When asked to list typical English gentlemen,for many,Colin Firth immediately comes to mind.

In his recent film,Kingsman:The Secret Service,the 54-year-old actor appears as elegant and violent super spy Harry Hart.One minute he’s calm and polite,and then in the next he’s skillfully violent and aggressive.For example,in one scene he says,“Manners maketh a man”,before severely beating up a group of villains(坏人).Firth brings out the perfect mix of typical British style and humor through this performance.

Firth began appearing on English TV in the early 1990s,but it wasn’t until he played Mr Darcy,a charming upper class character from Jane Austen’s famous novel“Pride and Prejudice”,that Firth’s career really took off.His portrayal(形象)of the perfect fictional gentleman conquered millions of hearts,especially females’.

In many fans and critics’eyes,Firth has British good looks,British charm,and a gift for characters with a British sense of being reserved(矜持).Movie reviewer Jason O’Bryan described Firth as“always befitting the calm and stiff-upper-lip British gentlemen character”.

However Firth doesn’t consider himself the authority on gentlemen.“I don’t necessarily approach every challenge like a perfect English gentleman spy.There are many aspects in my personality that are not consistent with someone like Harry Hart,”he said to Dialogue,an English—language show on CCTV News.

But let’s just take his words as another gentlemanly quality-modesty.After all,who might expect an Oscar-winning actor over 50 years old to learn to fight for his first action movie?

To prepare for Kingsman,Firth trained for three hours every day over six months.He broke a tooth and got bru ised everywhere,but took the damage as a symbol of his accomplishments.

In Dialogue,Firth said he had many other sides-he’s passionate about literature and literary research.However,to many of his movie fans, he is indeed a gentleman and excellent actor above a11 else.

1.The example given in Paragraph 2 is _____________.

A.to describe the character of Harry Hart

B.to introduce one scene of Kingsman

C.to prove Colin Firth a gentleman

D.to compare Colin Firth with Harry Hart

2.When did Firth come to be famous?

A.In the early 1990s.

B.After he played Mr Darcy.

C.When he was 54 years old.

D.During his childhood.

3.From the text we can infer ______________.

A.Colin Firth is violent and aggressive

B.Colin Firth has many sides in personality

C.Colin Firth has similar character to Harry Hart

D.Colin Firth has more male fans than females

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A.An authority on English gentlemen

B.A famous actor

C.A charming upper class character

D.A super spy

In the last 20 years of my life, I have been interested in self-improvement and applying it to myself in many ways. And of course all through that time I have learnt a lot and made it much .

So in the last 3 months I seem to have reached this high level. I feel a miracle has happened to me, in fact the other day I couldn’t stop staring at myself in the making sure all these wonderful things were happening to me! Then I cried a small , not because of what I looked like, but because I was so for the person I had become.

Several things have happened to make me ensure that my track in life has truly . I moved back to my hometown after being away a decade and was astonished that so many people my name in a nice way, greeted me and me back. And over the next 3 months they were excited for my growth. At the where I exhibit today, people come over and greet me, I see the on their faces when they talk to me frankly and . Thus I think they are my expression or style. I know I give them a good feeling at the fairs not just from keeping my expression open, understanding, kind but with a smile in all the right places. But now I do feel that what I have done for the people may bring them a bit of sympathy.

And most of all I believe in the mirror I have ever been doing the hard work, improving myself and now I feel it’s coming back to me in absolute roads and I am considered to be a man of great future.

1.A. easier B. healthier C. happier D. better

2.A. wonderful B. helpful C. useful D. harmful

3.A. window B. mirror C. area D. road

4.A. sorrow B. fear C. tear D. voice

5.A. hopeful B. anxious C. grateful D. proud

6.A. nearly B. really C. hardly D. equally

7.A. appeared B. improved C. moved D. changed

8.A. remembered B. recognized C. called D. reminded

9.A. took B. welcomed C. turned D. got

10.A. markets B. trades C. halls D. fairs

11.A. Expression B. impression C. Confusion D. emotion

12.A. Slowly B. sincerely C. loudly D. annually

13.A. Copying B. shaping C. Showing D. learning

14.A. Brave B. quiet C. sweet D. simple

15.A. value B. reflection C. effect D. function

October sixteenth is World Food Day.This day is also the anniversary of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization(F.A.O.).The UN agency leads international efforts to defeat world hunger.It was created in 1945.

The F.A.O.says more than one hundred fifty countries are to hold special events to celebrate World Food Day.At F.A.O.headquarters in Rome,for example,runners will compete in a five-kilometer race through the city’s historical area.Events in other countries include discussions among experts,press conferences and musical programs.

The message of this year’s World Food Day is “investing in agriculture for food security”.The F.A.O.says,“During the early 1990s,the foreign aid for agriculture was nine thousand million dollars each year.But now, it has declined to less than five thousand million dollars a year.”Yet, the F.A.O.estimates that more than eight hundred and fifty million people around the world do not get enough food.

The UN agency notes that seventy percent of the world’s hungry lies in the farmers who grow small amount of food.Many also face problems of feeding themselves.The F.A.O.says agricultural aid could help small farmers make a profit from their crops.Farmers would also be able to feed their families throughout the year and re-invest in their farms.They could buy better seeds,equipment and chemical fertilizers to help their crops grow.

Muhammad Yunis.the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to improve the lives of poor people,as well as his Bangladesh microfinance organization,the Grameen Bank,has lent small amount of money to poor people who are unable to get traditional loans,especially women.Minister Yunis says that he plans to give his share of the one million three hundred thousand dollars Nobel award to good causes.He says he wants to establish an eye hospital and start a project to produce low-cost food for the poor.

1.To celebrate the World Food Day, how many kinds of activities are mentioned in the passage?

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

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.The F.A.O.is established to invest in agriculture for food security.

B.The foreign aid for agriculture has reduced by nearly 50%in recent decades.

C.The Grameen Bank has provided large amount of loans for poor farmers.

D.Yunis will donate his entire Nobel award to help solve the hunger for the poor.

3.With agricultural aid,farmers can_________________.

A.promote the production of crops

B.produce low-cost food

C. invest money in other fields

D.buy better food

4.The writer wrote the passage mainly to____________.

A.give an introduction of the F.A.O.

B.inform us of the situations of the world food

C.appeal for more investment in agriculture

D.show how to deal with the world’s hunger

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There Was a Greek shopkeeper in a small corner shop in London.She taught me about the _ of an act of kindness, which has motivated me to give.

On the day I went to that shop.I was _with a very high fever.I had been off work for days and I had _ out of food.Because I had been working so hard since I had _ _ to town, I also had no friends who could help.

So I went out to get some food. _ ,1 would have gone to the supermarket, but on this __, I went into the Greek shop because it was closer.I _ a few things, from the looks of which revealed (透露) the _ that I lived alone.Then I _ them to the shopkeeper, who told me, "You are unwell." I _ rather shyly.She pointed at the things I was buying and _."I can make you a sandwich, so you don't have to do it yourself.

So, she made the sandwich and asked me to _ a moment.She went in the back room and reappeared with a container of hot soup."It will _ you up," she said with a smile.

What really warmed me up, _ ,was not the soup.It was her _ that told me she cared.Her kindness made me feel cared for when I was particularly _

And it _ me.It made me want to be as _ as the shopkeeper.I had been quite shy, but from that day on, I did not let shyness prevent me from _ random acts of kindness.

I was determined to _ the joy ...and I haven't felt lonely since!

1.A.lesson B.method C.power D.cause

2.A.sick B.angry C.satisfied D.nervous

3.A.made B.run C.sold D.eaten

4.A.arrived B.turned C.toured D.moved

5.A.Normally B.Officially C.Formally D.Probably

6.A.chance B.point C.occasion D.reason

7.A.made out B.took in C.gave off D.picked up

8.A.news B.fact C.secret D.idea

9.A.handed B.lent C.returned D.threw

10.A.paid B.listened C.nodded D.followed

11.A.promised B.offered C.introduced D.wondered

12.A.leave B.stop C.wait D.last

13.A.warm B.take C.put D.catch

14.A.thus B.even C.though D.still

15.A.permission B.choice C.view D.smile

16.A.bored B.lonely C.guilty D.curious

17.A.surprised B.developed C.inspired D.punished

18.A. patient B.kind C.lovely D.pure

19.A.performing B.judging C.accepting D.helping

20.A.hold B.value C.enjoy D.spread

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