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阅读理解A

Whatyouearnadegreeinmatters.That’swhywe’reempoweringlearnerswith

degreeslinkedtoskills

employerswant

that’llenhance

theirknowledgeinachosenfield.Browseourcareer-focusedonlinedegreeprogramsfromarecognizedinstitution.Youcanchooseoneormorefieldsofstudyfromthefollowing:business,technology,healthcare,nursing,criminaljustice,behavioralscienceandpsychology.21.WhydoestheUniversityofPhoenixreleasethispost?A.Toexplain

itsadmission

requirements. B.Tointroduce

itsonlinedegreeprograms.C.Tohighlight

theprograms’modest

costs. D.Tocompare

onlineprogramsacrossinstitutions.✓What’safieldofstudy?Inhighereducation,afieldofstudyoranacademicdisciplineisabroadsubjectarea.Youpursue

itaspartofadegreeprogramtoenhance

yourknowledge.Startyouronlinedegreewhenyou’reready.Dayornight—attendclassonlinewheneveritfitsyourschedule.Here,thechoiceisyours.Youarefreetolearnwhenandwhereyouwant.

23.Whatisafeatureofthecareer-focusedonlinedegreeprograms?A.Fixed

programcosts.B.Flexible

classscheduling.C.Strict

academicstandards. D.Individualized

coursesupport.✓Whatsupportservicesareavailabletome?Wearereadytoassist

you.Becauseweknowyou’rebusy,wealsoofferarangeofon-demandresourcesliketutorials,videosandmore.Tuitioncostpercourse:Tuitionischarged

percredithour,sothetotalcostdependsonhowmanycreditseachcoursecarries.Coursesaretypically

3credits,butcanrangefrom1—6credits.Costsdonotincludesavingsopportunitiesliketransfercreditsandscholarships.22.Whatisthebasisofthetuitioncostpercourse?A.Thefieldofstudy.B.Thelength

ofthecourse.C.Thenumberofcredithours.D.Thedifficultyoftheprogram.✓阅读理解B

Earlyinmyacademic

career,InoticedthatoneofthemostpopularclassesoncampuswasIntroductiontoAstronomy.Thestudentsalllovedit—especiallythenon-sciencemajors.Iaskedoneofthem,aneconomicsstudent,whysheenjoyedastronomysomuch.Shedidn’tsayanythingaboutstars,butsaid,“WhenIgointothisclass,Iamusuallystressedoutaboutmylife.But90minuteslater,IfeelreliefbecauseIamjustaspeckonaspeck.”(第一段)

24.Whathelpedtheeconomicsstudentreduceherstress?A.Hergreatinterestinastronomy. B.Herrealization

ofbeingsmall.C.Hertemporary

escapefromreality. D.Heracademicprogressinthesubject.✓n.灰尘；污点；小颗粒Shewasexpressingaphilosophical

truth.Wetendtobelievethattobehappier,weneedtobecomebiggerinourownmindandinthemindsofothers.Butthat’swrong.Whatwereallyneedtoachieveboththeperspective

onlifeandthepeacewedesireistogetsmallerinrelationtoeverythingandeveryoneelse.(第二段)

25.Whatdomostpeoplebelieveabouthowtoachievehappiness?A.Byfocusing

ontheoutsideworld. B.Byexploring

theirinnerminds.C.Byadaptingtotheenvironment. D.Bymakingthemselvesimportant.✓

Wearenotthecenterofmostthingsinlife.Andyet,whenwedon’trecognizethetruth,wegoaboutourbusinesswiththeillusion

thatwearethefocusofintenseoutsideinterest.Thisfantasy

isalmostcertainlyaproductofevolution:Ourancestorsstruggledtoriseinsocialhierarchiesbythinkingthattheymatteredmoreasindividualsthantheyactuallydid.Thisworkofconstantlycomparingthemselveswithothersmadeitmorelikelythattheywouldkeeptheirgenesinacompetitivematingenvironment.Weinherited

theirbeliefofself-importance.(第三段)

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inherited”inparagraph3mean?A.Reflectedon.B.Approved

of.C.Passedon. D.Gaveup.✓社会等级制度

Butthiscomesatacost.Researchershaveshownthatsuchself-focuscancauseemotionalproblems,makingsocialsituationsortaskperformancefeelfrighteningandunpleasant.AsIhaveshowninthepast,gettinghappierveryoftenrequiresyounottogiveintonaturaltendencies.Theworldisconstantlyinvitingyoutotrytomakeyourselfappearbiggerinothers’eyesandinyourown.Thetrick

tofindinghappinessistogetsmaller.(最后一段)

27.Whatistheauthor’sadviceonfindinghappiness?A.Toacceptone’sinsignificance. B.Todevelopstrongself-awareness.C.Tofollowourancestors’footsteps. D.Toimprovecooperation

withinsocialgroups.✓阅读理解C

Middleagehasbecomeacritical

breakingpointintheUS.Thoseborninthe1960sandearly1970sreporthigherleveloflonelinessanddepression,alongwithdecliningmemoryandphysicalstrength—anunusualtrendwhencomparedwithotherwealthynations,wheremidlifehealthandwell-beinghaveimproved,especiallyinNordicEurope.

Tofigureouttherootcause,ArizonaStateUniversitypsychologistFrankJ.Infurnaandhiscolleagues

analyzed

surveydatafrom17countries.Theyconcluded

thatAmerica’srealmidlifecrisisstemsfrom

balancingwork,finances,familyandhealthamidweakeningsocialsupports,ratherthanpersonallifestylechoices.Theirfindings,publishedinCurrentDirectionsinPsychologicalScience,pointto

multiplecontributingfactorsandofferdirectionsforchange.28.WhatledtoAmerica’smidlifecrisis

accordingtoInfurna’sresearch?A.Closelivingspacebutloosesocialbonds.B.Heavylifepressuresbutweaksocialsupports.C.Insufficient

educationandunfairworkopportunities.D.Unhealthylifestyleandlimitedaccesstomedicalcare.✓

Familypolicydifferencesmark

akeygapbetweentheUSandEurope.Europeancountrieshaveincreasedfamilywelfareexpenditure(支出)sincetheearly2000s,while

USspendinghasstayedlargelyunchanged,lackingcashtransfers,parentalleavesupportandfundedchildcare.ThisleavesUSmiddle-agedadults,whobalancework,child-raisingandeldercare,facingsteadilyrisinglonelinessacrossgenerations.(第三段)29.WhatisamajordifferenceinfamilypoliciesbetweentheUSandEurope?A.Europehascaredlessaboutsocialties. B.TheUShasadjustedcashtransferpolicies.C.TheUShasbroadenedparentalleavesupport. D.Europehasincreasedfamilybenefitsspending.✓

Healthcareaffordability

andincomeinequality

worsen

thesituation.TheUSspendsthemostonhealthcareglobally,yetindividualsfacelimitedaccessandhighout-of-pocketcosts,leadingtostress,anxietyandmedicaldebt.IncomeinequalityhasalsogrownintheUS,unlikeinEurope,andislinkedtopoorerhealthandgreaterloneliness,asitrestricts

education,employmentandsocialserviceaccess.(第四段)30.WhatconclusioncanbedrawnaboutUShealthcarefromthetext?A.Peoplelackaccessibleandaffordablecare.B.Itlaysemphasisonpeople’smentalhealth.C.Thegovernmentcutsdownhealthcarespending.D.Medicaldebtispeople’sbiggestfinancialburden.✓

Yearslater,PresidentTheodoreRooseveltspokeoftenabout“beautifying”thecountry’scapital,thensloppywithmudfromthelappingPotomac.HelenTaft,thefirstlady,believedthecherryblossomsweretheanswer.Herhusbandagreed.Inadditiontotheirbeauty,PresidentWilliamTaftalsosensedanopportunitytoforgeadiplomaticfriendshipwiththeJapanese.(第五段)30.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Cherryblossomsimprovetherelationshipbetweenthetwocountries.B.TheJapaneseprimeministersentcherrytreestoWashington.C.HelenTaftoncelivedinJapanandtookmanyphotosofcherryblossoms.D.Inthefallof1909,theU.S.governmentsentJapanagiftinreturn.✓

Culturalpatternsandweaksocialsafetynetsalsocontributetotheissue.Americansmovefrequentlyandlivefarfromextendedfamilies,weakeningsocialties.LaterUSgenerationsalsofacefinancialinsecurity,while

Europe’sstrongersafetynetsprotectitsmiddle-agedpopulation.Notably,educationislosingitsprotectivepower:despite

highereducationalattainment,USmiddle-agedadultsshowepisodicmemorydecline,weakenedbyongoingstressandhealthrisks.

Theresearchersstress

theseoutcomes

arenotunavoidable.Personalsocialengagement

canlessen

stress,butindividualeffortsareinsufficient—strongpolicy-backedsafetynetsareessential

toreverse

thetroublingmidlifehealthtrendsintheUS.(最后一段)31.WhatisthekeytothesolutionofUSmidlifecrisis?A.Individualsocialinvolvement. B.Experts’long-termprofessionalguidance.C.Gradualtransformationofculturalpatterns. D.Stronggovernment-supportedsocialprotections.✓阅读理解D

Whenspringarrives,keepingwarmbecomeslessofanissue.However,scientistsremindusitisnotjustaseasonalnecessity—heatisalsoavaluableenergyresourcethatcanbestored.ResearchersatKaunasUniversityofTechnology(KTU)havediscoveredaninnovativesolutionbeneathourfeet:usingsoilasanefficient

thermalenergy(热能)storagesystem.(第一段)KTUprofessorDrTadasŽdankusandhisteamhavebeeninvestigatinghowthegroundcanserveas

amediumforheatstorage.Atthecore

oftheirresearchisaground-basedheataccumulator

thatwouldstoreleftenergyundergroundandmakeitavailable

whendemandpeaks.32.WhatisthemaingoaloftheKTUresearchproject?A.Toreducewinterheatingcosts. B.Tocapture

thermalenergyfromsoil.C.Tostoreundergroundheatforlateruse. D.Topromotehydraulicsystemefficiency.✓

Initially,theteamexploredhowtousewindenergytoproduceheatvia

ahydraulicsystem(液压系统).Theyfoundthatso-called

hydrauliclosses,typically

seenasinefficiencies,wereactuallygenerating

usableheat.However,partofheatwaslostbeforereachingbuildings.Thequestionbecamehowtonotonlydecreaseheatlossbutalsostoreit.(第三段)

Totestthisidea,theresearchersconducted

experimentsusinganartificialheatsource

placedinsurfacesoillayers.Theymeasured

howheatspreadsandpersists

intheground.Inonetest,whenthesoilwasheatedtotheboilingpoint,itcausedaphasechange(相变),inwhichliquidwaterbecomesvapor.“Phasechangecanbeanefficientway.Wenoticedasharptemperaturerisewhereverthevapourflowreached.Thismeanstheenergyismovingandcanbecontrolled.”saysProf.Ždankus.(第四段)33.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraphs3-4?Phasechangemakesheatcontrolpossible. B.Hydrauliclossescanbeavoidedbyheattransfer.C.Vapourflowcontributestobigtemperaturedrops. D.Heatproductionposesagreatchallengetoexperts.✓

Once

thepossibilityofundergroundheatstoragewasconfirmed,researchersbeganexploringitspracticalapplications.Theydevelopedapilotmodelgroundenergycell

tostudyhowheatspreadthroughsoil.Theyear-longmeasurements

revealed

thesoilbeneathbuildingscouldpassively

storeheat,makinguseofthenaturaldownwardflowofheatfrombuildingsintotheground.(第五段)

Toputtheseground-basedstoragesystemsintowidespreaduse,researchersarenowdevelopingscaled-downpilotmodelsandrefiningheatdistributioncontrolmethods.“Ourimmediategoalistointegrateexistingsolutionsintoasystemthatcanbenefitbothindustryandresidentialsectors.”Ždankusconcludes.(最后一段)

34.Whatareresearchersdoingforthepracticaluseofthesystems?A.Buildinglarge-scaleindustrialheatingsystems. B.Developingtestmodelswithimprovedcontrol.C.Applyingthetechnologytoresidentialsectors. D.Reducingtheenergyconsumptionofbuildings.✓

35.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethesuitabletitleforthetext?A.FromWindtoWarmth:anUnexpectedPathB.FutureSystem:UnitingIndustryandHomeHeatingC.ANewDiscovery:TurningHydraulicLossintoGainD.TheGroundBeneath:ANewFrontierinHeatStorage✓七选五A.Moreover,trytofocusonkeydrivers.B.Attempttothinkaboutproblemswisely.C.However,thatisn’tnecessarilythecorrectone.D.Thishabitinvolveslookingatthebigpicturefirst.E.Trueexpertthinkersknowthelimitationsoftheirminds.F.Thiscollaborative

approachenables

yourthinking

tobechallenged.G.Actually,thehabitsofmasterthinkerscanhelpinreasoningandmakingdecisions.

Theworkispilingup,pressureismounting,anddeadlinesareapproaching.Howcanwestillgetusefulresultsifweneedtomakequickjudgments

andfastdecisions?___36___Here’showwecanupgrade

ourminds.Firstly,challengeyourkeyassumptions.Basedonpastexperience,ourmindconstantly

makesassumptionsabouttheworld.However,whatsavesustimeandenergycanleadtowrongconclusionsiftheyremainunchallenged.Startbyworkinginateamandquestioningeachother’sassumptions.___37___GFA.Moreover,trytofocusonkeydrivers.B.Attempttothinkaboutproblemswisely.C.However,thatisn’tnecessarilythecorrectone.D.Thishabitinvolveslookingatthebigpicturefirst.E.Trueexpertthinkersknowthelimitationsoftheirminds.F.Thiscollaborative

approachenables

yourthinking

tobechallenged.G.Actually,thehabitsofmasterthinkerscanhelpinreasoningandmakingdecisions.

Youshouldalsoconsideralternative

explanations.Humansseek

explanations,andweprefertheonethatcomestomindfirst.__38__Itpaystonaturallylookbeyondthemostobviousexplanations.Thisistoavoidconfirmationbias;whenweignore

evidencethatgoesagainstapriorbelief.Amasterthinkertreatstheirpreferredexplanationjustasanassumption.C

A.Moreover,trytofocusonkeydrivers.B.Attempttothinkaboutproblemswisely.C.However,thatisn’tnecessarilythecorrectone.D.Thishabitinvolveslookingatthebigpicturefirst.E.Trueexpertthinkersknowthelimitationsoftheirminds.F.Thiscollaborative

approachenables

yourthinking

tobechallenged.G.Actually,thehabitsofmasterthinkerscanhelpinreasoningandmakingdecisions.

___39___Theysimplyrefertothemainfactorsinfluencinghowthingshavebeengoingorhowtheywillgo.Ifwepracticewatchingfordrivingfactorswhenwehavetimetothink,we’llbeabletoidentifythemmoreinstinctively

onoccasions

whenwe’reinahurry.Themasterthinkerprioritizesthefactorsthatimpactanissuethemost.A

A.Moreover,trytofocusonkeydrivers.B.Attempttothinkaboutproblemswisely.C.However,thatisn’tnecessarilythecorrectone.D.Thishabitinvolves

lookingatthebigpicturefirst.E.Trueexpertthinkersknowthelimitationsoftheirminds.F.Thiscollaborative

approachenables

yourthinking

tobechallenged.G.Actually,thehabitsofmasterthinkerscanhelpinreasoningandmakingdecisions.

Finally,considertheoverallcontext.Themasterthinkerconsidersthecircumstancesandconditionsofanissue.____40____Afewminutestoorient

ourselvesandreflectonthesituationasawholecanoncemoresaveustimedowntheroad.Onlythen

isittimetoconsiderthedetailsandincorporatethembackinto

saidpicture.D

完形填空

Ihaveanunusualhobby:Ifind“lost”memoriesinsecondhandshopsandreunitethemwiththeirowners.Forme,nothingismoresatisfying

than__41__thesehiddengems.Afterall,oneperson’strashisanotherperson’s__42__.My__43__begantwoyearsagowhenI__44__acollectionofdusty,oldphotos.Ilookedtoseeiftherewereanynamesonthebacks.Ithought:iftheseweremine,I’dwantsomeoneto__45__themtome.SoImadeitmy__46__todosoforothers.Uptonow,Ihavecollectedover50,000itemslikephotographs,albums,andevenundevelopedfilms.

41.A.discovering B.delivering C.examining D.protecting42.A.reward B.gift C.prize D.treasure43.A.business B.project C.campaign

D.career44.A.subscribedto

B.searchedforC.cameacrossD.putaway45.A.return B.refuse C.donate

D.submit46.A.routine

B.view C.goal D.ambition√√

√√√√

Tofindtheowners,Isetupasocialmediaaccount.ThefirstitemI__47__wasatapeofafamilyholiday,where

thesonwaswearingaT-shirtwiththewords“Wesleyanswimming”onit.Myfollowers__48__athleticdepartmentsinuniversitiesacrosstheUSandaskedswimmingcoachesfromthe90siftheyrecognizedthestudent.__49__,justafewdayslater,someone__50__him.Toconfirmhewasjustthepersoninthephoto,we__51__himdownonsocialmedia.Hecouldn’tbelieveitandwasextremely__52__tobereunitedwiththetape.Hethenrecreatedsomeofthemovieswithhisownsons.47.A.spotted

B.posted C.purchased

D.distributed48.A.supportedB.joined C.investigatedD.contacted49.A.IncrediblyB.Occasionally

C.Actually D.Obviously50.A.recommendedB.identified C.invitedD.appreciated51.A.reminded B.convinced

C.tracked D.observed52.A.confident B.hopeful C.enthusiasticD.grateful√√√

√√√

Thisjourneyofmendingmemory’sgapsisfarmore__53__thanIcouldhaveimagined.Here,whatwasoncelostisgentlyrestoredtoitsrightfulplace,and__54__bloomsasstoriesreunitewiththe__55__thatonceheldthemclose.53.A.attractive B.urgent C.meaningful D.reliable54.A.curiosity

B.joy C.courage D.relief55.A.hearts B.motivations C.beliefs D.expectations√√√语法填空

Theintegration

ofroboticsinto

dailylifehastransformedvariousaspectsofindividuals’interactionwithtechnologyandtheirenvironments.Robotsarenotjust

futuristic

concepts

butpresent-daytools____56____boostefficiencyandproductivitythroughhumancollaboration____57____(handle)tasksfromsimplechorestocomplexoperations.56.which/that57.tohandle

Humanoidrobots,____58____(equip)withartificialintelligence,areincreasinglyemployedinenvironmentssuchashealthcare,education,andcustomerservice.Theirabilitytoengagewithpeopleonasociallevelallowsthemtoprovidecompanionship,support,andinteractivelearningexperiences.Roboticassistants,incontrast,havemade____59____(significance)progressintocorporateworldandpersonalspaces.Fromroboticvacuumcleanerstoadvanced

programmingbots,theserobots____60____(design)toimprovedailyroutines.Theyenableindividualstodistributetheirtimeandresourcesmore____61____(efficient),allowingforagreaterfocusonstrategicandcreativeefforts.58.equipped59.significant60.aredesigned61.efficiently

____62____riseofroboticsindailylifesignifies

atechnologicalevolution

andrepresentsafundamental

shiftinhowauthorityandefficiencyareperceived.Individualsand____63____(organize)canposition

themselvesattheforefront

ofaswiftlyadvancingworld____64____embracingtheseinnovations.Thefutureishere,____65____thosewhocanemploythesetoolswillcertainlyleadthechargeintoanewera

ofproductivityandengagement.62.The63.organizations64.by65.and应用文写作

66.假如你是李华，你所在国际学校将开设劳动实践类校本课程“匠心工坊”(Craft&DevotionLab)，请你给课程负责人Mr.Smith写一封电子邮件，申请成为学生助教，内容包括：(1)陈述对课程的理解；(2)分析自身申请优势。注意:(1)写作词数应为100左右；(2)可适当增加细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。

DearMr.Smith,IamLiHua,writingtoapplyforthepositionofteachingassistantintheCraft&DevotionWorkshop.Ifirmlybelievethiscourseisinvaluable.Itoffersawonderfulplatformcombiningcraftsmanshipwithcreativethinking.It’snotjustaboutskillsbutaboutcultivatingpatience,whichareofgreatsignificanceforourpersonalgrowth.Iamwell-suitedforthisrole.Firstly,withadeeppassionfortraditionalcrafts,Ihavelearnedpaper-cuttingandwoodcarvingforyears.Also,myleadershipexperienceasclassmonitorwillallowmetoassistclassmateseffectivelyandfosteracollaborativeatmosphere.Thankyouforyourconsideration.I’meagertocontributetothecourse.Yourssincerely,LiHua续写WhenmyartteacherMs.Lopezinvitedmetojointheafter-schoolpaintingclub,Ishookmyheadfirmly,filledwithshynessanddeepself-doubt.“Thankyou,butI’mnotcreativeatall,”Imumbled,staringatthefloortoavoidherkindeyes.“Icanonlydrawclumsystickfigures,andI’msureI’llembarrassmyselfinfrontoftheothertalentedstudents.”Ms.Lopezchuckledsoftly,pattedmyshoulder,andhandedmeanewsketchbook(素描本).“Creativityisn’taboutperfectpictures,”shesaidpatiently.“It’saboutexpressingyourtruefeelings.Justgiveoneclassatry.”Unwillingly,Iagreed,andmynervousnesspeakedatthefirstmeeting.Theartroomwallswerecoveredwithamazingworks—vividsunsets,lifelikecats,anddelicateportraits.Islippedintoacorner,grippingmypencilsotightthatmyknuckles(指关节)whitened.Staringattheblankpage,Idarednotdrawasingleline,fearingthestudentswouldlaughatmyunskilledworkandsimpleideas.