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    May: Happenings from the past

    May 5, 1884

    Isaac Murphy, son of a slave and perhaps the greatest horse rider in American history, rides Buchanan to win his first Kentucky Derby. He becomes the first rider ever to win the race three times.

    May 9, 1754

    Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette produces perhaps the first American political cartoon(漫画), showing a snake cut in pieces, with the words “ Join or Die" printed under the picture.

    May 11, 1934

    The first great dust storm of the Great Plains Dust Bowl, the result of years of drought(干旱)，blows topsoil all the way to New York City and Washington, D.C.

    May 19,1994

    Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, former first lady and one of the most famous people of the 1960s, died of cancer in New York City at the age of 64.

    May 24,1844

    Samuel F. B. Morse taps out the first message, “What hath God wrought, "over the experimental long-distance telegraph line which runs from Washington, D.C. , to Baltimore, Md.

    1. We know from the text that Buchanan is ______

    A. Isaac's father　　　　　　　　　B. a winning horse

    C. a slave taking care of horses　　　D. the first racing horse in Kentucky

    2. What is the title of the first American political cartoon? 

    A. Join or Die　　　                B. Pennsylvania Gazette

    C. What Hath God Wrought            D. Kentucky Derby　　　       

    3. In which year did the former first lady Jacqueline die? 

     A.1934.　　　　B.1960.　　　　C.1964. 　　　D.1994.

    4. Which of the following places has to do with the first telegram in history?

    A. Washington, D. C.　　　　         B. New York City.　　　　　　　　

    C. Kentucky                          D. Pennsylvania

     

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    2007 will have a handful of final installments in movie trilogies (三部曲)

    that will blow us out of our seats. This is the complete list:

    Spider-Man 3

    May 4, 2007

    Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst

    　 An alien from the moon gives Spider-man new powers and a black

    suit. Peter Parker confronts （对抗，面对）his darker side when his red

    suit suddenly turns jet black and fuels his powers.

    Shrek 3

    May 18, 2007

    Voice: Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake

    When Fiona’s dad dies, Shrek is supposed to take the crown（王冠）

    but Shrek doesn’t want the responsibility. So Shrek, Fiona, Donkey and

    Puss look for a new King. So far King Arthur is the best they have.

    Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World’s End

    May 25, 2007

    Starring: Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Chow Yun-Fat

    Captain Barbossa, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann must sail off the

    edge of the map, make their way through tricks and betrayal. They will

    make their final alliances（联盟） for one last decisive battle.

     

     

    Rush Hour 3

    August 10, 2007

    Starring: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker

    While in Paris, Hong Kong police officer Lee and American

    colleague Carter get inadvertently（不注意时）mixed up with a

    Chinese triad (三人的) crew. The movie’s humor draws on cultural

    differences between the two constables.

    1．The above four movies are similar in that _____.

    　 A．they are supposed to be shown in the same month

    　 B．they are the third follow-up of the film with the same title respectively

    　 C．they are of the same length

    　 D．they share the same director

    2．We can infer that Cater____.

    　 A．is a famous actor in USA　　 B．works together with Jackie Chan

    　 C．is a policeman　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．is a photographer of Rush Hour 3

    3．Shrek 3 ____.

    　 A．is a cartoon film　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．is directed by Justin Timberlake

    　 C．is to be shown on May 18, 2006　　　　　　 D．is a story about a policeman

    4．The above posters probably appear in the “_____” column of a newspaper.

    　 A．Sport　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Supplement　

    　 C．Entertainment　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Forum

     

     

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    　　I'm someone who never went to university but always thought about it．The only way I 　　1　　was listening to my children talk about their class and all the interesting things they were 　　2　　．University was just a life-long 　　3　　of mine．I just turned sixty-four years old in September．I still thought about that old dream 　　4　　 one day when there was an Advanced-Age 　　5　　 at the local university．I decided to 　　6　　．

    　　The day finally arrived-my first day of school．As I 　　7　　 there, my mind was filled with 　　8　　

    　　thoughts, “What am I doing?I'm not smart enough to go to university．The 　　9　　 will laugh when they see me in class．I probably won't live long enough to get a 　　10　　．Maybe I should just turn the car around and go home．”

    　　Then, 　　11　　, I saw it!A large billboard on the side of the road with a picture of Kermit the Frog．I 　　12　　 a little and read the words next to his picture．“Live your dreams．” Was Kermit speaking me?I didn't turn the car around．

    　　I drove a little 　　13　　 on up the highway and there was another 　　14　　．This one had a picture of Albert Einstein with his tongue 　　15　　 out．A line read, “As a student, he was no Einstein．” And there was a word in red, “ Confidence”．A new attitude was 　　16　　 inside me．

    　　I was now 　　17　　 the gate of the university and there 　　18　　 still another billboard．This one showed a photograph of a proud 　　19　　 in a cap and gown．Under the picture was her 　　20　　, Nola Ochs, aged 95．Oldest University Graduate．Below it was the words, “ Live Life ”．At that moment, my outlook changed completely．

    (1)
    [　　]

    A．

    acquired

    B．

    consulted

    C．

    attended

    D．

    contained

    (2)
    [　　]

    A．

    learning

    B．

    taking

    C．

    teaching

    D．

    using

    (3)
    [　　]

    A．

    goal

    B．

    dream

    C．

    advice

    D．

    idea

    (4)
    [　　]

    A．

    since

    B．

    before

    C．

    after

    D．

    until

    (5)
    [　　]

    A．

    program

    B．

    system

    C．

    theme

    D．

    process

    (6)
    [　　]

    A．

    turn up

    B．

    sign up

    C．

    keep up

    D．

    make up

    (7)
    [　　]

    A．

    walked

    B．

    stepped

    C．

    ran

    D．

    drove

    (8)
    [　　]

    A．

    negative

    B．

    attractive

    C．

    active

    D．

    optimistic

    (9)
    [　　]

    A．

    tutors

    B．

    kids

    C．

    professors

    D．

    fellows

    (10)
    [　　]

    A．

    degree

    B．

    praise

    C．

    skill

    D．

    reputation

    (11)
    [　　]

    A．

    finally

    B．

    immediately

    C．

    exactly

    D．

    suddenly

    (12)
    [　　]

    A．

    sped up

    B．

    cut down

    C．

    slowed down

    D．

    went up

    (13)
    [　　]

    A．

    higher

    B．

    further

    C．

    closer

    D．

    lower

    (14)
    [　　]

    A．

    billboard

    B．

    picture

    C．

    portrait

    D．

    cartoon

    (15)
    [　　]

    A．

    breaking

    B．

    pulling

    C．

    sticking

    D．

    giving

    (16)
    [　　]

    A．

    forming

    B．

    arriving

    C．

    building

    D．

    making

    (17)
    [　　]

    A．

    approaching

    B．

    arriving

    C．

    squeezing

    D．

    staying

    (18)
    [　　]

    A．

    lay

    B．

    lived

    C．

    sat

    D．

    stood

    (19)
    [　　]

    A．

    man

    B．

    teenager

    C．

    woman

    D．

    youth

    (20)
    [　　]

    A．

    motto

    B．

    name

    C．

    age

    D．

    hobby

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    The popular cartoon Mulan is a (an) _____ of a Chinese poem for children．

    A．imagination　 　 B．plot　　　 　 C．story　　　　 D．adaptation

     

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    May: Happenings from the past

    May 5, 1884

    Isaac Murphy, son of a slave and perhaps the greatest horse rider in American history, rides Buchanan to win his first Kentucky Derby. He becomes the first rider ever to win the race three times.

    May 9, 1754

    Benjamin Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette produces perhaps the first American political cartoon(漫画), showing a snake cut in pieces, with the words “ Join or Die" printed under the picture.

    May 11, 1934

    The first great dust storm of the Great Plains Dust Bowl, the result of years of drought(干旱)，blows topsoil all the way to New York City and Washington, D.C.

    May 19,1994

    Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, former first lady and one of the most famous people of the 1960s, died of cancer in New York City at the age of 64.

    May 24,1844

    Samuel F. B. Morse taps out the first message, “What hath God wrought, "over the experimental long-distance telegraph line which runs from Washington, D.C. , to Baltimore, Md.

    1. We know from the text that Buchanan is ______

    A. Isaac's father　　　　　　　　　B. a winning horse

    C. a slave taking care of horses　　　D. the first racing horse in Kentucky

    2. What is the title of the first American political cartoon? 

    A. Join or Die　　　                B. Pennsylvania Gazette

    C. What Hath God Wrought            D. Kentucky Derby　　　       

    3. In which year did the former first lady Jacqueline die? 

     A.1934.　　　　B.1960.　　　　C.1964. 　　　D.1994.

    4. Which of the following places has to do with the first telegram in history?

    A. Washington, D. C.　　　　         B. New York City.　　　　　　　　

    C. Kentucky                          D. Pennsylvania

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