Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Tuesday declared April 25 as La La Land Day in front of the LA City Hall,in honor of this Oscar-winning movie which was filmed across Los Angeles.
The dedication ceremony kicked off by a jazz band,followed by aerial dancers dressed as the characters from the movie,performing a dance medley off the side of City Hall.
"It (La La Land) inspires our heart and inspires our city,"Garcetti said at the announcement,"Have a great La La Land Day!"
Hundreds of citizens joined for the festivities by the film's Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle,Oscar-winning composer Justin Hurwitz,and a few other filmmakers.
"We made this movie;we wanted to make a love letter to Los Angeles,"producer Jordan Horowitz told Xinhua at the celebration,"thank you for embracing the picture that is about romance and love and lacks any kind of cynicism（愤世嫉俗）,looking the world in a relative clear-eyed way." The movie-musical tells a love story of a jazz pianist and an aspiring actress in Los Angeles.
La La Land swept the 89th Academy Awards' winner list including the Best Director,Best Actress,Best Original Score and Best Original Song among other awards but failed to clinch the Best Film and Best Actor trophy（奖杯）.The film has grossed over 440 million US dollars at the global market.
1.Who acted in the movie La La Land?
A. Eric Garcetti and Damien Chazelle.
B. Justin Hurwitz and Eric Garcetti.
C. Damien Chazelle and Justin Hurwitz.
D. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.
2.What can we infer from the passage?
A. A jazz band didn't appear in the dedication ceremony.
B. Many citizens of LA got inspiration from the movie.
C. People will not enjoy the songs and dances in the movie.
D. The movie succeeded in winning the award—the Best Film.
科目：高中英语 来源：安徽省滁州市九校2016-2017学年高二下学期期末联考英语试卷 题型：阅读理解
Rainforests, it turns out, are not created equal. Take the Amazon rainforest, an area that covers about 7 million square kilometers. But within that huge expanse are all kinds of ecological zones, and some of these zones, says Greg Asner, are a lot more crowded than others.
“Some forests have many species of trees,” he said, “others have few. Many forests are unique from others in terms of their overall species composition…” And all of these different small areas of forest exist within the giant space that is the Amazon Rainforest.
So Asner, using the signature technique called airborne laser-guided imaging spectroscopy, began to map these different zones from the air. “By mapping the traits of tropical forests from above,” he explains, “we are, for the first time, able to understand how forest composition varies geographically.”
The results show up in multicolored maps, with each color representing different kinds of species, different kinds of trees, the different kinds of chemical they are producing and using, and even the amount of biodiversity, the animal and plant species that live within each zone.
Armed with this information, Asner says decision-makers now have “a first-time way to decide whether any given forest geography is protected well enough or not. If not, then new protections can be put in place to save a given forest from destruction.”
Asner says the information is a great way for decision-makers to develop a “cost-benefit ratio type analysis.” Conservation efforts can be expensive, so armed with this information, government leaders can ensure they are making the most of their conservation dollars by focusing on areas that are the most biologically diverse or unique.
The next step, Asner says, is to take his project global, and to put his eyes even higher in the sky, on orbital satellites. “The technique we developed and applied to map Peru is ready to go global.” Asner said. “We want to put the required instrumentation on an Earth-orbiting satellite, to map the planet every month, which will give the best possible view of how the world’s biodiversity is changing, and where to put much needed protections.
1.Unequally-created rainforests refer to the fact ______.
A. how crowded they are
B. where they are located
C. when they came into being
D. what kinds of species they have
2.What can government leaders learn from Asner’s mapping?
A. The cost to conserve forests.
B. The chemicals needing for certain forests.
C. The forest areas needing special protection.
D. The number of animals living in a forest.
3.What is Asner planning to do now?
A. To send a satellite to map the world.
B. To track the change of biodiversity in the world.
C. To develop technology for mapping the globe.
D. To advertise his project around the world.
4.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Using eyes in the sky to map biodiversity.
B. Making a map of big forests in the world.
C. Learning about the biodiversity of Amazon forest.
D. Protecting the forest from being destructed.
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I really ______ whether we win or lose.
A. care about B. care for
C. care D. care to
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According to specialists, body language speaks louder than words. However, isn’t it true that words_______with them great strength or influence Such was the case with the _______of Maude, a woman who learned that there is no wrong time to say the ______ thing.
It was a cold, rainy day in March. Across the room in the cap department of the store ______ Maude worked, sat Laura, a woman about Maude’s age. Other workers didn’t _______Laura; they thought her to be unfriendly. And Maude______
But one day, she made up her mind to say something kind to Laura. _______, she managed, “Do you know, Laura, that I’ve worked in this room with you for several years. _______whenever I looked at you, I see your head silhouetted(显出轮廓的）_______ the window there behind you. I think you have the prettiest profile and hair that I have ever seen on ______ .” Her words were not sincere but friendly. She _____ it. Laura looked up and began to cry, “That’s the _______kind word people have _______said to me in all the years I’ve worked here,” she said.
Maude discovered that Laura’s unfriendly _______and ways weren’t because of pride but ______ . The two women soon became friends. Other workers soon began to ______ Laura in their activities, and she was like a flower that, for the first time, ______ enough sunlight. The right words, _______in kindness, changed a life.
Think about the ______ of your words now. There is no wrong time to say the proper thing. And there is no better _______than now.
1.A. transport B. allow C. recognize D. carry
2.A. words B. feelings C. explanation D. opinion
3.A. believable B. reasonable C. right D. good
4.A. when B. where C. while D. which
5.A. like B. change C. help D. remember
6.A. argued B. cared C. agreed D. supported
7.A. Luckily B. Finally C. Gradually D. Hopefully
8.A. But B. So C. As D. And
9.A. near B. towards C. through D. against
10.A. someone B. anybody C. those D. these
11.A. expressed B. made C. noticed D. meant
12.A. first B. formal C. fair D. favorable
13.A. never B. ever C. still D. once
14.A. action B. attitude C. ideas D. opinion
15.A. shyness B. weakness C. coldness D. carelessness
16.A. show B. connect C. include D. prefer
17.A. received B. accepted C. discovered D. demanded
18.A. respected B. treated C. spoken D. noticed
19.A. pleasure B. weight C. pressure D. power
20.A. chance B. result C. time D. choice
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1.这项活动旨在增强人们的环保意识。(mean to)
The campaign was_______people's awareness of environmental protection.
2.政府呼吁每个人注意即将到来的沙尘暴。(appeal to)
The government is_______pay attention to the coming sandstorm.
3.当你爸爸回来的时候，请把这封信转交给他。(pass...on)
Please_______to your father when he comes back.
4.我们明天是否去观光旅行将取决于天气。(sightseeing)
Whether we will_______tomorrow will depend on the weather.
5.会员的支持对于这个社团来说是非常重要的。(importance)
The support of our members is,_______the Association.
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Just be patient.You count on your English improving significantly in just two weeks.
A. mustn't B. needn't
C. can't D. won't
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假定你是李华，你的英国网友Anna在她学校举办的一次作文比赛中荣获一等奖，你写信向她表示祝贺，并在信中谈及自己在英语写作上存在的困难，希望得到她的帮助。
注意：
1.词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.文中不能出现真实姓名和具体学校信息。
Dear Anna,
I am very glad to learn that
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
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Most dictionaries will tell you a number of things about a language. There are three important things. These three things are spelling, pronunciation(发音) and meaning.
First, a dictionary will tell you the spelling of a word. If you are not sure about the spelling of a word, you can try to find the correct spelling in a dictionary. Words are listed in an alphabetical (字母表的) order —— a, b, c and so on. For example, on a dictionary page the "poor" comes before "poverty" and the word "poverty" comes before the "power".
The words are always given in alphabetical order. The second thing, a dictionary will tell you the pronunciation. Most dictionaries give phonetic , or sound alphabet. The phonetic alphabet (音标) shows pronunciation. The third thing, a dictionary will tell you the meaning of words. You can look up a word and find out what it means. Many words have more than one meaning, and a good dictionary will tell you all of the word’s meanings. For example, in English the common word "get" has over 20 different meanings.
1.Many words have ______.
A. several meanings B. one meaning
C. few meanings D. no meaning
2.A good dictionary will tell you _____.
A. more of word’s pronunciation B. more of the word’s meanings
C. more of grammar D. more of the word’s spelling.
3.Phonetic alphabets are used to show ______.
A. handwritings B. spelling
C. meanings D. pronunciation
4.How many important things will most dictionaries tell you?
A. Four B. Five
C. Three D. Two
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In a proper tea ceremony, everyone has their roles. The host is in the position for 1. (pour) tea for everyone and you shouldn't take this role. However, in a restaurant, if someone pours tea for you, you can do it for him in 2. next round. When someone pours tea for you, lightly knock your two fingers 3. the table and say "thank you". If they're older than you, you should pretend to be a little "guilty" because you don't deserve their politeness. This drama should 4. (repeat) every time someone pours tea for you.
In any situations, before you pour tea into your own cup, always look around and see. 5. there's anyone 6. cup is not full. Pour tea into their Cups first, as it's 7. (polite) if you pour tea just for yourself.
In Chinese culture, pouring tea for someone can have a lot of 8.(mean). When a guest comes, they serve tea 9. (show) a sign of welcome, when getting 10. (marry), a couple kneels on the floor and passes the tea to their parents to express their gratefulness.
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