A beautiful and very successful actress was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn’t want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the center of the city, got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colour. It was very difficult to get tickets for her show in the evening, because everyone wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of month, when she got the painter’s bill. At the bottom of it were these words: “Four hours from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. watching Miss Hall sing and dance: 3 pounds,” with this note: “Before 5:00 p.m. I get 10 shillings (先令)an hour and after 5:00 p.m. 15 shillings.”
1.
The actress bought a house in the center of the city because .
A.
she liked to live in the busiest place
B.
she didn’t like to live in the country
C.
she wanted to work harder than before
D.
she didn’t want to live in old house
2.
In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress .
A.
gave him two tickets for her show
B.
sang and danced for four hours
C.
decided to give him 3 pounds
D.
invited him for a big dinner
3.
The actress got the painter’s bill .
A.
to ask for the money of his painting work
B.
to ask her to pay for his watching her show
C.
in which he showed his thanks for the tickets
D.
in which he expressed his dissatisfaction
4.
It can be learned from the text that one pound is shillings.
Word travelled quickly in the small fishing village of Port Washington, Wisconsin. So when McCarty wanted to build a playground for kids with special needs. 2,800 people ? a third of the town ? rolled up their sleeves(衣袖)and helped her. "A lot of learning comes through play," said McCarty, 52, a special education teacher for 28 years. But her students were too often left out. She'd seen the traditional playgrounds stop wheelchairs dead in their tracks. On September 16, 2008, the first day of the project, they came. Two women heard about the project on the way to work and took the day off to help. A couple in their 80s took part in the job. Children came and gave a helpful hand. Many were volunteers. They all worked very hard. Today, Possibility Playground is one of the most popular destinations in Ozaukee County. All children can play shoulder to shoulder. There is special equipment(裝置) in different parts. Here, you see all the kids on the same playground having fun. "People used to ask. 'Why do you want to build a playground just for children with disabilities?' " McCarty said. "They didn't get it. It's only when you build a playground for children with disabilities that you build one for all children."
A blind schoolgirl has become the youngest interpreter (口譯員) when she is only ten years. Alexia Sloane is from Cambridge. She was told by the doctor she had a brain tumor (腦癌) when she was on holiday "with her parents in France. After that the two-year-old girl became blind. Though the little girl can't see anything, she has great talent for languages and at the age of 10 she is already fluent (流利的) in English, French, Spanish and Chinese-and is learning German. Now her dream of working as an interpreter has come true. East of England MEP (歐盟議員) Robert Sturdy invited her to the European Parliament (議會). "Usually a person who enters the European Parliament should be 14 at least. So it was amazing for Alexia to work there at the age of 10. " said Alexia's mother Isabelle. Alexia can speak three languages since birth. As her mum is hah" French and half Spanish and her dad Richard is English. " She has always been very good at languages and shown an interest from a very young age. " added Isabelle, who also has a four-year-old daughter Melissa. Alexia has dreamed of becoming an interpreter since she was six and chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won the Young Achiever Community Award of the Year (年度青年成就獎). She asked if she could learn from the interpreters and HEP Robert Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest. " It was fantastic and I decided to become an interpreter, "said Alexia. "Nothing can stop me. "
1.
How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?
A.
4.
B.
6.
C.
10.
D.
14.
2.
When did Alexia Sloane become blind?
A.
When she was born.
B.
After she had a brain tumor.
C.
After she became an interpreter.
D.
When she was on holiday with her parents.
3.
Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?
A.
Richard.
B.
Isabelle.
C.
Melissa.
D.
Robert Sturdy.
4.
What is right about Alexia Sloane?
A.
She can speak five language fluently.
B.
She is a talented language learner.
C.
She is the only child in the family.
D.
She went to France on holiday after she won the award.
5.
What do you think is the meaning of the sentence "Nothing can stop me. "?
On the first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder(肩膀). “Hi, girl! My name is Rose, I’m 87 years old.” “Why are you in college at such a young age?” I asked jokingly. “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”she replied. Rose became a college symbol(象征) this year and she easily on her from the other students. At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football party. I’ll never forget what she taught us. “We do not stop playing because we are old, we grow old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor(幽默) every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose you dreams, you die!”she said. “There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do anything, you will turn 20 years older. If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, I will turn 88. Anybody can grow older. But every minute counts for young men,” she added. She ended her speech by singing The Song of Rose. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live then out in our daily lives. At the year’s end, Rose finished the college education she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose did peacefully in her sleep.
1.
Rose went to college because she .
A.
wanted to live longer
B.
loved to stay with the young
C.
wanted to realize her dream
D.
planned to enjoy her life there
2.
From the story we can see that Rose was during her stay in college.
A.
outgoing and popular
B.
brave and hard-working
C.
honest and athletic
D.
calm and creative
3.
Which of the following is included in Rose’s speech?
A.
People won’t grow old if they stop playing.
B.
The more you laugh, the younger you will be.
C.
People easily become old if they do more things.
D.
Time is especially important for young people.
4.
At the end of her speech, Rose asked each of her classmates .
A.
to sing along with her
B.
to sing one’s own song
C.
to recite the lyrics
D.
to do as the lyrics said
5.
Which of the following can best describe the story?
Western films play an important role in the history of American films. They are set in the American West. Most of the heroes are from famous novels. They speak highly of people’s spirit, courage and building everything all by themselves. Early western films were mostly filmed in the studio, just like other early Hollywood films. With the development of technology, it began to be filmed at movie ranches(大牧場) from the 1930s. Often, the vast(開闊的) landscape becomes a character in the film. After the early 1950s, various(彩色的) wide screen technologies began to be used. During this time, the most typical western films focused on huge plains, soldiers or tourists, they were always the most handsome men. Until recent times, western films seem to be a little out of date. For example, the guns are always some old ones. They were frequently(經常性地) used in films set in the 1870s. In the late 1960s, things began to change. Some new guns began to show in the films.
1.
Western films spoke highly of people’s . Which of the following is NOT included?
A.
spirit
B.
courage
C.
sadness
D.
building everything all by themselves
2.
What does the underlined word “landscape”mean in Chinese?
A.
風景畫
B.
城墻
C.
景觀
D.
屏幕
3.
When did western films begin to be filmed at movie ranches?
A.
From the 1930s.
B.
From the 1960s.
C.
From the 1970s.
D.
From the 1870s.
4.
According to the passage, which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A.
They are set in the American West.
B.
Western films only focused on soldiers.
C.
Early western films were mostly filmed in the studio.
