（B）
Have you ever watched old movies？If so，maybe you have known Carole Lombard（卡罗尔●隆巴德）．She was a famous actress in the 1930s．She died when she was only 34．In her short life，she made 70movies．
In 1921，when she was only thirteen years old，a movie director saw her in the street．He decided to put her in a movie．The movie was one of the last silent movies．She acted well enough to win the hearts of many people．At the age of 16，she left school to act．1926，an accident happened to her．The accident left scars （疤痕） on her face，but she didn't give up．She continued to act．
Later，she married Clark Gable that was an actor．He was the great love in her life．They live happily together．
任务2：阅读短文（B），根据英文释义及首字母提示拼写单词．
69．s making little or no sound
70．m to have a husband or wife
任务3：阅读短文（B） 进行同义句转换，每空一词．
She acted well enough to win the hearts of many people．
She acted 71． well that she 72． the hearts of many people．
任务4：根据短文（B）内容回答问题．
Who decided to put Carole Lombard in a movie in 1921？
73．
What happened to her in 1926？
74．
Was she a famous actress or a famous director in the 1930s？
75．
A very old lady won a million dollars in a lottery(彩票). Her son and her husband heard the news on the radio.
“How are we going to tell your mother?” the man asked. “The news might kill her!”
“That’s true,” the son said. “Perhaps we’d better speak to her doctor about it. He’ll know how to bring her the news gently.”
They told the old lady’s doctor about this.
“I’m glad you told me, ” he said “A shock(震惊), even a happy one, could give her a heart attack, leave it to me. I’ll find a way of bringing the news to her.”
The doctor thought about the problem for several days, then decided what he would say.
He called on the old lady and sat by her. He took her hand in his.
“Let’s play a game, my dear,” he said. “‘Let’s pretend(假装)’ game.”
“Oh, yes, ” the old lady said. “I love ‘Let’s pretend’ game.”
“Good, I’ll ask you a question first, ” the doctor said, “Then you can ask me one.”
He pretended to think for a few minutes. Then he said, “Tell me, what would you do if you won a million dollars in the lottery?”
“Oh, that’s an easy one,” the old lady said, “I’d give most of it to you, doctor, because you have been so good to me all these years, doctor!” But the doctor was now lying on the floor. He had died of shock.Who won a million dollars in a lottery?
| A．The man. | B．The son. | C．The old lady. | D．The doctor. |
What does “heart attack” mean in Chinese?
| A．攻击心脏. | B．惊喜. | C．心情. | D．心脏病. |
Why did the doctor play ‘Let’s pretend’ game with the lady?
| A．Because he wanted to get the money. |
| B．Because he wanted to bring her the news gently. |
| C．Because he didn’t want to tell her the news. |
| D．Because he wasn’t honest. |
Who had died of shock?
| A．The man. | B．The son. | C．The old lady. | D．The doctor. |
What’s the best title for the passage?
| A．A Sad Shock |
| B．A wonderful Shock |
| C．An Interesting Shock |
| D．A Lucky Shock |
Everyone has his problems to worry about.
Son: I try to be a good son, but no matter how hard I try, my parents never seem to be satisfied. They think I should eat healthier food, I should wear nicer clothes, and I should get better grades. And according to them, my hair should be shorter, my room should be neater, and my friends should be more polite when they come to visit. You know it isn’t easy to be a teenager.
Parents: We try to be good parents, but no matter how we try, our children never seem to be satisfied. They think we should wear more fashionable clothes, we should buy a faster car, and we should listen to more interesting music. And according to them, we should be more sympathetic when they talk about their problems, we should be more friendly when their friends come to visit, and we should be more understanding when they come late from a Saturday night date. You know it isn’t easy being parents.
根据材料内容，判断正（T）误（F）。There are four people in the boy’s family.
The boy’s parents want him to have shorter hair and make his room cleaner.
According to the boy, it’s hard to have polite friends.
The parents try their best to be good.
According to the passage, children always want their parents to eat much healthier food.
American schools begin in September after the long summer holidays. There are two terms in a school year, the first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children go to public schools.
High school students study only four or five subjects at a time. They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have an assignment(课外作业) for every class. After class they have many activities.
After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot of money for college education (教育). But there are scholarships (奖学金) for good students, and many college students work part time in order to get money for their education.How long do American students study in school every year?
| A．8 months | B．9 months | C．10 months | D．11 months |
High school students take ______ subjects at a time.
| A．all | B．four | C．five | D．B or C |
______ can get scholarships.
| A．Many college students |
| B．All the students |
| C．Good high school students |
| D．Good college students |
Many college students work part time because ______ .
| A．they have many activities |
| B．they have a lot of free time |
| C．they like doing things |
| D．they have to pay a lot of money for their education |
According to the passage, which sentence is Not true?
A. American schools have long summer holidays.
B. There are two terms in the USA.
C. American students don’t do exercises after class.
D. They do part time job to get money to pay for their education.
When Mr. David retired（退休）， he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.
But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From room morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David's garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: "If you want to satisfy your curiosity(好奇心), come in and look around. Price; twenty dollars." Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. "I came here to retire, not to work as a guide." he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.Mr. David's house was ________that many tourists came to see it.
| A．so small | B．so quiet | C．so interesting | D．so big |
Mr. David put a notice on the window in order_______.
| A．to drive the visitors away |
| B．to satisfy the visitors' curiosity |
| C．to let visitors come in and look around |
| D．to get some money out of the visitors |
The notice made the visitors________.
| A．more interested in his house | B．lose interest in his house |
| C．angry at the unfair price | D．feel happy about the price |
After Mr. David put up the notice________.
| A．the visitors didn’t come any longer |
| B．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house |
| C．more and more tourists came for a visit |
| D．no tourist would pay the money for a visit |
At last Mr. David had to sell his house and move away because _____.
| A．he did not like it at all |
| B．he could not work as a guide |
| C．he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house |
| D．he could not live a quiet life in it |
We often think about why money disappeared so quickly. That may be because we didn’t have a good budget. A budget is a plan to control where your money goes. A good budget can help you use money wisely. For example, it can help you save money for the things that you want but can’t pay for now. Have a look at the budget of Simon’s family this month and you will get a clear idea about what a budget is. The income(收入) of Simon’s family a month is RMB6,000.
| Entertainment( sports, films and music, etc.) |
4% |
| Clothing ( shoes, seasonal wear, etc.) |
10% |
| Transportation (bus, underground and train fares.) |
12% |
| Saving |
10% |
| “Just in case (急用) fund” |
2% |
| Housing ( rent, cost of electricity, water, heating, gas ) |
30% |
| Food (meal, fruit and snacks, drinks ) |
20% |
| Medical care (hospital bills and medicine) |
12% |
Sometimes money disappeared so quickly maybe because________.
| A．we lost it |
| B．we didn’t have a good budget |
| C．we put it in the bank |
| D．we gave it away to others |
The underlined word “budget ”probably means _______ in Chinese.
| A．预算 | B．缘故 | C．过程 | D．结果 |
Every month Simon’s family can get _________.
| A．RMB3,000 | B．RMB 4,000 | C．RMB 6,000 | D．RMB 9,000 |
Simon’s family will pay _________for food this month.
| A．RMB 600 | B．RMB 800 | C．RMB 1,000 | D．RMB 1,200 |
Simon’s family will spend the most money on _______ this month.
| A．clothing | B．medical care | C．housing | D．transportation |