四、限时训练

I.完形填空

Doyoubelievethatsomenumbersareluckyorunlucky?Ifyouanswer“yes”

1thisquestion，youarecertainlynot2.Forexample，manypeopleincertain

countriesbelievethat313isespeciallybad.Theybelieve13peopleshould4

sitatatabletogether，andthat5thingswillhappen6Fridaythe13th.Some

buildingsdonotevendesignatea13thfloor.Ontheotherhand，7isoften

considereda7number.8everyonegoesalongwiththisbeliefinthepowerof

numbers.Somepeoplethinkthatlucky9unluckynumbersareonlysuperstitions

(迷信)thatshouldnot10seriously.11，othersthinkthatnumbers12havethe

powertoaffectpeople’s13.

Inancienttimes，itwasquitecommontobelieveinthemagicalpowerof

numbers.It14thatsomenumberscouldclue(暗示)someoneintothe15orshow

the16sideofaperson’spersonality(个性).Numerology(命理学)，he“art”of

17thepowerinnumbers，wasoftenpractisedinJewishtradition(传统)andamong

Greekmathematicians(数学家).Today，manyofthose18stillpractisenumerology

usetheHebrewcalendricsystem(希伯来历法)whichgiveseach19ofthealphabet

(字母表)20ofthenumbers1through8.

1.A.ofB.toC.inD.on

2.A.aloneB.lonelyC.yourselfD.only

3.A.numberB.numbersC.thenumbersD.Number

4.A.oftenB.everC.alwaysD.never

5.A.goodB.terribleC.badlyD.terribly

6.A.inB.atC.onD.of

7.A.luckyB.unluckyC.luckilyD.luck

8.A.AlmostB.NotC.NearlyD.No

9.A.orB.andC.butD.also

10.A.takeB.takingC.betakenD.betaking

11.A.ButB.HoweverC.WhileD.Yet

12.A.doB.don'tC.alsoD.but

13.A.lifeB.livesC.livingD.job

14.A.believeB.believedC.isbelievedD.wasbelieved

15.A.pastB.presentC.futureD.last

16.A.hideB.hidingC.hidD.hidden

17.A.readB.readingC.readsD.beingread

18.A.whichB.whoC.whoseD.whom

19.A.letterB.wordC.numberD.name

20.A.someB.anyC.manyD.one

II.阅读理解

JoanChenisfamousbothinChina,whereshegrewup,andintheUnitedStates，whereshenowlives.HowdidJoanbecomeafamousactressintwocountries?It’saninterestingstory.

JoanChenwasborninShanghaiin1961.Whenshewas14,somepeoplefromafilmstudio(制片厂)cametoherschoolandchosehertostudyatthestudio.Shewashappyaboutthischance,butmainlyshelikedtheideaofgettingoutofschool.Soon,howevershediscoveredthatshereallylikedacting.Atage18,shewontheGoldenRooster,China'stopfilmprize.

Inthelate1970s,Joan'sparents,whoweredoctors,movedtotheUnitedStates.Joanjoinedthemwhenshewas20andwenttocollegethere.Herparentshopedshewouldstudymedicine.In¬stead,shemajoredinfilmandlaterlookedforworkasanactress.ToworkintheUnitedStates,Joanhadtostartalloveragain.ShetoldHollywoodthatshewasanactressinChina,butsheonlygotsomesmallpartsinTVshows.

OnedayJoanwenttospeaktoadirectorwhowasmakingamoviecalledTai-pan.Theinterviewdidn'tgowell.Asshewalkedaway,amaninacarnoticedher.ThemanwasDinoDeLaurntiis,thefilm’sproducer.Heimmediatelyofferedheraleadingpart.Ayearlater,shestartedinBernardoBertolucci’sTheLastEmperorandwasonherwaytoworldwidefame.

1.WhatwasturnaboutJoanChenwhenshewas14?

A.Somepeoplecametoherschoolandchoseherasanactress.

B.Shelikedtostudyatthestudiojustbecauseshewantedtobefamous.

C.Themostimportantreasonforhergoingtothestudiowasthatshewouldn'tliketostayatschool.

D.Shefoundshe.wasfondofactingevenbeforeshewas14.

2WhendidshemovetotheStates?

A.Inthelate1970s.B.Aftershegraduatedfromcollege.

C.Inthelate1980s.D.Intheearly1980s

3.Theinterviewwithadirector____.

A.madeheronthewaytobeingfamousintheworld

B.ledtonoimmediategoodresult

C.madeherplayaleadingpartinTai-pan

D.gaveherachancetoactinTheLastEmperor