Daniel Jacob Radcliffe was born on 23rd July 1989 in London. From the age of five, Dan became interested in acting, although his early experience was just playing a part of monkey in a school. He had missed a part in a TV play based on Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist because his parents didn't think it would be a very good idea to act. But he played a role in David Cupperfield.

Chris Columbus who wanted to find a young British actor to act as Harry Potter. Director Columbus had seen David Copperfield and thought Dan could act well. But Dan's parents didn't agree. Columbus called Dan's parents to persuade them to change their minds, and at last they allowed Dan to act in the film. "When my dad told me I'd got the part of Harry Potter, I cried. I even woke up in the middle of the night, around half past two, and I woke up my dad too, just to check with him that it wasn't a dream," said Dan. When Porter’s author Joanne (JK) Rowling saw him, she said happily, "I don't think Chris Columbus could have found a better Harry…"

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone began in September 2000. It came out in November 2001, going on to become the second-best film, behind Titanic. After Dan became famous, he tried to do good to the others. In February 2005, his T-Shirt was sold to get money for people in Asia.

Daniel has made more than $ 23 million, making him one of the richest teenagers after Prince Harry and Charlotte Church. He was paid about 50,000 pounds for the first Harry Potter film and around 6 million for the fourth film.

60. When Daniel was young, he______.

A. played with a monkey                    B. liked acting very much

C. worked with Charles Dickens               D. acted in Oliver Twist

61. When Dan knew he got the part of Harry Porter, he cried because______.

A. he was very upset        B. he was very calm   

C. he was not brave        D. he was very glad

62. What Joanne (JK) Rowling said really means______.

A. Dan is the best person to act Harry      

B. Chris Columbus could find a Harry

C. it is very difficult to find a better Harry  

D. Chris Columbus is good at finding actors

63. How old was Daniel when his first film about Harry Potter came out?

A. Five years old.        B. Eleven years old.    

C. Sixteen years old.      D. Twelve years old.

64. From the text, we can know_______.

A. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was the best film when it came out

B. Dan is famous all over the world and he is the richest teenagers in Britain

C. Dan is not only a good actor but also a kind-hearted young man

D. Dan only acted in the four films about Harry Potter

Twenty years ago, Americans were a rare sight in China. But decades later, things have changed greatly. Americans are found in every Chinese province and region and in all walks of life. Much of this change is due to the increasing exchange and improving relationship between the two countries, but what attracts many here is China’s rapid development and the huge opportunities that have arisen with that development.

Erik Nilsson has been working for the English newspaper China Daily as a reporter for five years since his graduation from Central Michigan University. Although his original plan was to become a conflict zone reporter in Latin America, he decided to stay at China Daily

Robert Brownell, a former IT engineer with Microsoft in Seattle, is now teaching in China and appreciates the different atmosphere in the school. His actions are a lot less restricted here than they would be in the U.S. “For good students, I can give them candy,” he explains. “But in American schools, if you give food to students, they have to be sealed(密封)and tested. In China I can pat them on the back and raise my voice. But in America, everything is regulated so much, you just can’t do anything.”

Kodi Keith Avila, the 30-year- old Hawaiian is running a business English school, New York Minutes, in Beijing. Avila first came to China in 2007 on a scholarship program as a student of University of Hawaii. It was encouragement from his professor that finally convinced him to go to China. “He thought China would overtake other countries in trade, consumption and technology,” Avila said.“I saw many good opportunities for personal careers or business development in China. So many limousines Audi, Mercedes-Benz, so many businessmen and skyscrapers. One can get a business license in China as long as one has a good business plan”he told China Today.

“I came to China because I am interested in Chinese medicine. Learning Chinese language will help me learn Chinese medicine,” Caponigro told China Today. She is not alone among Americans in becoming more and more fascinated with Chinese culture.

1.After graduation, Erik Nilsson first planned to __________.

A．work as an English newspaper editor         B．work for China Daily

C．become a conflict zone reporter in America   D．cover his reports in Latin America

2.From Robert Brownell’s story, we know that ________.

A．He couldn’t find a job and had to come to China

B．School teachers share more freedom in China than in the U.S.

C．American teachers are not allowed to give food to their students

D．American classes are more fun and lively

3.Kodi Keith Avila stays in China running his business because ______.

A．he is on a scholarship program as a student of University of Hawaii

B．he was encouraged and seized the business opportunity

C．he has provided the start-up capital

D．his professor convinced him to run a school

4.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A．The Fascinating Chinese Culture

B．China--- A Jobseekers’ Wonderful Place

C．Starting Business in China

D．Americans Following Their Dreams to China

After my 26 second-graders finished reciting the text, they settled back in their seats. But Duane was still __21__ there. Duane was a bright and lovable student, __22__ his mother, a single parent, had many problems such as drinking. __23__ that he might have had a bad night, I walked over to him to see what was wrong. As he looked up, I could see the __24__ in his dark eyes.
“Mrs. Brown, aren’t you going to open my present for you?” he asked __25__. “I put it on your desk.”
Getting back his gift from my desk, he handed it to me. I noticed my gift __26__ to be a matchbox. Duane told me that this was really a jewelry box __27__ a matchbox. As I opened it, the __28__ of two beer caps surprised me. Duane __29__ me that they were two earrings. He had noticed that I __30__ wore earrings and wanted me to have some pretty ones.
I was __31__ by Duane’s creativity and thoughtfulness. __32__ birth, one of my ears was slightly deformed (畸形的). Fearing that wearing earrings might __33__ to the ear, I avoided wearing them. But how could I __34__ to wear these precious earrings given by this __35__ child?
As I placed the earrings on my ears, my __36__ clapped, and Duane stood proudly beside me.
Since then, the matchbox remained on my desk. It __37__ me of Duane’s act of kindness and of the lessons he taught me. Although his __38__ at home was bad, Duane continued to see the good in life. Although poor, he still wanted to __39__. Whenever I see Duane’s gift on my desk, I feel encouraged. If I am having __40__ reaching a student, I’ll try to be like Duane and give that student a piece of my heart.

It was when I was attending high school that I first read Asimov’s stories. At the time, a few SF magazines began to introduce this author and translate a few pieces from his “Robot Series”. Of Asimov’s works, the one that left the deepest impression on me was Pebble in the Sky. This novel directly influenced my early SF writing.
Asimov was one of the leading writers of Western science fiction’s Golden Age, so although his writing may not have a direct influence on writers of today, his underlying （潜在的） influence on many levels is undeniable — the famous Three Laws of Robotics, and many classic writing techniques, for example. Of course, his influence is related to the atmosphere that existed in the Golden Age; a science fiction writer today has a hard time reaching that level no matter how outstanding he or she is. Asimov’s novels are marked by a fully integrated logical system, and his stories are a pleasure to read — this is the reason his novels still attract readers today. Naturally, Western science fiction has few people these days who follow Asimov’s creative methods; instead they are closely connected to mainstream artistic trends, employing large amounts of postmodern techniques. This type of science fiction has a hard time blossoming on Chinese soil. The majority of Chinese SF readers would rather read the classic works of Asimov. This is an important question that faces today’s Chinese science fiction writers.
Compared with the “Robot Series”, Asimov’s “Foundation Series” is a little less well-known in China. This is mostly due to the large influence of the Three Laws, and moreover, the Foundation novels have never been completely introduced here. In fact, the Foundation series creates an entire world, even grander than that of the “Robot Series”; this science fiction epic（史诗） had a direct influence on later Western science fiction, the most famous example being Star Wars.
61. We can know from the passage that the author is a _______ .
A. science fiction writer           B. science fiction publisher
C. high school student            D. novel translator
62. The Three Laws of Robotics are most probably        .
A. stories written by Asimov       B. writing techniques employed by Asimov
C. techniques to build robots      D. characters in Asimov’s science fiction
63. The main purpose of the passage is to        .
A. compare Asimov with other science fiction writers
B. attract people to read Asimov’s stories
C. introduce Asimov’s influence on SF writing
D. explain why Asimov is popular in China
64. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. “Foundation Series” were translated into Chinese earlier than “Robot Series”
B. Science fiction of postmodern style is not popular with Chinese readers
C. Asimov is the greatest science fiction writer in Western countries
D. The writing techniques by Asimov are better than the postmodern ones
65. In the writer’s opinion, Asimov’s “Foundation Series”       .
A. were not as successful as his “Robot Series”
B. are better known to Chinese readers than his “Robot Series”
C. were more logically organized than his “Robot Series”
D. were written better than his “Robot Series” in some ways