40. A. for
41. A. distance 42. A. bookstore 43. A. roughly 44. A. somehow 45. A. picked up 46. A. accept 47. A. cheerful 48. A. spread B. so B. loss B. library
B. unexpectedly B. otherwise B. taken off B. give B. fragile B. faded C. yet
C. disadvantage C. newsstand C. originally C. therefore C. come out C. exchange C. awkward C. turned D. or D. guess D. bank D. exactly D. meanwhile D. given away D. claim D. grateful D. froze
B
Self-disciplined people are able and willing to put aside immediate pleasure to achieve a long-range goal. Rather than rush a decision, they 49 work toward the bigger payoff that comes later. For instance, in the midst of a 50 search, the less-disciplined person will accept the first offer that comes along, even if it pays less than what she needs and does not 51 career growth.
If you postpone immediate pleasure and short-term 52 from pain to achieve a long-term benefit, you are operating 53 the reality principle. If you are concerned primarily with short-term pleasure and immediate avoidance of discomfort, you are 54 the pleasure principle.
An in-depth understanding of the 55 between the reality and pleasure principles will help you strengthen your self-discipline. 49. A. casually B. patiently C. anxiously D. peacefully 50. A. payment B. pleasure C. bargain D. job 51. A. contribute to B. result from C. make out D. get across 52. A. gain B. recovery C. freedom D. relief 53. A. beyond B. against C. by D. for 54. A. establishing B. applying C. defending D. compromising 55. A. agreement B. range C. difference D. similarity
四、阅读理解 （共20小题; 每小题2分，满分40分）
请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
A
My grandmother cut a recipe sometime in the 1940s or 50s for “Mrs. Orr?s Cake” from The Monitor. When my dad tasted this cake, he liked it so much that he requested this cake every year, both for Father?s Day and his birthday in September.
As a creature of habit, Dad didn?t always greet new experiments in cooking. When I got my first apartment, I began to learn to cook. Often when I invited Mom and Dad over for dinner, I tried a recipe. Dad would look at his plate suspiciously and asked, “Am I the ?guinea pig??”
Dad especially didn?t encourage experimentation where his birthday cake was concerned. It had to be Mrs. Orr?s white icing cake, not in layers. Once we asked if he
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would like chocolate icing for a change. Silly question.
Dad was very willing to share his special cake with family and friends, so we enjoyed Mrs. Orr?s cake with white icing twice a year. Nothing fancy, just like Dad. Of course, we asked repeatedly if he?d rather have a different cake, maybe decorated. Again, silly question.
Years ago, my cousin told me she made Mrs. Orr?s cake as a layer cake and used chocolate icing. I tried it when I was having company (not Dad), using jam between layers and chocolate icing on top and sides. The sides looked too messy for company, so I pressed chopped nuts into them, and everyone thought I bought it at a bakery. It was amazingly rich and wonderful, hence the name I gave it, Majestic Chocolate Cake. The funny thing, though, is that I missed the white icing!
Dad isn?t with us anymore, but whenever I see this recipe in my file, I?m filled with sweet memories of the man who loved his special cake, appreciated those who?d baked it, and shared it so freely.
56. “The Monitor” in the 1st paragraph is most likely to be a ______. A. menu B. webpage C. newspaper D. TV program 57. According to the passage, we learn that the author?s father is ______. A. strict B. consistent C. mean D. optimistic 58. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The author misses his father a lot. B. The author is a considerate person.
C. The author tasted the cake made by her cousin and liked it. D. The author might be qualified to work as a professional baker. 59. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. A Plain Cake with Generations B. My Dad, a Cake Lover
C. An Experiment on a Chocolate Cake D. Mrs. Orr, a Professional Cook
B
It has been proved that even if a child is in a helmet when biking, or skating, it may not protect her from a serious head injury.
Every year, 390,000 children under age 15 go to hospital emergency rooms with bike-related injuries. Of that number, about one third children suffer head injuries and an estimated 200 die. By wearing a helmet, a child can reduce her risk of injury by as much as 85 percent. But remember——a bicycle helmet must fit properly to be safe. Here are five steps to make sure your child?s helmet fits properly.
1) If you haven?t bought your child?s helmet already, you might want to consider one with a rear stabilizer. A rear stabilizer holds the back of the head gently and helps the helmet stay correctly positioned.
2) The helmet should fit closely and shouldn?t slide from side to side or front to back. If your child can put two fingers on both temples(太阳穴) inside the helmet, it?s too big. Try a smaller size. But if the next size down is too small, use the fit pads(护垫). Fit pads come in different sizes and attach to the helmet with Velcro.
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3) Tell your child to open her mouth widely and ask if she can feel the helmet push down onto the top of her head. If she can?t, you need to readjust her helmet.
4) To prevent strap slippage, wind a rubber band around the strap where it meets the fastener.
5) Recheck the fit regularly.
You should replace the bicycle helmet: If she has been in an accident with it.
If the buckle(金属扣) breaks or if a piece breaks off.
If it doesn?t have a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, American Society for Testing and Materials, or Snell Memorial Foundation sticker.
If it doesn?t fit correctly. Even if the helmet fit perfectly two years ago, it might be too small now.
60. Who is this passage mainly written for? A. Children. B. Teachers. C. Parents. D. Helmet producers. 61. What does the author mainly want to stress in the 2nd paragraph? A. The steps to find a proper helmet.
B. The consequences of bike-related injuries. C. The measures to prevent bike-related injuries. D. The necessity of wearing a helmet of right size.
62. If a girl finds a helmet a little bit big for her head, what should she do? A. She can use some fit pads. B. She must buy a smaller size.
C. She must make the helmet slide from side to side. D. She can put fingers on both temples inside the helmet.
63. If Phil White, a father, finds the buckle of his girl?s helmet broken, he can______. A. continue to use the bicycle helmet B. buy a new bicycle helmet for her C. mend the bicycle helmet himself D. throw away the broken buckle
C
“What?s the rush?” People often say to someone in a hurry, “Rome wasn?t built in a day, you know?”
The Romans were some of the greatest builders of all time, but they still had to do it brick by brick. The city of Rome was a great accomplishment of engineering. Its public buildings were both beautiful and massive. To build them, the Romans needed new construction methods, interesting designs——and plenty of time.
The Romans? buildings rank among their greatest achievements. Some still stand, including the most famous Roman building of all, the Colosseum. This stadium in Rome got its name from the Colossus, a gigantic statue of the emperor Nero that once stood nearby. The Colosseum was big, too. It seated 50,000 people, and its walls towered 49 meters above the streets around it. Used for games, fights, and performances, the Colosseum was one of the most important gathering places in Rome.
Romans used one of their greatest inventions——concrete——for the
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Colosseum?s main building material. They wet the concrete and poured it into molds. Concrete was lighter than stone and could be made in longer, more irregular shapes than bricks.
The most important element in the design of the Colosseum was its many curved arches. The great advantage of an arch is its strength. If the top of a doorway is flat, the weights it supports may sometimes crack it. Arches can support more weight without cracking. To build an arch, Roman builders first made a slightly smaller arch out of wood. Then they placed moist concrete around it. When the concrete was dry, they removed the wood. The result was a perfect strong concrete arch.
Building a structure the size of the Colosseum required tens of thousands of workers. Theses workers used several kinds of tools. To check that walls were straight, they used plumb lines——weights tied to pieces of string. To lift materials to the top of the walls, Roman workers used a device called the great wheel, which looked like a large mouse wheel. They climbed into the wheel and turned it, allowing an attached crank to lift heavy loads into the air.
Just how long did it take to build Rome? Much longer than a day. The Colosseum alone took about ten years to build! But 2,000 years later, ruins still stand. An old saying warns that, “When the Colosseum falls, also ends Rome; and when the Rome falls, the world will end.”
64. The underlined word “crack” in the 5th paragraph probably means ______. A. stand B. balance C. wet D. break 65. The 6th paragraph is mainly developed by ______. A. following the operation procedure B. presenting causes and effects C. making comparisons D. providing examples 66. In which magazine are you most likely to find this passage?
A. National Geographic B. Economist C. Fortune D. Nature 67. We can infer from the old saying of the last paragraph that ______. A. the Colosseum is still in perfect condition B. the Colosseum deserves architects? research C. the Colosseum plays a significant role in history D. the Colosseum has a magic power to make a prediction
D
There was a time when Americans ordered coffee by simply asking for “coffee”. Ordering a “venti skinny chai latte” or a “grand chocolate cookie crumble frappuccino” would have earned, at best, a blank stare.
But that was before Howard Schultz took Starbucks from a single coffeehouse in downtown Seattle to a chain with more than 17,000 shops in 55 countries. The chain grew so quickly that as early as 1998 a headline in The Onion, a satirical (讽刺的) American newspaper, joked, “New Starbucks Opens in Restroom of Existing Starbucks”.
But in 2013 Starbucks decided to do away with something important: it dropped
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