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panyherroommatetotheHandinherroommate’sapplicationSubmitherroommate’sHelpherroommatewithherA)WhereDr.Ellis’sofficeislocated.C)DirectionstoclassroomQuestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)Hefindsitratherstressful.C)HecanhandleitquiteB)Heisthinkingofquittingit.D)HehastoworkextraA)The6:00one.C)The7:00B)The6:30one.D)The7:30A)ItisanawfulwasteofHefindsitratherThetimeonthetrainisItissomethingdifficulttogetusedA)Readingnewspapers.C)ListeningtothedailyB)Chattingwithfriends.D)nningtheday’sSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)D).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.1PassageQuestions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)IgnoresmalldetailswhileReadatleastseveralchaptersatoneDevelopahabitofreadingGetkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceorA)Chooseone’sownsystemofUnderline andMakeasfewmarksasHighlightdetailsinaredA)ByreadingthetextbookscarefullyByreviewingonlythemarkedByfocusingonthenotesintheBycomparingnoteswiththeirPassageQuestions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)ThesleepaneedsvariesfromdaytoTheamountofsleepforeachisOnecangetbywithacoupleofhoursofEverybodyneedssomesleepforA)Itisamade-upstory.C)ItisarareB)Itisbeyondcure.D)ItisduetoanA)HisextraordinaryphysicalHismother’sinjuryjustbeforehisTheuniquesurroundingsofhislivingTheresthegotfromsittinginarockingPassageQuestions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallShelearnedtowriteforfinancialShedevelopedastronginterestinShetenderlylookedafterhersickA)ShemadeawiseinvestmentinrealShesoldtherestaurantwithasubstantialShegot1.5milliondollarsfromherex-SheinheritedabigfortunefromherA)ShewasextremelymeanwithherShewasdishonestinbusinessShefrequentlyill-treatedherSheabusedanimalsincludingherpetA)ShemadeabigfortunefromwiseShebuiltahospitalwithhermother’sShemadehugedonationstoShecarriedonherfamily’sSectionthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.1Amongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificantsecond-languageteachersarethosewhichare(26) informbutdifferentinmeaninginthetwocultures.Forexample,aColombianwhowantssomeoneto(27) allthefingersofonehand,cupped,pointdownwardastheymove(28).SpeakersorEnglishhaveasimilargesturethroughthehandmaynotbecuppedandthefingersmaybeheldmoreloosely,butforthemthegesturemeansgoodbyeorgoaway,quitethe(29)oftheColombianwhenhe(30)heighthemostchoosebetweendifferentgesturesdependingonwhetherheis(31)ahumanbeingorananimal.Ifhekeepsthepalmofthehand(32)thefloor,ashewouldinhisownculturewhenmakingknowntheheightofachild,forexample,heverylikelybegreetedbylaughter,inColombiathisgesture(33)forthedescriptionofanimals.Inordertodescribehumanbeingsheshouldkeepthepalmofhishand(34)tothefloor.butalso(35)moment.Inbothoftheexamplesabove,speakersfromdifferssharply.PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)SectionAbeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingGlobalwarmingisatrendtowardwarmerconditionsaroundtheworld.Partofthewarmingisnatural;wehaveexperienceda20,000yearlongwarmingasthelasticeageendedandtheice36away.However,wehavealreadyreachedtemperaturesthatarein37withotherminimum-iceperiods,sowarmingislikelynotnatural.Weare38toapredictedworldwideincreaseintemperatures39between1℃and6℃overthenext100years.Thewarmingwillbemore40insomeareas,lessinothers,andsomecesmayevencooloff.Likewise,the41ofthiswarmingwillbeverydifferentdependingonwhereyouare—coastalareasmustworryaboutrisingsealevels,whileSiberiaandnorthernCanadamay emorehabitable(宜居的)and42forhumansthantheseareasarenow.Thefactremains,however,thatitwilllikelygetwarmer,on43,everywhere.Scientistsareingeneralagreementthatthewarmerconditionswehavebeenexperiencingareatleastinparttheresultofahuman-inducedglobalwarmingtrend.Somescientists44thatthechangesweareseeingfallwithintherangeofrandom(无规律的)variation—someyearsarecold,otherswarm,andwehavejusthadanunremarkablestringofwarmyears45—butthatis inganincreasinglyrareinterpretationinthefaceofandincreasingwarmconditions.2Sectionstatementsattachedtoit.EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.TheEndoftheAmazon,byfarthelargestbooksellerinthecountry,reportedonMay19thatitisnowsellingmorebooksinitselectronicKindleformatthanintheoldpaper-and-inkformat.Thatisremarkable,consideringthattheKindlehasonlybeenaroundforfouryears.E-booksnowaccountforthanoverallbooksales.E-booksalesareup146percentoverlastyear,whilehardbacksalesincreased6percentandpaperbacksdecreased8Doesthisspellthedoomofthephysicalbook?Certainlynot y,andperhapsnotatall.WhatitdoesmeanisthatthebookbusinesswillgothroughatransformationinthenextdecadeorsomoreprofoundthananyithasseensinceGutenbergintroducedprintingfrommoveabletypeinthe1450s.Physicalbookswillsurely emuchrarerinthemarketce.Massmarketpaperbacks,whichhavebeendecliningforyearsanyway,willprobablydisappear,aswillhardbacksformysteries,thrillers,“romancefiction,”etc.Suchbooks,whichonlyrarelyendupinpermanentcollections,eitherprivateorpublic,willprobablyonlybeavailablenonfictionandfictionwillsurelylastlonger.Perhapsitwill themarkofanauthortoreckonwiththatheorsheisstillpublishedinhardcopy.Asforchildren’sbooks,whoknows?Children’sbooksarelikethemarketing)isinherentlystrange.Forcluestothebook’sfuture,let’slookatsomeexamplestechnologicalchangeandseewhathappenedtotheoldOnetechnologyrecesanotheronlybecausethenewtechnologyisbetter,cheaper,orboth.Thegreaterthedifference,thesoonerandmorethoroughlythenewtechnologyrecestheold.Printingwithcomparedwiththeold-fashionedoneshandwrittenonvellum,whichcomesfromsheepskin.ABible—tobesure,alongbook—requiredvellummadefrom300sheepskinsandcountlessman-hoursoflabor.Beforeprinting50,000booksinallofEuropein1450.By1500therewere10Butwhileprintingquicklycausedthehandwrittenbooktodieout,handwritinglingeredonwellintothe16thcentury.Veryspecialbooksarestilloccasionallyproducedonvellum,buttheyareone-of-a-kindshowpieces.partsofitwhileforcingtheresttoevolve.Themovieswerewidelybecausetheaterturnedouttohavequalitiesmoviescouldnotreproduce.Equally,TVwassupposedtorecemoviesbut,again,didnot.Moviesdid,however,fatallyimpactsomepartsoflivetheater.andcartoons.NordidTVkillradio.Comedyanddramashows(“JackBenny,”youcan’tdriveacarandwatchevisionatthesametime,rushhour1940sandamuchlargerone.Sometimesoldtechnologylingersforcenturiesbecauseofitssymbolicpower.Mountedcavalry(骑兵)recedthechariot(二轮战车)onthebattlefieldaround1000BC.ButchariotsmaintainedtheirceinparadesandtriumphsrightupuntiltheendoftheRomanEmpire1,500aswordalwayssymbolized“anofficerandagentleman.”Sometimesnewtechnologyisalittlecranky(不稳定的)atfirst.evisionrepairmanwasacommonoccupationinthe1950s,forinstance.Andsotheoldtechnologyremainsasabackup.shipscapturedtheNorthAtlanticpassengerbusinessfromsailinthe1840sbecauseofitsmuchgreaterspeed. shipsdidn’tlosetheirsailsuntil1880s,becauseearlymarineengineshadanastyhabitofbreakingdown.Untilshipsbecamelargeenough(andenginessmallenough)tomounttwoenginessidebyside,theyneededtokeepsails.(Thehighcostofandthelesserneedforspeedkeptthemajorityoftheworld’soceanfreightmovingbysailuntiltheearlyyearsofthe20thcentury.)upper-andmiddle-classhomebythesecondhalfofthe19thcentury.Butfunctioningfirecesremaintothisdayapowerfulsellingpointinaanddigest).Humancontroloffiregoesbackfarenough(overamillionasacentralaspectofhumanlife.Books—especiallybookstheaveragecouldafford—haven’tbeenaroundlongenoughtoproduceevolutionarychangeinhumans.Buttheyhaveapowerfulholdonmanypeoplenonetheless,aworksofartandthereisatactile（触觉的）pleasureinbooksnecessarilylostine-bookversions.Theabilitytoquicklythumbthroughpagesisalsolost.Andaroomwithbooksinitinduces,atleastinsome,afeelingForthesereasonsIthinkphysicalbookswillhavealongerexistenceasacommercialproductthansomecurrentlypredict.Likeswords,bookshavesymbolicpower.Likefireces,theyinduceasenseofcomfortandwarmth.And,perhaps,similartosails,theymakeausefulback-upforwhenthelightsgoout.2Authorsstillpublishedinprintedversionswillbeconsideredimportantones.Somepeoplearestillinfavorofprintedbooksbecauseofthesenseoftouchtheycanprovide.TheradiobusinesshaschangedgreatlyandnowattractsmoreContrarytomanypeople’spredictionofitsdeath,theindustryRemarkablechangeshavetakenceinthebookOldtechnologysometimescontinuestoexistbecauseofitsTheincreaseofe-booksaleswillthebookbusinesstomakechangesnotseenforcenturies.aclearadvantage.Paperbacksofpopularliturearemorelikelytoberecedbye-books.AhousewithafirecehasastrongerappealtoSectionDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofbestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingThequestionofwhetherourernmentshouldpromotescienceandtechnologyortheliberalartsinhighereducationisn’taneither/orproposition(命题)，althoughthecurrentemphasisonpreparingyoungAmericansforSTEM（science,technology,engineering,maths）-relatedfieldscanmakeitseemthatway.(人文学科)andsocialsciencesmustremaincentralcomponentsofAmerica’seducationalsystematalllevels.Botharecriticaltoproducingcitizenswhocanparticipateeffectivelyinourdemocratic einnovative（创新的)leaders,andbenefitfromthespiritualenrientthatthereflectiononthegreatideasofmankindovertimeprovides.Parentsandstudentswhohaveinvestedheavilyinhighereducationworryaboutgraduates’jobprospectsastechnologicaladvancesandchangesindomesticandglobalmarketstransformprofessionsinwaysthatreducewagesandcutjobs.Underthesecircumstances,it’snaturalto“Majorinasubjectdesignedtogetyouajob”seemstheobviousanswertosome,thoughthisignoresthefactthatmanydisciplinesinthehumanitiescharacterizedas“soft”often,infact,leadtoemploymentexpressedapreferenceforstudentswhohavereceivedabroadly-educationthathastaughtthemtowritewell,thinkcritically,researchcreatively,andcommunicateeasily.Moreover,studentsshouldbepreparednotjustfortheirfirstjob,butfortheir4thand5thjobs,asthere’slittlereasontodoubtthatpeopleenteringtheworktodaywillbecalledupontoymanydifferentrolesoverthecourseoftheircareers.Theoneswhowilldothebestinthisnewenvironmentwillbethosewhoseeducationshavepreparedthemtobeflexible.Theabilitytodrawuponeveryavailabletoolandinsight—pickedupfromscience,arts,andtechnology—tosolvepresentthemselves,willbehelpfultothemandtheUnitedStates.2WhatdoesthelatestcongressionalreportSTEM-relatedsubjectshelpstudentsfindjobsintheinformationThehumanitiesandSTEMsubjectsshouldbegivenequalTheliberalartsinhighereducationhelpenrichspiritualHighereducationshouldbeadjustedtothepracticalneedsofWhatisthemainconcernofstudentswhentheychooseaTheirinterestinrelevantTheacademicvalueoftheThequalityofeducationtoTheirchancesofgettingagoodWhatdoestheauthorsayaboutthesocalledsoftThebenefitstudentsintheirfutureTheybroadenstudents’rangeofTheyimprovestudents’communicationTheyareessentialtostudents’healthyWhatkindofjobapplicantsdoemployerslookThosewhohaveastrongsenseofThosewhoaregoodatsolvingpracticalThosewhoarelikely einnovativeThosewhohavereceivedawell-roundedWhatadvicedoestheauthorgivetocollegeSeizeopportunitiestotaptheirTrytotakeavarietyofpracticalPreparethemselvesfordifferentjobAdoptaflexibleapproachtosolvingPassageQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingEnergyindependence.Ithasaniceringtoit.Doesn’tit?Ifyouthinkso,you’renotalone,becauseenergyindependencehasbeenthedreamofAmericanfordecades,andnevermoresothaninthepastfewyears,whenthemostrecentoilpriceshockhasbeenpartlyresponsibleforkickingoffthegreatrecession.“Energyindependence”anditsrhetorical(修辞的)companion“energysecurity”are,however,slipperyconceptsthatarerarelythoughthrough.Whatisitwewantindependencefrom,exactly?importedoil.Buttherearereasonsthatwebuyallthatoldfrom eavailable,butmostbiofuelscauseeconomicwasteandenvironmentaldestruction.toproducealltheirownoil.Theyvaluetheenvironmentalqualitytheypreser