15．Shopping online has exploded in popularity in recent years.particularly among young people．——青夏教育精英家教网——

15．Shopping online has exploded in popularity in recent years，particularly among young people．

14．Today many people live longer lives with more physical and mental strength．The"life cycle"from childhood to adulthood and into older age is different from previous generations．How are ideas about the life cycle changing？
One American writer，Gail Sheehy，has identified some new trends in the life cycle．She separates life into decades，10-year sections．Her definitions are optimistic and positive，and they may help people understand themselves as they grow older．
The ages between twenty and thirty are times of experimentation．People in their twenties try many new things with a lot of energy．They search for a path for their lives．Their responsibilities are not usually serious，and they can experiment with lifestyles choices．But when they become thirty，they pass to a stage called"First Adulthood．"In this stage of life，people begin to think for themselves．They become independent and more ambitious．They begin to define themselves within society．
In the next stage of life，the forties，people begin to prepare themselves for leadership positions．Gail Sheehy sees people in their forties as working hard．They want to be successful．They have to take care of their families and begin to be masters of their work and themselves．She calls moving from this stage into the fifties the passage to the"Age of Mastery．"People in fifties have new positive feeling．They begin to see different things they can do with their lives．They become adventurers．They also begin to question their values．They want to live their lives better，with more truth．They struggle to understand the world and themselves．
She calls the next stage the"Age of Integrity．"When people become sixty，they want to live their lives with real values．They work to keep their minds active．They recommit themselves to their families with love．They begin to take some active risk-taking for the future．It is a time of real maturity．Ms．Sheehy calls people in their seventies wise，people in their eighties free，and those in their nineties noble．The life cycle Ms．Sheehy writes about is long and hopeful．

16．According to Gail Sheehy，the life cycleB．
A．goes through 3stages
B．can be divided into different ages lasting ten years long
C．helps people understand themselves better．
D．determines people's life styles
17．"First adulthood"refers to the stageD．
A．where people take up a lot of serious responsibilities
B．where people are between twenty and thirty
C．that is most important period of the life cycle
D．where people tend to be independent and more ambitious
18．To Ms．Sheehy's eye，people in their seventies areC？
A．free
B．mature
C．wise
D．adventurers．

13．The following reasons can accountfor his refusing their offer．

12．Imagine the tallest building in the United States．Fill that giant building 44times with rotten fruits and vegetables．Now you know how much food Americans waste every year．
It is hard to believe，right？About 133billion pounds of food get thrown away．That's one-third of all the food we produce．And a lot of it is thrown away for one simple reason：It's ugly．
The problem is that nature isn't perfect．Apples can get scarred（留下疤痕）by storms．Cucumbers grow in C shapes．Carrots change into unusual fork-like forms．Watermelons get too big to fit on a refrigerator shelf．These crazy-looking fruits and vegetables may taste great．But most grocery stores refuse to sell them．Store owners say people judge food by how it looks．No one wants a tomato that looks like a two-headed monster．But what if you could buy that tomato for half-price？
A new movement is trying to make people see the"beauty"in ugly food．Some stores are selling ugly produce．It tastes the same．And you pay less for it because the food doesn't look perfect．
Usually，the stores find a nicer word than"ugly"．A Canadian chain uses"naturally imperfect．In some US stores，it's"misfit produce"．Whatever you call it，ugly food helps many people．Farmers get paid for food they were going to have to throw away．Shoppers get cheaper fruits and vegetables．The ugly-food movement will also help some of the 44million Americans who don't have enough to eat．Many groups give the ugly produce to hungry people．
So really，who cares if that carrot looks a little…ugly？

28．Why are lots of fruits and vegetables thrown away in the US？A
A．Because they don't look nice．
B．Because they have gone bad．
C．Because they don't taste good．
D．Because they are badly polluted．
29．What is the 5th paragraph mainly about？D
A．The stores selling ugly food．
B．The better names for ugly food．
C．The number of hungry Americans．
D．The benefits of the ugly-food movement．
30．What does the mark"…"in the last paragraph suggest？C
A．The author would like to buy ugly carrots．
B．No one would care if a carrot looks a little ugly．
C．The author does not quite like the word"ugly"．
D．Nobody really wants to buy carrots that look ugly．

11．When you need to see a doctor，surely you will want to see a good one．But there is one important thing you may never have thought about：Has your doctor rested enough？
Doctors in our country often have to work 34 hours or longer without sleep．Most of them work 104hours a week，and some even 150．（There are only 168 hours a week!）One report said that a doctor who works such long hours cannot think more clearly than a drunk driver．Another found that doctors who sleep 5.8fewer hours than the week before might make 22% more serious mistakes．Surely no one wants to get in a car that is driven by a drunk driver．So，how safe would you feel when you are under the care of a tired doctor？
Sadly this problem has been around for a long time．There are no laws about it yet and hospital bosses don't look like they care either．And that is why we doctors are asking you to join us on the street this Sunday．Fight together with us on the street so we can fight better for your life in the hospital．
Time：1p．m July 15Place：City Hospital Square

24．How long do doctors often have to work per week in the country？B
A.34 hours．B.104 hours．C.150 hours．D.168 hours．
25．What does the underlined word"Another"in Paragraph 2 refer to？C
A．A country．B．A doctor．C．A report．D．A driver．
26．Why does the writer compare a tired doctor with a drunk driver？D
A．To find out who can think more clearly．
B．To give an example of a common disease．
C．To show who can work longer without sleep．
D．To give the reader a clear idea of the danger．
27．What is the purpose of the text？B
A．To warn doctors not to work too long．
B．To get support for the fight for doctors．
C．To tell people how to find a good doctor．
D．To call for a law against drunk driving．

10．Six people are talking about the newly-built garden on the roof of their building．
Jasmine：I loved the idea when Wilber first told me about it．We had lots of meetings with our neighbors，trying to make them understand why it's good to build a garden on the roof．Now people love coming here，and we have made a lot of friends!
Wilber：The whole thing wasn't easy at first．But Jasmine helped a lot．And she was really good at making people happy to donate（捐赠）money for the roof garden．
David：My kids love going up there．They sit there watching butterflies and birds．The roof garden brings them closer to nature．
Samuel：You want something green？Visit the park!It's only one block away!After the roof garden was built，small insects started flying into my room!And the kids leave mud on the stairs when they come down from the roof!
Rosie：Our building is now cooler in the summer．My baby sleeps well even on hot summer days!
Flora：Guess where these tomatoes are from!Not from the supermarket．They're from our roof!It's wonderful，isn't？

21．Who dislikes the roof garden？C
A．Jasmine B．Rosie C．Samuel D．Flora
22．What does Wilber tell us？A
A．Jasmine helped to get the money．
B．Tomatoes grew well on the roof．
C．Children always make stairs dirty．
D．There are birds in the roof garden
23．What can be inferred from the interview？B
A．Babies like sleeping in the roof garden．
B．Most of the speakers love the roof garden．
C．The roof tomatoes sell well in the supermarket．
D．David first came up with the idea of a roof garden．

9．The flowers ______ my mother，but my sister thought they were for her and took them．（　　）

	A．	were intended for		B．	intended for
	C．	intended to give		D．	intended giving

8．She's tired of acting，and she _______ changing for a new job，but she hasn't made up her mind yet．（　　）

	A．	had considered		B．	has been considering
	C．	considered		D．	is going to consider

7．Columbus's discovery of the"New World"took place _______．（　　）

6．She has been working hard day and night，which of course，_______ her pale face．（　　）

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