阅读下面短文，根据语境、音标或所给单词的提示，在每个空格内填入一个恰当的词，要求所填的词意义准确、形式正确，使短文意思完整、行文连贯。
In Toronto, Canada, There is a Chinese woman. Her husband and son are busy1.work. They spend very little time at home. The woman feels 2. ['ləʊnlɪ].
One day, when she is making steamed buns (包子), one of the buns suddenly3.(come) alive. The woman sees this bun, named Bao, as her own child. She is pretty happy to be a 4.again. But as Bao grows up, he wants to leave home and see the world. The mother doesn’t want this to5. ['hæpən]. What can she do?
This is the story of Disney- Pixar’s short film Bao. It took home this year’s Oscar award for best Animated Short (最佳动画短片).
Director Domee Shi is a 6.(Canada). She said the film’s story is much like the story of her own7. (live) as she also has a very protective (关切保护的) mother.
“8.we feel strongly about someone, we don’t want them to leave,” Shi said. “My mother actually said to me once, ‘How I wish I could put you back in my9. ['stʌmək]!’”
Shi said she wanted to focus on family relationships with her film. While it is true that children should care for their parents, parents must also realize that their children will leave home one day and live 10.own lives.
根据情景提示，完成下列各题。
1.想知道John 的近况如何，你会这样问他：
___________________________________________________________________________, John?
2.看到有同学在图书馆吃东西，你会这样劝阻他：
________________________________________________________________________________________.
3.要告诉医生你头疼，你会这样说：
________________________________________________________________________________________.
4.想知道今天是几月几号，你会这样问同桌：
________________________________________________________________________________________?
5.朋友要去参加演讲比赛了，你会这样祝愿他：
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________!
You’ve seen her on T-shirt, schoolbags and even guitars, but never on the big screen.1.Earlier this month, US film company Warner Bros announced that Hello Kitty would star in her first film.
Created in 1974 by Japanese company Sanrio, Hello Kitty was born in the suburbs of London and “weighs three apples”. Her favorite color is red, and she enjoys playing the piano and baking cookies. She may look like a cat.2..
3.In 1995, she appeared in a nurse’s uniform and, two years later, flowers took the place of the ribbons in her hair.4.Despite (尽管) — or maybe because of--all the changes, the cute kitty with a moon-shaped head has become a fashion queen.
5.“Girls all over the world are happy to but into the image (形象) of the trusting, loving childhood that Hello Kitty stands for. By keeping a symbolic object, they can somehow keep hold of a piece of their childhood selves,” she told The Independent.
A.This style was copied by millions of Japanese schoolgirls.
B.But according to Sanrio. Hello Kitty is “a little girl ”.
C.Hello Kitty has changed her style over the years.
D.Now that’s about to change.
E.What makes her so popular?
Have you ever heard someone say, “You completely look like you’re a Jessica” or someone similar? People seem to think that they know what kind of person a “Jessica” or a “Michael” looks like. Why is this?
According to a research in the Journey of personality (个性) and Social Psychology, humans like to connect people’s names with their looks (长相), and can even guess someone’s name according to how they look. Researchers at the Herbrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, collected thousands of photos of people’s faces. They put a name under each photo. Then, they asked volunteers to guess which of the four names was correct. The volunteers were able to guess the right name 38 percent of the time. It seems that the faces really give them clues (线索) about someone’s name, Reader’s Digest reported. However, the volunteers were not as good at guessing the real names of people who used nicknames (昵称) more often than their real names. This may show that a person’s looks are influenced by their name only if they use it often.
This kind of face-name matching happens because we often become what other people expect us to become,” Ruth Mayo from the university told science news website Eurek Alert.
The researchers believe there are also stereotype (刻板印象) about names. For example, the volunteers usually think that men named Bob should have rounder faces because the word itself looks round. They may think that women named Rose are beautiful. They expect them to be just like the flowers that they are named for.
1.The purpose of the research is to find out________.
A.how people’s looks influence their names B.if people’s names are related to their looks
C.what the most popular English names are D.if men’s names are different from women’s
2.The underlined word “they” in Paragraph 4 refers to (指代) ________.
A.the women B.the volunteers C.the researchers D.the flowers
3.The volunteers in the research most probably match Picture with the name “Rose”.
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.According to the text, some people look like their names because they________.
A.like to connect their names with their own looks
B.use nicknames more often than their real names
C.have become what others expect them to become
D.look forward to being seen as special persons.
5.Which of the following would most probably have this text?
A.Business Week B.New York Daily News
C.Discovery D.Science Progress
NASA has a new job listing, and it’s no joke. The US space agency is looking for a “joker” to join their planned mission (任务) to Mars.
A mission to Mars is no laughing matter. The red planet is 140 million miles away from Earth. A trip there would take around 8 months in a small spaceship.
“When you’re living with others in a confident space for a long period of time, problems are likely to take place,” Jeffre Johnson a scientist at the University of Florida said.
This is probably why NASA wants an astronaut with a sense of humor (幽默感). “There are people that have the ability to pull everyone together,” Johnson said.
In stressful situations, perhaps humor is a way to know we aren’t alone. By laughing together, we share our stress. Then we can pay more attention to our jobs instead of just worrying.
There are other examples of team “clowns (小丑)”. One example is the journey to the South Pole (南极) led by Norwegian explore (探险家) Roald Amundson. It was a difficult journey, full of danger. Adolf Lindstorm, A cook at Amundson’s team, was a “clown”. He made people laugh through the whole journey. Amundson later wrote that Lindstrom was the most valuable member of the team.
But if you’re hoping that your favorite TV comedian (喜剧演员) will fly to Mars, that probably won’t happen.
“Being funny won’t be enough to land somebody the job,” Johnson said. “They also need to be an excellent scientist and engineer.” Besides, they must be in top physical condition.
1.NASA is looking for a________.
A.funny engineer B.talented clown C.good cook D.popular comedian
2.In Paragraph 3, “a confident space” means a/an ________ space.
A.empty B.different C.open D.small
3.The US space agency is looking for a “joker” in order to________.
A.make the astronaut excited B.find an excellent astronaut
C.encourage team work D.make the trip unforgettable
4.In Paragraph 6, the writer uses the example of a cook to show that________.
A.the explorers’ meals on their journey is very important
B.humorous people can cheer up people in difficult situations
C.a cook can play a more important role than the explorers
D.the journey to the South Pole is harder the mission to Mars
5.Which would be the best title for the text?
A.A sense of humor B.A mission to Mars C.Let the humor fly D.Laugh together
Police Report A man broke the windows of Daisy’s Food at 2:35 pm. A waitress and a cook who worked in the restaurant caught the man. The man said he did it because he was mad at the terrible food there. Suggestions: The man should pay for the windows he broke. Steve Smith |
Witness 1 Report Name: Emily Wu I was mopping the floor when I heard the noise. Then I looked up and I saw a man hitting the windows with a baseball bat from outside. So I ran out to stop him with the mop. I’m sorry he got hurt, but he asked for it. Emily Wu |
Witness 2 Report Name: Willy Brown I was cleaning the kitchen when I heard the crash of breaking glass. I ran out of the kitchen quickly and saw Emily fighting with the man outside, so I went over to help. The man was completely wrong about the dish. Everybody loves what I cook! Willy Brown |
1.A man broke the windows of Daisy’s Food because he________.
A.was angry B.was drunk
C.wanted to steal something D.found something wrong
2.Steve Smith is a________.
A.waiter B.cook C.policeman D.customer
3.The underlined word “ witness” means________.
A.嫌疑犯 B.陪审员 C.看守员 D.目击者
4.________was hurt in the fight.
A.Steve Smith B.Emily Wu C.Willy Brown D.The trouble maker
5.What docs Willy Brown care about most?
A.What Emily has told the police. B.What the man said about the food he cooked.
C.Whether the customer was hurt. D.Whether the man will be punished.
