【正文】 ans Day． B． It is in remembrance of war dead． C． It is observed on November 11th every year． D． It honors soldiers who are serving in the military． 32． What is Paragraph 4 mainly about? A． The origin of Veterans Day． B． The history of Veterans Day． C． Veterans Day observance． D． Veterans Day around the world． D In his book The Tipping Point Canadian author Malcolm Gladwell explains how a trend can take many forms. It can be a general change in social behavior, an idea or a fashion. However, why do some trends catch on and others not? What makes one particular brand of training shoe suddenly bee the musthave product? How do people find out about trends and what makes people want to buy into them? Is it simply a question of keeping up with other people? In his new work, Gladwell explores the moment when something bees mon and how products, ideas, messages and forms of behaviour spread. He looks at the reasons why trends are similar in the way they develop to outbreaks of disease, or medical epidemics(流行病 ). Epidemics, like trends, start in a very small way, maybe from a single person with a virus, then spread very quickly until they take over the population and appear to be everywhere. Eventually, they will slow down gradually or die out suddenly. Gladwell shows how these changes happen not gradually but at one sudden moment. Gladwell identifies three types of people who are influential in the development of these kinds of social epidemics: Connectors are people in a munity who have wide social circles. They know a lot of people and like to introduce people to each other. The people they know often e from a variety of social, cultural, professional and economic circles. Mavens are people with a lot of knowledge or experts in a particular field. They wish to pass on their knowledge to others. Mavens collect and gather information so they are the first to pick up on new trends. Salesmen are people with charisma(魅力 ). They have “a soft” influence over people rather than actual power. This means they are influential because people want to imitate them. Overall, Gladwell’s book is a thoughtprovoking(引人深思的 ) read for anyone interested in the origins of trends. What’s more, he writes in a clear style so even the most difficult ideas are easy to understand. 33． What do we know about Gladwell? A． He is a productive North American writer． B． He has written many books on the subject of trends． C． He thinks trends develop in the similar way as illnesses． D． He believes there are three types of people in the world． 34． According to the text, connectors______. A． are very social persons B． often follow others C． know many people from the same circle D． are knowledgeable and experienced 35． What do we learn from the text? A． Salesmen try to control other people using their power. B． Mavens quickly bee aware of changes in fashions. C． Connectors and Mavens try to get their information across. D． Gladwell’s book is interesting but hard to understand for readers. 第二節(jié) (共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分 ) 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。開頭已經(jīng)給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。他在給你的電子郵件中想了解你家的家風(fēng)以及家風(fēng)對你的影響。t understand Chinese well. It is one of the most 69 (amaze) TV shows from an artistic point of view. What’s more, I like to go to temple fairs. I enjoyed some snack food, 70 was nice for me first couple minutes until my hands started freezing and I could no longer use my chopsticks properlymy fingers were getting numb. 第四部分 寫作 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 35 分 ) 第一節(jié) 短文改錯 (共 10 小題；每小題 1 分，滿分 10 分 ) 假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。s the author39。 8． How much did the man pay for his TV? A． $700． B． $800． C． $1,500． 9． What does the woman think about the man? A． Interesting． B． Unrealistic． C． Silly 聽第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 題。聽完每段對話后，你都有 10 秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。s brother． B． The woman’s sister. C． The woman． 聽第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 題。選項中有兩項為多余選項。 增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號 (∧ )，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。 注意 ： 1．詞數(shù) 100 左右； 2．可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。 Dear Jack， Thanks for your letter. I’m glad you’ve been offered two summer jobs at same timeworking in