Mary David knew she wanted to be a movie star when she was very young. She was not sure what gave her the idea, but she wanted to look like a movie star. “I have a lot of pictures from my childhood of me wearing sunglasses,” she says. “I used to wear them to watch TV.”
Early movie actors started wearing sunglasses, not because they looked good, but because their eyes hurt. The lights used on movie sets were really bright and could cause a painful problem known as “Klieg eyes”. It was named after the Klieg brothers who invented the lights. Actors wore sunglasses to give their eyes a rest. But when movie stars began wearing their sunglasses in public, they quickly became a must.
From then on, actors started wearing sunglasses in their movies as well as on the street. Audrey Hepburn wore ultra-cool Ray-Ban sunglasses in the 1961 movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. As a result, Ray-Ban sunglasses started to appear more and more in the movies. In 1979, Ray-Ban “Wayfarers” were worn by Jake and Elwood in The Blue Brothers. Tom Cruise wore Ray-Ban “Aviator” sunglasses in the 1986 hit, Top Gun. Then in 1997, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones made Ray-Ban “Predator” sunglasses famous in Men in Black.Why did Mary David like to wear sunglasses?
| A．She was a movie star. |
| B．She wanted to follow a movie star. |
| C．Wearing sunglasses was good to her eyes. |
| D．It was good to wear sunglasses when watching TV. |
Early actors’ eyes hurt because ________.
| A．they wore sunglasses. |
| B．they went out in the sun too much |
| C．the lights on movie sets were too bright |
| D．their words were written in very small writing |
In order to ________, the actors wore sunglasses in the movies at first .
| A．be cool |
| B．get a must |
| C．give their eyes rest |
| D．keep off the sunlight. |
We may know from this passage that ________.
| A．Audrey Hepburn was a famous film star |
| B．Ray-Ban is the name of sunglasses maker |
| C．sunglasses made Top Gun the hit in 1986 |
| D．Men in Black must be an advertisement of sunglasses |
What is the main idea of this passage?
| A．The use of sunglasses. |
| B．The history of sunglasses. |
| C．The sunglasses and movie stars. |
| D．Why movie stars like to wear sunglasses. |
Most of us are the only child in the family! We have no little brother or big sister . Our family consists of our mom , our dad and us . We are growing up in a world greatly different from our parents’ . Yet we will be the future leader of China. We will someday have to work together and carry China into the beautiful future . So , we must learn to love each other like brothers and sisters !
It’ s hard to think about how different life would be if we had a brother or a sister . We never have to share anything at home ! of course , we might have cousins, but we don’ t have to live with them ! Our parents try to give us the best , and the best doesn’t need sharing between two or three children . Do we ever ask ourselves if we are spoiled（宠坏）?
Someone thinks that we are spoiled because we don’t know the value of money, because we don’ t know how hard our parents work but mainly because we many children don’ t know how to love ! We don’ t want others to regard us as spoiled , do we ? Well, why not start now to help our parents at home or share a game with one of our friends? In a word, We must learn to love each other !How many people are there in most families in modern China ?
| A．Three | B．Five | C．Six | D．Seven |
As Chinese teenagers , what’ s our duty in the future ?
| A．To look after brother and sisters . |
| B．To help parents do the housework . |
| C．To carry china into the beautiful future . |
| D．To save more money . |
As the only child in the family , we share the best things with _____ .
| A．our cousins | B．our brothers and sisters |
| C．anyone | D．nobody |
What’ s the main reason that someone thinks we are spoiled ?
| A．That we don’ t know how to love . |
| B．That we don’ t know how to use money . |
| C．That we only share games with our friends . |
| D．That we don’ t know hard our parents work . |
The passage mainly tells us _____ .
| A．we should help our parents |
| B．we should learn to love each other |
| C．we should have brothers and sisters |
| D．we should be kind to our classmates |
Lester was walking in the street with two huge and heavy suitcases . A stranger walked up to him and asked ,“Have you got the time ?”
Lester stopped , put down the suitcases and looked at his watch .“It’ s five fifteen ,”he said .
“Hey , what a nice watch !”said the stranger .
Lester smiled a little and said ,“Yes , it’ s not bad . Look at this .”Then he showed the stranger a time display for the 86 largest cities in the world .
He hit a few buttons（按钮）and a voice told the time in Chinese . Lester continued ,“Its voice can be set（设置）for different languages .”
The stranger seemed very interested in the watch .
“That’ s not all ,”said Lester . He then pushed a few more buttons and a small map appeared on the watch .“The map can show where we are ,”explained Lester .
“I want to buy this watch !”said the stranger .
“Oh , no , I’ m not selling it . I have spent nearly two years making it ,”said Lester .
“I’ ll give you $ 1,000 for it !”
“Oh , no , I’ ve already spent more than that .”
“I’ ll give you $ 5,000 for it !”
Lester stopped to think . The stranger quickly gave him a check（支票）and said ,“$ 5,000 . Here it is .”
Lester finally agreed to sell the watch . When the stranger was going to leave with the watch , Lester pointed to the two huge suitcases and said ,“Hey , wait a minute . Don’ t forget your batteries .”Lester stopped in the street because _____ .
| A．the suitcases were very heavy |
| B．he felt very tired |
| C．a stranger wanted to buy his watch |
| D．someone asked him what the time was |
What was in the suitcases that Lester was carrying ?
| A．Money . | B．Batteries . | C．Watches . | D．Paper . |
We can infer from the passage that Lester was a(n) _____ .
| A．engineer | B．sportsman | C．artist | D．doctor |
The stranger paid _____ for the watch .
| A．nothing | B．$ 1,000 | C．$ 5,000 | D．$ 4,000 |
Which of the following is NOT true about the watch ?
| A．It can tell the time in different languages . |
| B．It can tell you where you are . |
| C．It is easy to wear and carry . |
| D．It can show a time display for many large cities around the world . |
School Notice Column
If you buy all the movie posters, you should pay yuan.
| A．115 | B．162 | C．297 | D．526 |
What can we make with the ingredients in Today’s Recipe Column?
| A．Beet noodles. | B．Tomato soup. | C．Fruit salad. | D．Vegetable salad: |
We can go mountain climbing during
| A．Women's Day | B．May Day | C．Children's Day | D．Mid-autumn Day |
There are rules for the school bus
| A．two | B．six . | C．eight | D．twelve |
We can enjoy Scottish Dancing, at 8:00 pm at
| A．Jackie Club | B．Citizens' Park |
| C．School Dininghall | D．Hangzhou CO. LTD |
Danny was just tired about the way things were going. His mom came to the school and went on and on about Rick Jackson. It seemed that she would never stop talking. "Somebody's got to stop that boy!" she was shouting. "Rick's troubling everybody in the neighborhood. And he loves to pick on little boys like Danny. "
Mrs. Green, Danny's teacher, was concerned (担心) a lot."I didn't know that Danny was being picked on," she answered."He's never said anything about this to me!"Mrs. Green looked at Danny."How long has this been going on?" she asked. Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor. He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble after school.
Danny hadn't said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with the boys in the neighborhood. After all, most of them were nice to him. He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick. Maybe the time had come to find new friends. He felt it hard to make up his mind. We learn from the reading that ___________,
A. Danny was not a good student
B. Danny's mother was quite worried about Danny
C. Danny wanted to get away from Rick When Danny’s mother came for Mrs. Green, Mrs. Green __________.
A. was still in the dark about it
B. said sorry to Danny's mother
C. called Rick in to explain it. Danny now _________.
A. was tired of the school and his friends
B. was always alone to stay away from Rick
C. was not sure what he should to do with the problem Danny didn't say anything about the matter to Mrs. Green because__________.
A. she had known it
B. The other boys would tell her
C. He didn't want to be in trouble The word ‘gang’ in the reading means __________.
A. a place for boys to play games
B. a group of young people
C. a school bus for children to and from school
Hao Xue, a Grade Nine top student had a problem recently. She used to get marks of over 110 points on her math tests. But in the last final exam, her math score was only 90 points.
It was a shock. "I don't know what happened, "said Hao, who kept feeling nervous and frustrated like Hao, many of us have setbacks(挫折) in life. What should you do to deal with these setbacks?
Hao chose to face her problem. Her parents and teachers also gave her help. After some hard work her math marks were between 100 and 110. Although she still wasn't at her original level, she didn't panic anymore."Don't be scared by setbacks, you will beat it. "said Hao.
Chen Xingzhu in Shenzhen also has a story to tell. The 15-year-old girl is not good at doing sit-ups,
which is necessary for the coming high school PE entrance exam. One student has to do at least 35 sit-ups in a minute to pass the test. Most of her classmates can do 40. However, she can only do 20.
Feeling worried, Chen decided to do something. She did sit-ups for half an hour every day after school. Now after a month, she can do 30 sit-ups in a minute."I finally found what made me slow through
continuous practice and then improved little by little."said Chen, "I believe I will be able to do 40 next month." Why did Hao Xue keep feeling nervous and frustrated?
A. She lost interest in math.
B. Her math score dropped.
C. She couldn't catch up with her classmates. The word "panic" in the fourth paragraph probably means ______.
A. be scared B. feel relaxed C. work hard How many sit-ups could Chen Xingzhou do at first?
A. 20. B. 30. C. 40. We can tell from the story that Hao and Chen both______.
A. turned to their teachers and parents for help
B. felt worried and escaped from their problems
C. faced their problems and worked hard to solve them Which of the following is TRUE?
A. When Hao felt down, nobody offered to help her.
B. With hard work, Hao is back to her original level in math.
C. Chen is confident and she will pass the coming PE test.
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