9．Instagram is containing so many photos of food-now a pop-up diner in London is taking advantage of this new trend by letting people settle the bill for their meals simply by uploading photos of their dishes to social networks．
I always thought people's taking pictures of their food was kind of silly，but at this new  pop-up restaurant in the UK，I'd probably do it too．'The Picture House'is the world's first pay-by-photo restaurant-you order，click a photo of the food，share on Instagram and eat for free!
The restaurant belongs to frozen food giant （巨人）Birds Eye，who came up with the idea to cash in on people's addiction with photographing food and sharing the pictures online．They conducted a survey and found out that more than half of the British population regularly took pictures of their meals．So they realized it was a better way to advertise their new dining range．
The pop-up diner was open in Soho，London for three days in May，and is now moving to other major UK cities．They serve two-course meals that customers don't have to pay for，if they photo and Instagram it．
The restaurant is a part of Birds Eye's'Food for Life'campaign，a new marketing project that aims at changing the way people look at frozen food．"Taking photos of food enables people to show off and to share their mealtime moments-from the everyday to the special，"said marketing director Margaret Jobling．
The reaction to The Picture House has been great so far．And the pay-by-picture concept has proven to be an effective way．Alternative payment methods are actually gaining popularity among a lot of businesses．Last year，in a cafe in Germany customers pay by how much time they spend there，not by what they eat．ziyuanku．com
 
25．Instagram probably isD
A．a(chǎn) restaurant free of charge
B．a(chǎn) campaign of"Food for Life"
C．a(chǎn) new marketing project
D．a(chǎn) program used to share photos
26．"The Picture House"encourages sharing photos of its food toB．
A．raise the price of frozen food
B．a(chǎn)ttract more customers
C．create a new social media trend
D．reward the regular customers
27．Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage？C
A．No Need to Pay．
B．The Pop-up Diner．
C．Pay by Picture．
D．Food for Life．

8．Self-talk helps us allTalking to yourself may seem a little shameful．If you've ever been overheard（無意中聽到） criticizing yourself for a foolish mistake or practicing a speech，you'll know the social problems it can cause．
（36）A Talking to ourselves，whether out loud or silently in our heads，is a valuable．Far from being a sign of madness，self-talk allows us to plan what we are going to do，manage our activities and control our emotions．
Psychologists（心理學(xué)家） call this private speech-language that is spoken out loud but directed at yourself．We do a lot of it when we are young．As children，we use private speech to control our actions in the same way that we use public speech to control the behavior of others．（37）CPsychological experiments have shown that this so-called inner speech can improve our performance in tasks like telling what other people are thinking．One recent study suggested that self-talk is most effective when we talk to ourselves in the second person：as"you"rather than"I"．
We keep the private speech we use as children inside-but we never truly put away the out-loud version．（38）BYou're sure to see an athlete shouting at himself or herself．
（39）G Hearing different points of view means our thoughts can end up in different places，just like a regular dialogue can，and might turn out to be one of the keys to human creativity．
Both kinds of self-talk--the silent and out loud--seem to bring many different benefits to our thinking．（40）F

A．But there's no need for embarrassment
B．If you want proof，turn on a sports channel
C．As we grow older，we instead keep this system inside
D．Take a trip to any preschool and watch a small child playing with her toys
E．According to the well-known saying，talking to yourself is the first sign of madness
F．Words to the self，spoken silently or aloud，are so much more than just chatter（閑聊）
G．Self-talk seems to be a very good way of solving problems and working through ideas．

7．Public Speaking Training●Get a coach
（16）E，so get help．Since there are about a billion companies out there all ready to offer you public speaking training and courses，here are some things to look for when deciding the training that's right for you．
●Focus on positives
Any training you do to become more effective at public speaking should always focus on the positive aspects of what you already do well．Nothing can hurt confidence more than being told that you aren't doing well．（17）B，so good public speaking training should develop those instead of telling you what you shouldn't do．
●（18）C
If you find a public speaking course that looks as though it's going to give you lots of dos and don'ts，walk away!Your brain is so full of what you're going to be talking about．
（19）G．As far as we're concerned，there are basically no hard and fast rules about public speaking．Your audience can be your friends．
●You are a special person not a clone．
Most importantly，good public speaking training should treat you as a special one，with your own personal habits．（20）A．Your training course should help you bring out your personality，not try to turn you into someone you're not．

A．You aren't like anybody else
B．You already do lots of things well
C．Turn your back on too many rules
D．Check the rules about dos and don'ts
E．Whatever the presentation（呈現(xiàn)），public speaking is tough
F．The one thing you don't want is for them to fall asleep
G．So trying to force a whole set of rules into it will just make things worse．

6．In ancient Egypt，a shopkeeper （店主）  discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment．Modern businesses have been following his lead，with more tactics（策略）．
One tactic involves where to display the goods．For example，stores place fruits and vegetables in the first section．They know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food （垃圾食品） later in their trip．In department stores，section is generally next to the women's cosmetics （化妝品） section：while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe，bored customers are likely to wander over cosmetics they might want to try later．
Besides，businesses seek to appeal（吸引） to customers'senses．Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping，they make their own bread each morning and then fan thebread smell into the store throughout the day．Music sells goods，too．Researchers in Britain found that when French music was played，sales of French wine went up．

9．Why do stores usually display fruits and vegetables in the first section？C
A．To save customers times．
B．To show they are high quality foods．
C．To help sell junk food．
D．To sell them at discount prices．
10．According to Paragraph 3，which of the following encourages customers to buy？D
A．Opening the store early in the morning．
B．Displaying British wines next to French ones．
C．Inviting customers to play music．
D．Filling the store with the smell of fresh bread．
11．What is the California builder's story intended to prove？D
A．The house structure is a key factor customers consider．
B．The more costly the house is，the better it sells．
C．An ocean view is much to the customers'taste．
D．A good first impression increases sales．
12．What is the main purpose of the passage？A
A．To explain how businesses turn people into their customers．
B．To introduces how businesses have grown from the past．
C．To report researches on customer behavior．
D．To show dishonest business practices．

5．The National GalleryDescription：
The National Gallery is the British national art museum built on the north side of Trafalgar Square in London．It houses a diverse collection of more than 2，300examples of European art ranging from 13th-century religious paintings to more modem ones by Renoir and Van Gogh．The older collections of the gallery are reached through the main entrance while the more modern works in the East Wing are most easily reached from Trafalgar Square by a ground floor entrance．
Layout：
The modern Sainsbury Wing on the western side of the building houses 13th-to 15th-century paintings，and artists include Duccio，Uccello，Van Eyck，Lippi，Mantegna，Botticelli and Memling．
The main West Wing houses 16th-century paintings，and artists include Leonardo da Vinci，Cranach，Michelangelo，Raphael，Bruegel，Bronzino，Titian and Veronese．
The North Wing houses 17th-century paintings，and artists include Caravaggio，Rubens，Poussin，Van Dyck，Velaazquez，Claude and Vermeer．
The East Wing houses 18th-to early 20th-century paintings，and artists include Canaletto，Goya，Turner，Constable，Renoir and Van Gogh．
Opening Hours：
The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm （Fridays 10am to 9pm） and is free，but charges apply to some special exhibitions．
Getting There：
Nearest underground stations：Charing Cross （2-minute walk），Leicester （3-minute walk），Embankment （7-minute walk），and Piccadilly Circus （8-minute walk）．

25．In which wing can you see religious paintings？C
A．In the East Wing．
B．In the main West Wing．
C．In the Sainsbury Wing．
D．In the North Wing．
26．If you enter the gallery by a ground floor，you will easily see the works ofD．
A．Van Eyck．B．Cranach．C．Van Dyck．D．Constable．
27．According to the passage，which of the following is true？B
A．The National Gallery is the biggest British national art museum．
B．There are four exhibition areas in The National Gallery
C．The Gallery is open every day from 10am to 6pm
D．The Gallery is completely free
28．Where does the text probably come from？D
A．An artist magazine．
B．A tourist map．
C．A news report．
D．A museum guide．

4．有那么多的工作要做，我沒有心情與你聊天．（mood）With so much work to do．I am in no mood to talk with you．/I am not in the mood to chat with you．/I have no mood to talk with you．．

3．孩子們似乎對一切新事物都感興趣．（seem to do）The children seem to have interest in all the new things．．

2．提高英語口語的關(guān)鍵是盡可能多地練習(xí)．（the key to）The key to improving spoken English is to practice as much as possible．．

1．When Bonfield，the chief of the Women's Engineering Society，recently attended a military air show，she was in great shock．
There were around 900 girls among the crowd and Ms Bonfield said，"I'm saying to all these girls，'Do you know about engineering？Would you like to be an engineer？Have you thought about engineering？'And in the whole day…probably five or six of them said yes．Every other one said no，just straight out no．"
What surprised her most wasn't that these girls didn't know what engineering was．It was simply that they had already switched off．They had lost interest in engineering．"So how much work does it take to change that？"asked Ms Bonfield，"I mean it's huge．"
There's no shortage of data to back up her ideas．The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that women make up around just 8% of engineers in the UK．And this is at a time when the UK needs to produce thousands more engineers，so much that the inventor，Sir James Dyson，is planning to open his own institute to deal with the skills shortage．
One of the reasons why girls don't choose engineering is that there are not enough female role models．The attitude of parents is also an important factor in career choices．For girls，perhaps unsurprisingly，mothers are particularly influential．
"My mum was a bit uncertain about it at first，"said middle school student Hannah，"But my dad used to build a lot of stuff and he got me into that．So after my mum saw how me and my dad interacted，she said，'Yeah，go for it'and she's kind of the one who supported me with this．"

28．What greatly surprised Bonfield at the military air show？D
A．So many girls came for the air show．
B．Quite a few girls had interest in engineering．
C．Girls were not interested in the air show．
D．Girls had shut their door to engineering．
29．Sir James Dyson hopes to set up his own institute toB．
A．invent more new things                                             
B．handle the shortage of engineers
C．a(chǎn)llow more girls to receive higher education                
D．create more jobs for girls
30．What made Hannh finally choose engineering？C
A．Her mother's encouragement．
B．The demand of society for engineers．
C．Her father's positive influence on her．
D．Her born interest in engineering．
31．What is the author's purpose of writing the passage？A
A．To explain what causes the shortage of girl engineers．
B．To introduce some famous girl engineers to readers．
C．To promote the social status of female engineers．
D．To give girls advice on how to choose future careers．

20．Your next car might drive itself．After years of trials on city streets，driverless vehicles are now on the way．Last month，a driverless bus began carrying passengers through Lyon，F(xiàn)rance．Most in the automobile industry think self-driving vehicles will be on the road by 2020 or earlier．
Driverless cars will first be huddled with human-driven cars．But the first places where they will become dominant（統(tǒng)治的）are highly populated urban areas．Many advanced cities are already reducing the role of human-driven cars．Driverless cars will quicken that process and will bring us enormous benefits．
Driverless cars will reduce accidents by around 90 percent．That's big-the annual deaths on the world's roads are about 1.2 million a year．Pollution and carbon emissions will drop，because urban driverless cars will be electric．
On the other hand，driverless cars will cause problems．Over the next 20 years，the mostly low-skilled men who now drive trucks，taxis and buses will see their jobs reduced．Traditional carmakers are especially scared．The cars of the future might be made by tech companies such as Apple，Baidu and Google．Imagine Germany，where automobile making is the largest industry．
Dramatic changes are coming，and driverless cars could arrive by 2020．But governments have barely begun thinking about it．Only 6 percent of the biggest US cities have taken them into their long-term planning．A decade ago anyone hardly saw the Smartphone coming．Now what about the driverless cars？

24．The underlined phrase"be huddled with"in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning with"C"．
A．turn up                  
B．make up for            
C．exist together              
D．take over
25．Driverless cars can reduce pollution and carbon emissions becauseB．
A．they will reduce the number of cars                             
B．they will be powered by electricity
C．they will be energy-saving by driving themselves          
D．they will avoid many accidents from human errors
26．What's the author's attitude toward driverless cars？D
A．Doubtful．
B．Disappointed．
C．Negative．
D．Objective．
27．What can we conclude from the passage？A
A．Driverless cars will not hit the road until 2020．
B．Old auto industry will benefit from driverless cars．
C．Governments are unprepared for the arrival of driverless cars．
D．Driverless cars will make road accidents a past thing．