题目内容
Filmmakers Michele dive into an eerie (怪诞的) world. The usually colorful corals are a ghostly white. Most of the fish, crabs, and other animals have disappeared. The reef is sick and dying.
Coral reefs are often called “the rainforests of the sea” because of their abundance of life forms. A great diversity of animals finds food and shelter in every crack and crevice.
Today’s reefs are about 10,000 years old. Found in sunny, shallow water in warm seas all over the world, reefs are made up of the hard shells of millions of corals. As corals live and die, they create a giant, rocky honeycomb. Only a thin top layer is living coral.
A reef grows only about as fast as your fingernails—three-quarters of an inch a year. But coral reefs are huge, and in time a healthy reef can be thousands of miles long.
Millions of people around the world rely on reef fish and other animals for food. And reefs provide protection from storms at sea. Without thousands of miles of reefs surrounding coastal areas, many beaches and even whole islands could be destroyed by the pounding of powerful ocean waves.
“Let’s say a grazing animal like the parrot fish is overfished,” Michele explains. “Without them, the kind of algae (海藻) that the fish feed on could grow like weeds and take over the reef. The competition for space and sunlight could then starve the coral.”
Nearly 27 percent of the world’s coral reefs have been lost or damaged. But there is hope. Many reefs around the world—including the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the reefs off the Florida Keys in the United States—are now protected areas where scientists study how to keep reefs healthy. They determine how many and which kinds of fish can be taken for food without hurting the reef’s delicate balance.
There is hope, too, that people will learn to be good partners to the reefs. “We want our film to inspire people to help coral reefs,” says Michele. “For me, even though I may not go back to the South Pacific, just knowing the reefs are there and thriving brings a sense of contentment (满足) to my spirit.”
- 1.
What is the main purpose of the author in writing the passage?
- A.To describe what coral reefs are.
- B.To tell people to protect coral reefs.
- C.To introduce a film to people.
- D.To ask people to visit coral reefs.
- A.
- 2.
From the passage we can infer that .
- A.coral reefs grow very fast
- B.there are few huge coral reefs
- C.coral reefs appear mostly in deep water
- D.it takes a long time to make a coral reef
- A.
- 3.
By mentioning the parrot fish, Michel wants to tell us .
- A.coral reefs need sunlight to survive
- B.the biggest enemies of reefs are weeds
- C.the parrot fish feed on a kind of algae
- D.it is easy to destroy coral reefs
- A.
- 4.
What is the author’s attitude towards the protection of reefs?
- A.Optimistic
- B.Disappointed.
- C.Uncertain.
- D.Pessimistic (悲观的).
- A.
文章向我们描绘了珊瑚礁的形成情况以及对珊瑚礁的保护。
1.主旨大意题。通读前文可知文章是呼吁大家保护珊瑚礁。
2.推理题。根据第四段第一行A reef grows only about as fast as your fingernails—three-quarters of an inch a year。可知珊瑚礁的形成非常难,要形成一个珊瑚礁需要很多年。
3.推理题。举这个例子就是想告诉大家破坏珊瑚礁是很容易的。
4.推理题。根据最后一段There is hope, too, that people will learn to be good partners to the reefs.可知作者还是比较乐观的。
If you've ever seen a James Bond movie,you'll know that the hero gets around in a smart Aston Martin car. Even if you know full well that you could never afford such an expensive vehicle, you don't forget the name, or the car.
Why? You have been affected by product placement.
Companies pay a film to place their products in the movie. Product placement took off in the West in the 1980s and is now catching on in China. Two Hunan Satellite TV dramas are recent examples:Ugly Wudi and Let's Go Watch the Meteor Shower (《一起去看流星雨》).
Shampoo, mobile phones, cars and fitness centers–anything can be product-placed. Advertisers value the mass appeal of the movies, knowing that a successful film can showcase their goods to hundreds of thousands of viewers. But when product placement takes over, artistic considerations can take a back seat.
Cai Zhiyong has been product-placing for years. The Beijing-based advertiser admits there is a conflict between art and business. He explains the way one ad works. In If You are the One (《非诚勿扰》), the actress Shu Qi plays a flight attendant. The movie contains product placement for airline companies.
Cash-strapped filmmakers often have to give less consideration to the quality of their work because they need money from advertisers. In the original story for Meteor Shower, the heroine's mother owned an ice cream shop. But no ice cream company wanted to sponsor (赞助) the film. For this reason, the story was changed. In the film the man drinks 20 cups of milk tea instead of eating ice cream.
So you may see the power of business over the movies, since the script (剧本) was perhaps written so that a product could be placed-whether it was ice cream or milk tea.
【小题1】James Bond movies are mentioned in the first paragraph to show_________.
A.how popular James Bond is | B.how great the Aston Martin car is |
C.how to make a movie more artistic | D.how effectively product placement works |
A.atmosphere | B.mass appeal | C.box-office success | D.artistic value |
A.Short of money. | B.Wasting a lot of money. |
C.having enough money. | D.Trying to save money. |
A.business has a big say in the movie |
B.the original story was not suitable for a movie |
C.filmmakers are only concerned about making money |
D.milk tea is more popular than ice cream |
Student Membership--Cambridge Arts Cinema
Cambridge Arts Cinema is one of the art houses in Britain and home of the internationally celebrated Cambridge Film Festival. Since 1947 generations of students have discovered the wealth of world cinema. Now you too can make most of it and save money.
【小题1】Which of the following is the most famous event held at Cambridge Arts Cinema?
A.The Cambridge Film Festival. |
B.Meetings with filmmakers. |
C.The preview screening. |
D.Monthly premieres. |
A.Darkroom Gallery shows | B.mailed programmes |
C.special film events | D.film shows |
A.Four months. | B.Eight months. |
C.Nine months. | D.One year. |
A.Offering students cheaper tickets. |
B.Announcing the opening of a premiere. |
C.Telling the public of the cinema's address. |
D.Increasing the cinema's membership. |
In 2003, Bethany Hamilton,13, lost her left arm to a shark attack while surfing off Kauai, Hawaii. A new film ,Soul Surfer, is based on the story of how she overcame that to achieve her dream of becoming a professional athlete.
Growing up on the “garden isle” of Kauai, Hamilton spent every minute she could riding the waves. She was on the verge of (即将) becoming a top competitor in professional surfing. But while she was practicing at an isolated cove (小湾),a four-meter-long tiger shark ripped off her left arm. Though her life was saved, nobody could imagine she would ever get back on a surfboard again.
In a true test of her faith and by tremendous will power, Bethany did get back up on a surfboard only a month after the attack. Six months later, she was competing again. Bethany Hamilton won her first amateur surfing championship just two years after she lost her arm. She also established the “Friends of Bethany,” a non---profit foundation dedicated to supporting sharks attack victims.
It’s a story told in her autobiography, which is the basis for the film that stars teenager Anna Sophia Robb. “I knew Bethany’s story, of course, but I thought ‘What an incredible role’ ,”explains Robb. “I was so fascinated by all of the challenges. What would it be like to have your arm taken and what would go through your head and how would your faith be challenged?”
The filmmakers used special effects to digitally remove Robb’ s arm .However ,no tricks were necessary for the surfing scenes because Hamilton herself did the breathtaking wave riding.
Now 21, Hamilton says she hopes audiences find inspiration in the description of the sport she loves.
“Not a lot of people know that much about surfing, so I hope they’re educated about it,” Hamilton says. “And most of all if people are going through a hard time, they could be encouraged and find inspiration to push through those hard times and see that, in my case ,so much good has come out of it.”
1.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?.
A.Hamilton was severely injured when surfing. |
B.Nobody thought Hamilton could overcome the troubles. |
C.Rob did the breathtaking wave riding in the film Soul Surfer. |
D.Hamilton established the “Friends of Bethany” to help shark attack victims. |
2.Which of the following can best take the place of the underlined word “tremendous” in the third paragraph?
A.Free. |
B.Easy |
C.Smart. |
D.Strong. |
3.What can we learn from Anna Sophia Robb’s words?
A.She was absorbed in the story. |
B.she wasn’t sure she could play the role well. |
C.She wants to challenge her faith. |
D.She doesn’t believe Bethany’s story. |
4.How does Hamilton hope people will be affected by her story?
A.she hopes more people will take up surfing. |
B.she hopes people will be inspired and encouraged |
C.She hopes more people will keep off the sharks. |
D.She hopes people will donate something to her charity. |
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A.A lot of people are fond of surfing. |
B.Good things will happen to the disabled in the end. |
C.Faith and will power will help people go through hard times. |
D.People can always overcome every difficulty in life. |