D

Richard Cantillon (1680s-May 1734) was an lrish economist and author of Essay on the Nature of Trade in General, a book considered by Willian Stanley Jevons to be the “cradle of political economy”. Although little information exists on Cantillon’s life, it is known that be became a successful banker and merchant at an early age. His success was largely gained from the political and business connections he was largely gained from the politican and business connections he was able to acquire through his family and through an early employer, James Brydges. During the late 1710s and early 1720s, Cantillon took a chance, and helped finance John Law’s Mississippi Company, from which he acquired great wealth. His success. However, came at a cost to his debtors(债务人),who attempted to get him involed in criminal activities, and even murder plots un til his death 1734.

The Essay remains Cantillon’s only surviving contribution to economies. It was written around 1730 and circulated widely in manuseript form, but was not published until 1755. despite having much influence on the early development of the physiocrat (重农主义者)and classical schools of though, the Essay was largely forgotten until its rediscovery by Jevons in the late 19th century. Cantillon was influenced by his experiences as a banker, and especially by the speculative bubble (投机泡沫)of John Law’s Mississippi Company. He was also heavily influenced by previous economists, especially William Petty.

The Essay is considered the first complete essay on economies, with a great many contributions to the science. These contributions include: his cause and effect methodology(方法论), monetary (relating to the money in a country) theories and the development of spatial(与空间有关的)economics. Canutillo’s Essay had significant influence on the early development of political economy, including the works of David Hume, Adam Smith and Anne Turgot.

68.Which of the following about Cantillon is TRUE cording to the first paragraph?

A.He knew little about business though a successful banker.

B.He owed all his success to his family and an early employer.

C.John Law’s Mississippi a Company brought him a great deal of money.

D.His debtors tried to copy him by participating in some criminal activities.

69.Cantillon’s Essay        .

A.was not much recognized until the late 19th century

B.was highly thought of by the economists around 1730

C.had great influence on the economist, William Petty

D.helped Jevons to make some discoveries in science

70.What does the underlined word “manuscript” in paragraph 2 mean?

A.story-telling

B.written by hand

C.reciation

D.by sork of mouth

71.What can be the best title for the passage?

A.Cantillon and his life.

B.Cantillon and his business.

C.Cantillon and his Essay.

D.Cantillon and his contribution.

E

Google on Tuesday said it reached a settlement in a group action

suit(诉讼)against the search giant over privacy breakings related

to its Buzz socials networking program.

In the settlement, Google agreed to pay $ 8.5 million into a fund (基 金)for privacy education the company made clear that the agreement did not include cash payments to users.

Buzz, started last February as an application within Gmai l, in some cases exposed the lists of persons touched and other data of users to other Gmail users.

How did the company warn users that they were included in the settlement? By Gmail of course.

“Google rarely inform Gmail users via email, but this time we let you know that we’ve reached a settlement regarding Google Buzz,” the firm said in messages sent to its U. S. users. Some analysts think the company has 170 million Gmail users worldwide.

“The settlement acknowledges that we quickly changed the service  to address users’ concems,” Google wrote.

Google said that everyone in the United States who uses Gmail was incl uded in the settlement unless they decide to take no party before December 6, 2010. On January 31, 2011 the U. S. distriet Court for the Northem District of California in San Jose will hold a fairness hearing on the settlement.

Google is under increasing pressure from federal regulators (监管者) for privacy problem involving Buzz and its Street View mapping service. Last week, the FTC closed its looking into Google’s collection of Wi – Fi data with Street View mapping cars, saying the company had made sufficient promises to get rid of data it collected and strengthen its privacy training among employees.

72.“the search giant” in the first paragraph refers to         .

A.Buzz B.Gmail C.Google D.Street View

73.We can know from the passage that Buzz       .

A.is a program for people to share their secrets

B.is aimed to exp ose the data of users

C.is a new social network developed by Google

D.can be used by all Internet users

74.What will Google do to protect its users’ privacy?

A.Further educate its staff. B.Pay cash to its users.

C.Hold a fairness hearing. D.Stop collecting its users’ data.

75.According to the passage,         .

A.Google was accused of cheating its users.

B.Google users are all affected by the settlement

C.Google often sent a message to its users throughout the world

D.Googles’ Street View mapping service is questioned by federal regulators

第II卷(非选择题，共35分)

第四部分  写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节  短文填词(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1)汉语提示;2)首字母提示;3)语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

Dear Manager,

I am writing to you to e      the quality of the computer 76

that I b    from your online store on December 5,2010. 77

The computer occasionally switches i        off automatically  78

Ten minutes        it has been powered up. This has already 79

happened three       since I got it home. I have taken good 80

of it. I always leave it on my desk and I have never had  81

any o     problems with it. I am very disappointed by this fault. 82

I have       (决定) to return it to you and get my money back. 83

I really hope that you will take this matter         (严肃). 84

I am looking forward to your early r      . 85

Yours sincerely,

第二节  书面表达(满分25分)

随着高考的临近，越来越多的学生开始焦虑，他们的健康 问题引起越来越多人的关注。请你根据以下内容，以“青少年心理健康问题大家谈”为话题，给21世纪英文服务投稿。

注意：

1.短文必须包括所有要点，可以适当发挥，行文连贯;

2.短文开头已为你写好，不计入总词数;

3.词数120左右。

参考词汇：psychological心理(上)的 consultant提供咨询的专家

With the national entrance examination coming on, more and more gradating students suffer from various kinds of anxieties.

参考答案

1—5 BBBCA  6—10 BBBAC  11—15 ACBBA  16—20 CBACC

21—25  CBADC   26—30  DCCAB   31—35  DBBBA

36—40  BCABD   41—45 DDAAD   46—50 BBDCA   51—55 DCABC

56—60  CCCDC   61—65 ABCBC   66—70  ADCAB   71—75  CCCAD

76. complain   77. bought      78.  itself     79. after      80. times      81. care

82. other      83. decided    84. seriously    85. reply

书面表达

听力材料

Text 1

M: Miss Richardson. My daughter didn’t sleep well last night. Will you give her some extra attention today?

W: Don’t worry, Mr. Cruise. All the kids will be taken good care of here.

Text 2

M: Hey Jenny. It’s already April. Aren’t your parents coming to visit this month?

W: Yes, they have planned to but then an emergency turned up and they have postponed their visit for two months.

Text 3

M: A new book of J.K. Rowling has been released. You must be a fan of hers?

W: I haven’t heard about the news. But you’re right. I am crazy about her works.

Text 4

W: Excuse me.

M: Yes?

W: Is there a lady’s room around here?

M: There is. But unlucky for you. It has a big “out of use” sign on it.

Text 5

M: Another piece of meat pie?

W: No, thanks really. I’m on a diet.

M: Please do. You’ve hardly eaten anything.

W: It’s delicious, but I don’t think I ought to.

Text 6

M: Have you seen Kate recently, Vicky?

W: Yes, I have. I saw her a couple of days ago. She hasn’t been very well in the last couple of weeks.

M: Has she seen a doctor since she’s been ill?

W: Yes, she has. The doctor told her to take it easy for a while, but she hasn ’t been taking his advice. She’s as busy as usual.

M: Do you think it useful for me to ask her to have a rest when I go to see her? Or shall we go together?

W: I think you can go yourself and show your concern to her since she sometimes would take your advice. So it’s unnecessary for me to go with you. What’s more, I’ve got some other things to do at the moment.

Text 7

W: You are not looking very cheerful. What’s the matter with you?

M: Oh, nothing special. I’m just thinking a lot.

W: About the job?

M: About everything, about catching the same train every morning, sitting in the same office all day, watching the same televisio n program...[来源:Z|xx|k.Com]

W: You need a holiday.

M: It wasn’t always like this, you know.

W: What do you mean?

M: Well, our great-great-grandfathers had more fun, didn’t they?  I mean, they hunted for their food and grew their own vegetables and did things for themselves. We do the same sort of job for years and years. There’s no variety in our lives.

W: You need a holiday. That’s what the matter is with you.

Text 8

W: Good morning. This is Burt’s Bicycle Rental.

M: Good morning. A friend of mine suggested I call up to hire some bikes.

W: Oh, yes, a lot of people do so these days.

M: Yes, we’re just on holiday here for a few days and they said it would be a good idea to see the island by bike.

W: Well, it certainly is. And most people rent a motorbike because you can get around faster and even go to the beach if you like

M: If I wanted to hire two motorbikes tomorrow morning for two days, would there be any problem?

W: None at all. May I have your name, please?

M: It’s Green, Arthur Green.

W: And your telephone number?

M: I’m at the Holiday Sun Hotel. My number is 0708112.I’m in room 1203. By the way, is your bike rental shop at No. 100 Teckman Street?

W: That’s right.

M: Thank you. Bye.

Text 9

W: Professor Hopkins. May I have a word with you?

M: Sure, Meg. What’s up?

W: I got a C for my report. I am wondering what I have done wrong. You know I have put a lot of time and energy to the report.

M: Well, Meg. I understand you have made much effort on the report. Maybe that’s why you are two days late to hand in the report. The due day is September 3rd.

W: Yes, Professor. I am sorry about that.

M: And this report is about the success of the Starbucks Coffee. In your report, you have mentioned the company’s management, selections of stores and service. But I a m surprised that you didn’t mention anything about its coffee. It’s a coffee shop, Meg. Isn’t the taste of its coffee the most important thing to its success?

W: Yeah, I guess I have made a mistake by leaving it out.

M: And figures are important too. You also need to add an actual figure such as the monthly sales.

W: You are quite right professor.

M: And why not do more research, look for some figures and write the report again.

W: Are you giving me another chance, professor?

M: Seems like I am.

Text 10

Last August Susan and forty-two other students got wet and dirty while removing six tons of garbage from the river running across their city. They cleaned up the river as part of a weeklong environmental camp. Like one in three American rivers, this river is so polluted that it’s unsafe for swimming and fishing. Still, Susan, who has just completed her third summer on the river cleanup, sees a change in this river. Environmental scientists praise the teenagers for removing garbage that can harm wild life. Water birds, for example, can choke on plastic bottle rings and get cut by scrap metal. When the cleanup started, garbage was everywhere. But this year the teenagers had to hunt for it in their boats. By the end of the six-hour shift, they had removed enough garbage to fill more than two large trucks. “Garbage in the river makes people begin to care about environmental issues,” Susan says. She hopes that when others read  that she and her peers care enough to clean it up, maybe they would think twice before they throw garbage into the river.

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