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     Bobby Moresco grew up in New York's Hell's Kitchen, a tough working-class neighborhood on
Manhattan's West Side. But Hell's Kitchen lies right next door to Broadway, and the bright lights
attracted Bobby from the time he was a teen. Being stage-struck was hardly what a street kid could
admit to his partners. Fearing their ridicule, he told no one, not even his girlfriend, when he started taking
acting lessons at age 17. If you were a kid from the neighborhood, you became a cop, construction
worker, longshoreman or criminal. Not an actor.
      Moresco struggled to make that long walk a few blocks east. He studied acting, turned out for all the
cattle calls-and during the decade of the 1970s made a total of $2,000. "I wasn't a good actor, but I had
a driving need to do something different with my life," he says.
He moved to Hollywood, where he drove a cab and worked as a bartender(酒吧服務(wù)員). "My father
said, 'Stop this craziness and get a job; you have a wife and daughter.' "But Moresco kept working at his
chosen craft.
      Then in 1983 his younger brother Thomas was murdered in a mob-linked killing. Moresco moved
back to his old neighborhood and started writing as a way to explore the pain and the patrimony of
Hell's Kitchen. Half-Deserted Streets, based on his brother's killing, opened at a small Off-Broadway
theater in 1988. A Hollywood producer saw it and asked him to work on a screenplay.
       His reputation grew, and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood. By 2003, he was
again out of work and out of cash when he got a call from Paul Haggis, a director who had befriended him. Haggis wanted help writing a film about the country after September 11. The two worked on the writing, but every studio in town turned it down. They kept pitching it. Studio executives, however, thought no one wanted to see a severe, honest vision of race and fear and lives in collision in modern America.
     Moresco believed so strongly in the script that he borrowed money, sold his house. He and Haggis
kept pushing. At last the writers found an independent film producer who would take a chance, but the
upfront money was too little, Moresco delayed his salary.
     Crash slipped into the theaters in May 2005, and quietly became both a hit and a critical success. It
was nominated for six Academy Awards and won three-Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Writing (Original Screenplay) by Paul Haggis and the kid from Hell's Kitchen.
      At age 54, Bobby Moresco became an overnight success. "If you have something you want to do in
life, don't think about the problems," he says, "think about other ways to get it done."
1. Rearrange the following statements in terms of time order:
a. His work Half-Deserted Streets drew attention as it opened at a small Off-Broadway theater
b. Unexpectedly Crash became both a hit and a huge success.
c. He moved to Hollywood to be a taxi driver and a waiter.
d. He started learn acting in spite of hardness with the belief of doing something different.
e. His younger brother Thomas was killed in conflict among bullies.
A. d; c; e; a; b      
B. d; e; c; b; a    
C. c; d; e; a; b    
D. c; e; d; b; a  
2. Why Bobby Moresco did not tell anyone that he started taking lessons at age 17?
A. He wanted to give his girlfriend a surprise.    
B. His girlfriend did not allow him to do this.
C. He was afraid of being laughed at.
D. He had no talent for acting.
3. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. His father did not support his work as a bartender.
B. Before he became an overnight success, his life experienced ups and downs.
C. His brother's death inspired his writing Half-Deserted Streets.
D. Moresco grew up in New York's Hell's Kitchen which is a few blocks east of Broadway.
4. The Studio executives turned the script Crash down because ______________.
A. they thought the script would not be popular.
B. the script was not well written.
C. they had no money to make the film based on the script.
D. they thought Moresco was not famous.
5. What's the best title of the article?
A. The Road to Success
B. Try It a Different Way
C. A Talented man-Moresco
D. Moresco's Perseverance
6. Which of the following can best describe Bobby Moresco?
A. initiative (主動(dòng)) and persistent        
B. shy but hardworking  
C. caring and brave                  
D. aggressive and modest
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　　New technology marrying the Internet with mobile phones will be the next big wave in telecommunications and will have a great effect on the way of lifeindustry experts in Singapore for an international conference said last week.

　　Consumers(消費(fèi)者) will soon be showing off tiny“communication devices”that join mobile telephones, Internet terminals(終端機(jī)), music systems, cameras and other uses, Nokia executive(總裁) Bo Ilsoe said.

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[　　]

A．

The conference lasted four days, paying close attention to the use of IT.

B．

Only executives and managers attended the conference held in Singapore.

C．

Many latest internet-telephones were on show at the conference

D．

Communic Asia’ 99 is the largest international conference in Asia.

(2)

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[　　]

A．

are too big to carry when one is traveling

B．

are difficult to use and have to be fixed to particular phones

C．

are not as common as watches

D．

can’t do the work of a common telephone

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A．

soon appear on the market and become easy to use

B．

be much easier to turn on or turn off

C．

help the user to have more programs to choose

D．

bring in much money as well as happiness

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The new devices will depend most on________.

[　　]

A．

mobile phones of a special kind

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mobile phones networks

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internet-telephone technology

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　　COURSE：History 101“Introduction to American History”

　　INSTRUCTOR：Dr, Jane Klammer．

　　OFFICE：305 Marshall Hall．

　　OFFICE HOURS：11∶15~12∶30 M W F(Monday Wednesday Friday)．

　　CLASS：363 Marshall Hall 3∶35~5∶00T Th (Tuesday Thursday)．

　　10∶10~11∶00M W F Other times by appointment．

　　TELEPHONE：255-4786．

　　TEXTBOOK：Green, Robert P, The American Tradition：A History of the United States, Charles E．Merrill publishing Co．Columbus, Ohio 1984 which is available at the College Bookstore．

　　COURSE Requirements mid-term exam：October 10, 20% of the final gradefinal exam：December 10, 40% of the final grade term paper due：December 15, 40% of the final grade

Attendance is not required, but you are responsible for all the information given in the class lectures．In the lectures I will talk about the chapters in the textbook and other materials that I choose to supplement(補(bǔ)充)the course．The exams will cover all this information．Therefore, I advise you to come to the class as much as possible．If you have to miss a class, be sure to get the class notes from another student．

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If a student cannot see Prof．Klammer during her office hours, he ________．

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A．

sees her after class．

B．

calls her at home

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makes an appointment with her．

D．

asks another student．

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A．

The textbook is written by Dr Jane Klammor．

B．

If you have to miss a class, bo guro to say sorry to Prof Klammor．

C．

The students can buy“Introduction to American History”at the Colloge Bookstoro．

D．

Prof．Klammer advises her students to take notes in her class．

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If a freshman thinks that he might major in history, what is the maximum length of his paper can be?

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A．

Fifteen pages．

B．

Twenty-five pages．

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Ten pages．

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　　Businesses are witnessing a difficult time, which has in turn produced influence on consumers' edsire to go green．However, shoppers are still laying stress on environmental concerns．

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Businesses are finding ways to send their message to the shoppers．

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Companies will soon get information about cutting carbon emissions．

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Firms are making efforts to encourage customers to keep goods at home．

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Firms are urged to cut carbon emissions by shoppers' environmental awareness．

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affect

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change

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disturb

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According to Harry Morrison, businesses ________．

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will benefit from cutting carbon emissions

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should buy carbon allowances for shoppers

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are required to make up for their carbon emissions

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have encouraged shoppers to take their custom elsewhere

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We can learn from the passage that businesses will ________．

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A．

have a strong desire to reduce costs

B．

use the same logo in their marketing

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gain advantages by taking early action

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attract more shoppers by storing goods

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　　To prevent the deserts coming near, China has planted billions of trees---to replace destroyed forests and as barriers against the sand．This isn’t a cure, though, say experts, as thirsty trees can make the problem worse by taking in groundwater．

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The negative effect of planting trees in deserts is that _________．

[　　]

A．

it can make groundwater become less

B．

it can prevent the sand moving freely

C．

it can stop crops growing well

D．

it can get the soil to become poor

(2)

Why did Mr Lu NOT accept the idea of relocation?

[　　]

A．

Because the plan of relocation will cost him much money．

B．

Because his family had trouble moving away．

C．

Because he was reluctant to give up his land．

D．

Because he would rather stay than fight against the deserts．

(3)

What can we infer from the passage?

[　　]

A．

The deserts drive more and more people to leave their homes for their lives．

B．

People have no means to fight against the land becoming desert

C．

Water is the biggest barrier for people to stop the desert．

D．

Planting trees cannot solve the problem of desertification of farmland

(4)

What advice is given by experts to save water?

[　　]

A．

To plant more trees

B．

To build greenhouses

C．

To change crops

D．

To use drip irrigation．

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