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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在
答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Areyoulookingforwardtowatchingsomegreatfilmsinthissummer?
Herearefourfilmsyouwon’tmiss.
WonderWoman
WonderWomanisthissummer’smostexcitingfilm.Thoughbeingasuperherofilm,itisthemostunique:
youwillseethefirstfemalesuperherostarredbyGalGadot.Ongeneralreleasefrom1June.
TheMummy
TomCruiseawakensanancientprincesswhohasnowbecomeamummy.Cruisejumpsfromthesky,runsaroundalotandwakesupnakedinasleepingbag–butit’sSofiaBoutellaastheMummywhodrawsthemostattention.DirectorAlexKurtzmanspeakshighlyofSofiaBoutellaastheMummy:
“Ifyoulookathereyes,there'
sawholeperformancegoingonhere.Evennotsayinganything,shecanconveysomethingveryemotionaltome.”Ongeneralreleasefrom8June.
BabyDriver
AnselElgortisagetawaydriver,whoisforcedtoworkforacrimeboss.Thisisacomedy-action-romancefromBritishwriter-directorEdgarWright.Thesoundinthefilmisasgreatasthevisuals,whichmakesitmuchlikeamusical,butitisquitedifferentfromLaLaLand.BabyDriverisn’tjustaseriesofsongpieces.Instead,itfindsitsformintheelegant,rapid-firecombinationofmovementandsound.Released28JuneinCanadaandtheUS.
AManCalledOve
ThisfilmhasbecomeoneofSweden’smostpopularcomedies.Inthefilmalonelyretireewhohasgivenuponlife,wastryingtokillhimself,butallhisattemptsfailed.Meanwhile,hedevelopedanunlikelyfriendshipwithhisPersianneighbor.Itisreallyatearjerker(赚人热泪的)film,whichisfunny,tragic,andheartwarmingaswell.Released25MayinHongKong,30JuneintheUK.
21.IfyouareabigfanofBatmanandSuperman,whichfilmwillyoulikebest?
A.WonderWomanB.TheMummy
C.BabyDriverD.AManCalledOve
22.AlexKurtzmanspeakshighlyofSofiaBoutellabecause________.
A.hereyesareverybeautiful
B.shedoesn’tsayanythingasthemummyinthefilm
C.shegivesanexcellentperformance
D.sheisawomanwithstrongemotions
23.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisrightaccordingtothetext?
A.Wonderwomanisthefirstfemalesuperhero.
B.SofiaBoutellaperformsaswellasTomCruise.
C.BabyDriverisamusicallikeLalaLand.
D.TheaudienceofAManCalledOvemayexperiencedifferentfeelings.
B
AcharacteristicofAmericanculturethathasbecomealmostatraditionistorespecttheself-mademan--themanwhohasrisentothetopthroughhisownefforts,usuallybeginningbyworkingwithhishands.Whiletheleaderinbusinessorindustryorthecollegeprofessoroccupiesahighersocialpositionandcommandsgreaterrespectinthecommunitythanthecommonlaboreroreventheskilledfactoryworker,hemaytakepainstopointoutthathisfatherstartedlifeinAmericaasafarmerorlaborerofsomesort.
Thisattitudetowardmanual(体力的)laborisnowstillseeninmanyaspectsofAmericanlife.Oneisinvitedtodinneratahomethatisnotonlycomfortablybutevenluxuriously(豪华地)furnishedandinwhichthereiseveryevidenceofthefactthatthefamilyhasbeenabletoaffordforeigntravel,expensivehobbies,andcollegeeducationforthechildren;
yetthehostessprobablywillcookthedinnerherself,willserveitherselfandwillwashdishesafterward,furthermorethedinnerwillnotconsistmerelyofsomethingquicklyandeasilyassembledfromcontentsofvariouscansandacakeorapieboughtatthenear-bybakery.Onthecontrary,thehostessusuallytakesprideincarefulpreparationofspecialdishes.Aprofessionalmanmaytalkaboutwashingthecar,digginginhisflowerbeds,paintingthehouse.Hiswifemayevenhelpwiththesethings,justasheoftenhelpsherwiththedishwashing.Thesonwhoisawayatcollegemaywaitontableandwashdishesforhisliving,orduringthesummerhemayworkwithaconstructiongangonahighwayinordertopayforhiseducation.
24.FromParagraph1,wecanknowthatinAmerica
A.peopletendtohaveahighopinionoftheself--mademan
B.peoplecanalwaysrisetothetopthroughtheirownefforts
C.collegeprofessorswingreatrespectfromcommonworkers
D.peoplefeelpainfultomentiontheirfathersaslaborers
25.Accordingtothepassage,thehostesscooksdinnerherselfmainlybecause
A.servantsinAmericaarehardtoget
B.shetakesprideinwhatshecandoherself
C.shecanhardlyaffordservants
D.itiseasytoprepareamealwithcannedfood
26.Theexpression"
waitontable"
inthesecondparagraphmeans
A.workinafurnitureshop
B.keepaccountsforabar
C.waittolaythetable
D.servecustomersinarestaurant
27.Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.ARespectableSelf--madeFamily
B.AmericanAttitudetowardManualLabor
C.CharacteristicsofAmericanCulture
D.TheDevelopmentofManualLabor
C
AnItaliancompanyhascreatedtheworld’sfirstunderwaterfarm.ThestationnamedNemo’sGardenconsistsoffivebiospheres(生物圈)fixedtothebottomoftheseaoffthecoastofSavona,Italy.They’rebeingusedtogrowstrawberries,beans,
garlic,andlettuce.
“Themaintargetofthisprojectistocreateothersourcesofplantproductioninareaswhereenvironmentalconditionsmakeitdifficulttogrowcropsthroughtraditionalfarming,includinglackoffreshwater,fertilesoil,andextremetemperaturechanges,’’saidprojectspokespersonLucaGamberini.
Thefivebiospheres,currentlyfloatingbetweendepthsof18and36feet,areconstantlywatchedbyOceanReefGroup——adivingequipmentcompany——fromacontrolcenterondryland.Accordingtovariousnewsreports,theplantsarewateredbydripsofwaterontheinnerwallsofthebiospheres.Withaconstanttemperatureof79degreesdayandnight,andhumidity(湿度)ataround83percent,theconditionsareidealforplantstogrowwell.Thehighamountofcarbondioxidealsoencouragesgrowth.
OceanReefpresidentSergioGamberinisaidhecameupwiththeideaofgrowingplantsunderwaterduringasummervacationin
Italy.Inhisownwords,hewantedtodosomethingthat’sdifferentandtoshowthebeautyoftheocean.Aftertwoyearsoffailedattempts,theyfinallywereabletogetthesefivebiospheresworking.Theirsuccessmaylaythefoundationforanewformofcropproductionthatcanbedonewithoutharmingtheenvironment.
Infact,thebiosphereseemstobeattractingwildlife.Octopuses(章鱼)andendangeredseahorsesaretakingshelterunderthestructure,whilecrabs(螃蟹)areclimbinguptheanchorsandintothegreenhouses.Noneofthecreatureshavedamagedtheplantssofar.“It’ssokindofscience-fictiontoseethesetwodifferentformsoflifeinteract,”Gamberinisaid.
28.
Whywastheunderwaterfarmcreated?
A.
Tohelpexplorethesea.
B.
Toprotectseacreatures.
C.
Toimprovetheseaenvironment
D.
Tofindanewwayofgrowingcrops.
29.
SergioGamberinigottheideaofgrowingplantsunderwater_______.
bychance
fromsciencefiction
afterreadinganewsreport
aftertwoyearsoffailedattempts
30.
Thelastparagraphiswrittenmainlytotellusthat_____.
theplantsinthebiosphereisprotectedB.
thebiosphereisenvironmentallyfriendly
seacreaturesmaydoharmtothebiosphereD.
seacreaturesliketheplantsinthebiosphere
31.
Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
Theunderseaexploration.B.
Growingplantswithoutsoil.
Abiospherethatattractswildlife.D.
Theworld’sfirstunderwaterfarm.
D
Doyouknowhowitiswhenyouseesomeoneyawnandyoustartyawningtoo?
Orhowharditistobeamongpeoplelaughingandnotlaughyourself?
Well,apparentlyit’sbecausewehavemirrorneurons(神经元)inourbrains.
Putsimply,theexistenceofmirrorneuronssuggeststhateverytimeweseesomeoneelsedosomething,ourbrainsimitateit,whetherornotweactuallyperformthesameaction.Thisexplainsagreatdealabouthowwelearntosmile,talk,walk,danceorplaysports.Buttheideagoesfurther:
mirrorneuronsnotonlyappeartoexplainphysicalactions,theyalsotellusthatthereisabiologicalbasisforthewayweunderstandotherpeople.
Mirrorneuronscanundoubtedlybefoundalloverourbrains,butespeciallyintheareawhichrelatetoourabilitytouselanguages,andtounderstandhowotherpeoplefeel.Researchershavefoundthatmirrorneuronsrelatestronglytolanguage.Agroupofresearchersdiscoveredthatiftheygavepeoplesentencestolistento(forexample:
“Thehandtookholdoftheball”),thesamemirrorneuronsweretriggeredaswhentheactionwasactuallyperformed(inthisexample,actuallytakingholdofaball).
Anyproblemswithmirrorneuronsmaywellresultinproblemswithbehavior.Muchresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewithsocialandbehavioralproblemshavemirrorneuronswhicharenotfullyfunctioning.However,itisnotyetknownexactlyhowthesediscoveriesmighthelpfindtreatmentsforsocialdisorders.
Researchintomirrorneuronsseemstoprovideuswithevermoreinformationconcerninghowhumansbehaveandinteract.Indeed,itmayturnouttobetheequivalentforneuroscienceofwhatEinstein’stheoryofrelativitywasforphysics.Andthenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetocoughinthecinemawhensomeoneelsedoes-well,perhapsyou’llunderstandwhy.
32.Mirrorneuronscanexplain.
A.whywecrywhenwearehurt
B.whywecoughwhenwesufferfromacold
C.whywesmilewhenweseesomeoneelsesmile
D.whyweyawnwhenweseesomeoneelsestayuplate
33.Theunderlinedword“triggered”inthethirdparagraphprobably
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