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| The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other forever. He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him. The next morning he said to the men, "Have you provided me with that sunset?" "No, sir," the men answered. The director was angry. "Why not?" he asked. "Well, sir," one of the men answered, "we"re on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset." "But I want a sunset!" the director shouted. "Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one." But then a young secretary had an idea. "Why don"t you photograph a sunrise," she suggested, "and then play it backwards? Then it"ll look like a sunset." "That"s a very good idea!" the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, "Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea." The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o"clock they took it to the director. "Here it is, sir," they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased. They all went into the studio. "All right," the director explained, "now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the sunset behind them." The "sunset" began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop. The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach. | |||
| 1. One evening, the director sent his camera crew out _____. | |||
| A. to film a scene on the sea B. to find an actor and an actress C. to watch a beautiful sunset D. to meet the audience | |||
| 2. Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast? | |||
| A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset. B. Because he was angry with his crew. C. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset. D. Because it was his secretary"s suggestion. | |||
| 3. The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because _____. | |||
| A. it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening C. it was more moving than a sunrise D. the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset | |||
| 4. After the "sunset" began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands _____. | |||
| A. because he was moved to tears B. as he saw everything in the film moving backwards C. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined D. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine | |||
| 5. Which of the following is NOT true? | |||
| A. The crew had to follow the secretary"s advice (忠告). B. If you want to see a sunrise, the east coat is the place to go. C. The camera crew wasn"t able to film the scene the first day. D. The director ordered his crew to stop filming the "sunset". | |||
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| I shook hands with my father in the truck, and for a long time he looked straight ahead and didn"t say a word. But I knew he was going to say a little to me. "I can"t tell anything," he finally said. "I never went to college, and none of your brothers went to college. I can"t say "don"t do this and do that", because everything is different and I don"t know what is going to come up. I can"t help much with money either, but I think things will work out." He gave me a new check-book. "If things get pushing, write a small check. But when you write one, send me a letter and let me know how much. There are some things we can always sell." In four years all the checks I wrote were less than a thousand dollars. My part-time jobs such as reading to the blind student and sitting with the teachers" kids filled in the financial gaps. "You know what you want to be, and they"ll tell you what to take," my father went on. "When you get a job, be sure it"s honest, and work hard." I knew that soon I would be alone in the big town, and I would be missing the cool winds and a life where your thinking was done for you. Then my dad reached down beside his seat and brought the old, broken Bible that he had read so often, the one he used when he wanted to look something up in a friendly quarrel with one of the neighbours. I knew he would miss it. I knew, though, that I must take it. He didn"t say, "Read this every morning." He just said, "This can help you if you will let it." Did it help? I got through college without being a burden on the family. I have been able to make money since. | |||
| 1. What is the writer"s main purpose (目的) in writing this passage? | |||
| A. To tell the readers his life story. B. To tell people what kind of person his father was. C. To let people know how poor he was. D. To tell the readers what present he got from his father. | |||
| 2. Why did the father not ask his son not to do this and do that? | |||
| A. Because he felt quite confident of him. B. Because he was born from a poor family. C. Because he was a man of few words. D. Because he didn"t want to be much too strict with him. | |||
| 3. What would you learn from this passage? | |||
| A. How to live by oneself. B. How to stand on one"s own feet. C. What a good father should do. D. What the self-important is like. | |||
| 4. What may be the proper Chinese meaning for the underlined part in the passage? | |||
| A. 闲暇时光 B. 学费 C. 经济不足 D. 精神空虚 | |||
| 5. What kind of book did the Bible seem to be to the writer"s father? | |||
| A. It was a book which told you how you should get on well with others. B. There were many good examples for you to copy in it. C. It was a book that told you how to get a good job and a good future. D. It was a good book that could help you when you were in trouble. | |||
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| Secret Santas On Christmas morning, Linda wakes up, and tries to imagine the wide-eyed surprise of children in another household as they unwrap the presents she carefully chose for them. Linda has never met the children, but that"s all part of the joy of giving as secret Santas, she says. "It"s an amazing feeling to buy gifts on an anonymous (匿名的)basis," says Linda. "It brings a whole new meaning to the holidays." Linda and Tony are an American couple living in Toronto, Canada, and Linda did charitable work as a member of the American Women"s Club of Toronto. As the name suggests, members are U.S. citizens living in Toronto, who join together for fellowship and commumty service. To find her "adopted" family, Linda goes to the local schools and requests a wish list for a family that"s struggling to survive. Last year she helped a single mother with three children. The mother works as a cleaning lady in a nursing home. "The list is always heartbreaking: They have an opportunity to ask for anything and do just the opposite, asking for basic clothes or simple toys," she says. "We always buy the kids a new winter coat, hats, and gloves." She also buys gifts for the parents. Last year Linda asked the mother for a second wish list-one that didn"t include the basics. "Every child should have a Christmas that sticks with them for a lifetime." She purchased iPods for the two older children and a video game system for the youngest. "I have learned a very valuable lesson in all of this," says Linda. "Pay attention to what"s going on in your own backyard-no matter where you live." The joy of giving as secret Santas is much sweeter when the gift is anonymous. | |||
| 根据短文内容，回答问题。 1. What reaction does Linda imagine the children will have? (No more than 5 words) ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Why did Linda join the American Women"s Club of Toronto? (No more than 10 words) ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. Why did Linda ask for a second wish list? (No more than 15 words) ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. What kind of people does "secret Santas" in the passage refer to? (No more than 12 words) ____________________________________________________________________________ | |||
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| In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes. In the middle of the complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be, only to 1 that the building was 2 . After the unforgettable shock, he 3 the promise he had made to his son, "No matter 4 happens, I"ll always be there for you!" And tears began to 5 his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his 6 to his son. He rushed there and started 7 the ruins. As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived, 8 , "It"s too late! They"re all dead! Come 9 , face reality, there"s nothing you can do!" To each parent he responded with one 10 , "Are you going to help me now?" No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone. Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know 11 himself, "Is my boy 12 or is he dead?" He dug for eight hours…12 hours…24 hours…36 hours…then, in the 38th 13 , he pulled back a large stone and heard his son"s 14 . He screamed his son"s name, "ARMAND!" He heard back. "Dad? It"s me, Dad! I told the other kids not to worry. I told them that if you were alive, you 15 save me and 16 you saved me, they"d be saved. You promised, "No matter what happens, I"ll always be there for you!" You did it, Dad!" "What"s going on in there?" the father asked. "There are 14 of us 17 out 18 33, Dad. We are scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you"re here. When the building collapsed, it made 19 and it saved us." "Come out, boy!" "No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, 20 I know you"ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you"ll always be there for me!" | |||