Hobbs was an orphan. He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.
One day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it’s too much for one and too little for the other.”
“Here is the reading of your uncle’s will,” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.”
“Yes I see. I’ll do that,” said the young man.
【小题1】Hobbs wanted to borrow money to________.| A．study abroad | B．work abroad |
| C．pay off the debts | D．learn to paint pictures |
| A．Surprised. | B．Frightened. |
| C．Satisfied. | D．Excited. |
| A．planned to have a happy life for a few days |
| B．decided to go on with his work in the factory |
| C．was to give a dinner to his friends |
| D．had no idea what to do |
| A．read his uncle’s will |
| B．buy some pictures |
| C．tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money |
| D．tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it |
| A．How to Spend the Sum of Money |
| B．A Large Sum of Unexpected Money |
| C．A Poor Orphan |
| D．A Rich Uncle |
Here are two exciting movies to come in 2022 and they are listed as the most expected by IMDb, one of the world’s most popular and authoritative sources for movies. Highly recommended!
Jurassic World: Dominion
Being extinct for thousands of years, dinosaurs often fascinate us and fuel our imagination. That’s why the Jurassic World series is so popular around the world. In June, this latest film will hit the big screen.
Unlike the first two films which are set on an island or a single mainland location, this time dinosaurs live everywhere on Earth. For example, they wander in different environments: the wilderness, cities, desert, snow. But that means they will encounter human beings. Can they live peacefully with human beings? Apart from the interesting plot, its director Colin Trevorrow said that an all-new raptor, Atrociraptors, would be added to the film.
The Batman
Batman is a classic superhero in DC Comics. Since his first appearance in 1939 in Detective Comics, several film adaptations have shown how Wayne fights crimes bravely and beautifully. But the latest movie to be released in March will give a closer examination into the early years of Batman. Not yet the greatest detective, Bruce Wayne must use all his strength and skills against evil. But even so, sometimes, he can make mistakes. With the dual role as a crime-fighter and an ordinary citizen in Gotham City, he often struggles to balance his violent anger with justice. Suffering severely from a miserable past, Wayne needs to “face the shadow side of himself” and learn to “master his fear” in order to become Batman.
【小题1】How is Jurassic World: Dominion different from the first two films according to the passage?| A．Its setting is in different environments. |
| B．There is no new raptor in this film. |
| C．It’s listed as the only most expected movie by IMDb. |
| D．Dinosaurs in this film live in harmony with humans. |
| A．The first movie came out in 1939. |
| B．Batman in the movie versions is born to be the greatest detective. |
| C．To be Batman, Wayne needs to face his dark side and overcome his fear. |
| D．The previous movies feature a closer look at the early years of Batman. |
| A．To inform people of two exciting movies to come in 2022. |
| B．To recommend two exciting movies to be released in 2022. |
| C．To compare Jurassic World: Dominion and the Batman. |
| D．To promote the development of film industry. |
Experts say people around the world wash their hands every day, but very few use soap at so-called important moments. These include after using the toilet, after cleaning a baby and before touching food.
Global Handwashing Day is the idea of the Public-Private Partnership for Handwashing with Soap. Partners include the United Nations Children’s Fund, American government agencies, the World Bank and soap makers Unlever and Procter and Gamble. The organizers say all soaps are equally effective at removing disease-causing germ. They say the correct way to wash is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap. Rub it into all areas, including under the fingernails. Rub for at least twenty seconds. Then
The Partnership for Handwashing says soap is important because it increases the time that people spend in washing hands. Soap also helps to break up the dirt that holds most of the germs. And it usually leaves a pleasant smell. The Partnership for Handwashing also says washing with soap before eating or after using the toilet could save more lives than any vaccine(疫苗)or medicine. Hand washing could also prevent the spread of other diseases. When people get germs on their hands, they can infect themselves by touching their eyes, noses or mouths. Then they can infect others.
【小题1】What’s the best title for this passage?
| A．Hand washing: so important--it gets a day of its own. |
| B．Find out why washing hands carefully is so important. |
| C．Say no to washing hands in the wrong way. |
| D．Want to live a longer life?--wash your hands. |
| A．to dry your hands |
| B．to rub your hands carefully |
| C．to wash away the soap |
| D．to clean your fingers |
| A．how to wash your hands correctly |
| B．the dangers of washing hands without soap |
| C．why washing hand with soap is so important |
| D．when we should especially wash our hands with soap |
| A．Health report | B．Public service |
| C．Medical care | D．advertisement |
The novelist’s medium is the written word, one might almost say the printed word. Typically the novel is consumed by a silent, individual reader, who may be anywhere at the time. The paperback novel is still the cheapest, most portable and adaptable form of narrative entertainment. It is limited to a single channel of information---writing. The narrative can go, effortlessly, anywhere: into space, people’s head, palaces, prisons and pyramids, without any consideration of cost or practical possibility. In determining the shape and content of his narrative, the writer is restricted by nothing except purely artistic criteria. The novelist keeps absolute control over his text until it is published and received by the audience. He may be advised by his editor to revise his text, but if the writer refused to meet this condition no one would be surprised. It is not unknown for a well-established novelist to deliver his or her manuscript(手稿) and expect the publisher to print it exactly as written.
However, not even the most well-established playwright or screenplay writer would submit a script and expect it to be performed without any rewriting. This is because plays and motion pictures are cooperative forms of narrative, using more than one channel of communication.
The production of a stage play involves, as well as the words of the author, the physical presence of the actors, their voices and gestures, the “set” and possibly music. Although the script is the essential basis of both stage play and film, it is a basis for subsequent revision negotiated between the writer and the other creative people involved. They are given “approval” of the choice of director and actors and have the right to attend rehearsals(排演), during which period they may undertake more rewriting work. In the case of the screenplay, the writer may have little or no control over the final form of his work. Contracts for the production of plays protect the rights of authors in this respect.
In film or television work, on the other hand, the screenplay writer has no contractual right to this degree of consultation. While the script is going through its various drafts, the writer is in the driver’s seat, although sometimes receiving criticism from the producer and the director. But once the production is under way, artistic control over the project tends to pass to the director.
【小题1】Where might you find the passage?
| A．In a textbook. |
| B．In a movie magazine. |
| C．In a travelling brochure. |
| D．In a shopping guide. |
| A．Why does the future look good for writers of books, plays and films? |
| B．What do audiences want from these three forms of entertainment? |
| C．How do these forms of media compare for their producers? |
| D．What benefit can we get from these forms of media? |
| A．Because the novelist keeps absolute control over his text. |
| B．Because the paperback novel is most portable and adaptable. |
| C．Because the novel is limited to a single channel of information---writing. |
| D．Because the novelist is seldom advised by editors to revise the text. |
| A．Playwrights envy the simplicity of the novelist’s work. |
| B．Experience in the theatre improves the work of screenplay writers. |
| C．Screenplay writers usually have the final say in how a TV drama will turn out. |
| D．Playwrights are frequently involved in revising their work. |
| A．TV critics often blame the wrong people for the failure of a program. |
| B．The director is a determining factor in the future of a television drama. |
| C．Few people know that the screenplay writer is often criticized by the director. |
| D．It is urgent for the film critics to realize their mistakes. |
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