C. she knew she was wrong D. she didn't want to put it back
C
In all the world's cultures, people sing, play instruments, and celebrate with music. It is an important part of our lives. Scientists are finding that learning to play an instrument or just listening to music can do us good in many ways.
Learning to play an instrument can help children improve math, science, and language skills. One study in Canada found out that children who studied music had the biggest test grade improvements. The secret may be in the way reading music and playing notes on an instrument uses some parts of the brain, which improves our ability to learn school subjects.
Music is also used for improving memory. An old song can help you remember something that happened years ago. For people with Alzheimer's, listening to music can help them remember their lost memories.
Studies of the music often center on classical music, since it makes both the left and right sides of our brains more active. One study found that activity was highest during the short breaks between the movements of a piece of music. During each break, the person's brain tried to work out what would come next, while organizing what he or she had just heard.
It's amazing how attuned our brains are to music. Some scientists even think we're born with the ability to learn music, just as we all have the skills to learn language. After all, children without any training often make up songs while they play. People are coming to know that more than just a kind of enjoyment, music is also great for the brain. 1. instrument：乐器 2. improve：改善 3. ability：能力 4. memory：记忆 5. organize：整理
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6. attuned：适应的
48. According to the passage, reading music helps students to learn better. A. sports B. science C. to talk D. to sleep 49. When we try to work out what would come next during a music break, ___. A. both sides of our brain become more active B. the left side of our brain becomes more active C. our listening and memory begin to work together D. our brain and music are connected closely together 50. The passage is mainly about _ .
A. we're born to have the ability to learn music B. music helps us a lot with school subjects C. learning music is of great importance D. how important music is in our lives
七、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共5分，每小题1分）
A few years ago I worked in Japan for a while. During the first week, I didn't go out much because I had a bad cold. In the second week, I was feeling a bit better, and when some friends invited me out to a restaurant. I said \
My cold was not quite finished and I still had a runny nose. I took out a tissue, turned away from the table and quietly blew my nose. I saw a person at the next table was looking at me strangely. Something was not right. The person I knew best in the group told me that in Japan, people don't blow their noses in public, and never at the table. Oops! That was my first mistake of the evening.
When I was finished eating, I didn't know where to put my chopsticks, so I stuck them in my bowl of rice. My friend said: “No, don't do that. Just leave them on the table. ” Later, I found that leaving your chopsticks in your rice means death in Japanese culture! Another mistake.
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At the end of the meal, some little bowls of tea with lemon were given to everyone at the table. It was hot, and I started drinking it before it got cold. Then I saw some of my friends were trying not to laugh. \wrong?\I asked the friend next to me. \not for drinking,\he said, \for washing your fingers.\That was it — mistake number three ! For a moment, I didn't know if I should laugh or cry. But in the end, I started laughing, and little by little everybody else started laughing. Finally, we were all crying with laughter. 1. tissue：纸巾 2. blow：擤（鼻子） 3. mistake：错误 4. stuck：插 5. laugh：笑
51. Was the writer feeling better in the second week? 52. Where did the story happen? 53. What was the lemon tea for?
54. How many mistakes did the writer make? 55. What can you learn from the story?
书面表达（共25分）
八、词汇检测（共8分）
A. 根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空。每词限用一次。（共3分，每小题0. 5分）
behind president live east bored go Quincy is a small town, on the 56 coast of the US. John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams, both 57 of the US, were born in Quincy. Betty was also born there twelve years ago. She 58 in a comfortable house with several rooms. _ 59 _ the house was a big garden. There were lots of things to do in Quincy, so Betty wasn't _ 60 _. Betty is in Beijing now. One day, she will _61 back and see her friends again.
B. 根据句意和首字母补全单词。（共5分，每小题1分）
62. I'm sorry I'm l__________. I got into a traffic jam on my way here.
63. I learnt to swim when I was young. You know, my house was near a r__________. 64. Our National Day is in O_________.
65. Once u_______ a time, there was a little girl called Godilocks.
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66. G___________ what? I saw Beckham in the university last Sunday.
九、完成句子（共9分）
A. 按要求完成句子。（共4分，每小题1分）
67. Mike telephoned his parents yesterday morning. （改为否定句）
68. Mary watched a play with her classmates last Saturday evening. （对画线部分提问） 69. The teacher talks with the students on the computer. （用in the future改写句子） 70. Did you send the postcards yesterday? Did you send the postcards this morning?（用or将两句改成一句）
B. 根据中文所给意思完成句子。（共5分，每小题1分） 71. 为什么不建造更多的现代化的小学呢？
____________build more modern primary schools? 72. 汤姆十三岁时就能在舞曲方面帮上这个音乐家的忙了。
At the age of thirteen, Tom could____ the musician__________ dance music. 73. 让我们好好相处，就像当初那样。
Let's________________ each other, just like before. 74. 人们见面时微笑是很有礼貌的。 _______________when people meet.
75. “舌尖上的中国”历时13个月制作完成，人们期待着看到更多好看的记录片。 _______A Bite of China. People____ more and wonderful documentaries.
十、文段表达（共8分）
初一的学校生活丰富多彩（如校运动会、歌咏比赛、演讲比赛、春游、参观博物馆等），某英文报就此开展征文活动，请你投稿。征文要求如下： 1. 介绍你参加的一次活动；
2. 内容包括活动的时间、所做的事情，以及你的感受或收获； 3. 不少于50个单词。
附加题
一、短文填空（共10分，每空1分）
在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给出。
You may think you are really good at using the English language. This may be so, but you still n 1 to practice. To use any language w 2 , you have to practice listening, speaking, reading and writing.
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Most students read and write in class. Those are taught in school, so you practice b 3 reading and writing often.
You might t 4 you speak well. You may. Still, you may not always s 5 things in a way that helps p 6 understand what you mean. Think about what you will say b 7 you speak out loud in class. When you talk in front of the c 8 , use a nice, loud voice so that everyone in the class can hear you.
Some people are better at listening than o 9 . Everyone can use some practice. When someone is speaking, g 10 the person your full attention.
1. n_______ 2. w______ 3. b______ 4. t_________ 5. s___________ 6. p_______ 7. b_________ 8. c_______ 9. o________ 10. g___________
二、阅读理解（共10分，每小题2分）
阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 By 1939, Marian Anderson had sung for presidents and kings. She had been famous for having\… one hears once in a hundred years.\Constitution Hall that year, she was refused because she was African American.
That wasn't the first time Marian had been turned away because she was black. When she was 18 years old, she wanted to go to music school, she ended up being sent home because of her race.
Because of segregation - the practice of keeping blacks and whites separate-the early 1900s were a difficult time for a young black woman to become a singer. But Marian never gave up. \much to say in choosing it. I think music chose me. \
In 1925, Marian won a voice contest in New York, and sang with the New York Philharmonic. And Marian traveled to Europe in 1928, where she became very successful.
By 1939, Marian was a world-class singer. She returned to the United States. But back at home, segregation was still there on trains and in hotels and restaurants.
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北京市西城区（北区）七年级英语下学期期末考试试题 人教新目标版
