one individual who spends his or her life combining the forces of evil -and the good guy, the hero, usually wins In the western movie, which comes out of many legends of the American West, a typical figure is the lonesome cowboy. He wanders into a town and straightens out his troubles. Then the strong and independent hero rides off into the sunset alone. Americans like this image in their films because they are highly independent, and individualism counts a great deal with them. An individual who is able to correct the evils of the world, or of a small town, is someone to admire Even the gangster(HE it)movie, a very popular form of the typical American film, usually has a hero. Either he is a lawman out to catch the criminals or a gangster who suddenly sees the light and tries to go straight. These films kept the same tone as the western -- the bad cannot triumph! One good person can save the innocent Recent science fiction films deal with the same themes. Against the forces of alien powers, people will fight to protect their ideals. Here, too, the action centers around a single individual, but now he pr she must save the world. The hero battles the unknown, trusting in inner capabilities and in the power of good over evil. Fearless, the hero of a typical American movie does not hesitate to jump into the action. This dominant theme of the American movie is familiar to people around the world 1. what is the most essential feature of American films? A)The good guy. B)The cowboy C)The loner-hero. D)The gangster 2. Americans like the image of the lonesome cowboy because they A)like the legends of the American West B)value independence and individualism C)need such a hero to help them straighten out their troubles D)feel as lonely 3. The hero of the gangster movie sometimes is a gangster who A)is being chases by the B)helps a lawman to catch the criminals C)has good eyesight and can run very fast D)wants to become a good 4. The heroes of science fiction movies A)are aliens from another world who have great inner capabilities B)rely on the forces of alien powers to protect their ideals single individual in fighting against D) believe in the power of good over evil 5. What is the author's attitude towards American films? C)Negativ C2.B3.D4.D5.B(56%01Band2) Today, Chinese cooking is famous all over the world, but of course it did not become famous suddenly. China's civilization is very ancient, and the art of cooking developed together with it over many thousands of years In the distant past, our ancestors ate raw meat. They did not know how to cook their food. When they killed animals, they often did not even take the skin off them before ate them. Some specialists believe that it was forest fires that first introduced man to the art of cooking. forest fires were sometimes started by storms, and people ran away from the burning areas and returned when the fires had gone out. When they came back, and that the animals which were caught in the fires and could not escape were cooked, and that the cooked meat tasted much better than raw meat. From this, man began to realize that cooking made his food more tasty. He discovered different methods of making fire, and began to collect pieces of wood to burnone individual who spends his or her life combining the forces of evil – and the good guy, the hero, usually wins. In the western movie, which comes out of many legends of the American West, a typical figure is the lonesome cowboy. He wanders into a town and straightens out his troubles. Then the strong and independent hero rides off into the sunset alone. Americans like this image in their films because they are highly independent, and individualism counts a great deal with them. An individual who is able to correct the evils of the world, or of a small town, is someone to admire. Even the gangster (匪徒) movie, a very popular form of the typical American film, usually has a hero. Either he is a lawman out to catch the criminals or a gangster who suddenly sees the light and tries to go straight. These films kept the same tone as the western --- the bad cannot triumph! One good person can save the innocent. Recent science fiction films deal with the same themes. Against the forces of alien powers, people will fight to protect their ideals. Here, too, the action centers around a single individual, but now he pr she must save the world. The hero battles the unknown, trusting in inner capabilities and in the power of good over evil. Fearless, the hero of a typical American movie does not hesitate to jump into the action. This dominant theme of the American movie is familiar to people around the world. 1. What is the most essential feature of American films? A) The good guy. B)The cowboy C) The loner-hero. D) The gangster. 2. Americans like the image of the lonesome cowboy because they __________. A) like the legends of the American West B) value independence and individualism C) need such a hero to help them straighten out their troubles D) feel as lonely as the cowboy 3. The hero of the gangster movie sometimes is a gangster who __________. A) is being chases by the police B) helps a lawman to catch the criminals C) has good eyesight and can run very fast D) wants to become a good person 4. The heroes of science fiction movies __________. A) are aliens from another world who have great inner capabilities B) rely on the forces of alien powers to protect their ideals C) assist a single individual in fighting against the unknown D) believe in the power of good over evil 5. What is the author’s attitude towards American films? A) Concerned. B) Objective. C) Negative. D) Critical. 1. C 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. B (56% 01 Band 2) 10 Today, Chinese cooking is famous all over the world, but of course it did not become famous suddenly. China’s civilization is very ancient, and the art of cooking developed together with it over many thousands of years. In the distant past, our ancestors ate raw meat. They did not know how to cook their food. When they killed animals, they often did not even take the skin off them before ate them. Some specialists believe that it was forest fires that first introduced man to the art of cooking. Forest fires were sometimes started by storms, and people ran away from the burning areas and returned when the fires had gone out. When they came back, and that the animals which were caught in the fires and could not escape were “cooked”, and that the cooked meat tasted much better than raw meat. From this, man began to realize that cooking made his food more tasty. He discovered different methods of making fire, and began to collect pieces of wood to burn