43. A. staff
44. A. relaxed content
45. A. view 46. A. so long as case
47. A. small 48. A. cheered judged
49. A. hope amazement
50. A. declared 51. A. frequently completely
52. A. regretted 53. A. goal 54. A. competing
55. A. smart ready
B. audience B. confused
C. stage C. energetic
D. roomD.
B. mind C. role D. expectation B. if only C. as soon as D. in B. flat B. watched
C. strong C. waited C. gratefulness C. admitted C. naturally C. realized C. soul C. complaining
C. excellent
D. wide D.
D.
B. pride
B. shared B. necessarily B. remembered B. glory B. dancing
B. quiet
D. showed D. D. guessed D. interest D. escaping
D.
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题,每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题的A、B、C、D项中，选出最佳选项，并填涂在答题卡上。
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Often people do not understand why they feel sick on a regular basis and why they develop symptoms that worsen over time. We hardly know that inside our house, various toxins(毒素) are present at any time.
In recent years, scientists have discovered that there are various houseplants that keep our household air clean and pure. Not only do these plants absorb pollutants, they also remove harmful gases from the air and help fight pollution.
Spider Plant: A beautiful houseplant with long grassy leaves, the spider plant is also a rapidly growing plant. This plant is great at removing harmful gases. For best effect, it should be kept in the kitchen or near the fireplace as these are the places where CO accumulates a lot.
English Ivy: Despite its poisonous leaves, English Ivy is a very popular houseplant and best suitable for patients with asthma, a medical condition that causes difficulties in breathing. Easy to grow in bright sunlight, the plant has the amazing ability to remove various chemicals. So it keeps the inside air clean. With its ground-covering quality, the plant often serves well in landscaping.
Golden Pothos: Also known as Devil’s Ivy or Silver Vine, the Golden Pothos is a highly invasive plant. With evergreen leaves and progressive stems, this plant easily takes over its surrounding area. Yet it is also very efficient in removing indoor pollutants. But, care should be taken as the plant is harmful to small animals and even kids.
Aloe Vera: We all know that aloe vera is present in many skin care products.
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Not only does it help with skin burns but also with removing various harmful gases. Claimed to possess tons of medicinal qualities, this plant can also be grown as an ornamental (装饰性的)plant.
56. The passage is mainly written to _______.
A. show the latest findings about plants. B. explain why some people often fall ill.
C. make a list of some common ornamental plants. D. recommend some environment-friendly houseplants. 57. According to the passage, English Ivy _________.
A. is also called Devil’s Ivy. B. has long and grassy leaves. C. is helpful to asthma sufferers. D. should be put in a cool place. 58. What do we know about the Golden Pothos?
A. It is safe to eat. B. It has golden leaves.
C. It expands rather quickly. D. It can help prevent dampness. 59．If your finger gets burnt, which of the following is helpful?
A. The spider plant. B. English Ivy. C. Silver Vine. D. Aloe vera. B
Does money buy happiness? Not! Ah, but would a little more money make us a little happier? Many of us smirk(傻笑，假笑) and nod. There is, we believe, some connection between financial fitness and emotional demands. Three in four American college students—nearly double the 1970 proportion—now consider it “very important” or “essential” that they become “very well off financially”. Money matters.
But a surprising fact of life is that in countries where nearly everyone can afford life’s necessities, increasing wealth matters surprisingly little. The connection between income and happiness is “surprisingly weak,” observed University of Michigan researcher Ronald Inglehart in one 16-nation study of 170,000 people. Once comfortable, more money provides fewer returns. The second piece of pie, or the second $100,000, never tastes as good as the first. Even lottery winners and the Forbes’ 100 wealthiest Americans surveyed by University of Illinois psychologist Ed Diener have expressed only slightly greater happiness than the average American. Making it big brings temporary joy. But in the long run wealth is like health: its complete absence can create suffering, but having it doesn’t guarantee happiness. Happiness seems less a matter of getting what we want than of wanting what we have.
Has our happiness, however, floated upward with the rising economic tide? Are we happier today than in 1940s, when two out of five homes lacked a shower or tub? Actually, we are not. Since 1957, the number of Americans who say they are “very happy” has declined from 35 to 32 percent. Meanwhile, the divorce rate has doubled, the teen suicide rate has increased nearly three times, the violent crime rate has gone up nearly four times, and depression has mushroomed. Economic growth has provided no boost to human morale. When it comes to psychological well being, it is not the economy.
I call this soaring wealth and shrinking spirit “the American paradox(充满矛盾的事).” More than ever, we have big houses and broken homes, high incomes and low confidence, secured rights and reduced civility. We are good at making a living but often fail at making a life. We celebrate our prosperity(繁荣) but long for a purpose. We treasure our freedoms but long for connection. In an age of plenty, we
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feel spiritual hunger.
60. Which of the following statements best expresses the author’s view? A. The more money we earn, the happier we would be. B. The more money we earn, the less returns we have. C. In the long run, happiness grows with economy. D. In the long run, money cannot guarantee happiness.
61. “The second $100,000 never tastes as good as the first” because _____. A. happiness brought by it is less than that from the first $100,000 B. profit brought by it is less than that from the first $100,000
C. it is not so fresh as the first $100,000 D. it is not so important as the first $100,000
62. According to the passage, people do well in making a living but don’t _____. A. know how to enjoy life B. know how to spend money C. have any primary aim D. keep in touch with other people 63. The things that happened after 1957 are given to show that _____. A. family problems become more and more serious
B. people’s spiritual demands cannot be met by wealth
C. young people are not happy about their life D. social crimes have increased significantly
C
The following is a brief and selective history of the evolution of the usage of ink from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Northern England, 1339, a monastery(修道院): A scholarly man sits quietly in front of his desk, attending to a seemingly endless task. He has a copy of the Bible in front of him, handwritten by some other monk(修道士), that he is reproducing page by page. It will be months if not years before he is done, until every page is perfectly copied, and then the cycle will begin anew. It will be another century before the invention of the printing press(印刷机) gives monks vast blocks of time they never had before.
London, 1590, the Globe Theater: It’s been a century and a half now since a man named Johannes Guttenberg built the first printing press, and the world of printing has come a long way. Nearly 200 million books have been printed, and among them is work after work by a playwright named William Shakespeare with a theater next to the Thames River.
Boston, 1850, a factory: Another few hundred years have passed, and the world has undergone a revolutionary change—the Industrial Revolution. The weaver sits at her loom(织布机) late into the evening, the smoke from the oil lamps blackening the walls. For her six days or 70 hours of work this week, she will earn approximately $3.25(about $84 in today’s money).
New York, 1909, the street: In America’s most populous city, there are now eleven daily newspapers. It is the best of times to own a newspaper in New York. Rivers could run black with all the ink in use. The newspapers fight fierce battles between each other, sending their paperboys out like foot soldiers.
Sydney, current day, a living room: The blogger sits before a laptop, tapping out his blog article for the day. His canvas is the Web, his audience digital, and it’s rare for him to furnish physical copies of his work. There’s simply no need for it. Sure, the blogger has a few unopened ink bottles in his closet that may be of use some day.
64. The scholarly man in Northern England ________.
A. has no ink to use B. reads many books every day
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C. spends much time copying books D. is writing a book for the monastery 65. When was the printing press invented according to the passage? A. In around 1339. B. In around 1440. C. In around 1490 D. In around 1590. 66. The underlined sentence “Rivers could run black with all the ink in use.” implies that _______.
A. the production of ink needs a lot of water. B. New York people like reading newspapers.
C. pollution problems are becoming serious D. the newspaper industry consumes much ink
67. It can be learned from the passage that _________.
A. people nowadays rely far less on ink B. there will be no newspapers in the future
C. the printing press was first used by monks D. the Globe Theater printed millions of books
D
In the mid 1990s, people started doing business on the Internet. At that time, there were two kinds of companies. First, there were traditional companies which sold things in stores. Then, there were Internet companies which didn’t have stores, and they only sold things over the Net.
Many traditional companies didn’t want to lose any business. Quickly, they created their own websites and began selling things over the internet. These are the so-called “brick and click” companies. Many stores are made of brick. And you click on your mouse to buy things with your computer. That’s where the name “brick and click” comes from.
By the late 1990s, e-businesses like Amazon.com, Buy.com, and eToys.com were in trouble. Their profits were not very high, and there was a lot of competition. Many of these businesses were losing a lot of money, and in 2000, many e-businesses went out of business.
Why are “brick and click” companies, like Barnes and Noble, Toys RVs and Walmart so successful? First, many customers know and trust their names. Their websites like walmart.com are easy to remember. These companies also have lots of experience. They know how to run a successful business.
In the world of e-commerce, companies are fighting for every dollar and every customer. Will “brick and click” companies win the war? Only time will tell.
68．Which of the following would be a “brick and click” company? A．A restaurant. B．A clothing company with no website. C．A video seller with a big website but no stores. D．A bookseller with five stores and a website
69．What did many traditional companies do in the mid 1990’s?
A．They made their websites. B．They went out of business. C．They bought Internet companies. D．They sold their companies.
70．Which of the following is NOT the reason why “brick and click” companies are successful?
A．Their profits were very high. B．Their names are easy to remember.
C．They are experienced. D．People trust them.
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