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(三)第一卷第一部分听力(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
1.What doesthe manlike to have firstA.Fish.B.Juice.C.Meat.
2.What arethe twospeakers doingA.Saying goodbyeto eachother.B・Enjoying havinga mealtogether.C・Planning tosee eachother again.
3.How manypeople werecaught in the caraccidentA.Three.B.Five.C.Eight.
4.What will the mando nextA.He willwait untilMark calls.B.He willcall Mark.C・He willgo tosee Mark.
5.Where doesthe conversationtake placeA,At home.B.In avegetable market.C.In ashop.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7题
6.Where arethe speakersA.On asports ground.B.In asupermarket.C.In acinema.
7.Which is the mansseatA.Seat6,Row
9.B.Seat11,Row
6.C・you shouldntlook forwork all the wayD.you shouldforget to do yourhomework
67.Suppose youwere a student withoutenough money.If youdlike totravel,youd betterdo thefollowingthings except.A.doing yourhomework beforetravellingB,travelling withothersC・going to a placethat isnot sofamousD.taking somemedicine andfood in caseDThe FightAgainst YouthSmokingSince I took officeIve doneeverything in my powerto protect our childrenfrom harm.Weve workedtomake theirstreets andtheir schoolssafer,to givethem somethingpositive to do afterschool andbeforetheir parentsget home.Weve workedto teachour childrenthat drugsare dangerous,illegal andwrong.Today,I want to talkto youabout thehistoric opportunitywe nowhave to protectournationschildren from an even more deadlythreat:smoking.Smoking killsmore peopleevery daythanAIDS,alcohol,car accidents,murders,suicides drugs and fires combined.Nearly90percent ofthosezsmokers littheir firstcigarette before they turned
18.Consider this:3,000children startto smokeevery dayillegallyand1,000of themwill diesooner because of it.This is a nationaltragedy thatevery Americanshould behonor-bound tohelp toprevent.For morethanfive yearsweve workedto stopour childrenfrom smokingbefore theystart,launching anationwidecampaign toeducate themabout thedangers ofsmoking,to reducetheir accessto tobaccoproducts,and toseverelyrestrict tobaccocompanies fromadvertising toyoung people.If wedo these,well cutteensmoking byalmost halfover the next fiveyears.That meansif weact now,we haveit inour powerto stop3million childrenfrom smoking and to save a million lives as a result.
68.What has the authordone inhis powerA.To lookafter our children.B・To cleanthe street.C.To teachour children.D.To protectourchildrenfrom harm.
69.Compared withother disasters,what killsmore peopleevery dayA.Smoking.B.Car accidents.C.Drugs.D.Murders.
70.How manychildren willbe stoppedfrom smokingif weact nowA.1million.B.
1.5million.C.3million.D.3,
000.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What isyour favourite colour Do you likeyellow,orange orred
71..Do youprefer greyand blueThenyou areprobably quiet,shy andyou wouldrather followthan lead.You tendto beapessimist(悲观的人).At least,this iswhat psychologiststell us,and theyshould know,because they havebeen seriouslystudying themeaning ofcolour preference(偏爱),as wellastheeffect thatcolours haveonhuman beings.
72..If youhappen tolove brown,you didso,as soon as youopened youreyes,or atleastas soonas youcould seeclearly.73,・A yellowroom makesmost peoplefeel morecheerful andmore relaxedthan adark greenone,and ared dressbrings warmthand cheerto thesaddest winterday.
74..A blackbridge overthe ThamesRiver,near London,used to be thescene ofmore suicides(自杀)than anyother bridgein thearea untilitwas repaintedgreen.The numberof suicideattempts immediatelyfell sharply(急居!]地).Perhaps itwouldhave fallenevenmoreif thebridge hadbeen donein pinkor babyblue.
75..It isan establishedfactthat factoryworkers workbetter,harder andhave feweraccidents whentheir machinesare paintedorangerather thanblack orgrey.A.On theother hand,black isdepressingB.They tellus,among otherfacts,that wedo notchoose ourfavouritecolouras growup—we arebornwith ourpreferenceC,The roomsare paintedin differentcolours asyou likeD.If youdo,you mustbe anoptimist(乐观的人),a leaderor anactive personwho enjoyslife,people andexcitementE.Light andbright coloursmake peoplenot onlyhappier butmore activeF,Life islike apicture ora poem,full ofdifferent coloursG.Colours doinfluence ourmoods青绪)-there isno doubtabout it第二卷第四部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)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,每句中最多有两处每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(A),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划一横线,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Dear Jerry,Im gladto know that youhad an interest in Chinese food.Here Id like to tell yousomething aboutthem.Chinese food is famouswith its wide variety.The foodin onearea can be easytold fromthat inanother.For example,Shanghai food,a littlesweet,are different from Sichuan food thatis ratherhot.However,every kind of Chinese foodis worth triedbecause eachhas adelicious tasteand good forhealth.Since therestaurant inChina usuallyserves specialdish ofdifferent areas,you can enjoy variousChinese foods wheneveryou are.Im looking forward to meet you here sothat I can tell you moreaboutChinese food at table.Best wishes.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假设你是李明,下列表格记录了你在暑假的一次郊游情况请你根据此表内容用英语给你的美国笔友Tom写封信,讲述一下你郊游的情况When Saturday,August9Where Alake about50kilometers westHowBy busDeparturetime(出发时间)700a.m.Arrival time830a.m.Morning:Rowing boats;Visiting atempleActivitiesAfternoon:Climbing ahill;TakingphotosTime ofreturn430p・m・注意
1.词数100左右;
2.信的开头与结尾已给出,但不计入总词数Dear Tom,Im soexcited towrite toyou andtell yousomething about the outingin mysummer holidays.Yours,Li MingHow did you spend your summer holidaysLooking forwardto hearingfrom you.答案
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.B
5.C
6.C
7.C
8.B
9.C
10.C ll.B
12.A
13.B
14.B
15.C
16.B
17.B
18.C
19.B
20.A听力材料Text1WShall we have somefish firstM:If youdont mind,Idlike tohavesome juiceto startwith.Text2MWell,rd betterbe gettinghome now.Ifs greatseeing youagain.W:Its niceseeing you too.Text3MThree peopledied andfive wereinjured ina caraccident this morning.WTm sorryto hearthat.Text4M:Doyou think Markwill telephoneusW:Who knowsMIfhe doesntcall us,wed bettergive hima ring.Text5M:Which shirtis largerWThe greenone islarger.MOK.ril takethe greenone.Text6M:Excuse me,Madam.Is thisSeat11,Row9WYes.Is thereanything wrongM:Im afraidyouve takenthe wrongseat.WJust asecond.Let mefind myticket.M:May Ihave alook atyour ticketWHere it is.MYours isSeat11,Row6,Madam.WOh,Im verysorry.M:Thats allright.There9s stillsome timebeforethefilm starts.Text7M:Hello,Mary!WHello,Jack!What alovely surprisetomeetyouhere!MIndeed,it is.WHow arethings withyouMJust fine.And youWNot toobad.I was away ona tripfor twomonths,and justgot backyesterday.!visited manycountries,Canada,Australia,Egypt andso on.MThat soundsinteresting.WReally!But I miss everythinghere.I mustgo now.Will itbe convenientfor youif Icall onyouat seventhis eveningMThats great.Text8WGood morning.How are you,Mr.SmithMTm veryworried,doctor.WOhWhat areyou worried aboutMIm afraidthat Imvery ill.WIm sorryto hearthat.Why doyouthink soM:Because Ifeel tiredallthetime andeven whenI wakeup earlyin the morning.And Ican eatonlya little.WHow about your sleepMVery bad,doctor.WAre youworriedaboutanythingMYes,Im worriedabout mywork.Fve justtaken a new job,and Imalways afraidof makingamistake.WI see.Dont worryaboutyourwork.Take iteasy and take moreexercise.Text9Mrd liketo bookseats fbrthe playRomeo andJuliet,please.WYes,of course,Sir.MHave you got any seats downstairs,pleaseWYes,we have.M:How muchare they,pleaseW$
3.75each.M:Are thereanyseatsat$
2.50WYes,they areupstairs.For howmanyMFor four,please.W:For whichnightMWhat aboutSaturday,October21stWIcangive youfour seatsin Row
8.M:How longwill theperformance lastWTwo and a half hours.M:Thank you.How muchaltogetherWTen dollars.Text10Now backto theevening news.The policeare lookingfor aman anda womanin theirearly twentieswhobroke intoa bankin theearly hoursthismorning.This wasreported bythe peopleworking in the shopoppositewho heardthe breakingof glass.Two peoplewere seenrunning away.The manis saidto beverytall andwell-built,with longdark hair.The womanwith himis saidto besmall with short hair.She waswearingblue trousersandabrown jacket.Anyone whohas anyinformation pleasegive furtherdetails tothepolice.
21.B[根据“lastnight”可得知时态应该用一般过去时句意为汤姆昨晚熬夜来完成他的作业]
22.C[动词的过去分词作定语修饰homeworko句意为现在,随着电脑的普及应用,大学生们都很少交手写的作业了]
23.B[句意为——你办公室的灯还亮着呢——哦,我忘了关了forgettodosth.是“忘记做某事;forget doingsth.意思是“忘记做了某事”(事情事实上已经做了,但是没想起来);又因为发生在过去,所以选择B项]
24.C[live为延续性动词,所以要用no longer;go为瞬间动词,因此第二个空用no more]o
26.C[考查过去分词作定语句意为在2007年完工的中央电视台大楼是目前北京最杰出的建筑之一]
27.B[句意为——你穿这件裙子去参加派对难道不更好吗?——不好,它已经过时了outof date过时,符合句意]
28.A[考查动词短语辨析句意为我妈妈经常告诉我直到公共汽车停下来再下车get off下车;逃脱;take off(飞机)起飞;脱下;keepoff远离;避开;setoff动身,出发故选A项]
29.D[考查名词词义辨析fromadistance of表示“从....的距离处“,符合句意句意为从50英里远处就能看到坐落在哈得逊河河口的自由女神像]
30.C[考查固定句型Would youmind ifI did…我做....你介意吗?句中使用了虚拟语气]
31.C[考查介词搭配句意为..火车可以在30分钟内完成这段长途行程ata speedof…以.......的速度“在.......之内要用介词in]
32.B[考查train的用法train sb.to dosth,训练某人做某事句意为作为一名英语老师,我经常训练我的学生们流利而清晰地朗读]
33.C[考查shoot的用法句意为——那只鹰死了是谁打死的?——我们刚才都向它射击了,所以很难辨清是谁打死它的shoot指打死、击毙某人或某物;shoot at指向某人或某物瞄准射击,但不一定射中]
34.A[考查感叹句型ride为可数名词单数,故使用what along ride itis或how longthe ride is]
35.B[考查交际用语句意为——《贫民窟的百万富翁》这部电影不错——确实!它以8个奖项成为第81届奥斯卡金像奖的最大赢家Absolutely当然是;正是如此,用于肯定别人说的话,符合语境I dontthinkso我不这么认为,用于否定别人的观点;That,s allright行,可以,没关系,是对道歉、感谢的答语;That depends视情况而定]
36.B[从37空后的todothan the older brother.”看,这里指younger brother,父亲是让小儿子做更多的事情]
37.A[根据该段末尾“why healways trustedhis youngerbrother todo morework”可知答案为A项]
38.D[这里指哥哥不“理解”为什么弟弟有那么多任务]
39.C[大儿子问父亲这究竟是为什么,叫父亲解释他之所以这样做的原因reason]
40.D[根据第八段父亲对小儿子讲的话“Go to the Davidsons farm andsee ifthey have anyducks…中可以得出答案]
41.A[根据下一段的回答“Yes,they havefive ducksthey canto us.”可知,这里指的是鸭子]
42.B[父亲叫儿子去问问是否有鸭子卖,所以儿子应是带着问话的结果回来return了,后文也出现“returned w汕the answer]
43.B[父亲叫儿子去问问是否有鸭子卖,从第二段中的“…see ifthey haveany tosell.”中的sell判断应选B项]
44.A[根据下一段大儿子的回答“The ducksare£10each.”可知第二次父亲是叫他去问鸭子的价格price]
45.A[根据下一段“The sonreturned,They candeliver the ducks tomorrow.”可知上一段是问什么时候when可以送货]
46.D[从文章情景看,父亲让大儿子等着wait,看看小儿子是怎么处理这件事情的,就知道他让小儿子多做事的原因了]
47.A[根据下文的“Yes,they haveducks for£10each,…”可看出父亲是让小儿子去看看Davidsons farm有没有鸭子卖]
48.C[上一段说父亲让他去看看Davidsonsfarm有没有鸭子卖,这一段是小儿子看后的回答,因此用answero第三段也有提示]
49.B[买五只鸭,每只鸭十块;买十只鸭,每只鸭八块,此处是讲到两种不同的购买方式,是选择关系,故选B项]
50.B[根据倒数第四段“The sonreturned,They candeliver theducks tomorrow.”得至U提示,这里用delivero]
51.C[我订了五只鸭子让他们送过来,除非我在一个小时内告诉他们不要送unless是“if…not…的意思]
52.B[如果我们想多买五只的话,我们就可以按每只6英镑的价格买extra意为“额外的]
53.A[这里表示“父亲看着大儿子,大儿子点了点头
54.B[现在大儿子“知道了原因]
55.B[从自己与弟弟办同一件事的对比中,弟弟比自己做得好,因此用better]
56.C[倒数第一段首句反映了作者的看法]
57.D[细节理解题由第一段第
一、二句可知]
58.C[which引导的是一个定语从句,其先行词不是family life,而是other values]
59.D[主旨大意题通读全文,主要讲述工作与享受生活的关系,在文章最后一段揭示了主题]
60.D[词义猜测题根据后面的“Will thedriver…Will thedriver…可知乘客对于接下来可能会出现的情形非常不确定,with uncertaintyo]
61.A[文章第一段将长途汽车旅行比作看电视,有开始、中间、结局,以及这中间不时还要插入一些广告文章下面的部分描述了旅途的三个阶段及作者的感受,并把这种感受同看电视的感受加以比较因此,文章描写的是坐长途汽车与看电视的相似之处,正是A选项]
62.D[这道题的答案在第一段“广告是躲不开的,不管你想要还是不想要,它们每隔一段时间就会出现”另一句“只有当你睡着时,就和关掉电视一样,才会免受广告的干扰”从这些句子可以看出作者不喜欢那些广告牌因此选择D项其他选项文中没有提及]
63.B[第一段的开始部分讲述了乘坐长途汽车旅行就像看电视一样有开始、中间、结局,并且不时还要穿插一些广告,所以答案是B项]
64.A[主旨大意题文章的第一段即点明了主题如果你是学生,你又没有足够的金钱,但你还想出去旅游,这样作者就为如何计划旅行提出了几项建议,故选A项]
65.C[词义猜测题根据上文的“cut expenses”以及该段话的小标题Save即可猜出,fatten yourwallet意为“充实你的钱包”,C项为正确答案]
66.B[细节理解题根据文章最后一句Your travelexperiences willbe rememberedfor a lifetime.可知,从旅行中,你可以获得宝贵的生活经历]
67.A[细节理解题文章中提到的do yourhomework是指不论你去哪个地方,先查一下导游手册,以事先决定去哪个地方游玩,故A项不包括在作者的建议当中]
68.D[由文章开头第一句Since Itook officeFve doneeverything inmy powertoprotectourchildren fromharm.“可知答案]
69.A[文章第二段第二句Smoking killsmore peopleevery daythan AIDS,alcohol,car accidents,murders,suicides,drugsandfirescombined.”点明本题应选A项]
70.C[文章最后一句3舌“That meansif weact now,wehaveit inour powerto stop3millionchildren fromsmokingandto saveamillionlivesasaresult.”说明应选C项]
71.D
72.B
73.G
74.A
75.E短文改错Dear Jerry,Im gladto knowthat you卜蔡.aninterestinChinesefood.Here Idliketotell yousomething仁them-,』・c with..,皿easyvabout支.Chinesefoodis famousitswidevanety.The foodin onearea can be easilyarefromthat inanother.For example,Shanghai food,a littlesweet,式differentfromSichuanfoodthat triedisrather hot.However everykind ofChinesefoodisworth皿口because eachhas adelicious tastezand运goodforhealth.Since therestaurant inChina usuallyserves specialof differentareas,you canenioy variousChinese foodsyou are.Imlookingforwardto youuJwherever Jmeeting J匕here sothat Ican tellyou moreabout Chinesefoodattable.Best wishes.Jin【参考范文】Dear Tom,Im soexcited towrite toyou andtellyousomething aboutthe outinginmysummer holidays.On Saturday,August9th,1went foran outingwith someof myfriends.We wenttoalake aboutfiftykilometers westof ourcity.At700a.m.,gathering at the busstation westarted forthe destination.One anda halfhourslater,we got to thelake.Most of the morningwe hada wonderfultime rowingboats on thelake andvisiting anold temple.After lunchclimbing ahill wasarranged.Every onereached thetop andenjoyedthe beautifulview.Itooka lotof photoswhile sightseeing.We cameback athalf pastfour.Thisouting wasreally agreat pleasure.HowdidyouspendyoursummerholidaysLooking forwardto hearingfrom you.YourszLi MingC.Seat11,Row
9.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题
8.How longwas the woman awayona tripA.One week.B・Two months.C・Three months.
9.Which of the followingcountries didntthe womanmentionA・Egypt.B.Canada.C.America.
10.When willthewomancall onthe manA.At eighttomorrow evening.B,At ninethis evening.C・At seventhis evening.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题
11.Whats theprobable relationshipbetween the two speakersA,Two friends.B,Doctor andpatient.C・Passenger anddriver.
12.Whats wrongwith the manA.He isworried toomuch.B,He doesntsleep atnight.C・He doesnteat at all.
13.What canwe learnfrom the conversationA.The manis seriouslyill.B・The manneeds torelax himselfandtakesome exercise.C・The manmade amistake inhis job.听第9段材料,回答第14至17题
14.Why doesntthe manbook theseats downstairsA.Because they are tooclose to the stage.B.Because theyare expensive.C・Because theyare uncomfortable.
15.Where doestheconversationtake placeA.In ahotel.B.In ashopping centre.C.In atheatre.
16.How manytickets doesthe manwantA.
2.B.
4.C.
6.
17.How longwilltheplay lastA.Two hours.B,Two anda halfhours.C・Three andahalfhours.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题
18.When didthe robbersbreak into the bankA.At midnight.B・In theevening.C・Early in themorning.
19.Who reportedthe robberytothepoliceA.A manworking in the bank.B,The people in theshop opposite.C・A womanwithshort hair.
20.What didthemanrobber looklikeA.Strong withlong hair.B,Short withlong hair.C・Tall withshorthair.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.Tom upin orderto finishhis homeworklast night.A・stays B.stayedC・was to stay D.would stay
22.Nowadays,with theuseofcomputers,college studentsrarely handin theirhomework inpen.A.wrote B.writingC・written D.writes
23.一The lightin youroffice isstill on.—Oh,I itoff.A・forget toturn B.forgot toturnC・forget turningD.forgot turning
24.He livesinthecity.He goesthere.A.no more;no longerB.no longer;no longerC・no longer;no moreD.no more;no more
25.Simon hadthought hiscomputer wasbroken hislittle brotherpointed outthat hehadforgotten toturn iton.A・until B.unlessC・after D.because
26.The NewBuilding ofCCTV in2007is oneof themost distinguishedbuildings atpresentin Beijing.A.to becompletedB,having beencompletedC・completedD.being completed
27.一Isnt itbetter thatyou wearthis dressto attendthe party—No,its.A.up todate B.out of dateC,fashionable D.ofdate
28.My motheroften tellsme nottothebus untilit stops.A.get offB.take offC.keep offD.set off
29.The Statueof Libertysituated atthe mouthof theHudson Rivercan beseen froma of50miles.A.way B.lengthC・journey D.distance
30.一Would youmind ifI thisseat—Sorry.lt hasbeen taken.A.had takenB.will takeC・took D.am taking
31.Travelling aspeed of500kilometres perhour,the traincan completethis longjourney30minutes.A.with;in B.at;forC.at;in D.with;for
32.As anEnglish teacher,I oftentrain mystudents fluentlyand clearly.A.of readingB.to readC・into readingD.from reading
33.—The eagleis dead.Who it一We allit justnow soits hardtotellwho didit.A.shot at;shot B.shot;shotC・shot;shot atD.shot at;shot at
34.from Sydneyto AliceSprings!A・What along rideit isB,How long rideitisC・What along ride is itD,How alongrideis it
35.一The filmSlumdog Millionaireis wonderful._.Ifs thebiggest winnerwith8awards atthe81st AcademyAwards.A.I dontthink soB.AbsolutelyC.Thats allrightD.That depends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Two sonsworked fortheir fatheronthefamily farm.For someyears,the36brother hadbeengiven more37todothan the older brother.The olderbrother couldnt38why,so onedayhe askedhis fatherthe39why healways trustedhis youngerbrother todo morework.The fathersaid,“Go tothe Kellys40nearby andsee ifthey haveany41to sell.nThe olderbrother soon42with theanswer,“Yes,they havefive ducksthey can43to us.The fatherthen said,“Good,now pleaseask themthe44of theducks.”The sonreturned“The ducksare£10each.”zThe fatherasked,“45can theydeliver(交付)theducks”The sonreturned,“They candeliver theducks tomorrow.”Thefather askedtheolderbrother to46and watch.The fatherthen saidtotheyoungerbrother,“Go tothe Davidsonsfarm andsee ifthey haveany ducks47一.“The youngerbrother soonreturned withthe48,“Yes,they havefive ducksfor£10each,49ten ducksfor£8each;and theycan50them tomorrow-I orderedfive ducksandaskedthem todeliver them51I toldthem notto inthenexthour.We agreedthat ifI wantedthe52five ducksI couldbuy themat£6each.”The father53theolderson,who noddedhis head.He now54why hisbrother wasgiven morework.His youngerbrother wasactually55at itthan hewas.
36.A.cleverer B,youngerC.taller D.bigger
37.A.work B・moneyC・lands D.times
38.A.agree B・noticeC,guess D.understand
39.A.information C・B.factreason D.result
40.A.shop B.office D・C,factory farmB.
41.A.ducks chickensD.C.pigs cows
42.A.appeared B,returnedC・brought D.arrivedB.sell
43.A.sendD.give B.C.lendsize D・
44.A.price C・weight B.numberWhere D.
45.A.WhenWhy B・C-Howexamine D.
46.A.researchwaitC・teach
47.A.for saleB.on purposeC・at onceD・in time
48.A.idea B.workC,answer D・choice
49.A.nor B.orC.if D.as
50.A.prepare B.deliverC・order D・provide
51.A.after B.untilC・unless D.while
52.A.normal B.extraC,usual D.last
53.A.looked atB,laughed atC・listened toD・wrote to
54.A.wondered B,knewC,promised D.noticed
55.A.worse B,betterC,younger D・kinder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AAmong richcountries,peopleinthe United States workthe longesthours.They workmuch longerthanin Europe.This differenceis quitesurprising becauseproductivity perhour workedis thesame intheUnited Statesas itis in France;Spain andGermany,and itis growingatasimilar speed.In mostcountries andat mosttimes inhistory,as peoplehave becomericher theyhave chosentowork less.In otherwords,theyhave decided to“spend apart of their extraincome ona fullerpersonallife.Over thelast fiftyyears.Europeans havecontinued thispattern andhours ofwork havefallen sharply,zbut notinthe United States.We donot fullyknow whythis is.One reasonmay begreatly lowertaxes inAmerica,which increase the rewards(回寸艮)to work.Another may be moresatisfying work,or lesssatisfyingpersonal lives.Longer hoursdo,of course,increasetheGDP(国内生产总值).So theUnited Stateshad producedmoreper workerthan,say,France.The UnitedStates alsohas more of its people atwork,while inFrancemany moremothers andolder workershavedecidedtostayat home.The overallresult isthat AmericanGDPper headis40%higher thaninFrance,even thoughproductivity perhour workedis thesame.It isnot clearwhich ofthetwosituations isbetter.As wehave seen,work hastobecompared withother values likefamily life,which oftenget lostin itsinterest.lt istoo earlyto explainthe differenttrends(趋势)in happinessover timein differentcountries.But itisadisappointing ideathat intheUnitedStateshappiness hasmade noprogress since1975,while ithas risenin Europe.Could thishave anythingto dowithtrends inthe work-life balance(平衡)
56.From thetext weknowthatthe author.A.believes thatlonger working hours arebetterB・prefers shorterworkinghoursto longeronesC・says nothingcertain aboutwhich patternis betterD.thinks neitherofthepatterns isgood
57.Which ofthe followingcountries hadmoreofitspeopleat workA.Spain.B.France.C,Germany.D.America.
58.In thelast paragraph,the underlinedword“which“refers to.A.family lifeB.situationsC・othervaluesD.trends
59.Which ofthe followingwould bethe besttitle forthe textA.Americans andEuropeansB・Staying atHomeC.Work andProductivityD.Work andHappinessLong bus rides are like televisionshows.They havea beginning,a middle,and anend withcommercialsthrown inevery threeor fourminutes.The commercialsare unavoidable.They happenwhetheryou wantthem ornot.Every coupleof minutesa billboardglides byoutside thebus window:BuySuper CleanToothpaste9,“Drink GoodsWet RootBeer.,Till upwith PacificGas”.Only ifyou sleepwhichis equalto turningthe televisionset off,areyouspared theunending cryof“You NeedIt!Buy ItzNow!”.The beginningofthe rideiscomfortable andsomewhat exciting,even ifyouve traveledthat waybefore.Usually somethings havechanged-new houses,new buildings,sometimes evenanewroad.Thebus driverhas astyle ofdriving andits funto tryto figureit outthe firsthour orso.If thedriver isparticularlyreckless ordaring,the ridecanbeas thrillingasasuspense story.Will thedriver passthe truckintimeWill thedriver moveinto theright orthe lefthand laneAfter a while,of course,the excitementdiesdown.Sleeping forawhilehelps passthe middlehours oftheride.Food alwaysmakes busrides moreinteresting.But youvegottobe carefulof whatkindoffood youeat.Too muchsalty foodcan makeyouvery thirstybetween stops.The endoftherideissomewhat likethe beginning.You knowit willsoon beover andthe hourshavepassed.By nowyouve satwith yourlegs crossedwith your hands inyour lapwith yourhands onthez zarmrests-even withyourhandscrossed behindyour head.The endcomes justattheright time.There arejustno moreways tosit.A,full ofexcitement B・boringC.be offrightened D.with uncertainty
60.The underlinedword“suspense”inthesecond paragraphhas theclosest meaningto
61.What isthe purposeof thispassageA.To talkaboutthesimilarities between long busestrips and TV shows.B.To persuadeyouto take along bustrip.C・To displaythe differencesbetweenlongbus tripsandTV shows.D.To describethe billboardsalong theroad.
62.The writerof thispassage wouldprobably favor.A.bus driverswho arentrecklessB・driving aloneC,a televisionset onthe busD・no billboardsalong theroad
63.The writerfeels longbusridesarelikeTV showsbecause.A.the commercialsboth onTV showsand onthe billboardsalong theroad arefunB,they bothhaveabeginning,a middle,and anend,with commercialsin betweenC・the driversare alwaysreckless onTVshowsjust astheyareon busesD.both travelingand watchingTV are not excitingCTravellingcanbea wayto gainlife experiences,especially duringSpring Break-a weeklong schoolvacationintheUnitedStates.But whatif youreastudentand donthave enough money foratripDontworry.Here aresome usefulsuggestions.Save:This probablyisthemost importantpreparation fortravelling.Cut expensesto fattenyou】wallet soyou willhave morechoices aboutwhere togo andhow to get there.Plan aheadDont waituntil thelast minuteto plan your trip.Tickets maycost morewhen boughtonshort notice.Giving yourselfseveral monthstogetready canmean securityand savings.Do yourhomeworkNo matterwhere yougo.research the places youwill visit.Decide whattosee.Travel bookswill provideinformation onthe cheapesthotels andrestaurants.Plan sensibly:Write downwhat youexpect tospend forfood andhotels.Stick toyour planor youmaynot haveenoughmoney to covereverything.Travel ingroups:Find someonewho isinterested invisiting thesame place.By travellingwith othersyou can sharecosts andexperiences.Work asyougoNeed moremoneytosupport yourtripLook forwork intheplacesyou visit.Go offthe beatenpathTourist citiesmaybeexpensive.You maywanttorethink yourtrip andgo toaless-known area.Smaller townscan havemany interestingactivities andsights.Pack necessarythings:The mostimportant thingstotakearenotalways clothes.Remembermedicine incase youget sickand snacksincaseyou cannotfind acheap restaurant.Use theInternet:The Netcan helptosavemoney.Some usefulwebsites include,and.By planningsensibly,even studentscanenjoythe travel.Your travelexperiences willberemembered foralifetime.
64.This passageis about.A.how toplanyourtravelB,how totravel withenough moneyC・how tomake yourtravel interestingD.how toget life experiences
65.The underlinedwords fattenyour walletprobably means.A・make your wallet largerB,put somefat inyour walletC・save somemoneyD.put somechoices inyourwallet
66.During yourtrip,.A・you needmore shoesthan clothesB,youcangain valuablelifeexperiences。
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