28、    Hollywood no longer rules South Korean cinema, which is breaking out all over. Since 1999 Seoul filmmakers have been turning out Asia's first critically applauded films, and "My Wife Is a Gangster" and "Phone" are the most stunningly good examples. In the way Americans tour Hollywood, Asians visit Korea to see sites featured in their favorite movies.

    Korea once looked to America for idea, but now the reverse is true. Hollywood is snapping up remake rights to dozens of Korean films. Madonna's Maverick Films is remaking the horror film "Phone". And DreamWorks recently bought the rights to another horror film "A Tale of Two Sisters." To capitalize on all the attention, South Korea has moved aggressively to cast itself as the center of Asia's film market.

    The Seoul government and industry leaders are working to rank the Pusan Film Festival as Cannes（戛纳）East, the festivals where deals get gone, a one-stop place where moviemakers can shop for financing, exports, even location. In preparation for the next Pusan Festival this fall, delegations from Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan and all over Asia have been flocking to Seoul to study the Korean film revival. "We look at Korea with an envious eye," says one of Hong Kong moviemakers, "Filmmakers and audiences have found a real vibes (i.e. good atmosphere) between them, like in the 1970s and '80s in Hong Kong."

    The Korean film industry, however, is still uphill struggle on the way. The annual receipts of Korean films ($580 million) are gaining on those of Asia's largest film industry: India ($820 million) and Japan ($1.93 billion). Yet, Seoul financial markets still tend to see movies as cultural venture, rather than a business. As a moviemaking company in Korea, yet KangJeGyu Films had to team up with another filmmaker and an auto-manufacturer in a new company in order to win a listing on the stock market last year.

    Despite the restriction, Korean films are capturing a rising share of the local and even Asian markets. The lesson of the Korean revival is that money should be invested both into films and into comprehensive theaters that can sustain a film culture.   

 

(1)、The followings are mentioned in Paragraph 1 EXCEPT _________.

A："My Wife Is a Gangster" and "Phone" are the most stunningly good movies.

B：Since 1999 filmmakers in South Korea have begun to attract attention.

C：More and more Korea films have been played in the cinemas.

D：Korea tourism is more and more prosperous.

答案：D

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(2)、According to the second paragraph, the following statements are true EXCEPT __________.

A："A Tale of Two Sisters", like "My Wife Is a Gangster", is a horror film.

B：The movies have brought South Korea international attention.

C：South Korea is paving way for the center of Asia's film market.

D：DreamWorks also bought the remake rights to a horror film.

答案：A

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(3)、According to the third paragraph, the following statements are true EXCEPT __________.

A：Some of Asia's moviemakers are envious of South Korea.

B：The Pusan Film Festival is called as Cannes East.

C：A one-stop service is special in the Pusan Film Festival.

D：The Hong Kong's films were prosperous in the 1970s and '80s.

答案：B

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(4)、The annual receipts of Korean films ranked as____ in Asia.

A：the first

B：the second

C：the third

D：the fifth

答案：C

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(5)、What will the next paragraph discuss according to the last paragraph?

A：Reasons of the Korean film revival

B：The films that will be shot

C：The theaters that are booming

D：A film culture in South Korea

答案：D

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29、    You don't even need to look back twenty years to appreciate the tremendous advances that have been made in science and technology, and how these developments are transforming the lives of millions of people all over the world. Who, for example, twenty years ago would have imagined that the development of microchip technology could have had such a deep effect on the way we live each day? Yes, television and radio, cassettes and video, were around in those days, but no one had heard of these wonderful remote-control units that turn equipment on and off when we want, helping us to select our entertainment with a minimum of physical effort. Yes, in the last twenty years, the changes to civilization, as we know it, have been both abundant and significant.

    Just think of some of the other remarkable ways in which our daily life has been transformed by this technological revolution! If you feel like a hot meal, just get your favorite pre-prepared food and pop it quickly into the microwave oven. Set the timing dial and it's ready in minutes! If you need to send someone an urgent message, just write it down and send it through your fax machine. It arrives safely on the other side of the world in seconds. Passenger planes fly directly from England to Australia, and their pilots can even find time to relax as the computers on the aircraft do most of the hard work for them. I can write this news report on my personal computer and correct my work with only a shift of the cursor as I go along. I can store it and rewrite it, if necessary, whenever I wish to. I can even link my computer up to the Internet and send my boss the reports direct from my own home. This all leaves me more time to enjoy myself, as my work and free time seem to blend together. This also explains the remarkable growth that the leisure industry is currently experiencing.

    Leisure today is big business, and the choices available to us are almost infinite. Just pop into your nearest travel agent for some brochures, or read the advertisements in your newspaper. How you spend your free time can be easily planned from a comfortable chair in your living room! Look at all the holiday possibilities available ─there's bound to be something for everyone! You'll find holidays to suit all pockets and tastes, whether you're thinking of that trip of a lifetime to some distant continent, a two-week walking tour, or an adventure holiday shooting rapids; whether you fancy drinking coffee in a European café, or living on a beautiful tropical island.

    As robots take over the work of people in industry, as communications across the globe become faster and more sophisticated, and while technology continues to create ways of persuading us to work less and enjoy ourselves more, so will leisure and the leisure industry play a far more central role in the life of us all.               

 

(1)、According to the passage, what is the greatest advantage of remote-control units?

A：With them, we can turn equipment on and off.

B：With them, we can select entertainment.

C：With them, we can save physical effort.

D：With them, we can enjoy the TV programs better.

答案：C

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(2)、Which of the following technological inventions is NOT mentioned in the text?

A：Microwave oven.

B：Fax machine.

C：Personal computer.

D：Mobile phone.

答案：D

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(3)、According to the writer, why does he have more time to enjoy himself?

A：Because he writes news reports on his personal computer.

B：Because he sends his boss the reports through the Internet.

C：Because his work and free time seem to blend together.

D：Because the leisure industry is experiencing remarkable growth.

答案：C

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(4)、According to the writer, which of the following is NOT a reason why leisure and the leisure industry will play a far more central role in the lives of us all?

A：Robots take over the work of people in industry.

B：Communications across the globe become faster and more sophisticated.

C：New technological advances continue to be made.

D：We realize that we should take care of ourselves and should work less and enjoy ourselves more.

答案：D

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(5)、According to the author, __________.

A：with technological advances, people may be able to play all the time because machines do the work.

B：with technological advances, people can spend less time playing and more time working.

C：it is not right to play all the time without any work.

D：with more money, people can enjoy themselves a lot.

答案：A

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30、    Since World War II, there has been a clearly discernible trend, especially among the growing group of college students, toward early marriage. Many youths begin dating in the first stages of adolescence, "go steady" through high school, and marry before their formal education has been completed. However, emotional maturity is no respecter of birthdays; it does not arrive automatically at twenty-one or twenty-five. Some achieve it surprisingly early, while others never do, even in three-score years and ten.

    Many students are marrying as an escape, not only from an unsatisfying home life, but also from their own personal problems of isolation and loneliness. And it can almost be put down as a dictum that any marriage seldom solves one's problems, more often, it merely makes them worse. Furthermore, it is doubtful whether the home is an institution that is capable of carrying all that the young are seeking to put into it. Young people correctly understand that their parents are wrong in believing that "success" is the ultimate good, but they erroneously believe that they themselves have found the true center of life's meaning. Their expectations of marriage are essentially utopian and therefore incapable of fulfillment. They want too much, and disappointments are often bound to follow.

    Shall we, then, join the chorus of "Miseries" over early marriage? One cannot generalize: all early marriages are not bad any more than all later ones are good. Satisfactory marriages are determined not by time, but by the emotional maturity of the partners. Therefore, each case must be judged on its own merits. If the early marriage is not an escape, if it is entered into with relatively few illusions or false expectations, and if it is economically feasible, why not? Good marriages can be made from sixteen to sixty, and so are bad ones.

 

(1)、According to this article the trend toward early marriages __________.

A：was the result of the Great Depression of the 1930's

B：could not be easily determined

C：is one that could be clearly seen

D：is a result of the emotional maturity of the young

答案：C

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(2)、The author suggests that many of today's early marriages are a result of __________.

A：escapism

B：theological dictum

C：lack of formal education

D：convenience

答案：A

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(3)、More often than not, early marriage will __________.

A：not affect one's problems

B：solve a person's problems

C：intensify one's problems

D：ease one's problems

答案：C

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(4)、The author states that the home as an institution is __________.

A：overrated

B：unworthy of worship

C：a god who can grant everything that you wish for

D：probably not capable of being what many young people expect it to be

答案：D

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(5)、Many young people who marry early believe that __________.

A：their parents have found the true meaning of life

B：they have found the true center of life's meaning

C："success" is the ultimate good

D：to succeed is not at all important

答案：B

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