It can’t be easy playing the movie version of a noble real-life figure like Sergio Vieira de Mello, the UN diplomat from Brazil who in career devoted to humanitarian (人道主义) efforts, died in the 2003 terrorist bombing of the Canal Hotel in Baghdad. But in Sergio, director Greg Barker’s drama about the last years of Sergio’s life, Wagner Moura (from Netflix’s Narcos) gives it his all.
Sergio was sent to Irag in 2003 as the Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary-General to help the country move forward after the fall of Saddam Hussein. In an early scene, we see Moura’s Sergio and his small followers rolling up to the hotel that will serve as headquarters for what’s intended to be a four-month assignment. They’re greeted by U.S. troops who have been assigned to protect them, but whose every presence speaks of menace and mistrust, Sergio leaves his vehicle and approaches one of the soldiers for what looks like a friendly conversation but we don’t hear what he’s saying.
That moment will be vital, but we don’t understand its meaning until near the end of Sergio. This is a short description of one man’s life of service to the world. The film also covers Sergio’s time in East Timor, where, seemingly against all difficulties, he assisted with the country’s independence from Indonesia. And it’s there that he meets and falls in love with Carolina Larriera (Ana de Armas), who will accompany him to Bagdad on his last, fatal mission.
Sergio’s intentions are pure, and the movie is pleasingly old-school in the way it combines political drama—and tragedy—with romance. Moura makes us see the shining role model, but it’s much harder to see the man underneath—and you can’t leave a property without first having had a heartbreak.
1. Which of the following is true about the movie?| A．Sergio Vieira de Mello stars in the movie. |
| B．Greg Barker is the director of the movie. |
| C．The movie focuses on love and friendship |
| D．Wagner Moura is a man hard to understand. |
| A．Fear. | B．Caution. | C．Sympathy. | D．Threat. |
| A．In Indonesia. | B．In Baghdad. | C．In East Timor. | D．In Brazil. |
| A．A Noble Sergio. | B．A Devoted Soldier. |
| C．A Movie Review. | D．A Critical Moment. |
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【推荐1】The best movies for teenagers are listed here. You can pick one for your teen to watch it with you or their best friends.
1. Eighth Grade
Kayla is a shy, socially anxious girl trying to get by the last few weeks of middle school. She earns the “most quiet” girl title in school, but at home, she posts online self-help and motivational videos that not many people watch. Kayla is raised by her single father Mark, who tries to disconnect Kayla from the social media.
2. Dead Poets Society
Mr. Keating, an English teacher, introduces his students, all set to become doctors and lawyers, to poetry and free-thinking. Each of his students deals with several issues. He encourages them to form the Dead Poets Society where they read and write poetry.
3. The Hunger Games
Based on a book by Suzanne Collins, the story is set in a country called Panem, which was once the ruins of North America. Every year, young boys and girls from the 12 districts of Panem fight in the Hunger Games, a televised competition in which the contestants (参赛者) compete against death.
4. The Break fast Club
It begins with five students at the Shermer High School, Claire, a princess, John a criminal, Andrew, an athlete, Brian, a bookworm and Allison, an unfortunate person, who are forced to spend 9 hours together on a Saturday. In spite of their differences, they find that their social problems are more similar than they think. The film tries to encourage breaking social boundaries for positive self-identification in the world.
1. Who helps teenagers form a society?| A．Mr Mark. | B．Mr Keating |
| C．Suzanne Collins. | D．Ms Claire. |
| A．Eighth Grade. | B．Dead Poets Society. |
| C．The Hunger Games. | D．The Break fast Club. |
| A．Teachers. | B．Teens. |
| C．Friends. | D．Parents. |
The cartoon is shown repeatedly on many TV channels.The Zhejiang Channel broadcasts the cartoon on weekends and the vacations; the Sichuan Channel broadcasts the cartoon for an hour in the evening; the Shandong Channel broadcasts it in the morning, while CCTV-3 broadcasts it at noon every day.
On one hand, the cartoon gets the children’s love because the happy sheep is really clever. He always has a way to work out any problem and save his friends. What’s more , there’re many things about happy sheep and gray wolf, such as the books, the toys, the pencil-box, the clothings, and so on. Children are happy to buy them. On the other hand, many adults (大人) also like the cartoon, for the gray wolf is regarded as the perfect husband with skills and effort. He invents many things just to catch a sheep for his wife. Though he is often hit by his wife, he always makes her happy without complaining (抱怨).
We can learn more from the cartoon, including the skills, the stories, the details, the humor, and so on. We could see the humor of Chinese type during the cartoon. But I don’t like its being shown so often. It may make the children spend more time on watching TV and it is bad for their health and study.
1. The underlined word “cartoon” in the first paragraph is ________.
| A．a kind of picture | B．a kind of sheep |
| C．a kind of film | D．a kind of book |
| A．Zhejiang Channel | B．Shandong Channel | C．Sichuan Channel | D．CCTV-1 |
| A．Because they like men like gray wolf. |
| B．Because they are still young. |
| C．Because they want to make their children happy. |
| D．Because there are many things about the happy sheep and the gray wolf. |
| A．he thinks children will feel bored after seeing it again and again |
| B．he is afraid that children’s health and study will be affected |
| C．he doesn’t like the cartoon himself. |
| D．he thinks it is a waste of money |
【推荐3】Shengzhou is home to a wealth of intangible (非物质)cultural heritage items with local characteristics, including Yue Opera.
“Several pairs of birds are seen on a wintersweet (腊梅) tree in front of the study. The magpies chirp, indicating good news for Liang Shanbo.” These are the lyrics of Seeing Off over Eighteen Li, from the Yue Opera masterpiece The Butterfly Lovers, which is based on the folktale of unfortunate lovers Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. Two actresses from a local opera troupe (剧团) were practicing the opera performance on a stage in Shijia’ao village, Anlin town, Shengzhou city.
The Shijia’ao village female opera troupe dates back to the last century. In 1923, the first Yue Opera class made up only of women was established in the village, opening a grand chapter in the development of Yue Opera for the next 100 years.
Many of Shengzhou’s residents can sing Yue Opera. Chen Xiaoliu, a member of the female opera troupe in Shijra’ao, grew up in an environment in which she would frequently hear other people sing these songs. Chen’s fondness for Yue Opera prompted her to join the female opera troupe in Shijia’ao, performing in the village every week. Chen has devoted herself to the graceful art form for decades, and now she has a bigger ambition.
“I hope that more people will fall in love with Yue Opera and that audience all over the world can come to my hometown for the performances that I give.” she said.
Chen’s hopes are becoming a reality. In 2016, the Chinese Yue Opera Lovers website was launched. Currently, 180 full-fledged (成熟的) Yue Opera interest clubs have been set up in and outside China. By organizing learning and exchange activities, these interest clubs have helped Yue Opera reach more young audiences and cultivate many folk opera talents, introducing Yue Opera to places around the country and even the world.
1. What is the purpose of the author by mentioning the lyrics in Paragraph 2?| A．To tell the folktale. |
| B．To raise the readers’ interest. |
| C．To introduce the topic. |
| D．To provide the background information. |
| A．Foreed. |
| B．Drove. |
| C．Allowed. |
| D．Forbade. |
| A．Launching a website. |
| B．Setting up Yue Opera clubs. |
| C．Popularizing Yue Opera. |
| D．Devoting herself to Yue Opera. |
| A．Shengzhou--the home of Yue Opera |
| B．Yue Opera--an intangible cultural heritage item. |
| C．Watch, Yue Operas performed by the female troupe. |
| D．Sing the Chinese “Romeo and Juliet” in Yue Opera. |
【推荐1】Throughout modern history, there has perhaps never been a scientist as iconic (标志性的) as Stephen Hawking.
On March 14, the British physicist passed away at his home in Cambridge, England. Since then, many people have expressed their condolences on social media. Whether be was educating the world with his knowledge of the universe, or making fun of himself in TV shows like The Simpsons, it's hard to imagine what the world will be like now Hawking is no longer in it.
Hawking was an icon for many reasons, but he will be best remembered for his work in the field of science. Building on German scientist Albert Einstein's work. Hawking explained his belief that space started with the Big Bang, and will end with black holes. This proposal kicked off a series of investigations, including into the origin of the universe itself. "This complex set of law can give us the answers to questions like how did the universe begin," Hawking wrote in his 2010 work The Grand Design. "Where is it going and will it have an end? If so, how will it end?"
His work in science abide, he also managed to overcome many difficulties in his personal life. While studying for a postgraduate degree in cosmology at Cambridge University, he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease at the age of 21. His illness left him paralyzed and he was told he only had a short time to live. However, he went on to become one of the greatest minds the world has ever known. "I felt it was very unfair — why should this happen to me," he wrote in his 2013 memoir. "At the time, I thought my life was over and that I would never realize the potential I felt I had. But now, 50 years later, I can he quietly satisfied with my life."
Hawking leaves behind a great legacy. His signature book A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes published in 1988, became one of the world's best-selling science publications. He inky no longer be with us, but Hawking will continue to inspire the world for generations to come. As he once said himself, "Look up at the stars and not down at your feet."
1. What can we know about Stephen Hawking from the passage? ______| A．He left us humans a priceless legacy, A Brief History of Time. |
| B．He was born with a disease which left him paralyzed. |
| C．He was well-known as an icon only for his achievement in science. |
| D．He always complained life was unfair to him after he became paralyzed. |
| A．answer for | B．set off |
| C．put forward | D．lead to |
| A．Just do what you love and believe in, and success will come naturally. |
| B．However tough life may seem,be curious and there is always hope ahead. |
| C．Be determined and confident rather than keep feeling frustrated all day |
| D．You cannot improve your past,but you can improve your future. |
Now Mr. Reese was twenty and finished middle school. He could not do anything. But his father didn't mind it until one day he found the young man had sold one of his companies. He became so angry that he made him leave his house. The young man couldn't gamble any longer. His friends made him pay his debt. He had to ask his mother to help him and the woman often gave him some money. But one evening his father happened to find it. The old man stopped his wife from doing so. They began to fight in the room. The young man brought out a knife and killed his father. His mother helped him to run away, but soon after that he was caught and sentenced(判刑)to death.
It was a cold and wet day. Suddenly it began to rain hard when Mr. Reese was being sent to the execution ground(刑场). Soon both he and the soldiers were wet through. He said angrily,“Bad luck! I shall be shot in such bad weather!”
“Don't complain(抱怨), brothers” said one of the soldiers. “You're luckier than us all. We'll have to go back to the city after that!”
1. Old Reese never wanted to know about his son's studies because _________.
| A．he was sure his son was good at his lessons |
| B．he spent all his energies on his business |
| C．he knew nothing about the education |
| D．his wife looked after their children |
| A．to play with him |
| B．to spend spare time |
| C．that the could get much money from him |
| D．that they could find jobs in his father's companies |
| A．him son had learned nothing at school |
| B．his son was weak at all his lessons |
| C．his son couldn't do anything in the companies |
| D．his son had lost one of his companies |
| A．he was sentenced to death |
| B．he would be shot |
| C．he went to the execution ground on foot |
| D．he would be shot in bad weather |
【推荐3】As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week.
Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long hours work culture to make more money is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them. Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year.
One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, leaving their two children with a nanny. Most evenings Daniel wouldn't get home until eight or nine o'clock and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by.
Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. "I always wanted to have a farm then," says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift.
It's taken some getting used to, but it's been worth it. We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think it's made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier.
Liz, however, is not quite sure. "I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. I am not really a country girl, but I suppose I'm gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all.”
1. The passage tells us that____________.| A．people seldom work long hours to make money |
| B．people hardly buy more things than necessary |
| C．people are sure everything they own is in the right place |
| D．people realize there is more to life than just making money |
| A．People work long hours to earn their living. |
| B．To make more money through hard work is the aim of people's life. |
| C．Long hours of hard work occupy too much of people's life. |
| D．People spend too much time and money eating meals. |
| A．was easy to organize | B．has improved family life |
| C．was extremely expensive | D．has been a total success |
| A．Child-caring | B．Liz's advice | C．Downshifting | D．Liz's job |
