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SectionA

Direction：

Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestamens.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.

Question47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage

Highlyproficientmusicianshipishardwon.Although

it’softenassumedmusicalabilityusinherited,there

abundantevidencethatthisisn’tthecase.Whileitseems

’s

thatatbirthvirtuallyeveryonehasperfectpitch,thereasonsthatonechildisbetterthananotheraremotivationandpractice.

Highlymusicalchildrenweresungtomoreasinfantsandmoreencouragedtojoininsonggamesaskidsthanlessmusicalones,longbeforeanymusicalabilitycouldhavebeenevident.Studiesofclassicalmusiciansprovethatthebestonespracticedconsiderablymorefromchildhoodonwardsthanordinaryorchestralplayers,andthisisbecausetheir

parentswereatthemtoputinthehoursfromaveryyoungage.

Thesamewastrueofchildrenselectedforentrytospecialistmusicschools,comparedwiththosewhowererejected.Thechosenchildrenhadparentswhohadveryactivelysupervisedmusiclessonsanddailypracticefrom

youngages,givingupsubstantialperiodsofleisuretimetotakethechildrentolessonsandconcerts.

ThesingerMichaelJackson’sstory,althoughunusuallybrutalandextreme,isilluminationwhenconsideringmusicalprodigy（天才）.Accountssuggestthathewassubjectedtocruelbeatingsandemotionaltorture,andthathewashumiliated（羞辱）constantlybyhisfather,WhatsetsJackson’sfamilyapartisthathisfatherusedhisreignofterrortotrainhischildrenasmusiciansanddancers.

OntopofhisextraabilityMichaelalsohadmoredrive.

Thismayhavebeentheresultofbeingtheclosestofhis

brothersandsisterstohismother.“Heseemeddifferentto

mefromtheotherchildren—special,〞Michael’smothersaidofhim.Shemaynothaverealizedthattreatinghersonas

specialmayhavebeenpartofthereasonbebecamelikethat.

Allinall,ifyouwanttobringupaMozartorBach,thekeyfactorishowhardyouarepreparedtocrackthewhip.Thankfully,mostofuswillprobablysettleforabitoffun

ontherecorderandsomeill-executedpiecesofmusic-onthepianofromourchildren.

注意：

此局部试题请在答题卡2上作答。

47.Accordingtotheauthor,achildhasmuchtodowiththeir.

’smusicalability

48.Inordertodevelopthemusicalabilityoftheirchildren,manyparentswillaccompanythemduringtheirpracticesacrificingalotofthenown.

49.Becauseoftheirfather’spressureandstrict

training,MichaelJacksonandsomeofhisbrothersandsisterseventuallybecame.

50.Michael’sextradriveformusicwaspartlyduetothefactthathewasbyhismother.

51.TobringupagreatmusicianlikeMozartorBach,willingnesstobestrictwithyourchildis

参考答案

47.Accordingtotheauthor,

achild’smusicalabilityhasmuchtodowiththeirmotivationandpractice

48.Inordertodevelopthemusicalabilityoftheirchildren,manyparentswillaccompanythemduringtheirpracticesacrificingalotofthenownleisuretime

49.Becauseoftheirfather’spressureandstricttraining,MichaelJacksonandsomeofhisbrothersandsisterseventuallybecamemusiciansanddancers

50.Michael’sextradriveformusicwaspartlyduetothe

factthathewastreatedasspecialbyhismother。

51.TobringupagreatmusicianlikeMozartorBach,willingnesstobestrictwithyourchildisthekeyfactor

SectionB

Directions：

Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,

B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedpmthefollowingpassage.

In2021,manyshopperschosetoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.

Whatwentwrong?

Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagant

indulgences?

Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively—and

thereforemakebaddecisions—whenonline?

Bothargumentsare

plausible.However,thereisathirdfactor：

aquestionof

touch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,

thefallofafoldor,forthatmatter,theweightofan

earring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.

WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencebetweentheonlineandofflineshoppingexperience.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfand

pointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.

Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelf

but,thistime,removingthebookandthemsubtlyholding

ontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthe

customer’shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook,

13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebook

showedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?

Wefeelsomething

similartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinour

hand.That’swhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionby

greetingstrangersandfriendswithahandshake.Inthiscase,

havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingitmight

generateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore.

Arecentstudyalsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcametoconventionalmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformedwhendeliveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.Brainimagingshowedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcenterofthebrainwasactivated,thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouchbecomespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession.

Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshoppingexperience.

注意：

此局部试题请在答题卡2上作答。

52.Whydopeopleprefershoppingonlineaccordingtothe

author?

A）Itismorecomfortableandconvenient.

B）Itsavesthemalotofmoneyandtime.

C）Itoffersthemalotmoreoptionsandbargains.

D）Itgivesthemmoretimetothinkabouttheirpurchase.

53.Whydomorecustomersreturntheirpurchasesbought

online?

A）Theyregrettedindulgingincostlyitemsintherecession.

B）Theychangedtheirmindbythetimethegoodsweredelivered.

C）Theyhadnochancetotouchthemwhenshoppingonline.

D）Theylaterfoundthequalityofgoodsbelowtheirexpectations.

54.Whatisthepurposeofauthor’sexperiment?

A）Totesthishypothesisaboutonlineshopping.

B）Tofindoutpeople’sreactiontohisrecentbook.

C）Tofindwaystoincreasethesaleofhisnewbook.

D）Totrydifferentapproachestosalespromotion.

55.Howmightpeoplefeelafterlettinggoofsomethingtheyheld?

A）AsenseofdisappointmentC）Asubtlelossofinterest

B）Moremotivatedtoownit.D）Lesssensitivetoits

texture.

56.Whatdoestrainimaginginarecentstudyreveal?

A）Conventionalletterscontainsubtlemessages.

B）Alackoftouchisthechiefobstacletoe-commerce.

C）Emaillacksthepotentialtoactivatethebrain.

D）Physicaltouchhelpsformasenseofpossession.PassageTwo

Questions57to61arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Apparentlyeveryoneknowsthatglobalwarmingonlymakesclimatemoreextreme.Ahot,drysummerhastriggeredanotherfloodofsuchclaims.And,whilemanyinterestsareatwork,oneoftheplayersthatbenefitsthemostfromthisstoryare

themedia：

thenotionof“extreme〞climatesimplymakesformorecompellingnews.

ConsiderPaulKrugmanwritingbreathlesslyintheNew

YorkTimesaboutthe“risingincidenceofextremeevents,〞HeclaimsthatglobalwarmingcausedthecurrentdroughtinAmerica’sMidwest,andthatsupposedlyrecord-highcornpricescouldcauseaglobalfoodcrisis.

ButtheUnitedNationsclimatepanel’slatestassessmenttellsuspreciselytheopposite.For“NorthAmericathereis

mediumconfidencethattherehasanoverallslighttendencytowardlessdryness〞Moreover,thereisnowaythatKrugman

couldhaveidentifiedthisdroughtasbeingcausedbyglobalwarmingwithoutatimemachine;Climatemodelsestimatethatsuchdetectionwillbepossibleby2048,attheearliest.

And,fortunately,thisyear’sdroughtappearsunlikely

tocauseafoodcrisis,asglobalriceandwheatsupplies

retainplentiful.Moreover,Krugmanoverlooksinflation：

Priceshaveincreasedsix-foldsince1969.so,whilecom

futures（期货）didsetarecordofaboutS8perbushel（葡式

耳）inlateJuly,theinflation-adjustedpriceofcornwashigherthroughoutmostofthe1970s,reaching516in1974.

Finally,Krugmanconvenientlyforgetsthatconcernsabout

globalwarmingarethemainreasonthatcornpriceshave

skyrocketedsince2005.Nowadays40percentofcorngrownin

theUnitedStatesisusedtoproduceethanol（乙醇）,whichdoes

absolutelynothingfortheclimate,butcertainlydistorts

thepriceofcorn—attheexpenseofmanyof