阶段仿真检测(四) Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars
第Ⅰ卷 (共115分)
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
(Text 1)
M：It is much better to wait until tomorrow to go. Don't you agree?
W：Yes. I couldn't agree more.
1．What does the woman think?
A．She thinks that it is better to drive at night.
B．She thinks it is better to wait longer.
C．She doesn't agree with the man.
(Text 2)
M：A telegram arrived here to say my father is seriously ill. I am very much worried about that.
W：Take it easy. Everything will be all right.
2．What does the woman mean?
A．She means to comfort the man.
B．She cares nothing about the man's trouble.
C．She is sure the man's father will be fine.
(Text 3)
W：Why were you absent from school yesterday?
M：My father needed to be sent to the hospital, but my mother was away from home.
3．Why didn't the boy go to school yesterday?
A．Because his mother was away.
B．Because his father was ill.
C．Because he, himself, was ill.
(Text 4)
W：You are much thinner than you used to be.
M：Yes, I did a lot of exercise. I've lost 20 pounds. I was 185 pounds.
4．How much does the man weigh now?
A．205 pounds.B．185 pounds.C．165 pounds.
(Text 5)
W：Are you coming with me to the cinema?
M：I am afraid not. I have to finish the work first. But I am sure I can go at the weekend.
5．What is the man probably going to do on the weekend according to the conversation?
A．To stay at home.
B．To go to the cinema.
C．To go to the park.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
(Text 6)
W：Would you like some tea?
M：I'd prefer some coffee, if you have got any.
W：Of course. I like coffee better. How do you take it?
M：With milk and sugar.
6．What do you know from the conversation?
A．The man likes tea better than coffee.
B．The man prefers milk to sugar.
C．Both of the speakers drink coffee.
7．Where does the conversation probably take place?
A．At a cafe.
B．In the woman's home.
C．In a hotel.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
(Text 7)
W：Have you got any hobbies?
M：I am fond of fishing and I am very interested in making home movies.
W：I like taking photographs too, but I like the history of cinema, so I enjoy making home movies.
M：What other interests have you got? Do you collect anything?
W：Yes, I collect records and I have got a quite big collection.
8．What are the speakers talking about?
A．Jobs.
B．Movies.
C．Hobbies.
9．What is their favourite in common?
A．Fishing.
B．Making home movies.
C．Collecting records.
10．Which of the following hobbies is NOT mentioned?
A．Fishing and collecting records.
B．Making films and taking photos.
C．Collecting coins and stamps.
听第8段材料。回答第11至13题。
(Text 8)
M：Now you have asked for the job as a secretary. And I'd like to ask you some questions. How many languages can you speak?
W：Well, I can speak English quite well. And also a little Japanese.
M：English and a little Japanese. Can you type?
W：Oh, yes. I can type.
M：And can you use a computer?
W：Sure.
M：OK, fine. Can you drive a car?
W：No, I can't.
11．What foreign languages can the girl speak?
A．English and a little Chinese.
B．English and a little Japanese.
C．English and
a little French.
12．What else can she do?
A．Typing and using a computer.
B．Typing and driving.
C．Typing, playing computer games and driving.
13．What is the relationship between the man and the woman?
A．Manager and customer.
B．Manager and secretary.
C．Manager and jobhunter.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
(Text 9)
M：Good morning. I am Peter Smith from Greece.
W：Yes, sir. Your room number is 909. That is on the ninth floor. Are you in Hong Kong on holiday?
M：No. I am here for the computer exhibition. Where is it, please?
W：It's in the Exhibition Center, on the third floor.
M：Thank you very much.(minutes later)
M：Excuse me, madam. What I want is a single room. I don't like to share a room with someone else. What's more, my room is rather small and dark. Could you possibly find me a larger and brighter single room?
W：I am very sorry, sir, but this is the rush season. We don't have any spare rooms at the moment.
M：But my company booked a room for me ages ago!
W：I am terribly sorry sir.
14．Where does this conversation probably take place?
A．In a hotel.
B．In a hospital.
C．In a shopping center.
15．On which floor is the Exhibition Center?
A．The ninth floor.
B．The third floor.
C．The second floor.
16．Why does the man come to Hong Kong?
A．Because he is on holiday.
B．Because he comes for the computer exhibition.
C．Because he comes to meet Peter Smith from Greece.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
(Text 10)
An old friend from abroad, whom I was expecting to stay with, telephoned from the airport to tell me that he had arrived. I was still at the office at the time, but I had made arrangements for his arrival. After explaining where my flat was, I told him that I had left the key under the doormat.
As I was likely to be home rather late, I advised him to go into the kitchen and help himself to food and drink.
Two hours later my friend phoned me from the flat. At the moment, he said, he was listening to some of my records after having just had a truly wonderful meal. He had found a pan on the gas stove and fried two eggs and had helped himself to some cold chicken from the refrigerator. Now, he said, he was drinking a glass of orange juice and he hoped I would join him. When I asked him if he had reached the flat without difficulty, he answered that he had not been able to find the key under the doormat, but fortunately the livingroom window just by the apple tree had been left open and he had climbed in. I listened to all this in astonishment. There is no apple tree in front of my livingroom, but there is one in front of my neighbor's.
17．Where had the man left the key before he went to work?
A．Inside his flat.
B．Under the doormat (门垫)．
C．Under an apple tree.
18．How did his friend get into the flat?
A．Through the livingroom window.
B．The neighbour gave him the key.
C．The front door of his livingroom was unlocked.
19．Why did the speaker ask his friend to help himself to food and drink?
A．Because his friend enjoyed cooking meals.
B．Because his friend was very hungry.
C．Because he would come home late.
20．Where was his friend when he phoned the speaker?
A．He was in the speaker's livingroom.
B．He was in the speaker's kitchen.
C．He was in the neighbour's kitchen.
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11～15 BACAB
16～20 BBACC
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21．Zhang Heng, one of ________ bestknown Chinese astronomers, showed a strong interest in ________ astronomy as a child.
A．the; theB．the; 不填
C．不填； the
D．不填； 不填
解析：选B。形容词最高级前常用定冠词the；学科前通常不加冠词。
22．Most of the evidence was destroyed in the fire.________， it would be almost impossible to prove Jim guilty.
A．Anyhow
B．However
C．Besides
D．Thus
解析：选D。前后分句为因果关系，故在此用thus表示“因此”。
23．Without gravity, we ________ walk on the ground as freely as we do now.
A．couldn't
B．mustn't
C．shan't
D．needn't
解析：选A。couldn't此处表示“不能”，符合语意。句意：没有重力，我们就不能像现在这样在地面上自由行走。
24．There is a peaceful and calm ________ in the country, quite different from that of a big city.
A．climate B．atmosphere
C．system
D．situation
解析：选B。句意：在乡间有一种和平宁静的气氛，这和大城市的气氛截然不同。atmosphere在此表示“气氛；氛围”，符合语境。climate“天气”；system“系统”；situation“情形；境遇”。
25．—May I have a look at your necklace?
—Sure.But be ________ with it — it's made of glass and breaks easily.
A．violent
B．fundamental
C．gentle
D．genuine
解析：选C。这条项链是玻璃做的，所以要小心轻放。gentle 作“温和的；轻柔的”讲，符合语境。violent “暴力的”；fundamental “基本的”；genuine “真的”。
26．In my view, choosing the right bike ________ what you want to use it for.
A．depends on
B．does with
C．belongs to
D．accounts for
解析：选A。句意：我认为选择合适的自行车取决于你用它做什么。depend on 作“取决于”讲，符合语境。do with “处理；处置”；belong to“属于”；account for “导致；做出解释”。
27．It was almost at midnight that a fire ________ in the neighborhood.
A．broke out
B．broke down
C．broke through
D．broke up
解析：选A。考查短语辨析。句意：正是午夜时分邻近地区发生了火灾。break out “爆发；突发”；break down “抛锚”；break through “突破”；break up “破裂”。
28．Jack was in low spirits those days and his friends did all they could ________ him up.
A．cheer
B．cheering
C．cheered
D．to cheer
解析：选D。do all one can to do sth.意思是“尽某人最大努力做某事”，其中不定式作目的状语。注意：此句中情态动词could后省略了do。
29．See the model ship ________ in the pool？That's what my father made for me last weekend.
A．float
B．floating
C．floated
D．to float
解析：选B。float 与the model ship 之间是主动关系，故在此用floating作定语，修饰the model ship。
30．The manager called upon his employees to improve their service.As a result, the supermarket attracted ________ customers in 2017 as the year before.
A．as twice many
B．as many twice
C．twice as many
D．twice as many as
解析：选C。考查倍数表达法。句型是：倍数＋as many＋名词＋as。
31．Though I was tired out that evening, I ________ from falling asleep by the great pain in my knee.
A．was prevented
B．had prevented
C．has prevented
D．am prevented
解析：选A。prevent sb.from doing sth.表示“阻止某人做某事”，由于主语I和动作prevent之间为被动关系，故用其被动语态；且由于主从句的动作同时发生，故在此用一般过去时。
32．He wants to see change in the company and I am sure ________ he will.
A．on time
B．at a time
C．at one time
D．in time
解析：选D。他想看到公司有所改变，我相信他总有天会看到的。in time“迟早，总有一天”，符合语境。on time“按时”；at a time “一次”；at one time“曾经”。
33．________you have worked out the first problem, you may go on to work on the second.
A．Even if
B．Unless
C．Now that
D．Though
解析：选C。依据题意，这里用now that，表示“既然”，引导原因状语从句。
34．Exercise is ________ as any other to lose weight.
A．so useful
B．as a useful way
C．as useful a way
D．such a useful way
解析：选C。题干中含有as ...as结构，该结构中含有可数名词单数时，其形式为“as＋形容词＋a/an＋可数名词单数＋as”，故选C。
35．—Could I have another cup of coffee, Daddy?
—________ It will be hard for you to go to sleep tonight if you do.
A．Better not.
B．Why not?
C．What for?
D．As you wish.
解析：选A。由It will be hard for you to go to sleep tonight if you do可知，爸爸劝孩子别再喝咖啡，故用Better not (＝ You'd better not)表示委婉拒绝。
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D )中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
We live in the countryside.My mother is a __36__ housewife.She takes care of a big family of 8, __37__ she has to go to the grocery store in the town at least once a week.One afternoon, she went to the grocery store in a hurry and __38__ a cart to feed our big family for the coming week.She had a number of errands (差事) to run, but when she __39__ buying everything she needed and pushed the cart out to the parking lot, she found she had __40__ her keys in the car.She called a locksmith (锁匠)，who __41__ the car door for her.After __42__ the locksmith a check, my mother got in the car and __43__ in a hurry as she had a lot of housework to do.
About ten minutes later, my mother suddenly __44__ that she had done something terrible — she'd __45__ to put her cart full of hundreds of dollars worth of groceries into the car before getting into the car.You know that was a __46__ sum of money for our family at that time.She hurried __47__ and looked everywhere for her cart of the newlybought food.It was __48__ to be found, and she was sure it had been stolen by someone else.
My discouraged mother made the 45minute __49__ back to our home.She felt __50__ and couldn't help shedding tears.When she pulled up in the driveway, however, to her __51__， she saw all the bags of the groceries in front of our home.In one of the bags, she noticed a __52__， which said the ice cream was in the neighbor's fridge.One __53__ person had seen my mother drive off and leave her cart behind, so she got my mother's __54__ from the locksmith's check and drove all the way to deliver the groceries — to a complete __55__.
36．A.busy
B．rude
C．strange
D．crazy
解析：选A。根据“She takes care of a big family of 8”以及“She had a number of errands to run”可知作者的妈妈很“忙”。
37．A.but
B．if
C．so
D．unless
解析：选C。作者家里人口众多，“所以”他妈妈每周至少要去城里购物一次。
38．A.checked
B．found
C．bought
D．filled
解析：选D。作者的妈妈在杂货铺买东西，故这里是指她把购物车“装满”。
39．A.continued
B．finished
C．considered
D．tried
解析：选B。根据“pushed the cart out to the parking lot”可知她“完成”了采购。
40．A.locked
B．offered
C．hidden
D．destroyed
解析：选A。根据“She called a locksmith”可知她把钥匙“锁”在了车子里。
41．A.broke
B．repaired
C．opened
D．decorated
解析：选C。车钥匙被锁在了车里，故只好找锁匠来“打开”车门。
42．A.writing
B．posting
C．promising
D．lending
解析：选A。锁匠帮忙打开了车门，作者的妈妈给他“写”了张支票来支付报酬。
43．A.looked
B．worked
C．left
D．examined
解析：选C。根据下文“as she had a lot of housework to do”可知作者的妈妈匆忙“离开”了。
44．A.wished
B．realized
C．imagined
D．explained
解析：选B。在开车回家的路上，作者的妈妈突然“意识到”她把东西忘在停车场了。
45．A.forgotten
B．expected
C．decided
D．hurried
解析：选A。根据作者的妈妈回去找东西的语境，可知她“忘记”了把购物车里的东西放到车里。
46．A.normal
B．familiar
C．new
D．large
解析：选D。根据作者的妈妈伤心落泪的语境，可知这笔钱在那个时候对于作者一家来说是一笔“很大的”钱。
47．A.back
B．home
C．up
D．down
解析：选A。根据作者的妈妈找东西的语境，可知她开车“回到”了停车场。
48．A.somewhere B．nowhere
C．anywhere
D．everywhere
解析：选B。根据“she was sure it had been stolen by someone else.”可知她没有找到那些东西，故选B。
49．A.walk
B．flight
C．dream
D．drive
解析：选D。这里是指45分钟的“开车”行程。
50．A.interested B．sad
C．moved
D．bored
解析：选B。根据“couldn't help shedding tears”可知作者的妈妈很“伤心”。
51．A.disappointment
B．anger
C．sorrow
D．surprise
解析：选D。作者的妈妈以为东西都丢了，看到东西出现在家门口，她应该很“惊讶”。
52．A.watch
B．pen
C．note
D．man
解析：选C。根据“which said the ice cream was in the neighbor's fridge”可知陌生人留下了一张“便条”。
53．A.kind
B．poor
C．free
D．determined
解析：选A。从帮助陌生人送东西回来的细节可知这是一个“善良的”人。
54．A.phone
B．card
C．address
D．car
解析：选C。作者的妈妈给锁匠开了张支票，那人就是通过支票上的“地址”才把东西送来的。
55．A.housewife
B．fool
C．neighbor
D．stranger
解析：选D。那人从锁匠那里问到地址后才把东西送过来，故可知那人并不认识作者的妈妈，作者的妈妈对她来说是“陌生人”。
第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
The success of Pickwick Papers made Dickens very popular.He suddenly found himself at twentyfour the most famous novelist of his day.Busy as his social life was, he worked on two novels at the same time — Oliver Twist and Pickwick Papers.He was particularly proud of Pickwick Papers, which was a huge success and was regarded as a comic (喜剧) masterpiece (杰作)．“If I were to live a hundred years and write novels in each, I should never be so proud of any of them as I am proud of Pickwick Papers，” he said.
It has been said of Dickens that he grasped (抓住) the imagination of his readers because his imagination grasped himself.The people in his works were so real that they could make him laugh or cry.When writing Oliver Twist he said that he could not rest until Fagin, the wrongdoer (做坏事的人), had been hanged.
Dickens' marriage to Catherine Hagarth, with whom he had nine children, ended unhappily in 1858.He started to travel about giving readings of his works.His interest in theater gave his novels the qualities that made them suitable for reading aloud on the stage.A tiring trip to the United States affected his health.On June 9th, 1870, when he was working on a new novel, he died.Dickens had always wanted to die of working.
语篇解读：本文介绍了作家狄更斯的生平以及他的两部代表作——《匹克威克外传》《雾都孤儿》。
56．Dickens became a famous novelist ________.
A．because his social work
B．with the success of Pickwick Papers
C．because he was writing two novels at the same time
D．when he began to give readings of his works
解析：选B。根据第一段第一句话可以得知。
57．According to this passage, we know that Dickens ________.
A．was only interested in writing novels
B．didn't like Oliver Twist
C．wished to live one hundred years and write three novels in each
D．didn't think he could write a better novel than Pickwick Papers in his life
解析：选D。根据第一段最后一句话可以得知。
58．Fagin must be ________.
A．a person in real life
B．a character in Oliver Twist
C．a character in Pickwick Papers
D．one of Dickens' works
解析：选B。根据第二段最后一句话可以得知。
59．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．Dickens had a happy marriage to Catherine Hagarth.
B．Dickens was a successful actor.
C．Dickens' death had little to do with his hard work.
D．Dickens had wished to die in the course of his work.
解析：选D。根据最后一段最后一句话可以得知。
B
Of all the planets, none has captured the world's imagination like Mars.Its reddish color and changes in brightness over time make the planet an unforgettable sight.
In Cosmos, the television science series from the 1980s, scientist Carl Sagan talked about some traditional ideas about Mars.Some of these ideas are from the English science fiction writer H．G.Well's The War of the Worlds.Others are from the mistaken science of Percival Lowell, the American astronomer who believed intelligent beings lived on Mars.Wells described Martians as threatening.Lowell imagined them as the hopeful engineers of great works.Carl Sagan said that both ideas influenced the public deeply.
Today, Mars continues to excite humans — not as the object of science fiction but of scientific study.Space scientists have collected a wealth of information from spacecrafts that have orbited, landed on and dug into the Martian surface.
The Smithsonian's “Mars Day” offered a chance for people of all ages to touch Mars, or at least a piece of it.Allison and Alycia from Silver Spring, Maryland, brought their children, Grace, Sam, Ryan and Emma.They heard about Mars and its geology from experts.They could see a test version of the Viking landers that reached Mars in July of 1976.They also saw meteorites (陨星)known to have come from the red, or reddish planet.Eightyearold Sam learned that the ancient description of Mars as red is not exactly right.He said, “It's actually orangish more than red and it's also kind of brown.” Emma is six.She learned about the volcanic activity that has shaped the surface of Mars.She said, “The closest thing to Mars — the stuff — is from volcanoes mostly.”
“Mars Day” offered Allison and Alycia's children a chance to learn more about a world that they are very likely to set foot on within their lifetimes.
60．What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A．Why Martians were considered threatening.
B．Why Mars has captured the world's imagination.
C．What people generally thought of Mars in the past.
D．How H．G.Wells got the idea for his science fiction.
解析：选C。主旨大意题。通读第二段，可知主要是讲人们关于火星的一些传统认识，故选C。
61．It is implied in Paragraph 3 that ________.
A．today's space scientists still know nothing about Mars
B．today's space scientists are very interested in Mars
C．science fiction films are no longer set in Mars
D．space scientists haven't made any progress in knowing Mars
解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第三段的“Today, Mars continues to excite humans — not as the object of science fiction but of scientific study.”以及后一句“Space scientists have collected a wealth of information ...”可推断现在的航天科学家们对火星很感兴趣。
62．What is the writer's attitude toward the idea that humans will set foot on Mars?
A．He thinks it may happen in this year.
B．He thinks it will always remain a dream.
C．He thinks it will come true within hundreds of years.
D．He thinks it may happen in the following decades.
解析：选D。推理判断题。根据末段的“a world that they are very likely to set foot on within their lifetimes”可知作者认为人类在接下来的几十年内就有可能登上火星。
63．The Smithsonian's “Mars Day” might NOT offer people a chance to ________.
A．learn about the surface of Mars
B．see a test version of some Viking landers
C．see meteorites known to have come from Mars
D．sit in a spacecraft to experience the life of an astronaut
解析：选D。细节理解题。通读全文，可知作者并没有提到在火星日，前往参观的人可以坐在宇宙飞船里体验宇航员的生活，故选D。
C
Beijing is a rather strange city to many western people.One of my foreign friends told me that when he came to Beijing, at first he couldn't understand why most people wear masks when spring comes to Beijing.He thought people wanted to keep their appearance a secret.Well, one of the symbols of spring coming to Beijing is that more and more people start wearing masks.The reason for it is the arrival of so called “sandstorms”．
It is said that each year sandstorms hit Beijing 4 to 5 times.The sand is brought to Beijing by wind from the western part of China.Tons (吨) of soil and dust travel hundreds of miles and blanket Beijing's streets, parked cars and apartment buildings.You would be amazed to see the ground has turned yellow overnight.The storm is so violent that you do not want to have a conversation with your friend on the road.If you open your mouth and then you close it, you may have the raw (自然状态的) taste of sand in your mouth.
People in Beijing hate those storms.Sandstorms make the traffic jam in rush hours even more unpredictable, because the drivers have to drive slowly in order to have a clear view of the road conditions.Young students also hate sandstorms because whenever there is a sandstorm, they are not allowed to have any activities outside the classroom.It is so boring to sit in the classroom all day and the youngsters are so eager (渴望的) to go out and do some sports.
It is said that the closest desert is only 80 kilometers away from the city center.There is definitely much more to do for the local government to deal with the environmental problem.
64．People in Beijing wear masks in the spring because ________.
A．they are ill
B．their masks are beautiful
C．there are serious sandstorms
D．they want to keep their face a secret
解析：选C。细节理解题。从第一段的最后一句“The reason for it is the arrival of so called ‘sandstorms’．”可知，人们戴面罩是因为北京常有沙尘暴来袭。
65．The underlined word “blanket” in Paragraph 2 means “________”．
A．cover
B．cross
C．destroy
D．block
解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据下一句“You would be amazed to see the ground has turned yellow overnight.”可知，地面在一夜之间变成黄色是因为街道被沙尘覆盖了，所以blanket应意为“覆盖”，故选A。
66．Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?
A．Sandstorms hit Beijing more than 3 times every year.
B．Sandstorms can cause more traffic jams.
C．Students don't go to school if there is a sandstorm.
D．Beijing is strange in many westerners' eyes.
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章第三段中“Young students ...the classroom.”可知，在沙尘暴天气中，学生们不能进行户外活动，只能待在教室里，故C项表述与原文不符。
67．Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A．People in Sandstorms
B．Sandstorms in Beijing
C．How to Prevent
Sandstorms
D．What to Do in a Sandstorm
解析：选B。标题归纳题。本文主要讲了北京沙尘暴天气的发生频率，沙尘暴袭击北京时的情景以及人们不喜欢沙尘暴的原因，故B项最能概括全文。
D
The man who brings my milk used to knock for his money for the week's milk while I was eating breakfast on Saturday morning.Just lately he has been arriving before I get up.Workforce shortages mean that four men are sharing five rounds, so he has to start earlier.
Delivering milk to people's homes is hardly good business, especially when the customer may have a choice of two or three firms serving a single road.In spite of my local difficulties, however, labor troubles are not as great as a few years ago.There are enough men prepared to make an early morning start for the sake of an openair job with a fair measure of freedom.If they did stop calling, women would find it hard work to collect all the milk they need from selfservice stores.Dairies (乳品业) know that stopping deliveries in the United States resulted in falling sales.
Marketing ideas have included introducing extra lines, in addition to dairy products, which the milkmen can carry to increase business.One dairyman said, “It won't be long before the milkman delivers more bread than milk.” Some milkmen deliver potatoes, and it seems as though variety will be limited only by the size of the trucks.
So the milkman is likely to remain a familiar figure, and the dairy products he sells are unlikely to change very much in this decade.Flavored milk is popular on the Continent.In Britain those who like it buy plain milk and add their own flavoring.Even the returnable bottle continues to be used.As long as it has a reasonable life — 30 to 40 trips are usual — the cost of collection and cleaning is worthwhile.
语篇解读：本文介绍了送奶工的工作方便了人们的生活，但由于乳品业劳动力缺乏，公司担心乳制品的销售量会下降。
68．The milkmen now start earlier on their delivery rounds than before because ________.
A．there is an increasing demand for milk delivery
B．they hope to reach the customers' home in time
C．they have to collect the money for the week's milk house to house
D．dairies are short of deliverymen and the companies worry about falling sales
解析：选D。事实细节题。从文章的第一段最后一句和第二段最后一句可知乳品业缺少劳动力，公司担心乳制品的销售量会下降。
69．Which of the following statements in NOT true?
A．One of the marketing ideas is variety.
B．The milkman now delivers more bread than milk.
C．Milkmen have taken over many rounds given up by bakeries.
D．Some milkmen deliver potatoes in addition to dairy products.
解析：选B。事实判断题。从第三段第二句可知，不久以后送奶工送面包比送牛奶多，而不是现在。
70．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A．the British people seldom buy plain milk
B．the returnable bottles are no longer used
C．collection and cleaning of the returnable bottles cost nothing
D．the returnable bottles won't be thrown away until they are used dozens of times
解析：选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段的最后一句可知牛奶瓶可使用三四十次。
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Everyone has feelings of anxiety, nervousness, tension and stress from time to time.Here are a few ways to help us manage them.
__71__ We all think we know how to relax.But calming down in front of the TV or computer isn't true relaxation.Depending on what you're watching or doing, it could even make you more nervous.The same is true for alcohol, drugs or tobacco.They may seem to relieve anxiety or stress, but it's a false state of relaxation that's only temporary.What the body really needs is a relaxation technique—like deep breathing, tai chi or yoga — that has a physical effect on the mind.
Get enough sleep, nutrition and exercise.Get the right amount of sleep for your need — not too much or too little.Eat well — choose fruit，vegetables，lowfat proteins and whole grains for longterm energy instead of the short bursts that come from too much sugar or caffeine.__72__ In that way, your brain and body can operate at their best.
Connect with others.__73__ Doing things with those we feel close to deepens our bonds, which allows us to feel happier and less upset about things.If you feel worried or nervous about something, talking about it with someone who listens and cares can help you feel more understood and better able to deal with it.You'll be reminded that everyone has these feelings sometimes.You're not alone.
__74__ Heading out for a walk in the park or a hike in the woods can help anyone feel peaceful.Choose somewhere you feel safe so that you can relax and enjoy your surroundings.Walking or hiking can offer additional benefit or exercise.Invite a friend or two — or a family member — along and enjoy feeling connected to people as well.
Think positively.A great way to keep our minds off the worry track is to focus our thoughts on things that are good, beautiful and positive.__75__
A．Spend time with your friends or family.
B．Express yourself to others.
C．Connect with nature.
D．Keep away from stress and anxiety.
E．Allow yourself to dream and wish for the best.
F．Exercise to send oxygen to every cell in the body.
G．Choose a correct way to r