Huang Xiaoming

Chinese actor Huang Xiaoming visited the panda base(據(jù)點(diǎn)) in Sichuan province.

During his visit, Huang put on a keeper’s suit and tried cutting bamboo, cleaning cages and feeding the pandas.

Huang also adopted a pair of panda twins with a gift of one million yuan.

Angelina Jolie

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie can do all kinds of things on screen. It looks like she’s good at everything, shooting, fighting and killing. But there’s one thing she’s afraid of—cooking. The 33-year-old actress says she was never able to master cooking skills. “I don’t cook—it’s the one thing I can’t do!” she says.

Chen Luyu

Chinese hostess Chen Luyu is famous for her popular talk show. She set up an online version(版本) of her show at Sina.com.

People have grown tired of Chen’s show, especially her habit of constantly(經(jīng)常的)asking guests, “really?”.

But the producer of the show supports Chen. “She’s one of the few Chinese hosts who knows how to control(控制)her desire(愿望) to express herself and let the guests speak freely in an interview.”

(   )56. What kind of animals does Huang Xiaoming like?

A. Pandas.      B. Monkeys.      C.  Tigers.      D. Lions.

(   )57. Which is TRUE about Angelina Jolie?

A. She is good at everything.        B. She can’t shoot well.

C. She can’t cook by herself.        D. She can cook well.

(   )58.. Why have people grown tired of Chen Luyu’s show according to the passage?

A. Because she isn’t famous for her talk show.

B. Because she set up an online version of talk show.

C. Because she has the habit of constantly asking, “Really?”.

D. Because she likes to express herself.

(   )59. What does the underlined word “adopt” mean in the first paragraph?

A. 批準(zhǔn)         B. 繼承          C. 采納          D. 收養(yǎng)

(   )60. We can know from the passage that _______.

A. Angelina Jolie is a shy actress      B. Chen Luyu isn’t famous any more

C. Huang Xiaoming is a kind man     D. All the three stars are Chinese

To be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor; you must be able to hold the attention and interest of your audience; you must be a clear speaker, with a good, strong, pleasant voice which is fully under your control; and you must be able to act what you are teaching, in order to make its meaning clear.

Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he doesn’t sit still before his class; he stands the whole time he is teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings.

There are very important differences between the teacher’s work and the actor’s.

The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part, even his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually fixed beforehand(預(yù)先).What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage. A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience take an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions, they obey orders, and if they don’t understand anything, they say so. The teacher can’t learn his part by heart, but must invent it as he goes along.

I have known many teachers who are fine actors in class but are unable to take part in a stage-play because they can’t keep strictly to what another has written.

(　 )51. What does the underlined word “gifts” mean?

　　 A. presents　　 B. knowledge　　 C. skills　　　　　 D. advantages

(　 )52. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

　　 A. A good teacher should speak clearly.

　　 B. A good teacher should sit still before his class and speak with his body language.

　　 C. A good actor should speak as others have asked him to do.

　　 D. A good actor should repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part.

(　 )53. The skills of a good teacher are　　　 ____ .

　 A. draw his students’ attention　　　　　　 B. change his voice when needed

　 C. act out what he is teaching　　　　　　 D. all the above

(　 )54. From the passage, we know_______________.

　　 A. a good teacher should be a good actor　　

　 B. a good teacher may be unable to act well on the stage

　 C. a good actor should be a good teacher　　

D. a good actor may act well in class

(　 )55. The title (標(biāo)題)of the passage is _____________.

　　A. How to be a good teacher　　　　　　 B. How to be a good actor

　　C. A good teacher’s knowledge　　　　　 D. A good actor’s behavior

It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile.

She said, “Hi, young man! I'm Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug? ”

I said   36   , “Of course!”

“Why are you in college at   37   an age?” I asked.

She joked, “I'm here to meet a    38   husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”

“No, seriously(嚴(yán)肅地),” I asked.

“I always   39  of having a college education. Now I'm getting one!” she told me.

After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from   40   .

At the end of the semester we invited Rose to    41   at our party. I'll never forget what she taught   42   .

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow   43    because we stop playing. Here are the     44   of staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every   45   . You've got to have a dream. When you    46   your dreams, you die!” she said.

“There is a big   47   between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn't take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to   48   , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遺憾). We usually don't have regrets for what we did ,   49   rather for things we did not do.”

Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week   50  graduation ( 畢業(yè) ), she died peacefully（平靜地） in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

(    )36. A. slowly              B. happily                         C. heavily        D. badly

(    )37. A. so                    B. this                              C. such                 D. that

(    )38. A. rich                 B. bad                              C. poor                 D. short

(    )39. A. hoped              B. wished                         C. wanted              D. dreamed

(    )40. A. another            B. the other                      C. the others      D. others

(    )41. A. say                  B. speak                           C. talk                  D. discuss

(    )42. A. us                   B. her                             C. him                  D. them

(    )43. A. young            B. old                           C. tall           D. thin

(    )44. A. stories             B. secrets                        C. seasons            D. surveys

(    )45. A. week               B. month                         C. year                 D. day

(    )46. A. lose                 B. have                            C. keep                 D. like

(    )47. A. chance             B. change                         C. difference      D. problem

(    )48. A. stand up           B. grow up                       C. grow old           D. keep healthy

(    )49. A. because          B. so                             C. though            D. but

(    )50. A. in                 B. after                          C. during        D. before 

---How are you getting on with your study?

--- 　　　　　　 , thank you.

A. Not at all B. Quite well C. Never mind D. Very nice

---How often does your father go fishing?

--- .

A. Once a month　 B. Two times　 C. One month　 D. Twice

---Is Jenny an outgoing girl?

---No, she is　　　　　 than her sister. She is kind of shy.

A. quiet　 B. quieter C. activeD. more active

It is said that potato chips　　　　 by mistake about a hundred years ago.

A. invent　 B. invented C. are invented D. were invented

 His parents were worried that he   too much time chatting on line.

  A. spent   B. cost    C. paid    D. had

 Sam enjoys   stamps. And now he has 226 of them.

   A. to collect B. collected C. collects D. collecting

---Must I finish my homework now?

---No, you　 . You　 do it this evening.

A. mustn’t; canB. needn’t; may　 C. can’t; mustD. needn’t; must to