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Inresponsetothisculturalenvironment,businessmanandwriterD．F.WhippledecidedtosetuptheNewHopefilmfestivalin2009.Whipplegatheredagroupofartistswhosharedhislovefordiscoveringandencouragingindependentfilmmakers,manyofwhomwillshowtheirfilmsatitsexhibitions.
Thefestival'
sdirectorsweleyoutooursiteandwehopeyou'
lljoinusattheexhibitions.
Tickets:
Advanceticketsgoon
saleonJune15andticketswillbegotatthevenues（场地）foranyshow.VisitthefreeonlineOfficialGuidefordetailsonvenues,schedulesandprices.Togetticketsinadvance,pleasefollowtheseeasysteps：
◆Pickfilms—CheckoutourfreeonlineOfficialGuideforthefull2017timetablethroughthislink:
OfficialGuide
.
◆VisitBrownPaperTickets.—Thefestival'
sofficialticketvendor（自动售票机）forthewholeyearisrunning.Ticketsareavailablebyshowname.
Advanceticketsalesendatmidnightbeforeeachshow.Ifyoumissit,youcanstilltrytogetticketsatthedoor.Ticketpricesatthedoorare$12forvisitors,$10forstudentsandseniors（65＋）and$6formatinees（午后场）．Tofindshows,checkoutthescheduleinourOfficialGuide.
Questionsorment
smaybedirectedtothefestivalbyemailinginquires@newhopefilmfestival..
1.WhatdoweknowabouttheNewHopearea?
A．Itwaseverabusinesscenter.
B．Itisfamousforitsnaturalscenery.
C．Itwasfirstusedasthebaseofarts.
D．Ithasahistoryoflessthan100years.
2.D.F.WhipplechosetosetupafilmfestivalintheNewHopeareabecauseof______．
A．itsbusystreetsB．itsmodernsociety
C．itsancientbuildingD．itsculturalenvironment
3.Wherecanyougettheticketsinadvance?
A．Atthevenuesaftermidnight.B．FromtheonlineOfficialGuide.
C．FromBrownPaperTickets..D．Throughinquires@newhopefilmfestival..
B
Forthelast14years,MistyCopelandhasdancedwithABT,oneoftheworld'
sbestballetpanies.At31,sheisatrailblazer:
she'
sthefirstblackdancertoperformthemainroleinFirebirdwithamajorballetgroupandthefirstAfricanAmericanwomantocarryafullthreeactballetforatopAmericanballetpany.Everyseason,sherewriteshistory.
LifewastoughwhenMistyCopelandwasyoung.Copelandwastwowhenherparentssplit,andhermothermovedallherfourchildrentotheWestCoastwherehermotherwedanddivorcedtwomoretimes,andhadtwomorekids.WhenCopelandwas13,thefamilylivedinamotel.
Copelandbeganpracticingballetyearsaftermosttopdancers.Impressedbyherrawathleticability,CynthiaBradley,alocalballetteacher,invitedCopelandtoherclass.Thefirsttimethe13yearoldstoodatthebarre（扶手杠）,“Ihatedit.”ButBradleyinsistedshewasborntodanceballet.Withinthreemonths,Copelandwasdancingenpointe,somethingthattakesmostballerinas（芭蕾舞女演员）yearstomaster.
IttakesyearsforaballerinatoachievewhatCopelandhas.She'
sgonethroughchildhoodhomelessnessandpointedcriticismaboutherbody'
swomanlycurves.Regardlessofallthebarriers,Copelandsucceeded,winninginvitationsfrommanyfamousdanceschools.NowsheisaseniorstateswomanforABT.Butnoteveryonewantsherthere.“There'
sstillracisminballet.Forsome
people,Idon'
tlooklikeaballerina，”saysCopeland.Changingthefaceofanartformstereotypedbytraditionisn'
taneasytask,butCopelandhasembracedit.Shethinksit'
sherturntoplaymentor（导师）．“It'
ssoimportantforyoungdancersofcolortohavesomeonewholookslikethemasanexample.”
4.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMistyCopelandaccordingtoParagraph3?
A．Optimistic.B．Tolerant.C．Gifted.D．Stubborn.
5.Whatdoestheword“t
railblazer”inthefirstparagraphmean?
A．Performer.B．Pioneer.C．Activist.D．Superior.
6.Whydon'
tsomepeoplewanttoseeCopelandjoinABT?
A．Shehasn'
trec
eivedtrainingfromfamousschools.
B．Shedoesn'
thaveaprettyfacelikeotherballerinas.
C．She'
sgonethroughchildhoodhomelessness.
D．She'
sdifferentfromthosetraditionallyacceptedballerinas.
7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A．RacisminBalletB．CharmofBallet
C．AnUnusualBallerinaD．AfamousBalletpany
C
SusanBoylewasonceaScottishchurchvolunteer.Shedecidedtoenterapetitionnamed“Britishgottalent”attheageof47years.OnApril15th2009,whenSusangotuptosing
theaudiencewasshockedbyherageandsimplicity.
Middle-agedwomenwerenottheusualtypeofpetitorontheshowandtheaudiencewasevenmoreshockedwhenshesaidbeforestartingtosingthatshewantedtobeeaprofessionalsinger.Tothemshelookedwellpastsuchpossibilities.However,sheamazedeverybodywithherwonderfulvoiceandbecameanovernightsingingstar.Itwasreportedthattheaudienceallstoodupandclappedwarmlyandthatwithin9days,100millionpeoplehadwatchedherperformancesandinterviewsontheinternet.
Thiswasalotprogressforanunemployedwomanwholivedalonewithhercat.Mostofhislifehadbeenspentlookingafterhermotherwhohaddiedaged92,twoyearsearlier.Shehadbeensolitaryorinherwords,“neverbeenkissed”.Susanhadlearningdifficultiesandhadonlybeenemployed
asanassistantcook.
EventhoughSusandidnotwinthe“BritishGotTalentShow”andcameupsecond,twoyearslater,shealreadyreleasedtwosuccessfulalbums.ManypeoplearetouchedbyherstorybecauseSusanBoyleislikeeachofusinonewayoranother---fullofweaknesses,andoftenlaughedbyothers.However,unlikemanyofuswhousuallygiveuptoosoon,Boylehadthedeterminationtofightforherdream.Shewasnotdiscouragedandcontinuedtosingatchurchandatthekaraokenightsinalocalpub.In2002,BoylebegantakingsinginglessonsfromvoicecoachFredO’Neil.Finally,SusanBoylelaunchedhersuccessfulmusiccareerattheageof48andyoutoocanstillachieveyourdream.Justtakecourage.
8.WhatshockedtheaudiencemostbeforeSusanstartedtosing?
A.Herexperienceandfigure.
B.Herwonderfulvoice.
C.Herageandsimplicity.D.Herdreamcareer.
9.Whatcanwelearnfromthethirdparagraph?
A.Susanwasgoodatraisingthecat.
.Susanlearnedmuchwhilelookingafterhermother.
C.Susanwasasinglewoman.
D.Susandidn’tlikecooking.
10.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesSusan?
A.Determinedandconfident.B.Braveandpolite.
C.Weakandlonely.D.Optimisticandhonest.
11.Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?
A.Failureisthepathtosuccess.
B.It’snevertoolatetostartyourdream.
C.EnteringTVtalentshowleadstosuccess.
D.Somesingerssucceedlateinlife.
D
RightinfrontoftheMinneapolisCentralLibrary，arowofgreenbikessitsparkedinaspecialstand．Eachbikeisdesignedwiththelogo“NiceRide”—thenameofthecity’sbike-shareprogram.
NiceRidebikesarealotlikethelibrarybooksthatpeopleeheretoborrow．Torentabike，yousimplyuseyourmembershipcardataNiceRidebikestation.Memberscanrentoneof1,200bikesfrom138stationsthroughoutMinnesota'
slargestcity.Peopleuse
theNiceRidebikestogotowork，togooutonbusiness,orjusttoenjoythecity’smanybikepaths．
Theriseofbike-shareprogramslikeNiceRideisencouragingmorepeoplethanevertochoosebikingoverdriving．Risinggaspricesandconcernsabouttheenvironmenthavealsogottenpeopletodustofftheirbikehelmets,pumpairintoflattires,andhittheroad．
Whyride?
Notonlyisbikinggoodexercise,butswitchingfromacartoabikealso
reducestheamountofpollutionintheair．Carbondioxide,agreenhousegaslinkedtoclimatechange,isoneofthemanypollutingsubstancesthateoutofacar'
stailpipe．
Bike-sharesystemsarefoundaroundtheworldincitieslikeLondon,Paris,Barcelona，andMelbourne,Australia.Thelargestprogram-with70,000bikes-isinWuhan,China.
Tomakeroadsfriendliertonon-motorists,theU.S.DepartmentofTransportationhasinvestedmorethanabilliondollarsincyclingandpedestrianprojectsinrecentyears.Themoneywenttowardbuildingthousandsofmilesofon-streetbikelanesandbike-andpedestrian-onlypassagescalledgreenways．
12．Ifonewantstousethebike，it'
samustto__________．
A．giveawayabicycleB．knowNiceRidewell
C．paythecostinadvanceD．getamembershipcard
13.Whichofthefollowingcanpeopledowiththebikes?
A．Earnaliving．B．Enjoybikeways．
C．peteinarace．D．Rentthemouttoothers．
14．Paragraph4ismainlyabout_____________．
A．benefitsofbikingB.pollutioncausedbycars
C．methodstousethebikes
D．waystoreducepollution
15．WhichofthefollowingistrueofNiceRide?
A．Itwilltaketheplaceoftaxipanies．
B．Chinahasbetterpublicbikesystems．
C．Itattractsmorepeopletochoosebiking．
D．Thegovernmentlacksmoneytosupportit.
第二节（共5小题;
每小题2分,满分10分）
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），并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Twohundredyearsa
fterCharlesDarwin’sbirth,studieshavefoundnewdetailsofhislifeattheUniversityofCambridge.Sixleather-boundledgers（皮革账本）discoveredintheuniversityshowthis.16
Helivedinthemostexpensiveroomsprovidedforarichstudentathistime.17Hehadsomeonetocleanhisroom,makehisbedandtakecareofthefireinhisbrightrooms.Hehiredadishw
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