The American believe that anybody can become President of the United States. In a recent Hollyhood comedy(喜剧), that is exactly what happens.
Dave Kovic, played by Kevin Kline, is a kind-hearted man who runs a business that finds people jobs. He leads a typical(典型的) American way of life, except for one thing— he looks exactly like the President, Bill Mitchell. In fact, the only thing that makes him different from the nation’s leader is that he is very nice!
The president has started using look-alikes during some public appearance. Dave is offered a chance to “serve his country” by becoming one. However, things go wrong. The President becomes very ill and Dave ends up acting as the President forever.
Director Ivan Reitman, who made the popular and successful comedies like Twins, Ghostbusters and Legal Eagles, could have gone for easy laughs by making fun of the American government. Instead, Dave is an attractive comedy about an ordinary man in extraordinary situations. Kevin Kline gives a double performance as Dave and the President, and Sigourney Weaver is at her best as his First Lady. The love story that develops between her role and Dave is a real classic(经典).
The film is 100% American. However, if you’ve ever felt that anybody could do a better job running the country than the people in power, then you’ll enjoy Dave!
1. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To tell the reader about the American government
B. To discuss the Americans’ ideas about the President
C. To make a comparison(对比) between Dave and other film.
D. To introduce a new film to the reader.
2.Who plays the role of the President in the film?
A. Sigourney Weaver B. Kevin Kline
C. Bill Mitchell D. Ivan Reitman
3.The underlined word “one” in the 3rd paragraph refers to __________.
A. the President B. the director
C. an actor D. a look-alike
4. Which of the following is best supported by the text?
A. The author makes fun of the President.
B. The author thinks highly of the film
C. The author is a fan of Hollywood comedies.
D. The author wishes to become the American President.
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The American believe that anybody can become President of the United States. In a recent Hollyhood comedy(喜剧), that is exactly what happens.
Dave Kovic, played by Kevin Kline, is a kind-hearted man who runs a business that finds people jobs. He leads a typical(典型的) American way of life, except for one thing— he looks exactly like the President, Bill Mitchell. In fact, the only thing that makes him different from the nation’s leader is that he is very nice!
The president has started using look-alikes during some public appearance. Dave is offered a chance to “serve his country” by becoming one. However, things go wrong. The President becomes very ill and Dave ends up acting as the President forever.
Director Ivan Reitman, who made the popular and successful comedies like Twins, Ghostbusters and Legal Eagles, could have gone for easy laughs by making fun of the American government. Instead, Dave is an attractive comedy about an ordinary man in extraordinary situations. Kevin Kline gives a double performance as Dave and the President, and Sigourney Weaver is at her best as his First Lady. The love story that develops between her role and Dave is a real classic(经典).
The film is 100% American. However, if you’ve ever felt that anybody could do a better job running the country than the people in power, then you’ll enjoy Dave!
1. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To tell the reader about the American government
B. To discuss the Americans’ ideas about the President
C. To make a comparison(对比) between Dave and other film.
D. To introduce a new film to the reader.
2.Who plays the role of the President in the film?
A. Sigourney Weaver B. Kevin Kline
C. Bill Mitchell D. Ivan Reitman
3.The underlined word “one” in the 3rd paragraph refers to __________.
A. the President B. the director
C. an actor D. a look-alike
4. Which of the following is best supported by the text?
A. The author makes fun of the President.
B. The author thinks highly of the film
C. The author is a fan of Hollywood comedies.
D. The author wishes to become the American President.
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Heroes ______ their life ______ becoming the best they can be, whether it is President of the United States, a mother, or a firefighter.
A.prevent…from | B.devote…to |
C.prefer…to | D.suffer…from |
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Heroes ______ their life ______ becoming the best they can be, whether it is President of the United States, a mother, or a firefighter.
A.prevent…from | B.devote…to |
C.prefer…to | D.suffer…from |
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College students constantly hear the praises of education. We have all become used to believing that a college education is always a guarantee of an easier life. I was nine years old when my fourth-grade teacher presented me with a task, to write down all of the things I wanted in my life. I filled my paper with things like: own a big house and have servants; be rich and have a good job. The next day my teacher handed back my paper and in red ink she wrote: “GO TO COLLEGE.” For a long time, I was convinced that once I obtained an education, BAM! Life would be easier.
However, education cannot promise all wishes, dreams, and desires. Society must reject the foolish idea that a college education’s main purpose is to satisfy our desires and secure success. Like most challenging things, education is a gamble (赌博) in which results depend entirely on people’s ability to look past their wants to see the realism and reason behind their wants.
For instance, my first year of college, I took a sociology class. In class, we were taught that Third World countries were poor. We learned that our quality of life would be almost impossible for an average person in those countries. I began to examine my own desire to be rich. To always go after money felt selfish when knowing others had none at all. Learning about other society’s financial situations forced me to look beyond what I wanted.
Through the process of education, everything once desired is tested. Wanting something no longer is enough; it’s more important to examine why we want it and whether we really want it. When my desire for money changed, everything changed. I stopped longing for money-driven careers and stopped valuing the people who had them. I began to examine the things I purchased and my reason for wanting them.
Education is a tool to be used to develop and advance our desires, so we can discover the things that are truly significant in life. Education is a source to expand our society to see beyond the superficial (表面的) appeals and the “quick fixes”, leaving the belief of an effortless life behind in order to desire a meaningful one.
1.The author’s fourth-grade teacher probably agreed that ______.
A.the author was an ambitious student
B.the author should set more realistic goals
C.a college student would lead an easier life
D.a college degree was the key to the author’s dreams
2.Why does the author mention her sociology class?
A.To share her learning experiences with readers.
B.To support her new understanding about education.
C.To express her sympathy for people in Third World.
D.To stress the importance of taking a sociology course.
3.With a college education, the author ______.
A.envied rich people
B.lost interest in career
C.desired more material things
D.stopped always seeking more wealth
4.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.College education promises an effortless life.
B.College education tests and guides our life desires.
C.College education offers solutions to social problems.
D.College education turns young people into gamblers.
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Some people believe that greed and selfishness has become the basis of modern society, and we should return to the old traditions of family and community, then we will have a better life. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above opinion?
In this fast-paced world, many values are undergoing major changes. While people traditionally prioritize caring, sharing and generosity in life and work, modern people seem to be more self-absorbed and self-concerned.
Modern people act selfishly to survive the harsh competition of life. They say that it is a jungle out there. To survive, you have to fight with whatever means that come handy. Obviously greed and selfishness go perfectly well with such ideas. In a company, employees do everything they can to get better pay and higher position, even at the cost of colleagues. We are in any way advocating(拥护)any selfish conduct. It is just that people are pressured to behave in a different way due to outside influences.
Are we happier to share with others and be generous to them? There is no fixed answer, either. Some people take great pleasure helping and giving to others while others feel happy doing the opposite. But I personally think that people should not be too selfish. Caring for others can actually encourage the development of a friendly relationship.
In conclusion, modern people appear to be more self-centered than those in the past due to strong outside pressure. However, we should encourage people to know the importance of being caring and generous and to build a friendly relationship with others.
Are modern people becoming more selfish?
Main comparisons | Contexts |
1._____ are changing. | In the past people put caring, sharing and generosity in the first 2._____. |
Nowadays, people seem to be more 3._____ about themselves. | |
4._____ are changing too. | People in the past appeared to be modest and self-effacing(谦让的). |
People may strive to achieve their own5._____ at the price of their coworkers. | |
The author’s understanding | |
6._____ for the changes in the author’s eyes | Fierce 7.____ and great 8.______ on modern people may be responsible for the changes. |
The author’s 9.____ towards the topic | A 10.____ which can benefit two sides should be established. |
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A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man—the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and wins greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some kind.
This attitude toward manual (体力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even expensively furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward; furthermore, the dinner will not consist just of something quickly and easily mixed from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. Instead, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional man may talk about washing the car, digging in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a group of workers on the highway in order to pay for his education.
1.From Paragraph 1, we know that in America ________.
A. people feel painful to mention their fathers as laborers
B. people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made man
C. people can always rise to the top through their own efforts
D. college professors win great respect from common workers
2.According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because ________.
A. she can hardly afford servants
B. servants in America are hard to get
C. she takes pride in what she can do herself
D. it is easy to prepare a meal with canned food
3.The expression “wait on table” in the second paragraph means “________”.
A. wait to place the table
B. keep accounts for a bar
C. work in a furniture shop
D. serve customers in a restaurant
4.Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage?
A. A Respectable Self-made Family.
B. The Development of Manual Labor.
C. Characteristics of American Culture.
D. American Attitude Toward Manual Labor.
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I believe that the 21st century is one ______ China will become one of the most powerful economic countries.
A.which B.that C.when D.where
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After Donald Trump became the 45th American president, a new video of his granddaughter Arabella 1. (go) popular once again on the Internet. In this video, the little girl wore a qipao, a kind of 2. (tradition) Chinese dress. She stood in front of a table to recite ancient Chinese poems. These poems are familiar 3. most Chinese people and they are often recited by Chinese kids. Arabella made the video to remember Chinese Monkey Year, 4. ended on January 27th, 2017.
Arabella’s family are 5. (interest) in Chinese culture. They can even make Chinese dumplings and sing Chinese songs. Arabella began to study Chinese 6. she was 18 months old. Now she can speak Chinese 7. (fluent). Early in February, 2016, 4-year-old Arabella recited a Tang Dynasty poem in Chinese. 8. (she) mother sent her video online and won lots of “likes” from all over the world.
On Sonia Weibo, many users thought Arabella was a wonderful and surprising girl. “I’m glad 9. (see) the little angel loves Chinese culture,” wrote a user called “orange”.
“At least the video shows that Trump is serious about 10. (educate) and never closes the door to foreign culture,” said another user named “stAU79”.
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People believe that climbing can do good to health. Where can you learn the skill of climbing then? If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, you’re wrong. Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms(体育馆). Here, people are learning on special climbing
wall. The climbing wall goes straight up and has small holding places for hands and feet.
How do people climb the wall? To climb, you need special shoes and harness(保护带) around your chest to hold you. There are ropes(绳索)tied to your harness. The ropes hold you in place so that you don’t fall. A beginner’s wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up. There are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to. Sometimes it’s easy to see the new piece of metal. Sometimes, it’s not. The most difficult part is to control your fear. It’s normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so it’s difficult not to feel fear. But when you move away from the wall, and the ropes hold you, and you begin to feel safe. You move slowly until you reach the top.
Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone. You use your whole body, especially your arms and legs. This sport gives your body a complete workout. When you climb, both your mind and your body can become stronger.
1.The most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is _______.
A. to tie ropes to your shoes B. to control your fear
C. to move away from the wall D. to climb straight up
2.The word “workout” underlined in the last paragraph most probably means _________.
A. settlement B. exercise
C. excitement D. tiredness
3. Why does the author write this passage?
A. To tell people where to find gyms.
B. To prove the basic need for climbing
C. To encourage people to climb mountains.
D. to introduce the sport of wall climbing
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-–Iraq, as anybody can see, is not winning the unfair war at all, is it?
-- ______.
A. I believe not so B. I don’t believe
C. I don’t believe like so D. I believe not
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