What’s on?
The Conjuring 2 (2016)
Certificate R 134 min—Horror
Viewer points: 8.2 / 10
Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house troubled by evil spirits.
Director: James Wan
Stars: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Madison Wolfe, Frances O’Connor
Warcraft (2016)
Certificate PG-13 123 min—Action | Adventure | Fantasy
Viewer points: 7.7 / 10
The peaceful land of Azeroth stands on the edge of war as its civilization (文明) faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc (兽族) warriors escaping their dying home to conquer another. As a tunnel opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home.
Director: Duncan Jones
Stars: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper
Now You See Me 2 (2016)
Certificate PG-13 129 min—Action | Comedy | Thriller
Viewer points: 7.1 / 10
The Four Horsemen resurface and are forcibly hired by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible magic show yet.
Director: Jon M. Chu
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco
Me Before You (2016)
Certificate PG-13 110 min—Drama | Romance
Viewer points: 7.9 /10
A girl in a small town forms an unlikely bond with a recently-disabled man she’s taking care of.
Director: Thea Sharrock
Stars: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer, Charles Dance
1.Which actor will show in a movie that scares you?
A. Sam ClaflinB. Jon M. Chu
C. Patrick WilsonD. Travis Fimmel
2.What do we know about Warcraft?
A. Orc invades the land to survive.
B. Both sides have died in the end.
C. Humans drive animals to extinction.
D. Four horsemen were hired to stop the orcs.
3.Which movie may be least recommended by the audience?
A. The Conjuring 2B. Warcraft
C. Now You See Me 2D. Me Before You
假如你是李华，已经被大学录取，即将进入大学学习。请你用英语给好友Sam写一封信，谈谈进入大学后的打算。短文应包含以下要点：
1、尽快适应环境；
2、注重能力发展。
注意：
1. 全文100词左右；
2. 书信的开头已给出，不计入总词数；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sam,
How are you getting along with your life recently? _______________________
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
注意： 1、答案请写在答题卷上；
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分；
3、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
4、答题符号、格式要规范：
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
There were many people on the bus and no vacant seats. When a woman got off, a man near the door attempted to rise, but she had forced him back into his seat. “Thank you,” she said, “but please don’t do that. I am perfect able to stand.” “But, madam, let me…” began the man. “I ask you to keep your seat,” interrupted a woman with the hands on her shoulders. So the man tried to rise, and said: “Madam, will you kindly permit me to...?” “No, no,” said the woman and again force him back. At last the man managed to get up, say:“Madam, you have carried me three block beyond my house. I want get off.”
阅读下面句子，请根据首字母、中文意思或括号中所给单词的提示，在空白处填入适合的单词、短语、句型或语法知识的正确形式，使句子完整通顺。（特别注意：每空一词；按小题给分）
1.Nearly 800 of those victims s__________ (寻求) help but declined to file complaints against their attackers.
2.They left the lights down to create a comfortable a__________.
3.The spread of u__________ areas destroys the habitats of wildlife and endangers some species.
4.Be m__________ and don’t be conceited. Otherwise, you will lag behind.
5.We should direct our attention at the f__________ (基本的) question.
6.科学家们现在发现的基因无法解释所有的那些情况。
The gene that the scientists have discovered today doesn’t __________ __________ all of those cases.
7.像硅谷这样的地方一定会产生与高科技相关的服务。
Places like Silicon Valley will no doubt __________ __________ __________ services related to Hi-tech.
8.既然已着手这份工作，就必须尽最大的努力完成。
__________ __________ you put your hand to the work, you must do your utmost to finish it.
9.你不应该仅仅因为一个人贫穷而瞧不起他。
You shouldn’t __________ __________ __________ a person just because he is poor.
10.大多数出色的律师和推销员都有劝说他人的天分。
Most of the best lawyers and salespeople really __________ __________ __________ __________ persuasion.
11.I __________ (true) feel sorry for your terrible loss.
12.The more he explained about it, the __________(bad) things got.
13.In China, kids are often compared __________ “the flowers of motherland”. (介词填空)
14.The workers of this factory are paid __________ the hour. (介词填空)
15.Mary likes the bedroom, from __________ window a beautiful lake can be seen.
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。
Once there was a wise landowner who had two sons. After a few years, the landowner fell ill badly. So he considered 1.__________ (select) one of them to rule the family according to their abilities. He called both of them and 2.__________ (give) each one a room. He said，“You must fill your mom completely with anything you wish. It can be anything! But there should not be any space 3.________ (leave) behind and you should not seek advice 4.________ others! "
The next day, the landowner visited the elder son's room. The room was completely filled with hay (干草). The landowner sighed on the 5._________ (foolish) of the elder son. Then he went to the room given to the younger son. But it was kept closed. The landowner knocked at the door. The younger son asked 6._________ father to get in and closed the door again. 7.___________was darkness everywhere and the landowner shouted at his son 8._______ (angry). But the younger son lighted a candle 9.________ said, “I have filled this room with light! Now the landowner felt very happy and hugged his son proudly. He understood that the younger would be the applicable person 10._________ (rule) the family.
阅读下面短文，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最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The concept of solitude (独处) in the digital world is almost non-existent. In the world of digital technology, e-mail, social networking and online video games, information is meant to be ________. Solitude can be hard to discover ________ it has been given up. In this respect, new technologies have ________ our culture.
The desire to be connected has brought solitude to a(n) ________ as we’ve known it. People have become so ________ in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted ________ they’d rather not be. Today we can talk, text, e-mail, chat and blog, not only from our ________, but from our mobile phones as well.
Most developed nations have become ________ on digital technology simply because they’ve grown accustomed to it, and at this point not ________ it would make them an outsider. ________, many jobs and careers require people to be ________. From this point of view, technology has changed the culture of work. Being reachable might feel like a ________ to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.
I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who ________ wants it. Computers can be ________ and mobile phones can be turned off. The ability to be “connected” and “on” has many ________, as well as disadvantages. Travelers have ended up ________ on mountains, and mobile phones have saved countless lives. They can also make people feel ________ and forced to answer unwanted calls or ________ to unwanted texts.
Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society ________ across generations. Some find today’s technology a gift. Others consider it a curse. Regardless of anyone’s view on the subject, it’s hard to imagine what life would be like ________ daily advancements in technology.
1.A. updatedB. receivedC. sharedD. collected
2.A. thoughB. untilC. onceD. before
3.A. respectedB. shapedC. ignoredD. preserved
4.A. edgeB. stageC. endD. balance
5.A. sensitiveB. intelligentC. considerateD. reachable
6.A. even ifB. only ifC. as ifD. if only
7.A. mediaB. computersC. databasesD. monitors
8.A. bentB. hardC. keenD. dependent
9.A. findingB. usingC. protectingD. changing
10.A. AlsoB. InsteadC. OtherwiseD. Somehow
11.A. connectedB. trainedC. recommendedD. interested
12.A. pleasureB. benefit
C. burdenD. disappointment
13.A. slightlyB. hardlyC. merelyD. really
14.A. cut outB. shut downC. taken offD. broken down
15.A. aspectsB. weaknessesC. advantagesD. exceptions
16.A. hiddenB. lostC. relaxedD. deserted
17.A. trappedB. excitedC. confusedD. amused
18.A. turnB. submitC. objectD. reply
19.A. varyB. ariseC. spreadD. exist
20.A. beyondB. withinC. despiteD. without
