姓名：__________班級(jí)：__________考號(hào)：__________

　　、完形填空閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后給出的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

　　My fiance (未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our funds were

　　1, and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.

　　One agent

　　2a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was

　　3our range, so we declined. But she kept urging us to have a look

　　4.

　　We finally did and it was

　　5at first sight. It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and

　　6of the marriage within that home. As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of

　　7it would be like to live there.

　　Days later, we made a(n)

　　8—far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didn’t __9_____ us. They renewed their offer

　　10. It was also much more than we could afford, but far

　　11than the original asking price.

　　The next day, we got a

　　12message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the

　　13directly. We made our final offer, which

　　14was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer’s bid. We knew it,

　　15we had to try.

　　“Sold!” said the owner. Then he

　　16: He’d seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we’d

　　17the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a

　　18by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the

　　19in the price “an early wedding present.”

　　That’s how we found our home and how I learned that when people are

　　20they are not strangers, only friends we haven’t yet met.

　　1.A. needed

　　B. limited

　　C. enough

　　D. large

　　2.A. recommended

　　B. decorated

　　C. sold

　　D. rented

　　3.A. below

　　B. within

　　C. beyond

　　D. between

　　4.A. at least

　　B. at most

　　C. at times

　　D. at hand

　　5.A. relief

　　B. concern

　　C. love

　　D. curiosity

　　6.A. pride

　　B. happiness

　　C. challenge

　　D. desire

　　7.A. which

　　B. why

　　C. that

　　D. what

　　8.A. effort

　　B. offer

　　C. promise

　　D. profit

　　9.A. come across

　　B. look after

　　C. depend on

　　D. laugh at

　　10.A. instead

　　B. indeed

　　C. aside

　　D. apart

　　11.A. worse

　　B. better

　　C. less

　　D. higher

　　12.A. relaxing

　　B. disappointing

　　C. pleasant

　　D. regular

　　13.A. agents

　　B. buyers

　　C. managers

　　D. owners

　　14.A. already

　　B. still

　　C. generally

　　D. ever

　　15.A. so

　　B. or

　　C. for

　　D. but

　　16.A. apologized

　　B. complained

　　C. criticized

　　D. explained

　　17.A. check

　　B. analyze

　　C. appreciate

　　D. ignore

　　18.A. loss

　　B. risk

　　C. chance

　　D. lead

　　19.A. increase

　　B. difference

　　C. interest

　　D. average

　　20.A. kind

　　B. polite

　　C. smart

　　D. energetic

　　、閱讀理解

　　閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。

　　A

　　My color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of clothes that wouldn’t fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realized this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid. The set worked so beautiful when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night. Fortunately, I didn’t get any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.

　　Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static(靜電) noise. For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉) shaking my set.

　　When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my first, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the sit is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.

　　21.Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?

　　A. He got an older model than he had expected.

　　B. He couldn’t return it when it was broken.

　　C. He could have bought it at a lower price.

　　D. He failed to find any movie shows on it.

　　22.Which of the following an best replace the phrase “signed off” in paragraph 1?

　　A. ended all their programs

　　B. provided fewer channels

　　C. changed to commercials

　　D. showed all-night movies

　　23.How did the author finally get this TV set working again?

　　A. By shaking and hitting it

　　B. By turning it on and off

　　C. By switching channels

　　D. By having it repaired

　　24.How does the author sound when telling the story?

　　A. Curious

　　B. Anxious

　　C. Cautious

　　D. Humorous

　　B

　　In ancient Egypt, a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment. Modern businesses have been following his lead,with more tactics（策略）.

　　One tactic involves where to display the goods. For example, stores place fruits and vegetables in the first section. They know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food（垃圾食品）later in their trip. In department stores, section is generally next to the women’s cosmetics(化妝品) section：while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe, bored customers are likely to wander over cosmetics they might want to try later.

　　Besides, businesses seek to appeal to customers’ senses. Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping, they make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day. Music sells good， too. Researchers in Britain found that when French music was played, sales of French wine went up.

　　When it comes to the selling of houses, businesses also use highly rewarding tactics. They find that customers make decision in the first few second upon walking in the door, and turn it into a business opportunity. A California builder designed the structure of its houses smartly. When entering the house, the customer would see the Pacific Ocean through the windows, and then the poll through an open stairway leading to the lower level. The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses.

　　25.Why do stores usually display fruits and vegetables in the first section?

　　A. To save customers times.

　　B. To show they are high quality foods.

　　C. To help sell junk food.

　　D. To sell them at discount prices.

　　26.According to Paragraph 3, which of the following encourages customers to buy?

　　A. Opening the store early in the morning.

　　B. Displaying British wines next to French ones.

　　C. Inviting customers to play music.

　　D. Filling the store with the smell of fresh bread.

　　27.What is the California builder’s story intended to prove?

　　A. The house structure is a key factor customers consider.

　　B. The more costly the house is, the better it sells.

　　C. An ocean view is much to the customers’ taste.

　　D. A good first impression increases sales.

　　28.What is the main purpose of the passage?

　　A. To explain how businesses turn people into their customers.

　　B. To introduces how businesses have grown from the past.

　　C. To report researches on customer behavior.

　　D. To show dishonest business practices.

　　C

　　In the United States alone, over 100 million cell-phones are thrown away each year. Cell-phones are part of a growing mountain of electronic waste like computers and personal digital assistants. The electronic waste stream is increasing three times faster than traditional garbage as a whole.

　　Electronic devices contain valuable metals such as gold and silver. A Swiss study reported that while the weight of electronic goods represented by precious metals was relatively small in comparison to total waste, the concentration (含量) of gold and other precious metals was higher in

　　So-called e-waste than in naturally occurring minerals.

　　Electronic wastes also contain many poisonous metals. Even when the machines are recycled and the harmful metals removed, the recycling process often is carried out in poor countries, in practically uncontrolled ways which allow many poisonous substances to escape into the environment.

　　Creating products out of raw materials creates much more waste material, up to 100 times more, than the material contained in the finished products. Consider again the cell-phone, and imagine the mines that produced those metals, the factories needed to make the box and packaging(包裝) it came in. Many wastes produced in the producing process are harmful as well.

　　The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency notes that most waste is dangerous in that “the production, distribution, and use of products — as well as management of the resulting waste — all result in greenhouse gas release.” Individuals can reduce their contribution by creating less waste at the start — for instance, buying reusable products and recycling.

　　In many countries the concept of extended producer responsibility is being considered or has been put in place as an incentive (動(dòng)機(jī)) for reducing waste. If producers are required to take back packaging they use to sell their products, would they reduce the packaging in the first place?

　　Governments’ incentive to require producers to take responsibility for the packaging .their produce is usually based on money. Why, they ask, should cities or towns be responsible for paying to deal with the bubble wrap (氣泡墊) that encased your television?

　　From the governments’ point of view, a primary goal of laws requiring extended producer responsibility is to transfer both the costs and the physical responsibility of waste management from the government and tax-payers back to the producers.

　　29.By mentioning the Swiss study, the author intends to tell us that _________ .

　　A. the weight of e-goods is rather small

　　B. E-waste deserves to be made good use of

　　C. natural minerals contain more precious metals

　　D. the percentage of precious metals is heavy in e-waste

　　30.The responsibility of e-waste treatment should be extended _________ .

　　A. from producers to governments

　　B. from governments to producers

　　C. from individuals to distributors

　　D. from distributors to governments

　　31.What does the passage mainly talk about?

　　A. The increase in e-waste.

　　B. The creation of e-waste.

　　C. The seriousness of e-waste.

　　D. The management of e-waste.

　　D

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　　根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下框的A—F選項(xiàng)中選出能概括每一段主題的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑，選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)為多余項(xiàng)。

　　Research shows that pets help reduce stress．Do you know why and how?

　　36..___________

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　　it's virtually impossible to stay in a bad mood when a pair of loving puppy eyes meets yours, or when a super - soft cat rubs up against your head． Research supports the mood - enhancing benefits of pets．A recent study found that men with AIDS were less likely to suffer from depression if they owned a pet． According to a study, men with AIDS who had pets were only about 50 percent more likely to report symptoms of depression, compared to men with (AIDS who didn't have pets．）