Romantic comedies have long been regarded as the perfect movie for a first date. But according to a study, romantic comedies such as Bridget Jones's Diary and Notting Hill could be bad for your love life.

Rather than being harmless entertainment, 'rom-coms' give people unrealistic and potentially unhealthy expectations about real-life relationships, scientists say.

Researchers found that those who watched romantic comedies were more likely to believe in predestined love (缘份) than those who preferred other kinds of movie.

They were also more likely to believe that perfect relationships happen instantly, and were less likely to believe that couples need to work at relationships.

Watching just one romantic comedy is enough to sway people's attitudes to romantic love, they found.

Dr Bjarne Holmes, who led the research, said: "We are not killing joys -- we are not saying that people shouldn't watch these movies. But we are saying that it would be helpful if people were more aware and more critical of the messages in these films. The problem is that while most of us know that the idea of a perfect relationship is unrealistic, some of us are still more influenced than we realize."

For the first part of the study, Dr Holmes and colleagues at the Family and Personal Relationships Laboratory at Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, studied 40 box office hits from 1995 to 2005.

Most of those comedies described couples falling instantly in love and promoted the idea of fate --the belief that there is just one perfect companion out there, they found.

"There's a belief of destiny and couples in romantic comedies immediately understand each other," said Dr Holmes. "If you think that's how things are, you are setting yourself up to be disappointed."

In a second study, Dr Holmes asked around 100 student volunteers to watch Serendipity -- the 2001 romantic comedy starring Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack, while 100 watched a David Lynch drama.

In a questionnaire after the film ended, students watching the rom-com were far more likely to believe in fate and destiny than those who had watched the 'straight' film.

72. According to the passage if you are fond of watching romantic comedies, you ____.

A. are more likely to believe in future love

B. must be influenced by films

C. may expect a perfect relationship in your love life

D. may fall instantly in love with one of your classmates

73. The underlined word "destiny" most probably means __     .

A. fate             B. love            C. beauty          D. romance

74. The purpose of Dr Bjame Hohnes' research is __     .

A. to promote the idea of fate

B. to ask us to keep away from romantic comedies

C. to show how romantic comedies have influence on our life

D. to remind us of the negative effect of watching romantic comedies

75. It is implied in the passage that        .

A. watching comedies is harmful to a stable marriage

B. it is necessary for couples to work at their relationship

C. couples falling instantly in love end up with an unhappy marriage

D. we should watch more 'straight' films instead of romantic comedies

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Today I together with my classmates went to climb the Yandang Mountain.Early in morning we started out and arrived there two hours late.Then we begin to climb.The mountain was high and some of us got tiring soon, and all of us were very excited.We cheered happily when we got the top.We had our lunch there and had enjoyed ourselves very much.Unfortunately,when we walked down the hill,we were caught by a rain. We remained calmly,shared umbrellas and raincoats and walked carefully.Finally we both reached the parking lot safely.In spite of the unexpected rain and wind,we had a good time.

I remember vividly that first English class in the last term of high school. We boys (there were no girls in the school) were   16  expectantly for the new teacher to appear. Before long, through the door came a tall ordinary-looking man  17  about 40. He said shyly,  “Good afternoon, gentlemen.” His  18 had a surprising tone (语气) of respect, almost  19  he were addressing （向---讲话）the Supreme Court (最高法院)20   a group of youngsters. He wrote his  21  on the blackboard---Wilmer T. Stone-- ,and  22  sat on the front of his desk.. “Gentlemen,” he began, “We are now this  23   ---your last---to continue your study of 24  . I know we shall  25  learning with and from one another. We are going to learn  26  about journalism and how to write your weekly school paper. And   27 we are going to try to  28  the joy of good literature (文学). Maybe some of us will be really   29   in reading and writing. A man who reads 30 a happy life. A man who doesn’t read  31  on the earth with a blindfold(眼罩). If I have to put all my  32  into a single word, it would be: ‘browse(广泛浏览)’”. Mr. Stone went on like that,  33 in a friendly and understanding tone. The 34  of the class came much too soon. And we boys had to 35  the classroom with an unexpected feeling of excitement.

1.A waiting  B. looking       C. asking     D. calling

2.                A．for            B．of             C．at   D．on

3.                A．sound          B．voice           C．appearance   D．look

4.                A．as             B．if              C．as if  D．after

5.                A．beside         B．except for       C．instead   D．instead of

6.                A．addres         B．telephone       C．name    D．word

7.                A．then           B．but            C．so   D．suddenly

8.                A．feel           B．season         C．year D．term

9.A. math    B. chemistry     C English       D. physics

10.               A．begin          B．enjoy          C．practice   D．suggest

11.               A．something      B．anything        C．nothing   D．all

12.               A．Really          B．Especially       C．Truly  D．Possibly

13.               A．feel           B．write          C．memorize D．accept

14.               A．moved         B．excited         C．interested D．used

15.               A．knows         B．says           C．has   D．lives

16.               A．runs           B．visits           C．walks D．chooses

17.               A．praise          B．trust           C．advice D．promise

18.               A．speaking        B．singing         C．telling D．shouting

19.               A．beginning       B．end           C．middle    D．time

20.               A．keep          B．enter          C．leave D．reach

Until late in the 20th century most Americans spent time with people of different generations. Now middle-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves.

That's because we group people by age. We put our three-year-olds together in day-care centers, our 13-year-olds in schools and sport activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior citizen homes. Why?

   We live far away from the old for many reasons. Young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears of becoming old and dying. It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes. Sometimes it’s got hard that we stay away from the people who need us the most.

Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old. And we have discovered that they often save the young.

A reporter moved her family into a block filled with old people. At first her children were disappointed. But the reporter made banana bread for the neighbors and had her children send it and visit them. Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects. "My children have never been lonely, "the reporter said.

The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home (an organization where old people are cared for) when a visitor showed up with a baby, she was immediately surrounded. People who hadn't gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep woke up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.

Grandparents are a special case. They give their grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity. As my husband put it "My grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end." Grandchildren speak of attention they don't get from worried parents. "My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down," one friend said. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer and more trusting.

1.Now in an American family, people can find that___________.

   A. children never live with their parents                           

   B. not all working people live with their parents

   C. old people are supported by their grandchildren       

   D. grandchildren are supported by their grandparents

2. Seeing a baby, the old people got excited because _______.

   A. they had never seen a baby before                        

   B. the baby was clever and beautiful                   

   C. the baby brought them the image of life                  

   D. the baby's mother would take care of them           

3. Why are some children quieter, calmer and more trusting ?

   A. Because they have relationships with their grandparents.     

   B. Because their worried parents ask them to act like that.

   C . Because they have nothing to worry about.                       

   D. Because their teachers ask them to act like that.

4. Which of the following can show the fact that the old often save the young?

   A. The old can become friends of the children and the children may not feel lonely.

   B. The old get excited when they see a baby.

   C. The old can cure the young when they are sick.

   D. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.

Until late in the 20th century most Americans spent time with people of different generations. Now middle-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves.

That's because we group people by age. We put our three-year-olds together in day-care centers, our 13-year-olds in schools and sport activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior citizen homes. Why?

We live far away from the old for many reasons. Young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears of aging and dying. It is much harder to watch someone we love disappear before our eyes. Sometimes it`s got hard that we stay away from the people who need us the most.

Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old. And we have discovered that they often save the young.

A reporter moved her family into a block filled with old people. At first her children were disappointed. But the reporter baked banana bread for the neighbors and had her children deliver it and visit them. Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects. "My children have never been lonely, "the reporter said.

The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home (?????)when a visitor showed up with a baby, she was immediately surrounded. People who hadn't gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep woke up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.

Grandparents are a special case. They give their grandchildren a feeling of security and continuity. As my husband put it "My grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end." Grandchildren speak of attention they don't get from worried parents. "My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down," one friend said. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have relationships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer and more trusting.

67. Now in an American family, people can find that___________.

A. children never live with their parents                            

B. not all working people live with their parents

C. aged people are supported by their grandchildren    

D. grandchildren are supported by their grandparents

68. Seeing a baby, the old people got excited because _______.

A. they had never seen a baby before                        B. the baby was clever and beautiful                   

C. the baby brought them the image of life              D. the baby's mother would take care of them           

69. Why are some children quieter, calmer and more trusting ?

A. Because they have relationships with their grandparents.                 

B. Because their worried parents ask them to act like that.

C . Because they have nothing to worry about.                                 

D. Because their teachers ask them to act like that.

70. Which of the following can show the fact that the old often save the young?

A. The old can become friends of the children and the children may not feel lonely.

B. The old get excited when they see a baby.

C. The old can cure the young when they are sick.

D. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.

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