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They wear the latest fashions with the most up-to-date accessorise(配饰)。Yet these are ginrls in their teens or twenties but women in their sixties and seventies.A gengration which would once only wear old-fashioned clothes is now faouring the same high street looks worn by those half their age.

Professor Julia Twigg, a social policy expert , said ,“Wimen over 75 are now shopping for clothes more frequently than they old when they were young in the 1960s .In the 1960s buying a coat for a woman was a serious matter . It was an expensive item that they would puechase only every three or four years — now you can pick one up at the supernnackrt whosever you wish to .Fashion is a lot cheaper and peope fet tired of things more quickiy . ”

Fashion designer Angela Barnard ,who runs own fashion business in London ,said older women were much more affected celebrity(名流) style than in previous years .

She said ,“When people see stars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive and fashionable in their sixties ,they want to follow them . Older women are much more aware of celebrities .There’s also the boom in TV programmes showing people how they can change theiy look,and many of my older customers do roga to stay in shape well in their fifties . When I started my business a fen years ago .my older customers wended to be very rich, but now they are what I would call ordinary women .My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would caill ordinsry women .My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would never have done ten yeare ago.”

59. Professor Twigg found that ,compared with the 1960s,_______.

A. the price of clothes has generally fallen by 70%

B. the spending on clothes has increased by 5% or 6%

C. people spend 30% less than they did on cotothes

D. the amount of chothes bought has risen by 5% or 6%

60. What can we learn about old women in terms of fashion？

A.They are often ignored by fashion designers .

B. They are now more easily influenced by stars .

C. They are regarded as pioneers in the latest fashion .

D. They are more interested in clothes because of their old age .

61. It can be concluded that old women tend to wear the latest fashions today mainly because.

A. they get tired of things more quickly

B.TV shows teach them how to change look

C. they are in much better shape now

D. clothes are much cheaper than before

62. Which is the best possible title of the passage ?

A. Age Is No Barrier for Fashion Fans

B.The More Fashionable ,the Less Expensive

C.Unexpected Changes in Fashion

D.Boom of the British Fashion Industry

After finishing shopping in the supermarket, I and my wife Julie stood in the shortest line.
There was only one guy in it, but he was in a   31  and there seemed to be some trouble going on.
Well, I and my wife Julie stepped in behind him. At first, he seemed to be having 32 getting his groceries onto the conveyor belt. But after a while, I realized that what he was actually doing was  33  them into two parts. I offered to help, but he and the checkout lady had it 34 He asked Julie if she would mind   35  his empty basket away. Then he   36  for his wallet which was in a pocket on one side of his wheelchair. The way he was positioned and the fact that he had only one   37  arm made this quite a stretch for him, so I helped there.
What must it be like, I wondered, to be so 38   on other people like that.9 The checkout operator came around and gave him his   39  and the items he needed. She   40  one bag of groceries over a handle at the back of his chair. I   41  to get the. bigger bag and he said, "No. 42 you could do me a favor. Take that part along to the entrance and give it to Angela. " I dutifully did that,   43  Julie with our shopping. It 44 that Angela was collecting food for people who might otherwise go hpngry!
This guy, despite the 45 that his physical condition imposed on him, had   46  more than twice as much shopping as he needed and   47 the bigger bag to help other people! He didn't let the fact that he needed help 48  him from being a help. He may have been limited 49 , bat his heart was more than capable of 50 all that. And it changed my idea of dependenee.

第二节完型填空（共20小题，小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A, B, C, D）中选能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
Wings of Angel
I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not   36 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much   37 than others.
I hated going to school and I hated   38   at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing   39 and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the   40 and seeing an ugly and hunchback(驼背).
My friends found me   41 because I didn’t let other get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life   42 Angela appeared.
That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school—a spot where no one would
43 me. That’s when I first heard your voice.
“Hi. Can I sit down?”
I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.
“What are you looking at?” you asked.
“Ants.”
“What are they doing?”
“No   44 .”
“I bet they’re playing games and make friends. Don’t you think so?”
That was how our   45 started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)—until it was sunset.
Then suddenly, you saw my   46 . She just stared.
My heart   47 . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would   48   me now.
She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “49 I know why your back is hunched.”
I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be   50 . I begged in my heart for her to   51 , but you just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”
“No,” I answered   52 .
She bent and whispered in my ears.
“Your back is bunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”
I was   53 . I looked into your eyes and her   54 touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to   55 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind – hearted friend.
36．A．them B．it      C．mo    D．her
37．A．sadder      B．shorter      C．weaker     D．slower
38．A．looking    B．smiling     C．aiming      D．glaring
39．A．still   B．alone C．straight     D．together
40．A．street B．sun    C．corner      D．mirror
41．A．distant      B．stubborn   C．hopeless    D．unfortunate
42．A．after B．before      C．since D．until
43．A．disturb     B．seek C．interrupt   D．ignore
44．A．wonder     B．idea   C．sign   D．action
45．A．connection       B．competition      C．conversation     D．comprehension
46．A．face B．back C．eyes D．shoulders
47．A．sank B．beat   C．broke       D．ached
48．A．care for    B．rely on     C．look down upon      D．put up with
49．A．that   B．how C．whether    D．why
50．A．accused    B．arrested    C．punished   D．sentenced
51．A．relax B．leave C．stop   D．pause
52．A．shyly B．weakly     C．proudly    D．firmly
53．A．astonished B．ashamed   C．annoyed    D．amused
54．A．wisdom    B．generosity C．honesty     D．kindness
55．A．control     B．like   C．comfort    D．enjoy

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

Wings of Angel

I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 31 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder(脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 32 than others.

I hated going to school and I hated 33 at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing 34 and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 35 and seeing an ugly and hunchback(驼背).

My friends found me 36 because I didn’t let other get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 37 Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school—a spot where no one would

38 me. That’s when I first heard your voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” you asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No 39 .”

“I bet they’re playing games and make friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our 40 started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche(处境)—until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, you saw my 41 . She just stared.

My heart 42 . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 43 me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know 44__ your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be 45 . I begged in my heart for her to 46 , but you just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answered 47 .

She bent and whispered in my ears.

“Your back is bunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”

I was 48 . I looked into your eyes and her 49 touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to 50 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind – hearted friend.

31．A．them B．it C．mo D．her

32．A．sadder B．shorter C．weaker D．slower

33．A．looking B．smiling C．aiming D．glaring

34．A．still B．alone C．straight D．together

35．A．street B．sun C．corner D．mirror

36．A．distant B．stubborn C．hopeless D．unfortunate

37．A．after B．before C．since D．until

38．A．disturb B．seek C．interrupt D．ignore

39．A．wonder B．idea C．sign D．action

40．A．connection B．competition C．conversation D．comprehension

41．A．face B．back C．eyes D．shoulders

42．A．sank B．beat C．broke D．ached

43．A．care for B．rely on C．look down upon D．put up with

44．A．that B．how C．whether D．why

45．A．accused B．arrested C．punished D．sentenced

46．A．relax B．leave C．stop D．pause

47．A．shyly B．weakly C．proudly D．firmly

48．A．astonished B．ashamed C．annoyed D．amused

49．A．wisdom B．generosity C．honesty D．kindness

50．A．control B．like C．comfort D．enjoy

Wings of Angel

I used to hate myself because I wasn’t “normal”. Everyone else could play on the monkey bars and ride on a bicycle, but not 21 . I had a severe spinal cord disorder (脊髓病) and I knew I would always be much 22 than others.

I hated going to school and I hated people 23 at me. I hated seeing others smiling broadly and standing 24 and tall. And most of all, I hated looking in the 25 and seeing an ugly hunchback (驼背).

My friends found me 26 because I didn’t let others get close to me. I thought I was going to go on like this for the rest of my life 27 Angela appeared.

That afternoon, I was sitting by myself in a corner of the school — a spot where no one would 28 me. That’s when I first heard her voice.

“Hi. Can I sit down?”

I raised my head and there she was, with an irresistible smile on her round face.

“What are you looking at?” she asked.

“Ants.”

“What are they doing?”

“No 29 .”

“I bet they’re playing games and making friends. Don’t you think so?”

That was how our 30 started and it didn’t stop. We talked about everything under the sun—the ants, the clouds, my little niche (处境) — until it was sunset.

Then suddenly, she saw my 31 . She just stared.

My heart 32 . What I feared most had happened and I knew for sure she would 33 me now.

She stood up, pointed at my back and said, “I know 34 your back is hunched.”

I closed my eyes like a criminal waiting to be 35 . I begged in my heart for her to 36 , but she just kept on going. “I know what you’ve got in there. Do you?”

“No,” I answered 37 .

She bent and whispered in my ears.

“Your back is hunched because you’ve got a pair of wings from the angels.”

I was 38 . I looked into her eyes and her 39 touched my heart. From that day on, I started to learn to 40 myself because I have the wings of an angel and a kind-hearted friend.

1.A. them B. it C. me D. her

2.A. sadder B. shorter C. weaker D. slower

3.A. looking B. smiling C. aiming D. glaring

4.A. still B. alone C. straight D. together

5.A. street B. sun C. corner D. mirror

6.A. distant B. disappointed C. hopeless D. unlucky

7.A. after B. while C. since D. until

8.A. disturb B. seek C. comfort D. ignore

9.A. wonder B. idea C. way D. problem

10.A. games B. performance C. conversation D. competition

11.A. face B. back C. eyes D. wings

12.A. sank B. beat C. broke D. ached

13.A. look up to B. catch up with C. look down upon D. put up with

14.A. that B. how C. whether D. why

15.A. tied B. arrested C. punished D. sentenced

16.A. relax B. leave C. stop D. forbid

17.A. shyly B. weakly C. proudly D. firmly

18.A. astonished B. ashamed C. annoyed D. upset

19.A. wisdom B. beauty C. honesty D. kindness

20.A. control B. like C. forgive D. forget

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