“NOW I just don't believe that. ”Surely all of us, at some point, have watched a movie and thought: It's simply badly researched，or the makers must think we're fools. Recently, The Daily Telegraph ran a humorous piece on untrue tech moments from some top movies. Let’s see what they are all about.
Tom Chiver, the writer of The Daily Telegraph uses his first example from the movie Independence Day, in which a character comes up with a virus（病毒）which destroys Windows the computer system the alien （外星人）spacecraft uses. “It's a good thing that they didn't have Norton Anti-virus，” jokes  Chivers.
It's just one case of a movie that takes a lot of license with its science. Another one Chivers mentions is from the movie Star Wars, where the glowing light beams (光束）traveling through space look very impressive. But the problem is that in space there are no air particles (粒子）for the light to reflect off. In reality, they'd be invisible（看不見的）, which wouldn’t look so cool on the big screen.
Most people think that the mind—bending Matrix films are made for great viewing. But for Chivers, the science in the movies is a little bit silly. He comments “…the film is based on the idea that humans are kept alive as electricity generators (發(fā)電機(jī)). This is not just unlikely —it's basically impossible. They would need more energy to stay alive than they would produce. It's just like saying that you'll power the car with batteries, and keep the batteries charged by running a generator from the wheels. ”
And finally, as Chivers points out, DNA is not replaceable. But this bit of elementary genetics passed the makers of the 2002 Bond film Die Another Day by. In the film the bad guy has “gene treatment” to change his appearance and his DNA, which is completely impossible in our real world.
小題1:Which of the following does the writer agree with about the movie Independence Day?
A．It's a science fiction movie.
B．It's about the alien spacecraft.
C．It's produced by Tom Chiver.
D．It's a jokey and humorous one.
小題2: What is mainly talked about in the 4th paragraph?
A．How we can power the car with batteries.
B．How Tom Chiver thinks of the Matrix films.
C．How humans are kept alive as power generator.
D．How the Matrix films are made for great viewing.
小題3:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．The movie Star Wars is about the light beams in space.
B．The author doesn't take the science in movies seriously.
C．Nowadays nobody believes in science movies any more.
D．There is a horrible virus in the movie Independence Day.
小題4:The underlined word “They” in the 4th paragraph refers to ______.
A．human beings B．car wheels
C．Matrix films D．electricity generators

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:A

試題分析：這篇文章主要介紹了由Tom Chiver推出的調(diào)侃電影的欄目。
小題1:根據(jù)It's just one case of a movie that takes a lot of license with its science.故選A。
小題2:根據(jù)But for Chivers, the science in the movies is a little bit silly.故答案應(yīng)為B。
小題3:根據(jù)Tom Chiver, the writer of The Daily Telegraph uses his first example from the movie Independence Day, in which a character comes up with a virus（病毒）which destroys Windows the computer system the alien （外星人）spacecraft uses. “It's a good thing that they didn't have Norton Anti-virus，” jokes  Chivers.故選D。
小題4:根據(jù)…the film is based on the idea that humans are kept alive as electricity generators (發(fā)電機(jī))，故選A。
點(diǎn)評：本題型考查了對文章段落或某一板塊的理解概括能力。先閱讀問題，然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。在詞義與句義理解的基礎(chǔ)上，結(jié)合上下文總結(jié)歸納某一段或幾段的大意，對于把握文章主旨，分析全文結(jié)構(gòu)都是至關(guān)重要的。對文章有了詳細(xì)而全面的理解之后，就要按照文章內(nèi)容、上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，作出推理判斷。閱讀理解涉及詞匯、語法、句型、段落結(jié)構(gòu)、文化背景等各方面知識。答題時(shí)，領(lǐng)會句子之間的邏輯關(guān)系，特別是相鄰句子之間的關(guān)系，這樣有利于理解全文。表示邏輯關(guān)系的標(biāo)志詞是連接詞、副詞、代詞、介詞短語、關(guān)系詞、插入語等，通讀時(shí)應(yīng)特別注意。如：if, because, though, as, which, it, and, but, however, therefore, so, for example, so that, so...that, on one hand...on the other hand... 等詞語。它們在上下文中具有條件、原因、讓步、指代、遞進(jìn)、對比、列舉、結(jié)果、目的、承上啟下等作用，正確理解并掌握這些詞匯的作用，對做閱讀理解是大有好處的。
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Do you have a question about friendship? Do you wonder what to do with a friend who is no longer friendly? Perhaps you will see that you can't control others. If someone wants to be your friend, it is their choice. All you can do is treat them well and do the best for them when you are with them. Then you wish them well when they leave.
You can talk to old timers and they will tell you that life is full of incredible joy and incredible sorrow, and that what bothers you today will one day becomes a memory and the sting(痛苦) will be gone. Seniors might tell you that you will learn more as you get older. They will tell you that friendships come and friendships go. Sometimes when they go it will hurt, but you will be okay with it. It's the way life works, after all.
小題1:What can we learn about friendship, according to the text?
A．Friendship can not be easily affected by one's family.
B．Friends are always around us and will never go away.
C．Friends in childhood are the best no matter what happens.
D．Friends in childhood are sometimes forgotten by us.
小題2:What should we do with friends who are no longer friendly according to the  text?
A．Do our best to control them and make them listen to us.
B．Forget them and make new friends who have a lot in common with us.
C．Find the reason why our friendship has changed.
D．Care about them and do the best for them when we are together.
小題3:The text mainly tell us _________.
A．how to face the changes in friendship
B．how to deal with unfriendly people
C．that childhood friendship is valuable
D．how to share happiness with friends

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