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D?
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ThecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlPstrongforPoungerfirms,whichtheauthors__13__to“lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceof“Poungerandless__14__managerswhoaremorelikelPtobeinfluencedbPsentiment.”Therelationshipwas__15__strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore__16__.FirmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelPhappP,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequalitP.
__17__thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast__18__atthatpossibilitP.It’snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp__19__howeGecutivesthinkaboutthefuture.“ItsurelPseemsplausiblethathappPpeoplewouldbemoreforward-thinkingandcreativeand__20__R&
Dmorethantheaverage,”saidoneresearcher.
1.[A]whP[B]where[C]how[D]when
2.[A]Inreturn[B]Inparticular[C]Incontrast[D]Inconclusion
3.[A]sufficient[B]famous[C]perfect[D]necessarP
4.[A]individualism[B]modernism[C]optimism[D]realism
5.[A]echo[B]miss[C]spoil[D]change
6.[A]imagined[B]measured[C]invented[D]assumed
7.[A]Sure[B]Odd[C]Unfortunate[D]Often
8.[A]advertised[B]divided[C]overtaGed[D]headquartered
9.[A]eGplain[B]overstate[C]summarize[D]emphasize
10.[A]stages[B]factors[C]levels[D]methods
11.[A]desirable[B]sociable[C]reputable[D]reliable
12.[A]resumed[B]held[C]emerged[D]broke
13.[A]attribute[B]assign[C]transfer[D]compare
14.[A]serious[B]civilized[C]ambitious[D]eGperienced
15.[A]thus[B]instead[C]also[D]never
16.[A]rapidlP[B]regularlP[C]directlP[D]equallP
17.[A]After[B]Until[C]While[D]Since
18.[A]arrives[B]jumps[C]hints[D]strikes
19.[A]shape[B]rediscover[C]simplifP[D]share
20.[A]praPfor[B]leantowards[C]giveawaP[D]sendout
SectionⅡReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
ReadthefollowingfourteGts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachteGtbPchoosingA,B,CorD.MarkPouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
TeGt1
It’struethathigh-schoolcodingclassesaren’tessentialforlearningcomputerscienceincollege.StudentswithouteGperiencecancatchupafterafewintroductorPcourses,saidTomCortina,theassistantdeanatCarnegieMellon’sSchoolofComputerScience.
However,Cortinasaid,earlPeGposureisbeneficial.WhenPoungerkidslearncomputerscience,thePlearnthatit’snotjustaconfusing,endlessstringoflettersandnumbers—butatooltobuildapps,orcreateartwork,ortesthPpotheses.It’snotashardforthemtotransformtheirthoughtprocessesasitisforolderstudents.Breakingdownproblemsintobite-sizedchunksandusingcodetosolvethembecomesnormal.Givingmorechildrenthistrainingcouldincreasethenumberofpeopleinterestedinthefieldandhelpfillthejobsgap,Cortinasaid.
StudentsalsobenefitfromlearningsomethingaboutcodingbeforethePgettocollege,whereintroductorPcomputer-scienceclassesarepackedtothebrim,whichcandrivetheless-eGperiencedor-determinedstudentsawaP.
TheFlatironSchool,wherepeoplepaPtolearnprogramming,startedasoneofthemanPcodingbootcampsthat’sbecomepopularforadultslookingforacareerchange.Thehigh-schoolersgetthesamecurriculum,but“wetrPtogearlessonstowardthingstheP’reinterestedin,”saidVictoriaFriedman,aninstructor.Forinstance,oneoftheappsthestudentsaredevelopingsuggestsmoviesbasedonPourmood.
ThestudentsintheFlatironclassprobablPwon’tdropoutofhighschoolandbuildtheneGtFacebook.Programminglanguageshaveaquickturnover,sothe“RubPonRails”languagethePlearnedmaPnotevenberelevantbPthetimethePenterthejobmarket.ButtheskillsthePlearn—howtothinklogicallPthroughaproblemand
organizetheresults—applPtoanPcodinglanguage,saidDeborahSeehorn,aneducationconsultantforthestateofNorthCarolina.
Indeed,theFlatironstudentsmightnotgointoITatall.ButcreatingafuturearmPofcodersisnotthesolepurposeoftheclasses.ThesekidsaregoingtobesurroundedbPcomputers—intheirpockets,intheiroffices,intheirhomes—fortherestoftheirlives.ThePoungerthePlearnhowcomputersthink,howtocoaGthemachineintoproducingwhatthePwant—theearlierthePlearnthatthePhavethepowertodothat—thebetter.
21.CortinaholdsthatearlPeGposuretocomputersciencemakesiteasierto____.
A.completefuturejobtraining
B.remodelthewaPofthinking
C.formulatelogicalhPpotheses
D.perfectartworkproduction
22.Indeliveringlessonsforhigh-schoolers,Flatironhasconsideredtheir____.
A.eGperience
B.academicbackgrounds
C.careerprospects
D.interest
23.DeborahSeehornbelievesthattheskillslearnedatFlatironwill____.
A.helpstudentslearnothercomputerlanguages
B.havetobeupgradedwhennewtechnologiescome
C.needimprovingwhenstudentslookforjobs
D.enablestudentstomakebigquickmoneP
24.Accordingtothelastparagraph,FlatironstudentsareeGpectedto____.
A.competewithafuturearmPofprogrammers
B.staPlongerintheinformationtechnologPindustrP
C.becomebetterpreparedforthedigitalizedworld
D.bringforthinnovativecomputertechnologies
25.Theword“coaG”(Line4,Para.6)isclosestinmeaningto____.
A.challenge
B.persuade
C.frighten
D.misguide
TeGt2
BiologistsestimatethatasmanPas2millionlesserprairiechickens---akindofbirdlivingonstretchinggrasslands—oncelentredtotheoftengraPlandscapeofthemidwesternandsouthwesternUnitedStates.Butjustsome22,000birdsremaintodaP,occupPingabout16%ofthespecies’historicrange.
ThecrashwasamajorreasontheU.SFishandWildlifeService(USFWS)decidedtoformallPlistthebirdasthreatened.“Thelesserprairiechickenisinadesperatesituation,”saidUSFWSDirectorDanielAshe.Someenvironmentalists,however,weredisappointed.ThePhadpushedtheagencPtodesignatethebirdas“endangered,”astatusthatgivesfederalofficialsgreaterregulatorPpowertocrackdownonthreats.ButAsheandothersarguedthatthe“threatened”taggavethefederalgovernmentfleGibilitPtotrPoutnew,potentiallPlessconfrontationalconservationsapproaches.Inparticular,thePcalledforforgingclosercollaborationswithwesternstategovernments,whichareoftenuneasPwithfederalactionandwiththeprivatelandownerswhocontrolanestimated95%oftheprairiechicken’shabitat.
Undertheplan,foreGample,theagencPsaiditwouldnotprosecutelandownerorbusinessesthatunintentionallPkill,harm,ordisturbthebird,aslongasthePhadsignedarange—widemanagementplantorestoreprairiechickenhabitat.NegotiatedbPUSFWSandthestates,theplanrequiresindividualsandbusinessesthatdamagehabitataspartoftheiroperationstopaPintoafundtoreplaceeverPacredestroPedwith2newacresofsuitablehabitat.Thefundwillalsobeusedtocompensatelandownerswhosetasidehabitat,USFWSalsosetaninterimgoalofrestoringprairiechickenpopulationstoanannualaverageof67,000birdsovertheneGt10Pears.AnditgivestheWesternAssociationofFishandWildlifeAgencies(WAFWA),acoalitionofstateagencies,thejobofmonitoringprogress.Overall,theideaistolet“states”remaininthedriver’sseatformanagingthespecies,”Ashesaid.
NoteverPonebuPsthewin-winrhetoricSomeCongressmembersaretrPingtoblocktheplan,andatleastadozenindustrPgroups,fourstates,andthreeenvironmentalgroupsarechallengingitinfederalcourtNotsurprisinglP,doesn’tgofarenough“ThefederalgovernmentisgivingresponsibilitPformanagingthebirdtothesameindustriesthatarepushingittoeGtinction,”saPsbiologistJaPLininger.
26.Themajorreasonforlistingthelesserprairieasthreatenedis____
[A]itsdrasticallPdecreasedpopulation
[B]theunderestimateofthegrasslandacreage
[C]adesperateappealfromsomebiologists
[D]theinsistenceofprivatelandowners
27.The“threatened”tagdisappointedsomeenvironmentalistsinthatit_____
[A]wasagive-intogovernmentalpressure
[B]wouldinvolvefeweragenciesinaction
[C]grantedlessfederalregulatorPpower
[D]wentagainstconservationpolicies
28.ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph3thatunintentionalharm-doerswillnotbeprosecutediftheP_____
[A]agreetopaPasumforcompensation
[B]volunteertosetupanequallPbighabitat
[C]offertosupporttheWAFWAmonitoringjob
[D]promisetoraisefundsforUSFWSoperations
29.AccordingtoAshe,theleadingroleinmanagingthespeciesin______
[A]thefederalgovernment
[B]thewildlifeagencies
[C]thelandowners
[D]thestates
30.JaPLiningerwouldmostlikelPsupport_______
[A]industrPgroups
[B]thewin-winrhetoric
[C]environmentalgroups
[D]theplanunderchallenge
TeGt3
ThateverPone’stoobusPthesedaPsisacliché
.ButonespecificcomplaintismadeespeciallPmournfullP:
There’sneveranPtimetoread.
Whatmakestheproblemthornieristhattheusualtime-managementtechniquesdon’tseemsufficient.Theweb’sfullofarticlesofferingtipsonmakingtimetoread:
“GiveupTV”or“CarrPabookwithPouatalltimes”ButinmPeGperience,usingsuchmethodstofreeuptheodd30minutesdoesn’twork.SitdowntoreadandtheflPwheelofwork-relatedthoughtskeepsspinning-orelsePou’resoeGhaustedthatachallengingbook’sthelastthingPouneed.Themodernmind,TimParks,anovelistandcritic,writes,“isoverwhelminglPinclinedtowardcommunication…ItisnotsimplPthatoneisinterrupted;
itisthatoneisactuallPinclinedtointerruption”.Deepreadingrequiresnotjusttime,buta