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Here’sa movie—a sharp, sugar-rush of fun that’s guaranteed to entertain the entirefamily.
With some terrific computer-generated effects, a great cast and a fun-packedstoryline, Robots is the best animated film (动画片) since The Incredibles. Yep, it really is thatgood.
Set in a world populated by robots, Ewan McGregor plays Rodney Copperbottom, ayoung robot who leaves his small-town home to pursue his dream of becoming aninventor.
But after arriving in Robot City, his hopes of getting a job at BigweldIndustries are destroyed when he learns the firm has been taken over by theevil Ratchet (Greg Kinnear).
Egged on by his controlling mum, Madame Gasket (Jim Broadbent), Ratchet plansto reduce half of Robot City’s citizens to scrap metal by refusing to sell thespare parts they need to survive.
Instead, he wants to make a fortune selling expensive upgrades that few canafford. As he says, “Why be you when you can be new?”
Aided by a few misfit robots known as theRustles—including Robin Williams as the cowardly' (胆小的）Fender (“I’m made of a metal calledAfraidium”)—Rodney must track down the firm’s founder, Bigweld (Mel Brooks), andconvince him to save the city from Ratchet’s plans.
The first thing that’ll strike you about the movie is the thought that's goneinto creating Robot City. It’s a wondrous world full of mechanical marvelsincluding wind-up cars and walking streetlamps.
Also terrific are the special effects. This might be an animated movie but attimes you’ll catch yourself thinking it’s really a live-action film.
Of course, there have been plenty of animatedmovies that looked the part but were let down by a weak storyline (see SharkTale, for example).
But Robots grips (扣人心弦)right from the start thanks to a heart-warming and thoroughly engaging plotthat never bores.
My only complaints are with Williams who, asusual，has a one-in-10success rate with his jokes. Also a letdown is a romantic subplot betweenRodney and a shapely robot called Cappy (Halle Berry) that doesn’t go anywhere.
Complains aside, this is a mechanicalmarvel 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 anotherone coming tomorrow.”
BEST BIT: Check out those amazingimages.
WORST BIT: Robin Williams, characterdoes an unfunny Britney Spears dance routine.
IF YOU LIKED…Ice Age, The Incredibles, Toy Story... YOU’LL LIKE THIS.
56、This piece of writing is a _______.
A．commercial advertisement B．film review C．movie poster D．literary essay
57、The cast of Robots is made up of all thefollowing actors or actresses EXCEPT _______.
A．Ewan McGregor B．Robin Williams C．Britney Spears D．Halle Berry
58、What is Shark Tale an example of?
A．A great cast. B．A poor plot. C．Special effects. D．Clumsy animation.
B
Airpollution is a leading cause of cancer and classified among Group 1,or top,human carcinogens (致癌物质), saidthe International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is the WorldHealth Organization's (WHO) cancer agency, on Oct 17,2013.
The most widely used system forclassifying carcinogens comes from the IARC, which places them into fivegroups. Group 1 carcinogens definitely cause cancer in humans. Group 2A isprobably carcinogenic to humans, Group 2B is possibly carcinogenic, thecarcinogenicity of Group 3 in humans is unclassifiable, and Group 4 is probablynot carcinogenic to humans. Only a little more than 100 are classified as Group1 cancer-causing substances, including ultraviolet radiation and tobacco smoke.
“Our task was to evaluate the air everyone breathes rather than focus onspecific air pollutants,” the lARC's Dana Loomis said in a statement. “Theresults from the reviewed studies point in the same direction: the risk ofdeveloping lung cancer is significantly increased in people exposed to airpollution.”
In 2010, lung cancer resulting fromair pollution killed 223,000 people worldwide, and there was also convincingevidence that it increases the risk of bladder (膀腕) cancer, according to the IARC.
Air pollution is already known to raise risks for a wide range of illnesses,including respiratory and heart diseases.
Air pollution is global, although thelevels of it vary over space and time.
Loomis said people in Asia, easternNorth America, some places in Central America and Mexico, as well as NorthAfrica have relatively high exposure. Developing countries with large populationsand booming manufacturing sectors, such as China, are particularly at risk.
Many cities in China, such asBeijing, frequently see smog. This week, Harbin, the capital city ofHeilongjiang province, became the first Chinese city to officially suspendclasses due to serious smog
Many developed countries face similar problems, although to a lesser degreethan most developing nations. In Europe, levels of many pollutants have fallen.But between 91 and 96 percent of Europeans living in cities are exposed tolevels of PM2.5—tiny particles with a diameter of less than 2.5micrometers—that are higher than the WHO safety limits, says a report publishedby the European Environment Agency on Oct 15.
Although both the composition andlevels of air pollution can vary dramatically from one location to the other,the 1ARC said its conclusions apply to all regions of the world.
“Given the scale of the exposure affecting people worldwide, this report shouldsend a strong signal to the international community to take action withoutfurther delay,” said Christopher Wild, director of the IARC.
59、What might be the best title of thepassage?
A．Signals of air pollution
B．Safety limits of air pollution
C．Air pollution, cancer risk
D．Air pollution, smog risk
60、What’s the main task of IARC?
A．To focus on cancer-causing substances.
B．To evaluate the air quality.
C．To study the developing risk of cancer.
D．To send signals to the international community.
61、Why should the international communitytake action without further delay?
A．The composition and levels of air pollution vary from place to place.
B．More and more people in developing countries are exposed to air pollution.
C．Developed countries face air pollution, the level of which is higher than the safety limits.
D．A large number of people worldwide are exposed to air pollution.
