【正文】 on the website. 11. What kind of meals do the guys make in Epic Meal Time ? A. Low fat meals. B. Unhealthy meals. C. Vegetarian meals. 12. What happens to the meals in the end? A. They are tasted by the audience. B. They are given to the homeless. C. They are eaten by the cooks and their friends. 聽第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 題。 17. When will the fire arrive close to Lakewood? A. By six o’clock in the evening. B. By five o’clock in the evening. C. By six o’clock in the morning. 18. Where shouldn’t residents go to escape the fire? A. Springfield. B. Western Hill. C. Point Cabina Station. 19. How long will it take residents to reach the safe zone? A. Less than ten minutes. B. Less than twenty minutes. C. Less than thirty minutes. 20. What are residents advised to do before they leave? A. Leave all pets behind. B. Stay calm and do not panic. C. Tell the state police where they are going. 第二部分：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)選擇 (共 15 題，每小題 1分，滿分 15 分 ) 請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的 A、 B、 C、 D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 the one B. the。 the one D. a。 word B. Word。 word D. Word。 On account of B. one。 In view of D. it。 I you at all. —— I wouldn’t have, either, if someone you by the name. A. haven’t recognize。 didn’t call C. didn’t recognize。 had called 30. Nobody but doctors and those by Dr. Smith to the patient’s room. A. having been invited。 are allowed C. invited。 is allowed 31. With efforts _______ conservation, we may believe that people will enjoy a healthy life without the environment around them ________. A. focused on。 suffering C. focused on。 suffered 32. _________ the bus , he was late and was the last one ________ to the evening party. A. Not having caught。 to get C. Not catching。 getting 33.“By no means,” declared the head teacher, “_______ give way to disappointment in your studies.” A. you would B. you will C. shall you D. might you 34. The young lady often makes delicious meals ______ for her daughter, for the little girl is _____ about what she eats. A. particularly。 particular C. especially。 especial 35. _______ in his regular work, the engineer_______ some steam immediately the pressure went up too high. A. Absorbed。 gave off C. Being absorbed。 let off 第 三部分 ：完形填空（共 20 小題；每小題 1 分，滿分 20分） 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（ A、 B、 C 和 D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 A Waterpebble: Saving water one drop at a time Waterpebble is a harmless and trendy Ecogadget designed to help raise awareness regarding how much water is being used while in the shower, and to help decrease that amount so gradually that it’s practically undetectable. The goal is to make saving water fun and easy while bringing its importance to the forefront. Inventor: Paul Priestman is the innovative mind behind Waterpebble and was originally inspired by a hotel bathroom sign that read, “Please Use Water Sparingly（儉省地） .” Usage: The Waterpebble is a small round device that has three light indications of red, orange and green. They indicate, respectively, “Too much”, “Just enough” and “Well done — you’re saving the pla” .Simply place Waterpebble in the bottom of the shower and it records the length of your showers. From that point on it starts gradually encouraging you to reduce your shower time by flashing the appropriate light. If you let it go all the way to red, then you have exceeded（超過(guò)） the amount of time of your shower. If you stop showering at green, you have kept your shower at six minutes or less and have beat your record. Effects: Families who use Waterpebble can look forward to low water fees on their future water bills. It is a clever and environmentallyfriendly way to make the process of saving water more instinctive. Waterpebble is not only encouraging people to use less water, but also helping people to bee educated about conservation. Families report that their kids love the idea of playing a role in protecting the pla and without being constantly reminded. Waterpebble is being praised as a constructive device that allows people to ease into water conservation in a way that is enjoyable and educational. For more information, please visit Waterpebble online. 56. According to the passage, Waterpebble ________. A. was initially used in a hotel bathroom B. helps users predict the exact price they will pay for water C. gets users to save water unconsciously D. aims to warn users of the lack of water resource on our pla 57. When using Waterpebble, you ________. A. should pay attention to its light indication B. need put it beside the shower before showering C. should stop showering when its light turns orange D. have to control your shower time at less than 6 minutes B In the . we are raised to appreciate the acplishments of inventors and thinkers — creative people whose ideas have transformed our world. We celebrate the famously imaginative, the greatest artists and innovators from Van Gogh to Steve Jobs. Viewing the world creatively is supposed to be a valuable quality, even a virtue. Online job boards burst with ads recruiting（ 招收 ） “idea people” and “out of the box” thinkers. We are taught that our own creativity will be celebrated as well, and that if we have good ideas, we will succeed. It’s all a lie. This is the thing about creativity that is rarely acknowledged: Most people don’t actually like it. Studies confirm what many creative people have suspected all along: People are biased（ 有成見的 ） against creative thinking, despite all of their insistence otherwise. “We think of creative people in a heroic manner, and we celebrate them, but the thing we celebrate is the aftereffect,” says Barry Staw, a researcher at the University of California. Staw says most people are riskaverse and he refers to