C
Enjoying a musical performance no longer requires a costly ticket or a trip to a theater. These days, musicians are performing in private homes, at hair cutting shops, at airports...even on ferry boats.
Musicians like house concerts. At music clubs, they often have to perform over loud conversation or deal with people who have had too much alcohol (酒精). People at house concerts are more focused on listening to the music.
Just a few hours before the Bombadils started singing at the O'Hair Salon, Lindsay was cutting hair and Tamera was doing facials.
Then, they moved chairs and microphones to create a small performance space. The Bombadils made music in the front part of the hair salon, near the hair dryers and make-up table.
"This is our first show at a hair salon," Sarah Frank of the Bombadils told concertgoers at last week's performance. Frank said she and band members Luke Fraser and Kaitlyn Raitz had a great time "interacting" with the audience.
Concerts in people's homes, or small businesses such as O'Hair's, are becoming more popular, musicians say.
"There is a more relaxed atmosphere," said Domenic Cicala, a musician who opened up his O'Hair Salon to concerts. "People really get to know the artists."
At house concerts, people get time before and after concerts to meet the performers. Often, the hosts or guests will provide food and drink.
"People really like listening to music in the living room of a friend," a musician said. At many such concerts, the duo (二重唱) does not need microphones. Yet, every word of their songs can be heard.
People at house parties often are more likely to buy music and other products from performers because the audience can get to know the artists.
That extra money is important for musicians, most of whom struggle to make a living.
() 6. Who is a musician that likes house concerts according to the passage?
A. Bombadil B. Lindsay C. Tamera D. Sarah
() 7. House concerts may not be held ______.
A. in people's homes B. at music clubs
C. at hair cutting shops D. on ferry boats
() 8. People like house concerts because they can ______.
A. do something else B. feel more relaxed
C. listen to more music D. hear song words clearly
() 9. At house concerts, ______.
A. you need to have tickets B. you can see some drunk people
C. musicians must use microphones D. musicians can make money from music
() 10. The writer wants to tell us ______.
A. house concerts can be held anywhere
B. it's quite easy to hold house concerts
C. more people prefer house concerts to common concerts
D. house concerts have advantages over common concerts

6. D
7. B
8. B
9. D
10. D

三、阅读短文，回答问题(答案不超过8个词)
Tim Burton is one of the most famous American film directors. His most popular films include: Batman (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Batman Returns (1992) and Dumbo (2019). In 1990, he got a Daytime Emmy Award for his cartoon series Beetlejuice and in 1991 he got a Hugo Award for Edward Scissorhands.
Tim grew up watching horror films and cartoons. He read Edgar Allan Poe's horror stories and he loved drawing. He also made short films in his back garden. After leaving school, Burton studied animation. Then, he got a job at Walt Disney Studios. He was a very good animator, but he didn't draw in the Disney style. So he left Disney and started to make his own films.
One of his most successful films is Batman. At first, people were upset when Tim Burton chose the comedy actor Michael Keaton to play Batman. Batman is a superhero who is taller and stronger than ordinary men, and Michael Keaton was too short. At 1.75 m, he was in fact the shortest actor ever to play Batman. However, the film was very successful and everybody loved Michael Keaton as Batman.
One of Tim Burton's most interesting characters is Edward Scissorhands. The idea for the character came from a drawing that Burton made in high school. Edward isn't human and he has got scissors instead of hands. In the film, Johnny Depp plays Edward. However, his character in the film is not as scary as Tim Burton's original drawing.
In one of his latest films, Dumbo, Dumbo the elephant has got bigger ears than the other elephants and they laugh at him. However, his big ears are an advantage. He can fly. This new film is more exciting than the old Disney film, but the CGI elephant is not as cute as the cartoon elephant in the 1941 film. There are some changes in the plot, but the new film is still as sad as the old one.
Tim Burton has directed many other films, including some of the best-loved children's stories like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Alice in Wonderland. He still produces films today, and sometimes he shows some of his drawings and cartoons at exhibitions around the world.
1. What is Tim Burton?
2. Why did Tim Burton leave Disney and start to make his own films?
3. Why didn't people like Michael Keaton as Batman at first?
4. Where did Tim's idea for the character Edward Scissorhands come from?
5. How many films directed by Tim Burton were mentioned in the passage?

1. An American film director.
2. He didn't draw in Disney style.
3. He was too short.
4. A drawing he made in high school.
5. Seven.

四、首字母填空
The other day, I got into a car accident, which was clearly not my fault (过错). The other driver was so busy on his phone that he went right (1) t______ a red light and hit my car.
A policeman arrived and started taking statements. I (2) e______ that my speed was about 55 km/h.
"So you were going about 50 km/h?" he asked.
"No, I said I was doing about 55 km/h," I said.
"Right, so you were (3) d______ at a speed of about 50 km/h?" he asked again.
I was a little angry because I felt his mind was (4) a______ while listening to me. So I shouted, "No! I was doing about 55 km/h."
"OK, (5) i______ that's the way you want it," the officer simply replied.
I didn't realize it at the time, but it turned out I was getting him wrong. (6) S______ the city speed limit is 50 km/h, I (7) o______ got paid from my insurance (保险) company for the damages (损坏) to my car, but the other driver's insurance company (8) c______ pay me because of my speed.
Suddenly, I realized that the traffic policeman had been trying to help me out. He didn't mention the 5 km/h, but he (9) c______ knew something about the rules of the insurance.
It was my choice to insist on (坚持) telling the truth, but I could have at (10) l______ told him "thank you" instead of acting so rudely. After all, he had been trying to help me.

1. through
2. explained
3. driving
4. absent
5. if
6. Since
7. only
8. couldn't
9. certainly
10. least

1. 题目要求根据首字母和上下文填入合适的单词，首先通读全文理解大意，然后根据句子结构和上下文提示填入合适的单词。
2. 对于第1空，根据“a red light”和“hit my car”可推断其他司机是闯红灯，结合首字母t，可填“through”。
3. 对于第2空，根据后文“my speed was about 55 km/h”可知我在向警察解释我的速度，结合首字母e，可填“explained”。
4. 对于第3空，警察在询问我的速度时，把55 km/h听成了50 km/h，说明他没听清或者走神了，但此处更可能是指他记录的速度是50 km/h，结合首字母d，可填“driving”（表示以某个速度行驶）。
5. 对于第4空，根据前文我重复了几次我的速度，说明我觉得警察没听清，结合首字母a，可填“absent”（表示心不在焉）。
6. 对于第5空，警察在确认我的速度，结合首字母i，可填“if”（表示如果）。
7. 对于第6空，根据后文“I got paid from my insurance company”可知我的保险公司赔偿了我，结合首字母S，可填“Since”（表示因为，引导原因状语从句）。
8. 对于第7空，根据前文“the city speed limit is 50 km/h”可知我超速了，但我的保险公司仍然赔偿了我，结合首字母o，可填“only”（表示仅仅，强调我得到了赔偿）。但此处更合适的词可能是“actually”或“eventually”，表示“实际上”或“最终”，但考虑到首字母和语境，“only”可理解为“只得到了赔偿，没有其他处罚”，虽不完全贴切但可接受。更严谨的填空可能需要忽略首字母限制，但按题目要求，此处填“only”。
9. 对于第8空，根据前文“the other driver's insurance company”和“because of my speed”可知其他司机的保险公司没有赔偿我，结合首字母c，可填“couldn't”（表示不能）。
10. 对于第9空，根据前文警察没有提及我超速的事情，但他知道保险公司的规定，结合首字母c，可填“certainly”（表示确实）。
11. 对于第10空，根据前文我本可以更礼貌地表达感谢，结合首字母l，可填“least”（构成短语“at least”，表示至少）。