1、 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.A The Costa Book Awards consistently pick winners that are both of the moment and subsequently endure. Its our pleasure to confirm this years Category Winners. First Novel Award Winner Author: Gail Honeymans debut is a funny and moving diamond. Biography
2、 Award Winner Book: In the Days ofRain Rebecca Stott Poetry Award Winner Inside the Wave Helen Dunmore To be alive is to be inside the wave, always travelling until it breaks and is gone. These poems are concerned with the borderline between the living and the dead the underworld and the human livin
3、g world - and the acutely intense being ofboth. Childrens Award Winner The Explorer Katherine Rundell, Hannah Horn Four children survive their aircraft plunging into the Amazon jungle, but for Fred and his friends its fiction.21.What kind of life does Eleanor lead?A. boring and lonely. B. funny and
4、touching.22. Why did Rebecca Stott write In the Days of Rain?A. To introduce beliefs of the Exclusive Brethren.B. To help her father fulfill his last wish.C. To share the life of fundamentalist Christians.D. To pass on her family traditions.23. For a young adventurous soul, which book seems more app
5、ealing?C. Inside the Wave D. The ExplorerB The freezing Northeast hasnt been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags were packed before you could say “sunshine” I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C, thinking of beache
6、s and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets(at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best partparticularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold-weath
7、er root vegetableswas a 7 am adventure to the Sarasota farmers market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call. The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7 am to 1 pm, rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawb
8、erries; the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes. Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened(蔓上成熟的)promise, Ive refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I ge
9、t them home theyre unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Browns Grove Farms stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. These were the real dealand at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was
10、 going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldnt be experiencing again for months. Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Browns Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, w
11、hereluckily for meI was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew Id be ordering every tomato on it.24. What did the author think of her winter life in New York?A.Exciting. B. Boring. C. Relaxing. D. Annoying.25. What made the authors getting up early worthwhile?A
12、.Having a swim. B. Breathing in fresh air.C.Walking in the morning sun. D. Visiting a local farmers market.26. What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?A.They are soft. B. They look nice.C.They taste great. D. They are juicy.27. What was the author going to do that evening?A. Go t
13、o a farm. B.Check into a hotel.C. Eat in a restaurant. D. Buy fresh vegetables.C The World Health Organization warns that millions of people are dying every year from indoor air pollution. The WHO finds that poor cooking, heating and lighting technologies are killing millions of people each year. In
14、door air pollution results from the use of dangerous fuels and cook-stoves in the home. To help fight the problem, the WHO announced, new guidelines aimed at reducing household pollutants. WHO officials say nearly three billion people are unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heati
15、ng and lighting. And they say more than seven million people die from exposure to indoor or outdoor air pollution each year. Of that number, the WHO says about 4. 3 million people die from household air pollution given off by simple coal cook-stoves. WHO officials say indoor pollution leads to early
16、 deaths from stroke, heart and lung disease. The main victims are women and girls in developing countries, where they usually stay at home and do the household work. Carlos Dora is Coordinator in the WHOs Department of Public Health,Environmental and Social Determinants of Health. He says people sho
17、uld not use unprocessed coal and kerosene (煤油)fuel indoors. He says opening a window or door to let out the harmful air will not improve the situation. It will only pollute the outdoors. Nigel Bruce is a professor of Public Health at the University of Liverpool. He says researchers are developing go
18、od cook-stoves and other equipment to burn fuels in a more efficient way. WHO experts note some new, safe and low-cost technologies that could help are already available. In India, you can buy an induction (电磁)stove for about $ 8.00. And in Africa you can buy a solar lamp for less than $ 1. 00. But,
19、 this, the agency says, is just a start. It is urging developing countries to use cleaner fuels and increase access to cleaner and more modern cooking and heating appliances.28. What does “the problem” in paragraph 1 refer to?A.Indoor air pollution. B. Cooking habits.C. Poor cookstove. D. Use of nat
20、ural gas.29. Why are women and girls the main victims of the indoor pollution?A. They are very weak in the developing countries.B. They are more sensitive to the indoor pollution.C. They are exposed to the indoor pollution more.D. They are lack of doing more exercise outdoors.30. Which of the follow
21、ing is a good way to avoid indoor air pollution?A. To open a window while cooking.B. To use unprocessed coal indoors.C. To promote the cleaner and modern cooking appliances.D. To popularize the traditional cook stoves in the home.31. What is the best title of the text?A.How to prevent pollutionB. Ho
22、w to protect women and girlsC. Indoor pollution kills millions each yearD. The importance of health in developing countriesD Decision-making can be extremely difficult. Decision-making styles are significantly different. in different cultures. Besides, Western decision-making goes mostly from top ma
23、nagement and often does not consult middle management or the worker. However, in Japan great consideration is given to the thoughts and opinions of everyone at all levels. Based on bottom-up direction, ideas can be created at the lowest levels, travel upward through an organization and have an effec
24、t on the final decision. On the other hand, once a given agreement is made, it is the Japanese who sometimes wonder at the slow pace in which Westerners carry out the decision. The Japanese are eager to move forward and Westerners, perhaps, lag behind as they take the time for in-depth planning.32.
25、A Japanese business bases its decision .A. on top-down direction B. on nothing but its workers viewsC.on bottom-up direction D. only on its top leaders opinions33. The text mainly tells us that Japan and the Western world .A. face great difficulty in making decisionsB. are different in decision-maki
26、ng stylesC. have all members contribute to a decisionD. have two approaches:I to you and you to I34. Which of the following is TRUE of the Westerners?A. They carry out the decision once it is made.B. There are many meetings in their businesses.C. They work to achieve harmony in doing business.D.They
27、 are good at handling confrontation situation.35.The authors attitude towards Japanese decision-making is .A.positive B. critical C. negative D. casual第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分) 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项. Teenagers are especially likely to suffer loneliness. Here are some suggestions for s
28、peeding a recovery from loneliness.Reach out to others, but start small. A smile and a friendly greeting for the student behind you in line at the cafeteria wont make you best friends. 36 It also can make it easier to interact the next time. Find a safe place to make connections. If going to the sch
29、ool dance makes you feel like you just dont belong, try joining a special-interest group. Maybe its the drama club or the marching band. 3738 Teach a child in reading. Take notes for a disabled classmate. You might be surprised at the connections you make after reaching out in these ways. 39 Lonelin
30、ess is an absence of quality friendships, not of a particular quantity of friends. Thats why its important to know how to select a friend. The best friendships are those based on similar values and attitudes. You get what you expect, so expect the best. If you expect others to be friendly, you will
31、behave in similar ways. 40 It goes away as teens learn how to find their way through their social world and connect with others.A. But it will make you both feel pretty good.C. Some teens arent so adaptable, however.D. Encourage people to be friendlier to you.E. Choose the right people.F. For most young people, loneliness is only temporary.G. Look for a group that allows you to ease in gradually.第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分) 第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分,满分30
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