---I Love the movie Venom so much!---Me too. ...

---I Love the movie Venom so much!

---Me too. The box office is reported ____approximately $2 billion.

A. reaching　　 B. having reached　　 C. to reach　　 D. to have reached

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—Would you like to watch the movie with me tonight?

—________，but I have too much homework to do.

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In spite of the uncertainty of the economy, the movie industry has been stricken by a box-office outburst. Suddenly it seems as if everyone is going to the movies, with ticket sales this year up 17.5 percent, to $1.7 billion.

And it is not just because ticket prices are higher. Attendance has also jumped, by nearly 16 percent. If that pace continues through the year, it would amount to the biggest box-office increase in at least two decades.

Americans, for the moment, just want to hide in a very dark place. People want to forget their troubles, and they want to be with other people. Helping feed the outburst is the mix of movies, which have been more audience-friendly in recent months as the studios have tried to adjust after the discouraging sales of more serious films.

As she stood in line at the 18-screen Bridge theater complex here on Thursday to buy weekend tickets for “Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience,” Angel Hernandez was not thinking much about escaping reality. Instead, Ms. Hernandez, a Los Angeles parking lot attendant and mother of four young girls, was focused on one very specific reality: her wallet.

“Spending hundreds of dollars to take them to Disneyland is ridiculous right now,” she said. “For $60 and some candy money I can still be a good mom and give them a little fun.”

A lot of parents may have been thinking the same thing Friday, as “Jonas Brothers” sold out more than 800 theaters, and was expected to sell a powerful $25 million or more in tickets.

The film industry appears to have had a hand in its recent good luck. Over the last year or two, studios have released movies that are happier, scarier or just less

depressing than what came before. After poor results for a rush of serious dramas built around the Middle East, Hollywood got back to comedies.

1.Which of the following is not a reason for the improvement of the movie industry?

2.Ms. Hernandez purchased the movie tickets because ________.

3.．According to the text, which of the following number is not used to describe the shooting up of the movie industry?

4.The passage is developed mainly by ________.

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In spite of the uncertainty of the economy, the movie industry has been stricken by a box-office outburst. Suddenly it seems as if everyone is going to the movies, with ticket sales this year up 17.5 percent, to $1.7 billion.

And it is not just because ticket prices are higher. Attendance has also jumped, by nearly 16 percent. If that pace continues through the year, it would amount to the biggest box-office increase in at least two decades.

Americans, for the moment, just want to hide in a very dark place. People want to forget their troubles, and they want to be with other people. Helping feed the outburst is the mix of movies, which have been more audience-friendly in recent months as the studios have tried to adjust after the discouraging sales of more serious films.

As she stood in line at the 18-screen Bridge theater complex here on Thursday to buy weekend tickets for “Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience,” Angel Hernandez was not thinking much about escaping reality. Instead, Ms. Hernandez, a Los Angeles parking lot attendant and mother of four young girls, was focused on one very specific reality: her wallet.

“Spending hundreds of dollars to take them to Disneyland is ridiculous right now,” she said. “For $60 and some candy money I can still be a good mom and give them a little fun.”

A lot of parents may have been thinking the same thing Friday, as “Jonas Brothers” sold out more than 800 theaters, and was expected to sell a powerful $25 million or more in tickets.

The film industry appears to have had a hand in its recent good luck. Over the last year or two, studios have released movies that are happier, scarier or just less

depressing than what came before. After poor results for a rush of serious dramas built around the Middle East, Hollywood got back to comedies.

1.Which of the following is not a reason for the improvement of the movie industry?

A．A growing number of people are going to the cinema.

B．People are richer with the development of economy.

C．More comedies are made than serious films.

D．People have to pay more to watch a movie.

2.Ms. Hernandez purchased the movie tickets because ________.

A．she tried to escape reality

B．she was a crazy movie fan

C．she was fond of Disneyland

D．she wanted to please her kids

3.According to the text, which of the following number is not used to describe the shooting up of the movie industry?

A．17.5%            B．$1.7 billion        C．$60              D．$25 million

4.The passage is developed mainly by ________.

A．presenting the effect and analyzing the causes

B．following the order of time

C．describing problems and drawing a conclusion

D．making comparison of ideas

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Imagine this: You’re at the movies seeing the latest box-office hit. The leading actor chases down the film’s bad guy before winning over the beautiful leading lady. What does he do next? He sucks on a cigarette.

What’s wrong with this picture? Doesn’t the beautiful woman see her hero’s yellow teeth? Doesn’t she smell his smoky breath? And wouldn’t the good guy have trouble chasing, since smoking causes a person to cough?

But you don’t see any of that when someone smokes cigarettes in the movies. And there is a lot of smoking in movies. Actors light up in more than 50 percent of youth-rated (G, PG, PG-13) movies, according to the American Legacy Foundation, which aims to put an end to smoking among young people. That means that Hollywood is showing 14 billion images of smoking to young people every year.

All that exposure to on-screen smoking can influence teens to smoke. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) argues that 44 percent of teens who begin smoking do so because they’ve seen smoking in movies. The CDC reports that teens are two to three times more likely to start smoking after seeing repeated smoking scenes in movies than teens who are lightly exposed to smoking in movies.

Several organizations are working to remove smoking in youth-rated movies. And adults are not the only ones who care about this issue. Many teens are actively involved. Livia Clandorf, 16, of Chatham, New York, is a member of Reality Check, an organization that educates teens about what it considers to be the manipulative(巧妙处理的) practices of tobacco companies. Livia participated in an event called a “movie stomp(跺脚)”. Reality Check rents out a movie theater and screens a youth-rated film that shows smoking, they stomp their feet and show disapproval by shouting “boo”.

1.What purpose does Paragraph 1 serve in the passage?

A. To provide background information of a movie.

B. To attract readers’ attention to the topic.

C. To describe a plot in a movie.

D. To offer some basic knowledge of cigarette.

2.What is the picture you are asked to imagine like according to the author?

A. It’s touching. B. It’s beautiful.

C. It’s frightening. D. It’s unreasonable.

3.What can be inferred from the CDC’s words?

A. Over 50 percent of teens smoke. B. Teens should watch more movies.

C. Many movies cause teens to smoke. D. Teens are less likely to smoke than adults.

4.When will participants in a “movie stomp” stomp their feet?

A. When they are active. B. When they are excited.

C. When they feel like smoking. D. When they see smoking scenes.

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Chinese movie goers set a box office record for the eve of the weeklong National Day holiday on Monday, with takings（票房收入）more than twice the previous record, according to several industry trackers. The major blockbusters（大片）contributing to the box office record were three new releases--My People, My Country, The Captain and The Climbers--which all opened on Monday.

Industry analyst Wu Nian said more than 80 film companies invested in the three blockbusters, which would provide a substantial boost to the recently lackluster market.

My People, My Country, a 158-minute anthology that saw seven famous directors join hands, dominated the box office, according to Maoyan（猫眼）.

Consisting of seven short stories set in historic moments to look back at New China’s 70years of existence, the movie was codirected by Chen Kaige as well as 6 other directors--who have all directed domestic hits or international award winners.

Chen, who served as chief director, said China has seen a huge transformation in the past seven decades.As the painstaking efforts of several generations had contributed to the country’s achievements, Chen said the team working on the movie had decided to use it to revisit milestone moments through ordinary people’s eyes.

Another highly anticipated film, The Captain, earned 194 million yuan to occupy second place on the box office charts.

Starring actor Zhang Hanyu, the film is based on heroic Sichuan Airlines pilot Liu Chuanjian, who completed one of the most miraculous emergency landings in China’s civil aviation history.

Also adapted from real events, The Climbers grossed 157 million yuan on Monday. With a stellar cast including Zhang Ziyi and Wu Jing, the film is about Chinese mountaineers’ ascent to the summit of Mount Qomolangma, via its perilous north ridge in 1960 and 1975.Wu Jing said the film filled a gap in the market, with sports-themed titles quite rare in the world's second-largest movie market.

Aside from the three blockbusters, eight other films--covering a wide range of styles from animation to fantasy-will be released during the holiday ending on Oct 7.

1.Which film contributes to the box office the most?

A.My People, My Country B.The Climbers

C.The Captain. D.We don’t know!

2.What does the word anticipated mean?

A.participated B.expected

C.demanded D.predicted

3.The three films have much in common except________.

A.being adapted from real events

B.being made up of some short stories

C.being released to the public on the same day

D.contributing greatly to the box office for the National Day

4.What can we know from the passage?

A.Liu Chuanjian starred in the Captain.

B.80 companies invested in the three blockbusters.

C.Some important events of motherland are shown in My People, My Country .

D.The Climbers filled a gap with sports-themed titles in the world's largest movie market.

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It’s not the first movie to show the end of the world. But in the latest box office hit 2012 it is neither aliens nor a killer disease that threaten the human race, but climate change.

Some say the film lacks good dialogue and its science is questionable， others believe German director Roland Emmerich makes up for these flaws in special effects. An earthquake destroys the White House and Yellow stone  National Park ends up in flames．

Emmerich borrows from the old Mayan(玛雅人的) story which says, that the world will end in 2012．He is being criticized for fuelling Internet rumors(传闻) about doomsday(世界末日)

“There is no factual basis for these claims,’’ NASA said on its website. “Credible(可信赖的) scientists worldwide know of no threat connected with 2012,’’ it insisted. “After all, our planet has been getting along just fine for more than 4 billion years, ” they added．

According to the UK’s Daily Telegraph, it was first thought that the disaster would happen in May 2003. When the world continued, supporters picked the last day of the Mayan calendar．

“Every culture has a myth(传说) of destruction(毁灭), just as they have a myth of creation. These myths |of destruction tend to surface(重新出现) during times of crisis(危机), ” Michael A. Ryan, an assistant profess of history，speaking to Purdue University News. Ryan studies apocalyptic(像世界末日的) themes from the Middle Ages at the US university. “Today’s current economic climate is a state of crisis for many people who are worried whether they can afford to feed themselves,”he added.

1.What led to the end of the world according to the film 2012?

A. Aliens．  B. The human race．  C．Climate change． D．A killer disease．

2.What does the underlined word “fuelling’’ in the third paragraph refer to?

A. Making sth. stronger．．    B. Putting gas into a car．

C. Producing power or heat．  D．Burning

3.Which of the following statements about the film 2012 is TRUE according to the text?

A．A big fire destroys Yellow-stone National Park．

B．All scientists in the world know of no threat connected with 2012．

C.  The old Mayan story says that the world will end in

D．Every culture has a myth of destruction rather than creation

4.Why do the rumors about doomsday come about now and then?

A．Because during times of crisis, people tend to worry about their future．

B．Because aliens often threaten the human race．

C．Because killer diseases happen at times．

D.  Because the old Mayan story says that the world will

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Allen had to call a taxi because the box was ______ to carry all the way home.

A much too heavy  B too much heavy    C heavy too much     D too heavy much

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What _______ me most in the movie was the father’s deep love for his son.

A. faded　　 B. beat　　 C. struck　　 D. stuck

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— Why not join the football club?

— I’d love to, but I’m afraid it will _______ too much of my time.

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