D. Because he believed the paintings were painted only by geniuses. 27. What is the author’s attitude towards the project? A. Disappointed.
B. Appreciated.
C. Worried. C
Looking fashionable feels good. However, did you know that doing so could be extremely bad for the planet?
Making clothes requires lots of energy. For example, cotton fields have to be watered. Jeans must be dyed (染色) and then dried. According to scientists, making 1 kilogram of clothes produces 23 kilograms of greenhouse gases on average.
However, clothes are spending less time in shops and at homes than ever. Cousumers (消费者) today keep almost every article of clothing only half as long as they did 15 years ago. That causes a large amount of waste.
Some clothing companies and designers have realized this problem. H & M, for example, was the world’s largest buyer of “better cotton” last year. The cotton needs less water to grow. It also requires fewer pesticides (农药). The Swedish brand has also stopped using a chemical that pollutes the environment when making waterproof (防水的) clothes. Nike, meanwhile, has invented a new method of making shoes. It reduces waste by 60 percent compared with traditional cutting and sewing.
More long lasting clothes could help, too. Tom Cridland is a British designer. The clothes that he designs all go through a special treatment. Cridland says they can last more than 30 years.
Unfortunately, not all clothing companies and designers, think they should be responsible for the environment. Some companies do not care about their carbon footprint at all.
What can we do? In some western schools, students are encouraged to fix their jackets and trousers. Clothing companies there send vans to campuses to help them do it. Another solution is to think twice the next time we buy new clothes. Some clothes may not look very fashionable, but they could be good for our planet.
28. According to the passage, making 50 kilograms of clothes produces about kilograms of greenhouse gases. A. 23.
B. 115.
C. 230.
D. 1,150.
D. Objective.
29. What is the difference between “better cotton” and traditional cotton? A. “Better cotton” can grow without water.
B. “Better cotton” grows faster than traditional cotton. C. “Better cotton” is more productive than traditional cotton. D. “Better cotton” is more environmentally friendly.
30. In order to protect the environment, what have some clothing companies and designers been doing? ① Using new material. ② Helping students mend clothes. ③ Measuring their carbon footprint. ④ Designing clothes that can last longer. A.①②③
B.①②④
C.①③④
D.②③④
31. What does the author advise us to do in order to help protect the environment? A. To stop buying clothes; B. To wear fewer clothes at home.
C. To ask clothing companies for help when our clothes are torn.
D. To buy clothes made by companies that care about their carbon footprint.
D
Our daughter Alissa passed away after a battle with a simple flu in August 2006 at 25. Due to the illness along with her birth, she grew to only 4 feet and 9 inches tall and had pneumonia every two months. However, Alissa had a great fighting spirit and handled those obstacles with strength and courage.
The loss of Alissa took away all of the happiness and joy in our family. As the next August approached, we needed something to move us forward.
That something was a dog we named Baci. My wife, Susan, and daughter Jenna had been looking for a dog. I was not as enthusiastic, but they insisted. On July 26, 2007, Baci arrived in our lives from a pet store.
That night, when I came home from work, Jenna handed me this small brown-colored ball of hair. I held Baci on my chest, and the first thing he did was kiss my face. It was love at first doggy kiss, with many more to follow.
Suddenly the air of the house changed. Bad liked to take walks around the lake and take a ride in the car. He would put his ball in my lap and wait for me to throw it. Then he would chase down the ball and repeat the game. Baci was not a perfect dog. He would go through the-garbage and tore up paper. He was not friendly in public, either with dogs or people. But Baci gave us unconditional love. When we came home, he would come to the door wagging his tail? happy to see us.
Unfortunately, as Baci approached his 10th birthday, his health began to fail. I had hoped that we would have more time together, but it appears that our days with Baci are coming to a close. Still, Baci was the something we needed to move us forward in our journey through sadness. He was an unexpected gift from God for which I will always be thankful.
32. What does the underlined word “obstacle” in Paragraph 1 mean? A. success
B. spirit
C. pain
D. death
33. We can learn from the passage that .
A. all Alissa, Susan and Jenna are the author’s daughters
B. Baci was a homeless dog and picked up by the author C. The author was not much interested in Bad at first D. Baci filled the author’s family with happiness and joy 34. Which o￡ the following descriptions of Baci is TRUE? A. Baci died before the author wrote this passage. B. Baci had a bad habit to go through the garbage. C. Baci liked to take a swim in the lake. D. Baci was always friendly to people. 35. What’s the best title for this passage? A. A Dog That Sent Us Gift B. A Dog That Moved Us Forward C. Baci, We Love You Unconditionally D. Baci, a Brown-Colored Dog
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。
Volunteering is a great way to help your community. It is something that people should be doing more often, because it is a great way to give back, while also helping out those less fortunate. Another reason that you should volunteer is because it has a lot of health benefits associated with it, which people don’t seem to really know about. 36 .
Decreases Depression
Volunteering is a great way to decrease depression, especially if you are someone who doesn’t have a great support system at home. 37 . When you are volunteering, you are around other people, often talking and laughing, which helps decrease depression symptoms.
38
A lot of volunteering involves packing boxes or moving things or people, and that is very beneficial for your heart. You might actually volunteer at a local animal shelter, which was great because you can walk the dogs and clean cages, which are all ways to stay active. If you are volunteering doing something you love, you may not even notice that you are exerting physical energy, so it’s much better than just working out because you enjoy it.
Makes You Feel Internally Satisfied
When you volunteer’ you feel this satisfaction out of what you are doing, because you know you are helping other people. When you feel this satisfaction, your mental and physical health improves, and you just feel better overall. 39 And this is something that volunteering provides.
Decreases Anxiety
40 . When you start volunteering, you find new ways to communicate with other people. It helps decrease your anxiety levels. It can help you find ways to interact with others and can help you build confidence around others.
A. A lot of people become depressed because they don’t have friends or family B. In order to stay healthy, you have to have a balance of mind and body C. If you always feel embarrassed in new social situations, then volunteer D. Here are four of the health benefits you can get through volunteering E. The reasons are as follows F. Builds up Your Mental Strength G. Helps You Stay Active
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。
It’s all about thanks-giving and thanks-taking.
41 Thanksgiving approaching, Miss Hopkins was so 42 what the kids in his class thanked for on that special day that she asked them to 43 about something for which they were thankful. ‘‘Well, turkeys, cranberry, corns, and pumpkins, what’s besides them?” she couldn’t help 44 . But she knew she couldn’t expect too much beyond for kids brought up in a poor 45 .
When all the pictures were handed in, Miss Hopkins was surprised to find a simple 46 was what little Arnold, who was always a 47 and lonely boy, left on the paper.
A hand, 48 , but whose hand? The class discussed actively. “It must be the hand of God that brings us food,” said Kevin.
“A farmer,” said Judy, “because they 49 corns and turkeys.”
Isabel cleared her voice, which 50 well with her serious face: “According to my understanding, it is 51 to represent all the hands of those who have 52 and helped us.”
Soon the whole class was in a hot 53 and everyone was so busy in their pleasure to 54 their own opinions that they 55 no time to ask Arnold whose hand it really was.
56 , Miss Hopkins remembered it. So after class she asked Arnold this 57 . Arnold replied in a low voice, “Miss Hopkins, it’s 58 .”
Then Miss Hopkins remembered that she had taken Arnold by the hand once in a while. But she often did that with all the children and she 59 thought it should have meant so much to Arnold.
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