Must-read Books That Are Hitting the Big Screen This Year

The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman

Starring: Jessica Chastain and Johan Heldenbergh

Release Date: July 31, 2017

This true story is both heartbreaking and heartwarming. Ackerman artfully retells the story of Jan and Zabinski and haw they used their zoo to save over three hundred people from the Nazis. After their zoo was bombed, they managed to hide people in animal cages, giving animal names to their guests and human names to their animals. This is one story we truly hope lives up to the hype on film.

The Lost City of Z by David Grann

Starring: Sienna Miller and Robert Pattinson

Release Date: August 14,2017

Looking for adventure? This story is just what you need. The book (and film) tells the tale of British explorer Percy Fawcett and how he ventured into the Amazon jungle in 1925,never to return. It's an enchanting mystery that we can’t wait to see play out on screen.

The Dinner by Herman Koch

Starring: Richard Gere and Rebecca Hall

Release Date: October 5,2017

We always say we'd do absolutely anything for our kids, right? The story begins with two couples politely, eating dinner together, avoiding a conversation about their children who have committed a horrific act. As the story goes on, you'll see just how far these parents will go to protect the ones they love.

The Circle by Dave Eggers

Starring: Emma Watson and Patton Oswalt

Release Date: November 28,2017

A young woman, Mae, is hired to work for a powerful Internet company and Feels like she's hit the job jackpot. The facility is very advanced, lively, and a bit wild. Mae's story begins as one of ambition but soon turns into a heart-racing story of suspense.

1.Why did Jan and Zabinski put people in animal cages?

A. To offer them living places B. To treat them as animals

C. To avoid being bombed D. To hide from the Nazis

2.Who plays the role of a modern white-collar woman?

A. Emma Watson. B. Rebecca Hall.

C. Sienna Miller. D. Jessica Chastain.

3.When can you go to see the film if you enjoy adventure stories?

A. In July. B. In August

C. In October. D. In November.

4.Which of the following is related to parents' raising kids?

A. The Zookeeper's Wife. B. The Lost City of Z.

C. The Dinner. D. The Circle.

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If feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War? She’ll talk about my lack of a bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major (主修) in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack.

“Why can’t you be like my coworker’s son?” she bemoans all the time. Her coworker’s son received a four year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to answer except that I simply can’t be like Mr Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed coworker’s son. I can’t be like him. I’m the type of person who loves to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of fame (名聲) or salary.

I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 am and usually comes home around 5 pm or even 6 pm. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.

1.Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?

A. The writer’s studies. B. The writer’s future job.

C. Dinner plans. D. Wars around the world.

2.We can infer from Paragraph 1 that the writer’s mother________.

A. doesn’t want the writer to major in English

B. doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor

C. gets along very well with the writer

D. doesn’t think working in the science field is a good idea

3.The underlined word “bemoans” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “________”．

A. agrees B. shouts

C. complains D. smiles

4.Which of the following statements is probably TRUE about the writer?

A. He wants to be like his mother’s coworker’s son.

B. He wants to find a job in his community in the future.

C. He doesn’t think his mother’s coworker’s son is perfect.

D. He wants to do something he really likes in the future.

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Move over millennials(千禧一代), here comes Generation Z, today’s youngest group.

Born in 1995 or later, a lot of Gen Z-ers are entering into adulthood and will soon join the workforce. People of Generation Z have grown up with the internet. Policy makers, sociologists, as well as employers and marketers, are trying their best to understand these young people. So, how should we pin down the Gen Z-ers?

Most people will agree that the single biggest difference between Gen Z and other generations is how connected they are. This is a group of people who were hooked up to social media as soon as they were born. A recent Guardian article says that the average teenager in the UK has at least 150 followers on Instagram and spends around half an hour a day on Snapchat, an image messaging app. “We are the first true digital natives,” Hannah Payne, an 18-year-old UCLA student and lifestyle blogger. “I can almost create a document, edit it, post a photo on Instagram and talk on the phone at the same time, all from the user-friendly interface(界面) of my iPhone.

The Guardian also notes that young people in the UK are becoming more active in politics. Voting is just one way of making one’s voice heard. Most of Generation Z are still too young to vote, says the Guardian. Instead of party politics, they focus more on single-topic issues such as feminism(男女平等)or climate change. And “much of the civil engagement and organizing they do takes place on social media rather than through traditional political structures,” according to the newspaper.

1.The underlined phrase “pin down” in the second paragraph can be replaced by ______.

A. set an example to B. have an interest in

C. give an explanation for D. make a decision on

2.The biggest difference between Generation Z and other generations lies in _________.

A. how linked they are

B. how enthusiastic they are

C. how they communicate with each other

D. how many hours they spend on the Internet

3.What do Instagram and Snapchat have in common?

A. They are newly-created cellphones

B. They are popular among millennials

C. They are online games invented by teenagers

D. They are applications applauded by teenagers

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Generation Z have great interest in politics

B. Most Gen Z-ers haven’t entered the political field

C. Voting is the only way of making yourself noticed

D. Voting on social media is the same as voting through traditional ways

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A new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love(早戀)may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression.The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all.

The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “l(fā)oss of self”. According to the study，even though boys would say “l(fā)ose themselves in a romantic relationship”, this “l(fā)oss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They won’t tell that to their parents.

Dr Marianm Kaufman，an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build b friendships and a b sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends, attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family.

Parents should watch for signs of depression—eating or mood changes—and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age. Love will always make us feel young, but only maturity(成熟)gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects.

1.Which of the following is more likely to have depression?

A. Young people who have a strong sense of selfishness.

B. Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions.

C. Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior

D. Careless parents whose children are deep in love.

2.What can be inferred from the passage?

A. The older a woman is, the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance.

B. Lacking love can lead young people to grow up more quickly.

C. Early love makes young people keep close to their friends and parents.

D. Parents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depression.

3.What’s the author’s attitude towards puppy love?

A. Confused B. Scared

C. Disinterested D. Disapproving

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Puppy love may bring young people depression

B. Parents should forbid their children’s love

C. Romance is a two-edged sword for adults

D. Romance is good for young people

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An anxious father,was worriedly sitting outside an operation room.Having met with a bad accident,his son was lying____inside.For the father,every moment seemed longer than a year.Suddenly a doctor____towards the operation room.

The father just could not control his____,“My son is lying on the____table for so long!”The doctor____the father and said,"This is the____I could reach.Please don’t____.”Then he continued running to the operation room. The father became even angrier,"How____you said not to worry!You doctors have no____at all!”

An hour passed;three more hours went by;the father then began to think of all the____things that he might have to hear once the doctor finished the marathon operation.____,the doctor came out of the room.Before the father could ask him____,the doctor said,“Your son is fine now.”land rushed away.

The father became angry again.He shouted at the nurse,“How proud!What does he think of himself?He has done no____to me at all!It is his____to serve his patients.”

The nurse requested him to____down and said,"I'm sorry,sir.Your son is out of____.The doctor who operated on your son was in the graveyard（基地）when we called him____your son was brought here.His son____away last night.Before leaving,the doctor gave me all the necessary____.”

Don't____before knowing the whole truth.

1.A. unconscious B. unwilling C. regretful D. hopeless

2.A. walked B. looked C. drove D. rushed

3.A. fear B. pain C. sorrow D. anger

4.A. dinning B. operation C. writing D. work

5.A. looked down on B. took care of C. stared at D. laughed at

6.A. earliest B. latest C. hardest D. farthest

7.A. worry B. cry C. hesitate D. quarrel

8.A. stressfully B. easily C. patiently D. embarrassedly

9.A. abilities B. courage C. feelings D. spirits

10.A. dangerous B. urgent C. favorite D. worst

11.A. Quickly B. Gradually C. Finally D. Immediately

12.A. why B. anything C. when D. everything

13.A. favour B. wrong C. good D. harm

14.A. duty B. problem C. dream D. chance

15.A. break B. calm C. set D. fall

16.A. sight B. order C. danger D. control

17.A. before B. although C. as long as D. as soon as

18.A. walked. B. passed C. got D. ran

19.A. possessions B. assignments C. instructions D. requests

20.A. reply B. imagine C. regret . D. conclude

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Halfway through the meeting my mind started to ________.

A. whisper B. wonder

C. wave D. wander

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We're so_______ that you're able to come to the wedding.

A. pleasant B. pleased C. pleasing D. pleasure

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After her trip to Berlin, she felt ________ to learn German.

A. inspired B. increased

C. included D. invented

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The “Take In” restaurant in Helsinki, Finland, is currently in the news for its ingenious(有獨(dú)創(chuàng)性)service. Instead of cooking the meals in its own kitchen—which doesn’t exist—it allows customers to order various dishes from a selection of 20 other restaurants in the city.

Sponsored by American Express and Wolt, a popular food delivery app, Take In is a pop-up(突然出現(xiàn)的) restaurant that opened at the beginning of November 2016, and will run through May 2, this year.

As you’ve probably already guessed, the name “Take In” is a clever play on words like take-out. The whole point of ordering take-out is to avoid going to a restaurant, and if you’re going to dress up to go out, you might as well go straight to your favorite restaurant instead of ordering food from it somewhere else. But here’s the idea behind it—when you go out with a group of friends and you can’t decide where to go for dinner, because everyone wants to order something else, Take In is the perfect solution.

“We want to be a living room in the city,” a Wolt spokesperson told Monocle magazine. “We all know what it’s like you’re about to go out for dinner with a big group of friends. Everyone wants to order what they like. What are you going to do? Well, the answer in Helsinki right now is you come to Take In because you can do all of those things in the same place.”

Customers are more than welcome to stick to the selection of drinks available at the bar. But if they want to try the “take in” experience, all they have to do is use the Wolt app, just as they would from the comfort of their own homes. Once they order and pay for their meals, all they have to do is wait for someone to deliver it to the pop-up restaurant.

1.What does the text mainly tell about?

A. American Express and Wolt.

B. The “Take In” restaurant in Helsinki.

C. The way to order "take-out".

D. A world-wide food service.

2.Why is the “Take In” restaurant popular with people?

A. It can satisfy the taste of different people.

B. People can pay less money.

C. People can get together with best friends.

D. It can cook different meals.

3.What do we know about the “Take In” restaurant?

A. It has been run for more than two years.

B. It will replace “Take out” restaurants soon.

C. You should use the Wolt app.

D. You can enjoy the service in your own living-room.

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