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Although Paris is often considered the city of romance, close to a million adults who call it home are single. Many single people say that France’s capital is one of the most difficult places to meet people. The complaints of this lonely group have inspired a new phenomenon known as “supermarket dating.” At Galerie Lafayette Gourmet,singles can shop for more than just the items on their grocery list. They can look for someone who has blue eyes, brown hair,and is 1.8 meters tall,or whatever may be on their romantic shopping list.

At this Paris location,single people of all ages can schedule their shopping for Thursday nights between 6:30 and 9:00 p.m. When they walk through the door,they pick up a purple basket to advise that they are looking for love. They try to arrive early because the baskets disappear quickly, and then they have to wait in line for their turn to wander the store aisles(过道).

With purple baskets in hand, shoppers can consider their romantic options while they pick out their groceries. When they are ready to pay, they can go to the checkout line for singles who want to chat.

Most of the people who look for love in the supermarket are skeptical of Internet dating. They know that it is easy to embellish(美化)one’s appearance or to lie about one’s age over the Internet. The supermarket, on the other hand,is considered a safe and casual environment in which to meet a potential match. In addition, what one finds in another’s grocery basket can say a thing or two about that person’s character or intentions. Buying pet food can be a man’s way of showing a potential match that he has a sensitive side. Women who fill their baskets with low-fat food show their healthy style of living. These ways it’s possible to find much more than food at a grocery store.

1.What do many single people in Paris complain about?

A.The difficulty in meeting people.

B.The idea of supermarket dating.

C.The items on their grocery list.

D.The inconvenience in shopping.

2.Which of the following can be inferred but is not clearly stated in the second paragraph?

A.The dating supermarket is located in Paris.

B.The dating supermarket is open only on Thursday evenings.

C.People looking for love must get a basket of a particular color

D.The dating supermarket has very good business.

3.How do love shoppers meet one another?

A.They schedule their meeting in advance.

B.They go through a special checkout.

C.They pick out their groceries with great care.

D.They dial the phone numbers on their shopping items.

4.According to the writer,a possible way to win a woman’s heart is to              .

A.pick up a purple basket                   B.buy low-fat food

C.embellish your appearance                D.buy pet food

5.Why do the people prefer the supermarket dating to Internet dating?

A.The supermarket dating is more convenient.

B.The supermarket dating is more casual.

C.The supermarket dating can be trusted more.

D.The supermarket dating is less expensive.

 

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析:本文主要介绍为了满足巴黎单身人士的需求,出现的约会超市的情况,人们如何寻找自己的理想伴侣,如何和他们见面,怎样赢得对方的好感。同时也介绍了这种方法和网上交友相比更可靠。

1.细节题:从文章的第一段的句子:Many single people say that France’s capital is one of the most difficult places to meet people. 可知很多单身汉认为在巴黎很难接触到人。选A

2.推理题:从第二段的句子:They try to arrive early because the baskets disappear quickly, and then they have to wait in line for their turn to wander the store aisles(过道).可知巴黎单身的人很喜欢这种约会超市。选D

3.细节题;从第三段的句子:When they are ready to pay, they can go to the checkout line for singles who want to chat.可知是在专门的收银台见面。选B。

4.细节题:从最后一段的句子:Buying pet food can be a man’s way of showing a potential match that he has a sensitive side.可知购买宠物食物可以赢得女性的心。选D

5.推理题:从最后一段的句子:The supermarket, on the other hand,is considered a safe and casual environment in which to meet a potential match. 可知超市和网上比更值得信任。选C

考点:考查文化类短文阅读

点评:本文主要讲述了巴黎的约会超市的情况,测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点。

 

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                          Unique Tradition from UK

Boxing Day

    This holiday, which is observed on December 26, is a unique part of the Christmas season in Great Britain, as well as other Commonwealth nations. Boxing Day comes from a tradition that began in the Middle Ages more than 800 years ago. On this day, English churches would open their ‘alms box’ and distribute its contents to needy members of the community. It was also a day for servants to celebrate the holidays with their families, having usually worked the day before. Today, Boxing Day is one of the twenty-two paid holidays received by most working Brits. Most people now spend Christmas Day with their family and reserve Boxing Day for exchanging gifts with friends. Although the government shuts down for the day, cinemas and theatres are open.

Queen’s Telegram

    In the United States, if you make it to the ripe old age of 101 or 102, Willard Scott will wish you happy birthday on national television. In England, the queen herself will send her congratulations. This fairly new custom is known as "the Queen’s Telegram" and assures centenarians (people at least 100 years old) that they will receive a birthday telegram from the queen on their one-hundredth birthday. The telegram is so longed for by some Brits that one 98-year-old woman was recently proven to have faked her age by two years just to receive the telegram.

High Tea

    High tea was first enjoyed by the English working class during the 1700s. This ritual (仪式) began as a practical attempt to hold off hunger pains between breakfast and supper, as eating just two daily meals was common at the time. It was called “high” tea because it was usually taken sitting on top stools in a tea shop or standing at a counter or buffet table. Today, high tea has become a more elegant and popular tradition that is practiced in fine hotels and restaurants around the world.

Public Houses

    Visiting a pub is one of Britain’s oldest forms of entertainment. The idea for the first public houses was brought to Britain thousands of years ago by conquering Roman army. The first pubs served only wine, but after the discovery of hops(啤酒花) in the fourteenth century, pubs began to serve mainly beer and ale(麦芽酒), as they do today.

   British pubs operate between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. every day except Sunday, when they must close at 10:30 p.m. The drinking age in Britain is eighteen, but fourteen-year-olds may enter a pub unaccompanied if they order a meal.

Unique Tradition from UK

Traditions

Time

Main Activities

Boxing Day

Observed on Dc.26 during the (71)______ season.

In the past, churches would open their “alms box”, with its contents (72)_______ to needy people.

Today it is reserved to (73)_____gifts with friends.

Queen’s Telegram

(74)______by the Queen when one has his or her 100th birthday.

People over 100 years will receive a birthday telegram from the queen herself on her birthday, enjoying the Queen’s (75)_____ to them.

High Tea

Enjoyed and practiced between breakfast and supper.

It (76)______to be taken sitting in a tea shop, or standing at a corner. Today it’s becoming a tradition (77)_____ in the hotels and restaurants worldwide.

Public Houses

Visited between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. every day

(78)______Sunday.

At the (79)______, only wine was served, but today they mainly serve beer and ale, but people (80)_____than eighteen are not allowed to drink.

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The people below are all trying to choose which TV programme to watch.  After the description of these people, there is information about five TV programmes A-E. Decide which programme would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 1-4 and then mark the correct letter (A-E) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one programme which you do not need to use.

_________1Bella enjoys eating out but can’t afford to spend very much at the moment as she is saving for a holiday. She has never learnt how to cook, so now might be quite a good time to find out!

________2Dan is interested in taking wildlife photographs and enjoys the kind of programme which gives him a chance to see a professional photographer at work.

_________3Gina is a music teacher. Although she prefers classical music, she likes to follow the kind of music that interests the teenagers she teaches.

_________4Ron’s wife is in hospital. He wants to finds a programme suitable for his three-year-old son while he gets on with the housework and prepares a meal.

                      TODAYS  TELEVISION  PROGRAMME  PREVIEW

A. TV1 7:20 p.m. Find out more about Australia’s animal life. This film was made last year by one of Australia’s best-known cameramen, Dougie Bond. He spent over 200 hours filming the birds, animals and fish that inhabit this beautiful continent and for the first time brings some of these unusual animals to our TV screens.

B. TV3 9:00p.m. The popular science programme is back with the latest in technology and medicine. This week, cars that run on sunlight and the story of one baby’s fight to live.

C. TV1 5:15p.m. Busy parents? Bored children? Do you want something educational to entertain your children while you do something else? This popular magazine programme is for the under-fives. More music, fun, songs and games with Carla and Larry.

D. TV3  8:45p.m. If you’ve always wanted to cook, now’s your chance to learn. In the studio are two chefs who will take you through some simple recipes step by step. This is a repeat of the popular series shown last year, and available from good bookshops.

E . TV3 7:40p.m. The latest new music. Pete Hogg looks at the best of the current rap, raga and new jack swing plus new video releases. This is the programme that tells you all about what’s happening on the music scene and brings you interviews with tomorrow’s young artists.

 

阅读下列材料, 从所给的六个选项(A, B,C, D, E, F)中, 选出符合各个小题要求的最佳选项,选项中有一项是多余选项。

The people below are all trying to choose which TV programme to watch.  After the description of these people, there is information about six TV programmes A-F. Decide which programme would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 1-5 and then mark the correct letter (A-F) on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one programme which you do not need to use.

_________1.Although Rob lead a quiet life in a small village, that doesn’t stop him from wanting to find out about the latest scientific development.

_________2.Bella enjoys eating out but can’t afford to spend very much at the moment as she is saving for a holiday. She has never learnt how to cook, so now might be quite a good time to find out!

_________3.Dan is interested in taking wildlife photographs and enjoys the kind of programme which gives him a chance to see a professional photographer at work.

_________4.Gina is a music teacher. Although she prefers  classical music, she likes to follow the kind of music that interests the teenagers she teaches.

_________5.Ron’s wife is in hospital. He wants to find a programme suitable for his three-year-old son while he gets on with the housework and prepares a meal.

               TODAYS  TELEVISION  PROGRAMME  PREVIEW

A.  TV1  7:20 p.m. Find out more about Australia’s animal life. This film was made last year by one of Australia’s best-known cameramen, Dougie Bond. He spent over 200 hours filming the birds, animals and fish that inhabit this beautiful continent and for the first time brings some of these unusual animals to our TV screens.

B.  TV3  9:00p.m. The popular science programme is back with the latest in technology and medicine. This week, cars that run on sunlight and the story of one baby’s fight to live.

C.  TV2  8:10p.m. Do you think what goes into the food most of us eat every day of the week? Tonight’s programme takes a serious scientific look at the bread industry. Whether you bake your own bread or just enjoy buying it, this programme will give you an interesting insight into something most of us eat every day of the week.

D.  TV1  5:15p.m. Busy parents? Bored children? Do you want something educational to entertain your children while you do something else? This popular magazine programme is for the under-fives. More music, fun, songs and games with Carla and Larry.

E.  TV3  8:45p.m. If you’ve always wanted to cook, now’s your chance to learn. In the studio are two chefs who will take you through some simple recipes step by step. This is a repeat of the popular series shown last year, and available from good bookshops.

F.  TV3  7:40p.m. The latest new music. Pete Hogg looks at the best of the current rap, raga and new jack swing plus new video releases. This is the programme that tells you all about what’s happening on the music scene and brings you interviews with tomorrow’s young artists.

 

 

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第四部分:写作(共两节,满分35分)

第一节:短文填词(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

   阅读下面短文,根据以下提示:1)汉语提示;2)首字母提示;3)语境提示,在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词,并将该词完整的写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确,拼写正确。

  Though great progress has been made in science these years, there

are still many people in p_____ conditions in sole parts of the world.        76. ___________

They make their l_____ by collecting and selling used things. Their         77. ___________

Children cannot go to school because they have no e_____ money to      78. ___________

Send their children there. Why do you think so many people still _____      79. ___________

from poverty now? The answer lies _____ the population explosion.            80. ___________

A president of a ____(发展中) country once said: “ It was we who are to   81. ___________

____ for the poverty because we used to produce children without limit.”   82. ___________

Although these few words _____(听起来) simple enough and strange,            83. ___________

they have clearly pointed out one of the _____(原因) of the poverty.             84. ___________

It’s a good lesson for us to learn in f_____.                                                            85. ___________

 

For 52 years my father got up every morning at 5:30 a.m., except Sunday, and went to work. I__41__saw my father home from work ill. He had no hobbies, __42__taking care of his family.

For 22 years, __43__I left home for college, my father__44__me every Sunday at 9:00 a.m.. He was always interested in my__45__,or how my family was doing, and I never once heard him__46__about his lot (生活状况) in life. The calls even came when he and my mother were in other states.

Nine years ago when I__47__my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent three days__48__my house. He would not__49__me to pay someone to have it done. All he __50__was a cup of tea, a paint brush and to talk to him. But I was too__51__.I had a law practice to run, and I could not take__52__to hold the brush, or talk to my father.__ 53__things happened several times later.

The morning on Sunday. January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me__54__,this time from my sister’s home in Florida. But the__55__came again at 4:40 p.m. that day. My father was in the__56__in Florida with an aneurysm (动脉瘤).I got on an airplane__57__, and on the way, I__58__of all the times I had not taken the time to talk to my father. I determined that when I arrived, I would__59__for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him.

I arrived in Florida at 11:30 p.m., my father had__ 60__at 9:12 p.m.. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or to wait for me.

1..

.A. ever            B.never            C.always         D.often

2..

.A. except           B.rather than        C.more than       D.or rather

3..

A. because          B.before            C.although       D.since

4..

.A. visited          B.praised           C.telephoned        D.met

5..

.A. work             B.life              C.study         D.plan

6..

.A. worry           B.care             C.talk            D.look

7..

.A. built            B.found            C.bought             D.sold

8..

.A. repairing        B.painting          C.cleaning          D.decorating

9..

.A. teach            B.order            C.force              D.allow

10..

A. asked            B.kept             C.ordered        D.served

11..

.A. smart          B.upset            C.busy           D.tired

12..

.A. practice             B.task             C.tea            D.time

13..

.A. Different            B.Similar          C.Funny          D.Strange

14..

.A. as usual         B.in pain          C.casually       D.finally

15..

A. call               B.moment         C.situation        D.scene

16..

.A. church          B.school          C.home             D.hospital

17..

.A. immediately      B.happily         C.gradually       D.carefully

18..

.A. heard            B.spoke           C.thought         D.demanded

19..

.A .take up          B.make up         C.turn up         D.put up

20..

.A. started out       B.given in         C.passed away  D.come back

 

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