高考模拟英语试卷
注意事项：
1．本试题共分四部分，全卷共150分。
考试时间为120分钟。
2．第I卷必须使用2B铅笔填涂答题纸相应题目的答案标号，修改时，要用橡皮擦干净。
3．第Ⅱ卷必须使用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔书写在答题纸的指定位置，在草稿纸和本卷上答题无效。
要求字体工整、笔迹清晰。
第I卷(共105分)
第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节：(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C，三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What is the man?
A．An actor．B．A director．C．A writer．
2．What will the woman do this weekend?
A．Eat out B．See a movie． C．Take a walk．
3．What dish will the woman have?
A．Fish．B．Chicken．C．Steak．
4．What does the woman mean?
A．She will go home by train．
B．She should arrive at the airport early．
C．She will wait for the man at the airport．
5．What are the speakers talking about?
A．Their family B．A holiday． C A paper
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．Where does the man work now?
A．In a bank．B．In a schoo1．C．In a hospital．
7．What is the relationship between the speakers?
A．Workmates．B．Old schoolmates．C．Brother and sister
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．What was the weather like during the trip last year?
A．Snowy．B．Cloudy．C．Sunny．
9．Where are the speakers going for their trip?
A．To a museum．B．To the seaside．C．To a theatre．
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．Who will paint the notices?
A．Amy Bland．B．Mr Wood．C．Miss Martin．
11．What will Miss Jakes help to do?
A．Move the tables and chairs outside．
B．Put up some posters．
C．Make some cakes．
12．How many people will do the washing up? A．Two．B．Three．C．Four．
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．Where are the speakers?
A．In Australia．B．In Japan．C．In America．
14．What might be a problem for the woman?
A．Correcting her accent．
B．Understanding the local language．
C．Talking with her workmates．
15．How often do the club members meet?
A．Twice a month．13．Once a week．C．Twice a week．16．What does the club mainly help its members to do? A．Communicate with local people．
B．Enjoy themselves together．
C．Learn about life abroad．
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．How long is the museum open?
A．For 16 hours．B．For 8 hours．C．For 10 hours．
18．What will the exhibition focus on this year?
A．Clothes in the 17th century．B．Food in the 18th century．C．Phones in the 18th century．
19．What is the most convenient way to get to Conford Museum?
A．By car．B．By bus．C．By subway．
20．What do we know about Conford Museum?
A．It provides free hot drinks．
B．Its exhibits are all collected from the local area．
C．Special exhibition souvenirs are available there．
第二部分阅读理解(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。
A
Environment Awareness Week
Regal Convention Centre，Halls 1-4
24-30 March 2015 10：00 am-9：00 pm
Free admission for all!
Save the environment，Save our future
Our environment needs help．With the participation of more than 50 organizations．Environment Awareness Week is the biggest public education
event dedicated to environmental protection and conservation．Don’t miss it!
Come and know more about：
The Threats to Earth(Hall 1)—What is global warming?
How serious is pollution? Learn about different environmental problems from
our university students．Protect our environment![]
The Search for Renewable Energy(Hall 2)—Can we get electricity from wind，solar energy，waves，rivers and underground heat? Get the answers from
Solar Ace，Teflon，Touch Wind Resources and other participants．
The Quest for Freshwater(Hall 3)—Is the shortage of freshwater worsening? What are Singapore’s solutions for treating wastewater? Hear from Flow Technologies，HydroMax Solutians and other participants．
The 3 Rs to Save Earth(Hall 4)—How can we REDUCE，REUSE and RECYCLE to cut down household wastes? Find out from the Global Gaia Network，Green Earth Foundation and other participants．
21．The
organizer of
the event
is____________
__________．A．Global Gaia Network B．Clean Energy Agency
C．Green Earth Foundation D．International Environment Fund
22．What’s the purpose of“Environment Awareness Week”?[.]
A．To educate people about environment protection．
B．To advertise for environmental friendly products．
C．To make money by attracting visitors．
D．To support environment protection．
23．The“3 RS”stand for_____________．
A．Read，Realize and Remember B．Reduce，Reuse and Recycle
C．Green Earth Foundation D．Global Gaia Network
B
Are you sometimes a little tired and sleepy in the early afternoon? Many people feel this way after lunch．They may think that eating lunch is the cause of the sleepiness．Or，in summer，they may think it is the heat．However，the real reason lies inside their bodies．At that time—about eight hours after you wake up—your body temperature goes down．This is what makes you slow down and feel sleepy．Scientists have tested sleep habits in experiments where there was no night or day．The people in these experiments almost always followed a similar sleeping pattern．They slept for one long period and then for one short period about eight hours later．
In many parts of the world，people take naps in the middle of the day．This is especially true in warmer climates，where the heat makes work difficult in the early afternoon．Researchers are now saying that naps are good for everyone in any climate．A daily nap gives one a more rested body and mind and therefore is good for health in general．In countries where naps are traditional，people often suffer less from problems such as heart disease．Many working people，unfortunately，have no time to take naps．Though doctors may advise taking naps，employers do not allow it! If you do have the chance，however，here are a few tips about making the most of your nap．Remember that the best time to take a nap is about eight hours after you get up．A short sleep too late in the day may only make you feel more tired and sleepy afterward，This can also happen if you sleep for too long．If you do not have enough time，try a short nap—even ten minutes of sleep can be helpful．
24．Why do you sometimes feel sleepy in the early afternoon?
A．Because you eat too much for lunch．
B．Because it’s hot in summer．
C．Because your body temperature goes down at that time．
D．Because you didn’t have a good sleep last night．
25．What can we learn about“naps”according to the last paragraph?
A．All the people in warmer climates take naps in the middle of the day．
B．Doctors need to take naps while employers don’t．
C．If you take naps everyday，you’11 never suffer from heart disease．
D．Taking naps regularly is beneficial to people’s health．
26．What can we infer from the passage?
A．If you get up at 6：30 am，you’d better take a nap at about 1：30 pm．
B．Taking a nap whenever you want will do good to your health．
C．Y ou will feel less sleepy if you sleep for a long time．
D．Y ou’11 feel sleepy at regular intervals．
27．What would be the best title for the text?
A．Just for a Rest B．A1l for a Nap
C．A Special Sleep Pattern D．Taking Naps in Warmer Climate
C
Across Britain，burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers．But，according to a new study，we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year．
Mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work．Now，the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labours，they would earn as much as￡172，000 a year．
The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do，as well as the hours they are working，to determine the figure．This would make their yearly income￡30，000 more than the Prime Minister earns．By analysing the numbers，it found the average mother works 119 hours a week，40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overtime．After questioning 1，000 mothers with children under 18，it found that，on most days，mums started their routine work at 7 am and finished at around 11 pm．
To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour，it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on，including housekeeper，part-time lawyer，personal trainer and entertainer．Being a part-time lawyer，at￡48．98 an hour，would prove to be the most profitable of the“mum jobs”，with psychologist(心理学家)a close second．
It also asked mothers about the challenges they face，with 80 percent making emotional(情感的)demand as the hardest thing about motherhood．
Over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends．
The study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on Mother’s Day．The emotional，physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending，but children are also sources of great joy and happiness．Investing(投入)in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent．28．How much does a Prime Minister earn，according to the passage?
A．￡30，000．B．￡142，000．
C．￡172，000．D．￡202，000．
29．The biggest challenge for most mothers is from_____．
A．emotional demand B．1ow pay for work
C．heavy workload D．1ack of training
30．What is stressed in the last paragraph?
A．Mothers’importance shows in family all year long．
B．The sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile．
C．Mothers’devotion to children can hardly be calculated．
D．Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return．
31．What can we conclude from the study?
A．Mothers’working hours should be largely reduced．
B．Mothers should balance their time for work and rest．
C．Mothers’labour is of a higher value than it is realized．
D．Mothers should be freed from housework for social life．
D
You are a new manager at the American branch of your German firm in Chicago．With a few minutes to spare between meetings，you go to get a quick cup of coffee．
“Hey，David，how are you?”one of the senior partners at the firm asks you．
“Good，thank you，Dr．Greer，”you reply．You’ve really been wanting to make a connection with the senior leadership at the firm，and this seems like a great opportunity．But as you start to think of something to say，your American colleague breaks in to steal your spotlight．
“So Arnold”，your colleague says to your boss，in such a casual manner that it makes your German soul cringe(畏缩)，“So what’s your Super bowl prediction? I mean，you’re a Niners fan，right?”
The conversation moves on，and you walk silently back to your desk with your coffee．You know how important small talk is in the U．S．，and you feel jealous of people you’re your colleague who can do it well．There’s nothing small about the role that small talk plays in American professional culture．People from other countries are often surprised at how important small talk is in the U．S．and how naturally and comfortably people seem to do it—with peers，men，women，and even with superiors．You can be the most technically skilled worker in the world，but your ability to progress in your job in the United States is highly dependent on your ability to build and maintain positive relationships with people at work．And guess what skill is critical for building and maintaining these relationships? Small talk．
What can you do if you are from another culture and want to learn to use small talk in the U．S．to build relationships and establish trust? Work hard to hone(磨练)your own version of American-style small talk．Watch how others do it．You don’t have to mimic what they do；in fact，that would likely backfire because people would see you as inauthentic．But if you can develop your own personal version，that can go
a long way toward making you feel comfortable and competence．
32.The author introduces the topic of the passage by______．
A. raising an interesting question B．describing an interesting scene
C.making comparisons D．telling a small jokes
33．What do we know about German people?
A．They usually make small talk in work breaks．
B．They hate making small talk．
C．They don’t make so much small talk．
D．They are good at making small talk too．
34. What makes people from other countries surprised in American professional culture?
A．American workers’ability to make progress．
B．American workers’attitude towards superiors．
C．The special meaning of small talk．
D．The role small talk plays in work settings．
35. What does“backfire”underlined in the last paragraph mean?
A．be difficult B．be helpful
C．have a good result D．have the opposite effect
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入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Four Habits to Help Y ou Succeed
We a11 want to succeed，whether it’s in losing weight or learning the guitar．For those who have tried
and failed，success seems difficult to understand．Why does one person succeed while another person fails?
36
1．Identify your core values．
Finding your core values is in line with creating inner motivation．37 Pick a handful of things and actually write them down．Remind yourself of your values every day，and reflect on whether you are honoring those values through your work．
2．Pick a goal and focus on it．
Choose one goal to start something large enough that will give you a sense of accomplishment，while adjusting well to your core values．Focus is key here．38 If you perform many tasks at a time，you might never complete your projects because they will take far too long.
3. Set a deadline for success.
Set a date for success. Identify when you hope to achieve your goal. 39 By setting a time limit, you are making the process more real.
4. 40
Failure can't be avoided when you take risks, By its very definition, the desire to succeed means you are risking failure. Many people tend to give up far too early. Don't fall into this trap! Remember your mindset earlier. now it will happen. A failure is merely you working out the details, and learning what works and what doesn't. Use failure. Treat it as a good thing, and march on!
A. Stick to your goal.
B. Make the right decision.
C. Sit and reflect on what you value most.
D. eep it realistic, while not giving you too much time.
E. I've made a list of four habits to help you set goals and achieve them.
F. The more focused you are on one goal, the higher chance you have of success.
G. Push yourself to be courageous, and take that next step.
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Bill, my friend, had wild hair and wore a T-shirt with holes in it, blue jeans and no shoes. I 41 once saw Bill wear a pair of shoes.
He became a Christian while attending college. Across the street from the campus was a 42 full of well-dressed, middle-class people.
One day, Bill decided to worship there. He walked into the church, with his wild hair, T-shirt, blue jeans and 43 feet. The church was completely 44 , and the 45 had already begun. Bill started down the aisle (走廊) to find a place to sit. By now the people were looking a bit 46 , but no one said anything.
As Bill 47 closer and closer to the pulpit (圣坛), he realized there were no 48 seats. So he sat down on the carpet right up 49 By now, the tension in the air was 50
Right about the time Bill took his“seat”，an elderly man began slowly making his way 51 the aisle．He was in his eighties with silver gray hair．He was a godly man—elegant and dignified．He walked with a stick and，as he neared the boy，church members thought，“How can you expect a man of his age and background to 52 some college kid on the floor?’’
It took a 53 time for the man to reach the boy．The church was 54 except for the clicking of his 55．All eyes were on the 56．
57 then they saw the elderly man 58 his stick on the floor．With great difficulty，he sat down on the floor next to Bill and worshipped with him．Everyone in the church 59 up with emotion．When the minister gained control，he told the people，“What I am about to preach(讲道)，you will never remember．What you’ve just seen，you will never 60”．
41．A．seldom B．never C nearly D．ever
42．A．cafeteria B．theatre C．church D．concert
43．A．dirty B．big C．smelly D．bare
44．A．decorated B．prepared C．packed D．organized
45．A．speech B．service C．discussion D．party
46．A．uncomfortable B．cheerful C．unfit D．happy
47．A．sat B．ran C．struggled D．moved
48．A．clean B．occupied C．extra D．empty
49．A．back B．front C．inside D．outside
50．A．falling B．appearing C．thickening D．1asting
51．A．down B．off C．from D．across
52．A．put B．understand C．fight D．beat
53．A．boring B．short C．relaxing D．1ong
54．A．silent B．noisy C．upset D．curious
55．A．keys B．shoes C．stick D．watch
56．A．elderly man B．people C．boy D．feet
57．A．So B．But C．And D．Though
58．A．hold B．push C．carry D．drop
59．A．choked B．stood C．turned D．went
60．A．remember B．adopt C．forget D．admire
第Ⅱ卷
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Have you ever 61 (imagine)what the world looks like through the eyes of a bee? You can try it out with the MicaToolbox．
The MicaToolbox is a free plugin(插件) 62 (build)by scientists at the University of Exeter in Britain．Together with Image J，a popular piece of software for 63 (science)pictures，it can turn many image into animal vision．This means people can check out the pictures 64 appear in the brains of animals such as insects，birds，and fish．
The way we see our world depends on how our eyes deal 65 light．Human eyes have three types of photoreceptors(感光细胞)，and this makes us see 66 colors of red，green，and blue．Animals，67 ，might see it 68 (different)．A cat’s vision is similar to a human who is color blind，while bees can see ultraviolet(紫外线)light，easily finding patterns on flowers that show them the way to honey．As of now，the MicaToolbox has already been used in many research projects，69 (took)at，for example，how animals hide 70 (they)You can download the software from researcher Jolyon Troscianko’s website http：// ing exams so that our school will proud of us．
笫二节书面表达(满分25分)
假定你是李华，暑假你参加了英国游学活动，住在房东Mary家中，回国后给房东写一封信表示感谢，要点如下：
1．安全抵家
2．回顾英国游学体会
3．感谢房东的帮助
4．附寄两张合影
5．表达愿望
注意：1．词数100左右。
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3．结束语已为你写好。
Dear Mary，
___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________
Looking forward to your reply．
Yours
Li Hu
高考模拟英语试卷
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. £19.15.
B. £9.18.
C. £9.15.
答案是C。
1. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. On a bus.
B. On the subway.
C. In a taxi.
2. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. A dinner party.
B. A beach sport.
C. A weekend plan.
3. How much more does Nancy need for the computer?
A. $ 100.
B. $ 550.
C. $ 650.
4. What is the woman planning to do on the weekend?
A. Hold a dance party.
B. Visit Bill with the man.
C. Help the man with a party.
5. How does the woman feel about the final exam?
A. Worried.
B. Confident.
C. Disappointed.
第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Shop assistant and customer.
B. Travel guide and traveler.
C. Teacher and student.
7. What souvenirs will the woman choose?
A. Silk and fans.
B. Longjing tea.
C. The Four Treasures of the Study.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What has the woman decided to do?
A. Buy a nice apartment.
B. Find a parking space.
C. Rent a house near the school.
9. Where does the woman expect to live?
A. In the city centre.
B. Next to the park.
C. Near the school. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What will the weather be like on Sunday?
A. Cloudy and rainy.
B. Sunny and hot.
C. Windy and stormy.
11. What’s the man’s suggestion for Saturday afternoon?
A. Going hiking.
B. Watching a movie.
C. Visiting a museum.
12. How does the woman find the man’s suggestions?
A. Very unreasonable.
B. Pretty good.
C. Just so-so.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where did the woman use to work?
A. In a kindergarten.
B. In a middle school.
C. At a university.
14. Why did the woman learn two new languages?
A. To do research for her books.
B. To translate other writers’ books.
C. To speak them when travelling.
15. What does the woman think her greatest advantage is?
A. She has written books for children.
B. She has taken courses in children’s writing.
C. She is an experienced mother who reads a lot.
16. What will the speakers probably discuss next?
A. Money.
B. Schedule.
C. Children.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What could the intended listeners most probably be?
A. Students who want to get further education.
B. Volunteers who can work abroad.
C. Officers who hope to improve international understanding.
18. What kind of project does the one in Japan belong to?
A. A long-term project.
B. A medium-term project.
C. A short-term project.
19. What does the project in Poland demand?
A. Language ability.
B. Physical work.
C. Medical experience.
20. Where will the medical students work?
A. In a center for disabled children.
B. In a children’s holiday center.
C. In a Japanese village.
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
When going out to dine with kids，you need to know the places where kids are not only welcomed，but really catered for. The following are some of the best family friendly restaurants and cafes.
A. At Flying Fox Cafe.
B. At Gladesville Bistro.
C. At MUMU Grill.
D. At Billy Lids.
22. MUMU Grill does NOT offer service on .
A. Tuesday morning
B. Wednesday afternoon
C. Friday afternoon
D. Saturday evening
23. How is Flying Fox Cafe different from other restaurants?
A. It only offers home-made sausage rolls to parents and children.
B. It amuses children with coloring-in activities listed on the menu.
C. Its business hours may be influenced by the weather.
D. It offers children crayons to draw pictures of cows.
B
I am astonished at the way God knows when to send a special gift of encouragement at just the right time! It might be in a dream, a lost letter, a memory, or something found that we’d forgotten about.
My grandmother was from a town in Michigan. And summer after summer I enjoyed staying with my grandparents as a young child. I was from the city and loved the small town where they lived. People knew everyone, their children, their pets, their ancestors.
Grandma was always using her hands for something exciting …She would make sandwiches and we’d have tea parties, plant flowers and carefully tend them. She loved knitting sweaters as well as making beautiful quilts for her grandchildren. I remember the small thimble (顶针) she would place on her finger while doing her needlework.
A few years ago, when Grandma left this earth for her new residence in Heaven, I bid farewell to my loving grandmother. How quickly our lives can change! We had just had tea together a couple of months earlier, on her 91st birthday. I missed her very much, but I noticed it mostly on my birthdays, because there was no card from Grandma. She’d never forgotten my birthday!
On one particular birthday when I was feeling a little low, something happened and made me feel as if she was sharing that special day with me. I was arranging some colorful pillows that she had made, and suddenly I felt something inside one pillow；it was small and hard. I moved the object to a seam (缝) that I carefully opened, and, to my delight, out came a tiny silver thimble!
How happy I was to find something that had been a part of her! Not realizing k had fallen off her finger, I pictured her sewing h into that little pillow that I just happened to fluff (抖松), to place on my bedspread (床罩) that day. I carefully laid the thimble alongside the others Id collected over the years. What a precious memory of a very special lady who, somehow, I knew, was laughing in delight at sewing her thimble into my pillow. I heated the kettle and made some tea, using my best china, as Grandma always did, and then enjoyed my tea and Grandma’s thimble. What a wonderful birthday that was!
24. In the author’s memory, what would her grandmother do?
A. She would make sandwiches and hamburgers for her family.
B. She would wear a thimble for needlework every day.
C. She would make beautiful quilts for money.
D. She would look after the flowers in the garden.
25. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?
A. The modern world’s fast-changing life.
B. The fact that the grandmother had passed away.
C. The author’s missing her grandmother.
D. The love the author got from her grandmother.
26. How did the author feel when she found the thimble?
A. Surprised.
B. Regretful.
C. Guilty.
D. Lonely.
27. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?
A. Grandma’s Thimble
B. Grandma’s Life Story
C. The Joy of Finding Something Lost
D. The Importance of Putting Things Away
C
More and more comments sections are being shut down online.
Autumn Phillips had had enough. On Aug. 19, the executive editor of the Quad- City Times in Iowa,
and Illinois, US visited her website, qctimes, and saw a story about a man who had been shot to death. When she got to the readers’ comments sections at the end, she was shocked by what she saw. Below the story was a growing number of comments—a racist remark about democratic votes, a negative comment about police …So Phillips decided to do something she had been thinking about for a long time she shut down the comments sections.
Phillips was not alone in making such a move. Last week, NPR announced k too was closing its online comments sections. The decisions don’t mean that the news outlets are no longer interested in what their audiences are thinking. Both stressed their eagerness to hear from readers and listeners on social networks. But both agreed that comments had deviated from their original intention. And so they had.
In early days of digital journalism, comments were seen as a key part of this new media, a wonderful opportunity for strengthening the dialogue between news producers and their audiences. It was a welcome change, given that for long many news organizations were far too separated from their readers. Much more back and forth conversation seemed like healthy and welcome evolution. Sadly, that’s not the way things turned out. Rather than a place for exchanging ideas, comments sections became the home of ugly name-calling, racism and anti-women language. Besides their poisonous quality, comments seem out of place today.
“Since we made the announcement, I’ve received an outpouring of responses from our readers,” she says. “I’ve heard from parents whose children were hurt by our online comments. I’ve heard from people who said they wouldn’t send in letters to the editor because they were attacked so fiercely by comments, and wasn’t worth it.”
28. Why did Autumn Phillips shut down the comments sections?
A. They were put to wrong use.
B. Her website was attacked heavily.
C. They exposed many illegal issues.
D. She was angry about readers’ comments.
29. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 indicate about comments?
A. They were out of date.
B. They had gone against their original intentions.
C. They were full of sensitive information.
D. They couldn’t interest the audience.
30. What was the welcome change in the early digital journalism?
A. Readers, having more access to news.
B. Readers’ making less negative comments.
C. Readers’ freedom to express their thoughts.
D. Readers’ active involvement in the news industry.
31. How do many readers feel about Autumn Phillips, move according to the last paragraph?
A. Cautious.
B. Hopeful.
C. Surprised.
D. Supportive.
D
Every country may have to consider what, if anything, to do about “global warming”. We should understand that the oft-repeated claim that nearly all scientists demand that something dramatic be done to stop global warming is not true.
Perhaps the most inconvenient fact is the lack of global warming for well over 10 years now. This is known to the warming establishment, as one can see from t he 2009 “Climategate” email of climate scientist。
