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Three years ago I failed an important exam in my life and became a student at a ordinary school. Although I felt disappointed at the shabby campus and my poorly-equipped classroom, but I found the teachers impatient and considerate. Beside, I enjoyed the friendly class atmosphere. I decided to make the best it. I worked hard and got along good with my teachers and classmates. Whenever I had difficulties, they are always available. Soon, I became one of the top student in my class, that greatly increased my confidence and got me motivated. My experience tells me that it is not what you are given but how you make use of it that determines who we are.

3 . A night at the movies is always a good idea. But when you leave the theater and realize you just dropped $45 on a ticket and some snacks, you’ll wish you had been patient enough to wait until the movie came out on Netflix. The average movie ticket price in the United States in 2000 was $5.39; now, a ticket is over $9.

The main reason that movie tickets have gotten so expensive is because of inflation (通货膨胀). It was actually more expensive to go to the movies in the 70s than it is now. A ticket in 1978 cost $2.34. If you plug that into an inflation calculator, the same ticket would cost you $9.46 today. According to the National Association of Theater Owners, the average cost for a ticket today is $9.11.

Another reason you need to spend some of your life savings to see a movie on the big screen is that theaters are competing with streaming services that produce their own films, such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. And let’s be honest, sitting at home on your sofa or in your bed is more comfortable than sitting in a cold theater.

Because of streaming technology, theaters have to do something to bring in customers. Attractions—including alcohol, reclining seats (躺椅), surround sound, and 3-D movies are all examples of that. And those upgrades come at a price, leading to more expensive tickets.

“There’s all that extra cost, and it’s really important for theater owners and companies to make that experience as enjoyable as possible,” Patrick Corcoran, vice president of the National Association of Theatre Owners told Marketplace. “Because you’re offering a superb experience—audience expectations are for the latest and greatest technology. Audiences are willing to pay more for a particular experience.”

1. According to the passage, what makes movie tickets so expensive?

A．The viewers are wealthier than before.

B．The movie theatres offer popcorns, alcohol for free.

C．Inflation has made the ticket price appear higher than before.

D．The popular movies with famous stars deserve the high price.

2. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．Netflix is always a better choice for movie viewers than theatres

B．with comfortable seats, theatres are more attractive than streaming services

C．the viewers actually pay more for the updates of the movie theatres

D．the theater owners and companies update the theaters to make the theatres famous

3. Which of the following would Patrick Corcoran most probably agree with?

A．It’s unwise for viewers to pay so much to watch a movie in the theater.

B．The high price of a movie ticket is supposed to agree with a wonderful experience.

C．It’s a waste of money to provide the latest technology in the theatre.

D．The viewers would prefer to sit at home on the sofas or in the beds.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Behind the Increasing Price of Movie Tickets

B．Technological Improvement on Movie Theatres

C．The Competition between Movie Theatre and Streaming Services

D．How to Save the Viewers’ Wallets

4 . A Toronto man is offering a free round-the-world air to the right woman. But _________ apply. You must be named Elizabeth Gallahgher and have a Canadian _________.

Jordan Axani, 28, said he and his then girlfriend, Elizabeth Gallagher, booked heavily discounted round-the-world air tickets in May, but their _________ ended and he did not want her ticket to _________. The ticket had a strict no-transfer (不可转让) _________, but since passport information was not required when _________, any Canadian Elizabeth Gallagher can _________ it.

“I just want to see the ticket go to good use and for someone to _________ a lot of joy,” said Axani. He posted his _________ on a social networking website, and received thousands of e-mails, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the __________ passports, “More __________, there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in __________ their name to Elizabeth Gallagher, Axani said. “It was absolutely out of __________, thousands of e-mails, people around the world __________ their stories of travel.”

Axani wrote in his post that he is not __________ anything in return and that the woman who uses the __________ ticket can choose to either travel with him or __________ the ticket and travel on her own.

The __________ is scheduled to start on December 21 in New York City and continue on to Milan, Prague, Paris, Bangkok and New Delhi before __________ in Toronto on January 8. He said the __________ woman will be announced on the website and the trip will be shared online.

1.

A．deposits

B．benefit

C．restriction

D．examinations

2.

A．origin

B．passport

C．accent

D．friend

3.

A．holiday

B．marriage

C．dream

D．relationship

4.

A．go to waste

B．come to mind

C．go on sale

D．come into effect

5.

A．policy

B．order

C．payment

D．schedule

6.

A．applying

B．checking

C．booking

D．bargaining

7.

A．choose

B．borrow

C．use

D．buy

8.

A．sacrifice

B．express

C．experience

D．provide

9.

A．answer

B．offer

C．advice

D．comment

10.

A．right

B．same

C．now

D．real

11.

A．convincing

B．annoying

C．satisfying

D．interesting

12.

A．changing

B．giving

C．lending

D．writing

13.

A．touch

B．question

C．control

D．date

14.

A．admiring

B．sharing

C．advertising

D．doubting

15.

A．leaving

B．dealing with

C．losing

D．looking for

16.

A．single

B．strange

C．regular

D．extra

17.

A．return

B．take

C．reserve

D．hide

18.

A．interview

B．program

C．trip

D．meeting

19.

A．ending

B．calling

C．repeating

D．staying

20.

A．honored

B．lovely

C．intelligent

D．lucky

5 . We often concentrate on building relationships with others but we forget the essential first step: being friends of ourselves. That is the extremely important first step if we are to have good relationships with others.     1    

Forgive yourself.

You may have made mistakes in the past, but is there anything you can do about them? I don’t think so, except learning from them. Maybe you are not perfect, but neither are we.     2     So do yourself a favor by giving yourself forgiveness.

Focus on your strengths.

    3     You always have some strengths which give you a unique combination nobody else has. Recognize your strengths and build your life around them.

Write your success stories.

One reason why we may not like ourselves is that we are so focused on what we don’t have that we forget about what we have. So make a list of your achievements; write your success stories. They do not have to be big things.     4     For example, if you have some good friends, that’s already an achievement. If you have a good family, that is also an achievement.

Stop comparing yourself with others.

You are unique. You can never be like other people, and neither can other people be like you. The way you measure your success is not determined by other people and what they achieve. Instead, it is determined by your own life purpose. You have everything you need to achieve your life purpose, so it’s useless to compare yourself with others.

    5    

You don’t like other people lying to you, right? Similarly, you won’t like yourself if you know that you lie to yourself. Whether you realize it or not, that gives your mind a reason not to like yourself. That’s why it’s important to always be true to yourself. In whatever you do, be honest and follow your conscience.

A．Always be true to yourself.

B．Accept things you can’t change.

C．It’s normal to make mistakes.

D．Here are some tips to being friends of ourselves.

E．Instead of focusing on your weaknesses, focus on your strengths.

F．There are a lot of small but important achievements in our life.

G．You might be disappointed with yourself on why you could make such mistakes.

6 . 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Have you seen people who take pictures of food for more than 10 minutes before eating? How about those who beautify their selfie (自拍) so much that they can’t be____? There must be one or more who ____ in your social media. No matter _____they choose to share, they share the best but the most unreal.

Take my friend Chen for example. Every time we went to a restaurant, she would not take a _____ until all the dishes we ____were on the table. Then, she would spend five minutes on______the dishes in a seemingly random but in fact ____ order. Then the most important part: taking pictures. After that, she would choose one of the ____ and click in the filter(滤镜) app. The food eventually looked 10 times more delicious than it really was, but we had no ____ to really enjoy it — it all went cold. Actually Chen's real life is much less elegant. For example, she hates to wash the dishes, so she leaves them in the sink for____.

Many people care too much about others’ opinions and try too hard to ___ others. They find it hard to be ____ and to accept themselves, and thus they are afraid to show their ____ life on social media. What they are trying to prove is____what they lack in reality. But this will not bring any_____ to reality, as they still____ the same old pattern of life.

If they really want an elegant life, they should put more____ into achieving it_____fabricating(伪造) it. Being more confident, _____themselves and trying their best to be better is much more meaningful than_____ their life on social media.

1.

A．envied

B．admired

C．defeated

D．recognized

2.

A．survive

B．exist

C．flood

D．spot

3.

A．how

B．what

C．where

D．whom

4.

A．bow

B．bite

C．breath

D．break

5.

A．offered

B．served

C．ordered

D．prepared

6.

A．cooking

B．washing

C．setting

D．collecting

7.

A．arranged

B．messy

C．casual

D．correct

8.

A．dishes

B．restaurants

C．pictures

D．tables

9.

A．choice

B．chance

C．excuse

D．reason

10.

A．months

B．years

C．weeks

D．days

11.

A．comfort

B．inspire

C．please

D．discourage

12.

A．independent

B．generous

C．responsible

D．confident

13.

A．secret

B．healthy

C．peaceful

D．real

14.

A．rarely

B．hardly

C．exactly

D．nearly

15.

A．change

B．difficulty

C．guidance

D．harm

16.

A．question

B．dislike

C．follow

D．doubt

17.

A．effort

B．ambitions

C．feelings

D．money

18.

A．other than

B．more than

C．rather than

D．less than

19.

A．identifying

B．amusing

C．persuading

D．accepting

20.

A．simplifying

B．ruining

C．beautifying

D．worsening

7 . Mailman wrote a letter to his biggest fan

Wes Winter was delivering(递送) mail when he met a little boy named Logan. At four years old, little Logan began to _____ becoming a mailman one day. So, he would wait for the mail to ___ each day—even in the cold!

Logan’s ____ truly touched Wes, who was _____ to leave his job at the post office. So, on the last day of his work, the mailman wrote a letter to the little boy, which ________:

“Hello Little Mailman,

I only met you once. I was ______ that day, but you were still sitting at the gate _________ for me come around. It was very ______ outside, but you didn’t care. You just wanted to _____ the mailman.

Today is my ____ day delivering mail. I really ______ it, but I’ve found a ___ that fits me better.

I wanted to give you a ____ so you don’t feel cold the next time you’re waiting for the next _____. If you decide it’s not _____ you want to do when you grow up, don’t worry. I haven’t been _____ that long and I’ve already been a mailman, a repairman, and a bus driver. Just find your dream and don’t ____ your enthusiasm(热情).

From your No. 1 fan

Wes Winter”

The letter meant a lot to the little boy and he is also _____ a lot from his hero. The little boy never wants to ____ the hat Wes gave him —he _____ sleeps in it!

1.

A．think about

B．get used to

C．dream of

D．be addicted to

2.

A．arrive

B．send

C．leave

D．begin

3.

A．solution

B．impression

C．expression

D．action

4.

A．forced

B．prepared

C．recommended

D．told

5.

A．spoke

B．read

C．named

D．showed

6.

A．late

B．happy

C．anxious

D．annoyed

7.

A．calling

B．wishing

C．waiting

D．looking

8.

A．sunny

B．dark

C．cold

D．bright

9.

A．see

B．laugh

C．shout

D．have

10.

A．first

B．best

C．worst

D．last

11.

A．missed

B．hated

C．preferred

D．enjoyed

12.

A．place

B．way

C．job

D．house

13.

A．card

B．gift

C．word

D．hug

14.

A．policeman

B．mailman

C．bus driver

D．repairman

15.

A．what

B．which

C．how

D．that

16.

A．quitting

B．standing

C．working

D．riding

17.

A．lose

B．offer

C．give

D．pick

18.

A．changed

B．loved

C．improved

D．encouraged

19.

A．set off

B．take off

C．put off

D．cut off

20.

A．never

B．just

C．already

D．even

8 . If you’re looking to buy a gift for your children, why not keep up with the trend and get the best hoverboard?

What is a Hoverboard?

A hoverboard is a two-wheeled personal transportation device. It’s electrical, portable and became highly popular in 2015. Typically, this self-balancing device operates like a powered skateboard.

How Does a Hoverboard Work?

The device may have many designs, but the mechanism itself isn’t complicated. Basically, a standard hoverboard contains:

•Battery: stores the electrical power. Almost all hoverboards use a high-watt lithium-ion battery.

•Gyroscope (one for each wheel): allows riders to tilt (倾斜) the hoverboard while maintaining balance and adjusting their direction.

•Motor (one in each wheel): provides the power to the wheels to keep the rider balanced and upright.

•Logic board: functions as the hoverboard brain. It processes data—your speed, tilt, etc.—and sends information to the motors. This unit controls the power of the board so riders can adjust their speed.

All the above components work together to control the power and tilt of the hoverboards so the rider is balanced, upright and moving at a controlled speed.

Why Buy a Hoverboard?

Undoubtedly, hoverboards are cool. You’ve probably seen kids riding one around the house. They’re a phenomenon and everybody wants in. So, why deny your kids and prevent them from being part of this trend?

Where is a hoverboard legal?

Despite their wild popularity, hoverboards have yet to become “street-legal”. Currently, some places prohibit anyone under 16 from using these devices, and hoverboards are banned in academic institutions and public places, like campus buildings, parks, shopping malls and subway stations. Some places have also put speed limits on the devices and restricted their use to bike paths. However, open areas—including your yard—are free of these restrictions.

1. The logic board of a hoverboard can ______.

A．store electricity	B．power the wheels
C．send information to the riders	D．receive data and give command

2. According to the passage, you can see a hoverboard ______.

A．on campus	B．in parks
C．on bike paths	D．in shopping malls

3. What is the main purpose of this passage?

A．To evaluate a gift’s quality.

B．To suggest a gift option.

C．To compare new hoverboard models.

D．To explain functions of the latest hoverboards.

9 . It happens all the time-you are standing on a bus, listening to music, when you feel someone's breath on the back of your neck. You think to yourself: Is this person getting too close to me? The answer is yes. Everyone has a sense of personal space.    1    

According to a new study, the size of the space is different for different people,    2    reported Los Angeles Times. In the study, researchers from University College of London asked volunteers to hold their hands at different distances from their face. They then gave them an electric shock on their hand while measuring how often the volunteers blinked. The more they blinked(眨眼),    3    

The results among volunteers were a little different, but the average personal space was 20 to 40 centimeters. Researchers also found that the more anxious a person was, the larger their personal space was because they were more sensitive.

Besides psychological factors,    4    . For example, a person who grew up in a country that hugs a lot has less of a problem with strangers getting too close than a person who grew up in one with more distance between people.

    5    "If you are chatting to someone in your living room, you won't have a large safety margin(界限)at all," explained researcher Gian Domenico Iannetti. "But if you are walking through a dangerous area, then that will be much bigger." Sadly, sometimes people just don't understand the idea of personal space and keep getting into yours. Whenever that happens, rather than trying to step backwards, researchers suggest that you "create a new space" by turning to wave at someone passing by or to get something out of your bag.

A．But how big is this space?

B．it shows that they are worried about their hands.

C．the more of a threat they felt the shock was to their face.

D．but generally it is between 20 to 40 centimeters in front of the face.

E．culture is also thought to be able to change your personal space.

F．People's senses of personal space also depend on the environments they are in.

G．It is clear that people's senses of personal space is considered to be very important.

10 . Recently we took a trip to the South of France. As my parents are both ________, they decided to take me along on their artist residency program, ________ in the charming city of Arles in the Provence region, which is famous as the town where Vincent van Gogh ________ some of his most famous works.

We ________ from Switzerland on a French train. It ran well and was ________, and we easily found taxis ________ outside the Arles train station. Our apartment was located on Rue de la Calade, a ________ street in the center of the city. It was ________—with stone floors, well-kept rooms, and friendly neighbors. Our first day in Arles was ________ walking around and just getting a feel of the area. We had ________ our apartment for three weeks!

The first day’s ________ we took outside of Arles was to St. Rémy, where van Gogh once ________ in a mental hospital while still painting some of his most beloved ________. Today you can visit all the places that he painted at although they aren’t as completely ________ as they used to be. St. Rémy is a beautiful little town, though—lots of places to ________.

My family and I took a day tour to the Camargue, a nearby nature ________, which is France’s wild west, our last week in Arles. We got the ________ we had booked through the Arles tourist office, which can sometimes be ________. The tour was, although a little long, beautiful in every way. If in the South of France, I ________ recommend visiting the Camargue.

So overall, Arles and the South of France is excellent. ________ stopping for some days!

1.

A．teachers

B．artists

C．officers

D．doctors

2.

A．stayed

B．stood

C．located

D．collapsed

3.

A．invented

B．cited

C．discovered

D．painted

4.

A．arrived

B．emerged

C．parted

D．escaped

5.

A．in turn

B．in vain

C．on schedule

D．on business

6.

A．striking

B．running

C．passing

D．waiting

7.

A．busy

B．corporate

C．modern

D．remote

8.

A．awesome

B．delightful

C．peaceful

D．ordinary

9.

A．spent

B．wasted

C．comfortable

D．worth

10.

A．bought

B．cleaned

C．built

D．booked

11.

A．bonus

B．plan

C．trip

D．distance

12.

A．volunteered

B．lived

C．served

D．died

13.

A．domains

B．jewels

C．treasures

D．works

14.

A．unattractive

B．unchanged

C．unsure

D．unpopular

15.

A．decorate

B．dominate

C．visit

D．avoid

16.

A．preserve

B．habitat

C．base

D．farmland

17.

A．awards

B．tickets

C．contracts

D．envelopes

18.

A．helpful

B．humble

C．beneficial

D．domestic

19.

A．quickly

B．simply

C．nervously

D．highly

20.

A．Mean

B．Like

C．Try

D．Hate