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anincreasingnumberofbroad,star-packedcomedies.Inthe1970sHollywoodcomedymoviesreflectedtheanti-warsentiment,whichwaspopularthen.

　　Inthe1980sthegagbasedcomedyAirplanewasreleased,andHollywoodcomedymoviespaveditswayformoreofthesame.ThepopularcomediansofthistimeincludedDudleyMoore,TomHanks,etc.JimCarrey,theCanadianactorandacomedian,cameintoHollywoodcomedymoviesinthelate1980swherehewontheroleinsuchacomedy,CopperMountain.

　　ThemostpopularHollywoodcomedymovieswereofJohnHughes,whichincludesFerrisBuellersDayOffandHomeAloneseriesof1990s.Thelaterfilmsfocusedmoreonfamilyaudience.Thiswasarevivalincomedymovies.Comedymoviesremainpopulartilldate.

【语篇概述】查理·卓别林使好莱坞喜剧电影为更多人所知。

卓别林之后好莱坞的喜剧电影又经历了哪些阶段?

每个阶段又有哪些代表人物?

从这篇文章我们能得到答案。

1.WhydidHollywoodmoviesgrowrapidlyduringWorldWarⅡ?

A.Peoplecouldn’ttravelfreely.

B.Peoplehadmoremoneyatthattime.

C.Thegovernmentspentalotofmoneyonfilms.

D.Peopleweremadetoseemoviesbythegovernment.

【解析】选A。

细节理解题。

根据第三段中“Thewartimeexperiencedaboom,whererestrictionsonthetravelingmadenearlyaquarterofthemoneyspentonattendingmovies.”可知人们的自由旅行受到了限制,所以人们转而把注意力放在看电影上。

2.Thethemeofthe1970sHollywoodcomediesis______.

A.domesticviolence　

B.protestsagainstwars

C.desireforfreedom

D.overseamilitaryactivities

【解析】选B。

细节理解题。

根据第四段最后一句“Inthe1970sHollywoodcomedymoviesreflectedtheanti-warsentiment,whichwaspopularthen.”可知20世纪70年代好莱坞喜剧电影的主题是反战。

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ChaplinmadeHollywoodcomedymoviesbecomefamous.

B.TomHankswasafamouscomedianduringWorldWarⅡ.

C.Attheendof1920s,theHollywoodcomedyindustrybegantobringsoundintothemovies.

D.Inthe1950s,theHollywoodcomedymovieswerenotaspopularasTV.

【解析】选B。

细节理解题。

根据倒数第二段可知TomHankswaspopularinthe1980s.故B项不对,其他选项都能从文中找到答案。

4.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Chaplin’scontributiontocomedies.

B.FamouscomediansinHollywoodhistory.

C.OutstandingcomediesmadeinHollywood.

D.DevelopmentofHollywoodcomedymovies.

【解析】选D。

主旨大意题。

本文是按照时间顺序排列的,主要讲了好莱坞喜剧电影的发展过程。

B

　　IliveinHollywood.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchanattractive,fun-filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.

　　Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetruthisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeeper,morelong-lastingemotion.Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappiness,becausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.

　　IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itistoteachusthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.Theserich,beautifulindividualshaveconstantaccesstoexcitingparties,fancycars,expensivehomes,everythingthatspells“happiness”.Butinmemoir（回忆录）aftermemoir,celebritiesrevealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun:

depression,alcoholism,dragaddiction,brokenmarriages,troubledchildren,andlong-timeloneliness.

　　Thewaypeopleholdontothebeliefthatafun-filled,pain-freelifeequateshappinessactuallydecreasestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequatedwithhappiness,thenpainmustbeequatedwithunhappiness.But,infact,theoppositeistrue:

Moretimesthannot,thingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.

　　Asaresult,manypeopleavoidtheveryeffortsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriage,raisingchildren,professionalachievement,religiouscommitment,charitableworkandself-improvement.

【语篇概述】本文从各个层面分析快乐和乐趣之间的本质区别,从而下结论:

乐趣永远代替不了快乐。

5.Accordingtothepassage,“funactivities”______.

A.arethethingswedobeforewefindhappiness

B.mayhelpusrelaxandforgetourproblemssometimes

C.willleadustothetruehappiness

D.couldprovidelong-lastpositiveeffects

【解析】选B。

细节理解题。

从第二段的倒数第二句Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.可知,快乐的活动可以帮助我们放松,有时忘记我们的问题。

6.Intheauthor’sopinion,thoseHollywoodstars______.

A.possesshappinessbecausetheyarerichandfamous

B.experiencealmostallkindsofhappythings

C.tellushappinessisn’tequaltofunusingtheirownstories

D.havetosufferalotbeforetheybecomesuccessful

【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

从第三段第一句IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itistoteachusthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.可知,好莱坞的明星的故事告诉我们幸福不等于快乐,故选C。

7.Itisdifficultforpeopletofindrealhappinessbecause______.

A.theybelievehappinessisthefunlifewithoutpain

B.theyfindpainequalsunhappiness

C.theyfeartolosewhattheyalreadyhaveinlife

D.theyareafraidalltheireffortswereinvain

【解析】选A。

细节理解题。

从第四段第一句Thewaypeopleholdontothebeliefthatafun-filled,pain-freelifeequateshappinessactuallydecreasestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness.可知,人们认为幸福就是没有痛苦的快乐,这减少了人们获得幸福的可能性,故选A。

8.Themainpurposeofthetextisto______.

A.describethedifferencebetweenhappinessandfun

B.showthetruemeaningofhappiness

C.encouragepeopletopursuefunactivities

D.advisepeopletofindtheirreallife

【解析】选B。

写作意图题。

从全篇文章和最后一段第一句Asaresult,manypeopleavoidtheveryeffortsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.可知,作者是想告诉我们真正的幸福是什么。

故选B。

C

　　Tinymonitoringdeviceshavebecomeanincreasinglycommonwayforscientiststostudyelusiveanimalsthataredifficulttotrackonaday-to-daybasis.However,nowitseemsthatsmartsealshavecaughtontothetrickandareusingittotheiradvantagetocatchfish!

　　Tofindoutifthatistrue,ateamofresearchersfromtheUniversityofSt.AndrewsinScotlandselectedagroupoftenyounggreysealsthathadneitherencounteredtheoceannorbeenexposedtoanykindofacoustic（声音的）tags.Theresearchersthenplacedthesealsoneatatime,insideapoolthatcontained20foragingboxes,onlytwoofwhichhousedfish—onewithtagsandtheotherwithout.

　　Eachsealwasallowedtoexploretheboxestwentyseparatetimes.Inordertoensurethatmammalwasnotdependingonitsmemory,thefishweremovedtodifferentboxeseachtime.Atfirst,therewasnodifferenceintheamountoftimeittookthesealstodiscoverthetaggedanduntaggedfish.However,aftertheyhadbeeninthepoolafewtimes,theystartedlocatingthetaggedfishmuchfaster.

　　Toconfirmthatthisindeedwasthecase,theresearchersconductedasecondexperimentusingtwoboxes—onewithpiecesoffishandtheotherwithjustacoustictags.Sureenough,thesealswereallattractedtotheonethatwassendingoutsignals.

　　Whilethisexperimentinvolvedonlyseals,theresearchersbelievethatothermarinemammalsmayalsobeusingtheinformationtocatchprey.Sadly,predatorslikesharksthathavebeentaggedbyscientistsmaybenegativelyaffected,aspingstheyemitcouldwarntheirpreyoftheirpresence.Besidespotentiallymessingupnature’sfoodchain,the“dinnerbell”effectoftheacoustictagscouldalsomeanthattheconclusionsreachedbypreviousfishstudiesmaynotbecorrect.Nowthatthesecretisout,scientistswillhavetocomeupwithanotherwaytoconducttheirstudies—onethatisnotdetectablebythecraftymarineanimals.

【语篇概述】研究人员发现,灰海豹可以利用一些安装在鱼身上的跟踪器来捕获猎物。

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thetrick”inParagraph1referto?

A.Attachingtinymonitoringdevicestoseaanimals.

B.Followingthesoundthatfishmake.

C.Trackingseaanimalsonaday-to-daybasis.

D.Lookingforwaystocatchfish.

【解析】选A。

词义指代题。

根据第一段的Tinymonitoringdeviceshavebecomeanincreasinglycommonwayforscientiststostudyelusiveanimals可知,thetrick指代的是在海洋动物身上安装跟踪器一事。

10.Whatisimpliedaboutthetenyounggreyseals?

A.Theyhaveacoustictagsattachedtothem.

B.Theyhavebetterhearingthannormalseals.

C.Theyhavebeentrainedtorecognizeacoustictags.

D.Theywerenotbornintheocean.

【解析】选D。

推理判断题。

根据第二段的...agroupoftenyounggreysealsthathadneitherencounteredtheocean...可推断,这些灰海豹不是在海洋里出生的。

11.Theresearchersseemtobelievethatsharkstaggedbyscientists______.

A.maybenefitfromthetags

B.mayattractsealsbymistake

C.mayfindithardtofindprey

D.maybeannoyedbytheemittedpings

【解析】选C。

推理判断题。

根据第五段的Sadly,predatorslikesharksthathavebeentaggedbyscientistsmaybenegativelyaffected,aspingstheyemitcouldwarntheirpreyoftheirpresence.可推断,这些研究人员似乎相信安装有这种跟踪器的鲨鱼不好捕食。

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　　阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　Everyoneneedstoknowhowtopreventafire.Itisalsoimportanttoknowwhattodowhenit1._________（break）out.

　　Everyyear,over11,000people2._________（kill）orinjuredinhousefires.Thesefirescouldhavebeenavoided.Smokerswhoare3._________（care）causeabout200deathsandover6,000fires.Morethanofthose4._________dieinfiresarepoisonedorharmedbysmoke.

　　Iffirehappens,donotattempttofightthefireunlessitissmall.Tryputtingoutasmallfirewithwater.If5._________firehasspreadoriftheflamesaremorethan20incheshigh,shutthedooronit,warneveryoneelseinthebuildingandtellthemtogetout.Youshouldleaveanddial911forthefiredepartment.

　　Before6._________（go）intoaroom,checkt