Li Wen’s parents took a 24-hour train and a 5...

Li Wen’s parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride ______ to his school.

A. get　　　　　　 B. got　　　　　　　　 C. getting　　　　　　　 D. to get

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Where in the world can you take an hour’s train ride, and pass a forest, a London street, a scene from the Wild West, and a burning building that never burns down? There’s only one place, and that’s Hollywood, in California. The scenes you see from the tourist train are film sets（布景） in the Universal Studios, one of the oldest and largest movie companies(公司) in the USA.

A visit to Universal Studios brings back memories of great days of Hollywood, the films and the stars. But they are only memories. Hollywood isn’t quite the same as it used to be. Costs have gone up and confidence has gone down. Movie-makers are afraid to spend their money on expensive new ideas. Instead, they repeat old ones.

The film industry is changing fast. Teenagers still go out to the movies. The theatre is a good place to meet friends away from home. But older people mostly stay home to watch series, like Dynasty have become as important to Hollywood as expensive movies. These “soap opera”, as they are called, show rich, powerful families living in beautiful homes and wearing beautiful clothes. But the actors and actresses are nearly all middle-aged, like many of the people who watch them.

Though it is soap operas that are keeping the film-makers of Hollywood in Business, big films are still being made in America. But more and more of them are made outside Hollywood. New York is the most important new center, but there are many others as well. Movie-makers have realized that they don’t need Hollywood any more. Modern cameras and real houses instead of expensively made copies in a studio. Other states, especially Florida and Texas, are working hard to take the film business away from California. They are offering better working conditions and lower cost.

But Hollywood is fighting back. The state of California is trying hard to keep its best-known industry.

1.From the passage, we know Universal Studios is ______.

2.The movie industry in California isn’t as successful as before because ______.

3.Which of the following seems to be a threat（威胁）to Hollywood？

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Where in the world can you take an hour's train ride, and pass a forest, a London street, a scene from the Wild West, and a burning building that never burns down? There's only one place, and that's Hollywood, in California. The scenes you see from the tourist train are film sets（布景） in the Universal Studios, one of the oldest and largest movie companies in the USA.

A visit to Universal Studios brings back memories of great days of Hollywood, the films and the stars. But they are only memories. Hollywood isn't quite the same as it used to be. Costs have gone up and confidence has gone down. Movie-makers are afraid to spend their money on expensive new ideas. Instead, they repeat old ones.

The film industry is changing fast. Teenagers still go out to the movies. The theatre is a good place to meet friends away from home. But older people mostly stay home to watch series, like Dynasty have become as important to Hollywood as expensive movies. These “soap opera”, as they are called, show rich, powerful families living in beautiful homes and wearing beautiful clothes. But the actors and actresses are nearly all middle-aged, like many of the people who watch them.

Though it is soap operas that are keeping the film-makers of Hollywood in Business, big films are still being made in America. But more and more of them are made outside Hollywood. New York is the most important new center, but there are many others as well. Movie-makers have realized that they don't need Hollywood any more. Modern cameras and real houses instead of expensively made copies in a studio. Other states, especially Florida and Texas, are working hard to take the film business away from California. They are offering better working conditions and lower cost. But Hollywood is fighting back. The state of California is trying hard to keep its best-known industry.

1. From the passage, we know Universal Studios is ________.

A. a very large park

B. a busy London street

C. a famous movie company

D. an old Hollywood movie

2. The movie industry in California isn't as successful as before because ________.

A. young people don't go to movie theatres any more

B. there is strong competition from other states

C. its movie companies are in need of young stars

D. the state hasn't put a development plan into action

3.What can we learn about “soap operas” from the passage?

A. They are teenagers’ favourites.

B. They are much more expensive.

C. They are less attractive.

D. They are cheaper and easier to make.

4. The passage mainly tells us ________.

A. something about the film industry in the USA

B. the importance of soap operas in Hollywood

C. the good old days of Hollywood

D. the film business in California

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Shanghai is about 1，460 km away from Beijing and it's nearly a　　 ride by high-speed train.

A. six hours　　 B. six-hour's

C. six-hour　　 D. six-hours

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It was a ______ day and she felt very 　　　　 because she took a train over 10 hours.

A. tiring; tired

B. tiring; tiring

C. tired; tiring

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四、完成句子

1.My parents__________________________me. (对……有很大的影响)

2.Finally, Li Wen’s parents made the decision to send him to a__________________.(寄宿学校)

3.I think you should talk with your son______________________. (亲自)

4.My parents love me. They_______always________________me. (为……感到自豪)

5.John is a really good boy. He never______________________for himself. (惹麻烦)

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A： 　　　　 is it from our college to the underground station?

B： About half an hour’s bus ride. Shall we go there by taxi?

A. How long　　　　　　　　 B. How far

C. How often　　　　　　 D. How much

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I’d rather________a bus than ride a bike．

A．take

B．to take

C．taking

D．took

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–_____ is it from here to the train station?

–It’s about 10 minutes’ bus ride.

A. How far　　　 B. How long 　　 C. How soon

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Last weekend we went camping in a small village in India. First, we took a long bus ride to a lake in the countryside. Then we _______ our tents and made a fire to keep us _______ and cook food on. On the first night, we just sat under _______ moon and told each other stories.

The next morning, my sister and I got a terrible surprise. When we looked out of our _______, we saw a big snake sleeping near the fire. I was so scared _______ I couldn’t move. We shouted to our parents for help. My dad started _______ up and down in the tent. This woke the snake up and it moved away. My dad told _______ later that snakes don’t have ears but can feel things moving. He _______ told me it was important not to go near a snake. This was a very useful lesson for me.

1.A. put up　　 B. put down　　 C. gave up

2.A. cool　　 B. cold　　 C. warm

3.A. a　　 B. an　　 C. the

4.A. tent　　 B. bus　　 C. house

5.A. that　　 B. which　　 C. if

6.A. jump　　 B. jumped　　 C. to jump

7.A. I　　 B. me　　 C. my

8.A. too　　 B. also　　 C. either

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