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17．Amazon is breaking into physical retail in a new way．The online retail giant revealed a new kind of physical store concept in a video published on Monday．
The store，called Amazon Go，doesn't work like a typical Walmart or supermarket．Instead，it's designed so that shoppers will use an app，also called Amazon Go，to automatically add the products that they plan to buy to a digital shopping cart by scanning a QR code（二维码）．They can then walk out of the building without waiting in a checkout line because Amazon will charge their Amazon account and send them a receipt．
The first Amazon Go store is located in Seattle，where Amazon is headquartered．For years，there have been rumors the e-commerce company would expand its dominance from digital to physical shopping．Amazon began experimenting with physical bookstores a year ago，but Amazon Go may mark its boldest bet on physical ones yet．By removing much of the staff needed to operate a store，Amazon keeps costs lower than traditional competitors．It's also in a strong position to bring together data on its customers'shopping habits online and offline to make better suggestions in all situations．
However，Amazon's move deeper into physical retail shops comes in a sensitive political climate．The company could be perceived as being a threat to some of the 3.4million Americans who work as cashiers，according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics．On the campaign trail，Donald Trump repeatedly criticized Amazon and its founder Jeff Bezos for"getting away with murder tax-wise"and having"a huge antitrust（反垄断） problem．"Will the President& shy； elect add"job killer"to the list of criticisms？
Amazon's effort to launch a new kind of retail store predates（在…之前） the rise of Donald Trump．"Four years ago we asked ourselves：what if we could create a shopping experience with no lines and no checkout？Could we push the boundaries of computer vision and machine learning to create a store where customers could simply take what they want and go？"The company says on an informational page about Amazon Go．For now，Amazon is starting slow．The Amazon Go is only open to Amazon employees in our Beta program，and is scheduled to open to the public in early 2017．

24．In Amazon Go，people canC．
A．buy products by paying cash
B．buy carts without scanning a QR code
C．have no bother to check out and queue
D．use an app to wait in a checkout line
25．What can we infer from the third paragraph？B
A．Amazon has dominated the physical bookstores．
B．Amazon can contribute to reducing the cost of staff．
C．Amazon manages to take the place of physical shopping．
D．Amazon can ignore each customer's advice in all situations．
26．The reason why Donald Trump repeatedly criticized Amazon Go is that Amazon GoC．
A．would result in a political crisis
B．would threaten the career of cashiers
C．may result in a huge antitrust
D．is No.1job killer in the list of criticisms
27．The main purpose of writing the passage isA．
A．to introduce the Amazon Go store
B．to explain how Amazon Go works
C．to arouse people's interest in Amazon
D．to indicate Trump's attitude to Amazon．

分析 本文是一篇说明文，主要向我们介绍了亚马逊推出的一种新型商店，亚马逊去，它的使用者只需要使用一种应用程序，通过扫码即可完成购买，节省了很多时间．

解答 24．C；细节理解题．根据文中"They can then walk out of the building without waiting in a checkout line because Amazon will charge their Amazon account and send them a receipt．"（然后，他们可以走出大楼而不用在收银台等候，因为亚马逊将收取他们的亚马逊帐户并给他们收据），可知在亚马逊去，人们不需要费神去查看和排队，故选C．
25．B；推理判断题．根据文中"The company could be perceived as being a threat to some of the 3.4 million Americans who work as cashiers，according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics．"（公司可以被看作是一些340万的美国人担任收银员的威胁，根据劳动统计局），可知亚马逊可以帮助降低工作人员的成本．故选B．
26．C；细节理解题．根据文中"On the campaign trail，Donald Trump repeatedly criticized Amazon and its founder Jeff Bezos for"getting away with murder tax-wise"and having"a huge antitrust（反垄断） problem．"（在竞选过程中，唐纳德•特朗普多次批评亚马逊及其创始人贝佐斯，并面临"巨大的反垄断"问题），可知唐纳德．特朗普反复批评亚马逊的原因是亚马逊去可能会导致一个巨大的反垄断．故选C．
27．A；主旨大意题．通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了亚马逊推出的一种新型商店，亚马逊商店．A符合语境，故选A．

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6．There is       such thing as right or wrong，good or bad culture．（　　）
A．noB．notC．noneD．neither
7．When 19-year-old Sophia Giorgi said she was thinking of volunteering to help the make-A-Wish Foundation，nobody understood what she was talking about．But Sophia knew just how important Make-A-Wish could be because this special organization had helped to make a dream come true for one of her best friends．We were interested in finding out more，so we went along to meet Sophia listen to what she had to say．
Sophia told us that Make-A-Wish is a worldwide organization that started in the United States in 1980．"It's a charity that helps children who have got very serious illnesses．Make-A-Wish help children feel happy even though they are sick，by making their wishes and dreams come true，"Sophia explained．
We asked Sophia how Make-A-Wish had first started．She said it had all begun with a very sick young boy called Chris，who had dreamed for a long time of becoming a policeman．Sophia said lots of people had wanted to find a way to make Chris's dream come true--so，with everybody's help，Chris，only seven years old at the time，had been a"policeman"for a day．"When people saw how delighted Chris was when his dream came true，they decided to try and help other sick children too，and that was the beginning of Make-A-Wish，"explained Sophia．
Sophia also told us the Foundation tries to give children and their families a special，happy time．A Make-A-Wish volunteer visits the families and asks the children what they would wish for if  they could have anything i n the world．Sophia said the volunteers were important because they were the ones who helped to make the wishes come true．They do this either by providing things that are necessary，or by raising money or helping out in whatever way they can．

21．Sophia found out about Make-A-Wish because her best friend hadA．
A．benefited from it                                  
B．volunteered to help it 
C．dreamed about it                                  
D．told the author about it
22．According to Sophia，Make-A-WishA
A．is an international charity                             
B．was understood by nobody at first
C．raises money for very poor families               
D．started by drawing the interest of the public
23．What is said about Chris in Paragraph 3？B
A．He has been a policeman since he was seven．
B．He gave people the idea of starting Make-A-Wish
C．He wanted people to help make his dream come true．
D．He was the first child Make-A-Wish helped after it had been set up．
24．Which of the following is true about Make-A-Wish volunteers？A
A．They are important for making wishes come true．
B．They try to help children get over their illnesses．
C．They visit sick chil dren to make them feel special．
D．They provide what is necessary to make Make-A-Wish popular．
5．It was a bright sunny day，and the terrible experience happened when I was studying in Bangalore．One day，I got a call from my mom that my brother's （41）Cwas fixed and they were arranging the wedding ceremony in the next few days．My （42）C was pretty far．So the next thing I was （43）B to do was to book my（44）D ticket as there was no direct flight to my hometown．The （45）Dwas done by an agent in my neighborhood．I paid the whole amount （46）A．But when the day approached the （47）B disappeared，leaving me without the train ticket，and thus （48）C all my travel plan．
But as it is said，once you face such （49）A situations，you realize your inner strength．I （50）A decided I would complete my whole journey by bus．Without further （51）C，I took a bus to the first city stop．The next bus was again not （52）D--it was 8 hours to a city near my hometown，where my aunt lived．They were also going to （53）Dmy brother's wedding ceremony．So I called them and （54）C them to accommodate me．They （55）A．Half the battle was won．
Then next day，I was just a few hours from my hometown．When my aunt's family and I were boarding our car，my （56）C asked me to switch places with her．
The journey continued．We were trying to overtake（超越） another car when （57）C a truck appeared in front of us and we went directly head on in front of it．We （58）B with the truck．In this accident，almost everyone in our car was （59）D．Fortunately，I didn't have any injury，（60）D my cousin who switched places with me was seriously injured!
41．A．tripB．marriageC．positionD．graduation
42．A．schoolB．stationC．hometownD．dormitory
43．A．forcedB． supposedC．persuadedD．convinced
44．A．shipB．busC．flightD． train
45．A．drivingB．learningC．calculatingD． booking
46．A．in advanceB．at randomC．by accidentD．on purpose
47．A．passengerB．agentC．customerD． guard
48．A．forgettingB．finishingC．ruiningD．dropping
49．A．toughB．commonC．funnyD．hopeful
50．A．immediatelyB．fortunatelyC．patientlyD．occasionally
51．A．explanationB．discussionC．delayD．notice
52．A．busyB．availableC．freeD．direct
53．A．watchB．visitC．designD．attend
54． A．permittedB．assistedC．askedD．guided
55．A．agreedB．arrivedC．preparedD．ignored
56．A．auntB．motherC．cousinD．daughter
57．A．closelyB．eventuallyC．suddenlyD．gradually
58．A．practicedB．crashedC．combinedD．met
59．A．savedB．beatenC．punishedD．injured
60．A．soB．andC．ifD．but
12．When we give our kids holiday gifts，many of us can't wait to hear their appreciative cries of"thank you!"once the wrapping gets ripped off．But here's a tip：You'd be wise not to expect much gratitude from them for what they receive．
Gratitude can make us happier，healthier，and even fitter．But do the kids show their gratitude for the stuff we buy them？All the research I've done has convinced me that it won't happen．One mom told me that when she asked her 16-year-old son to thank her for buying him a cell phone，he said，"But that's what moms should do．"From a teenager's angle，it's a parent's responsibility to take care of the family．According to Dunham，Yale's assistant professor of psychology，"When teenagers code it that way，a gift is no longer something given freely and voluntarily"-it's just mom and dad living up to their obligation．
Parents do have the right to demand good manners and children should thank sincerely whoever gives them something．But kids can't know how blessed they are unless they have a basis for comparison．And they don't learn that by a parent complaining that they're ungrateful．We need to give our children the gift of a wider world view．Show by example that gratitude isn't about stuff-which ultimately can't make any of us happy anyway．It's about realizing how lucky you are and paying your good fortune forward．
You can collect all the charitable appeals and sit down together with the kids to go through them．You set the budget for giving and the kids decide how it's distributed．Once the conversation about gratitude gets started，it's much easier to continue all year．Also you can set up a family routine at bedtime where kids describe three things that have made them grateful．When kids go off to college，you can text them a picture each week of something that inspires your appreciation．
Teaching children to focus on the positive and appreciate the good in their lives is perhaps the greatest gift we can give them．And we can all learn together that the things that really matter aren't on sale at a department store．

32．How do children respond when receiving gifts from their parents？D
A．They show no interest in their parents'gifts．
B．They can't wait to open their parents'gifts．
C．They show much gratitude to their parents for the gifts．
D．They take their parents'gifts for granted．
33．To make children grateful for what they have，parents shouldC．
A．live up to their obligation
B．ask their children to have good manners
C．teach their children by setting an example
D．complain their children are ungrateful
34．What can we learn from the last two paragraphs？A
A．No gifts are greater than teaching children to be positive and grateful．
B．Children ought to realize how lucky they are to have considerate parents．
C．Children are supposed to decide how to distribute their own money
D．It is easy for parents to start the conversation about gratitude．
35．What's the purpose of the author writing this text？B
A．To explain the reason why children offer no gratitude to their parents．
B．To give advice to parents on how to help children develop gratitude．
C．To encourage parents to do things together with their children．
D．To remind parents of their responsibility to educate their children．
2．Spring is coming，and it is time for those about to graduate to look for jobs．Competition is tough，so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices．Whatever we are wearing，our family and friends may accept us，but the workplace may not．
A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for companies to discourage visible tattoos （纹身）nose rings，or certain dress styles．It is true you can't judge a book by its cover，yet people do"cover"themselves in order to convey certain messages．What we wear，including tattoos and nose rings，is an expression of who we are．Just as people convey messages about themselves with their appearances?so do companies．Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons，but the main concern is often about what customers accept．
Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom，but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money．Most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employees （雇员），because those people represent the companies to their customers．
As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers．There are plenty of well-qualified candidates，so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers．Even though I am open-minded，I can't expect all our customers are．
There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer．No company should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply cause he or she is unwilling to respect its standards，as long as its standards are legal．

32．Which of the following is the newspaper editor'opinion according to Paragraph 2？C
A．People's appearances carry messages about themselves．
B．Customers'choices influence dress standards in companies．
C．Candidates with tattoos or nose rings should be fairly treated．
D．Strange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace．
33．What can be inferred from the text？B
A．Candidates have to wear what companies prefer for an interview．
B．What to wear is not a matter of personal choice for companies．
C．Companies sometimes have to change to respect their candidates．
D．Hiring managers make the best impression on their candidates．
34．Which of the following would be the best title for the text？C
A．Employees Matter
B．Personal Choices Matter
C．Appearances Matter
D．Hiring Managers Matter
35．The author's attitude towards strange dress styles in the workplace may best be described as．B
A．enthusiastic
B．negative
C positive
D．sympathetic．
9．Adults are happy to tell their children that crusts （面包皮） will give them curly hair，carrots will help them see in the dark，and spinach will make them strong．Even though adults know it's not totally true，they think it's good for their children's health，a study had found．
In a study about 31 percent of adults said they once told their children the curly hair tale，and 36 percent said they'd been told the same thing by their mother or father．Among the over-50s，almost half said they'd been promised curly hair if they ate their crusts．A quarter of the 2，000 adults questioned in the study told their children carrots would help them see in the dark．This could be true to some extent because of the high levels of vitamin A and beta-carotene in root vegetables．
Another favorite among parents is that milk will make one strong．A third surveyed said their parents told them this，and about 29 percent said they told their children the same thing．But while there is plenty of evidence to suggest milk is good for people's health，there are also a lot of scientific papers saying it isn't．
Thanks to Popeye，spinach is also fed to children，along with the idea that it will make them strong．While there is also some truth in this one，scientists now believe it is not the iron，but the inorganic nitrates （无机硝酸盐） that improve physical power．
One in seven of the surveyed admitted telling their little ones that runner beans will make them run faster，which is nothing more than wordplay and has no basis in science．Almost one in five adults were subjected to the same tale in childhood．
Just over one in 10 parents told their children green food would turn them into a superhero，and a quarter admitted hiding vegetables in meals．
Lyndsay Jones，spokesman for Persil Washing Up Liquid，said，"It's clear that the most persuasive stories about food are passed on from generation to generation．Our research shows that the ideas continue，and we tell our kids the same things our parents told us，even if they're not always entirely true．"
Crusts may not make your hair curly，but there's plenty of research that says crusts contain more of the goodness than the rest of a loaf．Hopefully，as a result of our Cook with Kids promise，more parents will be encouraged to spend time with their children in the kitchen and teach them the truth about food．

32．We can know from Paragraph 3 thatC．
A．milk is beneficial to children's physical strength
B．a third people are forced to drink milk by their parents
C．there is doubt whether milk is helpful to people's health 
D．about 29 percent people wish their children good health
33．Which of the following does Lyndsay Jones agree？D
A．Most persuasive stories about food are false．
B．Adults are willing to teach their children as their parents did．
C．Stories about food shouldn't be passed on from generation to generation．
D．Parents can't make sure if some stories about food are totally true．
34．We can learn from the passage thatB．
A．parents are expected to tell children the truth about food
B．scientists think the iron in spinach helps children grow strong
C．runner beans can really make children run fast
D．crusts are said to contain less nutrition than a loaf
35．How is the passage mainly developed？C
A．By making comparisons．
B．By following time order                                   
C．By giving examples．
D．By analyzing causes．
6．For many parents，raising a teenager is like fighting a long war，but years go by without any clear winner．Like a border conflict between neighboring countries，the parent-teen war is about boundaries：Where is the line between what I control and what you do？
Both sides want peace，but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict．In part，this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it．From the parents'point of view，the only cause of their fight is their adolescents'complete unreasonableness．And of course，the teens see it in exactly the same way，except oppositely． Both feel trapped．
In this article，I'll describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap．The first no-win situation is quarrel on unimportant things．Examples include the color of the teen's hair，the cleanness of the bedroom，the preferred style of clothing，the child's failure to eat a good breakfast before school，or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends．Second，blaming．The goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong．Third，needing to be right．It doesn't matter what the topic is-politics，the laws of physics，or the proper way to break an egg-the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong，for both wish to be considered an authority-someone who actually knows something-and therefore to command respect．Unfortunately，as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other，they'll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress．

24．Why does the author compare the parent-teen war to a border conflict？D
A．Both can continue for generations．
B．Neither can be put to an end．
C．Neither has any clear winner．
D．Both are about where to draw the line．
25．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean？B
A．The teens accuse their parents of misleading them．
B．The teens blame their parents for starting the conflict．
C．The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict．
D．The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents．
26．Parents and teens want to be right because they want toB．
A．give orders to the other          B．gain respect from the other
C．know more than the other        D．get the other to behave properly
27．What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows？D
A．Causes for the parent-teen conflicts
B．Examples of the parent-teen war
C．Future of the parent-teen relationship
D．Solutions for the parent-teen problems．
7．Read the following reviews for movies that are showing at the moment．And then answer questions．
Happiness （Romance）★★★★
Happiness tells the story or two people （Lisa Turbot and Danny Roy） who work for different advertising companies．They talk on the phone all the time and don't like each other．But then they correspond by e-mail and fall in love．This movie will be very popular with teenagers and people who like romances．It also has beautiful music．
I Scream （Thriller）★★
In I Scream，Paul （Colin Jacks） is a young man who joins a thriller club．Each of the members tries to frighten the others．Paul is told to stay in an old house for the night．Everyone who has tried to stay in the house before has  died．This movie is very frightening but also quite silly．It doesn't make sense for Paul to stay in the house when things start to go wrong．Only for people who like thrillers．
Paul's Heroes （Comedy）★★★
This is a very funny war movie set in World War Two．Six soldiers （including Sammy Turblow） have to get to Italy to take secret messages to the American army there．During the movie，they dress up as women and fight with Italian workers．You can guess the ending，but it's great fun getting there．
Twelve Hours（Drama）★★★★
This is a very good drama with Jack Ross，who plays a hard-working truck driver．His wife becomes ill and he has to find a doctor who can help her．In his travels he meets Dr．Lloyd （Phil Driver） who has found the cure for the illness，but Jack Ross has only twelve hours to get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of America．This is an excellent movie，which is very exciting．

51．Which of the four movies is the least popular with people？B
A．The 1st one．
B．The 2nd one．
C．The 3rd one．
D．The 4th one．
52．A thriller most probably a film which tells somethingC．
A．humorous   
B．instructive             
C．frightening       
D．interesting
53．Which of the following is the best title for the fourth film？A
A．Twelve Hours  
B．Medicine
C．A Strange Illness 
D．A Hard working Truck Driver．

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