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PAGEPAGE2页/12第一部分听力理解(30分)第一节(5小题;1.5分;7.5分5A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。10WhenwillthetrainAt B.At C.AtWhatistherelationshipbetweentheCo- B.A C.WhatarethespeakerstalkingAhorrible B.Somesports C.AtrafficWheredoestheconversationtakeAtan B.Ona C.AtaWhatwillthemangetfromtheSome B.Some C.Some第二节(15小题;1.522.5分5A、B、C5秒钟;5秒钟的作答WhydoesLydiatalktoToaskforTopaintherTofinishherWhenisLydia’sprojectOnTuesday B.OnWednesday C.OnFridayHowmanypeoplearethereinSteven’s B. C.WhoisanindustrialSteven’s B.Steven’s C.Steven’sWhatseasondoesKatesuggesttravelingto B. C.WhatdoesthemanworryThe B.The C.TheHowlongisthemanadvisedtostaytoappreciate3 B.7 C.14Whichsubjectdoesthewomanplantotakethis B. 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D.AShayTayloroncewalkedthehallsofYaleNewHavenHospitalwithamopandcleaningcart.Soon,shewillreturn—thistimeasadoctor,withastethoscopearoundherneck,beginninghertrainingprogram.Herjourneywasunconventional.RaisedbyasinglemotherwithlittleknowledgeoffinancialaidorPAGEPAGE5页/12applications,Taylorfoundherselflostafterhighschool.At18,shetookapracticalpath:cleaningroomsattheveryhospitalwhereshenowpreparestoworkasadoctor.Fornearlyadecade,sheworkedtirelessly,cleaningpatientroomsandmentalhealthunits.Afamilyaccidentchangedeverything.Whenahousefirelefthermotherwithseriouslungissues,doctorskeptsayinghermother’spainwasmental.Refusingtoacceptthis,Taylorreachedouttothehospital’sCEO—whoseofficeshehadoccasionallycleaned.Tohersurprise,theCEOresponded,andhermotherfinallygottherightdiagnosis:arareillnessdoctorshadpreviouslyignored.Thatmomentbroughthernewinspiration.“IfIcouldbeavoiceformymom,”Taylorrealized,“maybeIcoulddothisforotherpatients.”Withoutaclearroadmap,sheturnedtotheInternettofigureouteachstep.Sheearnedamaster’sdegreewhilecontinuinghercleaningjob,savingeverydollarforapplicationfeesandtheMCAT(美国医学院入学考试).Herdeterminationpaidoff:ShewasacceptedintoHowardUniversityCollegeofMedicineandrecentlymatchedforherdoctortrainingjob—atYaleNewHavenHospital,thesameplacewhereherjourneybegan.Herreactiontothenews,showedinavideoonline,showshercryingwithjoyandhuggingherlovedonestightly.“Tocomebacktothesameplace—itmeanseverything,”shesaid.Taylorhopesherstoryencouragesotherswhofeeluncertain.“Iwantthemnottotake‘no’asthefinalWhatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Herjourneywasunconventional”inparagraphHerlifepathwastotallyordinary.HerexperiencewasquiteHergrowthwasfullofsmoothHercareerwasfixedandWhydidTaylorcontactthehospital’sToapplyforamedicalassistantpositionattheToreporttheignoredprobleminthepatientToseekprofessionalhelpforhermother’smedicalToshowherthanksforthecleaningjobattheWhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeHopefuland 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D.ADaughter’sLoveForHerCanmusichelpyouconcentrateatwork?ResearchersfromtheUniversityofWalesInstituteinCardiffconductedanewstudy,andithassomeinterestingresults.Theresearchexaminedtheabilityof25people,aged18to30,torememberinformationwhilelisteningtodifferentsounds.Inonetasktheyhadtorememberalistofeightconsonant(辅音)letters,whichweredictated(听写)tothem.Participantsinthestudyweretestedunderthreedifferentconditions:inaquietenvironment,whilelisteningtomusictheyliked,andwhilelisteningtomusictheydidn’tlike.Theparticipantsgenerallydidbetterwhentheywereworkinginsilence.Thebackgroundmusicseemedtomakememorizationandrecallmoredifficult.However,scientistsalsofoundthatlisteningtomusicbeforedoingthetestsseemedtohelpconcentration.“Despitedescribingtheirself-selectedmusicasmorepleasant,theirperformancewaspoor,justasitwaswhentheylistenedtomusictheydisliked,”explainedoneoftheresearchers.So,evenifyou’relisteningtomusicyoulike,it’llstillaffectyourwork.Thiswouldappeartodisagreewiththefindingsofscientistswhohaveresearchedwhatispopularlyknownasthe“MozartEffect”.ThisconceptwasinventedbyFrenchscientistDr.AlfredA.Tomatisin1991.Tomatispublishedabook,WhyMozart?,whichdescribedwhathebelievedwerethehealingpowersoflisteningtoMozart’smusic.HealsosuggestedthatMozart’smusiccouldaidbraindevelopment.Laterstudiesindicateditmightenhancechildren’sspatialintelligence,leadingtoawidespreadbeliefthatclassicalmusiccouldboostachild’sIQ.ThegovernorofthestateofGeorgiaevenoncesuggestedgivingoutover$100,000annuallytosupplyclassicalCDstoeverynewborninthestate.Anotherstudyseemedtofurthergoagainsttheideathatmusiccouldhelpwithconcentration.Theresearchersfoundthatsurveyeduniversitystudentsmostlypreferredstudyinginsilence.Thoselisteningtomusicpreferredinstrumentalsongs,sayingthatlyricsaredisturbing.So,ifyou’restudyingforanexam,turnoffyourAccordingtothetext,thenewstudybytheUniversityofWalesInstitute testedparticipants’abilityunderfourdifferentrequiredparticipantstomemorizesevenconsonantdividedtheparticipantsintothreeageassessed25adultsaged18to30onmemoryWhatcanbeinferredaboutthe“MozartItonlyworksforchildrenunderItwasfirstdiscoveredbyaItmayhavebeenoverstressedbytheIthasbeenproventoimproveadultWhatdoestheauthorimplyaboutbackgroundItbestaidscreativeItseffectsarenotmatchedacrossItenhancesperformanceinconcentrationItaffectspeopledifferentlybasedonWhatisthemainpurposeoftheToprovethatMozart’smusicpromotesTorecommendthebestmusicforTocomparedifferenttypesofbackgroundToshowthatsilenceisbetterforconcentrationthanImaginetinyrobotsmadefromDNAmovingthroughthebloodstream,deliveringdrugsexactlywheretheyareneededandtargetingthreatssuchascancercellsorviruses.Suchtinymachinesarealsocapableofstoringdataaccuratelyatthemolecular(分子的)level.ScientistsaredesigningfunctionalDNAmicro-machinescreatively.TheybuildstrongDNAconnections,flexibleparts,andusefoldingskillsborrowedfromorigamiart.Basedonprinciplesoftraditionallarge-sizedrobots,researchersrewriteclassicmachinedesignstofitthistinynanoscalesize.Evenwiththeirsuper-smallbodies,DNA-poweredsystemscanperformfixed,repeatedtaskssteadily.However,controllingDNArobots’movementincomplexandever-changingmolecularsurroundingsisnoeasytask.Tosolvetheproblem,researchershavebuiltspecialcontrolsystemstoguidetheiractions.AkeytechnologyisDNAstranddisplacementachemicalreactionthatcontrolsrobotmovementthroughcodedDNAsegments(DNA片段).Inaddition,outsideforceslikeelectricfields,magneticfieldsandlightcanalsomanagewheretheygo.Together,thesetoolsgreatlyimprovetheaccuracyofDNArobotbehavior.DNAroboticsisnotlimitedtosimplelabtests.Inmedicine,DNArobotsmayactastinysurgeonstoPAGEPAGE10页/12diseasesandtrapdangerousviruses.Theyareexpectedtobecomeautomaticdrugdeliverytools.Inadvancedmanufacturing制造业DNArobotscanarrangetinyparticlestosupportthedevelopmentofnext-generationDespitesteadyadvances,DNAroboticsfacesobviouslimitations.SmallnaturalmolecularmovementslikeBrownianmovementmakeexactcontroldifficult.MostDNArobotshavesimplestructuresandworkalone,unabletomeetcomplexreal-lifeneeds.Besides,researcherslackcompletedataonDNA’smechanicalfeatures,andrelevantsimulationtechnologyisstillunderdeveloped.Expertsbelievecross-fieldcooperationholdsthekeytobreakthroughs.Withbetterdesigntechnologyandproductiontechniques,biologicalandprogrammableDNArobotswillbewidelyusedinmedicaltreatmentandmanufacturing,helpinghumansexplorethemicroscopicworld.WhatisonefunctionofDNArobotsmentionedintheFixdamagedpartsofthehumanbody 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B. C. D.第二节(5小题;2.512.5分Mostsuccessfulpeoplehaveonetraitincommon:Theyarestrong-minded.Someonewithastrongmindismentallytoughanddeterminedabouttheirideals. HerearesometipstohelpyoudevelopyourmentalQuietyourmind.Astrongmindisaclearmind.Practicelettinggoofunnecessaryworriesanddistractions,soyoucanfocusonmoreimportantthings. What’smore,trywritingdownwhatkeepspoppingupinyourheadandthinkaboutitlikeabraindump.Whenyougetthesethoughtsoutofyourhead,you’llbeabletofocusbetter.Avoidcomparingyourselfwithothers.Instead,evaluateyourgrowthagainstyourpastachievements.Althoughstrong-mindedpeopleareoftenincompetitivefields,suchassales,athletics,politicsandacademics,theywinbybeingabletomovepastcompetitivepressures.38Avoidworrying.Focusonlyonwhatyoucancontrolratherthanwastingenergyonwhatyoucannot.Whenanxiousaboutsomethingahead,thinkabouthowtoprepareandrelieveyourpressure. 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(recognize)asamasterofthemorinkhuur,ChiBulagimpressedtheaudiencewith (he)bandWildHorse.Meanwhile,manymusiccollegesalsoofferedexcellentperformances, (successful)mixingtraditionalmusicwithdance,handwritingartandmodernstage第三节(5小题;115分Ifwe people andaregeneroustothem,wecan betterTaking ofanimportant bringshimastrongsenseof Thephotos howthe ofpeopleprotect traditional greatpressurefromschoolworkandcompetition,henevercomplainsandalwayskeepsapositiveattitude.Itis touseonlinelibraries,which ustoreadmoreand our(25分Tom对中国传统节日很感兴趣。端午节快要到了，请你给他写一封邮件，100PAGEPAGE2页/24第一部分听力理解(30分)第一节(5小题;1.5分;7.5分5A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。10WhenwillthetrainAt B.At C.At【答案】【原文】W:WhenwillthetrainM:Itwassupposedtoarriveat3:30,butitis30minutesWhatistherelationshipbetweentheCo- B.A C.【答案】【原文】W:Honey,couldyouhelpmecheckthisreport?M:Sure,I’lldoitrightaway.WhatarethespeakerstalkingA.Ahorrible B.Somesports C.Atraffic【答案】【原文】W:Didyouhearabouttheaccident?M:Yes.Itwasaterribletrafficaccident.WheredoestheconversationtakeAtan B.Ona C.Ata【答案】【原文】W:Sir,pleasesitbackandfastenyourseatbelt.We’lltakeoffsoon.M:OK,thankyou.WhatwillthemangetfromtheSome B.Some C.Some【答案】【原文】M:I’malittlehungry. W:Hereissomecandyforyou.第二节(15小题;1.522.5分5A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。5秒钟;5秒钟的作答WhydoesLydiatalktoToaskforTopaintherTofinishherWhenisLydia’sprojectOnTuesday B.OnWednesday C.OnFriday【答案】6. 7.【原文】W:Peter,canyoudomeafavor?M:Sure,Lydia.What’swrong?W:Ican’tfinishmyprojectalone,soIneedyourhelp.M:Whenisyourprojectdue?W:It’sdueonWednesdayafternoon.M:OK,I’llhelpyou.HowmanypeoplearethereinSteven’sA.B.C.9.WhoisanindustrialA.Steven’sB.Steven’sC.Steven’s【答案】8. 9.【原文】W:Steven,howmanypeoplearethereinyourfamily?M:Five.Myparents,mybrother,mysisterandme.W:WhatdoesyourfatherM:Myfatherisanindustrial10.WhatseasondoesKatesuggesttravelingtoA.B.C.11.WhatdoesthemanworryA.TheB.TheC.TheHowlongisthemanadvisedtostaytoappreciate3 B.7 C.14【答案】10. 11. 12.【原文】M:I’mplanningatriptoBeijing.Whichseasondoyouthinkisthebest?W:Ithinkautumnisthebest.Theweatherisniceandcool.M:Well,I’malittleworriedaboutthelanguagebecauseIcan’tspeakChineseW:Don’tworry.Mostpeopletherearefriendlyandhelpful.Andyou’dbetterstay14daystoreallyenjoyWhichsubjectdoesthewomanplantotakethis B. 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23.【21细节理解题。根据“●Subjectrequirements”下文介绍中的最后一段“PleasenoteallapplicantsarerequiredtotaketheTestofMathematicsforUniversityAdmission(TMUA),forwhichyoumustberegisteredinadvance.(算机科学专业的申请者都必须提前注册并参加大学入学数学考试（TMUA）D。【22ofstudy:Paymentatthebeginningofeachyearisrequired.(每学年：需要在每年年初付款。)”以及下文表格中的“Year1PartIAcourses£150(PartIA150英镑)150英镑；由此39,16215039,312D。【23推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“ForfurtherComputerScienceundergraduateadmissionsinformation,pleaseclickhere:\hwww.cl.cam.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate.(欲了解更多计算机科学本科招生信息，请点击这里\h”可知，本文最可能来自网站。故选ShayTayloroncewalkedthehallsofYaleNewHavenHospitalwithamopandcleaningcart.Soon,shewillreturn—thistimeasadoctor,withastethoscopearoundherneck,beginninghertrainingprogram.Herjourneywasunconventional.Raisedbyasinglemotherwithlittleknowledgeoffinancialaidorapplications,Taylorfoundherselflostafterhighschool.At18,shetookapracticalpath:cleaningroomsattheveryhospitalwhereshenowpreparestoworkasadoctor.Fornearlyadecade,sheworkedtirelessly,cleaningpatientroomsandmentalhealthunits.Afamilyaccidentchangedeverything.Whenahousefirelefthermotherwithseriouslungissues,doctorskeptsayinghermother’spainwasmental.Refusingtoacceptthis,Taylorreachedouttothehospital’sCEO—whoseofficeshehadoccasionallycleaned.Tohersurprise,theCEOresponded,andhermotherfinallygottherightdiagnosis:arareillnessdoctorshadpreviouslyignored.Thatmomentbroughthernewinspiration.“IfIcouldbeavoiceformymom,”Taylorrealized,“maybeIcoulddothisforotherpatients.”Withoutaclearroadmap,sheturnedtotheInternettofigureouteachstep.Sheearnedamaster’sdegreewhilecontinuinghercleaningjob,savingeverydollarforapplicationfeesandtheMCAT(美国医学院入学考试).Herdeterminationpaidoff:ShewasacceptedintoHowardUniversityCollegeofMedicineandrecentlymatchedforherdoctortrainingjob—atYaleNewHavenHospital,thesameplacewhereherjourneybegan.Herreactiontothenews,showedinavideoonline,showshercryingwithjoyandhuggingherlovedonestightly.“Tocomebacktothesameplace—itmeanseverything,”shesaid.Taylorhopesherstoryencouragesotherswhofeeluncertain.“Iwantthemnottotake‘no’asthefinalPAGEPAGE10页/24Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Herjourneywasunconventional”inparagraphHerlifepathwastotallyHerexperiencewasquiteHergrowthwasfullofsmoothHercareerwasfixedandWhydidTaylorcontactthehospital’sToapplyforamedicalassistantpositionattheToreporttheignoredprobleminthepatientToseekprofessionalhelpforhermother’smedicalToshowherthanksforthecleaningjobattheWhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeHopefuland B.CarefulandC.Generousand D.HardworkingandWhatisthebesttitlefortheFromCleaningRoomsToSaving B.AMother’sBattleAgainstRareC.TheRoadToBecomingATop D.ADaughter’sLoveForHer【答案】24. 25. 26. 27.ShayTaylor【24细节理解题。根据第二段中“Raisedbyasinglemotherwithlittleknowledgeoffinancialaidorcollegeapplications,Taylorfoundherselflostafterhighschool.At18,shetookapracticalpath:cleaningroomsattheveryhospitalwhereshenowpreparestoworkasadoctor.(泰勒由一位对助学金或大学申请知之甚少的单身母亲抚养长大，高中毕业后感到迷茫。18岁时，她选择了一条务实的道路：在她现在即将担任医生的同一家医院【25细节理解题。根据第三段中“Whenahousefirelefthermotherwithseriouslungissues,doctorskeptsayinghermother’spainwasmental.Refusingtoacceptthis,Taylorreachedouttothehospital’sCEO—whoseofficesheCEO【26推理判断题。根据第五段中“Sheearnedamaster’sdegreewhilecontinuinghercleaningjob,savingeverydollarforapplicationfeesandtheMCAT(美国医学院入学考试).Herdeterminationpaidoff:ShewasacceptedintoHowardUniversityCollegeofMedicineandrecentlymatchedforherdoctortrainingjob—atYaleNewHavenHospital,thesameplacewhereherjourneybegan.(她在继续做保洁工作的同时拿到了硕士学位，省下每一分钱MCAT。她的坚持得到了回报：她被霍华德大学医学院录取，并且最近如愿匹配到了医【27主旨大意题。根据第一段“ShayTayloroncewalkedthehallsofYaleNewHavenHospitalwithamopandcleaningcart.Soon,shewillreturn—thistimeasadoctor,withastethoscopearoundherneck,beginningher讲述了她从医院清洁工逆袭成为医生的故事。A选项“FromCleaningRoomsToSavingLives(从清洁病房到Canmusichelpyouconcentrateatwork?ResearchersfromtheUniversityofWalesInstituteinCardiffconductedanewstudy,andithassomeinterestingresults.Theresearchexaminedtheabilityof25people,aged18to30,torememberinformationwhilelisteningtodifferentsounds.Inonetasktheyhadtorememberalistofeightconsonant(辅音)letters,whichweredictated(听写)tothem.Participantsinthestudyweretestedunderthreedifferentconditions:inaquietenvironment,whilelisteningtomusictheyliked,andwhilelisteningtomusictheydidn’tlike.Theparticipantsgenerallydidbetterwhentheywereworkinginsilence.Thebackgroundmusicseemedtomakememorizationandrecallmoredifficult.However,scientistsalsofoundthatlisteningtomusicbeforedoingthetestsseemedtohelpconcentration.“Despitedescribingtheirself-selectedmusicasmorepleasant,theirperformancewaspoor,justasitwaswhentheylistenedtomusictheydisliked,”explainedoneoftheresearchers.So,evenifyou’relisteningtomusicyoulike,it’llstillaffectyourwork.Thiswouldappeartodisagreewiththefindingsofscientistswhohaveresearchedwhatispopularlyknownthe“MozartEffect”.ThisconceptwasinventedbyFrenchscientistDr.AlfredA.Tomatisin1991.Tomatispublishedabook,WhyMozart?,whichdescribedwhathebelievedwerethehealingpowersoflisteningtoMozart’smusic.HealsosuggestedthatMozart’smusiccouldaidbraindevelopment.Laterstudiesindicateditmightenhancechildren’sspatialintelligence,leadingtoawidespreadbeliefthatclassicalmusiccouldboostachild’sIQ.ThegovernorofthestateofGeorgiaevenoncesuggestedgivingoutover$100,000annuallytosupplyclassicalCDstoeverynewborninthestate.Anotherstudyseemedtofurthergoagainsttheideathatmusiccouldhelpwithconcentration.Theresearchersfoundthatsurveyeduniversitystudentsmostlypreferredstudyinginsilence.Thoselisteningtomusicpreferredinstrumentalsongs,sayingthatlyricsaredisturbing.So,ifyou’restudyingforanexam,turnoffyourAccordingtothetext,thenewstudybytheUniversityofWalesInstitute testedparticipants’abilityunderfourdifferentrequiredparticipantstomemorizesevenconsonantdividedtheparticipantsintothreeageassessed25adultsaged18to30onmemoryWhatcanbeinferredaboutthe“MozartItonlyworksforchildrenunderItwasfirstdiscoveredbyaItmayhavebeenoverstressedbytheIthasbeenproventoimproveadultWhatdoestheauthorimplyaboutbackgroundItbestaidscreativeItseffectsarenotmatchedacrossItenhancesperformanceinconcentrationItaffectspeopledifferentlybasedonWhatisthemainpurposeoftheToprovethatMozart’smusicpromotesTorecommendthebestmusicforTocomparedifferenttypesofbackgroundToshowthatsilenceisbetterforconcentrationthan【答案】28. 29. 30. 31.【28细节理解题。根据第二段中“Theresearchexaminedtheabilityof25people,aged18to30,torememberinformationwhilelisteningtodifferentsounds.(251830岁之间的参与者在聆听不同【29推理判断题。根据第五段中“Laterstudiesindicateditmightenhancechildren’sspatialintelligence,leadingtoawidespreadbeliefthatclassicalmusiccouldboostachild’sIQ.ThegovernorofthestateofGeorgiaevenoncesuggestedgivingoutover$100,000annuallytosupplyclassicalCDstoeverynewborninthestate.(后来的研究表10CD)”可知，关于“莫扎特效应”【30推理判断题。根据第三段中“Theparticipantsg