:2020高考英语限时阅读训练

高考英语限时阅读训练之八

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NoviolenceonTV

HongKongstarsNicolasTse(谢霆锋)andEdisonChen(陈冠希)canbeseeneverywhere：magazines，newspapers，movies。Buttheirlatestactionfilmmighthavetroublefindingaplaceonprimetime(黄金时间)TV。Themovie，TheMovingTargets(《青年干探》)，isoneofmanyviolentfilmsthatwillsoonnolongerbeshownbetween7pmand9pm。Inanattempttoprotectyoungmindsfromviolence，anewregulationissuedbyChinasStateAdministrationofRadio，FilmandTelevision(SARFT，广电总局)istomakeprimetimeaforbiddenzone。DirectedbythefamousHongKongfilmmakerWongJing，TheMovingTargetstellsthestoryoftwoyoungdetectivesbattlingagainstgangsters。Unsurprisingly，itisfullofexplosions(爆炸)，gunbattlesandstreetfighting。Themoviewasgivenaparentalguidance(PG)ratinginHongKong，andmightnowonlyappearafter9pmonmainlandTVscreens。Ifitsaschoolnight，moststudentswillbefastasleepbythetimeitends。Butdespitethispossiblelossonentertainment，seniorhighschoolstudentsinBeijingwelcomethenewrule，evenboyswhoenjoyagoodactionmovie。Wethinktheregulationisforthebenefitofteenagerslikeus，althoughwerarelywatchTVatthattimeonweekdays，saidSheFei，aSenior1studentatBeijingHuiwenHighSchool。TheprimetimeforTVchannelsisalsotheprimetimeforustodoourhomework。Likemanyboys，Ienjoywatchingactionmovies，butIthinkviolencehasbeenover-playedinrecentyears，Sheexplained。Idliketowatchmoreknowledge-basedprogrammeslikeSamsungIntelligenceExpress(三星智力快车)onCCTV。FormillionsofparentsinChina，thenewrulehasbeenalongtimeincoming。MeasurestocleanupTVtoprotectourchildrenshouldhavebeenintroducedyearsago，saidLiuYingming，ateacherandmotherofaSenior1boyinXian。WehavealreadyseenthenegativeeffectsofTVandmovieviolenceonchildren。Ajuveniledelinquency(未成年人犯罪)caseinXianlastmonthheardhowateenagerwaskilledwhen11boysstartedastreetfight。Agedasyoungas13，theywerearmedwithbladesanddaggers(匕首)，localpolicesaid。TheboysadmittedthattheywerestronglyaffectedbystreetfightingscenesintheHongKonggangstermovieseriesYoung&；Dangerous(《蛊惑仔》)。ManyparentsandteachersinXianseethiscaseasproofofthenegativeeffectofTVandmovieviolenceonteens。Thisbadinfluenceincludestheuseofbadlanguagefirstheardusedonscreen。AsaresultofwatchingunsuitablemoviesfromHollywood，manychildrendonotspeakEnglishwell，saidLuYing，ateacherinBeijing。ButtheyarefluentinEnglishswearwords。Theadministrationadmittedtherulewasintroducedfollowingrequestsfrommanyparents。Theyhopedthegovernmentcouldcreateamorehealthyenvironmentforchildren，saiddeputyministerZhaoShi。DomesticTVproductionshavebecomemoreviolent。

Choosingwhatchildrensee

THEmovieindustryhaspraisedthemovetoprotectchildrenfromviolence。Butitarguesthat，withoutaproperrating(分级)systemforfilmsandTV，thenewlawishardtoputintopractice(实施)。ScreenwriterWangXingdongsuggestedlastMarchthatchildrenbeforbiddenfromwatchingviolent，overlysexualorotherunsuitablemoviesincinemas。HisproposalhascausedmuchdebateinChinasincethen。Manypeopleinthemoviebusiness，includingdirectorsZhangYimouandFengXiaogang，agreeontheneedforaratingsystemforchildren。AccordingtoWang，SARFTisworkingonasystemtoratemoviesinthreecategories—allagesadmitted，15yearsandover，and18yearsandover。Manyothercountries，suchastheUS，alreadyhavemovieandTVprogrammeratingsystems。ThesystemforAmericanmotionpictures，whichwasdesignedin1968，hasfiveratingcategories。

G

GENERALAUDIENCESAllAgesAdmitted

PG

PARENTALGUIDANCESUGGESTEDSomeMaterialMaynotBeSuitableforChildren

PG-13

PARENTSSTRONGLYCAUTIONEDSomeMaterialMayBeInappropriateforChildrenUnder13

NC-17

NOONE17ANDUNDERADMITTED

R

RESTRICTEDUnder17RequiresAccompanyingParentorAdultGuardian

Meanwhile，theUSsystemforTVprogrammeshassixsimilarcategories。Thesymbolsappearonscreenatthestartofeachprogramme。

Spend5minutesfastreadingandanswerthefollowingquestions。1)Whymaythemovie，theMovingTargets，havetroublefindingaplaceonprimetimeTV?2)Whyhasthenewregulationbeenissued?3)Nametheplacesthatalreadyhaveratingsystems。4)HowaremoviesratedintheUS?5)Whatistheratingofthemovie，Terminator3?

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Everydoghashissay

KIMIKOFukudaalwayswonderedwhatherdogwastryingtosay。Wheneversheputonmakeup，itwouldpullathersleeve。Now，theJapanesegirlthinkssheknows。Whenthedogbarks，sheglancesatasmallelectronicgadget(小机械)。Thefollowinghumantranslationappearsonitsscreen：Pleasetakemewithyou。Irealizedthatshowhewasfeeling，saysFukuda。ThegadgetiscalledBowlingual，andittranslatesdogbarks(吠)intofeelings。PeoplelaughedwhentheJapanesetoymakerTakaraCompanymadetheworldsfirstdog-humantranslationmachinein2002。But300，000Japanesedogownersboughtit。MorecustomersareexpectedwhentheEnglishversionislaunchedthissummer。Nobodyelsehadthoughtaboutit，saidMasahikoKajita，whoworksforTakara，Wespendsomuchtimetrainingdogstounderstandourorders；whatwoulditbelikeifwecouldunderstanddogs?Bowlingual，oneofUSTimemagazines42coolestinventionsof2002，hastwoparts。Awirelessmicrophoneisattachedtothedogscollar(项圈)，whichsendsinformationtothegadgetheldbytheowner。Thetranslationisdoneinthegadgetusingadatabase(数据库)containingeverykindofbark。Basedonanimalbehaviourresearch，thesenoisesaredividedintosixcategories(种类)：happiness，sadness，frustration(沮丧)，anger，declarationanddesire。EachoneoftheseemotionsisthenlinkedtoaphraselikeLetsplay，Lookatme，orSpendmoretimewithme。Inthisway，thedatabasescientificallymatchesabarktoanemotion，whichisthentranslatedintooneof200phrases。WhenavisitorwenttoFukudashouserecently，thedogbarkedaloudbowwow([声]汪汪)。ThistranslatedasDontcomethisway。ItwasfollowedbyImstrongerthanyouasthedoggrowled(咆哮)andsniffedatthevisitor。TheproductwillbeavailableinUSpetstoresthissummerforaboutUS$120。Itcanstoreupto100barks，evenrecordingthedogsemotionswhentheownerisaway。Meanwhile，theMeowlingual，aimedatcatowners，willbeavailableinNovember。However，thetranslationsarenevercompletelyaccurate。Wecantsayits100percentright，saidYokoWatanabeofTakara。Youcantreallyunderstandhowadogfeelsunlessyoubecomeoneyourself。

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Friendsforever?

BRITAINandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel，abodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinaslittleas20minutes。Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart。LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanniversary(周年纪念)ofthesigningofafriendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiale。Theagreement—signedinLondononApril8，1904—markedanewbeginningforthecountriesfollowingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnerships。Buttheirrelationshiphasseenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury。Justlastyear，therewerefiercedisagreementsovertheIraqwar—whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrenchPresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit。ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChiracsbodylanguageatinternationalmeetings。WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellorGerhardSchroederwithahug(拥抱)，Blairjustreceivesahandshake。However，somepoliticalexpertssaythewarinIraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties。TheBritishpopulationwasagainstwar，saidFrancoisHeisbourg，directoroftheParis-basedFoundationforStrategicResearch(战略研究基金会)。Soitcouldhaveactuallyhelpedbringthetwosidescloser。Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseetheworld。TheFrenchthinkBritainisnotdoingitsbesttobecomepartofEuropebynotintroducingthesingleEuropeancurrency(货币)，saidGeoffHare，aformerlecturerinFrenchpoliticsandlanguageatNewcastleUniversityinBritain。Francehasspentthepast15to20yearsmakingitselfseenaspartoftheEuropeanUnion。Butthisdoesntstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear。However，only3millionFrenchcomeintheoppositedirection。SurveysshowthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertotheGermansthantheydotheBritish。AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasfoundthatonlyathirdofthepopulationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusted。PerhapsthisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislikeFrancescloserelationshipwithGermany。OrbecausetheFrencharenothappywithBritainscloselinkswiththeUS。Whatevertheanswer，asbothsidescelebrate100yearsofdoubtfulfriendship，theyareatleastabletomakejokesabouteachother。Heresone：WhatsthebestthingaboutBritainsrelationshipwithFrance?TheEnglishChannel。

Readandanswer：1。Whatisthisstoryabout?2。Whatdoesthejokeinthelastparagraphmean?

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Trynottowatchtheclock

YOUhavewaited40minutesforthevaluable10-minutebreakbetweenclasses。Butwhenthebellforthenextclassrings，youcantbelievehowquicklytimehaspassed。Ifyouarefamiliarwiththisscene，youllknowhowtimeflieswhenyouarehavingfun—anddragswhenyouarebored。Nowscientistshavecomeupwithareasonwhythisisthecase。Scans(扫描)haveshownthatpatternsofactivityinthebrainchangeaccordingtohowwefocusonatask。Whenwearebored，weconcentratemoreonhowtimeispassing。Andthismakesourbrainsthinktheclockisticking(滴答作响)moreslowly。InastudyconductedbyaFrenchlaboratory，12volunteerswatchedanimagewhileresearchersmonitoredtheirbrainactivityusingMagneticResonanceImaging(MRI，核磁共振成像)scans。Thevolunteersweretoldtofirstconcentrateonhowlonganimageappearedfor，thenfocusonthecolouroftheimage，andthirdly，studybothduration(持续的时间)andcolour。Theresultsshowedthatthebrainwasmoreactivewhenthevolunteerspaidattentiontomoresubjects。Itisthoughtthatifthebrainisbusyfocusingonmanyaspectsofatask，ithastospreaditsresources，andpayslessattentiontotheclock。Therefore，timepasseswithoutusreallynoticingit，andseemstogoquickly。Ifthebrainisnotsoactive，itconcentratesitsfullenergiesonmonitoringthepassingoftime。Asaresult，timeseemstodrag。However，theresearchersfoundthatthemorethevolunteersconcentratedonhowlonganimageappearedfor，themoreaccurate(准确)weretheirestimates(估计)ofitsduration。LeadresearcherDrJenniferCoullsaidmanyareasofthebrainhelpestimatetime。Theseareasalsoplayakeyroleincontrollingmovementandpreparingforaction。Thissuggeststhatthebrainmaymakesenseoftimeasintervals(间隔)betweenmovements，sheexplained。Forexample，amusicianmarkstimewithhisfoot，whileanathleteanticipates(预期)thesoundofastarterspistol(手枪)。Nexttimeyoufeelboredinclass，perhapsyoushouldpaymoreattentiontowhattheteacherissaying！