单项选择题
1、 Questionsare based on the following passage.
A recent global survey of 2,000 high-net-worth individUalS found that 60% were not planning on a traditional retirement. Among US participants, 75% expected to continue working in some capacity even after stepping away from full-time jobs. "Manyof these people made their wealth by doing sometting they're passionate (有激情的) about,”.says Daniel Egan, head of behavioral finance for Barclays Wealth Americas.  " Given the.. choice,  they prefer to continue workirtg, "  Barclays calls these people"nevertirees."
Unlike many Americans compelled into early retirement by company restrictiolls, the average nevertiree often has no one forcing his hand. tf 106-year-old investor Irving Kahn, head of his own family firm, wants to keep coming to work every day, who's going to stop him? Seventy-eight-year-old Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's job security is guaranteed in the Constitution.
It may seem that these elderly people are trying to cheat death. In fact, they are. And it's working. Howard Friedman, a professor at UC Riverside, found in his research that those who work hardest and are successful in their careers often live the longest lives. "People are generally being given bad advice to slow down, take it easy, stop worrying, and retire to Florida,, he says. He described one study participant, still working at the age of 100, who was. recently disappointed to see his son retire.
"We're beginning to see a change in how people view retirement," says George LeeSon, codirector of the Institute of Population Ageing at Oxford. Where once ret~rement was seen as a brief reward after a long struggle through some miserable job, it is now akin (近似) to being cast aside, What Leeson terms "the Warren Buffett effect" is becoming more broadly appealing as individuals come to "view retirement as not simply being linked to economic productivity but also about contribution, "
Observers are split on whether this is a wholly good thing, On the one hand, companies and financial
firms can benefit from the wisdom of a resilient ( 坚韧的 ) chief, On the other, the new generation can find it more difficult to advance--an argument that typically holds little sway to a nevertiree.

What do we learn about the so-called "nevertiree$" ?
A．They are passionate about making a fortune.
B．They have no choice but to continue working.
C．They love what they do and choose not to retire.
D．They will not retire unless they are compelled to.


2、根据以下资料，回答题：
        Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was named Person of the Year by Time magazine on Wednesday, 36 him a helping hand as he tries to ward off 37 that might weaken the Fed’s independence．
        The selection puts the mild．mannered Bernanke，a former professor，in the company of U．S．President Barack Obama。Pope John Paul II and Russian President Vladimir Putin．
among other 38 world figures the magazine has picked in past years．
        The Senate is considering Bernanke’s 39 to a second term to head the Fed—the U．S．Central bank-and while he is expected to win 40 ，criticism of the Fed among the purified and members of Congress is at its highest in decades．
        The Fed worries that congressional second-guessing of its policy 41 would compromise its fiercely-guarded independence．
        One poll by Rasmussen Reports showed public support for Bernanke’s nomination at a scant 21 percent，with 41 percent 42 opposition，but he continues to enjoy support on Wall Street and among many lawmakers．
        “Ben is the person that 43 us from going over the edge of the danger and into the abyss(深渊)，”said fondler Fed Governor Lyle Gram ley．now a Senior economic adviser at Soleus Securities．
        But Republican Senator Jim Bunnin9，one of the Fed’s sharpest critics，said Time’s pick was a reward for“failure”．
        “Many of the problems our markets are facing right now could have been 44 had Chairman Bemadam not been asleep at the switch(玩忽职守，错过机会)．”Bumming said．in a statement．
        Time credited the 56-year-old Bernanke with 45 leadership that helped set the U.S，economy a path to recovery even as he and other policy makers remain concerned about a high unemployment rate,of 10 percent．
A．avoided
B．confirmation
C．creative
D．cute
E．decisions
F．denied
G．giving
H．kept
I．nomination
J．policies
K．prominent
L．promotion,
M．proposals
N．putting
O．stating

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3、根据以下资料，回答题：
Quesaons 56 to60 are based on thefollowingpassage．
When it comes to noise cancelling headphones，sometimes the best offense is a good defense．While there are plenty of active noise cancelling headphones that use a complex(and pricey)method to block distracting sounds，there are simpler ways．How about headphones with a snug fit that simply plug up your ear canals?
This process is called passive isolation．It’s not uncommon for a consumer faced with the choice between the descriptors“passive”and“active”to choose the stronger-sounding technology,but great passive isolation can be just as effective and cost a lot less．
The AKG K323 XS headphones($59 MSRP)are just such a pair．Sleek and portable，they produce a huge sound marked with prominent bass，supportive mids，and very healthy highs．They’re also the best passive isolators that we’ve tested in a long time．Like most in-ears，the XS headphones are quite small and simply designed，available in white，blue，orange．yellow,green—the list goes on．The Android version packs a one-button universal remote，and there’s also a three．button version for iOS．The XS’s teeny form factor,featherweight frame，and smalI carry case are additional on．the．go perks(特权享受)．
The cable is simple，but of decent quality,It’s shorter than most cords—just 3．5 feet—which may or may not be desirable depending on how you use them．
Ears come in all different shapes．and so do the speaker covers．AKG includes four different options：extra small，small，medium，and large．
In the audio test labs．these AKGs proved to be a straight．A student．Thanks to moderate bass notes and very prominent middle and high notes，music sounds both full and balanced．From classical，to jazz，to hip hop，every genre benefits from this even-handed sound quality．Listeners will enjoy big，thumping bass that doesn’t obscure subtler insmunents like violin and piano．These tiny in．ears aced distortion tests，to—you won’t find one drop of unwanted or distorted sound．
The K323 XS really shines．even in a crowded market．It’s hard to pick which glowing attribute to praise first：The massive，well．balanced sound stage?The distortion．free listening experience?The$59 price tag?The monster isolation?The tiny,portable design?These AKGs are simply aces()，and online sale prices of around$40 kick everything up another notch(等级)．
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
What can you learn from the first two paragraphs?
A．All active isolators are technically complex．
B．Consumers are more likely to choose active isolators．
C．Passive isolation isn’t as effective as the active one．
D．Consumers prefer those low-priced passive isolators．


4、Questionsare based on the following passage
Room for all，for now．
But there are signs that the sharing site(住房分享网站)is starting to threaten budget hotels．Even as they lobby regulators to crack down on residential sharing services，hoteliers play down the threat such companies pose to their industry．The top brass at the Four Seasons and Hilton chains have all said that these firms do not compete for their core market；a vice-president of The Ritz-Carlton group recently claimed she had not even heard of Airbnb．And Airbnb itself agrees，arguing that it does not displace existing lodging but is creating new demand．“I’m optimistic that there isn’t going to be a war”with hotels．Brian Chesky,its boss，said in January．
A recent study seems to confirm that，for now at least，Airbnb is only nibbling at influence from Airbnb on business and luxury hotels．But in places where it has established a presence，it cut the revenues of budget hotels by 5％in the two years to December 2013．
If Airbnb were to keep growing at its current rate，the Texas study suggests that by 20 1 6 the dent in budget hotels’takings will be 10%．Wim their high fixed costs，that could push many ofthem into the red．of course．Airbnb may hit me limits of either supply or demand before then，but smaller hotels are already blaming it for their woes．“I see a direct correlation between our revenues going down and Airbnb’s going up，”says Vijay Dandapani，the president of Apple Core Hotels in New York．“We had continued growth until Airbnb．”The financing round that Airbnb has iust closed，valuing it at more than all but the four largest global hotel groups，suggests that investors agree．
Concur,a travel-and expense-management firm．has seen its corporate clients’Airbnb bookings grow from a rounding error at the start of 2012 to more than lmillion so far this year．If Airbnb can integrate with online travel agencies such as Expedia and increase the share of its hosts that provide instant booking coniirmation．business hotels may find themselves with a surprisingly unignorable competitor．
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
What is the reaction of other competitors to the appearance of Airbnb?
A．They highlight the threat it poses to their industries．
B．They never pay attention to this unworthy competitor．
C．They did not obviously worry about the appearance of Airbnb．
D．TheY are optimistic about their close cooperation in future．


5、        Questions are based on the following passage.
        The federal automobile efficiency standards announced this week are an important step on America's path to a lower-carbon and more-secure energy future. They are expected to yield multiple benefits: reduced dependence on foreign oil, fewer greenhouse gas emissions, consumer savings at the pump and a more competitive auto industry. They may also serve as proof that well-tailored government regulation can achieve positive results and that consensus among old enemies--in this case environmentalists and the car companies--is possible even at a time of partisan (党派的) disagreement.
        The standards build on a 2009 agreement that established a unified set of rules governing fuel economy and carbon dioxide pollution from automobiles and light tracks. Those rules covered model years 2012-16 ; the new rules cover 2017 to 2025. Taken together, the two sets of rules would increase fuel efficiency from today's average of about 29 miles per gallon to 54.5 miles per gallon when they are fully effective in 2025. This is expected to result in a cut of 40 percent to 50 percent in fuel consumption and roughly equivalent cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.
        The White House says the rules would reduce oil consumption by two million barrels a day by 2025;the nation now consumes 19 million barrels a day and imports just less than haft that amount. And while fuel-efficient cars will cost more initially, lower fuel use is expected to save consumers up to $8,000 over the life of their vehicles.
        The battle for greater fuel economy goes back years and involved many players: California, which in2002 passed its own law regulating greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles sold there; environmenttalists,who pressured the Environmental Protection Agency to impose similar rules nationwide; the Supreme Court, which in 2007 authorized the agency to move forward; and Congress, which ordered the Department of Transportation to update fuel economy standards that had been largely untouched since 1975. President Obama's contribution was to bring about a consensus among the agencies, the states, the automakers and the interest groups on federal and state standards that reduced fuel use and gave industry the regulatory certainty it needed to move forward.
        It is a model of public-private cooperation. Even so, the Romney campaign has called the rules "extreme" and House Republicans have threatened to roll them back. That would be a grave harm to consumers, the auto companies, the economy and the planet.
The federal automobile efficiency standards announced this week______.
A．help to eliminate partisan disagreement between the two parties
B．enable Americans to be independent from foreign oil
C．help to promote consumption of gas and automobiles
D．can result in a lower-carbon and more-secure energy future


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7、每当提起冰糖葫芦(crysta |-sugar-coated haws)，很多人就能回忆起自己的童年。冰糖葫芦是中国传统美食，酸甜适口，老少皆宜。传统的冰糖葫芦是在冬天才会在市场上看到的，由于山楂和外面的那层糖皮被寒冷的气温冻住，所以咬起来的感觉，十分地坚硬，像在吃冰一样。但是近年来，在夏天冰糖葫芦也有出售，但是由于天气炎热，外面的那层糖皮变得十分黏稠，昧道和冬天比起来也相差甚远。


8、每年农历七月初七这一天是我国汉族的传统节日七夕节(Doub|e Seventh Festiva|)。此日活动的主要参与者是少女，而节日活动的内容又是以乞巧(cuIti vati ng femi ni ne wi sdom)为主，故而人们称这天为“乞巧节”或“少女节”。七夕节是我国传统节日中具浪漫色彩的一个节日，也是过去姑娘们为重视的日子。2006年5月20日，七夕节被国务院列入批国家非物质文化遗产名录。现又被认为是“中国情人节”。


9、You should write an essay entitled The Power ofUnite by commenting on the remark“A snowflake is olqe ofGod's mostfragile creations，but look what they can do when they stick together!”You can cite examples to illustrate yourpoint．
写作导航
1．诠释名言来表示团结的力量；
2．进一步阐述团结在人们生活中的重要性，并以中国共产党来举例说明；
3．得出结论，呼吁大家培养团结意识。


10、You shouM write a short essay entitled How To Improve Student k Mental Health．
写作导航
1．大学生的心理健康成为急需解决的问题；
2．学校和学生应该共同努力解决这个问题；
3．作出总结：大学生应保持积极乐观的心态。