Americans use more than 100 billion thin film plastic bags every year. So many end up in tree branches or along highways that a growing number of cities do not allow them at checkouts (收银台). The bags are prohibited in some 90 cities in California, including Los Angeles. Eyeing these headwinds, plastic-bag makers are hiring scientists like Stein to make the case that their products are not as bad for the planet as most people assume.What does the word "headwinds" in paragraph 2 refer to?A. Bans on plastic bags.B. Effects of city development.C. Headaches caused by garbage.D. Plastic bags hung in trees.

I’d rather you ____ come here to see the film. It’s really long and boring.A. haven’tB. don’tC. didn’tD. hadn’t

Passage One Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage. The hiring process may be different from one company to another. Nevertheless, the goal is the same — get the candidate who is the best fit for the position. Even so, how to choose that person Here are some best practices used by industry leaders to attract the best talent for the job. In particular, these are the new trends in the hiring process to be prepared for when you have a job interview. Typically, an interview is held in a conference room or office. However, this makes it easy for the employer and the candidate to act predictably. The problem with this approach is that at the end of a typical interview, the employers often don’t have a much better feel for the candidate than they do after reading the candidate’s resume. Alternatively, some employers walk around the office for part of the interview. This allows the employer to get a sense of how the candidate interacts with other people, and whether the candidate is truly curious and interested in how the company runs. Another change is that some employers create teams to hire new employees in comparison to having just one administrator conduct the interview. Employers then get opinions from the team members. More importantly, this helps employers hire someone with whom current employees could get along. Also, employers want to make sure that candidates provide new viewpoints for the company. Before they hire someone, they think about the diversity of viewpoints that the candidate can bring to the company. Be prepared to share how you can add value to the company through your own unique perspective and how you will help the company solve problems creatively. Furthermore, many companies try to get a sense of the kind of work the candidates will do for the company before hiring them as full-time employees. For example, they may offer you a temporary contract first as a consultant. Likewise, they may assign you a small task as part of the interview process.Why do some employers create teams to hire new employeesA. Because they have no time to participate in job interviews.Because they have to compare candidates with current employees.C. Because they want the current employees to form a few research teams.D. Because they want to ensure candidates can get on with other employees.

22【其它】Essay WritingDirections: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a thank-you letter to your mother/father/teacher/friend. In your letter, you should explain why you express your gratitude for her/him. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

Unlike so-called basic emotions such as sadness，fear and anger，guilt emerges a little later，in line with a child's growing grasp of social and moral standards.Children aren't born knowing how to say "I'm sorry"；rather，they learn over time that such statements appease parents and friends - and their own consciences.This is why researchers generally regard so-called moral guilt，in the right amount，to be a good thing. In the popular imagination，of course，guilt still gets a bad reputation.It is deeply uncomfortable - it's the emotional equivalent of wearing a jacket stuffed with stones.Yet this understanding is outdated. "There has been a kind of revival or a rethinking about what role guilt can serve"，says Amrisha Vaish，a psychology researcher at the University of Virginia，adding that this revival is part of a larger recognition that emotions aren't binary - feelings that may be advantageous in one context may be harmful in another.Jealousy and anger，for example，may have evolved to alert us to important inequalities.Too much happiness can be destructive. And guilt，by prompting us to think more deeply about our own goodness，can encourage humans to make up for errors and fix relationships.Guilt，in other words，can help hold a cooperative species together.It is a kind of social glue. Viewed in this light，guilt is an opportunity.Work by Tina Malti，a psychology professor at the University of Toronto，suggests that guilt may compensate for an emotional deficiency.In a number of studies，Malti and others have shown that guilt and sympathy may represent different pathways to cooperation and sharing.Some kids who are low in sympathy may make up for that shortfall by experiencing more guilt，which can control their disgusting behaviors.And vice versa：high sympathy can substitute for low guilt. In a 2014 study，for example，Malti looked at 244 children.Using caregiver assessments and the children's self-observations，she rated each child's overall sympathy level and his or her tendency to feel negative emotions after moral wrongdoings.Then the kids were handed chocolate coins，and given a chance to share them with an anonymous child.For the low-sympathy kids，how much they shared appeared to turn on how likely they were to feel guilty.The ones more likely to feel guilty tended to share more，even though they hadn't magically become more sympathetic to the other children. "That's good news，" Malti says. "We can be prosocial because we caused harm and we feel regret."（1）The underlined word "appease" in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to " ____ ".A.contentB.disappointC.amuseD.distract（2）The writer mentions the comparison of guilt to " a jacket stuffed with stones" to show people's ____ .A.general impression of guilt being overestimatedB.incorrect idea about the nature and function of guiltC.out-of date belief of guilt being their primary burdenD.long-held prejudice against those who often feel guilty（3）What can be inferred from the chocolate coin experiment？ ____ A.It's necessary to ensure kids feel guilty about their wrongdoings.B.Regretful kids need to be given a chance to correct their behaviors.C.Feeling guilty has the power to make kids become more sympatheticD.The highest guilt could possibly be found in kids with the lowest sympathy.（4）Which of the following is the best title for the passage？ ____ A.Guilt vs SympathyB.Good News for Guilty PeopleC.Don't feel Guilty About Your GuiltD.What Lies Underneath Your Guilt

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25级第一学期期末考试（机会2） （单选题，2分）-Hi, Tom. How is everything going?- A. No, I don't. B. Yes, please. C. Thank you a lot. D. Not bad.

If you want to be healthy，you should keep a good diet.（　　）A. 如果你变得健康，你必须保持良好的饮食习惯。B. 如果你想要健康，你肯定能保持良好的饮食习惯。C. 如果你想要健康，你应该保持良好的饮食习惯。

英语翻译1.昨晚在晚会上你玩的开心吗?（have a great time）2.这个学期她选修了英语、计算机和驾驶三门课程.（take a course）3.朋友帮了他很多忙,他欠他们的情.（have a debt）4.我明白了一个道理：永远不要让你的朋友失望.（let down）

12、——I'd like to invite you to dinner this Saturday, Mr. Wang ___ ___.(2.5分) bigcircA.Oh, no. Let's not bigcircB.I'd rather stay at home bigcircC.I'm glad to, but I have other plans bigcircD.Thank you

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