FILM DESCRIPTIONSBack to the Future With the help of a local inventor’s time m
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FILM DESCRIPTIONS
Back to the Future
With the help of a local inventor’s time machine, Marty travels back to the 1950s. There his 80s hipness stands out, and he inadvertently interferes with the fledgling romance of his parents-to-be. Can Marty keep them together? He’d better, or his own future will fade away. Featuring: Christopher Lloyd, Michael J.Fox. A universal Pictures release, 1 hr. 55 min.
Beethoven’s 2nd
In this sequel to the popular Beethoven, our canine hero falls for Missy, who soon has puppies. Missy’s greedy owner, Regina, who sees only money in the little purebreds, separates mom and pups from Beethoven. His owners rescue the puppies, but Regina still has Missy. Featuring: Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt. A Universal Pictures release, 1 hr. 26 min.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Despite the popularity of his treats, candy maker Willy Wonka shuts himself inside his factory. But then Willy holds a contest, offering five lucky children the chance to see his company. Poor but pleasant Charlie Bucket finds a ticket, as do four less-deserving children. Featuring:
Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore. A Warner Bros. Release, 1 hr. 56 min.
Cinderella Man
Based on actual events, this film follows the life of Jim Braddock, a boxer in New York City during the Great Depression. After a series of losses, Braddock is forced into retirement. But he never gives up his boxing dream, and neither does his manager. Featuring: Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger. A Universal Pictures release, 2 hr. 14 min.
Liar Liar
Lawyer Fletcher Reede has never told the truth in his life. Then his son makes a birthday wish that his dad would stop lying for 24 hours. Suddenly, Fletcher’s mouth spouts everything he thinks. His compulsion brings disaster to courtroom, where he must defend a client whose case was built on lies. Featuring: Jim Carrey, Justin Cooper. A Universal Pictures release, 1 hr. 25 min.
小题1:Which of the following is probably the name of a dog?| A．Marty. | B．Missy. | C．Fletcher. | D．Charlie |
小题2:Willy Wonka is _______.| A．a boxer who suffers a series of losses | | B．a lawyer who has never told the truth | | C．a man who runs a chocolate factory | | D．a man who invents a time machine |
小题3: Which film is about the life of a real person?| A．Beethoven’s 2nd | B．Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | | C．Cinderella Man | D．Liar Liar |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:C |
解析
小题1:本题考查根据文章有关细节进行推理判断的能力。此题不妨采用排除法；Marty出现在在第一部电影中，人物形象；Lawyer Fletcher本身说明了答案；Charlie是第三部电影中的演员。Missy出现在第二部电影中(…. our canine hero falls for Missy, who soon has puppies.) puppy的意思为 “小狗。”
小题2:本题考查理解细节信息的能力。根据第三部电影Charlie and the Chocolate Facttory 的介绍可知正确答案为C。
小题3:本题考查理解细节信息的能力。根据第四部电影介绍首句 “Based on actual events, this film follows the life of Jim Braddock,…”可知Cinderella Man是根据真实故事改编的。 |
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Runners in a relay(接力) race pass a stick in one direction. However, merchants passed silk, gold, fruit, and glass along the Silk Road in more than one direction. They earned their living by traveling the famous Silk Road.
The Silk Road was not a simple trading network. It passed through thousands of citied and towns. It started from eastern China, across Central Asia and the Middle East, and ended in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used from about 200 B, C, to about A, D, 1300, when sea travel offered new routes(路线) , It was sometimes called the world’s longest highway. However, the Silk Road was made up of many routes, not one smooth path. They passed through what are now 18 countries. The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun, deep snow and even battles. Only experienced traders could return safe.
The Silk Road got its name from its most prized product. Silk could be used like money to pay taxes or buy goods. But the traders carried more than just silk. Gold, silver, and glass from Europe were much found in the Middle East and Asia. Horses traded from other areas changed farming practices in China. Indian merchants traded salt and other valuable goods. Chinese merchants traded paper, which produced an immediate effect on the West. Apples traveled from central Asia to Rome. The Chinese had learned to graft(嫁接) different trees together to make new kinds of fruit. They passed this science on to others, including the Romans. The Romans used grafting to grow the apple. Trading along the Silk Road led to world-wide business 2,000 years before the World Wide Web.
The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods. They also shared their beliefs. The Silk Road provided pathways for learning, diplomacy(外交), and religion (宗教)
小题1:It’s probable that traders along the Silk Road needed .| A．to remember the entire trade route | B．to know the making of products | | C．to receive certain special training | D．to deal with a lot of difficulties |
小题2:The Silk Road became less important because .| A．it was made up of different routes | B．silk trading became less popular | | C．sea travel provided easier routes | D．people needed fewer foreign goods |
小题3:New technologies could travel along the Silk Road because people .| A．learned from one another | B．shared each other’s beliefs | | C．traded goods along the route | D．earned their living by traveling |
小题4:What is the best title for the passage?| A．The Silk Road ; Past and Present | B．The Silk Road; East Meets West | | C．The Silk Road; Routes Full of Dangers | D．The Silk Road; Pathways for Learning |
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How do you address(称呼) people in English when you want to talk to them? The following may be some simple rules the beginners should follow.
1. When talking to strangers there is often no special form of address in English. Usually, if you want to catch the attention of a stranger it is necessary to use such phrases as “Excuse me”.
2. In British English “Sir” and “Madam” are considered to be too formal for most situations. They are used mostly to customers in shops or restaurants. While in American English “Sir” and “Madam” are not so formal and are commonly used between strangers, especially with old people whose names you don’t know.
3. When you talk to some people you know, you can use their names. If you are friends, use their first names; if your relationship is more formal, use “Mr., “Mrs.”, “Ms”, etc, before their family names.
4. There are many other forms of address which can be used between friends and strangers. However, many of these are limited in use. For example, “pal” and “mate” can be used between strangers, but are usually only used by men talking to other men.
小题1: According to the passage, “Excuse me” is mainly used to _____.| A．address a person you don’t know | B．apologize to others | | C．catch the attention of a stranger | D．suggest good manners |
小题2: If John Smith is your best friend, according to the passage you should often call him _____.| A．John | B．Smith | C．Mr. John | D．Mr. Smith |
小题3:Which of the following is NOT true?| A．“Sir” and “Madam” are used more often in America than in England. | | B．People often use “Mr.”, “Mrs.” or “Ms.” before the first names of those people who they don’t know very well. | | C．“Pal” and “mate” are usually only used among men. | | D．While addressing friends, people just use their first names. |
小题4:The passage is mostly likely taken from an English _____.| A．textbook | B．card | C．storybook | D．grammar book |
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Tristan da Cunha, a 38 –square –mile island, is the farthest inhabited island in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records. It is 1,510 miles southwest of its nearest, St. Helena, and I, 950 miles west of Africa. Discovered by the Portuguese admiral (上将) of the same name in 1506, and settled in 1810, the island belongs to Great Britain and has a population of a few hundred.
Coming in a close second –and often wrongly mentioned as the most distant land –is Easter Island, which lies 1,260 miles east of its nearest neighbor, Pitcairn Island, and 2,300 miles west of South America.
The mountainous 64 –square –mile island was settled around the 5th century，supposedly by people who were lost at sea. They had no connection with the outside world for more than a thousand years, giving them plenty of time to build more than 1,000 huge stone figures, called moai, for which the island is most famous.
On Easter Sunday, 1722, however, settlers from Holland moved in and gave the island its name. Today, 2,000 people live on the Chilean territory (智利领土). They share one street, a small airport, and a few hours of television per day.
小题1:It can be learned from the text that the island of Tristan da Cunha ________.| A．was named after its discoverer | | B．got its name from Holland settlers | | C．was named by the British government | | D．got its name from the Guinness Book of Records |
小题2:Which of the following is most famous for moai?| A．Tristan da Cuha. | B．Pitcairn Island. | C．Easter Island. | D．St. Helena. |
小题3:Which country does Easter Island belong to?| A．Britain. | B．Holland. | C．Portugal. | D．Chile. |
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The government of Norway is planning to build an unusual storage center on an island in the Arctic Ocean. The place would be large enough to hold about two million seeds. The goal is to present all crops known to scientists. The British magazine New Scientist published details of the plan last month. The structure will be designed to protect the world’s food supply against nuclear war, climate change and other possible threats. It will be built in a mountain on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen. The mountain is less than one thousand kilometers from the North Pole, the northernmost position on earth.
An international group called the Global Crop Diversity Trust is working on the project. The director of the group, Cary Fowler, spoke to New Scientist. He said the project would let the world rebuild agriculture if, in his word, “the worst came to the worst”. Norway is expected to start work next year. The project is expected to cost three million dollars. Workers will drill deep in the side of a sandstone mountain. Temperatures in the area never rise above 0ºC. The seeds will be protected behind concrete walls a meter thick and high-security door.
The magazine report says the collection will represent the products of ten thousand years of farming. Most of the seeds at first will come from collections at seed banks in Africa, Asia and Latin America. To last a long time, seeds need to be kept in very low temperatures. Workers will not be present al the time. But they plan to replace the air inside the storage space each winter. Winter temperatures on the island are about eighteen degrees below 0ºC. The cold weather would protect the seeds even if the air could not be replaced.
Mr. Fowler says the proposed structure will be the world’s most secure gene bank. He says the plant seeds would only be used when all other seeds are gone for some reason. Norway first proposed the idea in the 1980s. But security concerns delayed the plan. At that time, the Soviet Union was meeting in Rome of the Food and Agriculture Organization.
小题1:The project is meant to ______.| A．increase the world’s food output in the future | | B．carry out some scientific experiments on plant genes | | C．protect crop seeds from dying out in case of possible disasters | | D．build an exhibition centre of the world’s plant seeds |
小题2:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the above passage?| A．The government of Norway will perform the project alone. | | B．Seeds to be collected there were produced ten thousands years ago. | | C．Spitsbergen is chosen because it is free of the threat unclear war forever. | | D．Temperature is a major consideration when choosing the storage place. |
小题3:We can infer from the text that _______.| A．People will get newly-developed seeds from the center every year. | | B．The storage center will greatly promote world agriculture | | C．Norway had meant to build the storage centre about 20 years before. | | D．There haven’t been any seed storage centres in the world before. |
小题4:What is probably the best title of the passage?| A．The Best Place to Store Seeds | B．Noah’s Ark（诺亚方舟）of Plant Seeds in Plan | | C．Concerns of World Food Supply | D．A New Way to Feed the World |
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Every day we meet people in a number of business and social situations. And the way we meet and greet them creates an impression. It’s important to do so in a proper way, no matter whether you are introducing yourself to someone, or introducing two people. To keep you aware of this, we have gathered tips on how to make a proper introduction.
◎Always stand when making an introduction.
When you are seated and someone comes up to greet you, make the effort to stand up. By doing this, you show respect for yourself and for the other person.
◎Always keep eye contact while making an introduction.
Many people are not aware of the value of this simple action. When you make eye contact, you are giving a confident image.
◎Always introduce a person of lesser authority to one of greater authority. The most important thing to remember is to say the most important person’s name first.
For example, when introducing your supervisor to a job candidate (求职应征者), you would give your supervisor’s name first. “Bob Jones, may I introduce Susan Lee, who has just graduated from ABC University?”
◎In a situation where rank is unimportant, an introduction is based on sex and age. A man is presented to a woman and a younger woman to an older woman.
What if you find yourself in a situation where you have forgotten the other person’s name? Start with a handshake and reintroduce (再介绍) yourself. When doing this, you will usually cause the other person to do the same.
However, if the other person does not take your suggestion, it is OK simply to apologize and let the person know that you cannot remember her or his name. This is not the ideal situation, of course, but it does happen to all of us. The other person should be forgiving.
小题1:The article gives you advice on ________.
how to make a self-introduction
how to make a proper introduction
how to leave a good impression on people
how to greet people in social situations
小题2:According to the passage, people will think you are ________ if you don’t make eye contact with them. | A．not honest | B．not confident | C．shy | D．unfriendly |
小题3:What should you do when you introduce a new worker to your boss?| A．You should not give your boss’ name. | | B．You should give the new worker’s name first. | | C．You needn’t give your boss’ name | | D．You should give your boss’ name first |
小题4:If you forget the other person’s name, you’d better _______.| A．ask him/her directly | | B．apologize first and then ask him/her | | C．shake hands with the person and reintroduce yourself | | D．consider his age first |
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