The pool will be part of Embassy Gardens at Nine Elms, a huge￡15 billion building project beside the new American Embassy in south-west London. The project is creating thousands of apartments, the smallest of which are expected to cost nearly $1 million, and the pool will only be open to the apartments’ owners.
Embassy Gardens takes design inspiration from the Meatpacking District of New York with floor to ceiling windows and brick frontages. The designer, Sean Mulryan, desired to push the boundaries in the capability of construction and engineering and do something that had never been done before. The Sky Pool’s transparent structure is the result of significant advancements in technologies over the last decade.
The experience of the pool will be truly unique and it will feel like floating through the air in central London.
Those people lucky enough to swim there will have a perfect view of the Palace of Westminster and the London Eye. It will be a selling point for developers when the second stage of the development is released to market.
32. Who can swim in the Sky Pool? A. Anyone at Nine Elms. B. Visitors to London.
C. People living in Embassy Gardens. D. Those who are not terrified of heights.
33. People lucky enough to swim in the Sky Pool can do the following except . A. drinking with friends B. experiencing diving and surfing C. appreciating the London Eye D. sitting in the orange garden 34. What do we know from the text? A. The pool lies in the centre of London. B. The pool is 25 metres above the ground.
C. The pool was similar to New York’s modern constructions. D. The pool is helpful for selling apartments in Embassy Gardens. 35. We can infer from the text that ________ . A. the apartments in Embassy Gardens are fairly expensive B. the new American Embassy has been moved away C. Nine Elms is a street in Embassy Gardens D. building the pool is not a complex job
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。 Changing your life can come in small, easy steps. You can transform yourself and live a better life by making positive changes along the way. Here are some choices that will lead to your transformation. Choose to change bad habits
Some bad habits seem to stick around without us even realizing it. ___36____You can overcome them, find better alternatives, and get through your struggle to become a better you! Do it for yourself more than anything. Choose to grow
It’s easy to get stuck in a fixed way of life. ____37____ In choosing to grow, you build character, develop your strengths, become aware of what needs improvement, and turn into the well-rounded person you need to be to succeed. Choose to seek a balanced life
Where do you need balance? Are you all work, no play? Or the opposite? ____38____ If you’re spending too much time working or locked away alone, find the time for social interaction and having fun. If you haven’t committed to a schedule in a while, make the decision to start following one. ____39____
This is vital to human existence. We need the loving bonds created by family members and friends. Personal relationships are key to emotional growth and social stability. Choose to live your passion
Whatever your dream is, you can have it. The person you wish to be and the things you wish to achieve are within you. Make the choice to pursue those passions at whatever cost. It may mean clearing out your schedule or doing something you’ve never done. ____40____ A. Choose to spend time with those you love B. Choose to organize your schedule flexibly
C. Make the choice today that you won’t be ruled by them. D. Neither extreme will lead you to a pleasant life for very long. E. However, with re-evaluation and growth comes a beautiful freedom. F. It’s good to change, and you’ve only got so many years to refresh yourself. G. However, the reward from success and personal accomplishment will be worth it.
第三部分 语言知识运用 （共两节，满分45分） 第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。
Then the landlord began examining the house. He and she were going to 41 ,so it was obvious that they wouldn’t continue 42 the house any more. After checking, the landlord screamed, “The walls are full of nails! 43 could I rent the house to others?”
He said, “The room is too 44 . So we could only hang things on the walls.” The landlord did not listen to him and turned around up to the floor.
She began 45 her familiar room. Four years ago, she became his bride here.
There were several nails on the wall, on which hung his clothes yesterday. She still remembered he got hurt on his 46 when trying to drive the nails home. It was she who 47 him to receive an injection against tetanus (破伤风)in the hospital.
The landlord took a toolkit(工具箱) down and tried to pry the nails out . 48 the nails were removed, the walls were left with 49 holes. 50 , she felt terribly heartbroken as if her heart was pierced(刺破) through those holes and bleeding 51 .
She sprang from the seat and shouted, “Stop pulling the nails! We will only 52 after we buy our own!” He looked at her with great 53 , and then turned round, 54 over his face.
She finally came to 55 that marriage was like a wall and that all 56 and “cold wars” were like the nails on the wall. When all the nails were removed, only a wall full of holes would be left. But if all the nails were 57 in their own places，the wall remained reliable. But in the past，what she saw was only those nails.
They hung all the things back to the wall. He asked her, “Are you really willing to lead a 58 life
with me?” She 59 the ashes on hands and looked at those things 60 , saying, “Yes! For me, it is not a suffering to live.” 41. A. travel 42. A. renting 43. A. How 44. A. spared
B. leave C. move B. living
D. divorce
C. selling D. decorating
B. What C. When D. Which
B. small C. messy
D. tidy
45. A. looking around B. showing around C. turning around D. coming around 46. A. legs 47. A. brought 48.A. Before 49. A. different
B. head C. fingers D. toes B. carried C. pushed D. attended B. After B. many
C. Ever since D. Now that
C. huge
D. similar
50. A. At last B. For a moment C. All of a sudden D. In a while 51. A. nonstop B. reasonably C. increasingly D. gently 52. A. set off
B. leave out
C. move away D. settle in
53. A. depression B. surprise C. pleasure D. guilt
D. tearing
54. A. sobbing B. sighing C. weeping
55. A. conclude B. complain C. admit D. understand 56. A. debates 57. A. still
B. quarrels C. struggles D. limits
C. lost D. put
B. never
58. A. common B. new C. dull D. tough 59. A. blew up B. washed out C. patted away 60. A. surprisingly B. thankfully 第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Recently, an Internet slang word Foxi- or “Buddhist”- is becoming increasingly popular as it encourages people, especially ___61___ young to remain calm and __62__(peace) and avoid conflicts as much as possible in other words, to live like a Buddha.
The phrase ___63___ (create) for the first time in 2014 in Japan to describe young men who no longer bother to start relationships with women or follow someone else’s life path. They prefer to stay in their own peaceful world without ___64___ (disturb) and care little about passion and success.
In this fast-changing and competitive world, many people are under heavy ___65___(press). It’s only natural that people are seeking for a spiritual bay. However, some would compare “foxi” with “demotivational(无动力的) culture”- a phrase ___66___ describes young people who feel aimless and
C. pleasantly
D. rubbed off
D. satisfactorily
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