Jessica Alba rebelled(叛離) from her "strict" parents when she was just five. The 29-year-old actress admits her Catholic(天主教) education made her want to "break away" from her mother Catherine and father Mark.
She explained: "It's always been weird(古怪的) because I grew up in a very traditional, Catholic household. My parents were very strict but I broke away from that at an early age. I was a feminist（女權(quán)主義者） when I was five. These days, I am much more independent but I still respect their beliefs."
As Jessica has grown older she has learnt to accept her parents' views, but still considers herself an independent woman.
In her latest film 'Machete' Jessica gets to stab(刺) a love rival in the eye with her stiletto heels（鞋后跟）, something she thoroughly enjoyed.
She said: "Walking in 3in heels wasn't as much fun as putting one in someone's eye. It was 104 degrees where we were shooting in Texas and they were not comfortable."
Jessica - who has a two-year-old daughter Honor with husband Cash Warren - is regularly referred to as one of the world's most beautiful women, but she doesn't think of herself as "sexy".
She added in an interview with the Metro newspaper: "I don't really pay attention to that sexy image. It just goes with the character in the movie. At the end of the day, it's all a part of selling a product."
小題1:Jessica Alba called herself feminist because ___.

A．she didn’t like living with her parents

B．she was brought up in a very poor family

C．she was often against her parents

D．she refused the training and education during her childhood by her parents

小題2:From this passage we know that ___.                       

A．Jessica is a very cruel woman who enjoys hurting others

B．Jessica acted strangely in her children

C．Jessica’s parents believe in Catholic

D．Jessica rebelled her family because she hated Catholic

小題3:This passage is mainly about ___.               

A．a(chǎn) rebellious movie star Jessica

B．a(chǎn) weird woman

C．a(chǎn)n interview with a newspaper

D．a(chǎn) rebellious heart

小題4:Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?          

A．Although she is a rebellious woman, she still respects her parents’ beliefs

B．She likes her characters in the movie

C．She cares more about her sexy image because she is very proud of her beauty

D．She got married and has a daughter.

In 1898 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened America, killing over 30,ooo people in less than four minutes. In the middle of complete damage and disorder, a father rushed to the school where his son was supposed to be,  26  that the building was  2 7.
After the unforgettably shock, he 28  the promise he had made to his son: “ No matter  29 happens, I’ll always be there for you!” And tears began to 30 his eyes. As he looked at the pile of ruins, it looked hopeless, but he kept remembering his 31  to his son. He rushed there and started 32 the ruins.
As he was digging, other helpless parents arrived , 33 : “It’s too late ! They are all dead! 34  , face reality; there’s nothing you can do!” To each parent he responded with 35 : “Are you going to help me now? ”No one helped. And then he continued to dig for his son, stone by stone.
Courageously he went on alone because he needed to know 36 : “Is my boy 37 or he is dead?” He dug for eight hours … 12 hours…36 hours…then , in  38  hour , he pulled back a large stone and heard his son’s 39 . He screamed his son’s name, “ARMAND!” He heard back, “Dad!?! It’s me, Dad! I told other kids not to worry.  I told them that if you were alive, you 40 me and 41 you saved me, they’d be saved. You promised, ‘No matter what happens, I’ll always be there for you!’ You did it, Dad!”
“What’s going on in there? ”the father asked
“There are 14 of  us  42 43  33,Dad. We’re scared, hungry, thirsty and thankful you are here. When the building collapsed, it made  44  , and it saved us.”
“Come out , boy!”
“No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, 45 I know you’ll get me! No matter what happens, I know you’ll always be there for me!”

小題1:	A．only discovering B．only to discover C．only realizing D．only to realize.

小題2:	A．a(chǎn)s flat as a pancake B．a(chǎn)s high as a mountain C．a(chǎn)s strong as an ox D．a(chǎn)s weak as a kitten

小題3:	A．memorized B．forgot C．kept D．remembered

小題4:	A．what B．that C．which D．who

小題5:	A．fill B．fill in C．come D．burst

小題6:	A．picture B．promise C．present D．encourage

小題7:	A．digging B．digging through C．digging out D．digging into

小題8:	A．to say B．said C．a(chǎn)nd saying D．saying

小題9:	A．Come out B．Come again C．Come on D．Come off

小題10:

A．one word B．one sound C．one row D．one line

小題11:

A．for himself B．of himself C．by himself D．to himself

小題12:

A．live B．living C．a(chǎn)live D．lively

小題13:

A．38 B．the 38 C．38th D．the 38th

小題14:

A．sound B．voice C．noise D．tone

小題15:A will save       B. would  save   C. save          D. would have saved

小題16:

A．if B．because C．even if D．though

小題17:

A．remained B．missing C．left D．gone

小題18:

A．for B．behind C．out of D．over

小題19:

A．a(chǎn) promise B．space C．room D．a(chǎn) triangle

小題20:

A．because B．though C．when D．even though

One day, while a woodcutter was cutting a branch of a tree above a river. When he began crying, God appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"
The woodcutter told him that he had dropped his axe into water. God went down into the water and reappeared with a golden axe.
"Is this your axe?" God asked.
The woodcutter said "No."
God again went down and came up with a silver axe." Is this your axe?" God asked.
The woodcutter said "No."
God again went down and came up with a iron axe." Is this your axe?" God asked.
The woodcutter said "Yes."
God was pleased with the man's honesty and gave him all the three axes.
The woodcutter went home happily. One day while he was walking with his wife along the river, his wife fell into the river. W hen he began crying, God appeared and asked him, "Why are you crying?"
"My wife has fallen into water."
God went down into the water and came up with Jennifer Lopez.
"Is this your wife?" God asked him.
"Yes." he said.
God was furious(狂怒的),"YOU CHEAT !Now I am going to curse you."
The woodcutter quickly said, “Forgive me my lord. It is a misunderstanding. IF I say 'No' to Jennifer Lopez, you will come up with Catherine Zeta Jones, If I also say 'No' to her, you will finally come up
With my wife and I will say, 'Yes.' Then you will give all the three to me .I am a poor man .I will not be able to look after all the three. So that's why I've to say 'Yes' "
小題1:Which of the following best describes the author's tone in telling the story?

A．Optimistic

B．Humoristic

C．Objective

D．Critical

小題2:The impression that the woodcutter makes on you is that he is -----

A．foolish but honest	B．foolish and honest
C．smart but honest	D．smart and honest

小題3:What can you infer about Jennifer Lopez and Catherine Zeta Jones?

A．They are the secret lovers of the woodcutter

B．They look much like the woodcutter's wife.

C．They are both rich women with a lot of gold and silver.

D．They are both popular with women, much worthy than his wife

Victor’s hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries, like England, Canada and China. On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him? That’s right—stamps.
Victor’s favorite stamps came from France. He had almost every stamp from 1954 to 2004. He only needed one. That was a 1974 special edition*. It was very hard to find.
He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Victor very sad.
“Don’t worry. Never give up,” his father said to him. “If you have enough patience, you’ll find it one day.”
“I hope so,” Victor said.
Victor also liked writing. He had a pen friend in France. They wrote to each other every month. Victor’s pen friend, Phillip, usually used new stamps to send letters. Sometimes, his mother gave him stamps to use. Once Phillip’s mother gave him a big, green stamp. It looked old. When Victor received the letter, he was very surprised. On the envelope, he looked carefully at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Victor was so happy. He told his sister, his mother and his father.
“You see,” his father said. “You did find your stamp. So, it’s good to have two things in life. ”
“What are they?” Victor asked.
“Friends and patience.” He answered.
小題1:It was very difficult for Victor to find a special French stamp of _________.

A．1954

B．1974

C．1994

D．2004

小題2:Who owned the special edition stamp at the very beginning?

A．Phillip.

B．Phillip’s mother.

C．Victor.

D．Victor’s father.

小題3:The passage mainly tells us that ________ is（are）important to people.

A．a(chǎn) happy family	B．a(chǎn) good hobby
C．relatives and friendship	D．friends and patience

Madame de Stael says that only the people who can play with children are able to educate them. For success in training children, the first condition is to become a child oneself. It means to treat the child as really one’s equal, that is, to show him the same consideration, the same kind of confidence one shows to an adult. It means not to affect the child to be what we ourselves want him to become, but to be affected by the impression of what the child himself is; not to treat the child with cheating, or by force, but with the seriousness and true love suitable to his own character.
Not leaving the child in peace is the greatest problem of present methods of training children. Parents do not see that during the whole life, the need of peace is never greater than in the years of childhood, an inner peace under all outside liveliness.
But what does a child experience? Corrections, orders, interference（干涉）, the whole livelong day. The child is always required to leave something alone, or to do something different, to find something different, or want something different from what he does, or finds, or wants. He is always guided in another direction from the true inner will that is leading him. All of this is caused by our so-called enthusiasm in directing, advising, and helping the child to become the same model produced in one assembly line（流水線）. Understanding, the deepest characteristic of love, is almost always absent.
To bring up a child means carrying one’s soul in one’s hand; it means never placing ourselves in danger of meeting the cold look on the face of the child. It means the truth that the ways of injuring the child are limitless while the ways of being useful to him are few. How seldom does the educator remember that the child, even at four or five years of age, has already had a sharp feeling! The smallest mistrust and unkindness, the least act of injustice, leave wounds that last for life in the heart of the child. While, on the other hand, unexpected friendliness and kindness make quite as deep an impression on those soft senses.
小題1:The passage mainly talks about _______.

A．misleading zones and right ways in educating children

B．current problems in training children

C．what should be taught to children

D．the importance of educating children

小題2:Children, according to the passage, are experiencing _______.

A．corrections, orders and peace

B．orders, interference and peace

C．interference, orders and corrections

D．peace, guide and praise

小題3:If you were a parent, which of the following methods is TRUE according to the text?

A．You could treat your children not so seriously for they don’t understand many things.

B．You could train your children as you wish them to be since you are parents.

C．You should sometimes leave your children in peace as they wish in their childhood.

D．You should correct your children immediately if their behavior is not what you want.

小題4:We may conclude that the author believes people should _______.

A．play with the children with enthusiasm all day long just to please them

B．try to give an order, advice and suggestions to their children at any time

C．treat their children just as the way they treat an adult in their daily life

D．regard their children as an equal to them and have understanding of the inner peace of them

As a young man, Al was a skilled artist．He had a wife and two fine sons．One night, his oldest son developed a serious stomachache．Thinking it was only some   11 intestinal （腸內(nèi)的）disorder, neither Al nor his wife took the condition very seriously．But the boy  12 suddenly that night．
Knowing the death could have been   13  if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation, Al's emotional health became worse under the huge burden(重負(fù)) of his   14     .To make matters worse his wife  15  him a short time later, leaving him alone with his six-year-old younger son．The hurt and pain of the two 16  were more than Al could handle, and he   17  to alcohol(烈酒)．In time Al became an alcoholic.
18__ the alcoholism progressed, Al began to lose everything he 19  — his home, his land, his art objects, everything．20  Al died alone in a San Francisco motel room．
When I heard of Al's death, I thought that Al's life was a complete   21 ．
As time went by, I began to reconsider my earlier judgment．I knew Al's now  22 son, Ernie．He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known．I watched Ernie with his children and saw the free  23 of love between them．I knew that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere．
I hadn't heard Ernie talk much about his  24__．One day I worked __25 my courage to ask him．"I'm really 26__ by something," I said．"I know your father was 27 _ the only one to raise you．What on earth did he do that you became such a special person?"
Ernie sat quietly and _28_ for a few moments．Then he said, "From my earliest _29 as a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, ' I love you, son．' "
Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a fool I had been to __30_ Al as a failure．He had not left any material possessions behind．But he had been a kind loving father, and he left behind one of the finest, most giving men I have ever known．

小題1:	A．certain B．common C．rare D．basic

小題2:	A．dead B．passed away C．starved D．worsened

小題3:	A．cured B．prevented C．forbidden D．saved

小題4:	A．disease B．debt C．guilt D．duty

小題5:	A．left B．scolded C．quarreled D．forgave

小題6:	A．disasters B．a(chǎn)dventures C．conflicts D．situations

小題7:	A．got B．drank C．turned D．sank

小題8:	A．As B．Though C．Because D．If

小題9:	A．needed B．shared C．benefited D．owned

小題10:

A．Eventually B．Gradually C．Therefore D．Meanwhile

小題11:

A．trouble B．hardship C．failure D．waste

小題12:

A．teen B．a(chǎn)dult C．old D．a(chǎn)dolescent

小題13:

A．win B．fall C．space D．flow

小題14:

A．mother B．brother C．father D．child

小題15:

A．up B．with C．on D．through

小題16:

A．worried B．puzzled C．interested D．a(chǎn)ttracted

小題17:

A．especially B．basically C．hardly D．specially

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)rgued B．searched C．a(chǎn)nalyzed D．thought

小題19:

A．thoughts B．ideas C．minds D．memories

小題20:

A．treat B．call C．judge D．feel

“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I   36 disappointment. “If you can carry on, one day something   37 will happen. And you’ll realize that it wouldn’t have happened if not for that   38 disappointment.”
Mother was right,   39 I discovered after graduating from college in 1932. I had decided to   40 a job in radio, then work my way up to sports   41 . I hitchhiked（搭便車） to Chicago and   42 on the door of every station—and got turned   43 every time.
In one studio, a kind lady told me that big stations couldn’t risk hiring an   44 person –“Go out in the sticks（偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)） and find a small station that will give you a   45 ,” she said.
I thumbed home to Dixon, Illinois.   46 there was no radio—announcing job in Dixon, my father said Montgomery Ward had opened a store and wanted a local athlete to   47 its sports department. Since Dixon was where I had played high school football. I   48 . The job   49 just right for me. But I wasn’t hired.
My disappointment must have   50 . “Everything happens for the best,” Mom   51 me. Dad offered me the car to job hunt. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa. The program director, a wonderful Scotsman named Peter MacArthur, told me they had already hired an announcer.
As I left his office, my frustration   52 . I asked aloud, “How can a fellow get to be a sport announcer if he can’t get a job in a radio station?”
I was waiting for the elevator   53 I heard MacAethur calling, “What was that you said about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he asked me to stand before a microphone and to broadcast a (an)   54 game.
On my way home, once again I thought of my mother’s words. I often wonder what   55 my life might have taken if I’d gotten the job at Montgomery Ward.

小題1:	A．faced B．received C．considered D．met

小題2:	A．useful B．helpful C．a(chǎn)vailable D．good

小題3:	A．old B．previous C．original D．early

小題4:	A．when B．a(chǎn)s C．that D．while

小題5:	A．try out B．try on C．try for D．try over

小題6:	A．player B．a(chǎn)nnouncer C．manager D．fan

小題7:	A．knocked B．a(chǎn)rrived C．a(chǎn)pproached D．hunted

小題8:	A．out B．off C．on D．down

小題9:	A．unpracticed B．inpracticed C．inexperienced D．unexperienced

小題10:

A．job B．suggestion C．chance D．a(chǎn)dvantage

小題11:

A．When B．While C．Which D．So

小題12:

A．work B．receive C．a(chǎn)rrange D．design

小題13:

A．a(chǎn)ccepted B．a(chǎn)greed C．a(chǎn)pplied D．promised

小題14:

A．sounded B．became C．got D．grew

小題15:

A．come B．shown C．disappeared D．brightened

小題16:

A．recovered B．encouraged C．hugged D．reminded

小題17:

A．boiled over B．turned over C．hit over D．took over

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)fter B．a(chǎn)s C．before D．when

小題19:

A．forceful B．close C．imaginary D．ordinary

小題20:

A．side B．a(chǎn)ction C．a(chǎn)pproach D．direction

My First Trip in the United States
I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane   36  at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very  37 and it was snowing, but I was too excited to   38  . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my    39   .On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the   40  time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers（摩天大樓） and their man-made   41  .  42   me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and promised to return the next day.
  43  my friend had left, I went to a   44   near the hotel to get something   45    . Since I couldn’t speak a single word of English, I couldn’t tell the    46   what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some   47   ,but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the    48  thing as the man at the next table was   49   . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway   50   I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I   51  to walk around the city. I wanted to see   52  on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay    53  and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of   54  and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to    55  .

小題1:	A．took off B．landed C．dropped D．reached

小題2:	A．hot B．warm C．cold D．cool

小題3:	A．look B．listen C．enjoy D．mind

小題4:	A．home B．hotel C．office D．school

小題5:	A．first B．one C．last D．only

小題6:	A．satellites B．lakes C．beauty D．parks

小題7:	A．Helped B．Helping C．Had helped D．Being helped

小題8:	A．Before long B．Shortly after C．Soon D．Then

小題9:	A．restaurant B．shop C．supermarket D．pub

小題10:

A．to drink B．to read C．to eat D．to listen

小題11:

A．boss B．cook C．waiter D．waitress

小題12:

A．voices B．suggestions C．sounds D．gestures

小題13:

A．similar B．different C．same D．right

小題14:

A．looking B．ordering C．picking D．eating

小題15:

A．until B．when C．before D．a(chǎn)fter

小題16:

A．tired B．stopped C．determined D．continued

小題17:

A．a(chǎn)nything B．everything C．something D．some things

小題18:

A．a(chǎn)sleep B．a(chǎn)wake C．a(chǎn)fraid D．a(chǎn)live

小題19:

A．noise B．voices C．streets D．places

小題20:

A．drive a car B．cook meals C．teach Chinese D．speak English

Here’s an unusual story: a diamond ring was recently found in an egg. The magician（魔術(shù)師）, Liu Qian, discovered it, in front of an audience of millions at CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala. Liu’s magic tricks have made the centuries old art of magic fashionable once again, and made him the hottest magician in China.
As a seasoned young magician from Taiwan, Liu is popular worldwide for his magic shows. Countries he has performed in include the United States, Japan, South Korea and the UK.
Witnessing something impossible happen right before your eyes is the root of people’s love for magic.
Liu is known for his interaction(互動(dòng)) with his audiences. He has a unique understanding of showmanship (演出技巧).
“It is actually thinking, rather than one’s manipulation(操作)skills, that is more important to achieving a successful magic show. We think carefully about how to design the shows creatively, to make them appear more intriguing(吸引人的),”Liu said.
Liu Qian’s success dates back to his childhood. Born in 1976 in Taiwan, he found himself attracted to a magic toy in a shop when he was seven years old. At the age of 12, he won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest, which was judged by the great American magician, David Copperfield.
Yet, Liu never planned on becoming a professional magician. He studied Japanese literature at university and only hoped to be an amateur（業(yè)余的） magician in his spare time. However, his failure to find a decent(體面的)job after graduation pushed him towards magic as a career.
To refine（升華） his performing skills, he has performed on streets, roads and fields, for pedestrians(路人), policemen and farmers.
“Street shows are the biggest challenge for us magicians. We have to deal with unexpected situations and tough crowds,” Liu said.
小題1:Why do people love to watch magic?

A．Because Liu Qian is known for his interaction with his audiences.

B．Because people love watching magicians make the impossible happen.

C．Because people want to know the secret of the magic.

D．Because people are curious about everything.

小題2:Which word in the following is close to the underlined word “seasoned”?

A．Handsome.

B．Growing.

C．Fruitful.

D．Experienced.

小題3:What is the key reason that Liu Qian decided to make magic his career?

A．He was good at magic when he was young.

B．He had won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Contest.

C．He couldn’t find a decent job after graduation.

D．He became an amateur magician in his spare time.

小題4:The passage is mainly about         .

A．why Liu Qian plays magic well

B．what magic tricks are

C．why people love magic

D．how Liu Qian became China’s hottest magician

I stood outside New York's Madison Square Garden and just stared, almost speechless. I was a farm boy from County Kilkenny, a child who some thought would never walk, let alone go as far as I had in the world.
From the day I was born, there was a problem. The doctors at the Dublin hospital told my parents I had phocomelia, a deformity that affected both legs below the knee, which were outward and shorter than normal and each foot had just three toes.
Life was tough. I couldn't stand, much less walk. I rarely, left the farmhouse---and then only in someone's arms. Mam bundled me up whenever she took me to town, no matter the season.
“The world will see him when he can walk,” she told Dad. “And he will walk.”
Mam devoted herself to helping me. She tried everything to get me on my feet. When I was three, she and Dad took me to a clinic in Dublin.
A few weeks later we returned to Dublin with my artificial limbs (肢). Back home I practiced walking with my new limbs.
“There's nothing anyone can do but you can't,” Mam said. “You and I are going to walk through town.”
The next day Mam dressed me in my finest clothes. She wore a summer dress and fixed her hair and makeup. Dad drove us to the church. We stepped out of the car. Mam took my hand. “Hold your head up high, now, Ronan,” she said.
We walked 300 meters to the post office. It was the farthest I'd walked, and I was sweating from the effort. Then we left the post office and continued down the street, Mam's eyes shining with a mother's pride.
That night, back on our farm, I lay exhausted on my bed. It meant nothing, though, compared to what I'd done on my walk.
Then I began to pursue my dream of singing. And at every step Mam's words came back to me—Ronan, you can do anything anyone else can do—and the faith she had in God, who would help me do it.
I've sung from the grandest stages in Europe, to music played by the world's finest musicians. That night, I stood at the Madison Square Garden, with Mam's words chiming in my ears. Then I began singing. I couldn't feel the pulse of the music in my feet, but I felt it deep in my heart, the same place where Mam's promise lived.
小題1:What was the problem with the author as a baby?

A．He was expected unable to walk.

B．He was born outward in character.

C．He had a problem with listening.

D．He was shorter than a normal baby.

小題2:The underlined word “deformity” in the second paragraph most probably means _______.

A．shortcoming

B．disadvantage

C．disability

D．delay

小題3:Why did Mam dress him and herself in finest clothes?

A．To hide their depressed feeling.

B．To indicate it an unusual day.

C．To show off their clothes.

D．To celebrate his successful operation.

小題4:From the story we may conclude that his mother was _______.

A．determined

B．stubborn

C．generous

D．distinguished

小題5:According to the writer, what mattered most in his success?

A．His consistent effort.	B．His talent for music.
C．His countless failures.	D．His mother's promise.