“Sunday Morning”honored the creative, inspiring and newsworthy men and women who passed away in 2020, who'd touched our lives in unforgettable ways.
Pain and sorrow - the calling cards of 2020. “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers provided us reassurance（保证） that tomorrow may be better. Although Withers left us at 81, his notes of comfort helped during a year that wasn't even a month old before grief was already setting in.
The death of 41-year-old Kobe Bryant, along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven others because of an air crash, astonished everyone-basketball fans or not.
“My momma always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get". COVID was certainly the box we all wished we never got. But Winston Groom, who created Forrest Gump, reminded us through that character that challenges exist, to be overcome.
Dignity for Black Americans remained an unfinished struggle in 2020. The deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor-just to name a few-restarted a movement for equality and justice not seen since the 1960s.
Gender equality lost some of its superheroes, too. Helen Reddy, who was inspired to retire after “I Am Woman” became her most popular song in 1974, offered the soundtrack for the fight that she herself engaged in. But there were few champions for women as influential as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In her 27 years on the Supreme Court，she expanded rights for women as well as men. Small in stature（个子）,a giant for us all. The only thing tougher than Justice Ginsburg was the cancer that took her at age 87.
While the sun isn't out just yet, the hope is that it's just over the horizon.
1. What did Winston Groom want to tell us through Forrest Gump?| A．Forrest Gump had a box of chocolates. | B．A person's character determines his fate. |
| C．We didn't expect to get Covid-19 in 2020. | D．We are living through difficulties in our life. |
| A．Kobe Bryant. | B．Forest Gump. | C．George Floyd. | D．Ruth Bader Ginsburg. |
| A．She was a racist. | B．She died from an accident. |
| C．She was a musician. | D．She didn't retire until her death. |
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【推荐1】Parents express their sadness that their teenagers always have their noses in their phones. But they might need to rethink their own screen time.
A study came out from the Pew Research Center. It found that two-thirds of parents are concerned about the amount of time their teenage children spend in front of screens. But more than a third of parents expressed concern about their own screen time. Meanwhile, more than half of teens had an observation. They often or sometimes find their parents or caregivers distracted when the teens are trying to have a conversation with them. The study calls teens’ relationship with their phones at times “hyperconnected”. It notes that nearly three-fourths check messages or notifications as soon as they wake up. Parents do the same. But parents do it at a lower rate—57%. This is still substantial.
Big tech companies face a growing strong opposition. There are complaints against the addictive nature of their apps. People complain about the endless notifications and other features. They say they are created to keep people tethered(拴) to their screens.
Many teens are trying to do something about it. 52% of teens have cut back on the time they spend on their phones and 57% have done the same with social media.
Experts say parents have a big role in their kids’ screen habits and setting a good example is a big part of it. “Kids don’t always do what we say but they do as we do,” said Donald Shifrin. He is a professor of pediatrics. He teaches at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He was not involved in the Pew study. “Parents are the door that kids will walk through on their way to the world.” The study surveyed 743 U. S. teens and 1,058 U. S. parents of teens. It was conducted from March 7 to April 10.
1. What did the study find according to paragraph 2?| A．Teenagers are eager to observe others’ behavior. |
| B．Few parents pay attention to their own screen time. |
| C．Many teenagers often distract their patents’ attention. |
| D．Most parents are worried about their teenage children’s screen time. |
| A．Because of the companies’ useless apps. |
| B．Because the companies charge them higher prices. |
| C．Because of continuous information and features from their apps. |
| D．Because the companies reduce the speed of the network connection. |
| A．They’ve commented online. | B．They’ve downloaded many learning apps. |
| C．They’ve researched social media’s effects. | D．They’ve reduced their screen time. |
| A．Never blame their kids. | B．Behave well before their kids. |
| C．Reject their kids’ requests. | D．Praise their kids in time. |
【推荐2】The writer Margaret Mitchell is best known for writing Gone with the Wind, first published in 1936. Her book and the movie based on it, tell a story of love and survival during the American Civil War. Visitors to the Margaret Mitchell House in Atlanta, Georgia, can go where she lived when she started composing the story and learn more about her life.
Our first stop at the Margaret Mitchell House is an exhibit area telling about the writer’s life. She was born in Atlanta in 1900. She started writing stories when she was a child. She started working as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal newspaper in 1922. One photograph of Ms. Mitchell, called Peggy, shows her talking to a group of young college boys. She was only about one and a half meters tall. The young men tower over her, but she seems very happy and sure of herself. The tour guide explains: “Now in this picture Peggy is interviewing some boys from Georgia Tech, asking them such questions as ‘Would you really marry a woman who works?’ And today it’d be ‘Would you marry one who doesn’t?’ ”
The Margaret Mitchell House is a building that once contained several apartments. Now we enter the first floor apartment where Ms. Mitchell lived with her husband, John Marsh. They made fun of the small apartment by calling it “The Dump”.
Around 1926, Margaret Mitchell had stopped working as a reporter and was at home healing after an injury. Her husband brought her books to read from the library. She read so many books that he bought her a typewriter and said it was time for her to write her own book. Our guide says Gone with the Wind became a huge success. Margaret Mitchell received the Pulitzer Prize for the book. In 1939 the film version was released. It won ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
1. The book Gone with the Wind was _________.| A．first published on a newspaper | B．written in “The Dump” |
| C．awarded ten Academy Awards | D．adapted from a movie |
| A．be very pleased with | B．show great respect for |
| C．show little interest in | D．be much taller than |
| A．Because she was rich enough. | B．Because she was injured then. |
| C．Because her husband didn’t like it. | D．Because she wanted to write books. |
| A．Gone with the Wind: A Huge Success. | B．Margaret Mitchell: A Great Female Writer. |
| C．An Introduction of the Margaret Mitchell House. | D．A Trip to Know Margaret Mitchell. |
【推荐3】Many factories and businesses around the globe have been struggling to deal with the severe economic realities of the recession(衰退), so they are having their employees take compulsory unpaid leave to save money. For some workers, their salaries have been cut by 20 percent, forced to stay home one out of every five working days. For some businesses, though, the economic downturn is actually a goldmine.
Instead of going out to fancy restaurants to dine with the whole family, many choose to stay at home. "People are eating out less and staying home more, which is driving our sales," reports Domino's Pizza chief manager Chris Moore. Pizza is very popular, and it is also very affordable for a family that has little extra money to spare. Domino's business in England rose 15 percent in the first six weeks this year compared with the previous year. Moore believes that the customers now will remain loyal when the financial situation rights itself. "By exceeding(超越) their expectations in terms of product quality and speed of delivery... these customers will stay with Domino's when the economy becomes better." said Moore.
Delivered pizza is not the only winner in the stay-at-home economy. Almost all online games have been reporting record-high income since the middle of 2008. Online games are designed to enable players to let off steam by interacting with each other socially in the comfort of their own homes. A Shanghai-based online game producer recently joked: "The game businesses are worried about economic recovery."
Another business that has boomed during the recession is camping equipment. Luxury vacations for families are down, but people still want to get away from their dull lives. This means that sales of tents, sleeping bags, and other outdoor equipment have gone up as families are trying to still have fun even though their bank accounts aren't as good as they once were. There have been reports that sales of fishing equipment are on the rise because many people believe this can help lower their grocery bills.
1. What is true about Domino's in economic hard times?| A．It is giving its employees a 20 percent cut. |
| B．It has added four or five new cheaper pizzas. |
| C．It has to close 15 percent of its stores. |
| D．Its business is increasing quite rapidly. |
| A．Save money. |
| B．Free one's feelings. |
| C．Kill another player online. |
| D．Make money from an online game. |
| A．By giving examples. |
| B．By showing a sequence. |
| C．By explaining causes and effects. |
| D．By making comparisons and contrasts. |
| A．Domino's Pizza | B．In-house Economy |
| C．Booming Businesses | D．Economic Recession |
【推荐1】There was once a jar(广口瓶) of fresh, clean water. Every drop of water in the jar felt immensely proud of being so clean and pure. Day after day they would congratulate each other on how clean and beautiful they were. That was until one day when one of the drops got bored with his clean existence. He wanted to try what it was like being a dirty drop.
The other drops tried to talk to him out of it, but he stuck to his guns. Hardly realizing, when the drop came back all dirty, he turned all the other drops in the jar into dirty drops, too.
They tried to get clean again, but they couldn’t. They tried everything to shake off the dirtiness. Finally, much later, someone dipped the jar in a fountain, and only when a lot of clean water entered the jar did the drops regain their old transparency and purity. Now they all know that if they all want to be nice clean drops, then each and every one of them has to stay clean, even if they find it difficult. That drop that succeeded in being dirty has realized that correcting the mistake of one single drop needs a lot of work for everyone else.
The same happens to us and our friends. If we want to live in a jar of clean water, each of us will have to be a clean drop. How about you? What are you? A clean drop?
1. One of the drops made a change because he .| A．was less beautiful than other drops | B．got tired of his state of existing |
| C．was too proud a drop | D．wanted to dirty others |
| A．brave | B．confident | C．stubborn | D．dangerous |
| A．important | B．pleased | C．proud | D．sorry |
| A．To advise readers to be “a clean drop”. | B．To blame the drop for his foolish mistake. |
| C．To tell readers the way to be “a clean drop”. | D．To tell readers how to work together effectively. |
【推荐2】Thinking of getting your child to take up a sport that involves a coach or instructor? There is a piece of good news. A new study finds that children who join in organized physical activities at a young age are less likely to have emotional difficulties by the time they turn 12.
“The primary school years are a critical time in child development,” said Frédéric N. Brière, a professor of psycho-education who led the study. And every parent wants to raise a well-adjusted (适应性强的) child. Besides keeping children from sitting for long, physical activities, such as structured sports, have the potential physical and mental benefits, Brière believes, something parents seem to know instinctively (直觉地).
“We followed a large representative population of typically developing Canadian children over time to examine whether consistent participation in organized sports from ages 6 to 10 would lessen risks associated with emotional distress, anxiety, shyness, social withdrawal (不合群) at age 12, said Brière. “Our goal was to test this question as critically as possible by excluding pre-existing child or family conditions that could offer a different explanation.” To do this. Brière and his team examined data from children born in 1997 or 1998. From ages 6 to 10, mothers reported whether their child participated in organized physical activities. At age 12, teachers reported on the child's levels of emotional distress, anxiety, shyness, and social withdrawal at school.
“The results revealed that children who participated in sports consistently from ages 6 to 10 showed fewer cases of those factors at age 12 than their peers who did not engage in physical activities in a consistent way,” said Brière. “We found these benefits above and beyond pre-existing individual and family characteristics.”
Brière concluded, “Getting kids actively involved in organized sports seems to promote global development. This involvement appears to be good on a socio-emotional level apart from the physical benefits it brings. Being less emotionally troubled between primary and high school is a priceless benefit for children,as they are about to enter a much larger universe with bigger academic challenges.
1. What does Brière's study show about doing sports?| A．It helps children improve study efficiency. |
| B．It improves children's personality development. |
| C．It strengthens children’s relationship with their parents |
| D．It helps prevent children from having emotional problems. |
| A．It investigates children from similar backgrounds. |
| B．It takes children's personal habits into consideration. |
| C．It focuses on how children fit in with the environment. |
| D．It requires cooperation from children's parents and teachers. |
| A．Children’s personal and family characteristics. |
| B．Children’s performances in the study. |
| C．Children’s emotional problems. |
| D．Children’s daily activities. |
| A．They are too busy to participate in sports. |
| B．They go through a quick development. |
| C．They will soon face great academic stress. |
| D．They are more likely to have mental problems. |
【推荐3】Researchers in Japan have installed (安装) on a train a speaker that barks like a dog and snorts like a deer in order to prevent collisions with animals on the tracks.
The country has been troubled by a problem with trains colliding with deer on its railways. According to Japan’s transport ministry, there were 613 cases of train services delayed for at least 30 minutes resulting from collisions with deer and other wild animals in 2018-19.
Deer are attracted to railway lines because of a need for iron in their diets. They lick (舔) the rails to pick up iron filings caused by the action of wheels against tracks. This dietary need has led to a constant battle to keep the deer separate from the danger of a fast-moving train. In the past, flashing red lights and even lion faces have been unsuccessfully trialed in an attempt to keep deer off the tracks.
This new device has been invented by a team at the country’s Railway Technical Research Institute (RTRD). RTRI officials explain that deer have a habit of repeatedly snorting short, shrill sounds to warn other deer when they sense danger. The barking of the hunting dog, which drives deer to panic, strengthens the effect of the warning noise, according to the RTRI. When the deer hear a combination of a 3-second-long recording of a deer’s snort and 20 seconds of a barking dog, they panic and flee rapidly.
RTRI researchers say late-night tests, at times when deer are most frequently seen by railway tracks, have resulted in a 45 percent reduction of deer sighting. Future plans include still barking sites where deer are commonly seen, but the unpleasant noises will not be so loud in areas where people live beside the tracks.
1. Why are deer attracted to train tracks?| A．To get close to the passing trail. | B．To get nutrition from train tracks. |
| C．To hunt for food near the train tracks. | D．To gather together at night near railways. |
| A．Robots. | B．Hunting dogs. |
| C．Lion face paintings. | D．Specially designed tracks. |
| A．Its inventors drew inspiration from deer’s habit. |
| B．It will be put to use in areas where deer appear. |
| C．It will affect people who live beside the track. |
| D．It has decreased more than half of deer sighting. |
| A．A dietary habit of deer. |
| B．A traffic problem caused by deer. |
| C．A battle between human and animals. |
| D．An invention designed to keep deer off the tracks. |
【推荐1】You’ve just come home, after living abroad for a few years. Since you’ve been away, has this country changed for the better-or for the worse?
If you’ve just arrived back in the UK after a month’s holiday, small changes have probably surprised you-anything from a local greengrocer suddenly being replaced by a mobile-phone shop to someone in your street moving house.
So how have things changed to people coming back to Britain after seven, ten or even 15 years living abroad? What changes in society can they see that the rest of us have hardly noticed-or now take for granted? To find out, we asked some people who recently returned.
Debi: When we left, Cheltenham, my home town, was a town of white, middle-class families-all very conservative (保守的). The town is now home to many eastern Europeans and lots of Australians, who come here mainly to work in hotels and tourism. There are even several shops only for foreigners
Having been an immigrant (移民) myself, I admire people who go overseas to find a job. I believe foreign settlers have improved this country because they’re more open-minded and often work harder than local people.
Christine: To see policemen with guns in the airport for the first time was frightening-in Cyprus, they’re very relaxed-and I got pulled over by customs officers just for taking a woolen sweater with some metal-made buttons out of my case in the arrivals hall. Everyone seemed to be on guard. Even the airport car-hire firm wanted a credit card rather than cash because they said their vehicles had been used by bank robbers.
But anyway, this is still a green, beautiful country. I just wish more people would appreciate what they’ve got.
1. After a short overseas holiday, people tend to _______.| A．notice small changes | B．expect small changes |
| C．welcome small changes | D．dislike small changes |
| A．Disappointed. | B．Negative. |
| C．Doubtful. | D．Supportive. |
| A．the relaxed policemen | B．the dirty arrivals hall |
| C．the strict safety check | D．the bank robbers |
| A．Life in Britain. | B．Back in Britain. |
| C．Britain in Future . | D．Britain in Memory. |
【推荐2】A billionaire has recently made one of the biggest charitable（慈善的）donations to a university in China’s history. Chen Tianqiao donated $115 million to the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) to help advanced brain research. The donation will be spent deepening the understanding of how the brain works. Chen has been interested to brain research, believing it can shape the industries such as artificial intelligence and virtual reality. However, this huge donation has caused heated discussing among Chinese scholars and internet users alike.
Many criticized him for choosing to give money to a foreign university rather than home institutes for brain research, which are developing fast and are on track to catch up with the US in just a few years. Rao Yi, a biologist at Peking University, even said the donation was a typical mistake.
Others, however, support his choice. They believe Caltech is a more reasonable choice compared to Chinese research institutions. Caltech has a long history and has taken a leading position in biology, and therefore it produces more efficient results. In addition, the results of the research benefit not only the American people, but also the rest of the world.
A similar controversial case started two years ago when Pan Shiyi, chairman of SOHO China, donated $15 million to Harvard University to help disadvantaged Chinese students.
Many believe that China is still behind in the management and use of donated money, and that as a result, Chinese charity donators are looking abroad. In comparison, Western countries like the US, which have a long history of donating money, have well-developed systems that use money efficiently. They can also provide full access for donors who want to track the use of the money. To get more donations, Chinese universities should be braver and more honest. They need self-reflection, rather than envy.
1. Why did Chen’s donation draw criticism?| A．It was not given to a Chinese university. |
| B．It was one of the largest to Caltech. |
| C．It was not used efficiently in the USA. |
| D．It was used in brain research. |
| A．The Chinese are just too envious |
| B．The achievements will benefit the whole world |
| C．Caltech is a university with a longer history |
| D．The fund can help disadvantaged Chinese students |
| A．To suggest the enthusiasm of the billionaires |
| B．To show off generosity of the billionaires |
| C．To inform Chinese students are poor at academy |
| D．To stress the disagreement over donating abroad. |
| A．explore artificial intelligence | B．develop efficient systems |
| C．grow fast and catch up with the US | D．educate more honest graduates |
【推荐3】Have you ever noticed how the recital (叙说) of an adventure always finds ready audience? The man with a story of some stirring adventure always takes the floor Men will stop the most important discussion to listen. Women will forget to rock the cradle. Boys and girls will neglect any sport or game. Try it sometime and see how it grips all kinds and all ages. And the reason is that none of us ever really grows up. We are always boys and girls, a little older in years, but with the same nature—alert to the new, questioning, investigating, growing, living; stirred by martial music; thrilled by the sight of the fire-houses dashing madly down the street; lured by tales of subtle intrigue (阴谋)and splendid daring.
It would be sad if men and women ever lost this capacity to be attracted by tales of heroism. The man whose heart leaps for joy at the sight of a heroic deed is the man who will act the hero when his turn comes. No, the love of adventure will never be lost. It is a fundamental part of human nature, just as sentiment (感情) is.
So we reasoned that a magazine edited for this universal hunger of human nature for adventure ought to have a wide appreciation and appeal, and we decided to publish such a magazine and call it ADVENTURE.
It is published as a magazine wherein thousands of men and women can find adventure without being obliged to read through large amounts of stuff they care little about for the sake of getting a little they care a lot about, which is frankly made for the hours when the reader cannot work, or does not wish to, or is too weary to work and made for the reader’s recreation rather than his or her creative hours. If you care for stirring stories (and who does not?) —if you wish to get away for a brief time from the hard grind of the daily mill so that you can come back to it again with renewed passion and courage to walk through the knotty problems and nagging limitations, get a copy of Adventure.
You can get away for such a trip every month for 15 cents or you can get a season ticket entitling you to twelve trips for $1.50. No other kind of story in the magazine; just Adventure Stories. Fact-stories as well as fiction stories .If you don’t like that kind, don’t buy; but if you do like that kind, Adventure is sure to delight you.
1. Which of the following statement is TURE about man’s sense of adventure?| A．People are increasingly attracted by adventures as they grow. |
| B．The sense of adventure is rooted in a childhood curiosity. |
| C．Adventure stories are more attractive when told with sentiment. |
| D．Only children with curiosity grow into adults fond of adventures. |
| A．to draw a clear line between | B．to capture the attention of |
| C．to affect the way people think | D．to give equal treatment to |
| A．It reminds its work-burdened life driven readers of good old days. |
| B．It helps them regain their adventurous selves lost in tough life. |
| C．It offers a refreshing escape from long weary working hours. |
| D．It encourages them to face the toughness of life and work. |
| A．One can buy one copy for 15 cents. | B．Adventure is available one issue a month, |
| C．It contains fictional and true stories. | D．Season ticket holders can enjoy free tours. |
| A．To instruct publishers in how to produce a popular magazine. |
| B．To explore the psychological cause and impact of adventure. |
| C．To attract potential readers by giving the editorial philosophy. |
| D．To recommend to working people a refreshing way of recreation. |
【推荐1】Being a teenager is hard, which is why there are many amazing teen movies documenting the experience.Some are so good that they will become classics in a few years. Here is a list for you.
Mean Girls
"You go, Glen Coco!" "It's not going to happen!" "On Wednesdays we wear pink!" "You can't sit with us!" If you rank teen movies by how many lines（台词） of dialogues will live on forever, Mean Girls will certainly be on top. So many classic lines!
Eighth Grade
This movie will take you back to the eighth grade and remind you of all the good and bad times you had at that age. Kayla, a shy girl, who feels the most connected to the world through social media. It's Kayla's final week in the eighth grade and she promises to make it as great as possible before she moves on to high school.
13 Going on 30
This classic follows Jenna Rink, a girl whose wish on her 13th birthday is to grow up and escape from high school. The next day her wish comes true. She wakes up in her 30﹣year﹣old body only to find that she's an editor of a major magazine in America. Although she loves her new life at first, she quickly finds out that being grown﹣up isn't that much easier than being 13.
Shazam!
Shazam! is about a kid named Billy Batson, who suddenly gets magic powers from the Wizard Shazam. By calling Shazam's name, Billy can be changed into a hero with powers like strength, speed and flight. Like in all the other movies of this kind, in Shazam! Billy is tasked with defeating his enemy who wants to steal all his powers.
1. What is special about Mean Girls？| A．It is about girls' adventures. |
| B．It ranks first on the movie list. |
| C．It is aimed at amusing the audience. |
| D．It contains lots of classic dialogues. |
| A．Eighth Grade. |
| B．13 Going on 30. |
| C．Mean Girls. |
| D．Shazam! |
| A．A superhero film. |
| B．A documentary. |
| C．A comedy. |
| D．A love story. |
【推荐2】Radio proved its importance during World War II ( 1939 — 45 ) with almost immediate coverage of events. Between 1941 and 1945 , Americans tuned in to listen to breaking news from Europe, hearing about major battles and the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii just moments after the actual events. News reporters such as Edward R. Murrow (1908 — 1965) and William Shirer (1904 — 1993) offered insightful (有深刻见解的)commentary and straight, hard news. Their example would influence the news anchors (新闻广播员)on the new media — television, commonly called TV 一 for decades. Radio's golden age ended with the war.
The 1940s were the true beginning of the TV era. Although sets had been available as early as the late 1930s, the widespread distribution and sale of TV sets did not really take off until after the war. Broadcasting stations ignored many of their radio stations and poured money into TV after the war. Soon many radio dramas, variety shows, and comedy programs were available on TV and radio was left with mostly music. For children, new shows like Kukla, Fran, and Ollie and The Howdy Doody Show offered laughs. One of the most popular early TV programs was a variety show called Texaco Star Theater, starring comedian Milton Berle (1908 —- 2002) , that started in 1948.
As the decade continued, more and more people bought TV sets. Instead of circling around their radios, people would settle in front of their TVs for news and entertainment. As TV became more popular, the government set up regulations to ensure competition between stations, channels (频道)，and programs. The 1950s would see the new medium change dramatically(明显的)with the introduction of color and other technological advances.
1. Which of the following is right according to the passage?| A．TV played an important role in World War IL |
| B．Radio disappeared with the end of World War IL |
| C．R. Murrow and William Shirer are excellent news reporters. |
| D．Americans picked up the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii just before the actual event. |
| A．Copy. | B．Remove. | C．Be popular. | D．Leave. |
| A．TVs has taken the place of radios. |
| B．The government made rules to limit the development of TVs. |
| C．During the 1950s TV changed better with the introduction of new energy technology. |
| D．As time went on, less and less people prefer radios. |
| A．TV and Radio in the 1940s |
| B．Why Do People Prefer TVs |
| C．The History of Radio and TV |
| D．The Importance of TV and Radio |
【推荐3】Do you really care who wins Oscars? On February 24 this year, the Academy Awards were presented to actors, actresses, directors, musicians and many other people. Usually they are the “best” and we, the Audience, are persuaded that this is true.
This year, the nominations for Best Picture include Black Panther, Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book. According to many people, these are great movies, as are the performers who bring the stories to life. Whoever wins the award for Best Actor or Best Actress will undoubtedly become a Hollywood star.
However, Leonardo had never won an Oscar before 2016, but that doesn’t mean that his films aren’t amazing. I only need to mention Titanic and The Wolf of Wall Street and you can clearly see that he is an excellent actor. And of course, let’s not forget Romeo and Juliet.
I’m afraid someone may wrongly apprehend my meaning. I am not saying that those who win Academy Awards are not talented people. They most certainly are talented. What I mean is that I don’t think we should judge films and actors by how many awards they have. After all, at this year’s Golden Globe Awards, Ricky Gervais compared the prizes to a doorstop and told the nominees to remember that no one cared about that award as much as they did.
So let’s not judge an actor or actress just based on what critics say. If you want to know how good an actor or actress really is, go and watch the film he or she stars in.
1. Why is Leonardo mentioned in the passage?| A．He is one of the writer’s favorite film actors. |
| B．He is one of the actors who starred in many films. |
| C．He is the leading actor in many award-winning films. |
| D．He is a good actor who didn’t win an Oscar until 2016. |
| A．Express. | B．Understand. | C．Change. | D．Show. |
| A．To see if he has won an Oscar. | B．To read what critics say. |
| C．To judge him by watching his acting. | D．To see how many awards he has won. |
