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Name： Jennifer Shrader Lawrence Place of birth：Kentucky， USA Date of birth：August 15， 1990 Jen's family

Mother：Karen Lawrence Father：Gary Lawrence

Brothers：Ben and Blaine Lawrence Did you know？

Jennifer has never had acting classes．

Whe she was a child Jennifer liked sports and she played hockey and basketb all for an all﹣boys team． She also worked as a model． At the age of 14she knew she wanted to be an actress， so she went to New York City to look for work． She appeared in advertisements for MTV and the fashion company H&M and got work as an actress on TV． Her family moved to Los Angeles so that Jennifer could work on TV and in films． In 2010she acted in the film Winter's Bone and she was nominated for many awards including an Oscar． In 2012she starred in the film The Hunger Games as Katniss Everdeen． When she isn't working． Jen likes painting， surfing and playing the guitar． （1）How many people are there in Jennifer's family ？ A． Three． B． Four． C． Five． D． Six．

（2）Where did Jennifer go to look for work when she was fourteen ？ A． Kentucky． B． Texas． C． Los Angeles． D． New York．

（3）Which of the following sentences about Jennifer is NOT true ？ A． Jennifer took acting classes at school．

B． Jennifer acted in The Hunger Games in 2012． C． Jennifer had the Oscar nomination for Winter's Bone． D． Jennifer liked playing boys' games when she was a child． 18．（3分）My dog and I take walk down the street， And we say \． There's Mike the baker， outside of his shop． As we get closer he tells us to stop． He gives me a piece of freshly baked cake， And out of his pocket a biscuit for Jake．

There's Mrs． McGinn， a teacher from school． She has two children， a dog and a pool． Say \， who works on his truck． It won't get started so we wish him luck． Along comes Bridget who just learned to drive． She gives Jake a pat and me a high﹣five．

We're back from our walk， the mail truck now parks． I know that it's there since Jake always barks． It's Bill the mailman who never comes late． Arriving at noon， he opens the gate．

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（1）Which word probably describes Mike best ？ A． Helpful． B． Young． C． Cheerful． D． Kind．

（2）Which fact about the mailman is TRUE ？ A． He is usually running late． B． He always gives Jake a biscuit． C． He comes at about 12 every day．

D． He sometimes forgets the house number．

（3）Which piece of information is NOT mentioned in the poem ？ A． The first name of the mailman． B． The first name of Jake's owner． C． Where Jake and his owner are walking．

D． The house number where Jake and his owner live．

19．（4分）Rick is a student at an expensive private university． He is lucky because he has a wonderful offer from the university's sports department． He can study for free because he is a great basketball player， and the team needs him．

But Rick likes going to parties more than studying． He goes out with his friends four or five times a week． Rick misses a lot of classes because he usually doesn't feel well in the morning after partying all night． He tries to do his best at basketball practice， but he feels sick there sometimes，too．

Rick gets some teammates to go out with him on a Wednesday night． They are all having lots of fun very late that night and drinking a lot． They decide to play basketball outside． As they play，one teammate falls and breaks his arm． They have to take him to the hospital， and they are all very upset．

Naturally， Rick's coach is very angry． \，\． \miss lots of classes and your grades are very bad． And if you do not improve your grades， you will have to leave the team and the university． You have some thinking to do．\

Rick is shocked at his coach's words． He does not want to leave the team! He thinks about his parents and his grandparents． They are so proud of him， and his little brother told Rick he was his hero． Rick knows that he can do much better．

Rick wants to show his family and his team that he is responsible． And most of all， his dream is to play basketball at a big university! He will not throw it away by partying and drinking too much．

From now on， Rick decides to be temperate （节制的） and enjoy what he loves most． （1）Which of the following about Rick is TRUE ？ A． Rick likes studying more than he likes going to parties．

B． Rick decides not to party and drink too much any longer．

C． Rick misses a lot of classes because he practices playing basketball． D． Rick studies in the university for free because he does well in all subjects． （2）What does \ most probably mean ？ A． Very angry． B． Very helpless． C． Very nervous． D． Very surprised．

（3）Which is the correct order according to the passage ？ ①Rick's coach is very angry with his bad grades． ②One of Rick's teammates falls and breaks his arm． ③Rick enters an expensive private university． ④Rick often goes to parties instead of studying．

⑤Rick decides to do his best to study and practice harder． A． ③﹣④﹣②﹣①﹣⑤ B． ④﹣③﹣⑤﹣②﹣① C． ③﹣④﹣①﹣②﹣⑤ D． ⑤﹣③﹣④﹣②﹣①

（4）What is the best title for this passage ？ A． Never give up B． Never show off C． Better late than never D． Practice makes perfect 20．（5分）Dear Editor，

I am writing with regards to the article \the TV Dead？\that appeared in your newspaper on March 4th． The author said that with the rise of the Internet， the TV was becoming less and less important in our lives．

I find it very difficult to agree with this view （观点）． The TV is still the main way most of us get our entertainment at home． It offers us the chance to see top musical artists， great films and documentaries and sometimes， thanks to important televised events， it has the