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英語(yǔ)試題II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.VideoGamesFosterCreativity?Videogamesthatfostercreativefreedomcanincreasecreativityundercertainconditions,accordingtonewresearchfromlowaStateUniversity.Theexperimentalstudycomparedtheeffectofplayingthepopularworld-buildinggameMine-craft(《我的世界》)，withorwithoutinstruction，towatchingaTVshoworplayingaracecarvideogame.Those(21)(give)thefreedomtoplayMine-craftwithoutinstructionweremostcreative.“It'snotjustthatMine-craftcanhelpinduce-creativity.Thereseemstobesomethingaboutchoosingtodoitthatalsomatters,"saidDouglasGentile,aprofessorofpsychology.(22)youarenotfamiliarwiththegameGentilesaysMinecraftislikeavirtualLegoworld.Thegame,whichhassoldmorethan100millioncopies,allowsplayerstoexploreuniqueworldsandcreateanythingtheycanimagine.StudyparticipantsrandomlyassignedtoplayMine-craftweresplitintotwogroups.Theonereceivinginstructionwastoldtoplayascreativelyaspossible.After40minutesofplayorwatchingTV,the352participantscompletedseveralcreativitytasks.(23)(measure)creativeproduction，theywereaskedtodrawacreaturefromaworldmuchdifferentthanEarth.Morehuman-likecreaturesscoredlowforcreativityandthoselesshuman-likescoredhigh.Surprisingly，thoseinstructedtobecreativewhileplayingMine-craftwere(24)(creative).Gentilesaysthere,snoclearexplanationforthisfinding.InthepaperpublishedbyCreativityResearchJournal,he,JorgeBlanco-Herrera,leadauthorandformermaster,sstudentinpsychology;andJeffreyRokkumformerPh.D.studentinpsychology,outlinedpossiblereasonswhytheinstructedMine-craftgroupscoredlowerthantheothergroups.Blanco-Herrerasaystheinstructionsmayhavechangedsubject,smotivationforplay."(25)(tell)tobecreativemayhaveactuallylimitedtheiroptionswhileplaying,resultinginalesscreativeexperience,"Blanco-Herrerasaid."It,salsopossibletheyusedalltheir,creativejuices,whileplayingandhad(26)whenitcametimetocompletethetest."Videogamescanhavebothharmfulandbeneficialeffects.Gentile,spreviousresearchhasshowntheamount,contentandcontextofvideogames(27)(influence)whatplayerslearnthroughrepeatedexperiences.(28)mustofGentile,sresearchhasfocusedonaggressionorpro-socialbehavior,hesaysthesameappearstobetrueforcreativity.Mostvideogamesencourageplayerstopracticesomelevelofcreativity.Forexample,playersmaycreateacharacterandstoryforrole-playinggamesorberewardedforcreativestrategies,incompetitivegames.Theresearcherssayevenfirst-personshootergamespotentiallyinspirecreativityasplayersthinkaboutstrategyandlookforadvantagesincombat."Theresearchisstaringtotellamoreinterestingnuancedpicture.Ourresultsaresimilartoothergamingresearch(30)yougetbetteratwhatyoupractice，buthowyoupracticemightmatterjustasmuch."Gentilesaid.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.conferencingB.opposedC.concernedD.spreadE.valuedF.partnerG.creatingH.communicateI.physicalJ.normalK.supervisingEducationofficialsandindustryexpertsaredebatingthefutureofonlinelearning.ThediscussionisimportantbecauserecentlyhundredsofuniversitiesintheUnitedStateshavemovedclassesonlinebecauseofthe__31__ofthenewcoronavirus.ForAshaChoksi，theriseofinternet-basedoronlinestudyprogramshasledtomajorimprovementsinhighereducation."Whatit’sdoneis，it,sactuallygivenalotmorepowertostudentsintermsofhow，whenandwheretheylearn，"theheadofresearchforPearsonEducationtoldVOA.Hercompanyis__32__onlinelearningprograms.Collegesanduniversitiesworldwidehavebeenlookingforwaystoprovidesatisfactoryeducationoffcampusandoutsideof__33__businesshours.ThedecisionbymanyschoolsintheU.S.tosuspendin-personclassesduringtherecentcoronaviruscrisishasshownhowimportantonlineteachingcanbe.Anddemandforsuchprogramsisincreasing.ThefinancialadvisingcompanyTytonPartners__34__theonlineprogrammanagementindustryatover$1.5billionin2015.Choksi，however，arguesthathercompanyis__35__apathtohighereducationforpeoplewhomightnothavebeenabletogetadegreeotherwise.PearsonEducationisoneofagrowingnumberofcompaniesthat__36__withschoolstocreateonlinestudyaidsandfulldegreeprograms.Classesmeetonlinethroughvideo__37__.Inthisway，studentsareableto__38__witheachotherandtheirprofessorsevenwhentheyarefarawayfromschool.Onlinelearningalsopermitsolderstudents,whoworkfull-timeandsupportfamilies，toworkontheireducationintheirfreetime.Itcanbehelpfulforpeoplewhomighthavedifficultycomingtoacollegecampus，suchasdisabledstudentsorthosewholivefarfromanycollegeoruniversity.However，recentresearchsuggeststhemajorityofcollegestudentsandprofessorspreferin-personinstruction.Inaddition，someexpertsare__39__thatcompaniesinchargeofonlinelearningprogramsarenotclearaboutthepoliciestheyhavewiththeschoolstheyserve.Lastyear，theEDUCATUSECenterforAnalystsandResearchpublishedtwoopinionstudiesononlinehighereducationprograms.Researchersaskedover40，000Americanundergraduatestudentsand9，500professorswhattheythoughtabouttheseprograms.Inbothgroups，atleast70percentofpeoplesaidtheywouldratherteachorlearnina(n)__40__classroom.III.ReadingComprehensionsSectionADirections:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA，B，CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Theoralmicrobiome-thesumtotalofmicroorganisms，includingbacteriaandfungi，thatoccupythehumanmouth-wasthesubjectofacitizensciencedrivenstudybyJessicaMetcalf,sresearchlabatCSUandNicoleGarneau,sresearchteamattheDenverMuseumofNature&Science.PublishedinScientificReports，thestudyfound，amongotherthings，acorrelation（互相關(guān)聯(lián)）betweenpeoplewhodidnotvisitthedentistregularlyand__41__presenceofapathogen（病原體）thatcausesperiodontaldisease.Fortheexperiments，carriedoutbyGarneau,scommunityscienceteamintheGeneticsofTasteLabatthemuseum，awidecross-sectionofmuseumvisitorsansweredsimplequestionsabouttheirdemographics（人口統(tǒng)計(jì)資料），lifestylesandoralhealth__42__.Microbial（微生物的）DNAsequencingdataanalyzedbyMet-calf,sgrouprevealed，broadly，thatteeth-cleaningroutinesaffectthecommunitiesofbacteriainthe__43__andbeyond.Thestudyhighlightedtheneedtothinkaboutoralhealthas__44__linkedtoouroverallhealth."Ourstudyalsoshowedthatusingcommunityscientistscanbeareallygoodwaytogetthistypeof__45__，withouthavingtouselarge，case-controlledstudies，"saidZachBurcham，apostdoctoralresearcherandthepaper,sleadauthor.SeniorauthorMet-calfisanassociateprofessorintheDepartmentofAnimalSciencesandamemberofCSUsMicro-biomeNetwork.Thestudy__46__peoplewhoflossed(用牙線清潔牙齒)ordidn'tfloss(almosteveryonesaidtheybrushed，sothatwasn'tausefuldatapoint).Participantswhoflossedwerefoundtohaverelatively__47__microbialdiversityintheirmouthscomparedwithnon-flossers.Thisismostlikelyduetothephysicalremovalofbacteriathatcouldbecausingdisease.Adultswhohadgonetoa__48__inthelastthreemonthshadloweroverallmicrobialdiversityintheirmouthsthanthosewhohadn'tgonein12monthsorlonger，andhadlessoftheperiodontaldisease-causingoralpathogen.This，__49__，wasprobablyduetodentalcleaningremovingrarerbacteriainthemouth.Youthtendedtohavehadadentalvisitmorerecentlythanadults.Youthmicrobiomeswere__50__amongmalesandfemales，andbyweight.Childrenconsideredobeseaccordingtotheirbodymassindiceshaddistinctmicrobiomesascomparedtonon-obesechildren.TheobesechildrenalsotendedtohavehigherlevelsofTreponema，thesamepathogenfoundinadultswhohadn'tbeentothedentistinmorethanayear.__51__，theresearcherssawapossiblelinkbetweenchildhoodobesityandperiodontaldisease."Thiswasveryinterestingtome，thatwewereabletodetectthesedatainsuchageneralpopulation，withsuchavariablegroupofpeople，"Burchamsaid.Otherdatauncovered:Themicrobiomesofyoungerparticipants，mostlyintheeight-tonine-year-oldrange，hadmorediversitythanthoseofadults.__52__，adultmicrobiomesvariedmorewidelyfrompersontoperson.Theresearchersthinkthisisduetotheenvironmentsanddietsofadultsbeingmorewide-rangingthanthoseof53 .Theyalsosawthatpeoplewholivedinthesamehouseholdhad__54__oralmicrobiomes."Whenyoulookatfamilieswholivetogether，youfindtheysharemoreofthose__55__typesofbacteriaofbacteriathataren,tfoundasofteninhigherabundances,"Burchamexplained.Itwasadatapointthatemphasizedtherelevanceofone'sbuiltenvironmentrelationshiptothemicrobialcommunitiesinourbodies.41.A.increasedD.rareB.unlikelyC.expected42.A.problemsD.plansB.conditionsC.habits43.A.bodyD.lifeB.mouthC.world44.A.graduallyD.stronglyB.poorlyC.slightly45.A.experimentD.findingsB.studyC.data46.A.involvedD.assessedB.groupedC.ignored47.A.limitedD.richB.averageC.biological48.A.hospitalD.clinicB.checkC.dentists49.A.thereforeD.howeverB.againC.moreover50.A.harmfulD.differentB.commonC.special51.A.InotherwordsB.TosumupC.InadditionD.Tooursurprise52.A.BycontrastB.MeanwhileC.HoweverD.Furthermore53.A.peersB.seniorsC.professionalsD.children54.A.variousB.similarC.harmfulD.unique55.A.rareB.commonC.unknownD.scarceSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)Extremesorrowclawsmymind.Iamastatistic.WhenIfirstgothere，Ifeltverymuchlonely.Ifoundnosympathy.Isawonlythousandsofotherswhosebodieswereasbadlydamagedasmine.Iwasgivenanumberandplacedinacategory，whichwascalled"trafficdeath".ThedayIdiedwasanordinaryschoolday.HowIwishIhadtakenthebus!ButIwastoocoolforthebus，IrememberhowIwheedled(哄騙)thecaroutofMom."Specialfavor，”Ipleaded."Allthekidsdrive."Afterschool，Irushedtotheparkinglot，excitedatthethoughtofdrivingacarandbeingmyownboss.Itdoesntmatterhowtheaccidenthappened,Iwasgoingtoofast,takingcrazychances.ButIwasenjoyingmyfreedomandhavingfun.ThelastthingIrememberwaspassinganoldladywhoseemedtobegoingawfullyslow.Iheardacrashandfeltaterrificshake.Glassandsteelfleweverywhere.Mywholebodyseemedtobeturninginsideout.Iheardmyselfscream.Suddenly，Iawakened.Itwasveryquiet.Isawapoliceofficerandadoctor.Iwascoveredinblood.Piecesofjaggedglasswerestickingoutallover.StrangethatIcouldn,tfeelanything.Hey，don,tpullthatsheetovermyhead.Ican,tbedead.I,monly17.I,msupposedtohaveawonderfullifeaheadofme.Ihaven,tlivedyet.Ican,tbedead!LaterIwasplacedindrawer.Myfolkscametoidentifyme.Whydidtheyseemelikethis?WhydidIhavetolookatMom,seyeswhenshefacedthemostterribleordealofherlife?Dadsuddenlylookedveryold.Hetoldthemanincharge,"Yes-Heisourson.”P(pán)lease-somebody-wakemeup!Getmeoutofhere.Ican,tbeartoseeMomandDadinsuchpain.Mygrandparentsaresoweakfromgrieftheycanbarelywalk.Mybrotherandsistermovelikerobots.Pleasedon,tburyme!I,mnotdead!Ipromiseifyougivemejustonemorechance,God,I,llbethemostcarefuldriverinthewholeworld.AllIwantisonemorechance.Please.,God.I,monly17.56.Whydidthewriterbecomeastatistic?Becausehestudiedstatistics（統(tǒng)計(jì)學(xué)）inschool.Becausehefeltverylonelyatthatmoment.Becausehewasdeadasresultofatrafficaccident.Becausehemadeafatalmistakeinstatistics.Wheredidthetrafficaccidenttakeplace?A.Onhiswaytoschool B.Onhiswayhome.C.Nearapolicestation. D.Nearanoldlady,shouse.Whatwasthecauseoftheaccident?A.Hewasdrivingtoofast.B.Hewastooyoungtodrive.Hewantedtoavoidknockingdownanoldlady.Hewasnotfamiliarwiththeroadcondition.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowCarelessaYoungDriveIs!B.Deadat17C.AnAvoidableTragedy D.StaySafeontheRoad(B)ShanghaiDisneylandAnnualPassShanghaiDisneylandisaplacewhereeverymomentispackedwithjoy,surprises,romance,fantasyandexcitement.It,splacewherefriendsandfamiliescometogethertoenjoymagicaladventures,andwiththenewAnnualPass,availablefromJanuary25,2019.Guestswillbeabletoenjoyawholeyearofneverendingmagic!Startyouryear-longmagicaljourneytodayfromthemomentyoupurchasethenewAnnualPass!AsapassHolder,you,llenjoyexclusivebenefits,includingafullyearofeventsandparties,DisneyCharactergreetings,anddiscountsondeliciousfoodandmerchandise!You,llalsoreceiveinvitationstospecialeventsandsomuchmore!TherearethreetypesofShanghaiDisneylandAnnualPass(Differentpasstypesaresubjecttorestrictionsspecifiedonthe"ShanghaiDisneylandAnnualPassCalendar"):Any-dayAnnualPass:365daysofparkaccess,mayexcludesomeparkhoursforspecialevents10Weekday+SundayAnnualPass:Subjecttothepasscalendar,offersaminimumof250daysofparkaccessduringpassvalidityperiod，includesmostweekdays，Sundays，andpartoftheSummerandWinterHolidays.SundayAnnualPass:Subjecttothepasscalendar，offersaminimumof45daysofparkaccessduringpassvalidityperiod，includesmostSundaysPasseligiblevisitdatesaresubjecttothepasscalendar，foundonthe"ShanghaiDisneylandAnnualPassCalendar"pageontheShanghaiDisneyResortofficialwebsiteandtheShanghaiDisneyResortofficialWeChatAccount.GuestswillhavevisibilityforthefollowingthreemonthsofthePasscalendar(includingthecurrentmonth).ThePasscalendarforanewmonthwillbereleasedinthemiddleofeachmonth.WemayrestrictthenumberofpersonswithaccesstotheParkduetocapacity.LaunchChannel:FromJanuary25，2019，guestscanpurchasetheShanghaiDisneylandAnnualPassthroughtheShanghaiDisneyResortofficialWeChataccount，theShanghaiDisneyResortofficialWeChatMiniProgram"E-giftTicket，"theShanghaiDisneylandMainEntranceticketbooths，andtheShanghaiDisneyResortReservationCentreat400-180-0000or+86-21-3158-0000.TheAnnualPasscanberedeemedandusedtoentertheparkfromJanuary25，2019.FromFebruary15，2019，guestscanpurchasetheShanghaiDisneylandAnnualPassviatheShanghaiDisneyResortOfficialWebsiteandapp.TheAnnualPasscanberedeemed(兌換)andusedtoentertheparkfromFebruary15，2019.AnnualPassHoldersmustredeemtheirAnnualPassesattheShanghai11DisneylandMainEntranceticketboothsduringparkhourseveryday.Thankyouforyourunderstandingandcooperation!WhichofthefollowingISN,TasellingpointoftheShanghaiDisneylandAnnualPass?Lowerpriceswhileshoppingintheresort.MeetingyourfavoriteDisneycharacter.Accesstospecialactivities.Fast-passtothenotattractions.Whichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepassage?Youcan,tuseanAnnualPassonthedayyoubuyit.OnceyoubuyanAny-dayAnnualPass,youcanenjoyyourselfinShanghaiDisneylandanydayinoneyear.OnMay9th,aPassHoldercanknowthePasscalendarofAugust.Weekday+SundayAnnualPassholdershaveatleast205moredaysofparkaccessthanSundayAnnualPassholders.JohncanbuyaSundayAnnualPassonJanuary30,2019throughthefollowingchannelsEXCEPT.A.theE-giftTicketminiprogramB.+86-21-3158-0000theShanghaiDisneyResortOfficialWebsitetheShanghaiDisneylandMainEntranceticketbooths(C)AppleonTuesdaysaiditsrevenuefell5percentinthefirstquarter,comparedwith$88.3billionayearearlier,aschiefexecutiveTimCookadmittedthatpeopleareholdingontotheiriPhoneslonger.RevenuefromthemakerofiPhonescameinat$84.31billion,slightlyhigherthanthecompanyestimatedearlierthismonth,when12itwarnedthatsaleswouldfalltoabout$84billion.Atthetime,CookcitedaslowdowninChina,seconomyaswellasPresidentTrump'stradewarforweakeningiPhonedemand.ItwasApple,sfirstwarninginmorethan15years.Apple,sstockjumpedmorethan4percentinafter-hourstrading.Initsresults,AppleaidnetsalesofiPhonesweredownbymorethan$9billioncomparedwiththesamequarterlastyear.CookconcededthatmanyAppleusersare"holdingontotheirolderiPhonesabitlongerthaninthepast,"whichcontributedtoloweriPhonedemand.Buthealsopointedtoshiftsinforeignexchange（夕卜匯）valuesthatmadeAppleproductsmoreexpensiveincertainmarkets.Consumersareholdingontotheirsmart-phonesforthreeyearsorlonger.TheWashingtonPostreportedlastmonth.Buthighersellingprices-withsomehigh-endmodelscostingover$1,000-havebeenabletocompensateforfewernewphonessold.Salesincreasedinothercategoriessuchasservices,wearablesandtablets.Altogether,Applereportednetincomeof$19.97billionforthequartercomparedto$20,01billioninthesameperiodayearearlier.ThepopularityofApple,ssmart-watchhasdrivensignificantgrowthinthecompany,swearablessegment,accordingtothecompany."OurwearablesbusinessisapproachingthesizeofaFortune200company,"saidchieffinancialofficerLucaMaestri.WhileCookacknowledgedthecontinuingeconomicslowdowninChina,hesaiditis“notinourDNAtostandaroundwaitingformacroeconomicconditionstoimprove."OneeffortAppleisundertakinginresponse,Cookadded,istoencouragecustomerstotradeintheirolddevicesandreceivecredittowardpurchasingnewphones.AppleoffereddeepdiscountsonitsiPhoneXRaroundtheholidays,for13instance,forpeopletradinginrecentdevices.Morethantwo-thirdsofApplecustomersinChinawhoboughtaniPadoraMaclastquarterwerefirst-timepurchasersofthosedevices，Cooksaid.Apple，whichbecametheworld,sfirstcompanyworth$1trillion（萬(wàn)億）lastyear,alsosaiditisexpectinglowerrevenuesnextquarter-between$55billionand$59billion-comparedwiththesametimelastyear,whenitreportedrevenuesof%61.6billion.ThecompanyattributedthelowerguidancetothesameforeignexchangeandmacroeconomicfactorsitcitedforthequarterthatendedinDecember.Shareholderswerealreadyreelingfrom（感受到 的負(fù)面影響）Apple'sacknowledgementthisweekofamajorflawinitsmobileoperatingsystemthatallowedattackerstoeavesdrop（竊聽(tīng)）ontherecipientofFace-Timecalls.Appletoldusersitisawareoftheissueandthatitplanstoreleaseasoftwareupdatethisweek.TuesdaymarkedthefirstofApple,searningsreportsinwhichthecompanydidnotreportthenumberofiPhonesitsoldinthequarter.ButthecompanydidsaythatthetotalnumberofiPhonesactiveworld-widenowstandsat900million-apositivesignforAppleasitseekstoconvertmanyofitscustomersintousersofitsservicessuchasApplePayandAppleMusic.AccordingtoTimCookallofthefollowingaccountedforweakeningiPhonedemandEXCEPT.AppleuserskeeptheirAppledeviceslongerthanbeforethemacroeconomicconditionshomeandabroadwerenotidealthechangingforeignexchangevaluesamajorbuginitsmobileoperatingsystemWhatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentence?14Appleisabouttotaketheinitiativetoturnarounditsbusiness.Appleisnotgoodatdealingwithmacroeconomicconditionsinaforeigncountry.AppleisnotworriedaboutChina,seconomicslowdownbecauseofitshugeconsumerbase.Appleissureofovercomingthetemporarydownturninsaleswithitstechnology.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.OneofApple,sgoalsisthattisservicescanappealtomoreconsumers.B.OnTuesday,Appledidn,tpublicizeitsearningsreportsbecauseofitspoorperformance.Apple,swearablescategoryhasagoodchanceofsurpassingaFortune200company.iPhone,sincreasedpricescontributetothedropiniPhonessoldworldwide.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?Applehassold900millioniPhonesaroundtheworld.Applewastheworld,smostvaluablecompanyatonepointlastyear.TimCookwasconfidentaboutApple,sfuturerevenuesdespitecurrentdifficulty.AnincreasingnumberofusersbegantodisliketheirAppledevices.SectionCDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesgivenbelow.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.Chinesechopsticksareusually9to10incheslongandrectangular（長(zhǎng)方形的）withablunt（鈍的）end.15Withoutchopsticks,youcantevensayyouareenjoyingChinesefood.Itisimportanttonotechopsticksareusedinmanydifferentpartsoftheworld，inmanydifferentcultures.Also，droppingyourchopsticksisapotentialsignofbadluck.Thesechopsticksaretobereturnedtothedishesafteronehasservedhimorherself.Today，chopsticksservemanyfunctionsbesidesastableware.CultureInsider:ChopsticksChopsticks，orkuaiziinChinese，areapairofsmallequal-lengthtaperedsticks，usuallymadeofwood，usedforeatingAsianfood.Itisbelievedthefirstchopsticksweredevelopedover5000yearsagoinChina.TheearliestevidenceofapairofchopsticksmadeoutofbronzewasexcavatedfromtheRuinsofYinnearAnyang，Henanprovince，datingbacktoroughly1，200BC.ChopsticksplayanimportantroleinChinesefoodculture67Theyareroundontheeatingendwhichsymbolizesheaven，andtheotherendissquarewhichsymbolizesearth.Thisisbecausemaintaininganadequatefoodsupplyisthegreatestconcernbetweenheavenandearth.Chopsticksaresofrequentlyusedindailylifethattheyhavebecomemorethanakindoftablewareandhavehelpeddevelopasetofetiquetteandcustomsoftheirown.68Whiletheprinciplesofchopsticketiquettearesimilarinmanyoftheseplaces，thefinerpointsmaydifferfromregiontoregio，nandthereisnosinglestandardfortheuseofchopsticks.Generally，chopsticksarenotusedtomakenoise，todrawattention，ortogesticulate（做手勢(shì)）.69Forexample，youcanbuyapairofexquisite16chopsticksasagiftforyourfriendsandrelatives.InChinese,"chopsticks"reads"kuaizi，"whichmeanstohavesonssoonsoanewly-marriedcouplewillbeveryhappytoacceptchopsticksastheirweddinggift.Skillfulcraftsmenpaintbeautifulsceneryonchopstickstomakethemlikefineartworks.Manypeoplelovetocollecttheseelegantutensils.Ithasbeensaidthatusingchopsticksimprovesone,smemory，increasesfingerdexterityandcanbeusefulinlearningandimprovingskillssuchasChinesecharacterprintingandbrushpainting.ManyAsiansuperstitions（迷信）revolvearoundchopsticksaswell.Forexampleifyoufindanunevenpairofchopsticksatyourtablesetting,itisbelievedyouwillmissthenexttrain,boatorplaneyouaretryingtocatch.70.SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint（s）ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.China,sFilmIndustryFinallyJoinstheSpaceRaceChinawasalatecomertospaceexploration,andinthemovies,ithasbeenalatecomertosciencefiction,too.Butthatisabouttochange.Thecountry,sfirstblockbustersetinspace,TheWanderingEarth,opensTuesdayamidgreatexpectationsthatitwillrepresentthedawningofanewerainChinesefilmmaking.TheWanderingEarth,shownin3-D,takesplaceinadistantfutureinwhichtheSunisabouttoexpandintoaredgiantanddevour（吞噬）Earth.Therefore,earth,sgovernmentsrallyandcomeupwithanovel17solution:theyattempttouse10,000giganticjets,knownastheEarthEngines,toblastEarthoutofitsorbitandoffonahundred-generationjourneytoanewhome4.2light-yearsaway.However,amalfunctionoftheEarthEnginesystemleavestheplanetcaughtinJupiter,sgravity,andgraduallybeingpulledtowarddestruction.Agroupofworkershave