Today, traditional opinions about men still exist. A man has to be strong, brave, sports loving and manly. Anything less would not be considered manly. Sports such as football, basketball and boxing all tend (往往是) to be men’s sports. However, the dance of ballet is considered feminine because it requires nice movements. This tradition is shown in the movie, Billy Elliot.
Billy Elliot is a movie that protests against this traditional view of men. Billy Elliot is an eleven-year-old boy that has a natural talent for ballet dancing, but his father will not allow it. Billy’s father wants him to take up boxing and become stronger, but Billy goes against his father’s wishes and takes up ballet dancing. This difference of opinion makes Billy sad. What’s more, his friends also laugh at him.
After saving enough money, his father sends Billy to a weekly boxing course; however, Billy doesn’t enjoy boxing because he always loses in matches and is often hurt. His ballet teacher, Mrs. Wilkinson thinks that men or women should not be judged by the activities they like to do, so she tells Billy’s father that although he wants his son to make a good living, he should let his son do what he loves to do because he has a talent for it. When his father finally realizes the truth, Billy is surprised. In the end, with the help of his father, brother and all the people around him, Billy goes to the Royal Ballet Academy in London and becomes a very successful ballet dancer.
1.The underlined word “feminine” in the first paragraph most probably means ______
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A．of men |
B．of children |
C．of women |
D．of students |
2.Why is Billy laughed at by other children?
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A．He always loses in boxing matches. |
B．He isn’t strong. |
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C．He looks like a girl. |
D．He loves ballet. |
3.What do we know about Billy?
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A．His teacher encourages him to take up ballet dancing. |
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B．He does well in ballet dancing and boxing. |
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C．He does what his father wants him to do. |
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D．He has never taken up any men’s sports. |
4.From Billy’s story, we can see that _______.
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A．children should accept their parents’ opinions |
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B．we should try to fight against traditional opinions |
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C．men and women play different sports |
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D．parents should let their children do what they are interested in |
One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by sending newspapers door to door, was so hungry that he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.
However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe (欠) you?”
“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.” With these words, Howard Kelly left that house.
Years later the woman became badly ill and was finally sent to the hospital in a big city. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Dressed in his doctor’s clothes, Dr. Kelly went into her room and recognized her at once. From that day on, he gave special attention to her, and decided to do his best to save her life.
At last the woman was saved. Dr. Kelly asked the business office to pass the final bill to him. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to the woman’s room. She was afraid to open it because she was sure that it would take the rest of her life to pay for it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words:
“Paid in full with a glass of milk, Dr. Howard Kelly.”
Tear of joy flooded her eyes.
1.The boy sent newspapers door to door in order to ________.
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A．thank the woman for her kindness |
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B．continue his schooling |
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C．become a famous doctor |
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D．support his poor family |
2.Which is true about the boy and the woman?
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A．He was too shy to ask her for some water. |
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B．She thought he was not hungry but thirsty. |
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C．She wanted him to pay for the glass of milk. |
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D．She never thought he would save her life later. |
3.After Dr. Kelly knew who the woman was, he ________.
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A．refused to take good care of her himself |
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B．decided to try his best to save her |
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C．told her she once gave him a glass of milk |
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D．asked for her bill and paid it off at once |
4.The best title for this passage is ________.
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A．The Final Bill |
B．A Warm-hearted Woman |
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C．A Glass of Milk |
D．A Famous Doctor |
I was the youngest of five boys and also had four sisters who had to pull together and take care of each other. Dad wasn't around, so I never knew him well. He killed himself when I was three years old, leaving mom with the job of raising nine kids. She was a very hard worker, and in order to make ends meet, she hardly ever rested. With my mom as my example, I learned that hard work is the best way to get what you want.
Even as a little boy, I knew I was going to be successful. Regardless of what I chose, I wanted to make my brothers, sisters and mom proud of me—not only by being successful in what I chose to do, but also as a person who could be looked up to for the right reasons.
Surprising as it might seem, basketball wasn't in my plans. One day, my mom cut a rim(边缘) off an old water barrel(水桶) and then held it up for me to throw an old rubber ball through. By junior high, I started playing basketball on a team. I loved to compete. For me, it paid off. I always put the effort in, every day.
I am grateful for the life I've enjoyed as a basketball star. Basketball is not life. It can be exciting. But the most important thing about basketball is that it gives me a way to do good things for others as I move through this journey called life.
1.It can be inferred that the author's________.
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A．brothers were more famous than him |
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B．mother had a great influence on his career |
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C．father loved his children and wife very much |
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D．family was rich and happy when he was a child |
2.Why did the author's father kill himself?
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A．Because the family was poor. |
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B．Because he often quarreled with his wife. |
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C．Because he was seriously ill. |
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D．The passage didn't tell us the reason. |
3.From the second paragraph, we can infer that________.
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A．the author was respected as a brave boy |
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B．the author's family didn't like his career |
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C．the author got on well with his mother, brothers and sisters |
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D．the author helped his brothers and sisters succeed |
4.What does the author get from basketball?
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A．How to do good things for others. |
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B．Life is as hard as playing basketball. |
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C．Cooperation with others is important. |
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D．Two heads are wiser than one. |
The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the 36 person.
When I first knew Bill , back in 37 , he was one of the most carefree（无忧无虑）people I had ever 38 . He was always ready to have a party. He thought 39 of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 15 miles to see an old 40 he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and 41 was never dull when he was 42 . With him there was one wild 43 after another. Sometimes I wonder how we 44 to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. 45 , I wasn’t even sure it was 46 . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He 47 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the 48 thing Bill cared about were possessions(财富). Now they seemed to be his main 49 . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow I never 50 Bill changing so much. My image of him 51 the one I had formed 52 the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s 53 to expect people to remain the same, especially 54 I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he 55 the same way about me.
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Every year, ________ 300,000 visitors come to visit Kaiyuan Temple in Quanzhou from other provinces.
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