HE is one of the most charming young heroes since Harry Potter. Like Potter, he is chosen by fate to carry out a mission, but unlike the boy wizard, he doesn’t get any chances to have fun or hang out with friends because he’s a little too busy preparing to lead during an upcoming war to save the Earth.
Meet Ender Wiggin, 15, the main character of the hit US sci-fi movie Ender’s Game (《安德的游戲》), which will come out on Jan 7 in China.
The story opens in 2086, 50 years after an insect-like alien race, called the Formics, attacked the Earth and killed tens of millions of people before being driven back to their home planet. Since then, human beings have been in a state of fear, awaiting a second attack.
Earth’s military leaders seek young warriors to risk going into space for battle, and children are taught to compete for these positions. As the film explains, youths can make leaps of logic and intuition, devising effective attack strategies more quickly than adults.
So here comes Ender, the savior (救世主) of all mankind. Though Ender is a skinny kid, smaller than most, he is also smarter than average. He tends to analyze situations and easily find ways to achieve the most positive outcomes. This rare gift makes him stand out in the program and get promoted to the Battle School, where he is directed to plan and carry out a series of virtual attacks on the Formics.
Can he use his military talents to wipe out Earth’s enemies?
Despite the obvious “be all you can be” subtext (潛臺詞), the movie “explores complex issues, including the consequences of violence and maintaining humanity and morality during wartime with intelligence and insight,” commented Yahoo.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film best presents the power of empathy (感情移入), which is what makes Ender a good leader. “The reason Ender succeeds is because he understands what makes his opponents tick (有某種行為) on the battlefield,” explained the entertainment news site.
小題1:The underlined words “a mission” in the first paragraph probably refer to “______”.
A．having fun and hanging out with friends
B．being a boy wizard to save the Earth
C．working to save all of mankind
D．a(chǎn)cting as a leader of the Formics
小題2:Earth’s military leaders want to choose youths to be warriors because they think ______.
A．youths are smarter and more fearless than adults
B．youths are more willing to take risks in space
C．youths have sharper intuition and quicker reactions than adults
D．youths adapt to new battle environments more quickly than adults
小題3:Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A．The movie intends to encourage people to try to be what they want to be and never give up.
B．Ender is able to defeat Earth’s enemies because he possesses a super power that enables him to read his enemies’ minds.
C．Ender’s success proves that a good leader should have intelligence and insight and make full use of his or her teammates’ talents.
D．The movie discusses a variety of issues such as the effects of violence and the importance of morality and humanity during wartime.

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:D

試題分析：這篇文章是電影《安德的游戲》的影評，介紹電影的故事梗概和內(nèi)涵，也引用了一些媒體對電影的評價。
小題1:猜詞題：根據(jù)第一段的句子：because he’s a little too busy preparing to lead during an upcoming war to save the Earth.可知這里的 “a mission”是指“努力拯救全世界”，所以選C。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)文章第四段的句子：Earth’s military leaders seek young warriors to risk going into space for battle, and children are taught to compete for these positions. As the film explains, youths can make leaps of logic and intuition, devising effective attack strategies more quickly than adults可知地球領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人選擇年輕人做衛(wèi)士，因為年輕人比成年人有更敏銳的直覺和更快的行動，選C
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段的句子：the movie “explores complex issues, including the consequences of violence and maintaining humanity and morality during wartime with intelligence and insight,”可知電影討論了各種話題，象戰(zhàn)爭時期暴力的影響，道德的重要性和人性。D
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A．National Wanna Play Music Week begins on Music Monday.
B．People can’t sing every day except on Music Monday.
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B．help students to learn music better
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A．Kids can get rid of many bad habits.
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Austen’s popularity is rooted in her intelligence.But today she would certainly have had a very different life，as would her characters.Here’s my own suggestion...
It is a truth finally and universally acknowledged that a single woman with brains deserves to have equal opportunities to men，however disadvantaged she may feel by sexism.
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