Elizabeth Taylor (1932-2011) is considered to be of great importance in the world film industry (行業(yè)). She made over sixty films during her long career (事業(yè)) in Hollywood. She got so many special names, such as “the Legendary film star in Hollywood”, “the evergreen tree in Hollywood”, “forever blooming flower in Hollywood” and “the No. 1 beauty in the world”. She was much known for her beautiful purple eyes. She was also known for her private life and eight marriages (婚姻).

She was the first person who got over one million dollars for her playing the queen of Egypt in the 1963 movie Cleopatra. She won the Oscar Award twice. In 1999, she was chosen the seventh actress in a hundred years by Motion Picture Association of America.

She volunteered to help the patients of AIDs. In 1985, she helped create AMFAR, the American Foundation for AIDS Research. In 1991 she started the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. The organization helps people around the world who are living with AIDS.

She was very kind and honest. Many old actors and actresses, including Taylor, were invited to celebrate the sixtieth year of Oscar in 1988. But the USA attacked Iran that year. She gave an anti-war (反戰(zhàn)的) speech. She hated wars and called for stopping the war.

Elizabeth Taylor died of heart failure at the age of 79. It’s said that the actress was always known not only for her beauty, success and treasure, but for her extreme intelligence, independence, courage and voluntary care for others.

1.There are __________Elizabeth Taylor’s special names mentioned in the passage.

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5

2.Elizabeth Taylor was the first person who __________.

A. won the Oscar Award

B. gave an anti-war speech in public

C. earned over one million dollars for her acting in Cleopatra

3.Elizabeth Taylor gave a speech calling for_________in 1988.

A. stopping the war

B. fighting with Iran

C. caring for others

4.According to Paragraph 3, Elizabeth Taylor was__________.

A. popular B. charitable C. hard-working

5.Elizabeth Taylor was known for her__________.

a. beautiful purple eyes

b. film achievements

c. good speech skills

d. independence and courage

A. a, b, c B. a, b, d C. a, c, d

— Do you like playing table tennis or swimming?

— Table tennis. I think it is than swimming.

A. exciting B. more boring

C. more exciting D. boring

My teacher advises us_________Chinese aloud every morning.

A. read B. reading C. to read D. reads

It’s very hot in the classroom. open the windows?

A. What about B. Why not

C. Do you want D. Why don’t

根據(jù)表格內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案，并在答題卡上按要求作答。

1.From the table(表格), we know the Olympic Games is held every ____ years.

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

2.London held the ______ Olympic Games in 2012.

A. 27th B. 29th C. 30th D. 31st

3.The mascot for the _______ Olympic Games was the first Olympic mascot in Olympic history.

A. 1996 Atlanta B. 1984 Los Angeles

C. 2000 Sydney D. 1972 Munich

4.The 23rd and 26th Olympic Games were held in the same _____.

A. town B. city C. country D. gym

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. The 1996 Olympic Games was held in America.

B. There are six countries in the table.

C. Beijing held the 29th Olympic Games.

D. The 31st Olympic Games will be held in 2016.

單詞歸類：

請根據(jù)所給句子的意思，從下面的方框中選出可以填入句子中的單詞，并將其字母標(biāo)號填在題目相應(yīng)的橫線上

1.My home town is famous for its ______ ∕ _______.

2.The road is______ ∕ _________than before.

3.I don’t understand what you said! Can you speak more ______ ∕ ________?

4.The sun rises in the_______and sets in the_________.

5.The weather in Beijing in autumn is ________ ／______ good.

書面表達(dá)

學(xué)校將舉辦英語角活動(dòng)，讓同學(xué)們互相交流學(xué)習(xí)英語的感受與方法。假如你是李明, 為了在這次活動(dòng)中更好地分享你學(xué)習(xí)英語的好方法，請你根據(jù)下列要求，為這次交流活動(dòng)準(zhǔn)備一份80詞左右的講稿，開頭已給出。

寫作要求：

1. 簡單自我介紹；

2. 談?wù)勛约簩W(xué)習(xí)英語的感受；

3. 給出學(xué)習(xí)英語的幾點(diǎn)建議；、

Hello, everyone._______________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

---Tomorrow will be fine. Shall we go out for a picnic?

---__________

A. Sounds great B. Good luck

C. Have fun D.Take it easy

--________ will you be away?

---In a few weeks.

A. What time B. How soon

C. How often D. How long

I predict he will be an engineer _____ten years, because he is so interested in engineering.

A. in B. after C. later D. for