Joe Read studied in this school for fourteen years. When he finished school, he was already eighteen years old. And then his father said to him, “You finished school, and you are a good student. Now you may go to town and get a good job. They need some clever people to work in the office. The people there can get a lot of money now. If you stay at home, you can't get money from our family.” A few weeks later, Joe went to the office and asked for a job there. A man took him into a small room and gave him some questions on a piece of paper. Joe answered the questions quickly, and he gave the paper to the man. The man looked at the paper for a few minutes and then asked, “You were born on Sep. 23. But which year were you born in?” Joe answered, “Oh, every year.”
【小题1】 How old was Joe when he went to school?

A．8.

B．18.

C．4.

D．14.

【小题2】 What place did his father want him to work in?

A．A school.

B．An office

C．A house.

D．A shop.

【小题3】What did his father think of Joe?

A．He was a good student.	B．He wasn’t a good student.
C．He wasn’t clever.	D．He could get money from his family.

【小题4】 Why did the man give Joe a piece of paper?

A．Because he wanted to give Joe a job.

B．Because he wanted Joe to answer some questions.

C．Because he wanted to know if Joe was clever.

D．Because he wanted to know how old Joe was.

【小题5】From Joe’s answered, “Oh, every year.”, we can infer(推测) that________.

A．he didn’t want to work in the office

B．he was hardworking but dishonest

C．he was outgoing and clever

D．in fact, he didn’t really answer the man’s question

The Legend of Bruce Lee was a very popular TV play. The surprising life of Brue Lee came to the small screen（屏幕）in the play. The play followed the 32 vears of Bruce Lee’s life, from his hard young age to his experience in the U.S.A. and his movie-making life.

Lee was born in San Francisco, California, and grew up in Hong Kong. He loved his motherland（祖国）China and Chinese kung fu. His Hong Kong and Hollywood films were quite different from the traditional kung fu films. He started a new kung fu film age. Because of his films, the west began to show great interest in Chinese culture. He affected（影响）Chinese kung fu and Chinese kung fu films in Hong Kong and the rest of the world. Lee showed Chinese national pride（自豪 ）in his movies.

1.How old was Bruce Lee when he died?

A．31

B．32

C．30

D．33

2.Where was Bruce Lee born?

A．In San Francisco.

B．In London.

C．In Hong Kong.

D．In Guangzhou.

3.According to this article, we know young Bruce _______.

A．was a national hero	B．wanted to go to Hollywood
C．had many troubles	D．was interested in making movies

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to this article?

A．The play showed Bruce Lee’s surprising life.

B．Bruce Lee’s motherland was the United States.

C．Bruce Lee showed people Chinese people’s hard work in his movies.

D．Bruce Lee’s kung fu films affected all the films around the “world.

5.What’s this article about?

A．Bruce Lee’s kung fu.	B．Bruce Lee’s films.
C．Bruce Lee and his wife.	D．Bruce Lee and The Legend of Bruce Lee.

 

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Ted Robinson has been worried all the week.Last Tuesday he received a letter from the local police.In the letter he was asked to call at the station.Ted wondered why he was wanted by the police,but he went to the station yesterday and he is not worried at more.?

At the station,he was told by a smiling policeman that his bicycle had been found.Five days ago,the policeman told him,the bicycle was picked up in a small village four hundred miles away.It is now being sent to his home by train.?

Ted was most surprised when he heard the news.He was amused (感到有趣），too,because he never expected (指望）the bicycle to be found.It was stolen twenty years ago when Ted was a boy of fifteen.?

Answer the questions:?

1.What happened last Tuesday??

                                                                             

2.What was he told at the station??

                                                                             

3.What are the police doing with the bicycle??

                                                                             

4.Why was he surprised and amused??

                                                                             

5.How old was Ted when his bicycle was stolen??

 

Frankenstein is one of the world’s most famous horror stories. It’s about a doctor who creates a new man from the body parts of dead people and brings it to life. But the experiment goes wrong and the monster(怪兽) kills the doctor and many others. The story has been read by millions since it was first published and in the last hundred years it has been made into dozens of movies. Many people are surprised to learn its writer was a 19-year-old woman, called Mary Shelley.
Mary was born into a rich London family in August 1797. She was educated by her parents and when she was 13 decided to become a writer. In 1812, she met the famous writer Percy Shelley and they soon got married. Sadly for Mary, their first child died soon after birth in Italy. In her diary, Mary wrote about a dream: “I dreamt that my little baby came to life again—that it had only been cold and that we rubbed it before the fire and it lived.”
In 1816, Percy Shelley and 19-year-odl May visited the poet Lord Byron at his home in Switzerland. Because of the bad weather they stayed indoors reading horror stories. One night, Byron asked everyone to write their own story. Mary thought of her dream and wrote the story Frankenstein.
Frankenstein was published when Mary was 21, and became a huge success. Many people didn’t think a 19-year-old woman could write so well and believed her husband was the real writer.
Although famous, Shelley’s life was full of sadness. Only one of her four children lived and in 1822 her husband died in a swimming accident. Mary was broken-hearted and decided not to marry again. She devoted herself to her child and continued to write until her death in 1851.
【小题1】 What do we know about he story Frankenstein?

A．It was really written by Mary Shelley’s husband.

B．It was been read by millions of people.

C．It was written to remember Shelley’s husband.

D．It is the most famous story in the world.

【小题2】Where was Mary Shelley when she wrote the story Frankenstein?

A．In England.

B．In Italy.

C．In Switzerland.

D．In France.

【小题3】 In which order to the following take place?
a. Bad weather made everyone stay indoors reading horror stories.
b. The story Frankenstein was first published.
c. Mary wrote about a dream in her diary.
d. Mary met the famous writer Percy Shelley.
e. Movies based on the story of Frankenstein were made.

A．a, c, b, e, d

B．d, c, a, b, e

C．c, a, b, d, e

D．b, a, d, c, e

【小题4】 How old was Mary Shelley when she died?

A．43

B．48

C．51

D．54

【小题5】What can we learn about Mary Shelley from this passage?

A．She experienced a lot of sadness in her life.

B．She wasn’t considered a good writer during her life.

C．She was educated at her local school.

D．She became very rich because of the story Frankenstein.

What’s your favorite cartoon? It may be difficult for you to decide. But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and Jerry is the best one.

When Lang was two years old, he saw Tom play the piano. This was his first time to enjoy western music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano.

His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world. Lang became a good piano student at three. Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better. In 1997, the 15-year-old boy studied at a famous American music college.

Lang’s performances are energetic. He is well-known for making facial （面部的）expressions and moving around while playing the piano.

The road to success has never been easy. Lang’s father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang thinks himself lucky and believes he should give something back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.

1.What made Langlang first enjoy western music?

A．When he played the piano at three.

B．When he saw Tom play the piano at two.

C．When he listened to the western music on the radio.

D．When his father taught him to read music.

2. How old was Langlang when he became a student of a famous American music college?

A．two

B．three

C．five

D．fifteen

3. What is Langlang famous for?

A．He is famous for playing the guitar.

B．He is famous for singing

C．He is famous for writing music.

D．He is famous for making facial （面部的）expressions and moving around while playing the piano.

4. Why did Langlang’s mother stay in Shenyang?

A．Because she liked Shenyang, she didn’t want to leave.

B．Because she had to look after Langlang’s grandparents.

C．Because she had to make money to pay for Langlang’s education.

D．Because she didn’t love her son.

5.From the passage, we can say it _______ Langlang and his parents a lot of time to get success.

A．spent

B．paid

C．took

D．cost