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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

BrokenWings

1-4Aug:

MusicaladaptationofthepoetKahilGibran’s1912masterpiece.SetinNewYorkin1923,ittransportsyoutoturn-of-the-centuryBeirut.

7:

30pm（&

2:

30pm4Aug）.Tickets:

￡l0-￡96.www.trh.co.uk.

TheatreRoyalHaymarket,Haymarket,SWIY4HT.T:

020-79308800.E7.

Station:

PiccadillyCircus.

ChicagotheMusical

MartinKempstarsasBillyinthisjazzmusicalbasedonrealmurdercaseswhichshockedChicagointhe1920s.

Mon-Sat7:

30pm;

Wed&

Sat2:

30pm.Tickets:

￡25-￡150.www.phoenixtheatrelondonco.uk.

PhoenixTheatre,110CharingCrossRd,WC2HOJP.T:

0843-3161082.E7.

TottenhamCourtRoad.

Dreamgirls

MusicalaboutafemalesinginggroupfromChicago.ClassicsongsincludeIAmTellingYouI’mNotGoing,IAmChanging,andListenandOneNightOnly.Jointhesefriendsastheygoonamusicalrollercoasterridethroughaworldoffame,fortuneandtheruthlessrealitiesofshowbusiness,testingtheirfriendshipstotheverylimit.

30pm;

30pmTickets:

￡15-￡75.www.savoytheatreorg.savoy.

StrandWC2ROET.T:

0844-8717687.E8.

CoventGarden.

Everybody’sTalkingaboutJamie

Thisfeel-goodmusicalissetonacouncilestateinSheffield,northernEngland,andtellsthestoryof16-year-oldJamieandhowheovercomesbulliesandprejudice.Thisisinspiredbyatruebullystory.

&

t2:

￡20-￡85.www.everybodystalkingaboutjarmie.co.uk

ApolloTheatre,31ShaftesburyAvaWID7EST:

0330-3334809.E7.

PiccaddlyCircus

21.Whichnumbercanonecalltogetmoreinformationonthemusicalaboutamurderstory?

A.020-79308800.B.0843-3161082.

C.0844-8717687.D.0330-3334809.

22.Whichoneofthemusicalsisn’tsetintheU.S.?

A.Dreamgirls.B.ChicagotheMusical.

C.BrokenWings.D.Everybody’sTalkingaboutJamie.

23.Ifonewantstoenjoyclassicsongs,whichwebsiteshouldhevisittobooktickets?

A.www.trh.co.uk.B.www.phoenixtheatrelondon.co.uk.

C.www.savoytheatre.org.savoy.D.www.everybodystalkingaboutjamie.co.uk

B

Myfriend,MontyRobertsownsahorseranch（养马场）.ThelasttimeIwasthereheintroducedmeastorylikethis:

Therewasayoungmanwhowasthesonofahorsetrainer,whowouldgofromstable（马厩）tostable,racetracktoracetrack,farmtofarmandranchtoranch,traininghorses.Sotheboy’sschoolcareerwascontinuallyinterrupted.Whenhewasasenior,hewasaskedtowriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtobeanddowhenhegrewup.

Thatnighthewroteaseven-pagepaperdescribinghisgoalofsomedayowningahorseranch.Hewroteabouthisdreamingreatdetailandheevendrewadiagramofa200-acreranch,showingthelocationofallthebuildings,thestablesandthetrack.Healsodrewadetailedfloorplanfora4,000-square-foothousethatwouldsitona200-acredreamranch.Heputagreatdealofhisheartintotheprojectandthenextdayhehandeditintohisteacher.Twodayslaterhereceivedhispaperback.OnthefrontpagewasalargeredFwithanotethatread,“Seemeafterclass.”

TheboywiththedreamwenttoseetheteacherafterclassandaskedwhyhereceivedanF.Theteachersaid,“Thisisanunrealisticdreamforayoungboylikeyou.Youhavenomoney.Youhavenoresources.Owningahorseranchrequiresalotofmoney.Youhavetobuytheland.There’snowayyoucouldeverdoit...Ifyouwillrewritethispaperwithamorerealisticgoal,Iwillreconsideryourgrade.”

Theboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitlongandhaul.Heaskedhisfatherwhatheshoulddo.Hisfathersaid,“Look,son,youhavetomakeupyourownmindonthis.However,Ithinkitisaveryimportantdecisionforyou.”Finally,afteraweek,theboyturnedinthesamepaper,makingnochangesatall.Hestated,“YoucankeeptheFandI’llkeepmydream.”

Montythenturnedtomeandsaid,“Itellyouthisstorybecauseyouaresittinginmy4,000-square-foothouseinthemiddleofmy200-acrehorseranch.Istillhavethatschoolpaperframedoverthefireplace.”Headded,“Thebestpartofthestoryisthattwoyearsagothatsameschoolteacherbrought30kidstocampoutonmyranchforaweek.Whentheteacherwasleaving,hesaid,“Look,Monty,whenIwasyourteacher,Iwassomethingofadreamstealer.DuringthoseyearsIstolealotofkids’dreams.Fortunately,youhadenoughambitionnottogiveuponyours.”

24.Howdidthefatherdealwithhisson’sproblem?

A.Hedidnotpayattentiontoit.

B.HepunishedhissonforthelargeredF.

C.Heencouragedhissontomakehisowndecision.

D.Hescoldedhissonfortheridiculousplan.

25.Whatcanweinferfromtheteacher’sremarksinthelastparagraph?

A.Skillcomesbyexercise.

B.Everybody’sgoodatsomething.

C.It’sgreattohavedreams.

D.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

26.WhywasMonty’sschoolingcontinuallyinterrupted?

A.Becausehedidn’tlikehisteacher.

B.Becausehehadtodomuchhousework.

C.Becauseherefusedtogotoschoolsometimes.

D.Becausehisfatheralwayschangedhisworkingplace.

27.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AboyhavingnochangesB.Aboyfollowinghisheart

C.AboyholdingontohisdreamD.Aboyowningahorseranch

C

Didyouhearwhathappenedatyesterday’smeeting?

Canyoubelieveit?

Ifyoufindthosesortsofquietlywhisperedquestionsaboutyourco-workersirresistible,you’rehardlyalone.Butwhyarewedrawntogossip?

Anewstudysuggestsit’sbecausetherumorsareallaboutus.“Gossipreceiverstendtousepositiveandnegativegroupinformationtoimprove,promote,andprotecttheself,”writesaresearchteam,ledbyElenaMartinescuoftheUniversityofGroningenintheNetherlands.InthejournalPersonalityandSocialPsychologyBulletin,theresearchersdescribedtwoexperimentsteam,ledbyElenaMartinescuoftheUniversitydescribedtwoexperimentstestingthepersonalvaluegossipreceiversget.

Thefirstfeatured178universityundergraduates,whohadallpreviouslyworkedonatleastonecourseassignmentwithagroupoffourormorestudents.Participantswereaskedtorecallandwriteashortdescriptionofanincident,inwhichagroupmembersharedwiththemeitherpositiveornegativeinformationaboutanothergroupmember’ssecret.Theythenreportedtheirlevelofagreementwithaseriesofstatements.Someofthesemeasuredtheself-improvementvalueofthegossip（“TheinformationreceivedmademethinkIlearnalotfromX”）;

othersmeasureditsself-promotionvalue（“TheinformationIreceivedmademefeelthatIamdoingwellcomparedtoX”）.Stillothersmeasuredwhetherthegossipraisedpersonalconcerns（“TheinformationIreceivedmademefeelthatImustprotectmyimageinthegroup”）.

Inthesecondexperiment,122undergraduateswereassignedtheroleof“salesagent”atamajorcompany.Theyreceivedgossipfromacolleaguethatathirdpersoneitherdidverywellorverybadlyataperformanceevaluation,andwerethenaskedabouttheemotionsthatinformationcaused.Theyalsorespondedtotheabove-mentionedsetofstatementspresentedtotheparticipantsinthefirstexperiment.

Ineachexperiment,participantsfoundbothnegativeandpositivegossiptobeofpersonalvaluewithdifferentreasons.“Positivegossiphasself-improvementvalue,”theywrite.“Competence-relatedpositivegossipaboutotherscontainslessonsabouthowtoimproveone’sowncompetence.Ontheotherhand,negativegossiphasself-promotionvalue,becauseitprovidesindividualswithsocialcomparisoninformationthatjustifiesself-promotingjudgmentswhichresultsinfeelingsofpride.”

Inaddition,theresultsshowedthatnegativegossipbroughtaboutself-protectionconcerns,theresearcherswrite.“Negativegossipmakespeopleconcernedthattheirreputationsmaybeatrisk,astheymaypersonallybecometargetsofnegativegossipinthefuture,whichgeneratesfear.”Fearishardlyapleasantsensation（感觉）,butitcanbeamotivatingone.Asresearchersputit:

“Gossipconvenientlyprovidesindividualswithindirectsocial-comparisoninformationaboutrelevantothers.”

28.Whyarewedrawntogossipaccordingtotheresearchers?

A.Weneedevaluativeinformationaboutotherstoevaluateourselves.

B.Weareinterestedinthenewsthatarousesourpersonalconcerns.

C.Wetendtogainasenseofpridefromjudgingothers.

D.Wearelikelytolearnlessonsfromothers’mistakes.

29.Accordingtothefirstexperiment,whichofthefollowingshowsself-promotionvalue?

A.IhavetolearnfromMaryaccordingtowhatTomsaidabouther.

B.IshouldbehavemyselfincaseofbeinggossipedaboutlikeMary.

C.I’vedonebetterthanMaryaccordingtowhatTomsaidabouther.

D.IhavenocommentsonwhatTomsaidaboutMary.

30.What’sthecriticaldifferenceofthesecondexperimentcomparedwiththefirstone?

A.Theidentitiesoftheparticipants.

B.Thenumberoftheparticipantsstudied.

C.Thetimeduringwhichtheexperimentlasted.

D.Therole-playtechniqueusedinexperiment.

31.Whatroledoes“negativegossip”playaccordingtotheresearchers?

A.Afearkiller.B.Aprotector.

C.Amotivator.D.Asubjectprovider.

D

Facialrecognitiontechnologyisalreadywidelyusedbygovernmentsandsomeadvertisingcompanies.Thetechnologyusesmachinelearningtoolstosearchforfacesinanattempttoidentifypeople.

Inarecentstudyscientistsannouncedtheyhaddevelopedmachinelearningtoolstotrackthefacesofindividualwildchimpanzees（黑猩猩）.DanSchofieldsaidthatthesystemwasdevelopedtoimprove