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1、201563Part II Listening Comprehen( 30minutes)13. A) Singers maye addicted to it.B) It helps singers warm themselves up.C) Singers use it to stay away from colds.D) It can do harm to singers vocal chords. vocal chords14. A) They are eager toe famous.B) Many lack profesal training.C) Few wille sucsful

2、.D) They live a glamorous life. glamorous14. A) They are eager toe famous.B) Many lack profesal training.C) Few wille sucsful.D) They live a glamorous life. glamorousadj., !glamourn.vt. . L !Rock stars now face a new hazard -voice abuse. hazardRock stars now face a new hazard -voice abuse. hazardn.h

3、azardousadj. M: If pop singers have got voice problems, they really need to be more selective about where they work. They shouldnt work in smoky atmospheres. selectiveadj. ;And if a singer coughs, this can result vocal cords.he bruising of the bruisebru:zv. / n. + + SectionB16. A) Is not been very s

4、ucsful.B) Is longe a new trend.C) Is met with strong.D) Is attracted a lot of users. n. , 19. A) They will vary with the size of vehicles.B) They will be discountable to regular customers.C) They will be lowern conventional parking.D) They will be reduced if paid in cash. discountable19. A) They wil

5、l vary with the size of vehicles.B) They will be discountable to regular customers.C) They will be lowern conventional parking.D) They will be reduced if paid in cash. discountableadj. f,fThe question will confront New Yorkers in February as thecitysrobotic parking opens in Chinatown. roboticadj. Q

6、u!The technology has been sucsfully appd overseas , he United vehicles and16 but the only othublic robotic garageStrapes has been troublesome, dropcars because of technical problems. troublesomeThe technology has been sucsfully appd overseas , he United vehicles and16 but the only othublic robotic g

7、arageStrapes has been troublesome, dropcars because of technical problems. troublesomeadj. , %!wholesome 6: 6 h Ytiresomeadj. ! someadj. awesomeadj.Nonetheless, 17 the developers of the Chinatown garage are confident with the technology and are counting on it to squeeze 67 cars in an apartment-build

8、ing basementt would otherwise fit only 24, plished by removing a maneuver space normally required. squeezev.b,Dmaneuverv. ; There is no human supervi, 18 but an attendant will beon hand to accept cash and explahe system tusers. 19 Parking rates will be attractive about $400 monthly or $25 per day, a

9、ccording to Ari Milstein, the director of planning for Automation Parking Systems, which is the U.S. subsidiary of a German company. supervin. attendantn. O,2, subsidiaryadj. , n. , ;g21. A) It takes time for the human body to getused to it.B) It lacks the vitamins and minerals essentialfor health.C

10、) It enhan immunity to certain diseases.D) It helps people to live a much longer life. immunityn. 8;8; 8L21. A) It takes time for the human body to get used to it.B) It lacks the vitamins and minerals essential for health.C) It enhan immunity to certain diseases.D) It helps people to live a much lon

11、ger life. immunityThey beve such a diet which includes no products fromanimal sourcan be deficientany of the nesaryvitamins and minerals our bodies need. deficientadj. ; They beve such a diet which includes no products fromanimal sourcan be deficientany of the nesaryvitamins and minerals our bodies

12、need. deficientadj.24. A) To stop them from fighting back.B) Tonk them for their hospitality.C) To teach them the European lifestyle.D) To reve their pains and sufferings. hospitalityn. S, 24. A) To stop them from fighting back.B) Tonk them for their hospitality.C) To teach them the European lifesty

13、le.D) To reve their pains and sufferings. hospitalityn. Alcoholism is a serious disease. alcoholismn.Alcohol causes a loss of judgment and alertness. After a long period, alcoholism can deteriorate the liver, the brain andotharts of the body. alertnessn.deterioratev.1 dAlcohol causes a loss of judgm

14、ent and alertness. After a long period, alcoholism can deteriorate the liver, the brain andotharts of the body. alertnessn.deterioratev.He would detach himself from the routines of life. He may lose his employment, home or loved ones.【重点词讲解】detachvt. 分离；派遣；使超然He would detach himself from the routine

15、s of life. He may lose his employment, home or loved ones.【重点词讲解】detachvt.Section CThree types of feedback from others are (29) how they see us: confirmation, rejection, and disconfirmation.【重点词讲解】confirmationrejectiondisconfirmationSection CThree types of feedback from others are (29) how they see

16、us: confirmation, rejection, and disconfirmation. confirmationn. ,rejection n. disconfirmationn. On the other hand, rejection occurs when others treat you ina mannert is inconsistent with your (32). inconsistentOn the other hand, rejection occurs when others treat you ina mannert is inconsistent wit

17、h your (32). inconsistentadj. , UPierre Salinger was appo subsequently lost hised senator from California but election. appoRathern (35) how others classify you, consider howyou identify yourself. The way in which you identify yourself is the best reflection of your self-image. classifyv.Fself-image

18、n. 26. categories27. acquaance28. conscientious29. indicative of 30. consistent31. in charge of34. respond to32. self-definition35. relying on33. obviously acquaancen. !conscientiousadj. , Sindicativeadj. , , consistentadj. , hin charge of, Part III Reading Comprehen( 40 minutes)Innovation, the elix

19、ir ( ) of progress, has always costpeople their jobs.he Industrial Revolution handweavers were 36 aside by the mechanical loom. Over the past 30 years the digital revolution has 37many of the mid-skill jobst undinned 20th-centurymiddle-class life. Typists, ticketagents, blers andmany production-line

20、 jobs have been dispensed with,just as the weavers were. industrial revolutionn. loomvi. fzD zD fundinvt. w N!dispensevt. F, FaFor those who be the world a bettvet technological progress has made lace, such disruption is a natural partof rising 38. disruptionFor those who be the world a bettvet tech

21、nological progress has made lace, such disruption is a natural partof rising 38. disruptiondisruptn. , v. 1 1disruptive IThe millions freed from the land were not rendered 41,but found bettaid work as the economy grew moresophisticated. Today the pool of secretaries has 42,but there are ever more co

22、mput designers.rogrammers and web rendervt.secretaryn.The millions freed from the land were not rendered 41,but found bettaid work as the economy grew moresophisticated. Today the pool of secretaries has 42,but there are ever more comput designers.rogrammers and web rendervt. ; secretaryn.; Optimism

23、 remains the right starting-po, but for workers thedislocating effects of technology may make themselvesevident fastern its 43. starting-pon.dislocatevt.evidentadj.Optimism remains the right starting-po, but for workers thedislocating effects of technology may make themselvesevident fastern its 43.

24、starting-pon. dislocatevt. 1 1evidentadj. Technologys 44 will feel like a tornado (), hitting therich world countries too., but 45sthrough poorer spv. B) displaced I prosperityJ responsiveK rhythmL sentimentsM shrunkN stO withdrawn displacevt. b$ responsiveadj. i;vrhythmn. sentimentn. shrinkv.收缩; 退缩

25、withdrawv.撤回，撤退；取钱Section BWhy the Mona Lisa Stands OutA Have you ever fallen for a novel and been amazed not to find it on lists of great books? Or walked around a sculpture renowned as a classic, struggling to see what the fuss is about? If so, youve probably pondered the question a psychologist,

26、James Cutting, asked himself: how does a work of art come to be considered great? sculpturen. J, renownedadj. jpondervt. # B Theuitive answer ist some works of art are justgreat: of rinsically superior quality. uitiverinsicallyB Theuitive answer ist some works of art are justgreat: of rinsically sup

27、erior quality. uitiveadj. L;Crinsicallyadv. ()If you cant see theyre superior,ts your problem. Its an imidatingly neat explanation. But some sol scientistshave been asking awkward questions of it, raising thet artistic canons(j0) are little moresibilityn fossilised historical accidents. imidatinglyf

28、artisticadj. ,fossilise v. 1T,1C Cutting, a professor at Corneliversity, wondered if apsychological mechanism known as the “mere-exureeffect” played a role in deciding which paings rise tothe top of the cultural league. Cutting designed anexperiment to test hisch().【复习】exuren., 显露Others were lesser

29、known but of comparable quality.【重点词讲解】comparableadj. 类似的, 同类的, 相当的DHe po impress outt the most reproduced works ofism today tend to have been bought by five orsix wealthy and influential collectorshe late 19thof these men bestowed( )century. The preferenprestige on certain works, whiade the works m

30、orelikely to beg in galleries and pred in collections. influentialadj. q,Rbestowvt. 1Prestige n. DHe po impress outt the most reproduced works ofism today tend to have been bought by five orsix wealthy and influential collectorshe late 19thcentury. The preferenof these men bestowed( )prestige on cer

31、tain works, whiade the works morelikely to beg in galleries and pred in collections. influentialbestowprestigeThe fame passed down the years, gaining momentum from mere exure as it did so. The more people were exed to, the more they liked it, and the more theyliked it, the more it appeared in books,

32、 on big exhibitions.ters and in gaomentum fromQLmomentumn. QL ?L RAs contemporary artists like Warhol and Damien Hirsvegrasped, critical acclaim is deeply entwined( ) with publicity. “Scholars”, Cutting argues, “are no differentfrom the publiche effects of mere exure.” acclaimvt. k!o; k!r; !entwinew

33、ain vt. ,publicityn.j *E The pros described by Cutting evokes a principletthe sociologist Duncan Watts calls “cumulativeadvantage”: once a thing e more popular still.es popular, it will tend to【重点词讲解】cumulativeadj. 累积的, 渐增的accumulateA few years ago, Watts, who is employed bytostudy the dynamics of s

34、ol networks, had a similarexperience to Cutting in anotharis museum.【复习】dynamicsAfter queuing to see the “Mona Lisa” in its climate-controlled bulletproof box at the Louvre, he came away puzzled: why was it considered so superior to the three otherLeonardoshe previous chamber, to which nobodyseemed

35、to be paying the slightestention? chambern.; ; (F When Watts lookedo the history of “the greatestpaing of all time”, he discoveredt, for most of its life,the “Mona Lisa” languished in relative obscurity. I languishl#wi$obscurity%bskjuritiobscure adj.F When Watts lookedo the history of “the greatestp

36、aing of all time”, he discoveredt, for most of its life,the “Mona Lisa” languished in relative obscurity. I languishl#wi$v. c,cobscurity%bskjuriti n. , , obscure adj. What propelled it there wasnt a scholarly re-evaluation, but a theft. propelvt. 1 G In 1911 a maenance worker at the Louvre walked ou

37、tof the museum with the “Mona Lisa” hidden under hissmock(0). maenancen.G In 1911 a maenance worker at the Louvre walked outof the museum with the “Mona Lisa” hidden under hissmock(0). maenancen.3 But as the paings biographer, Donald Sassoon, drily notes,“In reality the effect can be obtained from a

38、ny portrait.”Duncan Watts proest the “Mona Lisa” is merely anextreme exle of a general rule. Paings, poems andpop songs are buoyed(1) or sunk by random eventsor preferen down tt turn erations.o waves of influence, passing portraitn. 7,random adj. & Nearly all the cultural objects we consume arrive w

39、rapped ininherited opinion; our preferen extent, someone elses.are always, to some wrapvt.to some extentNearly all the cultural objects we consume arrive wrapped ininherited opinion; our preferen extent, someone elses.are always, to some wrapvt. to some extenty K Therinsic quality of a work of art i

40、s starting to seem likeits least importantribute. But perhaps its moresignificantn our sol scientists allow.of all, awork needs a certain quality to be eligible to be st tothe top of thle. rinsicadj.eligibleadj.K Therinsic quality of a work of art is starting to seem likeits least importantribute. B

41、ut perhaps its moresignificantn our sol scientists allow.of all, awork needs a certain quality to be eligible to be st tothe top of thle. rinsicadj. w, =y, eligibleadj.h, Read “Hamlet” after reading even the greatest of Shakespeares contemporaries, and the difference may strike you as unarguable.【重点

42、词讲解】unarguableadj. 无可争辩的he British Journal of AestheticL A studythe exggeststure effect doesnt work the same way oneverything, and pos to a differentabout howcanons are formed. The sol scientists are right to sayt we should be a little sceptical of greatness, andtwe should always lookhe next room. G

43、reat art andmediocrity(平庸) can get confused, even by experts.【重点词讲解】journaln. aestheticadj.;mediocrityn. , ;!mediocreadj. B 46. According to Duncan Watts, the superiority of the Mona Lisa to Leonardos other works resulted from the cumulative advantage.55. Opinions about and preferen often inheritabl

44、e.for cultural objects are superioritySection CThe report from the Bureau of Labor Sistics was just asgloomy asipated. gloomySectionCThe report from the Bureau of Labor Sistics was just asgloomy asipated. gloomyadj. gloomvt./n.1 1But Washington would do well to take a deep breath before reacting to

45、the grim numbers. grimadj.But Washington would do well to take a deep breath before reacting to the grim numbers. grimadj., , Collectively, we rely on the unemployment figures and othersistics to frame our sense of reality. They are a vitalpart of an array of dahat we use to assess if wereng well or

46、ng badly, andturn shsernment policies and corporate budgets andalspending decis. collectiveadj.an array ofCollectively, we rely on the unemployment figures and othersistics to frame our sense of reality. They are a vitalpart of an array of dahat we use to assess if wereng well orng badly, andturn sh

47、sernment policies and corporate budgets andalspending decis. collectiveadj. /an array of H, there is the way the data is assembled. assemblevt. h There is another survey, sometimes referred to as thepayroll survey,t assesses 400000 businesses basedon their reported payrolls. payrollThere is another

48、survey, sometimes referred to as thepayroll survey,t assesses 400000 businesses basedon their reported payrolls. payrolln.WThe household survey has a largroblem. When askedstraightforwardly, people tend toor shade the truthwhen the subject is sex, money or employment. If you get a call and are asked

49、 if youre employed, and you say yes, youre employed. householdshade the truthThe household survey has a larg straightforwardly, people tend toroblem. When asked or shade the truthwhen the subject is sex, money or employment. If you get a call and are asked if youre employed, and you say yes, youre e

50、mployed. householdn. !,adj., shade the truth56. What do we learn from theparagraph?B) Washington is taking drastic measures to provide more jobs.C) The USpayrolls.ernment is slashing more jobs from its drasticadj.slashv56. What do we learn from theparagraph?B) Washington is taking drastic measures t

51、o provide more jobs.C) The USpayrolls.ernment is slashing more jobs from its drasticadj. slashv ; KA; 58. One problem with the payroll survey ist .C) it magnifies the number of the jobless magnifyvt.58. One problem with the payroll survey ist .C) it magnifies the number of the jobless magnifyvt. Pas

52、sage TwoThis namelesspushed the human race over a historicthreshold, for it washat yeart mind became, forthetime in its history, a predominantly urban species. thresholdn.predominantlyadv.Passage TwoThis namelesspushed the human race over a historicthreshold, for it washat yeart mind became, forthet

53、ime in its history, a predominantly urban species. thresholdn. ; s predominantlyadv. X z-z;XRz;zDemographers () reckont three-quarters ofhumanity could be city-dwelling by 2050, with most of theincrease cominghe fast-growing towns of Asia andAfrica. Migrants to cities are attracted by plentiful jobs

54、,ac escs to hospitals and education, and the ability to the boredom of a farmers agricultural life. reckonv.migrantn.Demographers () reckont three-quarters ofhumanity could be city-dwelling by 2050, with most of theincrease cominghe fast-growing towns of Asia andAfrica. Migrants to cities are attrac

55、ted by plentiful jobs,ac escs to hospitals and education, and the ability to the boredom of a farmers agricultural life. reckonv. ; migrantn. 4 adj. Those factors are moren enough to make up for thesqualor (), disease and spectacular povertytthose same migrants must often at e urban dwellers. endure

56、 when they spectacularadj.Those factors are moren enough to make up for thesqualor (), disease and spectacular povertytthose same migrants must often at e urban dwellers. endure when they spectacularadj., ), !9It is the cityt inspires the latest book from Peter Smith. Hismahesis ist the buzz of urba

57、n life, and theopportunities it offers for co-operation and collaboration,is wha citiestracts people to the city, whichurn makeso the engines of art, commerce, science andprogress. buzzv. ; 0tt buzz word This is hardly revolutionary, but it is presented in a charming format. Mr. Smith has written a

58、breezy guidebook, wi series of short chapters dedicated to specific aspects ofurbanity - parks, say, or the various schemesvebeen put forward over the years for building the perfectcity. The result is a sort of high-quality, unusually rigorouscoffee-tabook, designed to be dipped o rathernread from b

59、eginning to end. charming formatbreezyadj. , l schemen. Gdipvt. , he chapter on skyscrrs, for exle, Mr. Smithtouches on construction methods, the revolutionary invention of the automatic lift, the practicalities of living inthe sky and the likelihoodt, as citiese morecrowded, apartment living wille the norm. skyscrrs