Try It a Different Way

Bobby Moresco grew up in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen, a though working-class neighborhood on Manhattan’s West Side. By tradition he   1   have been, like his father or like most of his childhood pals, a construction worker or a policeman. But he wanted   2  . Attracted by the bright lights from the time Bobby was a teen, he tried to act. “I wasn’t a   3   actor, but I had a driving need to do something   4   with my life,” he says.

He moved to Hollywood, promising to find his   5  . but he didn’t make   6  . For almost 10 years, he drove a taxi and worked as a waiter,   7   at an actors’ workshop that he opened in Hollywood. But Moresco kept working at his   8   career.

In 1983 his younger brother was murdered in a mob-linked killing. Moresco moved back to his   9  neighborhood. In 1988 he finally wrote a play that was   10   to his life. Called Half-Deserted Streets, it was based on his brother’s   11   and staged at a small theater. A Hollywood producer   12   to see it and asked him to work on a screenplay.

His   13   grew, and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood. However, it was never easy. By 2003, he was   14   out of work and out of cash   15   he got a call from Paul Haggis, a director who had befriended him. The two worked on the script but every studio

  16   it down. Moresco believed so   17   in the script that he borrowed money, and sold his house. At last the writers found an independent film producer who would take a chance.

The movie, Crash,   18  into the theaters in May 2005, and quietly became both a hit and a critical success. It won three Academy Awards－Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Writing.

At the age of 54, Bobby Moresco became an   19   success. “If you have something you want to do in life, don’t think about the problems,” he says, “think about the   20  to get it done.”

1．A．must                     B．should                 C．can                     D．need

3．A．simple                   B．strict                   C．firm                    D．good

4．A．different                B．impressive           C．effective              D．special

5．A．occasion               B．treasure               C．fortune                D．possibility

6．A．it                          B．one                     C．this                     D．that

7．A．communicating      B．entertaining          C．practising            D．volunteering

8．A．afforded                B．chosen                C．respected            D．offered

9．A．early                     B．worn                   C．old                      D．passed

10．A．turned                 B．pointed                C．belonged             D．related

11．A．arresting              B．injuring                C．killing                  D．shooting

12．A．advised               B．happened             C．intended              D．planned

13．A．influence             B．ambition              C．success               D．reputation

14．A．again                   B．even                    C．finally                 D．still

15．A．before                 B．when                  C．since                   D．while

16．A．let                       B．looked                 C．took                    D．turned

17．A．strongly              B．hardly                 C．deeply                 D．bravely

18．A．moved                B．slipped                C．fell                      D．put

19．A．effortless             B．enjoyable             C．overnight             D．optimistic

20．A．ways B．lines  C．manners   D．actions

Twenty years ago I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I­­­­­­­­­­­­   21  -，I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor    22 

I walked to the door and knocked “Just a minute” answered a weak elderly      23

After a long pause the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood    24    me by her side was a small suitcase. I took the suitcase to the car and then  25to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked   26 toward the car.

She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing” I told her. “I just try to   27  my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.” “Oh you’re such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi she gave me an address and then asked“Could you drive   28 downtown”

“It’s not the shortest way” I answered quickly.

“Oh I’m   29 ” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice临终医院. I don’t have any   30  left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”

I quietly reached over and   31  the meter计价器.

For the next two hours we drove through the city. She   32  me the building where she had once worked the neighborhood where she had lived and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone  33  as a girl.

Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a   34 building and would sit staring into the darkness saying nothing.

At  35  she suddenly said” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”

We drove in silence to the   36 she had given me. “How much do I   37 you” she asked. “Nothing.” I said. “You have to make a living” she answered. “Oh there are other   38 ” I answered. Almost without thinking I   39  and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark“You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”

I walked into the  40 morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life.

Homework can put you in a bad mood (心情), and that might actually be a good thing. Researchers from the University of Plymouth in England doubted whether mood might affect the way kids learn. To find out the answer, they did two experiments with children.
The first experiment tested 30 kids. Some shapes (图片) were hidden inside a different, larger picture. The kids had to find the small shapes while sitting in a room with either cheerful or sad music playing in the background. To test their mood, the scientists asked the kids to point to one of five faces, from happy to sad. Children who listened to cheerful music tended to point to the smiley faces while the others pointed to the unhappy ones. The researchers found that sad kids took at least a second less to find the small shapes. They also found an average of three or four more shapes.
In the second experiment, 61 children watched one of two scenes from a film. One scene was happy, and the other was sad. Just like in the first experiment, kids who saw the sad scene acted better compared to the others.
The researchers guessed that feeling down makes people more likely to focus on a problem or difficult situation. Not all scientists agree with them, however. Other studies argued that maybe, that cheerful music in the first experiment distracted (使分心) kids from finding shapes.
While scientists work on finding out the answers, it still might be wise to choose when to do your tasks according to your mood. After eating a delicious ice cream, for example, write an essay.

1. 1.

   Researchers did experiments on kids in order to find out ______.

   1. A.
      how they really feel when they are learning
   2. B.
      whether mood affects their learning ability
   3. C.
      what methods are easy for kids to learn
   4. D.
      the relationship between sadness and happiness
2. 2.

   The researchers found in the first experiment that ______.

   1. A.
      kids who listened to happy music turned out to be energetic
   2. B.
      kids who listened to sad music liked to choose smiley faces
   3. C.
      kids worked harder in the background of happy music
   4. D.
      sad music helped kids find out small shapes quickly
3. 3.

   What can we learn from the text?

   1. A.
      The researchers will continue to do experiments.
   2. B.
      The researchers have found a clear answer.
   3. C.
      The experiments are popular among kids.
   4. D.
      Kids change their feelings more easily.
4. 4.

   We can infer that the text is ______.   

   1. A.
      a science survey
   2. B.
      a research report
   3. C.
      a school project
   4. D.
      an introduction to an experiment

完形填空

　　A certain hunter had found a piece of forest where there were plenty of animals to hunt. The only trouble was that the place was very difficult to get to.

　　He returned from his first 1 to the place in late autumn, and could not get back until the snows melted(融化) in the following 2 . Then he went to the pilot of a small plane, who earned his living by 3 hunters over parts of the country 4 were no roads and no railways, and asked him to take him hack to his 5 piece of forest.

　　The pilot did not know the place, so the hunter 6 it to him on the map.“ 7 there is nowhere to land there, man!”said the pilot.“I have flown 8 that part of the country on my way to other places, and I know that we can't land anywhere between this river and these mountains.”

　　“I thought you were a 9 pilot,”said the hunter.“Some of my friends said you could land a plane on a stamp.”

　　“That's 10 ,”answered the pilot.“I can land a plane where nobody else can. But I 11 you there is nowhere to land in the place you are talking about.”

　　“And what if I tell you that another pilot 12 land me there last spring?”said the hunter.

　　“Is that 13 ?”asked the pilot.

　　“Yes, it is. I swear(起誓)it.”

　　Well, this pilot could not let himself be 14 by another, so he agreed to take the hunter.

　　When they reached the place; the hunter 15 out a small spot(地点) without trees in the middle of the forest, with a steep rise(陡峻的斜坡)at one end. The pilot thought that there was 16 room to land there。but the hunter said that the other pilot had done so the year before, so 17 went to the plane. When it came to the rise, it turned right over on to its 18 . As the hunter climbed out, he 19 and said,“Yes, that is exactly how the other pilot managed 20 last time.”

1．

[　　]

A．voyage　　　 B．entrance

C．way　　　　　D．visit

2．

[　　]

A．spring　　　 B．summer

C．autumn　　　 D．winter

3．

[　　]

A．bringing　　 B．taking

C．carrying　　 D．fetching

4．

[　　]

A．where　　　　B．where there

C．there　　　　D．there where

5．

[　　]

A．comfortable　B．favourite

C．precious　　 D．dangerous

6．

[　　]

A．referred　　 B．introduced

C．pointed　　　D．showed

7．

[　　]

A．Instead　　　B．Therefore

C．But　　　　　D．However

8．

[　　]

A．over　　　　B．through

C．across　　　 D．beyond

9．

[　　]

A．common　　　 B．ordinary

C．excellent　　D．wonderful

10．

[　　]

A．false　　　　B．right

C．actual　　　 D．sure

11．

[　　]

A．tell　　　　 B．announce

C．persuade　　D．prevent

12．

[　　]

A．had to　　　B．did

C．should　　　D．would

13．

[　　]

A．perfect　　　B．funny

C．true　　　　D．pleasant

14．

[　　]

A．hit　　　　　B．struck

C．attacked　　 D．beaten

15．

[　　]

A．carried　　　B．took

C．pointed　　　D．worked

16．

[　　]

A．much　　　B．not enough

C．a little　　 D．enough

17．

[　　]

A．down　　　　B．up

C．over　　　　 D．under

18．

[　　]

A．stomach　　　B．back

C．shoulder　　 D．leg

19．

[　　]

A．smiled happily

B．shouted angrily

C．whispered anxiously

D．cried curiously

20．

[　　]

A．me　　　　 B．us

C．it　　　　　D．him

完形填空

　　A certain hunter had found a piece of forest where there were plenty of animals to hunt. The only trouble was that the place was very difficult to get to.

　　He returned from his first 1 to the place in late autumn, and could not get back until the snows melted(融化) in the following 2 . Then he went to the pilot of a small plane, who earned his living by 3 hunters over parts of the country 4 were no roads and no railways, and asked him to take him hack to his 5 piece of forest.

　　The pilot did not know the place, so the hunter 6 it to him on the map.“ 7 there is nowhere to land there, man!”said the pilot.“I have flown 8 that part of the country on my way to other places, and I know that we can't land anywhere between this river and these mountains.”

　　“I thought you were a 9 pilot,”said the hunter.“Some of my friends said you could land a plane on a stamp.”

　　“That's 10 ,”answered the pilot.“I can land a plane where nobody else can. But I 11 you there is nowhere to land in the place you are talking about.”

　　“And what if I tell you that another pilot 12 land me there last spring?”said the hunter.

　　“Is that 13 ?”asked the pilot.

　　“Yes, it is. I swear(起誓)it.”

　　Well, this pilot could not let himself be 14 by another, so he agreed to take the hunter.

　　When they reached the place; the hunter 15 out a small spot(地点) without trees in the middle of the forest, with a steep rise(陡峻的斜坡)at one end. The pilot thought that there was 16 room to land there。but the hunter said that the other pilot had done so the year before, so 17 went to the plane. When it came to the rise, it turned right over on to its 18 . As the hunter climbed out, he 19 and said,“Yes, that is exactly how the other pilot managed 20 last time.”

1．

[　　]

A．voyage　　　 B．entrance

C．way　　　　　D．visit

2．

[　　]

A．spring　　　 B．summer

C．autumn　　　 D．winter

3．

[　　]

A．bringing　　 B．taking

C．carrying　　 D．fetching

4．

[　　]

A．where　　　　B．where there

C．there　　　　D．there where

5．

[　　]

A．comfortable　B．favourite

C．precious　　 D．dangerous

6．

[　　]

A．referred　　 B．introduced

C．pointed　　　D．showed

7．

[　　]

A．Instead　　　B．Therefore

C．But　　　　　D．However

8．

[　　]

A．over　　　　B．through

C．across　　　 D．beyond

9．

[　　]

A．common　　　 B．ordinary

C．excellent　　D．wonderful

10．

[　　]

A．false　　　　B．right

C．actual　　　 D．sure

11．

[　　]

A．tell　　　　 B．announce

C．persuade　　D．prevent

12．

[　　]

A．had to　　　B．did

C．should　　　D．would

13．

[　　]

A．perfect　　　B．funny

C．true　　　　D．pleasant

14．

[　　]

A．hit　　　　　B．struck

C．attacked　　 D．beaten

15．

[　　]

A．carried　　　B．took

C．pointed　　　D．worked

16．

[　　]

A．much　　　B．not enough

C．a little　　 D．enough

17．

[　　]

A．down　　　　B．up

C．over　　　　 D．under

18．

[　　]

A．stomach　　　B．back

C．shoulder　　 D．leg

19．

[　　]

A．smiled happily

B．shouted angrily

C．whispered anxiously

D．cried curiously

20．

[　　]

A．me　　　　 B．us

C．it　　　　　D．him