30. What is the argument over Uber according to the passage?

　　A. Whether it guarantees customers' safety.

　　B. Whether it provides reliable services.

　　C. Whether it lowers customers' expenses.

　　D. Whether it can compete with standard taxis.

　　31. What will be talked about in the following paragraphs?

　　A. Existing regulations and laws.

　　B. Necessary improvements of current laws.

　　C. Further development of Airbnb and Uber.

　　D. More downsides of Airbnb and Uber.

　　D

　　The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop. The room was filled with boxes and dusty photographs of people holding packages in their hands.

　　Mr. Hopkins said, “We have a very wide choice of items for sale. Whenever I serve a new customer, I take their picture.” Mr. Hopkins pointed to an ancient camera on a table.

　　I began to appreciate the lovely items on sale. I spent a very pleasant hour being shown the commodities in the shop. Finally, I bought an antique jewelry box, a pair of riding boots and a sewing machine.

　　I was very excited that I had found such a good little shop. “I will tell all my friends about your lovely place,” I told the shopkeeper. ?Please do not do that, sir”, said Mr. Hopkins. “This is a special place for special people. You must keep this shop a secret.” Then he took my photograph, and handed me the picture straight away.

　　?That was quick!” I exclaimed. In the picture I looked proud and excited holding the presents I had bought there.

　　On Christmas Day, my friends and relatives were delighted with the presents I had bought for them. For weeks, my brother begged me to take him to the wonderful little shop. I finally agreed .

　　We walked along Oxford Street, passed the department store and found nothing. In its place was an empty space being used as a car park. I checked the area again. There was the music shop, and there was the department store. In between should have been Hopkins and Son, but it wasn’t there.

　　Just then an old policeman came . “Are you looking for something, sir?” he asked. “I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son. ”

　　?Oh yes, there was a shop here once called Hopkins and Son. But it was knocked down over 30 years ago.”

　　I looked again at the place , and then I reached into my pocket and took out the photograph that Mr. Hopkins had taken of me holding my presents in the little shop.

　　?How strange” I exclaimed.

　　32. What did the author think of Hopkins and Son?

　　A. Big and modern .

　　B. Old and outdated.

　　C. Little and dusty.

　　D. Lovely and wonderful.

　　33. We can infer from Paragraph 4 that Mr. Hopkins ________.

　　A. was ashamed of his little shop.

　　B. didn’t like his shop to be advertised.

　　C. was one of the author’s special friends.

　　D. handed the author his picture immediately.

　　34. What does the underlined word揷ommoditiesn” refer to?

　　A. The goods in the shop

　　B. the author’s gifts

　　C. Photographs taken by Mr. Hopkins

　　D. Packages held by other customers

　　35. What can we learn about the shop?

　　A. It was closed by the police.

　　B. It was well-known in that area.

　　C. It was knocked down a few weeks ago.

　　D. It was between a music shop and a department store.

　　第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

　　根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多于选项。

　　Most people believe they don't have much imagination. They are wrong. Everyone

　　has imagination, 36 Here are three techniques to help you regain your imagination

　　and creativity from when you were a kid.

　　Making connections.

　　This technique involves taking unrelated ideas and trying to find links between

　　them. First, think about the problem you have to solve or the job you need to do. 37 Think of as many ideas/words associated with candles: light, fire, matches, wax，night, silence, etcas you can and write them down. The next stage is to relate the ideas to the job you have to do.

　　No limits!

　　38 You have as much time/space/money, etc. as you want. Think about your goal and the new possibilities. If your goal is to learn to ski, for example, you can now practise skiing every day of your life (because you have the time and the money) . Now adapt this to reality. Maybe you can practise skiing every day in December, or every Monday in January.

　　39

　　Look at the situation from a different point of view. Fiction writers often imagine they are the characters in their books. They ask questions: What does this character want? Why can't she get it? What changes must she make to get what she wants? 40 The best fishermen think like fish!

　　A. Being someone else!

　　B. Asking questions!

　　C. Imagine that normal limitations don't exist.

　　D. Then find an image, word, idea or object, for example, a candle.

　　E. If your goal involves other people, put yourself in their positions.

　　F. but most of us, once we become adults, forget how to make use of it.

　　G. and we are on the way to achieving it whether the way is smooth or tough.

　　参考答案：

　　21-23.DAC， 24-27.CAAC， 28-31.CDAB， 32-35.DBAD， 36-40.FDCAE。