Directions:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET(10points)Beingagoodparentiswhateveryparentwouldliketobe.Butdefiningwhatitmeanstobeagoodparentisundoubtedlyvery1.particularlysincechildrenresponddifferentlytothesamestyleofparenting.Acalm,rule-followingchildmightrespondbettertoadifferentsortofparentingthan,2,ayoungerone.3,there’sanothersortofparentthat’seasierto4:aparent.Childrenofeveryagebenefitfrompatientparenting.Still,5,everyparentwouldliketobepatient,thisisnoeasy6.sometimes,parentsgetexhaustedandareunabletomaintaina7stylewiththeirkids.Iunderstandthis.You’reonlyhuman,andsometimesyourkidscan8youjustalittletoofar.Andthenthe9happens:Youloseyourpatienceandeitherscreamatyourkidsorsaysomethingthatwastoo10anddoesnobodyanygood.Youwishthatyoucould11theclockandstartover.We’veallbeenthere.12,eventhoughit’scommon,it’svitaltokeepinmindthatinasinglemomentoffatigue,youcansaysomethingtoyourchildthatyoumay13foralongtime.Thismaynotonlydodamagetoyourrelationshipwithyourchildbutalso14yourchild’sself-esteem.Ifyouconsistentlyloseyour15withyourkids,thenyouaremodelingalackofemotionalcontrolforyourkids.Weareallbecomingincreasinglyawareofthe16ofmodelingpatiencefortheyoungergeneration.Thisisaskillthatwillhelpthemallthroughoutlife.Infact,theabilitytomaintainemotionalcontrolwhen17bystressisoneofthemostsignificantofalllie’sskills.Certainly,it’s18tomaintainpatienceatalltimeswithyourkids.Amorepracticalgoalistotrytobeascalmasyoucanwhenfacedwith19situationsinvolvingyourchildren.Icanpromiseyouthis:Asaresultofworkingtowardthisgoal,youandyourchildrenwillbenefitand20fromstressfulmomentsfeelingbetterphysicallyandemotionally.1.[A]pleasant2.[A]atonce3.[A]Fortunately4.[A]amuse5.[A]choice6.[A]choice7.[A]formal8.[A]move9.[A]inevitable[B]tricky[B]inaddition[B]Occasionally[B]train[B]because[B]answer[B]tolerant[B]send[B]illogical[C]tedious[C]forexample[C]Accordingly[C]assist[C]unless[C]task[C]rigid[C]drag[C]mysterious[D]instructive[D]byaccident[D]Eventually[D]describe[D]while[D]access[D]critical[D]push[D]suspiciousSectionIUseofEnglish
10.[A]boring11.[A]turnback12.[A]Overall13.[A]believe14.[A]justify15.[A]bond16.[A]nature17.[A]confronted18.[A]strange19.[A]exciting20.[A]withdraw[B]harsh[B]takeapart[B]Instead[B]regret[B]raise[B]time[B]secret[B]defeated[B]terrible[B]trying[B]hide[C]naive[C]setaside[C]Otherwise[C]miss[C]affect[C]race[C]context[C]cheated[C]hard[C]surprising[C]emerge[D]vague[D]coverup[D]However[D]like[D]reflect[D]cool[D]importance[D]confused[D]wrong[D]changing[D]escapePartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Ratsandotheranimalsneedtobehighlyattunedtosocialsignalsfromotherssothatcanidentifyfriendstocooperatewithandenemiestoavoid.Tofindoutifthisextendstonon-livingbeings,LolehQuinnattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,andhercolleaguestestedwhetherratscandetectsocialsignalsfromroboticrats.Theyhousedeightadultratswithtwotypesofroboticrat—onesocialandoneasocial—for5ourdays.Therobotsratswerequiteminimalist,resemblingachunkierversionofacomputermousewithwheels-tomovearoundandcolorfulmarkings.Duringtheexperiment,thesocialrobotratfollowedthelivingratsaround,playedwiththesametoys,andopenedcageddoorstolettrappedratsescape.Meanwhile,theasocialrobotsimplymovedforwardsandbackwardsandsidetoside.Next,theresearcherstrappedtherobotsincagesandgavetheratstheopportunitytoreleasethembypressingaSectionIIReadingComprehension
lever.Across18trialseach,thelivingratswere52percentmorelikelyonaveragetosetthesocialrobotfreethantheasocialone.Thissuggeststhattheratsperceivedthesocialrobotasagenuinesocialbeing.Theymayhavebondedmorewiththesocialrobotbecauseitdisplayedbehaviourslikecommunalexploringandplaying.Thiscouldleadtotheratsbetterrememberinghavingfreeditearlier,andwantingtherobottoreturnthefavourwhentheygettrapped,saysQuinn.Thereadinessoftheratstobefriendthesocialrobotwassurprisinggivenitsminimaldesign.Therobotwasthesamesizeasaregularratbutresembledasimpleplasticboxonwheels.“We’dassumedwe’dhavetogiveitamovingheadandtail,facialfeatures,andputasceneonittomakeitsmelllikearealrat,butthatwasn’tnecessary,”saysJanetWilesattheUniversityofQueenslandinAustralia,whohelpedwiththeresearch.Thefindingshowshowsensitiveratsaretosocialcues,evenwhentheycomefrombasicrobots.Similarlychildrentendtotreatrobotsasiftheyarefellowbeings,evenwhentheydisplayonlysimplesocialsignals.“Wehumansseemtobefascinatedbyrobots,anditturnsoutotheranimalsaretoo,”saysWiles.21.Quinnandhercolleaguesconductedatesttoseeifratscan______.[A]pickupsocialsignalsfromnon-livingrats[C]attainsociabletraitsthroughspecialtraining[B]distinguishafriendlyratfromahostileone[D]sendoutwarningmessagestotheirfellow22.Whatdidthesocialrobotdoduringtheexperiment?[A]Itfollowedthesocialrobot.[C]Itsetthetrappedratfree.[B]Itplayedwithsometoys.[D]Itmovedaroundalone.23.AccordingtoQuinn,theratsreleasedthesocialrobotbecausethey______.[A]triedtopracticeameansofescape[C]wantedtodisplaytheirintelligence24.JamesWilesnotesthatrats______.[A]canrememberotherrat’sfacialfeatures[C]respondmoretocationsthantolooks25.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatrats______.[A]appeartobeadaptabletonewsurroundings[C]behavedifferentlyfromchildreninsocializing[B]aremoresociallyactivethanotheranimals[D]aremoresensitivetosocialcuesthanexpected[B]differentiatesmellsbetterthansizes[D]canbescaredbyaplasticboxonwheels[B]expectedittodothesameinreturn[D]consideredthataninterestinggameText2ItistruethatCEOpayhasgoneup-toponesmaymake300timesthepayoftypicalworkersonaverage,andsincethemid-1970sCEOpayforlargepubliclytradedAmericancorporationshas,byvaryingestimates,goneupbyabout500%.ThetypicalCEOofatopAmericancorporationnowmakesabout$18.9millionayear.ThebestmodelforunderstandingthegrowthofCEOpayisthatoflimitedCEOtalentinaworldwherebusinessopportunitiesforthetopfirmsaregrowingrapidly.TheeffortsofAmerica’shighest-earning1%havebeenoneofthemoredynamicelementsoftheglobaleconomy.It’snotpopulartosay.butonereasontheirpayhasgoneupsomuchisthatCEOsreallyhaveuppedtheirgamerelativetomanyotherworkersintheU.S.economy.Today’sCEO,atleastformajorAmericanfirms,musthavemanymereskillsthansimplybeingableto“runthecompany”CEOsmusthaveagoodsenseoffinancialmarketsandmaybeevenhowthecompanyshouldtradeinthem.Theyalsoneedbetterpublicrelationsskillsthantheirpredecessors,asthecostsofevenaminorslipupcanbesignificant.Thenthere’sthefactthatlargeAmericancompaniesaremuchmoreglobalizedthaneverbefore,withsupplychainsspreadacrossalargernumberofcountries.Toleadinthatsystemrequiresknowledgethatisfairlymind-bogglingplus,virtuallyallmajorAmericancompaniesarebeyondthismajorCEOsstillhavetodoalltheday-to-dayworktheyhavealwaysdone.ThecommonideathathighCEOpayismainlyaboutrippingpeopleoffdoesn’texplainhistoryverywell.Bymostmeasures,corporategovernancehasbecomealottighterandmorerigoroussincethe1970s.YetitisprincipallyduringthisperiodofstrongergovernancethatCEOpayhasbeenhighandrising.Thatsuggestsitisinthebroadercorporateinteresttorecruittopcandidatesforincreasinglytoughjobs.Furthermore,thehighestCEOsalariesarepaidtooutsidecandidates,nottothecozyinsiderpicks,anothersignthathighCEOpayisnotsomekindofdepredationattheexpenseoftherestofthecompany.AndthestockmarketreactspositivelywhencompaniestieCEOpayto,say,stockprices,asignthatthosepracticesbuildupcorporatevaluenotjustfortheCEO.26.WhichofthefollowinghascontributedtoCEOpayrise?[A]Thegrowthinthenumberofcorporations[C]Increasedbusinessopportunitiesfortopfirms[B]Thegeneralpayrisewithabettereconomy[D]Closecooperationamongleadingeconomies27.Comparedwiththeirpredecessors,today’sCEOsarerequiredto______.[A]fosterastrongersenseofteamwork[C]establishclosertieswithtechcompanies[B]financemoreresearchanddevelopment[D]operatemoreglobalizedcompanies28.CEOpayhasbeenrisingsincethe1970sdespite______.[A]continualinternalopposition[C]conservativebusinessstrategies[B]strictcorporategovernance[D]Repeatedgovernmentwarnings29.HighCEOpaycanbejustifiedbythefactthatithelps______.[A]confirmthestatusofCEOs[C]boosttheefficiencyofCEOs[B]motivateinsidecandidates[D]increasecorporatevalue30.Themostsuitabletitleforthistextwouldbe______.[A]CEOsAreNotOverpaid[C]CEOs’challengesofToday[B]CEOPay:PastandPresent[D]CEOTraits:NotEasytoDefineText3MadridwashailedasapublichealthbeaconlastNovemberwhenitrolledoutambitiousrestrictionsonthemostpollutingcars.Sevenmonthsandoneelectiondaylater,anewconservativecitycouncilsuspendedenforcementofthecleanairzone,afirststeptowarditspossibledemise.MayorJoseLuisMartinez-Almeidamadeoppositiontothezoneacentrepieceofhiselectioncampaign,despiteitssuccessinimprovingairquality.Ajudgehasnowoverruledthecity’sdecisiontostoplevyingfines,orderingthemreinstated.Butwithlegalbattlesahead,thezone’sfuturelooksuncertainatbest.Amongotherweaknesses,themeasurescitiesmustemploywhenlefttotackledirtyairontheirownarepoliticallycontentious,andthereforevulnerable.That’sbecausetheyinevitablyputthecostsofcleaningtheairontoindividualdrivers—whomustpayfeesorbuybettervehicles—ratherthanontothecarmanufacturerswhosecheatingistherealcauseofourtoxicpollution.It’snothardtoimagineasimilarreversalhappeninginLondon.Thenewultra-lowemissionzone(Ulez)islikelytobeabigissueinnextyear’smayoralelection.AndifSadiqKhanwinsandextendsittotheNorthandSouthCircularroadsin2021asheintends,itissuretosparkintenseoppositionfromthefarlargernumberofmotoristswhowillthenbeaffected.It’snotthatmeasuressuchasLondon’sUlezareuseless.Farfromit.Localofficialsareusingtheleversthatareavailabletothemtosafeguardresidents’healthinthefaceofaseriousthreat.Thezonesdodeliversomeimprovementstoairquality,andthesciencetellsusthatmeansrealhealthbenefits—fewerheartattacks,strokesandprematurebirths,lesscancer,dementiaandasthma.Feweruntimelydeaths.Butmayorsandcouncillorscanonlydosomuchaboutaproblemthatisfarbiggerthananyonecityortown.Theyareactingbecausenationalgovernments—Britain’sandothersacrossEurope—havefailedtodoso.Restrictionsthatkeephighlypollutingcarsoutofcertainareas—citycentres,“schoolstreets”,evenindividualroads—arearesponsetotheabsenceofalargerefforttoproperlyenforceexistingregulationsandrequireautocompaniestobringtheirvehiclesintocompliance.Waleshasintroducedspeciallowspeedlimitstominimisepollution.We’redoingeverythingbutinsistthatmanufacturerscleanuptheircars.31.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutMadrid’scleanairzone?[A]Itseffectsarequestionable[C]Itneedstougherenforcement[B]Ithasbeenopposedbyajudge[D]Itsfateisyettobedecided32.Whichisconsideredaweaknessofthecity-levelmeasurestotackledirtyair?[A]Theyarebiasedagainstcarmanufacturers.[C]Theyaredeemedtoomildforpoliticians.[B]Theyproveimpracticalforcitycouncils[D]Theyputtoomuchburdenonindividualmotorists.33.TheauthorbelievesthattheextensionofLondon’sUlezwill.[A]arousestrongresistance.[C]improvethecity’straffic.[B]ensureKhan’selectoralsuccess.[D]discouragecarmanufacturing.34.Whodoestheauthorthinkshouldhaveaddressedtheproblem?[A]Localresidents[B]Mayors.[C]Councilors.[D]Nationalgovernments.35.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthatautocompanies.[A]willraiselow-emissioncarproduction[C]willupgradethedesignoftheirvehicles[B]shouldbeforcedtofollowregulations[D]shouldbeputunderpublicsupervisionText4NowthatmembersofGenerationZaregraduatingcollegethisspring—themostcommonly-accepteddefinitionsaysthisgenerationwasbornafter1995,giveortakeayear—theattentionhasbeenrisingsteadilyinrecentweeks.GenZsareabouttohitthestreetslookingforworkinalabormarketthat’stighterthanit’sbeenindecades.Andemployersareplanningonhiringabout17percentmorenewgraduatesforjobsintheU.S.thisyearthanlast,accordingtoasurveyconductedbytheNationalAssociationofCollegesandEmployers.Everybodywantstoknowhowthepeoplewhowillsooninhabitthoseemptyofficecubicleswilldifferfromthosewhocamebeforethem.If“entitled”isthemostcommonadjective,fairlyornot,appliedtomillennials(thosebornbetween1981and1995),thecatchwordsforGenerationZarepracticalandcautious.Accordingtothecareercounselorsandexpertswhostudythem,GenerationZsareclear-eyed,economicpragmatists.Despitegraduatingintothebesteconomyinthepast50years,GenZsknowwhataneconomictrainwrecklookslike.Theywereimpressionablekidsduringthecrashof2008,whenmanyoftheirparentslosttheirjobsortheirlifesavingsorboth.Theyaren’tinterestedintakinganychances.Theboomingeconomyseemstohavedonelittletoassuagethisunderlyinggenerationalsenseofanxiousurgency,especiallyforthosewhohavecollegedebt.CollegeloanbalancesintheU.S.nowstandatarecordS1.5trillion,accordingtotheFederalReserve.OnesurveyfromAccenturefoundthat88percentofgraduatingseniorsthisyearchosetheirmajorwithajobinmind.Ina2019surveyofUniversityofGeorgiastudents,meanwhile,thecareerofficefoundthemostdesirabletraitinafutureemployerwastheabilitytooffersecureemployment(followedbyprofessionaldevelopmentandtraining,andtheninspiringpurpose).Jobsecurityorstabilitywasthesecondmostimportantcareergoal(work-lifebalancewasnumberone),followedbyasenseofbeingdedicatedtoacauseortofeelgoodaboutservingthegreatergood.36.GenerationZsgraduatingcollegethisspring______.[A]arerecognizedfortheirabilities[C]aredrawinggrowingpublicattention37.GenerationZsarekeenlyaware______.[A]whattheirparentsexpectofthem[C]howtheydifferfrompastgenerations[B]whatatougheconomicsituationislike[D]howvaluableacounselor’sadviceis[B]areinfavorofjoboffers[D]areoptimisticaboutthelabormarket38.Theword“assuage”(line9.para2)isclosetinmeaningto______.[A]define[B]maintain[C]relieve[D]deepen39.ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph3thatGenerationZs______.[A]haveaclearideaabouttheirfuturejob[C]thinkithardtoachievework-Lifebalance[B]givetopprioritytoprofessionaltraining[D]carelittleabouttheirjobperformance40.Michelsenthinksthatcomparedwithmillennials,GenerationZSare______.[A]lessrealistic[B]morediligent[C]lessadventurous[D]moregenerousPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraphs(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)[A]Givecompliments,justnottoomany.[B]Putonagoodface,always.[C]Tailoryourinteractions.[D]Spendtimewitheveryone.[E]Reveal,don’thide,information.[F]Slowdownandlisten.[G]Putyourselvesinothers’shoes.FiveWaystoWinOverEveryoneintheOfficeIsitpossibletolikeeveryoneinyouroffice?Thinkabouthowtoughitistogettogether15people,muchless50,whoallgetalongperfectly.Butunlikeinfriendships,youneedcoworkers.Youworkwiththemeverydayandyoudependonthemjustastheydependonyou.Herearesomewaysthatyoucangetthewholeofficeonyourside.41.______Ifyouhaveabonetopickwithsomeoneinyourworkplace,youmaytrystaytight-lippedaroundthem.Butyouwon’tbehelpingeitheroneofyou.AHarvardBusinessSchoolstudyfoundthatobserversconsistentlyratedthosewhowerefrankaboutthemselvesmorehighly,whilethosewhohidlosttrustworthiness.Thelessonisnotthatyoushouldmakeyourpersonallifeanopenbook.butrather,whengiventheoptiontoofferupdetailsaboutyourselforpainstakinglyconcealthem,youshouldjustbehonest.42.______Justasimportantasbeinghonestaboutyourselfisbeingreceptivetoothers.Weoftenfeeltheneedtotellothershowwefeel,whetherit’saconcernaboutaproject,astraythought,oracompliment.Thoseareallvalid,butyouneedtotaketimetohearoutyourcoworkers.too.Infact,rushingtogetyourownideasouttherecancausecolleaguestofeelyoudon’tvaluetheiropinions.Doyourbesttoengagecoworkersinagenuine,back-and-forthconversation,ratherthanprioritizingyourownthoughts.43.______It’scommontohavea“cubiclemate”orspecialconfidantinaworksetting.Butinadditiontothosetrustedcoworkers,youshouldexpandyourhorizonsandfindoutaboutallthepeoplearoundyou.Useyourlunchandcoffeebreakstomeetupwithcolleaguesyoudon’talwayssee.Findoutabouttheirlivesandinterestsbeyondthejob.Itrequiresminimaleffortandgoesalongway.Thiswillhelptogrowyourinternalnetwork,inadditiontobeinganicebreakintheworkday.44.______Positivefeedbackisimportantforanyonetohear.Andyoudon’thavetobesomeone’sbosstotellthemtheydidanexceptionaljobonaparticularproject.Thiswillhelpengendergoodwillinothers.Butdon’toverdoitorbefakeaboutit.Onestudyfoundthatpeoplerespondedbesttocommentsthatshiftedfromnegativetopositivepossiblybecauseitsuggestedtheyhadwonsomebodyover.45.______Thisonemaybeabitmoredifficulttopulloff,butitcangoalongwaytoachievingresults.Rememberindealingwithanycoworkerwhattheyappreciatefromaninteraction.Watchoutforhowtheyverbalizewithothers.Somepeoplelikesmalltalkinameetingbeforediggingintoimportantmatters,whileotheraremorestraightforward.Jokesthatworkonepersonwon’tnecessarilylandwithanother.So,adaptyourstyleaccordinglytotype.Considerthepersonthatyou’redealingwithinadvanceandwhatwillgetyoutoyourdesiredoutcome.SectionⅢTranslation
46.Directions:TranslatethefollowingtextfromEnglishintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEET(.15points)It’salmostimpossibletogothroughlifewithoutexperiencingsomekindoffailure.But,thewonderfulthingaboutfailureisthatit’sentirelyuptoustodecidehowtolookatit.Wecanchoosetoseefailureas“theendoftheworld.”Or,wecanlookatfailureastheincrediblelearningexperiencethatitoftenis.Everytimewefailatsomething,wecanchoosetolookforthelessonwe’remeanttolearn.Theselessonsareveryimportant;they’rehowwegrow,andhowwekeepfrommakingthatsamemistakeagain.Failuresstopusonlyifweletthem.Failurecanalsoteachusthingsaboutourselvesthatwewouldneverhavelearnedotherwise.Forinstance,failurecanhelpyoudiscoverhowstrongapersonyouare.Failingatsomethingcanhelpyoudiscoveryourtruestfriends,orhelpyoufindunexpectedmotivationtosucceed.SectionⅥWriting
PartA47.Directions:Supposeyouareplanningatourofahistoricalsiteforagroupofinternationalstudents,writeanemailto1)tellthemaboutthesite,and2)givethemsometipsforthetourPleasewriteyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.Donotuseyourownname,use“LiMing”instead(10points)PartB48.Directions:Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,youshould1)interpretthechart,and2)giveyourcomments.Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.(15points).
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