Many people favor ______ more nuclear power plants.

A. in the interest of

B. in line with

C. in favor of

D. in the common with

A．to build

B．build

C．built

D．building

in the city have to face the reality that housing is in short supply.To solve this problem, New York city planners are challenging tradition and starting to design more micro units.Micros, also known as hostel-style. apartments, usually offer less than 200 square feet (18.5 square meters) in area.Could you imagine living in 150 square feet (14 square meters)？ These units usually have only room for a bed, a table mini-fridge and the basic living essentials.Why is the micro apartment so appealing？ The reasons are rather straightforward.It is perfect for single people who don't have a lot of things.It can also meet the need of people who are short on cash but determined to live in their own places.

Micro apartments are very common in cities like Tokyo and Hong Kong, where there are so many people living.Now this tiny housing solution is gaining ground in urban areas in the U.S. and Canada.

The micro apartment is an experiment in simplicity in American culture.So small-scale home life is part of a hot trend in U.S.real estate.Some people are proud of it.Some of them can find the humor and fun in their small places.But not everyone is in favor of the trend.

1.According to the passage, the next big trend in U.S.real estate is ()

A.big house

B.micro apartment

C.traditional house

2.As the population keeps climbing, people in the city have to face the reality that ()

A.housing is in short supply

B.housing is very sufficient

C.housing is a luxury goods

3.Why is the micro apartment so appealing？ ()

A.It meets the need of someone

B.It's very strange

C.It's excellent

4.Micro apartments are very common in some cities like ()

A.Beijing

B.London

C.Tokyo

5.How do people think of the micro apartment？ ()

A.Everyone likes it very much

B.Some people think it's humorous and fun

C.Not everyone is in favor of the trend

请阅读Passage l。完成第小题。

Shoppers on Black Friday， the traditional start of the holiday shopping season in America， are notoriously aggressive. Some even start queuing outside stores before dawn to be the first to lay their hands on heavily discounted merchandise. Despite the frenzy at many stores， however， the recession appears to have accelerated the pace at which shoppers are abandoning bricks and mortar（传统实体商场） in favor of online retailers——e-tailers. So this year Black Friday （so named because it is supposed to put shops into profit for the year） also marks the start of many conventional retailers" attempts to regain the initiative.

E-commerce holds particular appeal in straitened times as it enables people to compare pries across retailers quickly and easily. Buyers can sometimes avoid local sales taxes online， and shipping is often free. No wonder， then， that online shopping continues to grow even as the offline sort shrinks.

The shift in spending to the Internet is good news for companies like P&G that lack retail outlets of their own. But it is a big concern for bricks-and-mortar retailers， whose prices are often higher than those of e-tailers， since they must bear the extra expense of running stores. Happily， however， conventional retailers are in a better position to fight back than last year， when overstocking forced them to resort to ruinous discounting.

The most obvious response to the growth of e-tailing is for conventional retailers to redouble their own efforts online. The online arms of big retailers are performing well， on the whole. Retailers are also trying to make shopping seem fun and exciting to counteract the economic gloom. One common tactic is to set up "pop-up" stores， which appear for a short time before vanishing again， to foster a sense of novelty and urgency. Following the lead of many bricks-and-mortar outfits， eBay recently launched a pop-up in New York where customers could inspect items before ordering them.

Stores are also trying to lure customers by offering services that are not available online. Best Buy， a consumer-electronics retailer， has started selling music lessons along with its musical instruments. Lululemon Athletica， which sells sports clothes， offers free yoga classes. The idea is to bring people back to its shops regularly， increasing the likelihood that they will develop the habit of shopping there.

Why is the recession of conventional business accelerating？ 查看材料

A. Because conventional retailers don"t care for their customers.

B. Because more people are waiting for the best bargain.

C. Because stores compete by offering discounted merchandise.

D. Because many customers begin to favor shopping onhne.

wealth and the other comforts of life, one becomes happy, the other becomes miserable. This arises from different ways in which they consider things, persons, and events, and the resulting effects upon their minds.

The people who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things, the pleasant parts of conversation, the well-prepared dishes, the goodness of the wines, and fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the contrary things. Therefore, they are continually discontented. By their remarks, they sour the pleasures of society, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind were founded in nature, such unhappy person would be the more to be critical. The tendency to criticize and be disgusted is perhaps taken up originally by imitation. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it are convinced of its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help change this habit.

Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious consequences in life, since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others, nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect, and scarcely that. This frequency puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at obtaining some advantage in rank or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone stir a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public disapproval, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their misconduct. These people should change this bad habit and condescend to be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.

According to the author, the major reason to cause the difference between happy and unhappy people is ______.

A．that they have different life styles

B．that they have fewer friends

C．that they look at things differently

D．that they are not on good terms with the people around them

阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，根据文章内容从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

Housing is the living places for human beings. As the population keeps climbing, People in the city have to face the reality that housing is in short supply. To solve this problem, New York city planners are challenging tradition and starting to design more “micro units.”

Micros, also known as “hostel-style” apartments, usually offer less than 200 square feet (18.5 square meters) in area. Could you imagine living in 150 square feet (14 square meters)？ These units usually have only room for a bed, a table mini-fridge and the basic living essentials.

Why is the micro apartment so appealing？ The reasons are rather straightforward. It is perfect for single people who don't have a lot of things. It can also meet the need of people who are short on cash but determined to live in their own places.

Micro apartments are very common in cities like Tokyo and Hong Kong, where there are so many people living. Now this tiny housing solution is gaining ground in urban areas in the U.S., and Canada.

The micro apartment is an experiment in simplicity in American culture. So small-scale home life is part of a hot trend in U.S. real estate. Some people are proud of it. Some of them can find the humor and fun in their small places. But not everyone is in favor of the trend.

1.According to the passage, the next big trend in U.S. real estate is {A、B、C}.

A. big house

B. micro apartment

C. traditional house

2.As the population keeps climbing, people in the city have to face the reality that {A、B、C}.

A. housing is in short supply

B. housing is very sufficient

C. housing is a luxury goods

3.Why is the micro apartment so appealing？ {A、B、C}

A. It meets the need of someone.

B. It's very strange.

C. It's excellent.

4.Micro apartments are very common in some cities like {A、B、C}.

A. Beijing

B. London

C. Tokyo

5.How do people think of the micro apartment？ {A、B、C}

A. Everyone likes it very much.

B. Some people think it's humorous and fun.

C. Not everyone is in favor of the trend.

Many educators are giving up traditional methods of teaching in favor of more ______．

许多教育工作者正在摒弃传统的教学方法，而垂青于更多的方法。

A.in spite of

B.in ways of

C.in favor of

D.in terms of

Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage

There are two types of people in the world.Although they have equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy, while the other becomes unhappy.This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.

People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather.They enjoy all the cheerful things.Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things.Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied.By their remarks, they sour the pleasure of society, offend(hurt) many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere.If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied.The intention of ccriticizing and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation.It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors.The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes.I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.

Though in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck.Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect.This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments.If they aim at getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success.Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes.If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrong doings.These should change this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others.If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them.Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.

21.According to the passage，those who are unhappy _______.

A.always consider things differently from others

B.are usually influenced by the result of certain things

C.can discover the unpleasant part of certain things

D.usually have the habit of finding faults with others

22. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？

A.All the unhappy people should be pitied even more.

B.The unhappy people are critical about everything.

C.Most unhappy people want to get rid of their habit.

D.The unhappy people are not content with themselves.

23. The phrase "sour the pleasures of society" (Para. 2) most probably means "__________".

A.enjoy the displeasure of society B.feel happy with the pleasures of society

C.make the company of others less enjoyable D.become discontent with their nation

24. The unhappy people's habit can cause serious consequences. Which of the following is NOT one of the consequences according to the passage？

A.When the unhappy people want to succeed, no one wishes them to.

B.The unhappy people can offend many other people without knowing.

C.It brings on deep sorrow to the unhappy people themselves as well as others.

D.Many people may join to criticize the unhappy people's misconduct.

25. According to the author, if such unhappy people will not change their bad behavior, the solution to the problem is that __________.

A.people should understand and forgive them

B.people should avoid contact with them

C.people should help them get rid of the bad habit

D.people should show more respect to them

A.A.were set up

B.B.was set up

C.C.be set up

D.D.set up