2022上半年盐城市英语模拟练习题【带答案】

2022上半年盐城市英语模拟练习题【带答案】学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、单选题(40题)1.Heisamanofgreatexperience,muchcanbelearned（）

A.thatB.fromwhomC.whoD.fromwhich

2.（）toomuchtodo,theyhavetokeepthemselvesbusyalldaylong

A.HavingB.HaveC.HadD.Being

3.Onlywhenthemeetingwasover_____gobacktomeethisfriend（）

A.didheableto

B.hewasableto

C.washeableto

D.wasabletohe

4.Mymobilephoneisn'tinmybag.WhereIhaveputit（）

A.canB.mustC.shouldD.would

5.________morecareful,hercellphonewouldnothavebeenstolen（）

A.HadLisabeen

B.IfLisawere

C.ShouldLisabe

D.IfLisawouldhavebeen

6.Susanisalwaysashygirlandfeels______inthepresenceofstrangers（）

A.embarrassedB.impatientC.bravenessD.tiresome

7.Thedefensecomputerscalculatewayto（）theenemymissiles

A.spoilB.harmC.destroyD.damage

8.She（）tellwhiteliestomakepeoplefeelbetter,tosmooththingsover

A.isproneto

B.issubjectto

C.ispriorto

D.ispretentiousto

9.Theygotoworkeveryday（）SaturdayandSunday.Thosedaysareholidays

A.besidesB.onC.fromD.except

10.Itisobviousthatthesesmallbusinessesare_____needoftechnicalsupport（）

A.inB.onC.withD.to

11.Acountrybirthrateishigherthanitsdeathratewillhaveanincreasingpopulation（）

A.whereB.whichC.thatD.whose

12.Ifyoususpectthatillnessmightbeserious，youshouldnot（）goingtothedoctor

A.pickoutB.makeoutC.putoffD.giveoff

13.Ibrokeadishwhilewashingupthismorning.Ofcourse,Ididnot_____（）

A.lovetoB.needtoC.meantoD.wantto

14.Lookingroundthetown,hefeltasthoughhe______awayforages.

A.hasbeenB.wasC.isD.hadbeen

15.Nobankwillwant_____interestrateswhenthepricesofgoodskeeprising（）

A.cuttingdown

B.beingcutdown

C.tocutdown

D.tobecutdown

16.Hergreatdreamofbecomingawriterhasfinallybecomea（n）（）

A.practiceB.eventC.dutyD.reality

17.He（）metogiveuptheholidaysinSpainnextmonth

A.hadB.convincedC.agreedD.persuaded

18.Thechemicalfactorywastorndown（）protectingtheenvironment

A.inspiteofB.inhonorofC.infavorofD.inthenameof

19.Sheisnotsatisfied____thepresentsalaryandworkingconditions（）

A.forB.withC.byD.to

20.Hedidn'tbooktheticketsfortheconcert,otherwiseweabrilliantperformance（）

A.willappreciate

B.appreciate

C.hadappreciated

D.wouldhaveappreciated

21.MyteacherrecommendedthatIascarefulaspossiblewhenItookanexam（）

A.willbeB.beC.amD.were

22.Iwouldn'twant_______ofmyparentstoknowIhaveaboyfriend.

A.eitherB.anyC.neitherD.none

23.Anironandsteelworks,withseveralsatellitefactories,______inthatcitynow（）

A.isbuiltB.isbeingbuiltC.werebuiltD.arebeingbuilt

24.Mr.Zhang,_______cametoseemeyesterday,isanoldfriendofmyfather's（）

A.whichB.thatC.whoD.whom

25.AlthoughItoldhimtobecarefuloverandoveragain,henevertookany______ofwhatIsaid（）

A.attentionB.warningC.noticeD.observation

26.Markoftenattemptstoescapewheneverhebreakstrafficrules（）

A.havingbeenfined

B.tohavebeenfined

C.tobefined

D.beingfined

27.The_____betweentherichandthepoorhasbeenwidening（）

A.growthB.fundC.fashionD.gap

28.Nosoonerhadwereachedthetopofthehillweallsatdowntorest（）

A.untilB.whenC.thenD.than

29.Weshould_____ourdifferencesanddiscussthethingswehaveincommon（）

A.putawayB.putasideC.putoffD.putforward

30.WhenMr.Smithgotthere,hefoundthataboutofhisfriendshadarrived（）

A.Twenty-thirdB.Two-thirdC.Two-thirdsD.Twenty-thirds

31.Ifindithardtoimagineatimewhen（）tosolve

A.noproblemswillbethere

B.therewillbenoproblems

C.noproblemstherewillbe

D.therenoproblemswillbe

32.Ididn’thear（）becausetherewastoomuchnoisewhereIwassitting

A.whatdidhesay

B.whathesaid

C.whatwashesaying

D.whatforhimtosay

33.Whenwasthelasttimeyougotintouchyourchildhoodfriends（）

A.toB.withC.forD.of

34.histelephonenumber,shedidn'tknowhowtogetintouchwithhim（）

A.Havingforgotten

B.Tohaveforgotten

C.Forgetting

D.Toforget

35.Thenewsreportershurriedtotheairport,onlythefilmstarshadleft（）

A.totellB.tobetoldC.tellingD.told

36.Tired__________shewas,therewasnohopeofherbeingabletosleep（）

A.ifB.asC.evenifD.unless

37.Thelittlegirlcouldnot______theattractionofthepieceofthechocolate（）

A.consistB.persistC.insistD.resist

38.Ithinkit’shightimewe_____strictmeasurestostoppollution（）

A.willtakeB.takeC.tookD.havetaken

39.Acleanappearancemakesaimpressionataninterview（）

A.favorableB.favoredC.favoriteD.favoring

40.Thisistheveryhouse____mygrandpalivedbeforehisdeathin2010（）

A.whichB.thatC.whenD.where

二、判断题(5题)41.A.否B.是

42.A.否B.是

43.A.否B.是

44.A.否B.是

45.A.否B.是

三、填空题(5题)46.Followingthe____settlementofthestrike,thetrainserviceisnowbacktonormal.（success）

47.Weareplanningtoprovide（serve）____tosmallcompaniesinthecity

48.Itis____thatthecompanywillmakeabigprofitintheexporttrade.（like）

49.Toeverybody's____,theactorfelloffthestageduringtheeveningperformance.（amuse）

50.Ifyourneighborsaretoonoisythenyouhavecausefor____.（complain）

四、完型填空(20题)51.59.（）

A.thoseB.onesC.everyD.all

52.70.（）

A.inB.byC.withD.after

53.71.（）

A.takeB.makeC.doD.he

54.（）

A.onanotherhand

B.onotherhand

C.ontheotherhands

D.ontheotherhand

55.ShoppinghabitsintheUnitedStateshavechangedgreatlyinthelastquarterofthe20thcentury.__56__inthe1900smostAmericantownsandcitieshadaMainStreet.MainStreetwasalwaysintheheartofatown.Thisstreetwas__57__onbothsideswith__58__storesandshops.Here，shopperswalkedintostorestolookatallsortsof__59__：clothing，furniture，hardware，groceries.__60__，someshopsofferedservices.Theseshops__61__drugstores，restaurants，shoe-repairstores，andbarberorhairdressingshops.Butinthe1950s，achangebeganto__62__.ToomanyautomobileshadcrowdedintoMainStreet__63__toofewparkingplaceswere__64__shoppers.Becausethestreetswerecrowded,merchantsbegantolookwithinterestattheopenspaces__65__thecity.Openspaceiswhattheircar-drivingcustomersneededandthemerchantsexpected__66__thefirstshoppingcentrewasbuilt.Shoppingcentres，orrathermalls，__67__asacollectionofsmallnewstores__68__crowdedcitycentres.__69__byhundredsoffreeparkingspaces，customersweredrawnawayfrom__70__areastosuburbanmalls.Andthegrowing__71__ofshoppingcentresled__72__tothebuildingofbiggerandbetter-stockedstores.__73__thelate1970s,manyshoppingmallshadalmostdevelopedintosmallcitiesthemselves.Inadditiontoprovidingthe__74__ofone-stopshopping，mallsweretransformedintolandscapedparks,__75__benches，fountains，andoutdoorentertainment

56.（）A.AsearlyB.EarlyC.EarlyasD.Earlier

56.49.（）

A.beggedB.scoldedC.praisedD.thanked

57.55.（）

A.byB.forC.toD.in

58.48（）

A.thatB.thisC.oneD.it

59.50.（）

A.onB.inC.asD.near

60.Enoughsleepisimportanttohealth.Theamountofsleep51dependsontheageofthepersonandtheconditionsinwhichsleep52.Theyoungmayneedmoresleepthantheold,but53eighthoursareenoughforthehealthofgrown-ups.Somecandowithlessthanthisamountbut54mayneedmore.Everypersonknowshisownneed.Itisthenamatterofhowto55it.Sleepshouldalwaysbeenoughtomakeonerelaxedandreadyfor56work.

Freshairis57tosoundsleep.Itisnot58reasonforsomepeopletoinsistthatitispracticaltosleepintheopenair.59apersoncankeephimselfwarm,out-of-doorsleepingprobablygivesthebody60completerelaxation.

Abilitytosleepislargelyahabit.Theconditionsreferredtoonlyleadtosleep.Out-of-door61,agoodhabitofregulardrinkingandtheavoidanceoflateeatingand62arehelpfultosoundsleep.Suchfactorsarelargelywithinthe

63ofanyperson.Abathat64,neitherhotnorcoldbutofbodytemperature,maybehelpfultosleep.Sleepingpillsshouldneverbetakenexceptwhensuggestedby65

（）

A.wishedB.expectedC.neededD.wanted

61.49（）

A.moneyB.paymentC.costD.consumption

62.33.（）

A.whenB.whileC.asD.but

63.32.（）

A.evenifB.everytimeC.sothatD.soonafter

64.Almosteveryonehasahobby.Ahobbycanbe61peopleliketodointheirsparetime.Ahobbycan__62__themwithinterest，enjoyment，friendship，knowledgeand__63__.Itcanbesomething__64__theylearnmoreaboutthemselvesorabouttheworld.Itmayintroducethemtofriendswhosharetheirenthusiasmandfromwhomtheycanalsolearn.Ithelpsbothmanual__65__mentalworkersrelaxafterperiodsofhardwork.Italsooffersinterestingandenjoyable__66__forretirees.__67__，itcanbenefitpeople’smentalandphysicalhealth.

Differentpeoplehavedifferenthobbies.Peoplewho__68__hobbiesarehobbyists.Somepaintpictures，singpopsongs，__69__onmusicalinstrumentsandenjoy__70__coinsorstamps;others__71__flowers，gofishing，huntanimalsorspendtheirtime__72__sports;climbingmountains，swimming，skatingandplaying__73__.Anyone，richorpoor，oldoryoung，__74__orwell，canfollowasatisfyinghobby，__75__hisage，position，orincome.

__76__forme，Ilikesportsverymuch.SometimesIplaytennisorbadmintonorgoswimming.SometimesIexercise__77__andgorunningregularlyinthemorning.__78__Ichoose，ifIexerciseregularly，Iwillbesureto__79__andimprovemyhealth__80__mylife

（）A.nothingB.anythingC.somethingsD.allthethings

65.45.（）

A.feelsB.leadsC.soundsD.appears

66.People'sattitudes__41__gift-givingmay__42__fromcountrytocountry,__43__thedesiretoconveyafeelingoffriendshipisuniversal.Hereisanexampleto44thedifferences.

Japanisa__45__country.Itisnot__46__inJapantoofferagifttoapersonwhois__47__orhasbeenhelpful.Whenpeopledothat,thegifts__48__besubstantialandexpensive.__49__,atleastinthetypicalJapanesestyle,itisnot__50__toattachathank-younoteorcardtothegift.Japanesepeoplemayexpresstheir__51__andfriendshipdirectlythroughthegifttheyhave__52__andgiventothepersontheyloveandrespect.

In__53__,youarelikelytogetmorecards__54__giftsintheUnitedStates.Acardmaycomewithasmallgiftornogiftatall.Ingeneral,Americanpeopledon't__55__verymuchwhetherthegiftisexpensiveornot.Asamatterof__56__,yourgifttothemwouldbe__57__allthemoreifyoumadeityourself__58__buyingitfromastore.Andthewordsonthecardseemtobethemostimportantthing.__59__someonedoesnothaveacardonhand,heorshewouldwriteyouathank-younoteonapieceofpaper,giveittoyou__60__orputitinyourpigeonhole

41.（）A.towardsB.inC.onD.of

67.Peoplefromdifferentculturessometimesdothingsthatmakeeachotheruncomfortable,sometimeswithoutrealizingit.MostAmericans__56__outofthecountryandhavevery__57__experiencewithforeigners.Buttheyareusuallyspontaneous（朴实的）,friendlyandopen,andenjoy__58__newpeople,havingguestsandbringingpeopletogetherformallyorinformally.Theytendtousefirstnames__59__mostsituationsandspeakfreely__60__themselves.SoifyourAmericanhostsdosomethingthat__61__youuncomfortable,trytoletthemknow__62__youfeel.Mostpeoplewill__63__yourhonestyandtrynottomakeyouuncomfortableagain.Andyou'll__64__somethingaboutanotherculture!

Manytravelersfind__65__easiertomeetpeopleintheU.S.__66__inothercountries.Theymayjustcome__67__andintroducethemselvesoreveninviteyouover__68__theyreallyknowyou.SometimesAmericansaresaidtobe__69__.Perhapsitseemsso,buttheyareprobablyjust__70__agoodtime.Justlikeanywhereelse,it__71__timetobecomerealfriends__72__peopleintheU.S.

Ifand__73__youstaywithAmericanfriends,theywillprobably__74__introducingyoutotheirfriendsandfamily,andiftheyseemproud__75__you,it'sprobablybecausetheyare.Relaxandenjoyit!

56.（）A.haveneverbeen

B.havebeennever

C.hasneverbeen

D.hasbeennever

68.22.（）

A.spedupB.startedC.sloweddownD.stopped

69.65.（）

A.readB.toreadC.beingreadD.reading

70.61.（）

A.heardwithB.heardofC.heardbyD.heardfrom

五、阅读理解(20题)71.Thetableisprobablyabout__________（）

A.howtoconveylovetoourparents

B.howtocommunicatewithourfriends

C.howtospendmoretimewithourparents

D.weshouldcallourparentsregularly

72.Dr.AndrewMcCulloehagreesthat_______（）

A.ourdietsarecloselyrelatedtoourmentalhealth

B.thepresentstudyneedsmorefactsandotherinformation

C.theUKpopulationwillbecomeillinthenearfuture

D.moresaturatedfatsandsugarsshouldbetakenin

73.ThewritersuggeststhatHankViscardi_____（）

A.hadnofriends

B.neversawhimselfasdifferentfromothers

C.wasveryshy

D.wastooproudtoaccepthelpfromothers

74.PassageTwo

Alarge,detached（独立的）housenotonlyensuresprivacy.Itisalsoastatussymbol.Themagnificenthomeissetinabiggarden.Ofcourse,thiskindofhouseisanunrealisticdreamformostpeople.Butevenasmalldetachedhouse,surroundedbyagarden,givestherequiredsuggestionofrurallifewhichisdeartotheheartsofmanyBritishpeople.Mostpeoplewouldbehappytoliveinacottage（村舍）,andifthisisathatched（茅草屋顶的）cottage,suggestiveofapre-industrialage,somuchthebetter.

Mostpeopletrytoavoidlivinginablockofflats（whattheAmericanscallapartmentblocks）.Flats,theyfeel,providetheleastamountofprivacy.Withafewexceptions,mostlyincertainlocationsincentralLondon,flatsarethecheapestkindofhome.Thepeoplewholiveinthemarethosewhocannotaffordtoliveanywhereelse.

Thedislikeoflivinginflatsisverystrong.Inthe1950smillionsofpoorerpeoplelivedinold,cold,uncomfortablenineteenthcenturyhouses,oftenwithonlyanoutsidetoiletandnobathroom.Duringthenexttwentyyearsmanyofthemweregivennewhigh-riseblocksofflatstoliveinwhich,withcentralheatingandbathrooms,weremuchmorecomfortableandweresurroundedbygrassyopenspaces.Butpeoplehatedtheirnewhomes.Theysaidtheyfeltcutofffromtheworldwithallthosefloorsup.Theymissedtheneighborliness.Theycouldn'tkeepawatchfuleyeontheirchildrenplayingdownthereinthoselovelygreenspaces.Thenewhigh-riseblocksquicklygotbroken.Theliftsdidn'twork.Thecorridorsweredark.Windowsweredamagedandwerenotrepaired.Therewasgraffitialloverthewalls

Britishpeopleprefer（）

A.flatstodetachedhouses

B.cottagestoflats

C.modernhousestooldhouses

D.citylifetocountrylife

75.Whydoestheauthorsuggestservicingyourcarbyyourself（）

A.Itismoney\|savingandeasytolearn

B.Itisasimplewaytosaveenergy

C.Itisconvenientandchallenging

D.Itisdonemoreefficiently

76.___________（）

A.In1991,hepassedaway

B.Hesoonbecameafamouswriter

C.Atcollege,hestartedwritingbooksforchildren

D.Tedhadtobepatientandkeeptrying

E.Itislikelythatyouhavereadoneormoreofthem

F.Whenheleftcollege,Tedbegandrawing

G.Tohisfamilyandfriends,though,hewasknownasTed

77.TheAPAindicatesthattoomuchTVviolencemaychangechildren______（）

A.tobecomeseparatedfromtheworld

B.toremainindifferenttoothers'pain

C.tosolveproblemsonlybyviolence

D.tobefearfulofaggressivebehaviours

78.Thecoralsturnintheprocessofbleaching（）

A.redB.blackC.greenD.white

79.Toolongagaze（）

A.mayupsetpeoplebeinglookedat

B.showsone'sgreatconfidence

C.indicatesone'sinterestinthetalk

D.tellsyouhowfriendlyoneis

80.PassageFour

Peoplecanbeaddictedtodifferentthings—e.g.,alcohol,drugs,certainfoods,oreventelevision.Peoplewhohavesuchanaddictionarecompulsive（难以抑制的）;i.e.,theyhaveaverypowerfulpsychologicalneedthattheyfeeltheymustsatisfy.Accordingtopsychologists,manypeoplearecompulsivespenders.Theyfeelthattheymustspendmoney.Thiscompulsion,likemostothers,isirrational—impossibletoexplainreasonably.Forcompulsivespenderswhobuyoncredit,chargeaccountsareevenmoreexcitingthanmoney.Inotherwords,compulsivespendersfeelthatwithcredit,theycandoanything.Theirpleasureinspendingenormousamountsisactuallygreaterthanthepleasurethattheygetfromthethingstheybuy.

Thereisevenaspecialpsychologyofbargainhunting.Tosavemoney,ofcourse,mostpeoplelookforsales,lowprices,anddiscounts.Compulsivebargainhunters,however,oftenbuythingsthattheydon'tneedjustbecausetheyarecheap.Theywanttobelievethattheyarehelpingtheirbudgets,buttheyarereallyplayinganexcitinggame.Whentheycanbuysomethingforlessthanotherpeople,theyfeelthattheyarewinning.Mostpeople,expertsclaim,havetworeasonsfortheirbehavior:agoodreasonforthethingsthattheydoandtherealreason.

Itisnotonlyscientists,ofcourse,whounderstandthepsychologyofspendinghabits,butalsobusinesspeople.Stores,companies,andadvertisersusepsychologytoincreasebusiness.Theyconsiderpeople'sneedsforlove,power,orinfluence,theirbasicvalues,theirbeliefsandopinions,andsoonintheiradvertisingandsalesmethods.

Psychologistsoftenuseamethodcalledbehaviortherapy（疗法）tohelpindividualssolvetheirpersonalityproblems.Inthesameway,theycanhelppeoplewhofeelthattheyhaveproblemswithmoney

Accordingtothepsychologists,acompulsivespenderisonewhospendslargeamountsofmoney（）

A.andtakesgreatpleasurefromwhatheorshebuys

B.inordertosatisfyhisorherbasicneedsinlife

C.justtomeethisorherstrongpsychologicalneed

D.entirelywithanirrationaleagerness

81.Directions:Therearefourreadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestions.ForeachquestiontherearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestanswer.

Passage1

Everyonehasgottwopersonalities—theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon'tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou'reawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehavior,butwhenyou'reasleep,yoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.Onanormalnight,ofcourse,youfrequentlychangethepositions.Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleep.

Ifyougotosleeponyourback,you'reaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustpeopleandyouareeasilyinfluencedbyfashionornewideas.Youdon'tliketoupsetpeople,soyouneverexpressyourrealfeelings.

Ifyousleeponyourstomach,youarearathersecretive（深藏不露的）person.Youworryalotandyou'realwayseasilyupset.Youareverystubborn，butyouaren'tveryambitious.Youusuallylivefortoday,notfortomorrow.Thismeansthatyouenjoyhavingagoodtime.

Ifyousleepcurledup（蜷缩）,youareprobablyaverynervousperson.Youhavealowopinionofyourself,soyouareverydefensive.You'reshyandyoudon'tusuallylikemeetingpeople.Youprefertobeonyourown.You'reeasilyhurt.

Ifyousleeponyourside,youhaveusuallygotawell-balancedpersonality.Youknowyourstrengthsandweaknesses.You'reusuallycareful.Youhaveaconfidentpersonality.Yousometimesfeelanxious,butyoudon'toftengetdepressed.Youalwayssaywhatyouthink,evenifitannoyspeople

Accordingtothewriter,youusuallyshowyoursecretandrealpersonality（）

A.onanormalnight

B.whenyouareasleep

C.whenyouaredaydreaming

D.whenyourefusetoshowyourself

82.Itcanbeinferredthattheauthor’sattitudetowardcellphoneyakkingis_____（）

A.approvingB.disapprovingC.encouragingD.indifferent

83.CocoChanel’ssuccessstorytellsusthat__________（）

A.becomingrichisnotsodifficult

B.womenaremorelikelytosucceed

C.peoplecanpursuetheirdreams

D.thepooraremorelikelytosucceed

84.Itisnaturalforyoungpeopletobecriticaloftheirparentsattimesandtoblamethemformostofthemisunderstandingsbetweenthem.Theyhavealwayscomplained,moreorlessjustly,thattheirparentsareoutoftouchwithmodernways;thattheyarepossessiveanddominant;thattheydonottrusttheirchildrentodealwithcrises;thattheytalktoomuchaboutcertainproblems—andthattheyhavenosenseofhumor,atleastinparent-childrelationships.

Ithinkitistruethatparentsoftenunderestimatetheirteenagechildrenandalsoforgethowtheythemselvesfeltwhenyoung.

Youngpeopleoftenirritatetheirparentswiththeirchoicesinclothesandhairstyles,inentertainersandmusic.Thisisnottheirmotive.Theyfeelcutofffromtheadultworldintowhichtheyhavenotyetbeenaccepted.Sotheycreateacultureandsocietyoftheirown.Then,ifitturnsoutthattheirmusicorentertainersorvocabularyorclothesorhairstylesirritatetheirparents,thisgivesthemadditionalenjoyment.Theyfeeltheyaresuperior,atleastinasmallway,andthattheyareleadersinstyleandtaste.

Sometimesyouareresistantandproudbecauseyoudonotwantyourparentstoapproveofwhatyoudo.Iftheydidapprove,itlooksasifyouarebetrayingyourownagegroup.Butinthatcase,youareassumingthatyouaretheunderdog（失败者）:youcan’twinbutatleastyoucankeepyourhonor.Thisisapassivewayoflookingatthings.Itisnaturalenoughafterlongyearsofchildhood,whenyouwerecompletelyunderyourparents’control.Butitignoresthefactthatyouarenowbeginningtoberesponsibleforyourself.

Ifyouplantocontrolyourlife,co-operationcanbepartofthatplan.Youcancharmothers,especiallyyourparents,intodoingthingsthewayyouwant.Youcanimpressotherswithyoursenseofresponsibilityandinitiative,sothattheywillgiveyoutheauthoritytodowhatyouwanttodo

Theauthorisprimarilyaddressing（）

A.parentsofteenagers

B.newspaperreaders

C.teenagers

D.thosewhogiveadvicetoteenagers

85.Havingaconversationwithpeoplewithdementiawillbe（）

A.difficultB.interestingC.confusingD.encouraging

86.Thepassagecouldbebestentitled_____（）

A.Learn，LearnandLearnAgain

B.OneIsNeverTooOldtoLearn

C.LearnfromaModel

D.LearnForever

87.PassageTwo

Finally,theChristmasseasonisover.Wecantakealongbreath,putupourfeet,sipfromacupofgoodteaandrelax.Thefrenzy,startingfromBlackFridayrightafterThanksgivinguntilChristmasEve,ofgiftshopping,buying,wrapping,giving,receiving,opening,returning…isexhaustiveandtime-consuming,butittakesplaceeveryyear.

ThereisconsiderabledifferencebetweentheculturesinChinaandwesterncountrieswhenitcomestogiftgiving.InChina,itisnotpolitetoopenagiftinfrontofthegiftgiver,andthegiftisonlylookedataftertheguesthasleft.HereinAmerica,giftgiversalwayswraptheirgifts,largeorsmall,pricelessorvalueless,carefullydecoratethemwithcolorfulribbonsandlittleprettypaperflowers;andtheluckyreceiverisexpectedtoopenthegiftrightawayinfrontofthegiver,withgreateagernessandcuriosity,andshouldalwaysexpressappreciationwiththealltimetruthfulcomment,ThisisjustexactlywhatIwanted!Well,asamatteroffact,mostpeoplewouldtaketheiralwayswantedgiftsbacktothestoretoexchangeforsomethingtheyreallywanted.

Findingagiftforsomebody,evenaclosefamilymember,you'llhavetoknowwhatthepersonlikesandshopfordaysbeforeyoucanlocatetheperfectgift.But,stillthepersonmaynotlikethegiftfromyou.Nowadays,storeswouldprovidetwocopiesofthereceiptsforanythingtheysellasagift,oneofwhichisincludedinthegiftpackagesothatthereceivercancomebackforanexchange.Iknow,itwasunthinkabletocashoutthegiftyouget,but,timesaredifferent.Anothergoodwaytoavoidallthatshoppinghassleistopurchaseagiftcardfromoneofthestoresandsendittoyourniece,nephews,orafamilymember,sothattheycangetwhatevertheywantorevenkeepthemoney

Findingagiftforsomebodyisa（n）（）

A.easyjobB.toughtaskC.must-bejobD.arrangedtask

88.PassageTwo

ABritishteenagerhasbecomeamulti-millionaireaftersellinganapplicationsoftwarehecreatedtowebgiantYahoo.Thedealisreportedtobeworthupto30milliondollarsandincludesapositionworkingonYahoo’sfuturemobileprojects.NickD’Aloisio,17,startedhisSummlyapp（应用软件）whenhewasjust15.Hewasstudyingforschoolexamsandbecamefrustratedatploughingthroughlengthyonlinearticles.Hecreatedtheapptosummarizelongreportssothatpeoplecouldmoreeasilyunderstandthecontent.Yahoo’sbossofmobilecontentdevelopmentAdamCahansaid:Itstartedwithaninsightthatweliveinaworldofconstantinformationandneednewwaystosimplifyhowwefindthestoriesthatareimportanttous,ataglance.

Nicktaughthimselftowritesoftwarewhenhewas12yearsold.HedevelopedthebulkofhisSummlyappinhisbedroom.Helaunchedhisappwhenhewas15anditsoonattractedover1.5milliondollarsofinvestment,includingfromHollywoodstarsAshtonKutcherandStephenFry.

ThepurchasebyYahoomakestheBritishteenoneoftheworld’syoungestselfmademillionaires.HebelieveshisconnectionwithYahooisperfect,saying:Tome,Yahooisthebestcompanytobejoiningrightnowbecauseit’soneoftheseclassicInternetcompanies.WithnewleadershipfromMarissaMayer,Yahoohasastrongfocusonmobilesandproducts,andthat’stheperfectmatchforSummly.

Hesaidhisparentswouldhelphimmanagethefinancialwindfall（飞来之财）butthathewasnotdriventothedealbydollarsigns.Technologyhasreallybeenthedriverbehindthiswholedeal,hesaid.Ican’twaittoseehowitplaysoutatYahoo

TheBritishteenagerhas（）

A.setupasoftwarecompany

B.savedYahoofromitsdecline

C.becomewealthywithhisapp

D.developedanewmodelofmobiles

89.Studiesshowthat_____makepoornutritionaldecisions（）

A.agreatnumberofindividuals

B.someindividuals

C.almostnoindividuals

D.asmallnumberofindividuals

90.Passage2

CrimeisaseriousprobleminBritain.Onesortofcrimewhichparticularlyworriespeopleisjuvenilecrime—thatis,crimescommittedbyyoungpeople.Forsomeyears,juvenilecrimehasbeenincreasing.Therearetwomainsortsofjuvenile