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每段对话仅读一遍。
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,并标在试卷的相应位置。
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。
第二题阅读理解(每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;
每小题2分,满分30分)
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
RosieDutton,ateacherfromRelaxKidsinTamworth,UK,usedtwoapplestoshowherstudentstheoftenunseenbutharmfuleffectsofschoolbullying(校园欺凌).ShepostedthelessononFacebook,whereit'
sbeensharedmorethan160,000times.
RosieDuttonexplainedthatduringoneofherclassesshepresentedthechildrenwithtworedapples.Whatthekidsdidn'
tknowwasthatbeforethelesson,shehadrepeatedlydroppedoneoftheapplesonthefloor.Andyet,ontheoutsideatleast,bothappleslookedperfect.
“IpickeduptheappleI'
ddroppedonthefloorandstartedtotellthechildrenhowIdislikedthisapple,”Duttonwrote.“ItoldthemthatbecauseIdidn'
tlikeit,Ididn'
twantthemtolikeiteither,sotheyshouldcallitnamestoo.”Someofthechildrenlookedatherasifshewere“crazy”,butthestudentspassedtheapplearoundthecircle,callingitnames.
Continuingtheexercise,theteacherthenpassedthesecondapplearoundthecircle.Thisapple,however,wasshoweredwithwordslike:
“Yourskinisbeautiful,”and“whatabeautifulcolouryouhave.”
Duttonthenshowedthestudentsbothapplesonceagain,stressingthat“therewasnochange,andbothapplesstilllookedthesame.”
Finally,Duttoncutbothapplesopen.Theapplethattheclasstreatedkindlylookedfreshinside.Buttheotherapple—theonethey'
dtreatedpoorly—wasbruised(瘀伤的)beneathitsskin.
“Ithinktherewasalightbulbmomentforthechildrenimmediately,”Duttonsaid.“Whenpeoplearebullied,especiallychildren,theyfeelhorribleinsideandsometimesdon'
tshowortellothershowtheyarefeeling.Ifwehadn'
thavecutthatappleopen,wewouldneverhaveknownhowmuchpainwehadcausedit.”
Duttonexplainedhowimportantitistoteachchildrentostandupforoneanother,andtostopanyformofbullying.
“Let'
screateagenerationofkindcaringchildren,”theteacherwrote.“Thetonguehasnobones,butisstrongenoughtobreakaheart.Sobecarefulwithyourwords.”
21.Whathadtheteacherdonetothefirstapplebeforethelesson?
A.Shehadintroducedittothekids.
B.Shehadcoloureditbrightly.
C.Shehadmadeitlookperfect.
D.Shehaddamageditpurposely.
22.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“callingitnames”(Para.3)mean?
A.Shoutingatit.
B.Makingfunofit.
C.Cheeringforit.
D.Sayingrudethings.
23.Whatdidtheteachertellthekidstodowiththesecondapple?
A.Dropit.
B.Praiseit.
C.Ignoreit.
D.Respectit.
24.What'
sthepurposeoftheteacher'
susingtwoapplesinclass?
A.Todrawthekids'
attention.
B.Toexplainherpersonalpreferences.
C.Tohelpthekidsunderstandtheresultsofbullying.
D.Tomakeacomparisonbetweenthem.
B
Ican’tthinkofabetterwayofappreciatinganewculturethanbytakingpartinoneofitsfestivals.You’llfindthatsomefestivalsarecelebratedbyanentirecountry,whileothersmaybeknownonlytoasinglecityorregion,buteitherwayfestivalsplayanimportantroleinacertainculture.Justenjoythem!
★Tomatina—Bunol,Spain
EverylastWednesdayinAugust,thetownofBunolisfilledwithtonsoftomatoesintheworld’sbiggestfoodflight.Manypeopleweargogglesduringthishourofgreatfun,asthetownbecomesaredriver.
★BoryeongMudFestival—Boryeong,SouthKorea
FortwoweeksinJuly,millionsgatherinBoryeongtoexperiencethegreypoolsandslides.Whatbeganasawaytohelpselltheregion’smineral-richmudhasturnedintoafestivepartywithmusicandfireworks.Themudisusuallyonlyavailableincosmeticproducts(化妆品),buthereyoucancakeyourselfingreyasyouwant.
★Holi—India
Holi,theFestivalofColors,isaHinducelebrationfullofjoyandoneofIndia’smostimportantholidays.Duringthedayofthelastfullmoonofthelunarmonth,usuallylateFebruaryorearlyMarch,theairisfullofbrightlycoloredpowder(粉末).Thefestivaliscelebrateddifferentlythroughoutthecountry,withbonfiresandmusic,butthecheerfulspiritiscommonamongHindupeoplearoundtheworld.
★InternationalPillowFightDay—Worldwide
Tensofthousandsofpeopletookpartinthe4thannualInternationalPillowFightDayonApril2,2013.FromLondontoVancouvertomanyothercities,thefestivalisheldinmorethan100countries.SojustbringasoftpillowinearlyApril,andwatchfeathersfly.
25.Accordingtotheauthor,________.
A.thereshouldbefestivalscelebratedbythewholeworld
B.festivalsgivepeoplethebestchancestoexperienceaculture
C.it’susuallyhardforpeopletoacceptadifferentculture
D.festivalsinacertaincultureoftenchangewithtime
26.Welearnfromthepassagethat________.
A.thetownofBunolinSpainisonariver
B.cosmeticproductssellwellonBoryeongMudFestival
C.InternationalPillowFightDayhasashorthistory
D.HoliisthegreatestfestivalforIndianpeople
27.Thepassageismostlikelytobefoundin________.
A.apersonaldiaryB.atechnicalreport
C.ageographybookD.atravelmagazine
C
FindingtheRealYou
Psychometrictesting—personalitytesting—hasbeenverypopularnowadaysasstudiesshowtheirresultstobethreetimesmoreaccurateinpredictingyourjobperformance.Thesetestsarenowincludedinalmostallgraduaterecruitment(招聘)andarewidelyusedintheselectionofmanagers.
ThemostpopularofthesepersonalitytestsistheMyers-BriggsTypeIndicator(MBTI).Itisbasedonthetheorythatwearebornwithatendencytoonepersonalitytypewhichstaysmoreorlessfixedthroughoutlife.Youanswer88questionsandarethengivenyour“type”,suchasOutgoingorQuiet,FeelingorThinking.
Criticsofpersonalitytestingraisedoubtsabout“socialengineering”.PsychologistDr.ColinGillwarnsthatthe“popular”personalitytraits(特性)havetheirdisadvantages.“Peoplewhoareextremelyopentonewexperiencescanbebutterflies,goingfromoneideatothenextwithoutmasteringanyofthem.”However,thepsychometrictestisheretostay,whichmaybewhyawholesub-industryoncheatingpersonalitytestshassprungup.“It’spossibletocheat,”admitsGill,“buthavingtopretendtobethepersonyouareatworkwillbetiringandunhappyandprobablyshort-lived.”
Socanwechangeourpersonality?
“Yourbasicpersonalityisfixedbythetimeyou’re21,”saysGill,“butitcanbeaffectedbymotivationandintelligence.Ifyoudidn’thavethepersonalitytypetobeadoctorbutdesperatelywantedtobeoneandwereintelligentenoughtomastertheskills,youcouldstillgoahead.Buttryingtogotoomuchagainsttypefortoolongrequiresmuchenergyandisactuallytobesufferedforlong.Ithinkit’swhywe’reseeingthistrendfordownshifting—toomanypeopletryingtofitintoatypethattheyaren’treallysuitedfor.”
Ourinterestinpersonalitynowexistsineverypartofourlives.Ifyouaskanexpertforadviceonanything,you’llprobablybequizzedaboutyourpersonality.Butifpersonalitytestshaveanyvaluetous,perhapsitistofreeusfromtheideathatallofusarefullofpotential,andremindusofwhatweare.Astheysayinonetestwhentheyaskforyourage:
picktheoneyouare,nottheoneyouwishyouwere.
28.TheMyers-BriggsTypeIndicatorisbasedonthebeliefthat__________.
A.personalityislargelydecidedfrombirth
B.certainpersonalitytraitsarecommon
C.somepersonalitytypesarebetterthanothers
D.personalitytraitsarevariousfromtimetotime
29.AccordingtoDr.Gill,whatistheproblemwithpersonalitytests?
A.Theresultscouldbeoppositetowhatemployerswant.
B.Peoplecaneasilylieabouttheirtrueabilities.
C.Employersoftenfindtheresultsunclear.
D.Theymayhaveanegativeeffectontakers.
30.InDr.Gill’sview,howeasyisittochangeyourpersonality?
A.It’spossibleinyouradultlife.
B.It’seasyifyouhavegreatmotivation.
C.It’sunlikelybecauseitrequiresmuchenergy.
D.It’sdifficultbeforetheageof21.
31.Whatfinalconclusiondoestheauthorreachaboutthevalueofpersonalitytests?
A.Theyareofdoubtfulvaluetoemployers.
B.Theyarenotreallyworthdoing.
C.Theycanstrengthentheideawehaveofourabilities.
D.Theymayencouragegreaterrealism.
D
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