A. True or False(判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): ( 7分)
The film festival at
Cannes (戛纳电影节) in France started this week. It is
the world's most famous film festival --- it will be covered by more than 4000
reporters! The highest award is the Palme d'Or (French for "Golden Palm"---金棕榈奖). More than 1000 films
will be shown over a two-week period.
The
Cannes Film Festival is quite old ,it has been around for 60 years. But that's
only half as old as film-making itself ! Photography or the art of "still
pictures" was invented in the 1820s. It was only in the 1890s that
"moving pictures" were invented. The Lumiere
brothers (Auguste and Louis) in France invented a
device (设备) to record and show moving pictures.
They called it the "cinematographe", from
which we get the word "cinema". Their first film was "La Sortie des usines Lumière", which was
just 48 seconds long! They did the first paid public showing of their films at
the Grand Cafe in Paris
on December 28, 1895. Many scholars view this event as the "birth of
cinema". You can still watch these films if you want.
The
Lumiere brothers didn't think that their invention
would really be useful. Gee, were they wrong!! Years later, Louis Lumiere was asked to become the first president of a film
festival ---the Cannes
film festival!
71. Cannes Film Festival is one of the most famous
film festivals in the world.
72. “Golden Lion” is the highest award for the
festival.
73. People can enjoy less than one thousand films
during two weeks.
74. According to the passage, film-making has a
history of 60 years.
75. Moving pictures didn’t appear until 1890s.
76. “Cinema” was born in France when the Lumiere
brothers showed their first film.
77. The Lumiere brothers
became the first presidents of the Cannes Film Festival.
B. Choose
the best answer(根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): ( 7分)
Five days after the London marathon, when the hard experience and muscle
ache were just memory for every other runner, Lloyd Scott, a cancer survivor, lumbered (行动迟钝) across the finish line in his deep-sea
diver’s suit to a hero’s welcome yesterday.
Cold, heavy, wet
Lloyd was interviewed by reporters from BBC and he
introduced his difficult experience of his unforgettable London marathon. "During the time I'm
walking, I have to pay attention to a great deal. Although I used to be a
firefighter, I can’t get used to putting on the cold, heavy, wet deep-sea
diver’s suit to run the marathon.
At such bad moments, I think of the money I'm raising for Clic
which provides a service for children and families. But the hardest thing
happens exactly each morning. When I wake up, I have to find out what hurts and
how much. You can not imagine how hard it is to get into the cold and wet
diving suit with all your muscles still cold and having to think about what
will happen next, because I also have very poor eyesight and cannot see the
broken stones on the roadside.”
Excellent example
Paul
Simons, an officer, thinks Lloyd has demonstrated a very British
sense of determination. He describes Lloyd as an excellent example to all the
nation, who has a unique part of British character that the whole people need.
Karen Sugarman, another fundraiser of Clic thinks of Lloyd as Superman and an inspiration to many
of the sufferers throughout the UK.
Years ago, Lloyd was diagnosed (诊断) with
cancer, he told himself it was not his end. He has come through that darkest
period and he hopes that this run will encourage anyone else not to give up
hope.
As a cancer survivor, Lloyd Scott is a mixture of
fundraiser and inspiration. He is serious about his charity work for Cancer and
Children Care. He really did something ‘larger than life’ that is very close to
his heart. He once ran across the Jordan Desert dressed as Indian Jones,
climbed the Everest and walked to the South Pole… and this time his London
marathon run successfully won him a place in the record books - for the slowest
ever marathon.
78. Lloyd Scott finished the
London marathon
days
after all the other runners.
A) two B)
three C)
four D)
five
79. Lloyd Scott worked as a before
he became ill.
A) doctor
B) firefighter C) deep-sea diver D) marathon runner
80. Lloyd Scott wore deep-sea diving
costume during the race because he wanted to .
A) see the road clearly
B)
dive in the deep-sea
C) raise money for
charity Clic D)
enjoy the running
81. The underlined word “demonstrated ” in this passage
probably means .
A) proved B) decorated C)
delivered D) protected
82. When he was diagnosed with cancer,
Lloyd Scott .
A) thought it was the end B) felt depressed C) didn’t give up D) lumbered
home
83. Which of the following statements is
NOT TRUE according to this passage?
A) Lloyd hoped to
raise money for sick children.
B) Lloyd met the
race’s fastest man at the end of the race.
C) Lloyd had poor
eyesight .
D) Lloyd was in
pain during the race and found it very hard.
84. From the passage we know Lloyd Scott .
A) was no longer
troubled by cancer
B) drove to the
South Pole by himself
C) ran across the Jordan
desert in his deep-sea diver’s suit
D)
recorded the slowest time for a marathon
C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文 ):(14分)
2010 Shanghai World Expo is coming soon. It’s said that
190-plus countries and more than 50 international organizations will attend the
exposition, and millions of people from across the world and nearly 100 foreign
leaders are (85)
to visit Shanghai
during World Expo 2010.
I am sure you will want your visitors to see what a beautiful
and attractive city you live in with their own eyes. Good manners
will help to show the (86) that Shanghai is truly a world-class city.
By using simple words like “please” and “thank you”, you show
others that you have respect for them, but it is also a way of asking them to
show your respect in return. Being polite is also a way of telling others that
you have strength and confidence in yourself.
I agree with another saying: “The top (87) at World Expo 2010 Shanghai
China
will be the manners of the Chinese people.” The World Expo will last longer
than the Olympic Games and thus test our manners to a greater degree. While
enjoying the fruits of this extraordinary event, we also face an extraordinary
challenge. Having good manners does not happen (88) .
If you learn to have good manners early in your life, those good habits will
stay with you forever. Practice good manners whenever you can. You will not be (89) by holding a door open for a stranger to
pass. You can have these good habits by showing good manners to (90) you meet whether they are family members,
friends or strangers.
Start
with simple things like saying “please” and “thank you”. Just like a small child
learning to speak, you will watch as these powerful words (91) in strength and
habit. People will appreciate your good manners , and will treat you well in
return. With our good manners and service ,Shanghai World Expo will be
successful, spectacular and unforgettable.
85. A) pushed B)
expected C)
explored D)
ordered
86. A)
country B)
nation
C) state D)
world
87. A) exhibition B)
invention C)
decision D)
tradition
88. A) quickly B)
slowly C)
suddenly D)
usually
89. A)
cold
B)
late
C) early
D) busy
90. A) everyone
B) someone
C) everything D) something
91. A) encourage
B) save
C) grow
D) display
D.
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words(在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺。每空格限填一词，首字母已给):(14分)
Test scores make you either happy or sad
and your parents pay high attention to your test results. You spend days
filling in blanks, trying to make the best a (92) to question after question.
Maybe you tried your hardest or maybe you n (93) tried! What you need to
remember is that a test is a picture of your ability from just one day. It
consists of some pieces including your health, your personality, your
interests, and your motivation. You need to look at all the pieces to get a
clear i (94) of your progress. So whether your scores
are higher than you thought, or l (95) than you had hoped, try not to
think of them as what you will be at last. It probably c (96) you why your scores have
become the focus of your life. The purpose of a test is to check how much you
have learned about a subject. It not only helps make your newly acquired
knowledge forever, but also enables you to find out what needs to spend more
time improving. If you’re p (97)
with the results, encourage yourself to work for a further aim. If
disappointment has overcome you, ask your teacher and your parents to help you
set a reasonable goal for improvement. Most exams are about to test your skill
in certain subject areas such as math, language and arts. Some compare your
skills to other students’ skills from across the country, o (98) just test whether or not you have
mastered a specific skill. These scores can be very puzzling…even to adults.
You should speak to both your teacher and your parents to find out what they
mean in your educational journey. It is important to take a correct attitude
towards test scores.
E. Answer
the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题): ( 14分)
There
was only one chair on the stage of the concert hall in Northern
England. There was no piano, no music stand and no conductor. Just
that lonely chair.
The
atmosphere in the hall was tense. People were nervous and excited. Everyone in
the audience of 600 people knew that they were going to hear a very special
kind of music.
Finally
it was time to start. Yo-Yo Ma, Chinese-American, one of the world’s most
famous cellists(大提琴家), came on to the stage,
bowed to the audience and sat down quietly on the chair. He made himself
comfortable, thought for some minutes until there was complete silence, and
then he started to play music that was at first empty and dangerous, but that
soon became loud and painful, like the worst thing you’ve ever heard. It was
almost unbearable , but finally, it faded away to nothing. Yo-Yo Ma did not
move. He stayed with his head bowed over his instrument.
Everyone
in the hall held their breath. For what seemed like hours, nobody moved, though
the performance ended. It was as if they had all experienced something terrible
and dark. But then Yo-Yo Ma stood up. He put down his cello. He extended his
hand to someone in the audience, asking them to come and join him. An electric
shock ran through the audience when they realized what was going to happen.
A
man in dirty motorcycle leathers got up from his seat excitedly and walked
towards the stage, but Ma did not seem to mind. The great cellist rushed down
from the stage and hugged him. The audience went crazy; suddenly everyone was
cheering and shouting, like people do when they’ve just heard great music.
But
this was more than music, just as the great cellist told us:“You
should play not because you want to be good, but because you need to make a
sound, music --- the essence of music is about expression.”
99. What was the name of the cellist?
______________________
100. The cellist didn’t start to play immediately
after he sat down, did he?
____________________________
101. How was the music at first?
It
was ___________________ at first.
102. Were the audience deeply touched by the music?
____________________________
103. Who walked
towards the stage and was hugged by the cellist ?
__________________________
104. What do
people usually do when they’ve just heard great music?
They
_________________________when they’ve just heard great music.
105. Why did the
cellist extend his hand to the audience?
____________________________________