The word addiction usually makes you think of alcohol or drugs. Some people are compulsive (难以自制的) shoppers. Others find it impossible to pull themselves away from their work. Still others spend countless hours watching TV or playing computer games.
Many people enjoy going to markets or stores more and more every day, but it’s more than a common hobby for some of them. They have turned into shopaholics. They are people who simply enjoy shopping and walking around spending money without being able to stop doing it. They are so interested in shopping that they usually buy things they don’t need. Even though they don’t have enough money, they buy everything they want.
The question is why they have this addiction. There isn’t a specific answer. Some people go shopping when they are sad, worried, upset or lonely. Shopaholics say that they feel more important and better after they buy something. They also tend to have this addiction when they feel guilty.
Some of them can be psychological. If this is the case, people addicted to shopping should go to a support group to help them break this habit. However, the process, like for most addictions, is long, and they suffer a lot. It can also cause financial problems. They just think about satisfying their feelings, so they spend money they don’ t have.
| A．Once you are addicted to alcohol or drugs, it is difficult to get rid of. |
| B．Over the years, shopping has become a very common activity. |
| C．They use this activity as a way to forget their problems. |
| D．However, in modern-day society we are seeing some new kinds of addictions. |
E. People addicted to computer games consider the games as great ways to amuse themselves.
F. They get deep in debt, and can even go bankrupt (破产) and get sent to prison.
G. Shopaholism seems to be a harmless addiction, but it can bring out problems.
根据短文内容，从下框A~F选项中选出能概括每段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余项。
| A．How do we get the names for the days? B．The origin of division of the times. C．How did men invent the week? D．The Jews names the seven days. E．How did the Egyptians and the Romans name the days? F．Reason for no names of the days. |
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Do you know how the days of the week get their names? There was a time in the early history of man when the days had no names! The reason was quite simple：men had not invented the week.
2. _____________
In those days, the only division of times was the month, and there were too many days in the month for each of them to have a separate name. But when men began to build cities, they wanted to have a special day on which to trade, a market day. Sometimes these market days were fixed at every tenth day, sometimes every seventh or every fifth day. The Babylonians decided that it should be every seventh day. On this day they didn't work, but met for trade and religious festivals.
3. _____________
The Jews followed their example, but kept every seventh day for religious purposes. In this way the week came into existence. It was the space between market days. The Jews gave each of the seven days a name, but it was really a number after the Sabbath day(which was Saturday). For example, Wednesday was called the fourth day (four days after Saturday)．
4. _____________
When the Egyptians adopted the sevenday week, they named the days after five planets, the sun, and the moon. The Romans used the Egyptian names of their days of the week: the day of the sun, of the moon, of the planet Mars(火星), of Mercury(水星), of Jupiter(木星), of Venus(金星), and of Saturn(土星)．
5. _____________
We get our names for the days not from the Romans but from the AngloSaxons, who called most of the days after their own gods, which were roughly the same as the gods of the Romans. The day of the sun became Sunnandaeg, or Sunday. The day of the moon was called Monandaeg, or Monday. The day of the Mars became the day of Tiw, who was their god of war. This became Tiwesday, or Tuesday. Instead of Mercury's name, that of the god Woden was given to Wednesday. The Roman day of Jupiter, the thunderer, became the day of the thunder god Thor, and this became Thursday. The next day was named for Frigg, the wife of their god Odin, and so we have Friday. The day of Saturn became Saeterndaeg, a translation from the Roman, the Saturday.
根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。
W: Hello, Jack. You're getting ready for tomorrow's school, aren't you?
M: Yes, I'm a bit nervous. _
W: I understand how you're feeling. You'll make a lot of friends very soon.
M: Thank you. I'll try my best to get used to my new school life as soon as possible.
W: At 8 o'clock. _
M: Say it, please.
W: Before class we have 10 minutes to hand in homework and then 20 minutes for morning reading.
M: That's to say, we must get to school at 7:25. Five minutes later we'd hand in homework. Right?
W: Right. _
M: Well, I hear that lunch time is nearly 12 o'clock and I'll be starving by then.
W: Don't worry.
M: That's great.
| A. So I suggest you get up before 7:00. B. By the way, what time does the first class begin? C. How long will it take us to finish our homework? D. But there is some other suggested time you should remember. E. During the break after the second class, we can buy something to eat. F. I have no idea what'll happen in class and how I'll get along with my classmates. G. I really don't know what to do after class. |
阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
每个人都有烦心事，下面5个人也碰到了自己的问题，根据他们的信息，从A—F中找出合适的建议来对他们进行引导。
| A．Find some new friends or colleagues to help you to ease (缓解) the working pressure and loneliness. Making friends is a great pleasure. At the same time, call your family regularly and tell them you are fine here. |
| B．It is very important to take care of yourself. Caring more about your own body will help you be more energetic to take care of your family members. So treat yourself well. |
| C．It is a good lifestyle to eat fresh vegetables and fruit. Have a backup plan for the days when you plan to eat well. And sometimes physical exercise will do good to your health, so do regular activities often. |
| D．Give yourself a reward when you get some small success, which will lead to achieving your overall goals. And celebration takes active part in successful changes. So make a list of some more interesting reasons to keep you go on fighting for your own future. |
E. Have a rest or have a trip. Family as well as work is important in people’s life. Just as some sayings go：People who know how to rest know how to work; All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. So stay with your family and enjoy the beautiful life.
F. You should trust yourself and your ability, and have a positive (积极的) attitude to work. Sometimes you can list some past success, which can help you to remind that you are an able man. So self-confidence is very important to you.
阅读下列人物信息，并试为其选择合适的建议。
1.Mike is an engineer of computer, but he doesn’t’ believe in his own working ability. He actually works very hard but he doesn’t get a rise in his company. So he feels very sad.
2. Cedric is alone in this company, and he doesn’t’ t like to stay at the dorm, which he thinks will make him more homesick and miss his family in Sichuan.
3. Vicky doesn’t have outside work. Actually she is a housewife. She uses almost all of her time to cook the meal, clean the house and take care of her babies. She feels very tired and she thinks her health condition is getting worse and worse.
4. Cathy is a busy businesswoman, but her business is not very successful. She cares little about her success and she doesn’t’ have any motivation(动力) to improve her business.
5. Fiona has worked for 4 weeks without having a rest. So she feels very worried about her young daughter, who is only 8 years old. She is very tired now and she misses her family very much.
请阅读以下相关的职业或兴趣爱好:
| A．The person works in a hospital emergency room. His/her job is to assist doctors to rescue patients who are seriously ill. |
| B．The person likes sports activities the most. For him/her, having sports activities is very interesting. |
| C．The person works for himself/herself at home. He/She writes for others. |
| D．The person doesn’t like other things such as gardening. But he/she really likes music, especially classical music. |
E.The person likes collecting all kinds of things, such as baseball cards and stamps.
F.Many people may like collecting things, such as collecting cards or stamps. But he/she likes reading very much.
请阅读以下个人信息，然后匹配与他们相关的职业或兴趣爱好：
1. Mary: I never used to like stamp collecting. I read almost everything I can: books, magazines, newspapers. I go to the public library about twice a week. If you’d like to send me something, maybe books are my favorite.
2. Tom: My wife says I should take up gardening. We have a big garden and she loves working in it. But the truth is, it bores me. My friends and my wife think I’m really boring, because I’m always listening to music. I go to concerts all the time. I love Mozart and all that classical staff.
3. Mike: I don’t really like video games and that sort of things. I prefer being outdoors, hiking or playing sports. I always go out with my family playing baseball and stuff all the time. I think most sports are pretty interesting.
4. Lisa: I’m a free writer, and a lot of people think my job is easier because I don’t have to go to the office every day. And I don’t have to deal with office politics. But, you know, my job is very hard. I have to be very organized and much disciplined. And pretty self-motivated. And when I have a problem, there is no one around to help me.
5. Victor: My life is very stressful. In my working place, everyone is in a hurry and under tremendous pressure. The doctors are demanding, and there is always too much to do to save a dying patient.
根据对话情景和内容，从对话后的选项中选出能入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
E
We’ve all got a lot going on in our lives. Some things are fun, some aren’t. I think I’ m a fairly positive person. 1 In fact, being positive means different things to different people. 2
Focus on what you have not what you don’t. It’s impossible for one to have all the nice things in the world. Focus on what you already have. This can create feelings of happiness.
3 If you can express thanks for everything you have, you leave little room for bad thoughts. It’s a great practice. When you focus on what really matters, so many worries go away.
Forget the past and don’t cling to(紧紧抓住) the future: 4 If you cannot forget mistakes and missed opportunities from the past, you probably find you blame yourself all the time. Clinging to the future is a bad one, too. It truly may never happen. So pay more attention to the present .
5 It always makes me wonder what people are saying about me if they speak so ill of someone else when they aren’t around. If you don’t do this, you never have to worry about what you’ve said getting back to someone.
| A． Be grateful. |
| B．Here are a few key ways to being positive that have really helped me. |
| C．Speak about others as if they were in front of you. |
| D．The past will never come again. |
E．Being positive doesn’t mean smiling a fake smile all the time.
F．The past has happened and the future may never come.
G．Have fun and hug yourself.