Some people dream about becoming engineers, Luckily, the new IMAX film Dream Big shows how engineering can improve people’s lives. It teaches viewers how engineers use high-tech to help the world. The film hits IMAX theaters nationwide on February 17 to celebrate Engineers Week.
The film, taking place in locations like China, Dubai and Africa, tells the stories of engineers who try to come up with creative ideas to save energy and help people.
Dream Big was directed by Greg MacGillivray who has 38 films under his belt, including some of the most successful films ever shown in IMAX theaters.
How did MacGillivray get into the moviemaking business? “I grew up at the beach. My first movies were about surfing and the ocean. As time went on, I saw the changes in the ocean including polluting and overfishing. So I started making films about conservation of nature.” He told TFK. Now, his films cover a variety of topics, from the natural world to human creation.
One of the engineers in Dream Big is Angelica Hernandez. In high school, she was on a team that best MIT, a university, in an underwater robotics competition. Today, the engineering work she does focuses on helping people use less energy and save money and resources. “I work with companies to promote energy efficiency with their commercial customers, so it’s really trying to push forward all the measures that customers and high-energy users can apply, she explains.
Engineering is such a good job-you make good money, travel around the world, solve amazing problems and help people.” She says.
The mission of Dream Big is to show people the good that engineers can do to the world. “That was the impulse of making this movie”, MacGillivray explains, “We want to explain engineering in a way that will get the kids very excited about it.” “Whoever and wherever you are, you can become an engineer,” he adds, “All you need is the creative spirit.”
1.Who are the main characters in Dream Big?
A. Engineers. B. Businessmen.
C. Viewers. D. Environmentalists.
2.What do MacGillivray and Angelica Hernandez have in common?
A. They can make robots.
B. They are good at filming.
C. They have won awards in competitions.
D. They care about environmental protection.
3.What is MacGillivray’s purpose of saying the words in the last paragraph?
A. To advise people to have big dreams.
B. To promote his film Dream Big.
C. To encourage people to be engineers.
D. To share his success of Dream Big.
4.What can we infer from the text?
A. Angelica Hernandez will act in more films.
B. Dream Big calls on people to learn from engineers.
C. Dream Big encourages people to make money by being engineers.
D. Engineers have done a lot to help directors to develop IMAX films.
高三英语阅读理解困难题
Some people dream about becoming engineers, Luckily, the new IMAX film Dream Big shows how engineering can improve people’s lives. It teaches viewers how engineers use high-tech to help the world. The film hits IMAX theaters nationwide on February 17 to celebrate Engineers Week.
The film, taking place in locations like China, Dubai and Africa, tells the stories of engineers who try to come up with creative ideas to save energy and help people.
Dream Big was directed by Greg MacGillivray who has 38 films under his belt, including some of the most successful films ever shown in IMAX theaters.
How did MacGillivray get into the moviemaking business? “I grew up at the beach. My first movies were about surfing and the ocean. As time went on, I saw the changes in the ocean including polluting and overfishing. So I started making films about conservation of nature.” He told TFK. Now, his films cover a variety of topics, from the natural world to human creation.
One of the engineers in Dream Big is Angelica Hernandez. In high school, she was on a team that best MIT, a university, in an underwater robotics competition. Today, the engineering work she does focuses on helping people use less energy and save money and resources. “I work with companies to promote energy efficiency with their commercial customers, so it’s really trying to push forward all the measures that customers and high-energy users can apply, she explains.
Engineering is such a good job-you make good money, travel around the world, solve amazing problems and help people.” She says.
The mission of Dream Big is to show people the good that engineers can do to the world. “That was the impulse of making this movie”, MacGillivray explains, “We want to explain engineering in a way that will get the kids very excited about it.” “Whoever and wherever you are, you can become an engineer,” he adds, “All you need is the creative spirit.”
1.Who are the main characters in Dream Big?
A. Engineers. B. Businessmen.
C. Viewers. D. Environmentalists.
2.What do MacGillivray and Angelica Hernandez have in common?
A. They can make robots.
B. They are good at filming.
C. They have won awards in competitions.
D. They care about environmental protection.
3.What is MacGillivray’s purpose of saying the words in the last paragraph?
A. To advise people to have big dreams.
B. To promote his film Dream Big.
C. To encourage people to be engineers.
D. To share his success of Dream Big.
4.What can we infer from the text?
A. Angelica Hernandez will act in more films.
B. Dream Big calls on people to learn from engineers.
C. Dream Big encourages people to make money by being engineers.
D. Engineers have done a lot to help directors to develop IMAX films.
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
The life of an actor appears attractive and many young people dream about becoming one. But the truth is, it is very hard work. If you’re successful, there are deadlines to be met, appointments to keep and the press to deal with. If you’re not successful, then life is extremely tough.
I remember when I started out, I had to search the advertisement board at my drama school every day to look for acting jobs. Drama school was expensive and I needed extra cash to help pay the fees. I welcomed every small job. I played extras in many crowd scenes and became a confident participant in a lot of TV commercials for hair shampoo, soap and washing powder.
I had been working for about two years before I got my lucky break. One day, as I was passing the drama school, I decided to go in to check the notice board. There was nothing on it and I was just leaving when the secretary came along the corridor with a piece of paper. She asked me how I was and I told her life was hard and work was difficult to find. The next moment, she put the paper in my hand and walked away. My hands were shaking as I unfolded the paper, full of expectation. To my surprise, it was an audition (试演) for a clown（小丑）for the Canadian circus. I couldn’t stop myself from laughing. I had expected an audition with a famous director for a new film!
When I was at drama school, there had been a course in acrobatics and clown tricks. I had gained top marks in this course for originality and daring. Later I went to the audition feeling very strange. This was not what I’d had in mind when I enrolled in drama school. To my surprise, the job as a clown turned out to be exactly what I wanted. I loved every moment of getting dressed up and putting on the make-up. I had the opportunity to travel the world and I was more than an actor, I was an entertainer as well. I had visited over 32 different countries and entertained millions of people.
1.The first paragraph is about how _______ it is to be an actor, whether you’re successful or not.
A．easy B．attractive C．enjoyable D．difficult
2.According to paragraph 3, the writer went into the drama school __________.
A．to look for a job
B．to see the secretary
C．to collect a piece of paper
D．to put a notice on the notice board
3.Which of the following can best describe the author’s feeling when he unfolded the paper?
A．Extremely frightened. B．Feeling anxious and excited.
C．Very worried. D．Trembling with fear.
4.From the whole passage, we can tell that the writer is ___________.
A．sad that he was not a famous actor
B．happy to travel the world
C．feeling very strange to be a clown
D．very content with his life
5.Which of the following would be the best title?
A．The Life of a TV Actor B．Acrobatics and Clown Tricks
C．More than an Actor D．Going to Drama School
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Some people live to climb the highest mountains. Some people live only dreaming about it while others live to avoid ever climbing at all. But one thing is certain, all people encounter mountains in their life.
When I was a little girl, my family moved to a tiny town at the bottom of a big mountain. One day after school, while exploring the green woods of this magnificent mountain, I almost fell on a set of stairs. What could these steps lead to? Curiosity got the best of me as I knew it would be starting to get dark soon. I started climbing up those strangely mysterious steps.
I climbed and climbed. There was nothing but just green bushes and these steps. I had to reach the top! But it was now getting real dark. If I kept going I might not be able to see my way back. My mom would be worried sick if I didn’t come home soon. So I ran back home almost in the dark while trying not to get too scared.
Anxiously I went to bed dreaming about what I would find at the top of this magical mountain. Could there be a castle up there? Maybe I would find a monster(怪物). Maybe I was taking the risk of never coming back home. Or, maybe all I would find was absolutely nothing! But something inside me was going to climb that mountain at all cost. I could hardly wait to try this adventure again.
Now we live in a world surrounded by the "can’t do" attitudes. We all fall down. We all have doubts and regrets. Still we must climb and dream about what’s at the top of our mountain. Monsters may appear or the night will fall. But never ever give up on your dream! Never let anyone tell you, "You can’t." Dream big and climb high!
1.What made the author start to climb up the stairs to the mountain top? (no more than 5 words)
2.Why did the author hurry back home without reaching the top of the mountain? Give two reasons. (no more than 15 words)
3.How would you describe the author in terms of personalities according to Paragraph 4? (no more than 10 words)
4.How do you understand the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? (no more than 5 words)
5.What’s your attitude towards the "mountain" in your life? Please explain. (no more than 20 words)
高三英语阅读表达困难题查看答案及解析
Why can’t some people even get an inch of what they dream of becoming? Blame it on pure dreaming and lack of surrounding goals for achieving their dreams.
Setting goals is very significant part of accomplishing and positive actions. It is like scaling(攀爬) a 200 feet construction and marking in the early hours on what feet you would like to reach at this specific period.
People who set goals literally generate a map of their goal settings in life, marking where they should start, where to pause, where to study a bit, and where and when to end. Once this map comes into being, it allows the map drawer to check where he is in the scheme(安排) of things and whether or not he is making some planning that will take him closer to his goals.
By surrounding goals, people will know how they are doing and what they should be doing to get their goals or dreams in life. They will know if they can relax or if they have to double their efforts when they are falling short of what is expected of them.
Goal surroundings means a person is prepared in dealing with challenges that may affect his plans. Being proactive means one is able to outline possible difficulties that may occur as well as the solutions to these difficulties. By doing this, a person is not easily scared or defeated when challenges occur because he has already prepared for them. He knows they can happen and he has prepared a solution or strategy when that time comes.
Setting goals will enable people to track their progress in whatever hard work they set out to do. It will help people become more confident in themselves and more motivated to get their plans.
1. The purpose of this passage is to _______________.
A. explain the difference between the two goals.
B. show the importance of surrounding goals.
C. tell us how to set and achieve one’s goals.
D. tell us setting goals makes one confident.
2.According to the author, one had better ___________ in making a goal in life.
A. take an active attitude
B. create a scheme as a whole
C. consider the possible troubles
D. check where he is frequently
3. From the passage, we can reach the conclusion that___________________.
A. achievements come to those who are well prepared
B. everyone faces the situation which is scaring or threatening
C. the higher one sets his goal, the more achievements he will have
D. success never comes to people who always blame
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Personal computers and the Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time．
Some may use this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family members, but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care more about．I know this from my personal experience．
E-mail makes it easy to work at home, where I now spend most weekends and evenings．My workinghours aren’t necessarily much shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office．This let me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if she’d been born before E-mail became such a practical tool．
The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends．Say you do something fun—see a great movie perhaps—and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it．If you call each one, you may be tired of telling the story．
With E-mail, you just write one note about your experience, at your convenience, and address it to all the friends who you think might be interested．They can read your message when they have time, and read as much as they want to．They can reply at their convenience, and you can read what they have to say at your convenience．
E-mail is also an inexpensive way to stay in close touch with people who live far away．More than a few parents use E-mail to keep in touch, even daily touch, with their children at college．
We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch．They don’t take the place of any of the old ways．
1.The purpose of this passage is to ___________．
A．explain how to use the Internet．
B．share the writer’s joy of keeping up with the latest technology．
C．tell the usefulness of the Internet．
D．introduce the basic knowledge about personal computers and the Internet．
2.The use of E-mail has made it possible for the writer to ____________．
A．spending less time working．
B．have more time to spend with his children．
C．work at home on all weekends．
D．work at a speed comfortable to him．
3.According to the writer, E-mail has no obvious advantage over the telephone because the former helps one_______________．
A．reach a group of people at one time conveniently．
B．keep his communication as personal as possible．
C．pass on much more information than the latter．
D．get in touch with his friends faster than the latter．
4.The best title for the passage is “__________________”．
A．Computer—New Technological Advances
B．Internet—New Tool to Maintain Good Friendship
C．Computer—Have Made Life Easier
D．Internet—a Convenient Tool for Communication
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Personal computers and the Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time.
Some may use this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family members, but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care most about. I know this from personal experience.
E-mail makes it easy to work at home, which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings. My working hours aren’t necessarily much shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office. This lets me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if she’d been born before electronic mail became such a practical tool.
The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends. Say you do something fun or see a great movie, perhaps there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it. If you call each one, you may get tired of telling the story.
With E-mail, you just write one note about your experience at your convenience, and address it to all the friends you think might be interested. They can read your message when they have time, and read only as much as they want to. They can reply at their convenience, and you can read what they have to say at your convenience.
E-mail is also an inexpensive way to stay in close touch with people who live far away. Quite a few parents use E-mail to keep in touch, even daily touch, with their children off at college.
We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of staying in touch. They don’t take the place of any of the old ways.
1.The purpose of this passage is to ________.
A. explain how to use the Internet
B. describe the writer’s joy of keeping up with the latest technology
C. tell the merits(价值) and usefulness of the Internet
D. introduce the reader to basic knowledge about personal computers and the Internet
2.The use of E-mail has made it possible for the writer to ________.
A. spend less time working
B. have more free time with his child
C. work at home on weekends
D. work at a speed comfortable to him
3.According to the writer, E-mail has an obvious advantage over the telephone because the former helps one ________.
A. reach a group of people at one time conveniently
B. keep one’s communication as personal as possible
C. pass on much more information than the later
D. get in touch with one’s friends faster than the later
4.The best title for this passage is ________.
A. Computer: New Technological Advances
B. Internet: New Tool to Maintain Good Friendship
C. Computers Have Made Life Easier
Internet: a Convenient Tool for Communication
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
At one time it was the dream of many little girls to become a nurse. 1. Recently about 2,000,000 nurses are needed and 60 percent of all hospitals in the US have shortages, large enough to threaten the quality of care provided.
What has become of these women in white? 2. One possibility is the fact that women have greater career options. In the past, women who chose to work outside the home had two basic choices: nursing or teaching. Today, more women than ever are in the workforce, but their options have greatly increased. 3.In fact, women today are found in nearly every field of work. Nursing has been left behind, as women move on to jobs with higher pay and greater status. A woman or man in the nursing field is often looked down upon as “merely a nurse”. Teachers may be also at fault. 4.
Americans are living longer than ever and requiring more medical attention. 5. Obviously a larger population requires more nurses. AIDS and other diseases have caused more and more people to need nursing care. Usually fatal（致命的）diseases mean long hospital stay, that is to say, more nurses are needed to care for these patients. It is estimated that the demand for nurses will be doubled the supply in the coming ten years.
A.The answer lies in not one but several causes.
B.Many students are actually away from nursing, told by teachers that they are “too bright to be a nurse”.
C.Today, however, many nurses have lost their jobs and led a poor life.
D.There are women doctors, lawyers, firefighters and police officers.
E.Today, however, America is facing its worst nurse shortage since World War I.
F.Women are treated unfairly when applying for jobs for quite a long time.
G.In fact, the number of elderly patients has almost doubled in the past twenty years.
高三英语七选五简单题查看答案及解析
The reason __________ more and more young people dream of becoming a famous singer or musician is __________ they can be millionaires overnight.
A. that; that B. why; because
C. that; whether D. why; that
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Joe came to New York from the Middle West, dreaming about painting. Delia came to New York from the South, dreaming about music. Joe and Delia met in a studio. Before long they were good friends and got married.
They had only a small flat to live in , but they were happy. They loved each other, and they were both interested in art. Everything was fine until one day they found they had spent all their money.
Delia decided to give music lessons. One afternoon she said to her husband:
“Joe, I’ve found a pupil, a general’s daughter. She is a sweet girl. I’m to give three lessons a week and get $5 a lesson.”
But Joe was not glad.
“But how about me?” he said.” Do you think I’m going to watch you work while I play with my art? No, I want to earn some money too.”
“Joe, you are silly,” said Delia. “You must keep at your studies. We can live quite happily on $15 a week.”
“Well, perhaps I can sell some of my pictures,” said Joe.
Every day they parted in the morning and met in the evening. A week passed and Delia brought home fifteen dollars, but she looked a little tired.
“Clementina sometimes gets on my nerves. I’m afraid she doesn’t practice enough. But the general is the oldest man! I wish you could know him, Joe.”
And then Joe took eighteen dollars out of his pocket.
“I’ve sold one of my pictures to a man from Peoria,” he said, “and he has ordered another.”
“I’m so glad,” said Delia. “Thirty-three dollars! We never had so much to spend before. We’ll have a good supper tonight.”
Next week Joe came home and put another eighteen dollars on the table. In half an hour Delia came, her right hand in a bandage.
“What’s the matter with your hand?” said Joe. Delia laughed and said:
“Oh, a funny thing happened! Clemantina gave me a plate of soup and spilled some of it on my hand. She was very sorry for it. And so was the old general. But why are you looking at me like that, Joe?”
“What time this afternoon did you burn your hand, Delia?”
“Five o’clock, I think. The iron-I mean the soup-was ready about five, Why?”
“Delia, come and sit here,” said Joe. He drew her to the couch and sat beside her.
“What do you do every day, Delia? Do you really give music lesson? Tell me the truth.”
She began to cry.
“I couldn’t get any pupils,” she said, “So I got a place in a laundry ironing shirts. This afternoon a girl accidentally set down an iron on my hand and I got a bad burn. But tell me, Joe, how did you guess that I wasn’t giving music lessons?”
“It’s very simple,” said Joe. “I knew all about your bandages because I had to send them upstairs to a girl in the laundry who had an accident with a hot iron. You see, I work in the engine-room of the same laundry where you work.”
“And your pictures? Did you sell any to that man from Peoria?”
“Well, your general with his Clemantina is an invention, and so is my man from Peoria.”
And then they both laughed.
1.To support the family, Delia worked as ________.
A. a tutor B. a music teacher
C. an artist D. a laundry assistant
2.It happened that ________.
A. a man from Peoria liked Joe’s pictures
B. Delia earned $15 dollars a week easily
C. the couple worked at the same laundry
D. Clemantina and the general were kind
3.Who hurt Delia’s hand?
A. The general B. Clemantina C. Herself D. A girl
4.We can infer from the underlined sentence that ________.
A. Clemantina was an invention of the general
B. Clemantina was an invention of the man from Peoria
C. there were no such men as the general, Clemantina and the man from Peoria
D. the general, Clemantina and the man from Peoria were the couple’s clients
5.The couple’s attitude towards each other is ________.
A. faithful B. honest
C. ashamed D. heartbreaking
6.Which do you think is the best title of the story?
A. A service of love B. A story of Joe and Delia
C. Lies and truth D. Servants of love
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
Joe came to New York from the Middle West, dreaming about painting. Delia came to New York from the South, dreaming about music. Joe and Delia met in a studio. Before long they were good friends and got married.
They had only a small flat to live in, but they were happy. They loved each other, and they were both interested in art. Everything was fine until one day they found they had spent all their money.
Delia decided to give music lessons. One afternoon she said to her husband:
“Joe, , I’ve found a pupil, a general’s daughter. She is a sweet girl. I’m to give three lessons a week and get $5 a lesson.”
But Joe was not glad.
“But how about me?” he said.” Do you think I’m going to watch you work while I play with my art? No, I want to earn some money too.”
“Joe, , you are silly,” said Delia. “You must keep at your studies. We can live quite happily on $15 a week.”
“Well, perhaps I can sell some of my pictures,” said Joe.
Every day they parted in the morning and met in the evening. A week passed and Delia brought home fifteen dollars, but she looked a little tired.
“Clementina sometimes gets on my nerves. I’m afraid she doesn’t practice enough. But the general is the nicest old man! I wish you could know him, Joe.”
And then Joe took eighteen dollars out of his pocket.
“I’ve sold one of my pictures to a man from Peoria,” he said, “and he has ordered another.”
“I’m so glad,” said Delia. “Thirty-three dollars! We never had so much to spend before. We’ll have a good supper tonight.”
Next week Joe came home and put another eighteen dollars on the table. In half an hour Delia came, her right hand in a bandage.
“What’s the matter with your hand?” said Joe. Delia laughed and said:
“Oh, a funny thing happened! Clemantina gave me a plate of soup and spilled some of it on my hand. She was very sorry for it. And so was the old general. But why are you looking at me like that, Joe?”
“What time this afternoon did you burn your hand, Delia?”
“Five o’clock, I think. The iron-I mean the soup-was ready about five, Why?”
“Delia, come and sit here,” said Joe. He drew her to the couch and sat beside her.
“What do you do every day, Delia? Do you really give music lesson? Tell me the truth.”
She began to cry.
“I couldn’t get any pupils,” she said, “So I got a place in a laundry ironing shirts. This afternoon a girl accidentally set down an iron on my hand and I got a bad burn. But tell me, Joe, how did you guess that I wasn’t giving music lessons?”
“It’s very simple,” said Joe. “I knew all about your bandages because I had to send them upstairs to a girl in the laundry who had an accident with a hot iron. You see, I work in the engine-room of the same laundry where you work.”
“And your pictures? Did you sell any to that man from Peoria?”
“Well, your general with his Clemantina is an invention, and so is my man from Peoria.”
And then they both laughed.
1.To support the family, Delia worked as .
A．a tutor B．a music teacher C．a laundry assistant D．an artist
2.It happened that .
A．a man from Peoria liked Joe’s pictures B．Delia earned $15 dollars a week easily
C．Clemantina and the general were kind D．the couple worked at the same laundry
3.Who hurt Delia’s hand?
A．The general B．Clemantina C．A girl D．Herself
4.We can infer from the underlined sentence that .
A．Clemantina was an invention of the general
B．Clemantina was an invention of the man from Peoria
C．the general, Clemantina and the man from Peoria were the couple’s clients
D．there were no such men as the general, Clemantina and the man from Peoria
5.The couple’s attitude towards each other is .
A．honest B．faithful C．ashamed D．heartbreaking
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析