Although she’s quite young, Drew Barrymore can be a Hollywood legend (传奇). She was born on February 22, 1975, in California. Being from a family that produced great actors, she quickly found her way into the spotlight (聚光灯).
When she was 11 months old, she made her first advertisement on TV. She made her first movie at the age of 2. Five years later, she acted Gertie in Steven Spielberg’s famous film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982).
However, it wasn’t all roses and sunshine when Barrymore was growing up. She was drinking wine by the time she was 9, smoking marijuana (大麻) at 10.
Most kid stars in Hollywood fail to become stars as adults. And most of the time, once they’re out of the spotlight, they stay out. But Drew Barrymore doesn’t.
As she was growing older, Barrymore got to learn that life is more meaningful than dangerous actions in the films. She started to build a career in 1997. She has made many successful films since then, including Charlie’s Angels (2000) and 50 First Dates (2004).
“In my life, there is darkness and drama, and I ‘m trying my best. I just want to challenge myself and prove that I can do more.”
In fact, if you don’t know her disordered childhood, you might find it hard to believe she’s such a sweet person now. Like many of the characters she plays in her comedy, Drew is easy-going and laughs a lot. In 2007, she was on the cover of People magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People issue.
“Life is very interesting … in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths,” Drew said.Drew Barrymore made her first movie at ________ .
| A．1975 | B．1979 |
| C．1977 | D．1982 |
The underlined word “disordered” probably means_____________ in the passage.
| A．幸福的 | B．悲惨的 |
| C．有序的 | D．混乱的 |
Which is the correct order of Drew Barrymore’s life?
①She made the film Charlie’s Angels.
②She was on the cover of People magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People issue.
③She started to drink wine and smoke marijuana.
④She acted Gertie in Steven Spielberg’s famous film E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial.
| A．④③①② | B．④②①③ | C．①④②③ | D．①③②④ |
Which of the following chart can best describe Drew Barrymore’s career (till 2007)?
To me, music is food and water. I can’t live without it. I know this is not true for everybody. Many people don’t listen to music and they can get along quite well. But music is everywhere in our life. For example, when you watch films or TV plays, do you find them interesting if there is no music? You would find them boring. And when you are waiting for the train or the plane, you would like music because it makes the time seem shorter.
It is true that music is everywhere in our life. Some people like to sit by the sea and listen to the sound of the sea. Some enjoy listening to the singing of birds. Those sounds are some kinds of music. So music has meaning for everyone in some way or other. Of course, it has special meaning for people like me. We spend our lives playing or writing music.
Someone said, “Through music, a child goes into a world of beauty, learns to take care of others and makes his mind and body strong.” Music is an important part of our lives.The passage tells us that the writer _______.
| A．likes to sit by the sea |
| B．is not interested in music |
| C．likes to travel by plane |
| D．likes music very much |
The word “boring” in the first paragraph means ______.
| A．interesting | B．not interesting |
| C．tiring | D．foolish |
Music is important to _______.
| A．some people | B．everyone |
| C．nobody | D．writers only |
Listening to music can ______ when you are waiting for the train.
| A．make time fly quickly |
| B．help you save time |
| C．make time short |
| D．make you feel time passes more quickly |
Which of the following is true?
| A．The writer likes to write music every day. |
| B．The writer becomes strong through music. |
| C．Most people like to listen to the sound of the sea. |
| D．Music has some kind of meaning to everyone. |
Bill went shopping in Quzhou one day. Here is the receipt (收据)．
| Welcome to Wal-Mart January 15, 2012 l5:08 Name Number Price shirt 2￥150 each bag 2￥60 each sweater 1￥200  Total(合计)￥620 |
Wal-Mart is a _____ in Quzhou.
| A．school | B．shop | C．hospital | D．room |
When did Bill do the shopping?
| A．On May 6. | B．In the afternoon |
| C．On May 17. | D．In the evening |
The sweater was ______ .
| A．￥60 | B．￥120 | C．￥150 | D．￥200 |
Bill bought _______ bags.
| A．1 | B．2 | C．4 | D．5 |
Bill paid ______ for all the things.
| A．￥120 | B．￥200 | C．￥300 | D．￥620 |
Good morning, boys and girl. Today I’ll give a talk about going online.
We know that there are too many net bars around us. The Internet can make our lives interesting and enjoyable（令人愉快的）. Many of us like going online very much because we can learn how to use the computer. We can learn English and read some newspapers and magazines to know more around us. It can make us clever in playing computer games. Also when we can send e-mails to our friends， they can get them at once. It can help us contact（交流） people from all over the world.
But some students spend too much time playing computer games and some stay in the net bars all day and all night. Some girls even get to have boyfriends or some boys get to have girlfriends online. They write too many letters to each other. It takes them too much time to chat online so they do worse in their lessons and they don’t study well any more. I think we mustn’t get online when it is time for us to study. We can do it in summer or winter holidays. I think we should get online with our teachers or parents.
At the same time, if we have lots of free time, we can do some activities after school. We usually have activities from 4：50 to 5：50 in the afternoon . You can play basket ball or football. We also have some interest groups in school, such as drawing, singing and dancing. We can go to the English corner on Monday afternoon. We hope we can spend more time on our subjects or on such activities that we can learn a lot from and less time on the Internet.
| Title: A |
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| Advantages (优点) |
● Make our lives interesting and make us ● Learn how to use the computer and can get more information. ● Send e-mails to our friends ● Help us get in touch with people from |
| Disadvantages （缺点） |
● It ● Some students write too |
| Do it in summer or winter holidays; do some |
Music can be a great power (力量) to change people’s lives. Regina del Carmen Sanchez, 14, always believes this. The girl from Kansas City, US, leads a hard life. She lives in a small house with her mom and grandparents. Her mom gets a very low pay.
But it doesn’t stop Sanchez’s love of music. She wrote her first song Keep Your Head Up when she was 12. It described the bad situation(情况) at her home, but it also sent the message of hope: “My house is old and poor, but it beats (胜过) being homeless… Love yourself and never give up. You’ll see a better life if you keep your head up…”
It took Sanchez several months to finish the song. Sometimes during a break in class, when lyrics (歌词) came into her head, “I would have to write them down right then,” she told the local newspaper The Kansas City Star.
Jeremy Lillig was a spokesman for Bright Futures, a charity fund. When he saw the video of the song, he was moved. He shared it through social media (社交媒体). The fund has provided money for poor students in Kansas City.
Now Sanchez often plays the song in public. “I want to help people understand what is happening in the world in an easy way,” she said. There are people in Sanchez’s family.
| A．three | B．four | C．five | D．six |
What’s true about Keep Your Head Up? ______________________
| A．It was written two years ago. |
| B．It showed a feeling of hopeless. |
| C．It described the good situation of a house. |
| D．It took Sanchez several weeks to write the song. |
The word “moved” can be replaced (代替) by.
| A．surprised | B．interested |
| C．touched | D．excited |
The best title of the passage can be .
| A．A girl and her song |
| B．Poor home is better than being homeless |
| C．Charity changes the girl’s life |
| D．Let’s support poor students. |
My name is Ben. I live with my brother, mother and father in an flat. There are 27 floors in the tall building. My apartment is on the top floor. My father has a car .He parks it in the basement(地下室)of the building.
Our apartment is not in the centre of the city. It is 4 kilometers from the centre. My father works in the city, so he goes to work by train every day. He doesn’t often drive his car. He uses his car only at weekends. He takes us into the country or to the beach on Saturdays or Sundays.
Our apartment has three bedrooms. There is a bedroom for my mother and father, one for me and one for my brother. There is also a living room, a kitchen, and a bathroom in the apartment. We do not have a garden, but there is a small balcony. There are some plants on the balcony. Where is Ben’s apartment? _______________
| A．Twenty-seven kilometers from the centre of the city. |
| B．In the centre of the city. |
| C．In the country. |
| D．Four kilometers from the centre of the city. |
Where does Ben’s father work? ________________
| A．In the park. | B．In the city. |
| C．In the country. | D．At home. |
Which floor do Ben’s family live on? _________________
| A．The 27th floor. | B．The 4th floor. |
| C．The 9th floor. | D．The ground floor. |
Where does Ben’s family grow flowers? ________________
| A．In the garden. | B．In the kitchen. |
| C．On the balcony. | D．In the living room. |