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PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessaycommentingontheremark"Asmileistheshortestdistancebetweentwopeople."Youcanciteexamplesto.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

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PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(15minutes)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave15minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsonAnswerSheet1.Forquestions1-7,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Forquestions8-10,completethesentenceswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage.

NormanBorlaug:'FatheroftheGreenRevolution'

FewpeoplehavequietlychangedtheworldforthebettermorethanthisruralladfromthemidwesternstateofIowaintheUnitedStates.ThemaninfocusisNormanBorlaug,theFatherofthe'GreenRevolution',whodiedonSeptember12,2021atage95.NormanBorlaugspentmostofhis60workingyearsinthefarmlandsofMexico,SouthAsiaandlaterinAfrica,fightingworldhunger,andsavingbysomeestimatesuptoabillionlivesintheprocess.Anachievement,fitforaNobelPeacePrize.

EarlyYears

"I'maproductofthegreatdepression"ishowBorlaugdescribedhimself.Agreat-grandsonofNorwegianimmigrantstotheUnitedStates,Borlaugwasbornin1914andgrewuponasmallfarminthenortheasterncornerofIowainatowncalledCresco.Hisfamilyhada40-hectare(公顷)farmonwhichtheygrewwheat,maize(玉米)andhayandraisedpigsandcattle.Normanspentmostofhistimefromage7-17onthefarm,evenasheattendedaone-room,one-teacherschoolatNewOregoninHowardCounty.

Borlaugdidn'thavemoneytogotocollege.ButthroughaGreatDepressioneraprogramme,knownastheNationalYouthAdministration,BorlaugwasabletoenrollintheUniversityofMinnesotaatMinneapolistostudyforestry.HeexcelledinstudiesandreceivedhisPh.D.inplantpathology(病理学)andgeneticsin1942.From1942to1944,BorlaugwasemployedasamicrobiologistatDuPontinWilmington.However,followingtheDecember7,1941attackonPearlHarbor,Borlaugtriedtojointhemilitary,butwasrejectedunderwartime

InMexico

In1944,manyexpertswarnedofmassstarvationindevelopingnationswherepopulationswereexpandingfasterthancropproduction.BorlaugbeganworkataRockefellerFoundation-fundedprojectinMexicotoincreasewheatproductionbydevelopinghigher-yieldingvarietiesofthecrop.Itinvolvedresearchingenetics,plantbreeding,plantpathology,entomology(昆虫学),agronomy(农艺学),soilscience,andcerealtechnology.ThegoaloftheprojectwastoboostwheatproductioninMexico,whichatthetimewasimportingalargeportionofitsgrain.

BorlaugsaidthathisfirstcoupleofyearsinMexicoweredifficult.Helackedtrainedscientistsandequipment.Nativefarmerswerehostiletowardsthewheatprogrammebecauseofseriouscroplossesfrom1939to1941duetostemrust.

WheatvarietiesthatBorlaugworkedwithhadtall,thinstalks.Whiletallerwheatcompetedbetterforsunlight,theyhadatendencytocollapseundertheweightofextragrain-atraitcalledlodging.Toovercomethis,Borlaugworkedonbreedingwheatwithshorterandstrongerstalks,whichcouldholdonlargerseedheads.Borlaug'snewsemi-dwarf,disease-resistantvarieties,calledPitic62andPenjamo62,changedthepotentialyieldofMexicanwheatdramatically.By1963wheatproductioninMexicostoodsixtimesmorethanthatof1944.

GreenRevolutioninIndia

Duringthe1960s,SouthAsiaexperiencedseveredroughtconditionandIndiahadbeenimportingwheatonalargescalefromtheUnitedStates.BorlaugcametoIndiain1963alongwithDr.RobertAndersontoduplicatehisMexicansuccessinthesub-continent.Theexperimentsbeganwithplantingafewofthehigh-yieldingvarietystrainsinthefieldsoftheIndianAgriculturalResearchInstituteatPusainNewDelhi,underthesupervisionofDr.M.S.Swaminathan.ThesestrainsweresubsequentlyplantedintestplotsatLudhiana,Pantnagar,Kanpur,PuneandIndore.Theresultswerepromising,butlarge-scalesuccess,however,wasnotinstant.CulturaloppositiontonewagriculturaltechniquesinitiallypreventedBorlaugfromgoingaheadwithplantingofnewwheatstrainsinIndia.By1965,whenthedroughtsituationturnedalarming,theGovernmenttooktheleadandallowedwheatrevolutiontomoveforward.ByemployingagriculturaltechniqueshedevelopedinMexico,BorlaugwasabletonearlydoubleSouthAsianwheatharvestsbetween1965and1970.

IndiasubsequentlymadeahugecommitmenttoMexicanwheat,importingsome18000tonnesofseed.By1968,itwasclearthattheIndianwheatharvestwasnothingshortofrevolutionary.Itwassoproductivethattherewasashortageoflabourtoharvestit,ofbullcartstohaulittothethreshingfloor(打谷场),ofjute(麻黄)bagstostoreit.Localgovernmentsinsomeareaswereforcedtoshutdownschoolstemporarilytousethemasstorehouses.

UnitedNation'sFoodandAgricultureOrganization(FAO)observedthatin40yearsbetween1961and2001,"Indiamorethandoubleditspopulation,from452milliontomorethan1billion.Atthesametime,itnearlytripleditsgrainproductionfrom87milliontonnesto231milliontonnes.Itaccomplishedthisfeatwhileincreasingcultivatedgrainacreage(土地面积)amere8percent."

ItwasinIndiathatNormanBorlaug'sworkwasdescribedasthe'GreenRevolution.'

InAfrica

Africasufferedwidespreadhungerandstarvationthroughthe70sand80s.Foodandaidpouredinfrommostdevelopedcountriesintothecontinent,butthankstotheabsenceofefficientdistributionsystem,thehungryremainedempty-stomach.ThethenChairmanoftheNipponFoundation,RyoichiSasakawawonderedwhythemethodsusedinMexicoandIndiawerenotextendedtoAfrica.HecalledupNormanBorlaug.nowleadingasemi-retiredlife,forhelp.HemanagedtoconvinceBorlaugtohelpwithhisneweffortandsubsequentlyfoundedtheSasakawaAfricaAssociation.Borlauglaterrecalled,"butafterIsawtheterriblecircumstancesthere,Isaid,'Let'sjuststartgrowing'".

ThesuccessinAfricawasnotasspectacularasitwasinIndiaorMexico.ThoseelementsthatallowedBorlaug'sprojectstosucceed,suchaswell-organizedeconomiesandtransportationandirrigationsystems,wereseverelylackingthroughoutAfrica.Becauseofthis,Borlaug'sinitialprojectswererestrictedtodevelopedregionsofthecontinent.Nevertheless,yieldsofmaize,sorghum(高粱)andwheatdoubledbetween1983and1985.

NobelPrize

Forhiscontributionstotheworldfoodsupply,BorlaugwasawardedtheNobelPeacePrizein1970.NorwegianofficialsnotifiedhiswifeinMexicoCityat4:00a.m.,butBorlaughadalreadyleftforthetestfieldsintheTolucavalley,about65kmwestofMexicoCity.Achauffeur(司机)tookhertothefieldstoinformherhusband.Inhisacceptancespeech,Borlaugsaid,"thefirstessentialcomponentofsocialjusticeisadequatefoodforallmankind.Foodisthemoralrightofallwhoarebornintothisworld.Yet,50percentoftheworldpopulationgoeshungry."

GreenRevolutionvsEnvironmentalists

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.NormanBorlaugwonaNobelPrizefor_______.

A)hisremarkableachievementsinplantgenetics

B)hisspectacularcontributiontosafeguardingworldpeace

C)hisgreatsuccessinraisingAfrica'sfoodproduction

D)hisenduringeffortsincombatingworldhunger

2.HowdidBorlaug'swheatprogrammegoduringhisfirstcoupleofyearsinMexico?

A)Itmetwithresistance.

B)Itwaswellreceived.

C)Itachievedunexpectedprogress.

D)Itsucceededthoughwithdifficulty.

3.WhatcharacterisedBorlaug'sPitic62andPenjamo62?

A)Superiorabilitytobreednewhigh-yieldingvarieties.

B)Shortandstrongstemsandresistancetodiseases.

C)Tallandthinstemsandextremelylargeseedheads.

D)Tendencytocollapseunderthe;weightofextragrain.

4.WhatinitiallypreventedBorlaugfromachievinglarge-scalesuccessinIndia?

A)Farmers'rejectionofhisplantingtechniques.

B)Thepersistentdroughtthroughoutthecountry.

C)Difficultyinimportinghigh-yieldingwheatseeds.

D)Thelocalgovernment'sslownessintakingaction.

5.AccordingtoUnitedNation'sFoodandAgricultureOrganization,in40yearsbetween1961and2001India'sgrainproduction________.

A)almostdoubled

B)wentupby8percent

C)increasednearlythreetimes

D)rosefrom452millionto1billiontonnes

6.Borlaug'ssuccessinAfricawasnotasspectacularasinIndiaorMexicobecause________.

A)thelocalfarmerswereuneducatedandconservative

B)Africa'sclimateconditionswereverydifferent

C)hisprojectinAfricawasnotproperlymanaged

D)Africalackcdthenecessarysupportingfacilities

7.WhatdidBorlaugemphasiseinhisNobelPrizeacceptancespccch?

A)Abundanceoffoodsupplywillcontributetoworldpeaceandstability.

B)TheGreenRevolutionwillprovideadequatefoodforallmankind.

C)Adequatefoodforallmankindisessentialinensuringsocialjustice.

D)WithouttheGreenRevolutionhalfoftheworldpopulationwouldstarve.

8.InrecentyearsBorlaug'sGreenRevolutionhas__________.

9.InbothdevelopedanddevelopingcountriesthereareconcernswhetherinthelongrunBorlaug'sfarmingpracticeswillbe________.

10.InIndia,criticsattributethedestructionofIndiancropdiversityto_______.

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PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)

SectionA

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwaswaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11.A)Itwillmainlybenefitthewealthy.

B)Itwillstimulatebusinessactivities.

C)Itwillreducegovernmentrevenues.

D)Itwillcutthestockholders'dividends.

12.A)Shedoesn'tthinkmuchofjob-hopping.

B)Shewillsticktothejobifthepayisgood.

C)Sheprefersalifeofcontinuedexploration.

D)Shewilldoherbestifthejobisworthdoing.

13.A)Talkthedruguseroutofthehabit.

B)Stopthinkingaboutthematter.

C)Keephisdistancefromdrugaddicts.

D)Bemorefriendlytohisschoolmate.

14.A)Theson.

B)AuntLouise.

C)Thefather.

D)Themother.

15.A)Movetoanotherplace.

B)Stayawayforacoupleofweeks.

C)Checkthelocks

D)LookaftertheJohnsons'house.

16.A)Hedidn'twanttomissthegame.

B)Hewouldliketowarmupforthegame.

C)Hedidn'twanttobeheldupintraffic.

D)Hewantedtocatchasmanygamebirdsaspossible.

17.A)Itwasburneddown.

B)Itwascloseddown.

C)Itwasrobbed.

D)Itwasblownup.

18.A)Shestudiesinthesameschoolasherbrother.

B)Sheisn'tgoingtoworkinherbrother'sfirm.

C)Sheisn'tgoingtochangehermajor.

D)Sheplanstomajorintaxlaw.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Currentissuesineconomics.

B)Choicesfacedbyconservationists.

C)Arecentbiologylecture.

D)Topicsforaresearchpaper.

20.A)Ascarcityofjobsintheirfield.

B)Inadequatetraininginmethodsofbiologicalresearch.

C)Difficultiesinclassifyingallofthevarietiesofowls.

D)Alackoffundingfortheirworkwithendangeredspecies.

21.A)Ithasnumeroustraitsincommonwiththespottedowl.

B)Itspopulationisincreasinginrecentyears.

C)Itmaynotsurvivewithoutspecialeffortsofconservationists.

D)Itsroleinthechainofevolutionhasnotyetbeenexamined.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Traininggiventomusictherapists.C)Studiesonthebenefitsofmusic.

B)Howmusicpreventsdisease.D)Howmusicianscreatemusic.

23.A)Inplaceofphysicaltherapy.C)Topreventheartdisease.

B)Tocontrolbrainproblems.D)Torelievedepression.

24.A)Theyliketohavemusicintheoperatingroom.

B)Theysolvedproblemsbetterwhilelisteningtomusictheyliked.

C)Theypreferredclassicalmusic.

D)Theyperformedbetterwhentheyusedheadphones.

25.A)Itincreasedthestudents'whitebloodcell.

B)Itincreasedsomestudents'energylevel.

C)Itimprovedthestudents'abilitytoplaymusicalinstruments.

D)Itreleasedanaturalpainkillerinsomestudents'bodies.

SectionB

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestion.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonece.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

26.A)Shewasboredwithheridlelifeathome.

B)Shewasofferedagoodjobbyherneighbour.

C)Shewantedtohelpwiththefamily'sfinances.

D)Herfamilywouldliketoseehermoreinvolvedinsociallife.

27.A)Doinghousework.

B)Lookingafterherneighbour'schildren.

C)ReadingpapersandwatchingTV.

D)Takinggoodcareofherhusband.

28.A)JanegotangryatBill'sidlelife.

B)Billfailedtoadapttothenewsituation.

C)BillblamedJaneforneglectingthefamily.

D)Thechildrenwerenottakengoodcareof.

29.A)Neighboursshouldhelpeachother.

B)Womenshouldhavetheirowncareers.

C)Manandwifeshouldsharehouseholdduties.

D)Parentsshouldtakegoodcareoftheirchildren.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.A)Topredictnaturaldisastersthatcancausevastdestruction.

B)Tolimitthedestructionthatnaturaldisastersmaycause.

C)TogainfinancialsupportfromtheUnitedNations.

D)Toproposemeasurestoholdbacknaturaldisasters.

31.A)Thereisstillalongwaytogobeforemancancontrolnaturaldisasters.

B)Internationalcooperationcanminimizethedestructiveforceofnaturaldisasters.

C)Technologycanhelpreducethedamagenaturaldisastersmaycause.

D)Scientistscansuccessfullypredictearthquakes.

32.A)Therewerefatalmistakesinitsdesign.

B)Thebuilderdidn'tobservethebuildingcodesofthetime.

C)Thetrafficloadwentbeyonditscapacity.

D)Itwasbuiltaccordingtolessstrictearthquakeresistancestandards.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.A)Byjudgingtowhatextenttheycaneliminatetherisks.

B)Byestimatingthepossiblelossoflivesandproperty.

C)Byestimatingthefrequencyofvolcaniceruptions.

D)Byjudgingthepossiblerisksagainstthelikelybenefits.

34.A)OneofEtna'srecenteruptionsmademanypeoplemoveaway.

B)Etna'sfrequenteruptionshaveruinedmostofthelocalfarmland.

C)Etna'seruptionsarefrequentbutusuallymild.

D)TherearesignsthatEtnawilleruptagaininthenearfuture.

35.A)Theywillremainwheretheyare.

B)Theywillleavethisareaforever.

C)Theywillturntoexpertsforadvice.

D)Theywillseekshelterinnearbyregions.

SectionC

Directions：Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarfullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiedtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

CertainphrasesonecommonlyhearsamongAmericanscapturetheirdevotiontoindividualism:"Doyourownthing.""Ididitmyway.""You'llhavetodecidethatforyourself.""Youmadeyourbed,now(36)_______init.""Ifyoudon'tlookoutforyourself,nooneelsewill.""Lookoutfornumberone."

Closely(37)_______withthevaluetheyplaceonindividualismistheimportanceAmericans(38)_______toprivacy.Americansassumethatpeople"needsometimetothemselves"or"sometimealone"tothinkaboutthingsorrecovertheir(39)_______psychologicalenergy.Americanshavegreat(40)_______understandingforeignerswhoalwayswanttobewithanotherperson,who(41)_______beingalone.

Iftheparentscan(42)_______it,eachchildwillhavehisorherownbedroom.Havingone'sownbedroom,evenasan(43)_______,fixesinapersonthenotionthat(44)_____________________.Shewillhaveherclothes,hertoys,herbooks,andsoon.Thesethingswillbehersandnooneelse's.

Americansassumethat(45)_____________________.Doctors,lawyers,psychiatrists,andothershaverulesgoverning"confidentiality"thatareintendedtopreventinformationabouttheirclients'personalsituationsfrombecomingknowntoothers.

Americans'attitudesaboutprivacycanbehardforforeignerstounderstand.(46)_____________________.Whenthoseboundariesarccrossed,anAmerican'sbodywillvisiblystiffenandhismannerwillbecome

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PartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.PleasewriteyouranswersonAnswerSheet2.

Questions47to51arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Highlyproficientmusicianshipishardwon.Althoughit'softenassumedmusicalabilityisinherited,there'sabundantevidencethatthisisn'tthecase.Whileitseemsthatatbirthvirtuallyeveryonehasperfectpitch*thereasonsthatonechildisbetterthananotheraremotivationandpractice.

Highlymusicalchildrenweresungtomoreasinfantsandmoreencouragedtojoininsonggamesaskidsthanlessmusicalones,longbeforeanymusicalabilitycouldhavebeenevident.Studiesofclassicalmusiciansprovethatthebestonespracticedconsiderablymorefromchildhoodonwardsthanordinaryorchestralplayers,andthisisbecausetheirparentswereatthemtoputinthehoursfromaveryyoungage.

Thesamewastrueofchildrenselectedforentrytospecialistmusicschools,comparedwiththosewhowererejected.Thechosenchildrenhadparentswhohadveryactivelysupervisedmusiclessonsanddailypracticefromyoungages,givingupsubstantialperiodsofleisuretimetotakethechildrentolessonsandconcerts.

ThesingerMichaelJackson'sstory,althoughunusuallybrutalandextreme,isilluminatingwhenconsideringmusicalprodigy(天才).Accountssuggestthathewassubjectedtocruelbeatingsandemotionaltorture,andthathewashumiliated(羞辱)constantlybyhisfather.WhatsetsJackson'sfamilyapartisthathisfatherusedhisreignofterrortotrainhischildrenasmusiciansanddancers.

Ontopofhisextraability,Michaelalsohadmoredrive.Thismayhavebeentheresultofbeingtheclosestofhisbrothersandsisterstohismother."Heseemeddifferenttomefromtheotherchildren-special,"Michael'smothersaidofhim.Shemaynothaverealisedthattreatinghersonasspecialmayhavebeenpartofthereasonhebecamelikethat.

Allinall,ifyouwanttobringupaMozartorBach,thekeyfactorishowhardyouarepreparedtocrackthewhip.Thankfully,mostofuswillprobablysettleforabitoffunontherecorderandsomeill-executedpiecesofmusiconthepianofromourchildren.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

47.Accordingtotheauthor,achild'smusicalabilityhasmuchtodowiththeir________.

48.Inordertodevelopthemusicalabilityoftheirchildren,manyparentswillaccompanythemduringtheirpractice,sacrificingalotoftheirown_______.

49.Becauseoftheirfather'spressureandstricttraining,MichaelJacksonandsomeofhisbrothersandsisterseventuallybecame________.

50.Michael'sextradriveformusicwaspartlyduetothefactthathewas________byhismother.

51.TobringupagreatmusicianlikeMozartorBach,willingnesstobestrictwithyourchildis________.

【参考答案】

47.motivationandpractice

48.leisuretime

49.musiciansanddancers

50.treatedspecially

51.thekeyfactor

SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmakedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions52to56arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

In2021,manyshopperschosetoavoidthefranticcrowdsanddotheirholidayshoppingfromthecomfortoftheircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeoplearealsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.

Whatwentwrong?Isthelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagantindulgences?Orthatpeopleshopmoreimpulsively-andthereforemakebaddecisions-whenonline?Bothargumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor:aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonlineenvironment,wecannotfeelthequalityofatexture,theshapeofthefit,thefallofafoldor,forthatmatter,theweightofanearring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommitted.

WhenmymostrecentbookBrandwashedwasreleased,Iteamedupwithalocalbookstoretoconductanexperimentaboutthedifferencesbetweentheonlineandofflineshoppingexperience.Icarefullyinstructedagroupofvolunteerstopromotemybookintwodifferentways.Thefirstwasafairlyhands-offapproach.Wheneveracustomerwouldinquireaboutmybook,thevolunteerwouldtakethemovertotheshelfandpointtoit.Outof20suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.

Thesecondoptionalsoinvolvedgoingovertotheshelfbut,thistime,removingthebookandthensubtlyholdingontoitforjustanextramomentbeforeplacingitinthecustomer'shands.Ofthe20peoplewhowerehandedthebook.13endedupbuyingit.Justphysicallypassingthebookshowedabigdifferenceinsales.Why?Wefeelsomethingsimilartoasenseofownershipwhenweholdthingsinourhand.That'swhyweestablishorreestablishconnectionbygreetingstrangersandfriendswithahandshake.Inthiscase,havingtothenletgoofthebookafterholdingitmightgenerateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore.

Arecentstudyalsorevealedthepoweroftouch,inthiscasewhenitcametoconventionalmail.Adeeperandlonger-lastingimpressionofamessagewasformedwhendeliveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.Brainimagingshowedthat,ontouchingthepaper,theemotionalcenterofthebrainwasactivated,thusformingastrongerbond.Thestudyalsoindicatedthatoncetouchbecomespartoftheprocess,itcouldtranslateintoasenseofpossession.Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshoppingexperience.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

52.Whydopeopleprefershoppingonlineaccordingtotheauthor?

A)Itismorecomfortableandconvenient.

B)Itsavesthemalotofmoneyandtime.

C)Itoffersthemalotmoreoptionsandbargains.

D)Itgivesthemmoretimetothinkabouttheirpurchase.

53.Whydomorecustomersreturntheirpurchasesboughtonline?

A)Theyregrettedindulgingincostlyitemsintherecession.

B)Theychangedtheirmindbythetimethegoodsweredelivered.

C)Theyhadnochancetotouchthemwhenshoppingonline.

D)Theylaterfoundthequalityofgoodsbelowtheirexpectations.

54.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthor'sexperiment?

A)Totesthishypothesisaboutonlineshopping.

B)Tofindoutpeople'sreactiontohisrecentbook.

C)Tofindwaystoincreasethesaleofhisnewbook.

D)Totrydifferentapproachestosalespromotion.

55.Howmightpeoplefeelafterlettinggoofsomethingtheyheld?

A)Asenseofdisappointment

B)Moremotivatedtoownit.

C)Asubtlelossofinterest

D)Lesssensitivetoitstexture.

56.Whatdoesbrainimaginginarecentstudyreveal?

A)Conventionalletterscontainsubtlemessages.

B)Alackoftouchisthechiefobstacletoe-commerce.

C)E-maillacksthepotentialtoactivatethebrain.

D)Physicaltouchhelpsformasenseofpossession.

PassageTwo

Questions57to62arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Apparentlyeveryoneknowsthatglobalwarmingonlymakesclimatemoreextreme.Ahot,drysummerhastriggeredanotherfloodofsuchclaims.And,whilemanyinterestsareatwork,oneoftheplayersthatbenefitsthemostfromthisstoryarethemedia:thenotionof"extreme"climatesimplymakesformorecompellingnews.

ConsiderPaulKrugman,writingbreathlesslyintheNewYorkTimesaboutthe"risingincidenceofextremeevents."HeclaimsthatglobalwarmingcausedthecurrentdroughtinAmerica'sMidwest,andthatsupposedlyrecord-highcornpricescouldcauseaglobalfoodcrisis.

ButtheUnitedNationsclimatepanel'slatestassessmenttellsuspreciselytheopposite:For"NorthAmerica,thereismediumconfidencethattherehasanoverallslighttendencytowardlessdryness."Moreover,thereisnowaythatKrugmancouldhaveidentifiedthisdroughtasbeingcausedbyglobalwarmingwithoutatimemachine:Climatemodelsestimatethatsuchdetectionwillbepossibleby2048,attheearliest.

And,fortunately,thisyear'sdroughtappearsunlikelytocauseafoodcrisis,asglobalriceandwheatsuppliesremainplentiful.Moreover,Krugmanoverlooksinflation:Priceshaveincreasedsix-folds