English book Animal Farm (1945) tells a story about farm animals. They are fed up with (受够了) Mr Jones, the farmer. He treats them badly, so they decide to kick him off the farm and run the farm themselves.

One day an old pig called Old Major gathers the animals around him. He tells them that all animals should stand together. He says they should take over the farm. They say that all animals are equal.

After they get rid of (摆脱) Mr Jones, two pigs become the leaders of Animal Farm. One pig called Snowball is a great speaker. He has big ideas for Animal Farm. The other leader is a pig called Napoleon. Napoleon is a crafty (狡猾的) animal. He brings together supporters by offering them advantages.

Napoleon makes a war against Snowball and kicks him away from the farm. He turns Snowball into a big enemy. He says that Snowball is working with Farmer Jones and other farmers to do harm to Animal Farm.

But as it turns out it is Napoleon who is working with the enemies of the animals. He joins up with the old human enemies of the animals. But he tells the animals that he is working for them. At the same time the animals work hard. It seems that it is as bad to live under Napoleon as it was under Farmer Jones!

Why is the story so important?

Animal Farm is an excellent choice for learners of English because it’s very short. The language is also simple.

Like many famous stories Animal Farm is not just a book. It was played on the BBC radio in 1947. The big modern way of telling stories is in movies of course. Orwell’s book has become a film twice. Perhaps it won’t surprise you that the first one (1954) was a cartoon. In 1984 another film was made. This was a live-action (真人版的) film. The famous book has also been put on in the theater. In 1984 a play was made and it toured a number of British cities.

1.Which is the right order of what happened in the story?

a. Napoleon turns snowball into a big enemy.

b. Animals are tired of Mr Jones.

c. Snowball becomes one of the leaders.

d. Napoleon kicks snowball off the farm.

e. Animals get rid of Mr Jones.

A. e a b c d B. a e b d c C. b e c a d D. b e a c d

2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. George Orwell is the writer of the book Animal Farm.

B. All the learners of English should read this book.

C. The book became a film in 1947.

D. Snowball and Napoleon lead the farm in the end.

3.What do you think of Napoleon according to the passage?

A. Friendly and kind. B. Polite and helpful.

C. Popular and honest D. Dishonest and unkind

4.The purpose of the passage is ______________________.

A. to make an advertisement for a new book

B. to introduce us a famous novel

C. to show a world of animal

D. to attract us to watch a film

根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。

1. After several ______________ (过失)，he finally managed to hit the target.

2. ______________ (以，凭借）his efforts he succeeded in making so many useful inventions.

3.Our teachers are ______________ (严格的) with us than before because of the coming exams.

4.Though Money isn't everything, it still ______________ (要紧) a lot to the poor.

根据句意, 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.The man is still an ______________ (know) writer, but I’m sure he will be famous.

2.The first step to learn English well is to ______________ (pronunciation) correctly.

3.What? Jack had his purse ______________ (steal) on the bus? How careless he was!

4.The successful film was directed by more than one ______________ (direct). They worked as a team.

动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。

1. —I didn’t expect that John would be absent from my birthday party.

—It’s said that he __________ (visit) his grandparents in the countryside on Sundays.

2. Human population growth will be probably the most serious problem if it __________ (not control) properly.

3. —I have already made up my mind not to study abroad.

— Really? I thought you __________ (not give) up the chance.

4. Will you be kind enough to hold the door open for me as I __________(carry) too many things to spare a hand?

5. —Dad, what did the doctor suggest yesterday?

—__________ (take) more exercise every day.

6. Though there’s enough time, I prefer __________ (complete) the task quickly first to spend more time on my hobbies.

7. —Are you going to Shanghai for further study after graduation?

—Well. I __________ (not decide). I may make some other choices.

8. This is our first product in China and of course there __________ (be) more to come.

完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案与在答题卡对应题号的横线上。

1. 屠呦呦最为人知的是因为她对疟疾治疗所做的贡献而赢得了诺贝尔医学奖。

Tu Youyou _____________________________ the Nobel Prize in Medicine for what she has done for malaria treatment.

2.天气一变，这种疾病就会爆发，所以请一定保重。

The disease _____________________________the weather changes. So please take care!

3.他的粗心大意给了我领先的机会。

His carelessness provides me __________________________________.

4. 教室里的灯已经开了一整天了，离开前不要忘记关掉。

The lights in the classroom _____________________________. Don’t forget to turn them off before you leave.

5.由于时间有限，他没有别的办法只能缩短了他的演讲。

He __________________________________his speech because of the time.

6. 《太阳的后裔》赢得了韩迷们的高度赞扬，泰国领导人都号召国民看此剧。

Descendants of the Sun _____________________________ K-drama fans that Thailand’s leader even asked his people to watch it.

书面表达

假设你校英语节正在举办“奥斯卡影片欣赏”活动，并开展My Favourite Film Star征文活动。请根据所提供的信息，用英语写篇短文，并发表自己的感想。内容提示见下表：

注意事项：

1. 征文须包括表格中所有提示内容，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

2. 表格中“评价感想”一栏须用2—3句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；

3. 词数在90个左右，征文的开头已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：

《泰坦尼克号》(Titanic)

《荒野猎人》(The Revenant)

奥斯卡最佳男演员奖 (the Oscar Best Actor)

莱昂纳多·迪卡普里奥基金会 (Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation)

My Favourite Film Star

My favourite film star is Leonardo DiCaprio. ___________________________________________________

---Ann, here is _____big tree . What can you see behind _____tree?

---Oh, _____elephant is standing behind it.

A. a, the, an B. a, a, the C. the, a, an D. the, the, an

---Doctor, is there_______ wrong with my son? ---No, _____ is wrong.

A. something, anything B. anything , nothing

C. something, nothing D. anything , something

The man can write with______hand and draw with _______at the same time.

A. one; another B. one; the other C. first; second D. one; it

My brother kept on ______TV for about three hours.

A. watch B. watches C. watching D. to watch