河南省郑州市2018届高三第二次质量预测英语试题Word文档格式.doc
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Chinesemovietheatersareneverrunningshortonyouthfilms.Youth(芳华),directedbyFengXiaogang,wasreleasedinDecember,2017andhitthescreen.Butthisoneisdifferent:
Itisdedicatedtotheyouthofourparents’generation.
Setinthe1970s,thestorybeginsinamilitaryarttroupe(部队文工团),inwhichthesoldiers’
dutiesaretosing,danceandpromoteculture.HeXiaoping,anewcomer,isatalenteddancer.Withapainfulchildhood,shewantstomakeafreshstartinthetroupe,yetherfamilybackgroundmakesherthelaughingstock(笑柄)amongtheothergirls.TheonlypersonwhoisnicetoherisLiuFeng,akindandunselfishman.
Inmostyouthfilms,thecharacters’lifepathsareonlyinfluencedbytheirownchoices.However,theyoungpeopleinYoutharealsoapartof“thewhirlwind(旋风)ofhistoricalchanges”,asfilmcriticJustinChangwroteintheLosAngelesTimes.Inaperiodofmorethan30years,theyhavetoexperiencetheCulturalRevolutionandtheSino-VietnameseConflict,duringwhichLiuFenglosesonearmandHeXiaopingsuffersfromamentalillness.Thedisbandment(解散)ofthetroupealsotearsthemawayfromthelifeandpeopletheyaresofamiliarwith,throwingthemintoanewlifetheyknownothingabout.
Theyallhavetolearn“tomakepeacewiththepastandmakethemostofthepresent”,wrotereporterGiovannaFulvionthewebsiteT.
Butthere’sstillsomethingthatneverchangesaboutyouth.Nomatterwhattimeofhistoryitis,peoplesharethesamelongingforloveandbeauty.Sunshine,laughterandswimmingpools—thesetypicalimagesofyouthareallwellkeptinMr.Feng’snewfilms.
AccordingtoifengNews,Youthisactuallyanostalgic(怀旧的)andpersonalworkthatMr.Fengdedicatestohisownexperiencesofworkinginatroupe.“WhenIlookbackintime,everythinginmylifeseemstobeblackandwhite,”hesaid,“Thedaysinthetroupearetheonlypartofmymemorythatalwaysremainscolorful.”
21.WhatinfluencedHeXiaoping’sandLiuFeng’slivesmost?
A.HistoricalchangesB.Theirownpersonalities
C.TheirfamilybackgroundsD.Theirlongingforloveandbeauty
22.WhydidFengXiaogangdirectthefilmYouth?
A.Toshowthecrueltyofthewar.
B.Tourgepeopletovaluetheiryouth.
C.Torecallthedayswhenheworkedinthetroupe.
D.TodescribethelifeduringtheCulturalRevolution.
23.Whatdoweknowabouttheyouthindifferentgenerationsaccordingtothetext?
A.Theyalltreatsunshineandlaughterasthetypicalimagesofthemselves.
B.Inourparents’generation,theydon’tlovebeautyduetopoliticalreasons.
C.Theylongfortotallydifferentthingsvaryingfromgenerationtogeneration.
D.Thoughtheyliveindifferenttimes,theystillhavesomethingincommon.
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Eightyearsbeforehisdeathin1986,AlfredNobelwassurprisedtoreadanobituary(讣告)inthelocalnewspaper.Thiswasastrangeobituary,forittoldAlfredNobel,themanwhowasreadingit,thathewasdead.ThenewspaperhadconfusedAlfredwithhisbrother,Ludwig,whohadrecentlydied.
Nobelwasshockedtoreadthathehadpassedaway,andhewasevenmoreannoyedbythetitleoftheobituary:
TheMerchantofDeathIsDead.Alfredwasaveryrichandsuccessfularmamentsmanufacturer.(武器制造商)。
Thisincidentgothimthinkingabouthisreputation.Whatwouldpeoplethinkofhimafterhisrealdeath?
Wouldtheyreallysay“Thatwasamanwhoprofitedfromkilling”?
Itwasthisthoughtthatledhimtoleavehismoney---ahugeamountofit---forthefoundingofthefamousNobelprizes.Hisaimwasforhismoneytobeusedtosupporttheongoingquest(追求)forexcellenceinthesciencesandliterature,andtheidealofpeace.Thousandsofmenandwomenhavebeenhonoredsincethefirstawardsweregivenoutin1901.Theawardslettheworldknowaboutthedevelopmentsthatmayhaveahugeeffectonourlives.
However,theprizesarecontroversialsometimes.Thereisoftenprotest(抗议)attheawardofthepeaceprizewhennoteveryonethinksthattheaward-winnersdeservetheaward.Eventheawardforliteraturehassometimesbeencriticizedbecausetheawardcommitteeoftenneglectsimportantwriters.ThehighlyinfluentialnovelistsJamesJoyceandMarcelProust,forexample,wereneverhonoredbytheSwedishAcademy.
Still,forthemostpartoftheawardsdon’tcausemanycomplaints.AlfredNobelfoundedtheprizestorecognizethosewhohavehad“thegreatestbenefittomankind”andfewwoulddisagreethatmostoftheprizewinners---amongthem.AlbertEinsteinandMartinLutherKing---havemadecontributionthatdeservetobehonoredandremembered.
24.HowdidAlfredNobelfeelwhenhereadtheobituaryinthenewspaper?
A.SadandworriedB.Shockedandupset.
C.SurprisedandconfusedD.Amusedandpuzzled.
25.WhatdidAlfredNobeldecidetodoafterreadingtheobituary?