17．As the labor market becomes more attractive.more companies are sending their employees to school．——青夏教育精英家教网—

17．As the labor market becomes more attractive，more companies are sending their employees to school．Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is the latest company to use tuition assistance for employees-which for decades has been a part of many business'benefits packages-as part of a renewed effort to bring in and cultivate talent．And while the impact of such programs has yet to be fully assessed，many see it as a positive-although gradual-movement．
"For workers，it gives them a better opportunity for development，"says Colleen Flaherty Manchester，a professor．"For firms，they are able to recruit the type of employees who have value education and are less likely to turn over，and thus have a higher level of retention（保留）．"
In all，56percent of US organizations offer undergraduate educational assistance while 52percent offer graduate assistance．
Largely driving the trend are Millennials，who happen to be the fastest-growing people in the US workforce today and to whom the idea of tuition support from employers is especially appealing．Nearly 60percent of Millennials surveyed said they would choose a job with strong professional-development potential over one with regular pay raises．Employers are absolutely adapting to Millennials in the workplace．They recognize that they need more experience，more knowledge，more mentoring to be successful．And they're asking for it．
Of more than 140，000Starbucks employees，only about 4，000have signed up for the company's College Achievement Plan．What the long-term effects such programs might have for companies'retention and turnover rates remain unclear．But，the pluses of these programs are more important than the minuses．We're going to see a lot more of this in the future．
32．Using tuition assistance for employeesB．
A．has attracted a large number of talents
B．is a trend that formed recently
C．has existed for scores of years
D．is well received by employees
33．What can we learn from what Colleen Flaherty said？B
A．It is merely beneficial to employees
B．It is a win-win event for employees and employers．
C．Valuing education has become a trend for all companies．
D．It turns out to be tough for firms to find suitable employees．
34．What does the underlined word"it"in Paragraph 4refer to？B
A．Regular pay raises．
B．More chances to be successful．
C．Educational support．
D．Professional-development potential．
35．Which of the following statements is TRUE about the programs？B
A．The programs can guarantee the employees a good job．
B．The impact of the programs remains to be estimated．
C．Employees will benefit more from the programs than companies．
D．It's less likely that employees will remain in the same company after receiving the programs．

16．It never occurred to anybody，not even the creators that the world would care about the complex lives，loves and sufferings of a group of attractive and witty New Yorkers．But there's no doubt that Friends（老友记）has become more than just a successful situation comedy-it has established itself as one of the last great television phenomena of the last century．Along the way，it has made its half-dozen leading actors famous．
Looking back on the strong friendship between the group of three men and three women who frequently gather at each other's apartments and at Greenwich Village's Central Perk coffee house，Friends was created by television producers，David Crane and Marta Kauffman．In 1993，the pair met producer Kevin S．Bright．Then the three became partners and got a deal to produce a new comedy for Warner Brothers．What they came up with was based on Crane and Kauffman's after-college years，when they hung out at the local coffee house and involved themselves in every aspect of each other's lives．
It didn't take long for viewers to make friends with Friends．The situation comedy quickly became a top ten hit．Critics loved it as well．Entertainment Weekly said the show operated like a Broadway show，with twisty plots and unique jokes．The television theme song has also been a success with the public．The song's success helped save the television theme song．An ABC（美国广播公司）executive was ready to order very short music intros（前奏） on his network's shows，thinking that viewers would hit the remote control as soon as the opening started．But the success of the Friends theme song led the ABC executive to change his mind--remote controls or not，the TV theme song would stay．
Years have gone by，but Friends remains and will remain an example of a modern US situation comedy that is both hugely entertaining television and nothing short of a genuine latter-day social phenomenon．
28．What is stressed in the second paragraph？A
A．The origin of Friends．
B．The role models of Friends．
C．The popularity of Friends．
D．The brilliance of Friends．
29．Which of the following is TRUE about Friends？D
A．It has a simple but entertaining plot．
B．It is about friendship between college students．
C．It was criticized by Entertainment Weekly．
D．It first came into being in the 1990s．
30．What can we learn from the passage？C
A．Producer，Kevin S．Bright，graduated from the same college as David Crane．
B．ABC once replaced the theme song of its TV show with a short music intro．
C．The ABC executive thought highly of the theme song of Friends．
D．Marta Kauffman expected Friends to achieve great success．
31．What might the author think of Friends？D
A．Its merits outweigh its shortcomings．
B．Its success lies in the lack of good situation comedies．
C．He/she has a reserved attitude towards its success．
D．He/she shows great affection towards it．

15．In China，chain restaurants-especially the big multinational ones-are cool．Going to Starbucks，for example，is a status symbol．It not only says，"I'm rich enough to buy this overpriced coffee，"but also，"I'm cosmopolitan （见多识广的） enough to be part of globalization．"
Where I come from in the UK，however，chains are neither fashionable nor gourmet（美食的）．Chains are where you go on New Year's Day when nowhere else is open，or when you are 5years old and your parents can't stand hearing，"I'm huuuuuungry!"any longer．In my own case （with regards to McDonald's），a chain is where you are taken on your first"date"．Even at the age of 13，I knew to give the guy the"let's just be friends"phone call the next day．
In the UK，independent cafes and restaurants are making a comeback on the fashion scene．Nowadays，a Londoner who says"let's meet for a coffee at Monmouth"（an independent cafe） is much cooler than one who says"let's go to Starbucks"．Even if Monmouth's coffee is a little more expensive，there's a satisfaction in knowing your pounds aren't going straight to the big corporations．
Of course，there are chain stores all over the UK； you can't go five minutes without spotting a Costa Coffee．But numbers do not add up to good taste．
I do，however，have a confession （坦白）．After moving to China I had moments when all the rice and Kung Pao Chicken became too much．I，too，have retreated to McDonald's．
24．Many Chinese people like to go to multinational chain restaurants becauseC．
A．the restaurants give customers a taste of foreign culture
B．the restaurants offer different food and drinks from other restaurants
C．they believe that eating there will show their wealth and social status
D．these restaurants are perfect places for a romantic date
25．Which of the following statements is TRUE？C
A．The author has grown tired of Chinese food．
B．Branches of Monmouth's cafe can be found all over the UK．
C．Most independent stores are closed on New Year's Day in the UK．
D．It is cool in the UK to take your first date to a chain restaurant．
26．We can infer from the article thatD．
A．the author doesn't like food from Pizza Hut
B．the author doesn't like to follow fashion trends
C．many Britons think that numbers mean poor quality
D．many Britons don't like big corporations
27．What does the underlined word （in the last paragraph） mean？D
A．adapted
B．contributed
C．subscribed
D．switched．

14．Chester City Library offers a range of Library Special Needs Services to people who don't have access to our library service in the usual way．As long as you live in Chester City，we'll provide a wide range of library services and resources including：
●Large printed and ordinary printed books
●Talking books on tape and CD
●DVDs and music CDs
●Magazines
●Reference and information requests
Home delivery service
Let us know what you like to read and we will choose the resources for you．Our staff will deliver the resources to your home for free．We also provide a service where we can choose the resources for you or someone instead of you choose the things from the library．You can also choose the resources you need personally．
Talking books and captioned videos
The library can provide talking books for people who are unable to use printed books because of eye diseases．You don't have to miss out on reading any more when you can borrow talking books from the library．If you have limited hearing which prevents you from enjoying movies，we can provide captioned videos for you at no charge．
Languages besides English
We can provide books in a range of languages besides English．If possible，we will request these items from the State Library of NSW，Australia．
How to join？
Contact the Library Special Needs Coordinator to register or discuss if you are eligible（合适的） for any of the services we provide---Tuesday，Wednesday and Thursday 9am---5pm on 4297 2522for more information．
21．Library Special Needs Services are meant forB．
A．those who are fond of reading
B．people living in Chester City with an illness or disability
C．only those who have walking disabilities
D．those who can't get medical help in Chester City
22．What can we learn from the passage？C
A．Few entertaining resources are offered here．
B．People with limited hearing have to pay for captioned videos．
C．Books with different languages are available．
D．People have to choose what they need by themselves．
23．To get home delivery service，you mustD．
A．only choose printed books
B．have others choose the resources for you
C．pay the library ahead of time
D．register ahead of time．

13．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．删除：把多余的词用（\）划掉．修改：在错的词下画一横线（），并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分；
3．必须按答题要求做题，否则不给分．
Time flies!This is a third year that I have been in this school．In the past two and a half years，our school had organized many activities．What impressed me best was an activity called"Learning to Farm"．In an autumn afternoon，we were sent to a farm which we learned to plant potatoes．Having been in the city for so a long time，we were so happy to go to the countryside．After divided into 3groups，we started to work．Some students cut potatoes into pieces； some dug holes，and the others put the pieces into the hole，put the earth back and pushed them down hard．We continued doing that until all the work was done．Although we were exhausted，but we felt happy on our way back home．

12．Old English is quite different （71）from the English we speak today．Before the middle of the 5^th century，people in Britain all spoke a language （72）called（call） Celtic．By the 10^th century，Old English （73）had become（become） the official language of England．
（74）Whenwe speak English today，we sometimes feel puzzled about which word or phrases to use．This is （75）becauseEnglish has many words and phrases from different languages，but with similar meaning．Middle English was from around the 12^th to the 15^th century．Many things played an important part in the （76）development（develop） of this new type of English．The most contribution was from the Normans，a French---speaking people （77）who/that defeated England and took control of the country in 1066．However，the Norman Conquest did not affect English （78）as much as the Angles and the Saxon's victory about 600years earlier，which led to Old English replacing Celtic．
Modern English appeared during the Renaissance in the 16thj century．The question of whether English will keep on （79）changing（change） in the future is easy to answer．（80）It is certain that people will keep inventing new words and new ways of saying things．
People make mistakes．We are allowed to make mistakes．But the actions we take while in a rage will impress us forever．

11．Why can't the woman go to the party？
A．Because she doesn't want to．
B．Because she has to work．
C．Because she wants to eat in a restaurant．

10．请听第10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题．
17．What did the speaker's brother help do when he was little？
A．Chop vegetables．
B．Set the table．
C．Do the washing-up．
18．Which of the following was the speaker's least favorite thing？
A．Pork．
B．Beef．
C．Mutton．
19．Where did the speaker's father probably come from？
A．England．
B．Italy．
C．Brazil．
20．What dish did the speaker's sister like to have？
A．Spaghetti．
B．Pizzas．
C．Rice and beans．

9．请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题．
17．Who named the eastern states of New Hampshire and New Jersey？
A．The British explorers．
B．The Spanish explorers．
C．The French explorers．
18．What did California mean when the Spanish explorers used it to name the area？
A．A land of flowers．
B．A Spanish book．
C．An island of gold．
19．Why did French explorers call a river in the Midwest"Missouri"？
A．Because the Indian tribe lived along the river．
B．Because the name Missouri meant a rich place．
C．Because it showed the influence of Indians．
20．How many ways of naming places are mentioned in the talk？
A.3．
B.4．
C.5．

8．听第10段材料，回答第17至20题．
17．What's Mowat besides a writer？
A．A farmer．
B．An environmentalist．
C．An adventurer．
18．What did Mowat mainly write about in his books？
A．Animals and nature．
B．Love stories．
C．Canada's culture．
19．How many books did he write that won many literary honours？
A．About 60．
B．About 40．
C．About 20．
20．What did Mowat continue doing earlier the week before he died？
A．Telling stories．
B．Travelling around．
C．Defending the environment right．

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