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SectionIUseofEnglish

　　Directions:

　　Readthefollowingtext。

Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，CorDonANSWERSHEET1（10points）

　　Inourcontemporaryculture，theprospectofcommunicatingwith-orevenlookingat-astrangerisvirtuallyunbearableEveryonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyfiddlewiththeirphones，evenwithouta 1  underground

　　It'sasadreality-ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings-becausethere's2  tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldn'tknowit， 3 intoyourphone.Thisuniversalarmorsendsthe 4 ：

"Pleasedon'tapproachme."

　　Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide 5 ourscreens?

　　Oneanswerisfear,accordingtoJonWortmann,executivementalcoachWefearrejection，orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe 6 as"creep,"Wefearwe'IIbe 7 Wefearwe'IIbedisruptiveStrangersareinherently 8 tous，sowearemorelikelytofeel 9 whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintancesToavoidthisanxiety,we  10 toourphones."Phonesbecomeoursecurityblanket，"Wortmannsays."Theyareourhappy

　　glassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore 11 ."

　　Butonceweripoffthebandaid，tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup，itdoesn't12  sobad.Inone2011experiment，behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:

Starta 13 .TheyhadChicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow 14 ."WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto 15 howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir 16 wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,"theNewYorkTimessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidn'texpectapositiveexperience,afterthey 17 with

theexperiment,"notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeensnubbed."

　　18 ,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosesanscommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense, 19 humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.It'sthat  20 :

Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.

　　1.[A]ticket[B]permit[C]signall[D]record

2.[A]nothing[B]link          [C]another           [D]much

3.[A]beaten[B]guided        [C]plugged          [D]brought

4.[A]message[B]cede           [C]notice[D]sign

5.[A]under[B]beyond      [C]behind[D]from

　　6.[A]misinterprete[B]misapplied    [C]misadjusted      [D]mismatched

7.[A]fired [B]judged        [C]replaced         [D]delayed

8.[A]unreasonable[B]ungreatful    [C]unconventional   [D]unfamiliar

9.[A]comfortable [B]anxious     [C]confident        [D]angry

10.[A]attend  [B]point[C]take[D]turn

　　11.[A]dangerous[B]mysterious [C]violent[D]boring

12.[A]hurt[B]resis[C]bend [D]decay

13.[A]lecture[B]conversation   [C]debate        [D]negotiation

14.[A]trainees[B]employees     [C]researchers [D]passengers

15.[A]reveal[B]choose        [C]predictl [D]design

　　16.[A]voyage  [B]flight[C]walk[D]ride

17.[A]wentthrough[B]didaway [C]caughtup      [D]putup

18.[A]Inturn[B]Inparticular   [C]Infact         [D]Inconsequence

19.[A]unless[B]since[C]if[D]whereas

20.[A]funny   [B]simple[C]Iogical [D]rare

　SectionⅡReadingComprehension

　　PartA

　　Directions:

　　Text1

　　Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys.Peopleartactuallymorestressedathomethanatwork.Researchersmeasuredpeople'scortntlol.Whichisitatstressmarker.Whiletheywereatworkandwhiletheywereathomeandfoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge.

　　"Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,wefoundthatwomenaswellasmenhavelowerlevelsofstressatworkthanathome,"writesoneoftheresearchers.SarahDamaske,Infactwomensaytheyfeelbetteratwork.Shenotes."itismennotwomen.Whoreportbeingbappicrathomethanatwork,"Anothersurpriseisthatthefindingsholdtrueforboththosewithchildrcnandwithout,butmoresofornonparents.Thisiswhypcoplcwhoworkoutsidethehomehavebetterhealth.

　　Whatthestudydoesn'tmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingworkwhenthey'reathome,whetheritishouseholdworkorworkbroughthomefromtheoffice.Formanymen,theendoftheworkdayisatimetokickback.Forwomenwhostayhome,theynevergettoleavetheoffice.Andforwomenwhoworkoutsidethehome,theyoftenareplayingcatch-up-with-householdtasks.Withtheblurringofroles,andthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindtheworkplaceinmakingadjustmentsforworkingwomen,it'snotsurprisingthatwomenaremorestressedathome.

　　Butit'snotjustagenderthing.Atwork,peopleprettymuchknowwhatthey'resupposedtobedoing:

working,makingmoney,doingthetaskstheyhavetodoinordertodrawanincome.Thebargainisverypure:

Employeeputsinhoursofphysicalormentallaborandemployeedrawsoutlife-sustainingmoola.

　　Onthehomefront,however,peoplehavenosuchclarity.Rareisthehouseholdinwhichthedivisionoflaborissoclinicallyandmethodicallylaidout.Therearealotoftaskstobedone,thereareinadequaterewardsformostofthem.Yourhomecolleagues-yourfamily-havenoclearrewardsfortheirlabor;theyneedtobetalkedintoit,orifthey'reteenagers,threatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.Plus,they'reyourfamily.Youcannotfireyourfamily.Youneverreallygettogohomefromhome.

　　Soit'snotsurprisingthatpeoplearemorestressedathome.Notonlyarethetasksapparentlyinfinite,theco-workersaremuchhardertomotivate.

　　21.AccordingtoParagraph1，mostprevioussurveysfoundthathome___________

　　[A]wasanunrealisticplaceforrelaxation

[B]generatedmorestressthantheworkplace

[C]wasanidealplaceforstressmeasurement

[D]offeredgreaterrelaxationthantheworkplace

　　22.AccordingtoDamaske，whoarelikelytobethehappiestathome?

　　[A]Workingmothers

[B]Childlesshusbands

[C]Childlesswives

[D]Workingfathers

　　23Theblurringofworkingwomen'srolesreferstothefactthay___________

　　[A]theyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives

[B]theirhomeisalsoaplaceforkickingback

[C]thereisoftenmuchhouseworkleftbehind

[D]itisdifficultforthemtoleavetheiroffice

　　24.Theword"moola"（Line4，Para4）mostprobablymeans___________

　　[A]energy

[B]skills

[C]earnings

[D]nutrition

　　25.Thehomefrontdiffersfromtheworkplaceinthat_____________

　　[A]homeishardlyacozierworkingenvironment

[B]divisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cut

[C]householdtasksaregenerallymoremotivating

[D]familylaborisoftenadequatelyrewarded

　　Text2

　　Foryears,studieshavefoundthatfirst-generationcollegestudents-thosewhodonothaveaparentwithacollegedegree-lagotherstudentsonarangeofeducationachievementfactors.Theirgradesarelowerandtheirdropoutratesarehigher.Butsincesuchstudentsaremostlikelytoadvanceeconomicallyiftheysucceedinhighereducation,collegesanduniversitieshavepushedfordecadestorecruitmoreofthem.Thishascreated"aparadox"inthatrecruitingfirst-generationstudents,butthenwatchingmanyofthemfail,meansthathighereducationhas"continuedtoreproduceandwiden,ratherthanclose"achievementgapbasedonsocialclass,accordingtothedepressingbeginningofapaperforthcominginthejournalPsychologicalSciense.

　　Butthearticleisactuallyquiteoptimistic,asitoutlinesapotentialsolutiontothisproblem,suggestingthatanapproach（whichinvolvesaone-hour,next-to-no-costprogram）canclose63percentoftheachievementgap（measuredbysuchfactorsasgrades）betweenfirst-generationandotherstudents.

　　Theauthorsofthepaperarefromdifferentuniversities,andtheirfindinsarebasedonastudyinvolving147students（whocompletedtheproject）atanunnamedprivateuniversity．Firstgenerationwasdefinedasnothavingaparentwithafour-yearcollegedegreeMostofthefirst-generationstudents（59.1percent）wererecipientsofPellGrants，afederalgrantforundergraduateswithfinancialneed，whilethiswastrueonlyfor8.6percentofthestudentswitatleastoneparentwithafour-yeardegree

　　Theirthesis-thatarelativelymodestinterventioncouldhaveabigimpact-wasbasedontheviewthatfirst-generationstudentsmaybemostlackingnotinpotentialbutinpracticalknowledgeabouthowtodealwiththeissuesthatfacemostcollegestudentsTheycitepastresearchbyseveralauthorstoshowthatthisisthegapthatmustbenarrowedtoclosetheachievementgap.

　　Manyfirst-generationstudents"struggletonavigatethemiddle-classcultureofhighereducation，learnthe'rulesofthegame，'andtakeadvantageofcollegeresources,"theywriteAndthisbecomesmoreofaproblemwhencollagesdon'ttalkabouttheclassadvantageanddisadvantagesofdifferentgroupsofstudentsBecauseUScollegesanduniversitiesseldomacknowledgehowsocialclasscanaffectstudents'educationalexperience，manyfirst-generationstudentslacksightaboutwhytheyarestrugglinganddonotunderstandhowstudents'likethemcanimprove

　　26.Recruitingmorefirst-generationstudentshas

　　[A]reducedtheirdropoutrates

[B]narrowedtheachievementgao

[C]misseditsoriginalpurpose

[D]depressedcollegestudents

　　27Theauthoroftheresearcharticleareoptimisticbecause

　　[A]theproblemissolvable

[B]theirapproachiscostless

[qtherecruitingratehasincreased

[D]theirfindingappealtostudents

　　28Thestudysuggeststhatmostfirst-generationstudents

　　[A]studyatpriv