【正文】 impractical.聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。t stand ______ lecture like that． A．a。 the22．— I’m sorry．That wasn’t of much help． — Oh, _______ . As a matter of fact，it was most helpful．A．sure it was B．it doesn’t matter C．of course not D．thanks anyway23. The audience ______ when they heard the humorous story. A. burst into laughing B. burst out laughter C. burst into laughter D. burst in laughing24. To enjoy the scenery, Sara would spend long hours on the train ______ travel by air. A. as to B. other than C. instead of D. rather than 25. When ______ about the secret of his success, Steven Spielberg said that he owes much of his success and happiness ________ his wife and children. A. asking。 about26. The boy talked his mother ________ buying him a home puter. A. of B. over C. to D. into27. Every time Ashtita tries to break a record, he reaches a point ______ he feels he cannot physically do any more. .w.^.amp。 that D. who。A It’s a goal for millions and millions of families every year——keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount, but can still afford the gifts that your loved ones will enjoy. Never has this concern been greater in recent years than right now. Even so, there are several things that you can do to help. Hit the sales. No one wants to get up at four o’clock in the morning and fight to get the best deal on Black Friday, and it’s surely very tough to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal, but sometimes——it can be well worth. Many retailers(零售商) offer specials all through the day——and some even offer online Black Friday specials, so you may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday. Pay close attention to advertisements. Once the Christmas shopping season is ing, retailers hungry for business will do just about whatever to get you in the store. Pay very close attention to weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers and you may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops. Shop online. Some of us don’t like running from store to store in order to get the best price on the perfect gift, and some of us don’t like to go out in the cold at all——thankfully for us, we can do online shopping. The world of online shopping lets people visit all the major retailers as well as some specialty stores that could only be found on the Internet. Customers can find exactly what they are looking for, at the best possible price without ever having to leave the house. With traditional Christmas shopping consumers are sometimes limited to what’s left in stock if they wait too long to get to a particular store. 56. The first paragraph implies that ______. A. nowadays not many people can afford expensive gifts B. recently many people don’t want to spend money on gifts C. Christmas is a time to make our loved ones enjoy their gifts D. Christmas is a time to make us feel free to buy our loved ones gifts57. In the writer’s opinion, it is rewarding on Black Friday _____. A. if the weather is not very cold B. if we don’t have to fight for the best deals C. if we don’t have to get up early D. If we get what we want at a good price58. The underlined word “specials” means_______. A. some experts in shopping B. certain things for especially low price C. some kind of help for a certain customer D. things that can only be found on Friday59. We can have more choices _____. A. on Black Friday B. in a particular store C. on the Internet D. from retailersB A Train Floating On AirA train that floats on air? It39。t rely on the friction (摩擦力) of wheels on track, so it can climb a much steeper hill than a traditional train. And it can travel easily in snow and ice, something that could bring normal trains to a screaming stop. 60. This passage is about __________. A. maglev B. magnets C. levitation D. electricity61. Which of the following is a repelling action? A. B. C. D. 62. What can we learn from the text? A. A magnetfilled guiding way is formed inside a maglev train. B. Instead of electricity, magnets are used as the power of a maglev. C. Maglev trains can climb hills with the help of magnet wheels. D. Electric currents decide the movements of