clothes more frequently than they did when they were young in the 1960s，In the 1960s buying a coat for a woman was a serious matter．It was all expensive item that they would purchase only every three or four years—now you can pick one up at the supermarket whenever you wish to．Fashion is a lot cheaper and people get tired of things more quickly．”Professor Twiggy analyzed family expending data and found that while the percentage of spending on clothes and shoes by women had stayed around the same—about 5 or 6 percent of spending，the amount of clothes bought had risen sharply．
The professor said，“Clothes are now 70 percent cheaper than they were in the 1960s because of the huge expansion of production in the Far East．In the 1960s Leeds was the heart of the British fashion industry and that was where most of the clothes came from，but now almost all of our clothes are sourced elsewhere．Everyone is buying more clothes but in general we are not spending more money on them，”
Fashion designer Angela Barnard，who runs her own fashion business in London，said older women were much more affected by celebrity style than in previous years．She said，“When people see stars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive and fashionable in their sixties，they want to follow them．Older women are much more aware of celebrities. There’s also the boom in TV programmers showing people how they can change their look，and many of my older customers do yoga to stay in shape well in their fifties．When I started my business a few years ago，my older customers tended to be very rich，but now they are what I would call ordinary women．My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would never have done ten years ago．”
29．It can be concluded that old women tend to wear the latest fashions today mainly because____________．
A．clothes are much cheaper than before B．TV shows teach them how to stay in shape C，they feel much younger now
D．they get tired of themselves more quickly
30．What can we learn about old women in terms of fashion? A．they are often ignored by fashion designers． B．they are regarded as pioneers in the latest fashion． C．they are now more easily influenced by stars．
D．they are more interested in clothes because of their old age 31.Which is the best possible title of the passage?
A．Boom of the British Fashion Industry B．The More Fashionable，the Less Expensive． C．Unexpected changes in Fashion．
D．Age Is No Barrier for Fashion Fans．
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D
What is the first thing you notice when you walk into a shop? The products displayed(展示)at the entrance? Or the soft background music?
But have you ever noticed the smell? Unless it is bad，the answer is likely to be no．But while a shop’s scent may not be outstanding compared with sights and sounds，it is certainly there．And it is providing to be an increasing powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase．
A brand store has become famous for its distinctive scent which floats through the fairly dark hall and out to the entrance，Via scent machines．A smell may be attractive but it may not just be used for freshening air．One sports goods company once reposed that when it first introduced scent into its stores，customers’intension to purchase increased by 80 percent．
When it comes to the best shopping streets in Pairs，scent is just as important to a brand’s success as the quality of its window displays and goods on sales．That is mainly because shopping is a very different experience to what it used to be．
Some years ago，the focus for brand name shopping was on a few people with sales assistants’disproving attitude and don’t-touch-what-you-can’t afford displays．Now the rise of electronic commerce(e-commerce)has opened up famous brands to a wider audience．But while e-shops can use sights and sounds，only bricks-and-mortar stores(实体店)can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave．Another brand store seeks to be much more than a shop，but rather a destination．And scent is just one way to achieve this．
Now a famous store uses complex man-made smell to make sure that the soft scent of baby powder floats through the kid department，and coconut(椰子)scent in the swimsuit section．A department store has even opened a new lab，inviting customers on a journey into the store’s windows to smell books，pots and drawers，in search of their perfect scent． 32．According to the passage，what is an increasingly powerful tool in the success of some brand store?
A．Friendly assistant B．Soft background music C．Unique scents．
D．Attractive window display．
33．E-shops are mentioned in the passage to________． A．urge shop assistants to change their attitude B．show the advantages of brick-and-mortar stores
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C．push stores to use sights and sounds D．introduce the rise of e-commerce
34．The underlined word“destination”in Paragraph 5 means_____．
A．a place where customers love to go B．a spot where travelers like to stay C．a platform that exhibits goods
D．a tat’get that a store expects to meet
35．The main purpose of the passage is to______． A．compare and evaluate C．argue and discuss
B．inform and explain D．examine and assess
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。
The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet，chat and go where we’ve never been before．But just as in face-to-face communication，there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when on line． 36 Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes．
For anything you’re about to send：ask yourself,“Would I say this to the person’s face?”If the answer is no，rewrite and reread． 37 If someone in the chat room is rude to you，your instinct(本能)is to fire back in the same manner．But try not to do so． 38 If it was caused by a disagreement with another member，try to fix the situation by politely discussing it．Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room．
39 Offer advice when asked by newcomers，as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate．When someone makes a mistake，whether it’s a stupid question or all unnecessarily long answer，be kind about it．If it’s a small mistake，you may not need to say anything．Even if you feel strongly about it，think twice before saying anything．Having good mariners yourself doesn’t give you license to correct everyone else． 40 At the same time，if you find you are wrong．be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended．
It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age，sex and marital status．Unless you know the person very well，and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information，don’t ask such questions．
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A．The basic rule is simple：treat others in the same way you would’want to be treated． B．Everyone was new to the network once．
C．Repeat the process till you feel sure that you’d feel comfortable saying the words to the person’s face．
D．It’s natural that there are some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online. E．When you send short messages to a person online，you must say something beautiful to hear. E You should either ignore the person，or use your chat software to block their messages. G．If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake，point it out politely． 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。
That holiday morning I didn’t have to attend school. Usually，on holidays，Mother 41 me to sleep in．And I would certainly take full advantage of it．On this particular morning， 42 ，I felt like getting up early．
I stood by my window overlooking the 43 having nothing better to do．But as it turned out，I was soon to learn about something 44 in life．
As I watched several people go by，get into their cars and go off，I 45 an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its 46 and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carriage．He 47 from one car to another，washing and cleaning them．From the water on the ground，it seemed that he had already 48 washing and cleaning about a dozen or more cars．He must have begun to work quite early in the morning．
Several thoughts 49 my mind as I watched him work．He wash’t well-dressed. He had on a pair of shorts and a(n) 50 T-shirt．The bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern 51 would want to be seen riding on．But he seemed 52 with life．There he was，working hard at his small business，53 at passers by and stopping to chat now and then 54 elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby．
There was a noticeable touch of 55 in the way he seemed to be doing things 56 the windscreen(挡风玻璃)，then standing back to admire it；scrubbing(擦净)the wheels and 57 ， standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.
It was a 58 to learn，I felt．At no age need one have to beg for a 59 if one has good health
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and is willing to work hard．For a while I felt 60 of myself．Young as I am just sixteen，and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon． 41．A．allows
42．A．otherwise 43．A．bus stop 44．A．useful 45．A．called 46．A．handle
47．A．searched 48．A．stopped 49．A．disturbed 50．A．simple
51．A．repairmen 52．A．content
53．A．1aughing 54．A．about 55．A．worry 56．A．fixing 57．A．still 58．A．1esson
59．A．business 60．A．ashamed
B．forces
B．however B．parking lot B．surprising
B．recognized B．back B．1eft
B．finished B．slipped B．shiny B．cyclists B．busy
B．1ooking B．for B．pride
B．cleaning B．again B．subject B．success
B．doubtful 10
C．causes C．therefore C．school C．awful
C．noticed C．wheel
C．wandered C．intended C．crossed C．attractive C．drivers C．careful C．waving C．1ike
C．sympathy C．replacing C．yet C．skill C．1iving
C．fearful
D．forbids D．besides D．market D．interesting D．assisted D．seat D．moved D．started D．inspired D．expensive D．businessmen D．bored D．pointing D．with D．respect D．covering D．soon D．fact D．right D．tired