Even though 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 started to realize that life is more meaningful than dangerous actions in the films. She started to build a career in 1997. She has made a series of successful films since then, including Charlie’s Angels (2000) and 50 First Dates (2004).
“In my life, there is darkness and drama, and I have yet to explore some of that in my work life. I just want to challenge (挑战) myself and prove that I can do more.”
Actually, anyone who’s not familiar with her disordered childhood 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 can be a Hollywood legend mainly because .
| A．she didn’t give up even when she met difficulties |
| B．she used to be a famous kid star in Hollywood |
| C．she always has roses and sunshine in her life |
| D．she was born form a family that produced great actors |
Which is the correct order of Drew Barrymore’s life?
①She made the film Charlie’s Angels.
②She is on the cover of People magazine’s 100 Most Beautiful People issue.
③ She started to drink wine and smoke marifuana.
④ She acted Gertie in Steven Spielberg’s famous film E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial.
| A．①④②③ | B．④②①③ |
| C．④③①② | D．①③②④ |
Which of the following chart can best describe Drew Barrymore’s career (till 2007) ?
阅读理解（共4小题）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Mr and Mrs Brown have two children, Mike and Liz．The whole family are all busy, so they often leave notes(便条) for each other．Read these four notes of today and answer the following questions.
Who should walk the dog today?
| A．Mike |
| B．Mrs Brown |
| C．Liz． |
| D．Mr Brown |
What is Mike doing at 6:50 pm ?
| A．Practicing football． |
| B．Doing his homework |
| C．playing tennis． |
| D．looking for shoes |
According to the notes, Teddy is ______.
| A．Mike’s mother |
| B．Mike’s brother |
| C．the dog in the family |
| D．Mike’s friend |
考点：日常生活类阅读
A sandstorm is a kind of strong wind that blows over the desert. It raises sand and dust into the air and makes it difficult to see the sun and it reduces visibility of most to zero. It is also known as a dust storm. Some storms are usually the result of convection currents（对流气流）caused by the strong heating of the ground. Then wind is usually strong enough to move a small hill of sand. It can make travel very difficult and can even destroy roads in flat dry areas such as those in the United States.
The Simoom is the strong hot wind that comes across the Sahara and Arabian desert. This wind is the reason for much of the dust in the air over Europe. Evidence（证据）of the dust from Simoom wind has also been found at the bottom of the sea at a long distance from the shore.
Alasksi is the strongest sandstorm. It can destroy all the things in his way. It is very dangerous. It has killed more than one hundred people in the area. The Haboob is a sandstorm that often happens in the area of Sudan around Khartoum. Sandstorms, the height as 5,000 ft (1,525m), also happened, although not often in the United States. It is stronger than the Simoom. One that appeared near Tucson, Arizona, on July 16, 1971, was widely proved by meteorologists.（天文学家）。Which of the following is not a name of sandstorm?
A. Simoom
B. Haboob
C. KhartoumThe underlined word "visibility" may mean_______ in Chinese.
A. 模糊度
B. 能见度
C. 对流度Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Sandstorms carry lots of sand and dust.
B. Sandstorms are also known as rainstorms
C. Sandstorms are usually the result of wind._____shows the right picture of the three sandstorms in the correct way.
What is the main idea of the passage?
A. When sandstorms happen
B. Where sandstorms happen
C. What sandstorms are
A man once visited a temple(寺院) which was being built, where he saw a sculptor (雕塑家) making an idol (神像)of God. Suddenly he noticed a similar idol lying nearby. Surprised, he asked the sculptor,” Do you need two statues of the same idol?”
“ No,” said the sculptor without looking up, “ We need only one, but the first one got damaged during the last stage (时期).”
The gentleman examined the idol and found no damage on the outside. “ Where is the damage?” he asked.
“There is a scratch on the nose of the idol.” said the sculptor , still busy with his work.
“Where are you going to place the idol?” he asked the sculptor .
The sculptor said that it would be put on the top of a pillar(柱子) twenty feet high.
“If the idol is that high up, who is going to know that there is a scratch on the nose?” the gentleman asked.
The sculptor stopped his work, looked up at the gentleman , smiled and said ,“ I will know it.”
The moral of the story: “Excellence” is a desire from inside, not outside. Excellence is not for someone else to notice but for your own satisfaction and efficiency.
根据短文内容判断正，误正确填“A”错误填“B”The sculptor needed either of the two statues of the same idol.
Both of the idols were damaged.
The sculptor would put the idol up 20 feet high.
We can see the sculptor was a very careful and serious man.
This story explains that we should be very careful with our work if we want to be satisfied by others.
founded YouTube in February,2005.
A. Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim
B. Jack Dotty and Biz Stone
C. Mark ZuckerbergIf you want to share the latest news in the world, you' d better go to_______.
A. www. facebook. com
B. www. twitter, com
C. www. youtube.comYou Tube was founded ______ than Facebook.
A. eighteen months earlier
B. twelve months earlier
C. twelve months laterAccording to the information above, we know _______ has the most users.
A. Facebook
B. You Tube
C. TwitterWhich of the following is NOT true'?
A. All of the three websites were founded in the USA.
B. 5,17 billion people are using Twitter.
C. The idea of Facebook is "Move Fast and Break Things.
阅读理解（共4小题）
A great big man, a customer, who is around 250 pounds, walked with slow heavy noisy footsteps up to the produce counter(柜台) in the supermarket. “Give me half a head of cabbage,” he told the clerk.
“All we have are whole heads,” the clerk replied in a cold voice.
“I don’t want a whole head,” the man answered, “Just half a head. Are you going to sell me half a head?”
“Wait a minute,” said the clerk. “Let me ask the manager.” She went back where the manager was. “Hey,” she said to the manager, “There’s a big, stupid, looking buffalo （水牛）out front, he wants me to sell him half a head of cabbage. Shall I tell the fool to …” Suddenly, she noticed the manager staring –not at her, but behind her. Turning, surprisingly, the clerk saw that the big and tall man had followed her and heard every word.
Quickly, the clerk turned back to the manager and said, “________ ”
On hearing this, the manager said, nodding his head to the man heavily, “She will pack it for you at once.”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。The underlined word “staring” in the passage most probably means ________ .
A. talking
B. looking
C. askingThe big man came to the produce counter in the supermarket ________
A. in a quiet way
B. in a hurry
C. slowly and noisilyThe manager stared behind the clerk because ________.
A. the man who the clerk was talking about stood near them and heard what he said
B. he thought it was strange to buy half a head of cabbage
C. he saw a buffalo behind the clerkWhich of the following sentences is true?
A. When talking to the manager, the clerk talked about two different persons.
B. The man got what he wanted at last.
C. In fact, the clerk gave the other half to a buffalo.“ ________ ” can be the missing sentences in the passage.
A. Here he comes. Can I sell half a head of cabbage to him?
B. Look! The man who is going to buy half a head of cabbage was waiting there.
C. And this gentleman wants to buy the other half.