Emma Watson, 26, brings her childhood Disney character to life. The British actress played the beautiful girl Belle in Disney’s new live-action movie Beauty and the Beast（野兽）. She also sang for the role, the first time she has done so in her career. The movie came out in China on March 17. Originally an animation（动画） film, it tells how a cursed（被诅咒的） man-beast is changed into a handsome prince by the love of Belle.
To play the lead role in Beauty and the Beast, Watson turned down the offer of La La Land, which won six awards including the Best Actress at this year’s Oscars. However, she does not regret it. She told Vanity Fair that she believes the movie says something that is important for people to hear.
This is not her first time being invited to play a Disney princess. She refused the offer to play Cinderella. But she happily took on Belle because she saw her as a better role model. Belle doesn’t mind Beast’s ugly appearance and sees his good heart within. “She remains curious, compassionate（有同情心） and open-minded,” she told Total Film. “She’s not easily swayed by other people’s ideas.”
But to build her own version of Belle, Watson had a hand in shaping the character. She wanted Belle to be busy instead of just playing in the castle all day. So she had the idea of turning Belle into an inventor, like her father. And Belle even made a washing machine herself, though people broke it. She wanted it to free girls from chores（杂物） and allow them to learn how to read. She told Entertainment Weekly that people who broke the washing machine was symbolic（象征的） of people who broke Belle’s spirit and pushed her to become the woman they wanted her to be.
1.According to the passage, what does the movie Beauty and the Beast tell us?
A.The reason why the beast has an ugly appearance.
B.Beauties always fall in love with the ugly beasts easily.
C.Belle loves the beast and doesn’t care about his appearance.
D.A cursed man-beast is changed into a handsome prince by love.
2.Why did Watson play the lead role in Beauty and the Beast?
A.Because she refused to play Cinderella.
B.Because she saw Belle as a better role model.
C.Because she had no chance to play in La La land.
D.Because she thought the movie was important for people.
3.What does the underlined word “swayed” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?
A.Warned. B.Kept. C.Trained. D.Influenced.
4.Why did people break Belle’s washing machine?
A.Because they thought the machine was useless.
B.Because they had an idea of turning her into an inventor.
C.Because they wanted to push her to be the woman they liked.
D.Because they wanted her to be busy instead of playing in the castle.
5.Which may be the best title for this passage?
A.More than a Beauty. B.A Disney’s Princess.
C.Beauty and the Beast. D.A beauty’s love story.
There are different ways in which people try to deal with the problem of energy. One way is the greater production of common energy sources, such as coal, oil and gas. The trouble with these sources, however, is that they are not renewable.
Another way is energy conservation（节能）, which means using energy more efficiently（有效地）. In some very cold countries people build special houses to save energy. They place materials between the inside and the outside of the walls of the house to keep the cold out and the warmth in. The house is heated by the lights, the body heat of the people and the other equipment in it.
Finally, renewable energy sources are used even though they are often expensive to develop. One form of these is geothermal energy. In certain parts of the world, the temperature of the earth increases 30℃ with each kilometer down. At six kilometers, therefore, it rises to nearly two hundred degrees. To get the heat, water is pumped down into the rocks and back up to the surface. Heat from the earth is already used in certain countries.
1.From the passage we learn that oil______.
A.is quite easy to produce B.is not used most efficiently
C.is the most common energy source D.could be renewed only by new ways
2.Why are the “special houses” mentioned in the passage?
A.To keep the cold out and the warmth in.
B.To show the excellent skills of the builders.
C.To be an example of energy conservation.
D.To be heated by different sources of energy.
3.If the surface temperature is 15℃, how deep will you dig to get a temperature of 105℃?
A.One kilometer. B.Two kilometers.
C.Three kilometers. D.Four kilometers.
4.Where does the heat of the earth come from?
A.The rocks inside the earth. B.The water pumped into the earth.
C.The temperature of the earth. D.The water on the surface of the earth.
Thirteen-year-old Sophie had been bullied (欺凌) at school for over two years. She had had her keys and mobile phone stolen. She had also been knocked off her bicycle, kicked and punched(以拳重击). She tried to fight back, but it always seemed to be her, not the bullies, who got into trouble.
Her headmaster encourages students to look after one another. He encouraged Sophie to play the guitar in a school concert. It gave Sophie new confidence and earned her respect from the other students.
Sadly, Sophie’s story is not rare. Bullying is always around us. They can take many forms. And there are new bullies. Cyber (网络的) bullies can be harder to avoid and harder to catch. It is too easy to send a nameless threat by text, or post something insulting (侮辱的) on social media. Yet the results can be serious for the victim.
But help is out there. There are many charities and organizations giving support to young people. Remember one very important piece of advice: If you are being bullied, don’t put up with it – tell someone.
1.In the beginning, Sophie found it __________ to fight back when she was bullied.
A.important B.easy C.helpful D.difficult
2.We can infer(推断) from the article that cyber bullies__________?
A.can be harder to stay away from B.are less serious than school bullies
C.have a long history D.are a result of school bullies
3.The writers starts to talk about the topic of bullies by __________.
A.explaining what bullies are B.giving an example
C.discussing how common it is D.mentioning ways to fight
If you want to travel to Singapore, here are two famous places of interest.
Singapore Plant Garden | Jurong Bird Park |
In 1822, it was built at the foot of Government Hill and it was moved to its present place in 1859. Throughout the years, the greenhouses have become much larger. Today, the Garden is one of the most popular places to visit in Singapore. The best time to visit it is on a cool morning. Ticket prices: 210 yuan for adults; free for children under 12 Opening hours: 8:00 am－6:00 pm every day | Jurong Bird Park is the greatest park in Asia and comes first in our list of places to visit in Singapore. This park is home to more than 5,000 birds with 380 kinds from everywhere throughout the world. The Waterfall Aviary is the biggest in the center which is made up of 5 land woods with more than 1,500 African birds and has a 100-feet man-made waterfall. Ticket prices: 180 yuan for adults; free for children under 12 Opening hours: 6:00 am－6:00 pm every day |
1.What is the best time to visit Singapore Plant Garden?
A.On a cold morning. B.On a warm night.
C.On a cool morning. D.On a warm morning.
2.Tom with his 9-year-old son wants to visit Jurong Bird Park, how much should they spend on the tickets?
A.180 yuan. B.270 yuan. C.360 yuan. D.480 yuan.
3.The passage is most probably a/an _______.
A.novel B.advertisement C.poem D.play
One sunny day, I decided to go for a walk with my husband. I was wearing a special ______ ring that day. It was my 20th birthday gift from my grandmother.
As we were walking in the park, I just looked ______ at my hand and found the diamond on my ring was missing. I was really ______, so I went back to look for it. I knew how small the chances were of finding it, but I still wanted to give it a try.
As I was fixing my eyes on the ground, I ran into an old gentleman ______.
“What’s the matter, love?” he asked nicely.
“Sorry that I ran into you,” I said. “But I lost something important. I’m really nervous.”
I explained about the missing diamond and showed him the ______ in my ring.
“That’s not going to be easy to find it,” he said. “Tell you what, love, I take a walk here every day. I’ll __ my eyes open for it.”
I thanked him, expecting ______. However, a few days later, my husband and I met the old man again in the park.
“Guess what,” he said. “I found your diamond!”
I couldn’t believe what I saw when the gentleman handed the diamond back to me. Then my husband __ him money for his help, but he refused.
As the diamond is worth several thousand dollars, the old man could have easily kept the diamond ____ sold it, but he did neither of these.
Now thanks to this man, I always look at my ring and remind ______ that there are still kind and generous souls out there. I’ll spend more time trying to do something equally nice for other people.
1.A. gold B. silver C. iron D. diamond
2.A. back B. down C. up D. around
3.A. happy B. tired C. angry D. worried
4.A. in time B. by accident C. at first D. in general
5.A. hole B. picture C. word D. price
6.A. keep B. get C. take D. make
7.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
8.A. showed B. lent C. offered D. carried
9.A. and B. but C. so D. or
10.A. myself B. himself C. herself D. ourselves
—I couldn’t believe it. I saw you studying at the library so early this morning.
—_________, huh?
A.East or west, home is best B.The early bird catches the worm
C.Too many cooks spoil the broth D.Don’t put all your eggs in one basket
