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1、A little girl lives in an adult world with her mother, who tries to prepare her for it. Her neighbor, the Aviator, introduces her to an extraordinary word where anything is possible, a world more than just a fairy tale for children.Director: Make OsborneStars: Rachel McAdams, Paul Rudd, Jeff Bridges

2、Bridge of Spies141 min | Biography, Drama, History | 16 October 2015During the Cold War, an American lawyer is employed to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA achieve an exchange of the spy because the Soviet caught an American U2 spy plane pilot. Steven Spielberg Tom Hanks

3、, Mark Rylance, Alan AldaBy the Sea（I）122 min | Drama, Romance | 9 December 2015Set in France, Vanessa and her husband Roland travel the country together. They seem to be growing apart, but when they wander in one quiet, seaside town they begin to draw close to each other by meeting some of the live

4、ly town citizens, such as a local bar keeper. Angelina Jolie brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Melanie LaurentAlvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip86 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy | 18 December 2015With misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore believe that Dad is going to propose（求婚） to his new g

5、irlfriend. They have three days to stop the proposal, saving themselves not only from losing Dave but from gaining a terrible stepbrother. Kids favorite! Walt Becker Kaley Cuoco, Anna Faris, Bella Thorne1Which of the two will probably appeal to children most?AThe Little prince and Alvin and the Chip

6、munks:BThe little Prince and Bridge of SpiesCBridge of Spies and Alvin and the Chipmunks:DBy the Sea and Bridge of Spies2Among the films mentioned above, which is the latest one?AThe Little PrinceBBridge of SpiesCBy the SeaDAlvin and the Chipmunks:3The director also plays a key role in .CBy the sea4

7、According to films, which of the following is not true?AThe little girls neighbor introduces her to an extraordinary world.BThe lawyer defends a Soviet spy and no American spy is arrested.CAlvin, Simon and Theodore finally dont lose Dave.DThe couple in the end get close to each other in the town. Pe

8、ggy Whitsons job demands a daily two-hour workout in a gym where weight has no meaning and the view changes at 17,000 miles an hour.Whitson makes it look easy. At 57, she is the oldest woman to fly in space, breaking the record last November when she began her third long-term stay at the Internation

9、al Space Station. After returning home in September, 2017, the NASA astronaut felt matter-of-fact about the age milestone（里程碑）.“It wasnt a record I was seeking out,” Whitson said. “I was 42 and 48 for my first two space flights. I feel lucky that I was able to get to do another one in my 50s. I dont

10、 think people should let age discourage them, even on those jobs that require some amount of physical fitness. The oldest man is John Glenn （at 77）, but weve had male astronauts in their 60s before, so its just a matter of time before women started flying in space at this age.”On Earth, she stays fi

11、t by weightlifting, biking, playing basketball and water skiing. She shared what its like to live in micro-gravity: “Its like youre in a swimming pool, but you dont have to worry about breathing. If I push off from one side, Im going to float to the other side. Every direction feels exactly the same

12、, which is really hard for your brain to grasp, but its amazing how fast you adapt.Its a big shock for the body to come back to Earth everything is so heavy. We spend a lot of time getting used being back in gravity again. Back pain was really the most dramatic for me this time. For me, coming home

13、is way harder than going up into space.”5What does the underlined word probably mean in the passage?AamazingBnaturalCenthusiasticDunbelievable6How many days did Peggy Whiston spend in space for her third stay in the International Space Station?AAbout 300 days.BAbout 708 days.CAbout 107 days.DAbout 5

14、7 days.7According to the passage, which of the following is true?APeggy Whiston is the oldest person to fly in space, breaking the record.BThere had been female astronauts in their 60s before.CPeggy Whiston likes swimming most to stay fit on earth.DPeggy Whiston had been in space in 2002 and 2008.8W

15、hich of the following will Peggy Whiston probably say?AYou can still be successful and do physical things when you get older.BI spent quite a lot of time getting used to the life in space.CThe moment we reached the earth, we felt so relaxed.DI feel lucky that I am physically all right after the whol

16、e journey. The earlier Thanksgiving in Canada was to celebrate the earlier start of winter in the North, ending the harvest season earlier. Thanksgiving in Canada did not have a fixed date until the late 19th century. Many of the individual Canadian provinces had declared their own days of Thanksgiv

17、ing. The first official Canadian Thanksgiving occurred on April 15, 1872, when the nation was celebrating the Prince of Wales recovery from a serious illness. By the end of the 19th century, Thanksgiving Day was normally celebrated on November 6. However, when World Warended, the Armistice Day holid

18、ay was usually held during the same week. To prevent the two holidays from conflicting with each other, in 1957 the Canadian Parliament declared Thanksgiving to be observed on its present date on the second Monday of October.Much as in Canada, Thanksgiving in the United States was observed on variou

19、s dates throughout history. From the time of the Founding Fathers until the time of Lincoln, the date Thanksgiving was observed varied from state to state. The final Thursday in November had become the date of custom in most states by the beginning of the 19th century. Modern Thanksgiving was first

20、officially called for in all states in 1863 by Abraham Lincoln. Influenced by Sarah Josepha Hale, who wrote letters to politicians for around 40 years trying to make it an official holiday, Lincoln declared the date to be the final Thursday in November in an attempt to raise a sense of American unit

21、y between the Northern and Southern states. However, a nationwide official Thanksgiving date was not realized until the 1870s. On December 26, 1941, President Franklin DRosevelt changed the national Thanksgiving Day from the last Thursday in November to the fourth Thursday.9What do Canada and the US

22、A have in common about Thanksgiving?AThey both have fixed dates of Thanksgiving in historyBThey both celebrate their Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of November.CThey both celebrated their first official Thanksgiving in the 1870s.DThey both observed thanksgiving to raise a sense of unity of thei

23、r countries.10Who made American Thanksgiving Day celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November officially?AAbraham Lincoln. BSarah Josepha Hale.CFranklin DRoosevelt.11What is the passage mainly about?AThe history of the dates Thanksgiving in Canada and America.BThe first official Thanksgiving in Can

24、ada and America.CModern Thanksgiving in Canada and America.DThe customs of Thanksgiving in Canada and America. Last summer my daughters school was blown up. No students were harmed, but the main building was completely destroyed, as well as the nearby dorms.Before you start trying to ask when this h

25、orrible act took place on U. S. soil, I should mention that this attack didnt happen in reality, rather in my daughters carefully constructed Minecraft world. During an online journey with a few friends, a stranger came to her school and bombed the school she had carefully built. In a minute, her sc

26、hool was ruined. Sure, no actual property（财产）was damaged. But the emotional pain she felt was very much real. She thought this was a form of terrorism.I shared this act of absurd online violence on my Facebook page, and fellow parents with Minecraft-loving children were just as shocked as I was. I h

27、ad thought this was a unique experience, and my daughter was just unlucky that this happened to her. But, as it turned out, she was far from alone. The acts were performed by computer bullies（暴徒） known as “griefers”. The platform that my daughter was playing was the Minecraft: Pocket Edition（PE）vers

28、ion, which is popular with younger players. While she once only played in creative mode（模式）, she began to play in the multi-player mode so that she and a few friends from school could build and create together. That multi-player choice made it possible for a stranger, one of these “griefers”, to do

29、damage.It was a painful lesson for my daughter that dangers happened suddenly. She understood we have to protect ourselves from bad people in the real world. Still, there was some goodness that came out of the ruins. Many fellow players of hers took the time to help her rebuild her school, which has

30、 been set up again. She is moved. Also, this experience opened her eyes.12What was the result of the daughters school being blown up?AAll the buildings but the dorms were ruined.BMany students were seriously injured.CMoney needed to be seriously injured.DThe authors daughter felt hurt a lot.13Before

31、 talking to other parents about the attack the author had thought that .Aher daughter should be blamed for itBthis attack was just a rare incidentCdanger happened all of a sudden on the InternetDher daughter was too lonely14Which of the following is NOT true about the “griefers”?AThey can help players build and create a new world.BThey are performed by