44. What does Dr. David Veal think of selfie addiction?

　　　 A. It has no real dangers.　 　

B. It will disappear itself.

C. It can cause serious problems.

D. It can be easily controlled.

43. Bowman stayed indoors for six months because ______.

A. he wanted to take a good picture

B. he was shy with his classmates

C. he wanted to become healthy

D. he was worried about his looks

42. What happened at Bowman’s worst?

A. His schooling was badly influenced.

B. He took his phone wherever he went.

C. He had no interest in food.

D. He lost most of his friends.

41. What’s Danny Bowman worried about?

A. His selfie addiction.

B. His dropping out of school.

C. His staying indoors too long. 　

D. His dislike of study.

40. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

　　　 A. A waitress who was praised by a customer

B. An unexpected tip from an unlikely customer

C. An unlucky waitress who served a difficult customer

　　　 D. A difficult customer who came to a restaurant very late

B

19-year-old Danny Bowman once spent 10 hours a day taking selfies (自拍). Now the British teen is talking about the real dangers of selfie addiction (上瘾).

His addiction started at age 15 and quickly went out of control, which made him want to kill himself because he couldn’t take the perfect selfie.

“I always wanted to take the perfect selfie and when I realized I couldn’t, I wanted to die,” he tells Mirror of his 200-selfie-a-day addiction. “The only thing I cared about was having my phone with me so I could take a picture of myself at any time of the day.”

“I lost my friends, my education, my health and almost my life,” Bowman says.

At Bowman’s worst, he would cut class three times an hour to take a selfie, and at last he dropped out of school at age 16, when his health started to fail. “I only ate an apple and a bowl of rice a day in order to be thinner,” he says.

He didn’t leave his house for six months because he always thought he was not handsome enough.

“Danny’s case is unusual,” says Doctor　 David Veal. “But this is a serious problem. It usually makes people want to kill themselves or do other unusual things.”

Bowman is believed to be Britain’s first case and now receives treatment to help him deal with his technology (技术) addiction. “Though the cases of technology addiction are rare now, I think this kind of thing can happen to anyone. For me it showed itself in selfies; it could be something different for someone else,” he says.

39. Which of the following words can best describe the author’s feeling at last?

A. Surprised and happy.

B. Calm and confident.

C. Nervous and sad.　　　

D. Worried and disappointed.

38. What happened after the author spilled the coffee?

　　　 A. The customer refused to pay his bill.

B. The customer complained to the boss.

C. The customer became angry at once.

D. The customer offered the author help.

37. We can learn from the third paragraph that 　　.

　　　 A. the author liked her work very much

B. the author’s knees were always in pain　 　　　　　　

C. the author was too tired at that time 　　　　　　　　　　

D. the author seldom received tips

36. Why did the author say the customer was difficult?

　　　 A. Because he could only give a small tip.

B. Because he came to the restaurant very late.

C. Because the author wanted to go home early.

D. Because he was always dissatisfied with the food.

27. A. picture　　　　 B. dress　　　　　　　 C. health　　　 　　 D. sculpture

Section C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

When the temperature begins to rise, the first thing on your mind would be to hit the beaches or swimming pools. To keep your swimming fun and safe, first of all, you should (28)_______ swim out alone. Swimming alone can put you in danger because (29)_______ would help you if you come across any injury. Secondly, make sure you only swim in safe areas (30)_______ life guards are always present. Thirdly, you must be careful with diving. Diving is exciting and fun, but it can also be deadly (31)_______ you aren’t careful enough. So you must only dive in appointed (指定的) safe diving areas.

Finally, because body temperature drops (32)_______ in water than on land, being in cold waters can make body heat run out faster, especially when the person is swimming. (33)_______, you must pay close attention to your body temperature when the water is cold. Also, it would be best not to swim too far (34)_______ the shore. If you cramp(痉挛), you should get out of (35)_______ water right away.

Section D (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

Fifteen minutes before our restaurant closed, a gentleman came in.　 I was the waitress who got to take his order and serve him his food.

The customer was difficult. He was quite openly upset with how his food was prepared. He sent his order back twice. When it at last arrived to his liking, he needed a cup of coffee.　

At this point, I had stayed 45 minutes past closing time. I didn’t even want to sit down because I knew my knees would pain and it would hurt terribly to get back up. I knew he would probably not give a tip. However, I tried to give him good service.

As he was finishing his burger, I was refilling his coffee and accidentally spilled (洒落) it on the table and his plate. Of course I said sorry at once and used a piece of cloth to clean the table. I had thought he would become angry. However, he took a piece of paper out and helped clean off the spilled coffee. He asked to speak to the manager, so I called my boss to come over to the table.

Instead of complaining to my boss and asking us to make up for his meal, he simply said, “This young lady’s done a good job. You need to keep her around as long as you can!” After he paid his bill, he left and left a tip. The customer had offered a $15 tip for his $8 dinner.