9.阅读下面的短文并用英语回答问题,然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上(请注意问题后的字数要求).
[1]Nowadays the cost of a new car has fallen in real terms so that it is cheaper than ever to own one,and better road conditions have also attracted more drivers.The result is overcrowding on the road system,which is one of the problems the local governments are faced with.
[2]When people travel to other towns,the problem might be relieved by getting them to park outside the town.Buses could be provided to take them into the centre.These Park and Ride projects are increasingly popular in the UK.At Southerton,for example,a council-funded project led to a 15% drop in city centre traffic over five months.
[3]What the council found,though,was that the project proved somewhat unpopular with shop owners in the area outside the centre.Many of their shops relied on passing car drivers for some of their trade.As the number of people driving past dropped,so did their incomes.
[4]Making car driving expensive is another way ofencouraging people to use public transport more
encouraging people to use their cars less
relieving the problem (of overcrowding).Road taxes tend to mean that people use their cars less.Fining drivers who are in areas where cars have been banned can also tend to encourage them to leave their cars behind.
[5]However,one thing has to be got right for any solution to succeed.If we expect people to give up the habit of driving,we must give them an alternative they can rely on.Constant delays,unannounced changes to the timetable and sudden cancellations all discourage people from using public transport.People will only see it as a real choice if the buses and trains are on time.

66.What causes overcrowding on the road system according to Paragraph 1?(no more than 12words)The reduced/lowered cost of a new car and better road conditions.
67.What should people do when traveling to other towns according to the Park and Ride projects?(no more than 10words)They should park outside the town,and take the bus to the centre.
68.Why were some shop owners unhappy about the project?(no more than 10words)Their incomes dropped because fewer people drove past.
69.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4.( no more than 8words)encouraging people to use public transport more
encouraging people to use their cars less
relieving the problem (of overcrowding)
70.Why are people unwilling to use public transport according to Paragraph 5?(no more than 8words)Because public transport is not reliable/satisfactory..
8.根据短文内容,从下框的A-F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项. 选项中有一项为多余选项.
A.Adults keep pets with their children.
B.Pet-keeping has a very long history.
C.Pet-keeping may do harm to animals.
D.People keeps pets for their aesthetic need.
E.Caged pets become increasingly popular.
F.Pet-keeping is helpful for children's growth.
61.BPet-keeping is a time-honored tradition.One of the reasons for people to raise dogs or cows was usefulness.While people in the past hunted animals and kept them in their backyards,the civilsed man today is less cruel towards them and is less exploitative(利用的).
62.DWe keep animals as pets because they are attractive.We all have the urge to possess something that has aesthetic(审美的)value,and this is why we treasure paintings or fine furniture.Keeping pets is one form of this urge.A Siamese cat in the house can be a decorative object.Pets are playful animals and they amuse us.A little rabbit amuses us by its playful and lively runs.
63.FMany parents find it helpful to have pets in the house for their children.Having pets is an excellent way of developing in children the love of animals and responsibility.Children get the opportunity to take on full responsibility for another creature's life.It will be an educational experience for a child to watch the natural life cycle of an animal.There are psychological benefits for children.Pets are welcome friends for children who are lonely.Pets are excellent companions.Keeping pets means giving love and being loved.We find comfort in giving care and receiving care in return.We get pleasure from their appearance and their behavior.
64.EAs more people move into apartments,there are limitations on keeping of animals like dogs and monkeys.Therefore,caged animals have increased in popularity.Birds fall into this group.We keep them for their beautiful songs and feathers.Fish-keeping is a widespread hobby and the keeper can observe their behavior in the glass tank and study its entire life cycle.The cat is a fine house pet and it fits neatly into human habitation(居住地) without requiring its own cage.They are wonderful hunters,if there are rats around.
65.CPets satisfy man's desire to care for a bit of nature.The pet owner has the responsibility for supplying those needs that nature provides.Pets are amusing and entertaining,but we are in a way doing animals harm by making them live in a human environment.Are we not enslaving(奴役)them?
7.阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.
To celebrate the end of our exams,my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant.We(26)Ahamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter.When our(27)Acame,I started walking towards an empty table.By bad luck,my purse strap (带子) got(28)Bon a chair and the tray (托盘) that I was holding slipped(29)Cmy hands and went flying in the air.The tray,and its contents,(30)Bon a man who was just about to(31)Aa bite of his sandwich.I stared,greatly(32)C,as the drinks soaked (浸湿) his white shirt.
Then I(33)Dmy eyes and prepared myself for his burst of(34)C.Instead,he said"It's OK"to(35)Bme before he disappeared into the washroom.
Still shaky and unsure(36)Cto do next,my friends and I went to a table and sat there,trying our best to look(37)C.A moment later,the man came out of the washroom and(38)Bour table,my heart almost stopped
(39)A.I thought he was going to ask for my father's(40)Cand call him.
To my surprise,he merely smiled at us,handed us some cash and said,"(41)Byourself new hamburgers."He then walked(42)Dwithout even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse,(43)Dhe chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still(44)Ain this world.I will never(45)Ahis actions.
26.A.orderedB.madeC.arrangedD.demanded
27.A.foodB.turnC.billD.menu
28.A.fixedB.caughtC.cutD.tied
29.A.byB.inC.fromD.out
30.A.knockedB.fellC.stoodD.hung
31.A.takeB.tasteC.swallowD.chew
32.A.discouragedB.disappointedC.shockedD.annoyed
33.A.rolledB.rubbedC.narrowedD.closed
34.A.bitternessB.anxietyC.angerD.sorrow
35.A.satisfyB.comfortC.encourageD.praise
36.A.howB.whoC.whatD.which
37.A.mildB.honestC.calmD.modest
38.A.pushedB.approachedC.drewD.laid
39.A.beatingB.breakingC.sinkingD.trembling
40.A.helpB.positionC.numberD.job
41.A.PrepareB.BuyC.FindD.Cook
42.A.onB.aroundC.upD.away
43.A.soB.sinceC.althoughD.but
44.A.kindnessB.happinessC.politenessD.brightness
45.A.forgetB.refuseC.opposeD.ignore.
5.A nurse of 78 this weekend celebrates 60years of walking the wards-and she has no plans to retire.
Jackie Reid was 18 when she started work in 1953-when the National Health Service(NHS) was just five years old-and is believed to be the oldest nurse in Britain.
The diabetes(糖尿病) specialist had to retire at 65 but returned as a nurse within two weeks and still does up to four seven-and-a-half hour shifts(轮班)each week.
Mrs Reid said:"Nursing is hard if you do it correctly but I love my job.Working for the NHS has been my life.I have no other hobbies because I have worked all my life.
Jackie has worked at a number of different hospitals--including one in Scotland.
Her specialist field has been diabetes for the past 40years.She relrained after her 12-year-old daughter Michelle developed the disease.She currently works at Southend Hospital,Essex.
Over the last 60years she has treated tens of thousands of patients.
Jackie believes nursing should be protected from government cuts.She said:"There're lots of things I would say to the government.If you are going to get good care you have to have the resources(资源),you can't do it without enough money.They shouldn't need the cuts that there are in the NHS.It's hard now because there's a shortage of staff."
Jackie has lived alone in Grays,Essex,since her husband did three years ago.
The couple have two daughters Michelle,50,and Karen,54.
Jackie added:"My youngest daughter worried about me-she doesn't think I should work as much as I do.I constantly say'don't worry about me,I'm fine',but she never believes me.I don't like the thought of giving it up and will try to keep going forever."
56.In which year was the NHS set up?(with in 2words)
57.What does Jackie think of nursing?(with in 6words)
58.when did Jackie retrain in the field of diabetes?(with in 6words)
59.What does Jackie wish the government to do?(with in 7words)
60.Why does Jackie's daughter worry about her?(with in 8words)
4."Look,it's Baldy!"A boy shouted in my direction across the playground.Even though I was used to regular insults(侮辱) because of the(11)C on my hed,it was (12)A horrible to hear.I sighed as I headed back to the class.
When I was just 20months old,I suffered serious(13)D after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head.I was(14)Ato hospital and had to say there for weeks while the doctors(15)B to save my life."Holly's very (16)Bto be alive,"they told Mum and Dad."But she'll be (17)C with scars on her head,and of course her hair won't grow there."
As a child,I cared much about my scars,so I (18)B wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home(19)CI didn't,people would call me horrible names like Baldy.Although my friends were always comforting me,they never(20)D understood how it felt.
Then through the hospital I was (21)B to a children's burns camp,where children like me can get any help.There,I(22)A14-year-old Stephanie,whose burns are a lot more serious than mine.But she is so (23)Bthat she never lets anyone put her down."You shouldn't (24)D what people say about what you look like because we're not different from anyone else,Holly,"she (25)Bme."And you don't need to wear a scarf because y0ou look great(26)Cit!"For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who'd been through something(27)A.So weeks later,at my 13th birthday party,(28)D by her bravery,I gave up my scarf and showed off my scars.It felt amazing not having to (29)Aaway behind my scarf.
Now,I am (30)Dof what I look like and much happier,because I have realized it is your personality(个性)that decides who you truly are.
11.A.hatB.scarfC.scarsD.cuts
12.A.stillB.justC.neverD.seldom
13.A.hungerB.coldC.defeatsD.burns
14.A.rushedB.ledC.invitedD.forced
15.A.learnedB.foughtC.returnedD.decided
16.A.happyB.luckyC.lonelyD.poor
17.A.pressedB.occupiedC.leftD.painted
18.A.possiblyB.usuallyC.finallyD.nearly
19.A.AlthoughB.SinceC.IfD.Before
20.A.correctlyB.roughlyC.easilyD.really
21.A.promotedB.introducedC.reportedD.carried
22.A.metB.recognizedC.rememberedD.caught
23.A.honestB.strongC.activeD.young
24.A.write downB.agree withC.pass onD.listen to
25.A.promisedB.encouragedC.orderedD.calmed
26.A.inB.forC.withoutD.beyond
27.A.similarB.strangeC.hardD.important
28.A.allowedB.requiredC.guidedD.inspired
29.A.hideB.giveC.keepD.put
30.A.sickB.awareC.tiredD.proud.
3.A study of more than five million books,both fiction and non-fiction,has found a marked decline in the use of emotional words over time.The researchers form the University of Bristol used Google Ngram Viewer,a facility for finding the frequency of terms in scanned books,to search for more than 600particular words identified as representing anger,dislike,fear,joy,sadness and surprise.
They found that almost all of the categories (类别) showed a drop in these"mood words"over time.Only in the category of fear was there an increase in usage.
"It is a steady and continuous decrease,"said Dr Alberto Acerbi.He assumed that the result might be explained by a change in the position occupied by literature,in a crowded media landscape."One thing could be that in parallel to books the 20th century saw the start of other media.Maybe these media-movies,radio,drama-had more emotional content than books."
Although both joy and sadness followed the general downwards trend,the research,published in the journal PLOS One,found that they also exhibited another interesting behaviour:the ratio (比率) between the two varied greatly,apparently mirroring historical events.
During the Roaring Twenties the joy-to-sadness ratio reached a peak that would not occur again until before the recent financial crash.But the ratio plunged at the height of the Second World War.Nevertheless,the researchers held a reserved opinion about their claim that their result reflected wider social trends.In the paper,they even argue that the reverse could be true.
"It has been suggested,for example,that it was the suppression (压抑) of desire in ordinary Elizabethan English life that increased demand for writing‘filled with romance and sex'…perhaps,"they conclude,"songs and books may not reflect the real population any more than catwalk models reflect the average body."
(Note:Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)
81.A study of more than five million books indicated a decline in"mood words"over time exceptin the category of fear.
82.According to Dr Alberto Acerbi,one reason for the drop of"mood words"in books may be thatthe literary position has changed in a crowded media landscape/other media-movies,radio,drama-
had more emotional content.
83.What were the two periods when the joy-to-sadness ratio was at its highest?During the roaring Twenties and before the recent financial crash.
84.While the researchers found some changes in the use of"mood words"in books,they were
not sure thattheir research result reflected wider social trends/songs and books reflected the real population.
2.
A.Healthy way of life giving way to overuse of medicine
B.Different findings as to taking additional vitamin
C.EU's response to overuse of health products
D.Worrying increase in multivitamin advertising
E.EU directive for the benefit of individuals
F.EU directive against prediction in novels
76.C.
The use of health supplements such as multivitamin tablets has increased greatly in the western world.People take these supplements because advertising suggests that they prevent a range of medical conditions from developing.However,there is concern that people are consuming worryingly high doses of these supplements and the European Union (EU) has issued a directive that will ban the sale of a wide range of them.This EU directive should be supported.
77.B
Research suggests that people who take Vitamin C supplements of over 5000milligrams a day are more likely to develop cancer.This shows how much damage these health supplements do to people's health.A spokesman for the health supplement industry has argued that other research shows that Vitamin C supplements help prevent heart disease,but we can dismiss this evidence as it is from a biased source.
78.F
Science fiction of the 1960s and 1970s predicted that pills would replace meals as the way in which people would get the fuel they needed.This,it was argued,would mean a more efficient use of time as people wouldn't have to waste it preparing or eating meals.The EU directive would help prevent this nightmare of pills replacing food becoming a reality.
79.A
Peop0le already take too many pills instead of adopting a healthier lifestyle.For example,the consumption of painkillers in Britain in 1998was 21tablets per year for every man,woman and child in the country.People do not need all these pills.
80.E
Some might argue that the EU directive denies people's right to freedom of choice.However,there are many legal examples for such intervention when it is in the individual's best interests.We now make people wear seatbelts rather than allowing them to choose to do so.Opposing the EU directive would mean beneficial measures like this would be threatened.Section D.
1.[1]Jean Paul Getty was born in 1892in Minneapolis,Minnesota.He became a millionaire when he was only 24.His father was wealthy,but he did not help his son.Getty made his millions alone.He made his money from oil.He owned Getty Oil and over 100other companies.The Fortune magazine once called Getty"the richest man in the world."
[2]But money      .He married five times and divorced five times.He had five children but spent little time with them.None of Getty's children had very happy lives.
[3]Getty loved to make money and loved to save it. In spite of his great wealth,Getty was miser.Every evening,he wrote down every cent he spent that day.He even put pay telephone in the guest's bedrooms in his house so he could save money on phone bills.
[4]In 1973,kidnappers took his 16-year-old grandson,and demanded a large amount of money for his safe return.Getty's son asked his father for money to save his child.But Getty refused.The kidnappers were merciless and Getty's son made repeated requests for help from his father.Finally,Getty agreed to lend the money,but at 4percent interest.
[5]Getty started a museum at his home Malibu,California.He bought many important and beautiful pieces of art for the museum.When Getty died in 1976,the value of the collection in the museum was $1billion.He left all his money to the museum.After his death,the museum grew in size.Today it is one of the most important museums in the United States.Getty made a large fortune in his life,but he gave his money to the art world because he wanted people to learn about and love art.
76.What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?(no more than 8words)
Getty was a self-centered millionaire./Getty became rich through his own efforts.
77.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2with proper words.(no more than 7words)
did not buy happiness for Getty
78.Explain the underlined sentence in Paragraph3.
Althogh he was very rich,Getty hated to spend money.
79.What did the kidnappers do to Getty's family (no more than 10words)
They took Getty's grandson and asked for money.
80.What does the author want to tell us about Getty in the last paragraph?(no more than 10words)
Getty made a great contribution to the art world./Getty had another side.
10.Dear Daughter,
    We have not seen you for a while now,so I thought we might check in.Did you fall off the edge of the Earth?Your mother worries,you know,and I'm just curious.Well,I am more than curious.I feel abandoned.
Apparently,you've abandoned us for your career.
I can understand that,because you've always had a wonderful work ethic.
Look,obviously your long absence has confused us.As we go about our daily routines,your mother and I are distracted-both by your absence and our pride in your career.The other day,I entered my work password into the microwave,then stood there cursing(诅咒) it for not working.And I was so off my game(状态差) that I actually used that juicy jam your mother insisted on buying in an effort to drive me from the house.
Listen,a lot has happened since you've been away.
We have two more children-a princess,23,a boy,now 12.
Yesterday I bought a very clean 2001 Camera car from an older woman.Your mother is not happy about this.She says it is the kind of muscle car driven by ex-convicts(有犯罪前科的人) when they examine your house at 2 am.
In response,I tell her it was the car of my dreams (when I was 18).
So that's where your long absence has left us.Your long absence is not so bad,though we miss your roaring laughter…the way your cheeks flush(晕红) when you eat Thai food.How you always march too hard into the house,like a Scotsman stepping on snakes.
Each evening,your mother now waits by the window the way she did when you used to step off the bus in first grade,your hair full of rubber bands.
Bet that drove you crazy even then,her running out on the porch like you'd just returned from a mouth-long journey from the moon.
Look,parents are not easy people.
But should the urge ever hit you,feel free to stop by some time.Our house is your house.Our hearts are yours too.
And your mother is still waiting by the window.
Love,
Dad
21.The author entered his work password into the microwave becauseC.
A. he was confused by all kinds of passwords
B. heconcentrated too much on his work
C. he was affected by his daughter's long absence
D. he was too old to remember how to use the microwave
22.The author discribes his and his wife's current situation byD
A.explaining the miserable situation in their life
B.talking about history and his dream
C.listing changes they have made to their routines
D.detailing strange things they have started doing
23.With the last six paragraphs,the author is trying toC.
A.describe what kind of person his daughter is
B.remind his daughter of the problems they had
C.show how much he and his wife care about their daughter
D.show how annoyed his daughter must feel about his mother
24.From the artical,we can conclude that the author isA
A.humorous      B.inspiring    C.brave     D.patient.
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