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第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
21．You can trust Tom.He can always settle the matter withouttrouble.A．anyB．a littleC．someD．little
22．—Is Pro.Smith giving the speech today?
—Itbe him.He is abroad right now.A．mustn’tB．needn’tC．won’tD．can’t
23．—Tom, can you answer my question?
—Er, I’m very sorry, Mi Evens.I _____ about something else.A.have thoughtB.was thinkingC.will thinkD.had thought
24．The project turned out to be very good，was more than we could expect.A．whatB．thatC．whichD．this
25．—Jeff, you look so excited today.—Sure I am.I ______ a good job in a big company, you know.A.offeredB.will offerC.have been offeredD.was offered
26．The group of the aged are close companions, and many of ______ have known each other for
decades.A.themB.thatC.whomD.what
27．Please give money if poible, many children in poor areas will be able to go back to
school.A．asB．andC．orD．but
28.The pop star walked out of the stage, _____ her hands elegantly to her crazy fans.A.wavingB.was wavingC.wavedD.to wave
29.I am very grateful to my high school teachers, without______ help I wouldn’t be so excellent.A.whomB.themC.whichD.whose
30.The citizens of Beijing are proud of ________ they have done to make Beijing a beautiful city.A.thatB.whichC.whatD.how
31．Nowadays more and more people are advised to arrange for insurancethat they or their
family members need medical treatment.A．in orderB．in needC．in caseD．in hope
32．—That’s a lovely dre.You look good in it.—Really? Thank you.My aunt gave it to me for my birthday, but I don’tthe color.A．go in forB．care forC．feel aboutD．concern about
33．The two collectors have determined to buy the precious Egyptian vase,.A．however much it costsB．no matter how it costs
C．however much does it costD．no matter how much does it cost
34.Between the two generations, it is often their different views of life and value _______causes
family conflicts.A.whichB.whatC.whoD.that
35.With their son ________ a foreign college now, the parents have some financial problems now and1 / 6
then.A.to attendB.attendingC.attendedD.having attended
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，掌握其大意，从每题所给的（A、B、C和D）四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” Or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agreeBeckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football scoring goals.It seems funny that we are crazy for things, with which we are unfamiliar or which we are uncertain, but we all, my friendider this one of life’s.We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives.But that doesn’t amount to crazinenonsense（胡闹）anything from its appearance.We should all know, it is one’s good character and great contribution that
us to be in truth（表面的）things, 50we will find that we have not really gained anything 51our first impreion has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant we realize that and make some changes.willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it we have grown up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have.36．A．toB．onC．inD．at
37.．A．learn fromB．learnC．knowD．know about
38．A．rather thanB．except forC．exceptD．apart from
39．A．withB．inC．aboutD．for
40．A．notB．as well as C．rather thanD．but
41．A．pleasures B．taste C．sorrow D．regrets
42．A．norB．andC．or D．or else
43．A．speaksB．talksC．tellsD．goes
44．A．takeB．judge C．acceptD．conclude
45．A．makes B．causesC．buildsD．create
46．A．more B．much C．worse D．le
47．A．taking B．leaving C．falling D．getting
48．A．move B．changeC．doubt D．follow
49．A．lackB．have C．includeD．cover
50．A．in factB．indeedC．in a whileD．sooner or later
51．A．soB．even thoughC．because D．although
52．A．even ifB．althoughC．unle D．if
53．A．joyB．progre C．effortD．work
54．A．caresB．pains C．worries D．minds
55．A．comeB．madeC．hadD．become
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Everybody hates it, but everybody does it.A recent report said that 40% of Americans hate tipping.In America alone, tipping is a $16 billion-a-year industry.Consumers acting politely ought not to pay more than they have to for a given service.Tips should not exist.So why do they? The common opinion in the past was that tips both rewarded the efforts of good service and reduced uncomfortable feelings of inequality.And also, tipping makes for closer relations.It went without saying that the better the service, the bigger the tip.But according to new research from Cornell University, tips no longer serves any useful function.The paper analyzes numbers they got from 2547 groups dining at 20 different restaurants.The connection between larger tips and better service was very weak.Only a tiny part of the size of the tip had anything to do with the quality of service.Tipping is better explained by culture than by the money people spend.In America, the custom came into being a long time ago.It is regarded as part of the accepted cost of a service.In New York restaurants, failing to tip at least 15% could well mean diatisfaction from the customers.Hairdreers can expect to get 15%—20%, and the man who delivers your fast food $ 2.In Europe, tipping is le common.In many restaurants the amount of tip is decided by a standard service charge.In many Asian countries, tipping has never really caught on at all.Only a few have really taken to tipping.According to Michael Lynn, the Cornell papers’ author, countries in which people are more social or outgoing tend to tip more.Tipping may reduce anxiety about being served by strangers.And, says, Mr.Lynn, “in America, where people are expreive and eager to mix up with others, tipping is about social approval.If you tip badly, people think le of you.“Tipping well is a chance to show off.”
56．This paage is mainly about.A．different kinds of tipping in different countries
B．the relationship between tipping and custom
C．the origin and present meaning of tipping
D．most American people hate tipping
57．Which of the following best explains the underlined phrase “caught on”?
A．been hatedB．become popularC．been stoppedD．been permitted
58．Among the following situations, in your opinion, who is likely to tip most?
A．A Frenchman just quarreled with the barber who did his hair badly in NY.B．A Chinese student enjoyed his meal in a famous fast food restaurant in NY.C．A Japanese busineman asked for a pizza delivery from a Pizza Hut in NY.D．An American just had a wonderful dinner in a well-known restaurant in NY.59．We can infer from this paage that.A．tipping is no longer a good way to satisfy some customers themselves
B．tipping has something to do with people’s character
C．tipping in America can make service better now
D．tipping is especially popular in New York
B
If you’re training for a marathon, a proper plan for water intake（摄入）is important.Of course, there’s the risk of dehydration（脱水）.But athletes now know they can also get into trouble by drinking to much.To much water intake can lower levels of sodium（钠）in the blood.The death of a 28-year-old woman following the Boston Marathon caught the attention of many runners and led to new research.Experts advise long distance runners to replace the liquids they sweat out.Their goal is to try to keep someone from not getting dehydrated by more than 2 percent of their body weight.One technique for deciding how much water you need is to get the exact numbers.Runners have to weight themselves before and after a run to determine how much water they’ve lost.If their weight drops by more than 2 percent, they have not drunk enough water.Hyponatremia occurs when runners drink so much water that blood salt levels drop off.A study published last year tested 488 runners who completed the Boston Marathon and found 13 percent of them had dangerously low blood salt levels.The first sign that runners may notice is slightly swelling in the hands.They can’t get their rings off, and then they might feel sick.They may not remember where they are.In fact, most runners get enough salt to get back to normal levels by eating just one meal after a run.Contrary to the old advice that runners should drink as much as they can to prevent dehydration, the new research has shown that the body is a remarkable machine that actually tells you via thirst when you need water.60．The author of this paage is primarily concerned with.A．the signs and treatment for dehydration
B．the long distance runners who need help
C．how to manage water intake during a marathon
D．a 28-year-old woman who died after a Boston Marathon
61．Why do runners have to weigh themselves before and after a run?
A．They can improve their performance in a run.B．They can learn how much salt there is in the blood.C．They can know the quantity of water they’ve lost during a run.D．They can decide what kind of water they should take during a run.62．What conclusion can we draw from the paage?
A．Taking much salt during a run can avoid selling in the body.B．Either too much or to little of water intake is harmful.C．A rich meal is helpful to our performance in a run.D．We should take enough salt during a run.63．According the paage, which of the following statements is correct?
A．Too much water intake→blood sodium levels ↓→dehydration.B．Too much water intake→blood salt levels ↓→hyponatremia.C．No water intake→blood sodium levels↑→hyponatremia.D．No water intake →blood salt levels ↓→hyponatrenmia.C
Stone Hill Mall has fewer large department stores than most malls but, instead, features more than 100 small specialty shops, while the few that are not used yet will be filled as soon as the mall’s owners find proprietors（业主）who fit the mall’s image.One thing that makes Stone Hill Mall popular was that all of the stores remain open form 9 am.until 10 pm., Monday through Friday.This favorable start has certainly been advantageous thanks to such features as its being the only shopping center in the area to provide free baby-sitting for children from two to eight years old and its offering restaurants to suit every pocket, with the poible exception of the highly budget-conscious.Furthermore, as far as movie entertainment is concerned.Stone Hill Mall tops Westgate Mall, which looked very impreive when it opened has hast year, with three separate cinemas.Besides, the air-conditioning system makes sure a comfortable inside temperature of 25 degrees centigrade no matter what the weather is like outside, and in addition to is three beautiful fountains, the mall has a quiet garden area with comfortable benches and chairs for shoppers who have become tired.One complaint about Stone Hill Mall is that it is located outside the city, but there is a regular bus service between the mall and the city center.A further complaint might be that, although the mall is surrounded by trees to mix it with the scenery, it will be some years before these can effectively make the main buildings and the vast buildings and the vast parking lot a part of the area around.64．Stone Hill Mall is different from other malls because it has __________.A．many shops selling special goodsB．shops selling expensive goods
C．more large department storesD．more empty space to rent
65．Stone Hill Mail is popular with shoppers mainly because of its
A．children’s storesB．long busine hours
C．attractive restaurantsD．entertainment equipment
66．It is implied in the paage that the writer takes aattitude towards the mall.A．fairB．indifferentC．criticalD．one-sided
67．The main purpose of the paage is to.A．draw attention to the strange looking shopping centers
B．compare Stone Hill Mall with other shopping centers
C．discu the favorable conditions of the mall
D．introduce the special kind of the mall
D
People always think about “the problem of youth”.If there is one——which I take leave to doubt—it is older people who create it, not the young themselves.Let us get down to fundamentals and agree that the young are after all human beings—people just like their elders.There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young man has a beautiful future before him while the old man a
When I was a teenager, I felt that I was just young and unknown—that I was a new boy in a huge school, and I would have been very pleased to be regarded as something so interesting as a problem.For one thing, being a problem gives you a certain identity, and that is one of the things the young are busily engaged in seeking.I find young people exciting.They have an air of freedom, and they have not a dull promise to mean ambitions or love of comfort.They are not anxious social climbers, and they have no devotion to important things.All this seems to me to link them with life, and the origins of things.It’s as if they were in some sense of cosmic beings in violent and lovely contrast with us suburban(乡村的)creatures.All that is in my mind when I meet a young person.He may be too proud, ill-mannered, self-confident or self-satisfied, but I do not turn for protection to boring clichés about respect for elders as if age were a reason for respect.I accept that we are equals, and I will argue with them, as an equal, if I think he is wrong.68.By “problem of youth” people mean the problem ______.A.caused by young peopleB.needed to be solved by young people
C.young people meetD.created by the old for the young
69.The underlined word “rub” is closest in meaning to ______.A.factB.ageC.futureD.difficulty
70.One of the things the young are engaged in is that they want to______.A.climb up the social ladderB.have freedom
C.be knownD.make troubles
71.By saying “anxious social climbers”, the writer refers to ______.A.some mean adultsB.ambitious young people
C.capable political leadersD.people who pursue comfort
Many people have the ability to truly care and receive joy when caring from the heart.Yet even very caring people sometimes find themselves using caring as a form of control.72________________.Ask yourself these questions: Was there some part of me that was trying to control what the other person thought of me? Was I behaving in a caring way to get attention, approval, trust or love?Was there a part of me hoping that my caring would result in gaining money?
73________________.You might receive approval or money for the moment, but something will always seem to be miing from your life.And it will never bring you the deep joy that results when caring from the heart with no agenda or attachment to outcomes.When we are caring from the heart, we become, as Mother Teresa said, “God’s pencil.” We are giving to others just for the sake of expreingwhat is most beautiful about life—caring about each other.74_______________.We can be caring purely for the joy of it only when we are taking 100% responsibility for ourselves—for thinking and behaving in ways that lead to inner safety and a deep sense of self-
worth.When we are not caring about ourselves, then we will secretly be trying to get this from others.75________________.In fact, others may even become resistant to receiving our caring because it feels controlling to them—and it is.It is in primary relationships with mates, children, and parents, that our giving to get has the most negative consequences.No one likes to be controlled by others.So when you give with an agenda, you may encounter anger and/or withdrawal.Your loved ones might not even know why they are angry or withdrawn.They just know that something feels bad inside them when you are “caring” about them.76_______________.A.Calm down and explore a way to bring joy to others.B.Giving to others from an open heart fills their souls with joy.C.Others may appreciate your caring and learn to give in return.D.Others will pick up the “giving to get” energy and may not feel our “caring.”
E.Take a moment right now to think about a situation today in which you were caring
F.While caring as a form of control may seem to work at times, it will never bring you joy.G.If others are not responsive, you might want to honestly look at your intention in being caring.Advertising
We live in a world of advertising.Advertising is any means of bringing information to the Yet it may also be an idea, as in “Vote for Jones”, or an event, as in “Watch the World Series on this channel tomorrow!” Without advertising, people would have a difficult time knowing where goods could be bought or even certain goods or services existed.Advertising began with town criers in ancient Greece, who called out the name of items available in the twentieth century extensive new fields for advertising opened up with the invention of radio and television.worthwhile and cost-effective for the advertisers.Newspaper ads can feature coupons(赠券)or information that can be clipped and saved.Magazines often appeal directly to special groups, such as sports fans or teenagers.Other forms of advertising include direct mail, e-mail, billboards… plans a company’s ads.It also does research.It surveys the market and tests different approaches to determine the most effective way to sell the greatest amount of the product.How can we be sure that an ad is accurate? Two government agencies, the Federal Trade Commiion and the Food and Drug Administration, check ads against false claims.The Postal Service watches for fraudulent(欺骗性的)ads sent by mail.State and local governments also have watchdog
A.Its purpose is to sell something.B.Printed ads are found in newspapers and magazines.C.Ancient Egyptians carved announcements on stones.D.Do busine owners themselves think up all those ads?
E.Advertisers who trick the public face heavy fines or other punishment.F.Advertisers use whichever means, or media they think will work best for them.G.Advertising developed with the rise of in the late 19th century.ADBCC CBADCCBADB
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