二、短文填空
KEY→P17
范畴:人与社会 主题:音乐文化 体裁:说明文 难度:★★★ 建议用时:6分钟 评价:/10
请认真阅读下面短文,填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
What is Chinese music like? You might 1. (think) of the soulful(凄婉的) tones of the erhu, or the bright notes of the guzheng. 2. since China opened up, it has welcomed modern 3. (music) styles from many other cultures.
Rock music, for example, is somewhat new to China. In 1986, a hit song “Nothing to My Name” was performed at Beijing Workers' Stadium. Thousands of rock bands have formed in China since then. Major Chinese record labels are 4. (bring) rock music to a wider audience. They have sent many of 5. (they) acts overseas.
Pop and hip hop 6. (become) more popular over the years than before as well. Pop music 7. (real) started to take off in China in the 1980s. In recent years, pop has got 8. strong foothold in China.
Hip hop in particular has been on the rise, thanks 9. the reality TV show The Rap of China. Since then, new hip hop acts have popped up in 10. (city) all over China, particularly in Chengdu, which is home to the Higher Brothers hip hop group.

1. think 考查动词。情态动词后用动词原形。
2. But 考查连词。根据句意可知，此处表转折，应用but。句首单词首字母应大写。
3. musical 考查形容词。这里修饰名词 styles 用形容词。故填 music 的形容词形式 musical。
4. bringing 考查时态。中国主要的唱片公司正在把摇滚乐带给更广泛的观众。此处应填 bringing，与前面的 are 构成现在进行时。
5. their 考查代词。所填单词修饰名词 acts，用形容词性物主代词 their。
6. have become 考查时态和主谓一致。由句中的 over the years 可知，此处时态是现在完成时，又因主语 Pop and hip hop 是复数，故助动词用 have。
7. really 考查副词。这里修饰动词 started，应用 real 的副词形式 really。
8. a 考查冠词。由后面的 foothold 可知，此处指流行音乐在中国有了一个坚实的立足点。这里表示泛指，且 strong 发音以辅音音素开头，所以用不定冠词 a。
9. to 考查介词。thanks to 意为“多亏了……”，为固定搭配。
10. cities 考查名词的数。city 是可数名词，由后面的 all over China 可知，这里用名词的复数形式。

三、阅读表达
KEY→P17
范畴:人与自我 主题:自我管理 体裁:记叙文 难度:★★★ 建议用时:6分钟 评价:/3
请认真阅读下面短文,用英语回答短文后的问题。
In a nest, set in a rice field, lived a mother bird and her two little chicks(雏鸟). Every
morning, the mother bird flew away to look for food. Before going, she always told the chicks, "Don't go out. Danger is everywhere. Stay inside. Listen to every little sound. It is time for harvest, so we must leave this place before humans come to harvest the crops."
That day, after the mother bird flew away, the farmer and his son came and they walked close to the nest. The farmer looked at the crops. Then he told his son, "It is time for harvest. We must get help from the villagers. We will ask them to help us." The son nodded. The chicks told their mother quickly. She replied coolly, "No need to worry." The chicks were hungry. They opened their beaks(鸟喙). The mother bird started feeding them. The next day, as usual, she warned the chicks and left. The farmer and the son walked through the crops again. They heard the farmer say, "The villagers are busy. They have no time to help us. We must get outside help." When the mother bird returned, the chicks told her what they had heard. But she said, "Don't worry. We still have time to move."
A few days later, the farmer and the son visited the field again. The farmer looked worried and said to his son, "If we don't harvest the crops quickly, we will lose them. Because we can't get help, tomorrow we must harvest the crops ourselves." "Okay," said the son.
When the mother bird went back home, the chicks told her what they had heard. The mother bird said, "This time the farmer is serious. He will harvest the crops tomorrow. I think you are strong enough to fly by yourselves. Follow me. We will go to our new home in the tall tree over there." "Are you sure?" the chicks asked. "Yes, because this time, the farmer and his son have decided to harvest the crops themselves. Always remember that self-help is the best help," said the mother bird, leading the chicks to their new home.
1. Why did the mother bird fly away every morning?

2. What did the farmer and his son decide to do in the end?

3. Do you agree with the mother bird? Why or why not?

1. To look for food.
2. To harvest the crops themselves.
3. Yes. Because self-help is the best help. (言之有理即可)