24. Where does the report most probably come from?
     A. Suitcase Tracing Website.
     B. Delivery Center of United Airlines.
     C. Baggage Resolution Center.
     D. Information Center of the Airport.
25. To make the customer informed of the process,  the staff at the Baggage Resolution will
     A. file the customers Delayed Baggage Report
     B. contact the customer on the telephone once a day
     C. update the process information online every day
     D, access the customer' s records quickly
26. What can we learn about John Jackson from the report?
     A. He must have filed his Delayed Baggage Report already.
     B. He couldn't deal with his delayed baggage on line until July 17, 2014.
     C. He should call 802 - 247 - 9999 for the information about his delayed baggage.
     D. He may not know anything about his delayed baggage during the first five days.
27. The main purpose of the passage is _______.
      A. to tell passengers the news that their baggage was delayed
     B. to provide information about the location of the delayed baggage
     C. to inform the passengers of the time when the delayed baggage can be delivered
     D. to instruct how to get back the delayed baggage
C
       Two of the hardest things to accomplish in this world are to acquire wealth by honest effort and, having gained it, to learn how to use it properly.  Recently I walked into the locker room of a rather well known golf club after finishing a round. It was in the late afternoon and most of the members had left for their homes.  But a half - dozen or so men past middle age were still seated at tables talking aimlessly and  drinking more than was good for them. These same men can be found there day after day, and, strangely enough, each one of these men had been a man of affairs and wealth, successful in business and respected in the community If material prosperity were the chief necessity for happiness, then each one should have been happy. Yet, it seemed to me, something very important was missing, else-there would not have been the constant effort to escape the realities of 'life through scotch and soda. They knew, each one of them, that their productivity had ceased(停止). When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit, it is dying. And it is even so with man.
       What is the answer to a long and happy existence in this world of ours? I think I found it long ago in a passage from the book of Genesis which caught my eye while I was looking through my Bible. The words were few, but they became memorably impressed on my mind. " In the sweat. of the face shall you eat the bread. "
       To me, that has been a challenge from my earliest recollections ( memories).  In fact, the battle of life, of existence, is a challenge to everyone. The immortal words of St.  Paul, too, have been and always will be a great inspiration to me.  At the end of the road I want to be able to feel that I have fought a good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith.
28. Which of the following is indicated in the first paragraph?
      A. Wealth results from honest effort.
      B. The men seated at tables in the locker room are lost in the significance of life.
      C. For some people,  no way can be found to escape the realities of life other than scotch and soda.
      D. The men acquire wealth by planting fruit trees.
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 29. The underlined sentence "In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread " means "_
     A. Bread tastes delicious when sweat pours off your face
     B. No pains, no gains
     C. Failure is the mother of success
     D. Bread comes from the sweat on your face
 30. We learn from the passage that the author_______ .
      A. was a wealthy person in the community
      B. held a positive attitude towards an active life
      C. was fond of associating with celebrities (名人)
      D. kept a secret of the reason why he was so impressed
31. What is implied in the passage by the writer?
     A. To use wealth properly, eat, drink and be merry.
     B. Where there is a will, there is a way.
     C. As life is but like a dream, a man is like a fruit tree.
     D. If you cease to struggle, you cease to live.
D
     We know the famous ones-the Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bells -but what about the less famous inventors? What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper  (雨刮器) ?  Shouldn' t we know who they are?
     Joan Mclean thinks so. In fact, Mclean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter that she' s developed a course on the topic.  In addition to learning "who" invented "what" , however, Mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the "why" and "how" questions. According to Mclean, "When students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try. "
     Her students agree. One young man with a patent for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of McLean's statement.  "If I had not heard the story of the windshield wiper' s invention," said Tommy Lee, a senior physics major.  "I never would have dreamed of tuming my bad experience during a rain storm into something so constructive. " Lee is currently negotiating to sell his patent to an umbrella producer.
      So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City.  The day was cold and stormy, but Anderson still wanted to see the sights, so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow b covering the windshield,  she found herself wondering why there couldn' t be a built - in device for cleaning the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started drafting out solutions.  One of her ideas, a lever (操作杆) on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper.
      Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations.  It' s hard to imagine driving without Garrett A. Morgan' s traffic light.  It' s equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J. Blodgett' s innovation that makes glass invisible. Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses?
32. By mentioning "traffic light" and "windshield wiper" , the author indicates that countless inventions are_______.
      A. beneficial, because their inventors are famous
      B. beneficial, though their inventors are less famous
      C. not useful, because their inventors are less famous
      D. not useful, though their inventors are famous
 33. Professor Joan McLean' s course aims to _____.
      A. add color and variety to students'  campus life
      B. inform students of the windshield wiper' s invention
      C. carry out the requirements by Mountain University
      D. prepare students to try their own invention
34. Tommy Lee' s invention of the unbreakable umbrella was _
      A. not eventually accepted by the umbrella producer
      B .inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper
      C. due to his dream of being caught in a rainstorm
      D. not related to Professor Joan McLean' s lectures
35. Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?
     A. How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers?
     B. How to Design a Built -in Device for Cleaning the Window?
     C. Shouldn't We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper?
     D. Shouldn' t We Develop Invention Courses in Universities?
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
    根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
    Stay on the brighter side of life
    One very important component of optimism is gratitude or feeling grateful. In fact, there is a strong  connection between a grateful attitude and a heightened sense of well - being.  Appreciate all the positives in your life by starting a gratitude journal in order to remember what you' re grateful for.    36
    Feeling down? Instead of feeling sorry for yourself waiting for the universe to throw you a bone , try  acting like you' re happy-even if you aren't.  A sincere smile and a forced smile will cause the same  chemical reactions in your brain, so you can actually f'ool your mind into feeling better by making it react  chemically as if things were going well.    37    Reassure yourself that everything is good- even if you don't feel it。
    “  38 If you're stuck in traffic, then everything else must be going horribly, too," says Anne
 Parker, a wellness counselor.  By blowing negative events out of proportion, you' re setting yourself up for feeling down all day.  Instead, acknowledge that you're stuck in traffic, but also bring to mind something  good, like the beautiful scenery outside the window.  That way, you'll get in the habit of forbidding negative circumstances from blanketing your whole day.
    Swearing to lose 20 pounds or to run a marathon seems like goals leading to happiness, but they take time to achieve.    39    You may even end up admitting that you have been defeated. However, if you focus on the small milestones that occur along the way, you will feel positive about your progress, which  will give you the strength to keep going.
    40    Try making someone else's day better .A report by United Healthcare and Volunteer Match found that volunteers are 72% more likely to characterize themselves as optimistic compared with non volunteers.  Plus, 89% of volunteers say that volunteering has improved their sense of well - being, and  92% say that it enriches their sense of purpose in life.
A. Try to help someone in need.
B. Want to give your attitude a lift?
C. People tend to think in an either - or way.
D. Act in an optimistic way-smile, laugh, tell a joke.
E. You'll fail to appreciate more important things in your life.
F. By focusing on not having accomplished them yet, you will start to feel down on yourself.
G. By remembering the pleasant things in your life, you can actually turn a negative attitude around.
第三部分  英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
    Face adversity（逆境）with a smile
    I told my friend Graham that I often cycle the two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, "You mean    41    .”He explained that I should be glad of the  42  exercise that the hill provided.
    My    43   to the hill has now changed .I used to  44   as I approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs.  It will help me to  45  and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend.__ 46  ,I have a smile of  47  as I reach the top of the hill.
    Problems are there to be faced and    48  .We cannot achieve anything with a/an    49    life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person t0    50    an University degree. She wrote,。‘Character cannot be    51    in ease and quiet. Only through    52   0f trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved."
    One of the main    53  0f success in life is our attitude towards adversity. At times we all face hardships, problems, accidents and difficulties.    54    we cannot choose the adversity, we can choose our attitude towards it．
    Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs amputated（截肢）following a flying accident. He was  55  to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces（擅长的人）．He was a/an    56    to others during the war.  He said ,“Don't listen to anyone who tells you that you can't d(, this or that. That's nonsense.  57    your mind, and you'll never  58  crutches(拐杖)or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. G0    59 _you want to.  But never, never let them    60 you that things are too difficult or impossible.’’
41.A.slowly      B. fortunately    C .carefully    D .quickly
42.A.abundant    B. proper       C .extra        D. necessary
43.A.attitude     B. access       C. entrance     D. affection
44.A.climb       B. confuse      C. comment    D .complain
45.A.put on weigh B. gain weight    C. lose weight  D .take my weight
46.A.Gradually   B .Finally       C. Rarely      D. Approximately
47.A.satisfaction  B. devotion     C. decoration    D. caution
48.A.understood  B. clarified      C. defeated     D. overcome
49.A.tough      B difficult       C. easy        D. reasonable
50.A.gain       B. accept         C. accomplish  D admire
51.A.founded    B .produced       C. constructed  D. developed
52.A.happiness   B .experiences    C. difficulties   D .pressures
53.A.emphasis    B. conflicts      C. factors      D. powers
54.A.While      B. As           C .Because      D .If
55.A.devoted     B .determined    C. commanded   D .forced
56.A.appreciation  B .qualification   C .inspiration   D. destination
57.A.Open up    B. Make up      C. Come to    D. Come into
58.A.reject       B. deliver       C .abandon    D. use
59.A.anywhere    B. everywhere   C .nowhere    D. somewhere
60.A.advise       B. attempt      C. request     D. persuade
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