题目内容

When he realized the audience’s attention was beginning to ______, he raised his voice.


  1. A.
    wander
  2. B.
    exist
  3. C.
    starve
  4. D.
    celebrate
A
试题分析：考查动词。A徘徊；B存在；C饥饿；D庆祝。句意：当他意识到观众的注意力开始不集中的时候，他提高了声音。根据句意说明A正确。
考点：考查动词
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首先，请阅读下列电影简介：

A. Dreamgirls

Based on the 1981 Broadway musical comedy Dreamgirls, a story of greed, tough hate, and romance. Three young women - Deena Jones, Effie White, and Lorrell Robinson - desire to become pop stars and get their wish when they’re picked to be backup singers for the legendary James “Thunder” Early.

B. Charlotte's Web

A live-action/computer-animated feature film, based on the popular book with the same name by E.B. White. Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.

C. Miss Potter

Thirty years old and single, Beatrix Potter lives in London with her parents, who are angry that she has turned down any number of eligible young men. Her only real friends are the animals which she has drawn and made up stories about. She finally succeeds in selling a book of the stories, and it becomes Norman Warne's first project. He quickly falls in love with both the book and Beatrix.

D. Babel

Richard and Susan are a couple from San Diego, California who are vacationing in Morocco while their two children are at home with their Mexican housekeeper, Amelia. Meanwhile, a local herdsman's young sons, shot at a tour bus and hit Susan in the shoulder, causing her severe injury. The anxious Richard calls home to tell Amelia of the situation, who shortly departs for Mexico to attend her son's wedding, along with their children. Disaster thus multiplies, with the situation in Morocco owing to terrorists in the media, Amelia meets with trouble at the Mexican border when she returns.

E. Children of Men

Set in 2027, when no child has been born for 18 years and science is at loss to explain the reason, African and East European societies collapse and their dwindling populations migrate to England and other wealthy nations. In a climate of violence, a London peace activist joins forces with his revolutionary ex-wife Julian in order to save mankind by protecting a woman who has mysteriously became pregnant.

F. Der Untergang

As the Russians advance through Berlin in the spring of 1945, Adolf Hitler and his remaining military and secretarial staff shelter in the centre of the city. His mood swings between completely optimism that his forces will still break through, and anger against the incompetence and betrayal of his military commanders.

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66. Abby White is 8 years old. She is a pupil at the local elementary school. She spends hours watching TV every day, among which her favorite is cartoon films like King Lion. She shows great enthusiasm about animals.

67. Mr. Smith works in a software company. He is so occupied with his business that he can’t afford time to appreciate films. This weekend he plans to spend the weekend with his girl friend, who is crazy for war films. They are looking for something about World War II.

68. Jonathan is a college graduate. Now he is looking for a job. However, he can’t find a suitable one because of the economic recession. He prefers sci-fi films. He has just appreciated Avadar and 2012. He is fascinated by this kind of topic.

69. Sara Turner is a girl of 28. She works in a designing company. She works with a few male colleagues but shows little interest in them. She is interested in topics about romance. She usually dreams about finding a boyfriend in an unexpected way.

70. Tina Smith works as a magazine editor and she is tired of endless paperwork. This weekend she hopes to enjoy a film. If there is something adventurous and thrilling, it will greatly arouse her interest.

She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last forever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa.

The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre museum(卢浮宫博物馆)where it is housed.

“The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors have noticed the changes but repairing the world’s most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state.

Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when you’re not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. “It’s because direct vision(视觉)is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.”

However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile. Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to France’s King Francis I in 1519.

In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later.

During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces.

Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell.

1.The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means the Mona Lisa ________.

A．is losing its value

B．is being damaged after so many years

C．is getting more valuable with years passing

D．will rot away

2.Experts haven’t any repairs on the Mona Lisa because______.

A．it is now in a poor chemical state

B．they don’t know how to replace the wooden panel

C．they don’t have the materials Da Vinci used

D．they are afraid it will be done further damage.

3.The smile of the Mona Lisa can only be seen_______.

A．by indirect vision

B．at a distance

C．by direct vision

D．in shadows

4.From the last paragraph, we can infer that______.

A．many interesting stories have been written about the Mona Lisa

B．people are interested in the stories about the Mona Lisa.

C．some mysteries still remain to be solved about the Mona Lisa.

D．Many more stories will be told about the Mona Lisa.

 

Everyone wants to win a first-place blue ribbon, to be the best in something. Even kids in Kindergarten want that blue ribbon. In sports, I was never a blue-ribbon person. In a race, I was always  36 . In baseball I was likely to be  37  on the head or drop the ball. During the spring of my kindergarten year, our class had a field trip to a park in a town about twenty miles away. Making that drive now is no big  38  but when you’re six and you’ve lived in a town of 300 people all your life, going to a big town of a couple of thousand people is really something.

I don’t remember too much about it. But there was one that I will never forget —the __39__ race. The parents tied our feet together. One little boy got me for a  40  . He was the second most   41 boy in our class so he usually won at everything and I knew that with me tied to him he didn’t have a chance. And I’m sure he knew he was in trouble. The gun sounded and we were off. Some couples were falling and stumbling all around us,  42   we stayed on our feet and made it to the other side.  43  , when we turned around and headed back for home, we were in the lead! Only one couple had a chance to win, and they were a good several yards behind us.

A few feet from the finish line, disaster struck: I tripped and fell. We were   44  enough that my partner could have easily dragged me across the finish line and won. But he didn’t. Instead he stopped,   45   down and helped me up — just at the other couple crossed the finish line. As a result, we received a small red ribbon for coming in second.

I still remember that moment when the young boy decided that helping a friend get on her feet was more important than winning a blue ribbon. And 13 years later, I still have that little ribbon because it’s a   46   that a friend like this boy is one who really   47  .  

1.                A．last            B．first            C．quick D．successful

 

2.                A．touched        B．felt            C．hit   D．beaten

 

3.                A．question        B．event          C．one  D．deal

 

4.                A．one-legged      B．two-legged      C．three-legged   D．four-legged

 

5.                A．partner         B．helper          C．supporter D．competitor

 

6.                A．tallest          B．youngest        C．athletic   D．handsome

 

7.                A．but            B．therefore       C．however  D．and

 

8.                A．Obviously       B．Unbelievably     C．Secretly  D．Undoubtedly

 

9.                A．strong          B．brave          C．clever    D．close

 

10.               A．lay            B．slowed         C．moved    D．reached

 

11.               A．warning        B．reminder       C．gift   D．notice

 

12.               A．depends        B．counts         C．supports   D．worthy

 

 

Captain Henry，a 98"year—old American retired fisherman，has become a first—time author．having written and published his autobiography In a Fisherman’s Language after learning to read at the age of 91．

Mr.Henry spent most of his life without even his closest family members knowing he wasilliterate(不识字的)．Forced to quit school in the third grade to take odd jobs，he kept the secret close to his chest，only telling his late wife．Henry’s granddaughter，Marlisa，told reporters how he used tricks，like waiting for others to order at restaurants first，to avoid the issue．

A family dispute(纠纷)in his 90s，she said，aroused his desire for education．“He signed a document he could not read about where he was going to live， Marlisa said．Starting with his name，he eventually moved on to the ABC’s and children’s books．He put them down since his wife fell ill．After the tragic loss of his wife，、he went back to reading and began to log his life．He wrote about his family’s voyage from Portugal to the US，how he went on to captain a boat，and his many journeys at sea． 

His life stories have become so popular that nearly 800 copies were sold in the first two weeks after the book’s release．One thousand more have since been printed as requests for the book flood in from as far as Germany．And now even Hollywood producers have approached Mr．Henry about buying the rights to his life story for a big screen adaptation．

The family also now has a book agent and a deal in the works to publish a second edition．Meanwhile，the family says they are reconnecting and closer than ever as a result of Henry’s．1ate—life efforts．.“Everyone has a story，”Marlisa said．“It teaches that when you’re down and out．  never give up.”

1.When did Henry begin writing his life story?

A．When he was 91 years old．              B．After his wife passed away．

C．When he was 98 years old．               D．After he retired from work．

2.Which of the following is true?

A．Hollywood wishes to make a movie out of his book．

B．Henry never told anyone that he couldn’t read or write．

C．Henry began his reading with some famous novels．

D．Henry’s book was well-received only by Americans．

3.How did Henry’s family benefit from his writing?

A．The family got more money from the 2nd edition．

B．The family ties were rebuilt and strengthened．

C．His family moved from Portugal to the USA．

D．His family story has been made into a movie．

4.What message can Henry’s story give us?

A．Great minds think alike．                 B．Every coin has two sides．

C．Practice makes perfect．                 D．One is never too old to learn．

 

Idioms are phrases and sentences that do not mean exactly what they say. Even if you know the meaning of each word you see or hear, you may not understand the idiom because you don't understand the culture behind it.
For example, if an American boy asks his mother what's for dinner tomorrow, she may say "I'll play it by ear", that means she doesn't have plans for dinner and she will decide later. "Play by ear" used to mean playing music using the sheet music, but now people often use it when they're not talking about music.
There're many idioms in English. If you learn to use them, your English will be more vivid and colorful. English idioms are more common in spoken English. They can be difficult to remember sometimes. Next time when you hear somebody saying to you, "Give me a hand", you don't necessarily stretch out your hand to him/her, but you do need to be helpful. And when the situation is out of hand, you usually can do very little to manage all that. What about a green hand? It's not about the color of your hand! You're a green hand when you are very new at your work and don't have much experience. If you and your partner always work together hand in glove, you two definitely work together very well.
Can you guess the meanings of some common English idioms to do with parts of your body?

  1. 1.

    An idiom is _______.

    1. A.
      a phrase or a sentence that means exactly what the words say
    2. B.
      a phrase or a sentence that doesn't mean exactly what every word says
    3. C.
      so difficult that nobody can understand
    4. D.
      something to do with parts of your body
  2. 2.

    If a mother says "I'll play it by ear" to talk about the dinner, she means _______.

    1. A.
      she will cook dinner while listening to music at the same time
    2. B.
      she doesn't hear what others are talking about.
    3. C.
      she will play music using the sheet music instead of cooking dinner
    4. D.
      She doesn't have plans for dinner and will decide later
  3. 3.

    When one says "Can you give me a hand?", he means _______.

    1. A.
      he needs to hold your hand.
    2. B.
      he works well with you
    3. C.
      he needs your help
    4. D.
      he is a new comer and can't help with the situation
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

    1. A.
      People use English idioms more in spoken English than in written English.
    2. B.
      To understand the culture behind an idiom is important in understanding the idiom.
    3. C.
      Idioms make your English more vivid and colorful so they are easy to remember.
    4. D.
      You may not understand an idiom even though you know the meaning of each word.
  5. 5.

    Here are 4 common English idioms to do with parts of your body and their meanings. Can you match them?
    1) to learn something by heart a. to depend on oneself
    2) to have sticky fingers b. to know something very well
    3) to stand on one's own feet c. to do something secretly
    4) to go behind someone's back d. to have the habit of stealing

    1. A.
      badc
    2. B.
      bdac
    3. C.
      cbad
    4. D.
      cdba

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