Jiang Wen and his new film are at the top of the world - the world of Chinese cinema. His Let the Bullets Fly has just broken the box-office record for a Chinese film with some 700 million yuan ($107 million). It is such a big success that wherever you go, you can hear people talking about Bullets.
This time, he is not just the leading actor in the film, ______  also the _______ himself. Young people believe he was playing himself because to them, he himself is a true man. And experts also think highly of his way of telling stories. It seems that he does not need others to tell him how great he is ––– not any more.
That does not mean he is not proud of Bullets. It’s just that Bullets, for him, is fun. He has heard of all the political interpretations（政治隱喻的解讀）of his story that have up across the Web and mainstream media（主流媒體）.
The most wonderful scenes in his movies all seem to have something to do with reality, for example, in Bullets opens with a train pulled by white horses.
"I did not invent this set-up. For 30 years in the early 20th century, there was a part of rail line in Northeast China that was powered by horses," he explains, "You may come up with the most unlikely scenes, and you’ll find that fact is stranger than fiction."
【小題1】根據(jù)上下文在空格處填入所需單詞使句意完整、正確。   _________、__________
【小題2】將劃線句子譯成中文： ____________________________________________________.
【小題3】在文中找出下面句子的同義句：
The film is so successful that it’s popular with people almost everywhere. 
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【小題4】What do young people think of his performance in the film?
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【小題5】What is this article mainly about?
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短文填空  根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示，補全空格內(nèi)單詞，使短文完整、通順。（請在答題卡上寫出完整單詞）(10 分)

   Jiang Wen is at the top of the world - the world of Chinese cinema. His Let the Bullets Fly has just broken the box-office record for a Chinese film with some 700 million yuan ($107 million). It is s  1.  a big success that wherever you go, you can hear p 2.  talking about Bullets.

This time, he is not o  3. the leading actor in the film, but also the director himself. Young people believe he was playing himself because to them, he h  4.  is a true man. And experts (專家) also think highly of his way of t  5. stories. It seems that he does not need others to tell him h 6.  great he is ––– not any more.

    That does not mean he is not p  7.  of Bullets. It’s just that Bullets, for him, is fun. He has heard of all the political interpretations（政治隱喻的解讀）of his story that have appeared across the Internet.

    The m  8.  wonderful scenes in his movies all seem to have something to do with reality (現(xiàn)實), for example, in Bullets it opens with a train pulled by white horses.

“I did not i  9. this set-up. For 30 years in the early 20th century, there was a part of rail line in Northeast China that was powered by h  10. ,” he explains, “You may come up with the most unlikely scenes, and you’ll find that fact is stranger than fiction.

 –- Why is Tom unhappy today?

    -- He got______ points of all the boys.

A. the most      B. more     C. the fewest      D. the least

根據(jù)句子意思及所給首字母填入適當?shù)脑~：

I like English best of all the s　　　　.

一Why is Tom unhappy today?

一He got_______points of all the boys。

A．the most　　　 B．more　　　　　 C．the fewest　　　　 D．the least

John always says that he likes apples of all the _________．

A．vegetables         B．fruits         C．drinks

Two weeks ago, Ruichang City in Jiangxi Province was hit by an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale(里氏震級). It killed 18 people and left hundreds homeless.

　  Earthquakes are one of the most deadly natural disasters(災難) in the world. They happen more often than you would expect.

　  In the 24 hours after you read this, 400 to 500 earthquakes will shake the earth. You won't notice most of them because you live in a relatively(相對地) safe area or the quake is too far away or because the quake will be too small to notice.

　  Earthquakes are caused by sudden breaks in rock masses(群) deep in the earth. Rock masses are always under very high pressure. If the pressure in a certain area become too much and the rock masses break, an earthquake happens. But exactly when the rock masses reach the breaking point is a mystery(謎).

　  China is on the Eurasia(歐亞) plate, where earthquakes happen very often due to the earth's plates knocking against each other. Up to 17,139 earthquakes have taken place in China in the past 44 years, according to scientific research.

1What happened to the City of Ruichang?

A.18 people were killed in an earthquake.

B. Hundreds homeless people left the city.     

C. An earthquake ruined thousands of houses there.

D. An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale happened.       

2How many earthquakes can happen in a day in the world?

A. 24.                  B. 44.                  C. 400 to 500.                   D. 17139.

3Why does the earth quake? Because ______.

A. we live in a relatively safe area                                             

B. the pressure in the earth is too big

C. the rock masses is reaching the breaking point

D. the rock masses break suddenly deep in the earth

C

Once upon a time a woman found she was not easy to wake up in the morning as early as she wished. So she bought a beautiful alarm clock. These clocks are so made as to strike with loud whirring noise at any hour the owner pleases to set them.

The lady placed her clock at the head of the bed, and at the right time she found herself roused by the long, rattling sound.

She got up at once, and felt better all day for her early rising. This lasted for some weeks. The alarm clock faithfully did its duty, and was plainly heard so long as it was obeyed.

But, after a time, the lady grew tired of early rising. When she was waked by the noise, she merely turned over in bed, and slept again.

In a few days, the clock ceased to wake her from her sleep. It spoke just as loudly as ever; but she did not hear it, because she had been in the habit of not obeying it.

Finding that she might as well be without it, she made up her mind that when she heard the sound she would jump up.

Just so it is with conscience(自覺意識，誠意). If we will obey its voice, even in the least important things, we can always hear it, clear and strong.

But if we allow ourselves to do what we have some fears may not be quite right, we shall grow more and more sleepy, until the voice of conscience has no longer power to wake us.

4Why did the clock failed to stop to get the woman up later?

A. Because she was tired of getting up early in the morning.

B. Because she could not hear the clock any more.

C. Because she was too tired to wake up at it.

D. Because the clock stopped to do its duty.

5 Both the underlined words “whirring” and “rattling” are kinds of ______.

A. colours                        B. sounds         C. actions                   D. feelings

6 The writer mainly wants to tell us that ______.

A. we should always obey our clocks

B. the clock sometimes can’t wake us up as we wish 

C. It is conscience that ensures early rising not the clock

D. The voice of conscience has no longer power to wake us.

Amy was a dear little girl, but she was too ready to waste time in getting ready to do her tasks, instead of doing them at once as she ought to.

In the village in which she lived, Mr. Thornton kept a store where he sold fruit of all kinds, including berries in their season. One day he said to Amy, whose parents were quite poor, “Would you like to earn some money?”

“Oh, yes, ” replied she, “for I want some new shoes, and papa has no money to buy them with.”

“Well, Amy,” said Mr. Thornton, “I noticed some fine, ripe blackberries in Mr. Green’s field today, and he said that anybody was welcome to them. I will pay you thirteen cents a quart(度量單位) for all you will pick for me.”

Amy was delighted at the thought of earning some money; so she ran home to get a basket, intending to go immediately to pick the berries.

Then she thought she would like to know how much money she would get if she picked five quarts. With the help of her slate(書寫板) and pencil, she found out that she would get sixty-five cents.

“But supposing I should pick a dozen quarts,” thought she, “how much should I earn then?” “Dear me!” she said, after figuring(測算) a while, “I should earn a dollar and fifty-six cents.”

Amy then found out what Mr. Thornton would pay her for fifty, a hundred, and two hundred quarts. It took her some time to do this, and then it was so near dinner time that she had to stay at home until afternoon.

As soon as dinner was over, she took her basket and hurried to the field. Some boys had been there before dinner, and all the ripe berries were picked. She could not find enough to fill a quarter of a quart.

As Amy went home, she thought of what her teacher had often told her---“Do your task at once; then think about it,” for “One doer is worth a hundred dreamers.”

7How many times did Amy figure with her slate?

   A. 3.                               B. 4.                         C. 5.                     D. 6. 

8The underlined sentence may mean “______”.

A. she got ready to waste some time to do her tasks

B. she thought it was a waste of time to do her tasks

C. she liked to waste time when should do her tasks immediately

D. she was not ready to get her tasks ready, and it’s a waste of time

9What can we infer from the story?

A. Amy’s family was very poor.

B. Amy was good at counting with a slate.  

C. Mr. Thornton was the richest person in the village.

D. Amy would learn a better lesson from this affair than from school.        

10 The best title of the passage may be “_____”.

A. The Money Amy Did Not Earn               

B. The Girl Did Not Like To Waste Time    

C. Amy, A Good Student To her Teachers

D. A Poor Girl Wanted To Earn Some Money

Two fast friends were Willie Brown and his little dog Bounce. Willie could never think of taking a walk without Bounce. Cake and play were equally shared between them. Willie taught his dog many tricks, and often said that Bounce could do almost anything in the world but talk.

There came a time, however, when Bounce really told Willie’s father something, though he could not talk.

It was a bright summer afternoon. Willie had walked with Bounce down to the river, which was not more than two blocks from his father’s store. Willie began to throw stones into the water, and Bounce lay on the grass, watching the flies and catching any that came too near. There were some logs（圓木） in the river near the bank. Willie jumped upon one of them, to see if he could throw a stone across the river. He drew back, and sent the stone with all his might. Just as it left his hand, the log turned, and he fell into the water. He was very much frightened（恐懼）, for he did not know how to swim, and there was no one to hear, though he called as loud as he could for help.

Poor little Bounce gave a great barking of worry. He ran up and down the bank two or three times, barking, looking first at Willie and then around. Then he started as fast as he could run, up the street to the store.

When he got there the door was shut, but he scratched(撓) against it and barked loudly, until someone came and opened it.

He caught hold of Mr. Brown’s clothes then ran to the door, then back again, catching at him, barking, and jumping. Now, Mr. Brown thought of Willie. He thought, “Something must be wrong.”  Immediately he followed Bounce to the riverside.

There he saw Willie’s hat circling on the water, and his small arm thrown up. He jumped in and caught him just as he was going down for the last time, and quickly carried him to the bank. Willie soon got over this fright, and no one seemed to be more delighted than Bounce.

1  What could Bounce do?

     A. Talk to people.

     B. Do different tricks.

     C. Play computer games.

     D. Catch all kinds of animals.

2  What can we learn from the passage?

A. Willie Brown enjoyed playing with all kinds of animals.

B. Mr. Brown cared more for his store than his son.

C. Bounce could swim so he saved Willie’s life.

D. Animals can be people’s best helpers.

 3  What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Father and Son

B. Willie and Bounce

C. A Good Way to Teach Your Dog

D. A Hero Who Saved a Boy from the River

I am the Earth．Once I was in good health，but now I feel quite uncomfortable．

Yesterday I went to see Doctor Moon．She asked me，“What's wrong with you，Mr. Earth?”

I told her，“My children--the people--have destroyed the ozone（臭氧），so the sunshine is too strong．Now I have a high fever．Many trees have died．The dust（灰）always gets into my eyes．I smell the waste gas of cars every day．I can't take in clean air．I often suffer from earache，because I hear loud noises all the time．”

“Oh，Mr. Earth，” said the Moon，“Your illness is so serious．You must have a good rest and drink a lot of water every day．”

“That’s fine，but it often rains acid rain（酸雨），so I have no clean water to drink at all．” I replied．

“That's terrible! I'm very sorry，but I can't help you．” The Moon was very sad．

Oh，dear! What can I do? Who can save me?

1．Who did Mr. Earth see yesterday?

A．Doctor Moon．   B．Doctor Sun．        C．His children．

2．Why does Mr. Earth have a high fever?

A．the sunshine is too strong．                         B．He suffers from earache．

C．The dust gets into his eyes．

3．Who are Mr. Earth’s children?

A．The trees．          B．The cars．           C．The people．

4．Why does Mr. Earth have no water to drink?

A．Many trees have died．                               B．The ozone has been destroyed．

C．It often rains acid rain．

5．Which of the following is True?

A．The Earth is ill．                                        B．The Earth is in good health．

C．The Moon can help Mr. Earth．

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Before I left to meet Lynne, my friend told me that I had better take some money, but I didn’t listen to him. I thought that Lynne would pay because she invited me.

I arrived at the restaurant on time because I knew Americans like to be on time. Lynne and I sat at a table near the door and soon we began to enjoy ourselves there.

The food there was very delicious. I talked a lot about Saudi Arabia and Lynne told me all about herself. After two hours the waiter came and asked if we wanted one check(賬單) or two. Lynne said two. Lynne paid her check, and the waiter gave me mine, I had no money. Then I had an idea, I called my friend. In a few minutes he arrived with some money. He laughed at me all the way home.

Now, I think it’s funny, but I guess you can understand how I felt at that time. So when you visit a foreign country, you have to learn their language and culture.

1.From the first paragraph, we mainly know____________.

A. I invited Lynne.                                          B. Lynne invited me.

C. Lynne was my best friend                      D. I knew Lynne very much.

2. After the meal,___________________________,

A. Lynne paid only for herself                     B. Lynne paid for both of us.

C. I would like to pay for myself                D. I paid for both of us.

3.. From the passage we know, when we visit a foreign country,__________.

A. We’d better pay for ourselves.

B. We should learn their language well.

C. We’d better pay for others after meal.

D. We have to learn both their language and culture.

An old farmer lived with his little grandson. Every day the farmer got up early to read books.
One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I want to read books just like you, but I don’t understand them. What are the advantages of reading?” The grandfather said, “Take this litter basket to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” he boy did, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, “ You’ll have to walk faster next time.”
This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned home. The boy said, “ See Grandpa, it’s useless!”
So you think it is useless?” the old man said. “Look at the basket.”
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different. It was clean, inside and out.
“That’s what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read them, you will be changed, inside and out.”
【小題1】The grandfather got up early to __________.

A rich American went into a shop in London. He wanted very much __31___ a nice looking watch. He saw a watch and liked it __32_____much that he decided to buy it. But the owner of the shop insisted five hundred dollars for it. When the American was hesitating, a young man suddenly came into the shop, took___33__out of the owner’s hand and ran out with it. It all happened in few seconds. When the owner ran out ___34____the street, the young man was already disappearing among the people. The American went on. At the next corner, he saw ___35_____with the stolen watch in his hand. “Don’t you want to buy a fine watch, sir?” he asked in a low_____36____ , “It’s only a hundred dollars.”

“The young man doesn’t know _____37____saw him stealing the watch just now,” he thought. The American paid at once and went ___38______back to his room with the watch. He told his friend about the fine watch. His friend took a look at the watch and started laughing. He said, “You are ____39_____. The watch isn’t worth ___40______ten dollars. I’m sure the shop owner and the young man planned all this together.”

A teacher stood in front of his history class of twenty students just before handing out the final exam. His students sat quietly and waited for him to speak.
“It’s been a pleasure teaching you this term,” he said. “You’ve all worked very hard, so I have a pleasant surprise for you. Everyone who chooses not to take the final exam will get a ‘B’ for the course.”
Most of the students jumped out of their seats. They thanked the teacher happily, and walked out of the classroom. Only a few students stayed. The teacher looked at them. “This is your last chance,” he said. “Does anyone else want to leave?” All the students there stayed in their seats and took out their pencils.
The teacher smiled. “Congratulations (祝賀),” he said. “I’m glad to see you believe in yourselves. You all get A.”
【小題1】This story most probably took place       .