16. The purpose of the high school class’s “stock market game” is to
____________.
A. introduce a new course B. encourage personal savings
C. learn about investment D. teach credit card hazards
17. Student interest in taking classes on finance has increased because of
____________.
A. the state of the economy B. the need for employment
C. the rate of graduation D. the desire to purchase cars
18. According to the passage, taking money management courses will help to
____________.
A. get accepted by colleges B. become very wealthy
C. take more vacations D. prevent from going into debt
19.After Candice Backus completed the class about money, she _______.
A. is debt free B. manages the family income
C. will graduate early D. feels more competent
20.The author’s attitude toward financial classes in public school is
___________.
A. positive B. critical C. objective D. worried
Format Ⅱ
Directions: In the following passage, some sentences have been removed. For questions 21—25, choose the most suitable one from the list A—G to fit into each of the numbered blanks. There are two extra choices, which do not fit into any of the gaps. Mark your answers on Answer Sheet.(10 marks)
Now put on sunscreen(防晒霜)
Some sunscreens prevent sunburn but not other types of skin damage. Make sure yours offers a broad range of protection. 21. Anything higher than SPF 50+ can tempt you to stay in the sun too
long. Even if you don’t burn, your skin may be
damaged. Stick to SPFs between 15 and 50+. Pick a product based on your own skin color, time outside, shade and cloud cover.
News about vitamin A. Eating vitamin A–rich vegetables is good for you, but spreading vitamin A on your skin may not be. Government data shows that cancers develop sooner on skin coated with creams with vitamin A .22.
Pick a good sunscreen. EWG’s sunscreen database rates the safety and effect of about 1,400 SPF-rated products, including about 750 sunscreens for beaches and sports use. We give high ratings to brands that provide broad-range, long-lasting protection with ingredients that pose fewer health concerns when
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absorbed by the body.
23. Cream, because sprays cloud the air with tiny particles that may not be safe to breathe. Reapply cream often. Sunscreen chemicals sometimes degrade in the sun, wash off or rub off on towels and clothing. 24. The FAD treats powdered sunscreens as unapproved new drugs and may take enforcement action against companies that sell them-except for small businesses, which can sell powders until December 2013. 25. Wear sunscreen. In 2009, nearly twice as many American men died form skin cancers as women. Surveys show that 34 percent of men wear sunscreens, compared to 78 percent of women.
Got your vitamin D? Many people don’t get enough vitamin D, a hormone manufactured by the skin in the presence of sunlight. Your doctor can test your level and recommend supplements if you are low in this vital nutrient. A. No powder!
B. Avoid midday sun.
C. Message for men:
D. Cream or spray?
E. Don’t fall for high SPF labels.
F. Take special precautions with infants and children.
G. Avoid any sun product whose label says vitamin A.
Section B （每小题 1 分）
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Please blacken the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet.
You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.(10 marks)
A survey of English schoolchildren shows boys and girls are worrying about
the way they look. The 26 found that over half of male schoolchildren
lacked confidence because of their body 27 .The figure for girls was slightly 28 , at 59 percent. Researchers questioned 693 teachers about how their students 29 about their bodies. All the children had taken lessons on body image and self-esteem. Teachers said many children were very 30 if others
said bad things about their appearances. Around 55 percent of teachers reported
that girls were extremely sensitive to comment 31 their looks; the figure for boys being easily hurt by teasing(取笑)was 27 percent. Teachers gave a number of 32 why children as young as four years old were stressing out about their shapes. Over 90 percent of teachers 33 the
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Internet and television. Children see images of“perfect”bodies every day and they feel they have to look that way too. Many children are on diets to make themselves 34 to the opposite sex. One elementary school teacher said :“I will make me
work with four to five-year-olds and some say things like, ‘I can’t eat cheese , it
35 ’”, A teachers’ spokeswoman warned that children trying to look like “celebrities in the media only lead to misery”.
A. about B. attractive C. blame D. complete E. discover F. fat G. felt H. for I. higher J. lazy K. questions L. reasons M. shape N. study O. upset Part Ⅱ Integrated Testing (30 marks, 30 minutes)
Section A Cloze （每小题 1 分）
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet.(20 marks)
To stay economically competitive on a global scale, the United States needs 8 million more college graduates 36 2020. That may sound impossible,
37 according to Education at a Glance 2013, the 38 international
report on the state of education 39 Tuesday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the 40 is still the world
42 that almost leader in producing college graduates. 41 , OECD data
half of the world’s university graduates come from three countries—the United
States, China and Japan.
43 the 34 OECD countries, 44 26 percent of the total 255 million
college-educated 45 between the ages of 25 and 64 come from the United
States. China comes in a distant second at 12.1 percent and Japan is a 46 third at 11.4 percent.
Global prosperity( 繁 荣 ) won’t increase if only three nations
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higher education output, so it’s exciting to see that the number of students
to college increased 25 percent across all OECD countries 49 1995 and 2012. If that 50 continues, 59 percent of young adults in those countries will go on to college, 51 19 percent will enter vocational programs over their lifetimes.
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The number of students who actually graduate 52 college has increased as well. In 2012, an average of 39 percent of students in OECD nations 53 college, up from 20 percent in 1995. Since college dropouts 54 the U.S.
economy billions of dollars every year, an international increase in graduation
55 is good news for the entire planet. 36. A. at B. since 37. A. if B. so 38. A. annual B. average 39. A. recovered B. released 40. A. university B. organization 41. A. However B. Otherwise 42. A. appeals B. exposes 43. A. Above B. Among 44. A. nearly B. really 45. A. objects B. individuals 46. A. close B. counter 47. A. demonstrate B. occupy
48. A. confronting B. encountering 49. A. including B. between 50. A. trend B. currency 51. A. so B. while 52. A. for B. against 53. A. tried B. hunted 54. A. give B. cost 55. A. fee B. benefits
C. from C. but
C. advanced C. recommended C. nation C. In fact C. emerges C. Beyond C. rarely C. subjects C. further C. dominate C. longing C. excluding C. direction C. before C. from C. left C. bring C. rates D. by D. for
D. available D. required D. continent D. By the way D. shows D. Beneath D. necessarily D. targets D. forward D. reach D. heading D. toward D. distinction D. because D. in
D. completed D. plan
D. advantages
非选择题部分
注意事项：
用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。
Section B Short Answer Questions (每小题 2 分）
Directions: In this part there is a short passage followed by five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements with no more than 10 words. Please write your answers on Answer Sheet. (10 marks)
How would you feel if the letter you penned carefully and posted to your favorite star ended up in the recycling bin? That’s where unopened fan mail sent to singer Taylor Swift was found.
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Swift’s management said it was an accident, but dealing with piles of letters is a burden for most public figures. According to the BBC reporter Jon Kelly, at the height of his fame, Johnny Depp was said to receive up to 10,000 letters a week.
Some celebrities don’t want letters. In 2008, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr announced openly that he would throw them out because he was too busy. Others do attempt to get through it themselves. Robert Pattinson, star of the Twilight films, claims that he reads“tones and tones”of letters from fans.
Many artists, however, outsource( 外包 ) the tasks of opening, reading and
replying. Sylvia Taylor, 58, has run a service in California that does just that since 1987. She and her staff deal with up to 20,000 items of mail a month on behalf of 26 celebrities.
Most letters are simply declarations of affection and admiration, she says. A few ask for money. A small number contain threats which require her to contact the celebrity’s security team and the police.
The biggest problem for Taylor is working out how to deal with the correspondence. Presents such as soft toys are sent to local hospitals, and the letters: most of them just get recycled.
Typically, correspondence is acknowledged by a photo with a printed “autograph(亲笔签名)”. For some, this is enough, according to Lynn Zubernis, an expert at West Chester University. She says that the relationship between fans and celebrity may exist only in the mind of the former but it comes from a deeply-rooted human need for community.
56. Where were the unopened letters to singer Taylor Swift found?
57. Who told fans not to send any letters?
58. What will Sylvia Taylor do if fans are threatening her celebrity clients?
59. Which word in the passage is the closest in meaning to “public figure”?
60. What do fans usually get in return if they write letters to celebrities?
Part Ⅲ Translation (30 marks, 30 minutes) （每小题 3 分）
Section A From Chinese to English
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in the brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet. (15 marks) 61. Compared with people lacking relationships, those who can name several
intimate friends are (更健康、不容易早逝、更加快乐).
(缺乏 62. I understand the two factors that contributed to my downfall: 职业目标和缺乏自信).
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