2017年陕西英语中考题及答案,2017陕西英语高考答案

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3.2017年天津高考英语卷难不难，天津高考英语难度系数点评解读及答案

4.河北英语高考题2017年

高考像漫漫人生路上的一道坎，无论成败与否，只有努力过、拼搏过，这段青春也就无悔了，执的是自信之笔，答的是满意之卷，放松心情，去迎接挑战，相信自己一定会很出色，本文为大家介绍关于2020年陕西高考外语卷的点评解析，即外语卷WORD文字高清版，一起了解。

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1、总体评价：英语试卷选材新颖、题材丰富、体裁多样，富有教育性、时代感，语言真实、地道，符合考生的认知水平和心理特点，试题的设计规范、严谨，没有偏题怪题，呈现了语言交际情境的真实性、实用性和合理性，有利于对考生学科核心素养的考查。

2、倡导核心价值、体现真善美：今年的高考英语试卷，在试题选材和立意之中，紧密联系当代社会生活，处处体现生活中的真善美。考生答题时，既要读懂文章内容，也要理解作者字里行间流露出的情感和价值观，这有助于启发考生树立正确的价值观，进行积极的

3、本套试卷凸显了英语在介绍外国文化，推动中外文化交流中所扮演的角色。通过不同话题和体裁的语言材料，小到课堂教学大到历史事件，向考生呈现出丰富多样的西方文化。比如，阅读C篇介绍了一个全球性的图书交流平台，有利于培养考生用英语参与全球文化交流的能力和意识。

二、2020年陕西高考最新新闻分享

2020年，陕西省高考报名人数为322,344人，目前通过高职分类考试招生已经录取51,251人，7月7、8日陕西省将有27万余名考生在107个考区、266个考点、9332个考场参加高考，全省教育系统将有4万余工作人员参与考试组织工作。这是新冠肺炎疫情发生以来，全省范围内规模最大的一次考试组织活动。

围绕教育部提出确保“健康高考”“公平高考”“平稳高考”“温馨高考”和“诚信高考”的工作要求，我省今年高考工作坚持以最高标准、最严举措，严格做好高考防疫、考试安全、考生服务等各项工作。

一是确保健康高考。制定了《陕西省应对新冠肺炎疫情稳妥做好2020年普通高校招生考试工作实施方案》，对落实疫情防控要求做好高考各项工作作出部署；省教育厅联合卫健委印发了《2020年陕西省普通高校招生考试疫情防控工作标准及实施方案》，就高考防疫工作机制、各环节防疫措施进行了明确；在《教育部卫健委新冠肺炎疫情防控常态化下国家教育考试组考防疫工作指导意见》发布后，及时向全省各级教育考试招生机构进行了转发、学习。目前全省各级教育行政部门、招生考试机构努力克服新冠肺炎疫情对考试组织带来的不利影响，已经完成了高考报名及资格审查、特殊类型招生考试、高职分类考试招生、职业教育单招本科专业技能联考以及统考的考场编排、考务培训、高考督查团培训、考点周边环境综合整治和为残疾考生提供合理便利等相关工作。

二是确保平安高考。全省各地教育部门会同国家教育统一考试工作联系会议成员单位进一步健全联防联控、齐抓共管的工作机制，加大防范和打击力度，全力保障考试安全。6月30日，在全省266个考点同时举行高考组考防疫工作暨外语听力考试模拟演练，重点就考生入场体温检测、体温异常情况处置、备用隔离考场使用、应对高温极端天气、外语听力考试设备测试等高风险环节进行演练，取得良好效果。刚刚过去的几天，省委教育工委、省教育厅和省教育考试院组建高考安全工作督查小组，分赴全省11个市（区），对疫情防控、安全保密、考务组织和信息管理等措施落实情况开展专项督查。考试期间，全省所有试题试卷保密室将开展24小时不间断视频和电话巡查；各级考试招生机构组建的高考督查团将对考试组织实施进行全程监督检查。

在省招委会的指导和协调下，全省教育、卫生健康、疾控、公安、安全、保密、网信、工商、通信管理、无线电管理、电力、环保等相关单位精心组织、密切配合，集中开展了“打击销售材”“净化涉考网络环境”“净化考点周边环境”“打击作弊”“清理整顿涉考培训机构和助考中介”等5个专项行动，切实为高考安全保驾护航；在各地卫生健康和疾控部门的指导下，全省各级考试招生机构坚持以考生为本，严格落实各项疫情防控要求和措施，全面做好防疫人员及物资储备，全力保障广大考生的生命健康，努力营造温馨、舒适的考试环境。目前全省考务工作人员、监考员都已经进入了临战状态。

提醒考生和家长注意的事项

一是重视考前身体自我健康监测，以良好的健康状况参加考试。按照教育部和我省应对新冠肺炎疫情稳妥做好高考工作的相关要求，6月23日开始全省每一位高考生都应做好每日体温测量和身体健康状况监测，并认真填写健康状况登记卡，确保开考前身体状况良好。考试当天，所有考生、考试工作人员体温低于37.3℃。如受高温天气影响，考生第一次测量体温不合格的，可适当休息后使用其他设备或其他方式再次测量；仍不合格的，须经有关卫生健康部门、疾控机构和医疗机构等进行专业评估。

二是提前做好各项应考准备，以轻松的心理状态参加考试。考生们要认真应阅读准考证上的《考生须知》，并认真遵守各项纪律要求。进入考场，考生只准携带准考证、二代居民身份证以及2B铅笔、0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔、直尺、圆规、三角板、无封套橡皮、小刀、空白垫纸板、透明笔袋等文具和口罩（一次性使用医用口罩或医用外科口罩）、手套、纸巾、速干手消毒剂等防护用品；严禁携带手机、无线发射和接收设备、电子存储记忆录放设备、手表、涂改液、修正带、助听器、文具盒和其他非考试用品。

特别提醒，由于标准化考点使用金属探测仪等辅助考务设备，考生不得因为佩戴口罩影响身份识别。低风险地区的考生在进入考场前要佩戴口罩，进入考场就座后，考生可以自主决定是否继续佩戴。

三是严格遵守考试各项纪律，以诚实守信的态度参加考试。诚信考试光荣，违规作弊可耻。希望每位考生严格遵守考试规则，尊重监考教师，杜绝弄虚作假，独立完成答卷。我省高考所有考场均为标准化考点，考场全程录像并通过远程实时监控，考生在考场的一举一动全部录像备查。考试结束后，将对全部监控录像进行回放审查。如果考生违纪作弊，将按规定严肃处理，取消其高考成绩和录取资格；作弊情节严重的，3年内不准参加各种国家教育考试，并将记入考生档案；凡存在组织作弊、提供作弊设备、出售或提供考题、等作弊以及帮助作弊行为，涉嫌犯罪的，移送司法机关，依照《中华人民共和国刑法》(修正案九)追究法律责任。因此，考生们在考试中一定要认真遵守考试纪律，考生家长们要教育孩子自觉遵守考试规定，端正思想，诚信应考，远离作弊，切勿以身试法。

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2018年陕西高考英语试题难不难,今年全国卷2难易度调查每年的高考，都有无数的鲜活故事。高考，是一个人的终生记忆，也属于一个时代的记忆。有人说，在中国，没有经历过高考的人生是不完整的人生，高考就是一场人生的历练。那么今年陕西高考英语难度系数怎么样，今年高考相比去年难不难？2018年高考英语科目考试即将结束，今年高考陕西采用全国卷2，陕西高考英语试题难不难?与往年英语高考试题相比容易不?我做个小调查，欢迎考完试的考生参与投票。>>> 查看全文

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高考英语题型：怎么答完形填空题

高考试题全国卷

高考试题全国卷简称全国卷，是教育部为未能自主命题的省份命题的高考试卷。分为新课标Ⅰ卷和新课标Ⅱ卷。

新课标Ⅰ卷的难度比新课标Ⅱ卷难度大。

小语种（日语/俄语/法语/德语/西班牙语）高考统一使用全国卷，各省均无自主命题权，且不分新课标Ⅰ卷和新课标Ⅱ卷。

新课标一卷

2015年前使用省份：河南 河北 山西 陕西（语文及综合）湖北（综合 ）江西（综合）湖南（综合）

2015年增加使用省份：江西（语文 数学 英语）、山东（英语）

2016年增加使用省份：湖北、广东、陕西、四川、重庆、福建、安徽

新课标二卷

贵州 甘肃 青海 西藏 黑龙江 吉林 宁夏 内蒙古 新疆 云南 辽宁 海南（语文 数学 英语）

2015年增加省份：辽宁 （语文 数学 英语）

山东春季高考英语试题2017及英语高考模拟试题(2)

三好网高考英语一对一辅导名师分享2017高考英语完形填空的解题技巧供高三考生们参考。

1.依据上下文确定答案的法则：从近几年的完形填空题看，近义词或近义短语的测试力度逐渐加强，并成为测试热点。四个选项不是词义相近，要不就是近义动词的同一种时态的现象，或名词的单复数搭配。若选项词义差异很大，必然文章中藏有提示语，正因如此，往往第一个选项有时需要读完全篇短文才能准确回答。

2.词语语义与强于语法原则：完型填空题的首句不留空，目的就是告知短文的故事的四要素：地点、时间、人物和事由。再则，单纯语法题已基本退出该题型的测试范畴，所以，指导学生时，首先要告知他们这类现象。尽管四个选项的词语都符合语法规则，然而该题的解答必须遵循先全面理解篇章语义，再结合正确语言结构对每个空格作出准确无误的抉择。

3.解题四步法原则：

第一步：跳读。带着空格通读全文，了解短文大意，判别短文文体，同时能将会做的题及时解决掉。

第二步：选答。这一步最为关键，要求考生对每一道题进行认真推敲，但是要告诫他们万万不可按照题的顺序答题，对那些不能拿不准的题先跳过去，遵循先易后难的解题原则。

第三步：推敲。这实际上就是要求考生对完形填空短文的篇章作通盘考虑，把其中一些需要依据上下文语境来考虑的比较难解答的题，以及句子之间和段落之间的逻辑关联较强的认真推敲，甄别，筛选和抉择。

第四步：复查。这是解答这类题的最后一步，要求考生解完题之后务必再把文章通读一遍，从整体上准确把握文章的真正意思，及时修改与全文有出入的一些选项。

2017年天津高考英语卷难不难，天津高考英语难度系数点评解读及答案

　第二节七选五

　根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(共5小题，每小题3分，共15分)

　How to Improve Vocabulary Fast

　Your vocabulary refers to the words in a language you are familiar with. We should learn some ways to expand it.

　Read every day. 36 Choose reading material that is slightly above your level and keep a dictionary with you to look up words you do not know.

　37 If you do not meet with an unfamiliar word in your daily reading, use your dictionary to search for one.

　Learn the correct definition and pronunciation for each new word. Pronunciation is as important as definition because in order to add a word to your active vocabulary, you must be able to use it in speech.

　Elaborate(阐释)on the meaning of the word. Use imagery and personal relevance. If you have just learned the word ?stubborn?, think about the neighbor who will not lend you his car. 38

　Use your new word in speech and in writing. E-mail your sister about how your cat is stubborn about sleeping on your pillow. 39 But the more you use it, the more fluent you will become in its use. Soon it will be a regular part of your active vocabulary.

　Tell everyone you are trying to increase your vocabulary. Encourage them to ask you what your latest word is. 40 The more you explain the meaning of a word to someone, the more likely you are to remember it.

　A. Or let them ask for the definition of a new word you have used.

　B. Your vocabulary contains the words you understand.

　C. The vocabulary can be increased.

　D. Imagine him shaking his head, and think of him as ?stubborn in his refusal?.

　E. The first time you use a new word in speech, it may seem clumsy and forced.

　F. Find a new word every day

　G. The more often you read, the faster your vocabulary can grow.

　第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分55分)

　第一节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40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。

　Do you know insurance? Buying insurance is a 41 by which people can protect themselves 42 large losses. Protection against fire is one kind of insurance. Large numbers of people pay 43 sums of money to an insurance company. Although thousands of people have paid for fire insurance, only 44 will lose their homes by fire. The insurance company will pay for these homes out or the sums of money it has 45 .

The first modern fire insurance company was 46 in London, England in 1666. A great fire had just 47 most of the city, and people wanted protection against 48 losses. The first company 49 rapidly. Soon other companies were founded in other areas.

　Benjamin Franklin helped form the first fire insurance company in America in 1752. He also 50 a new kind of insurance for 51 . The new insurance would offer protection against the loss of crops 52 storms.

　In 1795, Benjamin Franklin helped start 53 new insurance company in America. This company, 54 offered life insurance, collected some money 55 from many different men. 56 a man died, his family was given a large sum of money. Today, this company is 57 in business.

　Over the years, people have 58 from many new kinds of insurance when they have suffered from 59 accidents as car and plane crashes. 60 , almost everyone has some kind of insurance.

　41. A. way B. firm C.consideration D. means

　42. A.. from B. against C. with D. beyond

　43. A. small B. huge C. much D. little

　44. A. many B. little C. few D. a few

　45. A. stole B. collected C. lent D. brought

　46. A. built B. found C. formed D. organized

　47. A. destroyed B. hurt C. harmed D. wounded

　48. A. farther B. further C. wider D. longer

　49. A. risen B. rised C. grew D. turned

　50. A. suggested B. determined C. asked D. demanded

　51. A. farmers B. workers C. waiters D. doctors

　52. A. with B. by C. from D. for

　53. A. other B. certain C. another D. some

　54. A. where B. which C. whom D. that

　55. A. commonly B. usually C. regularly D. ordinary

　56. A. If B. Although C. Unless D. Because

　57. A. always B. still C. hardly D. seldom

　58. A. paid B. offered C. bought D. benefited

　59. A. many B. so C. such D. that

　60. A. Today B. Generally C. Lately D. Tomorrow

　第Ⅱ卷(满分50分)

　注意事项：

　用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

　第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

　阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

　Polar bears are suffering in a 61 (warm) world.

　Polar bears live in environments too cold for most animals. 62 much of the year, they live and hunt on the frozen Arctic sea ice. Nature has prepared 63 for the cold conditions. But nothing has prepared the bears for the danger that 64 (threat) the only home they know.

　The polar bears? world is melting. Studies show that the polar ice has reduced by 9.8% every 10 years 65 1978. Now about 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears depend on the sea ice for their 66 (survive). ?The sea ice is more than just this platform that the bears walk over,? says Andrew Derocher, 67 scientist who studies North American polar bear populations. ? 68 it, they can?t exist.?

　Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural. 69 in a warmer world, these cycles speed up, and bears have less time to hunt. Normally, they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight. The extra fat is used later, 70 the bears are not actively hunting.

　第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)

　第一节：短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

　假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

　增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(?)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

　删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。

　修改：在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

　注意：1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词;

　2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从11处起)不计分;

　3. 错误类型不涉及单词拼写。

　Good relationships between teachers or students are important to teaching and learning. Only with good relationships can student and teachers cooperate well.

　Good relationships depended on both sides. On the one hand, students should respect teachers and our hard work. They should polite to teachers and ready to following their advice. On an other hand, teachers should be kindly, friendly and patient to students. They must be responsible on their teaching and help students. If both sides treat to each other in a friendly way, teaching and learning in class will be highly efficient.

　第二节：书面表达

　假如你叫李华，你和父母在英国旅游期间于1月28日至30日入住Forest Hotel酒店，但对其提供的服务不满意，请发电子邮件给酒店的管理者进行投诉，要求其道歉并改进服务质量。

　1. 搬运工送到房间的皮箱破损;

　2. 卫生间漏水;

　3. 楼下酒吧有噪音，并持续到很晚，影响休息。

　注意：1. 文章必须包括所有要点。可适当增加细节，以使文章连贯。

　2. 词数120.

　3. 参考词汇：搬运工porter n; 皮箱suitcase n; 漏水leak vi.

　参考答案

　第一部分：听力部分(共两节，满分20分，每小题1分)

　1~5.BACBA 6~10.BBCCA 11~15.CCABA 16~20.CABCB

　第二部分：阅读理解(共50分，)

　第一节(共37.5分，每小题2.5分)：

　A. 21?24 CDCA B. 25?28 DABA 29?32 BBCD 33--35 DBA

　第二节(共12.5，每小题2.5分)：36?40 GFDEA

　第三部分：英语知识运用(共45分)

　第一节 完型填空(共30分，每小题1.5分)：

　41-45 DAADB 46-50CABCA 51-55ABCBC 56-60 ABDCA

　第二节 语法填空(共15分 ，每小题1.5分)：

　61.warmer 62.For/During 63.them 64.threatens 65.since 66.survial 67.a 68.Without

　69.But 70.when

　第四部分 写作(共35分)

　第一节 短文改错(共10分每小题1分)：

　1.or改为and

　2.student改为students

　3.depended改为depend

　4.our改为their

　5.should改为should be

　6.following改为follow

　7.an改为the

　8.kindly改为kind

　9.responsible后加for

　10.treat to 去掉to

　第二节 书面表达(共25分)：One Possible Version

　Dear Manager,

　My name is Li Hua. I stayed at your hotel, Forest Hotel, during my visit to the UK from Jan 28 to 30 with my parents. However, the service in your hotel left much to be desired. I?m writing this email to express my opinion.

First, we found our suitcases broken after they were carried to our room by one of your porters. Second, water was leaking out of the toilet in the bathroom. Third, the noise from the bar downstairs went on so late into the night each night that we couldn?t get good rest.

　For the above reasons, I have to say that the service in your hotel is of poor quality. Therefore, I would like to receive a written apology from you. Meanwhile, I hope you can improve your service in the future so that none of the above happens again.

　Yours sincerely,

　LI HUA

河北英语高考题2017年

2017年天津高考英语试卷整体难度适中，语法填空考查的知识点非常简单，第四篇阅读和完形填空个别题难度较大，加大了区分度，凸显了选拔人才的目的。

总的来说，217年天津市高考英语试卷对考生的基础知识、逻辑思考能力、推理判断能力及表达能力各方面都进行了考查。

　许多在眼前看来天大的事，都不是人生一战，而只是人生一站。确实高考备战让你们很辛苦，可是已经坚持了这么久，这就已经是胜利。祝高考成功!下面是我为大家推荐的河北英语高考题2017年，仅供大家参考!

河北英语高考题2017年

　第I卷

　注意事项：

　1.答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上

　2.选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效

　第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)

　做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上

　第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

　听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题题。每段对话仅读一遍。

　例：How much is the shirt?

　A.￡19.15. B.￡9.18. C.￡9.15.

　答案是C。

　1. Where is Mary?

　A. In the classroom. B. In the library. C. On the playground.

　2. How much should the man pay for the tickets?

　A. $16. B. $12. C. $6

　3. Why can?t the woman give the man some help?

　A. She is quite busy now.

　B. She doesn?t like grammar.

　C. She is poor in grammar，too.

　4. What happened to Marx?

　A. He lost his way.

　B. He found his bike missing.

　C. He lost his wallet.

　5. Why did the man fail to attend the party?

　A. He forgot it.

　B. He didn?t know about the party.

　C. He wasn?t invited to the party.

　第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

　听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

　听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

　6. Why must the man drive to work?

　A. It is the quickest way.

　B. He has to use his car after work.

　C. He lives too far from the subway.

　7. What?s the relationship between the speakers?

　A. Boss and employee.

　B. Grandmother and grandson.

　C. Teacher and student.

　听第7段材料，回答第8～9题。

　8. When is Alice?s birthday?

　A. Tomorrow. B. The day after tomorrow. C. Today.

　9. What will the two speakers buy for Alice?

　A. A recorder. B. Some flowers. C. A box of chocolates.

　听第8段材料，回答第10~12题。

　10. What does the woman do in the group?

　A. Play the piano. B. Play the violin. C. Sing for the group.

　11. Who is Miss Pearson?

　A. Leader of the group.B. Director of the group. C. Teacher of the group.

　12. How often does the group meet?

　A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Every third week.

　听第9段材料，回答第13~16题。

　13. Who possibly is the woman?

　A. An air hostess. B. A native Indian. C. A travel agent.

　14. How long does the trip last?

　A. Seven days. B. Eight days. C. Nine days.

　15. What will the man probably do at the second stage?

　A. Do some shopping. B. Visit the Taj Mabal. C. See wild animals.

　16. What will the speakers do next?

　A. Say goodbye to each other.B. Find out the price. C. Go to India by air.

　听第10段材料，回答第17~20题。

　17. In what way does Jack like to travel?

　A. With a lot of people.

　B. With one or two good friends.

　C. All by himself.

　18. What does Helen prefer on holiday?

　A. Staying at home.

　B. Seeing famous places.

　C. Enjoying nature quietly.

　19. What does Bob like the best about travel?

　A. Making more friends. B. Buying what he wants. C. Seeing and learning.

　20. Who prefers to do shopping while traveling?

　A. Jack. B. Helen. C. Bob.

　第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

　第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　A

　We have designed all our bank cards to make your life easier.

　Using your NatWest Service Card

　As a Switch card, it lets you pay for all sorts of goods and services, whenever you see the Switch logo. The money comes straight out of your account, so you can spend as much as you like as long as you have enough money (or an agreed overdraft (透支) to cover it). It is also a cheque guarantee card for up to the amount shown on the card. And it gives you free access to your money from over 31,000 cash machines across the UK.

　Using your NatWest Cash Card

　You can use your Cash Card as a Solo card to pay for goods and services wherever you see the Solo logo. It can also give you access to your account and your cash from over 31,000 cash machines nationwide. You can spend or withdraw what you have in your account, or as much as your agreed overdraft limit.

　Using your cards abroad

　You can also use your Service Card and Cash Card when you?re abroad. You can withdraw cash at cash machines and pay for goods and services wherever you see the Cirrus or Maestro logo displayed.

　We take a commission charge (手续费) of 2.25% of each cash withdrawal you make (up to￡4) and a commission charge of 75 pence every time you use Maestro to pay for goods or services. We also apply a foreign-exchange transaction fee of 2.65%.

　Using your NatWest Credit Card

　With your credit card you can do the following:

　* Pay for goods and services and enjoy up to 56 days? interest-free credit.

　* Pay in over 24 million shops worldwide that display the MasterCard or Visa logos.

　* Collect one AIR MILE for every￡20 of spending that appears on your statement (结算单). (This does not include foreign currency or traveler?s cheques bought, interest and other charges.)

　21. If you carry the Service Card or the Cash Card, ________.

　A. you can use it to guarantee things as you wish

　B. you can draw your money from cash machines conveniently

　C. you can spend as much money as you like without a limit

　D. you have to pay some extra money when you pay for services in the UK

　22. If you withdraw￡200 from a cash machine abroad, you will be charged ________.

　A. ￡4 B. ￡4.5 C. ￡5.25 D. ￡5.3

　23. Which of the following is TRUE about using your NatWest Credit Card?

　A. You have to pay back with interest within 56 days.

　B. You can use the card in any shop across the world.

　C. You will be charged some interest beyond two months.

　D. You will gain one air mile if you spend ￡20 on traveller?s cheques.

　24. The purpose of the passage is to show you how to ________.

　A. pay for goods with your cards B. use your cards abroad

　C. draw cash with your cards D. play your cards right

　B

　Once when I was facing a decision that involved high risk, I went to a friend. He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I?ve ever had: Be bold and brave ? and mighty (强大的) forces will come to your aid.

　Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past, it was seldom because I had tried and failed. It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all. On the other hand, whenever I had plunged into deep water, forced by courage or circumstance, I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.

　Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you can eat. And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces. They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas ? even physical strength greater than most of us realize.

　Admittedly, those mighty forces are spiritual ones. But they are more important than physical ones. A college classmate of mine, Tim, was an excellent football player, even though he weighed much less than the average player. ?In one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge player, who had nothing but me between him and our goal line,? said Tim. ?I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet ? and stopped him cold.?

　Boldness ? a willingness to extend yourself to the extreme?is not one that can be acquired overnight. But it can be taught to children and developed in adults. Confidence builds up. Surely, there will be setbacks (挫折) and disappointments in life; boldness in itself is no guarantee of success. But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds.

　So, always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities?and you?ll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed.

　25. Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past?

　A. He faced huge risks. B. He lacked mighty forces.

　C. Fear prevented him from trying. D. Failure blocked his way to success.

　26. What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?

　A. Swallow more than you can digest. B. Act slightly above your abilities.

　C. Develop more mysterious powers. D. Learn to make creative decisions.

　27. What can be learned from Paragraph 5?

　A. Confidence grows more rapidly in adults. B. Trying without success is meaningless.

　C. Repeated failure creates a better life. D. Boldness can be gained little by little.

　C

　The wallet is heading for extinction. As a day-to-day essential, it will die off with the generation who read print newspapers. The kind of shopping-where you hand over notes and count out change in return?now happens only in the most minor of our retail encounters，like buying a bar of chocolate or a pint of milk from a corner shop. At the shops where you spend any real money, that money is increasingly abstracted. And this is more and more true, the higher up the scale you go. At the most cutting-edge retail stores?Victoria Beckham on Dover Street, for instance?you don't go and stand at any kind of cash register when you decide to pay. The staff are equipped with iPads to take your payment while you relax on a sofa.

　Which is nothing more or less than excellent service, if you have the money. But across society, the abstraction(抽象) of the idea of cash makes me uneasy. Maybe I'm just old-fashioned. But earning money isn't quick or easy for most of us. Isn't it a bit incredible that spending it should happen in half a blink(眨眼)of an eye? Doesn't a wallet?that time-honoured Friday-night feeling of pleasing, promising fatness?represent something that matters?

　But I'll leave the economics to the experts. What bothers me about the death of the wallet is the change it represents in our physical environment. Everything about the look and feel of a wallet?the way the fastenings and materials wear and tear and loosen with age, the plastic and paper and gold and silver, and handwritten phone numbers and printed cinema tickets?is the very opposite of what our world is becoming. The opposite of a wallet is a smartphone or an iPad. The rounded edges, cool glass, smooth and unknowable as pebble(鹅卵石). Instead of digging through pieces of paper and peering into corners, we move our fingers left and right. No more counting out coins. Show your wallet, if you still have one. It may not be here much longer.

　28. What is happening to the wallet?

　A. It is disappearing. B. It is being fattened.

　C. It is becoming costly. D. It is changing in style.

　29. What makes the author feel uncomfortable nowadays?

　A. Saving money is becoming a thing of the past.

　B. The pleasing Friday-night feeling is fading.

　C. Earning money is getting more difficult.

　D. Spending money is so fast and easy.

　30. Why does the author choose to write about what's happening to the wallet?

　A. It represents a change in the modern world.

　B. It has something to do with everybody's life.

　C. It marks the end of a time-honoured tradition.

　D. It is the concern of contemporary economists.

　31. What can we infer from the passage about the author?

　A. He is resistant to social changes.

　B. He is against technological progress.

　C. He feels reluctant to part with the traditional wallet.

　D. He feels insecure in the ever-changing modern world.