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A

Youngadultfilmmakersal1hopetoshowtheirworksininternationalfestivals

likeSundanceandToronto.Butwhataboutreallyyoungfilmmakerswhoaren，tinfilm

schoolyetandaren51,strictlyspeaking,evenadults?

TheyareattheheartofWingspanArtsKidsFilmsFestival,tomorrow,inasetting

anydirectormightenvy:LincolnCenter.Completewith“redcarpet”interviews

andvariousawards,thefestivalhasmuchincommonwitheventsformoreexperienced

moviemakers,exceptforthe

ageoftheparticipants:about8to18.

“What'sreallyexcitingisthatit'sfilmforkidsbykids,“saidCoriGardner,

managingdirectorofWingspanArts,anonprofitorganizationofferingyoutharts

programsintheNewYorkarea.Thisyearthefestivalwillincludefilmsnotonly

fromWingspanbutalsofromothercityorganizationsandonefromamiddleschool

inAriington,Virginia.〃Wewanttomakethisanationalevent,MsGardneradded.

ThenineshortstobeshownrangefromaClaymationbiographyofB.B.Kingto

asciencefictionadventuresetintheyear3005.“Alotofthematerialisreally

mature,“MsGardnersaid,talkingaboutfilmsbytheNewYorkCitybranchofGlobal

ActionProject,amediaartsandleadership-traininggroup."TheChoiceisabout

thehistoryofafamilyandMasterAnti-Smokerisaboutthedangersofsecondhand

smoke."DreamoftheInvisiblesdescribesyoungimmigrants*(移民)feelingsofboth

belongingandnotbelongingintheiradoptedcountry.

Thefestivalwillendwithanopenreceptionatwhichotherfilmswillbe

shown.Theseincludeamusicvideoandafull-lengthfilmwhosetitleisPressures.

1.WingspanArtsKidsFilmFestival.

A.isorganizedbyamiddleschool

B.isasfamousastheTorontoFestival

C.showsfilmsmadebychildren^

D.offersawardstofilmschoolstudents

2.WhichofthefollowingistrueofWingspanArts?

A.Ithelpsyoungfilmmakerstomakemoney.

B.Itprovidesartsprojectsforyoungpeople.

C.It'samediaartsandleadership-traininggroup.

D.It'sanationalorganizationforyoungpeople.

3.Theunderlinedword"shorts"inParagraph4refersto.

A.shorttrousersB.shortkids

C.shortfilmsD.shortstories

4.Moviestobeshowninthefestival.

A.coverdifferentsubjects

B.focusonkids'life

C.areproducedbyGlobalActionProject

D.aredirectedbyMsGardner

5.Attheendofthisfilmfestival,therewillbe.

A.variousawards

B."redcarpetvinterviews

C.anopenreception

D.aconcertatLincolnCenter

B

FederalregulatorsWednesdayapprovedaplantocreateanationwideemergence

alert（警報）systemusingtextmessagesdeliveredtocellphones.

Textmessageshaveexplodedinpopularityinrecentyears,particularlyamong

youngpeople.Thewirelessindustry*stradeassociation,CTIA,estimates（估計

morethan48billiontextmessagesaresenteachmonth.

TheplancomesfromtheWarningAlertandResponseNetworkAct,a2006federal

lawthatrequiresimprovementstothenation，semergencyalertsystem.Theacttasked

theFederalCommunicationsCommission（FCC）withcomingupwithnewwaystoalert

thepublicabout

emergencies.

“Theabi1itytodeliveraccurateandtimelywarningsandalertsthroughcell

phonesandothermobileservicesisanimportantnextstepinoureffortstohelp

ensurethattheAmericanpublichastheinformationtheyneedtotakeactionto

protectthemselvesandtheirfamiliesbefore,andduring,disastersandother

emergencies,“FCCChairmanKevinMartinsaidfollowingapprovaloftheplan.

Participationinthealertsystembycarriers-telecommunicationscompanies

-isvoluntary,butithasreceivedsolidsupportfromthewirelessindustry.

Theprogramwouldbeoptionalforcellphoneusers.Theyalsomaynotbecharged

forreceivingalerts.

Therewouldbethreedifferenttypesofmessages,accordingtotherules.

Thefirstwouldbeanationalalertfromthepresident,likelyinvolvinga

terroristattackornaturaldisaster.Thesecondwou1dinvolveapproaching

threats,“whichcouldincludenaturaldisasters1ikehurricanesorstormsoreven

universityshootings.Thethirdwouldbereservedforchildabduction（綁

架）emergencies,orso-calledAmberAlerrs.

Theservicecouldbeinplaceby2010.

6.Whatisthepurposeoftheapprovedplan?

A.Towarnpeopleofemergenciesviamessages.

B.Topopularizetheuseofcellphones.

C.Toestimatethemonthlynumberofmessages.

D.Topromotethewirelessindustry.

7.Theimprovementtothepresentsystemisinthechargeof.

A.CTIAB.theWarningAlertandResponseNetwork

C.FCCD.federalregulators

8.Thecarriers,participationinthesystemisdeterminedby.

A.theUSfederalgovernment

B.mobilephoneusers

C.thecarriersthemselves

D.thelawoftheUnitedStates

9.Whichofthefollowingistrueofcellphoneusers?

A.Theymustacceptthealertservice.

B.Theymayenjoythealertserviceforfree.

C.Theymustsendthealertstoothers.

D.Theymaychoosethetypesofmessages.

10.Analertmessagewi11NOTbesentif.

A.achildloseshiswayB.auniversityshootinghappens

C.anaturaldisasterhappensD.aterroristattackoccurs

11.Whichofthefollowingwou1dbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.CellPhoneAlertsProtectingStudents

B.CellPhoneAlertsbyWirelessIndustry

C.CellPhoneAlertsofNationalDisasters

D.CellPhoneAlertsComingSoon

C

Itwasthesummerof1965.DeLuca.then17,visitedPeterBuck,afamilyfriend.

BuckaskedDeLucaabouthisplansforthefuture."I'mgoingtocollege,hatIneed

awaytopayforit.，zDeLucarecallssaying."Bucksaid,“Youshouldopenasandwich

shop.'"

Thatafternoon,theyagreedtobepartners.Andtheysetagoal:toopen32stores

intenyears.Afterdoingsomeresearch,Buckwroteacheckfor$1000.DeLucarented

astorefront（店面）inConnecticut,andwhentheycouldn,tcovertheirstart-up

costs.Buckkickedinanother$1000.

Butbusinessdidn'tgosmoothlyastheyexpected.DeLucasays,uAftersixmonths,

weweredoingpoorly,butwedidn'tknowhowbadly,becausewedidn'thaveany

financialcontrols.，zAllheandBuckknewwasthattheirsaleswerelowerthantheir

costs.

DeLucawasmanagingthestoreandgoingtotheUniversityofBridgeportatthe

sametime.BuckwasworkingathisdayjobasanuclearphysicistinNewYork.They'd

meetMondayeveningsandbrainstormideasforkeepingthebusinessrunning.〃We

convincedourselvestoopenasecondstore.Wefiguredwecouldtellthepublic,

'Wearesosuccessful,weareopeningasecondstore.'"Andtheydid—inthe

springof1966.Still,itwasalotoflearningbytrialanderror.

Butthepartners'learn-as-you-goapproachturnedouttobetheirgreatest

strength.EveryFriday,DeLucawoulddrivearoundandhand-deliverthechecksto

paytheirsuppliers."Itprobablytookmetwoandahalfhoursanditwasn，t

necessary,butasaresult,thesuppliersgotto

knowmeverywell,andthepersonalrelationshipsestablishedreallyhelpedout,“

DeLucasays.

Andhavingagoalwasalsoimportant."Therearesomanyproblemsthatcanget

youdown.Youjusthavetokeepworkingtowardyourgoal,〃DeLucaadds.

DeLucaendedupfoundingSubwaySandwich,themultimi1lion-dollarrestaurant

chain.

12.DeLucaopenedthefirstsandwichshopinorderto.

A.supporthisfamilyB.payforhiscollege

education

C.helphispartnerexpandbusinessD.dosomeresearch

13.WhichofthefollowingistreeofBuck?

A.Heputmoneyintothesandwichbusiness.

B.Hewasaprofessorofbusinessadministration.

C.HewasstudyingattheUniversityofBridgeport.

D.HerentedastorefrontforDeLuca.

14.Whatcanwelearnabouttheirfirstshop?

A.Itstoodatanunfavorableplace.

B.Itloweredthepricestopromotesales.

C.Itmadenoprofitsduetopoormanagement.

D.Itlackedcontroloverthequalityofsandwiches.

15.Theydecidedtoopenasecondstorebecausethey.

A.hadenoughmoneytodoit

B.hadsucceededintheirbusiness

C.wishedtomeettheincreasingdemandofcustomers

D.wantedtomakebelievethattheyweresuccessful

16.Whatcontributemosttotheirsuccessaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Learningbytrialanderror.

B.Makingfriendswithsuppliers.

C.Findingagoodpartner.

D.Openingchainstores.

D

MelissaPoewas9yearsoldwhenshebeganacampaignforacleanerenvironment

bywritingalettertothethenPresidentBush.Throughherownefforts,herletter

wasreproducedonover250donatedbillboards（廣告牌）acrossthecountry.

TheresponsetoherrequestforhelpwassohugethatPoeestablishedKidsFor

ACleanerEnvironment（KidsF.A.C.E.）in1989.Therearenow300003membersof

KidsF.A.C.E.worldwideanditistheworld*slargestyouthenvironmental

organization.

PoehasalsoaskedtheNationalParkServicetocarryouta“Children'sForest”

projectineverynationalpark.In1992,shewasinvitedasoneofonlysixchildren

intheworldtospeakattheEarthSummitinBrazilaspartoftheVoicesofthe

FutureProgram.In1993,shewasgivena

,CaringAwardforhereffortsbytheCaringInstitute.

Sincetheorganizationstarted,KidsF.A.C.E.membershavedistributedand

plantedover1milliontrees!Ongoingtree-plantingprojectsincludeKid'sYards-

thecreationofbackyardwildlifehabitats（棲息地）一andnowKidsF.A.C.E.is

involvedintheexcitingEarthOdyssey,whichisagreatwaytostarthelping.

“Startingtheclubturnedouttobeawaytohelppeoplegetinvolvedwiththe

environment.Clubmembersstarteddoingthings1ikerecycling,pickinguplitter

andplantingtreesaswellasinvitingotherkidstojointheirclub.〃

“Wetrytotellkidsthatit'snotOKtobelazy,“sheexplains."Youneed

tostartbeingaresponsible,environmentallyfriendlypersonnow,rightaway,

beforeyoubecomearesource-suckingadult.〃

17.KidsF.A.C.E.is.

A.aprogramtohelpstudentswithwriting

B.aprojectoflitterrecycling

C.acampaignlaunchedbyPresidentBush

D.aclubofenvironmentalprotection

18.WhatcanwelearnaboutPoe?

A.ShewasawardedaprizeinBrazil.

B.Shedonatedbillboardacrossthecountry.

C.Shegotpositiveresponsesforherefforts.

D.ShejoinedtheNationalParkService.

19.Kid'sYardsis.

A.establishedinanationalpark

B.startedtoprotectwildlife

C.awildlife-raisingproject

D.anentertainmentparkforkids

20.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Adultsareresource-suckingpeople.

B.Poesoughthelpfromayouthorganization.

C.KidsF.A.C.E.membersarefromtheU.S.

D.Kidsareurgedtosavenaturalresources.

（選自2008年高考英語山東卷）

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A

Twentyyearsago,Idroveataxiforaliving.Onenighttwenttopickupa

passengerat2:30AM.WhenIarrivedtocollect,Ifoundthebuildingwasdarkexcept

forasingle1ightinagroundfloorwindow.

Iwalkedtothedoorandknocked,“Justaminute,〃answeredaweak,elderlyvoice.

Afteralongpause,thedoeropened.Asmallwomaninhereightiesstoodbefore

me.Byhersidewasasmallsuitcase.

Itookthesuitcasetothecar,andthenreturnedtohelpthewoman,shetook

myarmandwewalkedslowlytowardthecar.

Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.〃It'snothing,，zItoldher.〃Ijusttry

totreatmypassengersthewayIwouldwantmymothertreated.〃

"Oh.you'resuchagoodman."Shesaid.Whenwegotintothetaxi,shegave

meanaddress,andthenasked,“Couldyoudrivethroughdowntown?”

“It'snottheshortestway,“Iansweredquickly.

“Oh.rminnohurry,wshesaid."I'monmywaytoahospice（臨終醫院）.I

don,thaveanyfamilyleft.ThedoctorsaysIdon'thaveverylong.”

Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthe田eter（計價器）.

Forthenexttwohours,wedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuilding

whereshehadonceworked,theneighborhoodwhereshehadlived,andthefurniture

shopthathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl,

Sometimesshe'daskmetoslowdowninfrontofaparticularbuildingandwould

sitstaringintothedarkness,sayingnothing.

Atdawn,shesuddenlysaid,"I'mtired.Let'sgonow.”

Wedroveinsilencetotheaddressshehadgivenme.

“HowmuchdoIoweyou?”sheasked.

“Nothing,"Isaid.

“Youhavetomakealiving,sheanswered."Oh,thereareotherpassengers,“

Ianswered.

Almostwithoutthinking,Ibentandgaveherahug.Sheheldontometightly.

Ourhugendedwithherremark,“Yougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy.”

1.Theoldwomanchosetoridethroughthecityinorderto.

A.showshewasfamiliarwiththecity

B.seesomeplacesforthelasttime

C.letthedriverearnmoremoney

D.reachthedestinationontime

2.Thetaxidriverdidnotchargetheoldwomanbecausehe.

A.wantedtodoherafavor

B.shutoffthemeterbymistake

C.hadreceivedherpaymentinadvance

D.wasinahurrytotakeotherpassengers

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Givingisalwaysapleasure.

B.Peopleshouldrespecteachother.

C.Anactofkindnesscanbringpeoplegreatjoy.

D.Peopleshouldlearntoappreciateothers，concern.

B

Domestic（馴養的）horsesnowpunploughs,raceintheKentuckyDerby,andcarry

police.ButearlyhorseswerenJttame（馴月艮的）enoughtoperformthesekindsof

tasks.Scientiststhinkthefirstinteractionshumanshadwithhorseswerefar

differentfromthosetoday.

Thousandsofyearsago,peoplekilledthewildhomesthatlivedaroundthemfor

food.Overtime,peoplebegantocatchtheanimalsandraisethem.Thiswasthefirst

stepindomestication.

Aspeoplebegantotameandridehorses,theychosetokeepthoseanimalsthat

had.moredesirablecharacteristics.Forexample,peoplemayhavechosentokeep

horsesthathadagentlepersonalitysotheycouldberiddenmoreeasily.People

whousedhorsestopullheavyloadswould

havechosentokeepstrongeranimals.Characteristicslikestrengtharepartly

controlledbytheanimals'genes.Soasthedomesticatedhorsesreproduced,they

passedthecharacteristicsontotheiryoung.Eachnewgenerationofhorseswould

showmoreofthesechosencharacteristics.

Moderndayhorsebreedscomeinawidevarietyofshapesandsizes.Thisvariety

didn，texistinthehorsepopulationbeforedomestication.TheShetlandhomeisone

ofthesmallestbreeds-typicallyreachingonlyonemetertall.Withshort,strong

legs,theanimalswerebredtopullcoaloutofmineshafts（礦井）withlow

ceilings.HugehomesliketheClydesdalecameonthescenearound1700.Peoplebred

theseheavy,tallhorsestopulllargevehiclesusedforcarryingheavyloads.

Thedomesticationofhorseshashadgreateffectsonsocieties.Forexample,

horseswereimportanttoo1sintheadvancementofmodemagriculture.Usingthemto

pullploughsandcarryheavyloadsallowedpeopletofarmmoreefficiently.Before

theywereabletoridehorses,humans

hadtocrosslandonfoot.Ridinghomesallowedpeopletotravelfargreaterdistance

inmuchlesstime.Thatencouragedpopulationslivingindifferentareastointeract

withoneanother.Thenewformofrapidtransportationhelpedculturesspreadaround

theworld.

4.Beforedomesticationhorseswere.

A.caughtforsports

B.huntedforfood

C.madetopullploughs

D.usedtocarrypeople

5.TheauthorusestheShetlandhomeasanexampletoshow.

A.itissmallerthantheClydesdalehorse

B.horseusedtohavegentlepersonalities

C.somehorseshavebettershapedthanothern

D.horseswereoflessvarietybeforedomestication

6.Horsescontributedtothespreadofcultureby.

A.carryingheavyloads

B.changingfarmingmethods

C.servingasameansoftransport

D.advancingagricultureindifferentareas

7.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.whyhumansdomesticatedhomes

B.howhumansandhorsesneededeachother

C.whyhorsescameindifferentshapesandsizes

D.howhumansocietiesandhorsesinfluencedeachother

C

DearHamilton,

Wearefortunatethatinsuchalarge,high-pressureofficeweallgetalong

sowell.Youareoneofthepeoplewhokeepthesocialtemperatureatsucha

comfortablesetting.Idon'tknowanyoneintheofficewhoisbetterlikedthanyou.

Youcanperhapshelpwiththis.Thecollectionofcontributionstowardsgifts

foremployees'personal-lifeeventsisbecomingalittletroubling.Certainly,the

groupsendingofagiftisreasonablenowandthen.Inthepastmonth,however,there

havekeencollectionsfortwobaby

showergifts,oneweddingshowergift,twoweddinggifts,onefuneral（葬

^L）remembrance,fourbirthdaygifts,andthreegraduationgifts.

It'snotonlythecollected-fromwhoaregrowinguncomfortable（andpoor）,but

thecollected-forfeeluneasyreceivinggiftsfrompeoplewhodon，tknowthemoutside

theoffice,whowouldn，tevenrecognizetheirgraduatingchildren,theirmarrying

daughtersandsons,ortheirdead

relatives.

Thisisbasicallyakindgesture（andonethatpeoplethinkweltofyoufor）,

butthepracticeseemstohavebecometoowide-rangingandfeelsimproperintoday*s

officesetting.

Thankyouforunderstanding.

8.Theunderlinedword“contributions〃probablymeans.

A.moneyB.suggestionsC.reportsD.understanding

9.Hamiltonisexpectedto.

A.showmorekindnessB.discontinuethepresentpractice

C.quitbeingtheorganizerforgiftgivingD.knowmoreabout

co-workers'families

10.Thisisbasicallyaletterof

A.apologyB.sympathy

C.appreciationD.dissatisfaction

D

Whenitcomestofriends,Idesirethosewhowillsharemyhappiness,whopossess

wingsoftheirownandwhowillflywithme.Iseekfriendswhosequalities

i1luminate（照亮）meandtrainmeupforlove.ItisforthesepeoplethatIreserve

theglowinghours,toogoodnottoshare.

WhenIwasintheeighthgrade,Ihadafriend.Wewereshyand"tooserious”

aboutourstudieswhenitwasbecomingfashionablewithourclassmatestolearn

acceptablesocialbehaviors.Wesaidlittleatschool,butshewouldcometomyhouse

andwewouldsitdownwithpencilsandpaper,andoneofuswouldsay:〃Let'sstart

withatrainwhistletoday."Wewouldsitquietlytogetherandwriteseparatepoems

orstoriesthatgrewoutofatrainwhistle.Thenwewouldreadthemaloud.Atthe

endofthatschoolyear,we,too,werechangedintosocialcreaturesandthestories

andpoemsstopped.

WhenIlivedforatimeinLondon,Ihadafriend.Hewasindespair（失望）and

IWasindespair.Butourfriendshipwasbasedontheideaineachofusthatwe

wouldbesorrylaterifwedidnotexplorethisgreatcitybecausewehadfeltbad

atthetime.WemeteverySundayforfiveweeksandfoundmanyexcellentthings.

Wewalkeduntilourdespairsdisappearedandthenweparted.WegaveLondonloeach

other.

ForalmostfouryearsIhavehadaremarkablefriendwhoseimagination

illuminatesmine.Wewritelonglettersinwhichweoftendiscoverourstrangest

selves.Eachofusappears,sometimesinafunnyway,intheother，sdreams.She

andIagreethat,atcertaintimes,weseemtobepartsofthesamemind.Inmymost

interestingmoments,Ioftenthink:"Yes,Imusttell...”Wehavenevermet.

ItissuchcomfortingcompanionsIwishtokeep.Onebrighthourwiththeirkind

isworthmorntomethanthelifetimeservicesofapsychologist（心理學家）,whowill

onlyfillupthehealing（愈合的）silencenecessarytothosedarkestmomentsinwhich

Iwouldratherbemyown

bestfriend.

11.Intheeighthgrade,whattheauthordidbeforedevelopingpropersocialbehavior

wasto.

A.becomeseriousaboutherstudyB.gotoherfriend'shouseregularly

C.learnfromherclassmatesatschoolD.sharepoemsandstorieswithher

friend

12.InParagraph3,“WegaveLondontoeachotherprobablymeans.

A.ourexplorationofLondonwasamemorablegifttobothofus

B.wewereunwillingtotearourselvesawayfromLondon

C.ourunpleasantfeelingaboutLondondisappeared

D.wepartedwitheachotherinLondon

13.AccordingtoParagraph4,theauthorandherfriend.

A.calleachotherregularly

B.havesimilarpersonalities

C.enjoywritingtoeachother

D.dreamofmeetingeachother

14.Inthedarkestmoments,theauthorwouldpreferto.

A.seekprofessionalhelpB.beleftalone

C.staywithherbestfriendD.breakthesilence

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.UnforgettableExperiencesB.RemarkableImagination

C.LifelongFriendshipD.NobleCompanions

E

TheDietZone:ADangerousPlace

DietCoke,dietPepsi,dietpills,no-fatdiet,vegetablediet....Weare

surroundedbytheword"diet"everywherewelookandlisten.Wehavesoeasily

beenattractedbythepromiseandpotentialofdietproductsthatwehavestopped

thinkingaboutwhatdietproductsaredoingtous.Wearepayingforproductsthat

harmuspsychologicallyandphysically（身體上）.

Dietproductssignificantlyweakenuspsychologically.Ononelevel,wearenot

allowingourbrainstoadmitthatourweightproblemslienotinactuallylosing

theweight,butincontrollingtheconsumptionoffatty,high-calorie,unhealthy

foods.Dietproductsallowustojumpoverthethinkingstageandgostraightthe

scale（秤）instead.Allwehavetodoistoswalloworrecognizetheword"diet"

infoodlabels.

Onanotherlevel,dietproductshavegreaterpsychologicaleffects.Everytime

wehaveazero-caloriedrink,wearetellingourselveswithoutourawarenessthat

wedon'thavetoworktogetresults.Dietproductsmakepeoplebelievethatgain

comeswithoutpainandthatlifecanbe

withoutresistanceandstruggle.

Thedangerofdietproductsliesnotonlyinthepsychologicaleffectstheyhave

onus,butalsointhephysicalharmthattheycause.Dietfoodscanindirectlyharm

ourbodiesbecauseconsumingtheminsteadofhealthyfoodsmeanswearepreventing

ourbodiesfromhavingbasicnutrients（營養成分）.Dietfoodsanddietpillscontain

zerocalorieonlybecausethedietindustryhascreatedchemicalstoproducethese

wonderproducts.Dietproductsmaynotbenutritional,andthechemicalsthatgo

intodietproductsarepotentiallydangerous.

Nowthatweareawareoftheeffectsthatdietproductshaveonus,itistime

toseriouslythinkaboutbuyingthem.Losingweightliesinthepowerofminds,not

inthepowerofchemicals.Oncewerealizethis,wewillbemuchbetterabletoresist

dietproducts,andthereforepreventthepsychologicalandphysicalharmthatcomes

fromusing

16.FromParagraph1,welearnthat.

A.dietproductsfailtobringoutpeople5spotential

B.peoplehavedifficultyinchoosingdietproducts

C.dietproductsaremisleadingpeople

D.peoplearefedupwithdietproducts

17.Onepsychologicaleffectofdietproductsisthatpeopletendto.

A.tryoutavarietyofdietfoods

B.hesitatebeforetheyenjoydietfoods

C.payattentiontotheirowneatinghabits

D.watchtheirweightratherthantheirdiet

18.InParagraph3,