7．In 1955，a man named Raymond Kroe entered a partnership with two brothers named McDonald．They opened a popular restaurant in California which sold food that was easy to prepare and serve quickly．Ha mburgers French fries，and cold drinks were the main food there．Kroc opened similar eating places under the same name，"McDonald's"，and they were an instant success．He later took over the company，and today it is one of the most famous and successful"fast-food"in America and round the world．
Why was his idea so successful？Probably the most important reason was that his timing was right．In the 1950s，most married women stayed home to keep house and take care of their children．In the 1960s，many women returned to the workplace．This me ant that they had less time or energy to prepare meals，so they spent more on"TV dinners"and fast-food restaurants．Single parents also have little time to spend in the kitchen．People living alone also depend on this type of food，since cooking for one is often more trouble than it is worth．
Fast-food is not part of the diet of all Americans．Another trend of the 1960s，sometimes called the back-to-nature movement influenced many people to avoid food that was packaged or processed（处理）．This preference for natural food continues to this day．
From the success of Raymond Kroc's fast-food business，we can say that social economic（经济）trends influence where and what we eat．
24．"Cooking for one is often more trouble than it is worth"means thatB．
A．cooking for some people is worth more money
B．it is not worthwhile to take too much time to cook for one person
C．there are more problems when one person cooks
D．divorce（离婚）causes people to change their eating habits
25．McDonald's success was mainly becauseD．
A．people living alone depend on fast-food
B．single parents have little time to spend in the kitchen
C．many women returned to the workplace in the 1960s
D．his timing was right
26．The main idea of the reading is thatB．
A．Raymond Kroc is the most successful fast-food business owner in the world
B．social and economic changes affect eating habits
C．fast-food is easy to prepare and serve quickly
D．Americans eat either fast-food or natural food．
6．I don't often lose things and I'm especially careful with money，so I was quite surprised when I reached for my wallet and it wasn't there，．At first，I thought it was possible that I could have left it at home．Then I remembered taking it out to pay for the taxi，so I knew I had it with me just before I walked into the restaurant．I wondered if it was possible that it could have slipped out of my pocket while I was sitting．Unfortunately，there were several people sitting at the table at the time，so I called a waiter and explained to him that my wallet had fallen out of my pocket while I was sitting at the table a few minutes earlier．I had the waiter go over to the table to see if my wallet was on the floor．While the waiter was looking for it，the manager of the restaurant came up to me and asked me if anything was wrong．I didn't want to get a lot of people involved．He had me describe the wallet to him，and then he insisted that I report the missing wallet to the police．I told him that I didn't particularly want to get the police involved in it； besides，I was in a hurry because I had an appointment with my doctor in just a few minutes．I explained to him that my biggest worry at the moment was how I was going to pay the check．He told me not to worry about that．He had me write down my name and address，and he said he would send me a bill．
21．Why was the writer so sure that he had brought his wallet with him？D
A．He remembered that he didn't leave it at home．
B．He always felt his pocket for the wallet before he left home．
C．He believed his own memory．
D．He had taken it out to pay the taxi-driver．
22．Why did the writer walk back to the table where he had been sitting？B
A．He was sure his wallet was still there．
B．It was possible that he could find his wallet there．
C．He could ask someone there about his wallet．
D．He saw the wallet lying on the floor near the table．
23．The managerC．
A．didn't appear till very late．
B．didn't come at all because he was very busy．
C．came up pretty soon to see what had happened．
D．came to the table and found the wallet．
5．The building was surrounded and no one wasto leave（leave） it without the permission of the police．
4．In today's consumer world，we've never had so much，yet it seems we've never been so unsatisfied．The cost of housing has been rising for decades，and the cost to the planet has been huge，too．But there is a way to live a simpler，greener，and more affordable life：buy a TinyDwelling home!
TinyDwelling homes are very small，yet comfortable houses at affordable prices．Each TinyDwelling home includes a living room，kitchen，bathroom，upstairs sleeping area，and convenient storage space．TinyDwelling homes are cheap to run and ecologically-friendly，too．All you need is a small heater to keep your house warm in cold weather，and solar panels （太阳能电池板） to provide light and electricity．
TinyDwelling is part of the small-living movement that began in the late 1990s．Back then，a growing number of people began to live in very small homes．They wanted to reduce their possessions，living space，and energy costs，so as to lead more ecologically-friendly lives．But the small-living movement really took off after the economic crisis of 2008，when many people realized that they couldn't afford to keep large homes．
Lizzy Morriaon，a small-living lover，started TinyDwelling homes in 2008 to meet the needs of these people．Since then，Lizzy has been designing and building homes nonstop，and TinyDwelling homes have become so popular that thousands of people have bought one．And Lizzy hasn't only designing and building houses．She has also been teaching people how to build them．Simply buy the plans and materials so that you can build your own home，and save even more money!
4．What do we know about the small-living movement？B
A．It aimed to handle the economic crisis．
B．It did not become quite popular until 2008．
C．It was well received by house designers．
D．It was started by people without houses．
5．What is the main attraction of TinyDwelling homes？C
A．They have upstairs sleeping area．
B．They provide storage space．
C．They are affordable．
D．They are equipped with solar panels．
6．Besides designing TinyDwelling homes，Lizzy alsoA．
A．helped people to build them              
B．urged people to buy them
C．taught people to save money              
D．offered courses to train designers．
3．Five hours isadequate（充足的） to finish the work，so we will have time to watch the film．
2．A．delivery   B．alternative   C．enormously  D．floating   E．analyzed   F．process  G．determine  H．visible   I．messy   J．disturbingly  K．patterns

Everyone knows that the Internet has changed how business operate，governments function and people live．However，a new，less （41）H technological trend is just as transformative："big data．"Big data starts with the fact that there is a lot more information （42）D around these days than ever before and it is being put to extraordinary new uses．
Consider language translation，for example．When IBM first started to work on machine translation in the 1990s，it just fed a small number of high-quality translation into a computer and programmed it to infer which word in one language is the best （43）B for another．Although this （44）F revolutionized the task of translation，the result was far from being perfect．Then，in 2006，Google burst in．Instead of millions of pages of texts，the search giant （45）E billions，from corporate websites to documents in every language from the European Union．The result is that its translations are much better than IBM's were and it covers 65languages．Large amounts of （46）I data defeated small amounts of cleaner data．
Another good example of how big data can be （47）C helpful is online shopping．Using data collected from customer shopping habits，today，Amazon can （48）G who is most likely to purchase what and when．Details such as your history and wish list help the company gain a glimpse （一瞥） into your interests．Goods will then be dispatched to a logistics center（物流中心） near you and get packed before you even order，meaning that when you do make an online purchase，same-day （49）A would be possible．
With big data，instead of trying to understand exactly why an engine breaks down or why a drug's side effect disappears，researchers can instead collect and analyze massive quantities of information about such events and everything that is associated with them，looking for （50）K that might help predict future occurrences．
Big data answers not why but what．Finally，it will mark the moment when the"information society"finally fulfills the promise implied by its name．
1．From childhood to old age，we all use language as a means of broadening our knowledge of ourselves and the world about us．When humans first （50）B，they were like newborn children，unable to use this（51）A  tool．Yet once language developed，the possibilities for human kind's future achievements and cultural growth increased．
Many language experts believe that evolution is （52）D  for our ability to produce and use language．They （53）C  that our highly evolved brain provides us with an innate （inborn：天生的）  language ability not found in lower organisms （生物，有机体）．Those who support this innateness theory say that our （54）A for language is inborn，but that language develops gradually，as a function of the growth of the brain during childhood．Therefore there are critical （55）B  time for language development．
Current （56）A  of innateness theory are mixed； however，evidence supporting the existence of some innate abilities can not be denied．（57）C，more and more schools （流派） are discovering that foreign languages are best taught in （58）D  grades．Young children often can learn several languages by being （59）B  to them，while adults have a much harder time learning another language once the （60）C  of their first language have become firmly fixed．
（61）A  some aspects of language are innate，language does not develop automatically of itself．Children who have been （62）D  from other human beings do not possess language．This demonstrates that interaction or communication with other human beings is necessary for proper language development．Some language experts believe that this is even more basic to human language acquisition （习得） than any innate abilities．These theorists view language as imitative，learned behavior．（63）C，children learn language from their parents by imitating them．Parents gradually shape their child's language skills by giving （64）B  feedback to precise imitations and negative feedback to imprecise ones．

50．A．producedB．evolvedC．bornD．originated
51．A．valuableB．appropriateC．convenientD．favorite
52．A．permanentB．availableC．reliableD．responsible
53．A．assureB．informC．claimD．convince
54．A．potentialB．performanceC．preferenceD．passion
55．A．personalB．biologicalC．socialD．psychological
56．A．reviewsB．referenceC．reactionD．recommendation
57．A．In a wordB．In a senseC．In factD．In other words
58．A．variousB．differentC．the higherD．the lower
59．A．revealedB．exposedC．engagedD．involved
60．A．requirementsB．formationsC．rulesD．construction
61．A．AlthoughB．WhetherC．SinceD．When
62．A．distinguishedB．differentC．protectedD．isolated
63．A．As a resultB．After allC．In other wordsD．Above all
64．A．inspiringB．positiveC．satisfyingD．exact
17．第一节 完形填空
I spent last summer volunteering at a hospital．It was a gift to（41）B so many amazing people and I'd like to share one of these moments．One day，I was called to a room where a（n） （42）A woman was staying．Usually I helped with（43）C who were ready to leave．Instead，she（44）B to go to the gift shop．I got a（45）C，helped her into it，and headed down to the entrance．
When we got there，it wasn't open yet．After a 30-minute（46）D，we entered the gift shop．As I pushed her around，I could see the（47）Cin her face as she looked at everything，happy to be out of her room．She  （48）Asome window decorations，and then saw chocolates．
She asked me to push her in that（49）C，and then I helped her（50）D all the different chocolate arrangements．（51）Bshe decided on three different boxes．
She told me to write the numbers 1，2，and 3on the boxes．She（52）A that the nurses were taking such good care of her，so she（53）Dchocolates for each of the three shifts of nurses．As we gave the current shift of nurses their box of chocolate，they（54）Coffered some to me before taking some themselves．
There were（55）Ball around．Witnessing the old lady's（56）Aand getting the opportunity to spend time with someone who got so much joy from life was a（57）Cin itself．I have so many more stories，and each person made an impact on my life．I've（58）Dthat health has a way of b ringing people together．（59）A is a blessing，and being in a place where health is so（60）Band appreciated is unlike anything else．
41．A．introduceB．meetC．attractD．describe
42．A．elderlyB．strangeC．importantD．famous
43．A．nursesB．kidsC．patientsD．parents
44．A．pretendedB．wantedC．failedD．promised
45．A．carB．shopping cartC．wheel chairD．bike
46．A．rideB．walkC．driveD．wait
47．A．reliefB．anxietyC．joyD．puzzle
48．A．choseB．madeC．usedD．received
49．A．mannerB．caseC．directionD．point
50．A．prepare forB．make upC．figure outD．1ook through
51．A．SuddenlyB．EventuallyC．FortunatelyD．Actually
52．A．explainedB．declaredC．expectedD．imagined
53．A．exchangedB．designedC．tastedD．bought
54．A．in factB．at a lossC．in turnD．at ease
55．A．whispersB．smilesC．shoutsD．cheers
56．A．kindnessB．choiceC．decisionD．1oneliness
57．A．1essonB．chanceC．giftD．fact
58．A．concludedB．imaginedC．predictedD．1earned
59．A．HealthB．LuckC．VirtueD．Praise
60．A．testedB．valuedC．maintainedD．promoted
16．"Nature does not hurry，yet everything is accomplished．"-Lao Tzu
If you are in a city where everyone rushes，realize that you don't have to be like everyone else．You can be different．You can walk instead of driving in rush hour traffic．You can be on your iPhone or Blackberry less，and disconnected sometimes．Your environment doesn't control your life-you do．I'm not going to tell you how to give you a step-by-step guide to moving slower．（36）D
1．Do less．
Cut back on your projects，on your task list，on how much you try to do each day．Focus not on quantity but on quality．（37）F Save smaller，routine tasks for later in the day，but give yourself time to focus．
2．Have fewer meetings．
（38）B And they eat into your day，forcing you to squeeze the things you really need to do into small windows，and making you rush．
3．（39）A
When you do the important things with focus，without rush，there will be things that get pushed back，and that don't get done．And you need to ask yourself：how necessary are these things？What would happen if I stopped doing them？
4．Practice mindfulness．
Simply learn to live in the present，rather than things so much about future or the past．When you eat，fully appreciate your food．When you are with someone，be with them fully．When you are walking，appreciate your surroundings，no matter where you are．
Try these things out．Life is better when unrushed．（40）E

A．Start to put off or cancel the unnecessary．
B．Meetings are usually a"big waste of time"．
C．The world likely won't end if you don't pass one of the examinations．
D．But here are some things to consider and perhaps adopt，if they work for your life．
E．Remember the quote：if nature can get everything done without rushing，so can you．
F．Pick 2-3important things-or even just one important thing-and work on those first．
G．Give yourself more time to get ready and get there．
15．Are forests always created by nature？A man from rural India proves that this is not necessarily（41）C．
Abdul Kareem，who used to be an airline ticketing agent，has a great love for the （42）D．Though he never went to college，he can talk about plants and trees like a（n）（43）A．In 1977，he bought a piece of（44）B wasteland with the hope of growing trees on it．In the beginning，people thought he was （45）C to waste his time and money on the land．But he（46）A ignored them and kept working on the soil and planting trees there．The land was so（47）Dthat it had to be watered several times a day．Kareem had to fetch the water from a （48）Bthat was a kilometer away．In the first two years，none of the trees he planted（49）C．However，in the（50）Ayear，several young trees started growing．Greatly（51）Dby the result，Kareem planted more trees and his man made forest began to（52）B．
Kareem let his forest grow（53）C，without using fertilizers or insecticides．He believed in the （54）A of nature to renew itself without the interference of humans．That's （55）Dhe did not allow fallen leaves or branches from the forest to be removed．
After years of （56）B，Kareem has not only realized his dream but also transformed a piece of （57）Cland into a beautiful forest．Today，his forest is（58）Ato 1，500medicinal plants，2，000varieties of trees，rare birds，animals，and insects．Now，（59）Dfrom all over the world come to visit his creation．They hope to do research on the secret of his （60）B so that other parts of the world could benefit from it．

41．A．wrongB．goodC．trueD．natural
42．A．jobB．planesC．ticketsD．woods
43．A．expertB．actorC．guideD．farmer
44．A．richB．rockyC．green，D．expensive
45．A．pleasedB．wiseC．crazyD．disappointed
46．A．simplyB．hardlyC．rarelyD．rudely
47．A．dampB．hardC．poorD．dry
48．A．resourceB．sourceC．forceD．course
49．A．diedB．recoveredC．survivedD．succeeded
50．A．thirdB．secondC．fourthD．last
51．A．surprisedB．satisfiedC．challengedD．encouraged
52．A．，take placeB．take shapeC．take stepsD．take risks
53．A．slowlyB．quicklyC．naturallyD．nicely
54．A．abilityB．activityC．qualityD．possibility
55．A．howB．whenC．whereD．why
56．A．effectsB．effortsC．comfortsD．harvests
57．A．deservedB．reservedC．desertedD．preserved
58．A．homeB．keyC．accessD．way
59．A．childrenB．parentsC．touristsD．scientists
60．A．1ifeB．successC．companyD．happiness．
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