War Horse author Michael Morpurgo is being interviewed:
Reporter:How did War Horse become so successful?
Michael:War Horse was published in 1982,and it did not sell very well.But my publishers kept it in print,along with all my books.I am very grateful to Egmont and I’m sure now they are very grateful to themselves.
The book was discovered 21 years later,by accident.I was on Desert Island Discs on Radio 4 in 2003 when my work was becoming better known.One of the listeners was the mother of a director called Tom Morris,and after reading War Horse herself she told her son to read it.Two years later the play came out,and it was a huge hit that went to the West End,Broadway and now Canada and Australia,then a nationwide American tour in June this year.
In 2009 kathy kennedy,the producer who worked with Steven Spielberg,walked into the New London Theatre to see the play because her daughter liked it very much.She then phoned Spielberg and told him this would be his next film!The way it all happened is better than any of my stories.War Horse has now sold over 1 million copies.
Reporter:Has War Horse changed your life?
Michael:It has made all the difference in the world.The most important gift it has given us is not to have to worry about money,because there has always been a slight anxiety.It has allowed us to ensure our grandchildren’s education.There is a disadvantage to it as well,which is an assumption that I am super rich.I’m not,actually.It is very nice and completely unexpected but I have got to go on writing.If I were younger,I think,it would go to my head.Now I am too old for anything to go to my head.It is not the same as winning the lottery(彩票)。
1.Why are Michael’s publishers grateful to themselves too?
A.Because they never stopped printing it and it finally proved successful. |
B.Because they earned a lot thanks to books of high quality they printed. |
C.Because they have the ability to enlarge their company. |
D.Because they have the potential to film the story. |
2.War Horse got the first huge success thanks to____.
A.Steven Spielberg and his daughter |
B.Tom Morris and his listeners |
C.Kathy Kennedy’s daughter |
D.Tom Morris’ mother |
3.Why did Kathy Kennedy watch the play of War Horse?
A.Because she knew that the film was very popular. |
B.Because her daughter was mad on the play. |
C.Because her friend,Steven Spielberg,advised her to see it. |
D.Because she was looking for a story with an animal in her mind. |
4.What change made Michael feel most valuable because of War Horse?
A.He could stay at home looking after his grandchildren. |
B.He can make friends with famous film directors. |
C.He needn’t worry about his financial problems. |
D.He needn’t spend time writing another book. |
5.What is the attitude of Michael to his great success?
A.Calm. | B.Unbelievable. | C.Confused | D.Excited. |
高三英语单词拼写中等难度题
War Horse author Michael Morpurgo is being interviewed:
Reporter:How did War Horse become so successful?
Michael:War Horse was published in 1982,and it did not sell very well.But my publishers kept it in print,along with all my books.I am very grateful to Egmont and I’m sure now they are very grateful to themselves.
The book was discovered 21 years later,by accident.I was on Desert Island Discs on Radio 4 in 2003 when my work was becoming better known.One of the listeners was the mother of a director called Tom Morris,and after reading War Horse herself she told her son to read it.Two years later the play came out,and it was a huge hit that went to the West End,Broadway and now Canada and Australia,then a nationwide American tour in June this year.
In 2009 kathy kennedy,the producer who worked with Steven Spielberg,walked into the New London Theatre to see the play because her daughter liked it very much.She then phoned Spielberg and told him this would be his next film!The way it all happened is better than any of my stories.War Horse has now sold over 1 million copies.
Reporter:Has War Horse changed your life?
Michael:It has made all the difference in the world.The most important gift it has given us is not to have to worry about money,because there has always been a slight anxiety.It has allowed us to ensure our grandchildren’s education.There is a disadvantage to it as well,which is an assumption that I am super rich.I’m not,actually.It is very nice and completely unexpected but I have got to go on writing.If I were younger,I think,it would go to my head.Now I am too old for anything to go to my head.It is not the same as winning the lottery(彩票)。
1.Why are Michael’s publishers grateful to themselves too?
A.Because they never stopped printing it and it finally proved successful. |
B.Because they earned a lot thanks to books of high quality they printed. |
C.Because they have the ability to enlarge their company. |
D.Because they have the potential to film the story. |
2.War Horse got the first huge success thanks to____.
A.Steven Spielberg and his daughter |
B.Tom Morris and his listeners |
C.Kathy Kennedy’s daughter |
D.Tom Morris’ mother |
3.Why did Kathy Kennedy watch the play of War Horse?
A.Because she knew that the film was very popular. |
B.Because her daughter was mad on the play. |
C.Because her friend,Steven Spielberg,advised her to see it. |
D.Because she was looking for a story with an animal in her mind. |
4.What change made Michael feel most valuable because of War Horse?
A.He could stay at home looking after his grandchildren. |
B.He can make friends with famous film directors. |
C.He needn’t worry about his financial problems. |
D.He needn’t spend time writing another book. |
5.What is the attitude of Michael to his great success?
A.Calm. | B.Unbelievable. | C.Confused | D.Excited. |
高三英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析
War Horse is a historical story by Michael Morpurgo. It is written for kids ages 8 to 12. Now just sit and get through the introduction to the plot.
In 1914, a young horse named Joey is sold to a farmer. The farmer' s son, Albert, is thrilled. He cares for Joey. When the family begins to feel the financial impact of war, Albert' s father secretly sells Joey to an army officer named Captain Nicholls. Albert begs the captain to let him join the army. Albert is too young, but Nicholls promises to take good care of Joey for him.
Nicholls treats Joey well. Though Joey still remembers Albert, he grows to like his new master. He develops a friendship with another horse, Topthorn., who belongs to Nicholls' friend, Captain Stewart. The horses and men are shipped overseas for battle. They soon face their own battle in France, and Captain Nicholls is killed.
A young soldier named Warren becomes Joey’s new owner. Joey and Topthorn do well in battle, but the Germans capture Warren and Stewart and their horses. The horses' duty of pulling carts full of wounded German soldiers earns them praise. An old farmer and his granddaughter, Emilie, dote on the horses as well. When the German army moves out of the area, Emilie and her grandfather keep the two horses. Joey and Topthorn are content to work the farm until another band of soldiers takes them. They become workhorses under bad conditions. Joey is very upset when Topthorn dies of exhaustion.
Alone and frightened, Joey wanders into "no-man's-land” between the German and English camps. An English soldier takes him back to camp.
Joey is reunited with Albert. As the war ends, Albert' s officer announces the horses will be sold in France. An old Frenchman buys Joey. The man, Emilie' s grandfather, tells Albert how Emilie lost the will to live after the horses were taken. However, he eventually sells Joey to Albert for one penny, as long as Albert promises to share Emilie' s story so her life will not be in vain. Joey and Albert return home.
1.Why does Albert's father secretly sell Joey?
A.Because he’s in need of money.
B.Because Captain Nicholls is fond of Joey.
C.Because Albert is too young to care for Joey.
D.Because he believes Joey will contribute to the country.
2.Which of the following is TRUE about Captain Nicholls?
A.He’s a rich man.
B.He’s a Frenchman.
C.He’s a man of his word.
D.He doesn’t win Joey’s trust.
3.The underlined phrase "dote on" in Paragraph 4 probably means ____.
A.train B.ride C.raise D.love
4.Which of the following words can be used to describe Emilie’s grandfather?
A.Brave. B.Generous. C.Hardworking. D.Humorous.
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Honesty may well be the policy, but it often deserts us when no one is watching, psychologists report today. Experiments with an honesty box to collect payments for hot drinks show that people are better at paying up when under the gaze(注视) of a pair of eyes. The surprise was that the eyes were not real, but photographed.
Researchers at Newcastle University set up the experiment in secret. They attached a poster to a cupboard of mugs above an-honesty box alongside a kettle ,with tea, coffee and milk. Over 10 weeks, they alternated each week between images of eyes and pictures of flowers.
Dr. Bateson, a behavioral biologist and leader of the study, said that even though the eyes were not real they still seemed to make people behave more honestly. They effect may arise from behavioral characteristics that developed as early humans formed social groups that increased their chances of survival. Individuals had to co-operate for the good of the group, rather than act selfishly.
"If nobody is watching us, it is in our interests to behave selfishly. But when we think we're being watched,we should behave better, so people see us as co-operative and behave the same way towards us, "Dr. Bateson said.
"We thought we'd get a slight effect with eyes, but it was quite striking how much difference they made. Even at a subconscious(潜意识的) level, it seems people respond to eyes, and that might be because eyes send a strong biological signal we have evolved(进化) to respond to."
The finding, which researchers believe sheds light on our evolutionary past, could be turned to practical use. The psychologists say images of eyes could promote ticket sales on public transport and improve monitor systems to prevent antisocial behavior.
1.This passage is mainly about _______________.
A. the policy of honesty
B. an honesty box to collect money
C. evolution on honesty
D. an experiment on honesty
2.The reason for doing the experiment secretly is that the researchers _____________.
A. wanted to get a comparatively more exact result
B. had known they wanted to do something illegally
C. meant to get the co-operation of their colleagues
D. intended to sell the hot drinks at a higher price
3.People behave honestly under watchful gaze of eyes because _____________.
A. they want to leave a good impression
B. they fear to be laughed at by others
C. they've got the nature through evolution
D. they take the photo for a real pair of eyes
4.The underlined phrase" sheds light on" in the last paragraph means _____.
A. causes somebody to become cheerful
B. makes something easier to understand
C. comes upon something by accident
D. brings something into the broad daylight
高三英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析
It’s true that quite a few most respected scientific authorities have confirmed that the world is becoming hotter and hotter. There’s also strong evidence that humans are contributing to the warming. Countless recent reports have proved the same thing. For instance, a 2010 summary about the climate science by the Royal Society noted that: The global warming over the last half - century has been caused mainly by human activity.”
You may not believe that humans could change the planet’s climate, but the basic science is well understood. Each year, billions of tons of greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere because of human activity. As has been known for years, these gases hold heat that would otherwise escape to space, wrapping the planet in an invisible blanket.
Of course, the earth’s climate has always been changing due to “natural” factors such as volcanic eruption or changes in solar, or cycles concerning the Earth’s going around the sun. According to the scientific research, however, the warming observed by now matches the pattern of warming we would expect from a build - up of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere - not the warming we would expect from other possible causes.
Even if scientists did discover another reasonable explanation for the warming recorded so far, that would give birth to a difficult question. As Robert Henson puts it: “If some newly discovered factor is to blame for the climate change, then why aren’t carbon dioxide and the other greenhouse gases producing the warming that basic physics tells us they should be?”
The only way to prove with 100% certainty that humans are responsible for global warming would be to run an experiment with two identical Earths-one with human influence and one without. That obviously isn’t possible, and so most scientists are careful not to state human influence as an absolute certainty.
1.The text is developed by ________.
A. giving typical examples
B. following the order of space
C. comparing and finding differences
D. analyzing a theory and arguing it
2.Which of the following is not the cause of climate change?
A. volcanic eruption
B. floods arid droughts
C. changes in solar
D. cycles concerning the Earth’s going around the sun
3.The underline word ‘‘identical” in the last paragraph probably means ________.
A. exactly the same B. totally different
C. extremely important D. partly independent
4.Which of the following can be the best title?
A. Are Humans Definitely Causing Global Warming?
B. Are All the Scientists Really Scientific?
C. Where Is Global Warming Leading Us to?
D. What’s the Relation of Global Warming and Greenhouse Gases?
高三英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析
Residents in Wuhan will be__________ to watch horse race every week since it is expected to be open formally in 2010.
A.offensive | B.thankful | C.fortunate | D.fantastic |
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LOS ANGELES,July8(Xinhua)——Michael Jackson's burial remained a mystery as part of his brain is being held by the coroner's (验尸官)office for tests, an official said.
The late superstar's body was transported to an undisclosed place Tuesday after a star-crowded public memorial service at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. It is still unclear where and when the singer's body will be buried.
Ed Winter, assistant chief coroner said families often wait for mass of brain part to be returned before permitted burial. He said he understood no burial would take place immediately although he was not aware of instructions from the Jackson family. The coroner's office released a death certificate(证明) for Jackson Tuesday that listed the cause of death as "delay."
Michael Jackson,the King of Pop,was born on August 29,1958,and died on June 25,2009 after being rushed to a Los Angeles hospital from his rented house when his heart stopped functioning properly. A police investigation into his death is focusing on the possibility that his death was caused by a medication overdose(过量), including possibly Diprivan, a powerful sedative (镇静剂)usually used for general anesthesia(麻醉).
68. Why hasn’t Jackson’s burial been held? ______
A. The place to bury him isn’t sure.
B. His family didn’t give instructions
C. Part of his body is still being tested
D. The time to bury him is still being discusseded
69. The direct cause of the super popstar’s death is ______
A. that his heart stopped beating
B. due to a powerful sedative used for anesthesia
C. overdose of some medicine
D. the delay of being rushed to the hospital
70. Which statement is true? ______
A. No one can bury the body of one’s beloved without the government’s instructions.
B. Many popstars were involved in Jackson’s memorial service.
C. The police doubted whether Jackson was murdered.
D. Jackson died at home.
71. We can infer from the passage that______
A. The burial can’t happen without a death certificate.
B. Jackson’s family are skeptical (怀疑的)about Jackson’s death
C. Jackson was possibly murdered by his doctor
D. The brain part of all people’s body must be transported to be tested
高三英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析
—Doug, where is your coach, Chow?
—See, he ______ by a group of journalists.
A.is being interviewed | B.has been interviewed |
C.is interviewing | D.has interviewed |
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1.What is the man doing?
A.He is being interviewed. B.He is making a flash.
C.He is playing computer games.
2.What do you think will happen after the conversation?
A.The woman will call Mr. Taylor.
B.The woman won’t make the website.
C.The woman won’t get in touch with Mr. Taylor.
高三英语长对话中等难度题查看答案及解析
To sum up, ______ war is unavoidable, human beings cannot enjoy everlasting peace.
A. as long as B. as far as C. as soon as D. as well as
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
—Jack still can’t help being anxious about his job interview.
—Lack of self-confidence is his______, I am afraid.
A. Achilles’ heel B. child’s play
C. green fingers D. last straw
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析