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3.1. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.2. B. At a cheese market. D. At a salad counter. B. Sorting out her clothes.D. Saving closet space.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10. A. At a bakery.C. At a restaurant.A. Packing her stuff.C. Cleaning her suitcase.A.He was involved in a hit-and-run accident.B.He was needed in an accident investigation.C.He witnessed the police giving a statement.D.He got stuck in traffic due to an accident.A.He misses the old times when he could go to the pubs after work.B.He thinks he is lucky to enjoy the advantages of the living arrangement.C.He thinks it difficult for him to get used to the life in the countryside.D.He actually prefers relaxation in the country to excitement in the city.A. $15.B. $24.A.He forgot to put up the "Wet Floor" sign.B.He spilled something and didn't clean it up.C.He slipped on the floor and injured himself.D.He failed to explain the cause of the accident.A. Doctor and patient.C. Trainer and athlete.A.Neil and his wife had a big fight last weekend.B.NeiPs wife was good at tidying up the house.C.Neil enjoyed organizing his books on the shelves.D.Neil felt unhappy about seeing efforts wasted.A.The course will be more difficult than was expected.B.It is important to keep thinking about the course.C.Every accounting student will be awarded a certificate.D.The certificate will make all the hard work worthwhile.A.He counts on his relatives to get him a good gift.B.The Harry Potter glasses are not really what he wanted.C.Good Christmas gifts take much thought to prepare.D.His aunt is a considerate and thoughtful lady.C. $27.D. $30.B. Teacher and student.D. Father and daughter.Section BDirections: Tn Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the fallowing passage.11. A. Most of the electronic headbands sold online had turned out fakes.B.The headband was too expensive for the ordinary household.plaints had been received that the headbands caused headaches.D.There had been a mixed reaction among different parties involved.12. A. Its hidden device functions to keep students relaxed.B.It informs teachers and parents of students9 study scores.C.It changes color based on the focus level of its wearers.D.It helps determine the wearer's overall intellectual capability.13. A. Unauthorized access to students' private data.ck of accuracy of the gathered information.C.The psychological burden upon the family.D.Negative impact on students9 physical well-being.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Criminal investigation. B. Marine biology.C. Underwater landscaping.D. Shipwreck Analysis.15. A. He managed to identify all the crews killed in the wreck.B.He worked with the police to track down the dishonest businessman.C.He produced the evidence that the ship had been bombed on purpose.D.He proved that one of the crew had planted a bomb on the ship.16. A. He worked briefly with the Navy before becoming a shipwreck hunter.B.The first shipwreck he located was a British battleship called HMS Hood.C.Every life lost in the shipwreck was marked with a tablet by him and his team.D.His hunger for fame inspired him to follow the path of wreck-hunting.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. Incorrect number of delivered items.B.Substandard quality of the bought goods.C.Limited supplies of marketed goods.D.Delayed delivery of the purchased silver.18. A. She listened to a radio program. B. She visited the British Museum.C. She conducted a related survey.D. She worked at Customer Service.19. A. Most of the customer complaints are related to tourist industry.B.Telecommunication is generally underfunded and understaffed.C.The majority of dissatisfied customers complain by phone or by letter.D.Putting a complaint on social media doesn't help solve the problem.20. A. He is embarrassed that so many British are complaining.B.He is doubtful whether we should complain on social media.C.He will seriously consider making a complaint if he has to.D.He is unlikely to complain even if he gets bad service at a restaurant.II.Grammar and vocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given ord; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Killer RabbitsYou'd never think of rabbits as dreadful, destructive creatures, would you? Rabbits are cute and loveable. However, Australians discovered (21) harm these cute creatures can do the hard way.Rabbits were introduced to Australia in 1788 as food animals. By 1827, they were running around large estates, and in 1859, disaster struck. A man released 12 wild rabbits onto his property fbr hunting and he (22) have thought that was harmless fun. But Australia has no predators (捕食者)(23) (adapt) to killing rabbits and none of the diseases that kept their populations (24) control in Europe. The loose rabbits bred like, well, rabbits, and began to take over the countryside. Within a few decades, there were millions. By 1950, there were 600 million rabbits in Australia.Six hundred million hungry rabbits could do real harm. They caused more damage than any other species introduced to the continent. They ate native plant species (25) they disappeared. They competed for food and shelter with native animals. They caused the extinction or endangerment of numerous plant and animal species. And they were a nightmare fbr cattle and sheep farmers, (26) animals couldn't get enough grass to eat and starved.The rabbits did some good, of course. They provided food for poor families. They supported fur industries. But their impact on the environment and major livestock economy was too negative (27) (ignore). People tried trapping them. They even built a huge wall against them. But (28) (effective) weapon was a virus.(29) (test) multiple times, the deadly myxoma virus was released on Australia's rabbits in 1950. The virus had been developed very carefully to affect only rabbits. Nearly 100 percent of the rabbits who caught the disease (30) (die). Populations fell. Tt was a huge success. Cattle and sheep farming recovered gradually, and threatened plants were better protected. Eventually, rabbits became resistant to the virus.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Bottle Found at Sea Used for Scientific PurposeCombing the beach for shells, sea glass, or colorful rocks is a leisure activity enjoyed by many. Some even use metaldetectors to find buried treasure or other objects. Only the lucky few have 31 a message in a bottle that wasdropped off by the tide. The tradition of putting a letter to an unknown recipient into a bottle and throwing it into the ocean hasan interesting past. An early 32 use for the practice was revealed when the oldest recorded message in a bottlewas found by Tonya on a beach near Wedge Island, Australia.Tonya was on a fomily outing when she noticed the antique glass bottle in the sand and thought it would make a nice 33. While she was cleaning the sandy gin bottle, a rolled up paper tied with a 34 fell out. The damp page wasa message written in German and dated June 12, 1886. According to official documents from the German sailing vessels, Paula,a crew member tossed the bottle overboard a(n) 35 950 km off the coast of WesternAustralia. Further research authenticated (验证)the letter, which had been sent afloat 132 years ago and is the oldest message in a bottle ever 36 .Historians confirm that thousands of similar bottles were cast overboard by German ships between 1864 and 1933. And37 inside were official documents written by the captain of the ship, 38 routes, coordinates, and otherinformation. These early messages in a bottle were an attempt by the German Naval Observatory to map ocean 39 aroundthe world.On the back of the notes were 40 to write the time and place the bottles were found and return them to the GermanNaval Observatory in Hamburg or the nearest German authorities. Using this information for reference was an early system ofstudying patterns in nature and the vast ocean in particular.ITT. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.A star athlete stopped by my office and she was eaten up by self-criticism after committing a few errors during a weekend match. at peak 41 and T practise hard. How is this happening?” This student, like many T teach, believes she should be able to 42 the outcomes of her life by virtue of her hard work.I study and write about resilience（复原力），and I'm noticing a（n）43 increase in students like this athlete. When they win, they feel powerful and smart. When they fall short of what they imagine they should44 , however, they are crushed by self-blame.We talk often about young adults strnggling with failure because their parents have protected them from 45 . But there is something else at play among the most advantaged in particular: a 46 promise that they can achieve anything if they are willing to work for it.Psychologists have sourced this phenomenon to a misapplication of "mind・set‘' research, which has found that praising children for 47 will increase academic performance. Developed by Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck, mind-set education has spread across classrooms worldwide. But a 2018 analysis found that while praising hard work over ability may benefit economically disadvantaged students, it does not 48 help everyone.One possible explanation comes from Nina Kumar, who argued in a research paper last year that fbr teens in wealthy, pressure-cooker communities, “Tt is not a49 of motivation and perseverance that is the big problem. 50 , it is unhealthy perfectionism and difficulty with backing off when they should, when the fierce drive fbr achievements is over the top.^, This can 51 physical and emotional stress. In a 2007 study, psychologists Gregory Miller determined that adolescent girls who refused to give up the 52 goals showed elevated levels of CRP, a protein that serves as a marker of systemic inflammation（炎症）linked to diabetes, heart disease and other medical conditions.The cruel reality is that you can do everything in your power and still fail. This knowledge comes early to underrepresented minorities whose experience of discriminaticm（歧视）and inequality teaches them to 53 what is, fbr now, largely beyond their control to change. Yet for others, the belief that success is always within their grasp is a setup. Instead of allowing our kids to beat themselves up when things don't go their way, we should all question a culture that has taught them that how they perform for others is more important than what 54 inspires them and that where they go to college matters more than the kind of person they are. We should be wise to remind our kids that life has a way of disappointing us when we least 55 it. It's often the people who learn to say "stuff happens,, who get up the fastest.41. A. coolness B. fitness C. goodness D. readiness42. A. control B.change C. adjust D. celebrate43. A. amusing B. inspiring C. troubling D. touching44. A. apply B. approve C. appreciate D. accomplish45. A. disbelief B. disagreement C. discovery D. discomfort46. A. bright B. false C. general D. flexible47. A. virtue B. ability C. effort D. status48. A. originally B. obviously C. necessarily D. regularly49. A. choice B. command C. display D. lack50. A. Instead B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. However51. A. result from B. apply fbr C. associate with D. lead to52. A. immoral B. impersonal C. impossible D. impolite53. A. challenge B. accept C. assess D. inquire54. A. plainly B. probably C. immediately D. actually55. A. exhibit B. expect C. establish D. recognizeSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)David Miles, an Australian inventor has been accused of cheating desperate farmers by charging up to $50,000 Australian dollars fbr delivering rain on demand without so much as explaining the technology behind his business.On the official Miles Research website, Miles explains that in the 1990's he realized that it was possible to influence weather patterns by creating a bridge between "the presenf and a 'near-future event' in the physical space-time continuum. He found that by applying small amounts of energy intelligently, even a large, messy weather system approaching from the future could be eased.While somewhat fascinating, Miles' explanation does little to explain how he is able to bring rainfall to the lands of farmers. He makes references to famous but debatable concepts like "the butterfly effect". “We were advised against patenting because it's basically exposing how it works. There are a lot of big companies that invest in hunting out patents," Miles said. "I understand the doubts, the only other way is to fully prove up our science and physics. If we did that, we'll lose it, it will be taken up as a national security interest and if 11 then be weaponized.,,Miles' claims raised suspicions for obvious reasons, including a since-deleted section of his company website, which claimed that his technology used "'electromagnetic scalar waves", which scientists say don't even exist.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has warned people against doing business with him, but the Australian inventor claims the ACCC is only trying to defame him and his company, as in reality they are success based - if it doesn't rain, they don't get paid."'Consumers signed the agreement that if by the end of June they receive 100mm, they pay $50,000, if they only receive 50mm, they would only pay $25,000. 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Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.Slower Walkers Have Slower Minds, Scientists RevealOf all human activities, few are so readily credited with enhancing the power of the mind as going for a good walk. However, those who assume that strolling along at a gentle pace is the symbol of superior intellect should think again, scientists have said.67Doctors have long used walking speed to gain a quick and reliable understanding of older people's mental capability, as it is increasingly recognized that pace is associated with not only muscular strength but also the central nervous system. 68The relationship was so obvious, however, that the US scientists now say walking tests could be used to provide an early indication of dementia（痴呆）.Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the study revealed an average difference of 16 IQ points between the slowest and the fastest walkers at the age of 45. This reflected both the participants9 natural walking speed and the pace they achieved when asked to walk as fast as they could. 69 Actually, slower walkers were shown to have "speeded aging" on a 19-measure scale devised by researchers, and their lungs, teeth and immune systems tended to be in worse shape than the people who walked faster.The 904 New Zealand men and women who were tested at 45 were tracked from the age of three, each undergoing multiple tests over the years. The long-term data collection enabled researchers to establish that kids with lower IQ scores, lower linguistic ability and weaker emotional control tended to have slower walking speeds by middle age. 7 0 .The research team said genetic factors may explain the linl< between walking speed, brain capacity and physical health or that better brain health might promote physical activity, leading to better walking speed. Some of the differences in health and intellect may be the result of lifestyle choices individuals have made.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 yvords. Use your own words as far as possible.The Psychology of SpendingDr. Thomas Gilovich, psychology professor at Cornell University, has studied the psychology of spending for over 20 years. According to Dr. Gilovich, “We buy things to make us happy, and we succeed, but only for a while. New things are exciting to us at first, but then we adapt to them.,, In other words, once the freshness of our newest purchase wears off, we begin looking forsomething else to buy to make us happy.Dr. Gilovich found that our satisfaction with possessions fades over time. Yet our happiness over things we*ve experienced increases. For that reason, he has concluded that we are spending our money on the wrong things. A study out of San Francisco State University agrees. The research showed that those people who spent money on experiences instead of possessions were happier. They also thought their money was better invested.To begin with, activities like a trip, adventure, hobby, etc. tend to bring the participants together and unite them over a shared interest. According to Gilovich, “We consume experiences dir ectly with other people." As a result, these experiences typically create a positive link and good feelings toward the other person or people.Besides, your experience shows others who you are and what you are. For example, you might be someone who loves taking cooking classes. More than likely, you'll become known by friends and family as a great cook. They won't know you as someone who owns the latest kitchen equipment.Lastly, planned experiences are frequently something we look forward to. Then when the moment arrives, if we enjoy the time involved in the activity, we're left with fbnd memories. These memories will often last a lifetime. Even our worst trips, on many occasions, are later remembered with laughter.。
