---What bad luck! I had a cut in salary yesterday.

--- _____. I warned you not to be late repeatedly but you ignored it.

A. By all means B. Never mind

C. Luck you D. You deserve it

B

IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retailer, and the man behind it is Ingvar Kamprad, one of the world’s most successful businessmen. Born in Sweden in 1926, Kamprad was a natural businessman. As a child, he enjoyed selling things and made small profits from selling matches, seeds, and pencils in his community. When Kamprad was 17, his father gave him some money as a reward for his good grades. He used it to start up a business—IKEA. IKEA's name comes from Kamprad's initials (I.K.) and the place where he grew up ('E' and 'A').

IKEA first began to sell furniture through a mail-order book in 1947. The furniture was all designed and made by manufacturers near Kamprad’s home. Initial sales were very encouraging, so Kamprad expanded the product line．Furniture was such a successful aspect of the business that IKEA became a pure furniture company in 1951.

In 1956 Kamprad saw a man disassembling a table to make it easier to transport. Kamprad was inspired. The man had given him a great idea: flat packaging. Flat packaging would mean lower shipping costs for IKEA and lower prices for customers. IKEA tried it and sales boosted. The problem was that people had to assemble furniture themselves, but over time, even this grew into an advantage for IKEA. Nowadays, IKEA is often seen as having meanings of self-sufficiency. This image has done wonders for the company, leading to better sales and continued expansion．

Today there are over 200 stores in 32 countries. Amazingly, Ingvar Kamprad has managed to keep IKEA a privately-held company. In 2004 he was named the world’s richest man. He currently lives in Switzerland and is retired from the day-to-day operations of IKEA. IKEA itself, though, just keeps on growing.

1.The author states in Paragraph 4 that flat packaging___________.

A. needs large space to store furniture

B. is a business concept inspired by Kamprad

C. helps reduce transportation costs

D. makes the company self-sufficient

2.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Ingvar Kamprad established IKEA and succeeded.

B. IKEA is the world’s largest furniture retailer.

C. The advantages of IKEA’s furniture.

D. Ingvar Kamprad was a natural businessman.

3.What can you learn about IKEA form the passage?

A. The starter kept IKEA a company operated by a few people

B. The furniture was made by manufacturers in Kamprad’s home

C. The starter made a big fortune when he was a child

D. The goods sold in IKEA are limited and not welcomed

4.The passage is written mainly in terms of ___________.

A. examples that illustrate a problem

B. order of events

C. analysis of a process

D. comparison and contrast

C

Free Fun Guides

1.What is new about this year’s Museum Day?

A. People will get free tickets online.

B. Two museums offer free admission.

C. People must buy tickets for visiting a museum.

D. People can visit museums online and get a small gift.

2.The main purpose of the passage is to___________.

A. introduce ways to save money

B. help people who are very poor

C. give guidance on how to have some fun

D. provide information about free things to do

3.How can kids get a free book?

A. By reading eighty books at any Barnes & Noble.

B. By downloading and printing out a passport before October.

C. By signing up for a summer reading program and choosing one of the books they have read.

D. By signing up for a winter reading program and make a list of the books.

4.Which of the following shows the similarity between Museum Day and Free Night of Theater?

A. They last for the same length of time

B. The same number of free tickets is given away.

C. The tickets can be used in any U.S. city

D. They take place once a year.

第一節(jié) 任務(wù)型讀寫(xiě)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個(gè)空格只填1個(gè)單詞。請(qǐng)將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上相應(yīng)題號(hào)的橫線上。

It doesn’t matter if books are delivered in printed or electronic forms; the main thing is to get lost in reading them. Reading books is vital for human development.

Why should we bother reading a book? People cannot figure out the meaning of reading. In a world of accelerating technology, lacking time and decreasing attention, should they invest precious time sinking into a good book?

The discovery that our brains are physically changed by the experience of reading is something many of us will understand instinctively, as we think back to the way an extraordinary book had a transformative effect on the world view of people. This transformation only takes place when we lose ourselves in a book. That’s why studies have found this kind of deep reading gives us a better understanding of the inner lives of others.

Rationally, we know that reading is the foundation stone of all education, and therefore an important basis of the economic benefits. But perhaps even more significant is its emotional role as the starting point for individual voyages of personal development and emotional pleasure. They can help create and strengthen our sense of self. If reading were to decline significantly, it would change the nature of our species. If we, in the future, are no longer wired for self-reflection and creative thought, we will die out.

Technology let the readers experience more adventures from more books. Publishers need to get better at using the ability of the Internet to inform readers, and potential readers, about all the extraordinary new books that are published every year.

The research shows the benefits of reading clearly. So there can hardly be a better reason for fighting to protect the future of the book.

第二節(jié) 書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

下圖描述了一種令家長(zhǎng)和老師擔(dān)憂的現(xiàn)象，部分學(xué)生（甚至是即將面臨高考的學(xué)生）在學(xué)習(xí)過(guò)程中，為了不費(fèi)精力腦力地完成作業(yè)而利用網(wǎng)絡(luò)抄襲的現(xiàn)象。請(qǐng)根據(jù)你對(duì)該圖的理解寫(xiě)一篇英語(yǔ)短文，詞數(shù)120左右。內(nèi)容包括（可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使行文連貫）：

（1）簡(jiǎn)要闡述圖片反映的現(xiàn)象； （2）分析造成該現(xiàn)象的原因（至少兩點(diǎn)）； （3）提出自己的看法。

—With this New Year_______ new challenges.

一Sure. Global economy remains uncertain, and many countries continue to struggle.

A. comes B. will come

C. is coming D. come

—It is reported that the Shanghai auto show stops using models. How about yours?

—We will_______.

A. follow suit

B. sink or swim together

C. set eyes on it

D. get to the bottom of it

Flocks of customers joined Alibaba Singles, Day, Hong Kong, the U.S. and Russia_______ the top three outside.

A. claimed B. to be claimed

C. claiming D. being claimed

It might have_______ your notice but I am very busy at the moment.

A. quit B. neglected

C. escaped D. denied

—Do you know the story of Niulang and Zhinu?

—Of course. Their love story was_______ as an example for hundreds of years in China.

A. taken up B. kept up

C. picked up D. held up