【正文】 opera, grew up in a family of Beijing opera performers. He began to perform on the stage（舞臺）in 1904 when he was 10 years old. He learnt his acting skills and played female roles and became highly good at singing, dancing and acting. He turned himself into a performer of almost all types of the Dan female roles. In July 1937, the Japanese army occupied（占領(lǐng)） Beijing. The officer of the army told Mei to perform for them and promised to give him a lot of money. Mei refused to do so, and from then on, he gave up performing on stage during the war. This made him poor until the war ended in 1945.After 1949, he made the Dan have an important place in Beijing opera through many years of hard working. In his 50year stage life, he used new acting skills and made lots of good operas. So he became the symbol of Beijing opera.（1）The movie Forever Enthralled shows the life of_________ . A.a famous actressB.a film directorC.an unknown film starD.a master of Beijing opera（2）During the war, Mei refused to appear on stage because he _______. A.had a lot of other things to doB.did not like to perform Beijing operaC.had enough money to live a good lifeD.hated performing for the Japanese army（3）How does the writer mainly introduce Mei39。s life in the passage? A.By presenting several facts.B.By discussing a point of view.C.By using a timeline of events.D.By listing a group of examples.13．閱讀理解 Most children like to watch cartoons on TV because of the funny characters and the bright colours. But is it good for children to watch cartoons on TV? Some people think it leaves nothing for children to imagine when they are watching cartoons on TV. They can see the different characters so they need not imagine the appearance of a character or any situation in the cartoon. But when reading a book, he has to imagine what the different characters look like. He has to imagine a place or a situation described in the story he is reading, so the imaginative power of the child improves. Very little children may not be able to read books. But they will be happy to watch TV, especially watch cartoons. Watching cartoons will improve their language ability. As most of the cartoons are in English, watching them will improve their English. They will learn to understand the conversations between others. Their vocabulary will get improved. They will learn how to pronounce different words. Their spoken English will also get greatly improved. These are the advantages of watching cartoons. But there should be a limit to everything. Parents should control their children39。s time on TV. However, you cannot keep children from watching TV pletely. It will only do more harm than good.（1）Why do most children like to watch cartoons on TV according to the passage? A.Because of the funny language and the interesting ads.B.Because of the meaningful stories and the funny language.C.Because of the interesting ads and the funny characters.D.Because of the funny characters and the bright colours.（2）What39。s the opinion of the people who are against children39。s watching cartoons on TV? A.They think watching cartoons on TV is not good for children39。s imagination.B.They think watching cartoons on TV is not good for children39。s eyes.C.They think the cartoons on TV are not interesting at all.D.They think some cartoons on TV are not healthy.（3）what does the third paragraph mainly talk about? A.How young children learn English.B.The advantages of watching cartoons.C.Watching cartoons is the best way to learn English.D.Children are happy when they are watching cartoons.（4）What does the underlined word It in the last paragraph refer to? A.Watching cartoons on TV.B.A limit to everything.C.Parents39。 control over their children39。s time on TV.D.Keeping children from watching TV pletely.14．閱讀理解 There is little doubt that house cats first developed naturally from ancient wild cats. The cleverest relative is the American wild cat which still lives in Africa today. This is understandable because the first house cats came from Africa. Cats first started to live around people in Egypt about 6,000 ~ 7,000 years ago. From Egypt, cats started to move around the world. At about the same time, Egyptians began storing grain（谷物） in buildings. Scientists used to believe that people tamed cats to catch mice and protect the grain. However, cats don39。t like to be told what to do! Now, scientists believed that eats followed the mice and learned to accept people. Finally, some of the cats began to grow fortably around people. These were smaller cats that needed protection. As these cats and people got used to each other, they moved in together. Around 5,000 years ago, eats started to live with people. Soon cats were in Greece, then the Middle East and China. They moved along Egyptian business roads keeping away mice and keeping people around them. After the Romans came to Egypt, they also accepted the cats and brought them to Europe. These cats likely bred（繁殖） with other cats to form the many kinds of house cats we have today. Cats are relatively recent house animals. House cats still have a lot in mon with their wild relatives. Cats sleep a lot to save energy just like wild cats. They often get food at night as well. House cats are generally peaceful and friendly, but be careful! If a cat feels it is in danger, it will fight back—just like a wild cat.（1）Where did the first house cats e from? A.Asia.B.Africa.C.Europe.D.America.（2）When did cats start to live with people? A.About 4,000 years ago.B.About 5,000 years ago.C.About 6,000 years ago.D.About 7,000 years ago.（3）According to the text, which of the following is TRUE? A.Cats started to move around the world from China.B.Cats get food at night to save energy like wild cats.C.Cats have a little in mon with their wild cats.D.Cats were accepted and brought to Europe by