forsaleduringhislifetime.
ThefourpaintingsofMonet'swaterlilygardenweresignedanddatedbytheartistin1919.OneoftheotherpaintingsisattheMetropolitanMuseumofArtinNewYork,whileanotherwassoldatauctionin1992for$12.1millionandisinaprivatecollectionnow.ThefinalpaintingintheserieswascutintotwobeforeWorldWarII.
\afiercebiddingbattlebetweenanumberofbuyersintheroomandonthetelephone,thepaintingfinallywassoldtoacollectorfor$80.4million,settinganewworldrecordpricefortheartistatauction,\saidOlivierCamu,ascholarofimpressionistart.
ThelastrecordforaMonetworkwassetinMaywhenLePontduchemindeferaArgenteuilsoldfor$41.4million.
ThepaintingsoldTuesdaywasboughtata1971NewYorkauctionfor$320,000.Ithasnotbeenexhibitedsince.
Monet'slaterworkshaduniquecharacteristics,especiallyGrandesdecorations,anothergoodexample,whichwasbeddedinMuseedeI'OrangerieinParisfivemonthsafterMonet'sdeathin1926.
MonetcreatedhiswaterlilygardeninGiverny,France.Heselecteddifferentwaterliliesinanefforttogetasmanydifferentcoloredflowersaspossible,speciallycreatingthegardenasabaseforhispaintings.
28.Accordingtothepassage,WaterLilyPondbrokethelastrecordforMonet'spaintingsby______.
A.$12millionB.$39millionC.$41.4millionD.$0.32million29.WhatcanwelearnaboutWaterLilyPond?A.ItwasonceauctionedinAmerica.
B.ItwascutintohalvesbeforeWorldWarII.
C.IthadbeenkeptinNewYorkforover40years.D.ItwasonceputinMuseedeI'Orangerie.30.WhatdoesOlivierCamuthinkoftheauction?A.Exciting.B.Inspiring.C.Disappointing.D.Frightening.31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.MonetandhiswaterlilypaintingsB.MonetagreatimpressionistartistC.Monet'sgardenanditscharacteristics
D.WaterLilyPond—Monet'sbest-knownpainting
D
Needforclosureisapsychologicaltermthatdescribesaperson'sdesireforafirmanswertoaquestion.Ourneedforclosureisournaturalpreferencefordefiniteanswersoverconfusionanduncertainty.Everypersonhastheirownbaselinelevelofneedforclosure.Itlikelyevolvedvianaturalselection.
WhatIfindreallyfascinatingishowourneedforclosureisaffectedbythesituationwe'rein.Ourneedforclosureriseswhenwehavetoactratherthanjustobserve,anditmattersmuchmorewhenwe'rerushed,orbored,ortired.Anystresscanmakeourdiscomfortwithuncertaintyincrease,andahighneedforclosurenegativelyinfluencessomeofourmostimportantdecisions:whowedecidetotrust,whetherweadmitwe'rewrongandevenhow
creativeweare.
Inhiring,forinstance,ahighneedforclosureleadspeopletoputfartoomuchweightontheirfirstimpression.It'scalledtheUrgencyEffect.Inoneexperiment,psychologiststriedtolowerpeople'sneedforclosurebytellingthem,rightbeforeparticipantsareabouttomakevariousjudgmentsofajobcandidate,thatthey'llberesponsibleinsomewayforthem,orthattheirjudgmentshaveseriousconsequences.
Inmakinganybigdecision,it'snotenoughjusttoknowthatweshouldtakeourtime.Weallknowthatimportantdecisionsshouldn'tberushed.Theproblemisthatwedon'tkeepthatadviceinmindwhenitmatters.So,oneofthebestsolutionsistoformalizethereminders.Beforemakingimportantdecisions,writedownnotjustadvantagesanddisadvantagesbutwhattheconsequencescouldbe.Also,thinkabouthowmuchpressureyou'reunder.Ifyourneedforclosureisparticularlyhighthatday,it'sevenmoreimportanttothinktwice.32.Howdoes\forclosure\probablycomeintobeing?
A.Bynature.B.Byaccident.C.Byacquiring.D.Byimitating.33.Itcanbeinferredthatahighneedforclosure_____.
A.bringsaboutmorestressB.causesdiscomfortanduncertaintyC.leadstonotsogooddecisionsD.promotesone'screativity
34.Intheexperimentthepsychologistsreducedparticipants'needforclosurebytelling
themto_____.
A.becautiousabouttheirjudgmentsB.valuetheirfirstimpressionC.beresponsiblefortheirboss
D.paylittleattentiontotheconsequences
35.Whatwouldtheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?
AAnotherstrategytoescapethepressuresofmodernlife.B.Someseriousconsequencesofmakingdecisions.C.Otherapproachestomakingimportantdecisions.D.Morehelpfulsolutionstohighneedforclosure.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人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Everybodyknowstheimportanceofdrinkingenoughwater.Asweallknow,drinkingwaterbenefitsyourskin,musclesandorgans.36____
Themajorreasonforthatisrelatedtohumanbiologicalneeds.Whenyou'reababy，you，re75percentwater.Then,astheyearsgethigher,yougetdrier.37_____Ithelpsyouloseweight,accordingtoastudyfromtheUniversityofBirmingham.
Theresearchersfoundthatdrinking500mlofwaterthirtyminutesbeforeamealhelpedparticipantslose10morepoundsthanthosewhodidnot.38_____Allparticipantswereadvisedtoimprovetheirdietandphysicalactivitylevels.84overweightadultswereinvolved.Amongthem41weretoldto\withwater,while43weretoldtocontroltheirwaterintakebeforeeating.After12weeks,theparticipantsinstructedto\withwaterlost2.87poundsmorethanthoseinthecontrolgrouponaverage.Inaddition,theparticipantspreloadingwithwaterbeforeeachoftheirthreemainmealseverydaylost9.48poundsoverthe12weeks.39_____
Dr.HelenParretti,alecturerattheUniversityofBirmingham,hadthistosayofthestudy:40_____Justdrinking500mlofwater,threetimesaday,beforeyourmainmealsmayhelpreduceyourweight...andthiscouldbeaneasywayforweightloss.Furthermore,itcanbesignificantforanindividualtoloseextraweight,makingapotentialcontributiontopublichealth.
A.Anotherreasontodrinkwaterisrighthere.
B.Thestudybeganwithaweightmanagementconsultation.C.Thebeautyofthesefindingsisthatlosingweightissimple.D.Butnoteveryonecangetaccesstotapwaterinsomeareas.E.Italsohelpspreventcertaindiseasesandimproveyourmood.
F.Incontrast,thosepreloadingonceadayornever,lostjust1.76pounds.G.Sokidsshoulddrinkmorewaterinsteadofcoketokeephealthy.
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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Goalsettingseemstobeahottopic,yetit'seasytoknowaboutbutdifficulttopractice.Peoplesetgoals,workhardatthemforevenafewmonths,andthen41____them.Nextyear,theysetthe_42_goals.Butwhydosomanypeopledoit?Theymaybemakinggoalstoo_43_.Butthatisn'ttosaythattheyaren't_44_goals.Theyneedtobebrokenapartintosmallerand_45_pieces.Makespoon-sizegoalsandyou'llaccomplishthem_46_.
Manypeopleareprobablyunwillingto_47_youtoreachyourgoals.They're_48_withyouwhenyouhaveyourowngoals.Theymayevenbeenthusiasticaboutyour_49_tochangesomethingoraccomplishsomethingnew._50_,asyouchangeandaccomplish,theymaynotlikeit.Why?It'susuallybecauseyourchangesandaccomplishments_5l_themthattheycouldbedoingit,too..._52_theyaren't!
Youmayhavefilledyour_53_withsomanythingsthatthere'slittle_54_foryourgoalstogrow.Wemustbecarefulnottoconfusebusynesswith_55_,asgoalsarealwaysachievedstepbystep.Be_56_abouthowyouuseyourtimeandwhatyoufocuson.Successoftencomeswhenyouknowwhatto_57_,ratherthanwhattoincludeinyourlife.
Goalsettingislikethepigandchickenwalkingoutearlyonemorning.Thechickenbecamereally_58_whenshesawasign:\&Eggs,$2.99\Shesaidtothepig,\we'vegotdoublebillingagain.\Thepigsaid,\_59_foryoutosay!Foryou,it'sallinaday'swork.Forme,it'stotalcommitmentGoalsettingisallinaday'swork.Goal_60_istotalcommitment.41A.withdrawB.forgetC.changeD.store42.A.oppositeB.commonC.sameD.valid43.A.globalB.preciseC.vagueD.realistic44.A.simpleB.achievableC.reliableD.clear45.A.equalB.unusualC.regularD.specific46.A.slowlyB.accuratelyC.easilyD.instantly47.A.supportB.leadC.forceD.follow
48.49.50.51.52.53.54.55.56.57.58.59.60.A.comfortableA.meansA.ThereforeA.informA.and
A.notebookA.doubtA.progressA.selectiveA.figureoutA.confusedA.strangeA.developmentB.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.B.familiardesireBesidesconvincebutfilehopeprocesscuriousleaveoutupsetpitiful
achievementC.C.C.C.C.C.C.C.C.C.C.C.C.carefulSkill
Otherwiseremindor
scheduledimensionpracticeskepticaltakeoutexcitednecessarymanagementD.D.D.D.D.D.D.D.D.D.D.D.D.patientenergyHoweverwarnforcaseroom
promotionoptimisticsendout.worriednaturalAssessment
第Ⅱ卷注意事项：
用5毫米黑色签字笔将答案写在答题卡。写在本试卷上无效。
第三部分:英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共10小题;每小题表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。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。
EileenTaylorhadsomethingsweetonhermindinthedrive-throughlineatHeav'nlyDonuts.Justthedaybefore,astrangeraheadofherinlinehad61____(generous)paidforhercoffee.Thegesturemadesuch62____bigdifferenceinmyday,\saysEileen.Shehadrecentlylostherjobasaphysician's63____(assist),andmoneywastight.ButEileen64____(inspire)topaythe$12billofthefamilyinthecarbehindhers.65____shedidn'tknowwasthatherkindnesswouldsetoffachainreaction.Intwoandahalfhours,fifty-fivedriverspaidfortheorderofthepersonbehind66____(they).Thedoughnutshop'semployees67____(see)thisbefore.ThisHeav'nlyDonuts,infact,isknownasaspecialplace,thecustomersof68____areconsideredasthe\intheworld\But,evenso,theworkerswere69____(amaze)thattheshophadmorethandoubleditspreviousrecordbytheendoftheday.
Now70____(work)asachemist,EileenvisitsHeav'nlyDonutseverySaturdaymorning,pickingupacoffeeandpayingfortheorderofthecustomerbehindher.
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，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
MyschoolholdsasportsmeetingineveryOctober.Wealllookedforwardtoit,foritisatimeforustoreducestressanditalwaysbringsuslotsofunforgettablememories,Itusuallylastforthreedays,duringwhichtimewehavenoclasses.AllthestudentgotothePlaygroundtowatchorjoiningingames.ThepartIlikemostistherelayrace.Withracegoingon,ourexcitementgrows.Allofthemyellout\on\totheathletes,watchingthemcompetingaggressive.Themostbreathtakingmomentisthattheathletesaregettingtothefinishingline.Somebodycantellwhoisthewinneruntilthelastminute.
第二节书面表达(满分25分）
近期，某中学生英文报就\dreamclassroom\向中学生征稿。请你根据征稿启事写篇英语短文投稿。
注意:1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
MyDreamClassroom
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