1 . The film YOLO (You Only Live Once) directed by Jia Ling, China’s most successful female filmmaker has become a hit recently. In the film, Jia plays Le Ying, a jobless woman in her thirties who still lives with her parents until one day, she meets a boxing coach (拳击教练), Hao Kun (played by Lei Jiayin), and later finds strength and hope in boxing training and changes her life. The actress-director lost 50 kilos which became a hot topic in social media.

After watching the film, many people start trying to lose weight. Some people plan to join gyms, but not all of them can stick to exercise. So how do you make sure you find a gym you like, and more importantly, one where you feel comfortable?

To answer the questions, Jarrod Saracco, a fitness (健身) coach with 20 years of experience in the field, gives his advice. “From the moment you walk in, it should be about the energy and the experience. Do they greet you? Do people working out look like they’re having a good time?”

However, there are so many gyms in China, so choosing the right one may take you a little time. Here are some tips about how to choose a good gym.

Find a gym close to your home. You can walk to the gym to do some sports. It’s better to drive less than 15 minutes. If you find a good place to park your car, your choice may be right.

Visit at your best workout time. Saturday afternoon may be the right hour to check out a gym. You can go and have a look at it. If it is very crowded, try another gym.

Check for clean machines. Keeping things clean or not means the gym is good or bad. A professional staff member should also be wiping (擦拭) down machines in the day. While you are visiting, watch to see whether there’s a strict rule of wiping down everything after use. If not, try another gym.

1. Which of the following is right according to the passage?

A．In the movie, Le Ying met Hao Kun in the gym where she worked.

B．It became a hot topic in social media that Jia Ling lost 50 fans.

C．The film YOLO was directed by China’s most successful male filmmaker.

D．It means more to people to feel comfortable in a gym.

2. If __________, the gym is a good choice.

A．it takes less than 15 minutes to walk there

B．many people work out there and they seem to enjoy themselves

C．the coaches there are energetic, experienced and good-looking

D．the machines there are always cleaned well

3. How many pieces of advice on the topic does the writer offer?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．None.

4. Which is the structure of the passage?

A．①②/③/④⑤⑥⑦	B．①/②③④/⑤⑥⑦
C．①/②③/④⑤⑥⑦	D．①②③/④⑤⑥/⑦

5. What is the best title of the article?

A．YOLO—A Great Movie!	B．Let’s Go To Gyms!
C．Check for Clean Machines!	D．Stick To Exercise!

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡规定的位置上。

Chinese actress and director Jia Ling made headlines after she     1     (successful) changed her former self into a fit, radiant young woman. Her latest movie, You Only Live Once, was a big hit over the Spring Festival. It has reached past 3.5 billion yuan ($492.7 million) within three days at     2     beginning of the holiday.

It tells the story of an overweight and depressed woman in her     3     (thirty) who doubts about herself and her future. Everything changes     4     she takes up boxing and receives months of intensive training. The more she trains,     5     (confident) she becomes. Gradually, she turns herself into the person she wants to be and learns to love herself. The film explores the themes of self-discovery and     6     (person) growth.

In order to make movies, Jia Ling once gained weight and then lost weight to show a completely different image     7     the past.     8     (lose) weight requires a lot of effort and time is a test for many people. Her success is not only due to her talent, but also because of her courage. After the audience watched the film, almost everyone     9     (move) by what she had done.

We should not let others define (定义) who we really are. Instead, we need to stay true to     10     (we).

5 . Where have those traditional hour-and-a-half-long films from the old days gone? In recent years, we’ve seen more and more big Hollywood films run for three hours or more.

There were films like Avatar: The Way of Water (《阿凡达：水之道》) that lasted three hours and 10 minutes, and Oppenheimer (《奥本海默》) that went on for three hours and nine seconds. On Oct 20, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon (《花月杀手》) went for about three and a half hours. When it premiered (首映) at the Cannes Film Festival in May, some people got sleepy, and there was a long line for the restroom. People started asking: Why have films become so long?

Franchises (特许经营权) are one driver of longer films as studios want to make the most out of their expensive intellectual property (知识产权), said The Economist. The hope is that a great, longer film will draw audiences away from streaming platforms (流媒体平台) and into cinemas. This plan has often paid off: Avengers: Endgame (《复仇者联盟：终局之战》), Marvel’s three-hour superhero film, was the highest-grossing (票房最高的) film in 2019.

Also, longer films have to do with the growing influence of directors. Studios have given big names, like Nolan (诺兰) and Scorsese (斯科塞斯), greater creative freedom. Otherwise, streaming platforms may lure (诱惑) the big names away. They do not have to worry as much about the length because viewers can pause at will.

However, longer running times also bring some problems. Cinemas can play fewer films because a three-hour film takes up more screen time. A longer Marvel film can mean the shutting out of indie (独立的) and international filmmakers.

1. What do the three movies in Paragraph 2 have in common?

A．They are all very long.

B．They are all very boring.

C．They all premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

D．They were all discussed a lot recently.

2. Avengers: Endgame is an example of _______.

A．a long film that doesn’t have franchises

B．a long film that made a lot of money

C．a film that has the most expensive intellectual property

D．the first film that premiered on streaming platforms

3. Who caused the longer films according to the second reason?

A．The studios.

B．The audience.

C．The famous directors.

D．The streaming platforms.

4. What’s the disadvantage of the longer films?
a. People may get tired.
b. Fewer films can be shown in cinemas.
c. Directors get more creative freedom.
d. The audience may turn to streaming platforms rather than cinemas.

A．abc

B．abd

C．acd

D．bcd

5. What’s the main idea of the article?

A．The article mainly discusses the box office performance of long films.

B．The article primarily analyzes the reason why modern films are becoming increasingly lengthy.

C．The article mainly talks about the influence of directors on the length of films.

D．The article primarily addresses how long films squeeze out indie and international filmmakers.

6 . Peking Opera is one of China’s important traditional art forms. It is regarded _________ one of the national treasures of China. It was formed in the late 18th century and became completely developed in the mid-19th century.

_________ is Peking Opera so popular in China? The reason is that it shows rich _________ culture, _________ wonderful stories, paintings and clothes. It has _________ main kinds of performers called sheng, dan, jing and chou. Each of them has its own clothes and face-paintings. Face-paintings with different colors have different meanings. For example, young male (男性的) characters are known as Xiaosheng. Laosheng is an _________ role than Xiaosheng. Dan is a female role. Jing is a colorful face-painted role and chou is a male clown (小丑) role.

Peking Opera tells stories _________ singing with different movements. Some of them are from the history books, while most of them are from classical novels. The performance tells stories _________ have been passed down for thousands of years in Chinese history.

Peking opera has become _________ important opera form for Chinese audience. It has even made the people from Western countries interested in it. Nowadays more and more Western fans begin to learn the art. Some even come to China _________ in popular talent shows on CCTV.

1.

A．like

B．as

C．of

D．that

2.

A．Why

B．When

C．How

D．Which

3.

A．World’s

B．American

C．Chinese

D．China

4.

A．included

B．include

C．includes

D．including

5.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

6.

A．young

B．younger

C．older

D．old

7.

A．from

B．through

C．to

D．of

8.

A．who

B．which

C．where

D．when

9.

A．an

B．a

C．the

D．/

10.

A．performance

B．perform

C．to perform

D．performing

7 .

Beijing opera is being taught in primary and middle schools. The government tries to ________ the traditional art to the younger people, which Beijing ________ reports on Tuesday.

The country’s first set of textbooks about Beijing opera was ________ by the People’s Education Press in 2015. The textbooks for optional (可选择的) courses have been ________ use in junior middle schools in Fengtai, Beijing. ________ will also be used in middle schools across the city. Students in primary schools can also take the ________.

Since 2008 , Beijing has promoted (推出) a ________ to provide opera training at many primary schools. Schools can ask for money from the city’s education department to hire actors and actresses to ________ students, who are as ________ as six or seven.

Beijing opera ________ during the rule of Emperor Qianlong in the Qing dynasty (1644—1911). It was famous in China for many years and as its fame spread, it ________ many lovers in other countries, including the United States and Japan. In many people’s minds, it became the ________ of China.

Yet over the years, its popularity ________. A great number of people listened to radio productions of Beijing opera before the 1980s, ________ people born after that pursued (追求) pop culture rather than the ________ art.

1.

A．introduce

B．say

C．give

D．offer

2.

A．Message

B．Paper

C．Information

D．News

3.

A．told

B．taught

C．given

D．published

4.

A．in

B．on

C．at

D．under

5.

A．It

B．They

C．This

D．That

6.

A．courses

B．songs

C．pictures

D．shows

7.

A．lesson

B．book

C．programme

D．thought

8.

A．stay

B．play

C．teach

D．work

9.

A．little

B．big

C．young

D．much

10.

A．formed

B．opened

C．played

D．sang

11.

A．caught

B．drew

C．attracted

D．enjoyed

12.

A．light

B．symbol

C．pioneer

D．face

13.

A．reduced

B．increased

C．lost

D．improved

14.

A．when

B．while

C．as

D．after

15.

A．fashionable

B．modern

C．traditional

D．old

9 . 根据对话内容，选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。
A: Hi! What are you going to do this weekend?
B: I’m going to see a movie.       1    
A: Sure. What kind of movie do you like?
B: Comedy (喜剧) films.
A: Have you ever seen the movie YOLO directed by Jia Ling?
B: No, I haven’t.     2    
A: Yeah, it’s worth watching. I saw it with my father last Saturday.
B:     3    
A: I think it is a successful movie and it encourages me a lot.
B:     4    
A: About   two   hours.
B: Is the price of the ticket high?
A: Oh! Just a little.     5    
B: Thank you. I’ll buy the ticket online right now.

A．What should I do?

B．It cost me 40 yuan.

C．How do you like it?

D．But I heard it is great.

E．Can you give me some advice?

F．How long does it last?

G．I think it’s boring.