1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

As a child, reading was one of my favorite     1     (hobby), and it still is to this day. I've always enjoyed immersing (使沉浸于) myself in the pages of a novel, entirely attracted by fictional characters and     2     (they) stories. One part of the experience that almost always made me feel    3     (disappoint), however, was when my beloved books became movies. And according       4     a recent survey, I'm not the only person who is let down by book adaptations.

SuperSummary, an online resource, wanted     5     (know) the answer to a burning question: Book or movie? The company asked 2,030 people, ages 23 to 62, to answer questions about books    6     had been turned into movies or TV shows.

The results were fairly close. Overall, 34% of people enjoyed the book,       7    (compare) to 27% of people who liked the movie more. Although 82% of people said “screen adaptations help books come to life,” 46% of people argued that movie adaptations “would never be as good     8     the book.”

Perhaps the slight preference for the book over the movie is related to libraries being a little     9     (popular) than movie theaters. I     10     (complete) understand why people might prefer watching a live version of a story on the big screen, but to me, there are few simpler pleasures than getting lost in the pages of a good book.

2 . Venice Film Festival

The Venice Film Festival takes place every year in late August or early September on the Lido in the historic Palazzo del Cinema, in Venice, Italy. Its main award is the “Leone d’Oro” (Golden Lion). Recently, a new award has been added, the San Marco Award for the best film.

Academy Awards

The Academy Awards are the most prominent film awards in the United States. The awards are granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy Awards are nicknamed “Oscars”, which is also the nickname of the statuette（小雕像）. The name is said to have been born when Margaret Herrick saw the statuette on a table and said, “It looks just like my uncle Oscar!”

Berlin Film Festival

The Berlin Film Festival is one of the “A” festivals in Europe. The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the “Berlinale”, is held annually in February and started in 1951 after an initiative of the American, who occupied part of the city after World War Ⅱ. The jury（专家评奖团）always places special emphasis on representing films from all over the world, from the former Eastern Bloc（集团）Countries as well as from Western countries. The awards are called Golden and Silver Bears (as the bear is the symbol of Berlin).

Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival is a famous international film festival. It has been held annually in Cannes, in the south of France, since 1946 with a few exceptions. Given massive media exposure, the Festival is attended by many movie stars and is a popular venue for movie producers to launch their new films and attempt to sell their works to the distributors who come from all over the world.

The most famous award given out at Cannes is the “Palme d’Or” (Golden Palm) for the best film; this is sometimes shared by multiple films in one year.

1. Which award can be shared by multiple films in one year?

A．Golden Lion.	B．Golden Palm.
C．Academy Awards.	D．San Marco Award.

2. Which of the following statements about “Oscars” is NOT true?

A．It’s the nickname of Academy Awards.

B．It’s also the nickname of the statuette.

C．It got its name because Margaret said the statuette looked like his uncle.

D．It’s an award in France.

3. Why is the award for Berlin Film Festival called “Golden and Silver Bear”?

A．It looks like a bear.

B．It is made up of bear fur

C．The bear is the symbol of Berlin.

D．Bear is rare in Berlin.

3 . What good films are coming out in March? Here are four films to watch this March.

Mulan

It’s another live-action remake of a classic Disney cartoon. It is based on an ancient Chinese girl who dresses up herself as a man so that she can join the army. Director Niki Caro and the actors show us wonderful battle scenes and Chinese Kung Fu.

Onward

Dragons, unicorns (独角兽) and other creatures are usually considered to only exist in ancient Greece, but in Onward, they are all still alive and kicking in the US today. Onward is about two brothers who go on a road trip in order to bring their father back from the dead. It is such a perfect film that it’s worth spending a few hours in the cinema.

Radioactive

Radioactive tells us about a famous Polish-French scientist, Marie Curie who won the Nobel Prize twice but was finally killed by the radiation she studied. In the film. Curie is played by Rosamund Pike alongside Sam Riley as her husband Pierre Curie and Anya Taylor-Joy as their daughter Irene.

Misbehavior

The Miss World Beauty Contest may be out of fashion, but it used to be one of television’s biggest events. Misbehavior tells what happened when the event was staged at the Royal Albert hall in London in 1970. There could hardly be a more interesting topic for a film, even if it was set 50 years ago.

1. What do we know about Onward?

A．It praises a woman fighter.

B．It is a Chinese story.

C．It focuses on animal protection.

D．It is a film about magic.

2. Who does Rosamund Pike play?

A．A soldier.

B．A killer.

C．A scientist.

D．A designer.

3. Which of the following films is set in the UK?

A．Misbehavior.

B．Onward.

C．Radioactive.

D．Mulan.