阅读理解 A wellmade film offers a whole world of things to watch. First there ar
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characters, dialogue and themes. Then there are the technical aspects-the camera work, cuttings and
special effects. And there are many other things, like the credits, musical score and the acting. A
wellmade film offers much more than you see in one viewing.
Films are a means of communication. They can tell you things, just as newspapers do, or television,
or any other means of communication. Sometimes they communicate important things to you, like ideas
or lifestyles or ways of looking at the world. Sometimes people are aware of this, and sometimes not.
The more you are aware of this, the better you are.
Notice, for example, the way films sometimes affect fashion. A star dresses or wears her hair in a
certain way, and suddenly everyone is imitating her. Boys in the 1950s could sometimes be seen wearing
black leather jackets, idling (闲逛) on street corners and smoking cigarettes. They were imitating Marion Brando. His films taught them a certain way to behave.
Films can also teach politics. In Star Wars, the heroes were a bunch of lovable incompetents fighting
with guts(胆量) and not much else. They were, in fact, rather like the British in the early days of WWⅡ.
Their enemies, like the Nazis, had a big advantage in equipment and numbers of troops, and they were
like the Nazis in discipline and heartlessness too. The whole film, in fact, was a rerun of WWⅡ, and
taught values like faith and love of liberty. This is all to the good, but the point is, did you notice it?
1. All of the following are mentioned as noticeable aspects of a film EXCEPT________.
A. the list of names of actors and directors, etc.
B. the cost of a film
C. the music for a film
D. the language used in a film
2. The last sentence in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.
A. a high quality film can be appreciated repeatedly from different angles
B. a good film always attracts a lot of viewers
C. a wellmade film usually has more than one theme
D. one can never find out how many characters there are in a good film
3. It can be inferred from the passage that in his film, Marion Brando was ________.
A. a motorist who always wore a black leather jacket
B. a homeless man who died of excessive smoking
C. a rebellious man during WWⅡ
D. an idler who didn"t have any serious things to do
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举一反三
marriage was in trouble,I was pregnant (***的) and not particularly well and I didn"t have much money.
Looking back I think I was also a bit depressed,but I had to get on with taking care of my daughter the
best I could.
One day I thought I would take my daughter to the park for a nice day as she liked there,and I thought it was a nice thing to do.I decided to walk because the bus was expensive,so it took us a long time to get
there.When we finally got there,immediately my daughter began to cry.She was cold,she was thirsty,and
she wanted to go home.To be honest,I had not prepared properly.I didn"t even have any money to buy a
drink or to take the bus back home.I was so frustrated and cross with myself that my dream of a nice day
failed.
I started walking back home (it was nearly 2 miles),and my daughter would not stop crying.I felt so
miserable and cross with myself and my life that I started crying too.
At that point a car stopped and a gentleman offered us a lift.He took us home,and seemed really
concerned-he even offered me all his change!The kindness of this stranger to a stranger like me really
made me feel better.I never saw him again and I don"t know who he is but he really helped me out that
day,so I just want to say thank you.
1．The writer writes the passage in order to________.
A．tell us how she got through her difficult time
B．tell us what kind of life she and her daughter once lived
C．tell us a journey she and her daughter had without money
D．express her sincere thanks for the driver who once helped her
2．Why did the writer go through a difficult time when her daughter was about 2 years old?
A．Because her daughter was too young and noisy and she didn"t know how to care for her.
B．Because she loved her daughter too much and took care of her as best as she could.
C．Because she was worried about her own health.
D．Because there is something wrong with her marriage,health and money.
3．What finally caused the writer to cry?
A．Her own poor situation.
B．Her feeling sorry to her daughter.
C．The lack of money.
D．The failure of her dream of a nice day.
4．According to the passage,we can infer that________.
A．the writer could afford a bus ticket at that time
B．the writer will never forget the kindness given by the driver
C．the writer received the driver"s change and bought drinks for her daughter
D．the driver knew the writer and her daughter
The way you read a text d____1____on your reason
for reading it.To____2____some questions,you
don"t need to read every word of the passages.Just
glance q____3____through each text
l____4____for key words.Sometimes you need to
read carefully in order to find____5____is hidden
behind the line.Sometimes you can skin the texts until
you come to a____6____(关键) word and then
you will need to read the_____7___(句子) around
the word slowly and think about what____8____
have read.If you want to be an efficient reader,you
should always think a ____9____why you are reading
and then choose the best reading method to
____10____(达到) your purpose.
When we think of leadership, we often think of strength and power.But what are these really, and how do they operate?
Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things.Even if this is possible, it is shortterm, and
tends to produce unexpected and unwanted results.If you order someone to do something against their
will, they may do it because they feel they have to, but the anger they feel will do more harm in the long
term.They will also experience fear.
Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down, making the person unable to function at his or her best.If
they connect you with this emotion of fear, they will become less functional around you, and you will have succeeded in not only shooting yourself in the foot, but possibly making a very good employee or partner unable to perform effectively.Fear does no good to leadership.
The way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use of emotion.We can order someone to do something, which may be part of the work day; or we can
employ them at the emotional level, so they will become fully devoted to the projects and provide some of their own motivation.Today"s work place is all about relationships.
Anyone works harder in a positive environment in which they"re recognized and valued as a human
being as well as a worker.Everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like.Leader
s understand the way things work.They know the pay check is not the single most important factor in the work life of
most people.
The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional
intelligence-knowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and those of others.Developing your
emotional intelligence is the single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationship with
people around you, which is the key to the leadership skills.
1. The writer thinks that it is not________for us to connect leadership with strength and power.
A. possible
B. necessary
C. easy
D. effective
2. People may NOT be working hard when________.
A. they"re regarded as human beings
B. they like their leaders
C. money is taken as the most important
D. leaders understand the way things work
3. From the passage, we can conclude that________is the key to making a good leader.
A. developing one"s emotional intelligence
B. in fluencing others in one"s own way
C. producing some unexpected results
D. having confidence in one"s ability
4. This passage is most helpful to those who________.
A. have strength and power
B. are going to make a speech
C. would like to be leaders
D. are to be excellent employees
games at home,sticking to their TV sets,never missing a game.Many a wife becomes a "sports widow"
during her husband"s favorite season.Americans" devotion to sports has created a new class of wealthy
people:professional athletes.Sports stars often receive milliondollar salaries.Some even make big money by appearing in advertisements for soft drinks,shoes and almost everything.
Sports are an important part of American culture.Throughout their school life,Americans learn to play
many sports.Many students try out for the school teams.Athletic events at universities attract scores of fans and benefit the whole community.Many people also enjoy noncompetitive activities,like hiking,cycling,
horseback riding,camping or hunting.
Many sports were imported from other countries.Europeans brought tennis,golf,bowling and boxing to America.Football and baseball came from other Old World games.Only basketball has a truly American origin.Americans export sports fever as well.Satellites broadcast games to sports fans around the globe.NBA is a good example.The names of American superstars like basketball great Michael Jordan have become
household words all over the world.
B. they are devoted to sports
C. their husbands stick to sports
D. their husbands are missing
B. American students go in for various sports and athletic events.
C. Lots of American people take part in noncompetitive activities.
D. American people like to exchange different sports from each other.
B. sports culture influences the world
C. most Americans like competition
D. America has invented many sports
B. where sports can help to make money
C. why sports are so popular in America
D. what affect Americans" everyday life
comes home only at weekends.Sometimes he stays__2__for two weeks at a time.__3 I don’t get to
see him as often as I wish，we remain very__4__.
My dad is the type of person who doesn’t let you__5__up anything that you start.When I was
eleven，my father bought me a piano.At first I was so__6__about it that I would spend hours and hours
learning how to play.Then it got __7__.I was so tired of it that I asked if I could stop.Much as I tried，
he__8__me to go on.Now I have been playing for almost five years.I love it and I’m glad I__9__my
dad’s advice.
My dad is__10__talented，for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years.Under his influence，I also like__11__now.Sometimes my dad can be my biggest __12__.He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show__13__sometimes he can be my biggest critic (批评家)．He__14__ignore the small mistakes I make.He encourages me never to lose__15__because hethinks that all my efforts will__16__one day.
My dad is generous.Every Thursday night，he__17__to read to the children at a children’s club.When he reads，their__18__light up with curiosity about what will happen next.I feel__19__of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to__20__.
I love dad with all my heart.He’s a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in theworld.