Mr Bean, who is silly, awkward (笨拙的)    1   always funny and enjoyable, is a world-famous comedy character on TV and in movies. He makes people    2 through a series of simple and funny acts   3  body languages. Rowan Atkinson is the   4  who plays Mr Bean. Mr Atkinson is quite   5   for playing Mr Bean. 

Rowan was born on January 6, 1955, and   6  his early years on the family farm with his mother, three older brothers and his strict father, who did not believe   7  the value of television. For a time, he attended the same school as Tony Blair, who was two years older than him. At the age of 13, he   8   at Newcastle University where he had the highest marks in his year. At Oxford he got his Master’s degree (碩士學(xué)位) in electrical engineering. He was particularly  9  fast cars, of which he has a large collection.

Rowan’s career change from an electrical engineer to a famous comedian was partly   10  some speaking problems he had in his childhood.

While he was still at primary school, Rowan had already shown great talent in    11  . Although his teachers predicted (預(yù)言) a career in acting, Rowan was not confident   12   he met a group of talented people at university, and he realized this could be a career for him. Another important event    13  . One day in 1976, he was playing around and making faces  14 . He realized something. “I discovered my face,” he said later. John Lloyd, who worked for the BBC, says, “When I watched Mr Atkinson act for the first time, I was   15  that he would be more famous than Chaplin.”

1.                A．a(chǎn)nd            B．or             C．but  D．while

 

2.                A．laugh          B．sing            C．cry  D．dance

 

3.                A．use            B．using           C．to use    D．to using

 

4.                A．doctor         B．writer          C．a(chǎn)ctor     D．farmer

 

5.                A．honest         B．friendly `        C．helpful   D．famous

 

6.                A．cost           B．took           C．paid D．spent

 

7.                A．in             B．on             C．a(chǎn)t   D．/

 

8.                A．worked         B．studied         C．played   D．helped

 

9.                A．good at         B．a(chǎn)mazed at       C．interested in   D．worried about

 

10.               A．because        B．because of      C．so    D．since

 

11.               A．swimming       B．driving         C．a(chǎn)cting D．singing

 

12.               A．until           B．but            C．a(chǎn)fter  D．before

 

13.               A．caused         B．missed         C．caught    D．occurred

 

14.               A．in the mirror    B．in class         C．on the wall D．in the playground

 

15.               A．a(chǎn)fraid          B．sure           C．worried   D．surprised

 

 

In American schools there is something called Home-coming Day. Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a home-coming game. This can be the most important event of the year except graduation (畢業(yè)) day. Students plan Home-coming Day for many weeks in advance.

Several days before Home-coming ,students start to decorate (裝飾)the school. There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the graduates. Many people still come to Home-coming twenty or thirty years after their graduation.

The members of school clubs build booths (攤位) and sell lemonade, apples and sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors.

During the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.

Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over, the band (樂隊)comes onto the field and plays school songs. Another important moment is when the Home-coming Queen or King appears. All the students vote a most popular student Home-coming Queen or King. It is a great honor to be chosen.

Home-coming is a happy day, but it is not perfect unless the football team wins the game. Even if the team loses, the students still enjoy Home-coming. Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party. For everyone it is a day worth remembering.

1.The most important event of the year in high schools and colleges is_______.

A．Home-coming                          B．the football game

C．graduation                            D．winning the game

2.When do students begin to do everything for Home-coming?

A．The day before Home-coming.

B．Many weeks before the day.

C．When the guests arrive.

D．Several hours before Home-coming.

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned (提及) on Home-coming Day?

A．To see old friends.

B．To visit teachers they remember.

C．To watch the football game.

D．To go home to see their family.

4.Who can probably become Home-coming Queen or King?

A．The teacher who is kind to the students.

B．The student who is popular with the students.

C．The visitor who is famous to the students.

D．The player who plays best in the football game.

5.What’s the best title of this article?

A．Home-coming Day                       B．A Happy Day

C．The Most Important Event                 D．Home-coming Queen or King

 

Betty is not a traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of America’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?
The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.
The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.
Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA. “I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者) ”, says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.
The program is so popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.
【小題1】Betty is popular because of                   .

A．her clothes

B．her charm

C．her personality

D．her appearance

【小題2】In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是)                   .

A．the beginning

B．the ending

C．the story

D．the show

【小題3】Which is the reason for the success of the show?

A．A large number of viewers.

B．Her life as an office worker.

C．The wonderful performance.

D．Two Golden Globes awards.

【小題4】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Betty is a girl of wisdom.

B．Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show.

C．Betty is an American favourite TV character.

D．Betty is often looked down on by the people around.

【小題5】What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Beauty from within.	B．A romantic story.
C．An ugly girl.	D．An exciting experience.

In American schools there is something called Home-coming Day. Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a home-coming game. This can be the most important event of the year except graduation (畢業(yè)) day. Students plan Home-coming Day for many weeks in advance.
Several days before Home-coming ,students start to decorate (裝飾)the school. There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the graduates. Many people still come to Home-coming twenty or thirty years after their graduation.
The members of school clubs build booths (攤位) and sell lemonade, apples and sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors.
During the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.
Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over, the band (樂隊)comes onto the field and plays school songs. Another important moment is when the Home-coming Queen or King appears. All the students vote a most popular student Home-coming Queen or King. It is a great honor to be chosen.
Home-coming is a happy day, but it is not perfect unless the football team wins the game. Even if the team loses, the students still enjoy Home-coming. Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party. For everyone it is a day worth remembering.
【小題1】The most important event of the year in high schools and colleges is_______.

A．Home-coming	B．the football game
C．graduation	D．winning the game

【小題2】When do students begin to do everything for Home-coming?

A．The day before Home-coming.

B．Many weeks before the day.

C．When the guests arrive.

D．Several hours before Home-coming.

【小題3】Which of the following is NOT mentioned (提及) on Home-coming Day?

A．To see old friends.

B．To visit teachers they remember.

C．To watch the football game.

D．To go home to see their family.

【小題4】Who can probably become Home-coming Queen or King?

A．The teacher who is kind to the students.

B．The student who is popular with the students.

C．The visitor who is famous to the students.

D．The player who plays best in the football game.

【小題5】What’s the best title of this article?

A．Home-coming Day	B．A Happy Day
C．The Most Important Event	D．Home-coming Queen or King

Films in Beijing Theater This Week

HARRY POTTER (Ⅲ)

American film

Director: Alfonso Cuaron

Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson

Time: From Monday to Wednesday, at 6:00 p. m.

Ticket Price:￥50

KUNGFU HUSTLE

Chinese film

Director: Zhou Xingchi

Starring: Zhou Xingchi, Liang Xiaolong, Yuan Hua

Time: From Wednesday to Friday, at 9:00 p. m.

Ticket Price:￥40

A WORLD WITHOUT THIEVES

Chinese film

Director: Feng Xiaogang

Starring: Liu Dehua, Liu Ruoying, Ge You, Li Bingbing

Time: From Friday to Sunday, at 6:30 p. m.

Ticket Price:￥40 (Half on Sunday for children)

TROY

American film

Director: Wolfgang Peterson

Starring: Julian Glover, Brian Cox, Nathan Jones, Adoni Maropis

Time: From Tuesday to Saturday, at 9:30 a. m.

Ticket Price:￥30

1.There will be ____ in Beijing Theater this week.

A．one Chinese film	B．two Chinese films
C．three American films	D．four foreign films

2.If an adult with his child goes to Beijing Theater to watch A world Without Thieves on Sunday, they will spend ____ on the film.

A．￥30

B．￥40

C．￥60

D．￥80

3.If you are free on Friday morning, you can see the film ____ in Beijing Theater.

A．HARRY POTTER (Ⅲ)	B．KUNGFU HUSTLE
C．A WORLD WITHOUT THIEVES	D．TROY

4.You can see three films on ____ or ____.

A．Wednesday; Friday	B．Tuesday; Wednesday
C．Thursday; Friday	D．Saturday; Sunday

5.From the poster(海報), we know ____ is both a director and actor.

A．Alfonso Cuaron	B．Feng Xiaogang
C．Wolfgang Peterson	D．Zhou Xingchi

 

Mr Bean, who is silly, awkward (笨拙的)    1   always funny and enjoyable, is a world-famous comedy character on TV and in movies. He makes people    2 through a series of simple and funny acts   3  body languages. Rowan Atkinson is the   4  who plays Mr Bean. Mr Atkinson is quite   5   for playing Mr Bean. 
Rowan was born on January 6, 1955, and   6  his early years on the family farm with his mother, three older brothers and his strict father, who did not believe   7  the value of television. For a time, he attended the same school as Tony Blair, who was two years older than him. At the age of 13, he   8   at Newcastle University where he had the highest marks in his year. At Oxford he got his Master’s degree (碩士學(xué)位) in electrical engineering. He was particularly  9  fast cars, of which he has a large collection.
Rowan’s career change from an electrical engineer to a famous comedian was partly   10  some speaking problems he had in his childhood.
While he was still at primary school, Rowan had already shown great talent in    11  . Although his teachers predicted (預(yù)言) a career in acting, Rowan was not confident   12   he met a group of talented people at university, and he realized this could be a career for him. Another important event    13  . One day in 1976, he was playing around and making faces  14 . He realized something. “I discovered my face,” he said later. John Lloyd, who worked for the BBC, says, “When I watched Mr Atkinson act for the first time, I was   15  that he would be more famous than Chaplin.”

【小題1】

A．a(chǎn)nd B．or C．but D．while

【小題2】

A．laugh B．sing C．cry D．dance

【小題3】

A．use B．using C．to use D．to using

【小題4】

A．doctor B．writer C．a(chǎn)ctor D．farmer

【小題5】

A．honest B．friendly ` C．helpful D．famous

【小題6】

A．cost B．took C．paid D．spent

【小題7】

A．in B．on C．a(chǎn)t D．/

【小題8】

A．worked B．studied C．played D．helped

【小題9】

A．good at B．a(chǎn)mazed at C．interested in D．worried about

【小題10】

A．because B．because of C．so D．since

【小題11】

A．swimming B．driving C．a(chǎn)cting D．singing

【小題12】

A．until B．but C．a(chǎn)fter D．before

【小題13】

A．caused B．missed C．caught D．occurred

【小題14】

A．in the mirror B．in class C．on the wall D．in the playground

【小題15】

A．a(chǎn)fraid B．sure C．worried D．surprised

Most of you know this mathematical game, of course. You and your friend draw crosses and circles on a sheet of paper. You do it one after another. The first pupil who gets three marks in a row wins. But do you know that you can play this game another way and it will become more interesting? You must try to make your friend win. If you get your three marks in a row, you don’t win — you lose!

It is more difficult to play this game the other way. The second pupil can always win (if he plays the right way), but he may not win if the first pupil begins with his mark in the center. Then if the first pupil always takes a place on the other side of his friend’s mark, nobody will win.
If your friend does not know the secret which we have explained, you must play each time so as to leave him the greatest number of ways to win. You may try a few games and you will see how interesting it is to play the game this way.
【小題1】 The passage tells us that it is _____ to play this game.

A．interesting

B．difficult

C．impossible

D．unusual

【小題2】What s the new rule of the game if we play it another way?

A．The one who gets his three marks in a row wins.

B．The one who makes his friend win wins.

C．The one who plays the right way wins.

D．The one who makes his friend lose wins.

【小題3】According to the new rule of the game, the second player can always win if the first player __.

A．begins with his mark in the center

B．takes a place on the other side of his friend’s mark

C．tries to get his three marks in a row first

D．doesn’t begin with his mark in the center

【小題4】 What result does the following picture show?
○ =" the" 1st player   × =" the" 2nd player

A．Both of the players win.	B．The first player wins.
C．Neither of the players wins.	D．The second player wins.

【小題5】 What is the best title for this passage?

A．What an Interesting Game	B．A Game of Circles and Crosses
C．The Secret We Want to Explain	D．Marks on a Sheet of Paper

 

An armless pianist who plays with his toes has won the first series of China’s version of the internationally popular TV talent show, “China’s Got Talent.”

Liu Wei, a 23-year-old Beijing-born pianist, who lost both his arms at the aged of 10 when he was electrocuted（觸電）during a game of hide-and-seek. Liu Wei stayed in rehabilitation（康復(fù)）centre for 2 years. When he got out, he was introduced to Beijing’s disabled swimming team, and he managed to take 2 gold medals in the National Disabled Swimming Championship at the aged of 14. But soon he was told not to do too much sport by the doctor.

Liu Wei was very sad. Luckily, the door was shut on sports, but it opened in music. At the age of 18, he started to learn the piano. He could not find a teacher to lead him to play with his toes, so he began teaching himself. Liu said, “I knew if I tried, I might get a chance at success. If I didn’t try, I would lose my future.”

He carried on a daily 7-hour practice, his improvement gave him hope. He kept practicing and made progress gradually. In early 2011, he gave a memorable performance in Vienna’s Golden Concert Hall. In 2012, he received the award “Top Ten People Who Moved China”.

1.Liu Wei lost both his arms when he was______ years old.

    A. 10                       B. 14                       C. 23

2.Besides playing the piano, Liu Wei is also good at _______.

    A. playing games

B. learning from others

C. armless swimming

3.Liu Wei was taught by ________ to play the piano with toes.

    A. his teacher                  B. his mother                   C. himself

4.The sentence “The door was shut on sports, but it opened in music” means that Liu Wei ______.

    A. lost the future of music

B. got other chances at success

C. couldn’t do sports

5.The best title of this passage is “_________”

    A. One is never too old to learn

    B. Time and tide wait for no man

    C. Where there’s a will, there’s a way

 

 

Betty is not a traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of America’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?

The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.

The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.

Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA. “I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者) ”, says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.

The program is so popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.

1.Betty is popular because of                   .

A. her clothes          B. her charm            C. her personality     D. her appearance

2.In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是)                   .

A. the beginning        B. the ending           C. the story            D. the show

3.Which is the reason for the success of the show?

A. A large number of viewers.

B. Her life as an office worker.

C. The wonderful performance.

D. Two Golden Globes awards. 

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Betty is a girl of wisdom. 

B. Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show.

C. Betty is an American favourite TV character.

D. Betty is often looked down on by the people around.

5.What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Beauty from within.    B. A romantic story.

C. An ugly girl.    D. An exciting experience.

 

選用方框中適當(dāng)?shù)木渥油瓿蓪υ挕?/p>

A：What are you doing, Ma Li?

B :( 46) ____________________

A: Who is Pchy?

B:He is a film star and he is from Thailand(泰國).

A :( 47) _____________________

B：He’s 21

A: What does he like?

B： (48) _____________________

A： Can he play the piano?

B：Yes, he can. He plays the piano very well.

A :( 49) _____________________

B：I am going to watch the film Hua Mulan.

A：Who plays(扮演) Hua Mulan?

B：Zhao Wei. I like her. (50)________________

A. He likes music a lot. B. How old is he? C. She is a beautiful Chinese actress (女演員). D. I’m looking at the photo of Pchy. E. What’s your plan for the weekend?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

選用方框中適當(dāng)?shù)木渥油瓿蓪υ挕?br />A：What are you doing, Ma Li?
B :( 46) ____________________
A: Who is Pchy?
B:He is a film star and he is from Thailand(泰國).
A :( 47) _____________________
B：He’s 21
A: What does he like?
B： (48) _____________________
A： Can he play the piano?
B：Yes, he can. He plays the piano very well.
A :( 49) _____________________
B：I am going to watch the film Hua Mulan.
A：Who plays(扮演) Hua Mulan?
B：Zhao Wei. I like her. (50)________________

A. He likes music a lot. B. How old is he? C. She is a beautiful Chinese actress (女演員). D. I’m looking at the photo of Pchy. E. What’s your plan for the weekend?

 

 

1.There were kangaroos that were_______(跳躍) alongside the car on our way back from Uluru.

2.The Australians have many British __________(親戚，家人)and they’re like us in many ways.

3.I got some great shots of the boy who plays the guitar on the__________(左邊)

4.We didn’t________(盼望)to see you .

5.He Zhong manages to show the ________(運(yùn)動，動作) and the sounds of the great new band.

6.This is like a _______(卡通)story.

7.He flies into a peach garden and eats as many __________(桃子)as he likes.

8.He’ll need to take a lot of __________(練習(xí)).

9.I’ve just _______(碰，撞)into the head teacher.

10.Don’t________(放棄)if you want to stay fit.

 

選用方框中適當(dāng)?shù)木渥油瓿蓪υ挕?br />A：What are you doing, Ma Li?
B :( 46) ____________________
A: Who is Pchy?
B:He is a film star and he is from Thailand(泰國).
A :( 47) _____________________
B：He’s 21
A: What does he like?
B： (48) _____________________
A： Can he play the piano?
B：Yes, he can. He plays the piano very well.
A :( 49) _____________________
B：I am going to watch the film Hua Mulan.
A：Who plays(扮演) Hua Mulan?
B：Zhao Wei. I like her. (50)________________

A. He likes music a lot. B. How old is he? C. She is a beautiful Chinese actress (女演員). D. I’m looking at the photo of Pchy. E. What’s your plan for the weekend?

 

Most of you know this mathematical game, of course. You and your friend draw crosses and circles on a sheet of paper. You do it one after another. The first pupil who gets three marks in a row wins. But do you know that you can play this game another way and it will become more interesting? You must try to make your friend win. If you get your three marks in a row, you don't win — you lose!

   It is more difficult to play this game the other way. The second pupil can always win (if he plays the right way), but he may not win if the first pupil begins with his mark in the center. Then if the first pupil always takes a place on the other side of his friend's mark, nobody will win.

   If your friend does not know the secret which we have explained, you must play each time so as to leave him the greatest number of ways to win. You may try a few games and you will see how interesting it is to play the game this way.

1. The passage tells us that it is _____ to play this game.

   A. interesting    B. difficult   C. impossible    D. unusual

2.What s the new rule of the game if we play it another way?

A. The one who gets his three marks in a row wins.

B. The one who makes his friend win wins.

C. The one who plays the right way wins.          

D. The one who makes his friend lose wins.

3.According to the new rule of the game, the second player can always win if the first player __.

   A. begins with his mark in the center

B. takes a place on the other side of his friend's mark

   C. tries to get his three marks in a row first 

D. doesn't begin with his mark in the center

4. What result does the following picture show?

○ = the 1st player   × = the 2nd player

   A. Both of the players win.         B. The first player wins.

   C. Neither of the players wins.      D. The second player wins.

5. What is the best title for this passage?

   A. What an Interesting Game        B. A Game of Circles and Crosses

   C. The Secret We Want to Explain D. Marks on a Sheet of Paper

 

 

An armless pianist who plays with his toes has won the first series of China’s version of the internationally popular TV talent show, “China’s Got Talent.”
Liu Wei, a 23-year-old Beijing-born pianist, who lost both his arms at the aged of 10 when he was electrocuted（觸電）during a game of hide-and-seek. Liu Wei stayed in rehabilitation（康復(fù)）centre for 2 years. When he got out, he was introduced to Beijing’s disabled swimming team, and he managed to take 2 gold medals in the National Disabled Swimming Championship at the aged of 14. But soon he was told not to do too much sport by the doctor.
Liu Wei was very sad. Luckily, the door was shut on sports, but it opened in music. At the age of 18, he started to learn the piano. He could not find a teacher to lead him to play with his toes, so he began teaching himself. Liu said, “I knew if I tried, I might get a chance at success. If I didn’t try, I would lose my future.”
He carried on a daily 7-hour practice, his improvement gave him hope. He kept practicing and made progress gradually. In early 2011, he gave a memorable performance in Vienna’s Golden Concert Hall. In 2012, he received the award “Top Ten People Who Moved China”.
【小題1】Liu Wei lost both his arms when he was______ years old.
A. 10                       B. 14                       C. 23
【小題2】Besides playing the piano, Liu Wei is also good at _______.
A. playing games
B. learning from others
C. armless swimming
【小題3】Liu Wei was taught by ________ to play the piano with toes.
A. his teacher                 B. his mother                   C. himself
【小題4】The sentence “The door was shut on sports, but it opened in music” means that Liu Wei ______.
A. lost the future of music
B. got other chances at success
C. couldn’t do sports
【小題5】The best title of this passage is “_________”
A. One is never too old to learn
B. Time and tide wait for no man
C. Where there’s a will, there’s a way

Most of you know this mathematical game, of course. You and your friend draw crosses and circles on a sheet of paper. You do it one after another. The first pupil who gets three marks in a row wins. But do you know that you can play this game another way and it will become more interesting? You must try to make your friend win. If you get your three marks in a row, you don't win — you lose!

It is more difficult to play this game the other way. The second pupil can always win (if he plays the right way), but he may not win if the first pupil begins with his mark in the center. Then if the first pupil always takes a place on the other side of his friend's mark, nobody will win.
If your friend does not know the secret which we have explained, you must play each time so as to leave him the greatest number of ways to win. You may try a few games and you will see how interesting it is to play the game this way.
【小題1】 The passage tells us that it is _____ to play this game.

A．interesting

B．difficult

C．impossible

D．unusual

【小題2】What s the new rule of the game if we play it another way?

A．The one who gets his three marks in a row wins.

B．The one who makes his friend win wins.

C．The one who plays the right way wins.

D．The one who makes his friend lose wins.

【小題3】According to the new rule of the game, the second player can always win if the first player __.

A．begins with his mark in the center

B．takes a place on the other side of his friend's mark

C．tries to get his three marks in a row first

D．doesn't begin with his mark in the center

【小題4】 What result does the following picture show?
○ =" the" 1st player   × =" the" 2nd player

A．Both of the players win.	B．The first player wins.
C．Neither of the players wins.	D．The second player wins.

【小題5】 What is the best title for this passage?

A．What an Interesting Game	B．A Game of Circles and Crosses
C．The Secret We Want to Explain	D．Marks on a Sheet of Paper

【小題1】There were kangaroos that were_______(跳躍) alongside the car on our way back from Uluru.
【小題2】The Australians have many British __________(親戚，家人)and they’re like us in many ways.
【小題3】I got some great shots of the boy who plays the guitar on the__________(左邊)
【小題4】We didn’t________(盼望)to see you .
【小題5】He Zhong manages to show the ________(運(yùn)動，動作) and the sounds of the great new band.
【小題6】This is like a _______(卡通)story.
【小題7】He flies into a peach garden and eats as many __________(桃子)as he likes.
【小題8】He’ll need to take a lot of __________(練習(xí)).
【小題9】I’ve just _______(碰，撞)into the head teacher.
【小題10】Don’t________(放棄)if you want to stay fit.

Betty is not a traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of American’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?

The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.

　　The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.

　　Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA.“ I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者)”，says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.

　　The program is so successful because of the good performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.

1.Betty is popular because of ____.

A. her clothes 　　　　　B. her charm 　　　   C. her metal braces  　　　D. her appearance

2.In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) ____.

A. the beginning 　　　　B. the ending 　　  　C. the story 　　　        D. the show

3.Which is the reason for the success of the show?

A. A large number of viewers. 　　　　　　B. Her life as an office worker.

C. The wonderful performance. 　　　　　 D. Two Golden Globes awards.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according of the show?

A. Betty is a girl of wisdom.

B. Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show.

C. Betty is an American favorite TV character.

D. Betty is often looked down on by the people around.

5. What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Beauty from within. 　　　　　  B. A romantic story.

C. An ugly girl. 　　　　　　　　  D. An exciting experience.

 

　　Sports are an important part in our life. Children like playing games. The games are usually easy. When children grow up to be young people, they begin to be in some difficult sports activities. For example, basketball and soccer. They can both practice their skills（技能）and make their bodies strong. When young people grow old, they have more free time but not much energy （精力）. They like fishing, jogging and so on. Sports can help them live a longer life.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

(1) What sports are young people interested in?

[　　]

A．fishing and jogging

B．basketball and soccer

C．easy games

(2) When people grow old, they have ________.

[　　]

A．time

B．money

C．energy

(3) Who plays easy games?

[　　]

A．Young people.

B．Children.

C．Old man.

(4) The best title for the passage is ________.

[　　]

A．Sports

B．People like sports

C．Sports at different ages

(5) Which is not wrong according to the passage?

[　　]

A．Sports can make people healthy.

B．Only young people love basketball.

C．When people grow old, they like playing soccer.