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A. land on B. keep in touch with
B. a pilot
C. be engaged in C. a dentist
D. break from
26. According to the researchers, a child born in March is likely to become_______. A. a debt collector
D. an artist
27. We can learn from the text that______.
A. the month babies are born could only affect his intelligence and length of life B. People born in the summer months are more likely to get highly paid C. Spring babies may have the bigger chance to get ill D. the choice of profession for April and May is very narrow
28. What can be included from the passage?
A. There exist connections between birth date and occupations B. The fate has been already decided when people are born
C. People born in Autumn would be more successful than those born in Spring D. The time of year one is born decides which specific health problems one has
C
It is part book, part film, part game—and a world away from the best-selling books in any season. But Julian McCrea, developer of the immersive(拟真的) iPad thriller The Craftsman, is convinced his mashup (混搭) of literary gothic and cinematic chiller(恐怖电影或书籍) is the future of fiction.
The app turns the reader into the main character in a tale that draws on influences such as Edgar Allen Poe and Alfred Hitchcock. In future works, McCrea hopes to use the iPad’s built-in camera to read your facial expressions, letting him increase the tension accordingly as the story develops.
With sales of paper books declining, McCrea believes the app represents a new kind of digital storytelling that could open up an Alice in Wonderland rabbit hole of possibilities.
“No two people will get the same experience,” says McCrea, who gave up his previous job three years ago to start Portal Entertainment.
The project has echoes of the “choose your own adventure” paperbacks of the 1980s and 90s, which allowed pre-teen readers to plot their own way through treasure islands and spooky forests. But the creators of the new app wanted to take the idea further.
“You,” as a fully paid-up character in the drama, can sign online petitions (请愿书) on factious（虚构的）websites and receive mysterious message on your mobile phone from other characters, while the events you attend in the story pop up in your real-life calendar, as the app’s creators attempt to “bleed” the story into your everyday life.
With the story unfolding in short episodes over five days McCrea hopes to capture an audience of thirtysomething dads used to whipping out their phone to play Angry Birds when they have a spare five minutes. But also in his sights is the ￡87 million British market for thrillers and crime novels.
Authors embrace the new form of digital storytelling as a chance to engage in the innovations of the publishing industry. Mike Jones, the novelist who led the writers’ team for The Craftsman, says the appeal of the app project was the chance to bring some of the “age-old traditions of storytelling –genre, character and catharsis（情感的抒发）”— into new media. “There has never been a better time to be a storyteller.”
29. The Craftsman is ____________.
A. an immersive iPad thriller B. an app that can read our facial expressions
C. the sample of the future books D. a combination of literary work and fiction 30. How can the app users engage in the thriller The Craftsman?
A. They can be turned into the main character in the tale while reading. B. They can experience in the real life the events that happened in the tale. C. They can contribute their ideas to the writers on how the tale continues. D. They can decide the ending of the tale. 31. What kind of readers does the app intend to target?
A. Young dads in their thirties. B. Thriller and crime novel lovers. C. Both A and B. D. Neither A nor B. 32. What is the attitude of authors towards the new way of storytelling?
A. Opposed. B. Neutral. C. Skeptical. D. Supportive.
D
We eat what our friends eat, according to a new study presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economic Association’s 2013 annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (U of I) and Oklahoma State University, provided fresh confirmation of how much our environment influences our eating habits. The scientific team analyzed the lunch receipts from a restaurant in Stillwater, Oklahoma that agreed to use three menus designed by the researchers for three months in 2010. One group of diners — the control group — used the restaurant’s original menus with item and price listings. The second group received menus with calorie counts and the third group used menus that had both calorie counts and a traffic light symbol designed to indicate calorie ranges. A green traffic light meant a food option was 400 calories or less, a yellow light indicated 401 calories to 800 calories and a red light was placed next to choices with more than 800 calories.
By analyzing diners’ receipts, the researchers found interesting patterns in what patrons（老主顾）ordered. They also interviewed servers and found that people who were part of larger parties and received menus with traffic lights typically ordered healthier options, which the researchers say suggests the influence of peer pressure.
The researchers then created a model to assess how customers felt about their choices. Based on the popularity of menu items, the researchers determined the probability that individuals were satisfied with their choice. Interestingly, this gauge（测量标准）of satisfaction was influenced by expected factors such as price and calories, but also by fellow diners’ menu choices as well. They found that even if a customer initially felt less satisfied about their choice of say, a salad, they felt better about it if their friends ordered an item within the same menu category.
“The big takeaway from this research is that people were happier if they were making similar choices to those sitting around them,” study author Brenna Ellison, an economist at the U of I, said in a statement. “If my peers are ordering higher-calorie items or spending more money, then I am also happier, or at least less unhappy, if I order higher-calorie foods and spend more money.” So if you’re hoping to eat better, try dining with friends who do too.
33. The scientific team came to their conclusion by ________.
A. analyzing receipts from diners using specially designed menus. B. studying information from the receipts
C. comparing calorie counts and ranges that appear in different menus D. analyzing the connection between diner’s choices and calorie counts
34. According to the research findings, those who ordered healthier options tended to ______.
A. ask the servers for recommendations and notice the calorie counts B. eat with friends and be concerned about calorie ranges of the food C. be more affected by their friends’ preference of the choice of food D. have a much unhealthier eating habit when they ate alone 35. The word “takeaway” is closest in meaning to ________.
A. conclusion B. success C. illustration D. judgment
第二节 （共5小题，每小题3分，满分15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。
From good reading we can derive pleasure, companionship, experience, and instruction. A good book may absorb our attention so completely that for the time being we forget our surroundings and even our identity. 36 It increases our contentment when we are cheerful, and lessens our troubles when we are sad. Whatever may be our main purpose in reading, our contact with good books should never fail to give us enjoyment and satisfaction.
37 Whether the characters portrayed（描绘） are taken from real life or are purely imaginary, they may become our companions and friends. In the pages of books we can walk with the wise and the good of all lands and all times. The people we meet in books may delight us either because they resemble human friends whom we hold or because they present unfamiliar types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances. 38 However, the friends we make in books need never weary us with their company. 39 When human friends desert us, good books are always ready to give us friendship, sympathy, and encouragement. One of the most valuable gifts presented by books is experience. Few of us can travel far from home or have a wide range of experiences, but all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of books. Whether we wish to escape from the seemingly dull realities of everyday life or whether we long to visit some far-off place, a book will help us when nothing else can. To travel by book we need no bank account to pay our way; no airship or ocean liner or stream-lined train to transport us; no passport to enter the land of our heart's desire.
40 The beauties of nature, the enjoyment of music, the treasures of art, the triumphs of architecture, the marvels of engineering, are all open to the wonder and enjoyment of those who read.
A. With a good book in our hands we need never be lonely. B. The possibilities of our literary experiences are almost unlimited. C. Our literary experiences can be limited.
D. By turning the page we can dismiss them without any fear of hurting their feelings. E. Our human friends sometimes may bore us.
F. A good book in hand will ease our loneliness more or less. G. Reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life.
第一节 完形填空 （共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并将答案填在答题卡上。
Former Hollywood star Shirley Temple has died _41_ 85. _42_, she was 85, but to many Americans she
was _43_ that very clever and mature little girl _44_ the adorable pout（撅嘴） who sang about dreaming away “On the Good Ship Lollipop” in the movie classic “Bright Eyes.” Temple, known in private life as Shirley Temple Black, _45_ natural causes last Monday night at her home near San Francisco, _46_ her family and caregivers. Born in 1928 in Santa Monica, California, her _47_career took her from being a film and television actress, singer, dancer to being appointed US _48_ to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. Temple began her film career in 1932 at the age of three, and in 1934 _49_ international fame in “Bright Eyes.” She received a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding _50_ as a youth to cinema before starring in hits such as” Curly Top” and “Heidi” during the mid-to-late 1930s. She led the box office for three _51_ years. Moms dressed their daughters like her. A drink was _52_ after her. Children _53_ her curls. A doll in her likeness became a collector’s item. Eventually, as she aged, her Hollywood popularity _54_. At 17, she married John Agar, but the marriage didn’t last. Her second marriage, to San Francisco businessman Charles Black, endured and _55_ her to enter the world of politics. She served as US ambassador to Ghana and to Czechoslovakia. The beloved actress _56_ for much of her life the same sunny presence that _57_the nation’s spirits during the darkest days of the Depression. News of Shirley Temple’s death _58_wonderful memories for many Chinese adults who grew up __59__Shirley’s movies.” The angel has returned to heaven,” remarked many Chinese _60_ of the death of Shirley Temple. 41. A. aged 42. A. Privately 43. A. forever 44. A. along with 45. A. died from 46. A. surrounded by C. surrounding 47. A. varied 48. A. officer 49. A. founded 50. A. contribution 51. A. direct 52. A. named 53. A. copied 54. A. developed 55. A. promised 56. A. remained 57. A. lifted 58. A. held back 59. A. watching 60. A. when learned
第II卷
注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Mary will never forget the first time she saw him. He suddenly appeared in class one day, __61__ (wear)
B. colored B. ambassador B. constructed B. assistance B. straight B. take B. reproduced B. reduced B. allowed B. contained B. arose B. brought back B. to watch B. while learning B. aging B. Officially B. foremost B. with B. died out
C. to age C. Eventually C. dominantly C. for C. died of
D. ages D. Publicly D. already D. beside D. died for
B. being surrounded by D. who were surrounded with C. pleasant C. politician C. promoted C. donation C. upright C. looked C. mirrored C. increased C. let C. continued C. rose C. took back C. and watch C. in learning
D. jolly D. businessman D. made D. achievement D. frank D. sought D. reflected D. declined D. left D. became D. resulted D. thought back D. watched D. upon learning