阶段仿真检测(五) Unit 5 Canada — “The True North”
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：How have you been enjoying your trip in this city so far?
W：It's been great, you know. I have never seen better cinemas and parks than here.
1．What are the two speakers talking about?
A．A park.B．A trip.C．A cinema.
(Text 2)
M：I'd like to book a ticket to Thailand for three people.
W：Can I have the dates for your departure and return?
M：Yes, we want to leave on September 3 and return on the 12th.
2．When will the man leave?
A．On September 3.
B．On September 12.
C．On September 13.
(Text 3)
M：I think we should fly to New York. It's the fastest way to go to college.
W：But if we fly, we'll miss out on the landscape airplanes
are out. We can go by train.
3．How will the two speakers go to New York?
A．By plane.
B．By train.
C．By car.
(Text 4)
W：The copying machine in my office doesn't work. Do you mind if I use the copying machine to make a quick copy?
M：Not at all. I won't use it today.
4．Where does the conversation probably take place?
A．In a garage.
B．In a station.
C．In an office.
(Text 5)
W：Hello, Brad? I waited for you two hours after work yesterday.
M：I'm sorry to hear about it. I was too busy yesterday.
5．How long did the woman wait?
A．One hour.
B．Two hours.
C．Three hours.
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至8题。
(Text 6)
W：Hi, are you checking out now?
M：Yes, sorry. I know we're a few minutes late.
W：That's no problem. It's always really busy at check out time anyway.
M：Oh, really. The last hotel we stayed at charged us for a late check out.
W：The hotel isn't booked this week, so it's not a problem. How was everything?
M：The room was great. The beds were really comfortable, and we weren't expecting our own fridge.
W：I'm glad you liked it.
M：The kids were disappointed that the pool wasn't open this morning, though.
W：I apologize for that. It's not open until 5 pm.
M：Well, we had a nice swim last night anyhow.
W：Will you be putting this on your credit card?
M：No, I'll pay cash.
W：OK. So the total comes to S| 160, including tax.
M：Here you are!
6．Where does the conversation probably take place?
A．In a hotel.
B．In a school.
C．In a shop.
7．When will the pool open?
A．At six o'clock tomorrow morning.
B．At five o'clock in the afternoon.
C．At eight o'clock in the evening.
8．How much should the man pay?
A．S| 16.
B．S| 60.
C．S| 160.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
(Text 7)
W：Would you like a cup of tea or coffee, David?
M：Tea, please. Lily, I heard that the tea you make tastes good.
W：Thanks.
M：Then would you like to teach me how to make a pot of tea? I'm eager to learn to make tea myself.
W：Of course. Well, first of all you should have a china teapot. It's the most important thing. Tea doesn't taste so good from a metal one.
M：What next?
W：Wash the teapot with very hot water to make it hot.
M：And then?
W：Well. Then put two or three teaspoons of tea into the teapot, and pour the boiling water over the tea. And you have to let the teapot stand for at least five minutes and then the tea will be ready to drink.
9．What does the man think of the tea the woman makes?
A．Good.
B．Bad.
C．Ordinary.
10．What's the most important thing to make a pot of tea?
A．Having a china teapot.
B．Washing the teapot.
C．Pouring boiling water over the tea.
11．How long does it take to make the teapot stand before drinking?
A．At most two minutes.
B．At least five minutes.
C．Only ten minutes.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
(Text 8)
M：Mary, tomorrow is your mom's birthday, do you know?
W：Of course I do. How do you think we shall celebrate it?
M：Hmm, a birthday present will be needed. Have you prepared it?
W：Yes, I bought it some days ago.
M：What's that?
W：A new skirt, I believe she must like it. What are you going to buy, Dad?
M：Have a special dinner, inviting your grandparents and her good friends. I have booked a large cake and her favorite blue roses.
W：So good. But what is the special dinner?
M：We can have it at home. I've learnt cooking from a Chinese friend. I'm sure your mom would like it.
W：All right. Why don't we go shopping together?
M：OK, when?
W：Just this afternoon.
12．What will the woman's mother receive for her birthday from the woman?
A．A new shirt.
B．A new skirt.
C．A new car.
13．Who will cook the special dinner?
A．The woman.
B．The woman's father.
C．A Chinese friend.
14．Who will do the shopping?
A．The woman's father and mother.
B．The woman's mother and her.
C．The woman and her father.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
(Text 9)
W：Have
you ever been to China? I'm going there this fall.
M：Yes, I was there last summer.
W：Really? Where have you been? Tell me about it.
M：I have been to Yunnan Province.
W：Yunnan? You must have been in Dali and Lijiang.
M：Yes, I have been there a week and half.
W：What do you think of Dali?
M：Peaceful. The ancient Dali is a small town with charming old houses and cobble stone streets with the Erhai Lake in the front and the Cangshan Mountains at the back. And it's like spring all the year round. I like the climate.
W：What places have you seen in Lijiang?
M：Well, the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, a visit to the Mosuo People and the famous bar street in the Old Town are really worth visiting.
W：I see. Have you been to other places? I want to know more about China.
M：Sorry. But my uncle understands China very much. I will take you to his house, OK?
W：Very nice. Let's start at once.
15．Where does the woman want to go?
A．Yunnan.
B．Some places in China.
C．Her uncle's house.
16．What's the weather like in Dali?
A．Cloudy.
B．Very cold.
C．Fine.
17．How many places are mentioned in Lijiang?
A．2.
B．3.
C．4.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
(Text 10)
Nowadays, with the development of the Internet, we have a new place to enjoy ourselves, to find the information and to communicate with the other people. Some people think that the Internet will certainly take the place of the traditional library in future.
Surely enough, the Internet gives us great convenience in our life. It is much easier for us to find any book that we need with the help of the search engine. It seems that the Internet can hold much more books than a big library.
But I should say that I love the Internet and love the library as well. Only because I can enjoy the atmosphere of the library. And bookreading can give me a different taste and a better experience. So I will still go to the library after we have the global Internet.
18．What advantages are mentioned about bookreading in the library?
A．A better experience and a different taste.
B．More convenient and quicker.
C．Saving a lot of money and time.
19．How do people find a book that they need on the Internet?
A．Through the search engine.
B．Through other books.
C．Through the contents.
20．Which of the following ways does the speaker prefer reading in?
A．The Internet.
B．The library.
C．Both the Internet and the library.
答案：1～5 BABCB6～10 ABCAA
11～15 BBBCB
16～20 CBAAC
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．The professor gave us ________ talk on multicultural Canadian society, ________ topic few of us are familiar with.
A．a; theB．the; a
C．a; a
D．the; the
解析：选C。give sb.a talk “给某人做报告”；逗号后面的a topic few of us are familiar with是同位语，解释说明报告的内容，意思是“一个我们大家都不熟悉的话题”。
22．Lily from Vancouver has a gift ________ music, which she gets from her mother.
A．on
B．for
C．in
D．about
解析：选B。have a gift for 表示“对……有天赋”。
23．—How much do you know about the 3D film technology?
—A little.Not until______the hot movie Avatar______some about it.
A．did I see; did I begin to learn
B．I saw; I began to learn
C．I saw; did I begin to learn
D．did I see; I began to learn
解析：选C。句意：“你对3D电影技术了解多少？”“不多。直到我看了大片《阿凡达》才知道一些。” not until ...位于句首，时间状语从句不倒装，主句倒装，即将助动词提前。
24．The new teacher made a good________on the students by her rich knowledge and humorous talk.
A．feeling
B．effect
C．impression
D．sense
解析：选C。句意：那位新老师以其渊博的知识和幽默的谈吐给学生留下了很好的印象。make a(n) ...impression on ...“给……留下……印象”。
25．Nowadays in China many teenagers have no dream________to be an astronaut and fly to the moon.
A．rather than
B．more than
C．other than
D．less than
解析：选C。句意：现在中国很多青少年除了要成为宇航员飞往月球，没有其他的梦想。other than“除了”，符合句意。rather than“而不是”；more than“多于”；less than“少于”。
26．At the railway station, the mother waved goodbye to her daughter until the train was ________.
A．out of sight
B．out of reach
C．out of order D．out of place
解析：选A。考查介词短语。句意：在火车站，母亲挥手向女儿告别，直到看不见火车为止。out of sight “看不见”；out of reach “够不着”；out of order “坏了”；out of place “不在原处、不适当的”，根据句意，A正确。
27．—Are you worried about her safety?
—Just ________.She isn't alone.
A．entirely
B．gradually
C．generally
D．slightly
解析：选D。考查副词辨析。由答语后半句“She isn't alone”可知不是太担心，故用slightly。
28．The majority of people in the town strongly ________ the plan to build a playground for children.
A．consider
B．support
C．confirm
D．seek
解析：选B。考查动词辨析。consider“考虑”；support “支持；拥护”；confirm“证实；确认”；seek“寻找”，根据句意，B正确。
29．In summer he likes to swim in a ________ river.
A．harmful
B．round
C．slight
D．nearby
解析：选D。harmful“有害的”；round“圆形的”；slight“微小的”；nearby“附近的”。句意：夏天他喜欢在附近的河里游泳。由句意可知，D项符合题意。
30．Kate asked the girl to ________ so that she could hear what her husband said on the phone.
A．slow down
B．come down
C．settle down
D．break down
解析：选C。考查动词短语。slow down“减速”；come down“下降；下来”；settle down“平静下来；定居”；break down“出故障”。根据句意，C正确。
31．The children went home from the grammar school, their lessons ________ for the day.
A．finishing
B．finished
C．had finished
D．went finished
解析：选B。句意：当天的课程一结束，孩子们纷纷从那所语法学校回到家里。当两个句子并列时需要并列连词，故可排除C、D两项；由句子结构可判断逗号后应为独立主格结构作状语，lessons与finish之间为被动关系，故选B。
32．The news has spread all over the country ________ the spaceship succeeded in returning to the earth.
A．that
B．which
C．whether
D．what
解析：选A。考查同位语从句。由that引起的同位语从句常用在某些抽象名词后，常见的名词有：idea, fact, news, hope, belief, rumor, thought, doubt, promise, word(消息，信息)。在此题中，同位语从句和news由谓语部分隔了开来。句意：宇宙飞船成功的返回地球的消息已传遍了全国。
33．The questionnaire takes ________ ten to fifteen minutes to complete and then it can be used along with the assessment.
A．mainly
B．punctually
C．approximately
D．precisely
解析：选C。句意：问卷调查大约10到15分钟就能完成，然后可用于评估。approximately“大约”；mainly“主要地”；punctually“守时地；准时地”；precisely“正好；精确地”。由句意可知，只有C项符合题意。
34．A few years ago the belief became well known ________ orange juice and milk should never be drunk at the same meal.
A．which
B．that
C．and that
D．what
解析：选B。考查同位语从句。that引导同位语从句，说明belief的内容。
35．—Sharon, remember to say hello to my cousin Simon while you are in Ottawa.
— ________.
A．OK, I will
B．Yes, please
C．Sounds great D．You're welcome
解析：选A。回答祈使句时常用I will表示“我愿意(这样做)”；用I won't表示“我不愿(这样做)”。
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。
I worked hard for a whole week.So I decided to relax and went out of town with my son for the __36__.When we were walking on the street, we felt a little __37__.So we found a cefé and __38__ to have lunch there.After we sat down at our table, I __39__ an elderly couple having lunch at a table across the room.I must have looked over at them a few times because my son asked me if I __40__ them.I shook my head and said __41__.But I told him that they __42__ me of my own grandparents.
When the waitress came over, I asked her __43__ she knew them.She said she did.She said it was the elderly man's birthday today.On hearing this, I wanted to do something for them, so I told the __44__ that I wanted to buy them the lunch and gave her the money.
Some time later, the elderly couple came over to __45__
us.They were so excited that __46__ had bought them lunch.It was really a big __47__ for them.They said that they had been a little __48__ because their own son and daughter seemed to have __49__ the old man's birthday.But they were really cheered up by my __50__.
My son was surprised that I had __51__ this couple who we didn't know.He asked me why I did it.I __52__ him and replied that my grandparents used to go out for lunch to celebrate their birthdays in the same way and it just felt like the __53__ thing to do to make this couple smile, __54__ on their birthdays.Hearing my __55__， my son smiled.
语篇解读：作者跟儿子在餐厅里吃饭，遇到一对在那里过生日的老夫妻。作者想起了自己的祖父母，于是为这对老夫妻买了单。
36．A.week
B．hour
C．month D．weekend
解析：选D。根据I worked hard for a whole week.可知作者辛苦工作了一个星期，带着儿子出去度“周末”放松心情。
37．A.hungry
B．thirsty
C．hot
D．bored
解析：选A。根据作者跟儿子进餐厅吃饭的语境，可知他们有点“饿”了。
38．A.continued
B．decided
C．refused
D．begged
解析：选B。作者他们发现了一家小餐厅，“决定”在那里吃饭。
39．A.noticed
B．visited
C．recognized
D．attracted
解析：选A。在餐厅吃饭时，作者“看见”了一对也在那里吃饭的老年夫妻。
40．A.interrupted
B．invited
C．knew
D．needed
解析：选C。作者看了几次那对老夫妻，作者的儿子因此问作者是否“认识”他们。
41．A.sure
B．OK
C．great
D．no
解析：选D。根据作者不认识他们的语境，可知作者说“不”。
42．A.introduced
B．reminded
C．brought
D．sent
解析：选B。根据语境，可知那对老年夫妻让作者想起了她的祖父母，故选B。
43．A.when
B．how
C．if
D．why
解析：选C。作者问女服务员“是否”认识那对老夫妻。
44．A.manager
B．man
C．couple
D．waitress
解析：选D。根据gave her the money的语境，可知作者是对“女服务员”说她要给那对老夫妻买单。
45．A.support
B．comfort
C．impress
D．thank
解析：选D。根据语境可知那对老夫妻是过来“感谢”作者的。
46．A.someone
B．nobody
C．everyone
D．anybody
解析：选A。居然“有人”给他们买单，老夫妻显得很兴奋。
47．A.activity
B．surprise
C．chance D．change
解析：选B。有人给他们买了单，这应该出乎那对老夫妻的意料，故他们应该感到“惊讶”。
48．A.moved
B．tired
C．shocked
D．sad
解析：选D。根据语境可知那对老夫妻刚才有点“伤心”。
49．A.ruined
B．delayed
C．forgotten
D．celebrated
解析：选C。那对老夫妻刚才有点伤心，是因为他们的儿女似乎“忘记”了这位老父亲的生日。
50．A.action
B．advice
C．opinion
D．wish
解析：选A。是作者给他们买单的“举动”让这对老夫妻高兴了起来。
51．A.looked for
B．paid for
C．turned to
D．referred to
解析：选B。这里是指作者为这对老夫妻“买单”。
52．A.watched over
B．cared about
C．shouted at
D．smiled at
解析：选D。听到儿子的问题，作者应该是“笑着”给他解释。
53．A.right
B．normal
C．unnecessary
D．useful
解析：选A。作者认为让这对老夫妻笑是“正确的”行为。
54．A.always
B．only
C．especially
D．even
解析：选C。作者认为让这对老夫妻笑是正确的行为，“尤其是”在他们生日的那天。
55．A.excuses
B．news
C．questions
D．words
解析：选D。这里是指作者对儿子所说的“话”。
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
I was hired for my first airline job in August, 2009.I had DS| 45,000 of credit card debt.Most of it was from my flight training.
Ten years ago, I was watching TV in my bedroom one day before my flight training began and I saw the second airplane hit the World Trade Center.Then I got the call saying I no longer had a job.My career was destroyed.I had no place to go and ended up moving into my car.I read newspapers to look for a job and I was offered one, which offered me DS| 75,000 a year.But I decided to make a change.I wanted to receive flight training and become a pilot.It was my dream.So I refused the job and chose to work part time.It sounded unbelievable to do such a thing.It was even more so because I was over the age of thirty, but I was determined to make my dream come true.I left the state of Virginia and ended up in Las Vegas.
Though I made about DS| 25,000 a year at that time, I was severely in debt because the fees for training were high.I was living in my truck and sleeping in parking garages.I didn't plan for my life to take this direction, but I insisted on my training.Then at last my world changed and my dream came true.I finally became a pilot.
The passengers that I flew had more money in their pocket than I had in the bank.I hated myself and was worried about my situation, but I never gave up.I kept paying back the debt and I kept saving in the bank.And finally, I paid off my credit card debt.
Today, I am a skilled airline pilot based in Milwaukee.I wrote in my spare time.My autobiography (自传) has been published, which sells well.That is my first book, but it won't be my last one.
56．Why did the writer refuse the job?
A．Because he didn't like it.
B．Because the pay was low.
C．Because he wanted to follow his dream.
D．Because he was frightened to work in a building.
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第二段的“But I decided to make a change.I wanted to receive flight training and become a pilot.It was my dream.So I refused the job”可知，作者是因为要去追逐自己的梦想才放弃那份工作的。
57．We learn that during the flight training, the writer ______.
A．wanted to give up
B．lived a very hard life
C．didn't make any money
D．paid off his credit card debt
解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第三段“I was severely in debt because the fees for training were high.I was living in my truck and sleeping in parking garages.”可推断在接受飞行员培训阶段，作者的生活非常艰苦。
58．We can know from the passage that now the writer ______.
A．regrets his decision
B．is a professional writer
C．is a very good airline pilot
D．makes about DS| 75,000 a year
解析：选C。细节理解题。根据末段的“Today, I am a skilled airline pilot based in Milwaukee.”可知应选C。
59．We can infer the writer wrote this passage most probably to ________.
A．tell us how to become successful
B．encourage us to follow our dream
C．tell us how to become an airplane pilot
D．tell us about the life of an airplane pilot
解析：选B。作者意图题。作者主要给我们讲述了他追求梦想并最终实现了自己的梦想的故事，故可推断他主要是想通过自身的故事激励我们去实现我们的梦想。
B
Dirty language, curse (诅咒) words, swearing.These are all ways of describing words people consider socially unacceptable.But such words are commonly said after a painful injury.So, do they serve a purpose in reducing physical pain? That is what researchers in Britain set out to discover.
Psychologist Richard Stephens wondered if using curse words truly helped people reduce physical pain.To test the theory, he asked more than 60 college students to take part in an experiment.
The students were asked to write down five words they might say after injuring their finger.One of the words was chosen as their swear word.The students were also asked to choose five words they might use to describe another object: a table.These words were their control words.
The students were then asked to hold their hand in freezing water for as long as they could.While holding their hand underwater, they were asked to repeat a swear word.Then they repeated the experiment using their control words instead.
The researchers found a link between swearing and an increased ability to deal with pain.When students repeated a swear word, they were able to hold their hand longer in the cold water.They said they experienced less pain when using swear words.
The experiment showed that swearing caused people's heart rate to increase, which permits the body to experience or ignore pain better.It also found interesting differences between men and women.The heart rate of both men and women increased.Yet swearing had a greater effect on women.
It is unclear to scientists exactly how swearing affects physical reactions to pain.Professor Stephens believes that swearing activates a different part of the brain than normal language.He says more experiments on different kinds of pain are needed to better understand the effect of swearing.
The researchers note that swear words have existed for hundreds of years.Their findings offer one reason why the custom of cursing may have continued for so long.Swear words are said with emotion.For that reason, the more someone swears, the less of an effect the words have.
60．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A．Using Curse Words Can Reduce Physical Pain
B．People Consider Curse Words Socially Unacceptable
C．Dirty Language Is Commonly Said after a Painful Injury
D．Curse Words Are Spoken by Inexperienced Psychologists
解析：选A。主旨大意题。本文第一段就提出：说脏话能缓解疼痛的问题。接着文中介绍研究人员通过实验来论证这一问题。因此A项符合题意。
61．How did Richard Stephens carry out the experiment?
A．With a questionnaire.
B．Through some examples.
C．By comparison.
D．With the help of the Internet.
解析：选C。推理判断题。由文中第四段研究者让这些学生把手放入冰水，分别说脏话和说可控制性语言来判断哪种能坚持的时间长。因此Richard Stephens是通过对比的方法来进行实验的。
62．What does the underlined word “activates” mean?
A．Makes something active.
B．Changes something totally.
C．Stops something from happening.
D．Discovers something new.
解析：选A。词义猜测题。此题的突破口可以根据构词法，由activates的词根active，来找出选项A。再把选项A代入文中，根据上下文的意思来判断，即可。
63．Which of the following is one of the findings from the experiment?
A．Women use more swearing words than men.
B．The more someone swears the greater effect the words have.
C．Men's heart beats faster than women's when using dirty language.
D．Using swearing words helps women deal with pain better than men.
解析：选D。细节理解题。从文中第六段最后一句“Yet swearing had a greater effect on women.”可知，答案选D。
C
Only a few people in Toronto have the luck to live within walking distance from their workplace.For the rest of us, commuting (乘车上下班) is a rather unpleasant daily necessity.
So how do you avoid a traffic jam in Toronto？You can do it in the old way and listen to one of the radio stations that give regular updates about the traffic situation in Toronto's streets.Seeing the big picture of Toronto's traffic and knowing when and where heavy traffic occurs is a must.From my own experience, there are situations where a quick decision can help you make it in time for an event or a meeting.That's why we prepared three short videos showing the overall traffic situation in Toronto from dawn to night.You can click them and watch.
With the help of “Google Maps”， where you can watch the live traffic density all over the world and average traffic data based on past conditions, we were able to provide you with traffic maps for a typical (平常的) Friday.
Friday traffic in Toronto is quite fast in the early morning, with only a few hot spots showing up at the major junctions (交叉点) at 7：00 am.The morning traffic jam starts light at 7：30 and the traffic gradually slows down to reach a breaking point at 8：30.The roads are quite free afterwards, only Allen Road is likely to be jammed around lunchtime from 11：30 am to 12：00 noon.It comes as no surprise that Friday afternoon brings heavy traffic as early as 1：00 pm, mainly on the Don Valley Parkway.You won't have a good time getting away from the city from 4：00 pm to 6：30 pm, as there is a good chance to get caught in a traffic jam.The traffic in Toronto is quite heavy on a Friday night.I hope you will have a nice Friday night in the city and a safe journey home this Friday!
64．By saying “commuting is a rather unpleasant daily necessity”， the writer refers to the fact that ________.
A．buses are usually very crowded
B．they are often stuck in traffic jams
C．they have to travel a long way to work
D．they usually cannot do anything on the way to work
解析：选B。推理判断题。本文主要是讲多伦多的交通堵塞情况，作者说上班的路上不是很愉快，是因为堵车的缘故。
65．What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A．What the traffic in Toronto is like for a typical Friday.
B．How to avoid heavy traffic on Friday.
C．Why the traffic is terrible on Friday.
D．What “Google Maps” can do for us.
解析：选A。主旨大意题。通读末段，可知主要是讲多伦多周五的交通情况，故选A。
66．Where is this passage taken from?
A．A TV program.
B．A radio program.
C．A website.
D．A travel booklet.
解析：选C。推理判断题。根据第二段的“You can click them and watch.”可推断本文来源于某个网站。
D
An online post listing office people's four mosthated modern inventions is gaining popularity.Read on to discover what modern professionals dislike.
Number one: The punch (打卡) machine.
32yearold Mr Zhang works for an IT company.He lists the punch machine as his number one workday enemy after a number of unavoidable incidents made him late to punch in for work.Zhang says most of his colleagues are hardworking people, but they feel like the boss doesn't
trust them when he uses a machine to evaluate their performance.Zhang plans to find another job at a company that does not use a punch machine.
Number two: Instant noodles.
More and more people today realize that instant noodles do not make a healthy meal, but lack of time forces many whitecollar workers to eat them instead of a regular dinner.27yearold Mr Zhu is a salesperson who is so busy at work that he doesn't even have time to wash his socks.He regularly eats fast food takeaways or instant noodles for dinner.
Number three: Mattresses.
Some elder employees tell newcomers that having a mattress at work is just like having a home at the company.To encourage their employees to work overtime, a number of companies have issued their employees with mattresses so that they can take a rest under their desks at any time of a day.People have started refusing the mattress and taking better care of their health after the media reported on a number of people who died due to overwork last year.
And last, but not least, the mobile phone.
A surgeon from a Beijing hospital says more and more whitecollar workers are turning up with a strange disease which they call “mobile phone elbow”．The patients' elbows are painful, and sometimes they can't even raise their hands.The doctor says the disease occurs when patients spend more than 4 hours on their mobiles.
语篇解读：一个在线发布的办公室工作人员最讨厌的现代化的发明越来越受欢迎。它们是什么呢？
67．Why do some employees want to find a job in a company without punch machines?
A．They often meet with unavoidable incidents on their way to work.
B．They feel less trusted when evaluated with the punch machine.
C．It is unnecessary for them to punch in for work every day.
D．They can work less hard in companies without punch.
解析：选B。细节理解题，从文中第二段中“...but they feel like the boss doesn't trust them ...”可知答案。
68．Whitecollar workers have to eat instant noodles because they ________.
A．can't make a healthy meal
B．can't afford a regular dinner
C．don't have time to wash their socks
D．are always so busy at work
解析：选D。细节理解题，从文中第三段中“...but lack of time forces many whitecollar workers to eat them instead of a regular dinner”可知。
69．In the eyes of the boss, the mattresses can ________.
A．make employees work more time
B．make the new comers love the company
C．make employees have a good rest at any time
D．take care of the employees' health
解析：选A。细节理解题，文中第四段“To encourage their employees to work overtime ...”可知。
70．What is the best title of this passage?
A．Mosthated Modern Inventions
B．Modern Inventions are Gaining Popularity Online
C．Modern Inventions Bring Us Inconvenience
D．Modern Inventions and Overwork
解析：选A。主旨大意题。从文中第一段提出话题——人们最讨厌的四种现代化的发明，到后几段的举例说明，可知本文的最佳标题为A。
第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)
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。
I moved into an empty dormitory for the first time two years ago.__71__ Firstly, I realized that I didn't know anybody at the school.Secondly, I knew that I wanted to work hard at my lessons and learn something useful.And thirdly, I wanted to have a good time with new classmates, without my parents around.
The first realization frightened me in the beginning.But that fear quickly disappeared.It was the other two goals that ended up being my difficulties.I knew that it was hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts.__72__ I knew this would be a challenge, but I di