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英语自助餐六第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ALet’slookatthemovieswecan’twaittowatchin2019Dumbo(March29)Dumboisa1941AmericanfilmproducedbyWaltDisneyProductions.Themaincharacterisanelephantwhoisnicknamed“Dumbo”.Dumboisalwayslaughedatforhisbigears,andheisrejectedbytheotherelephants.Withnoparenttocareforhim,heisalone.Butinfact,heiscapableofflyingbyusinghisearsaswings.Alive-actionadaptationofthefilmdirectedbyTimBurtonisscheduledtobereleasedonMarch29,2019.Shazam!(April5)ShazamisanupcomingAmericansuperherofilmbasedontheDCComicscharacterofthesamename.DirectedbyDavidF.Sandberg,thefilmissettostarAsherAngelasBillyBatson,ateenageboywhocantransformviathemagicword“Shazam”intoanadultsuperhero,playedbyZacharyLevi.Itwillbethefirstfilmversionofthecharactersincethe1941seriesAdventuresofCaptainMarvel(thecharacter’soriginalname).Aladdin(May24)AladdinisafictionalcharacterandtheroleofthefilmAladdin(1992)basedonAladdin,afolktaleofMiddleEasternoriginHeisvoicedbyScottWeinger,whilehissingingvoiceisprovidedbyBradKane.Aladdinneverreceivedaformaleducation,andhasonlylearnedbylivingonthestreetsofAgrabah.Hehastostealfoodinthelocalmarketinordertosurvive.MenaMassoudissettoplayalive-actionversionofthecharacterinaliveactionadaptationofthe1992film.Godzilla,KingoftheMonsters(May31)Godzilla,KingoftheMonstersisa1956Japanese-Americansciencefictionfilm,co-directedbyTerryO.MorseandIshiroHonda.Itisaheavilyre-editedAmericanadaptation.ForthisnewversionofGodzilla,someoftheoriginalJapanesedialoguewastranslatedintoEnglish,andsomeofthepolitical,socialandanti-nuclearthemeswereremovedcompletely.21.Whichonewillbeshowntotheaudienceasaformoffilmforthefirsttime?A.Dumbo.B.Shazam!C.Aladdin.D.Godzilla,KingoftheMonsters.22.WhoistheactorofthenewestversionofAladdin?A.ScottWeinger.B.BradKane.C.TerryO.Morse.D.MenaMassoud.23.Onwhichdaycanyouwatchafilmaboutapitifulanimalaccordingtothetext?A.March29.B.April5.C.May24.D.May31.BWhenKevinDurantgavehistearfulMVPspeechin2014,theNBAstarmadesuretothankonepersonwhohadbeentherewithhimfromtheverybeginning:hismother.HisheartfeltwordsaboutthesacrificesshemadeforDurantandhisbrotherledtoalifetimemovieaboutherjourneyasasingleparent,TheRealMVP:TheWandaDurantStory.Today,theNBAsuperstar’smomtravelsthecountryasamotivationalspeakerandphilanthropist(慈善家).OnMonday,shespokeatThomsonReuters’inNewYorkaboutherpersonalstrugglestoachievefinancialstabilityandsharedthefinancialadviceshegavehersonwhenheenteredtheleaguewithCNBC.“Iwantedhimtorealizehehasworkedhard,”shesays,“AnditisOKforhimtoenjoyhimselfbecauseofhishardwork.Butitisalsoimperativethathepreparesforhisfuture.”Whilesheadvisedhimtoenjoytherewardsofhislabor,shealsowantedtomakesurethathersonknewtheimportanceoffinancialplanning.Shetoldtheaudiencethatwhenshefoundherselfasingleparenttotwochildrenat21,shecouldn’tfollowthefinancialprinciples.Ratherthanplanningforthefuture,shefocusedonlyonhowhermoneycouldmakeendsmeetforthatmoment.Recently,DuranthasteamedupwithLaurenePowellJobsforanewphilanthropicprogramcalledCollegeTrackwhichisaimedathelpingdisadvantagedkidsattendcollege.Aspartoftheprogram,Duranthascommittedtodonating$10milliontohishometown’spublicschoolsystem.Durant’smomsaysthatinadditiontohisfinancialdecisions,sheisproudofhisphilanthropicworkandhisdesiretohelpthecommunity.“Ithoughtgivingbackwasalwaysveryimportant,andsowetalkedaboutthatandhehadseenthatfromusasafamilyandit’soneofthethingsthatItaughthim,”shesays.24.WhatisTheRealMVP:TheWandaDurantStorymainlyabout?A.Durant’scareerpath.B.Durant’shardchildhood.C.Durant’smother’sdevotiontothefamily.D.Durant’smother’sstrugglingtobeindependent.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“imperative”inparagraph3mean?A.Enjoyable.B.Important.C.Unusual.D.Hopeful.26.WhatarethefinancialprinciplesofDurant’smom?A.Enjoyingnowandplanningforthefuture.B.Sharingrewardsandcreatingacharityprogram.C.Spendinglessmoneyandsavingfortheemergencies.D.Donatingmoneytothecharityandhelpingmoreschools.27.WhatmadeDurantpayattentiontothecharityprogram?A.Hiskindheart.B.Hispoorhometown.C.Hismother’steaching.D.Hisdifficultlifeexperiences.CIt’scommonknowledgethatsomecountrieshavehigherlifeexpectanciesthanothers,butthecityyouliveincanalsoaffectyourhealth.Somecitiesarehardontheirresidents.Inplaceswithpoorcityplanning,forexampleLagos,whichwascalledoutrecentlybytheEconomistIntelligenceUnit,publicspacesarefew,makingoutdooractivitieshard.Lackofinfrastructure(基础建设)blocksthestreetswithcarsandtheairwithpollutants,andresidentsworklonghoursforlittlemoney.ThesearejustsomeofthefactorsaddedupbySpotahome,arentalagency.They’veanalyzeddatafromarangeofsources,includingtheWorldHealthOrganization,TripAdvisorandtheCIAWorldFactbooktoscoreeachcityonhealth,gymavailabilityandquality,lifeexpectancy,obesity,greenspaceandotherelementstomakealisttoworkoutwhicharetheworld’shealthiestcities.ThelistiscertainlyEuro-centricandsunshineisseenasapositivefactor.Itdoesgosomewaytowardssuggestingwhichcitiesaregettingitrightinprovidingagoodlifefortheirresidents.Itmaynotbesurprisingtolearnthatmostofthehealthiestcities