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C. look for a friend while traveling D. find the nearby museums 23. Where are the readers likely to read the passage above?
A. In a geography textbook. B. In a science and technology journal. C. In a business report. D. On a popular website.
B
Aunt KELLY always had a special place in my heart. When I was growing up. I knew I could rely on her to have room for me on her lap and words of love and encouragement when I needed to hear them. When she died five years ago, I was devastated. The whole family was still in shock when her husband, Uncle Ronnie, died a week later. I longed to have a small item of Aunt KELLY’s to remember her by, but seeing her children and grandchildren overcome by the grief（悲痛）of this double loss made me shy away from asking.
A few months after Aunt KELLY’s death, I was on my way to work when I saw Rescued Treasures, a local second-hand store. I only had a couple of dollars on me and didn’t really intend to buy anything, but I stopped anyway just to look inside. I had been shopping around for a few minutes when a small, black handbag caught my eye. It wasn’t fancy or special. I didn’t really need a handbag and continued to look around the store, but something kept drawing me back to that handbag. Finally, I checked the price tag（标签）. It was just one dollar.
The handbag stayed in the back of my car for weeks until I came upon it during a car clean-up. I opened it up. I couldn’t believe it. They hadn’t even cleaned it out. It was still full of junk, old candy wrappers, old receipts（收据）and used paper. Usually the store emptied things inside, so there wouldn’t be any surprises for a new owner.
I threw away some wastes, and sorted through the receipts, when I found one item in the small inside pocket. It was an insurance card with the name “KELLY” written on it. I began to cry. My beloved Aunt KELLY. This was her handbag. 24. What do we know from the passage?
A. Karen’s husband survived her by five years.
B. Karen’s children refused to give any item to the author.
C. The author was very shy when she was young. D. Karen had been very kind to the author.
25. The underlined word “devastated” in Paragraph 1 probably means “______”. A. very worried disappointed
26. The author made up her mind to buy the handbag because ______. A. she just needed to buy a handbag
B. it happened that it was cheap and she could afford it C. someone else persuaded her to buy it D. the bag looked strange and special
27. As soon as the author opened the handbag, she felt very ______.
A. Sick B. excited C. surprised D. nervous
C
When the sun sets in Hong Kong, the city skyline comes alive. Billboard（广告牌）lights flash, and light up the crowded streets. The colorful lights from the tall buildings are one of the city’s main attractions.
“Oh, my god. The lights are so amazing. We love it. It’s so nice.” said one visitor. But this appreciation is not shared by everyone in Hong Kong. Lat year then government reported a record number of complaints. The curtains may be drawn. But residents argue the bright light outside is hard to escape. “We receive some complaints about the light pollution. They find it very hard to sleep or they have disturbance from the light outside.”
Scientists at the University of Hong Kong spent 18 months studying levels of light pollution and collecting more than 5 million measurements. They found Hong Kong one of the world’s worst “victims”. The lights pollution condition in Hong Kong was extremely severe. Particular in cities, the night sky brightness, as well as the lights, is a few hundred times over the level of that of a night sky without light pollution. In cities such as Seoul, London, Shanghai and Paris, billboard lighting is under control. And there are punishments for people who go against the law.
B. extremely sad C. a little lonely D. slightly
But in Hong Kong, there are no laws. A volunteer regulation called Charter of External Light（户外灯光约章）encourages visitors to switch off between 11 p.m. and 7 p.m. The critics say it’s not enough to make a difference. The government says 4800 businessmen have signed up to the Charter so far. And it’s satisfied that it’s working.
But not everyone is convinced and some residents are taking upon themselves to act. Zoe Chow led a campaign to have a commercial building switch off their midnight. She won but she believes the lights will eventually turn back on. “I know that the building has signed the Charter of External Light. But it is voluntary, not mandatory（强制的）. 28. What is the complaint about in the third paragraph?
A. The ill-designed billboard. B. The unattractive night lights. C. The light pollution at night D. The city noise and disturbance. 29. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage? A. Billboard lighting is under control in all big cities. B. Scientists have found ways to stop the light pollution.
C. The government attaches little importance to the light pollution.
D. The Charter of External Light is aimed to help reduce the light pollution. 30. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Bright lights in Hong Kong may continue to shine. B. People are satisfied with the role the Charter plays.
C. Residents will never start a campaign against the light pollution. D. The Charter of External Light will no longer have an effect. 31. What is this text mainly about?
A. Hongkong’s light pollution law B. Severe light pollution in Hongkong. C. Pollution problems in big cities. D. The Solution to light pollutions.
D
The British economy is showing the greatest signs of stress since the Eurozone crisis and fears of a double-dip recession（衰退）six years ago, as worrying reports show the steepest fall in manufacturing（制造业）output and the greatest degrees of pessimism among
employers since 2012. Concerns over Brexit（英国脱欧）and a slowdown for high street spending are among the major factors contributing towards 2018 being the worst time in six years for British firms planning to take on new staff, according to a closely watched survey conducted by the employment firm ManpowerGroup.
Watched by the Bank of England and the government for early warnings of hiring increases or downturns, the quarterly poll（季度民意调查）of about 2,000 major employers from nine different industry sectors across the UK found a net balance of only 4% planning to hire more staff rather than cutting back.
The weakest outlook from the survey was reserved for the banking and finance industry, which recorded the worst outlook since the depths of the financial crisis almost a decade ago, suggesting job cuts may be on the way over the summer.
The barometer（晴雨表）of hiring sentiment comes as Britain’s factories unexpectedly recorded the sharpest drop in output for more than five years in April. Pointing to fewer orders for steel used in infrastructure（基础设施）projects and a wider slowdown in demand for British goods at home and abroad, the Office for National Statistics said manufacturing output fell by 1.4% in April from the previous month. Economists had forecast modest growth of 0.3%.
Although the situation does not appear to be as severe this year, forecasts issued by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research on Monday suggest the UK has done little to bounce back from heavy snowfall earlier in 2018.Putting the growth rate for GDP at only 0.2% in the three-month period to May, up from 0.1% in the same period ending in April, Niesr’s head of UK macroeconomic forecasting, Amit Kara, said: “Economic growth has slowed materially since the start of this year and it continues to remain weak.” 32. What can we learn from the first paragraph? ________ A. The British economy is booming now.
B. The British economy is going through a great depression. C. People are not concerned about Brexit at all. D. British firms are planning to take on new stuff.