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用心 爱心 专心1 高二英语限时训练六高二英语限时训练六 On August 26 1999 New York City was struck by a terrible rainstorm The rain caused the streets to 36 and the subway system almost came to a stop Unfortunately this happened during the morning rush hour Many people who were going to work were 37 to go home Some battled to 38 a taxi or to get on a bus Still others faced the 39 bravely walking miles to get to work I 40 to be one of people on the way to work that morning I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 41 had stopped After making my way 42 crowds of people I finally found a subway line that was 43 Unfortunately there were so many people waiting to 44 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 45 So I took the train going in the opposite direction and then switched back to the downtown train Finally after what seemed like forever the train 46 my stop Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain When I finally got to my office I was 47 through exhausted and 48 My co workers and I spent most of the day drying off When it was 5 00 pm I was ready to go home I was about to turn off my computer 49 I received an email from Garth my Director I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 50 reported to work It is always reassuring 令人欣慰 at times like these when employees so clearly show their 51 to their jobs Thank you Garth s email was short but I learned more from that 52 message than I ever did from a textbook The email taught me that a few words of 53 can make a big difference The rainstorm and the traffic 54 had made me tired and upset But Garth s words immediately 55 me and put a smile back on my face 36 A breakB floodC sinkD crash 37 A forcedB refused C adjustedD gathered 38 A orderB payC callD search 39 A climate B scenery C storm D burden 40 A usedB promisedC deservedD happened 41 A practice B routine C process D service 42 A toB throughC overD for 43 A operating B cycling C turning D rushing 44 A checkB carryC findD board 45 A streetB ground C floorD platform 46 A pausedB crossed C reachedD parked 47 A wet B weakC sickD hurt 48 A ashamed B discouraged C surprised D puzzled 49 A whileB whenC whereD after 用心 爱心 专心2 50 A hardlyB casuallyC absolutely D eventually 51 A devotion B donationC connection D reaction 52 A accurate B urgent C brief D humorous 53 A promise B appreciation C advice D guidance 54 A troubles B signals C rulesD signs 55 A corrected B supportedC amazed D refreshed A An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to 归因于 the global economic crisis awakening a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15 this January according to UCAS the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics at A level were also up Professor John Beath the president of the society and a leading lecture at St Andrews University said his first year lectures which are open to students from all departments were drawing crowds of 400 rather than the usual 250 There are a large number of students who are not economics majors who would like to learn something about it One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hasn t traditionally done He added University applications rose 7 last year But there were rises above average in several subjects Nursing saw a 15 jump with people s renewed interest in caters in the pubic sector 部门 which are seen as more secure in economic crisis A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters and almost half said their children had asked them what was going on although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain Zack Hocking the head of Child Trust Funds said It s possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that s financially wiser and better equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty 71 Professor John Beath s lectures are A given in a traditional way B connected with the present situation C open to both students and their parents D warmly received by economics 用心 爱心 专心3 72 Incomes in the public sector are more attractive because of their A greater stability B higher pay C fewer applications D better reputation 73 in the opinion of most parents A eccentrics should be the focus of school teaching B more students should be admitted to universities C the teaching of financial matters should be strengthened D children should solve financial problems themselves 74 According to Hocking the global economic crisis might make the youngsters A wiser in money management B have access to better equipment C confide about their future careers D get jobs in Child Trust Funds 75 What s the main idea of the text A Universities have received more applications B Economics is attracting an increasing numbers students C college students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty D parents are concerned with children s subject selection B B Businesses are witnessing a difficult time which has in turn produced influence on consumers desire to go green However shoppers are still laying stress on environmental concerns Two thirds of customers say that environmental considerations inform their purchases to the same degree as they did a year ago while more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the environmental effect on what they buy This may help to influence how shops store goods on their shelves And the companies should still make efforts to become more environmentally friendly Two out of three people think it is important to buy from environmentally responsible companies with about one in seven saying that they had even decided to take their custom elsewhere if they felt a company s environmental reputation was not good enough Harry Morrison chief executive 主管 of the Carbon Trust sympathizes I understand this situation where survival is very important now But from environmental considerations the clock is ticking we don t have much time In addition cutting carbon has an immediate effect as costs drop and a medium term benefit for the brand Larger companies have an extra motivation to look at reducing their carbon footprint as new rules next year will require businesses to buy carbon allowances to make up for their emissions 排放 Those that have taken early action will have a head start More than two thirds of consumers are not clear about which companies are environmentally responsible This suggests that firms 用心 爱心 专心4 that are able to relay clearly their message to the public will be in a pole position to attract shoppers The Carbon Trust believes that it can help by informing customers about the good work companies are doing When companies are granted 授予 the standard they can use a logo 标识 in all their marketing which makes it clear that they are working towards cutting emissions Mr Morrison said 64 What s the main idea of the passage A Businesses are finding ways to send their message to the shoppers B Companies will soon get information about cutting carbon emissions C Firms are making efforts to encourage customers to keep goods at home D Firms are urged to cut carbon emissions by shoppers environmental awareness 65 The underlined word inform in Paragraph 2 probably means A affect B change C disturb D reject 66 According to Harry Morrison businesses A will benefit from cutting carbon emissions B should buy carbon allowances for shoppers C are required to make up for their carbon emissions D have encouraged shoppers to take their custom elsewhere 67 We can learn from the passage that businesses will A have a strong desire to reduce costs B use the same logo in their marketing C gain advantages by taking early action D attract more shoppers by storing goods C It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night The morning after the storm though was beautiful blue skies warm air and a calm inviting sea touching the shore gently My father realised it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing but I decided to go all the same I m so glad I did On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape After all it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea As we got on board we noticed two big humps 脊背 in the distance On approaching them we saw it was a mother whale with her baby We couldn t believe it there aren t any whales along the coast here The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive The little baby whale actually as big as our body was obviously stuck and could not move The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly making big whirlpools 漩涡 and waves She s trying to help her baby but on the wrong side my father said At this point my father moved our boat in a 用心 爱心 专心5 semicircle to the other side and heading the boat towards the baby whale pushed it gently With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water Then it swam up right beside its mum They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel Slowly they let us lead them sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half That was the simple and la