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Howmuchistheshirt?
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A
PuttingMoviesonMobiles
MoviesinthetheatergettheirrecognitionatawardsceremoniessuchastheOscars.Buthow
aboutmoviesforphones?
TheyaregettingtheirturnatMoFilm—thefirstmobilefilmfestival.
ThefirstMoFilmcompetitionreceived250entriesfrommorethan100countries.Entrieswere
restrictedtofilmsthatwerefiveminutesorlessinlength—bestforviewingandsharingonmobile
phones.Anindependentteamofjudgesthenselectedashortlistoffivefilm-makers.Thewinnerwas
chosenfromtheshortlistbyanaudiencevotingusingtheirphones.
NewPlatforms
Theawardshighlighttheincreasinginfluencethatmobilephonesareshowinginthe
entertainmentindustry.Manygrassrootsfilmmakersstartoutwithshortfilms.Theyarethwartedby
thelackofopportunitiestoscreentheirwork.Therefore,mobilephonesareincreasinglybeingseen
asanewplatformfortheseshortworks.
Itisagoodplaceforanyonewhowantstoexpressthemselvesandfindawaytohavethat
expressionbeseenbyawideaudience.Justthinkabouthowmanypeoplehavemobilephonesinthe
world!
NewTechnologyAdvances
MoFilmispioneeringcontentformobileandonlineservicesthatisaworldawayfromHollywood.Themajorityoffilmsmadeformobilesarenowshortinlength,takingintoaccountthescreensize.Howeverthiscouldbeovercomeastechnologyadvances.
Inthenearfuture,longerfilmswilllikelybeseenonthemobilephone.Andtherearemobilecompaniescreatingphoneswhereuserscanwatchmoviesathigherquality.
Whereveryouseemovies,onethingiscertain:
thequalityofwork,thesimpleabilityatstorytelling,andthethingthatinspiressomeonetotellastorycanreallycomefromanywhere.21.Theunderlinedword“thwarted”means“______”.
A.surprisedB.frightenedC.disappointedD.encouraged22.Nowadaysthemajorityoffilmsmadeformobilesareshortinlengthbecauseof______.A.thescreensizeB.onlineservices
C.technologyadvancesD.themobilephone
23.Wecanlearnfromthetext______.
A.Itisimpossibletoseelongerfilmsonmobilephone.
B.Mobilecompanieswillcreatingmorefilms.
C.Thequalityworkcanonlybeseeninthetheater.
D.ThequalityofworkcanalsobeseenfromMoFilms.
B
ClaraDalywasseatedonanAlaskaAirlinesflightfromBostontoLosAngeleswhenaflightattendantaskedanurgentquestionovertheloudspeaker:
DoesanyoneonboardknowAmericanSignLanguage?
"
Sheknewsheneededtohelp.
Clara,15atthetime,pressedthecallbutton.Theflightattendantcamebyandexplainedthesituation."
Wehaveapassengerontheplanewho'
sblindanddeaf,"
shesaid.Thepassengerseemedtowantsomething,buthewastravelingaloneandtheflightattendantscouldn'
tunderstandwhatheneeded,accordingtoPEOPLEmagazine.
ClarahadbeenstudyingASLforthepastyeartohelpwithher,dyslexiaandknewshe'
dbeabletospellontheman'
spalmbyfinger.Sosheunbuckledherseatbelt,walkedtowardthefrontoftheplane,andkneltbytheaisleseatofTimCook,then64.Gentlytakinghishand,shesigned,"
Howareyou?
AreyouOK?
Cookaskedforsomewater.Whenitarrived,Clarareturnedtoherseat.Shecamebyagainabitlaterbecausehewantedtoknowthetime.Onherthirdvisit,shestoppedandstayedforawhile.
Hedidn'
tneedanything.Hewaslonelyandwantedtotalk,"
Clarasaid.Soforthenexthour,
thatwaswhattheydid.Shetalkedaboutherfamilyandherplansforthefuture(shewantstobea
politician).CooktoldClarahowhehadgraduallybecomeblindovertimeandsharedstoriesofhis
daysasatravelingsalesman.Eventhoughhecouldn'
tseeher,she"
lookedattentivelyathisfacewith
suchkindness"
apassengerreported.
Clarawasamazing,"
aflightattendanttoldAlaskaAirlinesinabloginterview."
Youcouldtell
Cookwasveryexcitedtohavesomeonehecouldspeakto,andshewassuchawarm-heartedgirl."
Cook'
sreaction:
"
BesttripI'
veeverhad."
Lookingforwaystoofferhelp?
Startwiththisrandomactofkindnessthatcanchange
someone'
sliferightnow.
24.Theflightattendantaskedanurgentquestionbecause_______.
A.thepassengerwastravelingalone
B.theplanewasinadangeroussituation
C.thepassengeraskedforsomethingurgently
D.noneoftheflightattendantscouldcommunicatewiththepassenger
25.WhydidClaratalkaboutherplansforthefuture?
A.Beeausetheflightattendantaskedhertodoso.
B.BecausesheneededtopicstogoontalkingwithCook.
C.BecauseCookexpectedtounderstandteenagersbetter.
D.Becauseshewantedtoshowherambitionforthefuture.
26.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeClara?
A.Kindandcaring.
B.Warm-heartedandcautious.
C.Generousandamazing.
D.Ambitiousandattentive.
27.Thepassageismainlywrittento_______.
A.tellatouchingstoryofanamazinggirl
B.stressthegreatimportanceofAmericanSignLanguage
C.appealtoreaderstolendahandkindlyandrandomly
D.showhowconsideratetheflightattendantwastohelpCook
C
PigeonsinLondonhaveabadreputation.Somepeoplecallthemflyingrats.Andmanyblamethemforcausingpollutionwiththeirdroppings.Butnowthebirdsarebeingusedtofightanotherkindofpollutioninthiscityof8.5million.
“Theproblemforairpollutionisthatit’sbeenlargelyignoredasanissueforalongtime,”saysAndreaLee,whoworksfortheLondon-basedenvironmentalorganizationClientEarth.“Peopledon’trealizehowbaditis,andhowitactuallyaffectstheirhealth.’’London’spoorairqualityislinkedtonearly10,000earlydeathsayear.Leesays,citingreportreleasedbythecitymanagerlastyear,“Ifpeoplewerebetterinformedaboutthepollutionthey’rebreathing,”shesays,“theycouldpressurethegovernmenttodosomethingaboutit.’’
Nearby,onawindyhillinLondon’sRegent’sPark,anexperimentisunderwaythatcouldhelp—thefirstweekofflightsbythePigeonAirPatrol.ItallbeganwhenPierreDuquesnoy,thedirectorforDigitasLBi,amarketingfirm,wonaLondonDesignFestivalcontestlastyeartoshowhowaworldproblemcouldbesolvedusingTwitter.Duquesnoy,fromFrance,chosetheproblemofairpollution.
“Basically,Irealizedhowimportanttheproblemwas,vhesays.“ButalsoIrealizedthatmostof
thepeoplearoundmedidn’tknowanythingaboutit.’’Duquesnoysayshewantstobettermeasure
pollution,whileatthesametimemakingtheresultsaccessibletothepublicthroughTwitter.
“So,”hewondered,“howcouldwegoacrossthecityquicklycollectingasmuchdataaspossible?
”Drones(无人驾驶飞机)werehisfirstthought.Butit’sillegaltoflythemoverLondon.“ButpigeonscanflyaboveLondon,right?
”hesays.“Theylive—actually?
theyareLondonersaswell.So,yeah,Ithoughtaboutusingpigeonsequippedwithmobileapps.Andwecanusenotjuststreetpigeons,butracingpigeons,becausetheyflyprettyquicklyandprettylow.”
SoitmightbetimeforLondonerstohavemorerespectfortheirpigeons.Thebirdsmayjustbe
helpingtoimprovethequalityofthecity'
sair.
28.WhatcanweinferaboutLondon’sairqualityfromparagraph2?
A.Londonersareverysatisfiedwithit.
B.Thegovernmentistryingtoimproveit.
C.Thegovernmenthasdonealottoimproveit.
D.Londonersshouldpaymoreattentiontoit.
29.DuquesnoyattendedtheLondonDesignFestivalto.
A.entertainLondonersB.solveaworldproblem
C.designaproductforsaleD.protectanimalslikepigeons
30.WhydidDuquesnoygiveupusingdronestoflyacrossLondon?
A.BecausetheyaretooexpensiveB.Becausetheyflytooquickly.
C.Becausetheyareforbidden.D.Becausetheyflytoohigh.
31.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.London’sNewPollutionFighter
B.London’sDirtySecret
C.CleanAirinLondon
D.CausesofAirPollutioninLondon
D
Overcomingextremecold,crueliceandpeopledismissinghimasmad,SlovenianDavo
Kamicarbecamethefirstpersontoskinon-stopdownMountEverest.
Afteradramaticfalloveralmostsheercliffsofsnow,stonesandice,38-year-oldKamicar
emergedinhisbasecampafterfivehoursofskiing.“Ifeelonlyabsolutehappinessandabsolute
tiredness,”hesaid.
Atonestagehehadtospeedoverstretchesoficethatcollapsedandbrokeunderneathhimand
couldhavesenthimfallingintothedeepcrevassesthatdotthemountain.
Thedescenthadbeenseenbymanyasinsanelydangerous.TheDarwinAwardswebsite,which
documentsdeathswhicharefoolhardy,urgedpeopletologontoInternetbroadcastsoftheattempt.
“KeepyoureyespeeledforaliveDarwinAward,”itsaid.
However,theonlybodytomakethenewswasthecorpseofanunknownmountaineerwhich
Kamicarzippedpastashedescended,oneofanestimated120corpses,thoughttolittertheslopes.
“Thismountainisalwaysfullofsurprises.Seeingadeadmanouttherewasareallyshocking
experience,”hesaid.
Thankstostrategicallyplacedcamerasonthemountainandoneattachedtohissafetyhelmet,
hundredsofthousandsofpeoplewitnessedhisdescentontheInternet,whichwasoneoftherecord
highsever.Duringtherunmorethan650,000hitswereregisteredonhisexpeditionwebsitejamming
itforatimeasotherstrie