The 88th Academy Awards, once again thrilled (使兴奋) people around the world, the Chinese, who were excited about Leonardo DiCaprio getting the Best Actor Award.

But the yearly presentation (颁奖仪式) also made Chinese filmmakers , as no Chinese films have ever won a golden prize. The hard truth leaves people wondering the nation will get a place in the famous Academy Award, as China is already the second largest film market.

The condition for our national artists is similar to that of Chinese writers and scientists Mo Yan and Tu Youyou won Nobel Prizes in 2012 and 2015. Just as Chinese people are used to seeing their fellow citizens (同胞们) taking home Nobel Prizes from Stockholm, it is time for them to see that an Oscar is also achievable (可实现的).

There are good reasons for the Chinese people to such a bright future.

First, China is one of the fastest growing film in the world. Lots of businesses from home and abroad are willing to invest here. It will more talented people to get into the industry because of more and more relaxed environment for development.

The latest survey Chinese cinemas took a record 6.87 billion yuan (about $1.05 billion) in ticket sales in February, with the monthly box office (票房) going past that of North America for the first time.

The achievement may be in the future. It is supposed that China’s yearly box office could continue to go beyond North America in 2017.

1. A. but B. with C. except D. including

2. A. happy B. relaxed C. impossible D. uncomfortable

3. A. where B. when C. what D. why

4. A. while B. after C. before D. since

5. A. winning B. developing C. choosing D. deciding

6. A. cancel B. excuse C. doubt D. expect

7. A. artists B. markets C. awards D. companies

8. A. encourage B. remain C. insist D. realize

9. A. showed B. studied C. started D. sent

10. A. replied B. repaired C. required D. repeated

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To Hire

A Quiet flat in Greenwood 2 bedrooms, large kitchen Near shops and restaurants ￡600 a month

Phone 07348 0848153B Small 3rd-floor flat in central London

1 bedroom

2 minutes from the train station ￡650 a month Phone 020 933 9458C House in Hoburn from end of September

3 bedrooms, small garden

Near the university ￡1000 a month Phone 07122 7476933

1. If you want to hire Flat B for half a year, how much should you pay for it?

A.￡650. B.￡3250. C.￡3900. D.￡7800.

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Flat A is the most expensive of the three.

B. Flat B is far away from the train station.

C. You can make phone calls to know about the information above.

D. You can hire the house in Hoburn if you want to cook in a large kitchen.

There are millions of charities in the UK. In fact, you can hardly think of any good business that doesn’t have a charity linked (联系的) to it.

The British people are so generous with charities. A lot of people are quite prepared to donate money to charities, even when they are short of money themselves. There are many reasons why people give money to charities. Sometimes it’s a personal reason, say their parents died of cancer so they give money to cancer research, or of a religious reason. Many religions (宗教) encourage their followers to donate a part of their income (收入) to the poor. Many religious people feel it is their duty to help others as part of their faith (信仰). Still, other people just give donations because they have some spare money and they think it is a good thing to do.

Many people think it is necessary to give donations to charities because they wish to make the lives and situations of those in need better.

The British government has made it quite easy for people to give money to charity as you can pay through your payroll (工资单). So when you get your salary, you automatically (自动地) get some money taken out and give it to charity. Some people have some money taken out to give to charities, such as Save the Children Fund, thinking it is a good way to save children around the world.

1.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. The UK. B. The religion. C. A business. D. A charity.

2.According to Paragraph 2, the number of reasons why the British people are generous with charities is _______.

A. two B. three C. four D. five

3. The passage is mainly about ______.

A. charities in the UK

B. the history of the charities in the UK

C. the generous and kind people in the UK

D. the relationship between the British government and charities

While many women are busy with planning their bridal showers (新娘送礼会), a baby shower usually comes as a complete surprise. A baby shower is a party where a pregnant (怀孕的) woman is “showered” with gifts and good wishes. A baby shower is usually given by a close female friend or a relative of the mother-to-be. Sometimes co-workers of a pregnant person will also hold a baby shower for her.

The baby shower is usually given when the mother-to-be is between 6 and 9 months pregnant. Predicting the date of a baby’s birth isn’t always exact. Sometimes a baby shower can also happen after the baby is born. A baby shower can be held in someone’s home or outside, like in a restaurant or a catering hall. Traditionally only women are invited to a baby shower. However, more and more baby showers are also including the father-to-be.

Like a bridal shower, a mother-to-be will register (登记) a wish list of things she wants at one or several stores. This list usually includes things the mother wants for her baby like clothes, diapers and even furniture. This way friends and family members can go to the stores and buy something from the list. Registering helps make sure that there aren’t repeat items, like 30 bottles when a new mom only needed 15.

At a baby shower, people can give cards with wishes for the new baby and mom. Most of these cards also include money or gift cards to help the mom-to-be buy whatever else she needs for the baby. Sometimes there are games as well. In one game everyone guesses the date of the baby. Another game lets people taste baby food and guess the flavor.

1. The underlined word “Predicting” in Paragraph 2 probably means “______”.

A. 祝贺 B. 预测 C. 错过 D. 记得

2. Who was only invited to a baby shower traditionally?

A. Men. B. Children. C. Women. D. Pregnant women.

3.Why does a mother-to-be register a wish list of things?

A. To prevent others from buying the repeat items.

B. To remind herself to buy some items for the party.

C. To remember to buy the necessary things for her friends.

D. To invite friends or family members to the baby shower.

4.What can friends and family members do at a baby shower?

A. Play games. B. Get some money and gifts.

C. Feed the baby. D. Register a wish list of things.

5.According to the passage, we know that ______.

A. the baby shower only happens at home

B. the baby shower never takes place after the baby is born

C. people have baby showers instead of bridal showers now

D. people hold the baby shower to send wishes to the mother-to-be

“Please take my penny,” said Maggie to old Dan, the fisherman, who sat on a bench repairing his nets.

Her brother Andrew drew her back, whispering, “Maggie, he is not a beggar (乞丐)!”

But Maggie paid no attention. “Please take it,” she said again. Old Dan smiled, and took it. “Thank you, little miss,” he said, “It is kindly meant.”

After that, Maggie went to the beach to gather shells. She never thought how fast the hours were passing until being tired, she sat down on a rock beside a little pool. Soon she was scared by a noise near her, and Dan’s large dog Rover jumped down from a rock!

He licked her hands and made a loud noise, and then began gently to pull her coat. “Rover wishes me to come away, I see,” she said, and she rose from the rock and began to go home. However, that was not so easy as she had expected. She found the places she had gone down easily very difficult to climb up, and as the tide (潮水) had been coming in for some time. She found some of the stones wet and smooth.

What could poor Maggie do? She felt sad and cried, but the waves made a much louder noise than she could make, and perhaps she would have been drowned (淹死) without good wise Rover.

Rover jumped upon a big stone and raised his loud bark until even the waves could not drown it.

The fisherman had taken his nets to the top of the cliffs (悬崖), and was laying them out in the sun when he heard the loud barking of a dog. He felt sure that it was Rover, and Rover in trouble, so, going to the edge of the cliffs, he looked over. There he saw it all—Rover barking for help, and the little child standing beside him.

“Bless her! It is the little one that was so kind-spoken to me this morning!” he cried, and he hurried to his sons’ home.

“Quick, boys, quick!” he said. “Get to the boat, and row fast to the bay (海湾). There is a poor child there just waiting to be drowned.” The fishermen lost no time, and soon little Maggie and Rover were rowed safely to land! Old Dan was waiting there to lift her out, and give her into her mother’s arms.

“It was the penny that did it, madam,” he said to Mrs. Weston later. “I saw Rover looking at her when she put the penny so kind-like into my hand—just as if he would have said, ‘Rover will be your friend now, little girl.’ And I am thinking he had been looking after her all the day, for he never came near me after that.”

Some years later, Rover came to Maggie’s home with a little note, in which was written— “Will Maggie help Rover?—his master is dead.”

1. Which word can best describe Maggie?

A. Funny. B. Helpful. C. Creative. D. Silly.

2.Who rowed Maggie to land safely?

A. Rover. B. Old Dan. C. Old Dan’s sons. D. Andrew.

3. From the end of the story, we can guess that ______.

A. Maggie refused to be Rover’s new master

B. Rover felt sad about Mrs. Western’s death

C. Rover lived with Old Dan until his master died

D. Maggie became Rover’s master at once after she was saved

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A. One kind act brings another.

B. You should act and speak the same—kindly.

C. One person’s pleasure may be another’s pain.

D. People often forget what is really important in our lives.

5.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. Rover and his master

B. Rover’s new friend

C. What the brave dog did

D. What Maggie’s penny did

根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为41—45的相应位置上。

1. I still remember very (清楚地) the scene of our first meeting.

2.Now more and more people in the cities keep (宠物) as their friends.

3. —Shanghai Disneyland Park will be open to the (民众) in June this year.

—How exciting!

4. I’m going to (订购) a silk scarf online for my mother as her birthday present.

5. Chinese fans offered their best wishes to the (著名的) NBA star Kobe Bryant after he announced plans to retire.

根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空

1. May Day is coming, but I’m (sure) where to go on holiday.

2. I had no difficulty (make) myself understood on the chat show.

3. The police came and took the (noise) men away from the cafe room.

4. All the (visit) bags will be looked after by the guide during the game.

5. If you don’t know about this matter very well, you had better (keep) quiet.

根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使对话内容完整正确

A: What a wonderful dinner!

B: Thank you. I am 1. that you enjoyed it.

A: The dishes you prepared were really tasty. Have you taken cooking lessons before?

B: No. My mother was a good cook in one of the biggest 2. in the city. I learnt cooking from her.

A: Did your father cook too?

B: Yes. My mother cooked almost 3. during working hours in the restaurant. When she came home after work, she really didn’t want to cook. So it was my father who usually cooked at home.

A: I’d like to 4. cook, but I don’t know how. You know, my husband is very busy with his work, but I’ve got bored with the food.

B: Don’t worry. I can 5. you how to cook some simple dishes if you like.

A: That will be great, thank you!

There are four million people with diabetes (糖尿病) in the UK—that’s one in every 16 people. There are two main types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 is less common and is not preventable. In the UK, 90% of diabetes are Type 2. It has something to do with weight gain and a sedentary (久坐的) lifestyle, but there are other risk reasons. The good news is that around 80% of cases of Type 2 diabetes are preventable.

Are you at risk?

Type 2 diabetes can come on slowly. It may not be easy to find the signs. So it is important to understand the risk reasons. People with Type 2 diabetes can feel thirsty, tired and need to go to the toilet more often.

Tips on preventing Type 2

If you have Type 2 diabetes, it is very important to control your weight. If you are overweight, Type 2 diabetes can be avoided by reducing your weight.

Exercise is necessary for good health. It not only helps to keep a healthy weight, but can lower blood-sugar levels because it helps your body to use insulin (胰岛素) more effectively. To have high levels of everyday activities, including walking, housework, playing with children and hobbies—anything that gets you moving.

Also, a healthy diet will help you manage your weight. Vegetables and fruits are low in calories and are rich in vitamins, minerals (矿物质) and fiber (纤维). This is important for good digestion (消化) and slows down the sugars into the blood. However, some types of fruits are high in sugar, so getting most of your five-a-day from vegetables is better.

Whole grains are good for Type 2 diabetes because the husk (外壳) of the seed is kept. This is often the best part of the grain, with fiber and protein (蛋白). Protein is good for Type 2 diabetes. Fish, meats, eggs, nuts and many beans are rich in protein.

Foods high in both fat and sugar are very bad for your health and should be avoided. Water is the best because there aren’t any calories in it while many other drinks, such as soft drinks, energy drinks and milky coffees are really bad.

Ray Tomlinson was born in New York State. He sent the world’s f 1. email and let us have the use of the @ symbol in electronic communications. Tomlinson wrote a program in 1971 that a 2. messages to be exchanged between different computers. Before that time, electronic messages had only been exchanged between people using the s 3. main unit.

At the time of his invention, Tomlinson was researching possible uses for the ArpaNet—the US military (军方) network that formed the base of the Internet, and showed an i 4. in improving the use of ArpaNet’s “mailbox(邮箱)”, which made users send messages to the mailboxes possible. In the past, people had to print out the message and p 5. it in the mailbox. This achievement made a great difference in people’s life.

Tomlinson also came up with the i 6. of using the “@” symbol to separate the name of the receiver from the name of the host, creating the standard still used today. Although it had a history of o 7. forty years, Tomlinson said email had not changed much since its invention.

Tomlinson studied electrical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic and t 8. got his masters (硕士学位) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He joined a company called Bolt, Beranek, and Newman in 1967, and stayed there the r 9. of his life. He died at the age of 74. The company was later acquired (收购) by Raytheon.

“A true technology pioneer and his work changed the w 10. the world communicates.” Ratheon said. “It is with great sadness we know the passing of our friend.”