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.(文章來源：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.

詞塊積累

1.around the corner 即將到來

如：Economic recovery is just around the corner.經(jīng)濟(jì)復(fù)蘇即將到來。

2.be adapted from 改編自

如：Adapted from a famous novel,that film has been a hit recently.那部電影改編自一本著名小說，（電影）最近很火。

3.fulfill a dream 圓了夢

如：Why don’t you take the chance and fulfill your dream? 你為什么不抓住這次機(jī)會來實(shí)現(xiàn)你的夢想呢？Apart from displaying sportsmanship and youthful energy; it also stresses the significance of friendship and kinship.

好句欣賞

apart from后接名詞性短語，和主句中的also搭配使用，常用來表示“除了……還有……”或“不僅……而且……”。句意為：除了展現(xiàn)體育精神和青春活力，此片還強(qiáng)調(diào)了友情和親情的重要性。

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.(選自《大學(xué)英語精讀》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.

詞塊積累

1.compare...to...與……相比較

如：I’ve had some difficulties,but they were nothing compared to yours.我遇到了一些困難，但與你的困難比起來就算不上什么了。

2.have a quicker mind 頭腦更敏捷，反應(yīng)更快

如：The speaker had a quick mind,and answered all the questions put to him by the reporters.這個(gè)發(fā)言人反應(yīng)很快，回答了記者們提的所有問題。

類似的表達(dá)還有quick-witted，“機(jī)敏的，機(jī)智的”。

如：He’s quick-witted and saved the day.他很機(jī)智，挽回了局面。

3.look into 調(diào)查、研究

如：A working party has been set up to look into the problem.已成立一個(gè)工作小組來調(diào)查這個(gè)問題。It was not until the 18th century that man realized that the whole of the brain was involved in the workings of the mind.

長難句分析

這是一個(gè)強(qiáng)調(diào)句，強(qiáng)調(diào)內(nèi)容為until引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語從句，句子可還原為Man didn’t realize that the whole of the brain was involved in the workings of the mind until the 18th century。句意為：直到18世紀(jì)人們才意識到整個(gè)大腦都參與了思維的活動。

Zachariah Fike has an unusual hobby.He finds old military(軍隊(duì)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(場合) 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.

詞塊積累

1.track down 追尋

如：She had spent years trying to track down her parents.她已經(jīng)花了好多年時(shí)間試圖追尋父母的下落。

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

如：The office was flooded with applications for the job.辦公室堆滿了應(yīng)征該職位的求職信。

3.mean business 當(dāng)真的，不是開玩笑的

如：Don’t think I’m joking.I mean business.不要以為我是在開玩笑。我可是當(dāng)真的。

好句欣賞

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

句意為：只有在特殊場合他們才會把它拿出來，讓我們握在手里。only后接狀語成分在句首時(shí)，句子需要部分倒裝，起到強(qiáng)調(diào)的作用。occasion意為“場合”，on special occasion意為“在特殊場合”；on no occasion則表示“在任何場合都不”。

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

詞塊積累

1.deal with 與……相關(guān)，涉及

如：Her poems often deal with the subject of love.她的詩經(jīng)常涉及愛這一主題。

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.在每節(jié)課前，我們老師總會設(shè)計(jì)一些問題來激起我們對即將要學(xué)的內(nèi)容的興趣。

好句欣賞

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

雙重否定表示肯定，有強(qiáng)調(diào)的作用。句意為：在我的記憶中，媽媽沒有一天不在我的床邊給我讀故事書。如：There was no one who did not feel sympathy for the victims of the accident.沒有人不同情這次事故的受害者。

“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(貼片) 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(癮) 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大學(xué)英語四級考試）

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.

詞塊積累

1.cut down 縮減

如：We are trying to cut down on the amount of paperwork involved.我們正在努力降低有關(guān)此事的文書工作量。

2.regardless of 不管，不顧

如：The club welcomes all new members regardless of age.俱樂部對所有新成員不分年齡一律歡迎。

3.go for it 大膽去做吧

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

長難句分析

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.

句意為：考慮到在研究開始前，大多數(shù)吸煙者曾說他們寧愿逐漸減少吸煙量直至戒斷（也不愿突然戒斷），現(xiàn)在這個(gè)戒煙率相當(dāng)有說服力。given that意為“考慮到”，在此引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句。如：Given that they’re inexperienced,they’ve done a good job.考慮到他們?nèi)狈?jīng)驗(yàn)，他們的工作已經(jīng)算是做得相當(dāng)不錯(cuò)了。