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Steven Spielberg was not  a scholar, and his classmates teased him. Rather than read,  the kid really preferred running around with an 8mm camera, shooting home­made movies, which he showed to friends for a small fee.
In his first year of high school, he dropped out. But  when his parents persuaded him to return, he was mistakenly placed in a learning­disabled class, which lasted one  month. Only when the family moved to another town did he  land up in a more suitable high school, where he eventually  graduated.
After being denied entrance into a traditional film­making school, Steven Spielherg enrolled in English at California State University at Long Beach. Then in 1965, he  recalls, in one of those serendipitous moments, his life  took a complete turn. Visiting Universal Studios, he met  Chuck Silvers, an executive in the editorial department. Silvers liked the kid who made 8mm films and invited him  back sometime to visit.
He appeared the next day. Spielberg, dressed in a dark  suit, carrying his father's briefcase with nothing inside but  a sandwich and candy bars walked confidently up to the  guard at the gate of Universal and gave him a casual wave.  The guard waved back. He was in.
“For the entire summer,” Spielberg remembers, “I  dressed in my suit and hung out with the directors and  writers, including Silvers, who knew the kid wasn't a studio employee, but winked at him. I even found an office  that wasn't being used, and became a squatter (擅自占用他人房子的人). I bought some plastic tiles and put my  name  in  the  building  directory:  Steven  Spielberg,  Room 23C.”
It paid off for everyone. Ten years later, the 28­year­old Spielberg directed Jaws, which took in $470 million,   then the biggest grossing movie of all time. Dozens of films   and awards have followed because Steven Spielberg knew   what his teachers didn't—talent is in the eyes of the filmmaker.
小题1:Why was Steven Spielberg laughed at by his classmates?
A.He was the youngest boy.
B.He was too short for his age.
C.He liked to fight with other boys.
D.He didn't care much about his lessons.
小题2:Why did Steven's friends pay him some money?
A.To see his movies.
B.To use his camera.
C.To look at his photos.
D.To include them in the movie.
小题3:What did Steven Spielberg intend to do after graduating     from high school?
A.Study English at a college.
B.Become a newspaper editor.
C.Work for Universal Studios.
D.Go to a traditional film­making school.
小题4:What could have changed Steven Spielberg's life?
A.Being dressed in a suit.
B.Meeting Chuck Silvers.
C.Missing a film­making school.
D.Working for Universal Studios.
小题5:What can we learn from the story?
A.Always follow our dream and we can make it.
B.We need someone to help us realize our dreams.
C.Anyone can become a film director if he wants to.
D.We should grasp the opportunity that comes our way.

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:B
小题5:A

文章大意:美国著名电影导演史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格小时候不喜欢学习功课,但是对拍摄电影很感兴趣。1965年,一次到环球影视城的参观经历彻底改变了他的人生。
小题1:答案:D 细节理解题。根据第一段的内容可知,史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格在少年时代不是那种用功的好学生,所以遭到同学们的嘲笑。
小题2:答案:A 推理判断题。根据第一段的内容可知,史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格把拍摄的电影放给朋友看并收取少量的费用。
小题3:答案:D 细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知,史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格中学毕业后本想进入电影学校。
小题4:答案:B 推理判断题。根据第三段的内容可知,1965年史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格参观环球影视城时,遇到了Chuck Silvers,这改变了他的人生。
小题5:答案:A 主旨大意题。史蒂文·斯皮尔伯格最终成名的故事说明了这样一个道理:如果一个人对某件事有强烈的兴趣,他就会不断地努力追求,最终梦想成真。
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Well, many years have passed, but mother’s rough hands are still doing things for me and my family. She’s been our doctor,        into a medicine cupboard for the medicine to         us children of our pain. She makes the best food in the world and always keeps our clothes clean.
Now, my own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad, and on special        , I find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her. So it was late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand        ran across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so gently,        my forehead.
In my memory, for the thousandth time, I        the night my young voice        , “Don't’ do that anymore----your hands are too rough!”        Mom’s hand in my hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night. I thought she’d remember, as I did. But Mom didn’t know what I was talking about. She had forgotten ---and       ---long ago.
That night, I fell asleep with new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the        that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.
小题1:
A.set downB.put downC.lie downD.lean down
小题2:
A.inspiringB.annoyingC.boringD.upsetting
小题3:
A.forB.althoughC.soD.while
小题4:
A.GraduallyB.CertainlyC.FinallyD.Absolutely
小题5:
A.roughB.toughC.smellyD.dirty
小题6:
A.unexpectedB.strangeC.familiarD.ridiculous
小题7:
A.dashedB.returnedC.wanderedD.ran
小题8:
A.kissB.expressionC.handsD.hair
小题9:
A.happenedB.turnedC.feltD.seemed
小题10:
A.mindB.worldC.recordD.history
小题11:
A.slidingB.reachingC.touchingD.dipping
小题12:
A.operateB.ridC.chargeD.prevent
小题13:
A.situationsB.conditionsC.positionsD.occasions
小题14:
A.quicklyB.unwillinglyC.hesitantlyD.roughly
小题15:
A.pressedB.struckC.droppedD.touched
小题16:
A.recalledB.regainedC.repeatedD.reminded
小题17:
A.complainedB.laughedC.criticizedD.whispered
小题18:
A.ConductingB.CommandingC.ControllingD.Catching
小题19:
A.ignoredB.abandonedC.forgivenD.forbidden
小题20:
A.guiltB.shameC.pityD.sorrow

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