A: Hey, Crystal. Did you see the talent show Trump Card on Zhengjiang TV last Friday?
B: Oh, yes, Tim. I was greatly moved to see the reunion( 团聚） of the cast( 剧组）from TV drama
Journey to the West.
A: So did I. This TV drama was first on TV in 1980s and soon became a classic in China and is still
being 1 by people today. They say many great words for its wonderful stories and fantastic
A: Ha-ha...But it’s a pity that some of the actors and staff workers have passed away because of terrible illness, 3 the director Yang Jie who died last year.
B: I’m sorry to hear that. But don’t be too sad. They are forever in people’s heart.
A: I totally agree with you. By the way, can you remember who played the Monkey King?
B: Sure. Liu Xiao Ling Tong. But I always 4 why he has such a strange name. A: Let me tell you. Actually, Liu Xiao Ling Tong is his stage name. His real name is Zhang Jinlai. B: I can hardly 5 his stage name with his real name. Are there any relationships between the
two names?
performances of all the actors.
B: I remember I used to jump up and down in
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the minute I heard the music of the TV drama.
A: In fact, no. His stage name comes from his father’s stage name Liu Lin Tong which means that his father began to learn arts at the age of six. B: Well, I get it.
A: And you know what. It’s 6 that he has two ID cards with these two names.
B: Yes, it’s really hard to believe. 7, people can only have one ID card. A: That’s true. But because his ID card with his real name Zhang Jinlai once 8 many problems.
For example, he once had to go through security at an airport, but the staff workers thought his ID card was not real because they all knew he was named Liu Xiao Ling Tong. After meeting many such problems, he communicated with the police station and he was then 9 to have two ID
cards. On the talent show, he expressed his thanks to Zhengjiang TV for giving him a chance to
reunite with other artists.
B: He is truly a thankful and hardworking man who still makes great 10 to do something for
the development of arts.
A: Tang Xuanzang and his three disciples met 81 problems to get the final success. When making the TV drama, all the actors and staff worker faced many more difficulties. But they never gave up and it took them six years to make the TV drama. Their spirit touched me a lot. B: Yeah. We should learn from them.
三、短文填空。从下面方框中选出 10 个单词,使短文意思正确通顺（每词限用一次）。（共 10 个小题,每小题 1 分；计 10 分）
that, use, remain, other, create, compete, interest, reflect, something, simple, else, how
Famous Irish poet Oscar Wilde once wrote: “Ah! Realize your youth while you have it.” He pointed out the important truth about how invaluable youth is in one’s journey through life.
However, the popular internet slang word foxi- or “ Buddhist”- is challenging this norm（标准） by
encouraging young people 1 calm and peaceful and avoid argument as much as possible- in
other words, to live like a Buddha(佛陀）. It’s said that the phrase 2 in Japan in 2014 to describe young men who no longer trouble to start relationships with women or follow someone 3 life path（道路）. They prefer to stay in their own peaceful world and care little about passion and success.
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Now, Chinese internet 4 are creating other words to describe a similar mindset(思维模式）. For example, “Buddhist students” are 5 who study just the right amount- they don’t cut class, but they don’t burn the midnight oil, either. There are also “Buddhist parents”, who interfere( 干涉） little with their children’s lives and let them develop 6 they like- the opposite of “helicopter
parents”.
In this fast-changing and
anchor(精神港湾）.
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world, it’s only natural that people are looking for a spiritual
However, some would compare foxi with “demotivational culture”( 丧 文 化 ） -a phrase that describes young people who feel aimless（无目标的） and powerless. They say foxi actually 8
the reality(现实) that young people are losing their will to fight. They are pretending(装作）to keep a healthy and wise attitude toward failure 9 because they’re unable to succeed.
But no matter what, there is one thing that “Buddhist youngsters” should keep in mind:You may want to keep a calm mindset regarding failure, but you should also be positive （积极的）about school,
work and life.
After all, Wilde also wrote: “Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let
四、阅读表达。（共 10 小题；计 10 分）
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be lost on you.
Be always searching for new feelings.”
A. 补全短文。根据短文内容,从短文后的 A-F 选择中,选出 5 个适当的选项补全短文。（共 5 小题,每小题 1 分；计 5 分）
In ancient China, dogs received less respect. The word “dog” was used as part of negative phrases, like gouzhangrenshi(狗仗人势） and yingyinggougou(蝇营狗苟).
____1____ Experts believe dogs were less important than livestock(家畜）like horses and oxen in helping people with daily work.
Traditionally, people admire those who have noble ( 高 尚 的 ） character and dignity( 尊
严）.____2____This makes them seem like they should be looked down upon.
But today, with more Chinese people keeping dogs as pets, caring for dogs and sharing pictures of them are part of the owners’ lives. Also, many young people enjoy being described like a dog, such as in the phrase “single dog”. ____3____ In western countries, however, people see dogs very differently --- they treat dogs as friends or even family members.
This can be back to ancient times, too. Hunting(打猎） was an important part of life in Europe and later became a
popular form to have fun. People would use dogs to find and catch animals. ___4__ Some sayings in English show how dogs are respected: Love me, love my dog; as faithful as a
dog; work like a dog.
____5____ In countries like the United States and France, there are different shows and competitions especially for dogs, such as beauty contests. Many movies like A Dog’s Purpose also have dogs in the leading roles.
A. Dogs are now becoming necessary parts of people’s lives.
B. People still consider dogs to be important.
C. One reason is that most people were farmers back then.
D. For them, dogs are a symbol of bravery and honesty.
E. They think their lives share some similarity with dogs’ lives, which is a way to make fun of themselves.
F. Compared with other animals, dogs depend more on humans beings and often follow their owner’s orders.
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B. 完成表格。阅读下面短文, 根据短文内容, 完成表格中所缺的信息。（共 5 个小题, 每小题 1 分；计 5 分） The second Thursday of each November is Guinness World Records Day. Every year, it’s a time when we get to admire the wonderful things that people have achieved.
Well, perhaps it isn’t. Clearly, some of the record makers and breakers seem more admirable than others. It’s perfectly possible to admire the achievement of a sportsperson like Usain Bolt, for example, who is the only athlete to win the 100m and 200m Olympic titles three times in a row. Running is a tradition that goes all the way back to the Greek Olympic competitions.
But one wonders whether the person who holds the record for growing the largest onion, or the one who holds the record for the most wooden toilet seats broken within a minute using only the forehead(前额），is quite as worthy of our admiration as Bolt is.
The Greek poet Pindar wrote great poems to the athlete of his day. It seems impossible that anyone today would write a poem to a man for growing an unusually big vegetable. In other words, some of these Guinness records seem a bit silly. So, why do people choose to try and create the world records for such meaningless things? Perhaps the experts can help. Stephen Garcia, a professor at the University of Michigan, tried to explain it. “People are always trying to find a way to make themselves seem like they are at the top”, he said.
It’s not that they want to be the best at everything but just to be the best at something. They look for what he calls “optimal distinctiveness”( 最优特性 ). It seems to them that everyone stands out at something, and these record holders just want to discover what their “something” is.
That means it isn’t just crazy competitiveness that makes people consider spending a lot of time, effort and perhaps money being the best at a meaningless thing- like cycling backwards while playing a violin- but a desire(欲望）to be part of society.
Guinness World Records Day is not only about fun. Above all, it’s about letting people count for something in the world.
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to Guinness World It’s on the second Thursday of each November when we can Records Day Different attitude achievements of admire the wonderful things that people have achieved. 2 than others. some of the record makers and breakers the 2 and toward People different world record makers breakers People’s doubt Why do people choose to create the world records which are not so worthy as others? 3 An expert’s People are always trying to find a way to make themselves seem like they are at the top. They want to find out something that they are best at. It’s their desire to be part of society 4 competitiveness that makes people consider spending a lot of time, effort and perhaps money being the best at a meaningless thing. Guinness World Records Day is more than having fun. Letting people count for something in the world is 5 . crazy Conclusion
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