A new
thought-provoking film tackling the subjects of sexism and racism in society is
set to hit theaters in Taiwan in February 2018. The film, named Three
Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, centers around a mother’s desperate search
for 16 . The movie, which performed
brilliantly at the Venice and Toronto film festivals, is likely to launch
American actress Frances McDormand to fame.
In Three
Billboards, McDormand plays the mother of a murder victim in a small American town.
She grows 17 with
the police department’s failure to solve the case. She sets up three billboards
18 hostile
messages to draw national attention to the case. In addition, she begins to
publicly 19 the
police with criticism. Her stubbornness and her honest, sometimes harsh,
attitude towards others bring her into 20
with her neighbors. With such
a tense plot, the film is sure to keep viewers on the edge of their seats.
16. (A) destiny (B) harmony (C)
refuge (D) justice
17. (A) frustrated (B) satisfied (C)
relieved (D) thrilled
18. (A) by bearing (B) bearing (C)
borne (D)
bear
19. (A) get rid of (B) lash out at (C)
reach out to (D) take pity on
20. (A) cooperation (B) infection (C)
fulfillment (D) conflict
Some age-old
structures can still inspire feelings of wonder and awe in people who see them
today. In ancient times, it was impossible to 21
the construction of the huge
glass-and-steel towers that now make up our cities. Thus, gigantic structures
were mostly made out of stone. Some of these, like the famous Stonehenge site
in England, have endured longer than the cultures that 22
built them. These large stone
structures are called “megaliths,” from the Greek words megas, which means great or large, and lithos, meaning stone.
People’s
distant ancestors built megaliths throughout the world for an assortment of
reasons. Some megaliths formed the borders of a group’s territory, others
marked important past events, and 23 were used for religious purposes. Built with 24
in mind, many megaliths line
up with the sun, stars, and moon on important days. Some megalithic sites,
including many found in Taiwan, are
25 human ancestors were buried. These places are
of historical significance, giving researchers an insight into what life was
like a long time ago.
21. (A) wind up (B) live on (C)
carry out (D) strip away
22. (A) thankfully (B) vertically (C)
reluctantly (D) originally
23. (A) another (B) the others (C)
still others (D) those
24. (A) astronomy (B) machinery (C)
economy (D) psychology
25. (A) that (B) where (C) how (D) what
Toys
sometimes cause controversy. The toy company Mattel has canceled plans to bring
a gadget to market after parent groups 26
privacy violation and data
collection. The device, called Aristotle, was intended to be a baby monitor and
a learning toy. If it had been released, it 27
voice recognition and machine
learning technology to interact with children. This caused concerns about
privacy. Critics of the device have questioned whether children should have a
machine collecting information about them in their bedrooms.
Mattel’s
Aristotle machine, designed as a small box and camera system, would sit on a
desktop or bookshelf. Children could ask it simple questions or use it to play
music. Aristotle would also be able to play simple games and read children’s
books out loud. On those 28 , it was also criticized by parent
groups who saw it as an attempt to justify bad parenting. They worried that
some parents might transfer the 29
of spending time with their
children to a piece of technology.
30 Aristotle is no longer coming to store
shelves, doctors caution that similar devices may be released in the future.
Pediatricians in particular warn that young children need human interaction,
not high-tech toys.
26. (A) boasted about (B) protested against (C) consented to (D) scrambled for
27. (A) had been using (B) must have used (C) would have used (D) has been using
28. (A) grounds (B) fables (C)
regards (D) organs
29. (A) treatment (B) consciousness (C)
advertisement (D) responsibility
30. (A) While (B) Since (C) Unless (D) Whether
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