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TEXT A
Saying “thank you ”is probably the first thing most of us
learn to do in a foreign language up to be polite ，and it
．After all
，we’re brought
is important to make a good impression
．
upon other people —especially across national divides
So．what exactly are you supposed to say when \"thank you\" is only the 20th most popular way to express gratitude? According to a recent survey,19 other ways of expressing appreciation finished ahead of \"thank you\" in a poll of 3,000 people ．
Pollsters found almost half of those asked preferred the
more informal “cheers ”， while others liked to use such expressions as “ta ”, “great\" and “nice one ”．
So，just what is the appropriate form of words to express your thanks?
Fortunately, the clue is in the language
itself ．“ Cheers”， despite its popularity informal way to say thank you to when you can best use it
，is considered an
—and this is a definite clue as ．
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makeit
star\"
For instance ，when going for a drink with friends ，a smile
and a“cheers ”by way of thanks is not only appropriate to t he situation ，it is also culturally accurate
．
“Ta”， originated from the Danish word
“tak ”, was the
second-most popular expression of thanks ，and is also commonly used in informal
situations
，along with phrases such as“nice
one”， and“brilliant ”．Interestingly,
one word that didn ’t
into the top 20 was“thanks ”． Thank you's shorter, more
informal cousin ．
“Thanks”can be useful ， as it is able to bridge the divide
between the formality of “thank you\" and the downright
relaxed “cheers ”．
Certain words can double as an expression of thanks as well
as delight ．Again ，the words themselves offer the clue as to when best to use them
．
For example，words like “awesome”，“ brilliant\"
and“you
featured
highly in the new poll and they can hint at both
your pleasure at someone's action ，as well as serving to express your thanks ．If you are on the receiving end of a
“new”thank
you，you can respond with a simple “no problem ”, or “sure ”．
Of course ，in certain circumstances ，a simple wave，nod or smile may be appropriate
．For instance ，if a car driver slows
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down to let you cross the road ，simply raising your hand in
acknowledgement is enough to show that you appreciate the driver's consideration
．
“thank you ”is ．
Sometimes，formality is necessary, and
still the best choice in such situations
But students should not worry about when exactly to use
certain expressions
．
Many people in Western countries are worried that good
manners are in decline
．People are
tired of seeing their acts of kindness and service pass
without comment ．So don’t think that your
“thank you ”was clumsy or awkwardly formal
．The chances
are ，if you said“thank you ”， you
made someone’s day ．You star ．
81．We can tell from the results of the poll that
A．people are unconcerned about politeness nowadays
．
B．“ thank you”remains the best expression of gratitude ． C．there is a variety of expressions of appreciation
D．there are more formal expressions than informal ones 82．Which word/phrase does NOT appear in the top 20?
．
．
A．Cheers． B ．Thanks． C．Brilliant ． D．You star ．
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83．According to the passage ．which is an appropriate
”?
response to “awesome”or “brilliant
A．Thanks． B ．Cheers． C．Nice one ． D．Sure．
84．According to the passage ，the way in which we express our gratitude depends on all the following EXCEPT
A．gender． B ．formality ． C．culture ． D．circumstance ． 85．In the last paragraph the author encourages people to A．continue their acts of kindness B．behave themselves well ． C．show their gratitude to others
D．stop worrying about bad manners TEXT B
From 2007 to 2010 ，American households lost $l1 trillion
in real estate
，savings, and stocks More than half of all
their jobs or were forced to take
cuts
． ． ．
U．S．workers either lost
in hours or pay during the recession ．The worst may be behind
them now, but the shocking losses of the past few years have reshaped nearly every facet of their lives
—how they live
， ．
work，and spend —even the way they think about the future
For Cindy, the recession began when her husband was
relocated to Rhinelander,
Wisconsin ．by his companyforcing the
family to move in a hurry ．The couple bought a new house but
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were unable to sell their two-bedroom home in Big Lake ，
Minnesota ．With two mortgages( 抵押借款 ) and two young children to care for, Cindy couldn't imagine how to stretch her husband's
paycheck to keep her family fed ．
Then she stumbled upon an online community called
Blotanical ，a forum for gardeners sustainability
，many with an interest in
．“ The more I read and discussed these
practices ，the more I realized this would help not only our budget but also our health
，” she says ．
Cindy admits that before the recession ，she was a city
with no interest in growing her own dinner
mostly —I didn ’t think about plants that weren interesting.\" But to stretch her budget
—everything
girl
．“ I grew flowers
’t visually
，she began putting in
beds to apple
．She
vegetables and fruit
from strawberry
trees —and as her first seedlings grew，her spirits lifted
no longer thinks of gardening and making her own jams as just
a moneysaver ；they ’re a genuine pleasure ．“ It ’s brought us closer together as a family, too voluntarily pitch in with(
，” she says ．Her kids
主动帮助 )the garden work ，and the
．The food tastes
family cooks together instead of eating out better —it's fresher and organic fulfills its original purpose
—and the garden handily
：cost cutting ．Now she spends
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about $200 to $300 a month on groceries ．less than $650 a month that she used to lay out
．
half of the
After discovering how resourceful she can be in tough
times ，Cindy is no longer easily discouraged ．“It makesmefeel proud to be able to s
ay I made it myself,
”she says ．“ I feel
accomplished ，and I'm more confident about attempting things
and
I've never done before ．\" Nowshe avoids convenience stores
has begun learning to knit think
，quilt ，and make her own soap ．\"I
weren’t
don't
I would have ever begun t his journey if it
for the recession ，” she says．“ I have a feeling that from now
on，it will affect my family better ．\"
’s health and happiness for the
86．We learn from the first paragraph that the recession A．affected Americans in certain occupations B．had great impact on Americans
．
’work and life ．
．
C．had only brought huge losses in savings and stocks D．is over with some of the losses recovered. 87．What madethe family's
was that they
A．moved to Rhinelander in a hurry B．had two children to raise
．
． ．
financial
situation even
worse
C．didn't know anyone in Rhinelander
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D．couldn't sell their home in Big Lake ．
88．Which of the following statements is CORRECT? A．Cindy had seen the benefits of gardening in a different
way．
B．Cindy had developed a hobby of gardening before the
recession ．
C．Cindy had already had a keen interest
in sustainability
D．Cindy had already planned to meet the gardeners
．
89．In addition, Cindy views gardening as a genuine pleasurebecause gardening
A．helped her cut living costs almost by half ．
B．enabled her to make her own jams ．
C．built up family ties and kids
’enthusiasm ．
D．enabled her to know more about plants ．
90．What does Cindy think of the difficult times she has
gone through?
A．It gave the couple and their kids a tough lesson ．
B．It gave her confidence and optimism
．
C．It would come again and affect the family
．
D．It left a lasting psychological impact on the family TEXT C
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．
．
“I'm a little worried about my future
，” said Dustin
Hoffman in The Graduate ．He should be so lucky ．All he had to
worry about was whether to have an affair with Mrs Robinson．In the sixties syndrome．
Hoffman's modern counterparts are not so fortunate
Robinsons aren't sitting around at home any more
．The Mrs
，that was the sum total of post-graduation anxiety
，seducing
graduates ．They are out in the workplace ，doing the high-powered jobs the graduates want
，but cannot get ．For those fresh out
of university, desperate for work but unable to get it is a big imbalance between supply and demand narrowing of the gap in sight
The latest
．
，there
．And there is no
unemployment figures show that 746,000 of 18-24
．Many
year-olds are unemployed of those will
— a record rate of 18 per cent
have graduated this summer．They are not panicking
mount up，they are beginning to
yet ，but as the job rejections feel alarmed ．
Of course ，it is easy to blame the Government and
particular,
，in
per
the target that Labour has long trumpeted---50
cent of school-leavers in higher education ．That was not too
smart ．The Government has not only failed to meet its
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target —the actual figure is still closer to 40 per cent — but
it has raised expectations to unrealistic levels
Parents feel as badly let down as the young people
．
themselves ．Middle-class families see their graduate offspring on the dole( 救济金 )queue and wonder why they bothered paying school fees ．Working-class families
feel an even keener sense
，getting
of disappointment ．For manysuch families a child into
．It
university was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream represented upward social and financial that they were living in a dynamic
mobility ．It was proof
，economically successful
．
country ．That dream does not seem so rosy now
Graduate unemployment is not
，ultimately, a political
schemes for graduates
．If David Cameron's
problem ready to be solved ．Job-creation are very low down in ministerial in-trays
Conservatives had a brilliant idea for guaranteeing every
graduate a well-paid job ，they would have unveiled is a social problem
it by now．It
，though a more deep-seated social problem
．
than people perhaps realize
91．The author begins with an episode from The Graduate in
order to
A．support the fact that more women are working now
．
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B．show that few graduates started working right after
graduation ．
C．demonstrate that there were much fewer graduates than
now．
D．emphasize the sharp contrast between now and then 92．With regard to job opportunities
the author sounds
A．pessimistic ． B ．hopeful ． C．indifierent ． D．furious ． 93．The author is ____ the Labour Government's target
50% of school leavers in higher education
A．in favour of B
．doubtful about
．mildly critical of
．
： ．
for young graduates ，
C．strongly critical of D
94．Which of the following statements about
parents ’feelings is CORRECT?
A．Working—class parents feel just as disappointed B．Parents and their children feel equally disappointed C．Middle —class parents feel more disappointed D．Parents feel more disappointed than their children 95．Towards the end of the passage，the author implies A．there will be job-creation schemes for graduates B．graduate unemployment is more of a political issue
．
．
that
．
．
．
．
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C．graduate unemployment is both a political and a social
issue ．
D．the Conservatives are doing far issue ．
TEXT D
No matter how many times you have seen images of the golden
mask of boyking Tutankhamen，comeface to face with it Cairo museum，and you will suck in your breath
．
in Egypt's
from enough to solve the
It was on Nov 4 ，1923，that British archaeologist Howard Carter stumbled on a stone at the base of the tomb of another
pharaoh( 法老 )in Luxor that eventually led to a sealed doorway．
Then，on Nov 23，Carter found a second door and when he stuck
his head through it ，what he saw was to stun the world ．Inside lay the great stone coffin wood．
A few months later, when a crane lifted its granite cover
and one coffin
after another was removed, Carter found a solid
．In it was the mummy( 木乃伊 ) of ，enclosing three chests of gilded
block of gold weighing 110kg the 19-year-old
Tutankhamen，covered in gold with that splendid
funeral mask．And all this lay buried for more than 3,000 years ．
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Months after my trip to Egypt, I can relive the rush of
emotion I felt
and sense the hush that
．
people ，is a place where
．It
descended on the crammed
Cairo museum's Tutankhamen gallery
Cairo ，a dusty city of 20 million
time seems to both stand still and rush into utter chaos
is a place where the ancient and contemporary happily go along on parallel tracks
．
on the western edge
these gigantic
Take the Great Pyramids of Giza，sitting of the city ．Even as the setting
sun silhouettes
structures against the great desert expanse，a call
for prayer
floats over semi-finished apartment blocks filled with the activity of city life
．
While careful planning for the afterlife may lie buried
underground in Cairo
，it is noise and confusion on the
and the
streets ．Donkey carts battle for space with pedestrians
only operative road rule is “might is right ．” But it that is full of life
is a city
—from the small roadside restaurants to
the coffee shops where men and womensmoke the shisha( 水烟
壶 ) ． Donkey carts piled high with flat-breads magically find
their way in and out the maddening traffic ；young womenin long
skirts and headscarves hold hands with young menin open collar
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shirts ，while conversations dwell on Kuwait's chances at the soccer World Cup ．
96．According to the context,
breath ”means“feel a sense of ____\"
“suck in your
．
A．awe B．horror C ．doubt D ．delight
97．Which of the following statements about the discovery of the mummy is INCORRECT?
A．The mummy was first discovered by a British
archaeologist ．
B．The discovery of the mummy came as a surprise
．
．
C．The mummywas found lying right inside the stone coffin D．The masked mummy was covered in gold ．
98．Which word CANNOTbe used to describe the city of Cairo? A．Crowdedness． B ．Quiet ． C．Noise ． D．Confusion ． 99．Which pair of words/phrases indicates contrast? A．Gigantic structure B．A call for prayer C．Chaos；maddening
D．Coffee shops ；pyramids
100．What is the author's attitude towards Cairo?
A．Positive ． B ．Objective ． C．Negative ． D. Not clear
81. CBDAC 86. B DACB 91. D ADBC
96. ACBAB.
；great desert expanse
；men and women with the shisha
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