The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audience could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other forever. He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him.

The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”

“No, sir,” the men answered.

The director was angry. “Why not?”  he asked. 

“Well, sir,” one of the men answered, “we’re on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”

“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”

But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards? Then it’ll look like a sunset.”

“That’s a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”

The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir,” they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.

They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset’ behind them.”

The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.

The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.

1.One evening, the director sent his camera crew out _________.

A．to film a scene on the sea

B．to find an actor and an actress

C．to watch a beautiful sunset

D．to meet the audience

2.Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?

A．Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.

B．Because he was angry with his crew.

C．Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.

D．Because it was his secretary’s suggestion.

3.The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because ______.

A．it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine

B．when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

C．it was more moving than a sunrise

D．the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The crew had to follow the secretary’s advice.

B．If you want to see a sunrise, the east coat is the place to go.

C．The camera crew wasn’t able to film the scene the first day.

D．The director ordered his crew to stop filming the “sunset”.

 

The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audience could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent camera team out one evening to film the sunset for him.
The next morning he said to the men, “Have you provided me with that sunset?”
“No, Sir,” the men answered.
The director was angry.  “Why not?”  he asked.
“Well,” one of the men answered, “we are on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”
“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted. “Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”
But then a young secretary had an idea. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested, “and then play it backwards, Then it’ll look like a sunset.” “That’s a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera team and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”
The camera team went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, Sir,” they said, and give it to him. He was very pleased.
They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director explained, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the sunset behind them.”
The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera team to stop. The birds in the film were flying backwards away from the beach.
【小题1】One evening, the director sent his camera team out ______.

A．to watch a beautiful sunset.

B．to find an actor and an actress.

C．to film a scene on the sea.

D．to meet the audience.

【小题2】Why did the director want to send his team to the west coast?

A．Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset

B．Because he was angry about his team

C．Because it was his secretary’s suggestion

D．Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset

【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The team followed the secretary’s advice.

B．If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is a place to go to.

C．The camera team wasn’t able to film the scene the first day.

D．The director ordered his team to stop filming the “sunset”

【小题4】The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because _____.  

A．it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine

B．when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

C．it was more moving than a sunrise

D．the ocean looked more than a sunrise

【小题5】After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands _____.

A．because he was moved to tears

B．as he saw everything in the film moving backwards

C．as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined

D．because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and the heroine

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

A Little Hero

A group of Italian soldiers led by a captain were advancing slowly toward the position of the enemy. They arrived at a farmhouse, in front of which sat a small boy, cutting a branch of a tree with his knife.

"What are you doing here?" asked the captain. "Why didn't you leave with your family?"

　　"I don't have any family," said the boy. "I'm an orphan. I used to work for the family that lived here. They've gone, but I stayed in order to see the fighting."

　　"Have you seen any Austrians pass by here?"

　　"Not within the last three days."

　　"Do you think you could climb that tree and tell me whether you see anything of the Austrians in the distance?"

　　"Sure!"

　　In a few minutes the boy was at the top of the tree.

　　"Look straight ahead," cried the captain, "and tell me what you see."

　　"Two men on horseback - nothing else."

　　"How far away?"

　　"About a mile and a half. They're standing still." ….

　　"They're shooting at me," said the boy. "but don't worry. Let me tell you what's to the left. Well, there's a church and I think I see..."

　　 A third bullet passed, and the boy was seen to fall suddenly from the tree, dead.

　　"Poor boy!" said the captain, covering the boy's body with a national flag and saying, "He died like a soldier and we must bury him like a soldier."

Soon it was covered with flowers. He gave his life to his country.

【写作内容】

学校最近组织了一次中美学生交流活动，你参加其中的“童年生活”讨论。听完Joe讲的故事“A Little Hero” 之后，你准备写一份发言稿，题目是“After Listening to ‘A Little Hero’ ”，内容要点包括：

1. 以约30个词概括你听完A Little Hero的故事；

2. 然后以约120个词谈谈你的童年生活，内容包括：

(1) 对自己童年生活的感受；

(2) 你的童年以及现在的生活和故事中那位小英雄的童年生活有什么不同？

(3) 作为一位高中学生，你未来的理想是什么？

【写作要求】

1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

    阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

You Did More Than Carry My Books

    Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with a baseball bat and several other things. Mark   21   down and helped the boy pick up these articles.   22  they were going the same way, he helped to carry some of them for him. As they walked Mark   23  the boy's name was Bill, that he  24  computer games, baseball and history, that he was having a lot of   25   with his other subjects and that he had just broken  26  with his girlfriend.

    They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was   27  in for a Coke-Cola and to watch some television. The afternoon passed   28  with a few laughs and some shared small talk, and then Mark went home. They  29  to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, and then both ended up from the same high school. Just three weeks before  30  , Bill asked Mark if they  31  talk.

　　Bill  32   him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Do you  33  wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I  34   out my locker(柜) because I didn't want to leave a mess（脏乱）  35  anyone else. I had planned to run away and I was going home to  36  my things. But after we spent some time together  37   and laughing, I realized that  38   I had done that, I would have  39  a new friend and missed all the fun we would have together. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books that day, you did a lot more. You   40   my life." 

A．fell    B．sat  C．lay  D．knelt

A．Although    B．Since    C．After    D．Until

A．discovered  B．realized C．said D．decided

A．played  B．loved    C．tried    D．made

A．questions   B．ideas    C．trouble  D．doubt

A．up  B．out  C．off  D．away

A．put B．helped   C．invited  D．pushed

A．peacefully  B．willingly    C．freely   D．pleasantly

A．continued   B．agreed   C．forced   D．offered

A．graduation  B．movement C．separation   D．vacation

A．would   B．should   C．could    D．must

A．demanded    B．reminded C．removed  D．asked

A．ever    B．usually  C．even D．never

A．checked B．took C．cleaned  D．put

A．over    B．into C．with D．for

A．find    B．pick C．pack D．hold

A．talking B．playing  C．reading  D．watching

A．before  B．if   C．while    D．as

A．forgotten   B．passed   C．left D．lost

A．helped  B．recovered    C．improved D．changed

They arrived at the farmhouse, in front of which__________.

A. is sitting a boy    B. sat a boy  C. a boy sat           D. a boy is sitting