Pacha London     www.pachalondon.com

The world’s most historic club is set in a building of the 1920s beautifully decorated in its    original oak paneling and features an impressive glass ceiling. You can enjoy beauty, style    and elegance when clubbing at London’s most historic night club Pacha and appreciate    works of some famous musicians.

Amika London     www.amikalon london.com

Amika plays host to the new super elite(精英) who are seeking the latest fashion trends. A unique playground is designed for fun．It is the final destination for major players and glitterati(上层人士) alike．It features table reservations & bookings, events and corporate bookings．

SeOne Club London  www.seonelondon.com

SeOne is one of London’ largest music clubs. Situated in the north of London, SeOne consists of five rooms. It can be broken down into smaller spaces and can be used for parties as small as 100 people. SeOne Club has attracted all kinds of promoters and event organizers，from corporate giants  to dance promoters.

KoKo Club     www.koko.uk.com

Situated at 1 A Camden High Street, Central London, Koko Club represents a versatile(通用的), 21st-century club．It’s very adaptable so it can be used for anything—from small comedy to international music awards. A must visit!

Bar Rumba           www.barrumba.co.uk

Located in London’s west end, Bar Rumba is one of London’s leading late night clubs. Playing funk, jazz, Afro-beat, Latin, Cuban, salsa, drum &bass, break beat, it has an amazing sound system for dance music. Every night it delivers a different beat—from hip hop to Latin dance, from grime to jazz. 

    Club Colosseum          www.clubeolosseum.com

Situated in 1 Nine Elms Lane, Vauxall, London, Club Colosseum won the world’s best club award in 1999. Now it features a new VIP room, a spectacular riverside bar with a view all over London & the River Thames.

21. What is the feature of the world’s most historic club?

A. 5 rooms                       B. A new VIP room

C. Table reservations & bookings     D. An impressive glass ceiling

22. Where is one of London’s largest music clubs situated?

A. In the north of London         B. In 1 Nine Elms Lane, Vauxall

C. In London’s west end      D. At 1 A Camden High Street，Central London

23. Which is suitable for people crazy about dancing and different fascinating dance music?

A. Pacha London    B. Amika London   C. Bar Rumba    D. Club Colosseum

Shopping in the United States changes a lot．About ninety years ago most people shopped in small stores that were owned by one person or a family．Women went from the bakery to the butcher's to the grocer and on to the fruit and vegetable seller in order to get their food for the week．

Then about sixty years ago, supermarkets were born．In a supermarket, people could get all the different kinds of food they needed without going to different stores．

The next big change in shopping in the United States was the shopping mall．A shopping mall is a group of stores under one roof．Because malls allowed people to shop without worrying about the weather, they soon became very popular．The mall became a place for people to socialize in addition to shopping．If you walk through a mall, you will see older people sitting, chatting and drinking coffee．Malls are places for teenagers to hang out．Many teens will often just "go to the mall" and spend time with their friends．

The recent change in American shopping was the superstore．Large chain stores such as Wal-Mart, Office Depot and Toys "R" Us have been built all across the United States．Because they are so large, they can buy goods at a great discount and sell them much cheaper than smaller stores．

Sometimes, when they are built near small towns, many of the small town stores have to close．They just cannot compete with their giant neighbors．

And now, online shopping is becoming more and more popular all over the States．People are too busy to go to the physical stores, so they go shopping over the Internet．Online shopping has lots of advantages．For instance, online stores are usually available 24 hours a day．Searching or browsing online shops can be faster than browsing the physical stores．While, online shopping also has its disadvantages．People are at higher risk of being cheated on the part of the merchant than in a physical store．And privacy of personal information may be let out．

24．Which of the following shows the right order of shopping development in the United States?

①small stores  ②superstores       ③shopping malls    ④shopping online  ⑤supermarkets

       A．①②③④⑤                  B．①⑤②③④

       C．①⑤③②④               D．②③④①⑤

25．Which is the place for people to spend time with others according to the passage?

       A．Shopping malls．        B．Small stores．

       C．Supermarkets．          D．Superstores．

26．Why can the superstores sell products at much lower prices?

       A．Because they are built near small towns．

       B．Because they are across the United States．

       C．Because they sell all kinds of products people need．

       D．Because they can buy goods at a reduction in the price．

27．What's the disadvantage of online shopping according to the passage?

       A．Wasting time．        B．Leaking personal information．

    C．Fixed prices．          D．No chance to do physical activities

With alarming regularity, we read about oil tankers having accidents near land and the terrible consequences of the oil spills(泄露) on people, nature, and the environment．

Millions of dollars have been used in developing special chemicals to help dismiss the spills and to clean up the animals, beaches, and land spoiled by the oil．Unfortunately, when many of these chemicals are used, more damage is caused to the environment, especially to lives in the sea．

Of all of today's environmental disasters, an oil spill may actually be one of the least serious．Although oil is poisonous, it is a natural material．In the end, it breaks down naturally．There are, of course, long-term effects, but it is usually more serious in the short term．

Nature by itself works better than chemical materials, but when there is a spill we demand that governments act immediately with as much hi-tech knowledge as possible．In 1967 the tanker Torrey Canyon sank off the Scilly Isles near the coast of England and spilled 120,000 tons of oil into the ocean．If you go there today, you will find it hard to see any sign that it ever happened．

Governments seem to accept the risk of transporting millions of tons of oil by ship every day so that we can fill up our cars and drive around and cause even more environmental damage．Interestingly, the biggest companies in the world produce cars, and the next biggest supply the gasoline to make them run.

We should be thinking more about reducing our dependency on oil．Governments should be encouraging research into new technologies, such as cars run by solar power, electricity,  hydrogen, and so on．Much of this research has, in the past, been held back by the oil, gas, and coal．

If the world's millions of cars were 10% more efficient(高效的)—and the industry could easily produce cars at least twice as efficient? We would need many fewer tankers crossing the oceans each year．If this happened, the risks of oil spills would be reduced, and the air we breathe would be cleaner and fresher, too．

28．What is the passage mainly talking about?

       A．Oil spills pollution．     B．What oil pollution is．

       C．Oil tanker accidents.               D．How to reduce oil pollution.

29．How does the author support the idea that oil spills are not as serious as people believe?

       A．By giving a description．     B．By making an argument．

       C．By giving an example．           D．By drawing a diagram．

30．What does the underlined word "risk" in Paragraph 5 refer to?

       A．Transportation depending more on oil．

       B．Poisonous oil breaking down naturally．

       C．Millions of tons of oil spilling into the sea．

       D．More environmental damage being caused．

31．Which suggestion, is made for reducing oil tank accidents according to the passage?

       A．We should build safer tankers in the near future．

       B．We should develop new technologies to cut oil use．

       C．Tankers should not be allowed to sail near the coastlines．

       D．Countries should build more oil pipelines under the sea．

Recently there was a major discovery in the scientific research—the mapping of all DNA in a human gene(基因) is complete．Couple of years ago, this seems an impossible task for scientist to accomplish．All this progress in science leads us to believe that the day, when the human being will be cloned, is not far away．Human cloning has always been a topic of argument, in terms of morality or religion．

Taking a look at why cloning might be beneficial, among many cases, it is arguable that parents who are known to be at risk of passing a genetic limitation to a child could make use of cloning．If the clone was free of genetic limitations．then the other clone would be as well．The latter could foe inserted in the woman and allowed to ripen to term．Moreover, cloning would enable women, who can't get pregnant, to have children of their own．

Cloning humans would also mean that organs could be cloned, so it would be a source of perfect transfer organs．This, surely would be greatly beneficial to millions of unfortunate people around the world that are expected to lose their lives due to failure of single (or more) organ(s). It is also arguable that a ban on cloning may be unlawful and would rob people of the right to reproduce and limit the freedom of scientists．

Arguments against cloning are also on a perfectly practical side．Primarily, I believe that cloning would step in the normal "cycle" of life．There would be a large number of same genes, which reduce the chances of improvement, and, in turn, development—the fundamental reason how living things naturally adapt to the ever-changing environment．Life processes failing to do so might result in untimely disappearance．Furthermore, cloning would make the uniqueness that each one of us possesses disappear．Thus, leading to creation of genetically engineered groups of people for specific purposes and, chances are, that those individuals would be regarded as "objects" rather than people in the society．

Scientists haven't 100 percent guaranteed that the first cloned humans will be normal．Thus this could result in introduction of additional limitations in the human "gene-pool"．

Regarding such arguable topics in "black or white" approach seems very innocent to me personally. We should rather try to look at all "shades" of it．I believe that cloning is only legal if its purpose is for cloning organs; not humans．Then we could regard this as for "saving life" instead of "creating life"．I believe cloning humans is morally and socially unacceptable．

32．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

       A．Genetic limitation will be beneficial for some women．

       B．A large number of genes will prevent us from developing．

       C．Prohibition of cloning might limit the freedom of scientists．

       D．First cloned humans might be normal according to scientists．

33．What's the author's opinion on cloning?

       A．Cloning should be entirely banned．

       B．Cloning should be used in creating life．

       C．Cloning will take away the right to reproduce．

       D．Cloning is acceptable if it is used for cloning organs．

34．Where can you read this article?

       A．In a story book．         B．In a magazine．

       C．In a science fiction．      D．In a brochure．

35．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

Selfie

Social media and the mobile web have given rise to a strange phenomenon called the selfie. It refers to a picture of yourself, usually shared on any social networking website．

________36_________ Some selfies are extreme close-ups, and others show part of an arm held straight outward．A few of them even feature the subject standing in front of a bathroom mirror．

Everyone takes selfies, but the younger crowd seems to be especially involved in the trend． Young people are relatively heavier digital users．They are interested in staying connected to their friends. _________ 37_________

There are also kinds of psychological factors driving people to take a selfie and upload it to a social networking site. ________38_________ A quick and easy way to attract other's attention is to get "likes" and comments from friends．Secondly, it's human nature to show off your own great achievements．When you feel good about yourself or look good, it's far too easy to take out your phone and document it all through one or several selfies. ________39_______ That's right．Sometimes people are bored at work, bored at school, bored at home and even bored on the toilet．Last but not least, social media is about being social! If that means uploading as many selfies as possible, then so be it．It's fun, and it's a cool way to sort of document your own life．

Finally, there are things to be mindful of when you're posting．It's easy to think you're sharing a photo with a few people. _______40________ So don't post anything online, selfie especially．

       A．There are lots of selfie styles．

       B．The rise of selfies has become universal．

       C．Social media, to some extent, is the driving force of their selfie activity．

       D．The desire to take, post and get "likes" on selfies goes back to a biological behavior．

       E．But the whole world of social media is public and every individual can get access to it．

       F．There are also people who will take selfies because they have nothing else better to do．

       G．The leading factor is that people want to get attention from as many people as possible．