The US film industry may have generated profi...

The US film industry may have generated profits somewhere in the region of $40 billion last year, but it seems Hollywood still has plenty of work to do if wants to compete with the most popular American institution: the public library.

Yes, according to a recent Gallup poll (民意调查), which was the first such survey since 2001, visiting the local library remains by far the most common cultural activity American join in. As reported earlier today by Justin McCarthy:

“Visiting the library remains the most common cultural activity American join in, by far. The average 10.5 trips to the library US adults report taking in 2019 exceeds their participation in eight other common leisure activities. Americans attend live music or theatrical events and visit national or historic parks roughly four times a year on average and visit museums and gambling casinos (赌场) 2.5 times annually. Trips to amusement or theme parks (1.5) and zoos (0.9) are the least common on activities among this list.”

The results of the Gallup poll have been broken down in a range of different ways, all of which you can peruse (研读) at your leisure, but two of the more interesting, though unsurprising, findings are that women report visiting the library nearly twice as frequently as men do, and that libraries are visited most by adults in low-income households and least by adults in high-income households.

Congratulations to all you librarians out there; keep fighting the good fight. Pour one out for the zookeepers, though; it appears the zookeepers may be jealous and feel it not worth staying at the zoo.

1.What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A.To lead to the topic of the text.

B.To display the great benefit of Hollywood.

C.To show the popularity of the US film industry.

D.To compare the film industry with the public library.

2.What does the underlined word “exceeds” mean in Paragraph 3?

A.Go with. B.Go after. C.Go against. D.Go beyond.

3.Who may often like to visit the local library?

A.An adult man from a rich family. B.An adult man from a poor family.

C.An adult woman from a rich family. D.An adult woman from a poor family.

4.What is the tone (语气) of the author in the last paragraph?

A.Serious. B.Optimistic (乐观的).

C.Humorous. D.Inspiring.

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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What is the speaker mainly talking about?

A.The film industry in India.

B.The brief introduction to Bollywood.

C.The comparison between Hollywood and Bollywood.

2.What does the speaker say about Bollywood?

A.It pays the actors much.

B.It produces 29,000 films a year.

C.It is the largest film industry in the world.

3.What do most Indians like doing during their free time?

A.Doing sports.

B.Singing and dancing.

C.Watching films.

4.How much do most Bollywood films cost?

A.$ 2 million.

B.$ 5 million.

C.$ 50 million.

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假如你是一名2000年后出生的学生李华，请根据下表中所提供的信息，以“Do trust us – a generation born in the 2000s”为题写一篇英语演讲稿。

注意:

1. 对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

2. 词数120字左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总字数。

3. 演讲稿中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。

Good morning, everyone!

My topic today is “Do trust us – a generation born in the 2000s”. Most of us are only-one children, who are spoiled by our parents. This causes people’s concern.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for your listening!

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Everybody may have seen the film “Death on the Nile ( 尼罗河)”, but nobody can imagine that the writer of the story, Agatha Christie, saved a baby in a most unusual way.

In June 1977, a baby girl became seriously ill in Deleville. Doctors there were unable to find out the cause of her illness, so she was sent to a famous hospital in London, where there were many excellent doctors. The baby was so seriously ill that a team of doctors hurried to examine her without delay. The doctors, too, were puzzled by the baby’s illness and they also became discouraged. Just then a nurse asked to speak to them.

“I think the baby is suffering from thallium (铊) poisoning. ” said the nurse. “A few days ago, I read a story ‘A Pale Horse’ written by Agatha Christie. Someone uses thallium poison, and all the symptoms (症状) are written in the book. They are exactly the same as the baby’s.”

“You’re very good at observing things,” said a doctor, “and you may be right. We’ll carry out some tests and find out whether the cause is thallium poisoning or not.”

The tests proved that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium. Once they knew the cause, the doctors were able to give her correct treatment. The baby soon got well and was sent back to Deleville. A week later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide (杀虫剂) used in Deleville.

1.The baby was sent to a hospital in London because ______.

2.When the baby was first sent to the hospital in London, her illness was considered to be ______

A quite easy to treat

B. the result of thallium poisoning

C.    a common one

D. extraordinarily serious

3.From this passage it seems that the baby’s illness had something to do with ______.

A a dead writer              B. a harmful substance ( 物质) used to kill pests

C. the water in Deleville    D. a dangerous murderer

4. As far as we can tell from the story, Agatha Christie ______.

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Like the post-90s generation in China, today’s teenagers in the UK have a problem with how they’re represented. Most of them feel unfairly represented by the media and their lives are negatively (负面地) influenced, says a recent survey.

The survey was carried out by the UK Demos, in which more than 1000 14-17-year-old teens from England and Northern Ireland took part.

The survey report shows that four-fifths of teens (81%) felt there was a false image of young people in the media and wider society. Most of them (85%) said that it is hurting both their self-esteem(自尊) and chance of getting a job.

By researching six UK newspapers over the past 10 years, Demos found that words most commonly connected with “teenagers” and “young people” were “binge-drinking”, “yobs” and “crime”.

“The young people out there are doing good things for the community, but there are always bad things on the news. But we’re not all like that, it’s only a few,” said Becky Brunskill, 18, member of Youth Parliament for Liverpool.

The survey also found that 80% of UK teenagers believed they cared more about social issues than the older generation. This was a view shared by their teachers, 66% of whom agreed in a separate Demos survey of 500 teachers.

The UK youth are also eager to make a difference. But rather than traditional politics, 87% of the teens believed social media was a good way to change society.

Jonathan Birdwell, author of the Demos report, said “They could be the most active citizens we have seen in a generation.”

1.What problems are current UK teenagers troubled with according to Demos?

A. Their bad school image.

B. The media’s negative image of them.

C. Their false social relationships.

D. The difficulty of getting jobs.

2. How many people think that the false image is hurting their self-esteem?

A. 800　　 B. 810　　 C. 850　　 D. 1000

3.We can guess the underlined words “binge-drinking” and “yobs” are about 　　　　　　 .

A. something bad B. something good

C. students　　 　　 D. adults

4. What can we tell from the passage?

A. Few young British people are doing good things for the community.

B. British teenagers care more about their parents than social issues.

C. Young Britons are inactive in trying to prove themselves.

D. Young Britons believe social media is a good way to change society.

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Although many directors are _____ with the rise in China's movie industry, they have voiced concerns about possible bubbles (泡沫) in it.

A. disappointed　　 B. delighted

C. bored　 　　　　 D. annoyed

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In the past industries had more freedom than they have now，and they did not need to be as careful as they must today. They did not need to worry a lot about the safety of the new products that they developed. They did not have to pay much attention to the health and safety of the people who worked for them. Often new products were dangerous for the people who used them；often conditions in the work place had very bad effects on the health of the workers.

Of course sometimes there were real disasters which attracted the attention of governments and which showed the need for changes．Also scientists who were doing research into the health of workers sometimes produced information which governments could not ignore．At such times， there were inquiries into the causes of the disasters or the problems. New safety rules were often introduced as a result of these inquiries；however, the new rules came too late to protect the people who died or who became seriously ill.

Today many governments have special departments which protect customers and workers. In the US, for example, there is a department which takes charge of new airplanes and gives warnings about possible problems. It also makes the rules that aircraft producers must follow. Another department controls the foods and drugs that companies sell．A third department looks at the places where people work，and then reports any companies that are breaking the laws which protect the health and safety of workers. Of course，new government departments and new laws cannot prevent every accident or illness，but they are having some good results. Our work places are safer and cleaner than before. The planes and cars which we use for travel are better. Producers are thinking more about the safety and health of the people who buy and use their products．

1.The main topic of the passage is_________.

A. conditions in the work place

B. the freedom of industries in the past

C. the safety and health of workers and customers

D. changes in industrial production

2. It can be inferred from the passage that in the past_________.

A. industries were as careful in management as they are today

B. companies were free to put out any products they wanted to

C. many people were killed by dangerous products

D. workers often got ill because of the poor working conditions

3. It is implied in the passage that_________.

A. in the past no safety laws were introduced by governments

B. governments paid little attention to the safety of products

C. government officials often did not listen to scientists

D. governments and companies had different opinions about the safety of products

4.The special departments protect customers and workers in many ways EXCEPT by____.

A. testing new products                       B. designing new products

C. controlling the sale of products               D. inspecting work places

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1.The invention would have a wide range of ______________ (应用) in industry.

2.Frankly speaking, emotional or mental problems can a____________ from a physical cause.

3.A recent study shows that computer games have a little effect on adults，but a________ young people so much.

4.The flood has led to the l_____________ of life.

5.Farmers used to hunt elephants without _______________(怜悯）.

6.World Wildlife Fund ________________(感激) very much the efforts that China has made to protect endangered species from being further endangered.

7.Some bands are f_____________ by putting an advertisement in a newspaper looking for someone who is good enough.

8.He is a man who loses his job but doesn't tell his family and p_____________ to go to work every day as usual.

9.We are expected to be responsible for our work. But there always are some people who fail to ________________ (履行)their duties.

10.At the beginning of each semester, each student has great _______________ ( 信心) in their study.

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Many of us remember being in awe(敬畏) when we saw cloned dinosaurs running wild in the film Jurassic Park. And the idea of using technology to revive(恢复) extinct species has long fascinated not only writers and directors, but scientists as well.

According to The Telegraph, woolly mammoths(长毛猛犸象), which featured in the popular Ice Age animated movie series, “may walk the earth once more” now that scientists have taken another step toward realizing a long-held dream—recreating their DNA.

Mammoths became extinct around 10,000 years ago. However, since the discovery of near-perfect preserved remains in Arctic permafrost(北极冻土带) in May 2013, a variety of research studies have been carried out since.

Geneticists from Harvard University analyzed DNA from the remains, looking for genes which separated mammoths from elephants, such as hairiness and ear size. They then used the results to reproduce exact copies of 14 mammoth genes. “It is the first time that mammoth genes have been alive—although so far it has only been done in the lab,” George Church, lead researcher of the project, told the Sunday Times.

Church then used a new technique which allows scientists to edit DNA carefully, replacing sections of elephant DNA with the mammoth genes. So “we now have functioning elephant cells with mammoth DNA in them,” he said.

However, Church ruled out the possibility of bringing the mammoths back to life via cloning from frozen remains. He said he “preferred to focus on rebuilding the full mammoth genome(基因组) by analyzing DNA from preserved remains and putting it into the cells of its closest living relative – the Asian elephant,” reported The Telegraph.

Church argued that the return of the woolly mammoth—or rather, the return of something very similar—could help bring back fragile(脆弱的) ecosystems. However, some scientists believe that bringing back the mammoth would be unethical.

Professor Alex Greenwood, an expert on ancient DNA, said: “We may face the extinction of African and Asian elephants. Why bring back another elephant from extinction when we cannot even keep the ones that are not extinct around?” he told the Sunday Times. “What is the message? We can be as irresponsible with the environment as we want. Then we’ll just clone things back?”

“Money would be better spent focusing on conserving what we do have than spending it on an animal that has been extinct for thousands of years,” he said.

1.We can learn from the article that ______.

A. cloned mammoths followed cloned dinosaurs to get revived

B. the technology to revive mammoth genes is already mature

C. George Church and his colleagues tried to reproduce mammoth DNA

D. Church and his team managed to list all the genes that separate mammoths from elephants

2.According to Church, what is the significance of his study?

A. It could help prevent the extinction of the Asian elephant.

B. It could help people better tell elephant DNA from mammoth genes.

C. It could help bring back some extinct species and save fragile ecosystems.

D. It could help bring mammoths back to life via cloning from frozen remains.

3.The underlined word “unethical” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ______.

A. unacceptable　　 B. misled

C. impractical　　 D. illegal

4.According to the article, Professor Alex Greenwood believes that _______.

A. there is no need to worry about the extinction of African and Asian elephants at present

B. it’s necessary to bring back species that are beneficial to human beings from extinction

C. the return of the woolly mammoth would help to balance ecosystems

D. it’s more important to protect present species than to bring back extinct ones

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A new study gives us the warning that about thirty percent of the world's people may not have enough water by the year 2025.

A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.

P-A-I researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three-thousand-million people may lack water. At least 18 more countries are expected to have severe water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on Earth stays the same.

Mr. Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will continue to increase.

The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters not safe. Mr. Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera, which are carried in water. Lack of water may also result in more international conflict. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability of developing to improve their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning.

The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem. One way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use less water of agriculture.

The report also says long-term solutions to the water problem must include controls on population growth. It says countries cannot provide clean water unless they slow population growth by limiting the number of children people have.

1.__________ are expected to have severe water problems by the year 2025

A．No countries       B．18 countries       C．46 countries       D．28 countries

2.All the following are true except____________.

A．Lack of water may cause conflict between countries

B．Egypt now has enough fresh water

C．There are solutions to the water problem

D．New industries need a lot of water

3.It can be inferred that _____________.

A．There is connection between providing clean water and slowing population growth

B．Lack of water may also result from international conflict

C．The ability of developing has nothing to do with lack of water.

D．It is not known whether diseases have something to do with lack of water

4.What is the solution to the water problem for a long time?

A．Not to waste water.                      B．Less developing industries.

C．Less international conflict.                 D．Control the population

5.The best title of the passage would be __________.

A．World Conflict                          B．Diseases and Water

C．World Water Shortage                   D．Population and Water

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