Every country has its heroes. The heroes are the people the nation and especially the young people admire. If you get a list of the heroes of a nation, it will tell you the poten?tial (潜力) of that nation.

　 Today in America, if you ask the high school students to list their heroes, their choice would probably fall into three groups. The first group of heroes would be the rock stars ?the people connected with rock music. There is no doubt that such people do have talent (天才) but one wonders if one should hold up rock stars as a model. The rock stars too of?ten are mixed with drugs and their personal life is not all that good. The rock stars are rich and wear the latest fashion styles. However, one should seek (寻觅)more in a hero than such things as money and good clothes.

　 A second type of hero for the American youth is the sports star. Again you have a person who has a great ability in one area---sports. However, too often the personal life of the sports star is a bit of a disorder (混乱). Too frequently (频繁)drugs and drinking are a part of life of the sports star.

　 A third type of hero is the TV or movie star. This person may have lots of acting tal?ent and is quite handsome. However, the personal life of too many actors is quite sad and they should not be held up as a model of young people. Today, the rock star, the athlete, and the actor all have become the models of the youth in America. Really, do you hear a young person say that his hero is a doctor, a teacher, or a scientist? These people are not rich and do not wear fashionable clothes. However, they are talented people who work hard to make the world a better place for everyone.

　　　 What is really sad is that the young try to imitate their heroes. They like to wear the same clothes and follow their styles. If the heroes of today for the American young people are limited only to rock stars, athletes and actors, the future does not look too bright.　　 ?

（ ）42. From the passage, we know that the heroes the American youth admire are those _________.

A. who are not bright but are good -looking.

B. who are rich but are strict with themselves.

C. who are talented in some area but lead an improper life.

D. who are perfect in all areas

（ ）43. It can be inferred (推断) that the American young people will not admire 　

A. a university professor　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a poplar singer

C. a football player D. a film actress

（ ）44. According to the writer, people should admire those _________.

A. who are rich and wear the latest fashion clothes

B. who can express people’s feelings

C. whose personal life is good

D. who work in the interests of the people

（ ）45. What does the underlined word “imitate” mean in Chinese in the passage?

A. 喜爱　 　　　　　　 B. 模仿　 　　　　　 C.崇拜　 　　　　　 D. 迷恋

Do you know what Oscar is? When did it start? Maybe you can find the background of the awards in the following passage.

The awards started in 1929. Their full title is “The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards”. The Academy is a group of people who have worked in the film industry for many years. They decide who will receive the awards. The awards are often referred to as the “Oscar”. This is a nickname given to the awards by a lady called Margaret Herrick. She was once the director of the Academy and she once said that the little gold statue(雕像) reminded her of her uncle Oscar!

The Oscar is always an exciting event. Each year, at least one unusual thing happens. When the Italian actor and director Roberto Benigni won an Oscar for best foreign film, he danced on stage! When Gwyneth Paltrow, the star of Shakespeare in Love won the Oscar for best actress, she could not make her acceptance speech because she was crying so much with happiness!

In 1987, Roberto Benigni won the award for best director for a film about the last emperor of China. Since then, Chinese film and actors have started to make an impact at the award. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was a huge success and it won the award for best foreign language film in 2001. It also won several technical awards for its amazing “flying” people. We expect to see more awards for Chinese film in the near future.

It’s time for the Oscar again. Once more, the stars will dress up in their finest and go to Kodak Theater. There, they will find out who had won the awards for best actor, best actress and best director. Millions of people watch the awards every year to find out who the winners are. Some people watch it to see the stars crying and laughing as they receive their awards.

1.Who give the awards?

A. In 1927.

B. Oscar.

C. The Academy of Nicknames. 

D. A group of people who have worked in the film industry for many years.

2.What did Gwyneth Paltrow win an Oscar for?

A. Best Director.   B. Best Foreign Film.   C. Best Actress.  D. Best Actor.

3.Which Chinese film won an award for best foreign film?

A. Crouching Dragon, Hidden Tiger.

B. Crouching and Hidden Dragon and Tiger.

C. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

D. Crouching, Dragon, Hiding Tiger.

4. Where are the Oscars held?

A. At the Academy.                     B. in a Los Angeles restaurant. 

C. At Oscar’s house.                    D. At Kodak Theater.

5.Why do some people watch Oscars?

A. To see the restaurant.                 B. To see the fashion. 

C. To see a film.                      D. To see the stars crying and laughing.

 

What do we do when we go camping? First, we work out a plan. We take food, clothing, a knife, and things for cooking and eating. We take things to keep us away from insects （昆虫）and the sun.
Then we put everything into the car and we drive to the woods（森林）. We look for a place for campers and we look for a good place for our tent（帐篷）. The place should have a lot of moving air. This will keep some insects away. High land with water on both sides of it is good. Then we put up our tent. We put everything into the tent, and we are ready for fun. We can swim in the lake, walk in the woods, climb a mountain, row a boat, or go fishing.
In the evening we come back to the tent, we build a big fire（火）， because it can keep the insects away. We sit around the fire and talk. We may tell interesting stories or we may sing songs.
At night we lie down on the grass. We can look up at the stars. It is a busy day, so we try to go to sleep early.
Everything is dark. Everything is quiet. We hope we won’t hear music from the radio in the next tent. We hope it won’t rain.
【小题1】Before going to camp we should first ________ .

A．make a plan

B．take some food

C．take things to keep us warm

D．take something for cooking and eating

【小题2】We go to camp ________ .

A．by bus	B．by car
C．by bike	D．on foot

【小题3】Campers can take part in _______ activities

A．one or two	B．few
C．many	D．two or three

【小题4】In the evening we build a fire because _________ .

A．it is cold at night

B．it can keep us warm

C．it can keep the insects away

D．it is dark and quiet

【小题5】The campers like to ________ at night

A．hear music from the radio

B．go to sleep early

C．have rain

D．be busy

Of the stars , the sun is _____ to the earth.

A. farthest         B. the farthest        C. nearest      D. the nearest

 

The earth moves round the sun, and the moon moves round the earth. When our part of the earth turns__46__ the sun, it is day. When our part of the earth runs away __47__ the sun, it is __48__.

The sun is much __49__ than the moon. But sometimes the moon _50__ bigger than the sun, because it’s much __51_ to the earth.

The sun is very bright. It gives very __52__light. The moon looks quite bright, too, but it doesn’t give any light at all. The light __53_ the moon comes from the sun.

The moon looks much bigger and brighter than the stars, _54__ in fact the stars are much bigger and brighter than the moon. __55__ smaller than the moon because they are farther away from the earth.

1.	A．to B．from C．around D．on

 

2.	A．from B．to C．off D．at

 

3.	A．day B．noon C．night D．evening

 

4.	A．small B．big C．smaller D．bigger

 

5.	A．look B．looks C．sees D．watches

 

6.	A．near B．far C．nearer D．farther

 

7.	A．stronger B．poor C．weak D．strong

 

8.	A．from B．of C．to D．away

 

9.	A．and B．so C．but D．because

 

10.	A．It look B．They look C．They looks D．It look