For decades，the San Francisco Bay area has been the heart of the computer technology industry．Many of the biggest technology companies have their headquarters in the area called Silicon Valley．But the area has not always been associated with charity(慈善)．
Now，a new generation of entrepreneurs(企业家)appears to be changing Silicon Valley．One example is Marc Benioff，a donor(捐赠者)，who has called on wealthy donors to give more to their communities．He also is the founder of Salesforce．com，a computer services company in San Francisco who has helped build a children’s hospital and given millions of dollars to non-profit organizations in the city．
Money from the technology industry has also started to change the face of charity．Benjamin Soskis writes about the history and ideas behind charity in America．His articles have appeared in The Atlantic magazine and a number of major publications．He says，traditionally，donors have given after they spent much of their lives building up wealth．Usually donors are in their 70s．But an increasing number of people appearing on the list of top donors are younger than 40 years of age．Benjamin Soskis says that is something new．“There’s a whole new model that’s appearing in which people give and accumulate at the same time．”
Some of the young donors on this year's top 50 list have started to change in the way people see charity．That is especially the case in the San Francisco area，where giving money and making money appear to be coming together．“I think it's fair to say that charity is now a part of the Silicon Valley identity．”
1.What is true of Marc Benioff?
A．He joined a non-profit organization．
B．He advised donors to build hospitals．
C．He made San Francisco a city of charity．
D．He set up the company of Salesforce．com．
2.What is special about the donors of Silicon Valley?
A．They prefer to give rather than make money．
B．They give after accumulating a lot of wealth．
C．They are much younger than the usual donors．
D．They donate more money to their communities．
3.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A．The age of charity
B．The changing faces of charity
C．In search of new faces
D．From computer base to charity centre
Shake Shack is a new kind of restaurant becoming more popular in the U S．The restaurants are not“fast food．”They are known as“fast casual．”
Observers say Americans want more choices and fresh food when choosing where and what to eat．This trend is one reason why the fast food restaurant McDonald’s has struggled financially．In the last quarter of 2014，McDonald’s net income dropped by about$300 million．The January earnings report brought more bad news．Worldwide sales dropped for the eighth month in a row and even more than expected．While McDonald’s is struggling to get their customers back，Shake Shack，is doing well in making money．The New York-based burger chain had a very successful IPO，or initial public offering，of shares at the end of January．On its first day of trading，Shake Shack went from$21 a share to just under$46 a share．Being part of the“fast casual”trend has helped Shake Shack．Other fast casual restaurants in the U．S．include Chipotle and Panera．
Bonnie Riggs，a restaurant expert with NPD has studied Americans’restaurant habits for almost 30 years．She says one reason why Americans like fast casual food is that it’s new．It is creative，it is something different and people like to try new things．Her study shows Americans made 61 billion visits to restaurants last year．Three out of four visits were to fast food restaurants，like McDonald’s．Fast casual is still a small percentage of restaurant visits，but it has developed fast．Just as Ms．Riggs says，“It’s growing by leaps and bounds，because they meet consumers’needs．They know it's being prepared while they wait，it’s fresh，quality food，good tasting food at what they say are reasonable and affordable prices．”
Many Americans still like their fast food．They just are not going as often．They are finding other ways to have a meal．
1.What is the trouble with McDonald’s?
A．Its share goes down to$21．
B．Shake Shack has taken its place．
C．It’s not popular with Americans．
D．Its sales and income have dropped．
2.We can learn from Bonnie Riggs that Americans____________．
A．1ike to try something new
B．care only about the quality
C．don’t like fast food any more
D．pay more restaurant visits to fast casual
3.What does the underlined phrase“by leaps and bounds”in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Steadily． B．Rapidly．
C．Slowly． D．Normally．
4.Which of the following best describes fast casual?
A．Fresh-made and tasty．
B．High-quality and expensive．
C．Farm-to-table and traditional．
D．Time-consuming and special．
请 观 察 所 给 的 图 画 并 根 据 你 对 该 图 画 的 理 解 写 一 篇 英 语 短 文 ,
内 容 包 括 :
(1)简 要 描 述 图 片 ,并 说 明 该 图 片 所 揭 露 的 现 象 ;
(2)分 析 该 现 象 的 利 弊 (至 少 各 一 点 ) ;
(3)提 出 自 己 的 看 法 ｡
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2. 文 章 中 不 得 提 及 考 生 所 在 学 校 及 本 人 姓 名 ｡
As is vividly shown in the picture, a boy is happy with the fact that
假 如 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 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 ｡
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删 除 :把 多 余 的 词 用 斜 线 ( \)划 掉 ｡
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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 给 分 ｡
When I first learn to write in English, I ran into much difficulties. The main problem was that I always thought in Chinese and tried to translate into my own language everything which I came across while I was reading. My teacher advised myself to keep a diary. I followed his advices and put down 100 words or so each day.
Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself as I was learning to express myself with simple English. One day I wrote a story and showed to my teacher. He liked it very much that he read it to the class. All said that the story was a good one. Their words were an great encouragement to me.
阅 读 下 面 材 料 ,在 空 白 处 填 入 适 当 的 内 容 ( 1 个 单 词 )或 括 号 内 单
词 的 正 确 形 式 ｡
Over the years I’ve been teaching the 1. ( Britain)kids about a simple but powerful concept— the ant philosophy(哲 学 ) , an 2. ( amaze)four-part philosophy.
First, ants never quit. If they’re heading somewhere and you try to stop them, they’ll climb over, they’ll climb under, or they’ll climb around. They never quit 3. ( look) for a way to get where they 4. ( suppose )to go! Second, ants think about winter and summer. They are always gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer and they are making 5. ( prepare)for the long cold winter. So you have to think about storms in summer ; think about rocks 6. you enjoy the sand and sun. Third, ants think about summer all winter. During the winter, they remind 7. ,“ This won’ t last long and we’ll soon be out of here. ”On the first warm day, the ants are out. If it 8. ( turn)cold again, they’ll dive back down. But they come out again if it is warm. Last, how much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that it 9. ( possible) can. 10. you can learn from the ant philosophy is: Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.
阅 读 下 面 短 文 , 从 短 文 后 所 给 的 A､ B､ C､ D 四 个 选 项 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 ｡
People often lose their driving license because of driving after drinking. I have always myself that I will never drive if I have drunk alcohol , no matter the .
Still, half a year ago I made this of driving after having drunk two beers at my friend’ s. Then I drove home, since it wasn’t very . I thought that there would be no , because it was very late at night. However, to my surprise, I was and left without my driving license for three months. I told my parents nothing , but then I had to invent a lie, because I did not have the to tell them that I had drunk alcohol and that was the real reason for which I was left without my driving license.
Those three months seemed to pass very for me, because I had got into the of driving almost daily and I really needed my car quite often. I had to take a and I didn’t like it as I spent lots of money. It was, indeed, a( n) for me not to have my driving license and I told myself never to repeat this mistake.
this, being drunk while driving a real danger not only for the driver, but also for . Car accidents caused by alcoholism are very nowadays. Teenagers especially use alcohol going out with friends and then return home driving their cars. They are very irresponsible as they put their lives and health and, therefore, I advise people to drinking alcohol before driving.
1.A. promised B. taught C. settled D. prepared
2.A. possibly B. recently C. gradually D. previously
3.A. color B. taste C. quantity D. brand
4.A. decision B. mistake C. conclusion D. prediction
5.A. far B. long C. high D. fast
6.A. postman B. spaceman C. caveman D. policeman
7.A. moved B. stopped C. followed D. forgotten
8.A. in the end B. from then on C. at the beginning D. after a while
9.A. time B. patience C. strength D. courage
10.A. slowly B. quickly C. closely D. peacefully
11.A. way B. habit C. race D. trouble
12.A. bus B. bike C. taxi D. boat
13.A. question B. opportunity C. competition D. punishment
14.A. Apart from B. Instead of C. Along with D. Due to
15.A. escapes B. reduces C. represents D. changes
16.A. lookers-on B. passers-by C. grown-ups D. baby-sitters
17.A. strange B. complete C. necessary D. frequent
18.A. before B. though C. while D. whether
19.A. in danger B. in doubt C. in advance D. in difficulty
20.A. enjoy B. avoid C. keep D. consider
