Everyone knows what it feels like to be hungry, though few of us

can imagine the pain of starvation． But the new movie Back to 1942,

directed by Feng Xiaogang, who is perhaps China's most clever

commercial movie director, brings this pain to life． For some, Feng may

be too commercial at timcs． But with his new movie Back to1942, Feng

might avoid such criticism． The film, based on a novel by Liu Zhenyun,

makes the audiences aware of China's history and the difficult times our

ancestors faced when more than 3 million people lost their lives in 1942,

a time when China was engaged in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression （1937—1945） ．

This historic background provides the perfect material to create a wonderful movie． And Feng is no stranger to using exciting elements, such as destructive natural disasters as seen in Aftershock（《唐山大地震》） and thrilling battle scenes as seen in Assembly（《集结号》）． Combined with a strong cast, which includes Xu Fan, Zhang Guoli, Chen Daoming and Zhang Hanyu, it is almost certain that these elements will ensure the movie becomes a major box office hit, at least in China．

But this time, Feng seems to have set his eyes on the international market as well．Joininng the strong Chinese cast are two big names from Hollywood: Tim Robbins who plays a Catholic priest and Adrien Brody who plays American journalist Theodore White． Many of the movie's scenes, like the ones showing the bombing attacks by the Japanese army, are very Hollywood-style, both in terms of their scale and technical level．

But somehow, the movie, like many of its kind, such as White Deer Plain（《白鹿原》）, falls short on generating an emotional impact． It seems to conflrm the old saying "one man dying is a tragedy, but a million deaths is a statistic figure"．

In the end, the movie pictures a legend that will undoubtedly be treasured at home and; most likely, be filed abroad as another lesson in modern Chinese history-but one well worth remembering and learning from．

Feng, famous for directing comedies, has spent 10 years preparing for his latest work． When asked why he had been so determined to make the movie, Feng told, "China has gone through numerous disasters, but the whole nation Jacks introspection（反省） on the sufferings, so I hope that audiences, especially young people, can learn more about the troubled history of the country．"

56． What is the passage mainly about?

　　　 A． An introduction to Feng Xiaogang's successful career．

　　　 B． A brief account of Feng Xiaogang's new movie Back to 1942．

　　　 C． An analysis of the reasons why Back to 1942 must also make a handsome profit．

D． A brief description of the difference between Back to 1942 and Feng's former works．

57． The underlined word "hit" in Para．2 probably means　　　　 ．　　　　 　　　　　

A．success　　 　 B．injury　　　 　 C．beat　　 D．progress

58． Feng's Back to1942 differs from his previous movies mainly in its　　　　　　 .

　　　 A． strong cast B． historic background

　　　 C． mtemational elements　　　　　　 　 D． emotional impacts

59． Which of the following best describes the author's attitude towards Back t0 1942 ?

　　　 A． Prejudiced． B． Objective． C． Cautious． D． Disappointed．

Edie was nine years old, and she was tinier than other children of her age. One day, she ran home crying loudly, because she was   36   by the three new girls of her school. They picked her as the object of their   37   and threatened to beat her up. Edie’s mother held her   38   and comforted (安慰)her. She 39  the next day that the girls had been troublemakers at several other schools and they were being given one more   40    at a new beginning.

Edie’s _41  said ,“Be kind to your enemies, Edie.”She _42  said, “When the girls 43   to threatened you next time ,tell them you want to be their friend.”“Are you 44  enough to do that?”Edie’s mother asked. The   45  girl answered, “Yes, Mom, I’ll try.”

Every day, the girls pushed Edie and called her names and  46  to get in a poke(戳) or two. Each time, Edie looked up at them and said, “ I’d really like to be your 47 . ”But it seemed that this wasn’t working.

Then one day the following week, Edie ran home as 48   as she could , shouting ,“Mom, guess what happened today ! Just like I 49 did, I said I’d really like to be their friend, and one of the 50  said ,‘Okay, Edie, we  51  and we’ll be your friends’”A short time later, Edie sat at a table with them and  52   their tutor (私人教师).

Towards the end of the school year,   53    Edie’s parents went to school for a parent-teacher conference, the teacher told   54   ,“Because of Edie’s kindness, those girls have completed 55   and are model students in the class.”

1. A. frightened         B. encouraged         C. cheated         D. saved

2. A. shame            B. surprise            C. anger           D. fear

3.A. suddenly          B. unwillingly         C. curiously        D. softly

4.A. expressed         B. admitted               C. learned         D. believed

5.A. time              B. chance             C. lesson          D. trouble

6. A. sister             B. father               C. mother          D. teacher

7.A. again           B. also               C. once           D. just

8. A. start              B. agree                C. refuse          D. forget

9.A. kind              B. brave             C. strong           D. clever

10.A. weak             B. foolish            C. selfish           D. tiny

11.A. chose             B. promised          C. volunteered     D. tried

12. A. friend             B. classmate          C. enemy         D. neighbor

13. A. fast              B. carefully           C. late            D. safely

14. A. never            B. seldom               C. always         D. often

15. A. boys             B. students              C. players        D. girls

16. A. grow older        B. give up            C. set off         D. become worse

17. A. became           B. helped               C. invited         D. found

18.A. if                  B. when               C. because         D. before

19. A. her               B. him             C. us              D. them

20.A. stayed up         B. broken down      C. turned around     D. fallen behind

 

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．

　　Susan Cleveland is the young president of a candy company started by her father 40 years ago. Susan, ___1___, did not have any jobs before becoming head of the company. She ____2___ finished the college.

　　The employees（雇员）became ___3___ concerned during Susan's first month on the job. Mr Cleveland had been a ___4___ leader. But Susan permitted many employees to make their own ___5___. One employee said, “Old Mr Cleveland ___6___ told us what to do. He kept people on a short leash. But the company did ___7___”.

　　A leash is a kind of rope. We use a leash to ___8___ our pet dogs. So, keeping a person on a short leash means keeping him or her ___9__ close control. The person can't make many decisions for himself or herself. Ms Cleveland doesn't like the idea. ___10__, she encourages the employees to get ___11___ ways to do business. For example, her ___12__ proposed（建议）an idea. She said the company should ___13__ a sum of money as a prize to the best ___14___ in the high school ___15___ the factory. The winner could use the prize money to ___16___ at a university. Ms Cleveland ___17___ the idea. After the prize was announce, ___18___ who lived in the area of the factory began to buy ___19__ of the company's candy, Local ___20___ wrote about the competition. Business improved.