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19．A new word has suddenly become wildly popular in China-"tuhao"-which loosely translated means"nouveau riche"．There have been more than 100million references to the word"tuhao"on social media since early September．
It's being used to describe everything from the new People's Daily building，to expensive celebrity weddings full of bling，and the new gold-coloured iPhone．
In Chinese"tu"means earth and"hao"means rich．To say someone is tuhao is to imply they come from a poor peasant background，and have made it rich quick-but don't quite have the manners，or sophistication to go along with it．It's like the term"nouveau riche"，says Professor Steve Tsang at the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies in Nottingham-but has even more negative meanings，suggesting a certain vulgarity（粗俗）．
"Tuhao"is actually an old word，dating back perhaps as far as the Southern Dynasty 1，500years ago，but it has always meant something rather different．During the communist revolution，from the 1920s to early 1950s，it was widely used to refer to landholders and gentry who would bully those beneath them．
This new usage of the term took off in September after a widely-shared joke about a rich，but unhappy man，who goes to a Buddhist monk for advice，expecting to be told to live a more simple life．The monk replies instead with the phrase："Tuhao，let's be friends!"
Chinese Internet users are highly creative in their use of language，and are constantly inventing，and re-inventing words as a way of getting past censorship（审查） rules．But in this case，its popularity seems to be down to the fact that it expresses China's changing society so well-many people sneer at those with wealth，but are secretly jealous．
67．What is the best title of the passage？A
A．Tuhao，a new popular word in China
B．The long history of Tuhao
C．The new usage of Tuhao
D．Tuhao，a newly-invented Chinese word
68．Which of the following may NOT be considered"tuhao"？D
A．A vulgar nouveau riche
B．A bully landholder
C．A quick-rich peasant without proper manners
D．A Buddhist monk．
69．The last but one paragraph mainly tells usB．
Awhat the new usage of the word is
B．how the word becomes popular again
C．why the unhappy man went to the Buddhist monk
D．what advice the monk gave the unhappy man
70．What does the underlined word in the last paragraph mean？C
A．respect B．envy C．laugh D．disbelieve．

18．Have you ever received a gift that was so clearly，not your taste that you wondered if perhaps it had been handed to you by mistake？Worse，have you ever given a present and watched your friend look as though she had opened the wrong box？Maybe she responded with a polite"Why，thank you，"but you knew you had missed the mark．Why do presents sometimes go wrong？And what do your choices （good and bad） reflect about your personal qualities？
Choosing the right is an art，I believe．It calls for empathy-the ability to put yourself into someone else's head and heart．We're all able to do this； in fact，we're born with a kind of natural empathy．After the earliest period of childhood，however，it needs to be strengthened-by our parents，teachers，friends．When it isn't，we're not able to understand other people's feelings as sharply．This can show in the gifts we select，and so can many other emotional qualities．
Think back to the presents you've given over the past year，the time and effort you put into your selection，how much you spent，your thoughts while you were shopping，and your feelings when the receiver opened the package．Keep in mind that what you choose displays your inner world．Of course，you may express yourself differently with different friends，relatives，and other people you know．
We live in a society where exchanging presents is an important part of communication．Ignoring the tradition won't make it go away．If you really dislike such a tradition，tell your friends ahead of time．
63．The underlined expression"you had missed the mark"means"you had failed toC"．
A．make her feel better
B．receive a present in return
C．get the expected effect
D．keep your friendship
64．Which of the following is the main idea of the second paragraph？B
A．Selecting the right gift is an ability people are born with．
B．Choosing gifts requires one to understand the receivers．
C．Emotional changes influence one's choice of gifts．
D．Natural empathy needs to be strengthened．
65．In the third paragraph，the author tells us thatC．．
A．one learns from what he did in the past
B．one should spend more time choosing gifts
C．the choice of gifts reflects one's emotional qualities
D．attention should be paid to the receivers'responses
66．The best title for this passage is"A"．
A．Message in a Gift
B．Ways of Choosing Gifts
C．Exchanging Presents
D．An Important Tradition．

17．When you read a story in English，do you read it for the story （61）or for the English？This is a question （62）thatis not so （63）foolish（fool） as it may seem，for I find that many students of English pay far more attention to the story than to the English．For example，they care for （64）how the mystery（谜） in the story （65）is solved（solve），but do not remember a single sentence in the story and cannot tell what preposition（介词） is used before （66）a certain word in the speech of a certain character．
Of course，if you want to know the story only，you need not bother （麻烦） about the language．But a student of English is different （67）froma student of stories or what is called the general reader．As you may also have learned from the above，you ought to read not only very carefully but also aloud （68）till/until you learn the passage by heart and can recite it as if it （69）were（be） your own．On （70）one hand，this will teach you many useful words and phrases； on the other hand，it will help you to avoid many errors and faults in expression．

16．Shakespeare once called the English countryside"the precious stone set in the silver sea"-and he is not the last to sing high praises of its beauty and historical charm（魅力）．
The countryside is particularly beautiful during the summer，especially in August and September．As one travels the countryside，you'll find more of its treasures：so many plants and animals，romantic castles（浪漫的城堡），secret gardens，and villages so unchanged in the last decades that they seem to have been caught under a fairy's spell．
Must-sees include Derbyshire，called"the heart of England"and home to the National Park．The great peaks were the muse（创作灵感）of the Bronte sisters （and if you love the book Jane Eyre，you can visit North Lees hall，where the real Eyre family once lived）．
History lovers will enjoy a visit to Lincoln city （its most famous son is Lord Alfred Tennyson）．It is also known for its cathedral（大教堂），the charming tea shops，a small castle．One would never guess its violent past-built by Romans，it was once a center for arrow（箭） making．
Harry Potter fans shouldn't miss a visit to Alnwick，which is better recognized as the"Hogswarth"in the movies．
Let's not leave out the Wessex region，where one can see one of England's greatest mysteries，Stone Henge．You can also go to the City of Bath，which has been famous for its medicines springs since the Roman times．Other popular tractions include Salisbury Cathedral，and landscaped（景色优美的） gardens of Stourhead，and the cobbled（用鹅卵石铺的） streets of Shaftesbury．This is also home to Oxford，one of the world's most famous universities．
Art lovers will also like a visit to East Anglia，whose landscapes inspired the painter Constable （he was born in Dedham village）．This is also home of the University City of Cambridge，and the famous architectural（建筑上的） attraction，King's College Chapel．Be sure to visit the aircraft museum of Duxford．
32．What was Shakespeare's attitude towards the English countryside？D
A．Uninterested．B．Dissatisfied（不满意的）．
C．Surprised．D．Admiring．
33．According to the text，Lincoln cityA．
A．produced arrows in the past
B．will be enjoyed by music lovers
C．was the place where the Eyre family once lived
D．has one of the world's most famous universities
34．When traveling in the countryside，Harry Potter fans are advised to visitD．
A．the Wessex region B．Derbyshire C．Yorkshire D．Alnwick
35．The text is most probably taken fromA．
A．a travel guide
B．a book review（书评）
C．a history paper
D．a newspaper report．

15．Among rich countries，people in the United States work the longest hours．They work much longer than in Europe．This difference is quite surprising because productivity（生产力） per hour worked is the same in the United States as it is in France，Spain and Germany，and it is growing at a similar speed．
In most countries and at most times in history，as people have become richer they have chosen to work less．In other words they have decided to"spend"a part of their extra income on a fuller personal life．Over the last fifty years Europeans have continued this pattern，and hours of work have fallen sharply．But not in the United States．We do not fully know why this is．One reason may be greatly lower taxes in America，which increase the rewards to work．Another may be more satisfying work，or less satisfying personal lives．
Longer hours do of course increase the GDP（国内生产总值）．So the United States has produced more per worker than，say，France．The United States also has more of its people at work，while in France many more mothers and older workers have decided to stay at home．The overall result is that American GDP per head is 40% higher than in France，even though productivity per hour worked is the same．
It is not clear which of the two situations is better．As we have seen，work has to be compared with other values like family life，which often get lost in its interest．It is too early to explain the different trends（趋势）in happiness over time in different countries．But it is a disappointing idea that in the United States happiness has made no progress since 1975，while it has risen in Europe．Could this have anything to do with trends in the work-life balance？
29．Which of the following countries has more of its people at work？D
A．Spain．B．France．C．Germany．D．America．
30．What message can we get from the text？B
A．The GDP of Europe is higher than that of America．
B．Two possible reasons are given for working longer hours in the US．
C．People all over the world choose to work less when they are richer．
D．Americans are happier than Europeans．
31．Which of the following would be the best title for the text？D
A．Americans and Europeans
B．Staying at Home
C．Work and Productivity
D．Work and Happiness．

14．The Prime Minister wastruly （true） sorry that his speech was unable to satisfy the audience．

13．They were very excited to hear the newsthat their son was admitted to Beijing University．

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