People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she acted in the movie National Velvet — the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who won first place in a famous horse race. At first, the producers of the movie told Elizabeth Taylor that she was too short to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for four months until three inches (英寸) added to her height. Elizabeth Taylor’s acting in National Velvet is still considered to be the best and National Velvet became Elizabeth Taylor’s first success.

Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932. Her parents, both Americans, had moved to London for business. When World War II started, the Taylors moved to California, where Elizabeth Taylor started acting in movies. After her success as a child star, Elizabeth Taylor had no trouble moving into adult roles and won the Academy Award twice for Best Actress for her performance in Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf? (1966).

Elizabeth Taylor is a legend (傳奇人物) of our time. Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet, Elizabeth Taylor was very lucky, and she was hard-working, beautiful, famous and rich. When Elizabeth Taylor got older, she seldom acted in movies. Instead, she spent most of time on her business, and she often helped others. Several years ago, she raised more than $40 million for research and education. In March, 2011, Elizabeth Taylor died at the age of 79.

1.The producers didn’t let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because ______.

    A. she was not tall enough              B. she didn’t show interest

    C. she was not beautiful enough         D. she did not play well enough

2.Where did Elizabeth Taylor start acting in movies?

A. In New York.                         B. In Los Angeles.

C. In California.                           D. In London

3.When did Elizabeth Taylor win her first Academy Award for Best Actress?

    A. At the age of 12.                        B. At the age of 28.

    C. At the age of 31.                        D. At the age of 34.

4.What do you know about Velvet Brown in National Velvet?

A. She was not rich.                B. She was a famous actress.

    C. She was not well-known.      D. She won first place in a famous horse race.

5.The writer wrote this article to _______.

    A. encourage us to help others

B. advise us to watch National Velvet

    C. tell us how to be successful and famous

    D. give us some information about a successful star

New York City is a very large city with 8 million people. How do so many people move on their way to work and school?

In New York you can travel by subways, bus, taxi and private (私人的) car. The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. It crosses the city at different points and goes to all parts of the city. Travelling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city.

The second way to travel is by bus. It is a slower way to travel.

You can also travel by taxi. This is very expensive, but the taxi will take you to every place you want to go to. If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow. During the mornings and afternoons, there is the “rush hour”. This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work..

The last way is to use your private car. It’s not good to drive during the “rush hour”. If there is an accident on the road, you will have to wait for a long time.

The best time to travel is from 9 a.m to 4.pm . Traffic will be less crowded during this time because most people are already at school or at work at that time.

1.How many ways of travelling are mentioned (提到) in the passage?

A. Two       B. Three          C. Four       D. Five

2.The word “rush hour” in Chinese means _____________.

A.高峰時間.   B. 匆忙時間     C. 沖刺時間   D. 繁忙時間

3.From the last paragraph we know that in New York City ____________.

A. there is no “rush hour” from 9.am to 4 p.m.

B. traffic is heavy at noon.

C. most Americans have lunch at home.

D. people go to work and school at 9:00.

4.Why do so many people go to work or school by subway, taxi, bus and private car?

A. Because New York City is a modern city.

B. Because New York City is a very large city.

C. Because New York City is new.

D. Because the people in New York City are very busy.

單詞拼寫 (10分)

1.I felt b_____ when I watched the boring show.

2.---Hi ,Lucy. Did you enjoy y______ last weekend?

   ---Yes. I had much fun playing with my friends.

3.It’s a good habit to write a travel d______ after you go somewhere interesting.

4.I w______ how I can improve my English. Could you please give me some advice（建議）？

5.Please give me a big bowl of noodles. I am really h______.

6.He was so tired that he could h______ walk .

7.----You didn’t answer my QQ last night.

   ----Sorry. I wasn’t o______. My computer doesn’t work these days.

8.Jane is afraid to see the d______ for teeth cleaning.

9.Everything s_____ interesting for me when I first came to New York .

10.What would you like to drink, milk or c______?

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1.If anyone has the newspaper of today, he will get a gift _________________.

A. on August 18     B. on August 19   C. on August 17     D. on August 20

2.Bob comes from UK and studies news. He wants to work for the English newspaper. He should send his application form before___________.

A. August 23        B. August 24       C. August 25      D. August 26

3.Where and when will the soccer match be?

A. In New York on Sunday      B. In Star stadium at 7:00 AM

C. In Star Stadium on August 17     D. In New York on Saturday

4.If a person wants three cheapest tickets to watch the match, he will pay RMB_______Yuan.

A.160          B.80             C.240             D.350

5.Which of the following is right? (下面哪個選項是正確的)

A. The shopping center is at No.6 Longway Street.

B. The telephone number of Chinese doctor is 137629390.

C. You can buy a soccer ticket by calling 3456754.

D. You can find the information about the football ticket on www. Sports.com

New York City is a very large city with 8 million people. How do so many people move on their way to work and school?

In New York you can travel by subways, bus, taxi and private (私人的) car. The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. It crosses the city at different points and goes to all parts of the city. Travelling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city.

The second way to travel is by bus. It is a slower way to travel.

You can also travel by taxi. This is very expensive, but the taxi will take you to every place you want to go to. If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow. During the mornings and afternoons, there is the “rush hour”. This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work..

The last way is to use your private car. It’s not good to drive during the “rush hour”. If there is an accident on the road, you will have to wait for a long time.

The best time to travel is from 9 a.m to 4.pm . Traffic will be less crowded during this time because most people are already at school or at work at that time.

1.How many ways of travelling are mentioned (提到) in the passage?

  A. Two       B. Three          C. Four       D. Five

2.The word “rush hour” in Chinese means _____________.

  A.高峰時間.   B. 匆忙時間     C. 沖刺時間   D. 繁忙時間

3.The fastest way to travel in New York City is ________________.

  A. by bus      B. by subway    C. by taxi       D. by private car

4.From the last paragraph we know that in New York City ____________.

  A. there is no “rush hour” from 9.am to 4 p.m.

  B. traffic is heavy at noon.

  C. most Americans have lunch at home.

  D. people go to work and school at 9:00.

5.Why do so many people go to work or school by subway, taxi, bus and private car?

  A. Because New York City is a modern city.

  B. Because New York City is a very large city.

  C. Because New York City is new.

  D. Because the people in New York City are very busy.

—When 　     Jessy 　     to New York?   —Yesterday．

  A．does；get    B．did；get    C．has；got    D．had；got

I was feeling a little blue because my mother had lost her job.

One day, while I was    on the street, I heard the piano music and singing rising above the noise of the people. I walked more slowly to      where it was coming from. Then I saw a young lady sitting at a piano.

She was singing songs about love,      yourself and keeping on trying. The way she was singing made me a little comfortable. I stood there     ，watching her playing on such a crowded New York square. I thought that she must be     enough to perform in front of so many people.

She noticed me. I walked over and told her how good her       sounded. “Thank you.” she said.

“I have been going through a hard time recently,     you’ve made me hopeful again.” I said to her.

“I’m glad that I could help,” she replied, “Why are you so    ?”

“Well, my mom has lost her job, and I’m not sure what to do …”

“Did you noticed the    you were walking? Your head was down.” she said. “Don’t be upset, because      comes in different ways and if your head is down, you might not see it. You should       more… lift your head up.”

I looked      her, amazed at how she was encouraging me. “    are you playing the piano here?” I asked her with a smile.

She     that she saw a lot of unhappy people in the world and she tried to cheer       up by playing music.

I smiled a little wilder, realizing that no difficulties could stop me from going on.

1.A. driving            B. riding                         C. running     D. walking

2.A. find out           B. send out                     C. take out     D. get out

3.A. dressing          B. believing                     C. hurting      D. losing

4.A. nervously         B. rudely                        C. angrily      D. quietly

5.A. brave             B. shy                          C. bored       D. honest

6.A. advice             B. idea                         C. music       D. interest

7.A. or                B. but                           C. so          D. and

8.A. dirty              B. busy                  C. sad         D. lazy

9.A. way               B. time              C. reason       D. station

10.A. opportunity     B. health            C. pain         D. life

11.A. complain       B. rest              C. smile        D. pay

12.A. like           B. after             C. for          D. at

13.A. How          B. Why              C. When       D. Where

14.A. dreamed       B. hoped             C. guessed     D. explained

15.A. us            B. them               C. me        D. her

單詞拼寫 (10分)

1.I felt b_____ when I watched the boring show.

2.---Hi ,Lucy. Did you enjoy y______ last weekend?

   ---Yes. I had much fun playing with my friends.

3.It’s a good habit to write a travel d______ after you go somewhere interesting.

4.I w______ how I can improve my English. Could you please give me some advice（建議）？

5.Please give me a big bowl of noodles. I am really h______.

6.He was so tired that he could h______ walk .

7.----You didn’t answer my QQ last night.

   ----Sorry. I wasn’t o______. My computer doesn’t work these days.

8.Jane is afraid to see the d______ for teeth cleaning.

9.Everything s_____ interesting for me when I first came to New York .

10.What would you like to drink, milk or c______?

　　On a Friday night in New York, a poor young man called Jay stood near the subway station, playing his violin: The music was so great that many people slowed down and put some money into his bat.

　　The next day, Jay carne again. He took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground. Then he began playing. It seemed more pleasant to listen to. Before long, many people came, looking at the paper. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat. Please come to claim (認領(lǐng)) it soon.”

　　Seeing this, people wondered what it could be, After about half an hour, a middle-aged man rushed through the crowd to the young man and said, “I'm the George I knew you'd surely come here!”

　　Then George explained the whole story. He bought a lottery ticket a few days ago. Yesterday he found that he won aprise of $ 500,000. He was very excited. On his way home, he felt the music was so wonderful that he took out $ 100 and put it in the hat. However, the lottery ticket with his name on was also thrown in.

　　Jay was a student at an art school in Paris. He had booked the flight and would fly that morning. However, when he happened to find the ticket holder had won the lottery, he cancelled (取消) the flight and came back to the subway station.

　　Later someone asked Jay, “Why didn't you take the lottery ticket for yourself?” He said, “Although I don't have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won't be happy forever.”

(1) On a Friday night in ________, Jay played his violin near the subway station.

[　　]

(2) The next day, Jay put ________ on the ground.

[　　]

(3) Jay went back because he wanted to ________.

[　　]

(4) The best title of the text could be “________”.

[　　]

A．A Poor Young Musician

B．The Price of Love and Honesty

C．A Story of the Subway Station

D．The Importance of Being Honest

閱讀理解

　　Jack's family live in New York. He takes some Chinese lessons at his school and he is very interested in China. He thinks that China is so far away from his country and is so different. He always wonders how the Chinese people live every day. Do they live the life as his?

　　Last month he came to Beijing with his friends. He met many Chinese in the streets. They were very kind and smiled to him. So he often tried to ask some questions in Chinese.“Excuse me. What's this in Chinese?”or“Excuse me, can you show me the way to the nearest bus stop?”Most people answer him kindly. But sometimes some people didn't understand what he said and could only shake (搖) their heads, smiling. And sometimes it was Jack who didn't understand what the Chinese told him and this time he also smiled and shook his head.

　　Anyway, Jack visited many beautiful places and was very happy. He stayed in Beijing for nearly two weeks and then he went to Xi'an and Shanghai for another three weeks.

　　When he came back to New York, he told everyone about his wonderful trip in China. And he said that he would never forget it all his life.

1．Jack comes from ________.

[　　]

2．Jack can speak ________.

[　　]

A．only a little Chinese

B．no Chinese

C．very good Chinese

D．Chinese quite well

3．Jack stayed in China for ________.

[　　]

4．What does Jack want to know about China mostly?

[　　]

A．The way to the nearest bus stop.

B．Many beautiful places in Beijing.

C．How to speak Chinese.

D．How the Chinese people live every day.

5．What's the meaning of the underlined word“wonders”?

[　　]

　　 O. Henry was a great writer. His pen name was O. Henry. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, some people thought he was the thief, so he was sent to prison (被投進監(jiān)獄). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of the prison, he went to New York and continued (繼續(xù)) writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People hiked his stories very much.