Katharine Hepburn made a change in the film world because ______.

A．she set the model of independent woman in her films

B．she had been starring roles of strong, spirited females in all her films

C．she never believed females were inferior to their counterparts

D．she led an independent way of living throughout her life

Hollywood produced more films than any film center in the world. 【M1】______

The warm weather mid long hours of sunlight meant that filmmaking was 【M2】______

easy and quite cheap. This was also a rich part of America, and there

were many businessmen who wanted to make money for the motion 【M3】______

picture industry. At first short cowboy films were popular because they add

excitement and adventure for people's lives. Later, comedy films were 【M4】______

made so that people could laugh and forget their troubles. Charlie Chap

Chaplin was probably file mostly liked of all comedy actors. 【M5】______

To begin with, all films were silent, and actors showed the story

by acting smaller than life. Charlie Chaplin was the most famous of 【M6】______

these silent film actors. In 1926 some short films were made which the 【M7】______

actors spoke for the first time. Within three years nobody wanted to

watch silent films although some famous actors, including Charlie

Chaplin, refusing to make talking films for many years. 【M8】______

At first all films were in black and white, but in 1932 the first

color film was made. It was until 1938 that a full length color film was 【M9】______

made, and the success of this film made producers everywhere to change 【M10】______

from black and white to color. This first full-length color film was

translated into ten languages and made Hollywood the major center of the

motion picture industry.

【M1】

How about the machines used in the factories？

A．Most of them are made in China.

B．Most of them are imported from abroad.

C．They made most of them by themselves.

D．They made all of them by themselves.

According to the first paragraph- "excellence" is embodied in all EXCEPT____

A．energy of the runner

B．determination of the competitor

C．big mony can be made

D．smoothness of the organization

Hollywood produced more films than any film center in the world. 【M1】______

The warm weather mid long hours of sunlight meant that filmmaking was 【M2】______

easy and quite cheap. This was also a rich part of America, and there

were many businessmen who wanted to make money for the motion 【M3】______

picture industry. At first short cowboy films were popular because they add

excitement and adventure for people's lives. Later, comedy films were 【M4】______

made so that people could laugh and forget their troubles. Charlie Chap

Chaplin was probably file mostly liked of all comedy actors. 【M5】______

To begin with, all films were silent, and actors showed the story

by acting smaller than life. Charlie Chaplin was the most famous of 【M6】______

these silent film actors. In 1926 some short films were made which the 【M7】______

actors spoke for the first time. Within three years nobody wanted to

watch silent films although some famous actors, including Charlie

Chaplin, refusing to make talking films for many years. 【M8】______

At first all films were in black and white, but in 1932 the first

color film was made. It was until 1938 that a full length color film was 【M9】______

made, and the success of this film made producers everywhere to change 【M10】______

from black and white to color. This first full-length color film was

translated into ten languages and made Hollywood the major center of the

motion picture industry.

【M1】

From the last two paragraphs, we get the impression that

A．people feel disappointed with the US share market.

B．most people have confidence in the Silicon Valley’s future.

C．a(chǎn) large number of workers are made redundant.

D．millionaires in the Valley are all bankrupted earlier this year.

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？ A．A “cycle revolution ” happened at the turn of the 20 th century. B．Around 40,000 journeys a d ay will be made on the rental bikes. C．A fifth of all London journeys were on bicycles over 100 years ago. D．People are supportive of the bike rental scheme when it started.

What made Janet wary about the new colleague with the loose lips？

A.Her new colleague thought she is a newbie.

B.Her new colleague gave her an earful of all the personal lives and backstories of their work group even if they didn’t know her.

C.Her new colleague would like to recruit her.

D.Her new colleague told her secrets of the company.

Whenever you see an old film, even one made as little as ten years before, you can？t help being strucked by the __1__ appearance of the women taking part. Their hair styles and make-up look date; their skirts look either too long or too __2__ short; their general appearance is, in fact, slightly ludicrous.

The men taking part, on other hand, are clearly recognizable. __3__ There is nothing about their appearance to suggest that they belong to an entire different age. This illusion is created __4__ by changing fashions. Over the years, the great minority of men __5__ have successfully resisted all attempts to make it change their __6__ style. of dress. The same cannot be said for women. Each year,a fewer so-called top designers in Paris and London lay down __7__ on the law and women around the world run to obey. The __8__ decrees of the designers are unpredictable and dictatorial.Sometime they decide arbitrarily, that skirts will be short and __9__ waists will be height; hips are in and buttons are out. __10__

From the last two paragraphs, we get the impression that

A．people feel disappointed with the US share market.

B．most people have confidence in the Silicon Valley's future.

C．a(chǎn) large number of workers are made redundant.

D．millionaires in the Valley are all bankrupted earlier this year.