1、 If you are, here are some beach movies that you are advised to watch.Blue Hawaii (1961)The first of Elvis Presleys Hawaiian three beach movies puts him into a setting(背景) as an army man who returns home for some surfing. Mom Angela Landsbury wants Presley to get a real job, but hes all about tourin
2、g the island. Relax, Mom. Time for some wonderful parties!Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)The most famous of the “beach party” film of the 1960s stars Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello. This movie is all about how fun it is to be a teenager, especially if youre at a party on the beach. Sunny, silly and
3、 energetic! You might find yourself laughing at the story and being happy after watching it.Six Days Seven Nights (1998)Anne Heche stars a woman unhappily engaged (订婚) to Frank Martin. On a vacation, she finds herself on a plane piloted by a sad man called Quinn Harris. They hate each other, which g
4、ets even more annoying once they two find themselves being alone on an island with no people. What better setting to fall in love?Teen Beach Movie (2013)The Disney Channel remade the beach party movie in 2013 and brought us a new series of teens-dancing-on-the-beach movies. Ross Lynch is a kid sudde
5、nly thrown into a actual teen beach movie by a magic wave! Time to dress up fifties-style and sing tunes (曲调) like Surf Crazy and Cruisin for a Bruisin. In the end, the kids return to the real world. These are the movies to watch if you love happy endings.1. Which movie would you watch if youre inte
6、rested in a love story?A. Blue Hawaii B. Teen Beach MovieC. Beach Blanket Bingo D. Six Days Seven Nights2. What do we learn about the movie Teen Beach Movie?A. It didnt use any old song. B. It made people sad in the end.C. It was based on an old movie. D. The story is imagined by a teenager.3. What
7、do the movies have in common?A. They all have parties in them. B. They all have settings on the beach.C. They are all about teenagers lives. D. They were all made by the Disney Channel. B.That woman carried a new blanket (毛毯) over her arm. Wordlessly, she gave it to me.“Is it finished?” I asked.She
8、shook her head. “No. It is ready,” she replied. I handed her the money and took the blanket.“It is beautiful, so skillfully woven (编织),”I said to my mother.“But what did she mean when she said it was not finished? How can it be ready if it is not finished?”“I will tell you later,” my mother said, “b
9、ut first I will take you to the Navajo village.”We went down to the village. A group of young men were making sand pictures. We walked through the whole village, watching the different things the people were doing.It was not until that evening that my mother finally explained the Navajo womans words
10、.“Did you notice anything about the things the people were making?” my mother asked.“What should I have noticed?” I looked at her and asked.“Each thing the Navajo make has one small part that is not complete. The designs (设计) in their sand pictures are often not perfectly done, for examplethe line o
11、f a circle may not quite close. If you look carefully at your blanket, you will probably find a stitch (一针) missing.”I took the blanket off, but it looked as perfect as any design could be. Then suddenly, I noticed that sure enough a stitch was missing!“But why do the Navajo intentionally leave some
12、 tiny part unfinished?“They believe that when anything is completed or finished, it means the end has come it will not be perfect until then. Then too, with a circle, they believe that they must leave a pathway for the bad spirits to run away and the good spirits to come in. So, often, they do not m
13、ake the line close.”4. The blanket the author received _.A. was poorly woven B. made her think a lotC. cost her a lot of money D. was finished, but not ready5. Why was the author shown around the village?A. To buy more things made by the Navajo. B. To make friends with some of the Navajo.C. To have
14、a deeper understanding of the Navajo. D. To look for the woman who sold her the blanket.6. Which of the following may the Navajo believe?A. A stitch in time is very important. B. Life only becomes perfect when you die.C. He who makes no mistake is a perfect man. D. You must always try to make your l
15、ife complete.7. Whats the main idea of the text?A. The Navajo are good at making things. B. The Navajo are brave and hard-working.C. A blanket tells a lot about the Navajo culture. D. Skills are needed to do business with the Navajo.C. Its true that many dads in the wild arent interested in parentin
16、g, but there are some that work pretty hard to give their little ones a good start. Maybe one of these dads will make you remember your own dad! The male giant water bug (雄性负子蝽) doesnt seem to mind a heavy load (负荷物) on his back for his kids. The female puts about 100 to 150 eggs on the back of the
17、male, and then she leaves. Once the female is gone, the male has to look after the eggs. It usually takes one to two weeks for the eggs to hatch (孵化). The father giant water bug jumps around to make sure the growing eggs get enough air and water. All this time he cant fly because of the weight of th
18、e eggs growing rapidly on his back. Now lets turn to the male stickleback fish. When the mother leaves after laying her eggs, the fathertendshis young. If the young fish go too far away, their father helps with their safe return by carrying them back in his mouth. The male stickleback looks after al
19、l his young as many as 100 until they can live on their own. A similar example can be found in emperor penguins (帝企鹅) living in cold areas. The male emperor penguin goes without food while looking after his egg until it hatches. For about 62 to 67 days, the egg stays on top of the fathers feet, in v
20、ery cold temperatures that drop down to -39C. As a result, the father may lose nearly 50 percent of his body weight while waiting for his baby penguin to be born!8. What do we know about the giant water bug?A. It is unable to fly. B. The eggs grow on the fathers back.C. The male must keep still to h
21、atch the eggs. D. The female looks after her eggs together with the male.9. What does the underlined word “tends” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Waits for. B. Forgets about. C. Takes care of. D. Loses control of.10. During the hatching period, the male emperor _.A. is unable to eat B. is fed by the female C
22、. tries to lose some weight D. cant stand the cold weather11. What is the best title for the text?A. Mr. Moms in the Wild B. Animals Do Have FeelingsC. Nature Loves Us like Our Dad D. Childbirth in the Animal Kingdom D Once I was troubled by tourists to do a favor for themtake their photos. Sometime
23、s they complained that the photos I took were not good.Now fellow travelers trouble me in a different waywith their selfie sticks (自拍杆). I fear my head will be knocked or my eyes poked (戳) by the poles with mobile phone cameras put on them.Admittedly, it is a good invention. With a cool $3, you can
24、take solo or group photos without asking for a favor from strangers. But if you want to take your selfie sticks out to travel to the West, think twice. Selfie-sticks bans have been spreading in some of the worlds important museums, galleries, parks and soccer stadiums including Disney. Visitors have
25、 to leave their selfie sticks in a locker before entering to protect paintings, individual privacy and the overall visitor experience.In China, selfie sticks are still widely used. People would do anything to take a perfect selfie and dont pay attention to their surroundings and other travelers. Man
26、y examples have shown things could go horribly wrong when people were taking selfies. For example, earlier this year, a starfish died at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum after a visitor took it out to take a selfie, and last year a criminal was caught by the Chinese police after the crimin
27、al posted a selfie of himself on Wudang Mountain and shared it on social media, according to the Xinhua News Agency.Thus, I strongly advise travelers not to take a selfie in a crowded public place, indoors or at any sensitive places such as cemeteries and memorial places, especially when the police
28、are looking for you. If you are a die-hard selfie fan, there are some options cooler than a selfie stick. One is a waterproof (防水的) wrist-band called a “pop stick”. Just like the slap bracelets (手镯) we used to wear when we were kids, it unrolls into a stiff selfie stick. Another one is “selfie ring”
29、, an accessory that helps you stick your phone to your hand so you can snap better selfies.12. According to the writer, whats the biggest problem of using selfie sticks?A. Giving away ones privacy. B. Being troublesome to carry out.C. Threatening personal safety. D. Affecting the quality of photos.1
30、3. In paragraph 4, what is the direct cause of the criminal being caught by the police?A. His traveling to Wudang Mountain. B. His using a selfie stick in public places.C. His sharing a selfie on social media.D. His killing a starfish at Science and Technology Museum.14. Which of the following state
31、ments would the author be most likely to agree with?A. Using selfie sticks cant provide you with good photos.B. Taking selfies should be banned strictly home and abroad.C. Selfie sticks are widely used and welcomed home and abroad.D. Popular as selfie sticks are, they may cause a lot of dangers and troubles.15. Which section of the newspaper does this passage probably come from?A. Travel B. Opinion C. Science D. Education.语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分) 阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的
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