期中英语试卷 题号IIIIIIIVVVIVII总分得分一、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，共20.0分）AHeres a movie-a sharp， sugar-rush of fun thats guaranteed to entertain the entire family With some terrific computer-generated effects， a great cast and a fun-packed storyline， Robots is the best animated film（动画片） since The Incredibles Yep， it really is that good Set in a world populated by robots， Ewan McGregor plays Rodney Copperbottom， a young robot who leaves his small-town home to pursue his dream of becoming an inventor But after arriving in Robot City， his hopes of getting a job at Bigweld Industries are destroyed when he learns the firm has been taken over by the evil Ratchet （Greg Kinnear） Egged on by his controlling mum， Madame Gasket（Jim Broadbent）， Ratchet plans to reduce half on Robot Citys citizens to scrap metal by refusing to sell the spare Pans they need to survive Instead， he wants to make a fortune selling expensive upgrades that few can afford As he says， Why be you when you can be new？ Aided by a few misfit robots known as the Rustles-including Robin Williams as the cowardly（胆小的） Fender （Im made of a metal called Afraidium）-Rodney must track down the firms founder， Bigweld（Mel Brooks）， and convince him to save the city from Ratchets plans The first thing thatll strike you about the movie is the thought thats gone into creating Robot City Its a wondrous world full of mechanical marvels including wind-up cars and walking streetlamps Also terrific are the special effects This might be animated movie but at times youll catch yourself thinking its really a live-action film Of course， there have been plenty of animated movies that looked the part but were let down by a weak storyline（see Shark Tale， for example） But Robots grips（扣人心弦）right from the start thanks to a heart-warming and thoroughly engaging plot that never bores My only complaints are with Williams who， as usual， has a one-in-10 success rate with his jokes Also a letdown is a romantic subplot between Rodney and a shapely robot called Cappy（Halle Berry）that doesnt go anywhere Complains aside， this is a mechanical marvel thatll have you bolted firmly to your seat BEST QUOTE（引述）：Fender：Even though you had a discouraging day， just remember theres another one coming tomorrow BEST BIT：Check out those amazing images WORST BIT：Robin Williams character does an unfunny Britney Spears dance routine IF YOU LIKEDIce Age， The Incredibles， Toy StoryYOULL LIKE THIS1. This piece of writing is a _ A. commercial advertisementB. literary essayC. movie posterD. film review2. What is Shark Tale an example of？ _ A. A great castB. Special effectsC. A poor plotD. Clumsy animationBThe malls were filled with people seeking gifts for their loved ones Some of the malls remained open around the clock， partly to satisfy our needs to buy gifts Behind the materialistic aspect of shopping for gifts lies the idea of caring， being attentive to the desires of special people in our lives However， to use a well-worn play on words： it is our presence， not our presents， that truly counts Many of us， unfortunately， can be so inattentive， even in the presence of our loved ones， that we might as well not be there at all Attention is one of the greatest gifts we can give each other Companies around the globe spend billions every year on advertising to catch our attention for just a short moment at a time Whole industries - media， entertainment， education - rely on the precious gift of our attention for their continued existence A baby lacking attention for a long time is likely to be psychologically unhealthy In earlier times， both diet and attention could be left unregulated （没人管的） without major cause for concern There were natural checks and balances： limited availability of food meant few got fat， for example Similarly， in bygone times we might have spent a few hours communicating with the village storyteller； today， watching an entire TV series， while speaking to nobody， is common In traditional societies， with smaller population， everyone would get a fair deal of attention On many issues we might go to see Grandma or Grandpa； now we have Google and Wikipedia She just wants attention people tend to think little of those doing things simply for attention But the truth is that human beings need attention， and giving attention to each other is， to a large extent， what human civilization is based upon This perhaps explains the runaway success of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook While we use such sites for micro Hogging， idea voicing and status updates - the reality is that we are often doing no more or less than fulfilling our basic human drive for attention exchange I friend you， you friend me， I retweet you， you retweet me The charming ease with which we can now get and give attention is why many people appear