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mechanics﹣an assumption that all possible alternative histories and futures are real， each representing an actual， though parallel， world． One problem with the many﹣worlds interpretation， however， has been that it is fundamentally untestable， since observations can only be made in our world． Happenings in these proposed \．

MIW， however， says otherwise． It suggests that parallel worlds can interact on the quantum level， and in fact that they do．

\1957，\explained Howard Wiseman， a physicist at Griffith University in Brisbane， Australia， and one of the physicists to come up with MIW． \﹣known ‘Many﹣Worlds Interpretation'， each universe branches into a bunch of new universes every time a quantum measurement is made． All possibilities are therefore realized ﹣ in some universes the dinosaur﹣killing asteroid （小行星） missed Earth． In others， Australia was colonized by the Portuguese．\ \， since they do not influence our universe at all，\． \， our ‘Many Interacting Worlds' approach is completely different， as its name implies．\ Wiseman and colleagues have proposed that there exists \of repulsion between ‘nearby'（i．e． similar） worlds， which tends to make them more dissimilar．\force， they propose．

When asked about whether their theory might imply that humans could someday interact with other worlds， Wiseman said： \． But the idea of human interactions with other universes is no longer pure fantasy．\ What might your life look like if you made different choices？ Maybe one day you'll be able to look into one of these alternative worlds and find out．

（1）According to Paragraph 1﹣2， which of the following statements is true about quantum mechanics？

A． It's been tested that no one in the world knows what quantum mechanics is．

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B． The theory of quantum mechanics is intuition（直觉）based． C． Quantum theories should be interpreted in many different ways． D． Quantum mechanics is valid and based on profound research．

（2）According to paragraph 3﹣5， the new theory \differs from the previous one in that ．

A． MIW develops from quantum mechanics

B． MIW suggests the interaction can be detected C． The previous one is based on profound foundation D． The previous one proves that MIW is imagined

（3）According to the passage， critics of parallel universes and its supporters mainly disagrees in ．

A． the origin of these parallel universes B． the foundation of these universes C． the reality of these other universes

D． the ways of how these parallel universes interact

（4）The last sentence of the last paragraph implies that ． A． someday humans may live in different universes in one lifetime

B． humans may make different choices simultaneously （同时地） and live in different universes

C． humans may live again from the beginning if they regret their life in this universe

D． life would be more unexpected， but all you expect may be true in other universes Section CDirections： Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. 20．（8分）

A． What do you think we can do to prevent Chinese musicals from declining in popularity？ B． At that time， the musical was chosen as the opening show for the 17th China .

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Shanghai International Arts Festival． C． The box office is expected to be twice higher than that of last year， reaching $1 million in total． D． The small audience size hasn't discouraged local artists from producing outstanding works． E． The deal is a milestone for Shimmer in its goal to further spread its influence to the world F． Despite the huge success of Shimmer， the team is facing a limited market． Shanghai Hengyuanxiang Drama Development Company and Netherlander Worldwide Entertainment signed a deal last November that would see Shimmer （《犹太人在上海》） become the first Chinese musical to have an open﹣ended run on Broadway in 2019．（1）

Directed by Xu Jun， Shimmer is a musical in both English and Chinese． Shimmer， which tells a story about Jews who fled to Shanghai to escape Nazi persecution （迫害） during World War II， was first shown at the Shanghai Culture Square in 2015． （2） The musical's scheduled open﹣ended run in 2019 will be one of the events to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States． With this play being shown on Broadway， the ties between Chinese people and Americans will be firmly strengthened． And through this drama， the audience can feel the charm of Chinese culture．

（3） To deal with the problem， many production companies in Shanghai have pointed out that they should keep striving for improvement by creating more Chinese musicals and by creating more audiences． Currently， those who watch Western musicals in China are limited to a small group ﹣ people who have received a university education or have had overseas working experiences， white﹣collar and even gold﹣collar workers． There are only a handful of people who understand foreign languages and you have to find a way to motivate the public and get them into the theater．

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（4） There has been a handful of successful musical stories in Shanghai． The Chinese editions of Broadway musicals Cats and Mamma Mia， both of which had hundreds of shows across China， are among the top box office hits． Summary Writing

21．（10分）Directions： Read the following passage． Summarize the main idea and the main point（s） of the passage in no more than 60 words． Use your own words as far as possible．

Gossip

\you hear what happened to Adam Last Friday？\Lindsey whispers to Tori． With her eyes shining， Tori brags， \bet I did， Sean told me two days ago．\

Lindsey and Tori aren't very different from most students here at Linton High School， including me． Many of our conversations are gossip and I have noticed the effects of gossip．

An important negative effect of gossip is that it can hurt the person being talked about． Usually， gossip spreads information about a topic﹣breakups， trouble at home﹣that a person would rather keep secret． The more embarrassing the secret is， the juicier the gossip it makes． Probably the worst type of gossip is the absolute lie． People often think of gossipers as harmless， but cruel lies can cause pain．

If we know that gossip can be harmful， then why do so many of us do it？ The answer lies in another effect of gossip： the satisfaction it gives us． Sharing the latest rumor can make a person feel important because he or she knows something that others don't． Similarly， hearing the latest rumor can make a person feel like part of the \． In other words， gossip is satisfying because it gives people a sense of belonging or even superiority．

Gossip also can have a third effect： it strengthens unwritten rules about how people should act． Professor David Wilson explains that gossip is important in policing behaviors in a group． For instance， if everybody you hang around with is laughing at what John wore or what Jane said， then you can bet that wearing

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