14．Why is the Award for Berlin Film Festival called “Golden and Silver Bear”?

　　　 A．It looks like a bear

　　　 B．It is made up of bear fur

　　　 C．The bear is the symbol of Berlin

　　　 D．Bear is rare in Berlin

13．Which Award has the shortest history?

　　　 A．Golden Lion　　　　 B．Golden Palm

　　　 C．Academy Awards　　 D．San Marco Award

12．Which of the following statements about “Oscars” is not true?

　　　 A．It’s the nickname of Academy Awards

　　　 B．It’s also the nickname of the statuette．

　　　 C．It got its name because Margaret said the statuette looked like his uncle．

　　　 D．It’s an award in France．

11．Which Award can be shared by multiple films in one year?

　　　 A．Golden Lion　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B．Golden Palm

　　　 C．Academy Awards　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．San Marco Award

10. The major point discussed in the passage is _______.

A. the importance of developing writing skills

B. the importance of spelling

C. the correct way of marking composition

D. the relationship between spelling and the content of a composition

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Academy Awards 　The Academy Awards are the most prominent film award in the United States．The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motin Picture Arts and Sciences．Academy Awards are nicknamed “Oscars”, which is also the nickname of the statuette(小雕像)．The name is said to have been born when Margaret Herrick saw the statuette on a table and said: It looks just like my uncle Oscar!”

Berlin Film Festival　 One of the “A” festivals in Europe．The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the “Berlinale”, is held annually in February and started in 1951 after an initiative of the American, who occupied part of the city after World WarⅡ．The jury(专家评奖团)always placed　 special emphasis on representing films from all over the world, from the former Eastern Bloc(集团)Countries as well as from western countries．The awards are called Golden and Silver Bears (as the Bear is the symbol of Berlin)．

Venice Film Festival　 The Venice Film Festival takes place every year in late August / early September on the Lido in the historic Palazzo del Cinema, in Venice, Italy; its main award is the “ Leone d’Oro” (Golden Lion)．Recently, a new award has been added, the San Marco Award for the best film．

Cannes Film Festival 　The Cannes Film Festival is a famous international film festival．It has been held annually in Cannes, in the south of France, since 1946 with a few exceptions．Given massive media exposure, the Festival is attended by many movie stars and is a popular venue for movie producers to launch their new films and attempt to sell their works to the distributors who come from all over the globe．

The most famous award given out at Cannes is the “Palme d’Or” (Golden Palm) for the best film; this is sometimes shared by multiple films in one year．

9. The writer seems to think that the teacher’s judgment on that sensitive piece of writing is____.

A. reasonable　　 B. unfair　　　　 C. foolish　　　　 D. careless

8. Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that____.

A. students will be able to express their ideas more freely

B. teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakes

C. students will have more trust in writing

D. students will learn to spell words correctly

7. The expression “play safe” probably means ____.

A. to write carefully　　　　　　　 B. to do as teachers say

C. to use dictionaries frequently　　 D. to avoid using words one is not sure of

6. Teachers differ in their opinions about

A. the difficulties in teaching spelling

B. the role of spelling in general language development

C. the importance of the basic writing skills

D. the necessity of teaching spelling

5.Why did the author need surgery on his arm?

A. He wanted to play more than three games.　

B. He wanted to have a good rest at home

C. There wouldn’t be any games for the moment.　

D. He wanted to work hard during the summer

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There is a common belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever considered spelling unimportant as a basic skill. There are, however, quite different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority (优先) it must be given over general language development and writing ability. The problem is, how to en­courage a child to express himself freely in writing without holding him back with spelling.

If spelling becomes the only point of his teacher’s interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to “play safe”. He will write only words within his spelling range (范围). That’s why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.

I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: “This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling mistakes.” It may have been a sharp criticism(批评) of the pupils technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad thing for the teacher who had omitted (略过) to read the composition, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child’s deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw atten­tion to the mistakes, but if his priority had centered on the child's ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more hope to seek improve­ment.