Jim Carrey has become one of the most well-kn...

Jim Carrey has become one of the most well-known faces in the world. And it is because of his face that he has made such achievements.

Jim Carrey was born in a working class family, and life was poor for young Jim. While in his teens, he had to take a job as a doorkeeper when his father lost his job, and finally he dropped out of school. At that time, he developed his sense of humour to help him deal with anger at the world.

He was often alone. He said he didn’t have any friends because he didn’t want any. At 15 he started performing at a comedy club. Later he moved to Los Angeles and there he got the attention from a famous comedian, Rodney Dangerfield, and his life started to change.

Jim Carrey got his big break in 1990, when he played a role on the new comedy show, In Living Color. He broke into films in 1994. It was the year of Funny Face. First there was Pet Detective, a success that showed Carrey’s comic style. Next came The Mask, which was another success for him.

Jim Carrey has come a long way from his unhappy childhood. In fact, he seems to be having a second childhood now. The future looks good for him. He has developed a large crowd of fans and he also has proved his ability to get through a storm and come out on top, which is important for any person.

1.Why didn’t Jim Carrey have any friends when he was young?

A. Because he dropped out of school

B. Because he was in a working class family.

C. Because he didn’t want to make friends

D. Because he was angry at the world.

2.The underlined phrase “got his big break” in Paragraph 4 may mean “__________”.

A. got a good chance

B. made a lot of money

C. felt tired

D. had a rest

3.From the last paragraph we can learn that __________.

A. Carrey didn’t finish his school education

B. many people like Jim Carrey

C. he once survived a storm

D. Rodney Dangerfield changed Carrey’s life

4.Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A. Carrey’s success comes from his handsome face

B. Carrey was happy in his childhood.

C. Carrey’s sense of humour came from the difficult environment.

D. The film “The Mask” was not a success at first.

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People usually don't like mice.　　 one mouse has been one of the most famous film stars in the world. That is the well-known Mickey Mouse. One night a man　　 Walt Disney was drawing when he heard a strange sound. The sound came　　 　　 the waste-basket. Walt went over and saw a family of　 　　 　　 eating pieces of bread in it. For many nights, they played there. Walt began to　　 them. Walt liked one little mouse better than 　　 mice. This little mice gave him some new ideas for his 　　 . He started to draw　　 . But in the picture, it 　　　 more like a funny man than a mouse. Walt wanted to make this little mouse　　 　　　 in his pictures and soon it was able to speak.　　　 he named it Mickey Mouse. People laughed when they saw the film because they　　 　　 seeing it. Soon Mickey became very popular with 　 old and young people. Children loved their lovely friend because it brought joy and pleasure to 　　 . Perhaps this is why people love Mickey Mouse though(尽管) they　 　　 like real mice.

1.A. Because B. And 　　 C. But 　　 D. Or

2.A. called B. is called C. calls 　　 D. call

3.A. at 　　 B. to　　　　　 C. into 　　 D. from

4.A .mice　　 B. mouse 　　 C. dogs 　　 D. cats

5.A. like 　　 B. hate 　　 C. kill 　　 D. catch

6.A. others B. the others C. other 　　 D. the other

7.A. singing B. drawing C. swimming D. driving

8.A. bread B. mice 　　 C. animals D. ideas

9.A. saw 　　 B. looked 　 C. look 　　 D. see

10.A. jump B. dance　　 C. run　　 　　 D. talk

11.A. Late B. Later 　　 C. Before　 D. After

12.A. hated　　 B. disliked C. enjoyed D. enjoys

13.A .also B. both 　　 C. all 　　 D. only

14.A. us 　　 B. you　 　　 C. him　　 　　　 D. them

15.A. can’t B. don’t　　 C. / 　　　　　　 D. also

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Now Shanghai has become one of _____________ cities in the world.

A.beautiful B.more beautiful C.most beautiful D.the most beautiful

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Jane Goodall is one of the most well-known scientists in the world. Much of the information we have today about chimpanzees(黑猩猩) comes from the research of Jane Goodall.

Jane Goodall was born in London in 1934. She became interested in animals and animal stories when she was a very young child. She always dreamed of working with wild animals. When she was eleven years old, she decided that she wanted to go to Africa to live with and write about animals. But this was not the kind of thing young women usually did in the 1940s. Everybody was laughing except her mother. “If you really want something, you work hard, you take advantage of opportunity, you never give up, you find a way,” her mother said to her. The opportunity came at last. A school friend invited her to Africa. Jane worked as a waitress until she had got enough money to travel there.

In 1957, Jane Goodall traveled to Africa. She soon met the well-known scientist Louis Leakey and began working for him as an assistant. He later asked her to study a group of chimpanzees living by a lake in Tanzania. Very little was known about wild chimpanzees at that time.

Jane spent many years studying chimpanzees in this area of Africa. It was not easy work. They were very shy and would run away whenever she came near. She learned to watch them from far away using binoculars. Over time, she slowly gained their trust(信任). She gave the chimpanzees human names such as David Graybeard, Flo and Fifi. Watching the chimpanzees, she made many discoveries. They ate vegetables and fruits. But she found that they also eat meat. A few weeks later, she made an even more surprising discovery. She saw chimpanzees making and using tools(工具) to help them catch insects.

Jane Goodall has written many books for adults and children about wild chimpanzees. Her most recent book is called Hope for Animals and Their World. It tells about saving several kinds of endangered animals.

1.根据短文内容完成句子（每空限填一个单词）。

From the first two paragraphs we know Jane Goodall is a __________, and she had a special interest in ___________ when she was a young girl.

2.根据短文内容完成句子（每空限填一个单词）。

In order to __________ to travel to ___________, Jane Goodall once worked as a waitress.

3.把短文中划底线的句子译成汉语。

_________________________________________________________________________

4.根据短文内容回答问题。

What is Jane Goodall’s most surprising discovery?

_________________________________________________________________________

5.根据短文内容用一个完整的英文句子（限10个词以内）回答问题。

What is Jane Goodall famous for?

________________________________________________________________________

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Born in 1954 in Taiwan, Ang Lee has become one of today's greatest filmmakers. Ang graduated from the National Taiwan College of Arts in 1975. Later on, he went to the USA for further study on art. And he got a Master Degree in Film Production at New York University.

During Ang’s film career, he has made a lot of successful films and honored himself with many international awards. Early in 1993, Ang’s film The Wedding Banquet (喜宴)won a Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, which drew the whole world’s attention to this Chinese director. In the following years, Ang’s talent got more brilliant. At the beginning of 2000, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon（Wo Hu Cang Long）, a kongfu film directed by Ang Lee, won Best Foreign Language Film at the 73rd Academy Awards(奥斯卡金像奖). This surprised the world. However, what really takes Ang to the peak of the film world is the film Brokeback Mountain (2005). For this film, Ang Lee won the Best Director Academy Award. And he is the first Chinese director who’s ever won the golden statuette(小金人).

In 2012, Ang made a huge success again. His first 3D film Life of Pi came out. It was a story about the adventure of a brave Indian boy. This film helped him beat out Michael Haneke of "Amour", Benh Zeitlin of "Beasts of the Southern Wild", Steven Spielberg of "Lincoln" and David O. Russell of "Silver Linings Playbook". For the second time, Ang was honored as the Best Director at the 85th Academy Awards in 2013.

Along Ang Lee’s film road, we can say that he is really born for films and he is worth all the praise from the world, especially all the Chinese.

1. How old was Ang Lee when he won the Best Director Academy Award for the second time?

A. 59.          　　　　　   B. 58    　　         　 C.51        　　　　     D. 39

2. Of the following films, which one is NOT made by Ang Lee?

A. The Wedding Banquet.           　　　　　　 B. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

C. Beasts of the Southern Wild.       　　　   D. Life of Pi.

3. According to the passage, what is the correct order of the following events?

①. Life of Pi came up on the screen.

②. Ang Lee went to America for further study.

③. Ang Lee won a Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.

④. Ang Lee won Best Foreign Language Film at the 73rd Academy Awards.

⑤. Ang graduated from the National Taiwan College of Arts.

A. ②⑤①③④ 　　      B. ②⑤④①③

C. ⑤②③④①      D. ⑤②④③①

4. What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “peak” in the second paragraph？

A. 边缘       　　　　   B. 顶峰          　　   C. 荣誉        　　　 D. 成就

5. According to the passage, which statement is RIGHT?

A. Ang Lee was born in the USA.

B. Ang Lee only won the Best Director Academy Award once.

C. Life of Pi is Ang Lee’s second 3D film.

D. Ang Lee has great talent in making films.

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Since last year, Where Are We Going, Dad? has become one of the most popular TV shows. On the show, the five fathers and their children traveled around China, riding camels through the western desserts(沙漠)， fishing on the east coast, and selling vegetables for their bus fare(费用 )home in southwestern Yunnan Province.

One dad doesn’t know how to do his daughter’s hair, so some people try to help him. Another one must survive(生存) with his son for three days in the desert. Because the father can’t cook, they only eat instant noodles(方便面).

Why is Where Are We Going, Dad? so popular? Because it is about how Chinese parents look after their kids. The show makes modern parents think about what they should do with their kids. “In traditional(传统的) Chinese culture, the father is strict and the mother is kind. But on the show, we see fathers who are much kinder on their kids and more involved(参与) in their upbringing(成长).”said Li Minyi, a professor of early childhood education.

In the past, children were taught to follow their parents’ wishes and look after them in their old age. But today Chinese parents start to realize(意识到) that respecting(尊重)　 their children’s choices may be a better way to be ready for modern society. As they raise(养育) their children, parents are growing up（成长） at the same time.

1.According to the passage, what didn’t the fathers and their children do on the show?

A. Rode camels　　　　　　　　　　 B. Sold vegetables

C. Climbed the mountains　　　　 D. Fished on the east coast

2. One father and his son only eat instant noodles because_________.

A. there aren’t any vegetables in the desert

B. the father can’t cook

C. they think instant noodles are delicious

D. they have no money to buy something to eat

3.In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “them” refers to(指的是)______.

A. modern parents

B. the five fathers in the past

C. the parents in the past

D. the children in the old days

4. Why is Where Are We Going, Dad? so popular?

A. Because it is about how Chinese parents look after their children.

B. Because there are many famous stars on the show.

C. Because it is about how to help the poor.

D. Because it is about how to sell vegetables.

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Fathers are much kinder on their kids on the show

B. Children were told to follow their parents’ wishes in the past

C. Parents can also learn something when they raise their children.

D. In traditional culture, parents are both strict with their children.

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It's known that Suzhou is __________ in the world.

A. one of the most beautiful countries

B. one of the beautiful countries

C. one of the most beautiful cities

D. one of the most beautiful city

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It’s known that Suzhou is __________ in the world.

A. one of the most beautiful countries

B. one of the beautiful countries

C. one of the most beautiful cities

D. one of the most beautiful city

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One of the most popular items in the school newspaper is the advice column (专栏). Here are some of the questions asked and their answers.

Q: I’m always late for school. I try not to be late, but I can’t help it. Please advise me about what to do. Tommy.

A: You are probably late for school because you don’t really like school. My advice to you is to enjoy school more, and then you won’t be late so often.

Q: I find it difficult to make friends. What do you think I should do? Sara.

A: I can’t advise you until I know more about you. Your problem may be that you are shy. On the other hand, it may be the opposite. You may be bold(大胆的). Write and tell me more about yourself.

Q: I’m always at the bottom (末尾)of the class. What do you advise me to do? Molly.

A: I advise you to try to improve your grades in one subject at first. Next, try to improve your grades in another subject. If you do this, by the end of the year you should be quite a long way up from the bottom in all your subjects.

1.What is the main idea (主要意思) of this passage?

2.What is Tommy’s problem?

3.What does the adviser (建议者) want Sara to do?

4.What does Molly want to do?

5.By the end of the year, where should Molly be in all her subjects if she does as the adviser says?

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Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children's book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.

In 1954, life magazine published(刊登) a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children's books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.

In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.

In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided（提供） American children and their parents.

He died at the age of 87, but his influence（影响） remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, "I do not write for children. I write for people.

1.Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that _______.

A. some school children could not read

B. many children's books were interesting

C. children wanted to learn to read

D. a writer for children was wanted

2.People like his books because the books ______.

A. are cheap and easy to get

B. were written in different languages

C. are easy and interesting to read

D. were written with invented words

3.He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _____.

A. 50          B. 53            C. 56           D. 87

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Doctor Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham with over 230 words.

B. Doctor Seuss wrote books only for children in the United States.

C. The Cat in the Hat was written only for six-year-old children.

D. His books provided education and enjoyment for Americans.

5.From the text we know that Doctor Seuss __________.

A. won a Pulitzer Prize soon after his death

B. sold millions of his books himself worldwide

C. changed American children's way of reading

D. wrote the largest number of books in the world

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