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第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第1节（共15小题；

每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Couldyourbestfriendmakeyoufat?

Researcherswhohavestudied“networks”ofobesity（肥胖）thinkso：

theyfoundthatifsomeone'

sfriendbecomesobese,thatperson'

schancesofbecomingobeseincreasebymorethanhalf.

Brothersorsistersandahusbandorawifealsohaveaninfluence,althoughreducedpeoplewhosebrothersorsistersbecameobesewere40percentmorelikelytogrowobese,whilepeoplewhosehusbandorwifebecameobesewere37percentmorelikelyto.

“Thisisthefirststudytoshowhowobesityspreadsthroughthesocialnetworkfrompersontoperson，”JamesFowleroftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,whoworkedonthestudy,toldinatelephoneinterviewing.

Theresearcherssaidtheirfindingsshowthatobesityiscontagious—notlikeaviruswhichiscontagious,butinasocialsense.

ItmayhelpexplainwhyobesityisworseningacrosstheUnitedStates,withtwo-thirdsofAmericansover-weightandalmostathirdtechnicallyobese.

“Ithasbecomeverypopulartospeakoftheobesityepidemic.Webegantowonderifitistrulyanepidemic，”Dr.NicholasChristakis,aprofessorofmedicalsociologyatHarvardMedicalSchoolinBoston,toldthebriefing.

“Wethinkthatthesefindingsreinforce（加强）theideathatobesityisnotjustanindividualproblembutacollectiveproblem，”Christakissaid.

“Peoplelookaroundthemandseepeoplegainingweightanditmightchangetheirattitudeaboutwhatconstitutesanacceptablebodysize，”headded.“Youmightsayit'

sOKtobeheavier.”

1．What'

sthenewfindingofresearchersinthepassage?

A．Obesityspreadsfrompersontoperson.

B．ObesityispopularwithAmericans.

C．Obesitycanbespreadlikeavirus.

D．Obesityisbecominganepidemic.

2．Inwhataspectdoyourfatfriendshaveanimpactonyou?

A．Theymayinfluenceyouhowtochoosealover.

B．Theymayassistyouinformingalifevalue.

C．Theymaychangeyourattitudestowardsobesity.

D．Theymayhelpyouunderstandwhatobesityis.

3．Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat________.

A．it'

sbetternottomakefriendswithfatpersons

B．obesityisakindofdiseasethatcanspread

C．mostAmericansthinkobesityisakindofbeauty

D．itneedsacollectiveefforttodealwithobesity

B

Nowmanyyoungpeoplearetravellingaroundtheworldontheirown,notbecausetheyhavenoonetotravelwith,butbecausetheyprefertogoalone.

KristinaWegscheiderfromCaliforniafirsttravelledalonewhenshewasatcollegeandbelievedthatitwassomethingeveryoneshoulddoatleastonceintheirlife.“Itopensupyourmindtonewthingsandpushesyououtofyourcomfortzone.”Wegscheiderhasvisited46countriescoveringallsevencontinents.

Inforeigncountries,withnoonetohelpyoureadamap,lookafteryouifyougetill,orlendyoumoneyifyourwalletisstolen,itischallenging.Thisiswhatdrivesyoungpeopletotravelalone.Itisseenascharacterbuildingandachancetoprovethattheycanmakeitontheirown.

ChrisRichardsondecidedtoleavehissalesjobinAustraliatogotravellinglastyear.Hesetupawebsite,TheAussieNomad,todocumenthisadventures.Hesayshewishedhehadtraveledaloneearlier.“Thepeopleyoumeet,theplacesyouvisit,orthethingsyoudo,everythingisuptoyouanditforcesyoutogrowasaperson,”saidthe30-year-old.

Richardsondescribestravelingalonelike“ashotinthearm”,which“makesyouamoreconfidentpersonthatisreadytodealwithanything”.Hesaid,“ThefeelingofhavingconqueredsomethingonmyownisamajorpartofwhatdrivesmeeachdaywhenI’mdealingwithadifficulttask.IwalkaroundwithmyheadupbecauseIknowdeepdowninsidethatnothingisimpossibleifyoutry.”

Thegreat19thcenturyexplorerJohnMuironcesaid,“Onlybygoingaloneinsilencecanonetrulygetintotheheartofthewilderness.”

4.WhichofthefollowingwillKristinaWegscheideragreewith?

A.Itismoremeaningfultotravelinforeigncountries.

B.Travellingaloneisanecessaryexperienceforeveryone.

C.Itiscomfortabletotravelaroundwithoutafriend.

D.Travellingabroadhelpspeopletofindnewthings.

5.Travellingaloneischallengingbecause________.

A.youhavetomakethingsonyourown

B.itwillfinallybuildyourcharacter

C.itishardforyoutoproveyourselftoothers

D.youdependonyourselfwhateverhappens

6.WhatcanweinferaboutChrisRichardson?

A.Hestartedtravellingatanearlyage.B.Hewasonceshotinthearm.

C.Heusedtoworkasasalesman.D.Hiswebsiteinspiredothersalot.

7.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TravelAbroadB.TravelUnaccompanied

C.TravelLightD.TravelWideandFar

C

Earthquakesaresomethingthatpeoplefear.Therearesomeplacesthathavefewornoearthquakes.Mostplacesintheworld,however,havethemregularly.Countriesthathavealotofearthquakesareusuallyquitemountainous（多山的）.

ThemosttalkedaboutearthquakeintheUnitedStateswasinSanFranciscoin1906.Over700peoplediedinit.ThestrongestoneinNorthAmericawasin1964.IthappenedinAlaska.

Strongearthquakesarenotalwaystheonesthatkillthemostpeople.In1755,oneofthestrongestearthquakeseverrecordedwasfeltinPortugal.Around2,000peopledied.

In1923,averystrongearthquakehitTokyo,YokohamaareaofJapan.Ahundredandfortythousandpeopledied.Mostofthemdiedinfireswhichfollowedtheearthquake.

OneoftheworstearthquakeseverwasinChinain1976.Itkilledalargenumberofpeople.TheworstearthquakeeverreportedwasalsoinChina,inwhich830,000peoplewerekilled.Thisearthquakehappenedin1556.

Earthquakesworrypeoplealot.Thereasonisthatweoftendonotknowwhentheyarecoming.Peoplecannotprepareforthem.

8.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.

A.peoplearenotafraidofearthquakes

B.onlystrongearthquakeskillalargenumberofpeople

C.alargenumberofearthquakesoftenhappennexttomountains

D.earthquakeshappenonlyinafewplacesalongthecoast

9.HowmanypeoplediedintheearthquakewhichhappenedinPortugalin1755?

A.500.　　　　　　　　B.140,000.

C.830,000.D.About2,000.

10.Whenandwherewastheworstearthquakeeverreported?

A.1964;

Alaska.B.1556;

China.

C.1923;

Japan.D.1979;

11.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Thestrongertheearthquakeis,themorepeoplearekilled.

B.Earthquakesoftencomeunexpectedly.

C.Earthquakescancausefires.

D.Peoplestilldon’tknowwhenanearthquakewillcome.

D

Twenty-three-year-oldMartaOrtegamightonedaytakechargeoftheSpanishretailempirewhichhasmadeherfathertheeighth-richestmanintheworld，butherpathtopowerisstartingrightatthebottom：

stackingshelves.

ThefatherAmancioOrtegaisaself-mademan，founderandchairmanoftheSpanishcompanyInditex，bestknownforitsZarabrand.ThegroupconsistsofotherretailbrandsincludingPull&

Bear，MassimoDutti，BershkaandStradivarius.In2004sales，the$6.7billiongrouphadover2,690storesin62countries.

MartaOrtega，theyoungestdaughterofZarafounderAmancioOrtega，willstartworkinSeptemberasashopassistantatsisterchainBershka,saidInditex，whichownsthetwofashionlabels.Thejobispartoftraininginwhichshewillalsounpacklorriesandhangupclothesatoneofthe445Bershkastoreswhichareaimedatteensandyoungadults.

“Thisrequesthascomefromhertogettoknowthecompany”，saidspokesmanRaulEstradera,Inditexspokesman.“Everyonewhojoinsthecompanydoestrainingontheshopfloor.Theshopistheheartofthebusiness.”Afterwards，MartawillmoveontootherdepartmentslikeaccountingandmarketingandontostoresandofficesinLondon，ParisandShanghai.

SpanishnewspaperElPaissuggestedthemoveshowed71-year-oldOrtegaisgroomingMarta，whostudiedattheEuropeanBusinessSchoolinLondon，forthebusiness，whichincludessevenfashionlabelswith3,215shops.

12．WhichofthefollowingisNOTabrandbelongingtoInditex?

A．Menglesi.　　　B．Bershka.

C．MassimoDutti.D．Stradivarius.

13．Asashopassistant，MartaOrtegawillhaveto________.

A．doaccountingB．stackshelves

C．domarketingD．sitintheofficeinLondon

14．WhywillMartaOrtegawantherselftostartworkrightatthebottom?

A．Tofollowtherulesofthecompany.

B．Tohavemorecontactwiththeworkers.

C．Towaittillherfatherisretired.

D．Togettoknowthecompany.

15．AllthestatementsaretrueEXCEPTthat________.

A．AmancioOrtegaistheeighth-richestmanintheworld

B．Inditexincludessevenfashionlabelswith3,215shops

C．TherequestwasputforwardbyMartaOrtegaherself

D．MartagraduatedfromtheEuropeanBusinessSchoolinParis

第2节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

Interviews（面试）canbequitefrighteningbutourtipscanhelpyou.__16__Rememberthesethingsandyou'

llbefine.

Beontime.Findoutexactlywheretheinterviewisandhowtogetthere.Rememberthatbusesandtrainscanoftenbelatesoallowplentyoftime.__17__

Beprepared.Thinkaboutwhattheinterviewerwillaskyou.Heorshewillprobablyaskaboutyourqualifications（资历）andyourexperiences.__18__Thinkofsomepossiblequestionsandprepareyouranswersbeforeyougo.

Wearcomfortableclothes.Ifyouwearsomethingnew,itwillmakeyoufee