B. sat
C. slept
D. stood
40. A. gain
B. give
C. lose
D. show
Ⅲ.閱讀理解/Reading comprehension(40分)
A
The Bay Hotel. It's a quiet, comfortable hotel overlooking (俯瞰) the bay in an uncommercialised Cornish fishing village on England' s most southerly point. If pop music is no longer your strong point, and you are considering a relaxing holiday where the scenery is breathtaking and the sound of the sea is live music to your ears, come and stay with us. For adults only. Hush! Don' t tell everyone ! 01326 280464
The Willapark Manor Hotel. Peaceful situation in 14 acres of separated gardens and woodland, overlooking picturesque bay. Close to coastal path and beach. Excellent cuisine. Our excellent service brings our guests back year after year. Children (reductions) and pets welcome. 01840 770782
The Country Garden Hotel. Delightful hotel set in lovely gardens; calm Island of Wight near Tennyson Downs. Great food! Garden, sea view and ground floor rooms. Please call for brochure(服務指南) and sample menu. Adults only and pets welcome. 0800 980 1943
Boscastle. Romantic 17th Century farmer' s cottage in countryside with splendid coastal views. Well-equipped. Sleeps 5. Regret no pets/smoking. Garden with furniture. Brochure ;01633 450417
Godshill. 4 star self-served units. Non smoking. Sleeps 2--4. Open all year. Good walks. Close to pubs. Peaceful. Cosy. No pets. Brochure: 01983 840371
The Blakeney Hotel. Overlooking harbour, traditional privately-owned friendly hotel with bedrooms, lift, heated indoor pool, spa bath and saunas. Relax, walk, sail, play golf, explore the villages, countryside and coast. Special seasonal midweek price for aged citizens. 01263 7407
S W France. Rural setting near Cordes. Two beautifully repainted old houses, sleep 4/5, and 6. Gardens, woodland, pool, views, excellent walks. Available all year round. Outstanding. 01962776967
41. All of the following hotels are close to the sea EXCEPT _________.
A. S W France
B. The Blakeney Hotel
C. Willapark Manor Hotel
D. The Country Garden Hotel
42. If you want to take your children and your dog with you on holiday, you can choose _________.
A. The Country Garden Hotel
B. Willapark Manor Hotel
C. The Bay Hotel
D. Boscastle
43. One of the hotels offers a special price for _________.
A. young people
B. elderly people
C. foreign guests
D. students
44. The purpose of the passage is to
A. warn
B. advise
C. describe
D. advertise
B
People fell in love with Elizabeth Taylor in 1944, when she starred in National Velvet--the story of Velvet Brown, a young girl who wins first place in a famous horse race. At first, the producers of the movie told Taylor that she was too small to play the part of Velvet. However, they waited for her for a few months as she exercised and trained--and added three inches to her height in four months! Her acting in National Velvet is still considered the best by a child actress.
Elizabeth Taylor was born in London in 1932. Her parents, both Americans, had moved there for business reasons. When World War II started, the Taylors moved to Beverly Hills, California, and there Elizabeth started acting in movies. After her success as a child star, Taylor had no trouble moving into adult(成人)roles and won twice for Best Actress: Butterfield 8 (1960) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ( 1966 )
Taylor' s fame(名聲) and popularity gave her a lot of power with the movie industry, so she was able to demand very high pay for her movies. In 1963, she received $ 1 million for her part in Cleopatra--the highest pay received by any star up to that time.
Elizabeth Taylor is a legend (傳奇人物) of our times. Like Velvet Brown in National Velvet, she had been lucky, and she had beauty, fame and wealth. But she was also a hard worker. Taylor seldom acted in movies any more. Instead, she put her time and efforts into her businesses, and into helping others--several years ago, she founded an organization that has raised more than $ 40 million for research and education.
45. The producers didn' t let Taylor play the part of Velvet at first because they thought she _________.
A. was small in size
B. was too young
C. did not play well enough
D. did not show much interest
46. What Elizabeth Taylor and Velvet Brown had in common was that they were both _________.
A. popular all their lives
B. famous actresses
C. successful when very young
D. rich and kindhearted
47. Taylor became Best Actress at the age of _________.
A, 12
B. 28
C. 31
D. 34
48. In her later life, Elizabeth Taylor devoted herself to _________.
A. doing business and helping others
B. turning herself into a legend
C. collecting money for the poor
D. going about research and education work
C
Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.
My father died when I was nine months old, making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen. While I was growing up, we lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, "Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it. "
At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that no matter what those doctors said, I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later I returned to school--walking on my own!
When the Great Depression(大蕭條) hit, my morn lost her job. Then I left school to support the both of us. At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again.
Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I was dissatisfied with the secondclass hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra $ 2 for each child. That was too expensive for the average American family. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel (汽車旅館)for families that would never charge extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.
Not surprisingly, Mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. As in any business, we experienced a lot of challenges. But with my mother' s words deeply rooted in my soul, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the word--Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $ 1 billion a year.
You may not have started out life in the best situations. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.
49. What Kemmons' morn often told him during his childhood was
A. caring
B. moving
C. encouraging.
D. interesting