Flicks to check out
Le Havre (2011)
Time: Oct.21, 23-25
Venue: China National Film Museum
Price: 40 yuan
Le Havre is a comedy-drama. It centers on a shoeshiner who takes pity on an immigrant child in the French port city Le Havre. He tries to save him by inviting him to his home. The film premiered(初次公演) in competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, where it received the FIPRESCI Prize.
Mia et le Migou (2008)
Time: Oct. 29
Venue: China Film Archive
Price: to be announced
Also known as Mia and the Migoo, this animated film describes the adventure of a young girl named Mia. Motivated by a premonition(预兆), Mia sets out on a journey across mountains and jungles to search for her father. The film won the European Film Award for Best Animated Feature. Director Jacques-Remy Girerd will also show up at China Film Archive.
Le Voyage dans la Lune (1902)
Time: Oct. 22, 24-25
Venue: China National Film Museum
Price: 20 yuan
Also known as A Trip to the Moon, this silent movie was inspired by the French novels From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon, by Jules Verne. It follows a group of astronomers who travel to the moon and explore it. They meet lunar inhabitants and capture one before returning to Earth.
Find schedule and ticket information about the French movie panorama at http://www. gewara.com/
The China Film Archive will also present a short lecture before each French movie on how to understand it.
1.If you are free on Oct.29, which venue would you like to visit?
A.China Film Archive B.China National Film Museum
C.China Film Museum D.International Cinema
2.On which day can you see the film whose theme is about adventure ?
A.Oct.21 B.Oct.23 C.Oct.25 D.Oct. 29
3.Where can you find the passage most likely?
A.Newspaper B.Magazine
C.Textbook D.Science fiction
书面表达
目前出国旅游很热门,假设你是某高中学生李华,你的朋友Lily计划假期出国旅游,希望你能给予她一些建议。请你用英语写一篇电子邮件回复她。
要点如下:
1.旅游中出现的一些不文明现象。
2.你的建议。
注意:1.词数在100左右,
2.可适当增加细节以使行文连贯;
3.参考词汇:吐痰 spit;树立形象 uphold an image
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改: 在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起) 不计分。
My brother Donald didn’t do well in math. When the day of the exam comes, Donald sat next to Brian, which was always good at math. Donald careful copied Brian’s answers. At end of the exam, the teacher collected the papers and graded it. Then she decided to give a prize to the student who got the high grade. But it was a bit of difficult for her to make a decision, because Donald and Brian got the same grade. The teacher thought about that and made on her mind to give the prize to Brian. Donald said it was unfair. “That’s true,” the teacher said. “Therefore, Brian’s answer to Question 18 was ‘I don’t know’. Your was ‘Neither do I’.”
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
A Brave Maid
A wooden vase from the Ming Dynasty at the entrance of the reception hall 1. (amaze) everyone. The artists designed it in a rare style and selected 2. (value) jewels to decorate it. People thought highly 3. its fancy colour of honey and the beautiful 4. (paint ) on it.
The vase used to belong to a former castle. But when the country was at war, the enemy troops exploded the castle. Debates on how the vase survived went on and on. In order 5. (remove) people’s doubt, a team of no less than 20 people carried out6. informal investigation. The evidences they found 7. (show) a maid took the vase apart and asked a sailor to sink it in a local well. 8. never gave away the secret even under the cruel trial of the enemies 9. were in search of treasures.
It is worth 10. (give) this brave maid a fortune in return.
完形填空阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Bobby was getting cold in the snow. His shoes had a few holes and did a poor job of keeping out the . He had been out for about an hour already, he could not hit an idea for his mother' s Christmas gift.
Ever since his father died three years ago, the family had . His mother’s small wage could make ends meet. What the family lacked in they made up for in love. Bobby' s sisters, clever with hands, had already beautiful gifts for their mother. But Bobby had nothing.
Standing up, Bobby walked to the street. It wasn't without a father, especially when he needed a man to talk to. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so out of .
It was getting dark and Bobby turned to walk home when his eyes caught something shining on the ground. He reached down and a shiny dime(a coin of ten cents).Never before has anyone felt so as Bobby felt at that moment. spread throughout his body. his new found treasure, he walked into a nearby store. His quickly turned cold when knowing he could buy nothing with only a dime.
Then he went into a flower shop. Bobby handed the dime and asked he could buy one flower for his mother. Looking at Bobby and his dime, the shopkeeper for a second and asked Bobby to wait there. Then he went in. Few minutes later, the shopkeeper came out with a bunch of beautiful red roses. Bobby' s heart as the shopkeeper placed the roses gently into a beautiful box. He had only a dime !
"That will be ten cents, young man,” the shop owner said. Bobby gave the man his coin in disbelief. Could this be true? the boy' s mind, the shopkeeper added, "I just happened to have some roses on sale. Would you like them?"
This time Bobby didn't . Walking out of the door, Bobby heard the shopkeeper say, "Merry Christmas, son. "
1.A.rain B.cold C.dark D.dust
2.A.yet B.so C.or D.thus
3.A.ended B.moved C.struggled D.united
4.A.hardly B.probably C.usually D.totally
5.A.time B.spirit C.money D.education
6.A.bought B.made C.ordered D.exchanged
7.A. safe B. wise C. strange D. easy
8.A. mind B. control C. reach D. sight
9.A. gradually B. suddenly C. hurriedly D. deliberately
10.A. searched B. watched C. placed D.discovered
11.A. popular B. special C. wealthy D. comfortable
12.A.Warmth B. Panic C. Regret D. Ambition
13.A. Choosing B. Holding C. Bringing D. Fetching
14.A. guilt B. patience C. curiosity D. excitement
15.A. what B. why C. if D. when
16.A. paused B. looked C. waited D. prayed
17.A. settled B. sank C. bled D. relieved
18.A. Slowly B. Calmly C. Secretly D. Unwillingly
19.A. Changing B. Clearing C. Occupying D. Reading
20.A. refuse B.stop C.insist D.hesitate
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。
Handwriting can make or break the first impression. If your handwriting is difficult for others to read, you will sometimes feel embarrassed. 1. . It needs lots of practice to improve your handwriting.
2. . Try each of them out on a piece of paper by signing your name. Find out which type of pen you can write best with. You may be amazed at the change in your handwriting just by changing to another pen.
3. . Do not just do what feels comfortable because that is just your old bad habit coming back into play. Try to hold the pen lightly and don’t press too hard.
Use your chosen pen to write Os on some pieces of lined paper. Write until you have filled up all the lines. Be careful with each O that you write. 4. . Practice writing Os as much as possible. Remember : practice makes perfect. You may practice for weeks or months if you need to. 5. .
As your handwriting shows signs of improvement , go ahead and keep on practicing by writing more words.
A. Gather different types of pens.
B. Practice holding your pen in different ways.
C. However , a bad writing habit is hard to break.
D. Choose a type of pen with which you write best.
E. It won’t help if you write a lot of careless Os on the paper.
F. Two to three months’ practice is enough to get good handwriting.
G. After you are confident in your Os, do the same thing with your name.