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Young adult filmmakers all hope to show their works in international festivals like Sundance and Toronto. But what about really young filmmakers who aren’t in film school yet and aren’t, strictly speaking, even adults?
They are at the heart of Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival, tomorrow, in a setting any director might envy: Lincoln Center. Complete with “red carpet” interviews and various awards, the festival has much in common with events for more experienced moviemakers, except for the age of the participants: about 8 to 18.
“What’s really exciting is that it’s film for kids by kids,” said Cori Gardner, managing director of Wingspan Arts, a nonprofit organization offering youth arts programs in the New York area. This year the festival will include films not only from Wingspan but also from other city organizations and one from a middle school in Arlington, Virginia. “We want to make this a national event,” Ms. Gardner added.
The nine shorts to be shown range from a Claymation biography of B. B. King to a science fiction adventure set in the year 3005. “A lot of the material is really mature,” Ms. Gardner said, talking about films by the New York City branch of Global Action Project, a media arts and leadership-training group. “The Choice is about the history of a family and Master Anti-Smoker is about the dangers of secondhand smoke.” Dream of the Invisibles describes young immigrants’(移民) feelings of both belonging and not belonging in their adopted country.
The festival will end with an open reception at which other films will be shown. These include a music video and a full-length film whose title is Pressures.
71. Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival _______.
A. is organized by a middle school B. is as famous as the Toronto Festival
C. shows films made by children D. offers awards to film school students
72. Which of the following is true of Wingspan Arts?
A. It helps young filmmakers to make money.
B. It provides arts projects for young people.
C. It’s a media arts and leadership-training group.
D. It’s a national organization for young people.
73. The underlined word “shorts” in Paragraph 4 refers to _______.
A. short trousers B. short kids C. short films D. short stories
74. Movies to be shown in the festival _______.
A. cover different subjects
B. focus on kids’ life
C. are produced by Global Action Project
D. are directed by Ms. Gardner
75. At the end of this film festival, there will be _______.
A. various awards B. “red carpet” interviews
C. an open reception D. a concert at Lincoln Center
科目：高中英語 來源：貴州省2010屆高三下學期3月月考（英語） 題型：閱讀理解
Trip 1 Black Bear Count
There have been fires in this area in the last few years and the Office of the National Park is not sure how many black bears are still living. Some bears have been seen since the fires, and the Office has asked for young people to help count them. The entire trip will last three hours. Bookings necessary.
Cost: Free When: May 8
Trip 2 Garland Valley
Bring your drink and lunch for this walk in a beautiful area of the Blue Mountains. Garland Valley is close to the town of Garland but is part of the National Park. Many wild animals live in this area, including many rare birds. This is a great walk for bird-lovers. The trip lasts four hours. Bookings necessary.
Cost: $ 15 When: May 8, May 15
Trip 3 Flashlight Adventure
Put on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight and a pair of glasses, and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. A guide will lead the tour. Many of the animals you will see on this trip can only be seen at night. The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see. Numbers are strictly limited on night trips, so be sure to book early. This walk lasts two and a half hours.
Cost: $ 12 When: May 8, May 15, May22
Equipment to be needed:
?Please bring enough water and food for all walks.
?Wear good walking shoes—no high heels.
?Wear a hat for day walks.
?Dress warmly for night walks.
?Children must be with an adult.
?Make sure your flashlight works well and bring extra batteries for night walks.
?Follow all instructions from guides during the walks. The mountains are a dangerous place.
Bookings:
Bookings for the above trips can be traded by telephone (893 — 4847) or on the Internet at www. Bluemountaintour. com
72. Where are these trips?
A. In a large city. B. In a park in the mountains.
C. In a special kind of zoo. D. In three different countries.
73. On which trip might you see animals that sleep during the day?
A. Black Bear Count B. Garland Valley
C. Flashlight Adventure D. None of the trips.
74. Which of the following is NOT necessary for the three trips?
A. Good walking shoes B. A pair of glasses
C. Food and water D. A sleeping-bag
75. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Adventure Travel in America
B. Hunting around the Great Mountains
C. Interesting Trips in the East of the USA
D. Discovery Trips in the Blue Mountains
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科目：高中英語 來源：20102011山西晉中高三第三次全真模擬試題 題型：閱讀理解
One Sunday a few of us decided to take advantage of the first sunny day we’d have for ages to take a trip down to the coast to visit the penguins again. Last time I went down there was a couple of months ago and it was a dull cold day. Sunday couldn’t have been more different — clear skies and sunshine made it feel like summer, although it was still -25°C.
Six of us drove to the coast. It was the first time we’d been off the base on our own without our field assistant, so it had a slightly different feeling — more like a few friends going to the seaside than an Antarctic field trip! When we reached Windy Creek, we luckily caught sight of quite a few small flying seabirds, which are seldom seen there.
Once on the sea ice we found that some of the more curious penguins had wandered over from the main group to come and check us out. We’d been told that then they were nursing their chicks (剛孵出的幼雛) and they would be more careful and nervous than last time, but that didn’t seem to be the case. We walked across to the main group which were stretched for a couple of miles along the coast. We sat down for some sandwiches and soon found ourselves surrounded by many curious observers. Without any attackers on land, they were very brave and came within a meter of us to pose (擺姿勢) for photos.
Before heading back, we spent a few hours on the sea ice watching the penguins and their chicks, which had grown dramatically (明顯地) since our last visit. It was such a nice day.
1.
When did the trip most probably happen?
A. On a dull Sunday. B. On a warm Sunday.
C. On a summer Sunday. D. On a winter Sunday.
2.
It can be inferred from the second paragraph that the six people _____.
A. felt a little nervous
B. felt a little excited
C. were left all by themselves on their Antarctic base
D. got bored with staying with their field assistant
3.
What does the writer mean by saying “but that didn’t seem to be the case”?
A. They were told a lie.
B. A wrong decision was made.
C. The truth was the opposite.
D. They didn’t believe what they were told.
4.
The six people did the following during the trip EXCEPT _____.
A. feed the penguins
B. take pictures of the penguins
C. enjoy watching flying seabirds
D. watch the young penguins
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科目：高中英語 來源：2009年普通高等學校招生全國統一考試湖南卷英語試題 題型：閱讀理解
Eddie McKay, a once-forgotten pilot, is a subject of great interest to a group of history students in Canada.
It all started when Graham Broad, a professor at the University of Western Ontario, found McKay’s name in a footnote in a book about university history. McKay was included in a list of university alumni （校友） who had served during the First World War, but his name was unfamiliar to Broad, a specialist in military history. Out of curiosity, Broad spent hours at the local archives （檔案館） in a fruitless search for information on McKay. Tired and discouraged, he finally gave up. On his way out, Broad’s glance happened to fall on an exhibiting case showing some old newspapers. His eye was drawn to an old picture of a young man in a rugby uniform. As he read the words beside the picture, he experienced a thrilling realization. “After looking for him all day, there he was, staring up at me out of the exhibiting case,” said Broad. Excited by the find, Broad asked his students to continue his search. They combed old newspapers and other materials for clues. Gradually, a picture came into view.
Captain Alfred Edwin McKay joined the British Royal Flying Corps in 1916. He downed ten enemy planes, outlived his entire squadron （中隊） as a WWI flyer, spent some time as a flying instructor in England, then returned to the front, where he was eventually shot down over Belgium and killed in December 1917. But there’s more to his story. “For a brief time in 1916 he was probably the most famous pilot in the world,” says Broad. “He was credited with downing Oswald Boelcke, the most famous German pilot at the time.” Yet, in a letter home, McKay refused to take credit, saying that Boelcke had actually crashed into another German plane.
McKay’s war records were destroyed during a World War II air bombing on London — an explanation for why he was all but forgotten.
But now, thanks to the efforts of Broad and his students, a marker in McKay’s memory was placed on the university grounds in November 2007. “I found my eyes filling with tears as I read the word ‘deceased’ （陣亡） next to his name,” said Corey Everrett, a student who found a picture of Mckay in his uniform. “This was such a simple example of the fact that he had been a student just like us, but instead of finishing his time at Western, he chose to fight and die for his country.”
1.What made Professor Broad continue his search for more information on McKay?
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A．A uniform of McKay. |
B．A footnote about McKay. |
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C．A book on McKay. |
D．A picture of McKay. |
2.What did the students find out about McKay?
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A．He trained pilots for some time. |
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B．He lived longer than other pilots. |
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C．He died in the Second World War. |
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D．He was downed by the pilot Boelcke. |
3.McKay’s flying documents were destroyed in .
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A．Belgium |
B．Germany |
C．Canada |
D．England |
4.We can learn from the last paragraph that McKay .
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A．preferred fight to his study |
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B．went to war before graduation |
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C．left a picture for Corey Everrett |
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D．set an example for his fellow students |
5.What is the text mainly about?
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A．The research into war history. |
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B．The finding of a forgotten hero. |
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C．The pilots of the two world wars. |
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D．The importance of military studies. |
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科目：高中英語 來源：2009年普通高等學校招生全國統一考試天津卷英語試題 題型：閱讀理解
Societies all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habitsdied hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost.
Many roads and places in Singapore(新加坡) are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries ---- in both the West and the East.
Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus ----obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel.
Sine places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, “Base Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay(馬來語). Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road”? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road.
A few roads in Singapore are named by their shapes. There is “Circular Road” for one. Other roads may have part of their names to describe their shapes, like “Paya Lebar Crescent”. This road is called a crescent(月牙) because it begins on the main road, makes a crescent and comes back to join the main road again.
1.We learn from Paragraph 1 that _____.
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A．the government is usually the first to name a place |
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B．many places tend to have more than one name |
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C．a ceremony will be held when a place is named |
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D．people prefer the place names given by the government |
2.What does the underlined phrase “die hard” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
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A．Change suddenly. |
B．Change significantly. |
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C．Disappear mysteriously. |
D．Disappear very slowly. |
3.Which of the following places is named after a person?
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A．Raffles Place. |
B．Selector Airbase. |
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C．Piccadilly Circus. |
D．Paya Lebar Crescent. |
4. Bras Basah Road is named _______.
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A．after a person |
B．after a place |
C．after an activity |
D．by its shape |
5.What can be inferred from the passage?
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A．Some place names in Singapore are the same as in Britain. |
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B．Some places in Singapore are named for military purposes. |
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C．The way Singaporeans name their places is unique. |
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D．Young Singaporeans have forgotten the pioneers. |
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科目：高中英語 來源：0910學年黑龍江省高一上學期期末考試英語試題 題型：完型填空
第二節 完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
Mr. and Mrs. Jones’ house was full of suitcases, packages and packed-up boxes. The two of them were ___36___with pencils and paper, ____37____their luggage, when there was a ____38____ at the door. Mr. Jones went to ____39____ it and saw a well-dressed middle-aged lady outside. The lady said that she lived in the house ____40____ theirs, and that she had come to ____41____ them to their new home.
The Jones invited her in, after ___42___ for the state of the house.
“Oh, ___43___,” she answered. “Do you know in some parts of this ____44___ neighbors are not all ___45___? There are some streets where people do not ___46___ their neighbors, ____ 47____ their next-door ones. ___ 48___ in this street everybody is friends with ____49___ else. We are one big, happy family. I’m ___50____ that you will be ___51___ here.”
The well-dressed lady got a ___52___ when she came to visit the house the ____53___ time, because she found a quite ____54____ man and woman in it. Mr. and Mrs. Jones had not had the ____55___ to tell her that they were not the new owners of the house, who were to move in the next day, but the old ones, who have lived beside her for two years without ever having visited her or even noticing her existence.
36. A. free B. busy C. satisfied D. familiar
37. A. checking B. examining C. testing D. enjoying
38. A. sound B. ring C. friend D. message
A. answer B. serve C. see D. guess
A. above B. of C. under D. beside
A. welcome B. lead C. take D. invite
A. explaining B. apologizing C. showing D. asking
A. excuse me B. here you are C. never mind D. thank you
A. house B. street C. town D. time
A. busy B. lonely C. safe D. friendly
A. know B. understand C. welcome D. respect
A. merely B. even C. mostly D. neither
A. And B. But C. Otherwise D. While
A. anybody B. nobody C. somebody D. none
A. uncertain B. glad C. sure D. afraid
A. happy B. lonely C. popular D. friendly
A. surprise B. fright C. pleasure D. worry
A. first B. exact C. next D. same
A. famous B. different C. young D. old
A. time B. chance C. courage D. interest
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