Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. 

A. concerned            B. estimated               C. purposes                 D. intentional              AB. result

AC. nationally

ABC.Obviously  AD. assumed     BC. private         BD. interest       CD. Completely

 

      By now you know that getting your money’s worth is not just a matter of luck. It is more often the      of buying skill. Nevertheless, even the smartest consumers are sometimes fooled into thinking they are getting their money’s worth when they are not. At one time or another, almost everyone experiences deception (欺骗)in the market place. The deception may not be    . But, whether or not, any kind of deception hurts consumers’ feelings as well as their pocket books. Some kinds of deception even endanger their health and safety as well.     , consumers need protection against the marketing of unsafe goods and false or misleading advertising. Fortunately, there are both public and      agencies working to meet the need. Government’s job in free enterprise system is to protect the public     _  . The public is composed entirely of consumers. When it comes to protecting consumers, therefore, government has the most influence. Because most consumer products are sold     , the major responsibility for consumer protection is      by federal government. That responsibility, however, is shared by many agencies. For example, the US Postal Service works to uncover and stop dishonest schemes operated by mail. The National Highway Safety Bureau is      with all aspects of automobile safety. Certain federal agencies, however, have consumer protection as one of their chief     . Most federal agencies are known by their initials. FDA stands for the Food and Drug Administration, which probably does more to protect consumers than any other agency. Its major concern is the safety, purity, and labeling of foods, drugs, and cosmetics. These are the products for which consumers spends a(n)    38% of their incomes.

 

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 ,E涂AB,F涂AC, G涂 AD )         

Good study habits

___1___They’ll help you learn the material if you practice over and over again. Play around with them to fit yor own personal needs, and you will make big progress.

Firstly, go to class. You won’t do well if you don’t have the information. 80% of the grades depend on showing up, so be there. This should be your top choice when it comes to building study habits.__2___.

Secondly, make sure that no matter what happens, you review your notes the day you take them.___ 3__.If that means re-working difficult problems, getting tutoring, or reading, then do it. The more review work you do at a time, the better your grades will be. Don’t be one of those who wait until the last minute to study .It’s more fun to get sleep and do well in your exam.

Finally, practicing is very good for you. Classes involving problem-solving require you to work on your problem-solving skills in order to get good grades. So practice working on those physics, math, chemistry, etc. Problems.___4___ Put forward your questions in class, and then you can make progress in a short time.

As you build your habits, get into a groove(成为习惯).__5____

A.If you don’t go to class, you’ll miss need-to-know information and any other important things.

B.Pick up a good habit like exercising or give up an unhealthy one like smoking.

C.I’ve got a list of practical good study habits that you may want to know.

D.Come up with some questions that you could ask your professor.

E. The goal is to understand what you are taught the same day.

F. Good habits, on the other hand, tend to take more time to make.

G. The more you do it, the more natural it’ll feel.

 

Did you know that women’s brains are smaller than men’s? The average women’s brain weighs 10% less than men’s. Since research has shown that the bigger the brain, the cleverer the animal, men must be more intelligent(聪明的) than women. Right? Wrong. Men and women always score similarly on intelligence tests, despite the difference in brain size. Why? After years of study, researchers have concluded that it’s what’s inside that matters, not just the size of the brain. The brain consists of  “grey matter” and “white matter” while men have more of latter, the amount of “thinking” brain is almost exactly the same in both sexes.

It has been suggested that smaller brain appears to work faster, perhaps because the two sides of the brain are better connected in women. This means that little girls tend to learn to speak earlier, and that women can understand sorts of information from different sources at the same time. When it comes to talking to the boss on the phone, cooking dinner and keeping an eye on the baby all at the same time, it’s women who come out on top every time.

   There are other important differences between two sexes. As white matter is the key to spatial(空间的) tasks, men know better where things are in relation to other things. “A great footballer always knows where he is in relation to the other players, and he knows where to go,” says one researcher. That may explain one of life’s great mysteries: why men refuse to ask for directions … and women often need to!

   The differences begin when fetuses(胎儿) are about mine weeks old, which can be seen in the action of children ad young as one. A boy would try to climb a barrier (障碍物) before him or push it down while a girl would attract help from others. These brain differences also explain the fact that more men take up jobs that require good spatial skills, while more women speech skills. It may all go back to our ancestors, among whom women needed speech skills to take care of their babies and men needed spatial skills to hunt, according to one research.

   If all this disappoints you, it shouldn’t. “The brain changes throughout our lives according to what we do with it.” says a biologist.

1.Which of the following is true according to the first paragraph?

   A. Women’s brain is 10% less than men’s

   B. Grey matter plays the same role as white matter.

   C. Both sexes have the same amount of white matter.

   D. Grey matter controls thinking in the brain.

2.What can we infer from the second and third paragraphs?

   A. Men do better dealing with one job at a time.

   B. Women prefer doing many things at a time.                               

   C. Women do not need to tell directions.

   D. Men have weaker spatial abilities.

3.Which of the following do you agree with according to the fourth paragraph?

   A. Young boys may be stronger than young girls.

   B. More women take up jobs requiring speech skills

   C. Women may have stronger feelings than men.

   D. Our ancestors needed more spatial skills.

4.What is the writer’s attitude in writing this passage?

A. Defensive.       B. Persuasive.    C. Objective.    D. Supportive.

 

Not too long ago, a Chicago brewery (酿造厂) introduced a new beer that was supposed to be the least fattening(making people fat) on the market. It was lighter, so they called it LITE. Only two months after the new beer had been on sale, however, strange new ads appeared in the Chicago newspapers. They read 'LITE Tastes Soapy'. The public, of course, was confused. Who wanted a beer that tasted like soap(肥皂), even if it was non-fattening?   

The new ads weren't talking about LITE beer, however. They were for a product of the LITE Soap Company. The president of the LITE Soap Company, Mrs Ruth Ascott, was very upset with the brewery for taking the name of her high-powered detergent (洗涤剂) and using it as the name of a new beer. LITE Soap had had the same name for 53 years. She wrote to the brewery, insisting that they should not use the word LITE in their beer ads. The brewery replied that they could—and would—because beer and soap were so different. They planned to ignore the 'LITE Tastes Soapy' ads, since the public knew which LITE was which.

Mrs Ascott then wanted to plan a new campaign. The ads would read 'LITE Is Wonderful for Washing Clothes'.

1.It is clear that _____.

A. the Chicago brewery was sure the soap company would add to its fame

В. the LITE Soap Company is happy to know the name of the beer

С. the ad 'LITE Tastes Soapy' did harm to LITE the beer

D. the brewery was not surprised at all to see the ad 'LITE Tastes Soapy'

2.It seems that_____.

A.  the new beer may lose weight         В.  the brewery was right

С.  making ads is not difficult           D.  most beer makes us fat

3.When the ad 'LITE Tastes Soapy' comes out, _____.

A. the beer sold well on the market     

В. it confused some consumers of the beer

С. people thought the beer was the least fattening

D. people began to like the product from LITE Soap Company

4.We may conclude that_____.

A. neither of the two products sells well

В. both the two companies get on very well

С. the brewery did wrong to the LITE Soap Company

D. it was wrong of the soap company to have LITE as her own name

5.When the public read the ad in the last paragraph, they _____.

A. might wash their clothes with the beer       В. are likely to stop to buy the beer

С. might be more confused than ever before     D. may find out which LITE was which

 

第二节 读写任务 (共1小题, 满分25 分)

阅读下面的短文,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them each to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away. The first son went in winter, the second in the spring, the third in the summer and the youngest son in the fall.

When they all had gone and returned, he called them together to describe what they had seen. The first son said the tree was ugly and twisted. The second son said no, it was covered with green buds ad full of promise. The third son disagreed, he said it was filled with blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful that it was the most graceful things he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them, insisting that it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life and satisfaction.

The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, because they had seen but one season in the tree’s life. He told them that you cannot judge a tree, or a person, by one season. If you give up when it’s winter, you’ll miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, and satisfaction of your fall.

Don’t let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest!

[写作内容]

请用30词概括故事中四个孩子对梨树的描述。

2.请用120词以Do not make haste in judgment为主题完成以下写作任务:

(1)谈谈你对上面的故事的理解,你听过类似的故事或有过相关的经历吗?简单讲述一个类似的故事。

(2)谈谈你自己对此类故事的感想,例如,明白培养自己全面客观的人生态度的重要性,面对困境时,勇于坚持;面对矛盾时,善于易地而处……(可自由发挥)

[写作要求]

1. 可以使用自己的经历或听到的故事,可以参照阅读材料的内容, 但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

[评分标准]

概括准确、语言规范、内容合适、篇章连贯。

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