高三英語寒假作業(yè)二AIfirstmetPaulNewmanin1968,whenGeorgeRoyHill,thedirectorofButchCassidyandtheSundanceKid,introducedusinNewYorkCity.Whenthestudiodidn,twantmeforthefilm—itwantedsomebodyaswellknownasPaul—hestoodupforme.Idon,tknowhowmanypeoplewouldhavedonethat;theywouldhavelistenedtotheiragentsorthestudiopowers.ThefriendshipthatgrewoutoftheexperienceofmakingthatfilmandTheStingfouryearslaterhaditsrootinthefactthatalthoughtherewasanagedifference,webothcamefromatraditionoftheaterandliveTV.Wewererespectfulofcraft（技藝）andfocusedondiggingintothecharactersweweregoingtoplay.BothofushadthequalitiesandvirtuesthataretypicalofAmericanactors:humorous,aggressive,andmakingfunofeachother—butalwayswithanunderlyingaffection.Thosewerealsoatthecore（核心）ofourrelationshipoffthescreen.Wesharedthebriefthatifyou,refortunateenoughtohavesuccess,youshouldputsomethingback一hewithhisNewman,sOwnfoodandhisHoleintheWallcampsforkidswhoareseriouslyill,andmewithSundanceandtheinstituteandthefestival.PaulandIdidn,tseeeachotherallthatregularly,zxx.kbutsharingthatbroughtustogether.Wesupportedeachotherfinanciallyandbyshowingupatevents.Ilastsawhimafewmonthsago.He'dbeeninandoutofthehospital.HeandIbothknewwhatthedealwas,andwedidn,ttalkaboutit.Ourswasarelationshipthatdidn'tneedalotofwords.Whywasthestudiounwillingtogivetheroletoauthoratfirst?A.PaulNewmanwantedit.B.Thestudiopowersdidn,tlikehisagent.C.Hewasn,tfamousenough.D.Thedirectorrecommendedsomeoneelse.WhydidPaulandtheauthorhavealastingfriendship?A.Theywereofthesamedge.B.Theyworkedinthesametheater.C.Theywerebothgoodactors.D.Theyhansimilarcharactertics.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph3referto?A.Theirbelief.B.Theircareforchileden.C.Theirsuccess.D.Theirsupportforeachother.Whatistheauthor,spurposeinwritingthetest?A.Toshowhisloveoffilms.B.Torememberafriend.C.Tointroduceanewmovie.D.Tosharehisactingexperience.BTerrafugiaInc.saidMondaythatitsnewflyingcarhascompleteditsfirstflight,bringingthecompanyclosertoitsgoalofsellingtheflyingcarwithinthenextyear.Thevehicle-namedtheTransition—hastwoseats,fourwheelsandwingsthatfoldupsoitcanbedrivenlikeacar.TheTransition,whichflewat1,400feetforeightminuteslastmonth,canreacharound70milesperhourontheroadand115intheair.Itfliesusinga23-gallontankofgasandbums5gallonsperhourintheair.Ontheground,itgets35milespergallon.Around100peoplehavealreadyputdowna$10,000deposittogetaTransitionwhentheygoonsale,andthosenumberswilllikelyriseafterTerrafugiaintroducestheTransitiontothepubliclaterthisweekattheNewYorkAutoShow.Butdon'texpectittoshowupintoomanydriveways.It,sexpectedtocost$279,000.Anditwon,thelpifyou,restuckintraffic.Thecarneedsarunway.Inventorshavebeentryingtomakeflyingcarssincethe1930s,accordingtoRobertMann,anairlineindustryexpert.ButMannthinksTerrafugiahascomecloserthananyonetomakingtheflyingcarareality.Thegovemmenthasalreadypermittedthecompanytousespecialmaterialstomakeiteasierforthevehicletofly.TheTransitionisnowgoingthroughcrashteststomakesureitmeetsfederalsafetystandards.MannsaidTerrafugiawashelpedbytheFederalAviationAdministration'sdecisionfiveyearsagotocreateaseparatesetofstandardsforlightsportaircraft,whicharelowerthanthosepilotsoflargerplanesTerrafugiasaysanownerwouldneedtopassatestandcomplete20hoursofflyingtimetobeabletoflytheTransition,arequirementpilotswouldfindredativelyeasytomeet.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThebasicdataoftheTransition.B.Theadvantagesofflyingcars.C.Thepotentialmarketforflyingcars.C.ThedesignersoftheTransition.WhyistheTransitionunlikelytoshowupintoomanydriveways?A.Itcausestrafficjams.B.Itisdifficulttooperate.C.Itisveryexpensive.D.Itbumstoomuchfuel.Whatisthegovernment/sattitudetothedevelopmentoftheflyingcar?A.CautiousB.Favorable.C.Ambiguous.D.Disapproving.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.FlyingCaratAutoShowB.TheTransition,sFistFlightC.Pilots,DreamComingTrueD.FlyingCarClosertoRealityCAnewcommoditybringsaboutahighlyprofitable,fast-growingindustry,urgingantitrust（反壟斷）regulatorstostepintocheckthosewhocontrolitsflow.Acenturyago,theresourceinquestionwasoil.Nowsimilarconcernsarebeingraisedbythegiants（巨頭）thatdealindata,theoilofthedigitalage.ThemostvaluablefirmsareGoogle,Amazon,FacebookandMicrosoft.Alllookunstoppable.Suchsituationshaveledtocallsforthetechgiantstobebrokenup.Butsizealoneisnotacrime.Thegiants,successhasbenefitedconsumers.Fewwanttolivewithoutsearchenginesoraquickdelivery.Farfromchargingconsumershighprices,manyoftheseservicesarefree（userspay,ineffect,byhandingoveryetmoredata）.Andtheappearanceofnew-borngiantssuggeststhatnewcomerscanmakewaves,too.Butthereiscauseforconcern.Theinternethasmadedataabundant,all-presentandfarmorevaluable,changingthenatureofdataandcompetition.Googleinitiallyusedthedatacollectedfromuserstotargetadvertisingbetter.Butrecentlyithasdiscoveredthatdatacanbeturnedintonewservices:translationandvisualrecognition,tobesoldtoothercompanies.Internetcompanies,controlofdatagivesthemenormouspower.Sotheyhavea“God,seyeview”ofactivitiesintheirownmarketsandbeyond.Thisnatureofdatamakestheantitrustmeasuresofthepastlessuseful.BreakingupfirmslikeGoogleintofivesmalloneswouldnotstopremakingthemselves:intime,oneofthemwouldbecomegreatagain.Arethinkisrequired—andasanewapproachstartstobecomeapparent,twoideasstandout.Thefirstisthatantitrustauthoritiesneedtomovefromtheindustrialageintothe21stcentury.Whenconsideringamerger（兼并），forexample,theyhavetraditionallyusedsizetodeterminewhentostepin.Theynowneedtotakeintoaccounttheextentoffirms’dataassets（資產）whenassessingtheimpactofdeals.Thepurchasepricecouldalsobeasignalthatanestablishedcompanyisbuyinganew-bornthreat.Whenthistakesplace,especiallywhenanew-borncompanyhasnorevenuetospeakof,theregulatorsshouldraiseredflags.Thesecondprincipleistoloosenthecontrolthatprovidersofon-lineserviceshaveoverdataandgivemoretothosewhosupplythem.Companiescouldbeforcedtoconsumerswhatinformationtheyholdandhowmanymoneytheymakeformit.Governmentscouldorderthesharingofcertainkindsofdata,withusers,consent.Restartingantitrustfortheinformationagewillnotbeeasy.Butifgovernmentsdon,twantsadataeconomybyafewgiants,theymustactsoon.Whyisthereacalltobreakupgiants?TheyhavecontrolledthedatamarketTheycollectenormousprivatedataTheynolongerprovidefreeservicesTheydismissedsomenew-borngiantsWhatdoesthetechnologicalinnovationinParagraph3indicate?Datagiants,technologyisveryexpensiveGoogle,sideaispopularamongdatafirmsDatacanstrengthengiants,controllingpositionDatacanbeturnedintonewservicesorproductsBypayingattentiontofirms'dataassets,antitrustregulatorscould.killanewthreatavoidthesizetrapfavourbiggerfirmschargehigherpricesWhatisthepurposeoflooseningthegiants5controlofdata?Bigcompaniescouldrelievedatasecuritypressure.Governmentscouldrelievetheirfinancialpressure.Consumerscouldbetterprotecttheirprivacy.Smallcompaniescouldgetmoreopportunities.IworkwithVolunteersforWildlife,arescueandeducationorganizationatBaileyArboretuminLocustValley.Tryingtohelpinjured,displacedorsickcreaturescanbeheartbreaking;survivalisnevercertain.However,whenitworks,itissimplybeautiful.IgotarescuecallfromawomaninMuttontown.Shehadfoundayoungowl（?頭鷹）ontheground.WhenIarrived,Isawa2-to3-week-oldowl.Ithadalreadybeenplacedinacarrierforsafety.Iexaminedthechick（雛鳥）anditseemedfine.IfIcouldlocatethenest,Imighthavebeenabletoputitback,butnoluck.Mynextworkwastoconstructanestandanchoritinatree.Thehomeownerwasveryhelpful.Awirebasketwasfound.Iputsomepinebranchesintothebaskettomakethisnestsafeandcomfortable.Iplacedthechickinthenest,anditquicklycalmeddown.Nowallthatwasneededweretheparents,buttheywereabsent.Igavethehomeownerarecordingofthehungerscreamsofowlchicks.Theseadvertisethepresenceofchickstoadults;theymightalsoencourageourchicktostartcallingaswell.Igavetheownerasmuchinformationaspossibleandheadedhometoseewhatnewsthenightmightbring.Anervousnighttobesure,butsometimesthespiritsofnaturesmileonusall!Thehomeownercalledtosaythattheparentshadrespondedtotherecordings.Idroveoverandsawthechickinthenestlookinghealthyandactive.Anditwasaccompaniedinthenestbythegreatestsightofall—LUNCH!Theparentshaddonetheirdutyandwouldprobablycontinuetodoso..Whatisunavoidableintheauthor,srescueworkaccordingroparagraph1?A.Effortsmadeinvain.B.Gettinginjuredinhiswork.C.Feelinguncertainabouthisfuture.D.Creaturesforcedoutoftheirhomes..WhywastheauthorcalledtoMuttontown?A.Torescueawoman.B.Totakecareofawoman.C.Tolookatababyowl.D.Tocureayoungowl..Whatmadethechickcalmdown?A.Anewnest.B.Somefood.C.Arecording.D.Itsparents.EThingsYouShouldStopDoingtoBeSuccessfulAreyouahappyperson?Howoftendoyouthinkofreasonswhyeveryonearoundyouissuccessfulthoughtheyarenotbetterthanyouingeneral?Whatdoyoudowrong?Herearesomethingsyoushouldstopdoingtobesuccessful.1Differentpeoplemayexplain“success”indifferentways:someofthemmeasureitinmoney;otheronesinpositivechangestopeoplearoundthemandtheworldingeneral.2Don,tworryaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkbutcomeafterwhatmakesyouhappy.Donotbelieveanythingwithoutquestioningit.3Theyarecriticalthinkers,andtheyunderstandthatweallareruledbyourprejudices,sotheywillalwaysquestionnewinformation.Donotworryaboutallunpredictablethingsthatmayhappentoyou.Ifyouwanttobesuccessful,stopthinkingabouteveythingthatMAYhappentoyou.4Bereadytoimproveandchangeyourdeedsanddecisionswhenthingssuddenlydon,tgoaccordingtoyourplan.Donotcareaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyou.5Yourattemptstobecome“good”foreveryonewillturnintonothingbutnewworries,stresses,andproblems.Successfulpeopledonotconcentrateonthequantityofpeopletoplease,butworryabouttheirqualityandfocusondevelopingfriendshipswithpeopletheyreallycareabout.Donotwaitforthe“righttime”todoanything.Donotletothersdecidewhat“success”isforyou.Successfulpeopledonotjustacceptanynewinformationtobetrue.Asfarasweallknow,it,simpossibletopleaseallthepeoplewhosurroundus.Successfupeopleneverignoreoravoidproblems,nomatterhowbigandawfultheyseem.Ifyouwanttobesuccessful,donotletothersforcetheirexplanationofsuccessonyou.Trytofeelcomfortablewiththerealityandacceptthefactthatyourfuturecan,tbepredicted.完型填空FromDisappointmenttoPurposeI,mknownformydetermination.IfIwantsomething,I21forit;IrefusetogiveupuntilIsucceed.Overtheyearsthisattitudehasworkedwellformeandhelpedmeachievemygoals.22,whenIwantedtobeonthedanceteamatschool,IlearnedallthedancesandpracticeduntilIcouldhardly23.AndwhenIwantedmoneyforanewcomputer,Iwashedcars,babysat,andwalkeddogsforallmyneighbors.24thisyeareverythingchanged.Ihadsetmysightsonasummer25thatIwasdeterminedtogetattheWaterZone,becausetheemployeestherecouldgoonthewaterridesaftertheirworkandgetfreefoodatthesnackbar.Itwasthe26jobtohaveonhotsummervacations.SojustasIhadachievedeverygoalinthepast,Isetoutto27thejob.Icompletedtheapplicationinmyneatesthandwriting,carefullypreparedformyinterview,andgatheredapackofrecommendationletters.Iwascertainthatnothing28keepmefrommydreamjob.Butaftermy29,themanageroftheWaterZonetoldmethathecouldhireonlythosewithexperienceinwatersafety.Iwas30.Ifeltlikeafailure.Onthelastweekendbeforeschoolended,myteacher,Mrs.Keller,askedme31Iwouldbeinterestedinthekids,summerdaycamp.IdecidedthatIhadnothingto32,soIcalledthemanagerand33aninterview.Shewas34bymybabysittingexperienceandemployedme.Inlessthanaweek,Ihadcompletely35aboutwantingtoworkatthewaterpark.EachtimeIcomfortedalittleboywhomissedhismotheroralittlegirlwhoneededtohelptyinghershoes,IfeltIwasdoingsomething36.IrealizedthatIhaddiscoveredmylife,s37:toworkwithchildren.Inowhaveanewgoal.I,mgoingtostudytobecomeanelementaryschoolteacher.Sometimesinlifewedon,tget38whatwewant.Ourdreamguyorgirlmaynotbeinterestedinus.Thecoachmaynotselectusfortheteam.Acertainemployermaynotchoosetohireus.It,snaturaltofeel39;Isuredid.ButIalsolearnedanimportantlesson.Occasionally,whenwedon'tgetwhatwewant,somethingeven40iswaitingforusaroundthecorner!A.goB.applyC.cheerD.waitA.InadditionB.ForexampleC.BeforelongD.AsaresultA.smileB.speakC.thinkD.moveA.OtherwiseB.SoC.ButD.ThereforeA.dayB.courseC.jobD.campA.perfectB.toughC.regularD.potentialA.landB.quitC.changeD.keepA.shouldB.mustC.needD.couldA.practiceB.interviewC.expectationD.experimentA.promotedB.punishedC.selectedD.refusedA.howB.whetherC.whatD.whyA.saveB.learnC.loseD.regretA.scheduledB.cancelledC.mentionedD.gaveA.inspiredB.impressedC.touchedD.puzzledA.doubtedB.complainedC.forgottenD.knownA.challengingB.reasonableC.traditionalD.significantA.trackB.mottoC.beliefD.purposeA.onlyB.exactlyC.properlyD.immediatelyA.curiousB.nervousC.dis