2 . Personal Robot

Make your parents and teachers happy！

Are you having problems finishing your homework on time？Do you avoid cleaning your room until your mom shouts at you？You don't need to worry if you buy a Mr. Helping Hand personal robot. Mr. H can be programmed to organize your homework. Your own personal robot will follow you around, putting away books and objects that you have left on the floor or bed.

Mr. H also has these features (特点)：

※ weighs only 500 grams

※ includes long-lasting batteries

※ comes with a 5-year guarantee

※ remembers simple instructions

Originally (最初) sold for ＄499

NOW ONLY ＄299

WATCH CONTROL

This is a watch that James Bond would be proud to wear!

This is NOT a watch for ordinary people!

Your electronic PENGO WATCH CONTROL

※ acts as a remote control for TVs and videos.

※ gives you a daily weather forecast.

※ reminds you when to hand in your homework.

※ sets off a silent warning alarm when parents or teachers are near.

Besides, your PENGO WATCH CONTROL will always tell you the time accurately!

Originally sold for ＄199

NOW ONLY ＄99

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1. A PENGO WATCH CONTROL can help you to ______ .

A．repair your TV	B．organize your homework
C．be a James Bond	D．know what the weather is like

2. You can get your Mr. H for ______ .

A．＄499	B．＄299
C．＄199	D．＄99

3. Where would you be most likely to find the two texts？

A．On a notice board.	B．In a company brochure.
C．On a teenage website.	D．In a college newspaper.

3 . 语法填空

Online shopping is coming into fashion in most cities, where people are able to make full use of the rapidly-developed Internet technology. Nowadays, can we find a person     1     hasn’t experienced online shopping? Of course not.

Online shopping     2    (welcome) by most people for different reasons. From the view of     3    (custom), it can save some time for people who don’t have much spare time. Just click the mouse, they can get     4     they want while saying at home. For the retailer, it can cut some costs for those who don’t have enough circulating funds(流动资金). Compared with the     5     (tradition) trade mode, they don’t have to spend money     6     (rent) a house. However, there are still some disadvantages in online shopping. First, a face-to-face deal     7    (make)online shopping less reliable. Second, people will lose the fun of bargain.

    8     is true that shopping on the Internet has become a trend in modern society. It’s of great importance that we need to make the relative laws    9     the rapid growth of online shopping. Only in this way can we enjoy the     10     (please) and convenience of online shopping without the concern of being cheated.

5 . Hands-on experience is still attractive to many buyers, although online ordering is popular in the UK today.

Oxford Street

London is shoppers’ paradise, and most visitors head for Oxford Street. Halfway along is Selfridges, one of the world’s first department stores where the architecture and window dressing impress even before you go in. There are at least four other major stores on this street, plus Europe’s largest music shop. In December the atmosphere is especially festive because of the Christmas lights which are always lit by a politician, a great sportsman, or a superstar.

Kensington High Street

A fashionable area for shopping is Kensington High Street. One of its department stores even has a roof garden — good for relaxing between purchases. There’s also an organic food superstore.

Borough Market

One of the oldest and best for food is probably Borough Market on the south bank of the Thames. Get off the underground at London Bridge and wander among fresh fish stands, bakeries, and fruit and vegetable sellers. You can also buy special food to take away, like cheeses, pork pies, mustard and chutney.

More places for bargains

Portobello Road on a Saturday is your best choice for jewelry or collector’s items. It’s a short walk from the subway station at Notting Hill Gate and you never know what you will find. For clothes, Camden Market is the place. It gets a little crowded at weekends, though. Convent Garden offers great experience for the simple pleasure of looking at jewelry and gifts.

1. What makes Oxford Street become special in December?

A．The wonderful window dressing.

B．The Europe’s largest music shop.

C．The lights lit by a famous person.

D．Many bargains to choose from.

2. To enjoy special food, where can you go?

A．Kensington High Street.	B．Camden Market.
C．Borough Market.	D．Portobello Road.

3. Where is this passage probably taken from?

A．A trip guide.	B．A news report.
C．A science book	D．A financial magazine.

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Why is the woman coming to change her shirt?

A．It’s worn out.

B．It’s small.

C．It’s the wrong style.

2. What color shirt did the woman buy yesterday?

A．Green.

B．Blue.

C．Black.

3. What does the man say about the woman?

A．She looks beautiful in green.

B．She should change a shirt in a larger size.

C．She should try on some shirts in different styles.

8 . 假定你是李华，正在美国做交换生，你在当地一家商店买了一把水壶，但是水壶有漏水现象。请你给商店经理Mr. Howard写一封信，内容包括：
1、购买情况；
2、水壶问题；（参考词汇：leak   v. 渗漏，漏出）
3、表达诉求。
注意：1、词数80左右；     
2、可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Mr. Howard,
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Yours,

Li Hua

9 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Sarah lived in a big family—four children with three sisters older than her. Father worked hard on the farm all day long to support the family. They had to save every penny to make ends meet.

One winter morning in March, Sarah put on her old spring coat to go out and play. “These buttons don't work,” Sarah said lo Mama. Just then, Mama noticed that this coat was too small for Sarah, She promised Sarah that after her sisters left for school, she would check the hand-me-downs (旧衣) for a coat that fit.

When the house was quiet. Mama went to the hall closet and pulled out all the old spring coats. But she could not find a suitable one for Sarah—Sylvia’s were too big, Susan’s too spotted, and Sally's too ragged. The coats were fine far play. But Sarah had no coat for church and (own and special occasions. Mama told it to Papa when he came in from the bam (布棚), after feeding the cows.

Papa sat down at the table. “Are you sure Sarah can't wear a hand-me-down?” he said. “It's either a new coat or a ragged coat,” Mama said. Papa frowned, staring out at the front yard. “Sarah has never had a new coat,” Mama added.

For a long while, nobody spoke. The fire in the wood stove crackled (发出劈啪声). Sarah looked closely at Papa. Then Papa cleared his throat. “A ragged coat won't do,”   he said. “Sarah，are you old enough to lake care of a new coat?”   “Yes, Papa,“ Sarah said, "I'm old enough to do almost anything.” Papa gave her a serious look. “Very well,” he said. “While we are in town today, we'll buy you a coat of your very own.” After they had eaten the soup, they headed for town in Papa's old truck.

注意：
1,续写词数应为150左右：
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答.

“May I assist you?” the clerk asked, after they went inside the clothes store.

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The pink coat fit Sarah perfectly, but it seemed that it would only fit one year.

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10 . Every Thursday morning, a snake-like queue forms outside streetwear brand Supreme’s store in Soho as fans line up in the hope of walking away with bags filled with limited edition clothing “dropped” that day. Among them are teenagers. They’ve come for the purpose of buying items to resell on Depop, a youth-targeted auction(竞拍) app.

And it’s not just Supreme. Generation Z—those born between the mid-1990s and early 2000s—are buying from streetwear brands such as Yeezy, and Nike to resell on platforms such as Depop, and eBay.

Forget delivering newspapers or working in the local supermarket. Instead, these teens are devoting hours every week to reselling limited edition goods, a job that’s earning them up to several thousand pounds a month.

Reuben Wall was just 14 when he became hooked on selling items online after he bought one extra Rubik’s Cube by accident. “I sold it for double the price that I got it for,” says Wall, now 18. He then spent the money buying two more and sold those on eBay, before purchasing more. From there he moved on to reselling other items. He says he will read comments and polls(投票) on Twitter to evaluate the popularity of a certain product. But sometimes items will “brick”, so sometimes he takes a loss.

Depop founder Simon Beckerman says the app has “opened the doors” to a new generation using a marketplace for the first time. He says Generation Z aren’t afraid of building businesses from their bedrooms. “There’s very little risk in trying,” he adds. “There’s so much uncertainty around us nowadays that being your own boss is a very appealing idea.”

1. What’s the author’s purpose in writing Paragraph 1?

A．To introduce the topic.	B．To show his attitude.
C．To reach a conclusion.	D．To state a problem.

2. The underlined phrase “became hooked on” in paragraph 4 can be replaced by “______.”

A．felt uncertain about	B．became crazy about
C．was tired of	D．was opposed to

3. How does Reuben Wall decide what to sell?

A．By consulting Simon Beckerman.

B．By studying the price difference.

C．By using different auction apps.

D．By analyzing online data.

4. What can we learn about Generation Z?

A．They prefer Depop to eBay.

B．They devote hours to delivering.

C．They love staying in their rooms.

D．They tend to build up their own businesses.