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BlackPanther

Releasetime:

February

ThemonthofFebruarybroughtmovieloversBlackPanther,thesuperheromoviefromMarvelComics.ThefilmtellsthestoryofanimaginaryAfricannationcalledWakanda.Thefilmearnedcriticalpraiseandalotofmoney.Infact,ithasbecomethe12thhighest-earningfilmofalltimeworldwide.

AStarisBorn

October

InOctober,theworldsawsingerLadyGagachangeherselfcompletelyonthesilverscreen.GagastarredoppositeBradleyCooperinthemovieAStarisBorn.Thefilmwasmetwithmuchpublicexcitementandearned$100millioninUStheatersinjust12days.ThefilmanditsstarsarewidelyexpectedtoreceiveOscarnominations（提名）.

BohemianRhapsody

November

NovemberbroughtthereleaseofthefilmBohemianRhapsody.IttellsthestoryofQueen,theBritishrockgroupthatrosetoworldwidefameinthe1970s.Whilethefilmhasnotreceivedhighmarksfromcritics,musicloversaroundtheworldseempleased.Thefilmmade$600millioninitsfirstfiveweeks,makingitthemostsuccessfulmusicbiographicalfilmever.

Roma

December

TheOscarsarestillafewmonthsaway,butthetalkoftheawardsisalreadyunderway.Infact,theAcademyreleaseditsshortlistforninecategories,includingcandidatesforthebestforeignlanguagefilm.Asisexpected,Mexico’scriticallypraisedRomaisamongthem.

Romatellsthestoryofahousekeeperforamiddle-classfamilyinMexicoCityduringthe1970s.FilmcriticsalsoexpectthefilmtocompetefortheBestPictureaward.NoforeignlanguagefilmhaseverwonBestPictureattheOscarsbefore.

1.Whichfilmfocusesonthethemeofmusic?

A.BlackPanther.B.AStarisBorn.C.BohemianRhapsody.D.Roma.

2.WhatdidthefilmAStarisBornmeantoLadyGaga?

A.Itmadeherfirstappearonscreen.

B.Itmadeherbecomeasinger.

C.IthelpedherreceivetheOscarsfinally

D.Itcontributedtohercareertransformation.

3.WhatdoweknowaboutRoma?

A.IthaseverwonBestPictureattheOscars.

B.IthaseverbeencriticizedbytheAcademy.

C.ItisexpectedbysomepeopletowintheOscars.

D.Itisregardedasthebestforeignlanguagefilm.

B

WhenIwasaboytherewerenosmartphones.ComputersweresomethingyousawonSTARTREK（星际航行），andourtelevisiononlygotonechannelclearly.Still,Iwasneverbored.Thefields,hills,andwoodlandsaroundmyhousewerethenatureready-madeplaygrounds.

Icanrememberoncehikingtoanearbylakeandslowlywalkingaroundit.AtthebacksideofitIwasamazedtofindanold,one-lane,dirtroadthatIhadneverseenbefore.Iimmediatelysetouttotravelit.Itwasfullofholesandmuddytracksanddeepwoodsbordereditonbothsides,butexploringitstillseemedlikeafineadventure.

Iwalkedonandonforwhatseemedlikehours.IwassuremyguardianangelwaswhisperinginmyeartoturnaroundandheadbackhomebutIwasstubbornandevenabitstupid,soIwalkedon.

Thedirtroadgivewaytoarockoneandthenapavedone,yettherewasstillneitheracarnorahouseinsight.Mylegsweregettingtired.InoticedthatthesunwasstartingtogodownandIgrewscared.Ididn’twanttoenduptrappedonthisroadinthedarkofnight,butIwassureitwouldbedarkbeforeIcouldmakemywaybacktothelakeagain.

IwasalmostintearswhenIturnedonelastcurve（弯曲处）andsawsomethinginthedistance.ItwasahousethatIrecognized.Myheartleaptup!

Ijumpedupanddownandlaughedoutloud.Iknewthewayhome!

ItwasstilloveramileawaybutmylegsfeltlikefeathersandIhurriedbacktomyhouseinnotime.Iwalkedinwithabigsmileonmyfacejustintimefordinner.

IrememberedthisrecentlywhenIsawasignthatsaid,“AllroadsleadHome.”Thisistrue.Inthislifeallroadsnomatterwhattheirtwists（弯曲）andturnsarecanleadushomeagain.TheycanleadustoourhomeshereonEarth.Theycanleadustoourhomesinourheart,ifwecaninsist.

4.Whywastheauthorneverboredwhenhewasaboy?

A.BecausetherewasstillaTV.

B.Becausehelikedhikingalone.

C.Becausethereweresomanyplaygroundsbuiltforhim.

D.Becausehehadsomanyplacesaroundhishousetoplay.

5.Whatmadetheauthordecidetotaketheoldroad?

A.Seeingitbefore.B.Thatitwasamuddyroad.

C.Tryinganewandspecialexperience.D.Thatithaddeepwoodsonbothsides.

6.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhesawaknownhouseinthedistance?

A.Excited.B.Frightened.C.Touched.D.Desperate.

7.Whydidtheauthormentionthesign?

A.Toshareafamoussayingwithreaders.

B.Tointroducewhathewantedtosay.

C.Toexplainthefunctionofthesign.

D.Toprovethesignificanceofthesign.

C

ThesurfaceofVenus（金星）hasneverseemedveryhospitable.Temperatureschangearound470°

C（900°

F）,theresultofarunwaygreenhouseeffect，andthepressureofitsatmosphere,thickwithcarbondioxideandsulfuricacid,issome90timesthatofEarth’s.Lead（铅）wouldflowlikewateronVenus,andwatercannothaveexistedinliquidformforperhapsabillionyears.

NowNASA’SMagellanspacecraftseemstohavefoundonemorehorrorinthenastylandscape:

activevolcanoes.LastweekthespaceagencyreleasedthefirstdetailedmapofVenusandthemostdramaticimagesevermadeofitssurface.Thepictureofferthebestevidencetodatethataplanetonceassumeddeadisactuallyalivelypotofgeologicalchange.

ThemostamazingimageisofVenus’ssecondtallestmountain,MaatMons,whichrises8km（5miles）.Mostoftheplanet’smanypeaks,including9.5-km-（6-mile-）highMaxwellMontes,lookbrightintheradarpicturesMagellantakesfromitsorbitabovethepermanentcouldcover.Thatmeanstheyarestrongreflectorsofradarwaves.ButMaatMonsisdark;

liketheStealthbomber,itabsorbsmuchoftheradarfallingonit.

Thisinterestingfact,sayprojectscientists,isastronghintthatthemountainshasrecentlybeencoveredwithlava（^§

S）.Rockthatsitsonthesurfaceofmountaintopsappearstoweatherquicklyinthehot，chemicallyreactiveatmosphere,creatingasoilthatisrichinironsulfide（硫化铁）•Itisthismineral,thescientistsbelieve,thatcaneasilybeseenonradar.IfMaatMonsdoesn’thaveany,ithasprobablybeenresurfaced,perhapswithinthepastfewyears.

SuchresurfacinghasundoubtedlytakenplaceinVenuslowlands:

earlierimagesoftheplanetshowedvastareasthatareremarkablyfreeofcraters（火山坑）.ThatwouldbeeasytoexplainonaPlanetlikeEarth,wherecrateringfrommeteorstrikesiserasedbysteadyerosion.ButwhilethereissomeevidenceofwinderosiononVenus,thebestexplanationforthelackofcrateringisperiodiclavaflow.Magellanhasfounddirectevidenceofsuchflows,includingdomelikeupwellingsandhardenedstreamedofrocktrailingdownthesidesofVenusianpeaks.Therearealsosignsofothergeologicactivities,includingdramaticfaultingandseveraldistinctincidentsofmountainbuilding.Buttheevidencecan’tindicatewhethertheyreallyoccurredmillionsofyearsago.ThecaseforactiveVenusianvolcanoesisnotyetproved,butMagellan,whichisnowwellintoitssecondcompletesurveyoftheplanet’ssurface,mayeventuallysettletheissue.

8.WhichofthefollowingcannotbepossiblyfoundonVenusnow?

A.CarbondioxideB.SulfuricacidC.LiquidwaterD.Activevolcanoes

9.Thescientistsbelievethatshowsupeasilyonradar.

A.geologicalchangeB.ironsulfideC.mountainmineralD.lavaflow

10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheresurfacinghaschangedtheimagesofthevastareasinVenuslowlands.

B.ThewinderosiononVenusiscausedbyperiodiclavaflows

C.StreamsofrocktrailingdownthesideofVenusianpeakscanbeseenonEarth

D.Othergeologicactivitieshavecauseddramaticandunbelievableclimatephenomena.

11.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.NASA’SMagallanspacecraftfailstostandtheenvironmentofVenus.

B.ThereisclearandconfirmedevidencefortheactiveVenusianvolcanoesonVenus.

C.SomeevidenceofperiodiclavaflowshasbeenfoundbyNASAastronauts.

D.Magellanwillconductafollow-upcompletesurveyoftheVenus，surface.

D

LiketowatchTVorplaywithyourphonewhileyoueatyourdinner?

Watchout—itcouldmakeyoupileonthepounds.Notpayingattentiontoourfoodmakesustendtomoresnackinglater.

Overaseriesofexperimentswerecarriedoutbyresearchers.Forthefirstexperiment,39normal-weightyoungwomenwererandomlyassignedtooneofthreeexperimentalconditions:

ahigh-distractiongroup,alow-distractiongroup,andano-distractiongroup.Eachpersonwasgiventhesame400-calorielunchconsistingofseveralfooditemspresentedinafixedorder,andinstructedtoeatalloftheitems.

Inthehigh-distractiongroup,thewomenweretoldtoplayacomputergamewhileeating,andthattheywouldwinmoneyiftheydidwell.Inthelow-distractiongrouptheywerejusttoldtoplaythegamewhileeating;

andinthethirdgrouptheywerejusttoldtoeattheirlunch.Laterintheafternoon,eachparticipanthadaccesstoavarietyofbiscuitsonaplate,andtheamounteachpersonatewasassessedbyweighingtheplatebeforeandafterwards.

Therewasasignificantdifferencebetweenthegroups.Thoseinthehigh-distractionconditionate69percentmoresnacksthantheno-distractiongroup,andthoseinthelow-distractiongroupeating28percentmore（thanthoseintheno-distractiongroup）.

A