1 . Chinese audiences seemed not to have been satisfied with the third season of the highly anticipated food documentary A Bite of China.

Even though the series has maintained high viewership ratings since its comeback last week, much higher than other programs aired at the same time, the ranking on Douban, a social networking website featuring films, literature and events, slipped to 4.2 out of 10, as of Tuesday, compared with 9.3 and 8.4, respectively, for the first two seasons.

Picky viewers complain that some of the narration is not accurate, while others pinpoint misleading content. At the same time, food blogger @barbara questioned whether it is appropriate to give a close-up shot of the poisonous plant Nandina(南天竺)in a food program.

A Bite of China, which debuted in 2012, became hugely popular nationwide for its quality introduction of some rarely-known and mouth-watering domestic cuisine. In the new show, however, watchers are not satisfied with “irrelevant” food references, such as lipsticks made of Chinese traditional medicine and martial arts master.

The first episode introduced a hand-made iron frying pan from east China’s Shandong province, which prompted thousands of Chinese Internet users to buy one from China’s leading e-commerce website Tmall in the next few days. Sales of the pan at “Zhensanhuan” surged 6,000 times compared with a year ago, according to Beijing Youth Daily.

In response to overwhelming criticism and questions, A Bite of China production crew responded on Weibo that they seek innovation despite the risks following the first two phenomenal seasons.

“It is unavoidable to make comparisons with the first two, and some audiences may not accept the changes,” the crew said. “We explore the culture and civilization behind food, and give food a historic touch. That’s why we feature culinary(烹饪的)tools, feast and rituals, as well as a healthy diet to show Chinese wisdom and philosophy, which has not been shown in any food programs before.”

1. Why does the passage mention Nandina?

A．Because some of the narration is not accurate.

B．Because it may be improper to give a close-up shot of a poisonous plant.

C．Because it is misleading content.

D．Because it is not attractive at all to most picky viewers.

2. Which of the following elements leads to viewers’ dissatisfaction with the new show?

A．some mouth-watering domestic cuisines

B．food-unrelated items

C．some rarely-known cuisines

D．the increasing sales of the pan at “Zhensanhuan”

3. According to its production crew, what is unique to ‘A Bite of China III’?

A．It makes comparisons with the first two episodes.

B．It tells the story of some martial arts related to food.

C．It receives overwhelming criticism and questions from audience.

D．It focuses on cooking tools, rituals and healthy eating.

4. What is the best the title for the passage?

A．'A Bite of China III' Draws Criticism from Audiences

B．'A Bite of China III' Maintains High Viewership Ratings

C．'A Bite of China III' Changes for the Worse

D．'A Bite of China III' Explains its Purposes

2 . Li Ziqi,a 29﹣year﹣old Chinese,amazes the world with China's countryside life. After releasing a short video on April 27 about planting and cooking peas, this Chinese food blogger _______ her followers on You Tube came to more than 10 million， the video being among the most _______on the platform. She really didn't expect such a _______ response.

Li's YouTube videos _______ her life with her grandmother in the rural parts of Sichuan Province. In the videos， Li， often _______ graceful traditional costumes like a fairy﹣tale character， makes seemingly everything from scratch with her own hands.

Unlike many other food bloggers， who cook dishes in the kitchen _______ with ingredients bought from the market,Li's videos set China's countryside as the stage and start with how the foods are planted and _______ in the field. She even rarely speaks in the _______ .

Apart from food， she's also known for her videos _______ traditional crafts， like ________ bamboo furniture. She says it was ________ by one of her grandfather's old benches.

Li's overseas followers have ________ her videos for showing the extraordinarily picturesque， simple and elegant side of China's rural life， but back home， there have long been ________ on whether her presentation is unrealistically poetic. In ________ ， she says what she shows is just a lifestyle she has long followed and appreciated. As a girl raised in the countryside， planting flowers， vegetable and trees is not difficult. Though there are ________ elements of rural life， she avoids them in the video to give the viewers a feeling of relaxation. For millions， this Internet star's videos are really a/an ________ from urban life.

"There are so many ________ in my mind of old craftsmanship and ________ food. Some are at the ________ of being forgotten in modern life. I hope to ________ them through my small efforts and show the world the beauty of China's rural life，" said Li.

1.

A．admired

B．witnessed

C．suggested

D．estimated

2.

A．popular

B．challenging

C．expensive

D．comfortable

3.

A．cold

B．narrow

C．calm

D．wide

4.

A．make up

B．center on

C．deal with

D．leave out

5.

A．making

B．designing

C．selling

D．wearing

6.

A．crazily

B．deliberately

C．directly

D．hurriedly

7.

A．harvested

B．enjoyed

C．sold

D．introduced

8.

A．lesson

B．process

C．meeting

D．interview

9.

A．changing

B．adopting

C．presenting

D．creating

10.

A．buying

B．building

C．choosing

D．finding

11.

A．inspired

B．covered

C．replaced

D．decorated

12.

A．urged

B．blamed

C．evaluated

D．praised

13.

A．contests

B．lectures

C．debates

D．exhibition

14.

A．anger

B．vain

C．return

D．response

15.

A．tough

B．unusual

C．easy

D．interesting

16.

A．help

B．support

C．benefit

D．escape

17.

A．celebrations

B．ideas

C．discussions

D．conclusions

18.

A．nutritious

B．optional

C．traditional

D．ordinary

19.

A．top

B．center

C．edge

D．bottom

20.

A．preserve

B．affect

C．update

D．sell

3 . Who is the man probably?

A．A film producer.

B．A writer.

C．A singer.

4 . As we know, many teen celebrities(名人) feel and think that having a slimmer figure can do great good to them. But, does size really matter? Are teenage fans trying hard to become like their celebrity idols(偶像)? Do celebrities really have the power to influence people, especially teenagers?
For the longest time, many parents blame teen idols for influencing the way their kids act. Have you noticed how teens idolize the celebrities these days? Even, their personal affairs are being followed by kids these days. Take for example the case of Lindsay Lohan of Mary Kate Ashley. They are definitely famous teen stars. But, since they are trying to project an image to satisfy a lot of people in show business, their health and body suffer. Many kids are aware of this problem. But they are easily influenced by these celebrities to exercise and eat less.
It is a fact that the media, and especially famous teen celebrities, can influence people powerfully. But teenagers are easily influenced because teenage years are the period when our personality and identity developments take place. Teens watching TV shows and reading magazines are easily pulled into the dieting and harmful eating habits because the media have some ways to pull these acts. They use thin models and celebrities to endorse(做广告宣传) products or to star in an up-and-coming shows or movies. With fierce competition, celebrities are forced to eat less and do extreme exercise routines to get the roles or offers that come their way.
Living in today’s time and generation is a bit disturbing to a lot of parents. Media, especially as well as the celebrities, have a very powerful influence to drive teenagers to good or bad. It’s good that we can control ourselves to avoid bad things from happening. If not, parents should really be aware and guide their teens to determine what’s in and what’s out.
1. From the passage we can find Lindsay Lohan        .

A．doesn’t get any exercise

B．lives a rich and happy life

C．lives an unhealthy lifestyle

D．sets a good example for teenagers

2. According to the writer, why are teenagers easily influenced by some TV shows?

A．They are tired of school.

B．Their celebrity idols appear in many TV shows.

C．They have nothing to do in their spare time.

D．They’re in their development period.

3. Many celebrities have to be on diet ______.

A．to keep a slim size

B．to survive under pressure

C．to keep healthy to face competition

D．to satisfy their teenage fans

4. What’s the title of the passage?

A．Parents’ responsibilities.

B．Bad influences of celebrities.

C．Advice on self-control.

D．Media’s bad influences.

5 . Meeting a famous person is almost always a shock or surprise. You ________ them on screen or on the Internet and then there they are, ________ in front of you. I got the ________ to meet the members of the Counting Crows band, the great spiritual ________ Shti Mataji Nirmala Devi and more famous people.

When I was about fifteen years old, I got a VIP ________ to a huge Counting Crows concert. The bassist (贝斯手) was a family friend. The band was one of the most ________ rock bands in the world. The ticket ________ me to meet all the members of the band, who smiled and ________ friendly gestures. For some reason, I was ________ when talking to them and only ________ only a few words with them.

In terms of a ________ different experience, I met the leader and teacher Shri Mataii Nirmala Devi — Shri Mataii for short. The most memorable ________ I had with her was having it being announced that she was coming to the hall. I felt an amount of energy even before she ________. This energy was like a cool breeze in my hands and above my head. As the ________ became closer to her arrival, the breeze only increased. I was ________ that the first thing she said to me was ________ and a question about my well-being. It was a simple question, but it ________ me.

The experiences with famous people lead to various results. From Zakir Hussain, I ________ to what extent a human being can influence people spiritually; from Shri Mataji, I ________ we should have our attention on others ________ when we are known worldwide. I also learned that famous people are like you and me，but often with the world on their shoulders.

1.

A．recognize

B．see

C．picture

D．describe

2.

A．only

B．almost

C．right

D．especially

3.

A．opportunity

B．reason

C．ability

D．choice

4.

A．symbol

B．example

C．king

D．head

5.

A．plot

B．pass

C．urge

D．request

6.

A．accessible

B．beneficial

C．different

D．popular

7.

A．qualified

B．encouraged

C．promised

D．introduced

8.

A．shook

B．made

C．presented

D．managed

9.

A．excited

B．interested

C．honest

D．shy

10.

A．provided

B．exchanged

C．replaced

D．combined

11.

A．totally

B．slightly

C．separately

D．simply

12.

A．experience

B．idea

C．moment

D．occasion

13.

A．performed

B．practiced

C．waved

D．came

14.

A．energy

B．time

C．image

D．scene

15.

A．impressed

B．told

C．guaranteed

D．prepared

16.

A．different

B．unique

C．natural

D．specific

17.

A．affected

B．shocked

C．confused

D．instructed

18.

A．observed

B．predicted

C．learned

D．felt

19.

A．estimated

B．memorized

C．picked

D．realized

20.

A．just

B．again

C．even

D．exactly

6 .

	Something Different with Franklin Cox, What’s On Around the City Looking for something a bit “different” this week, visit Phyllis Radelifme’s new exhibit - My Environment - at the Century Arts Center. Ms. Radcliffe has a unique way of viewing the things around her! I must admit that I didn’t really understand some of her works. For example, “Flowers” didn’t really seem to have any flowers in it, and I didn’t see any cars in her “Traffic Jam.” But her use of color is truly amazing. If you’re looking for a way to expand your horzons, go take a look.
	Weekend Hopping with Gillian Madsen, Northeastern News Last Sunday I went to see a new modem art exhibit by a young woman named Phyllis Radcliffe at the Century Arts Center. The whole gallery was filled with bizarre paintings and sculptures with names like “Flowers” and “Houses”, but I didn’t see anything that resembled any of those objects at all Instead. I saw a bunch of things that looked like my 8-year-old granddaughter brings home from art class at school! I don’t know anything about modern art, but I do know that staying at home and watching an old movie on video would have been a lot easier on my brain.
	New Discoveries with Sylvia Whitcombe, Modern Art Lowers’ Digest I am delighted to recommend Phyllis Radcliffe’s new exhibit My Environment, now showing at the Century Arts Center. Ms. Radcliffe has evolved as an artist since her first show three years ago. Her use of color and form is breathtaking and her style shows a real passion for everyday thing in her life. While this exhibit may not be for everyone, I’m certain that many of you will find it both interesting and inspiring.

1. The word “bizarre” probably means ________.

A．ancient	B．strange
C．remarkable	D．patriotic

2. According to Sylvia Whitcombe, the exhibit is ________.

A．Phyllis Radcliffe’s first art show	B．beyond our understanding
C．well worth seeing	D．somewhat childish

3. What can NOT be concluded about Phyllis Radcliffe from the three articles?

A．She has a unique interpretation of things around her.

B．She is quite talented in using colors and forms.

C．She is one of the greatest modern artists of the day.

D．Her works are disagreeable to the taste of some people.

7 . What does the man mean?

A．He is honest.

B．He is the best.

C．He has no interest.

8 . 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last week, my friends and me went to watch Jay Chou’s performance in Guangzhou. There are crowds of cheerful fans there, many of who came from other cities. Jay began his performance with one of his most famous song. We all cheered and shouted out his name, but some even cried with joy. When Jay began to sing the seventh song it called Sunny Day, it started to rain. Therefore, the concert was not interrupted and we got even more exciting in the rain. At last, Jay finished the concert with a speech, thank his fans for always supporting him. What memorable experience!

9 . 根据短文内容，从短文后的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。

Lost in the PostHow would you feel if the letter you penned carefully and posted to your favorite star ended up in the recycling bin? That's where unopened fan mail sent to singer Taylor Swift was found in Nashville.     1    Swift’s management said it was an accident, but dealing with piles of letters is a burden for most public figures. According to the BBC reporter Jon Kelly, at the height of his fame, Johnny Depp was said to receive up to 10,000 letters a week.     2    The dawn of the digital age in which public figures with a Twitter account can be messaged directly has made the process easier. The White House says it deals with 20,000 messages addressed to President Barack Obama each day.Some celebrities don’t want letters. In 2008, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr said that he would throw them out because he was too busy.     3    Robert Pattinson, star of the Twilight films, claims that he reads tonnes and tonnes of letters from fans, which takes up almost all his free time.Many artists, however, outsource(外包) the task of opening, reading and replying. Sylvia “Spanky” Taylor, 58, has run a service in California that does just that since 1987.     4    Most letters are simply declarations of affection and admiration, she says. A few ask for money. A small number contain threats which require her to contact the celebrity’s security team and law enforcement.The biggest problem for Taylor is working out how to deal with the correspondence(通信). Presents such as soft toys are sent to local hospitals, and most of the letters just get shredded and recycled.    5    For some, this is enough, according to Lynn Zubernis, an expert at West Chester University. She says that the relationship between fan and celebrity may exist only in the mind of the former but it comes from a deeply-rooted human need for community.

A．This incident has caused a wide public concern about how the public figures deal with the letters or mails from the fans.

B．She and her staff deal with up to 20,000 items of mail a month on behalf of 26 celebrities

C．Accordingly, the correspondence problem has been difficult for the computer to automate.

D．Typically, correspondence is acknowledged by a photo with a printed “signature”.

E．How could he have enough time to skim through these letters one by one?

F．In fact, there is no alternative to deal with the problem.

G．Others do attempt to get through it themselves.

10 . China has entered the cinematic(电影制作的) space race. Wandering Earth, the country’s first blockbuster science fiction film, is on track to be one of the highest grossing (票房收入) films in China’s history.

The film has brought in more than 2bn yuan (£232m) in the six days since its release on February 5. So far, it is the highest-grossing film released over the holiday season, a peak time for the Chinese box office（票房收入）.

Wandering Earth is based on the work of Liu Cixin, the author of the Three-Body Problem series and the first Chinese author to win a Hugo award.

“Wandering Earth fills the gap in Chinese science fiction movies. It means that China’s science fiction movies have officially set sail,” one fan of the film wrote on the review site Douban.

The film is seen by some as the dawn of Chinese sci-fi — a genre(类型；体裁) that has long been led by Hollywood. Several other Chinese-made sci-fi films are due to debut (首映) this year, including Shanghai Fortress, about an alien invasion, and Pathfinder, which follows a spaceship that has crashed on a deserted planet.

Frant Gwo, the director of Wandering Earth, said, “2019 could be remembered as year zero of Chinese science-fiction blockbusters. It is not just about one successful movie but about multiple films.”

Critics of the film have pointed out the plot holes（剧情漏洞） and cloying of sentimentality（刻意煽情） — something Wandering Earth shares with its Hollywood peers.

In response to plot criticisms about the necessity of ejecting (喷射) Earth from the solar system, Liu said: “Of course we don’t need to escape soon. That’s why it’s a movie instead of a real-life crisis.”

1. What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word?

A．非常成功的事物	B．非常成功的人
C．外星人	D．英雄人物

2. What is the fan’s attitude toward the film according to Paragraph 4?

A．Doubtful.	B．Negative.
C．Positive	D．Uncaring.

3. Which of the following does not belong to Chinese-made sci-fi film?

A．Shanghai Fortress	B．Wandering Earth
C．Pathfinder	D．Avatar

4. Which aspect do the critics think is a shortcoming of the film?

A．The theory.	B．The ending.
C．The special effects.	D．The plot holes.