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　　Steven Spielberg may be one of the most successful filmmakers in Hollywood history, but for the last three decades he has missed one thing-a college degree. That was realized in the end at the end of May, 2002.

　　The 55-year-old director of “E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial” and “Saving Private Ryan” was admitted at California State University, Long Beach, in 1965 but dropped out three years later to pursue his filmmaking career.

　　After admitted again nearly a year ago, he has caught up on his credits and attended commencement ceremony in cap and gown(毕业典礼). “Completing the requirements for my degree 33 years after finishing my principal education marks my longest past production schedule, ” (后期制作) Spielberg joked in a written statement.

　　Although he didn't attend general classes, the director wrote papers, worked on independent projects and consulted with professor to receive his bachelor's degree in film and electronic arts, according to his spokesman, Marvin Levy.

　　“I wanted to accomplish this for many years as a ‘thank you’ to my parents for giving me the opportunity for an education and a career, and as a personal note for my own family—and young people everywhere—about the importance of achieving their college education goals, ” Spielberg said. “But I hope they get there quicker than I did, ”he added.

　　After leaving school, Spielberg worked in television through the early 1970x. He made his film “The Sugarland Express” in 1974 and followed the next year with the great success “Jaws”.

　　He already has five honorary doctorates (荣誉博士)—the latest bestowed upon him by Yale University late of May, 2002—but what he really wanted was this humble bachelor's degree. Spielberg carried his scroll of honor as proudly as any of his graduate fellows. He posed for pictures with his fellow honorees on the campus lawn and smiled broadly as he was showered with confetti(彩色纸屑).

1．Spielberg got his college degree ________.

[　　]

A．in 1965

B．after three decades

C．at the age of 55

D．in Yale University

2．Spielberg left school because he ________.

[　　]

A．couldn't go on learning

B．was so interested in filmmaking

C．was busy working in television

D．didn't like his major very much

3．From the passage we can conclude that Spielberg considers ________ very important.

[　　]

A．filmmaking

B．a bachelor's degree

C．success

D．college education

4．Which of the following films brought him public notice?

[　　]

A．Jaws.

B．E. T.

C．The Sugarland Express.

D．Saving Private Ryan.

答案：C;B;D;A

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Meaningful Colours

　　Mary did not understand such sentences as “She is blue Today”, “You are yellow”,“He has a green thumb (大拇指)”,“He has told a little white lie”and so on. And she went to her teacher for help.

　　Mary : Mrs Smith, there is a colour in each of these sentences. What do they mean?

　　Mrs Smith : In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad. Yellowafraid. A person with a green thumbgrows plants well. And a white lie is not a bad one.

　　Mary : Would you give me an example for “a white lie”?

　　Mrs Smith: Certainly. Now I give you some cake. In fact you don't like it, but you won't say it. Instead, you say, “No, thanks. I'm not hungry.”That's a white lie.

　　Mary: Oh, I see. Thank you very much.

1．Sometimes “yellow”means “afraid” in ________ English.

[　　]

2．The farmer doesn't have a green thumb, that is to say ________.

[　　]

A．he is not good at planting

B．all his plants grow well

C．he should have a green thumb

D．he can't grow well like plants

3．John is ________ go to out alone at night. He's yellow!

[　　]

4．Mary didn't want to tell me ________ of her serious illness.

[　　]She told me a white lie.

5．If you fail to pass the exams, you'll be ________.

[　　]

阅读理解：

　　In the United States, boys and girls start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they graduate from secondary school. Another name for secondary school is high school.

　　Most children go to public elementary (初小) and secondary school. The parents of public school pupils do not have to pay directly (直接地) for their children's education because tax (税)money supports the public schools. If a child attends a private (私立) school, his parents pay the school for the child's education.

　　Today about half of the high school graduates go on to colleges and universities. Some colleges and universities receive tax money from the governments. A student at a state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state. Private colleges and universities are expensive. However, almost half of the colleges students in the United States work while they are studying. When a student's family isn't rich, he has to earn money for part of his college expenses.

1．In the United States, children can start school ________.

[　　]

A．at any time

B．when they are old enough

C．at the age of seven

D．when they are five

2．________ between secondary school and high school.

[　　]

A．There is no difference

B．There is little difference

C．There is some difference

D．There is much difference

3．Most parents in the US ________ for their children's education.

[　　]

A．pay the school

B．pay nothing

C．pay little to the school

D．don't pay the school

4．Some students at a state university don't have to pay much money for their higher education because ________.

[　　]

A．tax money supports some colleges and universities

B．their parents live in that state

C．they earn money

D．their family are not rich

5．Students from poor families ________.

[　　]

A．stop studying after secondary school

B．don't go on to colleges and universities

C．have to work to support their families

D．earn money for part of their college expenses

阅读理解：

　　Several years ago, my parents, my wife, my son and I ate at one of those restaurants where the menu is written on a blackboard．After a wonderful dinner, the waiter set the check in the middle of the table．That’s when it happened：my father did not reach for the check．

　　Conversation continued．Finally I realized that I should pick up the check!After hundreds of restaurant meals with my parents, after a lifetime of thinking of my father as the one with dollars, it had all changed．I reached for the check, and my view of myself suddenly changed．I was an adult．I was no longer a kid．

　　Some people mark off(区分)their lives in years, I measure mine in small events．I didn’t become a young man at a particular age, like 16, but rather when a kid who wandered in the streets called me “mister．” These events in my life are called “milestones”(里程碑)

　　There have been other milestones．The cops(policemen)of my youth always seemed big, even huge, and of course they were older than I was．Then one day they were suddenly realized that all the football players in the game I was watching were younger than I was．They were just big kids．With that milestone gone was the dream that someday, maybe I, too, could be a football player．Without ever having reached the hill, I was over it．

　　I never thought that I would fall asleep in front of the TV set as my father did．Now it’s what I do best．I never thought that I would go to the beach and not swim, yet I spent all of August at the shore and never once went into the ocean．I never thought that I would appreciate opera, but now the combination of voice and orchestra attract me．I never thought that I would prefer to stay home in the evenings, but now I find myself passing up parties．I used to think that people who watched birds were strange, but this summer I fond myself watching them, and maybe I’ll get a book on the subject．I feel a strong desire for a religious belief that I never thought I’d want, feel close to my ancestors(祖先)long gone, and echo my father in arguments with my son．I still lose…

　　One day I bought a house．One day－what a day!–I became a father, and not too long after that I picked up the check for my own father．I thought then it was a milestone for me．One day, when I was a little older, I realized it was one for him, too, another milestone．

(1)

The tone established in the passage is one of ________．
[　　]
A．	sad regret
B．	amusement
C．	happiness
D．	deep feeling

(2)

The author mentions the event in the restaurant because ________．
[　　]
A．	that was one of his milestone
B．	he paid the bill but he didn’t want to
C．	he became a father with dollars
D．	that was the last restaurant meal with his parents

(3)

“Then they were suddenly neither．” Suggests that ________．
[　　]
A．	suddenly they became older than I was
B．	suddenly I knew that they was neither bigger nor older than I was
C．	suddenly I realized that I made mistake
D．	suddenly I found myself no longer a kid

(4)

Which of the following best expresses the author’s thinking?
[　　]
A．	One day is worth two tomorrow
B．	To save time is to length life
C．	When an opportunity is lost, it never comes back to you
D．	Time and tide wait for no man

阅读理解：

　　I was bleeding now．My ears were red, my nose was broken, and the pain of failure was beginning．I had lost．It was over．The match was stopped．The world seemed to stand still for a moment as I looked at who had beaten me．“I’ve lost,” I said in m mind．“The last chance to win and I had lost．” It was the final round of wrestling．It was my last year at camp and I wanted to have an undefeated season．But now, I had lost in the tournament(锦标赛)．

　　My coach came over to help me up．He saw that my nose was broken and realized that the match had to be stopped．He helped me up and I got small applause from my teammates．People on the other team just stared．Coach walked me over to the locker room to work on m nose．

　　“I’ll stop the bleeding,” Coach Matt said．His voice was cold and empty．He had expected me to win－he knew I could had won－but now he saw it was over．I had lost．

　　“Hey, Steve．You did good, man, He, well, he just…” my friend Paul couldn’t find what to say．

　　“Forget it, man．” I said, my nose still bleeding．

　　“Don’t talk or it won’t stop bleeding．Just relax and breath through your mouth．” Coach Matt’s voice was still cold, but warming slowly．He was like a father to me．He had been there through all m years of wrestling, all my wins and lose, all my hopes and dreams－and now he was there, fixing my smashed nose．

　　“This must have happened during that last throw．You fell to much on your face．You should’ve turned and tried to escape．You gotta think more．” Coach Matt began, his voice now warm like an old friend trying to give good advice．

　　“I wanted this so badly．” I said．

　　“Maybe we can get another contest because of the nose．You can still go undefeated!You can still do it…” Paul continued．

　　No, I lost．Nothing was left for me to do this year．This was supposed to be the year－no loses．” I said, cutting him off before he finished．

　　“Steve, you did your best．Come on．Let’s go and get your medal,” Coach said．He looked at me right in the eyes．“You gave it your all．You deserved that trophy(战利品)，not the silver medal．You deserve it, but he is getting it．You really won and the whole team is proud．”

　　I walked up to get my medal, my head held high．I shook the hands of the judges and my opponent, took m medal and saw that, in the eyes of everyone, I had really won．No matter what trophy or medal my opponent took home, no matter what．He may have had my trophy, but he could never have my will．

(1)

The word “applause” in the second paragraph means ________．
[　　]
A．	cheers and hand－clapping
B．	shouts and crying
C．	screaming and laughing
D．	noises and whistling

(2)

“You gave it your all．” Means that ________．
[　　]
A．	you tried to win but you failed
B．	you have done your best to do it
C．	you never gave up doing it
D．	you succeeded in everything

(3)

The hero lost his match．Both his coach and friends thought that ________．
[　　]
A．	he really showed his strength in it
B．	he shouldn’t be encouraged and thought highly of
C．	he could not match his opponent
D．	he had lost heart at the end of the competition

(4)

According to the hero, at the end of the passage, we can suppose that ________．
[　　]
A．	he had made up his mind to win all the matches the next season
B．	he looked down upon his opponent and though nothing of it
C．	he had strong will to become the best wrestler in the world
D．	he wanted to end his career as a professional wrestler

阅读理解：

　　It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle．As Christmas drew near, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade, or so we thought．We bought the latest rages．Baby-Sitter’s Club dolls, and a doll house．Then, much to our surprise, on December 23^rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else．”

　　It was just too late, what will all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last-minute gifts, to take the time to select the “right bike” for our little girl．So here we were－Christmas Eve around 9∶00 p. m., with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, nested snug in their beds．Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child．“What if the bicycle out of clay(a kind of earth)and write a note that she could trade the clay model in for a real bike?” her dad asked．“This is an expensive item and she is ‘such a big girl,’ and it would be much better for her to pick it out．”So he spent the next four hours painstakingly working with clay to make a tiny bike．

　　On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little heart-shaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note．Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud．“Does this mean that I trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?”Beaming, I said,“Yes．”Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied,“I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me．I’d rather keep this than get a real bike．”At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth to buy every bicycle on the planet!

(1)

Which is the right time order of the following events? a．The girl asked for a new bike b．The girl opened the little heart-shaped package c．The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll． d．The father made the girl a bike with clay． e．The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one．
[　　]
A．	b, c, e ,d
B．	a, c, d, b, e
C．	a, c, b, d, e
D．	a, b, d, c, e

(2)

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
[　　]
A．	The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike forever．
B．	Tears were in the girl’s eyes because she didn’t like the present at all．
C．	The girl never lost her desire for a bike．
D．	The parents paid little attention to the daughter’s desire for a bike．

(3)

Why did Dad make the clay bicycle?
[　　]
A．	Because he wanted to buy a real one, but he had no money．
B．	Because he didn’t want to disappoint his daughter．
C．	Because he thought his daughter would like it．
D．	Because he wanted to give his daughter a surprise．

(4)

What can be inferred from the last sentence of the text?
[　　]
A．	The parents were happy and encouraged．
B．	The parents felt comfortable and relaxed．
C．	The parents were moved and felt proud of the girl．
D．	The parents felt disappointed and sorry for the girl．

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