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Prashant Mandal shares a small house with his wife and four kids,and survives on less than $2 a day. Yet,despite Mandal' s modest income,he spends 20 percent of his income on solar energy,an expenditure (支出) which he says is key to helping his children to study.
Across the globe,about 1. 2 billion people live without electricity. Such limitations are not only inconvenient,but also put people in low-income countries at greater risk of having serious health conditions. People living without electricity typically rely on kerosene lamps,and other harmful light sources,which can lead to bums,injuries,poisoning and other risks.
Realizing the need for a more efficient energy source,a lot of companies have developed business models that enable poor people to purchase solar energy.
SimpaNetworks,which focuses its efforts on rural India,is one such company that's found a way to make solar energy affordable and accessible to people in need. Customers are charged a small down payment for a high-quality solar system. Then,through its “progressive purchase^ model,they pay in advance for a designated (指定的) amount of energy consumption. Each payment counts toward the final purchase price.
A number of other companies have found ways to get solar energy into the hands,anci homes of people who typically can’t afford electricity. MPOWER D. a New ork-based company,invented an (充气式的) solar light in 2012 that is powered by the sun,and is also able to store solar energy.
“Energy poverty is solvable if we all work together,” says John Salzinger,MPOWERD’s co-founder. “Every single consumer purchase helps us reduce costs,and then we pass those savings on to those who need affordable light most. We automatically enable our customers to help others,while helping the environment,by simply making a purchase."
Why does the author mention Prashant Mandal in Paragraph 1 ?
A. To show that electricity is precioub.
B. To bring up the topic of the text.
C. To introduce his poor family.
D. To tell an interesting story.
2. What can we infer from Paragraph 2 ?
A. Kerosene lamps are healthy light sources.
B. There are few people living without electricity.
C. Poor countries are at greater risk of spreading .
diseases.
D. People living without electricity may face serious risks.
3. Paragraph 4 mainly tells us .
A. how customers pay for SimpaNetworks solar
B. how impaNetworks invented the inflatable solar
C. how customers use electricity in rural India
D. how solar system works in rural India
4. How does John Salzinger feel about energy poverty?
A. Uncaring. B. Surprising.
C. Disappointed. D. Optimistic.
A篇
本文主要介绍了针对世界上部分贫困地区人们没有电力使用的状况，一些公司通过各种方式让人们可以享受到太阳能发的电。
1. B. 写作手法题。文章第一段叙述了 Prashant Mandal的家庭状况，以及在困难重重之下还要用 不高的收入支付电费，从而引出本文所谈论的话题。
2. D. 推理判断题。根据第二段中的People living without electricity ... can lead to bums,injuries,poisoning anid other risks可知，过着无电生活的人们容易面临一些危险。
3. A. 段落大意题。根据第四段中的内容可知，该段主要介绍了用户如何向SimpaNetworks公司交费，故选A项。
4. D. 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Energy poverty is solvable if we all work together 以及后面 的解释可知,John Salzinger对此还是积极乐观的。
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If you want another reason why residents of New York City have one of the highest costs of living in the U.S., compare babysitting(当临时保姆) wages with those of people who live in Colorado. According to UrbanSitter’s 2014 Childcare Rate Survey of nine large city areas,the average babysitting wage paid in New York City is $15. 34 per hour while in Denver it's $10. 84 per hour.
Lauren Jimeson from New York City pays her babysitters about $20 an hour. She has three children aged 4 , 3 and an infant(婴儿)， but she usually does not ask a babysitter to watch all three at the same time.
Jimeson said she was surprised at how low the rates can be in another city during a recent family trip to Florida. aThey found a babysitter based on a friend's recommendation. They only paid around $8 or $10 per hour. My husband and I looked at each other and said ‘Oh,my gosh’ because we pay double that for our kids,” Jimeson said.
Lyz Lenz,blogger (博主) and write behind LyzLenz.com,said she pays her babysitters S8 to $10 an hour in Iowa. Lenz,31, has two children. One is 3 years old and the other is 10 months old. “It's pretty ridiculous since they are in the 9th and 10th grade and not
professionals,” Lenz said of the babysitters. “But we pay the going rate,and more for the babysitters we love,to keep them coming to us. When I was in high school I got paid just $5 an hour for three kids.”
Here are the average hourly babysitting wages in some of the cities that UrbanSitter.com analyzed:
New York City Area： $15. 34 for one child; $16. 76 for two; $18. 74 for three.
San Francisco Area: $14. 99 for one child; $17. 68 for two; $19. 46 for three.
Washingtofi, D.C. — Baltimore Area: $13. 83 for one child; $15. 27 for two; $16. 95 for three.
Greater Boston Area: $13. 64 for one child; $15. 66 for two; $16.77 for three.
5. What surprised Jimeson during a recent family trip to Florida?
A. That it was easy to find a babysitter there.
B. That babysitters were so ridiculous there.
C. That babysitters didn’t mind their wages.
D. That babysitters charged such a low price.
6. Lenz pays more for some babysitters at times to.
A. ask them to do more things
B. prevent them from quitting
C. help them become professionals
D. keep up with the babysitters’ demands
7. Which of the following has the highest babysitting costs for three kids?
A. San Francisco Area. .
B. New York City Area.
C. Greater Boston Area.
D. Washington,D.C. — Baltimore Area.
8. What is the text mainly about?
A. Ways to find babysitters in the U.S.
B. Costs of living in the countyside.
G. Some comments on babysitting.
D. Babysitting wages in the U.S.
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My name is Mae Jemison. When I was a little girl,I was very 21 (interest) in space and science. I dreamed of 22 (travel) to outer space one day. However,it wasn’t a dream that could 23 (easy) come true back then. So when I told others about my dream,I was laughed 24 by them. But I believed that my dream 25 (come) true one day.
Though many people questioned my interest in science,I followed my passion. I went on to attend Stanford University to study engineering. But it was really hard for a woman to become 26 astronaut after I graduated from university. I became a doctor and then joined the Peace Corps to help provide health services for people in Africa.
In Africa I never forgot my childhood dream. While I was working there,I contacted NASA and applied for their astronaut program. Luckily,I 27 (accept) into the space program. In 1992, I traveled into outer space on the Space Shuttle Endeavor. My dream finally came true.
Now I focus on inspiring children 28 (explore) , ask questions,try new ways of doing things,take chances,follow 29 (they) dreams and study science.Do you have a dream? 30 you do,don't give it up!
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二、完形填空(共20小题)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(八、 B、C和D) 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
How much physical activity do you do in a week? Are you getting enough 21 ? People who do regular activities have a lower risk of many diseases. Physical 'activity also 22 your mood and sleep quality. Today,we are much less 23 than in the past and,our office jobs are far less 24 than the heavy physical work our grandfathers used to do. In fact,many adults spend seven 25 or more on a chair each day.
This 26 of regular physical activity means that people bum fewer 路里) than in the past,so we need to do something extra to 27 all our energy. Some people think exercise can be 28 ,but it doesn't have to be. Team sports such as football can be cheap because all the players 29 the cost of the pitch. Joining a sports club is also a 30 way of getting exercise and can be very sociable,too.
Alternatively,if you don，t want to 31 any money at all,go for a run. The only 32 needed for this is a pair of sports shoes. 33,getting off the bus one stop early
and walking the 34 distance helps. When you stay at home,doing housework or gardening is a great way to get fit and you can enjoy the benefit of a 35 house and a nice garden,too!
36 adults should do two and a half hours’ exercise a week,you don，t have to do it all at one time. Split the 37 into ten-minute sessions! 38,if you do exercise for ten minutes before work,ten minutes during your lunch break and ten minutes after work,five days a week,you could achieve the target 39 !There are many ways of getting fit and we should all recognize the 40 of doing this — we will live longer and be more healthy.
21. A. sleep B. exercise C. food D. progress
22. A. improves B. reflects C. determines D. evaluates
23. A. healthy B. happy C. active D. attractive
24. A. practical B. physical C. busy D. competitive
25. A. seconds B. minutes C. quarters D. hours
26. A. fear B. experience C. lack D. encouragement
27. A. store B. supply C. need D. consume
28. A. expensive B. tiring C. necessary D. boring
29. A. check B. share C. calculate D. increase
30. A. clever B. common C. correct D. cheap
31. A. raise B. borrow G. spend D. earn
32. A. equipment B. method C. partner D. training
33. A. Strangely B. Familiarly C. Similarly D. Frequently
34. A. extra B. special C. safe D. equal
35. A. warm B. big C. tidy D. quiet
36. A. When B. Although C. Unless D. Because
37. A. effort B. energy C. money D. time
38. A. Thus B. However C. In short D. For example
39. A. easily B. suddenly C. carefully D. hardly
40. A. cost B. expectation C. value D. background
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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:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧) ，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。
My younger sister asked me that I could lend her 20 dollar yesterday afternoon. I refused because I was saving money for the beautiful dress. Yesterday evening,I found the $20 bill I have put on my desk gone. I immediate thought my sister had taken it. So I ran to her room and asked her to return back my money in anger. But she said she hadn，t taken them. Just then,my mother came in. When she knew what had happened,she said, “Your sister didn't take it. I took it because I need some money this afternoon.” I apologized my sister and decided to stay calmly from then on.
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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。
One day,my mother was inviting to a rich woman's home for dinner and I went with her. After dinner,the woman began to show us off her jewels. Look at the jewels,I said to my mother, “What beautiful they’re!” My mother said, “Yes. They,re truly beautifiil." The woman became proudly and asked my mother ,“Do you have any?” My mother doesn't have any jewels. I was afraid she’d get embarrassing,but she didn't. Instead,she took me to her side,saying with smile, “Yes,I have. My boy is my jewel." I knew how proud my mother was about me!T ve studied hard ever since then because I don't want to disappoint him.
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从括号内选择合适的内容填空。
David: Hi,Tony,I'm moving on Sunday. 1. (Could / Should) you help me?
Tony: I 2. (should / would) like to help you,but I have a bad back. I went to my doctor and he suggested me that I
3. (shouldn,t / can't) lift anything heavy for a while. 4. (Would /Can) I help you in any other way?
David: Yes. I need some boxes. 5. (Should/Would) you please help me find some?
Tony: Sure. I have to go shopping tomorrow. I 6. (can / should) pick up some at the supermarket.
David: Boxes 7. (can / will) be heavy.You,d better not lift them yourself.
Tony: Don’t worry. I’ 11 have someone put them in my car for me.
David: Thanks. I have another favour to ask.8. (May / lyíust) I borrow your car on Saturday?
Tony: I have to work on Saturday. Let me ask my brother. He has a car,too. He 9. (will / might) be able to let you use his car.
David: Thanks,rd appreciate it if you 10.(could / might) ask him. I 11. (must / shall) go now. I 12.(couldn’t / can't) go to class all last week. There's so much work to do.
Tony: I know what you mean. You 13.，(can’ t / must) be very tired.
David: Yes.
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You've probably heard about the -dangers of smoking. The good news is that fewer teens smoke today than at any time since the 1990s. But here's the bad news. Every day,nearly 4,000 kids in the U.S. try a cigarette for the first time. And every day,1,000 kids become regular smokers. Almost all teen smokers plan to quit within five years. But more than 60 percent are still smoking 7 to 9 years later.
Most people hope every teen in the world stays away from cigarettes,but not the people who work for- tobacco companies. Before people knew that cigarettes were dangerous,tobacco companies openly marketed their products to teens. In the early 1900s,some cigarette packs included collectible baseball cards. In the 1940s and 1950s,tobacco advertisements often featured actors and actresses. That ended in 1964,when the U.S. government released the results of a major scientific study on the effects of smoking on health. New laws banned cigarette advertising on TV and radio.
Advertising isn't the only way tobacco companies have tried to market their products. Candy-flavor^
cigarettes were once common. They contained tone (有毒的) chemicals and were as dangerous and addictive as regular cigarettes. Studies showed that these products were especially popular among teen smokers. And many teens mistakenly believed that these sweet cigarettes were safer than unflavored cigarettes. In 2009,flavored cigarettes were banned in the U.S..
By now,maybe you,ve noticed a pattern: Each time new laws are passed to protect teens,tobacco companies come up with new methods. Many states have approved high taxes on cigarettes; and prices have been increased to reduce smoking. To deal with this,tobacco companies give discounts to convenience stores so they can charge less for cigarettes.
The fact is that tobacco companies need you to become addicted to a deadly habit. Without new smokers,they will eventually go out of business. But you can at least make sure of one thing: They won't get you.
5. We can learn from Paragraph 1 that .
A. smoking is still a problem among teenagers
B. the number of teen smokers has increased greatly
C. there are more teen smokers in the U.S. than other countries
D. the U.S. government has paid more attention to teen smokers
6. Which of the following is the correct order according to the text?
a. Flavored cigarettes were banned in the U.S..
b. Some cigarette packs contained collectible baseball cards.
c. New laws banned cigarette advertising on TV and radio.
d. Tobacco advertisements often featured actors and actresses.
A. a-d-c-b B. b-a-c-d C. b-d-c-a D. a-b-d-c
7. Compared with regular cigarettes,candy-flavored cigarettes were.
A. cheaper for teens
B. much more addictive
C. more popular among actors
D. as harmful as regular cigarettes
8. The text is most probably taken from .
A. a geography textbook B. a newspaper report
C. a travel magazine D. a book review
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