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4 children’s films for lnternational Children’s Day

International Children’s Day is around the corner and we have selected five children’s movies for you to enjoy this special day with your kids.Free online access to these films will be available for a limited period of time (from June 1st-June 7th),feel free to pick them up.The films are all provided bywww.1905.com.

A Journey to the Seaside (2019)

A driver,Shen Tong,played by actor Sha Yi,receives an order sending an 8-year-old boy and his dog from Beijing to Zhoushan in Zhejiang Province.Shen reluctantly accepts the order just for the payment.On the way,he and the boy go through many experiences together,which changes their attitudes.This is a journey that heals two lonely hearts——one of an adult,the other a child.

Little Tigers (2013)

Winning many awards,the film features some children helping to deliver important messages during the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1931～1945).The main actors,chosen from about 30,000 children in auditions,had little acting experience but successfully portrayed the characters with natural and vivid performances.

Animal Rescue Squad (2019)

A ship carrying highly toxic raw material is robbed by pirates.Besides a parrot,all crew members mysteriously died.Despite this,the ship is still heading to port at a full speed,which will cause a huge disaster.A girl who can talk to animals happens to learn about the accident and tries to save the sea,the port and the people with her animal friends.

Running like Wind (2017)

Adapted from a true story,this inspirational film tells a tale of a group of girls from the Li ethnic group who never encountered soccer before,but who managed to fulfill a soccer dream with tears and laughter after overcoming all sorts of difficulties.

The film is full of conflicts between tradition and modernity,and apart from displaying sportsmanship and youthful energy; it also stresses the significance of friendship and kinship.(文章来源：www.chinadaily.com，2020-5-29)

1.What do we know about these films?

A.They are about Children’s Day. B.They are intended for families.

C.They are free for about a month. D.They are made by www.1905.com.

2.You can watch ___________if you are interested in history.

A.A Journey to the SeasideB.Running Like Wind

C.Little TigersD.Animal Rescue Squad

3.Which flim deals with confilcts between the old and the new?

A.Animal Rescue Squad.B.A Journey to the Seaside.

C.Little Tigers.D.Running Like Wind.

词块积累

1.around the corner 即将到来

如：Economic recovery is just around the corner.经济复苏即将到来。

2.be adapted from 改编自

如：Adapted from a famous novel,that film has been a hit recently.那部电影改编自一本著名小说，（电影）最近很火。

3.fulfill a dream 圆了梦

如：Why don’t you take the chance and fulfill your dream? 你为什么不抓住这次机会来实现你的梦想呢？Apart from displaying sportsmanship and youthful energy; it also stresses the significance of friendship and kinship.

好句欣赏

apart from后接名词性短语，和主句中的also搭配使用，常用来表示“除了……还有……”或“不仅……而且……”。句意为：除了展现体育精神和青春活力，此片还强调了友情和亲情的重要性。

Throughout the ages different ideas have been expressed about the working of the human brain.It is only recently,however,that science has begun to give us some idea of how the brain really works.

In ancient times men did not think that the brain was the centre of mental activity.Aristotle,the philosopher of ancient Greece,thought that the mind was based in the heart.It was not until the 18th century that men realized that the whole of the brain was involved in the workings of the mind.

During the 19th century scientists found that when certain parts of the brain were damaged men lost the ability to do certain things.And so,people thought that each part of the brain controlled a different activity.But modern research has found that this is not so.It is not easy to say exactly what each part of the brain does.

In the past 50 years there has been a great increase in the amount of research being done on the brain.Chemists and biologists have found that the way the brain works is far more complicated than they had thought.In fact,the more scientists find out,the more questions they are unable to answer.For instance,mathematicians who have tried to use computers to copy the way the brain works have found that even using the latest electronic equipment they would have to build a computer which weighed over 10,000 kilos.

Scientists hope that if we can discover how the brain works,the better use we will be able to put it to.For example,how do we learn language? Some children learn to speak and read and write when they are very young compared to average children.But scientists are not sure why this happens.

Earlier scientists thought that during a man’s lifetime the power of his brain decreased.But it is now thought that this is not so.An old person who has always been mentally active has a quicker mind than a young person who has done only physical work.It means that the more work we give our brains,the more work they are able to do.

Other people now believe that we use only 1% of our brains’ full potential.They say that the only limit on the power of the brain is the limit of what we think is possible.This is probably because of the way we are taught as children.When we first start learning to use our minds we are told what to do,for example,to remember certain facts,but we are not taught how our memory works and how to make best use of it.We are told to make notes but we are not taught how our brains accept information and which is the best way to organize the information we want our brains to accept.

This century man has made many discoveries about the universe—the world outside himself.But he has also started to look into the workings of that other universe which is inside himself.(选自《大学英语精读》Unit 9)

1.According to the passage,___________.

A.how our brains work remains a puzzle

B.the working of the mind is related to the heart

C.different parts of the brain control different activities

D.a huge computer can store information as our brains

2.What can we infer from Paragraphs 5 and 6?

A.We have made better use of our brains.

B.Some children know the secret to learning.

C.People undergo memory loss with aging.

D.Human brains need practice to keep their power.

3.The examples in Paragraph 7 suggest that ___________.

A.it’s never too old to learn

B.a good memory is worse than a bad pen

C.how to remember facts is not necessary to learn

D.how we are taught influences the power of our brains

4.What is the author’s attitude towards the future of the study?

A.Optimistic. B.Pessimistic. C.Objective. D.Skeptical.

词块积累

1.compare...to...与……相比较

如：I’ve had some difficulties,but they were nothing compared to yours.我遇到了一些困难，但与你的困难比起来就算不上什么了。

2.have a quicker mind 头脑更敏捷，反应更快

如：The speaker had a quick mind,and answered all the questions put to him by the reporters.这个发言人反应很快，回答了记者们提的所有问题。

类似的表达还有quick-witted，“机敏的，机智的”。

如：He’s quick-witted and saved the day.他很机智，挽回了局面。

3.look into 调查、研究

如：A working party has been set up to look into the problem.已成立一个工作小组来调查这个问题。It was not until the 18th century that man realized that the whole of the brain was involved in the workings of the mind.

长难句分析

这是一个强调句，强调内容为until引导的时间状语从句，句子可还原为Man didn’t realize that the whole of the brain was involved in the workings of the mind until the 18th century。句意为：直到18世纪人们才意识到整个大脑都参与了思维的活动。

Zachariah Fike has an unusual hobby.He finds old military(军队的) medals for sale in antique stores and on the Internet.But unlike most collectors,Zac tracks down the medals’ rightful owners,and returns them.

His effort to reunite families with lost medals began with a Christmas gift from his mother,a Purple Heart with the name Corrado A.G.Piccoli,found in an antique shop.Zac knows the meaning of a Purple Heart—he earned one himself in a war as a soldier.So when his mother gave him the medal,he knew right away what he had to do.

Through the Internet,Zac tracked down Corrado’s sister Adeline Rockko.But when he finally reached her,the woman flooded him with questions: “Who are you? What antique shop?”However,when she hung up,she regretted the way she had handled the call.So she called Zac back and apologized.Soon she drove to meet Zac in Watertown,N.Y.“At that point,I knew she meant business,” Zac says.“To drive eight hours to come to see me.”

The Piccolis grew up the children of Italian immigrants in Watertown.Corrado,a translator for the Army during WWII,was killed in action in Europe.

Before hearing from Zac,Adeline hadn’t realized the medal was missing.Like many military medals,the one Zac’s mother had found was a family treasure.“This medal was very precious to my parents.Only on special occasions(场合) would they take it out and let us hold it in our hands,”Adeline says.

As a child,Adeline couldn’t understand why the medal was so significant.“But as I grew older,” Adeline says,“and missed my brother more and more,I realized that was the only thing we had left.” Corrado Piccoli’s Purple Heart medal now hangs at the Italian American Civic Association in Watertown.

Zac recently returned another lost medal to a family in Alabama.Since he first reunited Corrado’s medal,Zac says his record is now 5 for 5.(2019浙江卷)

1.Where did Zac get a Purple Heart medal for himself?

A.In the army. B.In an antique shop.

C.From his mother. D.From Adeline Rockko.

2.What did Zac realize when Adeline drove to meet him?

A.She was very impolite. B.She was serious about the medal.

C.She suspected his honesty. D.She came from a wealthy family.

3.What made Adeline treasure the Purple Heart?

A.Her parents’ advice. B.Her knowledge of antiques.

C.Her childhood dream. D.Her memory of her brother.

词块积累

1.track down 追寻

如：She had spent years trying to track down her parents.她已经花了好多年时间试图追寻父母的下落。

2.flood ...with...大量送至，英文释义：to send sth.somewhere in large numbers

如：The office was flooded with applications for the job.办公室堆满了应征该职位的求职信。

3.mean business 当真的，不是开玩笑的

如：Don’t think I’m joking.I mean business.不要以为我是在开玩笑。我可是当真的。

好句欣赏

Only on special occasions would they take it out and let us hold it in our hands.

句意为：只有在特殊场合他们才会把它拿出来，让我们握在手里。only后接状语成分在句首时，句子需要部分倒装，起到强调的作用。occasion意为“场合”，on special occasion意为“在特殊场合”；on no occasion则表示“在任何场合都不”。

I must have always known reading was very important because the first memories I have as a child deal with books.There was not one night that I don’t remember Mom reading me a storybook by my bedside.I was extremely inspired by the elegant way the words sounded.

I always wanted to know what my mom was reading.Hearing Mom say,“I can’t believe what’s printed in the newspaper this morning,” made me want to grab it out of her hands and read it myself.I wanted to be like my mom and know all of the things she knew.So I carried around a book,and each night,just to be like her,I would pretend to be reading.

This is how everyone learned to read.We would start off with sentences,then paragraphs,and then stories.It seemed an unending journey,but even as a six-year-old girl I realized that knowing how to read could open many doors.When Mom said,“The C-A-N-D-Y is hidden on the top shelf,” I knew where the candy was.My progress in reading raised my curiosity,and I wanted to know everything.I often found myself telling my mom to drive more slowly,so that I could read all of the road signs we passed.

Most of my reading through primary,middle and high school was factual reading.I read for knowledge,and to make A’s on my tests.Occasionally,I would read a novel that was assigned,but I didn’t enjoy this type of reading.I liked facts,things that are concrete.I thought anything abstract left too much room for argument.

Yet,now that I’m growing and the world I once knew as being so simple is becoming more complex,I find myself needing a way to escape.By opening a novel,I can leave behind my burdens and enter into a wonderful and mysterious world where I am now a new character.In these worlds I can become anyone.I don’t have to write down what happened or what technique the author was using when he or she wrote this.I just read to relax.

We’re taught to read because it’s necessary for much of human understanding.Reading is a vital part of my life.Reading satisfies my desire to keep learning.And I’ve found that the possibilities that lie within books are limitless.(2019天津卷)

1.Why did the author want to grab the newspaper out of Mom’s hands?

A.She wanted her mom to read the news to her.

B.She was anxious to know what had happened.

C.She couldn’t wait to tear the newspaper apart.

D.She couldn’t help but stop Mom from reading.

2.According to Paragraph 3,the author’s reading of road signs indicates ___________.

A.her unique way to locate herself

B.her eagerness to develop her reading ability

C.her effort to remind Mom to obey traffci rules

D.her growing desire to know the world around her

3.What was the author’s view on factual reading?

A.It would help her update test-taking skills.

B.It would allow much room for free thinking.

C.It would provide true and objective information.

D.It would help shape a realistic and serious attitude to life.

4.The author takes novel reading as a way to ___________.

A.explore a fantasy land B.develop a passion for leaning

C.learn about the adult community D.get away from a confusing world

5.What could be the best title for the passage?

A.The magic of readingB.The pleasure of reading

C.Growing up with readingD.Reading makes a full man

词块积累

1.deal with 与……相关，涉及

如：Her poems often deal with the subject of love.她的诗经常涉及爱这一主题。

2.raise my curiosity 引起了我的好奇

如：At the beginning of each class,our teacher will always design some questions to raise our curiosity about what we are going to learn.在每节课前，我们老师总会设计一些问题来激起我们对即将要学的内容的兴趣。

好句欣赏

There was not one night that I don’t remember Mom reading me a storybook by my bedside.

双重否定表示肯定，有强调的作用。句意为：在我的记忆中，妈妈没有一天不在我的床边给我读故事书。如：There was no one who did not feel sympathy for the victims of the accident.没有人不同情这次事故的受害者。

“One of the reasons I find this topic very interesting is because my mom was a smoker when I was younger,” say Lindson-Hawly,who studies tobacco and health at the University of Oxford.

By studying about 700 adult smokers,she found out that her mom quit the right way—by stoppingabruptlyand completely.

In her study,participants were randomly assigned to two groups.One had to quit abruptly on a given day,going from about a pack a day to zero.The other cut down gradually over the course of two weeks.People in both groups used nicotine patches(贴片) before they quit,in addition to a second form of nicotine replacement,like gum or spray.They also had talk therapy with a nurse before and after quit day.

Six months out,more people who had quit abruptly had stuck with it—more than one-fifth of them,compared to about one-seventh in the other group.Although these numbers appear low,it is much higher than if people try without support.

And the quit rates were particularly convincing given that before the study started,most of the people had said they’d rather cut down gradually before quitting.“If you’re training for a marathon,you wouldn’t expect to turn up and just be able to run it.And I think people see that for smoking as well.They think,‘Well,if I gradually reduce,it’s like practice.’” says Lindson-Hawley.But that wasn’t the case.Instead of giving people practice,the gradual reduction likely gave them cravings(瘾) and withdrawal symptoms before they even reached quit day,which could be why fewer people in that group actually made it to that point.“Regardless of your stated preference,if you’re ready to quit,quitting abruptly is more effective,” says Dr.Gabrieia Ferreira,“When you can quote a specific number like a fifth of the patients were able to quit,that’s compelling.It gives them the encouragement,I think,to really go for it,” Ferreira says.

People rarely manage to quit the first time they try.But at least,she says,they can maximize the odds of success.（2017大学英语四级考试）

1.What does the underlined word “abruptly” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A.Slowly. B.Actively. C.Calmly. D.Suddenly.

2.What kind of support did smokers receive to quit smoking in Lindson-Hawley’s study?

A.They were given physical training.

B.They were looked after by physicians.

C.They were encouraged by psychologists.

D.They were offered nicotine replacements.

3.How does Dr.Gabriela Ferreira view the result of Lindson-Hawley’s experiment?

A.It is idealized. B.It is unexpected.

C.It is encouraging. D.It is misleading.

4.The idea of “a marathon” in Paragraph 5 illustrates the popular belief that quitting smoking___________.

A.is something few can accomplish

B.needs some practice frist

C.requires a lot of patience

D.is a challenge at the beginning

5.What happens when people try to quit smoking gradually?

A.They fnid it even more difficult.

B.They are simply unable to make it.

C.They show fewer withdrawal symptoms.

D.They feel much less pain in the process.

词块积累

1.cut down 缩减

如：We are trying to cut down on the amount of paperwork involved.我们正在努力降低有关此事的文书工作量。

2.regardless of 不管，不顾

如：The club welcomes all new members regardless of age.俱乐部对所有新成员不分年龄一律欢迎。

3.go for it 大胆去做吧

如： You can’t quit now! You are almost there.Go for it.你不能放弃！你就要成功了。大胆去做吧。

长难句分析

And the quit rates were particularly convincing given that before the study started,most of the people had said they’d rather cut down gradually before quitting.

句意为：考虑到在研究开始前，大多数吸烟者曾说他们宁愿逐渐减少吸烟量直至戒断（也不愿突然戒断），现在这个戒烟率相当有说服力。given that意为“考虑到”，在此引导让步状语从句。如：Given that they’re inexperienced,they’ve done a good job.考虑到他们缺乏经验，他们的工作已经算是做得相当不错了。