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13、 引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語從句中，并且在主語 it 之后，據(jù)此判斷應(yīng)填入謂語動(dòng)詞，整個(gè)A長大，變老”物主代詞 its 之后，據(jù)此判斷可填入名詞。根據(jù)句意可知K)offspring“子孫樹和松樹，就會(huì)完全依靠所謂的“會(huì)播種的寄宿伙伴”動(dòng)詞 rely on 之間，據(jù)此為E)exclusively“notably J）notably“顯著地，尤其”habi s?？键c(diǎn)：名詞。句意：面對氣候的變化，隨著樹的生長超出其理想的生長環(huán)境的適應(yīng)限度idealAs引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語從句的賓選項(xiàng)中，只有 H)habi s“棲息地，生長環(huán)境”符合此處語法要求。L)replanting“重新種植” N)vulnerable“脆弱的，

14、易的符合此處語意。 當(dāng)這種情況發(fā)生的時(shí)候，很多樹，如核桃樹、橡樹和松樹，就會(huì)完全依靠所謂的“種的寄宿伙伴”惠又有效，這也給脆弱的橡樹和松樹一個(gè)選擇，讓它們可以真正地“像樹一樣離開”Sectionhis section, you are going to sage with ten ements attached to Each sement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choos

15、e a paragraph more n once. Each paragraph is marked wiletter. Answer the questions by markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetTheAmericanWorkplaceIsBroken.HeresHow惠又有效，這也給脆弱的橡樹和松樹一個(gè)選擇，讓它們可以真正地“像樹一樣離開”Sectionhis section, you are going to sage with ten ements attached to Each sement contains informa

16、tion given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more n once. Each paragraph is marked wiletter. Answer the questions by markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheetTheAmericanWorkplaceIsBroken.HeresHowWeCanStartFixingA. Amer

17、icans are working longer and harder n ever before. 83% of workers say stressed about their jobs, nearly 50% say work-related stress rsleep, 60% use their smartphones to check in with work outside of normal working hours. tonly13%ofemployeesworldwidefeelheirB. Glimmers (少許) of hope, however, are begi

18、nning to emerge in this bruising Americans ing aware of the toll their jobs take on them, and employers exploring ways to alleviate the harmful effects of stress and overwork. Yet ore remains to be done. To call stress demic isnt exaggeration. The 83% of employees who are stressed about their jobs u

19、p from 73 percent% just a year before t poor compensation and an unreasonable workload are their number-one stress.And ift the workplace had gotten more n it was just a decades ago, youre right. Stress levels increased 185 for women and 24% for men from to 2009.Stress is also starting r in life, wit

20、h some data t todays teens evenmoren C. Stress is taking a significant toll on our health, and the collective public health cost may enormous. Occupational stress increases the risk of aging tack and diabetes, accelerates ety, numerous other negative es. Overall, stress-problems account ing you,” up

21、 to 90% of hospital visits, many of the stressed,tired,rushedandshortonqualitytimewiththeirchildren,friendsandD. Seven in 10 workers say they struggle to ain work-life balance. As technology (and it, s) seeps (滲入o every aspect of our lives, work-life balance e almostmeaningless term.Add aly changing

22、 economy and anuncertain futuretothis connectivity, and youve got a recipe for overwork, according to Phyllis Moen.“Theres work demand coupled with the insecurity of mergers, takeovers, downsizing and factors,”Moensaid.“Partofthework-lifeehastotalkaboutyabouttheE. These factors have converged to cre

23、ate an increasingly sible situation with employees overworking to the of burnout. Its not only unsustainable for workers, also for the t employ them. Science has shown a clear correlation n stresslevelsinworkersandabsenteeism曠工reducedproductivitydisengagementandturnover. Too many workplace policies

24、effectively prohibit employees from healthywork-lifebalancebybarringthemfromtakingtimeoff,evenwhentheyneeditaThe U.S. trails far behind every wealthy nation and many family-friendly work policies including paid parental leave, paid sick days and breast-support, according to a 2007 study. The stressl

25、evelsinworkersandabsenteeism曠工reducedproductivitydisengagementandturnover. Too many workplace policies effectively prohibit employees from healthywork-lifebalancebybarringthemfromtakingtimeoff,evenwhentheyneeditaThe U.S. trails far behind every wealthy nation and many family-friendly work policies i

26、ncluding paid parental leave, paid sick days and breast-support, according to a 2007 study. The U.S. is also the only advanced t does guarantee workers paid vacation time, and its one of only two he t not offer guaranteed paid maternity leave. But even when employees are given paid time workplace no

27、rms and t re them to overwork often prevent them taking it. Full-time employees who do have paid vacation days only use half of them Our modern also operate based on antiquated time s. The practice clockingin for an eight-hour workday is a er from the days of the Industrial as he then-popular saying

28、, “Eight hours labor, eight hours recreation, eight Weve held on to this workday structure nks to our digital , many never really clock out. Today, the average American spends 8.8 hours at work each day, the majority of working als spend additional hours checking in with work kends and even vacation

29、s. The problem isnt the technology itself, t technology is being used to create more flexibility for the employer n the In a competitive work environment, employers are able to use technology to demand fromtheiremployeesnmotivatingworkerswithtbenefitsIn a study published last year, psychologists coi

30、ned the term re” describe an employees urge to y respond s and engage in s, colleagues or nts. ruminating thoughts about returning to researchers tre is a major cause of stress at work, which over contributes to physical and mental burnout. Of the 300 employees he those who experienced high levels r

31、e were more likely to agree with assessing burnout, like “I have no energy for going to work in the morning,” and to feeling fatigued and missing re was also correlated with ng poorly Harvard Business School professor to be always “on,” they find ways Perlow t when people feel the t re, including al

32、tering schedules, work habits eractionswith family andfriends. Perlowcalls this vicious the “cycle of responsiveness”: ses and colleagues experience an increased responsiveness, they increase their demands on the employees time. And because a failure to accept these increased demands indicates a lac

33、k of commitment to ones work, the employee comp s.K.To addressskyrocketing employee stress levels, many companieshave implemented wellness programs, partnering with health care t have created programs promote employee nd well-being. Some research does t these hold promise. A study of employees at he

34、alth insurance provider Aetna t roughlyone quarter of those who took in-office yoga and mindfulness classes reported a 28 heir stress levels and a 20% improvement in sleep quality. These less-workersgained ageof 62 minutes k of productivity. While yoga and (靜思) are scientifically proven to tress lev

35、els, these programs do little root causes of burnout and disengagement. The conditions creating the stress are long unrealisticdemandsanddeadlines,andwork-.L. Moen and her colleagues may have found the solution. In a 2011 study, she investigated the effects of implementing a Results Only Work Enviro

36、nment (ROWE) on the productivity and well-being of employees at Best Buys corporate headquarters.M. For the study, workersgained ageof 62 minutes k of productivity. While yoga and (靜思) are scientifically proven to tress levels, these programs do little root causes of burnout and disengagement. The c

37、onditions creating the stress are long unrealisticdemandsanddeadlines,andwork-.L. Moen and her colleagues may have found the solution. In a 2011 study, she investigated the effects of implementing a Results Only Work Environment (ROWE) on the productivity and well-being of employees at Best Buys cor

38、porate headquarters.M. For the study, 325 employees spent six months taking part in ROWE, while a control group 334 employees continued with their normal workflow. The articipants were to freely determine when, where andhowthey worked theonly t mattered tthey got the job done. The results were strik

39、ing. After six months, the employees participated in ROWE reported reduced work-and a better sense of control their time, and they were getting a full hour ofextra sleep each night.Theemployees were likely toleavetheirjobs, resulting in reduced turnover. Its important to t the flexibility didnt enco

40、urage them to work around the clock. “They didnt work anywhere the time they were betterable to manage their work,” Moen said. “Flexibility and control is key,” she continued.36.Workplacenormsreemployeestooverwork,deterringthemfromtakingpaidtime37. The overwhelming majority of employees attribute th

41、eir stress mainly to y and sive38.AccordingtoMoen,flexibilitygivesemployeesbettercontrolovertheirworkand39.Flexibilityresultingfromtheuseofdigitalbenefitsemployersinsteadof40. Research t if ffer from high stress, they will be less motivated, productiveand morelikely to 41.In-office wellness programs

42、 may help redu solution to the problem.tress levels, but they are hardly an 42.Healthproblemscausedbyheworkplaceresultinhugepublichealth43.Ifemployeesrespondquickly totheirjobassignments,the employerislikelytodemand from44.Withtechnologyeverywhereinourfife, sevirtually sibleformosttokeep abalancenwo

43、rkand45.InAmericatoday,eventeenager n grown-ups.【文章導(dǎo)讀fferfromstress,andtheirproblemisevenmore36.normsandF37. B38.MoenflexibilityM 39.Flexibility digitalH n highstress 定位到E wellnessprogramsK 42.stresspublichealth定位到C C CB38.MoenflexibilityM 39.Flexibility digitalH n highstress 定位到E wellnessprogramsK

44、42.stresspublichealth定位到C C C43.。employeesdemandJJ 44.technologybalance定位到D 生活之間保持平衡。為45.在的teenagersstressB 成年人的壓力還大。題干中的 grown-ups對應(yīng)原文中的 adults為B工作場。應(yīng)按以下方法著手解決AB C 42 郵件已經(jīng)滲透到了 生活的方方面面，“保持工作生活平衡”幾乎成了一個(gè)沒有意義的四小時(shí)全天候的連接，這就是過度勞累的原因。摩恩說：“D來的不確定性”EB C 42 郵件已經(jīng)滲透到了 生活的方方面面，“保持工作生活平衡”幾乎成了一個(gè)沒有意義的四小時(shí)全天候的連接，這就是過

45、度勞累的原因。摩恩說：“D來的不確定性”E F2007 G 時(shí)堅(jiān)持這種工作日的結(jié)構(gòu)H8.8 額外時(shí)間工作。39技術(shù)本身并不是問題，問題是技術(shù)被用來為雇主創(chuàng)的靈活性而不是為雇員提供了便利。I 理學(xué)家創(chuàng)造了一個(gè)術(shù)語“壓力” 怠的評價(jià)，例如：我早晨上班時(shí)沒有精力，并說自己感到疲勞和無法專心工作壓J 教授萊斯種惡性循環(huán)稱為“響應(yīng)周期”：43旦 和同事發(fā)現(xiàn)某個(gè)員工，“工作完成得更快了，就 K41為解決員工壓力暴，許多公司已經(jīng)實(shí)施了工作場所健康計(jì)劃，他們與醫(yī)療 每周增加了62分鐘的生產(chǎn)率。41雖然科學(xué)證和冥想可以瘋少壓力，但這。J 教授萊斯種惡性循環(huán)稱為“響應(yīng)周期”：43旦 和同事發(fā)現(xiàn)某個(gè)員工，“工作完成

46、得更快了，就 K41為解決員工壓力暴，許多公司已經(jīng)實(shí)施了工作場所健康計(jì)劃，他們與醫(yī)療 每周增加了62分鐘的生產(chǎn)率。41雖然科學(xué)證和冥想可以瘋少壓力，但這。 繼續(xù)正常的工作流程。ROWE 他們能更好地管理工作，”摩恩說。她繼續(xù)補(bǔ)充道，“靈活性和掌控性是關(guān)鍵”SectionDirections: There are 2 his section. Each passage is followed by some questions unfinished ements. For each of them there are four marked A), B), C) D). You should d

47、ecide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter AnswerSheet2singlelinethroughtheQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingDr. Donald Sadoway at MIT started his own battery company with the hope of changing the worlds energy future. Its a dramatic endorsement for a technology most people think

48、about only when their smartphone goes dark. But Sadoway isnt alone in trumpeting energy storage as a missing link to a cleaner, more efficient, and more equitable energy future.Scientists and engineers have long Advanced batteriesare moving outofthelab and he promise of batteries to change the nalin

49、g a for forward-looking chaselectriccars androoftopsolarThe ubiquitous (無所不在的) battery has already come a long way, of course. For better worse, batteries sible our lifestyles, our screen culture, our globalized world. Still, as impressive as all this is, it may be trivial compared with what comes n

50、ext. Having already enabled a communications revolution, the battery is now poised to transform just about everything else.The wireless age is expanding to include not just our phones, tablets, and laptops, but our cars, homes, and even whole communities. In emerging economies, rural communities byp

51、assing the wires and wooden t ower. Instead, some in Africa and Asia seeinglightbulbsilluminatedbyerofsunlightstoredinToday, energy storage is a $33 billion global t generates nearly gigawatt-hours of electricity per year. of the decade, it is expected to be worth n $50 billion and generate 160 giga

52、watt-hours enough to attract the attention of seeinglightbulbsilluminatedbyerofsunlightstoredinToday, energy storage is a $33 billion global t generates nearly gigawatt-hours of electricity per year. of the decade, it is expected to be worth n $50 billion and generate 160 gigawatt-hours enough to at

53、tract the attention of t might not otherwise erested in a decidedly pedestrian technology. utilities, which have long viewed batteries and the alternative forms of energy as a threat, learningtoembracethetechnologiesasenablingn Todays battery breakthroughs come as the world looks to expand modern en

54、ergy s the billion or so people without it, while also cutting back on t warm the planet. simultaneous challenges appear less overwhelming with incrementally better answers acenturies-oldquandary:howtoTo be sure, the battery still has a long way to go before the nightly recharge ysown risks, too. pp

55、ens to the centralized electric grid, which took decades and billions dollars to build, as more and more ownenergyon-e “prosumers,” who produce and consume No one knows which if any battery technology will ultimay dominate, but one thing remains clear: The future of energy is in how we store it.What

56、doesDr.SadowaythinkofenergyItinvolvestheapplicationofsophisticatedItisthedirectionenergydevelopmentshouldC) ItwillprovetobeaD) Itisatechnologybenefiting47.WhatismostlikelytohappenwhenadvancedewidelyA)lifestyleseB)TheglobalizationswillbeC) CommunicationswilltakemorediverseD)Theworlddergorevolutionary

57、48.Insomeruralcommunitiesofemergingeconomies,peoplehavebegunA) freddigitalsimplycommunicateprimarilybymobilelighttheirhomeswithstoredsolarD)erwithwiresandwooden49.UtilitycompanieshavebeguntotbatteryA) benefittheirpromote B)er50.WhatdoestheauthorimplyaboutthecentralizedelectricA) Iteathingofthe Itwil

58、lbeeasiertooperateandItwillhavetobeyB) Itmightturnouttobea】46.BC、D選項(xiàng)并不是薩杜威博士所持觀點(diǎn)，A47. 知，先進(jìn)電池的廣泛應(yīng)用將會(huì)讓世界經(jīng)性的變化，為D 48. C由49.50. 47. 知，先進(jìn)電池的廣泛應(yīng)用將會(huì)讓世界經(jīng)性的變化，為D 48. C由49.50. 電B 。Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingn 100 years ago, American sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois was t was being used as a biological e

59、xplanation for what he understood to be l and n different populations。Questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingn 100 years ago, American sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois was t was being used as a biological explanation for what he understood to be l and n different populations of people. He spoke out agains

60、t the idea of white blackasdiscretegroups,tthesedistinctionsignoredthescopeofhuman Science would favor Du Bois. Today, the mainstream f among scientists t race is l construct without biological meaning. In an article he journal Science, scholarssaylcategoriesneed tobe phased Essentially, I could not