英語I(103分SectionAA.Inthe B.At C.Inafashionshop.D.InanetA.50 B.150 C.250 D.500A.It'shisturntopayforthe B.SuelikesJapanesefoodveryC.Hedoesn'tlikeJapanesefoodat D.BothofthemshouldtreatSuetoA.Bossand B.DoctorandC.Teacherand D.InterviewerandA.Shedoesn'thavetimetofindanewflat.B.Shehaspaidthreemonths'rentinC.Sheisunlikelytofindsuchasatisfactoryflat. D.Shedoesn'tliketheideaofdecoratinganemptyflat.A. B. C.Anunexpectedfriend.D.AA.Makearecovery B.Findafull-timeC.Dropoutofschool. D.ResignfromherpresentA.ThewomanwasfullyabsorbedintheB.Thewomancouldn'tunderstandthemusicveryC.ThewomanlostherwaytotheconcertthatD.TheconcertwasnobetterthanwhatthewomanA.Extreme B.TravelC.Travel D.CourageandA.Sheis B.Sheis C.Sheis D.SheisSectionQuestions11through13arebasedonthefollowingA.28billioncopies.B.567million C.1953millionD.2015millionA.Interviewedthevice-presidentoftheCommercialPressinB.Completeddatainvestigation,collectionandexaminationfortheC.ComparedthesalesvolumesoftheSecretGardenandHarryPotterD.DeliveredenoughXinhuadictionariestothepresentationA.Itisthebest-sellingbookintheB.Itistheworld'smostpopularC.ItisausefultoolforlearnersoftheChineseD.IthasinfluencedseveralgenerationsofChineseQuestions14through16arebasedonthefollowingA.OverabillionpeopledonothaveenoughsafedrinkingB.DiseasesandbacteriainthewaterkillmillionsofpeopleeveryC.PeopleinrichcountriestaketheircleandrinkingwaterforD.Clean,bottledwaterisexpensivetotransporttopoorruralA.Itisaplasticstraw. C.Itcanbeusedforone D.It'sportableandA.AppealtothegovernmenttosupplycleanwaterforB.ProvideeasyaccesstocleanwatertodestroytheC.OfferTheWaterTubefreetopeopleindevelopingD.SellTheWaterTubetoeverypersonwhoneedsSectionQuestions17through20arebasedonthefollowingKingsley'sviewonstartingasmallBeyourownMakeyour CloserrelationshipwithHigherrisk ThreatfrombiggerWaystogetthestart-up Agrantfromaprivate fromthe arebasedonthefollowingWhatistheadintheschool needsmoreWhatkindofjobis WhydoesthemanapplyfortheTo jobfortheWhatistheman'sGrammarandVocabularySectionASaltisamust-haveseasoninginourhomes.Buthavingtoomuchofitmaycausehealthproblems,fromstrokestoheartdisease.Soshouldwejustgiveitup?Well,forsaltloverswhoalsoliketolookaftertheirhealth,thegoodnewsisthatJapanesescientists(25) usaguilt-freewayofenjoyingtheseasoning.They'vecreatedanelectricsalt-flavoredfork.TheElectroFork,which(26) runforsixhourswithoutcharging,cangivefoodasaltytaste.ItwasdevelopedbyTokyoUniversity(27) partoftheNoSaltRestaurantproject,(28)aimstoofferlow-saltorsalt-freefood.TherestaurantopeneditsdoorsforatrialonApril10.Howdoyougettotastesalt?Allyouhavetodoistopressthebuttononthefork.Thenitreleases(29) electricalcurrent,whichstimulatesyourtongue.Inadditiontostimulatingthetongue(30) (make)youtastesaltiness,thisdevicecanalsobeusedtomakeyoutastesourness.Itisbasedonthefact(31)ahumantonguefeelssaltyorsourwhenelectricity(32) (apply)toit,accordingtoTheTelegraphnewspaper.OneafternoonItouredanartmuseumwhilewaitingformyhusbandtofinishabusinessmeeting.Ayoungcoupleaheadofmechatterednonstopbetween(33) .Iwatchedthemamomentanddecidedshewasdoingallthetalking.Iadmiredhispatienceforputtingupwithherconstantparadeofwords.(34) (disturb)bytheirnoise,Imovedon.Iwasstandingatthecounterofthemuseumgiftshopmakingapurchase(35) coupleapproachedtheexit.Beforetheyleft,themanreachedintohispocketandpulledoutawhiteobject.Heextendeditintoalongcaneandthentappedhiswayintothecoatroomtogethiswife'sjacket."He'sabraveman,"theclerkatthecountersaid."Mostofuswouldgiveupwewereblindedatsuchayoungage.Duringhisrecovery,hemadeavowhislifewouldn'tchange.So,asbefore,heandhiswifecomein(37) there'sanewartshow.""Butwhatdoeshegetoutoftheart?"Iasked."Hecan't"Youarewrong.Heseesalot.MorethanyouorIdo,"theclerksaid."Hiswifedescribeseachpainting(38) hecanseeitinhismind."Ilearnedsomethingaboutpatience,courageandlovethatday.Isawthepatienceofayoungwife(39) (describe)paintingstoapersonwithoutsightandthecourageofahusbandwhowouldnotallowblindnesstoalterhislife.AndIsawthe(share)betweentwopeopleasIwatchedthiscouplewalkawaywiththeirarmsintertwined.SectionA.B.C.D.E.F.G.H.I.J.K.Thesmartphonesthatcantakeselfies(自拍照)havesetusfree.WecannowdocumenteverymomentofourlifeandinstantlyshareitwiththeworldthroughtheInternet.However,somebelievethatit'salsocausingpeopletotake41risksthatsometimesprovetobeAccordingtorecentreports,the42totakeabreathtakingselfiekilled12peoplelastThoughthatmaynotseemlikealot,it's33%morethanthedeathfromsharkWhilethe43hasbeenknownforawhile,itcametoaheadonSeptember21,2015,followingthe44deathofHidetoUedaattheTajMahalinNewDelhi.Itturnedoutthatthe66-year-oldJapaneseandhiscompanionweretryingtotakeaselfiewiththeRoyalGateasthebackgroundwhentheyfelldownsomestairs.Otherfatalaccidentsthisyearincludea21-year-oldRussianwomanwhofelloffabridgewhiletryingto45anexcitingselfie.ThreeIndianstudents46asimilarfateaftertheywererunoverbyatrainwhiletakingaselfieontherailwaytracks.Therisingnumberofinjuriesisforcingofficialstotakemeasures.Russiahasbegunanationwide47programtomakeitsyoungcitizensrealizethedangersofthishobby.Thecampaign'ssloganis:Evenamillion"likes"onsocialmediaarenotworthyourlifeandThoughnoothercountryhasfollowedtheirlead,manyarebanningtheselfiesticks!TheMuseumofModemArtinNewYorkandtheGettyCenterinLosAngelesareamongthosetohave48abanontheselfiesticks,claimingconcernsoverthesafetyoftheirartworkaswellasvisitors.Whilethesemeasuresmayhelpreducetheincidents,theonlywaytostopselfie-relatedinjuriesanddeathsistotake49-notjustforthemselvesbutfortheirfriends.Sonexttimeyoudecidetotakeaselfiethatappearsalittle50,besuretostopandaskyourself:isitworthit?ReadingComprehensionSectionAHealthyself-esteemislikeachild'sarmoragainstthechallengesoftheworld.Kidswhoknowtheirstrengthsandweaknessesandfeelgoodaboutthemselvesseemtohavea(n)51timehandlingconflictsand52negativepressures.Theytendtosmilemorereadilyandenjoylife.Thesekidsarerealisticandgenerallyoptimistic.Incontrast,kidswithlowself-esteemcanfindchallengestobesourcesofmajoranxietyand53.Thosewhothinkpoorlyofthemselveshaveahardtimefindingsolutionstoproblems.Ifgiventoself-criticalthoughtssuchas"I'mnogood"or"Ican'tdoanythingright,"theymaybecomepassive,54,ordepressed.Facedwithanewchallenge,theirimmediateresponsemightbe"Ican't."Self-esteemis55toself-worth(howmuchapersonvalueshimselforherself).Thiscanchangefromdaytodayorfromyeartoyear,but56self-esteemtendstodevelopfrominfancyandkeepgoinguntilweareadults.Self-esteemalsocanbe57asfeelingcapablewhilealsofeelingloved.Achildwhoishappywitha(n)58butdoesnotfeellovedmay59experiencelowself-esteem.Likewise,achildwhofeelslovedbutishesitantabouthisorherownabilitiescanalsodeveloplowself-esteem.Healthyself-esteemcomeswhenagood60ismaintained.Patternsofself-esteemstartveryearlyinlife.Theconceptofsuccessfollowingeffort61startsearly.Oncepeoplereachadulthood,it'shardertomakechangestohowtheyseeanddefinethemselves.So,it'swisetothinkaboutdevelopingand62self-esteemduringchildhood.Askidstry,fail,tryagain,failagain,andthenfinallysucceed,theydevelopideasabouttheirowncapabilities.Atthesametime,they'recreatingaself-concept63interactionswithotherpeople.Thisiswhyparental64iskeytohelpingkidsformaccurate,healthyself-perceptions.Parentsandcaregiverscanpromotehealthyself-esteembyshowingencouragementandenjoymentinmanyareas.65focusingononespecificarea,forexample,successonaspellingtest,whichcanleadtokidsfeelingthatthey'reonlyasvaluableastheirtestscores.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.A.exposedB.composedC.basedD.appliedA.B.C.D.A.B.C.D.SectionLifeforRonandJoanneWickhamusedtobefullofsoccergames,birthdayparties,schoolplays,andparent-teacherconferences.Formostofthepast20years,theyspenttheireveningsremindingtheirchildrentodohomeworkandhelpingthemcompleteit.NowtheeveningsareemptyexceptforTV,andtheweekendsseemtolastforever.Thechildrenwhoseactivitiesusedtofilltheirtimehavemovedawayandhaveleftemptyspaces.TheWickhamparentshavewhatisusuallycalledEmpty-NestsSyndrome.RonandJoannebothworkfortheHeritageInsuranceCompanyinUkiah,California.Intheirmid-50s,theyhavetwochildren,AnneandJosh.AnnejustgraduatedfromCaliforniaStateUniversity—FullertonandislookingforabankingjobintheBayArea.JoshisstillajunioratClaremontMcKennaCollegenearLosAngeles,buthecanonlyrarelymakethe460-miletriphometovisithisparents.BackinUkiah,RonandJoanneoftenfeelthehouseistoobig."Itdoesn'treallyecho,"saysRon,"butitfeelslikeitshould.Whereiseverybody?"Empty-nesterseverywhereknowthefeeling.Theyareenteringanewstageoflife,buttheyremaintiedtotheirformerstage.Theyaretypicallybetweentheagesof48and60-stillworking,stillinvolvedintheircommunities,stillrooted.Thismeanstheyaren'tfreetotravelforentertainmentortopullupstakesandmoveelsewhere.Generally,theyliveinthehomeswheretheyraisedtheirchildren.Theirdailyroutinesmaystillechotheirfull-nestdays,withwake-uptimesmeantfordrivingkidstoschoolormealsthatincludethechildren'sfavoritefoods.TherapistspointoutthatEmpty-NestSyndromedoesn'tlastforever."Eventually,aso-calledemptyneststartstofeelnormalandnewroutinesdevelop,"saysUCLApsychologyprofessorJaswantSingh."Mostparentscompletethisjourneyjustfine,butitusuallyfeelsprettylonely."WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutRonandTheirhouseissobigthatitechoeswhentheirchildrenarenotatTheirhealthconditiondoesn'tallowthemtoeatsteakandmoveTheycannowdonothingtokilltimebuthelpJoshcompletehisTheirson,acollegestudent,occasionallytravelsalongdistancetovisitTheunderlinedword"This"inparagraph3refers havingenteredmiddle B.theirformerC.their D.beingtiedtoaPeoplewithEmpty-Nest usuallyfeelfinewhentheyareonausuallyleadanormallifebutfeelquiteneedpsychologists'helptodevelopnewcanhardlyrecoverfromitwithouttakingWhichofthefollowingisthebesttitleoftheUngratefulnessofGrown-upAdjustmenttoBrandNewEmptinessofEmpty-SacrificeMadeforSpellmastersSpellingSpellmastersSpellingCompetitionsareopentoallschoolchildrenaged15yearsoldoryounger.Therearetwodivisions:JuniorandSenior.WordsusedinallcompetitionswillbechosenfromTheMacquarieDictionary.Thecompetitionisconductedorally.Oncethepronouncerhasgiventhespellerthewordtospell,thespellershouldsaythewordaloudsothatthejudgescanhearitclearly.Oncethespellerhasrepeatedhisword,hehasoneandahalfminutestocompletethespelling.Atthe60-secondmark,thespellerwillbeinformed(e.g.ringofabell)thathehas30secondslefttocompletethespelling.Asecondringofthebellat90secondswillshowthattimeisup.Ifthespellerhasn'tcompletedthespellingofhiswordatthe90-secondmark,heisimmediatelydisqualified.Thespellermayaskthepronouncertosaythewordagain,defineit,useitinasentence,providethepartofspeechorprovidethelanguageoforigin.Thepronouncershallacceptallsuchrequestsuntilthejudgesagreethatthewordhasbeenmadecleartothespeller.Rootwordquestionswillnotbeaccepted.Onceaspellerstartstospelltheword,eachletterhesayscan'tbechanged.Thespellermaychoosetopauseandthencontinuewiththespellingoftheword.Uponconfirmationbythejudges,thespellerwillbeadvisedofacorrectorincorrectresult.Thepronouncerwillspellthewordcorrectlyimmediatelyfollowinganincorrectjudgement.Winners,2ndand3rdplaceswillattendFinalInthecompetition,studentsareadvised lookupTheMacquarie B.ringabelltospelltheirC.givetheiranswerswithin90 D.pausetochangetheincorrectIfaspellerdoesn'tunderstandwhatthepronouncersays,he askhimtospeak B.turntojudgesforC.lethimmakeasentencewiththewordD.requirehimtoshowtherootWhowillcorrectstudents'A.The B.The C.The D.TheThepurposeofthetextismainly introducetherulesofaspellingtellthepopularityofspellingadvisepeopletopayattentiontospellingimprovepeople'sspellingCarmakershavelongtoldthisstorytoAmericans:"Wedon'thavethetechnologytobuildgoodelectriccars.Customersdon'twantelectricsbecausetheyaresounattractive,slowandhardtocharge.Wewouldbuildthemifonlypeoplewantedthem."ChrisPainecastsseriousdoubtonthatstoryinhishard-hittingdocumentaryfilm,WhoKilledtheElectricCar?Thetitlesuggestsamurdermystery,andthat'swhatPaineprovides.Well,someofitisamystery.Weknowthevictimfromthestart-anelectriccarcalledtheEV1.Also,wecanseethatPainewilllargelyblametheGeneralMotorsCorporation(GM).GMbuilttheEV1becausetheCaliforniaAirResourcesBoard(CARB)ruledthatcarsinthestatehadtostopaddingpollutiontotheair.TheEV1,beingelectric,didnotbumgasolineorputoutanypollution.Withtechnologyavailablein1990,GMhadnotroubleproducingacarthatcouldgo100milesonasinglechargeandcouldrechargefromanordinaryhouseholdelectricaloutlet.Remembertheautocompanies'claimthattheydon'thavegoodelectric-cartechnology?Ifthatweretrue,theEV1wouldneverhavebeenborn.Thecompanymade1000EV1sandleasedthemtocustomersinSouthernCalifornia.(Inalease,acustomerdoesnotownacarbutpaystouseitforacertaintime.)Becauseofitsanti-pollutionrule,CARBwassued(起訴)byoilcompanies,carcompanies,andthefederalgovernment.Undersuchpressure,CARBdroppeditsrule.NolongerneedingtheEV1toobeyCalifornia'srules,GMrespondedbyattackingitsownchild.ThecompanyranadvertisementssayinghowbadtheEV1was.CompanyrepresentativeswentonTVandradioshowstosayitwasunreliable.Thecompanywantedtogetthecarsbackanddestroythem.ThefactthatEV1wereleased,notsold,isanimportantpartofPaine'stale.GMstillownedeverycarandcouldlegallytakethemback.Afewofthemwenttomuseums,butGMcrushedmostofthemflat.IfEV1shadbeenownedbytheirdrivers,theywouldprobablystillbeontheroad.Manypeoplewhodrovethemlovedthem.InfactagroupofEV1driversofferedGM$1.8milliontobuyalargenumberofcarsandkeepthemgoing.GMrefused.Thecompanywantedthecartodisappear.Paine'scriticismofthecarindustry,Washington'scloserelationshipswiththeoilindustry,andCalifornia'sstategovernmentareharsh.Each,hesays,playedaroleinthemurderoftheEV1.Eachhasalsodefendeditselfinthewakeofthefilm,butPaine'sexcellentdocumentarywillbehardforthemtodismiss.What'sPaine'sattitudetowardscarmakers’A.Supportive.B. C. D.TheEVIisinvented showtheadvancedtechnologyofGMB.obeyCalifornia'srulesaboutairC.helpthosewhocan'taffordtobuyacar D.getridofthecarsburninggasolineWhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutTheyarenotpopularbecausetheirusersdon'tlikeTheyarenotreliablebecauseoftechnicalTheyneedspecialequipmenttogetthemTheyareownedbyGMratherthanWhatcanbeinferredfromPaine'sCARBistoblameforthemurderoftheThedriveofprofitsleadstothedisappearanceofthePeoplecannolongerseeEV1sbecausetheyhavebeenPressuresfromcar-relatedcompaniesforcedCARBtosticktoitsSectionThesoundsyoumakewhilechewinghaveasignificanteffectontheamountoffoodyoueat,anewstudyhasfound.Theresultssuggestthatpeoplearelikelytoconsumelessiftheycanhearthemselveseating.ResearchersatBrighamYoungUniversityandColoradoStateUniversityhavefoundthatyourTV,radioandcomputeraremakingyoufat.Notbybombarding(轟炸)youwithfoodads(though,theytotallyare)butbyblockingthesoundsofyourchewing.Inarecentstudy,theyfoundthatthenoiseyourfoodmakeswhileyou'reeatingcanhaveasignificanteffectonho