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Antarctica, the study shows.
61. Why are the scientists eager to go to the iceberg? A. To study how the iceberg was formed. B. To study a newly discovered ecosystem.
C. To explore a new way to prevent climate change. D. To explore the geography of the Larsen C ice shelf.
62. What do the underlined words “this one” in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A. The Larsen C ice shelf. B. Climate change in Antarctica.
C. The A68 iceberg with the ecosystem beneath it. D. The condition of animal species in Antarctica. 63. What can we learn about the A68 iceberg from the text? A. It is as big as London.
B. It has uncovered an unknown ecosystem in Antarctica. C. It will disappear in a very short time. D. It is part of an ice shelf in the Arctic. 64. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. There is no need to worry about climate change in Antarctica. B. The ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting at a steady rate. C. Many creatures living in deep water will die out due to climate change. D. By 2100, the sea level will have risen to a much higher level than now. D
Partway through Wonder, Fifth-grader Auggie Pullman finds himself seated across from a new friend in the school cafeteria. “Have you ever thought about having plastic surgery?” the friend asks.
“Dude, this is after plastic surgery. It takes a lot of work to look this good,” Auggie says, running a hand through his hair. In other words, what could be painfully depressing turns out to hold lurking(潜藏的) reserves of humour, which is pretty much the story of Wonder.
Auggie, played by Jacob Tremblay, was born with a facial difference, and even after multiple operations, his looks shock his classmates. As he adapts from homeschooling to a new school community, he encounters far worse than that lunchtime scene－one nasty bully(横行霸道者) says he’d kill himself if he looked like Auggie－but he never fully loses heart.
The movie is an adaptation of the 2020 novel by R.J.Palacio, which has sold 6 million copies in North America and launched an antibullying campaign, Choose Kind. Palacio has said she got the idea for the story when her young son began crying at the sight of a girl with a facial difference in an ice cream shop. She took her kids out of the shop, but later regretted her reaction. “What I should have done is simply turned to the little girl and started up a conversation and shown my kids that there was nothing to be afraid of,” she said.
Tremblay, 11, who broke out opposite Brie Larson in the 2020 drama Room, has more than a few things in common with Auggie. “We both love Star Wars, we have awesome families, and we love our dogs.” But Tremblay thinks we all can find something in common with the boy. “Everyone’s like Auggie in one very important way: we want to be accepted and treated equally and with kindness.”
Julia Roberts, who plays Auggie’s mother, became interested in the part because of her own children, “I read it with my kids and fell so in love with it,” she says of the novel. “This book is such a beautiful and gentle introduction into all kinds of topics, including bullying and intolerance
and fear, and what fear makes young people do sometimes.”
Both actors have some familiarity with the subject. “I was picked on quite a bit as a young person,” Roberts says, though she won’t say what for. “Even as a 50-year-old mother of three, it’s not a path I like to go up and down.” Tremblay reveals a bit more. “I have been picked on,” he says, “because I’m kind of short for me age. I told my parents, and that’s one of the best things you can do, because my mom said would never want me to carry negative thoughts on my shoulders alone.”
The most challenging parts of filming, says Tremblay, were moments in which he had to cry. Tenderhearted audience members will likely shed tears of their own－especially during scenes between Auggie and his mom, who repeatedly reassures her son that he is worthy of love. But the movie also has its fair share of hijinks(喧闹): for every tear-filled moment, there is a lightsaber battle or silly science project to lighten the mood. This mixture of pity and humor, says Roberts, “was intrinsic(固有的) in the writing in the novel.” But she credits writer-director Stephen Chbosky with translating that balance into visual terms.
As much as the movie impresses the viewer with compassion for the underdogs, it also finds a way to sympathize with the bullies. “I would say to try to take a moment to be conscious of why a person that is bullying somebody is behaving that way,” says Roberts, “After all”, she adds, “There’s no child that’s born bully.”
65. How did Auggie respond to his friend’s question? A. He felt so embarrassed that he kept reserved. B. He flew off the handle the moment he heard it. C. He answered in a calm but humourous way. D. He spent quite a while finding the right words.
66. What inspired the story of Wonder?
A. A campaign against bullying in North America.
B. The way Palacio treated a girl with a facial difference. C. Palacio’s conversation with a girl in an ice cream shop. D. Palacio’s kids being picked on by their classmates.
67. According to the passage, the theme of the movie Wonder is ________. A. similar to that of the drama Room B. focused on the safety of plastic surgery C. diverse and closely relevant to personal growth D. a reflection of minority groups’ fate in America 68. What does paragraph 7 mainly talk about? A. How Julia Roberts got to know Jacob Tremblay.
B. What influence Jacob Tremblay’s mother has on his growth. C. Jacob Tremblay’s breakthrough in his acting career.
D. Leading actors’ recalling similar experiences to those in Wonder. 69. According to Julia Roberts, Stephen Chbosky _______. A. is a great lover of Star Wars and wild animals B. was moved to tears by Jacob Tremblay’s acting C. is qualified to adapt science fiction into movies D. succeeded in mixing visual elements with emotion 70. What’s Julia Roberts’ attitude towards the bullies? A. Sympathetic. C. Uncaring.
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B. Negative. D. Cautious.