starvation，”the environmental group said，

32．Why is the garbage truck mentioned in Paragraph 1 ? A．To explain how plastics end up in the ocean． B．To warn people against the ocean pollution． C．To clarify the seriousness of the problem． D．To point out some details of the report．

33．Why is plastic more harmful than other types of trash? A．Because there is too much of it． B．Because it poisons the ocean water． C．Because it is from different sources． D．Because it never breaks down．

34．What is the author’s attitude to the suggested solutions? A．Pessimistic． C．Interested

B．Hopeful． D．Convinced．

35．What can we infer from the text? A．People are not aware of the problem． B．Recycling is limited by lack of technology． C．Plastic packaging has become part of our life. D．Fish in the ocean will be replaced by plastic. 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。

Have you ever fancied sailing around the world in your own yacht or buying a holiday home in the Caribbean? Well，before you get too excited，it may help to find out if you have what it takes to become a billionaire．

We’ve all heard stories of school drop-outs who have made their fortune．But are they the norm or an exception to the rule? 36 Are they married or single? Thanks to a recent analysis of people in Forbes Top 100 Billionaires List，we can now find out what the world’s mega rich have in common．We know which star sign(星座)is the most popular among multi-millionaires，what percentage wear

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glasses and even how many are bald!

If you are deciding whether or not to go to university, it may help you to know that 76％of the richest people in the world have a degree．According to this study, of those 76％，47％have a bachelor’s degree，23％have a master’s and 6％have a doctorate． 37 It’s worth noting that many of those on the list did not pass all their exams with flying colors． 38 And Chinese business magnate Jack Ma，failed his university entrance exams three times before going on to complete his degree and make his millions．

Another interesting trend is that the world’s high-fliers are much more likely to be married． 39 You are also more likely to make it if you were born under the most popular star sign．Aquarius，than if you are a Cancer—the least popular sign on the zodiac. Finally, the percentage of billionaires who are bald is quite high. 40 You may get to sail that yacht around the Caribbean after all!

A．Only 12％of billionaires are unmarried． B．So don’t worry if you’re losing your hair． C．Is education playing a negative role in our life? D．Don’t lose hope if you aren’t very academic though．

E．Do they tend to be university graduates or self-made entrepreneurs? F．Deep down in everybody’s heart．there’s a dream to become a billionaire． G．Microsoft founder Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard University after two years of study．

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；每题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文。从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题上将该项涂黑。

Once，we took the kids for dinner at Pizza Express．There was a very friendly lady 41 alone at the next table who clearly had special needs．When the time came for her to pay the 42 ，her bank card was 43 ．The waitress told her, in a very kind way, that there was a problem with her card but that she would call her manager for help．Jeremy，my husband， 44 stood up and told the waiting

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staff that we would! 45 for the lady’s meal． 46 ，when the manager arrived，he 47 to the lady that she couldn’t use her bank card to pay, but that there was no 48 to worry．Pizza Express authorizes the restaurant to 49 two free meals per month．On this 50 ，they would like to provide her with a free meal．She was extremely grateful and 51 that she had been unable to pay．We sat back in 52 that the lady had been 53 in such a dignified way and that she was not placed in a 54 position．Then，the manager 55 our table．He said that，as we had shown such 56 ，he would like to donate the second free meal to us! We were absolutely 57 ! I have never heard of any chain restaurant behaving in such a generous way．We were quite overcome with 58 ．I think Pizza Express，and 59 the manager of that branch，deserve a massive pat on the back．I told the manager that my younger son has special needs and that I was really 60 by how the restaurant had treated this special case． 41．A．dining 42．A．pizza

B．waiting C．queuing

D．drinking

D．bill

B．dinner C．waitress B．stolen C．declined

43．A．delivered

D．destroyed

44．A．easily 45．A．pay

B．immediately C．gradually B．send

C．call

D．angrily D．1ock D．Otherwise

D．walked

46．A．Therefore 47．A．displayed 48．A．need

B．Instead C．However B．explained

C．yelled

B．time C．excuse D．point

D．put off

49．A．send for 50．A．condition

D．occasion

B．1eave out

C．give away

C．duty

B．credit

51．A．sensitive

D．satisfied

B．apologetic C．surprised

52．A．silence 53．A．treated 54．A．clumsy

B．1aziness C．relief B．accepted C．refused B．difficult

D．case D．abandoned

D．beneficial

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C．violent

55．A．changed

D．approached

B．fixed C．arranged

56．A．reliability

D．curiosity

B．possibility C．generosity

57．A．speechless B．satisfied

C．admirable

D．guilty

58．A，disappointment B．gratitude C．pressure

D．fortune

59．A．for convenience B60．A．promoted

．at times CB．memorized

．in particular C．shaped

D．on average

D．repressed

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