As one of Hollywood’s all-time greatest actress, Audrey Hepburn is famous all over the world. When Hepburn died in 1993, the world mourned the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarian.
Born in Belgium on 4th May 1929, Hepburn dreamed of becoming a
successful ballet dancer. She had also been a model before she entered the film industry. In 1951, while acting in Monte Carlo Baby, Hepburn met the famous French writer Colette, who was attracted by Hepburn’s beauty and charm. She insisted that Hepburn was the perfect girl to play the lead role in Gigi, a play based on her novel. That event marked the beginning of Hepburn’s successful career.
Shortly after, Hepburn was chosen to play the lead role of a young princess in the Hollywood film Roman Holiday. It was a big success and earned her an Oscar for Best Actress. She also won a Tony Award for the play Ondine.
During her lifetime, Hepburn earned four more Oscar nominations. In 1989, she made her final appearance in her last film Always and played the role of an angel.
Throughout her acting years, she acted in only one TV series, Gardens of the world with Audrey Hepburn. By showing us the beauty of nature, Hepburn wanted to remind us that we should protect the environment.
Hepburn is remembered not just as a great actress, but also as a great humanitarian. She was honoured with a number of awards because of her efforts in her charity work. In 1992, the President of the United States presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In 1991, Hepburn discovered that she had cancer. In 1993, at the age of 63, she passed away peacefully in her sleep.
小题1: Which of the following is the correct order according to the events?
a. People mourned her death.
 b. She was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
c. Her successful film career began.
d. She earned an Oscar for Best Actress.
e. She met the French writer Colette.| A．a-e-c-b-d | B．a-e-d-c-b | C．e-c-d-b-a | D．e-c-b-d-a |
小题2:Her successful career lasted about _____________ years.小题3:People remember Hepburn not only as a great actress but also as _____________ .| A．a kind lady | B．a brave lady | C．a wise lady | D．an attractive lady |
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小题1:C
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小题1:A |
小题1:根据短文描述，可知选项C，叙述顺序正确。
小题1:根据In 1951, while acting in Monte Carlo Baby, Hepburn met the famous French writer Colette, 她在1951年开始了她的演出生涯，及下文In 1989, she made her final appearance in her last film Always and played the role of an angel.在89年，演了她最后一步电影，可知他的成功生涯持续了四十多年，故选C。
小题1:根据Hepburn is remembered not just as a great actress, but also as a great humanitarian. 及下文描述，可知赫本是为善良的女士，故选A。 |
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Stuart and Steve were twin brothers. Stuart loved to play basketball. But Steve loved to read books.
One day Stuart was playing basketball 1 he fell and broke his leg. When they took him to the hospital, the doctor said he wouldn’t be able to play for six months. Steve went 2 him and brought him books on basketball. At first Stuart wasn’t going to read them. Then he began to read them and 3 that there were ways he could play basketball better. He began to think that books weren’t that 4 .
When Stuart’s leg started getting better, Steve would help him by going for walks with him. 5 Stuart’s doctor said he could start playing basketball again. Then Stuart showed Steve how to toss (投) for baskets. Steve found that he enjoyed it.
Then Stuart was ready to 6 the basketball games. Steve went to games and enjoyed himself. They then 7 practiced basketball and read books together.
So you can see, when 8 happens, something good may also happen. Steve showed Stuart about books and Stuart showed Steve about basketball. So you can also 9 showing others something that you like to do and they can show you something that they like to do. 10 you can find new things to do.
| 小题1: | | A．until | B．when | C．after | D．where |
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| 小题2: | | A．on seeing | B．to call | C．to visit | D．to look |
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| 小题3: | | A．saw | B．looked | C．read | D．found |
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| 小题4: | | A．good | B．bad | C．better | D．worse |
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| 小题5: | | A．But | B．However | C．Finally | D．So |
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| 小题6: | | A．take part | B．win | C．lose | D．join in |
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| 小题7: | | A．always | B．never | C．seldom | D．much |
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| 小题8: | | A．anything good | B．something nice | C．something bad | D．anything wrong |
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| 小题9: | | A．try | B．practice | C．enjoy | D．like |
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| 小题10: | | A．On the way | B．By the way | C．All the way | D．In this way |
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Sixteen years ago a boy gave me an important gift. It was a smile.
It was the early autumn of my first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to speak to anyone.
Every time I heard the other students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. I couldn’t talk with anyone about my problems.
Then one day, when my classmates were talking happily with their friends, I was sitting at my desk unhappily as usual. At that moment, a boy entered the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed by me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile.
Suddenly, I felt the touch of something bright and friendly. It made me feel happy and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he had smiled, but he couldn’t remember doing so!
It doesn’t matter because all the dark days have gone. I believe that the world is what you think it is. If you think it is lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
小题1:When did the writer get the gift?| A．At the age of 16. | | B．After making friends with the boy. | | C．In the first year at a middle school. | | D．After becoming closer to everyone in the class. |
小题2: Why was the smile an important gift?| A．Because the writer’s old school was far away. | | B．Because the writer didn’t know who the boy was. | | C．Because the smile didn’t mean anything to the boy. | | D．Because the writer felt lonely and had no friends and it made her feel happy and warm. |
小题3: Why didn’t the writer talk to anyone in her new school about her problems?| A．Because she was always unhappy. | | B．Because she didn’t know anyone at the time. | | C．Because she was in the first year at the junior high school. | | D．Because she didn’t want her parents to worry about her. |
小题4:How did the smile change her life?| A．She started to make friends. | | B．She became the best friend of the boy. | | C．Her parents didn’t worry about her any more. | | D．She realized that she was lonely. |
小题5:Where does she now think her feeling of unhappiness came from?| A．From her old school. | B．From her parents. | | C．From herself. | D．From her classmates at the new school. |
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Many students have hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables in their gardens, and looking after animals. Some hobbies are relaxing and ___(46) are creative. Hobbies can develop your interests and help you learn new skills.
David Smith is a student. His hobby is writing. ___(47) the summer of 2000, he spent four weeks on a summer camp. As well as the usual activities, such as sailing, climbing and mounting biking, there was a writing workshop with a profession ___(48). “She asked us to imagine that we were in a story. Then we wrote about our ___(49) at the camp.”
In senior high school David wrote a story about teenage life, and it ___(50) as a book in 2003. Many teenagers love his book, and as a result, David has become a ___(51) young writer.
David has been very lucky ___(52) his hobby has brought him enjoyment and success. But he is ___(53) interested in many other things. “I like playing volleyball, too.” says David. “I spend some of my free time playing volleyball for my school team. ___(54) I’ll write more books in the future, but I’m not sure.”
It’s something difficult ___(55) that we shouldn’t spend all our time on our favourite hobby. There are many other interesting things to do in life, and we should try to do something new or different.
| 小题1: | | A．other | B．others | C．the other | D．another |
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| 小题4: | | A．experiences | B．examples | C．excuses | D．experiments |
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| 小题5: | | A．took out | B．tried out | C．came out | D．went out |
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| 小题6: | | A．successful | B．normal | C．polite | D．lonely |
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| 小题7: | | A．or | B．but | C．because | D．though |
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| 小题8: | | A．too | B．also | C．only | D．either |
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| 小题9: | | A．Usually | B．Immediately | C．Maybe | D．Once |
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Ron loved basketball. One afternoon on his way to a basketball game, he was walking and dreaming about playing college basketball the following year. As Ron was walking to the game, a car hit him so hard that he was thrown three feet into the air.
Ron woke up in a hospital room. When he learned that both his legs were broken, he realized his college basketball dreams were over. Ron did what the doctors told him, but his progress was slow. When he left the hospital, Ron was sent to a health center for physical treatment.
A week after he arrived there, he met Sunny. Sunny was a coach．His legs were hurt paralysed(瘫痪的) from a skiing accident. Even though he couldn’t move his legs, Sunny coached of a basketball team called the Suns. Everybody on the team played from a wheelchair. Sunny invited Tony to join the game. Tony played badly, but for the first time since the accident, he stopped feeling sorry for himself．
After becoming a part of the Suns, Ron improved quickly. Basketball was like medicine for him. And whenever Ron became depressed or angry, Sunny was there to encourage and help him. The day before Ron left the center, he had dinner with Sunny. He asked Sunny how he managed to be generous and cheerful, even with his paralysis.
Sunny smiled and said, “It’s really quite easy. When you keep your face to the sun, the shadows(阴影) fall behind.”
小题1:What happened to Ron on his way to a basketball game?| A．A car hit him. | B．He met his coach. | | C．His doctor called him. | D．He fell down and cut his foot. |
小题2: The underlined word “depressed” means ___ in Chinese.小题3:What is the most important thing we can learn from the story?| A．Basketball can teach people about life. | | B．Keep smiling when you face difficulties. | | C．Life is more difficult for the paralysed. | | D．Skiing is more dangerous than basketball. |
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Dr. Brown liked reading in bed when he was at school. But it was ___1___ for his eyes and now he is near-sighted. He doesn’t want ___2___ to know about it and he never wears ___3___. It often___4___ him some trouble.
One day he was invited to a village school. He took a bus to a small town. Then he had to __5__ to the village school. The road to the village was very bad. He fell over(摔倒) some times and it __6___ his clothes dirty. ___7___ he got to the village. Suddenly it began to blow(刮风) heavily and his hat was off. He felt his hat run into a fence(篱笆). So he ran __8__ it into the house, too. An old woman __9___ him angrily and shouted(喊叫),” ___10___ are you running after my little duck?”
| 小题1: | | A．worse | B．good | C．bad | D．better |
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| 小题2: | | A．somebody | B．nobody | C．everybody | D．anybody else |
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| 小题3: | | A．a hat | B．a glasses | C．sunglasses | D．glasses |
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| 小题4: | | A．took | B．brought | C．takes | D．brings |
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| 小题5: | | A．drive | B．ride | C．walk | D．fly |
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| 小题6: | | A．let | B．made | C．gave | D．got |
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| 小题7: | | A．At first | B．At last | C．At times | D．At once |
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| 小题8: | | A．with | B．before | C．after | D．along |
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| 小题9: | | A．stopped | B．took | C．invited | D．made |
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| 小题10: | | A．What | B．Why | C．Who | D．Where |
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