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北京卷

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SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium（水族馆）

Theall-newSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium,situatedintheheartofMelbourne’sCBD,isoneofVictoria’sleadingvisitorattractionsandanunforgettableoutingforthewholefamily.Having12amazingzonesofdiscovery,SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumistheveryplacethatyoucannotmisswhenyouvisitthecity.

*OpeningTimes

SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisopenfrom9:

30amuntil6:

00pmeverydayoftheyear,includingpublicholidays.Lastadmissionisat5:

00pm,onehourbeforeclosing.

*Location（位置）

SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumislocatedonthecornerofFlindersStreetandKingStreet,Melbourne.ItissituatedontheYarraRiver,oppositeCrownEntertainmentComplex.

*GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium

Train

TheSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumtrainstopislocatedonthefreeCityCircleTramroute（公交线路）andalsoroutes70and75.CityCircletramsrunevery10minutesinbothdirections.

ShuttleBus

TheSeaLifeMelbourneAquariumisafreebusservice,stoppingatkeytouristattractionsinandaroundtheCity.Runningdaily,every15minutesfrom10:

00amto4:

00pm.

CarParking

WhilethereisnopubliccarparkingatSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium,thereareseveralpubliccarparkinglotsavailableonlyashortwalkaway.

*WheelchairAccess

SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumprovidespeopleinwheelchairswithfullaccesstoall12zones.Eachflooralsohaswheelchairaccessibletoilets.

*Terms

Ticketswillbeemailedtoyouimmediatelyafterpurchaseoryoucandownloadandprintyourticketoncepaymenthasbeenaccepted.PleaseprintoutallticketspurchasedandpresentatthefrontentranceofSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium.Noticket,noentry!

56.SeaLifeMelbourneAquarium_________.

A.islocatedatthecenteroftheCBDinthecityB.has12mostattractiveplacesinMelbourne

C.admitsvisitorsfrom9:

30amuntil6:

00pmD.isbesideCrownEntertainmentComplex

57.GettingtoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium,visitorscantake________.

A.trainsfromsouthernCrosstrainstationB.shuttlebusesaroundthetrainstation

C.boatsacrosstheyarraRiverD.eithertramroute70or75

58.SeaLifeMelbourneAquariumoffersvisitors________.

A.freecarparkingB.wheelchairaccessC.InternetconnectionD.transportationservice

59.TicketstoSeaLifeMelbourneAquarium________.

A.arefreetoallvisitorsB.canbepursedbyemail

C.rarecheckedattheentranceD.canbeprintedattheticketoffice

B

TheBrownBear

MywifeLauraandIwereonthebeach,withthreeofourchildren,takingpicturesofshorebirdsnearourhomeinAlaskawhenwespottedabear.Thebearwasthinandsmall,movingaimlessly.

Justafewminuteslater,Iheardmydaughtershouting,“Dad!

Thebearisrightbehindus!

”Anaggressivebearwillusuallyrushforwardtofrightenawayitsenemybutwouldsuddenlystopatthelastminute.Thisonewassilentanditsearspinnedback----thesign（迹象）ofananimalthatisgoinginforthekill.AnditwasacoldAprilday.Thebearbehavedabnormally,probablybecauseofhunger.

Iheldmycameratripod（三脚架）inbothhandstoformabarrierasthebearrushedintome.Itshugeheadwaslevelwithmychestandshoulders,andthetripodstuckacrossitsmouth.ItbitdownandIfoundmyselfsupportingitsweight.IknewIwouldnotbeabletoholditforlong.

Evenso,thiswasafightIhadtowin:

Iwasallthatstoodbetweenthebearandmyfamily,whowouldstandlittlechanceofrunningfasterthanabrownbear.

Thebearhitatthecamera,cuttingitoffthetripod.Iraisedmyleftarmtoprotectmyface;thebeastheldtightlyonthetripodandpresseditintomyside.Myarmcouldnotmove,andIsensedthatmybonesweregoingtobreak.

Drawingbackmyfreehand,IstruckthebearashardasIcouldforfivetosixtimes.ThebearopeneditsmouthandIgraspeditsfur,tryingtopushitaway.Iwasactuallywrestling（扭打）withthebearatthispoint.Then,assuddenlyasithadbegun,thefightended.Thebearmovedbacktowardtheforest,beforereturningforanotherattack-----ThefirsttimeIfelfpanic.

Apparentlysatisfiedthatwecausednofurtherthreat,thebearmovedoff,destroyingafenceasitwent.Myarmwasinjured,buttheoutcomeforuscouldhardlyhavebeenbetter.I’mproudthatmyfamilyremindedclear-headedwhenpaniccouldhaveledtoaverydifferentoutcome.

60.Thebrownbearapproachedthefamilyinorderto_______.

A.catchshorebirdsB.startanattackC.protectthechildrenD.setupabarrierforitself

61.Thebearfinallywentawayafterit_______.

A.feltsafeB.gotinjuredC.foundsomefoodD.tookawaythecamera

62.Thewriterandhisfamilysurvivedmainlyduetotheir______.

A.prideB.patienceC.calmnessD.cautiousness

C

ChoosingtheRightResolution（决定）

MillionsofAmericansbegan2014withthesameresolutiontheystarted2013with,agoaloflosingweight.However,settingweightlossasagoalisamistake.

Toreachourgoaloflosingweight---theoutput,weneedtocontrolwhatweeat---theinput（输入）.Thatis,wetendtocareabouttheoutputbutnottocontroltheinput.Thisisabadwaytoconstrucegoals.Thealternativeistofocusyourresolutionontheinput.Insteadofresolvingtoloseweight,tryanactionableresolution:

“I’llstophavingdesertforlunch,”or“I’llwalkeverydayfor20minutes.”Creatingagoalthatfocusesonawell-specifiedinputwilllikelybemoreeffectivethanconcentratingontheoutcome.

Recentlyanewsciencebehindincentives（激励）,includingineducation,hasbeendiscussed.Forexample,researcherRolandFryerwantedtoseewhatworksbestinmotivatingchildrentodobetterinschool.Insomecases,hegavestudentsincentivesbasedoninput,likereadingcertainbooks,whileinothers,theincentiveswerebasedonoutput,likeresultsonexams.Hismainfindingwasthatincentivesincreasedachievementwhenbasedoninputbuthadnoeffectonoutput.Fryer’sconclusionwasthattheintensivesforinputsmightbemoreeffectivebecausedonotknowhowtodobetteronexam,asidefromgeneralruleslike“studyharder.”Readingcertainbooks,ontheotherhand,isawell-settaskoverwhichtheyhavemuchmorecontrol.

Aslongasyouhavedirectcontroloveryourgoal,youhaveamuchhigherchanceofsuccess.Andit’seasiertostartagainifyoufail,becauseyouknowexactlywhatyouneedtodo.

Ifyouwanttocutdownonyourspending,agoodgoalwouldbemakingmorningcoffeeathomeinsteadofgoingtoacafe,forexample.Thisisawell-specifiedaction-basedgoalforwhichyoucanmeasureyoursuccesseasily.Spendinglessmoneyisn’tagoalbecauseit’stoogeneral.Similarly,ifyouwanttospendmoretimewithyourfamily,don’tstopwiththisgeneralwish.Thinkboutanactionablehabitthatyoucouldadoptandstickto,likeafamilymovienighteveryWednesday.

Inthelongrun,thesenewgoalscouldbecomeahabit.

63.Thewriterthinksthatsettingweightlossasagoalisamistakebecause_______.

A.itishardtoachieveformostAmericansB.itisfocusedtoomuchontheresult

C.itisdependentontoomanythingsD.itisbasedonactionabledecisions

64.InRolandFryer’sresearch,somestudentsdidbetterthantheothersbecause______.

A.theyobeyedallthegeneralrulesB.theypaidmoreattentiontoexams

C.theyweremotivatedbytheirclassmatesD.theywererewardedforreadingsomebooks

65.Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingstatementsisagoodgoal?

A.“I’llgiveupdesert.”B.“I’llstudyharder.”

C.“I’llcutdownmyexpense”D.“I’llspendmoretimewithmyfamily”

66.Thewriterstronglybelievesthatweshould________.

A.developgoodhabitsandfocusontheoutcomeB.beoptimisticaboutfinalgoalsandsticktothem

C.pickspecificactionsthatcanbeturnedintogoodhabits

D.setambitiousgoalsthatcanbalancetheinputangoutput

D

Multitasking

Whatisthefirstthingyounoticewhenyouwalkintoashop?

Theproductsdisplayed（展示）attheentrance?

Orthesoftbackgroundmusic?

Buthaveyouevernoticethesmell?

Unlessitisbad,theanswerislikelytobeno.Butwhileashop’sscentmaynotbeoutstandingcomparedwithsightsandsounds,itiscertainlythere.Anditisprovidingtobeanincreasingpowerfultoolinencouragingpeopletopurchase.

Abrandstorehasbecomefamousforitsdistinctivescentwhichfloatsthroughthefairlydarkhallandouttotheentrance,viascentmachines.Asmellmaybeattractivebutitmaynotjustbeusedforfresheningair.Onesportsgoodscompanyoncereportedthatwhenitfirstintroducedscentintoitsstores,customers’intensiontopurchaseincreasedby80percent.

WhenitcomestothebestshoppingstreetsinPairs,scentisjustasimportanttoabrand’ssuccessasthequalityofitswindowdisplaysandgoodsonslaes.Thatismainlybecauseshoppingisaverydifferentexperiencetowhatitusedtobe.

Someyearsago,thefocusforbrandnameshoppingwasonafewpeoplewithsalesassistants’disprovingattitudeanddon’t-touch-what-you-can’t-afforddisplays.Nowtheriseofelectroniccommerce（e-commerce）hasopenedupfamousbrandstoawideraudience.Butwhilee-shopscanusesightsandsounds,onlybricks-and-mortarstores（实体店）canofferafullexperiencefromtheminutecustomersstepthroughthedoortothemomenttheyleave.Anotherbrandstoreseekstobemuchmorethanashop,butratheradestination.Andscentisjustonewaytoachievethis.

Nowafamousstoreusescomplexman-madesmelltomakesurethatthesoftscentofbabypowderfloatsthroughthekiddepartment,andcoconut（椰子）scentintheswimsuitsection.Adepartmentstorehasevenopenedanewlab,i