广东省广州市荔湾区2016-2017学年第一学期期末教学质量检测九年级英语试卷及参考答案

When he was 17, he had to leave school. He worked in a number of jobs—as a postman, camera, salesman and taxi driver. These experiences gave him the way to play all kinds of roles later in life.

Chow broke into the film career in the late 1970s. He was one of the hardest working actors and starred in a number of popular TV dramas and films including Shanghai Bund and A Better Tomorrow. Since 1985, he has won many awards including Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards and Hong Kong Film Awards. In 1995, he went to Hollywood. Although he was already in his 40s, he had to learn English. He even put chopsticks in his mouth to practice speaking certain sounds.

His efforts paid off. He became world-wide famous from the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. In 1998, the mayor of Chicago set aside January 12 as “Chow Yun fat Day.” 31. Why was Chow’s story chosen into the middle school textbook?

A. All the students will understand they are living a better life.

B. Young people will know they must travel a lot to reach their success. C. Chow’s experiences will encourage young people to fight for success. D. Students will find something interesting from Chow’s experiences. 32. What did Chow Yun-fat do when he was young?

A. He traveled a long journey.

B. He became the best actor in Hong Kong. C. He worked as a seaman.

D. He raised animals and worked in fields.

33. In ____________, Chow started to act in English films.

A. 1970 B. 1985

C. 1995

D. 1998

34. What’s the correct order of the following events?

a. Chow won Taiwan’s Golden Horse Award. b. Chow learned to speak English for films. c. Chow lived a happy and difficult life.

d. The “Chow Yun-fat Day” was set. e. Chow worked as a taxi driver. A. c-a-e-d-b

B. c-e-a-b-d C. e-c-b-a-d

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D. e-a-c-b-d

35. What is the best title of this passage?