2016年青岛一模英语试题及答案(B卷)(2)

I was amazed at this man and his family’s situation，but was even more impressed that my supervisor had saved them from a hardship like a whole winter without heat．My supervisor was a superhero! From that moment on，I have had great respect for all forms of community service and felt thankful that I could be a part of it-giving back what I have to the community and helping others achieve happiness．
21．The 65-year-old man was most worried that______．
A．he couldn’t pay off his debts
B．he and his family couldn’t live through the winter
C．his heat would be shut off by the electricity company
D．he suffered from a serious heart attack
22．How do you understand the sentence“my supervisor frowned”in the 4th paragraph?
A．My supervisor thought it an easy thing．
B．My supervisor thought it an interesting thing．
C．My supervisor thought it a difficult thing．
D．My supervisor thought it a strange thing．
23．How did the supervisor help the old man?
A．He offered to pay off the old man’s debts．
B．He managed to get the old man to pay off his debts a little per month．
C．He helped to find a cure for the old man’s heart attack．
D．He thought of sweet words to comfort the old man．
24．From his internship experience，the author learns to know how to_________．
A．be a good supervisor    B．get along well with his supervisor
C．help the elderly people  D．give back and help others get happiness
B
When was the last time you wrote a letter? If your answer is“not recently”，you can count    yourself among the many teenagers who don’t often write letters．
A recent survey of 1,000 teenagers around the world done by the French stationery(文具)    company BIC found that a third of today’s teenagers had never written a letter，half had not    written a thank-you letter, around 83 percent had never written a love letter, and a quarter had not even written a birthday or Christmas card．In fact，58 percent of teenagers complained that    handwriting was“too slow”and 17 percent believed it was“outdated”．
These results have caused worries that the art of handwriting may one day die out，even    though many people still think it is a key skill．
“Handwriting is one of the most creative art forms we have and should be given the same    importance as other art forms such as sketching(素描)，painting，or photography，”Jonathan    Skyrme，general manager of BIC UK &Ireland，told the Daily Mail．
The New York Times explained that a handwritten letter sends a message in a way that on line messages can never do．“When you get an e—mail，you can never be sure that you are the only person to have received it—or even that it was written by the person who sent it，”said the newspaper．
As US author Simon Garfield once wrote，“E-mails are a poke(蜻蜒点水)，but letters are a loving touch．”
So imagine the powerful message you would send if you actually wrote out your thoughts for another person by hand，bought a stamp，took your note to a mailbox and waited days for your special someone to receive it．Their smile at your thoughtfulness would say it a11．
25．What can we learn from Paragraph 2？
A．300 teenagers of today’s had never written a letter．
B．250 teenagers of today’s had not even written a birthday or Christmas card．
C．Most teenagers hadn’t written a love letter．
D．Over half teenagers thought handwriting was out of date．
26．The New York Times and the author Simon Garfield may both agree that_______．
A．1etters and E-mails have their own advantages
B．1etters are better than E-mails
C．1etters and E-mails send a message in the same way
D．when getting a letter or an E-mail，you’re the only person to receive it
27．Which is true according to the last paragraph?
A．It’s a waste of time to write a letter．
B．People would be glad to receive a letter．
C．It is ridiculous to post a letter．
D．It’s boring to wait for a letter．
C
Marie Kondo is an expert on organizing and cleaning．She is considered all expert on clearing away unused or unnecessary things，better known as clutter．Actually，she did write a book on the issue，which is called“The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up”．Her book is a best-seller around the world．It has sold more than 2 million copies．
Marie Kondo says people can improve their lives by changing the way they think about all their stuff—everything from books，documents and photographs to clothing and personal  mementoes．“Her book is a best-seller around the world”And this is pretty good．”Ms．Kondo  writes．
This is not the first time an organizing expert has written a book on clutter．Other books  suggest wonderful things will happen when you organize your home．One book says that if you  throw out 50 things from your home，you will actually find your life．Another book says that if  you make clutter disappear，you will also lose weight．And still others promise a better job，more money and a perfect family if you simply organize the things that fin your life．Marie Kondo makes some of the same claims．She told the Business Insider website that some of her clients have lost weight．“Your self-perception is improved by living in a clean and neat room,”she said．“This can change lifestyles and，in turn，appearances．”
Marie Kondo teaches a method of organizing she calls KonMari．It is more of an event or    ceremony．This is the part that followers say makes it more lasting．Ms．Kondo says KonMari    creates a different relationship between you and your possessions．If the object meant something to you or served you well，you thank it for its service before throwing or giving it away．In her book， Ms．Kondo suggests that you touch the item and ask one simple question：“Does it bring me joy?”If it doesn’t，you give it away so that it may give joy to someone else．