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ToLease(租赁)orNottoLease
Planningtoleaseacarbecauseyoudon'
tthinkyoucanaffordtobuy?
Thinkagain.Leasingcanendupbeingjustasexpensiveasbuying.
Mostpeoplethinkaboutleasingbecausetheybelieveitwillcostthemlessmoney.They'
reright-itischeaper,butonlyintheshortterm.Forexample,ifyouweretoleaseanewSubaruForester,youmightpay$300permonthforthecar.Ifyouweretobuythesamecar,youwouldpayabout$400permonth.Overathree-year,youwouldsave$3600-abigsavings.Butafteryourleaseisover,youhavetogivethecarback.
Manypeoplewanttoleasebecausetheycandriveamoreexpensivecarthantheymightotherwisebeabletoafford.Forexample,ifyouspend$300monthlyonacar,youmightbeabletoleaseanewFordExplorer.Forthesameprice,youmighthavetobuyausedExplorer,orbuyanewbutmuchlessexpensivemodel.Alease,therefore,allowsyoutodrivethelatestmodelsofmoreexpensivecars.However,whatevercaryoucanaffordtobuyyougettokeepit,anditwillalwayshavearesellortrade-in(以新旧换)valueifyouwanttoupgradetoanewcarlater.
Furthermore,peoplewholeasecarsareoftenshockedbyhowmuchtheymustpaywhentheleaseisover.Mostleaseslimityoutoacertainnumberofmiles.Ifyougooverthat,youmustpayforeachmile.Asaresult,youmayenduppayingthousandsofdollarsinmileage(里程)fees.Inaddition,whenyoulease,youhavetopayforregularmaintenanceandrepairstothevehicle.Sinceyoumustreturnthecarfinally,youarepayingtorepairsomeoneelse'
scar.
Bynow,thebenefitsofbuyingoverleasingshouldbeclear.Remember:
whatevermodelyoucanaffordtobuy,itisyoursafteryoumakethepayments.There'
snogivingback,andthatmakesallthedifference.
1.Peopleusuallythinkleasingacarcansavemoney.
A.True
B.False
C.NotGiven
2.Leasingacarcostslessinthelongterm.
3.Morepeopleliketoleasecarsthanbefore.
CNotGiven
4.Peoplecanleaseacartheycannotafford.
5.Youngpeopleprefertoleasethelatestmodelsofcars.
6.FordExploreristhemostpopularmodelintheleasingmarket.
7.Peopleoftenpaymorethantheyexpectforalease.
8.Peopleneedtopayforeachmiletheydriveduringthelease.
9.Leasingcompaniespayforrepairstotheleasedcars.
10.Theauthoradvisespeopletobuyanaffordablecar.
第二部分:
阅读选择(第11〜15题,每题2分,共10分)
阅读下面短文,请从短文后所给各题的4个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出1个最佳选项,并在答题卡相应位置上将该项涂黑。
MentalIllnessHitsSmallBusinessOwnersHard
Whilethereisagrowingfocusonmentalhealthintheworkplace,therearefewerresourcesandsupportavailabletothoserunningsmallbusinesses.
Therearemanyreasonspeoplechoosetohavetheirownbusinessbeingtheirownboss,workingonsomethingtheylove,beingabletosettheirownhours,orhavingsomecontroloverwhomtheyworkwith.Yettherealitymanysmallbusinessownersfaceisfarlessattractive-financialstress,longworkinghoursandunclearboundariesbetweenworkandfamilylife.Andallofthesefactorscanhaveahugeimpactontheirmentalhealth.
LeanneFawknerisabusinessownerofanaward-winningskin-carerange(系列产品)Sheknowsverywelltheimpactthatasmallbusinesscanhaveon,thementalhealthofitsowner.Whenhersuccessfulbusinessstruggledduetotheglobalfinancialcrisis,shesufferedalotmentally."
Asbusinessslowed,Iwasmoreandmoreaffected,"
shesays."
Icouldn'
tseparatemyselffrommybusiness.Itwastheworstexperienceofmylife.Icouldnolongergotoworkandwascryingallday?
”
Fawknerwasdiagnosedwithdepression.Shehadtotakeseveralmonthsoffwork.Fortunately,herhusbandwasabletokeepthingsgoingwhileFawknerwasrecovering.Shesawacounselor(咨询师)forhelpandtookpartinaworkplacementalhealthpromotionprogram.Thisprogramwasdesignedforsmalltomediumbusinessowners.
"
ThestoriesontheDVDintheprogramweresohelpful.IwascryingbecauseIdidn'
tfeelsoalone."
ForFawkner,smallbusinessownersareoverlooked.Whileemployeesinlargerorganizationsoftenhaveaccesstoemployeeassistanceprograms,smallbusinessownersarestrugglingontheirown.
11.Onereasontohaveone'
sownbusinessisthatonecanhavemore
A.flexibleworkinghours
B.supportfromothers
C.availableresources
D.lifeexperience
12.Asmallbusinessownerusuallyhas
A.amorecolorfullife
B.abiggerprofit
C.lessstressfromwork
D.longerworkingtime
13.Fawkner'
sbusinessranintotroublebecause
A.itwastakenoverbyherhusband
B.shehadaseriousmentalproblem
C.itwashitbythefinancialcrisis
D.shestarteda-mentalhealthprogram
14.Fawknerdidn'
tfeelsoalonebecause
A.shehadherfamilyaround
B.shecouldwatchDVDatwork
C.othershadsimilarexperiences
D.thecounselorwashelpfultoher
15.AccordingtoFawkner,smallbusinessownersneedmore
A.financialaid
B.technicalknowledge
C.managementskills
D.mentalhealthassistance
第三部分:
概括段落大意和补全句子(第16〜25题,每题1分,共10分)
阅读下面短文,请完成短文后的2项测试任务:
(1)从第16〜20题后所给的6个选项中为第①〜④段每段选择1个正确的段落大意;
(2)从第21〜25题后所给的6个选项中选择5个正确选项,分别完成每个句子。
SecretsforaHappierYou
Somepeoplearenaturallyblessedwithacheerfulcharacter.Theyspreadwarmthandsunshinewherevertheygo.Theyattractpeoplelikebeestohoney.Sowhatisitthatmakesthesepeoplesodifferentfromothers?
①Themostimportantsecrettohappinessistobegratefulforthegoodthingsinyourlife-whatevermaybeyourfinancialposition.Insteadofappreciatingmaterialwealth,bethankfulforthelovedonesinyourlifeandenjoythelittlepleasuresoflifethatcomeyourway.
②Thenextimportantsecretistodeveloprelationships.Increasingsocialcontactshelpsboostbrainpower.Therefore,worktowardsimprovingyourrelationshipsandtaketimeofftogetintouchwithfriends.Thiswillliftsomeburdenoffyourshoulders,especiallywhenyoushareyourthoughtsandfeelings.Socializingcangiveyouanaddedboosttoyourmoods.
③Thirdly,donotholdagrudge(怨恨)againstanyone.Instead,learntobekind,generous,andforgivingtowardsothers,eventothepersonwhohurtyou.Besympatheticandunderstanding,andtrynottocriticizeothers.Focusonthepositivesofapersoninsteadofthenegatives,fornoneofusisbornperfect.Itwillkeepyourheartandmindfreeandpeaceful.
④Besides,involveyourselfinsomecreativeprocess,"
beitdancing,writingordrawing.Thiscanbringoutthehiddentalentinyoutoachievemagicalhappiness.Orpickupnewskillsandfeelthegreatsenseofsatisfactionbycarryingoutcertaintaskswhichyouotherwisewouldneverhavefelt.
⑤Finally,followadailyregularsleep-wakecycletokeepyouenergeticandhappy.Exerciseregularlyorpracticerelaxationtechniqueslikedeepbreathingandyoga(瑜伽).Ensureyougeteighttoninehoursofsleepeverydayandhaveawell-balanceddiet.
Task1
16.Paragraph①
17.Paragraph②
18.Paragraph③
19.Paragraph④
20.Paragraph⑤
A.Helppeopleinneed
B.Haveahealthylifestyle
C.Dosomethingcreative
D.Betteryoursocialrelationships
E.Bethankfulforwhatyouhave
F.Learntounderstandandforgive
Task2
21.Acheerfulcharactermakesyou
22.Enjoythepleasuresoflife
23.Socializingcanmakeyou
24.Trytoforgive
25.Creativeactivitiesenableyou
A.moreintelligent
B.evenifyouarepoor
C.differentfromothers
D.evenwhenyouarehurt
E.todevelopyou'
potential
F.togainmorematerialwealth
第四部分:
填句补文(第26〜30题,每题2分,共10分)
下面的短文有5处空白,短文后有6个句子,其中5个取自短文,请根据短文容将其分别放回原有位置,以恢复文章原貌,并在答题卡相应位置上将答案选项涂黑。
CulturalDifferencesinEnglandandFrance
Culturaldifferencescantakemanyforms.IhavenoticedmanydifferencesinFrenchculturecomparedtoEnglishculture,fromthewaypeopledress,totheirattitudestowardsfood,towhattheydoforfun.OnethingthathasstruckmeinparticularinFranceispersonalinteractionswitheachother.26
Firstly,it'
sthekissing.Everyonekisseseachotheronthecheek.It'
sagreeting,insteadofsaying"
hi"
or"
hello"
27Everyoneparticipatesinthekissingritual,theyoung,theold,male,female,strangersandfriends.Ikissmyfriends.Ikisstheteachersattheschool.AndevenifI'
minahurry,IamstillexpectedtomaketimetogiveacquaintancesaquickkissonthecheekasIrushpast.Idon'
tmindit.28Itquicklyturnsstrangersintoacquaintances,andacquaintancesintofriends.
AnotherthingthatI'
venoticedisthatpeopleFrancearemuchmoreopenwithpeopletheydon'
tknow.29InFrance,however,onlongtrainjourneyspeoplehaveoftenstartedaconversationwithmefornoreason.Theyhaveachatsimplytopassthetime.AndIreallyenjoybeingabletoshareapartofmylifeandmystorywithsomeoneelse.
WhateverimpressionsyoumayhaveaboutFrenchpeople,Ihavefoundthattheyare,forthemostpart,openandateasetalkingtostrangers30
A.Infact,Iquitelikeit.
B.TheydifferalotfromthoseintheUK.
C.Oftenthekissisasubstituteforwords.
D.Thismakesmemorecomfortablewiththemtoo.
E.Britonsoftengreeteachotherwithhugsandkisses.
F.InEngland,youtalktoastrangeronlyifcompletelynecessary.
第五部分:
填词补文(第31〜40题,每题1.5分,共15分)
下面的短文有10处空白,短文后列出