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B)Hergrandmother.
C)HerfriendErika.
D)Herlittlebrother.
2.A)Bytakingpicturesforpassers-by.
B)Bysellinglemonadeandpictures.
C)Byworkingparttimeatahospital.
D)Byaskingforhelponsocialmedia.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A)Testingtheefficiencyofthenewsolarpanel.
B)Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople.
C)Generatingelectricpowerforpassingvehicles.
D)Findingcheaperwaysofhighwayconstruction.
4.A)Theyaremadefromcheapmaterials.
B)Theyareonlyabouthalfaninchthick.
C)Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways.
D)Theycanstandthewearandtearofnaturalelements.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Thelackofcluesaboutthespecies.C)Endlessfightingintheregion.
B)Inadequatefundingforresearch.D)Thehazardsfromthedesert.
6.A)Toobservethewildlifeinthetwonationalparks.
B)TostudythehabitatoflionsinSudanandEthiopia.
C)Toidentifythereasonsforthelions’disappearance.
D)Tofindevidenceoftheexistenceofthe“lostlions”.
7.A)Lions’tracks.C)Somecampingfacilities.
B)Lionswalking.D)Trapssetbylocalhunters.
SectionB
Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)Aspecialgiftfromtheman.C)Acallfromherdad.
B)Herweddinganniversary.D)Her“luckybirthday”.
9.A)Threwherasurpriseparty.C)Boughtheragoldnecklace.
B)Tookheronatripoverseas.D)Gaveherabigmodelplane.
10.A)Whatherhusbandandthemanareupto.B)Whathasbeentroublingherhusband.
C)Thetripherhusbandhasplanned.
D)Thegiftherhusbandhasbought.
11.A)Hewantstofindoutaboutthecouple’sholidayplan.
B)Heiseagertolearnhowthecouple’sholidayturnsout.
C)Hewilltellthewomanthesecretifherhusbandagrees.
D)Hewillbegladtobeaguideforthecouple’sholidaytrip.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Theytaketherival’sattitudeintoaccount.
B)Theyknowwhentoadoptatoughattitude.
C)Theyseetheimportanceofmakingcompromises.
D)Theyaresensitivetothedynamicsofanegotiation.
13.A)Theyknowwhentostop.C)Theyknowwhentomakecompromises.
B)Theyknowhowtoadapt.D)Theyknowhowtocontroltheiremotion.
14.A)Theyarepatient.C)Theyaregoodatexpression.
B)Theylearnquickly.D)Theyupholdtheirprinciples.
15.A)Clarifyitemsofnegotiation.C)Gettoknowtheotherside.
B)Makeclearone’sintentions.D)Formulateone’sstrategy.
SectionC
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)HowspaceresearchbenefitspeopleonEarth.B)WhentheInternationalSpaceStationwasbuilt.
C)Howmanyspaceshuttlemissionstherewillbe.
D)WhenAmerica’searliestspaceprogramstarted.
17.A)Theytriedtomakebestuseofthelatesttechnology.
B)Theytriedtomeetastronauts’specificrequirements.
C)Theydevelopedobjectsforastronautstouseinouterspace.
D)Theyaccuratelycalculatedthespeedoftheorbitingshuttles.
18.A)Theyareexpensivetomake.C)Theywerefirstmadeinspace.
B)Theyareextremelyaccurate.D)Theywereinventedinthe1970s.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Everythingwasnaturalandgenuinethen.
B)Peoplehadplentyoflandtocultivatethen.
C)Itmarkedthebeginningofsomethingnew.
D)ItwaswhenherancestorscametoAmerica.
20.A)Theywereknowntobecreative.C)Theyhadallkindsofentertainment.
B)Theyenjoyedlivingalifeofease.D)Theybelievedinworkingforgoals.
21.A)Chattingwithherancestors.C)Furnishinghercountryhouse.
B)Doingneedleworkbythefire.D)Polishingallthesilverwork.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Sitdownandtrytocalmyourself.C)Useamaptoidentifyyourlocation.
B)Callyourfamilyorfriendsforhelp.D)Trytofollowyourfootprintsback.
23.A)Youmayendupenteringawonderland.
B)Youmaygetdrownedinasuddenflood.
C)Youmayexposeyourselftounexpecteddangers.
D)Youmayfindawayoutwithoutyourknowingit.
24.A)Walkuphill.C)Startafire.
B)Lookforfood.D)Waitpatiently.
25.A)Checkthelocalweather.B)Findamapandacompass.
C)Prepareenoughfoodanddrink.
D)Informsomebodyofyourplan.
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Aratorpigeonmightnotbetheobviouschoicetotendtosomeonewhoissick,butthesecreatureshavesome26skillsthatcouldhelpthetreatmentofhumandiseases.Pigeonsareoftenseenasdirtybirdsandanurban27,buttheyarejustthelatestinalong
lineofanimalsthathavebeenfoundtohaveabilitiestohelphumans.Despitehavingabrainnobiggerthanthe28ofyourindexfinger,pigeonshaveaveryimpressive29memory.Recentlyitwasshownthattheycouldbetrainedtobeasaccurateashumansatdetectingbreastcancerinimages.Ratsareoften30withspreadingdiseaseratherthan31it,butthislong-tailedanimalishighly32.Insidearat'
snoseareupto1,000differenttypesofolfactoryreceptors(嗅觉感受器),whereashumansonlyhave100to200types.Thisgivesratstheabilitytodetect33smells.Asaresult,someratsarebeingputtoworktodetectTB(肺结核).Whentheratsdetectthesmell,theystopandrubtheirlegsto34asampleisinfected.Traditionally,ahundredsampleswouldtakelabtechniciansmorethantwodaysto35,butforaratittakeslessthan20minutes.Thisratdetectionmethoddoesn’trelyonspecialistequipment.Itisalsomoreaccurate–theratsareabletofindmoreTBinfectionsand,therefore,savemorelives.
A)associated
I)slight
B)examine
J)specify
C)indicate
K)superior
D)nuisance
L)suspicious
E)peak
M)tip
F)preventing
N)treated
G)prohibiting
O)visual
H)sensitive
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
DoIn-ClassExamsMakeStudentsStudyHarder?
Researchsuggeststheymaystudymorebroadlyfortheunexpectedratherthansearchforanswers.
A)Ihavealwaysbeenapoortest-taker.SoitmayseemratherstrangethatIhavereturnedtocollegetofinishthedegreeIleftundonesomefourdecadesago.IammakingmywaythroughColumbiaUniversity,surroundedbystudentswhoquicklysupplytheverbalanswerwhileIamstillprocessingthequestion.
B)Sincethereisnowayformetoavoidexams,Iamcurrentlyquestioningwhatkindarethemosttaxingandultimatelybeneficial.Ihavealreadysweatedthroughnumerousin-classmidtermsandfinals,andnowIhaveaprofessorwhoissuestake-homeones.IwasexcitedwhenIlearnedthis,figuringIhadafullweektodotheresearch,readthetexts,andwriteitallup.Infact,Iwasstillrewritingmymidtermthemorningitwasdue.TosayIhadlostthethreadisputtingitmildly.
C)AsIwassufferingthroughmyweekofanxiety,overthinkingthematerialandguessingmygraspofit,Ididsomeofmyownpollingamongstudentsandprofessors.DavidEisenbach,whoteachesapopularclassonU.S.presidentsatColumbia,prefersthein-classvariety.Hebelievesstudentsultimatelylearnmoreandencouragesthemtoformstudygroups.“Thatwaytheysocializeoverhistoryoutsidetheclass,whichwouldn'
thappenwithoutthepressureofanin-classexam,”heexplained