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A.GohomeB.GotothehospitalC.Gotothedrugstore

4.Whatdoestheboylooklike?

A.TallandyoungB.WearingablackcapC.Wear

ingsunglasses

5.Whatisthewomanhelpingthemando?

A.SearchforsomeinformationonlineB.Sellhisoldapartmentatahighprice

C.Contactwiththesalesdepartment

第二节：

听下面5段对话或独白，完成下面各题。

听第6段材料，完成6--8题。

6.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.WatchingTVB.DoingsomehomeworkC.Doingsomereading

7.Whothinksthatpeoplekeepingpetsliveshorterlives?

A.TheoneactingalittlecrazyB.TheonewinningtheNobelPrize

C.Theonewithabushybeard

8.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.BrotherandsisterB.ProfessorandstudentC.Husbandandwife

听第7段材料，完成9--11题。

9.Wheredoesthemanintendtogo?

A.HoustonB.TexasC.Chicago

10.Howsoonwillthemanreturnafterleaving?

A.In3daysB.In5daysC.In6days

11.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?

A.Hewillpay$300fortheround-triptickets

B.Heoftentakestheplanetoothercountries

C.Hethinksthepricefortheflightunreasonable

听第8段材料，完成12--14题。

12.Whatishappeningattheuniversity?

A.ThehallisonfireB.Oneofthestudentsisill

C.Someoneistryingtokillherself

13.Wherecanwefindtheprofessorandthestudents?

A.InthehospitalB.InRoom911C.InCutlerHall

14.Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

A.SendingthestudenttohospitalatonceB.Waitingfortheambulancethere

C.Keepingthestudentsawayfromthesmoke

听第9段材料，完成15--17题。

15.Whydothetwospeake

rsgotothelibrary?

A.TolendsomebooksB.TocopythenotesC.Toreturnthemachine

16.Howdoesthemanfeelinclass?

A.SleepyB.SickC.Bored

17.Howdoesthemanhelpthewoman?

A.HetriestokeepherawakeB.HestudieswithherC.Heoffersher

anewjob

听第10段材料，完成18--20题。

18.Whoisgivingusthespeech?

A.AteacherB.AmanagerC.Abiologist

19.Whatwastalkedaboutlasttime?

A.ThedriftofthecontinentsB.Theappearanceofoceans

C.Theoriginoftheearthandthemoon

20.Howdoesthespeakerhelpusunderstandit?

A.ByshowingpictureB.ByplayingashortvideoC.Bydisplayingmodels

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分30）

共15小题，每题2分，满分30分

A

HighschoolstudentsintheUnitedStatesarenolessstressedthantheirpeersinothercountries.Theyhavetoworkhardontheirprojectwork,preparingforexaminationsandapplyingforscholarshipstotheiridealuniversities.

Still,notallyoungpeoplegraduatefromhighschool.Theresultsoftheirdecisiontoleaveschoolearlymayfollowthemthroughouttheirlives.Studentswholeavearenotlikelytobeassuccessfulinlifeasthosewhofinishatleasthighschool.

Sincethe1940s,studentswhodonotcompletehighschoolhavehadanotherchoice.Thisisacertificatecalle

dG.E.D.,whichisshortforGeneralEducationalDevelopment.PeoplewhohaveearnedaG.E.D.cangetadmittedtocollegeandcontinuetheireducation.

ToearnaG.E.D.,studentsmustpassfiveexaminations.Theseareinwriting,socialstudies,science,readingandmathematics.Testingofficialssayapersonwhopassesthetestisatthesamelevelassixtypercentofgraduatinghighschoolstudents.Thisisinthelevelofabilitytoread,write,workwithnumbersandunderstandinformatiom.

Eachyear,morethan500,000peopletaketheG.E.D.examinations.About70percentpass.Butresearchhasshownthatonlyabout11percentofG.E.D.holders

completeayearormoreofhighereducation.

SomecriticssayearningaG.E.D.isnotasgoodascompletinghighschool.Theysaythetestdoesnotforcepeopletostudythewaytheyhavetoinordertograduate.CriticssaythisisonereasonG.E.D.holdersgenerallydonotstayincollege.

TheyalsosaythepossibilityoftakingtheG.E.D.testmakesitearsierforstudentstoleavehighschoolearlyarguethattheeasieritistotakethetest,thehighertherateofstudentsleavingschool.

Testingofficialshavemadechangesinrecentyearsdesignedtomaketheexamsmoredifficult.AndbothcriticsandsupportersoftheG.E.D.agreethatitperformsavaluableserviceforthosewhocangoontocompletecollege.SuccessfulG.E.D.holdersincludetheactorBillCosby,SenatorBeaNighthorseCampbellandDelawareGovernorRuthAnnMinner.（350）

21.TheG.E.D.testisdesignedto_____.

A.freeyoungpeoplefromhardworkathighschool

B.provideopportunitiesfordrop-outs

C.improvehighschoolstudents'

education

D.meettheneedofcollegestudents

22.WhichisadisadvantageoftheG.E.D.test?

A.Itmakesiteasierforstudentstocompletehighschool

B.Itmakesitmorelikelyforstudentstodropout

C.Itdoesn'

tencouragealternativewaystostudy

D.Itgivesholdersfreedomnottostayincollege

23.GovernorMinnerwasmentionedtoshowthattheG.E.D.test____.

A.hasgovernmentbackgroundB.shouldbemademoredifficult

C.canplayagreatpartD.makespeoplemorelikelytobesuccessful

B

ChoosingtheRightResolution

MillionsofAmericansbegan2020withthesameresolutiontheystarted2020with,agoaloflosingweight.However,settingweightlossasagoalisamistake.

Toreachourgoaloflosingweight---theoutput,weneedtocontrolwhatweeat---theinput.Thatis,wetendtocareabouttheoutputbutnottocontroltheinput.Thisisabadwaytoconstructgoals.Thealternativeistofocusyourresolutionontheinput.Insteadofresolvingtoloseweight,tryanactionableresolution:

“I’llstophavingdesertforlunch,”or“I’llwalkeverydayfor20minutes.”Creatingagoalthatfocusesonawell-specifiedinputwilllikelybemoreeffectivethanconcentratingontheoutcome.

Recentlyanewsciencebehindi

ncentives（激励）,includingineducation,hasbeendiscussed.Forexample,researcherRolandFryerwantedtoseewhatworksbestinmotivatingchildrentodobetterinschool.Insomecases,hegavestudentsincentivesbasedoninput,likereadingcertainbooks,whileinothers,theincentiveswerebasedonoutput,likeresultsonexams.Hismainfindingwasthatincentivesincreasedachievementwhenbasedoninputbuthadnoeffectwhenbasedonoutput.Fryer’sconclusionwasthattheincentivesforinputsmightbemoreeffectivebecausedonotknowhowtodobetteronanexam,asidefromgeneralruleslike“studyharder.”Readingcertainbooks,ontheotherhand,isawell-settaskoverwhichtheyhavemuchmorecontrol.

Aslongasyouhavedirectcontroloveryourgoal,youhaveamuchhigherchanceofsuccess.Andit’seasiertostartagainifyoufail,becauseyouknowexactlywhatyouneedtodo.

Ifyouwanttocutdownonyourspending,agoodgoalwouldbemakingmorningcoffeeathomeinsteadofgoingtoacafe,forexample.Thisisawell-specifiedaction-basedgoalforwhichyoucanmeasureyoursuccesseasily.Spendinglessmoneyisn’tagoalbecauseit’stoogeneral.Similarly,ifyouwanttospendmoretimewithyourfamily,don’tstopwiththisgeneralwish.Thinkboutanactionablehabitthatyoucouldadoptandstickto,likeafamilymovienighteveryWednesday.

Inthelongrun,thesenewgoalscouldbecomeahabit.

24.Thewriterthinksthatsettingweightlossasagoalisamistakebecause_______.

A.itishardtoachieveformostAmericansB.itisfocusedtoomuchontheresult

C.itisdependentontoomanythingsD.itisbasedonactionabledecisions

25.InRolandFryer’sresearch,somestudentsdidbetterthantheothersbecause______.

A.theyobeyedallthegeneralrulesB.theypaidmoreattentiontoexams

C.theyweremotivatedbytheirclassmatesD.theywererewardedforreadingsomebooks

26.Accordingtothewriter,whichofthefollowingstatementsisagoodgoal?

A.“I’llgiveupdesert.”B.“I’llstudyharder.”

C.“I’llcutdownmyexpense”D.“I’llspendmoretimewithmyfamily”

27.Thewriterstronglybelievesthatweshould________.

A.developgoodhabitsandfocusontheoutcome

B.beoptimisticaboutfinalgoalsandsticktothem

C.pickspecificactionsthatcanbeturnedintogoodhabits

D.setambitiousgoalsthatcanbalancetheinputangoutput

C

EdwardSnowden’sremovalofthousandsofhighlyclassifieddocumentsfromtheNationalSecurityAgencyandhisdecisiontoturnthemovertojournalistsforpublicationstartedafiercedebateaboutwhoandwhatheis.Onones

idearethosewhoconsiderSnowdenawhistleblower,someonewhohasdonehiscountryagreatservice.Othersregardhimasacriminal.

Snowden,meanwhile,saysthathis“task’salreadyaccomplished,”thathe

hasgivenAmericansa“sayinhowtheyaregoverned”andthathehassucceededinexposingtheworkingsofwhathehascalledtheuncontrolled“surveillance（监控）state.”

Butonemustask:

AreSnowden’sactionsinconsistentwithhiswords?

Snowdenhastakensanctuary（庇护）inRussia,acountrythat,undertheguidanceofPresidentVladimirPutin,aformerSovietKGBofficer,hasbeenslidingeverdeeperbackintodictatorship（独裁）.TheFederalSecurityService（FSB）hasinvestedintechnologythatallowsittomonitortelephoneandInternetcommunicationsandtocol

lectandstorenotjustmetadata—informationaboutcalldestinationsandlengths—butalsothecontentofcommunications.TheRussianstateusesthattechnologytoengageinessentiallyuncheckedsurveillanceoftelephonecalls,e-mailtraffic,blogs,andWebsites.Overthepasttwoyears“theKremlinhastransformedRussiaintoasurveillancestate—atalevelthatwould