One day he had just got into the train with all his luggage when a young man came and sat down in the seat opposite him. The young man took out a book and began to read it, while the actor tried to get some sleep in his corner of the carriage.

When he opened his eyes, he found that the young man was looking at him with his mouth open, his book forgotten. The actor shut his eyes and tried to sleep again, but every time he opened them, the young man was looking at him with the same fixed look. At last he gave up the attempt to sleep, took out a newspaper, put it up in front of him and began to read.

After a few moments the young man cleared his throat and spoke, “I beg your pardon, sir, ”he said, “but haven’t I seen you somewhere before? ”The actor didn’t answer. He didn’t even put his newspaper down.

The young man said nothing more for several minutes, but then he tried again. “I beg your pardon, sir, ”he said. “But are you going to San Francisco? ”

The actor put his paper down this time, looked at the young man severely without saying a word, and then put the paper up in front of him again.

This time there was an even longer pause before the young man spoke again. Then he said, in a last attempt to start a conversation with the great man, “I am George P. Anderson of Wilmington, Vermont. ”

This time the actor put his paper down and spoke, “So am I,  ”he said.

1. The actor didn’t feel like getting into conversation with anyone, for he ______.

A. never talked with strangers

B. was too tired

C. didn’t feel very well

D. wanted to read books

2. The young man he met with on the train ______.

A. didn’t know him at all

B. wanted to talk with him

C. recognized him at first sight

D. was a famous actor too

3. The actor took up a newspaper to ______.

A. cover his face

B. find a topic for a conversation

C. prevent any possible conversation

D. draw other people’s attention

4. The young man looked at the actor surprisingly because he ______.

A. mistook him as his friend

B. saw a picture of him in the book

C. was the wanted man by the police

D. recognized the famous actor

5. The underlined sentence “So am I. ” probably suggests that the actor ______.

A. didn’t want to talk to the young man

B. wanted to start the conversation

C. had the same name as the young man

D. was telling the truth

A famous actor often had to travel by train. Of course, a lot of his fellow-passengers used to recognize him on his journeys, and some of them tried to get into conversation with him, but he was usually feeling tired after acting until late the night before, so he didn’t encourage them to talk to him.

One day he had just got into the train with all his luggage when a young man came and sat down in the seat opposite him. The young man took out a book and began to read it, while the actor tried to get some sleep in his corner of the carriage.

When he opened his eyes, he found that the young man was looking at him with his mouth open, his book forgotten. The actor shut his eyes and tried to sleep again, but every time he opened them, the young man was looking at him with the same fixed look. At last he gave up the attempt to sleep, took out a newspaper, put it up in front of him and began to read.

After a few moments the young man cleared his throat and spoke, “I beg your pardon, sir, ”he said, “but haven’t I seen you somewhere before? ”The actor didn’t answer. He didn’t even put his newspaper down.

The young man said nothing more for several minutes, but then he tried again. “I beg your pardon, sir, ”he said. “But are you going to San Francisco? ”

The actor put his paper down this time, looked at the young man severely without saying a word, and then put the paper up in front of him again.

This time there was an even longer pause before the young man spoke again. Then he said, in a last attempt to start a conversation with the great man, “I am George P. Anderson of Wilmington, Vermont. ”

This time the actor put his paper down and spoke, “So am I,  ”he said.

1. The actor didn’t feel like getting into conversation with anyone, for he ______.

A. never talked with strangers

B. was too tired

C. didn’t feel very well

D. wanted to read books

2. The young man he met with on the train ______.

A. didn’t know him at all

B. wanted to talk with him

C. recognized him at first sight

D. was a famous actor too

3. The actor took up a newspaper to ______.

A. cover his face

B. find a topic for a conversation

C. prevent any possible conversation

D. draw other people’s attention

4. The young man looked at the actor surprisingly because he ______.

A. mistook him as his friend

B. saw a picture of him in the book

C. was the wanted man by the police

D. recognized the famous actor

5. The underlined sentence “So am I. ” probably suggests that the actor ______.

A. didn’t want to talk to the young man

B. wanted to start the conversation

C. had the same name as the young man

D. was telling the truth

请选出与所给句子或划线部分意思最接近的答案：（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

1.

Was it by accident or by design?

  A. Was it on purpose or not?           B. Was it designed by somebody?

  C. Was it an accident?             D. Did it happen accidently?

2.

 Did I really hear a voice or was it only my fancy? 

  A. Did I really hear a voice or was it only my image？

  B. Did I really hear a voice or was it only what I like?

  C. Did I hear a voice or someone crying in my dream?

  D. Did I notice a voice or it is not the really one?

3.

 He is above stealing.

  A. He is good at stealing.                 B. He never steals.   

C. He likes stealing.                  D. He is forced to steal.

4.

 He is a bad actor.                    

  A. He is not good at performance.            B. He is a little good at performance.

  C. He is a very dangerous person to do anything.   D. He is not fit for being an actor.

5.

 He is lacking animal force.             

  A. His energy is not full enough.              B. He is as strong as an animal.

  C. He can do something with his own force.    D. He has enough energy.

6.

 He is anything but a doctor.

  A. He is only a doctor.                B. He is not a doctor.

  C. He is somebody else.                D. What he does isn’t like a doctor.

7.

 Anything is at your service.

  A. Your work is to serve everything.  B. You can serve everybody with your own effort.

   C. We all want to get your service.   D. You can use everything you need as you like.

68. You’ve tried three times. Tony’s been standing for two hours; let the dog see the rabbit!

  A. let the dog run after a rabbit          B. ask the dog to watch rabbits

  C. it’s Tony’s turn to do something      D. it’s your turn to do something.

8.

What price going for a walk?

  A. What about going for a walk?        B. How much do you need for going for a walk?

  C. How much could I get for a walk?   D. What is the price you’ll pay for a walking?

9.

 He talked and talked but never came to the point.

   A. He talked a lot on the key point.  B. He talked a lot but didn’t focus on the key point.

   C. He talked less than he need to.    D. He talked more than he really needed to.

10.

 He began to smell a rat in the matter.

   A. feel that there was a rat near him         B. feel something not going so good

   C. feel a rat would make something wrong  D. smell a rat’s smell in the matter

11.

 John is always reasonable.               

   A. John is open-minded and easy to get along with.

   B. John always has a reason to do what he wants.

   C. John is always good at reasoning in some case.

   D. John can reason something others couldn’t.

12.

 I must pop off now.                   

   A. I must go now.                 B. My pop music life is ended now.

   C. I am not popular.                  D. I must make my corn pop.

13.

 He doesn’t care a pin for her.           

   A. He doesn’t like a needle for her.     B. He wasn’t a pin to her.

   C. He doesn’t care about her.            D. He doesn’t want to throw a pin on her.

14.

 You mustn’t take everything so personally.

   A. You mustn’t want to take everything as his own.  

B. You may not think of everything as yours.

C. You couldn’t gain everything which doesn’t belong to you.

D. You mustn’t think that somebody is criticizing you when he is not.

15.

 What a peach of a room!

   A. What a wonderful room which holds so many peaches!

   B. What a big peach in the room!

   C. What a big peach room it is!

   D. What a nice room it is!

16.

 Your number comes up.

   A. Your number becomes larger and larger.         B. Your number keeps going up.

   C. You are lucky.                             D. You are unfortunate.

17.

 Somebody’s number is up / goes up.

   A. Somebody’s number is end.         B. Somebody’s number may keeps going up.

   C. It’s time for somebody to go west.    D. It’s time for somebody to add up his number.

18.

It feels nice and soft.   

   A. It is nice and soft.               B. It is nice but soft.    

C. It is soft except nice.           D. It feels very soft.

19.We see more of Blair these days.  

   A. These days we can watch more about Blair.

B. We know more about Blair these days.

   C. We have seen Blair more times these times.

D. These days found we could see Blair.

任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

It all began with ...

Orlando Bloom was not a “good” student in school. Because of dyslexia, a reading and writing disorder (障碍), he struggled in many courses.

But Bloom says the dyslexia gave him the encouragement to overcome (克服) his difficulties.

In an interview with the Telegraph, the 32-year-old said the condition turned him into an ambitious person. “Because of the dyslexia, I always thought I had to work twice as hard as everyone else just to go the same distance,” he said. “That gave me a real kick as a kid and a lot of encouragement later on. In one sense, I guess that I'm grateful (感激的).”

Bloom is always preparing it thoroughly(充分地) when it comes to an audition (试镜) for a part. Perhaps this is what won him his role in the Lord of the Rings, a highly successful film trilogy (三部曲). “I really prepared it thoroughly for the audition and it's paid off,” he said.

It was the beginning of a fame that led to even greater success as a movie actor. But unlike some young people who aim for fame and fortune, Bloom believed an acting career “has been fulfilling (实现) his childhood fantasies”.

“Aged 9, I had this girlfriend and we used to have running races in the park to see who would be her boyfriend for the day. I wanted to be like Superman and fly in and rescue her. Once I realized Superman was an actor, I thought, ‘That's for me''.”

Bloom has always played special characters, like a knight (骑士) and a prince. It's difficult to picture him in everyman roles.

In October, Bloom was named Goodwill Ambassador (亲善大使) for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). His first task will be to film a documentary about the importance of clean water supplies.

In fact, Bloom started work for the UNICEF in 2007. On his first visit to Nepal, he was asked by students to take a small part in a play they were performing on local radio.