Unit 4 Films and film events Period 2 同步练习 7

Unit 4 Films and film events Period 2 同步练习同步练习 7 I 单项填空单项填空 共共 15 小题 每小题小题 每小题 2 分 满分分 满分 30 分分 1 China became the 143rd member of the World Trade Organization on December 11 2001 thus its 15 year wish to join the global trade body A having realizedB realized C realizingD to realize 2 My sister was against my suggestion my brother was it A when in memory ofB while in favour of C while in search ofD when in honour of 3 the Internet is of great help I don t think it s a good idea to spend too much time on it A IfB WhileC BecauseD As 4 The theory he s stuck us that earthquakes can be forecast A to provesB to proves to C to proveD which proves to 5 The winter of 1990 was extremely bad most people say it was the worst winter of their lives A At lastB In fact C In a wordD As a result 6 Taiwan was when it tried joining the United Nations at the meeting A refusedB denied C objectedD rejected 7 The three sides an agreement to stop the war Which one is WRONG A madeB reached C came toD arrived 8 You seem to show interest in cooking What I m getting tired of it A On the contraryB To the contrary C On the other hand D To the other hand 9 The baby is generally healthy but every now and then she catch a cold A didB didn t C doesn tD does 10 working hard I went to sleep early A Tired ofB Tired from C Tired byD Tiring from 11 Great changes have taken place in that school It is no longer it was 20 years ago it was so poorly equipped A what whenB that which C what whichD which that 12 I have always been honest and straightforward and it doesn t matter I m talking to A who is itB who it is C it is whoD it is whom 13 was most important to her she told me was her family A ItB ThisC WhatD As 14 I have never seen anyone who s as capable as John A As long as I have traveled B Now that I have traveled so much C Much as I have traveled D As I have traveled so 15 It is generally considered that teaching is it is a science A an art much asB much an art as C as an art much asD as much an art as II 完形填空完形填空 共共 20 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 分 满分分 满分 20 分分 Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents Every day they are very busy trying to 16 in order to pay the high tuition for my brother and me They don t act in the 17 ways that I read in books or I see on TV In their opinion I love you is too 18 for them to say Sending flowers to each other on Valentine s Day is even more out of 19 One day my mother was sewing a quilt I sat down beside her Mom I have a question to ask you Is there 20 between you and Dad I asked her in a very low voice She didn t answer immediately She 21 her head and continued to sew the quilt I was very worried because I thought I had 22 her I was 23 and I didn t know what I should do But at last I heard my mother say the following words Susan she said thoughtfully look at this thread Sometimes it 24 but most of it disappears in the quilt The thread really makes the quilt 25 If life is a quilt then love should be a thread It can hardly be seen 26 but it s really there Love is 27 I listened carefully but I 28 her until the next spring At that time my father suddenly 29 seriously My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month When they returned from the hospital they both looked 30 It seemed both of them had had a serious illness After they were back every day in the morning and dusk my mother helped my father 31 on the country road Dad how are you feeling now I asked him one day Susan don t 32 me he said gently To tell you the truth I just like walking with your mom 33 his eyes I know he loves my mother deeply Once I thought love meant flowers gifts and 34 But from this experience I understand that love is just 35 in the quilt of our life Love is inside making life strong and warm 16 A keep fitB rise early C earn moneyD collect money 17 A magicB romantic C fantasticD attractive 18 A simpleB easy C relaxingD luxurious 19 A the questionB question C reachD control 20 A feelingB love C quarrelD smile 21 A raisedB shookC noddedD bowed 22 A hurtB injured C woundedD harmed 23 A in great surprise B in a great embarrassment C with deep depression D at extreme sorrow 24 A happensB comes about C appearsD occurs 25 A warm and softB hot and hard C thin and coolD strong and durable 26 A somewhere and sometime B anywhere or anytime C more or less D here and there 27 A insideB outside C farawayD nearby 28 A could believeB couldn t understand C wouldn t recognizeD might know 29 A got sickB got stuck C threw upD became disabled 30 A quite healthyB very pale C fairly redD much surprised 31 A jump highB go hurriedly C run fastD walk slowly 32 A think aboutB talk with C worry aboutD laugh at 33 A ReadingB Seeing C SayingD Writing 34 A fresh rosesB gold ring C sweet kissesD beautiful jewelry 35 A a threadB a needle C the clothD the cotton III 阅读理解阅读理解 共共 15 小题 每小题小题 每小题 2 分 满分分 满分 30 分分 A Most people who enjoy movies do not really care how they are made They want to enjoy a good story Movie producer and director George Lucas wants people to see the best made movie possible So his latest Star Wars movie was made without using film Star Wars Attack of the clones was made using digital cameras A digital camera does not use traditional film It captures an image on videotape The images recorded on videotape are then placed in a computer George Lucas says that using digital cameras permits him to have much more control over the final product For example the image can be changed after it is placed in a computer An expert can change color add or take out objects add people or beings who are not real Much of what is seen in the new Star Wars movie is not real Huge buildings spacecraft and alien beings from other worlds were produced in a computer Movie experts say digital technology is the real future of the motion picture industry A theater will no longer have to wait days or weeks to show a new movie Theaters will be able to receive copies of new movies by linking computers Or they will use small computer disks to get a copy of the movie When the new Star Wars movie was released last month only 94 theaters around the world had the digital equipment needed to show it So Mr Lucas company produced about 6 000 copies of the new digital movie on traditional film for release in most theaters However most people who have seen the movie say these film copies are of much better quality than other filmed movies Critics say the new digital technology is very costly Many theater owners will not buy the new technology yet many of the people who worked on the new Star Wars movie said they would not like to work with film again They said using digital equipment was faster and videotape is much less costly than film One cameraman said the director of a movie can immediately see what was just recorded something impossible to do with film 36 According to George Lucas what makes the best movie possible A Digital cameras B Film C A good story D Videotape 37 Which is NOT true for the real future of the motion picture industry according to movie experts A Linking computers for copies of new movies B Showing filmed movies C Using small computer disks to get a copy of the movie D Having the digital equipment needed to show the movie 38 According to the passage which is true about the new Star Wars movie A There are about 6 000 copies of the new digital movie B It has been shown in only 94 theaters around the world C It is the best among filmed movies D It is the product of the new digital technology 39 We can infer that many of the people who worked on the new Star Wars movie want to A enjoy a good story B make digital movies C make movies on traditional film D see what has been recorded in just a few days 40 Which one of the following could be the best title for the passage A The Best Made Movie B The New Star Wars Movie C Digital Movies D The Motion Picture Industry B Academy Awards The Academy Awards are the most prominent 突出的 film award in the United States The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Academy Awards are nicknamed Oscars which is also the nickname of the statuette 小雕像 The name is said to have been born when Margaret Herrick saw the statuette on a table and said It looks just like my uncle Oscar Berlin Film Festival One of the A festivals in Europe The Berlin International Film Festival also called the Berlinale is held annually in February and started 1951 after an initiative of the American who occupied part of the city after World War The jury 专家评奖 团 always placed special emphasis on representing films from all over the world from the former Eastern Bloc 集团 countries as well as from western countries The awards are called Golden and Silver Bears as the bear is the symbol of Berlin Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival takes place every year in late August early September on the Lido in the historic Palazzo del Cinema in Venice Italy Its main award is the Leone d Oro Golden Lion Recently a new award has been added the San Marco Award for the best film Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Film Festival is a famous international film festival It has been held annually in Cannes in the south of France since 1946 with a few exceptions Given massive media exposure the festival is attended by many movie stars and is a popular venue for movie producers to launch their new films and attempt to sell their works to the distributors who come from all over the globe The most famous award given out at Cannes is the Palme d Or Golden Palm for the best film this is sometimes shared by multiple films in one year 41 Which Award s can be shared by multiple films in one year A Golden Lion B Academy Awards C Golden Palm D San Marco Award 42 Which of the following statements about Oscars is not true A It s the nickname of Academy Awards B It s also the nickname of the statuette C It got its name because Margaret said the statuette looked like his uncle D It s an award in France 43 Which Award s has the shortest history A Golden Lion B Golden Palm C Academy Awards D San Marco Award 44 Why is the Awards for Berlin Film Festival called Golden and Silver Bears A It looks like a bear B It is made up of bear fur C The bear is the symbol of Berlin D The bear is rare in Berlin 45 Which of the following best states the main idea of the passage A An introduction of famous film festivals and film awards B An advertisement for films and TV programmes C Introduce the nicknames of famous film award s D A guide of how to spend famous film festivals C Four Oscar winning Australian actors are to be immortalized 使不朽 in postage stamp form in their home country Nicole Kidman Cate Blanchett Russell Crowe and Geoffrey Rush will be mailed across Australia after they were named legends of the year by the post office They each have been presented with 24 carat gold replicas 复制品 of their special edition 55 cent stamps Cate Blanchett said I felt deeply chuffed by the fact I m on a stamp I m going to be licked by millions of Australians and I can t wait Nicole Kidman had already received her country s highest civilian award when she was made Companion of the Order of Australia in 2006 but said she was bowled over by this further honor The star added that she was excited her children would one day be able to lick a stamp put it on an envelope and say that s my mum Russell Crowe who won his Oscar as Maximus in Gladiator attended a special ceremony on Australia s national holiday to mark the creation of the stamps He took to the stage alongside Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush who said he felt that the stamps can actually be a celebration of us The Shine star noted he had grown up in the 1950s and 60s when the only person on a stamp was the Queen It s a classy thing to know you re on security paper he said The Australian Post started its Australian Legend award in 1997 when cricketer Don Bradman was chosen The Oscar winners were selected this year for their outstanding contributions to entertainment and culture in Australia Each of the film stars will get two stamps showing them both in and out of character 46 In order to honor the four famous actors the Australian government A gave them Oscar Awards B gave them a high prize C gave them a lot of stamps D published stamps with their images on them 47 What does the underlined word chuffed in Paragraph 2 probably mean A Happy B Nervous C Curious D Bored 48 The first modern star that was chosen was A the QueenB cricketer Don Bradman C Russell CroweD Nicole Kidman D Danger love and adventure in freezing Antarctica It sounds like an exciting movie But this movie is about penguins not humans It seems penguins go through many of the dramas that humans experience in life If you can spare some time from your busy schedule you could find out more about these wonderful animals The documentary 纪录片 March of the Penguins 帝企鹅日记 is one of 12 films showing in Beijing for the 2005 French Film Festival from April 7 to 17 The festival will go on to other cities including Shanghai Wuhan and Chengdu The film tells the story of a year in the life of a group of penguins focusing on one couple in particular They travel across the Antarctic on their yearly journey from their deep blue ocean home to Antarctica s empty interior 内陆 They overcome huge difficulties in order to return to their breeding grounds for the mating 交配 season Their journey sees them cope with all the drama in life from birth to death from dating 约会 to mating and from love to fighting for survival They struggle against predators 食肉动物 and terrible weather conditions They protect their babies from other mothers who want to replace their own dead babies Their struggle has one aim to carry and raise their young While enjoying the excellent photography there is so much to learn about penguins On the way to their mating grounds they sometimes walk and sometimes slide on their stomachs They are faithful to their mating partner Parents share roles of hunting and looking after their baby They are also sensitive and emotional capable of loving and crying It took 13 months to shoot the documentary The emperor penguins demonstrate the most powerful moments of existence said the film s French director Luc Jacquet Love and solidarity 团结 combine in their heroic struggle for life 49 Which difficulty isn t mentioned in the story of the penguins journey to their breeding ground A Penguins may not have enough food B The weather is very bad C They will probably be attacked by some other animals D Their baby may get stolen 50 What s the main idea of the story A People should protect penguins living in Antarctica B Audiences learn a lot about penguins from the film C French Film Festival was held in Beijing from April 7 to 17 D A film records the lives of penguins on their annual journey to their breeding ground IV 任务型阅读任务型阅读 共共 10 小题 每小题小题 每小题 2 分 满分分 满分 20 分分 阅读下面的短文 根据所读内容在文后第 51 至 60 小题的空格上填上适当的单词或短语 注意 每空不超过 3 个单词 Millions of women use cosmetics often called make up The cosmetics industry is one of the biggest in the world Most large stores sell cosmetics and there are always shops at airports selling them cheaply The word cosmetics refers to anything that people put on their faces to make them look better Lipstick face powder and cream and eye make up are the most popular Although more women than men use cosmetics there are cosmetics for men as well as women Some people even have cosmetic surgery to make their faces look different They have the shapes of their noses and eyes changed The most widely used cosmetic is probably lipstick as many women who do not wear any other make up will often put on a little lipstick Lipstick is made by mixing together different oils and colors The mixture is then allowed to get hard and is cut into the shape of a small pencil When a woman presses the lipstick to her lips the end of it becomes soft and some of it sticks to her lips giving them extra color Cosmetics were probably first used in India but it was the Egyptians six thousand years ago who made the most use of them Rich Egyptian women painted their eyes green and black They used a red color to paint pretty designs on their fingernails the palms of their hands and the soles of their feet Pictures of Cleopatra always show her wearing a lot of make up The Romans also used cosmetics They liked to make their skin very white and to paint their eyes They also used a kind of lipstick In England at one time very rich women had baths in milk to make their skin beautiful They also used a lot of sweet smelling powder to stop people smelling their bodies which were often very dirty because they did not wash very often or change their clothes Title Cosmetics Definition Anything that people 51 to their faces to make them look better Main users52 Main 53 Lipstick face powder and cream and eye make up Most popular product Lipstick Lipstick producing 54 Mix together different oils and colors The mixture gets hard and is 55 like a small pencil CountriesWay to use cosmetics General 56 Indiafirst 57 the make up 58 made the most use of cosmetics Rome 59 their skin and eyes with cosmetics England had baths in milk used a lot of sweet smelling 60 V 书面表达书面表达 满分满分 20 分分 上周班内同学们对于自己喜爱的电影类型进行了讨论 请依据下表内容 写一篇 150 词左 右的短文 并表达自己的看法 电影类型喜欢的理由 动作片 action film 刺激 吸引人 喜剧片 comedy 使人开心 放松 有益 身心健康 科幻片 science fiction movie 丰富想象力 感受未来 的世界和生活 纪录片 documentary 了解过去和现在的事实 真相 丰富知识 你的看法 参考词汇 刺激的 stimulating 注意 1 不要逐词翻译 2 可以适当增添合乎情理的过渡性语言 答案与解析答案与解析 I 1 C realizing 是现在分词短语在句子中作结果状语 2 B 本题考查连词及介词短语辨析 句意 我姐姐反对我的建议而我哥哥却支持 while 表示前后两者的对比 in memory of 为纪念 in favour of 支持 赞成 in search of 为寻 找 in honour of 纪念 庆祝 3 B 句意 尽管因特网很有帮助 但我认为在网络上花费太多的时间不是个好主意 while 引导让步状语从句 意为 尽管 4 B 本题考查句子结构分析 he s stuck to 是定语从句修饰 the theory 主句是 The theory proves to us that 这个理论向我们证明 句意 他所坚持的这个理论向我们证明地震 是可以预报的 stick to sth 坚持某事 prove to sb 向某人证明 5 B 句意 1990 年的冬天是很冷的 实际上 多数人说这是他们一生中最糟糕的冬天 根据语境 选 B 最合适 6 D 本题考查动词词义辨析 句意 会上台湾试图加入联合国时 被拒绝了 refuse 拒绝 为普通用语 deny 否认 object 反对 reject 拒收 拒绝接纳 7 D 达成协议 可用 make reach co