高中英语试题

Rome can be pricey for travelers, which is why many choose to stay in a hostel ( 旅社 ). The hostels in Rome offer a bed in a dorm room for around ＄25 a night, and for that, you'll often get to stay in a central location (位置) with security and comfort.

Yellow Hostel

If I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome, it would be Yellow Hostel. It's one of the best-rated hostels in the city, and for good reason. It's affordable, and it's got a fun atmosphere without being too noisy. As an added bonus, it's close to the main train station.

Hostel Alessandro Palace

If you love social hostels, this is the best hostel for you in Rome. Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun. Staff members hold plenty of bar events for guests like free shots, bar crawls and karaoke. There's also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with other travelers during the summer.

Youth Station Hostel

If you're looking for cleanliness and a modern hostel, look no further than Youth Station. It offers beautiful furnishings and beds. There are plenty of other benefits, too; it doesn't charge city tax; it has both air conditioning and a heater for the rooms; it also has free Wi-Fi in every room.

Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes

Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city station and it's close to all of the city's main attractions. The staff is friendly and helpful, providing you with a map of the city when you arrive, and offering advice if you require some. However, you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.

21. What is probably the major concern of travelers who choose to stay in a hostel?

A．	Comfort.	B．	Security.
C．	Price.	D．	Location.

22. Which hotel best suits people who enjoy an active social life?

A．	Yellow Hostel.	B．	Hostel Alessandro Palace.
C．	Youth Station Hostel.	D．	Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes.

23. What is the disadvantage of Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes?

A．	It gets noisy at night.	B．	Its staff is too talkative.
C．	It charges for Wi-Fi.	D．	It's inconveniently located.

My life as a tax-paying employed person began in middle school, when, for three whole days, I worked in a baking factory.

My best friend Betsy's father was a manager at Hough Bakeries, which, at Easter time, ____41____little bunny ( 兔子 ) cakes for all its ____42____throughout Cleveland. It happened that the plant downtown needed eight kids for ____43____help during our spring break, for which I had no ____44____beyond listening to my favorite records. I'd ____45____minimum wage. I'd see how a factory ____46____. My parents thought all of this was a grand idea and called Betsy's dad with their ____47____.

Our ____48____in the factory were simple: Place cakes on a moving belt. Attach icing (糖霜) ears. Apply icing eyes and nose. ____49____bunny from the belt. This was _____50_____than it sounds. _____51_____a bit and the cakes pile up. As I told my parents at dinner that first night, it was all a little more high-pressure than I'd _____52_____.

Dad ____53____. The son of a grocer, he'd spent the summers of his childhood _____54_____food in Benardsville, New Jersey. This was the sort of work that made you _____55_____the dollars you earned and respect those who did the work, he told me.

41.

A．

sold

B．

ordered

C．

made

D．

reserved

42.

A．

stores

B．

families

C．

schools

D．

citizens

43.

A．

generous

B．

financial

C．

technical

D．

temporary

44.

A．

plans

B．

problems

C．

excuses

D．

hobbies

45.

A．

offer

B．

earn

C．

set

D．

suggest

46.

A．

worked

B．

closed

C．

developed

D．

survived

47.

A．

ambition

B．

permission

C．

experience

D．

invitation

48.

A．

joys

B．

ideas

C．

roles

D．

choices

49.

A．

Save

B．

Keep

C．

Stop

D．

Remove

50.

A．

harder

B．

better

C．

longer

D．

cheaper

51.

A．

Calm down

B．

Slow down

C．

Stay on

D．

Move on

52.

A．

indicated

B．

witnessed

C．

expected

D．

remembered

53.

A．

cried

B．

smiled

C．

hesitated

D．

refused

54.

A．

tasting

B．

finding

C．

sharing

D．

delivering

55.

A．

withdraw

B．

donate

C．

receive

D．

appreciate

My husband and I just spent a week in Paris. ____36____So the first thing we did was rent a fantastically expensive sixth-floor apartment the size of a cupboard. It was so tiny that we had to leave our suitcases in the hallway.

The place wasn't entirely authentic，though. Unlike a normal Parisian apartment, the plumbing (水管) worked. ____37____Our building even had a tiny lift with a female voice that said, "Ouverture des portes," in perfect French. That is the only French phrase I mastered, and it's a shame I don't have much use for it.

Parisians are different from you and me. They never look lazy or untidy. As someone noted in this paper a couple of weeks ago, they eat great food and never gain weight. ____38____French strawberries do not taste like cardboard. Instead, they explode in your mouth like little flavor bombs.

____39____On our first morning in Paris, I went around the corner to the food market to pick up some groceries. I bought a handful of perfectly ripe small strawberries and a little sweet melon. My husband and I agreed they were the best fruit we had ever eaten. But they cost ＄18!

In France, quality of life is much more important than efficiency.

You can tell this by cafés life. French cafés are always crowded. ____40____When do these people work? The French take their 35-hour workweek seriously - so seriously that some labor unions recently struck a deal with a group of companies limiting the number of hours that independent contractors can be on call.

A．	Not all the customers are tourists.
B．	The quality of life in France is equally excellent.
C．	There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed.
D．	The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers.
E．	That's not the only reason the French eat less than we do.
F．	Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians.
G．	The food is so delicious that you don't need much of it to make you happy.

Popularization has in some cases changed the original meaning of emotional (情感的) intelligence. Many people now misunderstand emotional intelligence as almost everything desirable in a person's makeup that cannot be measured by an IQ test, such as character, motivation, confidence, mental stability, optimism and "people skills." Research has shown that emotional skills may contribute to some of these qualities, but most of them move far beyond skill-based emotional intelligence.

We prefer to describe emotional intelligence as a specific set of skills that can be used for either good or bad purposes. The ability to accurately understand how others are feeling may be used by a doctor to find how best to help her patients, while a cheater might use it to control potential victims. Being emotionally intelligent does not necessarily make one a moral person.

Although popular beliefs regarding emotional intelligence run far ahead of what research can reasonably support, the overall effects of the publicity have been more beneficial than harmful. The most positive aspect of this popularization is a new and much needed emphasis (重视) on emotion by employers, educators and others interested in promoting social well-being. The popularization of emotional intelligence has helped both the public and researchers re-evaluate the functionality of emotions and how they serve people adaptively in everyday life.

Although the continuing popular appeal of emotional intelligence is desirable, we hope that such attention will excite a greater interest in the scientific and scholarly study of emotion. It is our hope that in coming decades, advances in science will offer new perspectives (视角) from which to study how people manage their lives. Emotional intelligence, with its focus on both head and heart, may serve to point us in the right direction.

32 What is a common misunderstanding of emotional intelligence?

A．	It can be measured by an IQ test.	B．	It helps to exercise a person's mind.
C．	It includes a set of emotional skills.	D．	It refers to a person's positive qualities.

33. Why does the author mention "doctor" and "cheater" in paragraph 2?

A．	To explain a rule.	B．	To clarify a concept.
C．	To present a fact.	D．	To make a prediction.

34. What is the author's attitude to the popularization of emotional intelligence?

A．	Favorable.	B．	Intolerant.
C．	Doubtful.	D．	Unclear.

35. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about concerning emotional intelligence?

A．	Its appeal to the public.	B．	Expectations for future studies.
C．	Its practical application.	D．	Scientists with new perspectives.

When the explorers first set foot upon the continent of North America, the skies and lands were alive with an astonishing variety of wildlife. Native Americans had taken care of these precious natural resources wisely. Unfortunately, it took the explorers and the settlers who followed only a few decades to decimatea large part of these resources. Millions of waterfowl ( 水禽 ) were killed at the hands of market hunters and a handful of overly ambitious sportsmen. Millions of acres of wetlands were dried to feed and house the ever-increasing populations, greatly reducing waterfowl habitat.

In 1934, with the passage of the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act (Act), an increasingly concerned nation took firm action to stop the destruction of migratory ( 迁徙的) waterfowl and the wetlands so vital to their survival. Under this Act, all waterfowl hunters 16 years of age and over must annually purchase and carry a Federal Duck Stamp. The very first Federal Duck Stamp was designed by J.N. "Ding" Darling, a political cartoonist from Des Moines, lowa, who at that time was appointed by President Franklin Roosevelt as Director of the Bureau of Biological Survey. Hunters willingly pay the stamp price to ensure the survival of our natural resources.

About 98 cents of every duck stamp dollar goes directly into the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund to purchase wetlands and wildlife habitat for inclusion into the National Wildlife Refuge System - a fact that ensures this land will be protected and available for all generations to come. Since 1934, better than half a billion dollars has gone into that Fund to purchase more than 5 million acres of habitat. Little wonder the Federal Duck Stamp Program has been called one of the most successful conservation programs ever initiated.

28. What was a cause of the waterfowl population decline in North America?

A．	Loss of wetlands.	B．	Popularity of water sports.
C．	Pollution of rivers.	D．	Arrival of other wild animals.

29. What does the underlined word "decimate" mean in the first paragraph?

A．	Acquire.	B．	Export.
C．	Destroy.	D．	Distribute.

30 What is a direct result of the Act passed in 1934?

A．	The stamp price has gone down.	B．	The migratory birds have flown away.
C．	The hunters have stopped hunting.	D．	The government has collected money.

31. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A．	The Federal Duck Stamp Story	B．	The National Wildlife Refuge System
C．	The Benefits of Saving Waterfowl	D．	The History of Migratory Bird Hunting

By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare on stage beside pianist Maria Raspopova - not as a musician but as her page turner. "I'm not a trained musician, but I've learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her performance."

Mr Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the group's official page turner for the past four years. His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesn't have to break the flow of sound by doing it themselves. He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.

"A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don't turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot." Mr Titterton explained.

Being a page turner requires plenty of practice. Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes and require up to 50 page turns, including back turns for repeat passages. Silent onstage communication is key, and each pianist has their own style of "nodding" to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner.

But like all performances, there are moments when things go wrong. "I was turning the page to get ready for the next page, but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the stand," Mr Titterton said, "Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back."

Most page turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists, although Ms Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.

"My husband is the worst page turner," she laughed. "He's interested in the music, feeling every note, and I have to say: 'Turn, turn!' "Robert is the best page turner I've had in my entire life."

24. What should Titterton be able to do to be a page turner?

A．	Read music.	B．	Play the piano.
C．	Sing songs.	D．	Fix the instruments.

25. Which of the following best describes Titterton's job on stage?

A．	Boring.	B．	Well-paid.
C．	Demanding.	D．	Dangerous.

26. What does Titterton need to practise?

A．	Counting the pages.	B．	Recognizing the "nodding".
C．	Catching falling objects.	D．	Performing in his own style.

27. Why is Ms Raspopova's husband "the worse page turner"?

A．	He has very poor eyesight.	B．	He ignores the audience.
C．	He has no interest in music.	D．	He forgets to do his job.

Rome can be pricey for travelers, which is why many choose to stay in a hostel ( 旅社 ). The hostels in Rome offer a bed in a dorm room for around ＄25 a night, and for that, you'll often get to stay in a central location (位置) with security and comfort.

Yellow Hostel

If I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome, it would be Yellow Hostel. It's one of the best-rated hostels in the city, and for good reason. It's affordable, and it's got a fun atmosphere without being too noisy. As an added bonus, it's close to the main train station.

Hostel Alessandro Palace

If you love social hostels, this is the best hostel for you in Rome. Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun. Staff members hold plenty of bar events for guests like free shots, bar crawls and karaoke. There's also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with other travelers during the summer.

Youth Station Hostel

If you're looking for cleanliness and a modern hostel, look no further than Youth Station. It offers beautiful furnishings and beds. There are plenty of other benefits, too; it doesn't charge city tax; it has both air conditioning and a heater for the rooms; it also has free Wi-Fi in every room.

Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes

Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city station and it's close to all of the city's main attractions. The staff is friendly and helpful, providing you with a map of the city when you arrive, and offering advice if you require some. However, you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.

21. What is probably the major concern of travelers who choose to stay in a hostel?

A．	Comfort.	B．	Security.
C．	Price.	D．	Location.

22. Which hotel best suits people who enjoy an active social life?

A．	Yellow Hostel.	B．	Hostel Alessandro Palace.
C．	Youth Station Hostel.	D．	Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes.

23. What is the disadvantage of Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes?

A．	It gets noisy at night.	B．	Its staff is too talkative.
C．	It charges for Wi-Fi.	D．	It's inconveniently located.

Mydad,George,onlyhadan eighth grade education.A quiet man,he didn't understand my world of school activities.From age 14, heworked. And his dad, Albert, took the money my dad earned and used it to payfamilyexpenses.

I didn't really understand his world either:He was a livestock trucker and I thought thatIwouldsurpass (超过)anything he had accomplished by the time I walked across the stage at high school graduation.

Summers in the mid-70s were spent at home shooting baskets, hitting a baseball,or throwing a football,preparing for myfutureas a quarterback on a football team. In poor weather, I read about sports or practiced mytrombone (长号).

The summer before my eighth grade I was one of a group of boys that a neighboringfarmerhired to work in his field. He explained our basic task, the tractor fired up and we were off, riding down the field looking for weeds to spray with chemicals. After a short way, the farmer stopped and pointed at a weed which we missed. Then we began again. This happened over and over,but we soonlearnedto identify different grasses like cockleburs, lamb's-quarters, foxtails, and the king of weeds, the pretty purple thistle. It wastiringwork, but I looked forward to the pay,even though I wasn't sure how much it would amount to.

At home,my dad said,"A job's a big step togrowingup.I'm glad you will be contributing to the household."My dad's words made merealizethat my earnings might not be mine to do with as I wished.

My labors lasted about two weeks,and the farmer said there might be more work,but I wasn't interested. I decided it was notfairthat I had to contribute my money.

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Paragraph1：

When I brought my backpack home，it was$199-my dad wanted to talk to me.

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I was surprised my dad allowed me to use the money as I wished.

昨天你参观了学校举办的学生国画作品展。请给校英文报写一篇宣传，内容包括：

1. 展览时间、地点；

2. 观展感受；

3. 推荐观展。

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2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

It doesn't impress like George Washington's plantation on the Potomac, but Lincoln's home in downtown Springfield,Illinois, 36 （prove）irresistible to visitors since it opened tothepublic.Beautifullyrestored（修复）to its 1860 appearance,the house was Abraham and Mary Lincoln's home for 17years.In 1844 they bought it 37＄1,200 and some land from Charles Dresser, who performed their 38 ( marry)ceremony in 1842.

When the house was built,it was much 39 （small）thanit is today.Mary's niece wrote,"The little home 40 (paint) white .It was sweetand fresh. Mary loved it. She was extremely pretty, andher house was a reflection of 41 （she）,everything in good taste and inperfect order.

Although Mary loved flowers, 42 shenor her husband was known as a gardener.Along-time neighbor said they never planted trees and only kept a garden for one year. Mary's sister,Frances Todd Wallace,often came over 43 （plant）flowers in the front yard.

44 Lincolns enlarged the house to a full two stories in 1856 to meet the needs of their growing family. Three ofthe four Lincoln sons were born here. After Lincoln was elected President of the US in 1861, they rented the house and 45 （sell）most of their furniture.

My mother is 92.Unless I have to be out of town,each week I take my mother to do her 16 andvisit the doctor,providing 17 and transportation.During the week,however,she likes

to go to a nearby store to 18 some small things she needs.

Last week she walked up to the store,but when she went to pay for her groceries,she was 19 about three dollars.The only 20 topayforthegroceries was to take off the 21 she coulddo without:a bottle of rubbing alcohol（医用酒精）and a bar of soup.By taking of these,she was able to 22 the new total to the amount of cash she had with her.

At this store,people 23 andthen go off to the side to 24 theirown groceries. My mother was putting her groceries into shopping bags when a 25 came up to her and said,"Here are the things that you 26 ." handingher the rubbing alcohol and the 27 .My mother,who is never speechless,was speechless.She 28 forthe woman's name and address so that she could 29 her.The woman told her it was her 30 .

My mother was so 31 byher gesture that she decided to go back to the store and give the cashier（收银员）a five-dollar bill to keep on hand 32the same happened to someone else if they didn't have enough 33 forall of their groceries.

So,whoever you are,thank you for the random act of 34that not only helped my mother out,but 35 too.

16.

A．

exercise

B．

housework

C．

cooking

D．

shopping

17.

A．

reward

B．

medicine

C．

company

D．

shelter

18.

A．

return

B．

collet

C．

order

D．

buy

19.

A．

shot

B．

cautious

C．

wrong

D．

concerned

20.

A．

aim

B．

way

C．

advice

D．

reason

21.

A．

weight

B．

things

C．

mask

D．

glasses

22.

A．

raise

B．

add

C．

bring

D．

switch

23.

A．

show up

B．

call in

C．

check out

D．

sit down

24.

A．

store

B．

select

C．

deliver

D．

bag

25.

A．

stranger

B．

cashier

C．

friend

D．

doctor

26.

A．

looked for

B．

talked about

C．

threw away

D．

put back

27.

A．

receipt

B．

soap

C．

cash

D．

bottle

28.

A．

asked

B．

waited

C．

cared

D．

searched

29.

A．

repay

B．

trust

C．

recognize

D．

help

30.

A．

luck

B．

chance

C．

gift

D．

turn

31.

A．

surprised

B．

amused

C．

touched

D．

convinced

32.

A．

in case

B．

even if

C．

as though

D．

so that

33

A．

energy

B．

money

C．

space

D．

time

34.

A．

faith

B．

courage

C．

kindness

D．

honor

35.

A．

made her day

B．

changed her mind

C．

caught her eye

D．

met her demand

You've got mail…and it's a postcard

Paulo Magalhaes,a 34-year-old Portuguese computer engineer, loves to open his mailbox and find a brightlycolored picture of Rome's Colosseum. Or Africa's Victoria Falls. Or China'sGreatWall. 11

"I often send postcards to family and friends."he says to China Daily,"but you can imagine that after a while, you never receive as many as you send, and you realize that not everyone is into it. 12 " Seekingother like-minded souls,however, Paulo started looking in a somewhat

unlikely place :online .Many would say the Internet is a place for people who have given up on the traditional postal service,but Paulo's hunch（直觉）paid off.

Today his hobby has developed into the website postcrossing.com,a social network that has grown to 575 217registered users in 214 countries and regions since he started it 10 years ago. 13 Runningthe website has almost turned intoa full-time job.

Languageis certainly a harrier for many people. For postcrossing to work worldwide, a common communication language is needed so that everyone can understand each other. As cool as it may be to receive a postcard written in Chinese,the concept doesn't work if one doesn't understand it. 14 So a commonlanguage is required and in postcrossing that's English since it's widely spoken.

"Many people in China have limited exposure to English. 15 That said,we know of many

postcrossing members,including Chinese,who have actually improved their English skills through their use of postcrossing,"Paulo says.

A．	And that'stotallyfine
B．	That makesitextrahardto learnandpractice it
C．	He likes to think of sending postcards as a family-friendly hobby
D．	Manylove tomake aconnectionwith someonefromacross theworld.
E．	On August 5,the number of postcards exchanged by members topped 31 million.
F．	Similarly,if you speak only Chinese,receiving a card in Swedish takes part of the fun away.
G．	In short,he loves postcards,and the excitement of getting a hand-written note from someone far away.

If you ever get the impression that your dog can"tell"whether you look content or annoyed, you may be onto something. Dogs may indeed be able to distinguish between happy and angry human faces, according to a new study.

Researcherstrained a group of 11 dogs to distinguish between images(图像) of the same person making either a happy or an angry face. During the training stage, each dog was shown only the upper half or the lower half of the person's face. The researchers then tested the dogs' ability to distinguish between human facial expressions by showing them the other half of the person's face or images totally different from the ones used in training .The researchers found that the dogs were able to pick the angry or happy face by touching a picture of it with their noses more often than one would expectby randomchance.

The study showed the animalshad figured out how to apply what they learned about human faces during training to new faces in the testing stage." Wecan rule out that the dogs simply distinguish between the pictures based on a simple cue, such as the sight of teeth,"said study author Corsin Muller." Instead,our results suggest that the successful dogs realized that a smiling mouth means the same thingas smiling eyes,and the same rule applies to an angry mouth having the same meaning as angry eyes."

"With our study, we think we can now confidently conclude that at least some dogs can distinguish human facial expressions,"Muller told Live Science.

At this point,it is not clear why dogs seem to be equipped with the ability to recognize

different facial expressions in humans."To us, the most likely explanation appears to be that the basis lies in their living with humans, which gives them a lot of exposure to human facial expressions," and this exposurehas provided them with many chances to learn to distinguish between them,Muller said.

8.The new study focused on whether dogs can .

A．	distinguish shapes	B．	make sense of human faces
C．	feel happy or angry	D．	communicate with each other

9. What can we learn about the study from paragraph 2?

A．	Researchers tested the dogs in random order.	B．	Diverse methods were adopted during training.
C．	Pictures used in the two stages were different	D．	The dogs were photographed before the lest.

10.What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．

A suggestion for future studies.

B．

A possible reason for the study findings.

C．

A major limitation of thestudy

D．

An explanation of the research method.

We live in a town with three beaches.There are two parks less than 10 minutes'walk from

home where neighborhoodchildren gather to play.However,what my children want to do after school is pick up a screen-any screen- and stare at it for hours.They are not alone.Today'schildren spend an averageof four and a half hours a day looking at screens,split between watching television and using the Internet.

In the past few years, an increasing number of people and organisations have begun coming up with plans to counter this trend.A couple of years ago film-maker David Bond realised that his children,then aged five and three,were attached to screens to the point where he was able to say"chocolate" into his three-year-old son's ear without getting a response. He realised that something needed to change, and, being a London media type, appointed himself"marketing director fro Nature".He documented his journey as he set about treating nature as a brand to

be marketed to young people.The result was Project Wild T hing,a film which chartsthe birth

of the World Network,a group of organisations with the common goal of getting children out into nature.

"Just five more minutes outdoors can make a difference,"David Bond says."There is a lot of really interesting evidence which seems to be suggesting that if children are inspired up to the age of seven,then being outdoors will be a habit for life."His own children have got into the habit of playing outside now: "We just send them out into the garden and tell them not to come back in for a while."

Summer is upon us. There is an amazing world out there, and it needs our children as much as they need it.Let us get them out and let them play.

4. What is the problem with the author's children?

A．	They often annoy the neighbours.	B．	They are tired of doing their homework.
C．	They have no friends to play with	D．	They stay in front of screens for too long.

5. How did David Bond advocate his idea?

A．	By making a documentary film.	B．	By organizing outdoor activities.
C．	By advertising in London media.	D．	By creating a network of friends.

6.Which of the following can replace the underlined word "charts" in paragraph 2?

A．

records

B．

predicts

C．

delays

D．

confirms

7.What can be a suitable title for thetext?

A．	Let Children Have Fun	B．	Young Children Need More Free Time
C．	Market Nature to Children	D．	David Bond:A Role Model for Children

Leslie Nielsen's childhood was a difficult one,but he had one particular shining star in his life - his uncle,who was a well-known actor.The admiration and respect his uncle earned inspired Nielsen to make a career (职业) inacting .Even though he often felt he would be discovered to be a no-talent , he movedforward ,gaining a scholarship to the Neighborhood Playhouse and making his first television appearance a few years later in 1948. However, becoming a full- time, successful actor would still be an uphill battle for another eight years until he landed a number of film roles that finally got him noticed.

But even then, what he had wasn't quite what he wanted. Nielsen always felt he should be doing comedy but his good looks and distinguishedvoice kept him busy in dramatic roles.It wasn't until 1980-32 years into his career-that he landed the role it would seem he was made

for in Airplane!That movie led him into the second half of his career whereh is comedic presence

alone could make a movie a financial success even when movie reviewers would not rate it highly.

Did Nielsenthen feel content in his career?Yes and no.He was thrilled to be doing the comedy

that he always felt he should do,but even during his last few years,he always had a sense of curiosity,wondering what new role or challenge might be just around the corner.He never stopped working, never retired.

Leslie Nielsen's devotion to acting is wonderfully inspiring.He built a hugely successful careerwith little more than plain old hard work and determination.He showed us that even a single desire, never given up on, can make for a remarkable life.

1. Why did Nielsen want to be an actor?

A．	He enjoyed watching movies.	B．	He was eager to earn money.
C．	He wanted to be likehis uncle.	D．	He felt he was good at acting.

2. What do we know about Nielsen in the second half of his career?

A．

He directed some high quality movies.

B．

He avoided taking on new challenges.

C．

He focused on playing dramatic roles.

D．

He became a successful comedy actor.

3. What does Nielsen's career story tell us?

A．

Art is long,life is short.

B．

He who laughs last laughs longest.

C．

It's never too late to learn.

D．

Where there's a will there's a way.