第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给A、B、C和D四个中，选出最佳选项。
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Tracking Shots: This Week in Film
The Incomparable Rose Hartman Quad Cinema Saturday to Sunday
It is a gorgeously shot, sharply edited portrait of photographer Hartman, who in the 1970s and 1980s haunted Studio 54. Hartman made a career of capturing fashion designers, models, musicians, and movie stars in half-guarded moments, somewhere between unaware and aping for the lens.
Churchill Angelika Film Center Monday to Tuesday
Twentieth century’s most awesome leader, a man whose history includes two world wars! But what happens when the story being told feels emotionally false and factually bogus? Churchill, a new drama starring the great Brian Cox, is so full of movie cliches that it’s sometimes hard not to giggle—and oneshould never laugh at the prime minister.
Handsome Devil Cinema Village Thursday to Friday
The Ireland of the teen film Handsome Devil is a place where young boys are encouraged to do only one thing: play rugby. If rugby isn’t your thing, or if you dig things that aren’t rugby-related, you’re immediately dismissed as gay. That’s unfortunately the case for the main character—ginger-haired Ned. Indeed, it’s more
like a coming of age film than a comedy.
Past Life Landmark Sunshine Wednesday
Although Past Life is based on real events, Avi Nesher’s latest film plays unapologetically like melodrama(情节剧)—a bit too much at times. Its insistence that guilt-ridden Baruch Milch can recite to his daughters, more than thirty years later, every single word he wrote in a notebook while hiding from the Nazis in Poland during World War II strains credulity.
1. Which film may interest people who like taking pictures? A. Churchill B. Past Life C. Handsome Devil
D. The Incomparable Rose Hartman
2. Where can the audience go to enjoy a comedy this week? A. Quad Cinema
B. Angelika Film Center C. Cinema Village D. Landmark Sunshine
3. What do we know about the film Past life? A. It is fictional. B. It was shown on weekend.
C. Avi Nesher was the main character. D. It was concerned with the life of Jewish.
B
When she won the first ever season of American Idol 11 years ago, critics believed she had little chance of staying on top. Too “girl next door”, they said. Not stylish enough. Not thin enough, either.
But Kelly Clarkson, 31, has proven them all wrong with her string of worldwide hits, from Because of You to the recent Catch My Breath.
Being the first Idol winner in the US was not easy. In the past decade since that victory, Clakson has had to deal with the media’s scrutiny of her weight and personal style. “Everyone’s like, ‘You’re a pop star. You should be smaller’.” Clarkson told People Magazine. “But I’m the pop star. I’ll make the rules.”
Since middle school, Clarkson has been aware of the power of her voice. She first joined the school choir (合唱队) at age 13 when a teacher heard her singing in the hallway and demanded that she join. “Singing gave me confidence,” Clarkson told the Orange County Register, a newspaper in California. “Friends at school were nervous because they didn’t know what they wanted to do with the rest of their lives, but I had a peaceful feeling inside, because I knew. ”
Despite her enormous publicity, Clarkson has remained true to her down-to-earth personality. “The reason some winners fade away is that they’re trying to model themselves on somebody else. If we already have the original, why would we need a copy? You need to be offering something new, something that’s uniquely you, ”she told the Daily Mail. Around her rib cage (胸腔) is her new tattoo (纹身), indicating how strong she has become from all that she’s been through. It reads: “What doesn’t kill you.”
4. How did critics think of Kelly? A. Unique. B. Plain.
C. Beautiful-looking. D. Extraordinary.
5. How did Kelley prove critics wrong? A. By losing weight. B. By winning some medals.
C. By giving some worldwide concerts. D. By publishing some very famous songs.
6. What does the under lined word in paragraph 3 mean? A. Tough inspection. B. Extreme curiosity.