1、 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1-Darling, how many colleagues did you meet at the pity? A Nothing B No one C None D Nobody2-Where did you get to know Peter? -It was on the pitch we were playing soccer A where B that C which D when3I cant stand around chatting - Ive got _ things to do this
2、 miming A a million B million C a million of D millions4 Clearly, he doesnt have a plan, he would have said something A but Bunless C so D or5 Travelers show their documents when they maven Awould B can C must D may6 After recovering from his illness A get off B get on Cget away from Dget hack to7 E
3、lla has been comparing about the traffic her awake at night A keep B to keep C keeping D kept8 I walked slowly to the teachers office wondering A which B why C where D who9 -Hi, Charlie, you look tired -I am tired I the fence all dayshe decided to talk with me A punted B had painted C have been pain
4、ing D have painted10 -What are you up to these days, Debby? A Same as ever B Dont mention it C The same to you D Not too bad 第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（ABC和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 Christmas was always an amazing time in my home when l was growing upMy parents were notr
5、ich, but they were always _11 when it came to giving us presents Every year, they 12 a Christmas Eve party and gave all the kids in the neighborhood presents 13 One year when was eight years old,1 was hoping that would 14 a bike for ChristmasI made it clear in every way knew to my 15 Left hints all
6、over the place On the Christmas miming, all the kids received presser after present 16 we got to the end of presents,1 was very 17 There was no bike for meI cried, Is that all? The moment 18 it, I knew had made a big 19After my parents worked so hard, 20 could complain that I did not receive a bike
7、when I had received so many other things? My father 21 and went outside He came back wheeling fife bicycle that they had been 22 to give me after all the osier presents were 23 At that time, I felt even 24 Lean beforeHow could ever enjoy after fiat? My parents 25 me to think about how felt the momen
8、t saw that had 26 received the bike They told me to remember that 27 that l would never repeat that mistake and feel that way again In the four years after that, at fife 28 of all the presents given, my father _29 ask me what had to say to everyoneIt had become a family _30 1 would always say, But w
9、hat really meant was Thank you so muchAnd everyone knew that第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） AThe Saturday Even Post 2015 Great American unction Contest is underway!In ills nearly three centuries of existence, The Saturday Evening Post , a bim
10、onthly magazine, has published short fiction by a whos who of American authors including F Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Anne Tyler, Kurt Vonnegut, JarRay Bradbury, Louis Lamoure, Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, and Edgar Allan Poe You have the pouty Lo join our excellent line - up by entering Th
11、e Saturday Evening Posts Third Annual Create American Fiction Contest The winning story will be published in fife Jan/Feb 2015 edition of The Saturday Evening Post, and the author will receive a $ 500 paymentFive runners - up will each receive a $ 100 cash payment and will also have their stories pu
12、blished onlineSubmission（授稿） Guidelines Stories must be between l,500 and 5,000 words in lengthO All stories must be submitted by the author, and previously unpublished （not including personal websites and blogs） No extreme manatee or grapple sex scenesO All stories must be submitted online in Micro
13、soft Word format with the authors name, address, telephone number, and email address on the rarest pageO Entries should be character or plot - driven pieces in any genre（俸裁）of fictionflunk localThe Post has historically played a role in defining what it means to be an American Your story should in s
14、ome way touch upon the publication s mission: Celebrating; America, past, present, and future There is a $ 10 entry fee, which helps cover a potion of the cost of operating the contest All entries must be received electronically hay July l, 2014Check here to view the winners of the 2014 Great Americ
15、an Fiction ContestClick here to view the winners of the 2013 Great American Fiction Contest31 We can loam from the passage, The Saturday Eve rung Post A has played an impotent Prut in American hist00 B came into being as early as the 18th century C is a magazine published every month D holds the con
16、test every two years32 According to the requirements, the entries A must reflect American society B should be sent by post or engulf C should have at least 5,000 words D mustnt have ever appeared on blog33 How much money canal the prize winners make in all by entering the contest? A $900 B $940 C $1
17、000 D $1,06034 What do we know about the 2015 contest? A It will last until the end of 2014 B It will only allows famous writers to take part C The participants can enter the contest for free D Only the winning stories wiz be published in the magazineB（The Duly Mail） David Thomas failed all Lush mot
18、hs exams and left school wife no qualification ions, yet this 30 - year - old fire - fighter has just gone into the Guinness Book of Records by racy-ting from memory 22,500 digits of the mathematical constant, purrAfter five months of truing, in which he spent ten hours a day memorizing a tauter of
19、a mil-lion digits, David Thomas took part in a 16 - hour mental battleWitnesses watched in awe as Thomas set a new European record, reaming the tide Most Powerful Memory in the We stem Hemi-sphere David says, When I was at school I was hopelessI could t remember any lung, but now I can remember more
20、 facts than anyone in Europe So how does Thomas do it?One night I was watching a TV programmed about an interview with a man called Dominic OBrien, who had been the world memory champion five timesHe used to be a gambler, and he wasnt ancillary successful until he developed his own mnemonics, or men
21、tal memory aid, foreach card in order to remember which cards had already been dealt and which ones hadnt Thomas became fascinated by O Brien s theory that anyone can improve their memory hay using specialized techniquesThese techniques involve linking everything to fusilier people or objectsIf you
22、want to remember a phone number for example, you have to give the numbers lifeSometimes I associate a number with a personNumber lo for me is always the Prime Mouser （who lives at number 10 Downing Street） , explained DavidIf David is trying to remember facts he. links them to an imageFor instance,
23、if was trying to memorize the name Tom Cruise , I would think of his film Top Can, and that leads me to images of guns and cruise missilesDavid is soon going to appear on TVs Record Breakers, and talus week he is teaching memory training and speed - writing at Huddlers field UniversityHis fees are 6
24、00 a dayHe is sure that the future holds a lot more for him than a job as a fire - fighter35 We loam that before setting a new European record, Thomas A liked playing cards C believed he could succeed B trained hard in memory D received a good school education36 Why did OBrien develop his own mnemon
25、ics? A To become a world memory champion B To win money while playing cards C To prove he had a good memory D To defeat David Thomas37 What do Thomass tech request involve? A Linking everything to familiar people or objects B Spending ten hours a day memorizing stuff C Remembering a number in a vivi
26、d context D Associating a fact with a person38 Which of fife following is true? A A persons ability of memorizing stuff is reflected in his studies B A person with a powerful memory can alcove success easily C Thomas powerful memory has brow him faunae and wealth D Thomas memory is more powerful tha
27、n OBrien sCRoad congestion costs drivers billions of dollars every year due to wasted gas and beIn addition, traffic on roads results in increased engine idle; and unnecessary emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphereSome of the major rea8ons for road congestion are narrow streets, accidents,
28、 parking on roads due to shortage of parking facilities, avoidance of public transportation and more private vehiclesTraffic congestion can have stressful effects on commute（上下班往返）, fife economy and the environment Are there any solutions?Use public transportation, such as nuns, trams, hoses and tax
29、is These modes of transport carry a large number of people at one time and greedy reduce the number of cars on the roadMore- over, it will save you from driving stress, save time and help the environmentIf you have an empty seat in your car, consider car pooling by finding other people who might be
30、headed to a destination near yours This will not only help reduce traffic congestion, but also joule expensesIn addition, it will decrease driving stress as each person would get a break from drivingThis is also environmentally friendly and a sustainable way to travel as it would reduce car- hon. emissionsBy raising gasoline taxes, the movement would have extra funds to construct lug ways, sub- ways and alterative roads Moreover, it will also reduce congestion as commuters would find it cheaper to use other modes such
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