Last week I was invited to a doctor’s meeting at the Ruth Hospital for incurables. In one of the wards (病房) a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn’t long to live, but he came up to me and placed his right foot close to mine on the floor.

   Frank!  I cried in astonishment. He couldn’t answer, as I knew, but all the time   1   his foot against mine.

    My   2   raced hack more than thirty years- to the   3   days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The   4   was an air- raid shelter (防空洞), in which I and about a hundred other people   5   every night. Two of the regulars were Mrs. West and her son Frank.

      6   wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers (居住者) got to   7   each other very well. Frank West   8   me because he wasn’t normal, not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had   9   of a mind than a baby has, his speech consisted of rough sounds-sounds of pleasure or anger- and   10   more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable (有能力的) woman,   11   she had to be of course, because Frank   12   on her entirely. He needed all the attention of a baby.

    One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been   13   by a 500pounder. She lost nearly everything she owned.

     14   that sort of thing happened; the rest of us helped the   15   ones. So before we   16   that morning, I stood   17   Frank and   18   my right foot against his. They were about the same  19  . That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for Frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running - and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his   20   to me was always the same.

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Our daughter Kerrin, a student at Boston University, had been home for a week-end visit, and I dropped her off at the bus station just in time for her back to college. After Kerrin’s bus had gone and I was driving away, I noticed that she had left her purse on the passenger seat. Worried that she would arrive in Boston without money or keys to her room, I called my wife, Bette Jean, on the car phone, explaining why I would be late. As I was following the bus, Bette Jean phoned me back to say she had phoned the bus dispatcher(调度员)on the other line and he, in return, had phoned the bus driver on yet another phone. The driver asked me to wave out of my window to show where I was. Then he pulled over at a rest stop, and I did the same. Kerrin jumped off the bus, and I handed her the purse and went on my way.

11. The writer saw his daughter’s purse right after       .

  A. seeing her off at the bus station

B. starting his car again

  C. she got off the car

D. she got on the bus

12. Kerrin didn’t find her purse missing until       .

  A. the bus started off

B. her mother told her

  C. the bus stopped again

D. she returned to the university

13. In which order did the following persons know about the loss of the purse?

  A. driver—writer—Better Jean—Kerrin

B. Kerrin—writer—Better Jean—driver

C. writer—driver—Kerrin—Better Jean

D. writer—Bette—Jean—driver—Kerrin

14. Which of the following is not true?

  A. The bus was too fast for the car to catch up with in no time.

  B. The writer had tried to phone the dispatcher but failed.

  C. The writer couldn’t get in touch with the driver by the phone.

  D. Both the writer and the bus driver could use the car phone.

15. Which of the following seems the most necessary in helping the writer?

  a. his car           b. phone

  c. the bus driver     d. the dispatcher

  e. his wife         f. his daughter

A. a, b, d and e       B. c, d, e and f    C. a, b, c and d      D. b, c, d and e


Our daughter Kerrin, a student at Boston University, had been home for a week-end visit, and I dropped her off at the bus station just in time for her back to college. After Kerrin’s bus had gone and I was driving away, I noticed that she had left her purse on the passenger seat. Worried that she would arrive in Boston without money or keys to her room, I called my wife, Bette Jean, on the car phone, explaining why I would be late. As I was following the bus, Bette Jean phoned me back to say she had phoned the bus dispatcher(调度员)on the other line and he, in return, had phoned the bus driver on yet another phone. The driver asked me to wave out of my window to show where I was. Then he pulled over at a rest stop, and I did the same. Kerrin jumped off the bus, and I handed her the purse and went on my way.
【小题1】The writer saw his daughter’s purse right after       .

A.seeing her off at the bus station
B.starting his car again
C.she got off the car
D.she got on the bus
【小题2】Kerrin didn’t find her purse missing until       .
A.the bus started off
B.her mother told her
C.the bus stopped again
D.she returned to the university
【小题3】In which order did the following persons know about the loss of the purse?
A.driver—writer—Better Jean—Kerrin
B.Kerrin—writer—Better Jean—driver
C.writer—driver—Kerrin—Better Jean
D.writer—Bette—Jean—driver—Kerrin
【小题4】Which of the following is not true?
A.The bus was too fast for the car to catch up with in no time.
B.The writer had tried to phone the dispatcher but failed.
C.The writer couldn’t get in touch with the driver by the phone.
D.Both the writer and the bus driver could use the car phone.
【小题5】Which of the following seems the most necessary in helping the writer?
a. his car           b. phone    c. the bus driver   
d. the dispatcher     e. his wife         f. his daughter
A.a, b, d and eB.c, d, e and f
C.a, b, c and dD.b, c, d and e

Our daughter Kerrin, a student at Boston University, had been home for a week-end visit, and I dropped her off at the bus station just in time for her back to college. After Kerrin’s bus had gone and I was driving away, I noticed that she had left her purse on the passenger seat. Worried that she would arrive in Boston without money or keys to her room, I called my wife, Bette Jean, on the car phone, explaining why I would be late. As I was following the bus, Bette Jean phoned me back to say she had phoned the bus dispatcher(调度员)on the other line and he, in return, had phoned the bus driver on yet another phone. The driver asked me to wave out of my window to show where I was. Then he pulled over at a rest stop, and I did the same. Kerrin jumped off the bus, and I handed her the purse and went on my way.

  1. 1.

    The writer saw his daughter’s purse right after       .

    1. A.
      seeing her off at the bus station
    2. B.
      starting his car again
    3. C.
      she got off the car
    4. D.
      she got on the bus
  2. 2.

    Kerrin didn’t find her purse missing until       .

    1. A.
      the bus started off
    2. B.
      her mother told her
    3. C.
      the bus stopped again
    4. D.
      she returned to the university
  3. 3.

    In which order did the following persons know about the loss of the purse?

    1. A.
      driver—writer—Better Jean—Kerrin
    2. B.
      Kerrin—writer—Better Jean—driver
    3. C.
      writer—driver—Kerrin—Better Jean
    4. D.
      writer—Bette—Jean—driver—Kerrin
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is not true?

    1. A.
      The bus was too fast for the car to catch up with in no time.
    2. B.
      The writer had tried to phone the dispatcher but failed.
    3. C.
      The writer couldn’t get in touch with the driver by the phone.
    4. D.
      Both the writer and the bus driver could use the car phone.
  5. 5.

    Which of the following seems the most necessary in helping the writer?
    a. his car           b. phone    c. the bus driver   
    d. the dispatcher     e. his wife         f. his daughter

    1. A.
      a, b, d and e
    2. B.
      c, d, e and f
    3. C.
      a, b, c and d
    4. D.
      b, c, d and e

To many people, the word Hollywood has two meanings. Hollywood is the name of a town, but it also stands for movie making.

Hollywood was just farmland at the beginning of this century. Early American movies were made in other places such as New York and Chicago.

In 1917 a director was making a movie in Chicago. Because of cold weather, he couldn't finish the movie. He took a trip to southern California, and there he found just the weather and scenery he needed to finish his movie. The director realized that southern California was the perfect place for making movies. The next year his company built a movie studio in Hollywood. Other companies followed. Before long nearly all important American movie studios were located(有自己的位置)in Hollywood.

The next 30 years were Hollywood's greatest years. Thousands of movies were made, most by a few large and powerful studios. Directors, actors, and writers worked for these studios. They made some movies that today are considered great art. Hollywood, the area in Los Angeles, also reached its high point in these years. Many famous and glamorous(光芒耀人的)movie stars, like Bette Davis and Clark Gable, lived in Hollywood.

Today, Hollywood is not what it was. More movies are made outside of Hollywood. Many studios have moved. The movie stars have also moved to areas like Beverly Hills and Malibu.

But visitors to Hollywood today can go to the famous Chinese Theatre and see the footprints and autographs(签名)of movie stars. They can go down the Walk of Fame, on Hollywood Boulevard, and see the golden stars in sidewalks.

1. When were the greatest years of Hollywood?

A. From 1917 to 1947

B. From 1918 to 1948

C. In the next 30 years

D. In the 1950s

2. Hollywood has its fame thanks to ________ .

A. its weather and scenery

B. the farmland there

C. a few large and powerful studios

D. thousands of films made there

3. Hollywood has changed and now .

A. it is not the only large movie making centre of the world

B. directors do not make great films there

C. it has become the largest movie history museum

D. it is no longer important in making movies

 

 

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