题目内容
.Napoleon would have taken over the world if he ______ the Battle of Waterloo.
A.wins B.won C.had won D.has won
C
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Jodie Foster was born on Nobember 19,1962,in Los Angeles, Carlif., US. She is an American film actress who began her career as a mature(成熟的) child actress.
Jodie began her performing career as a very young child in television, appearing first in commercials(商业广告). She starred in her own short-lived series, Paper Moon (1974), based on the 1973 film of the same name. She appeared in a number of Disney films, beginning with Napoleon and Samantha (1972).
Director Martin Scorsese cast Jodie in a bit part in Alice Doesn’t live Here Anymore (1974) before giving her the role of Iris in Taxi Driver (1976). Her mature performance in Taxi Driver earned her an Academy Award nomination(提名) as best supporting actress. Her later films as child actress were less impressive, but her performances were always admired. Jodie graduated from Yale University in 1985.
Perhaps because of her screen image of early maturity, Foster was abler to make a relatively smooth transition to adult roles. In The Accused (1988), she gave a perfect performance as Sarah Tobias. In The Silence of the Lames (1991), she tracks a killer as FBI agent Clarice Starling. Both performances won her Academy Awards as best actress.
In 1990s, Jodie went into other areas of filmmaking. She directed her best film, Little Man Tate, in 1991,in which she also co-starred. In 1994, she co-produced Nell, for which she also received an Oscar nomination for best actress. In 1997, Foster starred in Contact. Her later films included Panic Room (2002), Inside Man (2006), and The Brave One (2007).
【小题1】Which of the following film won Jodie Foster Academy Awards as best actress?
a.Taxi Driver b.The Accused c.Nell d.The Silence of the Lambs
A.bcd | B.ac | C.bd | D.abcd |
A.it was in a TV series that Jodie made her first TV appearance. |
B.some of Jodie’s performances as a child actress were thought to be very bad. |
C.Jodie became famous at a young age because of her mature performance. |
D.Jodie played a very important role in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. |
A.People | B.Business | C.Fashion | D.Career |
Why does most of the world travel on the right side today? Theories differ, but there’s no doubt that Napoleon was a major influence. The French had used the right since at least the late 18th century. Some say that before the French Revolution, noblemen drove their carriages on the left, forcing the peasants to the right. Regardless of the origin, Napoleon brought right-hand traffic to the nations he conquered, including Russia, Switzerland and Germany. Hitler, in turn, ordered right-hand traffic in Czechoslovakia and Austria in the 1930s. Nations that escaped right-hand control, like Great Britain, followed their left-hand tradition.
The U.S. has not always been a nation of right-hand rivers; earlier in its history, carriage and horse traffic traveled on the left, as it did in England. But by the late 1700s, people driving large wagons pulled by several pairs of horses began promoting a shift to the right. A driver would sit on the rear (后面的) left horse in order to wave his whip with his right hand; to see opposite traffic clearly, they traveled on the right.
One of the final moves to firmly standardize traffic directions in the U.S. occurred in the 20th century, when Henry Ford decided to mass-produce his cars with controls on the left (one reason, stated in 1908; the convenience for passengers exiting directly onto the edge, especially… if there is a lady to be considered). Once these rules were set, many countries eventually adjusted to the right-hand standard, including Canada in the 1920s, Sweden in 1967 and Burma in 1970. The U.K. and former colonies such as Australia and India are among the western world’s few remaining holdouts. Several Asian countries, including Japan, use the left as well — thought many places use both right-hand-drive and left-hand-drive cars.
【小题1】Why did people in Switzerland travel on the right?
A.They had used the right-hand since the 18th century. |
B.Rich people enjoyed driving their carriages on the right. |
C.Napoleon introduced the right-hand traffic to this country. |
D.Hitler ordered them to go to against their left-hand tradition. |
A.Austria | B.England | C.Japan | D.Australia |
A.in order to change traffic directions in the U.S. |
B.so that passengers could get off conveniently |
C.because rules at that time weren’t perfect |
D.though many countries were strongly against that |
A.Before the French Revolution, all the French people used the right. |
B.People in Britain and the U.S. travel on the same side nowadays. |
C.The Burmese began to travel on the right in 1970. |
D.All the Asian nations use the left at present. |
A.Who made the great contributions to the shift of traffic directions? |
B.How cars have become a popular means of transportation? |
C.How Henry Ford produced his cars with controls on the left? |
D.Why don’t people all drive on the same side of the road? |