As far back as he could remember, Larry
had longed to go to Hollywood and become a film star. The young man’s hopes for
success were broken again and again, however. Hollywood just did not seem
interested. When he first came to California Larry had decided never to give up
and return home without success. Therefore, he kept on trying. Someday, he told
himself, his big opportunity would come.
Larry found a job
parking cars for one of Hollywood’s big restaurants. His pay was basic, but
since the guests were kind enough to give him more money, he managed to make a
living.
One day he recognized an important film director driving
into the parking lot and getting out of his car. Larry had recently heard that
the man was ready to make a new picture.
Larry got into the car
and prepared to drive it on into the lot and park it. Th
A. He wanted to laugh at Larry.
B. He recognized Larry at first sight.
C. He was kind and gave Larry a try.
D. He thought Larry would become a star.
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[单项选择] Passage Two
As far back as he could remember, Larry
had longed to go to Hollywood and become a film star. The young man’s hopes for
success were broken again and again, however. Hollywood just did not seem
interested. When he first came to California Larry had decided never to give up
and return home without success. Therefore, he kept on trying. Someday, he told
himself, his big opportunity would come.
Larry found a job
parking cars for one of Hollywood’s big restaurants. His pay was basic, but
since the guests were kind enough to give him more money, he managed to make a
living.
One day he recognized an important film director driving
into the parking lot and getting out of his car. Larry had recently heard that
the man was ready to make a new picture.
Larry got into the car
and prepared to drive it on into the lot and park it. Th
A. Working as a waiter.
B. Becoming a film star.
C. Parking cars for film stars.
D. Never going home.
[单项选择]James has not paid back two loans. He must have a terrible ______.
A. credit rating
B. charge card
C. principal
[填空题]The meaning of "collection" in this passage could be the web’ s best ______ and IT training and tutorial resources.
[单项选择] Passage Two
In 1998 consumers could purchase
virtually anything over the Internet. Books, compact discs, and even stocks were
available from World Wide Web sites that seemed to spring up almost daily. A few
years earlier, some people had predicted that consumers accustomed to shopping
in stores would be reluctant to buy things that they could not see or touch in
person. For a growing number of time-starved consumers, however, shopping from
their home computer was proving to be a convenient alternative to driving to the
store.
A research estimated that in 1998 U.S. consumers would
purchase ＄ 7.3 billion of goods over the Internet, double the 1997 total.
Finding a bargain was getting easier, owing to the rise of online auctions and
Web sites that did comparison shopping on the Internet for the best
deal.
For all the consumer interest, ret
A. Consumers are reluctant to buy things on the Internet.
B. Consumers are too busy to buy things on the Internet.
C. More and more consumers prefer Internet shopping.
D. Internet retailing is a profitable business.
[单项选择] Passage Two
Our brains could be hard-wired to be
male or female long before we begin to grow testes(丸)or ovaries(卵巢)in the womb.
This discovery might explain why some people feel trapped in a body that’s the
wrong sex, and could also lead to tests that reveal the true "brain sex" of
babies born with ambiguous genitalia(生殖器).
Till now, the
orthodoxy among developmental biologists has been that embryos develop ovaries
and become female unless a gene called SRY on the Y chromosome is switched on.
If this gene is active, it makes testes develop instead. This switch is seen as
the key event in determining whether a baby is a girl or a boy. Only after the
gonads(性腺) form and flood the body with the appropriate hormones, the theory
goes, is the sex of our minds and bodies determined.
But in a
study of mice, a team at the University of Californ
A. whether we will be male or female is determined by the brain, not the genitalia
B. some people consider themselves to be male but are in fact female physiologically
C. our brain sex is formed long after our testes or ovaries begin to grow
D. some people feel trapped because they have ambiguous genitalia
[单项选择]The best title for this passage could be _________.
[A] Turner makes a series of new decisions [C] Turner comes down from his peak in business
[B] Turner shows his anger at AOL Time Warner [D] Turner slashes his financial stake in AOL Time Warner
A. The best title for this passage could be _________.
B. Turner makes a series of new decisions
C. Turner shows his anger at AOL Time Warner
D. Turner comes down from his peak in business
E. Turner slashes his financial stake in AOL Time Warner
[单项选择] Passage Two Well, it could not have got better for young Kavya Shivashankar, a 13-year-old student from Olathe, Kansas as she came out very successfully at the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2009 (2009全美拼写大赛). On Thursday night she defeated the other 11 finalists to win the 82nd Scripps National Spelling Bee, taking home more than $40, 000 cash money along with other prizes. Kavya Shivashankar, whose parents migrated to the United States from India, and who aims to become a doctor, enjoys playing the violin, bicycling, swimming and learning Indian classical dance. Thing came a bit late in Kavya’s life since she could win the championship with her fourth appearance in the competition. The last three times when she had taken part in the same competition she had finished Tenth, Eighth and Fourth. However, this time Kavya proved her courage and determination by winning the title she had been competing for so long. Her last chall A. wrote it down in her hand B. hesitated for a moment C. smiled at her father D. knew that she could win
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