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He was no scholar, and his classmates teased him．Rather than reading, the kid really preferred running around with an 8mm camera, shooting homemade movies of wrecks of his Lionel train set(which he showed to friends for a small fee)
In his second year of high school he dropped out．But when his parents persuaded him to return, he was mistakenly placed in a learning-disabled class, he lasted one month．Only when his family moved to another town did he land in a more suitable high school where he graduated eventually.
After being denied entrance into a traditional filmmaking school, Steven Spielberg enrolled in English at California State University at Long Beach .Then in 1965 he recalls ,in one of those casual moments, his life took a complete turn．Visiting Universal Studios , he met Chuck Silvers, an executive in the editorial department．Silvers liked the kid who made 8mm films and invited him back sometime to visit.
He appeared the next day．Without a job or a security clearance , Spielberg(dressed in a dark suit and tie, carrying his father’s briefcase with nothing inside but “a sandwich and candy bars’’)walked confidently up to the guard at the gate of Universal Studios and gave him a casual wave．The guard waved back．He was in.
“For the entire summer,” Spielberg remembers,” I dressed in my suit and hung out with the directors and writes including Silvers, who knew the kid was not a studio employee, but winked at the deception) I even found an office that was not being used ,and became a squatter．I bought some plastic tiles and put my name in the building directory: Steven Spielberg, Room 23C〞
It paid off for everyone．Ten years later the 28-year-old Spielberg directed Jaws, which took in $470 million, then the highest-grossing movie of all time．Dozens of films and awards have followed because Steven Spielberg knew what his teachers didn’t---talent is in the eyes of the filmmaker.
1．What is the text mainly about?
A．Dream is more important than knowledge
B．How Spielberg made his first famous film Jaws
C．Spielberg has a gift for filming
D．How Spielberg became a famous director
2．From the 4th and 5th paragraph we can know ___
A．he was confident and this won others’ admiration
B．he worked hard and got his own office
C．usually people can not come into Universal Studios freely
D．he had been accepted as a member of the company
3．What does the underlined word〝 winked〞mean?
A．shown great concern B．became angry
C．had to be silent D．pretended not to notice
4．Silvers helped Spielberg probably because__________
A．he was Spielberg’s father’s friend
B．Spielberg’s talent and passion for filming moved him
C．he hoped to find a good employee for Universal Studios
D．he was sure Spielberg would become a great director
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He was no scholar, and his classmates teased him．Rather than reading, the kid really preferred running around with an 8mm camera, shooting homemade movies of wrecks of his Lionel train set(which he showed to friends for a small fee)
In his second year of high school he dropped out．But when his parents persuaded him to return, he was mistakenly placed in a learning-disabled class, he lasted one month．Only when his family moved to another town did he land in a more suitable high school where he graduated eventually.
After being denied entrance into a traditional filmmaking school, Steven Spielberg enrolled in English at California State University at Long Beach .Then in 1965 he recalls ,in one of those casual moments, his life took a complete turn．Visiting Universal Studios , he met Chuck Silvers, an executive in the editorial department．Silvers liked the kid who made 8mm films and invited him back sometime to visit.
He appeared the next day．Without a job or a security clearance , Spielberg(dressed in a dark suit and tie, carrying his father’s briefcase with nothing inside but “a sandwich and candy bars’’)walked confidently up to the guard at the gate of Universal Studios and gave him a casual wave．The guard waved back．He was in.
“For the entire summer,” Spielberg remembers,” I dressed in my suit and hung out with the directors and writes including Silvers, who knew the kid was not a studio employee, but winked at the deception) I even found an office that was not being used ,and became a squatter．I bought some plastic tiles and put my name in the building directory: Steven Spielberg, Room 23C〞
It paid off for everyone．Ten years later the 28-year-old Spielberg directed Jaws, which took in $470 million, then the highest-grossing movie of all time．Dozens of films and awards have followed because Steven Spielberg knew what his teachers didn’t---talent is in the eyes of the filmmaker.
1．What is the text mainly about?
A．Dream is more important than knowledge
B．How Spielberg made his first famous film Jaws
C．Spielberg has a gift for filming
D．How Spielberg became a famous director
2．From the 4th and 5th paragraph we can know ___
A．he was confident and this won others’ admiration
B．he worked hard and got his own office
C．usually people can not come into Universal Studios freely
D．he had been accepted as a member of the company
3．What does the underlined word〝 winked〞mean?
A．shown great concern B．became angry
C．had to be silent D．pretended not to notice
4．Silvers helped Spielberg probably because__________
A．he was Spielberg’s father’s friend
B．Spielberg’s talent and passion for filming moved him
C．he hoped to find a good employee for Universal Studios
D．he was sure Spielberg would become a great director
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II．完形填空
Good Heart to Lean on
More than I realized, Dad has helped me keep my balance.
When I was growing up, I was embarrassed (尴尬的) to be seen with my father. He was severely disabled and very___21___,and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for___22___, people would stare. I would inwardly feel uncomfortable at the unwanted___23___.If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never___24___that he knew.
It was__25___to coordinate (cooperate ) our steps — his hesitant, mine impatient — and because of that, we didn’t___26___much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said,"You set the___27___.I will try to follow you."
Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was___28___he got to work. He went to work despite illness and nasty weather. He almost never missed a day and would___29___it to the office even if others could not. A matter of___30___.
He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or___31___. What he looked for___32___others was a "good heart", and if he found one, the___33___was good enough for him.
Now that I am older, I believe that his idea is a proper___34___by which to judge people, even though I___35___don’t know exactly what a "good heart" is.___ 36___I know the times I don’t have one myself.
He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he___37___I was unwilling to be seen with him during our___38___. Now that I am older, I’m sorry that I never told him how sorry I was for my feeling___39___be with him in public and how unworthy I felt to be his daughter. I think of him when I complain about trifles (something unimportant ), when I am envious of another’s good fortune, and when I don’t possess a "good heart".
At such times I put my hand on his arm to___40___my balance, and say, "You set the pace. I will try to follow you."
21．A．strong B．energetic C．short D．handsome
22．A．balance B．strength C．comfort D．courage
23．A．care B．attention C．situation D．friendship
24．A．hoped B．found C．liked D．showed
25．A．easy B．difficult C．possible D．necessary
26．A．see B．pay C．say D．give
27．A．rule B．time C．step D．pace
28．A．how B．why C．when D．where
29．A．get B．make C．take D．walk
30．A．joy B．faith C．belief D．pride
31．A．rich B．successful C．able D．hardworking
32．A．on B．in C．at D．with
33．A．owner B．keeper C．winner D．other
34．A．method B．value C．standard D．level
35．A．yet B．also C．ever D．still
36．A．And B．But C．Now D．Then
37．A．sensed B．smelled C．agreed D．recognized
38．A．walks B．talks C．stays D．visits
39．A．afraid B．proud C．ashamed D．disappointed
40．A．find B．keep C．refill D．regain
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