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B. The constant changes in women's clothing reflect their strength of character. C. The fashion industry makes an important contribution to society.
D. Fashion designs should not be encouraged since they are only welcomed by women. 31．By saying \A. women's inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at B. women are better able to put up with discomfort C. men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers D. men are more stable and reliable in character
To Whom It May Concern:
Your address was forwarded to us by How to Magazine. All of us here think The International Institute of Not Doing Much is the best organization in the world. You know how to avoid unnecessary activities!
As a matter of fact, we closely followed the advice in your article. First, we replaced all our telephones with carrier pigeons. Simply removing the jingle of telephones and replacing them with the pleasant sounds of birds has had a remarkable effect on everyone. Besides, birds are cheaper than telephone service. After all, we are a business. We have to think of the bottom line. As a side benefit, the birds also add the nutrients to the grass outside the new employees’ sauna(桑拿房).
Next, we sold the computers off to Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty, a firm of lawyers nearby. Our electricity bill went way down. Big savings! The boss is impressed. We have completely hugged paper technology. Now that we all use pencils, doodling (涂鸦) is on the increase, and the quality of pencil Woman Ship is impressive, as you can tell from my handwriting in this letter. By the way, if you can, please send this letter back to us. We can erase and reuse it. Just tie it to Maggie’s leg and she’ll know where to take it.
Now it’s very calm and quiet here. You can notice the difference. No more loud chatter on the telephones! All we hear is the scratching of pencil on paper, the sound of pigeons, and the delivery of inter-office letters by paper airplane.
Wonderful! I’ve always wanted to work for an insurance company ever since I was a little girl. Now it’s perfect. Sincerely yours, Eleanor Lightly
Spokeswoman and Company Hair Stylist
ABC Activity Insurance: insure against overdoing it 32．Where is Eleanor’s letter sent to? A. How To Magazine.
B. ABC Activity Insurance Company.
C. Stab, Grab, Grit, and Nasty Law Firm.
D. The International Institute of Not Doing Much.
33．Which of the following best describes the life the author is leading? A. A religious, peasant-like life. B. A simple, slow-paced life.
C. A life away from paper and pencils. D. A life of hard work and security.
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34．Which of the following is practiced in the author’s company? A. Replacing the hand work system with modern technology. B. Turning off lights in the daytime to save electricity. C. Buying birds and pets as company for the staff. D. Recycling paper resources whenever possible. 35．What is the purpose of writing this letter?
A. to show his dissatisfaction with the new environment. B. to complain about the bad working condition. C. to persuade people to live a simple life. D. to express his thanks for the good advice.
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。 This Way to Dreamland
Daydreaming means people think about something pleasant，especially when this makes them forget what they should be doing. Daydreamers have a bad reputation for being unaware of what’s happening around them. They can seem forgetful and clumsy.__ 36．___They annoy us because they seem to be ignoring us and missing the important things.
But daydreamers are also responsible for some of the greatest ideas and achievements in human history._ 37．__ Can you imagine what kind of world we would have without such ideas and inventions? So how can you come up with brilliant daydreams and avoid falling over tree roots or otherwise looking like a fool?
First，understand that some opportunities(机会) for daydreaming are better than others. Feeling safe and relaxed will help you to slip into daydreams._ 38．__ And if you want to improve your chances of having a creative idea while you’re daydreaming，try to do it while you are involved in another task—preferably something simple，like taking a shower or walking，or even making meaningless drawings.
It’s also important to know how to avoid daydreams for those times when you really need to concentrate. “Mindfulness”，being focused，is a tool that some people use to avoid falling asleep.__ 39．____
Finally，you never know what wonderful idea might strike while your mind has moved slowly away.___ 40．___
Always remember that your best ideas might come when your head is actually in the clouds. A. Having interesting things to think about also helps. B. They stare off into space and wander by themselves.
C. Without wandering minds，we wouldn’t have relativity，Coke or Post-it notes. D. At one time，daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses.
E. It involves slow，steady breathing for self-control that helps people stay calm and attentive.
F. Daydreams are often very simple and direct，quite unlike sleep dreams，which may be hard to understand.
G. Therefore，it’s a good idea to keep a notebook or voice recorder nearby when you’re in the daydream zone.
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第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 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，
并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡
上将该项涂黑。
In our discussion with people on how education can help them succeed in life, a woman remembered the first meeting of an introductory_______course about 20 years ago.
The professor _____the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans（豆）, and invited the students to ______ow many beans the jar contained. After ______shouts of wildly wrong guesses, the professor smiled a thin, dry smile, announced the _____ answer, and went on saying, ”You have just ______an important lesson about science. That is Never______ your own senses.”
Twenty years later, the ____could guess what the professor had in mind. He _____himself, perhaps, as inviting his students to start an exciting ______into an unknown world
Invisible（无形的）to the ___ ,which can be discovered only through scientific___ .But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even ___ the invitation. She was just ____ to understand the world. And she ____ that her firsthand experience could be the ___ .The professor, however, said that it was ___.He was taking away her only ____ for knowing and was providing her with no substitute. “I remember feeling small and ___ ,”the women says, “and I did the only thing I could do. I ___ the course that afternoon and I haven’t gone near science since.”
41．A. art B. history C. science D. math
42．A. searched for B. looked at C. got through D. marched into 43．A. count B. guess C. report D. watch
44．A. warning of B. giving out C. turning away D. listening to 45．A. ready B. possible C. correct D. difficult 46．A. learned B. prepared C. taught D. taken 47．A. lose B. trust C. sharpen D. show
48．A. lecturer B. scientist C. speaker D. woman 49．A. described B. respected C. saw D. served 50．A. voyage B. movement C. change D. rush
51．A. professor B. eye C. knowledge D. light 52．A. model B. senses C. spirit D. methods 53．A. hear B. make C. present D. refuse
54．A. suggesting B. beginning C .pretending D. waiting 55．A. believed B. doubted C. proved D. explained 56．A. growth B. strength C. faith D. truth
57．A. firm B.interesting C. wrong D. acceptable 58．A. task B. tool C. success D. connection
59．A. cruel B. proud C. frightened D. brave 60．A. dropped B. started C. passed D. missed
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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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。
One day I heard two girls talking about making net friends in a café. One said that she ___61．___(meet) one of her net friends and the other told her not to because most people found their net friends __62．____ (disappoint) in real life.
We all know it is quite common now that many teenagers, especially ___63．_ from one-child families, like to make net friends and spend lots of time ___64．_____(chat)with them because they need someone to talk with and share their sorrow and ___65．_____(happy). However, is it wise for them to do so?
In my opinion, it is possible ___66．__ you to find some real good friends with the help of new technology but you have to take care. When you talk with someone unknown on the Internet, you have no idea at all what kind of person he is and _67．___ he is telling you the truth. ___68．___, we can’t deny that some bad guys mask themselves very well so that they can get many nice people ___69．__ (trap). So, you’re taking the risk of meeting your net friends before you get any idea about him. In a word, you can never be careful enough when __70．___ (meet) your net friends.
第II卷（非选择题） 评卷人 得分 四、书面表达：共2题 每题25分 共50分
71.短文改错
Nowadays, mobile payment is becoming more and more popular with our shopping. In addition to pay in cash, by cheque or credit card, a consumer can use a mobile phone to pay for wide range of services and goods. Compared with those traditional mean, mobile payment was faster and more convenient. Besides, it can be used at any given time or place, save much time and energy. However, we can’t overlook the fact that it must be operated with a phone and a network. And it is only recently which the technology to support such systems has become wide available. It will be arouse public concern over its potential risk, such as the account security and other unexpected problems. Technology is changing its life rapidly, so we should get ready for it.
72. 一家英国网站专门为外国留学生提供住宿家庭的信息，假如你是李华，打算明年夏天去英国留学，因此你给他们发一封电子邮件，说明你的租房要求； 1. 提供单独的房间 2. 房子的地点
3. 免费提供生活用品（洗衣机等） 4. 每月房租
请根据以上内容写一篇100词左右的电子邮件，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数，可适当增加细节。
参考词汇：住宿家庭 host family Dear Sir or Madam,
I am going to study in the UK next summer.
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