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I needed to buy a camera, one that was simply good at taking good snaps (快照). So I went on the net, spent 15 minutes reading product reviews on good websites, wrote down the names of three top recommendations (推荐) and headed for my nearest big camera store. There in the cupboard was one of the cameras on my list. And it was on special offer. Oh joy. I pointed at it and asked a salesgirl, “Can I have one of those?” “Do you want to try it first?" she said. It didn’t quite sound like a question. “Do I need to?” I replied. “There’s nothing wrong with it?” “No, no. But you should try it,” she said encouragingly. “Compare it with the others.”
I looked across at the others: shelves of similar cameras placed along the wall, offering different prices. With so many models to choose from, it seemed that I would have to spend hours weighing X against Y, always trying to consider Z and possibly H at the same time. But when I had finished, I would still have only the same two certainties that I had entered the store with: first, soon after I carried my new camera out of the shop, it would be worth half what I paid for it; and second, my wonderful camera would very quickly be replaced by a new model.
But something in the human soul whispers that you can beat these traps (陷阱) by making the right choice. In the end, I agreed to try the model I had chosen. The salesgirl seemed a kind girl. So I let her take out my chosen camera from the cupboard, show how it took excellent pictures of my fellow shoppers... and when she started to introduce the special features, I cut in to ask whether I needed to buy a carry-case and a memory card as well.
Why do we think that new choices still offer us anything new? Perhaps it is because they offer a chance to avoid facing the fact that our real choices in this culture are far more limited than we would like to imagine.
小题1:The salesgirl insisted that the writer should ______.
A.try the camera to see if there was anything wrong with it
B.compare the camera he had chosen with the others
C.get more information about different companies
D.trust her and stop asking questions
小题2:What does the writer mean by “it would be worth half what I paid for it”?
A.The camera was not good.
B.He should get a lower price.
C.The camera would soon fall in value.
D.The price of the camera was too high.
小题3:The writer decided to try the model he had chosen because he ______.
A.knew very little about it
B.didn’t trust the salesgirl any more
C.wanted to make sure he chose the best one
D.wanted to take pictures of his fellow shoppers
小题4: It can be inferred from the passage that in the writer’s opinion, ______.
A.salespersons are not always very kind
B.people waste too much money on cameras
C.cameras have become an important part of our daily life
D.we don’t actually need so many choices when buying a product

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:D

试题分析:作者去商店买一款自己从网上看到的相机,有一款正好打折,作者要看一看,售货员让他与别的产品比较一下,经过再三思量,作者还是买了自己选中的那一款,他认为买东西的时候,并不需要那么多的选择,相信自己。
小题1:细节理解题。从短文中这句话“Compare it with the others.”可知女售货员坚持让作者把他选的与其它的比较一下,故选B。
小题2:语义猜测题。根据语境,从这句话“ first, soon after I carried my new camera out of the shop, it would be worth half what I paid for it; and second, my wonderful camera would very quickly be replaced by a new model.”中作者面临两个问题,一是:买新款相机,它只有我预付款的一半的价格;二:买款别的。但划线部分意思是属于第一种情况,相机价值很快下滑,故选C。
小题3:结构分析题。从短文倒数第二段描述可看出,作者决定买自己选择的那一款,因为他认为自己选择的就是最好的,故选C。
小题4:分析归纳题。从短文最后一段可看出,作者的观点是,当我们买东西的时候,并不需要那么多的选择,所以作者决定买自己选择的那一款,故选D。
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THE University of St Andrews is the setting of royal(皇家的) love: on the grounds of this great Scottish university Prince William and Kate Middleton first met and fell in love.
More than that, St Andrews is Scotland's first university and one of the oldest universities in the English-speaking world. Founded in 1413 (just after Oxford and Cambridge), over 600 hundred years, the university has been well known as one of Europe's leading and most distinctive centres for teaching and research.
St Andrews is located in a small, historical town to the coast(海滨)of North East Scotland. The university itself is the perfect place for learning. On average one in three people you see in the street have something to do with the University. You start to feel very quickly that you belong.
As a student in St Andrews, playing golf is a must. With the town itself known around the world as “The Home of Golf”, the university is within minutes of the ancient golf-playing ground in the world, the Old Course, just near the sea. Students can take a break from their studies by enjoying a game of golf, and the university itself is a popular place to go.
It has one of the lowest dropout(辍学) rates in the UK---98 percent of students complete their degree. Perhaps its popularity is in part because of the fact that St Andrews is good for nearly every subject. It has long been among the UK's top five.
St Andrews University
 
 小题1:
Scotland’s first university and the   小题2: oldest university in the English-speaking world
 
Its learning   小题3:
●It lies in a small 小题4: town on the coast of North East Scotland, a perfect place for learning.  
●It provides students with a   小题5:of belongingamong a large student body. 
 
Famous sports
●St Andrews is 小题6:of golf, so the students here need to learn to play golf.
●Every study 小题7:can be used for a game of golf in the university itself or on the Old Course, only a few minutes’ walk   小题8:.
Academic (学术的)achievements
●St Andrews is good for nearly every subject.
●With one of the   小题9:dropout rates in the UK, it is ranked among the UK's top. 
●Over six   小题10:, it has been a famous teaching and research center in Europe. 
A leading biologist has found the angels and fairies that sit at top of Christmas trees did not get there under their own power.
Prof Roger Wotton, from University College London, found that flight would be impossible for angels with arms and bird-like feathered wings. 
"Angels cannot take off and cannot use powered flight,” said Prof Wotton. “They would need to be exposed to very high wind velocities at take off - such high winds that they would be blown away."
Some the world’s most famous religious paintings and architecture make most Americans believe in angels.
The study found that 68 per cent of the 36,000 adults thought that angels and demons (魔鬼) were at work in the world.
According to the latest study, angels lack the powerful muscles which allow birds to beat their wings.
Prof Wotton’s paper explores why there are so many stories about angels. “Angels are very powerful religious icons for people with faith. Their similarity to humans adds to their power. At the same time, they have wings on them because they are more than human. They take messages to heaven and therefore have to fly.” said the academic.
小题1:What did the leading biologist find?
A.The angels and fairies are very powerful.
B.It’s impossible for angels and fairies to fly.
C.The flight would be possible for angels with arms and bird-like feathered wings.
D.The angels and fairies can sit on the tree under their own power.
小题2:What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “architecture” ?
A.油画B.建筑C.鸟巢D.天堂
小题3:According to the article, how many adults thought that there were real angels and demons?
A.68.B.36,000C.24,480D.3,600
小题4: Which of the following is True?
A.Angels can’t fly because they lack the powerful muscles which allow birds to beat their wings.
B.Most Americans don’t believe in angels.
C.Angels can take off and can use powered flight.
D.Angels are not the same to the humans.
小题5:Why do many people believe angels can fly?
A.Angels are real human beings.
B.Angels with wings can take messages to heaven and therefore have to fly.
C.Angels are very similar to the humans.
D.Angels are powerful.
When you discuss about eating out with your friend, first of all, you must make it clear who will pay for the meal.If somebody suggests having lunch with his friend, he might simply say something like this "I'm afraid it'll have to be some place nearby ,as I have little money." The other person may say. "OK. I'll meet you at  Mcdonald's." This means he has agreed that the two will go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may say "Oh, no. I want to take you for lunch at Johnson's " This means the person is to pay the  bill(帐单)for both of them. Although the other person is pleased with the invitation, there is one reason why he shouldn't accept it by simply saying "Thank you."
American customs are much the same as those in other parts of the world. American women used to expect men to pay for all the meals. But today, some of them like to. However, if a woman is asked to attend a dinner or a dance outside, the invitaton itself means "Come as my guest". So, as you see, it is a polite thing to make the situation clear at the very beginning.
小题1:             is first of all when you discuss about eating out with your friend.
A.What to eatB.Where to eat
C.Who will pay for the mealD.When to eat
小题2:If your friend doesn't want to pay for the meal, he may say            .
A.I'm afraid it will have to be some place nearby
B.Come as my guest
C.Oh, no. I want to take you for lunch at Johnson's
D.I don't want to go anywhere
小题3:What does "go Dutch" mean?   It means            .
A.go to Dutch
B.travel in Dutch
C.each person pays for himself
D.one person pays the bill for both of them
小题4:American women used to             .
A.pay for the meal themselves
B.ask men to pay for all the meals
C.go Dutch
D.eat nothing
小题5: Which of the following is the best title?
A.Eating outB.American customs
C.Where to eatD.Who pays the bill
We always regard dogs as man’s best friends. But what about cats?
Cats can also do us a favor sometimes.
Here is a comparison of the two animals.
A Friend Helps You When You’re Sick.

Dogs
When Catherine lay down on the sofa, Pepe stared(盯) into her eyes and kept sniffing(嗅). After being pushed away, he suddenly jumped onto her chest. That’s when Catherine felt a pain that made her visit a doctor, and a fast-growing cancer was found. Months later, however, Pepe started staring and sniffing again. It seemed strange, but sure enough, Catherine’s cancer had spread.
Cats
Alana immediately finds a chair when Tee sits and stares directly into her face. That’s because Tee is warning her that she is about to faint(昏倒), which can happen as often as three times a day. But Alana won’t get hurt if she sits down. Not only does Tee warn Alana, but also her husband. Then the cat stays with Alana until she recovers.
A Friend Saves Your Life
Dogs
Ryan fell into the water by accident. The river was full of ice, and Ryan was very cold and his body temperature was dropping dangerously low. Luckily, he was found by Chelsea, who was playing with her dog, Zion. “Zion knew the boy was in trouble,” says Chelsea. “Ryan grabbed onto the dog’s collar, and Zion just turned around and came back to the bank.”
Cats
Bernice says: “I was sleeping in my bedroom, and then I was woken by Joey screaming and running”. Then she found smoke around her. With Joey helping her, she managed to get out of the door.
“I found him in a mailbox when he was young and now I feel very lucky. Without him, I’d have probably died in the smoke.”
小题1:When Alana is about to faint, Tee will ________.
A.stare at her and keep sniffingB.jump onto her chest suddenly
C.sit and stare directly into her faceD.scream and run
小题2:What can we learn about Ryan?
A.He likes swimming in rivers.
B.He has a lovely dog, Zion.
C.Chelsea helped him swim back to the bank.
D.He was in danger when he was found by Chelsea.
小题3:What happened when Bernice was sleeping?
A.She was badly hurt in a big fire.
B.She found the brave cat in a mailbox.
C.A fire broke out when she was sleeping.
D.She ran out of the burning house with the help of firemen.
Jack was a big, fine figure of a policeman, and always had a lot of work to do.
One day, he was too busy to have enough lunch and had to keep on working. He walked up and down Market Street, keeping a          eye on things and getting hungrier and hungrier. He passed Tony’s      store. “Would you like to have a banana, Jack?” greeted Tony. But Jack      his head and said, “No, thank you.” He never ate when he was at     . Then he went past another shop that was full of cheeses, cold meats, potato chips, and so on. And when the shopkeeper offered him a pack of sausage, he        again. So it went, all day long. The      man went past the sweet store, the bakery, the peanut man and the toffee-apple man, saying, “No, thank you, not on duty.” He got much        . At last, his day ended, and he immediately ran back home. He went     the stairs and into the kitchen.
“You must be hungry, man!” cried his wife, who had prepared well for the dinner, “ Sit at the      and eat!” Jack sat down immediately and began to enjoy the meal. It seemed that it was the most delicious and biggest meal he had ever had. He said, “Thank you, my dear.” “It’s always a pleasure to      for you,” his wife replied.
小题1:
A.lazyB.lovelyC.patientD.sharp
小题2:
A.shoeB.fruitC.toyD.clothes
小题3:
A.shookB.noddedC.relaxedD.hit
小题4:
A.breakB.streetC.schoolD.work
小题5:
A.acceptedB.receivedC.refusedD.admitted
小题6:
A.poor B.luckyC.smartD.worried
小题7:
A.hungrierB.happierC.ruderD.sadder
小题8:
A.pastB.inC.onD.up
小题9:
A.windowB.chairC.tableD.floor
小题10:
A.waitB.cookC.washD.smile
A “Gap Year” is a period of time when a student takes a break before going to university. It is often spent travelling or working. It can give young people useful learning experiences and new skills.
Gap years are popular with European and Australian students, but remain less popular in America. However, in recent years, more and more American students are preparing for college by taking a gap year. The advantages of taking a gap year are as follows:
Learn about the World and Yourself
Although you don’t have to go abroad to experience gap years, most gap year students catch the chance to travel abroad. You are able to work out who you are and what you are for. The experiences of different cultures offer you interesting lessons. You can learn more about the world and get to know yourself better.
Face Challenges and Have Fun
A gap year is not only a time to take a vacation, but also a time to face challenges. Gap year students usually work, volunteer or take service projects. You have to learn how to get along in the real world. This process isnt always easy, but it is an important part of growing up. Only in this way can you enjoy life and have fun.
Save Money and Improve Your College Admission Chances
Theres a common thought that gap years are only for rich students, but it’ s not true. Actually, taking a gap year can save your money. Gap year students often take a part-time job. Besides, at the end of a gap year, students are much more likely to know what to study in college. Clear learning goals ran keep the students working hard instead of wasting time and money playing.
Imagine an admission officer trying to admit (录取) only one between two students. Both of them are excellent and have high grades. However, one student has much practical experience or has volunteered in his vacation. Who do you think the admission officer will choose?
小题1:A “Gap Year” means       in the passage.
A.going abroad in a year for further education
B.travelling around the world in a year
C.taking a break before going to a university
D.doing a part-time job to make money during a vacation
小题2:Besides having fun, gap year students have to face the        .
A.moneyB.information
C.vacationsD.challenges
小题3:Having a gap year may make you       .
A.become very rich B.remain less popular
C.experience foreign culturesD.have no chance to break
小题4:The last sentence implies(暗含) that       will probably be admitted by the admission officer.
A.either of the two students
B.the student with high grades
C.neither of the two students
D.the .student with a gap year experience

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