There are 12 star signs in total. Your star sign depends on your 41 . In western culture, some people believe that people 42 the same star sign share similar characteristics. There are lots of stories about star signs.   43  a story about Scorpio.

Once upon a time, in Greece, there was a hunter  44  Orion who was the son of a sea god. He was handsome, brave and strong. One day he said he  45 kill all the dangerous animals. The mother of the land was quite 46  at what he said. She ordered a scorpion  47   him. The scorpion hid in the  48  and gave the hunter a sudden attack 49  the shoulder. The hunter tried his best to fight back. The fighting  50  for ten days and ten nights. In the end, they 51  died. From then on,  52  scorpions appeared, hunters would hide. They  53 met again.

  54 your birthday is between Oct. 23^rd and Nov. 21^st, your star sign is Scorpion. You are a powerful person 55 energy. You can always keep secrets. However, sometimes you do not forgive others.

1. A. body              B. day          C. birthday         D. mind

2. A. under                 B. in            C. on           D. with

3. A. Here’s        B. It’s          C. That’s         D. There’s

4. A. was named             B. called        C. is called       D. call

5. A. would like             B. will           C. had better      D. would

6. A. nervous               B. worried         C. angry       D. pleased

7. A. attack          B. to attack         C. kill          D. to invite

8. A. sea                 B. sun           C. river           D. dark

9. A. on                   B. in             C. with          D. for

10. A. lasts                 B. began         C. was on         D. is on

11.A. all                B. both            C. every           D. each

12.A. however       B. whatever         C. whenever        D. wherever

13. A. hardly           B. often              C. sometimes        D. never

14. A. If        B. Before            C. After           D. Unless

15. A. short of         B. fill with       C. full of          D. proud of

 

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　　My travels began on May 1699 . All went well for the first few weeks. Then there was a bad storm and the ship was wrecked(被破坏). All the other men were 1 . Only I was left.

　　I 2 as long as I could and at last my feet touched the bottom(底部). I moved through the water to the land. There was no sign of houses of people.

　　I walked about half a mile 3 , but still saw no one. I felt very 4 , so I lay down on the short, soft grass and went to sleep.

　　When I 5 it was daylight. I lay still for a moment. I 6 where I was, then tried to get up. I could not 7 my arms or my legs or my head ! I was tied (捆)to the ground ! There was a strange noise near me but I could not 8 what was making it.

　　Suddenly I felt something 9 on my left leg. It walked up me and stopped close by my face. I looked down as well as I could (for my hair was tied to the ground ), and saw a tiny man, less than six inches high, with a bow (弓) and arrow(箭)in his hand. Then many more of these little men started to run all over me. I was 10 , and I cried out loudly(大声地). They were so afraid that they ran back and fell over one by one, trying to get away. I found out later that some of them had hurt themselves when they fell from my chest.

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　　When we think of Hollywood, we think of films and famous film stars. They're a part of Hollywood's history. To day people make films in other places, too. Not all famous film stars live in Hollywood. Hollywood is still a very special（特殊的）city in Los Angeles, California.

　　You can easily see where Hollywood is in Los Angeles. There is a big sign on the hills. It says,“HOLLYWOOD”. The white letters are fifty feet tall. You can see the sign from far away. The Hollywood land mark in Los Angeles. Many postcards show this famous Hollywood landmark.

　　In the hills of Hollywood, there is also the Hollywood Bowl. This is an open-air theatre. It is one of the largest open air theatres in the word. It has 17 thousand seats and a very different stage.

　　The design（设计）of the stage was made by a great American called Frank Wright. You can listen to all kinds of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl.

(1)The best title（标题）for the reading should be _____

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A．Hollywood

B．Famous films and film stars

C．The History of Hollywood

D．Famous Hollywood sign

(2)We learn from the reading that ______.

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A．“HOLLYWOOD”can just be seen（被看见）from far away.

B．Hollywood is now a place only for travellers（旅游者）.

C．all the films are from Hollywood.

D．Hollywood is one part in Los Angeles.

(3)The word“stage”in（画线处）means ________.

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A．灯光

B．场景

C．舞台

D．平台

(4)At the Hollywood Bowl ______.

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A．people made all the postcards

B．only 17,000 people can get together.

C．people can enjoy music.

D．you can't listen to different kinds of concerts.

(5)It seems that ________.

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A．Some famous film stars don't choose to live in Hollywood.

B．film stars don't think Hollywood a good place to make films.

C．the Hollywood Bowl is larger than any other open-air theater in the world.

D．the Hollywood Bowl is a hill in Hollywood.

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　　The first part of our voyage (航海) was pleasant, with nothing to 1 us. Then one day there was a bad storm (风暴), and we were driven hundreds of miles out of our 2 . We were lost. There was plenty of food on board (在船上), but not nearly enough water. So when one day we saw land (陆地), the captain 3 several of us to get water.

　　When we reached land ,there was no sign of a 4 or spring(泉). The other men kept looking for 5 near the sea. I walked inland, but I found no water and 6 back.

　　Suddenly I saw our ship's boat, with all the men on board ,rowing (划船)as quickly as they could 7 to the ship. They had left me 8 ! Then I saw 9 . There was a huge man-like creature(生灵)running after them through the sea.

　　I did not wait to see what 10 . I ran away as fast as I could, and climbed a hill to see what the country looked like.

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