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音乐、电影、绘画、摄影，在众多的艺术形式中，电影广受人们的喜爱。假如你最喜欢的艺术形式是英语电影，请根据以下提示写一篇英语短文。
艺术形式 | 英语电影 |
喜欢理由
| 1. 学到英语单词，训练听说技能 |
2.有教育意义(educational) …… | |
3. 认识一些著名的演员，比如Audrey Hepburn…… | |
4. ……（自拟） | |
存在问题 | 有作业要做，没时间看电影。 处理好学习和爱好的关系。 |
注意：1. 表达中必须包含所给要点，可以适当发挥，不要简单翻译。
2. 词数90左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。
I like films best, especially English films. I can learn a lot from them.
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A book which is still being discussed by many Americans today is “Future Shock” by Alvin Toffler. In this book the writer describes the great changes which have been made in family life because of science and industry.
In the past, when more Americans lived on farms, the typical(典型的) family had many children. In a farm family, parents and their children often lived with grandparents. Uncles and aunts often lived nearby, too.
But now, when industry has become more important than agriculture(农业) in American life, families are becoming smaller and smaller. Industry requires workers who are ready and able to move off the land to move again whenever necessary. Large families can’t be moved from place to place as easily as smaller families can.
In the future, a typical family will be required to move even more often than now, so families will be even smaller .The typical family may keep childless and consist only of a man and a woman. A smaller number of families may raise(养育) children. These families may raise children as their main occupation, leaving the childless families free to move from job to job. What’s more, these child-raising families may raise other people’s children in addition to their own.
The book | .1.: | Future Shock | |
.2.: | Alvin Toffler | ||
Content(内容): | 3. life has been changing greatly in America. | ||
Typical family | 4. | Members | Living places |
In the past | Parents, many children, 5., uncles and aunts |
On the 6. | |
At 7. | A man, a woman and a child for most families | In or around the workplace | |
In the future | A man, a woman without a 8. for many families | In or around the workplace | |
Reason | People are required to 9. from place to place easily because of the development of both science and 10.. | ||
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TV has become an important part of modern life. People enjoy themselves after a day's h1.work by watching TV. They can see some plays, films and sports matches without 12.
home, and without spending much money in b3.tickets. TV programmes make people's lives more i 4.Students can learn a lot about the w5.through TV programmes, such as history, nature, science and art. However, there are c 6.and violence (暴力)in some programmes too. Some teenagers will learn something b7.from them. Moreover, watching TV usually takes too much t8.It's not good for their eyes, either.
Is watching TV a good thing or a bad one? I think it d9.on yourselves. If you learn to c 10.what to watch and when to watch, it can be a good thing.
Nowadays, the food that you buy comes from many different countries．Have a look in your fridge, cupboard, and fruit bowl and check the origins(来源) of the food．Perhaps there are apples from California, lamb from New Zealand, or potatoes from Egypt? You will probably be surprised how far food travels to get to your plate．This journey, from “field to plate”, is called “food miles”．A food mile is the distance that food travels from the farmer’s field to the person who buys the food．Nowadays, food often travels thousands of miles to get to the consumer(消费者)．Why is this, and what are the effects(影响) of these long distances?
Traditionally, farmers sold their food in the local market so the food didn’t have to travel very far．The consumers also did not travel very far, because they went to their local market to buy the food．This was a good system for farmers and consumers．However, there were some disadvantages．For example, consumers could only buy food that farmers produced locally．In addition, they could only get food that was in season．Now, because of modern technology, food comes from all over the world．We do not have to wait for spring or summer to buy strawberries or tomatoes．They are available in winter if we want．
Some countries have to import(进口) most of their food．This is because they have difficult climates．The United Arab Emirates(UAE), for example, gets 85% of its food from other countries．Even food made in the UAE often uses imported materials．What’s wrong with “food miles”? Is this not a good way of increasing international trade? I believe these miles are worrying for a number of reasons．First of all, because food travels such long distances．we need more planes, lorries, and ships to move the food．This means we use more oil or petrol, so there is more pollution and more global(全球的) warming．In addition, food that travels a long way is not fresh and usually not very tasty．Tomatoes, for example, are picked early and stored for their long journey．For this reason, they are usually tasteless when they get to the consumer．Local food has a better taste, and it also reduces the amount of global pollution．We need to buy more local food．
1.What is called “food miles” according to this passage?
A. The origins of the food． B. The effects of long distances．
C. The journey from field to plate． D. The disadvantages of imported food．
2.The underlined word“available”in Paragraph 2 most probably means “______”．
A. easy to get B. not busy
C. willing to talk D. impossible to get
3.Some countries like the United Arab Emirates have to import most of their food because of __________．
A. long distances B. difficult climates
C. fresh and tasty food D. modern technology
4.The writer uses the LAST paragraph mostly to encourage readers to ______．
A. buy more local food B. increase international trade
C. travel long distances D. use imported materials
5.This passage is mainly about _________．
A. how local food travels from field to plate
B. what “food miles” is and its effects
C. how some countries import their food
D. where different kinds of food come from
In the world there are a lot of people using public transport, some love it and still some dislike it. If everyone has a car and drives anywhere they want to go, there will be serious traffic problems on the road. Luckily, trains are a good form of public transport.
British people use trains a lot. This is especially so for people who are traveling from London to Paris. Every day about 20 trains leave London. They travel at a very high speed and people feel glad that the trains take only 2 hours and 30 minutes to reach Paris. It's much faster to travel by train than by bus or by car. This is because people have to drive cars or buses very carefully and slowly for many reasons, such as speed limits and traffic jams. However, when you are traveling by train, the speed is almost he same and there is no traffic jam for a train.
Besides, Londoners think taking a train is one of the safest ways of traveling on the ground. Trains take quite a number of quality tests while they are made. More importantly, they have to take many safety checks before they are used on the rail track.
What's more, trains in Britain are comfortable and provide fine services for their users. When you are on a London train, you will find that the train has comfortable tables and seats where people can sit. They also provide food services andpower plugs (电源插头) for personal computers or mobile phone.
1.The main idea of the passage is that ________.
A. British people enjoy public transport
B. it's fast to travel from London to Paris
C. trains in Britain provide fine services for their users
D. trains are a good form of public transport for Londoners
2.In a traffic jams on the road, ________.
A. drivers can drive fast B. drivers can drive carelessly
C. cars are not moving fast D. cars will stop working
3.The 3rd paragraph of the passage mainly talks about the ________ of trains.
A. speed B. safety C. services D. problems
4.What can we know from the passage?
A. We can travel from London to Paris in less than 2hours.
B. We can do our work with personal computers on the train.
C. We have to wait till we get off the train in order to have some food.
D. The trains are only checked for quality reasons before they are used.
SCENE I
One dollar a week
The doorway of the house where Chandler has a room. He is dressed in his best clothes, ready for his evening out. He is going out as his friend, Jeff 'White, comes in.
WHITE What are you doing this evening, Towers?
CHANDLER (Smiling) Tonight I'm going to live like a man with a million dollars!
WHITE What are you talking about? You haven't got a million dollars!
CHANDLER How much money are you and I paid each week, Jeff?
WHITE Eighteen dollars. Why?
CHANDLER And how much of that eighteen dollars do you spend each week?
WHITE All of it, of course.
CHANDLER Well, I don't. Each week I save one dollar out of my eighteen. Then,
every ten weeks, I can buy myself an evening to remember.
WHITE What do you do?
CHANDLER I put on my finest clothes, go to one of the best restaurants in New York,
eat the most expensive food on the menu, drink the best wine, and then
take a taxi home!
WHITE ( A ) Why?
CHANDLER Why? Because it makes me feel wonderful to sit with some of 'the richest
people in America, and to make them think that I'm rich, too.
WHITE You're crazy!
CHANDLER (Laughing) Perhaps I am!
Mrs Black comes in.
MRS BLACK Ah, Mr Chandler. I wanted to see you.
CHANDLER Good evening, Mrs Black. What a lovely evening!
MRS BLACK Lovely evening perhaps, but you haven't paid me for your room this
month. When am I going to get the money?
CHANDLER Soon, Mrs Black. Very soon.
Mrs Black looks at Chandler s clothes.
MRS BLACK You can spend money on expensive clothes, but you can't pay for your
room. Is that right?
CHANDLER (Hurrying away) Good night, Mrs Black!
1.This is most probably part of .
A. a play B. a novel C. a poem D. a speech
2.Which of the following is the most suitable for ( A )?
A. Excited B. Bored. C. Surprised. D. Scared
3.What can we learn about Chandler?
A. He is a man of great wealth. B. He is a man of great wisdom.
C. He is not very practical. D. He is not very confident.
