No one would be willing to pay one-third of the price for the packaging or wrapping of what he or she purchases. But over-packaging has become a disease that leads to an __50__ waste of resources and __51__ environmental pollution.
The wasted packaging materials are __52__ to be worth about 280 billion yuan annually. And such packages and wrappings thrown away by customers __53__ up half of the volume of solid waste in cities. __54__, it is high time that regulations were __55__ to stop enterprises from spending too much on unnecessary packaging and wrapping.
To produce paper packaging or wrapping, many more trees have to be cut down. Over-packaging also limits the interest of consumers when they have to spend quite a high percentage on something that they will have to throw into the dustbin. The simple truth is that the more a producer spends on packaging, the __56__ the products it sells will be.
Product packaging and wrapping used to be very simple 30 years ago. "Shabby" was the word many had used to __57__ the way Chinese products were packaged. And shabby packaging was blamed for making Chinese products __58__ in the international market.
It is __59__ to pay enough attention to packaging or wrapping products in such a manner that they can be __60__ to customers' eyes. But that does not definitely justify that packaging should even outshine what is inside.
In the Chinese proverb, “maidu huanzhu,” the buyer returns the pearl and just keeps the case because the __61__ is too fancy and luxurious. It not only laughs at the poor __62__ of the buyer, but also criticizes the unnecessary __63__ the seller has made in making the case. Another message from the proverb is that over-packaging helps cultivate an __64__ consuming attitude - to buy fancy-looking stuff but not what they really need.
A．enormous B．available C．invisible D．illegal
A．results from B．contributes to C．depends on D．calls for
A．predicted B．required C．acknowledged D．estimated
A．look B．hold C．make D．add
A．However B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．Furthermore
A．observed B．broken C．adopted D．forbidden
A．better B．more expensive C．cheaper D．more useful
A．recommend B．praise C．consider D．criticize
A．popular B．impressive C．unattractive D．qualified
A．ridiculous B．incredible C．unnecessary D．reasonable
A．accustomed B．appealing C．similar D．grateful
A．former B．next C．other D．latter
A．judgment B．eyesight C．appetite D．health
A．contributions B．efforts C．progress D．use
A．unfamiliar B．unhealthy C．unnatural D．unavoidable
完形填空（共20小题；每题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was working in a store three years ago. I remember one girl who started there a few months after me. I remember always meeting her. I don’t know but for a strange reason we would never talk. We would just see each other and smile.
She would smile in a really happy way until one day when we got to work in the department again. She as if she was the happiest girl in the world. But I had a strange feeling. So I went up to her and said, “What’s wrong with you?” She answered, “Why?” I said, “I could feel you’re very today and you’re trying to hide it.”
She was shocked as if I had her deepest secret, so we started . She told me why she was feeling like that and why she was to hide it and we had a good time together. Time and we became good friends. She’d always tell me I had changed her in so many ways, but I could not how it had happened. I would just smile, not understanding what she by that.
Today this girl is one of my best . I really don’t know what I would do her. She has been there for me in every possible way a friend could be.
I guess what I’m trying to say is you know when you’re helping yourself. I this girl never knowing that at the same time I was helping myself by finding a(n) friend.
So the next time you see a , and he looks as if he needs who will listen to him, listen to what he has to say. You never know, you might just end up helping yourself.
A．working B．learning C．playing D．living
A．where B．when C．why D．how
A．secretly B．hardly C．always D．perhaps
A．great B．same C．modern D．small
A．shouted B．cried C．spoke D．smiled
A．happy B．angry C．proud D．sad
A．kept B．told C．discovered D．watched
A．talking B．shouting C．discussing D．arguing
A．planning B．trying C．refusing D．failing
A．went off B．went by C．went up D．went down
A．life B．hobby C．habit D．road
A．introduce B．promise C．suggest D．imagine
A．meant B．wanted C．offered D．received
A．classmates B．sisters C．friends D．workers
A．with B．without C．through D．besides
A．often B．sometimes C．forever D．never
A．helped B．accepted C．recognized D．praised
A．kind B．rich C．true D．honest
A．student B．stranger C．manager D．listener
A．someone B．anyone C．none D．everyone
I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was rather organized. Each of her objects had its , but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. time, Kate got neater and I got . She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got of each other.
One evening war . Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her shouting, "Take your away! Why under my bed!" Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I to my feet and started shouting. She shouted back louder.
The room was filled with . We could not have stayed together for a single but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she , she quickly hid under her covers, sobbing(呜咽). , that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a feeling of sympathy(同情) rose up in my heart.
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, on her side. I was so buried in my work I even didn't notice Kate had sat up.
She was watching, her tears dried and her one of disbelief. Then, to my surprise, she out her hands to catch mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me. "Thanks."
Kate and I stayed for the rest of the year. We didn't always agree, but we learned the key to together: giving in,cleaning up and holding on.
A．room B．place C．station D．seat
A．Over B．During C．With D．For
A．uglier B．cleaner C．messier D．lazier
A．angry B．tired C．sad D．mad
A．broke in B．took place C．set off D．broke out
A．socks B．clothes C．shoes D．trousers
A．ran B．jumped C．flew D．walked
A．angry B．concern C．sadness D．anger
A．hour B．week C．minute D．day
A．tell B．express C．forecast D．show
A．put up B．hung up C．held on D．went on
A．Surprisingly B．Clearly C．Happily D．Excitedly
A．warm B．strange C．cold D．funny
A．brought B．caught C．made D．changed
A．but B．and C．even D．so
A．that B．which C．what D．who
A．tongue B．expression C．sign D．position
A．took B．held C．reached D．threw
A．workmates B．classmates C．deskmates D．roommates
A．living B．studying C．study D．live
I was on a flight to New York. The first half of the hour-long flight was joyful. We were a sandwich and a drink for breakfast. Ten minutes later, we into a huge thunderstorm.
Suddenly, daylight night, and lightning flashed from all the . People got frightened as the plane shook violently. Bags, gifts, and clothing fell from overhead lockers. Sandwich plates flew through the air, and half-finished fell onto passengers’ heads. People screamed and .
The airplane began to dive. From my in the back, I could see into the cockpit(驾驶舱) down the aisle (通道) . We were falling . People’s shouts and the noise of the plane suddenly went .
My mother was no longer by my side, I was no longer in the plane. I was still trapped into my seat, at a(n) of about 10,000 feet. I was alone. And I was falling. The seat belt my body was so tight that I couldn’t breathe. Before I felt fear, I lost consciousness(意识).
I came to life, I found myself on all fours in a jungle.
I felt I was still alive. I decided to try my best to get out of here. So I didn’t give up. I kept moving until it got dark.
The next morning, I and still no one had turned up. I no longer had the to struggle to my feet because of hunger. But I told myself I couldn’t stop moving.
At dawn I heard voices. I was imagining them, I thought. But the voices closer. Three men came across me. When they saw me, they stopped in .
“ I’m a girl who was in a crash,” I said in Spanish. “My name is Julianne.”
The three men delivered me to safety. You see nothing is impossible if you trying.
A．added B．attended C．showed D．served
A．slid B．happened C．flew D．broke
A．took to B．got to C．turned to D．contributed to
A．directions B．ways C．sides D．points
A．packed B．designed C．decorated D．tidied
A．coffee B．drink C．water D．juice
A．spoke B．whispered C．cried D．laughed
A．seat B．floor C．chair D．sofa
A．down B．away C．back D．fast
A．quick B．flat C．silent D．black
A．so B．and C．for D．or
A．base B．area C．altitude D．air
A．around B．on C．above D．by
A．While B．When C．Until D．Since
A．cautious B．positive C．curious D．lucky
A．stood B．rose C．sat D．woke
A．power B．strength C．force D．energy
A．took B．grew C．tried D．got
A．fright B．shock C．wonder D．amusement
A．make B．keep C．stay D．bear
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
As an intern (实习医生), I grew to understand that nursing home patients was a valuable part of my education — not just from a angle, but for what they could me personally.
Mr. Smith was my first introduction to the nursing home. His , regrettably, can probably exist in countless hospitals across our nation. An acute (严重的) illness had brought him to our nursing home years ago, and his family him shortly before he left hospital. Helpless and unable to care for himself, he had no except for nursing home care, he lay until I met him when I was an intern.
Mr. Smith was almost noncommunicative. After transferring to the nursing home, he slipped into a tense and state, waiting for his life to . All efforts to bring him back to the mainstream life were . Nurses faithfully tended to his physical needs, while he as a shell of flesh and bone, completely lacking in life. For three years, I saw him every week. Not once did I hear him speak a word. Not once could I his innermost thoughts.
On my last nursing home visit, an idea me. I brought my into Mr. Smith’s room as part of a(n) in “pet treatment”. Something occurred. All of a sudden, he sat up and started talking, telling me of the days when he was a boy and had a dog to my own.
He told me stories of adventures he and his dog had had. For the first time, I saw the soul from what had been a living corpse (尸体).
That experience taught me not to underestimate the ability of the things in life to touch hearts when carefully-made medicine has failed, and never to forget that within even the weakest of human bodies lies a life that is precious indeed — that needs to be and honored, even if it can’t speak for itself.
A．mental B．medical C．personal D．moral
A．guide B．assist C．teach D．move
A．condition B．position C．relation D．situation
A．greeted B．received C．boycotted D．abandoned
A．alternative B．dream C．means D．desire
A．which B．what C．unless D．where
A．lonely B．desperate C．calm D．exciting
A．form B．end C．renew D．develop
A．without meaning B．without doubt C．in vain D．in effect
A．looked B．left C．remained D．showed
A．get out B．pick out C．seek out D．figure out
A．struck B．occurred C．happened D．belonged
A．dog B．equipment C．medicine D．teacher
A．cure B．drug C．test D．experiment
A．puzzling B．amazing C．bothering D．disappointing
A．strange B．related C．similar D．familiar
A．renew B．awake C．appear D．step
A．simple B．hard C．strange D．difficult
A．something B．one C．anything D．the one
A．treated B．ignored C．respected D．cared
As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious(反叛的) on the outside, on the inside I wanted people to like me.
Once I left home to hitchhike (搭便车) to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t easy, and there were many times I didn’t feel . One situation in particular me grateful to still be alive. When I home, I was different--not so outwardly(外向地) sure of myself.
I was to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was staying with us, was wearing my clothes. And my family seemed to like her better than . I if I would be missed if I weren’t there. I told my mom, and she explained that Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could me. I pointed out, “ She is more patient and is neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful , but I was the only person who could fill my . She made me realize that even with my faults, -- and there were --I was a loved member of the family who couldn’t be replaced.
I became a searcher, seeking out who I was and what made me . My of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist(抵制) pressure to in ways that I didn’t like any more, and I celebrated who I really was. I came to feel much more that no one can ever take my .
Each of us 58 a unique place in the world. You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So about being replaced. You be.
A．and B．as C．but D．for
A．safe B．dangerous C．content D．worried
A．left B．made C．forced D．let
A．designed B．returned C．contacted D．moved
A．angry B．amazed C．surprised D．happy
A．ever B．before C．me D．everyone
A．stressed B．wondered C．complained D．predicted
A．since B．unless C．while D．because
A．match B．compare C．limit D．replace
A．qualities B．people C．girls D．students
A．form B．task C．role D．character
A．little B．many C．limited D．unconscious
A．simple B．famous C．calm D．unique
A．sense B．idea C．view D．identity
A．act B．change C．learn D．think
A．doubtful B．happy C．lonely D．sure
A．money B．chance C．place D．existence
A．catches B．holds C．takes D．seizes
A．forget B．talk C．care D．argue
A．mustn’t B．needn’t C．can’t D．shouldn’t