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B.Theman’swifetaughther.
C.Shewatchedaprogram.
2.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Onabus.B.Onaplane.C.Onatrain.
3.Whencanthemanheartheweatherreport?
A.At8:
35.B.At8:
25.C.At9:
35.
4.Whichmeansoftransportwillthewomantake?
A.Thebike.B.Thecar.C.Thebus.
5.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?
A.Washthedisheslater.B.Havearest.C.Takethewomanout.
第二节
(共15小题;
每小题1分,满分15分)
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题,从题中做给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题;
听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Whencanwelearnabouttheclothesthemandescribed?
A.Theyhavebuilt-inairconditioners.
B.Theywillbehuge.
C.Theywillwarmupwhenitiscold.
7.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofwhatthemansaid?
A.Itisridiculous.
B.Itisdiscouraging.
C.Itisunbelievable.
听下面一段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whydoesthemanchangehisappointment?
A.Thetraffichasbeencutoff.
B.Hewillgooutoftownthatday.
C.Thetrafficwillbebadonthatday.
9.WhenwillthemanmeetDrMartin?
A.At11:
00a.m.today.
B.At10:
00a.m.tomorrow.
C.At11:
00a.m.nextTuesday.
听下面一段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whatdidthemanlooklike?
A.Heworeglasses.
B.Hehadfashionablerings.
C.Hehadshorthair.
11.Whydoesn’tthemanwearanoseringanymore?
A.Hehasworked.
B.Hethinksitstupid.
C.Hewaslaughedbyothers.
12.Whatmakesthemanthinkthephotowastakenin1997?
A.TheWorldCup.
B.TheT-shirt.
C.Thesurrounding.
听下面一段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatistheman’sproblem?
A.Hecan’taffordtherentoftheflat.
B.Hecan’tconcentrateonhisstudiesathome.
C.Hecan’tfindtimetoworkinhisuniversitylibrary.
14.Whydoesthemanrefusetogototheuniversitylibrary?
A.Thereisnowheretositdown.
B.Hecan’tdowhateverhewants.
C.Thereareconstantinterruptions.
15.Whatdoesthewomanrecommendthemantodo?
A.Liveonhisown.
B.Sharetheflatwithotherpeople.
C.Putanadvertisementinthelocalpaper.
16.Whatdoesthemandecidetodotomorrowmorning?
A.Askhisteacherforhelp.
B.Gotoaschooloffice.
C.Readtheadsinthenewspapers.
听下面一段材料,回答第17至第20题。
17.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?
A.Abusinessexperience.
B.Aflighttrip.
C.ASpanishmeal.
18.Whendidthespeakerfinishthelunch?
A.At1:
30p.m.
B.At3:
C.At6:
19.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker?
A.Heflewbackmuchearlierthanexpected.
B.Hedidn’tcatchhisflight.
C.Hewenttotheofficewithouthavingbreakfast.
20.Whatlessondidthespeakerlearn?
A.Arrivingatthemeetingaheadoftime.
B.Noteatingtoomuchonformaloccasions.
C.Eatingsomethinginthelatemorningbeforeameeting.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共10小题;
每小题2.5分,满分25分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Ahigh-factorsunscreen(防晒霜)isgenerallyexpectedtoprotecttheskinfromharmfulrays,butitisn’t.Anewresearchinthisweek'
sNatureshowsthatwhilefactor50reducesthenumberofmelanomas(黑瘤)anddelaystheiroccurrence,itcan'
tpreventthem.Melanomasarethemostaggressiveskincancers.Youhaveahigherriskifyouhaveredorblondhair,fairskin,blueorgreeneyes,orsunburneasily,orifacloserelativehashadone.Melanomasaremorecommonifyouhaveperiodicintenseexposuretothesun.Otherskincancersareincreasinglylikelywithlong-termexposure.
Thereiscontinuingdebateastohoweffectivesunscreenisinreducingmelanomas—theevidenceisweakerthanitisforpreventingothertypesofskincancer.A2011Australianstudyof1,621peoplefoundthatpeoplerandomlyselectedtoapplysunscreendailyhadhalftherateofmelanomasofpeoplewhousedcreamasneeded.Asecondstudy,comparing1,167peoplewithmelanomasto1,101whodidn'
thavethecancer,foundthatusingsunscreenroutinely,alongsideotherprotectionsuchashats,longsleevesorstayingintheshade,didgivesomeprotection.Thisstudysaidotherformsofsunprotection—notsunscreen—seemedmostbeneficial.Thestudyreliedonpeoplerememberingwhattheyhaddoneovereachdecadeoftheirlives,soit'
snotentirelyreliable.Butitseemsreasonabletothinksunscreengivespeopleafalsesenseofsecurityinthesun.
Thegoodnewsisthatacombinationofsunscreenandcoveringupcanreducemelanomarates,asshownbyAustralianfiguresfromtheirslip-slop-slapcampaign.Soifthereisaheatwavethissummer,itwouldbebestforus,too,tosliponashirt,sloponsunscreenandslaponahat.
21.Whatispeople'
scommonexpectationofahigh-factorsunscreen?
A.Itwilldelaytheoccurrenceofskincancer.
B.Itwillprotectthemfromsunburn.
C.Itwillkeeptheirskinsmoothandfair.
D.Itwillworkforpeopleofanyskincolor.
22.Whatdowelearnfromthe2011Australianstudyof1,621people?
A.Sunscreenshouldbeappliedalongsideotherprotectionmeasures.
B.High-riskpeoplebenefitthemostfromtheapplicationofsunscreen.
C.Irregularapplicationofsunscreendoeswomenmoreharmthangood.
D.Dailyapplicationofsunscreenhelpsreducetheincidenceofmelanomas.
23.Whatdoestheauthorsuggesttoreducemelanomarates?
A.Usingbothcoveringupandsunscreen.
B.Stayingintheshadewheneverpossible.
C.Usingcoveringupinsteadofsunscreen.
D.Applyingtherightamountofsunscreen.
B
Arecentglobalsurveyof2000high-net-worthindividualsfoundthat60%werenotplanningonatraditionalretirement.AmongUSparticipants,75%expectedtocontinueworkinginsomecapacityevenaftersteppingawayfromfull-timejobs."
Manyofthesepeoplemadetheirwealthbydoingsomethingthey'
repassionate(有激情)about,"
saysDanielEgan,headofbehavioralfinanceforBarclaysWealthAmericas."
Giventhechoice,theyprefertocontinueworking."
Barclayscallsthesepeople“nevertirees”.
UnlikemanyAmericanscompelledintoearlyretirementbycompanyrestrictions,theaveragenevertireeoftenhasnooneforcinghishand.If106-year-oldinvestorIrvingKahn,headofhisownfamilyfirm,wantstokeepcomingtoworkeveryday,who'
sgoingtostophim?
Seventy-eight-year-oldSupremeCourtJusticeRuthBaderGinsburg’sjobsecurityisguaranteedintheConstitution.
Itmayseemthattheseelderlypeoplearetryingtocheatdeath.Infact,theyare.Andit’sworking.HowardFriedman,aprofessoratUCRiverside,foundinhisresearchthatthosewhoworkhardestandaresuccessfulintheircareersoftenlivethelongestlives."
Peoplearegenerallybeinggivenbadadvicetoslowdown,takeiteasy,stopworrying,andretiretoFlorida,"
hesays.Hedescribedonestudyparticipant,stillworkingattheageof100,whowasrecentlydisappointedtoseehissonretire.
"
We'
rebeginningtoseeachangeinhowpeopleviewretirement,"
saysGeorgeLeeson,co-directoroftheInstituteofPopulationAgeingatOxford.Whereonceretirementwasseenasabriefrewardafteralongstrugglethroughsomemiserablejob,itisnowakin(近似)tobeingcastaside.WhatLeesonterms"
theWarrenBuffetteffect"
isbecomingmorebroadlyappealingasindividualscometo"
viewretirementasnotsimplybeinglinkedtoeconomicproductivitybutalsoaboutcontribution."
Observersaresplitonwhetherthisisawhollygoodthing.Ontheonehand,companiesandfinancialfirmscanbenefitfromthewisdomofaresilient(坚韧的)chief.Ontheother,thenewgenerationcanfinditmoredifficulttoadvance—anargumentthattypicallyholdslittleswaytoanevertiree.
24.Whatdowelearnabouttheso-called“nevertirees”?
A.Theyarepassionateaboutmakingafortune.
B.Theyhavenochoicebuttocontinueworking.
C.Theylovewhattheydoandchoosenottoretire.
D.Theywillnotretireunlesstheyarecompelledto.
25.WhatisthefindingofHowardFriedman’sresearch?
A.Theharderyouwork,thebiggeryourfortunewillbe.
B.Theearlieryouretire,thehealthieryouwillbe.
C.Elderlypeoplehavetoslowdowntolivelonger.
D.Workingatanadvancedagelengthenspeople’slife.
26.Whatisthetraditionalviewofretirementaccordingtothepassage?
A.Itmeansaburdentotheyoungergeneration.
B.Itisasymbolofamatureandcivilizedsociety.
C.Itisacompensationforone'
slife-longhardwork.
D.Ithelpsincreaseanation’seconomicproductivity.
C
PeoplebecomeincreasinglyconcernedthatrobotscouldcauseathreatbecauseArtificialIntelligence(AI)isbecomingmoreandmorecomplicated.Thisdangercanbeavoided,accordingtocomputerscienceprofessorStuartRussell,ifwefigureouthowtoturnvaluesintoaprogrammablecode.
Forexample,ifarobotdoeschoresaroundthehouse,youwouldn’twantittoputthepetcatintheoventomakedinnerforthehungrychildren.“Youwouldwantthatrobotpreloadedwithagoodsetofvalues,”saidRussell.
Somerobotsarealreadyprogrammedwithbasichumanvalues.Forexample,mobilerobotshavebeenprogrammedtokeepacomfortabledistancefromhumans.Obviouslythereareculturaldifferences,butifyouweretalkingtoanotherpersonandtheycameupcloseinyourpersonalspace,youwouldn’tthinkthat’sthekindofthingaproperlybrought-uppersonwoulddo.
Robotscouldalsolearnvaluesfromdrawingpatternsfromlargesetsofdataonhumanbehavior.Theyaredangerousonlyifprogrammersarecareless.
Thebiggestconcernwithrobotsgoingagainsthumanvaluesisthathumanbei