(阅读理解)Passage 2The stars are usually actors and actresses Most people do not even look at the name of the director or producer, except one ― Steven Spielberg When he was a little boy, his father showed him how to use a camera Later he got his own camera and started to film things like stories about monsters and horrible murders His three younger sisters were always the victims Later he made his first film at home at the age of twelve It was a cowboy film three and a half minutes long, and it cost $10 to make When he was sixteen, he made a science-fiction film more than two hours long Making films was his great hobby ― much more fascinating for him than school Of course, Steven wanted to go to film school But his high school grades were not good enough! So he just went along to Universal Studios and asked for a jobSpielberg sometimes uses a lot of complicated effects ― in the Indiana Jones films, for example But, like in Duel, he can create a fantastic atmosphere even without special effects E T is a success because of the feelings of the children In 1994 he won the most important film prize, the Oscar, for Schindlers List The secret of Spielberg’s success is that the stories in many of his films somehow look as if they could happen to ordinary people like you and me(1)Steven Spielberg made his first film at the age of _______( )

(阅读理解)Dick lived in England One day in January he said to his wife， "Im going to fly to New York next week because Ive got some work there" "Where are you going to stay there？" his wife asked "I dont know yet" Dick answered "Please send me your address from there in a telegram （电报），" his wife said "All right，" Dick answeredHe flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram He put the address of his hotel in itIn the evening he didnt have any work， so he went to a cinema He came out at nine oclock and said， "Now Im going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner"He found a taxi （出租车） and the driver said， "Where do you want to go？" But Dick didnt remember the name and address of his hotel"Which hotel are my things in？" he said， "And what am I going to do tonight？" But the driver of the taxi did not know So Dick got out and went into a post office There he sent his wife another telegram， and in it he wrote， "Please send me my address at this post office"(1) Dick flew to New York because ___( )

How often one hears children wishing they were grown up，and old people wishing they were young again. Each age has its pleasures and its pains，and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without wasting his time in useless regrets.Childhood is a time when there are few responsibilities. If a child has good parents，he is well fed，looked after and loved. It is unlikely that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. In addition，life is always presenting new things to the child-things that have lost their，interest for older people because they are too well known. A child finds pleasure in playing in the rain，or in the snow. His first，visit to the seaside is a marvelous adventure. But a child has his pains：he is not so free to do as he wishes as he thinks older people are；he is continually being told what to do and what not to do. Therefore，a child is not happy as he wishes to be.When the young man starts to earn his own living，he becomes free from the discipline of school and parents；but at the same time he is forced to accept responsibilities. With no one to pay for his food，his clothes，or his room，he has to work if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child，he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents，he may get himself into trouble. If，however，he works hard，goes by the law and has good health，he may feel satisfied in seeing himself make steady progress in his job and in building up for himself his own position in society.Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be；but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy. With old age comes wisdom and the ability to help others with advice wisely given. The old can have the joy of seeing their children making progress in life；they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them；and，perhaps best of all，they can，if their life has been a useful one，feel the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest，leaving everything to others.The happiest people should be those who______.

He（）himself quickly to the new condition of his work.

He went ahead（）all warnings about the danger of his mission.

He is determined to prove his innocence, __________he has to go to the highest court of the country.

Bush's farm（）is said to be at bottom of the state of Texas in north America.

At the age of 16，he worked for______．

At the age of , Dave was a worker, in a small apartment near Boston and ______ what to do about his future

Practice 2　　President Bill Clinton's My Wife shows US the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the unlikely journey from Hope, Arkansas, to the White House—a journey fueled by an impassioned interest in the political process which manifested itself at every stage of his life：in college, working as an intern for Senator William Fulbright; at Oxford, becoming part of the Vietnam War protest movement；at Yale Law School, campaigning on the grassroots level for Democratic candidates；back in Arkansas, running for Congress, attorney general, and governor.　　We see his career shaped by his resolute determination to improve the life of his fellow citizens, all unfaltering commitment to civil rights, and an exceptional Understanding of the practicalities of political life.　　We come to understand the emotional pressures of his youth—born after his Father's death；caught in the dysfunctional relationship between his feisty, nurturing mother and his abusive stepfather, whom he never ceased to love and whose name he took；drawn to the brilliant, compelling Hillary Rodham, whom he was determined to marry；passionately devoted, from her infancy, to their daughter, Chelsea, and to the entire。Experience of fatherhood; slowly and painfully beginning to comprehend how his early denial of pain led him at times into damaging patterns of behavior.

He was educated at the local grammar school, after _____ he went on to Cambridge.

Marco Polo was born in Italy in 1254. He was the most (1) f____ westerner to visit China during the Middle Ages. He wrote a (2)____about his travels. He described all the things he saw and heard. Many people read the book, but (3)believed what he said. He spoke of places and people that he knew about at that time.　His father, Nicolo Polo, and his uncle were (4)____(wealth) traders, who regularly traveled to parts of the East. They visited China and became friends with Kublai Khan, the great Mongol (5) em____ It was only when they (6)____(return) to Italy from China that Marco, who was now 15 years old, first saw his father.　Marco decided to accompany them for their next trip. It took them more than three years to travel the 9,000 miles to Shangtu, (7) cap____ of the Mongol Empire. Kublai Khan had many palaces and Shangtu was the one he used in the summer. It was (8) si____ in the mountains south of the Gobi desert. Every year when (9)____was over, he and his friends moved down from Shangtu to Dadu in the lowlands. This was his winter (10) p____ and it is now called Beijing.