高三年級(jí)第一次月考

英語(yǔ)試題

注意事項(xiàng)：

1.本試卷共分兩部分，第I卷為選擇題，第口卷為非選擇題。

2.所有試題的答案均填寫(xiě)在答題紙上（選擇題的答案直接填涂到答題卡上）,

答案寫(xiě)在試卷上的無(wú)效。

第I卷（選擇題共85分）

第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話，每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)

中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置，聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的

時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題的閱讀下一小題，每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.AthomeB.InahospitalC.Inahotel

2.Whydoesshesuggesttravelingbytrain?

A.IfscheaperB.HecanseemoresceneryC.Planesarenotsafe

3.Whatcolordoesthemanlike?

A.WhiteB.RedC.Green

4.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

A.GohikingB.PlaytennisC.MeetPeterathome

5.Whowantedtoborrowacamera?

A.MaryB.JaneC.Alice

第二節(jié)（英15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C

三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話前，你將有時(shí)

間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間，每

段對(duì)話讀兩遍。

聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatwillthemanprobablydotonight?

A.FlytotheUSB.GotoapartyC.Haveameeting

7.Howisthemanfeeling?

A.DisappointedB.EncouragedC.Delighted

聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatjobdoesthewomanhavenow?

A.Lookingafterpatients

B.Takingcareofthehouse

C.Workingintransportation

9.Whydoesthemanwanttochangeherworknow?

A.Shelikestostayinthehouse

B.Sheneedstohaveenoughstrength

C.Shewantstohavemorewages

聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatdayisittoday?

A.ThursdayB.FridayC.Saturday

11.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Heusedtogoshoppingwithhisfather

B.HealwaysdoeshisshoppingonSaturdays

C.Heprobablylikesvideogames

12.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themandidn'tacceptthewoman'sinvitationatlast

B.Thereisasaleinthenewshoppingcentre

C.Themanhasbeentothenewshoppingcentrebefore

聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.WhatwasTimmymostinterestedin?

A.PlayingthepianoB.PlayingtheviolinC.Classicalmusic

14.WhatisTimmy'smainpurposeatthemoment?

A.MakesomenewfriendsB.GotosomeconcertsC.Learnfromothers

15.Whatweretheybothweakin?

A.SportsB.MusicC.Theoryofmusic

16.Whomwouldtheyturnto?

A.Tommy'suncleB.Lily'suncleC.Theirteacher

聽(tīng)第10段萩料，回答第17至20題.

17.WhatisthespeedlimitonhighwaysinAmerica?

A.25milesanhourB.35milesanhourC.55milesanhour

18.Whatisonatrafficticket?

A.Trafficrules

B.Whythedriverisstoppedbythepolice

C.Howmuchthedrivermustpay

19.Whatwillhappenifadriverreceivestoomanytraffictickets?

A.Hewillbeputinprison

B.Hecan'tdriveforever

C.Hecan'tdriveforsometime

20.Howisthetrafficduringtherushhour?

A.QuiteheavyB.VerylightC.Notraffic

第二部分英語(yǔ)‘知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上

將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

21.ViewerswillhavesecondchancetoseeSaturday'sconcerton

Channel4tonight.

A.a;theB.the;theC.the;/D.a;/

22.一DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?

-IfIwereinyourshoes,1certainlywould.

A.Noneofyourbusiness.B.Itdepends

C.whynot?D.Idon'tthinkso.

23.—Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.

Ican'tagreemore..Thereisnoshortcut.

A.AllroadsleadtoRomeB?Slowbutsurewinstherace

C.PracticemakesperfectD.Romewasnotbuiltinaday

24.Ithinkyoucouldcomplain,,ofcourse,youarchappywiththeway

thingsare.

A.unlessB.thatC.whichD.where

25.TheBiblewasfirstwritteninHebrewandGreek,usemanyidioms.

A.bothofthemB.andallofthem

C.bothofwhichD.allofthem

26Ontheeastandwest.

A.theshoresoftwogreatoceansare——theAtlanticandthePacific.

B.aretheshoresofhvogreatoceans-theAtlanticandthePacific.

C.istheshoresoftwogreatoceans-theAtlanticandthePacific.

D.theshoresoftwogreatoceansis-theAtlanticandthePacific.

27.Jackdoesn'tsmokenow,butheforalmosttwentyyears.

A.wassmokingB.smokedC.hassmokedD.hadsmoked

28.“Onlytwocentimetershighei,breaktheworldrecordJencouraged

thecoach.

A.youwillB.andyouwillC.oryouwillD.willyou

29.ItwasinthelabwastakenchargeofbyProfessorZhangthey

didtheexperiment.

A.where;thatB.which;whereC.that;whereD.which;that

30.ItisthattheQingTombsareinfluencedbytheMingTombs,

especiallyarchitectureandthewaytheyareplacedamongthesurrounding

mountainsandvalleys.

A.apparentB.fragileC.clumsyD.imperial

31.Peterwillsucceedinhisfield,Ibelieve,hedevotemoreenergytoit.

A.mightB.shouldC.couldD.would

32.Themagicianpickedseveralpersonsfromtheaudienceandasked

themtohelphimwiththeperformance.

A.byaccidentB.onoccasionC.atrandomD.onanaverage

33.Christiestaredangrilyatherbossandturnedaway,asthoughoutof

theoffice.

A.togoB.wentC.goneD.wouldgo

34.ThepredictionfromMayaworriesresidentsDecember21,would

betheendoftheworld.

A.ifB.thatC.whetherD.which

35.Allthesedocumentsmustbetheuniversityyouareapplying

forbeforeDecember,31.

A.donatedtoB.sentinC.submittedtoD.handedin

第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳

選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Begindoingtheworkyouloveassoonaspossible,evenifyoudon'tget

paidforit,orifyoucanonlyworkatit36,AlbertEinsteinwas37togeta

jobasaphysicsprofessor.Hecouldhavesaidtohimself,wWell,Ijustdon'thave

theworkrelativeto38,Ishouldgiveuponitandsettleforsomethingelse.”

39,hewrotethetwomostfamouspaperswhile40asapatentofficeworker.

Aftertheir41,therewasnotanymajor42intheworldthatwouldnot

havewantedhimtoworkforthem.

Ifyouwanttoworkasanartistandare43asawaiter,don'tthinkof

yourselfasawaiterwho44onedaytobecomeanartist.Thatputsthe45

youlovesomewhereoffinthedistantfuture.Rather,thinkyourselfas46.

supportingyourselfbywaitingtablesandpaint,ordrawasmuchasyoucan.It

is47toearnalivingwageasawaiterworking24hoursaweek.That48

plentyoftimetodevotetotrainingordevelopingyourcraft（手藝）inthe49

hours.

Whileyouareseekingtheworkyoulove,50helpstoexpandyour

awarenessintotheuniverseofallpossibilities.Youdon'twanttobe51the

ideasofwhatyoushoulddoorwhatyouhavedonebefore.Havingopenedto

52thepossibilities,youcanmakeafinal53andselecttheworkyouloveas

yourown.

Doingtheworkyoulove54thatyoubeequallycomfortablewiththe

imaginativeandthe55,Itrequirestheabilitytodreambigdreamsandthe

abilitytofaceandmasterallthelittledetailsthatmakedreamscometrue.

36.A.full-timeB.hardC.easilyD.part-time

37.A.unableB.ableC.unwillingD.anxious

38.A.scienceB.mathsC.physicsD.money

39.A.SoB.InsteadC.ThereforeD.And

40.A.employedB.regardedC.workedD.recognized

41.A.publicationB.discoveriesC.successesD.papers

42.A.cityB.factoryC.universityD.company

43.A.knownB.makingalivingC.leadingalifeD.chosen

44.A.thinksB.imaginesC.hopesD.decides

45.A.manB.womanC.personD.work

46.A.anartistB.awaiterC.awaitressD.apainter

47.A.impossibleB.possibleC.importantD.lucky

48.A.sendsB.sparesC.leavesD.takes

49.A.onB.officeC.businessD.off

50.A.itB.whichC.thatD.this

51.A.interestedinB.devotedtoC.limitedtoD.troubledby

52.A.noB.allC.fewD.both

53.A.decisionB.planC.conclusionD.judge

54.A.suggestsB.requiresC.insistsD.encourages

55.A.necessaryB.practicalC.carefulD.honest

第三部分閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

CareerChoices-KeepYourPowderDry

Anywhereyoulook,itisapparentthereisawideanddeepselectionof

choicesofacareer.Whetherit'sahandonpositioninconstructionorsitting

behindthedeskworkingonacomputer,everyonehassomeideaofwhatisan

attractivecareer.However,whilemakingacareerchoiceisnotsimplyamatter

offollowingadreamforsome,forthemajorityitmeansalotofresearchand

soulsearching.Choosingandgrowingintotherightcareerbecomeoneofthe

mostimportantdecisionsofanindividual'slife.

Itusedtobethatonefollowedinthefootstepsoftheirfatheror

grandfatherortookoverthefamilybusinesswhenitcametomakingacareer

choice.Thesedays,acareerpathcanstartanywhereandwithafewyearsveer

offintosomethingtotallydifferent.

Atthesametime,careerchoicesmustberealisticandwellthoughtout.It

isnotuncommonforindividualstostartdownacareerpathandrealizethey

havemadeaterriblemistake,feelingasifitmaybetoolatetoturnaround.Not

onlydoesacareerchoiceputaperson'sstrongestskillsandintereststouse,itis

alsosomethingthattheywillbedoingonaconsistentbasistobringinincome.

Thisiswhyacareerchoicecanbesuchapersonaldecision.Formerlyitusedto

beunusualforsomeonetochangeoccupationsorcareersmorethanonceor

twiceinalifetime,itisnowevenmoreunusualtokeepthesamecareerduring

someone'sworkinglife.

However,havingacareerthatfitsyourinterestsandpersonalityhasbeen

foundtobeimportanttoanindividuafswellbeing.Aperson'scareeris

somethingtheywillcloselyidentifywith,maybeevenformingsomewhatofan

attachment.

Thereareagreatmanyresourcesforhelpingindividualswithchoosingthe

rightprofession.Anumberofwebsitesofferingtoolssuchascareertestsand

information,educationalresourcesandresumeservicescanbefoundthroughout

theweb.Itisimportanttoresearchonevocationandcareer,inthisdynamicand

changingeconomyandmarketplace,choosethebestfromseveralrelatedcareer

choices.

56.Whatshouldyouconsiderwhenyouwanttogetanidealjob?

A.Yourspecialskillsandpay

B.Yourpositionandexperience

C.Yourfutureincomeandworkinghours

D.Yourinterestandfriends9suggestions

57.Theunderlinedphrase“veeroff9'inthesecondparagraphiscloseto

inmeaning.

A.dreamofgettinganeasyjob

B.setouttodothesamejob

C.comparetwodifferentthings

D.changetheformercourse

58.Nowadaysitiscommonforoneto.

A.dothesamejoballhislife.B.changehisjobfrequently

C.findafewgoodjobsatatimeD.livewithoutajobformanyyears

59.AllofthefollowingarethetoolsonprofessionofferedbywebsiteEXCEPT

A.testsandinformationB.trainingcourses

C.employers9phonenumbersD.instructionsonresume

B

Mostofmyearliestchildhoodmemoriesareofthe

beach——inthehotsun,buildingsandcastles,buryingDad

inthesand.

Nowthecoasthasapleasantandrelaxingattraction

beyondwords.Ilookedforwardtoawindycliff-topwalk

orarainydayrock-pickingjustasmuchasthoserare

momentswhenIgettoashortsleepinthesun.Butthere'snothingmore

pleasurablethanturningupatabeachtofinditdeserted.

Thesearemyfavouritesecretbeaches-oneseithernotwellknownortakea

bitofefforttogetto.MostofthoselistedscoredhighlyintheMarine

ConservationSocietyGoodBeachGuide;theothersaretoosecretevenfor

them.

SennenCloveisjustamilenortheastofLand'sEnd,thewesternmostpoint

ofmainlandEngland.It'sabeautifulspot,withwhitesands,deepgreenseaand

amazingsunsetsovertheIsles（群島）ofScilly,28milesaway.

Thewest-facingbeachispopularwithsurfers,withbiggerwavesandwinds

oftenfoundattheGwenverend.There'sabeachrestaurantwithgoodviewsof

thebayandthesunsets.

ThesmallestofIslesofScilly,Bryherisamilelong,halfamilewide一anda

naturalwildernessofunbelievablescenery.Walkalongthenarrowsandyroads

totheeasternseaboardandyoucometotwoquietbeaches.

GreenBayhasviewsovertothepalmtreesofTresco^AbbeyGardens,and

alittlefurthersouthisRushyBay,abeautifulbeachfacingthedesertedislandof

Samson.

OnBryher,farmshopsselllocallygrownproduce,andtheytrustyouto

leavethemoneyinthepot.Ifsthatkindofplace.

60.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.TheBeautifulBritishIsles

B.SecretBeachesontheBritishIsles

C.TheMostPleasurablePlaceinBritain

D.MyExperienceofSearchingBeaches

61.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Theauthorisatouristguideinatouristagency

B.Theauthorlikeswalkingonarainycliff-topmost

C.Theauthorwrotethearticletoadvertiseforthebeaches

D.theauthorlovesbeachesthatarenotknowntomostpeople

62.Whichofthefollowingmapscancorrectlydescribethegeographyposition?

63.Inauthor'sview,farmersonBryherare.

A.meanB.selfishC.sincereD.lazy

PeopleinChinaareamongthemostfearfulofgettingold,anewglobal

surveysuggests.

AccordingtoBupa,aBritishhealthcareorganization,whichasked12262

peoplein12countriesabouttheirattitudestowardaging,28percentofthe

Chinesepolledsaidtheyfeeldepressedwhentheythinkaboutgettingold.

Andalthough72percentofallrespondentsaged65andoversaidtheydo

notfeelold,thesurveyconductedinJuneandJulythisyearfoundmorethan

halfofthoseaged45to54inChinaalreadyconsiderthemselvestobeelderly.

About30percentofChineserespondentssaidtheyworryaboutwhowilllook

aftertheminlateryears,while91percentagreedthegovernmentoftheworld's

mostpopulousnationshouldimprovecarefortheelderly.

However,becausepeopleinChinathinkabouttheirfutureearlier,research

suggeststhecountrycouldbeoneofthebestpreparedforaddressingtheaging

problem.AboutonethirdofChineserespondents-morethandoubletheglobal

average——saidtheyhaveputmoneyasideforretirement,while46percenthave

takenoutinsurance,thepollshowed.Despitebeingoneofthebestprepared

nations,threefifthsofthosesurveyedinChinaexpecttheirfamilytocarefor

themwhentheycannolongerdosothemselves.

ABupa-sponsoredreport,however,revealedthatthe“informalcare

network”(thetraditionalpatternoffamilieslookingaftertheelderly)is

disintegrating.Thisisduetoanumberoffactors,saidthereport,including

structuralchangestothepopulation,theincreaseofwomeninemployment,the

increaseofone-personhouseholdsandtheriseindivorcerates.

ThefirstbatchofChinesecoupleswithonlyonechildarelargelyintheir

50sor60sbecausethecountry'sfamilyplanningpolicywasadoptedinthelate

1970s.

LiYinping,55,aretiredaccountant,saidshethinksonlypeopleintheir70s

canbecalledold.Shesaidherpensionisenoughtosupportherinlateryears

andthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly."Idon'tworryabout

mylateryearsatall,99saidLi."WhenI'mold,Icanturntoaresthome.The

localhospitalcandeliverthemedicineIneedwithjustaphonecall.”

XiaoZhe,a26-year-oldcomputerengineerinBeijing,isanonlychildwhose

parentsliveinhishometownofChongqing."I'msobusywithmyworkthatI

can'tgobacktovisitthemoften,hesaid.“Whenthey'renotabletocarefor

themselves,Iwillhireanursetolookafterthem.^^

Chinawillbecometheoldestsocietyintheworldby,accordingtoarecent

reportbyaBeijing-basedgovernmentthinktank.TheUnitedNationsalso

forecaststhatpeopleaged60andoverwillaccountfor28percentofthe

country'stotalpopulationby.

64.Whichofthefollowingcanbebesttitleofthepassage?.

A.theAgingproblemofChina

B.Whoistolookaftertheelders

C.Chinesearcafraidofgettingold

D.OldHomeIsPopularinChina

65.ManyfactorsEXCEPThaveagreatimpactoninformalcarenetwork.

A.structuralchangestothepopulation

B.theincreaseofwomeninemployment

C.thedevelopmentofeconomy

D.theriseindivorcerates

66.Accordingtothepassage,mostChinesepeoplearetoguaranteethelatelife.

A.puttingawaysomemoneyB.givingbirthtomorechildren

C.hiringanurseD.turningtoaresthome

67.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastfourparagraphs?

A.Chinesegovernmentputforwardfamilyplanningpolicyinthelate1970s.

B.Seniorcitizenswillaccountforahighpercentageofthecountry^total

populationby.

C.Thelocalhospitalcandeliverthemedicinetoseniorcitizensinneed.

D.Thereisatrendthatgrown-upchildrenliveapartfromparents

D

WhenIwasaneducationofficialinPaloAlto,California,PollyTyner,the

presidentofourschoolboard,wrotealetterthatwasprintedinthePaloAlto

Times,Polly'sson,Jim,hadgreatdifficultyinschool.Hewasclassifiedasthe

educationallydisabledandrequiredagreatdealofpatienceonthepartofhis

parentsandteachers.ButJimwasahappykidwithagreatsmilethatlitupthe

room.Hisparentsknewhisacademicdifficulties,butalwaystriedtohelphim

seehisstrengthssothathecouldwalkwithpride.ShortlyafterJimfinished

highschool,hewaskilledinamotorcycleaccident.Afterhisdeath,hismother

sentthislettertothenewspaper:

Todayweburiedour20-year-oldson.Hewaskilledinstantlyinamotorcycle

accidentonFridaynight.HowIwishIhadknownwhenItalkedtohimlastthat

itwouldhethelasttime.IfIhadonlyknownIwouldhavesaid,Iloveyou

andI'mveryproudofyou.w

Iwouldhavetakenthetimetocountthemanyblessingshebroughttothe

livesofthemanywholovedhim.Iwouldhavetakenthetimetoappreciatehis

beautifulsmileythesoundofhislaughter,hisgenuineloveofpeople.

Whenyouputallthegoodqualitiesonthescaleandtrytobalanceallthe

irritatingphenomenasuchastheradiowhichwasalwaystooloud,thehaircut

thatwastt7toourliking,thedirtysocksunderthebed,etc.,yourangryfeelings

won7amounttomuch.

Iwon7getanotherchancetotellmysonallthatIwouldhavewantedhimto

hear,but,otherparents,youdohaveachance.Tellyouryoungpeoplewhatyou

wouldwantthemtohearifyouknewitwouldbeyourlastconversation.Thelast

time1talkedtoJimwasthedayhedied.Hecallednietosay,“Hi,Mom!Ijust

calledtosayIloveyou.Gottogotowork.Bye,wHegavemesomethingto

treasureforever.

IfthereisanypurposeatallforJim'sdeath,maybeitistomakeothers

appreciatemoreoflifeandtohavepeople,especiallyfamilymembers,takethe

timetoleteachotherknowjusthowmuchwecare.

Youmayneverhaveanotherchance.

68.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat.

A.Jimwasalwaysashamedofhimself

B.Jimdidverywellinhisstudies

C?Jim'sparentswerepatientwithhim

D.Jimfailedtofinishhishighschool

69.Theunderlinedword“irritating”inParagraph4mostprobablymeans

?

A.annoyingB?aggressive

C.impatientD.surprising

70.BywritingtheletterprintedinthePaloAltoTimes,theauthorintendsto

A.mournherson'ssuddendeathinatrafficaccident

B.remindpeopletobecautiousofmotorcycles

C.tellparentstotakebettercareoftheirchildren

D.suggestpeopletakingthechancetoexpresstheirloveintime

第II卷（非選擇題共35分）

第四部分：任務(wù)型閱讀（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個(gè)最

恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個(gè)空格只填1個(gè)單詞。請(qǐng)將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上相應(yīng)題號(hào)

的橫線上。

Time,afaithfulcompanyofourlife,isauniversaltopic.Peoplearealways

curiousaboutwhatitis,howittravelsandwhoitmeets.

StephenHawking,oneoftheworld'ssmartestphysicists,oncesaid."I'm

fascinatedbytime.”

Manyofusare,andthepopularityoftimetravelnovels,moviesandTV

serieshasprovedthat.AfterPalaceandStartlingbyEachStepachieved

astonishingratingslastyear,Palace2airedonJanuary20,attractingtimetravel

fansbacktoTV.

WoodyAllen'smovieMidnightinParisachievedgreatsuccess.Itwas

nominatedforBestPicture,Directing,OriginalScreenplayandArtDirectionfor

theAcademyAwards.

Dreamofheroism

TimetravelTVseriesandmoviesconnectbothtodayandthepast,thus

offeringroomforimagination.Imaginationcreatesachancefortheyoungto

fulfilladreamthatishardtoachieveinreality.

ChinesewriterXiJuanisapioneeroftime-travelstoriesinChina.In1993

shepublishedalovestoryaboutayoungwomantimetravelingtoancienttimes.

Theleadingrole'smodernpersonalityandperceptionoflovehelpherwinthe

heartofacool,handsomemartialartmaster.Suchaplotsatisfiesfemalefans'

lovefantasy.

Startingfromthelate1990s,novelsaboutmentravelingbacktothepast

prevailed（盛行），withaStepintothePastasthemostpopularexample.Inthese

stories,themaleleadingrolesaccomplishgreatthingswiththeirmodernskills

andwisdom.

Itisusually“adreamofheroismcometrue”,alongwithenviableromances.

Eyecandy

"I'mhookedbytheshowsbecausetheyarecharacterizedbydramaticand

poeticloveandhaveeye-pleasingactors,MXiaXiaoyan,whoworksfora

foreign-ownedenterpriseinShanghai,explainedherlovefortimetravelTV

series.

HercommentechoesasurveybyCreatMarketingResearchCoLtdin

China.WhenaskedaboutwhatissoappealingabouttimetravelTVseries,21

percentofrespondentsanswered,<4Theseattractivecharacters.”

Abiggerreasonbehindthepopularityoftimetravelstories,however,isthe

relaxationtheyoffer,accordingtothesurvey.

CaiYinongagrees."Manypeoplearefacingtremendouspressureintheir

fast-pacedlives,sothisgenreismorerelaxingthanothershowsasitprovides

peoplewithaterrificoutlettoescapereality,“CaitoldChinaDaily.

Culturalhomesickness

“Whichdynastywouldyouliketoliveinifyoucouldtraveltothepast?”

askedasurveylaunchedbyShanghaiUniversityandShanghaiSocialSciences

AssociationlastDecember.

About60percentofthe2,543respondentschoseTangDynasty,whileQing

Dynasty,andtheSpringandAutumnandWarringStatesperiodsweretheother

toptwodestinations.

Thesurveyresultsreflectspeople'sdefinitionofthegooddays:prosperous

economyandculture,steadysociety,fairanduncorruptedpolitics,andopening

uptotheoutsideworld.

AsforthemovieMidnightinParis,itfeaturesmodernityversuscultural

homesickness.TheNewYorkTimescommented,uThepastseemssomuchmore

vivid,moresubstantial,thanthepresent.Thegoodolddaysaresoattractive

becausewewerenotaround,howevermuchwewishwewere.”

Timetravelwinsfans

?StephenHawkingshowsgreatinterestin

(71)_______.

Phenomenon?Peopleprefer(72)__________timetravelmoviesandTV

series.

?WoodyAllenwas(73)_________inhistimetravelmovie.

Reasonsfor

itsSupportingdetails

(74)__________

?Chancesareofferedforthe