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of mistakes made during the making of a movie. Most DVDs have a section of outtakes, and often they
will set me off laughing, especially when you know what was supposed to happen.
We all make mistakes, and have many bloopers and outtakes in a lifetime. Some of them may be
funny like movie bloopers, a stupid mistake and we are able to laugh at ourselves. Other outtakes in life,
however, are not funny. I am referring to the tragic turns of events that happen in life that can turn our life
in a moment. Accidents, disaster, the death of a loved one happen unexpectedly, and can greatly affect
our lives. These are outtakes we would prefer not to happen or even replayed in our life.
Times of crisis and tragedy can not be prevented, but how you handle these outtakes will affect the
rest of your life. There is always a choice in any crisis. We can choose to feel upset, but keep hopes and
move forward, or choose to become stuck in the past. We cannot choose our circumstances, but we do
have a choice how we respond to them. We can give in or overcome, and our choice will determine our
future. When we drive a car our focus is the road ahead; if we spend all our time looking in the rearview
mirror(后视镜) failure is more or less inevitable(不可避免)! The same is true in life. We will fail, or at
best remain at a standstill if we keep looking back and focusing on the events behind us, reliving the past.
B. they are part of a movie
C. he wants to direct us to his topic in a natural way
D. he just wants to tell us a story
B. they can be avoided
C. they are more funny
D. they happen more often
B. his funny experience in watching a movie
C. to choose the right attitude towards outtakes in life
D. what we should learn from the outtakes in real life
B. Outtakes will destroy you.
C. There is always a choice in any crisis.
D. Keep hopes whatever happens.
答案
核心考点
试题【阅读理解。 One of my favorite things I like to watch is the bloopers (洋相) and out】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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there have always been people who have looked for adventure-those who have climbed the highest
mountains, explored unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans.
Now, however, there are people who seek an immediate thrill from a risky activity which may only last a
few minutes or even seconds.
I would consider bungee-jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high
place (perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon)200 meters above the ground with an elastic(有弹性的)
rope tied to your ankles. You fall at up to 150 kilometers. It is estimated that 2 million people around the
world have now tried bungee-jumping. Other activities which most people would say are as risky as
bungee-jumping involve jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high cliffs.
Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it is because life
in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago people"s lives were constantly under
threat. They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases could not easily be cured, and life was a
continuous battle for survival.
Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in comparatively safe environments；they buy food in shops；and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to seek danger in activities such as bungee-jumping.
B. The Boredom of Modern Life
C. Bungee-jumping:Is It Really Dangerous?
D. The Need for Excitement
B. climbing the highest mountains
C. coming close to death in sports
D. looking for adventures such as exploring unknown places
B. they can go to hospital when they are injured
C. their lives are short of excitement
D. they no longer need to hunt for food
B. a feeling of unhappiness
C. a feeling of feeling upset
D. a feeling of being frightened
Dear Malia and Sasha,
I know that you"ve both had a lot of 1 these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics
and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn"t have let
you have.But I also know that it hasn"t always been easy for you and Mom, and that as excited as you
both are about that new puppy, it doesn"t 2 for all the time we"ve been apart.I know 3 I"ve missed
these past two years, and today I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family
on this journey.
When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me-about how I"d 4 my way in the world,
become successful, and get the things I want.But then the two of you came into my 5 with all your
curiosity and mischief (捣乱) and those smiles that never 6 to fill my heart and light up my day.
I want all our children to go to schools 7 of their potential-schools that challenge them, inspire them,
and instill (灌输) in them a sense of 8 about the world around them.I want them to have the chance to
go to college 9 their parents aren"t rich.And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and give
them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time with their own 10 and retire with dignity.
I want us to 11 the boundaries of discovery so that you"ll live to see new technologies and
inventions that improve our lives and make our planet cleaner and safer.And I want us to push our own
human boundaries to reach 12 the divides of race and region, gender and religion that 13 us from
seeing the best in each other.
That was the 14 your grandmother tried to teach me when I was your age, reading me the opening
lines of the Declaration of Independence and telling me about the men and women who marched for 15
because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean 16 .
She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be
made better and that the 17 work of perfecting our union falls to each of us.It"s a charge we pass on to
our children, coming closer with each new generation to 18 we know America should be.
These are the things I want for you, to 19 in a world with no limits on your dreams and no
achievements beyond your reach.And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream
and grow and thrive that you girls have.That"s why I"ve taken our family on this great adventure.
I am so proud of both of you.I love you 20 you can ever know.And I am grateful every day for your
patience, poise (自信), grace, and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the White House.
Love, Dad
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| Jeffery Deaver looks more like a brainy villain (反派人物) in a James Bond movie than a "00" agent in Her Majesty"s secret service.Best known for his thrillers starring criminalist (刑事专家) Lincoln Rhyme, Jeffery Deaver has a new mission: Bring Bond into the 21st century in a new 007 novel. The yet-to-be-named book is cryptically (隐秘地) referred to as "Project X" by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd., which owns the rights to Fleming"s work.Most of the details surrounding Project X, to be published in May, are being kept under wraps, but under gentle coaxing (用好话劝诱) Deaver begins to spill his guts."The novel," he says, "is set in the present day, in 2011.Bond is a young agent for the British secret service.He"s 29 or 30 years old, and he"s an Afghan war vet." That in itself is big news. After all, if Bond were aging in real time - he first appeared on the screen in 1953 - the now doddering (老态龙钟的) 007 would be nearly 90. But first up: a new stand-alone Deaver novel, Edge (Simon & Schuster, $26.99), to be published Tuesday.It"s about a federal agent who risks his life to protect a Washington police detective from a man hired to extract information from him using any means at his disposal (任由个人支配的). Sipping coffee while seated on a leather chair in a sitting room decorated with portraits of his dogs and show ribbons, the mild-mannered author who writes about murderers and serial killers talks about his career and the solid fan base that has allowed him to pursue writing full time since 1990."I may not sell as many books as John Grisham (although he has sold a cool 20 million), but I have a very loyal fan base," says Deaver, 60, who wrote some of his novels while working as a Wall Street lawyer.Deaver"s initiation into the Bond family - more than 100 million 007 novels have sold worldwide - could significantly raise his profile (知名度). Other novelists have written Bond novels since Ian Fleming"s death in 1964 - including Kingsley Amis, John Gardner and, most recently, Sebastian Faulks - but they all took place in the original era.Deaver is taking a new approach."There"s no more Cold War to fight," says Deaver, so his new Bond, of the Fleming estate, will fight "post-9/11 evil." "I want to stay true to the original James Bond, who many people don"t know much about," he says, referring to the secret agent Fleming portrayed in 14 novels, and not the movie Bond."People know Daniel Craig, they know Pierce Brosnan , they know Roger Moore and Sean Connery , all of whom brought a great deal to the stories of 007.But the original Bond was a very dark, edgy (另类的) character." | |||
| 1.Which of the following is NOT true about Jeffery Deaver ? | |||
| A. Jeffery Deaver is a "00" agent in Her Majesty"s secret service in a James Bond movie. B. Jeffery Deaver was working as a lawyer while he wrote some novels about murderers and serial killers. C. It is the loyal fan base that has allowed Jeffery Deaver to keep on writing since 1990. D. Jeffery Deaver is best known for his thrillers rather than for 007 novels. | |||
| 2. Which statement best explains the meaning of "spill his guts" in Paragraph 2? | |||
| A. Tell others what he knows about the yet-to-be-named 007 novel. B. Tell others everything he knows about Ian Fleming Publications Ltd.. C. Have the courage to talk about the 007 agent James Bond. D. Have the determination to talk about "Project X". | |||
| 3.Who was the author of 007 novels? | |||
| A. Jeffery Deaver B. Ian Fleming C. John Grisham D. Kingsley Amis | |||
| 4.What do you know about the new 007 novel from the passage? | |||
| A.The book to be published in May is named "Project X" by Ian Fleming Publications Ltd.. B.The book is about a federal agent risking his life to protect a Washington police detective. C.The book features a young James Bond, an Afghan war vet working for the British secret service. D.The book features a young James Bond who fights Cold War. | |||
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| EBay will launch an online group gift-buying service today designed to make it easier for several people to chip in, buy and pay for gifts using their social-network and e-mail contacts. EBay North America Vice President Christopher Payne says it is going to be a major step forward in social commerce, which is the still-small practice of selling products through social networks.Online retail experts aren"t as certain, but eBay says the new tool makes it easier for friends and relatives to chip in (凑钱) for gifts because it eliminates the headache of collecting contributions.It can also be used for family members to pitch in to buy, say, an expensive child seat for a mother. Anything on eBay that"s available immediately, rather than up for bid, can be purchased this way starting today at groupgifts.eBay.com .If members of an extended family wanted to buy a gift for one member, one person would choose a gift - or have one recommended by eBay - and invite family members to chip in using Facebook or e-mail.Those who wanted to join in would choose an amount to contribute (or agree to pay a requested amount) and pay using either PayPal or a credit card.They could also add a personal note. If enough people don"t chip in, the organizer can ask people to contribute more or choose a less expensive gift. "I see myself using this most in cases when I typically might not buy someone what they want because of price," says Nitzan Shaer of Boston, who was part of an online test of the site. EBay, with its 200 million products, millions of sellers and mobile commerce proficiency, is a logical place to pull together the products, groups of buyers and payment tools, Payne says. At least 12 sites, such as FrumUs.com and eDivvy.com, facilitate (便于,利于) group purchases but don"t sell products.Although a handful of retailers, including Victoria"s Secret and 1-800-Flowers , sell products through Facebook, Payne says he expects social commerce will take off as rapidly as shopping using mobile devices.EBay did more than $600 million in sales on mobile devices last year and expects mobile sales to increase to $1.5 billion this year. Although one in five consumers surveyed said they"d used Facebook for shopping in the past year, 88% said they would not be buying holiday gifts through a social network, mobile phone or smartphone. Of these, 26% were reluctant because of security or privacy concerns, and 20% were unclear about the benefits of using phones or Facebook to shop. | |||
| 1.What procedure should be followed if your extended family intends to buy your grandpa an 80th birthday gift? ①Asking family members to contribute more money if enough members don"t chip in ②Choosing a gift at groupgifts.eBay.com ③Paying using PayPal or a credit card ④Contributing or agreeing to pay a requested amount of money via Facebook or e-mail | |||
| A.②-①-③-④ B.①-③-②-④ C.②-④-①-③ D.②-③-④-① | |||
| 2.Where can we most probably read this text? | |||
| A. In a research paper B. In a travel magazine C. In a microblog D. On a website | |||
| 3.What does "it" mean in the 2nd paragraph? | |||
| A. The online group gift-buying service B. People"s social-network and e-mail contacts C. A major step forward in social commerce D. The still-small practice of selling products through social networks | |||
| 4. It can be inferred from the text that ______. | |||
| A. through eBay"s new tool, 200 million products on eBay are available to online shoppers B. social commerce can eliminate the headache of collecting contributions C. eBay"s new tool will gain mass adoption by online shoppers D. with the help of eBay"s new tool, FrumUs.com and eDivvy.com will also sell products | |||
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| We all, at one time or another, have pretended to be a rock star, singing and dancing along to our favorite song.Most of us have done this in the privacy of our own room when we were kids and as adults, in the privacy of our homes.Me? I love to do that when I drive! 1 turn on the radio, find a song that I can sing along too and pretty soon my arms are in the air and I am moving along to the rhythm.Most of the time, I do this on my way to work. Yes, that is true, I will be in my nice work clothes, jamming while driving or stopped at a traffic light I get weird (古怪的)) looks from some people and others laugh.Personally, I love to get lost in the rhythm of a song which leads me to share with you the importance of being silly! The definition for the word silly, according to the dictionary is: stupid, foolish and nonsensical.I know many people do not want to look foolish.So they walk around all serious, which in all honesty, is foolish! No one is perfect, I repeat: no one is perfect.I don"t care how educated, how thin, how beautiful, how simple, how frugal (节俭的), how rich, and so on...No one is perfect! So why pretend to be something you are not? Life is so short...You never know when this beautiful journey will be over, so why waste a single second on being so full of rigidity (呆板)? Here is a quote by Souza, that I think says it all and is a great recipe for life: "Dance as though no one is watching you, Love as though you have never been hurt before, Sing as though no one can hear you, Live as though heaven is on earth." When we were kids, we had no idea of what limitations were and we had no care in the.world so we could do things without worrying about how we appeared to others.However, as we grew up, we lost that childlike innocence. So don"t lose the child that still lives within you.The next time you feel down, go turn on your favorite song, and sing and dance along like there is no tomorrow.Or watch something that makes you laugh. Laughter is the best medicine to whatever ails (使痛苦) you and nothing is better than laughing so hard that your stomach hurts.Trust me, you will feel a whole lot better, and who doesn"t want to feel good? | |||
| 1. According to the text, what does the writer usually do? | |||
| A. He repeats the words of songs. B. He sings songs on his way to work. C. He dances in his own home. D. He shares music with other drivers. | |||
| 2.What does the writer think of the people who look very serious? | |||
| A. They are honest. B. They are educated. C. They are perfect. D. They are silly. | |||
| 3.The writer quotes Souza to show that____. | |||
| A. life is a beautiful journey B. life is full of rigidity C. life is to be treasured D. life is a great recipe | |||
| 4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text? | |||
| A. The Innocence of Being a Child B. The Importance of Being Silly C. No One Is Perfect D. Life Is Short |