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But what about really young filmmakers who aren"t in film school yet and aren"t, strictly speaking, even adults?
They are at the heart of Wingspan Arts Film Festival tomorrow, in a setting any director might envy:
Lincoln center. Complete with "red carpet" interviews and various awards, the festival has much in common
with events for more experienced moviemakers, except for the age of the participants: about 8 to 18.
"What"s really exciting is that it"s film for kids by kids," said Cori Gardner, managing director of Wingspan
Arts, a nonprofit organization offering youth arts programs in the New York area. This year the festival will
include films not only from Wingspan but also from other city organizations and one from a middle school in
Arlington, Virginia. "We want to make this a national event," Ms. Gardner added.
The nine shorts to b shown range from a Claymation biography of B.B. King to a science fiction adventure
set in the year 3005. "A lot of the material is really mature," Ms. Gardner said, talking about films by the New
York branch of Global Action Project, a media arts and leadership-training group. "The choice is about the
history of a family and Master Anti-Smoker is about the dangers of secondhand smoke." Dream of the Invisibles
describes young immigrants" (移民) feelings of both belonging and not belonging in their adopted country.
The festival will end with an open reception at which other films will be shown. These include a music
video and a full-length film whose title is Pressure.
B. is as famous as the Toronto Festival
C. shows films made by children
D. offers awards to film school students
B. It provides arts projects for young people.
C. It"s a media arts and leadership-training group.
D. It"s a national organization for young people.
B. short kids
C. short films
D. short stories
B. focus on kid"s life
C. are produced by Global Action Project
D. are directed by Ms. Gardner
B. "red carpet" interviews
C. an open reception
D. a concert at Lincoln Center
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试题【阅读理解。 Young adult filmmakers all hope to show their works in international f】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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"one who offers his or her services." There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such
as taking care of sick people, working in homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage (垃圾) from
beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries. They are often
people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. Volunteers don"t expect any
kind of pay.
At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help
other people. Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of
what being a volunteer means. She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa"s homes in
Calcutta. The following is her story.
"I first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school, we watched a video (录像) about her work in India
and all over the world. I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being
that after I graduated from high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work. So with two friends I flew to
Calcutta for a few weeks."
"I was asked to work in a home for sick people. I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch.
I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer the up. I felt it was better to
share with them than to think that I have helped them. To be honest, I don"t think I was helping very much.
It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture
(文化) that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world."
B. can afford to travel to different places
C. has a strong wish to be successful
D. has made a big fortune in life
B. after she finished high school
C. when she was touring Calcutta
D. when she was working in a hospital
B. She had already had some experience.
C. She was asked by Mother Teresa"s example.
D. She wanted to follow Mother Teresa"s example.
B. Working in Mother Teresa"s home.
C. Doing simple things to help the poor.
D. Improving oneself through helping others.
economy (经济), oxen are the major animals pulling plows (犁).
Of course, the good of oxen is not limited to plowing. In fact, they are seen as "boats on land" for their
ability to carry loads. Besides, the whole body of an ox is full of treasures. Their meat and milk are food full
of nutrition, and their skin can be used to make clothes and shoes. With all these qualities, oxen are regarded
as generous creatures.
In the past, oxen played an important role in the spiritual life of the Chinese. Even today, oxen still play a
special part in some folk activities. For example, some people who1ire in southwest China will cook cattle bone
soup and share it among family members when holding the ceremony for children who reach 13. They believe
that the cattle bone soup represents the blood relationship among family members. In order to express their
love for oxen, people in some other areas will run to shake off diseases on the 16th day of the first month by
the lunar calendar (农历), and during their run they will take their oxen along, which indicates they regard the
creature as human.
Because of the contribution of oxen in their lives, the Chinese people are very grateful to the animal. In
addition, the use of oxen in ceremonies and the thanks people owe to oxen help to develop various traditional
customs, which becomes an important part of the folk culture of the Chinese nation.
B. creatures for pulling plows
C. treasures of the folk culture
D. tools in the farming economy
B. ceremonies are held when people cook cattle bone soup
C. oxen are treated as human in some areas of China
D. people run with oxen to shake off diseases every month
B. People"s respect and love for oxen.
C. The practical value of an ox"s body.
D. The contribution of oxen to the economy.
B. To introduce the Chinese folk culture.
C. To describe how to celebrate the Year of Ox.
D. To explain how to develop agriculture with oxen.
When Stephen Guyer"s three children were growing up, he told them stories about bow his grandfather,
a banker, 1 all in the 1930s, but did not lose sight of what he valued most. In one of the darkest times 2
his strong-minded grandfather was nearly 3 , he loaded his family into the car and 4 them to see family
members in Canada with a 5 , "there are more important things in life than money."
The 6 took on a new meaning recently when Mr. Guyer downsized to a 7 house from a more expensive
and comfortable one. He was 8 that his children, a daughter, 15, and twins, 22, would be upset. To his
surprise, they weren"t 9 , their reaction echoed (共鸣) their great-grandfather"s. What they 10 was how
warm the people were in the house and how 11 of their heart was accessible.
Many parents are finding family stories have surprising power to help children 12 hard times. Storytelling
expects say the phenomenon reflects a growing 13 in telling tales, evidenced by a rise in a storytelling events
and festivals.
A university 14 of 65 families with children aged from 14 to 16 found kids" ability to 15 parents" stories
was linked to a lower rate of anger and anxiety.
The 16 is telling the stories in a way children can 17 . We"re not talking here about the kind of story that
18 , "When I was a kid, I walked to school every day uphill both ways, barefoot in the snow." Instead, we
should choose a story suited to the child"s 19 , and make eye contact (接触) to create "a personal experience".
We don"t have to tell children 20 they should take from the story and what the moral is.
| ( )1. A. missed ( )2. A. when ( )3. A. friendless ( )4. A fetched ( )5. A. hope ( )6. A. tale ( )7. A. large ( )8. A. surprised ( )9. A. Therefore ( )10. A. talked about ( )11. A. much ( )12. A. beyond ( )13. A. argument ( )14. A. study ( )15. A. provide ( )16. A. trouble ( )17. A. perform ( )18. A. means ( )19. A. needs ( )20. A. that | B. lost B. while B. worthless B. allowed B. promise B. agreement B. small B. annoyed B. Besides B. cared about B. many B. over B. skill B. design B. retell B. gift B. write B. ends B. activities B. what | C. forgot C. how C. penniless C. expected C. suggestion C. arrangement C. new C. disappointed C. Instead C. wrote about C. little C. behind C. interest C. committee C. support C. fact C. hear C. begins C. judgments C. which | D. ignored D. why D. homeless D. took D. belief D. report D. grand D. worried D. Otherwise D. heard about D. few D. through D. anxiety D. staff D. refuse D. trick D. question D. proves D. habits D. whom |
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| New archaeological discovers suggest that trade between Europe and Asia along the Silk Road probably began in some form many countries earlier than once thought. The findings, coupled with a widening range of scientific and historical research could add a fascinating new page to the epic of the Silk Road. The latest and most surprising discovery is pieces of silk found in the hair of and Egyptian mummy from about 1000 BC, long before regular traffic on the Silk Road and at least one thousand years before silk was previously thought to be used in Egypt. Other research may extend human activity along this route back even further, perhaps a million years to the migration of human ancestors into eastern Asia. The official origin of East-West commerce along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC which was the agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-di returned from a dangerous secret mission (使命) across the desert into the remote high country of Central Asia. The agent, Zhang Qian, travelled as far as Afghanistan back knowledge of even more distant lands such as Persia, Syria and a place known as Lijien, perhaps Rome. Historians have called this one of the most important journeys in ancient times. His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect contacts between the ancient world"s two superpowers, China and Rome. Chinese silk, first traded to central Asian tribes for war horses and to the Parthians of old Persia in exchange for acrobats and ostrich eggs, was soon finding its way through a network of merchants to the luxury markets in Rome. But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk was apparently present in the West long before the Han emperor started organized trade over the Silk Road. The research could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide insights into the mystery of just how and when Europe and the Mediterranean lands first became aware of the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia. | |||
| 1. The word "coupled" in the first paragraph could best be replaced by _____. | |||
| A. produced B. contributed C. doubled D. combined | |||
| 2. The silk thread found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy suggests that _____. | |||
| A. Egyptians had probably travelled to China to buy silk B. trade along the Silk Road began earlier than once thought C. historical research often achieves fascinating results D. new light can now be thrown on ancient trading practices | |||
| 3. Until recently most historians believed that trade along the Silk Road _____. | |||
| A. originated in the 2nd century BC B. extended human migration into eastern Asia C. began a million years ago D. primarily benefited the Egyptians | |||
| 4. Historians have always considered Zhang Qian"s mission important because they believe _____. | |||
| A. be brought back knowledge of Rome to the emperor B. be discovered the Silk Road C. be helped establish East-West trade D. be travelled as far as Afghanistan | |||
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| It is true that good writers rewrite and rewrite and then rewrite some more. But in order to work up the desire to rewrite, it is important to learn to like what you write at the early stage. I am surprised at the number of famous writers I know who say that they so dislike reading their own writing later that they even hate to look over the publishers" opinions. One reason we may dislike reading our own work is that we"re often disappointed that the rich ideas in our minds seem very thin and plain when first written down. Jerry Fodor and Steven Pinker suggest that this fact may be a result of how our minds work. Different from popular belief, we do not usually think in the works and sentences of ordinary language but in symbols for ideas (known as "mentalese"), and writing our ideas down is an act of translation from that symbolic language. But while mentalese contains our thoughts in the form of a complex tapestry (织锦), writing can only be composed one thread at a time. Therefore it should not be surprising that our first attempt at expressing ideas should look so simple. It is only by repeatedly rewriting that we produces new threads and connect them to get closer to the ideas formed in our minds. When people write as if some strict critics (批评家) are looking over their shoulder, they are so worried about what this critic might say that they get stuck before they even start. Peter Elbow makes an excellent suggestion to deal with this problem. When writing we should have two different minds. At the first stage, we should see every idea, as well as the words we use to express it, as wonderful and worth putting down. It is only during rewrites that we should examine what we excitedly wrote in the first stage and check for weaknesses. | |||
| 1. What do we learn from the text about those famous writers? | |||
| A. They often regret writing poor works. B. Some of them write surprisingly much. C. Many of them hate reading their own works. D. They are happy to review the publishers" opinions. | |||
| 2. What do people generally believe about the way human minds work? | |||
| A. People think in words and sentences. B. Human ideas are translated into symbols. C. People think by connecting threads of ideas. D. Human thoughts are expressed through pictures. | |||
| 3. What can we conclude from the text? | |||
| A. Most people believe we think in symbols. B. Loving our own writing is scientifically reasonable. C. The writers and critics can never reach an agreement. D. Thinking and writing are different stages of mind at work. |