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ABritishshopper,EmmaMumford,whowasnamed“theCoupon（优惠券）Queen”hasspentjust£

350onaluxury（奢侈）Christmasforherandherfamily—butgot£

2,500worthoffood,drinkandpresentsthankstocouponsandoffers.

MsMumfordisaso-called“extremecouponer”andspendshourshuntingoutthebestdealsandbargains.ShehasbeenpreparingforthisChristmassincetheendofthelastone.MsMumfordmadethehugesavingsbycheckingpricecomparisonwebsitesandasaresultcollectedmorepresentsthansheneededforChristmas.Aftersortingoutgiftsforallofherfamily,shehasevenbeenabletodonate£

1,000worthofpresentstoherlocalhospital.

“IthasbeensonicetohaveChristmassortedandnothavingtoworryaboutbreakingthebank.Iwantedtogethighqualitypresentsformyfamilyandshowthatyoucandoitwithoutspendingafortune.ThereisamisconceptionthateveryonewhodoescouponingonlygetsvalueproductsbutthroughmycarefulshoppingIhavemanagedtopurchasedesignerperfumes（香水）,ahigh-endcoffeemachine.”sheexplained.

Shesaid“WhatstartedasahobbytohelpmesavemoneyhasturnedintomylifeandIamabletorunabusinesshelpingpeoplesavemoney.Iknowwhatitfeelsliketostruggleasmyex-partnerhadalotofdebtwhichItookonforhim.Wewereinapoorsituationwhereeverypennycounted.That’swhatreallyinspiredme.”

Shehasnowturnedherbargain-huntingaddictionintoabusinesswhereshesearchesforthebestdealsandofferstipstothegeneralpublicthroughvideobloggingandherFacebookPage.

“Itryandshowpeoplethatitisjustalittlebitofworkinthebeginningbutitwilleventuallypayoff.Oneofthebestthingstodoisjusttobeabitforwardthinkingandsavethroughouttheyear.”

21.HowdidEmmamakethehugesavings?

A.Shecomparedpricesthroughwebsites.

B.Shehuntedoutbargainsinrealshops.

C.Sheusedcouponsandoffersworth£

3,500.

D.ShecollectedmoreChristmaspresentsthanneeded.

22.Whatdoes“breakingthebank”inthethirdparagraphmean?

A.Buyingpresentsoflowquality.B.Spendingmoremoneythanyouhave.

C.Breakingintothebank.D.Takingoutmoneyfromthebank.

23.WhatreallyinspiredEmmatohelppeoplesavemoney?

A.Heraddictiontobargain-hunting.

B.Thefinancialdifficultiesshesharedwithherex-partner.

C.Thepoorsituationpeoplearoundherweregoingthrough.

D.Herexperienceofrunninganunsuccessfulbusiness.

24.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeEmma?

A.Ambitiousandcreative.B.Sensitiveanddetermined.

C.Braveandlucky.D.Carefulandcaring.

【语篇理解】MsMumford是一个省钱达人，她通过比较不同网站上商品的价格从而节省了很多钱。

MsMumford用实际行动告诉大家，不用花很多钱就能买到高质量的商品。

21.A【解析】根据第2段“MsMumfordmadethehugesavingsbycheckingpricecomparisonwebsitesandasaresultcollectedmorepresentsthansheneededforChristmas”可知，MsMumford通过浏览有关物价对比网站省了很多开支，因此本题答案为A项。

22.B【解析】根据画线部分的后面一句“Iwantedtogethighqualitypresentsformyfamilyandshowthatyoucandoitwithoutspendingafortune”可知，MsMumford想向大家证明不用花一大笔钱就能买到质量很好的礼品，由此可知，画线部分为消费较多的意思。

23.B【解析】根据倒数第3段“Iknowwhatitfeelsliketostruggleasmyex-partnerhadalotofdebtwhichItookonforhim.Wewereinapoorsituationwhereeverypennycounted.That’swhatreallyinspiredme”可知，MsMumford的前夫欠下了巨额债务，MsMumford和前夫遇到的经济困难促使她帮助人们省钱。

24.D【解析】根据第3段“butthroughmycarefulshopping”可知，MsMumford是一个细心的人；

根据第4段“Iamabletorunabusinesshelpingpeoplesavemoney”和第5段“shesearchesforthebestdealsandofferstipstothegeneralpublic”可知，MsMumford是一个关心他人的人，故选D项。

B

Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?

It'

snotsomethingI'

d1iketodo.SoIwasrelievedtoreadthatthere’sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!

TheUniversityofReading,inEngland,hasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworld’snewcocoavarieties.Theymustbequarantined（隔离检疫）beforetheycanbegrown.Why?

Cocoaproductionhitarecordhighof4.4milliontonslastyearbutabout30％ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedon’twantthat,dowe?

Demandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworldsupplyofcocoaandresearchersthinkthatnewvarietiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.

TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince1985,afterittookoverthetaskfromtheRoyalBotanicalGardensinKew，London.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitution’scocoaproject，ProfessorPaulHadley,says,“Oneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliablyclean，healthy，interestingcocoamaterial.”

Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof400plantvarietiesandtheirgreenhouseusesalotofenergytokeepthemintropicalconditions.Afteruptotwoyearsinquarantine,cleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countries,includingseveralinWestAfrica.That’swhere75％ofthecocoausedforchocolateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremelyimportantforthelocaleconomy:

itemploysabouttwomillionpeople.

ProfessorHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreofusseemtocountonthemnow.

Thescientistsays,“Thereissomeconcernwithintheindustrythatdemandisincreasingconstantly,particularlyincountrieslikeChina,wherethestandardoflivingisincreasingandpeoplearegettingatastefordifferentchocolates.”

25.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Safeguardingcocoaseeds.B.Plantingcocoaworldwide.

C.Keepingcocoaingreenhouse.D.Findingthenewmarketforcocoa.

26.Theinstitution’scocoaprojectisto_______.

A.havecocoaskinremovedB.offermorejobstopeople

C.ensurethequalityofcocoaD.supplycocoafortwomillionpeople

27.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?

A.Thetasteofchocolatesischanging.

B.Demandforcocoaisincreasingfast.

C.Peopleareconcernedaboutcocoavarieties.

D.Chinesehavealonghistoryofeatingchocolates.

28.What’sthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toeducate.B.Toadvertise.C.Towarn.D.Toinform.

【语篇理解】本文介绍了雷丁大学正在进行一个保护巧克力未来的项目。

由于世界对巧克力需求的增长，因此增加新品种是解决这个问题的关键。

25.A【解析】根据第1段中的后句“tosafeguardthefutureofchocolate”可知本文主要是关于保护巧克力的未来，即可可种子的问题，故最佳答案为A项。

26.C【解析】根据第4段中的第1句“TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince1985”知这个项目的目的是确保可可的质量，故最佳答案为C项。

27.B【解析】根据最后一段中的“...withintheindustrydemandisincreasingconstantly”知本段的主要意思是世界上对可可的需求量不断上涨，故最佳答案为B项。

28.D【解析】本文主要介绍了雷丁大学的一个保护可可品种和质量的项目，其目的就是告诉读者一些事情，故最佳答案为D项。

C

ThreeyearsagowhenIwasjustafreshmaninhighschool,thebusyspringseasonwasapproachingquickly.Iwasalreadypreparingtoplaythesaxophone（萨克斯）inmyschool'

spitorchestraforthemusicalthatyear,forstatesoloandensemble（合奏）,andsoftballtryouts（选拔赛）werejustaroundthecorner.

Itwasonlytheseconddayoftryouts—aTuesday.Adultswerehittingpop-upsintheoutfieldasadrill（训练）.Thedrillwaspoorlysetup,however,astwolineswereformedinboththerightandleftoutfieldsastheadultshitflyballsfromthelinetowardscenterfield.Whenitwasmyturn,Isteppedupandtheballwashit.Iturnedandstartedtorunback,butsoonrealizedtheballwashitwaytoohardformetocatch.Iturnedaroundtorunandgetit...ThenIrecallwakingupontheground.Asitturnsout,whenIturnedtoretrieve（取回）theball,Iranintoanotherplayer,myfrontteethpiercingherforehead.Asonecouldimagine,Iwashorrified!

Myrightfronttoothwasverylooseandabouttofallout.Withthemusicalonlyfourdaysawayandstatesoloandensembleaweekaway,Itwasvexatious!

Aftergoingtothedentistandgettingmytoothfixed,Iwenthomeandtobedaftertakingtheprescribedpainkillers.ThatFriday,Saturday,andSunday,Iperformedinthemusical.Ialsowenttostatesoloandensembletheweekafterandreceivedaone（thebestscoreonecanreceive）,regardlessofthepainanddiscomfortIendured.IwasdeterminedtodowhatIlove—playmusic...andIdid.

29.Howwasthedrillplace?

A.Itwasnotgood.B.Itwasnew.C.Itwastoohard.D.Itwastoohigh.

30.Howweretheauthor’steethhurt?

A.Theywerehitbytheball.

B.Theyknockedintotheground.

C.Theyhitawoman’sforehead.

D.Theywerehitbyanadult.

31.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat______.

A.therewasnothingwrongwiththeauthor’steeth

B.theaccidentaffectedtheauthor’sperformances

C.theauthorlikedanddevotedtomusicverymuch

D.theauthorfeltalittledisappointedaftertakingmedicine

【语篇理解】作者酷爱音乐，尽管经历了一次挫折，但是这并没有动摇他的决心。

29.A根据文章第2段第2句的“Thedrillwaspoorlysetup”可知训练场地不是很好，因此答案A项正确。

30.C根据文章第3段的“myfrontteethpiercingherforehead”可知答案C项正确。

31.C根据文章最后一句可知作者非常喜欢音乐，因此答案C项正确。

D

Thepoaching,orillegalkilling,ofrhinos（犀牛）inSouthAfricaisgrowingworseeachyear.Thegovernmentrecentlyreportedthatarecordnumberofrhinoswerepoachedin2014,ayearwhichhadmorerhinokillingsinSouthAfricathaneverbefore.

TheWorldWildlifeFund,orWWF,saysabout20,000rhinosliveinSouthAfrica.Thatismorethan80percentoftherhinosintheworld.EdnaMolewa,SouthAfrica’senvironmentalissuesminister,says,“During2014,wearesadtosaythis,1,215rhinoswerekilled.Thisisariseinthenumberofpoachedrhinosfrom1004in2013andindeedveryworrying.”

Theanimalsarehuntedfortheirhorns（犀牛角）.ManypeopleinAsiabelievethehornhascuringpower,whichdrivespoachers,atallcosts,madformorehorns.Butthereisnoscientificevidenceforthisbelief.Thehornismadeofkeratin.Thatisthesamething