It looks like 2017 is shaping up to be a record-breaking year in movie history. Here is a list of some of the year's biggest blockbusters so far.
Kong: Skull Island
A reboot(重启)of King Kong would normally get laughed at in this day and age, but it looks like this modern version of the story will be worth watching. With US actress Brie Larson and UK actor Tom Hiddleston in the mix, this film is set to be this year's biggest monster tale.
Release Date: 3/10/17
Beauty and the beast
Director Bill Condon is bringing back a part of our childhood in live action, complete with the songs we all remember and love With British stars Emma Watson and Dan Stevens leading the cast, the classic Walt Disney story already sounds like it’ll be a delight for both children and adults.
Release Date: 3/17/17
The Fate of the Furious
There was doubt that wed even get a Fast 8, especially after the fitting ending US actor Paul walker's character was given at the end of Furious 7. Fans thought they'd never see Dom and the rest of the crew back in action, but thankfully, US star Vin Diesel himself confirmed that The Fate of the Furious is fueling up for another go. The actors character, Dom, turns to the dark side, funded by new enemy Cipher, played by South African actress Charlize Theron. Can the rest of Dom s family join together to bring their old leader down? Find out in April.
Release Date: 4/14/17
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider Man is heading home to Marvel Studios for the first time. The movie will show us Peter parker's high school days, and will continue the threads we saw formed during his initial appearance in Captain America: Civil War. We know that Michael Keaton is playing The Vulture in this story, and that both Happy Hogan and Tony Stark, played by US actors Jon Favreau and Robert Downey Jr, are along for the ride. But it's Tom Holland’s show as Spider-Man, so let's see what he has in store.
Release Date: 7/7/17
1.Which of the following movies can't you see on May Day?
A. Kong: Skull Island.
B. Beauty and the beast.
C. The Fate of the Furious.
D. Spider-man: Homecoming.
2.What can we know about Beauty and the Beast?
A. It is fueling up for another go.
B. It is produced by Marvel Studios.
C. It'll show us Peter parker' s school days.
D. It'll be enjoyable for both children and adults.
3.Dom, played by ________,turns to the dark side in The Fate of the Furious.
A. Vin Diesel
B. Charlize Theron
C. Paul Walker
D. Dan Stevens
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Punks, Ravers, Mods and Teddy Boys. No, these aren't some hot new bands, but the names of a number of British youth subcultures(亚文化) from the last 70 years.
Youth Club, a UK not-for-profit organization, released a book earlier this year celebrating many different subcultures from throughout Britain s recent history.
"A catalyst(催化剂) for creativity on the worldwide stage, British youth culture movements from the Teddy Boys of the 1950s to the grime Scene of the 2000s continue to play a pioneering role in music, fashion and creativity across the globe," it wrote on its website.
These subcultures were traditionally a way for young people to show their personalities to others. Walking around London in the 1970s would have meant seeing dozens of young "punks" - people dressed in ripped denim(破洞牛仔裤), leather jackets, body piercings(穿孔) and with brightly-dyed hair—on the streets. And in the90s, “ravers” were young people who threw all-night parties in abandoned buildings or car parks.
So, what was the reason behind these subcultures?
"On both sides of the Atlantic, more and more young disappointed teenagers were looking for an escape from the boredom and constraints(约束)of society, "wrote lan Youngs, BBC entertainment reporter. "Unemployment, racial tensions and social upheaval (剧变)added fuel to their fires."
Youth subcultures have all but disappeared in the West. Some experts believe the reason for this is the instant and low-priced availability of music and clothing in the internet age.
"Fashion and music, they’re much cheaper and they’re much faster today, " Ruth Adams, a culture lecturer at Kings College London told The Guardian.
"When I was a teenager, you had to stick to one type of music or fashion, because it cost more money. Now, it' s all a bit more blurry(模糊不清的),” she said, believing that it's harder to figure out someone's personality or music tastes nowadays just by looking at them.
Despite this, Adams believes that today’s young people are still finding their own way to express themselves, but in a more modern way.
"It's certainly happening online," she said. "It's a lot easier to use personas(伪装) online just by showcasing certain types of mysterious knowledge."
1.According to the text, British youth subcultures____.
A. could be traced back to the 1970s
B. were started by Youth Club to promote creativity
C. were a way for youth to express their identities
D. had a greater impact on fashion than music
2.What contributed to the popularity of these youth subcultures?
a. Young people's desire for freedom and fun.
b. Young people's longing for fame and wealth.
c. The social pressure young people suffered.
d. The easy access to music and clothing.
A. a b
B. a c
C. b d
D. c d
3.Which of the following would Ruth Adams probably agree with?
A. Music and fashion trends develop too fast for young people to follow today.
B. Young people today are less willing to express themselves as her peers did.
C. Young people today are less interested in music and fashion than her peers used to be.
D. The internet makes it harder to figure out the personalities of young people today.
4.What's the author' s attitude toward subcultures?
A. Objective
B. Negative
C. Doubtful
D. Supportive
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It's a classroom; but instead of being told to sit quietly and listen, you are encouraged to stand up, jump around, imagine and act out it's a class full of laughter and applause(掌声), emotion and energy. Welcome to drama class, one of my favorite classes at high school.
In drama class we used to play a lot of“ drama games. We would improvise(即兴表演), mime(模仿) and above all use our imaginations.
My favorite game was called "Spotto". One person stood at the front of the class and performed a scene, completely out of their imagination. When one audience member yelled "Spotto!", the performer had to freeze. Then the person who had yelled Spotto had to get up and improvise a new scenario (剧情)based on the position the first performer froze in. This went on as more and more people were added to the scene.
Eventually the entire class would have joined the scene. Then the performers would start to leave in reverse(颠倒的)order. The first performer had to have a good memory to remember all the other scenes.
It was a lot of fun, and a good test of everyone's imagination to see what they would come up with.
Drama class at my school often involved a big performance at the end of the semester as well. We would work on a production throughout the semester and put on a show for our parents and the school community.
It was a great experience to perform on stage in front of a large audience. Drama class can help shy children to come out of their shells. It helped me become more confident and developed my public speaking skills. Drama class is also a great place to express yourself, and a way for children to use up some of their energy.
1.Which of the following statements is TRUE about the game "Spotto" as described in the article?
A. "Spotto" is designed to help drama students lean from one another’s performance.
B. A performer has to think of a story completely unrelated to that of the performer before him or her.
C. Each performer in a "Spotto" game has to retell the story of the performer directly after him or her.
D. Every student gets the chance to make a contribution to the "Spotto" game.
2.The underlined word "freeze" in Paragraph 3 probably means_______.
A. stop
B. quit
C. change
D. wait
3.We can infer from the article that the author______.
A. Doesn't like to sit quietly in class
B. never performed well in the drama games
C. used to be quite a shy student
D. used to shine in performances
4.What is the article mainly about?
A. Unforgettable experiences on stage.
B. One of the author's favorite high school courses.
C. How to improve your drama skills.
D. A few drama games for fun.
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Think of the empty cities in zombie(僵尸)movies. The streets, the shops and the schools still there just like they would be on a normal day, except there are no people to be seen. It is the emptiness that scares you.
Now a real-life "ghost city" is being built in the US. But fortunately, it has nothing to do with zombies - it is going to be a place to test the technology of the future
Called CITE - the Center for Innovation(创新), Testing and Evaluation(测评) - the city is the idea of technology company Pegasus Global Holdings. Covering an area of 15 square miles (39 square kilometers), it is the size of a small US city and sits in the middle of the New Mexico desert.
But why do we need an empty city that nobody will call home?
The reason is that we can't afford to test the latest technologies in the cities that we live in - they might not be ready and could cause problems and danger in our everyday lives.
"It will be a true laboratory without the problems and safety issues that come with people living there. Here you can break things and run into things, and get used to how they work, before taking them out into the market, Pegasus managing director Robert Brumley told technology magazine Wired.
In fact, without worrying about hurting people, anybody with a new idea can ask to test it in this city. Just think about the possibilities- driverless cars can move freely on the streets, homes with robots can be designed and energy sources like nuclear power can also be put to the test.
As good as the idea may seem, however, there are still doubts about CITE. "One of the most difficult things to do when developing these new technologies is to have them safely move around people, who can suddenly jump out in front of something," Reese Jones, a founder of Singularity University, US, told Fortune magazine.
Jones is worried that, even if a technology works perfectly well in CITE, introducing it to a real city will still be a whole different story because there will be people living in the city.
But no matter what, perhaps we should wait until CITE is finished in 2018. Maybe it will turn out to work just fine.
1.The empty city is being built_____.
A. so people can experience the technology of the future
B. to try driverless cars and robots in
C. to test new technology in
D. as a place full of the latest technology
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE about CITE?
A. It is located beside the New Mexico desert.
B. It was started by Singularity University.
C. Things in the city can easily be broken down and built again.
D. Anyone can ask to try out their new designs there.
3.According to Jones,_______.
A. CITE offers great possibilities for future technology
B. new technologies will work perfectly well with the help of CITE
C. settings in CITE should be real in order to create the best results
D. testing results in CITE may not prove to work in a real city
4.What is the main purpose of this article?
A. To explain why CITE could be very helpful.
B. To show that CITE has a bright future.
C. To explain CITE and problems it may have.
D. To offer a good solution that will help to develop future technologies.
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Many teenagers want to look cool. 1.Chloe Murray, an eighth-grader at Jefferson Middle School in the US, realized this problem and established a charitable clothes closet(衣橱) to help her peers.
2.The school let her use a room for the project. Chloe s classmates joined her as well.
Last month, the charitable clothes closet, called Chloe s Closet, opened. 3. "Confidence is a real issue in middle school, especially when it comes to clothing," Chloe told the Chicago Tribune, a daily newspaper in Chicago, US.
4. Many people from the school s community and neighboring schools donated used and new clothes. The clothes closet is only open after school. Students can "buy" these clothes by earning "money" when they turn in their schoolwork on time. make corrections on homework, participate in a school activity or express helpfulness to their peers and teachers. Since the first week in March, about 100 items have been "sold" to students.
"5. Then, they will be better able to focus on the learning material rather than paying too much attention to what they are wearing, Shannon Arko, a language arts teacher at the school, said about the mission (使命)of the closet. "Feeling good about yourself translates into a better learning experience overall."
A. Where are the clothes from?
B. Her school supported the idea too.
C. Fashion has already become an important part of students' lives.
D. You need to supply children with basic needs, such as clothing.
E. Despite all these difficulties, she was able to start a charitable clothes closet.
F. But not everyone can afford to keep up with the changing fashion trends.
G. It' s filled with trendy clothes for girls and boys to help students look their best.
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I was called into the principal’s office but I had no idea what I had done wrong. When I arrived, my brother Brian was there. He had been crying. Brian grabbed my hand and said, Amanda has been in a car______."
Every inch of my body went______as I realized what he had said. My sister was injured. One question sounded over and over in my head______could this have happened? Even though she was only 17, Amanda was one of the____ drivers I knew. I felt shocked and terrified.
My brother and I left immediately______the hospital my sister was in. When we arrived, my sister's face was____ from the eyebrows up and you could see blood everywhere. She was______to several machines. My mom and dad stood at her side crying.
My sister looked______at me with blood-filled eyes. In her eyes, where I expected to see______, I saw strength. She said to me, "I love you, Renee. I suddenly realized how______I tell my sister I love her. I tried to______her, but she wasn't listening any more,______some doctors were taking her away to the x-ray room.
As they wheeled her away I wanted to scream out, but I couldnt. I couldn't move, speak or even cry______she was around the comer. Then the tears came.
Though everyone kept telling me she would be all right, something made me______. Every moment that passed allowed the_______in my mind to grow bigger. Finally, the doctor walked down the hall and stood quietly in front of us. It was then that the long-awaited______came. Amanda was going to be okay.
My heart leaped as I realized I still had a sister. She would need a lot of plastic surgery (整容手术), but she was ____.
A year later,______my sister and I quarrel sometimes, every time I see her face and spot the large scar that stretches across it, I remember to tell her that I______her. I remember when I almost didn’t have the______to tell her again how much I love her.
1.A. game B. travel C. accident D. shop
2.A. frozen B. excited C. flexible D. relaxed
3.A. when B. where C. why D. how
4.A. youngest B. safest C. hardest D. worst
5.A. to B. at C. up D. for
6.A. covered B. knocked C. operated D. hanged
7.A. applied B. attached C. fastened D. related
8.A. up B. down C. around D. upon
9.A. belief B. love C. fear D. hope
10.A. frequently B. much C. soon D. rarely
11.A. answer B. refuse C. persuade D. hug
12.A. while B. because C. though D. so
13.A. unless B. since C. after D. until
14.A. angry B. disappointed C. worried D. dissatisfied
15.A. confidence B. doubt C. sympathy D. curiosity
16.A. words B. note C. evidence D. sign
17.A. ill B. afraid C. alone D. alive
18.A. only if B. in case C. now that D. even though
19.A. save B. help C. love D. forgive
20.A. mood B. chance C. time D. courage
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First thing in the morning, I check the social networking website Facebook, only to see how I’ve already fallen behind. A workmate has written a new book. Two of my 1. (hero) have completed a big project. One of my old college friends posted a video for an online program she 2. (take)at the moment. She looks successful, shiny and 3. (charm) while I’m still in bed, bleary-eyed.
Am I really falling behind? Did these people post any of these things 4. (make) me feel bad? Of course not. But if I'm not careful, it's5. (terribl) easy to see social media as 6. reminder of all the things i'm not doing and dreams I'm not fulfilling.
But 7. isn't a social media problem. It's a comparison problem. it's all about how I think about it.
And I know it's not just me. Our culture is full of comparisons, and it's hard not to look around 8. what other people are doing with their short time, and ask, "What about me?"
But all these years I've learned one thing: don't compare your insides with someone else's outsides. You have no idea 9. it took for other people to get where they are. Don't act as if it was effortless or pure luck. it's much 10. (easy) to look at someone "up there" and be jealous of what they have than to be happy for them and make yours better.
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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作文，文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。每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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
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。
Many restaurants have "take out" service. But this restaurant in Helsinki, Finland, has become more famous for its special "take in" service. Actually, a name of the restaurant is "Take In" too.
Take In isn't even have a kitchen, that means it doesn’t cook meals, either. Instead, it allows customer to order different dishes from 20 other restaurants in the city.
The idea behind them is simple. Sometimes, you go out with a group of friends and you can' t decide where go for dinner because everyone wants to order something differently. Take In is the perfect solution. You can order a pizza, when your friends may choose Japanese food, Chinese food or a hamburger. But all of you must have meals together at Take In.
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假如下周将有一些来自友好校的英国师生到你校进行一周的友好访问,请你代表全体师生用英语写一篇欢迎词,内容包括:
1.欢迎英国客人的到来；
2.介绍在你校期间活动安排(参观学校;共同进行环保项目研究;足球比赛;参观中国家庭、吃中国美食);
3.希望达到的目的:交流文化,相互学习。
注意:1.词数100左右,开头结尾已给出,不计入总词数;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Honorable British guests, dear teachers and fellow students,
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Thanks for listening!
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