"She was born for the camera," said a photographer who shot Liu Yifei"s picture when she was only eight.
Over the past year, Liu, an 18-year-old Chinese American, has shot to fame while playing Wang Yuyan in
Jin Yong"s "Eightfold Path of the Heavenly Dragon" (《天龙八部》). Millions of teenagers have been drawn in
by her light smile and beautiful long hair. Many magazines have described her as one of the most charming
young actresses of 2004. People say that Liu will be even bigger this year.
"She is so beautiful on TV. She has the special character to give flesh and blood to the fairy-like and
beautiful Wang Yuyan," said Yang Mingwei, a Senior 2 boy and Liu"s fan from Wuyi High School in Fujian.
Currently Liu is filming the TV series"The Return of the Condor Heroes" (《神雕侠侣》), another Jin
Yong novel. In the show to be aired this year, Liu plays the Little Dragon Girl.
Liu is now a grade three student at the Beijing Film Academy, the star factory of China. But some people
say that her success is only down to her beauty. When she returned to China with her mother at the age of
14, she did originally work as a model. It was when a director saw her picture on an advertisement board on
the street that her opportunity to work in TV arose.
"A pretty face does not last forever. To be a good actress you must work hard and have a professional
attitude," Liu said. Every day she spends hours practising all the kungfu kicks and punches for the show.
"There have been times during filming when I have remained hanging in the air on wires for half a day
as the director keeps trying to get the perfect take," said Liu recently.
B. talent as an actress
C. promising future
D. special character
B. Broadcast
C. Published
D. Recorded
B. is more beautiful than WangYuyan
C. did a good job in playing WangYuyan
D. was very lucky to play WangYuyan
A. She thinks her beauty contributes to her success.
B. She has become a citizen of the US.
C. She graduated from the Beijing Film Academy months ago.
D. She failed to improve her English when studying in America.
B. Business.
C. Advertisement.
D. Famous people.
when he was just eight. "You need 1 ," his father said. "But if you don"t work hard, no fortune will come".
What made him sad was 2 his piano teacher in Beijing didn"t like him. You have no talent (天赋). You
will never be a pianist. 3 a nine-year-old boy. Lang Lang was badly 4 . He decided that he didn"t want lo
be a 5 any more, For the next two weeks he didn"t touch the piano. 6 , his father didn"t push, but waited.
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to 7 some holiday songs. He didn"t want to, but as
he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he 8 that he could show others that he had talent 9 . That day he
told his father 10 he had been waiting to hear-that he wanted to study with a new teacher. 11 that point on,
everything turned around.
He started 12 competitions (比赛). In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was 13
that Lang Lang had won, he was too 14 to hold back his tears. Soon 15 was that he couldn"t stay in China
forever-he had to play on the world"s big 16 . In 1997 Lang Lang 17 again, this time to Philadelphia U.S. There
he spent two years practising, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his 18
performance at Chicago"s Ravinia Festival, gigs (特邀演出) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie hall started 19 Lang
Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots (发现) him. and lets him 20 .
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Any introduction to Peking Opera would not be complete without telling of Mei Lanfang. | |||
| 1. Mei Lanfang was the first artist to introduce Peking Opera to_______. | |||
| A. China B. Beijing C. the world D. schools | |||
| 2. When did Mei Lanfang begin his stage life? | |||
| A. At the age of 8. B. At the age of 20. C. In 1930. D. In 1950. | |||
| 3. What is the meaning of the underlined word "legacy" in paragraph 3? | |||
| A. Someone well known at over the world. B. Someone considered to be an art treasure. C. Something traditional combined with modern dances. D. Something valuable passed down from generation to generation. | |||
| 4. What is the main idea of the passage? | |||
| A. The history of Peking Opera. B. Mei Lanfang’s early stage life. C. The creations of Peking Opera by Mei Lanfang. D. Mei Lanfang’s great contributions to Peking Opera. | |||
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| Edward Estlin Cummings was a poet well-known for how he wrote his poems He wrote his poems with capital (大写的) letters in the words. For example, the title of one of his poems is "The little horse is newlY" The"Y" is a capital letter. He also used"i" instead of "I" to refer to himself in the poems. Edward was born on October14, 1894 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Edward"s father was also named Edward. Young Edward"s mother was named Rebecca. She loved to spend time with her children. She also taught Edward Jr how to write poems. Edward"s sister was born 1896 and her name was Elizabeth. Edward"s father was the first professor of Sociology at Harvard University. He later became the minister of one of Boston"s respected churches. He was the one who taught his son to use his hands as well as his mind. Edward Jr used his hands to paint abstract art. E.E.Cummings was a very smart boy. Edward was 12 when he became a freshman in high school. He loved circuses, ballets, music and amusement parks. Edward graduated from Harvard in 1916. During World War I, he joined the army and was sent to France where he drove an ambulance. He and his friend from Harvard were arrested because people thought they were German spies. They were kept in one room where they slept, ate, talked and tried to deal with their fears and boredom. Edward wrote his first book, published in 1922, called The Enormous Room, based on his wartime experiences. E.E.Cummings was a poet that made his own rules in poetry. He was one of the most popular poets of the 20th century. | |||
| 1. Which is a special feature of E.E.Cummings" poems? | |||
| A. Their titles are all written with capital letters. B. A special capital letter is used in them to refer to the writer. C. He used "Y" to refer to"you". D. He used letters in a special way in them | |||
| 2. What"s the second paragraph mainly about? | |||
| A. Edward"s schooling B. Edward"s parents C. Edward"s family D. Edward"s childhood. | |||
| 3. E.E.Cummings was arrested in the war because ______. | |||
| A. he went to France without permission B. he looked like a Frenchman C. he was thought to be German agent D. he drove away a car that belonged to the army | |||
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| Goals can help you do, be and experience everything you want in life. Instead of just letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen. Successful and happy people have an idea of how their life should be and they set lots of goals to help them succeed. By setting goals you are taking control of your life. It" s like having a map to show you where you want to go. Think of it this way. There are two drivers. One has a destination in mind which is laid out for her on a map. She can drive straight there without any wasted time or wrong turns. The other driver has no goal or destination or map. She starts off at the same time from the same place as the first driver, but she drives without an aim around, never getting anywhere, just using up gas and oil. Which driver do you want to be? Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. Winners decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren"t difficult to set―and they aren"t difficult to reach. It"s up to you to find out what your goals and ideals (理想) really are. Research tells us that when we write a goal down, we are more likely to achieve. Written goals can be reviewed regularly, and have more power. Like a contract with yourself, they are harder to neglect (忽视) or forget. Also when you write your goals in a particular way, you are able to make yourself be continuously alert (警觉) to situations that will further your goals. | |||
| 1. The writer gave the example of two drivers to show _____. | |||
| A. how stupid the first driver was B. the importance of having a map and right direction C. how stupid the second driver was D. the importance of setting goals | |||
| 2. According to the passage,successful people are different from unsuccessful ones because _________. | |||
| A. the successful people set goals for everything and can get help from others B. the unsuccessful people always set unrealistic plans for themselves C. the successful people set goals in their lives and make plans to carry it out D. the unsuccessful people make plans for everything but can not work hard | |||
| 3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? | |||
| A. Goals can make you gain everything you want in life. B. Only successful people can be happy. C. If you want to succeed,you need toset long-term goals instead of short-term Goals. D. When we put our goal down on papers,we are more likely to succeed. | |||
| 4. Which is the best title for the passage? | |||
| A. Goals help you succeed B. How to succeed C. Why we always fail D. A research on setting goals | |||
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| Five years ago, Wang Baoqiang was a nobody to most Chinese people. However, he is now a household film star in China. Wang is the youngest child of a poor family in Hebei province. Dreaming of becoming an actor, he left home at the age of 8 to study kung fu at Shaolin Temple, since kung-fu actors seemed to appear most often on the big screen. At 14, he moved to Beijing for his acting career for the first time, with little money in his pocket. He worked at a construction site (建筑工地) for 20 to 25 yuan per day, and spent his free time standing in front of the Beijing Film Studio, eager to be chosen as temporary (临时的) actors. This was the most difficult time for the boy. His opportunity finally came one day after he went for a role in the movie"Blind Shaft". He was chosen to play a young coal miner. The movie won him three prizes in Thailand, France and Taiwan. But his success didn"t make any difference to his life. That year, he went home for the Spring Festival. He gave his family his earnings from the movie, around US$250 and then returned to Beijing with 500 yuan, the same amount he had when he first set foot in the city. His life was as simple as before. Thanks to his natural performance in"Blind Shaft," he was invited by the famous director Feng Xiaogang to act in the film"A World Without Thieves" in 2004, which made him famous immediately. People called him "Shagen," the name of his character in the movie. Wang"s latest work,"Soldiers" Sortie" has made him the most popular actor on the Chinese mainland. For the actor, it"s a dream coming true. "Dreams come true. I think my life is exactly a course of pursuing (追求) dreams. No matter how tough one thing is, I can make it as long as I put great effort into it," he said. | |||
| 1. Why does Wang Baoqiang leave for Shaolin Temple at his early age? | |||
| A. To study kungfu to build up his strength. B. He has seen through the human society. C. To realize his childhood dream to be an actor. D. To make money in support of his family. | |||
| 2. Which of the following films made him win three prizes? | |||
| A. A World Without Thieves B. Soldiers" Sortie. C. Plot Against D. Blind Shaft | |||
| 3. What would be the best title for this passage? | |||
| A. The Movies about Wang Baoqiang B. Pursuing Dreams C. How to Become Famous D. Overnight Well-known |