Directions:Read the passage and answer the questions or complete the statements

  First Maggie, then 20, asked Stepmom and Dad if she could store a few boxes with them in Washington while she looked for another place to live.Then Maggie said she would like to move in to be with her boxes until her boyfriend Joe bought an apartment.Next Maggie asked whether Joe could move in“temporarily”until the apartment deal was closed.When Lucy and Pablo Sanchez returned home from vacation last Christmas, they found their small living room crammed with his boxes and a second welcome mat next to their own on the front porch(门廊).Lucy Sanchez says:“I have a headache.”

  Analysts cite a variety of reasons for this return to the nest.The marriage age is rising, a condition that makes home and its benefits particularly attractive to young people, say experts.A high divorce rate and a declining remarriage rate are sending economically pressed and emotionally frustrated survivors back to parental shelters.For some, the expense of an away-from-home college education has become so big that many students now attend local schools.Even after graduation, young people find housing costs soaring.

  Sallie Knighton, 26, moved back to her parents' suburban Atlanta home to save enough money to buy a car.Her job as a teacher provided only enough money to cover car payments and an additional loan she had taken out.Her mother agrees,“It's ridiculous for the kids to pay all that money for rent.It makes sense for kids to stay at home.”Bradley Kulat, 25, makes about $20,000 a year as an equipment technician in a hospital.That is enough to support a modest household, but he chooses to live at his parents' house outside Chicago.He admits to expensive tastes.He recently bought an $8,000 car and owns an $800 stereo system, a $300 ten-speed bike and an elegant wardrobe.Says his mother Evelyn:“It keeps you thinking younger, trying to keep up with them.”

  Sharing the family home requires adjustments for all.There are quarrels over bathrooms, telephones and privacy.Some families manage the delicate balancing act.At 34, Esther Rodriguez dreaded returning to her parents' Denver home after three years of law school forced her $20,000 into debt.“I thought it was going to be a restriction on my independence,”she recalls.Instead, she was touched when her father installed a desk and phone in the basement so she would have a private study.But for others, the setup proves too difficult.Michelle Del Turco, 24, of Englewood, Colo., a Denver suburb, has been home three times-and left three times.“What I considered a social drink, my dad considered an alcohol problem,”she explains.“He never liked anyone I dated, so I either had to sneak around or meet them at friends' houses.”

(Write your answer with no more than FIFTEEN words.)

1.What does“a second welcome mat next to their own on the front porch”________(Paragraph 1)mean to Lucy?

2.Today, more and more people choose to return to the nest for ________ and ________ reasons.

3.The underlined expression“to admit to expensive tastes”means ________.

4.Why did Michelle Del Turco have to sneak around or meet his date at friends' houses?

阅读1至5中想要观赏影片的个人信息介绍和A至F中六部影片的信息介绍,为影片观赏者选择合适的影片,并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。
________【小题1】These days Ada and her classmates are arguing about whether a woman can play an important role in the political area as Hillary, they are searching for any useful information about women and politics.
________【小题2】Albert shows great interest in Asian history. These days he is busy collecting information about how people in Asia fought against colonists(殖民者)in the 1930s.He thinks the people from that time were very great.
________【小题3】Elva realizes that it is difficult to combine music and performance perfectly so she wants to watch more films and plays that are full of music.
________【小题4】Ivy is something of a dreamer. She is always hoping that one day she will come across a boy in an unexpected situation. In her opinion, films like that are the most romantic.
________【小题5】Tim majors in science. He likes watching films that can not only let him know more about the modern great scientists but also can give him some courage.

A.Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi became the famous leader of the Indian movement against the British through his philosophy of non-violent protest(非暴力抗争). This film describes his life and times and how he managed to free his country from the British rule using peaceful means.
B.Gettysburg
It is a film directed by Ronald F. Maxwell which presents a lifelike picture of the Gettysburg War, the turning point of the Civil War. The famous speech The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln is related to this war.
C.Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday, a 1953 romantic comedy, introduced American audiences to Belgian-born actress Audrey Hepburn. Princess Anne signs up for a very popular tour of all the European capitals. When she arrives in Rome, unexpectedly she falls in love with Joe Bradley, an American reporter working for the Rome Daily American,
D.The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a 1956 film directed by Robert wise. It’s one of the most beloved movie musicals of all-time. THE SOUND OF MUSIC had all the makings of a successful film -- beautiful songs, the brilliant performance, and most importantly, an interesting story with sympathetic heroes and broad family appeal.
E.A Beautiful Mind
This is a 2001 American film about John Forbes Nash. The story begins in the early years of Nash's life at Princeton University,as he develops his "original idea" that will revolutionize the world of mathematics. Early in the movie,Nash begins developing mental illness and brings a heavy burden upon his wife and friends.However, he learns to live with his disease and finally wins the Nobel Prize.
F.Evita
Eva(Evita)Peron,started out life as a poor girl who went on to become an actress and then the wife of the president of Argentina,Juan Peron.The film is a story of love and politics.Evita’s huge political influence and constant charity(慈善)work earned her love from people all over the country. She is described-as the most beloved woman in Argentina.

It was just getting dark. There was a touch of fog and I was on a lonely stretch of road.   36 I was going along cheerfully, thinking about the dinner I would eat when I got to Salistury .

I was going along   37 at about thirty-five miles an hour when suddenly I heard a scream, a  38 scream--- “ Help! ” I looked round, but the only   39 of life was a large, black, rather suspicious--looking(可疑的)car just   40  a bend in the road about a hundred yards away. That was where the cry had come from. I   41  speed and went after it. I think the driver saw what I was doing, for he did the same and began to draw   42  me. As I drew near, the girl’s voice came again, a lovely voice but trembling with   43  .

“Let me go, you coward; you’re hurting me. Oh ! Oh ! ”

I felt my   44  boil. The fog was coming down   45  now, and the countryside was lonelier. I had no  46 that the murderous guy in the car noticed this. Again came a cry.

“Drop that knife, you fool. Oh ! ” Then a cry and a groan(呻吟).

If I was to save her, it was now or   47 . Perhaps even now I was too late. But if I couldn’t save the girl, I would at least try to bring the murderer to   48 . The car was only a couple of yards away now. I drove the bike right across its   49 , and its brakes(刹车)screamed as the driver tried to pull it over and  50  into the ditch(沟)at the side of the road. The door of the car was pushed open angrily and a dark, evil-looking fellow stepped out .

“You fool!” he shouted as he came towards me with his fist raised to hit me. But I was   51   than he. I put all I could into   52  that would have knocked out Joe Louis. It   53  him right on the point of the chin; his   54  slowly bent under him, and he dropped to the ground without a sound. I rushed to the car,   55  open the door and looked inside. There was no girl there. Suddenly from the back of the car came a voice.

“You have been listening to a radio play, Murder in Hollywood, with Mae Garbo and Clark Taylor. The news will follow immediately . ”

1.

A.And

B.Though

C.Therefore

D.But

 

2.

A.quietly

B.quickly

C.carefully

D.nervously

 

3.

A.boy’s

B.man’s

C.woman’s

D.driver’s

 

4.

A.person

B.sign

C.sound

D.form

 

5.

A.turning

B.crossing

C.going

D.driving

 

6.

A.slowed down

B.put on

C.added to

D.took up

 

7.

A.right behind

B.close to

C.away from

D.near by

 

8.

A.joy

B.sorrow

C.fear

D.anger

 

9.

A.tears

B.heart

C.face

D.blood

 

10.

A.slighter

B.thicker

C.lower

D.harder

 

11.

A.need

B.effort

C.trouble

D.doubt

 

12.

A.never

B.late

C.ever

D.then

 

13.

A.justice

B.court

C.lawyer

D.sentence

 

14.

A.direction

B.path

C.front

D.nose

 

15.

A.drove

B.ran

C.crashed

D.sped

 

16.

A.slower

B.quicker

C.taller

D.heavier

 

17.

A.an anger

B.a fist

C.a beat

D.a blow

 

18.

A.caught

B.struck

C.knocked

D.beat

 

19.

A.chin

B.fists

C.knees

D.body

 

20.

A.hit

B.brought

C.pushed

D.pulled

 

 

         How did a high school football coach build a championship dynasty by never playing to win? In Smith Center, Kansas, Roger Barta, 64, a longtime coach and former math teacher at Smith Center High School, wearing a red shirt, stood before his players.“…Guys.We don't talk about winning and losing.We talk about getting a little better every day, about being a team.” Over the next four months, his team went on to beat other teams, winning another perfect season.

         Barta grew up in Plainville, and when a back injury ended Barta's playing career, he wasn't sure whether he wanted to be a college student.One summer, he took a job in the Kansas oil fields.It took him a single rainy day of working in the field to realize that university was for him.“I almost froze to death,” he says.He looked around at his co-workers, who were aged beyond their years."They were all missing fingers and teeth.I didn't want to do that for the rest of my life."

         He returned to Fort Hays State to earn a mathematics degree and went on to get a master's in math education at the University of Georgia.Today, Barta spends as much time helping players figure out what they want to do with their lives as he does coaching.

         To most kids here, Barta is not just a winning coach but also a mentor(导师,顾问).Barta insists that the members of his team be well-rounded.During last year's playoffs(附加赛), for instance, Joe Osburn was struggling with Macbeth in English class.Barta told him that either he mastered Shakespeare or his season was finished.Barta got the captains involved, and they took turns quizzing Osburn on his lines of Shakespeare.He pulled his grades up and kept playing.

         “Roger likes everything about football,” says Barta's wife, Pam.“But what he loves most is watching the boys learn a little more.”

1.What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?

         A.How Barta built a championship dynasty?

         B.Barta’s career as a coach.

         C.How Barta taught his students football skills.

         D.Barta’s attitude towards winning and losing.

2.From the the passage we know Barta        .

         A.hurt his back in an oil field

         B.didn’t want to be a college student

         C.wasn’t satisfied with being an oil worker

         D.began his playing career at high school

3.Which of the following statements about Barta is TRUE??

         A.He earned his master’s degree from Fort Hays State.

         B.He helps his players deal with life.

         C.He likes Shakespeare very much.

         D.He loves football more than anything else.

4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

         A.How to Be a Good Football Coach

         B.A Brief Introduction to Roger Barta

         C.Coach and Math Teacher—Roger Barta

         D.Life Coach—Roger Barta

 

阅读1至5中想要观赏影片的个人信息介绍和A至F中六部影片的信息介绍,为影片观赏者选择合适的影片,并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

________1.These days Ada and her classmates are arguing about whether a woman can play an important role in the political area as Hillary, they are searching for any useful information about women and politics.

________2.Albert shows great interest in Asian history. These days he is busy collecting information about how people in Asia fought against colonists(殖民者)in the 1930s.He thinks the people from that time were very great.

________3.Elva realizes that it is difficult to combine music and performance perfectly so she wants to watch more films and plays that are full of music.

________4.Ivy is something of a dreamer. She is always hoping that one day she will come across a boy in an unexpected situation. In her opinion, films like that are the most romantic.

________5.Tim majors in science. He likes watching films that can not only let him know more about the modern great scientists but also can give him some courage.

A.Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi became the famous leader of the Indian movement against the British through his philosophy of non-violent protest(非暴力抗争). This film describes his life and times and how he managed to free his country from the British rule using peaceful means.

B.Gettysburg

It is a film directed by Ronald F. Maxwell which presents a lifelike picture of the Gettysburg War, the turning point of the Civil War. The famous speech The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln is related to this war.

C.Roman Holiday

Roman Holiday, a 1953 romantic comedy, introduced American audiences to Belgian-born actress Audrey Hepburn. Princess Anne signs up for a very popular tour of all the European capitals. When she arrives in Rome, unexpectedly she falls in love with Joe Bradley, an American reporter working for the Rome Daily American,

D.The Sound of Music

The Sound of Music is a 1956 film directed by Robert wise. It’s one of the most beloved movie musicals of all-time. THE SOUND OF MUSIC had all the makings of a successful film -- beautiful songs, the brilliant performance, and most importantly, an interesting story with sympathetic heroes and broad family appeal.

E.A Beautiful Mind

This is a 2001 American film about John Forbes Nash. The story begins in the early years of Nash's life at Princeton University,as he develops his "original idea" that will revolutionize the world of mathematics. Early in the movie,Nash begins developing mental illness and brings a heavy burden upon his wife and friends.However, he learns to live with his disease and finally wins the Nobel Prize.

F.Evita

Eva(Evita)Peron,started out life as a poor girl who went on to become an actress and then the wife of the president of Argentina,Juan Peron.The film is a story of love and politics.Evita’s huge political influence and constant charity(慈善)work earned her love from people all over the country. She is described-as the most beloved woman in Argentina.

 

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