一、完形填空
Have you ever seen a movie that took 12 years to film? If not, then consider watching Boyhood. The movie follows the life of Manson from the ages of 6 to 18. In reality, Ellar Coltrane, the actor who 1 Manson, started to act in the movie in 2002, when he was 8 years old. In the following 12 years, the movie was filmed a new part every summer, each 2 a year in the life of Manson. When the film finished in 2013, in and out of the film, both Manson and Ellar had 3 into adults.
This great idea came from Richard Linklater, director and screenwriter of Boyhood. “I’ve long wanted to 4 the story of a parent-child relationship that follows a boy from the 1st grade 5 the 12th grade and 6 with him going off to college,” he said.
Manson and his family lived in Texas. In 2002, when he was 6 years old, his parents got divorced (离婚). Manson and his sister Samantha stayed with their mother. Their father was allowed to visit them at weekends. 7 Manson grew up during his public school life, a lot happened: his mother remarried twice; he spent precious (宝贵的) time with his father; he found his 8 in photography; he dated (约会) girls; he became a college student.
Manson’s life is a(n) 9 one. There are difficulties, but few false traumas (伤痛). But many people consider Boyhood as their favourite coming-of-age drama. Both the Washington Post and Time magazine 10 the film as one of their “Best Movies”.
() 1. A. liked B. made C. played D. copied
() 2. A. coming B. showing C. entering D. watching
() 3. A. grown B. become C. brought D. gone
() 4. A. speak B. give C. send D. tell
() 5. A. during B. through C. past D. across
( ) 6. A. begins B. leaves C. ends D. helps
() 7. A. After B. Since C. As D. Though
() 8. A. secret B. interest C. skill D. time
() 9. A. special B. exciting C. common D. unusual
()10. A. picked B. found C. made D. knew

二、阅读理解
It is a novel that is probably more talked about than read. People think, “It’s such a big book! It has such a serious theme!” The feeling that they are going to be taught a long, hard lesson often puts readers off. But really, War and Peace (1869), which tells the stories of five upper-class families in Russia at the time of the 1812 French invasion (入侵), is not to be missed. Reading this novel is one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences, especially for those who are interested in war and history, like climbing the Great Wall: You will regret it if you do not try.
A six-episode (集) War and Peace miniseries (连续短剧) produced by the BBC has caught lots of people’s attention. With a complex (复杂的) plot and so many characters, readers might
be most interested in the characters from the poor Rostov family of Moscow. The lives of all are about to be changed by the coming great war that influences many other major characters of War and Peace, such as Prince Andrei, who joins the army partly in order to get away from his unhappy marriage to the lady Lise.
The novel is highly thought of by millions of writers and readers. US writer Hemingway wrote, “I don’t know anybody who could write about war better than Tolstoy did.” A comment (评论) by the Russian writer Isaak Babel shows the rich sense of history of Tolstoy’s work. “If the world itself could write, it would write like Tolstoy,” Babel commented.
() 1. In the writer’s opinion, the novel War and Peace .
A. is the most popular book among readers all over the world
B. has far too serious a theme for common readers
C. will be put on screen for the first time in history
D. is a must-read for people who have an interest in war and history
() 2. According to the article, readers might be most interested in of the BBC War and Peace miniseries.
A. the rich characters
B. the well-designed clothes
C. the lively war descriptions
D. the touching romance
() 3. What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. What kind of world War and Peace is based on.
B. How other writers commented on War and Peace.
C. What lessons we can learn from War and Peace.
D. What influence War and Peace has had on other writers.