An epic^① love story, set against the sweeping landscapes of Wyoming and Texas, that tells the story of two young men — a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy — who meet in the summer of 1963 while driving cattle on a mountain range. They unexpectedly develop a lifelong connection, one whose complications^②, joys and tragedies provide a testament to the endurance and power of love.

Production Status: Released Genres: Drama, Romance and Western Running Time: 2 hrs. 14 min. Release Date: December 9th, 2005 (NY/LA/SF) MPAA Rating: R for sexuality, language and some violence. Production Co.: Focus Features, River Road Entertainment Studios: Universal Pictures Filming Locations: Calgary, Canada Produced in: United States Cast and Credits Starring: Linda Cardellini, Kate Mara, Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams Directed by: Ang Lee  Produced by: Michael Costigan, Michael Hausman, Larry McMurtry  Actors Linda Cardellini  Cassie Cartwright Jake Gyllenhaal  Jack Twist Heath Ledger  Ennis Del Mar Michelle Williams  Alma Anne Hathaway  Lureen Randy Quaid  Joe Aguirre

Writers Larry McMurtry  Screenplay (Adaptation) Diana Ossana  Screenplay (Adaptation) E. Annie Proulx  Source Material (from short story: “Brokeback Mountain”) Diana Ossana  Screenwriter Show times (on Jan. 25) Embarcadero 1 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA, 94111 12:00, 12:30, 2:00, 3:00, 3:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:00, 8:30, 9:30, 10:00 BAM Rose Cinemas 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11217 4:15, 7:00, 9:45 Pacific’s The Grove Stadium 14 189 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90036 1:25 Loews Dupont Circle 5 1350 19th St. NW, Washington, DC, 20036 (2:00), (3:00), (5:00), 6:00, 8:00, 9:00

Notes:

epic  adj. 英雄的

complication  n. 復(fù)雜化

According to the passage, Brokeback Mountain is mainly about ______.

A. language study      B. love     C. violence     D. funny story

The film Brokeback Mountain is mainly from short story by ______.

A. Ang Lee     B. Michelle Williams      C. Diana Ossana     D. E. Annie Proulx

According to the passage, the natural sights in Brokeback Mountain was filmed in ______.

A. America     B. Canada      C. China     D. Mexico

If you live in New York on Jan. 25, you’d better enjoy the film in ______.

A. Loews Dupont Circle 5           B. Pacific’s The Grove Stadium 14

C. Embarcadero                   D. BAM Rose Cinemas

Ban Fur? Then Why Not Leather?
Much to the displeasure of some local businesses, the City Council in West Hollywood, California, voted without opposition last week to ban the sale of fur products. Should laws be involved in this issue? Is it unfair to ban sales of fur, but not sales of leather and hides (獸皮)?
Animals Do Not Have Rights
By Tibor R. Machan
My view is that animals do not have basic rights. It is a matter of ethics (倫理學(xué)) and not of the laws of human societies. If animals had such rights as human beings do, they would have to be held responsible for killing fellow animals in the wild. That way of thinking about animals makes a category mistake. Using animals, including their fur or organs, to improve people's lives is acceptable.
A Small Step Against Cruelty
By Kate Carter
Both fur and leather are the skins of dead animals. Why should we think that the lovable furry ones deserve more of a life than the less pleasing ones? Some say leather is  less cruel because it's a byproduct (副產(chǎn)品) of the meat industry. But this isn't really true. Some cheap leather may be a byproduct of the meat industry, but often it's the other way round. In South Africa, where there is a developing market for ostrich(鴕鳥)farms, the skins account for roughly 80 percent of the slaughtered (宰殺)birds' value, a mere 20 percent of which comes from the meat.
"Who" Are You Wearing?
By Marc Bekoff
West Hollywood's ban is a move in the right direction. However, we must work to ban the sales of leather and hides, too. Furs come from animals who are attacked to become clothing, while some leather and hides come from slaughterhouse(屠宰場) animals. We must remember that when people choose to wear fur, leather and hides, they are wearing formering conscious beings. So it's a matter of who they are wearing, not what they are wearing because these animals must be referred to as who and not what or that.
【小題1】What is the passage mainly about?

A．West Hollywood's ban on fur products.

B．Differences between fur and leather sales.

C．The government's role in protecting animals.

D．The ecological imbalance in West Hollywood.

【小題2】Tibor R. Machan seems to believe that         .

A．laws should be passed to protect animals

B．humans are respornsible for killing animals

C．it is not reasonable to use animals to improve life

D．a(chǎn)nimals and humans aren't supposed to share equal rights

【小題3】What is Kate Carter's opinion about wearing fur and wearing leather?

A．Both are decided by the meat industry.

B．There is little distinction (區(qū)別) between them.

C．Wearing fur is generally more acceptable.

D．Wearing leather is cheaper than wearing fur.

【小題4】What is Marc Bekoff’s attitude towards sales of fur?

A．Sympathetic.

B．Careless.

C．Tolerant.

D．Opposed.

Ban Fur? Then Why Not Leather?
Much to the displeasure of some local businesses, the City Council in West Hollywood, California, voted without opposition last week to ban the sale of fur products. Should laws be involved in this issue? Is it unfair to ban sales of fur, but not sales of leather and hides (獸皮)?
Animals Do Not Have Rights
By Tibor R. Machan
My view is that animals do not have basic rights. It is a matter of ethics (倫理學(xué)) and not of the laws of human societies. If animals had such rights as human beings do, they would have to be held responsible for killing fellow animals in the wild. That way of thinking about animals makes a category mistake. Using animals, including their fur or organs, to improve people's lives is acceptable.
A Small Step Against Cruelty
By Kate Carter
Both fur and leather are the skins of dead animals. Why should we think that the lovable furry ones deserve more of a life than the less pleasing ones? Some say leather is  less cruel because it's a byproduct (副產(chǎn)品) of the meat industry. But this isn't really true. Some cheap leather may be a byproduct of the meat industry, but often it's the other way round. In South Africa, where there is a developing market for ostrich(鴕鳥)farms, the skins account for roughly 80 percent of the slaughtered (宰殺)birds' value, a mere 20 percent of which comes from the meat.
"Who" Are You Wearing?
By Marc Bekoff
West Hollywood's ban is a move in the right direction. However, we must work to ban the sales of leather and hides, too. Furs come from animals who are attacked to become clothing, while some leather and hides come from slaughterhouse(屠宰場) animals. We must remember that when people choose to wear fur, leather and hides, they are wearing formering conscious beings. So it's a matter of who they are wearing, not what they are wearing because these animals must be referred to as who and not what or that.
【小題1】What is the passage mainly about?

A．West Hollywood's ban on fur products.

B．Differences between fur and leather sales.

C．The government's role in protecting animals.

D．The ecological imbalance in West Hollywood.

【小題2】What is Kate Carter's opinion about wearing fur and wearing leather?

A．Both are decided by the meat industry.

B．There is little distinction (區(qū)別) between them.

C．Wearing fur is generally more acceptable.

D．Wearing leather is cheaper than wearing fur.

【小題3】What is Marc Bekoff’s attitude towards sales of fur?

A．Sympathetic.

B．Careless.

C．Tolerant.

D．Opposed.

Ban Fur? Then Why Not Leather?

    Much to the displeasure of some local businesses, the City Council in West Hollywood, California, voted without opposition last week to ban the sale of fur products. Should laws be involved in this issue? Is it unfair to ban sales of fur, but not sales of leather and hides (獸皮)?

    Animals Do Not Have Rights

    By Tibor R. Machan

    My view is that animals do not have basic rights. It is a matter of ethics (倫理學(xué)) and not of the laws of human societies. If animals had such rights as human beings do, they would have to be held responsible for killing fellow animals in the wild. That way of thinking about animals makes a category mistake. Using animals, including their fur or organs, to improve people's lives is acceptable.

    A Small Step Against Cruelty

    By Kate Carter

    Both fur and leather are the skins of dead animals. Why should we think that the lovable furry ones deserve more of a life than the less pleasing ones? Some say leather is  less cruel because it's a byproduct (副產(chǎn)品) of the meat industry. But this isn't really true. Some cheap leather may be a byproduct of the meat industry, but often it's the other way round. In South Africa, where there is a developing market for ostrich(鴕鳥)farms, the skins account for roughly 80 percent of the slaughtered (宰殺)birds' value, a mere 20 percent of which comes from the meat.

    "Who" Are You Wearing?

    By Marc Bekoff

    West Hollywood's ban is a move in the right direction. However, we must work to ban the sales of leather and hides, too. Furs come from animals who are attacked to become clothing, while some leather and hides come from slaughterhouse(屠宰場) animals. We must remember that when people choose to wear fur, leather and hides, they are wearing formering conscious beings. So it's a matter of who they are wearing, not what they are wearing because these animals must be referred to as who and not what or that.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

    A. West Hollywood's ban on fur products.

    B. Differences between fur and leather sales.

    C. The government's role in protecting animals.

    D. The ecological imbalance in West Hollywood.

2.Tibor R. Machan seems to believe that          .

A. laws should be passed to protect animals

B. humans are respornsible for killing animals

C. it is not reasonable to use animals to improve life

D. animals and humans aren't supposed to share equal rights

3.What is Kate Carter's opinion about wearing fur and wearing leather?

A. Both are decided by the meat industry.

B. There is little distinction (區(qū)別) between them.

C. Wearing fur is generally more acceptable.

D. Wearing leather is cheaper than wearing fur.

4.What is Marc Bekoff’s attitude towards sales of fur?

A. Sympathetic.       B. Careless.         C. Tolerant.         D. Opposed.

 

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11. My brother is the first student in our class to be s____________ to take part in the English oral competition.

12. I don’t like b____________ over the price, because it is a waste of time.

13. After persuading him to give up smoking, Kate smiled in r_____________.  

14. This is the home I have always d_____________ of! When can we move in?

15. I can’t have finished the work so early without your help. How can I express my a_____________?

16. I asked my daughter if she was hungry, but she made no r____________(回答).

17. They were so popular that their fans formed clubs in order to get more _____________(熟悉的) with them..

18. There are still many places in the world that have not been _____________（探索）.

19. Our bodies are strengthened by taking exercise. _______（相似的）, our minds are developed by learning. 

20. She doesn’t care about what others think; She’s not at all ______ （敏感的）to other people’s feelings.