第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)

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   If you want to keep fit, please refer to the following: Move more.

   Make it daily to find ways to move your body. 16. _____  Climb stairs instead of taking the elevator(电梯),Walk your dog; play with your kids. It doesn't have to be an hour in the gym or a 45-minute dance class. But that's great when you're up to it. At the same time, move more.

Give up smoking.

Ever since 1960 when it was announced that smoking was harmful to health, Americans have been reducing their use of tobacco products. Just recently, we've seen more and more teenagers smoking. Could it be the
Hollywood influence? 17._______________  Take care ! Warn your children against smoking.

18. _______

While recent studies show a glass of wine or one drink a day can help protect against heart disease, more than that can cause other health prob?lems such as liver(肝脏)and kidney(译脏)disease and cancer.

Reduce stress(压力).

Stress comes in many ways. 19._______ Spend 30 minutes a day doing something you like such as walking on the beach or in a park, reading a good book, visiting a friend, listening to relaxing music, and watching a
funny movie.

Protect yourself from pollution.

If you can't live in a smog-free environment, at least avoid smoke-filled rooms. 20.____________ Exercise indoors in air conditioning when air quality is not good.

A.  Avoid excessive(过量的)drinking.

B.  There are many things you can do to move your arms and legs.

C.  Think carefully about what you will do.

D.  Exercise outside when the haze rating is low.

E.  It seems that the stars in every movie smoke cigarettes.

F.  Keep a positive mental outlook.

G.  Some techniques given by experts are to think positive thoughts.

D

This could be the perfect gift for the partner who embarrasses you on the dance floor. Smart socks, which can teach you to dance, may be the an?swer for anyone with two left feet.

The socks have been developed as a running tool to help runners im?prove their skills. Thanks to the socks, users can accurately (精确地)re-cord not only how far and fast they run but also how well. It means the user maximizes(最大化)his/her performance, and reduces damage to body and prevents hurt. The hi-tech socks are made of special fibres (纤维)that watch the movements of your feet. They look, feel and can be washed like normal clothes.

Sensors (传感器)record each movement and send it by an ankle trans?mitter (脚裸发射器)to a smart phone. Then a "virtual coach" application shows the information and can tell the users,what they are doing wrong, aijd help improve skills in any task with feet.

The socks should be useful to athletes and weekend joggers. "People think running is so easy and of course everybody can do it but not necessarily safely and well," Dr Da vide Vigano said. A recent study showed that be?tween 60 and 80 per cent of runners got hurt per year. This is pretty much more than any other human activity. Researchers say the technology can also be developed to teach people how to dance, play sports such as golf? or even to help to teach women to walk better in high heels.

Mr Vigano said, "People could all benefit from the idea. We have had interest from all sorts of sports, like skiing, football, cycling and golf. Anything where you have to use your feet can use it. It could even be put in high heels to help women walk in them safely.,,

Socks are just the start, and the technology could be used in gloves, hats and boots. The socks, anklet and software package, are expected to be sold for around $ 120, which will go on sale in March.

12.  What does the underlined part "anyone with two left feet" refer to?

  A.  People who are disabled.

B.  People who are interested in dancing.

C.  People who are not good at dancing.

D.  People who invented the socks.

13.  What's special about fibres that the socks are made of?

  A.  They feel much softer than normal clothes.

B.  They can monitor the movements of feet.

C.  They are expensive to produce.

D.  They act as a smart phone for users.

14.  Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the socks?

  A.  They can improve the skill of running.

B.  They can help women walk better in high heels.

C.  They can teach people to dance well.

D.  They can be worn for days without washing.

15.  According to Dr Vigano, _______ .

  A.  everyone can make good use of the smart socks

B.  users can run as fast as they like with the socks

C.  60 to 80 per cent of runners would like to buy the smart socks

D.  no runners will get hurt, thanks to the socks

C

In April 2014, the world's oldest known message in a bottle was dis?covered floating in the Baltic Sea. It had spent 101 years lost in the ocean! The message was finally sent to the author's granddaughter.

A German fisherman named Konrad Fischer found the brown boltle near Kiel* Germany. He said he nearly threw the bottle back into the water after pulling it out of a fishing net. Then he noticed something inside.

The bottle in good condition contained a Danish postcard with two Ger?man stamps, dated May 17, 1913. Although dampness had made most of the writing illegible(字迹模糊的),the readable part of the message asked whoever found it to return it to an address in Berlin. It even contained two stamps lo pay for postage.

From the address, researchers found that the postcard was written by a man named Richard Platz, who was 20 years old when he wrote the mes?sage. While he was hiking on the Baltic coast with a nature appreciation group, he threw the bottle into the sea. Then the researchers began a re?search for any living relatives of his. Sure enough, they were able to find his 62-year-old granddaughter, Angela Erdmann, who still lives in Berlin.

"It was almost unbelievable*" Erdmann said upon being presented with her grandfather's bottle and message. "That was a pretty moving moment. Tears rolled down my face."

Erdmann never knew her grandfather, who died in 1946, but says that the discovery of the bottle has made her want to learn more about him.

The bottle remained on display at the International Maritime Museum in Hamburg until May 1. After that, the researchers examined the postcard and tried to figure out the meaning of the rest of the message. Previously, the oldest message found in a bottle spent nearly 98 years at sea and was dis?covered in April 2012, according to Guinness World Records.

9. When Konrad picked up the bottle from the sea, ___________

A.  he thought it would bring him good luck

B.  he noticed the postcard inside immediately

C.  he decided to uncover the secret of the bottle

D.  he wanted to throw it back into the sea at first

 10.  Why did Richard Platz throw the bottle with the message into the sea?

  A.  He expected his grandfather could find the postcard.

B.  He wished the finder would send the postcard to his home.

C.  He believed his postcard would be kept secret at sea forever.

D.  He thought he could make friends with the finder of the bottle.

11.  Which can be the best title for this passage?

  A.  The finding of a floating bottle at the sea

B.  A one-century-old letter to a grandfather

C.  The world's oldest message in a floating bottle

D.  The oldest Danish postcard in a floating bottle

B

Traffic TV

Avoid the jams―see where tailbacks are before you set off and while on the move. Traffic TV is free to use on your personal computer and only £4 per month(see below for other network charges) on your mobile.

How does it work?

Over 7,500 Trafficmaster cameras monitor traffic flow on over 8 ,000 miles of motorways and roads across the UK, keeping you up to date 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Traffic TV on your mobile

This downloadable application lets you see where jams are building up, the speed of vehicles at hot spots, and live pictures from thousands of road?side cameras.

Traffic TV is £4 a month for Orange mobile customers, after a 30-day-free tryout. On other networks Traffic TV is f 5 a month, after a 7-day-free tryout.

Listen to live traffic news

Don't want the download? Then simply dial the numbers below from your mobile to hear the latest traffic updates.

★ Orange mobile users call 177 (calls cost up to 55p a minute)

★ Other mobile users call 1740 (calls cost up to 59p a minute) Help friends avoid jams

Simply enter your friend's e-mail address to send them a link to this service.

5.  How can users get live traffic information?

 A.  By mobile phone or through Internet.

B.  By watching a TV programme.

C.  By listening to the radio report.

D.  By using Trafficmaster cameras.

6.  How long may a customer use the service if his/her network is Orange and he/she pays 20?

A. About 120 days.                B.  About 127 days.

C.  Five months.                  D.  Six months.

7.  What is the purpose of this advertisement?

 A.  To provide readers with live traffic information.

B.  To help Orange customers to avoid traffic jams.

C.  To attract mobile users to buy Traffic TV service.

D.  To explain how Traffic TV and live traffic news work.

8.  You may read this advertisement most probably .
A. in a travel guide              B. on a web page
C. on a road sign               D. in a newspaper

第I卷(选择题共60分)

第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分〉

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I took the bus to work for many years. No one knew each other; the passengers all sat there sleepily in the morning. The bus was cheerless and silent.

One of the passengers was a small gray-haired man who took the bus to the centre for senior citizens every morning. No one ever paid very much at?tention to him.

One July morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled. The driver nodded guardedly(谨慎地).The rest of us were silent.

The next day, the old man boarded with a big smile and said in a loud voice: "A very good morning to you all!" Some of us looked up, amazed, and murmured "Good morning. ,, in reply.

The following weeks, our friend was dressed in a nice old suit and tie. His thin hair had been carefully combed. He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other.

One morning he even had a bunch of wild flowers in his hand. The driver turned around smilingly and asked : " Have you got yourself a girl?friend, Charlie?" We never got to know if his name really was "Charlie", but he nodded shyly and said yes. The other passengers whistled and clapped at him. Charlie waved the flowers before he sat down on his seat.

Every morning after that Charlie always brought flowers. Some pas?sengers also brought flowers for him. The bus became a happy place.

Then, one morning, as autumn was closing in, Charlie wasn't waiting at his usual stop. When he wasn't there the next day and the day after that. we started wondering if he was sick or―hopefully―on holiday somewhere.

When we came nearer to the centre for senior citizens, one of the pas?sengers asked the driver to wait. We all held our breaths when he went to the door.

The old gentle man was fine, but one of his close friends had died over the weekend. How silent we were the rest of the way to work.

The next Monday Charlie was waiting at the stop, stooping (弯腰)a bit more, a little bit more gray, and without a tie. Inside the bus was si?lent. Even though no one had talked about it, all of us sat there silently, our eyes filled with tears and a bunch of wild flowers in our hands.

1.  From the passage, we can infer that______ .

  A.  people always cared about each other on the bus

B.  people were unhappy and sleepy on the bus because they were tired

C.  smiles can shorten the distance between people

D.  people are not good at communicating in the country

2.  What are we sure about the old man? 

A. His name was Charlie.

B.  He worked at the centre for senior citizens.

C.  He got sick over the weekend.

D.  He was in great sorrow when we saw him the next Monday.

 3.  Which of the following is NOT true?

 A.  The atmosphere on the bus was cheerful and lively at first.

B.  People were surprised at the old man's first greeting.

C.  People were worried about the old man's absence.

D.  People on the bus at last shared happiness and sorrow together.

4.    Which would be the best title for the passage?

  A.  How to shorten the distance between people

B.  Smiles make a bus feel like home

C.  Charlie, a smiling gentle man

D.  The key to friendship—communication

第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分30分)

第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

Where do you go when you want to learn something? School? A friend? A tutor? These are all  21  places of learning. But it may well be that the learning you really want  22  somewhere else instead. I had the  23  of seeing this first-hand on a 24

My daughter plays on a recreational soccer team. They did very well this season and so  25 a tournament, which normally was only for more skilled club teams. This led to some  26  experiences on Saturday as they played against teams  27 trained. Through the first two games, her  28  did not get one serious shot on goal. As a parent, I  29  seeing my daughter playing her best,  30 still defeated.

It seemed that something clicked with the  31  between Saturday and Sunday. When they  32  for their Sunday game, they were  33  differ-ent. They had begun to integrate (融合)the kinds of play and teamwork they had 34 the day before into their  35 . They played aggressively and  36  scored a goal.

It  37  me that playing against the other team was a great  38  moment for all the girls on the team. I think it is a general principle.  39  is the best teacher. The lessons they learned may not be  40  what they would have gotten in school, but are certainly more personal and meaning?ful, because they had to work them out on their own.

21.  A. public        B. traditional     C. official   D. special

22.  A. passes        B. works       C. lies        D. ends

23.  A. dream         B. idea        C. habit       D. chance

24.  A. trip          B. holiday     C. weekend       D. square

25.  A. won           B. entered     C. organized      D. watched

26.  A. painful       B. strange     C. common        D. practical

27.  A. less          B. poorly      C. newly       D. better

28.  A. fans          B. tutors      C. class      D. team

29.  A. imagined      B. hated       C. avoided     D. missed

30.  A. if            B. or         C. but         D. as

31.  A. girls          B. parents     C. coaches     D. viewers

32.  A. dressed        B. showed up     C. made up       D. planned

33.  A. slightly       B. hardly      C. basically      D. completely

34.  A. seen          B. known      C. heard       D. read

35.  A. styles         B. training       C. game     D. rules

36.  A. even           B. still       C. seldom      D. again

37.  A. confused       B. struck     C. reminded       D. warned

38.  A. touching       B. thinking       C. encouraging    D. learning

39.  A. Experience      B, Independence    C. Curiosity      D. Interest

40.  A. harmful to                 B. mixed with

  C. different from             D. applied to

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   Here are some top tips for world travellers.Travel light. 16._______________  Its no fun carrying a huge bag around a foreign city. Don't take too many clothes and avoid heavy books and electri?cal equipment.

   17.______________ Always keep your passport on you in an inside pocket or special travel belt. There may be thieves about. It's a good idea to make a photocopy (复印件)of your passport and travel documents.

   Transport sense. Don't let go of your bags on the train. 18.______________There are always thieves on public transport. If you want to sleep, tie your bag to your arm. When you take a taxi, it's a good idea to ask for the driver's per?mit. Many foreigners pay too much money because they take unofficial taxis.

Keep clean. It's a good idea to wear dark clothes because they hide the dirt while white clothes attract it! Make sure you have plenty of clean underclothes and deodorant (除臭剂).19. ______________

20.______________ You should always be polite and respectful towards the locals. Even if you find their habits and behaviour a bit strange, you shouldn't show your feelings. Remember, you're their guest.

A.  Be polite.

B.  Keep your documents safe.

C.  You should carry a spare bag.

D.  You don't want to smell bad !

E.  Keep them with you at all times.

F.  Make sure your bag isn't too heavy.

G.  It's a good idea to wear similar clothes to the local people.

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