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Mandarin(普通话) Chinese is the most1. (use) non-European language for children to learn, UK parents believe. It would boost(促进) their children’s career prospects (前景), according to 51% of parents, while 56% felt it would open their children's minds2. an “exciting and dynamic culture”. Arabic and Japanese, 3. were both picked by 14% of parents, were the other key non-European languages. The figures were gained after 1, 138 UK adults with children aged under 18 4. (be) questioned in a survey 5. (conduct) by the Mandarin Excellence Program (MEP). French, Spanish and German were the top choices overall for young people in the UK6.(learn) after being picked by 57%, 54% and 40% of parents respectively.
Mark Herbert of the British Council said: “With the global economy 7.(become) more interconnected and the drive to boost exports, language skills are increasingly important for work and life. Mandarin Chinese is one of the8. (language) that matter most to the UK's future prosperity. If the UK is to remain competitive on the world stage, we need far more of our young people leaving school with a good grasp of Mandarin in order to9. ( success) work abroad or for businesses here in the UK. Learning Mandarin is also a fascinating process that brings10. valuable understanding of the Chinese culture.”
The MEP aims to help at least 5, 000 young people in England to speak fluent Mandarin Chinese by 2020.
I remember I was just eighteen when Grandma Julie died. Until the lawyer read her __________ , I would never fully __________ the depth of Grandma’s love. It was a moment I will never forget - a day that made me the _________ kid in town.
After __________ the distribution of Grandma’s legacies(遗产), the lawyer said, “There are three more things.” He __________ his briefcase and brought out a small __________ box, which contained my Grandma’s wedding ring. “These letters and notes are also for you,” he _________.
Grandma’s letter began, “Dear Jeffrey, I’m ____________ you one of my most precious treasures - my memories. These memories are the letters your __________ wrote me. They are both __________ and valuable - a(n) __________ that will teach you how to love and understand people, and how to respect and maintain your integrity(正直). When you read them you will _________ the love and passion of a good man for a good woman, and you’ll learn how love can become the ___________ of your life.
“I have been ____________, since I loved a wonderful man who also loved me. Love is like a beautiful ______ you store in an album. You can enjoy its beauty each time you stare at it __________ . I’ve just shown you how priceless his love notes are. Please learn from them. Then find the right girl to love and love her ______. This love will _________ both your lives and make you both happier.”
“As for being valuable, save the envelopes. It’s said the old __________ are worth far more than the rest of my wealth. And, the personal hand-written note from General Pershing is even more valuable than the stamps. Have a _________ , meaningful life. God bless you.”
1.A.wish B.words C.decisions D.will
2.A.appreciate B.measures C.admire D.find
3.A.happiest B.luckiest C.richest D.loneliest
4.A.delivering B.sharing C.announcing D.writing
5.A.got into B.reached into C.searched into D.looked into
6.A.tool B.paper C.letter D.jewelry
7.A.added B.remarked C.whispered D.joked
8.A.buying B.leaving C.passing D.providing
9.A.Dad B.Mom C.Grandpa D.parents
10.A.priceless B.beneficial C.lovely D.serious
11.A.direction B.guidebook C.introduction D.approach
12.A.notice B.miss C.share D.feel
13.A.center B.edge C.process D.trouble
14.A.honest B.strong C.fortunate D.ambitious
15.A.photograph B.article C.memory D.record
16.A.at ease B.in wonder C.on purpose D.by chance
17.A.carefully B.immediately C.respectfully D.passionately
18.A.save B.strengthen C.enrich D.design
19.A.stamps B.notes C.letters D.envelops
20.A.satisfactory B.loving C.unforgettable D.successful
Writing a film analysis essay is an assignment that is less likely to terrorize those who fear the idea of writing an essay, because it allows them to write about something most people enjoy.
1. .Then watch it again. Take notes during the first viewing and, if you are analyzing a movie that is available on DVD, be ready with your remote control to pause and rewind.
Critically engage the movie so that you can effectively produce a strong essay. 2. . Ideas for essays taking this route could include an analysis of how the film is photographed, how the movie relates a historical event in a dramatic way without compromising the facts or how a single sequence within the film relates to larger cinematic concepts, like overlapping dialogue or the use of dramatic irony.
3. . Include the name of another technician on the film if your analysis will be focusing on that aspect. Write your film analysis with the movie at hand if this possible.
Provide a brief overview of the story, but avoid the temptation to pad your word count by writing what amounts to a synopsis(outline) of the story rather than analysis. 4. .
Familiarize yourself with technical languages related to the art of filmmaking. Write about subjective camera work if the analysis is dealing with a part of the movie shot from the point of view of one of the characters. 5..
A.Reveal plots if they relate directly to your analysis.
B.Rely on your memory to write your film analysis.
C.Watch the movie carefully.
D.Write about the emotional tone of the film.
E.Introduce the film and its major participants.
F.Properly using filmmaking terms will strengthen your essay.
G.Focus on a single thematic concept related to the film.
After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program, her mother recalled, Marie Colvin returned home to find that her classmates had narrowed down their college choices. “Everyone else was already admitted to college,” her mother, Rosemarie Colvin, said from the family home. “So she took our car and drove up to Yale and said , ‘You have to let me in .’ “
“Impressed--she was a National Merit ( 英才) finalist who had picked up Portuguese in Brazil—Yale did, admitting her to the class of 1978, where she started writing for the Yale Daily News and decided to be a journalist,” her mother said.
On Wednesday, Marie Colvin, 56, an experienced journalist for The Sunday Times of London, was killed as Syrian forces shelled( 炮击) the city of Homs. She was working in a temporary media center that was destroyed in the attack.
“She was supposed to leave Syria on Wednesday”, Mrs. Colvin said. “Her editor told me he called her yesterday and said it was getting too dangerous and they wanted to take her out. She said she was doing a story and she wanted to finish it.”
Mrs. Colvin said it was pointless to try to prevent her daughter from going to conflict zones. “If you knew my daughter,” she said, “it would have been such a waste of words. She was determined, she was enthusiastic about what she did, it was her life. There was no saying ‘Don’t do this.’ This is who she was , absolutely who she was and what she believed in :cover the story, not just have pictures of it, but bring it to life in the deepest way you could.” “So it was not a surprise when she took an interest in journalism,” her mother said.
1.From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1, we can infer that .
A.Yale was her last choice
B.Marie Colvin was confident of herself
C.Yale must keep its promise to Marie Colvin
D.Marie Colvin was good at persuading
2.Which of the following is the correct order to describe Marie Colvin’s life ?
a. She was doing a story in Syria and got killed. b. She was admitted to Yale University.
c. She studied in Brazil as an excellent student.
d. She was hired by The Sunday Times of London. e. She began to take an interest in journalism.
A.d→e→c→a→b B.b→c→d→e→a
C.e→d→c→b→a D.c→b→e→d→a
3.From the last paragraph, we can know that Mrs. Colvin .
A.dislikes the choice of her daughter.
B.cares little about her daughter.
C.knows her daughter very well.
D.doesn’t fully appreciate her daughter.
4.What can be the best title of the text ?
A.Covering Stories in a Dangerous Conflict Area.
B.Applying for Top Universities, a Successful Case
C.Choosing Lifelong Careers Based on Your Own Interest.
D.Recalling Her Daughter, a Journalist Killed in Syria.
You try to keep your eyes wide open while watching a basketball match or a marvelous firework show in case you might miss something exciting in just the blink of an eye. But in fact, humans blink about 15 times per minute on average. Have you ever missed anything because you blinked? Probably not. Why is that?
According to a new study published in journal Current Biology in September, our brain has the ability to “skip” the temporary darkness that we see when we blink. It can keep visual information for a short period of time and then put it together to form a conclusive image without interruption.
In order to understand how this works, a group of scientists at the German Primate Center and the University Medical Center Gottingen in Germany conducted an experiment.
In the study, the participants were asked to look at patterns on a screen whose orientation(方向)could be shown in different ways, such as horizontally( 水平的) or vertically( 垂直的).When one pattern was about to disappear and the next one was about to come, the participants had to indicate the direction that the next pattern would be oriented in.
The researchers found that when the orientations of two patterns didn’t match, the medial prefrontal cortex(内侧前额叶皮层)--- the area in our brain which is responsible for visual memory---was activated. This same area showed less activity when two patterns were in the same direction.
“The medial prefrontal cortex adjust current visual information with previously obtained information, and thus enables us to see the world with more stability, even when we briefly close our eyes to blink,” Caspar Schwiedrzik explained in Science Daily. He is the first author of the study and also a scientist at the German Primate Center.
1.What ‘s the author’s intention to write the first paragraph?
A.To bring out the topic.
B.To show the importance of blink.
C.To show some interesting event in his life.
D.To give suggestions on when we should blink.
2.Why can’t we miss anything when blinking?
A.Because the time of the blink of an eye is too short.
B.Because our brain has the ability to “skip” the darkness.
C.Because our eyes can keep information and put it together.
D.Because the medial prefrontal cortex has a special function.
3.The underlined word “activated” probably means .
A.be injured B.be useless
C.start working D.start being noticed
World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated annually by consumer organizations worldwide.It honours the historic declaration on March 15,1962 by John F.Kennedy,the former US President,of the basic rights of consumers,which include:”the right to safety”“the right to be informed”“the right to choose”,and “the right to be heard”.
This declaration has led to international recognition by governments and the United Nations that all citizens,regardless of their incomes or social standing,have certain basic rights as consumers.Officially, World Consumer Rights Day was first observed on March 15 ,1983 and has since become an important occasion for mobilizing( 动员) citizen action ,with recognition of consumer rights taking off around the world.On April 9,1985,the United Nations General Assembly(联合国大会) adopted the UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection that provide a framework for strengthening national consumer protection policies around the world.
The guidelines include Kennedy’s four basic consumer rights plus another four : the right to satisfaction of basic needs,the right to redress(赔偿),the right to education ,and the right to a healthy environment.Currently,the fundamental consumer rights are recognized globally.
World Consumer Rights Day normally has a theme associated with an activity or development that is relevant to consumers. Whatever its objectives , it shares the same underlying aim of bringing about important and needed benefits to consumers.
In recent years , progress has been made for recognition and protection of consumer rights in developing countries. At least, March 15 is a day when consumers are filled with pride and satisfaction. However , there are many reports on violation of consumer rights by unethical( 不 道 德 的 ) marketing practices.
1.When was World Consumer Rights Day first celebrated?
A.On March 15,1962. B.On March 15,1983. C.On March 15,1985. D.On March 15,1986.
2.How many basic consumer rights are there in the UN Guidelines for Consumer Protection?
A.Four. B.Six. C.Eight. D.Ten.
3.The underlined phrase “taking off” in the second paragraph probably means .
A.becoming popular B.removing quickly C.flying away D.leaving soon
4.What can be inferred from the passage?
A.Consumers in different countries have different basic rights.
B.Consumers still have some difficulty in protecting their basic rights.
C.On March 15,consumers don’t need to worry about their basic rights.
D.It was John F.Kennedy who declared that March 15 was the World Consumer Rights Day.
