Ang Lee the director of “Brokeback. Mountain” , won the Best Director Award at the 78th Academy Awards Lee is the first Chinese to receive the honour , considered the highest in American cinema and the most influential worldwide.

    “I’m deeply proud of him”, guched Kate Wang ,granddaughter of Wang Dulu ,whose marual arts novel inspired lee’s “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” in 2000.

    “Ang Lee’s movie is very touching .It’s simple but perfect,” commented Zhang Yuan, a Chinese film director of the “Sixth Generation” “I sincerely congratulate him .He is the pride of all Chinese directors everywhere”

    Despite the Best Director Award , the film “Brokeback Mountain” lost to “Crash” in the Best Picture. It was widely seen as an upset because “Brokeback” had been winning all kinds of prizes ,from the Golden Bear in Venice ,to the Golden Globe and the Independent Spirit Awards ,and was seen by most observers as shoo-in for the highest Oscar.

    An anonymous（匿名的）posting on Sina com summed up what many moviegoers expressed in one way or another , “Now that Ang Lee has got all the big international awards, Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige need not compete for the title of No. 1 Chinese Director anymore”

    Other voices were less congratulatory. Dayyan Eng, a Chinese American who started his filmmaking career in Beijing ,did not think “Brokeback” is as good as “The Ice Storm” an Ang Lee film from 1997.

    Liu Miaomiao, a director of independent films, rationalized that Hollywood would not give the top award to “Brokeback” because of political reasons.

    Sai Ren ,a film critic with CCTV6 ,a film channel ,noted that Lee’s achievement had little to do with Chinese cinema .He suggested that people watch the show just to enjoy it .

1．According to the passage ,Ang Lee is the first Chinese who     .

    A．was awarded the Best Actor at the 78th Academy Awards

    B．made a martial arts film in the world

    C．won the Best Director in the World.

    D．won the Best Director Award at Oscar

2．What does the underlined word “shoo-in” mean in the third paragraph?

    A．sharp arrow                B．certain winner      

C．fashionable film           D．best picture

3．It can be infrred from the passage that        .

    A．“Brokeback Mountain” is not as good as “Crash”

    B．It is unfair that the Best Picture was given to “Crash”

    C．Observers laid great hope on “Brokeback Mountain” for the Best Picture

    D．It was a great upset that  “Brokeback Mountain” had won all kinds of prizes

4．Which of the following may be the best title for the passage ?

    A．The Best Director Award Goes to Chinese.

    B．The 78th Academy Awards

    C． “Brokeback Mountain” the Best Film             

    D．An Argument about Ang Lee

Police in Hangzhou yesterday claimed to have arrested 11 people suspected of running an illegal gambling network.  

“The network acted as a bridge between Chinese gamblers and overseas casinos（赌场）,” said Wu Jun, spokesman for the public security bureau of Xiaoshan district, Hangzhou. “About 80 percent of the gamblers are local businessmen, and chances are that the money they bet came from their companies’ accounts,” Wu said. The underground gambling network was set up by a wealthy local businessman surnamed Li last year, he said. The gamblers could view real-time images of a casino in Philippines via the website and place bets through the agent’s account.  

Li registered with the website after coughing up a 5-million-yuan deposit last March. Every time a gambler won, 17% of the winning amount would go to the website as a fee. Li received 10% of the winnings as commission, while the person who introduced the gambler to the website got a 7-percent commission.  

Li ran the gambling network under a pyramid scheme. Gamblers were encouraged to bring in more people to join the website’s network in order to earn more commission.  

“Li had provided a convenient but illegal platform for wealthy businessmen, who wanted to gamble,” Wu said. “Otherwise they had to travel all the way to Macao to do so.” Under the current law, gambling is prohibited all over China, except Macao. “Setting up the gambling network is the stupidest thing I’ve ever done,” Li said. “The whole thing started as a joke, but the joke went too far,” he added. “I was not short of money, I was just being greedy.”  

According to Wu, the police uncovered the illegal network while investigating a local businessman, who fled without paying banks “hundreds of millions of yuan” worth of debt. The cops later discovered the man lost most of the bank’s money in Li’s virtual casino.  

61. What’s the main idea of the passage?  

A. More people are addicted to illegal gambling.  

B. Police uncovered an illegal gambling network.  

C. Money can be got through the illegal network.  

D. Mr. Li made gambling spread with the network.  

62. According to the passage, Li ________.  

A. set up the network with a deposit of 5,000,000 yuan  

B. didn’t express regret about what he had done  

C. started the network just because of lack of money  

D. could get a commission of 17% of the winning amount  

63. The underlined word “commission” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to ________.  

A. price for some goods  

B. salary one can get from a job  

C. money given to someone freely  

D. fees for one’s service in return  

64. Li ran the network under a pyramid scheme because _________.  

A. this scheme made the management much easier  

B. it could encourage gamblers to bring in more people  

C. this kind of management is popular nowadays  

D. running in this way can not be uncovered easily  

65. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.  

A. gambling is prohibited all over China except Macao  

B. Li had provided an illegal platform for some businessman  

C. being greedy is an evil sometimes leading to crimes.  

D. some gamblers probably use their companies’ money for gambling  

Police in Hangzhou yesterday claimed to have arrested 11 people suspected of running an illegal gambling network.

“The network acted as a bridge between Chinese gamblers and overseas casinos（赌场）,” said Wu Jun, spokesman for the public security bureau of Xiaoshan district, Hangzhou. “About 80 percent of the gamblers are local businessmen, and chances are that the money they bet came from their companies’ accounts,” Wu said. The underground gambling network was set up by a wealthy local businessman surnamed Li last year, he said. The gamblers could view real-time images of a casino in Philippines via the website and place bets through the agent’s account.

Li registered with the website after coughing up a 5-million-yuan deposit last March. Every time a gambler won, 17% of the winning amount would go to the website as a fee. Li received 10% of the winnings as commission, while the person who introduced the gambler to the website got a 7-percent commission.

Li ran the gambling network under a pyramid scheme. Gamblers were encouraged to bring in more people to join the website’s network in order to earn more commission.

“Li had provided a convenient but illegal platform for wealthy businessmen, who wanted to gamble,” Wu said. “Otherwise they had to travel all the way to Macao to do so.” Under the current law, gambling is prohibited all over China, except Macao. “Setting up the gambling network is the stupidest thing I’ve ever done,” Li said. “The whole thing started as a joke, but the joke went too far,” he added. “I was not short of money, I was just being greedy.”

According to Wu, the police uncovered the illegal network while investigating a local businessman, who fled without paying banks “hundreds of millions of yuan” worth of debt. The cops later discovered the man lost most of the bank’s money in Li’s virtual casino.

1. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. More people are addicted to illegal gambling.

B. Police uncovered an illegal gambling network.

C. Money can be got through the illegal network.

D. Mr. Li made gambling spread with the network.

2. According to the passage, Li ________.

A. set up the network with a deposit of 5,000,000 yuan

B. didn’t express regret about what he had done

C. started the network just because of lack of money

D. could get a commission of 17% of the winning amount

3. The underlined word “commission” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. price for some goods

B. salary one can get from a job

C. money given to someone freely

D. fees for one’s service in return

4. Li ran the network under a pyramid scheme because _________.

A. this scheme made the management much easier

B. it could encourage gamblers to bring in more people

C. this kind of management is popular nowadays

D. running in this way can not be uncovered easily

5. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

A. gambling is prohibited all over China except Macao

B. Li had provided an illegal platform for some businessman

C. being greedy is an evil sometimes leading to crimes.

D. some gamblers probably use their companies’ money for gambling