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LListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheend

ofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.A.Inalibrary.B.Atanairport.C.Inahotel.D.Atatravelagency.

2.A.Hewillwatchtheceremonyonline.B.Heisn,tinterestedintheceremony.

C.Hehasalreadyrecoveredfromthe∏u.D.Hewon,tbeabletoattendtheceremony.

3.A.Heworksasanartist.B.Hesellspaintsupplies.

C.Heownsanoilcompany.D.Heworksinanartmuseum.

4.A.Findoutwhoheraudiencewillbe.B.Walchhimgivehispresentation.

C.Practiceherpresentationinfrontofhim.D.Trynottothinkaboutheraudience.

5.A.He,llbelatefortheparty.B.Thesoccerpracticewillendlaterthanusual.

C.He,llmissthesoccerpractice.D.Thesoccerpracticewilltakeplaceafterthe

party.

6.A.Katiedoesn,thaveanewroommate,B.Katiedidn,tgivereasonsforher

unhappiness.

C.Thewomandoesn,tbelieveintheman.D.Themandoesn,tthinkKatieisreally

unhappy.

7.A.Theircareerplans.B.Theirdreamuniversities.

C.Theirfavouriteteachers.D.Theirattitudestodifferentjobs.

8.A.Hearrivedatthetheaterlate.B.Theproductionisn,ttohistaste.

C.Helefthiswatchinthetheater.D.Theproductionisn,tlongenough.

9.A.Thethesisproposalisunacceptable.B.Hehasreturnedthethesisproposalalready.

C.Hehasn,treadthethesisproposalyet.D.Thewomandidn,tsubmitthethesisproposal.

10.A.Whichlecturethemanwantstoattend.B.Whetherthemankeepsmoneyinthebank.

C.Wherethemanlearnedaboutthelecture.D.Whetherthemanhasbroughtthatnewspaper.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyou

willbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthem.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillberead

twice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhave

heard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Workingfromhomehasitsbenefits.B.Workplacefriendshipsareeasytodevelop.

C.Youngpeoplefavourremoteemployment.D.Workingremotelylimitsworkplace

friendships.

12.A.Financialsupport.B.Emotionalcomfort.

C.Frontlineservices.D.Educationalresources.

13.A.Workplacefriendshipshelptoavoiddisagreementsatwork.

B.Workplacefriendshipsmotivateemployeestoworklongerhours.

C.Workplacefriendshipscontributetoefficiencyandsecurityatwork.

D.Workplacefriendshipsencourageemployerstointeractwithcustomers.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Inequalitystillexistglobally.B.Pollutionissevereinwealthycountries.

C.Therichpollutetheworldmore.D.Governmentsareresponsibleforpollution.

15.A.52%.B.8.5%.C.10%.D.15%.

16.A.Byexpectingapositivereturnfromcompanies.

B.Bygreenlightingcompanies,businesspractices.

C.Byfacilitatingmoreinvestmentinthestockmarket.

D.Byforcingcompaniestostopusingtraditionalfuels.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Theman,sdreamcareer.B.Thewoman'srequestforasalaιyincrease.

C.Theman,sworkingexperience.D.Thewoman,scontributiontohercompany.

18.A.He,llprobablygetapromotion.B.Hethinksittooexhausting.

C.He,llworkforhisvicepresident.D.Heconsidersitdemanding.

19.A.Sheisn,tproductiveenough.B.Herpromotionisalreadyontheway.

C.Shedoesn,thavethecourage.D.Hersalaryisquitefairforherposition.

20.A.Regardthecompanyasacharity.B.Stopherplantobuyanewcar.

C.Stressherfamily,sneedformoney.D.Displayhervaluetothecompany.

ILGrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

TeaArt

Ifscommontoseepeopleincoffeebarscreatecoffeeart,but

it,sawholedifferentballgamedoingthesamethingwithtea.Han

Zheminghasmanagedtoperfecttheskill,creatingteaartincups,ordianchainChinese,(21)

usedtobearitualduringtheSongDynasty.

Overthepastsixyears,the40-year-oldShanghairesident(22)(use)teaandspoonsto

createnearly200patternsbasedonancientpaintings.uIt,slike(23)(add)bellsandwhistles

totea,givingpeopleastrongersenseofoccasion,sodrinkingteaismorefun,MHansays.It,salso

hisintentiontobringtheoldritualbacktomodernlifeandhavemorepeople(24)

(appreciate)itscharm.Dianchaenhancesthetasteoftea,Hansays.44Itissimilartothefoam(泡

沫)ontopofacupofcoffee,except(25)itismadeoftearatherthanmi?k.^^

ChineseteaculturestartedtoenjoypopularityduringtheTangDynastyandboomed

throughouttheSongDynasty,(26)teabecameanecessityforalmosteveryone,fromnobles

andscholarstocommonpeople,justlikeotheressentialitems,suchasrice,oilandsalt,as

suggestedbySongpoliticianandthinkerWangAnshi.

DifferentfromthemethodofmakingteaduringtheTangperiod,intheSongDynasty,the

popularwayofhavingteawasthroughdiancha.Theprocessbeginswithhotwaterbeingpoured

overfine(27)(powder)teacreatingamixture.Thenmorehotwaterisaddedslowly(28)

theteaisconstantlybeatenbyhandwithabamboostick.Itisbelievedthatthismethod

laterspreadtootherpartsofEastAsia,includingJapan,wheresimilarities(29)beseenin

thewaymatcha(抹茶)ispreparedtoday.

Thisactionofpouringhotwateriscalleddian;hencethenamediancha(30)(list)as

anintangibleculturalheritage(非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn))ofRunzhoudistrict,Zhenjiangcity,Jiangsu

province,in2019.

SectionB

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthe

box.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.applicationsB.connectionsC.emotionsD.identifyE.interveneF.notifications

G.sacredH.sharedI.specializeJ.stressedK.technological

AnimalCommunication

Manypetownerslongtotalkwiththeiranimals.Afterall,ifpetswereabletotalk,people

couldtakecareofthemmoreeasilyandhavecloseremotional31tothem,soanumberof

companiesareworkingondevicesandappsthatcouldtranslatewhatanimalssay.

OnesuchappiscalledMeowTalk.Usingvoicerecognitionsoftware,thisapprecognizes

differentsoundsacatmakesandoffersEnglishtranslationsofthem.Forexample,onetypeof

soundmightmean??feedme"whileanothercouldbetranslated?ietmeoutside."Theappcanuse

machinelearningtoassessitstranslationsandimproveatrecognizingoneparticularcat,svoice.In

otherwords,itcan

32inunderstandingyourcatinparticular.Thisisimportantbecausecatsdonotallhavea(n)

33language,butindividualcatsfrequentlyuseparticularsoundstomeancertainthings.

Inthefuture,MeowTaIkcouldconnecttoasmartcollarthatwouldhearthecatmeowand

playthetranslationoutloud.Perhapsifthecatisoutsideandneedstobeletin,itcouldeven

send34

totheowner,sphone.

Fordogs,aJapanesecompanycalledInupathyhasdevelopedaharness（保護帶）witha

heartratemonitorandanapp.Theheartratemonitorisusedtoassessadog,s35.Thisis

possiblebecause,likehumans,dogs,heartratesgoupwhentheyareexcitedor36.The

harnessalsohasalightthatturnsredwhenthedogisexcited,butwhenthedogisrelaxed,the

lightisblue.

Themostobvioususeofthistechnologyistohelppetowners37withandprovidefor

theirpetsbetter.Themoreownersknowabouttheirpets,theeasieritistomeettheirneeds.

Thereareother38oftechnologythathelpusunderstandanimals.Forexample,some

sheepfarmersareusingartificialintelligencetoscananddetermineiftheyareinpain,which

helpsthemfindoutsickanimals.Asaresult,theycan39morequicklytotreattheanimal.

Anyonewhointeractsregularlywithanimalscouldbenefitfromunderstandingtheiranimals

better.Thusthese40developmentsmighttransformthewayWeinteractwiththecreatures

aroundus.

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Ifslongbeenknownthatsugarydrinkshelppeoplepackonunwantedkilograms.Butnew

researchsuggeststhat41drinksandeven100%fruitjuicemightraiseyourriskforsome

cancers.Thestudycouldn,tprovecauseandeffect,butitfoundthatdrinkingaslittleas90-120ml

ofsugarydrinkseachdaywas42toan18%riseinoverallriskforcancer.

ThenewstudywasledbyMathildeTouvier,researchdirectorattheUniversityofParis.Her

teamcollecteddataonmorethan100,000Frenchmenandwomen,averageage42,whotookpart

inanational43.

Theparticipantsansweredquestionsabouthowmuchof3,300differentfoodsanddrinks

theyconsumedeachday,andwere44foruptonineyears.

Thestudyuncoveredlinksbetweentheconsumptionofsugarydrinksandtheriskofcancer

45,andforbreastcancerspecifically.Theinvestigatorsfoundnoassociationbetweensugaιy

drinksandprostateorcoloncancers（前列腺或結(jié)腸癌）,buttheauthorsstressedthattoofew

peopleinthestudydevelopedthesecancerstomakethisfinding46.Theresearch47

nolinksbetweendietsodas（無糖汽水）andcancer,althoughmorestudyisneededtoconfirmthat,

theauthorsnoted.

Theconnectionbetweensugarydrinksandcancerremainedthesameevenaftertheteam

48

forage,sex,educationallevel,familyhistoryofcancer,smokingandphysicalactivity,the

researcherssaid.

So,whythe49?AccordingtoTouvier,steam,high-caloriedrinksmayraisecancerrisk

becausesugarhelpsbuildbodyfat,inadditiontoraisingbloodsugarlevelsandinflammation（發(fā)

炎）一ailofwhicharerisk50forcancer.It,salsopossiblethatchemicalsfoundinthese

drinksmightplayapartin51cancerrisk,theresearcherstheorized.

Agrouprepresentingthedrinksindustrysaidsugarydrinkscanstillbeapartofthe52

diet,however.Inastatement,theAmericanBeverageAssociationsaid:"It'simportantforpeople

toknowthatalldrinks——eitherwithsugarorwithout—are53toconsumeaspartofa

balanceddiet.America,sleadingdrinkscompaniesareworkingtogethertosupportconsumers5

effortsto54thesugartheyconsumefromourdrinksbyprovidingmorechoiceswithless

sugarorzerosugar,smallerpackagesizesandclearcalorieinformationrightupfront.,,

SamanthaHellerisaseniorclinicalnutritionistatNYULangoneMedicalCenterinNew

YorkCity.Shesaidshewasn't55bythefindings.Shenotedthat,fordecades,thesedrinks

havebeenlinkedwithdiseasessuchasheartdisease.Ontheotherhand,umostofusshouldbe

drinkingmorewaterthanwedo,“Hellersaid.

41.A.icedB.mineralC.bottledD.sweetened

42.A.tiedB.devotedC.reducedD.limited

43.A.gameB.studyC.ceremonyD.examination

44.A.checkedB.cagedC.occupiedD.followed

45.A.ingeneralB.withoutexceptionC.onthecontraryD.byaccident

46.A.unreliableB.unexpectedC.authoritativeD.original

47.A.uncoveredB.anticipatedC.establishedD.hid

48.A.huntedB.adjustedC.preparedD.mounted

49.A.researchB.similarityC.connectionD.impact

50.A.behaviorsB.assessmentsC.perceptionsD.factors

51.A.explainingB.increasingC.preventingD.predicting

52.A.localB.nutritionalC.averageD.conventional

53.A.safeB.impossibleC.exceptionalD.effective

54.A.neutralizeB.digestC.removeD.reduce

55.A.annoyedB.SuiprisedC.embarrassedD.delighted

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Iwasputtingonmybootsjustnowinwhatthenovelistscall4?abrownstudy.^^Therewasno

urgentreasonforputtingonmyboots.Iwasnotgoingout,andmyslippersweremuchmore

comfortable.Butsomethinghadtobedone,?wantedasubjectforanarticle.Nowifyouare

accustomedtowritingarticlesforaliving,youwillknowthatsometimesthedifficultyisnot

writingthearticle,butchoosingasubject.Itisnotpovertyyousufferfrom,butan

embarrassmentofriches.

Butwhathasthistodowithputtingonmyboots?ItisareasonablequestionandIwilltell

you.Foranhour?hadpacedmyroominmyslippersinsearchofasubject,?hadlookedoutof

thewindowoverthesunlitvalley,andwatchedthesmokeofadistanttraindisappearingtowards

thewest.IhadsharpenedeverypencilIhadonmewithgreatcare.ButthemoreIsha?penedmy

pencils,themoreanxiousIgrewaboutthethemeforanarticle.

ItwasatthismomentthatIrememberedmyboots.Theactofbendingmybodychangedthe

currentoftheblood.Yousawthingsinanewlight.SoIfetchedmybootsandsatdowntoput

themon.

Thethingworkedlikeacharm.ForinmypreoccupiedconditionIpickedupmyrightboot

first.ThenmechanicallyIputitdownandseizedtheleftboot.Andthenthefactflashedonme

thatallmylife?hadbeenputtingonmyleftbootfirst.Ifyouhadaskedmefiveminutesbefore

whichbootIputonfirst,Ishouldhavesaidthattherewasnofirstaboutit;yetnowIfoundIwas

inahabitsofixedthattheattempttoputonmyrightbootfirstaffectedme.Thethingcouldn,tbe

done.AndthencameintomymindthatfascinatingbookofSamuelButler,sonLifeandHabit.

Yes,certainly,herewasasubjectthatwould"go."Itookoutapencil,seizedsomewritingpaper,

andsatdowntowriteon“TheForceofHabit.^^

56.By“Itisnotpovertyyousufferfrom,butanembarrassmentofriches.^^inparagraph1,the

authormeans.

A.somesubjectsaretoocomplicatedorembarrassingtowriteon

B.povertyisnolongeraproblemnowadays,butembarrassmentis

C.poorpeopledon,tencounterasmanyembarrassmentsastherich

D.there,resomanysubjectsthatit,shardtodecidewhichtochoose

57.Whydidtheauthorsharpenhispencilswithgreatcare?

A.Tohelphimselfpromotethinking.B.Todrawwhathesawoutofthewindow.

C.Towritehisarticlemoresmoothly.D.Torelievehimselfofanxietyaboutwriting.

58.Puttingonthebootshelpedtheauthor.

A.getridofhisfixedhabitB.lowerhisbloodpressure

C.seethingsfromanewangleD.freehispreoccupiedmind

59.Thepassageismainlyabouttheauthor,s.

A.personalattitudetowardshabitsB.dailyroutinesasaprofessionalwriter

C.writingprocessofaspecialarticleD.decisionmakingonthethemeforanarticle

（B）

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Gentlesoundstimulation,alsoknownaspinknoise,maysignificantlyenhancedeepsleepin

olderadultsandimprovetheirabilitytorecallwords,anewstudyhasfound.

Deepsleepiscriticalformemoryconsolidation(?∣?]).However,beginninginmiddleage,

deepsleepdecreasessubstantially,whichscientistsbelievecontributestomemorylossinaging.

Thesoundstimulationsignificantlyenhanceddeepsleepinparticipantsandtheirscoresona

memorytest."Thisisaninnovative,simpleandsafenon-medicationapproachthatmayhelp

improvebrainhealth,,,saidPhyllisZee,professoratNorthwesternUniversityintheUS."Thisisa

potentialtoolforenhancingmemoryinolderpopulationsandattenuatingnormalage-related

memorydecline,,,saidZee.

Zeeandateamofresearchersgathered13adults,60andolder,andmonitoredtheirsleepina

labfortwonights.Onbothnights,theparticipantstookamemorytest,wenttobedwhilewearing

headphonesandaspecialcap,andtookanothermemorytestinthemorning.Butwithoutthe

participants5awareness,researchersonlyplayedpinknoiseintotheheadphonesononenight.

Morespecifically,theytimedthesoundstomatchtheparticipants,slow-waveoscillations(振動).

Duringdeepsleep,brainwavesslowtoaboutoneoscillationpersecond,comparedtoaboutten

oscillationspersecondduringwakefulness.Thesystemtheyemployedinthestudyallowedthe

teamtodeliveralowburstofpinknoiseatthe4?precisemoment“whentheparticipants5slow

wavesrose—apatternthatisuniquetoeachperson.

Thestudyfoundthatparticipants,slowwavesincreasedafterthenightofsoundstimulation,

suggestingthattheyweregettingmoredeepsleep.Andonthemorningafterhearingpinknoise,

theyperformedthreetimesbetteronmemoryteststhantheydidaftersleepingwithoutanysound

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Thestudywasarelativelysmallone,sofurtherresearchisneededtoconfirmitsfindingsand

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patenttheresearchers'technology,whichseemstohavehituponawaytostimulateslowwavesat

therightmoment.Theteamhopestodevelopanaffordabledevicethatpeoplecanuseathome,

fromthecomfortoftheirbeds.

63.Thenewstudymainlyrevealsthat.

A.deepsleepconsolidatesoldadults,memory

B.pinknoiseboostsmemoryamongtheelderly

C.sleepdisordersplayakeyroleinmemoryloss

D.soundstimulationincreasesthelengthofsleep

64.Theword“attenuating“inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymeans.

A.worseningB.reversingC.slowingdownD.bringingabout

65.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthenewstudy?

A.?temployedasoundsystemprogrammedinstepwithbrainwaves.

B.Itcomparedtheeffectsonolderadultsandonyoungerpopulations.

C.Itrepeatedtheexperimentseveraltimeswithouttheparticipants,notice.

D.Itadjustedtheparticipants,slow-waveoscillationstomatchthestimulations.

66.Itcanbeinferredthattheapproachusedinthestudy.

A.mayputoldadultsinriskinthelongrun

B.hasthepotentialtobeappliedinpractice

C.requiresaninnovativeandaffordabledevice

D.needsNorthwestern'spatentforconfirmation

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.

Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

A.Itisn,tjustaboutremovingthegarbagefromtheocean,ssurface.

B.Hopefully,theycanbeabigpartofthesolutiontooceanpollution.

C.Thissmallrobotgathersupeverythingitencounters,includinggasolineandoil.

D.Forlarger,moreopenareas,amuchlargerrobotcalledtheInterceptorhasasimilarfunction.

E.Ifailgoeswell,they,rehopingtoexpandthenumberofrobotsandtakethetechnologyto

otherwaterwaysinneedofcleanup.

F.Cleaninguptrashthatlitterstheoceanisgood,buttokeeptheoceansclean,newgarbage

mustbeStOPPedfromgettingthere.

Trash-EatingRobots

Ithasbecomecommonknowledgethatouroceansarefilledwithgarbage.Brokenobjects,

usedplasticbottlesandsoonfillourbeachesandcovertheoceanfloor,doingimmensedamageto

oceancreatures.Manyindividualsandorganizationsareworkingtoremovethisgarbageand

recenttechnologicaldevelopmentshavegiventhemanewtooltodoso:trash-eatingrobots.

Robotsofvariousshapeshavebeendesignedtocollectgarbagethattheyfindfloatinginthe

ocean.Forexample,theFrenchcompanyIADYShasdevelopedwhatitcallsthejellyfishbot.

67

Thejellyfishbotisremotelycontrolledandcancleanupto1,000squaremetersperhour.It

containsanetthatcanholdupto30liters.Thejellyfishbots,smallsizeandabilitytobeeasily

controlledmakethemidealforcleaningupcrowdedareassuchasports.

68Designedforuseonrivers,theInterceptorlookslikeaboatwithaconveyor

beltthatpicksuptrash.AshallowbamerattachedtotheInterceptorguidesfloatingtrashtothe

conveyorbelt,butfishcanswimunderitsafely.Onceasensorindicatesthatthedustbinsarefull,

theInterceptorautomaticallysendsatextmessagetoonshoreoperators.Theseoperatorscollect

andemptythedustbins,sendingthegarbagetolocalwastemanagementfacilities.

Mostofthegarbageintheoceanscomesdownrivers.69HencetheInterceptoris

usedtostoppollutionbeforeitenterstheocean.

TheInterceptoriscompletelysolar-poweredandoperatesonitsown,whichminimizesthe

needforhumaninvolvement.Robotsareabletocleanuplargeamountsofgarbagewithout

humansstrugglingwithbeachcleanupbyhand.70

IV.SummaryWriting

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthe

passageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

71.TheDunning-KrugerEffect

In1999,socialpsychologistsDavidDunningandJustinKrugerdidaseriesofstudies

evaluatingpeople,scompetenceincertainareas.Thepeopleinthestudieswerealsoaskedto

evaluatetheirownabilitiesineacharea.DunningandKrugerfoundthatpeoplewhoscoredvery

lowonthetesttendedtoov