Unit 3 a taste of English humour reading课时作业

Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　(2018·黑龙江哈尔滨第一六二中学校第三次检测)

　　About thirty years ago,Marty McFly and Doc Brown traveled "back to the future" in the film Back to the Future Ⅱ.The characters,played by actors Michael J.Fox and Christopher Lloyd,traveled in a time machine from the year 1985 to the year 2015.

　　The future described in the film has some similarities to the 2015 of today.Both the technology company Ars Pax and the automobile company Lexus are working on hover boards (悬浮滑板),similar to the one used by Marty McFly in the movie.People now make video calls on Skype and FaceTime just like Doc Brown in the movie.

　　One town in the U.S.state of Virginia even changed its name.The city of Reston changed its name to Hill Valley from October 21 to October 25,2015,the name of the fictional town featured in the movie.The name change was in honor of the 5th annual Washington West Film Festival's tribute (敬意) to the 30th anniversary of Back to the Future Ⅰ.One feature of that year's film festival was the celebration of the 1980s Back to the Future film series.Reston will also pay tribute to the film during its yearly film festival.The 5th annual Washington West Film Festival hosted a screening of Back to the Future Ⅱ on October 25.The actor Christopher Lloyd attended the screening that night.

　　Chairman of Washington West Film Festival said all the profits from the event would be given to the Michael J.Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.Actor Michael J.Fox suffers from Parkinson's disease.Parkinson's is a disease of the central nervous system.It is a progressive disorder,meaning it gets worse over time.

　　Liz Diemer is the associate director of Team Fox.She said,"The Michael J.Fox Foundation remains grateful to the Washington West Film Festival for the support and the eagerness to join in our efforts to help speed a cure for Parkinson's disease."

1.What is the film Back to the Future Ⅱ about?

A.Today's real life.　　　　B.Life in the future.

C.Scientific inventions. D.Real historical events.

2.The future described in the film 　　　　　　.

A.is exactly the same as the present period

B.is completely ahead of the present period

C.fails to keep level with the present period

D.is consistent with the present period in some ways

3.Why did the city of Reston change its name to Hill Valley?

A.To get it well known.

B.To attract more directors.

C.To make the film more real.

D.To suit the feature of the film festival.

4.It can be concluded that 　　　　　.

A.Michael's disease may get worse

B.Michael found a cure for his disease