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Women turn to online shopping

Women have jumped ahead of men for the first time in using the Internet to do their holiday shopping，according to a study published last week in the US.

For Years men have been more likely to shop on the Internet than women，but during the 2004 holiday season 58 percent of those making online purchases were women.

“It shows how mainstream the Internet is becoming”， said Lee Rainie，director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project group，which carried out the study.

Rainie said it was only a matter of time before women shoppers caught up with men.This is because women traditionally make decisions about spending.

Users were more likely to shop online to save time.Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 were responsible for some of the most dramatic(显著的)increases in the online gift-buying population this time around.

However，three-quarters of the US Internet users did not buy holiday gifts online in 2004.They worried about credit card security，or just compared online prices with off-line prices，then dashed off to the shops to get the best deals.

“But even if shoppers don’t buy online，websites are becoming promotion tools for stores，”said Dan Hess，vice president of ComScore Networks Inc.Hess said that actually most stores’ websites can make customers fully believe the security of their credit card numbers.And most are able to ensure that gifts arrive on time.

“It’s all about making the shopping experience more efficient，more reliable and more comfortable，” Hess said.

60.Which of the following statements is true?

A.There were fewer women online shoppers than men in 2004.

B.Most of the Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 are women.

C.People in the US were more likely to buy gifts online.

D.More women shopped online than men in 2004.

61.From the passage we can infer that________.

A.men usually decide how to spend money in the family

B.women usually decide what to buy in the family

C.the Internet is used in all the shops.

D.75% of the US Internet users bought holiday gifts online in 2004.

62.According to Dan Hess，shopping online___________.

A.is unsafe B.is convenient C.is a waste of time D.is cheaper

63.What can we know from the passage?

A.American people only buy gifts in holidays.

B.Shopping online is fun for women.

C.Shopping off-line provides better service.

D.Young people like to do gift-shopping online.

C

Riding School:

You can start horse-riding at any age. Choose private or group lessons any weekday between 9 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. (3:30p.m. on Saturday). There are 10 kilometers of tracks and paths for leisurely rides across farmland and open country. You will need a riding hat.

Opening Hours: Monday through Friday: 9:00a.m.---8:30 p.m.

Phone: (412) 396---6754 Fax: (412)396---6752

Sailing Club:

Our Young Sailor’s Course leads to the Stage 1 Sailing qualification.You’ll learn how to sail safely and the course also covers sailing theory and first aid.Have fun with other course member, afterwards in the clubroom.There are 10 weekly two-hour 1essons (Tuesdays 6 p.m.—8 Pp.m.).

Opening Hours：Tuesdays：6：00 p.m.—8：00 p.m.

Phone：(412)396—6644 Fax：(412)396—6644

Diving Centre:

Our experienced instructors offer one-month courses in deep-sea diving for beginners.There are two evening lessons a week，in which you learn to breathe underwater and use the equipment safely.You only need your own swimming costume and towel.Reduced rates for couples.

Opening Hours：Monday and Friday：6：30 p.m.—8：30 p.m.

Phone：(412)396—6312 Fax：(412)396—6706

Medical Center:

The staff of the Medical Center aim to provide convenient and comprehensive medical care to students and staff of the university.The center is well equipped and the staff here are trained to deal with a broad range of medical problems.Both female and male doctors as well as nursing staff are available for consultation.Also，all kinds of medicines are sold here and are cheaper for students than other drugstores.

Opening Hours：24 hour from Monday to Sunday

Phone：(412)396--6649 Fax：(412)396—6648

Watersports Club:

We are a two-kilometer length of river for speedboat racing, and water-skiing, A beginners’ course consists of ten 20-minute lessons. You will learn to handle boats safely and confidently, but must be able to swim. The club is in a convenient central position and is open daily from 9a.m. to 4 p.m. with lessons all through the day.

Opening Hours: Monday through Friday: 9:00a.m. ---4:00 p.m.

Phone: (412)396---6899 Fax: (412)396---6890

64. If you want to swim and enjoy activities which are fast and a bit dangerous，you should join_______ .

A. Watersports Club B. Diving Centre

C. Sailing Club D. Riding School

65. If you want to experience a new activity in the countryside in the mornings，you may fax_______ .

A. (412)396—6648 B. (412)396—6706

C. (412)396—6752 D. (412)396—6876

66. If you are planning to explore the ocean depths，you should attend your lessons at__________.

A. 24 hour from Monday to Sunday

B. Monday through Friday：7：00 a.m.—10：00 p.m.

C. Tuesdays：6：00 p.m.—8：00 p.m.

D. Monday and Friday：6：30 p.m.—8：30 p.m.

67. Which is NOT the convenience that the Medical Center provides?

A. Good equipment. B. Well trained staff members.

C. Various less expensive medicines.D. Nursery for newly-born babies

D

When building houses, people used to think about not only the climate of the areas but also the building materials and the fashions for their houses. However, since electricity became more and more expensive, people began to pay much more attention to the energy they could get for their houses and the new ways they could find to protect their houses from both cold and heat.

Now, houses of an old yet new type have been widely built. In some parts of the world, people share their houses with their livestock(家畜).During cold weather, they gather their cows, goats, or other animals and keep them on the first floor of their houses. The reasons are that the animals can be protected from the cold and that they can help to heat the houses as well. The body heat given off by the animals rises to the second floor of the houses, where people live. By sharing their houses with their livestock, people gain a source of heat.

People who live in or near cities do not usually keep livestock. However, home builders use the fact that heat rises. This natural law can be used in building houses in these areas. Instead of keeping livestock on the first floor, builders fill it with large rocks. As they are open to the sun’s rays during cold weather, these rocks take in heat. They also give off the heat, and, of course, the warm air rises into the living areas of the houses. So these houses are energy-saving.

House-building becomes a great challenge(挑战)to building designers and energy engineers. They try to meet this challenge by learning from old traditions and by using modern technology. And someday in the future, people will be able to live in more energy-saving houses.

68.What did people begin to consider as electricity was no longer cheap?

A.The climate of their areas. B.The energy for their houses.

C.The fashions for their houses. D.The building materials for their houses.

69.People in some areas gain a source of heat by _________.[

A.keeping their livestock downstairs

B.protecting their livestock from the cold

C.sharing their houses only with their cows

D.living on the second floor with their livestock

70.The underlined words “natural law” in the third paragraph refer to the fact that ________.

A.heat raises the temperature in the houses B.heat goes in the upward direction

C.heat goes up if temperature is raised D.heat increases the temperature of rocks

71.From the passage, we can conclude that __________.

A.people will no longer consider building materials in the future

B.energy-saving buildings will become more popular in the future

C.almost all people will move into the houses heated by large rocks

D.energy engineers will devote themselves only to modern technology

E

The young people who talk of the village as being “dead” are talking nothing but nonsense, as in their hearts they must surely know.

No, the village is not dead. There is more life in it now than there ever was. But it seems that “village life” is dead. Gone for ever. It began to decline about a hundred years ago. When many girls left home to go into service in town many miles away, and men also left home in increasing numbers in search of work, and home was where work was. There are still a number of people alive today who can remember what “village life” meant in the early years of the present century. It meant knowing and being known by everybody else in the village. It meant finding your entertainment in the village of within walking distance of it. It meant housewives tied to the home all day and every day. It meant going to bed early to save lamp oil and coal.

Then came the First World War and the Second World War. After each war, new ideas, new attitudes, new trades and occupations were revealed(展现)to villagers. The long-established order of society was no longer taken for granted. Electricity and the motorcar were steadily operating to make “village life” and “town life” almost alike. Now with the highly developed science and technology and high-level social welfare(福利)for all, there is no point whatever in talking any longer about “village life.” It is just life, and a better life.

Finally, if we have any doubts about the future, or about the many changes which we have seen in our lives, we have only to look in at the school playground any mid-morning; or see the children as they walk homeward in little groups. Obviously these children are better fed, better clothed, better educated, healthier, prettier and happier than any generation of children that ever before walked the village street.

72. By saying that village is not dead, but village life is dead, the writer suggests that _________.

A. those young people who talk of the village as being dead are wrong

B. the two statements are against each other

C. village life today is rather uninteresting

D. village life today is no longer like what it used to be

73. As is suggested in paragraph 2, villagers in the past __________.

A. lived a simpler life than villagers today

B. knew fewer people than villagers today

C. found it difficult to enjoy themselves.

D. like to wash themselves with cold water

74. The expression“there is no point whatever in talking about”in paragraph 3 means that ______.

A. there is no end to the talking about.

B. it is harmful to talk about.

C. it is meaningful to talk about.

D. it is meaningless to talk about.

75. What does the writer think of the village life today? _________.

A. Dead. B. Worse. C. Better. D. Unclear.

76.The red lamp is often used as a danger ______(信号).

77._______(就个人而言), I consider reading an interesting thing

78.After the success, he became more _______(自信的)in himself.

79. After a long stay in hospital, Mary _______(恢复健康)and returned home.

80.The average temperature has ______(升高)by 2 degrees this year.

81. Her family was Jewish so the had to hide or they would be caught by the _______ (德国的) Nazis.

82. Her talent for music was not________ (欣赏)by the judges.

83. His interest in this subject ________(逐渐) decreases.

84. They were so popular that their fans formed clubs to get more ________ (熟悉的)with them.

85. Well, he was not going to hold his breath for her to _________. (道歉)

76._______________ 77. _______________ 78. _______________ 79. _______________

80. _______________ 81. _______________ 82 _______________83. _______________

84. _______________ 85_______________.

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假如你是高三的学生，最近你就高三模拟考试该偏难还是该偏易这个问题进行了一次调查。请结合下表内容，用英语写一篇短文，介绍有关调查情况，并发表自己的看法。

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1.喜欢挑战，越难越好;

2.有助于学生了解自己的薄弱环节， 改进学习方法。 1.题目太难，学生会泄气，会害怕今后的高考;

2.题目容易，易得高分、获自信。

注意：1.词数120左右，开头已为你写好(不计入总词数);

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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英语科答题卷

一、听力1-5 CCBCA 6-10 BBCAC 11-15CACCC 16-20 CCBBA

二、单选 21-25 CDCCA 26-30 DCCCD 31-35 CBCAC

三、完形36-40 DACBC 41-45 CBADD 46-50 BBCDA 51-55 DBCBA

四、阅读 56—59 BACD 60—63 DBBD 64—67 ACDD 68-71. BABB 72-75. DADC

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