1、 At the age of two,Bush moved with his parents from Connecticut to Odessa, Texas, where his father took up the oil business. After a year in Texas, the family moved to California for business reasons. A year later, the family returned to Texas and settled in Midland, where Bush lived from 1950 to 19
2、59. In 1959, again for business reasons, the family moved to Houston, Texas. In 1961 Bush left Texas and went to Andover, Massachusetts, to attend Phillips Academy, aboarding school(寄宿学校) that his father had also attended. At Phillips, Bush played basketball, baseball, and football. He was best know
3、n for being head cheerleader. In 1964 he enrolled at Yale University in Connecticut.His father and grandfather had also attended Yale. At Yale, Bush was considered an average student, but he was popular with his classmates. Bush graduated from Yale with a bachelors degree in history in 1968. Then he
4、 joined the Air National Guard and remained in the Guard until 1973. After earning his MBA from Harvard in 1975, Bush returned to Midland. Like his father, he first entered the oil industry as a “landsman(新手)”. However, Bushs oil companies never enjoyed great success. He took more interest in politi
5、cs. He helped his father to become president and in 1994 he himself was elected governor of Texas.1.What does the writer intend to tell us in the first paragraph? A. George W. Bush is the first son in American history to follow his father into the White House.B. George W. Bush is the first son of fo
6、rmer president George Herbert Walker Bush.C. John Quincy Adams and his father were both former American presidents.D. George W. Bush is the second one in American history to follow his father into the White House.2.We may learn from the text that young Bush _.A. got on very well at the universities
7、B. was very good at basketball, baseball and footballC. did everything as his father had done D. was a very successful politician like his father3.From the year when Bush was two to the year 1959, the Bush family moved in all .A. seven times B. four timesC. five times D. six times4.Which of the foll
8、owing is NOT true about George W. Bush?A. Young Bush lived with his family in Texas from 1948 to 1961.B. He once studied at a university that his father and grandfather had also attended.C. He once ruled over an American state before he entered the White House.D. He once served at the Air National G
9、uard for about five years.5.What would be the possible reason that Bushs oil business was not successful?A. He was not an expert in this field.B. He was more interested in politics than in business.C. He could not do as well as his father does.D. Oil business was not prosperous at that time.第二篇 Acti
10、ng is such an overcrowded profession that the only advice that should be given to a young person thinking of going on the stage is“Dont!”But it is useless to try to discourage someone who feels that he must act,although the chances of his becoming famous are slimThe normal way to begin is to go to a
11、 drama schoolUsually only students who show promise and talent are accepted,and the course lasts two yearsThen the young actor or actress takes up work with a theatrical company(剧团),usually as an assistant stage managerThis means doing everything that there is to do in the theatre and occasionally a
12、cting in very small partsIt is very hard work indeed,the hours are long and the salary is tinyOf course,some people have remarkable chances which lead to fame and success without this long and hard trainingConnie Pratt,for example,was just an ordinary girl working in a bicycle factoryA film producer
13、 happened to catch sight of her one morning waiting at a bus stop,as he drove past in his carHe stopped and got out to speak to the girlHe asked if she would like to go to the film studio to do a test,and she thought he was jokingThen she got angry and said she would call the policeIt took the produ
14、cer twenty minutes to convince Connie that he was seriousThe test was successfulAnd within a few weeks she was playing the leading part opposite one of the most famous actors of the dayBut chances like this happen once in a blue moon!6.From the very beginning, the author puts it clearly that acting is a profession _.A. too difficult for young people B. sought after by many peopleC. for ambitious people only D. for young peop
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