1、Shazam is an upcoming American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Directed by David F. Sandberg, the film is set to star Asher Angel as Billy Batson, a teenage boy who can transform via the magic word “Shazam” into an adult superhero, played by Zachary Levi. It will be
2、 the first film version of the character since the 1941 series Adventures of Captain Marvel (the characters original name).Aladdin (May 24)Aladdin is a fictional character and the role of the film Aladdin (1992) based on Aladdin, a folk tale of Middle Eastern origin He is voiced by Scott Weinger, wh
3、ile his singing voice is provided by Brad Kane. Aladdin never received a formal education, and has only learned by living on the streets of Agrabah. He has to steal food in the local market in order to survive. Mena Massoud is set to play a live-action version of the character in a live action adapt
4、ation of the 1992 film.Godzilla, King of the Monsters (May 31)Godzilla, King of the Monsters is a 1956 Japanese-American science fiction film, co-directed by Terry O. Morse and Ishiro Honda. It is a heavily re-edited American adaptation. For this new version of Godzilla, some of the original Japanes
5、e dialogue was translated into English, and some of the political, social and anti-nuclear themes were removed completely.1. Which one will be shown to the audience as a form of film for the first time?A. Dumbo. B. Shazam! C. Aladdin. D. Godzilla, King of the Monsters.2. Who is the actor of the newe
6、st version of Aladdin?A. Scott Weinger. B. Brad Kane. C. Terry O. Morse. D. Mena Massoud.3. On which day can you watch a film about a pitiful animal according to the text?A. March 29. B. April 5. C. May 24. D. May 31.2、Many of us listen to music while we work, thinking that it will help us to concen
7、trate on the task at hand. And in fact, recent research has found that music can have beneficial effects on creativity. When it comes to other areas of performance, however, the impact of background music is more complicated.The idea that listening to music when working is beneficial to output proba
8、bly has its roots in the so-called “Mozart effect”. Put simply, this is the finding that spatial rotation performance(空间旋转能力) is increased immediately after listening to the music of Mozart, compared to no sound at all. How sound affects performance has been the topic of research for over 40 years,
9、and is observed through a phenomenon called the irrelevant sound effect. To study irrelevant sound effect, participants in the research are asked to complete a simple task which requires them to recall a series of numbers or letters in the exact order in which they saw them. The tricky thing is bein
10、g able to do this while ignoring any background noise.Two key characteristics of the irrelevant sound effect are required for its observation. First, the task must require the person to use their rehearsal abilities(复述能力), and second, the sound must contain acoustical variation(声学变化). Where the soun
11、d does not vary much acoustically, the performance of the task is much closer to that observed in quiet conditions.The irrelevant sound effect itself comes from attempting to process two sources of ordered information at the same timeone from the task and one from the sound. Unfortunately, only the
12、former is required to successfully perform the recall task, and the effort in ensuring that irrelevant order information from the sound is not processed actually hinders(阻碍) this ability.A similar conflict is also seen when reading while in the presence of lyrical music. In this situation, the two s
13、ources of wordsfrom the task and the soundare in conflict. The cost is poorer performance of the task in the presence of music with lyrics.What this all means is that whether having music playing in the background helps or hinders performance depends on the task and on the type of music, and only un
14、derstanding this relationship will help people maximize their productivity levels. 1. “Mozart effect” is mentioned to _.A. explain how music can relax people B. show music can improve performanceC. advise people to listen to Mozart music D. stress Mozart music gains wide attention 2. It can be infer
15、red that participants in the research _.A. have improved their rehearsal ability B. perform better in the quiet conditionsC. ignore the background noise successfullyD. prefer the music with great sound variation3. Paragraph 6 is written to _.A. support an idea B. make a contrastC. introduce a topic
16、D. describe a fact4. What is the best title for the passage?A. Music shapes your lifeB. Music develops your creativityC. Choose quiet music for your workD. Does music make you concentrate?3、During Amsterdams chaotic rush hour, nine-year-old Lotta Crok cycles to a very busy junction. “Look,” she says
17、. “Theres traffic coming from everywhere. Four trams from four different directions. For a child on a bike thats really confusing!”Lotta is the first junior cycle mayor in the world and her working area is the Dutch capital. You would think this challenge would be superfluous in a city known as theb
18、icycle capital of the world. The number of bicyclesin Amsterdam is estimated at 881,000 more than the citys 850,000 inhabitants and 63% of the population cycle daily.But children who cycle in Amsterdam face challenges, Lotta says: “The three biggest problems for us are cars, cycling tourists and sco
19、oters (小型摩托). The cars take up too much space, the tourists are always swinging side to side and stop when you least expect it, and the scooters simply run you over.”Lotta became junior cycle mayor in June last year when she won a contest in which schoolchildren were asked to come up with plans to m
20、ake cycling safer and more fun. Her idea was to add childrens bikes to the popular bike share programme. Since Lotta was appointed junior cycle mayor, she has been busy, giving interviews, opening cycling contests in the city and being a jury(评审员)member during theAmsterdam Light Parade, an event in
21、which Amsterdammers decorate their bikes with lights.She is now planning a meeting with the citys mayor to discuss ideas that children have come up with: “One of our proposals is a bicycle park where children can learn how to cycle. Right now, most of us learn it in the street, which can be quite bu
22、sy. Another idea is to create an app for tourists to teach them the rules of cycling, because most of them really dont know.”Following the success of the Amsterdam scheme, cycle mayors around the world are now planning to appoint junior colleagues. “They see it works really well,” Boerma, the senior
23、 major, says. “I talk to the parents, Lotta talks to the children. And if you look at the city through the eyes of a child, you will also make it accessible for others. A city thats good for an eight-year-old is also good for an 88-year-old.” 1. Why is a junior cycle mayor appointed in Amsterdam?A.
24、To teach children how to ride.B. To ensure cycling is safer for children.C. To give suggestions to the citys mayor on how to run the city.D. To organize the cycling contests in the city. 2. Which word can best replace the underlined word “superfluous” in paragraph 2?A. Important B. Unnecessary C. Di
25、fficult D. Valuable3. What has Lotta done since she became the bike mayor?A. She has solved the three biggest problems for children cycling in Amsterdam.B. She has won a contest about cycling.C. She has given interviews and been a jury member during a parade.D. She has given proposals to the city ma
26、yor.4. What s Boermas attitude to the junior cycle mayor?A. Cautious B. Favorable C. Ambiguous D. Disapproving 4、The Broadcom MASTERS competition aims to find a balance between celebrating individual accomplishments and acknowledging that science seldom happens aloneThe competition takes off when st
27、udents from around the country are teamed up and have to solve a series of handson challenges in the spotlightNowadays,kids are fed with“the myth of the lone scientist”,so placing such challenges in the middle school period has a huge potential for impactThe focus on teambuilding skills gets student
28、s excited before more fears and stereotypes(成见)set inThe initial pool of qualified students comes from the participants in nation-wide science fairsThose who score in the top 10(about 1 0,000 kids)have the qualification to applyThe judges select the top 300 young scientists,and that group is finally
29、 narrowed to 30 finalistsSelection at this stage is clearly an honor in itself,but it counts as step one for the finalistsThey are then flown to Washington,DCand placed into teams of five for the hands-on part of the competitionEach team is made up of students with different talents and skills,inclu
30、ding academic focus and experienceUnlike the science fairs,where most of the work takes place behind the scenes and students share a polished outcome,the hands-on challenges create a space where the work is the competition itselfThe students take up a range of challenges in science,technology,engineering,math and so onEach of the challenges will need the insight and skills of multiple team membersJudges observing the challenges arent just looking for outcomes but also for leadership,teamwork and problem solvingThe Broadcom MASTERS attr
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