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II.GrammarandVocabularySectionAThere beanydifficultyaboutpassingtheroadtestsinceyouhavepracticedalotinthedrivingschool.A.mustn’tB.shan’tC.shouldn’tD.needn’tIwasonthehighwaywhenthiscarwentpastfollowedbyapolicecar.They atleast150kmanhour.A.shouldhavebeendoing B.musthavebeendoingC.couldhavedone D.wouldhavedoneHarryisfeelinguncomfortable.He toomuchatthepartylastnight.A.coulddrink B.shoulddrink C.wouldhavedrunk D.musthavedrunkGeorge toofar.Hiscoffeeisstillwarm.A.musthavegone B.mighthavegone C.can’thavegoneD.needn’thavegone--WhatareyoudoingthisSaturday?--I’mnotsure,butI gototheRollingStonesconcert.A.must B.would C.should D.mightSectionBAstudyofEnglishlearningproblemswascarriedoutamongatotalof106foreignstudents.Itshowsthatnearlyallthesestudentsconsidered__22__(understand)spokenEnglish,especiallyinthefirstfewweeks,tobetheirbiggestproblemonarrival.Thiswasfollowedbyspeakingorcommunicating.Writingthenincreasedasabigproblem__23__studentsdiscovereddifficultiesinwritingpapersthatthey__24__(expect)tohandin.Andatthesametime,readingremainedasasignificantproblem.Theinformation__25__(gain)helpedusindeterminingwherespecialattentionshouldbepaidinourcourse.Althoughmanystudentshavechosentojointhecoursewithareasonablemotivation,weconsidereditimportanttonote__26__seemedtoencourageinterest.Nearlyallthestudentshaveexperiencedsomekindofgrammar-basedEnglishteachingor(use)thesamemethod,especiallyifithasfailedinthepastoritistoocomplicatedtofolloworimitate,__28__itmightreducemotivationandinterest.Thereforeadifferentmethodmayhelpbecauseitisdifferent.__29__varietyofactivitieswasalsoregardedasawayofmaintainingorincreasingmotivationandinterest.Severalyearsagowehadthefirsttimetable__30__operatedthroughoutthecourseofEnglishlearning,butwesoonfoundthatboththestudentsandtheteacherslostinterestbyabouthalf-waythroughthetenweeks.Thisledustoamajorre-think,andwehadtoexploreamuch__31__(effective)wayofEnglishlearning,sofinallywebroughtitintolinewiththeexpressedlanguageneedsofthestudents.SectionCA.energyB.faintC.arrangedD.warnedE.surroundedF.suspendedG.riskH.insteadofI.influencedJ.sourcingItwasthatthepartywouldgatherforlunchinGrantPark.Thedecisionhadbeenagreedinprinciplebeforetoday 'smeeting,butsomecontroversyTherewasstillthehopedeepwithinhimthatshemightneverneedtoknow.Juliewasfromherjobshortlyaftertheincident.Togethertheytraveltheworld,clothesforthesmall,privatelyownedcompany.Hewassavingthisforthenextweek 'sraceinNewYork.Whynotcallsomefriendsandhaveapicniceatingout?Beforeprovidingthecash,theywillhavetodecidewhetheryouareagoodorbad.TravelerstoAfricaarebeingofthedangerofHIVinfection.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionAHaveyouevershouted,“Therentistoodamnhigh?”Shakingwallandhiddendisgustingbugs?Ynot41.TheancientRomansexperiencedthesameannoyancewiththeirapartments.From42landlordstosanitationproblems,peststosmells,Romanurbanlivingwasnowalkinthepark.EvenintheveryearlydaysofRome,peoplewerecrowdedtogetherinuncomfortable43.Thiscollectionofanimalsofeverykindmixedtogether,madelifemiserableforcommoncitizens.Andtheclosecontactspreaddiseases.Romanrentedresidencewerecalledinsulae,orislands,becausetheyoccupiedwholeblocks,withtheroadsflowingaroundthemlikewateraroundanisland.Theinsulae,oftenconsistingofsixtoeightapartmentblocksbuiltaroundastaircaseandcentralcourtyard,44poorworkerswhocouldnatraditionaldomus,orprivatehouse.BythefourthcenturyA.D.,therewerearound45,000insulaeinRome,as___45___tofewerthan2,000privatehomes.Manypeoplewere___46___intotheirquarters.Apartmentsonthelowerfloorwouldbetheeasiestforentryandexit -andthereforebelongtothewealthyrenters -whileunwere___47___onhigherfloorsintinyrooms.Thoughmadeofconcretebrick,insulaewereusuallyweaklybuilt,___48___poorcraftsmanshipandlittlefund.Theyusuallycollapsedandkilledpassers-by.Asaresult,emperorsrestrictedhowhigh___49___couldconstructinsulae.Themaximumbuildingheightwas60feet.Accordingtolawthen,buildersweresupposedtomakewallsatleastaninchandahalfthick,soasto___50___thesafetyofthebuilding.However,itdidn ’tworksowell,especiallysincebuilding___51_wereignoredbythelandlordsinordertosaveontheconstructioncost,andmostrentersweretoopoorto___52___landlords.Therefore,thelife-threateningaccidentsusuallyhappened.Evenifinsulaedidndown,theycouldbeso___53___astobewashedawayinaflood.That’asbouttheonlytimetheirinhabitantswouldhaveaccesstocleannaturalwater,sincetherewasrarelyin-homeplumbing（水管）inanapartment.What’smore,theinsulaecaughtfirefrequentlyleavingRomewithavicious（惡意的） ___54___ofhousesburningdownandcollapsing,sales,thenimmediatereconstructionandfireoncemoretime.Indeed,ratherthanbeingatthenature ’shands,somecollapseswere___55___sincethegreedylandlordskeepontearingdowntheexistinginsulaeandreplacingthemwithhigherandlargermonstersinpursuitofmorerents.41.A.lonelyB.aloneC.uniqueD.special42.A.unfairB.graciousC.meanD.terrified43.A.basementsB.mansionsC.seasonsD.quarters44.A.housedB.livedC.reservedD.organized45.A.exposedB.opposedC.switchedD.related46.A.mixedB.filledC.invitedD.squeezed47.A.arrangedB.assignedC.thrownD.banned48.A.insteadofB.thankstoC.regardlessofD.exceptfor49.A.buildersB.architectsC.landlordsD.renters50.A.insureB.makesureC.assureD.ensure51.A.codesB.limitationsC.reservationsD.emphasis52.A.defeatB.alertC.chargeD.object54.A.cycleB.punishmentC.treatmentD.fate55.A.unexpectedB.intentionalC.restlessD.thorough53.A.cheapB.vacantC.insignificantD.shakySectionB(A)Itwasearlyin1981whenIfirstmetGeorge.Iwasinmyearly30s,seekingacreativeoutletunrelatedtothehumdrumofhouseworkandraisinglittleones.Mychildren,thenagedthreeandfive,werejustenteringkindergartenandschoollife.At65,Georgehadrecentlyretiredandwasseekingarewardinghobbyforhisgoldenyears.Forbothofus,paintingwas 'it'andwemetatlocalTAFEpaintingclass.Thafriendshipthatwastolastfor25years -untilthedayhedied.Inthelate1950s,GeorgearrivedinWesternAustraliafromBritainwithhiswifeandtwochildren.Hewasn'tatallmanbutwasasneatasapin,withamouthfuloflargeteethandglassesthatgavehisblueeyesaBambi-likeappearance.Georgewasamanwholivedlifetothefull;heworkedhard,playedhard,andhadanopinionabouteverything.Helovedhiswife,hisfamily,hisfriends,andwasloyalandoutspokentoequaldegree.Aslimandvigorousman,Georgetookprideinhisfitnessandhealthandwalkedthreekilometreseveryday. "I'dnomoregowithoutmywalkthanwithoutbrushingmyteeth, ”Andastheonlymaleinpaintingclassfullofwomen,Georgewasinhiselement.Helovedhissingularroleandlookedafterhisbroodwiththesameattentionhegavetoeverything.Hetooktopaintingwithpassionandcommitment,eventurningthesparebedroomofhishomeintoastudio.Hispaintingequipmentwascomprehensive -aneasel,qualitypaints,linseedoil,turpentine,brushpalette,canvases,charcoalpencils,fixative,paletteknives —evenarollingpinforremovingairwhengluing.Everpractical,Georgehousedmanyoftheseitemsinatoolbox —aredmetaltooltotakehardknocksandpurchasedfromalocalhardwarestore.ForaboutsixyearsGeorgeandIstudiedtogetherthroughvariousunitsuntilthecompletionofthecourseandothercommitmentsdrewusapart,thoughwealwaysmaintainedpersonalcontactaswelivedwithinacoupleofkilometresofeachother.I 'dsometimesseehimonhisdailywalkoratthelocalshoandoccasionallywe'dtouchbasewitha'proper'afternoontea,sharingacuppaandachinwag.Whydidtheauthorstarttolearnpainting?A.Tofindalastingandrewardingfriendship.Totakeabreakfromherboringfamilylife.C.Todevelopahobbyforherfuturegoldenyears.D.Torealizehelong-helddreamofbecomingapainter.Thephrase“hisbrood”(inParagraph3)mostprobablyrefersto .A.George’sinterestB.George’stoolsC.George’sfamilyD.George’sclassmates58.Intheauthor’seye,Georgewasapersonwho .A.desiredaluxuriouslife B.wasenthusiasticaboutsportsC.caredlittleabouthisappearance D.seldomtoldothersabouthisopinionWhatistheauthormostlikelytodealwithintheparagraphsthatfollowthepassage?WhathappenedonthedayGeorgedied.WhyshebecameapainterwhileGeorgedidn ’t.HowsheandGeorgeturnedawayfromeachother.WhereGeorgeusedtolivebeforecomingtoAustralia.(B)UniversityShotokanKarateClubLearnKarate—self-defenceandfitnessTheuniversitykarateclubwasfoundedin1962.Allgradesfrombeginnerstoadvancedarewelcome.Theclassesaresuitableforbothmenandwomenandseveralwomenhaveobtainedtheirblackbelt.TUESDAYANDTHURSDAY6:00—8:00p.m.WEAVERHOUSEGYMFIRSTLESSONFREEHardlyanyofushaveexperiencedrealviolence,but,overthelastfewyears,attacksoninnocentpeoplehaveincreased.Eachofushassomeabilitytodefendourselves,andbylearningaformofself-defence,wearenotonlyincreasingthatability,butalsodoingsomethingtobuildourownsenseofrespect.Karatewillshowyoualotofsimpleandeffectivetechniquestoprotectyourself,givingyouincreaseself-confidence.Fartoomanypeoplethinkmartialartsareaboutviolence.Martialartstrainingisbasedonalotofrespect,self-discipline,self-controlandnon-violence.Welearnbasicetiquette,courtesyandtolerance.Goodmannersandconsiderationforothersareexpectedatalltimes.Karateisthepracticeofblockingandstrikingtechniquesforthepurposeofself-defence,healthandself-development.Karateexercisestheentirebody.Techniquesarepracticedonbothsidesofthebody,thereforemuscleimbalancesdonotoccurandthestrength,coordination,flexibilityandagilityofbothsidesofbodyareimproved.RegulartraininginKarateimprovesthebody ’sphysicalenduranceandflexalsohelpsconcentrationandproducesthementalcalmandassurancethatcomefromknowingwecandefendourselves.Karatehasmanybenefitsbuttheydonotcomeeasilyorovernight.Trainingrequiresongoingcommitmentandhardwork.Someofyouwillgiveup,butafewofyouwillgetyourblackbelt.Thepassageismainlyintendedto .tellreadersthebenefitsofKarateattractreaderstojointheclubEncouragepeopletogettheirblackbeltCorrectpeople’smisunderstandofKarateWhatcanbelearnedaboutUniversityShotokanKarateClub?Morementhanwomenhavebeenitsmembers.Ittestsmemberstoseewhatleveltheyareat.Membersdon’tneedtopayforthelessons.Itoffers4hoursoflessonseveryweek.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutKarateistrue?Itcultivatespeople ’srespectforthemselvesaswellasforothers.Ininvolvespeople’sarmmusclesmorethanbodymuscles.Itmakespeoplehealthyphysicallyinsteadofmentally.Itfocusesasmuchonself-defenceasonattack.(C)Someplantsgetsohungrythattheyeatflies,spiders,andevensmallfrogs.Whatthattheseplantsoccurnaturally（inspecialenvironment）ineverystate.Infact,theycontinentexceptAntarctica.You’veprobablyseenaVenus’flytrap.It’softensoldinmuseumgiftstores,departmentstores,aevensupermarkets.Asmallplant,itgrows6to8inchestallinacontainer.Attheendofitsstalks（莖）arespeciallymodifiedleavesthatactliketraps.Insideeachtrapisaliningoftinytrigger（觸發(fā)）hairs.Whenaninsectlandsonthem,thetrapsuddenlyshut.Overthecourseofaweekorso,theplantfeedsonitscatch.TheVenus’flytrapisjustoneofmorethan500speciesofmeat-eatingplants,saysBarryMeyers-Rice,theeditoroftheInternationalCarnivorous（食肉的）PlantSociety’sNewsletter.Note:Despiteanysciencefictionstoriesyoumighthaveread,nomeat-eatingplantdoesanydangertohumans.Dr.Meyers-Ricesaysaplantismeat-eating,onlyifitdoesallfourofthefollowing:andabsorb”someformsofinsects,includingflies,butterflies,andmoths.Meat-eatingplantslookandactlikeothergreenplants---well,mostofthetime.Allgreenplantsmakesugarthroughaprocesscalledphotosynthesis（光合作用 ）.Plantsusethesugartomakefood.Whatmakes“meat-eating”plantsdifferentistheirbug-catchingleaves.Theyneedinsectsforonereason:nitrogen（氮）.Nitrogenisanutrientthattheycan 'tobtainanyotherway.Whyalmostallgreplantsonourplanetgetnitrogenfromthesoil,“meat-eatingpla”ntscan’Tt.heyliveinplaceswherenutrientsarehardoralmostimpossibletogetfromthesoilbecauseofitsacidity.Sotheyongettingnitrogenfrominsectsandsmallanimals.Infact,nutrient-richsoilispoisonoustoplants.Neverfertilizethem!Butdon’wtorry,either,iftheyneverseemtocatchanyinsects.Theycansurvive,butthey’llgrowveryslowly.Accordingtothepassage,carnivorousplants .A.onlygrowinwildfield B.areraretoseeC.areascommonasflies D.cannotgrowonAntarcticaWecanconcludefromthethirdparagraphthat .carnivorousplantsaredangerouscarnivorousplantsarefictionalcarnivorousplantsoccasionallyeatbookscarnivorousplantsareharmlesstohumansIntheeyesoftheauthor,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?Carnivorousplantscannotgrowinacidsoil.Carnivorousplantscangrowinnutrient-poorsoil.Carnivorousplantswilldieiftheycannotcatchanyinsects.Carnivorousplantscangetnitrogenfromnutrient-richsoil.(D)AccordingtoNielsen,theaveragenumberofmobilephonecallswemakeisdroppingeveryyear,afterhittingapeakin2007.Andourcallsaregettingshorter:In2005theyaveragedthreeminutesinlength;nowthey’realmosthalfthat.Wearemoving,inotherwords,towardafascinatingculturaltransition:thedeathofthetelephonecall.Thisshiftisparticularlyplainamongtheyoung.SomecollegestudentsIknowgodayswithouttalkingintotheirsmartphonesatall.Thisgenerationdoesn’tmakephonecalls,becauseeveryoneisinconstant,lightweightcontactinsomanyotherways:texting,chatting,andsocial-networkmessaging.Andwedon ’tjusthavemorthanweusedto.Wehavebetterones:Thesenewformsofcommunicationhaveexposedthefactthatthevoicecallisbadlydesigned.Itdeservestodie.Consider:IfIsuddenlydecideIwanttodialyouup,Ihavenowayofknowingwhetheryou’rebusy,andyouhavenoideawhyI ’mcalling.WehavetoopenSchrodinger’sboxeverytime,havingaconversationtofigureoutwhetherithaveaconversation.Plus,voicecallsareemotionallyhigh-bandwidth,whichiswhyit’sosweirdlyexhaustingtobeinterruptedbyone.(Weapparentlyfindvoicemailevenmoretorturous:Studiesshowthatmorethanafifthofallvoicemessagesareneverlistenedto.)Thetelephone,inotherwords,doesn’ptrovideanyinformationaboutstatus,soweareconstantlyinterruptingoneanother.Theothertoolsatourdisposalaremorepolite.Instantmessagingletsusdetectwhetherourfriendsarebusywithoutourannoyingthem,andtextingletsuspingoneanotherbutnotatthesametime.(Plus,wecanspendmoretimethinkingaboutwhatwewanttosay.)Despitethehueandcryaboutbecomingan“alwayson”society,we’reactuallymovingawayfromthedemandthateveryoneshobeavailableimmediately.We’llstillmakefewerphonecalls,asmostofourformerphonetimewillmigratetoothermedia.Butthecallswedomakewillbelonger,reservedforthesortofdeepdiscussionthatthemediumdoesbest.Asvideochattingbecomesmorecommon,enabledbythenewiPhoneandotherdevices,wemightseethegrowthofpersistenttelepresence,leavingvideo-chatopenalldaysowecanspeaktoaspouseorcolleaguespontaneously.Or,toputitanotherway,we ’llcalllessbuttalkmore.Thewriterofthetextthinksthatwhatishappeningwithmobilephonecallsis .A.anunexpectedoccurrenceastrangebutverypredictablefactA.anunexpectedoccurrenceaninterestingsocialphenomenon D.negativeforsocialinteractionInparagraph3,thewriter ’sattitudetowardsphonevoicecallsis .A.doubtful B.concerned C.positive D.negativeWhatdoesthewriterthinkwillhappentovoicecallsinthefuture?Theywillonlybeusedinemergencies.Theywillcontinuetogetmoreexpensive.Theywillonlybeusedbetweenfamilymembers.Theywillbeusedmainlyforintimateanddetaileddiscussions.（E）Thenumberofdevicesyoucantalktoismultiplying —firstitwasyourphone,thenyourcar,andnyoucanbossaroundyourappliances.Childrenarelikelytogrowupthinkingeverythingissentient（有感覺能力的，有知覺的 ）,oratleastinteractive:OneappdevelopertoldTheWashingtonPostthatafterinteractingwithAmazon’sAlexah,iskidstartedtalkingtocoasters.Butevenwithoutchattygadgets,researchsuggeststhatundercertaincircumstances,peopleanthropomorphizeeverydayproducts.Wepersonifythingsbecausewe’relonely.Inoneexperiment,peoplewhoreportedfeelingisolatedweremorelikelythanotherstogivefreewillandconsciousnesstovariousdevices.Inturn,feelingattachedtoobjectscanreduceloneliness.Whencollegestudentswereremindedofatimethey ’dbesocially,theymadeupbylyingabuttheirnumberoffriendonsocialnetworks —unlesstheytasksthatcausedthemtointeractwiththeirphoneasifithadhumanqualities.Thephoneapparentlystoodinforrealfriends.Whenwepersonifyproducts,theybecomehardertocastoff.Afterbeingaskedtoevaluatetheircarpersonality,peoplewerelesslikelytosaytheyareintendedtoreplaceitsoon.Andanthropomorphizingobjectsisassociatedwithatendencytoaccumulate.Sohowdopeopleassigncharacteristicstoanobject?Inpart,werelyonlooks.Onhumans,widefacesareassociatedwithdominance.Similarly,peopleratedcars,clocks,andwatcheswithwidefacesasmoredominant-lookingthannarrow-facedones,andpreferredthem —especiallyincompetitivesituations.AnanalysisofcarsalesinGermanyfoundthatcarswithgrilles（格柵）thatwereupturnedlikesmilesandheadlightsthatwereslanted（傾斜的）likenarrowedeyessoldbest.Thepurchaserssawthesefeaturesasincreasingacar’sfriendlinessandaggressiveness,respectively.It ’slittlewondersomanycmascots宿祥物）tobringbrandstolife.Ananalysisof1151brandcharactersfoundsymbolsthatwerehumanorhumanliketobecommon.Personifyingproductsandbrandscanbackfire,however.Whenacoffeemakerwasanthropomorphizedinanad( "IamAroma"versusjust“Aroma"),consumersfeltbetrayedbyincreasesinitsprice.Nowthaspeech-enabledcoffeemakersareonthemarket,maybethemachinescansweet-talktheirwaybackintoconsumers'hearts.Theword“anthropomorphize”(inparagraph1)mostprobablymeans.A.thinkhighlyofsomething B.findabetterwaytoratesomethingC.seesomethingashumans D.usesomethingasoftenaspossibleThewritermentionsananalysisofcarsalesinGermanyinorderto.showthatfriendlinessisbetterreceivedthanaggressivenesshighlightthatasymbollookinglikeasmileappealsmoretopeopleexplainwhysomanycompaniesusemascotstopromotetheirbrandsillustratethatpeoplewilljudgesomethingaccordingtoitsappearanceWhatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?Consumersshouldknowmoreaboutaproductbeforeitisonthemarket.Productswithamascotaremorelikelytowinconsumers 'hearts.Increasesinaproduct'spricemaybeacceptedwithagoodadvertisement.Thepersonificationofaproductmaynotalwayswork.SectionCsmentApartfrominfluencingathleticability,beingoverweightaffectsyoungpeoplesmentTherearecurrentlyafewinitiativesinplacethatcouldhelpcombatthisproblem.Whileitsoundslikeagoodidea,thecourseshouldonlybeapartofalargermovementtomaintainahealthybodythroughchangesindietandlifestyle.Asidefromthat,workingoutwithlike-mindedpeoplecanprovidemoralsupport.Withthisinmind,wecanseethatsuchclassesshouldonlybethefirststepofmanywhenitcomestosolvingtheobesityprobleminChina.Duetothecurrentculturalviewsonobesitythereisasignificantneedforanti-obesityeducation.ObesityisaproblemoftenassociatedwithNorthAmerica.However,ChinaisprovidingthatEastAsiansarehavingissuesbattlingtheproblemaswell.Infact,itisestimatedthatthereareover40millionobesepeopleinChina.Toaddressweightproblemsofitsstudents,NanjingAgriculturalUniversityisofferingweightreductionclassesinwhichth