don’t have, and build the kind of community I want to see you grow up with. I used to shy
away from contacting people with disabilities or just not consider them. Before your were
born, I was so caught up in my own world that I probably wouldn’t have even noticed. Now, I
see things differently. I notice. You did that for me. And I hope my example will do that for
others.
Your mun and I have spent 8 years trying to find your voice. And honestly, we don’t
know if we ever will. I promise you I will spend my life keeping you safe and making this
world better for you.
24. To whom is the passage written ?
A. The author’s father. B. The author’s friend.
C. The author’s wife. D. The author’s son.
25. What can we learn about the author?
A. He has changed his attitude to the disabled.
B. He’s at a loss what to do to help Peter.
C. He’s to blame for Peter’s present condition.
D. He hasn’t accepted the reality up to now.
26. How does the author sound in the passage?
A. Regretful. B. Sympathetic. C. Indifferent. D. Caring.
27. In which part of a magazine can this passage be probably found?
A. Science. B. Relationship. C. Entertainment. D. Sports.
C
As one of the world’s most popular cultural mediums, cinema is at the leading position at
the Taihu World Cultural Forum (论坛), an annual event that aims to improve cultural
exchanges. So far this year, Chinese box office has already topped 58 billion yuan, the China
Film Administration said. This indicates that China, the world’s second-largest movie market,
is closing the gap with the United States, the world’s top cinema market.
Cao Yin, director of the program center at China Movie Channel, said that China has 67000
cinema screens, the most of any country, and the number is expected to increase to 80 000 by
the end of next year. Saying that China has signed co-production agreements with 22 countries
( including the United States, Canada, Japan, India etc.), Cao added it has deepened cinematic
exchanges between Chinese filmmakers and their foreign counterparts(同行).
With the country’s huge native market, Which produced more than 1 000 films in 2019,
Hong Kong director Stanley Tong said he believes foreign filmmakers will increasingly seek
cooperation with China. “ International co-production will become an important platform to
send Chinese stories overseas and give us a broader vision of creation,” Tong said.
Recently, over 80 percent of the world’s top 100 highest box-office titles have been action
films. Tong said the films, in which plots are basically secondary to shining stunts (特技),
is one of the easiest ways to appeal to foreign audiences. But it has been a decades-long
struggle for Chinese filmmakers to sell their stories overseas. When asked what kinds of
Chinese films would have the most global appeal, Yan Zhaozhu, chairman of the Taihu World
Cultural Forum, said stories that address universal issues, such as environmental protection
and climate change, are perhaps the best options.
28. What is the purpose of the Taihu World Cultural Forum?
A. To attract more international investment.
B. To invite more tourists to Taihu.
C. To build more cinemas in China.
D. To strengthen cultural exchanges.
29. What can be inferred about Cao Yin’s opinion in Paragraph 2?
A. There will be more and more co-operations between Chinese filmmakers and other
countries.
B. China has signed the most co-production agreements with other countries this year.
C. The screens of Chinese will be world-leading in the future.
D. Chinese box office has already overtaken the United States so far.
30. What’s the Chinese filmmakers’ feeling about selling their movies to the world right now?
A. Disappointed. B. Easy. C. Confused. D. Challenged.
31. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. Cinema: the Leading Cultural Position
B. Chinese Filmmakers: Severe Competition Situation
C. China: Top Second Movie Market
D. Box Office: Unclear Future
D
At Aizo Chuo Hospital in Japan, employees greet newcomers, guide patients to and from
the surgery area, and print out maps of the hospital for confused visitors. They don’t take
lunch breaks or even get paid. Why? They’re robots!
Robots have long worked in factories, helping to build cars and electronic appliances. But
today’s robots don’t just do the jobs of people-they actually look and act a lot like people.
Kansei, a robot from Japan, has a plastic face covering 19 movable parts. The robot can
make 36 facial expressions in response to different words. Kansei shakes in fear at the word
“war” and smiles when it hears the word “dinner”.
Researchers in Europe are going even further with iCub, a “baby” robot. They are teaching
it to speak and hold conversations.
The ability to interact is crucial for robots that will one day work closely with humans, says
robotics professor ChrisAtkeson. “ This will require robots to understand what you say and
how you are feeling and respond with appropriate emotions, ” he told WR News.
Japanese scientist Minoru Asada agrees. He is building a robot called CB2 that acts like a
real baby. “ Right now, it only goes, ̒ Ah, ah. ̓ But as we develop its learning function, it will