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Joey is loyal, encouraging and self-sacrificing, always putting others’ interests ahead of his own. He is a hard worker, who also loves to run and play. In short, he’s an ideal friend and a heroic character.
Here is the thing: Joey is a horse, who appears as the main character in Steven Spielberg’s new film War Horse.
It is based on Michael Morpurgo’s 1982 novel, which also caused the same-titled Tony Awards winning play.
The film follows the saga of Joey, a racehorse that’s trained for farm work under the loving care of Albert (Jeremy Irvine )after Albert’s drunk father Ted(Peter Mullan ) overpays for the animal at auction(拍卖会).
Then the World War I tears Albert and Joey apart. Joey is sold into the war effort for the British and starts his episodic adventures in Europe.
Splendidly staged, the battle plots in the film are visually astounding and impressive.
And with Spielberg’s unique, top-notch direction and storytelling skills, War Horse cannot escape its episodic nature, calling to mind another Spielberg film about the horrors of war and its effects upon soldiers and civilians—Saving Private Ryan.
While that film shocked with horrific scenes of bleeding, it relied on a company of easily-described characters and a focused storyline to present heroic themes.
Like Saving Private Ryan, War Horse clings to a series of characters, not only Albert, but also British officers, French civilians and German soldiers, who display courage in the face of danger. Everyone who comes in contact with Joey is either already in touch with their inner angel or is quickly moved to become more humane.
Although none of this covers the fact that we’ve seen this stuff elsewhere before, the lovely sentiment will steal your heart.
And the emotional signature of Spielberg can be felt as he establishes the relationship between the boy and the horse and the mood of the piece – there will be tears.
Therefore, calling this beautiful, dramatically incomplete film “ Saving Private Joey”, is entirely justifiable.
【小题1】In common with “ Saving Private Ryan”, the film War Horse _________ .

A.is full of terrifying scenes of bleeding and killing
B.received the title of Tony Awards Winning Play
C.covers a lot of characters
D.tells the story happening in the Second World War
【小题2】Which statement is true according to the passage?
A.War Horse is based on the same-titled novel by Steven Spielberg.
B.Joey is a heroic character because he saved many people’s lives.
C.Albert sold Joey into the war effort for Europe.
D.Joey came to Albert’s care after Ted paid a lot of money for it.
【小题3】According to the passage, what does the underlined word astounding mean?
A.astonishingB.confusingC.satisfyingD.disappointing
【小题4】What is the best title for the passage?
A.Joey ─ a heroic race horseB.Albert and Joey
C.Saving Private JoeyD.Spielberg’s Joey

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The Keeper of the River

An old man had been working for many years for a town.His job was to clear away natural waste from the pool water in the hills, which made up the lovely river flowing through the town nearby.Quietly and    , the old man guarded the hills,     the leaves and branches, and cleaned up the dirt that would have      and polluted the fresh flow of water.The town soon became a popular attraction for tourists.Elegant swans (天鹅) floated along the clear river and the view was so beautiful    words.

Years passed.One evening the town    met.As they reviewed the budget, one man's      caught sight of the salary     being paid to the seldom seen keeper of the river.He asked, "Who is the old man? Why do we    to employ him? No one in town ever     him. For all we know, the strange keeper of the hills isn't doing his job.His position isn't     any longer." Then they voted to      the man.

     For several weeks, nothing changed ...

By early autumn, the trees began to     their leaves.Small branches broke off and fell into the pools of the hills,     the flow of the shining water.One afternoon, someone noticed a slight yellowish-brown     in the river.A few days later, the water was much     . Within another week, an oily something covered some sections of the water along the banks, and a terrible      was soon sensed.Swans left, and so did the      . The only thing that was now visiting the village was disease and sickness.

Quickly , the     town committee called a special meeting.Realising their huge mistake in     , they rehired the old keeper of the river again, and within a few weeks, the river began to clear up.Swans and tourists came back again and new life returned to the small town in the Alps.

Never ignore the seeming smallness of a task, job, or life.They may all make a     .

1.A.regularly  B.suddenly     C.casually       D.seldom

2.A.assumed  B.opposed      C.removed     D.conveyed

3.A.rejected  B.poured        C.selected      D.blocked

4.A.beyond    B.despite        C.within D.after

5.A.sympathy B.employment        C.masterpiece        D.committee

6.A.eye  B.care    C.hand   D.spirit

7.A.list   B.privilege      C.skill     D.concept

8.A.donate     B.continue     C.stop    D.fail

9.A.decorates         B.swears         C.shares          D.sees

10.A.negative         B.urgent         C.necessary   D.complex

11.A.find        B.fire      C.support       D.forget

12.A.lose        B.avoid  C.expand        D.admit

13.A.pulling   B.speeding     C.slowing        D.pushing

14.A.fish         B.color   C.flower          D.leaf

15.A.aliver     B.cooler          C.warmer       D.darker

16.A.sound    B.smell   C.wave   D.light

17.A.managers       B.players        C.villagers       D.tourists

18.A.embarrassed B.accepted     C.focused       D.delighted

19.A.depression     B.voyage         C.judgment    D.amusement

20.A.suggestion      B.difference  C.platform      D.devotion

 

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Migrating Birds May Spread Flu

  Every year, residents of Kunming, Yunnan Province welcome thousands of black headed gulls(红嘴鸥)with food and happy laughter.The lovely white birds fly from Siberia to stay in the Dianchi area of the city in winter.But this year the white angels are no longer lovely in locals eyes, due to their fear of bird flu.

  Although scientists have not found the deadly virus in the birds, few people will dare to risk their lives to feed the birds this year.

  Across the world, wild migratory birds(候鸟)seem to have become public enemy number one.Since the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus was discovered not only in Asia but also as far away as Europe and Africa, migratory birds were regarded as the carriers.Geographically speaking(从地理上说), the spread of bird flu appears to be following the migratory routes of wild birds.Bird flu is a common disease among wild migratory birds.But the virus may change itself when transferred to fowls and human.

  Since the World Health Organization warned last month that migratory birds could carry the deadly H5N1 virus that causes bird flu, many countries, like China, have started tracking migratory birds and cleaning up poultry markets(家禽市场).China also cancelled(取消)all pigeon races last week.

  Scientists said that the migratory routes of wild birds are often far away from big cities.The risk of transferring(传染)the virus directly from wild birds to humans is very low.Scientists also warned that wild birds are shy creatures.They see you coming and fly away at once.But if a wild bird becomes easy to approach, people should be careful that it may be sick.

  There are already three areas hit by bird flu in the provinces of Hunan and Anhui and the northern region of Inner Mongolia, areas all on the migratory routes of wild birds.In the past two weeks China has reported three outbreaks of the H5N1 virus that killed 3800 chickens, ducks and geese(鹅).

(1)

Why the black headed gulls aren’t lovely this year?

[  ]

A.

Because they are from Siberia.

B.

Because they are Bird Flu carriers.

C.

Because people fear Bird Flu.

D.

Because they are unfriendly.

(2)

From the third paragraph, we know that ________.

[  ]

A.

wild migratory birds don’t carry H5N1

B.

wild migratory birds are easy to have the same Bird Flu as humans

C.

Bird Flu is likely to be found along the migratory route of wild birds

D.

it’s humans that spread Bird Flu to wild birds

(3)

The underlined word “approach” most probably means ________.

[  ]

A.

catch

B.

get close to

C.

find

D.

fear

(4)

In this passage, the writer mainly wants to ________.

[  ]

A.

give some information about black headed gulls

B.

warn us of the danger to have Bird Flu

C.

tell us of the possible relations between Bird Flu and Migratory birds

D.

tell us of the damage caused by Bird Flu Saying is one thing and doing another.言行不一。

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