Katharine Hepburn was one of America’s great actresses. In her life she made more than fifty films and won the Oscar for Best Actress four times.

Katharine Hepburn was born in Hartford in 1907. Her parents made sure to educate their children about social subjects and sports. She rode horses, swam and played golf and tennis.

Katharine graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1928. She soon started appearing in small roles in plays. After a few successful plays in New York, Hollywood filmmakers became interested in her. Her first movie came out in 1932. The next year she made the film "Morning Glory." This movie earned Hepburn her first Oscar for Best Actress. She became a star.

　 During the 1930s, critics either loved or hated Katharine Hepburn. But Hepburn wanted to do things in her own way. She did not want to be like other actresses. She did not wear make-up on her face. She would not let photographers take sexy(性惑的) pictures of her. She became unpopular with the public. But Hepburn wouldn’t give up easily. She starred in "The Philadelphia Story" and it became a great success. Hepburn received another Oscar nomination for Best Actress. She took control of her career once again.

　 In 1967, she starred in the movie "Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner" with Spencer Tracy. For this movie, she won her second Oscar. She won her third Oscar the next year for "A Lion in Winter." And, in her mid-seventies she won her last Oscar for "On Golden Pond."

Even into her eighties, Katharine kept working. She also wrote several books. In 2003, Katharine Hepburn died. As part of her last wishes, she helped create the Katharine Hepburn Center. This program helps support the things that were important to her; film and theater, women’s rights, and civic responsibility (公民責(zé)任)．

62. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　 A. Morning Glory was Katharine’s first movie.

　 B. Katharine was a very traditional girl in her time.

　 C. People all loved Katharine because she worked hard.

D. Katharine was not only interested in making films.

63. The following movies all won Katharine Hepburn an Oscar EXCEPT

　 A. Morning Glory　　　　　　　　　 B. A Lion in Winter

　 C. The Philadelphia Story　　 　　　　D. Guess Who’ s Coming to Dinner

64. For a time, Katharine Hepburn became unpopular because ______.

　 A. her behaviour was different from others’　 B. she stopped acting in films

　 C. she didn’t let others take her pictures　　 D. she was too proud of herself

65. Which words can best describe Katharine Hepburn according to the passage?

　 A. Attractive but selfish.　　　　　　　 　B. Hard-working and successful.

　 C. Elegant but jealous.　　　　　　　 　　D. Talented and easygoing.

Thomas Edison lost the first job. For the next five years he went around the country from job to job. At last Edison went to New York. He had little money. He could not buy enough food to eat. He had no place to sleep.

For many days Edison looked for work. He was hungry. At last he found work fixing  machines. He could fix the old machines. He also made new ones. The head man liked Edison’s new machines. He was going to give Edison $ 40,000 for them. Edison would now have money to do what he wanted.

Thomas Edison was then 23. He used the money to build a shop in New Jersey. He had many people working for him. But he worked more than any of them. He rested very little. Soon he was making more than 40 new things at one time.

In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell made a telephone. But it could carry voices only a little way. Edison wanted to make a better telephone. He soon made one. It could carry voices a long way.

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1．After he lost his first job, Edison ________.

A. found no jobs in the next five years 

B. lived in New York for the next five years

C. had a bad time in the next five years

D. had no food and no sleep during the next five years

2．In New York ________.

A. Edison was always hungry

B. Edison began to have good luck after he found the work fixing machines

C. Edison got $ 40,000 by fixing machines

D. Edison made more money by fixing old machines

3．The head man was interested in ________.

A. Thomas Edison himself      B. The old machines

C. the new machines           D. Edison’s telephone

4．Edison made a telephone. It ________.

A. was the first one in the world    B. carried more voices

C. carried voices more clearly      D. carried voices much farther

5．The best title for this passage might be “________.”

A. The First Telephone            B. Thomas Edison’s Shop

C. Thomas Edison’s New Job       D. Thomas Edison—An Inventor

Thomas Edison lost the first job. For the next five years he went around the country from job to job. At last Edison went to New York. He had little money. He could not buy enough food to eat. He had no place to sleep.

For many days Edison looked for work. He was hungry. At last he found work fixing machines. He could fix the old machines. He also made new ones. The head man liked Edison’s new machines. He was going to give Edison $ 40,000 for them. Edison would now have money to do what he wanted.

Thomas Edison was then 23. He used the money to build a shop in New Jersey. He had many people working for him. But he worked more than any of them. He rested very little. Soon he was making more than 40 new things at one time.

In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell made a telephone. But it could carry voices only a little way. Edison wanted to make a better telephone. He soon made one. It could carry voices a long way.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。

1．After he lost his first job, Edison ________.

   A. found no jobs in the next five years 

   B. lived in New York for the next five years

   C. had a bad time in the next five years

   D. had no food and no sleep during the next five years

2．In New York ________.

   A. Edison was always hungry

   B. Edison began to have good luck after he found the work fixing machines

   C. Edison got $ 40,000 by fixing machines

   D. Edison made more money by fixing old machines

3．The head man was interested in ________.

   A. Thomas Edison himself      B. The old machines

   C. the new machines           D. Edison’s telephone

4．Edison made a telephone. It ________.

   A. was the first one in the world    B. carried more voices

   C. carried voices more clearly      D. carried voices much farther

5．The best title for this passage might be “________.”

   A. The First Telephone            B. Thomas Edison’s Shop

   C. Thomas Edison’s New Job       D. Thomas Edison—An Inventor

TEN-YEAR-OLD Barack Obama was one of the only three black students at his school in Hawaii，US．He felt very different from most other students．White girls wanted to touch his hair．A white boy asked him whether his father ate people．

“I lied（說(shuō)謊）to them thin my father was a Kenyan prince（王子）．But I kept asking myself who I am，” said Obama．

However，37 years later，the boy made history．Last Wednesday Obama became the first black president in US history．

Obama was born in 1961．to an African father and a white American woman from a small town in the US．He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii．This unusual background made him wonder who he was．He once turned to wines to help forget this question．

With the help of his friends，Obama finally turned his life around at college．His hard work made him a star at Harvard．Later，he became only the third black senator（參議員）in US history．During his race to the highest post in the US．Obama talked about his background．He called for a United States of America，rather than a white America or a black America．

“Obama's success has made Martin Luther King’s dream come true．That is：A man should not be judged（判斷）by the color of his skin（皮膚），but by the content of his character，” wrote ABC news．

1．Where can we find this passage?

A．In a newspaper．    B．In a novel．      C．In a history book．     D．In a poster．

2．Why did Obama feel different from most other students at school?

A．Because white girls always touched his hair．

B．Because his father looked terrible．

C．Because there were few black students like him in the school．

D．Because his parents were both Africans．

3．we can infer（推斷）from the passage that ________．

A．Martin Luther King fought for his dream and he succeeded．

B．Obama has the same dream as Martin Luther King．

C．Obama was once bothered（困擾）by the question where he was born．

D．Obama became the president at the age of 37．

4．In Obama's opinion，what would “a United States of America” be like?

A．It would be a country made up of fifty states．

B．It would be ruled by the black people．

C．It would be ruled by the white people．

D．It would be a country of all Americans．

5．What is the best title of this passage?

A．A Man who Changed American History．    B．Kenyan Prince．

C．A Top Student of Harvard．                        D．Who Am I?