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（请将答案涂在答题卡上E=AB F=AC G=AD）

Attraction of the Minions

When it comes to film, people usually favor good over evil, focus on the hero and ignore the supporting characters. _1. __

Originally comedic background characters in the film Despicable Me（卑鄙的我）, these yellow pill-shaped nuts, have totally stolen the show and turned into a popular figure. This summer the characters debuted（首演） in their own self-titled movie in theaters abroad, having the second biggest opening weekend of all time for a cartoon film according to USA Today.

Recently, McDonald’s has been including Minion toys with kids’ meals in some areas, causing loyal fans to flock to the restaurant to collect them all. __2.__ The movie’s huge popularity even surprised its writers. “We never knew the Minions were going to be so popular. It just became a force of nature,” the film’s co-writer Cinco Paul told the Los Angeles Times.

_3. __For many, the appeal is obviously their cuteness. Their simple nature can easily surpass cultures and age groups. Even children can draw them. Thousands of examples of fan-made Minion art from fingernails to Halloween clothes are visible on global social media platforms.

But there’s more to the phenomenon than just cuteness. US entertainment website Hit Fix explains that their way of communicating makes the creatures influential as well. __4. __ But it seems everyone can understand them through their exaggerated（夸张的） movements and expressions. More importantly, their childlike mannerisms is a brand of humor that wins hearts. “Clumsy, foolish Minions are recognized as the ultimate β personalities,” wrote Peter Debruge of US entertainment magazine Variety. They desire nothing more than to serve their most despicable master. __5.__ "Perhaps we love Minions because they remind us of ourselves," Huffington Post associate Web editor Sara Boboltz wrote, "or an evil version of ourselves."

A. So what makes the banana-loving Minions a big hit?

B. Besides, their childlike manner entertains fans more.

C. And this evil characteristic arouses sympathy among humans.

D. Related video games, toys and other goods are sweeping the world.

E. Minions is a 2015 American 3D computer-animated family comedy film.

F. But when it comes to the Minions, these conventions go right out the window.

G. The largely speak in nonsense words with the occasional recognizable terms like “potato”.

短文改错

假定英语老师要求同桌之间互相修改作文，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。

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：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：

1．每处错误及其修改均仅限1词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last Sunday, I didn’t get up early as usually. In the morning after I finished my homework, I do some washing. Then I telephoned one of my classmates, invite him to see a film. And unfortunately, when we got to the cinema, we found all the tickets had sold out. Then we went back to school and played the football. After that, we were about to go home then we saw our English teacher, Ms Gao, coming into the school gate. She told us we had made great progresses in English. This term she suggested that we should read more and wrote more. She also asked us to help those on need. She hoped we would improve English together.

书面表达

假如你是英国的Frank，你的朋友小鱼打算到国外留学，他写信询问你什么样的中国学生最受国外高校青睐。

请你根据下列要点给对方写一封回信：

1．语言是必要条件； 2．适应能力很重要；

3．兴趣爱好被看重； 4．要有社会责任感。

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．开头和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Xiaoyu,

I’m glad to hear that you want to study abroad in your letter·

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A couple of days ago, as the test results came out, my son and a group of his 13-year-old friends piled into the back seat of my car, ready for the last-day-of-school party at McDonald's. “Jack got a laptop for getting straight A's, and Laurie got a cell-phone,” one boy said. “Oh, yeah, and Sarah got an iPad, and she's only in third grade,” said another. “And how about Brian? He got $10 for each A.”

I suddenly became concerned. These payoffs might get parents through grammar school, but what about high school and beyond? What would be left after the electric guitar, the cell-phone, and the DVD player?

I saw the road ahead: As the homework load increased, my income would decrease. I saw my comfortable lifestyle disappear before my eyes — no more of those $5 bags of already-peeled organic carrots. No more organic anything!

I started to feel surprised and nervous. Would every goal achieved by my two children fetch a reward? A high grade point average? A good class ranking? Would sports achievements be included in this reward system: soccer goals, touchdowns? What about the orchestra? Would first chair pay more than second? I'd be penniless by eighth-grade graduation.

“We never paid anything for good grades,” said my neighbor across the street, whose son was recently accepted at MIT. “He just did it on his own. Maybe once in a while we went out for pizza, but that's about it.”

Don't you just hate that? We're all running around looking for the MP3 player with the most updates, and she’s spending a few dollars on pizza. She gets motivation; we get negotiation. And what about the primary grades? What do these students get? “When the teacher asked if anyone got rewards for good grades, everyone in my class raised their hands and said they got ice cream cones ,” said one third-grader.

1.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Tips on Paying Kids for Good Grades

B. New changes in Paying Kids for Good Grades

C. Good Grades Mean Good Rewards

D. Don't Pay Kids for Good Grades

2.What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably mean?

A. Taking care of my children would influence my work.

B. I would spend less money on my children's good grades.

C. More rewards would be needed as my children grow up.

D. Reducing my children's homework load would cost me a lot.

3.It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. if you buy children pizza as a reward, they will work harder

B. if you pay kids for good grades, they will take it for granted

C. children will not ask for rewards when they enter high school

D. good grades won't help kids make great progress in the future

4.The author takes her neighbor as an example to show _______.

A. pizza is the best way to motivate children

B. it is necessary to reward children for their good grades

C. getting rewards for good grades is common nowadays

D. rewards are not the only way to encourage children

完形填空

I suddenly noticed them cross before my car as I was driving out of the store parking lot. I would be ________ for a whole ten seconds. ________ , I realized that it was an elderly couple who were ________ blocking my departure. No more ________ .

The man leaned on his wife who walked in front of him. He not only used her for ________ but it was obvious that he was ________ ．She was his eyes as well. The two of them ________ as one — each needing to function in this fast-changing world. Suddenly I wasn’t so ________ about having to work a few extra hours on Saturday. I had my ________ , and I was still relatively young.

That scene of those two elderly people ________ with dignity stayed with me the entire week. My life wasn’t so bad ________ . I had my health and a good job．My wife always gave me good ________ whenever I needed it. I started to think — not only was I lucky to have it all, ________ so was that wonderful old couple, who, ________ the trials and hardships of a long life, still had the love and help of each other to ________ them through this world．

There are so many people out there just like that couple. My wife and I sometimes ________ ourselves in our old age, walking arm-in-arm into the sunset. That image always gives us a warm feeling of ________ . Just remember, ________ of us would be here if it weren’t for our elders. We should spend an ________ minute to listen and learn ________ it comes to helping our elder friends. They need it.

1.A. calledB. delayedC. warnedD. watched

2.A. ThusB. ThereforeC. HoweverD. Even

3.A. slowlyB. anxiouslyC. impatientlyD. briefly

4.A. waitB. angerC. quarrelD. time

5.A. supportB. memoryC. courageD. success

6.A. deafB. illC. dyingD. blind

7.A. livedB. unitedC. workedD. trusted

8.A. surprisedB. madC. excitedD. satisfied

9.A. loveB. familyC. wealthD. strength

10.A. walkingB. smilingC. talkingD. thinking

11.A. by chanceB. at lastC. on purposeD. after all

12.A. foodB. adviceC. ideasD. power

13.A. alsoB. asC. andD. but

14.A. thoughB. duringC. despiteD. since

15.A. allowB. carryC. adaptD. devote

16.A. pictureB. predictC. acceptD. admit

17.A. comfortB. enjoymentC. connectionD. relation

18.A. allB. neitherC. noneD. any

19.A. entireB. exactC. awesomeD. extra

20.A. ifB. whenC. becauseD. as

Last year I had ______ narrow escape from a car crash, and I don’t want to risk my life ______ second time.

A. a; aB. the; aC. the; theD. a; the

WeChat provides a networking platform ______ communication is faster and easier.

A. whichB. whenC. whereD. why

_____ told that the concert was cancelled, many fans still gathered outside the stadium , waiting for the pop singer.

A. UnlessB. ThoughC. WhenD. Whether

I am feeling too tired to drive any more. Will you _____?

A. take upB. take onC. take outD. take over

There are several reasons _____ the smog days in many parts of China.

A. account forB. accounted for

C. accounting forD. to be accounted for