-I met Tom last month . -Really ? -Yes . We each other since we graduated from college . A．haven’t met B．hadn’t met C．wouldn’t meet D．didn’t meet 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

Writing articles about films for The Front Page was my first proper job．Before then I had done bits of reviewing --- novels for other newspapers, films for a magazine and anything I was asked to do for the radio．That was how I met Tom Seaton, the first arts editor of The Front Page, who had also written for television．He hired me, but Tom was not primarily a journalist, or he would certainly have been more careful in choosing his staff．

At first, his idea was that a team of critics should take care of the art forms that didn’t require specialized knowledge: books, TV, theatre, film and radio．There would be a weekly lunch at which we would make our choices from the artistic material that Tom had decided we should cover, though there would also be guests to make the atmosphere sociable．

Tom’s original plan for a team of critics for the arts never took off．It was a good idea, but we didn’t get together as planned and so everything was done by phone．It turned out, too, that the general public out there preferred to associate a reviewer with a single subject area, and so I chose film．Without Tom’s initial push, though, we would hardly have come up with the present arrangement, by which I write an extended weekly piece, usually on one film．

The space I am given allows me to broaden my argument --- or forces me, in an uninteresting week, to make something out of nothing．But what is my role in the public arena（舞台）? I suppose that people choose what films to go to on the basis of the stars, the publicity of the director．So if a film review isn’t really a consumer guide, what is it? I certainly don’t feel I have a responsibility to be ‘right’ about a movie．Nor do I think there should be a certain number of ‘great’ and ‘bad’ films each year．All I have to do is put forward an argument．I’m not a judge, and nor would I want to be．

What do we learn about Tom Seaton from the first paragraph?

A．He encouraged Mark to become a writer．

B．He had worked in various areas of the media．

C．He met Mark when working for a film company．

D．He prefers to employ people that he knows．

The weekly lunches were planned in order to ______．

A．help the writers get to know each other

B．provide an informal information party

C．divide the work that had to be done

D．entertain important visitors from the arts

What does the author mean when he says that Tom’s plan ‘never took off’ in Paragraph 3?

A．It was unpopular． B．It wasted too much time．

C．It wasn’t planned properly． D．It wasn’t put into practice．

Which of the following best describes what Mark says about his work?

A．His success varies from year to year． B．He prefers to write about films he likes．

C．He can freely express his opinion． D．He writes according to accepted rules．

D
Wrting artieles about films for The Front Page was my first proper job. Before then I had done bits of reviewing --- novels for other newspapers, films for a magazine and anything I was asked to do for the radio．That was how I met Tom Seaton, the first arts editor of The Front Page, who had also written for television．He hired me, but Tom was not primarily a journalist, or he would certainly have been more careful in choosing his staff．
At first, his idea was that a team of critics should take care of the art forms that didn’t require specialized knowledge: books, TV, theatre, film and radio．There would be a weekly lunch at which we would make our choices from the artistic material that Tom had decided we should cover, though there would also be guests to make the atmosphere sociable．
It all felt like a bit of dream at that time: a new newspaper and I was one of the team．It seemed so unlikely that a paper could be introduced into a crowded market．It seemed just as likely that a millionaire wanted to help me personally, and was pretending to employ me．Such was my lack of self-confidence．
Tom’s original scheme for a team of critics for the arts never took off．It was a good idea, but we didn’t get together as planned and so everything was done by phone．It turned out, too, that the general public out there preferred to associate a reviewer with a single subject area, and so I chose film．Without Tom’s initial push, though, we would hardly have come up with the present arrangement, by which I write an extended weekly piece, usually on one film．
The space I am given allows me to broaden my argument --- or forces me, in an uninteresting week, to make something out of nothing．But what is my role in the public arena? I assume that people choose what films to go to on the basis of the stars, the publicity or the director．So if a film review isn’t really a consumer guide, what is it? I certainly don’t feel I have a responsibility to be ‘right’ about a movie．Nor do I think there should be a certain number of ‘great’ and ‘bad’ films each year．All I have to do is put forward an argument．I’m not a judge, and nor would I want to be．
67．What do we learn about Tom Seaton from the first paragraph?
A．He encouraged Mark to become a writer．
B．He had worked in various areas of the media．
C．He met Mark when working for television．
D．He prefers to employ people that he knows．
68．The weekly lunches were planned in order to .
A．help the writers get to know each other
B．provide an informal information session
C．distribute the work that had to be done
D．entertain important visitors from the arts
69．What does the author mean when he says that Tom’s plan ‘never took off’ in Paragraph 4?
A．It was unpopular.
B．It wasted too much time.
C．It wasn’t planned properly.
D．It wasn’t put into practice.
70．Which of the following best describes what Mark says about his work?
A．His success varies from year to year．
B．He prefers to write about films he likes．
C．He can freely express his opinion．
D．He writes according to accepted rules．

My husband Sid and I were never able to have children. I had always wanted a family and that feeling 36 after his death. He was all I had. When he 37 , I felt like I had lost my entire family. I never 38 I would finally get the family I had always wished for. A few years later I met Tom. When we married, I 39 got four grown children and eight grandchildren.

I was 40 about my first meeting with his children. My worries melted away when I realized that they 41 me and were more than willing to bring me into their family. And when his daughters 42 me if their children could call me “Mimi,” I was excited, Tom was divorced, and 43 I was also concerned about the 44 that the children already had two grandmothers. Would the little ones understand 45 I fit into the family？

At our first extended family gathering, I 46 our six-year-old grandson Jim staring at me with a 47 look. He seemed to be thinking about something serious. 48 sporting a big grin(咧嘴笑)，he jumped and said, “I know who you are! You are our 49 grandma!” At that moment, I know it was time to just relax and enjoy my new 50 .

People say when a door close, God opens a window. Now I know what that 51 . I lost so much joy when Sid died, 52 now I have a new happy life. I am enjoying so many things I 53 got to experience before like reading bedtime stories. My refrigerator is covered with drawings, and my walls are 54 with photos of the kids. I may be an instant “extra” grandma in Jim’s eyes, but I am just as 55 any other “regular” grandma I know.

1.

A．disappeared

B．deepened

C．improved

D．worsened

2.

A．died

B．returned

C．recovered

D．divorced

3.

A．dreamed

B．found

C．forgot

D．regretted

4.

A．unwillingly

B．merely

C．naturally

D．surely

5.

A．excited

B．crazy

C．curious

D．anxious

6.

A．doubted

B．praised

C．liked

D．changed

7.

A．challenged

B．asked

C．promised

D．tested

8.

A．as a result

B．in other words

C．from then on

D．in the end

9.

A．trouble

B．behavior

C．choice

D．fact

10.

A．when

B．where

C．what

D．why

11.

A．allowed

B．noticed

C．ignored

D．hated

12.

A．frightened

B．sad

C．happy

D．confused

13.

A．Generally

B．Eventually

C．Gradually

D．Suddenly

14.

A．new

B．extra

C．distant

D．great

15.

A．cause

B．partner

C．role

D．job

16.

A．contains

B．determines

C．means

D．matters

17.

A．and

B．but

C．or

D．so

18.

A．ever

B．still

C．once

D．never

19.

A．decorated

B．replaced

C．covered

D．filled

20.

A．proud

B．busy

C．careful

D．healthy

II. 完成下列句子（每小题1.5分，共15分）

66. _________ _________(采取行动) before it’s too late, or we’ll lose the battle . ( action)

67. _____ _______ ______ ______(毫无疑问) the competition is fierce and challenging. (doubt).

68. ________ _____ ______（令我们吃惊的）, he was wearing false hair at the party. （surprise）

69. _____ ______ _____ _____（她的事业如此成功）that Mary was famous nationwide . （career, successful）

70. The book is said to _____ ________ _________（翻译） into several foreign languages. （translate）

71. He is _______ _________ _______（足够大） do the hard work. (old)

72. It took me two hours _______ _______ _______（完成） reading the novels. (finish)

73. Only by discovering what we do best _____ _________ ___________ (我们才能才能希望) reach our goals and truly make a difference. (hope)

74. I’m looking forward to_____ _______ _________(收到你的来信). (hear)

75. I met Tom at the school gate this morning, so he _____ ______ ______（不可能去了）to America. (go)

Writing articles about films for The Front Page was my first proper job．Before then I had done bits of reviewing --- novels for other newspapers, films for a magazine and anything I was asked to do for the radio．That was how I met Tom Seaton, the first arts editor of The Front Page, who had also written for television．He hired me, but Tom was not primarily a journalist, or he would certainly have been more careful in choosing his staff．

At first, his idea was that a team of critics should take care of the art forms that didn’t require specialized knowledge: books, TV, theatre, film and radio．There would be a weekly lunch at which we would make our choices from the artistic material that Tom had decided we should cover, though there would also be guests to make the atmosphere sociable．

Tom’s original plan for a team of critics for the arts never took off．It was a good idea, but we didn’t get together as planned and so everything was done by phone．It turned out, too, that the general public out there preferred to associate a reviewer with a single subject area, and so I chose film．Without Tom’s initial push, though, we would hardly have come up with the present arrangement, by which I write an extended weekly piece, usually on one film．

The space I am given allows me to broaden my argument --- or forces me, in an uninteresting week, to make something out of nothing．But what is my role in the public arena（舞台）? I suppose that people choose what films to go to on the basis of the stars, the publicity of the director．So if a film review isn’t really a consumer guide, what is it? I certainly don’t feel I have a responsibility to be ‘right’ about a movie．Nor do I think there should be a certain number of ‘great’ and ‘bad’ films each year．All I have to do is put forward an argument．I’m not a judge, and nor would I want to be．

1.What do we learn about Tom Seaton from the first paragraph?

A．He encouraged Mark to become a writer．

B．He had worked in various areas of the media．

C．He met Mark when working for a film company．

D．He prefers to employ people that he knows．

2.The weekly lunches were planned in order to ______．

A．help the writers get to know each other

B．provide an informal information party

C．divide the work that had to be done

D．entertain important visitors from the arts

3.What does the author mean when he says that Tom’s plan ‘never took off’ in Paragraph 3?

A．It was unpopular． B．It wasted too much time．

C．It wasn’t planned properly． D．It wasn’t put into practice．

4.Which of the following best describes what Mark says about his work?

A．His success varies from year to year． B．He prefers to write about films he likes．

C．He can freely express his opinion． D．He writes according to accepted rules．

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