Do you like somewhere a little bit different to the usual types of places you find on the high street? I do，so I’m glad to see new ones popping up(冒出)everywhere in London.

The so called pop-up shop is a temporary arrangement．In the aftermath(余波)of the financial crisis of 2008，many businesses had to shut down．Shops，warehouses and offices were left vacant when they stopped trading．Pop-up enterprisers occupied some of them quickly. For them the appeal of this temporary shopping concept is clear：they can start a business with much 1ower risk．The temporary nature of a pop-up shop gives the opportunity to test a product and develop a customer base，without being tied in to a long-term renting contract. Being small makes it much easier for pop-ups to expand if they are successful·

Pop-up shops first appeared in the UK in the early 2000s，with the economy booming. They were originally a way for small companies to rent retail space(零售场所)in great locations. This was while landlords who owned these spaces looked for permanent renters.

Pop-up shops can take a number of different forms．They might be temporary shops in the high street or a shopping centre．They might be simple market stalls(摊位). They could be based in some kind of transport，like a food truck．Or they could be run by people who visit different establishments，like travelling chefs who take over pub and restaurant kitchens temporarily．

According to a report by the Centre of Economic and Business Research，the pop-up industry was worth￡2.1bn and is expected to grow by 8.4％this year．Almost anything that can be on a high street can also be a pop-up．There have been pop-up shops，art galleries，theatres and restaurants among others．In an age of fast-changing habits，the pop-up idea might be here to stay．

1.What nature of the pop-up shops appeals many small companies?

A．Long-terra benefits． B．Lower prices.

C．Quick service． D．Temporary shopping concept．

2.Pop-up shops first appeared mainly because__________.

A．the economy hadn’t recovered

B．the economy was doing well

C．shops couldn’t meet needs

D．enterprisers failed in their business

3.Which groups are the main people involved in setting up pop-up shops?

①enterprisers ②landlords ③travelling chefs ④truck drivers

A．①③ B．②④ C．①② D．③④

4.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．Pop-ups might be booming．

B．The pop-up idea is not promising．

C．The pop-up industry is growing slowly．

D．Pop-up shops are difficult to run．

Death rates for heart disease in Britain have dropped by more than 40 percent in a decade，UK scientists will report today．

Wide uptake of cholesterol—busting statin drugs(降胆固醇药)，healthier lifestyles and better medical practices have seen a huge reduction in deaths caused by heart attacks，stroke and other cardiovascular(心血管的)problems．

However，heart disease remains Britain’s biggest killer．

The new study，by experts at Oxford University，shows there has been a 44.4 percent drop in death rates among men in the UK and a 43.6 percent drop among women linked to heart problems in the ten years to 2011．

The team compared death rate associated with cardiovascular disease across Europe．They found that Britain has one of the best records in Europe，with 342 deaths as a result of heart disease per 100，000 men in 2011，and 232 per 100，000 women．

Some nations-including Ukraine，Macedonia and Moldova—see more than 1,000 heart deaths per 100，000 of the population．

Overall，heart disease causes 45 percent of all deaths across Europe，but only 27 percent in the UK．The study，led by Dr Nick Townsend，showed that cardiovascular disease is mainly a disease of old age．

But researchers said that across Europe it still causes more than 1.4million deaths in those aged under 75 and nearly 700，000 deaths in under 65s．Dr Townsend said：‘Cardiovascular disease results in 49 percent of deaths among women and 41 per cent among men．’

1.From the text we can know_____．

A．heart disease no longer threatens the British

B．the heart death rate among British men is lower than among women

C．the old mainly dies of stroke in Europe

D．the heart death rate in Ukraine is higher than in Britain

2.What does the word“it”in the last paragraph refer to?

A．Stroke． B．Cardiovascular disease．

C．Lung disease． D．Heart attacks．

3.How does the author support his idea?

A．By analyzing data．

B．By following processes．

C．By describing his own experiences．

D．By discussing research experiments．

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。

It can be difficult to meet new people and make friends，especially when you move to a new city or find yourself out of your comfort zone．How will you deal with the situation? 1. There are several ways that you can meet people that you might not have considered in the past．

★ 2. You probably have several acquaintances that you see on a daily basis or a weekly basis．If you get along well with certain people，you can see if this acquaintance would like to go out and do something socially with you．If you have common interests，you might suggest that the two of you do something together that involves your interest．

★ Make an effort to accept invitations．Sometimes people that you know may be having a barbecue or other type of social gathering．Try to ensure that you are able to attend and then show up at the appointed time． 3. If you meet people that you click with，you can make a plan to see them again in the future or you can invite your friends to your own event and ask them to extend the invitation to the friends that were at their gathering too．

★Go out，even when you don’t feel like it．It turns out that when people invite someone to join them for dinner or a movie or something else，they really want to hang out with you． 4.

5. But once you have used the same methods a few times you will know exactly what works and what does not．Don’t give up，everyone is different and it just takes time to get to know people．

A．Expand on current relationships．

B．Trying to make new friends can be annoying at first．

C．Do you work with people that you get along well with?

D．But don’t call them several times a day or even several times per week．

E．Be more social and you’ll make your life more exciting and fulfilled．

F．If you tend to say“no”often，people will eventually stop asking you to go with them．

G．These types of gatherings often lead to meeting different people who are friends of friends．

完形填空

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。

I was driving home in a rainstorm on a cold．March morning in the mountains of my home．Part of me was ________ the rain thinking that it would clean the mud，salt，and dirt that covered my ________ from weeks of Winter driving and ________ me a trip to the car wash．Another ________ of me was keeping a watchful eye on the streams and rivers hoping that the ________ snow and freshly falling rain wouldn’t lead to any flooding．

A deeper part of me，however，was quietly dreaming of the ________ weather and strengthening sunshine to come in the weeks ________．I knew that they would stop with this nourishing (滋润的)rain to turn the yellow grass ________，to bring new buds and leaves to the trees，and to cause the million flowers ________ underground to push their heads 50 the soil and start the Spring．It would be that glorious time when the whole world comes back to ________ again and it was all starting with this steady，March ________．

The rains in our own lives can bring ________ blessings．Storms of problems and troubles can ________ US with stress and pain．They can make our days seem ________ and boring．They can make our hearts feel heavy and sad． ________，these same storms can also ________our spirits．

They can help our souls to ________．They can lead us to learning and ________．They can cause our hearts to________ to God and to each other．

1.A．challenging B．enjoying C．doubting D．describing

2.A．body B．house C．car D．1uggage

3.A．save B．cost C．offer D．bring

4.A．part B．role C．identity D．character

5.A．1asting B．melting C．coming D．freezing

6.A．warmer B．colder C．cooler D．hotter

7.A．back B．ahead C．early D．ago

8.A．1ight B．green C．dark D．grey

9.A．dying B．blooming C．travelling D．sleeping

10.A．into B．against C．through D．across

11.A．mind B．1ife C．peace D．power

12.A．shower B．plants C．snow D．temperature

13.A．simple B．terrible C．puzzled D．mixed

14.A．replace B．flood C．change D．expose

15.A．1ong B．exciting C．short D．bright

16.A．Otherwise B．Instead C．Therefore D．Yet

17.A．strengthen B．weaken C．spoil D．control

18.A．fade B．grow C．sink D．despair

19.A．freedom B．rudeness C．wisdom D．pride

20.A．reach out B．run away C．block out D．fall down

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

It 1. (take)me quite a while to find a parking place for my car，and in2. end I had to leave it in a narrow street，some way away from the dentist’s．My3. (appoint)was at five and I still had twenty minutes．4. (spare)．I crossed into the square 5. (slow)and sat on a bench．This was my 6. (nine)visit to the dentist and I hated these visits．

I waited there， 7. (watch)the children at play．When I turned around，I saw a red car like my own come out of the street 8. I had parked．The car gathered speed and was soon out of sight．I felt in both my 9. (pocket)for the keys：They were not there．“My car!”I cried10. a loud voice，which made several people stare at me．But when I ran across the square I discovered my car behind a large one．The keys were still in the car．

短文改错

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。每处错误仅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．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Three years ago I fail all important exam in my life and became a student in a ordinary schoo1．Disappointing as I felt at the shabby campus and the poorly-equipped classroom，I found the teachers patiently．Besides，I enjoyed the friendly atmosphere in class．I decided make the best of it．I worked hard and got along well with my teachers and classmate．Whenever I had difficulties，you were always available．Soon I became one of the most best students in my class．

My experience tells me that it’s not what you are given and how you make use of it which determines who you are．

书面表达

春节期间，很多同学收到了父母和亲戚给的压岁钱，近日，你在你班做了一个关于“中学生如何使用压岁钱(lucky money)”的调查,请根据以下内容和要求写一篇短文。

【写作内容】

1. 使用方式：

1) 一些同学存入银行，养成节约的习惯；

2) 一些同学购买书籍，获取更多的知识；

3) 其他方式(至少写两种方式)；

2. 请发表你对压岁钱使用的看法。

【写作要求】字数：100—120字; 文章第一句已经给出，不计入总数。

Recently, I have carried out a survey on how middle school students use our lucky money in my class.____________________________________________________________________________________

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Asia-Pacific consumers are the world's largest group of online shopping lovers and many rely on Internet reviews when making purchases, research firm Nielsen said this week.

The firm said 35% of consumers in Asia-Pacific used over 11% of their monthly spending to make online purchases, compared to a global average of 27% of consumers.

South Koreans were the heaviest online buyers in Asia, with 59% directing more than 11% of their monthly spending to online purchases, followed by 41% in China, Nielsen said in a report.

A further 31% of Asian consumers use between 6% and 10% of their monthly shopping purchases to buy items online.

More Asia-pacific consumers also intend to buy online in the next six months than those from other regions, with South Koreans and Chinese the most likely to make such purchases.

Among the purchases consumers in the region are likely to make in the next six months are books, clothing, shoes, airline tickets, electronic equipment and hotel reservations.

"Technology and the Internet will very likely basically change how and where shoppers spend their money and interact with sellers,” said Pete Gale, a managing director at Nielsen's Retailer Services.

"We are seeing a strong trend in markets like Korea, where a significant population of online shoppers buy essentials such as groceries, cosmetics and nutrition supplies over the Internet."

Nielsen said opinions posted online were important in Asia-pacific customers' decisions to buy products such as cosmetics, cars, software and food.

Asia-pacific consumers were also the most likely to share dissatisfaction at a product on the Internet compared with consumers elsewhere.

"The increasing accessibility of the Internet and unbelievable popularity of social media and online discussion forums mean today's brands have nowhere to hide, " said Megan Clarken, Asia-Pacific managing director at Nielsen's online division.

Nielsen said in June that social media such as Facebook and Twitter or blogging sites had become powerful tools influencing what people buy and urged businesses to embrace the trend.

1.What influences Asia-Pacific consumers most when making purchases online?

A. Other buyers' comments

B. Powerful online tools

C. The varieties of online item

D. The price and the way to play

2.Who uses more than 11% of their monthly spending to buy online?

A.31% of Asians B. 41% of Chinese

C. 41% of south Koreans D. 26% of global consumers

3.What is the passage mainly about?

A. The trend of doing e-business is speeding up.

B. Asians are most likely to shop with a “click.”

C. Online shopping is developing quickly worldwide.

D. Asia-Pacific consumers are fans of online discussion forums.

Peter Owen was born in Wales in 1771. At the age of ten he went to work. His employer had a large private library so Owen was able to educate himself. He read a lot in his spare time and at nineteen he was given the job of superintendent(监工) at a Manchester cotton mill. He was so successful there that he persuaded his employer to buy the New Lanark mill in Scotland.

When he arrived at New Lanark it was a dirty little town with a population of 2,000 people. Nobody paid any attention to the workers' houses or their children's education. The conditions in the factories were very bad. There was a lot of crime and the men spent most of their wages on alcoholic drinks.

Owen improved the houses. He encouraged people to be clean and save money. He opened a shop and sold the workers cheap, well-made goods to help them. He limited the sale of alcoholic drinks. Above all, he fixed his mind on the children's education. In 1816 he opened the first free primary school in Britain.

People came from all over the country to visit Owen's factory. They saw that the workers were healthier and more efficient than in other towns. Their children were better fed and better educated. Owen tried the same experiment in the United States. He bought some land there in 1825, but the community was too far away. He could not keep it under control and lost most of his money.

Owen never stopped fighting for his idea. Above all he believed that people are not born good or bad. He was a practical man and his ideas were practical. "If you give people good working conditions," he thought, "they will work well and, the most important thing of all, if you give them the chance to learn, they will be better people."

1.For Owen, his greatest achievement in New Lanark was _______.

A. improving worker's houses

B. helping people to save money

C. preventing men from getting drunk

D. providing the children with a good education

2. From the passage we may infer that Owen was born _______.

A. into a rich family B. into a noble family

C. into a poor family D. into a middle class family

3.Owen's experiment in the United States failed because _______.

A. he lost all his money

B. he did not buy enough land

C. people who visited it were not impressed

D. it was too far away for him to organize it properly

4. We may infer form the passage that no children in Britain could enjoy free education until

____.

A. 1771 B. 1816 C. 1825 D. 1860

Loma just had to get in touch with someone：“I had to tell my best friend something important. I tried calling her but I couldn’t get through. So I sent her an e-mail and then I spoke to her on MSN. Without technology I would not have been able to tell her. ”

Staying connected with friends and family is important for us. That’s why we asked our readers to tell us how cell-phones, e-mail, blogs, text messaging, and personal pages help them keep in touch. More than 1,500 responded.

Most of them told us they couldn’t live without technology：80％of teens said they need technology to stay in touch. Almost 30％said they’d be completely out of their friends without their cell-phones and other methods of communication.

What do they do when they’ve got news they need to share now? Most teens say they try to reach their friends by phone. But if they don’t reach them, they use QQ, e-mails, and text messaging to get the words out.

Lots of people use one way of communication—like text messaging—to get a friend’s attention and then use another where they can talk more. “My friends and I always tell each other everything that happens. So I send them text messages to tell them to come online so we can talk about it,” said Sabeiha.

“When planning to get together with friends”, Julian said, “the easiest and fastest way I know is to send a text message to my contact group.” Jocelyn said. “If I want to go to see a movie with a few friends, I usually send text message to them. By telephone, you have to call every single friend one by one. But text messaging allows you to send the same message to as many as you’d like, which saves a lot of time.

1. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. E-mails. B. Blogs.

C. Personal pages. D. Personal letters.

2.What do most young people use first when they have news to tell their friends?

A. MSN. B. QQ. C. Phones. D. Text message.

3.The underlined part “get the words out” means“”.

A. send the message B. send the e-mail

C. talk with their friends D. meet their friends

4.In which part of a newspaper can you find this passage?

A. Sport. B. Education.

C. Technology. D. Culture.