Busy senior managers need no longer waste time in showering themselves－an Australian company has invented a suit that can be worn while they wash.
The suit has been specially designed so that it can be cleaned under the showerhead. There is no need for soaking (浸泡)，dry cleaning－or even soap.
The Japanese market has taken a liking to the “shower suit”，described as “revolutionary” by its owner Australian Wool Innovation (AWI)，which is the research and marketing body that represents Australian wool－growers. Orders have been placed for 170,000 of the woolen suits.
The suit could be worn in the shower，although it was probably better to hang it on a clothes hanger and carry it instead，AWI corporate affairs spokesman Stephen Feighan said.“The idea is that you hang it up and then...you give it a spray (喷雾)，and it’s dry the next morning，” Mr Feighan said.
A Japanese researcher working for AWI invented the suit by combining three technologies. The secret is the best lining (内衬)，which allows the suit to dry quickly.The shower suit attracted busy corporate people，particularly those who often traveled or stayed up late，Mr Feighan said.The airline industry was also interested.
Mr Feighan confessed he had not worn one of the suits yet，or tried to wash it in the shower，because they cut to fit Japanese figures.AWI believes that the shower suit will spread from the Japanese market through Europe and India. Mr Feighan hoped the suit，made from local wool，would be available in Australia in 12 to 18 months’ time.
【小题1】What is the writing purpose of the article?

They might just have a place ________ on the writing course— why don’t you give it a try?

A．leave             B．left              C．leaving           D．to leave

(2013·高考新课标全国卷Ⅰ)They might just have a place________on the writing course—why don’t you give it a try?

A．left? B．leave

C．leaving? D．to leave

Ice cream can’t cure cancer or bring back a lost love, but it can make one feel better for a while.

A bout 18 months ago, my father was in hospital recovering from a major lung operation. My mother had recently  36  , and my father had taken the loss of his partner of 55 years very hard and had lost interest in   37  . Trying to get him to  38  each day was quite a chore as he didn’t want anything. The one thing,  39  , that he would ask us to bring him was ice-cream.

One evening, to our   40  , he refused to eat the ice-cream,  41   I placed it in a staffroom freezer. A little while later, my son decided he wanted it, so I   42   it for him.  

As I passed another ward（病房）, a   43  asked, “Are there more where that came from?” When I explained the   44  , she apologized. She then said that she had cancer and could eat very little,  45    the occasional ??ice-cream.

The next evening, I decided to buy two ice-creams. On the way to Dad’s room, I stopped in at the   46   woman’s room, and   47   her the ice-cream I’d bought for her. She was   48  stunned that I had thought of her, and   49   the gift with tears in her eyes. I spoke with her for a few minutes,  50   what was happening in my family and listened to her   51   story of pain and suffering. It was apparent that she did not   52   many visitors, and the ice-cream and our short chat meant a great deal to her.

I   53   the gesture a few days later, and this time was  54  with a huge hug.

I never even thought to ask her name, and never saw her again, but it made me realize that an act of   55   can be more rewarding when you give it, rather than receive it.

A．passed away        B．gone out   C．come back           D．calmed down

A．work             B．life        C．studies          D．games

A．speak              B．laugh       C．drink          D．eat

A．though            B．however   C．instead              D．therefore

A．joy               B．satisfactionC．surprise        D．relief

A．if                 B．unless       C．so            D．because

A．borrowed         B．bought      C．made           D．fetched

A．woman          B．granny      C．girl             D．child

A．question           B．situation   C．process         D．decision

A．better than．       B．more than C．rather than      D．other than

A．pretty '            B．honest      C．sick           D．shy

A．offered            B．told ．     C．sold            D．charged

A．hardly            B．finally      C．gradually        D．totally

A．accepted         B．stored       C．exchanged      D．gave

A．remembering       B．denying    C．explaining       D．forgetting

A．ordinary '          B．similar      C．interesting       D．i'great

A．have              B．like       C．expect          D．J attract

A．reported           B．expressed  C．noticed         D．^repeated

A．covered           B．connected C．rewarded        D．filled

A．politeness          B．kindness   C．selflessness       D．willingness

You______ get the book on condition that you give it back to me in time.

A.should                      B.must

C.ought to                           D.shall