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Let’slookatthemovieswecan’twaittowatchin2019
Dumbo(March29)
Dumboisa1941AmericanfilmproducedbyWaltDisneyProductions.Themaincharacterisanelephantwhoisnicknamed“Dumbo”.Dumboisalwayslaughedatforhisbigears,andheisrejectedbytheotherelephants.Withnoparenttocareforhim,heisalone.Butinfact,heiscapableofflyingbyusinghisearsaswings.Alive-actionadaptationofthefilmdirectedbyTimBurtonisscheduledtobereleasedonMarch29,2019.
Shazam!
(April5)
ShazamisanupcomingAmericansuperherofilmbasedontheDCComicscharacterofthesamename.DirectedbyDavidF.Sandberg,thefilmissettostarAsherAngelasBillyBatson,ateenageboywhocantransformviathemagicword“Shazam”intoanadultsuperhero,playedbyZacharyLevi.Itwillbethefirstfilmversionofthecharactersincethe1941seriesAdventuresofCaptainMarvel(thecharacter’soriginalname).
Aladdin(May24)
AladdinisafictionalcharacterandtheroleofthefilmAladdin(1992)basedonAladdin,afolktaleofMiddleEasternoriginHeisvoicedbyScottWeinger,whilehissingingvoiceisprovidedbyBradKane.Aladdinneverreceivedaformaleducation,andhasonlylearnedbylivingonthestreetsofAgrabah.Hehastostealfoodinthelocalmarketinordertosurvive.MenaMassoudissettoplayalive-actionversionofthecharacterinaliveactionadaptationofthe1992film.
Godzilla,KingoftheMonsters(May31)
Godzilla,KingoftheMonstersisa1956Japanese-Americansciencefictionfilm,co-directedbyTerryO.MorseandIshiroHonda.Itisaheavilyre-editedAmericanadaptation.ForthisnewversionofGodzilla,someoftheoriginalJapanesedialoguewastranslatedintoEnglish,andsomeofthepolitical,socialandanti-nuclearthemeswereremovedcompletely.
1.Whichonewillbeshowntotheaudienceasaformoffilmforthefirsttime?
A.Dumbo.B.Shazam!
C.Aladdin.D.Godzilla,KingoftheMonsters.
2.WhoistheactorofthenewestversionofAladdin?
A.ScottWeinger.B.BradKane.C.TerryO.Morse.D.MenaMassoud.
3.Onwhichdaycanyouwatchafilmaboutapitifulanimalaccordingtothetext?
A.March29.B.April5.C.May24.D.May31.
B
Aseriousproblemfortoday’ssocietyiswhoshouldberesponsibleforourelderlyandhowtoimprovetheirlives.Itisnotonlyafinancialproblembutalsoaquestionofthesystemwewantforoursociety.Iwouldliketosuggestseveralpossiblesolutionstothisproblem.
First,employersshouldtaketheresponsibilityfortheirretiredemployees.Tomakethispossible,apercentageofprofitsshouldbesetasideforthispurpose.Butwhenacompanymusttakelife-longresponsibilityforitsemployees,itmaysufferfromacommercialdisadvantageduetohigheremployeecosts.Anotherwayofsolvingtheproblemistoreturntheresponsibilitytotheindividual.Thismeanseachpersonmustsaveduringhisworkingyearstopayforhisyearsofretirement.Thisdoesnotseemaveryfairmodelsincesomepeoplehaveenoughtroublepayingfortheirdailylifewithouttryingtoearnextratocovertheirretirementyears.Thismeansthegovernmentmighthavetostepintocareforthepoor.
Inadditionthegovernmentcouldtakeresponsibilityforthecareoftheelderly.Thiscouldbefinancedthroughgovernmenttaxestoincreasethelevelofpensions.Furthermore,someinstitutionsshouldbecreatedforseniorcitizens,whichcanhelpprovideacomfortablelifeforthem.Unfortunately,asthepresentsituationinourcountryshows,thisisnotatrulyviableanswer.Thegovernmentcanseldomaffordtocarefortheelderly,particularlywhenitisbusytryingtocarefortheyoung.
Onefurthersolutionisthatthegovernmentorsocialorganizationsestablishsomeworkingplacesespeciallyfortheelderlywheretheyareindependent.
Tosumup,alltheseoptionshaveadvantagesanddisadvantages.Therefore,itisreasonabletoexpectthatsomecombinationoftheseoptionsmaybeneededtoprovidethecarewehopetogivetoourelderlygenerations.
4.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthisarticle?
A.Todiscusssomepossiblesolutionstoanimportantsocialproblem.
B.Tomakegeneralreadersawareoftheproblemsofretiredpeople.
C.Topointouttheneedforgovernmentsupportforoldpeople.
D.Toinstructretiredpeopleonhowtheycanhaveahappierlife.
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“viable”inParagraph3mostprobablymean?
A.Impossible.B.Practical.C.UsefulD.Successful.
6.Accordingtothepassage,howcanthegovernmenthelptoimprovethelivesofretiredpeople?
A.Setasidesomeprofitstohelppeoplewithproblemsaftertheyretire.
B.Increasesavingslevelsofpeopleduringtheirworkingyears.
C.Increasethediscountsforfoodandtransportfortheold.
D.Makeavailablepensionsforthosewhohaveretired.
7.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?
A.Takingcareoftheoldismainlyanissueofmoney.
B.Employersshouldallowtheirworkerstoretireatalaterage.
C.Thereisnosinglesolutiontotheproblemsoftheold.
D.Becomingindependentshouldbethegoalofmostoldpeople.
C
JoshMorrison,17,dreamedofraising$100,000tobuildahomeforalow-incomefamily.Afteryearsofhardwork,hisdreamhascometrue.Thehouseisnowintheearlystagesofbuilding.
Sixyearsago,JoshandhisdadwentintoaHabitatforHumanityRestore,ahomeimprovementstorerunbythenonprofitorganization.Theyweretheretobuyasink.Josh,then11,alsonoticedacollectionofpennies.“Iinstantlyfelttheurgetohelpoutwiththat,”hesaid.Joshsetafundraisingdeadlineoffouryears.Manypeopledoubtedwhetherhecouldreachhisgoalof$100,000,butitdidn’tshakehisfaith.Heraisedmoneyathisschoolandothernearbyschools.Hecollectedmoneyfromneighbors,gotpublicityfromlocalnewspapers,andplacedcansinstoressothatpeoplecoulddonateextrachange.
Josh’sfundraisingeffortsbegantoproduceresults.Still,therewerechallenges.Fourmonthsbeforehisdeadline,hewas$30,000short.HedecidedtoholdaFamilyFunFairandSpaghettiDinnerinUxbridge,whichisintheprovinceofOntario.Theeventraised$19,000.
“Ididn’tcarehowlongittookme,”Joshsaid.“Iwouldraise$100,000.“Withthreeweeksleft,acompanycalledJosh’shouse,offeringtodonate$18,000.Eventually,Joshreachedatotalof$124,000beforehisdeadline.“Themomentumjustkeptgoing,andwedecidedtodomore.”hesaid.“Josh’sPennyHouse”isbeingbuiltbyHabitatforHumanityinthecityofOshawa,alongwith24newtownhouses.Joshhashelpedwithsomeoftheconstruction,ashaveothervolunteers.Hewillchoosethefamilythatmovesintotheunit.
Nextyear,the17-year-oldwillheadtocollegeinBritishColumbia,Canada’swesternmostprovince.Asa11-year-oldkidwhenstartingfundraising,Joshwasabletosendapowerfulmessageacrosstheworld.Nomatterhowoldyouare,ifyouhaveadreamandarewillingtodoanythingtoachieveit,itcancometrue.
8.WhichwordcanbestdescribeJoshMorrisoninparagraph2?
A.Straightforward.B.Open-minded.C.Determined.D.Cautious.
9.WhydidJoshdecidetoholdtheFamilyFunFairandSpaghettiDinnereventinUxbridge?
A.Todrawmoreattention.B.Toattainhisgoal.
C.Towinapprovalfromthelocals.D.Tofindsponsorsforafamily.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4mean?
A.Hisprojectbecamemorepopular.B.Hereceivedcontinuousdonations.
C.Theresultwasbeyondexpectations.D.Hegotmoresupportfromthecompany.
11.Whatwillbethebesttitleofthetext?
A.AnAstonishingFundraiserB.AVolunteerwithaWarmHeart
C.KindnessfromaCompanyD.ThePennyHouseDreamer
D
Thereismoreofaconnectionbetweenfoodandculturethanyoumaythink.Onanindividuallevel,wegrowupeatingthefoodofourculture.Itbecomesapartofwhoweare.Manyassociatefoodfromourchildhoodwithwarmfeelingsandgoodmemoriesandittiesustoourfamilies,holdingaspecialandpersonalvalueforus.Foodfromourfamilyoftenbecomesthecomfortfoodweseekasadultsintimesoffrustrationandstress.
Onalargescale,traditionalfoodisanimportantpartofculture.Italsooperatesasanexpressionofcultureidentity.Immigrantsbringitwherevertheygo,anditisasymbolofpridefortheircultureandmeansofcopingwithhomesickness.
Manyimmigrantsopentheirownrestaurantsandservetraditionaldishes.However,thefooddoesnotremainexactlythesame.Somematerialsneededtomaketraditionaldishesmaynotbereadilyavailable,sothetasteandflavorcanbedifferentfromwhattheywouldprepareintheirhomecountries.Additionally,immigrantsdonotonlyselldishestopeoplefromthesamecountriesasthem,buttopeoplefromdifferentcountries.Therefore,theyhavetomakesmallchangesabouttheoriginaldishestocatertoawiderrangeofcustomers.Thosechangescancreatenewflavorsthatstillkeeptheculturalsignificanceofthedishes.
Weshouldembraceourheritage(传统)throughourculture’sfoodbutalsobecomemoreinformedaboutotherculturesbytryingtheirfood.Itisimportanttorememberthateachdishhasaspecialplaceintheculturetowhichitbelongs,andisspecialtothosewhoprepareit.Foodisawindowintoculture,anditshouldbetreatedassuch.
12.What’sthefunctionoffoodmentionedinthearticle?
A.Tohelpmotivatehomesickness.B.Toshownationalidentity.
C.Toreflectacountry’shistory.D.Toshowacommunity’ssuperiority.
13.Whatdoestheunderlined“it”inParagraph2referto?
A.Thespecifictraditionalfood.B.The