The 87th Academy Award nominations（提名）were announced on Jan 15,and The Grand Budapest Hotel stood out as a favorite with nine nominations, including Best Picture. Check out some other Best Picture nominees to see if you missed any of last year's top Hollywood films.
The Imitation Game
This historical thriller is about British computer scientist, Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch), the father of artificial intelligence. At the start of World War Ⅱ, Turing was asked to join a select team of mathematical geniuses to decode（解码）the system the Nazis used to send military messages. Besides the actual breaking of the code, Cumberbatch's portrayal（扮演）of Turing's personality, a mixture of decency（正派）and shyness, is also a highlight of the movie.
Birdman
This dark comedy film is about how Riggan Thomson, a faded star once famous for his superhero roles, struggles to regain fame. American actor Michael Keaton, 63, who has a similar experience to Thomson's, plays the leading role.
Selma
A stellar cast(主要演员) including talk show queen Oprah Winfrey may be one reason to see Selma. But that the film focuses on Martin Luther King Jr.'s struggle for civil rights also makes it worth viewing. Based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches, the film is a chronicle(编年史) of King's(David Oyelowo) campaign for political rights for African-American people.
The Theory of Everything
We know English theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking for his significant scientific discoveries, especially his black hole theories. This biographical film reveals the scientist's (played by Eddie Redmayne) secret romantic relationship with Jane Hawking (Felicity Jones), whom he meets and falls in love with at Cambridge and who later becomes his first wife.
Boyhood
American Director Richard Linklater did an experiment in this film, using the same cast for l2 years to record a boy's growth. In two and a half hours, we see Mason, a Texas boy from a divorced family, grow from 6-year-old boy to a freshman in college.
1.How many Best Picture nominees are mentioned in the text?
A. Five. B. Six.
C. Eight. D. Nine.
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A. Michael Keaton became famous overnight after starring in the movie Birdman.
B. Alan Turing is a talented and outgoing man in The Imitation Game.
C. Selma is the story of Martin Luther King Jr.'s fight for voting rights for African-Americans.
D. The Theory of Everything is about how Stephen Hawking discovered his black hole theories.
3.What is the main purpose of the text?
A. To analyze why these films were nominated for the 87th Academy Awards.
B. To give a brief introduction to the 87th Academy Award nominees.
C. To list some of the best nominees in the Academy Awards' history.
D. To prove that the Academy Award nominees cover a broad range of topics.
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1．写信目的；
2．工作内容和招聘要求；
3．询问是否感兴趣。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。
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Giant pandas are lovely angels. They mainly have two hobby, namely climbing trees and sleeping. Thought they are heavy, they can climb trees as easy as some other animals do. Which they do in the daily life often makes people to laugh loudly. Therefore, they are like be many people. Unluckily, there are not many giant pandas leaving in the world. Conditions for them have been bad than before in recent years due to the number of threats. Like students, we should do something to raise people’s awareness of protecting them from hurt.
Anvitha Vijay, who is only nine years old, has built two educational apps. One is Smartkins Animals, which helps many1.(child) identify more than 100 animals an 2.other Rainbow Colors, which teaches kids colors.
With the help of YouTube videos, the young girl from Melbourne, Australia, learned to code (编程)at age 7 all by3.(she). Soon, she was trying her hand at making apps. “When I first got my iPad, I 4. (attract)immediately by all the apps on it,” she told TFK. “It wasn’t long 5.I wanted to crate my own.”
Anvitha’s skills won her scholarship to attend a big tech conference hosted by Apple in San Francisco, California. There, she got tips from the professionals and went to workshops 6.she learned about the latest software for app building. all that training led to an idea for a third app. This one,7.(call) GoalsHi, inspires kids to practice good habits.
Anvitha’s goal is to continue crating technology that helps kids learn while8.(have)fun. But what’s even more 9.(importance) to her is that the world sees the power of technology in kids’ hands. “The more training we get in tech at an early age,” she says, “the10.(good)chance we will have of becoming innovation champions who will one day change the world.”
I’ve started driving again, just small journeys until I gain my confidence. Tonight I drove along a road ______about 12 years ago. As I drove along it I_______Kelly.
Kelly was a ______when this road was constructed. Her mother _______when Kelly was very young. She and her brother were _______by her father and she herself admitted that she was a(an)______child, climbing out windows, staying out drinking etc. The year after I taught her, a ______thing happened. Kelly’s dad was about to turn onto the new road ______he met with a fatal(致命的)accident.
At that stage I didn’t teach Kelly but had______taught on her learning programme. I wrote to tell her that I would help her with one of the six_______she still had to complete on her second and final year of her programme.
I brought Kelly to my home where I _____and supported her through the whole unit. I got her to complete all the assignments at my home so that she would stay_______. Kelly got a better performance in the unit I taught her, and this helped raise her overall______. My support also helped her focus on her studies at such a ______time in her life. Kelly’s lecturer was so______ with her assignments that she got Kelly to______the higher level parts of the assignments to the rest of the class! This was so good for her self-esteem(自尊心). Kelly _____her course. I was so glad she didn’t ______.
A few yeas ago I met Kelly in the town centre. She was ______a pram(婴儿车), her newly born son sleeping contentedly. I was glad to see life had brought a new family member into Kelly’s life for her to love. It’s the______ she deserved.
1.A. created B. ruined C. flooded D. blocked
2.A. met B. hit C. remembered D. recognized
3.A. worker B. student C. teacher D. volunteer
4.A. passed away B. backed up C. helped out D. took over
5.A. forgiven B. affected C. rescued D. raised
6.A. active B. wild C. optimistic D. curious
7.A. strange B. mysterious C. terrible D. delightful
8.A. when B. because C. once D. though
9.A. seldom B. later C. eventually D. previously
10.A. books B. units C. courses D. subjects
11.A. admired B. knew C. tutored D. hired
12.A. interested B. focused C. awake D. happy
13.A. grades B. looks C. health D. weight
14.A. good B. happy C. sad D. pleasant
15.A. impressed B. puzzled C. disappointed D. embarrassed
16.A. show B. give C. pass D. explain
17.A. quit B. completed C. failed D. chose
18.A. stand up B. move out C. drop out D. set out
19.A. selling B. pushing C. making D. riding
20.A. last B. most C. worst D. least
Five people are talking about tipping in a restaurant.
Richard:
A tip is a “thank you,” but in truth, a tip is payment for service. 20% is a standard tip. Servers deserve it for their hard work. Tips make up about 97% of a server’s total income. 1.So, before servers are paid to living wage, tip 20%.
Daniel:
Why should I pay the difference between what the restaurant is willing to pay the employee and what an acceptable wage is? I do pay 20%, but I hate it. How about miners, construction workers, resident doctors, etc? 2.
Kate:
I’ve always viewed tipping as a way of saying “thank you” to the one who serves me. I tip according to the quality of service. The better the service, the higher the tip. 3.Much like the harder teachers in school, I never give an easy “A”.
Patricia:
18-20%for good service is today’s standard. The restaurant and its employees are too polite to tell you this or to put it on their menus, but that is their expectation and you need to understand that. 4.To do otherwise is to be openly rude.
Michael:
Tipping has gotten out of control. I always had thought it was 15%, and now suddenly servers have made it 20%. I tip 15%, and that’s it. Interesting to be told, “If you can’t afford to tip 20%, then you should eat at home.” 5.
A. Do they get tipped?
B. Those tips are needed for survival
C. I believe it is good manners to respect this
D. If you disagree, why not eat elsewhere?
E. Unless the service is perfect, I never tip more than 10% of the bill
F. Restaurants will never pay more unless they are forced to do so by new laws.
G. If all those people stayed away, the restaurant would not even be in business.
