1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What was Andrew like at the concert?

A．Nervous.

B．Calm.

C．Excited.

2. How did Andrew perform?

A．He didn’t make any mistakes.	B．He made some little mistakes.
C．He made a lot of mistakes.

3. How does the woman feel now?

A．Pretty sad.

B．A little worried.

C．Quite glad.

2 . Who is the man probably?

A．A film producer.

B．A writer.

C．A singer.

3 . What kind of music does the man like?

A．Jazz.

B．Opera.

C．Rock.

4 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form   of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
A New Hero is Here to Save the Day

It’s thought that when a hero like Batman is blessed with great power, he or she must endure loneliness and suffering as a result. The Flash(闪电侠), however, makes a fun, lightning-quick and optimistic superhero. After the wild success of TV series Arrow, a TV network launched The Flash,     1     (show) the image of this Superhero, who was only a supporting character in Arrow.

Like Spiderman, who gained the ability to make webs and climb walls after he     2     (bite)     by     a     spider, Barry Allen in The Flash was shocked into superhero-status by accident. A strike from a lightning put Allen into a nine-month unconscious state, and when he emerged, he found himself     3     (equip) with super speed.

Naturally,   Allen   slips   on   a colorful   suit   and   becomes   the   Flash,   a hero     4     extreme speed to fight super-powered bad guys. But the Flash also has other purposes, namely finding out the truth behind his mother’s death and his father’s unjust imprisonment.

In line with superhero series standards, The Flash features action and eye-popping special effects. There’s nothing terribly innovative here, but     5     we do get is a unique superhero   with   a   more   unusual personality.     6     Allen has gone through unpleasant childhood experience, in this show he grows into a superhero     7     powers include optimism. He’s got a group of scientists that not only save his life, but also provide him with emotional support and the tools necessary     8     (fight) crime.

A big surprise for me was that The Flash cast Prison Break star Wentworth Miller as a bad character, who uses a gun that     9     turn anything into ice. US shows began their entrance into the Chinese market with Friends, but Prison Break pushed interest in US TV series to a new height largely thanks to Miller’s wonderful acting. Now Miller’s back to act in The Flash.     10     is a nice surprise that this new show serves as a platform for Prison Break fans to revisit their old favorite, although this time around he’s an antagonist(反派角色).

5 . Your reference to the old series I Am Joe's Body in your letter explaining how the new design came about prompted me to share this. In the70s, I was a heavy smoker. I knew it wasn't healthy but could not change my habits. Then I read “I Am Joes Lung”. The next morning, I walked out my front door and coughed up blood. Talk about a wake-up call. On New Year's Eve, I had less than half a pack of cigarettes left, so I decided to finish that and then quit cold turkey. Your magazine saved my life. All these years later, I am saying thank you.

—Norm Mast Middlebury, Indiana

I enjoyed your article on Mr. Yassin Terou and his family and business. Because my Facebook Feed seems to regularly have postings about crimes and fear caused by immigrants, I shared the article there. I hope that it gets passed on for people to focus on a positive contribution that immigrants are giving our country.

—Connie Nuber Surprise, Arizona

I have been enjoying Reader's Digest since I was eight years old. I now share articles with my eight-year-old grandson, and he also enjoys them, especially the jokes. Make all the changes you want because it seems each change makes the Digest better.

—Beverly Mita Pine Island, New York

Personally, I do not like the new format. It isn't as easy to see where one section ends and a new section begins. Why fix something that wasn't broken?

—Paul Okoniewski Bruce Township, Michigan

The Funniest Jokes Since the Internet. Your collection of "Mistakes That Take the Cake" reminded me of my husband's 50th birthday cake, which read:

Happy Birthday,

Bill &Papa!

And Under That

We Love You!

—Diane e. Meeks Vidalia, Georgia

1. Comments from above do not cover articles from______ section.

A．Food	B．Health
C．Jokes	D．Inspiring stories

2. Who has different opinions about Reader's Digest from the others?

A．Norm Mast.	B．Beverly Mita.
C．Paul Okoniewski.	D．Diane e. Meeks.

3. The selections above are most probably from ______ of Reader's Digest.

A．columnists	B．readers
C．critics	D．editors

6 . Once again DC Comics and Warner Bros. have divided fans and critics over their latest superhero film.

There had been worrying news about Justice League in the months before its release, with a lot of reshoots of scenes, a new director being brought in to finish the film after original director Zack Snyder’s tragic loss of his daughter and, of course, a lot of talk about Ben Affleck’s future in the role of Batman.

Some people are saying that Justice League is another big disappointment, that it could have been incredible and instead fails to really entertain. Others say that Warner Bros. have finally got it right and that the future for the League looks bright.

My opinion lies somewhere in the middle. The film was by no means a disappointment: it was exciting, funny and a lot of fun to watch. There’s something special about watching the heroes from your childhood brought to life on the big screen and maybe that is affecting my opinion.

However, I will say that a lot of work needs to be done if the producer wants to make a great success. Although the film was good, it was obvious which scenes had been reshot and how the characters had been changed. I also have to mention the several scenes in which the special effects were very badly done; these are the kinds of problems that you don’t expect to see in a film with such a big budget.

Another point to add is that it is good to see the producer making Superman slightly a brighter character and adding some jokes to the plot to keep things fun. But the producer must be careful not to make the mistake that another film producer—here, not mentioning the name—is coming very close to doing: turning all of the films into bright and colorful shows and losing a lot of seriously good stories.

In the end, Justice League is not a perfect film but it is definitely not a terrible one. A lot of work is still to be done but I hope that DC does not completely lose its darker side.

1. Before the release of Justice League, many people showed their ______.

A．pity for the director, Zack Snyder	B．concern about the film’s quality
C．higher expectation of the new director	D．support for the actor, Ben Affleck

2. According to the author, what’s special about Justice League?

A．It advocates social justice.	B．It brings lots of fun to the audience.
C．It has some brave heroes.	D．It brings back childhood memories.

3. In Paragraph 5 the author mainly wants to express his ______.

A．views on the film’s weakness	B．advice to the film’s director
C．love for the film	D．expectation of the film’s sequels

4. The author mentioned another film producer to ______.

A．stress the importance of fun in a film

B．show Justice League’s lack of a serious plot

C．serve as a warning to the producer of Justice League

D．set an example for the producer of Justice League

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Which film of the following DIDN’T the woman see?

A．Raising Arizona.

B．Wild at heart.

C．Neither.

2. How does the woman like the black humor film?

A．Very much.

B．Not a bit.

C．So-So.

3. What kind of actor does the man think Nicolas Cage should be?

A．A tragic actor.

B．A classical actor.

C．A comic actor.

4. What films make Nicolas Cage more popular?

A．Action movies.

B．Comic movies.

C．Tragic movies.

8 . 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

9 . 短文改错

Last Sunday morning, when I was having a walk in the park near my home, I came across a crew make a new film with one of my favorite actor. I didn’t have my camera with me at that time, but I rushed back home to get. Unfortunately, by the time I got back, they have finished the scene and the actor couldn’t be seen everywhere. I was really disappointing and about to leave while he walked out of a building. He was right there in the front of me! I couldn’t believe my luck — not only did I had my photo taken with him, but he signed his name on my shirt!

10 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

There's a widely-accepted line of thinking, especially in 2019 that says the people and things we love will eventually let us down.

It's never an if, always a when. So our heroes will inevitably to be trash monsters. Our favorite bands will in enter an experimental phase, even though no one asked them to. And our favorite TV shows will     1    fail to reach greater heights, but they won't even come close to the same level of success they once had.

It was with this cynical mentality     2     I approached the second season of 2018’s breakout hit Killing Eve. How could a series that was so well written, so well acted, and so fiercely addictive in freshman season possibly    3     (maintain) the same level of quality in Season 2, especially since Phoebe Waller-Bridge,    4    developed the series for TV and wrote four of the first season’s eight episodes, wasn't involved in the writing of the second? It seemed like an impossible task.

But then a strange thing happened: Killing Eve’s second season, at least the two episodes     5     (screen) in advance for critics, didn't let me down. The new episodes generated the same amount of joy I experienced     6     I watched Eve (sandra Oh) and Villanelle( Jodie Comer) dance around each other during the first go-around, only this time the stakes were considerably     7     (high).

As Phoebe Waller-Bridged, noted “Killing Eve is a character study on two lives, two women and their circumstances, their homes, their wants, their fears and     8     keeps them from ending it all. It's just that     9    happens to be an assasin (暗杀者) and the other a spy. If I've done my job right, the audience     10     feel equally chilled as they are excited by the determination of these women, their journeys and how drawn they are to one another.