课时跟踪检测(三十八) Inventors and inventions
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．(2013·龙岩四校联考)—I'll repeat the address: Number 10. Saks 5th Avenue. Can you catch my idea?
—________.
A．Got it C．Made it
B．Liked it D．Repeated it
2．(2011·江苏高考)Teachers have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional ________.
A．consequence C．competence
B．independence D．intelligence
3．(2013·江西南昌一模)The police promised that the relatives of the victim would be kept ________ of everything about the investigation.
A．inform C．being informed
B．informing D．informed
4．—When will we meet at the entrance to the cinema? —Will three o'clock be ________ for you? A．convenient C．comfortable
B．frequent D．flexible
5．(2013·泰安高三一模)Mary was wearing a diamond necklace borrowed from her friend, ________ hoping to make herself noticed at the party.
A．abruptly C．fairly
B．merely D．shortly
6．Many fans are always collecting a lot of information ________ with their favourite stars. A．being associated C．associated
B．associating D．to associate
7．We knew that Helen would do well, but she has succeeded beyond our ________. A．descriptions C．explanations
B．preparations D．expectations
8．(2013·江南十校测试)—Can you help me?
—Yes. ________ your teacher's advice, in my opinion, and everything will be OK. A．Follow C．To follow
B．Following D．Followed
9．(2013·浙大附中高三质检) The man who hit so many people in a row had drunk so much that his mind could no longer ________ between fantasy and reality.
A．distinguish C．disturb
B．discourage D．disappear
10．(2013·安庆高三质检)—Have you finished your homework yet? —Not yet, I ________ to do it just a few minutes ago. A．get down C．set about
B．set out D．set up
11．Water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, thus creating a ________ environment.
A．peaceful C．common
B．sensitive D．stable
12．(2012·沈阳模拟)She told her husband that she couldn't ________ the rest of the housework without his help.
A．get over C．get into
B．get through D．get off
13．I haven't seen Anna since she left our hometown two years ago, but we do keep in touch with each other by sending e-mails ________.
A．here and there C．at one time
B．sooner or later D．now and then
14．(2012·厦门质检)The UN officials say it could be many weeks and even months ________ a deal is reached.
A．before C．when
B．after D．as
15．(2013·南宁高三质检)His aunt's letters ________ him of those beautiful days when they used to live together in his hometown.
A．call at C．call on Ⅱ.阅读理解
(2012·泰安高三一模)Bobby Moresco grew up in New York's Hell's Kitchen, a tough working-class neighborhood on Manhattan's West Side. But Hell's Kitchen lies right next door to Broadway, and the bright lights attracted Bobby from the time he was a teen. Being stage-struck was hardly what a street kid could admit to his partners. Fearing their ridicule, he told no one, not even his girlfriend, when he started taking acting lessons at age 17. If you were a kid from the neighborhood, you became a cop, construction worker, longshoreman or criminal. Not an actor.
Moresco struggled to make that long walk a few blocks east. He
studied acting, turned out for all the cattle calls — and during the decade of
B．call for D．call up
the 1970s made a total of $2,000. “I wasn't a good actor, but I had a driving need to do something
different with my life，” he says.
He moved to Hollywood, where he drove a cab and worked as a bartender (酒吧服务员). “My father said, ‘Stop this craziness and get a job; you have a wife and daughter.’” But Moresco kept working at his chosen craft.
Then in 1983 his younger brother Thomas was murdered in a mob-linked killing. Moresco moved back to his old neighborhood and started writing as a way to explore the pain and the patrimony of Hell's Kitchen. Half-Deserted Streets, based on his brother's killing, opened at a small Off-Broadway theater in 1988. A Hollywood producer saw it and asked him to work on a screenplay.
His reputation grew, and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood. By 2003, he was again out of work and out of cash when he got a call from Paul Haggis, a director who had befriended him. Haggis wanted help writing a film about the country after September 11. The two worked on the writing, but every studio in town turned it down. They kept pitching it. Studio executives, however, thought no one wanted to see a severe, honest vision of race and fear and lives in collision in modern America.
Moresco believed so strongly in the script that he borrowed money, sold his house. He and Haggis kept pushing. At last the writers found an independent film producer who would take a chance, but the upfront money was too little, Moresco delayed his salary.
Crash slipped into the theaters in May 2005, and quietly became both a hit and a critical success. It was nominated for six Academy Awards and won three — Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Writing (Original Screenplay) by Paul Haggis and the kid from Hell's Kitchen.
At age 54, Bobby Moresco became an overnight success. “If you have something you want to do in life, don't think about the problems，” he says，“think about other ways to get it done.”
1．Rearrange the following statements in terms of time order：
a．His work Half-Deserted Streets drew attention as it opened at a small Off-Broadway theater. b．Unexpectedly Crash became both a hit and a huge success. c．He moved to Hollywood to be a taxi driver and a waiter.
d．He started learning acting in spite of hardness with the belief of doing something different. e．His younger brother Thomas was killed in conflict among bullies. A．d, c, e, a, b C．c, d, e, a, b
B．d, e, c, b, a D．c, e, d, b, a
2．Why Bobby Moresco did not tell anyone that he started taking lessons at age 17? A．He wanted to give his girlfriend a surprise. B．His girlfriend did not allow him to do this. C．He was afraid of being laughed at. D．He had no talent for acting.
3．Which of the following sentences is NOT true? A．His father did not support his work as a bartender.
B．Before he became an overnight success, his life experienced ups and downs. C．His brother's death inspired his writing Half-Deserted Streets.
D．Moresco grew up in New York's Hell's Kitchen which is a few blocks east of Broadway. 4．The Studio executives turned the script Crash down because ________. A．they thought the script would not be popular B．the script was not well written
C．they had no money to make the film based on the script D．they thought Moresco was not famous 5．What's the best title of the article? A．The Road to Success B．Try It a Different Way C．A Talented man — Moresco D．Moresco's Perseverance
6．Which of the following can best describe Bobby Moresco? A．initiative (主动) and persistent B．shy but hardworking C．caring and brave D．aggressive and modest Ⅲ.书面表达
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课时跟踪检测(三十八)
Ⅰ.1.选A 考查交际用语。A项“知道了；明白了”；B项“喜欢”；C项“成功；达到
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