Robert Altman’s films were different from the usual methods of Hollywood movie storytelling. In the 1940s, he started his film career directing industrial movies in his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri. Later, he moved to Hollywood, California, to make television shows.
His first major film, MASH, was released in 1970. It tells about a group of American medical workers in an army hospital in Korea during the Korean War in the 1950s. The movie was a great success. It questioned the rules of the military in a way that was sharply funny and clever.
Robert Altman continued to make movies with strong political and social points. His next major movie, Nashville, came out in 1975. This movie provides a complex (not simple) look at changes in the country music industry.
Robert Altman’s movies have a very special style. Often, his actors speak so naturally that it is hard to believe they are performing. Altman liked his actors to be free to make up their own lines. Altman wanted to copy the way people talked and acted in real life. And he was willing to fight with movie studio businessmen to make sure that he had total creative (有創造力的) control over his work.
Even as an old man, Robert Altman continued to make movies. Many of his 33 films were nominated (提名) for Academy Awards, including The Player and Gosford Park. Robert Altman died in November in Los Angeles, California. He was 81 years old.
1.According to the passage, Altman was ______.
A. a writer B. an actor C. a director D. a soldier
2.Robert Altman began to make films ______.
A. in the 1940s B. in the 1950s C. in 1970 D. in 1975
3.What is special about Altman’s films is that ______.
A. they were all industrial films
B. they were true to life
C. they were films with strong political points
D. many of them were nominated for Academy Awards
4.The passage mainly tells us that ______.
A. the Korean War took place in the 1950s
B. Robert Altman made his first major film in 1970
C. Robert Altman’s films have a different style
D. Robert Altman received many Academy Awards
5.The best title for this passage should be ______.
A. Robert Altman - Director of Special Style Movie
B. Some Famous Films from Hollywood
C. How Robert Altman Directed His Films
D. Actors in the Films of Robert Altman
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--- Robert is indeed a wise man.
---Oh, yes. How often I have regretted_______his advice!
A. to take B. taking C. not to take D. not taking
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015屆河南省鄭州市高一下學期期中考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
A few years ago, an Englishman called Roy Jones went on holiday to a small seaside town in the west of England. He was swimming in the sea one day when, as he opened his mouth, his false teeth fell out and floated away. The following year, Mr. Jones returned to the same town. As he was having dinner in a local café one evening, he mentioned the story of his lost teeth to the manager. The manager looked surprised. He explained that he had found a set of false teeth on the beach last month. Then he asked Roy Jones if he wanted to try them on. “OK”, said Mr. Jones. “I suppose it won’t do any harm.” When the manager brought him the teeth, Mr. Jones put them into his mouth, and laughed and laughed. They were his.
In 1987, an American couple called Jane and Robert Bentley went for a picnic on a beach in California. When they returned home, Mrs. Bentley realized that she had lost her wedding ring. It wasn’t a lot of money but it was valuable to Jane Bentley. The Bentleys drove straight back to the beach, and searched for the ring for three hours, but could not find it. A few months later, Mr. Bentley went fishing off the same beach. As he pulled a large crab out of the sea, he noticed that there was something attached to one of its claws. It was his wife’s wedding ring!
At the end of the 19th century, a young woman called Rose Harcourt was on her honeymoon in Barmouth, North Wales, when she lost a gold bracelet her husband had given her as a wedding gift. Feeling very upset, she went straight to the police stations and asked if anyone had found her bracelet. Unfortunately, no one had. Twenty-five years later, the Harcourts returned to Barmouth to celebrate their wedding anniversary. They were sitting on the beach one day when Mrs. Harcourt noticed something gold in the sand by the edge of the sea. She walked down to see what it was, and discovered her gold bracelet that had been missing for 25 years.
1.Roy Jones lost his false teeth __________ .
A．when he opened his mouth to have some food
B．when he opened his mouth as he was swimming
C．The moment he got into the sea to start swimming
D．when he was having his holiday at the sea side
2.Jane Bentley’s wedding ring was missing for __________ before it was found.
A．three hours B．almost a year C．several months D．25 years
3.From the story of the Harcourts we may understand the underlined “to celebrate their wedding anniversary” may be close in meaning to __________ .
A．having a wedding again B．experiencing their honeymoon feelings again
C．having a honeymoon again D．joining in the local celebrations
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科目：高中英語 來源：2014屆吉林省吉林市高二3月月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
In 1986, when Monty Reed was a member of the Army Rangers (黑鷹突擊 隊), he had an accident. "It was a night jump, and we were jumping low," he recalls. "We were training. Somebody got too close to my parachute (降落傘)."The parachute below blocked Reed’s air and his parachute failed to open. Reed crashed a hundred feet to the ground, breaking his back in five places.
The next morning, Reed could not move. "Doctors said it was likely that I would never walk again." Reed stared out of his hospital window, wondering what the future would be like. It was the saddest moment of his life. "The experts are telling me my body doesn’t work! What am I supposed to do?" he thought.
To distract (轉移注意力) himself, he picked up a book: Robert Heinlein’s Starship Troopers. The science-fiction describes a set of man-made muscles that would allow people to carry 2,000 pounds. He thought that if he could build something like that, it might be able to lift him out of his wheelchair. So he began his project and finally succeeded in building a set of robot legs. Several years later, he made an amazing recovery and was able to get up and walk away from his wheelchair. He even jumped out of an airplane again to celebrate.
Reed wanted to do something for others with the second chance that life had given him. He has now perfected the robot legs that can get the injured, the elderly and the paralyzed (癱瘓的) out of their wheelchairs. Now he has started his own company to make the legs. "I’ve seen them compete in marathons and go swimming and mountain climbing," he said. "So never give up!"
1.Monty had an accident in 1986 because_______.
A．his feet hit the ground too hard
B．his parachute was under another person’s
C．another person’s parachute stopped his from opening
D．he was training to jump at night
2.Monty started to read Starship Troopers to ______.
A．create a new kind of wheelchair for himself
B．discover how to make man-made muscles
C．learn how to jump out of an airplane
D．stop himself from thinking about his pain
3.Which of the following is TRUE about Monty?
A．He didn’t lose heart in the face of difficulty.
B．He is fond of reading science fiction.
C．He spent the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
D．He didn’t believe what the doctors said.
4.We can learn from the passage that Monty’s goal is to ______.
A．become a famous writer like Robert Heinlein
B．return to the Army Rangers and continue with his jumps
C．compete in games and marathons and go swimming
D．help more patients in wheelchairs to recover
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科目：高中英語 來源：2014屆吉林省高二上學期期中考試英語試卷A（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Almost 55,000 people who have had a major impact on British society are profiled in a new 60-volume book that has taken 12 years to compile.
It has cost more than ￡25 million and taken 10,000 writers to update the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Murder victims Stephen Lawrence and James Bulger are among those joining the likes of Queen Victoria and Gandhi.
The new version of the dictionary, which was founded in 1882, costs ￡7,500 and takes up 12 feet of shelf space.
Projects director Robert Faber said Stephen Lawrence was included because his death triggered "dramatic developments in British policing and social policy".
Women make up 10% of the entries - double the previous share - and include Queen Elizabeth I, Dusty Springfield, Linda McCartney and Virginia Woolf, whose father compiled the first edition.
Alongside the famous names are lesser known individuals such as the inventor of snooker, army reservist (預備役軍人) Neville Chamberlain.
Stephen Lawrence and James Bulger were both included because of the "overwhelming soul-searching (真摯的自我反省、深思) and examination of education and social policy" which followed their deaths.
Mr Faber said: "These are not just people who were killed but people who had an impact. Jill Dando is there as much for her career but also because her death became a public event.
"So many of these people have seized the public imagination and have contributed to public debate."？
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2.It can be inferred that Jill Dando _____.
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A．died in a case of murder which drew the public much attention |
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B．isn’t included in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
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C．is the director of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
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D．is included in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography only for her death |
3._____ are collected in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
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A．Those who were murdered in history |
B．Those who have shaped Britain |
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C．Those who are famous all over the world |
D．Those who live in Britain |
4.How much does a volume of the new version cost on average?
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A．More than ￡25million. |
B．More than ￡400, 000. |
C．￡7, 500. |
D．￡125 |
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科目：高中英語 來源：2014屆廣東省高一5月月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：信息匹配
首先，請先閱讀下列的應用文：
A. Gesichter of Orients
Documents of the life of the various cultures who lived in the region of present-day Jordan, from the early Neolithic (8th century B.C.) to the early Islamic period. Besides, there are documents about other religious group.
B. Covering the Real
Works by Warhol, Richter, Polke, Baldessari and another 20 artists show the relationship between art of different ages in different ways—photography, painting, video, installation and the press picture.
C. At Home with ter Borch
While Gerard ter Borch the younger is well known as a Dutch master, few people know that the other members of the family were also highly skilled in art. The exhibition shows about 80 drawings by ter Broch, his father and his half-brothers and sister.
D. Robert Couturier: 100Ans of Sculptor
Celebrate the 100th birthday of the French sculptor, the exhibition brings together more than 100 sculptures and drawings. Couturier, who developed a close relationship with Maillol, found his inspiration in the human body, and use stone, plaster and bronze to express it.
E. Follow me! Chinese Art at the Threshold of the New Millennium
Looks at the work of 19 artists born after 1960 who escaped the ideological influence of the Cultural Revolution. Everyday life and separation in the new age and in the big cities, as well as marks of the Revolution.
F. China Crossroads of Culture
Explores the development of Chinese art from the Han through the Tang dynasties, a period when waves of conquest, trade and immigration along the Silk Road set off a new Chinese creativity. The 200 items include objects in jade, gold, silver, textiles, works on paper and wall painting.
請閱讀以下個人信息，然后為其選擇合適的地方。
1.Bessy: Having been interested in painting for 3 years, she now falls in love with sculpture. She feels the form can express fully what she sees, feels, and thinks. Recently, she has joined in the local sculpture club.
2.Collins: He is an exchange scholar on art. Since childhood, he has been fascinated in Chinese ancient art. The land with a long history, the “great inventions”, the hard-working nation with full wisdom, has played a world leading role in human history for thousands of years. He always wonders, how they achieved this?
3.Mr. Chang: An overseas Chinese. He left China soon after the founding of New China. All things are proving the success of China’s opening-up policy, and he feels inspired and proud. He’d like to know more about its recent development.
4.Paul: He is a graduate of Leeds University. Working on a report about religion, especially Christianity, Muslim and Islam, he has made many visits to famous religious places and spent much time in libraries searching for related information and proof.
5.Denny: He is a college student who majors in art. As an excellent student in the department, he has done some research on the art expressing ways of different times. He’d like to find out that with the development of science and technology, what new ways can be adopted to show art?
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