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2.A)Bytakingpicturesforpassers-by.C)Byselling
lemonadeandpictures.
B)Byworkingparttimeatahospital.D)Byaskingforhelp
onsocialmedia.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejust
heard.
3.A)Findingcheaperwaysofhighwayconstruction.
B)Generatingelectricpowerforpassingvehicles.
C)Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople.
D)Testingtheefficiencyofthenewsolarpanel.
4.A)Theycanstandthewearandtearofnaturalelements.
B)Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways.
C)Theyareonlyabouthalfaninchthick.
D)Theyaremadefromcheapmaterials.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejust
5.A)Endlessfightingintheregion.C)Inadequatefunding
forresearch.
B)Thehazardsfromthedesert.D)Thelackofcluesabout
thespecies.
6.A)Toobservethewildlifeinthetwonationalparks.
B)Toidentifythereasonsforthelions'
disappearance.
C)TostudythehabitatoflionsinSudanandEthiopia.
D)Tofindevidenceoftheexistenceofthe“lostlions”.
7.A)Lionswalking.C)Somecampingfacilities.
B)Lions'
tracks.D)Trapssetbylocalhunters.
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillheartwolong
conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfour
questions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespoken
onlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest
answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).Thenmark
thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline
throughthecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust
8.A)Her‘luckybirthday'
.C)Herweddinganniversary.
B)Acallfromherdad.D)Aspecialgiftfromtheman.
9.A)Gaveherabigmodelplane.C)Tookheronatrip
overseas.
B)Boughtheragoodnecklace.D)Threwherasurpriseparty.
10.A)Thegiftherhusbandhasbought.
B)Thetripherhusbandhasplanned.
C)Whathasbeentroublingherhusband.
D)Whatherhusbandandthemanareupto.
11.A)Hewillbegladtobeaguideforthecouple'
sholiday
trip.
B)Hewilltellthewomenthesecretifherhusbandagrees.
C)Heiseagertolearnhowthecouple'
sholidayturnsout.
D)Hewantstofindoutaboutthecouple'
sholidayplan.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust
12.A)Theyaresensitivetothedynamicsofanegotiation.
B)Theyseetheimportanceofmakingcompromises.
C)Theyknowwhentoadoptatoughattitude.
D)Theytaketherival'
sattitudeintoaccount.
13.A)Theyknowhowtoadapt.C)Theyknowwhentomake
compromises.
B)Theyknowwhentostop.D)Theyknowhowtocontroltheir
emotion.
14.A)Theyarepatient.C)Theylearnquickly.
B)Theyaregoodatexpression.D)Theyupholdtheir
principles.
15.A)Makeclearone'
sintentions.C)Formulateone'
s
strategy.
B)Clarifyitemsofnegotiation.D)Gettoknowtheotherside.
SectionC
Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.
Attheendofeachpassage,youwill
hearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthe
questionswillbespokenonly
once.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest
answerfromthefour
choicesmarkedA),B),C),D).Thenmarkthecorresponding
letteronAnswer
Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust
16.A)WhenAmerica'
searliestspaceprogramstarted.
B)WhentheInternationalSpaceStationwasbuilt.
C)Howmanyspaceshuttlemissionstherewillbe.
D)HowspaceresearchbenefitspeopleonEarth.
17.A)Theyaccuratelycalculatedthespeedoftheorbiting
shuttles.
B)Theydevelopedobjectsforastronautstouseinouter
space.
C)Theytriedtomeetastronauts'
specificrequirements.
D)Theytriedtomakebestuseofthelatesttechnology.
18.A)Theyareextremelyaccurate.C)Theywerefirstmade
inspace.
B)Theyareexpensivetomake.D)Theywereinventedinthe
1970s.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust
19.A)ItwaswhenherancestorscametoAmerica.
B)Peoplehadplentyoflandtocultivatethen.
C)Itmarkedthebeginningofsomethingnew.
D)Everythingwasnaturalandgenuinethen.
20.A)Theybelievedinworkingforgoals.C)Theyhadall
kindsofentertainment.
B)Theyenjoyedlivingalivingalifeofease.D)Theywere
knowntobecreative.
21.A)Chattingwithherancestors.C)Polishingallthe
silverwork.
B)Furnishinghercountryhouse.D)Doingneedleworkbythe
fire.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust
22.A)Useamaptoidentifyyourlocation.C)Sitdownand
trytocalmyourself.
B)Callyourfamilyorfriendsforhelp.D)Trytofollowyour
footprintsback.
23.A)Youmayfindawayoutwithoutyourknowingit.
B)Youmayexposeyourselftounexpecteddangers.
C)Youmaygetdrownedinasuddenflood.
D)Youmayendupenteringawonderland.
24.A)Lookforfood.C)Startafire.
B)Waitpatiently.D)Walkuphill.
25.A)Informsomebodyofyourplan.C)Checkthelocal
weather.
B)Prepareenoughfoodanddrink.D)Findamapandacompass.
PartⅢReadingComprehension(40minutes)
Inthissection,thereisapassagewithten
blanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfrom
alistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Read
thepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Each
choiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthe
correspondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasingle
linethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthe
bankmorethanonce.
Aratorpigeonmightnotbetheobviouschoicetotendto
someonewhoissick,butthesecreatureshavesome26skillsthat
couldhelpthetreatmentofhumandiseases.
Pigeonsareoftenseenasdirtybirdsandanurban27,but
theyarejustthelatestinalonglineofanimalsthathavebeen
foundtohaveabilitiestohelphumans.Despitehavingabrain
nobiggerthanthe28ofyourindexfinger,pigeonshaveavery
impressive29__memory.Recentlyitwasshownthattheycouldbe
trainedtobeasaccurateashumansatdetectingbreastcancer
inimages.
Ratsareoften30withspreadingdiseaseratherthan31it,
butthislong-tailedanimalishighly32.Insidearat'
snose
areupto1,000differenttypesofolfactoryreceptors(嗅觉感受器),whereashumansonlyhave100to200types.Thisgives
ratstheabilitytodetect__33smells.Asaresult,somerats
arebeingputtoworktodetectTB(肺结核).Whentheratsdetect
thesmell,theystopandrubtheirlegsto34asampleisinfected.
Traditionally,ahundredsampleswouldtakelabtechnicians
morethantwodaysto35,butforaratittakeslessthan20
minutes.Thisratdetectionmethoddoesn'
trelyonspecialist
equipment.Itisalsomoreaccurate—theratsareabletofind
moreTBinfectionsand,therefore,savemorelives.
A)associatedI)slight
B)examineJ)specify
C)indicateK)superior
D)nuisanceL)suspicious
E)peakM)tip
F)preventingN)treated
G)prohibitingO)visual
H)sensitive
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassage
withtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontains
informationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraph
fromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraph
morethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answer
thequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet
2.
DoIn-ClassExamsMakeStudentsStudyHarder?
Researchsuggeststheymaystudymorebroadlyforthe
unexpectedratherthansearchforanswers.
[A]Ihavealwaysbeenapoortest-taker.Soitmayseemrather
strangethatIhavereturnedtocollegetofinishthedegreeI
leftundonesomefourdecadesago.Iammakingmywaythrough
ColumbiaUniversity,surroundedbystudentswhoquicklysupply
theverbalanswerwhileIamstillprocessingthequestion.
[B]Sincethereisnowayformetoavoidexams,Iamcurrently
questioningwhatkindarethemosttaxingandultimately
beneficial.Ihavealreadysweatedthroughnumerousin-class
midtermsandfinals,andnowIhaveaprofessorwhoissues
take-homeones.IwasexcitedwhenIlearnedthis,figuringIhad
afullweektodotheresearch,readthetexts,andwriteitall
up.Infact,Iwasstillrewritingmymidtermthemorningitwas
due.TosayIhadlostthethreadisputtingitmildly.
[C]AsIwassufferingthroughmyweekofanxiety,
some
didIit,ofgraspmyguessingandmaterial