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asmallbottleofdrinkingwateristakingphotosisforbiddenintheexhibitionvisitorscaneatsnacksintherestmobilephonesmustbeturnedoffintheAttheageof96,ShirleyWood—betterknownbyherChinesenameWuXueli—gracedthegraduationceremonyatHenanUniversity’sMinglunCampusinKaifeng.Dressedinaneatacademicgownandholdingagraduationcertificate,sheworeabrightsmilethatshowedherdeeplovefortheschool.Seventy-fiveyearsearlier,the20-year-oldAmericanarrivedinChinawithherveterinarianhusband,embarkingonalife-longjourneythatreshapedherdestinyandtightlyboundhertothisland.SettledinKaifeng,anancientculturalcity,Woodimmersedherselffullyinlocallife.Shespokethelocaldialectsofluentlythatshecouldcommunicatewithneighborseasily.Sheoftensharedhomemadesnacksandjoinedlocalfolkactivities,earningherselfthewarmnickname“Laodajie”.SheregardedKaifengashergenuinehome,foritswarmthandinclusivenesskeptherfromfeelinglonely;andsheadmireditsbeautifulbalancebetweentraditionandmodernity.Beyondbeingahousewife,Wooddevotedover50yearstoeducation,translationandcross-culturalcommunication.AsanEnglishprofessoratHenanUniversityshetaughtmorethan3,000undergraduatesandover300postgraduates.Facedwithscarceresourcesandruralstudentswithnolanguagefoundation,shedesignedcreativemethodstosparktheirpassionfororalEnglish,oftenstayinguplatepreparinglivelyteachingmaterials.WoodalsocontributedgreatlytoSino-Westernculturalexchange.ShewrotemanyarticlestointroduceChina’scustomsandchangestoWesternreadersandher1958novelAStreetinChinavividlyshoweddailylifeinNewChina.In1988shetranslatedreportsattheSeventhNationalPeople’sCongressstrivingforfullaccuracyandsomeofherversionsofreformandopening-uptermslaterbecameinternationalstandards.AwitnesstoChina’sgreatchangesshereceivedaredflagbeforethefoundingofthePRCin1949andhashungitprominentlyathomeeveryNationalDay.In1975withPremierZhouEnlai’sapprovalshebecameaChinesecitizenwhichshecalledoneofherhappiestmoments.DespiteearlyhardshipsandfiveofhersixchildrenlivingintheUS,herhearthasalwaysbeenrootedinChinawithdeeploveandlifelongcommitment.WhatcanwelearnaboutShirleyWood’sexperienceinShestartedhercareeratageShespentmostlifeinShehaddifficultygettingalongwithShelivedinChinafor75WhatdidshedoforSino-WesternculturalShepromotedcommunicationthroughSheeducatedstudentsatHenanShetaughtChineseinforeignShevaluedChina’snationalflagAccordingtothepassage,ShirleyWouldcanbestbedescribedas humorousand B.IndependentandC.adaptableand D.committedandWhattypeofwritingisthisA.Ashort B.Abook C.Afeature D.AresearchWhatifwindowscouldcleanthemselvesatthepushofaswitch?ResearchersinChinahavedevelopedaself-cleaningglassthatcanremoveparticles(微粒)withinseconds.Dustiseverywhereandalwaysfindsawaytosettleontosurfaces,nomatterhowmanytimesyoucleanGeologicalandbiologicalsourcesalongwithhuman-causedsources,likeconstructionandmining,createsurfaceparticlepollutionthatcanoftenreducethevisibilityofwindowsandtheperformanceofsolarcellsbyblockingthelight-receivingcomponents.Naturehasgreatexamplesofself-cleaningsurfaceslikeflowersandinsectwings,wheretheirspecificsurfaceandwaterworktogethertoremovedust.Scientistshaveusedthesepropertiesofbiologicalmaterialstocreateself-cleaningsurfacesbuttheireffectivenessreliesontheavailabilityofwater,makingitdependentonconditionslikehumidity(湿度).ThisdependencyseverelyaffectstheirapplicationinwaterlessenvironmentsonEarthorinouterspace.Thenewglassoffersawater-freesolution.Bystudyinghowparticlesizeandelectricfieldstrengthaffectthismotion,theresearcherscreatedathin,transparent(透明的)glass—just0.62mmthick—thatcancleanitselfat97.5%efficiencywithoutanyhumanassistance.Theself-cleaningglassalsohelpspreventnewdustfromsettling.Theresearchersfoundthatwhentheelectricfieldison,itredirectschargedparticlesintheair,keepingthesurfacecleanerforlonger.Theteamhastermeditthe“particleshieldingeffect”,whichcutsthebuildupofatmosphericdustbyalmost90percent.Becausetheglassistransparent,itworkswellinplaceswhereclearlightisimportant.Itonlyslightlyreducesvisiblelight,withmostofthelosshappeninginnon-visiblewavelengths.Thismakesthesystemidealforsolarpanels,cargreenhouseroofs,andwindowsoftallbuildings—placeswhereclearvisibilityandenergyefficiencyareessential.Thenewdesignisviable.Theglassusescommonmaterials,anditsproductionprocess—whichinvolvesapplyingaconductivelayerontoaglasssheetandthencoveringitwithathinprotectivefilm—fitswellwithcurrentindustrialmethods.Thismeansitcanbeproducedeasilyandinlargeamountswithoutneedingexpensiveorspecializedequipment.Whatpointdothefactsinparagraph2mainlyTheconsequencesofindustrialTheprimarysourcesofairTheworseningofclimateThewidespreadimpactofWhatistheproblemwiththenature-inspiredcleaningItsdependenceon 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D.Educatorsandbusinessleadershavemoreincommonthanitmayseem.Teacherswanttopreparestudentsforasuccessfulfuture.TechnologycompanieshaveaninterestindevelopingaworkforcewiththeSTEM(science,technology,engineeringandmath)skillsneededtogrowthecompanyandadvancetheindustry.Howcantheyworktogethertoachievethesegoals?Playmaybetheanswer.FocusingonSTEMskillsisimportant,buttherealityisthatSTEMskillsareenhancedandmorerelevantwhencombinedwithtraditional,hands-oncreativeactivities.Thiscombinationisprovingtobethebestwaytopreparetoday’schildrentobethemakersandbuildersoftomorrow.Thatiswhytechnologycompaniesarepartneringwitheducatorstobringbackgood,old-fashionedplay.Infact,manyexpertsarguethatthemostimportant21st-centuryskillsaren’trelatedtospecifictechnologiesorsubjectmatter,buttocreativeskillslikeimagination,problem-findingandproblem-solving,teamwork,optimism,patienceandtheabilitytoexperimentandtakerisks.Theseareskillsacquiredwhenkidstinker(小修理).High-techindustriessuchasNASA’sJetPropulsionLaboratoryhavefoundthattheirbestoverallsolversweremastertinkerersintheirTherearecognitivebenefitsofdoingthingsthewaywedidaschildren—buildingsomething,tearingitdown,thenbuildingitupagain.Researchshowsthatgiven15minutesoffreeplay,four-andfive-year-oldswillspendathirdofthistimeengagedinspatial,mathematical,andarchitecturalactivities.Thistypeofplay,especiallywithbuildingblocks,helpschildrendiscoveranddevelopkeyprinciplesinmathandgeometry.Ifplayandbuildingarecriticalto21st-centuryskilldevelopment,that’sreallygoodnewsfortworeasons:Childrenarebornbuilders,makers,andcreators,sofostering21st-centuryskillsmaybeassimpleasgivingkidsroomtoplay,tinker,andtrythingsout,evenastheygrowolder.Secondly,itdoesn’ttake21st-centurytechnologytofoster21st-centuryskills.Thisisespeciallyimportantforunder-resourcedschoolsandcommunities.Takingwhatevermaterialsarehandyandtinkeringwiththemisasimplewaytoengagethoseimportant“maker”skills.Andanyone,anywhere,candoit.WhydotechnologycompaniessupporttraditionalplayinTofollowNASA’sexampleinTobetterdevelopSTEMskills.TopreparefuturetechTocombineSTEMwithhands-onWhatarethebenefitsofchildrentinkeringwithUsingmodernMasteringmathandGainingall-roundSTEMDevelopingcreativityandrelatedWhatdoesthelastparagraphsuggesttoChildren’sageplaysaroleinskillChildrenshouldbegivenspacetoexperimentResourcesareimportantforchildren’sChildren’snaturaltalentsmakeskilldevelopmentWhichisthemostsuitabletitleforthePlay:AKeytoDevelopingFutureTechCompanies:InvestinginFutureTinkering:APathtoBecomingProblemSTEMEducation:TheKeytoChildren’sFuture第二节（52.512.5分阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Oneearlymorning,asIwalkedaroundtheblock,afriend’s“hi”frommyphonenearlystoppedmeinmytracks.36Shetalkedmethroughalifeupdatefromtheoppositesideofthecountry.Itfeltlikethesurpriseofanunexpectedletterbecausewenormallydidn’tcommunicatethatway.Atthetime,Ionlysentvoicemessagesoccasionally.Stagefrightwouldkickin.IworriedthatI’dsaythewrongthing,orthatotherswouldexperiencethesamecringe(局促不安)uponhearingmyvoicethatIdo.37Butrecently,I’vefoundmyselfrecallinghowmyfriend’svoicebrokethroughloneliness.Particularlyaseasonthat’ssupposedtobeallaboutlove,Ithinkaboutallthewaysthatcanlook-specifically,howwereachoutandconnect.AsI’vesentmorerandomvoicemessagestolovedones,it’sbecomeobvioushowmuchIwaslongingforthispointofconnectionwiththem.38There’salevelofclosenessthatcomeswiththiskindof39Itallowsyoutotakeyourtimeandspeakwithoutthepressureofanimmediateresponse.Youcanfillitwithlaughter,pauses,andtonethatatextmessagecan’tconvey.It’sasmallactofpresence,awaytosay,“I’mthinkingofyou,andIwanttoconnectinawaythatfeelshuman.”Inaworldwheresomuchofourcommunicationisquick,instrumental,andscreen-based,voicemessagesarearebellion反抗They’reachoicetobeunpolished,tobereal,andtoinvesttimeinsomeoneelse.40It’sjustafriend’s“hi”inyourpocket,waitingforyoutohitplay.Infact,I’malateadopterofvoiceIfindcomfortintheirvoicesevenifIcan’tseetheirItwasthefirstvoicemessageIrememberclickingplayWhenwereachout,wecanbetterunderstandothers’Sometimes,connectiondoesn’thavetobegrandtobeIthinkbetterinwriting,I’dtellmyself,holdingontomytextAvoicemessageisaconsciouschoiceforthoughtful,heartfelt第三部分语言运用（30分第一节完形填空（15115分A、B、C、DThreeblack-headedwaterbirdscircledaboveMapamYumcoLake,theworld’shighestfreshwaterlake.Nearthelake,42-year-oldDradulhas41asaguardianofthewetlandformorethanadecade.Bymid-morningonatypicalworkingday,Dradulwillbecirclingthelakeonhismotorcycle,covering42routestretchingnearly10kilometers.Inhisbagarebinoculars(双筒望远镜)forobservingwater-birds,anotebookforrecordingwildlifespeciesand43,andgarbagebagsforcollectinglitter.Healsocarrieswhathecallshis“life-saving44”—food,water,andtoolsforanimalrescues.MapamYumcoLake,knownasthe“MotherofRivers,”45theheadwatersoffourmajorAsianrivers,sustaininglifefarbeyondtheHimalayas.Theguardians’tasksmayseem46patrolling(巡逻),recording,respondingtothreats—butinthisdelicateecosystem,evensmallactionscarryweight.Lastyear,theyrescuedaneaglewithabrokenwing,nursingitbackto47.ThisJuly,theyspottedawildYaktrappedinamudflat,an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(remove)coalpowergenerationandshiftingtowind,solarandnuclear57. (achieve)overallnetzerobefore2060,inadditiontoincreasingforestcoverage,Chinawillalsoneedtoimprovethetechnologiescommonly58. (employ)tocollectandstorecarbontohelpreduceemissionsfromfieldssuchasindustrialprocessingandtransportation.China’spathtocarbonneutralitywilllikelyinvolvestructuralchangesacrosstheeconomy,whichwillhaveasubstantialimpact59. severalindustries.Ironandsteel,chemicals,cementandbuildingmaterialsarekeysourcesofcarbonemissions.Cuttingoutcoaluseinthesefieldswouldrequirea60. ofstrategies.Asthetransformationcannotrelyonelectricityalone,thegovernmentaimstoexpandtheshareofnon-fossilfuelsinprimaryenergyconsumptionandusebiofuelsinapplications61. arenotsubjecttoelectrification(电气化).Inthepastfewdecades,massproductioninChina62. (contribute)toturningsolarpanelsfromhigh-costsourceofenergytothecheapestsourceofcleanenergy,sosimilarresultscouldbeachievedfora63. (broad)rangeofrenewableenergyandindustrialWhileChinesecompanies,ingeneral,should64. (strict)monitortheirproducts’carbonfootprintsinthesupplychainsandreducecarbonemissionsinproduction,thoseoperatingoverseasshouldworkwithlocalpartnerstoinvestingreentechnologyinagreementwith65. greencommitmentoftheBeltandRoadInitiative.（40分）第一节（15分）66.注意：1.802.OurOceans,OurJune8thwasofficiallynamedbytheUNin2009asWorldOceansDay. 第二节（25分67.Thestormarrivedmuchmorequicklythantheweatherforecasthadpredicted.BythetimeIdrovemycarintothesmallrestaurant’sparkinglot,theoutsideworldhadalreadybecomeapeacefulwhitemist.Ihadnotplannedtoopentherestaurant.Afterall,whowouldbeoutinsuchheavysnow?ButthenIsawalineoftruckdriverswalkingslowlyalongtheroadside.Theiryellowheadlightscutthroughthesnow,andthemenwereshakingfromheadtotoewithcold.Oneofthemknocked.Frostinhisbeard,hebegged,“Madam,isthereanychancewecouldgetacoffee?Roadsareclosed.Wewon’tmakethenextstop.”Ihesitated.Runningtheplacealoneishardonthebestday,andadozenhungrydriversseemedlikeatidalwave.ThenIheardmygrandmotherinmyhead:Whenindoubt,feedpeople.Iopenedthedoor,floodedtheroomwithlightandwavedthemin.Theysettledthemselvesintheseatswithoutaword.Rightaway,IbroughtcoffeeandbeforeIknewitIwasbusymakingpancakesandbacon,justasifitwereabusySaturdaymorning.Suddenly,thesilencewasbroken.Laughtertookitsplace.“Angelinanapron(围裙),”oneofthemsaid,andIpretendedmycheeksweren’thot.Wewerestrangers,sure,butthenightworedowntheedges.Theytookturnssleeping.One—broad-shouldered—washeddisheswithoutbeingasked.Another,Vince,fetchedawornguitarfromhistruckandpickedoldcountrytunesuntilthecoffeepotsighedempty.Bymorning,thesnowstormfeltlesslikeathreatandmorelikeanexcuseforareunionnoneofusknewweneeded.Theradioconfirmedwhatwe’dguessed:nosnowcleaningforatleastaday.Ididamentallistandfeltmystomachdrop.Tenpoundsofflour(面粉),afewcans,somepork—itwouldbetootight.Roycaughtthelookonmyface.“Areyoualright,Madam?”“Justfiguringouthowtostretchbiscuitsintothreedays,”I注意：1.1502.Hearingmywords,thedriversjumpedintoactionwithouthesitation. Threedayslater,thesnowstoppedandtheywerepreparedtoleave. 5第一部分听力（30分1—5CACAC6—10CBBCC11—15AABCB16—20Text1W:Theweatherisreallynice.Thesunisshining,andthere’sagentlewind.M:Yeahbuttheweatherforecastsaiditwouldcloudoverintheafternoon.Text2意大利餐厅W:Hey,Tom.IheardyoutriedthatnewItalianrestaurant.HowwasM:Ugh,thepastawastoosalty,andtheservicewasslowIshouldhavejustorderedpizzaathome.Text3帮忙抢票W:Couldyouhelpmegrabaticketfortheconcertonlinetoday?I’llbebusywithmeetingsallM:Sure!WhenwilltheticketsgoonW:At10:00a.m.I’lltextyouthelinkinadvance.Text4夺冠M:Congratulations!I’msoexcitedtoseeyouwinthechampionshipinthenationalfinals!YouransofastinlastW:Thanks!Ourrelayteamwasamazing.Weallworkedhardforthis,andallthosetoughpracticesfinallypaidoff.Text5助眠方式M:So,whatdoyouusuallydowhenyoucan’tfallasleepatW:Ilistentosoftpianomusicorreadafewpagesofanovel.Whataboutyou?M:Idrinkaglassofwarmmilkanddosomedeep-breathingexercises.Text6M:Let’sheadfortheexit.⑥Themuseumclosesat6:00p.m.Weonlyhave20minutesleft.W:Finally!Myfeetarekillingmeafterallthatwalking.Ican’twaittositdowninacafe.M:Justfollowthiscorridor.⑦We’llpassthegiftshopontheway.I’dliketopickupsomegiftsformysister.W:OK.Let’shurryup!Text7M:Haveyouheardofthefamousskijumper,EddietheW:Sure!⑧HisrealnameisMichaelDavidEdwards.Atfirst,Edwardshadagoalofcompetingatthe1984OlympicsasamemberofGreatBritain’sAlpineskiingteambutfailedtoqualify.Buthedidn’tgiveuphisOlympicdream.⑧Aftercarefulconsideration,hechosethetoughestevent—skijumping.M:⑧Therewasn’tasingleskijumperintheBritishnationalteamatthetime,W:⑧Yes!ThatgaveEdwardsabetterchancetoqualify,astherewasnoonecompetingwithhim.⑨HetrainedhardfortheOlympics.Hecouldn’taffordtheequipment,hadseverefar-sightedness,andwasoverweightforaskijumper.However,hisdeterminationhadneverwavered.M:Wow,that’sW:Definitely.⑩Hefinallymadeittothe1988WinterOlympics.Hecamelast,buthesetapersonalandBritishrecordinoneofhisjumps.EdwardsgainedfameatthatOlympicsforhisspirit.Text8(11题为推断题W:Goodafternoon,listeners.⑫Todaywe’retalkingaboutanunusualpostalservicecalled“FutureMail”withitsfounderMr.Thompson.Howdidthisideabegin,Mr.Thompson?M:Well,⑫itallstartedwhenIcameacrossaletterthathadneverbeensent.Thisletterwaswrittentomylategrandfather.Thediscoveryofthisunsentletterbroughtbackarushofemotions.Irealizedpeopleoftenhavewordstheywishthey’dsharedsooner.Ourserviceletsthemscheduledeliveriesyearsaheadtofutureselves,lovedones,andevenunbornchildren.W:Fascinating!⑬HowdoyouguaranteedeliveryaftersoM:⑬Wekeeptheletterssafeinourspecialstorageuntilit’stimetosend.Oursystemrecordsexactlywhenpeoplewanttheletterstobedelivered.Whenthatdaycomes,we’llmailthemusingreliableshippingservicesandsendpeopletrackinginformationsotheycanmonitorthedeliveryinrealtime.W:Itsoundsverythoughtful.Thankyouforsharing,Mr.Thompson!M:Mypleasure!Text9M:Hi.⑮Aydina.Congratulationsonbeingacceptedintothekonghouprogram!That’samazing!W:Thankyou!M:⑭You’refromQiemo,thehometownofkonghou,W:⑭Yes,it’swhereChina’soldestancientkonghouwasfound—datingback2,700years.M:Whatwasitlikelearningsuchaspecialinstrument?W:⑮IstartedlearningitwhenIwas10.Thoughitwasdifficultatfirst,itsbeautymadealltheeffortM:Iheardkonghouisdisappearing.ArepeopletryingtosaveitW:Yeah.⑯In2016,thefirstpublic-interestkonghoutrainingbaseinXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegionwasestablishedinQiemo,andnoweveryprimaryandsecondaryschoolinQiemohaskonghouclubs.M:That’simpressive!Andnowyou’restudyingitatamusicschool?W:Yes!M:⑰What’syourgoalfortheW:⑰Ihopetosharetherichkonghoucultureofmyhometownwithwideraudiences.Text10M:⑱Makingmistakesisanaturalpartoflearning.Infact,someofthebestlessonsinlifecomefromtrialand⑱TakeThomasEdison,theinventorofthelightbulb,asanexample.Hetriedthousandsoftimesbeforefindingtherightmaterialthatworked.Whenaskedabouthisfailures,hesaid,“Ihavenotfailed.I’vejustfound10,000waysthatwon’twork.”Inmyownlife,I’velearnedalotbytryingandfailing.⑲Inmyfirstyearofhighschool,Ijoinedthedebateteam.Iwasnervousandforgotmylinesduringmyfirstdebate.Itwasembarrassing,butitshowedmetheimportanceofconfidence.⑲Ialsoremembersigningupforaschoolspeechcontestt