高二期末测试英语试题 第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分) 第一节(共15 小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、G、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Welcome to our guide of the Best Movies of 2024, featuring every Certified Fresh movie as they come in week by week! Joker: Folie à Deux(Oct.4) The first Joker stunned Hollywood by becoming a $1 billion hit despite being R-rated and having a modest budget for a comic book movie, The sequel( 续作) eomés ala challenging time for the comic book genre, but can Joker 2 have the last laugh Joaquin Phoenix reprises his Oscar-winning role as Arthur Fleck, with Lady Gage joining as co-lead in, this: musical in filmmaker Todd Phillips' feature. Twisters (July 19) The new version of the 90s move Twister stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos. Minari's Lee, Isaac Chung directs. The original followed storm-chasers in Oklahoma and was known for its inventive special effects that brought tornadoes to the big screen. Inside Out2(June 14) The gang is back together in this animated follow-up to the beloved Pixar movie that follows the anthropomorphized(人格化)emotions of a young girl led by Amy Poehler's Joy. Joining for this round is Anxiety, voiced by Maya Hawke. Mufasa: The Lion King(Dec.20) After Jon Favreau's The Lion King remake made more than $ 1. billion at the box office in 2019, Disney was keen to return to the world with a prequel(前传) focusing on Mufasa. This time, Barry Jenkins directs the cartoon with Aaron Pierre voicing Mufasa, a role made famous by James Earl Jones in the 1994 animated feature. 21. Which movie is a remake A. Joker: Folie à Deux. B. Twisters. C. Inside Out 2. D. Mufasa: The Lion King. 22.What do Inside Out 2 and Mufasa: The Lion King have in common A. Both are animated films. B. Both introduce new characters. C. Both are made by new directors D. Both are financially successful. 23.Where is the text probably from A. A journal on filmi studies. B. An entertainment website. C. A textbook on movie history. D. A daily newspaper on global news. B “Growing fruit trees is a very simple way to stay in love with our world,” says Vivian Keh, playwright and daughter of immigrants, holding a basket of persimmons(柿子) she's cultivated to feel connected to her Korean ancestors. Keh is just one of the 50 remarkable subjects in naturalist writer Amy Stewart's The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession, a collection of portraits of people transformed by their love of trees. Initially; trees struck Stewart as an odd thing to collect. Intrigued by this community of enthusiasts, she discovered educators, preservationists and visionaries all drawn to a kind of curation, motivated by reasons as diverse' as their projects. They plant trees in public and private spaces both modest and expansive, nurturing(培育)their collections to honor beloved dead, attract wildlife, preserve fare species, connect to history, invest in the future, grow food and create beauty. Steward categori ... ...
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