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It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of products come on the market. Advances in design and production help quicken the process. Products also need to have a short lifespan so that the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typical example is computers, which are almost out-of-date once they are bought. This indeed makes selection a problem. Gone are the days when one could just walk with ease into a shop and buy one thing; no choice, no anxiety. 53. What does the author try to argue in Paragraph 1? A. The exercise of rights is a luxury. B. The practice of choice is difficult. C. The right of choice is given but at a price. D. Choice and right exist at the same time. 54. Why do more choices of goods give rise to anxiety? A. Professionals find it hard to decide on a suitable product. B. People are likely to find themselves overcome by business persuasion. C. Shoppers may find themselves lost in the broad range of items. D. Companies and advertisers are often misleading about the rage of choice. 55. By using computers as an example, the author wants to prove that _______. A. advanced products meet the needs of people B. products of the latest design flood the market C. competitions are fierce in high-tech industry D. everyday goods need to be replaced often 56. What is this passage mainly about? A. The variety of choices in modern society. B. The opinions on people’s right in different countries C. The Problems about the availability of everyday goods. D. The helplessness in purchasing decisions D I love charity shops and so do lots of other people in Britain because you find quite a few of them on every high street. The charity shop is a British institution, selling everything from clothes to electric goods, all at very good prices. You can get things you won’t find in the shops anymore. The thing I like best about them is that your money is going to a good cause and not into the pockets of profit-driven companies, and you are not damaging the planet, but finding a new home for unwanted goods. The first charity shop was opened in 1947 by Oxfam. The famous charity’s appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so successful it had been flooded with donations(捐赠物). They decided to set up a shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appeal. Now there are over 7,000 charity shops in the UK. My favourite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross shop, where I always find children’s books, all 10 or 20 pence each. Most of the people working in the charity shops are volunteers, although there is often a manager who gets paid. Over 90% of the goods in the charity shops are donated by the public. Every morning you see bags of unwanted items outside the front of shops, although they don’t encourage this, rather ask people to bring things in when the shop is open. The shops have very low running costs: all profits go to charity work. Charity shops raise more than ￡110 million a year, funding(资助)medical research, overseas aid, supporting sick and poor children, homeless and disabled people, and much more. What better place to spend your money? You get something special for a very good price and a good moral sense. You provide funds to a good cause and tread lightly on the environment. 57. The author loves the charity shop mainly because of _______. A. its convenient location B. its great variety of goods C. its spirit of goodwill D. its nice shopping environment 58. The first charity shop in the UK was set up to ____. A. sell cheap products B. deal with unwanted things C. raise money for patients D. help a foreign country 59. Which of the following is TRUE about charity shops? A. The operating costs are very low. B. The staff are usually well paid. C. 90% of the donations are second-hand. D. They are open twenty-four hours a day. 60. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage? A. What to Buy a Charity Shops. B. Charity Shop: Its Origin & Development. C. Charity Shop: Where You Buy to Donate. D. The Public’s Concern about Charity Shops. 北京市八一中学2009---2010学年度 高一年级第二学期期末考试 英语试卷(考试时间90分钟) 2010-7-5 第II 卷 请务必用钢笔或圆珠笔在规定区域内作答，用铅笔作答无效。 一、根据中文意思，完成句子，每空一词。请把答案一起写在第5题下面的横线上。(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分) 1、他坚持送我并陪我走到车站。 He _________ ______ walking me to the bus station to _______ me ______. 2、他们大部分人住在恶劣的环境里，而我们这些人却比较富有。 Most of them live in terrible ____________ _________ the rest of us are quite well-off. 3、没有多给您写信我非常抱歉。 I certainly _______ you an __________for not writing more often. 4、同一般人们的认识相反，澳大利亚不是一个枯燥的地方。 _________ ____ popular belief, Australia is not a dull place _____ ______. 5、在公共场合拍名人的照是合法的。 It is ________ to take photos of famous people ______ _________. 1. ________ ________ ; ________ __________ 2. __________ __________ 3. __________ ________ 4. ____________ ____; ______ _______ 5. ____________; ____________ _______ 二、书面表达(满分15分) 学校网站新开设了一个“英语写作”栏目(column)，以便学生发表(post)英语作文，进行交流，提高写作能力。现请你为该栏目写一个英文介绍，内容包括： ●开设目的 ●栏目优势：教师在线(online)指导等 ●作文要求：内容贴近学生生活 ●优秀作文的鼓励办法 ●邀请大家参与 注意： 1.词数100左右 2.开头语已为你写好(不计入总词数)。 Welcome to the column “English Writing”! ________________________________________________________________________ ___________ 答案： 第一卷 选择题部分 1—5 CBBAA 6—10 CACAB 11—15 BBCCB 16—20 BCAAC 21—25 BABCD 26—30 AB BDA 31—35 DCACD 36—40 DBDAA 41—45 DBBAD 46—50 ABAAD 51—55 CBBCB 56—60 DCDAC 第二卷 非选择题部分 句子填空 1. insisted on; see, off 2. conditions ; while 3. owe; apology 4. Contrary to; at all 5. legal; in public 书面表达： 写作要点： 1、本文为应用文，主体时态为一般现在时 2、开设栏目的目的(improve English writing skills) 3、具体要求(write anything that you are familiar with) 4、作文的鼓励方法(award; get a prize) 5、发出邀请 Welcome to the column: “English Writing”! In order to improve your English writing skills and learn English well, we expect all of you to post your articles on the column. You can write anything that you are familiar with and send them to us. Afterwards, teachers can give you some advice on what you have written online. In this way, I’m sure you can make more progress. The students whose writing are excellent will be awarded. The first prize: an MP4, for the second prize, you can get an English dictionary and the third one: an exercise book. If you happen to know the news, please inform your classmates of it. I hope all of you can learn a lot in this activity. (责任编辑：admin) |