Downey's mother spent one year studying abroad through an international exchange program with a French school. She often talked about how exciting and interesting the experience was. So, even before finishing high school, Downey had decided to follow suit one day.
Downey began studying architecture at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 2004. Near the end of her second year, she started to feel unhappy with her school and decided it was time to study abroad.
U. S. colleges and universities commonly have joint programs with foreign schools that permit student exchanges. These programs usually last half a school year or sometimes a whole school year. The classes students take abroad usually give them credits toward their degree. In a fouryear degree program, the third year is the most common time for American college students to study abroad. Many students think they need a change before what is usually their final and most difficult year of study.
Downey said her school did not want her to go at first. The architecture program at Lehigh was very intense, and her professors were worried she might miss learning important material. However, she was eventually able to get special permission to study internationally for a whole year. During the fall term in 2006, she attended a Danish international school in Copenhagen, Denmark, explaining she did so because Danish architects are well known for their housing design.
Young adult as she was, she had to deal with travel documents and many other issues (问题) on her own. Overcoming the language barrier is the biggest challenge of studying abroad. However, she had a lot of emotional (情感的) and financial support from her family. She learned life lessons and made friendships and memories that have lasted to this day. She said, “The more you're out of your comfort zone, the more rewarding the experience is in the end.”
1. What does Downey's mother mean to Downey?| A．A friend. | B．A dreamer. |
| C．An example. | D．An expert. |
| A．The famous learned professors. |
| B．The casual learning environment. |
| C．The impressive academic reputation. |
| D．The favorable geographical location. |
| A．It was not easy for Downey to study abroad. |
| B．The comfortable life is likely to ruin the future life. |
| C．Downey was too young to take care of herself. |
| D．Downey's parents could hardly afford her education. |
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【推荐1】Tips for online learning
Online learning has the same basic elements as face-to-face learning. The major difference is that instruction is delivered online. Many of the strategies for effective face-to-face learning also apply to online learning.
Create space to learn. Invest some time to understand your needs and preferences as a learner, and what an effective study environment looks like for you. For example, you might need a quiet place to study or you might need to listen to classical music. Consider what equipment you might need. Wherever you study, try to minimize distractions.
Manage your time effectively. Spend some time getting familiar with your online courses, understanding what is expected of you, mapping out key due dates, and planning study time.
Ask for assistance! In an online learning environment, you may need to ask lots of questions and take ownership over shaping the learning experience so that it meets your needs.
Finally, if you’re facing specific challenges such as illness, mental health, accessibility, balancing childcare responsibilities, etc., it’s important for you to reach out to your instructors or the relevant student support services for discussion and creative problem-solving.
| A．Regularly reflect on the course materials. |
| B．Actively engage with what you have learnt. |
| C．A consistent routine will help you stay on track. |
| D．However, online learning may require some additional skills to be successful. |
| E．At the end of the week, reflect on how you did, and adjust your routine as required. |
| F．This might mean asking your instructors or peers for help, or attending study groups. |
| G．Work with your roommates or family to create boundaries so you can stay focused. |
【推荐2】We can achieve knowledge either actively or passively(被动地). We achieve it actively by direct experience, by testing and proving an idea, or by reasoning.
We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else. Most of the learning that takes place in the classroom and the kind that happens when we watch TV or read newspapers or magazines is passive. Conditioned as we are to passive learning, it’s not surprising that we depend on it in our everyday communication with friends and co-workers.
Unfortunately, passive learning has a serious problem. It makes us tend to accept what we are told even when it is little more than hearsay and rumor(谣言).
Did you ever play the game Rumor? It begins when one person writes down a message but doesn’t show it to anyone. Then the person whispers it, word for word, to another person. That person, in turn, whispers it to still another, and so on, through all the people playing the game. The last person writes down the message word for word as he or she hears it. Then the two written statements are compared. Typically, the original message has changed.
That’s what happens in daily life. The simple fact that people repeat a story in their own words changes the story. Then, too, most people listen imperfectly. And many enjoy adding their own creative touch to a story, trying to improve on it, stamping(打上标记)it with their own personal style. Yet those who hear it think they know.
This process is also found among scholars and authors: A statement of opinion by one writer may be re-stated as fact by another, who may in turn be quoted by yet another; and this process may continue, unless it occurs to someone to question the facts on which the original writer based his opinion or to challenge the interpretation he placed upon those facts.
1. According to the passage, passive learning may occur in ____________.
| A．doing a medical experiment | B．solving a math problem |
| C．visiting an exhibition | D．doing scientific reasoning |
| A．active learning | B．knowledge |
| C．communication | D．passive learning |
| A．Active learning is less important. |
| B．Passive learning may not be reliable. |
| C．Active learning occurs more frequently. |
| D．Passive learning is not found among scholars. |
Young Inspirations was founded two years ago to provide mentoring sessions for students and unemployed young adults aged 11 to 21.
Alex Goldberg, the program’s founder, said： “We set up Young Inspirations because we wanted to give young people experiences which will potentially be life changing and broaden their outlook.” “We try to create work experience opportunities that will really make a difference to our youth. For example, we’ve secured internships (实习）with world-famous firms such as Honda.”
“At a time of funding cutbacks, schools are finding it more and more difficult to offer this kind of mentoring because of that. It is extremely important that these opportunities are available both to help youth with their school work and grades and to give them opportunities which may help shape their futures." Kieran Hepbum, 14, is one of a group of Banbury youth who has benefited from the program so far. In October the Banbury School pupil was accompanied by Young Inspirations staff to Paris where he was an observer at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) International Youth Forum(论坛).
The event was held for young people from around the world, to seek their views on how the future of youth and education should look. Kieran joined several hundred observers mostly in their
20s and was the only UK school pupil to attend the event. Kieran thinks the trip was a life changing experience. Before we left 1 didn’t quite know what to make of it but when we got there we didn 't stop、it was amazing” he said, “We went to three or four hours of debates each day and then did something cultural each afternoon.”
The main theme of the forum was how youth can drive change in political and public life. It dealt with issues(问题）such as drug abuse, violence and unemployment.
Kieran said： It has really helped me to improve my confidence and social skills as well as my school grades and I was voted most improved pupil at school in August.”
The Young Inspirations mentoring sessions take place each Friday in Banbury.For details visit www. younginsviratiom. com.
1. Why is The Young Inspirations mentoring program set up?| A．To provide youth with unique experiences |
| B．To train staff for world-famous firms |
| C．To equip the unemployed with different skills |
| D．To offer job opportunities to young adults |
| A．the shortage of money |
| B．the lack of support from firms |
| C．the effect of unemployment |
| D．the lack of opportunities |
| A．the visit to the United Kingdom was amazing |
| B．the mentoring sessions are held every day except Friday |
| C．the youth have found a way to solve their problems |
| D．Kieran has made great progress in many aspects |
| A．Alex Goldberg, Founder of Young Inspirations |
| B．Kieran, Banbury School Pupil to Paris |
| C．Young People Find a World of Opportunity |
| D．Debates Help Youth with Their Grades. |
My story begins when I was in New York City for a speech, and my wife took a picture of me holding my daughter on her first birthday. We're on the corner of 57th and 5th. We happened to be back in New York exactly a year later, so we decided to take the same picture.
Well you can see where this is going. Approaching（临近） my daughter's third birthday, my wife said, "Hey, why don't you take Sabina back to New York and make it a father-daughter trip, and continue the ceremony?" This is when we started asking passing tourists to take the picture.
So these photos are far more than representatives（代表） for a single moment, or even a specific（具体的） trip. They're also ways for us to freeze time for one week in October and reflect on（反思） our times and how we change from year to year, and not just physically, but in every way. Because while we take the same photo, our viewpoints（观点） change, and she reaches new milestones (里程碑) and I get to see life through her eyes, and how she communicates with and sees everything. This very focused time we get to spend together is something we value（重视，珍惜） and expect the entire（全部的） year.
1. What can we know about the author from the first paragraph?
| A．He is fond of being photographed alone. |
| B．He hardly ever asks strangers to take pictures of him. |
| C．He has been interested in photography since childhood. |
| D．He's proud of the 15 most treasured photos taken by himself. |
| A．Her mother. | B．Her father. |
| C．Sabina herself. | D．An unknown tourist. |
| A．children usually get to see life through adults' eyes |
| B．the 15 photos are meaningful to the author's family |
| C．it takes the author a whole week to have a family photo taken |
| D．the viewpoints of the author's family never change with the time |
| A．Believe it or not: photos do change |
| B．Photos help a family become rich |
| C．Even strangers can help take photographs |
| D．A father-daughter bond, one photo at a time |
【推荐2】When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was a delicacy(美味). One of my father's buddies, Bernie, was a successful fruit-and-vegetable wholesaler, who operated a warehouse in St. Paul.
Every summer, when the first watermelons rolled in, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie's warehouse and take up our positions. We'd sit on the edge of the dock, feet dangling（摇晃）, and lean over, minimizing the volume of juice we were about to spill on ourselves.
Bernie would take his machete（刀）, crack our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we'd bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart - the reddest, juiciest, firmest, most seed-free, most perfect part - and throw away the rest.
Bernie was my father's idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that what my father admired about Bernie's wealth was less its substance than its application. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.
What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. Others are rich without ever being more than a paycheck ahead.
If you don't take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and chomp into life's small pleasures, your career is probably overwhelming your life.
For many years, I forgot that lesson I'd learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.
Well, I've relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the accomplishments of others and to take pleasure in the day. That's the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.
Finally, I am rich.
1. Why did the author's father think Bernie was a rich man?| A．Because Bernie was a successful businessman. |
| B．Because his father admired Bernie's wealth. |
| C．Because Bernie was good at making friends. |
| D．Because Bernie knew how to fully enjoy life. |
| A．Being free is what he pursues. |
| B．Being rich is a state of mind. |
| C．A lot of money makes him happy. |
| D．He likes paying all the bills. |
| A．Making a lot of money. |
| B．Having more watermelons. |
| C．Being a wholesaler. |
| D．Enjoying every day. |
| A．To introduce a successful person in business. |
| B．To warn us of the hardships of becoming rich. |
| C．To remind us of the true meaning of richness. |
| D．To give tips on how to work with others. |
【推荐3】Frances McGlannan grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and moved to Miami in the early 1950s with her husband. The couple had two children, Michael and Genevieve, and by the time Michael entered elementary school it was clear that he had difficulty reading.
She decided to tackle it and find out what it was herself because she wasn’t getting any answers to the questions she was asking. McGlannan searched the library for information and started working at the University of Miami Reading Clinic, where she tutored children and helped conduct research. She also founded the Dade Reading Foundation, a volunteer group that shared information about dyslexia (阅读障碍) with teachers, parents and the local school board.
In the early 1960s, McGlannan traveled to Europe, where she learned new techniques to help children overcome learning disabilities. She also adapted multi-sensory techniques to help dyslexic children learn to read. In 1964, MeGlannan founded the McGlannan School for children with dyslexia and related learning difficulties.
McGlannan did all of this while raising two children and often worked past midnight to get everything done. However, balancing work and family wasn’t the only challenge McGlannan faced. She was also ridiculed by educators and doctors who believed children with dyslexia couldn’t be taught. But McGlannan was not discouraged. In addition to running the school, she convinced a publisher to start a scientific journal devoted to the study of learning disabilities, where she served as one of the editors. She also helped pass the 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act, which established the rights of children with disabilities. And in the 1980s, McGlannan reached out to teachers and publications in Latin America to share information about dyslexia and teaching techniques in Spanish.
McGlannan’s tireless efforts affected thousands of children in South Florida. Her legacy (遗产) continues through her family and through her school. Her daughter Genevieve is an educator, and Michael and his wife help run the McGlannan School. One of her grandchildren, who has dyslexia, even attended the school as a child.
1. What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?| A．McGlannan found a way to help her son out. |
| B．People knew little about dyslexia in the 1950s. |
| C．McGlannan was the first to study learning disabilities. |
| D．The Dade Reading Foundation funded research on dyslexia. |
| A．Unclear. | B．Dismissive. | C．Tolerant. | D．Uncaring. |
| A．The challenges that McGlannan had to face in her research. |
| B．McGlannan’s plans to change people’s attitude to education. |
| C．McGlannan’s efforts to help children with learning disabilities. |
| D．The measures that McGlannan took to teach children with dyslexia. |
| A．To introduce a special school. | B．To raise awareness of dyslexia. |
| C．To show the power of teamwork. | D．To remember an education pioneer. |
On entering the main room of the castle, the boy was quite surprised: tradesmen coming and going, people chatting in the corners, and a small orchestra playing soft music. The wise man talked with everyone, and the boy had to wait for two hours before it was his turn.
The wise man listened carefully to the boy’s explanation of why he had come, but told him that he didn’t have time just then to explain the secret of happiness. He suggested that the boy look around the palace and return in two hours.
“Meanwhile, I want to ask you to do something,” said the wise man, handing the boy a teaspoon that held two drops of oil. “As you wander around, carry this spoon with you without allowing the oil to spill.”
The boy began to walk up and down stairs of the palace, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. After two hours, he returned to the wise man.
“Well,” asked the wise man, “Did you see the Persian tapestries（挂毯）in the hall? Did you see the garden that took the master gardener ten years to create?” The boy was embarrassed, and replied that he had observed nothing. His only concern had been not to spill the oil.
“Then go back and observe the wonders of my world,” said the wise man. The boy picked up the spoon and returned to his exploration of the palace. This time he observed all of the works of art on the ceilings and the walls. When he returned, he described in detail everything he had seen.
“But where are the drops of oil?” asked the wise man. Looking down at the spoon he held, the boy saw that the oil was gone.
“Well, there is only one piece of advice I can give you,” said the wise man. “The secret of happiness is to see all the wonders of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”
1. When the boy arrived at the castle, he .
| A．received a warm welcome from the wise man |
| B．had already missed his chance to talk to the wise man |
| C．didn’t expect to see so many people around |
| D．was shown around the palace by the local people |
| A．teach him the secret of happiness |
| B．show him how to observe the wonders in the world |
| C．make him learn from his mistakes |
| D．let the boy enjoy his palace and garden |
| A．the beauty of nature |
| B．the fortune a person owns |
| C．the responsibilities of a person |
| D．the great opportunities in life |
| A．The wise man was satisfied with the way the boy performed the second task |
| B．It took the wise man about 10 years to finish his garden. |
| C．The wise man wasn’t paying much attention to the boy at first. |
| D．The boy took no notice of the surroundings during his first task. |
【推荐2】Osaka, Japan — Defending champions China lifted the FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Cup trophy（奖品）with perfect 11 straight wins after easing past Argentina 3-0 here on Sunday. With their eleventh win at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Cup, China won the FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Cup.
This year, the World Cup has been played across different cities, and Team China had training sessions even on traveling days when some participating teams chose to rest up after a tiring flight. “Coach Lang focuses on details of the technique in the training sessions, and I feel our team has become more balanced.” Captain Zhu Ting said. This firm approach explains how China managed to turn the table against the United States at the World Cup. Never giving up, especially in adversity, that’s what the spirit of Chinese women’s volleyball means.
When the team struggled, Zhu was always there, doing whatever was needed to carry the team forward. That’s why she has become a national volleyball icon, just like “Iron Hammer” Lang. As for Lang, she took over the flag from her former coach Yuan Weimin, who was behind China’s rise in the beginning. From coach Yuan to coach Lang, and spiker（主攻手）Lang to spiker Zhu, the flag bearers may have changed over time, but the craving for championships and the steely desire and determination remain the same.
Volleyball is a team sport and behind the on-court team. There is always a supportive coaching team and staff. Lai was one of the members. Shouldering responsibilities as both vice director of China’s Volleyball Management Center and as assistant coach. Apart from coordinating between coaches and players, Chinese coaches and foreign coaches and sometimes within Chinese coaches, she also has to do chores. During Rio 2016, assistant coach Yuan Lingxi headed for the arena（竞技场）at 6 am every day to film the matches and would return to the Olympic Village at 2 am when he would start analyzing China’s opponents and file reports. There are many Lais and Yuans that are not known by the public, but who remain indispensable for the team to overcome difficulties and reach their peak.
1. What does the underlined word “lifted” probably mean in paragraph 1?| A．Raised. | B．Won. |
| C．Beat. | D．Expected. |
| A．Being a special team. | B．Sticking to the end. |
| C．Winning every game. | D．Training hard every day. |
| A．She wins many awards in the World Cup. |
| B．She keeps strong desire and determination. |
| C．She takes lots of training after the tiring fight. |
| D．She does almost everything to help the team forward. |
| A．Hard work is vital in volleyball matches. |
| B．The coach has a great influence on players. |
| C．The staff behind the on-court team is also important. |
| D．Understanding opponents is necessary to win the game. |
【推荐3】The term "bird brain" is frequently used to describe a person's lack of intelligence and good decision-making ability. However, some scientists believe it should be considered a compliment, given that many birds can perform tasks that were once considered solely by humans. These include manufacturing and using tools, solving problems, and planning for future needs. Now, Griffin, an African Grey parrot, has proved that birds may even possess better visual memories than human adults and children.
The study, led by Harvard Professor Hrag Pailian , had the parrot compete in the shell game against twenty-one undergraduate students and twenty-one 6-to 8-year-old children. The popular challenge involves hiding a small object under one of three, or more, inverted cups or nutshells, which are moved around. Participants are required to accurately identify the cup under which the object lies.
The Harvard team began by placing different-colored balls under four cups and moving them around. To make the task more challenging, the researchers required participants to track two, three, and four balls at the same time. The cup positions were moved between zero to four times for each of the combinations.An analysis of the results showed that Griffin outperformed the 6-to 8-year-olds across all levels on average. Even more impressive, the "bird brain" performed as well as, or slightly better than, the 21 Harvard students on 12 of the 14 trials! It was only in the final two tests, which had the most balls and most movement, that the parrot fell behind the adults. However, Griffin's performance never fell below that of the children.
The fun experiment was conducted to test the brain's ability to recall memories of things that are no longer in view and then update them when faced with new information, like a change in location. The visual working memory, is one of the foundations for intelligent behavior.
Griffin was the candidate of choice because the scientists needed an animal that was evolutionarily different for comparison but had a brain functionality similar to that of humans. The fact that the smart parrot loves to show off his brain power, in exchange for a few nuts, did not hurt either.
1. Birds can do the following tasks EXCEPT .| A．using tools | B．solving problems | C．identifying objects | D．counting numbers |
| A．distinguish the balls and the cups based on the color |
| B．tell how many times the colored balls were moved around |
| C．indicate the locations of the balls by tracking their movement |
| D．count the number of ball combinations and identify their positions |
| A．Birds' brain is capable of updating information constantly. |
| B．Birds are good at dealing with game-like challenges. |
| C．Birds have higher level of intelligence than children. |
| D．Birds have better visual memories than previously thought. |
| A．Birds generally love to compete and show off. |
| B．Birds’ brain power used to be underestimated. |
| C．Birds’ brain evolved the way humans did. |
| D．"Bird brain" is used as a compliment nowadays. |
【推荐1】Most Impressive Ways to Get from Place to Place
Horse Caravan （马车）
Go a bit old-school with a horse caravan in Ireland. While riding a horse may not offer much in the way of impressiveness, how about getting a horse to a carriage that includes cooking and sleeping areas? That sounds a bit more remarkable. Plus, the horse-drawn carriages allow a fresh perspective on the countryside and beaches.
Terra Bus
Made in Calgary, only roughly 20 of these Terra Bus Ice Explorer all-terrain vehicles exist and they almost all serve the Icefields Parkway and the Athabasca Glacier in Jasper, Canada. Designed specifically for glacier travel, the six-wheel, 49-foot-long vehicle looks like the most robust （强大的）tour bus on the planet. And it is. The Terra Bus Ice Explorer can handle 56 passengers and nearly any sort of ice, mud, sand, snow and rock the Canadian Rocky Mountains have to offer.
The Central-Mid-Levels Escalator （自动扶梯）
If this Hong Kong escalator system didn't exist, you'd have all sorts of stairs to deal with to climb between the western and central Hong Kong districts. This system of 20 escalators, built in 1993, combines to become the longest outdoor covered escalator in the world, running a total length of 2,624 feet and rising 442 feet in the process. From end to encl it's a ride lasting 20 minutes.
Symphony of the Seas
At 1, 181 feet in length and a gross tonnage of 228, 000, the Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world. The steel ship features seven distinct on-board neighborhoods, surfing, ziplining, ice-skating, 3D movies and pools. Symphony is powered by solar energy.
1. What can you do on Horse Caravan?| A．Cook meals. |
| B．Watch movies. |
| C．Take an escalator. |
| D．Admire great mountains. |
| A．Beach views. |
| B．In-city transportation. |
| C．On-board entertainments. |
| D．Complex road conditions. |
| A．Horse Caravan. | B．Terra Bus. |
| C．The Central-Mid-Levels Escalator. | D．Symphony of the Seas. |
【推荐2】China is recognized as a world leader in the development of artificial intelligence and facial recognition systems. A Chinese company says it has created a new facial recognition system that can identify people even if they are wearing masks. Engineers at the Beijing-based company say their system is the first to be created to effectively identify people wearing face masks.
The company told a news agency that a team of 20 people built the system in about a month. The system is based on existing technologies developed over the past 10 years. The process involved adding a collection of about 6 million unmasked faces and a much smaller collection of masked faces, the company said.
The company is now selling two main kinds of products that use the new technology. One performs "single channel" recognition, which is designed to be used at the entrances to buildings.
The other product is a "multi-channel" recognition system that uses groups of surveillance cameras. It can identify individuals in a crowd of up to 30 people "within a second.
"When people are wearing a mask that covers the mouth and the nose, the recognition rate can reach about 95%, which can ensure that most people can be identified," said Huang, vice president of the company. He added that the system's success rate for people not wearing a mask is about 99.5%.
However, the new system struggles to identify people wearing both a mask and sunglasses. "In this situation, all of the key facial information is lost. In such cases recognition is tough," Huang said.
People were reacting differently to the new technology. While some citizens have been against using such tools, the majority have accepted the technology as an effective way to decrease crime and catch criminals.
1. What did the company do to build the system?| A．They gathered many face images. |
| B．They employed hundreds of people. |
| C．They used the latest technology. |
| D．They spent about a decade building it. |
| A．The new system has already been used by the police. |
| B．The recognition rate of masked faces is about 99.5%. |
| C．It's hard to recognize people with masks and sunglasses. |
| D．The single channel product is as powerful as the multi-channel. |
| A．One's eyes. | B．One's nose. |
| C．One's mouth. | D．One's hair. |
| A．To show conflicting attitudes toward the system. |
| B．To introduce a new facial recognition system. |
| C．To advertise two products of facial recognition. |
| D．To show the advantages of facial recognition. |
【推荐3】Ever wonder how Mark Ruffalo becomes The Hulk? Or how directors make Rocket and Groot look so lifelike in Avengers: Endgame? These movie characters come to life through a process called motion capture（动作捕捉系统）. Here's what you need to know about motion capture in movies
Motion capture, or mo-cap is a process in which an actor's performance is captured and then used to create a CGI character. The actions of people are recorded and this information is used to create a 3D digital model. The movements are scanned many times per second and are broadcast to the digital environment. As a result, the character reproduces the human's movements in real time.
In the early days of the process, motion capture filming was done in special studios equipped with cameras placed throughout the room. When an actor moved, the cameras tracked the sensors on the suit and relayed（转播）the movements to a computer. Animators（动画制作者）then created the digital character from those movements and inserted the final version into the film.
Directors quickly began to adopt the technology for high profile（影响力）projects like Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace, The Lord of the Rings, and Avatar. Now many productions use the technique, including blockbuster companies like the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Star Wars saga, and the Planet of the Apes films
Now performance capture, an updated technology of mo-cap, can even capture an actor's facial movements and expressions. For performance capture, an actor's face is filmed from a camera fitted onto their suit's headpiece（头盔）, dots are also placed around their face to digitally track their facial movements.
As the variety of high quality motion capture systems available in the film industry increases, and their cost and complexity to use decreases, the technology is becoming more accessible in the near future.
1. Why does the author mention the film characters in the first paragraph?| A．To recommend some interesting films. |
| B．To arouse readers' interest in the characters. |
| C．To introduce the topic of motion capture |
| D．To compare the differences of the movies. |
| A．The advantages of animation. |
| B．The operation of special effect studios. |
| C．The development of motion capture |
| D．The creation of digital characters. |
| A．Motion capture has been often used in movie industry. |
| B．Motion capture makes for the speed of movie relays |
| C．All the films using motion capture are of high quality. |
| D．Sensors on the suit are key technology of motion capture. |
| A．complex | B．promising |
| C．uncertain | D．worrying |
