题目列表(包括答案和解析)
So often our needs are defined by things that don’t get us much: the comfort of having lots of stuff, the image we want to portray, the social pressure to appear to be rich, the fantastic idea of having something new for its own sake, like a new car or new TV or the latest fashion. For years, we have spoken to our customers about the difference between fashion and style. We’ve tried our best to encourage style and reinforce the concept that style isn’t fashion. It comes from your imagination and is developed slowly. It’s reflection of your values.
Today, more than ever, the direction of an environmentally conscious style is not to have luxury or conspicuous (炫耀的) consumption written all over your clothes. This is still our message. We believe this could be best achieved by simply asking yourself before you buy something (from us or any other company ) whether this is something you really need. It could be you’ll buy more or less from us, but only what you need. We’ll be happy to adjust our business up or down accordingly, because we’ll feel we are then contributing to a healthier attitude about consumption. We know this is an opinion against the growth of economy, but frankly, if this kind of thinking doesn’t catch on quickly, we, like a plague of locusts, will swallow all that’s left of the planet. We could make the decision to reduce our consumption, or the decision will soon be made for us.
We are optimistic that we can change course and avoid the disastrous destination toward which we’re heading. We also believe that there are many events occurring throughout the world right now which support this outlook. We’ve experienced big changes in people’s attitudes about some extremely important philosophical issues and values.
Our purchasing habits have enormous influence. By changing the things that make us happy and buying less stuff, we can reduce the terrible impact we have been placing on the environment. We can buy for vital needs, not silly self-satisfying needs. We do need clothes, yes, but so many?
While we’re advocating responsible consumption, we want to suggest one more idea. What you save, if you do, through changing your purchasing habits, contributes to one of the thousands of social and environmental organizations that are working to correct, repair, preserve or halt the damage to which our consumptive ways and economic system have led us.
We all have to work together to preserve the continuity of natural cycles and processes. If we don’t we’ll have no inheritance to give to our grandchildren. All will be gone. Our place in history will be that of the greatest mismanagers of the Earth, not such a loving way to be remembered!
1．According to the passage, is an appropriate attitude toward consumption.
A．buying what you need B．changing consumptive ways
C．pursuing the latest fashion D．buying things that satisfy us
2．Which of the following is closest to the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?
A．We’re heading for a disastrous destination and cannot change the course.
B．Have a healthier attitude towards consumption, or we will be punished by nature one day.
C．Get rid of the locust disaster, otherwise we will never be able to live a happy life.
D．If we cannot manage the economic growth well, less consumption won’t be accomplished.
3．We can learn from the passage that .
A．consumers’ wise purchasing will benefit the finance of the company
B．it is certain that Esprit will change consumers’ attitude by getting across its idea
C．to change purchasing habits, consumers have to donate to environmental organizations
D．pursuing style is more meaningful than pursuing fashion since it reflects personal values
4．The purpose of the passage is to .
A．encourage people to make a difference in fashion
B．appeal for responsible consumption
C．shorten the distance between Esprit and the consumers
D．arouse consumers’ awareness of environmental protection
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听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共8小题；每小题1.5分，满分12分)
A．听下列对话，根据所听内容完成句子。
M：Do you have any trouble with your pronunciation, Mary?
W：Not too much．I can pronounce English words well, but I write them poorly．
1．－Do you have any trouble ________, ________?
－________．I can ________ English words well, but write them ________．
M：Why don’t you go and ask the man sitting in the chair?
W：Oh, thank you very much．
2．Why ________ and ask the man ________?
John, a quite ordinary playwriter, is now in high debts．
3．John, ________, is now in high debts．
B．听下面五段对话，从A、B、C中选出能回答所提问题的最佳答案。
M：Mondays are the worst．Our timetable is full of difficult subjects．
W：Like what?
M：Well, like English, French and geography in the morning．
W：What’s your favorite day of the week?
M：Oh, the day after Tuesday without doubt．We have an easy morning：just art and music, followed by sports all the afternoon．
W：That sounds nice．
4．What’s their favorite day of the week?
A
B
C
M：I’d like to see Mr．Stone．I hear he is an expert on heart disease．
W：I’m sorry, Mr．Stone will be busy the whole afternoon．He is having a medical conference．Can you manage at 10∶30 tomorrow morning?
5．Who is Mr．Stone?
A．A doctor．
B．A nurse．
C．A secretary．
M：I’m so tired．I’ve spent the entire morning in selling my car．
W：Selling your car?Don’t you like it or isn’t it new?
M：No, my company is moving me to Europe next month．So I intend to buy a new one over there．
6．Why did the man sell his car?
A．He doesn’t like it．
B．He is going abroad．
C．It’s too old．
W：What’s the matter, Tom?You look unhappy．
M：No, not really．I’m only worrying about my maths exam．
7．What makes the man worried?
A．Maths test．
B．An English exam．
C．His headache．
W：I find listening most difficult．What can I do?
M：Don’t worry．Listen to English tapes every day, and you will make great progress．The more you listen, the easier you will find．
8．What does the man advise her to do?
A．Listen more．
B．Speak more．
C．Write more．
第二节(共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分)
听第9段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。
Food is a subject that interests me．I like food that is good and well-cooked．I dislike watery cabbage, soup that looks and tastes like water, and beef or mutton that is burned or not cooked enough．But when you get real English beef and mutton, bread and cheese, or eggs and bacon, there is nothing like it．I didn’t know any apple that has a better taste than a good English one, and no other cup of tea ever tastes as good to me as the tea that we make in England．
I know that coffee is not good in many English hotels．But it is good in many English homes when it is made with fresh coffee by people who know how to make it．My wife is going to make some coffee for us tomorrow morning at 11 o’clock．You’ll see then that English coffee can be good．
9．The speaker is interested in food, especially in English food．
10．According to the speaker, soup that looks and tastes like rain interests him．
11．The speaker likes to have a cup of tea made in England．
12．The speaker thinks coffee made in English homes is not better than in English hotels．
13．The speaker wants his friends to enjoy his wife’s coffee tomorrow morning．
听第10段材料，填空。
Jim walked into a store which had a sign outside：“Second-hand clothes bought and sold．”He was carrying a jacket and asked the owner of the store how much he thought the jacket was worth．
The man looked at the jacket and then said, “Two dollars．”
“What?” said Jim．“But I was thinking you would say at least five．”
“Five dollars?No, it isn’t worth a cent more than two dollars, ” said the owner of the store．
“Are you sure?”
“Sure!” said the man．
“Well,” said Jim, taking two dollars out of his pocket, “Here’s the money．This jacket was hanging outside your store with a price-tag that said ＄8.5, but I thought maybe that was a typing mistake．And now I know it is!” Then he walked out of the store with the jacket in his hand before the store owner could think of anything to say．
14．Jim walked into a store which had a sign outside：“Second-hand (1) bought and sold．”He was carrying a jacket and asked the (2) of the store how much he thought the jacket was (3) ．
The man looked at the jacket and then said, “Two dollars．”
“What?” said Jim, “But I was thinking you would say at least five．”
“Five dollars?No, it isn’t worth a cent more than two dollars, ” said the owner of the store．
“Are you sure?”
“Sure!” said the man．
15．“Well, ” said Jim, taking two dollars out of his (4) , “here’s the money．This jacket was (5) outside your store with a price-tag(价格标签)that said ＄8.5, but I thought maybe that was a typing mistake．And now I know it is!” Then he walked out of the (6) with the jacket in his hand before the store owner could think of anything to say．
听第11段材料，完成第16～17题。
At the Cafe
Attendant：Good afternoon．
Tom：I’m Tom, Zhang．We made a reservation for tea this afternoon．
Attendant：Yes, sir．This way, please．Here’s your table．Is this all right?
Tom：Yes, it’s nice, indeed．Thank you．
Attendant：I’m so glad you like it．What would you like?We serve coffee and tea, sandwiches, cakes and cold drinks．Please look under the plate-glass at the menu for afternoon tea．
Tom：What would you like, Mike?
Mike：I’ll try a chicken salad sandwich and have a cup of coffee with cream．
Attendant：How about you, Mr．Zhang?
Tom：I will have black tea with lemon and sugar and a piece of Swiss roll．
Attendant：Anything else?
Tom：What’s your specialty today?
Attendant：We have strawberries with cream today．I suggest you try them．
Tom：Good, I will．
16．How many people are there in the dialogue?
A．Four．
B．Three．
C．Two．
17．Where is the menu?
A．On the plate-glass．
B．Beside the plate-glass．
C．Under the plate-glass．
听第12段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。
Check, please!
Waiter：Are you through with your meal?
Tom：Yes, we are．Could we have the check, please?
Waiter：Here is your check, 85 dollars in all．I can take care of it here when you’re ready．
Tom：Do you accept cheque?
Waiter：No, I’m sorry we don’t．We accept credit cards and cash．
Tom：Well, I don’t have any cash with me．So I’ll have to put it on credit．Here’s 90 dollars．Please keep the change．
Waiter：Thank you．I will be right back．
Tom：Oh, please wait for a minute．I want to go with the food left．
Waiter：I see．I will bring some to-go boxes for you．
Tom：Thank you．
18．The waiter preferred to be paid by cheque．
19．The waiter received 4 dollars for his tip(小费)．
20．The customer took away his left food with to-go boxes．
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