15、Carl Orff was born in Germany on July 19，1895．He began to show interest in music at an early age．He studied composing music at the Music Academy（學院） in Munich．After graduation in 1914，he became a professional musician and teacher．In 1920，he made his home in Munich and worked as a teacher and composer．He composed lots of songs，operas and orchestral music that were popular．

In 1924，Orff started a primary school in Munich．In this school，music was played together with the movement of dance and gymnastics．This special way of teaching music made the children hear and feel what music was．The instruments Orff used more than any others in his school were percussion instruments（打擊樂器）．Orff did successfully，and many other schools began to follow him．After World War l]，his ideas spread all over the world．The special way at this school even has an effect on primary musical education today．Many of his ideas can be found in the book called Music for Children．

Carl Orff gave all his life to primary musical education，and he was most successful in it．On March 29，1982，he died．

1．Carl Orff was from________

A．Canada            B．Germany           C．England           D．America

2．Carl Orff began to show interest in music when________

A．he was young                            B．World War II began

C．he made his home in Munich                  D．he graduated from the Music Academy

3．Carl Orff was most successful in________

A．building schools                            B．writing books

C．musical education                          D．composing music

4．Carl Orff's special way of teaching music was to________

A．get children to compose music

B．make children hear and feel music

C．teach children to make instruments

D．train all the children to become professional musicians

14、At the end of the wedding party for Monica and Nick，Monica's mother gave her a new bank saving passbook（存折） as a present．She advised her to put some money in the bank when they had happy things in their life and wrote them down in the passbook．She told her to keep it as a record of her marriage（婚姻）．

Monica shared her mother's idea with Nick．The following were their deposits （存款） after some time：

* 7 February：$ 300，first birthday celebration for Nick after we got married

* 15 April：$ 500，Monica got a better job

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However，after years，they began to quarrel（爭吵） every day．One day Monica told her mother that they could not live together any longer and agreed to divorce．Her mother said，"Just do whatever you want to．But before that，take out all the money in the passbook and spend it．"

So Monica went to the bank．While she was waiting，she took a look at the passbook record．Suddenly the happiness in the past came up to her mind．She went back home，handed the passbook to Nick and asked him to spend the money before getting divorced．

The next day，Nick gave the passbook back to Monica．She found a new deposit of $ 5，000 with the words，"This is the day I notice how much I love you and how much happiness you've brought me．"

1．At the end of the wedding party，Monica's mother gave her__________

A．$ 5，000                                 B．a(chǎn) better job

C．a(chǎn) birthday card                            D．a(chǎn) bank saving passbook

2．The underlined word "divorce" in the passage means__________

A．離婚                  B．出走                  C．忍受．               D．告別

3．Which is the correct order of the following?

a．Monica got married．

b．Nick made a new deposit of $ 5，000．

c．They．began to quarrel with each other．

d．Monica went to the bank but returned without doing anything．

A．a(chǎn)--b--d--c            B．a(chǎn)--c---d--b          C．c--b--a--d           D．b--d--a--c

4．From the passage we can infer（推斷） that_______

A．Monica left her husband in the end

B．they loved each other again as before

C．what Monica's mother did was not helpful

D．Monica and Nick spent all the money in the passbook

13、In the United States in the nineteenth century，many children studied in one-room schoolhouses．Students in Grades One to Eight shared the same classroom．A one-room schoolhouse was usually built of wood and painted white or red．

Children walked or rode horses to go to school．When it was time for school to begin，the teacher rang a bell．Then the children went inside．The smallest children sat in the smallest desks at the front of the room．These children were the closest ones to the teacher's desk．The tallest children sat in the back．

The children studied maths，geography，science，history，reading and art．Teachers wrote lessons on a blackboard at the front of the room．Students did maths problems or practiced writing on the blackboard．In some schools，students had their own small stone blackboards to write on．One teacher had to teach all grade levels（水平），so teachers often taught the children one at a time．

The teacher expected the children to behave well and punished those who did not．The teacher would hit the child with a stick as punishment．The children had lunch at school．Lessons continued in the afternoon．When school ended for the day，the children went home．They hardly had homework and often helped their parents work on the farm．

1．How many subjects did the children study at school?

A．Five．              B．Sire                 C．Seven．           D．Eight．

2．When school was over，the children often________

A．stayed at school                            B．practiced writing on the blackboard

C．helped their parents on the farm                        D．played basketball on the playground

3．Which of the following is not mentioned in this passage?

A．The children had two examinations every term．

B．After school，the children often had no homework to do．

C．The children from Grades One to Eight shared the same classroom．

D．In the classroom，the smallest children sat closest to the teacher's desk．

4．The best title of this passage is________

A．American Education                         B．One-Room Schoolhouse

C．Teachers in the United States                   D．Blackboard in the Classroom

11、--What can I do for you，madam?

--_____ pair of shoes，please．

A．A             B．An             C．The               D．不填

10、Tom，you can go to the _____ if you want to borrow the novel．

A．gym           B．library          C．museum            D．theatre

9、--Have you seen my dictionary?

--There's one on the teacher's desk．Is it_____？

A．his                B．hers               C．mine              D．yours

8、--Hey，why are you running so_____?

--I'm afraid I'll be late for school．

A．fast           B．hard            C．quietly             D．carefully

7、--You play the piano so well．How long have you learned it?

--_____ten years．

A．In                 B．By                C．For               D．Since