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PartI：

ReadingComprehension（2*15=30）

Directions:

Thereare3passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Thephrasealmostcompletesitself:

midlifecrisis.It’sthestageinthemiddleofthejourneywhenpeoplefeelyouthvanishing,theirprospectsnarrowinganddeathapproaching.

There’sonlyoneproblemwiththecliche（套话）.Itisn’ttrue.

“Infact,thereisalmostnohardevidenceformidlifecrisisotherthanafewsmallpilotstudiesconducteddecadesago,”BarbaraHagertywritesinhernewbook,LifeReimagined.Thevastbulkoftheresearchshowsthattheremaybeapause,orashiftingofgearsinthe40sor50s,butthisshift“canbeexciting,ratherthanterrifying”.

BarbaraHagertylooksatsomeofthefeaturesofpeoplewhoturnmidlifeintoarebirth.Theybreakroutines,because“autopilotisdeath”.Theychoosepurposeoverhappiness一havingaclearsenseofpurposeevenreducestheriskofAlzheimer’sdisease.Theygiveprioritytorelationships,ascareersoftenrecede（逐渐淡化）.

LifeReimaginedpaintsapictureofmiddleagethatisfarfromgloomy.Midlifeseemslikethesecondbigphaseofdecision-making.Youridentityhasbeenformed;

you’vebuiltupyourresources;

andnowyouhavethechancetotakethebigriskspreciselybecauseyourfoundationisalreadysecure.

KarlBarthdescribedmidlifepreciselythisway.Atmiddleage,hewrote,“thesowingisbehind;

nowisthetimetoreap.Therunhasbeentaken;

nowisthetimetoleap.Preparationhasbeenmade;

nowisthetimefortheventureoftheworkitself.”

Themiddle-agedperson,Barthcontinued,canseedeathinthedistance,butmoveswitha“measuredhaste”togetbignewthingsdonewhilethereisstilltime.

WhatBarthwrotedecadesagoiseventruertoday.Peoplearehealthyandenergeticlonger.Wehavepresidentialcandidatesrunningfortheirfirstterminofficeatage68,69and74.Alongerlifespanischangingthenarrativestructureoflifeitself.Whatcouldhavebeenconsideredthebeginningofadescentisnowapotentialturningpoint—theturningpointyouaremostequippedtotakefulladvantageof.

1.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthephrase“midlifecrisis”？

A）Ithasledtoalotofdebate.B）Itiswidelyacknowledged.

C）Itisnolongerfashionable.D）Itmisrepresentsreallife.

2.HowdoesBarbaraHagertyviewmidlife?

A）Itmaybethebeginningofacrisis.

B）Itcanbeanewphaseofone’slife.

C）Itcanbeterrifyingfortheunprepared.

D）Itmayseeold-agediseasesapproaching.

3.HowismidlifepicturedinthebookLifeReimagined?

A）Itcanbequiterose.

B）Itcanbeburdensome.

C）Itundergoesradicaltransformation.

D）Itmakesforthebestpartofone’slife.

4.AccordingtoKarlBarth,midlifeisthetime_______.

A）torelaxB）tomature

C）toharvestD）toreflect

5.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutmidlifetoday?

A）Itismoremeaningfulthanotherstagesoflife.

B）Itislikelytochangethenarrativeofone’slife,

C）Itismoreimportanttothosewithalongerlifespan.

D）Itislikelytobeacriticalturningpointinone’slife.

Passage2

Inspring,chickensstartlayingagain,bringingawelcomesourceofproteinatwinter’send.Soit’snosurprisethatculturesaroundtheworldcelebratespringbyhonoringtheegg.

Sometraditionsaresimple,liketheredeggsthatgetbakedintoGreekEasterbreads.Otherselevatetheeggintoafancyart,liketheheavilyjewel-covered“eggs”thatwerefavoredbytheRussiansstartinginthe19thcentury.

OneancientformofeggartcomestousfromUkraine.Forcenturies,Ukrainianshavebeendrawingcomplicatedpatternsoneggs.Contemporaryartistshavefollowedthistraditiontocreateeggsthatspeaktotheanxietiesofourage:

Lifeisprecious,anddelicate.Eggsare,too.

“There’ssomethingabouttheirdelicatenaturethatappealstome,”saysNewYorkercartoonistRozChast.Severalyearsago,shebecameinterestedineggsandlearnedthetraditionalUkrainiantechniquetodrawherverymodemcharacters.“I’vebrokeneggsateverystageoftheprocess—fromtheverybeginningtothevery,veryend.”

Butthere’sanappealinthatvulnerability.“There’spartofthissickeninghorrorofknowingyou’rewalkingontheedgewiththis,thatIkindoflike,knowingthatitcouldallfallapartatanysecond.”Chast’sdesigns,suchasaworriedmanaloneinatinyrowboat,reflectthatdelicateness.

TraditionalUkrainiandecoratedeggsalsospoketothosefears.Theelaboratepatternswerebelievedtoofferprotectionagainstevil.

“There’sanancientlegendthataslongastheseeggsaremade,evilwillnotprevailintheworld,”saysJoanBrander,aCanadianegg-painterwhohasbeenpaintingeggsforover60years,havinglearnedtheartfromherUkrainianrelatives.

Thetradition,datingbackto300B.C.,waslaterincorporatedintotheChristianchurch.Theoldsymbols,however,stillendure.Adecoratedeggwithabirdonit,giventoayoungmarriedcouple,isawishforchildren.Adecoratedeggthrownintothefieldwouldbeawishforagoodharvest.

6.Whydopeopleinmanyculturesprizetheegg?

A）Itisawelcomesignofthecomingofspring.

B）Itistheirmajorsourceofproteininwinter.

C）Itcaneasilybemadeintoaworkofart.

D）Itcanbringwealthandhonortothem.

7.Whatdowelearnaboutthedecorated“eggs”inRussia?

A）Theyareshapedlikejewelcases.

B）Theyarecherishedbytherich.

C）Theyareheavilypaintedinred.

D）Theyarefavoredasaformofart.

8.Whyhavecontemporaryartistscontinuedtheeggarttradition?

A）Eggsserveasanenduringsymbolofnewlife.

B）Eggshaveanovalshapeappealingtoartists.

C）Eggsreflecttheanxietiesofpeopletoday.

D）Eggsprovideauniquesurfacetopainton.

9.WhydoesChastenjoytheprocessofdecoratingeggs?

A）Sheneverknowsiftheeggwillbreakbeforethedesigniscompleted.

B）Shecanaddmultipledetailstothedesigntocommunicateheridea.

C）Shealwaysderivesgreatpleasurefromdesigningsomethingnew.

D）Sheisneversurewhatthefinaldesignwilllooklikeuntiltheend.

10.Whatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutegg-painting?

A）ItoriginatedintheeasternpartofEurope.

B）Ithasahistoryofovertwothousandyears.

C）Itisthemosttime-honoredformoffancyart.

D）Itisespeciallyfavoredasachurchdecoration.

Passage3

TheUrbanization—migrationawayfromthesuburbstothecitycenter—willbethebiggestrealestatetrendin2015,accordingtoanewreport.

ThereportsaysAmerica’surbanizationwillcontinuetobethemostsignificantissueaffectingtheindustry,ascitiesacrossthecountryimitatethewalkabilityandtransit-orienteddevelopmentmakingcitieslikeNewYorkandSanFranciscososuccessful.

Assmallercitiescopythemodelofthese“24-hourcities，’’tfioreaffordableversionsoftheseplaceswillbecreated.Thereportreferstothisasthecomingofthe“18-hourcity，”，andusesthetermtorefertocitieslikeHouston,Austin,Charlotte,andNashville,whichare“positioningthemselvesashighlycompetitive,intermsoflivability,employmentofferings,andrecreationalandculturalfacilities.”

Anothertrendthatlookssignificantin2015isthatAmerica’slargestpopulationgroup,Millennials（千禧一代），willcontinuetoputoffbuyingahouse.ApartmentswillretaintheirappealforawhileforMillennials,hauntedbywhathappenedtohome-owningparents.

Thistrendwillcontinueintothe2020s,thereportprojects.Afterthat,surveyrespondentsdisagreeoverwhetherthisgenerationwillfollowintheirparents，footsteps,movingtothesuburbstoraisefamilies,orwillchoosetoremaininthecitycenter.

AnotherissueaffectingrealestateinthecomingyearwillbeAmerica’sfailinginfrastructure.Mostroads,bridges,transit,watersystems,theelectricgrid,andcommunicationsnetworkswereinstalled50to100yearsago,andtheyarelargelytakenforgranteduntiltheyfail.

Thereport’swritersstatethatAmerica’sfailuretoinvestininfrastructureimpactsnotonlythehealthofthereal-estatemarket,butalsoourabilitytoremaingloballycompetitive.

Apartfromthespecifictrendshighlightedabove,whichcausesomeinvestorstoworry,thereportportraysanoveralloptimismbornebytherecenthealthyreal-estate“upcycle”andimprovingeconomy.Seventy-fourpercentoftherespondentssurveyedreporta“goodtoexcellent”expectationofreal-estateprofitabilityin2015.Whileexcessiveoptimismcanpromotebadinvestmentpatterns,resultinginareal-estate“bubble,”thereport’swritersdownplaythatpotentialoutcomeinthatithasnotyetoccurred.

11.Accordingtothenewreport,realestatedevelopmentin2015willwitness_______.

A）anacceleratingspeed

B）ashifttocitycenters

C）anewfocusonsmallcities

D）anever-increasingdemand

12.Whatcharacterizes“24-hourcities”likeNewYork?

A）Peoplecanlivewithoutprivatecars.

B）Peoplearegenerallymorecompetitive.

C）Peoplecanenjoyservicesaroundtheclock.

D）Peopleareinharmonywiththeenvironment.

13.WhyareMillennialsreluctanttobuyahouse?

A）Theycanonlyaffordsmallapartments.

B）Thehousepricesarecurrentlytoohigh.

C）Theirparents'

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