Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki has become the first female artist in the Arab world to be nominated (提名)for an Academy Award ,or Oscar.
Labaki directed the film Capernaum ,a film about a Syrian refugee (难民)boy and a Kenyan baby who live without parents on the streets of Beirut. It was nominated for best foreign language film.
Labaki wil1 be one of the few female directors to compete for an Oscar this year. She told the Associated press "I wish there were a lot more women filmmakers this year represented, nominated in the Oscars. But I am sure in a few years we won't be having this problem anymore."
Unlike in the West, women filmmakers are industry leaders in Lebanon.
Capernaum received a 15-minute standing ovation (热烈欢迎)at this year's Cannes Film Festival. It won the Jury Prize—the third-highest award given at Cannes.
The United Nations has publicly praised the film. Lebanon's Foreign Minister said.
Capernaum put a Lebanese touch on the international film industry.
The Oscar nomination of Capernaum is the second for Lebanon in two years in the film group. It demonstrates the country's rising star power.
Labaki called making the movie a life-changing experience. She said Capernaum helps humanize the real struggles of refugees only briefly talked about in the news.
We can't help but acknowledge that there is a fear of refugees in general around the world and there are these walls we are building, and this fear that keeps growing," Labaki said.
Capernaum will compete against four other films for the Oscar, including awards season favorite Roma. Directed by Mexico's Alfonso Cuaron, it earned 10 Oscar nominations, including for best picture.
1.Where does Labaki come from?
A. Syria. B. Kenya
C. Lebanon. D. Mexico.
2.What do we know from Labaki's words in Paragraph 3?
A. Few women directors have been nominated in the Oscars.
B. She was the first female artist to compete for an Oscar.
C. More women directors will enter for Oscar this year.
D. Female directors have problems with their films.
3.Which of the following best describes Capernaum ?
A. It is the best foreign language film.
B. It shows the rising power of women.
C. It has won the first prize at Cannes.
D. It is highly thought of.
4.What does the underlined 'it' in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Capernaum. B. The Oscar.
C. Roma. D. Best picture.
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Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki has become the first female artist in the Arab world to be nominated (提名)for an Academy Award ,or Oscar.
Labaki directed the film Capernaum ,a film about a Syrian refugee (难民)boy and a Kenyan baby who live without parents on the streets of Beirut. It was nominated for best foreign language film.
Labaki wil1 be one of the few female directors to compete for an Oscar this year. She told the Associated press "I wish there were a lot more women filmmakers this year represented, nominated in the Oscars. But I am sure in a few years we won't be having this problem anymore."
Unlike in the West, women filmmakers are industry leaders in Lebanon.
Capernaum received a 15-minute standing ovation (热烈欢迎)at this year's Cannes Film Festival. It won the Jury Prize—the third-highest award given at Cannes.
The United Nations has publicly praised the film. Lebanon's Foreign Minister said.
Capernaum put a Lebanese touch on the international film industry.
The Oscar nomination of Capernaum is the second for Lebanon in two years in the film group. It demonstrates the country's rising star power.
Labaki called making the movie a life-changing experience. She said Capernaum helps humanize the real struggles of refugees only briefly talked about in the news.
We can't help but acknowledge that there is a fear of refugees in general around the world and there are these walls we are building, and this fear that keeps growing," Labaki said.
Capernaum will compete against four other films for the Oscar, including awards season favorite Roma. Directed by Mexico's Alfonso Cuaron, it earned 10 Oscar nominations, including for best picture.
1.Where does Labaki come from?
A. Syria. B. Kenya
C. Lebanon. D. Mexico.
2.What do we know from Labaki's words in Paragraph 3?
A. Few women directors have been nominated in the Oscars.
B. She was the first female artist to compete for an Oscar.
C. More women directors will enter for Oscar this year.
D. Female directors have problems with their films.
3.Which of the following best describes Capernaum ?
A. It is the best foreign language film.
B. It shows the rising power of women.
C. It has won the first prize at Cannes.
D. It is highly thought of.
4.What does the underlined 'it' in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Capernaum. B. The Oscar.
C. Roma. D. Best picture.
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Kathryn Bigelow has become the first female ever to win a Best Director Oscar. "There's no other way to describe it, it's the moment of a lifetime," said Bigelow, at the awards ceremony in Los Angeles, on Sunday.
She was up against the highest grossing (卖座的) film of all time, Avatar. But Bigelow's small-budget film, The Hurt Locker, swept the awards with six trophies(奖项) including Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and the big one: Best Picture. All eyes were on Bigelow, as her movie about the Iraq War beat Avatar to the major awards. This was sweetened by the fact that Avatar's director, James Cameron, is her ex-husband. Bigelow was only the fourth female ever to be nominated for Best Director.
"I think the journey for women, no matter what venue it is-politics, business, film-it's a long journey." said Bigelow. Ironically Bigelow's cinematic journey could not have strayed (偏离) farther from the path of female directors before her. Her filmography is filled with action movies that are low on female leads and high on guns and steel. Her films focus on men: their fears, bonds and personalities.
Point Break was her breakout film in 1991. The action film features Keanu Reeves as an FBI agent who goes undercover to investigate a gang of surfing bank robbers. The Hurt Locker is in the same style. Many scenes feature dramatic conflicts of clashing (冲突的)male personalities.
By focusing on these male relationships, critics praised The Hurt Locker for avoiding obvious political statements (something Avatar was heavily criticized for), and instead painting a truthful picture of modem war.
And is there an entertaining end to the story of Bigelow's victory? She won on International Women's Day.
1.The underlined word "nominated" can be replaced by________.
A. awarded B. recommended C. appointed D. criticized
2.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Bigelow and the director of Avatar is a couple.
B. The Hurt Locker won all the six Oscar trophies.
C. The film Point Break changes Bigelow's style
D. The Oscar award ceremony was held on March, 8th.
3.The main reason why critics favor The Hurt Locker is that________.
A. it's the most successful action film
B. it shows the damage that war brings to nature
C. it avoids obvious political statements
D. it shows us what modern war is really like
4.The passage is most likely to be found in________.
A. a poster B. advertisement C. a magazine D. a booklet
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With the approval of the Singapore government, a company called nuTonomy has become the first-ever to test self-driving cars with the public. Interested people could sign up for a free trial run at no cost. When they received an invitation from the company, they could book a ride on the driverless taxi service from their smartphones.Not surprisingly,the rides proved very popular,with dozens of customers eagerly trying out the cars each day.
Driverless cars are a great option for those who do not know how to drive and for those who do not enjoy driving.Some researchers even believe that such cars can make road travel safer by reducing human errors.But since driving requires many of our senses to be on alert(高度警觉), replacing that by machines is easier said than done.
The environment in which cars operate is constantly changing—from roads and pedestrians to co-travelers. A driverless car needs special equipment to analyze its surroundings. Then, it must translate that information into a practical route and safe travel. To be truly autonomous, a car has to do this independently without human input. Today, some cars have a certain degree of autonomous functions. But even the completely automated vehicles still require a driver to take back control under uncertain conditions.
The island city-state is well known for excellent roads and drivers who obey the rules. This has made it ideal for real-world testing and feedback. The government has encouraged research in autonomous vehicles, since it can improve safety and potentially reduce the traffic burden as well.
1.What is the text mainly about?
A. Driverless cars travel safely on the road now.
B. Driverless taxis have been tasted in Singapore.
C. Singapore is the best place to produce driverless cars.
D. Singapore government has decided to use driverless taxis.
2.Which factor matters most when a driverless car travels on the road?
A. The input from human.
B. The directions of its users.
C. The changing environment.
D. The mood of the co-travelers.
3.What can we infer about the driverless curs from Paragraph 2?
A. They have many human senses.
B. They are not absolutely safe on road.
C. They can make people enjoy driving.
D. They are popular with skilled drivers.
4.Why is Singapore a suitable place to test the car?
A. Because it has a small population.
B. Because the pedestrians obey the rules.
C. Because it is famous for its car industry.
D. Because it owns nice roads and polite drivers.
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American singer Bob Dylan has become the first musician to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The 75-year-old was given the 1. (respect) honor for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”.
Born in America in 1941, Bob Dylan was an ordinary boy 2. favor of folk music. In the University of Minnesota, he joined a rock band and determined to become a great folk musician, 3.he dropped out of college at the end of his first year and went to New York 4.(seek) his dream. The artistic life of New York provided a rich5.(music) education6.he could not have received anywhere else. By the time of Dylan’s second album, The Freewheel in Bob Dylan, in May 1963, he 7.(begin)to make his name as a singer and a songwriter. At that time, he wrote many protest songs on the subjects of war and the civil-rights movements in America. In the songs , people heard anger and 8. (satisfaction). After the 1960s, he devoted9. (him)to Blues and Jazz
His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but his greatest contribution is 10. (general) considered to be his songwriting. As a songwriter and musician, he has received numerous awards over the years including Grammy, Golden Globe, and Academy Awards..
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A town in Oxfordshire has become the first in the UK to have biomethane(生物甲烷)gas from human waste piped to their homes for gas central heating and cooking.
Up to 200 families in Didcot now receive the gas via the national gas power system. Head of energy and technology at British Gas,Martin Orrill,said customers wouldn’t notice any difference as the gas is purified to the highest standard and has no smell.The gas is produced at a sewage(污物) treatment works in Didcot.
The entire process takes only less than three weeks, with the sewage being collected and sent first to settlement tanks.The solid waste material is then fed into digesters, where anaerobic bacteria(厌氧菌)digest the sewage,with the aid of enzymes(酶)to speed up the process.The digestion process produces methane,which can be burned to drive machines(甲烷)to produce electricity,or can be purified and fed into the gas network and piped to homes and businesses. British Gas says supplying the gas rather than electricity is far more efficient since around two-thirds of the energy is lost in producing electricity.
Partners in the Didcot project,British Gas,Scotia Gas Network,and Thames Water,all hope to expand the process to other towns,and other companies such as Ecotricity and United Utilities have also announced biomethane projects being planned.One of these projects in Manchester could be supplying 500 homes with biomethane by mid next year. Another British Gas project in Suffolk will provide gas from digestion of brewery(啤酒厂)waste to around 235 families.
The Didcot project cost£25 million and was influenced by promises of government aids aimed at encouraging companies to develop renewable technologies.An EU directive means the UK must ensure at least 15 percent of its energy is from renewable sources by 2020.
The UK produces about 1.73 million tons of sewage annually.If all sewage treatment works in the UK were fitted with the technology,they could supply gas for up to 350, 000 families.
1.. Which of the following is TRUE of the biomethane gas?
A. it’s mainly made from rotting plants B. It’s an environmentally friendly gas
C. Its production process is too long D. It’s easily recognized by customers
2.. What is the function of the enzymes?
A. To digest the solid waste material B. To help get rid of anaerobic bacteria
C. To help purify the biomethane. D. To speed up the digestion process.
3.. According to the passage,the biomethane gas had better be used________.
A. as the power for vehicles B. for heating and cooking
C. to produce electricity D. to drive a variety of machines
4.. The last three paragraphs mainly show that ________.
A. the UK government supports the biomethane projects
B. the biomethane projects are very costly
C. the biomethane projects still face many barriers
D. the biomethane projects are promising
5.. . What should the text belong to?
A .Computer science B. Engineering C. Energy D. Business
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A town in Oxfordshire has become the first in the UK to have biomethane(生物甲烷)gas from human waste piped to their homes for gas central heating and cooking.
Up to 200 families in Didcot now receive the gas via the national gas power system. Head of energy and technology at British Gas, Martin Orrill, said customers wouldn’t notice any difference as the gas is purified(提炼)to the highest standard and has no smell. The gas is produced at a sewage(污物)treatment works plant in Didcot.
The entire process takes only less than three weeks, with the sewage being collected and sent first to settlement tanks. The solid waste material is then fed into digesters, where anaerobic bacteria(厌氧菌)digest the sewage, with the aid of enzymes(酶)to speed up the process. The digestion process produces methane, which can be burned to drive machines to produce electricity, or can be purified and fed into the gas network and piped to homes and businesses. British Gas says supplying the gas rather than electricity is far more efficient since around two-thirds of the energy is lost in producing electricity.
Partners in the Didcot project, British Gas, Scotia Gas Networks, and Thames Water, all hope to expand the process to other towns, and other companies such as Ecotricity and United Utilities have also announced biomethane projects being planned. One of these projects, in Manchester, could be supplying 500 homes with biomethane by mid next year. Another British Gas project in Suffolk will provide gas from digestion of brewery wastes to around 235 families.
The Didcot project cost £2.5m and was influenced by promises of government aids aimed at encouraging companies to develop renewable technologies. An EU directive means the UK must ensure at least 15 percent of its energy is from renewable sources by 2020.
The UK produces about 1.73 million tons of sewage annually. If all sewage treatment works in the UK were fitted with the technology, they could supply gas for up to 350,000 families.
1.Which of the following is true of the biomethane gas?
A. It’s mainly made from rotting plants.
B. It’s an environmentally friendly gas.
C. Its production process is too long.
D. It’s easily recognized by the customers.
2.What is the function of the enzymes?
A. To digest the solid waste material.
B. To help get rid of anaerobic bacteria.
C. To help purify the biomethane.
D. To speed up the digestion process.
3.According to British Gas, the biomethane gas had better be used _____.
A. as the power for the vehicles
B. for the heating and cooking
C. to produce the electricity
D. to drive a variety of machines
4.The last three paragraphs mainly show that _____.
A. UK government supports the biome thane projects
B. the biome thane projects are very costly
C. the biome thane projects still face many barriers
D. the biome thane projects are promising
5.What should the text belong to?
A. Computer science. B. Engineering. C. Energy. D. Business.
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Li Na has become the first Chinese player _____ into the International Tennis Hall of Fame for her great achievements in this field.
A.welcomed B.to be welcomed
C.having been welcomed D.being welcomed
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UK Prime Minister Cameron has become the first world leader ______ to fly onboard Air Force One with US Prsident Obama.
A. inviting B. invited
C. being invited D. having invited
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Tu Youyou has become the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize, for her work in helping to create an anti-malaria(疟疾) medicine. The 84-year-old’s route to the honour has been anything but traditional. In China, she is being called the "three nos" winner: no medical degree, no doctorate, and she’s never worked overseas.
In 1967, malaria, a then deadly disease, spread by mosquitoes was decimating Chinese soldiers fighting Americans in the jungles of northern Vietnam. A secret research unit “Mission 523 “was formed to find a cure for the illness. Two years later, Tu Youyou was instructed to become the new head of “Mission 523”.
“Mission523” read ancient books carefully for a long time to find historical methods of fighting malaria. When she started her search for an anti-malarial drug, more than 240,000 compounds(化合物) around the world had already been tested, without any success. Finally, the team found a brief reference to one substance, sweet wormwood(青蒿), which had been used to treat malaria in China around 400 AD. The team took out one active compound in wormwood, and then tested it. But nothing was effective until Tu Youyou returned to the original ancient text. After another careful reading, she changed the drug recipe one final time, heating the compound without allowing it to reach boiling point.
After the drug showed promising results in mice and monkeys, Tu Youyou volunteered to be the first human recipient of the new drug. “
In any case, Tu Youyou is consistently praised for her drive and passion. One former colleague. Lianda Li, says Ms Tu is “unsociable and quite straightforward”, adding that “if she disagrees with something, she will say it.”
Another colleague, Fuming Liao, who has worked with Tu Youyou for more than 40 years, describes her as a “tough and stubborn woman”. Stubborn enough to spend decades piecing together ancient texts, she applies them to modern scientific practices. The result has saved millions of lives.
1.According to Para. I, we can learn that_______.
A. Tu is the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
B. Tu has a medical degree
C. Tu’s road to success is not traditional
D. Tu discovered a cure for malaria
2. The underlined word “decimating” can be replaced by_______.
A. encouraging B. killing
C. annoying D. benefiting
3. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Tu first invented the idea of using sweet wormwood as a cure.
B. Tu was inspired by medical textbooks published in northern vietnem.
C. The compound needs to be heated to the boiling point to be effective.
D. Over 240,000 compounds were proved ineffective before Tu’s seareh.
4.Tu Youyou can be best described as a _______ person.
A. devoted and stubborn
B. straightforward and mean
C. considerate and tough
D. sociable and generous
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阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
China has become the first country to land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon. The unmanned Chang’e-4 probe (探测器) - the name was inspired by an ancient Chinese moon goddess 1. (touch) down last week in the South Pole-Aitken basin. Landing on the moon’s far side is 2. (extreme) challenging. Because the moon’s body blocks direct radio communication with a probe, China first had to put a satellite in orbit above the moon in a spot 3. it could send signals to the spacecraft and to Earth. The far side of the moon is of particular 4. (interesting) to scientists because it has a lot of deep craters (环形山), more so 5. the familiar near side. Chinese researchers hope to use the instruments onboard Chang’e-4 6. (find) and study areas of the South Pole-Aitken basin. "This really excites scientists," Carle Pieters, a scientist at Brown University, says, "because it 7. (mean) we have the chance to obtain information about how the moon 8. (construct)" Data about the moon’s composition, such as how 9. ice and other treasures it contains, could help China decide whether 10. (it) plans for a future lunar (月球的) base are practical.
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