D. Eveline had made up her mind to explore another life with Frank. 68. The underlined word “air” is closest in meaning to _________.
A. atmosphere B. breeze C. impression D. tune 69. Which of the following does NOT contribute to Eveline’s stay? A. She at least possessed shelter and food in her home. B. She had promised her mother to keep the home together. C. She wondered whether Frank would bring real happiness. D. She had those whom she had known all her life around her. 70. Her pray to God revealed ____________.
A. her uncertainty of her leaving B. her expectation of a happy life C. her anxiety about their safety D. her eagerness to leave with Frank
第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填1个单词。
College helps students dream of more than a salary
From the earliest days of our country, we have seen education as the foundation for democracy and citizenship. Yet high school students and families are increasingly questioning its value. Is investing in a college or university education still worth it? The answer is definitely “Yes”.
From a financial point of view, a college education surely pays off. Students who graduate from college can expect to make about 60% more than those who do not, well over a million dollars over a lifetime. Completing college makes an even greater difference to the earning power of young women. A 25-34 year-old female with a bachelor’s degree can expect to make 70% more than if she had only completed her high school diploma. But what about the benefits of college that are more difficult to measure?
College is a passport to different places, different times, and different ways of thinking — from learning new languages to considering the arc of human history to diving deep into the building blocks of matter. It gives students a chance to understand themselves differently, seeing how their lives are both like and unlike those who inhabited other eras and other lands.
College introduces students to people they’ve never met before. One of the most important ways in which students learn at college is by interacting with people who are different from themselves. I recall one student who was admitted to Harvard but wasn’t sure he would fit in at a school in the Northeast. However, one night he found himself debating the characteristics that define a genuine hero with other admitted students from around the world. Not everyone agreed, but the differences were what made the conversation exciting, and he realized how much he could learn at a place full of engaging people with a wide range of viewpoints.
College teaches students the virtue of slowing down. No one denies the value of speed, connectivity and the virtual world in an economy that thrives on all three. But “thinking” is a word that is too often forgotten. College teaches students to slow down, to change information into insight and knowing into understanding. It nurtures critical thinking. The result is that students grow in knowledge and in wisdom for a lifetime.
To conclude, investing in a college or university education is well worth it. College opens opportunities reflected in earning and employment statistics. But more importantly, in college
students have acquired a new way of transforming the world, through the power of learning, analyzing, changing to adapt to what they have come to understand.
College helps students dream of more than a salary
Introduction ●An increasing number of students and families begin to (71) ▲ the value of college education. ●It is (72) ▲ to invest in a college or university education. (74) ▲ aspect Valid (73) ▲ Horizontal aspects ●Students with a college degree earn sixty to seventy percent more than those (75) ▲ from high schools. ●Students are (76) ▲ to different places, times and ways of thinking and learn to understand themselves differently. ●Students also learn by (77) ▲ with engaging people having a wide range of viewpoints. ●Students learn to slow down and think (78) ▲ , making them grow knowledgeable and (79) ▲ . Virtue aspect Conclusions
●College not only helps to raise students’ earnings but also equips them with a new way to (80) ▲ the world. 第五部分:书面表达（满分25分）
阅读下面图表和文字，然后按照要求写一篇150字左右的英语短文。
Brunswick, the international advisory firm, has just released their global survey of over 40,000 people from 26 countries that includes generations, geographies and measures global opinion on a large group of topics such as globalization and automation(自动化).
Here are the 10 countries from the survey that were
optimistic about the future.
10. Denmark: 20%; 9. Finland: 22%; 8. Singapore: 24%; 7. Hong Kong, China: 32%; 6. Brazil: 34%; 5. Thailand: 41%;
4. Indonesia: 60%;
3. United Arab Emirates: 63%;
2. India: 73%;
1. Mainland China: 74%?
【写作内容】
1. 用大约30个单词概况以上内容；
2. 用大约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括：
1） 你觉得中国人为什么对未来非常乐观（至少两个理由）？ 2） 具体在你个人生活中，该如何保持乐观的心态？ 【写作要求】
1. 发表观点时必须提供理由或论据；
2. 阐述观点或叙述经历时，不能直接引用原文语句； 3. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称； 4. 不必写标题。