Cannes will rock to the sound of a cancan dance this year when Moulin Rouge by the Australian director Baz Luhrmann opens the French film festival (電影節(jié)) in May. The musical stars Nicole Kidman as a singer, and John Leguizamo as the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. It will be competing for the Palme d´Or, the festival´s top prize. The festival runs to May 21.

    The American actor Tommy Lee Jones, 54, has married his longtime girlfriend, Dawn Maria Laurel, 36, in a private wedding in San Antonio. "It wash´ t a big to-do, ´ said Fred Biery, a U. S. District Judge who performed the service. He refused to discuss things further. "These are very private people," he said.

    Loretta Lynn is being treated for a very bed cold in Tennessee and will miss several appearances. The country singer, 65, was admitted to a hospital near her home in Hurricane Mills. "She is in good condition, but the doctors are watching her closely," a spokeswoman said.

    The French-Algerian singer Enrico Macias was named a United Nations peace messenger. Enrico joins eight other people who act as goodwill envoys (使者) for the United Nations, among them are the writer Elie Wiesel and the basketball player Magic Johnson.

  1. We can learn from the text that Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is ______
    A. a figure in a filmB. a dancer in a show
    C. a country singerD. a prize winner

  2. We know from the text that_______.
    A. Moulin Rouge won the top prize in a film festival
    B. Loretta Lynn is under the doctors´ care
    C. eight people serve as the UN goodwill envoys
    D. Fred Biery was Tommy Lee Jones´ assistant

  3. This text most probably appears in_____.
    A. a book on film starsB. a film review in a magazineC. a newspaperD. a notice

（10）：來源：www.examda.com

    Monarch butterflies（黑脈金斑蝶）are a common summer sight in the northern United States and Canada . These large orange and black insects（昆蟲）brighten parks and gardens as they fly lightly among the flowers . What makes monarchs particularly interesting is that they migrate（遷飛）—all the way to California or Mexico and back . They are thought to be the only insect that does this .

    Every year in the late summer monarchs begin their journey to the south . Those heading for Mexico go first for the Louisiana-Mississippi area , then fly across the Gulf of Mexico into Texas . Once in Mexico , they settle themselves in one of about fifteen places in a mountain forest filled with fir trees . Each place provides a winter home for millions of monarchs . The butterflies are so many that they often cover entire trees . When spring comes , they begin their long journey north .

    The question is often asked whether every butterfly makes the round-trip journey every year . And the answer is no . The average monarch lives about nine months . So one flying north might lay eggs in Louisiana and then die . The eggs of that generation may be found in Kentucky ; the eggs of the next generation may end up in Wisconsin or Michigan . The last generation of the season , about the fourth , will make their way back to Mexico and restart the journey .

    Scientists learn about monarchs´ migration by catching and making marks on the insects . Byrecatching a monarch with such a mark and noticing where it came from , the next scientist can get to know things like the butterfly´s age and its routing（路線）.

  1. One of the places where monarchs spend the winter is .
    A. the Gulf of MexicoB. an area in Mississippi
    C. a forest in MexicoD. a plain in Texas

  2. The routing of monarchs´ migration can be learned .
    A. by examining the marks made on themB. by collecting their eggs in the mountains
    C. by comparing their different agesD. by counting the dead ones in the forests

  3. What is the subject discussed in the passage ?
    A. Migration of monarchs .B. Scientists´ interest in monarchs .
    C. Winter home of monarchs .D. Life and death of monarchs .

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