A. Because the novelist keeps absolute control over his text. B. Because the words in the novel are not difficult for readers.
C. Because the novel is limited to a single channel of information - writing. D. Because the novelist is seldom advised by editors to revise the text. 65. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage? A. Playwrights envy the simplicity of the novelist‘s work.
B. Experience in the theatre improves the work of screenplay writers.
C. Screenplay writers usually have the final say in how a TV drama will turn out. D. Playwrights are frequently involved in revising their work. 66. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Screenplay writers should take the success of television drama in their hands. B. Screenplay writers should be more sensitive about their contractual right. C. The directors play a decisive role in the final outcome of television drama. D. Critics of television drama tend to neglect the importance of writer and actors. 63-66 CCDC
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Jeremy Baras remembers the first time he ever saw a pop-up a restaurant. The 26-year-old entrepreneur （企业家）was on vacation in England four years ago and had to look up at the London Eye Ferries wheel to see it. Hanging above him was a capsule full of diners who were served a new course each time a revolution was made. ―I thought that was the coolest thing ever‖, he says. Baras, who founded PopUpRepublic.com in 2012 to promote the idea of pop-up restaurants in USA, has been studying them ever since.
Pop-ups, which have been around since at least the early 2000s, are open anywhere from a few hours to several months, but their defining feature is that they are temporary. They may be only a tiny part of the $709 billion U.S. restaurant industry, but popups have gotten a boost in recent years as a lower-cost, lower- risk way for entrepreneurs to test the waters. Some restaurant owners see them as a way to renew interest in existing locations. And some struggling cities, like Oakland, Calif., have turned to them to help revitalize local economies impacted by the recession（衰退）.
The concept has been especially popular with up-and-coming chefs who want to test-drive as a menu concept without investing a fortune in a permanent space. ―Your cooks and chefs are really talented, but they‘re stuck in the back of somebody else‘s kitchen cooking somebody else‘s menu,‖ says Zach Kupperman, chief businessman officer and co-founder of Dinner Lab.
Chefs in Dinner Lab cook in the middle of space, give a brief introduction about the menu and themselves — and then bravely listen to diner feedback afterward. Pop-ups‘ temporary nature also allows restaurateurs to charge a deposit to make sure the diners will show up.
Of course, trends in the food industry come and go quickly, and there is no guarantee that diners won‘t tire of the concept. Some entrepreneurs have resorted to even a weirder locations — in a former limestone mine, say, or at the top of a crane — to keep customers interested. Says Baras, ―It's not quite part of the mainstream economy yet.‖
56. What does the underlined part ―a revolution was made‖ in Paragraph One possibly mean?
A. Chefs designed creative dishes.B. Diners tasted food in an innovative way. C. The capsule containing diners made a circle. D. Great changes were made in the food industry.
57. Which of the following might NOT be the reasons for pop-up restaurants‘ fast development?
A. Being temporary features pop-up restaurants.
B. Pop-up restaurant can restore local economy to prosperity.
C. Business owners venture into the business with fewer risks and investments. D. Restaurant owners can make diners interested in the original restaurants again. 58. Perspective chefs are drawn to pop-ups due to the fact that__________________.
A. pop-ups are becoming increasingly popular with diners worldwide
B. they have the desire to explore a safer way to make a living
C. their investment in pop-ups will bring them a fortune on a permanent basis D. pop-ups provide a flexible test field for talented chefs‘ originality 59. The writer‘s propose of writing the passenger is to___________________.
A. appeal to people to dine out in pop-up restaurants B. give a brief introduction of pop-up restaurants
C. warn business owners of the appearance of pop-up restaurants D. foresee the future of pop-up restaurants‘ development 56—59 CADB
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In four countries with fast-developing economies (BRIC) – Brazil, Russia, India, and China – the agricultural sector has become a proving ground for innovation. Juergen Voegele, a World Bank agriculture expert, predicts that ―by transforming agriculture, we will not only meet the challenge of feeding nine billion people by 2050 but do so in ways that create wealth and reduce its environmental footprint.‖ BRAZIL
Soybeans on the Rise
Preserving the Amazon rain forest is a top priority for Brazil.
The rapid expansion of soybean and cattle farming there during the 1990s and early 2000s led to alarming rates of deforestation. Over the past ten years, however, with government support, activists and famers have protected more than 33,000 square miles of rain forest – an area equal to more than 14 million soccer fields. Saving these forests has kept 3.5 billion tons of carbon dioxide out of atmosphere.
Yet even under these land restrictions, Brazil‘s soybean production has increased. The country is now the world‘s second largest producer of the crop. How did this happen?
Farmers focused on efficiency. Using new machinery and early maturing seeds enabled them to squeeze an additional planting into the standard growing season. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Brazil‘s 2014-15 soybean crop has hit a record 104.2 million tons, up 8.6 million tons from the year before, as farmers have made better use of their fields. This progress, says the World Bank‘s Juergen Voegele, is an example of how ―producing more food coexist with protecting the environment.‖
60. According to Juergen Voegele, innovation in agriculture will lead to all the following except ______.
A. increased wealth B. the solution to the world‘s food crisis C. less impact on nature D. the challenging of feeding the world‘s population 61. Which one is the appropriate number to fill in the blank in the chart?
A. 95.6 B. 104.2 C. 14 D. 8.6 62. What is the most important problem Brazil is faced with?
A. Feeding nine billion people by 2050. B. Increasing its soybean production.
C. Protecting its rain forest from deforestation. D. Enhancing its farmers‘ efficiency. 60—62 DBC
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Spain’s Literary Genius
Four centuries ago, the author of one of the greatest comedic characters in the world literature took his last breath. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616), the author of Don Quixote, is to the Spanish what Shakespeare is to the English and Dante is to Italians - a national literary icon.
Cervantes‘ book is still appreciated today, hundreds of years after its publication, because it‘s a wonderfully truthful comedy. Don Quixote, like human beings generally, has great difficulty distinguishing reality from imagination. Readers may laugh at his strange behavior, but when we laugh, we laugh with recognition.
The book records the adventures of Alonso Quijano, an older Spanish gentleman who loves romance novels. In truth, he reads far too many romances, and they have affected his mind. Quijano is so mixed up that he decides that he must become a knight himself. Imagine a comic book fan who decides to dress up as a superhero to fight crime, and you‘ll get the picture. Setting the scene
Alonso Quijano reinvents himself as ―Don Quixote de La Mancha‖, an aristocratic（贵族的）name that suits his ambition of being a knight. Next, since every knight needs a horse, he finds himself an old one named Rocinante. But Rocinante is not exactly cut out for life as a knight‘s horse. He‘s tired from years of farm work. He‘s unlikely to be of much help in any fight against an enemy.
The heroes in the romances Quijano reads all had a lady to love. They were highborn, like the knights themselves. Quijano chooses Aldonza Lorenzo, a farmer‘s daughter, to be his beloved. She becomes ―Dulcinea del Toboso‖, or ―the sweet woman of Toboso‖. How does Aldonza feel about Quijano‘s attentions? She doesn‘t feel much at all, actually. Aldonza is yet another byproduct of Quijano‘s imagination, like so many things. Finding a sidekick
Now comes Cervantes‘ second great creation: Sancho Panza. Once servant in Quijano‘s house, Panza is promoted to the role of squire（随从）, because every self-respecting knight needs a squire. Panza has a sensible head on his shoulders, and he is a foil（衬托）to his foolish master. The pair faces many adventures, but none are as heroic as a knight‘s should be. We laugh, rather than cry, as we read. Quijano tries to act on behalf of justice, but he doesn‘t often succeed. Cervantes‘ novel inspired a word that sums up Quijano‘s romantic nature: ―quixotic‖. In English we use the word to describe someone who is idealistic but foolish in pursuit of his ideals. It is a mark of Cervantes‘ genius that he was able to identify this trait and personify it using such a great comedic character. We should appreciate him for it on this significant occasion. 63. On what occasion did the author write this review?
A. The 400th anniversary of the publication of Don Quixote.
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B. An Italian Poet, Dante‘s 800birth anniversary.
C. An English genius, William Shakespeare‘s 400th death anniversary.
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D. Miguel de Cervantes‘ 400 anniversary of his death. 64. Which role is Alonso Quijano most likely to identify with?
A. Miguel de Cervantes. B. Don Quixote de La Mancha. C. Dulcinea del Toboso. D. Sancho Panza. 65. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Don Quixote‘s failure of distinguish reality from imagination amuses the readers.
B. Quijano manages to bring justice to the world by means of force. C. Quijano is a Spanish aristocrat with great ambition.
D. Reading romance novel will make people behave in a foolish way.
66. According to the author, readers admire Cervantes and his masterpiece because . A. Cervantes is equal to Shakespeare and Dante as a national literary icon B. Quijano‘s adventure is romantic and heroic
C. C. Cervantes has a genius for personifying Quijano‘s quixotic nature in a truthful comedy. D. Quijano‘s vivid imagination has brought other minor characters to life 63—66 DBAC
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(A).
Roald Dahl - the author who entertained people with classics like Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach - would have been 100 years old this year. Roald Dahl is most famous for the books he wrote for children, but he also wrote novels and short stories for adults, screenplays, and non-fiction, too!
Roald Dahl was born near Cardiff, in Wales in 1916. His parents were from Norway, and they named him after Roald Amundsen, the famous Norwegian explorer. Roald was sent off to boarding school when he was only nine years old. He was very homesick, and had a hard time obeying the strict teachers and the headmaster. In those days, teachers would sometimes hit their students with a cane (藤条）when they misbehaved. This naturally made a lot of children very afraid of their teachers! Later on, Roald integrated this fear and distrust of adults into many of his children's books.
During World War II, Roald joined the Royal Air Force and flew missions over Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Middle East. At one point, his plane crashed in the Libyan Desert. He was temporarily blinded, and stranded in the middle of nowhere with a cracked skull and a broken nose. Fortunately, he was rescued, and within a few months had made a complete recovery. After his injuries forced him to leave the Air Force, Roald began writing. His first published piece was a magazine article about his plane crash. During the 1950s, he became an accomplished writer of short stories for adults. These stories usually featured mystery, suspense, and a twist ending.
In 1961, Roald published James and the Giant Peach, which tells the story of a young boy who attempts to escape from his two nasty, abusive aunts. The boy finally gets away by sailing across the ocean inside a magical. giant peach and befriends the giant bugs that live inside it. James and the Giant Peach was prompted by the bedtime stories Roald would make up for his young daughters. He said that it was a challenge to keep them interested and attentive--- he had to make his stories funny, exciting, and original. In 1964, he wrote his most famous book--- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, in which a poor boy wins a ―golden ticket‖ to tour a mysterious world. 56. How did Roald Dahl‘s experiences in World War II influence his later writing?
A. He was a pilot, and his first publication was about a plane crash.
B. He was in Navy, and his first publication dealt with life aboard a ship.
C. He was in the Army, and his first publication was set in Nazi-occupied Europe. D. He worked in a military factory, and his first publication was about factory life.
57. Many of Roald Dahl‘s children‘s stories were inspired by _____________ .
A. a vacation he took with his grandparents B. his relationship with his parents C. his time in the military
D. his time away at boarding school
58. What led Roald Dahl to write James and the Giant Peach?
A. His lifelong love of peaches. The bedtime stories he told his daughters. A. The insects he found in his garden.
B. The cruelty he experienced at the hands of his aunts.
59. Which of these statements is an opinion about Roald Dahl?
A. He was the greatest children's author of the 20th century. B. He published more than a dozen books for children.
C. James and the Giant Peach was his first book for children. D. Several of his books were adapted into successful movies.