1、s a 1ot of variability in the quality of Rotten Tomatoes recommendations but its also a nice way to find the right film for any mood.NetflixNetflix asks you to rate(评级) movies to determine which films youll want to see next.and although it does make it easy to rate movies and it does return huge lis
2、ts, the ideas it gives you arent all that strong. Its easy to use, but its not the best to get movie recommendations. JinniWhether you want to search for films based on your mood, time available, or reviews,the site has it all. But Jinnis most amazing feature is its semantic(语义的) search. You can ent
3、er terms like,“movies that have gangsters(匪徒)” or“films that show Chris Farley yelling” and the site will return films that match your question. Go use Jinni. You wont regret it!CritickerInstead of just allowing you to rank(排列) films, Criticker compares your ratings to those of other users and see h
4、ow closely your tastes match those of other users. Once the service finds matches, you can view other users lists and see which movies they like.1. What makes Criticker special?A.Comparing users ratings. B. Ranking your favourite films.C. Offering different standards. D. Finding films based on mood.
5、2. Which one does the author recommend most?A.Netflix. B.Jinni.C.Criticker. D. Rotten Tomatoes.3. What is the purpose of the text?A. To recommend the best movies online.B.To show how to use movie search engines.C. To introduce several movie search engines.D. To explain how to find the best movies on
6、line.B“A bird with a broken wing will never fly as high.” Im sure T. J. Ware was made to feel this way almost every day in schoo1.By high schoo1, T. J. was the most celebrated troublemaker in his town. Teachersliterally cringed(憎恶) when they saw his name posted on their classroom lists.I met T. J. f
7、or the first time when all the students at school were attending ACE training. At first, he showed no interest in the discussion. But slowly, the interactive games drew him in. T. J. had some brilliant thoughts on those situations, which were welcomed by his group. By the end of the activity, the ot
8、her students on the team were impressed with his concern and ideas and elected T. J. co-chairman of the team.When T. J. showed up at school on Monday morning, a group of teachers were expressing their disagreements to the school principal about his being elected co-chairman The principal reminded th
9、em that the purpose of the program was to uncover any positive feeling and strengthen its practice until true change can take place. The teachers left the meeting, firmly convinced that failure was unavoidable.Two weeks later, T. J. and his friends led a group of 70 students to collect food. They co
10、llected a school record: 2,854 cans of food in just two hours. The local newspaper covered the event with a full-page article the next day. That newspaper story was posted on the main bulletin board at school, where everyone could see it. T. J. s picture was up there for doing something great.T. J.
11、started showing up at school every day and answered questions from teachers for the first time. The event he started now yields 9,000 cans of food in one day, taking care of 70 percent of the need for food for one year.T.J. reminds us that a bird with a broken wing only needs mending. But once it ha
12、s healed, it can fly higher than the rest. T. J. got a job. He became productive. He is flying quite nicely these days.4. What do we know about T. J. before he attended the training?A. He was talkative in class.B. He didnt have a good fame.C. His ideas were quite impressive.D. He showed up at school
13、 every day.5. Why did the team members elect T. J. co-chairman?A. He promised them a bright future.B. They wanted to offer him a chance.C. They thought the job was quite easy.D. He was considered qualified for the job.6. What do we know about people1s attitude towards T. J. s being elected?A. Uncari
14、ng. B. Favorable. C.Controversia1. D. D,oubtfu1.7. What does the author try to convey with this story?A. No pain, no gain. B. Rome wasnt built in a day.C. Dont judge a book by its cover.D. Treat others as you want to be treated.CThe most important thing that you should pay the highest attention to d
15、uring your China tours is traffic safety. After all,keeping safe is your guarantee of a wonderful visit.The road condition of the cities you will be visiting is an important safety factor to take into account. Due to different landforms(地形)with distinctive topographical features in China,road condit
16、ions change greatly in different areas. Be prepared to encounter bad road conditions and choose the appropriate vehicle. Generally, traffic accidents mostly occur on bumpy (崎山区的) roads,sometimes with the addition of bad weather. Below are some detailed practical tips for keeping you safe whether you
17、 are on foot, cycling, or in a vehicle.While walking,be observant of the traffic rules. Walk on the sidewalk and be careful to give way to motor vehicles. Watch for the traffic when crossing the road and do not jaywalk (乱穿马 路)even if others may do so. Crosswalks are designated to assist pedestrians(
18、 行人) who wish to cross the roadbe sure to use them.Fastening your seat belt especially when on the expressway may save your life in an accident. Do not sleep,even if you are very tired. Try to chat with others or look at the scenery outside the window. Have some medication (药物)on hand for travel sic
19、kness. It is important to be careful and guard against theft.Find out about the road conditions and make sure you have your seat belt fastened at all times. Do not drive if you are fatigued or after drinking alcohol. Do not speed and do not park your car inappropriately. Find out about the different
20、 traffic rules in different countries and get accustomed to them quickly. In China, the traffic keeps to the right.8.What safety factors should be considered when visiting China?the date and destination the weather the road condition the brand of vehiclesA. B. C. D.9.Whats the most important to keep
21、 safe in face of a bus accident?A. Keeping awake. B. Fastening the seat belt.C. Chatting with passengers. D. Having some medication.10.According to the text, while traveling in China .A.you cannot cross the roadB.you cannot drink alcoholC.you should get used to different traffic rulesD.you should ha
22、ve your seat belt always fastened11.What does the text mainly talk about?A. Tips on traffic safety in China. B.Ways of transportation in China.C.How to keep safe when traveling.D. How to make your travel perfect.DFeathers are not just for flight. They keep birds warm and attract mates. And for one A
23、ustralian bird, feathers even help produce an important sound-an alarm.“People had long noticed these birds produced these loud sounds.” Trevor Murray, a researcher at the Australian Nationa1 University said. “My supervisor Rob Magrath and May Hingee thought they were used as an alarm. So they did s
24、ome playbacks and they could show quite strongly that if you play back these sounds to other birds, they flee straight away. So I was really interested in how they produce the sound, whether it is actually a signal, and whether its a reliable signal.”The team focused their experiment on specific fea
25、thers in the pigeons wing.“We were able to target(目标) the eighth primary feather, which is unusually narrow. And then we also removed, on different sets of birds, those neighboring feathers, the ninth primary feather and the seventh primary feather. And we were able to see when the eighth primary fe
26、ather was missing, the high note had completely disappeared. So the eighth primary feather produced that high note and the ninth primary feather actua1ly produced the 1ow note. And if the birds are fleeing from danger, they produce a louder and higher sound than they do during a normal take off. The
27、 study is in the journal Current Biology.Murray and his colleagues did another experiment where they used the recordings they made to observe the reactions of other pigeons. “We were able to see the unusua1 eighth primary feather was important for signaling alarm. When that eighth primary feather wa
28、s missing, they very rarely responded. They almost never fled. Whereas when that ninth primary produces the sound, they fled just as much as to normal alarms. This shows us this unusual primary feather is important for signaling alarm. ”That makes birds of a feather flee together.12. What does the u
29、nderlined word“they in Paragraph2 refer to?A.The birds. B.Rob and May.C.The feathers. D. The loud sounds.13. What did Rob Magrath and May Hingee find out about the birds?A. They fly away as a group.B. They produce different notes.C. They send alarms with feathers.D. They attract mates with feathers.
30、14. Why did the team remove different feathers?A. To record the notes they produce_B.To keep the pigeons stay in cages.C.To compare their width and length.D. To observe other pigeons reactions.15. According to Murray and his colleagues, why does the unusual feather matter most?A. It keeps the pigeons warm. B. It responds to alarms.C. It helps birds fly more quickly. D.It sounds alarms of danger.第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余 选项。In these days of the non-caring attitudes of so many people,I was pleasantly surprised to see a kind
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