A. Kicking stone balls. B. Flying kites.

C. Playing hide and-seek. D. Watching shadow plays.

B

Job interviews can be very different from country to country. An interviewer's \

questions, and the form of an interview are not the same around the world.

If you're at a job interview in Japan, don't look directly into the eyes of the interviewer. It is considered

impolite. But if you're at an interview in the US, you should make eye contact(交流)

with the interviewer.If you don't, the interviewer may think you are not sure about your ability.

In the US and some other countries, interviewers aren't supposed to ask questions about family and

personal information.In most countries, however, personal questions are very common during job interviews.

In Germany, your interview might begin with a very short conversation followed by a formal (正式的)

interview. In Mexico and many other countries, the whole interview might not be formal.

75. In Japan, looking directly into the eyes of the interviewer is ______ A. boring B. impolite C. humorous D. dangerous

76. What is suggested at an interview in the US according to the text? A. Sitting by the interviewer. B. Making eye contact.

C. Talking about family background. D. Asking personal information. 77.

In_____，a short talk usually begins before a formal interview.

A. Japan B. the US C. Germany D. Mexico、

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78. In which part of a magazine can we read the text? A. Science. B. Geography. C. Culture. D. Sports. C

It's a cold, grey Sunday afternoon in March. The British are all working in their gardens. They're digging, cutting leaves and planting new seeds (种子)，By summer,their gardens will be full of bright colours. The British love their gardens. A British newspaper recently asked people for their

opinions about them. Around 70% of the people felt it was important to spend time inthe garden, and over 50% of these described gardening as the most enjoyable thing .they ever did.

Only one in ten houses in Britain do not have a garden. People who live in houses without gardens often rent (租用) land from the government. At first, only very rich people had gardens. You can still see the gardens around houses with a long

history, such as Chatsworth House or Castle Howard. In the early twentieth century, however, gardening

became a hobby. People bought different kinds of seeds and plants for their gardens. Although roses,sunflowers and

tomatoes are often grown in British gardens, they originally (起初) grew wild in other countries.

Every year, there are competitions for the largest vegetables, but don't expect to win: Britain's biggest carrot is almost six metres long. 79. In summer, British gardens are often ______

A. full of people digging there B. colorful with different plants C. too hot for people to work there D. covered with grey leaves and plants

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8O. A recent survey showed that ______

of the British felt it important to do some gardening. A. around 7O% B. over 50% C. only 20% D. about 10% 81.

We can infer from Paragraph 4 that ________ A. seeds were provided for free B. roses were first grown in Britain C. gardening is a hobby in the world D. the owner of Chatsworth House was rich 82.

What does the writer mean by the underlined sentence? B. C. D.

It is hard to win the competition. The carrot is much easier to grow. The carrot is his favorite vegetable.

A. It is easy to grow big vegetables.

D

Would you like to live in a city where buildings turn the lights off for you, and self-driving cars will find

the nearest parking space themselves? Although it might sound a lttle far from you, living in a \

like this could happen sooner than you think.

Great changes have taken place in towns that we have lived in for centuries, while completely new cities are being built. One such place is the city of

Songdo. Every home there will have a \远程遥控系统)-- allowing users to control the heating and locks, take part in video meetings, and receive education, health

care and government services. Around the city, escalators ( 自动扶梯 ) will only

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move when someone is on them, and offices and schools will all be connected to the system.

The great mind behind Songdo is from the company Cisco. In fact, technology companies around the

world such as IBM, Siemens and Microsoft are already in the business. About 75% of the world's population will live in cities by 2050, so cities will need to be more modern

to deal with the coming problems. Making cities smarter is one way out, and I think this will in turn make

cities greener, said Dan Hill, head of a research company. 83.

According to the text, living in a \A. is not a green way B. will be far from you C. will soon become true D. is completely impossible 84.

What is Paragraph 2 mainly about? A. A city of the future. B. A meeting in Songdo. C. A plan to build a house. D. A report on public health. 85. Which company offers the great mind to build Songdo? A. Cisco. B. IBM. C. Siemens.yagnoOLEDD. Microsoft. 86. Dan Hill thinks that making cities smarter is one way to_ A. drive people out of cities control the world's population C. develop his own company D. solve the cities' coming problems 87.

Which of the following might be the best title for the text? A. Future Education B. Smart Cities

C. Government Services D. Famous Companies

阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题后面的字数要求）。

E

Mr. Reynolds, my teacher, handed us a list of thoughts, and asked us to write a paper on one of those

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