题目内容

1．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（抱怨）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．

61．What do many single people in Pairs complain about？A
A．The difficulty in meeting people
B．The idea of supermarket dating．
C．The items on their grocery list
D．The inconvenience in shopping．
62．Which of the following can be inferred（推断）but is not clearly stated in the second paragraph？D
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．
63．How do love shoppers meet one another？B
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．
64．According to the writer，a possible way to win a woman's heart is toD．
A．pick up a purple basket     
B．buy low-fat food
C．embellish your appearance       
D．buy pet food
65．Why do the people prefer the supermarket dating to Internet dating？C
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．

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．

解答 61 A 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
62 D 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
63 B 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．
64 D 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
65 C 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

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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10．As an effect of the high fuel prices spent on bus transportation，some American schools are changing to a four-day week．That means longer days instead of the traditional Monday through Friday schedule．
Having been approved for three years and beginning in the fall，students in the Maccray school district in Minnesota will be in school from Tuesday to Friday．Each school day will be 65 minutes longer．Officials say the district expects to save about sixty-five thousand dollars a year in transportation costs．
In new Mexico，the first school district changed to a four-day week in 1974 because of the Arab oil boycott（抵制）．Now，17 out of 89 districts use it．
In Custer，South Dakota，students have been going to school four days a week since 1995．Superintendent Tim Creal says the change has saved about one million dollars over just the past eight years．He sees other benefits，too．Students get more instructional time，and activities that used to take up class time are now held on non-school days．He says that in the future，the growth of online classes could make it possible to require even fewer days in school．High fuel prices are driving college students to take more online classes．
A four-day school week sounds like a great idea for students and teachers，but working parents may have to pay for child care for that fifth day．
60．According to Tim Creal，what makes it possible to have even fewer days in school？C
A．The increasing number of private tutors．（私人教师） 
B．The development of teaching methods．
C．The increase in the number of online classes
D．The growth in the income of Americans．
61．It can be learned from the passage thatD
A．students will be in school from Monday to Tuesday．
B．four-day week was first carried out in South Dakota．
C．Maccray will save one million dollars every year．
D．Minnesota state has approved the four-day week plan
62．The passage is mainly aboutA
A．some school's four-day week plan      
B．districts using a four-day week．
C．how to save on transportation fees．
D．expense of school transportation．
11．According to a report，more than a million workers will fail to take their full annul leave（年假） this year in UK．That's to say，totally，those workers will give up 6.2million days of vacation，with an average of five days for each worker．For their employers，they feel happy because that is equal to a potential﹩500million of‘free'work，which，according to an economist will boost（使增长） the output of the economy by about two percent．
The report also showed that the main reasons employees give up their remaining annul leave are due to pressures at work and their failing to appreciate that taking a break could make them more productive and，in turn，boost the economy in the long term．
The research，done by price comparison website Travel Supermarket，found that more than one in four of those who will give up their remaining holidays （28percent） will do so due to pressures at work．Bob Atkinson，travel expert for Travel Supermarket said："As the economy is not so satisfying，it's no surprise that people are cautious to take all their leave，especially if they feel stressed and uncertainty at work．"Nine percent of the 2，020people surveyed also said they would feel guilty about taking the leave because their work would have to be taken care of by their colleagues．A further three percent said they would be concerned about how taking time off would look to their employer，while the same percentage said they did not want to miss anything interesting or beneficial at work in the time they would be away．
Vicky Redwood，chief UK economist at Capital Economics，said："Suppose that there are about 250working days in a year，getting an extra five‘free'days of work from their employees could in theory boost the output of  the economy by about two percent．On the other hand，if workers are less productive as a result of not getting enough breaks from work，taking all the annual leave，in fact，will perhaps increase the economy．"

41．According to the report，in UK more than a million workersD．
A．will not ask for leave in their working days
B．will take five days leave on average
C．will work 500million days freely for their employers
D．will not take all their holiday leave this year
42．Which of the following is NOT a reason why employees don't take all their holiday leave？C
A．They have a lot of pressures at work．
B．They don't realize that they will be more productive after taking a break．
C．They are busy and have no time because they have a lot of work to do．
D．They don't think it proper to have their work taken care of by their colleagues．
43．According to the report above，three percent of the people don't take all their holiday leave becauseA．
A．they are worried about their employer's view on their taking holidays
B．they are under great pressure from the work
C．they are afraid of being found by their employers while taking holidays
D．they worry about losing their jobs after taking holidays
44．From what Vicky Redwood said，we can infer thatB．
A．employees'extra five days of work will certainly boost the output of the economy by about two percent．
B．not getting enough breaks from work may cause workers less productive
C．in order to boost output in the economy，employees should give up some holidays
D．the more leave the employees take，the better the economy will become
45．The passage is mainly aboutB．
A．a report about how the workers in UK take their holidays
B．the fact that one million employees in UK don't take all their annual leave
C．how the pressures at work affect the workers in UK
D．reasons why employees give up their right to take holidays．

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