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The film-maker behind hits such as Malcolm X and Inside Man will receive $ 300,000. “I hadn’t even heard of it,’’ Lee said, of the prize. “It was a phone call that came completely out of the blue. It was one of the best phone calls I’ve ever had,’’ the 56-year-old man added.
The late actress Lillian Gish, who died in 1993, required that the prize be given every year to a man or a woman who has made an outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world and to mankind’s enjoyment and understanding of life.
Previous recipients include some famous people from different fields — Frank Gehry, Bob Dylan, Arthur Miller and Robert Red ford. Chosen from a shortlist of 30 people in the arts, Lee will be presented with the honour on 30 October at New York’s Museum of Modem Art.
“Would you believe, two of the most important films that impacted me while I was studying at NYU starred Miss Lillian Gish?” Lee said in a statement, citing The Birth, of a Nation and The Night of the Hunter. “Isn’t it funny sometimes how life works?”
Lee made his debut (首次表演) with She’s Gotta Have It in 1986, closely followed by the groundbreaking Do the Right Thing in 1989, which landed Lee with Oscar nominations for Best Original Screenplay, Best Film, and Best Director. Last month, he raised $ 1.25 million on the fan funding website Kickstaxter towards his next movie project. Lee’s latest film, a remake of the Korean film Oldboy, starring Josh Brolin and Samuel L. Jackson, is due to be published in the UK in December.
24. What do the underlined words “out of the blue” mean? A. Partly.
B. Suddenly.
C. Normally.
D. Briefly.
25. The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize was established in the name of . A. Lillian Gish C. Frank Gehry
B. Spike Lee D. Robert Redford
26. What happened to Lee when he was studying at NYU? A. He was a fan of Lillian Gish. B. He got familiar with Lillian Gish. C. He showed a talent for film-making. D. He was influenced by Lillian Gish’s films. 27. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. Lee’s latest film is well thong hit of.
B. Lee is regarded as a productive director. C. Do the Right Thing was a great success. D. Kickstarter is short of money for his next film.
C
Researchers are now using three-dimensional (三维的), or 3D printing to create models of the human heart to help heart specialists. The heart doctors can use the models to better help patients before an operation.
Surgeons regularly use digital images to explore the heart in close detail. But no two human hearts are alike. This led Matthew Bramlet, a children’s heart expert, to create exact heart models from those images. He says the 3D models show information he cannot get in any other way. The 3D printed model adds a new dimension to heart surgery, allowing surgeons to see defects that might not he readily apparent in digital images.
A 3D printer uses images from a digital display to create a physical model of a human heart. Pictures from medical tests like a CAT scan or an MRI scan are sent to a 3D printer to create a heart in a plaster or a clay form. The printer then constructs the heart, thin layer by thin layer. Dr. Bramlet says the model matches the real heart in every detail.
Dr. Bramlet has built model hearts for different kinds of heart operations. All of the operations were successful. In his first case, digital images showed only one tiny hole in a baby’s heart. But the 3D printed model showed several defects that the baby was born with. Dr. Bramlet says those defects could not be seen easily in the images. The heart surgeon was able to change the type of surgery for the patient based on the 3D model. He added that 3D heart models saved time during heart operations.
Kathy Magliato is a heart surgeon. She welcomes the new technology. She says it could help her make better decisions before she operates on the hearts of her patients.
Matthew Bramlet continues to research the technology. He is working with the National Institute of Health to build a 3D library that includes heart models and images that others can use.
28. What’s the limitation of digital heart images? A. A lack of close details. B. Inability to display defects. C. Failure to show personal differences.
D. Inaccuracy in the size of the child’s heart.
29. What can the heart model created by 3D printing do? A. It can replace the human heart. B. It can conduct heart operations. C. It can make defects readily apparent. D. It can serve as an alternative to a CAT scan. 30. What can we learn from the fourth paragraph? A. Dr. Bramlet wasted a lot of time in heart operations. B. 3D heart models have not been used in surgery at present. C. All of the operations were unsuccessful without 3D models. D. The model revealed defects previously unseen in the baby’s heart. 31. How does Kathy Magliato feel about the 3D printing? A. Tolerant.
B. Supportive.
D
Architect Vincent Callebaut recently introduced a plan for high-flying teams of self-sufficient aircraft that are one part of airship cities and one part hydrogen-producing floating farms. Called Hydrogenase (氢化酶),the aircraft are 100% emission-free and are capable of creating hydrogen without consuming land needed for crops or forests.
We’ve seen futuristic airships before, but never one that doubles as a hydrogen-producing flying farm! Designed for the South China Sea near Hainan, Callebaut’s hydrogenase airships are completely self-sufficient and contain a specialized breed of seaweed that absorbs sunlight and CO2 to produce hydrogen.
According to the architects, “The output obtained with micro-seaweed is superior to that of using farming to produce biofuel. 330 grams of seaweed produce 1,000 liters of hydrogen per day, while for example soybeans produce roughly 1,000 liters of oil per hectare (公顷). A hectare of seaweed could thus produce much more biofuel than a hectare of soybeans.”
In addition to providing a clean source of renewable energy, Hydrogenase airships offer an eco-friendly means of transportation. Although certainly slower than ordinary planes, the airships are nearly silent and require a very little basic structure to take off and land. The architects also suggest that the airships could provide disaster relief to remote areas, and be used as flying
C. Doubtful. D. Negative.