湛江一中2016届11月月考英语试题及答案(2)

6. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Watching superhero films is a way of entertainment.
B. Comic book lovers don’t dare to face the reality.
C. Superhero films are a new form of education.
D. People who love their country watch superhero films most.
7. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. How much profit do superhero movies bring?
B. What makes superhero movies successful?
C. Why are superhero movies so popular?
D. Which superhero movies are the most famous?

C
I spent my first four weeks in Granada at the Centre for Modern Languages. This institution is part of the UGR, but has many students enrolling for a month or two at a time to learn Spanish.
One of my most useful activities there was my weekly language exchange with Lucia, a Ph.D. student from Cordoba. She and I walked around the city for an hour or so, and I spoke in Spanish while she practiced her English. These language exchanges were not only fun, but also helped develop Spanish skills.
While in Spain, I took two kinds of trips, and I would recommend each for different reasons. At the end of February, I participated in a group activity called Morocco Exchange. The four days we spent travelling around Morocco was the best time in my life. We started from Tangier, spent a few hours in Asilah and a day in Rabat, with a final stop in Chefchaouen. We did a few touristy things, such as visiting some magnificent Roman ruins in Chellah. But we also had the opportunity to communicate with real Moroccan students, who answered our questions frankly and with good humor.
About a month later, I had the other kind of trip. Spain celebrated Semana Santa (the week before Easter) with a week-long vacation, and I planned a trip to Valencia, alone. It was challenging and a little lonely at times, but a really fantastic experience. I liked the freedom to do what I wanted, and I also had the opportunity to meet some incredible people at the hotel. It can be extremely satisfying to do things by yourself, like exploring an entire city by bicycle. But one must take care, especially as a female, and be a little more vigilant (警惕的) when travelling alone.

8. We infer the writer went to the Centre for Modern Languages to _________.
A. work part-time        B. do sight-seeing
C. work as a teacher        D. improve her Spanish
9. How did the writer probably find her time with Lucia?
A. Boring.  B. Beneficial.    C. Relaxing. D. Uncomfortable.
10. What do the two kinds of trips mentioned in the passage refer to?
A. Group travelling and travelling alone.
B. Group travelling and travelling in the country.
C. Travelling with classmates and travelling alone.
D. Travelling in a hurry and travelling in a relaxing way.
11. We infer when the writer was travelling in Valencia, ____________.
A. she felt completely safe
B. she didn’t quite enjoy herself
C. she found the trip was very easy
D. she could take charge of her plans 

D
Enough may never be enough. As human beings, it seems that once we attain what we think will make us whole, we grow bored quickly and need something new in order to feel satisfied. We are addicted to what we don’t have.
You’d better sit down at this very moment and make a list of all the reasons why you’re fortunate and while you’re writing the list, you would want nothing more. You could get together with a group of people whom you care about and discuss ideas. You would feel comfortable with what you have and who you are at that moment or some hours later. The talking heads always tell you that you need to be rich and famous on your television, so your desire for more becomes unquenchable (难抑制的). You forget that you are enough. You find yourself making comparisons between your life and the life of people you assume who have figured it out, and all of your accomplishments are never enough to satisfy you.
The issue with this “never enough” mentality is that we all have it to some degree. We fail to realize that even the people who have figured it out are on some level still as lost and broken as everyone else. Everyone is constantly looking for validation (确认) in the form of likes and comments to give meaning to our sense of self. We honestly believe that as long as we buy into the illusion (错觉) when we are happy, everything is going to be great, we won’t have to face reality.
Reality is that we want all the material, social media fame, and worthless validation in order to feel accepted by others. The reason why all of those things bring only temporary satisfaction is that they aren’t the answer. We all keep looking for other people to accept us in order to feel whole. But in fact, it is when we accept ourselves that we can feel really satisfied. We are in a universal competition for acceptance that no one wants a part of, but so few have the courage to stop competing. What will ever be enough?

12. After writing down the reasons why you’re fortunate, you may think ___________.
A. you are lucky enough B. you need something new
C. you will grow bored quickly D. you should discuss ideas with others
13. According to Paragraph 2, the people who have “figured it out” refer to those _______.
A. who don’t dare to face the reality
B. who intend to compare with others
C. who have achieved some kind of success
D. who are unlikely to be accepted by others
14. People can only get long term satisfaction if __________.
A. they can achieve great success
B. they believe in their own abilities
C. they can accept themselves joyfully
D. they stop commenting on others’ behavior
15. What’s the writer’s purpose of writing the passage?