Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different.

     People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. They chose the “new name” for themselves instead of the name their parents gave them when they were born.

     Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.

     In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband’s after she gets married（結(jié)婚）. But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband’s. Sometimes, women use their own name in some situations(情況) and their husband’s in other situations. And some use both their own name and their husband’s.

1.Hanna changes her name to Anne because “Anne” is __________ for     

people to remember.

         A. louder  B. easier     C. prettier      D. harder

2.Famous people want their new names to ________________.

         A. have special sound              B. be ordinary

         C. have no meaning                 D. be unknown

3.Mr Li uses his new name when he___________________.

         A. stays with his family               B. is at his job

         C. is among Chinese friends            D. comes back to China

4.What is the best title(標(biāo)題) of this passage?

         A. Family Names                    B. Women’s Names

         C. Changing Names                  D. Special Names

5.Which of the following is NOT true ?

A. Some women don’t change their own family name after they get married today.

B. Some women use their husband’s family name after they get married.

C. Some women don’t have family name after they get married.

D. Some women use both their own name and their husband’s

 

While watching movies, it’s getting hard to tell what is and isn’t real. Thanks to computers, movie makers can now use their full imaginations. There’s even a new type of character--made entirely by computers—which is getting more and more screen time.
Making the impossible look easy has always been a part of movie magic. As far back as 1895, filmmakers used special effects in movies. Over the years, many few techniques（技術(shù)） were developed. Then, starting in the 1970s, computers took their place at the center of the process.
One of the first movies to widely use 3D computer generated（生成的，產(chǎn)生的） imagery (CGI) was Tron(1982). In the following years, more CGI characters were brought to life, one by one. Then, Jurassic park (1993) brought us an island full of man-eating dinosaurs. Shortly afterwards, Toy Story (1995) became the first cartoon made entirely with 3D CGI effects. It was a big hit, and audiences loved the characters.
By using “motion capture” technology, filmmakers can make the movements of CGI humans even more lifelike. With this technique, a real actor wears sensors（感受器，傳感器） on his face and body. The sensors record the actor’s movements and send the information to a computer. Then the movements are given to a CGI character. This technique was used to make the creature（生物，有生命的東西） Gollum in the second and third The Lord of the Rings movies (2002,2003). Other films, like Beowulf (2007), have also used motion capture to help create CGI humans.
It is still rather easy to tell that a CGI human is not real. But the technology is improving every year. Over time, many problems ( like the teeth and eyes looking fake) will be solved. We will certainly see more CGI animals, monsters, and people in movies and TV shows. The question is – in the future, how many real actors will be put out of work by computer actors?
【小題1】What is the main idea?

A．Tron was important in the history of CGI films.

B．Many people go to the movies to see incredible special effects.

C．More and more film characters are being made by computers.

D．All the humans in Beowulf were CGI characters.

【小題2】In what year was a film made with many CGI dinosaurs?

A．1895

B．1982

C．1993

D．2003

【小題3】What was special about Gollum?

A．Motion capture was used to help make the charater.

B．Gollum had an important role in a CGI cartoon.

C．He was the only CGI character in the Lord of the Rings.

D．Little money was spent to bring the creature to life.

【小題4】What does the world hit mean?

A．a(chǎn)ttack

B．shot

C．success

D．try

In 1984, US toy maker Hasbro turned the intelligent（智能的）robots into toys and TV stars. They appeared in China three years later. They are been popular for a long time. Now they are back on screen.

Are you a fan of cool machine toys? Do you like cars and trucks that can change into giant robots? If so, you won’t want to miss the US film Transformer（《變形金剛》）.
The story happens millions of years ago. On a planet there are intelligent robots that can think and feel. They are called Autobots(博派) and Decepticons(狂派).
The Autobots are the peace-loving and kind machines. However, the Decepticons are cruel. They have only one goal: to rule the planet themselves. They set out to kill the Sutobots.
A war between the groups of good and evil begins. The Deceptions destroy almost everything and the Autobots have to fight bravely to survive.
Things get worse. Both types of robots travel through time to get energy. Then they find Earth has what they want. So the transformers begin a secret war to control Earth’s energy.
Can humans save Earth? Watch the movie and find out!
【小題1】When did the intelligent robots first appear in China?

A．In 1984.

B．In 1987.

C．In 1997.

D．In 2007.

【小題2】The writer thinks that people who like ______ will enjoy the film Transformers.

A．comedies

B．machine toys

C．wild animals

D．computer games

【小題3】What is the goal of the Decepticons?

A．To keep the world peace.	B．To kill the Autobots.
C．To rule their planet.	D．To destroy everything.

【小題4】What does the underlined word “evil” mean?

A．善良

B．正義

C．兇狠

D．邪惡

【小題5】Why do the robots move their battlefield(戰(zhàn)場) to Earth?

A．Because they want to get energy.

B．Because they want to fight against each other.

C．Because they love Earth.

D．Because humans put them in danger.

Born in 1954 in Taiwan, Ang Lee（李安）has become one of today's greatest filmmakers. Ang graduated from the National Taiwan College of Arts in 1975. Later on, he went to the USA. for further study on art. And he got a Master Degree in Film Production at New York University.

During Ang’s film career, he has made a lot of successful films and honored himself with many international awards. Early in 1993, Ang’s film The Wedding Banquet (喜宴)won a Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, which drew the whole world’s attention to this Chinese director. In the following years, Ang’s talent got more brilliant. At the beginning of 2000, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon（Wo Hu Cang Long）, a kongfu film directed by Ang Lee, won Best Foreign Language Film at the 73rd Academy Awards(奧斯卡金像獎). This surprised the world. However. what really takes Ang to the peak of the film world is the film Brokeback Mountain (2005). For this film, Ang Lee won the Best Director Academy Award. And he is the first Chinese director who’s ever won the golden statuette(小金人).

In 2012, Ang made a huge success again. His first 3D film Life of Pi came out. It was a story about the adventure of a brave Indian boy. This film helped him beat out Michael Haneke of "Amour", Benh Zeitlin of "Beasts of the Southern Wild", Steven Spielberg of "Lincoln" and David O. Russell of "Silver Linings Playbook". For the second time, Ang was honored as the Best Director at the 85th Academy Awards in 2013.

Along Ang Lee’s film road, we can say that he is really born for films and he is worth all the praise from the world, especially all the Chinese.

1.How old was Ang Lee when he won the Best Director Academy Award for the second time?

A．59.              B．58               C．51               D．39

2.Of the following films, which one is NOT made by Ang Lee?

A．The Wedding Banquet.                   B．Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

C．Beasts of the Southern Wild.               D．Life of Pi.

3.According to the passage, what is the correct order of the following events?

①. Life of Pi came up on the screen.

②. Ang Lee went to America for further study.

③. Ang Lee won a Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.

④. Ang Lee won Best Foreign Language Film at the 73rd Academy Awards.

⑤. Ang graduated from the National Taiwan College of Arts.

A．②⑤①③④       B．②⑤④①③        C．⑤②③④①        D．⑤②④③①

4.What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “peak” in the second paragraph？

A．邊緣             B．頂峰             C．榮譽(yù)             D．成就

5.According to the passage, which statement is RIGHT?

A. Ang Lee was born in the USA.

B. Ang Lee only won the Best Director Academy Award once.

C. Life of Pi is Ang Lee’s second 3D film.

D. Ang Lee has great talent in making films.