阅读下面的文章，从每题后面所给的四个选项中选出正确的一项。
As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week.
Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long hours work culture to make more money is eating up their lives, leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes. Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them. Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year.
One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz. They used to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank. They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, leaving their two children with a nanny. Most evenings Daniel wouldn’t get home until eight or nine o’clock and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by.
Nowadays, they run a farm in the mountains of Wales. “I always wanted to have a farm then,” says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift. It’s taken some getting used to, but it’s been worth it. We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays. However, I think it’s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot happier.
Liz, however, is not quite sure. “I used to enjoy my job, even though it was hard work and long hours. I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m gradually getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do like, though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all.”
1.The passage tells us that ________.
A．people seldom work long hours to make money
B．people hardly buy more things than necessary
C．people are sure everything they own is in the right place
D．people realize there is more to life than just making money
2.When Daniel was a reporter he ________.
A．lived in central London B．disliked his job
C．missed his children D．was well paid
3.Daniel and Liz both agree that the move to the farm ________.
A．was easy to organize B．has improved family life
C．was extremely expensive D．has been a total success
4.What does the author mean by saying “the long hours work culture to make more money is eating up their lives” in the second paragraph?
A．People work long hours to earn their living.
B．To make more money through hard work is the aim of people’s life.
C．Long hours of hard work occupy too much of people’s life.
D．People spent too much time and money eating meals.
根据要求完成句子。
1.不管是谁，美国人都不喜欢用姓来称呼彼此，因为这样听上去太正式了。
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2.只有你保持均衡的饮食，你才能保持健康。(倒装)
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3.我们本来是可以轻易走出森林的，但是我们没有地图。(虚拟语气)
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4.在一些旅游景点，游客们经常被以各种手段敲竹杠，这已经引起了广泛的关注。(非限定性定语从句)
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5.科学家们宣称在癌症研究上已经取得了重大突破。(不定式)
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根据课文内容填空。
We use“ 1. ”body language when we are introduced to strangers. Like other animals, we are on 2. until we know it is safe to relax.
At Wushan we made a 3. up the Daning River to see some of the smaller gorges.
The Chinese flag was 4. in the wind. On a 5. mountain was a sign in 20-foot 6. .
The director of a 7. tourist office, Meng Fanying, said the monster, which seemed black in colour, was ten metres from the edge of the lake during the most recent 8.．
They also think that there might be 9. creatures in other lakes around the world. Scientists, however, are 10. ．
单词填空。
1.There are many l_________ about the lake, one of which is that it was formed by the tears of a goddess.
2.Weather in England is u_________ —it can change in an instant.
3.The operation can p_________ his life at least by three or four years on condition that he is taken good care of.
4.D_________ with lung cancer, he never gave up on himself.
5.In Wales, the red dragon on the flag is a positive symbol, i_________ strength and a sense of national identity.
6.The wasteland used to be a pleasant, _________(肥沃的)spot, well wooded and rich in various fruits.
7.Having had a good night’s sleep, we were rowing _________(顺流而下) towards the sea.
8.In many ways, my _________(残疾) has helped me become more independent and grow stronger psychologically.
9.Easter is an important _________(宗教的) festival for Christians around the world.
10.At the current rate of decline, many rainforest animals could be _________ (灭绝) in less than 10 years．
阅读理解。
The traditional distinction between products that satisfy needs and those satisfy wants is no longer adequate to describe classes of products. In today’s prosperous societies, the distinction has become unclear because so many wants have been turned into needs．A writer, for instance, can work with paper and pencils. These are legal needs for the task．But the work can be done more quickly and efficiently with a word processor. Thus a computer is soon viewed as a need rather than a want.
In the field of marketing, consumer goods are classed according to the way in which they are purchased．The two main classes are convenience goods and shopping goods．Two lesser types are specialty goods and unsought (未被要求的) goods. It must be emphasized that all of these types are based on the way shoppers think about products, not on the nature of the products themselves. What is regarded as a convenience item in France(wine，for example)should be a specialty goods in the United States.
People do not spend a great deal of time shopping for such convenience items as groceries, newspapers, toothpaste, aspirin, and candy. The buying of convenience goods may be done routinely, as some families buy groceries once a week. Such regularly purchased items are called staples. Sometimes convenience products are bought without enough thinking; someone has a sudden desire for an ice cream sundae on a hot day. Or they may be purchased as emergency items.
Shopping goods are items for which customers search. They compare prices. quality, and styles, and may visit a number of stores before making a decision．Buying an automobile is often done this way.
Shopping goods fail into two classes：those that are recognized as basically the same and those that are regarded as different. Items that are looked upon as basically the same include such things as home appliances, television sets, and automobiles．Having decided on the model desired, the customer is primarily interested in getting the item at the most favorable price. Items regarded as essentially different include clothing, furniture, and dishes. Quality, style and fashion will either take precedence(优先) over price, or they win not matter at all.
1.It can be learned from the first paragraph that ________.
A．a writer needs a word processor
B．needs and wants can’t be separated clearly
C．the way to distinguish the products is unimportant
D．a computer is a need rather than a want
2.The example of wine is used to illustrate that ________.
A．goods are classified differently in different counties
B．the type of a product is determined by its consumers
C．Frenchmen often drink but Americans sometimes do
D．one product may belong to many types
3.Staples are items that ________.
A．are convenient to purchase
B．are purchased without enough thinking
C．people “want but don’t need”
D．people are in constant need of
4.Shopping goods that are considered as basically the same are those that ________.
A．consumers don’t care where to buy them
B．consumers spend much time searching for
C．meet similar needs of the consumers
D．can be found in nearly every shop
阅读理解。
On May 18，1969，NASA astronauts Thomas Stafford，John Young，and Eugene Cernan boarded the Apollo 10 lunar module(登月舱)—the fourth manned mission in the US Apollo Space program and only the second after Apollo 8 to circle the moon．Its mission was to circle the moon and thoroughly test the components and procedures to pave the way for the first lunar landing. The mission went perfectly without incident—at least that’s what every one believed.
However, that view has changed since February 22, after NASA released a digital recording of strange music heard by the space travelers．Then as they were re-entering the zone where they could communicate with ground control．One of the astronauts asked if they should report it．In response, Stafford expressed his doubts if anyone would even believe them．But they needn’t have worried. When NASA experts listened to the recordings，they thought the strange sounds were radio interference.
Michael Collins—the Apollo 11 pilot—said that the only reason why he was not shocked upon hearing them was that he had been forewarned by NASA officials．Collins also said that the music stopped as soon as the lunar module landed on the moon．
So why did it take NASA over 40 years to release the digital recording of the awful music only after it was featured in a recent television series NASA’s Unexplained Files? The US Space Agency says they have not been hiding them．In the press release that accompanies the release of the recording，NASA officials state，“The Apollo 10 audio clips were uploaded in 2012, but the mission’s sound recordings have been available at the National Archives for anyone that wanted to hear them since the early 1970s．”
Eugene Cernan, Apollo 10’s pilot who heard the sounds first，also released a statement saying，“I don’t remember that incident excited me enough to take it seriously．It was probably just radio interference．Had we thought it was something other than that，we would have briefed everyone after the flight. We never gave it another thought.”
While most people are ready to accept this logical explanation，there are some that believe otherwise. They guess the music proves the presence of aliens. Among them is Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden，who thinks the sounds came from a source in outer space．In the episode of NASA’s Unexplained Files, which discusses the origin of the strange music，the astronaut says, “Logic tells me that if there was something recorded on there，then there was something there．”
1.Apollo 10’s mission was to ________.
A．take the astronauts to the moon
B．detect alien music in outer space
C．prepare for the landing on the moon
D．move around and observe the moon
2.When the astronauts heard the sounds, ________.
A．they were excited about the discovery
B．they reported to NASA
C．they were heading back to the lunar ground
D．they thought they might be of little importance
3.According to the passage, ________.
A．the mission of Apollo 10 turned out to be unsuccessful
B．NASA made the TV series to clarify some space-related mysteries
C．Al Worden on Apollo 15 believes in aliens and logic
D．Michael Collins knew about the strange sounds before his flight
4.What is the main idea of this passage?
A．A TV program was released about NASA’s unexplained files.
B．The music heard by Apollo astronauts could be radio interference.
C．NASA releases strange music heard by 1969 astronauts.
D．Apollo astronauts heard strange sounds from outer space.
