What benefits can you have from a film? A well-made film offers a whole world of things to watch. First there are the story aspects — the plot, characters, dialogue and themes. Then there are the technical aspects — the camera work, cuttings and special effects. And there are many other things, like the credits, musical score and the acting. A well-made film offers much more than you see in one viewing (观看).
Films are a means of communication. They can tell you things, just as newspapers do, or television, or any other means of communication. Sometimes they communicate important things to you, like ideas or lifestyles or ways of looking at the world. Sometimes people are aware of this, and sometimes not. The more you are aware of this, the better you are.
Notice, for example, the way films sometimes affect fashion. A star dresses or wears her hair in a certain way, and suddenly everyone is imitating (模仿) her. Boys in the 1950s could sometimes be seen wearing black leather jackets, idling (闲逛) on street corners and smoking cigarettes. They were imitating Marion Brando. His films taught them a certain way to behave.
Films can also teach politics. In Star Wars, the heroes were a bunch of lovable incompetents (无能者) fighting with guts (胆量) and not much else. They were, in fact, rather like the British in the early days of WWII. Their enemies, like the Nazis, had a big advantage in equipment and numbers of troops, and they were like the Nazis in discipline and heartlessness too. The whole film, in fact, was a re-run (重演) of WWII, and taught values like faith and love of liberty. This is all to the good, but the point is, did you notice it?
1. The last underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.| A．viewers can enjoy lots of things if they see a well-made film again and again |
| B．a well-made film always attracts a number of viewers more than one time |
| C．viewers usually know nothing about a well-made film but a good story theme |
| D．a well-made film can help viewers understand well-known film stars better |
| A．Films are much more important than newspapers and television. |
| B．Films can send us information like any other means of communication. |
| C．Some people usually talk about the films that they have watched. |
| D．Nobody knows how films communicate important things to them. |
| A．a motorist who always wore a black leather jacket |
| B．a homeless man who died of smoking too much finally |
| C．a lazy man who didn’t have any serious things to do |
| D．a fashionable man who wore long hair during World War II |
| A．the WW II heroes. | B．politics around the world. |
| C．some great values. | D．people loving world peace. |
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【推荐1】Film director James Cameron first became interested in sea exploration when he was a little boy. His love for the ocean grew after he made the 1989 undersea adventure film. The Abyss and the 1997 blockbuster Titanic, one of the most successful movies of all time. Following that big success, James Cameron decided to put his film career on hold to become an explorer.
In 2012, James Cameron made a journey to the deepest spot in the Mariana Trench, known as Challenger Deep. And now the great journey has been made into a documentary film, named James Cameron’s Deepsea Challenge 3D.
In James Cameron’s fantasy films, such as Avatar and The Abyss, the unexplored areas are decorated in colors and full of danger. But on his dive into Challenger Deep, the reality proved far different: white, deserted and dull. “I felt like I had gone to another planet,” Cameron said after returning from the cold and dark place in the Western Pacific Ocean, nearly seven miles below the surface. “T really have a sense of being separated and realize how tiny I am down in this big, black and unexplored place.”
Cameron captured (获取) the moon-like landscape of the deep sea and documented the sea creatures he observed in the ocean.
James Cameron’s Deepsea Challenge 3D tells the story of Cameron’s journey. It is a film about determination, danger and the ocean’s greatest depths. The movie shows a unique insight into Cameron’s world when he makes his dream reality and makes history by becoming the first person to travel alone to the deepest point on the planet.
It’s an exciting film and inspiring reminder that our beautiful planet still has a lot to explore.
1. When did James Cameron become interested in the ocean?| A．When he was in his childhood. |
| B．After his films The Abyss and Titanic. |
| C．After he achieved great success in movies. |
| D．When he began to explore the deep sea alone. |
| A．Small and dull. | B．Boring and deserted. |
| C．White and attractive. | D．Colorful but dangerous. |
| A．It is a story about Cameron’s film-making dream. |
| B．It is a film about the exploration of ocean creatures. |
| C．It tells us about James’ journey into Challenger Deep. |
| D．It aims to attract more people to explore the deep sea. |
| A．A Film Director Exploring Deep Sea |
| B．The Great Dream of a Film Director |
| C．James Cameron and His Documentary Film |
| D．The First Person to Make Films about the Deep Sea |
【推荐2】A film, also called a movie, is a work used to communicate ideas, stories, feelings, beauty and much more through the use of moving images. This article therefore introduces some right movies or TV series which will benefit students in one way or the other.
Like Stars on Earth
This is a heart touching Indian movie that tells the story of a boy named Ishaan Awasthi. He is an 8-year-old boy with dyslexia (阅读障碍) and this greatly influences his performance in school. Ishaan has an amazing talent for art and painting, but no one would like to know him and be his friends until a new art teacher, Ram Nikumbh, arrives. He takes special interest in Ishaan and discovers Ishaan’s problem and his artistic talent.
The Social Network
It tells us the story of young Mark Zuckerberg who is an undergraduate at Harvard and also a computer genius (天才). He begins to work on an idea which grows into a globally recognized social network called Facebook. This makes Mark one of the youngest billionaires existing.
Grownish
Filled with real life situations and grown up people, this series takes us back to university-lifestyle. Grownish through four amazing seasons, teaches us how to navigate (驾驭) the university through the eyes of Zoey Johnson. Zoey is a talented fashion designer and stylist who seems to have the world all planned out for her.
King of Boys 2
If you haven’t already seen the first movie in this series, you should take two steps back so you don’t get lost in this political (政治的) forest. This movie is the type that has you sitting at the edge (边缘) of your seat from start to finish. King of Boys 2 takes us to the underworld of a truly dirty game called “politics”.
1. Why is the 8-year-old boy named Ishaan doing poorly in school?| A．He has difficulty reading. | B．His teachers dislike him. |
| C．He fails to make new friends. | D．He takes no interest in studies. |
| A．Ram Nikumbh. | B．Mark Zuckerberg. |
| C．Zoey Johnson. | D．Ishaan Awasthi. |
| A．An art teacher’s story. | B．A computer genius. |
| C．A fashion designer’s growth. | D．A political game. |
【推荐3】Movies to Enjoy
Good news! As deputy director of the Development and Reform Commission said, consumption can be the main driver of economic growth this year. And he added that the commission has many tools to boost consumer spending. To promote consumption, some classic movies are ready to be re-released. Here is the detailed information.
“Ready Player One”
Perhaps everyone is eager to enter such an Oasis (绿洲) in the future. But even if the virtual world is attractive, we still have to live a happy life in reality.
Directed by Steven Spielberg in 2018, this movie is full of Easter eggs for movie buffs and nostalgia lovers. “If the audience is laughing and you’re not, you’re missing out on a visual tribute (致敬) to a 1980s movie, fictional character, cartoon or game.
The Old Greenbelt Theatre, 129 Centerway, Greenbelt, Md.; Sundays through Jun. 30, 1 p.m. The movie tickets are priced at $20 per adult and $15 per child.
“Manchester by the Sea”
Some wounds are indeed difficult to disappear completely and can only be scaled. The hero is immersed in grief and never manages to recover. Such a story, although it cannot make the audience relax, it has another “release” effect, which will make the audience cherish the happiness in their lives.
Manchester by the Sea is at once hilarious and tragic without ever feeling in conflict with itself, which is the same goes for La La Land.
Library of Congress, Mary Pickford Theater, 101 Independence Ave. SE, Washington D.C.; May. 15 (Mon.), 8p.m.
The movie tickets are priced at $20 per adult and $15 per child. The second child of the group will get the ticket for free.
“Dead Poets Society”
“Finance, engineering, architecture, computing, are important, and of course, those are what we need to survive. But for poetry, romance, love, those are why we are human beings. ”
This is a movie about a teacher and his students, but many people find the true meaning of life in the movie. The teacher, namely the Captain, has awakened their souls of freedom and love from their numb and puppet-like lives, and that is enough, despite the length of life. So, the dream, love, ideal of the teenage years, should be chase bravely. The line “Oh, Captain! my Captain!” is also well-known because of this movie.
Landmark E Street Cinema, 555 11th St. NW, Washington, D.C. opens on May. 25 (Mon.). The movie tickets are priced at $15 per adult and $10 per child. A 10% discount is offered for a second child of the group.
1. Which statement about “Ready Player One” is TRUE?| A．It’s directed by Steven Spenser. |
| B．It’s a feel-depressed story about a teacher and his students. |
| C．It can help raise people’s awareness about reality. |
| D．It’s a movie from 1980s. |
| A．Ready Player One. |
| B．Manchester by the Sea. |
| C．La La Land. |
| D．Dead Poets Society. |
| A．$49 | B．$50 | C．$55 | D．$70 |
【推荐1】Probably no other musical instrument is as popular as the guitar. Musicians use the guitar for almost every kind of music. Country and western music would not be the same without a guitar. The traditional Spanish folk music called Flamenco could not exist without a guitar. The sound of American blues music would not be the same without the sad cry of the guitar. And rock and roll music would almost be impossible without this instrument.
Some music experts say an instrument very much like a guitar was played in Egypt more than one thousand years ago. Some other experts say that the ancestor of the modern guitar was brought to Spain from Persia sometime in the twelfth century. The guitar continued to develop in Spain. In the 1700s, it became similar to the instrument we know today.
Many famous musicians played the instrument. The famous Italian violinist Niccolo Paganinni played and wrote music for the guitar in the early 1800s. Franz Schubert used the guitar to write some of his famous works. One kind of music for the guitar developed in the southern area of Spain called Adalusia. It will always be strongly linked with the Spanish guitar. It is called Flamenco.
In the 1930s, Les Paul began experimenting with ways to make an electric guitar. He invented the solid body electric guitar in 1946. The guitar has always been important to blues music. With the electric guitar, Les Paul helped make modern blues music possible. There have been many great blues guitarists. Yet, music experts say all blues guitar players are measured against one man and his famous guitar. That man is B. B. King. Every blues fan knows that years ago B. B. King named his guitar Lucille. Here B. B. King plays Lucille on his famous recording of “The Thrill Is Gone”. Lucille, B. B. King's large, beautiful black guitar, is important to American music. Visitors can see King's very first guitar at the Rock and Soul Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. The museum is the only permanent exhibit organized by the Smithsonian Institution outside Washington, D. C. , and New York City.
1. Where did the modern guitar finally come into being?| A．Spain. | B．Egypt. |
| C．Persia. | D．Italy. |
| A．The musician B. B. King named his guitar Lucille. |
| B．The Rock and Soul Museum first opened in Memphis. |
| C．The electric guitar promoted the development of the blues. |
| D．The exhibit was first organized by the Smithsonian Institution. |
| A．Traditional Folk Music | B．Guitar and Music |
| C．Violinist and Blues | D．Flamenco and Guitar |
【推荐2】Getting active in midlife could be as good for you as starting young when it comes to reducing the risk of an early death, researchers have suggested. But experts say the study also shows that the benefits fade once exercise declines.
“If you maintain an active lifestyle or participate in some sort of exercise from youth to middle age, you can reduce your risk for dying,” said Dr. Pedro Saint-Maurice, the lead author of the research. “If you are not active and you get to your 40s - 50s and you decide to become active, you can still enjoy a lot of those benefits.”
The study was based on data from more than 300,000 Americans aged 50-71 who undertook a questionnaire(问卷)in the late-1990s. They were asked to recall the extent of their moderate to vigorous (剧烈的) leisure exercise at different stages of their life. Researchers then used national records to track who died in the years up to the end of 2016. After taking into account factors including age, sex, smoking and diet, the team found that those who were exercising into middle age had a lower risk of death than those who had never carried out any leisure exercise. However, when the team looked at different patterns in the way people were active over their life, it found a surprise.
Men and women who started exercising at the age of 40-50 reduced their risk of death from any cause by about 35%. The benefit was similar to that seen for people who reached and maintained similar activity from their teens or 20s onwards.
However, the study found that the protective effect of exercise did not last forever. People whose levels of leisure exercise decreased by middle age had no difference in the risk of an early death to those who had always been couch potatoes. “If you have been active and you slowly decrease your exercise participation as you age, you lose a lot of the benefits that we know are associated with exercise,” Saint - Maurice said.
But the study has limitations, including that it is based on individuals recalling how active they were many years before. What’s more, the research looked only at death records, not other aspects of health such as levels of sickness and disease. Nonetheless, he said, the message was positive. “This adds to the growing body of evidence about the importance of physical activity and exercise across he life course, and indicates that it is never too late to start.”
1. Which of the following is TRUE about the study?| A．The study took about two decades to complete. |
| B．The study involved around 30,000 elderly Americans. |
| C．Questionnaires and interviews were the sources of data. |
| D．The participants in the study took regular physical exercise. |
| A．The earlier you exercise, the greater your health benefits will be. |
| B．The benefit of getting active in midlife is similar to that of starting young. |
| C．Participating in exercise from youth to middle age benefits one’s health greatly. |
| D．The benefits of exercising in midlife will decline once you stop exercising. |
| A．women benefit more from vigorous exercise than men do |
| B．people exercising from their teens can maintain health forever |
| C．an active lifestyle will not necessarily bring positive health benefits. |
| D．participants’ memories may affect the reliability of the study result |
| A．Getting Active When Young | B．Health Benefits Fading With Age |
| C．Never Too Old to Start Exercise | D．Exercise Having Its Limitations |
【推荐3】With the popularity of the Internet in recent years, major webcast platforms are in full swing, especially in this special period, many people are staying at home, crazy to engage in webcast. We should treat this problem in a dialectical way of thinking. Everything that is beneficial will have disadvantages. Today, with the rapid development of the Internet economy, “webcast” has become a means of information spreading. Today, with the popularity of webcast, we should comprehensively analyze its advantages and disadvantages.
“Webcast” has become a hot word, and even derived a series of new industries and new occupations, effectively promoting the development of social economy and the diversification of business forms. For example, in the stage of resumption of work and production after the epidemic was effectively controlled, the live broadcast of network anchors promoted the rapid growth of some regional economies to a certain extent. For example, CCTV invited live broadcast talents to combine with stars to carry out live broadcast in Wuhan and other areas with serious epidemic, which effectively and rapidly promoted the economic development of Wuhan at that time. At the same time, educational live broadcasting can make up for the gap between education in backward areas and advanced areas to a certain extent, give children equal opportunities to learn, promote the national plan of educational equity, and let more children see the outside world.
But webcast also brings many problems. First, the quality of live broadcast goods is uneven. Many live broadcasters push and sell the goods in a template manner without detailed understanding. After customers receive the goods, the goods are not the right board. Because of logistics express fees and other reasons, they are also too lazy to argue, resulting in a gradual decline in public praise. Second, while bringing joy and economic growth, the live broadcast of online celebrity has made the social atmosphere more impetuous. The children’s ideal has become “I want to be an online celebrity”, thinking that there is food by one face. These dregs need to be abandoned. Third, the supervision of webcast is not strict, and vulgar information often appears, which brings bad social atmosphere.
To this end, we should first strengthen the supervision of webcast from the institutional level, especially the examination and approval of live broadcast content, standardize all live broadcast platforms, increase punishment, curb the bad live broadcast atmosphere from the source, and set up relevant vocational skills training according to the situation; Secondly, all broadcasters should effectively choose the live broadcast content, conform to the mainstream social value orientation, ensure the quality and level of live broadcast, and gradually get out of the mindset of echoing others; Finally, all public opinion media should create a positive and sunny attitude at the social level, treat the new thing of “live broadcasting” correctly, and guide public opinion to the right track.
1. What does the second paragraph say about webcast?| A．Webcast can promote regional economic development and narrow the gap between urban and rural areas. |
| B．Webcast allows more children in cities to see the outside world. |
| C．The goods sold by webcast are of poor quality. |
| D．We should adhere to the correct guidance of public opinion when dealing with live broadcasting |
| A．Cause network congestion. | B．Endanger national security. |
| C．Bring bad social atmosphere. | D．Cause death of people. |
| A．shabby | B．common | C．foolish | D．silly |
| A．Challenge | B．Attract reading interest | C．Make a summary | D．Come to the point |
