A few years ago, I moved into a new house in Los Angeles. Soon after, a family moved in next door. It wasn’t the best of times for me. I had just divorced(离婚) from my second wife, and I wasn’t working. I’d come home each day and sit by myself in the backyard. One night, I heard someone from the yard next door, “Tom ! How are you, Tom? ” 

I couldn’t see anybody through the trees, but I answered, “I’ m good.”

“Good!” said the voice.

“What’s your name?” I asked.

“Eric.” Then I heard someone say, “Eric, don’t bother him.”

“Okay!” Eric said. “Talk to you tomorrow!”                                                                           

Months later, on Halloween, we finally met face to face. Eric came to the door dressed like a rap star. We became friends. We’d hang out in our yards, and Eric, who was almost 17 at the time and look liked a 13-year-old, would tell me his ideas and dreams. Eric’s dad, Alec Gores, is a billionaire(亿万富翁), the head of Gores Technology Group.

One day, Alec called me and said, “I know you are an actor. My son’s an actor, too. And he’s very good. I want you to write a movie for him. He wants to do something like True lies.” That’s the movie I made in 1994. His father has given Eric the great gif of confidence. He believes he can do anything he wants. He also offered to fund the movie. And that’s how The Kid & I, which opens in November, began.

Well, I really have to say that opportunity(机会)lies anywhere.

1.What do we learn about the writer when he had just moved into his new house in Los Angele?

2.The writer of this passage is a(an)        .  

3.What do we learn about Eric from the passage?

4.The second last paragraph(倒数第二段)mainly tells us        .

5.From his experience in Los Angeles, the writer learnt that        . 

A few years ago, I moved into a new house in Los Angeles. Soon after, a family moved in next door. It wasn’t the best of times for me. I had just divorced(离婚) from my second wife, and I wasn’t working. I’d come home each day and sit by myself in the backyard. One night, I heard someone from the yard next door, “Tom ! How are you, Tom? ” 
I couldn’t see anybody through the trees, but I answered, “I’ m good.”
“Good!” said the voice.
“What’s your name?” I asked.
“Eric.” Then I heard someone say, “Eric, don’t bother him.”
“Okay!” Eric said. “Talk to you tomorrow!”                                                                           
Months later, on Halloween, we finally met face to face. Eric came to the door dressed like a rap star. We became friends. We’d hang out in our yards, and Eric, who was almost 17 at the time and look liked a 13-year-old, would tell me his ideas and dreams. Eric’s dad, Alec Gores, is a billionaire(亿万富翁), the head of Gores Technology Group.
One day, Alec called me and said, “I know you are an actor. My son’s an actor, too. And he’s very good. I want you to write a movie for him. He wants to do something like True lies.” That’s the movie I made in 1994. His father has given Eric the great gif of confidence. He believes he can do anything he wants. He also offered to fund the movie. And that’s how The Kid & I, which opens in November, began.
Well, I really have to say that opportunity(机会)lies anywhere.
【小题1】What do we learn about the writer when he had just moved into his new house in Los Angele?

A few years ago, I moved into a new house in Los Angeles. Soon after, a family moved in next door. It wasn’t the best of times for me. I had just divorced(离婚) from my second wife, and I wasn’t working. I’d come home each day and sit by myself in the backyard. One night, I heard someone from the yard next door, “Tom ! How are you, Tom? ” 
I couldn’t see anybody through the trees, but I answered, “I’ m good.”
“Good!” said the voice.
“What’s your name?” I asked.
“Eric.” Then I heard someone say, “Eric, don’t bother him.”
“Okay!” Eric said. “Talk to you tomorrow!”                                                                           
Months later, on Halloween, we finally met face to face. Eric came to the door dressed like a rap star. We became friends. We’d hang out in our yards, and Eric, who was almost 17 at the time and look liked a 13-year-old, would tell me his ideas and dreams. Eric’s dad, Alec Gores, is a billionaire(亿万富翁), the head of Gores Technology Group.
One day, Alec called me and said, “I know you are an actor. My son’s an actor, too. And he’s very good. I want you to write a movie for him. He wants to do something like True lies.” That’s the movie I made in 1994. His father has given Eric the great gif of confidence. He believes he can do anything he wants. He also offered to fund the movie. And that’s how The Kid & I, which opens in November, began.
Well, I really have to say that opportunity(机会)lies anywhere

1. 1.

   What do we learn about the writer when he had just moved into his new house in Los Angele?

   1. A.
      He often came back very late
   2. B.
      He was working in the city at that time
   3. C.
      He and his second wife had just gotten divorced
   4. D.
      He often talks with others in the backyard
2. 2.

   The writer of this passage is a(an)______.

   1. A.
      teacher
   2. B.
      actor
   3. C.
      singer
   4. D.
      doctor
3. 3.

   What do we learn about Eric from the passage?

   1. A.
      He lives alone with his father
   2. B.
      He has a very rich father
   3. C.
      He often feels very lonely
   4. D.
      He is a rap star
4. 4.

   The second last paragraph(倒数第二段)mainly tells us______.

   1. A.
      how The Kid & I began
   2. B.
      the roles in The Kid & I
   3. C.
      how the writer met Eric’s father
   4. D.
      what The Kid & I is about
5. 5.

   From his experience in Los Angeles, the writer learnt that______.

   1. A.
      where there is a will, there is a way
   2. B.
      one should always learn from the past
   3. C.
      one can find opportunity anywhere
   4. D.
      life can always be better

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　　LOS ANGELES-The advice offered from any other 82-year old might have made young people yawn (打哈欠) and roll their eyes.

　　But when former South African president Nelson Mandela advised two dozen Los Angeles-area youth leaders to take education seriously, his audience was listening.

　　The famed old man said to the young people that if they expected to improve the lives of others in the future, they must work at improving their own lives now. “Education is one of the most important weapons you have,” Mandela advised. “It will place you in a far better position to serve yourself and your community.”

　　“The point is, he was young once and rebellious once and he kept his dream alive, just as you each have dreams,” explained South Africa's ambassador to the United States, Sheila Sisulu, as she introduced Mandela to the young crowd.

　　Asked for specific advice about changing society by 21-year old Ahmed Younis, Mandela suggested that somehow helping arouse more American interest in foreign affairs might be a start.

　　“There is an impression that Americans, in general, have not followed international developments properly,” Mandela said. “I'm not making that statement myself, but there are serious political analysts who say Americans are not well informed as to what has happened in the world.”

　　Twenty-two-year-old Omari Trice said Mandela left him full of enthusiasm (热情). “He's a person who set the tone for an entire nation,” said Trice.

　　“You come away feeling you need to be Superman in order to get things done,” Trice said.

1．From the passage, we can conclude that American youth ________.

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A．are willing to accept the advice from world-famous leaders

B．usually think that advice from old people are not worth considering

C．have a good understanding of the old

D．have no intention to improve the lives of others

2．Nelson Mandela makes the point in his speech that American youth leaders should ________.

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A．improve their own lives

B．go to college for better education

C．put more importance on education

D．become interested in foreign affairs

3．What Sheila Sisulu said suggested that ________.

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A．Nelson Mandela never lost hope in his life

B．was especially troublesome when young

C．Nelson Mandela was quite different from American youth when young

D．American youth should be no more rebellious

4．From what Trice said, we can know that ________.

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A．he was greatly impressed and encouraged by Mandela's speech

B．he thought little of Mandela's speech

C．he must be a superman in order to change society

D．he'll be more interested in international development

　　What will city life be like in the future? Some people think that life in the cities is going to be horrible. They say that cities will become more and more crowded. As the number of people increases, there will be less space for each person. This overcrowding will cause other problems—more crimes, dirtier streets, and worse problems with traffic than we have now. How will people find enough drinking water, energy (such as gas and electricity) and housing? Because life will be hard, people who live in cities will worry more, and they may become sick. For these reasons, some say that nobody will want to live in city areas.

　　How can we deal with such problems as overcrowding, crime, and traffic? In some cities, thousands of people are already sleeping in the streets because there is little suitable housing—and because houses are too expensive. The crime rate isn't going down. Instead, it is increasing so fast that many people are afraid to go out at night. Traffic is also getting worse.

　　More and more often, traffic jams are so bad that cars don't move at all for several streets. These problems have been getting worse, not better, so many people see no hope for the future of the city.

　　Los Angeles, California, for example, has no subway system and buses are slow. Instead, many commuters drive many miles from their home to work. Many of these drivers spend several hours every day on busy freeways. New York, however, has a big transit system--buses, commuter trains, and subways. Because the public transportation is crowded and dirty, many people drive private cars, and the traffic jams are worse than in Los Angeles. A taxi driver complains：“I was driving home, but in forty-five minutes I moved only two miles ! Finally, I turned off the engine and just sat there. A lot of people left their cars where they were in the middle of the street and went into a bar for a few beers!”

　　On the other hand, some cities have clean, fast and pleasant public transportation systems. In Paris, France, and Toronto, Canada, for example, anyone can use buses and subway to move quickly from one part of the city to another.

(1) What do some people think is the main problem of the city life？

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(2) Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

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(3) The best way to work out the problem in Los Angeles may be________.

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A．cutting down the number of private cars

B．getting more buses in the freeway

C．persuading people to live nearer to their work

D．building a subway system

(4) According to the passage, _______ has a better traffic condition.

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