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Jardenandthezincindustryarefightingtokeepthepenny.Since2006,Jardenhasgiven$1.2milliontoAmericansforCommonCents（ACC）.Thegroup'

smissionistokeepthepennyinuse.MarkWellerisACC'

sexecutivedirector.Hearguesthattherearethreemainreasonsforkeepingthepenny:

Withoutit,wewouldbecomemorereliantonthefive-centcoin,whichalsohasproblems;

charities（慈善机构）thatdependonpennydriveswouldnotbeabletoraiseasmuchmoney;

anda2012surveyshowsthat67%ofAmericanswanttokeepthepenny.（77）Manypeoplesurveyedsaidtheyfearedtheywouldenduppayingmoreforproducts.

ManyexpertsdisagreewithACC,Theypointtothedozensofcountriesthathavegottenridoftheirlowest-valuecoinswithoutraisingpricesforconsumers.Andcharitiesdon'

tseemtooconcernedeither.

PresidentBarackObamasaysthemintcouldexploreusingcheapermetalstomakepennies.Steelislessexpensivethanzinc.Penniesare97.5%zincand2.5%copper.Butnomatterwhatitismadeof,thepenny'

sdaysmaybenumbered.Mostin-storepurchasesarenowmadewithcreditcards,notcash.Isittimeforachange?

1.whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Manycountriesaretryingtoreducethecostofmakingcoins.

B.Thesedaysapennymadeisapennywasted.

C.ThereisdisagreementoverwhethertheU.S.shouldstopusingpennies.

D.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.

2.ThemissionofACCisto______.

A.conductonlinesurveysB.lowertheproductioncostsofthepenny

C.raisemoneyforcharitiesD.keepthepennyinuse

3.Thepennycoinismainlymadeof_____.

A.copperB.steelC.ironD.zinc

4.Whatdoesthesentence"

thepenny'

sdaysmaybenumbered"

inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Thepennymaybeoutofuseverysoon.

B.Thevalueofthepennymayrise.

C.ThepennyhasaspecialplaceinAmericanhistory.

D.ThepennyispartofAmericanculture.

5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.JardenisthesolesupplierofthezinctheU.S.Mintusestomakethepenny.

B.ThemajorityofAmericanpeopleareinfavorofkeepingthepenny.

C.ManyAmericansfearthatgettingridofthepennywouldcausepricestorise.

D.TheU.S.Mintnowspends2.4centstomakeapenny.

Passage2

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

CharlesDickenswasbornin1812inPortsmouth,England.Hewasthesecondofeightchildren.Hisfatheralwayshadproblemswithmoney.WhenCharleswas12yearsold,hisfatherwenttoprisonbecausehewasindebt.Charleshadtoleaveschooltohelphisfamily.Hegotajobinadirty,oldfactory.CharlesDickensneverforgothisdifficultchildhood.Manyofhisstoriesandbookswereaboutpoorpeopleandtheirproblems.

（78）Later,Charleswentbacktoschoolfortwomoreyears.Heleftschoolwhenhewas15yearsoldtobecomeanewspaperreporter.In1836,hebegantowriteThePickwickPapers.Itwaspublishedasaseriesandwasahugesuccess.Byage24,DickenswasaprominentwriterinbothGreatBritainandtheUnitedStates.

Manypeopleboughthisbooks,buttheyalsopaidtohearhimreadhisstoriesaloud.Becausetherewasnoradioortelevision,peoplelikedtohearfamouswritersreadinpublic.Dickensreadhisworkslikehewasactinginaplay.Hewentonverysuccessfulreadingtoursandearnedalotofmoney.

Dickenswasmeticulous（过分注意琐事的）.Everythinghadtobejustright.Whenheworkedathome,everythinghadtobeinitsplace.Heworkedatadeskbyawindowthatalwayshadavase（花瓶）offlowersandthesameornaments（装饰物）onit.（79）Hewrote2,000wordsadayandherequiredcompletequietwhilehewrote.Hedividedhispageintothreeparts,andoneachsidehehadnotesindifficultcolors.Themainwritingwasinmiddle,thestorynoteswereintherightmargin,andthechapternoteswereintheleftmargin.

Healsocaredalotabouthisappearance.

6.CharlesDickens'

fatherwasputintoprisonbecausehe.

A.stolemoneyfromotherpeopleB.refusedtopaytax

C.didn'

tpayforhischildren'

seducationD.owedmoneytootherpeople

7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Dickenslovedtotravel

B.Dickens'

storiesweremostlyabouthisownchildhood

C.Dickensmadealotofmoneyonhisreadingtours

D.DickensleftschooltowriteThePickwickPapers

8.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutDickensisTRUE?

A.HewasapeacefulpersonB.Hewasaquietwriter

C.HeworkedveryhardatschoolD.Hecaredalotaboutthingsaroundhim

9.Theword"

prominent"

inthesecondparagraphmeans________.

A.FamousB.ThoughtfulC.CarefulD.difficult

10.Afterthelastparagraph,theauthorwillmostprobablydiscussDickens'

.

A.SuccessB.AppearanceC.WorksD.childhood

Passage3

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Computertechnologyisadvancingsofastthatoldhardwarequicklybecomescompletelyobsolete.Theelectronicwaster（e-waste）fromthisconstantlygrowingfieldispollutingtheenvironment,bothhereandabroad.

Computerscontaintoxic（有毒的）materialssuchaslead.Despitethedangerofthrowingthesehazardousmaterialsinalandfill（垃圾填埋场）,that'

sexactlywheretonsofcomputersendup.Americansreuseorrecycleonlyabout10percentofthe50millioncomputerstheyreplaceeachyear,accordingtoABCNews.Eightypercentisbeingstockpiled（囤积）,whichcouldcreateevenbiggerproblemsinthefuture,andtheremaining10percentislandfilled.Throwinge-wasteinlandfillscreatesapotentialforlandfillsaretougherintheUnitedStatesthaninmanyothercountries,e-wasteisoftenexported,especiallytosomedevelopingcountries.

（80）Somecountriesarecreatingpoliciestodealwiththegrowinge-wasteproblem.IntheNetherlands,youcanbringyouroldcomputertothesellerwhenbuyinganewone,andthesellermustbylawacceptitfreeofcharge.Japanpassedalawin2001requiringproducerstorecyclecertainparts.

Intheunitedstates,amovementcalledtheComputerTakeBackCampaignisdemandingthatproducerstakemoreresponsibilityfordisposingof（处理）oldcomputers,CaliforniaandMassachusettsrecentlyprohibitedcertaincomputerpartsinlandfills,whileAppleandIBMtakebackcomputersforabouta$30fee.Gatewayisonestepahead:

Theywillpayyou$50forrecyclingyouroldcomputerwhenyoubuyanewonefromthem.Lastly,manynonprofitprogramsacceptusedequipment,andserviceshavepoppedupthatdistributeoldcomputerstoschoolsandotherorganizations.

11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheMainExportsofAmericaB.TheComputerTakeBackCampaign

C.TheHarmofE-wasteTreatmentD.ElectronicWaste-aGlobalProblem

12.Whatdoestheword"

obsolete"

inthefirstparagraphprobablymean?

A.FashionableB.UsefulC.OutofdateD.Outofcontrol

13.Americansreuseabout______millioncomputerseachyear.

A.5B.10C.15D.20

14.Accordingtothepassage,Americanelectronicwasteisexportedtoothercountriesbecausethesecountrieshave_______.

A.theresourcesandmorespacetoprocessthee-waste

B.lessstrictlyenforcedenvironmentsafetystandards

C.alotofskillede-wasteworkers

D.manycomputerrecyclingbusinesses

15.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Japanpassedalawtoaddressthee-wasteproblem

B.Comparedwithstockpile,landfillisabetterandsafermethodtodealwithe-waste

C.Applewillpayyou$50forrecyclingyouroldcomputerwhenyoubuyanewonefromthem

D.Oldcomputersaresafetotheenvironmentevenwhenimproperlydisposedof

PartIIVocabularyandStructure（30%）

Inthispartthereare30incompletesentences.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenblackentheCorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

16.Thefriedfishweateattherestaurantyesterdayisdelicious.I'

dliketohaveitagainevenifitcosts____.

A.astwicemuchB.twiceasmuchC.muchastwiceD.asmuchtwice

17.____toomuchtodo,theyhavetokeepthemselvesbusyalldaylong.

A.HavingB.HaveC.HadD.Being

18.Airpollution,togetherwithoverpopulation,____manyproblemsinbigcities.

A.arecausingB.iscausingC.arecausedD.iscaused

19.Shehasnoideaofwhatthebookisabout.She____ha