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B. the police officer was very brave C. he was always prepared for anything D. he practiced hard and was a good pilot

63. What does the underlined phrase “going haywire” mean? A. in chaos B. being astonishing C. driving people crazy D. very demanding

64. The following sentences should be put in blanks A－D in the order of ______? ① You have just one chance. ② Pay attention! ③ Is he following me? ④ Get a hold of yourself.

A. ①③②④ B. ③①②④ C. ③①④② D. ③②①④

65. What does the underlined sentence The driver froze. It seemed like he stared at me forever. suggest?

A. The writer’s sudden falling frightened the driver. B. It took the driver a long time to decide to take action. C. The writer’s landing was what the driver didn’t expect. D. The driver had nothing to do with the kidnapping.

D

Motion pictures are so much a part of our lives that it’s hard to imagine a world without them. We enjoy them in theatres, at home, in offices, in cars and buses, and on airplanes.

① For about 100 years, people have been trying to understand why this medium has so attracted us. Films communicate information and ideas, and they show us places and ways of life we might not otherwise know. Important as the benefits are, though, something more is at stake. Films offer us ways of seeing and feeling that we find deeply satisfying. They take us through experiences. The experiences are often driven by stories, with characters we come to care about, but a film might also develop an idea or explore visual qualities or sound textures. A film takes us on a journey, offering a patterned experience that engages our minds and emotions.

② Films are designed to have effects on viewers. Late in the 19th century, moving pictures emerged as a public amusement. They succeeded because they spoke to the imaginative needs of a broad-based audience. All the traditions that emerged－ telling fictional stories, recording actual events, animating objects or pictures, experimenting with pure form－aimed to give viewers experiences they couldn’t get from other media. The men and women who made films discovered that they could control aspects of cinema to give their audience richer, more engaging experiences. Learning from one another, expanding and refining the options available, filmmakers developed skills that became the basis of film as an art form.

③ The popular origins of cinema suggest that some common ways of talking won’t help us much in understanding film. Take the distinction between art and entertainment. Some people would say that blockbusters(大片) playing at the multiplex are merely “entertainment”, whereas films for a narrower public－perhaps independent films for festival fare, or specialized experimental works－are true art.

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Usually the art / entertainment split carries a not-so-hidden value judgment: art is high-brow, whereas entertainment is superficial. Yet things aren’t that simple. As we just indicated, many of the artistic resources of cinema were discovered by filmmakers working for the general public. During the 1910s and 1920s, for instance, many films that aimed only to be entertaining opened up new possibilities for film editing. As for the matter of value, it’s clear that popular traditions can promote art of high quality. Cinema is an art because it offers filmmakers ways to design experiences for viewers, and those experiences can be valuable.

④ Sometimes, too, people treat film art as opposed to film as a business. This split is related to the issue of entertainment, since entertainment generally is sold to a mass audience. Again, however, in most modern societies, no art floats free of economic ties. Novels good, bad, or indifferent are published because publishers expect to sell them. Painters hope that collectors and museums will acquire their work. True, some artworks are funded through taxes or private donations, but that process, too, involves the artist in a financial transaction(交易). Films are no different. Others are funded by patronage or public moneys. Even if you decide to make your own digital movie, you face the problem of paying for it－and you may hope to earn a little extra for all your time and effort.

The crucial point is that considerations of money don’t necessarily make the artist any less creative or the project any less worthwhile. Money can corrupt any line of business (consider politics), but it doesn’t have to. In Renaissance Italy, painters were commissioned by the Catholic church to illustrate events from the Bible. Michaelangelo and Lenonardo da Vinci worked for hire, but it would be hard to argue that it hurt their artistry.

Here we won’t assume that film art prevents entertainment. We won’t take the opposite position either－claiming that only Hollywood mass-market movies are worth attention. Similarly, we don’t think that film art rises above commercial demand, but we also won’t assume that money rules everything. Any art form offers a vast range of creative possibilities. Our basic assumption is that as an art, film offers experiences that viewers find worthwhile.

66. Where should It doesn’t happen by accident. be put in the passage? A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④ 67. Which of the following statements about film is TRUE? A. Hollywood films are usually far more appealing. B. Film offers a wide variety of creative possibilities.

C. Films are made in the hope that consumers will pay to see them. D. When watching films, viewers feel controlled by film designers.

68. The writer uses the examples of Michaelangelo and Lenonardo da Vinci to ______.

A. indicate that money is unlikely to corrupt artistry B. show that money doesn’t necessarily destroy artistry

C. prove that money cannot buy everything in the field of art

D. suggest that money is an important concern even for famous artists 69. According to the writer, film should ______.

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A. avoid concentrating on popular traditions B. focus on artistry rather than entertainment

C. provide the audience with something worthwhile D. earn enough to pay for the developers’ time and effort

70. Which of the following can be the proper title for the passage? A. Film: art or business B. Art or entertainment

C. Film offers us experiences D. Money doesn’t rule everything

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第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最．．恰当的单词。

注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。 Today’s demands for measurable childhood success—from the Common Core to college placement—have chased household chores from the to-do lists of many young people. In a survey of 1,001 U.S. adults released last fall by Braun Research, 82% reported having regular chores growing up, but only 28% said that they require their own children to do them.

“Parents today want their kids to spend time on things that can bring them success, but ironically, we’ve stopped doing one thing that’s actually been a proven predictor of success—and that’s household chores,” says Richard Rende, a developmental psychologist in Paradise Valley, Ariz., and co-author of the forthcoming book Raising Can-Do Kids. Decades of studies show the benefits of chores—academically, emotionally and even professionally.

Giving children household chores at an early age helps to build a lasting sense of mastery, responsibility and self-reliance, according to research by Marty Rossmann，retired professor at the University of Minnesota.

Chores also teach children how to be empathetic and responsive to others’ needs, notes psychologist Richard Weissbourd of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. In research, he and his team surveyed 10,000 middle- and high-school students and asked them to rank what they valued more: achievement, happiness or caring for others.

Almost 80% chose either achievement or happiness over caring for others. As he points out, however, research suggests that personal happiness comes most reliably not from high achievement but from strong relationships. “We’re out of balance,” says Dr. Weissbourd. A good way to start readjusting priorities, he suggests, is by learning to be kind and helpful at home.

The next time that your child asks to skip chores to do homework, resist the urge to let him or her off the hook, says psychologist Madeline Levine.

Here are some of the best ways to get your children properly motivated to do chores:

★ Watch your language. In a study of 149 3-to-6-year-olds in the journal Child

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Development, researchers found that thanking young children for “being a helper”, as opposed to “helping”, significantly increased their desire to pitch in. They were motivated by the idea of creating a positive identity－being known as someone who helps.

★ Schedule chore time. Write chores into the calendar, right next to the piano lesson and soccer practice, to maintain consistency.

★ Keep allowances and chores separate. Research suggests that external rewards can actually lower intrinsic(内在的) motivation and performance. With chores, psychologists say that money can lessen a child’s motivation to help, turning an altruistic(无私的) act into a business transaction.

★ Types of tasks matter. To build prosocial behavior like empathy, chores should be routine and focused on taking care of the family (like dusting the living room or doing everyone’s laundry), not self-care (tidying one’s bedroom or doing personal laundry). Psychologists add that involving children in choosing the tasks makes them more likely to buy in.

★ Give chores a PR boost. Don’t tie chores to punishments. Keep any talk about chores, including your own, positive or at least neutral. If you complain about doing the dishes, so will your children.

Children __71__ Chores The __72__ According to the survey, only a few children are required to do situation regular chores as their parents __73__ to. The reason Nowadays childhood success is __74__ differently from the past. Benefits of doing ? Doing chores at an early age, children __75__ to have more chores. sense of mastery, responsibility and self-reliance. ? Through chores, children also learn how to be empathetic and responsive to others’ needs. Caring for others can lead to strong relationships, where personal happiness __76__ comes from. Best ways to ? __78__ young children as helpers will increase their desire to __77__ the pitch in. children to do ? Put the chores into their daily schedule the same as the piano chores lesson and soccer practice. ? Never ever combine the chores with the allowance. Money will turn the act into a business transaction and lower their motivation. ? Make children __79__ in choosing the types of chores, which should be routine and focusing on taking care of the family __80__ than self-care ones. ? Talk about chores positively and don’t complain about doing chores or tie it to punishment.

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第五部分：书面表达（满分25分）

阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

The government of Shenzhen sent shockwaves through the e-commerce world when, late last month, it started carrying out the strictest rules against electric bicycles and tricycles without license in the country.

The rules stated that all electric bicycles and tricycles without license, especially those used in commercial activities such as goods delivery or passenger transportation, would be taken off the road within 100 days, starting on March 21. Thousands of vehicles have been seized, and hundreds of owners have been fined, according to media reports. The measures met with criticism throughout the country, with many consumers worried that the rules would hit the e-commerce industry hard. There were also concerns that Shenzhen’s laws would inspire similar measures across the nation, making online shopping more expensive and less convenient for millions of online shoppers.

Shenzhen authorities have clarified that the new rules were not aimed at the e-commerce industry in particular. Rather, they say their goal was primarily to improve road safety. Drivers of electric vehicles, especially couriers(快递员), often ignore traffic rules by exceeding speed limits and using unauthorized lanes. Shenzhen officials say these drivers give great danger to themselves and the public.

【写作内容】

1. 用约30个单词概括材料内容。

2. 用约120个单词发表你的观点, 其中包括:

(1) 阐述你对深圳市禁止无证电动车上路的看法(赞同或者反对)，并给出至少两点理由。

(2) 联系实际对我们应该如何合理使用电动车提出建议(至少两点)。 【写作要求】

1. 写作过程不得直接引用原文语句。

2. 作文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。 3. 不必写标题。

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