published fifty years ago, his work still attracts much attention at present.
A. As B. Though C. Apart from D. Despite
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published fifty years ago, his work still attracts much attention at present.
A. As B. Though C. Apart from D. Despite
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________published fifty years ago, his work still attracts much attention at present.
A. As B. Though C. Apart from D. Despite
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This kind of music ____ fifty years ago is still popular today
A． having created B． creating
C． being created D． created
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This kind of music ____ fifty years ago is still popular today
A. having created B. creating
C. being created D. created
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Fifty four years ago, young Quentin entered this world. “Action!” he must have yelled then to his mum. When he was two, his whole family moved to Los Angeles, and before Quentin Tarantino turned a teenager, he had already seen more movies than most people . In his twenties he started working at the Manhattan Beach Video Archives, where he made some important friendships and tried his hand at making a first movie. It would take another few years until he would sell the scripts for True Romance and Natural Born Killers, and shortly after go on and conquer the film festival circuit in a storm with Reservoir Dogs. And so it began ...
With Pulp Fcition, QT finally turned Hollywood upside-down for good, and established himself as, what they would then call, an “enfant terrible” of the new film-making community. to this day, Pulp Fiction counts as a completely original masterpiece, that sometimes even to his most loyal fans he has not matched again. After Jackie Brown, he took a pause for a while, not turning out a major motion picture until Kill Bill. Kill Bill turned into an epic, and manifested director Tarantino as the truly great filmmaker, opening the eyes of millions among the younger generations to lost classics, foreign cult cinema and the wild world of exploitation film.
Then in 2007, he made Grindhouse together with his long time friend Robert Rodriguez. The movie was well-received among critics, but was a financial disaster. Tarantino has talked about a war movie for many years, but not until 2008 did any of those rumors come together, when he announced that he had in fact finally finished a script for Inglourious Basterds, a massive war epic. The movie went into production that same year, starring Brad Pitt in the leading role. It was a huge international success and gathered quite a few awards.
In 2011, Tarantino announced the completion of his latest script, a movie about slavery in the old US south of the 1860s, titled Django Unchained. The movie has attracted enormous attention, especially because it stars Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Samuel L. Jackson and Christoph Waltz, who won an Oscar for his role in Inglourious Basterds, and whose acting talents have been truly recognized. And 2015 marked the release of his 8th film, appropriately titled The Hateful Eight, a post Civil War era Western mystery and thriller.
At the age of 54, Quentin Tarantino has recently gone on record saying he will retire some time soon, but all of the movie fans definitely hope the speak of film-making stays strong in his heart of a long time still. Because in a world densely crowded with average filmmakers QT seems to be one of the few who never play it safe.
A Salute to Quentin Tarantino
1.The underlined phrase “enfant terrible” in paragraph 2 means ________.
A.rude and unpleasant B.ordinary but arrogant
C.smart but unconventional D.boring and traditional
2.According to the passage, which one of the followings is Right?
A.Quentin Tarantino was born and raised in Los Angeles.
B.After Jackie Brown, Tarantino shot Kill Bill right away.
C.The film Grind-house made in 2007 gained huge profits
D.2008 witnessed the production of Inglourious Basterds.
3.We can infer from the paragraph 4 that ________.
A.Tarantino finished his shooting of Django Unchained in 2011.
B.Christoph Waltz has at least worked with Tarantino two times.
C.The all-star cast helped Django Unchained gain wide publicity.
D.The story of The Hateful Eight was set during the Civil War.
4.What might be the author’s attitude towards Quentin Tarantino?
A.indifferent B.negative
C.neutral D.favorable
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Davey wanted to play baseball. But fifty years ago, in his small town, he couldn’t find enough players for two full teams or an empty lot big enough for a field. And when he played ball in his back yard, he just broke windows and got into trouble. So Davey began playing with a plastic golf ball and a broom handle for a bat.
When his dad, David Mullaney, a former semi-pro baseball pitcher(投手), realized his son was hurting his arm trying to throw curves with the little plastic ball, he decided to find a better solution. Mullaney got a bunch of hollow plastic spheres from a local factory, sat down at his kitchen table and began cutting different size holes in the balls with a razor knife. He thought maybe the holes would alter the ball’s flight and help his son throw curves and sliders without hurting his arm.
All the balls failed—except the one with the eight oblong(长椭圆形的) holes cut into one of the hemispheres. This ball curved naturally and sharply without a violent snap of the wrist. In fact, Davey was now striking out so many batters; he called his new ball a “wiffle ball”. A year later, Mullaney borrowed $20,000 from family and friends and started producing Wiffle Balls in his little suburban town of Shelton, Connecticut.
“I didn’t want investors.” He said, “I wanted to control my own company.” This was the beginning of one of the hottest fads(时尚) of the fifties and a perennial(长久的) best seller well known all around the world. Since then millions of boys and girls have enjoyed countless hours of safe, wholesome fun playing with a Wiffle ball and bat. Esquire Magazine has even called the Wiffle Ball “a national treasure”. By producing a high quality product at an affordable price, three generations of Mullany’s have enjoyed the satisfaction and benefits of running a successful and profitable family business.
Over the years, they’ve had plenty of offers to buy them out, but they’re still working out of a small factory in Shelton, making a new Wiffle Ball every couple of seconds. Creativity and persistence are two of the important sources for wealth. If he gave up his attempts at trying new things, Mullany would not have invented the wiffle ball, nor would he have made such a big fortune.
1.From the passage we can know that ________________________________________________________________________________.
A．Mullaney made the invention of Wiffle ball with the help of his son
B．fifty years ago people didn’t like playing baseball very much
C．Mullaney’s attempts to help Davey better enjoy ball-playing led to the invention of Wiffle ball
D．playing balls would hurt one’s arm before the Wiffle ball’s appearance
2.All the following are true EXCEPT________________________________________________________________________.
A．Davey was a good ballplayer after the Wiffle ball came into existence
B．David Mullaney wanted to run the family business on his own
C．Mullaney’s family made a big fortune through the production of Wiffle balls
D．Mullaney’s business was nearly bought out but they worked hard to keep it
3.The underlined word “spheres” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to________________________________________________________________________.
A．balls B．bottles C．bags D．boxes
4.The two important factors for Mullaney’s successful family business are________________________________________________________________________.
A．time and fortune B．persistence and creativity
C．quality and fame D．cooperation and efforts
5.The passage mainly tells us something about________________________________________________________________________.
A．Davey, a famous baseball player B．a popular ball game in the 1950’s
C．the birth of Wiffle ball D．the success of a family business
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Fifty one years ago, the doctors told Dick Hoyt that the brain damage his son Rick suffered at birth was so severe that he would never be able to enter the mainstream society. There was no ______, they said, of Rick being anything more than a “ vegetable (植物人)”. The doctors told Dick Hoyt that Rick should be institutionalized (置于公共机构照料之下).
Rick’s parents never listened to the ______. Even though Rick couldn’t speak or use his arms or legs, the Hoyts decided to ______ him just like any other child. They took him to camp and swim, and also enrolled him in a public primary school. Rick ______ to graduate both from high school and from Boston University. Today, with the help of personal care attendants, he lives ______ in his own apartment.
His career as a(n)______ began when he was in middle school. Rick told his father he ______ to participate in a five- mile benefit ______ for a local player who had been paralyzed in an accident. Dick was not a runner, but he ______ to push Rick through the race course in his ______. During the run, Rick felt as though he wasn’t ______ any more—he was simply one of the runners.
“When we got home that night, Rick wrote on his computer, ‘Dad, when I’m running, it feels like my disability ______’, which was a very powerful ______ to me.” said Dick.
Dick has run thousands of miles to be with and ______ his son. Team Hoyt’s total commitment to each other and to what they do ensures that they challenge themselves ______. In addition to their athletic events, the Hoyts ______ the country to speak about their ______. They also have ______ the Hoyt Foundation, which seeks to help young people with disabilities into everyday activities so they may live a fruitful and ______ life.
Just a few days before the 2013 Boston Marathon, a bronze statue of the Hoyts, with the ______ of “Yes You Can!”, was unveiled (揭幕) near the starting line.
1.A. hope B. use C. sense D. need
2.A. order B. fact C. evidence D. advice
3.A. adopt B. raise C. help D. accept
4.A. attempted B. preferred C. went on D. set out
5.A. practically B. independently C. gratefully D. patiently
6.A. athlete B. artist C. writer D. poet
7.A. continued B. wanted C. managed D. began
8.A. swim B. ride C. run D. walk
9.A. tried B. planned C. expected D. agreed
10.A. car B. bicycle C. overcoat D. wheelchair
11.A. disabled B. abandoned C. discouraged D. puzzled
12.A. deepens B. disappears C. ignores D. cures
13.A. task B. comment C. message D. answer
14.A. support B. save C. cheer D. amuse
15.A. carefully B. gradually C. previously D. constantly
16.A. visit B. explore C. enter D. tour
17.A. adventures B. preparations C. experiences D. talents
18.A. founded B. discovered C. donated D. invited
19.A. potential B. colorful C. cautious D. quiet
20.A. note B. purpose C. title D. signal
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Years ago when Sam Haskell was nine, a television commercial attracted his attention. P&G (宝洁公司）had launched an ad campaign with the “Cheer Man”, a character who visited neighborhoods around the country. If he rang your doorbell and you had a box of Cheer (a brand name of P&G’s detergent) or even something like “Cheer” written on a piece of paper, you’d receive ten dollars.
Sam was convinced the Cheer Man would come to his home in Mississippi. He made a three-foot by four-foot sign with the Cheer logo and hung it in his bedroom. He was ready, and he told his classmates and everyone he talked to that the Cheer Man was coming to his house. People laughed at him, but his mom kept encouraging him to dream. Time went by and the advertisement was no longer on TV. Sam stored the sign in his closet — but he still believed the Cheer Man was coming.
The next summer, when Sam was ten, he went to a neighborhood birthday party. Playing soccer on the lawn, they heard what sounded like someone shouting through a megaphone. As the noise got closer, they saw it was a car with a loudspeaker on the roof — a man was yelling, “Cheer! Cheer! Cheer…is here!”
Sam watched in awe. The car was still several blocks away, but he knew in his heart that it was going to his house. Sam ran home, grabbed his sign and rushed back outside holding it over his head. His heart pounded in excitement.
And then, just as he’d dreamed, the Cheer Man stopped in front of his house, walked up to Sam and said “You get the ten dollars.”
Young Sam learned a valuable lesson that day about believing in a dream. He discovered that everything is possible. The knowledge paved the way for Sam’s future as a television executive and producer in Hollywood. In 2007, TV Guide named him one of the 25 Most Innovation and Influential People in Television over the last quarter-century.
1.How did Sam get the ad?
A. By reading newspapers. B. By watching TV.
C. By visiting neighborhoods. D. By making the Cheer logo.
2.What were other people’s reactions to Sam’s belief?
A. They thought Sam was ridiculous.
B. They inspired him with confidence.
C. They enjoyed talking with him about it.
D. They made fun of him but his mom gave courage to him.
3.When did the Cheer Man come to Sam’s home?
A. When Sam was ten.
B. When Sam was dreaming,
C. When Sam was holding a birthday party.
D. When Sam was watching a soccer game.
4.What lesson did Sam learn from the experience?
A. Believe in oneself.
B. An encouraging mom is important.
C. Don’t be afraid of others and keep on.
D. Believe in a dream and everything is possible.
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Professor Li and his wife are now at work on a novel________next year.
A．to publish B．being published
C．published D．to be published
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Dave Bruno works as an online marketing manager. Several years ago, one weekend Bruno and his family did a major house cleanup and then donated several bags of unneeded items to the local Goodwill store. “After all were done, I looked around and realized that I still had too much stuff”, says Bruno, “It occurred to me that maybe I wanted to lead a simple life but in reality I behaved differently.” That realization prompted the 39-year-old father of three to try an experiment, “The 100Thing Challenge”.
With the goal of breaking free of what he calls a “bad habit of consumerism（消费主义）, Bruno was determined to live for one year with just 100 personal items. He cut down his possessions to 94 items, including a Bible, laptop, guitar, wedding ring, car and clothes. He created some guidelines for the experiment since his wife and daughters did not participate, familyshared and household items did not count as personal items. He also grouped together some basic things such as underwear and socks. Bruno began blogging about his new lifestyle and eventually wrote a book, The 100 Thing Challenge: How I Got Rid of Almost Everything, Remade My Life, and Regained My Soul.
Since completing the experiment, Bruno has continued to live by the motto: reduce, refuse, and rearrange and maintains just 110 personal things. “ Nearly three years of living with a minimal amount of personal possessions, I’m no longer in the habit of consuming for the sake of consumption (消费),” he wrote in his blog last week, “That has freed me up for all sorts of better endeavors (活动) than shopping—like spending time with family and writing a book and planning for business opportunities.”
Bruno’s project has also inspired others to live minimally, many of whom post their own 100 Thing Challenge updates on YouTube. “The reality is that the 100 Thing Challenge is surprisinglyeasy”, says Bruno, “I’m not saying there were no challenges or disappointments. I miss some things, but not that much. Frankly, it’s far easier to live with less stuff than with excessive trash.”
1.What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 1?
A．Bruno regretted to have an easy life.
B．Bruno had a special behavior in reality,
C．Bruno and his family led a happy life.
D．Bruno would have liked a life with fewer items.
2.The things were included in Bruno’s 94 items EXCEPT____________.
A．socks B．a Bible C．cookers D．a wedding ring
3.What is the best title for the passage?
A．Live with 100 Things
B．Defeat 100 Challenges in Life
C．Survive by Your Motto
D．Consume for Consumption’s Sake
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