六、短文填空
Last night I went to a concert of Chinese folk music with my Chinese friends. A piece of music named "Erquanyingyue"(“Moon Reflected on Second Spring”)1._______(deep) moved me. It is one of the most moving pieces of music I've ever heard. It sounded so sad that I almost cried along with it 2._______ I listened. Later I got to know the music was 3._______(write)by a folk musician. Today it has become one of China's national treasures.
4. ___，the road to the musician's success was not easy. His mother died when he was young. His father taught him to play many 5. ___(music) instruments. By age 17，he was known 6. ___ his talent in music. Unluckily，his father died. What was worse，he 7. ___(develop)a serious illness and became blind. He had no 8. ___(choose)but to perform on the streets to make money.
His excellent skills made him popular during his lifetime. He played and wrote many pieces of music. When we listen to his music, we can sense the beauty and 9. ___(sad) in it. It makes us think about the wounds and pain we have experienced. For this reason, many people praise him as the musician who has greatly influenced erhu music. So it's 10. ___(real) a pity that not many pieces of his music were recorded.

1. deeply 2. as/when 3. written 4. However 5. musical
6. for 7. developed 8. choice 9. sadness 10. really

七、阅读表达
Daniel isn't doing well at school, and he is very busy. Every week, he has drum lessons,
tennis lessons, chess club activities and swimming meets. Not surprisingly, he stays up late finishing his homework. Daniel's mum is worried because Daniel always feels stressed and he doesn't know why. Daniel isn't suffering(遭受)from low confidence. He is suffering from having too much to do.
Keep in mind that school is your children's most important activity. If your children have too many outside activities, this constant running from one thing to the next gets in the way of school success. Help them choose two or three things they love doing. Three is enough.
When they have too much to do, kids often appear to have emotional(情绪的)problems, learning problems, poor study skills or poor working habits. As a matter of fact, they just don't have time to do their homework, play or relax. It seems as if these kids are trying to squeeze(挤出)school into their busy schedules.
Kids always do better at school and in everyday life if they aren't stressed out or too tired. When kids are stressed out, parents need to help check the amount of work and activities in and out of school. It's parents' job to protect their kids from having too much to do.
1. Why does Daniel always feel stressed ______ ?
2. How many outside activities are the most suitable for a kid ______ ?
3. Do you think outside activities are necessary for us students? Why or why not ______ ?

1. Because he is suffering from having too much to do.
2. Two or three.
3. Yes. Because they can help us relax./No. Because they sometimes get in the way of
school success.