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1、Section BDirections: In Secfinn li wu wilt hear z»rr>andlonger cc八兜Maimm afMiyou will be af:edseveral“n euvh of tSic pass电cs sui ihc cumezuMm 77k?分“心3 and ihe cvnxxrsafion w ill he tvad tw ice, but the qitiiofis will Z spoken w)ly o/ice. When ywi hear a qudsi2n. reetd fhe fuM'加。心ts on yo
2、w ptr and dwd& wiiK'h ex would Ae the 卜3 anwxer tire quetfut/f U9U how heard.Quition% 11 thr(»ugh 13 arc based on the f(>ll(>Ming puagc.11 A. More diceriii).H. Les are、”!.C. More resolute. I) Less attmctivc.12. A. To find out h<z cIMis can aflect jxroplc's feelings.B. To sh
3、e、how scientist pny mot,e atlcnlioii (o delnik.C. Io prove people make fewer mistakes in lab coats.D. lb test the effext of clcuhcs on people's attention.13. A. Body movements change the va> people think.B. How people dress can change their appearance.C. Whai people uear am their perfomxince.
4、D. Fcvplc doing diflcreni ioba wear diflvrent ckuhus.Questions 14 thruuuh 16 aru based on the follow in)» passage.14. A. Exp<?n$ who specialize in preveming natural disasters.B. People tfaiiwd t。respond to medical a»»crcncks.C. Super heroes devoted <o <lefa)dmg the earthD. Do
5、ctors and nuncs who provide medical service,B. Busv hut secure<15. A. Decent and promising.C. Tough and MiesGilD Deitiandin kit uell-paid.16. A. Passing a physical training prngniin.B. Getting a certificate in/W(心肺安苏术).D Keeping calm in any 0KMion.C. Possessing a medical school diploma.Questions
6、17 through 20are based on tbc following conversation.18.A. 18-26.B. 27-35.C 36 Ms.D. 46-55.A. Jogging.B. Swimming.C. Tennis.D. Cycling.A. Launch a new promotion carnpHign.B. Carry <mi1 another survey.C. 尿esc (he pnxluction of aihkdu sIkkjn.D. Hold more athletic competitions.20.A. Make product ino
7、rc appealing.B. Folknv tlic trend.C. Focus on fitness business.I>. 1arge< older oiwomers.Section BDirections: Contpleie83Mge by usi摩 the wc泌 山 ihc box. Each oni can only be ied once. Ao/e thatthere Is one hwy/ move i%an you wedA. distributedB. absohiielyC. in lectionsD. consumeE. hnrhorF. reli
8、anceG. potentialH. specificI. origiiKileJ, respectivelyK. revealedMicroplastic FoliationIn the past tew years, scientists have found ini cropland cs in our soil, tap water, honied water, beer and even in the air wc brwtiic. And there's growing wnccni about Uic 31 health risk lJ)cx pus to huij:an
9、sThe neu analysis in (he UK have discovered microplaslics widely 32 across all 10 lakes and rivers sampled. More than 1.000 small pieces of pktstic per litre were found in the River Ttnne. which was 33 lastyear as the most ixilluied place tested worldw ide. Even in I'elatively remote places such
10、 as the Falls of Dixhaii and Loch Lomond in Scotland, Iwo or three pieces per hire were (bundMicroplastics arc not a 34 kind of plastic, but rather any type of small pieces of plastic that is less tlwn5 mm in length according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atiwspheric Adminiscraiion. They may 35 f
11、roma variety of sources, including cosmetics, cloihiiig. and industrial processesHumans are knovn to 36 the liny plaslic particles through (bod 方nd water, but the possible healtheffects on people and ecosystems have yet to 加 determined. One study, in Singapore< has found that microptelics can37 h
12、arm till microbe* (微 生物).Research by the National University of Singapore found more limn 400 types of bacteria on 275 pieces of micrvplasiic coliecud from local beaches. They included insects that cause astroenitis JI石国炎)and wound 38 in humans.*'Microplastics art being found 39 everywhere but w
13、c do not know the harm they couki be doing/' &iid Christian Dunn at Bangor University; Wales, uho led the work. uk's no use looking back in 20 years' time and saying: *lf only uc'd realized just how bad it was/ Wc need to be monitoriiig our watcis now and wc need to inuik. as a c
14、ounuy and a world, how wc can be reducing our 40 on plaslic.”III. Reuding CoinprlieasionSection ADirections: For each blank hi ihe jcHowMg paage there are four word or phivw rnarked 4 P. C and D Fill m each blank with the M ord or phrase that hesifits the context.Since 200& the avenige labour-tb
15、ree parlidpatinn rate of 55-1。6d-year-olds in OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries has risen by eigln percentage points. A new Oh<i> repotl Working Belter with Age", points out that the employment of older workers is II if prosperity is to 收 iiunnmined. T
16、hal can belukcn a$ a sign dial oiu society is finally 42 the value of its older employee?.Retirement gives you i!k chnnec to sleep late and avoid the moniing rush hours. No longer do you have to sit ihrougJi endless inklings or check email frequency. Bui work can keep ihe mind aciive and gives peopl
17、e a43 in life. The first month of retirement may seein pleasant, but 1-1 is sure to come. Grand plaits io learn languages and travel the uurid can quickly loe ilieir appeal. 45, the company of colleaguesprovides a social neuvork; spending all ueek at home can leacl to loneliness.Working lunger liouk
18、l be eusier nou thiit mst jobs require 16, lather thun manual* labour. Of course.Biany people are zDiking longer not because incy ci)joy utat they do, bm because tltcy caiinoi aflbrd io 47 Thal is not just because governnwnts have been pushing up ibe stale retirement age 48 the average age aiwhich p
19、eople acluHJy retire dillcis from (lie oflkial age by several years.】n part, that k bccauyc many pcopk do not rely «xi Uk ?Uaie pension as 1heir only source of iiKome and need work-related pensions to supplement it.However, companies are giihially 49 pensions linked to final salaries with defin
20、ed contribuhon' schemes. Under die latter, workers cud up with a pvt of savings at rctii-cnienl tlial needs to Ik 50. The jneome from such pots has been jcduccd by vcryr low intarst rates. Women tend to have smaller rciKmcnt pots (thanks to their years spent raising cliildrm), making their diffi
21、cuhies even more 51. They need to keep workiny.Older workers may leel 52, particularly when il comes to promotion. Two issues seem to hold53 back. The first is that older workers tend to 54 higher salaries, because oHie seniorily system. The secund is,55 of skills ; one in three 55- tu 65-year-ulds
22、in OECD countries eithei lavkcomputer experience or cannot pass technology tests. Such problems can be resolved with proper training, hvt the over-55s should take it u|)cn themselves to keep up with technological changes.41. A. shortsightedB. vitalC. adequateD. unncccKnry42. A. recognizingB. assessi
23、ngC. quesuoningD tiafislbrnung43. A. frameB. choiceC. lessonD. purpose44. libertyB. boredomC. pr-oritj,D morivation45. A. HoweverB. InsteadC. ThereforeD Furthermore46. A. menialB. simpleC. phyiicalD. roirtinc47. A. proceedB. continueC. persistD. quit48, A. In conclusionB. In oiher wordsC. In practic
24、eD In pftriiciitar49. A. replacingB. himishingC. increasingI), combining50. A. rcgiMcredB. reinvestedC. refundedD removed51. A. personalB. severeC. emotionalD. practical52. A. competitiveB. da mil, antC. distinguishedD disadvantage53. A. employersB. researchesC. employeesD female work(51. A. command
25、B. ensureC. opposeD. ignore55. A. mngeB. dMiplineC. Rhon侬D seiIII. Reuding CoinprlieasionSection ADirections: For each blank hi ihe jcHowMg paage there are four word or phivw rnarked 4 P. C and D Fill m each blank with the M ord or phrase that hesifits the context.Since 200& the avenige labour-t
26、bree parlidpatinn rate of 55-1。6d-year-olds in OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries has risen by eigln percentage points. A new Oh<i> repotl Working Belter with Age", points out that the employment of older workers is II if prosperity is to 收 iiunnmined.
27、Thal can belukcn a$ a sign dial oiu society is finally 42 the value of its older employee?.Retirement gives you i!k chnnec to sleep late and avoid the moniing rush hours. No longer do you have to sit ihrougJi endless inklings or check email frequency. Bui work can keep ihe mind aciive and gives peop
28、le a43 in life. The first month of retirement may seein pleasant, but 1-1 is sure to come. Grand plaits io learn languages and travel the uurid can quickly loe ilieir appeal. 45, the company of colleaguesprovides a social neuvork; spending all ueek at home can leacl to loneliness.Working lunger liou
29、kl be eusier nou thiit mst jobs require 16, lather thun manual* labour. Of course.Biany people are zDiking longer not because incy ci)joy utat they do, bm because tltcy caiinoi aflbrd io 47 Thal is not just because governnwnts have been pushing up ibe stale retirement age 48 the average age aiwhich
30、people acluHJy retire dillcis from (lie oflkial age by several years.】n part, that k bccauyc many pcopk do not rely «xi Uk ?Uaie pension as 1heir only source of iiKome and need work-related pensions to supplement it.However, companies are giihially 49 pensions linked to final salaries with defi
31、ned contribuhon' schemes. Under die latter, workers cud up with a pvt of savings at rctii-cnienl tlial needs to Ik 50. The jneome from such pots has been jcduccd by vcryr low intarst rates. Women tend to have smaller rciKmcnt pots (thanks to their years spent raising cliildrm), making their diff
32、icuhies even more 51. They need to keep workiny.Older workers may leel 52, particularly when il comes to promotion. Two issues seem to hold53 back. The first is that older workers tend to 54 higher salaries, because oHie seniorily system. The secund is,55 of skills ; one in three 55- tu 65-year-ulds
33、 in OECD countries eithei lavkcomputer experience or cannot pass technology tests. Such problems can be resolved with proper training, hvt the over-55s should take it u|)cn themselves to keep up with technological changes.41. A. shortsightedB. vitalC. adequateD. unncccKnry42. A. recognizingB. assess
34、ingC. quesuoningD tiafislbrnung43. A. frameB. choiceC. lessonD. purpose44. libertyB. boredomC. pr-oritj,D morivation45. A. HoweverB. InsteadC. ThereforeD Furthermore46. A. menialB. simpleC. phyiicalD. roirtinc47. A. proceedB. continueC. persistD. quit48, A. In conclusionB. In oiher wordsC. In practi
35、ceD In pftriiciitar49. A. replacingB. himishingC. increasingI), combining50. A. rcgiMcredB. reinvestedC. refundedD removed51. A. personalB. severeC. emotionalD. practical52. A. competitiveB. da mil, antC. distinguishedD disadvantage53. A. employersB. researchesC. employeesD female work(51. A. comman
36、dB. ensureC. opposeD. ignore55. A. mngeB. dMiplineC. Rhon侬D seiSection BDirections: Read the Jnltowitx three “nssogc Ech fxissage 沁 fifUoed by eieral <)itesrhm or uttfhnsid statement R/r each af them tlurc rnrfinir choivcs mwkcd A. B, C uikf D Cht*zc the oih9 thctf 川,bc8 according to liw infarmaU
37、av 以in the>” haveJusf read.(A)Agns de Mille was a dancer and a dX 如也rapher (编 狎). Early in her career, de Mi lie had created ihe choreography toe a ballet called three Yir*沁 and a IferiL She thought j( was good work. but nobody made much of it.A fex >ears later, de Mille choreographed a balle:
38、 nained Rodeo. Again, she iboughi her uork was solid, but it resulted in link coinmeicial lume.Ihen. in 194 *, de Mille choccoriplicd Oktahntna9, a musical show that enjoyed nearly instant success. In the coming years. ()ktahu)r(r would run for an incredible 2.212 pcrlbnnanccs. boih around Ihc naiio
39、n and ahoixl In l4?55. the film version won an Academy Award.But the success of(闵didn't bring her much happiness. She (bought ih:i: her work on Okiahmu! was onl> average compared (o sonic of her other crcatxxis. She later said. '/Xficr the opening of OKluhonui 1 suddenly had uncx|wtcd suc
40、cess for a jock I thought “as only pocxi. after years of neglect few work I thought was fine. I began to think that perhaps tny entre scale of values was untrvvortny. 1 治Iked to Martha ',Martha was Munhu Gruh:un. pcrhip? the most intluanial dance choreographer of die 20d: century. (Although rux
41、as dl-kiown b> the genera; public. Graham hx> been compared I。other creative geniuses like Pisgo qr I riuik Lloyd Wright.)During their conversation, de Milk rold Marthn Graham about her fhistratian. 'I confessed ihai I hud n burning desire to be excellent, but no taith thal I could he.&quo
42、t;Graham responded by sayingTltera is a vifaliiy. a li/e furca. an沱g a qiuckemn thuf is tru/nfiueil ihrui,汕itUo acfhn, und bcaawhere is 卜 ckin all of ft me t ihix expresii ” unique. And if you bhC it, it will,心vr exist fhmugh atty oilier medtunt attd a 'd he fM. Tiw world wilt not have it. ,s mi
43、 your business to daernunc 加w 20d it /$ nnr 例w valuMe 小* huw if cofn/xnvs with otiicr expre 沁,is. ti Zv your bttshiess io keep if yoirrs dearly and directly, lo keep fhc channel in.%t56 Whdl enn be learned about de Milk- sballa named Roclc科A. It earned her a large fortune.B. It made her rise to fame
44、 overnight.C. 1( didn't enjoy much success.D. It laid a solid fbundaiion (bi liei career.57 How did de Milk led about the great success oi'tlie musical Oklahoma!A. Relieved.B. Ashamed.C. Confused.D. Proud.58. Picasso and Frank Lloyd Wright were mentioned in the passage to suggest chat Martha
45、 GrahamA. was outstanding in visual arE and aichilectureB. eiyoyed the same pupulai。as tl»einC. lutd been inlluaicctl greatly bj 13em1) . was the most influential artist in her field>9. Which of the following statements be$ represents Graham $ words in this passage?A. Coinparing with others
46、orevems you firoinuniqueness.B. Yau should always keep ynurselfopai tn the urges dial mod、1MB you.C. Your acucn reveals ihe inner landscape, which is (he soul of music.1) . ( hoosing to be positive is going to determine how you live your lite(B)Shipping containers are gaining popularity as an altern
47、ative to traditional houses. I hcsc 20or 40-fboc containers can be obtained lor a little as several hundred US dollars apiece, and 心 not surprising that 刚nc industry professioDiils and even city planners consider them tl»e fuune of home building Below are details of some amazing homes made of s
48、hipping containers.Iz>ndon Container City(l and II)London's Coctaifiei City firsl sprang up in die liean of :he docklands in 2001. It ti>ok jttsl live moiuta lo cumplele (he original VI work studios. Shortly alter ihau a lourth lluo( of saidios and living apartments was built on top of the
49、se. I hc first coniaincr city was sc succetul that nnotha - Container City II was added to it.Los Angeles Redondo Beach houseU jih its modem lines and appealing spaces, tlie award冒inning Redondo Beach House is a luxury beachside showpiece tniih from eight recycled steel shipping containers. along wh
50、h snme traditional building materials. According to the archill, ihymodified conkiiners are nearly indesiruciible'.Amsterdam Kechvonen/Xmsterdanfs massive Keerwonen complex houses 1.000 students and it is the largest cojuaincr city in ihc world. Ihc hoiking project is a roaring success and featu
51、res units thai arc quid and comfortable. Each resident enjoys a bathroom, kitchen and separate slrrping and studying qwirters. I he complex even has ccntnil heating and high-speed internet as well as areas for parking bikes.Mexico M2ATK Container HouseM2ATK ilesigned this unique container Ikmisc tor
52、 artist. Its fully equipped with heeling and cooling. a kitchen and bathroom. On the bottom floor of the house are “public spaces'* such as the Idichcn and living room. The second floor is the bedroonx and the top floor is a studio space in uhicli to work, read and ''let fly the60. Compa
53、red to tiditiondl h-115G contain" houy、areA. easier 1v niainiainB.Ies、expensive tu buiklC. more comfortable to live inD.mon: fashionable in styk61. What can be learned abcu: Amsterdam、Kcctwoncn complex?A. It is the first cunt»iner city in the uorldBIl s equipped with n>odcn)lhcililies.C
54、, lr fefltures a luxury and unique stjle.1>H includes living space and car parks.62. Which of the tbllowing is the best title tor the poster?A. Recycled iiMtendl tor Ideal HomeD. Shipping Cdainer Home CliallengcsC Home in a Steel BoxD. Housing Options and SolutionsOn Au811sl 29th, as Hurricane Do
55、rian tracked towards America's east coast Elon Musk> the boss of Tesla, an eleciric-car maker, annouix:ed that some of his cusu)niers in the stcmfs path wnuld find that their cars had suddenly developed ihc ability(o drive tarther on a single balter> charge. Like mans modem vehicles. Mr. M
56、usk's product arc bc$t thought of 淤 interucKumiccccd camputob on wheels. Ike cheaper models in Ida's lii)c-up have pa而 of their balterirs disabled by the car's softv<jre in order lo limit their runge. Al the lap of a keyboard in Palo Allo, <Im? firm was able ts remove those rcsti i
57、ctions and give drivers tcinp<xar- access tc the full power <if their hattcricsMr. klusk's computerized cars arc just one example of a much broader trend. As computers and connectivity become cheaper, it makes sense to bake them into more and more things that arc not. in themselves, comput
58、ers, creating an internet of ihings'Such a <x Id will bring many lx?r)efits. Consunieiy uill gel convenience, and products that can do things non-conipvterized versiws camx>t. Businesses will get etriciency, as infonuation about the physical world that used co be uncertain becomes concrete and ariaK/ahlc.In the long term, though. the most obvious eftects will be in how the world v<ork. Ever more companies will become tech companies; the internet will become everywhere. As a result, a series of unresolved arguments will spill over from (he virtua
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