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精选全文完整版2015年考研英语二真题及答案Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with -- or even looking at — a stranger is virtually unbearable. Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they fiddle with their phones, even without a 1 underground.It's a sad reality — our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings —because there's 2 to be gained from talking to the stranger standing by you. But you wouldn't know it, 3 into your phone. This universal armor sends the 4 : "Please don't approach me."What is it that makes us feel we need to hide 5 our screens?One answer is fear, according to Jon Wortmann, executive mental coach. We fear rejection, or that our innocent social advances will be 6 as "creepy,” We fear we'll be 7 . We fear we'll be disruptive. Strangers are inherently 8 to us, so we are more likely to feel 9 when communicating with them compared with our friends and acquaintances. To avoid this anxiety, we 10 to our phones. "Phones become our security blanket," Wortmann says. "They are our happy glasses that protect us from what we perceive is going to be more 11 .”But once we rip off the Band-Aid, tuck our smartphones in our pockets and look up, it doesn't 12 so bad. In one 2011 experiment, behavioral scientists Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder asked commuters to do the unthinkable: Start a 13 . They had Chicago train commuters talk to their fellow 14 . "When Dr. Epley and Ms. Schroeder asked other people in the same train station to 15 how they would feel after talking to a stranger, the commuters thought their 16 would be more pleasant if they sat on their own," the New York Times summarizes. Though the participants didn't expect a positive experience, after they 17 with the experiment, "not a single person reported having been snubbed."18 , these commutes were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those sans communication, which makes absolute sense, 19 human beings thrive off of social connections. It's that 20 : Talking to strangers can make you feel connected.1. [A] ticket [B] permit [C] signal [D] record2. [A] nothing [B] link [C] another [D] much3. [A] beaten [B] guided [C] plugged [D] brought4. [A] message [B] cede [C] notice [D] sign5. [A] under [B] beyond [C] behind [D] from6. [A] misinterpret [B] misapplied [C] misadjusted [D] mismatched7. [A] fired [B] judged [C] replaced [D] delayed8. [A] unreasonable [B] ungrateful [C] unconventional [D] unfamiliar9. [A] comfortable [B] anxious [C] confident [D] angry10. [A] attend [B] point [C] take [D] turn11. [A] dangerous [B] mysterious [C] violent [D] boring12. [A] hurt [B] resist [C] bend [D] decay13. [A] lecture [B] conversation [C] debate [D] negotiation14. [A] trainees [B] employees [C] researchers [D] passengers15. [A] reveal [B] choose [C] predict [D] design16. [A] voyage [B] flight [C] walk [D] ride17. [A] went through [B] did away [C] caught up [D] put up18. [A] In turn [B] In particular [C] In fact [D] In consequence19. [A] unless [B] since [C] if [D] whereas20. [A] funny [B] simple [C] logical [D] rareSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET. (40points)Text 1A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys, people are actually more stressed at home than at work. Researchers measured people’s cortisol, which is a stress marker, while they were at work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.“Further contradicting conventional wisdom, we found that women as well as men have lower leve ls of stress at work than at home, ”writes one of the researchers, Sarah Damske. In fact women even say they feel better at work, she notes.“ It is men, not women, who report being happier at home than at work. ”Another surprise is that findings hold true for both those with children and without, but more so for nonparents. This is why people who work outside the home have better health.What the study doesn’t measure is whether people are still doing work when they’re at home, whether it is household work or work brought home from the office. For many men, the end of the workday is a time to kick back. For women who stay home, they never get to leave the office. And for women who work outside the home, they often are playing catch-up-with-household tasks. With the blurring of roles, and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace a making adjustments for working women, it’s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.But it’s not just a gender thing. At work, people pretty much know what they’re supposed to be doing: working, marking money, doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income. The bargain is very pure: Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola.On the home front, however, people have no such clarity. Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out. There are a lot of tasks to be done, there are inadequate rewards for most of them. Your home colleagues-your family-have no clear rewards for their labor; they need to be talked into it, or if they’re teenagers, threatened with complete removal of all electronic devices. Plus, they’re your family. You cannot fire your family. You never really get to go home from home.So it’s not surprising that people are more stressed at home. Not only are the tasks apparently infinite, the co-workers are much harder to motivate.21.According to Paragraph 1, most previous surveys found that home_____[A] offered greater relaxation than the workplace[B] was an ideal place for stress measurement[C] generated more stress than the workplace[D] was an unrealistic place for relaxation22. According to Damaske, who are likely to be the happiest at home?[A] Childless wives[B] Working mothers[C] Childless husbands[D] Working fathers23.The blurring of working women's roles refers to the fact that_____[A] it is difficult for them to leave their office[B] their home is also a place for kicking back[C] there is often much housework left behind[D] they are both bread winners and housewives24.The word“moola”(Line4,Para4)most probably means_____[A] skills[B] energy[C] earnings[D] nutrition25.The home front differs from the workplace in that_____[A] division of labor at home is seldom clear-cut[B] home is hardly a cozier working environment[C] household tasks are generally more motivating[D] family labor is often adequately rewardedText 2For years, studies have found that first-generation college students- those who do not have a parent with a college degree- lag other students on a range of education achievement factors. Their grades are lower and their dropout rates are higher. But since such students are most likely to advance economically if they succeed in higher education, colleges and universities have pushed for decades to recruit more of them. This has created “a paradox” in that recruiting first- generation students, but then watching many o f them fail, means that higher education has “continued to reproduce and widen, rather than close” ab achievement gap based on social class, according to the depressing beginning of a paper forthcoming in the journal Psychological Science.But the article is actually quite optimistic, as it outlines a potential solution to this problem, suggesting that an approach (which involves a one-hour, next-to-no-cost program) can close 63 percent of the achievement gap (measured by such factors as grades) between first-generation and other students.The authors of the paper are from different universities, and their findings are based on a study involving 147 students ( who completed the project) at an unnamed private university. First generation was defined as not having a parent with a four-year college degree. Most of the first-generation students(59.1 percent) were recipients of Pell Grants, a federal grant for undergraduates with financial need, while this was true only for 8.6 percent of the students wit at least one parent with a four-year degree.Their thesis- that a relatively modest intervention could have a big impact- was based on the view that first-generation students may be most lacking not in potential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college students. They cite past research by several authors to show that this is the gap that must be narrowed to close the achievement gap.Many first- generation students “struggle to navigate the middle-class culture of higher e ducation, learn the ‘rules of the game,’ and take advantage of college resources,” they write. And this becomes more of a problem when collages don’t talk about the class advantage and disadvantages of different groups of students. Because US colleges and universities seldom acknowledge how social class can affect students ’educational experience, many first-generation students lack sight about why they are struggling and do not understand how students’ like them can improve.26. Recruiting more first- generation students has_______[A] reduced their dropout rates[B] narrowed the achievement gap[C] missed its original purpose[D] depressed college students27. The author of the research article are optimistic because_______[A] the problem is solvable[B] their approach is costless[C] the recruiting rate has increased[D] their finding appeal to students28. The study suggests that most first- generation students______[A] study at private universities[B] are from single-parent families[C] are in need of financial support[D] have failed their collage29. The author of the paper believe that first-generation students_______[A] are actually indifferent to the achievement gap[B] can have a potential influence on other students[C] may lack opportunities to apply for research projects[D] are inexperienced in handling their issues at college30. We may infer from the last paragraph that_______[A] universities often reject the culture of the middle-class[B] students are usually to blame for their lack of resources[C] social class greatly helps enrich educational experiences[D]colleges are partly responsible for the problem in questionText 3Even in traditional offices, “the lingu a franca of corporate America has gotten much more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years ago,” said Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn. She started spinning off examples. “If you and I parachuted back to Fortune 500 companie s in 1990, we would see much less frequent use of terms like journey, mission, passion. There were goals, there were strategies, there were objectives, but we didn’t talk about energy; we didn’t talk about passion.”Koehn pointed out that this new era of corporate vocabulary is very “team”-oriented—and not by coincidence.“Let’s not forget sports—in male-dominated corporate America, it’s still a big deal. It’s not explicitly conscious; it’s the idea that I’m a coach, and you’re my team, and we’re in this tog ether. There are lots and lots of CEOs in very different companies, but most think of themselves as coaches and this is their team and they want to win.”These terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and, as Khurana points out, increase allegia nce to the firm. “You have the importation of terminology that historically used to be associated with non-profit organizations and religious organizations: Terms like vision, values, passion, and purpose,” said Khurana.This new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasingly loud debates over work-life balance. The “mommy wars” of the 1990s are still going on today, prompting arguments about why women still can’t have it all and books like Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, whose title has become a buzzword in its own right. Terms like unplug, offline, life-hack, bandwidth, and capacity are all about setting boundaries between the office and the home. But if your work is your “passion,” you’ll be more likely to devote yourself to it, even if that means going home for dinner and then working long after the kids are in bed.But this seems to be the irony of office speak: Everyone makes fun of it, but managers love it, companies depend on it, and regular people willingly absorb it. As Nunberg said, “You can get people to think it’s nonsense at the same time that you buy into it.” In a workplace that’s fundamentally indifferent to your life and its meaning, office speak can help you figure out how you relate to your work—and how your work defines who you are.31. According to Nancy Koehn, office language has become_____[A] more emotional[B] more objective[C] less energetic[D] less strategic32. “Team”-oriented corporate vocabulary is closely related to_______[A] historical incidents[B] gender difference[C] sports culture[D] athletic executives33. Khurana believes that the importation of terminology aims to______[A] revive historical terms[B] promote company image[C] foster corporate cooperation[D] strengthen employee loyalty34. It can be inferred that Lean In________[A] voices for working women[B] appeals to passionate workaholics[C] triggers debates among mommies[D] praises motivated employees35. Which of the following statements is true about office speak?[A] Managers admire it but avoid it[B] Linguists believe it to be nonsense[C] Companies find it to be fundamental[D] Regular people mock it but accept itText 4Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reported for June, along with the drop in the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, as good news. And they were right. For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at a decent pace. We still have a long way to go to get back to full employment, but at least we are now finally moving forward at a faster pace.However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked. There was a big jump in the number of people who repot voluntarily working part-time. This figure is now 830,000(4.4 percent) above its year ago level.Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction. Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. They take part-time work because this is all they can get. An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet.There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down. Involuntary part-time employment is still far higher than before the recession,but it is down by 640,000(7.9percent)from is year ago level.We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-time employment because people tell us. The survey used by the Labor Department asks people is they worked less than 35 hours in the reference week. If the answer is“yes”, they are classified as worked less than 35hours in that week because they wanted to work less than full time or because they had no choice .They are only classified as voluntary part-time workers if they tell the survey taker they chose to work less than 35 hours a week.The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare because one of the main purposes was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment. For manypeople ,especially those with serious health conditions or family members with serious health conditions ,before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance.However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to either get insurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance.36. Which part of the jobs picture are neglected?[A] The prospect of a thriving job market.[B] The increase of voluntary part-time market.[C] The possibility of full employment.[D] The acceleration of job creation.37. Many people work part-time because they_____.[A] prefer part-time jobs to full-time jobs.[B] feel that is enough to make ends meet.[C] cannot get their hands on full-time jobs.[D] haven’t seen the weakness of the market.38. Involuntary part-time employment is the US_____.[A] is harder to acquire than one year ago.[B] shows a general tendency of decline.[C] satisfies the real need of the jobless.[D] is lower than before the recession.39. It can be learned that with Obamacare,_____.[A] it is no longer easy for part-timers to get insurance[B] employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance[C] it is still challenging to get insurance for family members[D] full-time employment is still essential for insurance40. The text mainly discusses_______.[A] employment in the US[B] part-timer classification[C] insurance though Medicaid[D] Obamacare’s troublePart BDirections: In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list [A]-[G] tofit into each of the numbered blank. There are two extra choices, whichdo not fit in any of the gaps. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET.[A] You are not alone[B] Don’t fear responsibility for your life[C] Pave your own unique path[D] Most of your fears are unreal[E] Think about the present moment[F] Experience helps you grow[G] There are many things to be grateful forUnfortunately, life is not a bed of roses. We are going through life facing sad experiences. Moreover, we are grieving various kinds of loss: a friendship, a romantic relationship or a house. Hard times may hold you down at what usually seems like the most inopportune time, but you should remember that they won’t last forever.When our time of mourning is over, we press forward, stronger with a greater understanding and respect for life. Furthermore, these losses make us mature and eventually move us toward future opportunities for growth and happiness. I want to share these ten old truths I’ve learned along the way.41._____________________________Fear is both useful and harmful. This normal human reaction is used to protect us by signaling danger and preparing us to deal with it. Unfortunately, people create inner barriers with a help of exaggerating fears. My favorite actor Will Smith once said, “Fear is not real. It i s a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice.” I do completely agree that fears are just the product of our luxuriant imagination.42_____________________________If you are surrounded by problems and cannot stop thinking about the past, try to focus on the present moment. Many of us are weighed down by the past or anxious about the future. You may feel guilt over your past, but you are poisoning the present with the things and circumstances you cannot change. Value the present moment and remember how fortunate you are to be alive. Enjoy the beauty of the world around and keep the eyes open to see the possibilities before you. Happiness is not a point of future and not a moment from the past, but a mindset that can be designed into the present.43______________________________Sometimes it is easy to feel bad because you are going through tough times. You can be easily caught up by life problems that you forget to pause and appreciate the things you have. Only strong people prefer to smile and value their life instead of crying and complaining about something.44________________________________No matter how isolated you might feel and how serious the situation is, you should always remember that you are not alone. Try to keep in mind that almost everyone respects and wants to help you if you are trying to make a good change in your life, especially your dearest and nearest people. You may have a circle of friends who provide constant good humor, help and companionship. If you have no friends or relatives, try to participate in several online communities, full of people who are always willing to share advice and encouragement.45________________________________Today many people find it difficult to trust their own opinion and seek balance by gaining objectivity from external sources. This way you devalue your opinion and show that you are incapable of managing your own life. When you are struggling toachieve something important you should believe in yourself and be sure that your decision is the best. You live in your skin, think your own thoughts, have your own values and make your own choices.Section III TranslationDirections: Translate the following text from English into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2. (15 points)Think about driving a route that’s very familiar. It could be your commute to work, a trip into town or the way home. Whichever it is, you know every twist and turn like the back of your hand. On these sorts of trips it’s easy to zone out from the actual driving and pay little attention to the passing scenery. The consequence is that you perceive that the trip has taken less time than it actually has.This is the well-travelled road effect: people tend to underestimate the time it takes to travel a familiar route.The effect is caused by the way we allocate our attention. When we travel down a well-known route, because we don’t have to concentrate much, time seems to flow more quickly. And afterwards, when we come to think back on it, we can’t remember the journey well because we didn’t pay much attention to it. So we assume it was shorter.Section IV WritingPart ADirections: Suppose your university is going to host a summer camp for high school students. Write a notice to1) briefly introduce the camp activities, and2) call for volunteers.You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.Do not use your name or the name of your university.Do not write your address. (10 points)Part BDirections: Write an essay based on the following chart. In your writing, you should1) interpret the chart, and2) give your comments.You should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)【参考答案】【1-5】CDCAC 【6-10】ABDBD 【11-15】AABDC 【16-20】DADBB【21-25】ACDCCA 【26-30】CACDD 【31-35】ACDAC 【36-40】BCBBA【41-45】DEGAC【翻译参考译文】想想在一条你非常熟悉的路线上开车是什么感觉。
2015年英语二参考答案一、阅读理解（共40分）1. 根据文章内容，第一段提到了“a new report suggests that the use of social media has a positive impact on young people's mental health”，这表明社交媒体对青少年心理健康有积极影响。
因此，答案为A。
2. 文章第二段中指出“the study found that the majority of young people use social media to keep in touch with friends and family”，这说明大多数年轻人使用社交媒体是为了与朋友和家人保持联系。
因此，答案为B。
3. 第三段中提到了“some experts argue that social media can be addictive and may lead to antisocial behavior”，这表明一些专家认为社交媒体可能会上瘾并导致反社会行为。
因此，答案为C。
4. 第四段中提到了“the report also hig hlights the potential risks of cyberbullying”，这表明报告还强调了网络欺凌的潜在风险。
因此，答案为D。
5. 文章最后一段中指出“the findings of the study are not conclusive and more research is needed”，这说明研究结果不是决定性的，需要更多的研究。
因此，答案为E。
二、完形填空（共20分）61. 根据下文的“the use of social media has a positive impacton young people's mental health”，可知社交媒体对年轻人心理健康有积极影响，因此选择A。
2015年石家庄市初中毕业班质量检测参考答案1-5 ACCBB 6-10 CBCBB 11-15ABAAC 16-20BACBA 21-25CBCBC 26 – 30 BCDBA31-35 ACDAD 36-40 AABCD 41-45 BCAAC 46-50 DBDBD 51-55 BCCDD 56--60 BBAAC 61-65 ACDCB 66. studying 67. copy 68. every word 69. be afraid 70. fast71. if he or she wants to.72. It can bring us(me) to realize what is happening.73. study 74. (Here are) some ways on how to become a better student.75. 考试能帮助你记住(所学的)新知识。
76. parents 77. school 78. lonely 79.read 80. us81. Have you flown a kite?82. Lily decided to fly kites today.83. She saw many people flying kites in the park.84. She ran quickly and her kite flew high.85. How happily she played!86. On March 15th, 2015, Zhang Lei hurt his right leg when he was running after his classmate at school. As a result, he was in hospital for a month. I'm very sorry to hear that. So as a student I think keeping safe in school is very important. First , don't run in the hallway and never fight with others. Second, we should always obey the school rules. Most important of all, we should ask the teachers for help when we are in trouble.Please remember safety must come first.。
2015届石家庄市高中毕业班第二次模拟考试试卷英语本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）。
第I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.￡9.15.C.￡9.18.答案是B。
1. How does the man advise the woman to get to the hotel?A. By taxi.B. By underground.C. By bus.2. How much does one ticke cost?A.$0.7.B.$5.0.C.$4.3.3. What is the woman unsatisfied with?A. The acting.B. The special effects.C. The plot.4. Where are the speakers?A. At a hotel.B. At a store.C. At a clinic.5. What does the woman plan to do?A. Draw some pictures.B. Buy something on sale.C. Make an advertisement.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。
河北省石家庄市2015届高三下学期二模考试英语试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）。
第I卷l至8页，第Ⅱ卷9至10页。
考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
注意事项：1．答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2．选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。
第I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.￡9.15.C.￡9.18.答案是B。
1. How does the man advise the woman to get to the hotel?A. By taxi.B. By underground.C. By bus.2. How much does one ticket cost?A.$0.7.B.$5.0.C.$4.3.3. What is the woman unsatisfied with?A. The acting.B. The special effects.C. The plot.4. Where are the speakers?A. At a hotel.B. At a store.C. At a clinic.5. What does the woman plan to do?A. Draw some pictures.B. Buy something on sale.C. Make an advertisement. 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。
2015届石家庄市高中毕业班第二次模拟考试试卷第一节（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.￡9.15.C.￡9.18.答案是B。
1. How does the man advise the woman to get to the hotel?A. By taxi.B. By underground.C. By bus.2. How much does one ticket cost?A.$0.7.B.$5.0.C.$4.3.3. What is the woman unsatisfied with?A. The acting.B. The special effects.C. The plot.4. Where are the speakers?A. At a hotel.B. At a store.C. At a clinic.5. What does the woman plan to do?A. Draw some pictures.B. Buy something on sale.C. Make an advertisement.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. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Have lunch together.B. Buy her a printer.C. Fix her computer.7. When does the conversation probably take place?A. In the morning.B. In the afternoon.C. In the evening.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
英语答案录音材料这是2015年石家庄市初中毕业班质量检测英语试卷听力部分。
听力部分共有五道大题。
第一至第四大题为选择题，第五大题为非选择题。
做题时，请先根据录音指令将答案划在试卷上。
听力测试结束后，再将答案写到答题纸上。
现在是听力试音时间。
M: Excuse me, but could you tell me how to get to the cinema?W: Which cinema?M: The Capital Cinema.W: Oh, it’s a long way from here. You’d better take a bus.M: Which bus shall I take then?W: I think you need to take No. 7.M: Thanks a lot.W: You’re welcome.试音到此结束。
第一题：听句子，选出句子中所包含的信息。
下面你将听到五个句子，每个句子读两遍。
请你听完句子的第二遍朗读后，从各小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出包含所听信息的选项。
No. 1. Mary is going to cook a meal for her parents tonight.No. 2. I would like you to call me at a quarter past six.No. 3. We are leaving for New York tomorrow morning.No. 4. Of all the animals, I like lions best.No.5. The museum is open every day except Thursday.第二题：听句子，选出该句的最佳答语。
下面你将听到五个句子，每个句子读两遍。
请你听完句子的第二遍朗读后，从各小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出该句的最佳答语。
No. 6. I've had a bad cold.No. 7. Would you like to see a film with me this evening?No. 8. What does your brother do?No. 9. Let's help mom do some housework, shall we?No. 10. Mike, I'll take my driving test tomorrow.第三题：听对话和问题，选择正确答案。
AMy color television has given me nothing but a headache。
I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes that wouldn’t fit。
I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model。
I realized this a day late, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy—five dollars less than I had paid。
The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night。
Fortunately, I didn't got any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static （静电) noise。
For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds。
Gradually,this noise began to appear during a show， and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back。
2015年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语二试题及答案解析Section I Use of EnglishDirections：Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with — or even looking at — a stranger is virtually unbearable. Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they cling to their phones, even without a 1 on a subway.It’s a sad reality —our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings —because there’s 2 to be gained from talking to the stranger standing by you. But you wouldn’t know it, 3 into your phone. This universal protection sends the 4 : “Please don’t approach me.”What is it that makes us feel we need to hide 5 our screens?One answer is fear, according to Jon Wortmann, executive mental coach. We fear rejection, or that our innocent social advances will be 6 as “weird”. We fear we’ll be 7 . We fear we’ll be disruptive. Strangers are inherently 8 to us, so we are more likely to feel 9 when communicating with them compared with our friends and acquaintances. To avoid this anxiety, we 10 to our phones. “Phones become our security blanket,” Wortmann says. “They are our happy glasses that protect us from what we perceive is going to be more 11 .”But once we rip off the bandaid, tuck our smartphones in our pockets and look up, it doesn’t 12 so bad. In one 2011 experiment, behavioral scientists Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder asked commuters to do the unthinkable: Start a 13 . They had Chicago train commuters talk to their fellow 14 . “When Dr. Epley and Ms. Schroeder asked other people in the same train station to 15 how they would feel after talking to a stranger, the commuters thought their 16 would be more pleasant if they sat on their own,” the New York Times summarizes. Though the participants didn’t expect a positive experience, after they 17 with the experiment, “not a single person reported havi ng been embarrassed.”18 , these commutes were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those withoutcommunication, which makes absolute sense, 19 human beings thrive off of social connections. It’s that 20 : Talking to strangers can make you feel connected.1. [A] ticket [B] permit [C] signal [D] record2. [A] nothing [B] link [C] another [D] much3. [A] beaten [B] guided [C] plugged [D] brought4. [A] message [B] cede [C] notice [D] sign5. [A] under [B] beyond [C] behind [D] from6. [A] misinterpreted [B] misapplied [C] misadjusted [D] mismatched7. [A] fired [B] judged [C] replaced [D] delayed8. [A] unreasonable [B] ungrateful [C] unconventional [D] unfamiliar9. [A] comfortable [B] anxious [C] confident [D] angry10. [A] attend [B] point [C] take [D] turn11. [A] dangerous [B] mysterious [C] violent [D] boring12. [A] hurt [B] resist [C] bend [D] decay13. [A] lecture [B]conversation [C] debate [D] negotiation14. [A] trainees [B] employees [C] researchers [D] passengers15. [A] reveal [B] choose [C] predict [D] design16. [A] voyage [B] flight [C] walk [D] ride17. [A] went through [B] did away [C] caught up [D] put up18. [A] In turn [B]In particular [C] In fact [D] In consequence19. [A] unless [B] since [C] if [D] whereas20. [A] funny [B] simple [C] logical [D] rareSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys, people are actually more stressed at home than at work. Researchers measured people’s cortisol, which is a stress marker, while they were at work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.“Further contradicting conventional wisdom, we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home,” writes one of the researchers, Sarah Damske. In fact women even say they feel better a t work, she notes. “It is men, not women, who report being happier at home than at work.” Another surprise is that findings hold true for both those with children and without, but more so for nonparents. This is why people who work outside the home have better health.What the study doesn’t measure is whether people are still doing work when they’re at home,whether it is household work or work brought home from the office. For many men, the end of the workday is a time to kick back. For women who stay home, they never get to leave the office. And for women who work outside the home, they often are playing catch-up-with-household tasks. With the blurring of roles, and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace in making adjustments for worki ng women, it’s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.But it’s not just a gender thing. At work, people pretty much know what they’re supposed to be doing: working, marking money, doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income. The bargain is very pure: Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life-sustaining moola.On the home front, however, people have no such clarity. Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out. There are a lot of tasks to be done, there are inadequate rewards for most of them. Your home colleagues — your family — have no clear rewards for their labor; they need to be talked into it, or if they’re teenagers, threatened with co mplete removal of all electronic devices. Plus, they’re your family. You cannot fire your family. You never really get to go home from home.So it’s not surprising that people are more stressed at home. Not only are the tasks apparently infinite, the co-workers are much harder to motivate.21. According to Paragraph 1, most previous surveys found that home ______.[A] was an unrealistic place for relaxation[B] generated more stress than the workplace[C] was an ideal place for stress measurement[D] offered greater relaxation than the workplace22. According to Damaske, who are likely to be the happiest at home?[A] Working mothers [B] Childless husbands[C] Childless wives [D] Working fathers23. The blurring of working women’s roles refers to the fact that ______.[A] they are both bread winners and housewives[B] their home is also a place for kicking back[C] there is often much housework left behind[D] it is difficult for them to leave their office24. The word moola (Paragraph 4) most probably means ______.[A] energy [B] skills [C] earnings [D] nutrition25. The home front differs from the workplace in that ______.[A] home is hardly a cozier working environment[B] division of labor at home is seldom clear-cut[C] household tasks are generally more motivating[D] family labor is often adequately rewardedText 2For years, studies have found that first-generation college students — those who do not have a parent with a college degree —lag other students on a range of education achievement factors. Their grades are lower and their dropout rates are higher. But since such students are most likely to advance economically if they succeed in higher education, colleges and universities have pushed for decades to recruit more of them. This has creat ed “a paradox” in that recruiting first-generation students, but then watching many of them fail, means that higher education has “continued to reproduce and widen, rather than close” an achievement gap based on social class, according to the depressing beginning of a paper forthcoming in the journal Psychological Science.But the article is actually quite optimistic, as it outlines a potential solution to this problem, suggesting that an approach (which involves a one-hour, next-to-no-cost program) can close 63 percent of the achievement gap (measured by such factors as grades) between first-generation and other students.The authors of the paper are from different universities, and their findings are based on a study involving 147 students (who completed the project) at an unnamed private university. First generation was defined as not having a parent with a four-year college degree. Most of the first-generation students (59.1 percent) were recipients of Pell Grants, a federal grant for undergraduates with financial need, while this was true only for 8.6 percent of the students with at least one parent with a four-year degree.Their thesis — that a relatively modest intervention could have a big impact — was based on the view that first-generation students may be most lacking not in potential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college students. They cite past research by several authors to show that this is the gap that must be narrowed to close the achievement gap.Many first-generation students “struggle to navigate the middle-class culture of higher education, learn the ‘rules of the game,’ and take advantage of college resources,” they write. And this becomes more of a problem when collages don’t talk about the clas s advantage and disadvantages of different groups of students. Because US colleges and universities seldom acknowledge how social class can affect students’ educational experience, many first-generation students lack sight about why they are struggling and do not understand how students like them can improve.26. Recruiting more first-generation students has ______.[A] reduced their dropout rates [B] narrowed the achievement gap[C] missed its original purpose [D] depressed college students27. The author of the research article are optimistic because ______.[A] the problem is solvable [B] their approach is costless[C] the recruiting rate has increased [D] their findings appeal to students28. The study suggests that most first-generation students ______.[A] study at private universities[B] are from single-parent families[C] are in need of financial support[D] have failed their college29. The author of the paper believe that first-generation students ______.[A] are actually indifferent to the achievement gap[B] can have a potential influence on other students[C] may lack opportunities to apply for research projects[D] are inexperienced in handling their issues at college30. We may infer from the last paragraph that ______.[A] universities often reject the culture of the middle-class[B] students are usually to blame for their lack of resources[C] social class greatly helps enrich educational experiences[D] colleges are partly responsible for the problem in questionText 3Even in traditional offices, “the lingua franca of corporate America has gotten much more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years ago,” said Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn. She started spinning off examples. “If you and I parachu ted back to Fortune 500 companies in 1990, we would see much less frequent use of terms like journey, mission, passion. There were goals, there were strategies, there were objectives, but we didn’t talk about energy; we didn’t talk about passion.”Koehn p ointed out that this new era of corporate vocabulary is very “team”-oriented — and not by coincidence. “Let’s not forget sports — in male-dominated corporate America, it’s still a big deal. It’s not explicitly conscious; it’s the idea that I’m a coach, and you’re my team, and we’re in this together. There are lots and lots of CEOs in very different companies, but most think of themselves as coaches and this is their team and they want to win.”These terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning —and, as Khurana points out, increase allegiance to the firm. “You have the importation of terminology that historically used to be associated with non-profit organizations and religious organizations: Terms like vision, values, passion, and purpose,” said Khu rana.This new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasinglyloud debates over work-life balance. The “mommy wars” of the 1990s are still going on today, prompting arguments about why women still can’t have it all and books like Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, whose title has become a buzzword in its own right. Terms like unplug, offline, life-hack, bandwidth, and capacity are all about setting boundaries between the office and the home. But if your work is your “passion,” you’ll be more likely to devote yourself to it, even if that means going home for dinner and then working long after the kids are in bed.But this seems to be the irony of office speak: Everyone makes fun of it, but managers love it, companies depend on it, and regular people willingly absorb it. As Nunberg said, “You can get people to think it’s nonsense at the same time that you buy into it.” In a workplace that’s fundamentally indifferent to your life and its meaning, office speak can help you figure out how you relate to your work — and how your work defines who you are.31. According to Nancy Koehn, office language has become ______.[A] more emotional [B] more objective[C] less energetic [D] less strategic32. “Team”-oriented corporate vocabulary is closely related to ______.[A] historical incidents [B] gender difference[C] sports culture [D] athletic executive33. Khurana believes that the importation of terminology aims to ______.[A] revive historical terms[B] promote company image[C] foster corporate cooperation[D] strengthen employee loyalty34. It can be inferred that Lean In ______.[A] voices for working women[B] appeals to passionate workaholics[C] triggers debates among mommies[D] praises motivated employees35. Which of the following statements is true about office speak?[A] Managers admire it but avoid it[B] Linguists believe it to be nonsense[C] Companies find it to be fundamental[D] Regular people mock it but accept itText 4Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reported for June, along with the drop in the unemployment rate to 6.1 percent, as good news. And they were right. For nowit appears the economy is creating jobs at a decent pace. We still have a long way to go to get back to full employment, but at least we are now finally moving forward at a faster pace.However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked. There was a big jump in the number of people who repot voluntarily working part-time. This figure is now 830,000 (4.4 percent) above its year ago level.Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction. Many people who work part-time jobs actually want full-time jobs. They take part-time work because this is all they can get. An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet.There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down. Involuntary part-time employment is still far higher than before the recession, but it is down by 640,000 (7.9 percent) from is year ago level.We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-time employment because people tell us. The survey used by the Labor Department asks people if they worked less than 35 hours in the reference week. If the answer is “yes”, they are classified as worked less than 35 hours in that week because they wanted to work less than full time or because they had no choice. They are only classified as voluntary part-time workers if they tell the survey taker they chose to work less than 35 hours a week.The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare because one of the main purposes was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment. For many people, especially those with serious health conditions or family members with serious health conditions, before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance.However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to either get insurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance.36. Which part of the jobs picture are neglected?[A] The prospect of a thriving job market.[B] The increase of voluntary part-time market.[C] The possibility of full employment.[D] The acceleration of job creation.37. Many people work part-time because they ______.[A] prefer part-time jobs to full-time jobs.[B] feel that is enough to make ends meet.[C] cannot get their hands on full-time jobs.[D] haven’t seen the weakness of the market.38. Involuntary part-time employment in the US ______.[A] is harder to acquire than one year ago.[B] shows a general tendency of decline.[C] satisfies the real need of the jobless.[D] is lower than before the recession.39. It can be learned that with Obamacare, ______.[A] it is no longer easy for part-timers to get insurance[B] employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance[C] it is still challenging to get insurance for family members[D] full-time employment is still essential for insurance40. The text mainly discusses ______.[A] employment in the US [B] part-timer classification[C] insurance through Medicaid [D] Obamacare’s troubl ePart BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading fro m the list A-G for each numbered paragraph (41-45).There are two extra subheadings which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the ANS WER SHEET. (10 points)[A] You are not alone[B] Don’t fear responsibility for your life[C] Pave your own unique path[D] Most of your fears are unreal[E] Think about the present moment[F] Experience helps you grow[G] There are many things to be grateful forUnfortunately, life is not a bed of roses. We are going through life facing sad experiences. Moreover, we are grieving various kinds of loss: a friendship, a romantic relationship or a house. Hard times may hold you down at what usually seems like the most inopportune time, but you should remember that they won’t last forever.When our time of mourning is over, we press forward, stronger with a greater understanding and respect for life. Furthermore, these losses make us mature and eventually move us toward future opportunities for growth and happiness. I want to share these ten old truths I’ve learned alongthe way.41. ___________________Fear is both useful and harmful. This normal human reaction is used to protect us by signaling danger and preparing us to deal with it. Unfortunately, people create inner barriers with a help of exaggerating fears. My favorite actor Will Smith once said, “Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice.” I do completely agree that fears are just the product of our luxuriant imagination.42. ___________________If you are surrounded by problems and cannot stop thinking about the past, try to focus on the present moment. Many of us are weighed down by the past or anxious about the future. You may feel guilt over your past, but you are poisoning the present with the things and circumstances you cannot change. Value the present moment and remember how fortunate you are to be alive. Enjoy the beauty of the world around and keep the eyes open to see the possibilities before you. Happiness is not a point of future and not a moment from the past, but a mindset that can be designed into the present.43. ___________________Sometimes it is easy to feel bad because you are going through tough times. You can be easily caught up by life problems that you forget to pause and appreciate the things you have. Only strong people prefer to smile and value their life instead of crying and complaining about something.44. ___________________No matter how isolated you might feel and how serious the situation is, you should always remember that you are not alone. Try to keep in mind that almost everyone respects and wants to help you if you are trying to make a good change in your life, especially your dearest and nearest people. You may have a circle of friends who provide constant good humor, help and companionship. If you have no friends or relatives, try to participate in several online communities, full of people who are always willing to share advice and encouragement.45. ___________________Today many people find it difficult to trust their own opinion and seek balance by gaining objectivity from external sources. This way you devalue your opinion and show that you are incapable of managing your own life. When you are struggling to achieve something important you should believe in yourself and be sure that your decision is the best. You live in your skin, think your own thoughts, have your own values and make your own choices.Section III Translation46. Directions:Translate the following text from English into Chinese. Write your translation on ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)Think about driving a route that’s very familiar. It could be your commute to work, a trip into town or the way home. Whichever it is, you know every twist and turn like the back of your hand. On these sorts of trips it’s easy to zone out from the actual driving and pay little attention to the passing scenery. The consequence is that you perceive that the trip has taken less time than it actually has.This is the well-travelled road effect: people tend to underestimate the time it takes to travel a familiar route.The effect is caused by the way we allocate our attention. When we travel down a well-known route, because we don’t have to concentrate much, time seems to flow more quickly. And afterwards, when we come to think back on it, we can’t remember the journey well because we didn’t pay much attention to it. So we assume it was shorter.Section Ⅳ Wrtting47. Directions:Suppose your university is going to host a summer camp for high school students. Write a notice to1) briefly introduce the camp activities, and2) call for volunteers.You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.Do not use your name or the name of your university.Do not wri23te your address.(10 points)48. Directions:Write an essay based on the following chart. In your writing, you should1) interpret the chart, and2) give your comments.You should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points)我国某市居民春节假期花销比例2015年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语二试题参考答案试题解析Section I Use of English2015年英语二完形填空是一篇选自Huffington Post（霍芬顿邮报）名为"This Is Why You Ignore Everybody On The Subway --And Why You Should Stop"的文章。
2015年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语(二)答案详解SectionⅠUse of English文章分析本文主要就当前社会存在的一个现象进行分析——为什么现在的人不与周围的陌生人交流，而只专注于手机。
第一段提出现象。
第二段指出与陌生人交流其实大有裨益，只是我们不知道。
第三段提出全文要探讨的问题。
第四段给出原因之一——害怕。
第五段承接第四段继续分析，指出我们把手机视为保护毯，避免与陌生人交谈的尴尬。
第六段用一个实验证明其实与陌生人交谈并不是那么尴尬。
第七段对实验结果进行解释，因为人类的的发展源于社会联系。
试题解析In our contemporary culture,the prospect of communicating with—or even looking at—a stranger is virtually unbearable.Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they fiddle with their phones,even without a__1__on a subway.【译文】在当代文化中，与陌生人交流，甚至看一眼陌生人，都几乎难以忍受。
我们周围的每一个人似乎都同意这点，他们玩弄着手机，即使地铁上一点儿信号都没有。
1.[A]ticket车票[B]permit许可证[C]signal信号[D]record记录【答案】C【考点】词义辨析【直击答案】空格所在句意为：陌生人之间没有交流，大家都只关注自己的手机，即使地铁里没有________。
选项中，只有C项符合上下文语义，与phones和subway有关，因此signal正确。
【命题思路】本题四个选项语义不相关，所以只需要根据上下文确定所需填入的语义即可。
【干扰排除】其余三个选项带入原文都与句意不符，故排除。
It's a sad reality—our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings—because there's__2__to be gained from talking to the stranger standing by you.But you wouldn't know it,__3__into your phone.This universal protection sends the___4___:_“Please don't approach me.”【译文】这是个可悲的现实——我们希望避免与其他人交流——因为和身边的陌生人交流会带来诸多益处。
2015年考研英语二真题及答案〔完整版〕Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.(10 points)In our contemporary culture, the prospect of communicating with - or even looking at - a stranger is virtually unbearable. Everyone around us seems to agree by the way they cling to their phones, even without a 1 on a subway.It’s a sad reality - our desire to avoid interacting with other human beings- because there’s 2 to be ga ined from talking to the stranger standing by you. But you wouldn’t know it, 3 into your phone. This universal protection sends the 4 :“Please don’t approach me.〞What is it that makes us feel we need to hid 5 our screens?One answer is fear, according to Jon Wortmann, an executive mental coach. We fear rejection, or that our innocent social advances will be 6 as “weird.〞We fear we’ll be 7 . We fear we’ll be disruptive.Strangers are inherently 8 to us, so we are more likely to feel 9 when communicating with them compared with our friends and acquaintances. To avoid this uneasiness, we 10 to turn our phones. “Phones become our security blanket,〞Wortmann says. “They are our happy glasses that protect us from what we perceive is going to be more 11 .〞But once we rip off the band-aid, tuck our smartphones in our pockets and look up, it doesn’t12 so bad. In one 2011 experiment, behavioral scientists Nicholas Epley and Juliana Schroeder asked commuters todo the unthinkable:“Start a 13 . They had Chicago train commuters talk to their fellow 14 . When Dr. Epley and Ms. Schroeder asked other people in the same train station to 15 how the would feel after talking to a stranger, the commuters thought their 16 would be more pleasant if they sat on thier own,〞The New York Times summarizes. Though the participants didn’t expect a positive experience, after they 17 with the experiment, “not a single person reported having been embarrassed.〞18 these commutes were reportedly more enjoyable compared with those without communication, which makes absolute sense, 19 human beings thrive off of social connections. It's that 20 : Talking to strangers can make you feel connected.1.[A]ticket [B]permit [C]signal [D]record2.[A]nothing [B]little [C]another [D]much3.[A]beaten [B]guided [C]plugged [D]brought4.[A]message [B]code [C]notice [D]sign5.[A]under [B]beyond [C]behind [D]from7.[A]fired [B]judged [C]replaced [D]delayed8.[A]unreasonable [B]ungrateful [C]unconventional [D]unfamiliar9.[A]comfortable [B] anxious [C] confident [D]angry10.[A]attend [B]point [C]take [D]turn11.[A]dangerous [B] mysterious [C]violent [D]boring12.[A]hurt [B] resist [C]bend [D]decay13.[A]lecture [B]conversation [C]debate [D]negotiation14.[A]trainees [B]employees [C]researchers [D]passengers15.[A]reveal [B]choose [C]predict [D]design16.[A]voyage [B]flight [C]walk [D]ride17.[A]went through [B]did away [C]caught up [D]put up18.[A]In turn [B]In particular [C]In fact [D]In consequence19. [A]unless [B]since [C]if [D]whereas20. [A]funny [B]simple [C]logical [D]rareSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,B,C,or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(40 points)Text 1A new study suggests that contrary to most surveys，people are actually more stressed at home than at work. Researchers measured people’s cortisol, which is a stress marker, while they were at were work and while they were at home and found it higher at what is supposed to be a place of refuge.“Further contradicting conventional wisdom, we found that women as well as men have lower levels of stress at work than at home.〞Write one of the researchers, Sarah Damaske.In fact women even sa y they feel better at work, she notes, “It is men, not women, who report being happier at home than at work.〞Another surprise is that the findings hold true for both those with children and without, but more so for nonparents. This is why people who work outside the home have better health.What the study doesn’t measure is whether people are still doing work when they’re at home, whether it is household work or work brought home from the office. For many men, the end of the workday is a time to kick back. For women who say home, they never get to leave the office. And for women who work outside the home, they often are playing catch—up—with—household tasks. With the blurring of roles, and the fact that the home front lags well behind the workplace inmakin g adjustments for working women, it’s not surprising that women are more stressed at home.But it’s not just a gender thing. At work, people pretty much know what they’re supposed to be doing：working, making money, doing the tasks they have to do in order to draw an income. The bargain is very pure; Employee puts in hours of physical or mental labor and employee draws out life—sustaining moola.On the home front, however, people have no such clarity. Rare is the household in which the division of labor is so clinically and methodically laid out. There are a lot of tasks to be done,there are inadequate rewards for most of them. Your home colleagues—your family—have no clear rewards for most of them. Your home colleagues—your family—have no clear rewards for their labor; they need to be talked into it, or if they’re teenagers, threatened with complete removal of all electronic devices. Plus, they’re your family. You cannot fire your family. You ne ver really get to go home from home.So it’s not surprising that people are more stressed at home. Not only are the tasks apparently infinite, the co—workers are much harder to motivate.21.According to Paragraph 1，most previous surveys found that home .[A]was an unrealistic place for relaxation[B]generated more stress than the workplace[C]was an ideal place for stress measurement[D]offered greater relaxation than the workplace22.According to Damaske，who are likely to be the happiest at home?[A]Working mothers[B]Childless husbands[C]Childless wives[D]Working fathers23.The blurring of working women’s roles refers to the fact that .[A]they are both bread winners and housewives[B]their home is also a place for kicking back[C]there is often much housework left behind[D]it is difficult for them to leave their office24.The word “moola〞(Tine 4，Para 4)most probably means .[A]energy[B]skills[C]earnings[D]nutrition25.The home front differs from the workplace in that .[A]home is hardly a cozier working environment[B]division of labor at home is seldom clear-cut[C]household tasks are generally more motivating[D]family labor is often adequately rewardedText 2For years, studies have found that first-generation college student – those who do not have a parent with a college degree – lag other students on a range of education achievement factors. Their grades are lower than and their dropout rates are higher. But since such students are most likely to advance economically if they succeed in higher education, colleges and universities have pushed for decades to recruit more of them. This has created “a paradox〞in that recruiting first-generation student, but then watching many of them fail, means that higher education has “continued to reprodu ce and widen, rather than close.〞An achievement gap based on social class, according to the depressing beginning of a paper forthcoming in the journal Psychological Science.But the article is actually quite optimistic, as it outlines a potential solution to this problem, suggesting that an approach (which involves a one-hour, next-to-no-cost program) can close 63 percent of the achievement gap (measured by such factors as grades) between first-generation and other students.The authors of the paper are from different universities, and their findings are based on a study involving 147 students (who completed the project) at an unnamed private university. First generation was defined as not having parent with four-year college degree. Most of the first-generation students (59.1 percent) were recipients of Pell Grants, a federal grant of undergraduates with financial need, while this was true only for 8.6 percent of the students with at least one parent with four-year degree.Their thesis – that a relatively modest intervention could have a big impact – was based on the view that first-generation students may be most lacking not in potential but in practical knowledge about how to deal with the issues that face most college students. They cite past research by several authors to show that this is the gap that must be narrowed to close the achievement gap.Many first-generation students “struggled to navigate the middle-class culture of higher education, learn the ‘rules of the game,’ and take advantage of coll ege resources,〞they write. And this becomes more of a problem when colleges don’t talk about the class advantages and disadvantages of different groups of students. Because US colleges and universities seldom acknowledge how social class can affect studen ts’ educational experiences, many first-generation students lack of sight about why they are struggling and do not understand students ‘like them’ can improve.〞26. Recruiting more first-generation students has .[A]. reduced their dropout rates[B]. narrowed the achievement gap[C]. missed its original purpose[D]. depressed college students27. The author of the research article are optimistic because .[A]. the problem is solvable[B]. their approach is costless[C]. the recruiting rate has increased[D]. their findings appeal to students28. The study suggests that most first-generation students .[A]. study at private universities[B]. are from single-parent families[C]. are in need of financial support[D]. have failed their college29. The author of the paper believe that first-generation students .[A]. are actually indifferent to the achievement gap[B]. can have a potential influence on other projects[C]. may lack opportunities to apply research projects[D]. are inexperienced in handling their issues at college30. We may infer from the last paragraph that .[A]. universities often reject the culture of their middle-class[B]. students are usually to blame for their lack of resources[C]. social class greatly helps enrich educational experiences.[D].colleges are partly responsible for the problem in questionText 3Even in traditional offices, “the lingua franca of corporate America has gotten much more emotional and much more right-brained than it was 20 years ago,〞said Harvard Business School professor Nancy Koehn. She started spinning off examples. “If you and I parachuted back to Fortune 500 companies in 1990, we would see much less frequent use of terms like journey, mission, passion. There were goals, there were strategies, there were o bjectives, but we didn’t talk about energy; we didn’t talk about passion.〞Koehn pointed out that this new era of corporate vocabulary is very “team〞-oriented—and not by coincidence. “Let’s not forget sports—in male-dominated corporate America, it’s still a big deal. It’s not explicitly conscious; it’s the idea that I’m a coach, and you’re my team, and we’re in this together. There are lots and lots of CEOs in very different companies, but most think of themselves as coaches and this is their team and they want to win.〞These terms are also intended to infuse work with meaning—and, as Khurana points out, increase allegiance to the firm. “You have the importation of terminology that historically used tobe associated with non-profit organizations and religious organizations: Terms like vision, values, passion, and purpose,〞said Khurana.This new focus on personal fulfillment can help keep employees motivated amid increasingly loud debates over work-life balance. The “mommy wars〞of the 1990s are still going on today, prompting arguments about why women still can’t have it all and books like Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In, whose title has become a buzzword in its own right. Terms like unplug, offline, life-hack, bandwidth, and capacity are all about setting boundaries between the office and the home. But if your work is your “passion,〞you’ll be more likely to devote yourself to it, even if that means going home for dinner and then working long after the kids are in bed.But this seems to be the irony of office speak: Everyone makes fun of it, but managers love it, companies depend on it, and regular people willingly absorb it. As Nunberg said, “You can get people to think it’s nonsense at the same time that you buy into it.〞In a workpl ace that’s fundamentally indifferent to your life and its meaning, office speak can help you figure out how you relate to your work—and how your work defines who you are.31. According to Nancy Koehn ,office languages become_____.[A] more emotional[B] more objective[C] less energetic[D] less strategic32.〞Team〞-oriented corporate vocabulary is closely related to_____.[A] historical incidents[B] gender difference[C] sports culture[D] athletic executives33.Khurana believes that the importation of terminology aims to_____.[A] revive historical terms[B] promote company image[C] forster corporate cooperation[D] strengthen employee loyalty34.It can be inferred that Lean In_____.[A]voices for working women[B] appeals to passionate workaholics[C] triggers debates among mommies[D] praises motivated employees35.Which of the following statements is ture about office speak?[A]Managers admire it but avoid it.[B] Linguists believe it to be nonsense.[C]Companies find it to be fundamental.[D] Regular people mock it but accept it.Text 4Many people talked of the 288,000 new jobs the Labor Department reported for June, along with the drop in the unemployment rate to 6.1percent, as good news. And they were right. For now it appears the economy is creating jobs at a decent pace. We still have a long way to go to get back to full employment, but at least we are now finally moving forward at a faster pace.However, there is another important part of the jobs picture that was largely overlooked. There was a big jump in the number of people who report voluntarily working part-time. This figure is now 830,000 (4.4 percent) above its year ago level.Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare, it is worth making an important distinction. Many people who work part-time work because this is all they can get. An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet.There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down. Involuntary part-time employment is still far higher than before the recession, but it is down by 640,000(7.9percent) from is its year level.We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-time employment because people tell us. The survey used by the Labor Department asks people if they worked less than 35 hours in the reference week. If the answer is “yes,〞they are classified as working part-time. The survey then asks whether they worked less than 35 hours in that week because they wanted to work less than full time or because they had no choice. They are only classified as voluntary part-time workers if they tell the survey taker they chose to work less than 35 hours a week.The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare because one of the main purpose was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment. For many people, especially those with serious health conditions or family members with serious health conditions, before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance.However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to either get insurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance.36.Which part of the jobs picture was neglected?[A] The prospect of a thriving job market.[B] The increase of voluntary part-time jobs.[C] The possibility of full employment.[D] The acceleration of job creation.37.Many people work part-time because they_____.[A] prefer part-time jobs to full-time jobs.[B] feel that is enough to make ends meet.[C] cannot get their hands on full-time jobs.[D] haven’t seen the weakness of the market.38.Involuntary part-time employment in the US____.[A] is harder to acquire than one year ago.[B] shows a general tendency of decline.[C] satisfies the real need of the jobless.[D] is lower than befor the recession.39.It can be learned that with Obamacare,_____.[A] it is no longer easy for part-times to get insurance.[B] employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance.[C] it is still challenging to get insurance for family members.[D] full-time employment is still essential for insurance.40.The text mainly discusses_____.[A] employment in the US.[B] part-timer clssification.[C] insurance through Medicaid.[D] Obamacare’s trouble.PART BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading from the list A-G for each paragraph (41-45). There are two extra subheadings which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)[A]You are not alone[B]Don’t fear responsibility for your life[C]Pave your own unique path[D] Most of your fears are unreal[E] Think about the present moment[F]Experience helps you grow[G]There are many things to be grateful forSome Old Truths to Help You Overcome Tough TimesUnfortunately, life is not a bed of roses. We are going through life facing sad experiences. Moreover, we are grieving various kinds of loss: a friendship, a romantic relationship or a house. Hard times may hold you down at what usually seems like the most inopportune time, but you should remember that they won't last forever.When our time of mourning is over, we press forward, stronger with a greater understanding and respect for life. Furthermore, these losses make us mature and eventually move us toward future opportunities for growth and happiness. I want to share these old truths I've learned along the way.Fear is both useful and harmful. This normal human reaction is used to protect us by signaling danger and preparing us to deal with it. Unfortunately, people create inner barriers with a help of exaggerating fears. My favorite actor Will Smith once said, “Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice.〞I do completely agree that fears are just the product of own luxuriant imagination.If you are surrounded by problems and cannot stop thinking about past, try to focus on the present moment. Many of us are weighed down by the past or anxious about the future. You may feel guilt over your past, but you are poisoning the present with the things and circumstances you cannot change. Value the present moment and remember how fortunate you are to be alive. Enjoy the beauty of the world around and keep the eyes open to see the possibilities before you. Happiness is not point of future and not a moment from the past, but a mindset thancan be designed in to the present.Sometimes it is easy to feel bad because you are going to through tough times. You can be easily caught up by life problems that you forget to pause and appreciate the things you have. Only strong people prefer to smile and value their life instead of crying and complaining about something.No matter how isolated you might feel and how serious the situation is, you should always remember that you are not alone. Try to keep in mind that almost everyone respects and wants to help you if you are trying to make a good change in your life, especially your dearest and nearest people. You may have a circle of friends or relatives, try to participate in several online communities, full of people who are always willing to share advice and encouragement.Today many people find it difficult to trust their own opinion and seek balance by gaining objectivity from external sources. This way you devalue your opinion and show that you are incapable of managing your own life. When you are struggling to achieve something important you should believe in yourself and be sure that your decision is the best. You live in your skin, think your own thoughts, have your own values and make your own choices.Section III Translation46. DirectionsTranslate the following text into Chinese. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.(15 points)Think about driving a route that’s very familiar. It could be your comminutes to work, a trip into town or the way home. Whichever it is, you know every twist step turn like the back of your hand. On these steps of trips it’s easy to lose concentration is that you perceive that the trip has taken less time than it actually has.This is the well-travelled road effect. People tend to underestimate the time it takes to travel a familiar route.The effect is caused by the way we allocate our attention. When we travel down a well-known route, because we don’t have to concentrate much, time seems to flow more quickly. And afterward, when we come to think back on it, we can’t remember the journey well because we didn’t pay much attention to it. So we assume it was shorter.Section IV WritingPart A47. DirectionsSuppose your university is going to host a summer camp for high school students. Write a note to1) briefly introduce the camp activities, and2) call for volunteersYou should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.Do not use your name or the name of your university.Do not write your address. (10 points)Part B48. Directions:Write an essay based on the following chart. In your writing, you should1) interpret the chart, and2) give your commentsYou should write about 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET.(15 points)--------------------【参考答案】--------------------Section I Use of English1. [C]signal2. [D]much3. [C]plugged4. [A]message5. [C]behind6. [A]misinterpreted7. [B]judged8. [D]unfamiliar9. [B] anxious10. [D]turn11. [A]dangerous12. [A]hurt13. [B]conversation14. [D]passengers15. [C]predict16. [D]ride17. [A]went through18. [C]In fact19. [B]since20. [B]simpleSection II Reading Comprehension Part A21. [D]offered greater relaxation than the workplace22. [B]Childless husbands23. [A]they are both bread winners and housewives24. [C]earnings25. [B]division of labor at home is seldom clear-cut26. [C] missed its original purpose27. [A] the problem is solvable28. [C] are in need of financial support29. [D] are inexperienced in handling their issues at college30. [D]colleges are partly responsible for the problem in question31. [A] more emotional32. [C] sports culture33. [D] strengthen employee loyalty34. [A]voices for working women35. [D] Regular people mock it but accept it.36. [B] The increase of voluntary part-time jobs.37. [C] cannot get their hands on full-time jobs.38. [B] shows a general tendency of decline.39. [B] employment is no longer a precondition to get insurance.40. [A] employment in the US.Part B41. [D] Most of your fears are unreal42. [E] Think about the present moment43. [G] There are many things to be grateful for44. [A] You are not alone45. [C] Pave your own unique pathSection III Translation46.设想一下，你正开车行驶在一条非常熟悉的路线上。
2015年河北省石家庄市高考英语二模试卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节）第一节（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．1. Upon entering college, Yang Yi was uncertain about a lot of things．However, the 19﹣year﹣old international economics and trade student was certain about one thing: She wanted to participate in animal welfare efforts．"I'm．always a nature and animal lover, "she said．She joined the environmental protection association at her school．Now being president of a group of 25, she leads its efforts to help stray（流浪）cats and dogs by raising money to buy them food and collecting old clothes to make them homes．However, sometimes the association raises doubts．Some students have questioned whether helping stray animals breaks the laws of nature．"We tried to resolve the controversy, "Yang said．"For wild animals, the best way to protect them is to preserve their environment and their natural habitat, and to let them live their own way．However, for animals that depend heavily on humans, such as dogs and cats, the proper way to treat them is to respect them and take care of them．"Besides, if not accommodated properly, stray animals can bring threats to public health, as they are the main cause of rabies（狂犬病）in cities．"Now, many young people in China have agreed upon the need to strike a balance between humans and nature．The only problem is how, "said Yang．Yang and her fellow volunteers are cautious about what they do to help．For instance, sometimes people feed stray cats human food such as chocolate．But Yang and her friends point that such food can be dangerous to stray cats．Yang also cooperates with Non﹣Governmental Organizations to spread animal protection knowledge．One of their recent exhibits was about animals in the entertainment industry．"We are still figuring out the best way to protect animals, but simple deeds such as saying no to animal performances can prevent wildlife from being captured and tamed．Step by step, we'll eventually reach our goal, "she said．（1）Why did Yang Yi join the environmental protection association？________A She majored in a relevant field．B She wanted to protect nature andanimals． C She was uncertain about her life． D She intended to know about animal welfare．（2）What do the group members do for stray animals？________A They shelter them with old clothes．B They feed human food to them．C They train them for entertainment．D They donate money to the association．（3）In paragraph 3，Yang believes that________A all animals should live naturally．B young people have known how to balance human and nature．C stray animals are bound to spread rabies．D chocolate is not a proper food for stray cats．（4）What does Yang Yi think of her work？________A Enjoyable．B Doubtful．C Hopeful．D Awful．2. The sharing economy has grown in recent years to include everything fromapartment'sharing to car sharing to community tool sharing．Since 2009, a new form of sharing economy has been emerging in neighborhoods throughout the US and around the world﹣Little Free Library．The libraries are boxes placed in neighborhoods from which residents can withdraw and deposit books．Little Free Libraries come in all shapes and sizes．Some libraries also have themes, focusing on books for children, adults, or tour guides． In 2009．Tod Bol built the first Little Free Library as a gift to his mother, who was a devoted reader．When he saw the people of his community gathering around it, exchanging conversation as well as books, he knew he wanted to take his simple idea further．"I think Little Free Libraries open the door to conversations we want to have with each other, "Bol said．．Since then, his idea has become a movement, spreading from state to state and country to country．According to Little FreeLibrary．org, there are now 18, 000 0f the little structures around the world, located in each of the 50US states and 70countries in Europe, Africa and Asia．The Internet has helped to spread Little Free Libraries．But an Atlantic article says the little, structures serve as a cure for a world of e﹣reader downloads．The little wooden boxes are refreshingly physical and human．For many people, the sense of discovery is Little Free Libraries'main appeal．"A girl walking home from school might pick up a graphic novel that gets her excited about reading; a man on his way to the bus stop might find a volume of poetry that changes his outlook on life, "says the Atlantic article．"Every book is a potential source of inspiration．"（1）How do Little Free Libraries get their books？________A Citizens shared them．B Tod Bol donated them．C US government provided them．D The communities bought them．（2）Why did Tod Bol want to build more Little Free Libraries？________A He wanted to promote his idea worldwide．B He was inspired by the sharing economy．C They can offer neighbors more chances to talk．D They are a gift to please his mother．（3）What does the author of the Atlantic article believe？________A The Internet has helped to spread Little Free Libraries．B Little Free Libraries are physical and human．C E﹣reader downloads are undoubtedly beneficial．D Little Free Libraries are more popular than e﹣reader downloads．（4）Little Free Libraries attract readers most in that________．A they connect strangers together．B they are located all over the world．C they are in various shapes and sizes．D they may give readers a sense of discovery．3. Selfies （自拍） have become an increasingly common way to capture memorable moments．When it comes to taking selfies, knowing the following tips can directly affect the quality of your final product．．The use of light is vital to improving image quality．Lights can help avoid shadows and create soft features on your face, so turn your face toward the main light．source．If you want to be creative, play with light angles by turning your body, but make sure the photo is properly exposed and your face is lit from the front or the side．Besides, avoid taking selfies against the main light source or with overhead lighting．Additionally, natural light possesses a warmth that makes you look like you're glowing．When taking selfies, angles also matter a lot．Hold the camera away from your face, and try to take photos both horizontally and vertically．If not, your face might look bigger than usual．Ideally, the universal selfie angle is 45degrees above your head．But you should study your face at different angles because finding your best angle requires you having seen all of them．One problem with selfies is that most have distracting backgrounds．You can always do more to show others your best side．Try to simplify the background by taking selfies outdoors or in spacious areas．Document yourself engaging in interesting activities﹣hiking with family members, visiting landmarks, or working out with friends．At least, you can make the photo appealing by getting rid of your outstretched arm or a background that's too busy．You can also download some photo apps that allow you to adjust the lighting and contrast．Some apps offer useful filters, which can change your skin tone and eliminate pimples （粉刺） on your face．（1）To get an image of high quality，you need to________．A be under the light source．B be against the main light．C face the main light source．D have the photo fully exposed．（2）How can you find the angle that suits you most？________A Study your face at different angles．B Hold the camera far enough fromyou． C Keep the camera lower than your face． D Place the camera 45 degrees above your head．（3）Which of the following should be avoided when taking selfies？________A The use of natural light．B A landmark as a background．C Changes of the skin tone．D A busy background．4. Q: I currently entered college in New York．Since English is not my first language, I sometimes ask a friend to read my essays to help fix the grammar and language．I believeI'm being graded mainly on my ideas, and my friend helps me get my ideas across better in English．Is this OK?﹣MarianaA: It's good that you want to succeed in your written work at college．Making use of available resources to help you succeed is a smart strategy （策略）．But while you may believe that your instructors don't care as much about how you write as they do about your ideas, that's not a fair assumption．Certainly, your ideas are important．No matter how polished your writing is, it will not disguise a poorly expressed idea in a paper．But as a college student, being able to organizeyour thoughts clearly﹣whether you're speaking in class or writing a paper﹣is critical to show that you've mastered the material in each course．This does not mean you shouldn't ask others to review your written work before handing it in．That's OK．You should not, however, allow a friend or anyone else to rewrite parts of your papers for you．Instead, ask them to simply let you know about any parts of the paper that are unclear and need work．Many colleges have writing centers where tutors will work with you on your writing﹣without doing the work for you．Regardless of whether you consult with a friend or a tutor, the right thing is for you to talk to your instructors to ask their advice and let them know you plan to seek assistance with your writing．If you ask them in advance for guidance on what's appropriate and what's not for the written work they assign, that will allow you to be as transparent as possible about how you completed your________﹣Professor Byron（1）What problem does Mariana meet？________A She has trouble learning English grammar．B She wonders if her method on writing is suitable．C She doesn't get on well with her classmates．D She isn't able to express herself in English．（2）According to Pro．Byron，what's the most important in writing a paper？________A Professional advice．B Polishing carefully．C Organizingthoughts． D Familiar materials．（3）When asking someone for help on your paper，you should ask him________．A to hand in the paper after reading it．B to write the difficult part for you．C to make a writing．D to tell you the part to be improved．（4）What does the underlined word refer to in the text？________A Essays．B Courses．C Ideas．D Resources．第二节（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．5.Four Ways to Be a Great RoommateHaving a roommate can be one of the best experiences in college or，easily，one of the worst （1）_______Follow these tips to avoid the common mistakes that turn good roommate relationships sour．◇Talk things out．Communication is key．If something happens，sit down with your roommate and have a face﹣to﹣face conversation．I've seen roommate relationships fall apart because something happens and，instead of talking to each other，the two start complaining about their roommates behind their backs （2）_______◇Don't expect to be best friends．Some roommates become the best of friends，and some don't．Don't put pressure on yourself or your roommate，especially when you first meet．（3）_______ And if your roommate doesn't end up being your best friend，don't worry．◇Ask before you take．This applies to food，clothes and anything else．If you want to keep a relationship going，show your roommate that you have respect for what is his or hers by asking first．（4）_______◇Clean up after yourself．This should to without saying．Don't be lazy．Or，at least，don't bury your roommate in your clothes and garbage．Most people I've come across in college are messy．（5）_______But being considerate with where you put your stuff will help you avoid conflict．A．So you need to think twice before you help your roommates out．B．This creates nothing but awkward．situations and unhappiness．C．Even if you both agree to share everything，you should still ask．D．You don't have all the time to clean your room arid keep it organized．E．It all starts with you to have a good relationship with your roommate．F．Sometime you get stuck with someone who has tons of negative energy．G．Remember，you're trying to make a new friend，not to scare your roommate away．第三部分英语知识运用（共两节）第一节完形填空（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和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．6. It was my first college acting class．With great hesitation, sweating hands and an （1）_______heart, 1walked into the classroom．I had spent my entire life （2）_______public speaking．But now here l was, （3）_______not only to learn how to speak like someone on （4）_______．but to become them entirely．Theater classes are （5）_______ at many high schools and universities in the US．"Theater kids"are a quite different bunch who always seemed able to（6）_______ a room with their personalities．（7）_______ it was only a beginner﹣level course, my college class was filled with students who seemed a （8）_______ fit for acting．They were confident, funny and （9）_______．The professor, a stout（矮胖） woman with a permanent smile and gentle behavior, （10）_______just as well, She （11）_______ us each with a handshake and welcoming eyes．The class was held in a circular room with（12）_______ situated around the edges．This allowed everyone in the room to have a（n）（13）_______ of whatever performance or lecture was （14）_______ in the center．After our first﹣day of introductions, each week we（15）_______in a series of activities designed to help us find our own inner （16）_______．We sang songs, danced to music, and recited （17）_______ from our favorite short stories．The （18）_______was eye opening．I learned that anyone has the （19）_______ to act, and many of us already do in our daily life．In the end, I'm not（20）_______一that l would consider myself an actor．But I don't think I ever had more fun in a college class．（1）A unsteadyB unsatisfiedC unusualD unfair（2）A practisingB avoidingC deliveringD learning（3）A refusingB happeningC preparingD hesitating（4）A stageB campusC strikeD trial（5）A difficultB expensiveC advancedD popular（6）A put upB make upC light upD break up（7）A ThoughB SinceC UnlessD Once（8）A strangeB naturalC commonD formal（9）A outgoingB cautiousC hardworkingD patient（10）A servedB preparedC spokeD fit（11）A inspiredB suppliedC greetedD comforted（12）A blackboardsB tablesC lightsD chairs（13）A viewB opinionC debateD command（14）A leavingB occurringC arrivingD declining（15）A tookB succeededC sharedD participated（16）A singerB actorC professorD dancer（17）A charactersB proverbsC linesD plots（18）A adventureB concertC competitionD experience（19）A giftB interestC tendencyD desire（20）A contentB sureC awareD doubtful第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式．7. On receiving my learner's permit a couple of months ago，I started driving lessons straight away．However，it wasn't until two days ago （61）________Dad finally allowed me to drive on the motorway．Our destination was Orewa，（62）________ seaside town．That morning I made sure I had enough to drink and went to the toilet about three times （63）________we left．I thought l was totally prepared（64）________the journey，but nothing could have prepared me for my family's complaints．"Relax!Don't hold the steering wheel so （65）________ （tight）．"called a nervous voicefrom the backseat．"Speed up 70km/h isn't fast enough．You are holding up the traffic，"another voice ordered from the seat next to（66）________．How （67）________ （annoy）!To content them，I （68）________（step） hard on the accelerator，and within a second，an angry voice began to yell again．"Stop!Slow down!Are you crazy？Did I tell you to go above 100km/h'？"Finally I drove into the city，where the speed limit was only 50km/h．My family seemed relieved and stopped（69）________（tell） me what to do．On our way home，the journey was much （70）________（easy） than before as everyone else fell fast asleep．So，I just took my time and enjoyed the drive．第一节短文改错（满分10分）8. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词．删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词．2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．In order to promote participation in outdoor exercise，our school had organized an activityto climb the West Mountain on April 10．The moment we arrived at the foot of a mountain，we set out for the top in high spirit．We supported each other to pass the rocky areas on the course of the climb．Laughing and cheering，we eventually reached the summit，there we were greeted by the bright sunshine and fresh air．Viewing from the top，the city was extremely beautiful This event was very benefit，for not only we take a break from our heavy school workload，but we also learned what to cooperate．Therefore，we strongly suggest that similar events are held every year!第二节书面表达（满分25分）9. 你是李华．校学生会正在举办"魅力中学生"评选报名活动，旨在给学生提供展示风采的舞台，为大家树立学习的榜样．下面的海报吸引了正在你校访问的美国学生Catherine的关注．请向她介绍此次活动，并阐述你心目中"魅力中学生"的标准．注意：1．词数100左右．2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．3．首句已给出，不计人总词数．The poster is about a selection registration named Charming Students．________________．2015年河北省石家庄市高考英语二模试卷答案1. BADC2. ACBD3. CAD4. BCDA5. E,B,G,C,D6. ABCADCABADCDABDBCDAB7. that,a,before,for,tightly,mine/me,annoying,stepped,telling,easier8. In order to promote participation in outdoor exercise，our school had organized an activity to climb the West Mountain on April 10．The moment we arrived at the foot of a mountain，we set out for the top in high spirit．We supported each other to pass the rocky areas on the course of the climb．Laughing and cheering，we eventually reached the summit，there we were greeted by the bright sunshine and fresh air．Viewing from the top，the city was extremely beautiful This event was very benefit，for not only∧ we take a break from our heavy school workload，but we also learned what to cooperate．Therefore，we strongly suggest that similar events are held every year!1．去掉had．考查时态．这篇文章主要使用一般过去时．2．a﹣the．考查冠词．指代上文的the West Mountain用定冠词the．3．spirit﹣spirits．考查名词复数．in high spirits情绪高涨．4．on﹣in/during．考查介词．in/during the course of意为"在…过程中"．5．there﹣where或者在there前加上and．考查定语从句，这句话使用定语从句，先行词是summit，定语从句中缺少地点状语，用where引导定语从句，或者加and变成并列句．6．Viewing﹣﹣Viewed．考查非谓语动词．the city和view是被动关系，用过去分词作状语．7．benefit﹣beneficial．考查形容词．作was的表语用形容词beneficial．8．only后加上did．not only后面接倒装句，这句话使用一般过去式，用助动词did置于主语前．9．what﹣how．考查疑问词．句意：我们也学会怎么合作．用how．10．are﹣﹣be．考查虚拟语气．句意：我们强烈建议每年举行类似的活动．suggest加从句，从句用虚拟语气，用should do，should可以省略．9. Thisactivity，organizedbyStudents'Union，providesuswithastagetoshowourtalentsandalsosetsusstudentsexamplestofollowAnyonewhoi swillingtoparticipateinthisactivityisallowedtoapplyonlineAndtheapplicationdeadlineisMay2 0th,Tobecharmingstudents，inmyopinion，theyshouldbesomeonepopularwithus，positivetolife，kindtopeopleandalwaysreadytohelpothersBesidesanexcellentacademicperformance，theyarealsosupposedtodowellinvariousaspects，suchassinging，dancing，paintingandsportsHavingacreativemindisequallyimportant。
石家庄市2015届高三复习教学质量检测（二）听力1—5 ABACB 6—10 CBBCB 11—15 ACACB 16—20 AACBA阅读理解：21—24 ABDC 25—28 CBDC 29—31 CAD 32—35 ACDB七选五阅读填空：36—40 DGFEA完形填空：41—45 CBDAC 46—50 BADCB 51—55 ADCAB 56—60 DADCB语法填空：61. cheerful 62. the 63. But 64. who 65. No matter where/ Wherever66. saying 67. spoken 68. to 69. protection 70. could短文改错（10×1=10）：On Friday, our teacher told us that there would ∧ an English corner in front of our teaching building.beI set about soon after the last class in the afternoon.out/offTo my joy, the English corner had just been on for a few minute. I joined them on their talk.minutes inAt first, I was afraid that my English was so poor and limit that I couldn’t follow them orlimitedmake myself understand. I was also afraid that anyone might laugh at me. But a smiling faceunderstood someonehere or an encouraging nod there soon put me at ease. Though I speak to them only in simple English and spokethat day, I believe in future I will make a greater progress.书面表达(满分25分)：Dear Nattawa,I’m going to enjoy a tour in Thailand during my winter holidays with my family. The good news is that I have booked the air tickets to Thailand successfully. But out of my expectation, when I visited the Thailand Train Ticket trying to book the train tickets, a notice caught my attention, which said that all the tickets had been fully booked from January 20 to February 28. Now I’m writing to you asking for help. I wonder whether you are kind enough to tell me how we can rent a vehicle in Thailand in order to ensure a self-driving travel. Surely, I’ll appreciate it very much if you can be our guide.Looking forward to your early reply.Yours,Li Hua。
2015届石家庄市高中毕业班第二次模拟考试试卷英语参考答案听力（20×1.5=30）：1—5 BCCAB 6—10 CABBA11—15 BAABC 16—20 AACBA阅读理解（15×2=30）：21—24 BADC 25—28 ACBD 29—31 CAD 32—35 BCDA七选五阅读填空（5×2=10）：36—40 EBGCD完形填空（20×1.5=30）：41—45 ABCAD 46—50 CABAD 51—55 CDABD 56—60 BCDAB语法填空（10×1.5=15）：61. that 62. a 63. before 64. for 65. tightly66. mine/me 67. annoying 68. stepped 69. telling 70. easier短文改错（10×1=10）：In order to promote participation in outdoor exercise, our school had organized an activity toclimb the West Mountain on April 10. The moment we arrived at the foot of a mountain, we set outthefor the top in high spirit. We supported each other to pass the rocky areas on the course of thespirits in/duringclimb. Laughing and cheering, we eventually reached the summit, there we were greeted by the brightwhere（或前加and）sunshine and fresh air. V iewing from the top, the city was extremely beautiful. This event was very benefit,V iewed beneficialfor not only we take a break from our heavy school workload, but we also learned what to cooperate.did howTherefore, we strongly suggest that similar events are held every year!be书面表达(满分25分)：One possible version：The poster is about a selection registration named Charming Students. This activity, organized by Students’ Union, provides us with a stage to show our talents and also sets us students examples to follow. Anyone who is willing to participate in this activity is allowed to apply online. And the application deadline is May 20th.To be charming students, in my opinion, they should be someone popular with us, positive to life, kind to people and always ready to help others. Besides an excellent academic performance, they are also supposed to do well in various aspects, such as singing, dancing, painting and sports. Having a creative mind is equally important. (100 words)书面表达评分细则1、本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。
河北省石家庄二中2015届高三英语8月考试试题第一局部阅读理解 (共两节，总分为58分)第一节 (共9小题；每一小题2分，总分为18分)阅读如下短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最优选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AGuide to StockholmUniversity LibraryOur library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.ZonesThe library is divided into different zones. The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own computer. The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground floor is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.ComputersYou can use your own computer to connect to the wi-fi specially prepared for notebook computers, you can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.Group-study placesIf you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor. Some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people. All rooms are marked on the library maps.There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website. To book, you need an active University account and a valid University card. You can use a room three hours per day, nine hours at most per week.Storage of Study MaterialThe library has lockers for students to store course literature. When you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分),you may rent a locke r and pay 400 SEK for a year’s rental period. Rules to be FollowedMobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library. Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.1. The library’s upper floor is mainly for students to .A. read in a quiet placeB. have group discussionsC. take comfortable seatsD. get their computers fixed2. Library computers on the ground floor __________.A. help students with their field experimentsB. are for those who want to access the wi-fiC. contain software necessary for schoolworkD. are mostly used for filling out application forms3. What condition should be met to book a group-study room?A. Group must consist of 8 people.B. One should have an active University account.C. Three-hour use per day is the minimum.D. Applicants must mark the room on the map.4. A student can rent a locker in the library if he ____________.A. has earned the required creditsB. attends certain courseC. has nowhere to put his booksD. can afford the rental fee5. What should NOT be brought into the library?A. Mobile phones.B. Orange juice.C. Candy.D. Sandwiches.BWhen you make a m istake, big or small, cherish it like it’s the most precious thing in the world. Because in some ways, it is.Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes, beat ourselves up about it, feel like failures, get mad at ourselves.And that’s onl y natural: most of us have been taught from a young age that mistakes are bad, that we should try to avoid mistakes. We’ve been scolded when we make mistakes—at home, school and work. Maybe not always, but probably enough times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.Yet without mistakes, we could not learn or grow. If you think about it that way, mistakes should be cherished and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world: they make learning possible; they make growth and improvement possible.By trial and error—trying things, making mistakes, and learning from those mistakes—we have figured out how to make electric light, to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, to fly.Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler, make speech possible, make works of genius possible.Think about how w e learn: we don’t just consume information about som ething and instantly know it or know how to do it. You don’t just read about painting, or writing, or computer programming, or baking, or playing the piano, and know how to do them right away. Instead, you get information about something, from reading or from another person or from observing, then you make mistakes and repeat, making mistakes, learning from those mistakes, until you’ve pretty much learned how to do something. That’s how we learn as babies and toddlers, and how we learn as adults. Mistakes are how we learn to do something new—because if you succeed at something, it’s probably something you already knew how to do. You haven’t really grown much from that success—at most it’s the last step on your journey, not the whole journey. Most of the jour ney was made up of mistakes, if it’s a good journey.So if you value learning, if you value growing and improving, then you should value mistakes. They are amazing things that make a world of brilliance possible.6. Why do most of us feel bad about making mistakes?A. Because mistakes make us suffer a lot.B. Because it’s a natural part in our life.C. Because we’ve been taught so from a young age.D. Because mistakes have ruined many people’s careers.7. According to the passage, what is the right attitude to mistakes?A. We should try to avoid making mistakes.B. We should owe great inventions mainly to mistakes.C. We should treat mistakes as good chances to learn.D. We should make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.8. The underlined word“toddler〞 in Paragraph 6 probably means .A. a small child learning to walkB. a kindergarten child learning to drawC. a primary pupil learning to readD. a school teenager learning to write9. We can learn from the passage that .A. most of us can really grow from successB. growing and improving are based on mistakesC. we learn to make mistakes by trial and errorD. we read about something and know how to do it right away第二节 (共5小题；每一小题2分，总分为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优选项。
课时作业(八) Unit 3 ComputersⅠ.用所给词的适当形式填空1.It has been________(calculate) that eighty percent of the middle school students can be admitted into colleges.2.________(person)，I'm content with what you did.3.Children like to read the________(simple) English stories.4.When________(ask) for his view about his job，he said that he found it interesting.5.Great changes have taken place in scientificand________(technology)development in our country.6.The________(apply) of robots makes difficult jobs easier to do.7.Though the problem given by the teacher was difficult，the boy said that he could find the________(solve)to it.8.He is a student with great________(intelligent)，so I think he can do it well.9.You needn't worry about your________(appear)—you look fine.10.I was________(total) confused by what she said.答案：1.calculated 2.Personally 3.simplified 4.asked5.technological6.application7.solution8.intelligence9.appearance 10.totallyⅡ.完成句子1.It is a long time since they separated，but________________(不久)they meet again.2.People can calculate on computers__________________(解决各种问题)such as exploring the moon.3.On the contrary，I find her quite__________________(容易相处)．4.Even though they__________________(几乎没有相同之处)，they get along well with each other.5.__________________(随着科学与技术的发展)，we have a much higher standard of living.6.The problems between parents and children have__________________(缺乏交流引起的)．7.—Do you know how many students took part in the sports meet？—About 400__________________(加起来)．8.When I am back to school from sick leave，I will__________________(弥补) the missing lessons.答案：1.it won't be long before 2.to solve all kinds of problems 3.easy to deal with 4.have little in common5.With the development of science and technology6.arisen from lack of communication7.in total8.make up forⅢ.阅读理解A(2015·郑州高三质量检测) Think about how many ways there are for you to communicate today.You can send a letter or pick up the phone and make a call.But today，one of the most popular ways to communicate is called instant messaging (IM)．In any instant messaging system，you type a little text message on your computer，press the“Send”button，and your message instantly shows up on your friend's screen.But how does it work？Actually，the whole process is very cool.In the 1980s，you could sit down at a computer at any big university.Up to100 people would be logged in and share the computer becausethese computers were very expensive.You could type a commandto send an instant message to anyone logged in the samecomputer.It felt like everyone was connected together no matter where they were sitting.Today，you can communicate with anyone in the world.All you need is an instant messaging program installed on your computer.There are many programs to choose from.AOL's instant messenger is probably the most popular right now.MSN has one.Google has Google Talk.When you're ready，you create an account.Next，you need to figure out the IM names your friends use.Add their IM names to your IM program.Click on the friend you want to talk to an d then type away.When you click“Send”，your friend gets the message instantly.But behind the scenes，amazing things are happening.Your IM program is communicating with a computer，called a server，which could be just down the road or even in some other city.All your friends' computers are communicating with a server，too.Your computer is constantly chatting with it to make everything happen.The network called the Internet makes it all possible.语篇导读：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了目前网上最流行的交流方式——即时通信。
石家庄市2015届高三复习教学质量检测（二）英语参考答案听力（20×1.5=30）：1—5 ABACB 6—10 CBBCB 11—15 ACACB 16—20 AACBA阅读理解（15×2=30）：21—24 ABDC 25—28 CBDC 29—31 CAD 32—35 ACDB七选五阅读填空（5×2=10）：36—40 DGFEA完形填空（20×1.5=30）：41—45 CBDAC 46—50 BADCB 51—55 ADCAB 56—60 DADCB语法填空（10×1.5=15）： 61. cheerful 62. the 63. But 64. who 65. No matter where/ Wherever66. saying 67. spoken 68. to 69. protection 70. could短文改错（10×1=10）：改错答案：On Friday, our teacher told us that there would ∧ an English corner in front of our teaching building.beI set about soon after the last class in the afternoon.out/offTo my joy, the English corner had just been on for a few minute. I joined them on their talk.minutes inAt first, I was afraid that my English was so poor and limit that I couldn’t follow them orlimitedmake myself understand. I was also afraid that anyone might laugh at me. But a smiling faceunderstood someonehere or an encouraging nod there soon put me at ease. Though I speak to them only in simple English and spokethat day, I believe in future I will make a greater progress.书面表达(满分25分)：One possible version：Dear Nattawa,I’m going to enjoy a tour in Thailand during my winter holidays with my family. The good news is that I have booked the air tickets to Thailand successfully. But out of my expectation, when I visited the Thailand Train Ticket trying to book the train tickets, a notice caught my attention, which said that all the tickets had been fully booked from January 20 to February 28. Now I’m writing to you asking for help. I wonder whether you are kind enough to tell me how we can rent a vehicle in Thailand in order to ensure a self-driving travel. Surely, I’ll appreciate it very much if you can be our guide.Looking forward to your early reply.Yours,Li Hua书面表达评分细则1、本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。
2、评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。
3、词数少于80和多于120的，从总分中减去2分。
4、评分时，应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性及上下文的连贯性。
5、拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面，评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。
英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。
6、如书写较差，以至影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。
各档次的给分范围和要求第五档(21-25分)完全完成了试题规定的任务。
—覆盖所有内容要点。
—应用了较多的语法结构和词汇。
—语法结构或词汇方面有些许错误，但为尽力使用较复杂结构或较高级词汇所致;具备较强的语言运用能力。
—有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。
完全达到了预期的写作目的。
第四档(16-20分)完全完成了试题规定的任务。
—虽漏掉1、2个次重点，但覆盖所有主要内容。
—应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。
—语法结构或词汇方面应用基本准确，些许错误主要是因尝试较复杂语法结构或词汇所致。
—应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。
达到了预期的写作目的。
第三档(11-15分)基本完成了试题规定的任务。
—虽漏掉一些内容，但覆盖所有主要内容。
—应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。
—有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解。
—应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文内容连贯。
整体而言，基本达到了预期的写作目的。
第二档(6-10分)未恰当完成试题规定的任务。
—漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容，写了一些无关内容。
—语法结构单调、词汇项目有限。
—有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。
—较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性。
信息未能清楚地传达给读者。
第一档(1-5分)未完成试题规定的任务。
—明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关内容，原因可能是未理解试题要求。
—语法结构单调、词汇项目有限。
—较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响对写作内容的理解。
—缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯。
信息未能传达给读者。
未能传达给读者任何信息：内容太少，无法评判；写的内容均与所要求内容无关或所写内容无法看清。
附：听力材料Text 1W: I thought you were going golfing this weekend.M: I was. But when I asked my boss if I could have one of the days off, he said “Forget it.”Text 2M: Are you coming to dinner next Friday?W: Friday? Don’t we always do the dinner on Sunday at four?M: Yes, but we’re doing it on Friday this week. At five.Text 3M: Hey, this is a great bar! The music is great. I especially like the design.W: I think so, too. I often come here to relax after work. And there is also a live band on Friday nights. Text 4M: The weather forecast says it will turn bad this afternoon.W: Do you believe that? Remember a few weeks ago when it said the temperature would drop to 10℃?It was actually 25. I almost melted in my sweater.Text 5W: Do they fit? How do they look?M: The shirt is really nice, but the trousers are too short.W: Unfortunately, they’re the longes t pair we have in stock at the moment.M: I’ll just take the shirt then.Text 6M: I can give you a special price.W: But I don’t really need …M: Twenty dollars. You go to the mall, and you’ll pay thirty-five.W: Look. I have a pair already. I don’t need two pairs.M: Fifteen dollars. Look — the best brand. You should always have two pairs — keep one pair in your car.Summer’s coming soon, you know.W: I’ll give you ten dollars.M: Two pairs for twenty-five.Text 7M: So do you have any time for a social life?W: Yeah. I go out with my friends from college quite a lot. The thing I like most is the theatre. I go once a week. I love it. Are you interested in the theatre?M: Yes. I see a musical once in a while. I prefer the cinema … films.W: What kind of films do you like?M: Actually, I really haven’t seen anything for ages. I don’t seem to have time at the moment … with work and everything. Usually I just come home and put my feet up and watch football on TV. It’s terrible really.Text 8W: Where exactly did you go in the Philippines?M: I was in Davao City. The volunteer organization has an office and some student dorms there.W: Can you talk about the organization and what they do?M: Sure. The organization is called the Student Volunteer Organization. They organize trips for university students to go abroad and do volunteer work — you know, doing things that help the country and the people. For example, one project, we planted trees in an area of the island where a lot of trees had been cut down years ago. We got local elementary school students to help us because the goal of the project was to teach young people about the environment.W: That’s great. So you decided to go because the environment is important to you?M: Yes. I think it’s everyone’s respon sibility to help protect the environment.Text 9W: Have you seen the new Cosmo magazine that I bought?M: I saw it on the kitchen table.W: It’s not there. Oh, here it is, on the sofa. There’s an interesting interview with a popular director about his la test film that I want to finish. It’s Martin Scorsese. You liked his film, The Departed, didn’t you? M: Yes, it was fantastic! Can I read the article when you’ve finished?W: Sure. You know it has an online edition, too. You could go online to read it.M: Well, OK. Just out of curiosity, do you buy the magazine regularly?W: Yes.M: How much does the magazine cost?W: It’s almost ￡3 now, and I heard they’re going to put the price up to ￡4 soon next month. I think few people would buy it if the price went up to ￡5.M: I bet you’ll still buy it. You wouldn’t be able to live without your fashion magazine!Text 10W: Jim, my husband, found a really cheap package holiday to Venezuela on the Internet, so we booked it straightaway. We left Miami on the 22nd. Unfortunately, our plane developed some problems on the way and we had to make an emergency landing in Barbados. We had to spend the whole weekend there because the next flight wasn’t for about two days. Anyway, we finally arrived at our destination only to find that they had put us in a different hotel from the one we had originally booked over the Internet. I was very upset. The room was very small and there wasn’t any air conditioning. The hotel was far from the city and the beach, so we had to rent a car. To make things worse, Jim lost his passport and we spent practically the whole holiday going back and forth from the police station to the embassy. It was a nightmare!。
