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20．The biggest challenge faced by travelers especially those who like to have a backpacking trip is how to ensure a steady supply of clean clothes．Now，thanks to a great invention called Scrubba Wash Pack，that worry may be a thing of the past．
The portable washing machine was invented by Ash Newland in 2010，while planning to climb Mt．Kilimanjaro．Struck by the limited packing space，he got inspiration from traditional washboards to create a bag that could be used to clean clothes．Then he quitted his career as a lawyer and focused on perfecting the bag's design．By 2012，the bag was ready for the public．It weighed only 180grams and required very little storage space，making it perfect for anyone wishing to travel light．
Not surprisingly，the bag worth 55dollars was an instant hit with travelers，university students and even passengers．However，Newland was not satisfied．He still saw a flaw with his invention-dirty clothes had to be carried around in a separate bag!The recently introduced Scrubba Wash Pack solves that problem．
In order to make the pack active，dirty clothes are placed inside the bag along with two to three liters of water．The bag is then shut tightly to ensure all air is squeezed out and the clothes are massaged for a few minutes．After a quick wash，they are clean and ready to be dried．According to Newland，the pack can clean anything from jeans to smelly socks!What's even more amazing is that with a capacity to hold 13-liters of water，it can be used to wash more clothes at a time．
The best part is that the 99-dollar pack that will be available for sale later this year，only weighs 300grams and is completely foldable，making it easy to store when it's not in use．With the Scrubba Wash Pack，wandering through foreign cities searching for a washing shop，or paying for washing machines may soon be a thing of the past!

32．What led Ash Newland to create the Scrubba Wash Bag？D
A．His job requirements．
B．A traditional washboard．
C．His interest in invention．
D．His personal experience．
33．Why wasn't Ash Newland satisfied with his former invention？B
A．Clothes couldn't be washed well．
B．The invention was not so convenient．
C．The bag couldn't contain enough water．
D．The cost of the invention was very high．
34．It can be inferred that the improved Wash PackC．
A．turns to be much environmentally friendlier
B．will replace the traditional washing machines
C．will be widely used by more travelers in the future
D．can encourage more people to travel a long distance
35．What is the passage mainly about？A
A．Introducing a great new invention．
B．Explaining the development of backpack
C．Listing some common problems for travelers．
D．Comparing two kinds of washing machines．

19．Rebecca，who is a 25-year-old woman，has a rare condition．She can remember all the events she has experienced in her life．The events are so vivid，as if they happened just moments ago．But her vivid memories often become a reality．Rebecca said，"When I relive memories，the emotions come back．So if it's something that happened when I was younger，my emotions are about what I felt then．I also re-experience pain．For example，I remember falling over and hurting my left knee when I was three．When talking about it now，I'm getting pain in my left knee．"
However，there are times when Rebecca's memories prove to be too overwhelming，and she has learnt relaxation and mindfulness（聚神） techniques to solve．"At school，it is a hindrance．I'm not very quick at processing things，so there is always so much going through my mind．At night，I have to sleep with the radio on and a soft light．If it's too dark or quiet，my mind just recalls all these memories and I can't sleep，"Rebecca said．
In addition，Rebecca has no control over whether the memories she recalls will be positive or negative-recalling painful experiences with such vividness that she has suffered from post-traumatic （创伤后的） stress disorder．Rebecca said，"Recently，I went back to my old school for my sister's high school graduation．Being in that building again brought all those memories flooding back．I burst into tears and had to leave．"
Rebecca and her mother Mrs．Barnes got in touch with the University of California in 2011．It was there that Rebecca knew she had Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory （HSAM）．It's reported that Rebecca is one of just 80people worldwide，who have HASM．"Finding out about HASM has been such a positive experience．Now，Rebecca has been more positive and able to do things independently，which has been excellent，"Mrs．Barnes said．

28．What's wrong with Rebecca？D
A．She hardly sleeps well at night．
B．She usually gets hurt easily by others．
C．She can't distinguish between reality and dreams．
D．Her vivid memories lead her to experience sufferings．
29．What does the underlined word"hindrance"mean in Paragraph 2？B
A．Priority．
B．Difficulty．
C．Advantage．
D．Opportunity．
30．What can we learn from Paragraph 3？C
A．Rebecca had a strong dislike of going to school．
B．Rebecca was moved to tears at her sister's graduation．
C．Rebecca and her sister once studied in the same school．
D．Rebecca enjoyed a happy life during her high school years．
31．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that RebeccaA．
A．has got her life improved gradually
B．was influenced by her mother to be positive
C．was admitted into the University of California
D．became well-known due to her rare condition．

18．We started out in a great morning and were heading over the mountain range to Ellensburg．We stopped at Snoqualmie summit for a quick rest．About a mile from there，we heard a loud sound and thought we might hit a rock．However，we were wrong．
As we were turning into the rest area，we heard a loud banging sound again，and all I could do was get this car pulled over and stopped．Once we got stopped，and tire pulled off，we found that the bolt （螺栓），which is necessary for the brake to work，had been missing．Had I hit the brake with any more speed，I am sure the car would have turned over and we could have all been killed．
The first thing we needed to do was get a new bolt，so my husband went to get a cup of coffee and to ask whether there would be an auto parts store．They told him where，and then he came back to find we had no way to get there． That was when the Angel showed her wings! One of the coffee volunteers was getting off her shift and offered to take him to the auto parts store．So this angel took him to Ellensburg to get the part，only to find out that it was the wrong part．So she came back to see if everything fit and sure enough，she offered to take him to the hardware store in town to see if they could find this bolt!
She spent well over 4hours with us，driving us around to help fix our car and protect us until we were safe．She even followed us for a short time on the freeway until she knew we were well on our way safely．We were blessed that day，and when I told her she was an angel she just said we would do the same thing，and she was right，I would and I will again!

24．What actually happened when the writer heard the loud sound at the first timeC？
A．The car hit a rock and its tires were broken．
B．The car pulled over because of the steep road．
C．The brake couldn't work because of the lost bolt．
D．The car turned over because the bolt was missing．
25．What is the implied meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 3？D
A．The author wished someone would help them．
B．Someone appeared to give them what they needed．
C．Someone transported them to the right place．
D．Someone appeared at that time to help them．
26．Which of the following words can best describe the volunteerA？
A．Kindhearted and patient．
B．Humorous and helpful．
C．Patient and humorous．
D．Helpful and funny．
27．What is the best title for the passage？A
A．An angel in the mountains!
B．A terrible accident in the mountains!
C．An unusual situation in the mountains!
D．An unbelievable sound in the mountains!

17．To be financially secure and spiritually pleased，a man who has an occupation ought to have two or three hobbies．It tends to make people laugh by saying："I will develop hobbies when I am retired．"Such a promise is like a bubble which will burst in the end，leaving pleasure forever beyond．On the other side，if a man is only interested in acquiring knowledge and abilities irrelevant（不相干的） to his daily work，it is also hard to get true pleasure in the long run．
Broadly speaking，hobbies for those who have jobs should be practical．For example，it is impractical for a construction worker，after a hard week's manual labor，to develop the interest of playing football on Saturday afternoon．It is also unlikely for a politician or a business man，who has been working or worrying about serious things for six days，to attend drama courses at the weekend．
It may also be said that laborers are divided into two classes：first，those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure； and secondly，those whose work is everything and pleasure just exists in work．The former are the majority．They have their compensations．The long hours in the office or the factory bring them money，not only as the means of livelihood，but as a driving force for pleasure beyond their work．But for the second class，the working hours are never long enough．Each day is enjoyed like a holiday，and when real holidays come，they see them as interruptions．To both classes，the need of changing the angle of viewing work and pleasure is essential．Those who find it hard to enjoy their work are not fully enjoying the world they live in．However，it is more urgent for those whose work is their all pleasure to drive the work occasionally off their minds and develop hobbies．

24．What can we learn from paragraph 1？C
A．The best choice for a person is having three hobbies
B．To relax one should broaden his knowledge in other fields
C．Pleasure is acquired by enjoying work and hobbies
D．Pleasure lies in how much one is involved in other fields
25．Which hobby do you recommend to a software programmer？D
A．Playing Chinese chess
C．Learning watercolor painting
B．Writing poems
D．Joining in Mobike riding
26．Which can substitute the underlined word in paragraph 3？B
A．working hours
B．real holidays
C．means of livelihood
D．drama courses
27．What is the best title of the passageA
A．Work and Pleasure
C．Holidays and Interruptions
B．Hobbies and Relaxation
D．Manual Work and Brain Work．

16．I saw him leave 10minutes ago，which means he was seen leave 10minutes ago．seen后加to．

15．Twenty people went to his house and attended his birthday party，me including．including改为included．

14．We are talking about the people and the countries which we have visited．which改为that．

13．Social media，such as WeChat and Sina Weibo are，as Amazon has reported， readers are encouraged to share reading experiences．（　　）

12．Gus Wenner runs RoIIingstone．com； his father gave him the job．But Jann Wenner，the magazine's co-founder and publisher，was quick to assure critics of the appointment process that his son is terribly talented and had to prove himself before being given the post．Apparently Gus worked his way up from more junior positions with the company，and demonstrated（展示），according to his father，the"drive and discipline and charm，and all the things that show leadership．"Gus Wenner is 22years old．
He is certainly not the only kid out of college，or even out of high school，working at daddy's firm．Family contacts are a common way of finding both temporary internships and longtime careers．Opportunities for the children of top 1percent are not the same as they are for the 99percent．
This is hardly a shock，but it is precisely the type of inequality that shows the hard-to-define promise of the"Just Do It"version of the American dream and deepens our cynicism （愤世嫉俗） about how people get ahead．As a consequence，it weakens support for public policies that could address the lack of upward mobility（流动性） among children born at the bottom，who ought to be given equality．A strong tie between adult outcomes and family background annoys Americans．When an organization conducted a nationally representative survey asking about the meaning of"the American dream，"some typical answers included："Being free to say or do what you want"and"Being free to accomplish almost anything you want with hard work，"but also"Being able to succeed regardless of the economic circumstances in which you were born．"
This is exactly the reason that"the American dream，"is not only a defining metaphor（隐喻） for the country，but also why Americans have long been willing to tolerate a good deal more economic inequality than citizens of many other rich countries．After all，why would you be a strong advocate for reducing inequality if you believe that you，or eventually your children，were likely to climb the income ladder？
Hard work and perseverance （毅力） will always be key components of success，but higher inequality has made having successful parents，if not essential，certainly a central part of the recipe（秘诀）．
The belief that talent is something you are born with，and that opportunities are open to anyone with ambition and energy，also has a dangerous consequence．When the public policy is focused on the difficult situation of the poor，this belief can help the concept resurface that the poor are"undeserving"and are the authors of their own situation．Yet we actually know a good deal about why children of the poor have a higher chance of being stuck on poverty as adults．
The recipes for breaking this intergenerational trap are clear； a nurturing （培养） environment in the early years combined with health care and education promote the abilities of young children，and eventually raise their chances of upward mobility．
Talent is nurtured and developed，and even genes are expressed differently depending upon environmental influences．
The 1percent are the goal for these upper-middle-class families，who after all have also experienced significant growth in their relative standing．The graduate and other higher degrees that they hold have put them on the upside of the wave of globalization and technical change that has transformed the American job market．This age gives them both more resources to promote the abilities of their children，and more encouragement to make these investments since their children now have all the more to gain．
For upper-middle-class families，an American dream still lives，and as a result they are less likely，with their considerable cultural and political influence，to support the reshaping of American public policy to meet its most desperate need：the future of those at the bottom．

65．What do we know about Gus Wenner？A
A．He has some work experience in the company．
B．He will prove himself competent in the future．
C．He is the co-founder and publisher of the magazine．
D．He is too young to be in charge of the company．
66．The phenomenon illustrated by the appointment of Gus WennerD．
A．stops people from dreaming the American dream
B．encourages the government to carry out public policies
C．reduces the level of people's tolerance of economic inequality
D．narrows the possibilities of people at the bottom moving upward
67．By saying"Being able to succeed regardless of the economic circumstances in which you were born，"the respondents of the surveyB．
A．expressed their gratitude for the fairness
B．showed their worries about the inequality
C．indicated their determination to succeed
D．gave their satisfaction with the circumstances
68．Which of the following opinions does the author hold？D
A．Lack of talent leads to people's difficult situations．
B．When someone is born，his future has been decided．
C．Opportunities are open to anyone ambitious and energetic．
D．The environment where one is brought up determines his fate．
69．We can infer from the passage that the public policy for the poor faces opposition fromC．
A．the lower class
B．all classes of society
C．the upper middle class
D．the top one percent
70．What is the best title for the passage？B
A．How old are you？
B．Who is your daddy？
C．What is your talent？
D．Where is your future？

11．I always prided myself on being a wise shopper and having a good nose for bargains．So when I came across a sporting goods store with a sign"Going Out of Business Sale"，I marched into the crowded store．Up and down the aisles （通道），I wandered，humming to myself and enjoying the energy and excitement of a sale．
All of a sudden，there，at the back of the store sat a canoe（轻舟） exactly like my husband's dream Supremo Numero-Uno，whose picture had been stuck on the bathroom mirror for years．My heart beat wildly．I pushed my way through the crowds，and nearly fell into the canoe looking for the price tag．There it was，with the manufacturer's suggested price at﹩6，750 plus tax crossed out and a handwritten TO CLEAR﹩750 AS IS．Must be a mistake．﹩6000 off？Salesman．I had to talk to a salesman．I spotted a young fellow with a"Hi．I'm Mathew"．"Mathew．Tell me about this El Supremo canoe．What's wrong with it？Why is it only﹩750？"
"Oh．There's nothing wrong with it．It's brand new．We're closing the store．It's on clearance like everything else．I'll go check．"A few minutes later he came back and said，"I'm sorry ma'am．Someone made a mistake on the sale tag．It should be﹩4，750 for the whole package．"
I felt tears well up in my eyes．"Oh well"，I said sadly．"Of course，it was too good to be true．This is exactly like my husband's dreamboat．I guess I started to dream myself when I saw that price tag．He's going to be 62 years old Friday．H ad to retire early for his health．It's been hard on just the pension but the stubborn old fool has been saving﹩10 every week for years to buy one just like this．I promise I won't buy anything，but it's just an old man's silly dream，you know．Always said he wanted to fish in a canoe after he retired，"my voice lowered and I turned and walked away．

Paragraph 1：
I was already at the mall door when Mathew caught up with me．"Do you have﹩750 plus﹩25 for delivery，ma'am？"？""Yes．Yes．That's about all I have，""Well then，you just have your husband sitting at the front gate on Friday morning around 10 o'clock so he can be there when my Dad and I come to unload his new canoe．We'll even put a bow on it for his birthday．"I started to cry．My old hand shook as I wrote out my cheque．
Paragraph 2：
"Ma'am．There's something you should know．This store was my Grandpa's and the canoe had been ordered by him．He always promised to retire one day．Said he wanted to spend time relaxing and out fishing in a canoe．"He swallowed hard．"My Grandpa died，sudden-like，just last week．He was only 68 years old．I think he'd be mighty happy that your husband will get this canoe．You just have to make sure he uses it a lot，okay？Promise？""I promise，"I said as I dashed off to look for my dear sweet husband．
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