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Prison Break is a huge hit thanks to its handsome star, Wentworth Miller. His character, Michael Scofield, is the engine that drives the show.

Having committed a crime to get into prison and break out with his innocent brother, Michael Scofield is one of the most interesting personalities on TV today. But what about the man behind the character?

Miller, 35, is a hard guy to figure out. He does not come from a normal background and has never lived his life in a typical way.

Miller didn’t take direct path to fame and fortune. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995, not with a degree in theatre of film, but in English. He didn’t even act when he was in college. His only performance experience was in his university’s singing group. Yet , at graduation Miller still decided to make the move to Hollywood.

Miller has always been different. Although he is American, he was in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is also a special mix of cultures. “My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle. I could be either one, which can make you feel out of place,” Miller says.

Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films and TV shows when he first went to Hollywood. Instead, he worked as a lowly production assistant. Not what you would expect from a Princeton graduate. However, it all paid off for Miller in the end.

In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia（《恐龙帝国》）. He starred as a thoughtful and shy man. Producers remembered his performance when they were casting Prison Break two years later. With a golden globe nomination（提名）and another season of Prison Break on his resume, Miller seems ready to take over all of Hollywood.

1．The writer thinks “Miller is a hard guy to figure out” because          .

       A．it’s difficult to tell him from others

       B．he is a shy man and hard to cooperate with

       C．he always has ideas hard for people to understand

       D．his family background and life experience are very special

2．Which of the following statements is put in the right order?

       a．Miller did not act in any of the films or TV shows in Hollywood.

       b．Miller worked as a lowly production assistant.

       c．Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia.

       d．Miller joined in his university’s singing group.

       A．d－a－b－c         B．a－b－c－d         C．b－a－c－d      D．d－c－b－a

3．Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined sentence “it all paid off for Miller in the end”?

       A．Miller put a lot of extra work for his final success.

       B．Miller gained fame and fortune at last with his first film.

       C．Miller finally succeeded even if he has been in low position.

       D．Miller managed to pay off his debts with his small income in the end.

4．Which of the following statements is TRUE about Miller?

       A．He is chosen to play the Michael Scofield due to his interesting personality.

       B．His performance in Dinotopia makes some contributions to his success.

       C．He has the same experience with the character Michael Scofield.

       D．He is angry about his being born into a mixed-cultural family.

2、It is always hard for a small fish to live in a big pond．Pluto's recent departure(离开)from the classical planet family clearly proves that size really matters．

   Astronomers voted on August 24 to create the first scientific definition of the word "planet", and Pluto obviously didn't make the cut．It turned out to be only a "dwarf planet”(矮行星). After weeks of heated debate, over 2,500 astronomers from 73 countries voted on the definition of a "planet" at a conference of the International Astronomical Union (IAU)．According to the definition, a planet must have a clear neighbourhood around its orbit(轨道)．Pluto has widely been considered a planet since its discovery in 1930．Unfortunately, it has a special orbit which overlaps with Neptune's．It is all because, compared with Neptune, Pluto is very small．It is attracted by Neptune's gravity when the two planets get closer．

      According to IAU．a "dwarf planet" should have an orbit around the Sun．It will not have a clear neighborhood around its orbit, and must not be a satellite．The new classification means that the science textbooks will have to be updated．The solar system is now made up of the eight "classical planets," together with a number of dwarf planets．The classical planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars．Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune．

The debate over Plates status started in 1992．After an advanced telescope was sent into space, astronomers started to find a belt of objects, which lies beyond Neptune．The belt contains nearly 1,000 objects, including Pluto．As they continued the exploration, scientists recently discovered at least 41 dwarf planets at the edges of the solar system．There are at least two objects of a similar size to Pluto.

        It seems that even if the IAU had kept Pluto's status as a planet, the classical theory of nine planets in the solar system would have had to be changed, but the other way around．More dwarf planets of a similar size to Pluto would join the family of planets．Scientists will probably find many more dwarf planets．

1．  The main purpose of the text is to ______.

A．prove to the readers that size matters  

B．tell readers about a big change of the planets

C．explain the classical theory of planets

D．inform us of science textbooks being updated

2．We can infer from the text that______.

   A．eight planets make up the solar system.

   B．it has been hard for scientists to define a “planet”

   C．Mars is very hot and you can’t go near it

   D．Pluto shares the same orbit with Neptune

3．Scientists argued about Pluto’s status for a long time because______.

   A．Pluto was first discovered in 1930

   B．the family of planets is too big

   C．Pluto is located beyond Neptune

   D．many dwarf planets, like Pluto, were found

4．The reason for Pluto’s departure is that______.

   A．Pluto does not fit the definition of a “planet”

   B．Pluto cannot compete with other planets

   C．Pluto is attracted by Neptune’s gravity

   D．other objects of its size have been discovered

5．The best title of the text is _____.

   A．an unexpected result                         B．Eight planets

   C．Goodbye Pluto                              D．New Scientific Definition

1、此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√），如果有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

Dear Mr. Brown,

I am writing to thank you with your kind help.                         1.____________

Before you came to teach us, I had not interest in                            2．____________

English. My pronunciation was terribly. I could                               3．____________

only speak a few words. But one and a half year later,                      4．____________

I now think it funny to learn English. I got a lot from your                5．____________

encouraging words. I will always remember what you                     6.____________

said, “If you try to, you can be No.1!” I hope you’ve                       7．____________

had pleasant journey home and will come to China                           8．____________

again sometimes in the future. I will write again                               9．____________

and send you the photos we take together.                                      10．____________

                                                          Yours sincerely,

                                                  Li Ming

22、It is reported that great _______ made to look into the case have _________．

A．attentions, paid back                       B．efforts, paid off

C．troubles, paid for                            D．cares, paid in

21、—Why didn’t you go to see the movie?

—_______ the whole story, I decided not to see it．

A．Being told       B．I had been told         C．Having told          D．Having been told

20、—______was it ______ they discovered the entrance to the underground palace?

—Totally by chance．

A．How, that       B．What, that          C．When, when        D．Where, that 

19、After the new technique was introduced, the factory produced ______ cars in 2004 as the year before．

A．as twice many        B．twice as many        C．as many twice        D．twice many as

18、Now I’ve been out of _______ work for weeks, I’ve joined the ranks of _______ unemployed．

A．the; /                    B．the; the                     C．/; the                   D．/; an

17、—Where did you get to know her?

—It was on the farm _______ we worked together．

A．where        B．when        C．that          D．which