Film director James Cameron first became interested in sea exploration when he was a little boy. His love for the ocean grew after he made the 1989 undersea adventure film The Abyss and the 1997 blockbuster Titanic, one of the most successful movies of all time. Following that big success, James Cameron decided to put his film career on hold to become an explorer.
In 2012, James Cameron made a journey to the deepest spot in the Mariana Trench, known as Challenger Deep. And now the great journey has been made into a documentary(记录片) film, named James Cameron's Deepsea Challenger 3D.
In James Cameron's fantasy films, such as Avatar and The Abyss, the unexplored areas are decorated in colours and full of danger. But on his dive into Challenger Deep, the reality proved far different: white, deserted and dull.
“I felt like I had gone to another planet,” Cameron said after returning from the cold and dark place in the Western Pacific Ocean, nearly 7 miles below the surface. “I really have a sense of being separated and realize how tiny I am down in this big, black and unexplored place.”Cameron captured(获取) the moonlike landscape of the deep sea and documented the sea creatures he observed in the ocean.
James Cameron's Deepsea Challenger 3D tells the story of Cameron's journey. It is a film about determination, danger and the ocean's greatest depths. The movie shows a unique insight into Cameron's world when he makes his dream a reality and makes history by becoming the first person to travel alone to the deepest point on the planet.
It's an exciting film and inspiring reminder that our beautiful planet still has a lot to explore.
1.When did James Cameron become interested in the ocean?
A. When he was in his childhood.
B. After his films The Abyss and Titanic.
C. After he achieved great success in movies.
D. When he began to explore the deep sea alone.
2.What is the unexplored ocean like?
A. Colourful and dangerous.
B. Boring and deserted.
C. White and attractive.
D. Small and dull.
3.What can we know about James Cameron's Deepsea Challenger 3D?
A. It is a film about the exploration of ocean creatures.
B. It is a story about Cameron's filmmaking dream.
C. It aims to attract more people to explore the deep sea.
D. It tells us about James' journey into Challenger Deep.
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A. The Great Dream of a Film Director
B. A film Director Exploring Deep Sea
C. James Cameron and His Documentary Film
D. The First Person to Make Films About the Deep Sea
On her first morning in America last summer, my daughter went out to explore her new neighborhood alone, without even telling my wife or me. Of course we were worried; we had just moved from Berlin, and she was just 8. But when she came home, we realized we had no reason to panic. Beaming with pride, she told us how she had discovered the little park around the corner, and had made friends with a few local dog owners.
When this story comes up in conversations with American friends, we usually meet with polite disbelief. Most are horrified by the idea that their children might roam(闲逛) around without adult supervision.
A study by the University of California has found that American kids spend 90 per cent of their leisure time at home, often in front of the TV or playing video games. Such narrowing of children's world has happened across the developed world. But German parents are generally much more accepting of letting children take some risks.
“We are depriving(剥夺) them of opportunities to learn how to take control of their own lives,” writes Peter Gray, a research professor at Boston College. He argues that this increases the chance that they will suffer from anxiety, depression, and various other mental disorders, which have gone up dramatically in recent decades.
I am no psychologist like Professor Gray, but I know I won't be around forever to protect my girls from the challenges life holds in store for them. And by giving kids more control over their lives, they learn to have more confidence in their own capabilities.
1.Hearing the author's daughter exploring the new neighborhood alone, his American friends feel ________.
A. worriedB. proudC. doubtfulD. terrified
2.We can conclude from Paragraph 3 that ________.
A. American kids enjoy playing at home
B. German parents are less protective than American parents
C. German kids like taking risks more than American kids
D. American parents don't limit their children's activities in their leisure time
3.It's implied from Professor Gray's words that ________.
A. parents should always be around their children to protect them from risks
B. more and more parents suffer from mental problems
C. children are having more opportunities to take control of their lives
D. giving children more freedom is beneficial to their mental development
4.Which of the following words can best describe the author's parenting?
A. Open-minded.B. Irresponsible.C. Careless.D. Protective.
假如你是学生会主席李华,为了让外国人了解中国传统文化,学生会将进行“唐诗吟诵大赛”(Tang Poetry Recitation Contest),特邀请学校国际部学生参加,请你根据提示写一则通知。
主要内容包括:
1.大赛目的和意义;
2.主办方:校学生会。时间:201 6年12月30日。地点:校报告厅(assembly hall);
3.范围:唐诗三百首(Three Hundred Tang Poems)。
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文流畅。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处,每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
When Molly's father was about to work, his daughter Molly, aged 8, hand him a bag. The father was in hurry so he didn't know what was inside. While having lunch, he took out the contents: a plastic dinosaur, a tiny sea shell and three small stone. The busy father smiled, finished eating, and sweeping the desk clean into the dustbin include Molly's junk. This evening, Molly wanted her bag back because she had not made a note into it: I love you, Daddy. The father went to his office hurried, carrying the junk home. He asked Molly to tell her about the junk. It was turned out that everything in the bag had a story. To Molly they were not junk and treasures!
Getting fit no longer 1.(require) a pencil-and-paper workout plan or a food diary.If you’re looking for some new and 2.. (create) ways to improve your health,try Fit Time.
It’s like your personal trainer.After 3.. (get) all the information it needs your height,weight,age,and exercise habits it gives you a customized training course,4.. asks you to work out four times a week for about two 5..(month).The exercises focus 6.. a different part of your body every day.For instance,on Monday,you do push-ups(俯卧撑) to build up your arms,and on Tuesday,you build up 7.. (strong) in your legs by doing deep knee bends.8.. exercise plan changes as time goes by.
The best part of this app is that everyone can share 9.. (they) workout results and follow their training.It is a great way for you and your friends 10.. (encourage) each other to build strong bodies.
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One day, I was driving to the airport with my mother.
She observed a plane in the sky for a while and said, “It's magic.” I looked at her, ________. She used to be an engineer, and she should understand better than I how flight is ________ a simple physics equation(方程). It definitely wasn't ________.
But now, I ________ she was at least partially(部分地)right. ________ flying might not be magic, it's certainly magical. I read a sentence a few months ago, ________,“you know you're grown-up when you no longer want a ________ seat.” Too often in ________ years, I've found myself ________ a seat on the exit row, forgetting the wonders outside the window.
I think of one time ________ I was leaving on a business trip. Moments after take-off, I started working on my computer. But a passenger behind me wouldn't stop talking. “The clouds!" he kept saying, ”Look at the clouds!"
I ________, and saw two men, one who appeared to be in his 70s and ________ much younger. The chatter continued for 20 minutes until, in frustration, I looked up from my computer screen and opened the window ________.
The clouds!
He was right. We were ________ through giant balls of cotton, soft and fluffy(蓬松的), seemly ________ enough to touch. The afternoon sun ________ a11 kinds of colors: pink, red and ivory, all ________ a blue sky. I closed my laptop and ________ at them for the rest of the flight.
I don't remember the ________ I felt like I had to complete that afternoon. But I've never forgotten those ________.
1.A. confusedB. interestedC. delightedD. frightened
2.A. latelyB. hardlyC. frequentlyD. actually
3.A. wrongB. trueC. magicD. appropriate
4.A. hopeB. realizeC. wonderD. advise
5.A. ThatB. WhileC. As ifD. Before
6.A. saidB. sayC. sayingD. to say
7.A. frontB. backC. doorD. window
8.A. laterB. lateC. recentD. soon
9.A. asking forB. caring for
C. answering forD. accounting for
10.A. whatB. whereC. whichD. when
11.A. walked awayB. turned around
C. looked forwardD. sat back
12.A. anotherB. the otherC. otherD. someone
13.A. shadeB. curtainC. seatD. light
14.A. sinkingB. runningC. floatingD. swimming
15.A. hardB. closeC. farD. clear
16.A. providedB. shoneC. lightedD. absorbed
17.A. inB. underC. overD. against
18.A. staredB .glancedC. pointedD. glared
19.A. tripB. computerC. workD. flight
20.A. windowsB. conversationsC. passengersD. clouds