B

American schools begin in September after the long summer holidays. There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children go to public schools.

High school students study only four or five subjects at a time. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment(课外作业) for every class. After class they have many activities.

After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education (教育). But there are scholarships (奖学金) for good students, and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education.

(     ) 61. How long do American students study in school every year?

A. 8 months    B. 9 months    C. 10 months      D. 11 months

(     ) 62. High school students take ______ subjects at a time.

A. all     B. four     C. five     D. B or C

(     ) 63. ______ can get scholarships.

A. Many college students           B. All the students

C. Good high school students        D. Good college students

(     ) 64. Many college students work part time because ______ .

A. they have many activities       B. they have a lot of free time

C. they like doing things          D. they have to pay a lot of money for their education

(     ) 65. According to the passage, which sentence is Not true?

A. American schools have long summer holidays.

B. There are two terms in the USA.

C. American students don’t do exercises after class.

D. They do part time job to get money to pay for their education.

C

The Young Pop King

He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn't smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he'll have a lot to say.

This is Jay Chou, the 33-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王). His fans are so excited because he will sing songs on November 30, 2012 in Wuhu, Anhui Province. Many pop stars will come, too.

Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects.  His mother noticed the boy's special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.

Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has a lot of fans. "He is really good at music. It makes him attractive(有魅力的) to me, " said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No. 101 Middle School in Beijing.  "He is true to himself. He never follows others, "said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at No.23 Middle School in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.

(     ) 66. From this passage, we know that Jay Chou_________.

A. is very handsome                   B. has a bright smile

C. often makes too much noise         D. is a pop music star

(     ) 67. His fans are so excited because_________.

A. he is quiet and shy.                   B. he will sing new songs in Wuhu.

C. he can play the piano very well         D. Many famous stars will come to Wuhu.

(     ) 68. When he was a little child, he_________.

A. talked a lot every day              B. did well in his study at school

C. started to like music               D. had a lot of fans

(     ) 69. According to one of his fans,  Jay_________.

A. is a good student                 B. has long and beautiful hair

C. is a well-known pianist            D. is very attractive to them

(     ) 70. The sentence "He never follows others" in the last paragraph means_________.

A. he always has his own style.                 B. he likes to walk alone

C. he doesn't like other people's songs at all       D. no one can catch up with him

D

Reading newspapers has become an important part of everyday life. Some people read newspapers as the first thing to do in the morning; others read newspapers as soon as they have free time during the day so that they can learn what is happening in the world. Sometimes, we do not have enough time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page. At other times, we may be in such a hurry that we only have a few minutes to look at the headlines of the passages.

Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in big cities, but in some mountain villages we can see few newspapers. Some newspapers are published once a week, but most of the papers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day. You know different people enjoy reading different newspapers. Some like world news and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are interested in.

Today newspapers in English have the largest numbers of readers in the world. The English language is so popular that many Chinese students are reading English newspapers such as China Daily or 21st Century. Also they bring us more and more information with Internet.

(     ) 71. People read newspapers in order to _____________.

A. learn the latest (最新的) news        B. meet their own different needs

C. read the short stories               D. find the morning news