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sight of something shiny and new. but a new study shows that we keep using our old devices (装置) well after they go out of style. That's bad news for the environment — and our wallets - as these outdated devices consume much more energy than the newer ones that do the same things.
To figure out how much power these devices are using. Callie Babbitt and her colleagues at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York tracked the
environmental costs for each product throughout its life 一 from when its minerals are mined to when we stop using the device. This method provided a readout for how home energy use has evolved since the early 1990s. Devices were grouped by generation. Desktop computers, basic mobile phones, and box-set TVs defined 1992. Digital cameras arrived on the scene in 1997. And MP3 players, smart phones, and LCD TVs entered homes in 2002, before tablets and e-readers showed up in 2007.
As we accumulated more devices, however, we didn't throw out our old ones. “The living-room television is replaced and gets planted in the kids’ room, and suddenly one day, you have a TV in every room of the house,” said one researcher. The average number of electronic devices rose from four per household in 1992 to 13 in 2007. We’re not just keeping these old devices --- we continue to use them. According to the analysis of Babbitt's team, old desktop monitors and box TVs with cathode ray tubes are the worst devices with their energy consumption and contribution to greenhouse gas emissions (排放) more than doubling during the 1992 to 2007 window.
So what's the solution (解决方案)？ The team’s data only went up to 2007, but the researchers also explored what would happen if consumers replaced old products with electronics that serve more than one function, such as a tablet for word processing and TV viewing. They found that more on-demand entertainment viewing on tablets instead of TVs and desktop computers could cut energy consumption by 44%.
32. What does the author think of new devices?
A. They are environment-friendly. B. They are no better than the old. C. They cost more to use at home. D. They go out of style quickly. 33. Why did Babbitt’s team conduct the research?
A. To reduce the cost of minerals. B. To test the life cycle of a product. C. To update consumers on new technology.
D. To find out electricity consumption of the devices. 34. Which of the following uses the least energy?
A. The box-set TV. B. The tablet. C. The LCD TV. D. The desktop computer.
35. What does the text suggest people do about old electronic devices?
A. Stop using them. B. Take them apart. C. Upgrade them. D. Recycle them.
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。
Color is fundamental in home design - something you’ll always have in every room. A grasp of how to manage color in your spaces is one of the first steps, to creating rooms you’ll love to live in. Do you want a room that's full of life?
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Professional? Or are you just looking for a place to relax after a long day? _____ 36 ____, color is the key to making a room feel the way you want it to feel. Over the years, there have been a number of different techniques to help designers approach this important point. ___37___, they can get a little complex. But good news is that there're really only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your home: the small ones, the medium ones，and the large ones. ___38___ They're the little spots of color like throw pillows, mirrors and baskets that most of us use to add visual interest to our rooms. Less tiring than painting your walls： and less expensive than buying a colorful sofa, small color choices bring with them the significant benefit of being easily changeable.
Medium color choices arc generally furniture pieces such as sofas, dinner tables or bookshelves. ___39____. They require a bigger commitment than smaller ones, and they have a more powerful effect on the feeling of a space.
The large color decisions in your rooms concern the walls, ceilings, and floors. Whether you're looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant. ___40___. A. While all of them are useful B. Whatever you’re looking for
C. If you're experimenting with a color
D. Small color choices are the ones we're most familiar with
E. It's not really a good idea to use too many small color pieces
F. So it pays to be sure, because you want to get it right the first time
G. Color choices in this range are a step up from the small ones in two major ways 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、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education department was offering a “free” course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I ___41__ the idea of taking the class because, after all. who doesn't want to __42 __ a few dollars? More than that, I’d always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I weren’t __43__ enough about free credits, news about our __44__ was appealing enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which __45__ I would be learning from one of the game’s __46__. I could hardly wait to __47__ him.
Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this __48__ was no game for him; he meant business. In his introduction, he made it __ 49__ that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to __50__ the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to __51__ what we would learn in class to our future professions and, __52__, to our lives. I managed to get an A in that __53__ and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the __54__
Ten years after my chess class with Ashley. I’m still putting to use what he __55__ me: “The absolute most important __56__ that you learn when you play chess is how to make good __57__ . On every single move you have to __58__ a situation, process what your opponent (对手) is doing and __59__ the best move from among all your options.” These words still ring true today in my __60__ as a journalist.
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41. A. put forward B. jumped at C. tired out D. turned down 42. A. waste B. earn C. save D. pay 43. A. excited B. worried C. moved D. tired
44. A. title B. competitor C. textbook D. instructor 45.A. urged B. demanded C. held D. meant 46.A. fastest B. easiest C. best D. rarest 47.A. interview B. meet C. challenge D. beat 48.A. chance B. qualification C. honor D. job 49.A. real B. perfect C. clear D. possible 50.A. attend B. pass C. skip D. observe 51.A. add B. expose C. apply D. compare
52. A. eventually B. naturally C. directly D. normally 53. A. game B. presentation C. course D. experiment 54. A. criterion B. classroom C. department D. situation 55. A. taught B. wrote C. questioned D. promised 56. A. fact B. step C. manner D. skill
57. A. grades B. decisions C. impressions D. comments 58. A. analyze B. describe C. rebuild D. control 59. A. announce B. signal C. block D. evaluate 60. A. role B. desire C. concem D. behavior 第二节（共10小题：毎小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
According to a review of evidence in a medical journal, runners live three years ______ (long) than non-ninncrs. You don’t have to run fast or for long 62 to _______ (see) the benefit. You may drink, smoke, be overweight and still reduce your risk of 63 _______ (die) early by running.
While running regularly can't make you live forever, the review says it 64______ (be) more effective at lengthening life 65 _____ walking, cycling or swimming. Two of the authors of the review also made a study published in 2014 66 _______ showed a mere five to 10 minutes a day of running reduced the risk of heart disease and early deaths from all 67 ________ (cause).
The best exercise is one that you enjoy and will do. Bui otherwise .... it's probably running. To avoid knee pain, you can run on soft surfaces, do exercises to 68 _________(strength) your leg muscles (肌肉avoid hills and get good running shoes. Running is cheap, easy and it's always 69 _________ (energy). If you are time poor, you need run for only half the time to get the same benefits as other sports, so perhaps we should all give 70______ a try. 第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、刪除或修增加：在缺词处加字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 刪除：把多余的词用斜线（\\）划掉。
修改：错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注总：1.每处错误及其修改均
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仅限一词：
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
During my last winter holiday, I went to countryside with my father to visit
my grandparents. I find a big change there. The first time I went there, they were
living in a small house with dogs, ducks, and another animals. Last winter when
I went here again, they had a big separate house to raise dozens of chicken. They also
had a small pond A which they raised fish. My grandpa said last summer they earned
quite a lot by sell the fish. I felt happily that their life had improved. At the end of our trip, I told my father that I planned lo return for every two years, but he agreed.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Terry将去中国朋友家做客，发邮件向你询问友关习俗。请你回复邮件,内容包括： 1.到达时间： 2.合适的礼物： 3.餐桌礼仪。 注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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1-5 BCCBA 6-10 BABCC 11-15 ABAAC 16-20 BCBCA
21-23 ADD 24-27 BCCD 28-31 BCBC 32-35 ADBA 36-40 BADGF 41-45 BCADD 46-50 CBDCB 51-55 CACBA 56-60 DBADA
61. longer 62. to see 63. dying 64. is 65. than 66. that/which 67. causes 68. strengthen 69. energetic 70. it/running 第一行71. countryside 前加the
第二行72. find-found 第三行73. another—other 第四行74. here-there
75. chicken- chickens 第五行76. which-where/前面加in 第六行77. sell-selling 78. happily-happy 第七行79.去掉for 80. but –and
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