B. feel lonely and have fewer choices C. be pulled out of class with some guys D. learn math and science better and better 26. We can learn from the text that . A. women are cleverer than men in college B. men represent the largest single economic force
C. women make up more than 50% of the national workforce
D. the number of women graduating from college is larger than that of men 27. How does the author develop the last paragraph? A. By providing examples. C. By following time order.
B. By making comments. D. By explaining the process.
28. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Why It Is Important to Get More Women Into Science B. James Gross, Confusion About His daughter C. Situation of Women in the Whole Country D. Future of women in the Workforce
C
It was close to midnight and it was unusual to see vehicles on the road. However, several trucks pulled over and workers silently unloaded camera equipment and cardboard boxes, and then carried them inside the Morgenson family home.
What took place over the next eight weeks was inspired by a Hollywood movie called The Joneses about a family of marketers who move into a local neighborhood to sell their products secretly to their neighbors. The idea was to test the power of word-of-mouth marketing. By filming a ‘rear’ family in unscripted (无剧本的) situations, my team and I would document how the Morgensons’ circle of friends responded to brands and products the Morgensons bought into their lives.
With the help of 35 video cameras and 25 microphones hidden in side the furniture, the operation done secretly showed something shocking. The most powerful hidden persuader of all isn’t in your TV or on the shelves of your supermarket. It’s a far more important influence that’s around you almost every waking moment: your very own friends and neighbors. There is nothing quite so persuasive as observing someone we respect or admire using a brand or product.
Our analysis also found that the brands the Morgensons used went faster. About one third of the Morgensons’ friends began promoting these same brands to their friends. We also found that the brands their friends were most likely to buy at the Morgensons’ suggestion were the bigger and better-known ones. This proved my thoughts that traditional marketing and secret marketing work well together. The most persuasive advertising strategies are strengthened by word-of-mouth advertising.
Whenever I meet with company managers, I tell them that the people who hold the real marketing power are mouse-clicking consumers and their wide circles of real-life friends. In other words, the people who hold the real power are us.
29. The author and his team went to the Morgenson family home to . A. visit the Morgensons
B. sell products to them D. carry out marketing research
C. shoot a Hollywood movie
30. According to the text, people are more likely to buy a product when . A. noticing an advertisement for it on TV B. the product appears repeatedly in a movie C. seeing their friends using the same product. D. someone is promoting it in the supermarket.
31. In which part of a newspaper can you most probably read the text? A. Travel.
B. Business.
C. Lifestyle. D
Residents in the poorest counties in the U.S. face a life expectancy up to decade shorter than their counterparts in the wealthiest areas, according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health.
Researchers from East Tennessee State University wanted to better understand how socioeconomic status was associated with heath outcomes. To find out they divided the country’s 3,141 counties into 50 new ‘states’ (with 2 percent of the counties in each) based on household income as opposed to geographic proximity (接近).
The researchers broke down the data by county since they found state-level data may hide some ‘impact of socioeconomic differences on both the best-off and worst-off counties.’ They then examined health data from the wealthiest and poorest ‘states’ (top and bottom 2 percent) to see how residents differed on factors like smoking, clinical care and excessive drinking. Researchers found that there was nearly a 10-year gap in the life expectancy of men with an average of 79.3 years in the wealthy counties compared to 69.8 years in the poorest. For women, the difference was slightly less - 83 years in the wealthiest counties and 76 years in the poorest.
D. Entertainment.
The study authors caution that while they found a connection between socioeconomic status and health outcomes, they did not analyze cause and effect. But they suggest that the data shows how policy makers should not just focus on state-wide initiatives (主动性) but more targeted efforts to help those most at risk. “With limited resources, methods of pinpointing the poorest counties can assist in the allocation of resources and programs to those communities that are in the greatest need,’’ the study authors wrote. 32. How did Researchers divide the counties? A. By social status.
B. By income.
C. By health.
D. By living places.
33. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3? A. The women difference is less than the man in life expectancy. B. The wealthiest ‘state’ like hiding their wealth. C. Most health data is unbelievable. D. Most poorest ‘state’ smoke and drink a lot. 34. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. The researchers think their study is perfect. B. People still don’t know the cause of life expectancy. C. The government should learn something from the study. D. The American resources allocation is not fair at all. 35. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Ways to have a long life expectancy C. The health problem in the USA
B. Great income differences in the USA D. Men in richest 10 years longer in poorest
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。
Ways to Respectfully Disagree
It’s easier to agree than disagree. 36 Unfortunately, many of us either shy away completely from disagreements or lose it when things don’t go our way. These tips can help keep disagreements constructive.
Use “I’ to communicate how you feel, what you think and what you want or need. 37 For example, telling your parents “You always remind me about my housework when you know I have much homework” has a very different tone from “I’m feeling pressured because I have a lot of homework tonight. Can I do those chores tomorrow?”
Listen to the other’s opinion. 38 That makes it more likely that he or she will do the same for you. When
the other person is talking, try to stop yourself from thinking about why you disagree or what you’ll say next.
39 This is the important thing you can do to keep a conversation on track. Of course, it’s a huge challenge to stay calm when you feel angry about something, especially if their person you’re talking to gets heated.
40 If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of someone’s put-downs (贬损的话), you know how valuable using respectful language and behavior can be. So instead of saying what you might be thinking (That’s a stupid idea!), try saying “I don’t agree, and here is why.”
Respect goes beyond difficult conversations, of course. Being helpful and considerate towards family members, teachers or coaches in our everyday actions helps us establish a foundation for those times when we might disagree.
A. Stay calm.
B. Look into the other’s eyes.
C. Using ‘you’ statements can sound aggressive.
D. Avoid putting down the other person’s ideas and beliefs. E. Then you can calmly present your case and why you disagree. F. Being a good listener shows that you respect the other person. G. But we can learn a lot from conversations where we don’t agree. 第三部分 英语知识运用
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，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。
I wasn’t prepared for the way I felt when my 18-year-old son, Dylan, left for Asia during his winter break. I was 41 the moment he first told my husband Michael and me that he wanted to use some of his 42 to travel around China. We were excited for him to explore the world. We told him that 43 was one of the best ways to spend his money and the 44 will last a lifetime.
On the morning of Dylan’s departure, he 45 a few more things into his bag. Before he and Michael 46 to the airport, I yelled, “Be safe, and 47 when you arrive in Shanghai.”
That night 48 he was flying somewhere over the Pacific Ocean, it hit me that Dylan was really on his 49 . I woke hourly, each time 50 the clock and counting the hours before he would land the following morning. 51 my decision to let him go alone, I prayed，and thought about all the things that could go 52 . Then I heard from him. The first text said he’d arrived. The second text said his luggage didn’t 53 it.
Feeling anxious, I madly attempted to 54 down his luggage. To search for lost baggage, I persuaded him to go back to the 55 and suggested he go to the airline’s office. My efforts 56 . All the while Dylan was