Films and film events 课时跟踪检测B卷
Ⅰ.完形填空
(2015·泰州高三模拟)When I was young, I had a friend named Mark who loved to make friends.He always showed__1__how many friends he had at school.One day his grandfather said to him, “Mark, I bet you a big bag of popcorn that you don’t have as many friends as you __2__.I’m sure many of them are __3__more than companions.”
Mark accepted the bet without__4__.However，he wasnt sure how to test whether his schoolmates were real friends or not, __5__he asked his grandfather.The old man answered, “Wait a minute.”Then the old man left, returning soon as though __6__something in his hands, but Mark could see nothing there.
“Take it.It’s a very special chair.Because it’s __7__，its rather hard to sit on it , but if you take it to school and manage to sit on it, you’ll activate(激活)its magic and youll be able to __8__who your real friends are.”
Mark, brave and determined, took the chair and __9__for school.At break time he asked everyone to form a circle, and he __10__himself in the middle, with his chair.Having difficulty seeing it, Mark tried to sit on it and fell straight onto his __11__.Everyone around him had pretty good__12__.
“Wait！Let me try again，”Mark said.But again, he __13__the seat, causing more surprised looks and a few catcalls.Mark didn’t give up and kept trying to sit on the __14__chair.But he kept falling on the ground ...__15__， suddenly, he tried again but didnt fall.Looking around, Mark saw three of his best friends holding him up.__16__， many others he had viewed __17__friends had done nothing but make fun of him.
And there, the show __18__to an end. Mark understood that true __19__were those who cared for him, and not just the companions that happened to be passing by.And someone who took joy in his__20__was even less of a friend.
1．A.around B．up
C．off
D．out
2．A.know
B．think
C．hear
D．see
3．A.nothing
B．anything
C．anybody
D．nobody
4．A.expectation
B．imagination
C．permission
D．hesitation
5．A.but
B．so
C．or
D．for
6．A.carrying
B．fetching
C．grasping
D．catching
7．A.light
B．invisible
C．comfortable
D．small
8．A.explain
B．call
C．tell
D．prove
9．A.set off
B．set about
C．set on
D．set up
10．A.threw
B．put
C．stood
D．raised
11．A.back
B．side
C．stomach
D．face
12．A.impression
B．interest
C．laugh
D．experience
13．A.held
B．seized
C．left
D．missed
14．A.hard
B．comfortable
C．magic
D．real
15．A.if
B．unless
C．as
D．until
16．A.Therefore
B．Otherwise
C．Meanwhile
D．Somehow
17．A.on
B．to
C．for
D．as
18．A.lasted
B．added
C．came
D．led
19．A.friends
B．companions
C．rivals
D．schoolmates
20．A.pleasures
B．misfortunes
C．successes
D．experiences
Ⅱ.阅读理解
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(2015·江苏启东中学5月综合练习)It is safe to say that George Bernard Shaw (18561950), the Irishborn writer, is more famous for being George Bernard Shaw than he is for his writings today. Few of Shaw?s more than 60 plays, novels and essays are performed or read anymore. And yet Shaw genuinely helped make our modern world. Although you?d be lucky to get a chance to see one of his dramas today, in his time he turned the theater into a vehicle for the discussion of social issues, not only in Britain but on the stage of the world. In a way Shaw was someone who created the modern culture of Britain.
Where the theater had been dominated by entertainment, Shaw used it to teach people the importance of paying attention to the issues of their day. The plight (苦难) of the poor and the working class, the situation of women and the institutions of society, such as the education system — Shaw was among the most wellknown figures making these topics central to public debate. His first play，Widowers’ Houses(1892)，deals with the question of slum (贫民窟) housing. His Mrs Warrens Profession(1893)brought a controversial topic to the stage.
Shaw was an important mover and shaker in new political movements too. He was an early member of the Fabian Society, which argued for the socialist cause in the UK. Shaw was also the founder (in 1895) of one of the now most famous colleges in the world, the London School of Economics.
If few of his works have really stood the test of time, many of his quotations have become part of the furniture of the English language. “Youth is wasted on the young，”he wrote. He also knew how to sum up a political philosophy (哲学) in a few memorable words. For instance：“A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.”
1．Shaw’s influence on the modern world comes mainly from ______.
A．the changes he brought to the British culture
B．his philosophies on the role of government
C．his awareness of social problems of his day
D．the support for the London School of Economics
2．Widowers’ Houses is a play that mainly focuses on ______.
A．the failure of the UK education system
B．the housing problems of poor people
C． robbery incidents in slum areas
D．socialist movements in the UK
3．By describing Shaws quotations as “part of the furniture of the English language”， the author means that Shaws words ______.
A．have become the best part of English
B．have greatly developed the English language
C．have made the English language philosophical
D．have become an inseparable part of the English language
4．Which of the following about George Bernard Shaw’s works is TRUE?
A．They should be adapted for modern readers.
B．They are mostly about the lives of working class.
C．They deal with important social issues of their day.
D．Most of them are still performed on the stage of the world today.
B
(2015·盐城三模)An Australian film company has halted the preproduction of its upcoming film Deep Water because of eerie similarities the plot has to the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370.
MH370 disappeared from radar screens less than an hour after takeoff from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing with 239 people on board on March 8.No confirmed sighting of the plane has been made since.
The action horror film, from Arclight Films, tells the story of a flight bound for China that mysteriously crashes in a remote stretch of ocean.The survivors then have to fight against hungry sharks as the plane is starting to sink.
“Out of sensitivity to the Malaysia flight situation，we’ve decided to put it on pause for now，”Arclight Films managing director Gary Hamilton told the Hollywood reporter Monday.
The news comes as Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak stated at a press conference that new analysis suggested the flight ended in the southern Indian Ocean，and that all those on board are now dead.
The eerily similar film plot had been promoted with the tagline (宣传词)：“Survivors of a plane crash face terror beyond imagination as the plane is starting to sink and soon discover they are surrounded by the deadliest natural born killers on earth.”
It’s not the first time Alister Grierson, the film’s director, has had a preference for film subjects of reallife disasters.Two weeks before the 2011 release of his best known film Sanctum, about an underwater cave diving expedition, Australia was hit by disastrous floods.
Grierson began preproduction on Deep Water at Village Roadshow Studios in Queensland weeks before the reallife incident of MH370.
The Queenslandbased filmmaker said he couldn’t deny the strange timing between his project and MH370.
Despite saying it was
“mysterious” , he insists that his film is vastly different.
“In simple terms, Deep Water is about an accident that happens on an airplane which goes down in the ocean, and the survivors trying to stay alive afterwards.”
“It’s more complicated as there are villains (反面角色) and sharks, but its a fun adventure with thrills and scares. ”
It is unclear when the preproduction will restart, but it will be at least two years before the film makes it to cinemas.
5．Why has the preproduction of Deep Water been stopped?
A．Because MH370 mysteriously disappeared after takeoff on March 8.
B．Because the plot of the film is similar to the reallife incident of MH370.
C．Because Malaysian Prime Minister was very sensitive at a press conference.
D．Because the film wont make it to cinemas until two years later.
6．Which of the following statements about Alister Grierson is TRUE?
A．He is a film director on the missing flight MH370.
B．He is interested in film subjects of reallife disasters.
C．He is wellknown for his best film Deep Water.
D．He worked with Arclight Films to make Sanctum.
7．The underlined word “eerie” in the first paragraph means “________”．
A．strange
B．funny
C．deadly
D．sensitive
8．Where will you most probably read this article?
A．In a popular science magazine.
B．In Queensland Financial Daily.
C．In an entertainment special column.
D．In a disaster report of MH370.Ⅰ.
语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。Mark一直认为自己有很多朋友，但是他的祖父却不这么认为，两人打赌通过一个测试来证明他是否有那么多朋友，结果证明祖父的想法是对的。这个故事告诉我们真正的朋友是那些关心在乎我们的人。
1．选C 根据下文中的“I bet you a big bag of popcorn that you dont have as many friends as you ...”可知，此处表示他总是炫耀他有很多朋友。故选C。
2．选B 根据上文可知，他喜欢交朋友，总认为自己有很多朋友。故选B。
3．选A nothing more than是固定搭配，意为“仅仅，只不过”。故选A。
4．选D 根据上文描述他总认为并炫耀自己有很多朋友以及下文中问祖父如何证明可知，他毫不犹豫地接受了这个打赌。without hesitation“毫不犹豫”，符合语境。
5．选B 空格前后句表示因果关系。
6．选A 根据下文中的“Its a very special chair.”可知，祖父手里面的是椅子，椅子应该是搬着的。所以carry更符合语境。
7．选B 根据上文中的“but Mark could see nothing there”可知，这个椅子是看不见的。
8．选C Mark和祖父打赌是为了弄清楚Mark真正的朋友有哪些，所以这个测试是为了辨别出真朋友。故选C。
9．选A 根据下文可知，Mark 去了学校，所以此处表示动身去学校。set off for意为“动身去……”，符合语境。
10．选B 空格后面有“himself”，所以此处用put。put oneself in ...“把自己放在……”。故选B。
11．选A Mark是要坐在那把椅子上，而事实上并不存在椅子，所以根据常识可知，他肯定会仰面跌倒，即背部朝地。
12．选C 根据第五段中的“make fun of him”可知，看到Mark跌倒，周围的人都大笑起来。故选C。
13．选D 根据下文中的“... causing more surprised looks and a few catcalls”可知，Mark又没能坐到椅子上，所以miss符合语境。故选D。
14．选C 根据第三段中的“youll activate (激活) its magic ...”可知，Mark认为这是把有魔力的椅子。
15．选D 根据语境可知，Mark试了一次又一次，直到他没有再跌倒为止。故选D。
16．选C 根据上文中的“Mark saw three of his best friends holding him up”可知，Mark三个最好的朋友把他撑住，再根据空格后的内容可知，其他人只是在取笑他。此处表示一种对比，meanwhile符合语境。故选C。
17．选D 句意：……剩下那些他当作朋友的人只是在取笑他。view sb.as ...“把某人看做……”，符合语境。
18．选C 句意：表演到此结束了。come to an end“结束”，为固定搭配，符合语境。
19．选A 根据下文中的“and not just the companions that happened to be passing by”可知，关心在乎他的人才是真正的朋友。
20．选B 上文提到Mark坐椅子跌倒在地上，而其他人都取笑他的不幸，这些人都不算朋友，所以，misfortunes符合语境。
Ⅱ.语篇解读：本文是一篇人物传记，主要介绍英国著名的作家George Bernard Shaw以及他的作品对英国文化的影响。
1．选A 细节理解题。根据第一段的最后一句可知，他对现代的影响主要源于他对英国现代文化的影响。
2．选B 细节理解题。根据第二段的第三句可知，这本书反映了穷人的住房问题。
3．选D 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“If few of his works ... Youth is wasted on the young， he wrote. ”可知，假使他的作品没能真正经得住时间的挑战，许多引用他的作品的话已经成为英语的一部分了。由此可推断他对英国文化影响较大。
4．选C 正误判断题。根据第二段第一句可知，他的作品通常教育人们要关注所在年代的一些重大事件，也就是关注他那个年代的重要的社会问题。
语篇解读：澳大利亚一家电影公司已经紧急叫停了一部名为《深水》Deep Water的惊悚动作电影的拍摄，因为影片里出现了与马航MH370事件相似的剧情。
5．选B 细节理解题。根据第一段内容可知，电影公司已经紧急叫停电影的拍摄，因为影片里出现了与马航MH370事件离奇相似的剧情。故B项正确。
6．选B 正误判断题。根据第七段第一句可推知，导演对于灾难片很感兴趣。故B项正确。A、D两项文章均未提及C项与第七段中的“his best known film Sanctum”不一致，可排除。
7．选A 词义猜测题。已开拍的电影情节和现实惊人相似，这件事本身就很离奇(strange)。 funny意为“有趣的”；deadly意为“致命的”；sensitive意为“敏感的”。故A项正确。
8．选C 推理判断题。文章主要谈论被叫停的电影，和娱乐有关。故C项正确。