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FILM DESCRIPTIONS Back to the Future With the help of a local inventor’s time machine, Marty travels back to the 1950s. There his 80s hipness stands out, and he inadvertently interferes with the fledgling romance of his parents-to-be. Can Marty keep them together? He’d better, or his own future will fade away. Featuring: Christopher Lloyd, Michael J.Fox. A universal Pictures release, 1 hr. 55 min. Beethoven’s 2nd In this sequel to the popular Beethoven, our canine hero falls for Missy, who soon has puppies. Missy’s greedy owner, Regina, who sees only money in the little purebreds, separates mom and pups from Beethoven. His owners rescue the puppies, but Regina still has Missy. Featuring: Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt. A Universal Pictures release, 1 hr. 26 min. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Despite the popularity of his treats, candy maker Willy Wonka shuts himself inside his factory. But then Willy holds a contest, offering five lucky children the chance to see his company. Poor but pleasant Charlie Bucket finds a ticket, as do four less-deserving children. Featuring: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore. A Warner Bros. Release, 1 hr. 56 min. Cinderella Man Based on actual events, this film follows the life of Jim Braddock, a boxer in New York City during the Great Depression. After a series of losses, Braddock is forced into retirement. But he never gives up his boxing dream, and neither does his manager. Featuring: Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger. A Universal Pictures release, 2 hr. 14 min. Liar Liar Lawyer Fletcher Reede has never told the truth in his life. Then his son makes a birthday wish that his dad would stop lying for 24 hours. Suddenly, Fletcher’s mouth spouts everything he thinks. His compulsion brings disaster to courtroom, where he must defend a client whose case was built on lies. Featuring: Jim Carrey, Justin Cooper. A Universal Pictures release, 1 hr. 25 min. 1. Which of the following is probably the name of a dog?
2. Willy Wonka is _______.
3. Which film is about the life of a real person?
November not only marks the publication of Toni Morrison’s eagerly anticipated(期待) eighth novel, Love, but it is also the tenth anniversary of her Nobel Prize for Literature. Morrison is the first black woman to receive a Nobel, and so honored before her in literature are only two black men:Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian playwright, poet and novelist, in 1986; and Derek Walcott, the Caribbean-born poet, in 1992. But Morrison is also the first and only American-born Nobel prizewinner for literature since 1962, the year novelist John steinbeck received the award. Like Song of Solomon, Love is a multigenerational story, revealing the personal and communal legacy() of an outstanding black family. As Morrison scholars will tell you, Love is the third volume of a literary master’s trilogy(三部曲)investigating the many complexities of love. This trilogy began with Beloved(1988), which deals with a black mother’s love under slavery and in freedom. Jazzy(1993), the second volume, tells a story of romantic love in 1920s Harlem. This latest novel looks back from the 1970s to the 1940s and 50s. The emotional center of Love is Bill Cosey, the former owner and host of the shabby Cosey’s Hotel and Resort in Silk, North Carolina, described in the novel as “the best and best-known vacation sport for colored folk on the East Coast.” We get to know Cosey through the memories of five women who survive and love him: his granddaughter, his widow, two former employees, and a homeless young girl. The latest novel, Love, had been described in the promotional material from her publisher as “Morrison’s most accessible work since Song of Solomon.” This comparison to her third novel, published in 1977, was an effective selling point. 1. What would be the best title for the text?
2. What can we learn about John Steinbeck?
3. The similarity between Love and Song of Solomon is that they both _____.
4. The novel Love mainly describes ______.
Short and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis Cricket—anything with a round ball, I was useless, “he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the object of jokes in school gym classes in England’s rural Devonshire. It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first the teen went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to cycle along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set his mind building up his body, increasing his speed, strength and endurance. At age 18, he ran his first marathon. The following year, he met John Ridgway, who became famous in the 1960s for rowing an open boat across the Atlantic Ocean. Saunders was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s school of Adventure in Scotland, where he learned about the older man’s cold-water exploits(成就).Intrigued, Saunders read all he could about Arctic explorers and North Pole expeditions, then decided that this would be his future. Journeys to the Pole aren’t the usual holidays for British country boys, and many peiole dismissed his dream as fantasy. “John Ridgway was one of the few who didn’t say, ‘You are completely crazy,’”Saunders says. In 2001, after becoming a skilled skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition toward the North Pole. He suffered frostbite, had a closer encounter(遭遇) with a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit. Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he’s skied more of the Arctic by himself than any other Briton. His old playmates would not believe the transformation. This October, Saunders, 27, heads south to explore from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, an 1800-mile journey that has never been completed on skis. 1.The turning point in Saunders’life came when _____
2.We can learn from the text that Ridgway _______.
3. What do we know about Saunders?
4. The underlined word “Intrigued” in the third paragraph probably means_____.
5.It can be inferred tat Saunders’ journey to the North Pole ______.
The Florida sun baked my shoulders as I worked along the 1-595 freeway near Fort Lauderdale, picking up rubbish. I paused to 16 the sweat off my forehead and look up at the cloudless blue sky. “ 17 “ can’t it rain?” I thought. That would 18 things off. I thought about my 19 , who were 20 sitting in an air-conditioned classroom at the high school right now. I’d had some 21 in school, so my parents decided to let met work 22 with my dad. We both worked for my uncle, who had taken 23 of a road maintenance company. It was up to us to keep the roads 24 of rubbish. The job was 25 and dirty, especially on hot days like this. I 26 why I ever agreed to do it. We continued our 27 route along 595, 28 for the overpass bridge. Then I noticed an area where some 29 were broken on the ground. They weren’t like that before. ‘ Dad! Pull over! I want to 30 something out.” I jumped off the truck and rushed to the bridge. Something was telling me to 31 … there wasn’t much time. 32 I saw a Toyota that 33 upside down in the trees. Maybe it was a stolen car that somebody 34 there. Then I noticed something 35 . It was a bloody leg poking out of the driver’s side window. “ Heeeelp” a lady moaned.
My old car I had had ____________ yesterday.
The meeting held in 1978 was _________________.
The weather broadcast this morning says a snowstorm _____________.
He made eating a boiled shoe funny and we felt as if it ________ his best meal ever.
Father ________ for London no business upon my arrival, so I didn’t see him.
The news came as no surprise to me, for I ________ of it.
It’s our belief that proof testing of English depends on how the language is used within a/an_________ society.
She will have find some other work., for she can’t __________ this loud noise any more.
Three boys were playing football in the street when one of them __________ an old lady. A. knocked off B. knocked into C. knocked up D. knocked over In this speech the scientist _________ the gold medal to his first teacher.
----Did you enjoy yourself at the concert? ----Yes, I could not have myself________. ----It was perfect.
The _________ nature of the job will be made clear when you start.
Because the scientists are always traveling towards the truth _________ arriving at them, they need to help one another to find the way.
_________ scientist like her won’t be simply satisfied with _________ little progress that has been made.
Zhang Hua, our monitor, study very well, and he is always 1 . _____ ready to help others. We all very like him. 2 . ______ One day on his way to home, Zhang Hua saw an accident. 3. ______ A boy fell off his bike and had his leg breaking. With tears 4. ______ in his eyes, he could do nothing but waited for help. In no 5. ______ time Zhang Hua took out from his pockets the handkerchief 6. ______ he newly bought it. He wiped the tears off the boy’s face, and 7. ______ took him to the hospital with care in a hurry. 8. ______ Several weeks later the boy was quite all right. While 9. ______ they met, they shook hands firmly. The boy was thankful to him. 10. ______ Oh, Zhang Hua! You are a good example for us to follow. Keys For Optional Subject II ( School-based Curriculum ) May, 30, 2007
1.气象员报道说第二天不可能下雨。（not likely） The weatherman reported ____ the next day. 2.她已经下定决心，决不让任何人妨碍自己。 She ____ she is not going to let anyone stand in her way. 3.．刘翔打破了110米栏的世界纪录。 Liu Xiang ____ 110-meter hurdle race. 4.使我高兴的事情是我能回报人们对我的帮助。 ____ I can pay back the help people give me. 5.根据我们收集到的信息，媒体在人们的生活中起着非常重要的作用。 According to the information we have collected, the media ____ .
1.He grew up in a w ____ _ family, so he knows nothing about the life of the poor. 2.We’re c ____ _ about the result of your operation. We have been waiting for 10 hours. 3. In China, young children are usually taught to r __ __ _ the old. 4. Now that medical technology has a ____ _ to its present state, more people are aware of how long one can be kept alive. 5. He stood up and a ___ _ _ that he was ready to go. 6. Beijing is making ____ _ (准备)for the 2008 Olympics. 7.The shop __ __ _(对面的)the post office is a bank. 8.With the development of technology, new digital products are ____ _ (取代)old machines. 9. China has been stressing the ____ _(重要性) of its ties with the third world countries. 10. The ___ _ _ (委员会) sit together to discuss the water pollution.
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At one time, computers were expected largely to remove the need for paper copies of documents because they could be stored electronically. But for all the texts that are written, stored and sent electronically, a lot of them are still ending up on paper. It is difficult to measure the quantity of paper used as a result of use of Internet-connected computers, although just about anyone who works in an office can tell you that when e-mail is introduced, the printers start working overtime. “I feel in my bones this revolution is causing more trees to be cut down,” says Ted Smith of the Earth Village Organization. Perhaps the best sign of how computer and Internet use pushes up demand for paper comes from the high-tech industry itself, which sees printing as one of its most promising new markets. Several Internet companies have been set up to help small businesses print quality documents from a computer. Earlier this week Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a plan to develop new technologies that will enable people to print even more so they can get a hard copy of a business document, a medical record or just a one-line e-mail, even if they are nowhere near a computer. As the company sees it, the more use of the Internet the greater demand for printers . Does all this mean environmental concerns have been forgotten? Some activists suggest people have been led to believe that a lot of dangers to the environment have gone away. “I guess people believe that the problem is taken care of, because of recycling (回收利用)?” said Kelly Quirke, director of the Rainforest Action Network in San Francisco. Yet Quirke is hopeful that high-tech may also prove helpful. He says printers that print on both sides are growing in popularity. The action group has also found acceptable paper made from materials other than wood, such as agricultural waste. 1. The growing demand for paper in recent years is largely due to ____. A. the rapid development of small businesses B. the opening up of new markets C. the printing of high quality copies D. the increased use of the Internet 2. Environmentalists believe one possible way of dealing with the paper situation is ____. A. to encourage printing more quality documents B. to develop new printers using recycled paper C. to find new materials for making paper D. to plant more fast-growing trees 3. Hewlett-Packard Co. has decided to develop new technologies because ____. A. people are concerned about the environment B. printers in many offices are working overtime C. small companies need more hard copies D. they see a growing market for printers 4.What would be the best title for the text? A. Computers and Printers B. E-mail and the Business World C. Internet Revolution and Environment D. Modern Technology and New Markets
In 1918, after four years of war which had left millions of people dead, the people alive began to look for a better and happier world. The cinema supplied an answer. For little money, people could forget their unhappy lives and dream of better ones. In the years between 1918 and 1939, going to the cinema became the most popular family free-time activity. Hollywood in America, made more films than any other film center in the world. The warm climate and long hours of sunlight meant that film-making was easy and quite cheap. This was also a rich part of America and there were many businessmen who wanted to make money from the film industry. At first short cowboy films were popular because they added excitement and adventure to people’s lives. Later comedy films were made so that people could laugh and forget their troubles. Charlie Chaplin was probably the most liked of all comedy actors. 1. Cinema became the most popular in people’s free time because ____. A. it was cheap B. it was safe C. it could make people happy D. both A and C 2. Which, according to the writer, is true? A. Hollywood made more films than some film centers in the world. B. Many businessmen came to Hollywood in order to make films. C. Hollywood was not the biggest producer of films in the world. D. No other film center made more films than Hollywood did. 3. Hollywood became a film center because ____. A. film-making there was cheap and easy B. it enjoyed long hours of sunlight C. it was a rich part of America D. many businessmen went there 4.A “comedy” is something that is ____. A. funny B. exciting C. full of danger D. Sad
Televisiozn —— that most widespread and persuasive of modern technologies, marked by rapid change and growth —— is moving into a new era, an era of extraordinary advancement and diversity, which promises to reshape our lives and our world. It is an electronic revolution, made possible by the marriage of television and computer technologies. The word ‘television’, coming from its Greek ( tele: distant) and Latin ( vision: sight) roots, can literally be interpreted as sight from a distance. Very simply put, it works in this way: through an advanced system of electronics, television provides the capability of changing an image ( focused on a special photoconductive plate within a camera ) into electronic impulses, which can be sent through a wire or cable. These impulses, when fed into a receiver (television set), can then be electronically reorganized into that same image. Television is more than just an electronics system, however. It is a means of expression, as well as a tool for communication, and as such becomes a powerful tool for reaching other human beings. The field of television can be divided into two categories determined by its means of transmission(播送，中转). First, there is broadcast television, which reaches the masses through airwave transmission of television signals. Second, there is nonbroadcast television, which provides for the needs of individuals or specific interest groups through controlled transmission techniques. Traditionally, television has been a medium of the masses. We are most familiar with broadcast television because it has been with us for about thirty-seven years in a form similar to that exists today. During those years, it has been controlled, for the most part, by the broadcast networks, ABC, NBC, and CBS, who have been the major providers of news, information, and entertainment. These giants of broadcasting have actually shaped not only television but our understanding of it as well. We have come to look upon the picture tube as a source of entertainment, placing our role in this dynamic medium as the passive viewer. 1. What seems to be the best title for the passage? A. A Powerful Tool of Entertainment. B. The Means of Transmission of TV. C. TV: Its Working Rules and Functions. D. A Brief Introduction to the Development of TV. 2. The rapid change and growth of TV is due to the contributions of ____ . A. computer technologies B. a new means of transmission C. a powerful vehicle of communication D. TV giants like ABC, NBC and CBS 3. The use of the second means of transmission is to meet the requirements of ____. A. the people especially interested in nonbroadcast program. B. certain groups of people. C. the people with a special interest in cable TV. D. the people interested in controlled transmission techniques. 4. The underlined “very simply put” in Paragraph 2 means ____. A. when it is simply put down B. when it is put to simple tasks C. if it is put to simple uses D. if it is expressed in a simply way
I might be letting my young son watch too much television. I am certainly watching too much many of his programs. They can really be puzzling as they force you to ponder the mysteries of life. For example, when Franklin (the turtle) wanted a pet, his parents did not want it to be a frog. They felt that frogs belong in a pond. Isn’t that where turtles belong? And why is it that Little Bear’s animal friends can all talk and behave like people, but his friend Emily has a dog that can only bark and fetch? Tell me that isn’t a mystery! Dog lovers can be reassured (less worried or frightened) by Kipper and his friends. These dogs are very human. However, the only time they wear clothes is when they put on bathing suits to go swimming. I am confused! Speaking of dogs, could Pluto ever be Goofy’s pet? I don’t get it! What did the great Mr. Disney have in mind? And this is unfair! The other day we watched a very nice little pig setting up a picnic. One of the foods was a big ham. Could it have been a soybeam ham? Is there such a thing? I hope so! Another thing that really bothers me: what if Elmo(one of my son’s favorite cartoon stars) isn’t real? He can’t be a mere puppet(木偶)! He’s got a better attitude than most people. I just keep wondering. I think we will turn off the TV and go out for a walk. Maybe we will run into that mouse who dresses well but certainly doesn’t speak as clearly as the average bear. 1. The underline sentence “ponder the mysteries of life” in the first paragraph means ____. A. avoid the mysteries of living things. B. remember the mysteries of all kinds of life style. C. consider the mysteries of living things. D. discover the mysteries of all kinds of life style. 2. The author thinks it is “unfair” when ____. A. a pig has a picnic because pigs are dirty animals B. a pig eats soy beans because soy beans give pigs gas C. a pig eats ham because ham is too expensive for farmer animals D. a pig eats ham because ham is made from pigs. 3. The author probably ____. A. believes that Elmo is a real creature B. wishes that Elmo were a real live creature C. feels that Elmo is very annoying creature D. won’t let is son watch Sesame Street 4. The author is implying that ____. A. there is a TV mouse that should speak more clearly B. TV mice should not wear good clothes C. bears can really speak more clearly than mice D. watching television isn’t better than playing outdoors
Years ago while lying in my hammock (吊床) and drinking JB from the bottle, I 21 my dog dragging something under the fence. 22 looking at it carefully, to my 23 , I realized it was the next-door neighbor’s 10-year-old daughter’s rabbit. For years I 24 her come home from school and 25 straight out to its cage, 26 it and play with it in the yard. I know today 27 be no different. 28 for our dog, I had to think fast. The rabbit died and was quite dirty, as if it had 29 quite a struggle, so I washed it off with the plastic 30 , combed it with the dog brush and blew it 31 with the leaf blower (吹风机) . Upon finishing its grooming (刷洗), I jumped the 32 and put it back in its cage hoping its 33 would be accepted as “ natural causes”. 34 to the hammock and JB. Within the hour the neighbor’s car 35 as usual and out came the little girl, 36 as usual she headed straight for the cage. Only this time did she stop about six feet away and 37 “ D-A-D-D-Y-!!” Her father, 38 , stood looking at the cage. Being the good neighbor, I rushed to the fence and asked if there was anything I could do. Her father 39 than calmly shouted, “What kind of 40 person would dig up a little girl’s dead rabbit and put it back in its cage?” 1. A. noticed B. watched C. enjoyed D. stopped 2. A. Without B. Before C. Upon D. Once 3. A. interest B. excitement C. joy D. disappointment 4. A. watched B. was watching C. used to watching D. had watched 5. A. head B. went C. leave D. hurried 6. A. hide B. bury C. cover D. free 7.. A. would B. shouldn’t C. should D. couldn’t 8.A. Feared B. Fear C. Fearing D. To fear 9. A. put on B. put up C. put off D. put out 10. A. water B. pipe C. shampoo D. soap 11. A. drying B. dryly C. dried D. dry 12. A. door B. hammock C. neighbor D. fence 13.A. look B. death C. story D. rabbit 14. A. Again B. Up C. Back D. Prior 15. A. pulled in B. pulled down C. pulled up D. pulled off 16. A. but B. or C. and D. so 17. A. scared B. cheered C. screamed D. laughed 18. A. pleased B. frightened C. Delighted D. satisfied 19. A. more B. less C. no more D. no longer 20. A. sick B. nice C. humorous D. Interesting
It’s said that this old building has __________ for more than five hundred years. A. existed B. been built C. come into being D. Appeared
As far as I am concerned, education is about learning and the more you learn , ____. A. the more for life are you equipped B. the more equipped for life you are C. the more life you are equipped for D. you are equipped the more for life
Two hours later, people ___________ from the building on fire. A. tried to escape B. managed to escape C. could escape D. tried escape
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