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Four Films Worth Seeing
贾斯丁比伯现任女友CODA
Ruby is the only hearing member in her fisherman’s family. She longs to individuate from her parents and pursue her dream to sing, but she feels weighed down by her responsibilities to them. One day, after a choir performance, Ruby’s dad is quiet and reflective. He wants to feel her joy, and to understand why music is so precious to her. So he asks her to sing to him in their backyard later that. evening. As Ruby expresses herself and is “heard”, she feels new power in her life, and so does her family.
C’mon. C’mon
Johnny is a lonely videographer immersed in a project interviewing kids about their thought
s about the future. His work is interrupted, though, when his sister Viv asks him to watch her son, Jesse. Johnny agrees and becomes a caregiver to his nephew. From caring for Jesse, he learns to understand better his own pain and what brings meaning to one’s life.
我不怪你也不会恨你Encanto
This film is about the Madrigal family — three generations living together. Each member of the family is gifted a power by their magical house except 15-year-old Mirabel, who was never gifted any power. But then the family’s power begins to weaken, and Mirabel goes on a mission to find out why. In the search to help her family, she develops her own gifts. She learns how to listen, to empathize (共情), and to work hard.
King Richard
The movie is about father Richard Williams, and his great drive to make his daughters, Serena and Venus Williams, become tennis superstars. He shows them that they can do or be anything with hard work and belief. Oracene, the Williams girls’ mother, is also deter
christopher wildemined to offer her support and efforts, even when Richard gets caught up in his focus for them.
1．According to C’mon. C’mon, what does Johnny learn from caring for Jesse?
A．How to become a caregiver. B．What project to be devoted to.
C．What brings meaning to his life. D．How to recover from his pain.
2．Which movie best shows parents how to lead kids to success?
A．CODA B．C’mon, C’mon C．Encanto D．King Richard
3．In which column of a newspaper is this text probably found?
A．Entertainment B．Education C．Lifestyle D．Science
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a frequent topic of conversation for most of us over the past year. As we dreamt of indoor dining, vacations ,and hugging our friends again, m
y friend Ana texted that her mother, living in Brazil, had been infected by the coronavirus. I won’t go into details here, but the disruption to life in Brazil have been especially upsetting considering their social and cultural norms (规范).
Ana is Brazilian, and I’m from the US. While living in New York City, we became fast friends despite the few awkward cultural differences I learned to deal with. She was comfortable with intimacy; I preferred to keep my distance. She liked the company of many; I liked the friendship of few. It was awkward for me to lean in for a quick hug, only to be embraced then kissed on the cheeks. To this day, I’m not an excellent cheek kisser, but I try. She is one of many people over the years who have educated me, in a way, about delighting in cultural differences.
I called Ana to check on her mother and I was primarily curious about how social and cultural norms have been affected. It’s difficult, said Ana, because the necessary health regulations are opposite to “what we believe and everything we know about living in a community and displaying feelings of love”, but she hasn’t given up hope. I asked if the s
hifts made during the pandemic will change cultural norms. “Absolutely not,” said Ana. This is who Brazilians are in nature and change doesn’t happen overnight. They spend a lot of time and energy investing in relationships, and the deeply rooted social conventions won’t change quickly.
Over the years, Ana has shared many stories that emphasize the differences in our upbringing. I delight in our differences, even if kissing on the cheek makes me uncomfortable. We find our commonalities, like talking with our hands, being expressive, and valuing community. And we learn from our differences. COVID disrupted many things, but through all of this, Ana said, we must constantly be adjusting, understanding, and doing what’s best for our communities and the people we love.
4．Which of the following words can best replace the underlined word in Paragraph 1?
A．Adjustment. B．Disturbance. C．Commitment. D．Preference.
5．What can we learn about Ana from Paragraph 2?the last radio show
A．She is good at educating other people.
B．She enjoys the close contact with others.
C．She prefers to stay alone in her own comfort zone.让我取暖
D．It took a long time for her to make friends with me.
6．Why doesn’t Ana think the pandemic will change social and cultural norms?
A．Because the Brazilians are born to be sociable.
B．Because the social conventions are easy to change.
C．Because the health regulations consist with her beliefs.
D．Because Brazilians rarely value investment in relationships.
7．What would be the best title for the passage?
天国的记忆A．My Attitude towards Friendship B．A Valuable Lesson in the Pandemic
C．The Influence of COVID-19 on Life D．My Acceptance of Cultural Differences
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