Pop star Britney Spears tied the knot with a childhood friend，but their two-day-old marriage was dissolved Monday shortly after Britney filed for an annulment（废除契约／婚约）．She described the marriage as “ a joke that went too far，” said one source closed to Spears．“I don’t even know if she loves him，”the source said．

     The 22-year-old diva（most important singer）walked down the aisle at a Las Vegas wedding chapel early Saturday，the reports said，marrying Jason Alexander，also 22，a childhood friend from her hometown of Kentwood，Louisiana whom she had recently begun dating．

Spears wore jeans and a baseball cap，and was escorted（护送）down the aisle by a hotel bellman，according to the People．com．

The two apparently decided to marry while partying at the Palms Casino Hotel Friday night，and did so at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas．The honeymoon was spent at the Palms，but the next night Spears was seen dining with a group that did not include the groom at a hotel steakhouse．

Raised in the US south，the pop diva started her career at a television program The Mickey Mouse Club at age 11，becoming a famous teen singer．

All four of her CDs, including most recently November’s “In the Zone，”debuted at number one on the charts．

60．The underlined phrase at the beginning of the passage mean        ．

A．begin to quarrel         B．get married   C．fall in love    D．get divorced

61．The news about Spears’s clothes was most probably taken from a（a n）        ．

A．newspaper            B．broadcast station    C．internet   D．magazine

62．People would have guessed their marriage wouldn’t last long because        ．

A．Spears was seen to have fun without her newly-married groom

B．Spears was a person forever changing her mind

C．Spears had an odd character

D．Spears had such a kind of history before

63．What made Spears most famous in the world is that         ．

A．she got married to a man who she just dated for two days．

B．she got divorced two days after her new marriage．

C．she began to appear on the stage as a teen singer．

D．she made great achievements in singing．

 

Pat O’Burke was a poor Irishman with a large family, and one morning, waking up very early from cold and hunger, he decided to go shooting in a wood near his cottage. The wood belonged to Lord Northwood, a rich gentleman, Pat had no right to go there, but in it there were swarms of rabbits and flocks of birds that were good to eat, and Pat determined to take the risk. Suddenly he saw the owner, with a group of friends, coming towards him in the wood. There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood's face as he caught sight of the gun in Pat's hands. Pat's heart sank with fear, but he saw there was no hope of escape, so he walked boldly (大胆) up to the group and said to Lord Northwood, “Good morning, sir, and what has brought you out so early this morning?” Lord Northwood, rather surprised, said he and his friends were taking a little exercise to get an appetite(食欲) for their breakfast. Then, looking at Pat with suspicion(怀疑), he said, “but why are you out so early in the morning?” “Well, sir” said Pat, “I just came out to see if I could get a breakfast for my appetite.” The whole crowed burst into laughter at Pat's ready wit(机智，风趣), and with a smile Lord Northwood walked on, leaving Pat to try his luck with the rabbits.

This is a story about _____.

    A. a rich man who owned a big wood

    B. a poor Irishman who lived all by himself

    C. a clever man who tried to get something to eat  

D. an Irish hunter with a large family

There was a look of anger on Lord Northwood's face. Why?

    A. He was not expecting Pat at this early hour.

    B. He knew Pat was coming for shooting.

    C. He didn't like the poor Irishman at all.

D. Pat had not told him he would come.

Why was Lord Northwood surprised?

A. He had not expected such a bold question from Pat.

B. He wondered why Pat didn't run away.

C. Pat wasn't afraid of him.

D. Pat had a gun in his hands.

What made the whole crowd burst into laughter?

    A. Pat's funny looks                B. Pat's interesting remarks

    C. Pat's quick and humorous response  D. Pat's promise to leave fight away

Guess the meaning of the underlined word “right”.

    A. 对的     B. 右边     C. 正好     D. 权利

“BANG!” the door caused a reverberation (回声)．It was just standing there, with father standing on one side , and I on the other side．

       We were both in great anger” Never set foot in this house again!” stormed father．With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street．

       The street lights were shining, causing rather sad-feeling．I wandered aimlessly．

       A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me．I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and carefree．

       But now．．．I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old．We differ in our ways of thinking．He always put his opinions and codes of behavior on me．Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits it．We are just like two people coming from two different worlds．It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened．

       I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind．My heart was frozen on this hot summer night．As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company．When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived ,I saw that the light was still on．

       I thought to myself: “Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”

       In fact, it was nothing．Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps．Perhaps he thought they were useless．I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps．I can’t stand his outrageous(蛮横的)words: “I can’t throw you away, let alone these old papers ?”

       All the lights were off except father’s．

       Dad was always like this．Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself．After shouting at me, he never showed any mercy or any moments of regret．After an argument he has the habit of creeping up in my sleep and then tucking me underneath the covers．

       This was how he always was．He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature．

       The light was still on．“Am I wrong?” I whispered ,maybe．．．With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been．At last, I decided to open the door．As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks．I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all．Love—it second to none．

Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage．

       a．I opened the door and entered the house．

       b．Sadly I ran out into the street．

       c．I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit．

       d．I thought of my father’s kindness towards me．

       e．I walked about in the street without any aim．

       A ．b,e,d,c,a    B．b,e,c,d,a    C．b,e,a,c,d   D．b,e,c,a,d

What made the writer think of his childhood ?

       A．The sight of the street lights．

       B．The sight of the empty street．

       C．The sight of a father with a child in his arms．

       D．The sight of light in his own house．

Why do you think the father often shouts at his son ?

       A．perhaps the father is getting older and older．

B．perhaps the son has already grown up．

       C．perhaps they never agree with each other．

D．perhaps the father has got used to doing that．

What conclusion can you come to after reading the passage ?

       A．The father treats his son in an unfair way．

B．The father is actually kind to his son．

       C ．The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son．

D．The father is always finding fault with his son．

Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world’s best marathoners(马拉松运动员) can run!

In April, Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds. That’s about 33 minutes faster than the winning male runner! She competed on the track, too. She was second in the 800 meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics.

Jean doesn’t like to be told she’s brave. “I’m in sports because I’m a competitive person!” Jean was born with spina befida(脊柱裂), a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）. She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school. Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed.” Players crashed into each other and fell out of their chairs,” she says, “It was fun.”

Jean tried other wheelchair sports. At the University of Illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles.

Now Jean coaches and teaches. She tries to get people to set goals. “When I sign my autograph（亲笔签名）,says Jean, “I write, dream big and work hard.”

1.What made Jean take part in sports?

A．She was brave. 

B．She was competitive. 

C．She was strong.

D．She was disabled.

2.What kind of education did she receive?

A．High school.  

B．Junior middle school. 

C．High education. 

D．Primary school.

3.What is Jean’s advice on how to succeed?

A．Work hard.                           B．Hope for the best.

C．Dream a lot.                          D．Have great wishes and work hard.

 

1.  ---What made you so angry?

 A. Mary’s leaving, instead of   B. Mary’s left, instead of

 C. Mary’s leaving, without     D. Mary”s leaving, instead