题目内容
________ special exhibitions, most museums in the United States demand no admission fee.
- A.Except for
- B.Except
- C.Besides
- D.Including
Abby, Steven, Jonathan, 和 Tina都想去电影院看电影。阅读下面的电影介绍(A、B、C和D),选出最适合他们的电影。
【小题1】Abbyis 8 years old and shows great interest in cartoon films.
【小题2】Steven is going through a difficult time in his life and needs a film to inspire him.
【小题3】Jonathan is a college graduate and prefers science-fiction(科幻)films.
【小题4】Tina hopes to enjoy an adventurous and thrilling film this weekend.
A Charlotte’s Web A live-action/ computer-animated(电脑动画)feature film, based on the popular book with the same name by E.B. White. Fern is one of the only two living beings who sees that Wilbur is a special animal as she raises him into a terrific and bright pig. As Wilbur moves into a new barn (畜棚), he begins a second deep friendship with a spider named Charlotte and their bond inspires the animals around them to come together as a family. | B Babel Richard and Susan are a couple from California who are vacationing in Morocco while their two children are at home with their Mexican housekeeper, Amelia. Meanwhile, a local young man, shot at a tour bus and hit Susan in the shoulder, causing her severe injury. Richard calls home to tell Amelia of the situation, who shortly leaves for Mexico to attend her son’s wedding along with their children. Disaster thus multiplies (增加), with the situation in Morocco owing to terrorists in the media, Amelia meets with trouble at the Mexican border when she returns. |
C Children of Men Set in 2027, when no child has been born for 18 years and science is at loss to explain the reason, African and East European societies break down and their decreasing populations migrate to England and other wealthy nations. In a climate of violence, a London peace activist joins forces with his revolutionary ex-wife Julian in order to save mankind by protecting a woman who has mysteriously became pregnant(怀孕). | D The Pursuit of Happiness Chris Gardner is a bright and talented, but marginally (在边缘)employed salesman. Struggling to make ends meet, Gardner finds himself and his five-year-old son evicted(逐出)their San Francisco apartment with nowhere to go. He and his son endure many hardships, including living in shelters, dreaming of a better life for the two of them. Gardner finally becomes successful. |
Three quarters of Britain’s parents are too busy to read bedtime stories to their children,according to a study. The study was carried out by CITV to start their new children’s show Bookaboo,which is designed to encourage anyone to pick up a book and read with their children at any time of the day.
Worryingly,the study showed that only three percent of fathers now find the time to read to the kids compared to 89 percent of mothers. Lucy Goodman,creator of Bookaboo,said,“It’s important for young boys to be able to share a book with dads,granddads or male carers and it can be fun and rewarding,too.” Of the dads who said they didn’t read to their kids,87 percent blamed work while more than a third said they were too tired. While 89 percent of mums said they did read to their children,more than half of them said cleaning distracted (使分心) them and 49 percent were distracted by other household things.
Researchers also found parents are now relying heavily on other people to lend a hand with reading to their children with grandparents doing the most,followed by sisters and brothers,aunts and uncles. While 95 percent of parents read to their children at some point,only five percent read to their children during the day. More than one in ten said they read every couple of weeks or less,and five percent could not remember the last time they shared a book.
The study found parents also seem content with allowing their children to immerse (使沉浸) themselves in TV programs or playing computer games rather than reading.
Exgoalkeeper David Seaman,who is a dad of two,has been a guest in Bookaboo.He says,“I think it’s important that fathers do read to their children because it’s a special time. Sometimes my two children will come to listen to the same book—it’s a magical moment and I advise fathers just to try it.”
【小题1】We can know from the passage that Bookaboo________.
A.is a daily show | B.is an adults’ show |
C.is a popular show | D.aims to encourage people to read to their children |
A.they are too busy with work |
B.they don’t think it necessary to do so |
C.they are distracted by household things |
D.they like to play computer games in their free time |
A.Aunts and uncles. | B.Grandparents. |
C.Children’s carers. | D.Children’s sisters and brothers. |
A.is a goalkeeper now | B.has only one child |
C.is the creator of Bookaboo | D.thinks it is great to read to children |