Like“ Titanic(1997)” and another record- breaking“ Avatar(2009)”, the very first film to hit one billion yuan at China’s box office, both directed by James Cameron, American films are an unavoidable part and hold plenty of appeal for Chinese film-goers, including me. However, while American movies have gained great influence in China and become part of everyday popular culture, Chinese films have failed to win an equal amount of recognition in the U.S. market.
Hollywood, known as a remarkable film production center, exported the biggest number of mainstream movies around the globe. Both its marvelous storytelling techniques and smooth production process have made it the most successful film industry in the world, gaining global acceptance. It has its own standards about the scriptwriting format throughout its filmmaking process while China has no such. Moreover, in Hollywood, a break during the production period is a must for all crew members whereas most Chinese film crew do not even allow their production team time to rest on the weekend.
Besides production, content is another important aspect of Hollywood’s cultural exportation. The United States is known as a melting pot, as it is a country of immigrants. Its culture, in a way, is more diversified than others’. And we can see an increased diversity in Hollywood movies over the years, especially since 2000. For example, in 2017, Hollywood blockbuster (大片) “Coco (2017)” tells the story of a Mexican boy who dreams of being a musician. Full of elements of the Mexican culture, the movie caused a global fever for Mexican music at the time. It also achieved great results in China, ranking as the 10th highest grossing (最高票房) film in the country in2017, with the box office being over one billion yuan.
In contrast, China’s highest grossing film of 2017, “Wolf Warrior 2”, despite having created a new record in the country’s box office, did not get too much attention in the U. S. market. In fact, there is hardly any Chinese movie that has become a blockbuster in foreign markets. One of the reasons may be that most Chinese films only tell domestic stories with strong domestic elements, which is not wrong but makes it hard to attract foreign viewers due to the narrow themes.
While seeking to tell Chinese stories that are able to gain global popularity is still a question for Chinese filmmakers, fortunately, the technical aspect in the Chinese film industry has been improving thanks to the abundant cash flow in the market. When that day comes, more people will get a chance to learn more about China, one of the most beautiful places on the planet, which reminds me of the famous quote from “The Shawshank Redemption (1994)”, “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.”
1.What can we conclude from the passage?
A. Chinese films are not well worth watching compared with Hollywood movies.
B. Chinese films are in a sense not as popular globally despite abundant cash flow.
C. Who directed China’s highest grossing film of 2017, “Wolf Warrior 2” is evident.
D. American films global acceptance is bound to worsen the Chinese film industry greatly.
2.Why do most Chinese films hardly attract foreign viewers?
A. Because they have no knowledge of Chinese filmmakers.
B. Because the Chinese culture is more diversified than others’.
C. Because they only tells Chinese stories with strong domestic elements.
D. Because in China there is no unusually successful hit like Hollywood Blockbuster.
3.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. American films have gained great influence in China.
B. How Chinese stories affect the American film market.
C. The outline about the history and development of Hollywood.
D. Why Chinese films fail to gain much recognition in the U. S market.
4.What is the author’s opinion towards the present situation of Chinese films?
A. Contradictory. B. Objective.
C. Doubtful. D. Indifferent.
Videos and video calls are becoming increasingly popular on social media in China, particularly on WeChat, the country’s most-used messaging app. We Chat’s 1.08 billion monthly active users last year made 410 million daily video and audio calls. That was 5.7 times more than in 2015, when WeChat first disclosed its operational data.
Uploading videos on WeChat Moments, a function that allows users to share their latest whereabouts, has become more widely used, with the number of videos posted multiplying 4.8 times in the past 4 years.
As a one-stop solution for Chinese people’s daily lives, We Chat has been able to produce a breakdown of its users’ preferences by age group. Those born in the 1980s for example are followers of news related to state and public affairs, whereas those younger than 20 spend the most on sweet treats.
In line with previous findings, China’s elderly population are becoming adept at using WeChat as a means of communication and conducting errands (办差事). As of September 2018, over 63 million users were registered as 55 years old or above. This group recorded an average length of 11 minutes for video calls, topping all age groups. We Chat Wallet has also registered exponential (指数的) growth, with payments in public transportation and high-speed traffic rising 4.7 times and 6.3 times, separately. Spending in retail stores and dining via WeChat rose by 1.5 times and 1.7 times. The number of users who use the app for making medical appointments and paying bills almost tripled.
1.Which of the following is closer to the truth according to the passage?
A. The number of videos posted has declined in the past 4 years.
B. The users’ preferences for WeChat can be various by age group.
C. Downloading videos on WeChat Moments is widely banned officially.
D. The number of users’ spending in retail stores and dining via WeChat will be doubled.
2.From what column on a certain website is the above passage most probably taken?
A. VIDEOS B. ADVERTISING
C. BUSINESS D. CAREER DEVELOPMENT
3.What does the underlined word “adept” in the last paragraph roughly mean?
A. disappointed B. inexperienced
C. surprised D. skilled
4.What is the passage mainly concerned about accordingly?
A. Video use continues to rise sharply on WeChat.
B. WeChat video calls are more frequently used by those younger than 20.
C. The post-80s are more likely fond of public affairs as well as sweet treats.
D. Making medical appointments and payments on We Chat will be more convenient.
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1.Which of the following statements best serves as the title of the passage?
A. Amazon Products and Services
B. Amazon Children’s Privacy Disclosure
C. How Amazon Uses Child Personal Information
D. Personal Information Amazon Collects From Children
2.What do you know from the passage?
A. The passage is about how to protect children s privacy.
B. Never does Amazon share Child Personal Information.
C. It is more than a year ago that this Webpage was last updated.
D. You are not allowed to withdraw the permission you have provided.
3.What can you infer from the above passage?
A. Amazon. com does not sell children’s products.
B. The passage tells us more about grown-ups information than children’s.
C. Amazon collects children’s personal information without their parental permission.
D. Children can’t see the ads of the products they are interested in on the Amazon web.
假设你是晨光中学的李津。为配合学校的“读书月”活动，你校英语社团的微信 公众号开展以“Let’s Read”为题的征文活动。要求同学们根据个人的阅读体会，从 所读过的书籍中选定一种类型，推荐给其他同学。现请你投稿，文章内容应包括：
（1）推荐书籍的类型及特点；
（2）推荐的理由。 参考词汇：
科幻小说 science fiction 侦探小说 detective novel 魔幻小说 fantasy
传记文学 biography 科普读物 popular science
注意：
（1）词数不少于 100；
（2）所选书籍类型不限于参考词汇给出的范围；
（3）内容充实、行文连贯；
（4）题目已给出，不计入总词数。
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By Li Jin
阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
My teacher Peter Bullock proved that science wasn’t boring and made physics great fun. In every lesson he would produce one of those worksheets in purple ink that smelled fresh from the machine. Every sheet contained a poem or a joke and we looked forward to them being handed out. I’ve kept them all to show to my own children. There was one poem in particular that’s stayed in my memory, which went:
In early days Man measured Time
By sunrise and sunset sublime;
As well as being able to turn physics into poetry, Peter had energy and passion and conveyed the sense that science was part of the world around you and not a dull boring academic discipline. I’m sure he was sticking pretty much to the standard topics—waves and electricity and so on—but he managed to convert everything into a joke or a story and did so in a clever and imaginative way.
Peter Bullock was not only an exciting teacher, but also the man who founded the debate club in my school. He encouraged me to take part and express myself in a forceful way that I’ve been doing ever since—and getting paid for it. That made me what I am today—a commercial lawyer.
Peter Bullock taught me throughout my secondary schooling and I took physics, chemistry and maths at A-level. Everyone in his class enjoyed learning. He was inspiring. He turned me on to the idea that the things you are interested in might seem dull on the surface, but you can still excite others. For example, when I tell people I’m interested in law, they may think: “How boring.” I guess being a physics teacher is much the same. Peter showed me that what matters is how you convey your own passion so that you excite other people.
1.Why did the students expect to get the worksheets in Peter’s class? (no more than 10 words)
2.What is the meaning of the underlined word in Para. 2? (1 word)
3.What does Para. 3 mainly tell us? (no more than 15 words)
4.How did Peter make his students interested in the things that seem dull? (no more than 10 words)
5.What do you think is the most important quality of a good teacher? Please explain. (no more than 20 words)
When I graduated from high school, I wanted to major in comparative literature. But, once I found out my friends were going into “real” majors, like marketing, nursing, and engineering, I figured I needed to do the same to ensure a good career. So I changed my mind and chose Business Management as my major. I forced myself to believe that I would enjoy it and succeed in the future, but eventually I exhausted myself understanding the economy and trying new marketing techniques. Coming out of this experience, I realize it is ok to be different from others and to study things like classcs, art history and other majors offered in the College of Humanities（人文学科）!
The worries most people have about a Humanitie degree and finding a career afterwards are that the majors are too abstract, and one will not obtain any applicable skills. Actually ideas discussed in Humanities classes, which are occasionally different from what people commonly believe, offer a broad perspective（视角）. How could one effectively be an unbiased（无偏见的）writer with only a knowledge of the popular opinion of society? How could one speak persuasively ith closed minds? Only seeing the world through a single perspective leads to missed learning, missed friendships, and missed growth! With a broader perspective, we wl be more free, more open-minded, and less limited in what we can become!
STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) graduates learn actual skills in their studie, while humanities majors learn “soft skills” like communicating effectively through writing critically and speaking persuasively, synthesizing（综合）ideas through gathering and interpreting information, and developing cultural awareness. Do those soft skills sound useless and inapplicable to you? Think of it. How often do you communicate with others? Produce ideas? Encounter people from other cultures? Every day. Every SECOND of every day. So why not master these skills?
If you choose a major in the College of Humanities, you will be needed. The job market is quietly creating thousands of openings a week for people who can bring a humanist’s grace to our rapidly evolving high-tech future. Your skills will be valuable to any workplace you hope to be in. Chase after your dream major with all your energy, no matter what other people think.
1.Why did the author choose Business Management as his major at first?
A. He was tired of learning comparative literature.
B. He came to enjoy learning marketing techniques.
C. He wanted to go to the same university as his friends.
D. He believed Business Management was more practical.
2.According to the author, what is a possible way to gain a broad perspective?
A. Making more friends and learning from them.
B. Exchanging ideas in a philosophy seminar.
C. Opening your mind to future possibilities.
D. Getting to know the popular opinion of society.
3.In which of the following situations do soft skills play the most important role?
A. Writing a software program.
B. Performing a heart operation.
C. Playing a musical instrument.
D. Negotiating with a business partner.
4.The author believes the job market for Humanities graduates is .
A. recovering
B. depressing
C. promising
D. challenging
5.What could be the best title for the passage?
A. Stick to Your Desired major
B. Broaden Your Perspective
C. How to Acquire Soft Skills
D. Humanities vs. STEM
