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Here’s a movie-a sharp, sugar-rush of fun that’s guaranteed to entertain the entire family. 
With some terrific computer-generated effects, a great cast and a fun-packed storyline, Robots is the best animated film(动画片) since The Incredibles. Yep, it really is that good. 
   Set in a world populated by robots, Ewan McGregor plays Rodney Copperbottom, a young robot who leaves his small-town home to pursue his dream of becoming an inventor. 
   But after arriving in Robot City, his hopes of getting a job at Bigweld Industries are destroyed when he learns the firm has been taken over by the evil Ratchet (Greg Kinnear). 
   Egged on by his controlling mum, Madame Gasket (Jim Broadbent), Ratchet plans to reduce half on Robot City’s citizens to scrap metal by refusing to sell the spare Pans they need to survive.
   Instead, he wants to make a fortune selling expensive upgrades that few can afford. As he says, “Why be you when you can be new?”
   Aided by a few misfit robots known as the Rustles-including Robin Williams as the cowardly(胆小的) Fender (“I’m made of a metal called Afraidium”)-Rodney must track down the firm’s founder, Bigweld (Mel Brooks), and convince him to save the city from Ratchet’s plans. 
   The first thing that’ll strike you about the movie is the thought that’s gone into creating Robot City. It’s a wondrous world full of mechanical marvels including wind-up cars and walking streetlamps. 
   Also terrific are the special effects. This might be animated movie but at times you’ll catch yourself thinking it’s really a live-action film. 
Of course, there have been plenty of animated movies that looked the part but were let down by a weak storyline(see Shark Tale, for example). 
But Robots grips(扣人心弦)right from the start thanks to a heart-warming and thoroughly engaging plot that never bores. 
My only complaints are with Williams who, as usual, has a one-in-10 success rate with his jokes. Also a letdown is a romantic subplot between Rodney and a shapely robot called Cappy (Halle Berry) that doesn’t go anywhere. 
Complains aside, this is a mechanical marvel that’ll have you bolted firmly to your seat. 
BEST QUOTE(引述)：Fender：“Even though you had a discouraging day, just remember there’s another one coming tomorrow. 
BEST BIT：Check out those amazing images. 
WORST BIT：Robin Williams’ character does an unfunny Britney Spears dance routine. 
IF YOU LIKED…Ice Age, The Incredibles, Toy Story…YOU’LL LIKE THIS. 
73. This piece of writing is a _____. 
   A. film review      B. commercial advertisement   C. movie poster     D. 1iterary essay
74. The cast of Robots is made up of all the following actors or actresses EXCEPT ______.
 A. Ewan McGregor    B. Britney Spears            C. Robin Williams   D. Halle Berry
75. What is Shark Tale an example of?
A. A great cast.         B. Special effects.           C. A poor plot.     D. Clumsy animation.

“华安、连城、泉港、永安、漳平一中、龙海二中”六校联考2014～2015学年上学期期中考高三英语试题
（考试时间：120分钟　　总分：150分）
第 Ⅱ 卷 (共35分)
第一节   短文填词(共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分)
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示; 2）首字母提示; 3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
One day an archer (弓箭手) drew a big crowd while practicing shooting. He was very 
76. s         . He shot so accurately that the on-lookers cheered with 77.           (兴奋). He became very proud of his skill，but among the crowd 78.           old oil seller only nodded his head indifferently.
    He went over to the old man and questioned him 79.            he could do that. The old man shook his head. Then the archer asked, “What do you think of my skill?”
   “Just okay, but nothing special. You’ve gained your accuracy from constant practice. That’s all.” The old oil seller 80. r        .
   “What can you do, then?” The archer asked.
   The old man said 81.        . He just put a bottle on the ground and covered its mouth with a coin that had a little hole in the middle. 82._______ (拿，举) his oil jar high, he began to fill the bottle. A thread of oil came down from the jar 83. i         the bottle just through the hole of the coin. Everybody around watched with their eyes 84.       （大）. However, the old man said, “This is nothing special. I can do this because I have 85.          for long.” And after he said these words, he left.
Later, people use this story to mean “practice makes perfect.”

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81._____________82._____________83._____________84._____________85.____________
第二节  书面表达 (满分25分) 
假设你叫李华，你的外国朋友John想了解中国的春节，请根据以下提纲，给他写一封短信，字数在120个左右。首段已给出，字数不包括在内。
1、春节在中国人中的地位
2、春节前，人们……
3、春节期间，人们……
参考词汇：对联couplet 爆竹firecracker
How time flies! Four months have passed since we saw each other last time. I can’t help but miss 
you. You asked me about Chinese Spring Festival. Now I’d like to tell you something about it.                                                                          
                                                                                  
                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                        Your sincerely
                                                          Liu Hua
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