The three ships-the MV Prantalay 11,12，and 14-had 77 members on board in total. All of them are Thai, the spokesman said. Before the Sunday robbing, pirates held 11 ships and 228 sailors.
Pirates have increased attacks over the past year in hopes of catching more dollar payments. Because of increased patrols and defenses on board ships, the success rate(率) has gone down, though the number of successful attacks has stayed the same year over year.
28. The pirate attack reported in the text happened________.
A. far out in the Indian Ocean B. in the normal patrol area C. near the Somali coast D. in the south of Africa 29. According to the text, which can best describe the situation of the pirate
problems?
A. More goods on board are lost.
B. Pirate attacks happen in a larger area now.
C. The number of attacks has stayed the same these years.
D. Pirate attacks are as serious as before along the Somali coast. 30. Which is TRUE about the warship patrols according to the text?
A. The patrols are of little effect. B. The patrols are more difficult.
C. More patrols are quite necessary even in Asia. D. The patrols only drive the pirates to other areas.
31. How many sailors were held by the pirates up to the time of the report?
A. 228. B. 77. C. 383. D. 305.
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D
Long before iPhones, the cigarette was the companion of choice for restlessness. And longbefore Facebook and WeChat, it was tobacco that promised to better your social life. Now,quitting smartphones has become the new quitting smoking.
Of course, technology does not yellow your teeth, cause disease or lead to cancer. But someindividuals are so concerned that device addiction is damaging their mental health. In order toreduce their dependence, even in Silicon Valley, people are turning off the messages thatconstantly buzz for their attention, banning smartphones from the bedroom and, curiously,changing the colours on their screens to a less tempting scale of grey.
The big tech companies will have to work out how to respond to this new generation ofquitters. Facebook is the first to go public with its attempt, hoping its recent move to make thesocial network feel more homely.
Last year the tech industry got a bad name — Big Tech — with unfortunate echoes of otherindustries that have faced fierce opposition, including Big Tobacco. Like them, the tech industryhas to reduce concern from a new generation of activist shareholders（股东）that are questioningits role in the world. These campaigns are never as fierce as those faced by Big Tobacco. In the
1990s, socially responsible investors refused to put money in tobacco stocks.
It is far difficult for investors to challenge Big Tech and hard to separate the good thesecompanies do in the world — connecting old friends and giving space for people to share theirideas — from the bad. In the meantime, stopping using technology remains problematic. In TheWorld Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech, Franklin Foer argues that tech shouldbe seen in a similar way to junk food: a convenience that some reject for more continuingnutrition.
So we need to do more to turn the tide. In the same way that public service announcementsmade smoking around your children taboo（禁忌）, we can warn parents
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against losingthemselves in their smartphones while taking care of kids. We can also create no-smartphonezones at dinner. Eventually, smartphones could be banned from all public places and help us giveour attention to the people around us instead. 32. How did people keep close relationships with others in the past? A. By smoking.B. By drinking .C. By phoning.D. By dining out. 33. Why is the tech industry called Big Tech?
A. It plays a bad role in the world.B. It is as big as Big Tobacco. C. It has an unfortunate name.D. It is a giant in Silicon Valley. 34. What can we infer from Franklin Foer’s argument about tech?
A. It promotes social development.B. It is still favored by some people. C. It is worse than Big Tobacco.D. It offers continuing nutrition. 35. Which can be the best title for the passage? A. Creating a No Smartphone Life B. Smartphones Enrich Our Social Life
C. Smoking Does Greater Harm Than Smartphones Do D. Quitting Smartphones Is the New Quitting Smoking
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
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。
If you are reading a novel just for school rather than for fun, You needto get organized. Here are a few tips.
First, make notes. Pencil notes in the book, but also write separate notes
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in a notepad. 36.____. What do they do in the novel? What are their aims? Everything that we are told about a character by the novelist can be related, from their appearance to the kind of food they eat.
It is also a great help to be able to tell yourself the story after you have read it. Therefore, the order in which a series of events happen and the plot are important. 37.___. This will help you bring together the observations you make about characters, settings, language and so on.
Next, focus on themes.Theseare abstract ideas that the author is concerned about. Perhaps love is a major topic, justice, peace and war. 38.___
Themes, though, are nothing without language. Language is what the novel is made of. 39.___. They may use metaphors, invent symbols, or show characters who are with different speech styles.
40.___. Is a novel told in the third person o
r from the point of view
of a character? There are many different kinds of points of view. And they have a great effect on the readers’ experience of a story.
A. Pay attention to characters. B. Reading is very interesting.
C. How does the author feel about them?
D. The point of view is another very important novelist tool E. As you read, make a brief note of what happens in each chapter F. Writers use language in a special way to make their novels work G. When you read, don’t forget to set down the main idea of the novel.
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第三部分 语言知识运用(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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Yesterday, I posted a story and afterwards donated a little money after I read others’ sad stories. Later, as I got into bed and completed my 41 and self-examination on the day, I came to the realization that I was 42 money. Wow! It was just a 43 to see this in myself.
It is 44 enough that in the real world I have money in the bank but don’t give away 45 . I don’t have a lot of money, 46 enough to pay my bills and help my daughters. Also I save some money for a 47 day. I know I could give more but 48 and fed some comfort in a little pile of money. I’m quite 49 to see in myself that it is hard to practice the beautiful 50 in the real world. The belief is that the needs of people 51 are more important than having a little pile of money to feel 52 with.
So here I was doing the same 53 thing-saving but not giving away much money! With so many people waiting to be helped, it was pretty terrible for me to 54 how much I 55 seeing that little pile of money in my hands. I have already 56 today that even if it is hard to give it all away in the real world, I am going to guarantee more 57 will come my way.
There will always be enough money for me. I am not going to let 58 pile up anymore. I am going to give it away when I 59 it because love is 60 what makes the world go round. 41. A. suffering
B. strength
C. reflection D. forecast
42. A. saving B. earning 43. A. coincidence B. wisdom
C. borrowing D. wasting C. pleasure D. shock
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