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ne between the front and the back contains a bathroom, a kitchen and a mechanical room, and the walls that separate these zones have openings that allow views through to the front of the studio and the courtyard beyond. Yocum and Bell, who have just pleted an art gallery for the city, feel that the experience from the decoration of their building, focusing on the inside rather than the outside, has influenced their work. It has also given these architects a chance to show how they can make more out of less. 28. According to the passage, it is_________ for most young architects in big cities to work in a building of their own. A. unrealistic B. easy C. unnecessary D. mon 29. Working on the old building, Yocum and Bell_______. . A. removed the skylights from the bathroom B. presented a slowmotion show in an art gallery C. pulled rubbish out through the roof D. built a kitchen at the back part of the old building 30. It can be inferred from the passage that Yocum and Bell ________. . A. benefited a lot from pulling down the roof B. turned more old buildings into art galleries C. paid more attention to the outside of the art gallery D. got inspiration from decorating their old building 31. The main idea of the passage is that_________. . A. creative people can make the best of what they have B. people can learn a lot from their failures C. it is worthwhile to spend money on an old building D. people should not judge things by their appearance D IPhone owners are vainer(虛榮) and spend more on clothes and grooming(儀容) than those who have BlackBerrys and Android phones, new research owners earn the most and are more likely to have longterm relationships, while people with Android handsets are most creative and the best cooks. The study, carried out by TalkTalk Mobile, surveyed 2,000 owners of the three major smartphone brands to determine whether the choice of handset was an extension(延伸 ) of their personality. The study rated users in various walks of life using a point scoring system including personalities, daily habits and the type of industries they work in. Other results from the study found that people with an iPhone are more image conscious and generally consider themselves more attractive than those with other handsets. They are most likely to describe themselves as adventurous, bright and are most likely to work in media, publishing and education. They also believe their boss rates them highly. Apple owners also tend to have done more travelling and are the most active on social media sites. BlackBerry owners were found to be the least punctual(準(zhǔn)時的 ), but despite putting in the least hours at work they are the most active phone user— sending more texts and making more calls in the average day than any other phone user. They are more social and have more friends overall. They also earn nearly two and a half thousand pounds a year more than other smartphone owners, with an average salary of $27,406. BlackBerry users classed themselves so loud and mainly work in the health, finance or property sectors. They were also found to drink more tea and coffee each day than any other phone user. Android owners were found to watch more TV than others and drink the most alcohol—consuming more in an average week than iPhone and BlackBerry drinkers. They have the most jobs in engineering, the government and public services and environmental services. They have the best manners and are more shy and relaxed than their counterparts. Dan Meader, Director of Mobile at TalkTalk, said,“Many of us have our mobile phones on us almost constantly so they do bee an extension of us in many ways. It’s interesting to see then how the choice in handset may reflect different aspects of personality and the results do show some unusual difference underlined words “image conscious” (Paragraph4) mean caring about _______. B. appearance C. social media D. interpersonal relationships were Android users found to be like? . B. Brave. C. Polite. D. Confident. Meader may agree that the kind of mobile phone we use ________.. decide the way we live our life be a window into the lives we lead change our personalities gradually bee the most important part of our life is the text anized? drawing parisons. B. By giving reasons only. C. By providing examples. D. By giving solutions. 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。選項中有兩項為多余選項。 As a father who works outside the home, I recognize that it is easy for me to get caught up in stress at work. Indeed, sometimes it is difficult to turn off my work focus and turn on my family focus so that I can e home and be the loving husband my wife needs and the playful father my kids want. 36 Good fathers provide stability and strength to the family. As fathers, we do not let the pressures and worries of w