一、完形填空
The other day my daughter finally had a day off work. We decided to go out in the 1 together! It was an enjoyable experience. Then a surprising thing happened. She turned and asked, “Hey, Dad,can I 2 it?” I had a look of fear in my eyes 3 the boat can be driven at high speed and can be turned 4 very quickly. However,I gave the driving seat to her and began teaching her how to properly control the boat. I told her to remain calm as I had completely believed in her.
It can be both frightening(令人害怕的)and 5 when your child tries to do something new. Even if it's a small thing,you still feel like they are growing up too fast and it's out of your 6. Time goes by so quickly,so it's 7 to spend time with your kids and your family. It is an amazing feeling to experience as their confidence grows.
In every situation if you relax,take your time,and show confidence,you will have a great 8. We not only had a 9 morning in the boat,but also invited our little neighbour who was 8 years old and put him in the seat right between us. As I drove at top speed,making sudden turns and jumping over the waves,all I could hear was my neighbour 10 and screaming at the top of his voice because he was having such a great time.
()1. A. plane B. train C. car D. boat
()2. A. drive B. touch C. carry D. buy
()3. A. if B. but C. since D. until
()4. A. off B. down C. over D. out
()5. A. worried B. boring C. tiring D. exciting
()6. A. sense B. control C. state D. sight
()7. A. early B. important C. quick D. easy
()8. A. thought B. friend C. time D. chance
()9. A. dangerous B. fun C. free D. cold
()10. A. laughing B. speaking C. dancing D. singing

二、阅读理解
During the 1800s,African Americans worked long days in the fields of the American South. They sang songs that they had brought from Africa while working. One person sang a line. Then a group of workers repeated it. The song's words told about the hardships(艰苦)that people suffered. They clapped their hands and stomped their feet to the music.
In the 1860s,the music changed greatly. African American music took new forms. It was also influenced by dance music,which had great rhythm. Banjos(班卓琴)became popular. A blues singer usually sang a line and then played the banjo in reply. By the early 1900s,the guitar had taken the place of the banjo in the blues music.
The blues music has many obvious(明显的)characteristics. One of them is that the musical notes are often “bent”. That is,they are changed slightly to give a song more strength.
Lyrics are the words of a song. Blues lyrics describe everyday life. The lyrics are often about the relationships between men and women. They tell about sadness and overwork. They tell about finding and losing love,having money or being poor,being happy or sad and lonely. They almost always use the rhythms of everyday speech. A group of blues lyrics usually has three lines. The second line repeats the first line. The third line has different words.
By the 1940s,large numbers of African Americans moved to Chicago. There,a new kind of Chicago blues began. The new music was excellent dance music. Chicago blues led to the birth of a new music style — rock and roll.
()1. This passage is mainly about ______.
A. the blues music
B. the life of African Americans
C. the blues lyrics
D. the rhythms of different music
()2. Which of the following is the most likely taken from a blues song?
A. You have to help me. I'll die if you don't. You have to help me.
B. You have to help me. You have to help me. I'll die if you don't.
C. I'll die if you don't help me. You have to help me. You have to help me.
D. I'll die if you don't help me. You have to help me. Please help me.
()3. What fact does the passage lead you to believe?
A. African Americans sang songs after a long day's work to relax in the 1800s.
B. The blues singers in the 1860s usually played the guitar while singing songs.
C. It is not difficult to tell the blues music from others from its musical notes.
D. Rock and roll was the most popular blues music in Chicago in the 1950s.