( )8.The film star worked ______ a waitress ______ she became a superstar.

A.for ; before
B.as ; after
C.as ; before
D.for ; after

【解析】：这是一道英语词汇和语境辨析题，主要考查学生对介词for、as、before、after的理解以及它们在句子中的正确运用。需要理解句子的意思，即电影明星在成为超级明星之前是做什么工作的，然后根据语境选择合适的介词。A选项中的for表示“为了”，但在这里不符合语境；B选项中的after表示“在...之后”，与句子意思不符；D选项同样因为after的意思而不符合。只有C选项中的as表示“作为”，before表示“在...之前”，符合句子意思，即电影明星在成为超级明星之前是作为一名女服务员工作的。
【答案】：C

( )9.--Walking more is good for our health.
-You're right.So I'd rather ______ an hour's walk to work than consider ______
a car.

A.take ; driving
B.take ; drive
C.take ; to drive
D.to take ; driving

【解析】：本题考察的是动词的正确形式以及固定搭配。首先，分析句子结构，"I'd rather ______ an hour's walk to work" 中的 "I'd rather" 是 "I would rather" 的缩写，表示"我宁愿"。在"would rather"后，通常接动词原形，表示"宁愿做某事"。因此，第一个空应填"take"，表示"我宁愿走一个小时的路去上班"。
接下来，"than consider ______ a car" 中的 "consider" 后通常接动词的-ing形式，表示"考虑做某事"。所以第二个空应填"driving"，表示"而不是考虑开车"。
综合以上分析，第一个空填"take"，第二个空填"driving"，所以正确答案是A。
【答案】：A

( )10.-There'll be a film tonight.--______! Let's go to the cinema together.

A.Take it easy
B.What a shame
C.With pleasure
D.Wonderful

【解析】：
这是一道英语选择题，考查的是日常交际用语的运用。题目中的对话是关于今晚有电影的情境，需要选择一个合适的回应。
A选项“Take it easy”意为“别紧张，放松点”，通常用于安慰或劝解某人不要过于紧张或焦虑，与题目中的情境不符。
B选项“What a shame”意为“真遗憾”，通常用于表达失望或遗憾的情感，与题目中的积极情境不符。
C选项“With pleasure”意为“很乐意”，通常用于回应别人的请求或邀请，但在这里并不是回应一个请求或邀请，而是对一个即将发生的事件（今晚有电影）的回应，所以也不合适。
D选项“Wonderful”意为“太棒了”，是一个积极的回应，符合题目中的情境，即听到今晚有电影后表示高兴和期待。
【答案】：
D

三、阅读理解。
If you feel sad or upset,remember not to watch a happy movie.A sad movie may be more
suitable for you.
Some scientists at __ hio State University,the US,have found that sad movies can make
people happier.They published their study in a magazine called Communication Research.
Scientists asked 361 college students to watch a sad movie called Atonement.The movie tells
a story of two lovers who were separated.They died during World War II at the end of the
movie.The 361 college students answered questions from the scientists before,after and three
times during the movie to find out their different feelings,including sadness.
According to the result of the survey,scientists found out that people felt better after
watching the sad movie.Scientists believed this was because the movie made them think about
their own lives and relationships.Compared to those of the unlucky lovers in the movie,their
lives were full of hope.
" I want to live my life to the fullest,and this movie has made me think a lot,” one student
wrote.
Silvia Knob loch-Wester wick,the leader of the study,explained that bad moods would make
people more thoughtful.“ Good moods are generally a sign that everything is fine.You don't have
to worry,and you don't have to think about problems in your 1 if e,” she said.“ But bad emotions,
like sadness,make you feel terrible about your situation.Therefore,seeing a sad movie may
make you feel bad,but that will cause you to think more about your own close relationships and
value them more."
( )1.The scientists asked the college students to watch At tone ment ______.
A.to help them make more friends
B.to make them feel better about themselves
C.to find out how they felt after watching it
D.to encourage them to share their feelings
( )2.How many times did the students answer questions from the scientists?
A.Six times. B.Five times.
C.Four times. D.Three times.
( )3.What does the underlined word “ those ” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A.Stories. B.Feelings.
C.Friends. D.Lives.
( )4.What is the best title for this passage?
A.Feeling Sad?Watch a Sad Movie
B.Feeling Lonely?Find True Love
C.Feeling Bad?See a Happy Film
D.Feeling Down?Think About Others

1. C 【点拨】根据文章及第三段中“The 361 college students answered questions from the scientists before, after and three times during the movie to find out their different feelings, including sadness.”可知选 C。2. B 【点拨】根据第三段中“The 361 college students answered questions from the scientists before, after and three times during the movie to find out their different feelings, including sadness.”可知选 B。3. D 【点拨】根据画线词所在句“Compared to those of the unlucky lovers in the movie, their lives were full of hope.”可知，此处 those 指的是后文的“lives”。故选 D。4. A 【点拨】根据第一段“If you feel sad or upset, remember not to watch a happy movie. A sad movie may be more suitable for you.”并通读全文可知选 A。