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With its budget of $80 million , John Woo as director, and an all-star cast(明星云集的演员阵容),
Red Cliff is the most expensive and ambitious Asian-financed film ever. Last week I saw the release of
the second part, and boy oh boy does it shows.
But watching the film as a foreigner I felt I was missing out on something. Not knowing my Cao Cao"s
from my Zhou Yu"s, I was not even sure whom I wanted to win. Certainly after the opening scene, in
which Cao Cao is seen watching a game of Cuju, an ancient Chinese variation of football, I knew who
had my support. After all, any man who enjoys his football is someone after my own heart. But after Cao Cao resorted to some evil strategies against his enemies in the south, I wasn"t so sure he was the man I
should be rooting for.
And there is a lot more to Red Cliff 2 than just extravagant battle scenes. The film does not take itself
too seriously. Conversations between leaders are littered with one-liners, many of which had the audience
in laughter. There is even enough to keep fans of more romantic entertainment happy too. This includes a
charming relationship between a southern spy(侦探)and an innocent northern soldier. The characters"
interaction provides some genuinely heart-warming moments in the middle of the battle.
Clocking in at(结束于)around two hours, the film certainly does justice to the history story. When I
walked out the cinema, I felt as drained(精疲力竭) as Cao Cao"s soldiers must have 1,800 years ago.
1. By expressing "boy oh boy" in the first paragraph, the author seems to show that _______.
A. the film characters are like boys who are childish.
B. the film provides amazing and surprising scenes for audience.
C. the film is suitable for younger boys to watch.
D. the film scene is so bloody that boys shouldn"t watch it.
2. When did the author change his attitude toward Cao Cao?
A. When he read the history story about Cao Cao.
B. When he saw Cao Cao was watching a game of Cuju,
C. When he realized that Cao Cao took some bad measures to beat his enemies.
D. When he saw the romantic love story of Cao Cao and a southern spy.
3. The following factors of the film are all mentioned in the passage except_______.
A. high budget
B. leading roles
C. actors and actress
D. conversations
4 . From the passage we can infer that_______.
A. the author is a football fan in a foreign country.
B. Cuju is the name of an ancient Chinese variation of football.
C. the film Red Cliff 2 lasts about two hours.
D. the author was very tired after about two hours" battle. |
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The new iPhone 3G should please everyone. Its look and feel are only slightly improved, but a faster
network loads Web pages more quickly, true GPS functionality allows it to easily find places nearby, and
the new $199 price (down from $400) makes it an affordable luxury.
Before deciding whether to buy, however, make sure you can actually take advantage of the iPhone
3G"s high-speed data network. 3G stands for third-generation, which in non-geek speak translates to
Web pages and mail messages that, ideally, load about three times faster than on the original iPhone.
Even better, 3G coverage enables you to make a phone call and surf the Web at the same time. That"s
great, if you live or work in a place where the 3G network of AT&T(美国电话电报公司) (the sole
wireless carrier of the iPhone) is active. That"s not so great in cities like New York where AT&T"s
cellular coverage is awful. As one of my colleagues in New York City, who bought the original iPhone,
commented, "It"s just a toy. You can"t make phone calls on it, so I carry my Verizon phone with me all
the time."
The real fun begins when you tap on the icon called "App Store" and start browsing the hundreds of
add-on applications that have been developed just for the iPhone. You"ll find tons of games (I like Jirbo
Break, a free game inspired by the Atari classic Breakout) and mobile versions of popular websites like
Pandora, Facebook, MySpace and the New York Times. Most apps will cost you, but the vast majority
are $9.99 or less. The apps work on the old iPhones too, but you"ll enjoy them a lot more on the iPhone
3G because many of the programs, including Yelp (local business reviews), Whrrl (mobile social
networking) and UrbanSpoon (restaurant reviews), use your exact location - provided by the iPhone
3G"s GPS chip - to make recommendations. The apps also load much faster over the 3G network.
1. The new iPhone 3G has following features except that _______
A. It looks and feels better
B. It has a faster network
C. It is easy to locate a place
D. It is too expensive for people to buy
2. Why do one of my colleagues carry Verizon phone with him all the time? ______.
A. Because iPhone 3G is just a toy.
B. ecause he prefers Verizon phone better.
C. Because AT&T"s cellular coverage is terrible there
D. Because Verizon phone enables him make a phone call and surf the Web at the same time
3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage. ____.
A. App Store will offer you great fun.
B. many apps have been developed for the iPhone.
C. Most apps are very expensive.
D. Pandora, Facebook, MySpace and the New York Times are popular websites.
4. From the passage we know that the attitude of the author toward iPhone 3G is _____.
A. doubtful
B. appreciative
C. optimistic
D. pessimistic |
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If your parents take out a loan, remind themselves to make the payments on time. Otherwise it will
become a negative record in their personal credit reports, which are playing an increasingly big role in
people"s daily lives. A story carried by Chongqing Morning Post in June, underlines this trend.
According to the report, a Chongqing student borrowed money from the bank to finance his university
studies. After he graduated in 2005, he went to work in Shenzhen. Later, he wanted to buy a house using
loans. But several banks turned down his loan applications. The reason was that he had not paid back
1,500 yuan he borrowed from a bank when he was at university.
A personal credit rating is becoming an essential "pass" in everyday life, as China establishes a
nationwide credit database. Personal credit systems go back 150 years. In developed countries,
enterprises and banks use them to decide whether or not to loan money or do other business with a
person.
A credit report estimates the credit worthiness of an individual, a company, or even a country. It is
an evaluation made by credit bureaus of a borrower"s overall credit history and his or her ability to repay
debt. A poor credit rating means a high risk of defaulting on a loan, and thus leads to the refusal of a loan
by the lender.
Today in China, credit history in banks is the major content of a credit report. But in the future,
reports will include information about the payment of telephone bills, water use fees, electricity and
natural gas bills, and taxes, according to officials of the People"s Bank of China, the central bank.
Personal information such as appearance, genetic data, fingerprints, blood type, disease history,
ethnic identity, family and religious beliefs are not to be included in credit reports, according to a draft
regulation on credit rating issued last year by the Sate Council. The authors of the draft have just finished
soliciting(征求) public opinions.
The Credit Reference Center run by the People"s Bank of China is in charge of developing a
nationwide credit database. Credit reports for all people with bank transactions (交易)began in 2006.
A personal credit rating is important to the social and economic activities of a person. According to
the draft, if you have a personal negative credit record, it will be kept for five years.
1. The author took the story as an example in order to ________.
A. tell us the story of a Chongqing student
B. warn us of the importance of our personal credit report
C. encourage us to use credits widely
D. inform us to apply for a loan at university
2. Credit reports will include the following except ________.
A. taxes
B. telephone bills
C. genetic data
D. water use fees
3. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Personal credit systems go back 150 years in China.
B. Credit reports began in 2006 in China.
C. Credit history in banks is the only content of a credit report.
D. You can turn to the People"s Bank of China for the information about your credit report.
4. What"s the best title for the passage?
A. Credit Really Counts
B. Credit in China
C. A Credit Report Rating
D. Credit Report Contents |
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Several pieces of advice I"ve gotten in my life have really made a difference.
"Be 1 to people." This sounds quite common, but I"ll never 2 my father telling me that. I was
ten, and I had been rude to someone. He said, "There is no 3 in being rude to anyone at any time.
You never know who you"re going to meet later in life. 4 , you don"t change anything by being rude.
5 you don"t get anywhere."
" 6 that you can do anything you want to do. Don"t let anyone say, "You"re not 7 enough…it"s
too hard…it"s a bad 8 …no one has done that before…girls don"t do that. My mom gave me that
advice in 1973. And it 9 me to never worry about what others were saying about my 10 direction.
"Always do the 11 job you can do at whatever you"re assigned, even if you think it"s 12 ." Jerry
Parkinson, an assistant advertising manager and my boss at P&G, told me this in 1979. Here I had just
13 from Harvard Business School(HBS), and I was assigned to determine 14 the hole in the Ivory
shampoo bottle should be: 3/8 of an inch or 1/8 of an inch．I did research, focus groups …and I would
come home at night 15 how I had gone from HBS to this. But later I realized that any job you"re given
is a(n) 16 to prove yourself.
"Don"t be a credit hog(吝惜赞扬的人). If you"re 17 in the neighborhood of good things, good
things will 18 to you." Tom Tierney, who was my boss at Bain in 1981 and is now on the eBay board,
told me this. It"s 19 ? You get ahead by crediting other people.
Finally, in 1998, I was in New York 20 the big celebration as eBay went public(上市). My husband
is a doctor. I called into his operating room and told him the great news. And he said, "That"s nice." |
( ) 1. A. honest
( ) 2. A. forget
( ) 3. A. use
( ) 4. A. In addition
( ) 5. A. Rarely
( ) 6. A. Guess
( ) 7. A. pretty
( ) 8. A. effort
( ) 9. A. allowed
( )10. A. marriage
( )11. A. first
( )12. A. exciting
( )13. A. returned
( )14. A. how much
( )15. A. wondering
( )16. A. approach
( )17. A. instantly
( )18. A. fall
( )19. A. true
( )20. A. holding | B. nice
B. imagine
B. good
B. In case
B. Usually
B. Forget
B. smart
B. result
B. challenged
B. life
B. best
B. impossible
B. left
B. how often
B. confusing
B. opportunity
B. likely
B. happen
B. false
B. seeing | C. patient
C. hear
C. need
C. In return
C. Nearly
C. Remember
C. strong
C. support
C. pressed
C. entertainment
C. hardest
C. boring
C. applied
C. how big
C. seeking
C. means
C. constantly
C. refer
C. meaningful
C. joining | D. loyal
D. miss
D. point
D. In general
D. Unfortunately
D. Prove
D. quick
D. idea
D. pushed
D. major
D. easiest
D. interesting
D. graduated
D. how deep
D. consulting
D. occasion
D. hurriedly
D. turn
D. reasonable
D. attending | | 阅读理解。 | As a parent you might never guess all the ways a good imagination benefits your child. It helps a
preschooler:
Develop social skills
As children play pretend, they explore relationships between family members, friends and co-workers
and learn more about how people interact. Playing doctor, they imagine how physicians care for their
patients. Playing house, they learn more about how parents feel about their children. Imaginative play
helps develop sympathy for others. If children can imagine how it feels to be left out of a game or to lose
a pet, they are better able to help those in need. They become more willing to play fair, to share, and to
cooperate.
Build self-confidence
Young children have very little control over their lives. Imagining oneself as a builder of skyscrapers
or a superhero defending the planet is empowering to a child. It helps them develop confidence in their
abilities and their potential.
Boost intellectual growth
Using the imagination is the beginning of abstract thought. Children who can see a king"s castle in a
mound of sand or a delicious dinner in a mud pie are learning to think symbolically. This skill is important
in school where a child will have to learn that numerals symbolize groups of objects, letters symbolize
sounds, and so on.
Practice language skills
Kids who play pretend with their friends do a lot of talking. This helps boost their vocabulary, improve sentence structure and enhance communication skills.
Work out fears
Playing pretend can help children work out their fears and worries. When children role-play about the
big, bad monster under the bed, they gain a sense of control over him and he doesn"t seem quite so big
or so bad. Imaginative play also helps kids let out confusing feelings they might have, such as anger
toward a parent or rivalry(竞争) with a new sibling(兄弟姐妹).
To encourage your youngster"s imagination, read to him every day. Books offer children the
opportunity to visit other worlds and create new ones of their own.
For generations children have enjoyed reading the story of Peter Pan because Peter takes them on
fascinating adventures. Reader"s Digest Young Families offers a beautiful vintage Disney edition of Peter
Pan, which is an iParenting Media Award winner. Click here to find out how you can get this classic
story along with 2 free books - Bambi and Pinocchio. | | 1. Where can you probably find the article? | A. Newspaper
B. Magazine
C. Internet
D. Book | | 2. What"s the meaning of the underlined word? | A. improve
B. limit
C. pull
D. praise | | 3. What"s the purpose of writing the article? | A. Tell the readers 5 benefits of encouraging the child"s imagination.
B. Advise the parents to encourage the child"s imagination.
C. Introduce some Disney stories to the readers.
D. Persuade the parents to buy books for their children. | 最新试题
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