A. The description of the customer’s checked suitcases. B. The regular routine of the delayed baggage tracing. C. The contact phone number of Albany N.Y. Airport.
D. The customer’s delayed baggage file reference number.
(C)
The candidate longing for election to the highest office in the United States must be native-born American citizen who is at least 35 years old and who has lived in the United States for at least 14 years. The election course is complicated, and the road to the Oval Office is long.
Potential candidates must present papers stating their intention to seek their party’s recommendation; delegates then choose from among those running some months later at the national conferences. Before that, however, each state holds a primary election that determines how the state’s voters want the party’s delegates to vote. Methods of choosing the delegates vary from state to state. At the conferences, there are speeches and often heated discussions. It may take several rounds of voting before delegates can agree on a candidate. On the final day of the meeting, the presidential candidate announces his or her choice for vice president.
Election Day, by law, is the Tuesday that follows the first Monday in November. On this day, registered voters may cast their votes for president, vice president, and candidates for other federal (联邦), state, and local offices. The popular vote, however, does not determine who will be president. The president is chosen by a vote of the Electoral College, a group of 538 citizens from the 50 states and the District of Columbia who are chosen to cast votes for the president and vice president.
The rules for choosing electors, as with the delegates, vary. Each state also decides whether its electoral votes must reflect the popular vote. The number of electors in each state is determined by the number of representatives and senators (议员) that a state sends to Congress and, therefore, may change every 10 years, depending on the results of the United States census (人口普查). The winner must get at least 270 of the electoral votes when the Electoral College meets in December of the election year. The election results are not official, however, until the following January, when Congress meets in a joint conference to count the electoral votes.
At the end of the road to the Oval Office is the swearing-in ceremony, at which the new or reelected president takes the oath (誓言) of office on January 20.
72. Which of the following is not a requirement for candidates for the presidency of the USA?
A. Minimum age of thirty-five years old. B. Previous experience in an elective office. C. Native of the United States of America.
D. Bottom residency of fourteen years in the States.
73. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Election results are not authorized until the first month of the coming year.
B. Ways to select the delegates of each state are very much the same in the USA. C. The successful presidential candidate wins a maximum number of electoral votes. D. A party’s potential candidate is chosen months before its national conference is held.
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74. We can conclude from the passage that ______.
A. the candidate who wins the popular vote will be the winner of the election B. the electors don’t have the right to vote against their registered voters’ will
C. the presidents of the United States are theoretically picked by the citizens directly D. the change of a state’s population barely has effect on the presidential election
75. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A. The Various Ways of Presidential Election in the USA B. The Qualifications for Being the President of the USA C. The Rules for Choosing Presidential Candidates in the USA D. The Process of the Election for the President of the USA
Section C
Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
A. Take some appropriate exercise. B. Look on the bright side of your life. C. Provide yourself with a nutrient diet. D. Realize your depression and relieve it. E. Fight your depression by talking with others F. Get your fancy and sense of happiness back. 76.
Try to identify any situations that have contributed to your depression. When you know what has got you feeling blue and why, talk about it with a caring friend, for talking is a way to release the feelings and to receive some understanding. If there’s no one to tell, pouring your heart out to a journal works just as well. Once you air out these thoughts and feelings, turn your attention to something positive. Feeling connected to friends and family can help relieve depression and it may also help them feel there’s something they can do instead of just watching you hurt. 77.
Depression affects a person’s thoughts, making everything seem miserable, negative, and hopeless. If depression has you noticing only the negative, make an effort to notice the good
things in life, say considering your strengths, gifts, or
78.
With depression, a person’s creativity and sense of fun may seem blocked. Exercise your imagination by painting, sewing, writing, dancing or composing music, and then you not only get those creative juices flowing, you also loosen up some positive emotions. Take time to play with a friend or a pet, or do something fun for yourself, or find something to laugh about — a funny movie, perhaps, because laughter helps lighten your mood.
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blessings may help.
79.
Taking a 15-to 30-minute brisk walk every day --- or dancing, jogging, or biking if you prefer makes you feel less depressed. Once you get in the exercise habit, it won’t take long to notice a difference in your mood. In addition to getting aerobic exercise, some yoga poses can help relieve feelings of depression. Two aspects of yoga --- breathing exercises and meditation --- can help
people with depression feel better.
80.
In depression, some people may not feel like eating at all, while others might overeat. If depression has affected your appetite, you’ll need to be extra mindful of getting the right nourishment, for proper nutrition can influence a person’s mood and energy. So eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and get regular meals even if you don’t feel hungry, try to eat something light, like a piece of fruit, to keep you going.
Section D
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
―Neither a borrower nor a lender be.‖ Although this might be excellent advice in matters concerning family and friends, borrowing and lending are frequently the foundation of a booming economy.
A loan is a sum of money borrowed for a limited period. A loan may be obtained from an individual or from an institution such as a bank and is generally granted at a specific rate of interest. Interest is the fee that the borrower pays to use the money. An extremely high rate of interest --- and certainly any amount more than law permits --- is called usury. Lending money can be a risky business, for there is always the possibility that the borrower may not be able to pay the loan. For this reason, a lender generally requires the borrower to register something valuable of his or hers, known as collateral (抵押), as a part of the loan agreement. A house or an automobile, investments in the stock market, even the value of a business, are all examples of collateral that a lender may be willing to accept in the event that the borrower fails to pay the loan.
There are two major sorts of loans: consumer loans and commercial loans. A consumer loan is one that is made to an individual, and it may be to buy a house or an automobile or to finance an education. A commercial loan may be used to start a new business, pay for new equipment and staff, or expand an office or factory. The business of making loans also contributes to a healthy economy by enhancing the employment market. Loans allow consumers to buy and improve homes, creating jobs for carpenters, architects and etc. Loans enable businesses to expand, and when these businesses open a branch office or a new store, they also increase their consumption of office supplies, furnishings, and computers.
In a booming economy, money circulates quickly, and each deal represents earnings for someone. It may be reasonable to say that a certain level of debt is normal, even necessary, to a healthy economy as long as the individual borrower or business is careful and try not to take on more than a manageable amount of debt.
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)
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81. ―Neither a borrower nor a lender be.‖ is excellent advice for keeping good family and friends
while it is __________.
82. What is the purpose of collateral in a loan agreement?
83. Different from commercial loans, consumer loans may be used to __________.
84. How can the individual borrower or business profit from a booming economy?
第II卷 （共45分）
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1. 我最喜欢的运动是打网球。(play)
2. 应该给予孩子们更多心理上的抚慰。(comfort)
3. 不管多么困难，我们都应该按时完成这项利民工程。(however)
4. 人们很少仅仅因为这座城市的生活节奏太快而决定离开。(Rarely)
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5. 她既然认为自己没有做错什么，那又何必要违心地当众认错呢？(against)
II. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
下图是一个孩子被父母送出国留学时的一幕。请针对图片反映的社会现象，谈谈你对此事的看法。你的作文必须包括：
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描述图片内容 谈谈你的看法
（三）长宁区2013届高考英语一模卷
第I卷
I. Listening Comprehension Section A 1~5 ACBAD Section B 11~13 BDB Section C 17. appointment 19. 14
6~10
BCACD
14~16 ACD
18. examined 20. Tuesday
22. special soap
24. avoid floating (around)
21. oven 23. clean our toilets II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A
25~29 BCAAC
30~34 DBDDA
35~40 DACCBB
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Section B
41~45 IHAFJ 46~49 BCGD III. Reading Comprehension Section A
50~54 CBDDC 55~59 CAABC Section B 65~68 ABDB Section C
76~80 DBFAC Section D
81. not for building / developing a booming / fast-growing economy 82. To prevent the borrower from not paying the loan. / … 83. fulfill / achieve the purpose of personal development / … 84. By being careful and avoiding being in too much debt / …
第II卷
I. Translation
1. My favorite sport is playing tennis.
2. Children should be given / provided with more psychological comfort. 3. However difficult it may be, we must finish the project that benefits ordinary people on time. 4. Rarely do people decide to leave the city only because of its too fast pace of life.
5. Why did she admit her mistake against her will in public since she thought she had done
nothing wrong? II. Guided Writing 略
69~71 CAC
72~75 BACD
60~64 ADBBD
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