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Let'slookatthemovieswecan'twaittowatchin2019.

Dumbo(March29)

Dumboisa1941AmericanfilmproducedbyWaltDisneyProductions.Themaincharacterisanelephantwhoisnicknamed"Dumbo".Dumboisalwayslaughedatforhisbigears,andheisrejectedbyotherelephants.Withnoparenttocareforhim,heisalone.Butinfact,heiscapableofflyingbyusinghisearsaswings.Alive-actionadaptationofthefilmdirectedbyTimBurtonisscheduledtobereleasedonMarch29,2019.

Shazam!(April5)

Shazam!isanupcomingAmericansuperherofilmbasedontheDCComicscharacterofthesamename.DirectedbyDavidF.Sandberg,thefilmissettostarAsherAngelasBillyBatson,ateenageboywhocantransformviathemagicword"Shazam"intoanadultsuperhero,playedbyZacharyLevi.Itwillbethefirstfilmversionofthecharactersincethe1941seriesAdventuresofCaptainMarvel(thecharacter'soriginalname)

Aladdin(May24)

AladdinisafictionalcharacterandtheroleofthefilmAladdin(1992)basedonAladdin,afolktaleofMiddleEasternorigin.HeisvoicedbyScottWeinger,whilehissingingvoiceisprovidedbyBradKane.Aladdinneverreceivedaformaleducation,andhasonlylearnedbylivingonthestreetsofAgrabah.Hehastostealfoodinthelocalmarketinordertosurvive.MenaMassoudissettoplayalive-actionversionofthecharacterinaliveactionadaptationofthe1992film.

Godzilla:KingoftheMonsters(May31)

Godzilla:KingoftheMonsters!isa1956Japanese-Americansciencefictionfilm,co-directedbyTerryO.MorseandIshiroHonda.Itisaheavilyre-editedAmericanadaptation.ForthisnewversionofGodzilla,someoftheoriginalJapanesedialoguewastranslatedintoEnglish,andsomeofthepolitical,socialandanti-nuclearthemeswereremovedcompletely.21.Whichonewillbeshowntotheaudienceasaformoffilmforthefirsttime?（）[單選題]*A.Dumbo.B.Shazam!【正確答案】C.Aladdin.D.Godzilla:KingoftheMonsters.22.WhoistheactorofthenewestversionofAladdin?（）[單選題]*A.ScottWeinger.B.BradKane.C.TerryO.Morse.D.MenaMassoud.【正確答案】23.Onwhichdaycanyouwatchafilmaboutapitifulanimalaccordingtothetext?（）[單選題]*A.March29.【正確答案】B.April5.C.May24.D.May31.B

WhenKevinDurantgavehistearfulMVPspeechin2014,theNBAstarmadesuretothankonepersonwhohadbeentherewithhimfromtheverybeginning:hismother.HisheartfeltwordsaboutthesacrificesshemadeforDurantandhisbrotherledtoalifetimemovieaboutherjourneyasasingleparent,TheRealMVP:TheWandaDurantStory.

Today,theNBAsuperstar'smomtravelsacrossthecountryasamotivationalspeakerandphilanthropist(慈善家).OnMonday,shespokeatThomsonReuters'inNewYorkaboutherpersonalstrugglestoachievefinancialstabilityandsharedthefinancialadviceshegavehersonwhenheenteredtheleaguewithCNBC.

"Iwantedhimtorealizehehasworkedhard,"shesays,"anditisOKforhimtoenjoyhimselfbecauseofhishardwork.Butitisalsoimperativethathepreparesforhisfuture."Whilesheadvisedhimtoenjoytherewardsofhislabor,shealsowantedtomakesurethathersonknewtheimportanceoffinancialplanning.

Shetoldtheaudiencethatwhenshefoundherselfasingleparenttotwochildrenat21,shecouldn'tfollowthefinancialprinciples.Ratherthanplanningforthefuture,shefocusedonlyonhowhermoneycouldmakeendsmeetforthatmoment.

Recently,DuranthasteamedupwithLaurenePowellJobsforanewphilanthropicprogramcalledCollegeTrackwhichisaimedathelpingdisadvantagedkidsattendcollege.Asamemberoftheprogram,Duranthascommittedtodonating$10milliontohishometown'spublicschoolsystem.

Durant'smomsaysthatinadditiontohisfinancialdecisions,sheisproudofhisphilanthropicworkandhisdesiretohelpthecommunity."Ithoughtgivingbackwasalwaysveryimportant,andsowetalkedaboutthatandhehadseenthatfromusasafamilyandit'soneofthethingsthatItaughthim,"shesays.24.WhatisTheRealMVP:TheWandaDurantStorymainlyabout?（）[單選題]*A.Durant'scareerpath.B.Durant'shardchildhood.C.Durant'smother'sdevotiontothefamily.【正確答案】D.Durant'smother'sstrugglingtobeindependent.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"imperative"inParagraph3mean?（）[單選題]*A.Enjoyable.B.Important.【正確答案】C.Unusual.D.Hopeful.26.WhatarethefinancialprinciplesofDurant'smom?（）[單選題]*A.Enjoyingnowandplanningforthefuture.【正確答案】B.Sharingrewardsandcreatingacharityprogram.C.Spendinglessmoneyandsavingfortheemergencies.D.Donatingmoneytothecharityandhelpingmoreschools.27.WhatmadeDurantpayattentiontothecharityprogram?（）[單選題]*A.Hiskindheart.B.Hispoorhometown.C.Hismother'steaching.【正確答案】D.Hisdifficultlifeexperiences.C

It'scommonknowledgethatsomecountrieshavehigherlifeexpectanciesthanothers,butthecityyouliveincanalsoaffectyourhealth.

Somecitiesarehardontheirresidents.Inplaceswithpoorcityplanning,forexampleLagos,whichwascalledoutrecentlybytheEconomistIntelligenceUnit,publicspacesarefew,makingoutdooractivitieshard.Lackofinfrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施)blocksthestreetswithcarsandtheairwithpollutants,andresidentsworklonghoursforlittlemoney.

ThesearejustsomeofthefactorsaddedupbySpotahome,arentalagency.They'veanalyzeddatafromarangeofsources,includingtheWorldHealthOrganization,TripAdvisorandtheCIAWorldFactbooktoscoreeachcityonhealth,gymavailabilityandquality,lifeexpectancies,obesity,greenspaceandotherelementstomakealisttoworkoutwhicharetheworld'shealthiestcities.

ThelistiscertainlyEurocentricandsunshineisseenasapositivefactor.Itdoesgosomewaytowardsuggestingwhichcitiesaregettingitrightinprovidingagoodlifefortheirresidents.Itmaynotbesurprisingtolearnthatmostofthehealthiestcitiesareinnorthern.Europe,knownforitspeople-firstapproachtocityplanning.ThecitiesofAustraliaandCanadaalsodowell.However,thefirstAmericancityisonlyin34thplace.TheU.K.doesn'tfaretoowelleither—itsonlycityinthetop50listisLondon,in40th.

Whetheryou'replanningawholesomeholiday,orsimplywonderingwhatyourcitycandobetterinitsquestforhappycitizens,thelistofthe50healthiestcitieswillgiveyoupauseforthoughtaboutthefutureofcityplanning.Herearetheslender,healthy-eating,clean-airedcitiesthataregettingitright.28.Whatplaysthekeyroleinbuildingahealthycityaccordingtothetext?（）[單選題]*A.Localculture.B.Cityplanning.【正確答案】C.Economiccondition.D.Geographicalposition.29.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?（）[單選題]*A.Howthelistofhealthiestcitiescameintobeing.【正確答案】B.WhatSpotahomediscoveredintherecentstudy.C.ThereasonswhySpotahomecarriedoutthestudy.D.Theplaceswherethedataofthestudycamefrom.30.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?（）[單選題]*A.CitiesinAmericalackenoughsunshine.B.TheU.K.rankedhigherthanAmericainthelist.C.AustraliaandCanadahavethebestcityplanning.D.SomepeopleinLagosmayliveapoorlife.【正確答案】31.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?（）[單選題]*A.TheBestPlacestoHaveaRichLifeB.TheHappiestLifestyleintheWorldC.TheCityFactorsAffectingYourHealth【正確答案】D.TheNiceCountriestoKeepHealthyD

Britainfacessocialproblemsaslotsofpeoplearesettolosetheirjobsintechnologicalrevolution,BankofEngland'schiefeconomistwarned.

AndyHaldanesaidtheso-calledFourthIndustrialRevolutionwillmakethemachinereplacehumanstodothinkingthings.ThedarksideofthechangecouldbeamuchbiggerbreakdownofemploymentthaninVictoriantimes,withprofessionssuchasaccountancyamongthoseatrisk.

AreportbytheaccountancyfirmPwClastmonthwarnedthatmorethan7millionjobsinBritainhadbeenlostoverthenext20yearsastechnologicalchangesweepsthroughworkplaces.

Themajorityoftheseareinjobsintheretail,transportandmanufacturingindustries.However,othertraditionalprofessionalsectorscouldalsobeatseriousrisk.

EconomiststreatthearrivalofincreasinglyintelligentcomputersandrobotsastheFourthIndustrialRevolution.Thefirstwastheshiftfromagriculturaltourbansocieties.Thesecondsawthewidespreaduseofelectricityandsteel,andthethirdwasthedigitalrevolutionwhencomputers,theInternetandmobilephonesweredeveloped.

Mr.Haldanesaidthehollowing-out(空洞化)experiencedinthepastyearscouldbeonagreaterscaleinthefuture,soitisimportanttolearnthelessonsofhistoryandinsurethatpeoplearegiventrainingtotakeadvantageofnewopportunities.

"Jobswereeffectivelytakenbymachinesofvarioustypes,therewasahollowing-outofthejobmarket,whichleftmanypeopleforalongperiodoutofworkandstrugglingtomakealiving,"Haldaneadded,"Thatheightenedsocialandfinancialtensions,andledtoariseininequality.Thisisthedarksideoftechnologicalrevolution."

"Thathollowing-outisgoingtobepotentiallyonamuchgreaterscalemthefuture,whenwehavemachinesthinkinganddoingthecognitiveandtechnicalskillsofhumans."Mr.HaldanesaidprofessionslikeaccountancycouldbeamongthosehardesthitbytheriseofAI.Buthesuggestedeconomistscouldescape.32.Whatisthedarksidementionedinthetext?（）[單選題]*A.Thehollowing-outhasbecomeamajorsocialproblem.B.Lessandlesspeoplehavethedesiretolearnaccountancy.C.Intelligentcomputersandrobotsdecreasegoodworkers.D.Thetechnologicalrevolutioncausestolosejobs.【正確答案】33.Whyareeconomiststheluckydoginthenewtechnologicalrevolution?（）[單選題]*A.Thestudyabouteconomyisatalowlevel.B.Economistsworkonatraditionalprofessionaljob.C.Thereisnomachinethatcanworkasaneconomist.【正確答案】D.Economistshavethechancetoavoidtechnologicalrevolution.34.Whatshouldbedonetodealwiththeserioussituation?（）[單選題]*A.Callforpeopletodevotemoretostudyinghistory.B.Teachpeopletograspthechancestechnologicalrevolutionbringsabout.【正確答案】C.Warnpeoplenottoworkontransportandmanufacturingindustries.D.Askworkerstodevelopandthinkastheintelligentcomputersandrobotsdo.35.WhatattitudedidHaldanehavetowardthefutureemployment?（）[單選題]*A.Positive.B.Aggressive.C.Critical.D.Worried.【正確答案】

Childrendevelopingleadershipskillsaresuretohaveabrightfuture.36

Notonlywilltheygainmoreself-esteemandinteractmoreeasilywiththeirpeers,theycanalsohaveanimpactontheircommunity.Thesequalitieswillcontinuetodevelopaschildrengrowup.Herearesimpletechniquestodevelopchildren'sleadershipqualities.

Discusspeerpressure.Childrenareoftenexposedtopeerpressure,andworryabouthowothersviewthem.37

Leadershiprequiresbeingsociallyinvolved,butstillhonoringpersonalmoralsandstandards.Discusshypothetical(假設(shè)的)peerpressuresituationsandaskkidstoconsiderhowthey'dbehaveindifferentsituations.

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Whenthey'reabletoclearlyshowtheirthoughts,theyfeelmoreself-confidentandareabletodealwithcomplexproblems.Youcanhelpbyencouragingchildrentospeakoutandbylisteningseriouslyto