Gu Changwei was the first Chinese cinematographer to be nominated(提名)for an Oscar, and he is regarded by Zhang Yimou as the best cinematographer in China. Gu was behind the camera for many of Zhang Yimou's famous films including the one that rocketed Zhang to fame: “Red Sorghum(高粱)”. And now this master of the visual has taken on his first directing role with the film “Peacock”. So Gu Changwei has come out from behind the camera into the spotlight(聚光燈)．

Gu Changwei is very serious about his directing “Peacock”. To get the authentic atmosphere, Gu took his film crew to the city of Anyang in central China's Henan Province where the story took place, to shoot the film. He chose all new actors because he didn't want “stars” appeal to weaken the power of the story, and he also had his actors trained in the local dialect. For this film Gu has been able to get out from behind the camera to manage every aspect of the film, and to realize his own ideals in movie－making.

“Peacock” is about the life of an average family in a small town in Henan Province in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Gu chose this story for his first movie because he grew up during this same period and it struck a chord with him.

“Peacock” wrapped up production in June, 2004. It's aimed at the foreign film market and will be entered in February's Berlin Film Festival, and released in China at the same time. But at the end of last October, Gu took “Peacock” to his Alma Mater, the Beijing Film Academy, one of the most famous film colleges in China, to hold a preview. The film was warmly received by both teachers and students.

6. The underlined word “cinematographer” in the first paragraph refers to a person who ________.

A. has been nominated for an Oscar

B. uses a camera to shoot films

C. directs first－class films

D. arranges for cinema shows

7. Gu didn't employ “stars” in his film because ________.

A. the stars usually stick to their own acting styles

B. the stars may not be able to speak the local dialect

C. the stars may share the audience's attention with the story

D. it was not easy for him, a fresh hand, to invite stars to join him

8. Gu chose such a story for his first movie because ________.

A. he was born in the early 1970s

B. he grew up in Henan province

C. he was popular in Henan province

D. the story had something to do with his own experience

9. From the passage we can learn that “Peacock” ________.

A. is the film for which Gu is likely to win an Oscar prize

B. has already become popular both at home and abroad

C. has its production started last summer

D. will be publicly shown in spring, 2005

10. What would be the BEST title for the passage?

A. From behind the camera into the spotlight

B. Chinese cinematographer to be nominated for Oscar

C. New faces to appear in “Peacock”

D. “Peacock” to enter foreign film market

Pop singer Peng Tan has tasted the joys of being at the top of the world. He has also  36  life's lows too. This  37  him that having a  38  picture of oneself is the key to  39_ .

"I grew   40  at the peak of my career, and I began to lose faith when things turned  41_   me," he said."

"Then I realized that dreams will  42  only if I put myself in the  43  place."

Peng, 29, will  44  at the Beijing Pop Festival at Chaoyang Park in Beijing held on September 8 to 9. He has  45   his first album Teen Spirit after he went solo from the rock band Dada. As the name  _46  the album is about his reflection on his youth.

"The _47  years is a special restless period in life, with lots of confusion, sensations, with wise and ridiculous ideas colliding," said Peng.

When younger, he first  48  of being a painter, until one day the  49  singing of Cui Jian lit up his passion, for rock music. In 1996, he became the  50  singer in the band Dada, which he set up with his   51  from junior school.

Soon, they topped the music charts and  52  most of the "'Best Newcomer of the Year" awards. However, the good days didn't last. The band  53 . Peng became depressed and began  54  his own ability. He then went to the Beijing Pop Festival last year and saw his favorite foreign band, Super Grass. This changed everything. After that, he was back on track and found his confidence.

"When you  55  to your position well in life, opportunities will come to you naturally.” he said.

A. shared          B. completed         C. escaped           D. experienced

A. has scared    B. has taught         C. has held             D. has warned

A. realistic        B. real                 C. true                 D. authentic

A. something   B. everything                   C. nothing             D. anything

A. frightened    B. excited            C. delighted         D. overconfident

A. against      B. to                  C. down              D. over

A. come out      B. come up             C. come true          D. come across

A. fight        B. left                 C. suit              D. wrong

A. stop         B. perform            C. work             D. stay

A. created       B. written              C. made             D. composed

A. tells         B. reads                    C. suggests            D. goes

A. teenage      B. youth               C. mid-aged            D. old

A. considered   B. dreamed            C. suggested           D. tried

A. gentle       B. cold              C. depressed            D. explosive

A. lead         B. pop              C. proper             D. first

A. workers        B. strangers          C. classmates          D. colleagues

A. bagged       B. accepted           C. beat               D. finished

A. broke into    B. broke in          C. broke up            D. broke down

A. improving    B. doubting           C. wondering           D. considering

A. reach         B. have               C. adapt              D. contribute

With the fight against piracy ________, more and more people find that authentic CDs and DVDs deserve ________.

Who's in control of your life? Who is pulling your string? For the majority of us, it's other people-society, colleagues, friends, family or our religious community. We learned this way of operating when we were very young, of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it, “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else's opinions, their lives a mimicry(模仿)，their passions a quotation.”

So when people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug－we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives failing to do the things we really want to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their fix(一劑毒品)，we worsen our own existence to get our own constant fix of approval.

But just as with any drug, there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom－the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot-control what other people think. People have their own agenda(日程安排), and they come with their own baggage and, in the end, they're more interested in themselves than in you. Furthermore, if we try to live by the opinions of others, we will build our life on sinking sand. Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probable pleasing no one in the process.

 So how can we take back control? I think there's only one way－make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think. We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values－not values imposed from the outside by others, but innate values which come from within. If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others, we will live a more authentic(真實(shí)的), effective, purposeful and happy life.

What Oscar Wilde says implies that       .

  A. most people's thoughts are controlled by others.

  B. we have thoughts similar to those of others.

  C. most people have a variety of thoughts.

  D. other people's thoughts are more important.

What does the author try to argue in the third paragraph?

  A. The price of taking the drug is freedom.

  B. Changing opinions may cost us our freedom.

  C. We may lose ourselves to please others.

  D. We need to pay for what we want to get.

It can be concluded from the passage that      .

  A. it's important to accept others' opinions.

  B. it's better to do what we like.

  C. we shouldn't care what others think.

  D. we shouldn't change our won opinions.

The author tries to persuade the readers to accept his arguments mainly by      .

  A. making suggestions.                      B. analyzing causes and effects.                     

  C. providing examples and facts.        D. discussing questions                                 

Just how comfortable is your sofa? Would you be prepared to let a stranger crash out there for the night? And, on the basis of a bit of email correspondence and seeing a photo of the sofa belonging to 'A. N. Unknown', would you travel halfway across the world to do the same? It might sound crazy, but this is exactly what millions of people have done whilst participating in an activity known as couch surfing.

Couch surfing is traveling on a budget, using a broad network of contacts in order to get overnight accommodation for free, or at as little cost as possible. Participants join dedicated(專(zhuān)業(yè)的) websites, providing as much information about themselves as possible in order to make others feel comfortable hosting them, or using them as a host.

Various safety features are generally available in such online networks, like verification of names and addresses, personal references, and 'vouching for' a particular member as a reliable host or guest.

As well as the financial advantages of couch surfing, participants also claim that the practice gives them a more unique, authentic travel experience, allowing them to experience culture and cuisine through the locals, rather than from the confines of sanitized tourist accommodation. We open our minds and lives and welcome the knowledge that becomes available through cultural exchange.” Said Casey Fenton, founder of Couch Surfing. Com. “CouchSurfing wants to change not only the way we travel, but how we relate to the world.”

61．What is the right order of couch surfing?

a. Provide personal information.   b. Travel to the host’s house.

c. Join dedicated websites.     d. Check photos of sofas by ensiles.

A．d-b-a-c     B．b-c-a-d     C．a(chǎn)-d-c-b     D．c-a-d-b

62．Which is NOT a safety lecture of online network?

A．Verification of identity.   B．A copy of the passport.

C．Personal references. D．Vouching ior the member as rdioble.

63．From the text we can know that           .

A．participants can he hosted or a host

B．couch surfing tests people’s patience

C．couch surfing leads to trust between people

D．people couch surf simply for financial reasons.

64．The text mainly intends to            .

A．introduce a new way of traveling   B．teach how to keep the Internet safety

C．promote online products  D．a(chǎn)dvocate deals of saving money

65．What can he the best title of the test?

A．Touring the World on the Interne   B．Unique Advantages of Local Traveling

C．Around the World from Sofa to Sofa     D．Cultural Exchange by Correspendence