1、350 on a luxury(奢侈) Christmas for her and her familybut got 2,500 worth of food, drink and presents thanks to coupons and offers. Ms Mumford is a so-called “extreme couponer” and spends hours hunting out the best deals and bargains. She has been preparing for this Christmas since the end of the last
2、 one. Ms Mumford made the huge savings by checking price comparison websites and as a result collected more presents than she needed for Christmas. After sorting out gifts for all of her family, she has even been able to donate 1,000 worth of presents to her local hospital. “It has been so nice to h
3、ave Christmas sorted and not having to worry about breaking the bank. I wanted to get high quality presents for my family and show that you can do it without spending a fortune. There is a misconception that everyone who does couponing only gets value products but through my careful shopping I have
4、managed to purchase designer perfumes(香水), a high-end coffee machine.” she explained. She said “What started as a hobby to help me save money has turned into my life and I am able to run a business helping people save money. I know what it feels like to struggle as my ex-partner had a lot of debt wh
5、ich I took on for him. We were in a poor situation where every penny counted. Thats what really inspired me.” She has now turned her bargain-hunting addiction into a business where she searches for the best deals and offers tips to the general public through video blogging and her Facebook Page. “I
6、try and show people that it is just a little bit of work in the beginning but it will eventually pay off. One of the best things to do is just to be a bit forward thinking and save throughout the year.”21. How did Emma make the huge savings?A. She compared prices through websites.B. She hunted out b
7、argains in real shops.C. She used coupons and offers worth 3,500.D. She collected more Christmas presents than needed.22. What does “breaking the bank” in the third paragraph mean?A. Buying presents of low quality. B. Spending more money than you have.C. Breaking into the bank. D. Taking out money f
8、rom the bank.23. What really inspired Emma to help people save money?A. Her addiction to bargain-hunting.B. The financial difficulties she shared with her ex-partner.C. The poor situation people around her were going through.D. Her experience of running an unsuccessful business.24. Which of the foll
9、owing can best describe Emma?A. Ambitious and creative. B. Sensitive and determined.C. Brave and lucky. D. Careful and caring.【语篇理解】Ms Mumford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。Ms Mumford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“Ms Mumford made the huge savings by checking price comparison websites an
10、d as a result collected more presents than she needed for Christmas”可知,Ms Mumford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“I wanted to get high quality presents for my family and show that you can do it without spending a fortune”可知,Ms Mumford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
11、 【解析】根据倒数第3段“I know what it feels like to struggle as my ex-partner had a lot of debt which I took on for him. We were in a poor situation where every penny counted. Thats what really inspired me”可知,Ms Mumford的前夫欠下了巨额债务,Ms Mumford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“but through my careful shopping”可知
12、,Ms Mumford是一个细心的人;根据第4段“I am able to run a business helping people save money”和第5段“she searches for the best deals and offers tips to the general public”可知,Ms Mumford是一个关心他人的人,故选D项。BCan you imagine a world without chocolate? Its not something Id 1ike to do. So I was relieved to read that theres a u
13、niversity with a programme to safeguard the future of chocolate!The University of Reading, in England, has just opened a new clearing house for all the worlds new cocoa varieties. They must be quarantined(隔离检疫)before they can be grown. Why? Cocoa production hit a record high of 4.4 million tons last
14、 year but about 30of the precious crop is regularly lost to pests and diseases. Now we dont want that, do we?Demand for chocolate has been increasing faster than the world supply of cocoa and researchers think that new varieties are key to solving this problem.The University of Reading has been prot
15、ecting the quality of the new crops since 1985, after it took over the task from the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew,London. And it has improved its facilities. The leader of the institutions cocoa project,Professor Paul Hadley, says, “One of the main issues concerning cocoa improvement is the supply
16、 of reliably clean,healthy,interesting cocoa material.”The cocoa centre has a collection of 400 plant varieties and their greenhouse uses a lot of energy to keep them in tropical conditions. After up to two years in quarantine, clean and safe seeds are sent to some 20 countries, including several in
17、 West Africa. Thats where 75of the cocoa used for chocolate worldwide comes from. The crop is extremely important for the local economy: it employs about two million people.Professor Hadley says he works with a small team of skilled technicians who look after the collection. And more of us seem to c
18、ount on them now.The scientist says, “There is some concern within the industry that demand is increasing constantly, particularly in countries like China, where the standard of living is increasing and people are getting a taste for different chocolates.”25. What is the text mainly about?A. Safegua
19、rding cocoa seeds. B. Planting cocoa worldwide.C. Keeping cocoa in greenhouse. D. Finding the new market for cocoa.26. The institutions cocoa project is to_.A. have cocoa skin removed B. offer more jobs to peopleC. ensure the quality of cocoa D. supply cocoa for two million people27. What does the l
20、ast paragraph tell us?A. The taste of chocolates is changing. B. Demand for cocoa is increasing fast.C. People are concerned about cocoa varieties.D. Chinese have a long history of eating chocolates.28. Whats the purpose of the text?A. To educate. B. To advertise. C. To warn. D. To inform.【语篇理解】本文介绍
21、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“to safeguard the future of chocolate”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“The University of Reading has been protecting the quality of the new crops since 1985”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“.wi
22、thin the industry demand is increasing constantly”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。CThree years ago when I was just a freshman in high school, the busy spring season was approaching quickly. I was already preparing to play the saxophone(萨克斯)
23、 in my schools pit orchestra for the musical that year, for state solo and ensemble(合奏), and softball tryouts(选拔赛) were just around the corner. It was only the second day of tryoutsa Tuesday. Adults were hitting pop-ups in the outfield as a drill(训练). The drill was poorly set up, however, as two lin
24、es were formed in both the right and left outfields as the adults hit fly balls from the line towards center field. When it was my turn, I stepped up and the ball was hit. I turned and started to run back, but soon realized the ball was hit way too hard for me to catch. I turned around to run and ge
25、t it. Then I recall waking up on the ground. As it turns out, when I turned to retrieve(取回) the ball, I ran into another player, my front teeth piercing her forehead. As one could imagine, I was horrified! My right front tooth was very loose and about to fall out. With the musical only four days awa
26、y and state solo and ensemble a week away, It was vexatious!After going to the dentist and getting my tooth fixed, I went home and to bed after taking the prescribed painkillers. That Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, I performed in the musical. I also went to state solo and ensemble the week after and
27、received a one (the best score one can receive), regardless of the pain and discomfort I endured. I was determined to do what I loveplay music. and I did.29. How was the drill place? A. It was not good. B. It was new. C. It was too hard. D. It was too high.30. How were the authors teeth hurt? A. The
28、y were hit by the ball. B. They knocked into the ground. C. They hit a womans forehead. D. They were hit by an adult.31. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _. A. there was nothing wrong with the authors teeth B. the accident affected the authors performances C. the author liked and devo
29、ted to music very much D. the author felt a little disappointed after taking medicine【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“The drill was poorly set up”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“my front teeth piercing her forehead”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。DThe poaching, or
30、illegal killing, of rhinos(犀牛) in South Africa is growing worse each year. The government recently reported that a record number of rhinos were poached in 2014, a year which had more rhino killings in South Africa than ever before. The World Wildlife Fund, or WWF, says about 20,000 rhinos live in So
31、uth Africa. That is more than 80 percent of the rhinos in the world. Edna Molewa, South Africas environmental issues minister, says, “During 2014, we are sad to say this, 1, 215 rhinos were killed. This is a rise in the number of poached rhinos from 1004 in 2013 and indeed very worrying.”The animals are hunted for their horns(犀牛角). Many people in Asia believe the horn has curing power, which drives poachers, at all costs, mad for more horns. But there is no scientific evidence for this belief. The horn is made of keratin. That is the
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