阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后面的要求答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）

“Please do not play with your toys on the living room furniture!”---that may be something you hear very often. However, thanks to British toy and furniture designer Amy Whitworth, now your parents may actually encourage you to play with your toys on the living room furniture---the Qubis Haus which is a playhouse by day,and a coffee table by night!

The innocent-looking centerpiece can be changed into a toy in a matter of minutes. What’s even more amazing is that it can be set up in many different configurations(配置)，which means one can have a new house every day!

If you are thinking this toyhouse is for girls only, think again! For one it is a classy neutral brown, _________bright pink. Also, Amy has built it just right size for those Star Wars characters to live in. And best of all, because the walls can be made to order, the coffee table can change into a beautiful palace or a control deck for a starship!

The Qubis Haus comes with full sets for the bedroom. Living room and the dining room. All the pieces of furniture are magnetic(地磁的)，so they stay put! Also because some creative kids like to build their own, some regular building blocks have been added! Finally, to ensure that other people’s Qubis Haus does not look exactly like yours, the furniture can be ordered in a variety of different fabrics(纤维织物).

1. What is the best title of the passage? (no more than 10 words)

2. Why can one have a new house every day if he owns the Qubis Haus? (no more than 10 words)

3. Fill in the blank in paragraph3 with proper words. (no more than 2words)

4.Why is the furniture ordered in different fabrics? (no more than 13words)

5. What does the word “they”(line2, last paragraph) refer to? (no more than 5words)

 

Dear Economist,

My newly-wedded wife and I are deeply in love．There is, however, one issue that threatens the happiness of our marriage．I absolutely insist on shopping at Walmart．My wife, meanwhile, would rather avoid Walmart at all costs．

　　I have recently tried to convince her that not only does Walmart offer the lowest prices known to man, but that the chain is also a force for good―lower prices mean better standards of living for all consumers, increased global trade means a tighter-knit(紧密团结的) international community, and efficient operations translate into higher productivity growth for the economy．My wife complains about poor labour policies, the “fact” that Walmart squeezes suppliers, and that it puts local shops out of business．

　　Who is right? Will our marriage survive?

Brian Gee

Dear Brian,

I have to agree with you about Walmart．Jason Furman, then an economist at New York University, now an adviser to President Obama, famously argued in 2005 that Walmart was unwittingly (不知不觉地) a progressive success story．The chain’s prices don’t much affect me (I prefer Whole Foods) but Furman estimated that they benefited low-and-middle-income Americans to the sum of around $250 billion a year．

　　Walmart does not pay much, so it may depress wages．Then again, it may increase wages by offering jobs to the otherwise-unemployed．Either way, the benefits of low prices to Walmart shoppers far outweigh any seemingly reasonable costs to Walmart employees．And while it is true that Walmart employees tend to be poor, the same is true of Walmart shoppers．

　　Armed with this information you can face your wife with confidence．You are sure to win the conversation．The divorce is likely to be more argued．

Economist

1.What concerns Brian Gee so much that he wrote the letter?

A．His wife refuses to shop at Walmart．

B．They are faced with a divorce．

C．They can’t afford the costs of shopping at Walmart．

D．They are in conflict about shopping at Walmart．

2.Brian Gee’s wife tends to hold the opinion that _________．

A．it is wrong for Walmart to depress its employees’ wages

B．consumers’ lives have improved thanks to Walmart

C．Walmart’s business operation increases productivity in economy

D．Walmart’s business increases global trade

3.What can be inferred from the reply letter?

A．Some employees accept the low pay to keep the job．

B．Walmart appeals to only poor consumers and poor employees．

C．Employees suffer from Walmart’s low prices more than consumers．

D．Jason Furman, a New York University economist, spoke highly of Walmart．

 

For most students, school is over and summer fun is here. Even kids who are going to summer school don't need to be cooped up indoors during these bright sunny days. Why? Thanks to technology, many kids now have the option of attending "virtual" summer schools online.

These "virtual" classes are not new. Many colleges and universities offer online courses where the students never meet; they correspond with their teachers and classmates on the web. Even some traditional schools add to daily classes with internet-based assignments and feedback.

There are a lot of benefits to online schooling, and that's why public schools have started participating in this non-traditional type of education. Instead of students riding the bus, going to class, eating lunch at school, and going home in the early afternoon, they can now log on（登录）at any time of day or night and learn. This flexible online option requires just as much work and participation as normal summer school. However, the timing is different.

Online summer school is not for all students, just like it isn’t for all adults. The student needs to be an excellent reader in order to obtain as much information as possible from the lectures. In addition, students must understand computers and be self motivated（激发）in order to complete the class successfully.

If the students meet these requirements, then online summer school has many advantages. Written lectures can be read and reread until the student understands them. The students can email each other and the teacher if they need help. Students who participate in online summer school often earn higher grades because the teachers can answer more questions without slowing down the entire class progress. And because of this new technology, summer school students can still go to the beach, travel around the world, and take family vacations!

1.Online schooling has the following advantages and benefits EXCEPT ____. 

A．Students needn’t have as much work or participation as in traditional schools.

B．Students don’t have to go to school in crowded buses.

C．Students can have more time to understand the lessons.

D．Teachers and students have more time to arrange their own things flexibly.

2.What does the underlined word “option” probably mean? 

A．chance of expressing opinion	B．chance of expressing wishes
C．right of demanding	D．right of choosing

3.Online summer school is not suitable for ____.  

A．adults or children who are too old

B．students who are poor in reading

C．those who don’t master good computer technology

D．students who can’t finish homework on their own

4.Which of the following people is most supposed to choose online schooling?  

A．A child in the kindergarten.	B．A primary school student.
C．A government office clerk.	D．A child whose parents are working.

 

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time on planes listening for that dreaded “Is there a doctor on board?” announcement. I’ve been  36 only once-for a woman who had merely fainted. But the   37 made me quite curious about how  38 this kind of thing happens. I wondered what I would do if  39 with a real mid-air medical emergency-without access  40 a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment. So   41 the New England Journal of Medicine last week   42 a study about in-flight medical events, I   43 it with interest.

The study estimated that there are a(n)  44 of 30 in-flight medical emergencies on U.S. flights every day. Most of them are not   45 ; fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints.  46 13% of them-roughly four a day-are serious enough to   47 a pilot to change course. The most common of the serious emergencies   48 heart trouble, strokes, and  difficult breathing.

Let’s face it: plane rides are   49 . For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly   50 they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty   51 , but passengers with heart disease   52 experience chest pains as a result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood.  53 common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis（血栓）-the so-called economy class syndrome（综合症）.  54 happens, don’t panic. Things are getting better on the in-flight emergency front. Thanks to more recent legislation（立法）, flights with at   55 one attendant are starting to install emergency medical equipments to treat heart attacks.

36. A. called         B. informed       C. addressed      D. surveyed

37. A. accident       B. incident       C. condition      D. disaster

38. A. soon           B. many           C. long           D. often

1,3,5

39. A. met            B. identified     C. treated        D. provided

40. A. for            B. by             C. to             D. through

41. A. before         B. when           C. since          D. while

42. A. collected      B. discovered     C. conducted      D. published

43. A. consulted      B. read           C. consumed       D. considered

44. A. amount         B. sum            C. average        D. number

45. A. significant    B. common         C. heavy          D. serious

46. A. For            B. But            C. And            D. So

47. A. require        B. engage         C. inspire        D. command

48. A. include        B. imply          C. confine        D. contain

49. A. enjoyable      B. favorable      C. peaceful       D. stressful

50. A. who            B. which          C. what           D. that

51. A. mentally       B. easily         C. neatly         D. naturally

52. A. ought to       B. used to        C. may            D. need

53. A. Any            B. Other          C. One            D. Another

54. A. Whatever       B. Whenever       C. Whichever      D. Wherever

55. A. most           B. least          C. worst          D. best