43. My father bought me a 　　 digital camera as a birthday present.

42. In summer Li Lin often goes 　　 with his friends.

41. Reading and writing are important 　　.

40. Tom is going to the post office to buy a s　　　 for his letter.

B. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空, 每词限用一次。

39. —Thanks a lot.

　　 —It’s my p　　　.

38. Don’t speak to Jack like that. After all (毕竟) he is j　　　 a little child.

37. I think working hard is the secret of the s　　　.

Ⅳ. 词汇运用

A. 根据句意及首字母提示补全单词。

36. My grandmother often uses a f　　　 to make her cool in the hot days.

B

Tom Hanks is well known to many people. He once acted in the films Forrest Gump and Da Vinci Code. But do you know that he was not popular with his classmates and teachers when he was very young?

Tom Hanks was born in Concord, California. He once said to a reporter, “When I was young, maybe others thought of me as a stupid boy. But I was a complete optimist (乐观主义者). I never kept these bad things in my mind and I didn’t care about others’ thoughts, so I didn’t get into trouble. Later I took acting classes. I thought the classes were the best places for boys who liked making noise. I often went to the movies. I would never go there with others. I would just drive to a theatre alone and spend a lot of time learning how to act.”

Tom Hanks has played many different characters. He acted well in Sleepless in Seattle. It became the turning point of Tom Hanks’ career (事业). Then his movie Philadelphia made him win the sixty-sixth Oscar as the best actor.

Tom Hanks’ road to success hasn’t been very smooth, but he has worked very hard and never given up. Finally he has found his own place in the world of movies.

31.(　 ) What did Tom Hanks do when some people thought he was a stupid boy?

　　　　　 A. He kept bad things in his mind.

　　　　　 B. He got into trouble and stayed at home.

　　　　　 C. He decided to become an actor.

　　　　　 D. He was still as happy as before.

32.(　 ) What did Tom Hanks usually do to learn how to act?

　　　　　 A. He often went to the movies alone.

　　　　　 B. He often watched TV or VCDs at home.

　　　　　 C. He often played different parts in some movies.

　　　　　 D. He often went to the movies with his friends.

33.(　 ) Which movie became the turning point of Tom Hanks’ acting career?

　　　　　 A. Sleepless in Seattle.

　　　　　 B. Da Vinci Code.

　　　　　 C. Philadelphia.　　 D. Forrest Gump.

34.(　 ) The underlined word “smooth” in the passage means “　　” in Chinese.

　　　　　 A. 曲折的　　 　　　 B. 平坦的

　　　　　 C. 漫长的　　 　　　　 D. 窄小的

35.(　 ) What does the writer try to tell us?

　　　　　 A. Talent is very important to a person’s success.

　　　　　 B. Teachers’ or friends’ support is very important.

　　　　　 C. No matter what difficulties we meet, we should stay optimistic and never give up.

　　　　　 D. If we want to succeed in the world of movies, we should attend more acting classes.