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3．Warner Brothers has announced more Harry Potter movies are on the way．The studio is working with Potter author J．K．Rowling to create a new franchise （特需经营权） of movies based on"Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them"，which is a fictitious textbook in the Harry Potter world．The story will also follow the adventures of the book's author，Newt Scamander．Rowling，for the first time，will pen the screenplay．
It comes as no surprise that Warner Brothers is trying to keep the Harry Potter franchise going．The films alone have earned $7.7billion at the box office．The franchise has probably almost doubled those earnings on home video and TV sales．Then there's the many Harry Potter products that fans still snatch up．
But at some point，Harry Potter could seem old hat and that's not something Warner Brothers wants to see happen．So executives had three choices：restart the franchise，come up with continuations or spin off part of the Potter world into a new movie．
Without books to support the new stories，the upcoming movies could be a tougher sell for Warner Brothers．Harry and friends won't appear at all in the new movies which will be set in New York 70years before Harry Potter heads to Hogwarts．
The new stories will also net video games，products and enhance Rowling's website．
Here's Rowling on the upcoming franchise：
It all started when Warner Brothers came to me with the suggestion of turning"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them"into a film．I thought it was a fun idea，but the idea of seeing Newt Scamander，the supposed author of"Fantastic Beasts"，realized by another writer was difficult．Having lived for so long in my fictional universe，I feel very protective of it and I already knew a lot about Newt．As Harry Potter fans will know，I liked him so much that I even married his grandson，Rolf，to one of my favourite characters from the Harry Potter series，Luna Lovegood．
As I considered Warners'proposal，an idea took shape that I couldn't get rid of．That is how I could express my own idea for a film to Warner Brothers．
Although it will be set in the worldwide community of wizards （巫师） where I was so happy for seventeen years，it is neither a previous work nor a continuation to the Harry Potter series，but an extension of the wizarding world．The laws and customs of the hidden magical society will be familiar to anyone who has read the Harry Potter books or seen the films，but Newt's story will start in New York，seventy years before Harry gets underway．

66．The phrase"snatch up"in Paragraph 2is closest in meaning to"A"．
A．rush to purchase
B．give up reluctantly
C．make profits from
D．take away by force
67．What made Rowling accept Warner Brothers'proposalB？
A．Her eagerness to try writing for the screenplay．
B．Her unwillingness to see others write the story．
C．The attraction of earning more at the box office．
D．The film company's promise to enhance her website．
68．It is implied in the passage that creating and selling the new movies may beD．
A．inspiring
B．embarrassing
C．disappointing
D．challenging
69．What is the passage mainly aboutA？
A．Warner Brothers'expanded partnership with Harry Potter author．
B．Warner Brothers'success and development in Harry Potter series．
C．Rowling's view on the upcoming franchise of Harry Potter movies．
D．Rowling's creative ideas for the cooperation with Warner Brothers．

2．As a young boy，I sometimes traveled the country roads with my dad．He was a rural mail carrier～and on
Saturdays he would ask me to go with him．Driving through the countryside was always an adventure：There were animals to see，people to visit，and chocolate cookies if you knew where to stop，and Dad did．
In the spring，Dad delivered boxes full of baby chickens，and when I was a boy it was such fun to stick your fingers through one of the holes of the boxes and let the baby birds peck on your fingers．
On Dad's final day of work，it took him well into"the evening to complete his rounds because at least one
member from each fatuity was waiting at their mailbox to thank him for his friendship and his years of service．"Two hundred and nineteen mailboxes on my route，"he used to say，""and a story at every one．"One lady had no
mailbox，so Dad took the mail in to her every day because she was nearly blind．Once inside，he read her mail and
helped her pay her bills．
Mailboxes were sometimes used for things other than mail．One note left in a mailbox read，"Nat，take these eggs to Marian； she's baking a cake and doesn't have any eggs．"Mailboxes might he buried in the snow，or broken，or lying on the ground，but the mail was always delivered．On cold days Dad might find one of his customers waiting for him with a cup of hot chocolate．A young girl wrote letters but had no stamps，so she left a few buttons on the envelope in the mailbox； Dad paid for the stamps．One businessman used to leave large amounts of cash in his mailbox for Dad to take to the bank．Once，the amount came to $ 32，000．
A dozen years ago，when I traveled back to my hometown on the sad occasion of Dad's death，the mailboxes
along the way reminded me of some of his stories．I thought I knew them all，but that wasn't the ease．
As I drove home，I noticed two lamp poles，one on each side of the street．When my dad was around，those poles supported wooden boxes about four feet off the ground．One box was painted green，and the other was red，and each had a long narrow hole at the top with white lettering：SANTA CLAUS，NORTH POLE．For years children had dropped letters to Santa through those holes．
I made a turn at the comer and drove past the post office and across the railroad tracks to our house．Mom and I were sitting at the kitchen table when I heard footsteps．There，at the door，stood Frank Townsend，Dad's
postmaster and great friend for many years．So we all sat down at the table and began to tell stories．
At one point Frank looked a～me with tears in his eyes．"What are we going to do about the letters this
Christmas？"he asked．
"The letters？"
"I guess you never knew．"
"Knew what？"
"Remember，when you were a kid and you used to put your letters to Santa in those green and red boxes on Main Street？It was your dad who answered all those letters every year．"
I just sat there with tears in my eyes．It wasn't hard for me to imagine Dad sitting at the old oak table in our
basement reading those letters and answering each one．I have since spoken with several of the people who received Christmas letters during their childhood，and they told me how amazed they were that Santa had known so much about their homes and families．
For me，just knowing that story about my father was the gift of a lifetime．

55．It can be inferred from the passage that the writer regarded his travels with Dad usC．
A．great chances to help other people
B．happy occasions to play with baby chickens
C．exciting experiences with a lot of fun
D．good opportunities to enjoy chocolate cookies
56．The writer provides the detail about the businessman to show thatB．
A．Dad had a strong sense of duty
B．Dad was an honest and reliable man
C．Dad had a strong sense of honor
D．Dad was a kind and generous man
57．According to the passage，which of the following impressed the writer most？D．
A．Dad read letters for a blind lady for years．
B．Dad paid for the stamps for a young girl．
C．Dad delivered some eggs to Marian．
D．Dad answered children's Christmas letters every year．
58．The method the writer uses to develop Paragraph 4isC．．
A．offering analyses
B．providing explanations
C．giving examples
D．making comparisons
59．What surprised the children most when they received letters in reply from Santa Claus every year？D．
A．Santa Claus lived alone in the cold North Pole．
B．Santa Claus answered all their letters every year．
C．Santa Claus had unique mailboxes for the children．
D．Santa Claus had so much information about their families．
60．Which of the following is the best title for the passage？A
A．The Mail    B．Christmas Letters     C．Special Mailboxes     D．Memorable Travels．

1．根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．选项中有两项为多余选项．
Empathy
Last year，researchers from the University of Michigan reported that empathy，the ability to understand other people，among college students had dropped sharply over the past 10years．（71）B Today，people spend more time alone and are less likely to join groups and clubs．
Jennifer Freed，a co-director of a teen program，has another explanation．Turn on the TV，and you're showered with news and reality shows full of people fighting，competing，and generally treating one another with no respect．（72）D
There are good reasons not to follow those bad examples．Humans are socially related by nature．（73）G Researchers have also found that empathetic teenagers are more likely to have high self-respect．Besides，empathy can be a cure for loneliness，sadness，anxiety，and fear．
Empathy is also an indication of a good leader．In fact，Freed says，many top companies report that empathy is one of the most important things they look for in new managers．（74）F"Academics are important．But if you don't have emotional （情感的） intelligence，you won't be as successful in work or in your love life，"she says．
What's the best way to up your EQ （情商）？For starters，let down your guard and really listen to others．（75）C
To really develop empathy，you'd better volunteer at a nursing home or a hospital，join a club or a team that has a diverse membership，have a"sharing circle"with your family，or spend time caring for pets at an animal shelter．

A．Everyone is different，and levels of empathy differ from person to person．
B．That could be because so many people have replaced face time with screen time，the researchers said．
C．"One doesn't develop empathy by having a lot of opinions and doing a lot of talking，"Freed says．
D．Humans learn by example-and most of the examples on it are anything but empathetic．
E．Empathy is a matter of learning how to understand someone else-both what they think and how they feel．
F．Good social skills-including empathy-are a kind of"emotional intelligence"that will help you succeed in many areas of life．
G．Having relationships with other people is an important part of being human-and having empathy is decisive to those relationships．

7．-If offered a chance，I would be happy to set out for Mars _______ all mankind．
-Sure，you would be a world hero and the pride of the Chinese!（　　）

6．An ancient temple _______ back to the Northern Qi Dynasty was destroyed in flames last month，_______ concerns about the effective protection of cultural remains．（　　）

dating； causing

dating； caused

dated； causing

dated； caused

5．"Qianshui"，which _______ means diving，now refers to someone who only views the postings across the website but never makes any comments．（　　）

4．-I _______ to get a chance to discuss our homework with you．
-OK．Let's meet at seven O'clock tonight．（　　）

	A．	wanted		B．	have wanted
	C．	have been wanting		D．	had wanted

3．Neither side seems to have a _______ solution； there are still many uncertainties on this issue．（　　）

2．Nowadays，employers not only pay attention to graduates'academic qualifications but also their_______．（　　）

1．-Next to the hostess _______．Who is he？
-Tony，our monitor．He'll give a speech titled"Discover Yourself"．（　　）

	A．	a boy stands		B．	is standing a boy
	C．	stands a boy		D．	does a boy stand

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