Ang Lee won the Best Director Oscar for his adventure film Life of Pi at the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 24, 2013.

　　Life of Pi shows a young Indian named Pi, who finds the world he knows swept away when his family sells their zoo and sets sail for Canada with a few animals. Only Pi escapes from the storm and floats in a lifeboat with a giant Bengal tiger.

　　“I really want to thank you for believing this story and sharing this unbelievablejourney with me,” Lee said in his speech. The film also won three other Oscars, for best original music, best cinematography(电影艺术) and best visual(视觉) effects. It won more awards than Lincoln and Argo which were also among the hottest nominees.

　　Coming from China's Taiwan, the 58-year-old Lee won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2001 for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and another for Best Director in 2006 for Brokeback Mountain. He is the only person of Asian to win the directing award and one of the rare people who won that award more than once.

In an after-ceremony interview, Lee said he believed Asian films would come to the main stage of the world sooner or later. "I was born in Asia and grew up with Chinese education. It is natural for me to put Asian thinking into Western things." The film, which cost 120 million U.S. dollars, has earned nearly 600 million dollars worldwide. Lee said most of the earnings came from outside China. Lee said he felt warm that he won the award on the day of the Lantern Festival, a Chinese traditional festival on which families get together to solve puzzles on lanterns and eat Tang Yuan. He wished everyone a happy new year of the snake and everybody gets lucky.

1.What kind of film does Life of Pi belong to?

A．Comedies.                             B．Tragedies.

C．Detective films.                         D．Adventure films.

2.So far, how many Oscar directing awards has Ang Lee won?

A．One.                                 B．Two.

C．Three.                                D．Four.

3.How do Chinese people celebrate the Lantern Festival?

A．Families get together and have rice dumplings.

B．Children make lanterns out of big orange pumpkins.

C．People solve puzzles on lanterns and enjoy Tang Yuan.

D．Children go to the display of lanterns and receive red packets.

4.What can we know from the passage?

A．The 85th Academy Awards was held in Hollywood, California this year.

B．Pi was a young American who had an adventure trip with a tiger in India.

C．Lincoln and Argo won more awards than Life of Pi.

D．Asian films have come to the main stage of the world.

5.Which of the following about Life of Pi is true?

A．It was a great success as it won four Oscars.

B．It earned nearly 600 million dollars in China.

C．It describes Pi’s escape from a terrible earthquake.

D．It is the only successful film Ang Lee has ever made.

 

Ang Lee won the Best Director Oscar for his adventure film Life of Pi at the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 24, 2013.
　　Life of Pi shows a young Indian named Pi, who finds the world he knows swept away when his family sells their zoo and sets sail for Canada with a few animals. Only Pi escapes from the storm and floats in a lifeboat with a giant Bengal tiger.
　　“I really want to thank you for believing this story and sharing this unbelievablejourney with me,” Lee said in his speech. The film also won three other Oscars, for best original music, best cinematography(电影艺术) and best visual(视觉) effects. It won more awards than Lincoln and Argo which were also among the hottest nominees.
　　Coming from China's Taiwan, the 58-year-old Lee won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2001 for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and another for Best Director in 2006 for Brokeback Mountain. He is the only person of Asian to win the directing award and one of the rare people who won that award more than once.
In an after-ceremony interview, Lee said he believed Asian films would come to the main stage of the world sooner or later. "I was born in Asia and grew up with Chinese education. It is natural for me to put Asian thinking into Western things." The film, which cost 120 million U.S. dollars, has earned nearly 600 million dollars worldwide. Lee said most of the earnings came from outside China. Lee said he felt warm that he won the award on the day of the Lantern Festival, a Chinese traditional festival on which families get together to solve puzzles on lanterns and eat Tang Yuan. He wished everyone a happy new year of the snake and everybody gets lucky.
【小题1】What kind of film does Life of Pi belong to?

A．Comedies.	B．Tragedies.
C．Detective films.	D．Adventure films.

【小题2】So far, how many Oscar directing awards has Ang Lee won?

A．One.	B．Two.
C．Three.	D．Four.

【小题3】How do Chinese people celebrate the Lantern Festival?

A．Families get together and have rice dumplings.

B．Children make lanterns out of big orange pumpkins.

C．People solve puzzles on lanterns and enjoy Tang Yuan.

D．Children go to the display of lanterns and receive red packets.

【小题4】What can we know from the passage?

A．The 85th Academy Awards was held in Hollywood, California this year.

B．Pi was a young American who had an adventure trip with a tiger in India.

C．Lincoln and Argo won more awards than Life of Pi.

D．Asian films have come to the main stage of the world.

【小题5】Which of the following about Life of Pi is true?

A．It was a great success as it won four Oscars.

B．It earned nearly 600 million dollars in China.

C．It describes Pi’s escape from a terrible earthquake.

D．It is the only successful film Ang Lee has ever made.

Mr. Gao lives in a town. When he was twenty-five, his son was born. He calls him Gao Ling. The little boy is clever. He and his wife love him very much. It’s September 1st today. A new school year begins. Gao Ling is happy and wears his most beautiful clothes. He’s going to school with his new bag. “Let me take you to school, dear.” said Mrs. Gao. “Thank you, Mummy,” said the boy. “The school is not far from here. I can go there myself.”
　　At school a teacher met the little boy and asked, “What’s your name, my little friend?” “Gao Ling, sir.” answered the boy. “How old are you?” “Six, sir.” “What’s your father’s name?” “Gao Daling, sir.” “How old is he?” “He is six, too, sir.” “Oh,” the teacher said in surprise. “Is he as old as you?”
　　“Yes, sir,” said the boy. “He became a father only on the day when I was born.”
根据短文内容，选择正确答案（10分）
【小题1】Mr. Gao is _____now.
A、six                 B、twenty-five          C、thirty one
【小题2】Mr. and Mrs. Gao love their son because_____.
A、the boy is clever
B、he likes to go to school
C、he can go to school himself
【小题3】Gao Ling didn’t let his mother take him to school because_____.

A．she was too busy

B．his friends could took him

C．the policeman could help him

D．the school is near and he could take care of himself

【小题4】Gao Ling went to school_____.
A、by car                  B、on foot              C、by train
【小题5】Gao Ling thought_____.
A、his father and he were born on the same day
B、his father was younger than him
C、Gao Daling became a father only for six years

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My name is Frank White. I'm fourteen years old. I was born on May 13th, 1992. Mike is my good friend. His birthday is May 15th.He is only 12 years old now. Every year on May 14th,we have a birthday party together(一起）at our school. We often have a pop concert. I play the guitar. He plays the drums. Many friends come（来） to our party. We are very happy(高兴）.

1.Frank's birthday is________ .?

A．May 14th	B．May 13th
C．May 15th	D．May 16th?

2.Mike was born_________.?

A．on May 14th, 1992?	B．on May 15th, 1994?
C．on May 13th, 1994?	D．on May 16th, 1992?

3.________May 14th.?

A．Frank's birthday is?	B．Mike's birthday is?
C．They have a basketball game on?	D．They have a birthday party on

 

Mr. Gao lives in a town. When he was twenty-five, his son was born. He calls him Gao Ling. The little boy is clever. He and his wife love him very much. It’s September 1st today. A new school year begins. Gao Ling is happy and wears his most beautiful clothes. He’s going to school with his new bag. “Let me take you to school, dear.” said Mrs. Gao. “Thank you, Mummy,” said the boy. “The school is not far from here. I can go there myself.”

　　At school a teacher met the little boy and asked, “What’s your name, my little friend?” “Gao Ling, sir.” answered the boy. “How old are you?” “Six, sir.” “What’s your father’s name?” “Gao Daling, sir.” “How old is he?” “He is six, too, sir.” “Oh,” the teacher said in surprise. “Is he as old as you?”

　　“Yes, sir,” said the boy. “He became a father only on the day when I was born.”

根据短文内容，选择正确答案（10分）

1.Mr. Gao is _____now.

A、six                 B、twenty-five          C、thirty one

2.Mr. and Mrs. Gao love their son because_____.

A、the boy is clever

B、he likes to go to school

C、he can go to school himself

3.Gao Ling didn’t let his mother take him to school because_____.

A．she was too busy

B．his friends could took him

C．the policeman could help him

D．the school is near and he could take care of himself

4.Gao Ling went to school_____.

A、by car                  B、on foot              C、by train

5.Gao Ling thought_____.

A、his father and he were born on the same day

B、his father was younger than him

C、Gao Daling became a father only for six years