15．Many people travel during the holiday season but do not make sure that their houses and homes(61)——青夏教育精英家教网—

15．Many people travel during the holiday season but do not make sure that their houses and homes（61）are protected（protect）．Crime goes u（62）rapidly（rapid） during the winter and summer holiday seasons．Here are some things that you should keep in mind when you go（63）fora holiday．
Always give（64）strangers（strange） the feeling that you are at home．Have the snow（65）cleaned（clean） off your stairs or out of your driveway during the winter season．You might ask someone to park（66）hiscars in your driveway．
Tell your newspaper deliverer that you are not at home．（67）Having（have） a pile of newspapers and other mail on your doorsteps tells people that you are not at home，so you could also have a neighbor（68）ora relative get your mail every day．
Fix a timer in some of your rooms（69）that/whichturns lights on and off during different times of the day．Some TVs also come with a timer that you could set to be turned on during certain times．Have motion （运动） sensitive lights outside your house that keep thieves away（70）when/whileyou are not at home．

14．"A photograph that one has taken of oneself，typically with a smart phone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website"is the definition of"selfie"in the Oxford English Dictionary．In fact，it wasn't even in the dictionary until August of last year．It earned its place there because people are now so obsessed with （对…痴迷） selfies─we take them when we try on a new hat，play with our pets or when we meet a friend whom we haven't seen in a while．
But is there any scientific explanation for this obsession？Well，you should probably ask James Kilner，a neuroscientist（神经系统科学家） at University College London．
Through our lifetime we become experts at recognizing and interpreting other people's faces and facial expressions．In contrast，according to Kilner，we have a very poor understanding of our own faces since we have little experience of looking at them─we just feel them most of the time．
This has been proved in previous studies，according to the BBC．
Kilner found that most people chose the more attractive picture．This suggests that we tend to think of ourselves as better-looking than we actually are．To further test how we actually perceive our own faces，Kilner carried out another study．He showed people different versions of their own portrait─the original，one that had been edited to look less attractive and one that was made more attractive─and asked them to pick the version which they thought looked most like them．They chose the more attractive version．
But what does it say about selfies？Well，isn't that obvious？Selfies give us the power to create a photograph─by taking it from various angles，with different poses，using filters （滤色镜） and so on─that better matches our expectations with our actual faces．
"You suddenly have control in a way that you don't have in non-virtual（非虚拟的） interactions，"Kilner told the Canada-based CTV News．Selfies allow you"to keep taking pictures until you manage to take one you're happy with"，he explained．
28．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．The definition and fun of taking selfies．
B．A study of why people love taking selfies．
C．How taking selfies influences people's daily lives．
D．How to interpret people's facial expressions in their selfies．
29．The underlined word"perceive"in Paragraph 5can be replaced by"B"．
A．interpret B．beautify C．choose D．explain
30．What did Kilner discover from his researches？A
A．People tend to believe they look more attractive than they actually are．
B．People tend to spend more time looking at their faces than at others'．
C．People interpret others'facial expressions worse than their own．
D．People who like taking selfies know more about their facial expressions．
31．According to Kilner，people like taking selfies probably because they thinkB．
A．it is a good chance to learn more about their actual faces
B．it allows them to satisfy their expectations with their appearances
C．it enables them to interact with their friends in social media
D．it is a way to respond to others'facial expressions correctly．

13．How cool can libraries be in an era of iPods and Kindles？More than you think．Only if you know where to go．
Central Library：Seattle，Washington，United States
The Central Library in Seattle is modern and fashionable and has tourists from around the world paying visits and taking tours．It was designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas and American designer Joshua Ramus．Tours began in 2006，two years after its opening．The library holds various art exhibitions，book signings and other events，while visitors can stop by the Chocolate cart for a coffee and scan through the gift shop anytime．
Trinity College Library：Dublin，Ireland
The Trinity College Library in Dublin is the oldest library in Ireland，founded in 1592by Queen Elizabeth I．It is the largest single library in the world，also known as the Long Room，which contains more than 200，000of the library's oldest books．The Long Room houses one of the oldest harps（竖琴）in Ireland．Dating to the 15th century，the old harp is the model for the symbol foreland．
Geisel Library，University of California：San Diego，United States
At first glance，it looks like a spaceship．Architect William Pereira，who helped design actual space launch facilities at Cape Canaveral in Houston，Texas，designed the library in 1970．It has been featured in sci-fi films，short stories and novels．The library hosts"Dinner in the Library，"which invites readers for cocktails，and also a special speech from distinguished authors．
TU Delft Library：The Netherlands
The library at the Delft University of Technology was constructed in 1997and has more than 862，000books，16，000magazine subscriptions and its own museum．The building itself exists beneath the ground，so you can't really see the actual Library．What makes it interesting is the roof，which is a grassy hill．The roof covers 5，500square meters．And it has become one of the most striking and greenest structures in the area．
25．Which of the four libraries has the longest history？B
A．Central Library   B．Trinity College Library    C．Geisel Library     D．TU Delft Library
26．What makes Geisel Library different from the others is thatC．
A．Queen Elizabeth I founded the library         B．it has a roof of grassy hill
C．famous writers often deliver speeches there
D．it is the largest single library in the world
27．In Central Library，you canB．
A．drink cocktailsB．buy souvenirs
C．enjoy sci-fi films    D．see the old harp．

12．On the eve of our daughters'weddings，I gave both of them what I considered to be excellent marital advice：never leave your husband unsupervised （无人监督的） with pruning shears （修枝剪）．
If only I had taken my own advice．I recently let my guard down．Thirty-some years of marriage can do that to a woman．Give a man pruning shears and electric trimmers （电动修剪器） and he will give new meaning to"armed and dangerous．"
One day earlier this year，my husband said that the crab apple tree was dead．
"Why do you think it is dead？"I asked．
"Look at it．There's not a leaf on it．"
"There's not a leaf on anything．It's March，"I said．
"It looked sick last fall and with this bitter winter we had，I'm convinced it's dead．"
The truth is he's never liked the crabapple．Sure，it has beautiful blooms in the spring，but then it gets a disease，the leaves curl，and it drops those little apples that sit on the driveway．
Each passing week he pronounced the tree dead．Eventually I began to believe him．Though he agreed it would be a regrettable loss，there was a twinkle in his eye．He armed himself a couple of weeks ago and began trimming．A branch here，a branch there，a small limb，then a large limb．I watched and then decided to check the wood on some of the branches closer to the trunk．I broke one off and saw green．
The crabapple was not dead．It just hadn't had time to leaf out．The tree was now falling to one side，but it was not dead．I would have told him so，but he had moved on to a maple．Once the man starts，he can't stop．One trim leads to another．
"Please，stop!"I called．
He smiled and nodded，but he couldn't hear because he had started the hedge （树篱） trimmers and was getting ready to fix a line of hedges．
Zip （飕飕声），zip，zip．
"What do you think？"he shouted．
"It's supposed to be a privacy hedge； now all that will be private are our ankles．"
He started the trimmers again．
"Stop!"I called，"Come back!"
"Why？"he shouted．
"You're in the neighbor's yard．"
21．By saying"if only I had taken my own advice．"the author means thatA．
A．she didn't follow her own advice about pruning shears
B．she feels regretful about her marriage after many years
C．she should have kept a closer watch on her husband
D．she shouldn't have given that marital advice to her daughters
22．We can learn from the article that the author's husbandB．
A．has a great talent for gardening
B．nearly ruined their neighbor's garden
C．mistook their crab apple tree for a maple tree
D．had never used pruning shears before
23．What does the article mainly talk about？B
A．Why the author's husband insisted on trimming their crab apple tree．
B．Why husbands shouldn't be left to trim trees alone．
C．How the author has survived her"thirty-some"years of marriage．
D．How the author's husband killed their crab apple tree．
24．What is the tone of the article？D
A．Anxious．B．Critical．C．Serious．D．Humorous．

11．短文中共有10处语言错误，每句话最多两处错误．错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在此处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出增加的词；
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉；
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其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（从十一处起）不计分．
In a couple of week，we will say goodbye to our school．How the time flies!I will never forget the past three years that I have enjoyed a wonderfully journey with all of my teachers and classmates．To make the journey fruitful，our teachers devoted his time and energy to us．Thanks so much to your help and guidance，my dear teachers!I really appreciated it．
Before long，we'll start a new journey，and there may be a lot of difficulties in do everything in the future．I know there are no end to the things that we can accomplish，and tomorrow is the beginning of the hardest part of our life．May you happy and successful all the time in your new life!

10．Mr．Swales was talking about what people do in his class．He also （41）wanted （want） to find out what his students wanted to be （42）when they grew up．He asked Billy Mitzer to say something about it first．
"My daddy works in a bank，"Billy Mitzer said．"I guess I expect（43）to work （work） in a bank too．There's lots of money in the bank．"
"My parents have a grocery store，"Emmy DiSalvo said．"But I want to be an airline pilot．"
Shirley Danes yelled，"Jodie's Daddy is a garbage man!"
Everybody in the class laughed out loud （44）at Jodie．She felt her face turn red．Everyone was laughing．Jodie looked at Mr．Swales．He was（45）angry （anger）．He almost never raised his voice，but now he did．
"Silence!I want everybody to be quiet this instant．"
The laughter stopped（46）immediately （immediate）．"You should be ashamed of yourselves，"Mr．Swales said．"（47）Being （be） a garbage man is difficult and enormously useful job．We should all be grateful to Mr．Harris．Where would we be without （48）him （he）？I think you all owe Jodie an （49）apology （apologize）．And after that，you're all going to write his father a nice letter to tell him how much you appreciate （50）what he does for all of us．"

8．Teenagers have fewer friends than 20years ago，research has shown---despite the increasing popularity of social media．
A study carried out by experts at The University of Queensland in Australia，found teens felt less lonely than two decades ago---but that they have poorer social networks．
A survey of more than 285，000US high school students carried out between 1991and 2012found young people had fewer friends with whom to interact，but less desire for more friends．
The Globe and Mail quotes the findings of the research，printed in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin，which suggests economic changes may have helped increased individuality （个体意识） among young people．
The authors behind the study wrote，"Greater economic opportunities offer individuals more freedom to manage their own money，decide whom to date and decide whom to marry，reducing the influence of relatives and giving people more freedom，which may increase individualism．"
"Economic changes lead to increased individuality，which could lead to decreasing interest in friends，increasing self-reliance，increasing self-esteem （自尊） and decreasing loneliness．"
Lead researcher，Dr．David Clark said further research on cultures outside the US would help determine if modernization is the root cause of the observed results．
He said，"If other cultures show the same pattern of reduced loneliness in the face of poorer social networks，this would support the idea that modernization is responsible．"
The findings have shown that the growing use of social networking sites has had a negative effect on the quality of people's friendships．
A study from 2006by sociologists at Duke University also showed that on average most adults only have two people they can talk to about the most important subjects in their lives while one quarter had no close friends at all．
9．Compared with 20years ago，what do we know about teenagers today？B
A．They feel more lonely．
B．They have fewer friends．
C．They have wider social networks．
D．They are more eager to make friends．
10．What may economic changes make teens do today？C
A．Desire more friends．
B．Feel more lonely．
C．Be more independent．
D．Make money more easily．
11．In Dr．David Clark's view，D．
A．some adults have no close friends at all
B．teens should get away from social networks
C．all cultures show teens today feel less lonely
D．modernization may cause teens'reduced loneliness．

7．We've all had that moment when we are in the middle of sorting old clothes，or walking down the street and passing a restaurant，or someone hugs you and their pleasant smell go slightly and you're instantly transported to a past memory or you feel an emotional response to that smell．
For me，the smell of bubble bath will always make me think of long soaps in the big claw-footed bath and my grandma's house in the UK!If this sounds like you too，there is a reason for it．Psychologist Sabina Read explains，"Fragrance is commonly linked to our mood and behavior via learned emotional responses associated with smells and past experiences．If we smell roses while visiting a sick loved one in hospital，the smell may arouse sadness or grief （哀伤）； however if we first smell roses after giving birth，we will most likely associate that smell with feelings of joy and love．Therefore fragrance plays a powerful role in mood and emotion across our life．"
And it's this understanding which Imperial Leather has used in creating their new fragrance range．The brand undertook a survey of 2，200Australians on fragrances and smells---and some of the results might surprise you．
*A huge 97percent of people feel more confident just by wearing a fragrance．
*Women feel most attractive wearing a floral （花香的） scent．
*Floral fragrances are the most attractive scent with men voting it as their favorite scent for a partner．
*Over half the nation，51percent，have used the same fragrance for five years or more．
5．When we are sorting old clothes，their pleasant smell mayD．
A．be always full of our memory
B．drive us to change for new ones
C．have a positive effect on our emotion
D．remind us a certain past memory or feelings on it
6．By giving examples，the writer makes us learn thatB．
A．roses are always connected with joy and love
B．fragrance plays an important role in our mood and emotion
C．the big claw-footed bath calls up the memory of his grandma's house
D．Imperial Leather conducted a survey to create their new fragrance range
7．What would be the best title for the passage？A
A．The Truth Behind Fragrances and Feelings
B．Smell Associated with Emotion
C．A Survey by Imperial Leather
D．My Past Memory of Smell
8．What can you do if you want to make yourself attractive？C
A．Wear some old clothes full of memories．
B．Take a bubble bath every day．
C．Wear some kind of fragrance．
D．Avoid visiting people in hospital．

6．My daughter Kelly is a cautious person．She needs to warm up to situations，and is hesitant to try new things．When with close friends，she becomes a leader who laughs loudly and chants，"Girls rule，boys drool （流口水）"But when that comfort zone is not around her，she is shy and nervous．
This had been challenging for me at times．"Shy"is not a word that I think has ever been used to describe me．But this has been a year of"firsts"for my girl that has filled her with a new sense of confidence．This year she moved to lap lane in swimming where she was preparing for a swim team．This year she learned to ride a bike without training wheels．And this year she completed her first kids'triathlon （三项全能）．
On Saturday，with a thunderstorm coming soon and my son's birthday party later in the day，we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in her first triathlon．We practiced transitions （过渡） from swim to bike to run with her，we got all the equipment she'd need，and we kept talking about the race．But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her turn，she held my leg a little harder and told me she loved me many times．She was nervous but trying to keep it together．
And then it was her turn．From the second she jumped into the water，my face lit up．My daughter transformed into the most confident human being I had ever seen．She dominated （主宰） that swim，won that bike ride and ran to the finish with the biggest smile on her face．
I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my entire life．It wasn't because she did a sport or anything like that．It was because she was afraid of something and conquered （克服） that fear with confidence and a fire I hadn't seen before．
All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling．She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I won that day．I won the chance to see my girl shine．
Shine on，sweet baby．
1．Kelly is nervous whenA．
A．situations are new to her
B．boys are around her
C．she changes into a leader
D．she is away from her mom
2．We can know from the Paragraph 3B．
A．the race began in the early morning
B．the whole family gave Kelly support
C．Kelly was eager for her turn in the race
D．Kelly prepared for her brother's birthday party
3．Seeing Kelly's performance in the race，the author feltA．
A．excited and proud
B．anxious and uneasy
C．curious and concerned
D．worried and hesitant
4．The author"felt like I won that day"because KellyD．
A．expressed love to her
B．won the gold medal
C．took part in the sport
D．overcame the fear．

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