Stop use if any pain occurs. Keep out of reach of children.

Please pay attention to: ﹡stands for “Not available in all countries. ”

65. According to the passage, Moisture Surge is the name of _______.

A. a product of eyes                       B. an oil-free formula

C. a sun-blocking cream                  D. a series of skin care products

66. What do we know about Moisture Surge Extra Refreshing Eye Gel and Moisture Surge Refreshing Eye Mask?

A. They can be used at any time.        B. They may be good for eyes.

C. They are a kind of gel.              D. They have been tested on doctors.

67. Which of the following products can NOT be used over makeup?

A. Moisture Surge Face Water Thirsty Skin Relief.

B. Moisture Surge Extra Refreshing Eye Gel.

C. Moisture Surge Extended Thirty Relief.

D. Moisture Sheer Tint SPF15.

68. How many products mentioned in the passage can be bought all over the world?

A. Two        B. Four     C. Six       D. Eight

69. This text is most probably taken from a ______.

A. textbook    B. Doctor’s notebook    C. magazine    D. bottle of medicine

D

It doesn’t kill germs better than cooler water, but turning tap temperatures high, the US burns carbon equal to the emissions of Barbados.

People typically wash their hands seven times a day in the United States, but they do it at a far higher temperature than is necessary to kill germs, a new study says. The energy waste is equivalent to the fuel use of a small country.

It’s cold and flu season, when many people are concerned about avoiding germs. But forget what you think you know about hand washing, say researchers at Vanderbilt University. Chances are good that how you clean up is not helping you stay healthy; it is helping to make the planet sick.

Amanda R. Carrico, a research assistant professor at the Vanderbilt Institute for Energy and Environment in Tennessee, told National Geographic that hand washing is often “a case where people act in ways that they think are in their best interest, but they in fact have inaccurate beliefs or outdated perceptions.”

Carrico said, “It’s certainly true that heat kills bacteria, but if you were going to use hot water to kill them it would have to be way too hot for you to tolerate.”

She explained that boiling water, 212°F (99.98°C), is sometimes used to kill germs - for example, to clean drinking water that might be polluted with germs. But “hot” water for hand washing is generally within 104°F to 131°F (40°C to 55°C.) At the high end of that range, heat could kill some germs, but the sustained contact that would be required would scald the skin.

Carrico said that after a review of the scientific literature, her team found “no evidence that using hot water that a person could stand would have any benefit in killing bacteria.” Even water as cold as 40°F (4.4°C) appeared to reduce bacteria as well as hotter water, if hands were scrubbed, rinsed(冲洗)and dried properly.

In fact,  she noted that hot water can often have an unfavorable effect on hygiene. “Warmer water can harm the skin and affect the protective layer on the outside, which can cause it to be less resistant to bacteria,” said Carrico.

Using hot water to wash hands is therefore unnecessary, as well as wasteful, Carrico said, particularly when it comes to the environment. According to her research, people use warm or hot water 64 percent of the time when they wash their hands. Using that number, Carrico’s team calculated a significant impact on the planet.

“Although the choice of water temperature during a single hand wash may appear minor, when multiplied by the nearly 800 billion hand washes performed by Americans each year, this practice results in more than 6 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent emissions annually,” she said.

That’s roughly equal to the emissions of two coal-fired power plants, or 1,250,000 passenger vehicles, over the course of a year. It’s higher than the greenhouse gas emissions of small countries like El Salvador or Armenia, and is about equiv alent to the emissions of Barbados. If all US citizens washed their hands in cooler water, it would be like eliminating the energy-related carbon emissions of 299,700 US homes, or the total annual emissions from the US zinc or lead industries.

The researchers found that close to 70 percent of respondents said they believe that using hot water is more effective than warm, room temperature, or cold water, despite a lack of evidence backing that up, said Carrico. Her study noted research that showed a “strong cognitive(认知的) connection” between water temperature and hygiene in both the United States and Western Europe, compared to other countries, like Japan, where hot water is associated more with comfort than with health.

The researchers published their results in the July 2013 issue of International Journal of Consumer Studies. They recommended washing with water that is at a “comfortable” temperature, which they noted may be warmer in cold months and cooler in hot ones.

70. Which can be served as the title of the passage?

A. Hot water or cooler water in hand washing?

B. Hot water contributes to the serious worsening of our planet.

C. Consumption of hot water is unnecessary and wasteful.

D. Advantages and disadvantages of using hot water .

71. The underlined word scald in paragraph six probably means         .

A. burn    B. improve      C. soften    D. wrinkle

72. According to the passage, all the following share roughly the same CO2 emissions yearly EXCEPT         .

A. two coal-fired power plants    B. US zinc or lead industries

C. 1,250,000 passenger vehicles    D. El Salvador or Armenia

73. Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A. Boiling water at 212°F (99.98°C) works effectively in killing germs.

B. Warmer water can damage the protective layer of the outside skin.

C. There is much difference between cold water and hot water in reducing bacteria.

D. Americans have inaccurate beliefs or outdated perceptions in hand washing.

74. Which of the following is the standard of a comfortable water temperature for washing hands?

A. Warmer in winter and cooler in summer.

B. Between 104°F to 131°F (40°C to 55°C).

C. Below 104°F (40°C) or above 131°F (55°C).

D. Warm enough to kill germs and clean up.

75. If you want to read stories of this kind afterwards, which of the following magazines will you probably subscribe to?

A. Universal Science Fiction      B. Science & Discoveries

C. Environment & Protection      D. Exploration of America

第Ⅱ卷(共35分)

第四部分  书面表达(共两节，满分35分)

第一节  阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题。(请注意问题后的字数要求)

(1) It’ s a lot easier to use shortcuts when we text, isn’t it? The average American teen sends 60 text messages a day and you can bet that most of them are full of abbreviation (缩写) and lacking in proper punctuation (标点)。

(2) But while we might think nothing of it, there’s an ongoing debate about the potentially harmful effects that text messaging can have on people’s grammar. Many believe the abbreviations used by students are causing them to develop bad habits when it comes to spelling and punctuation.

(3) Some teachers say that texting and social networking can make students lazy when it comes to writing properly. The results of a recent study showed that young adults who often use text language are less likely to switch back to proper grammar when needed. But another view is that text messaging has no effect at all, as many people consider it to be a language of its own.

(4) Whether It’s harmful or not, it seems that text language is seeping(渗透) into the mainstream one way or another. In a study published last year, 64 percent of teens admitted using informal “text language” in their regular classrooms, and in writing assignments. This could mean that poor grammar is becoming the standard for written communication through incredible laziness.

(5) But it isn’t just a matter of language ---students who frequently text during class also have difficulty concentrating. In another survey, students were asked to complete a questionnaire on how many text messages they sent and received during class. On average, students sent more than two text messages during lectures lasting 50 to 73 minutes. The research showed that students who frequently text during class are less likely to focus on lectures, therefore affecting their studies.

76. How did the writer introduce the topic of the passage? (within 5 words)

77. What are the two main features of most text messages? (within 10 words)

78. What effect will using text language frequently have on students’ writing? (within 10 words)

79. Why does the writer think that the text messaging is seeping into the mainstream? (within 10 words)

80. What does the passage mainly talk about? (within 6 words)

第二节  写作

假如你是李明，最近你的朋友张华因考试不利情绪低落，丧失信心，学习消极应付。请你用英语给他写一封e-mail,指出其消极行为可能带来的不良后果，并结合自身实际提出应采取的积极态度和应对方法，鼓励他努力学习。

注意：1.词数120左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;

3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Zhang Hua,

I’m sorry to hear that

__________________________________________________________________        _

________________________________________________________________          _

Yours,

Li ming

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