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SectionA
Direction:
Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestamens.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.
Question47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage
Highlyproficientmusicianshipishardwon.Although
it’softenassumedmusicalabilityusinherited,there
abundantevidencethatthisisn’tthecase.Whileitseems
’s
thatatbirthvirtuallyeveryonehasperfectpitch,thereasonsthatonechildisbetterthananotheraremotivationandpractice.
Highlymusicalchildrenweresungtomoreasinfantsandmoreencouragedtojoininsonggamesaskidsthanlessmusicalones,longbeforeanymusicalabilitycouldhavebeenevident.Studiesofclassicalmusiciansprovethatthebestonespracticedconsiderablymorefromchildhoodonwardsthanordinaryorchestralplayers,andthisisbecausetheir
parentswereatthemtoputinthehoursfromaveryyoungage.
Thesamewastrueofchildrenselectedforentrytospecialistmusicschools,comparedwiththosewhowererejected.Thechosenchildrenhadparentswhohadveryactivelysupervisedmusiclessonsanddailypracticefrom
youngages,givingupsubstantialperiodsofleisuretimetotakethechildrentolessonsandconcerts.
ThesingerMichaelJackson’sstory,althoughunusuallybrutalandextreme,isilluminationwhenconsideringmusicalprodigy(天才).Accountssuggestthathewassubjectedtocruelbeatingsandemotionaltorture,andthathewashumiliated(羞辱)constantlybyhisfather,WhatsetsJackson’sfamilyapartisthathisfatherusedhisreignofterrortotrainhischildrenasmusiciansanddancers.
OntopofhisextraabilityMichaelalsohadmoredrive.
Thismayhavebeentheresultofbeingtheclosestofhis
brothersandsisterstohismother.“Heseemeddifferentto
mefromtheotherchildren—special,〞Michael’smothersaidofhim.Shemaynothaverealizedthattreatinghersonas
specialmayhavebeenpartofthereasonbebecamelikethat.
Allinall,ifyouwanttobringupaMozartorBach,thekeyfactorishowhardyouarepreparedtocrackthewhip.Thankfully,mostofuswillprobablysettleforabitoffun
ontherecorderandsomeill-executedpiecesofmusic-onthepianofromourchildren.
注意:
此局部试题请在答题卡2上作答。
47.Accordingtotheauthor,achildhasmuchtodowiththeir.
’smusicalability
48.Inordertodevelopthemusicalabilityoftheirchildren,manyparentswillaccompanythemduringtheirpracticesacrificingalotofthenown.
49.Becauseoftheirfather’spressureandstrict
training,MichaelJacksonandsomeofhisbrothersandsisterseventuallybecame.
50.Michael’sextradriveformusicwaspartlyduetothefactthathewasbyhismother.
51.TobringupagreatmusicianlikeMozartorBach,willingnesstobestrictwithyourchildis
参考答案
47.Accordingtotheauthor,
achild’smusicalabilityhasmuchtodowiththeirmotivationandpractice
48.Inordertodevelopthemusicalabilityoftheirchildren,manyparentswillaccompanythemduringtheirpracticesacrificingalotofthenownleisuretime
49.Becauseoftheirfather’spressureandstricttraining,MichaelJacksonandsomeofhisbrothersandsisterseventuallybecamemusiciansanddancers
50.Michael’sextradriveformusicwaspartlyduetothe
factthathewastreatedasspecialbyhismother。
51.TobringupagreatmusicianlikeMozartorBach,willingnesstobestrictwithyourchildisthekeyfactor
SectionB
Directions:
Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),
B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions52to56arebasedpmthefollowingpassage.
In2021,manyshopperschosetoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.
Whatwentwrong?
Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagant
indulgences?
Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively—and
thereforemakebaddecisions—whenonline?
Bothargumentsare
plausible.However,thereisathirdfactor:
aquestionof
touch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,
thefallofafoldor,forthatmatter,theweightofan
earring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.
WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencebetweentheonlineandofflineshoppingexperience.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfand
pointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.
Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelf
but,thistime,removingthebookandthemsubtlyholding
ontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthe
customer’shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook,
13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebook
showedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?
Wefeelsomething
similartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinour
hand.That’swhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionby
greetingstrangersandfriendswithahandshake.Inthiscase,
havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingitmight
generateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore.
Arecentstudyalsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcametoconventionalmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformedwhendeliveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.Brainimagingshowedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcenterofthebrainwasactivated,thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouchbecomespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession.
Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshoppingexperience.
注意:
此局部试题请在答题卡2上作答。
52.Whydopeopleprefershoppingonlineaccordingtothe
author?
A)Itismorecomfortableandconvenient.
B)Itsavesthemalotofmoneyandtime.
C)Itoffersthemalotmoreoptionsandbargains.
D)Itgivesthemmoretimetothinkabouttheirpurchase.
53.Whydomorecustomersreturntheirpurchasesbought
online?
A)Theyregrettedindulgingincostlyitemsintherecession.
B)Theychangedtheirmindbythetimethegoodsweredelivered.
C)Theyhadnochancetotouchthemwhenshoppingonline.
D)Theylaterfoundthequalityofgoodsbelowtheirexpectations.
54.Whatisthepurposeofauthor’sexperiment?
A)Totesthishypothesisaboutonlineshopping.
B)Tofindoutpeople’sreactiontohisrecentbook.
C)Tofindwaystoincreasethesaleofhisnewbook.
D)Totrydifferentapproachestosalespromotion.
55.Howmightpeoplefeelafterlettinggoofsomethingtheyheld?
A)AsenseofdisappointmentC)Asubtlelossofinterest
B)Moremotivatedtoownit.D)Lesssensitivetoits
texture.
56.Whatdoestrainimaginginarecentstudyreveal?
A)Conventionalletterscontainsubtlemessages.
B)Alackoftouchisthechiefobstacletoe-commerce.
C)Emaillacksthepotentialtoactivatethebrain.
D)Physicaltouchhelpsformasenseofpossession.PassageTwo
Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Apparentlyeveryoneknowsthatglobalwarmingonlymakesclimatemoreextreme.Ahot,drysummerhastriggeredanotherfloodofsuchclaims.And,whilemanyinterestsareatwork,oneoftheplayersthatbenefitsthemostfromthisstoryare
themedia:
thenotionof“extreme〞climatesimplymakesformorecompellingnews.
ConsiderPaulKrugmanwritingbreathlesslyintheNew
YorkTimesaboutthe“risingincidenceofextremeevents,〞HeclaimsthatglobalwarmingcausedthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest,andthatsupposedlyrecord-highcornpricescouldcauseaglobalfoodcrisis.
ButtheUnitedNationsclimatepanel’slatestassessmenttellsuspreciselytheopposite.For“NorthAmericathereis
mediumconfidencethattherehasanoverallslighttendencytowardlessdryness〞Moreover,thereisnowaythatKrugman
couldhaveidentifiedthisdroughtasbeingcausedbyglobalwarmingwithoutatimemachine;Climatemodelsestimatethatsuchdetectionwillbepossibleby2048,attheearliest.
And,fortunately,thisyear’sdroughtappearsunlikely
tocauseafoodcrisis,asglobalriceandwheatsupplies
retainplentiful.Moreover,Krugmanoverlooksinflation:
Priceshaveincreasedsix-foldsince1969.so,whilecom
futures(期货)didsetarecordofaboutS8perbushel(葡式
耳)inlateJuly,theinflation-adjustedpriceofcornwashigherthroughoutmostofthe1970s,reaching516in1974.
Finally,Krugmanconvenientlyforgetsthatconcernsabout
globalwarmingarethemainreasonthatcornpriceshave
skyrocketedsince2005.Nowadays40percentofcorngrownin
theUnitedStatesisusedtoproduceethanol(乙醇),whichdoes
absolutelynothingfortheclimate,butcertainlydistorts
thepriceofcorn—attheexpenseofmanyof