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5.Overaverylargenumberoftrials,theprobabilityofaneventisequaltothe

probabilitythatitwillnotoccur.

A.occurringB.occurredC.occursD.occur

6.Stateleadersofeachgenerationhavetothinkabouthowto___complicatedeconomicissues.

A.adoreB.assembleC.addressD.alienate

7.In2021,SarkozythreatenedtoboycotttheOlympicGamesinBeijing,___kowtowshortlyafterwardsbypromisingnevertointerferewithChina’saffairs.

A.onlytoB.soastoC.astoD.priorto

8.Newmethodsofirrigationcanreducewaterconsumptionbyroughly30%____conventionalsystems.

A.butforB.comparedwithC.relatedtoD.otherthan

9.Aslongasyouarepursuingyourdream,youreffortswilleventually____.

A.wearoffB.payoffC.wardoffD.turnoff

10.Theyoungeryoubegin____,theeasieritistoremainphysicallyactivethroughoutyourlife.

A.settingoutB.figuringoutC.runningoutD.workingout

11.TheMaoripeoplearenativesof____.

A.AustraliaB.CanadaC.IrelandD.NewZealand

12.TheBritishmonarchistheHeadof____.

A.ParliamentB.StateC.GovernmentD.Cabinet

13.AmericanscelebrateIndependenceDayon____.

A.July4thB.October11thC.May31stD.September6th

14.Canadaisboundedonthenorthby____.

A.thePacificOceanB.theAtlanticOcean

C.theArcticOceanD.theGreatLakes

15.WhoistheauthorofTheWasteLana?

A.GeorgeBernardShaw.B.W.B.Yeats.

C.DylanThomas.D.T.S.Eliot.

16.WhichofthefollowingnovelistswroteTheSoundandtheFury?

A.WilliamFaulkner.B.ErnestHemingway.

C.ScottFitzgerald.D.JohnSteinbeck.

17."

Thelettucewaslonelywithouttomatoesandcucumbersforcompany"

isanexample

of____.

A.exaggerationB.understatement

C.personificationD.synecdoche

18.InEnglishifawordbeginswitha[l]ora[r],thenthenextsoundmustbeavowel.Thisisa（n）____.

A.assimilationruleB.sequentialrule

C.deletionruleD.grammarrule

19.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofclipping?

A.APEC.B.Motel.C.Xerox.D.Disco.

20.Thetypeoflanguagewhichisselectedasappropriatetoaparticulartypeofsituationiscalled____.

A.registerB.dialectC.slangD.variety

II.Cloze

Directions:

Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.15Choicesmarkedfrom[A]to[O]areprovided.Youshouldchoose10suitableanswersforthese10blanks.〔共10小题，每题2分，共20分〕

America’smostpopularnewspaperwebsitetodayannouncedthattheeraoffreeonlinejournalismisdrawingtoaclose.TheNewYorkTimeshasbecomethebiggestpublisheryet

tosetoutplansforapaywallarounditsdigitaloffering,21theacceptedpracticethatinternetuserswillnotpayfornews.Strugglingwithanevaporationofadvertisingandadownwarddriftinstreetcornersales,TheNewYorkTimesintendstointroducea“metered〞

modelatthebeginningof2021.Readerswillberequiredtopaywhentheyhave22a

setnumberofitsonlinearticlespermonth.Thedecisionputsthe159-year-oldnewspaperon

thechargingsideofan23widechasm（鸿沟〕inthemediaindustry.Butothers,

includingtheGuardian,havesaidtheywillnot24internetreaders.TheNewYork

Times’publisher,ArthurSulzberger,25thatthemoveisagamble.Boastingaprint

2.of995,000onweekdaysand1.4milliononSundays.TheNewYorkTimesisthethirdbestsellingAmericannewspaper,behindtheWallStreetJournalandUSAToday.WhilemostUSpapersfocusonasinglecity,theNewYorkTimesisamongthefewthatcanclaim

3.scope—aswellas16bureausintheNewYorkarea,ithas11officesaroundtheUSandmaintains26bureauselsewhereintheworld.Butlikemanyinthepublishingindustry,

thepaperisinthegripofa28financialcrisis.Itsparentcompany,theNewYork

TimesCompany,has15papers,but29alossof$70millionintheninemonthsto

Septemberandrecentlyaccepteda$250million30fromaMexicanbillionaire,Carlos

Slim,tostrengthenitsbalancesheet.

A.national

B.interactively

C.circulation

D.loan

E.crude

F.exceeded

G.charge

H.ascend

I.abandoning

J.suffered

K.serious

L.deducting

M.increasingly

N.evaluation

O.acknowledged

III.ReadingComprehension

Thereare4passagesinthispart.Aftereachpassage,thereare5questions.ForeachquestiontherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Pleasechoosethemostsuitableanswerforeachquestion.〔共20小题，每题4分，共80分〕

PassageOne

Ayearago,mybossannouncedthatourlargeNewYorkadagencywouldbemovingtoanopenoffice.Afternineyearsasaseniorwriter,Iwasforcedtotradeinmyprivateofficeforaseatatalong,sharedtable.Itfeltlikemybosshadrippedoffmyclothesandleftmestandinginmyunderwear.

However,about70percentofU.S.officesnowhavenoorlowpartitions.SiliconValleyhasbeentheleaderinbringingdownthedividers.Google,YahooandAmericanExpressarealladherents.Facebookdesignedthelargestopenfloorplanintheworld,housingnearly3,000engineers.

Thesenewfloorplansareidealformaximizingacompany’sspacewhileminimizingcosts.Bosseslovetheabilitytokeepaclosereyeontheiremployees,ensuringmovie-watching,constantsocialmedia-browsingandunlimitedpersonalcellphoneuseisn’toccupyingbillinghours.

Whileemployeesfeellikethey’repartofarelaxed,innovativeenterprise,theenvironmentultimatelydamagesworkers’attentionspans,creativityandsatisfaction.Furthermore,asenseofprivacyboostsjobperformance,whiletheoppositecancausefeelingofhelplessness.Inadditiontothedistractions,mycolleaguesandIhavebeenmorevulnerabletoillness.Lastfluseasontookdownasuccessionofmyco-workerslikedominoes.

Asthenewspaceintended,I’veformedinteresting,unexpectedbondswithmycolleagues.Butmypersonalperformanceatworkhashitanall-timelow.Eachday,myassociatesandIareseatedatatablestaringateachother,havinganongoing12-personconversationfrom9amto5pmthosewhohaveworkedinprivateofficesfordecadeshaveproventobethemostnoisyandtough.Theyhaven’thadtoconsiderhowtheirloudhabitsaffectothers,soIcanonlyworkeffectivelyduringtimeswhennooneelseisaround,orifIisolatemyselfinoneofthesmall,constantlysought-after,glass-windowedmeetingrooms.

Tomaketheopen-officemodelwork,employershavetotakemeasurestoimproveworkefficiency.Forone,theyshouldcreatemoreprivateareas----oneswithoutopenwindows.Also,

theyshouldimplementrulesonwheninteractionshouldbelimited.Andplease,let’seliminatethemusicthatblanketsourworkspaces.Companiescouldsimplyjoinanothertrend----allowingemployeestoworkfromhome.Thatmodelboostsproductivity,with

employeesworkingmorehoursandtakingfewerbreaks.Therearefewerinterruptionswhenemployeesworkremotely.Athome,mygreatestdistractionistherefrigerator.

1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Theauthorenjoyedworkinginanopenoffice.

B.Thisopen-officemodelhasgainedpopularity.

C.Companiesarecompelledtoshifttoanopenoffice.

D.GoogleandYahoorefusetogoalongwiththetrend.

2.Largeopenfloorplanscanhelpbossesto____.

A.reduceinvestmentinresearch

B.showmoviestoworkersintheoffice

C.superviseco-workers’conversations

D.restricttheuseofpersonalcellphones

3.AccordingtoParagraph4,anopenoffice____.

A.canbenefitworkers’mentalhealth

B.bringsnorelaxationtoworkersatall

C.adverselyaffectsproductivityandhealth

D.contributetobetterproductivity

4.ItcanbeconcludedfromParagraph5thatinanopenoffice___.

A.fellowworkersarelikelytospendalongtimetalking

B.one’spersonalperformancecanbeimprovedeasily

C.workefficiencycanbeensuredamidfrequentinteraction

D.mostoftheworkerscaneasilybecomeclosefriends

5.Thelastsentenceofthispassagesuggeststhattheauthor___.

A.canhardlyconcentrateonhisworkathome

B.oftensuffersfromthenoiseoftherefrigerator

C.worksmoreefficientlyathomethanintheopenoffice

D.hasnobodytotalktowhileworkingathome

PassageTwo

Themosquito-borneZikavirus,whichhasspreadto22countriesintheAmericas,isterrifyingtopregnantwomenandtheirpartners.Thevirusmaycausebirthdefectsinbabieswhosemotherswereinfectedduringpregnancy.InBrazilmorethan4,000havebeenbornwithabnormallysmallheadssincelastOctober,comparedwithfewerthan200inatypicalyear.Theresponseofseveralgovernmentshastriggeredadebateaboutabortionandbirthcontrolwhichmayoutlasttheoutbreakitself.

Itstartedaftersomegovernmentsadvisedwomentodelaygettingpregnant.Colombia,whichhasthesecond-highestnumberofinfectionsafterBrazil,advisedwomentowaitsixtoeightmonths.Jamaicaissuedasimilarrecommendation,eventhoughnocasesofZikahaveyetbeenreportedthere.ElSalvador’sgovernmentsuggestedthatwomenshoulddelaypregnancyuntil2021.Panama