China is to the      of the U. S and Canada is on the        of the U. S.

A. west, north         B. west, south         C. north, west           D. east, west

Ang Lee won the Best Director Oscar for his adventure film Life of Pi at the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 24, 2013.
　　Life of Pi shows a young Indian named Pi, who finds the world he knows swept away when his family sells their zoo and sets sail for Canada with a few animals. Only Pi escapes from the storm and floats in a lifeboat with a giant Bengal tiger.
　　“I really want to thank you for believing this story and sharing this unbelievablejourney with me,” Lee said in his speech. The film also won three other Oscars, for best original music, best cinematography(電影藝術(shù)) and best visual(視覺) effects. It won more awards than Lincoln and Argo which were also among the hottest nominees.
　　Coming from China's Taiwan, the 58-year-old Lee won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2001 for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and another for Best Director in 2006 for Brokeback Mountain. He is the only person of Asian to win the directing award and one of the rare people who won that award more than once.
In an after-ceremony interview, Lee said he believed Asian films would come to the main stage of the world sooner or later. "I was born in Asia and grew up with Chinese education. It is natural for me to put Asian thinking into Western things." The film, which cost 120 million U.S. dollars, has earned nearly 600 million dollars worldwide. Lee said most of the earnings came from outside China. Lee said he felt warm that he won the award on the day of the Lantern Festival, a Chinese traditional festival on which families get together to solve puzzles on lanterns and eat Tang Yuan. He wished everyone a happy new year of the snake and everybody gets lucky.
【小題1】What kind of film does Life of Pi belong to?

Ang Lee won the Best Director Oscar for his adventure film Life of Pi at the 85th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California February 24, 2013.
　　Life of Pi shows a young Indian named Pi, who finds the world he knows swept away when his family sells their zoo and sets sail for Canada with a few animals. Only Pi escapes from the storm and floats in a lifeboat with a giant Bengal tiger.
　　“I really want to thank you for believing this story and sharing this unbelievablejourney with me,” Lee said in his speech. The film also won three other Oscars, for best original music, best cinematography(電影藝術(shù)) and best visual(視覺) effects. It won more awards than Lincoln and Argo which were also among the hottest nominees.
　　Coming from China's Taiwan, the 58-year-old Lee won an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2001 for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and another for Best Director in 2006 for Brokeback Mountain. He is the only person of Asian to win the directing award and one of the rare people who won that award more than once.
In an after-ceremony interview, Lee said he believed Asian films would come to the main stage of the world sooner or later. "I was born in Asia and grew up with Chinese education. It is natural for me to put Asian thinking into Western things." The film, which cost 120 million U.S. dollars, has earned nearly 600 million dollars worldwide. Lee said most of the earnings came from outside China. Lee said he felt warm that he won the award on the day of the Lantern Festival, a Chinese traditional festival on which families get together to solve puzzles on lanterns and eat Tang Yuan. He wished everyone a happy new year of the snake and everybody gets lucky

1. 1.

   What kind of film does Life of Pi belong to?

   1. A.
      Comedies
   2. B.
      Tragedies
   3. C.
      Detective films
   4. D.
      Adventure films
2. 2.

   So far, how many Oscar directing awards has Ang Lee won?

   1. A.
      One
   2. B.
      Two
   3. C.
      Three
   4. D.
      Four
3. 3.

   How do Chinese people celebrate the Lantern Festival?

   1. A.
      Families get together and have rice dumplings
   2. B.
      Children make lanterns out of big orange pumpkins
   3. C.
      People solve puzzles on lanterns and enjoy Tang Yuan
   4. D.
      Children go to the display of lanterns and receive red packets
4. 4.

   What can we know from the passage?

   1. A.
      The 85th Academy Awards was held in Hollywood, California this year
   2. B.
      Pi was a young American who had an adventure trip with a tiger in India
   3. C.
      Lincoln and Argo won more awards than Life of Pi
   4. D.
      Asian films have come to the main stage of the world
5. 5.

   Which of the following about Life of Pi is true?

   1. A.
      It was a great success as it won four Oscars
   2. B.
      It earned nearly 600 million dollars in China
   3. C.
      It describes Pi’s escape from a terrible earthquake
   4. D.
      It is the only successful film Ang Lee has ever made

Gao Wenqi, 49, owner of a restaurant in Xi'an, Shanxi, started to offer a new service on April 13, 2013: suspended meals (待用快餐). Now many restaurants in China, such as in Henan,Chongqing and Yunnan, have joined the program.

    You can pay 10 yuan for a meal, which should be sold at 16, and leave it at the restaurant. Then other people in need, such as the disabled（殘疾人）， the poor elderly or homeless children,can have it without paying.

    This idea comes from the cafes (咖啡館) in Naples, Italy. It's a tradition that someone there pays in advance for an extra (額外的) cup or two. Then another coffee-drinker can take them for free.

   “The program is meaningful. It offers help with dignity（尊嚴(yán)），” said Gao to Xinhua. However, people are worried that someone who is able to pay would also ask for the suspended meals, so there should be rules for this program.

1.According to the passage, this program may possibly take place        .

A. in a restaurant   B. at a bus station     C. in a school    D. on a train

2.The suspended meals are offered to      .

A. students         B. workers         C. people in need     D. the rich

3.The underlined phrase “in advance” in the third paragraph means “_        _” in Chinese.

A.滯后        B.預(yù)先          C.優(yōu)先         D.勝過

4.It's said that the idea of “suspended meals” comes from       .

A. Italy          B. the U.S.        C. Canada            D. China

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Someone who is unable to pay can ask for the suspended meals.

B. The program is meaningful and it offers help with dignity.

C. Gao Wenqi's restaurant joined the program on April 13， 2013.

D. All customers must pay an extra meal at the restaurant.

　　 Gao Wenqi, 49, owner of a restaurant in Xi'an, Shanxi, started to offer a new service on April 13, 2013: suspended meals (待用快餐). Now many restaurants in China, such as in Henan,Chongqing and Yunnan, have joined the program.

　 You can pay 10 yuan for a meal, which should be sold at 16, and leave it at the restaurant. Then other people in need, such as the disabled（殘疾人）， the poor elderly or homeless children,can have it without paying.

　 This idea comes from the cafes (咖啡館) in Naples, Italy. It's a tradition that someone there pays in advance for an extra (額外的) cup or two. Then another coffee-drinker can take them for free.

　 “The program is meaningful. It offers help with dignity（尊嚴(yán)），” said Gao to Xinhua. However, people are worried that someone who is able to pay would also ask for the suspended meals, so there should be rules for this program.

36. According to the passage, this program may possibly take place 　　　 .

　 A. in a restaurant　 B. at a bus station　　 C. in a school　 D. on a train

37. The suspended meals are offered to　　 .

　　 A. students　　　　 B. workers　　　　 C. people in need　　 D. the rich

38. The underlined phrase “in advance” in the third paragraph means “_　　　 _” in Chinese.

　 A.滯后　　　 B.預(yù)先　　　　 C.優(yōu)先　　　　 D.勝過

39. It's said that the idea of “suspended meals” comes from　　　 .

　 A. Italy　　　　 B. the U.S.　　　 C. Canada　　　　　 D. China

40. Which of the following is NOT true?

　 A. Someone who is unable to pay can ask for the suspended meals.

　 B. The program is meaningful and it offers help with dignity.

　 C. Gao Wenqi's restaurant joined the program on April 13， 2013.

　 D. All customers must pay an extra meal at the restaurant.