Films
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
It’s supposedly based on a true story, which stars Jennifer Carpenter as Emily Rose, a country girl who goes away to college and then becomes possessed by the devil. The inspiration for the film came from the story of Anneliese Michel, a supposedly possessed woman who died from starvation after a series of unsuccessful exorcism attempts in 1976.
Children of the Corn
Has that thing ever happened to you where you go on a road trip and stop for gas and realize that you lose your direction off the beaten path and people start looking at you like you’re from the moon? The instance always reminds you of this movie. Walk far into the wilderness and it’s all just Children of the Corn territory.
The Ring
Some people prefer the original Japanese version of this film to the 2002 remake starring Naomi Watts, so if you have time, watch both, but if you don’t, start here. There was a really exciting period in the early 2000s when the film industry made some exciting changes to the usual format of horror movies. This movie helped introduce a transition from monster films to a more psychological approach that relies on expectations more than in-your-face jump scares.
It Follows
This is a movie that’s super fun to approach not knowing much about it, because if you hadn’t already known the fact that it’s a scary movie, you’d be surprised by how things develop as you’re experiencing it for the first time. There are a lot of scares in It Follows that catch you by surprise, which makes it feel refreshing, fun, and horrifying at the same time.
1.Who is Jennifer Carpenter?
A. A woman who died from starvation
B. An actress who acted Emily Rose
C. A girl who was possessed by the devil
D. The author who wrote The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2.If you lose your way near a gas station, you are most likely to think of the film_______.
A. The Exorcism of Emily Rose
B. Children of the Corn
C. The Ring
D. It Follows
3.What special contribution did The Ring make?
A. It introduced fun and horrifying experiences at the same time.
B. It introduced in-your-face jump scares
C. It created a new style of horror movies
D. It was adapted into many Japanese films.
4.How may you feel when watching It Follows?
A. Sad and upset
B. Fun and moved
C. Bored and sleepy
D. Amazed and frightened
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Films
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
It’s supposedly based on a true story, which stars Jennifer Carpenter as Emily Rose, a country girl who goes away to college and then becomes possessed by the devil. The inspiration for the film came from the story of Anneliese Michel, a supposedly possessed woman who died from starvation after a series of unsuccessful exorcism attempts in 1976.
Children of the Corn
Has that thing ever happened to you where you go on a road trip and stop for gas and realize that you lose your direction off the beaten path and people start looking at you like you’re from the moon? The instance always reminds you of this movie. Walk far into the wilderness and it’s all just Children of the Corn territory.
The Ring
Some people prefer the original Japanese version of this film to the 2002 remake starring Naomi Watts, so if you have time, watch both, but if you don’t, start here. There was a really exciting period in the early 2000s when the film industry made some exciting changes to the usual format of horror movies. This movie helped introduce a transition from monster films to a more psychological approach that relies on expectations more than in-your-face jump scares.
It Follows
This is a movie that’s super fun to approach not knowing much about it, because if you hadn’t already known the fact that it’s a scary movie, you’d be surprised by how things develop as you’re experiencing it for the first time. There are a lot of scares in It Follows that catch you by surprise, which makes it feel refreshing, fun, and horrifying at the same time.
1.Who is Jennifer Carpenter?
A. A woman who died from starvation
B. An actress who acted Emily Rose
C. A girl who was possessed by the devil
D. The author who wrote The Exorcism of Emily Rose
2.If you lose your way near a gas station, you are most likely to think of the film_______.
A. The Exorcism of Emily Rose
B. Children of the Corn
C. The Ring
D. It Follows
3.What special contribution did The Ring make?
A. It introduced fun and horrifying experiences at the same time.
B. It introduced in-your-face jump scares
C. It created a new style of horror movies
D. It was adapted into many Japanese films.
4.How may you feel when watching It Follows?
A. Sad and upset
B. Fun and moved
C. Bored and sleepy
D. Amazed and frightened
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The mayor of Flint offered Miss Michigan Emily Sioma high praise on Tuesday for speaking out at this weekend's Miss America conference about the city's water crisis.
“I was really excited for her to do that," Mayor Karen Weaver told TMZ. “I think she was very brave because so many times you say who you are and where you're from and just general information. For her to take that opportunity and use her platform and use her voice to speak up about what‘s going on in Michigan and in Flint, in particular, was just amazing. ”
Emily Sioma,24,introduced herself on stage on Sunday by saying,“From the state with 84 percent of the U. S. fresh water but none for its residents to drink. I am Miss Michigan Emily Sioma.” The brief ‘speech was a reference to Flint, a town with lead-filled drinking water.
Weaver said Sioma's decision to speak about the Flint water crisis demonstrated her impressive character. “I applaud her for being a brave young woman. And it also shows you that she’s not a selfish person," Weaver said. “She could have talked only about herself, but she chose to use this opportunity to bring attention to, and keep attention on, what’s going on in Flint, what’s going on with water quality standards what's going on with this broken infrastructure(基础设施) that we have across the country. "
Ratings showed that 4. 3 million viewers watched the ABC program. Although Miss New York Nia Imani Franklin ultimately won the competition, many Twitter users quickly got behind Sioma, who did not make the final 15, after her introduction.
“Emily Sioma wanted to make an impact,” one Twitter user wrote on Sunday. Regardless of whether you agree with what she said or not- she is shining light on a pressing issue that we have in our state and that is still not solved. That, is a Miss America."
1.What does the underlined word “water crisis'' refer to in Paragraph 1?
A.Water transportation. B.Water shortage.
C.Water reservation. D.Water quality.
2.How does the mayor find Emily Sioma?
A.Curious and cautious. B.Brave and unselfish.
C.Proud and admirable. D.Talkative and outgoing.
3.What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 5?
A.Summarize the previous paragraphs. B.Introduce the ABC program.
C.Emphasize Sioma's influence. D.Add some background information.
4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.The Mayor of Flint B.A Twitter Voice
C.The ABC Competition D.A Miss America
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true events ,the film follows the life of Braddock, a boxer in New York.
A、Being based on B、Basing on C、Based on D、Having based on
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
_____ on folk tales, Mo Yan's novels become a mixture of fantasy and reality.
A. Based B. Basing C. Base D. To base
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We should place emphasis on development and security, and develop nuclear energy on the base of security.
A. equal B. central
C. superior D. maximum
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
We should place emphasis on development and security, and develop nuclear energy on the base of security.
A. equal B. central
C. superior D. maximum
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
We should place emphasis on development and security, and develop nuclear energy on the base of security.
A. equal B. central
C. superior D. maximum
高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
Questions are based on the following passage.
1.
A. Because of the course materials.
B. Because of the discussion topics.
C. Because of others’ misuse of technology.
D. Because of a rule the speaker made for his class.
2.
A. The speaker’s history class received low assessment.
B. The students think highly of the speaker’s history class.
C. The speaker made the rule because he was against technology.
D. The speaker made the rule just because of his unpleasant experiences.
3.
A. It may improve teaching and offer more help.
B. It may allow students to get on well with each other.
C. It may distract students from being involved in class.
D. It may help students to better understand complex themes.
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Our love of music and appreciation of musical harmony is learnt and not based on natural ability, a new study by University of Melbourne researchers has found. The researchers said previous theories about how we appreciate music were based on the physical functions of sound, the ear itself and a born ability to hear harmony.
The study shows that musical harmony can be learnt, and it is a matter of training the brain to hear the sounds. So if you thought that the music of some foreign culture (or Jazz) sounded like the crying of cats, it’s simply because you haven’t learnt to listen by their rules.
The researchers used 66 volunteers with a range of musical training and tested their ability to hear combinations of notes(音符) to determine if they found the combinations familiar or pleasing. They found that people needed to be familiar with combinations of notes. If they found the notes unfamiliar they also found the sound unpleasant. This finding put an end to centuries of theories claiming that physical functions of the ear determine what we find attractive.
The study found that trained musicians were much more sensitive to unpleasant notes than non-musicians. When they couldn’t find the note, the musicians reported that the sounds were unpleasant, while non-musicians were much less sensitive. This shows the importance of training or nurturing(培养) the brain to like particular sound of combinations of notes, like those found in jazz or rock.
Depending on their training, a strange chord(和弦) sound was pleasant to some musicians, but very unpleasant to others. This showed us that even the ability to hear a musical note is learnt.
To confirm this finding, they trained 19 non-musicians to find the notes of a random selection of western chords. Not only did the participants’ ability to hear notes improve rapidly, afterward they reported that the chords they had learnt sounded more pleasant -- regardless of how the chords were played.
The question of why some combinations of musical notes are heard as pleasant or unpleasant has long been debated. “We have shown in this study that for music, beauty is in the brain of the beholder(观看者)”, a researcher said.
1.According to the study, people find foreign music quite unpleasant because_____.
A. they hear the music much too often
B. they don’t like the person playing it
C. they have no idea about how to listen
D. they have no born musical ability at all
2.Although non-musicians were less sensitive to music, they can still_____.
A. be trained to like particular music
B. make friends with real musicians
C. find the beauty of chords without training
D. enjoy the beauty of music when played by musicians
3.The 19 non-musicians were trained in order to show_____.
A. the brain likes particular combinations of notes
B. not a strange note was pleasant to all musicians
C. how the chords were played was very important
D. people’s ability to hear a musical note can be learnt
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Love of musical harmony can’t be taught.
B. Love of music is not natural but nurtured.
C. Listening to music can improve your brain.
D. You can be a musician without being trained.
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Many Christmas customs are based on the birth of Christ, such as giving presents because of the Wise Men, who brought presents to the baby Jesus(耶稣)Singing Christmas carols is based on the scene of the birth with figures of shepherds, the Wise Men and animals surrounding the baby Jesus.
The origin of Santa Claus begins in the 4th century with St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, an area in the present-day Turkey. By all accounts St. Nicholas was a generous man, particularly devoted to children. After his death around 340 A. D. he was buried in Myra, but in 1087 Italian sailors were believed to steal his remains and removed them to Italy, greatly increasing St. Nicholas’ popularity throughout Europe.
His kindness and reputation for generosity gave rise to claims that he could perform miracles and devotion to him increased. St. Nicholas became the patron(保护神)saint of Russia, where he was known by his red cap, flowing white beard, and bishop’s mitre. In Greece, he was the patron saint of sailors; in France, he was the patron of lawyers, and in Belgium, the patron of children and travelers. Thousands of churches across Europe were dedicated(供奉的)to him and sometime around the 12th century an official holiday was created in his honor. The Feast of St. Nicholas was celebrated on December 6 and the day was marked by gift-giving and charity.
After the Reformation, European followers of St. Nicholas declined, but the legend was kept alive in Holland where the Dutch spelling of his name Sint Nikolass was eventually transformed to Sinterklaas. Dutch children would leave their wooden shoes by the fireplace, and Sinterklaas would reward good children by placing treats in their shoes. Dutch colonists brought this tradition with them to America in the 17th century and here the English name of Santa Claus appeared.
1.Why, as is believed, is Santa Claus so popular in Europe?
A. Because of his reputation for generosity.
B. Because he died in Italy.
C. Because of the deed of the Italian sailors.
D. Because of his devotion to Italian children.
2.What was the Feast of St. Nicholas held for?
A. Celebrating Christ’s birthday.
B. Giving thanks to churches.
C. Marking a holiday.
D. Honoring St. Nicholas.
3.What does “Sinterklaas” in the last paragraph refer to?
A. European followers. B. Santa Claus.
C. Jesus. D. The Dutch.
4.Which of the following can best describe Santa Claus?
A. Generous, devoted and honored.
B. Dedicated, kind and alive.
C. Well-known, traditional and lovely.
D. Popular, famous and creative.
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