第二节：读写任务（共1小题，满分25分）
阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
Nowadays, a new way of shopping is attracting increasing customers: online group buying, also known as collective buying, which offers products and services at reduced prices on the condition that a minimum number of buyers would make the purchase. Origins of group buying can be traced to China where group buying or team buying was executed to get discount prices when a large group of people were willing to buy the same item.
China group buying business hit 1.74 billion dollars in 2011, up 55% from the same period in 2010, according to a report. The report also shows that 2011 was the year that the Chinese group-buying market got more and more concentrated with more and more Chinese, most of whom are white collars, teenagers and college students enjoying the benefits of group buying, and among most of favorable buying categories are restaurant, movie and hotel booking for traveling.
Through grouping buying, on one hand, customers get a lower price than normal. On the other hand, businessmen also cut down expense on marketing. That is the reason why group buying websites spring up like mushrooms in recent years. What is the most attractive in group buying must be the unbelieving discount. Facing the discount, customers always couldn’t resist the impulse to buy the product, even though they don’t need them.
【写作内容】
1. 以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。
2. 以约120个词写一篇关于“团购”的短文，内容包括：
(1) 你对团购的看法并陈述理由；
(2) 谈谈你自己或他人的一次团购经历；
请你给团购者提一些有用的建议。
【写作要求】
1．作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
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第一节：基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）
智能手机（smart-phone）的使用现在已经非常普遍了，尤其是在年轻人当中。它在给我们带来方便的同时，也带来了一些问题：
1、网络聊天使得人与人之间缺乏面对面的交流，造成人际交往困难；
3、青少年沉迷于网络游戏，导致睡眠质量差，上课睡觉，并影响身体健康；
4、学生甚至做作业也依赖智能手机，不愿自己独立思考。
5、你的观点…… |
【写作内容】
1.智能手机带来的问题；
2.你的观点。
【写作要求】
只能用5个句子表达全部内容。文章开头已给出
The smart-phone has brought us great convenience. However, it has also brought us some problems.________________________________________________________________
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第二节：信息匹配
1.A valuable dog was taken while being walked by his owner in City Park yesterday afternoon. Police wish to talk to a man seen nearby at the time, described by people as short and fat with short light hair and clear glasses.
2.Yesterday morning at 9:30 a.m. a man with a gun went into the National Bank and demanded money from the staff, before fleeing when they met the bank security staff. The security show the man as being short and thin with shoulder-length blonde hair.
3.A tall, strong man with blonde hair, a thick black moustache and wearing dark glasses knocked a woman down and stole her purse on Main Street last Saturday afternoon. If you see this man, please run away as he is very dangerous.
4.At the football match, several people had their wallets stolen while waiting in the line to buy food. The victims did not see or notice the theif, but bystanders said that he is tall and thin, clean shaven with short light hair.
5.A car was stole in the supermarket on Friday, June 23 this year by a man who was very young, 1.7 meters tall with thin dark hair and carrying a blue backpack. A reward of 500 dollars is offered if anyone finds the car.
Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world in his own back yard. He sold the stone to a diamond dealer for over three hundred thousand dollars. In New York, the diamond was resold. This time for almost eight hundred thousand dollars. The true value of a diamond is never known until it has been cut. Once cut successfully, its value can increase a thousand times. It’s easy to understand why the owner of the Joker diamond went to the best diamond cutter he knew, Kaplan. The cutter studied the diamond for twelve whole months.
When he felt he was ready to start work, he discovered a flaw (瑕疵). He had to begin with his calculations (计算) all over again, or he might have made the stone useless. Six more months passed, and Kaplan finally said to the owner, “I m ready to start my work. There will be one excellent diamond that be comparable to any in the world, plus eleven small diamonds of first-class quality.” Kaplan waited a few more days until be felt he was in the best physical and mental (精神的) condition possible. He picked up his tools and held his breath as he made the first blow. The diamond split (切开) exactly as he promised.
1.Joker found one of the biggest diamonds in the world _______.
A. in a minute B. at the foot of a big mountain
C. in his own backyard D. in a garage
2.A diamond dealer is a person _______,
A. in the diamond business B. who stores diamonds
C. who cuts diamonds D. who sells diamonds
3.When the diamond was resold, _______.
A. the dealer lost a lot of money
B. Joker made some more money
C. the dealer got 800,000 dollars
D. Kaplan got 800,000 dollars
4.The owner of the diamond thought that if the diamond was cut successfully it might be worth _______.
A. $300,000 B. $500, 000
C. $300, 000,000 D. $800, 000, 000
5.Kaplan studied the diamond for _______.
A. one and a half years B. more than half a year
C. over eighteen months D. more than nineteen months
When many people are worried that there are no more heroes in the modern era two university students who lost their lives to rescue drowning children have shown that heroes still exist (存在).
According to the Inner Mongolia Morning Post, the tragedy (悲剧) occurred on the afternoon of December 14, 2002 when three school students skating on a frozen lake in Qingcheng Park in Hohhot fell through the ice into the freezing water. More than 20 university students who happened to be near the spot immediately went to the rescue of the children. Two children were quickly rescued, but the third died. The child’s body was not found for three hours. Two of the rescuers, Liu Ye and Hao Longbiao, also died of cold and exhaustion (筋疲力尽) . The body of Hao and who took the lead in jumping into the lake was not found until the next day. A student who was unwilling to tell his name said he and his classmates from the local college were taking photos at the lake. When they heard the children’s cries for help, they went to the ice hole hand in hand to rescue the children. But the ice kept breaking, causing most of then to fall into the icy water. Local residents held mourning ceremonies (祭奠仪式) at the lake.
Eight of the students were seriously affected by the freezing water and were being kept in hospital for further observation, but their lives were no longer in danger.
1.The underlined word “occurred” here means“＿＿＿＿”．
A. employed B. mixed C. guided D. happened
2.When the three students fell into water,the university students were ___________．
A. skating on the ice B. taking photos at the lake
C. having a picnic D. walking along the lake
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A. Three students died on the same day in all．
B. Hao Longbiao’s body was found on December 14,2002.
C.The university students didn’t think it dangerous to save the drowning children in the lake.
D. Local residents were not brave in face of danger.
4.It can be inferred that ＿＿＿＿
A. people think little of the two university students' death
B. the ice on the lake wasn't strong enough to skate on
C. some students regretted for what they had done
D. heroes don't agree with the steps of modern times
5.The author wrote the passage to
A. warn people of the danger of skating on ice
B. call on people to learn from the brave university students
C. tell us a tragedy
D. advise university students to cherish（珍惜）their lives
When Dean Arnold got his first job, he was miserable (痛苦的), Each time he went to work, he coughed and he couldn’t breathe. Working in a bakery(面包房) when you are allergic to (对…过敏) flour can be painful.
But Arnold stayed with the National Biscuit Company for ten years. He was a businessman and he helped them improve production. At last his health problems became too serious. He left and formed his own company.
With his wife and mother, he founded Arnold Bakery. They tried new recipes (配方) changing the kind and amount of flour used. This enabled Arnold to work there without too much pain. The bread, made with unbleached flour (标准粉), was baked in a brick oven (烘炉).
They began by baking two dozen loaves. The bread was sold door to door for fifteen cents a loaf. Winning customers to his unusual, old-fashioned bread took time. But Arnold, struggling against his allergy, built his bakery into one of the largest in the United States.
1.A good title for this passage would be________.
A. A Sick Baker B. A Brick-oven Bread Baker
C. An Old-fashioned Baker D. How to Overcome Allergy
2.Dean left the National Biscuit Company because he________.
A. suffered from allergy to flour
B. didn’t like the job
C. wanted to make more money
D. wanted to form his own company
3.During his stay in the National Biscuit Company, ________.
A. he founded Arnold Bakery
B. he tried a new method of baking
C. he helped the company improve their production
D. he became successful in his business
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Arnold’s bread was baked in a brick oven.
B. Arnold’s bread was made with unbleached flour.
C. Arnold’s bread was sold at a low price.
D. Arnold’s bread was of poor quality.
5.From the passage we can conclude that Arnold was ________.
A. determined B. brave C. unusual D. unhealthy
