Seattle International Film Festival: Future Wave Shorts Program

Seattle Washington

May/June annually

Deadline: March

A presentation of original short films created by youth aged 18 and under. Entries must be no longer than 10 minutes (including end titles). The juried Future Wave award winner receives a ＄500 cash prize!

http://www.siff.net

Contact: Dustin Kaspar [ dustin. kaspar@ siff. net ]

Entry Fee: ＄20

University of Toronto Film and Video Festival

Toronto

February

Deadline: January

Annual Festival accepting all lengths and genres（流派）, with an emphasis on student work. Submission（提交）form on festival website.

http://www.uoftfilmandvideofestival. ca

Contact: Steven Hoffner [ uoftfilmfest@ harthousetheatre. ca ]

Entry Fee: ＄ 15 ( early ), ＄20 ( final )

Young cuts Film Festival

Toronto Ontario

August 23th – 27 th

Deadline: April 30^th

The Young Cuts Film Festival is one of the world’s most important film festivals for film makers under the age of 25 and is for student film makers and non-student film makers alike. It’s important because we not only evaluate (评估) young film makers’ short films and feature films for our own Festival competition, but we can also evaluate your film with an eye to establishing its market potential. For more information please go to our website at www. youngcuts. com or email us at info@ youngcuts. com.

Contact: Peter Bailey [ info@ youngcuts. com ]

Entry Fee: ＄60.00—＄90.00

Scene First Student Film Festival

Wilmington North Carolina

June 14th-16th

Deadline: May

The 3-day national film competition provides student film makers with an opportunity to show their short films, network with industry professionals, and learn from academic and industry leaders — all in a relaxed social environment.

http:// www. Scenefirstfestival. com

Contact: Sam Connelly [ samc@ campusentertainment. net ]

Entry Fee: ＄12

71. Who would be most interested in the above ads?

   A. Famous film makers.       B. Student film makers.

C. General film lovers.        D. Owners of cinemas.

72. If you want to enter Seattle International Film Festival, you have to _______.

   A. be above 18 years of age                     B. apply before May

C. make a film no more than 10 minutes in length   D. make a film with end titles

73. If a student wants to bring a long film for a film festival, he will most probably submit on _____.

   A. http://www. siff. net          B. http://www. voftfilmandvideofestival. ca

C. http://info@ . youngcuts. com  D. http://www. scenefirstfestival. com

74. Those who enter Young Cuts Film Festival can ________.

   A. win some prize money            

B. have their films sold at the film market

C. meet very professional film makers. 

D. know whether it is possible for their films to go into market

75. If a student film maker wants to ask famous film makers for advice, he should go to ________.

   A. Seattle International Film Festival       B. University of Toronto Film Festival

C. Young Cuts Film Festival              D. Scene First Stuedent Film Festival

I have always been an independent person, but I have come to know that being independent does not mean refusing help. I may still be   16   with asking for help, but I try to accept. Furthermore, I will even   17   help and when my offers are refused, I am   18   willing to walk away. And all these changes came from a disaster on an island.

Sometimes a person’s independence is a   19   of pride, daring, stubbornness and luck. I used to be too   20   since I was little. I was once a traveler who never asked for   21  , choosing instead to struggle with maps and signs until I found my way.

Then one day on the island of Koh Phangan, in Thailand, everything   22  . I was swimming in the ocean with Sean, my fiancé, when he was   23   by a box jellyfish(箱型水母). He   24  within three minutes, 25 years old. Yet when onlookers and travelers asked if I wanted   25  , stubborn pride and force of habit   26   me accepting. But two young Israeli women stayed.   27   my protest(反对), they were with me even when the police tried to cover up the   28   of Sean’s death. It was listed as drunk drowning to avoid hurting the   29   industry. The Israeli women   30   have walked away.   31  , without even telling me, they   32   their schedule rather than leave me behind.

  33   I didn’t realize it at that time, I would not have   34   the disaster without these great women. Actually, the person who needs help the most is usually the last person to ask for it. I have learned   35   is better than refusing because it not only helps you walk out of trouble, but also helps you know the real meaning of life.

1.A.struggling    B.dealing  C.confused        D.satisfied

2.A.offer   B.accept   C.seek       D.desire

3.A.occasionally         B.frequently      C.usually   D.seldom

4.A.range B.symbol   C.way        D.mix

5.Aadventurous         B.brave     C.independent D.creative

6.A.money         B.equipment     C.directions       D.suggestions

7.A.happened   B.messed  C.changed         D.disappeared

8.A.attacked      B.caught   C.followed         D.impressed

9.A.sunk   B.died       C.failed     D.recovered

10.A.company  B.advice    C.comfort D.evidence

11.A.kept B.prevented      C.denied   D.suggested

12.A.In spite of         B.In case of        C.In terms of    D.As a result

13.A.proof         B.news      C.fact         D.cause

14.A.medicine  B.entertainment        C.fishing    D.tourism

15.A.could         B.need      C.should   D.must

16.A.Therefore B.Otherwise      C.Instead  D.Besides

17.A.delayed    B.made     C.considered    D.threw

18.A.When        B.While     C.Because          D.If

19.A.survived   B.experienced  C.avoided D.suffered

20.A.refusing    B.accepting       C.giving     D.begging

第II卷（非选择题 共50分）
第三部分：写作（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1.5分；满分15分）
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√），如果有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
"There is nothing either good or worse, but thinking makes it so,"                   66．      
William Shakespeare said. One of the greatest source of unhappiness,                            67．      
in my experience, is the difficulty we take in accepting things as they                            68．      
are. Without judgement, without wishing for otherwise. When we                          69．      
see something we don't like, we wish it cart be different—we cry out                      70．      
with something better. That may be human nature, or perhaps it's                                  71．      
something that is deep rooted in our culture. The root of                                       72．      
unhappiness isn't necessarily what we want things to be different,                           73．      
however, it's that we decided we didn't like it in first place. We've                           74．      
judged it as bad, rather than by saying, "It's not bad or good, it just is."                  75． 

Teenagers are under a lot of pressure to be thin. They resort to starving, vomiting and eating only diet foods to try and be thin. Television is a big influence on them. They watch shows like Beverly Hills 90210 and Melrose Place and feel they need to look as thin as the actresses on these shows. Society is brainwashing young people into believing that being thin is important and necessary.

Diet commercials are constantly appearing on our television screens telling us that once we lose weight, we will be happy. While you’re standing at the grocery store you are surrounded by magazines claiming to have the newest and best diet. Each month another new diet appears claiming to be the diet to end all diets. If diets really worked, then why are there so many of them? The reason a new diet pops up each month, is that last’s month’s diets did not work. The truth of the matter is that DIETS DON’T WORK.

The diet and fashion industries are not totally to blame for society’s obsession with thinness. We are the ones keeping them in business. We buy into the idea that we can attain the “ideal” body image. We allow ourselves to believe the lies being thrown at us constantly. We are throwing away our hard earned money trying to live up to the standards that society has set for us. It’s unfortunate, but in today’s society, people have forgotten that it’s what’s inside a person that counts, not what’s on the outside. We need to start loving and accepting each other for who we are, not what we look like.

Once again, I would like to stress the fact that diets don’t work. Eating three healthy meals a day, a few snacks and doing moderate exercise, will allow your body to go to its natural set point. Next time you decide that you are going to start another diet because you feel you are too fat, stop, sign up for a self-esteem class instead. That would be money well spent.

1.What are Beverly Hills 90210 and Meltrose Place ?

A．Fashion shows.                         B．Two famous place in America.

C．Popular TV shows.                       D．Two TV channels.

2.According to the author, which of the following statements is NOT true ?

A．Our society is flooded with diet commercials.

B．The latest diet is necessarily better than all the previous ones.

C．People in North America become crazy over Dieting.

D．All diets are useless in fact

3.Why are there so many diets popping up according to the second paragraph?

A．Because teenagers are under a lot of pressure to be thin.

B．Because there are more and more fat teenagers.

C．Because the diets have no effect.

D．Because teenagers are fascinated by the newest and best diet.

4.We can infer from this passage that __________ .

A．if your diet doesn’t work, the only thing you can do is to accept your body image .

B．attending a self-esteem class will help you keep fit.

C．we shouldn’t pay attention to the size of our body.

D．what’s inside a person is much more important than his/her appearance.

5.What’s the function of the last paragraph in the whole text ?

A．persuasion        B．summarization      C．argumentation      D．description

October 15 th is my birthday, ________ I will never forget.

A．when            B．that              C．what             D．which