【题目】阅读下列短文,从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

When people think of Hollywood, they think of the city where dreams come trueThis did not apply to FScott Fitzgerald, a screenwriter who had his share of ups and downs in this landFitzgerald was not a successful Hollywood writer because he was not good at the career path he choseHe was an amazing novelist, but his efforts of turning them into screenplays ended in disappointment and confusionIt was because of a lack of potential for screenwriting as well as his addiction and desire to be famous

Growing up as a boy, Fitzgerald went to movies a lotHe wanted to write stories that would eventually turn into moviesThe problem was: just because Fitzgerald wanted to do something didn’t necessarily mean that he was good at itHe made his attempts, but most of these efforts ended in disappointment because he thought about the change from script(剧本)to screen too muchHis plot was too detailed and complicated; his tone was too serious or his dialogue too sentimental(感伤的).

Fitzgerald’s quick rise to fame also led to his fallIn life, things are not meant to happen all at once, all that the same time but it did for FitzgeraldAt his best time, three of his early stories were made into short films, including The Great Gatsby and Babylon RevisitedAs the twenties approached, he was gradually forgotten by the reading publicHe became drunk and constantly took pills both to sleep and wake upHis marriage was destroyed and his wife broke down mentallyHe seemed unsure about his life

Fitzgerald had another chance at success when many opportunities came his way, including revisions of Emlyn William’s play The Light of Heart and production of one of his own scripts, CosmopolitanHowever, these were all put aside and he was right back where he started, left behind and called a “ruined man”Fitzgerald simply wanted too much in his lifeHe wanted “to be both a great novelist and a Hollywood success, to write songs like Cole Porter and poetry like John Keats”His addiction to fame held him back and led to his failure as a Hollywood writer

1Which is a reason that Fitzgerald failed in screenwriting?

A. He was not talented in screenwriting

B. He had a miserable family life

C. He spent too much time watching movies

D. He was greedy for money in his life

2Fitzgerald’s screenwriting was _____

A. disappointing in ending

B. complex in plot

C. playful in tone

D. simple in dialogue

3Which of the following was NOT written by Fitzgerald?

A. The Great Gatsby B. Babylon Revisited

C. The Light of Heart D. Cosmopolitan

4When Fitzgerald had another chance at success, he ______

A. took full advantage of it

B. went back home to start business

C. refused to make changes

D. started to write songs and poems

5What is the best title of the passage?

A. Fallen for Fame Addiction: FScott Fitzgerald

B. An Inch into Fame: FScott Fitzgerald

C. FScott Fitzgerald: A Great Novelist

D. FScott Fitzgerald: A Great Screenwriter

【题目】There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book hand. Of course, we may with our guide-books the history and developments of a town and get to know them. then, if we take our time and in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we it as a whole, we begin to have some which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets in this particular way, and not in any way?

Here even the best guide-book us. One can't find in it the information about how a town has developed to the appearance. It may not describe the original (最初的 of a town. However, one may get some idea of what it look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine the town was first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town to develop.

What is the of studying towns in this way? For me, it is that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one's own eyes. A visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive just reading it in a guide-book.

【1】 A. in B. at C. by D. on

【2】 span>A. write B. study C. tell D. remember

【3】 A. strange B. similar C. separate D. special

【4】 A. But B. Before C. Since D. Until

【5】 A. march B. work C. stay D. wait

【6】 A. look at B. look after C. look for D. look up

【7】 A. ideas B. opinions C. feelings D. questions

【8】 A. of B. for C. like D. as

【9】 A. open B. run C. begin D. move

【10】 A. one B. more C. other D. such

【11】 A. helps B. tricks C. fails D. satisfies

【12】 A. old B. normal C. first D. present

【13】 A. capital B. meaning C. design D. change

【14】 A. used to B. seemed to C. had to D. happened to

【15】 A. what B. how C. when D. where

【16】 A. stops B. appears C. starts D. continues

【17】 A. point B. view C. problem D. difficulty

【18】 A. nearly B. simply C. generally D. hardly

【19】 A. costly B. formal C. group D. personal

【20】 A. from B. than C. through D. with

【题目】Katie was in big trouble. She was such a sweet kid; a third-grade teacher always dreamed of having a classroom filled with Katies; she was never ever a discipline(纪律) problem. I just couldn’t imagine why she had made her parents so angry.

It seemed that Katie had been running up sizable charges in the lunchroom. Her parents explained that Katie brought a great homemade lunch each day, and there was no reason for her to buy school lunch. They assumed a sit-down with Katie would solve the problem, but failed. So they asked me to help them get to the bottom of this situation.

So the next day, I asked Katie to my office. "Why are you charging lunches, Katie? What happened to your homemade lunch?" I asked. "I lose it," she responded. I leaned back in my chair and said, "I don't believe you, Katie. " She didn't care. "Is someone stealing your lunch, Katie?" I took a new track. "No. I just lose it," she said. Well, there was nothing else I could do.

The problem was still unsolved the next week when I noticed a boy who was new to the school sitting alone at a lunch table. He always looked sad. I thought I would go and sit with him for a while. As I walked towards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table. The name on the bag said "Katie".

Now I understood and I talked to Katie. It seemed that the new boy never brought a lunch, and he wouldn't go to the lunch line for a free lunch. He had told Katie his secret and asked her not to tell anyone that his parents wanted him to get a free lunch at school. Katie asked me not to tell her parents, but I drove to her house that evening after I was sure that she was in bed. I had never seen parents so proud of their child. Katie didn't care that her parents and teacher were disappointed in her. But she cared about a little boy who was hungry and scared.

Katie still buys lunch every day at school. And every day, as she heads out of the door, her mom hands her a delicious homemade lunch.

【1What did the author think of Katie?

A. She performed well at school.

B. She was a girl filled with love.

C. She often made trouble at school.

D. She used to be a discipline problem.

【2Why did Katie eat school lunch instead of her homemade lunch every day?

A. She lost her homemade lunch.

B. She had her homemade lunch stolen.

C. She didn't like the taste of her homemade lunch.

D. She gave her homemade lunch to a hungry boy.

【3What was Katie's parents' reaction to the truth about the lunch?

A. They were very angry. B. They were proud of Katie.

C. They were disappointed. D. They were rather upset.

【4】What can we learn from the passage?

A. Katie was informed that her parents had known her secret.

B. Katie told the author the truth of her lunch during their first talk.

C. Katie's secret of lunch was discovered by the author by accident.

D. Katie stopped buying lunch at school after her secret was discovered.

【题目】Greg Woodburn, a student at the University of Southern California, spends much time cleaning sneakers. Some once belonged to him; some were his friends. But soon they will have new owners; underprivileged children in the US and 20 other countries, thanks to Woodburn's Share Our Shoes (S. 0. S.) charity.

He was once a football star in high school. " I started thinking about all the things I got from running—the health benefits, the friendships, the confidence, " he says. And I realized there are children who don't even have shoes.

Woodburn gathered up his own slightly worn sneakers, then put out a call to teammates and the town. His goal was to have 100pairs by Christmas 2007. Surprisingly the count climbed to 500pairs. Back then, the sneakers came from donation boxes at the local sporting goods store and from door-to-door pickups. Woodburn has now set up collection boxes at two high schools. To date, S. 0. S. has collected and donated over 3,000 pairs.

Woodburn has cleaned almost all of them. People think of it as dirty work, He says. But I like doing it. As I work, I imagine who will get each pair. It takes three to five minutes to clean one pair, and he'll do up to 100 pairs at a time.

To ship the footwear, Woodburn teamed with Sports Gift, a nonprofit organization that provides soccer and baseball equipment to children around the world, whose founder and president said Greg's running shoes were a nice addition. For many recipients, the shoes represent opportunity. Two boys in Southern California attended school on alternate(间隔的)days because they shared a pair of shoes. They were too big for one boy and too small the other. Thanks to S. 0. S. ,each brother received his own pair of shoes. The boys now attend school daily. When they graduate, they say, they will help a stranger, just as Woodburn helped them.

【1】 The underlined word underprivileged " in Paragraph I most probably means __________.

A. modest B. poor

C. naughty D. aggressive

【2】 According to the passage, which of the following statement is false of Greg Woodburn?

A. Greg Woodburn was a football star when he was a senior student.

B. Greg Woodburn is the founder of Share Our Shoes (S. 0. S.).

C. Greg Woodburn has donated more than 100 shoes so far.

D. Greg Woodburn spends a lot of time cleaning almost all the shoes.

【3】 We can infer from Paragraph 3 that __________.

A. many people support Woodburn's Share Our Shoes (S. 0. S.)charity

B. Greg Woodburn collects shoes only by setting up collection boxes

C. high school students don't value their sneakers

D. Greg Woodburn collected 3,000 shoes by Christmas 2007

【4】 In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to tell us __________

A. Sports Gift is a department of Woodburn's S. 0. S.

B. there are so many poor families in Southern California.

C. the shoes from S. 0. S. are too big for some children.

D. the shoes from span>S. 0. S. play an important part in some children's life.

【5】 According to the passage, which of the following words can best describe Greg Woodburn?

A. Do-nothing. B. Hot-headed.

C. Warm-hearted. D. Self-serving.

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