Writing articles about films for The Front Page was my first proper job.Before then I had done bits of reviewing --- novels for other newspapers, films for a magazine and anything I was asked to do for the radio.That was how I met Tom Seaton, the first arts editor of The Front Page, who had also written for television.He hired me, but Tom was not primarily a journalist, or he would certainly have been more careful in choosing his staff.
At first, his idea was that a team of critics should take care of the art forms that didn’t require specialized knowledge: books, TV, theatre, film and radio.There would be a weekly lunch at which we would make our choices from the artistic material that Tom had decided we should cover, though there would also be guests to make the atmosphere sociable.
Tom’s original plan for a team of critics for the arts never took off.It was a good idea, but we didn’t get together as planned and so everything was done by phone.It turned out, too, that the general public out there preferred to associate a reviewer with a single subject area, and so I chose film.Without Tom’s initial push, though, we would hardly have come up with the present arrangement, by which I write an extended weekly piece, usually on one film.
The space I am given allows me to broaden my argument --- or forces me, in an uninteresting week, to make something out of nothing.But what is my role in the public arena(舞臺)? I suppose that people choose what films to go to on the basis of the stars, the publicity of the director.So if a film review isn’t really a consumer guide, what is it? I certainly don’t feel I have a responsibility to be ‘right’ about a movie.Nor do I think there should be a certain number of ‘great’ and ‘bad’ films each year.All I have to do is put forward an argument.I’m not a judge, and nor would I want to be.
1.What do we learn about Tom Seaton from the first paragraph?
A.He encouraged Mark to become a writer.
B.He had worked in various areas of the media.
C.He met Mark when working for a film company.
D.He prefers to employ people that he knows.
2.The weekly lunches were planned in order to ______.
A.help the writers get to know each other
B.provide an informal information party
C.divide the work that had to be done
D.entertain important visitors from the arts
3.What does the author mean when he says that Tom’s plan ‘never took off’ in Paragraph 3?
A.It was unpopular. B.It wasted too much time.
C.It wasn’t planned properly. D.It wasn’t put into practice.
4.Which of the following best describes what Mark says about his work?
A.His success varies from year to year. B.He prefers to write about films he likes.
C.He can freely express his opinion. D.He writes according to accepted rules.
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完形填空(共20個小題, 每小題1分,共20分)
More good things come from small things
About a year ago, a couple with three children moved into the apartment next door to me. I never heard any 36 from the children, but the parents were always shouting at the kids.
We 37 often in the hallways when we were coming or going. I 38 spoke, but the only 39 I ever got was a hello from the four – year – old girl.
I usually go out for breakfast and one day when I 40 they were just coming from their apartment and the little girl was holding the door 41 for the others. I 42 in the car doing unnecessary things because I didn’t like to be snubbed(冷落). The parents were 43 her to hurry and get in the car, I looked up and saw the little girl was 44 holding the door open, 45 for me.
I hurried as much as I could and 46 her. She was smiling from ear to ear. That afternoon I saw a white toy bear, I 47 the little girl and said to myself, “I 48 she would like that” so I bought it. I wrote a note 49 how much her act of kindness had touched a soft spot in an old man’s 50 .
The next day there was a 51 on the door and 52 was the little girl and her father. She was so proud of her bear and thanked me. Then I 53 her mother and the other children were there in the hall too. The mother and father both thanked me.
Now when we meet in the hall we all speak, and in a 54 manner, I might add. 55 time passes, I don’t hear that shouting as often. In fact, hardly at all.
A.sound B.noise C.conversation D.crying
A.met B.saw C.visited D.gathered
A.never B.sometimes C.seldom D.a(chǎn)lways
A.reward B.a(chǎn)ction C.a(chǎn)nswer D.prize
A.moved B.returned C.started D.drove
A.open B.closed C.fit D.a(chǎn)ctive
A.stopped B.kept C.worked D.remained
A.suggesting B.telling C.forcing D.making
A.ever B.even C.still D.yet
A.waiting B.calling C.leaving D.a(chǎn)sking
A.replaced B.encouraged C.ignored D.thanked
A. thought about B.thought of C.thought over D.thought out
A.decide B.a(chǎn)m lucky C.a(chǎn)m sure D.doubt
A.saying B.stating C.reporting D.writing
A.mind B.body C.thought D.heart
A.hit B.knock C.drop D.beat
A.she B.it C.they D.he
A.noticed B.watched C.recognized D.felt
A.kindly B.politely C.coldly D.friendly
A. When B.Since C.As D.While
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66.They ordered Chinese food, and when it arrived they ate ________ (饑餓地).
67. The smell is very __________(熟悉的)to everyone who lives near a bakery.
68. In the _________ (二十) century, country music became more and more popular in America.
69. A small child has to learn to keep his ____________(平衡) before he can walk far.
70.The tablets should be taken ____________(兩次) a day.
71.He looked at us in____________(驚訝地) .
72. ____________(基本上), I agree with your plans, but there are a few small points I’d like to discuss.
73. I’ve never __________ (品嘗) the figs(無花果), but I’ve heard they’re nice.
74.His style of writing is rather ______________(獨特的).
75. Finally the Red Army finished the world-famous Long March by ___________(克服)countless difficulties.
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下面短文中有10處語言錯誤。請在有錯誤的地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。
增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧),并在其下面寫上該加的詞。
刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。
修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線,并在該詞下面寫上修改后的詞。
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Great changes have been taken place in the way people communicate with each other. In the
past people write letters to share informations and later they talked with each other in the telephone
Now more and more people use our own mobile phones to communicating. And instead writing on
the paper, they e-mail to each other on the computer. As a result, people find that quicker and easier
to communicate, and at the same time some people feel that they become poorer in writing. They
worry about whether people can be as closely as before.
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King's College Summer School
King's College Summer School is an annual( 每年的) training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King's College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year's summer school will be from July 25 to August 15.
More information is as follows:
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你是李華。最近,很多雜志和報刊都在探討“低碳生活”的理念,你對此很感興趣。
【寫作內(nèi)容】
請根據(jù)以下中文提綱,向《未來生活》報社專欄“Dear Ann”寫一封信,表達自己對節(jié)約能源的理解。
1.我們需要適當改變我們的行為習(xí)慣
2.我們需要購買節(jié)能產(chǎn)品,減少使用時間
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5.我們要養(yǎng)成隨手關(guān)燈的習(xí)慣;降低能源浪費
【寫作要求】
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2.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出,不計算在5個句子之內(nèi)
3.參考詞匯:carbon dioxide二氧化碳 atmosphere大氣
【評分標準】
句子結(jié)構(gòu)準確,信息內(nèi)容完整,篇章結(jié)構(gòu)連貫。
Dear Ann,
I’m writing to tell you about my opinion on what we can do to save energy for a better future.
In short, if everyone cares about our earth, our efforts will make a difference.
Best wishes
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