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.
I ran across an old photo of him the other day, thinking of some old things. He’s been dead for 25 years. His name was Rex.
1was his favorite recreation(娱乐). He had so much 2in the water as any person I have known. You didn’t have to throw a stick in the water to 3him to go in. Of course, he would bring back a stick to you if you 4throw one in.
That 5me of that night, 6he brought back a small box that he found somewhere--- how 7nobody ever knew. Since it was Rex, it 8easily have been half a race. The box wasn’t a good one. It was just a 9old piece that somebody10. Still it was something he wanted, probably 11there was some difficulty in transportation（运输）. And that he thought could test his courage. We first knew about his achievement when, deep in the night, we 12him trying to get the box up onto the porch(门 厅). It sounded 13two or three people were trying to tear the house 14. We came downstairs and turned on the 15light. Rex was on the top step trying to pull the thing up, but it had 16somehow. And he was just holding his own(坚持着). I suppose he would have held his own 17dawn if we hadn’t helped him. The next day we carried the box miles away and threw it out. If we had thrown it out in a 18place, he would have brought it home again, as a small token(象征)of his strength in such matters.19, he had been taught to carry heavy wooden objects about and he was 20of his skill.
1.A. Fighting B. Swimming C. Barking D. Running
2.A. fun B. trouble C. danger D. difficulty
3.A. stop B. .make C. get D. have
4.A. will B. do C. did D. would
5.A. reminds B. warns C. tells D. .suggests
6.A. which B. while C. as D. when
7.A. far B. long C. old D. heavy
8.A. could B. can C. should D. would
9.A. priceless B. worthless C. valuable D. important
10.A. kept B. forgot C. deserted(遗弃) D. remained
11.A. because B. only if C. even if D. in case
12.A. saw B. heard C. watched D. caught
13.A. like B. that C. as if D. at least
14.A. up B. in C. away D. down
15.A. hall B. kitchen C. bedroom D. porch
16.A. rolled B. stopped C. caught D. broken
17.A. at B. before C. till D. during
18.A. distant B. nearby C. silent D. busy
19.A. In all B. As a result C. At last D. After all
20.A. proud B. tired C. ashamed D. doubtful
I was very busy that day. Otherwise I _________in the discussion．
A. would take party B. had taken part C. took part D. would have taken part
Bill wasn't happy about the delay of the report by Jason, and ___________.
A. I was neither B. neither was I C. I was either D. either was I
It ________ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks _________ I found we had a lot in common.
A. was until; when B. was until; that C. wasn’t until; when D. wasn’t until; that
What a pity! When we got to the cinema，the movie The Assembly ，so we saw only the end of it．
A. had just finished B. was finishing C. would finish D. just finished
