Step Ⅳ

Ⅰ.閱讀理解。

Shanice，12，is a student at Opus 118 Harlem School of Music.When she first picked up the violin six years ago，she had no idea it would take her to so many places.

In December，Shanice and 25 other students learned that they would be performing for Obama at the（就任舞會）.Guaspari founded Opus 118 in 1991 after her violin program was cut from local schools.She had seen in her students the power of beautiful music.“In learning to play something as difficult as the violin，”Guaspari says，“it makes me know that they can do anything.”

The young violinists ended with，in honor of Martin Luther King，and Obama who had made his dream come true.

Though Obama’s busy work kept him away from the ball，Guaspari hopes he will still get the message behind the music.“I’d like to ask him to give children music education in the schools again，”she says，“It teaches them how to think and not to quit.”

（）1.Guaspari thought______was very important to children.

A.music B.physics

C.history D.exercise

（）2.Who made Martin Luther King’s dream come true？

A.Shanice B.Guaspari

C.Mitsuko D.Obama

（）3.What kept Obama away from the ball？

A.His family.

B.His busy work.

C.His carelessness.

D.His illness.

（）4.The word“quit”means“______”.

Ⅱ.閱讀理解填詞。

Tom was a little short man.He had no children.He lived a1.Some people in his town thought that Tom was foolish.They tried to p2tricks on him.Sometimes Tom pretended to be foolish，but really he was c3.He always knew what to do and what to s4.

One day，Tom went into a shop.He wanted to buy a piece of bread.The shopkeeper gave him a small piece and said，“Sixty（分），please.”“But this is a small p5，”said Tom.“Sixty cents is for a big piece.”“Yes，”said the shopkeeper，“but you can carry a s6piece more easily.”

Tom was angry，but he did not let the s7 see this.Slowly he b8out thirty cents and gave it to the shopkeeper.“What’s this？”asked the shopkeeper，“I said sixty cents，but you have g9me thirty cents.”“Yes，”said Tom，“but you can count more e10.”

From then on，the shopkeeper did not play tricks on Tom any more.

1.a______2.p______3.c______

4.s______5.p______6.s______

7.s______8.b_____9.g______

10.e______ A.give upB.give out C.give awayD.give off

（）5.From the reading，we can know that ______.

A.Opus 118 Harlem School of Music was founded six years ago

B.Guaspari teaches violin in a local school now

C.Obama didn’t take part in the Inaugural Ball to enjoy the music by Opus 118

D.Opus 118 Harlem School of Music was made up of 118 students