Section B
Directions: In this section, you are required to read one quoted blog and the comments on it. The blog and comments are followedby questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers A,B,C and D Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
Towards the end of the 1990s,more than a decade and a half Diet Coke was first introduced, sale of Coca Cola’s best-selling low caloric drink appeared to slow down.
However, in the decade that followed, diet sodas grew by more than 30 percent. In 2009, sales pushed above $8.5 billion for the first time. But America’s thirst for Diet Coke is running dry again-and this time it could be for good.
The diet soda slowdown isn’t merely an American thing- it’s also happening worldwide. But the future of diet colas is particularly cloudy in the United States.
Low calorie sodas are fighting a hard battle against not one but two trends among American consumers . The first is that overall soda consumption has been on the decline since before 2000. Diet sodas, though they might come sugar- and calorie-free, are still sodas, something Americans are proving less and less interested in drinking.
The second, and perhaps more significant trend, is a growing mistrust of artificial sweeteners(甜味劑). “Consumers’attitudes towards sweeteners have really changed.”said Howard Telford, an industry analyst.“There’s a very negative perception about artificial sweeteners. The industry is still trying to get its head around this.”
Comment 1
Add me to the number of people addicted to diet colas who quit drinking soda altogether. I honestly think soda is addictive and I’m happy not to be drinking it anymore.
Comment 2
Perhaps the slowdown has something more to do with the skyrocketing cost of soft drinks.
Comment 3
I LOVE diet drinks! Am I unhealthy? Who knows? I guarantee I have a better physique than most 43-year-old men.
Comment4
This is a silly and shallow piece。The reason for the fall off is simply the explosion in consumption of bottled waters and energy drinks.
Comment5
As people learn more about health and wellness they will consume less sugar,less soda,less artificial sweeteners.
41.What do we Know about diet soda sale?
A.It began to undergo a gradual drop starting from 2000.
B.It was on the decline since the 1990s but is on the rise now.
C.It reached its peak in the 2000s but began to drop since then.
D.It has been decreasing since the 1990s.
42.What does the author think of the prospects of diet soda sale?
A.It will continue to drop.
B.It will get better soon.
C.It is hard to say for sure.
D.It may have ups and downs.
43.Which comment gives a personal reason for quitting diet colas?
A.Comment5.B.Comment4.C.Comment3.D.Comment1.
44.Which comment supports the author’s point of view?
A. Comment2.B. Comment3.C. Comment4.D. Comment5.
45.Which comments disagree with the author on the author on the cause of soda sale slowdown?
A. Comment3 and Comment5.B. Comment2 and Comment4.
C. Comment1 and Comment4.D. Comment2 and Comment3.
Part IV Cloze(10 points)
Directions: In this part,there is a passage with ten blanks.For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C,and D.choose the best answer for each blank an mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
When asked about the impact of disturbing news on children,one mothersaid :“My 11-year-old daughter doesn’t like watching the news.she has __46__ about what she has seen.One time,she watched a report about a person who killed a family member with a knife.That night she dreamed that she too was being killed.”Another interviewee said:“My six-year-old niece saw reports of tornadoes(龍卷風)from elsewhere in the country. For weeks 47 , she was terrified. She 48 call me on the phone, convinced that a tornado was coming her way and that she was going to die.”
Do you think disturbing news report can frighten children? In one survey，nearly 40 percent of parents said that their children had been 49 by something they saw in the news and that.50 ，the children had feared that a similar event would happen to them or their loved ones. Why? One factor is that children ofen 51 the news differently from adults. For example,small children may believe that a 52 that is broadcast repeatedly is really happening repeatedly.
A second factor is that daily reports of disturbing events can distort a child’s 53 of the world. True, we live in “critical times hard to 54 .”But repeatedexposure to disturbing news report can cause children to develop lasting fears.“Children who watch a lot of TV news 55 to overestimate the occurrence of crime and may perceive the world to be a more dangerous place than it actually is.”observes the Kaiser Family Foundation .
46.A.thoughts B.nightmares C.ideas D.pictures
47.A.afterward B.ago C.before D.later
48.A.should B.might C.could D.would
49.A.bored B.angered C.upset D.disappointed
50.A.in no time B.by all means C.all the more D.as a result
51.A.tell B.interpret C.narrate D.treat
52.A.tragedy B.comedy C.play D.drama
53. A. imagination B.view C. sight D.look
54.A.give up B.stick to C.come D.set town
55.A.prefer B.turn C.come D.tend
Part V Text Completion(20 points)
Directions: In this part ,there are three incomplete texts with 20 questions(Ranging from 56 to 75). Above each text there are three or four phrases to be completed. First, use the choices provided in the box to complete the phrases . Second use the completed phrases to fill in the blanks of the text Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet
Text One
A. angrier
B. getting
C. action
Phrases:
A. which makes you 56
B. like 57 any compensation
C. to take any58
Picture this situation: you have bought a faulty item form a shop and you take it back to complain. You go directly to the shop assistant and tell them your problem. They say they cannot help you. 59, to the point perhaps where you start insulting the poor shop assistant. This will do you no favours , 60 ,or even your money back. If you go directly to the first person you see. you may be wasting your time as they may be powerless 61 .So the important lesson to be learnt is to make sure firstly that you are speaking to the relevant person the one who has the authority to make decisions.
Text Two
A. the smaller
B. as much as
C. up to a year
D. more likely
Phrases:
A.20% 62 to feel happy
B.63the physical distance between friends
C.but not 64happiness
D.lasted for 65
The new study found that friends of happy people had a greater chance of being happy themselves. And 66,the larger the effect they had on each other’s happiness.
For example, a person was 67if a friend living within one and a half kilometers was also happy. Having a happy neighbor who lived next door increased an individual’s chance of being happy by 34%.The effects of friends’happiness 68.
The researchers found that happiness really is contagious(傳染的).Sadness also spread among friends, 69.
Text Three
A.later regretted
B.spending
C.tend to
Phrases:
A.remember past impulse purchases that you 70
B.You may 71purchase on impulse.
C.Keep 72under control
In addition to the external pressure we face from marketing,our own feelings and habits can contribute to excessive spending .Here are some suggestions to help you 73.
First,resist your impulse buying .Do you enjoy the excitement of shopping and finding a bargain? If so, 74.To resist,slow down and think realistically about the long-term consequences of buying,owning,and maintaining what you are planning to buy. Stop and 75.Give yourself a “cool down”period before making your final decision.
Paper Two
(50 minutes)
Part VI Translation(10 points)
Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese. Write your answer on the Answer Sheet.
Should work be placed among the causes of happiness or be regarded as a burden? Much work is exceedingly tiresome, and an excess ofwork causes stress and even disease. I think, however, that, provided work is not excessive in amount, even boring work is less harmful than idleness, We sometimes feel a little relief from work; at other times work gives us delight. These feelings arise according to the type of work we are doing and our ability to do that work. .Work fills many hours of the day and removes the need to decide what one should do.
Part VII Writing (15 points)
Directions: Write a composition in no less than 150 words on the topic: How can we contribute to the environmental protection? You should write according to the outline given below. Write your composition on the Answer Sheet.
環(huán)境保護已成為我們共同的責任。
你認為我們該怎樣做才能降低能耗，節(jié)省資源，保護地球環(huán)境?
請舉例說明。
