Fortune presents a list of the highest-grossing (最高票房) cartoon movies of all time.

Frozen

If you are the parent of a girl under age 10 or so, then you do not need the plot of 2013's Frozen summarized for you. The musical fantasy took in $362 million and your daughter has probably been more than happy to talk your ear off about it since its release.

Frozen brought many sing-along events at theaters and Frozen-themed birthday parties.

Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc. is the story of two creatures that help power their hometown of  Monstropolis with the scream of the children they scare. It features (以..... 特点)the voices of John Goodman,

Billy Crystal and Steve Buscemi, and is the rare children's film that parents could actually enjoy

along with their kids. It opened to huge box office totals in November 2001. It earned $290 million in its. theatrical run.

Despicable Me 2

Released in 2010, the original despicable Me took in $252 million. Naturally, this meant that

there had to be a sequel (续集 ) , which was delivered to attract children in the summer of 2013.

Lovely children across this great nation returned to the theatres to have fun in toe humorous acting of Gru ( voiced by Steve Carell ) and the Minions. The movie earned $374 million and was also nominated（提名) for a Best Cartoon Feature Oscar. It lost, but the filmmakers could comfort themselves by crying into a pillow made of money.

Toy Story 2

The 1999 sequel to 1995 ' s commercially praised Toy Story, this second one funds Buzz Lightyear and the. group trying to rescue their friend Woody from a cruel toy seller.  It took in $246 million.

21. Which film could appeal to a nine-year-old girl most?

A. Frozen.         B. Monsters, Inc.      C. Despicable Me 2.   D. Toy Story 2.

22. Who provided voice for the character Gru in film Despicable Me 2?

A. John Goodman.  B, Billy Crystal.     C. Steve  Buscemi.     D. Steve Carell.

23. What is special about the film Despicable Mc 2?

A. It won the Best Animated Feature Oscar.

B. It earned the highest-grossing of the four films.

C. It spawned many sing-along events and birthday parties.

D. It could be, watched by parents and children together.

24. The film about a character trying to rescue his friend was released in

A.1999          B.2001              C.2010               D.2013

There's something magical about a summer garden - flowers, trees and even vegetables produce a garden that is attractive. Of course, as humans, we experience life through our five senses -one of those being our sense of smell. As you walk through a garden, the fragrances you experience are one of the most appealing aspects.  So I ask you, what if something could take that away? How would you feel? Robbed? Disappointed?

Flower: are living species. In order for them to give off a fragrant scent (香味 ) , a large amount of energy is required. As rising temperatures reduce growth. flowers aren't able to waste energy producing perfume.

Sure, we use flowers to extract (提取 ) fragrances, but flowers do not naturally produce these

perfumes, for us. Just as with shape and color, scent is an important quality in terms of attracting pollinators (传粉者 ).While taking a closer look, what a PhD student discoverer was remarkable. Alon Cna'ani , a PhD student from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has fund that a rise in temperature leads to reduced scent production. During his lab work, Cna'ani noticed that when plants were exposed to rising temperatures, they suffered from a reduced production and emission (挥发 ) of scent. However, he showed that plants could prevent this lad effect by "turning on" a specific gene. When this gene is expressed. production is increased, regardless of the temperature.

Although his findings are interesting, it' a all a bit strange. Turning on and turning off genes -

doesn't really seem that natural.  Have we gotten to the point where we need to edit nature? Without pollination, what will happen? There are just far too many questions and not enough answers.

To add fuel to the fire, global warming is also threatening pollinator populations - not to mention the heavy pesticide    (杀虫剂)       use. Do not think that you cannot do your part. You may not be a large company with    dozens of factories，but       you do make choices each and every day.

25.Why did the author mention the       magical garden in the first paragraph?

A. To introduce the topic.                       B. To show us a special experience.

C. To express his love for the garden.        D. To stress the importance of fragrance.

26.When exposed to higher temperature，flowers___________.

A. won’t blossom                        B. will grow healthily

C. will produce less scent                       D. will attract more pollinators

27.What’ s the author’s attitude to Can’ ani’s findings?

A. Supportive.          B. Doubtful.    C. Uninterested .    D. Negative.

28.What will be talked about next?

A. Ways to live a green life.

B. Importance of living a green life.

C. Suggestions on how to run a large company.

D. Measures the government should take to reduce global warming.

Resolutions (决心、)are likely to fail. But this January 1，we set out to make lasting changes

in our lives. We set up the     30Up Happiness Challenge at the start of the year with one  goal in

mind: To become more joyful in 30 days. And it totally paid off.

For the past month，we ‘ve     given our readers simple，daily challenges in hopes that these tiny changes will create a more joyful       disposition(性情）.Each tip   was supported       by research which shows that      the   specific   actions    improve happiness levels. The tasks ranged from trying adult coloring and practicing gratitude to telling a joke and participating in laughter yoga.

As we discovered，science is no joke. We felt lighter by the end of the month and are storming into February equipped with the right attitude to take on the rest of the year in a more joyful manner.

Did we mess up? Of course. Everyone has days when they ’ re angered and the last thing they want to do is practice positivity or have a dance party. The key is to march on despite your bad mood， because there’s joy on the other side.

It’s not too late to start your joyful journey. You can find each       day’s challenge on  our calendar.

Feel free  to    start whenever       you) d like. If  you  enjoy following our progress, we encourage you

to sign up for  next month’s  challenge. Every day, our editors will send you fun and inspiring goals to help you look and feel your best. You can   choose  next month’ s  daily challenge by signing  up for our daily newspaper.

29.What  should you do if you are annoyed  according       to the text⁴?

A. Read newspapers.              B. Devote yourself to science.

C. Move forward continuously.      D. Challenge yourself frequently.

30. Who is probably the author of the text?

A. A parent who has depressed children.

B. An editor working in a newspaper office.

C. A teacher interested in cheering students up.

D. A psychologist who likes doing scientific research.

31.What  does the writer       mean to do by writing the last       paragraph?

A. To introduce a challenge project.

B. To advise keeping a positive mood.

C. To encourage people to make lasting resolutions.

D. To persuade people to       sign up for next month’s       challenge.

Most Americans eat too  much salt，but the U. S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA)recogni­zes that cajoling people to eat       healthily   will  not have  much influence. So the FDA has set targets for restaurants and food makers to shake some of the salt out of diets.

For years，doctors       and public health experts have tried their best to make people aware of the need to reduce their salt intake and reduce the risk of high blood pressure leading to heart attacks，strokes and other health problems. The advice fell on deaf ears as people continued dining on pro­cessed foods like bacon，cold cuts and potato chips.

The government is  asking restaurants   and food  makers to voluntarily reduce the salt content in their products    with targets for short-term (two years)    and  longer-term (over the next 10 years)     chan­ges. The FDA estimates that its new，voluntary salt reduction targets to shake      the

salt out of Ameri­can diets could save about half-a-million lives. It could also reduce  health care costs by about     $100 billion over a decade.

The government targets are   not a       flat   percentage across the board；they vary       by food type. For example，Asian sauces (调味汁)，which are high in     salt，have one of the highest target drops，with  Hoisin  and other similar sauce makers being asked to cut    salt  by 67 percent. Makers of cream-based sauces like alfredo (白酱意面)are asked to cut salt levels by 54 percent.

This is not a U.S. only problem. The World Health Organization (WHO) also recommended a

similar target as part of a global effort to shake people out of their salt-filled diets. Reportedly，there are 75 countries working to reduce their citizens ’salt intake. Many countries，such as Australia，New Zealand，the United     Kingdom，Ireland  and  Canada，have also  made

noticeable progress in re­ducing salt in some products.

32.What does the underlined word “cajoling” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Forcing.         B. Warning.     C. Ordering.         D . Persuading .

33. Which of the following foods is requested to cut salt sharply?

A. Asian sauces.     B. Alfredo.         C. Hoisin.          D. Bacon.

34.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.  WHO has taken effective measures to reduce salt intake.

B. The problem of  much salt       intake has spread to       the whole       world.

C. Many countries have made great progress in reducing salt in products.

D. Only Asian countries haven ’ t realized the health risks of much salt intake.

35.What’s the text mainly about?

A. The risks of taking too much salt.

B. FDA targets to remove some salt out of diets.

C. Doctors worry about American people’s health.

D. The standards for salt content in different diets.

Harry Sinclair  Lewis was an  American novelist，short-story writer and playwright.       Born on Feb­ruary 7，1885，Sinclair Lewis began reading books at       a young age. He had two       brother，Fred and Claude.36 Lewis’s mother Emma   Kermoll Lewis，died in       1891. The following year，his father married Isabel Warner whose company young Lewis apparently enjoyed.       Throughout his lonely boy­ hood ,the unhandsome Lewis had trouble gaining friends.

In late 1902 Lewis left home for a year at Oberlin Academy to qualify for  acceptance by Yale University. 37  Lewis ’ s earliest published creative work—     romantic  poetry and short plays—appeared in     the   Yale Courant   and  the   Yale Literary       Magazine，of which he became an editor.    38

While working for  newspapers and publishing houses，he wrote many popular stories that were purchased by a variety of magazines.39 Babbitt was considered   Lewis’ s  another greatest novel. In 1930，he     became the first writer from the United       States to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. His works are known for their insightful and critical views of American capitalism and materialism be­tween the wars. 40   He   has  been honored by the       U. S. Postal Service       with a postage stamp     in the Great Americans series.

A.  He entered Yale in 1903.

B.  Lewis’ s first published book was Hike and the Aeroplane.

C. His most famous book 1at was published in 1920.

D. His father had difficulty relating to his sensitive third son.

E. After   graduation Lewis moved from job to job to make ends       meet.

F. Upon moving to Washington, D.       C.，Lewis devoted himself to writing.

G. He is also respected for his strong characterizations of modern working women.