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A.pasteventforexacttimereferenceB.presenteventfortentativeness

C.presenteventforuncertaintyD.pasteventforpoliteness

15.“IfIwereyou,IwouldnusedtoD.

'

twaittoproposetoher.”Thesubjunctivemoodinthesentenceis

A.alleviatehostility

B.expressunfavorablefeelings

C.indicateuncertainty

D.makeasuggestion

16.“It'

sashamethatthecityofficialshouldhavegonebackonhisword.”Themodalauxiliary

SHOULDexpress__B

17.TimothyRayBrown,thefirstmancuredofHIV,initiallyoptedagainstthestemcell

transplantationthatDhistory.

C.mightmakelater

D.wouldlatermake

18.SomeMartianrock

structureslookstrikinglylikestructuresonEarththatareknown

A.couldhavelatermade

B.shouldhavemadelater

C___bymicrobes.

A.havingbeencreated

B.beingcreatedC.tohavebeencreatedD.tobecreated

19.Atthatmoment,withthecrowdwatchingme,Iwasnotafraidintheordinarysense,as

ifIAalone.

B.shouldbe⋯hadbeen

C.couldbe⋯were

A.wouldhavebeen⋯hadbeen

D.mighthavebeen⋯were

20.Youmustfire__Cincompetentassistantofyours

21.Somenarrativesseemmorelikeplays,heavywithdialoguebywhichwritersallowtheir__A___torevealthemselves.

A.charactersB.characteristicsC.charismaDcharacterizations

22.Ifyouintendtomeltthesnowfordrinkingwater,youcan___Dextrapuritybyrunning

itthroughacoffeefilter.

A.assureB.insureC.reassureD.ensure

23.Thedaisy-likeflowersofchamomilehavebeenusedforcenturiesto___Banxietyand

insomnia.

A.declineB.relieveCquenchDsuppress

24.Despiteconcernaboutthedisappearanceofthealbuminpopularmusic,2014deliveredagreatcropofalbum___C.

A.publicationsBappearancesC.releasesD.presentations

25.Theparty'

sreducedvoteinthegeneralelectionwas___Coflackofsupportforits

policies.

A.revealingB.confirmingC.indicativeD.evident

26.HeclosedhiseyesandheldthetwoversionsofLaMappatohismind'

s__Btoanalyze

theirdifferences.

A.visionBeyeC.viewD.sight

27.Twelvepupilswerekilledandfive___Ainjuredaftergunmenattackedtheschoolduring

lunchtime.

A.criticallyB.enormouslyC.greatlyD.hard

28.A15-year-oldgirlhasbeenarrested___CaccusationsofusingInstagramto

anonymouslythreatenherhigh-school.

A.overB.withC.onD.for

29.Itwasreportedthata73-year-oldmandiedonanEtihadflight__DtoGermanyfrom

AbuDhabi.

A.boundedB.bindedC.boundaryD.bound

30.It'

sBthecaseintheregion;

astoryalwayssoundsclearenoughatadistanced,but

theneareryougettothesceneofeventsthevagueritbecomes.

A.unchangeablyB.invariablyC.unalterablyD.immovably

IV.完形填空：

A.alwaysB.barelyC.demiseD.emergenceE.gainedF.implicationsG.leafH.lostI.naturallyJ.objectK.oneL.onlineM.risingN.singleO.value

MILLIONSofpeoplenowrenttheirmoviestheNetflixway.Theyfilloutawishlistfromthe50,000titlesonthecompany'

sWebsiteandreceivethefirstfewDVD'

sinthemail;

whentheymaileachoneback,thenextoneonthelistissent.TheNetflixmodelhasbeenexhaustivelyanalyzedforitsdisruptive,new-economy（31）implications.WhatwillitmeanforvideostoreslikeBlockbuster,whichhas,infact,startedasimilarservice?

Whatwillitmeanformoviestudiosandtheaters?

Whatdoesitshowabout"

longtail"

businesses--onesthatcombinemanynichemarkets,likethoseforDutchmoviesorclassicmusicals,intoa（32）singlelargeaudience?

Butoneothermajorimplicationhas（33）barelybeenmentioned:

whatthisandsimilarInternet-basedbusinessesmeanforthatstalwartoftheoldeconomy,theUnitedStatesPostalService.

Everyday,sometwomillionNetflixenvelopescomeandgoasfirst-classmail.Theyarejoinedbymillionsofothershipmentsfrom（34）onlinepharmacies,eBayvendors,AandotherbusinessesthatdidnotexistbeforetheInternet.

The（35）demiseof"

snailmail"

intheageofinstantelectroniccommunicationhasbeenpredictedatleastasoftenasthecomingofthepaperlessoffice.Buttheconsumptionofpaperkeeps（36）rising.Ithasroughlydoubledsince1980.Onaverage,anAmericanhouseholdreceivestwiceasmanypiecesofmailadayasitdidinthe1970'

s.

TheharmfulsideoftheInternet'

simpactisobviousbutstatisticallylessimportantthanmanywouldguess.People（37）naturallywritefewerletterswhentheycansende-mailmessages.To（38）leafthroughaboxofoldpapercorrespondenceistoknowwhathasbeen_（39）lostinthisshift:

theprettystamps,thevaryinglookandfeelofhandwrittenandtypedcorrespondence,thetangible（40）objectthatwasonceinthesender'

shands.

V.Readingcomprehension

SectionA

Passageone

（1）WhenIwasayounggirllivinginIreland,Iwasalwayspleasedwhenitrained,becausethatmeantIcouldgotreasurehunting.What'

stheconnectionbetweenawetdayandasearchfor

buriedtreasure?

Well,it'

squitesimple.Isreolmanedo,faysoumayalreadyknow,isthehomeof

Leprechauns–littlemenwhopossessmagicpowersand,perhapsmoreinterestingly,potsofgold.

（2）Now,althoughLeprechaunsareinterestingcharacters,IhavetoadmitthatIwasmoreintriguedbythestoriesoftheirtreasurehoard.This,asallofIrelandknows,theyhideattheendoftherainbow.Leprechaunscanbefearsomefolkbutifyoucandiscovertheendoftherainbow,theyhavetounwillinglysurrendertheirgoldtoyou.Sowheneveritrained,Iwouldlookupintheskyandfollowthecurveoftherainbowtoseewhereitended.Ineverdidunearthanytreasure,butIdidspendmanyhappy,showerydaysdreamingofwhatIcoulddowiththefortuneifIfoundit.

（3）AsIgotolder,andstartedworking,rainydayscametobejustanothernuisanceandmychildhooddreamsoffindingtreasurefaded.Butforsomepeoplethedreamofstrikingitluckyneverfades,andforafortunatefew,thedreamevencomestrue!

SuchisthecaseofMelFisher.Hisdreamoffindingtreasurealsobeganinchildhood,whilereadingthegreatliteratureclassics“TreasureIsland”and“MobyDick”.However,unlikemyself,hechasedhisdreamandintheend

managedtobecomeoneofthemostfamousprofessionaltreasurehuntersofalltime,andforgoodreason.In1985,hefishedupthepricelesscargoofthesunkenSpanishshipAtocha,whichnettedhimanincredible$400milliondollars!

（4）Aftertheshipsankin1622offthecoastofFlorida,itsmurkywatersbecameatreasuretroveofpreciousstones,goldbarsandsilvercoinsknownas“pieces-noafmeigehdt”.Theaptly

Fisher,whoranacommercialsalvagingoperation,hadbeentryingtolocatetheunderwatertreasureforover16yearswhenhefinallyhitthejackpot!

Hisdreamshadcometruebutfindingandkeepingthetreasurewasn'

atllplainsailing.Afterbattlingwithhostileconditionsatsea,Fisherthenhadtobattleinthecourts.Infact,theStateofFloridatookFishertocourtoverownershipofthefindandtheFederalgovernmentsoonfollowedsuit.Aftermorethan200hearings,Fisheragreedtodonate20%ofhisyearlyfindingsforpublicdisplay,andsonowthereisamuseuminFloridawhichdisplayshundredsoftheobjectswhichweresalvagedfromtheAtocha.

（5）Thistruestoryseemslikeamodern-dayfairytale:

amanpursueshisdreamthroughadversityandintheend,hetriumphsoverthedifficulties-theyalllivehappilyeverafter,right?

Well,notexactly.Archaeologistsobjecttothefactthatwithcommercialsalvagingoperationslike

Fisher'

ths,eobjectsaresoldanddispersedandUNESCOareworriedaboutprotectingourunderwaterheritagefromwhatitdescribesas“pillaging”.

（6）Thecounter-argumentisthatinprofessional,well-runoperationssuchasFisher'

se,achpieceisaccuratelyandminutelyrecordedandthatitisthisinformationwhichismoreimportantthantheactualobject,andthatsuchoperationshelpincreaseourwealthofarchaeologicalknowledge.Indeed,asinFisher'

casse,theymakehistorymoreaccessibletopeoplethroughmuseumdonationsandinformationonwebsites.

splay

（7）Thedistinctionofwhetherthesetreasurehuntersaresalvagingorpillagingourunderwaterheritagemaynotbeclear,butwhatisclearisthattreasurehuntingisnotjustinnocentchildanymorebutprofitablebigbusiness.Ihavelearntthattheendoftherainbowisbeyondmyreach,butinconsolation,withjustaclickofthemouse,ItoocanhaveashareintherichesthattheAtochahasrevealed.AsFriedrichNietzschesowiselysaid:

“Ourtreasureliesinthebeehiveofourknowledge.”

41.InPara.4,thephrase“hitthejackpot”meansaccordingtothetext.

A.discoveredthejackpot.

B.foundthetreasure

C.brokeoneoftheobjects

D.ranasalvagingoperation

42.ItcanbeconcludedfromParas.5and6that.

A.peopleholdentirelydifferentviewsontheissue

B.UNESCO'

sviewisdifferentfromarchaeologists'

C.allsalvagingoperationsshouldbeprohibited

D.attentionshouldbepaidtothefind'

seducationalvalue

43.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutthetreasurefromtheAtocha（Para