Shopping is a game with two teams—shoppers and retails (零售商). Here is the game plan you need.

53. To control the impulse of shopping, the writer suggests that shoppers _______.

A. follow their inner needs

B. try to visit as many shops as possible

C. pay in cash instead of by credit card

D. have a close relationship with the sales staff

54. When shopping online, shoppers can fight back against stores and advertisers by _______.

   A. blocking third-party tracking cookies   

B. thinking twice before buying in bulk 

   C. buying products from other countries only    

D. avoiding being trapped by spelling mistakes

55. The writer offers shoppers the game plan of shopping to _______.

A. tell them how to get a perfect bargain

   B. show them the ways to save shopping time

   C. warn them of the danger of the shopping game

   D. teach them how to communicate with retailers

 -- I heard the phone ringing in the office next door.

-- You _______ it. They haven’t got a phone yet.

A. couldn’t hear                                            B. couldn’t have heard

C. didn’t hear                                                         D. wouldn’t have heard

1. We are very _________(感激的) for what you have done for us.

2. The _________(理论) he put forward are very practical.

3. He didn’t keep his word. _________(因此), I have a low opinion of him.

4. She has a _________(彻底的) understanding of the passage she is reading.

5. The mother held her daughter’s hand _________(紧紧地) to calm her down.

6. I can stand his ignorance, but I can’t  _________(容忍) his rudeness.

7. The _________(总共的/全部的) money raised in the donation came up to 10,0000 RMB.

8. I was very _________(感动的) by the moving love story and was in tears after hearing it.

9. The old man is poor and lives a _________(艰苦的) life on his own.

10. A _________(传统) is a custom or belief that has existed for a long time.

11. In class my English teacher often requires us to _________(翻译) sentences into English.

12. All the goods are to be _________(运输) to different parts of the world.

13. Water is the source of life, so we should save it and _________(珍爱/珍惜) it.

14. I _________(对待) him as my best friend, whom I tell everything to.

15. Thank you for your _________(信任), support, co-operation and unselfish help.

16. Our teacher pointed out the _________(典型的/特有的) mistakes we made in the article.

17. I find the noise outside _________(难以忍受的) because it’s driving me mad.

18. The story sounds _________(难以置信的), but actually it is true.

19. The old man fell onto the ground ______(失去知觉的) and was sent to a hospital.

20. The koala is a _________(独特的) animal to Australia.

21. Stop feeling _________(难过的). Failing in an exam does not mean the end of the world.

22. Our teachers often ________(催促) us to make greater efforts to make greater progress.

23. The scary story _________(恐吓) the children to death and they couldn’t help screaming.

24. _________(不幸的是), his car broke down on the way to the church.

25. The police are looking into the _________(真相) of the murder.

Shoppers on Black Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season in America are notoriously(臭名昭著的)__51__. Some even start queuing outside stores before dawn to be the first to lay their hands on heavily discounted goods. Despite the madness at many stores, __52__, the global economic recession appears to have accelerated the pace at which shoppers are _53_   bricks and mortar(灰浆) in favor of online retailers---e-retailers,
   E-commerce holds particular __54__ in poor times as it enables people to compare prices across retailers quickly and easily. Buyers can sometimes avoid local sales taxes online, and shipping is often free. No wonder, then，that online shopping continues to grow even as the offline sort __55__.

The __56__ in spending to the Internet is good news for companies like P&G that lack retail shops of their own．But it is a big __57___ for physical retailers, whose prices are often higher than those of e-retailers, since they must __58___ the extra expense of running stores.

The most obvious response to the growth of e-retailing is for _59_ retailers to redouble their   own efforts online. The online arms of big retailers are performing well, _60 _.

The concept of “multi-channel” shopping，where people can purchase the same items from the same retailer in several different ways online, is gaining popularity, and retailers are trying to     __61  users of one channel to try another.

Retailers are also trying to make online shopping seem __62__ and exciting to act against the low economy．One common tactic is to set up “pop—up” stores，which appear for a short time before disappearing again，to develop a sense of novelty and __63__.

Stores are also trying to attract customer by offering services that are not _64_ online. Best Buy, a consumer-electronics retailer, has started selling music lessons along with its musical instruments. Lululemon athletica, which sells sports clothes, offers free yoga classes: The idea is to bring people back to its shops _65_, increasing the likelihood that they will develop the habit of shopping there.

51. A. positive      B. productive    C. aggressive        D. competitive

52. A. moreover     B. otherwise     C. meanwhile       D. however

53. A. abandoning   B. applying      C. foreseeing        D. predicting

54. A. opinion       B. intention      C. interest         D. appeal

55. A. soars         B．shrinks      C. contracts         D. squeeze

56. A. shift          B. demand      C. impact           D. pattern

57. A. concern       B. care         C. influence         D. contrast

58. A. carry         B. cease        C. bear            D. record

59. A. additional.     B. mysterious    C. relevant         D. conventional

60. A.on their own    B. on the whole  C. on the contrary    D. on the other hand   .

61. A. encourage     B. represent      C. stimulate        D. allow

62. A. solution       B. irony         C.fun             D. vision 

63.A. emergency     B. urgency       C. humor           D. promotion

64. A. available      B. expected       C. apparent         D. incredible

65. A. extremely     B. regularly       C. especially        D. properly

Jeanne Calment, a French woman, became a record breaker on 17 October, 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days.

Jeanne Calment lives in a small old people’s home in the south of France; her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes her as being more like a 90-year-old woman in good health than someone of 120. She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on her 120^th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied: A very short one. She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her.So what is the key to a long life? According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips. She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercise every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a day, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86.

A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death. It must have seemed a good move at the time, but so far the lawyer has paid her at least three times the value of the house. Every year on her birthday, Jeanne Calment sends him a card saying: Sorry, I’m still alive!

21．How does Jeanne Calment feel about her old age?

A. She is miserable and unhappy.

B. She feels she is going to die very soon.

C. She would like to live much younger.

D. She is cheerful and humorous.

22．Which of the following word could best replace the word “move” in the fourth paragraph?

A. trick           B. deal            C. march            D. sport

23．Why does Jeanne Calment say “Sorry, I’m still alive” to the lawyer every year on her birthday?

A. Because the lawyer has paid her much more money than the value of the house.

B. Because she has asked the lawyer to pay her more rent than they first agreed.

C. Because she had an agreement at 80 with the lawyer which was to her advantage.

D. Because the house she sold to the lawyer is worth the money he has already paid.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文， 请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 

增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除: 把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。 

修改: 在错词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意: 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；      

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Trying to come to a decision complete on your own can be risky. Some decisions are very important that they shouldn’t be made without talking to others first. There have several advantages if you consult the persons you trust. For one thing, they can give you valuable advices and they may point out some things you may have been overlooked. For another, friends may stop you make big mistakes.

When consulting others about important decisions, you should keep two things of mind. The first one is that you need to find someone whom you respect enough to trust their judgment. The second thing to consider is how to do if you disagree with this person. Maybe turning to a third or fourth person for help is a best option. In word, making any big decision alone can lead to problems. Talking to friends or family members first are always a good idea.

Feel the Meaning of Life

Imagine life as a game, in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them: Work, Family, Health, Friends, Spirit. And you’re keeping all of these in the air.    36   . If you drop it, it will bounce back.    37   . If you drop one of these, they will be marked, damaged or even broken. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life. 

   38   . It is because we are different that each of us is special. Don’t set your goals by what other people consider important. Only you know what is best for you. Don’t take for granted the things closest to your heart. Stick to them as you would cling to your life, for without them, life is meaningless. Never give up when you still have something to give.    39   .

   40   .The quickest way to receive love is to give; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; and the best way to keep love is to give it wings.

Don’t run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going.

A．Life is like a roller coaster, live it, be happy, enjoy life.

B．Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

C．Don’t weaken your worth by comparing yourself with others.

D．you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.

E．Don't shut love out of your life by saying it’s impossible to find.

F．You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball.

G．But the other four balls are made of glass.

 In a Chinese banquet, the first six or seven dishes seemed to fill the table, with some plates dangerously ______ on others.

  A. balancing              B. balanced                   C. to be balanced           D. being balanced

 .He didn’t make ____clear when and where the meeting would be held.

A. this      B. that     C. it      D. these

–Mo Yan’s novels have attracted public attention．

–Yeah．Now there are his books _____ in every bookstore．

A． affordable             B． acceptable

C． vailable                 D． Valuable

My father ____ for Beijing on business tonight.

A. is about to leave    B. has been leaving    C. is leaving   D. would leave

The money will be used __________ the school with new computer equipment．

A．to provide   B．providing

C．provided D．to be provided

The President Goes to School

Last week，President Barack Obama gave a back­to­school speech to students at the Julia R．Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School in Philadelphia，Pennsylvania. Students in schools across the country also tuned in to watch the President's speech on TV. He stressed the importance of trying new things，working hard and believing in yourself.

We Need to Work Hard

While acknowledging that times are difficult for families across the country，Obama reminded students that hard work now can mean big success later.“Nobody gets to write your destiny(命运)but you，”he said.“Your future is in your hands. Your life is what you make of it. And nothing，absolutely nothing，is beyond your reach.”

Obama spoke about his own life，and lessons he learned from his mother，who had to remind him to stay focused on his studies. He told students the secret of success：Showing up to school on time. Paying attention in class. Doing your homework. Studying for exams. Staying out of trouble.

Expand Your Mind

Obama encouraged students to hug what makes them different.“We shouldn't be embarrassed by the things that make us different，”he said.“We should be proud of them.”

He also suggested taking advantage of all of the chances at school，and always being open to trying new things.“That you're not the best at something today doesn't mean you can't be tomorrow，”he said.“Even if you don't think of yourself as a math person or as a science person—you can still excel in these subjects if you're willing to make the effort. And you may find out you have talents you'd never dreamed of.”

12．Who plays the most important role in writing your life according to Obama?

A．Yourself.     B．Your parents.

C．Nobody.      D．Your teachers.

13．What didn't Obama talk about when he gave speech to students?

A．His own life.

B．Lessons he learned from his mother.

C．The secret of success.

D．Why he gave this speech.

14．Which of the following isn't Obama's opinion?

A．Students should pay attention in class.

B．Students should study hard for exams.

C．Students should go to school on time.

D．Get into trouble and solve it by yourself.

15．What's the right attitude when facing things that make people different according to Obama?

A．Happy.    B．Embarrassed.

C．Proud.    D．Sad.

Nearing the age of 101 has not slowed down one Japanese woman．In fact，in the swimming pool—she is only getting faster．

Recently，a 100-year-old Japanese woman became the world’s first centenarian to complete a 1，500-meter freestyle swimming competition in a 25-meter poo1．

Her name is Mieko Nagaoka．Ms．Nagaoka set a world record for her age group at a recent Japan Masters Swimming Association event in the western city of Matsuyama．She swam the race in 1hour，15 minutes and 54 seconds．

By comparison，the overall female world record holder completed the same distance in just under 15 and a half minutes．But that swimmer，Katie Ledecky，is only 17 years old．And Ms．Nagao．ka was not competing against her．In fact，Ms．Nagaoka was the only competitor in the 100-104 year old category．Her race was not a race of speed but of endurance，or not giving up．

Breaking swimming records is nothing new to Ms．Nagaoka．So far she has broken 25 records．But she began competing when she was much younger—at 88.

Ms．Nagaoka sufferred a knee injury in her 80s，so she began swimming to help her body recover．Since her first international swimming competition，she hasn’t looked back，except maybe to see if her competition is catching up．

In 2002．at a masters swim meet in New Zealand，Ms．Nagaoka took the bronze medal in the 50-meter backstroke．In 2004，she won three silver medals at an Italian swim meet.

Masters swimming is a special class of competitive swimming to promote health and friendship among participants．Swimmers compete within age groups of five years.

Japan has a large number of people who live beyond 100 years old．Until she passed away this month，the oldest person in the world was also from Japan．Misao Okawa was born in 1 898．She said her secrets for longevity，or long life，were good genes，regular sleep，sushi and exercise.

32．The underlined word“centenarian”refers to someone who is____．

A．from Japan    B．100 or older    C．an old competitor D.a new swimmer

33．Which is possibly the age category of the masters swimming competition?

A．82 to 87 years old．    B．93 to 97 years old.

C．95 to 99 years old．    D．106 to 110 years old.

34．It can be inferred from the passage that_____．

A．some people are born with longevity genes

B．people who like swimming live longer

C．the Japanese are interested in swimming

D．woman usually live much longer than men

35．Which can best explain the spirit of Ms．Nagaoka?

A．Not to advance is to go back．    B．After a storm comes a calm.

C．The early bird catches the worm． D．Keep on going，never give up.

 There are many sayings in English urging us to be ______. For example, “Don’t put all

   your eggs in one basket,” and “Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched.”

  A. ambitious           B. cautious                C. merciful               D. punctual

 　　　,the headmaster rose to indicate that the conversation was 　　　. 

A. At an end; in an end                B. In the end; at an end

C. In an end; at the end               D. At an end; in the end

It is very common for you to find yourself in an unfamiliar situation.   36   Yes, everyone tells you to stand on your own two feet and take responsibility for your action, but if you haven’t experienced a situation before, how can you know what to do?

We usually try our best to do everything on our own and not to rely on others, but at certain times calling for help is the best way forward. You can picture the scene of the man--it is usually a man--driving blindly around an unfamiliar town looking for an address he doesn’t know.   37   And he could get to his appointment on time. It is obvious to everybody in such a case that asking for help is not a sign of weakness, but rather the sensible thing to do.

  38   For example, you are looking for a new job and need to write your resume（简历）. If your pride prevents you from getting help and you just do the writing yourself, it may well cost the opportunity you are seeking. Similarly, when you just started a new job, you often don’t want to admit that you haven’t got the knowledge to finish a particular task, so you keep going and eventually make things worse than they were. This may lead to a diminishing（贬低）of you in the eyes of the boss.   39 

Now you can see that asking for help is not a sign of weakness but is the sensible and mature thing to do.   40   Making your life easier by asking for and using knowledgeable help is not a sign of weakness, but is actually quite a clever thing to do.

A. What’s worse, you are most likely to lose the new job.

B. Actually speaking, asking for help is not a sign of weakness.

C. There are times when you know you don’t have the relevant experience.

D. If only he would stop and ask for directions, he could save lots of time.

E. However, many people tend to make mistakes over and over when help is available.

F. You will also recognize expert help would save your time, energy and money.

G. You can accustom yourself to asking for help sooner or later.

    假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

    增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

    删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

    修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

          2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

    As it is known to us, fewer and fewer students do sports regularly, what makes them weak and easily tired. There are many reasons about this. First of all, some of the students complained that they have too many homework, resulting in less time to take exercise. Beside, some of them think that it is very difficulty for them to keep doing exercise, because it is a very hard thing.

Because lack of physical activities, many students are in poor health. I suggest that our school must take measures to encourage more students to take part in sports. For us students, no matter what busy we are, it is necessary to spare some time to do exercise.

Red envelops have related to the Chinese Lunar New Year for long. I myself have had plenty of experiences both receiving and giving our red envelops in the past and    __36   I mean, who doesn’t love free money?

I’m truly surprised by the degree of people’s obsession(迷恋) with red envelops this year. In fact, everyone I know spent at least a day or two crazily shaking their smart phones,  37  Thanks to messaging app WeChat’s new feature that allows users to send money electronically, grabbing red envelopes has never seemed so easy.

Just in case you are one of the very few people who still can’t be involved in the game,   38   Givers link their WeChat(微信) to their bank accounts, and then they can send specified amounts of money to their WeChat contacts through a personal message. They can also put the cash up for grabs in chat group full of friends, and anyone who acts fast enough will get a share. Later, receivers can transfer the funds from their WeChat back into their own bank accounts.

___39   I’m always for some harmless fun in life, so my natural response would be: why not? Moreover, I’ve always believed that it’s human nature to want free stuff, regardless of whether you actually need it or not. This may not be a good quality, but it’s not against the law, so I won’t get all judgmental here.  40   I really can’t blame anyone for their enthusiasm in grabbing red envelops. I would have done it too, had I not thought linking WeChat to my bank accounts was too much trouble.

A. Considering these reasons,

B. here’s how it works.

C. generally speaking, it’s been fun.

D. In theory, this sounds like a fun game.

E. In terms of all the advantages above,

F. mostly trying to get as much as lucky money as possible.

G. In fact, it does harm to our life.

Clothes play a critical part in the conclusions we reach by providing clues to who people are, who they are not, and who they would like to be. They tell us a good deal about the wearer’s ——___51____, personality, status, mood, and social outlook.
    Since clothes are such an important ___52____ of social information, we can use them to manipulate people’s impression of us. Our appearance assumes particular significance in the___53____ phases of interaction that is likely to occur. An elderly middle class man or woman may be ___54____ by a young adult who is dressed in an unconventional manner, regardless of the person’s education, background, or interests.
    People tend to___55____ what certain types of clothes mean. Young women can easily identify with the ___56____ of girls who wear certain outfits, including the number of boyfriends they likely have had and whether they smoke or drink. Newscasters, or the announcers who read the news on TV, are considered to be more ___57____, honest, and competent when they are dressed conservatively. And collage students who view themselves as taking an active role in their inter-personal relationships say they are ___58____ about the costumes they must wear to play these roles successfully. ___59____, many of us can relate instances in which the clothing we wore changed the way we felt about ourselves and how we act ed. Perhaps you have used clothing to gain ___60____when you anticipated a stressful situation, such as a job interview, or a court appearance.

    In the workplace, men have long had well defined precedents and role models for ___61____ success. It has been otherwise for women. A good many women in the business world are uncertain about the appropriate mixture of “masculine” and “feminine” attributes they should ___62____ by their professional clothing. The variety of clothing ___63____ to women has also been greater than that avail able for men. Male administrators tend to judge women more ___64____ for managerial positions when the women display less “feminine” grooming (打扮)-shorter hair, moderate use of make up, and plain tailored clothing. As one male administrator confessed, “An attractive woman is definitely going to get a longer ___65____, but she won’t get a job.”.