五、阅读表达。(共5小题 每小题2分，满分10分)

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(政治隐喻的解读)of his story that have up across the Web and mainstream media(主流媒体).

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."

1. 根据上下文在空格处填入所需单词使句意完整、正确。 _________、__________

2. 将划线句子译成中文： __________________________________________________________.

3. 在文中找出下面句子的同义句：The film is so successful that it’s popular with people almost everywhere. _________________________________________________________________.

4. What do young people think of his performance in the film? ______________________________.

5. What is this article mainly about? ___________________________________________________.

答案：

B D A C C / DBBCA / CDAAA / BBDDC

1. but , director

2. 他似乎不再需要别人来告诉自己有多出色了。

3. It is such a big success that wherever you go, you can hear people talking about Bullets.

4. Young people believe he was playing himself because to them, he himself is a true man.

5. Jiang Wen and his new film are at the top of the world - the world of Chinese cinema.

(泰州二附初三英语第一次模拟试题)

VIII. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共56分)

A.. True or False(判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (共7分)

Lives of children are not the same around the world. Children in rich countries like Germany live differently from children in poor countries like Sierra Leone in Africa.

A good German breakfast consists of rolls, cheese, hard-boiled eggs, cold meat and milk. Lunch is the main meal of the day and it is the heaviest! Dinner is thought to be a lighter meal than lunch.

German children start their education at a young age. Subjects are taught in German but children also study English as their second language. In addition, many German children study a third language such as French.

In Germany, cycling and swimming are popular activities among children. Families also like to go for walks in the forest in warmer seasons. In winter, they often go skiing or take a holiday in a country with warmer weather.

In contrast (相比之下), the poor children in Sierra Leone live mainly

on rice. They do not always have meat or eggs. The children also have to

wake up around three o'clock in the morning to fetch water.

Many children in Sierra Leone, especially the girls, do not go to school.

Most families are so poor that only the boys get to attend school. After school, the boys also have to help parents with housework.

Most girls do not go to school as they are needed at home. They must cook and do other housework. Families in Sierra Leone are usually very large and older girls are expected to care for their younger brothers or sisters.

71. In Germany, breakfast is the heaviest meal of the day.

72. All the German children study French and English.

73. Children in Germany are keen on cycling and swimming.

74. Children in Sierra Leone don’t live mainly on meat or eggs.

75. It’s easy for the families in Sierra Leone to get water.

76. Most girls in Sierra Leone have to help their parents in their home.

77. Both boys and girls in Sierra Leone help their parents with housework.

B. Read the webpages and Choose the best answer(阅读网页，选择最恰当的答案): (共7分)

78. Both Nadia and Neil live in __________.

A.Asia B.Europe C.America D.China

79. It is clear that __________ haven’t got their own bedrooms.

A. Madee and Neil B. Madee and Nadia

C. Nadia and Neil D. Madee, Nadia and Neil

80. Stephen’s friends like to stay in his room because __________.

A. his room is quite big B. they can do a lot at his flat

C. they think his room is cool D. he has got a very big bed

81. These four webpages are taken from a website (网站) on the Internet. What may the address for this website be?

A. www.homes-around-the-world.com B. www.home-of-Madee.com

C. www.homes-for-selling.com D. www.buying-new-houses.com

82. Who has no kitchen in the family?

A. Madde B. Neil C. Nadia D. Stephon

83. The underlined word “raised” means _______.

A. rose B. built C. grew D. brought up

84. Which of the following pictures shows a kennel (appeared in Neil’s webpage)?

A. B. C. D.

C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语 完成短文):(共14分)

IAN Scott Wilson, 13, studies at a middle school in the US. Ian thinks

kids don’t get enough respect from the grown-up world. “Kids are usually

ignored (忽视) by adults,” he said. “They say: ‘That’s a silly (愚蠢的)

idea. You can’t do that.’” That’s 85 he took part in a national competition

for student-made documentaries (记录片). He wanted to be heard.

A documentary is a film or TV show that tells a serious issue (问题). Ian had never made 86 and wanted to try. Ian made a 87 film about problems at Walter Reed, a hospital in Washington. He won first place in the competition for middle school students. Walter Reed is taking care of many injured soldiers (伤兵) of the Iraq War. Earlier this year, reports said that the hospitals had 88 . For example, some of the hospital’s rooms were unclean.

Ian paid so much attention to the issue because his 23-year-old brother is a soldier in Iraq. “I thought about how 89 it would be if these things happened to my brother,” Ian said. It was that feeling that helped make Ian’s film stand out (突出), sa id Joanne Wheeler, who helped to 90 the competition. “Ian was very passionate (充满热情的), but he was also a good 91 .”

85. A. what B. how C. why D. where

86. A. it B. one C. that D. this

87. A. 10 minute B. 10 minutes C. 10-minute D. 10-minutes

88. A. injured soldiers B. enough doctors C. rooms D. problems

89. A. happy B. good C. bad D. important

90. A. run B. take part in C. make D. won

91 A. student B. boy C. listener D. son