【1】According to the passage, who is the most likely to be the managing director of Waterstone’s in the near future?

A.Mr. WaterstoneB.John Banville

C.James DauntD.Simon Fox

【2】What does the word “intuition” mean in the passage?

A.instinctive knowledgeB.mental image

C.calm considerationD.indirect suggestion

【3】Which one of the following is not true according to the passage?

A.At present the brand Waterstone’s belongs to HMV.

B.During the economy declines, the book market was hit and sales were poor.

C.Waterstone’s has long been the largest bookstore chain in the U.K and Ireland.

D.Mr. Waterstone made 41,000 when he transferred the chain to WH Smith.

A. when B. as C. while D. then

A. snowed B. has snowed

C. would snow D. had snowed

A. whether; whether B. that ; if

C. if; whether D. whether; that

A. which B. when C. that D. whether

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（^），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

I’d like to tell you anything about the one -day tour on last weekend. We went to the Wetland Park by bike, with an aim of advocating a green trip. In addition, our main task was do something meaningful, but we volunteered to pick up the rubbish in the park. Besides, we also participated in other interesting activity. We went boating in the river. The most excited activity was the fishing competition, during that I won the first prize. We all had a good time here. When we return in the afternoon, it was already five o’clock.

A. For the first time B. At first

C. It was the first time D. The first time

①Daily showers are best for people with physically demanding jobs, those who live in hot, damp climates. But if you don’t sweat that often, you could probably go two to three days without stepping into the shower, skin doctor Monika G. Kiripolsky, MD, told Men's Health. Use these quick morning hacks to freshen up without showering.

② Drying off with a towel can further make your delicate birthday suit become worse. It’s best to air dry, according to HowStuffWorks.com, but if that takes too long or you don’t like leaving wet foot prints all over the house, use a soft towel and gently pat your skin dry instead of vigorously rubbing it. Check out these other mistakes everyone makes in the shower.

③ If the thought of showering every other day or a few times a week makes your skin crawl, consider a mini cleaning. Rub your chest, armpits, and outer sex organs with a washcloth and a mild cleaner, Men's Health advises.

④ Right now, your skin is teeming with good bacteria, but showering launches these microbes into the air. They’ll repopulate, but there’s no good reason to get rid of them on a daily basis, according to this blog post on PLOS.org. Find out what the healthiest temperature for your shower is.

⑤ Showers are typically the third largest water consumer in the average home (after toilets and clothes washers). The average American shower uses 17.2 gallons and lasts for 8.2 minutes at average flow rate of 2.1 gallons per minute, according to Home Water Works, part of the Alliance for Water Efficiency. Cut back to three or four showers a week from seven (per person in your home!) and that could make a decent cut in your water bill. To make those four showers count, learn what science says is the best time of day to shower.

【1】What’s the whole passage mainly about?

A.Reasons you can probably get away with showering less.

B.Advice you can take on how to shower more and better.

C.Harmful effects made on you through showering less.

D.Benefits you can get from showering on a daily basis.

【2】This passage provides us with the following further detailed information Except___________.

A.the best time of day to showerB.the proper temperature for your shower

C.the other ways you shower wrongD.the other ways to cut your water bill

【3】Which of the following is Not a reason why you should shower less?

A.Showering gets rid of good bacteria.

B.You're absolutely as dirty as you think.

C.Towel drying causes damage to your skin.

D.You only really need to wash your smelly parts.

A．to hold

B．holding

C．held

D．to be held

Experts agree that it is becoming a growing trend that more and more consumers across the country are using cashless payment methods.

In fact, as early as 1988, the State Council released 【1】 to encourage bank transfers and to reduce using cash during economic activities. Today, the move toward a cashless society could “reduce the risks of using cash, save on costs and as a matter of convenience, prevent 【2】 activities such as money laundering (洗錢),” Dong Ximiao, a research fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at the Renmin University of China, told the Global Times.

But China is not the first country to seek a cashless society. Developed states like Sweden, Denmark and Singapore are also 【3】 the increase of cashless payment. The rapid development of cashless payments does not mean there are no challenges and 【4】.

Alibaba’s Hema store, where customers can shop, dine and order goods for delivery from their mobile phones, have come into the spotlight recently. Media reports said that consumers can’t purchase goods with cash there, which would be considered illegal. A Hema PR representative told the Global Times that all 13 Hema stores in the country do in fact allow consumers to pay in cash. She noted that Hema store simply 【5】 consumers to pay via Alipay for convenience purposes.

Alipay and WeChat Pay, the nation’s two major third-party mobile payment tools, also 【6】 campaigns this month to encourage more merchants and customers to use cashless payment methods. Both called for the establishment of a “cashless society”, which caused 【7】 over whether cash will soon disappear. Dong 【8】 that a cashless society would not mean that cash would completely disappear. “As the economy grows，the 【9】 of cash is still very huge,” noted Dong.

“Also, it’s important to remember that nearly half of China’s population lives in rural areas, especially in undeveloped western regions, and therefore is not able to enjoy 【10】 brought by the Internet,” Dong said. “And when it comes to China’s senior citizens, most of them prefer to use cash in their daily life,” he added.