When you phoned me , I was having a meeting , otherwise I _____your call.

 A. answered    B. would answer  C. had answered  D. would have answered

 There is only one such book in that bookshop . I wonder if you want to buy _______

  A. it     B. one     C. any     D. another

当前不少文学作品被改编成电影。有人选择看电影，有人则喜欢读原著。请以“Film or Book，Which Do You Prefer?”为题，按照下列要点写一篇英语短文：

    1．看电影：省时、有趣、易懂

2．读原著：细节更多、语言优美   

3．你的看法及理由

注意：  1．词数100左右；   

2．内容可适当发挥，注意表明你的态度；

        3．文章开头已给出，不计入词数。

参考词汇：original work或book in the original(原著)

Film or B ook，Wllich Do You Prefer?

Some of us think that it is better to see the film than to read the book in the original.

Music from China

     One dozen beautiful young women，all in their twenties，take the stage and stand  before a variety of ancient musical instruments．The moment they start to play, it is clear the members of Twelve Girls Band are among the most gifted musicians in the world．Coming from China，Twelve Girls Band is already one of that country’s most popular groups．

    As they build a musical bridge between east and west，Twelve Girls Band charms the people of many nations around the world．A best-selling act all over Asia，Twelve Girls Band fills concert halls and arenas there，and has now been discovered by America．In 2004 the group arrived on the US music scene at No．62 of the Billboard 200 album chart．It was the highest entry by an Asian group．In Japan，Twelve Girls Band is already a super group．It has sold more than two million records，and has even appeared in TV ads for chocolate and cellphones，among other products．A Japanese DVD of Twelve Girls Band live in concert sold over 200，000 copies，and their live performances have been seen on television around the world．In 2004 they were named International Artist of the Year at the Japan Golden Disc Award ceremonies．

    Drawing upon more than l,500 years of Chinese music，Twelve Girls Band mixes this rich tradition with classical，folk and contemporary sounds．

    Each member of Twelve Girls Band has classical training，with backgrounds that include the China Academy of Music，the Chinese National Orchestra，and the Central Conservatory of Music．Skilled multi-instrumentalists，they perform on traditional Chinese instruments that include the guzheng，the yangqin，the erhu，the pipa and the dizi and xiao．

    The group’s appeal is equally as broad，with children，teens，adults and grandparents filling arenas to see it perform．American critics noticed the mixture of pieces by Mozart and Beethoven，with jazz standards like Dave Brubeck’s Take Five，or a version of a much-loved classic such as Simon and Garfunkel’s El Condor Pasa．

46．Use four words to describe the members of “Twelve Girls Band”．

47．Why did‘'Twelve Girls Band''attract people from all over the world?

48．What prize was“Twelve Girls Band''awarded in Japan in 2004?

49．What's special about the band’s music style?

50．What kinds of instruments do they play?

     AS the pace of life continues to increase，we are fast losing the relaxation．Once  you are in the habit of rushing through life，being on the go from morning till night，it is  hard to slow down．But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body．

    Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it．In fact，it is  not the bad thing as is often supposed to be．A certain amount of stress is vital to  provide motivation and give purpose to life．It is only when the stress gets out of  control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health．

    The amount of stress a person can bear depends very much on the individual．Some people are not afraid of stress，and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities；others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties．When exposed to stress，in whatever form，we react both chemically and physically．In fact we make a choice between“flight or fight"and in more primitive days the choices made the difference between life or death．The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme，but however little the stress is，it involves the same response．It is when such a reaction lasts long，through continued exposure to stress，that health becomes endangered．Since we can't remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could)，we need to fmd ways to deal with it．

41．People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because        

  A．they regard working as their greatest enjoyment

  B．they believe that work is superior to relaxation

  C．they are traveling fast all the time

  D．they are becoming busier with their work than ever before

42. According to the author,the most important character for a good manager is his    

A．strong will to hold out stress   B．knowing the art of relaxation

C．high sense of responsibility    D．having control over performance

43．Which of the following statements is TRUE，according to the passage?

  A．We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress

  B．Stress is always harmful to people’s health

  C．It's easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work

  D．Different people can bear different amount of stress

44．In the last sentence of the passage, the underlined part“do so''refers to      

  A．expose ourselves to stress    B．find ways to deal with stress

C．remove stress from our fives  D．establish links between diseases and stress

45．According to the author, the fight attitude toward stress is           

A．to avoid it                    B．to try to cope with it

C．to regard it as a vital motivation  D．to find some relaxation

     The American expression“shoo-in”means someone or something that seems sure to win a race or competition．

    Before a big football game，supporters of e ach team are certain to argue about which side will win．

    Sometimes，however, one team appears so much stronger than the others that everyone agrees it will win．The stronger team is a shoo-in．There is no way that it can lose．

    The expression shoo-in comes from horse racing．It comes from the word “shoo''．That’s not the shoe we wear on our foot．It's another word，S-H-O-O．“To shoo”is an expression hundreds of years old that means to urge a person or animal to move in a desired direction．

Many years ago，dishonest riders sometimes agreed secretly to control their horses so that one chosen horse would win the race．All but one of the riders would hold back thei horses．The chosen rider would shoo his horse ahead of the others，and win the race.

    The other riders would secretly bet large amounts of money that the chosen horse would win．

    The public soon learned about such races．They began to call the winner of such a race a“shoo-in"．

    These days，people use shoo-in to describe any athlete or competitor that seems certain to win，even without cheating．American runner Edw in Moses won more than one hundred races before he ran the hurdles race in the nineteen-eighty-four Olympic Games．Everyone said Moses was a shoo-in and that he could not lose．And they were right．He won the gold medal．

36．One of the dishonest riders was sure to win the race because          

  A．the other riders had agreed to fail in the race

  B．he used to be best at riding

  C．the public had confidence in him

  D．he could control his horse easily

37．The reason why American runner Edwin Moses was regarded as a“shoo-in”is     

  A．owing to his honest character

  B．due to his great effort shown in more than one hundred races

  C．that he won over l00 competitions before the l984 Olympic Games

  D．that the old meaning of“shoo-in''had changed

38．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

  A．“Shoo-in'’originated in the word“shoo'’．

  B．The public did not know they were being cheated．

  C．Some riders bet a lot of money on the chosen horse．

  D．US runner Moses deserved a shoo-in．

39．The main idea of the passage is that“shoo-in’’          

A．is used to admire a person who seems to be sure to win a race

B．is a word used to describe a dishonest person

C．is used for any athlete or competitor that seems too clever to be cheated

D．is used for anyone or anything that is certain of winning a game

40．This passage can best be titled           

  A．Be Sure to Win    B．Shoo-in，a Sure Winner

  C．Winner in a Competition  D．The Birth of Shoo-in

     John，a very thin boy, loved football with all his heart when he was very young．Practice after practice，he eagerly gave everything he had．But being half the size of the other boys，he could only sit on the bench and hardly ever played in games．Even though the son was always on the bench，his father was always standing with cheers and encouraging him．

     When John went to college，he decided to try out for the football team as a “walk-on”．Everyone was sure he could never make the cut，but he did．The coach  thought he could provide the other members with the spirit they needed．

     The news that he had survived the cut excited him so much that he rushed to the  nearest phone and called his father．His father shared his excitement and was sent season tickets for all the college games．

      It was the end of this last football season．One day John received a telegram and  asked one week off．Nobody knew what happened except the coach．The coach said，“Don't plan to come back to the game on Saturday．”

     Saturday arrived，and the game was not going well：When the team was ten points behind，John came back．“Coach，please let me play．I’ve just got to play today,”said John．The coach pretended not to hear him．But John persisted，and finally feeling sorry for the kid，the coach gave in．

     Before long everyone could not believe their eyes．John was doing everything fight．The opposing team could not stop him．He ran，he passed and blocked like a star．And at last his team won the game．

     After the game，John looked at the coach，with tears in his eyes，and said，“Well， you knew my dad died，but did you know that my dad was blind?''John swallowed hard and forced a smile，“Dad came to all my games，but today was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to show him that I could do it．”

31．Why did John hardly have any chance to play in games?

   A．Because he had no time to practice．

   B．Because he was too young to play games．

   C．Because everyone looked down upon him．

   D．Because his body condition was not good．

32．The underlined phrase “make the cut” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “       “

    A．make progress    B．be allowed to join the team

    C．cut himself       D．be refused by the coach

33．How did the other members feel when they saw John play in the saturday game?

  A．Surprised．    B．Hopeless．    C．Excited． D．Disappointed．

34．From the text we can know that        ．

A．John felt very depressed as a “walk-on”

B．John's father always taught him how to play

C．John's father went to most of his college games

D．the coach was sure John would be the best player one day

35．This story tells us that        

  A．a burden of one’s choice is not felt    B．better to do well than to say well

  C．a fall into a pit，a gain in your wit    D．where there is a will，there is a way

Saving Private Ryan is a film which was directed by Steven Spielberg．The two main 16 are Captain John Miller, played by Tom Hanks，and Private James Ryan，17 by Matt Damon．

James Ryan is the fourth brother to be 18 in the Second World War. His three brothers have already been killed，two of them in the D-Day landings in Normandy, 19  in a battle in another part of the world．Their 20 mother receives news about all her dead sons 21 the same day．The US army decides to send a group of men into the French countryside to try to 22 the fourth brother．Captain Miller, a hero and survivor of the Omaha Beach battle，is chosen to 23 the rescue team of eight men．

The film opens with a 30-minute sequence of the invasion of Normandy, 24 the most violent images of war 25 shown in a film．We see the full 26 of war and the chaos and senseless waste of life．

Saving Private Ryan is an unforgettable anti-war film and also a story of 27 and sacrifice．Spielberg has made a lot of good films，28 he has never made one with such a strong message．And the 29 is simple-We want 30 ；we don’t want war．

16．A．heroines     B．characters   C．privates    D．partners

17．A．made       B．took        C．played     D．named

18．A．participated  B．contained    C．involved   D．included

19．A．the other    B．others        C．some     D．the one

20．A．warm-hearted  B．hard-working C．easy-going D．heart-broken

21．A．at           B．in          C．on        D．after

22．A．find         B．visit        C．protect     D．catch

23．A．stop         B．invite       C．discover    D．lead

24．A．normally     B．probably     C．merely     D．hardly

25．A．never        B．still         C．already    D．ever

26．A．horror       B．benefit       C．value     D．pressure

27．A．courage     B．curiosity      C．patience   D．pride

28．A．and．      B．but          C．or        D．so

29．A．motto      B．1esson       C．problem   D．message

30．A．victory     B．help         C．peace     D．happiness