People are being lured (引诱) onto Facebook with the promise of a fun, free service without realizing they’re paying for it by giving up loads of personal information. Facebook then attempts to make money by selling their data to advertisers that want to send targeted messages.

Most Facebook users don’t realize this is happening. Even if they know what the company is up to, they still have no idea what they’re paying for Facebook because people don’t really know what their personal data is worth.

The biggest problem, however, is that the company keeps changing the rules. Early on, you could keep everything private. That was the great thing about Facebook—you could create your own little private network. Last year. The company changed its privacy rules so that many things—your city, your photo, your friends’ names—were set, by default (默认), to be shared with every one on the Internet.

According to Facebook’s vice-president Elliot Schrage, the company is simply making changes to improve its service, and if people don’t share information, they have a “less satisfying experience”.

Some critics think this is more about Facebook looking to make more money. Its original business model, which involved selling ads and putting them at the side of the pages, totally flopped(惨败). Who wants to look at ads when they’re online connecting with their friends?

The privacy issue has already landed Facebook in hot water in Washington. In April, Senator Charles Schumer called on Facebook to change its privacy policy. He also urged the Federal Trade Commission to set guidelines for social-networking sites. “I think the senator rightly communicated that we had not been clear about what the new products were and how people could choose to use them or not to use them,” Schrage admits.

I suspect that whatever Facebook has done so far to invade our privacy, it’s only the beginning, which is why I’m considering deactivating (撤销) my account. Facebook is a handy site, but I’m upset by the idea that my information is in the hands of people I don’t trust. That’s too high a price to pay.    

59. About Facebook, the first paragraph tells us that __________.   

A. it is a website that sends messages to targeted users

B. it makes money by putting on advertisements

C. it profits by selling its users’ personal data

D. it provides loads of information to its users

60. What does the author say about most Facebook users?     

A. They are unwilling to give up their personal information.

B. They don’t know their personal data enriches Facebook.

C. They don’t identify themselves when using the website.

D. They care very little about their personal information.

61. What does Senator Charles Schumer advocate?   

A. Setting guidelines for advertising on websites.

B. Banning the sharing of users’ personal information.

C. Formulating regulations for social-networking sites.

D. Removing ads from all social-networking sites.

62. Why does the author plan to cancel his Facebook account?  

A. He is dissatisfied with its current service.

B. He finds many of its users untrustworthy.

C. He is upset by its frequent rule changes.

D. He doesn’t want his personal data abused.

Fu Zuoyi began his military career in the service of Yan Xishan, and he was widely praised_____ his defense of Suiyuan from the Japanese．

       A．with               B．beyond              C．over          D．for

 In the country it is required that anyone who ______ recently come here ______ this kind of test.

A. has; passes           B. has; passed            C. have; pass              D. has; pass

Bill Gates was _____the richest man in the world，but he was moved down from the top in 2010 af­ter he decided to give away $ 28billion to good causes.

A.    previously     B. obviously  C. initially      D. genuinely

 Pablo is a(n)         person. At parties, he always spends time talking to anyone who looks nervous and out of place.

A. conservative           B. enthusiastic        C. sensitive                   D. stubborn

After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane ______ her job as a doctor in the countryside.

A. set out             B. took over              C. took up        D. set up

If you’re encouraged by the tiny house movement and think 160 square feet is just enough for your needs, you may want to contact the Academy of Construction and Design (ACAD) at IDEA Public Charter School in northeast Washington.

 Students in the program built a micro house with a kitchen, a bathroom, a sleeping loft with space for a queen-size bed and a storage loft, all set on a trailer for mobility. The exterior of the house was part of a continuous living exhibit in 2015 and was moved to the IDEA campus so students could work with builders to complete the interior earlier this year.

McMahon said the D. C. government’s approval to push companies to hire District residents was at odds with the school system not preparing students for careers in construction, exploring or electrical work. McMahon gathered industry and community leaders to establish ACAD in 2005, and he said 100 percent of the companies he contacted responded positively to the idea, including major firms such as JBG, Clark Construction, Hines Construction and Boston Properties.

“When students make the connection between what they are learning a potential career, their academics improve dramatically,” said Carol Randolph, chief operating officer of the D. C. Students Construction Trades Foundation. “Some of them who didn’t think college was an option now have a better chance because their classes have become relevant to a job.”

“We teach them life skills and explain that even if you start as a laborer, there are opportunities to move up quickly,” he said. “We rewrite the story for them and explain that they can work for a few years, make good money, get promoted, and start their own business or go to school with less debts.”

“Parents and school advisor can be the biggest obstacles because of the negative idea of construction as a blue-collar career,” Karriem said. “I get middle-school advisor on board to talk about the opportunities this education provides. These kids are learning lifelong skills that can help them in other fields, provide them with income and allow them to take care of their homes.”

32. What might be the main purpose of the first paragraph?

   A. To advise the students to build houses

   B. To show IDEA Public Charter School

   C. To introduce the tiny house movement

   D. To get in touch with the ACAD organization

33. What is the program of building a micro house aimed at?

   A. Experiencing living in the tiny house

   B. Improving cooperating with related companies

   C. Learning lifelong skills from college classes

   D. Providing the opportunities to get a job

34. What does the underlined part “at odds with” mean in the 3^rd paragraph?

   A. Inconsistent            B. Favorable        C. Unusual           D. Satisfactory

35. What can we infer from the words of Karriem?

   A. Students tend to choose the blue-collar career

   B. It’s hard to make the micro house movement popular

   C. Education should provide more job opportunities

   D. Life skills help improve students’ academics greatly

 ---How do you find the Blackberry company?

   ---I’m a little worried. It _______ ground as a leader in the field of mobile phones with Apple speeding up its development.

   A. is losing        B. was losing          C. would lose             D. had lost

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(∧)，在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。...

修改：在错的词下面划一横线，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一词；

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last Friday afternoon , our class was invited an old craftsman to teach us how to making dough figurines (面人). When the craftsman came into the classroom , we gave him warm welcome and two boys helped him with the tool box. First , he shows us the basic steps and skills of making dough figurines . We stood around him or watched attentively. Then we started to have a try himself. The old man walked around and helped us patient . Finally , we put the figurines we made on the table and took pictures with the old craftsman . Looking on the figurines , we were all very exciting . We hope we can have more activity of this kind !

A sea of green gardens surrounds Windsor Castle in the English countryside. It looks out onto the river Thames and sits next   61 a hunting ground. It was built just outside of London    62   (protect) the capital from enemies on the west side.

Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest   63  ( occupy) castle in the world. It was built just after 1066. The castle has a long, rich and troubled history.   64   the castle walls could talk, they’d have many stories to tell.

King were born and    65  (die) here. It’s been used as the homes of kings and queens for centuries. However, it was also used as a prison during the English Civil War ( 1642-1651) . During World War II, the royal family   66   ( secret) slept at Windsor Castle because it was safer than London’s urban area.

Today, Windsor Castle is the private home of Queen Elizabeth II. When she is not meeting quests at Buckingham Palace, she goes to Windsor Castle.   67  that’s not all. Windsor Castle is also open to the public. It is now one of England’s most popular   68   (attract) . Visitors can look at some of the finest artworks,   69  (include) the paintings of Rembrandt, as well as the well-kept gardens. What is a better way to learn about England   70  to enjoy some of the country’s finest scenery?

    We moved to a small university town in Illinois and found ourselves living next to a lot of young students. Almost every morning, as Dede would walk me to my school, we’d walk through the students’ party wasteland covered with things I was too young to know about and Dede was too old to care about.

    One day, a group of guys started shouting “Ali Baba” at us and laughing. I turned red and begged Dede to cross the street with me. But she refused. Instead, she laughed in her usual way, yelled “Ali Baba” and waved at them as we walked by. They just watched us in shocked silence and never said anything to us again.

    Dede set an example for me that day and forever after, because she taught me to be always proud of who I was.

    Her stories were like a movie that was rich and imaginative and she never sugarcoated anything. While Dede preferred the Queen’s English, her vocabulary was just as alive. The landscapes she created in her stories were so vibrant(充满活力的) and filled with a wild cast of characters.

    Almost every day, I would interrupt Dede, whatever she was busy with, and beg her to tell me a story. She would silently stare at me through the large glasses that took up half of her face. Whether it was only 10 minutes or several hours, I would barely speak as Dede took me to places I never wanted to come back from.

    My mother died while I was a child. Without the care and guidance of Dede in every aspect of life, I couldn’t have lived happily. Dede taught me so much, not only in daily life, but also in her attitude to dealing with unpleasant things that I don’t want to confront.

21. How did the author feel when the boys shouted “Ali Baba” at them?

   A. Shocked.        B. Ashamed.       C. Afraid.      D. Excited.

22. Why was the author always asking Dede to tell stories?

   A. Her stories were lively and interesting.

   B. The author had no friends and felt lonely.

   C. The author liked Dede to speak in the Queen’s English.

   D. She could make a dull landscape seem beautiful.

23. From the text, we can infer that Dede was the author’s_________.

   A. mother       B. neighbour        C. aunt         D. housekeeper

24. We can learn from the text that the author__________.

   A. appreciated Dede very much        B. didn’t like her father

   C. was very selfish                  D. thought of Dede as her teacher

Wu celebrates birthday with return to music career

Chinese-Canadian singer-actor Wu Yi fan, known to his fans as Kris Wu, has released a documentary(纪录片)that goes backstage at his 26th birthday party．

    The documentary S．A．U．C．E was recorded at his fans meeting party, held earlier this month in Shanghai to celebrate Wu's birthday．

The party was streamed live online, and has attracted over 16 million views．

Composed of five sections, Stage, Attitude, Urban, Crossover and Encore,the documentary’features Wu’s latest single, July, a hip-hop English track, which was written and co-produced by Wu．

    The single also marks Wu’s return to music after starring in big selling movies,including Mr．six  by director Feng Xiao gang and The Mermaid by director Stephen Chow．

Born in Guang zhou, Guangdong province, Wu immigrated(移民)to Vancouver at ten years old with his mother．

He started his music career with South Korean-Chinese boy group,EXO．

In 2014, he launched his solo career, which has ranged from music and movies to the fashion industries．

After making his first appearance on the runway for Burberry men's collections in London, Wu was selected as the British luxury brand’s first non-British ambassador. 

25．What can we know about Wu Yi fan according to the passage?

A．Wu has released a documentary that goes backstage at his 16th birthday party．

B．Wu immigrated to Canada at ten years old with his father．

C．Wu played an important part in producing his latest single,July．

D．Wu was selected as the British luxury brand’s last non-British ambassador.

26．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “stream”in Paragraph 3?

A．perform    B．broadcast    C．hold．      D．celebrate

27．What can we infer about Wu’s career?

A．Wu started his music career with South Korean boy group EXO．

B．Wu left EXO and began his own career in music,movies and the fashion industries． 

C．Wu has been singing since he started his music career.   

D．Wu returned to music before he released his latest single.

28．In which section of a newspaper can we read this passage?

A．Film and TV  B．Books    C．Music and Theater  D．Events and Festivals

 One can __________ another person without any words. What it takes is a shoulder to cry on and an ear that listens.

A. take advantage of B. spare a thought for C. catch sight of D. reach out to  

—You are always full of _______. Can you tell me the secret?

—Taking plenty of exercise every day.

A. power                        B. strength                    C. force                       D. energy

I don't think a warm winter always has a negative influence on our life,_____?

A.do I                B.does it         C.hasn't it              D.don't I

  _________ to the association of success with money that the thought of giving up good salary for an idea seemed like a little bit crazy.

 A. Most of us are much accustomed                B. So accustomed most of us are

 C. So accustomed are most of us                            D. Accustomed as most of us are

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So what is rewilding?

Imagine our natural habitats growing instead of shrinking.Imagine species thriving,instead of declining.That's rewilding.Rewilding is ecological restoration and a little bit more.Rewilding offers hope for wildlife,humans and the planet.

Why is rewilding essential for Britain?

●Our ecosystems are broken.The places where you would expect wildlife to thrive have been reduced to wet deserts.The seabed has been damaged and stripped of its living creatures.

●Our wildlife is disappearing.Many wonderful British species have declined catastrophically over the past century.We've lost more of our large mammals than any European country except Ireland.

●We need keystone species.These vital species,including top predator（食肉动物）,drive ecological processes. Their loss in Britain and around the world has worsened our living systems.

●Nature looks after us.Good ecosystems can provide us with clean air and water,prevent flooding,store carbon, and attract visitors.Rewilding can leave the world in a better state than it is today.

What are challenges?

Our "rewilding britain" is a long-term project.Of course it has its challenges.Many of us feel indifferent,because we have got used to the lack of native forests.Many farmers oppose the idea.They thought it a crazy idea to bring back predators to the country because they would start killing farm animals.It takes time to educate them.Above all, we  need money!So we need your help!

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21.What can we know from the result of rewilding?

A.A lot of species decline.                                                  B.Species become various.

C.Ecosystems are greatly destroyed.                                D.The seabed has been damaged.

22.What's the greatest challenge at present?

A.People's indifference             B.Farmers' opposition        C.Shortage of time             D.A lack of fund

23.What is the purpose of the passage?

A.To persuade people to change their mind.                      B.To call on people to make a donation.

C.To convince people to care for predators.                       D.To warn people of the bad ecosystem.

So hard was the life in that remote village that youngsters preferred to find jobs in

the cities，_____ they dreamed of starting their new life.

A.by which               B.for which                  C.at which             D.in which