At the beginning of the century there was a big farm near Los Angeles in California called the Hollywood Ranch (好莱坞牧场). 1 later Hollywood was one of the most 2 places in the world. From the 1910s to the 1950s Hollywood was the film 3 of the world. Every family knew the names of its film 4 , like Charlie Chaplin, Greta Gar bo, Ingrid Bergman and hundreds 5 .

  People went to Hollywood to make films for the sun. 6 they made films in New York 7 the east coast of America. But then they 8 Los Angeles where there were a great 9 of days of sun every year. 10 they made most films by sunlight, the west coast was a much better place. 11 near Hollywood you can find desert (沙漠) and mountains 12 sea. They did not 13 to travel far to make any films.

  The first films were 14 . In the late 1920s 15 the “talkies” (有声电影):you can hear people talking and listen to the 16 .

  After the war Hollywood was successful, but then 17 became popular. People went to the cinema 18 often. So Hollywood began making films 19 it. In the 1970s they found people 20 going to see big and expensive films. Since then films made in Hollywood have been watched all over the world.

1.

[  ]

A.Time
B.Months
C.Years
D.Century

2.

[  ]

A.necessary
B.interesting
C.important
D.famous

3.

[  ]

A.spot
B.centre
C.middle
D.point

4.

[  ]

A.stars
B.songs
C.names
D.fans

5.

[  ]

A.else
B.besides
C.more
D.other

6.

[  ]

A.In the end
B.Before long
C.At first
D.Later on

7.

[  ]

A.on
B.at
C.in
D.from

8.

[  ]

A.spoke of
B.heard about
C.thought of
D.looked for

9.

[  ]

A.amount
B.quantity
C.number
D.many

10.

[  ]

A.Once
B.Though
C.If
D.As

11.

[  ]

A.Thus
B.Also
C.Yes
D.Even

12.

[  ]

A.but also
B.close to
C.away from
D.as well as

13.

[  ]

A.want
B.need
C.dare
D.use

14.

[  ]

A.quiet
B.silent
C.simple
D.still

15.

[  ]

A.came
B.went
C.saw
D.heard

16.

[  ]

A.voice
B.songs
C.music
D.sound

17.

[  ]

A.plays
B.concerts
C.games
D.television

18.

[  ]

A.more
B.less
C.as
D.very

19.

[  ]

A.of
B.with
C.for
D.at

20.

[  ]

A.kept
B.stopped
C.began
D.considered

 

 

The naive fellow has never met a thief and firmly believes that he lives in a world without thieves. And, the female thief fights against other thieves only to protect this guy's "daydream". Sound strange? Then go to the cinema to see what happens in "A World Without Thieves" (Tianxia Wuzei). It's the latest offering from Chinese director Feng Xiaogang. The film will hit mainland cinemas on December 9, 2004.

Adapted from the book of the same name, it tells the story of a couple, both of them skillful thieves, who find their consciences on a thief-filled train.

Wang Bo (Andy Lau, or Liu Dehua) is a master pickpocket from Hong Kong. Wang Li (Rene Liu, or Liu Ruoying) is a "talented" cheat from Taiwan. They're partners in crime and passion, and cheat their way across China, until one day they run into Shagen (Wang Baoqiang) at a railway station.

An orphan since birth, Shagen spends more time with wolves than with men. He believes in the basic goodness of human nature and is convinced that he lives in a world without thieves. Having saved up 60,000 yuan after five years of hard work, he decides to go back to his hometown, build a house and get married.

However, the train Shagen boards is full of thieves. Besides Wang Bo and Wang Li, there is a gang of highwaymen under the control of Uncle Bill (Ge You). While Bill's men are trying to get Shagen's savings, Wang Li takes it on herself to be his protector.

Feng Xiaogang has become a supplier of New Year's movies in China. For four consecutive years, he has caused a nationwide media excitement at the end of each year. That started with 1998's "The Dream Factory" (Jiafang Yifang) and ran to last year's "Cell phone" (Shouji).

With "A World without Thieves", Feng tries his hand at something beyond his standard humor. For the first time, he employs a lot of special effects.

"I do like comedy, but I also want to know where my limits lie," said Feng, "The film is an experiment. It has special skills, love between thieves, as well as the rediscovery of conscience."

Feng says the film is more like a fairy tale: It's two thieves trying to protect someone's "daydream". "You see, a fairy tale may expose more about life and human nature than another story. You don't change the world with a film, but you make people see and feel innocence, and that's my power. "

46. The underlined word “naive” means _________.

   A. lovely            B. interesting                             C. innocent               D. smart

47. Which of the following films is not directed by Feng Xiaogang?

A. Red River Valley                                          B. A World Without Thieves

    C. The Dream Factory                                           D. Cellphone

48. It can be inferred from the text that _________.

Feng Xiaogang has directed more than three films since 1998.

This film was first on show on December 9, 2004.

Wang Bo and Wang Li are in the charge of Uncle Bill.

Feng Xiaogang likes fairy tales.

49. Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?

Introduction of Feng Xiaogang

Introduction of Liu Dehua

Brief introduction of Feng’s film — A World Without Thieves

Feng’s opinion about his film — A World Without Thieves

50. What’s Feng’s opinion about this film?

All the World is peaceful and perfect objects.

The power of the film is to make people see and feel innocence.

It’s only a fairy tale.

Let people rediscover their consciences by this film.

 

完形填空。
     Lie Yu Kou (Lie Zi) was showing Bo Hun Wu Ren his archery(射箭) skill. He   1   the bow to its
full extent, had a cup of water   2   on his elbow, and released the arrow. As soon as the first arrow
flew off, a second one was wound up. The moment the second one was winged, a third was ready,
and all of them lodged in the same place. During all this time, his   3   was as still as a statue.
After his performance, Lie Zi asked Bo Hun Wu Ren: "What do you think of my archery skill?"
     Bo Hun Wu Ren laughed: "This is still only a(an)   4   shot, not quite the perfect shot yet. Let's
climb up the mountain and stand on the   5   overhanging the abyss(深渊). We'll see if you can   6   an
arrow."
     Wu Ren then led Lie Zi up to a place eight hundred feet above a deep valley. Wu Ren turned his   7  
to the edge of the cliff,   8   moving his feet until he was standing with his heels extending over the edge,
and   9   Lie Zi to join him. Lie Zi was so   10   that he threw himself down on the ground, sweating
from head to toe.
     Bo Hun Wu Ren raised the bow and shot the arrows from his bow, with no   11   missed. Then he
looked at Lie Zi and said   12  . " The best archer can look up at the blue   13  , down at the nether
(地下的) world and to the eight poles of the earth but still keep 14  . Here on this mountain, you're
already   15  , so your chances of hitting your mark are very slim".
(     )1. A. drew        
(     )2. A. fastened    
(     )3. A. head        
(     )4. A. excellent  
(     )5. A. border      
(     )6. A. aim        
(     )7. A. back      
(     )8. A. proudly    
(     )9. A. persuaded  
(     )10. A. determined
(     )11. A. arrow      
(     )12. A. friendly  
(     )13. A. aims      
(     )14. A. positive  
(     )15. A. in panic  
B. dragged      
B. fixed        
B. body        
B. skillful    
B. top        
B. draw      
B. face        
B. clumsily    
B. begged    
B. terrified    
B. target      
B. warmly      
B. rainbows    
B. silent    
B. in despair  
C. reached      
C. balanced      
C. hand          
C. normal        
C. summit        
C. shoot        
C. arrow        
C. quickly      
C. invited      
C. worried      
C. bow          
C. coolly      
C. stars      
C. calm        
C. out of breath
D. shot            
D. added          
D. shoulder        
D. imperfect      
D. cliff          
D. launch          
D. eyes            
D. slowly          
D. suggested      
D. anxious        
D. bird            
D. happily        
D. skies          
D. active          
D. out of mind    

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