loading【解析】in response to“作为……的回应”；in addition to “作为……的补充”；in opposition to“反对”；in relation to “关于”。由上下文的意思可知，这里表示“一些自由活动是对有组织的运动的补充”，故B项正确。
17. —Would you please get me one ticket for Justin Bieber's performance?
—Sorry，the tickets ________ three days in advance. A. had been sold out B. will sell out C. have been sold out D. would sell out 【答案】C
【命题立意】本题考查的是时态和语态。
【解析】此处tickets作为逻辑主语，应该是“被卖完”，故排除B、D两项；由上文可知，此人现在想要买票，而票已卖光，显然过去发生的事情对现在造成了一定影响，故应使用现在完成时，C项正确。
18. Burglar alarm companies claim they work in close ________ with the police to protect personal property.
A. civilization B. application C. presentation D. cooperation 【答案】D
【命题立意】本题考查的是名词辨析。
【解析】civilization“文明”；application“申请”；presentation“陈述”；cooperation“合作”。由上下文可知，这里要表示“密切合作”的意思，故D项正确。
19. —Have you heard about many children being killed in the bus accidents recently?
—Yeah. Such accidents ________ have been avoided，but few people paid attention to the safety of the school bus. A. may B. shouldn't C. could D. wouldn't 【答案】C
【命题立意】本题考查的是情态动词。
【解析】句意：如果人们更加关注校车安全，那么很多车祸是可以避免。对过去发生的事实进行虚拟，应使用情态动词过去式加实意动词的完成式，故C项正确。
20. In order to achieve and guarantee basic human rights，equality of opportunity is ________.
A. essential B. ridiculous C. potential D. cautious 【答案】A
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【命题立意】本题考查的是形容词辨析。
【解析】句意：机会均等对确保基本人权是非常必要的。essential“必要的”；ridiculous“荒谬的”；potential“潜在的”；cautious“小心的”。 二． 任务型阅读。
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。
Time，a faithful company of our life，is a universal topic. People are always curious about what it is，how it travels and who it meets.
Stephen Hawking，one of the world's smartest physicists，once said，“I'm fascinated by time.”
Many of us are，and the popularity of time travel novels，movies and TV series has proved that. After Palace and Startling by Each Step achieved astonishing ratings last year，Palace 2 aired on January 20，attracting time travel fans back to TV.
Woody Allen's movie Midnight in Paris achieved great success. It was nominated for Best Picture，Directing，Original Screenplay and Art Direction for the 2012 Academy Awards.
Dream of heroism
Time travel TV series and movies connect both today and the past，thus offering room for imagination. Imagination creates a chance for the young to fulfill a dream that is hard to achieve in reality.
Chinese writer Xi Juan is a pioneer of time-travel stories in China. In 1993, she published a love story about a young woman time traveling to ancient times. The leading role's modern personality and perception of love help her win the heart of a cool，handsome martial art master. Such a plot satisfies female fans' love fantasy.
Starting from the late 1990s，novels about men traveling back to the past prevailed(盛行)，with A Step Into the Past as the most popular example. In these stories，the male leading roles accomplish great things with their modern skills and wisdom.
It is usually “a dream of heroism come true”，along with enviable romances. Eye candy
“I'm hooked by the shows because they are characterized by dramatic and poetic love and have eye-pleasing actors，” Xia Xiaoyan，who works for a foreign-owned enterprise in Shanghai，explained her love for time travel TV series.
Her comment echoes a 2011 survey by Great Marketing Research Co. Ltd in China.
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When asked about what is so appealing about time travel TV series,21 percent of respondents answered，“Those attractive characters.”
A bigger reason behind the popularity of time travel stories，however，is the relaxation they offer，according to the survey.
Cai Yinong agrees. “Many people are facing tremendous pressures in their fast-paced lives，so this genre is more relaxing than other shows as it provides people with a terrific outlet to escape reality，” Cai told China Daily.
Cultural homesickness
“Which dynasty would you like to live in if you could travel to the past？”asked a survey launched by Shanghai University and Shanghai Social Sciences Association last December.
About 60 percent of the 2,543 respondents chose Tang Dynasty，while Qing Dynasty，and the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods were the other top two destinations.
The survey result reflects people's definition of the good days: prosperous economy and culture，steady society，fair and uncorrupted politics，and opening up to the outside world.
As for the movie Midnight in Paris，it features modernity versus cultural homesickness. The New York Times commented，“The past seems so much more vivid，more substantial，than the present. The good old days are so attractive because we were no around，however much we wish we were.”
Time travel wins fans ●Stephen Hawking shows great interest in __1__. Phenomenon ●People prefer __2__ time travel movies and TV series. ●Woody Allen was __3__ in his time travel movie. Reasons for its __4__ Supporting details. ●Chances are offered for the young to fulfill __5__ hard to achieve in reality. ●Xi Juan's 1993 love story __6__ a young woman Dream of heroism traveling to ancient times，which satisfies female fans. ●From the late 1990s，novels about __7__ traveling
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back to the past became increasingly popular. ●The male leading role in A Step Into the Past travels back to the past to fulfill great things by using his __8__ skills and wisdom. Attractive actors and travel stories make viewers Eye candy under pressure __9__. Most respondents chose to live in a certain dynasty for： ●prosperous economy and __10__； Cultural homesickness ●steady society； ●fair and uncorrupted politics； ●opening up to the outside world. 【文章大意】文章阐述了穿越电视剧流行的三大原因：英雄主义情结，人物养眼，文化怀旧。 1. time
2. watching/seeing 3. successful 4. popularity 5. dreams
6. introduces/introduced/describes/described/features/featured 7. men/male 8. modern 9. relaxed 10.culture
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