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C.Theyaretravelingsomewhere.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Tom'

swork.B.Tom'

shealth.C.Tom'

sfashion.

第二节（共15小题;

每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;

听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman'

snewclothes?

A.Theyaretooexpensive.

B.Theyareagreatdeal.

C.Theycouldlookbetter.

7.Whatdidthewomanbuyyesterday

A.Ahat.B.Someshorts.C.Someshoes.

听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。

8.Whatiswrongwiththewoman'

scomputer?

A.Thescreenisbroken.

B.Thekeyboardisnolongerreliable.

C.Thescreenisn'

tasbrightasitusedtobe.

9.Whatdoesthemanoffertodoforthewoman?

A.Lendheracomputer.

B.Buyheranewcomputer.

C.Repairhercomputer.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Parentandchild.C.Friends.

11.Whatdoesthemanthinkofworkingforhisuncle?

A.Itisbeneficial.B.Itisinteresting.C.Itisofnoimportance.

12.Whatdoesthewomantellthemantodowithhisdecision?

A.Practicemore.

B.Talktohisfamilylater.

C.Imaginehoweachchoicefeels.

听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthewoman?

A.Anovelist.B.Apublisher.C.Aneditor.

14.Whatkindofbookisthewomanworkingon?

A.Abiography.B.Amysterynovel.C.Sciencefiction.

15.Wheredoestheemperorinthebookcomefrom?

A.Asia.B.Europe.C.NorthAmerica.

16.Howlonghasthewomanbeenworkingonthebook?

A.Aroundonemonth.

B.Aboutfourmonths.

C.Atleasteightmonths.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhathappenedtoboatsandshipsintheBermudaTriangle?

A.Theydisappeared.

B.Theycrashedintoeachother.

C.Theycaughtfirewithoutreason.

18.WhomentionedtheBermudaTriangleforthefirsttime?

A.Apopularwriter.

B.Afamousexplorer.

C.Awell-knownreporter.

19.WhendidtheBermudaTrianglebecomeawell-knownstory?

A.Inthe15thcentury.

B.Inthe17thcentury.

C.Inthe20thcentury.

20.WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheBermudaTriangle?

A.Al1ofthereportsonitarenottrue.

B.Itisadangerousareaintheocean.

C.Itiscompletelysafenow.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;

每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

DebbieParkerSoloRecentWorkatLatrobeArtspace

Talentedandaward-winningartistDebbieParkerisexcitedtobeoneofthefirstartists

exhibitintheALLNEWLatrobeArtspaceinOctober!

ThisexhibitionfeaturespaintingsinspiredbyDebbie'

sleisurelywalksinMountCoot-ThaNationalPark.EachpaintingoffersadifferentwayoflookingatafamiliarAustralianlandscape.

Debbienevergetstiredofdevelopingnewideasfromthepicturesshetakesofthelocalarea

andtheresultisacollectionofexpressivepaintingscelebratingtheuniqueAustralianlandscape

andlocalbirdsandflowers.

Withover25yearsofexperienceasanartist.Debbiedevelopedherexpressioniststylein

theearly1990s.Sincethen,shehascompetedandexhibitedaroundAustralia.Shehasalsocompletedworkshopswithwell-knownartistsinQueensland.Herworkhasbeenrecognizedinnationalandlocalcompetitions.

Usually,DebbiewouldhavebeenexhibitingincompetitionsaroundAustraliathroughoutthis

yearbutCOVID-19hassetnewchallengesforartists.

However.Debbieislookingaheadandcan'

twaittomeetyouatherlatestexhibition!

Shewill

beon-sitefrom6thto11thOctober2020TuesdavtoSaturday10amto5pmandSunday10amto

3pmattheALLNEWLatrobeArtspace.134LatrobeTerrace,PaddingtonQueensland4064.

Aswespendmoretimeinourhomes,considerbuyingaunique,affordablepieceofart.

Debbie'

suniquedrawingskillsaresuretoremainatalkingpointinyourhomeformanyyearsto

come!

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EmailDebbieonDebbieparker@orcontact0403511268tolearnmoreaboutherartwork.

21.Theexhibitsareabout_____.

A.AustralianlandscapeB.Therelaxedlifeoflocals

C.UniqueAustraliananimalsD.Familiaritemsfordailyuse

22.WhatdoweknowaboutDebbieParker?

A.Shehaswonsomeinternationalprizes.

B.Sheholdsaprivateexhibitioneachyear.

C.Sheearnsnationalawardsthroughherwork.

D.ShehasrunworkshopsinQueenslandherself.

23.Whichofthefollowingshouldvisitorsknowabouttheexhibition?

A.Theexhibitionlasts7hourseachday.

B.Theycanmeetsomeotherartiststhere.

C.TheexhibitiontakesplaceinQueensland.

D.Debbieandotherartists'

artworksareforsale.

B

About12yearsagoIwaslivinginNewYorkCityandpursuinganMFAincreativewriting.

Foryears'

dbeenexperiencingtroublewithabinocularvisiondisorder（双眼皮视力障碍）,butin

NewYorkmysymptomsworsened.Ibecameunablet1oreadorwrite.1triedvisiontherapy,an

overheadprojector,aspecialpairofprismgases---allfailed.

Eventually,Idiscoveredacomputerprogramforthevisuallyimpaired..AsItyped,mywords

werereadaloudbyoneofthoseautomatedvoices.Withmyscreenturnedblack,1reliedonaudio

feedbacktoknowwhatIhadwritten.Facingtheblankpageisterrible,butfacingtheblackpage

worse.Thedarkscreenisasinkholethatswallowscreativehope.Sentencesdisappearintoitlikeanastronautintoablackhole.

ImanagedtocompletemyMFAdegree,butittookmeyearstoadapttomynewreality.

Writinghadalwaysbeenavisualprocessforme.Thegreatestdifficultyseemedtobetheautomated

voiceatthecenterofmywritingprocess.Itwaslikeaparrotplacedonmyshoulder,andIwanted

nothingmorethantohititaway.Iworriedthatitsdroningintonation（嗡嗡的声调）mightchangemeasawriter.Ifapianistwasforcedtopracticeonanuntunedpiano,woulditdamagehisearovertime?

AsIsatatmydesk,myfaceandneckwoulditch.Ofcourse,Icouldhavequitwriting.Butit

honestlyneverhappenedtomeandI'

mgladitdidn'

t.

Lastyear,afterItoldmystoryontheradio,IwascontactedbyVocaliD,aMassachusetts-based

company.Theyofferedtodesignavoicemodeledonmyown.Iwasnotsurewhetheritwouldbe

helpfulbutsenttherecordingstheyrequested.ThefirsttimeIheardthevoicetheycreated,Ifeltthehaironthebackofmyneckrise.Itwassoclosetomyownthatthetwowerenearlyindistinguishable.I'

veonlyjustbegunusingthisnewvoice.Alreadymybrainisregisteringthe

computersspeechasmyownmonologue.Myhopeisthatthiswillrestoreasenseofselftomywritingprocess,allowingmeeasieraccesstothatinnerspacewheretheimaginationcantakeover,

andtherealworkcanbegin.

24.WhathappenedtotheauthorinNewYork?

A.Hegaveuphisdreamofwriting.

B.HefailedtofinishhisMFAdegree.

C.Hewasfacedwithworseningdisease.

D.Hehelpedthevisuallyimpairedalot.

25.Whydidtheauthorsaythedarkscreenwaslikeablackhole?

A.Itdestroyedallhisinspiration.

B.Ittookawayhisworriesandnerves.

C.Itpushedhimtousepapertowrite.

D.Itremindedhimofhisinterestinastronomy.

26.Theauthorused“aparrotplacedonmyshoulder"

inparagraph3todescribe

A.theunpleasantautomatedvoice

B.thelong-timewritingprocess

C.thenoiseofhiscomputer

D.theuntunedpiano

27.HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenVocaliDgotintouchwithhim?

A.Upset.B.Concerned.

C.Grateful.D.Doubtful.

C

Acrosstheworldlanguageandhistoryarecloselyconnected.Languagesareborrowedandchanged.andassocietychanges,newwordsorphrasesarecreatedtoshowthecurrentculturalunderstanding.Somephrasesandwordssimplydevelopacceptedusage,theiroriginforgotten.

Onesuchphrasegrandfatheredinhasbecomecommon,meaningsomeoneisfreefromfollowingnewrulesorregulations.Whileitoftenmakesusthinkoftheimageofagray-haired,oldergentlemanwhogetsoutoftrouble.theintentionbehindthetermarosefromsomethingbad.

Today.thetermiswidelyused,mostnotablyinrealestateandhealthinsurance.

Butwhenthetermwasfirstcoinedinthe1890s,itreferredtoonlyonething:

votingrights.

Afterthe15thAmendment（修正案）wascarriedbytheUSConstitutionin1870banningtaking

waypeople'

srighttovoteonaccountofrace,colororpreviousconditionofservitude（奴役），some

southernstatesdidnotreadilyaccepttheruling.Instead,theycarefullymadeamendmentsatthe

statelevelthatavoidedthefederallawtotrytokeepAfricanAmericansfromaccessingpolling

stations.Sincethebasisofracecouldnolongerbeused,thestateamendmentsintroducedpolltaxes

aswellasliteracytests.Theselimitswerepowerful;

closeto30percentofallvoting-agemales

couldn’treadorwrite,mostofwhomwerepoorblackmen.Butthosetaxesandtestswouldalso

affectpoorunlearnedwhitevoters.Thus,agrandfatherclausewasaddedtoallowanunlearnedman

tovoteaslongasheorhislinealancestor（i.e.,grandfather）hadbeenaregisteredvoterbefore1867

---threeyearsbeforethepassageofthe15thAmendment.

Theclausesnodoubtinfluencedthevotealongraciallines,butpartylineswereatplaytoo.At

thetime,mostAfricanAmericanswereRepublicans（thepartyofAbrahamLincoln）andmostwhiteswere