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摘要：( A ) Karen Finley was born in the U.S. in 1956. When she was only fourteen, she became interested in performing. She graduated from a performing arts school in 1981 and then began to perform in theaters. In her performances, she showed people some of the problems in the world. The Constant State of Desire was first performed in New York City in 1986. In this performance she wanted people to notice some of the difficult experienced women have because of men. It soon because controversial. Many people did not feel comfortable with the performance. They thought that Karen hated men to much and was out of control. She was strongly criticized by the newspapers. But some other people thought differently and spoke for her. They said that they felt the experiences Karen showed in this performance were true to life. Karen hoped that people would think about the sad stories that happen every day. She believed people would understand her and learn some lessons if they could “read her performances more carefully. new word: controversial 备受争议的 1.According to the reading, what might “The Kitchen be? A.A theater. B. A restaurant. C. A newspaper. D. A performance. 2. According to the reading, why would The Constant State of Desire be controversial? A. It seriously criticized men. B. Karen was not well prepared. C. The women who performed with Karen were our of control. D. Karen said something bad about newspapers during the performance. 3. What did Karen Finley want to do by performing? A. To make more friends. B. To become a superstar. C. To show people her ideas. D. To make money for poor women. 4. When did she graduate from a performing arts school A. When she was only fourteen B. In 1956. C. In 1981 D. In 1986. 5. Which sentence is wrong according to the passage? A. When it was 1978, she became interested in performing. B. some other people felt the experiences Karen showed in this performance were true to life. C. Many people feel comfortable with the performance. D. She was strongly praised by the newspapers.

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Reading Comprehension(阅读理解)：

Here are four messages on Alan Marshall's answerphone.

　　Monday 9:21

　　Alan? Alan, if you're at home, please answer the phone. Are you really not there? Well, I'd just like to say that I'm very angry with you－and your father is too. You know how much he loves our monthly family lunches. This is the fifth one you've missed. I hope you've got a really good reason this time. Oh, umm, this is your mother speaking.

　　Monday 10:02

　　Mr Marshall, this is Stefi Rosen, Mr Prince's assistant. I'm calling to confirm(确认) tomorrow's lunch with Mr Yamada of Rising Sun Computer Games. Mr Prince wants you to know that this meeting is very important. Please remember to bring the interactivity designs(互动设计) with you. He says that Mr Yamada is ready to pay for the world rights(版权) on your new game! The restaurant is The Four Stars in Gower Street and I've booked a table for a quarter past one. Be there on time please!

　　Monday 11:23

　　My name is Karen Miller. I'm a producer at Interactive Computer Games, Australia. I saw your game “Kill the Enemy!” at the International Computer Game Fair. I think your work is great and I'd like to discuss buying the rights for my part of the world. Someone at the fair said that you're working on a new game which is even more interactive. How interactive can you get? Perhaps we can interact over lunch? I'm in London until Wednesday. My mobile number is 0277476130800.

　　Monday 12:31

　　Hello, Alan. It's Daisy. Did you have a good weekend? How's the new game going? I miss you. Bye.

True or False(判断下列句子是否符合电话留言内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)：

1．Alan's parents don't want him to miss their monthly family lunches.

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2．Mr Prince invites Mr Yamada to lunch in order to buy the world rights on his new game.

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3．Karen Miller, an organizer of the International Computer Game Fair, came to London to order Alan's new game.

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4．It is said that Alan is working on a more interactive new game.

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5．Daisy calls to ask Alan out for the weekend.

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6．Alan does a very good job of designing computer games and is always very busy.

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补全对话

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项为多余选项。

　　Karen: Greg, 1 Is it this week?

　　Greg: Yes, it's this Saturday, the twenty-eighth.

　　Karen: I'd really like to see her on her birthday. Are you doing anything?

　　Greg: Well, yes. 2

　　Karen: What time does it start?

　　Greg: It starts at 8∶00.

　　Karen: Hmm … 3 I have to work late on Saturday. Hold onI have an idea. 4

　　Greg: Perhaps around half past eleven.

　　Karen: Well, 5 I'll meet you there.

　　Greg: OK, Karen. We'll see you then!

　　A．I'd like to go to the concert (音乐会).

　　B．When is Lucy's birthday?

　　C．How about going to Alfredo Coffee Shop for some coffee after the concert?

　　D．Is this Saturday the twenty-eighth?

　　E．I'm afraid I can't make it by then.

　　F．What time does the concert end?

　　G．We have tickets to a concert.

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根据首字母提示写单词，完成短文。

　　Different students have different i 　　1　　 about the charity show．They got together to have a m 　　2　　 to talk about it．

　　Amy hoped to r 　　3　　 lots of money for P 　　4　　 Green Hope．Kitty wished they would have some f 　　5　　 pop stars in the show．Daniel wished he had e 　　6　　 money to help p 　　7　　 people．Sandy thought they could do some things by t 　　8　　 in the show, for e 　　9　　, singing, dancing and so on．In a word, everyone would do his b 　　10　　．

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阅读理解。

　　John has got a brother, Jack．They have got a small sports collection(收集)．They have got three basketballs, three soccer balls and a volleyball．They have got two tennis rackets(球拍)and a tennis ball, too．They play sports every day．

　　他们最喜爱的运动是网球。Today they play tennis．They are hungry after that．They come to a food and drink shop．They want to buy something to eat．John likes hamburgers, but Jack likes cakes．The hamburgers are only two yuan each and they have cakes for just one yuan a piece(一块)．So they buy hamburgers and ice cream．They eat these things there．Then they go home soon．They want to watch the tennis game on TV．

阅读短文，然后完成下列任务。

1．－Do they have any soccer balls? －Yes, they do．(改为同义句)

－________ they________ any soccer balls?

－Yes, they have．

2．How many balls have they got?

_________

判断正(T)误(F)。

3．John likes hamburgers and Jack likes ham-burgers, too．

4．John and Jack play sports every day．

5．请将画线部分译成英语。

________

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阅读短文，判断句子的正误，正确的写T，错误的写F。

　　In England people don't usually talk very much．You can go on a bus or in a train, and everyone sits, looking out of the window．

　　Often they read．They read books and papers．But they don't talk much．

　　When you meet English people, they often talk about one thing－the weather．So when you meet someone in England, you can say,“Nice weather for the time of year!”

　　“But it was a little cold yesterday,”someone may answer．

　　“But it was a little warmer later!”you can say．

　　Talk like this, and the English will think,“How friendly you are!”

(1)

In England, people don't like talking．
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(2)

English people in a train usually look out of the window．
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(3)

English people like reading books and papers．
(　　)

(4)

English people like talking about the weather because it is always fine．
(　　)

(5)

English people will think you are friendly to them if you talk about the weather with them．
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