长篇阅读10题，总分值：20分Directions：You are going to read a passage with 10 statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter.Teens Give up Traditional Summer Jobs to Build Careers(A) Pikesville Josh Borris is working this summer, but he won’t be paid. Completing a second summer as an intern (实习生) at Correct Rx Pharmacy Services Inc., he said, is more valuable than earning money at a traditional summer job. “I want to one day be a pharmacist (药剂师) researcher figuring out how drugs interact with the human body,” he said of his summer work at the institutional pharmacy company. “This internship is an exper ience for the future.” Even as fewer teens seek to work during the summer, some like Borris are pursuing internships or other experiences. They hope such experiences will give them a leg up on their intended careers. “Right now, there is pressure on findin g a career,” said John A. Challenger, CEO of the employment-consulting firm. “People worry that there won’t be something for them coming out of school.”(B) But not everyone. Many teenagers simply don’t want to work. Only about a million of the 11 million youths between 16 and 19 who were neither employed nor actively seeking work last year wanted a job, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The rest, according to surveys conducted by the bureau, said they did not want to work. The percentage of youths in the workforce has declined steadily since 1994, according to the BLS. It hit an all-time low record last year and may be headed even lower this summer.(C) Still, there are jobs for teens – and teens who want to take them. Nearly1.1 million teens found work last summer, up from 960,000 in 2010, according to the BLS. In a report issued in late April, John A. Challenger, CEO of the firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas employment consulting projected more would find jobs this summer, even though they face increased competition from older, more experienced applicants, including people in their 20s looking for any kind of work and “retirees who are seeking low-skilled, low-pressure jobs to supplement their retirement income”. Not counted in the dat a are theteens who win internships. While most internships go to college and graduate school students, some high-schoolers also are in the hunt.(D) “There may be as many as two million interns employed each year,” wrote Ross Eisenbrey, vice president of the Economic Policy Institute, in a report issued May 23. “Experts agree that the internship phenomenon was growing even before the Great Recession and has accelerated since. Yet, few can provide any information on the impact of internships, paid or unpaid, on the labor market or the wages and employment prospects of young people.” More and more teenagers are keen on filling their resumés with work experience beyond the traditional summer jobs of scooping (用勺舀) ice cream and waiting tables, Challenger said.(E) Riley Drake, a senior, got an unpaid internship last June at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine through family connections. She still works there on an immunology (免疫学) project, developing and testing tumor-targeted antibodies (抗体). “I was excited to just be a lab monkey,” Drake said, “but I ended up getting to work on my own project. This is valuable because not only am I finding something no one has found before, but I’m learning interpersonal skills, lab skills and how to interact wit h people older than I am.”(F) Yvette Schein, a senior at Baltimore’s Bryn Mawr School, also has used her summers as an opportunity to pursue what interests her: global health. “For the past three summers I’ve gone to Tanzania for five weeks,” she said. “I help with a public health research project called ‘Partnership for the Rapid Elimination of Trachoma’.” Schein’s father, Dr. Oliver Schein, a professor at the Hopkins medical school, connected her with the project but doesn’t go on the trips with her. Her first summer, she mostly handed out forms to patients. The past two years, she performed tests on patients with trachoma, an eye disease. This summer she is going to help map how the disease spreads by marking infected homes with a Global-Positioning Sys tem. “I get to see an entirely different perspective on the world,” she said. “This has changed my life.”(G) Not everyone is fortunate enough to have connections like those. Baltimore has developed a program to find real-world work experience for city te enagers called ‘Baltimore City Youth Works’, which finds paying summer jobs for young people between 14 and 21 in the public and private sectors.The program, which runs from June 25 to August 3, aims to give young people “the chance to put a stamp on what our future workforce will look like,” said Brice Freeman, spokesman for the mayor’s office of employment development. “We’ve secured jobs for around 5,000 people this summer.”(H) Jasmine Lane, a senior at the Academy for College and Career Exploration in Baltimore, got a job through the program at Veolia Transportation, which provides taxi and other public transportation services in the city. She’s worked at the front desk for the company, answering phones, assisting customers, filling out paperwork and taking inventory. “It’s a great program,” Lane said. “It really boosts teens’ skills and gives teens more experience to put on their resumés. When you don’t have experience, you can’t get certain jobs.”(I) Of course, not every teen focuses exclusively on career-oriented experience. Danielle Moses, a junior at Du Bois High School in Baltimore, who has obtained positions through Youth Works in the past, wants a paying job at McDonald’s or at a hairstyling school this summer. “I like having my own money, and a job gives me something to do during the summer,” she said. Still, Moses said, in the future she hopes to pursue a summer job or an internship related to her intended career: nursing. If she does, Moses would be joining what Challenger said is a growing number of teens choosing a career-oriented internship or job. “Jobs right now,” he said, “are trials for future roles.”1)An increasing number of teenagers are more aware of the importance of real-work experience than traditional summer jobs. (D)2)Some teens hope to get a summer job with some payment because they want to have money of their own. I3)According to Challenger, some retired people are also hunting for jobs in order to earn some extra money for their better retirement life.(C)4)Internship is very important for it helps young people master a lot of skills such as how to communicate with other people and how to work in the lab. E5)The number of the young people who don’t want to work is on the rise since 1990s. B6)The experi ence of internship has a big impact on interns’ life, which helps them see the world from a completely different perspective. F7)Quite a few students work as interns in order to gain experience for their future work. A8)According to experts internship first appeared before the Great Recession and since then it has been developing at a faster rate. D9)Some city government has offered a program intended to help young people gain some work experience. G10)Internships are popular among college graduates but there is also a chance for high school students. C参考答案：1) D 2) I 3) C 4) E 5) B 6) F 7) A 8) D 9) G 10) C阅读理解15题，总分值：30分Directions：Read the following passages carefully. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished sentences. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer to each question.As the world becomes increasingly populated, it is also becoming alarmingly polluted. We use more resources, produce more waste, and cause more environmental distress than ever before. Fortunately, there are many ways that you can help to counter the negative effects that we force on the environment. One of these is driving an electric car. This benefits not only the environment but also individual drivers.Electric cars produce about 80 percent less pollution than cars with gas-powered motors. In fact, the only reason that electric cars produce any pollution at all is that their electric energy is generated by power plants —electric cars themselves send out no exhaust. When energy comes from large sources such as power plants, it’s easier to regulate and monitor, so there’s less waste than if the energy is generated by many smaller sources, such as the gas engines in individual cars.In addition, electric cars are simply more efficient than gas-powered cars for several reasons. First, electric cars have regenerative breaking, which means that when you use the brakes (刹车) in an electric car, the battery has a chance to recharge. Conversely, when you brake in a gas-powered car, you actually use energy.Also, during the production of electric cars, more time and energy are spent making the design lighter and more powerful so that there will be less drag from the wind. This allows them to travel farther using less energy than a gas-powered car would use to go the same distance.Moreover, electric cars can also save people time. While gas-powered cars require visits to a mechanic every few months, the only routine maintenance required by electric cars is replacing the battery every four years.Overall, there are numerous benefits of driving an electric car. It may take a little getting used to, but in the long run, the use of electric cars can help save the environment and give people more time and money to be put to better use.11)What way is discussed to help reduce environmental distress?A. Using less energy resources.B. Making the world less populated.C. Producing less waste and pollution.D. Driving an electric car.12)Why do electric cars produce much less pollution?A. They are gas-powered which is easy to control.B. Their energy isgenerated through large sources. C. Their energy comes from differentsmaller sources. D. They themselves send out almost no exhaust.13)What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4-5?A. Electric cars are more efficient in structure and design.B. Electriccars are faster than gas-powered cars. C. Though smaller, electric carssave more energy. D. The production of electronic cars is more dynamic.14)How does driving an electric car benefit people?A. Save a lot of money spent on gas.B. Save people a lot of time andmoney. C. Visit a mechanic only every few months. D. Replace the battery only every four years.15)What is the main purpose of the reading passage?A. Convince readers that cars use too much energy.B. Show readershow to improve driving. C. Convince people that electric cars are good.D. Show how the environment can be saved.参考答案：11) D 12) D 13) A 14) B 15) CHave you ever flown? Did you fly to another country to study English? How do you feel about flying? People who have to fly all the time for business usually find it boring. People who fly only once in a while are excited. However, somepeople feel only terror when they board an airplane. They suffer from a phobia, an illogical fear.If you are afraid of poisonous spiders (有毒蜘蛛), this is logical. If you are afraid of all spiders, even harmless ones, this is a phobia because it is illogical. Some people have phobias about heights being shut up in a small or large open area. It’s not logical to be afraid of these things when there is no danger, but a phobia is not logical.Fear of flying is another phobia. We always hear about a plane crash, but we don’t hear about the millions of flights every year that are safe. Riding in a car is thirty times more dangerous than flying, but most of us are not afraid every time we get into a car. It is not logical to be afraid of flying, but research shows that about 12 percent of people have this fear.People with a phobia about flying are afraid for one or more reasons. They are afraid of heights. They avoid high places, and if they are in a high-rise building, they don’t look out the windows.They might be afraid of being in an enclosed place like an elevator or a tunnel on a highway. When they get on an airplane, they can’t get out until the end of the flight, and the flight might last several hours or even more. Maybe they are afraid of the crowds and all the noise and people rushing around at an airport. This especially bothers older people.Some people are afraid of the unknown. They don’t understand the technology of flying and can’t believe th at a huge airplane can stay up in the air. Though some people are afraid of flying, for many people it’s not important because they don’t really need to fly.16)________ usually think flying is boring.A. People who fly once in a whileB. People who fly often on businesstrips C. People who have a phobia about flying D. People who feel terror once they board a plane17)According to the passage, a phobia refers to ________.A. a chemical that causes terrorB. an illogical way of reactionC. a reliable way of predicting dangerD. a harmful way of thinking18)A person with a fear of enclosed places doesn’t like ________.A. walking on a pathB. staying in high placesC. being in a tunnelD. driving a car by himself19)________ especially bother old people.A. Crowds at airportsB. High-rise buildingsC. Dangerous spidersD. An enclosed place20)What does the author want to say through this passage?A. Riding on a car is much safer than riding on a plane.B. car, thoughsmaller, is more reliable than a plane. C. Travelling by an airplane is notsuitable to everyone. D. It is illogical to be afraid of taking airplanes.参考答案：16) B 17) B 18) C 19) A 20) DWhen important events are happening around the world, most people turn to traditional media sources, such as CNN and BBC, for their news. However, now people can write diaries and post them on a web site, known as a “blog.” Blogs, short for “web-logs,” are online diaries, usually kept by individuals, but sometimes by companies and other groups of people. They are the fastest growing type of web site on the Internet.A blog differs from a traditional web site in several ways. Most importantly, it is updated much more regularly. Many blogs are updated every day, and some are updated several times a day. Also, most blogs use special software or web sites which are specifically aimed at bloggers, so you don’t need to be a computer expert to create your own blog. This means that ordinary people who may find computers difficult to use can easily set up and start writing their own blog.There are many different kinds of blogs. The most popular type is an online diary of links, where the blog writer surfs the Internet and then posts links to sites or new articles that they find interesting, with a few comments about each one. Other types are personal diaries, where the writers talk about their life and feelings. Sometimes these blogs can be very personal.There is another kind of blogging, called “moblogging,” short for “mobile blogging.” Mobloggers use mobile phones with cameras to take photos, which are posted instantly to the Internet. The use of mobile phones in this way made the headlines in Singapore when a high school student posted on the Internet a movie he had taken of a teacher shouting at another student and tearing up the student’s homework. Many people were shocked by the student posting a video of the incident on the Internet.As blogs become more common, news reporting will rely less on big media companies and more on ordinary people posting news to the Internet. Possibly, the news will be less like a lecture and more like a conversation, where anyone can join in.21)What is the main idea of this passage?A. The history of the Internet.B. The introduction of new types ofmedia. C. The increase in popularity of computers. D. growing number of people writing diaries.22)To start your own blog, what do you need most?A. Special software.B. An Internet account.C. An interestingpoint of view. D. Access to the Internet.23)What is the most significant difference between blogs and traditional web sites?A. Blogs are updated much more often.B. Blogs use special software.C. Blogs contain links to other web sites.D. Blogs contain personal information.24)What is “moblogging”?A. Mobile phones that made the headlines in Singapore.B. Usephones to take photos and then post them online. C. Negative newsposted on the Internet. D. Pictures posted instantly to the Internet.25)According to the passage, which one is most likely to happen in the future?A. Everyone will have a blog.B. Large media companies will beunnecessary. C. People will learn the news from different points of view.D. Blogging technology will be banned.参考答案：21) B 22) D 23) A 24) B 25) C完型填空20题，总分值：30分Directions： There are some blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage.Remember back to when you were a young child? Can you 26) recall who your heroes were? Were they someone in your family? Were they from books, or TV, or movies? Young people 27) (search) for two types of heroes during their teen years.The first type of hero they look for is someone they can 28) admire . Too often, however, they confuse superstars with heroes, so young people shouldn’t be29) (deceived into) thinking that most TV or movie superstars are real heroes. The danger comes when a large 30) proportion of young people confuse the heroic with the famous. 31) In fact , because they don’t know real heroes, people of all ages 32) (resort to) fantasy heroes such as James Bond.The second type of hero that young people sometimes choose 33) represents rebels toward parents and rules. An example is Bluto Blutarsky in the movie Animal House. Bluto is a 34) (restless), self-centered troublemaker. Of course, some teenagers may 35) (actually)admire Bluto’s personal qualities –loyalty, daring, self-assurance –more than his 36) (coarse) behavior.Are they real heroes? Not really! Who can really 37) stand for as heroes? Real heroes are ones you love and want to 38) consider as heroes forever.C elebrities are easy come, easy go. But don’t39) (quit) counting our heroes. Even in an age when people say there are no heroes –40) only celebrities – there are countless heroes that the new century has 41) witnessed . For example, there are many people who are not so well known, but they are 42) equivalent to heroes. They have risked life, career, or reputation on a matter of principle.43) Precisely , everyone needs heroes to admire. By what they do, heroes show us that we, too, can do something 44) (sensible) even if we are only “ordinary” individuals. We need them,45) whether they’re movie stars, teachers, relatives, next-door neighbors, or strangers we’ve read about. Just consider some real-life heroic deeds.26)A. rewardB. recallC. reflectD. remind27)A. recruitB. inspectC. exploreD. search28)A. admireB. inquireC. desireD. inspire29)A. descended intoB. deceived intoC. looked intoD. stepped into30)A. volumeB. bulkC. proportionD. amount31)A. In factB. In briefC. In conclusionD. In result32)A. attribute toB. sort toC. attach toD. resort to33)A. depictsB. representsC. characterizesD. sketches34)A. restlessB. restfulC. insecureD. unstable35)A. certainlyB. reallyC. actuallyD. truly36)A. improperB. shamefulC. rawD. coarse37)A. stand forB. appear forC. make forD. present for38)A. demonstrateB. considerC. reflectD. reveal39)A. departB. resignC. quitD. halt40)A. onlyB. exactlyC. entirelyD. still41)A. detectedB. signedC. watchedD. witnessed42)A. answerable toB. equivalent toC. like toD. same to43)A. PreciselyB. CorrectlyC. StrictlyD. Faithfully44)A. perfectlyB. faithfulC. sensibleD. sensitive45)A. sinceB. asC. weatherD. whether参考答案：26) B 27) D 28) A 29) B 30) C 31) A 32) D 33) B 34)A 35) C 36) D 37) A 38)B 39)C 40) A 41)D 42) B43) A 44) C 45) D选词填空（15选10）10题，总分值：20分Directions：Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the word bank. Each word can be used only once.Teenagers are different from people of other age groups. The differences can be 46) demonstrated from how they behave. In fact, the brains of teenagersare very different from those of children or adults.Once people believed it was 47) (sensible) that the human brain was fully developed by the age of three. According to this theory, teenager behaviors like risk-taking, a lack of sensitivity to how their actions 48) (affect) both themselves and others, increased aggressive deeds, 49) diminished concentration and a negative attitude were thought to be due to bad parenting or changes in body chemistry.However, new technology has allowed researchers to examine the healthy brain at work. What they have discovered is something 50) radical : Not only does the brain continue to grow beyond the age of three, but the research also 51) affirms that the brain of a teenager is larger than that of an adult.As teen brains are 52) (soaked) with chemicals during adolescence phase, the brain grows. However, only the cells that are used the most will 53) (survive) the competition within the brain. Those that are used less begin to die off until the brain reaches what will be its adult size.The way that teens spend their time 54) somehow influences which connections remain and which disappear. On the basis of this knowledge, experts advise parents to be 55) (alert) on how their teenagers spend their time. What teens do today will affect their brains for the rest of their lives.• A. diminished• B. demonstrated• C. alert• D. radical• E. surrender• F. survive•G. affirms•H. afford•I. affect•J. effect•K. soaked•L. soaped•M. sensitive•N. sensible•O. somehow参考答案：46) demonstrated 47) sensible 48) affect 49) diminished 50) radic al 51) affirms 52) soaked 53) survive 54) somehow 55) alert。
