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一、單项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
1. —I think reality television shows are on their last legs.
— . Quite a few audiences are still in favor of them.
A. I have a say in it B. I wouldnt bet on it
C. I cant agree more D. I beg your pardon
2. Banksy arranged for one of his bestknown works to selfdestruct after at auction （拍卖会） for just over ￡1 million.
A. being sold B. selling
C. having sold D. sold
3. For crying children， requests that they eat five portions of fruit and vegetables every day have mostly fallen on deaf ears.
A. will B. must
C. would D. should
4. The platforms are required to better shoulder their responsibility to the content that respects the Copyright Law.
A. release B. reject
C. resist D. reduce
5. Rare it is in men， there are cases of men developing breast cancer.
A. since B. although
C. while D. as
6. The musical version of ‘My Fair Lady’ is even older， and audiences since 1956.
A. has been entertaining
B. has been entertained
C. had been entertained
D. had been entertaining
7. —The landlord never does anything other than having the hallway carpets cleaned .
—You bet！ Its just not good enough for the price we pay.
A. now and then B. more often than not
C. for the time being D. once in a blue moon
8. —Fully developed by China， QTruck， the etruck， features in both design and performance.
—Great news！ Another advance in technology！
A. conservation B. innovation
C. acquisition D. motivation
9. After a brief discussion， a consensus has been reached among specialists the operation will do good to the sick man.
A. whether B. what
C. that D. whom
10. Business leaders claim schools are young people who are inadequately prepared to function in the workplace.
A. turning out B. turning over
C. turning against D. turning down
11. With concentration， we can arrange thoughts and become a rapid thinker.
A. on end B. in order
C. on the run D. in quantity
12. —Stephen has been playing a role in organizing the trade talks！
—So what？ No agreement has been reached so far.
A. logic B. passive
C. crucial D. reluctant 13. —Whats wrong with Peter？
—His refusal to the directors plans made him out of work.
A. get rid of B. fall in with
C. let go of D. cut back on
14. shy children to computergenerated interactions， you will help improve their communicative competence.
A. Expose B. Being exposed
C. To expose D. Exposing
15. A critical lecture to be delivered the following day， John Smith had to .
A. mend his ways B. face the music
C. kill the fatted calf D. burn the midnight oil
二、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
Just a moment ago， my daughter Rebecca texted me for a good luck. Getting that text was like getting a（n） 16 . However， I am in total 17 . Im a woman who loves getting texts and whos going to tell you that too many of them can be a problem. 18 that reminder of my daughter brings me to the past， when Rebecca was five years old and she was sitting in the front row， listening to my talk. I had just written a book that 19 our life on the internet and I was about to be on the 20 of Wired magazine.
In those days， we 21 with chat rooms and online virtual communities， 22 different aspects of ourselves. As a psychologist， what excited me was the idea that we would use what we learned in the 23 world about ourselves， about our identity， to live better lives in the real world. Now Im back here on the stage again and my daughters a college student. She sleeps with her cellphone， and 24 do I. We expect more from 25 and less from each other.
Why have things come to this？ Maybe technology 26 us most where we are most vulnerable （脆弱的）. From social networks to robots， were designing technologies that will give us the illusion （錯觉） 27 the demands of friendship. We turn to technology to help in ways we can 28 control. But were not so comfortable. We are not so much in 29 . These days， those phones in our pockets are changing our minds and hearts， because they offer us a pleasing 30 that we will never have to be alone， which is central to changing our soul. Because the moment that people are 31 ， even for a few seconds， they become anxious， they 32 ， they reach for a device.
I think we should develop a more selfaware 33 with them， with each other and with ourselves. Most important， we all really need to listen to each other， 34 to the boring bits. Because its when we stumble （结巴） or hesitate or lose our words that we 35 ourselves to each other. 16. A. rise B. hug
C. line D. idea
17. A. surprise B. excitement
C. contradiction D. tension
18. A. Actually B. Eventually
C. Initially D. Consequently
19. A. decorated B. celebrated
C. criticized D. started
20. A. cover B. basis
C. edge D. back
21. A. assisted B. identified
C. corresponded D. experimented
22. A. affecting B. exploring
C. covering D. considering
23. A. ideal B. physical
C. virtual D. mental
24. A. neither B. but
C. seldom D. so
25. A. sleeping B. technology
C. others D. society
26. A. held to B. occurred to
C. took to D. appealed to
27. A. without B. in
C. for D. by
28. A. effortlessly B. gradually
C. hardly D. comfortably
29. A. charge B. panic
C. control D. vain
30. A. fantasy B. fact
C. hope D. possibility
31. A. occupied B. lost
C. alone D. blank
32. A. delight B. weep
C. wander D. panic
33. A. relationship B. interest
C. habit D. skill
34. A. regarding B. including
C. except D. next
35. A. hide B. attach
C. reveal D. commit
三、閱读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）
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Description
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36. A couple with two kids aged 9 and 14 have to pay at least for the vacation package.
A. $965.88 B. $637.88
C. $579.1 D. $328.00
37. Country music fans will enjoy the vacation package because .
A. they will meet some artists and listen to their unique country music
B. diverse activities will be offered to them to appreciate country music
C. they will be taken to the actual homes of all their favorite artists
D. the Great Ole Opry will host a whos who of country music
B
Before 1815 producing in the United States had been done in homes or shops by skilled artisans （工匠）. As master craft workers， they passed on the knowledge of their trades to apprentices and journeymen. In addition， women often worked in their homes parttime， making finished articles from raw material supplied by merchant capitalists. After 1815 this older form of producing began to give way to factories with machinery tended by unskilled or semiskilled laborers. Cheap transportation networks， the rise of cities， and the availability of capital and credit all stimulated （刺激） the shift to factory production.
The factory changed that. Goods produced by factories were not as finished or elegant as those done by hand， and pride in craftsmanship （工艺） gave way to the pressure to increase rates of productivity. The new methods of doing business involved a new and stricter sense of time. Factory life necessitated a more rigid schedule， where work began at the sound of a bell and workers kept machines going at a constant pace.
The first generation to experience these changes did not adopt the new attitudes easily. The factory clock became the symbol of the new work rules. One mill worker who finally quit complained revealingly about “obedience （服從） to the dingdong of the belljust as though we are so many living machines.” With the loss of personal freedom also came the loss of standing in the community.
In this newly appearing economic order， workers sometimes organized to protect their rights and traditional ways of life. Craft workers such as carpenters， printers， and tailors formed unions， and in 1834 individual unions came together in the National Trades Union. The labor movement made progress in the decade before the Panic of 1837， but in the depression that followed， labors strength collapsed. During hard times， few workers were willing to strike or engage in collective action. And skilled craft workers， who led the union movement， did not feel a particularly strong bond with semiskilled factory workers and unskilled laborers. More than a decade of agitation （抗议） did finally bring a workday shortened to 10 hours to most industries by the 1850s， and the courts also recognized workers right to strike， but these gains had little immediate impact. Workers were united in feeling angry or upset about the industrial system and their loss of status， but they were divided by ethnic and racial antagonisms （对立）， gender， conflicting religious perspectives， occupational differences， political party loyalties， and disagreements over tactics （策略）. For them， the factory and industrialism were not agents of opportunity but reminders of their loss of independence and a measure of control over their lives. As United States society became more specialized and differentiated， greater extremes of wealth began to appear. And as the new markets created fortunes for the few， the factory system lowered the wages of workers by dividing labor into smaller and less skilled tasks.
38. What can be inferred from the passage about articles produced before 1815？
A. They were primarily produced by women.
B. They were generally produced in shops rather than in homes.
C. They were produced mostly in large cities with large transportation networks.
D. They were produced with more concern for quality than for speed of production.
39. What does the complaint from a mill worker in Paragraph 3 convey？
A. Clocks did not have a useful function in factories.
B. It was difficult for workers to adjust to working in factories.
C. Factories were most successful when workers revealed their complaints.
D. Workers sometimes quit because of the loud noise made by factory machinery.
40. The author identifies political party loyalties， and disagreements over tactics as two of several factors that .
A. created divisions among workers
B. caused work to become more specialized
C. encouraged workers to demand higher wages
D. increased workers complaint of the industrial system
C
European countries are struggling with the largest refugee crisis since the aftermath of World War II. Following steep increases in the number of people seeking refugee status in Europe， policymakers face a major challenge in determining how best to integrate refugees and asylum （避難） seekers into the host countrys economy and society. One of the most important issues involves their access to the host country labor market. Policymakers face a dilemma： On the one hand， given the costs of supporting refugees and asylum seekers after arrival， European countries would benefit from rapidly integrating them into the local labor markets so that they can start to work， become selfsufficient， and contribute to the local economy. On the other hand， European governments are often reluctant to allow new asylum seekers to work， given the uncertainty about whether their asylum claims will be approved and political concerns that they might displace native workers. Most European governments have opted to require asylum seekers to wait before they are allowed to enter the labor market. However， there is considerable variation in the required wait time across European countries， with most falling between 6 and 12 months. The United States， Turkey， and other OECD （Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development） countries outside Europe have imposed similar employment bans on asylum seekers.
Proponents of employment bans often argue that letting asylum seekers access the labor market effectively integrates them into the host society during the asylum process， making deportation （驱除出境） more difficult if their asylum claim is rejected. Work permission， they say， also acts as a pull factor and encourages even more people to apply for asylum. In addition， employment bans may be popular with voters who worry that asylum seekers and refugees take away jobs from natives. Opponents argue that employment bans make it difficult for asylum seekers and refugees to gain a footing in their host country. Forced into unemployment， asylum seekers are in limbo until they can seek work. This can lead to lower motivation， depreciation （跌價） of human capital， and scarring， which might slow down labor market integration for many years after the waiting period is completed. Opponents also argue that this is costly for host societies， which face higher welfare expenses for unemployed asylum seekers and refugees and forgo the tax contributions they would have made if employed.
Despite the importance of this issue， we have very limited evidence about how employment bans affect asylum seekers and refugees. Here， we take a first step toward generating causal evidence on the effects of employment bans on refugee integration. In particular， we examine the short—and longterm effects of these employment bans on the economic integration of refugees. We draw on a case study in Germany， a country that has been a major European destination country for refugees in the past decades， including refugees during the Yugoslavian wars in the 90s and the present refugee crisis stemming from violence in the Middle East and Africa.
41. The first paragraph mainly deals with .
A. the largest refugee crisis in history in European countries
B. the dilemma whether to offer new asylum seekers jobs in host countries
C. the advantages of allowing asylum seekers to enter the local labor markets
D. the reasons for not supporting refugees and asylum seekers to join in the labor force 42. Asylum seekers are required to wait for several months because .
A. they are not highly motivated and contribute less to the tax
B. asylum seekers worry that they will be replaced by native workers
C. work permission induces more people to immigrate into Europe or the USA
D. their asylum claim may be rejected so that they have to leave the host country
43. Paragraph 3 is developed .
A. by using examples
B. by analyzing causes and effect
C. by comparing the opposite arguments
D. by pointing out the problems and providing solutions
44. The following paragraph probably deals with .
A. how to carry out the case study in Germany and its results
B. when to integrate asylum seekers into the German labor markets
C. why to ban refugees and asylum seekers from entering Germany
D. what effects of employment bans have on refugee integration
D
When we pulled the shirt over Skys head， Mama sucked in her breath and clicked her teeth. I covered my mouth to keep from screaming. He was covered with what looked like hundreds of mosquito bites.
“Swamp fever，” Mama whispered. “I need quinine. Run get your daddy， Sarah.”
Turning around， I ran right into Mr. Wratten， who looked larger than life， framing the door way. “I have some quinine in my saddlebag，” he said. Right away， I guessed Mr. Wratten had not gone back to Mount Vernon， but had hung around， suspecting maybe that Sky was hiding out at our place， or we were hiding him. Hes probably seen us carry Sky into the house and come to get him. Seeing how sick Sky was， Mr. Wrattens face softened with concern. “Looks bad，” he said. “If I try to take him back to Mount Vernon， hell never make it.”
“Leave him here， then.” I said， knowing I was speaking out of place， getting deeper and deeper into trouble with Mama. But I couldnt help myself. I went right on talking. “Mama knows Indian ways; she can help him.”
Mr. Wratten looked to Mama for her consent. She mopped Skys forehead with a cool cloth. “I might cant save him，” she said. “But I can try.”
Mr. Wratten shifted his weight from foot to foot. “So many Apaches died in Florida，” he said， looking beyond Mama to some place in his past. “Theyre a mountain people， used to dry， cool weather.” He mumbled something about the damp climate that seemed to sap the life right out of the Apaches. “Can the boy speak English？” Mama asked. “That might make things a whole lot easier later on.”
“Sky speaks Apache and Spanish，” he answered. “But he can manage English better than most. He learned it mostly by listening.”
Mr. Wratten sighed deeply. “Sky will be better off here for the time being， ” he said. “I guess Ill just say I couldnt find him.”
I felt relieved. “If he doesnt make it，” he added， “wire me that the quilt is torn. If he makes it， wire me that the quilt is ready， and Ill come get him. Dont let Sky know Ive been here or hell run again.” Mama agreed.
Following Mr. Wratten out to his horse to get the quinine， I asked， why did Sky run？
“Sky is the first Apache who has run away. I dont think he wants to go to Carlisle School for Indians up in Pennsylvania. Most Apaches who go there die of homesickness as they do from disease.”
I had many questions， but it was not the time to ask. Mr. Wratten was gone by the time Papa came in from the fields.
When Papa didnt smell anything cooking and saw who we had made the sickroom for， he began fussing. “What are you thin bout， Georgianne？ How could you bring trouble to our front door like this？ Mr. Wratten was just here lookin for this boy， and here we got him in our house， takin care of him.”
“He is sick and needs our help，” Mama said. “And besides，” she added， “Mr. Wratten knows hes here and asked me to care for him till he gets better.”
“Aine it enough round here to do， besides taking on a sick boy， somebody we dont even know. What business is it of ours？ ”
Mama had started a pot to boil some rice. But she stopped and raised the wooden spoon as if she planned to use it as a weapon. “Lee Andy， you the one always talkin bout how you sposed to love yo neighbor as yoself. What meaning is in them words？” Mama asked.
Right away， Papa fled to the barn. Within the half hour he came back， Bible story in hand.
“Im reminded here of the Good Samaritan who took care of a stranger. It is right that we should take care of this poor soul.”
45. Why did Mama suck in her breath and click her teeth？
A. She admired the courage Sky had to escape.
B. She was shocked to see how sick Sky was.
C. She was frightened by hundreds of mosquitoes.
D. She was trying to keep her emotions under control.
46. By saying Mr. Wratten looked larger than life， Sarah wanted to indicate that . A. she was scared by the unexpected visit
B. she was towered over by Mr. Wratten
C. their house was too small for Mr. Wratten
D. Mr. Wratten was larger than when last seen
47. What does the underlined phrase “out of place” mean？
A. Bravely. B. Happily.
C. Loudly. D. Improperly.
48. What does the underlined sentence show？
A. Mr. Wratten was concerned about Skys health conditions.
B. Mr. Wratten was exhausted as a result of his search for Sky.
C. Mr. Wratten was weighing the idea of leaving Sky with the family.
D. Mr. Wratten was troubled by the fact that many Apaches had died.
49. Why did many Apaches die in Florida according to the passage？
A. They were abused by the white Americans.
B. They refused to fit into the new community.
C. They were not used to the change of climate.
D. They were hurt in their previous mountain life.
50. What caused the change of Papas attitude？
A. Sarahs eagerness to help.
B. Mamas reminding him of his belief.
C. Believing in Mamas medical skills.
D. Wrattens decision to leave Sky behind.
四、任務型阅读（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
How to help your kids get a great education—and not go broke
High school students are now back to classes， resuming the quest for a college education and the good life beyond. But it seems too many of them are mortgaging （抵押） their futures to get there. At $14 trillion， student loans now represent the second largest pile of total household debt—topped only by mortgages. For parents hoping to provide their children with more plentiful lives than their own， that should be a warning.
College is still a good incomeboosting strategy. For example， a recent study of the University of Texas system found that three years after graduation， bachelorsdegree holders earned almost twice as much as their highschoolgraduate peers. But if you also have to make a large monthly loan payment for a decade， are you really getting ahead？ Some measures say no.
There is growing evidence that booming studentloan debt is slowing the progress of college graduates toward other features of the American Dream： getting married， buying a car or a home or even just moving out of their parents place. Part of the explanation for these trends is simply that there is less money left over after the monthly studentloan payment is made， but home and auto purchases are also likely affected by the damaged credit ratings of those who get behind on studentloan payments. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York estimates that， shockingly， approximately 22% of student loans in the repayment phase are more than 90 days delinquent （拖欠的） or in default （违约）. All of this is consistent with recent studies showing that millennials are doing worse than their babyboomer parents did at the same stage of life. This is the toooften ignored story of college life. How can parents help their children reach a much happier fate？ Here are a few suggestions：
● START . Long before high school， have serious discussions with your children about college costs and financing. This should be an essential part of their basic financial education about work， spending， saving and debt. If you want to establish realistic goals， the junior year of high school may be too late to have these conversations.
● ENCOURAGE ACTION. Even if you are lucky enough to be able to cover your childs entire college education—but especially if you are not—require that they open a savings account and work parttime and summer jobs to cover some of the costs （books， fees， spending money and the like）. Giving young people an early understanding of the value of work will help them appreciate the cost of debt after college. Multiple studies show that young people who are low on financial literacy make poorer borrowing decisions.
● DOWNPLAY PRESTIGE （聲望）. Insist on colleges that you and your student can afford. There is some evidence that students who graduate from more selective colleges earn higher salaries， although the data are far from clear. But the effect of college reputation is dwarfed by the impact of major. The stateschool engineering graduate will almost always command a substantially higher starting salary than the privatecollege psychology major.
● STAY LOCAL. Over the past 40 years， instate publiccollege costs have varied between 38% and 45% of the price of private colleges. To further save on costs， some students may choose to start at the local community college and transfer to the state university. No matter how you do it， there is no better bargain for a traditional college education than your state university system.
五、书面表达（满分25分）
请认真阅读下面文字，并按要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
Authorities have called for nationwide enforcement of food standards in schools amid an ongoing investigation into a Shanghaibased food supplier accused of serving lowquality lunches with expired ingredients at a private school in the city.
The Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that students at the SMIC Private School in the Zhangjiang HiTech Park were served expired food， including rotten and moldy produce. Expiration dates on the packaging of some products had been altered. The investigation confirmed what the students parents reported during a surprise inspection of the schools kitchen on Friday. The State Administration for Market Regulation and the Ministry of Education urged local education and food authorities on Tuesday to strengthen inspections of campus canteens to ensure their safety. On Saturday， SMIC Private School apologized to students， staff and parents and promised to take full responsibility for failing to supervise the vendor， according to its website. The principal of the school has been dismissed.
【写作内容】
1.用约30个词概述所给信息的主要内容;
2.简要分析校园食品安全的重要性;
3.就如何保障学校食品的安全性提出你的建議（不少于两条建议）。
【写作要求】
1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句;
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称;
3.不必写标题。
【评分标准】
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
参考答案
一、1—5 BADAD 6—10 ADBCA 11—15 BCBDD
二、16—20 BCABA 21—25 DBCDB26—30 DADCA 31—35 CDABC
三、36—37 AB 38—40 DBA 41—44 BDCA
45—50 BADCCB
四、51. second 52. bring 53. Problems 54. remains 55. result / consequence
56. better 57. EARLY 58. wiser / better 59. attached 60. whatever
五、One possible version：
A private school located in Shanghai provided lowquality food for students， raising the concern of administrative departments. They conducted an investigation and demanded food criteria among schools be enforced.
Campus food safety is of vital importance to students. On the one hand， safe food is beneficial to students healthy growth， which lays a solid foundation for their sustainable development. On the other hand， if they were offered lowquality food， they couldnt keep fit on campus， making their parents worried a lot and compromising their academic performances.
Ensuring students having access to safe food is a top priority. To begin with， the government should make stricter rules. Besides， the school leaders should attach importance to the issue. Whats more， schools are supposed to invite parents and students to supervise school canteens regularly. Only when we join forces can campus food safety be guaranteed.
In conclusion， we cant emphasize the importance of campus food safety too much.
（作者：谢勇，江苏省海安高级中学）
1. —I think reality television shows are on their last legs.
— . Quite a few audiences are still in favor of them.
A. I have a say in it B. I wouldnt bet on it
C. I cant agree more D. I beg your pardon
2. Banksy arranged for one of his bestknown works to selfdestruct after at auction （拍卖会） for just over ￡1 million.
A. being sold B. selling
C. having sold D. sold
3. For crying children， requests that they eat five portions of fruit and vegetables every day have mostly fallen on deaf ears.
A. will B. must
C. would D. should
4. The platforms are required to better shoulder their responsibility to the content that respects the Copyright Law.
A. release B. reject
C. resist D. reduce
5. Rare it is in men， there are cases of men developing breast cancer.
A. since B. although
C. while D. as
6. The musical version of ‘My Fair Lady’ is even older， and audiences since 1956.
A. has been entertaining
B. has been entertained
C. had been entertained
D. had been entertaining
7. —The landlord never does anything other than having the hallway carpets cleaned .
—You bet！ Its just not good enough for the price we pay.
A. now and then B. more often than not
C. for the time being D. once in a blue moon
8. —Fully developed by China， QTruck， the etruck， features in both design and performance.
—Great news！ Another advance in technology！
A. conservation B. innovation
C. acquisition D. motivation
9. After a brief discussion， a consensus has been reached among specialists the operation will do good to the sick man.
A. whether B. what
C. that D. whom
10. Business leaders claim schools are young people who are inadequately prepared to function in the workplace.
A. turning out B. turning over
C. turning against D. turning down
11. With concentration， we can arrange thoughts and become a rapid thinker.
A. on end B. in order
C. on the run D. in quantity
12. —Stephen has been playing a role in organizing the trade talks！
—So what？ No agreement has been reached so far.
A. logic B. passive
C. crucial D. reluctant 13. —Whats wrong with Peter？
—His refusal to the directors plans made him out of work.
A. get rid of B. fall in with
C. let go of D. cut back on
14. shy children to computergenerated interactions， you will help improve their communicative competence.
A. Expose B. Being exposed
C. To expose D. Exposing
15. A critical lecture to be delivered the following day， John Smith had to .
A. mend his ways B. face the music
C. kill the fatted calf D. burn the midnight oil
二、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
Just a moment ago， my daughter Rebecca texted me for a good luck. Getting that text was like getting a（n） 16 . However， I am in total 17 . Im a woman who loves getting texts and whos going to tell you that too many of them can be a problem. 18 that reminder of my daughter brings me to the past， when Rebecca was five years old and she was sitting in the front row， listening to my talk. I had just written a book that 19 our life on the internet and I was about to be on the 20 of Wired magazine.
In those days， we 21 with chat rooms and online virtual communities， 22 different aspects of ourselves. As a psychologist， what excited me was the idea that we would use what we learned in the 23 world about ourselves， about our identity， to live better lives in the real world. Now Im back here on the stage again and my daughters a college student. She sleeps with her cellphone， and 24 do I. We expect more from 25 and less from each other.
Why have things come to this？ Maybe technology 26 us most where we are most vulnerable （脆弱的）. From social networks to robots， were designing technologies that will give us the illusion （錯觉） 27 the demands of friendship. We turn to technology to help in ways we can 28 control. But were not so comfortable. We are not so much in 29 . These days， those phones in our pockets are changing our minds and hearts， because they offer us a pleasing 30 that we will never have to be alone， which is central to changing our soul. Because the moment that people are 31 ， even for a few seconds， they become anxious， they 32 ， they reach for a device.
I think we should develop a more selfaware 33 with them， with each other and with ourselves. Most important， we all really need to listen to each other， 34 to the boring bits. Because its when we stumble （结巴） or hesitate or lose our words that we 35 ourselves to each other. 16. A. rise B. hug
C. line D. idea
17. A. surprise B. excitement
C. contradiction D. tension
18. A. Actually B. Eventually
C. Initially D. Consequently
19. A. decorated B. celebrated
C. criticized D. started
20. A. cover B. basis
C. edge D. back
21. A. assisted B. identified
C. corresponded D. experimented
22. A. affecting B. exploring
C. covering D. considering
23. A. ideal B. physical
C. virtual D. mental
24. A. neither B. but
C. seldom D. so
25. A. sleeping B. technology
C. others D. society
26. A. held to B. occurred to
C. took to D. appealed to
27. A. without B. in
C. for D. by
28. A. effortlessly B. gradually
C. hardly D. comfortably
29. A. charge B. panic
C. control D. vain
30. A. fantasy B. fact
C. hope D. possibility
31. A. occupied B. lost
C. alone D. blank
32. A. delight B. weep
C. wander D. panic
33. A. relationship B. interest
C. habit D. skill
34. A. regarding B. including
C. except D. next
35. A. hide B. attach
C. reveal D. commit
三、閱读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）
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A Country Music Fan Vacation Package
If youre a country music fan， theres no doubt youll enjoy the Country Music Fan Vacation Package in Nashville， TN which will provide you with admission to the Country Music Hall of Museum， Homes of the Stars tour， Grand Ole Opry performance， and four nights lodging.
Description
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36. A couple with two kids aged 9 and 14 have to pay at least for the vacation package.
A. $965.88 B. $637.88
C. $579.1 D. $328.00
37. Country music fans will enjoy the vacation package because .
A. they will meet some artists and listen to their unique country music
B. diverse activities will be offered to them to appreciate country music
C. they will be taken to the actual homes of all their favorite artists
D. the Great Ole Opry will host a whos who of country music
B
Before 1815 producing in the United States had been done in homes or shops by skilled artisans （工匠）. As master craft workers， they passed on the knowledge of their trades to apprentices and journeymen. In addition， women often worked in their homes parttime， making finished articles from raw material supplied by merchant capitalists. After 1815 this older form of producing began to give way to factories with machinery tended by unskilled or semiskilled laborers. Cheap transportation networks， the rise of cities， and the availability of capital and credit all stimulated （刺激） the shift to factory production.
The factory changed that. Goods produced by factories were not as finished or elegant as those done by hand， and pride in craftsmanship （工艺） gave way to the pressure to increase rates of productivity. The new methods of doing business involved a new and stricter sense of time. Factory life necessitated a more rigid schedule， where work began at the sound of a bell and workers kept machines going at a constant pace.
The first generation to experience these changes did not adopt the new attitudes easily. The factory clock became the symbol of the new work rules. One mill worker who finally quit complained revealingly about “obedience （服從） to the dingdong of the belljust as though we are so many living machines.” With the loss of personal freedom also came the loss of standing in the community.
In this newly appearing economic order， workers sometimes organized to protect their rights and traditional ways of life. Craft workers such as carpenters， printers， and tailors formed unions， and in 1834 individual unions came together in the National Trades Union. The labor movement made progress in the decade before the Panic of 1837， but in the depression that followed， labors strength collapsed. During hard times， few workers were willing to strike or engage in collective action. And skilled craft workers， who led the union movement， did not feel a particularly strong bond with semiskilled factory workers and unskilled laborers. More than a decade of agitation （抗议） did finally bring a workday shortened to 10 hours to most industries by the 1850s， and the courts also recognized workers right to strike， but these gains had little immediate impact. Workers were united in feeling angry or upset about the industrial system and their loss of status， but they were divided by ethnic and racial antagonisms （对立）， gender， conflicting religious perspectives， occupational differences， political party loyalties， and disagreements over tactics （策略）. For them， the factory and industrialism were not agents of opportunity but reminders of their loss of independence and a measure of control over their lives. As United States society became more specialized and differentiated， greater extremes of wealth began to appear. And as the new markets created fortunes for the few， the factory system lowered the wages of workers by dividing labor into smaller and less skilled tasks.
38. What can be inferred from the passage about articles produced before 1815？
A. They were primarily produced by women.
B. They were generally produced in shops rather than in homes.
C. They were produced mostly in large cities with large transportation networks.
D. They were produced with more concern for quality than for speed of production.
39. What does the complaint from a mill worker in Paragraph 3 convey？
A. Clocks did not have a useful function in factories.
B. It was difficult for workers to adjust to working in factories.
C. Factories were most successful when workers revealed their complaints.
D. Workers sometimes quit because of the loud noise made by factory machinery.
40. The author identifies political party loyalties， and disagreements over tactics as two of several factors that .
A. created divisions among workers
B. caused work to become more specialized
C. encouraged workers to demand higher wages
D. increased workers complaint of the industrial system
C
European countries are struggling with the largest refugee crisis since the aftermath of World War II. Following steep increases in the number of people seeking refugee status in Europe， policymakers face a major challenge in determining how best to integrate refugees and asylum （避難） seekers into the host countrys economy and society. One of the most important issues involves their access to the host country labor market. Policymakers face a dilemma： On the one hand， given the costs of supporting refugees and asylum seekers after arrival， European countries would benefit from rapidly integrating them into the local labor markets so that they can start to work， become selfsufficient， and contribute to the local economy. On the other hand， European governments are often reluctant to allow new asylum seekers to work， given the uncertainty about whether their asylum claims will be approved and political concerns that they might displace native workers. Most European governments have opted to require asylum seekers to wait before they are allowed to enter the labor market. However， there is considerable variation in the required wait time across European countries， with most falling between 6 and 12 months. The United States， Turkey， and other OECD （Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development） countries outside Europe have imposed similar employment bans on asylum seekers.
Proponents of employment bans often argue that letting asylum seekers access the labor market effectively integrates them into the host society during the asylum process， making deportation （驱除出境） more difficult if their asylum claim is rejected. Work permission， they say， also acts as a pull factor and encourages even more people to apply for asylum. In addition， employment bans may be popular with voters who worry that asylum seekers and refugees take away jobs from natives. Opponents argue that employment bans make it difficult for asylum seekers and refugees to gain a footing in their host country. Forced into unemployment， asylum seekers are in limbo until they can seek work. This can lead to lower motivation， depreciation （跌價） of human capital， and scarring， which might slow down labor market integration for many years after the waiting period is completed. Opponents also argue that this is costly for host societies， which face higher welfare expenses for unemployed asylum seekers and refugees and forgo the tax contributions they would have made if employed.
Despite the importance of this issue， we have very limited evidence about how employment bans affect asylum seekers and refugees. Here， we take a first step toward generating causal evidence on the effects of employment bans on refugee integration. In particular， we examine the short—and longterm effects of these employment bans on the economic integration of refugees. We draw on a case study in Germany， a country that has been a major European destination country for refugees in the past decades， including refugees during the Yugoslavian wars in the 90s and the present refugee crisis stemming from violence in the Middle East and Africa.
41. The first paragraph mainly deals with .
A. the largest refugee crisis in history in European countries
B. the dilemma whether to offer new asylum seekers jobs in host countries
C. the advantages of allowing asylum seekers to enter the local labor markets
D. the reasons for not supporting refugees and asylum seekers to join in the labor force 42. Asylum seekers are required to wait for several months because .
A. they are not highly motivated and contribute less to the tax
B. asylum seekers worry that they will be replaced by native workers
C. work permission induces more people to immigrate into Europe or the USA
D. their asylum claim may be rejected so that they have to leave the host country
43. Paragraph 3 is developed .
A. by using examples
B. by analyzing causes and effect
C. by comparing the opposite arguments
D. by pointing out the problems and providing solutions
44. The following paragraph probably deals with .
A. how to carry out the case study in Germany and its results
B. when to integrate asylum seekers into the German labor markets
C. why to ban refugees and asylum seekers from entering Germany
D. what effects of employment bans have on refugee integration
D
When we pulled the shirt over Skys head， Mama sucked in her breath and clicked her teeth. I covered my mouth to keep from screaming. He was covered with what looked like hundreds of mosquito bites.
“Swamp fever，” Mama whispered. “I need quinine. Run get your daddy， Sarah.”
Turning around， I ran right into Mr. Wratten， who looked larger than life， framing the door way. “I have some quinine in my saddlebag，” he said. Right away， I guessed Mr. Wratten had not gone back to Mount Vernon， but had hung around， suspecting maybe that Sky was hiding out at our place， or we were hiding him. Hes probably seen us carry Sky into the house and come to get him. Seeing how sick Sky was， Mr. Wrattens face softened with concern. “Looks bad，” he said. “If I try to take him back to Mount Vernon， hell never make it.”
“Leave him here， then.” I said， knowing I was speaking out of place， getting deeper and deeper into trouble with Mama. But I couldnt help myself. I went right on talking. “Mama knows Indian ways; she can help him.”
Mr. Wratten looked to Mama for her consent. She mopped Skys forehead with a cool cloth. “I might cant save him，” she said. “But I can try.”
Mr. Wratten shifted his weight from foot to foot. “So many Apaches died in Florida，” he said， looking beyond Mama to some place in his past. “Theyre a mountain people， used to dry， cool weather.” He mumbled something about the damp climate that seemed to sap the life right out of the Apaches. “Can the boy speak English？” Mama asked. “That might make things a whole lot easier later on.”
“Sky speaks Apache and Spanish，” he answered. “But he can manage English better than most. He learned it mostly by listening.”
Mr. Wratten sighed deeply. “Sky will be better off here for the time being， ” he said. “I guess Ill just say I couldnt find him.”
I felt relieved. “If he doesnt make it，” he added， “wire me that the quilt is torn. If he makes it， wire me that the quilt is ready， and Ill come get him. Dont let Sky know Ive been here or hell run again.” Mama agreed.
Following Mr. Wratten out to his horse to get the quinine， I asked， why did Sky run？
“Sky is the first Apache who has run away. I dont think he wants to go to Carlisle School for Indians up in Pennsylvania. Most Apaches who go there die of homesickness as they do from disease.”
I had many questions， but it was not the time to ask. Mr. Wratten was gone by the time Papa came in from the fields.
When Papa didnt smell anything cooking and saw who we had made the sickroom for， he began fussing. “What are you thin bout， Georgianne？ How could you bring trouble to our front door like this？ Mr. Wratten was just here lookin for this boy， and here we got him in our house， takin care of him.”
“He is sick and needs our help，” Mama said. “And besides，” she added， “Mr. Wratten knows hes here and asked me to care for him till he gets better.”
“Aine it enough round here to do， besides taking on a sick boy， somebody we dont even know. What business is it of ours？ ”
Mama had started a pot to boil some rice. But she stopped and raised the wooden spoon as if she planned to use it as a weapon. “Lee Andy， you the one always talkin bout how you sposed to love yo neighbor as yoself. What meaning is in them words？” Mama asked.
Right away， Papa fled to the barn. Within the half hour he came back， Bible story in hand.
“Im reminded here of the Good Samaritan who took care of a stranger. It is right that we should take care of this poor soul.”
45. Why did Mama suck in her breath and click her teeth？
A. She admired the courage Sky had to escape.
B. She was shocked to see how sick Sky was.
C. She was frightened by hundreds of mosquitoes.
D. She was trying to keep her emotions under control.
46. By saying Mr. Wratten looked larger than life， Sarah wanted to indicate that . A. she was scared by the unexpected visit
B. she was towered over by Mr. Wratten
C. their house was too small for Mr. Wratten
D. Mr. Wratten was larger than when last seen
47. What does the underlined phrase “out of place” mean？
A. Bravely. B. Happily.
C. Loudly. D. Improperly.
48. What does the underlined sentence show？
A. Mr. Wratten was concerned about Skys health conditions.
B. Mr. Wratten was exhausted as a result of his search for Sky.
C. Mr. Wratten was weighing the idea of leaving Sky with the family.
D. Mr. Wratten was troubled by the fact that many Apaches had died.
49. Why did many Apaches die in Florida according to the passage？
A. They were abused by the white Americans.
B. They refused to fit into the new community.
C. They were not used to the change of climate.
D. They were hurt in their previous mountain life.
50. What caused the change of Papas attitude？
A. Sarahs eagerness to help.
B. Mamas reminding him of his belief.
C. Believing in Mamas medical skills.
D. Wrattens decision to leave Sky behind.
四、任務型阅读（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
How to help your kids get a great education—and not go broke
High school students are now back to classes， resuming the quest for a college education and the good life beyond. But it seems too many of them are mortgaging （抵押） their futures to get there. At $14 trillion， student loans now represent the second largest pile of total household debt—topped only by mortgages. For parents hoping to provide their children with more plentiful lives than their own， that should be a warning.
College is still a good incomeboosting strategy. For example， a recent study of the University of Texas system found that three years after graduation， bachelorsdegree holders earned almost twice as much as their highschoolgraduate peers. But if you also have to make a large monthly loan payment for a decade， are you really getting ahead？ Some measures say no.
There is growing evidence that booming studentloan debt is slowing the progress of college graduates toward other features of the American Dream： getting married， buying a car or a home or even just moving out of their parents place. Part of the explanation for these trends is simply that there is less money left over after the monthly studentloan payment is made， but home and auto purchases are also likely affected by the damaged credit ratings of those who get behind on studentloan payments. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York estimates that， shockingly， approximately 22% of student loans in the repayment phase are more than 90 days delinquent （拖欠的） or in default （违约）. All of this is consistent with recent studies showing that millennials are doing worse than their babyboomer parents did at the same stage of life. This is the toooften ignored story of college life. How can parents help their children reach a much happier fate？ Here are a few suggestions：
● START . Long before high school， have serious discussions with your children about college costs and financing. This should be an essential part of their basic financial education about work， spending， saving and debt. If you want to establish realistic goals， the junior year of high school may be too late to have these conversations.
● ENCOURAGE ACTION. Even if you are lucky enough to be able to cover your childs entire college education—but especially if you are not—require that they open a savings account and work parttime and summer jobs to cover some of the costs （books， fees， spending money and the like）. Giving young people an early understanding of the value of work will help them appreciate the cost of debt after college. Multiple studies show that young people who are low on financial literacy make poorer borrowing decisions.
● DOWNPLAY PRESTIGE （聲望）. Insist on colleges that you and your student can afford. There is some evidence that students who graduate from more selective colleges earn higher salaries， although the data are far from clear. But the effect of college reputation is dwarfed by the impact of major. The stateschool engineering graduate will almost always command a substantially higher starting salary than the privatecollege psychology major.
● STAY LOCAL. Over the past 40 years， instate publiccollege costs have varied between 38% and 45% of the price of private colleges. To further save on costs， some students may choose to start at the local community college and transfer to the state university. No matter how you do it， there is no better bargain for a traditional college education than your state university system.
五、书面表达（满分25分）
请认真阅读下面文字，并按要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
Authorities have called for nationwide enforcement of food standards in schools amid an ongoing investigation into a Shanghaibased food supplier accused of serving lowquality lunches with expired ingredients at a private school in the city.
The Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration confirmed in a statement on Tuesday that students at the SMIC Private School in the Zhangjiang HiTech Park were served expired food， including rotten and moldy produce. Expiration dates on the packaging of some products had been altered. The investigation confirmed what the students parents reported during a surprise inspection of the schools kitchen on Friday. The State Administration for Market Regulation and the Ministry of Education urged local education and food authorities on Tuesday to strengthen inspections of campus canteens to ensure their safety. On Saturday， SMIC Private School apologized to students， staff and parents and promised to take full responsibility for failing to supervise the vendor， according to its website. The principal of the school has been dismissed.
【写作内容】
1.用约30个词概述所给信息的主要内容;
2.简要分析校园食品安全的重要性;
3.就如何保障学校食品的安全性提出你的建議（不少于两条建议）。
【写作要求】
1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句;
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称;
3.不必写标题。
【评分标准】
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
参考答案
一、1—5 BADAD 6—10 ADBCA 11—15 BCBDD
二、16—20 BCABA 21—25 DBCDB26—30 DADCA 31—35 CDABC
三、36—37 AB 38—40 DBA 41—44 BDCA
45—50 BADCCB
四、51. second 52. bring 53. Problems 54. remains 55. result / consequence
56. better 57. EARLY 58. wiser / better 59. attached 60. whatever
五、One possible version：
A private school located in Shanghai provided lowquality food for students， raising the concern of administrative departments. They conducted an investigation and demanded food criteria among schools be enforced.
Campus food safety is of vital importance to students. On the one hand， safe food is beneficial to students healthy growth， which lays a solid foundation for their sustainable development. On the other hand， if they were offered lowquality food， they couldnt keep fit on campus， making their parents worried a lot and compromising their academic performances.
Ensuring students having access to safe food is a top priority. To begin with， the government should make stricter rules. Besides， the school leaders should attach importance to the issue. Whats more， schools are supposed to invite parents and students to supervise school canteens regularly. Only when we join forces can campus food safety be guaranteed.
In conclusion， we cant emphasize the importance of campus food safety too much.
（作者：谢勇，江苏省海安高级中学）