With its budget of $80 million , John Woo as director, and an all-star cast（明星云集的演员阵容）, Red Cliff is the most expensive and ambitious Asian-financed film ever. Last week I saw the release of the second part, and boy oh boy does it shows.
But watching the film as a foreigner I felt I was missing out on something. Not knowing my Cao Cao’s from my Zhou Yu’s, I was not even sure whom I wanted to win. Certainly after the opening scene, in which Cao Cao is seen watching a game of Cuju, an ancient Chinese variation of football, I knew who had my support. After all, any man who enjoys his football is someone after my own heart. But after Cao Cao resorted to some evil strategies against his enemies in the south, I wasn’t so sure he was the man I should be rooting for.
And there is a lot more to Red Cliff 2 than just extravagant battle scenes. The film does not take itself too seriously. Conversations between leaders are littered with one-liners, many of which had the audience in laughter. There is even enough to keep fans of more romantic entertainment happy too. This includes a charming relationship between a southern spy（侦探）and an innocent northern soldier. The characters’ interaction provides some genuinely heart-warming moments in the middle of the battle.
Clocking in at（结束于）around two hours, the film certainly does justice to the history story. When I walked out the cinema, I felt as drained（精疲力竭） as Cao Cao’s soldiers must have 1,800 years ago.
小题1:By expressing “boy oh boy” in the first paragraph, the author seems to show that _______.| A．the film characters are like boys who are childish. | | B．the film provides amazing and surprising scenes for audience. | | C．the film is suitable for younger boys to watch. | | D．the film scene is so bloody that boys shouldn’t watch it. |
小题2:When did the author change his attitude toward Cao Cao?| A．When he read the history story about Cao Cao. | | B．When he saw Cao Cao was watching a game of Cuju, | | C．When he realized that Cao Cao took some bad measures to beat his enemies. | | D．When he saw the romantic love story of Cao Cao and a southern spy. |
小题3:The following factors of the film are all mentioned in the passage except_______.| A．high budget | B．leading roles | C．actors and actress | D．conversations |
小题4:From the passage we can infer that_______.| A．the author is a football fan in a foreign country. | | B．Cuju is the name of an ancient Chinese variation of football. | | C．the film Red Cliff 2 lasts about two hours. | | D．the author was very tired after about two hours’ battle. |
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小题1:猜词题：从第一段的描写Red Cliff is the most expensive and ambitious Asian-financed film ever.可知：《赤壁下-决战天下》给观众展示了惊人的场景。选B
小题1:细节题：从第二段的句子：But after Cao Cao resorted to some evil strategies against his enemies in the south, I wasn’t so sure he was the man I should be rooting for. 可知作者在知道曹操用奸计之后对他改变了看法。选C
小题1:文章第一段提到预算，主演，第三段提到电影的对话，C没有提到。
小题1:推理题;从第二段的句子：But watching the film as a foreigner 可知作者是外国人，从这句话I knew who had my support.可知作者看完蹴鞠比赛后就支持曹操了，说明他是足球爱好者。选A |
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试题【 With its budget of $80 million , John Woo as director, and an all-star cast（明星】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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The new iPhone 3G should please everyone. Its look and feel are only slightly improved, but a faster network loads Web pages more quickly, true GPS functionality allows it to easily find places nearby, and the new $199 price (down from $400) makes it an affordable luxury.
Before deciding whether to buy, however, make sure you can actually take advantage of the iPhone 3G"s high-speed data network. 3G stands for third-generation, which in non-geek speak translates to Web pages and mail messages that, ideally, load about three times faster than on the original iPhone. Even better, 3G coverage enables you to make a phone call and surf the Web at the same time. That"s great, if you live or work in a place where the 3G network of AT&T（美国电话电报公司） (the sole wireless carrier of the iPhone) is active. That"s not so great in cities like New York where AT&T"s cellular coverage is awful. As one of my colleagues in New York City, who bought the original iPhone, commented, "It"s just a toy. You can"t make phone calls on it, so I carry my Verizon phone with me all the time."
The real fun begins when you tap on the icon called "App Store" and start browsing the hundreds of add-on applications that have been developed just for the iPhone. You"ll find tons of games (I like JirboBreak, a free game inspired by the Atari classic Breakout) and mobile versions of popular websites like Pandora, Facebook, MySpace and the New York Times. Most apps will cost you, but the vast majority are $9.99 or less. The apps work on the old iPhones too, but you"ll enjoy them a lot more on the iPhone 3G because many of the programs, including Yelp (local business reviews), Whrrl (mobile social networking) and UrbanSpoon (restaurant reviews), use your exact location — provided by the iPhone 3G"s GPS chip — to make recommendations. The apps also load much faster over the 3G network.
小题1:The new iPhone 3G has following features except that _______| A．It looks and feels better | B．It has a faster network | | C．It is easy to locate a place | D．It is too expensive for people to buy |
小题2:Why do one of my colleagues carry Verizon phone with him all the time? ______.| A．Because iPhone 3G is just a toy. | | B．ecause he prefers Verizon phone better. | | C．Because AT&T"s cellular coverage is terrible there | | D．Because Verizon phone enables him make a phone call and surf the Web at the same time |
小题3:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage. ____.| A．App Store will offer you great fun. | B．many apps have been developed for the iPhone. | | C．Most apps are very expensive. | | D．Pandora, Facebook, MySpace and the New York Times are popular websites. |
小题4:From the passage we know that the attitude of the author toward iPhone 3G is _____.| A．doubtful | B．appreciative | C．optimistic | D．pessimistic |
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Every decision is made within a decision environment, which is defined as the collection of information, alternatives, values. Many decision makers have a(n) 50 to seek more information than required to make a good decision. When too much information is sought and obtained, one or more of several 51 can arise.
﹡ A 52 in the decision occurs because of the time required to obtain and process the extra information.
﹡ 53 overload will occur. In this state, so much information is available that decision-making ability actually 54 because the information in its entirety can no longer be managed or assessed 55 . A major problem caused by information overload is 56 . When too much information is taken into memory, especially in a short period of time, some of the information (often that received early on) will be pushed out.
﹡Selective use of the information will occur. 57 , the decision maker will choose from among all the information available only those facts which support a preconceived(预先构想的) solution or position.
﹡Mental fatigue occurs, which 58 slower work or poor quality work.
﹡ 59 fatigue occurs, where the decision maker tires of making decisions. Often the result is fast, careless decisions or no decisions are made at all.
The quantity of information that can be processed by the human mind is limited. Unless information is 60 selected, processing will be biased toward the first part of the information received. After that, the mind tires and begins to 61 subsequent information or forget earlier information.
A common 62 about decision making is that decisions are made in isolation from each other: you gather information, explore alternatives, and 63 , without regard to anything that has gone before. The fact is, decisions are made in a context of other decisions.
We might say, then every decision 64 from previous decisions: enables many future decisions, and assists other future decisions.
| 小题1: | | A．ability | B．tendency | C．quality | D．strength |
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| 小题2: | | A．advantages | B．agreements | C．decisions | D．problems |
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| 小题3: | | A．delay | B．possibility | C．solution | D．settlement |
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| 小题4: | | A．Labor | B．Knowledge | C．Information | D．Intelligence |
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| 小题5: | | A．eliminates | B．declines | C．qualifies | D．promotes |
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| 小题6: | | A．relatively | B．objectively | C．appropriately | D．personally |
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| 小题7: | | A．forgetfulness | B．inconvenience | C．uselessness | D．disability |
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| 小题8: | | A．After all | B．In addition | C．In short | D．That is to say |
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| 小题9: | | A．suffers from | B．deals with | C．results in | D．applies to |
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| 小题10: | | A．Beauty | B．Memory | C．Sight | D．Decision |
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| 小题11: | | A．accidentally | B．consciously | C．occasionally | D．independently |
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| 小题12: | | A．ignore | B．select | C．store | D．process |
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| 小题13: | | A．interest | B．sense | C．conclusion | D．misunderstanding |
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| 小题14: | | A．draw a conclusion | B．made a choice | C．put it aside | D．try it out |
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| 小题15: | | A．prevents | B．decides | C．infers | D．follows |
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TV talk shows dominate daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style. But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.
Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “rubbish talk”. The contents on his show are as surprising as possible. For example, the show takes the forever-common talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other people’s lives.
Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show is mainly about the improvement of society and the quality of life. Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.
Compared with Oprah, the Jerry Springer looks like poisonous waste being poured into society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech about the main idea of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.
Clear as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The show’s main viewers are middle-class Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and ability to deal with life’s tougher problems. The Jerry Springer show, on the other hand, has more of connection with the young adults of society. These are 18-to-21-year-olds whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drugs. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the show’s exploitation (开发，挖掘).
小题1:Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows are _____.| A．more popular | B．less interesting | C．more uninviting | D．more informal |
小题2:What is the audience’s reaction to the social problems that Jerry Springer talks about?| A．They are interested in them. | B．They are not ready to face them. | | C．They are cold to them. | D．They want to get away from them. |
小题3:Which of the following topics is the most suitable one for the Oprah show?| A．Cheating. | B．A love story. | C．Mental health. | D．Sex. |
小题4:From the passage we can learn that the two talk shows _____.| A．are the only ones of their kind | B．exploit weaknesses in human nature | | C．appear at different times of the day | D．have their own specific viewers |
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In my whole childhood I focused on training to play professional soccer. Through the mid 90’s I 36 through Olympic training and on June 13,1997 I was 37 with a minor league team, when a 16-year-old boy ran a stop sign(闯红灯).That night 38 my life. I was on my motorcycle and got 39 by a car, partly disabling me six months. I lost most of my memory, 40 coma (昏迷)symptom and had to learn to 41 all over. During the coming 24 months of physical treatment I changed my 42 of life.
I began making 43 as if each day was my last day 44. Before the 45 , I was studying at a university. I was taught that the 46 of life was to study career skills and pursue financial 47. After returning from near death I went 48 searching. I traveled through the native reservation of the northern USA and witnessed the most extreme 49. I slowly realized there was so much more to 50 than just doing things for myself. I started listening to the people I met and 51 to help them any way possible.
Everywhere I stayed I met 52 people telling me stories about 53 the earth and making better use of nature’s energy. In 2005 my father quickly died from cancer and I 54 the desire to do much of anything for myself. I started looking for well-off people to aid those 55. I’ve ac cumulated a list of people nearing life threatening situations or those trying to make a major effect on the world and now I try to help them full time.
| 小题1: | | A．advanced | B．fought | C．looked | D．won |
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| 小题2: | | A．playing | B．working | C．competing | D．coming |
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| 小题3: | | A．corrected | B．influenced | C．destroyed | D．changed |
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| 小题4: | | A．run | B．hit | C．knocked | D．stuck |
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| 小题5: | | A．spread | B．caught | C．showed | D．suffered |
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| 小题7: | | A．duty | B．view | C．course | D．dream |
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| 小题8: | | A．decisions | B．discoveries | C．promises | D．studies |
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| 小题9: | | A．possible | B．available | C．present | D．alive |
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| 小题10: | | A．event | B．experience | C．difficulty | D．disaster |
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| 小题11: | | A．reality | B．value | C．purpose | D．content |
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| 小题12: | | A．balance | B．situation | C．stability | D．expense |
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| 小题13: | A． head | B．spirit | C．heart | D．soul |
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| 小题14: | | A．poverty | B．anxiety | C．anger | D．simplicity |
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| 小题15: | | A．nature | B．society | C．life | D．happiness |
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| 小题16: | | A．refused | B．volunteered | C．tended | D．learned |
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| 小题17: | | A．wonderful | B．famous | C．wealthy | D．cautious |
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| 小题18: | | A．developing | B．exploring | C．respecting | D．understanding |
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| 小题19: | | A．realized | B．controlled | C．gained | D．lost |
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| 小题20: | | A．in despair | B．in need | C．in touch | D．in season |
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When is the right time to get kids involved in teamwork and what does it mean to be part of a team? There are many great ways to introduce kids to team building. Use team building games and activities to get kids to understand the meaning of being in a team.
Try to find some games that have kids work together on some kind of problem solving. Children naturally have a shorter attention span (一段时间) than adults so present it in a funny way. Create a reward system for teams that are able to work together in order to reach a common goal. When they solve the problem and receive a reward, it gives them initiative to keep working hard and cooperating with others. The best games are those that require direct communication between team members.
Organize a game of 20 questions for the kids to play while building a team. Draw up a series of cards with different questions on each. Have each child select a card and then ask another question on it casually. It’s a great way for the kids to share and discover common interests. Kids need to be entertained and social when in a large group. This will lighten the mood greatly and help the quieter team members to come out of their shells.
Have the kids sit in a circle or around a table and share their favorite things. Start with something like movies or books and move on to anything from toys to animals. Sharing interests creates discussion. When you share interests with someone, it is easier to relate to them. Kids finally want to be friends with most other kids. Encouraging them to get along socially is always positive. By sharing interests they can form valuable bonds that will serve them as both individuals and as a team.
小题1:What’s the main idea of the passage?| A．How to be active in a game. | | B．How to share common interests with others. | | C．A game for the kids to play | | D．Ways to get kids to understand the meaning of being a team. |
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Children have a shorter attention spa n than adults.
B. The game of 20 questions requires kids to answer questions in turn.
The best team game is having the kids sit in a circle.
A reward is the most important part in team activities.
小题3:Who is the passage meant for?| A．Teenagers. | B．Parents. | C．Teachers. | D．Managers. |
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