People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she starred in National Velvet-the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who wins first place in a famous horse race, At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trained—and added three inches to her height in four months! Her acting in National Velvet is still considered the best by a child actress.
Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932. Her parents, both Americans, had moved there for business reasons. When World War II started, the Taylors moved to Beverly Hills, California, and there Elizabeth started acting in movies. After her success as a child star, Taylor had no trouble moving into adult(成人)roles and won twice for Best Actress: Butterfield 8(1960) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf ? (1966)
Taylor’s fame(名声)and popularity gave her a lot of power with the movie industry, so she was able to demand very high pay for her movies. In 1963, she received $1 million for her part in Cleopatra—the highest pay received by any star up to that time.
Elizabeth Taylor is a legend (传奇人物) of our time. Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet, she has been lucky, she has beauty, fame and wealth. But she is also a hard worker. Taylor seldom acts in movies any more. Instead, she puts her time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others — several years ago, she founded an organization that has raised more than $40 million for research and education.
【小题1】 The producers didn’t let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because they thought she ____.

A.was small in size B.was too young
C.did not play well enough D.did not show much interest
【小题2】 What Elizabeth Taylor and Velvet Brown had in common was that they were both _____.
A.popular all their lives B.famous actresses
C.suecessful when very youngD.rich and kind-hearted
【小题3】Taylor became Best Actress at the age of          .
A.12B.28C.31D.34
【小题4】In her later life , Elizabeth Taylor devoted herself to             .
A.doing business and helping othersB.turning herself into a legend
C.collecting money for the poorD.going about research and education work


We all know something about Thomas Edison. He was a great American   21  .He was in school for only a short time.  22 , he had to leave the school and   23  himself at home and learned a lot. When Edison grew up, he had his own lab. He worked hard and hardly   24  to have a rest.
One day a friend of his brought a young man into his lab. He   25  the young man to Edison. He said the young man had studied in a famous university in Germany and had a lot of   26  of physics and maths. Edison was glad to work with a man like him and   27  him as a helper. A few weeks later, the young   28  about Edison’s past. He began to look down on him. Edison   29  about it, but he said   30  .
Once the young man came into the lab while Edison   31  an important experiment. He stood near the table   32  he didn’t help him. Edison stopped   33  out a bottle and said, “Go to calculate (计算)its volume(容积)and tell me the   34  in two hours.”
At first the young man thought it easy to do it. Soon he   35  it difficult. Two hours later Edison went into his office and saw a lot of paper and books on his desk. Of course he couldn’t compute the volume in the time   36  .
“Why not pour some   37  into the bottle?” said Edison. “Then you’ll   38  calculate its volume!” Having heard this, the young man’s   39  turned red, and he knew Edison was really   40 than him!

【小题1】
A.doctorB.playerC.writerD.inventor
【小题2】
A.SoonB.AfterC.Later onD.Soon after
【小题3】
A.teachB.play withC.studyD.enjoy
【小题4】
A.forgotB.rememberedC.finished D.observed
【小题5】
A.showedB.pushedC.introducedD.threw
【小题6】
A.newsB.booksC.knowledgeD.dictionaries
【小题7】
A.employedB.askedC.madeD.watched
【小题8】
A.beardB.learnedC.readD.told
【小题9】
A.toldB.was toldC.saidD.was said
【小题10】
A.somethingB.everythingC.nothingD.all
【小题11】
A.didB.hadC.was doingD.was having
【小题12】
A.but B.andC.as D.while
【小题13】
A.bringingB.to bringC.takingD.to take
【小题14】
A.resultB.way C.ideaD.opinion
【小题15】
A.knewB.sawC.learnedD.found
【小题16】
A.givenB.followedC.saidD.taken
【小题17】
A.oilB.saltC.waterD.food
【小题18】
A.carefullyB.slowlyC.easilyD.quietly
【小题19】
A.headB.faceC.eyesD.ears
【小题20】
A.more politeB.stricterC.more kind-heartedD.cleverer

以下是一些夏令营活动的简介:
A.Cedar Ridge Camp
Cedar Ridge Camp provides a traditional camp experience for boys aged 6-16.The Camp offers a safe and friendly  environment where children will develop physical skills. At Cedar Ridge Camp children learn to live comfortably with one another in an outdoor
environment.Cedar Ridge campers will have the opportunity to enjoy horseback riding,swimming,and hiking.
B.Camp Chipinaw
Chipinaw has long been known as a family style camp. Parents can take part in our camp with their children  during the summer vacation.A lot of activities are offered allowing parents and their children to improve their relationship and make them better understand each other.
C.Astrocamp
In one week be prepared to explore space,train like astronauts in our campsite(露营地),climb rock on Mars, and more!Astrocamp has more to offer than its programs.  Our returning campers will tell you why they come back, for the fun and to see the friends they have made.
D.Camp Rockbrook
Since 1921,Rockbrook Camp for children has been a place where boys and girls aged 6-16 can experience the wonder and excitement of a summer.Our overall program encourages children to gain self-confidence and experience in making their own decisions. Our goal is for each camper to gain a deeper understanding of himself/herself.
E.Kettleby Valley Camp
Kettleby Valley Camp offers our campers all kinds of activities in which all the campers will
be interested.Our campsite lies in the big valley in a famous and beautiful mountain.During camp time,we will have competitions of Rock climbing,mountain bike cycling,mountain climbing and so on.We’re sure our campers will have an exciting and unforgettable summer!
F.Chestnut Camp
Chestnut offers boys and girls a facility(场所)along with creative day and evening
programming.Chestnut Lake is a traditional camp with a strong sports program.The new   facilities include:Olympic size pool,indoor basketball court,theater arts center,outdoor adventure course, gymnastics center and some other sports buildings.
下面是想参加夏令营的人员的有关信息,请根据这些信息匹配适合他们的夏令营:
【小题1】Mr.and Mrs.Black have a son,Jack,who is now 15 years old.As is known to us,boys of this age of ten can’t get along well with their parents.Sometimes he can’t understand his parents and therefore he often quarrels with his parents,which makes his parents heart broken.In order to improve their relationship,they decide to take part in a camp together with their son this summer.
【小题2】Tom is a boy of fourteen who loves sports very much.His favorite sport is basketball and he is now on the basketball team of his school.Since summer vacation is coming,he’d like to join a camp where he can have chances to play basketball with other boys.He also wants to take part in other physical activities.
【小题3】Jane is a lovely girl who is now twelve years old.Although she does well in her studies,she is lack of self?confidence and sometimes she can’t make her own decisions.In order to change her,her parents plan to let her join a camp during the coming summer vacation.
【小题4】Mike is a brave boy of fifteen who likes adventurous  activities in mountains.His dream is to become a  mountaineer and stand on the top of the highest mountain when he grows up.He asks his parents to allow him to  take a camp this summer vacation where he can improve his skills of mountain climbing.
【小题5】Lily is a 19?year?old girl who is now studying astronomy in a university. Her dream is to fly to space like an astronaut.  In order to know more about space and make some new friends who have the same interest with her,she decides to  go to a camp during the summer vacation.

People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she starred in National Velvet-the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who wins first place in a famous horse race, At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trained—and added three inches to her height in four months! Her acting in National Velvet is still considered the best by a child actress.

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

Taylor’s fame(名声)and popularity gave her a lot of power with the movie industry, so she was able to demand very high pay for her movies. In 1963, she received $1 million for her part in Cleopatra—the highest pay received by any star up to that time.

Elizabeth Taylor is a legend (传奇人物) of our time. Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet, she has been lucky, she has beauty, fame and wealth. But she is also a hard worker. Taylor seldom acts in movies any more. Instead, she puts her time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others—several years ago, she founded an organization that has raised more than $40 million for research and education.

1.The producers didn’t let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because they thought she ____.

A.was small in size

B.was too young

C.did not play well enough

D.did not show much interest

2.What Elizabeth Taylor and Velvet Brown had in common was that they were both _____.

A.popular all their lives

B.famous actresses

C.successful when very young

D.rich and kind-hearted

3.Taylor became Best Actress at the age of          .

A.12

B.28

C.31

D.34

4.In her later life, Elizabeth Taylor devoted herself to             .

A.doing business and helping others

B.turning herself into a legend

C.collecting money for the poor

D.going about research and education work

 

 

    So I’m driving the lovely and patient older daughter to work. At 7 a. m., she pushes the seat

warmer button as her new Honda zooms across L. A., the City of Padded Shoulders.

"Oh, look, I’m low on gas," she says.

First, we pick up her boss, then we pick up her other boss. They are all headed to Staples Center for some awards show. My daughter does something in public relations, I’m not sure what. But when this show comes along, she gets very busy.

"In the past two nights I’ve gotten, like, seven hours sleep," she notes, the implication being that I sleep all the time, which is pretty much true.

In Los Feliz, a dashboard light confirms that we are, indeed, low on fuel. This does not perturb my daughter.

"Don’t worry, we’ll get there," she says.

My daughter says nothing about getting back home, which is my job. I’ve just agreed to drop her off, so she can avoid traffic later. My task is simple, though now full of uncertainty.

I don’t know how I ended up dropping my daughter and her bosses off at 7 a.m. on a Sunday. I just know that J.D. Salinger may now be dead, but I still feel like Holden Caulfield -- at the mercy of too many yammering adults.

Now, I’ve had mixed luck with adults.

Apparently, my daughter’s job in PR is to keep everyone happy while telling the truth as much as possible. I sent her to college to study that. Now she is an expert.

"After you drop us off, you can get gas," my daughter assures me.

I have been her chauffeur for 26 years. By the time she was 3, I’d snapped her into a car seat some 14,000 times. I took her to seventh-grade dances, ski trips, college.

Even after all that, we continue to have a civil relationship, sort of a queen-mum-and-her-

driver sort of dynamic. When I screw up, she just raises her pretty chin and snorts. It’s very British.

By the way, my daughter now has a nicer car than I do, which is a sign she is doing well. Or, as with so many young people, she is up to her hoop earrings in consumer debt.

1.Which of the following statements in NOT true about the author’s daughter?

         A.She is fashionable.     B.She always tells the truth.

         C.She is doing well in her work.    D.She lives a fast-paced life.

2.The author’s tone suggests that_________.

         A.he is feeling left behind when his daughter has grown up and begun adult life

         B.he is content with his grown daughter

         C.he does not like his daughter’s bosses

         D.he will not believe his daughter any more

3.It can be concluded from the passage that_________.

         A.the author won’t have any difficulty in getting gas

         B.the daughter cares for her father a lot

         C.the author has done a lot to help his daughter get where she is 

         D.the British people have pretty chin and snort often

4.By referring to J. D. Salinger and Holden Caulfield, the author is most probably_________.

         A.recalling his daughter’s childhood

         B.mentioning his family members who are now dead

         C.comparing his situation to a scene in a famous literary work

         D.telling a story about his daughter’s friends

5.What is the best title for this passage?

         A.A PR’s Busy Life

         B.Relationship Between Dad and Daughter

         C.A Loving Father

         D.Go Ahead and Fill Her up, Dad

 

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