Any actor would admit that it?s tricky to play roles based on real people. They need to do mountains of research to make sure they?re staying as true to life as possible. Besides, they try to add their own touches to the performance so that their work can be called their own.
American actor Andrew Garfield, 33, faced that dilemma when playing Desmond Doss in the film Hacksaw Ridge. Doss was a US army doctor during World War II who refused to carry a gun because of his beliefs, but saved 75 lives without firing a single shot, His actions made him the first conscientious objector—a person who objects to serving in the armed forces tor moral or conscience reasons—to be presented with the Medal of Honor, the US?s highest honor awarded for personal acts of bravery.
Garfield?s first stage of research was to study as many documentaries (纪录片)of Doss he could get his hands on. But Garfield soon realized that he needed to learn not only the Doss? outer characteristics, but also “the deepest part of himself”, he said. He traveled to Doss? hometown. The actor wanted to walk where Doss walked and handle the tools Doss handled , while all the time keeping in mind how the research would affect his performance.
“I don?t think I could have gone too far in terms of getting to know who Doss was,” Garfield said. “But it can?t be an impression of him. That doesn?t interest me. Garfield explains that it?s like the difference between slipping into someone?s clothes and stepping into their skin, Until he goes deep inside a role based on a real person, he doesn?t feel he?s done the work justice. And it ?s not until he fully understands the character that Garfield feels confident he can do the things asked of the role in the script without hesitation or thought,
24. What makes it difficult for actors to play roles based on real people? A. Mixing the act with their own feelings. B. Resembling the roles in appearance. C. Lifelike performances with personal styles. D. Masses of academic research into the roles.
25. Why was the Medal of Honor awarded to Desmond Doss? A. To recognize his brave actions. B. To attract people to join the army. C. To admit the value of conscience.
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D, To encourage doctors to follow his suit.
26. What did Garfield hope to do in Doss? hometown? A. Know about Doss? living conditions. B. Find out the insides of Doss. C. Do research on Doss? early life. D. Experience Doss? life at first han 27. What is the best title for the text? A. Be a Good Actor B. A Moral Dilemma C. Garfield and Doss D. Garfield Gets Deep
C
Is dark chocolate healthy? Yes, dark chocolate has compounds (化合物)that offer health benefits and can be enjoyed without guilt, even on a daily basis. But the amount matters, since too many bites can contribute to extra fat, sugar and calories and get rid of its health benefits.
Dark chocolate is rich in cocoa, which contains compounds known as flavanols(黄烷醇). At high levels, cocoa flavanols have been shown to help lower blood pressure and the risk of diabetes. Dark chocolate has the highest amount of cocoa flavanols: milk chocolate has lens, and white chocolate has none.
But while cocoa flavanols in dark chocolate make it a healthful treat, they give it a biter flavor. Producers may process chocolate to make it more delicious, but doing so can remove some of these beneficial compounds, said Matt Hartings, an American professor. In spite of this, dark chocolate is still a healthier choice than milk chocolate, which tends to have more sugar. Additionally, cocoa powder contains minerals. So you can enjoy a piece of dark chocolate even after a meal. Just keep the following in mind.
First , buy chocolate that has at least 60% cocoa. “Generally speaking, the higher the percentage, the more flavanols. These higher-percentage chocolates have the added benefit over the lower percentages and milk and white chocolates because they contain less sugar and less fat,” Hartings said,
Second, if possible, choose natural cocoa over Dutch processed cocoa, which is treated with an alkali (碱). This gives chocolate a milder flavor but removes healthful flavanols.
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And finally, to keep weight in check, limit to 30 grams of dark chocolate daily, or about 150 calories, 28. Dark chocolate is healthy mainly because of the existence of . A. rich minerals B. less sugar C. cocoa flavanols D. fewer calories
29. What does the underlined word “treat”in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Something enjoyable. B. A salt-free diet. C. Food paid by others. D. A cure for an illness.
30. What can we learn from the text?
A. Cocoa flavanols leads to high blood pressure. B. White chocolate is good for health. C. One can feel free to eat dark chocolate. D,.Alkali can affect flavanols? content.
31. What?s the author?s purpose in writing the text? A. To show his love for dark chocolate.. B. To promote the sales of chocolate. C. To provide facts about dark chocolate. D. To make a distinction among chocolates.
D
“It?s really a breakthrough,” said British scientist Guillem about the discovery of a planet “more or less” like Earth that is orbiting Proxima Centauri, the star nearest to our solar system.
Proxima b, or “Earth II”as you could call it , is a lttle bigger than our Earth, and its years only take 11days. Also, since it is so much closer to its red dwarf (矮小的) star than we are to the sun, the sky on its world is orange without any blue at all, creating a forever sunset effect.
There are a lot of questions for life forms that could live on this new planet. As the Chicago Tribune
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wrote: “Do you have poetry? Superheroes? Television? Diets? Mean bosses? Do you have any interest in visiting other worlds? If so, put Earth on your Must See list. ”
The discovery of the planet made us wonder if anyone had seen or heard of the space postcards from Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11space probes (探测器), sent up into space in 1972 and the next year. Together with the probes were pictures of a man and a woman, along with diagrams of the solar system. Gold records were sent up into space on Voyager probes in 1977. If aliens (外星人) on Proxima b had played the record , they would have found human voices and pictures that showed the rich diversity of Earth.
It might not be time to plan a visit to Proxima b just yet—even if it has an atmosphere—as first , we would need to invent a way to get there in less than the 78,000 years it would take at 36,000 mph. “Proxima b looks to us like a promising Plan(et) B, just in case things go really south on this blue planet. ” the Chicago Tribune wrote.
32. What do we know about Proxima b? A. It has an orange sky. B. It is closer to the sun. C. It has no sunrise. D. It is as large as Earth.
33. What could be found on the gold records sent up by Voyager probes in 1977? A. Pictures of a couple. B. Maps of the solar system. C. Recorded sounds. D. Several postcards.
34. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably mean? A. Earth moves to the south. B. Proxima b gets closer to Earth. C. Situation changes favorably. D. Conditions on Earth get worse.
3. What was the attitude of the Chicago Tribune towards the discovery of the planet? A. Excited.
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