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Gemini Television is a large independent broadcaster. They have had success in television with mini-series and situation comedies. Recently the company has decided to move into fllm--making. They have received some film projects from directors working in different countries.
Title: Hands up for Happiness
Genre:(類型) :Romantic(浪漫的) comedy
Plot(情節(jié)) :Two pairs of twins,one Italian and one Russian,meet and start relationships. They have problems telling the difference between each twin. Will they end up with the right person?
Csst(演員陣容):Unknown actors as need to be real twins.
Special features: Very romantic locations,e.g. Venice,St.Petersburg.
Budget: $40-50 million at most.
Audience: 20-35 year olds.
Title: Alien Attack
Genre: Science fiction
Plot: Story takes place 500 years in the future. The Earth is attacked by aliens. A small group survive the attack and try to save the planet. Will they succeed before the aliens reproduce?
Cast: To be decided (by the director) .
Special features: Shocking special effects,exciting visually.
Budget: $60-80 million at most.
Audience: 15 upwards.
Title: Exit Strategy
Genre: Thriller
Plot: A woman picks up the wrong bag at an airport and is mistaken for a foreign agent who has secret documents. She is tracked around the world by criminals,government agents and the realownerofthebag.
Cast: Major Hollywood star as lead actress (undecided) .
Special features: Many locations around the world,lots of twists and turns in the story,strong possibility for a follow-up,and for turning the lead character into a female James Bond.
Budget: At least $100-120 million.
Audience: 15 upwards.
Title: Midnight Sun
Genre: Action / Adventure
Plot: A story of family honour,revenge(復(fù)仇) great love and of good vs. bad. A young Japanese man brought up in the USA returns to the country of his birth. He discovers the dark secret of the family,and the reason he was brought up in the USA. His search for the truth leads him to the Philippines and to the beautiful princess Satsuki.
Cast: Young,unknown actors.
Special features: Excellently designed fight scenes.
Budget: $50-70 million at most.
Audience: Worldwide,but probably over 18 due to violence.
25. What are specially needed to produce Alien Attack?
A. Two pairs of twins.
B. Impressive fight scenes.
C. Amazing special effects.
D. Very romantic locations.
26. Which of the following films may be turned into a series?
A. Alien Attack. B. Exit Strategy.
C. Midnight Sun. D. Hands up for Happiness.
27. The four films mentioned in the text .
A. are of the same type
B. all have fight scenes
C. haven’t decided on the actors
D. are all intended for teenagers
B篇(文娛)
本文是應(yīng)用文。文章主要介紹了四個電影提案。
25. C. 細節(jié)理解題。由 Title: Alien Attack 部分中的 Special features: Shocking special effects,exciting visually 可卻 ，要制作這部電影,需要有命人的特效、令人興奮的視覺效果。
26. B. 細節(jié)理解題。由Title: Exit Strategy 部分中的 strong possibility for a follow-up 可知，這部電影很有可能拍續(xù)集。
27. C. 推理判斷題。由四部電影Cast部分中的Unknown actors as need to be real twins,To be decided (by the director) 和 Major Hollywood star as lead actress (undecided) 以及 Young,unknown actors 可知，這四部電影都沒有確定演員陣容。
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用括號內(nèi)動詞的正確形式完成下面短文。
In school,I was terrible at spelling. I remember
1. (ask) to spell the fourth day of the week.
“W-E-N-S-D-A-Y”.
“You seem 2. (forget) a few letters,”commented the teacher.
I began to say the letters again, “W-H-E-N-S-D-A-Y”.
“No,” she smiled. “The name Wednesday comes from Norse mythology. The day 3.(name) after the god Odin,also called Woden. So think of it as ‘ Woden's day’. In Old English,it was Wodnesdaeg,and in Middle English,it became Wednesdai. And now,it is Wednesday."
“Why don't we pronounce all the letters?” I asked.
“Well,the pronunciation seems 4.(simplify) but not the spelling. Perhaps in the future,the spelling will change too,but for now,plan5. (write) it like this (Wednesday) ,w she added.
“Can’t we just call it Humpday?” asked a student in the back of the class.
“I don't remember seeing that word in the dictionary, ” replied the teacher. “A word must 6. (accept) formally in dictionaries before we can confidently use it in our writing."
“How does a word become accepted?”
“As more people begin to use a word,it starts to appear more frequently in writing — newspapers, magazines and books — and in speech — conversation,newscasts,and lectures. The more frequently a word occurs,the more likely it is 7.(record) into a dictionary,” she explained.
“So does that mean that we should start using ‘Humpday’ so that we can get it accepted?” asked the student.
The teacher smiled, “You can try,but you’11 still need to be able 8. (spell) Wednesday correctly on your next spelling test.”
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第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1. 5分，滿分15分)
閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞) 或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。
Tower Bridge is one of London's most striking attractions that you shouldn't miss when 61. (visit) the capital. This magnificent piece of Victorian architecture dates back to the late 1880s,and until the mid-1970s the main bridge 62.
(operate) by a steam engine.
Today Tower Bridge is a splendid landmark typical of London,surrounded by cafes and bars 63. tourists and locals alike can sit and enjoy the 64. (beauty)bridge,which looks like two small castles hovering over the Thames,just like some-thing out of a fairy tale.
65. is free to admire Tower Bridge and walk on it at any time; it's striking to look at during the day and magical when 66. (light) up at night,so don't miss
out on this wonderful scene!
If you would like 67. (step)inside the towers of the famous bridge,you can book Tower Bridge Exhibition tickets. During the exhibition,you can visit the famed engine rooms and impressive towers and find 68. how the bridge came into 69. (exist) through digital displays and (動畫片) .You can also pay 70. visit to the glass room of Tower Bridge on the high-level walkways. There are even yoga classes available on the glass floor of Tower Bridge!
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l.Two centuries later,the Spanish had settled in most parts of South America and along the northwest coast of what we now call the United States. (P2)
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① 本句是一個主從復(fù)合句。
② 主句的主干是 the Spanish had settled; in most parts of South America 和 along the northwest...the United States并列作地點狀語。
③ what we now call the United States 是賓語從句，作介詞of的賓語，其中what在從句中作的賓語。
[句意]兩個世紀以后，西班牙人在南美洲的大部 分地區(qū)定居下來，而且還在我們現(xiàn)在稱之為美國的西北沿海地區(qū)住下來。
[仿寫]她對她所看到的事情感到震驚。
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D
Where can you find the first successtul airplane,one of the world's biggest bugs(蟲子) and Kermit the Frog? They,re all at the Smithsonian Institution,American's storehouse of the coolest things ever,in Washington,D. C. More than 138 million objects have been collected by their 19 museums,with more coming in every day.
The Smithsonian was founded in 1846 and named after James Smithson,an English businessman. Smithson never visited America,but he left his entire fortune to the United States to^ build an institution “for the increase of knowledge."
Here are just a few of the amazing things in the Smithsonian collection.
Big bugs
The Smithsonian has 35 million bugs. The largest insect in the collection is a beetle(甲蟲) from South America called the titan beetle. Titan beetles can grow to more than 6 inches long.
Flying machines
The first powered plane to fly,the 1903 Wright Flyer,is displayed in the National Air and Space!Museum. The Smithsonian has the first supersonic (超音速的) airliner ,the which could cross the Atlantic Ocean in fewer than four hours.
The longest beard
The Smithsonian is home to the longest beard;ever recorded. Norwegian imniigrant Hans Langseth I had grown his facial hair to 18 feet 6 inches by the time he died in 1927. The Smithsonian has 17 feet 6 inches of it because,even though Langseth's final wish was to have his entire beard preserved,his family decided it wouldn't be right to bury him clean-shaven.
Time and admission:
Smithsonian museums are open every day of the year except December 25 unless otherwise note Most museums are open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The American Art Museum and Portrait Gallery are open 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Admission is free for all Smithsonian museums and the zoo in Washington, D. C., and the American Indian Museum,s George Gustav Heye Center in New York. A fee is required at the Cooper-Hewitt,National Design Museum in New York (Members and children under 12 are admitted free) .
32. According to the text,the Smithsonian Institution.
A. was founded in honor of an American
B. has all its museums in Washington,D. C.
C. is most famous for its fine collection of art
D. was funded by money from James Smithson
33. The Smithsonian failed to get the entire beard of Hans Langseth’s due to .
A. the words in his last will
B. the rejection of his family
C. the tradition of Norwegians
D. the bad condition of the beard
34. What do the objects mentioned have in common?
A. They were from South Africa.
B. They are in the same museum.
C. They are record-breaking items.
D. They were from the 19th century.
35. All of Smithsonian museums .
A. are open at 10 a.m.
B. charge an entrance fee
C. are closed on Christmas Day
D. ask for your membership cards
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