What to expect in the cinema this winter?The ...

What to expect in the cinema this winter?

The Golden Compass

Running Time: 1 hour 54 min. Release Date: December7, 2007

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards,     Directed by: Chris Weitz

12-year-old Lyra is a girl who lives in a world, where human souls take the form of animal companions. When her best friend disappears, Lyra promises to find him. One thing Lyra packs for the trip is a mysterious compass that many people are violently determined to get. What is awaiting her?

I AM Legend

Running Time: 1 hour 42min.  Release Date: December14, 2007

Starring: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Dash Mihok,

Robert Neville, a brilliant scientist, isn’t quite brilliant enough to stop a man-made virus from escaping and killing everyone in sight. Somehow, Robert is Virus-free. As Robert realizes that his time may be up, he’s determined to find a way to save the human race—using his own virus-free blood.

This Christmas

Running Time: 1 hour 57 min. Release Date: November 29, 2007

Starring: Laz Alonso, Chris Brown,

It’s Christmas! Time for joy! Love! Gifts! And, oh family. For the first time in many years, the white fields are all coming home. It should be a happy time for all, but after years away, it’s clear that there are plenty of reasons they’ve grown apart. How can all these people and all their secrets survive under one roof? By the time the presents are opened, they are to find out what they have missed for these years—family.

Into the Wild

Running Time: 2hours 20min  Release Date: December 22nd, 2007

Starring: Emile Hirsch, Marcia Harden

Freshly graduated from Harvard with a bright future, 22 year-old Christopher instead walked out of his “good” life and into the wild in search of adventure. What happened to him on the way changed this young wanderer into an enduring symbol for countless people. Was Christopher a heroic adventurer or another American loser?

64. The film with the longest running time is    _     .

A. The Golden Compass  B. I AM Legend

C. This Christmas              D. Into the Wild

65. “This Christmas” probably     _   .

A. reveals how to choose Christmas gifts for our relatives

B. reveals the secrets to a successful marriage

C. reveals the importance of money to any family

D. reveals the truth of a family and its real problems

66. In the movie “Into the Wild”, the “good” life is probably ___    .

A. adventurous and dangerous        B. steady and promising

C. risky and exciting                       D. poor and depressing

高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

--What are you going to do this afternoon?

-- I am going to the cinema with some friends. The film _______ quite early, so we __________ to the bookstore after that.

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—What are you going to do this afternoon?

—I am going to the cinema with some friends. The film  ________ quite early, so we  ________ to the bookstore after that.

A. finished; are going        B. finished; go    C. finishes; are going         D. finishes; go

高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

32. When this film was first shown in our city, so many people rushed to the cinema that the cinema was filled to ______.

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Today’s cinema has improved a great deal in presentation. Gone are the golden days when eager crowds were packed on wooden benches in poor buildings, which seemed to be about to _________ in the next minute. Audience were staring, with great interest, at the funny and amusing movements of silent figures on the screen. It was only through the body movements and facial expressions that the character’s feelings could be _________ to the audience. However, film goers all the same turned a blind eye to the _________ cinema surroundings and seemed crazy about almost all the films. Box office hits were a normal thing and stories about movie stars took full _________ of the newspapers. They were _________ with almost all positive wordings compared with today’s pitiful stars who are all the time alert to such news as divorces or affairs.

Nowadays, it is quite easy to find a cinema that exceeds the hotel luxury. Cinemas are spacious, well-lit places where one can kill time in comfort. Small favors offered by modern cinemas such as the well-printed booklets, which are _________ available, the mouth-watering snacks on sale and even the gifts are all sending the implied message to the audience that the film to watch will provide the equivalent _________. Audience, on the other hand, don’t always _________ the story. Before a film is released, the potential spectator is usually exposed to a(n) _________ of advertisements. Film trailers are seen everywhere and crew interviews are televised. And in tempting people to enter cinemas, second to none is __________.People rely much no friends’ advice in choosing films.

Once the audience have settled on the chair, the cinema is learning from the theatre. The projectionists are to given the audience time to prepare themselves for the film. Talk first degrades to whisper then __________ altogether. Spotlights are focused on the curtains which are drawn slowly apart, often in the __________ of music, to reveal title of the film. Every detail has been designed so thoughtfully that the spectator will never actually see the __________ screen, which will remind him all too sharply that what he is about to see is nothing but different shadows flashing on the white. However much the cinema tries to __________ theatre, it fully succeeds. Nothing can __________ the awe (敬畏) and sense of expectation felt by the audience as the curtain is slowly raised.

1.A.disappear B.collapse C.freeze D.rise

2.A.interpreted B.responded C.invented D.applied

3.A.special B.inferior C.standard D.loose

4.A.coverage B.use C.benefit D.responsibility

5.A.exposed B.reviewed C.overheard D.equipped

6.A.temporarily B.carefully C.readily D.traditionally

7.A.luxury B.expense C.convenience D.information

8.A.prove B.buy C.investigate D.convey

9.A.explosion B.promotion C.shift D.spread

10.A.walls of ears B.seeing is believing C.word of mouth D.grave of teeth

11.A.drives out B.wears out C.pays off D.dies away

12.A.company B.introduction C.benefit D.end

13.A.decorated B.distinct C.blank D.mechanical

14.A.imitate B.guide C.exploit D.replace

15.A.refer to B.compare with C.suffer from D.persist in

高三英语完形填空困难题查看答案及解析

The players 　　　　　 from the whole country are expected to bring us honor in this summer game.

A．selecting　　　　　　　　 B． to select

C．selected　　　　　　　　　 D． having selected

高三英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

This place was darker than I expected, and, in spite of the rain, dirtier. Used to the life of rural Puerto Rico(波多黎各), I had to adjust to the similarly arranged, aggressive two-dimensionality of New York. Everywhere I looked, my eyes met gray and brown straight-edged buildings with sharp corners and deep shadows. Every few blocks there was a cement(水泥) playground surrounded by chain-link fence.

A girl came out of the building next door, a jump rope in her hand, and she hopped over. “Are you Hispanic?” she asked. “No, I’m Puerto Rican.” “Same thing. Puerto Rican, Hispanic. That’s what we are here.” She skipped a tight circle, stopped abruptly, and shoved the rope in my direction. “Want a turn?”

“Sure.” I hopped on one leg, then the other. “So, if you’re Puerto Rican, they call you Hispanic?”

“Yeah. Anybody who speaks Spanish.”

I jumped a circle, as she had done, but faster. “You mean, if you speak Spanish, you’re Hispanic?”

“Well, yeah. No . . . I mean your parents have to be Puerto Rican or Cuban or something.”

“Okay, your parents are Cuban, let’s say, and you’re born here, but you don’t speak Spanish. Are you Hispanic?”

“I guess so,” she finally said. “It has to do with being from a Spanish country. I mean, you or your parents, like, even if you don’t speak Spanish, you’re Hispanic, you know?” She looked at me uncertainly. But I didn’t know. I’d always been Puerto Rican, and it hadn’t occurred to me that in New York I’d be someone else.

Later, I asked. “Are we Hispanics, Mami?” “Yes, because we speak Spanish.” “But a girl said you don’t have to speak the language to be Hispanic.” “What girl? Where did you meet a girl?” “Outside. She lives in the next building.” “Who said you could go out to the sidewalk? This isn't Puerto Rico. Something could happen to you.”

I listened to Mami’s lecture with depressed eyes and the necessary respect. But inside, I quaked. Two days in New York, and I’d already become someone else. It wasn’t hard to imagine that greater dangers lay ahead.

1.The first paragraph suggests that the author experienced New York as 　　　 .

A. mysterious and unknowable　　　　

B. regular and depressing

C. orderly and appealing　　　　　　　　

D. impressive and dangerous

2.For the author, being considered Hispanic represents 　　　 .

A. a restriction to be overcome　　　　

B. an opportunity for self-redefinition

C. the loss of her former identity　　　

D. an unavoidable result of movement to a new place

3.The mother refers to “Puerto Rico” in order to impress upon the author that 　　　　 .

A. she should not miss her birthplace　　　　　

B. New Yorkers may not like newcomers

C. different rules apply to life in New York　　

D. life was more restricted in Puerto Rico

4.The author’s mood can best be described as 　　　

A. angry and confused　　　　　　　　 B. fearful and uncertain

C. excited but lonely　　　　　　　　　 D. worried and resistant

高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

The players_________from the whole country are expected to bring us honor in this summer game.

　A. selecting    B. to select     C. selected      D. having selected

高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—–Guess what, we’ve got our visas for a short-term visit to the UK this winter．

—How nice! You ________a different culture then.

A．have experienced                                 B．will be experiencing

C．have been experiencing                         D．will have experienced

高三英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

What does the woman mean?

A.She likes the new theatre in town.

B.She expects the theatre to close down.

C.She’s surprised by the news.

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