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“NOW I just don't believe that." Surely all of us, at some point, have watched a movie and thought: It's simply badly researched, or, the makers must think we're idiots (白痴).
Recently, the British newspaper The Daily Telegraph ran a humorous piece on unconvincing(不让人信服的) tech moments from some top movies. Let's see what all the fuss (激动) is about.
Telegraph writer Tom Chiver's first example is from the end-of-the-world movie Independence Day, in which a character comes up with a virus capable of destroying Windows, the computer system the alien spacecraft uses. “It's a good thing they didn't have Norton Antivirus,” jokes Chivers.
It's just one case of a movie that takes a lot of license with its science. Another one Chivers mentions is from Star Wars, where glowing beams (闪亮的光束) of light traveling through space look very impressive. The problem is that in space there are no air particles (粒子) for the light to reflect off. In reality, they'd be invisible, which wouldn't look so cool on the big screen.
Chiver's second piece of Star Wars nonsense is the sound the fighters make in the movies: “the bellow (咆哮) of an elephant mixed with a car driving on a wet road”. But sound needs a medium (介质) to travel through, like air. In space, there wouldn't actually be any sound at all.
Few people would deny that the mind-bending Matrix films make for great viewing, but for Chivers, the science in the movies is a little silly.
He comments “…the film is based on the idea that humans are kept alive as electricity generator (发电机). This is not just unlikely – it's fundamentally impossible. They would need more energy to stay alive than they would produce. It's like saying you'll power your car with batteries, and keep the batteries charged by running a dynamo (发电机) from the wheels.”
And finally: as Chivers points out, DNA is not replaceable. But this bit of elementary genetics (遗传学) passed the makers of the 2002 Bond film Die Another Day by. In the film the villain (坏人) has “gene therapy (疗法)” to change his appearance and his DNA, which is completely impossible.
71. The following are all movies mentioned in the article except _______.
A. Die Another Day. B. Matrix C. Star War D. Norton Antivirus
72. Chivers uses the car as an example to show that _______.
A. cars can’t be powered by batteries
B. humans consume more power that they could have made
C. the villain has “gene therapy” to change his appearance and his DNA
D. it would take so much power to keep humans alive by electricity generator that it’s hardly possible
73. Which of the following is a scientific fact?
A. No virus can destroy Windows.
B. Light can be reflected with the help of air particles.
C. DNA is replaceable as long as there is enough energy.
D. We can design a car powered with batteries which are charged from the wheels.
74. What kind of people Chivers may be?
A. Humorous. B. Brave. C. Sensitive. D. Careless.
75. Chivers probably writes the article in order to _______.
A. persuade people not to watch some silly movies
B. criticize movie makers’ carelessness
C. provide readers with something to read for fun
D. educate the public on some basic scientific knowledge
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Jack-J; Laura-L
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L: Do you want to send it first class or second class?
J: How much is first class and how (76)l does it take?
L: It’s a light box. First class would cost $ 8.20. I(77)g it
will take about eight to ten days to arrive.
J: And second class?
L: Sending it second class would be (78) c ,
but it wouldn’t arrive (79)u about a month from now. You’ll pay $ 4.90 only.
J: Oh, I want it to arrive (80)e than that. I’ll mail it first class.
L: What’s in the box? I need to know in order to(81) c the form.
J:A(82)s of glasses.
Are there any other forms I need to fill out because it’s going to a foreign country?
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J: Here it is.
L: You forgot to put a return address on this box. It’s not a post office rule,
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K=Karen S=Selina
K: You’re late again.
S: Sorry, but there was a traffic （76） j .
K: It’s to ways the same excuse. Try to think of something better next time.
S: But I’m telling the truth! There was an （77） a in the cross-harbor tunnel. I don’t think buy one. It is hurt but it （78） t the police over an hour to clear it. Anyway, how are you? You look a bit tired.
K: Well, actually, I’ve been （79） q with my grandmother again. I feel sad because it is go （80） w , she blames me, even though it’s not my fault.
S: What did your grandma say?
K: her favorite expression is “Young people are not as well behaved as they （81） u to be,” She always complains that I don’t show her enough （82） r .
S: Well, try and understand her. She can’t do all the things she did （83） w she was young. It must be very frustrating. Just think, one day we’ll be old…
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A. desperation B. authorities C. diligently D. confusion E. enrolled
F. violently G. financial H. conclusion I. devoted J. graduation
Seventeen years ago, when I was in military college, I was known as “the worrying wreck from Virginia Tech”. I worried so ____1_____ that I often became ill. In _____2_____, I poured out my troubles to Professor Baird, professor of business administration. The fifteen minutes that I spent with Professor Baird did more for my health and happiness than all the rest of the four years I spent in college. “Jim,” he said, “you ought to sit down and face the facts. If you _____3_____ half as much time and energy to solving your problems as you do to worrying about them, you wouldn’t have any worries. ”
I figured that I had failed physics because I had no interest in the subject. But now I changed my attitude. I said to myself, “If the college _____4_____ demand that I pass my physics examination before I obtain a degree, who am I to question their wisdom?”
So I ______5____ for physics again. This time I passed because instead of wasting my time in worrying about how hard it was, I studied _____6_____.
I solved my ____7_____ worries by taking on some additional jobs, such as selling punch at the college dances, and by borrowing money from my father, which I paid back soon after ____8______.
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对话填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
Jack-J; Laura-L
J: I’d like to mail this box to Hong Kong. How much will it be, please?
L: Do you want to send it first class or second class?
J: How much is first class and how (76)l does it take? 1.
L: It’s a light box. First class would cost $ 8.20. I(77)g it 2.
will take about eight to ten days to arrive.
J: And second class?
L: Sending it second class would be (78) c , 3.
but it wouldn’t arrive (79)u about a month from now. You’ll pay $ 4.90 only.4.
J: Oh, I want it to arrive (80)e than that. I’ll mail it first class. 5.
L: What’s in the box? I need to know in order to(81) c the form. 6.
J:A(82)s of glasses. 7.
Are there any other forms I need to fill out because it’s going to a foreign country?
L: Yes , one more. You have to write clearly what is in the box and the (83) v 8.
J: Here it is.
L: You forgot to put a return address on this box. It’s not a post office rule,
but we usually (84)a people that all mail have a proper return address. 9.
J: OK. I’ll do it right now. I’ll also buy ten 60-cent stamps.
L: Let’s see. The box and the stamps. Your (85)t bill comes to $ 14.20. 10.
J: Thank you.
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K=Karen S=Selina
K: You’re late again.
S: Sorry, but there was a traffic （1.） j .
K: It’s to ways the same excuse. Try to think of something better next time.
S: But I’m telling the truth! There was an （2.） a in the cross-harbor tunnel. I don’t think buy one. It is hurt but it （3.） t the police over an hour to clear it. Anyway, how are you? You look a bit tired.
K: Well, actually, I’ve been （4.） q with my grandmother again. I feel sad because it is go （5.） w , she blames me, even though it’s not my fault.
S: What did your grandma say?
K: her favorite expression is “Young people are not as well behaved as they （6.） u to be,” She always complains that I don’t show her enough （7.） r .
S: Well, try and understand her. She can’t do all the things she did （8.） w she was young. It must be very frustrating. Just think, one day we’ll be old…
K; You’re right. I should be more （9.） u . I think I’ll buy her a present and apologize.
S: Right. Now you are feeling a bit better, it’s your turn to help me. Could you give me a hand with my maths homework?
K: Maths again! Okay, girl can we find somewhere to （10.） e first? I’m starving！
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