HOLLYWOOD history has been made now that Kathryn Bigelow has become the first female to win a Best Director Oscar. “There’s no other way to describe it, it’s the moment of a lifetime,” said 58-year-old Bigelow excitedly, at the awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
Bigelow’s film, The Hurt Locker (《拆弹部队》), swept the awards with six trophies, including Best Director and Best Picture. The movie about a bomb removal unit in the Iraq War beat Avatar, the highest grossing (票房收入) film of all time, to the major awards. This was sweetened by the fact that Avatar’s director, James Cameron, is her ex-husband.
Bigelow played down (淡化) her success, telling CBS, “There’s really no difference between what I do and what a male filmmaker might do. I mean we all try to make our days, we all try to give the best performances we can, we try to make our budget, we try to make the best movie we possibly can. So in that sense it’s very similar.”
However, Bigelow’s cinematic journey is quite different from the path of female directors before her. Her movies are low on female characters and high on guns and steel. They focus on men: their fears, relationships and rites of passage (成长历程).
Point Break was her breakout film in 1991. The action film tells the story of an FBI agent who goes undercover (卧底) to investigate a gang of bank robbers. It was popular because of its strong but flawed (有缺点的) male characters. The Hurt Locker is in the same style. The war film is about an anti-hero, William James, leading a crew of competing men in removing roadside bombs around Iraq. James is addicted to risk taking and enjoys putting his fellow soldiers in constant danger. Many scenes are full of clashing (冲突的) male personalities.
Focusing on these male relationships, critics praised The Hurt Locker for avoiding obvious political statements (something Avatar was heavily criticized for), and instead painting a truthful picture of modern war. And is there an entertaining end to the story of Bigelow’s victory? She won on International Women’s Day. It is, after all, Hollywood.
52. Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the article?
A. Avatar is the most profitable film in history.
B. Bigelow is the first female director to win the Best Director Oscar.
C. Bigelow and James Cameron were once married.
D. The film The Hurt Locker tries to make strong political statements about the Iraq war.
53. What does the first sentence in Paragraph 6 mean?
A. Bigelow has a similar style to other female directors.
B. Bigelow usually wants to work with other females.
C. Unlike other female directors, Bigelow focuses on male topics.
D. Unlike other female directors, Bigelow has made other mistakes.
54. The text tells us that ________.
A. The Hurt Locker aims to show how men love danger and war
B. The Hurt Locker presents the clashes between male characters well
C. Bigelow was given the award because it was Women’s Day
D. Bigelow was proud of defeating a male director
55. The article is about _________.
A. the unique (独特的) style of the first woman to win the Oscar for best direction
B. what makes Bigelow different from other female director
C. the award-winning film Bigelow made
D. the Hurt Locker beating Avatar at the Oscar
How to Make the Most of Your Time
Time management is important in our daily life. There never seems to be enough hours in the day to accomplish all you need to do. Here are some tips that might be of some help to you.
1. Set up a plan. Go for a week at a time, and prioritize the most important ones. Include things you want to accomplish. Focus (关注) mostly on the things that are important to you.
2. Control your stress. No matter what kind of pressure mounts on you, try to keep cool. Stressing-out can lead to an early breakdown , which is definitely counter-productive (事与愿违) when you have a list of things to do. It’s easier to take a 10-minute break and cool off than work all week with built up stress.
3. Shut your door. When working under a schedule, perform your important tasks with your door shut to get them done. This will ensure a better quality time to get what needs to be done.
4. Focus on one thing at a time. Forget trying to multi-task! You will lose concentration and it will take you longer to accomplish what you set out to do.
5. Just say “no”. If you are constantly interrupted, and you really don’t have the time to help out, just say “no”. You’re only one person, and you can’t save the world by yourself!
6. Stop wasting time on the phone. While talking on the phone, keep your conversations short, and to the point and you’ll waste much less time.
7. Be realistic. You can only do what you can do. Don’t set out to accomplish the impossible. Do your best, but keep realistic expectations of yourself.
8. Relax. The most important thing is remember to take time to relax, and regroup. You need a break every now and then to keep working efficiently. Even if it’s a 10-minute walk, get away from your list and get refreshed.
As families today get busier and busier, it’s important to your own mental health to keep things on track. Don’t delay; get your life on order now.
48. What does the underlined word “prioritize” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. choose something by thinking carefully.
B. recognize the difference between things.
C. put many things in order of importance
D. get rid of something that is unwanted
We should avoid stressing out because ________________.
A. it may cause us to fail to work efficiently
B. it may limit the speed to get things done
C. we don’t have enough energy to keep working
D. we are supposed to have a break while working
50. Which statement would the author agree to?
A. Try multi-tasks, and we can get more done.
B. It is impolite to refuse to help others at work.
C. Having breaks regularly may delay our tasks.
D. It is wise to be aware of what we can achieve.
51. By writing the text, the author would like to _______________.
A. ask readers to share their time management skills.
B. offer some advice on how to make full use of time
C. invite readers to discuss how to improve life quality
D. persuade readers to spend less time on daily routine
The doctor recommended he ________a few more days in hospital.
| A．stays | B．to stay | C．stay | D．would stay |
We didn’t know you were in trouble at that time, __________we would have given you a hand.
| A．while | B．when | C．therefore | D．otherwise |
第三节：书面表达（满分15分）
假设你是某中学学生张华，某报社就目前学校中存在的不文明问题展开了调查。请你用英语给该报编辑部写一封信，反映目前存在的不文明现象，并就如何做一名文明中学生谈谈你的看法。
注意：词数:100左右,信的开头与结尾已经给出,不计入总词数。参考词汇：不文明的 uncivilized
Dear Editors,
I’m writing to say something about some uncivilized behavior on our campus.
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Yours,
Li Hua
第II卷
第三部分：写作（共三节，满分35分）
第一节：单词拼写：（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
56. The only a_________ to the town is across the bridge.
57. The news that a lion escaped from the zoo a__________ the local people.
58. The Chinese language is a ___________ in idioms and proverbs.
59. Recent I have been so o_____________ with work that I haven’t had time for work-out.
60. He was forced to r___________ his position as director in the company due to illness.
61.The a___________ baby by its parents was taken good care of at a nursing home.
62.The young solider was punished for ______________ (违抗) orders.
63. Are you ____________（觉察到）of the danger you are in ?
64. Everyone in the class is expected to _____(参加) in the discussion so that we can share ideas.
65. However, one thing is for sure, I’ve become more _______ (富有想象力的) in my teaching.
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
Vingo sat in front of three men and three women. One of the women sat beside him and introduced herself. “We’re going to Florida,” she said brightly. “What some wine?” He smiled and thanked her.
“Are you married”
“I don’t know.”
“You don’t know?” She said.
“Well, when I was in prison I wrote to my wife,” he said. “I told her that I was going to be away for a long time, and that if she couldn’t stand it, if the kids kept asking questions, or if it hurt her too much, well, she could forget me. Get a new guy, I said—she’s a wonderful woman. I told her she didn’t have to write to me. And she didn’t. Not for three and a half years.”
“And you’re going home now?”
“Yeah,” he said shyly. “Well, last week, I wrote to her again. We used to live in Brunswick, and there’s an oak tree(橡树) just as you come into town. I told her that if she didn’t have a new guy and if she’d take me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and I ‘d get off and come home. If she didn’t want me, forget it ---no handkerchief, and I’d go on through.”
Now Brunswick was 20 miles, 10 miles, and then five. Then, suddenly, all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming and shouting and crying, doing small dances of joy—they saw the oak tree covered with yellow handkerchiefs—20 of them, 30 of them, maybe hundreds, a tree that stood like a flag of welcome billowing (飘扬) in the wind.
36. Where did the conservation between Vingo and the woman probably happen?
A. On a bus B. In a coffee shop. C. On a plane. D. In a prison.
37. How long hadn’t Vingo and his wife live together?
A. Only one year. B. About ten years. C. About seven years D. Nearly four years
38. When Vingo was in prison, his wife ___________.
A. often wrote to him B. married another man
C. still loved him as before D. taught the kids at home
39. According to the young people, the handkerchiefs on the oak tree were ______.
A. flags of honesty B. flags of happiness C. a sign of freedom D. a sign of wisdom
We need a more capable leader, _____with a strong will and as well as a good sense of humor.
| A．who | B．that | C．one | D．which |
——Did you enjoy yourself last night?
——Yes. It’s very nice of you. I appreciated _____________to the party.
| A．to be invited | B．to have invited | C．having been invited | D．being invited |
To have a balance between study and a social life I’m going to join a few clubs. ______I’ll make some new friends.
| A．Hopefully | B．Obviously | C．Fortunately | D．Especially |
I’m going to the match too, so I’ll ___________for you. Maybe we can go somewhere afterwards.
| A．look out | B．look up | C．pick out | D．pick up |
________, I saw and old friend of mine, whom I haven’t seen for years.
| A．Turning around | B．Turning back | C．Turning away | D．Turning up |
Missing school to watch the football is quite impossible. Which of the following can replace the underlined part.
| A．out of the question | B．out of question | C．without question | D．beyond question |
——_________ divorce of her parents had a negative effect on poor Anna.
——Yes, I feel _____ great sympathy for her.
| A．A; / | B．The ; a | C．The; / | D．A; a |
第二节：短文改错(共10 小题，每题1分，满分10 分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，
在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉；在该行右边横线上写出该词，
并也用斜线划掉；该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）；在该行右边横线上写出该加的词；该行错一个词，在错的词下划一个横线；在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Are the years you spent at school best years of you life? 1.
Personally, I found most lesson rather uninteresting. We had to 2.
sit at our desks in silence and paid attention to what the teachers 3.
were saying. They used to writing on the blackboard and ask 4.
us difficult questions. We also had to do a plenty of homework, and 5.
hand it on time. We had to wear school uniforms and obey lots of 6.
rules. I left school as soon as I can and started work. I read books 7.
at the public library, and late I decided to attend college. Now 8.
I really enjoy studying because I’m growing old and know what I 9.
want it. When I was at school, I was just the wrong age! 10.
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