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25.Yourgenerousdonationcanmakeahugedifference______thelifeofthoselivingbelowthepovertyline.
A.fromB.onC.toD.of
26.Ithoughtthejourneywouldbesimple,but______couldbefurtherfromthetruth.
A.anythingB.somethingC.nothingD.anything
27.Wellknownfortheiramazingstrength,antscanlift______.
A.heavierthan50timestheirownweight
B.50timesheavyastheirownweight
C.50timesheavythantheirownweight
D.50timestheirownweight
28.Thoughhe______manytimes,hestillhadnoideaofthiscomplicatedconcept.
A.hadtoldB.havebeentold
C.hadbeentoldD.hastold
29.TheGuinnessWorldRecordsrecognized30-year-oldJessicaCoxthefirstpersonwithoutarms______anairplane.
A.flyingB.flewC.havingflownD.tofly
30.Duringmyjourney,Istartedthinkingabouthowdifficultit______totravelbeforecars,trainsandplanesmadeourlivessomucheasier.
A.needn’thavebeenB.shouldn’thavebeen
C.musthavebeenD.shouldhavebeen
31.Suchgreatprogress______inEnglishsofarthathisfriendscanhardlybelievethat.
A.hasJackmadeB.Jackhasmade
C.doesJackmakeD.Jackmakes
32.LostinThailandmadepeoplelaughand______themwithoutbig,expensiveeffects.
A.entertainsB.entertainedC.wasentertainingD.hadentertained
33.______thereisnothingwrongwithfastfood,ourhealthismoreimportantthanourdesiretofinisheatingasquicklyaspossible.
A.OnceB.WhileC.AsD.Since
34.______ofthecurrentnews,whetheritisdomesticoroverseas,ishisdailyroutine.
A.BeinginformedB.Informed
C.InformingD.Havingbeeninformed
35.Thesightoreventhoughtofsnakesmaygiveyouahorriblefeeling,butthereareafewexceptions______provesnakesarenotalwaysassociatedwithhorror.
A.whichB.whereC.towhichD.what
36.Quantitiesofpreciousjewelry,______burieddeepintheearth,amazedallthepeoplepresent.
A.wasfoundB.werefoundC.tobefoundD.found
37.Around2000yearsago,manymerchantstravelledalong______becameknownastheSilkRoad.
A.whereB.whatC.thatD.which
38.ItwaswhileChaplinwastravellingwithagroupofotherperformersintheUSA______hewasgivenachancetobeinafilm.
A.whereB.whenC.thatD.which
39.Therewereonlytenminutes______whentheyhurriedtothedeparturegateattheairport.
A.remainedB.remainingC.toremainD.beingremained
40.BeijingandShanghaihavereleasedtheirplanstograduallyallowstudentstotakecollegeentranceexams______theirparentsworkasmigrantworkers.
A.whereB.whenC.inwhichD.that
SectionB
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.revolutionized
B.tricky
C.available
D.destinations
E.competitive
F.territory
G.standard
H.processed
I.appealing
J.delivery
EveryonewhoknowsOliviaGriffithsisimpressedbyheruniquesenseofstyle.Whenevershewalksintoaroom,headsturn.HerfriendswonderhowshemanagedtogetthenewMulberryhandbagthatnoonehadthoughtwas41inAustraliayet.
ThetruthisthatOliviahasneverleftAustralia.Butwithafewclicksofhercomputermouse,shecantraveltoshopping42aroundtheworld.Onlineshoppinghas43theconsumerexperience.Withthehelpofanincreasingnumberofonlineshopsoverseas,shopperscannowpickupinterestinggoodsfromallovertheworld.
Thebiggestadvantageofshoppingonforeignwebsitesisthewiderangeofchoicesavailable.Forexample,ChineseshoppersareoftendisappointedwhenGapproductsarenotavailablelocally.Butnowit’spossibletoordertheseproductsstraightfromtheUSwithacreditcardandasmall44fee.Otherbenefitsofonlineshoppinginclude45prices.Whenitemsareboughtonlinefromothercountries,they’reoftentax-free.
However,whenyoubuythingsfromaforeignwebsite,thingscanget46too.Somakesureyoupayextraattentiontoprotectingyourrights.
Sometimesitcanbedifficulttohandleforeignwebsitesbecauseoftheunfamiliarlanguage.Forexample,theterm“shippedin1-5workingdays”canbeconfusingforChineseshoppers,asitdoesn’tclarifywhetherthisisthetimeinwhichtheproductwillarriveorthetimeittakesforittobe47.
Themethodofshippingcanalsodeterminewhetheryougetyourproductatall.Unlessyouchooseexpressorpriorityshipping,whichonlytakesafewdaystodeliverbutismoreexpensive,most48internationalshippingdoesn’tofferatrackingoption―whichmeansonceyourproductsareshippedoutsideofthecountrythere’snowayoffindingoutwheretheyare.
Thebestconsumersarethemostsensibleones.Ifyou’reinterestedinexpandingyourshopping49toforeignwebsites,makesureyoudoyourresearchbeforehandtoavoidyourmoneyandproductsbeinglostontheway.
III.ReadingComprehension
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Startingaround1348,theplague(瘟疫)hitthecontinentsofEuropeandAsia.Asaresult,itkilledan50fortymillionpeople.ThisdiseasehascometobeknownastheBlackDeath.Itsvictimssufferedahorriblypainfuldeath51byfeveranddying,blackenedflesh.
Althoughtheyarenotcertain,manyhistoriansagreethattheBlackDeathprobablyoriginatedinChinaandspreadthroughtrade52,carriedbyfleas(跳蚤)foundonrats.Ratsareverycommonincities,sotheseareaswerehitthehardest.Thediseasepassedtohumanswhenthefleaswouldjumpfromtheratstoahumanhost.
EverysocialgroupsufferedfromtheBlackDeath---itwasnotadiscriminating(有识别力的)disease.Butthosewholivedinruralsettingsweresometimes53,aswerethewealthy,whohadless54withoutsidersandcouldaffordtomovetomoreremoteareasinan55tosparethemselves.
TheBlackDeathhadmanylong-term56.CertainareasofEuropewerenearly57afterit,includingsomeofitsprosperouscities.Forexample,Bremen,Germany,lostalmost7,000ofits12,000inhabitants;
Florence,Italy,lost40,000ofitsnearly90,000;
andParislostmorethan50,000ofits180,000.Majorcitieshadtocreatemassgraveyardswherethedeadcouldbeburied.Europeanpopulationonlybeganto58againinthelastdecadesofthe15thcentury.
TheBlackDeathalsobroughtabout59changes.Aslargenumbersofpeasantsdied,therewasashortageoflabor.Peasantshad60spentgenerationsworkingforthesamefamily,butaftertheplaguehit,theybegantotakeadvantageofthelabor61.Workers62manytimestheirusualpayforworkandwouldsometimesmovetoanewlordornoblewhooffered63incentives(刺激;
鼓励)andworkingconditions.Inthisway,theBlackDeathcausedthelandowningaristocracy(贵族)tolosemuchoftheirpowerandsocial64.
50.A.enormousB.evaluatedC.estimatedD.expected
51.A.characterizedB.reportedC.specializedD.caused
52.A.stationsB.goodsC.routineD.route
53.A.infectedB.spreadC.sparedD.included
54.A.contactB.similaritiesC.exchangeD.trade
55.A.attractionB.attemptC.effectD.advantage
56.A.consequencesB.harmsC.effectD.correction
57.A.bareB.populatedC.desertedD.developed
58.A.declineB.recoverC.motivateD.grow
59.A.economicB.racialC.globalD.political
60.A.barelyB.usuallyC.stubbornlyD.previously
61.A.boomB.growthC.shortagesD.drain
62.A.wonB.chargedC.offeredD.sped
63.A.higherB.betterC.similarD.changing
64.A.postB.dreamC.systemD.position
Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
(A)
Thebutterfly,whichiscompetitiveswimming’sneweststroke(划水),wasdevelopedinthemid-1930s,butitwasn’tallowedintheOlympicsuntil1956.Thestoryofthebutterflyisagoodillustrationofhowcoachesandswimmersareconstantlysearchingforwaystoimprovestrokeefficiency.
Duringthe1920s,theJapaneseOlympiccoachesusedunderwaterphotographytoresearchstrokemechanics,andtheireffortspaidoffwhenJapanesecompetitorswonfiveofthesixmen’sswimminggoldmedalsatthe1932GamesinLosAngeles.
Itwasawake-upcalltotherestoftheswimmingworld,andoneofthetopUScoaches–DavidArmbrusterattheUniversityofIowa–begandoinghisownfilming.
Armbrusterwasseekingtomakethebreaststrokefaster.Heknewthattheactionofbringingtheirarmsforwardunderwaterslowedbreaststrokesdown,sohecameupwithamethodofbringingthearmsforwardoverthewater.Therevisedstroke(hekeptthebreaststrokekick)broughtgreatimprovementsinspeed.
Thefollowingyear,JackSieg,anIowaswimmer,developedatechniqueinvolvingswimmingonhissideandbeatinghislegsinunison(一致)similartoafishtail.AsArmbrusterlaterexplainedinthebookWeissmullertoSpitz:
TheHistoryandBackgroundoftheOlympicGames:
“Siegtriedthesameactionwhileswimmingfacedown.Siegsynchronizedhislegactionwiththebutterflyarmactionusingtwolegbeatstoeacharmpull.”Butthekickwasruledillegalbecausethelegsmovedinthevertical(垂直的)plane.
Withi