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C. the gymnasium is available for all the guests D. the basic facilities in them are well provided 30. What does the underlined sentence probably mean? A. You shall get money if you surf the Internet. B. You have to go on the Internet in the workshops. C. You can use the Internet free in many of the rooms. D. You have to pay some money to go on the Internet.

31. According to the text, if you’re tired of hotels in the summer, you can ______.

A. choose a cottage room for a change B. build an apartment in Moon Island C. buy a furnished house in Costa Rica D. share a studio close to the city center

D

We regularly hear how important consumer spending is for the economy. The story goes like this: the more consumers spend, the more money circulates in the economy, which contributes to healthy job growth and profits. Keynes, a British economist, went as far as to say that individuals saving their money may actually be hurting the economy. Sounds troubling, doesn’t it?

Fear not. You aren’t actually hurting anyone else by saving money. Strong economic growth only comes from the place: savings. Not consumption. In fact, economic activity should not be mistaken for economic growth. For example, somebody takes their money, walks into a store, and purchases goods. The store increases its revenue. But what happens to all of those goods and services that people have chosen not to consume by saving their money? Simple: other people are allowed to consume them. Think of it this way: when you lend out your savings, you are actually saying, “Here, I am not going to consume right now, so why don’t you?” Banks simply play the middleman: they collect lots of people's savings and then lend out lots of funds.

It takes an unbelievable amount of goods and services to construct a building. It takes food, shelter, and entertainment for all of the workers, as well. Without savings, it is quite impossible to finance such a construction. The coordination between savings and consumption is a necessary basis for sound economic growth. This coordination is also why consumer lending (say, to borrow a big sum of money to buy a car) is not productive, in a strict sense. It doesn't increase the net (净的) amount of wealth of an economy. Those savings could have been used to construct, say, factory equipment.

None of this means consumption and spending are “bad” things. They simply do not make us wealthier. After all, the final goal of production and savings is to consume. But to say that consumption is the engine of economic growth is to put the cart before the horse. Or, to rephrase: the consumption of wealth can never make you wealthier. Happier, perhaps. Wealthier, no.

32. What is the author’s attitude towards Keynes’ theory?

A. Approving. B. Reserved. C. Uncertain. D. Critical. 33. The underlined word “revenue” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “_______”. A. cost B. reputation C. interest D. income 34. According to the author, which chart could show the effect of savings on economy?

X: Economic Growth, Y: Savings

35. What would be the best title for this passage?

A. The Saving Behavior of the Economy B. Consumption: a Key Concept in Economy C. Consumer Spending and Economic Growth D. The Truth about Savings and Consumption

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第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

How to Break a Bad Habit

A habit is an established habitual practice developed in the form of an automatic pattern of behavior. 36 A good habit could be you making your bed as soon as you wake up, or wiping your shoes on the doormat before entering, and a bad habit could be biting your nails, or talking loudly in public. 37 We are so accustomed to our bad habits that most of the time we don’t even realize that we have them, until someone points them out to us. So, the first step that will lead to changing a bad habit is by accepting it and acknowledging it.

Make Yourself Aware.

Now that you know you have developed a bad habit, it's best to find out why you developed it in the first place. Find out the reason behind it, as that will help you understand why you’re so tempted to perform that act. Sometimes it even discloses ghosts from the past. 38 You’ve got to face it and then get rid of it.

Know What the Consequences Are.

A bad habit is termed as “bad”, because its consequences are harmful. Find out how this bad habit of yours has spoiled things around you. Your mom must have yelled at you a million times for it, but after all she is your mother and you hear what she says from one ear and throw it out from the other. 39

Determination Is the Name of the Game.

Leaving a bad habit is like throwing a boomerang（回飞棒）and you throw it and it will come back to you. Take it as a test of your willpower. Don’t be laid back about it. 40 Breaking a bad habit is a better option than letting it grow with you to become an addiction. A. Breaking a habit is a very tricky game. B. But it’s now time to change that. C. Take Help from Family and Friends. D. There is nothing to feel scared about. E. Be firm that this time you’ll break free from it. F. There are both good and bad habits. G. Accept That it is a Bad Habit. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（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41--60各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Long long ago, a circle missed one piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its 41 piece. But because it was 42 and therefore could roll only very slowly, it 43 the flowers along the way. It 44 with the worms. It enjoyed the sunshine. It found lots of different pieces, but 45 of them fitted. So it left them all by the side of the road and 46 searching. Then one day the circle found a piece that fitted 47 . It incorporated the missing piece into itself and began to roll. 48 it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, 49 fast to notice the flowers or talk to the worms. After it realized how different the world seemed when it rolled so quickly, it 50 , left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled slowly away.

The 51 of the story, I suggest, is that in some strange 52 we are more whole when we are missing something. The man who has 53 is in some way a poor man. He will never know what it 54 like to

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nourish his soul with the dream of something 55 . When we accept that 56 is part of being human and when we can continue rolling 57 life and appreciate it, we will have 58 wholeness that others can only desire, which, I believe, is 59 God asks of us-not “Be perfect”, not “Don’t even make a mistake”, 60 “Be whole”. 41. A. other B. missing C. rest D. remaining 42. A. incomplete B. ugly C. ordinary D. unusual 43. A. picked B. watered C. admired D. planted 44. A. played B. chatted C. sang D. danced 45. A. neither B. each C. all D. none 46. A. carried out B. put on C. worked out D. kept on 47. A. especially B. permanently C. perfectly D. constantly 48. A. Although B. Now that C. Unless D. As long as 49. A. very B. too C. so D. how 50. A. stopped B. continued C. hesitated D. cried 51. A. lesson B. root C. reason D. cause 52. A. degree B. level C. sense D. manner 53. A. nothing B. something C. little D. everything 54. A. smells B. feels C. looks D. sounds 55. A. better B. common C. impractical D. worse 56. A. strength B. kindness C. imperfection D. benefit 57. A. behind B. at C. of D. through 58. A. recognized B. searched C. achieved D. founded 59. A. which B. how C. that D. what 60. A. but B. while C. and D. otherwise

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第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 It’s easy to take your hearing for granted until it’s too late.

With the wide 61 (popular) of digital entertainment products, it is not uncommon to see people wearing headphones and listening to music while running in the park or using public transport. And the volume is often so 62 that people around them can hear the music as well.

However, doctors warn that such behavior can potentially damage 63 hearing. “In noisy places, people tend 64 （turn）the volume up to get the same clarity of sound. 65 (fortunate), that can damage the hearing 66 people being aware of it,” said Feng YongFeng, chief ENT physician at Beijing Tian’an Hospital.

After the Spring Festival, the hospital witnessed 67 slight increase in the number of teenagers coming in with hearing problems, 68 Feng attributed to them wearing headphones at home for long periods during the holiday. Feng said both in-ear and overhead headphones can harm the ears and 69 (advice) against using them for long periods. He said if you do use headphones they are worthy 70 (invest) in the highest quality you can afford.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，

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句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

John, a heavy smoker, once felt bad-tempering. His hands started shaking and he coughs a lot, so he turned to his doctor for help. “Quit smoking,” the doctor advised. Find the advice reasonable from several points, such as money and healthy, John decided to give up smoking. Otherwise, for several hours without a cigarette, John was nervous and had a difficulty concentrating, which made him hungrier for a cigarette. He said to himself, “One more, I will quit it tomorrow. Tomorrow will be a suitable day for me to break off from the bad habit...” Then he picked up a cigarette who made him relaxed. Again and again John made up his mind to doing it “tomorrow”. 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是李华，你们学校最近开展创建“平安校园”的活动。你们班为此组织主题班会，请你用英语写一篇发言稿，谈一谈你对如何创建“平安校园”的一些想法。短文应该包括下面的内容：

1. 安全意识的重要性；2. 在运动中要注意安全；3. 在校内要注意人身安全；4. 同学间发生矛盾时，一定要保持冷静、理智；5. 逐步将“平安校园”活动转化为全体师生的实际行动。

注意：

1. 不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节使行文连贯； 2. 词数100—120个左右。

3. 文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：校园安全safety at school

My dear classmates, There is no denying that safety plays an important part in our daily life. Recently our school has carried out a program aimed at making our campus a safe place to stay in.

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第二节 书面表达 My dear classmates, There is no denying that safety plays an important part in our daily life. Recently our school has carried out a program aimed at making our campus a safe place to stay in.

I consider this as indeed a good practice, which will make us aware that safety should always come first in our daily life, whether when we stay at school or outside it. When we are doing sports, we should attach importance to the safety and avoid being hurt. Furthermore, when we get into trouble with our classmates, we should remain calm and avoid any form of fighting, which may only bring suffering and pain to us mentally and physically.

As far as I’m concerned, I feel all the students and teachers should work hard and creatively to keep the “safety at school” activity in mind. Besides, we supposed to observe the law discipline where we are at any moment.

Thanks.