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18．He is one of the most charming young heroes since Harry Potter．Like Potter，he is chosen to carry out a mission-busy preparing to lead to save the Earth during the upcoming war，but unlike Potter，he doesn't get any chances to have fun or hang out with friends．
He is Ender Wiggin，15，the main character of the hit US sci-fi movie Ender's Games，which came out on Jan.7，2014 in china．
The story opens in 2086，50 years after an insect-like alien race，called the Formics，attacked the Earth and killed tens of millions of people before being driven back to their home planet．Since then，human beings have been in a state of fear，awaiting a second attack．
Earth's military leaders seek young heroes to risk going into space for battle，and children are taught to compete for that．As the film explains，youths have quicker intuition（直觉），make quicker effective attack strategies than adults．
So here comes Ender，the hero of all mankind．Though Ender is a thin kid，smaller than most，he is also smarter than average．He tends to analyze situations and easily find ways to achieve his goals．This rare gift makes him stand out and get chosen to the battle school，where he is directed to plan and carry out a series of attacks on the Formics，which he later uses to wipe out Earth's enemies．
According to The Hollywood reporter，the film best presents the power of empathy（感情移入），which is what makes Ender a good leader．"The reason Ender succeeds is that he can foresee what his enemies will do on the battlefield，"explained the entertainment news site．
56．What does the underlined words"a mission"in paragraph 1 refer to？B
A．Having fun and hanging out with friends．
B．Fighting to save all the mankind．
C．Being chosen as a leader of the Formics．
D．Doing the same thing as Potter．
57．Why are youths chosen to fight with the Formics？C
A．Youths are smarter and more fearless．
B．Youths are more willing to take risks．
C．Youths have quicker intuition and reactions．
D．Youths are stronger and lovelier．
58．What makes Ender stand out？A
A．His intelligence．B．His determination．
C．His height and size．D．His attitude．
59．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text？B
A．The movie tries to tell us youths are braver than adults．
B．Ender succeeds because he can read the enemies'mind．
C．Ender's success proves that thin kids have big power．
D．The movie intends to show us the future of the earth．
60．Where is the text most probably from？B
A．A story book．B．A film review．C．A tourist guidance．D．An advertisement．

分析 这篇文章是电影《安德的游戏》的影评，介绍电影的故事梗概和内涵，也引用了一些媒体对电影的评价．

解答 56．B．词义猜测题．根据第一段的句子：because he's a little too busy preparing to lead during an upcoming war to save the Earth．可知，这里的"a mission"是指"努力拯救全世界"，故选B．
57．C．细节理解题．根据文章第四段的句子：Earth's military leaders seek young warriors to risk going into space for battle，and children are taught to compete for these positions．As the film explains，youths can make leaps of logic and intuition，devising effective attack strategies more quickly than adults可知，地球领导人选择年轻人做卫士，因为年轻人比成年人有更敏锐的直觉和更快的行动，故选C．
58．A．细节理解题．根据文章"Though Ender is a thin kid，smaller than most，he is also smarter than average"可知，Ender要比一般同龄人聪明．故选A．
59．B．细节理解题．根据文章"The reason Ender succeeds is that he can foresee what his enemies will do on the battlefield，"可知，安德成功是因为他能预知他的敌人会出现在战场上．故选B．
60．B．推理预测题．通读全文可知，全文以第三人称展开对电影的叙述，中间也夹杂着一些记对主人公的评价，可猜测这篇文章是电影《安德的游戏》的影评．故选B．

点评 本文考查文学作品类文章的阅读水平，学生需要认真阅读原文，把握文章大意，对文章脉络有整体的了解，能仔细查找文中细节，并能根据文章内容进行合理的推测判断．

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C．Its fancy design impressed the mother most
D．It showed the girl's appreciation for their mother's love．

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