2016英语新题精选30题
1.The City Bike program rolled into New York last spring and proved a hit, with nearly 12,000 New Yorkers signing up for annual memberships. Since 2010, over a dozen US cities have introduced bike-share programs.
There’re plenty of bike stations near parks and other car-free areas. The programs we looked at in major cities work the same way. You buy a 24-hour pass. During the time, you get an unlimited number of 30-minute rides. If you go over your given half-hour ride time, you start paying fees for each following 30-minute period. Here are some of the biggest bike-share program in America.
Minneapolis: Nice Ride Minnesota
Station : Minnehaha Ave. & Minnehaha Pkwy
How much: $ 6 for a 24-hour pass.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 1.50 for the second 30 minutes; $ 4.50 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 6 for every half an hour.
Chicago: Divvy Bikes
Station : Lakeshore Drive and Monroe St; also Museum Campus
How much: $ 7 for a 24-hour pass, with unlimited 30-minute trips.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 2 for the second 30 minutes; $ 6 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 8 for every half an hour.
New York City: Citi Bike
Station : Central Park So. & 6th Ave; also Broadway & W.57th St.
How much: $ 9.95 for a 24-hour pass.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 4 for the second 30 minutes; $ 9 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 12 for every half an hour.
Boston: Hubway
Station : Tremont St. & West St.
How much: $ 6 for a 24-hour pass.
How it works: The first 30 minutes are included in the pass; $ 2 for the second 30 minutes; $ 4 for the third 30 minutes; later $ 8 for every half an hour.
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21. According to the text, the City Bike program _______.
A. was first set up in New York
B. is very popular in American cities
C. has a long history in America
D. develops very fast all over the world
22. Which of the following bike-share programs costs the riders most?
A. Nice Ride Minnesota
B. Divvy Bikes
C. Citi Bike
D. Hubway
23. If you visit Boston by riding Hubway bike for 3 hours, you have to pay ______.
A. $6
B. $ 30
C. $ 20
D. $ 36
2.Human remains of ancient settlements will be reburied and lost to science under a law that threatens researches into the history of humans in Britain, a group of leading archaeologists (考古学家) says. In a letter addressed to the justice secretary, Ken Clarke, 40 archaeologists write of their “deep and widespread concern” about the issue. It centers on the law introduced by the Ministry of Justice in 2008 which requires all human remains unearthed in England and Wales to be reburied within two years, regardless of their age. The decision means scientists have too little time to study bones and other human remains of national and cultural significance.
“Your current requirement that all archaeologically unearthed human remains should be reburied, whether after a standard period of two years or further special extension, is contrary to basic principles of archaeological and scientific research and of museum practice,” they write.
The law applies to any pieces of bone uncovered at around 400 dig sites, including the remains of 60 or so bodies found at Stonehenge in 2008 that date back to 3,000 BC. Archaeologists have been granted a temporary extension to give them more time, but eventually the bones will have to be returned to the ground.
The arrangements may result in the waste of future discoveries at sites such as Happisburgh in Norfolk, where digging is continuing after the discovery of stone tools made by early humans 950,000 years ago. If human remains were found at Happisburgh, they would be the oldest in northern Europe and the first indication of what this species was. Under the current practice of the law those remains would have to be reburied and effectively destroyed.
Before 2008, guidelines allowed for the proper preservation and study of bones of sufficient age and historical interest, while the Burial Act 1857 applied to more recent remains. The Ministry of Justice assured archaeologists two years ago that the law was temporary, but has so far failed to revise it.
Mike Parker Pearson, an archaeologist at Sheffield University, said, “Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe the ministry was sorting out this problem, but we feel that we cannot wait any longer.”
The ministry has no guidelines on where or how remains should be reburied, or on what records should be kept.
24. According to the passage, scientists are unhappy with the law mainly because ________.
A. it is only a temporary measure on the human remains
B. it is unreasonable and thus destructive to scientific research
C. it was introduced by the government without their knowledge
D. it is vague about where and how to rebury human remains
25. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Temporary extension of two years will guarantee scientists enough time.
B. Human remains of the oldest species were dug out at Happisburgh.
C. Human remains will have to be reburied despite the extension of time.
D. Scientists have been warned that the law can hardly be changed.
26. What can be inferred about the British law governing human remains?
A. The Ministry of Justice did not intend to protect human remains.
B. The Burial Act 1857 only applied to remains uncovered before 1857.
C. The law on human remains hasn’t changed in recent decades.
D. The Ministry of Justice has not done enough about the law.
27. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A. New discoveries should be reburied, the government demands.
B. Research time should be extended, scientists require.
C. Law on human remains needs thorough discussion, authorities say.
D. Law could bury ancient secrets for ever, archaeologists warn.
3.After serving as a ski guide in Utah’s back country for more than two decades, a Park City woman is being recognized by Outside Magazine as 2015’s Best Ski Guide.
Deb Lovci grew up in Colorado and began skiing when she was five years old. Later she moved to Utah and fell in love with the back country of Wasatch Mountains. Lovci has now served as a Ski Utah Interconnect guide for 27 years. “Anything that you slide on snow, I’m in love with, ” she said.
Lovci leads ski tours through the back country of six different resorts located in the Wasatch Mountains. Lovci typically takes a group of eight to ten people on a ski tour each day, and on average, she takes 300 customers on tours through the back country each season. She loves showing off Utah’s wilderness. “I love the back country,” she said. “I love the snow science behind it. I love the safety … I just love it.”
Along with leading ski tours, Lovci is passionate about anything related to activities. She also runs a bed-and-breakfast in Park City, the Old Town Guest House. As “a jack-of- all-trades”, she also runs Alpine skis, Nordic skis competitively, and snowboards, and leads mountain bike tours during the summer.
Outside Magazine selected five travel guides in various outdoor fields to name as the best in their Best of Travel April issue. Lovci said she was unexpectedly cheerful when she was selected as 2015’s Best Ski Guide by Outside Magazine. “We all work really hard in what we do and we love it and it’s really nice to get acknowledged,” she said. “I work with a lot of excellent guides and the award could have gone to anybody — any one of us. I often recall my ski experiences which were fearful at the beginning, but they helped me achieve a success.”
In a news release, Ski Utah director of communications, Paul Marshall said, “Deb Lovci is one of the most enthusiastic, focused, knowledgeable guides in the industry. Without her as the forefront of our Interconnect Tour, we would not have the success we have. She has been an enthusiastic part of the Interconnect Tour for 27 years and is thought highly of by our customers.”
28.
What helped Deb Lovci to be selected as 2015’s Best Ski Guide?
A. Her being ready for any ski risks.
B. Her love for Utah’s wilderness and her ski experiences.
C. Her dreaming of the best ski job on the planet.
D. Her gender and age.
29. The underlined words “a jack-of- all-trades” in Para. 4 probably mean “someone ______”.
A. who is very skilled at communicating
B. who can be recognized as a workaholic
C. who is enthusiastic about doing business
D. who can do many different types of work
30.
From Paul Marshall’s words, we can infer that _______.
A. Lovci should have helped them in the tour
B. everyone should think highly of Lovci
C. Lovci deserved the award.
D. Lovci achieved her success with Interconnect Tour’s help.
31.
What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Deb Lovci —2015’s Best Ski Guide
B. Deb Lovci and Outside Magazine
C. The Ski Utah Interconnect Tour
D. Deb Lovci — a ski guide for 27 years
4.Where do you keep ice? In die freezer, of course. That's what scientists might have thought when they were looking for a safe place to store ice from mountain glaciers from around the world. They’ve decided to store ice in Antarctica because global warming is causing some of the glaciers in places like the Alps to melt.
Jerome Chappellaz of the French National Centre for Scientific Research is involved in creating an ice vault (地下室）there. He says: “We are probably the only scientific community whose sample (样本) is in danger of disappearing from the face of the planet. If you work on rocks or on tree rings, the raw material is still here and will be for many centuries."
And why do scientists need to study ice from the Alps, for example? Ice formed on the top of a mountain is made of snow accumulated over thousands of years. Trapped air bubbles (气泡) contain samples of the atmosphere that existed when that ice was formed. Ice is a record of climate By examining ice. we know carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is higher now than in the last three million years. Researchers use this kind of data to build computer models and try to predict what might happen in the future.
The ice vault will be housed in a snow cave at the Concordia Research Station, which is operated by scientists from France and Italy. The ice samples will be sealed in bags and placed 10 meters below the surface. at a constant temperature of -50*C. This will put the scientists’ minds at rest. Losing the ice samples would be a disaster, and nobody wants to see a mine of scientific knowledge lost forever in a giant pool.
32. What makes Antarctica a safe place to store ice?
A. Its large mountains.
B. Its function as a freezer.
C. The abundant ice samples there.
D. The absence of global warming.
33. Jerome compares ice with rocks and tree rings to state that_.
A. it's necessary to store ice
B. it’s more valuable to study ice
C. ice disappears very quickly
D. ice should be stored at home
34. What is the researchers' purpose of studying ice?
A. To learn about climate.
B. To learn about the Alps.
C. To trap air bubbles.
D. To reduce carbon dioxide.
35. What do scientists think of storing ice in Antarctica?
A. They consider it an easy job.
B. They’re not optimistic about it.
C. They think it will cause disasters.
D. They think it’s a reliable way.
5.Something that makes sense is happening in Washington, D.C! Public school kids surrounded by museums and monuments are putting the ready-made learning tools to use — and actually learning.
A trip to see painter Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series is one of almost 200 trips that Wheelock will organize this year through the nonprofit group Live It Learn It. “For many kids, school is disconnected,” says one of four full-time workers and tour leaders. “With the program, they see how what they are learning is connected to their communities.”
Seven years ago, Wheelock changed a job as a lawyer for one as a four-grade teacher. When he learned that D.C.’s public schools ranked behind those of other cities in many ways, he knew he had to do something different. He took his class to Capitol Hill for a lesson on the three branches of government — and saw his students’ interest develop quickly.
With seed money from a local couple, Wheelock developed detailed lesson plans for trips to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Lincoln Memorial. The group also has classes for trips to the Anacostia River, boat rides to historical forts. Word spread, and now fourth, fifth, sixth graders from the neediest public schools in the District participate.
“I’m not brave enough to take my class to a museum for over an hour!” says teacher Cathy McCoy, gesturing toward her students. “But look With Live It Learn It, what the kids learn today they’ll remember for a lifetime.”
32. Matthew Wheelock once had an occupation as a _______.
A. teacher
B. printer C. leader D. lawyer
33. According to the first two paragraphs, public school kids in Washington D.C. _______.
A. like to have school disconnected
B. are warmly welcomed by museums and monuments
C. are making the resources at hand available
D. are learning by going to different communities
34. Matthew Wheelock started the new change for the reason that _______.
A. he saw his students’ interest develop quickly
B. more graders from the neediest public schools wanted to participate
C. D.C.’s public schools ranked behind in many ways
D. a local couple sponsored him a sum of seed money
35. What will the lessons be like with Live It Learn It in Cathy McCoy’s opinion?
A. Eye-catching. B. Challenging. C. Forgettable. D. Impressive.
6.Do the exercise15 through 25,Give the different forms of the verbs on page50 of your French workbook. Read page12 through 20 of the Shakespeare play, and when you have finished that, don’t forget to fill the missing chemical symbols on the Periodic Table of Elements worksheet.
Homework is a major part of going to class, and it helps students grasp important concepts. Luckily, you can do a few things to make homework less painful. First, be sure you understand the assignment. Write it down in your notebook or day planner if you need to, and don’t be afraid to ask questions about what is expected. It is much easier to take a minute to ask the teacher during or after class than to struggle to remember later at night! Second, use any extra time you have in school to work on your homework. Many schools have study halls that are specifically designed to allow students to study or get homework done. It is attractive to hang out with friends during study periods or unscheduled time, but the more work you can get done in school, the less you will have to do at night. Third, pace yourself. If you don’t finish your homework during school, think about how much you have left and what else is going on that day, and then budget your time. Most high school students have between 1 and 3 hours of homework a night. If it is a heavy-homework day and it seems like you have got an assignment on every subject but gym and lunch, you will need to devote more time to homework schedule, especially if you are involved in sports or activities or have an after-school job. 28. The first paragraph is probably ______. A. examination items B. a list of homework C. some teacher training tasks D. some learning methods 29. What is the author’s attitude towards homework’s effect on students? A. Opposing. B. Impatient. C. Approving. D. Concerned. 30. One way to reduce your burden of homework at night is to ______. A. take part in studying teams B. appeal for teachers’ aid at any time C. focus full attention on teachers’ lecture D. make full use of the time at school 31.
Which of the following would be the best title of the passage? A. Why Students Should Do Homework B. How to Make Homework Less Work C. It is High Time Teachers Gave Less Homework D. Who is to Blame for Children’ s Poor Eyesight
7.A machine that takes sweat-laden (浸满汗水的) clothes and turns the sweat into drinking water is in use in Sweden. The machine makes the clothes turn round quickly, heats them to remove the sweat, and then passes the steam through a kind of special material to make purified water.
Since it has been brought into use, its creators say more than 1000 people have drunk others’ “sweat” in Gothenburg. They add the liquid is cleaner than local tap water.
The device was built for the United Nations’ child-focused charity UNICEF to promote a campaign highlighting the fact that 780 million people in the world lack access to clean water.
The machine was designed and built by the engineer Andreas Hammar, known locally for his appearances on TV tech show “Mekatronik”. He said the key part of the sweat machine was a new water purification part developed by a company named HVR.
“It uses a technique called membrane distillation (膜蒸馏),” he told the BBC. “We use a special kind of material that only lets steam through but keeps bacteria, salts, clothing fibers and other things out. They have something similar to the International Space Station, but our machine is cheaper to build. The amount of water it produces depends on how sweaty the person is, but one person’s T-shirt typically produces 10ml, about a mouthful.”
The device has been put on show at the Gothia Cup-the world’s largest international youth football tournament. Mattias Ronge, chief executive of Stockholm-based advertising agency Deportivo, said the machine had helped raise awareness for UNICEF, but in reality had its limitations.
“People haven’t produced as much sweat as we hoped – right now the weather in Gothenburg is lousy,” Mattias Ronge said. “So we’ve equipped the machine with exercise bikes and volunteers are cycling like crazy. Even so, the demand for sweat is greater than the supply. And the machine will never be produced in large numbers, since there are better solutions out there such as water purifying pills.”
28.
Which of the following is the disadvantage of the sweat machine?
A. It takes too long for the machine to produce water.
B. It costs a large amount of money to build the machine.
C. The amount of water the machine produces is rather limited.
D. The water processed by the machine is not clean enough.
29.
UNICEF is mentioned in the text to ________.
A. show how the sweat machine works
B. tell us who invented the sweat machine
C. show the importance of the United Nations
D. explain why the sweat machine was invented
30.
What did Mattias Ronge think of the sweat machine?
A. It did not work at all.
B. It was not worth popularizing.
C. It could only be used in summer.
D. The water it produced tasted sweet.
31. The text is written mainly to tell us that ______________.
A. a better solution to purifying dirty water is discovered
B. 780 million people in the world lack access to clean water
C. a machine which turns sweat into drinking water is invented
D. the pill which turns dirty water into clean water is produced
8.In anticipation (预料) of an extraordinary visit, the streets and buildings of Havana, Cuba, were cleaned and painted by dozens of workers. What was the occasion?
For the first time in nearly 90 years, a sitting United States president was coming to Cuba, an island nation 90 miles south of Florida. On Sunday, President Barack Obama, joined by his family, stepped off Air Force One and onto a rainy runway, where Cuban dignitaries (高官) eagerly awaited him. “It’s wonderful to be here, ” the president said. The last time a U.S. president came to Cuba was in 1928. It was President Calvin Coolidge, and he arrived on a battleship. Obama will be in Cuba through Tuesday. He is set to meet with Cuba’s president, Raul Castro, attend a state dinner and even take in a baseball game.
The U.S. cut all ties with Cuba after Fidel Castro’s communist government took control of the island in 1959. In the years that followed, both countries’ opposing political views furthered the separation. Plans for social and economic change began after President Fidel Castro transferred power to his brother, Raul in 2008. Raul Castro then set a plan in motion to revive the country’s economy.
Since then, Cuba has been taking small, yet lasting steps toward change by removing a number of restrictions that had been set on its citizens, such as access to the Internet, the use of cellphones, and by allowing people to work at jobs not controlled by the government. Cuba, however, still has tough limits on media, public assembly and political opposition.
Obama hopes to share his vision for Cuba’s future during a speech he will deliver. Before the trip, Senior Advisor Ben Rhodes said the president hoped to use this visit as a way to “continue to create openings for great engagement between the American and Cuban people.”
32. What is stressed in the second paragraph?
A. President Obama’s arrival on television.
B. Obama and Castro talk about human rights.
C. The first serving U.S. president to visit Cuba recently.
D. First lady Michelle Obama was later welcomed.
33. What was the event showing Cuba’s change for the better?
A. Fidel Castro rose to power.
B. Raul Castro came to power.
C. Calvin Coolidge arrived in Cuba.
D. The U.S. officials arrived in Cuba.
34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Cuba is central to conflict.
B. Cuba takes on media freedoms.
C. Cuba is working towards progress.
D. Cuba makes sure the right to healthcare.
35. According to Ben Rhodes, which is the purpose of Barack Obama’s visit to Cuba?[
A. To bring negative change for Cubans.
B. To carry out his vision for Cuba’s future.
C. To break silence and no communications.
D. To give Mr Castro a list of political views.
9.BBC TV Guide –Tonight
[M-Movie;
S-Series;
R-Repeat (programme previously shown);
P-Premier (1st time on TV)]
21. A person wanting local weather information should watch __________.
A. BBC1 at 20.25
B. BBC1 at 21.00
C. BBC2 at 19.00
D. BBC4 at 19.00
23. What’s the show Springwatch about?
A. UK lakes and rivers.
B. How birds catch food.
C. The springtime in Britain.
D. The life of fish.
23. Someone interested in gardens should watch __________.
A. Hidcote: For All Seasons
B. Escape to the Country
C. Born to be Wild
D. Springwatch
10.Allow me to introduce you to Terry, a window salesman from England. If I could take you back about 20 years, you’d know Terry as a complete green hand, who was wet behind the ears in just about everything he attempted. A person couldn’t sell false teeth to his own Granny, let alone he could compete with the other salespeople in the industry. You know, the kind who could sell snow to Eskimos.
Terry’s boss decided to send him out on a practical field trip on his first day. So off he went, but he was extremely nervous. With his hands and his knees shaking, he approached the front door and knocked at it. And an old woman appeared. After dozens of cups of tea and pieces of biscuits, the woman signed a contract and purchased over $7,000 worth of windows.
The woman had already talked with 6 excellent salesmen that week, all of whom offered her cheaper ones! That’s right—Terry’s price was the most expensive and he was also the most inexperienced salesman there ever was.
So, what happened then? Here comes the secret. The woman said she liked the young lad more than the others. That’s all there was to it. She didn’t care about the extra expense. Even the other salesmen couldn’t persuade her to pay less than this young lad was asking for.
The truth is that the young lad left on the woman the first impression that shone brighter than any of the salesman’s talk. First impressions count, not the sales techniques, not the low prices. The actual “personality” the kid honestly gave was all that was required. If you market your own products and services, consider what impression you are giving to others. If you appeal to them, then you’ve already done half of the work. If this means redesigning your presentation, then so be it. If this means going out of your way to be polite, helpful and giving the best possible shopping experience to your customers, the so be it.
28. When Terry was offered the job of salesman, he
.
A. was good at sales techniques
B. knew little about sales skills
C. was believed in by his boss
D. was too young to do it
29. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 suggests that
.
A. Terry couldn’t trade with Eskimos
B. Terry loved his Granny more
C. Terry was afraid to compete
D. Terry was too honest to do the job
30.
What made the young lad succeed in selling the window to the old woman?
A. First impression of good personality.
B. Being honest and childish.
C. High quality and expensive window.
D. Strange ways of sales.
31. The passage is most likely written to
.
A. general readers
B. new salesmen
C. window makers D. new graduates
11.Everybody sleeps, but what people stay up late to catch—or wake up early in order not to miss—varies by culture. From data collected, it seems the things that cause us to lose the most sleep, on average, are sporting events, time changes, and holidays.
Around the world, people changed sleep patterns thanks to the start or end of daylight savings time. Russians, for example, began to wake up about a half-hour later each day after President Vladimir Putin shifted the country permanently to “winter time”starting on October 36.
Russia’s other late nights and early mornings generally correspond to public holidays. On New Year’s Eve, Russians have the world’s latest bedtime, hitting the hay at around 3:30 am.
Russians also get up an hour later on International Women’s Day, the day for treating and celebrating female relatives.
Similarly, Americans’ late nights late mornings, and longest sleeps fall on three-day weekends.
Canada got the least sleep of the year the night it beat Sweden in the Olympic hockey(冰球）final.
The World Cup is also chiefly responsible for sleep deprivation(剥夺）, The worst night for sleep in the U.K. was the night of the England-Italy match on June 15. Brits stayed up a half-hour later to watch it, and then they woke up earlier than usual the next morning thanks to summer nights, the phenomenon in which the sun barely sets in northern countries in the summertime. That was nothing, though, compared to Germans, Italians, and the French, who stayed up around an hour and a half later on various days throughout the summer to watch the Cup.
It should be made clear that not everyone has a device to record their sleep patterns, in some of these nations, it’s likely that only the richest people do. And people who elect to track their sleep may try to get more sleep than the average person. Even if that’s the case, though, the above findings are still striking, If the most health-conscious among us have such deep swings in our shut-eye levels throughout the year, how much sleep are the rest of us losing?
32. What does the author say about people’s sleeping habits?
A. They are culture-related .
B. They affect people’s health
C.They change with the seasons. D.They vary from person to person.
33. What do we learn about the Russians regarding sleep?
A. They don’t sleep much on weekends.
B. They get less sleep on public holidays
C.They don’t fall asleep until very late.
D.They sleep longer than people elsewhere.
34. What is the most probable reason for some rich people to use a device to record their patterns?
A. They are involved in a sleep research.
B. They have trouble falling asleep.
C. They want to get sufficient sleep.
D. They want to go to bed on regular hours.
35. What does the author imply in the last paragraph?
A. Sleeplessness does harm to people’s health.
B. Few people really know the importance of sleep.
C. It is important to study our sleep patterns.
D.Average people probably sleep less than the rich.
12.If you live in a big city, there are many things to drive you crazy on your daily route, and it’s not just overcrowded subway trains.
Vicky Zhao is a mainlander working in Hong Kong. For her, one thing she can’t put up with is people standing on the wrong side of the escalator(自动扶梯) in subway stations. “Escalators help us move faster and save time. It isn’t a place to rest,” the 24-year-old says. “I often see tourists block the way with their suitcases or chatting on the escalators during rush hours. It annoys me to no end.”
Admitting she is not the patient type, Zhao says things are much better in Hong Kong than in cities on the mainland where “stand right, walk left” signs are often ignored.
The logic behind the “stand right, walk left” escalator etiquette(礼仪) seems obvious. Even though you may want to catch your breath while you’re transported up or down, you should still consider others and leave enough space for people in a hurry, so that they can run and catch the train.
Many cities’ escalators, including London’s and Beijing’s, use the “stand right, walk left” system to speed up the flow of people. (Australia is an exception and you should stand on the left side instead.) But some cities discourage people from moving on escalators out of safety reasons. In Hong Kong’s subway stations there are regular announcements asking people to “stand still” on escalators. Even so, most people in this fast-paced city observe the “stand right, walk left” etiquette.
But the people who stand on escalators defend themselves by telling the walkers not to be so impatient. The BBC quotes one stander as saying: “If the person is in such a rush, why not just take the stairs? Even when the escalator is packed and there’s nowhere to move, I see these same people complaining about not being able to pass.”
Whatever the escalator etiquette is in the place you live or visit, do what most people are doing and always be mindful of others: leave enough space between each other, don’t stay at the end of the escalator, and if someone is blocking your way, a simple “excuse me” is enough.
24. In the second paragraph, the underlined word “It” refers to_____.
A. the author’s living in the big city of Hong Kong.
B. being crowded on the subway trains in rush hours.
C. people’s blocking the way or chat on the escalators.
D. people’s standing on the right side resting.
25. When on the escalator, a majority of local people in Hong Kong_____.
A. stand still as the railway stations require.
B. ignore the “ stand right, walk left” signs
C. use the stairs instead of escalators.
D. follow the “stand right, wail left” etiquette.
26. What can be inferred from the 6th paragraph?
A. Not everyone follows the “stand right, walk left” etiquette.
B. The BBC is against the “stand right, walk left” etiquette.
C. People should be patient and take the stairs if possible.
D. People shouldn’t complain about the crowded escalators.
27. Which of the following statements is the writer’s opinion?
A. People should stand right no matter where they are.
B. People should do as the Romans do and consider others.
C. People should do as they like on the escalators.
D. People should be seriously criticized when they block the way.
13.A glass a day keeps obesity at bay．Alcohol has always been thought to cause weight gain because of its high sugar content，but new research suggests a glass a day could form part of a diet．Looking at past studies they found that，while heavy drinkers do put on weight，those who drink in moderation can actually lose weight．
A spokesman for the research team at Navarro University in Spain says，“Light to moderate alcohol intake，especially of wine，may be more likely to protect against，rather than promote，weight gain．”The International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research reviewed the findings and agreed with most of the conclusions，particularly that current data do not clearly indicate if moderate drinking increases weight．
Boston University’s Dr．Harvey Finkel found that the biologic mechanisms(生物学机制)relating alcohol to changes in body weight are not properly understood．His team pointed out the strong protective effects of moderate drinking on the risk of getting conditions like diabetes(糖尿病)，which relate to increasing obesity．Some studies suggest that even very obese people may be at lower risk of diabetes if they are moderate drinkers．
The group says alcohol provides calories that are quickly absorbed into the body and are not stored in fat，and that this process could explain the differences in its effects from those of other foods．They agree that future research should be directed towards assessing the roles of different types of alcoholic drinks，taking into consideration drinking patterns and including the past tendency of participants to gain weight．
For now there is little evidence that consuming small to moderate amounts of alcohol on a regular basis increases one’s risk of becoming obese．What’s more，a study three years ago suggested that resveratrol，a compound present in grapes and red wine，destroys fat cells．
24．Who is the passage intended for?
A．Those who produce wine．
B．Those who have a drinking habit．
C．Those who sell alcoho1．
D．Those who wish to quit drinking．
25．What does the phrase“in moderation”in the first paragraph refer to?
A．Excitedly．
B．Carefully．
C．Properly．D．Frequently．
26．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Current data clearly show that moderate drinking increases weight．
B．Resveratrol is proved to increase the risk of becoming fat．
C．The specific roles of different types of alcoholic drinks are very clear．
D．The research found moderate drinking has a strong protective effect.
27．What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?
A．How to do some easy experiments．
B．How to reduce the calories contained in wine．
C．How to make wine in a healthy way．
D．How to prove the finding mentioned above．
When men get together，they seldom talk about their feelings or inner thoughts．However，they talk about a lot，like their newest computer，how to repair their car，or even business.
Talk might move to the best place to find fish or women，jump to computer games，then continue to the sport of the season．They also like to tell jokes each other and spend a fair amount of time playing one-up and boasting(吹牛)．Men seldom call each other to chat.
When man meets woman，he usually wants to make a good impression．Many single men try hard to carry on amusing，fun，and pleasant conversations．They use conversation to discover her interests and feelings in order to learn how to be attractive to her.
Some men，either out of nervousness or ignorance，spend most of the time talking about themselves，often appearing to brag about their achievements or talk endlessly about their problems or work．Even the quietest man talks to his woman when love is new.
When women get together，they talk about feelings and relationships，their work and their family．They enjoy talking but also want the give and take of talk，then listen. Women often call each other to chat．Conversation is an important part of most women s 1ives．
As relationships progress，however，many a man turns on the television and forgets how to talk．This raises anger and cry from his woman partner who says，“You never talk to me
anymore．”Some men start talking．Many，however，mainly discuss their own achievements and problems．
When the woman starts talking about her favorite subjects：feelings，family，relationships，friends and her work，many men lose interest or bring the conversation back to themselves．Pretty soon，the man is back to staring at the television each night，wondering where his relationship has gone．The woman is talking to her friends，mom，sister，or neighbor，often about that very relationship and how she is hurting.
28．What can we know about men from the first two paragraphs?
A．They like to talk about practical matters．
B．They are willing to expose their inner thoughts．
C．They prefer to take adventurous travels．
D．They often call each other to chat about work．
29．Which of the following can replace the underlined part“brag about”in Paragraph 4 ?
A．Show off．
B．Dream about．
C．Put forward． D．Care for．
30．What is the same topic in both men’s and women’s talk?
A．Family．
B．Work．
C．Friends．
D．Jokes.
31．What is the best title of this passage?
A．How a man makes a good impression to a woman.
B．Good relationship between men and women．
C．Talking，the women’s main tool in communication.
D．Men talk；women talk；do they talk together?
On a hot summer day in America a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. He dived into the cool water, not realizing that as he swam towards the middle of the lake, a crocodile (鳄鱼) was swimming toward him.
His mother in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer. In great fear, she ran toward the water, shouting to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the crocodile reached him. From the shore, the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the crocodile snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war (拔河) between the two. The crocodile was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard their screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the crocodile.
Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.
The newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my Mom wouldn’t let go.”
Never judge another person's scars, because you don't know how they were made.
24. Which of the following is most related to the underlined word “passionate”?
A. Anxious.
B. Determined.
C. Frightened.
D. Courageous.
By saying “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too” in the fourth paragraph, the boy really wants to show__________.
A. how many scars and scratches he had
B. how deep the scars made by the crocodile were
C. how great and beloved his mother was
D. what a brave and courageous boy he was
26. In the story the writer intends to tell us that __________.
A. scars always remind people of their past experiences
B. it’s dangerous to swim alone in the water
C. the boy also feels painful in his mind
D. scars do not necessarily mean pain at all times
27. Which of the following will be the best title for the text?
A. A Terrible Experience
B. Women Hold up Half the Sky
C. Scars of Love
D. Don't Judge by Appearances
16.I was feeling a little blue. My mother had been laid off from her job, but she said she was OK since her boss wasn't the nicest person
16
.
I got off the college bus and started walking. That's
17
I heard piano music and singing rising above the
18
of the people and the traffic. I walked a little slower
19
I could find out where it was coming from.
20
the crowd I saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a
21
next to her, singing songs about love. The way she was singing
22
me a bit. I stood there watching her
23
for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take
24
to perform on her own in public.
Feeling my presence, she looked in my
25
. I walked over and put some money in her carriage. “I have been going through a
26
time lately, but you’ve made me hopeful again.”
"I'm happy that I could
27
. Why are you so sad?"
"Well, my mum told got
28
from her job, but I’m not sure what to do….”
"You see, the way you were
29
," she explained. “Don't look defeated,
30
comes in different ways. If your head is down you might never see it .Smile more.
31
your head up."
I smiled slightly, amazed by how she was
32
me.
“Why are you playing here?” I asked.
“I am not making music. I study psychology. I often see many
33
people and hope to relieve their
34
and make them think positively by sharing music.”
I smiled a little wider. She was doing a good thing. My heart was touched by a
35
soul.
She explained to me that she sees a lot of negative people in the world and she tries to alleviate the pain and bring more positivity by sharing motivational music. She told me that when she wasn't making music she studied psychology. So, that was how she knew some of the things she was telling me.
I smiled a little wider because I knew that she was doing a good thing. So, after that we parted, my heart touched and lightened by a musical soul!
16．A．instead B．anyway
C．somehow
D．either
17．A．since
B．after
C．before
D． when
18．A．noise B．view
C．scene
D．hurry
19．A．but
B．yet
C． so
D．or
20．A．Across B． Through
C.
Beside
D．Along
21．A．plate
B．basket
C． carriage
D．bowl
22．A．discouraged B．disturbed
C.
shocked
D． comforted
23．A．refreshing B． playing
C．dancing
D．begging
24．A．image B．belief
C． courage
D．time
25．A. direction B. instruction
C . operation
D．intention
26．A. nice
B． rough
C．peaceful
D．pleasure
27．A．work B． help
C．stand
D．improve
28．A．lost
B．stuck
C.
fired
D．tired
29．A． walking B．listening
C．sighing
D．talking
30．A．Experiences B．Possibilities C. Performances
D. Opportunities
31．A．drop B．pick
C． lift
D．knock
32．A．depressing B．encouraging C．frightening
D．surprising
33．A． negative B．thoughtful
C．active
D．surprising
34．A．attention B．sight
C．respect
D． pain
35．A．classical B．serious
C．curious
D．musical
There is a workman in America who earns as much as a company director. He is Max Quarterman, a thirty-year-old plasterer (泥瓦匠).
Max lives in an upper middle-class housing estate. His
37
are mostly bank managers, business executives, airline pilots and the
38
, but Max’s seven-bedroom house —
39
$ 80,000 — is the largest in the area.
40
outside the house are Max’s $ 7000 sports car and his wife’s Morris Mini. Indoors is a 150 colour TV set and the family’s
41
— a circular bath with gold-plated taps. There are also many labour－saving
42
and luxury furniture.
How can a plasterer
43
all this? The answer, says Max, is hard work. In
44
with another plasterer, Max
45
contract plastering jobs for a firm. The owner of the firm
46
them as human machines, the best and quickest in the
47
, who can do as much in two days as
48
two-man team can in two weeks.
How do they manage it? Not by working overtime. They work a(n)
_
49
eight-hour day, five days a week. The secret
50
in Max’s hod (桶) in which he carries the plaster to the site of the job. Max’s is a superhod — it contains double the usual
51
of plaster, and Max, a strong fellow, runs when he carries it. More time is thus
52
to get on with the plastering. Besides,
53
man wastes time smoking, and they
_
54
their lunch break to a
55
of an hour a day. Now Max earns over $ 800 a week which is four times the average weekly pay in Britain today, and if he gets as
56
as $ 15, it’s a disaster.
37. A. colleagues
B. neighbours
C. relatives
D. friends
38. A. like
B. kind
C. class
D. same
39. A. worthy B. spending
C. costing
D. worth
40. A. Stopped
B. Stopping
C. Parked
D. Parking
41. A. property
B. honour
C. facility D. pride
42. A. objects
B. devices
C. articles D. materials
43. A. acquire
B. use
C. afford D. provide
44. A. harmony
B. correspondence
C. partnership D. terms
45. A. makes
B. does
C. takes
D. gets
46. A. tells
B. treats
C. compares
D. describes
47.
A. trade
B. job
C. area D. walk
48. A. no
B. few
C. any D. all
49. A. unusual
B. extra
C. ordinary
D. normal
50. A. relies B. lies
C. hides
D. falls
51. A. quality
B. size
C. quantity D. weight
52. A. left
B. needed
C. spent
D. kept
53. A. both B. either
C. neither
D. each
54. A. have
B. cut
C. miss
D. spend
55. A. time
B. period
C. limitation D. total
56. A. much
B. little
C. more D. less
18.When I was walking through the forest, I heard someone weeping. I
41
the sound of the soft cry until I saw a woman sitting on the snow. Her eyes were filled with tears for her heavy
42
from life. I sat on the cold snow with her and
43
her my shoulder and my ears.
“What is your name?”, she asked. I smiled at her.
44
, my name is Jane, but to comfort her, I said, “My first name is
45
, my middle name is Hope and my last name is Compassion(同情) .” I saw a
46
smile come upon her face as I asked her “what is your name?” “My name is Ann
47
I had given up hope.” I read her a poem through which I
48
the
message of self-worth to her. Others will
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us when we love ourselves.
50
, it was important for one to have self- worth. After I shared the poem, we talked a while and then I picked a wild rose that was in the snow. It was
51
that there was a wild rose in such weather. I placed the rose in her hand and a big
52
appeared on her face. Then I felt kind of
53
at her change and handed her a piece of paper with my
54
on it. I walked away. She called me cheerfully the next day and expressed her
55
to me. She told me I truly
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my name. Obviously, she had found her faith, her hope and her compassion.
We all need someone in life to say I believe in you.
57
is as rare as a rose in the snow. When you
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it, don’t let it ever die. Life is too
59
to thank all the people who have encouraged us. We should receive and give encouragement rather than let unimportant things stand
60
our way.
41. A. heard
B. followed
C. waited
D. enjoyed
42. A. heart
B. head
C. body
D. waist
43. A. shared
B. brought
C. fetched
D. offered
44. A. Eventually
B. Deliberately C. Actually
D. Specially
45. A. Career
B. Inspiration
C. Motivation
D. Faith
46. A. puzzled
B. forced
C. tired
D. worried
47. A. but
B. so
C. because
D. or
48. A. transformed
B. left
C. conveyed
D. took
49. A. tolerate
B. serve
C. hate
D. treasure
50. A. Therefore
B. However
C. Otherwise
D. Moreover
51. A. usual
B. rare
C. dreadful
D. admirable
52. A. worry
B. satisfaction
C. smile
D. shock
53.
A. interest
B. security
C. disappointment D. relief
54. A. name
B. number
C. address
D. photo
55. A. regret
B. apology
C. gratitude
D. concern
56. A. lived up to
B. looked up to C. came up to
D. made up for
57.
A. Pleasure
B. Friendship
C. Passion
D. Encouragement
58. A. pass
B. receive
C. choose
D. create
59. A. good
B. slow
C. short
D. happy
60. A. in
B. on
C. by
D. under
19.Last Christmas, I didn't get a single Christmas present. This wasn't a __41_ I had asked for it. A week before Christmas. I decided that instead of 42 presents. I wanted to buy presents for the 43 in the local orphanage (孤儿院）.
When I told my family my plans, there was a lot of __44_ . On Christmas Day, however. the __45__ shocked me.
As I knocked on the door of the orphanage that morning. I fell __46__ and unprepared for what was coming. I almost _ 47__ , but then a woman opened the door and __48__ as she led me in.
I'd heard a lot about how orphanages were __49__ built but the reality was still a shock. I instantly _50__ it. There were no smiles. It felt a bit like being in a huge house filled with forgotten. __51__ kids.
I was taken to a room full of children, and was suddenly __52__ at how empty it felt. I wanted to make these children smile. I felt
53
,and I was.
But then, as my presents were __54__ , the atmosphere in the room changed. I could see the ___55___ in the eyes of the children. My feeling of powerlessness ___56 __. A little girl ran up to me and __57__ my legs. I carried a little boy in my arms and he kissed me on the nose before lying___ 58___ against my shoulder, which moved me to tears.
For many of us, Christmas is the best time of the year. The time I spent in the orphanage taught me that the __59__ I felt at Christmases should not be taken for granted. It taught me to __60__ everything that was mine.
41. A. joke
B. holiday
C. surprise
D. story
42. A. distributing
B. receiving
C. donating
D. exchanging
43. A. doctors
B. patients
C. workers
D. children
44. A. support
B. doubt
C. disagreement
D. humor
45. A. trend
B. disaster
C. reality
D. emotion
46. A. energetic
B. ashamed
C. excited
D. uncomfortable
47. A. turned up
B. turned away
C. broke down
D. broke in
48. A. hesitated
B. smiled
C. whimpered
D. cried
49. A. secretly
B. frequently
C. poorly
D. randomly
50. A. hated
B. left
C. forgot
D. abandoned
51. A. unwanted
B. unwilling
C. unbearable
D. unconscious
52. A. regretful
B. angry
C. confused
D amused
53. A. proud
B. encouraged
C. disappointed
D. powerless
54. A. picked out
B. put aside
C. turned down
D. handed out
55. A. envy
B. kindness
C. excitement
D. tension
56. A. arose
B. grew
C. disappeared
D. returned
57. A. hugged
B. bit
C. scratched
D. hit
58. A. heavily
B. gently
C. quickly
D. guiltily
59. A. happiness
B. gratitude
C. respect
D. loneliness
60. A. receive
B. keep
C contribute
D. value
20.What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or
41
or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control
42
, like the weather? Is time the same all over the world? That's an easy question, you say.
43
you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth. Well, maybe. But in America, time is
44
that. Americans see time as a valuable
45
. Maybe that's why they are
46
of the expression, "Time is money."
To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing
47
for other people's time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually
48
an apology, and maybe an explanation. People
49
are running late often call ahead to let others know of the 50
. Of course, the less formal the situation, the less important it is to be exactly
51
. At informal get-togethers,
52
, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes past the
53
time. But they usually don't try that at work.
American lifestyles show
54
people respect the time of others. When people plan an event, they often
55
the time days or weeks in advance. Once the time is fixed, it takes almost a(n)
56
to change it. If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually
57
first to make sure it is convenient. Only very close friends will just
58
unannounced. Also, people hesitate to call others late at night for fear they
59
be in bed. The time may vary, but most folks think
60
about calling after 10:00 p.m.
41.A. bought
B. ignored
C. spent
D. killed
42.A. over
B. in
C. with
D. for
43.A. However
B. Whenever
C. Whatever
D. Wherever
44.A. less than
B. no more than
C. not more than D. more than
45.A. resource
B. material
C. source
D. factor
46.A. short
B. fond
C. crazy
D. enthusiastic
47.A. preference
B. mercy
C. respect
D. hatred
48.A. calls for
B. arises from
C. makes for
D. results from
49.A. whom
B. which
C. who
D. whose
50.A. time
B. result
C. explanation
D. delay
51.A. in time
B. on time
C. ahead of time D. over time
52.A. such as
B. in a word
C. for example
D. as usual
53.A. assigned
B. appointed
C. approved
D. assessed
54.A. how many
B. how far
C. how much
D. how soon
55.A. set
B. prepare
C. use
D. quit
56.A. emergency B. pleasure
C. period
D. emotion
57.A. write
B. claim
C. inform
D. call
58.A. drop out
B. drop by
C. drop off
D. drop behind
59.A. must
B. might
C. need
D. shall
60.A. first
B. last
C. once
D. twice
21.One afternoon last summer I was driving along on my way home when I noticed a woman at the roadside near the edge of town. She was
41
a wheeled suitcase and was having a rough way to go since there was no sidewalk, only grass.
I pulled over to a nearby parking lot to
42
her. I suspected that she was
43
the homeless shelter across the street.
44
it became apparent that she was on her way somewhere, I continued to observe. She appeared to be in her fifties and was dressed very
45
, a skirt nearly to her ankles, a blouse, and a lace shawl around her shoulders. In truth, I was not only
46
her situation but whether or not she had the
47
to harm me if I intervened (干涉).
After a couple of minutes I turned around, pulled the car up next to her and offered her a
48
. She accepted. Her story was
49
, but she did share that she had been travelling for a while and that
50
had helped her along the way. Her
51
was a city about three hours drive from where we were and it didn’t sound as though she had a place to go there. I offered to take her to the half way point and she accepted.
Along the way, we stopped for food and drink for her which she
52
on paying for with her own money. When we well reached the town I had agreed to take her to, she asked if we could stop at a grocery store.
I was
53
that by this time she had developed enough
54
in me to leave her suitcase in the car while she shopped. While she was inside I located a Holiday Inn nearby and
55
ahead to see if there were
56
; I explained my rather unusual situation to the person on the other
57
of the phone.
Upon her
58
from the grocery store, I shared what I had done and she
59
my offer of a room for the night. We drove to the
60
and the kind young woman there provided what discounts she could as well as a room with a refrigerator. She stated that she was touched that “people don’t do this kind of thing.”
41. A. fighting against
B. struggling with
C. wrestling of
D. striving for
42. A. watch
B. monitor
C. anticipate
D. inspect
43. A. setting off
B. getting through
C. referring to
D. heading for
44. A. For
B. With
C. As
D. So
45. A. fashionably
B. conservatively
C. untidily
D. shabbily
46. A. assessing
B. calculating
C. estimating
D. adjusting
47. A. potential
B. talent
C. anxiety
D. ability
48. A. chance
B. gift
C. favor
D. lift
49. A. abstract
B. concrete
C. vague
D. ambitious
50. A. friends
B. strangers
C. relatives
D. by-standers
51. A. home
B. place
C. habitat
D. destination
52. A. persisted
B. stuck
C. objected
D. insisted
53. A. satisfied
B. confused
C. touched
D. amused
54. A. trust
B. belief
C. interest
D. relief
55. A. scheduled
B. bargained
C. called
D. urged
56. A. houses
B. vacancies
C. shelters
D. differences
57. A. line
B. tip
C. side
D. end
58. A. recovery
B. return
C. arrival
D. departure
59. A. declined
B. rejected
C. received
D. accepted
60. A. city
B. restaurant
C. hotel
D. grocery
23.We all go through times when we feel we are not good enough. We might feel that way at work or in school or even as a parent. Here are some things to remember when you feel like that.
36.When I started my Ph.D. program, I felt like the dumbest person in every class. I couldn’t believe how many smart people were there. I didn’t know if I could measure up to their intelligence or compete in the same league with them. Years later, I found out that almost everyone felt this way, too.
You are unique and have special talents. If you can barely make Hamburger Helper , don’t compare yourself to your sister who is a chef(厨师). I’m sure you can do many things that she can’t. 37 You are you. You are not your sister.
You need to stop chasing perfection. It doesn’t exist. What’s perfect to me is not perfect to you. So if you think that there is some objective measurement of perfection and that the rest of the world is judging you against, then you are wrong. 38.
39.Our sense of self-worth is based in our thoughts. We have been programmed for many years with thoughts about ourselves. Messages come from our parents, our peers, teachers, the media and our own labels. But guess what? They are only thoughts. Just because you think these thoughts, it doesn’t make them true. 40.
A. You have the power to change your future.
B. So focus on your own passions and talents.
C. You are not the only one who feels this way.
D. If you love yourself for who you are, other people will notice.
E. You need to change your thought patterns.
F. One of my favorite sayings is, “Don’t believe a negative thought you think!”
G. Most people are too worried about their own lack of perfection to judge you.
24.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Most drinks stating that they are fruit-flavored (水果味道的) contain no fruit at all, while most of the rest contain only a small quantity of fruit, according to a study carried by the British Food Commission.
“Shoppers need to check the labels (标签) before buying drinks, though sometimes the actual content can be non-existent,” said Food Commission spokesperson Ian Tokelove. “Food production is highly competitive.
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It will increase profits, and consumers won’t always realize they are being tricked.”
Flavorings are focused on the flavors of natural food products such as fruits, meats and vegetables, or creating flavor for food products that do not have the desired flavors. Researchers analyzed the contents of 38 strawberry-flavored products sold in stores.
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Of the 11 products that did contain strawberries, five of them contained less than one percent real fruit. In addition, each juice box contained nearly eight teaspoons of sugar.
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Let’s take jam as an example. Some strawberry-flavored jam was labeled as containing no artificial colors, flavors, or sweeteners, but it contained absolutely no strawberries at all.
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Consumers have the rights to know clearly about what they have bought. Under current UK law, food packages do not have to distinguish between natural and artificial flavoring. “Describing a product as strawberry flavor and covering the surface of the packet with pictures of strawberries is misleading.
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Unfortunately, it is also legal and widespread,” Tokelove said. “It’s time to take measures to protect the consumers’ rights.”
A. The products which contain real fruit are popular with people.
B. The Food Commission suggested all flavors used in a product should be listed on the packaging.
C. If companies can cut their costs by using flavoring, they are likely to do so.
D. Actually the product contains just a tiny percentage of strawberry or even no fruit at all.
E. It is important and necessary to demand a small amount of flavoring in the products.
F. They found that about 60 percent of them didn’t contain any fruit at all.
G. Even products advertised as more natural often contained no fruit.
25.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg just had a baby girl named Max, and
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(honor) the occasion, he's giving away the majority of his wealth. In the letter written by Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, to their new baby girl, he announced the birth of his first child and the ____62
(create) of the Chan Zuckerberg Fund,
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will focus on personalized learning, curing disease, connecting people and
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(build) strong communities.
“For your generation to live in
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better world, there is so much more our generation can do,” Zuckerberg wrote. “Today your mother and I are committing to spend our lives doing our small part to help solve these challenges.” The couple
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(donate) nearly all of their Facebook stock to the cause. “We will give 99% of our Facebook shares － ____67
(current) about $45 billion － to advance this
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(value) mission,” he wrote. “We know this is a small contribution compared
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all the resources and talents already working on these issues.
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we want to do what we can, working alongside many others.”
26.Learning any language takes practice － lots of practice! Often, it’s difficult to know
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you should practice it. Should you watch a video? Perhaps, 62
would be a good idea to do a few
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(quiz). Of course, you should try to speak English with your friends. All of these are great ideas, but it’s also important to build a routine. A routine will help you make
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(study) English a habit. That’s the best way to improve your English!
It’s important to
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(expose) to many different areas every day.
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, you shouldn’t try to study too many
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(differ) subjects. These suggestions take a 30-minute listening and reading as the basis for daily practice. You are trying to learn many new things, so don’t try to learn too much in any one area too
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(quick)!
Take 5 minutes to write down all the new words you find in your listening and reading exercises. Keep a notebook, and write in the
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(translate) in your native language. Don’t forget to learn grammar for 10 minutes. Try to quickly summarize what you listened to and what you read and speak out loud.
That’s it! Approximately 45 minutes a day, every day or at least four times a week! If you continue to do this, you will be
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(surprise) at how quickly your English improves!
27.In our life, we often regret what we did and which we couldn’t do. Actually, it doesn’t benefit us at all. As for most of us, we missed many chance to earn more money, to get a high position and to realize our dreams. We often regret that we don’t seize those opportunities, thus feel upset. Although we do know regretting the Past is no benefit, but we still can’t help doing it
To avoid the problem below, we need to pay more attention to what you are doing now, making us busier and having no time to recall the past. Moreover, we’d better set reasonably goals one by one. Only by doing so can we struggle for our future better.
28.假如你是李华，是英国某所学校的交换生，你于2015年10月14日在商店购买的电脑坏了，请你根据下列提示给商店客服写一封信。
主要内容：
写作目的；
描述具体情况（黑屏，无法使用）；
建议解决办法（更换或退钱）；
注意：1. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
2. 词数100左右。
Dear Sir or Madam,
My name is Li Hua, an exchange student from China. _____________________________
_______________________________________________.
Yours Sincerely,
Li Hua
29.假设你是李华，上个月去英国参加了一次夏令营活动，活动期间一直住在Mr. Smith家中。他们给你提供了很多帮助，请写一封感谢信表达对他们的感谢。
内容要点：1. 感谢Smith夫妇；
2. 你的感受；
3. 邀请Smith夫妇来华旅游。
注意:
1.
词数：100字左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数；
2.
可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Smith,
How are you doing? ________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
30.据报道2016年全球地表水将面临枯竭的危险，中国同样也面临着水资源严重短缺的问题，请你代表学生会写一份倡议书，呼吁同学们节约用水，防止水污染。内容包括：
1.水的重要性；
2.浪费和污染现象；
3.具体措施；
4.发出倡议。
注意：1. 词数：100左右；
2．可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；
3. 开头结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Save Water, Save Life
Dear students,
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Thank you !
Student Union
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