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If you never read the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, now is your chance to catch up — by watching the latest film adaptation. Because if there’s one sentence to sum up the film, it would be, as Fox News says in its review, “It’s just like the book”
Director Baz Luhrmann’s main challenge was “either to find a visual equivalent(相等物) for Fitzgerald’s elegant essay--the open secret of the book’s staying power-- or to bend the material to his own exotic(异国的) strengths,a Time magazine review says. He tries it both ways, with varying degrees of success.
Considered to be Fitzgerald's representative work, The Great Gatsby explores themes of idealism, resistance to change, social change, and excess, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale regarding the American Dream.
Nick, the narrator, moves to New York for the summer to visit his cousin Daisy. His next-door neighbor is Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), who rarely contacts with others and is rumored to be a hero of the Great War. Gatsby claims to have attended Oxford University, but the evidence is suspect. As Nick learns more about Gatsby, every detail about him seems questionable, except his love for the Daisy. Though Daisy is married, Gatsby still adores her as his ―golden girl.They first met when she was a young lady from a wealthy family and he was a working-class military officer. Daisy promised to wait for his return from the war. However, she married Tom, a classmate of Nick’s. Having obtained a great fortune, Gatsby sets out to win her back again.
”All of Fitzgerald’s original creation finds its way into this film, even going as far to include quite a bit of the original dialogue,US film critic Justin Taroli writes in his review. “The cast is beautiful as is the script, and the scenes are a visual feast.Taroli adds.
DiCaprio does a good and professional job as the socialite by re-creating Fitzgerald’s description of Gatsby’s charm. “He can look at someone for an instant and understand how, perfectly, he or she wants to be seen,David Denby, a film critic for The New Yorker, says in his review.
The use of music is almost reason enough to see the film. “Luhrmann is at his best mixing visual and musical styles together to create something wholly original, the Fox News review said.
For example, in one of the most outstanding scenes in the film, the first party scene, Nick walks quickly from one party guest to another party guest trying to explain all the gossip about Gatsby until he is finally introduced to the man himself, while the most stirring version of Rhapsody in Blue (composed by American musician George Gershwin in 1924) is played in the background.
What did Baz Luhrmann do to make the film a success?

A.He adapted the story in the novel as he wished.
B.He made the film more powerful than the book.
C.He mixed his style with the elegance of the essay.
D.He showed the elegance of the pictures in the film.

What is Taroli’s attitude towards the film?

A.Favorable. B.Sceptical.
C.Amazed. D.Unconcerned.

What are the characteristics of Gatsby?

A.Faithful and warm-hearted.
B.Charming and professional.
C.Selfish and stubborn.
D.Mysterious and devoted.

Why does the author give the example of the first party scene in the last paragraph?

A.Unfold the fact that Nick wants to know more about Gatsby.
B.Show the version of Rhapsody in Blue matches the film well.
C.Prove that the director is good at combining visual and music.
D.Convince us that the first scene is perfectly shot by the director.
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One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap.
On September 11th, 1958, Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying, “I promised you a gift, and here it is. “ What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. I told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying”, which sounded ominous.
“Christmas was coming. Don't expect any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. “If your baby brother lives, that'll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes were filled with tears. I'd never seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He's all right?” He hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home!”
“Thank God!”  I heard Mum cry.
From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home.  I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!
What happened to the author on September 11th, 1958?

A.He got a baby brother. B.He got a Christmas gift.
C.He became four years old. D.He received a doll.

What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A.Impossible. B.Boring.
C.Difficult. D.Fearful.

The sock the author hung in the living room are probably used to ________.

A.decorate the room B.receive gifts
C.amuse his doll brother D.wear on Christmas

Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?

A.Excitement. B.Happiness.
C.Sadness. D.Disappointment.

What is the passage mainly about?

A. A sad Christmas day B.Life with a lovely baby
C.A special Christmas gift. D.Memories of a happy family
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Filmmaker Jennifer Nelson had to pay $1,500 to have “Happy Birthday to You” sung in the movie she’s making. The money went to Warner Music Group, a company that claims to own the copyright on the song. A copyright is the legal right to use or sell a creative product such as a song, a TV show, a book, or a work of art. Warner has claimed the copyright for “Happy Birthday to You” since 1988.
“I never thought the song was owned by anyone,” Nelson said in an e-mail to The New York Times. “I thought it belonged to everyone.”
Nelson’s movie is a documentary(纪录片)— a film that uses pictures and/or interviews with people to create a factual report of real-life events — and is actually about the history of the “Happy Birthday” song itself.
Two sisters named Mildred and Patty Hill wrote a song called “Good Morning to All” in 1893. Over a short period of time, people began to sing the words “happy birthday to you” in place of the original lyrics to the tune of the Hill sisters’ song.
A number of history experts say that there is no record of who actually wrote the “Happy Birthday to You” lyrics(歌词). Historians also say there is no way to know when the general public began singing the “Happy Birthday” song, but they believe it was being sung by the public long before it was printed and owned by a company.
Nelson’s lawyers say this piece of music’s history proves that “Happy Birthday to You” belongs to everyone in the general public. That would mean Warner Music Group has no right to charge anyone a fee to sing the song in any setting.
Experts estimate that Warner/ Chappell, the publishing division of the Warner Music Group, has made about $2 million a year from licensing fees for “Happy Birthday to You.”
Nelson’s lawyers are asking a court in New York City to order Warner/Chappell to return fees they have collected over the past four years for use of the “Happy Birthday” song.
Jennifer Nelson had to pay Warner Music Group to ____________.

A.own the copyright on a song
B.have it write a song for her movie
C.have it play a song in her movie
D.have a song sung in her movie

The history experts’ statement can prove that the “Happy Birthday” song ____________.

A.does not belong to Warner Music Group
B.has more than 200 years’ history
C.was initially owned by another company
D.has always been very popular

According to Nelson’s lawyers, to sing the “Happy Birthday” song, people ____________.

A.should pay the Hill sisters
B.should pay Warner Music Group
C.need not pay for any purpose
D.need not pay except for commercial use

If the court supports Nelson’s lawyers’ claim, ____________.

A.she can obtain the copyright on the song
B.Warner will return about $8 million
C.Warner will have to pay her for her damages
D.she only needs to pay a little money to use the song
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Several years ago, I had to replace a receptionist for my unit. Before I advertised for the position, I was approached by another manager, and asked if I would consider a transfer from his staff instead of opening a new competition. My natural question was to ask who he wanted me to consider and why.
It appeared from his description of this employee, Maria, that she was having a lot of problems performing her duties and had difficulties with her boss and did not appear to respond to any attempts he, the manager, had made to settle the issues. Now, after listening to his explanation, I really had severe doubts. What crossed my mind, after this discussion, was that he wanted me to take a problem off his hands.
I told him I would think about it and would let him know the next day. As promised, after thinking more about this potential performance issue, I decided that I would agree to speak with Maria privately before I made any decision.
And, what I found out during this interview, left me deep in thought. As it turned out, the performance issue appeared to result from working for a boss who never extended a good morning greeting, never gave a word of encouragement, and was constantly changing the work load and routines. The end result was a totally ruined employee who was unconfident and hated to see a new work day start.
I decided to accept her transfer to my unit. What started out as a shy, withdrawn and frightened employee turned out to be one of the most productive and loyal employee that I had ever worked with. Maria couldn’t do enough and was constantly asking for more responsibility. I was more than happy to give her what she needed – praise for work well done, respect as a person, and encouragement for doing well in anything she dealt with.
Sometimes we are guilty of holding others back from accomplishing or doing, or developing as they should or could. It may be a wise idea that we all look in the mirror, from time to time, to see what we are really like.
What can we learn about the writer from the first paragraph?

A.He is a manager in the company.
B.He doesn't like his receptionist.
C.He likes to compete with others.
D.He wants to find another position.

After hearing his colleague's description of Maria, the writer thought that Maria ____ .

A.attempted to settle the issues
B.was a problem to her boss
C.shouldn't stay in the company
D.could get on well with others

Why did Maria fail to perform well in her previous job?

A.Her previous job was not suitable for her.
B.She had difficulty responding to her manager.
C.Her boss didn't inspire her working enthusiasm.
D.Her boss showed no trust in her ability.

We can infer that before working with the author, Maria ______.

A.was not welcome by her colleagues
B.wanted to transfer her position
C.didn't like her boss
D.felt frustrated at her work

The writer probably believes that a good boss should ______.

A.praise and award his employees a lot
B.respect, praise and encourage his employees
C.greet his employees and give them much work
D.always give his employees guidance in working
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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
I was going to Paris, which I’d always wanted to see.But now I was frightened to travel alone.I arrived at the train station in Paris.I hadn’t spoken my college French for twenty years.On my first metro ride, I came across an incompetent(不胜任的)thief.I just stared at him, and he stopped his hand from my purse and disappeared into the crowd. Somewhere in this confusing city was my hotel hidden, but the directions suddenly weren’t easy to find. When I finally found the hotel, my heart was beating heavily, and I was sweating like a basketball player.I couldn’t stay.Could I? The wallpaper looked like it had been through a fire.The bathroom was downstairs, and the window looked out onto the brick wall of another building.Welcome to Paris.I sincerely wanted to die.I missed my friends.I was entering my third week away from home and my kids, and I had arrived in the most romantic city in the world, alone, lonely and frightened.
The most important thing I did in Paris happened at that moment.I knew that if I didn’t go out, right then, and find a place to have dinner, I would hide in this small room my entire time in Paris.I might never learn to enjoy the world as a single individual.So I went out.Evening in Paris was light and pleasant.I walked along a path, listening to birds sing, watching children float toy boats in a huge fountain.No one seemed to be in a hurry.Paris was beautiful.And I was here alone and suddenly not lonely.My sense of accomplishment overcoming my fear and weakness had left me feeling free.I wore out two pairs of shoes during my week’s stay in Paris.I did everything there was to do, and it was the greatest week of my European vacation.I returned home, becoming a believer in the power of traveling alone.Now when I meet difficulties I just say to myself, “If I can go to Paris, I can go anywhere.”
What happened on my first metro ride?

A.I came across a skillful thief.
B.I bravely caught a thief trying to steal
C.The thief successfully stole my purse
D.I scared away a thief trying to steal

The room in the hotel where I lived ______.

A.had just gone through a big fire
B.was in very poor conditions
C.had a good sight through the window
D.was very small and untidy

Which of the following is NOT true?

A.I was not lonely when I got to Paris.
B.I felt frightened travelling alone in Paris at first.
C.I then felt not lonely for the people around me in Paris.
D.I had a lot of walking during my stay in Paris.

The lifestyle of French people can be considered as ________.

A.hasty B.relaxed C.anxious D.aggressive

As to the writer, the power of traveling alone is _______.

A.the power of being independent
B.the power of feeling free
C.the power of becoming optimistic
D.the power of overcoming difficulties
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Eve was waiting in the corridor outside her class. She was feeling sick. She had two exams that day and physics was first. She really hated physics. It was her worst subject. Lisa looked back at her, and then looked away quickly. Eve thought she looked guilty. She didn't have a problem with physics. She didn't have a problem with anything... Miss Perfect!
“Hi, Eve! So what's wrong with you and Lisa?” asked Tina, “I thought you were friends.” “Yes, so did I,” said Eve. “But she hasn't spoken to me for two weeks now. She promised to help me review for the physics exam too, but then she’s ignored all my calls and texts.”
While in the exam, Eve found Lisa was holding her phone on her knee under the table and reading from it. Eve couldn’t believe it! Is that how Lisa always got such good grades? She thought about telling the teacher, but she hesitated. The next exam was history. That was Eve’s favorite subject but she couldn't concentrate. She didn't know what to do about Lisa. Just then, Mr. Reed, their teacher, walked past. “Mr. Reed…”
Lisa was called to the teachers’ office and there waited Mr. Reed…
The history test was over. Eve was walking towards the school gate when she heard footsteps behind her. It was Lisa. Eve could see that she had been crying. “Listen,” said Lisa. “I'm really sorry I haven’t answered your calls, but my dad had a heart attack two weeks ago and he’s in hospital. He had a big heart operation today and I was very worried about him. So I was reading texts from my mum, but Mr. Reed caught me. He thought I was cheating. He believes me now, but I have to take the exam again. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you what was happening. Will you forgive me?”
The reason for Eve’s feeling sick is most probably that _______.

A.she found Lisa was looking back at her
B.she had to take two exams within one day
C.she was worried about the physics exam
D.she had been waiting for too long a time

Lisa didn't help Eve review for the physics exam because _______.

A.she had to look after her sick father
B.she herself was quite bad at physics
C.she didn't consider Eve as a true friend
D.she was selfish and hated to waste time

At the end of the story Eve probably felt _______.

A.confident and optimistic B.regretful and sorry
C.sad and angry D.glad and inspired

What lesson can we learn from this passage?

A.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B.A life without a friend is a life without sun.
C.Old friends and old wines are the best.
D.Friendship should be based on trust.
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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Barack Obama has really gone wild. The US president has taken part in the survival television show Running Wild With Bear Grylls, which will air on NBC later this year. In the show, Obama goes on an adventure with host Bear Grylls, learning how to survive in the Alaskan wilderness.
Edward Michael “Bear” Grylls, 41, has become known around the world as one of the most famous outdoor adventurers. The Briton has appeared on a number of wilderness survival shows in which he has climbed, sailed, and eaten bugs or cow tongue.
Obama doesn’t have to eat bugs or cow tongue on his adventure with Grylls. But he does have to eat leftovers - a bloody salmon (三文鱼). It was partly enjoyed by a bear that left some meat behind.
Although he is far from the White House kitchen, Obama seems to enjoy the outdoors. “As president, I am in what’s called the bubble(保护膜), and the Secret Service makes sure that I’m always out of danger ...  but  I sometimes want to get out,” he said in a video.
However, Obama’s appearance on the show isn’t just for fun. He took part to raise awareness of the effect global warming has had on the US’s largest state, Alaska.
On his adventure, Obama______.

A.has to eat something strange like bugs
B.enjoys cow tongue with Grylls
C.takes in some unusual food
D.never has any difficulty

It can be inferred from the passage that _____.

A.Obama has been tired of the life in the White House
B.US presidents have never been in danger because of the Secret Service
C.the food prepared in the White House is not as good as the food outdoors
D.The life outside the White House is sometimes attractive to the president

The purpose of Obama’s appearance on the show is _____.

A.to have some fun
B.to promote environmental protection
C.to enjoy the wilderness in Alaska
D.to get out of the White House for a change

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Grylls is the most well known outdoor adventurer around the world.
B. The TV show with Obama’s appearance is now on air on NBC.
C. Obama learns how to survive with host Bear Grylls in African wilderness.
D. Grylls has special abilities to survive in the wild

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Directions:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
Death is a serious theme worthy of great poets.For example, John Keats’s ‘When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be’ and John Donne’s ‘Death, Be Not Proud’ both discuss death in reflective ways.However, the imagery(意象) in these poems shows that while Keats believes that death can only destroy, Donne believes that death can be overcome.
Keats is afraid of death, because to him death means the loss of those things that make his life worth living: ‘On the shore/ of the wide world I stand alone, and think/ Till Love and Fame to nothingness do sink.’ Earlier in the poem, Keats says that he hopes this ‘Love’ will be a ‘high romance’ with a ‘fair creature.’ He also says that he hopes the ‘Fame’ he seeks will be the result of the ‘high piled books’ produced by his ‘crowded brain.’ In other words, Keats’s fear is that death is a ‘nothingness’ that will arrive before he can finish his life’s work or find his true love.
Donne has a different attitude toward death, and so the imagery in his poem is different, too.To Donne, death should ‘be not proud,’ because it is not ‘mighty and dreadful.’ Unlike Keats, Donne sees death as weak and merely a ‘slave to Fate, chance, kings, and desperate men.’ He also says that death is like ‘rest and sleep’.Donne believes that we will all wake from the sleep of death to everlasting life, just as we wake from our normal sleep to our everyday lives.In fact, Donne believes that it is death itself that will die: ‘One short sleep past, we wake forever,/ And Death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.’
Keats and Donne both know that death is a prat of life, and both poets use powerful imagery to talk about that difficult theme.The differences in this imagery show two very different attitudes toward the subject, one of which is much more positive than the other.Which poet to believe is up to the reader to decide.
Not surprisingly, the readers’ own experiences may play a part in the way they respond to these poets’ approaches.Like the two poets and their beliefs, contemporary readers also may be divided on the subject.This may explain why Keats’s and Donne’s poetry remains fascinating years after their won deaths.
According to the passage, ________ makes Keats’s life worth living.

A.expressing his grand passion for poetry
B.walking on the shore with a pretty lady
C.defeating nothingness with his true love
D.pursuing the fame of being a romantic poet

In Donne’s poems he believes that death is ________ .

A.generally powerful and terrible
B.only a ceaseless sleep
C.merely the loss of work and love
D.hardly worth the fear

Contemporary readers may view the two poets’ serious subject differently because ________.

A.they are attracted to the two poets’ everlasting opposite beliefs
B.they are divided naturally by their positive or negative personalities
C.their own life experiences affect the understandings of the poems
D.their preferences for the poets’ strong imageries are various

Which of the following best describes the main writing style of the passage?

A.Analysis.
B.Argument.
C.Comparison.
D.Reasoning.
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Gregory Kloehn digs through dustbins every day, but not for the reason that most people would think.He isn’t homeless.In fact he is trying to help the homeless.
Gregory began his life as a sculptor.But he often felt that his sculptures, which just stood in rich people’s houses for years, lacked a meaningful purpose.So in 201l he decided to put his artistic energies into creating homes to sell—not ordinary homes but small structures built entirely from recycled materials.
The thought of creating homes for the homeless didn’t occur to him until the year 2013, when a homeless couple asked him for a tarp(防水布).Instead of a tarp, Gregory offered them something better: a small home with a water tank, a kitchen and a trap for waste.They were so grateful that Gregory decided to focus his efforts on helping house the homeless population in his city.And soon his “Homeless Homes Project” was started.
Before starting a new home, Gregory, goes hunting for materials by digging through dustbins.Everything he finds is usable—refrigerator doors become house doors; washing machine doors often serve as windows, and the tops of cars become strong roofs.He put wheels at the bottom for users to move their homes around easily.Each home takes two to three days to make.
So far Gregory has donated dozens of homes to the city’s most needy.While his small low-cost mobile homes are not the final solution to the problem of homelessness, they are really practical and do provide a warm and safe place for the homeless to stay in.They are simply a way for one man to do something nice for those in need of some help.
Gregory has written a book titled Homeless Architecture, where he explains techniques to build those homes and he is now working on weekend workshops.“A lot of people who hear about what I’m doing want to get involved,” he said. “Maybe we can meet someplace and put a couple of homes together.”
Why did Gregory turn from making sculptures to creating homes?

A.He had no home to live in.
B.He had to make more money.
C.He lost interest in sculpture.
D.He wanted to help the homeless.

The author mentions the story in Paragraph 3 to tell us____________.

A.Gregory’s small homes were popular among the homeless
B.how Gregory got the idea of “Homeless Homes Project”
C.the homeless couple asked Gregory to produce more homes
D.housing the homeless in a city was not an easy task

What can we conclude from Paragraph 4?

A.Gregory has great trouble hunting for materials for his small houses.
B.It takes Gregory a long time to produce a home.
C.Gregory’s work requires imagination and creativity
D.Everything in the dustbins will be used in Gregory’s work.

What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.Gregory’s project will help more homeless people.
B.Gregory doesn’t need to make small homes now.
C.Gregory’s work will completely solve the homelessness problem.
D.A single person can make no difference to social problems.
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When Peng Liyuan stepped off the plane in Moscow,the whole world wanted to know who dressed the elegant first lady.The reporter released the secret—Ma Ke.
Peng Liyuan has been wearing Ma Ke's designs for more than a decade,a fact that was only highlighted recently when she was on her first state visitaccompanying her husband President Xi Jinping.The elegant and attractive Peng,formerly a popular singer,has been compared with the US' first lady Michelle Obama and France's Carla Bruni­Sarkozy,since stepping off the airplane in Moscow on March 22.Suddenly,everyone was curious to know more about the first lady's wardrobe.
Even so,Ma prefers a low­key approach.“If you eat a tasty egg why would you want to see the hen?” she says of all the media attention.
Ma's relationship with Peng began 10 years ago after a concert in Guangzhou when a reporter told Peng she knew the designer behind the label Exception de Mixmind. Peng asked for an introduction because she was a fan of Ma's designs and had been wearing them for years.
The two naturally became friends.Ma says: “The painting reflects the painter,and clothes reflect both the designer and the wearer.Someone desires fame and wealth,or love and sympathy; what you have in your heart is reflected in the design.Those who don't share my philosophy won't buy my clothes.Peng is a caring person,devoted to charity and environmental protection,which is exactly what I'm doing now.”
However,regardless of the brand,Peng's support of Chinese labels has surprised millions of Chinese who favor foreign fashion brands.
“Instead she presented a vision of Chinese fashion,desiring to bring Chinese designers to the world stage,”says a western designer.
The first lady's double­breasted coat and her black leather handbag aren't available at any of Exception's shops,though Exception's physical stores do have seen a rising number of visitors.
The passage mainly discusses________.

A.the designer of the first lady Peng Liyuan's dress,Ma Ke
B.the friendship between Peng Liyuan and her designer
C.Peng Liyuan's clothes on her first state visit
D.the reactions to Peng Liyuan's first visit to Moscow

In the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 Ma Ke mentioned“an egg and the hen” to show________.

A.it is hard to explain “Which came first,the egg or the hen?”
B.paying such great attention to her was unnecessary
C.the outcome was more important than the process
D.her dissatisfaction with the media attention on her dress

What can be inferred from the passage?

A.First ladies compete with each other whenever they are together.
B.Peng's suits can be bought in Ma Ke's clothes stores.
C.Ma Ke offered to design the first lady's clothes through her friends.
D.Peng had liked Ma's designs long before she got to know her in the flesh.

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

A.Peng wears the dress designed by a Chinese designer probably to support Chinese brands.
B.Many citizens found Peng Liyuan's choice quite unexpected.
C.Black leather handbags like Peng's are widely sold in bag stores in big cities.
D.After Peng Liyuan's visit to Moscow Ma Ke's clothes became more popular.
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Amanda Clement grew up in Hudson, South Dakota. Baseball was always her favorite sport. Once in a while her brother Hank and his friends would let her play first base in their games. More often, however, they asked her to umpire (裁判) for them, because they knew her calls would be fair and there would be no arguing.
One day in 1904, Amanda and her mother traveled to Hawarden, Iowa, to watch Hank play for the home team against Hawarden. When they arrived at the ball field, two local teams were waiting to play a preliminary (预备) game. The umpire hadn’t arrived, so Hank argued that the teams should let his sister serve as umpire. The players finally agreed.
Amanda, then sixteen and standing five feet, ten inches tall, made perfect calls. She was so good that players for the main game asked her to umpire for them and even offered to pay her. Thus, at sixteen, Amanda Clement became the first paid female baseball umpire of all time. She is honored in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
Why did Hank and his friends often ask Amanda to umpire for them?

A.Because she called them brothers.
B.Because they wanted to make her happy.
C.Because no one else wanted to do it for them.
D.Because she knew the rules well and was fair.

Amanda went to Hawarden in order to ______.

A.serve as umpire
B.watch her brother play
C.make money
D.help the local teams

Amanda most probably learned how to umpire a baseball game ______.

A.in her P. E. classes at school
B.in an umpire training school
C.by watching and playing the games
D.from her mother, a baseball umpire

Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A.The Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown
B.Amanda Clement, First Female Umpire
C.Baseball Games in Hawarden, Iowa
D.A Family of Baseball Fans
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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C,D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂上.
When Charles Stratton was five, he stopped growing. His mother took him to see the famous showman, P. T. Barnum. Mr. Barnum thought a small person would be the perfect addition to his show. He hired Charles' parents along with him, and they traveled the world together.
He gave the two-foot-tall Charles a name, General Tom Thumb. He taught Tom how to sing, dance, act and tell jokes. When he felt Tom was ready to perform on stage, he made up ads. To stir up great interest, he said that Tom was eleven years old and had come from England.
During the show, Tom fought battles pretendedly with tall people. He also danced upon a wooden plate held by a person who was eight feet tall. Tom's act was very popular and brought in a lot of money. By the time Tom was an adult, he had grown very rich. He had become a billionaire at the age of twenty five.
Fortunately for Tom, Mr. Barnum added more little people to his show, and Tom became lucky in love as well. One of the little people was Lavinia Warren, a schoolteacher. Tom was able to win her love, and they married.
The ceremony and reception were the talk of the town. They were attended by many rich and famous people and by about 2000 guests. Crowds filled the streets of New York to have a look at their tiny wedding marriage. The couple even met with President Abraham Lincoln on their honeymoon just before going to live in Tom's house in Connecticut.
Their wedding, which took place during the Civil War, provided a welcome escape from the sad problems of war. Not willing to let this bit of sunshine fade, communities throughout the country sponsored "Tom Thumb" weddings. In these weddings, small boys and girls, all dressed up, went through marriage ceremony for fun.
The underlined words "talk of the town" means________.

A.it was in the newspaper
B.it was the most popular topic
C.people spread bad rumors about it
D.it was discussed in a city meeting

Which one of the following statements is true according to the text?

A.Charles mother took him to see the famous showman because he stopped growing.
B.Tom had to fight with others during the show.
C.Tom’s wedding ceremony helped people cheer up in a dark time.
D.Tom and his mother came from England.

What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A.Weddings always make people feel full of sunshine.
B.People are always disappointed during war time.
C.Entertainment can serve an important purpose.
D.People should be married when they are small children.
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The world is filled with smart, talented, educated and gifted people. We meet them every day. A few days ago, my car was not running well. I pulled it into a garage and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes. He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine. I was amazed. The sad truth is: Great talent is not enough.
I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn. I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100, 000 a year. A business consultant who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists struggle financially. It was this business consultant who gave me the phrase, “They are one skill away from great wealth.”
There is an old saying that goes, “Job means just over broke (破产)' ”. And unfortunately, I would say that the saying applies to millions of people. Because school does not think financial intelligence is intelligence, most workers “live within their means”. They work and they pay the bills. Instead I recommend to young people to seek work for what they will learn, more than what they will earn.
When I ask the classes I teach, “How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald’s?” almost all the students raise their hands. I then ask, “So if most of you can cook a better hamburger, how come McDonald’s makes more money than you?” The answer is obvious: McDonald’s is excellent at business systems. The reason so many talented people are poor is because they focus on bui1ding a better hamburger and know little or nothing about business systems. The world is filled with talented poor people. They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.
The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph to show that __________.

A.he has a sharp sense of hearing
B.he is ready to help others
C.he is just one of the talented people
D.he knows little about car repairing

The underlined part in the third paragraph can be best replaced by__________.

A.spend more than they can afford
B.live within what they earn
C.live in their own circle
D.do in their own way

Why do talented people earn so little according to the author?

A.They don't work hard enough.
B.They have no specialized skills.
C.They don't make full use of their talents.
D.They lack financial intelligence.

The main purpose of the author is to tell us___________.

A.why so many talented people are poor
B.what schools should teach students
C.how young people can find a satisfactory job
D.how McDonald's makes much money
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Larry was on another of his underwater expeditions(探险)but this time, it was different. He decided to take his daughter along with him. She was only ten years old. This would be her first trip with her father on what he had always been famous for.
Larry first began diving when he was his daughter’s age. Similarly, his father had taken him along on one of his expeditions. Since then, he had never looked back. Larry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along the shore. He had hated them. They were either too big or too small. Then, there was the instructor. He gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his father. He had made an exception. Larry would never have been able to go down without at least five hours of theory and another similar number of hours on practical lessons with a guide. Children his age were not even allowed to dive.
After the first expedition, Larry’s later diving adventures only got better and better. There was never a dull moment. In his black and blue suit and with an oxygen tank fastened on his back, Larry dived from boats into the middle of the ocean. Dangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his search. Sometimes, he was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother him. At least, he was still able to take photographs of the underwater creatures
Larry’s first expedition without his father was in the Cayman Islands. There were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them. Fortunately for him, a man offered to take him around the different spots for free. Larry did not even know what the time was, how many spots he dived into or how many photographs he had taken. The diving spots afforded such a wide array of fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creatures.
Larry looked at his daughter. She looked as excited as he had been when he was her age. He hoped she would be able to continue the family tradition. Already, she looked like she was much braver than Larry had been then. This was the key to a successful underwater expedition.
In what way was this expedition different for Larry?

A.His daughter had grown up.
B.He had become a famous diver.
C.His father would dive with him.
D.His daughter would dive with him.

What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?

A.Larry had some privileges.
B.Larry liked the rented diving suits.
C.Divers had to buy diving equipment.
D.Ten-year-old children were permitted to dive.

Why did Larry have to stay in a cage underwater sometimes?

A.To protect himself from danger.
B.To dive into the deep water.
C.To admire the underwater view.
D.To take photos more conveniently.

What did Larry expect his daughter to do?

A.Become a successful diver.
B.Make a good diving guide.
C.Take a lot of photos underwater.
D.Have longer hours of training.
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The story began with a young mother who had three sons. Unfortunately, the youngest son developed slow thinking skills, not having the intelligence of his brothers.
With double duty as the mother of the household, she was exhausted, so that the youngest was often the target of anger and annoyance. Bad words, such as “you little fool” and the like, served as a daily meal for the youngest.
The words and curses he got from the mother and ridicule from friends convinced him that he was distressing and embarrassing his family. Every morning he woke up with his own face staring from the mirror reflection, he started to say quietly and sadly, “The fool is going to school.”
As adult citizens, there was compulsory military service which should be lived. Thus, the youngest son also signed up and started to follow the various tests: a medical, physical ability test and other tests. On the day of the announcement, he was called into the board of examiners.
In his mind, he convinced himself that he was the fool and couldn’t pass the tests this time as he entered the room with his head down. It was not expected at all. The tests turned out to have the highest praise from the board of examiners.
“Congratulations, young man! Your test results are incredible! You are really a great and talented young man. ”Words from the board of examiners became the discovery of a new side of himself that was not known in advance. Voice kept echoing in his mind, such as “I, the great man, am in the shower”, “The great man washes his face”, “The talented young man again brushes his teeth” and so on. Confidence and improved self-image came beyond usual.
20 years later, the youngest established himself as a successful businessman who was admired and respected, and received many awards.
The mindset and belief are the power behind the success that is within us. Whatever we think and believe in or minds continuously, it will eventually materialize in reality. That’s the universally applicable law.
Why was the youngest often scolded by his mother?

A.He was not as clever as his brothers.
B.He considered himself to be a fool.
C.He didn’t behave himself at school.
D.He didn’t cook meals for his mother.

From the story we know that the young mother is ____.

A.selfish and lazy
B.gentle and caring
C.ill-tempered and impatient
D.kind-hearted and diligent

What happened to the youngest son later on?

A.He received aid from others.
B.He became an admirable psychologist.
C.He became confident and successful.
D.He developed strange mental diseases.

From this passage, the author tells us that____.

A.military service can change a person completely
B.mothers’ attitude toward children is important
C.even a fool can become a successful businessman
D.think big and you will get big results
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