Most people who enjoy movies do not really care how they are made. They want to enjoy a good story. Movie producer and director George Lucas wants people to see the best-made movie possible. So, his latest Star Wars movie was made without using film.

“Star Wars: Attack of the Clones” was made using digital cameras. A digital camera does not use traditional film. It captures an image on videotape. The images recorded on videotape are then placed in a computer.

George Lueas says that using digital cameras permits him" to have much more control over the final product. For example, the image can be changed after it is placed in a computer. An expert can change color, add or take out objects, add people or beings who are not real.

Much of what is seen in the new “Star Wars” movie is not real. Huge buildings, spacecraft and alien beings from other worlds were produced in a computer. The effects then were added to each part of the movie.

Movie experts say digital technology is the real future of the motion picture industry. A theater will no longer have to wait days or weeks to show a new movie. Theaters will be able to receive copies of new movies by linking computers. Or they will use small computer disks to get a copy of the movie.

When the new Star Wars movie wag released last month, only 94 theaters around the world had the digital equipment needed to show it. So Mr. Lucas' company produced about 6,000 copies of the new digital movie on traditional film for release in most theaters. However, most people who have seen the movie say these film copies are a much better quality than other filmed movies.

Critics say the new digital technology is very costly. Many theater owners will not buy the new technology, yet many of the people who worked on the new Star Wars movie say they would not like to work with film again. They said using digital equipment was faster, and videotape is much less costly than film. One cameraman said the director of a movie can immediately see what was just recorded, Something impossible to do with film.

Those who have worked with the new digital method of making movies say the new Star Wars movie is only the beginning. They say movies may quickly become all digital.

1．Why did Lucas’ company produce 6,000 copies of the new digital movie on traditional film for most theaters?

       A．Because the company wanted more theaters to show its digital movie.

       B．Because those theaters didn’t have computers linked to the company.

       C．Because those theaters didn’t have the digital equipment needed to show it.

       D．Because the audience say these film copies are better than other filmed movies.

2．Which of the following shows the right order of producing a digital movie?

       a．An expert transfers the picture into a computer

       b．An expert adds the effects to each part of movie.

       c．An expert adds or takes out objects and adds unreal people or beings.

       d．A cameraman uses a digital camera to seize pictures on videotape.

       A．abed                   B．daeb                    C．aedb                   D．deab

3．Who does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 7 refer to?

       A．critics                 B．theater owners     C．audience              D．movie producers

4．Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?

       A．The Best Digital Movie Director – George Lucas

       B．The Best – made Movie – star Wars

       C．The Beginning of Digital Movies

       D．The Future of Digital Movies

请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

In your English class, you are asked to describe the following picture and explain to your classmates how you understand it..

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

以下是不同餐馆的说明：

A．Rose Garden

   It cozily stands beside a big green lawn at the heart of the privileged Ersha Island. Natural openness, spaciousness and privacy are its attractions, plus the nice interior. The food and service, however, are not satisfactory relatively.

B．Mammamia

Mammamia presents low-profile luxury hidden in a side street in Tianhe's central business district. The pricing here is about 10% higher than similar restaurants in Guangzhou. Although the price is higher, the quality ranks higher too. Here you get approximately 80% of the ingredients and seasonings just transported from Italy, even the rice! The handsome chef Nicola from Turin （one of only five authentic Italian chefs in Guangzhou） crafts the "flavor of Italian Mama's food," as he likes to call it, of Northern Italy.

C．La Seine

Next to the Guangzhou Art Museum and the Xinghai Music Hall and closely facing the Pearl River to its south, La Seine gives a sort of romantic and peaceful openness, landscape and taste. Wonderful environment! It also features its well-above-average French-style delicacies though the price is a little too high. A good place for lovers and the business dinner.

D．Xinwen Village, Humen

   This fishing village features a food street with bamboo scaffolding of nearly 100 metres. The seafood here is brand-fresh while simple and plain setup of bamboo tables and chairs add to its natural pleasure and taste. You can   enjoy seafood in a fair price. It accepts no reservation.

E．G.I. Restaurant

  It’s located in the pedestrian street in the centre of Guangzhou. Its stylish and romantic ambience will meet your dream. It serves Western and Guangdong cuisine and dim-sum, which are well presented and taste delicious.

F．Macau Street Restaurant

Macau Street Restaurant is one of the local favorites,  with warm, lively and exotic decoration. It features wide food combination of Italian, Southeastern Asian and Chinese cuisines. The flavor is strong and well-received. Its pricing is above-average.

以下是不同就餐者的情况，请匹配就餐者与适合他们的餐馆。

1．Angelo is an Italian who is doing business in and around Guangzhou. He enjoys different cuisines wherever he travels. He thinks it a good chance since Guangzhou has its fame of “eating in Guangzhou”. He wants to try as many seafood dishes as he can.

2．Aggie is planning a special Valentine’s Day. She is intended to go to a romantic concert in the Xinghai Music Hall with her boyfriend from France and enjoy a late dinner afterwards nearby. Her boyfriend is not yet used to Chinese food and misses his hometown and the food his mum cooks.

3．Melody works for a famous food magazine in America. She enjoys eating and is very interested in Italian food. She’s now on holiday in Guangzhou. And she is plotting her next program Food of Southeastern Asian and tries to find a proper restaurant for her program.

4．Chris is planning to propose （求婚） to his girlfriend May on her birthday. He wants to book a table for two near May’s apartment and treat her favourite dim-sum when he makes his proposal.

5．Abby, a famous column writer, has her dream about tasting every style of food and writing articles on each. She spends a large amount of money in seeking the best flavor. She believes native chefs and ingredients are the most important. Her recent target is European food.

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

As a teenager of the digital era（数字时代）, it is really hard to say no to fantastic electronic gadgets （电子产品）. Many of us can’t get through a day without using our mobile phones , checking our e-mails or talking on the Internet. No matter if we’re “@ home”, “@ school” or “@ play”, living without technological toys seems more and more unthinkable.

However, although gadgets bring convenience, many of us can start to feel stressed out by them. And a lot of electronics are fairly expensive. Fashionable gadgets come and go in the digital age in the blink （眨眼） of any eye. So, think twice before you pulling out your wallet.

Here is one of the most popular gadgets and it’s pros and cons （利弊）:

Pros: Laptops have made our lives much easier. You can take your books, movies, music and homework everywhere.

Cons: They cost at least 4,000 yuan! If you only want to share photos or games with your friends, then a flash memory stick is a great cheap alternative.

[写作内容]

1．以约30个词概括这段短文的内容；

2．然后以约120个词就 “信息时代的你面对如此诱人的电子产品该如何选择” 为主题进行议论，内容包括：

1）你是否赞同作者以上陈述的观点，为什么？

2）举例说明你心仪的一个电子产品的利弊；

3）假如你要购买一个你需要的产品，你最先考虑的是什么？

[写作要求]

1．在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；

3．标题自定。

[评分标准]

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

某英语报社开展以“parents and Children”为题的看图作文征文活动，要求根据以下三幅图用英语写一篇作文，文章的内容应包括：①4月9日发生在李华家的事情；②你个人的感受。请你写一篇向报社投稿的征文。

注意：1．词数100左右，正文题目已给出，不计入总数；

      2．短文要求观点明确，结构合理，紧凑连贯。

Here is How to get Your 6 Movies for  Each

    Just Write in the Numbers of the 6 movies you want for 1 C each, plus shipping. In exchange, you agree to buy just six more movies in the next three years, at our regular Club prices （which currently start as low as $19.95 plus shipping） — and you may cancel membership at any time after doing so. What’s more, you can get two more movies for the low price of $6.95 each and you will, after that, spend much less on the movies you want.

Free Video Magazine sent every four weeks （up to 13 times a year）, with our Director’s Selection —plus many lower-priced cassettes, down to $14.95. And you may receive Special Selection mailings up to four times a year （a total of up to 17 buying opportunities per year）.

Buy Only What You Want! If you want the Director’s Selection, do nothing — it will be sent automatically. If you prefer some other selection, or none at all, just mail the answer card always provided by the date specified. And you’ll always have 14 days to decide.

Instant Bonus Plan. As soon as you become a member, you’ll immediately have the right to our money-saving plan! It enables you to enjoy more great savings on the movies you want — right from the start of your membership!

10-Day Risk-Free Trial. If not satisfied, return everything within 10 days, and then you’ll get your money back and there will be no further obligation.

1．How can you get 6 movies for 1  each?

      A．Buy six more movies at the Club prices in the next 3 years.

      B．Buy two more movies at the low price of $6.95 later.

      C．Buy six more movies at the price of $19.95 all the time.

      D．Buy many more movies at lower prices anytime.

2．You may receive a free Video Magazine _________ a year.

      A．4 times               B．12 times             C．13 times             D．17 times

3．You can have _______ besides a free Video Magazine every four weeks.

      A．Special Selection and Director’s Selection

      B．lower-priced cassettes and movies

      C．lower-priced cassettes and Special Selection

      D．Director’s Selection and a number of lower-priced cassettes

4．We can learn from the passage that the members of the Club ________.

      A．cannot cancel their membership anytime

      B．can return everything 10 days later, if not satisfied

      C．can enjoy more savings from the very beginning

      D．can always buy what they want at the lowest price

“Go for it!”

The expression “go for it!” is a way of encouraging someone to try something. “Go for it!” means you should not worry about failure or he too careful. You should take a chance, be brave, and act firmly. “Go for it!” gets name from football. Not football as it is played in most countries such as England, Egypt or Japan, but the kind of football played in the United States and Canada. One of the most exciting times in football comes when a team has failed, after three attempts, to move the ball forward ten yards. The team must make a critical decision.

The conservative choice is to kick the ball and accept temporary defeat in order to gain a good position for your team the next time it gets the ball. The more exciting choice, however, is to try a fourth and final time to gain the remaining yards needed.

    People present are certain to shout their advice. Some will shout: “Kick the ball!” But others will encourage the team to take a chance. “Go for it!” they will scream.

In the nineteen eighties, people began using this expression in many kinds of situations to encourage someone to act bravely.

There is no guarantee that the action you “go for it” will succeed.

But that is the chance you take when you decide to go for it. You put your fears behind. You choose courage over safety. You hold your breath and go for it.

1．The expression “Go for it!” comes from _______.

       A．English football　                               B．Egyptian football

       C．Japanese football　　　　　　　　　 D．American football

2．According to the passage, when we decide to go for it, we only consider ________.

       A．safety                 B．action                 C．result                 D．situation

3．In which of the following situations should we use the expression nowadays?

       A．We decide to avoid trouble or danger for the future.

       B．We try to improve our English for better education.

       C．We need to make a quick decision at the last moment.

       D．We have to make a choice between success and failure.

Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are a major cause of climate change, and

now a new study has confirmed that atmospheric CO₂ is also affecting the ocean chemistry and

potentially harming sea life．

Montana State University scientist Robert Dore has been researching the water in the Pacific Ocean for almost two decades．

We've been going to the same spot in the Pacific Ocean, and we try and characterize long-term change in the open ocean environment．And one of the key things that we measure is CO₂ levels．And we've been able to record this increasing quantity of atmospheric CO₂ into the ocean．"

Scientists expected that as atmospheric CO₂ increased, more and more of the carbon dioxide would be absorbed into the ocean, affecting the chemical balance of the sea water, with a potentially harmful impact on shellfish and coral in particular．

"As carbon dioxide dissolves（溶解） in the water, or seawater in this case, it forms a weak acid, carbonic acid," Dore explains．"And therefore, as the concentration of CO₂ in the atmosphere goes up and that exchanges with the surface seawater, it drives the pH down, and makes it more acidic．"

The seawater Dore and his colleagues have analyzed confirms what the theory predicts．

The effect was particular striking at about 250 meters down, and again at 500 meters．Dore and his colleagues came up with two possible explanations．It could be that surface water picked up CO₂ and then moved to those depths．Or there could be a biological explanation．

"It's important to realize that the oceans are really becoming acidic．And it can have negative impacts on a whole variety of sea life from fish to coral．It's potentially catastrophic．"

1．What can be the best title of the passage?

       A．Sea Life Facing Danger                       B．Scientist Researching Seawater

      C．Oceans Becoming More Acidic            D．Climate Change Affecting Seawater

2．With the increase of atmospheric CO₂，         ．

      A．more corals will appear in the sea

      B．the surface water is becoming warmer

      C．the chemical balance of the seawater is affected

      D．the PH of the ocean out here has been increasing

3．Which of the following shows the process of the impact of atmospheric CO₂ on sea life?

      a．Sea life is endangered．

      b．CO₂ goes into the surface water．

      c．The ocean chemistry is affected．

      d．CO₂decreases the PH and makes the seawater more acidic．

      e．CO₂ levels in the atmosphere go up．

4．Scientist Robert Dore came to the conclusion based on        ．

    A．his research and analysis

    B．the expectation of other scientists

    C．some former theory

    D．a major cause of climate change

5．What does the passage want to tell us most?

    A．It takes time to make a scientific study．

    B．Atmospheric CO₂ is doing harm to sea life．

    C．Robert Dore is a committed and serious scientist．

    D．Measures should be taken to prevent the potential catastrophe．

随着生活的不断现代化，很多年轻人逐渐失去了动手实践的能力。仔细观察下图，结合自己的生活实际，写一篇120~150词的英语短文，描述漫画内容，分析原因，并发表自己的看法。

    参考词汇：动手能力hands-on ability 粽子zongzi

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。错误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：在错的词下划一横线，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。

I will share with you a true story happened a couple of days ago．One of my classmate bought a bag of snacks from a food store．A few roommates were then invited to enjoy snacks．Unluckily, all of them got poisoned and had stomachaches with our faces pale．They are quickly sent to a nearby hospital．Doctor examined them but gave them some medicine．They were out of danger soon before taking the medicine．This accident should make us to realize the seriousness of the food safety problem．I strong suggest that the whole society pays more attention to food safety．