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Express. “This leads to a vacuum in the Eustachian tubesblocked and sound dull.”
(咽鼓管)which makes the ears feel
Keep those Eustachian tubes clear and keep those eyes open for at least another few minutes. Open that book you just bought in the terminal. After all, there are some major advantages to buying your reading material at the airport.
16.The underlined sentence “You’ve made it” (Paragraph 1) means that you have managed_____?
A.to board the plane B. to get a bit of elbow room
C. to get ready to sleep after boarding D. to make yourself comfortable after boarding
17.What would damage your health when the plane takes off or lands?
A. Using a neck pillow C. Listening to music
B. Shutting your eyes D. Falling asleep
18.The underlined word “alleviate” (paragraph 2) is the closest meaning to_____?
A. increase C. maintain
B. reduce D. escape
19.Having a vacuum in the Eustachian tubes during takeoff and landing could cause unpleasant symptoms to the following body parts EXCEPT_____
A. the throat C. the ears
B. the nose D. the head
20.The author suggests that you read a book _____ during the plane taking off and landing.
A. to amuse yourself C. to keep your ears clear
B. to stay awake
D. to make yourself comfortable
FormatⅡ(共5小题,每小题2分,共10分)
questions 21—25,
Directions: In the following passage, some sentences have been removed. For
choose the most suitable one from the list A—G to fit into each of the numbered blanks. There are two extra choices, which do not fit into any of the gaps. Mark your answers on
Answer Sheet.
Whether it is a hotel stay,shopping or dining out, a vacation to Paris can be a pricey
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proposition. But there are plenty of ways to stretch your dollar in the City of Lights and have a high-end getaway.
Barkley Hickcox,a Paris specialist and an owner of Local Foreigner,a travel consultancy,has a few tips to help travelers make the most of their Parisian getaway. 21._____
The ideal time to visit Paris is between November and April, when hotel prices are at their lowest. Some high-end properties offer even further discounts if you book a stay several months in advance. 22._____
Families traveling to Paris should consider staying in a high-end apartment instead of a hotel. Ms.Hickcox said.
“An apartment is less expensive than booking multiple rooms at a five-star hotel,
and since you have a kitchen, you can save money on food costs by eating in occasionally,said. 23._____
Paris is known for fine cuisine, but rather than dining at one of the city
’s renowned
”
restaurants at dinnertime, go for lunch, when the tab will be much lower and the cuisine just as good. “You’ll find lots of great eateries where you can have dinner with wine for 35 to 50 euros a person.” She said24._____
Mr. Hickcox’s favorite way to explore Paris is on foot. beauty by walking , and iteverywhere.
’’ she said.
“You can fully appreciate the city
’s designed for walkers because there are walking paths and sidewalks
For longer distances, she suggested using the city’s bike share system, Velib. A weeklong pass costs 15 euros, and there are stations everywhere. There is another choice if you are not so much fond of biking. 25. _____, Paris’ subway system. Itweekly passes. A.Dine out B.Eat smart C.Try the Metro D.Stay in a hotel
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’s convenient, and you can buy daily and
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E.Ditch taxis and cars F.
Travel at the right time
G.Choose the right accommodations
Section B (共10小题,每小题1分,共10分)
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required toselect one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Youmay not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Please blacken thecorresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet.
I know this woman who was afraid to tell people what she wanted. She didn __26__ to say no. Instead, she got herself tangled in a web of obligation, anxiety. and white lies. She was __27__.
__28__ recently. I decided I’d had enough. As an experiment,1 began __29__ up for myself,even at the risk of alienating (疏远) everyone and having __30__ entire life come down
around me.
That didn
’t happen.
Here is what I did: I stopped making pretty excuses.
Saying\is so much easier. If someone asks me to do something I have zero interest __31__, I’m polite but honest. The phrase,\’t think that is really__32__ me,” slips
out of my mouth faster than some lame excuse.
My friends and family didn
’t mind. __33__ I stopped people-pleasing, no one cared. A good
friend asked me to go for coffee at 5 P.M. I was __34__ to hit the gym. I said, \things I want to do tonight.\
’s fine. Maybe another time.
Learning how to say no has added several extra hours to my days, days __35__ my weeks, and what feels like months to my years, saying
“No” has set me free.
A. facing B. toC. herD. inE. forF. whatG. standing
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K. meN. planning
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Part II Integrated Testing (共30分)
Section A Cloze (共20小题,每小题1分,共20分)
Directions:There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on The Answer Sheet. (20 marks)
Brazilian Zarela Mosquera moved to the United States as a teenager. The adjustment to a new place was _36_. Mosquera says she became a bratty teenager, as a result. But it was not just the _37_that affected her behavior. Mosquera says there was another major stress in her life at that time: She was the only member of her_38_ who spoke English.
“Being in a country with my family that doesn't speak Spanish and my parents don't
really
speak_39_ , my parents were trying to give me all these responsibilities.” Along with Spanish and Engish, Mosquera also speaks Portuguese. But there was another universal language she learned to love as a child: art.
Zarela Mosquera connected with drawing and painting while in school. _40_she mostly dismissed art as a path to a career. She says her Dad_41_always say, Think about the_42_” Mosquera did not think he would support the study of_43_ once she went to the college.
But, to her _44_it was her parents who suggested just that. They urged her to_45_to technical and liberal arts schools.”One of them was Rhode Island School of Design, which was like my_46_choice.” RISD, as it is called, _47_ Mosquera as well. She enrolled in industrial deign.
“It’s basically to design_48_and services. I could be doing something more technical or something more_ 49_ to problem solving. Whether it’s_50_out a better way to filter water or developing a type of specific shelter_ 51_refugees for example.
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Mosquera says the course of study was_ 52_ including metal working, woodworking and model making. She says in one class she just drew cubes for an entire month, which led her to a _53_: “Wow! Do I really want to do this? But, she says, she _54_ the cube study. And, then she ”began_ 55 _on more interesting projects.
Monquera is now a deign strategist for Marshall Moya Design, an architecture and interior design company in Washington, D.C.
36. A. successful 37. A. age 38. A. family 39. A. Spanish 40. A. So 41. A. could 42. A. time 43. A. language 44. A. disappointment 45. A. apply 46. A. top 47. A. failed 48. A. machines 49. A. adjusted 50. A. figuring 51. A. with 52. A. pleasant 53. A. question 54. A. undertook 55. A. putting
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C. necessary C. adjustment C. friends C. Portuguese C. And C. would C. present C. technology C. annoyance C. adapt C. natural C. chose C. filters C. affiliated C. filling C. on C. tough C. problem C. started C.working
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B. important B. growth B. peers B. English B. Moreover B. should B. past B. art B. surprise B. cater B. moral B. rejected B. shelters B. related B. wiping B. for B. tough B. problem B. funded B. relying
D. difficult D. education D. class D. French D. But D. might D. future D. design D.dissatisfaction D. move D. popular D. urged D. products D. exposed D. ruling D. in D. smooth D. door D. survived D. counting