Musical for the new era
Some of the world’s most famous movies, like The Sound of Music(《音乐之声》)and Singin’ in the Rain(《雨中曲》), are musicals. These are both very old movies, though. It seemed as if musicals had gone out of fashion.
But La La Land, a new musical by US director Damien Chazelle, 32, had made the genre(类型) popular again. “Brilliantly written and directed, La La Land gives movie musicals life in the 21st century,” Peter Travers wrote for Rolling Stone.
Starring US actor Ryan Gosling, 36, and actress Emma Stone, 28, the movie was released in Chinese mainland on Feb14. Set in the colorful world of Hollywood’s film and music scene, the two characters-a jazz musician and an actress-sing and dance their way to love.
It has made history as the first film to win seven Golden Globe(金球奖) awards. It has also been nominated(提名) for a record-equaling 14 Oscars.
Other popular movies of today are often about violence(暴力),war, drugs(毒品) or politics. Thanks to Chazelle’s creative style, original music and wonderful location(地点), La La Land has a light feel that will put you in a good mood.
The opening scene, when hundreds of people in a traffic jam start singing , “will be studied and swooned(着迷) over for years to come,” according to Travers. “The very fact that it doesn’t have a strong political message, but is still good enough to win awards, is what makes La La Land so unusual,” Nicholas Barber, wrote for the BBC. “It is intimate(亲切的) and personal and magical.”
1.What does Peter Travers think of La La Land?
A. It is better than The Sound of Music.
B. Its genre is out of fashion.
C. It is not a good story.
D. It makes musicals popular again.
2.Which of the following is NOT true about La La Land?
A. It was directed by a 32-year-old US director.
B. It starred US actor Ryan Gosling and actress Emma Stone.
C. It’s a love story about a jazz musician and an actress.
D. It has won seven Golden Globe and 14 Oscars.
3.La La Land contains_______.
A. original music B. war scenes
C. violent scenes D. a strong political message
4.According to Nicholas Barber, La La Land ________.
A. is a very good movie B. has an impressive opening scene
C. lacks magic and personality D. needs strong political message
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Musical for the new era
Some of the world’s most famous movies, like The Sound of Music(《音乐之声》)and Singin’ in the Rain(《雨中曲》), are musicals. These are both very old movies, though. It seemed as if musicals had gone out of fashion.
But La La Land, a new musical by US director Damien Chazelle, 32, had made the genre(类型) popular again. “Brilliantly written and directed, La La Land gives movie musicals life in the 21st century,” Peter Travers wrote for Rolling Stone.
Starring US actor Ryan Gosling, 36, and actress Emma Stone, 28, the movie was released in Chinese mainland on Feb14. Set in the colorful world of Hollywood’s film and music scene, the two characters-a jazz musician and an actress-sing and dance their way to love.
It has made history as the first film to win seven Golden Globe(金球奖) awards. It has also been nominated(提名) for a record-equaling 14 Oscars.
Other popular movies of today are often about violence(暴力),war, drugs(毒品) or politics. Thanks to Chazelle’s creative style, original music and wonderful location(地点), La La Land has a light feel that will put you in a good mood.
The opening scene, when hundreds of people in a traffic jam start singing , “will be studied and swooned(着迷) over for years to come,” according to Travers. “The very fact that it doesn’t have a strong political message, but is still good enough to win awards, is what makes La La Land so unusual,” Nicholas Barber, wrote for the BBC. “It is intimate(亲切的) and personal and magical.”
1.What does Peter Travers think of La La Land?
A. It is better than The Sound of Music.
B. Its genre is out of fashion.
C. It is not a good story.
D. It makes musicals popular again.
2.Which of the following is NOT true about La La Land?
A. It was directed by a 32-year-old US director.
B. It starred US actor Ryan Gosling and actress Emma Stone.
C. It’s a love story about a jazz musician and an actress.
D. It has won seven Golden Globe and 14 Oscars.
3.La La Land contains_______.
A. original music B. war scenes
C. violent scenes D. a strong political message
4.According to Nicholas Barber, La La Land ________.
A. is a very good movie B. has an impressive opening scene
C. lacks magic and personality D. needs strong political message
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Some of the world’s most famous movies, like The Sound of Music and Singin’ in the Rain(雨中曲) , are musicals . These are both very old movies, though . It seemed as if musicals had gone out of fashion.
But La La Land , a new musical by US director Damien Chazelle , 32 , has made the genre(类型) popular again . “Brilliantly written and directed , La La Land gives movie musicals life in the 21st century ,”Peter Travers wrote for Rolling Stone.
Starring(主演) US actor Ryan Gosling, 36, and actress Emma Stone, 28, the movie was released in Chinese mainland on Feb 14. Set in the colourful world of Hollywood’s film and music scene , the two characters – a jazz musician and an actress – sing and dance their way to love.
It has made history as the first film to win seven Golden Globe awards. It has also been nominated(提名) for a record-equaling 14 Oscars.
Other popular movies of today are often about violence(暴力), war , drugs(毒品) or politics(政治) . Thanks to Chazelle’s creative style , original music and wonderful lacation, La La Land has a light feel that will put you in a good mood.
The opening scene , when hundreds of people in a traffic jam start singing , “ will be studied and swooned(着迷) over for years to come,”according to Travers. “The very fact that it doesn’t have a strong political message , but is still good enough to win awards , is what makes La Lan Land so unusual ,”Nicholas Barber , wrote for the BBC . “It is intimate(亲切的) and personal and magical.”
1.What does Peter Travers think of La La Land?
A. It is better than The Sound of Music. B. Its genre is out of fashion.
C. It is not a good story. D. It makes musicals popular again.
2.Which of the following is NOT true about La La Land ?
A. It was directed by a 32-year-old US director
B. It starred US actor Ryan Gosling and actress Emma Stone.
C. It’s a love story about a jazz musician and an actress.
D. It has won seven Golden Globe and 14 Occars.
3.La La Land contains _________.
A. original music B. war scenes C. violent scenes D. a strong political message
4.According to Nicholas Barber , La La Land _________.
A. is a very good movie B. has an impressive opening scene
C. lacks(缺乏) magic and personality D. needs strong political messages
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One of the most famous movie prizes in the world is the Oscar. Every year in the United States, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (电影艺术科学院) gives Oscars to people who have done well in the movies. There is an Oscar for the best movie of the year, another for the best actor, and Oscars
for doing many other things well in movies.
Oscars are very important because people want to see movies that have won them. They also want to see actors who have won Oscars. This means movies that have won Oscars make a lot of money. The Academy first gave prizes to movies in 1927, but they were not called Oscars then. That happened four years later. Most people think that Oscar was someone famous in the movies, but he wasn't. He was
someone that a woman called Margaret Herrick knew. She worked for the Academy and one day she saw the prize on a table. She said, "He looked like my friend Oscar." From that time on the prizes were called the Oscars.
1.The Academy gives prizes to people who ________.
A. are good friends of Margaret Herrick
B. like seeing movies very much
C. have done well in the movies
D. pay the Academy a lot of money
2.The Oscars got their name in _________.
A. 1923 B. 1927 C. 1928 D. 1931
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Perhaps the most famous name in the world of silent movies is Charlie Chaplin. This may seem a little bit lucky since both moving pictures and Charlie Chaplin were born in the same year, 1889. Sadly, Charlie’s father died when Charlie was only five years old, and his mother was sent to a mental hospital (精神病院). 1.
Things seemed bad for Charlie, but he had a bright, likeable (讨人喜欢的) personality and tried to get small parts in performance around London. 2. He got a part in a show performing in the United States. Seven years later, he got his first major part in a film.
Charlie was a quick success in the movie theaters. 3. By 1915, he could make over $1,259 a week, which was a huge amount of money at that time. 4.
Even when sound movies became popular in 1923, he continued to make silent pictures. Charlie knew that the silence was a great part of what made his movies so funny. 5. when almost everyone else had changed to sound movies. However, Charlie was still one of the world’s greatest film stars.
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A. Charlie knew what he was good at, and held on to it.
B. This left young Charlie homeless and living on the streets.
C. Charlie did not stop making silent films well into the 1940s,
D. Then in 1906, his life took a major change.
E. His silent, highly popular form of comedy was perfect for the silent films of the time.
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Perhaps the most famous name in the world of sileni movies is Charlie Chaplin. It was in 1889 that both moving pictures and Charlie Chaplin were born. Sadly, Charlie's father died when Charlie was five, and his mother was sent to mental hospital. This left young Charlie homeless and living on the streets.,
Things seemed bad for Charlie, but he had a bright, nice character. He was pleasant and easy to like. So he managed to get small parts in Derformances around London. Then he moved to the USA in 1906, and his life took a major change for the better. He got a part in a show performing there. Seven years after his arrival in the USA, he got his first major part in a film. Charlie was a great success in the movie theaters. His silent, highly visual(视觉的) form of comedy was perfect for the silent films of the time. By 1915, he was making over $1,250 a week, which was a huge amount of money at that time. Charlie knew what he was good at, and he stuck to it. Even when sound could be used for movies in 1923, he continued to make silent pictures, Charlie knew that the silence was an essential part of what made his movies so funny. Charlie continued to make silent films well into the 1940s, when almost everyone else had changed to sound. Charlie, however, still remained one of the world's greatest film stars.
1.When did Charlie get his first major part in a film?
A. In 1889. B. In 1906. C. In 1913. D. In 1923.
2.The underlined word "essential" in Paragraph 2 probably means _______.
A. very boring B. very correct C. very difficult D. very important
3.From the passage we know that Charlie_______.
A. was easy to get along with
B. stopped making movies in 1923
C. was born and brought up in America
D. didn't produce silent films in America
4.Which could be the best title of the passage?
A. The Major Change for an Actor. B. A Great Man of Silent Movies.
C. The Beginning of Silent Movies. D. The Hard Life for A Movie Maker.
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Frankenstein is one of the world’s most famous horror stories. It’s about a doctor who creates a new man from the body parts of dead people and brings it to life. But the experiment goes wrong and the monster(怪兽) kills the doctor and many others. The story has been read by millions since it was first published and in the last hundred years it has been made into dozens of movies. Many people are surprised to learn its writer was a 19-year-old woman, called Mary Shelley.
Mary was born into a rich London family in August 1797. She was educated by her parents and when she was 13 decided to become a writer. In 1812, she met the famous writer Percy Shelley and they soon got married. Sadly for Mary, their first child died soon after birth in Italy. In her diary, Mary wrote about a dream: “I dreamt that my little baby came to life again—that it had only been cold and that we rubbed it before the fire and it lived.”
In 1816, Percy Shelley and 19-year-odl May visited the poet Lord Byron at his home in Switzerland. Because of the bad weather they stayed indoors reading horror stories. One night, Byron asked everyone to write their own story. Mary thought of her dream and wrote the story Frankenstein.
Frankenstein was published when Mary was 21, and became a huge success. Many people didn’t think a 19-year-old woman could write so well and believed her husband was the real writer.
Although famous, Shelley’s life was full of sadness. Only one of her four children lived and in 1822 her husband died in a swimming accident. Mary was broken-hearted and decided not to marry again. She devoted herself to her child and continued to write until her death in 1851.
1. What do we know about he story Frankenstein?
A. It was really written by Mary Shelley’s husband.
B. It was been read by millions of people.
C. It was written to remember Shelley’s husband.
D. It is the most famous story in the world.
2.Where was Mary Shelley when she wrote the story Frankenstein?
A. In England. B. In Italy. C. In Switzerland. D. In France.
3. In which order to the following take place?
a. Bad weather made everyone stay indoors reading horror stories.
b. The story Frankenstein was first published.
c. Mary wrote about a dream in her diary.
d. Mary met the famous writer Percy Shelley.
e. Movies based on the story of Frankenstein were made.
A. a, c, b, e, d B. d, c, a, b, e C. c, a, b, d, e D. b, a, d, c, e
4. How old was Mary Shelley when she died?
A. 43 B. 48 C.51 D. 54
5.What can we learn about Mary Shelley from this passage?
A. She experienced a lot of sadness in her life.
B. She wasn’t considered a good writer during her life.
C. She was educated at her local school.
D. She became very rich because of the story Frankenstein.
九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Here are two amazing shops from the world.
One of the most famous department stores in New York City is Macy’s. There are over 850 Macy’s stores all over the US, but the flagship store is in Herald Square, Manhattan--- just around the corner form the Empire State Building. Interestingly, Rowland Macy, the company founder(创始人), opened his first shops between 1843 and 1855, but they weren’t successful. However, Macy learned from his mistakes, and in 1858 he moved to New York. He opened his first New York store on October 18, 1858 and was immediately successful. Macy’s is especially famous for its Thanksgiving Day Parade, which marks the beginning of the Christmas season.
One of the oldest shops in London is Fortnum & Mason. It was founded by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason in 1707 in central London. Originally, the shop only sold food, but these days, it sells all kinds of other things including clothes, books and games. It has the “Gentleman’s Department” on the top floor, a famous tea shop and several restaurants. The business started out small, but in 1761, William Fortnum’s grandson, Charles, went to work for Queen Charlotte. As a result, the royals(皇家) started shopping there and continues to now. In fact, Queen Elizabeth visited Fortnum’s last year. Fortnum’s is really famous for it’s hampers, which are baskets of food. There are picnic hampers and Christmas hampers that are full of wines and Christmas food. They are extremely popular, but also quite expensive ad can cost up to £25,000.
1. How old is the store Macy’s?
A. 60. B. 158. C. 155. D. 160.
2. Why did Rowland Macy make his shops successful?
A. Because he moved to New York.
B. Because he opened a flagship store.
C. Because he began Christmas season.
D. Because he learned from his mistakes.
3. What did Fortnum & Mason use to sell?
A. Food. B. Books.
C. Games. D. Clothes.
4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. Fortnum & Mason used to be a small shop.
B. The hampers from Fortnum & Mason are popular but expensive.
C. Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade means the beginning of Christmas season.
D. William Fortnum worked for Queen Elizabeth.
5. Where is this passage possibly from?
A. A music magazine. B. A clothes ad.
C. A sports poster. D. A fashion guidebook.
九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Here are two amazing shops from the world.
One of the most famous department stores in New York City is Macy's.There are over 850 Macy's stores all over the US, but the flagship store is in Herald Square,Manhattan---just around the corner from the Empire State Building. Interestingly, Rowland Macy, the company founder ( 创始人 ), opened his first shops between 1843 and 1855, but they weren't successful. However, Macy learned from his mistakes, and in 1858 he moved to New York. He opened his first New York store on October 18, 1858 and was immediately successful. Macy's is especially famous for its Thanksgiving Day Parade, which marks the beginning of the Christmas season.
One of the oldest shops in London is Fortnum & Mason.
It was founded by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason in
1707 in central London. Originally, the shop only sold food, but these days, it sells all kinds of other things including clothes, books and games. It has the "Gentleman's Department" on the top floor, a famous tea shop and several restaurants. The business started out small, but in 1761, William Fortnum’s grandson, Charles, went to work for Queen Charlotte. As a result, the royals ( 皇家 ) started shopping there and continues to now. In fact, Queen Elizabeth visited Fortnum's last year. Fortnum's is really famous for its hampers, which are baskets of food. There are picnic hampers and Christmas hampers that are full of wines and Christmas food. They are extremely popular, but also expensive and can cost up to £25.000.
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1. How old is the store Macy's which was first opened in New York?
A. 60. B. 158. C. 155. D. 160.
2. What made Rowland Macy's shops successful?
A. He moved to New York.
B. He opened a flagship store.
C. He began Christmas season.
D. He learned from his mistakes.
3.What did Fortnum & Mason use to sell?
A. Food. B. Books.
C. Games. D. Clothes.
4.. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Fortnum & Mason used to be a small shop.
B. The hampers from Fortnum & Mason are popular but expensive.
C. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade means the beginning of Christmas season.
D. William Fortnum worked for Queen Elizabeth.
5.Where is this passage possibly from?
A. A music magazine. B. A clothes ad.
C. A sports poster. D. A fashion guidebook.
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Christopher Columbus was famous for his _________ of the New World.
A. invention B. discovery C. review
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New Year’s Day is one of the important days for many people in the world.Most people spend New Year's Day in hotels.New Year's Day is on January 1.People close most companies,shops,schools and government(政府)offices during that time.
People get ready for New Year’s Day from late December.First,people spend a few days cleaning their houses.
People also prepare(准备)the meal for New Year's Day from late December.On New Year's Day,people usually do not cook but have fun at home.On New Year's Eve,family members or friends usually stay at home or in hotels and hear the bells which tell people of the coming New Year.
Children are busy getting the gifts from their parents and relatives.
1.What do people do first to get ready for New Year’s Day?
__________________________________________________________________________
2.When do people prepare the meal for New Year’s Day?
__________________________________________________________________________
3.What do children get on New Year's Day?
___________________________________________________________________________
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