一、根据课文内容及首字母提示完成短文
Audrey Hepburn is one of Hollywood's all-time greatest a.
She was born in Belgium in 1929. As a child, she loved dancing and d of becoming a ballet dancer. She became a model and then an actress there after m to London.
In 1951, Hepburn's b and charm caught the writer Colette's a. A Hepburn had never played any major roles before, Colette i that Hepburn was the perfect girl for the lead role in Gigi. That event m the beginning of her successful career. Two years later, Hepburn was c to play the lead role of a young princess in the Hollywood film Roman Holiday. It was a big success and Hepburn soon became world-famous. She won the Oscar for Best Actress for her role in this film that year. In 1989, Hepburn made her final a in the film Always and played the role of an angel.
Hepburn's achievements went b the film industry. She began to work for UNICEF in the 1950s. Hepburn spent her last few years working c with UNICEF so that she could help poor children in different parts of the world.
In 1991, Hepburn d that she had cancer. On 20 January 1993, she passed away p in her sleep.

actresses; dreamed/dreamt; moving; beauty; attention; Although; insisted; marked; chosen; appearance; beyond; closely; discovered; peacefully

1. 由"Hollywood"及首字母"a"可知填"actresses"（女演员，one of后接名词复数）。
2. "dream of doing sth"（梦想做某事），结合过去时态填"dreamed"或"dreamt"。
3. "move to"（搬到），介词after后接动名词填"moving"。
4. 由"charm"（魅力）及首字母"b"可知填"beauty"（美貌）。
5. "catch one's attention"（引起某人注意）是固定搭配，填"attention"。
6. 前后句表转折，"Although"（尽管）符合语境。
7. "insist that..."（坚持认为），过去时态填"insisted"。
8. "mark the beginning"（标志着开始），过去时态填"marked"。
9. "be chosen to do"（被选中做某事），填"chosen"。
10. "make one's final appearance"（最后一次亮相），填"appearance"。
11. "go beyond"（超越）是固定短语，填"beyond"。
12. "work closely with"（与...密切合作），填"closely"。
13. "discover that..."（发现...），过去时态填"discovered"。
14. "peacefully"（平静地）修饰动词短语"passed away"，填"peacefully"。

二、微写作 Who is your favourite film star? Why do you admire her/him?

My favourite film star is Jackie Chan. He is a famous actor, director and martial artist. I admire him because he is very hard - working. He does his own stunts in movies, which are very dangerous but always amazing. Also, he is kind - hearted. He has done a lot of charity work to help people in need. What's more, he promotes Chinese culture through his films all over the world.

三、完形填空
Vivian Maier was an American street photographer born in New York City. Although born in the U.S., it was in France that Maier 1 most of her youth. Maier returned to the U.S. in 1951 where she worked 2 a nanny for over 40 years. A nanny is a person who takes care of young children in the children's own home.

A nanny's job is not easy. In her free time, 3 , Vivian began to try the art of photography. She spent her days off walking along the 4 of Chicago and taking photographs. Vivian would take photos that she 5 from the eyes of others secretly. Most people did not know they were taken in the pictures. She took over 150,000 photographs during her lifetime, 6 of the people and buildings of Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles, although she also travelled and photographed worldwide.
During her lifetime, Vivian's photographs were unknown and unpublished. Many of her photos were never printed because of 7 . She never got married. She had no children either. She lived a 8 life and became even poorer in her old age.
A Chicago collector, John Maloof, happened to find some of Vivian's photos at the market. He decided to 9 Vivian's photographs on the website. Thousands of people showed their great 10 in them. Vivian's works have become famous around the world since then.
Vivian Maier opened one of the most attractive windows of American life in the second half of the twentieth century.
( ) 1. A. paid B. took C. spent D. cost
( ) 2. A. as B. for C. with D. of
( ) 3. A. whatever B. however C. whenever D. wherever
( ) 4. A. rivers B. mountains C. villages D. streets
( ) 5. A. appeared B. hid C. fell D. smiled
( ) 6. A. partly B. nearly C. mainly D. closely
( ) 7. A. time B. effort C. money D. health
( ) 8. A. rich B. hard C. wonderful D. hopeful
( ) 9. A. give B. drop C. buy D. put
( ) 10. A. interest B. hobby C. attention D. ability

1. C
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. B
9. D
10. A

1. 结合选项可知句意：虽然出生在美国，但Maier的青少年时期是在法国度过的。“spend”表示“度过（时间）”，符合题意。“pay”支付；“take”常用于“It takes sb. some time to do sth.”结构；“cost”表示“花费（金钱）”，均不符合语境。所以选C。
2. “work as”是固定短语，意为“担任……工作，从事……职业”，这里表示她担任保姆工作40多年，选A。
3. 句意：然而，在她的空闲时间，Vivian开始尝试摄影艺术。“however”表示“然而”，符合前后文的转折关系。“whatever”无论什么；“whenever”无论何时；“wherever”无论哪里，均不符合语境，选B。
4. 根据上文“Vivian Maier was an American street photographer”可知她是街头摄影师，所以是在芝加哥的街道上散步拍照，“streets”街道，选D。
5. 从“Most people did not know they were taken in the pictures.”可知她拍照是偷偷地，不被别人发现的，“hid”隐藏，符合语境。“appeared”出现；“fell”落下；“smiled”微笑，均不符合，选B。
6. 她一生拍了超过15万张照片，主要是芝加哥、纽约和洛杉矶的人和建筑，“mainly”主要地，选C。
7. 从“Many of her photos were never printed”以及“She never got married. She had no children either. She lived a...life and became even poorer in her old age.”可知因为没钱，很多照片没打印出来，“money”钱，选C。
8. 从“became even poorer in her old age”可知她生活艰难，“hard”艰难的，选B。
9. “put...on the website”表示“把……放在网站上”，这里指John Maloof决定把Vivian的照片放在网站上，选D。
10. “show interest in...”表示“对……表现出兴趣”，成千上万的人对这些照片表现出极大兴趣，选A。