1 . Chaplin was one of the famous clown-style actors of the silent time. It was through Charlie Chaplin that the Hollywood comedy movies became famous.

Then in the 1920s came another trend of animated cartoons. They were the most popular Hollywood comedy movies of the time. The several popular characters of that era were Felix the cat, Krazy Kat and Betty Boop. However, the popularity of these movies was blocked out due to lack of sound and color. The end of 1920s, the Hollywood comedy industry marked a change brought about by the introduction of sound into the movies. This has allowed the industry to create dramatic new film styles and use verbal humor. These films were soon replacing silent movies. These films used dialogue of comedians such as the W. C Fields and the Marx Brothers. Charlie Chaplin was the last comedian to have acted in the silent films.

When the United States entered into World War ll, Hollywood movies changed its course to themes related to the conflicts, and Hollywood comedy movies described more on military themes. The war time experienced a boom, where restrictions on the traveling made nearly a quarter of the money spent on attending movies.

In the 1950s, the interest shifted where the TV became popular. During this time the release of Hollywood comedy films declined(衰落). The 1960s saw an increasing number of broad, star-packed comedies. In 1970 Hollywood comedy movies reflected the anti-war sentiment, which was popular then.

In the 1980s the gag(笑料)based comedy Airplane was released, and Hollywood comedy movies paved its way for more of the same. The popular comedians of this time included Dudley－Moore, Tom Hanks, etc. Jim Carrey, the Canadian actor and a comedian, came into Hollywood comedy movies in the late 1980s where he won the role in such a comedy, Copper Mountain.The most popular Hollywood comedy movies were of John Hughes, which includes Ferris Buellers Day Off and Home Alone series of 1990s. The later films focused more on family audience. This was a revival in comedy movies. Comedy movies remain popular till date.

1. Why did Hollywood movies grow rapidly during World War ll?

A．People had more money at that time.

B．The government spent a lot of money on films

C．.People couldn’t travel freely.

D．People were made to see movies by the government.

2. The theme of the 1970s Hollywood comedies is________.

A．protests against wars

B．domestic violence

C．oversea military activities

D．desire for freedom

3. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．Outstanding comedies made in Hollywood.

B．Famous comedians in Hollywood history.

C．Chaplin’s contribution to comedies.

D．Development of Hollywood comedy movies.

4. Which of the following shows the correct order of what happened to the Hollywood comedy movies?
a. Hollywood comedy movies focused on family audience.
b. Fewer and fewer Hollywood comedy films were released.
c. Animated cartoons of Hollywood comedy movies were popular.
d. Hollywood comedy movies once developed quickly during the war time.
e. The Hollywood comedy industry made a reform of applying sound to the movies.

A．cedba

B．decab

C．dabec

D．ecbda

2 . Dr. Harvey Gates, the noted scientist, might never have discovered the Kamron lizard (蜥蜴) in Blovia, if it had not been for a childhood accident. As a boy, he decided to become a baseball player, but when he broke his arm in practice at the age of fourteen and was forced to stay off the playing field for a while, he took notice of the natural world around him and liked what he saw.

After he had recovered from his injury, he caught a squirrel (松鼠) and raised it as a pet. Soon he was bringing home snakes and other creatures from the woods near his school.

In 1962, he entered Blakeford College and majored in biology. By 1966 he had received his Bachelor (学士) of Science degree and two years later at Drysdale University, he received his Doctor of Science degree. It was while he was doing field research for his doctoral studies in South America in 1967 that he discovered and named the Kamron lizard. This animal was different from others of its kind in that it had only four toes on its front feet. In other respects, it was similar to others of the same family. It could change its color and go for long periods without food.

1. Of the four statements, which one best indicates (表明) the author’s idea?

A．Dr. Gates is a scientist who can always attract the public attention to his research.

B．Dr. Gates is a very famous scientist, though he wanted to be a sportsman at first.

C．Dr. Gates is a scientist who always carries a notebook with him wherever he goes.

D．Dr. Gates is very popular for his determination to become a baseball player.

2. In the first paragraph of the passage, the phrase “in practice” means “________”

A．while doing some practical work

B．while studying animals

C．while making up his mind to become a baseball player

D．while playing baseball

3. In the second paragraph, the word “creatures” can best be replaced by “________”.

A．people

B．animals

C．things

D．living things

4. It was ________ that Dr. Gates discovered the Kamron lizard.

A．after he had graduated from Drysdale University

B．right after he had finished his study for the doctor’s degree

C．after he had received his highest degree

D．during the time when he was studying for the doctor’s degree

3 . 根据汉语意思选出正确的短语
1. 偶然碰到

A．come across

B．come out

C．come up

D．come by

2. 容忍

A．put away

B．put forward

C．put up with

D．put aside

3. 挤出一条路

A．push one’s way

B．make one’s way

C．feel one’s way

D．fight one’s way

4. 穿过

A．go after

B．go against

C．go along with

D．go through

5. 撞上

A．run across

B．run into

C．run after

D．run short of

6. 令人讨厌

A．turn out

B．turn into

C．turn around

D．turn sb off

7. 诚实地说

A．to sum up

B．to be belief

C．to begin with

D．to be honest

8. 提防，留心

A．look out

B．look down on

C．look around

D．look through

9. 看管，负责

A．free of charge

B．in charge of

C．charge sb money

D．in the charge of

10. 不挂断电话

A．hang about

B．hang on

C．hang up

D．hang back

11. 在视线之外

A．in sight

B．out of sight

C．catch sight of

D．at the sight of

12. 来来回回

A．in an instant

B．be keen on

C．in vain

D．back and forth

13. 陷入困境

A．die out

B．adapt to sth

C．in command of

D．be trapped in

14. 理解

A．be related to

B．figure out

C．knock over

D．count on

15. 有意义

A．in a flash

B．make sense

C．now that

D．in particular

4 . 根据汉语意思选出正确的单词
1. 详细的，特定的adj.

A．special

B．species

C．specific

D．spell

2. 钦佩v.

A．adore

B．admire

C．admirable

D．adopt

3. 命令v.

A．command

B．commitment

C．comedy

D．complex

4. 良心n.

A．consistent

B．consist

C．component

D．conscience

5. 抵制vt.

A．insist

B．resist

C．persist

D．assist

6. 凌乱的adj.

A．messy

B．mass

C．mossy

D．miss

7. 责骂v.

A．fight

B．scratch

C．stout

D．scold

8. 紧张的adj.

A．stress

B．tension

C．tease

D．tense

9. 使泄气vt.

A．courage

B．encourage

C．discourage

D．courageous

10. 推荐v.

A．recommend

B．command

C．restriction

D．ridiculous

11. 代理人n.

A．agency

B．agent

C．agenda

D．aggressive

12. 明显的adj.

A．applaud

B．amuse

C．approach

D．apparent

13. 小心翼翼的adj.

A．caution

B．cautious

C．caught

D．cause

14. 优雅的，精致的adj.

A．polished

B．precise

C．politician

D．profession

15. 成熟的adj.

A．monument

B．manner

C．mature

D．musical

5 . Despite poverty, Will Smith lived a happy life with his son and what touched the audience was the great ________ he went to to learn the new business and change his life.

A．lengths

B．extremes

C．magnitudes

D．effects

6 . New Scientist Diversity Internship (实习) Program 2022

Founded in 1956, New Scientist is the world’s most popular weekly science and technology magazine. The magazine’s teams in London and around the world cover international news from a scientific standpoint and ask the biggest-picture questions about life, the universe, and what it means to be human.

We’re offering a learning and development opportunity open to anyone. Successful applicants will begin a 6-month internship in October. The internship will be based in our High Street Kensington office, London.

Internship positions: two news interns and one video intern

● News interns will receive one to cone mentoring (指导) from an experienced journalist and on-the-job training in news and features writing, with your work published both online and in print.

● Our video intern will be based in our video team, You’ll learn how to produce scientific videos from idea to publication. You’ll have the opportunity to come with us on shoots and be trained in camerawork. You’ll also receive training in news writing and subediting (编辑校订).

Entry requirements:

● You will have completed a science, technology, engineering, mathematics or computing degree by the start of the internship.

● You have a demonstrable interest in writing, video editing or journalism.

Other important information:

● Please submit 200 words explaining how you meet these requirements, which internship position you are applying for, and why you are the right person for this internship.

● Please write an article on a recent scientific discovery, between 500 and 800 words (for news intern applications) or create a 2～3-minute video on a scientific topic that interests you (for video intern applications).

Please send your application to Tashan Chong-Kan-t, chongkan@dmgmedia.co.uk before July 12!

1. How will the interns benefit from the positions?

A．They will choose workplaces at will.	B．They will become famous online.
C．They will get professional training.	D．They will lead an independent team.

2. What is a must for the internship?

A．A relevant educational background.	B．Rich experience in video editing.
C．The ability to produce news videos.	D．A wide range of interests and hobbies.

3. What do you have to prepare to apply for the internship positions?

A．A printed work in journalism.	B．A brief personal statement.
C．A recent scientific discovery.	D．A short video about daily life.

7 . The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2017 ranks Singapore 13th out of 136 countries overall, which was the third best in Asia. The report ranks Singapore’s business environment, international openness, also travel and tourism policy as the best in the world.

The Orchard Road district

The Orchard Road district, which is full of multi-storey shopping centres and hotels, can be considered the center of tourism in Singapore. The first shop of note on Orchard Road was Tangs founded in 1934. Orchard Road is crowded with hotels and shopping centres housing numerous restaurants, coffee chains, cafés, nightclubs.

The Singapore Zoo

The Singapore Zoo has received the “open zoo” idea where animals are kept in enclosures, separated from visitors by hidden dry or wet moats (壕沟), instead of caging the animals. There are about 315 species of animal in the zoo, of which some 16 percent are considered to be endangered species.

The River Safari

It is the first of its kind in Asia and features freshwater exhibitions and a river boat ride as its main highlights. The River Safari, features 10 different ecosystems around the world, including the River Nile, Yangtze River, Mississippi, Amazon as well as the Tundra and has 300 species of animals, including numerous endangered species.

Sentosa

The tourist island of Sentosa, which attracted 19 million visitors in 2011, lies in the south of Singapore and consists of about 20 — 30 landmarks, such as Fort Siloso, which was built to defend against the Japanese during World War II.

1. Where would the tourists interested in food like to go?

A．The Orchard Road district.	B．The Singapore Zoo.
C．The River Safari.	D．Sentosa.

2. What is special about the Singapore Zoo?

A．All the animals there are threatened species.	B．There are about 315 animals in the zoo.
C．Animals there are not caged.	D．People can play with animals.

3. Where can the passage be probably taken from?

A．A text book.	B．A travel handbook.
C．A website about science news.	D．An entertainment magazine.

8 . Biology is making it clearer that a man’s health and well-being have a measurable impact on his future children’s health and happiness. This is not because a strong, responsible man has a greater ______ of being a good dad—or not only for that reason—or because he’s probably got good genes. Whether a good man’s genes are good or bad(and whatever “good” and “bad” mean in the context)，his children’s bodies and minds will reflect ______ choices he has made over the years, even if he made those choices ______, he ever imagined himself strapping on a baby Bjorn.

Doctors have been telling men for years that smoking, drinking and recreational drugs can lower the ______ of the sperm(精子). What doctors should probably add is that the health of unborn children can be affected by what and how much men eat; the toxins(poisonous substances)they ______, the traumas(unpleasant experiences)they endure, their poverty or powerlessness; and their age at the time of conception(怀孕). ______, what a man needs to know is that his life experience leaves ______ traces on his children. Even more astonishingly, those children may pass those traces along to their children.

Lately scientists have been obsessed with(着迷于)a means of ______ that isn’t genetic but isn’t non-genetic either. It’s epigenetic,“Epi”,in Greek, means “above” or “beyond”. Think of epigenetics as the way our bodies modify their genetic makeup. Epigenetics describes ______ genes are turned on or off, in part through compounds that get on top of DNA—or else jump off it—______ whether it makes the proteins that tell our bodies what to do.

In the past decade or so, the study of epigenetics has become so ______ that it is practically a craze. Psychologists and sociologists particularly like it because gene expression or suppression(抑制)is ______ affected by the ______ and plays at least as large a role as genes do in the development of a person’s characteristics, body shape and tendency to disease. I’ve become obsessed with epigenetics because it ______ me as both game-changing and terrifying. Our genes can be switched on or off by three environmental factors, among other things: what we ingest(food, drink, air, toxins)，what we ______(stress, trauma)，and how long we live.

1.

A．passion

B．likelihood

C．opportunity

D．value

2.

A．lifestyle

B．genetic

C．habitual

D．parental

3.

A．long before

B．long after

C．as long as

D．shortly after

4.

A．quantity

B．quality

C．value

D．size

5.

A．release

B．produce

C．absorb

D．consume

6.

A．Moreover

B．On the contrary

C．In other words

D．On the other hand

7.

A．vital

B．potential

C．distinct

D．biological

8.

A．inheritance

B．growth

C．development

D．breeding

9.

A．where

B．why

C．when

D．how

10.

A．regulating

B．determining

C．defining

D．testing

11.

A．serious

B．popular

C．significant

D．sensitive

12.

A．at the most

B．at the least

C．in general

D．to some degree

13.

A．intelligence

B．culture

C．environment

D．psychology

14.

A．shocks

B．strikes

C．discourages

D．inspires

15.

A．experience

B．suffer

C．support

D．comprehend

9 . 假如你是李华，前段时间不健康的生活习惯导致你出现了一些健康问题，你在采纳了伦敦好友Eric的建议后身体好多了。昨天，Eric又写信向你询问近况，请你给他写一封回信。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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10 . 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空(不多于3个词)。

The weather is warmer and warmer, the days are     1     (long) and there’s more time to be outside doing all kinds of fun things! But if you’re going to be out in the sun, especially     2     a hot day, you need to stay safe.

Even though the sun is hot, it does cool     3    (thing). It keeps us warm. It makes flowers and plants grow. It even gives us vitamin D. It does all these things by sending down light,     4     includes ultraviolet rays (紫外线). When your skin (皮肤) has been exposed to too many of these rays, you may get what’s     5     (know) as sunburn (晒伤).

Some people get sunburn faster than     6     (other) because of their coloring. If you have blond or red hair, light-colored skin, and light-colored eyes and skin, you’ll probably get sunburn more     7     (quick) than someone with dark eyes and skin. That’s     8     you have less melanin (黑色素). Melanin is a chemical in the skin that protects it     9     sun damage by     10     (reflect) ultraviolet rays. People with darker skin have more melanin, but even if you have dark hair and dark eyes, you can still get sunburn. It will take a little longer.