The resounding film Avatar has been very popular in the UK and around the world, becoming the fastest film ever to earn $1bn(7bn yuan) in ticket sales.
But as well as being an entertaining feast for the eyes, the sci-fi epic(叙事诗)also introduces the audience to a brand new language invented especially for the film.
The movie is set on an alien planet called Pandora which is inhabited by many strange species. The most humanoid of the planet’s inhabitants are the Na’vi, and it is the struggle between the Na’vi and human invader that forms the main story of the film.
The film has been released in 2D and 3D versions.
In order to add a sense of reality to his vision of an alien race the film’s director James Cameron asked a professor of language form the University of Southern California to invent a language for the Na’ vi.
Professor Paul Frommer worked with James Cameron for four years to build upon the original 30 words or so that the director had already come up with for the language.
According to Professor Frommer, the most important aspect of the Na’ vi language was that it could be pronounced.
“This is an alien language but obviously it has to be spoken by human actors,” Professor Frommer told the BBC, “it has to be sounds that human beings are comfortable producing.”
The language currently has around 1,000 words but Professor Frommer hopes to expand it in possible sequels(续集)to the film and in video games.
The professor hopes that one day his creation will have a high level of the Klingon alien language from the Star Trek films.
“There’s a translation of Hamlet into Klingon,” says Professor Frommer.
“If anything happened like this with Na’vi, I’d be delighted.”
60. The underlined word “resounding” in Paragraph 1 means _______ .
A. later B. scientific C. hit D. surprising
61. Which of the following is Right according to the passage?
A. A kind of new language was invented especially for the film.
B. The film Avatar is as good as a film as the Star Trek.
C. The creation in Alien Language is different from that in human beings.
D. Avatar is one of an excellent films invented by Pandora.
62. The most challenging part in the creation of the language is _______ .
A. that Professor Frommer needs to create 1,000 words for the film Avatar by himself
B. that the language is based on that of the Alien planet called Pandora
C. that James Cameron introduces a new style of language to the audience
D. that an Alien language is created to be spoken by human beings
63. We can infer from the passage that _______ .
A. the film Avatar has been released in 2D and 3D versions
B. the most important aspect of the Na’vi language was that it could be pronounced
C. Professor Paul Frommer believes his language creation in the film Avatar is very successful
D. Professor Paul Frommer worked with James Cameron for four years for a sense of reality of the film
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1.分析不读名著的原因;
2.阐明阅读名著的重要性;
3.呼吁同学们阅读名著。
注意:1.词数120—150;
2.可适当增加细节;
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BEIJING - High school graduates from quake-hit Yushu county, Qinghai province will have greater opportunities to enter college due to favorable policies from the Ministry of Education.
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___38___ 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Yushu of Qinghai on April 14, killing at least 2,200 people and leaving some 13,000 ___39___ (injure).
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的(A、B、C和D)四个选项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The Making of a Surgeon
How does a doctor recognize the point in time when he is finally a “surgeon”? As my year as chief resident(进修医生) drew to a close, I asked myself this question 36 more than one occasion.
The answer, I concluded, was 37 . When you can say to yourself, “There is no surgical patient I cannot treat competently, treat just 38 or better than any other surgeon” — then, and not until then, you are 39 a surgeon. I was 40 that point.
41 , for example, the emergency situations that we met almost every night. The first few months of the year I had 42 the ringing of the telephone. I knew it meant another critical decision to be 43 . Often, after I had told Walt or Larry what to do in a particular 44 , I’d have trouble getting back to sleep. I’d 45 all the facts of the case and, often, wonder 46 I had made a poor decision. More than once at two or three in the 47 , after lying awake for an hour, I’d get out of 48 , dress and drive to the hospital to see the patient myself. It was the only 49 I could find the 50 of mind I needed to relax.
Now, in the last month of my residency, 51 was no longer a problem. Sometimes I still couldn’t be sure of my decision, but I had learned to 52 this as a constant problem for a surgeon. I knew that with my knowledge and experience, any decision I’d made was bound to be a 53 one. It was a nice feeling.
This all sounds conceited(自负的) and I guess it is — 54 a surgeon needs conceit. He needs it to encourage him in trying moments when he’s bothered by the 55 and uncertainties that are part of the practice of medicine. He has to feel that he’s as good as and probably better than any other surgeon in the world. Call it conceit — call it self-confidence; whatever it was, I had it.
36. A. at B. in C. on D. for
37. A. self-service B. self-centered C. self-reliant D. self-confidence
38. A. as good as B. as well as C. as far as D. as long as
39. A. indeed B. maybe C. perhaps D. even
40. A. waiting B. standing C. lying D. nearing
41. A. Let B. Take C. Have D. Get
42. A. valued B. avoided C. feared D. enjoyed
43. A. made B. applied C. included D. developed
44. A. condition B. state C. occasion D. situation
45. A. retell B. review C. revise D. remind
46. A. if B. why C. how D. when
47. A. evening B. day C. morning D. afternoon
48. A. flat B. bed C. house D. apartment
49. A. means B. approach C. method D. way
50. A. peace B. trouble C. sorrow D. excitement
51. A. driving B. reviewing C. sleeping D. lying
52. A. expect B. accept C. respect D. inspect
53. A. critical B. poor C. sound D. difficult
54. A. but B. or C. so D. and
55. A. confidence B. conceit C. solutions D. doubts
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阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。
It was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks before Christmas.While most people were 31 their cars, Trevor, my husband, had to 32 early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work.On arrival, he 33 his bike outside the back door as he usually does.After 34 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike 35 .
The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only tool.Trevor used it to get to 36 , putting in 60-hour weeks to 37 his young family.And the bike was also used to get groceries, 38 us from having to walk long distances from where we live.
I was so 39 that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story.Shortly after that, several people in our area 40 to help.One wonderful stranger 41 bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. 42 my husband had a way to get to and from his job.It really is a(an) 43 that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.People say that a smile can be 44 from one person to another, but acts of kindness from 45 are even more so.This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it 46 our faith in humanity as a whole.And it has 47 us to be more mindful of ways that we, too, can 48 with others.No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone 49 .And the results can be 50 .
31.A.cooling down B.warming up C.speeding up D.slowing down
32.A.get up B.wake up C.turn up D.rise up
33.A.piled B.pushed C.parked D.paused
34.A.putting in B.putting on C.putting off D.putting away
35.A.broken B.robbed C.hidden D.gone
36.A.study B.shop C.work D.deliver
37.A.live B.support C.serve D.protect
38.A.getting B.protecting C.saving D.allowing
39.A.surprised B.thrilled C.puzzled D.sad
40.A.offered B.supported C.provided D.supplied
41.A.still B.finally C.even D.yet
42.A.Now and then B.Once in a while C.Once again D.Sooner or later
43.A.honor B.pity C.sympathy D.respect
44.A.thrown B.passed C.sent D.got
45.A.friends B.strangers C.relatives D.parents
46.A.weakened B.spread C.reduced D.strengthened
47.A.moved B.forced C.urged D.influenced
48.A.share B.connect C.deal D.work
49.A.likes B.cares C.worries D.wonders
50.A.short B.promising C.permanent D.temporary
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Hello, I _________ you _________ in London. How long have you been here?
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