The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audience could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent camera team out one evening to film the sunset for him.
The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”
“No, Sir,” the men answered.
The director was angry.  “Why not?”  he asked.
“Well,” one of the men answered, “we are on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”
“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”
But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards, Then it’ll look like a sunset.” “That’s a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera team and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”
The camera team went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, Sir,” they said, and give it to him. He was very pleased.
They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the sunset behind them.”
The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera team to stop. The birds in the film were flying backwards away from the beach.
【小题1】One evening, the director sent his camera team out ______.

A.to watch a beautiful sunset.
B.to find an actor and an actress.
C.to film a scene on the sea.
D.to meet the audience.
【小题2】Why did the director want to send his team to the west coast?
A.Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset
B.Because he was angry about his team
C.Because it was his secretary’s suggestion
D.Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset
【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true?
A.The team followed the secretary’s advice.
B.If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is a place to go to.
C.The camera team wasn’t able to film the scene the first day.
D.The director ordered his team to stop filming the “sunset”
【小题4】The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because _____.  
A.it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine
B.when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening
C.it was more moving than a sunrise
D.the ocean looked more than a sunrise
【小题5】After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands _____.
A.because he was moved to tears
B.as he saw everything in the film moving backwards
C.as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined
D.because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and the heroine

完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)

When she was seven, we found out that Jenny had a few problems. Several ___36___ and many speech classes later, we found out that besides hearing, she also had Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis(幼儿类风湿性关节炎).

She could not put ___37___ on the heels of her feet, so she walked on tiptoe and when the pain became unbearable, I carried her.

All ___38___ grade school, and on into high school, Jenny suffered, yet never complained. She ___39___ a smile on her face, a song on her lips, and a(n) ___40___ and acceptance of others. I don’t remember her ever

___41___ self-pity. She ran when she could run. She played when she could play, and she danced when she could dance. And, when she could do ___42___ of these things, she took her medicine, and she waited until she ___43___.

Jenny never competed in a sport. She could not even take part in a gym class. Jenny continued to have one operation after another on her ___44___. Finally, her hearing improved to 60%, and she taught herself to ___45___ lips.

She was ___46___ popular and funny, attending every football game, and cheering the team on. She carried her pillow everywhere she went, so that she could ___47___ the pain, when she sat down. Then came her senior year. She would be considered for scholarships; however, school activities, especially ___48___, could often mean the ___49___ between receiving an award and losing out.

So Jenny came to a decision. She ___50___ the high school football coach to let her participate. She got her best friend to sign up with her. Finally the coach ___51___, saying, “If you miss one game, you are out!” So, Jenny became a member o the Garrett High School Football Team.

She carried bottles of water to her teammates. She did much preparation work for the team. She worked so actively that it ___52___ to be one of the best year for the Garrett High School Football Team, in its 25-year history.

When asked why he thought the team was winning all their games, even in the ___53___ of injury, one team member explained, “Well, when you’ve been knocked down, and you can’t seem to move, you ___54___ and see Jenny Lewis. It makes anything the rest of us may suffer seem pretty ___55___.”

36. A. trials                  B. examinations                   C. experiments              D. treatments

37. A. control        B. power                             C. strength                    D. pressure

38. A. through              B. across                      C. over                         D. above

39. A. expressed            B. wore                               C. took                         D. made

40. A. love                   B. admiration                C. envy                        D. desire

41. A. speaking             B. talking                            C. sharing                     D. voicing

42. A. nothing        B. all                                  C. none                        D. some

43. A. would                 B. could                              C. should               D. might

44. A. ears                    B. legs                                C. arms                        D. mouth

45. A. see                     B. learn                               C. read                         D. hear

46. A. never                  B. totally                      C. occasionally              D. seldom

47. A. struggle              B. lose                                C. stop                         D. ease

48. A. grades         B. relationships                    C. sports                D. communication

49. A. importance   B. difference                 C. chance                     D. choice

50. A. begged        B. demanded                        C. required                   D. managed

51. A. gave out             B. gave in                            C. held up                    D. held on

52. A. turned over  B. turned out                C. turned up                 D. turned in

53. A. sight                   B. fear                                C. risk                          D. face

54. A. looked down       B. looked in                         C. looked up                 D. looked out

55. A. different             B. worth                              C. difficult                   D. unimportant

 

Michael O’her lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relationship. The father believed in encouragement.

Though Michael was the    21   of the class when he entered high school, his    22  continued to encourage him, but also made it very clear that he did not have to play    23   if he didn’t want to.

However, Michael loved football and was    24  to try his best at every practice. All through high school, he never   25  a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer(替补队员) all four years. His   26  father was always in the stands, with words of   27  for him.

It was the end of the football season, and as Michael ran slowly onto the practice field shortly    28  the big final game, the coach met him with a telegram. Michael    29   the telegram and became deathly silent—his father died that morning, and the sad man left for    30  immediately.

In the third quarter,  when the team was ten points   31  , a silent young man eagerly 32 onto the sidelines. The coach and his players were shocked to see their team-mate back so    33 .

“Coach, please let me  34 . I have to play today,” said Michael. Feeling sorry for him, the coach   35  . Before long, nobody could believe their eyes. This small bench warmer played like a(n)    36 . He helped his team win finally.

When the team was cheering for their    37 , Michael was sitting in the corner all alone. The coach came to him and said, “You were fantastic! Tell me   38  you did it?”

Tears in eyes, Michael said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know he was blind?” He    39  a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could    40   me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”

1..

A.strongest

B.smallest

C.biggest

D.youngest

 

2.

A.coach

B.players

C.classmates

D.father

 

3.

A.football

B.games

C.practices

D.basketball

 

4.

A.required

B.determined

C.satisfied

D.reminded

 

5.

A.failed

B.lost

C.missed

D.won

 

6.

A.sympathetic

B.upset

C.faithful

D.optimistic

 

7.

A.encouragement

B.judgment

C.wisdom

D.amusement

 

8.

A.after

B.since

C.towards

D.before

 

9.

A.went through

B.turned over

C.got over

D.tore up

 

10.

A.school

B.home

C.field

D.class

 

11.

A.ahead

B.beside

C.behind

D.away

 

12.

A.walked

B.ran

C.stepped

D.slipped

 

13.

A.quietly

B.sadly

C.punctually

D.soon

 

14.

A.go

B.fight

C.work

D.play

 

15.

A.left

B.refused

C.agreed

D.cried

 

16.

A.star

B.son

C.amateur

D.trainer

 

17.

A.victory

B.award

C.memorial

D.unity

 

18.

A.why

B.when

C.where

D.how

 

19.

A.spread

B.skipped

C.forced

D.stopp

 

20.

A.hear

B.see

C.feel

D.make

 

The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audience could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent camera team out one evening to film the sunset for him.

 The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”

 “No, Sir,” the men answered.

The director was angry.  “Why not?”  he asked.

“Well,” one of the men answered, “we are on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”

“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”

But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards, Then it’ll look like a sunset.” “That’s a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera team and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”

The camera team went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, Sir,” they said, and give it to him. He was very pleased.

They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the sunset behind them.”

The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera team to stop. The birds in the film were flying backwards away from the beach.

1.One evening, the director sent his camera team out ______.

A. to watch a beautiful sunset.

B. to find an actor and an actress.

C. to film a scene on the sea.

D. to meet the audience.

2.Why did the director want to send his team to the west coast?

   A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset

B. Because he was angry about his team

C. Because it was his secretary’s suggestion

D. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The team followed the secretary’s advice.

B. If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is a place to go to.

C. The camera team wasn’t able to film the scene the first day.

D. The director ordered his team to stop filming the “sunset”

4.The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because _____.  

A. it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine

B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

C. it was more moving than a sunrise

D. the ocean looked more than a sunrise

5.After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands _____.

A. because he was moved to tears

B. as he saw everything in the film moving backwards

C. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined

D. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and the heroine

 

阅读理解。
     Kobe Bryant was born with basketball already in his blood. His dad was a former NBA star. When Kobe was
six years old, his dad started playing basketball in Europe, so his family moved to Italy. The family stayed there
for seven years. While living in Italy, Kobe learned to speak fluent Italian and started playing basketball.
     The family moved back to the United States when Kobe was 13 and he started playing high school basketball.
Kobe figured he was already good enough to play in the NBA, so he skipped college and was selected right after
high school by the Charlotte Hornets in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft. In a trade the Hornets are still
crying about, they sent Kobe to the LA Lakers. Despite not going to college, Kobe was a quick learner on the
courts of the NBA. He played in the NBA All-Star Game for the first time in 1998 and by 2000, Kobe had
developed into one of basketball's best players. Kobe and Shaquille O'Neal teamed up to lead the LA Lakers to
three straight NBA Championship Titles from 2000 to 2002.
     In 2003, Kobe was caught by the police.
     In 2004, the case against Kobe was dropped, but Kobe still had to live with a damaged reputation. In 2004,
Kobe tried to prove that he could lead the LA Lakers without Shaq. After Kobe told the Lakers he wouldn't be
wearing the purple and gold if Shaq was in the team, O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat before the 2004-2005
season. The trade was good news for the Heat, who won the NBA championship with O'Neal. In the next few
years, Kobe grew disappointed as his team repeatedly suffered first round exits. The 2007-2008 season is when
the LA Lakers finally got over the hump. They went on to have the best record of any team.
1. By the first sentence, the author means _____.
[     ]
A. Kobe's blood was special when he was born
B. all of Kobe's family members are basketball players
C. Kobe liked to play with a basketball as a baby
D. Kobe was born to be a basketball player
2. We can infer (推断) from the second paragraph that _____.
[     ]
A. the Charlotte Hornets regretted trading Kobe
B. in 1998, Kobe became one of basketball's best players
C. the LA Lakers have won three NBA Championship Titles till now
D. Kobe was confident about his playing before high school
3. What is the right order of the following events?
    a. Shaq was traded to the Heat.
    b. Kobe was caught by the police.
    c. Kobe's family moved to Italy.
    d. Kobe played in the NBA All-Star Game for the first time.
[     ]
A. cbad
B. cdba
C. cabd
D. dcab
4. The underlined part "got over the hump" means _____.
[     ]
A. gained the advantage
B. lost the game
C. went through the hard times
D. traded a better player
5. The writer wrote the passage to _____.
[     ]
A. give us a brief introduction of Kobe
B. tell us how to become a basketball star
C. give us some news about the NBA All-Star Game
D. introduce the LA lakers

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