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B)Safetyconcerns.D)Workers’strikes.
2.A)Itiscompetitivewithitsnumeroustouristdestinations.
B)ItprovidesmanyjobopportunitiesforFrenchpeople.
C)ItisthebiggestconcernoftheFrenchgovernment.
D)Itplaysanimportantroleinthenation’seconomy.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A)Tocarryoutascientificsurvey.C)TorescuetwosickAmericanworkers.
B)Toestablishanewresearchstation.D)Todeliverurgentmedicalsupplies.
B)Theheavysnowandfog.D)Theiceallaround.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Bytyingittoadoorhandle.C)Witharemotecontrolcraft.
B)Byshakingitbackandforth.D)Withafull-sizedhelicopter.
6.A)HehaslotsoffansonFacebook.C)Heoftensuffersfromtoothaches.
B)Hehasrichexperienceinflying.D)Hehaslearnedtopullteethfromavideo.
7.A)Spendmoretimetogether.C)Dosomethingfunandcreative.
B)Tellthemadventurestories.D)Playwiththeminasafeplace.
SectionB
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)Toconfirmanurgentappointment.C)Toaskthewomantosignadocument.
B)Tocollectapackagefromthewoman.D)Toarrangethedeliveryofapackage.
9.A)Sheisdoingshopping.C)Sheisnotathome.
B)Sheisvisitingafriend.D)Sheisnotfeelingwell.
10.A)Hewillbeoffdutythewholeday.C)Hewillhavetohavehiscarrepaired.
B)Hewillbeworkingsomewhereelse.D)Hewillbetoobusytospareanytime.
11.A)Signhername.C)Payasmallfee.
B)Confirmonline.D)Showupinperson.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)VacationinItaly.C)Throwafarewellparty.
B)Studyabroad.D)GotoafashionshowinMilan.
13.A)Quitesleepy.C)Ratherdepressed.
B)Veryexcited.D)Nearlyexhausted.
14.A)Hehastoattendaparty.C)Hehastomakeapresentation.
B)Hehastomeetafriend.D)Hehastofinishanassignment.
15.A)Saygoodbyetothewomanattheairport.C)Drivethewomantotheairport.
B)MeetthewomanattheBlackCatCafe.D)Havelunchwiththewoman.
SectionC
thepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Ithaskeptgrowingoverthecenturies.
B)Itstopishiddenincloudsofvolcanicsmoke.
C)Itsheightchangeswitheachvolcaniceruption.
D)Ithasarecordedhistoryof1,500years.
17.A)Theyarenowatouristdestination.C)Theyprovideshelterforthefarmers.
B)Theyattractalotofmigratingbirds.D)Theymakegoodfieldsforfarming.
18.A)Theynestonthevolcano’sslopes.C)Theycompetewitheachotherforfood.
B)Theyfeedoncertainsmallmammals.D)Theymatchlargemammalsinstrength.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Heisself-employed.C)Hestudiestalent.
B)Heisacareeradvisor.D)Heownsamagazine.
20.A)Doingwhattheylikebest.C)Makingnoexcusesforfailures.
B)Lovingtheworktheydo.D)Followingtheirnaturalinstinct.
21.A)Itdoesnotcometoanythingwithouthardwork.
C)Itisanaturalgiftonlysomespecialpeoplecanpossess.
D)Itdoesnotcometoyouuntilsomethingspecialhappens.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Itisabitdifficulttolearn.C)Itisatraditionaltypeofballet.
B)ItwaspopularinNewZealand.D)Itevolvedinthemid-1970s.
23.A)Shewantedhertobeaballetdancer.C)Shehatedtoseeheridlingabout.
B)Sheusedtobeaballetdancerherself.D)Shewastoobusytolookafterher.
24.A)AftershestartedteachingEnglish.C)WhenshemovedtoNewYorkcity.
B)BeforesheleftforNewZealand.D)Onceshebegantoliveonherown.
25.A)Ithasrenewedherpassionforlife.C)Ithashelpedhermakenewfriends.
B)Ithasmadeherhappyandenergetic.D)Ithasenabledhertostartanewcareer.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionA
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
betterexampleofthisthankillerwhales.Asoneofthemost 26 predators(食肉动物),killerwhalesmaynotfitthe 27 ofaculturedcreature.However,thesebeastsoftheseadodisplayavastrangeofhighly 28
behaviorsthatappeartobedrivingtheirgeneticdevelopment.
Theword“culture”comesfromtheLatin“colere,”which 29 means“tocultivate.”Inotherwords,itreferstoanythingthatis 30 orlearnt,ratherthaninstinctiveornatural.Amonghumanpopulations,culturenotonlyaffectsthewaywelive,butalsowritesitselfintoourgenes,affectingwhoweare.Forinstance,havingspentmanygenerationshuntingthefatmarinemammalsoftheArctic,theEskimosofGreenlandhavedevelopedcertaingenetic
31 thathelpthemdigestandutilizethisfat-richdiet,therebyallowingthemto 32 intheircoldclimate.
Likehumans,killerwhaleshavecolonizedarangeofdifferent 33 acrosstheglobe,occupyingeveryoceanbasinontheplanet,withanempirethat 34 frompoletopole.Assuch,differentpopulationsofkillerwhaleshavehadtolearndifferenthuntingtechniquesinordertogaintheupperhandovertheirlocalprey(猎物).This,inturn,hasamajoreffectontheirdiet,leadingscientiststo 35 thattheabilitytolearnpopulation-specifichuntingmethodscouldbedrivingtheanimals’geneticdevelopment.
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
Livingwithparentsedgesoutotherlivingarrangementsfor18-to34-years-olds
[A]Broaddemographic(人口的)shiftsinmaritalstatus,educationalattainmentandemploymenthavetransformedthewayyoungadultsintheU.S.areliving,andanewPewResearchCenteranalysishighlightsthe
implicationsofthesechangesforthemostbasicelementoftheirlives—wheretheycallhome.In2014,forthefirsttimeinmorethan130years,adultsages18to34wereslightlymorelikelytobelivingintheirparents’homethantheyweretobelivingwithaspouseorpartnerintheirownhousehold.
[B]ThisturnofeventsisfueledprimarilybythedramaticdropintheshareofyoungAmericanswhoarechoosingtosettledownromanticallybeforeage35.Datingbackto1880,themostcommonlivingarrangementamongyoungadultshasbeenlivingwitharomanticpartner,whetheraspouseorasignificantother.Thistypeofarrangementpeakedaround1960,when62%ofthenation’s18-to34-year-oldswerelivingwithaspouseorpartnerintheirownhousehold,andonlyone-in-fivewerelivingwiththeirparents.
[C]By2014,31.6%ofyoungadultswerelivingwithaspouseorpartnerintheirownhousehold,belowthesharelivinginthehomeoftheirparent(s)(32.1%).Some14%ofyoungadultslivedalone,wereasingleparentorlivedwithoneormoreroommates.Theremaining22%livedinthehomeofanotherfamilymember(suchasagrandparent,in-laworsibling(兄弟姐妹)),anon-relative,oringroupquarterslikecollegedormitories.
[D]It’sworthnotingthattheoverallshareofyoungadultslivingwiththeirparentswasnotatarecordhighin2014.
Thisarrangementpeakedaround1940,whenabout35%ofthenation’s18-to34-year-oldslivedwithmomand/ordad(comparedwith32%in2014).Whathaschanged,instead,istherelativeshareadoptingdifferentwaysoflivinginearlyadulthood,withthedeclineofromanticcouplingpushinglivingathometothetopofamuchlessuniform
[E]Amongyoungadults,livingarrangementsdiffersignificantlybygender.Formenages18to34,livingathomewithmomand/ordadhasbeenthedominantlivingarrangementsince2009.In2014,28%ofyoungmenwerelivingwithaspouseorpartnerintheirownhome,while35%werelivinginthehomeoftheirparent(s).Youngwomen,however,arestillmorelikelytob