阅读理解 “The brightest light in the darkest night The movie Babel is hot on screen now．The title of the movie refers to the story in the Biblewhere people tried to build a tower to reach Heaven．Angry 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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“The brightest light in the darkest night”

　　The movie Babel is hot on screen now．The title of the movie refers to the story in the Bible(圣经)where people tried to build a tower to reach Heaven．Angry God prevented them by confusing their languages so that they could no longer understand one another．

　　The movie tells a number of intersecting(相交)stories about the world we live in and the problems we suffer due to our inability to communicate．

　　The first story talks about a married couple Brad and Cate visiting Morocco．One day they're traveling by bus through a rocky area when a gunshot wounds the wife．The husband flies into hysterics trying to save her life．However, since he's in a foreign country, he suffers from his inability to communicate with the locals．

　　Then, there's the story of the shooters, Yussef and his brother, who are given a gun by their father to help guard the sheep．They are fooling around with the gun and fire a shot on a passing bus．At first, they refuse to tell anybody what happened for fear of the trouble but when the police come knocking, they are forced to come out with the truth with tragic results．

　　The next story follows the children of Brad and Cate．They are living back in Califormia under the care of the family nanny, Amelia．The shooting delays the return of their parents but Amelia was eager to attend her son's wedding in Mexico．At last she is forced to bring the children over the border(边境)along with her nephew Santiago．When traveling back over the border later that evening, they are stopped and questioned by the border police．After a couple of miscommunications, they are asked for some identification(身份)at which point Santiago tries to escape and leave Amelia and the children in the middle of the desert．

　　The final story deals with a Japanese family Chieko and her father Yasujiro, who sold the gun to the father of the two young boys．Chieko is a deaf mute(哑巴)who has a whole other set of communication problems．And because her inability to communicate makes her “different”, she isn't afraid to give a little attitude to anyone who she thinks deserves it．How does her father fit into all of this?

　　The movie really opens people's eyes to a lot of problems in our modern world．It's just a great job all around．The best movie this year!

(1)

Who shoots the tour bus on which Brad and Cate sit?
[　　]
A．	Amelia．
B．	Chieko．
C．	Santiago．
D．	Yussef．

(2)

Why does Santiago try to escape at the border?
[　　]
A．	He didn't have proper identification．
B．	He doesn't expect the police are waiting．
C．	He thinks the children are a trouble for him．
D．	He doesn't love Amelia any more．

(3)

How do you understand the underlined sentence?
[　　]
A．	She thinks everyone deserves his inability．
B．	She is tough in some ways to the people around．
C．	She is shy to communicate with people around．
D．	She is not afraid to show her attitude to others．

(4)

What message does the movie mean to give people?
[　　]
A．	It's very dangerous for young people to play with guns．
B．	Communication is very important when traveling abroad．
C．	Different languages and cultures make the world life difficult．
D．	Language is the most important thing in our modern world．

答案：1．D;2．A;3．B;4．C;
解析：

(1)	考查细节理解。根据第四段的前半部分可知是Yussef兄弟二人无意中开枪射击的。
(2)	考查细节理解。第五段最后部分提到当边境警察要求他们提供身份证明时，此时Santiago试图逃跑，所以他逃跑的原因是无法证明自己的身份。
(3)	考查猜测词义。Chieko是个哑巴，无法与别人交流，因而不惧怕任何人，再结合画线部分的下一句可推断此项正确。最后一项中的her attitude过于笼统，因为既可以指好的态度，也可以指坏的态度。
(4)	解析：考查推理判断。电影描述的是因语言交流障碍而引起的一连串悲剧，显然意在强调语言和文化的重要性。交流不仅仅是在国外旅游时才非常重要，因此B项不恰当；文章没有提到语言在当今世界最重要，所以最后一项不恰当。　　文章大意：不知大家是否记得《圣经》中通天塔的故事?据此改编的一部电影异常火暴。交错的故事情节，迷离的案件追踪，带给你全新的视觉盛宴。同时也揭示了因文化差异和语言障碍而产生的交流困难的主题。

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The Musical Heart

　　This is the story of a small boy, who lived a long time ago in Germany . His name was George Frederick Handle .

　　As a very young boy, he loved music most. But his father didn't allow him to play any music.

　　Then one day he waited until he was all alone at home. Quickly he ran to his hiding place, he and a friend carried a small piano into the house. He decided to put it in his hiding place. There no one could see it.

　　That night, when everyone else wag asleep, he went to his hiding place. The moon was shining through a broken window. He sat on a box and began to play the piano. At that moment he knew he could only be happy playing music the rest of his life.

　　He played on and on, and he filled his house with his music. “George!” cried his father, “What are you doing? Stop that playing now! ”

　　The music stopped. George had tears in his eyes. Then he turned to his father and said, “Papa, you must understand I love music. It is my whole life.”

　　“Now listen to me, you foolish boy,” said Mr. Handle, “I want you to be a rich man. I want you to work hard. 1 don't want you to be a poor man all your life. You must leave music and become a doctor. Don't let me see you at the piano again.”

　　One day George found his way to church. He went straight to the organ(管风琴)and began to play it . He was only seven years old then. The story of his music spread in his town.

　　When the Duke heard the story, he said, “This boy must have the best music teacher. ” So George began to take music lessons.

　　George's teacher was very good. He taught George well and helped him write his own music. George became famous when he was eleven years old. Now his music is played all over the world.

1．Why didn't George listen to his father?

[　　]

A．He deeply loved music .

B．He didn't think his father was right.

C．He didn't want to go to school.

D．Music could make him rich.

2．What did George's father want him to be?

[　　]

A．A businessman.

B．A teacher.

C．A doctor.

D．A musician.

3．“Duke” is probably ________.

[　　]

A．a doctor

B．a nobleman

C．a good music teacher

D．a shop manager

4．The title “The Musical Heart” means ________.

[　　]

A．George began to play the piano when he was very young.

B．George played the piano pretty well .

C．George was a good music teacher.

D．George regarded music as his life and put his heart into it.

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The editor must never forget that the success of any newspaper depends on advertising. He is usually anxious to keep the good will of local businessmen for this reason. But if the newspaper is well written and the news items have been carefully chosen to attract local readers, the businessmen are thankful for the opportunity to keep their products in the public eye.

Local newspapers do not often comment on problems of national importance and editors rarely take sides on political questions. But they can often be of service to the community in expressing public feeling on local issues. A newspaper can sometimes persuade the council to take action to provide better shopping facilities, improve transport in the area and preserve local monuments and places of interest.

These papers often sound rather dull and it seems surprising that they all make a profit, but for many people in small towns and villages the death of someone known to them or the fix of traffic lights at a busy corner nearby can sometimes be more important than a disaster in a foreign country.

1. What should the editor remember according to the first paragraph?

A. Money.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Newspaper.

C. People.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Advertising.

2. What is the local newspapers' attitude on national political questions?

A. They seldom have their own ideas.

B. They often express their ideas.

C. They are against one side.

D. They are for another side.

3. Do businessmen like the local newspapers?

A. No, they are for business.

B. Yes, from the advertising on the newspapers they can sell well.

C. Yes, they can write for the newspaper.

D. No, they can't get much money from the newspaper.

4. A local newspaper can persuade the council ________.

A. to provide better shopping facilities

B. to preserve local monuments

C. to improve transport in the area

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B．to show the easiest way out of a difficulty

C．to describe the trouble facing a newly married woman

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A．The canned orange had gone bad.

B．She didn't use the right kind of flour.

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D．She did not follow the directions closely.

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A．She didn't see the use of keeping it

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A．The rising and falling movement.

B．The strange-looking marks.

C．Its shape.

D．Its size.

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A．surprised at his being interested in the bin

B．afraid that he would discover her secret

C．unhappy that he didn't enjoy the meal

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A．The canned orange had gone bad.

B．She didn't use the right kind of flour.

C．The cookbook was hard to understand.

D．She did not follow the directions closely.

3.Why did the woman put the dough in the rubbish bin?

A．She didn't see the use of keeping it

B．She meant to joke with her husband.

C．She didn't want her husband to see it .

D．She hoped it would soon dry in the sun.

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A．The rising and falling movement.

B．The strange-looking marks.

C．Its shape.

D．Its size.

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A．surprised at his being interested in the bin

B．afraid that he would discover her secret

C．unhappy that he didn't enjoy the meal

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