Spielberg was enrolled at California State University in 1965, but dropped out three years later to seek his filmmaking career.
After re-enrolling in 2001, he studied hard in his office or at home, though he didn't attend general classes. He worked on independent projects and talked with professors to receive his bachelor's degree in film and electronic arts. He said happily after attending the graduation ceremony in cap and gown, “I wanted to do this for many years as a ‘thank you’ to my parents for giving me the opportunity for an education and a career, and as personal note for my own family, and young people everywhere, about the importance of achieving their college education goals.” And he added, “ But I hope they get there quicker than I did.”
After leaving school, Spielberg worked in television through the early 1970s, and made the great thriller “Jaws”. He quickly became one of the most commercially successful filmmakers in history with such hits as “Jurassic Park” and “Saving Private Ryan”. He founded the company DreamWorks with his friends.
Spielberg has five honorary doctorates (博士学位）, but what he really warned was this humble college degree. He posed for pictures with his fellow graduates, and smiles as he was showered with small pieces of colorful paper.
1.Spielberg withdrew from school in his early life to .
A. found his own company
B. start his professional career
C. prove his education a failure
D. make his fortune in Hollywood
2.Spielberg received his bachelor's degree to show the young .
A. his appreciation for his own family
B. the significance of college education
C. his determination to achieve his goal
D. the importance of continued education
3.Spielberg has made history in the movie industry with his .
A. five honorary doctorates
B. humble college degree
C. widely-known hit movies
D. successful company DreamWorks
4.Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. One is Never Too Old to Learn
B. College Education and Filmmaking Career
C. Realizing One's Old Dream Needs Sacrifice
D. A Humble College Degree and the Great Filmmaker
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When you travel in South America, you’d better pay attention to the following three kinds of dangerous South American animals.
Piranhas（水虎鱼）
Although only a small number of piranhas are considered to be dangerous to humans, the red-bellied piranha is definitely one of those. Evidence has shown that a large group of piranhas can absolutely eat a herd of large animals crossing the river, leaving only bones. This fish lives in the freshwater streams of South America, and they can smell the blood from far away and launch attacks swiftly. It is said that they are only dangerous to humans if the water volumes are less and lower.
Anacondas（水蟒）
This South American monster of a creature often appears in the films or your nightmares！They have weighed over 230 kilograms. It is often considered to be the biggest snake in the world. You certainly don’t want to get caught alone with this snake due to its method of attacking and killing its victim. It is indeed a remarkably different brand of snake type as it regularly coils（缠绕）around all over its target, increasing the pressure until eventually its victim dies. Its jaws are powered by large muscles that produce enough power for its over 100 sharp teeth to pass through the thick skin of an crocodile. They don’t have poison. Sometimes they prefer to camouflage themselves so they look like their surroundings and swiftly draw back when humans are near.
Golden Poisonous Frogs
The golden poison frog might be the most-deadly of the South American animal, which is protected by means of poison. This very small frog, less than 55 mm in length, packs enough punch（效力）to take down a pair of African bull elephants. This apparently harmless frog has always been known to have killed people who have touched it directly. It’s also been noted that chicken and dogs have died by contacting things on which a golden poison frog had wandered! In intense colors, they normally look attractive to their targets.
1.What can we learn about piranhas from the passage?
A. Piranhas are the most dangerous animals.
B. Piranhas like to live in the deep seabed.
C. Piranhas may attack human beings when the water level is low.
D. Piranhas only attack human beings when they cross the river in groups.
2.How does an anaconda kill its victim according to the passage?
A. It often uses its poison to kill its victim.
B. It often uses its strength to kill its victim.
C. It kills its victim mainly using its powerful teeth.
D. It kills its victim with the help of other snakes.
3.The underlined word “camouflage” in Paragraph 3 means “________”.
A. hide itself by appearing like the surroundings
B. terrify and capture the enemy by making much noise
C. move around to search for delicious food
D. give off harmful gas to kill the targets
4.Chicken and dogs are mentioned in Paragraph 4 to show that ________.
A. no animals can survive the poison of the golden poison frog
B. they like to wander along the path of the golden poison frog
C. the golden poison frog likes eating them most
D. the poison of the golden poison frog is deadly
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A recent trend in California restaurants shows new eating habits among those out to have an interesting dining experience. Appetizer（开胃品）seem to be the name of the games as diners turn away from the more traditional three-course meal in favor of smaller snacks sampled in various types of restaurants, bars and cafes. In this way, in the course of an evening out, you might go to a restaurant for a tasty dish to eat at one end of town, to a bar with some live music at the other end, then for a coffee, and finally back to the restaurant for a further appetizer.
Reasons for this trend are the fact that so many different types of restaurants have been set up recently, each with their own particular type of food and special atmosphere, combined with the increased quality in the type of snacks being offered. Gone are the cheese sticks of the old days, when appetizers were not really taken seriously. Some favorite snacks of the moment are slices of hot pizza, creamy fish-based dishes and crispy cakes and so on.
Prices for appetizers arc not equal to a full meal; however, their new popularity has meant that are by no means as cheap as they used to be. Certainly, for that special occasion, a meal in a nice restaurant, complete with the piano performance, is hard to beat. However, if we see that this trend for “butterfly eating” ---moving around several different places in one evening---continues, then all the traditional style restaurants may well have to provide their own appetizer bars as well!
1.Which of the following could best reflect the change of California people’s eating habits?
A. People love more interesting restaurants.
B. Most people eat less than they used to.
C. A full restaurant meal is losing popularity.
D. Food is combined with sports and games. .
2.What can we learn from Paragraph 2 that .
A. appetizers used to be relatively important
B. the quality of snacks has been improved
C. restaurants have to cater for different customers
D. new-style appetizers fueled the boom of catering business
3.Diners who prefer appetizers of new types .
A. will be charged more
B. will be served better
C. can enjoy music performance
D. can eat in their neighborhood
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We are enrolled in the full-time school called “life”. Every day in this school, we have opportunities to learn new lessons. No matter whether we like these lessons or not, we have to take them, because they are our lessons.
Why are we here in this world? What is the purpose of life? Humans have tried to discover the meaning of life for thousands of years, but failed to get the answer, because the meaning of life is different from person to person.
Each one of us has his or her special purpose and path, unique and different. As we travel on our life path, we will learn many great lessons in order to fulfill that purpose. Learning our lessons well is the key to discovering the real meaning of our own life.
As we travel through our lifetime, we may be taught hard lessons that others don't have to face, while others spend years struggling with problems we don’t need to deal with. We may never know why we love English, not physics, which indicates that our path is different. While traveling on our own path, sometimes alone, we should, first of all, take a basic lesson in openness.
Openness means being receptive. Life will present us with so many lessons, none of which are useful to us unless we can recognize them and are open to their values. These lessons arc not easy to learn, but we should regard them as gifts. But how can we recognize these lessons? It is a matter of what “glasses” we are wearing at the time. It is not difficult to spot them if we take them as opportunities. So when we are not open to learning our lessons, failing a weekly English test might be like a disaster rather than an opportunity to us. Of course, the hard lessons may not be fun, but they can actually be the biggest gifts we receive from life.
1.The author may be in favor of the viewpoint that all men are born .
A. equal B. different
C. to learn lessons D. ready for challenge
2.The example of “we love English, not physics" is mentioned to show that we .
A. choose our own path in life
B. need to face some hard lessons
C. discover the meaning of our own life
D. realize the necessity of openness
3.Whether we can see life lessons as gifts depends upon our .
A. angles of view
B. common value system
C. experiences from life
D. willingness to face challenge
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Life and lesson B. Life as School
C. Life School and Students D. Gifts from Life
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。（如果所用的答题卡没有E、F、G选项，则选E涂A、B，选F涂A、C，选G涂A、D．）How do you stay true to yourself when you're surrounded by friends and/or family that have an opinion on everything you do? It's not easy! 1. Here are 4 tips which can help you live a dynamic life．2. Stay true to yourself by listening to the only opinions that really matter - your own and those from people who believe in and encourage you．Deep down you know yourself better than anybody else．Don't fear people3. The reason most people don't take risks, or live on the edge is the fear of what others might think of them．If you want to live the life you truly deserve, you must give up the need to be liked by everybody．Value yourself and your choicesWhen you do, others will too．Own the choices you make in your life． 4. When you believe in yourself, in time, others will believe in you too．Show confidence in your choices, and what you stand for whether others agree or not．Focus on appreciationNo matter what the circumstances are, there is always something to be grateful for．All successful people ask, What am I grateful furl How can / improve my situation and use these tough times to inspire others 5.These steps, if applied, will help you transform your peace of mind, lifestyle, and productivity．
| A. Focus on your own talents and strengths |
| B. Never let others' opinions guide your choices |
| C. Treat every person like they are important． |
| D. When you doubt yourself, others will doubt you． |
| E. Stay fearless in everything you will have to do． |
| F. Be thankful to life and be helpful to others, and you’ll lead a successful life． |
| G. However, there are great possibilities that you can lead the life you really want． |
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Sometimes you meet an ordinary person doing something extraordinary. On a recent trip I met Normand Gallant. Normand is someone you could pass on the street and _______ notice but he is a very special person who___________ recognition.
Norm lives in a remote area far from the _________ big hospital, so when his wife_________ cancer several years ago, Norm was faced with a four hour_______to where she could be treated. That meant lots of_________ for meals, fuel, hotels and so on. But in the end the cancer took his wife _______.
Norm was obviously_________ by his wife's passing, but he was also very angry, _________ he realized that other people were________ the same sorts of hardships. He wanted to do something but he didn't want to give money to the ________ that support cancer research because he didn't know how much would actually get to the researchers. What he did was to __________ parties.
About every three weeks on Saturday evenings, there is a party in Norm's garage. There is music and dancing, and ________ during the evening Norm tells about a family who are having difficulties __________the cost of supporting a cancer patient undertaking __________ far from home. Then a honey-pail is passed around and the money ________, every cent of it goes ________ to that family.
Norm's personal loss has ________ an act of kindness that honors the __________ of the wife he has lost. Wouldn't it be ________if we had more people in the world like Normand Gallant? He makes the world a better place.
1.A. often B. ever C. always D. never
2.A. deserves B. dislikes C. avoids D. achieves
3.A. best B. nearest C. cleanest D. cheapest
4.A. discovered B. cured C. examined D. developed
5.A. flight B. walk C. drive D. wait
6.A. trouble B. expense C. efforts D. preparations
7.A. anyway B. somehow C. meanwhile D. instead
8.A. impressed B. stricken C. moved D. terrified
9.A. if B. although C. before D. because
10.A. understanding B. questioning C. facing D. settling
11.A. doctors B. families C. organizations D. hospitals
12.A. attend B. promote C. throw D. enjoy
13.A. at some point B. by this means C. for some reason D. in this case
14.A. calculating B. decreasing C. budgeting D. meeting
15.A. research B. treatment C. responsibility D. risk
16.A. collected B. distributed C. saved D. deposited
17.A. gradually B. smoothly C. directly D. explicitly
18.A. served as B. resulted from C. gone through D. contributed to
19.A. memory B. recovery C. cancer D. kindness
20.A. interesting B. nice C. precious D. meaningful
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In recent years many TV shows have become extremely popular among Chinese audience. Those programs, 1.(range) from talent or dating shows to reality shows, 2. (receive) both commercial success and public attention.
Their popularity is 3. (main) based on simple facts. First, they care about social concerns. Second, without exception, they explore a perfect balance between the international forms and Chinese expressions.
Despite apparent highlights, much room 4. (leave) for improvement. Above all, commercial interests often outweigh 5. (education) purposes, causing many 6. (complain) about the unbearable advertisements. In addition, some sharp remarks, 7. they are eye-catching, may have misleading effects 8. the youth.
In my opinion, such shows should shoulder more responsibility instead of merely 9. (entertain) the public. 10. is expected, these programs should be positive in their forms as well as functions. Meanwhile, the media should also safeguard the values of our society.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Mrs Smith heard her new neighbor would come and moved into his new house, but she hadn't seen him. One day when she came back, she saw a man wear a brown hat and dark glasses carrying a ladder on his shoulder. The man put the ladder against the window of the new house and went up to break in the window. Mrs Smith said to himself, “Thief, it is a thief. “ She rang up the police immediate and soon two policemen appeared in the front of the house. When the man was told to hand in everything what he had stolen, he looked greatly surprising. It was then he understood the reason why the policemen came. He said in a smile on his face, “I can’t find my key. It’s my new house.”
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假定你是李平，你的美国笔友Tom来信询问你十一假期是怎样过的。请你根据提示信息给他回信，说明你在十一假期中的活动和理由。
1. 学习和休息
2. 看望祖父母
3. 和朋友进行一日游
注意：
1.文章开头已给出，不计入总字数；
2.字数100字左右。
Dear Tom,
I’m very glad to receive your letter.
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Yours,
Li Ping
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