注意事项：

1. 本卷满分120分。考试用时100分钟。

2. 答案必须写在答题卡上各题目指定区域内相应的位置，试卷上答题无效。

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

My mother has always been a follower of traditional methods when it comes to anything. She cooks traditional food，likes dressing up traditionally and likes the traditional way of shopping. She loves going to markets and going from one shop to another to find out what suits her best. She can walk miles when it comes to shopping along with her friends. She knows all the local markets and shops and knows very well where she can get best discounts（折扣）．

However，now she always gets tired when she goes out in the market. So one day I decided to introduce a new shop，which is much larger than usual markets and where she can also get discounts．I am talking about online gift stores. She has a basic knowledge of computers and can operate computers. At the beginning，she was doubtful about shopping from these online gift shops because she wasn’t too sure about the quality of the products.

One day I decided to get her some branded things so that she could build trust in these shops. I ordered a Timex watch and a Sisley handbag for her. She never bought things online，but when they were delivered as a gift，she jumped for joy. She could not believe that I had ordered these gifts for her despite her being not much positive about online shops. However，after she saw both the products，she was assured that these online gift shops sent the promised brands and products，she loved her new watch and handbag.

After this experience she ordered a gift for her friend's wedding. She chose a gift basket that could be made according to her requirements. They sent a beautifully decorated basket with fine wines and chocolates. The basket was so artistically decorated that it became her friend's favorite gift. Since then she has been consistently shopping online.

1. What can we learn about the author's mother?

A. She lives in a traditional way. B. She likes shopping very much.

C. She is kind and very humorous. D. She always leads a simple life.

2. Why does the author decide to introduce a new shop to her mother?

A. The new shop is much larger. B. She can't go shopping as before.

C. There are more goods for her to choose from.

D. The goods in the new shop are much cheaper.

3. What was the attitude of the author's mother to shopping online at first?

A. She thought it was a good idea.

B. She thought goods online were cheap.

C. She doubted the quality of the goods.

D. She worried about the difficulty in operation.

4. The author decided to buy his mother some branded things＿．

A. in order to please his mother

B. so that she could trust in shopping online

C. so that she would live a happy life in her later years

D. so that she would get a surprise on Mother's Day

B

Metro Pocket Guide

Metrorail (地铁)

Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out .Up to two children under age five may travel free with a paying customer .

Farecard machines are in every station .Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the stations and farecard machines only provide up to $5 in change.Get one ticket of unlimited Metrorail rides with a One Day Pass .Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro stations .Use it after 9:30 a,m. until closing on weekdays , and all day on weekends and holidays .

Hours of service

Open 5a.m Mon-Fri 7a.m Sat-Sun

Open midnight Sun-Thur.

Last train times vary .

Train times Posted in stations

Metrobus

When paying with exact charge , the fare is $1.35.When paying with a SmarTrip?card , the fare is 1.25.

Senior citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare .On Metrorail and Metrobus , use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTrip ? card .For more information about buying senior/disabled farecard , SmarTrip?cards and passes , please visit MetroOpensDoors .com or call 202-637-7000and 202-637-8000.

Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorall services by calling 202-962-1100.

Travel tips

. Avoid riding during weekday rush periods –before 9:30 a.m. and between 4and 6p.m.

. If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost &Found at 202-962-1195,

5.At what time does Metroarll stop service on Saturday ?

A. At midnight .B. At 3 a.m.C. At 5 a.m.D. At 7a.m.

6. What is good about a SmarTrip?card ?

A. It is convenient for old people . B. It saves money for its users

C It can be bought at any train D. It is sold on the Internet

7.Which number should you call if you lose something on the Metro?

A.202-962-1195 B.202-962-1100 C.202-637-7000 D.202-637-8000

C

Using too much water or throwing rubbish into our rivers are clear ways that humans can put our water supply in danger, but we also affect our water supply in less obvious ways. You may wonder how paving (铺砌) a road can lead to less useable fresh water. A major part of the water we use every day is groundwater. Groundwater does not come from lakes or rivers. It comes from underground. The more roads and parking lots we pave, the less water can flow into the ground to become groundwater.

Human activity is not responsible for all water shortages (短缺)．Drier climates are of course more likely to have droughts (干旱) than areas with more rainfall, but in any case, good management can help to make sure there is enough water to meet our basic needs.

Thinking about the way we use water every day can make a big difference, too. In the United States, a family of four can use 1.5 tons of water a day! This shows how much we depend on water to live, but there's a lot we can do to lower the number.

You can take steps to save water in your home. To start with, use the same glass for your drinking water all day. Wash it only once a day. Run your dishwasher (洗碗机) only when it is full. Help your parents fix any leaks in your home. You can even help to keep our water supply clean by recycling batteries instead of throwing them away.

8．Which of the following is most likely to lead to less groundwater?

A. Using river water. B. Paving parking lots.

C. Throwing batteries away. D. Throwing rubbish into lakes.

9．What can be inferred from the text?

A．It takes a lot of effort to meet our water needs.

B．All water shortages are due to human behavior.

C．There is much we can do to reduce family size.

D．The average family in America makes proper use of water.

10．The last paragraph is intended to ________.

A. show us how to fix leaks at home B. tell us how to run a dishwasher

C. suggest what we do to save water at home D. prove what drinking glass is best for us

11．The text is mainly about ________.

A. why paving roads reduces our water

B. how human activity affects our water supply

C. why droughts occur more in dry climates

D. how much we depend on water to live

D

Ahead of so-called Singles’ Day on the 11th of this month，2013, online sales have already begun peaking.

The leading e-retail（零售）platform, tmall.com（天猫网）, has promoted its fifty-percent-off discount to lure（吸引）consumers. They are also trying to attract buyers through social media.?Vice President of tmall.com Wang Yulei says more than 20 thousand online stores have joined the Double 11 Day promotion campaign. This number has doubled. The final number of how many products going to be on sale has not been known yet. But so far, many more products planned to be put on shelves with discounts.

During last year's Singles’ Day, tmall.com, together with taobao.com, reached a record of 19.1 billion yuan in sales volume, which considered a hallmark(品质证明) in the e-commerce history of China.

Singles’ Day was first started by Chinese college students in the 1990s as the opposite of Valentine’s Day, a celebration for people without romantic partners. The timing was based on the date: Nov. 11—or double 11—for singles. Unattached young people would treat each other to dinner or give gifts to woo that special someone and end their single status.

But now, the Singles’ Day has been promoted as a kind of grand craze just for the shopping season kicks-off, thanks to thousands of discounted products being promoted online.

Taobao.com was the first big e-retail platform which used the double 11 idea to promote sales. Taobao.com reached one million yuan worth of sales volume on that day in 2009, when they first promoted the Singles’ Day idea. In 2010, that volume increased to 936 million yuan. The figure climbed up to 5.3 billion yuan in 2011, putting huge demand on shipping services. The figure doubled in 2012.

E-commerce is considered to be elbowing out the traditional retailing industry, but the reality is both sides are learning from each other.

12. We can infer from the passage that _______.

A. to get rid of the single status is the original wish for those who celebrate Double 11 Day

B. more than 20 thousand products are to be participated in the promotion campaign

C. Chinese University students don’t have any romantic partners

D. taobao.com is the most popular network

13. Which of the following is the main idea of the passage?

A. Why Singles’ Day is so popular.

B. Singles’ Day promotes online sales.

C. How people celebrate Singles’ Day.

D. What the definition of Singles’ Day is.

14. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. When taobao.com first promoted the Singles’ Day idea, it was a success.

B. Taobao.com reached 2.65 billion yuan in 2012.

C. E-commerce is going to replace traditional business.

D. Tmall.com is the first to make use of the double 11 idea to push sales.

15. Where do you think is the passage taken from?

A. A Science Textbook. B. A Science journal.

C. A Newspaper. D. A book review

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

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