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Cheese-loving inventor Wallace and his brainy dog Gromit have started a company to protect the town’s vegetables from hungry rabbits. However, just before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition, an enormous rabbit begins terrorising the town. It is attacking all the vegetables and destroying everything in its path. The competition organizer, Lady Tottington, hires Wallace and Gromit to catch the monster alive. But they will have to find the were-rabbit before gun-crazy hunter Victor Quartermaine who is desperate to kill it. | |
The screenplay is witty and full of amusing visual jokes. As usual, the voice of Peter Sallis is absolutely perfect for the role of Wallace, and Gromit is so beautifully brought to life, he can express a huge range of emotions without saying a word. And both Helena Bonham-Carter, who plays the part of Lady Tottington, and Ralph Fiennes as Victor are really funny. | |
To sum up, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is an amazing film which is suitable for both children and adults. If you liked Wallace and Gromit’s previous adventures and you appreciate the British sense of humour, you’ll love this film. Don’t miss it! |
1.In the film review, what is paragraph A mainly about?
A.The introduction to the leading roles.
B.The writer’s opinion of acting.
C.The writer’s comments on the story.
D.The background information.
2.According to the film review, “monster” (paragraph B) refers to ______.
A.a gun-crazy hunter B.a brainy dog
C.a scary rabbit D.a giant vegetable
3.Which of the following is a reason why the writer recommends the film?
A.It’s full of wit and humour.
B.Its characters show feelings without words.
C.It is an adventure film directed by Peter Sallis.
D.It is about the harmony between man and animals.
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Cheese-loving inventor Wallace and his brainy dog Gromit have started a company to protect the town’s vegetables from hungry rabbits. However, just before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition, an enormous rabbit begins terrorising the town. It is attacking all the vegetables and destroying everything in its path. The competition organizer, Lady Tottington, hires Wallace and Gromit to catch the monster alive. But they will have to find the were-rabbit before gun-crazy hunter Victor Quartermaine who is desperate to kill it. | |
The screenplay is witty and full of amusing visual jokes. As usual, the voice of Peter Sallis is absolutely perfect for the role of Wallace, and Gromit is so beautifully brought to life, he can express a huge range of emotions without saying a word. And both Helena Bonham-Carter, who plays the part of Lady Tottington, and Ralph Fiennes as Victor are really funny. | |
To sum up, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is an amazing film which is suitable for both children and adults. If you liked Wallace and Gromit’s previous adventures and you appreciate the British sense of humour, you’ll love this film. Don’t miss it! |
1.In the film review, what is paragraph A mainly about?
A.The introduction to the leading roles.
B.The writer’s opinion of acting.
C.The writer’s comments on the story.
D.The background information.
2.According to the film review, “monster” (paragraph B) refers to ______.
A.a gun-crazy hunter B.a brainy dog
C.a scary rabbit D.a giant vegetable
3.Which of the following is a reason why the writer recommends the film?
A.It’s full of wit and humour.
B.Its characters show feelings without words.
C.It is an adventure film directed by Peter Sallis.
D.It is about the harmony between man and animals.
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Cheese-loving inventor Wallace and his brainy dog Gromit have started a company to protect the town’s vegetables from hungry rabbits. However, just before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition, an enormous rabbit begins terrorising the town. It is attacking all the vegetables and destroying everything in its path. The competition organizer, Lady Tottington, hires Wallace and Gromit to catch the monster alive. But they will have to find the were-rabbit before gun-crazy hunter Victor Quartermaine who is desperate to kill it. | |
The screenplay is witty and full of amusing visual jokes. As usual, the voice of Peter Sallis is absolutely perfect for the role of Wallace, and Gromit is so beautifully brought to life, he can express a huge range of emotions without saying a word. And both Helena Bonham-Carter, who plays the part of Lady Tottington, and Ralph Fiennes as Victor are really funny. | |
To sum up, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is an amazing film which is suitable for both children and adults. If you liked Wallace and Gromit’s previous adventures and you appreciate the British sense of humour, you’ll love this film. Don’t miss it! |
1.In the film review, what is paragraph A mainly about?
A. The introduction to the leading roles
B. The writer’s opinion of acting
C. The writer’s comments on the story
D. The background information
2.According to the film review, “monster” (paragraph B) refers to ______.
A. a gun-crazy hunter B. a brainy dog
C. a scary rabbit D. a giant vegetable
3.Which of the following is a reason why the writer recommends the film?
A. It’s full of wit and humour.
B. Its characters show feelings without words.
C. It is an adventure film directed by Peter Sallis.
D. It is about the harmony between man and animals.
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The Curse of the Were-Rabbit(2005) is the first full-length feature film made by directors Nick Park and Steve Box with their amazing plasticine(粘土) characters Wallace and Gromit. It won an Oscar in 2006, and if you watch it, you’ll understand why. It’s an absolutely brilliant cartoon comedy. | |
Cheese-loving inventor Wallace and his brainy dog Gromit have started a company to protect the town’s vegetables from hungry rabbits. However, just before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition, an enormous rabbit begins terrorising the town. It is attacking all the vegetables and destroying everything in its path. The competition organizer, Lady Tottington, hires Wallace and Gromit to catch the monster alive. But they will have to find the were-rabbit before gun-crazy hunter Victor Quartermaine who is desperate to kill it. | |
The screenplay is witty and full of amusing visual jokes. As usual, the voice of Peter Sallis is absolutely perfect for the role of Wallace, and Gromit is so beautifully brought to life, he can express a huge range of emotions without saying a word. And both Helena Bonham-Carter, who plays the part of Lady Tottington, and Ralph Fiennes as Victor are really funny. | |
To sum up, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is an amazing film which is suitable for both children and adults. If you liked Wallace and Gromit’s previous adventures and you appreciate the British sense of humour, you’ll love this film. Don’t miss it! |
1.In the film review, what is paragraph A mainly about?
A. The introduction to the leading roles
B. The writer’s opinion of acting
C. The writer’s comments on the story
D. The background information
2.According to the film review, “monster” (paragraph B) refers to ______.
A. a gun-crazy hunter B. a brainy dog
C. a scary rabbit D. a giant vegetable
3.Which of the following is a reason why the writer recommends the film?
A. It’s full of wit and humour.
B. Its characters show feelings without words.
C. It is an adventure film directed by Peter Sallis.
D. It is about the harmony between man and animals.
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The joy of absence
How some companies fight the curse of presenteeism (出勤主义)?
RONALD REAGAN famously joked that “it’s true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?” Beyond a certain level, extra effort seems to be self-defeating. Studies suggest that, after around 50 hours a week, employee productivity declines sharply.
But that doesn’t stop some managers from demanding that workers stay chained to their desk for long periods. Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce group, recently praised the 996 model, where employees work from 9a.m. to 9p.m., six days a week, as a “great opportunity”. Yet presenteeism is the curse of the modern office worker.
There will be days when you do not have much to do; perhaps because you are waiting for someone else in a different department, or a different company, to respond to a request. As the clock ticks past 5p.m., there may be no purpose in staying at your desk. But you can see your boss hard at work and, more importantly, they can see you. So you make an effort to look busy.
The consequence is often wasted effort. Rather than work hard, you slave to make bosses think that you are. But presenteeism has more serious consequences. As well as reduced productivity, this can mean greater medical expenses for the employer. According to a study in the Journal of Occupation and Environmental Medicine, these costs can be six times higher for employers than the costs of absenteeism among workers.
None of this is to say that employers are not called to expect workers to be in the office for a proper period of time. Surely there will be a need for some (preferably short) meetings. Dealing with colleagues face-to-face creates a feeling of togetherness, allows for a useful exchange of ideas and enables workers to have a better sense of their mutual needs.
Turning an office into a prison, with inmates (囚犯) allowed home for the evenings, does nothing for creativity that is increasingly demanded of office workers as routine tasks are automated. To be productive you need presence of mind, not being present in the flesh.
1.Why does the author mention Ronald Reagan’s joke in Para. 1?
A.To encourage people to grasp the chance to work hard.
B.To show that hard work is harmless.
C.To introduce the topic of the passage.
D.To praise Ronald Reagan’s accomplished joking skills.
2.What is the meaning of the underlined sentence?
A.Extra effort causes problems or difficulties.
B.With extra effort, we can defeat anybody.
C.We should say no to extra effort.
D.Extra effort isn’t necessarily helpful.
3.According to the passage, which of the following situation is helpful to the company?
A.Your team has a ten-minute meeting after work for an urgent problem.
B.You don’t go home until 7:30 p.m. because your boss is in his office and he can see you.
C.The manager tours the engineering department at 7:30 p.m. to check people are at their desks.
D.You attend the office even when you suffer lower back pain.
4.Which of the following opinions agrees with the passage?
A.Some managers expect workers tie themselves up with a chain to their desks.
B.Reduced productivity can mean greater medical expenses for the employer.
C.With growing demand of creativity on office workers, a prison-like office is not a wise option.
D.Presence of mind guarantees your productivity.
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Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cochran, a social studies school teacher at Robinson High School, did something unforgettable. On the first day of school, with permission of the school headmaster, she took all of the desks out of the classroom.
The kids came into the first period. They walked in, and there were no desks. They looked around and said, "Ms Cochran, where are our desks?" And she said, “You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn them.”
They thought, "Well, maybe it's our grades.”
"No," she said.
"Maybe it's our behavior."
And she told them, "No, it's not even your behavior."
Second period, the same thing. Third period... By early afternoon television news reporters had gathered in Ms. Cochran’s class to find out about this crazy teacher.
The last period of the day, Martha Cochran gathered her class. They were at this time sitting on the ground floor around the sides of the room. "Throughout the day no one has really understood how you earn the ordinary desks in this classroom." she said, "Now I'm going to tell you."
Martha Cochran went to the door of the classroom and opened it, and as she did, twenty-seven adults, who were fathers or mothers of the kids, walked into that classroom, each one having a school desk. And they placed those school desks in rows. And when they finished placing those desks, those kids for the first time in their lives understood how they earned those desks.
Martha said, "You don't have to earn those desks. They did it for you. They put them out there for you, but it's up to you to sit here responsibly to learn, to be good students and good citizens, because they paid a price for you to have that desk, and don't ever forget it!"
1.Why did Cochran take all the desks out of the classroom?
A. Because she wanted to punish the kids.
B. Because she wanted to let kids know how they earned the desks.
C. Because kids didn't need any desks at her classes.
D. Because the desks were all broken.
2.Who get kids to have a chance to get education?
A. Teachers. B. The headmaster.
C. Kids themselves. D. Kids’ parents.
3.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the text?
A. Kids finally understood what their teacher meant by themselves.
B. The headmaster supported Ms. Cochran’s idea.
C. Kids studied without desks on the first day.
D. Kids' parents earned the desks for them.
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Michelle Obama is the first lady of American fashion, appearing on the cover of the March issue of Vogue.
Every first lady since Lou Hoover—except Bess Truman—has been appeared in the high-fashion magazine, but Mrs. Obama is only the second to appear on the cover. She appears wearing a silk dress by Jason Wu.
Vogue’s editor Andre Leon Tally recalled his interviews with Mrs. Obama ahead of US president Barack Obama’s swearing-in ceremony(就职典礼). “One of the best experiences of my life .” “She is so easily reached, natural and normal.” he said.
Mrs. Obama described her role as “Mom in chief” to 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-old Sasha. “I’m going to try to take them to school every morning, as much as I can,” she said. “But there’s also a measure of freedom. And clearly there will be time I won’t be able to drop them off at all. I like to appear in my kids’ school. I want to know the teachers; I want to know the other parents.”
Being in Vogue, though, the chat finally turns to clothes. “I’m not going to pretend that I don’t care about it,” she said. “But I also have to be very practical. Someone will always not like what you wear---people just have different tastes. ”
Most cover models have their clothes chosen for them by Vogue, or at least editors work as advisers. Not this time. “She doesn’t need any help. She loves fashion and knows what works for her,” Talley said. “She has never had a talk with me about, ‘What do you think?’ or ‘How does this like?’ And I’m glad for that.”
45. From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 we know____.
A. every first lady has appeared on the cover of Vogue
B. only Bess Truman has appeared on the cover of Vogue
C. only two first ladies have appeared on the cover of Vogue
D. only Mrs. Obama has appeared on the cover of Vogue
46. From the forth paragraph we know Mrs. Obama ____.
A. loves their daughters very much
B. likes to do housework very much
C. likes to do all for her husband
D. has nothing to do after daughters go to school
47. From the last paragraph we know Mrs. Obama ____.
A. is a woman of kindness
B. has her own sense of beauty and idea
C. herself is a clothes designer and model
D. doesn’t like to be watched changing clothes
48. Which of the following is the best title?
A. First ladies of Vogue Cover Model
B. First Lady Michelle Obama Read Vogue Too
C. First Ladies Like to be Vogue Cover Model
D. First Lady Michelle Obama Is Vogue Cover Model
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Chinese Spring Festival marks the first day of a new year, so the first meal is rather important. People from the North and the South have different 26 about the foods they eat on this 27 day. In Northern China, people 28 eat Jiaozi. The word Jiaozi in Chinese means the 29 and the beginning of time. According to historical 30 , in the past people from the North and the South both ate Jiaozi on Chinese New Year’s Day. Perhaps 31 the areas in Southern China 32 more rice than those in Northern China, southern people slowly 33 to eat many other kinds of food on New Year’s Day. 34 , the most common foods for the first 35 are noodles, New Year Cake and Tangyuan. The noodle 36 long life. The New Year Cake is called Niangao in Chinese, which 37 the hope of improvement in 38 year after year. Tangyuan is a symbol of 39 according to the Chinese.
To 40 a New Year visit to relatives and friends is an important activity during the Spring Festival. People also send cards to 41 a New Year’s greeting. What children love most is to set off firecrackers. 42 , as the pace of life is becoming faster and faster, people have 43 new ways to celebrate the Chinese traditional New Year. For example, many people no longer send out greeting cards. 44 , they use short messages or emails. Also to travel during the New Year holidays has come into 45.
1.A. word B. habits C. meanings D. stories
2.A. usual B. unforgettable C. common D. special
3.A. seldom B. usually C. always D. hardly
4.A. end B. future C. result D. effect
5.A. reasons B. records C. notes D. stories
6.A. as long as B. though C. when D. because
7.A. caused B. took C. produced D. brought
8.A. understood B. knew C. made D. began
9.A. Besides B. Therefore C. Consequently D. Usually
10.A. subject B. title C. program D. meal
11.A. symbolizes B. reveals C. shows D. indicates
12.A. transports B. represents C. fetches D. takes
13.A. health B. family C. life D. work
14.A. reunion B. luck C. happiness D. harmony
15.A. do B. pay C. get D. carry
16.A. express B. describe C. establish D. define
17.A. Luckily B. Unfortunately C. However D. Besides
18.A. given away B. made out C. got into D. taken up
19. A. Instead B. Fortunately C. Moreover D. Furthermore
20.A. fashion B. effect C. sight D. power
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B
The first step for the accomplishment of every act is the attitude of the person who wants to do something with his life. If you are the type of person who is always optimistic and has faith in your strengths then half of the job is already taken care of.
It is quite difficult to change the way you think or how you perceive(发现) reality and all the things
around you. It is useless if your friends keep pushing you to see life in another way, to be always optimistic, to laugh more and always think at the “pink” version of things. You get annoyed by everybody giving you pieces of advice. It is only you who can decide to have this great change of personality. Not only will you see things from another perspective(角度) but life itself will come to be different, meaning more exciting and more interesting.
For me every age has its beauty and one should always know how to live to the full every aspect of it. When you are a child you spend all your time playing and you don’t have anything to worry about; as the years pass you become more concerned with whatever goes around you, with the problems you have to take care of. You should always keep your sense of humor and never forget to smile. Not only the smile makes you more beautiful but it also makes you see life with other eyes.
You only have one life and you have to live it to the full every day, as if it were the last day of your existence so as not to get the point in which you are sorry you didn’t know how to live.
41. The most important thing for a person to make his dream come true is _________.
A. to try to work hard B. to do something with his life
C. to have a strong belief D. to face difficulty bravely
42. In the author’s opinion, which is the best way to see life correctly?
A. Getting help from friends. B. Finding a way yourselves.
C. Always being optimistic. D. Seeing life in different ways.
43. Paragraph 3 mainly tells us ___________.
A. not worrying too much is very important to people
B. keeping humor and smile is very important to children
C. how to deal with problems
D. how to find beauty in life
44. Which of the following best agrees with the passage?
A. Helping others is a good quality.
B. People’s advice always makes you angry.
C. The life you live depends on the way you see it.
D. The author has nothing to worry about in his life.
45. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Could we change our attitude? B. Do you enjoy life?
C. Ways to live happily. D. Find beauty in life.
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Greenwich is on the River Thames. It is five miles from the middle of1. The first English people were fishermen there,2they named the place Greenwich, meaning “green village”. Later the English kings and queens lived at Greenwich in their beautiful palaces.
The3of the earliest palace was Placentia. Henry VIII lived there .He knew that England must be4at sea. So he started two big shipyards at Greenwich, and for 3505the ships made there were the best in the world.
But trouble was coming to Greenwich. In 1649, a war6in England and a for eleven yesrs there was no king. The men who worked for him at Placentia7to live in the palace themselves.8sold all its beautiful things and bought small pieces of the palace garden with money.9, the war ended and King Charles II came10. But Placentia was falling down. So King Charles II built a new and 11palace, which is now open to the public.
At this time, Charles was 12about losing so many of its ships at sea. So in 1675, Charles13John Flam Steed, the first astronomer in England, try to find the 14. Flam Steed worked in a new building on the high ground in Greenwich Park.15it, with a telescope which he made himself, Flam Steed could look all around the 16. And he did night after night, for twenty years. Carrying on Flam Steed’s work a hundred years 17, an astronomer called Garrison finally made a 18which told the time at sea, and help19to know there they were . Because of Flam Steed’s work, every20in the world now tells its time by Greenwich time.
1.A.London B.Paris C.Berlin D.Brussels
2.A.because B.and C.but D.so
3.A.title B.shape C.name D.form
4.A.great B.helpful C. strong D.brave
5.A.months B.days C.weeks D.years
6.A.started B.found C.needed D.wanted
7.A.moved B.rushed C.hurried D.decided
8.A.He B.They C.We D.She
9.A.Unfortunately B.Finally C.Mainly D.Gladly
10.A.back B.out C.around D.along
11.A.smaller B.higher C.stronger D.bigger
12.A.interested B.worried C.excited D.puzzled
13.A.got B.helped C.made D.forced
14.A.key B.answer C.question D.problem
15.A.From B.On C.at D.over
16.A.sea B.palace C.park D.sky
17.A.ago B.later C.before D.after
18.A.clock B.computer C.compass D.beacon
19.A.drivers B.workers C.sailors D.farmers
20.A.watch B.country C.ship D.scientist
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Chess is one of the oldest board games in the world. A version of the game was first played in India in the sixth century. Throughout time, the game has been played by kings, knights, and generals who warned to prove their military skills and practice war strategies.
Today,the game is played by millions of ordinary people as well. Most play for fun,but there are players who compete seriously and have gone on to gain the rank of grandmaster -the highest rank a player can achieve.
In 1991, when Hungarian Judit Polgar achieve the rank of grandmaster, it caused quite an uproar (骚动). First of all, Polgar is a female playing in a sport traditionally dominated by men. Also, Polgar was only 15 years old, making her the youngest in history at the time. In 1993, she defeated former world champion Boris Spassky in Budapest, Hungary. In 1998, she became the first woman in history to win the U. S, Open Chess Championship, which was held in Kailua-Kona,Hawaii.
Like her two older sisters, Polgar was strictly trained to be a master chess player as a young girl. She was homeschooled in all her subjects and played chess several hours every day. At the age of five, she was beating her father at the game. At eight years old,she was competing internationally. At the age of nine,she competed in and won the New York Open Chess tournament,placing first among unranked players. The young Polgar was just getting started.
Known for her fiercely competitive nature and ability to understand her opponents strategy early in a game, Polgar quickly won the respect of both fans and fellow chess players. Despite her achievements and clear talent, she often had trouble getting into top competitive situations because many of them didn’t include women. Polgar wanted to compete with the best一to be a world champion and not just a female champion. For this reason, she absolutely refused to play in women-only competitions. Her refusal paved the way for the next generation of female chess players.
1.What is the purpose of Paragraph 1?
A.To call on people to play chess. B.To introduce chess briefly.
C.To explain how to play chess. D.To show the popularity of chess.
2.What made Polgar a master chess player at such an early age?
A.Her strict chess training. B.Her international travel.
C.Her two older sisters' help. D.Her being homeschooled.
3.Why did Polgar have difficulty entering top competitions?
A.She lacked enough confidence.
B.She was too young to enter tournaments.
C.There were no tournaments in her country.
D.Many of them did not admit female players.
4.Which of the following can best describe Polgar?
A.Proud but warm-hearted. B.Fierce but considerate.
C.Serious and cautious. D.Talented and ambitious.
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