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Compulsive（強迫的）shoppers may have a new psychological excuse to blame for their wild shopping. Psychologists at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand are studying the “shop-till-you-drop” habit as a behavioral disorder similar to compulsive eating. Compulsive shoppers frequently buy more than they can afford or more than they need, and it causes them distress (苦惱).

“It becomes a problem when you are out of control,” psychology lecturer Neville Blampied said. “When you are feeling bad and blue, what do you do? Some people eat chocolate cake and ice cream. Some people take the credit card and go out to the shop.” Bank managers understand the problem because they have to deal with people who have to be persuaded to stop using their cards drawing money.

Compulsive shopping was first discovered in 1915, although it was then known as monomania. Few studies have been done on the problem.

An advertisement in a Christchurch paper, calling for people to take part in an experimental treatment program designed by Mr. Wilson, attracted 10 replies. But the problem, said Mr. Wilson, is “clearly not rare”. He thinks that compulsive shopping should be treated with drugs. “As psychologists we are interested in non-drug treatments for behavioral difficulties,” Mr. Wilson said.

Compulsive eaters or shoppers get a kick from their habit. “Both activities provide an immediate kind of kick and you feel a bit better,” he said. “You have long-term problems, but human beings are extremely good at not seeing long-term problems and are very sensitive to short-term benefits,” he said.

The aim of the treatment was to help people find better ways of managing their emotions. The program, consisting of 10 one-hour weekly lessons and two follow-up treatments, is loosely based on teaching stress management.

“You often have to start to get people to correctly recognize their emotions. Not being able to know what you really feel weakens your ability to solve the problems connected with what’s making you feel that way,” Mr. Wilson said.

67. What is this article mostly about?

A. Signs of compulsive shopping.    B. Studies of compulsive shopping.

C. comparison of compulsive shopping and compulsive eating.

D. An experimental treatment program designed by Mr. Wilson.

68. The underlined word“it”in the first paragraph most probably refers to ______.

A. compulsive eating                  B. a new psychological excuse

C. the study done by Blampied                 D. the behavior of wild shopping

69. Which of the following is considered important in treating compulsive shoppers?

A. Teaching them to manage their money better.

B. Teaching them to understand their emotions.

C. Persuading them not to draw money from the bank.

D. Treating them with right drugs.

70. When the writer says that compulsive shoppers get a kick from their habit, he means that they ______.

A. feel distressed after their wild shopping      

B. feel better after treatment from psychologists

C. are better able to deal with stress problems 

D. have a feeling of excitement after shopping                 

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第二節(jié)：書面表達（滿分25分）

假如你是湯姆，你所在的學校將舉辦一屆文化藝術(shù)節(jié)（Cultural and Art Festival），他們想邀請羅琳女士(Mrs. Rowling)來你校做報告請你寫一封邀請信，信中包括以下內(nèi)容：

羅琳女士的哈利·波特(Harry Potter)受到你校學生的歡迎

許多學生想有機會親賭此書作家，聽聽她對此書的看法

藝術(shù)節(jié)將在五月的第二個星期舉行

所需費用由你校出

注意：詞數(shù)100左右

Dear Mrs. Rowing,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                              Yours  sincerely

                                                                  Tom

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The gardener was called to tell the way ____ the poor dog had died.

   A. that                B. which            C. in that         D. of which

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 ---Do you like cooking, Mary?

   ---________. Luckily I’ve never had to worry much about it.

  A. Not bad      B. Probably not      C. Not really     D. Suppose not

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 ____ time and labor, you should join hands ____ him in the business.

A. To save; with    B. Saved; with    C. Saving; with    D. Having saved; by

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When you are little, it’s not hard to believe you can changed the world. I remember my enthusiasm when, at the age of 12, I addressed the people at the Rio Earth Summit. “I am only a child,” I told them. "Yet I know that if all the money spent on war was spent on ending poverty and finding environmental answers, what a wonderful place this would be. In school you teach us not to fight with others, to work things out, to respect others, to clean up our mess, not to hurt other creatures, to share, not be greedy. Then why do you go out and do the things you tell us not to do? You grownups say you love us, but I challenge you, please, to make your actions reflect your words."

I spoke for six minutes and received a standing ovation. Some of the delegates even cried. I thought that maybe I had reached some of them, that my speech might actually spur（刺激） action. Now, a decade from Rio, after I've sat through many more conferences, I'm not sure what has been accomplished. My confidence in the people in power and in the power of an individual's voice to reach them has been deeply shaken.

When I was little, the world was simple. But as a young adult, I'm learning that as we have to make choices--education, career, lifestyle--life gets more and more complicated. We are beginning to feel pressure to produce and be successful. We are learning a shortsighted way of looking at the future, focusing on four-year government terms and quarterly business reports. We are taught that economic growth is progress, but we aren't taught how to pursue a happy, healthy or sustainable way of living. And we are learning that what we wanted for our future when we were 12 was idealistic and na??ve（天真）.

Today I'm no longer a child, but I'm worried about what kind of environment my children will grow up in. I know change is possible, because I am changing, still figuring out what I think. I am still deciding how to live my life. The challenges are great, but if we accept individual responsibility and make choices, we will rise to the challenges, and we will become part of the positive tide of the change. I hope this goal will be met through our common efforts. Thank you all.

53．The purpose of what the speaker said at the age of 12 was to          .

A．end poverty and make school beautiful

B．find environmental answers and show off

C．focus people’s attention on some social problems

D．find a wonderful place and clean it up

54．What does the underlined word “ovation” in the second paragraph refer to?

A．A long period of laughing.     B．A cold and unfriendly welcome.

       C．An expression used for greeting.    D．Great applause or cheering.

55．The information in the text is presented mainly through          .

      A．question and answer B．a(chǎn) personal lecture

       C．cause and effect              D．listing steps in a process

56．Which of the following best describes the speaker?

       A．He is an experienced educator.       B．He is an impolite man.

       C．He is a man of great worries.  D．He is a man of social responsibility.

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第一節(jié)：語音知識（共5小題;每小題1分,滿分5分）從A，B，C，D四個選項中，選出其畫線部分與所給單詞的畫線部分相同的選項。

1. chemistry           A. cheese              B. stomach            C. machine            D. kitchen

2. country              A. proud               B. shoulder            C. soup                 D. trouble

3. peace                 A. break                B. feather                  C. health               D. mean

4. exhibition          A. honor               B. headmaster     C. height               D. harvest

5. umbrella            A. bucket              B. menu                C. bury                 D. cushion

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He could not have Yong Hui__________telling people lies!

A. rather than  B. get away   C. getting away with   D. instead of

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With everything arranged properly, the project is surely to _________ smoothly as planned, step by step.

A. improve          B. increase               C. progress           D. occur

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 ―Tom will be here to attend a meeting tomorrow. 

 ―Oh, I        he          today.

A. think, was coming                                  B. think, is coming

C. thought, was coming                            D. thought, is coming