B

Hello! My name is Alice. I have a great family. There are four people in my family----my parents, my brother and I. We all like music very much.

Jenny is my mother. She is a great musician. She is good at playing the violin. She can also play the piano. She likes to sing and she can sing very well. My father Tony can’t play any instruments(乐器), but he likes music. He thinks it’s relaxing. When my mother plays the piano, he always listens to her.

I like to play the guitar though(虽然) it’s difficult. I play it every day, so I can play it very well. But my brother Bill can’t play the guitar. He thinks it’s boring. I want to teach him to play the guitar, but he does want to learn (学习) to play it. He only likes to sing. He thinks it’s interesting!

( ) 56. Who is good at playing the violin?

A. Alice B. Jenny C. Tony D. Bill

( ) 57. What does Alice’s father do when her mother play the piano?

A. He always sings a song. B. He always dances happily.

C. He listens to her mother. D. He plays the piano with her mother.

( ) 58. What does Alice think of playing the guitar?

A. Relaxing. B. Boring. C. Interesting. D. Difficult.

( ) 59.Which is not true according to the passage?

A. Bill is Jenny and Tony’s son.

B. Bill likes singing very much.

C. Alice often helps Bill with the guitar.

D. Tony thinks music is relaxing.

( )60. What’s the best title(标题) of the passage?

A. Interesting music B. Busy people.

C. A great family. D. My favorite music

C

There is a cave(窑洞) in Yanbei mountain village in Shangxi. The cave is old. But many students study there. This is their school. The village is so poor that few people like to come here to teach. Mr Chen is the only teacher at the school. He is also the schoolmaster(校长). He teaches in the day and sleeps here with some of the students at night. There is only some chalk(粉笔) and a blackboard(黑板) for teaching. Chairs and desks are made from the bricks(砖) and wood(木材). They are old, too.

The students are too young to ride a bike to school. Half of them walk to school, though(虽然) their homes are far from school. It takes them two hours to school. But they are happy. They love to play with their classmates. They love their teacher. And they love to study.

( )61.How many teachers are there in the school.

A. Five B. Three C. Two D. One.

( )62. What are their desks made from?

A. Bricks B. Wood C. Bricks and wood D. Stones.

( )63. The word “poor” means “ ” in English?