One of today's hottest topics among women (and to an extent among men too now) is anti-aging and how to reverse the signs of age. The beauty industry has responded to this by offering a wide collection of anti aging creams and other anti aging products aimed at all pocketbooks, ranging from economical to highly priced.

 And the question is "do any of these often much-vaunted (被过度吹嘘的) anti aging creams actually work?" And if they do, how precisely do they perform their miracles? 

Well the appropriate response to that is that they do work - after a fashion. There certainly are anti-aging creams available for a relatively modest price that will reduce the appearance of wrinkles in a comparatively short period of regular application. But this really is the limit of their powers: they won’t actually undo skin damage or get rid of all signs of age; they will simply modify them, some more effectively than others.

The way they work is like so: they remove upper layers of dead skin cells and make deeper layers absorb water, serving to plump(变丰满) them up and make them look fuller and healthier. But since such anti aging creams only go skin deep, as it were, skin damage will reappear once you stop using the anti aging wrinkle cream.

This means fairly heavy regular use, which might be costly depending on your choice of product. However, if you can afford it or think it's worth the cost, it won't be such an issue. After all, what woman wants to look older than her years when looking good is so tied up with many women’s self-esteem and sense of identity.

 A compromise (折中) solution for those on a tighter budget is to use the cheaper creams. In addition, it’s always wise to be a little experimental to make sure you end up with the one that suits our skin best.

 So, to sum up: an anti wrinkle face cream will work within limits, depending on your objective. 

28.According to the author, we can infer __________.

A. anti aging creams must reverse the signs of age

B. skin damage must not reappear after using creams

C. anti aging creams should be properly used 

D. skin damage will disappear forever after using creams

29.The benefits from anti aging creams are the following except that __________.

A. they remove upper layers of dead skin cells       B. they make deeper layers absorb water

C. they make layers look fuller and healthier.        D. they make wrinkle faces rough

30.The meaning of the underlined phrase “on a tighter budget” is __________.

A. having a larger amount of money        B. having a smaller amount of money

C. having no money at all                     D. having a lot of money

31.Fairly heavy regular use will make you __________.

A. spend much money on your choice of product 

B. easily afford your choice of product 

C. think your choice of product wrong

D. believe your choice of product right

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59．Which hotel gives a promise?
    A．Baymont Inn Ft . Lauderdale．           B．Beach Plaza Hotel．
    C．Baymont Inn Hotel．                    D．Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel．
60．In which hotel parking is the cheapest?
    A．Baymont Inn Ft . Lauderdale．          B．Beach Plaza Hotel．
    C．Baymont Inn Hotel．                    D．Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel．
61．If you ______ , you will probably go to Beach Plaza Hotel．
   A．enjoy seeing films without leaving your hotel room
   B．are fond of swimming in heated water
   C．want to eat food cooked by yourself in the hotel
   D．are a cigarette smoker
62．Which of the following is NOT true to the ads? 

A．All of the three hotels provide television with cable．

B．You can keep your money in the room safe in Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel．

C．In Beach Plaza Hotel a 24-hour maid is available．

D．While staying in Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel, you can surf the Internet．

Attitude is an internal(内在的) state that influences the choices of personal action made by the individual. Some researchers consider that attitudes come from differences between beliefs and ideas; others believe that attitudes come from emotional states. Here, we focus on the effects of attitudes upon behavior, that is, upon the choices of action made by the individual.

The kinds of actions taken by human beings are obviously influenced greatly by attitudes. Whether one listens to classical music or rock, whether one obeys the speed limit while driving, whether one encourages one’s husband or wife to express his or her own ideas—all are influenced by attitudes. These internal states are acquired throughout life from situations one is faced with in the home, in the streets, and in the school.

Of course, the course of action chosen by an individual in any situation will be largely determined by the particulars of that situation. An individual who has a strong attitude of obeying laws may drive too fast when he is in a hurry and no police cars in sight. A child who has a strong attitude of honesty may steal a penny when she thinks no one will notice. But the internal state which remains unchanged over a period of time, and which makes the individual behave regularly in a variety of situations, is what is meant by an attitude.

Attitudes are learned in a variety of ways. They can result from single incidents, as when an attitude toward snakes is acquired by an experience in childhood at the sudden movement of a snake. They can result from the individual’s experiences of success and pleasure, as when someone acquires a positive attitude toward doing crossword puzzles by being able to complete some of them. And frequently, they are learned by copying other people’s behavior, as when a child learns how to behave toward foreigners by observing the actions of his parents. Regardless of these differences, there is something in common in the learning and modification(修正) of attitudes.

15．According to the passage, we know attitudes _________.

A. are largely affected by one’s behavior

B. come from different situations in one’s life

C. remain unchanged in one’s daily life

D. could be chosen according to one’s will

16．Which of the following is TRUE about the learning of attitudes?

A. Attitudes are only learned through one’s success.

B. Copying others’ behavior is not a good idea.

C. Attitudes can be learned from one’s parents.

D. Attitudes learned in danger will last longer.

17．The author uses the examples in Paragraph 3 to show ________.

A. particulars of a situation may influence an individual’s action

B. people with good attitudes may sometimes do bad deeds

C. an individual may change his or her attitude fairly easily

D. people often make mistakes when they are not noticed

18．Which of the following can be learned from the passage?

A. Researchers believe that attitudes only come from emotional states.

B. Attitudes have a bad influence on actions.

C. An honest child won’t steal a penny.

D. Attitudes can be learned either by one’s experience or by observing the actions of others.

  How do you enter a room which is full of strangers? Do you walk right in full of confidence? Or do you try to slip in without being noticed?   29    In life we admire those who do their task confidently. We prefer people who appear to know what they are doing. But where does that confidence begin?

Developing self-confidence starts very early. It is the parents’ role to get kids on the right track toward becoming confident people.   30    When children make mistakes, their parents should still let them know that they are loved. Children whose parents do these things will likely develop into confident adults. But self-confidence still doesn’t come easily, so what is the solution?

◆with most things in life, practice makes perfect, and that is true of confidence skill.   31      

◆always hold your head high and look people in the eye. Answer questions clearly and confidently. The way you walk shows how confident you are.

◆Focus on the things that you do well, and look for opportunities to use those abilities._ 32___   You will approach the task more confidently knowing that you are ready.

◆ All human fail at times, and you too.   33    Learning from mistakes helps you face the same situation later without fear.

A. Prepare thoroughly for every project.

B. But don’t allow mistakes to trouble you.

C. Even with practice, you will never be perfect.

D. Parents are often good teachers for their own children.

E. The more you practice them, the easier they will become.

F. The way you go into new situations shows level of confidence.

G. To help that process, parents should always offer more praise than criticism.

 ________ shoes are sold in this small market.

   A. Men’s and children’s               B. Men and children        

C. Man and child’s                   D. Men’s and child’s

_____ with so much trouble，we failed to complete the task on time．

A． Faced            B． Face    C． Facing          D． To face

Switching the lights off or wearing a blindfold(蒙眼布)while eating could be a fast way to lose weight, according to scientists. The simple trick works because it stops diners eating for pleasure rather than for calories. It also triggers (引发) a part of the brain that is worried that unseen food may go bad.

 An experiment by the University of Konstanz, in Germany, found that people who were blindfolded consumed nine percent fewer calories before they felt full, compared to those who could see. They also vastly overestimated（高估） how much they had eaten because they could not see how much was left on the plate. Blindfolded volunteers estimated they had eaten 88 percent more than they actually had.

Scientists believe that not seeing food on the table also allows the body to know when it is full in real time rather than remembering past experiences where it might have taken a full plate to feel full.

In the experiment, 50 people were blindfolded and 40 were allowed to see their food. All were told not to eat within two hours of the experiment. They were then given three 95g bowls of chocolate ice cream and invited to eat for 15 minutes. Their bowls were taken away and the remaining ice-cream weighed, while the participants were quizzed on how much they thought they had eaten.

On average the group who could see ate 116g while the blindfolded groups ate 105g. However, the blindfolded group believed they had eaten 197g while compared with 159g for the non-blind volunteers. They were also asked how pleasant the ice-cream tasted and the blindfolded group rated lower than those who could see.

“The experienced pleasure of eating was significantly lower in the blindfolded group. Not seeing the food might have decreased the appetite. Sight plays an important role in the eating experience and in the overall dining experience.”

Previous studies have shown that the visual influence of food plays a large part in the taste. While restaurants that allow diners to eat in the dark state that it triggers other senses, in fact eating in darkness is likely to taste far milder than usual.

32. With the lights out, diners eat less partly because ______. 

A. they want to quickly finish their meals    

B. they worry about the quality of the food

C. they focus more on fun than the calories  

 D. they trust their feelings more than ever

33. We can learn from the passage that the blindfolded group ______.

 A. spent a much longer time eating the same food

B. thought the food tasted better than usual

C. depended on past experiences to feel full

D. believed they ate more than they really did

34. The last two paragraphs tell us that ______.

A. findings of this experiment differ from the previous studies

B. senses rather than sight play an important role in the taste 

C. diners are likely to lose their appetite eating in darkness

D. restaurants benefit a lot from allowing diners to eat in the dark

35. The main purpose of the passage is to ______.

    A. inform the readers of the result of an experiment

    B. offer reasons for people to eat in the dark areas

    C. provide statistics related to eating in the dark

    D. persuade the readers to lose weight in a new way

 A controversial call was given towards the end of the baseball game. At full speed Paul Harvey slid home（本垒）and, thinking he had just ___21___ a game-changing run, he stood up only to face the words, “You’re ___22___!”Angry, he threw off his helmet and ran over to explain to the ___23___ why the call was wrong. Before his ___24___ really got out of control, someone pulled him away, and he walked to the bench---___25___.

Long after the coaches, players, and fans had gone home, he realized the impact of his ___26___. Like most of us do when we are faced with the __27___ of our actions, he could have just let it go, reasoning, “Everybody ___28___ it.”

However, in the silence of his heart, he knew that just ___29___ everyone else does it, that doesn’t make it all right. And so, long after his friends had gone home, he ___30___ that coach back up to the school—not to ___31___ his car. No, the boy tracked this man down so he could tell him face to face, “I’m sorry, Sir. It was all my___32___.” It takes true courage to stand up to face the ___33__ we all make and say, “I was wrong. I’m sorry.” What makes this ___34___ unique is that it wasn’t meant for the world to ___35___, it was meant simply as a way to stay ___36___ to his own heart.

   The truth is at one time or another we have all been this boy --- ___37___ out in anger, saying hurtful things, and feeling ___38___ for doing so. But the real test comes later when we are ___39__ with the choice to say “sorry” or to walk away thinking, “Ah, they’ll get over it.”

   Maybe the “they” is a customer, a friend, or a child. Whoever it is, don’t pass up the opportunity to get right with your own heart. The time for apology is now! Courage is a ___40___ of the heart.

Nearly all wild lions live in Sub-Saharan Africa,but a small number of Asian lions exist in India’s Gir Forest.Although the two species live far form each other,Asian lions and African lions are __61_______same species.

Asian lions once prowled(潜行)around from the Middle East___62____ India. Now,only 200 to 260 of these ____63___ (amaze)animals survive in the wild. The Gir Forest’Sdry woods__64____(be) once a royal hunting ground. Today they are a reserve___65____the endangered Asian lions ____66_____(protect).

Lions are the only cats that live in groups,____67____(call)prides(狮群).All of a pride’sfemale lions are related and female babies ____68_____(usual) stay with the group as they grow.Young males enentually leave and may have their own prides by ____69___(take) over a group headed by another male.

Male lions usually defend the pride’s territory（地盘）.They mark the area and chase off animals that come to their territory.Female lions are the pride’s primary____70_____(hunt).They often work together to hunt large mammals.

Nothing could stop Dad. After he was put on disability for a bad back, he bought a small farm in the country, just enough to grow food for the family. He planted vegetables, fruit trees and even kept bees for honey.

And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgin's chicken house in exchange for manure(肥料). The smell really burned the inside of your nose. When we complained about the terrible smell, Dad said the stronger the manure, the healthier the crops, and he was right. For example, just one of his cantaloupes filled the entire house with its sweet smell, and the taste was even sweeter.

As the vegetables started coming in, Dad threw himself into cooking. One day, armed with a basket of vegetables, he announced he was going to make stew(炖菜).Dad pulled out a pressure cooker and filled it up with cabbages, eggplants, potatoes, corns, onions and carrots. For about half an hour, the pressure built and the vegetables cooked. Finally, Dad turned off the stove, the pot began to cool and the pressure relief valve sprayed out a cloud of steam. If we thought Dad's pile of chicken manure was bad, this was 10 times worse. When Dad took off the lid, the smell nearly knocked us out.

Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out the house. Just how bad was it? The neighbors came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak!

Determined, Dad filled our plates with steaming stew and passed them around. It didn’t look that bad, and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell, it didn’t offend the nose so much, either. I took a taste. It would never win a prize in a cooking competition, but it was surprisingly edible, and we drank up every last drop of soup!

5. Why did Dad clean Old Man Mocolgin’s chicken house regularly?

A. To earn some money for the family.    B. To collect manure for his crops.

C. To get rid of the terrible smell.    D. To set a good example to us.

6. What can we infer about Dad’s stew?

A. It is popular among the neighbors.    B. It contains honey and vegetables.

C. It looks very wonderful.    D. It tastes quite delicious.

7. What does the underlined word “offend” in the last paragraph mean?

A. To attract.    B. To upset.    C. To air.    D. To shut.

8. What can we learn about Dad form the text?

A. He is an experienced cook.    B. He is a troublesome father.

C. He has a positive attitude to life.    D. He suffers a lot from his disability.

The world is filled with smart，talented and gifted people．We meet them every day．A few days ago，my car was not running well．I pulled it into a garage，and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes．He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engine．I was amazed．The sad truth is，great talent is not enough．

I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn．I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100，000 a year．A business consultant who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors and dentists struggle financially．It was this business consultant who gave me the phrase，“They are one skill away from great wealth．”

There is an old saying that goes，“Job means ‘just over broke（破产）’”．And unfortunately，I would say that the saying applies to millions of people．Because school does not think financial intelligence is intelligence，most workers“ live within their means”．They work and they pay the bills．Instead I recommend young people to seek work for what they will learn，more than what they will earn．

When I ask the classes I teach，“How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDonald’s?” almost all the students raise their hands．I then ask，“So if most of you can cook a better hamburger，how come McDonald’s makes more money than you?” The answer is obvious: McDonald’s is excellent at business systems．The reason why so many talented people are poor is that they focus on building a better hamburger and know little or nothing about business systems．The world is filled with talented poor people ．They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger．

8．The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph that               ．

A．he is just one of the talented people.

B．he is ready to help others.

C．he has a sharp sense of hearing.

D．he knows little about car repairing.

9．The underlined part in the third paragraph can be best replaced by             ．

A．spend more than they can afford.        

B．do in their own way.

C．live in their own circle.             

D．live within what they earn.

10．Why do talented people earn so 1ittle according to the author?

A．They don’t work hard enough.            

B．They lack financial intelligence.

C．They don’t make full use of their talents.

D．They have no specialized skills．

11．The main purpose of the author is to tell us                    ．

A．how young people can find a satisfactory job.

B．what schools should teach students.

C．why so many talented people are poor.

D．how McDonald’s makes much money.

My younger brother would be leaving for college and I was leaving for a new job in Europe. We only had a few precious months left as a family living under the same __41__. Everything would change in the __42__.

    A family of magpies (喜鹊) __43__ in our maple tree. This family seemed to be extraordinarily lively. One early morning, the noise was so __44__ that my dad went out to see what the birds were doing. He found a young magpie __45__ around the yard, flapping(拍打) his little wings and yelling.

Dad looked up in the tree to find Mommy and Daddy Magpie sitting on a branch and glaring __46__ at him. He had to do something for the poor little thing. Dad called the zoo for __47__. They told him not to __48__ it and assured him the baby would learn to fly on its own. Dad no longer __49__ the magpie around the yard. He did, however, watch him __50__ from the living room window, just to make sure a cat didn't turn him into __51__.

    The next day I got a __52__ at my summer job. It was from my father. He never called me __53__. He asked me if I saw Morey before I left home — he named the bird Morey.

    Driving home from work, I __54__ it wasn't only about the magpie but also about his own little fledglings (幼鸟) who were __55__ the nest. It was about my brother and me. Dad felt as helpless as the Mommy and Daddy bird watching in the tree. He couldn't make us fly nor could he __56__ cats once we left the nest.

    I got home and found him looking out of the kitchen window with __57__ in his eyes. I __58__ him by saying Morey might have learnt to fly with very good parents raising him.

Soon it was the end of August. Bags were __59__ and it was time for my brother and me to leave the nest. In the end, Dad had nothing to worry about. He __60__ his little fledglings well. And we flew ...

41．A. house        B．roof            C．family                    D．room

42．A. fall          B．spring          C．winter                   D．summer

43．A. cut down     B．took down       C．settled down          D．brought down

44．A. exciting      B．low             C．frightening          D．loud

45．A. flying        B．wandering       C．running              D．jumping

46．A. helplessly     B．carefully        C．hopefully         D．suddenly

47．A. advice       B．permission       C．leave                    D．conclusion

48．A. hunt       B．touch            C．ignore                 D．chase

49．A. helped       B．assisted          C．followed            D．collected

50．A. coldly       B．cautiously        C．purposely           D．gladly

51．A. taste        B．nest           C．meat                   D．lunch

52．A. call         B．message          C．news                 D．notice

53．A. at home     B．at school          C．at work             D．at noon

54．A. summarized  B．wondered         C．realized              D．questioned

55．A. building     B．leaving           C．directing           D．quitting

56．A. drive away   B．fight against      C．argue with         D．associate with

57．A. light        B．doubts           C．pain                 D．tears

58．A. greeted      B．comforted        C．persuaded                D．hugged

59．A. locked       B．strengthened     C．loaded               D．packed

60．A. brought      B．loved           C．raised                D．accompanied

 They have earned lots of money, so I 　　　 believe that the business is a success. 

A. mildly              B. firmly     C. actively             D. tightly

A new building _____ next week.

A. will build         B. will be built

C. is built           D. was built

A New study by the British government has discovered the mental well-being of the country’s teenage girls has worsened.

The survey, which included 30,000 14-year-old students in 2005 and 2014, showed 37 percent of girls with psychological stress, up from 34 percent in 2005. British boys’ stress level was actually seen to fall over the same time period, from 17 percent to 15 percent. The report’s authors pointed out the “advent of the social media age” could be a major contributing factor for increasing stress among teenage British girls.

“The adolescent years are a time of rapid physical, cognitive and emotional development,” Pam Ramsden, a lecturer in psychology at the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom, wrote in a recent blog post. “Teenagers interact with people in order to learn how to become competent adults. In the past, they would engage with parents, teachers and other adults in their community as well as extended family members and friends. Now we can also add social media to that list of social and emotional development.”

Throughout adolescence, girls and boys develop characteristics like confidence and self-control. Since teenage brains have not completely developed, teens don’t have the cognitive awareness and impulse control to keep from posting inappropriate content. Furthermore, this content can easily be circulated far and wide with disastrous implications.

Social media can also feed into girls’ insecurities about their appearance, Ramsden said. These sites are often filled with images of people with body type unattainable to the normal person. However, these images and the messages tied to them creep into social standards.

“Social media allows girls to make comparisons among friends as well as celebrities and then provides them with ‘solutions’ such as extreme dieting tips and workouts to reach their goals,” Ramsden said. “Concerns about body image can negatively impact their quality of life preventing them from having healthy relationships and taking up time that could be better spent developing other aspects of their personalities.”

66. How does the survey tell us the negative impact of social media？

A. By making experiments.                    B. By raising a question.

C. By making comparisons                     D. By analyzing causes and effects.

67. According to Pam Ramsden, we can know_______.

A. teenagers hate sharing their thoughts with people around

B. teenagers’ mental health has nothing with social media

C. teenagers will not post improper content on the Internet

D. the ways of teenagers’ interaction with people have changed

68. What is Ramsden’s attitude toward the images with fine body shape?

A. Supportive.        B. Indifferent.        C. Critical.                    D. Concerned.

69. According to the last paragraph, it is necessary for teenagers___________.

A. to get rid of the bad effects of social media.  

B. to follow the celebrities’ example

C. to be concerned about their body image     

D. to make comparisons among friends

70. What does this text mainly tell us?

A. The well-being of teenagers in Britain.  

B. The social media’s negative effect on teenagers.

C. The development of teenagers in Britain.

D. How to interact with teenagers in Britain.

Stubbornness（固执，执着） can push a business to hold on but can also kill your business if it keeps stopping you.

Because I’m stubborn. I chased my dream of creating a pet-food company that sells what it claims to sell and not some unidentifiable substance in a dressed-up bag. Originally we packed our foods in transparent bags, which became our guiding philosophy.

To start the company in 2003, I visited every pet-food store in Manhattan and some outside the city. By 2006 Stella&Chewy’s was sold in 250 stores, mostly in New York City. In 2007 I moved the company to Wisconsin, with our earnings reaching almost $500,000 that year．But getting my product into stores was just the beginning. We were competing against much bigger pet-food companies whose monthly marketing budgets were more than our yearly sales. So we invested in advertisements and a website and even stood on sidewalks giving our samples.

With more customers came more feedback ( 反馈意见 ), much of which I ignored, I was also receiving complaints about ice crystals ( 冰晶 )on the food, which form when the air temperature changes during transport. For this reason, most frozen foods are packaged in opaque ( 不透明的 ) bags or boxes. Studies have proved that ice crystals have little effect on either the quality or the taste of the food. So I ignored the complaints. After all, we were better than our competitors that wouldn’t even show their products. We didn’t hide anything.

In 2007 our sales kept growing, but not as fast as those of our competitors. We were told that new consumers were choosing products packaged in opaque bags. When I visited the stores and forced myself to consider my products objectively, I had to degree: The ice crystals reduced the look I wanted. The food looked as if a snowstorm had hit the inside of the bag.

We switched to opaque bags and tried to make ice crystals smaller. Customers responded: In 2009 Stella$Chewy’s was sold in 2,500 stores across the country.

28. At the beginning, the author’s company packaged their foods in transparent bags to ________.

   A. make their foods seen clearly

   B. make their foods look attractive

   C. let customers know their guiding philosophy

   D. show their foods are environmentally friendly

29. Why did the author have people stand on sidewalks giving out samples?

   A. Because advertising and marketing on the website didn’t work.

   B. Because no one knew his company’s products in Wisconsin.

   C. Because he should use this way to save money due to the limited budget.

   D. Because he attempted to use all means to compete with other companies.

30. According to the passage, ice crystals _________.

   A. only appear on frozen food

   B. may make pets feel uncomfortable

   C. won’t form if the foods are transported well

   D. almost don’t affect the quality of pet foods

31. The author’s experience mainly shows that ________.

   A. stubborn people won’t simply give up

   B. stubbornness can make people succeed or fail

   C. the road leading to success is full of difficulties

   D. meeting customers’ need is important to a company’s success

 Last year my summer holiday was spoiled by my bringing along a modern convenience that was too convenient for my own good: the iPad. Instead of looking at nature, I checked my e-mail. Instead of paddling a small boat, I followed my Twitter feed（推特简讯）. Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading four newspapers each morning. I was behaving as if I were still in the office. My body was on vacation, but my head wasn’t.

    So this year I made up my mind to try something different: withdrawal from the Internet. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, since I’m bad at self-control. But I was determined. I started by giving the iPad to my wife.

    The cellphone signal at our house was worse than in the past, making my attempts at cheating an experience in frustration （沮丧）. I was trapped, forced to go through with my plan. Largely breaking away from e-mail, Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites, I had few ways to connect to the world except for the radio—and how much radio can one listen to, really? I had to do what I had planned to do all along: read books.

    This experience has had a happy ending. With determination and the strong support of my wife, I won in my vacation struggle against the Internet, realizing finally that it was I, not the iPad, that was the problem. I knew I had won when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “I don’t need it,” I said.

    However, as we return to post-vacation life, a harder test begins: Can I continue when I’m back at work?

    There are times when the need to know what’s being said right now is great. I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely. But I hope to resist the temptation to check my e-mail every five minutes, which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two.

I think a vacation is supposed to help you rest your brain to become more productive. Here I hope this one worked.

32. What do we know about the author’s last summer vacation?

    A. He was determined to enjoy the beautiful view.

    B. His iPad ruined his plan of finishing a great novel.

    C. He hated himself for acting as if he were working on vacation.

    D. He felt satisfied that he had stuck to his usual timetable.

33. What did the author do to keep away from the Internet this year?

A. He cut off his cellphone signal.      

B. He handed his iPad to his wife.

C. He refused to cheat in his house.      

D. He listened to the radio most of the time.

34. When back at work, the author will probably choose to ________.

A. keep control of when and how to use the Internet   

B. continue to road more and more books

    C. stay away from the Internet for ever

    D. stop checking what is being said right now completely

35. What is the author’s opinion of a great vacation in the passage?

    A. A vacation is having nothing to do but read all day.

    B. A vacation proves that a life of pleasure is overvalued.

    C. A vacation means a change of pace to make one more creative.

 D. A vacation is a period of time to do whatever one wishes to.

Man:      Good morning. Can I help you?

Woman: Yes. I  61  (admit) to the university last month, and now I’d like to try and arrange

       62  (accommodate) in the hall of residence.

Man:      Yes, certainly. Please sit down. What I'll do is fill  63  a form and make sure you

       64  (full) understand what to expect.

Woman: Thank you.

Man:      So first of all, can I take your name and date of birth?

Woman: It's Anu Bhatt. March 31st, 1992.

Man:      And what will you be studying?

Woman: I'm doing a course in  65  (nurse).

Man:      Right, thank you. And how long would you want to stay in hall, do you think?

Woman: Well, it'll take three years  66  I'd only like to stay in hall for two. I'd like to think

       about living outside for the third year.

Man:      Fine. Do you want to cook for  67  or have all your meals  68  (provide), as we

       call full board?

Woman: Is there anything in between?

Man:      Yes. You can choose to be provided only with evening meals,  69  is half board.

Woman: That's  70  I'd prefer.

Man:      Yes, a lot of students go for that. Now, with that in mind, do you have any special

       diet, anything we should know about?

Woman: No red meat.

Man:      Okay. That's all I need to know.

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_{2．词数100，文章开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数}

_{3．参考词汇：搬运工porter n; 皮箱suitcase n; 漏水leak vi．}

_{Dear Manager，}

_{My name is Li Hua．I stayed at your hotel__________________________Yours sincerely，}

_{Li Hua}

When Taking an Uber—Should You Tip or Not?

Taking an Uber car may no longer be a direct driver-passenger and guilt-free experience. The ride-sharing experience is about to get awkward.

With the wide application of the Internet, Uber, a new approach to your destination instead of taking an ordinary taxi, has become more popular recently. However, benefits won’t come without its fair share of drawbacks.

Uber drivers are a part of the so-called sharing economy: They use their own vehicles, receive customer reviews via the app’s five-star rating system and make their own hours. Unlike other services, Uber claimed that drivers all over the country could clearly alert customers that tipping is not included. Those drivers that expect to be tipped can make their wishes known. But the company is holding to its official no-tip-required line, according to its website. “Once you arrive at your destination, your fare is automatically charged to your credit card on file—There’s no need to tip.” Although drivers value their independence—the freedom to push a button rather than punch a clock, lack of a clear policy, however, leaves Uber drivers in a vulnerable(脆弱的) position: If they ask a customer for a tip or put up a sign, that customer could give the driver a low star-rating, and the driver could finally be deactivated from the app.

But has the company done a good job working with customers? Some observers say that this new grey area for tipping will create awkwardness about whether they should tip or not—something most Uber customers have not had to deal with until now. Uber did not respond to customers’ comment, just leaving their rating in the air (ignoring it).

Providing an option to tip on an app sends a clear message to customers to reach into their pockets. Nearly 30% people would be more likely to leave a tip if they were presented with a “no tip” button, according to Guinn’s 2015 survey of roughly 500 people. When people are presented with three tip choices—20%, 25% or 30%—they’re more likely to choose the middle option even if it’s more than the traditional 20%, according to a separate 2014 analysis of 13 million New York City taxi rides.

If the service is twice as expensive during a rain storm or public transport delay, the customer has the right not to tip. However, if the driver is extra helpful or avoids traffic to reach your destination in a more timely manner, you could give an extra tip, says Uber, who will leave tipping options in the hands of the consumer rather than the app.

32.Compared with taxi drivers, Uber drivers ______.

A. enjoy more freedom and choices      B. support the company’s practice

C. clock up the miles while driving      D. receive customers reviews directly

33.The underlined word “deactivated” in Paragraph 3 probably means ______.

A. removed         B. degraded         C. tracked         D. charged

34.From the survey we can conclude most customers ______.

  A. would probably tip if there is an option

  B. usually do as the “no tip” sign suggests

  C. tip because of Uber drivers’ good service

  D. are disappointed to reach into their pockets

35.What causes the awkwardness between Uber drivers and their customers?

  A. Customers take advantage of the new grey area for tipping.

  B. There is no specific policy from the Uber to follow.

  C. It’s up to customers to decide the drivers’ earnings.

  D. Customers tend to pay least among the 3 choices.