Module 6
Ⅰ.阅读理解
“It is one of the few bright spots in the Chinese economy，” says Zeng Ming. He is talking about ecommerce. Mr. Zeng, the chief strategy officer of Alibaba, a giant Chinese Internet firm, predicts that digital transactions on his firm's platforms will top 1 trillion yuan ($ 159 billion) this year—more than Amazon's and eBay's combined. That is a bold claim; but consider what happened on Singles Sunday.
Invented a few years ago by students and seized upon by digital marketers, this festival for lonely hearts falls annually on the 11th day of the 11th month (since 1 is the loneliest number). It is like St Valentine's Day, only worse. Singletons shower each other with tender gifts: a barrage of pearls; a storm of sweets.
This November 11th they spent a surprising 19 billion yuan on Alibaba's online platforms—a fourfold increase from a year ago, and more than double what Americans spent online last Cyber Monday (the Monday after Thanksgiving, when retailers urge Americans to shop online). About 100 million purchases were logged, accounting for 80% of the packages shipped that day. Couriers(快递员) were buried in parcels.
So life is good for China's etailers, then? Not exactly. The number of digital marketers is increasing and online sales are booming. Consumers are enjoying lower prices, better service and more varieties. The problem? The pressure on profits in Chinese ecommerce is worse than that in America, reckons Elinor Leung of CLSA, a broker. “Almost no one makes money，” she says.
The fiercest battles are being fought between online retailers and their bricksandmortar (传统的实体企业) rivals. Dangdang, a firm that resembles Amazon, and 360buy, another online retailer, have cut prices fiercely. Tencent, a cashrich online giant known for its instant messaging software, is splashing out to win market share. 360buy has also just raised $ 400 million from investors to do the same. But it is unclear how much longer such firms can burn through capital.
语篇解读：本文从阿里巴巴网络销售说起，主要介绍了迅速发展的中国电子商务。
1．What's the best title of this passage?
A．The Ambition of Alibaba
B．Fierce Competition Between Retailers
C．A New Festival for the Singles
D．Chinese Booming Ecommerce
答案：D 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文从阿里巴巴网络销售说起，主要介绍了迅速发展的中国电子商务。故选D。
2．According to Zeng Ming, this year Alibaba will ________.
A．outweigh Amazon and eBay in worldwide influence
B．rank top among all the Internet firms
C．have more than 159 billion dollars' sale
D．create another sales miracle just like the one on Singles Day
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“...will top 1 trillion yuan($159 billion) this year”可知C项正确。
3．How many packages were shipped on November 11th from Alibaba's online platforms?
A．About 80 million. B．About 100 million.
C．About 125 million. D．About 180 million.
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句中的“About 100 million purchases were logged, accounting for 80% of the packages shipped that day. ”可以计算出(100 million÷80%＝125 million)。故C项正确。
4．What's the author's attitude towards online retailers in China?
A．Optimistic. B．Concerned.
C．Sympathetic. D．Indifferent.
答案：B 态度推断题。根据倒数第二段的内容及文章的最后一句“But it is unclear how much longer such firms can burn through capital.”可推知，作者对中国的网上零售商的状况表示担忧。故选B。
Ⅱ.七选五
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。
Breaking the Habit of Comparing Yourself with Others
If you took the strengths of others, and compared them with your weaknesses, you would feel rather upset. This is what most of us do at one time or another—and some of us do pretty often. It's a surefire recipe for a drop in selfconfidence and for unhappiness. __1__ Here are some tips that might be helpful to you：
Awareness. Most often we make these social comparisons without realizing we're doing them. It's a natural act, I suppose, and as a result it's something that is done without consciousness. __2__Bring the thought to your consciousness by being on the lookout for them. If you focus on these thoughts for a few days, it gets much easier with practice, and soon it won't be hard to notice.
Stop yourself. Once you realize you're doing these comparisons, give yourself a pause. __3__Just acknowledge the thought, and gently change focus.
Count your blessings. A better focus is on what you do have, on what you are already blessed with.__4__ Think about how lucky you are to have what you have, to have the people in your life who care about you, to be alive.
Focus on your strengths. Instead of looking at your weaknesses, ask yourself what your strengths are. Celebrate them ! Be proud of them. Don't brag, but feel good about them and use them to your best advantage.
__5__ Sometimes we try to criticize others just to make ourselves look or feel better. Attacking someone else for your benefit is destructive. It forms an enemy when it could form a friend. In the end, that hurts you as well. Instead, try to support others in their success—that will lead to more success on your part.
A．Don't knock others down.
B．Don't blame yourself or feel bad.
C．So the solution is to become conscious.
D．Helping others means helping yourself.
E．Count what you have, not what you don't.
F．It is important to try to find out your strengths.
G．So how do you break this cycle of comparing yourself with others?
语篇解读：本文就如何避免与人攀比提出了五点有效的建议。
1．G 本句为过渡句。前面提到很多人拿别人的强项与自己的弱点相比较，结果导致自己失去自信。下一句说要提出几点建议，因此选G。
2．C 本段的小标题是Awareness。空格前面的内容提到我们经常会不自觉地与他人攀比。那么作者提出的解决问题的办法就是让我们保持头脑清醒。因此选C。
3．B 本句承上启下。上一句说，一旦意识到自己在进行比较，就要停止。此处表示没有必要自责和苦恼。下一句说要慢慢地分散自己的注意力。
4．E 本句承上启下，同时呼应标题。前一句说，要关注自己拥有的东西，本句与上句意思连贯。
5．A 本空为段落标题。下一句说，有时我们试图通过责备别人，让自己感觉好一些。但是，为了自己的利益而打击别人的做法是有破坏性的。因此段落标题为”不要打击别人”。
Ⅲ.完形填空
(2015·安徽合肥一中质检)
All of us go through some difficult times as we approach teenage years. It's the age when we have to deal with the most __1__ in our life. This transition (过渡) from childhood to adulthood is __2__ for some, but rough for others. The most important thing about being a teenager is __3__. When we are teenagers, we would get blamed or even punished for anything wrong we do.
It's all not so __4__ about being a teenager though. We don't have to have our __5__ take us to somewhere we want to go or we couldn't go before. We can have __6__with friends or even alone, which we couldn't have because we were too __7__ to know what pleasure is! It's a very enjoyable time of life. During this age, we are old enough to __8__ what is good for us, and make decisions without __9__ others.
But like the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end, but all bad things can continue __10__.” During this period, we are having much __11__ for our studies. If we don't pass, we won't get jobs, and things will take a turn for the __12__. With the present world economy in __13__， we have to do really, really well in our __14__ for a job. Adults say that their __15__ is the hardest part of life. But I think the transition from a kid to an adult is much __16__ than being already an adult. What we do in our teenage years will __17__what we become and how we lead our life in the future.
In conclusion, it is quite __18__ that parents put much pressure on an already stressed on teenager. If they realized that, living condition for teenagers would be much better. __19__ for the teens ourselves we should get to know what is best for us. What's more, we should understand the right __20__ of life we choose at this age can make us happy for the rest of our existence.
语篇解读：青春期是一段艰难的时期，也是逐步走向独立的时期，同时，这种独立性又决定了今后一生的走向及生活状态。因此，家长应该给本来压力就大的青春期的孩子少施压；青少年更要明辨是非，为创造一个美好的未来打下基础。
1．A.chances B．changes
C．feelings
D．expectations
答案：B chance意为“机会”；change意为“改变，变化”；feeling意为“感觉，触觉”；expectation意为“期望，预期”。青春期是从儿童期向成年期的过渡阶段，会有很多的变化，故B项正确。
2．A.smooth
B．practical
C．demanding
D．necessary
答案：A smooth意为“顺利的；光滑的”；practical意为“实际的”；demanding意为“苛刻的，要求高的”；necessary意为“有必要的”。根据此空后的but rough for others可判断，从儿童到成人的过渡期对一些人来说是顺利的，smooth与形容词rough相对应，二者意义相反，符合but所表示的转折关系，故A项正确。
3.A.knowledge
B．independence
C．confidence
D．responsibility
答案：D knowledge意为“知识”；independence意为“独立”；confidence意为“自信”；responsibility意为“责任”。根据下句“When we are teenagers，we would get blamed or even punished for anything wrong we do.”可判断，成为青年人以后就要为自己的所作所为负责，要有责任感，故D项正确。
4.A.easy
B．strange
C．bad
D．interesting
答案：C easy意为“容易的”；strange意为“奇怪的”；bad意为“坏的”；interesting意为“有趣的”。第一段讲的是青春期；带给孩子的压力，而这一段第一句中的though意为“虽然；不过”，表示转折，故可判断，此处讲青春期也并不是那么的糟糕，故C项正确。
5.A.guides
B．partners
C．parents
D．friends
答案：C guide意为“导游”；partner意为“伙伴”；parent意为“父；母”；friend意为“朋友”。句意为：我们不必让父母带我们去我们想去或者以前不能去的地方，故C项正确。
6.A.fun
B．trouble
C．relation
D．business
答案：A fun意为“乐趣”；trouble意为“麻烦”；relation意为“关系”；business意为“生意，商业”。根据第7空后的“...what pleasure is”可判断，青春期的孩子可以和朋友一起，甚至独自一人玩得很开心，故A项正确。
7.A.proud
B．young
C．smart
D．mature
答案：B proud意为“自豪的”；young意为“年轻的”；smart意为“聪明的，机灵的”；mature意为“成熟的”。根据此空前的“...which we couldn't have because we were...”的时态，以及下句中“During this age，we are old enough...”可判断，这里提到的是儿童时期的状况，即年龄太小，并不知道快乐所在，young与old相对应，故B项正确。
8.A.predict
B．remember
C．imagine
D．understand
答案：D predict意为“预测”；remember意为“记得”；imagine意为“想象”；understand意为“理解”。根据第7空后的“...to know what pleasure is！”可判断，青春期有别于儿童时期对快乐的不理解，从而理解了什么对自己是有益的，故D项正确。
9.A.guiding
B．helping
C．inviting
D．consulting
答案：D guide意为“引导，向导”；help意为“帮助”；invite意为“邀请”；consult意为“咨询”。根据此空前的“During this age，we are old enough to... make decisions...”可判断，这段时期我们已经长大了，足以自己作决定而不需要向他人请教，故D项正确。
10．A.occasionally
B．briefly
C．forever
D．naturally
答案：C occasionally“偶尔，间或”；briefly“简短地，短暂地”；forever“永远”；naturally“自然地”。根据此空前的“All good things must come to an end，but...”可判断，前后为对比关系，故后半句表示：但是所有的坏事都一直持续着。故C项正确。
11．A.pressure
B．passion
C．motivation
D．panic
答案：A pressure意为“压力”；passion意为“激情，热情”；motivation意为“动机，推动”；panic意为“恐慌，惊慌”。根据此空后的“If we don't pass，we won't get jobs，and things will take a turn...”可判断，在学习方面，青少年有很大的压力，故A项正确。
12．A.better
B．worse
C．fewer
D．more
答案：B better意为“更好的”；worse意为“更坏的”；fewer意为“较少的”；more意为“更多的”。根据此空前的“...we won't get jobs...”可判断，通不过考试就找不到工作，其后果只能是使自己的生活恶化，take a turn for the worse意为“恶化”，故B项正确。
13．A.decline
B．hope
C．increase
D．debt
答案：A decline意为“下降，衰退”；hope意为“希望”；increase意为“增加”；debt意为“债务”。根据此空后的“With the present world economy... we have to do really，really well in our __14__ for a job.”可判断，世界经济的现状决定了我们必须这样做，根据常识可知，经济状况不景气往往造成用工需求疲软，故A项正确。
14．A.contribution
B．education
C．application
D．qualification
答案：B contribution意为“贡献，捐献”；education意为“教育”；application意为“应用申请”；qualification意为“资格，条件”。根据第12空前的“If we don't pass，we won’t get jobs...”可判断，如果通不过考试，就找不到工作，所以为了找到工作必须在学习上表现出色，故B项正确。
15．A.promotion
B．work
C．experience
D．age
答案：D promotion意为“提升，晋升”；work意为“工作”；experience意为“经验，经历”；age意为“年龄阶段”。根据下一句“But I think the transition from a kid to an adult...”可判断，这里是指成人阶段与青春期作比较，句意为：成年人认为他们那个年纪是一生中最艰难的阶段。故D项正确。
16．A.harder
B．happier
C．easier
D．lighter
答案：A 根据此空前的“...is the hardest part of life.But I think...than being already an adult.”可判断，“我”并不像那些成年人所说的那么认为，反而觉得未成年向成年的转变比变成成年人更难，故A项正确。
17．A.reflect
B．confirm
C．determine
D．identify
答案：C reflect意为“反映，反射”；confirm意为“确认，确定”；determine意为“决定”；identify意为“鉴定，识别”。根据上文“If we don't pass，we won't get jobs, and things will take a turn for the __12__.”可判断，青春期的行为直接决定之后的生活品质，故C项正确。
18．A.vital
B．urgent
C．common
D．unnecessary
答案：D vital意为“至关重要的”；urgent意为“紧急的，急迫的”；common意为“共同的，普通的”；unnecessary意为“没有必要的”。根据下句“If they realized that, living condition for teenagers would be much better.”可判断，家长如果能认识到青少年本来压力就大的处境，孩子们的生活会好得多，此处的虚拟语气表明事实上正好相反，故D项正确。
19．A.Or
B．Otherwise
C．But
D．Because
答案：C 根据此空的上下文“If they realized that...以及．..for the teens ourselves we should get to know what is best for us.”可判断，这里是从家长和青少年两个方面分别给出建议，虽然家长的行为有不妥之处，但是青少年自身也应该明辨是非，上下文形成转折关系，故C项正确。
20．A.experience
B．way
C．condition
D．power
答案：B experience意为“经验，经历”；way意为“方式”；condition意为“条件，状况”；power意为“能量”。根据“...we should get to know what is best for us..”可判断，青春期我们应该知道什么对我们是最有益的，即懂得如何生活，the right way of life意为“正确的生活方式”，B项正确。
Ⅳ.短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用()划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
(2015·长春市高三质监三)
Dear Mum，
This afternoon, our teacher asked us list what our parents had done for us. I write down a lot of good sides.
Time passes quickly, isn't it? It is three years when I became a high school student. Looking back on the progresses that I have made so far, I really appreciate for your support. I know that without your properly guidance, I would not have done so well. However, what still makes me puzzling is how to make my dream to go to the top university come true. Please continue to lend I a hand. I really need your help.
Kate
答案：
Dear Mum，
This afternoon, our teacher asked us
list what our parents had done for us. I
down a lot of good sides.
Time passes quickly,
it? It is three years
I became a high school student. Looking back on the
that I have made so far, I really appreciate for your support. I know that without your
guidance, I would not have done so well. However, what still makes me
is how to make my dream to go to
top university come true. Please continue to lend
a hand. I really need your help.
Kate
Ⅴ.书面表达
一家英语报社向中学生征文，主题是“十年后的我”，请根据下列要点和你的畅想完成短文。
1．家庭；
2．工作；
3．业余生活。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头语已为你写好。
I often imagine what my life will be like in the future._____________________________
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答案：
I_often_imagine_what_my_life_would_be_like_in_the_future. I think my life will be very different in ten years. I will be twentyeight years old by then. I will have my own family, probably with a lovely child. I hope I will work in a computer company as a program designer. I will enjoy my work and get along well with my colleagues. I will do a good job in whatever I do. In my free time, I will continue to take a regular exercise, such as swimming, running and various ball games. On my holidays, I will travel around the world. In a word, my life will be much richer and more colorful.