A.Jazz. | B.Opera. | C.Rock. |
2 . The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has changed not only our own lives, but the lives of those who live to entertain us.
Most US talk show hosts depend on having a live audience. Audiences laugh when hosts crack jokes (讲笑话), they cheer for guests or take part in activities with the host. But with social distancing, talk show hosts have to stay at home just like the rest of us.
I’m a big fan of talk show hosts like Jimmy Fallon, Conan O’Brien and Stephen Colbert. Without guests to interview and audiences to interact with, they’ve had to put new twists (改变) on their shows.
Other hosts choose to bring their families or other people on board for their shows. Host Jimmy Kimmel, for example, has made videos in which he plays with his children at home.
It is kind of heartwarming to see that even famous people have to struggle with the same problems we have while they’re stuck at home. But these hosts still do their best to entertain us.
A.I have been feeling bored and trying to find something fun to do. |
B.They have certainly cheered me up during my time stuck inside. |
C.This, however, has made their shows interesting in a new way. |
D.Some of them have been doing video chat interviews with pop stars. |
E.One of the changes I’ve seen personally has been in TV talk shows. |
F.Do you know what your favorite talk show hosts have done in quarantine? |
G.He even surprised a food delivery driver with a pizza to thank him for his work. |
1. What was Andrew like at the concert?
A.Nervous. | B.Calm. | C.Excited. |
A.He didn’t make any mistakes. | B.He made some little mistakes. |
C.He made a lot of mistakes. |
A.Pretty sad. | B.A little worried. | C.Quite glad. |
A.A film producer. | B.A writer. | C.A singer. |
In 2009, Whitacre received a video of a girl who was singing one of his works. Inspired, he asked his fans
6 . Sitting among the cheering fans of the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team in Rio de Janeiro, a Polish fan caught a lot of attention. It is not because he is not Chinese, but because he has followed the team closely from the very beginning.
The 60-year-old Jozef fell in love with the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team at the first sight when he he watched the girls at the London Olympics on TV in 2012. The Polish man was crazy about the performances of the young team, especially by its core player Hui Ruoqi. Before that Jozef was a loyal fan of his home team — the Polish men’s volleyball.
Since then, Jozef has become crazy about the team and has kept track of almost all their international competitions. Back in the 2013 Montreux Volley Masters of Switzerland, the Polish man, for the first time, came to cheer up for the team on site. He also drove all the way from Poland to Italy to lend support for the girls during the 2014 Women’s World Volleyball Championship.
The hardcore fan traveled hundreds of miles from Polancl to Brazil, and booked tickets for all matches of the Chinese Women’s Volleyball.This time, Jozef was interviewed by TV and has been recognized by not just fans, but millions or Chinese TV audience.
The “Polish grandpa” was a nickname given by Chinese volleyball Fans. He has 18,000 followers on Sina Weibo, China’s answer to Twitter, where Jozef has been sharing his obsession with Chinese Internet users since 2013.
1. Why did Jozef get much attention?A.He was interviewed by Chinese TV. |
B.He is a famous and loyal Polish fan. |
C.He has supported the Chinese team from the start. |
D.He was sitting among the fans of the Chinese team. |
A.By car. | B.By bus. |
C.By bike. | D.By plane. |
A.Jozef has already had millions of fans in Poland. |
B.Jozef has been a fan of his home team since 2012. |
C.Jozef first cheered up for the Chinese team on site in 2014. |
D.Jezef has followed most of the international matches of the Chinese team. |
7 . China has entered the cinematic(电影制作的) space race. Wandering Earth, the country’s first blockbuster science fiction film, is on track to be one of the highest grossing (票房收入) films in China’s history.
The film has brought in more than 2bn yuan (£232m) in the six days since its release on February 5. So far, it is the highest-grossing film released over the holiday season, a peak time for the Chinese box office(票房收入).
Wandering Earth is based on the work of Liu Cixin, the author of the Three-Body Problem series and the first Chinese author to win a Hugo award.
“Wandering Earth fills the gap in Chinese science fiction movies. It means that China’s science fiction movies have officially set sail,” one fan of the film wrote on the review site Douban.
The film is seen by some as the dawn of Chinese sci-fi — a genre(类型;体裁) that has long been led by Hollywood. Several other Chinese-made sci-fi films are due to debut (首映) this year, including Shanghai Fortress, about an alien invasion, and Pathfinder, which follows a spaceship that has crashed on a deserted planet.
Frant Gwo, the director of Wandering Earth, said, “2019 could be remembered as year zero of Chinese science-fiction blockbusters. It is not just about one successful movie but about multiple films.”
Critics of the film have pointed out the plot holes(剧情漏洞) and cloying of sentimentality(刻意煽情) — something Wandering Earth shares with its Hollywood peers.
In response to plot criticisms about the necessity of ejecting (喷射) Earth from the solar system, Liu said: “Of course we don’t need to escape soon. That’s why it’s a movie instead of a real-life crisis.”
1. What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word?A.非常成功的事物 | B.非常成功的人 |
C.外星人 | D.英雄人物 |
A.Doubtful. | B.Negative. |
C.Positive | D.Uncaring. |
A.Shanghai Fortress | B.Wandering Earth |
C.Pathfinder | D.Avatar |
A.The theory. | B.The ending. |
C.The special effects. | D.The plot holes. |
8 . Children and young people tend to have certain role models — people they want to be like when they grow
People have different opinions about
Most people tend to grow up to be those who are
Therefore, the job of a teacher is
A.younger | B.stronger | C.older | D.taller |
A.at first | B.at last | C.at least | D.at most |
A.generous | B.humorous | C.ordinary | D.favorite |
A.fans | B.singers | C.stars | D.dancers |
A.that | B.whether | C.why | D.if |
A.caught up with | B.looked down upon | C.thought highly of | D.made fun of |
A.hold | B.encourage | C.receive | D.ignore |
A.luck | B.effort | C.imagination | D.creativity |
A.similar to | B.far from | C.close to | D.different from |
A.read and write | B.sing and dance | C.draw and paint | D.listen and speak |
A.dance | B.think | C.sing | D.read |
A.may | B.should | C.must | D.need |
A.case | B.trouble | C.matter | D.deal |
A.art | B.music | C.piano | D.dance |
A.better than | B.more than | C.rather than | D.less than |
A.accept | B.lose | C.receive | D.gain |
A.negotiate with | B.communicate with | C.keep up with | D.put up with |
A.challenging | B.failing | C.winning | D.falling |
A.take charge of | B.lose control of | C.get rid of | D.make use of |
A.introduce | B.press | C.turn | D.push |
A.A film producer. | B.A writer. | C.A singer. |
1. Which film of the following DIDN’T the woman see?
A.Raising Arizona. | B.Wild at heart. | C.Neither. |
A.Very much. | B.Not a bit. | C.So-So. |
A.A tragic actor. | B.A classical actor. | C.A comic actor. |
A.Action movies. | B.Comic movies. | C.Tragic movies. |