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theirphonesandthejohnatthesametime.
DidthesamepercentageofGenYwashtheirhandsafterward?Ninety-twopercentofthosesurveyedreportedtheywashedtheirhandsafterusingtherestroom(perhapsallthose“Youmustwashyourhandsbeforereturningtowork”signshavestartedtopayoff).
Butunfortunatelythesamecannotbesaidfortheirmobiledevices--only14percentwashtheirphonesafterusingthebathroom.Maybethiscallsforanew-agehealthinitiative,requiringpublicrestaurantstochangetheirsignsto“Youmustwashyourhands---andyourphone—beforereturningtowork.”
Andformany,toilettalkingandtextingwasnotajustone-timething,usedonlyinthemostdire(急迫的)circumstances.Twenty-fourpercentofmobileusersreportedtheyactuallydon'tgotothebathroomwithouttheirphones.
Inaworldwhereyoucan'tevenhaveamomentofsolitude(独处)onthetoilet,oneisforcedtowonder,isn'tanythingsacredanymore?16.Thepassageismainlyabout().
A.asurveyonhowpeopleusetheirmobilephonesB.thedifferentagesandpercentagesofmobileusersC.whetherpeoplewashtheirhandsandphonesafterusingthebathroomD.howtechnology-drivenworldinfluencesbathroombreaks17.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatwhathappensinthebathroomusedtoberegardedas().
A.funnyB.enjoyableC.ridiculousD.Mysterious18.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat().
A.theolderpeoplearemoreaddictedtotechnologyB.theyoungerpeoplearebettermultitaskers
C.technologyhasthesameinfluenceondifferentpeopleD.technologyhasadestructivepower19.Theunderlinedwords“payoff”inParagraph5probablymeans().
A.deservenothingB.costmuchC.influencepeopleD.gounnoticed20.Whatisthetoneofthispassage?A.ironicB.humorousC.optimisticD.DoubtfulFormatⅡ（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）Directions:Inthefollowingpassage,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.Forquestions21—25,choosethemostsuitableonefromthelistA—Gtofitintoeachofthenumberedblanks.Therearetwoextrachoices,whichdonotfitintoanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonAnswerSheet.
Thisyeartheworld’spopulationtickedoverto7billion.21()Theyforecast
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dramaticchangesunlesssignificantstepsaretakentocontrolpopulationgrowth.Herearesomechallengesapopulationof7billionmustconfront.
Waterisprobablygoingtobethefirstrealthreatthatwebumpinto.Accesstofreshwaterbecomesincrediblydifficult.We’reseeingtheimpactsofoveruseofwaterresourcesandthatsortofpressuremountsastheworldpopulationincreases.22().
Whatwe’reputtingintotheatmosphereisgoingtoleadtochangesthathaven’tbeenseeninmillionsofyears.Asthewholeworldwarmsup,alotofplacesbecomeveryunpleasanttolivein.23().Wehavetofindlesspollutingsourcesofenergyandbemuchmorecarefulinthewaythatwemakeuseoftheremainingnon-renewablefuelswe’vegot.Ifwecontinuetotaptheresourcestomeettheimmediateeconomicdemands，thesupplieswillrunoutintime.Westillcan’timaginethatonedaywehavetoruntheworldfromrenewableenergyresources.24().We’vegotsomemajorhealthproblemswiththemedicalservicestoactuallyattackthediseasesofoldage.Buttherealproblemisthattheworldpopulationisgrowingfastestinthedevelopingcountries.Howcanwecopewithadoubleofthepopulationwhenthey’realreadydirtpoorandonlyjustgettingenoughtoliveon?25().Isitalldoomandgloom(前景暗淡）astheexpertssuggest,ordowehaveabrighterfuture?
A.Challengesrangefromwatershortagestorisingsealevels.B.ExpertshavepaintedadepressingfutureforlifeonEarth.C.Allcountriesintheworldwillfacethechallengeofpopulationaging.
D.Agriculture,amainconsumerofwater,mayhavetochangeitswholestructure.
E.fwehangontothemforalittlebit,theywillgetmoreandmorevaluableinthefuture.F.Thechallengeofmeetingthefoodneedsofitsever-growingpopulationisenormous.G.Therewillbemuchhottertemperatures,summer-timeheatstressandrisingsealevels.SectionB（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.PleaseblackenthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet.
Agooddealoffascinatingresearchhasbeendoneaboutthereadingpatternsof
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youngpeople,anditissurprisingtodiscoveratwhatanearlyagechildrenstartexpressingpreferencesforparticularkindofbooks.Arecentreport，which26()indetailthereadinghabitsofprimary-schoolchildren,showedthatevenseven-year-oldboysandgirlshave27()viewsaboutwhattheywanttoread.Girls,ingeneral,readmore,and28()moregirlsthanboyspreferredreadingstories.Boyswereshowinga29()forthemoreinstantappealofpicturestories,orelsebooksabouttheirhobbies.
Thesetastescontinue30()untilthechildrenareteenagers.Apparentlygirlsreadmoreingeneral，butmorefictioninparticular.Youcouldsaythattherearemore31()forgirlstoreadfiction:magazines32()thefictionhabitingirlsintheirearlyteens,andbytheirlateteenstheyhaveprobablymovedontotheadultwomen’smagazines.Teenageboys33()tobuymagazinesabouttheirhobbies：motorcycles,heavytransportandsoon.Adultreadingtastesarealsothe34()ofresearch.Againthenumberofwomenwhoreadforpleasureis35()higherthanthenumberofmen.Itseemsthatthemajorityofwomenstillwantlovestories.Therehasalsobeensomeanalysisofwhatmenactuallyread.Apparentlyonly38percentofmenreadanything,but50percentofwhattheyreadisfictionintheformofaction-packedstoriesofspaceorgunmen.A)cautiouslyE)unchangedI)tendM)subjectB)examinedF)farJ)clearN)opportunitiesC)discoveredG)tasteK)encourageO)equivalentD)considerablyH)claimL)circumstancesPartⅡIntegratedTesting(30marks,30minutes)SectionACloze（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenblackenthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.It’slunchtimeatapopularrestaurantinHongKongandtheplaceisquitebuzzing.The____36____fromthe50ormoredinersmakes____37____hardtohaveaconversation.Whencustomersareaskediftheyfinditnoisy,themost____38____responseis“Sorry，whatdidyousay?”
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Andit’s____39____wonder.Fiveminutesinsidetherestaurantis____40____eatinginafactoryand____41____diningataliverockconcert—anoiselevelthatcancausepermanentharm____42____lessthantenminutes.
“OK,yes,it’snoisy,”saysawaitress,whohastoleaninclosetohearusask____43____shecanworkinthisnoisyplaceeighthourseachday,“butI’mso____44____toitIdon’tevennoticeitanymore.”
Fromrestaurantstopublictransport，shoppingmallstoschoolyards，wealllive,workandplay____45____bynoiseloudenoughtocausehearingloss.____46____liketherestaurantwaitress,mostofusarenot____47____abouttheharmnoisepollutionisdoingtous____48____.
Sotoraisethe____49____aboutjusthowlouditisoutthere,we____50____thenoiselevelwithacertifiedsoundlevelmeterinvariouspublicspaces.____51____wefoundwasdeafening.EverywherethenoisewaswellabovewhattheWorldHealthOrganizationconsidersthe____52____limitof70decibels一andsomeplaceswereloudenoughtocauseseverehearingand____53____healthproblemsafterjustafewminutes.____54____thenoisearoundyouseemslessbothersome,it’s____55____becauseyouareslowlylosingyourhearing.36.[A]speech37.[A]that38.[A]doubtful39.[A]no40.[A]as41.[A]already42.[A]on43.[A]how44.[A]relate45.[A]replaced46.[A]Thus47.[A]prepared48.[A]all49.[A]level50.[A]obtain51.[A]Where52.[A]expected53.[A]further[B]scream[B]it[B]regular[B]any[B]like[B]always[B]for[B]that[B]alert[B]reserved[B]And[B]touched[B]altogether[B]suspicion[B]measure[B]When[B]safe[B]little[C]noise[C]those[C]exceptional[C]a[C]beyond[C]atonce[C]in[C]whether[C]used[C]modified[C]But[C]concerned[C]atleast[C]point[C]discover[C]What[C]required[C]other[D]talk[D]them[D]common[D]so[D]between[D]attimes[D]from[D]who[D]prone[D]surrounded[D]Otherwise[D]obliged[D]aswell[D]alarm[D]control[D]Which[D]proper[D]another9www.mingyuanedu.net
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[D]Unless[D]unconsciously非选择题部分注意事项：
用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸上，不能答在试题卷上。SectionBShortAnswerQuestions（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
Directions:Inthispartthereisashortpassagefollowedbyfivequestions.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionswithnomorethan10words.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet.
Lifestyleisthewayapersonlives;itincludeswork,leisuretime,hobbies,otherinterests,andpersonalphilosophy.Oneperson’slifestylemaybedominatedbyworkwithfewsocialactivities.Another’smayinvolvehobbies,recreationalactivitiesorpersonalphilosophy.
Thereislittledoubtthatlifestylesarechangingandthatthesechangeswillhaveanimpactonthewaybusinessoperatesintheyearsahead.Severalcasesarecausinglifestylechangesinsomedevelopedcountries.
First,thereismoreleisuretimethaneverbefore.Theworkweekisnowlessthanfortyhours,ascomparedwithseventyhoursacenturyago.Someexpertsbelieveitwillbetwenty-fivehoursorlessinafewdecades.Severalfirmshaveadoptedfour-dayworkweekswithmorehoursperday.Othershavecutdownonthenumberofworkinghourseachweek.Reducedworkschedulesmeanincreasedleisuretime.
Second,familieshavefewerchildrenthanbefore—andyoungcouplesarepostponingchildbirthinsteadofhavingchildrenearlyinthemarriage.Thistrendhasforcedmanybusinessestomodifytheircompetitivestrategies.GerberProductsCompanyusedtoadvertise“babiesareourbusiness一ouronlybusiness”.NowGerberproductsincludeinfantandtoddlerclothing,stuffedanimalsandaccessoriessuchasbottles,babypowderandsoon.
Third,peoplearebettereducatedandmoreprosperousnowthantheywereearlier.Theseadvantagesbringwiththemthefreedomtoquestioncurrentlifestylesandexaminenewones.Inquiriesofthisnaturehavesometimesledtopersonallifestylechanges.Today’syouth,forexample,arenotonlybettereducatedbutmoreindependentandindividualistic(我行我素的）thanpastgenerations.
Thebusinessworldisonlybeginningtorealizehowpeople’slifestylescaninfluencetheirbehaviorasemployees,consumersandmembersofsociety.56.Howmanyhoursdidpeopleworkacenturyagoaccordingtothepassage?
_______________________________________________________________________________57.Whyhavesomebusinessesdealingwithbabyitemschangedtheirpromotionstrategies?_______________________________________________________________________________58.Whyarethepeopleinsomedevelopedcountriesmorecriticalabouttheirlifestyles?
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