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Herearesomeofthemoviesthatinspireyoutotravel.
TheLordoftheRings
ThestoryisaboutFrodo,hisfriendsandtheiradventurousjourneythroughMiddleEarth.Filmedinabout150locationsalloverNewZealand,thistravelingmovieshowsitsbeauty.FromtherollinghillsofMatamatatothevolcanicregionofMtRuapehu,thisisthebestmovietoseeNewZealand.Also,thistravelmoviemighthavetheonlydistinctionofbeinginspiredbytraveltoo.ThedirectorofthemoviePeterJacksonfirstreadthenovelonatraingoingfromWellingtontoAucklandwhenhewasjustseventeen.
IndianaJones:
TheCompleteAdventureCollection
IndianaJonesandtravelareinseparable.Everyonerememberstheredlineontheworldmapthatshowsuponscreenwhenheflies.TheEgyptscenesinRaidersoftheLostArkwerefilmedinTunisia.TempleofdoomwasfilmedmostlyinSriLankaandMacau.TheLastCrusadewasfilmedinItaly,SpainandJordanincludinganexcellentviewofPetra.Unliketheother,KingdomoftheCrystalSkullwasfilmedalmostentirelyintheUnitedStates.However,theirshotsofIguazuFallsareamazing.
RomancingtheStoneandjeweloftheNile
ThismovieseriesfocusesonaromancewriterJoanandheradventureswithasoldieroffortunenamedJack.InRomancingthestoneJoangoestoColombiatosavehersisterwhowaskidnapped(绑架).InthesequelJoangoestothefictionalkingdomofKadirsetsomewhereintheMiddleEast.Romancingthestone’ssceneswereshotmostlyinMexico.ForJeweloftheNile,thescenesweremostlyshotinFranceandMorocco.
TheTalentedMrRipley
TomRipleyisaworkingclassyoungman.Throughacaseofmistakenidentity,heisaskedtogotoItalytoconvinceawealthybusinessman’ssontocomehome.ThistravelmoviestartsinNewYorkandheadstothefictionalresortofMongibello.ThelastsectionofthemovieisfilmedmostlyinRomeandNaples.Thelocationsarebeautiful.TheyalsodidagoodjobofshowingItalyasitlookedinthe1960s.
21.IfsomeoneisinterestedinseeingviewsinSriLanka,he/shewouldmostprobablywatchthefilm__________.
A.TheLordoftheRings
B.RomancingtheStoneandjeweloftheNile
C.IndianaJones:
TheCompleteAdventureCollection
D.TheTalentedMrRipley
22.Fromparagraph2wecanknowthatthestoryofTheLordoftheRings___________.
A.isthebestmoviemadeinNewland
B.wasshotfromWellingtontoAuckland
C.encourageda17-year-oldboytotravelinNewZealand
D.caughtthedirector’sattentionwhilehewastravelling
23.ThemovieTheTalentedMr.Ripleytellsusastoryofamanwho____________.
A.ownsalargeamountoffortune
B.goessightseeinginRomeandNaples
C.contributestohelpingamanoutoftrouble
D.becomeswealthybyalwaysworkinghard
B
ZoeChamberswasasuccessfulPR(PublicRelations)consultant(顾问)andlifewasgoingwell—shehadagreatjob,abeautifulflatandabusysociallifeinLondon.ThenoneeveninginJunelastyear,shereceivedatextmessagetellinghershewasoutofwork.Thefirsttwoweekswerethemostdifficulttolivethrough.”shesaid.“AftereverythingI’ddoneforthecompany,theydismissedmebytext!
IwassoangryandIjustdidn’tfeellikelookingforanotherjob.Ihatedeverythingaboutthecityandmylife.”
Then,Zoereceivedaninvitationfromanoldschoolfriend,Kathy,tocomeandstay.Kathyandherhusband,Huw,hadjustboughtafarminnorth-westWales.ZoejumpedatthechancetospendaweekendawayfromLondon,andnow,tenmonthslater,sheisstillonthefarm.
“ThemomentIarrivedatKathy’sfarm,IloveditandIknewIwantedtostay.”saidZoe.“Everythingaboutmypastlifesuddenlyseemedmeaningless.”ZoehasbeenworkingonthefarmsinceOctoberoflastyearandsaysshehasnoregrets.“It’sahardlife,physicallyverytiring.”shesays.“InLondonIwasstressedandoftenmentallyexhausted.Butthisisagood,healthytiredness.Here,allIneedtoputmeinagoodmoodisahotbathandoneofKathy’swonderfuldinners.”
Zoesaysshehasneverfeltboredonthefarm.Everydaybringsanewexperience.Kathyhasbeenteachingherhowtorideahorseandshehaslearnttodriveatractor.SinceChristmas,shehasbeenhelpingwiththelambing-------watchingalambbeingbornisunbelievable,shesays,“It’soneofthemostmovingexperiencesI’veeverhad.Icouldnevergobacktocitylifenow.”
24.WhenworkingasaPRconsultantinLondon,Zoethoughtsheliveda_________life.
A.boringB.tough
C.meaninglessD.satisfying
25.ThemostimportantreasonwhyZoewenttovisitKathy’sfarmisthat_____________.
A.Kathypersuadedhertodoso
B.ZoelostherjobasaPRconsultant
C.Zoegottiredofthecitylife
D.ZoelovedWalesmorethanLondon
26.HowdoesZoefeelaboutthecountrylifeaccordingtothepassage?
A.Tiresomeandtroublesome.
B.Romanticandpeaceful
C.Mentallyexhaustingbuthealthy
D.Physicallytiringbutrewarding.
27.Whichofthefollowingisclosesttothemainideaofthepassage?
A.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.
B.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.
C.Killtwobirdswithonestone.
D.Amisfortunemayturnoutablessing.
C
TheiPhone,theiPad,eachofApple’sproductssoundscoolandhasbecomeafad(一时的风尚).Applehascleverlytakenadvantageofthepoweroftheletter“i”—andmanyotherbrandsarefollowingsuit.TheBBC'
siPlayer—whichallowsWebuserstowatchTVprogramsontheInternet—usedthetitlein2008.Alovelybear—popularintheUSandUK一thatplaysmusicandvideoiscalled“iTeddy”.Aslimmed-downversionofLondon’sIndependentnewspaperwasstatedlastweekunderthename“i”.
Ingeneral,single-letterprefixes(前缀)havebeenpopularsincethe1990s,whentermssuchase-mailande-commercefirstcameintouse.
Most“i”productsaretargetedatyoungpeopleandconsideringthemajorreadersofIndependent’s“i”,it’snosurprisethatthey’veselectedthisfashionablename.
Butit’shardtoseewhat’ssospecialabouttheletter“i”.Whynotuse“a”,“b”,or“c”instead?
AccordingtoTonyThorne,headoftheLanguageCenteratKing’sCollege,London,“i”worksbecauseitsmeaninghasbecomeambiguous.WhenAppleuses“i”,nooneknowswhetheritmeansInternet,information,individualorinteractive,ThornetoldBBCMagazines.“EvenwhenApplecreatedtheiPad,itseemsitdidn’thaveonecleardefinition,”hesays.
“However,thankstoApple,thetermisnowconnectedwithportability.”addsThorne.
Clearlytheletter“i”alsoagreeswiththeideathattheWesternWorldiscenteredontheindividual.Eachpersonbelievestheyhavetheirownneeds,andwelovepersonalizedproductsforthisreason.
Alongwith“Google”and“blog”,readersofBBCMagazinesvoted“i”asoneofthetop20wordsthathavecometodefinethelastdecade.
Butashistoryshows,peoplegrowtiredoffads.Fromthe1900sto1990s,productswith“2000”intheirnamesbecamefashionableastheyearwasconnectedwithallthingsadvancedandmodern.However,asweenteredthenewcentury,thefashiondisappeared.
28.PeopleuseiPlayerto___________.
A.listentomusicB.makeacall
C.watchTVprogramsonlineD.readnewspapers
29.WecaninferthattheIndependent’s“i”isdesignedfor_________.
A.oldreadersB.youngreaders
C.fashionablewomenD.engineers
30.Theunderlinedword“ambiguous”means“____________.”
A.popularB.unique
C.clearD.uncertain
31.Thewritersuggeststhat____________.
A.“i”productsareoftenofhighquality
B.iTeddyisalivebear
C.theletter“b”replacesletter“i”tonametheproducts
D.thepopularityof“i”productsmaynotlastlong
D
Youarewatchingafilminwhichtwomenarehavingafight.Theyhitoneanotherhard.Atthestarttheyonlyfightwiththeirfists.Butsoontheybeginhittingoneanotherovertheheadswithchairs.Andsoitgoesonuntiloneofthemencrashesthroughawindowandfallsthirtyfeettothegroundbelow.Heisdead!
Ofcourseheisn’treallydead.Withanyluckheisn’tevenhurt.Why?
Becausethemenwhofalloutofhighwindowsorjumpfromfast-movingtrains,whocrashcarsorevencatchfire,areprofessionals.Theydothisforaliving.Thesemenarecalledstuntmen.Thatistosay,theyperformtricks.
Therearetwosidestotheirwork.Theyactuallydomostofthethingsyouseeonthescreen.Forexample,theyfallfromahighbuilding.However,theydonotfallontohardgroundbutontoemptycardboardboxescoveredwithamattress.Again,whentheyhitoneanotherwithchairs,thechairsaremadeofsoftwoodandwhentheycrashthroughwindows,theglassismadeofsugar!
Butalthoughtheirworkdependsontrickofthissort,italsorequiresahighdegreeofskillandtraining.Oftenastuntman’ssuccessdependsoncarefultiming.Forexample,whenheis“blownup”inabattlescene,hehastojumpoutofthewayoftheexplosionjustattherightmoment.
Naturallystuntmenarewellpaidfortheirwork,buttheyleaddangerouslives.Theyoftengetseriouslyinjured,andsometimeskilled.ANorwegianstuntman,forexample,skiedovertheedgeofacliffathousandfeethigh.Hisparachute(降落伞)failedtoopen,andhewaskilled.
Inspiteofalltherisks,thisisnolongeraprofessionformenonly.Mennolongerdressupaswomenwhenactresseshavetoperformsomedangerousactions.Fornowadaystherearestuntwomen,too!
32.Stuntmenearntheirlivingby__________.
A.playingtheirdirtytricks
B.jumpingoutofhighwindows
C.sellingtheirspecialskills
D.jumpingfromfast-movingtrains
33.Wh