1、2.A. At a bus stop. B. At home. C. At the airport. D. At a supermarket.3.A. Manager and employee. B. Teacher and student.C. Husband and wife. D. Brother and sister.4.A. He went to a picture show. B. He painted some pictures. C. He watched a football match on TV. D. He went out to play football.5. A.
2、 The mouse. B. The price. C. The monitor. D. The keyboard.6.A. The man shouldnt be so anxious. B. Shes already an hour late. C. The man shouldnt wait to be interviewed. D. Shes too nervous to calm down.7. A. It is his favorite book. B. It is not worth reading. C. It is not the one he likes. D. It is
3、 better than he expected.8. A. Business is not necessarily good at the turn of the year. B. Business is always good at the end of the year. C. Businessmen are the busiest people at the end of the year. D. There will be many cases at the end of the year.9.A. She didnt like it at all. B. She thought i
4、t was very easy. C. She thought it was too hard for her to follow. D. She thought the instructor was very good.10. A. They will make a phone call to Dr. Smith tomorrow. B. They can put down the clock because it is always slow. C. Dr. Smith was late for the call. D. They can call on Dr. Smith tomorro
5、w.Section B In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation and the passages. The conversation and the passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, re
6、ad the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. The impact of painful memories.B. New research on a pill and the argument about it. C. A way of wiping out painful
7、 memories.D. A proper method for changing memories.12. A. It can cause the brain to fix memories.B. It can stop people remembering bad experiences.C. It can prevent the body producing certain chemicals.D. It can wipe out the emotional effects of memories.13. A. Experts are not sure about the effects
8、 of the pill.B. The pill will certainly stop peoples emotional memories.C. Taking the pill will do harm to peoples physical health.D. The pill has already been produced and used by the American public.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Wearing high heels can improve wo
9、mens balance.B. Wearing high heels exposes women to strains.C. Wearing high heels can result in back pain.D. Wearing high heels can lead to unhealthy walking patterns.15. A. They should choose proper heels.B. They should exercise their ankle muscles properly.C. They should measure the strength of th
10、eir ankles frequently.D. They should give up the habit of wearing high heels.16. A. Because they thought it was fashionable.B. Because it was a symbol of status.C. Because it could help them to shoot their bow and arrow more effectively.D. Because it was required by European emperors.Questions17 thr
11、ough 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. Believing in themselves. B. Writing a book. C. Challenging their life. D. Asking for help.18. A. She makes childrens programs.B. She gets involved in legal decisions.C. She simplifies a judges job.D. She explains the function of the law in simpl
12、e words.19. A. Sharing things with others. B. Solving problems.C. Talking with others. D. Having her opinions heard.20. A. A judges reflection on her job and life.B. The success of a childrens program.C. The importance of law in daily life.D. The problems people meet in court.II. Grammar and Vocabul
13、ary After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.However depressed you may be feelin
14、g now, if you look back, there certainly will have been events that made you happymaybe the time (21) _ you bought your first bicycle or you were awarded a scholarship. When good things happen, we feel excited, proud and happy. But the problem is, happiness doesnt usually last. The excitement of tha
15、t first bicycle purchase wears off, and the pride in the scholarship gives way to the stress of performing (22) _ (well) on the next exam. Psychologists call this phenomenon hedonic adaptation (享乐适应症)that is, (23) _ _ _ good something makes us feel, most of the time we drift back to (24) _ we starte
16、d. An often (25) _ (quote) example is that lottery winners are no happier than non-winners eighteen months after their win. But dont despair. It is possible to make happiness last. Psychologists have found two anti-adaptation tools that are effective in sustaining happiness: variety and appreciation
17、. Variety is, as we all know, the spice of life. But its also a useful weapon (26) _ adaptation. Positive changes that (27) _ (experience) in a variety of ways are more likely to lead to lasting happiness. For example, you will feel happier about your volunteer work (28) _ you are able to cope with
18、new tasks every week. The second tool, appreciation, is in many ways the opposite of adaptation. Its about focusing on something, instead of letting it fade into the background. It is only when you appreciate something (29) _ an enduring feeling of happiness will follow. Human beings spend a lot of
19、time figuring out what makes them happy, but not enough time (30)_ (try) to hang on to the happiness they already have. This is like focusing all your energy on making more money, without giving any thought to what you will do with the money. The key to happiness is to not only look for new opportun
20、ities but also to make the most of the ones youve been given. Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. coupled B. currently C. head D. depressing E. product F. target G. suggest H. capability I. sco
21、re J. potentially K. trickyWant to figure out if someone is a psychopath (精神变态者)? Ask them what their favourite song is. A New York University study last year found that people who loved Eminems Lose Yourself and Justin Biebers What Do You Mean? were more likely to (31) highly on the psychopathy sca
22、le than people who were into Dire Straits.Over the past few years, Spotify has been enhancing its data analytic (32) in an attempt to help marketers (33) consumers with adverts tailored to the mood theyre in. They infer this from the sort of music youre listening to, (34) with where and when youre l
23、istening to it, along with third-party data that might be available.Now, to be clear, theres nothing particularly (35) about what Spotify is doing with your data. I certainly dont think that they are working with shadowy consulting firms to serve you ads promoting a culture war while youre listening
24、 to the songs that (36) you might be in a casually racist mood. Nevertheless, I find it (37) that our personal private moments with music are increasingly being turned into data points and sold to advertisers.You can see where this could go, cant you? As ad targeting gets ever more complicated, mark
25、eters will have the ability to target our emotions in (38) exploitative ways. According to one study, titled Misery Is Not Miserly, you are more likely to spend more on a (39) if youre feeling sad. You can imagine some companies might take advantage of that. And on that note, Im feeling a little dow
26、n about all this. Ill (40) off to treat myself to something expensive.III. Reading Comprehension For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. The constant working engine that drive
27、s the majority of human action is, undoubtedly, the fragrant dream of individualism. And while the presence of its scent is (41) throughout the world entirely, its value is worshipped (敬奉) to such an extent in a land no other than that of America.As the framework of its history, America holds indivi
28、duality as the ever-popular green light, the essence of which becomes the symbol of hope for, well, almost everything. In fact, in Americas current social status, individuality has become something of a birthright, and a (42) applied upon the face of the media, where it was (43) valued as the Americ
29、an dream. There is no denying the popularity of this idol in American society, and little hope for (44) it.However, (45) most pride themselves in their individualistic state, perhaps humans, when stripped (剥) to their core (核心), are everything but.It is no new discovery that people are the sum of their experiences. The overwhelming majority of human experiences involve other humans, along with the (46) and relationships between them. It is a (47) occurrence when a life is built upon events without this stimulus. Indeed, interaction is the core of experience. Therefore, in order that hu
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