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Arthur Miller(1915-2005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Miller’s father had moved to the USA from Austria-Hungary, drawn like so many others by the “ Great American Dream”. However, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression (大萧条时期) of the early 1930s.

Miller’s most famous play, Death of a Salesman, is a powerful attack on the American system, with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators (标志) of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into trouble with his system, Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment (情绪): if he can’t do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at a loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.

When it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for drama. It was the first play to win all the three of these major awards.

Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on the evening of February 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.

1.Why did Arthur Miller’s father move to the USA?

A. He suffered from severe hunger in his home country.

B. He was attracted by the “Great American Dream”.

C. He hoped to make his son a dramatist.

D. His family business failed.

2.The play Death of a Salesman _____.

A. exposes the cruelty of the American business world

B. discusses the ways to get promoted in a country

C. talks about the business career of Arthur Miller

D. focuses on the skills in doing business

3.What can we learn about Willy Loman?

A. He treats his employer badly.

B. He runs the Wagner Company.

C. He is a victim of the American system.

D. He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.

4.After it was first staged, Death of a Salesman _____.

A. achieved huge success

B. won the first Tony Award

C. was warmly welcomed by salesmen

D. was severely attacked by dramatists

5. What is the text mainly about?

A. Arthur Miller and his family.

B. The awards Arthur Miller won.

C. Arthur Miller and his best-known play.

D. The hardship Arthur Miller experienced.

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Once when I was facing a decision that involved high risk, I went to a friend. He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I’ve ever had: Be bold and brave — and mighty forces will come to your aid.

Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past, it was seldom because I had tried and failed. It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all. On the other hand, whenever I had plunged into deep water, forced by courage or circumstance, I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.

Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you can eat. And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces. They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas — even physical strength greater than most of us realize.

Admittedly, those mighty forces are spiritual ones. But they are more important than physical ones. A college classmate of mine, Tim, was an excellent football player, even though he weighed much less than the average player. “In one game I suddenly found myself confronting（面对） a huge player, who had nothing but me between him and our goal line,” said Tim. “I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet— and stopped him cold.”

Boldness — a willingness to extend yourself to the extreme—is not one that can be acquired overnight. But it can be taught to children and developed in adults. Confidence builds up. Surely, there will be setbacks and disappointments in life; Boldness in itself is no guarantee of success. But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds.

So, always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities—and you’ll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed.

1.Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past?

A. He faced huge risks.

B. Fear prevented him from trying.

C. He lacked mighty forces.

D. Failure blocked his way to success.

2.What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?

A. Act slightly above your abilities.

B. Swallow more than you can digest.

C. Develop more mysterious powers.

D. Learn to make creative decisions.

3.What was especially important for Tim’s successful defense in the football game?

A. His physical strength. B. His basic skill.

C. His spiritual force. D. His real fear.

4.What can be learned from Paragraph 5?

A. Boldness can be gained little by little.

B. Confidence grows more rapidly in adults.

C. Trying without success is meaningless.

D. Repeated failure creates a better life.

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假设你校英语报正在征集一篇介绍名人生平的文章。请根据以下表格写一篇稿件向校报投稿，简要介绍德国作曲家贝多芬 (Ludwig van Beethoven)

贝多芬

生平事迹

出生日期、地点

1770年12月出生于德国波恩(Bonn)

童年时期

自幼跟父亲学音乐，很早就显露了音乐才能，八岁开始登台演出

成年后

在事业获得巨大成功的同时饱受耳聋折磨1827年去世

作品

一生完成了一百多部作品，其中有交响乐9部，影响至今

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 参考词汇：composer 作曲家 symphony交响乐 masterpiece 作品。

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Nola is a 41-year-old northern white rhino(犀牛) that lives at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, California. She is one of only four remaining northern white rhinos in the world, and the only one in the western part of the earth. The other three live in Kenya(肯尼亚).

Rhinos have lived on earth for more than 40 million years, but they are now at the risk of dying out. Hunters illegally hunt rhinos for their horns(角), which are used for art, jewelry, and decorations. They sell the horns for thousands of dollars per pound, though it is not allowed by law. Rhino horns are also prized as a key part in traditional medicine, even though scientific tests have proven that the horns cannot cure illnesses. Experts say that every eight hours, one rhino will be hunted.

Scientists are trying to find ways to prevent rhinos from dying out. In 1975, the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research started the Frozen Zoo, a program through which researchers have collected cell samples(细胞样品) from more than 8,000 different animal species until now, including the northern white rhino. Scientists hope that by studying the rhino cells, they will gain greater understanding of the species, and will find ways to increase its number.

Jeanne Loring works with the Frozen Zoo. Loring’s research focuses on pluripotent stem cells, which are cells that can renew and become any cell type. Loring’s lab at TSRI is working together with scientist Oliver Ryder of the San Diego Zoo to use pluripotent stem cells to try to increase the number of the northern white rhino. Loring said the goal is to start producing new rhinos through this method over the next couple of years.

1.We know from Paragraph 1 that northern white rhinos __________.

A. can live a very long life

B. will die out within a few years

C. have become seriously endangered

D. mainly live in the western part of the earth

2.What can we learn about rhinos from Paragraph 2?

A. Their meat is of great value.

B. They haven’t attracted much attention.

C. Their horns have been used to save lives.

D. Human activity greatly reduced their number.

3.What was the Frozen Zoo started for?

A. Studying the rhino cells.

B. Collecting cell samples from plants.

C. Preventing rhinos from being hunted.

D. Studying animals to help them survive.

4.We learn that pluripotent stem cells __________.

A. can be easily stored

B. don’t exist in all animals

C. can reproduce in a new form

D. are dangerous to normal cells

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Oxford and Cambridge have decided to remove the words CAN”T and IMPOSSIBLE from their dictionaries. Jessica Cox, 25, a girl born without arms, stands inside a(n)_______. Although she was born without arms, that has_______stopped her from doing one thing: using the_______ “can’t”.

Jessica got the Sport Pilot certificate recently and became the first pilot licensed to _______using only her feet. She made what’s seemingly _______become a reality. Her certificate _______her to fly a light sport aircraft of 10,000 feet.

“She’s a good pilot and she’s strong,” said Parrish Traweek, the flying_______at San Manuel’s Ray Blair Airport. Parrish Traweek_______a company of PC Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Services and has trained many pilots, some of whom didn’t come close to Cox’s_______. “When she came up here driving a car,” Traweek recalled, “I knew she’d have no_______flying a plane…”

Doctors never learned why she was born without arms, but she_______early on that she didn’t want to use prosthetic（假体的）_______.

Not only did Jessica Cox _______a license to fly airplanes on October 10, 2008, but she also has a college degree in psychology, and a successful_______as a motivational speaker. What doesn’t Jessica Cox have? Arms. From_______on, her feet became her hands. She can drive a car and fly an airplane using her feet, without any_______adaptations.

“I highly encourage people with_______to consider flying,” Cox said, “It helps_______the stereotype（老套）that people with disabilities are_______into the belief that they are powerful and capable of setting high_______and achieving them.”

1.A. aircraft B. wheelchair C. armchair D. microscope

2.A. still B. almost C. only D. yet

3.A. meaning B. motto C. speech D. word

4.A. leap B. jog C. fly D. flee

5.A. awesome B. impossible C. grand D. theoretical

6.A. scans B. drags C. bumps D. qualifies

7.A. instructor B. companion C. fellow D. architect

8.A. conducts B. resigns C. runs D. impairs

9.A. ability B. disability C. satisfaction D. boundary

10.A. ambition B. courage C. affection D. problem

11.A. spoke up B. figured out C. took up D. tested out

12.A. cushions B. tanks C. devices D. scanners

13.A. earn B. observe C. abolish D. envy

14.A. awareness B. reflection C. assessment D. career

15.A. time B. then C. birth D. now

16.A. elegant B. pure C. flexible D. special

17.A. faiths B. disabilities C. purposes D. decisions

18.A. change B. suck C. scare D. urge

19.A. steep B. unreliable C. powerless D. junior

20.A. thinking B. goals C. attempts D. profits

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Since the day of its birth, the United Nations has been the subject of much debate.

1. Others think that it is too weak. We can better understand this debate if we learn more about the U.N. and its history.

The U.N. was started for two reasons. First, when the idea was born, people all over the world were tired of war. They felt that there must be peaceful answers to the world’s problems.

2.

The second reason was that modern science had developed new bombs and airplanes.

3. National borders were beginning to lose their meaning. Science would develop even more dangerous weapons in the future. Only an international organization would be able to control modern science.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, U.S. President at the time, believed that the Allies (联盟) should plan for peace before the war ended. On December 1, 1943, Roosevelt, Britain’s Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin from Soviet Union agreed to start an organization for world peace.

4.

During the next year and a half, the idea of such an organisation was debated around the world. Then came the big day. On April 11, 1945, the first international meeting of the United Nations took place in San Francisco. The goal of the meeting was to write the U.N. Charter (宪章). All of the fifty-one nations at the meeting had their own ideas to offer for the Charter.

5. Every nation present voted for the Charter. No one voted against it.

A. The U.N. Charter is a beautiful piece of writing.

B. After a long debate, a final Charter was agreed upon.

C. Even the smallest country on earth can have its voice heard.

D. They asked all countries, large and small, to join the organization.

E. These weapons made it almost impossible for a country to defend itself.

F. Some people attack the organization because they think it is too powerful.

G. They also felt that only an international organization could keep world peace.

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At least 132 people were killed and 352 wounded in the 1. (dead) attacks, according to AFP. Out of the 352 2. (injure), 99 3. (say) to be in precarious condition.

Paris city hall official said gunmen systematically slaughtered nearly 100 people 4. (attend) a rock concert 5. the Bataclan music hall. Anti-terrorist commandos eventually launched an assault on the building, killed the gunmen and rescued dozens of shocked 6. (survive).

Some 40 7. people were killed in up to five other 8. (attack) in the Paris region, the city hall official said, including an apparent double suicide bombing outside the national stadium 9. Hollande and the German Foreign Minister were watching a friendly soccer international.

Paris Public Prosecutor Francois Molins said the overall death toll 10. (be) at least 127. Five assailants had been "neutralised".

The word dream is probably heard most frequently from people in show business, where everyone dreams of standing under the spotlight and being somebody. But the truth is that most end up being nobodies. Hong Kong director Derek Yee’s latest film“ I Am Somebody” shows respect for these unknown extras(群众演员)in the film industry.

In the film, Wan Guopeng, son of a woodcutter, comes a long way from the Northeast with only 1,000 yuan to the dream factory of the East to become an actor. In real life, when the young man was chosen by the director to play the leading role, he had only 20 yuan left but still hadn’t considered giving up.

Famous Hong Kong actor Tony Leung remembered that 30 years ago, he was a salesman but knew that it was not the kind of life he wanted to live. “Wan is exactly like me back then…Only when I was in an acting training course did I realize that what I wanted to be was an actor, not a star winning the best actor awards.”

Yee chose real nobodies to play themselves in the movie. Their strength was their deep understanding of the feelings of the characters they played. But the disadvantage was also obvious: They lacked acting skills. When emotional performances were needed, their expressions and moves seemed unnatural.

The entertainment industry might be the field with the most broken hearts and most efforts gone in vain. Here luck, opportunity and physical appearance are probably much more important than hard work.

In the film, Qin Peijun, a survivor from a coal mine collapse(煤矿坍塌), goes all out to take hold of every possibility to appear in the lens of the camera, even if only as an extra. However, it is obviously much harder for him to realize the dream of becoming a professional actor than for Wang Zhao, who is a lazy bone with a pretty face.

Some critical comments are directed at the sudden inversion(反转) in the last part of the film. The two leading actors’ happy endings seem to disagree with the film’s realistic style. But anyway, this movie is not a documentary but a way to reinforce(硬化) that every brave heart deserves to have their dreams realized.

1.Which of the following can best describe Wan Guopeng?

A. Determined. B. Careful.

C. Intelligent. D. Easy-going.

2.Derek Yee chose real nobodies to play in the film because____.

A. he respected these people

B. they knew well about the characters

C. he needed emotional performances

D. they asked for less money

3.What does the underlined phrase “in vain” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A. Wrongly. B. Secretly.

C. Without success. D. Without consideration.

4.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A. It’s OK to be nobody.

B. It’s really hard to become a successful actor.

C. Live the dreams.

D. Be a person of dreams.

Shundagarh is a village on India’s east-facing coast. It is a village of simple mud and grass houses built on the beach just above the waterline. The Khadra Hills rise immediately behind the village, to a height of one hundred and fifty meters. A simple, good-hearted old man, whose name was Jalpur, farmed two small fields on the very edge of these hills. From his fields he could see the fishing boats that traveled up and down the coast. He could see the children playing on the sands; their mothers washing clothes on the flat stones where the Shiva River flowed into the sea; and their fathers landing the latest catch or repairing nets and telling stories that had no end.

All Jalpur owned in the world were the clothes he wore day in and day out, the miserable(蹩脚的) hut that he slept in at night, a few tools and cooking pots – and his fields. The corn that he grew was all that made life possible. If the weather was kind and the harvest was good, Jalpur could live happily enough – not well, but happily. When the sun was fierce, and there was little or no rain, then he came close to the line between life and death.

Last year the weather had been so kind, and the harvest promised to be so good, that Jalpur had been wondering whether he could sell all that he had and live with his son farther up the coast. He had been thinking about doing this for some years. It was his dearest wish to spend his last days with his son and his wife. But he would go only if he could give; he would not go if it meant taking food out of the mouths of his grandchildren. He would rather die hungry than do this.

On the day when Jalpur decided that he would harvest his corn, sell it, and move up the coast, he looked out to the sea and saw a huge wave, several kilometers out, advancing on the coast and on the village of Shundagarh. Within ten minutes everyone in Shundagarh would be drowned. Jalpur would have shouted, but the people were too far away to hear. He would have run down the hill, but he was too old to run. He was prepared to do anything to save the people of Shundagarh, so he did the only thing that he could do: he set fire to his corn. In a matter of seconds the flames were rising high and smoke was rising higher. Within a minute the people of Shundagarh were racing up the hill to see what had happened. There, in the middle of his blackened cornfield, they found Jalpur; and there they buried him.

On his grave, they wrote the words: Here lies Jalpur, a man who gave, living; a man who died, giving.

1.Which of the following could Jalpur NOT see from his fields?

A. Fathers taking their corn to market.

B Mothers washing clothes.

C. Fishing boats traveling on the sea.

D. Children playing on the sands.

2.Why didn’t Jalpur live well?

A. He didn’t work hard.

B. He had too many children to feed.

C. The villagers kept taking his corn.

D. He only depended on good weather and harvest for survival.

3. What did Jalpur do when he saw the huge wave?

A. He ran down the hill to tell the people.

B. He screamed loudly to get the villagers’ attention.

C. He set his corn on fire so the people of Shundagarh would leave the beach.

D. He stood still, not knowing what to do.

4.The villagers were thankful to Jalpur because he had .

A. given them his corn in order to save them from hunger

B. saved their village from being drowned by the wave

C. given them many things during his life

D. given his life in order to save theirs

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