As one of Hollywood’s all-time greatest actress, Audrey Hepburn is famous all over the world. When Hepburn died in 1993, the world mourned the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarian.
Born in Belgium on 4th May 1929, Hepburn dreamed of becoming a
successful ballet dancer. She had also been a model before she entered the film industry. In 1951, while acting in Monte Carlo Baby, Hepburn met the famous French writer Colette, who was attracted by Hepburn’s beauty and charm. She insisted that Hepburn was the perfect girl to play the lead role in Gigi, a play based on her novel. That event marked the beginning of Hepburn’s successful career.
Shortly after, Hepburn was chosen to play the lead role of a young princess in the Hollywood film Roman Holiday. It was a big success and earned her an Oscar for Best Actress. She also won a Tony Award for the play Ondine.
During her lifetime, Hepburn earned four more Oscar nominations. In 1989, she made her final appearance in her last film Always and played the role of an angel.
Throughout her acting years, she acted in only one TV series, Gardens of the world with Audrey Hepburn. By showing us the beauty of nature, Hepburn wanted to remind us that we should protect the environment.
Hepburn is remembered not just as a great actress, but also as a great humanitarian. She was honoured with a number of awards because of her efforts in her charity work. In 1992, the President of the United States presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In 1991, Hepburn discovered that she had cancer. In 1993, at the age of 63, she passed away peacefully in her sleep. Which of the following is the correct order according to the events?
a. People mourned her death.
b. She was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
c. Her successful film career began.
d. She earned an Oscar for Best Actress.
e. She met the French writer Colette.
| A．a-e-c-b-d | B．a-e-d-c-b | C．e-c-d-b-a | D．e-c-b-d-a |
Her successful career lasted about _____________ years.
| A．60 | B．50 | C．40 | D．30 |
People remember Hepburn not only as a great actress but also as _____________ .
| A．a kind lady | B．a brave lady | C．a wise lady | D．an attractive lady |
Once there was a king. He liked to write stories. He thought his stories were good, so he like to show them to people. As people were afraid him, they all said his stories were very good. One day, the king showed some of his best stories to a famous writer. He wanted the writer to praise(赞美)these stories. But the writer said his stories were so bad that he should throw them into the fire. The king got very angry and sent him to prison(监狱). After some time, the king set him free and ordered him to come to his palace(宫殿). Again he showed some of his new stories and asked what he thought of them. After reading them, the writer at once turned to the soldiers and said, “Take me back to the prison." The king thought his stories were good so ____.
A. People liked them
B. he only showed some to the famous writer
C. he liked to show them to peopleThe famous writer was thrown into prison because
A. he was afraid of the king's stories
B. he said the king's stories were very bad
C. he said he couldn’t write good stories for the kingPeople were afraid of the king because
A. the stories were interesting
B. they would be sent to prison
C. the king wrote many stories Again the king showed the writer some of his new stories because
A. he wanted to know what the writer thought of them
B. he wanted to be angry with the writer
C. he wanted to send the writer to prison When we read the writer's last words, we can be sure that
A. the writer would write some good stories while in prison
B. the writer liked the new Stories
C. the king's new stories were not good at all.
My name is Sam. I joined a club called “Passing Help” last month . Now let me tell you why I joined it.
One evening this May, on my way home my old car broke down (出故障). It was 25 miles away from my home. I wanted to get a ride (搭便车), but there was no car. It was also hard to take a taxi. I decided to take a bus home. I went to a bus stop nearby.
After a while, a bus came. But it did not go to my home. The bus driver was a young woman. She was kind and she told me which bus I should take. I waited there for about thirty minutes, but no bus came. At last a car came to me and a woman came out of the car. She was just the bus driver.
“When I reached the bus station, I got to know that the bus to your town couldn’t come, so I returned here. I just can’t leave you here,” she said. “Get in my car and I will take you back to your home.” “ It is a long way,” I said. “ Come on , Sir , ”she said . “Let’s go .”
On the way she told me a story. A few days ago, there wasn’t gas in her car. An old man drove her to a gas station and then back to her car. When we got to my home , I wanted to give her some money to thank her, but she didn’t accept. “I only want to help others and do something nice for somebody. Pass it along, ”she said.What happened to Sam one evening this May?
| A．He lost his way |
| B．His car broke down. |
| C．He was hurt in an accident |
| D．He couldn’t reach the gas station |
Sam didn’t think of going home ________ that evening .
| A．by train | B．by bus |
| C．by car | D．by taxi |
From the passage ,we know that the young woman was _______
| A．a club boss | B．a taxi driver |
| C．a bus driver | D．a worker |
The young woman wanted Sam to ________
| A．give her some money |
| B．get on her bus |
| C．take her to her house |
| D．help others just as she did |
What’s the best title of the passage?
| A．A kind man | B．Getting a ride |
| C．Passing help | D．A broken car |
In Bulgaria(保加利亚)，people have the Rose Festival in June.The first Rose Festival was in 1930.At the Rose Festival. people put on beautiful clothes. There are many rose flowers in their cloths.
Rose Festival is usually on the first weekend in June There are lots of shows for the festival.The rose-picking in the rose gardens and the parade(游行) along the streets of the town are the most interesting in the festival. Rose picking starts early in the morning ( around 4 am ) and women pick the roses.A group of men parade along the streets and play music.
根据短文内容,正确的选择A,错误的选择BPeople hold the Rose Festival in July in Bulgaria.
The rose-picking in the rose gardens is the only activity during the festival.
The Rose Festival is a traditional festival of Bulgaria and began in 1930.
In Bulgaria, there are lots of shows for the festival.
At the Rose Festival , there are many rose flowers in their clothes.
People are so busy these days that many people have no time to cook. Thisbecomes a problem, because most families love home cooking. The food tastes goodand warm, and a family meal brings everyone together. In some families, meals are often the only times everyone sees one another at the same time.
Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a child’s sweet tooth. She or he is sending a message. The message says, “ I care about you enough to send an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you.”
There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking please people of all ages. It makes most of us feel good and loved---- even if we are the ones doing the cooking. “Next time you smell a cake making, stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood”(心情).Whydofewerpeoplecooknow?___________.
| A．Theyliketoeatinrestaurants |
| B．Manypeoplearetoobusy |
| C．Manypeopledon’tlikecooking |
| D．Theydon’tlikefamilymeals |
Aparentspendsanhourmakingcookies___________.
| A．justtosatisfyherorhischild’ssweettooth |
| B．onlytosendamessage |
| C．toletachildeatupin15minutes |
| D．oftentoshowherorhislove |
Thewriterthinksthesmellofhomecooking___________.
| A．makesusbeinterestedincooking |
| B．makesushappy |
| C．makesuspayattentiontoourmood |
| D．makesusloveothers |
Whatdoestheunderlinedword“satisfying”meanhere?
| A．令人生气 | B．使人满意 | C．填满 | D．修补 |
An artist（画家）went to a beautiful place of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out and painted from morning to evening. When it got back, he came back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will be here.”
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind words. The farmer smiled and said, “I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. What he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I believe.”The artist liked to ________ near a nice place.
| A．sing songs | B．dance |
| C．paint pictures | D．write something |
He liked painting ________.
| A．in a house |
| B．because he would do well in painting |
| C．in the open air |
| D．with the most important artist |
The famer thought that the artist ________.
| A．was not good at painting |
| B．was really a great man |
| C．did well in painting |
| D．was the most important artist |
The farmer’s son wanted to ________ some day.
| A．be an artist | B．become a popular singer |
| C．write twenty novels | D．dance around the world |
The farmer _________.
| A．was a foolish man |
| B．didn’t want his son to be a painter |
| C．liked the artist’s picture very much |
| D．couldn’t pay for his son about his paintings |