完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，共20分)
The writer Devin with his friend Johnson went to his favourite news-stand. Johnson the salesman selling the newspapers gently, but in return he received poor . The salesman never even looked up at his customer when he the late-night edition. Accepting the , Johnson politely smiled and wished the salesman a pleasant weekend. The salesman made an unclear sound and seemed that the two men had completed their business. As the two friends walked down the street, Devin asked, “Does he always treat you so ?”
“Yes, , he does,” Johnson responded. “And are you always so and friendly to him?” “Yes, I am!” Johnson as they turned a corner. “Why are you so nice when he is so unfriendly to you?” Johnson , “Because I don’t want him to decide how I am going to .”
Who how you are going to act? Is it your circumstances or the difficult people in your life that determine your ? When we allow our conflicts to us, we behave as if getting rid of our difficulties is our only priority(优先权). , it doesn’t really matter how we treat one another. For example, we’ll say, “This is causing me problems right now so I don’t care about exercising , self-control, and loving kindness. Instead, I want to let him know how I am because of his action.”
We forget our difficulties will eventually weaken. But the way we handle conflicts will influence our for a long time. Will you only respond to the momentary crisis（危机）or will you be more concerned about the of what kind of person you are becoming? Who decides how you will behave when the pressure is on?
Who how you are going to act? Is it your circumstances or the difficult people in your life that determine your ? When we allow our conflicts to us, we behave as if getting rid of our difficulties is our only priority(优先权). , it doesn’t really matter how we treat one another. For example, we’ll say, “This is causing me problems right now so I don’t care about exercising , self-control, and loving kindness. Instead, I want to let him know how I am because of his action.”
1.A. praised B. paid C. invited D. greeted
2.A. service B. harvest C. instructions D. scores
3.A. printed B. requested C. completed D. took
4.A. newspaper B. record C. radio D. food
5.A. encouraged B. disappointed C. relieved D. worried
6.A. separately B. seriously C. quickly D. rudely
7.A. obviously B. originally C. unfortunately D. finally
8.A. content B. smart C. energetic D. kind
9.A. struggled B. hesitated C. continued D. watched
10.A. ordered B. wondered C. advised D. explained
11.A. work B. act C. arrive D. write
12.A. decides B. imagines C. answers D. doubts
13.A. responses B. appearance C. growth D. progress
14.A. wound B. control C. cheat D. kill
15.A. Instead B. Again C. Therefore D. Besides
16.A. exam B. person C. trip D. enemy
17.A. pressure B. power C. duty D. patience
18.A. proud B. glad C. angry D. fearful
19.A. lives B. experiments C. friendship D. team
20.A. time B. value C. use D. nationality
根据所提供语境，用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空。（每题1.5分，共15分）
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1.Though the Chinese peace-keeping police knew that they would _____ a lot of difficulties, they set themselves to work with a will.
2.Nobody knows exactly how dinosaurs________.
3.You _______ suddenly knocking on the window like that just now.
4.I’ll need time to_____ the office staff—they are hopelessly disorganized at the moment.
5.Only in this way can you _________ your classmates.
6.If you keep on eating like this, losing weight is ______________.
7.The girl ______ marry the officer but her parents didn’t allow her to.
8.I warned them not to do it, but my objection was ________.
9.So many guests, such delicious food and such warm atmosphere--- ________ , it is a successful birthday party.
10.A man who often _________ others will be done favour to.
七选五填空（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入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（注意：若你选择的答案为E，请在机读卡上填涂AB；答案为F，填涂AC；答案为G，填涂AD，多涂或少涂均不得分）
I’ve been keeping an English blog for many years. These practical tips have helped me over the course of my blogging.
● Read quality books, blogs, journals, etc. which are written in English. Blogging is not always about writing. 1. Reading also improves your English comprehension, grammar, spelling, vocabulary and writing.
● Practice helps, so continue writing. 2. Trying to make a perfect post （帖子） free from grammar and spelling mistakes is good but you’re not making use of your time efficiently.
● 3. Think about the main points you want to raise. I prepare an outline of my post and a list of the points I want to talk about. Doing this has helped me stay on track and focus on my main points. The outline and the list of points I want to write about serve as my guidelines when I’m writing.
● When writing, use simple words and sentences. Using simple sentences makes your job as a blogger easier. 4. Always remember this: The aim of your writing is to get your message across and the only way to become an effective writer is successfully conveying your message to your readers.
● Write your posts ahead of time. 5. To free yourself from the pressure of making a post on daily basis, which might affect your writing, consider making your posts ahead of time.
A. Also, it makes your posts more understandable to your readers.
B. Welcome comments from your blog readers.
C. There are benefits of daily blogging but if it becomes tiring, forget about it.
D. Don’t be scared of making mistakes.
E. Mistakes can be reduced with the help of your readers.
F. You need to read to be able to write fluently.
G. Prepare an outline of your post.
You know how wonderful you are, and you know that others know how wonderful you are, but what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousy? For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship. When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do, but the good news is that there is. Don’t let jealousy spoil your relationships. Handle it head-on and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think.
It can be hard to walk up to a friend and ask them what the problem is, but if you want to save your friendship you’ll have to do just that. Don’t approach them and ask why they are jealous of you (unless of course you want to appear totally conceited(自负的), just take some time alone with them and let them know that you’ve been feeling like there’s been something coming between you. If they refuse to respond, then use the opportunity to explain how you have been feeling. Chances are that something you say will strike a nerve and your friend will open up as well.
When you figure out what is annoying your friend, ask him or her what (s)he thinks would make the situation better. If, for example, (s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesn’t get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your new friends from the swim team then maybe you could invite her along the next time or block off one day a week for just the two of you. Remember, though, that whatever solution you decide on should be a compromise（妥协）. Don’t limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy. Try instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works out.
Even the best of friendships can be tinged(发出叮叮声) by jealousy. This destructive emotion is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies. Before taking extreme action, chat with your jealous friend to see if the two of you can work out a compromise. If you can’t, be prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friend and how far you won’t.
1.According to the author, the jealousy emotion is________.
A. normal B. productive
C. destructive D. extreme
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to face your friend when jealousy happens?
A. Walking up to him/her and asking him/her why he/she is jealous of you.
B. Walking up to him/her and asking him/her what the problem is.
C. Spending some time with him/her and letting him/her know how you feel.
D. Spending some time with him/her and letting him/her know you think there’s something between you.
3.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?
A. There’s always a solution to solve the problem of jealousy.
B. Jealousy can turn best friends into worst enemies.
C. You may lose a friend to keep your own gifts, chances or self development.
D. You should go a long way with your friend to work out a solution
4.The purpose of the passage is________.
A. to explain what causes jealousy
B. to offer some advice on making friends
C. to introduce the way to deal with a jealous friend
D. to explain how destructive the jealous emotion is
Texting long messages can be a pain in the neck. The repetitive action of working your fingers across the keyboard of your cell phone can cause some of the same chronic (慢性的) pain problems previously limited to those who’d spent a lifetime typing.
The possible connection is particularly worrying considering how much teens and young adults — and increasingly those in professional settings — are texting nowadays, said Judith Gold, who carried out one of the first studies on the potential connection.
Text messaging is a fairly new technology, Gold says, so this is a new area of research for those who study ergonomics (人类工程学). But “considering the similarities in body position, findings from research on overuse injuries from computers could be applicable” to texting.
“The way the body is positioned for texting – fixed shoulders and back with rapidly moving fingers – is similar to the position for typing on a computer,” Gold explained. Previous research has found pain in the elbow connected with too much thumb texting.
To look for a broader link between texting and chronic pain, Gold and her colleagues sent a questionnaire to 138 college students, asking them to report the number of text messages they sent per day (in four categories: 0, 1-10, 11-20, 21+ messages) and to point out any discomfort they felt on a body map.
The research showed an association between the number of text messages sent per day and shoulder discomfort. The effect seemed to be particularly pronounced in males, though Gold says she doesn’t know why that would be.
“What we’ve seen so far is very similar to what we see with office workers who’ve spent most of their time at a computer,” Gold said. However, Gold’s study did not take account of the amount of time the people surveyed also spent typing on computers, which could be affecting the results.
1.In the past, who usually suffered from a pain in the neck according to the passage?
A. A writer B. A typist C. A teacher D. A doctor
2. The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 6 refers to the fact that _______.
A. office workers easily suffer from the body discomfort
B. men like to text messages more
C. text messaging causes body discomfort
D. males have more shoulder discomfort
3.The passage mainly tells us _______.
A. what ergonomics is
B. texting too much causes a pain in the neck
C. whether texting is beneficial or not
D. the connection between texting and typing
4.It can be inferred from the passage that _______.
A. the study was the first one carried out by Gold
B. one positions oneself differently from computer-users when texting
C. the amount of computer-use time was calculated in the survey
D. the result of the survey was not 100% convincing
B
Haagen-Dazs from Europe started in 1989 and is 5-10 times more expensive than regular ice cream．There is no real advantage．However, it adopted a unique marketing strategy(策略), and quickly occupied the market as a top ice cream brand．
Haagen-Dazs did not set up shops in ordinary supermarkets or grocery stores. Haggen-Dazs leisure fashion shops are located in busy sections of malls．The layout(布局) is carefully planned to create an elegant atmosphere, and sometimes, a flagship（旗舰） store will cost several million dollars．
Compared to other ice cream brands, Haagen-Dazs consumers are tightly grouped．It is understood that Haagen-Dazs seldom does television advertising．The majority of ads are highly visual impact of the print ads．In particular many advertisements target the wealthy consumers. Moreover, if the consumer spends 500 Yuan, they can become a member. These members will be regularly sent advertisements by direct mail．Praise of customers is a powerful weapon for Haagen Dazs．
There is always much creative ingenuity(独创性) in Haagen-Dazs advertising, so it is remembered by the people:
☆ Initial advertisements such as: "Delicious Haagen-Dazs, like 24K gold, Kobe beef from Japan, original palm oil, mushroom truffles（松露） and Chinese ceramics（制陶术）…what 'ice cream' was waiting for．"
☆"love her, let her eat Haagen-Dazs" This classic advertisement attracted numerous Haagen-Dazs lovers who became regulars．
Today, Haggen Dazs has about 700 stores in 55 countries with annual sales of more than 1 billion US dollars．Haagen-Dazs has become the world's most popular ice cream brand．In the United States, its market share is 6．1%, 1%in France, 4．6% in Japan, 4% in Singapore, and 5% in Hong Kong．
Determined to win the majority of wealthy customers they combined positioning in the marketplace with dedicated brand goals．This is the real secret of success．
1. How is the text organized?
A. Main idea-Comparison-Supporting examples- Conclusion
B. Topic- Supporting examples- Conclusion
C. Opinion-Discussion- Description- Conclusion
D. Topic-Argument-Explanation-Conclusion
2.According to the initial advertisements of Haagen-Dazs , it stresses that it is _____
A. expensive B. excellent
C. special D. popular
3.Why does Haagen-Dazs seldom do television advertisements? _____
A. Because it can't afford to do television advertisements.
B. Because it doesn't think television advertising attracts consumers.
C. Because it focuses on its target consumers by using other media.
D. Because its design isn't suitable to be broadcast on the television.
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. The origin of Haagen-Dazs,
B. The creative advertisements of Haagen-Dazs.
C. The Influence of Haagen-Dazs.
D. The marketing strategy of Haagen-Dazs.
