Katharine Hepburn was one of America’s great actresses. In her life she made more than fifty films and won the Oscar for Best Actress four times.

Katharine Hepburn was born in Hartford in 1907. Her parents made sure to educate their children about social subjects and sports. She rode horses, swam and played golf and tennis.

Katharine graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1928. She soon started appearing in small roles in plays. After a few successful plays in New York, Hollywood filmmakers became interested in her. Her first movie came out in 1932. The next year she made the film "Morning Glory." This movie earned Hepburn her first Oscar for Best Actress. She became a star.

　 During the 1930s, critics either loved or hated Katharine Hepburn. But Hepburn wanted to do things in her own way. She did not want to be like other actresses. She did not wear make-up on her face. She would not let photographers take sexy(性惑的) pictures of her. She became unpopular with the public. But Hepburn wouldn’t give up easily. She starred in "The Philadelphia Story" and it became a great success. Hepburn received another Oscar nomination for Best Actress. She took control of her career once again.

　 In 1967, she starred in the movie "Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner" with Spencer Tracy. For this movie, she won her second Oscar. She won her third Oscar the next year for "A Lion in Winter." And, in her mid-seventies she won her last Oscar for "On Golden Pond."

Even into her eighties, Katharine kept working. She also wrote several books. In 2003, Katharine Hepburn died. As part of her last wishes, she helped create the Katharine Hepburn Center. This program helps support the things that were important to her; film and theater, women’s rights, and civic responsibility (公民责任)．

62. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　 A. Morning Glory was Katharine’s first movie.

　 B. Katharine was a very traditional girl in her time.

　 C. People all loved Katharine because she worked hard.

D. Katharine was not only interested in making films.

63. The following movies all won Katharine Hepburn an Oscar EXCEPT

　 A. Morning Glory　　　　　　　　　 B. A Lion in Winter

　 C. The Philadelphia Story　　 　　　　D. Guess Who’ s Coming to Dinner

64. For a time, Katharine Hepburn became unpopular because ______.

　 A. her behaviour was different from others’　 B. she stopped acting in films

　 C. she didn’t let others take her pictures　　 D. she was too proud of herself

65. Which words can best describe Katharine Hepburn according to the passage?

　 A. Attractive but selfish.　　　　　　　 　B. Hard-working and successful.

　 C. Elegant but jealous.　　　　　　　 　　D. Talented and easygoing.

Today’s Women

People like to say: “The hand that rocks (摇动) the cradle (摇篮) rules the world.” Or they say: “Behind every successful man, there is a woman.”

Now some women still like making their husbands and sons successful. But some women want more for themselves. They want to be successful as men.

Today the best jobs are still given to men. Even when women do the same work, they are often paid less than men. Some women want these things changed. They want to stand beside the men, with the same chances for success.

Now many American women are earning money outside their homes. More than half of the women at the age of eighteen to sixty-five have good jobs. In general, working women have more education than those who stay at home.

Among women with jobs, eight out of ten drive a car to work, and most of them often spend their holidays away from home. They like traveling by air. Women’s work had made several changes in women’s lives and in men’s lives, too.

But things are quite different from those in the Middle East countries.

In the Middle East countries, women have to stay at home. Their duty is to look after their families and do all the housework. They can’t find work outside. When they go out in public, they cover their faces with something and walk behind their husbands.

For the past few years the women’s life has been changing in those countries. Many women want to play an active role in the society (社会). Though working gives them few chances of getting married, many men still want to marry them in the old ways.

58. More and more women want to get jobs because______________.

A. they don’t want to stand behind their husbands in the street

B. they think they are more important than men

C. they think they are as important as men

D. housework troubles them too much

59. Some women are still badly paid___________.

A. because women want more money          B. because of the old ways of thinking

C. because women can’t do as well as men do   D. but we don’t know why

60. If women have got higher education __________ .

A. they can get better jobs more easily         B. they don’t have to do any housework

C. they can travel by plane                  D. they can be paid better than men

61. From this passage we know ___________ .

A. women have the same rights as men today

B. women don’t want to work outside their homes

C. more and more women want to play an active role in their countries

D. in the Middle East countries all the women stay at home

Jane got home late at night. She was going to knock at the door. Just then it opened.
Her father was standing by the door. He was a tall man with white hair.
“Come in,” he said. “I am getting cold.”
Jane went in. Her mother was waiting in the room. Her mother was a short woman in her early forties. She was wearing a nightdress(睡衣).
Her father closed the door.
“Well,” he said, “Where have you been? You promised to be home at eleven o’clock. It’s one o’clock now.”
“It’s only ten to one.”
“That doesn’t make any difference,” her father replied angrily.
“We’ve been very worried about you,” said her mother.
“I’m sorry,” Jane said. “I was at a dance. I didn’t notice the time.”
“You’ve got a watch,” said her father. “Your mother and I have waited for a long time. We didn’t know where you were.”
“I can look after myself,” replied Jane. “I’m not a baby any more.”
54. When Jane got home, her parents _______.
   A. were in bed                 B. turned on the light
   C. were waiting for her          D. did not get up
55. Jane promised to be home at eleven, _______.
   A. but she was nearly two hours late       B. and she came back before dark
   C. but she stayed out the whole night      D. and she returned on time
56. Why did Jane get home late?
   A. She had to walk a long way.           B. She left her watch at home.
   C. Her watch stopped.                  D. Time passed before she knew it.
57. Which of the following is true?
   A. Jane’s parents knew when she would be back.
   B. Jane refused to apologize, so her parents were angry.
   C. Jane thought she was old enough to take care of herself.
   D. Jane’s mother was as tall as her father.

When Alesia Reuis was nine years old, she had an accident that left her unable to walk for years. Now Alesia is telling the story of the first day she walked again.

    I remember the very first time I walked by myself. My sister Alexis was in high school then. She was on the basketball team, and she was going to take me to her practice. She went to drive the car to the front door for me while I was sitting in my room, but we were going to be late, so I said to myself, “Let me help her out a little.” I decided I would try to walk to the front door.

Nobody else was home, so I had to do it by myself. I was a .little afraid, but I wanted to do it, so I pushed up off the arms of my wheelchair and stood up. There wasn't going to be anything for me to hold on to because if I leaned over(倾身) to catch the table, I would fall. So I put my mind on walking and nothing else, and I just took a step, and another one, and then about three more, and I was at the door of my room. I stood against the wall and started smiling. I was so happy I'd made it that far. I looked up to heaven（上天）and said, “Thank you.”

I stayed there for a minute. I was hoping I wouldn't have anything wrong with my knee, so I practiced moving it a little bit, and then I started across the living room. I looked straight ahead, and I made it to the next wall, and I said “Thank you” again. Then I had to walk just a few more steps to get to the door — and I did it! I said, "I made it, I made it, thank you!" I looked out to see where Alexis was. She was driving to the house. She was so surprised that I was standing there waving at her. She laughed happily and gave me a great big hug.

51. Alesia decided to walk by herself ______.

      A. in order to give her sister a sudden surprise

      B. in order to help her sister with her practice

      C. so that she could give up the wheelchair

      D. so that they would be in time for her sister's practice

52. After she had taken the first few steps, Alesia ______.

      A. felt too tired to walk further             B. was pleased with her good start

      C. saw her sister coming to the door         D. wanted to get help from others

53. The best title for the story is ______.

      A. How Alesia Stood up                   B. A Story of a Brave Girl

      C. How Alesia Began to Walk              D. First Steps, a Successful Start

It was a cold January morning. A man sat at a big subway station in Washington D.C. and started to play the    36    . He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was the rush hour, lots of people went   37    the station and most of them were on their way to     38     .

Three minutes went by and a middle-aged man noticed him. He began to     39     his pace (步伐) and stopped for a few seconds and then     40   away. A minute later, the violinist     41      his first dollar tip from a woman who threw the money without   42        walking. A few minutes later,     43      stopped to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and     44    . He was afraid to be late for work.

During the 45 minutes the violinist played, only 6 people stopped and     45       for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk at their normal pace. He     46      $32. When he finished playing, no one noticed it.

No one knew this,     47    the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell    48     at a theater in Boston and the seats averaged (平均为) $100.

This is a true story. Joshua Bell’s playing in the station was    49    by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment. One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:   50     we do not have a moment to stop to enjoy the beautiful music, how many other good things are we missing?

I hope my father_ ___ ask me about my marks.

A. not　　　 　　 B. not to　　 　　 C. won’t　　　 　 D. don’t

—Did you see him yesterday?

—No, when I got to the airport, he 　 ▲　 a taxi for home.

　　　 A. has taken　 　　　 B. had taken　 　　　 C. will take 　 　　 D. would take

 Japan lies   ▲    the east of China and   ▲    the east of Asia.

    A. in; in         B. in; to      C. to; in        D. on; to

 You can’t catch up with others ___▲___ you work hard.

A. until         B. after       C. unless       D. when

 Mr. John ___▲____ is smoking is looking for ___▲____ he lost yesterday.

    A. whom ,  which     B. who , what     C . that ,  who   D. who, that