5．Individuals can have littleeffect （效果）on such problems．

4．Selfies （自拍） are increasingly popular on social media．Selfie accessories （配件） such as selfie sticks are now as common as selfie cameras on phones，and the word"selfie"was even added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2013．
While selfies are extremely common，opinions on selfies can vary significantly，with some seeing them as creative and a way to connect with other people and others seeing them as narcissistic （自恋的），self-promotional and inauthentic．
In a recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology，Sarah Diefenbach，a professor at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich，conducted an online survey to assess people's motivation and judgments when taking and viewing selfies．
A total of 238 people living in Austria，Germany and Switzerland completed the survey．
Interestingly，despite 77% of the participants taking selfies regularly，more than 60% agreed on the potential negative （消极的） consequences of selfies，such as influences on self-respect．And 82% of participants indicated that they would rather see other types of photos instead of selfies on social media．This phenomenon，where many people regularly take selfies but most people don't appear to like them，has been termed the"selfie paradox"by Diefenbach．
The participants owed greater self-promotional motivation and less authenticity to selfies taken by others，compared with those taken by themselves．"This may explain how everybody can take selfies without feeling narcissistic．If most people think like this，then it is no wonder that the world is full of selfies，"Diefenbach explains．

32．What is the purpose of the online survey？D
C．To see how many people take selfies regularly．
D．To see why people take selfies and how they see it．
33．The selfie paradox^describes thatA．
A．people enjoy taking selfies but don't seem to like them
B．people consider selfies as creative but inauthentic
C．people like selfies by others instead of by themselves
D．people regard selfies harmful though they bring self-respect
34．What can we learn from the text？D
A．Most people refuse to put their selfies on social media．
B．Most people．end to show interest in others'selfies．
C．Takin selfies is a good way to respect oneself．
D．Taking selfies is a common scene around us．
35．What may be the best title for the text？A
A．Selfies or Narcissism  
B．No Selfies，No Popularity
C．Love Me．Love My Selfies
D．Better Selfies，Better Respect．

3．Are you looking for ideas for what to do in London for weekends？Check out our pick of the best musicals．
Mamma Mia!
Novello Theatre，London
Writer Catherine Johnson's sunny，funny tale unfolds on a Greek island paradise On the eve of her wedding，a daughter，request to discover the identity of her father brings 3men from her mother's past back to the island．
Call us at+44 （0）8701403300 for show tickets or visit
http://www．mammamiatheatretickets．com/
The price ranges from£19.50 to£28.80．
Wicked
Apollo Victoria，London
WICKED is an award-winning musical that tells the amazing untold story of the Witches of Oz Rachel Tucker's remarkable performance has won her both a WhatsOnStage Award and a Broadway．com Audience Choice Award．
Call us at+44 （0）8473688420 for show tickets or visit
http://www．wickedthemusical．co．uk/
The price ranges from£21.00 to£29.60．
The Girls
Phoenix Theatre，London
THE GIRLS is a true story in Yorkshire-a group of ordinary ladies achieved something extraordinary．This new musical comedy has brought together the writing talents of Gary Barlow and Tim Firth who grew up in the same village in the North of England and have been friends for 25 years．
Order the tickets online：http://www．phoenixtheatrelondon．co．uk/
The price ranges from£17.50 to£26.30．
The Lion King
Lyceum Theatre，London
Brilliantly re-imagined by distinguished director Julie Taymor，Disney's beloved film has been transformed into an impressive stage production that explodes with glorious colours and amazing music．At its heart is the powerful and moving story of Simba-the adventure of his journey to his destined role as King of the Pridelands．
Order the tickets online：http://wwwJyceumtheatrelondon．com/
The price ranges from£19.00 to£28.20．

21．What do we know about Mamma Mia？B
A．Its tickets can be booked by visiting ht
B．It tells an interesting story of a mother，a daughter and three possible dads．
C．It helps bring two old friends back together after 25 years'separation．
D．It is a sunny，funny tale that tells the adventure of Simba's life journey．
22．Who directed the musical The Lion King？D
A．Gary Barlow．B．Catherine Johnson．
C．Rachel Tucker．D．Julie Taymor．
23．Which musical has won an award？B
A．Mamma Mia．B．Wicked．
C．The Girls．D．The Lion King．

2．Pinyin is a useful tool，which  （61）is taught（teach） in China to school kids．It is not merely used by westerners like us．It has proved to be a useful tool for Chinese people （62）themselves（they） to learn standard pronunciation in their early education．
The first step is to learn how （63）to pronounce（pronounce） each letter in pinyin correctly and the meaning of the tone markers．Then you have to do （64）drills（drill） as many as you can．Turn that into a game．It can be  （65）more（much） fun than you would expect．Start（66）withsingle syllables and do that a lot and then syllable （音节）pairs．Slowly move on to larger groups．Understand the initial，final and the tones．
But most importantly，（67）what  you need is good feedback．You'd better have someone that can correct your mistakes immediately．
Find a native Chinese，（68）whose pronunciation is quite perfect to correct you．If you take Chinese classes，the teacher will （69）probably（probable） have you do exercises every class．Do this very seriously．
If you are self-studying，try to meet native Chinese people and ask them to give you some feedback．
Otherwise，try to be self-critical and listen very carefully．Good（70）listening（listen） is more than 50% of 70．it takes to pronounce correctly．

1．You have been given the task of organizing a conference，which includes a must-done list about a mile long．（36）D．If you are beginning to feel the stress，slow down and take a breath．Read the following skills to figure out how to organize a conference．
Write down your goals．You will need to clearly define what you hope to accomplish with this conference because this will shape the rest of your decisions．（37）C．
Develop your budget．（38）F．Then break that budget down into different parts such as conference site，materials and speakers'fees．Stick to your budget，and make sure your assistants are keeping their monetary limits as well．
（39）A．When searching for locations，keep in mind the number of participants，the convenience of the location，parking and closeness to public transportation，airports and hotels．Your goal in finding a place to hold the conference should be making it as easy as possible for participants to attend．
Seek the help from the staff of the conference site．If you have chosen a site that is known for holding conferences，you can seek help from the staff there as organizing meetings is what they do every day．（40）G．They should be able to answer any questions or concern and provide advice when needed．
Of course，full preparations also include a walk-through．Go to the site and meet with the staff the day before to be certain that everything is in place and to take care of any small details．

A．Choose your conference site
B．Decide on a schedule for the meeting
C．Knowing what you want to achieve eases the stress of moving forward b
D．There is the conference site，the materials，the technology and even the refreshments to think about and plan
E．Seek help from your colleagues to support every aspect of the meeting
F．You can do nothing without knowing how much money you have to spend
G．Make full use of this important resource．

20．The temperature is sharply rising with each passing day．People，including many experts，find it difficult to slow down the process．However，leaving coal and major fossil fuels in the ground could help to limit climate change in the future，according to a new study．That is to say，a third of oil reserves on the earth，half of gas reserves and over 80 percent of current coal reserves should not be used before the year 2050．If we are to prevent global temperatures from rising above 2 degrees Celsius in the near future，we ought to carry some measures to severely control the emissions from factories vehicles and even our daily-life cooking．However，it is a goal that seems to be impossible in our eyes．
"Policy makers in different countries must realize that their attempt to completely use the fossil fuels within their countries is wholly incompatible（矛盾的） with their hope to reach the 2-degree goal，"Dr．Christophe Mc Glade at University College London's Energy Institute said in a statement．"If they go ahead with developing their own resources，"he added，"they must be asked which reserves elsewhere should remain unburned in order for the carbon budget not to go beyond the limit．"
It's not surprising to see how tapping into these unused reserves would be attractive．Energy-related industry is a big business all over the world．There are many coal reserves in China，Russia and the United States，along with over 260 thousand million barrels of oil reserves in the Middle East．Not to mention that oil is currently being developed in the Arctic．Companies spent over $670 billion last year in the expansion of fossil fuels，but according to the new model used in this latest study，developers may need to rethink their plans to develop these underground resources so as to make some contributions to control the world temperature from rising high in the future．
"We've now got practical figures of the quantities and locations of fossil fuels that should remain unused in trying to keep within the 2-degree temperature limit，"added Mc Glade．World leaders and policy makers should take the advice to heart，because a recent IPCC report warned that if immediate and great actions are not taken soon，climate change will cause irreversible（不可逆转的） impacts on environments worldwide，leaving the world an unsafe place for us to live in．

46．According to Paragraph 1，our goal is toD．
A．discover more fossil fuels for the future generation
B．slow down the climate change
C．refuse to use reserves on the earth
D．keep the temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius
47．The underlined word"emissions"in Paragraph 1refers toA．
A．things that are sent out into the air
B．products that are made from fossil fuels
C．factors that cause the climate change
D．changes that happen after temperature rise
48．According to what Mc Glade said in Paragraph 2，all countries shouldB．
A．make full use of their fossil fuels
B．work together towards the 2-degree goal
C．find better ways to dig out the coal
D．increase the global carbon budget
49．We can infer from Paragraph 3 that great efforts have been made inC．
A．digging out the oil in the Middle East
B．getting people to rethink their fuel plans
C．developing fossil fuels around the world
D．developing energy-related industry worldwide
50．What is the author's attitude towards the future of temperature control？B
A．Confident．
B．Negative．
C．Satisfied．
D．Unclear．

19．假如你是李华．随着国外游客的不断增多，你所在城市的公园管理处计划在暑假招聘20名学生导游，你希望成为其中一员．请你用英语写一封求职信，要点如下：
（1）写信意图．
（2）个人情况．
注意：（1）字数100左右，开头语和结束语已为你写好；
（2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
（3）不能使用真实姓名和学校名称．
Dear Sir or Madam，
My name  is Li Hua，
a 19-year-old-boy．I am writingtoapply for a studentguide in the summer vacation．
To begin with，as a senior high student，I'm used to practicing speaking English in everyday life．I often voice chat with some English net-pels in my spare time，which really contributes to my fluency in oral English．So I can comunicate with foreigners without any difficulties．Besides，I'm open-minded，quick in thought and very fond of social practice，which I think is a quality that a good guide should have．Above all，as a native of the city，I know a lot about its history and culture．So I'm sure that the visiters will appreciate my work and enjoy their stay in our city．
If I am given the chance to be a guide，I'll spare no effort to do it well．In a word，I'm looking forward to it．
Thank you．
Yours faithfully
Li Hua．

18．Enjoy  lectures about the Ashmolean's  Collections
Weekend Talk
Saturday  January 7，II a．m．-12p．m．，Taylorian  lecture
Theatre
Feast-Romans and Etruscans at the Table and the  Grave，by Dr Paul Roborts，Keeper of An-tiquities．This  talk explores the importance of dining and  drinking in ancient Italy，from  the  homes of the living to the  tombs of the dead．Learn  about  the  importance of wine，the Bacchus，end of wine．
Afternoon Tea  Talk
Wednesday January 10，2-4p．m．，Lecture Theatre
Music and the Dawn of Romanticism （浪漫主义），by Tim Porter，historian．J．M．W Turner and  Samuel Fulmer have the power to express emotion from nature and the  human heart，hut how does their world of visual beauty translate in music？This talk links the works of the Romantics with music at that lime．
Weekend Talk
Saturday January 18，11a．m．一 12p．m．，Gallery 21
The Name that Sold Books，by Dr Ellis Tinios，honorary lecturer in University  of  leeds．Katsushika Hokusai （1760-1849）was a famous artist，printmaker and productive illuslrator （插图画家） of books．This talk will look at his great achievements in book illustration in the world of 19th-century publishing．
Study Room Talk
Tuesday January 28，3：45-4：45p．m．，Lecture Theatre
Going lo the Battle，by Robert Wilkes，print artist．This talk will explore graphic drawings and watercolours in the Ashmolean's collection by Burne Jones and Rossetti as well as less well-known examples by Millais and F．G．Stephens．
Click here to book online now．

21．When is the talk un dining and drinking in ancient Italy？D
A．January 28．
B．January 18．
C．January 10．
D．January7．
22．What does Tim Porter do？B
A．He is a musician．
B．He is a historian．
C．He is an honorary lecturer．
D．He i?a print artist．
23．What is the topic of the lalk given in Gallery 21？B
A．Going to the Battle．
B．The  Name that Sold Books．
C．Music and the Dawn of Romanticism．
D．Feast-Romans and Etruscans at the Table and the Crave．
24．Who will give the talk on graphic drawings and watercolours？C
A．Tim Porter．
B．Paul Roberts．
C．Robert Wilkes．
D．Ellis Tinion．

17．第二节 语法填空 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式．
                                               My Gentle Barn（畜棚）
I found a book called"My Gentle Barn"about a woman called Ellie Laks．I relate so much to her about（61）theway she talks to the animals．
It is a book that I could sit down and read but in the same way，she says things （62）thatbreak my heart．
I think I would share this（63）withall of you as it gets to my soul．This is relating to what she（64）used（use） to say to the children and teenagers that came in for treatment with the animals：
"We may look（65）different（difference）on the outside，but we're all the same，"I would tell the visitors．"Just because a horse or a goat （66）has（have） four legs instead of two doesn't mean they don't have needs and wants and a voice．We just have to learn how （67）to hear（hear） their voice and how to understand their （68）desires（desire）．If we walk into their space （69）slowly（slow），quietly，we show our gentle，respectful intent，and hopefully that animal will pay back by （70）allowing（allow） us to be with them and to pet them．But if they don't we need to respect that，too．"

16．Lakeway Middle School Now Has Its Own School Store!
The Lion's Den
Stop by the Lion's Den before or after school or during lunch to check out the various goods available at our new school store．Here you can find school supplies，gym uniforms and gifts．Choir（合唱团） students manage the store and are ready to serve you．Money raised from sales will help purchase new music，costumes，and sound equipment for the choir．
Location：Room 2258，next to the dining hall
Hours：Monday-Friday 7：30-8：00 A．M．，11：30 A．M．-1：30 P．M．，and 3：30-4：15 P．M．
Everything you need for school is available at the Lion's Den．Come in today to see for yourself!
Used Book Donations
Donations of used books are welcome and rewarded．Drop off your used book donations in the store．For every five books donated，receive a Lions Reward Coin good for 25cents off your next purchase at the Lion's Den．
Save and Win
Bring the following coupons（优惠券） in when you visit the Lion's Den．You can save 20% off your first purchase，receive a free pen or pencil，and enter your name and grade in a drawing to win a T-shirt．Scan the QR code，and you can get more discount information．


56．The Lion's Den raises money toB．
A．buy books       
B．help school choir
C．support the poor    
D．build a new school
57．If you donate five used books，you can getA．
A．a Lions Reward Coin
B.20% off
C．more discount information
D．a free pencil or pen
58．Your personal information is needed toC．
A．get the membership       
B．join the school choir
C．win a T-shirt      
D．scan the QR code
59．We can probably read this passage fromD．
A．a textbook    
B．a travel guide
C．a science magazine    
D．a school website．