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Theydidn’tquiteenjoytheir TheylearnedtocooperateunderharshTheyweren’texperiencedin Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)HelikesSwedenbetterthanHeprefershotweathertocoldHeisanEnglishmanlivinginHevisitsLondonnearlyeveryA)Thebadweather.B)Thegloomywinter.C)Thecold D)ThelongA) B) C) D)A)TheyoftenstayuplateTheyworkhardandyTheyliketogocaminTheytrytoearnmoreandspendQuestions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)English B) C) D)PublicA)English B)StaffC)Careers D)PsychologicalA)Itsgenerous B)ItsworldwideC)Itswell-designed D)ItspleasantSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)CharacteristicsofJapaneseSomefeaturesofJapaneseTheartofJapanesebrushTheuniquenessofJapaneseA)TocalmthemselvesToenhanceToshowtheirTosignallackofA)HowlistenersindifferentculturesshowHowspeakerscanwinapprovalfromtheHowspeakerscanmisunderstandtheHowdifferentWesternandEasternartformsPassageQuestions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA) nelBuyingandmaintainingDrawingupnsforin-serviceInterviewingandrecruitingA)SomeofhisequipmentwasdamagedinaThetrainingprogramheranwasaTwoofhisworkerswereinjuredatTwoofhisemployeescommittedA)AbetterrelationshipwithhisAdvancementtoahigherAbetter-payingjobin Improvementin ’sA)Shehasmoreself-confidencethanSheworkswithChrisinthesameShehasmoremanagementexperiencethanSheiscompetingwithChrisforthenewPassageQuestions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)TheyhelpusseetheimportantvaluesofTheyguideusinhandlinghumanTheyhelpusexpressourselvesmoreTheyareaninfinitesourceofhumanA)Theirwording eThevaluestheyreflectmayTheiroriginscannolongerbeTheymaybemisinterpretedA)CertainvaluesaresharedbyalargenumberofSomeproverbsareassumingmoreandmoreOldproverbsareconstantlyrecedbynewCertainvalueshavealwaysbeencentraltoaSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Ourlivesarewoventogether.AsmuchasIenjoymyown(36)_ ,InolongerimagineIcangetthrougha(37) daymuchlessallmylife,(38)c onmyown.EvenifIamon(39) inthemountains,Iameatingfoodsomeoneelsehasgrown,livinginahousesomeoneelsehasbuilt,wearingclothessomeoneelsehas(40)_ fromclothwovenbyothers,using(41) someoneelseisdistributingtomyhouse.(42) ofinterdependenceiseverywhere;weareonthis(43)_ AsIwasgrowingup,(44) “Makeyourownway”,”Standonyourowntwofeet”ormymother’sfavoriteremarkwhenIwasface-to-facewithconsequencesofsomeaction:Nowthatyou’vemadeyourbed,lieonit.Totalindependenceisadominantthinginourculture.Iimaginethat .Buttheteachingwasshapedbyourculturalimagines.Andinstead,IgrewupbelievingthatIwassupposedtobetotallyindependentandconsequentlybecameveryreluctanttoaskforhelp. PartⅣ ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth) (25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions47to56arebasedonthefollowingWiththeworld'spopulationestimatedtogrowfromsixtoninebillionby2050researchers.businessesand ernmentsarealreadydealingwiththeimpactthisincreasewillhaveoneverythingfromfoodandwatertoinfrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施)andjobs.Underlingallthis47willbethedemandforenergy,whichisexpectedtodoubleoverthenext40years.Findingtheresourcestomeetthisdemandina48 sustainablewayisthecornerstone(基石)ofournation'senergysecurity,andwillbeoneofthemajor49 ofthe21stcentury.Alternativeformsofenergy-bio-fuels,windandsolar,tonameafeware50 beingfundedanddeveloped,andwillyagrowing51 intheworld'senergysupply.Butexpertssaythatevenwhen52,alternativeenergysourceswilllikelymeetonlyabout30%oftheworld'senergyneedsby2050.Forexample,evenwith53 investments,suchasthe$93millionforwindenergydevelopment54 intheAmericanRecoveryandReinvestmentAct,importantalternativeenergysourcessuchaswindandbio-fuels55 onlyabout1%ofthemarkettoday.Energyandsustainabilityexpertssaytheanswertoourfutureenergyneedswilllikelycomefromalotof56 bothtraditionalandalternative.I)exactlySectionDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchokesmarkedA),B),C)D).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions57to61arebasedonthefollowingBoys'schoolsaretheperfectcetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasart,danceandmusic.Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinity陽(yáng)剛theabsenceofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretoconformtoastereotype.aUSstudyBoysatsingle- schoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturaland activitiesthathelpeddeveloptheiremotionalexpressiveness,ratherthanfeelingtheyhadtoconformtothe"boycode"ofhidingtheiremotionstobea"realman".Thefindingsofthestudysoagainstreceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.TonyLittle,headmasterofEton,warnedthatboyswerebeingfadedbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithad etoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausethey discouragedwhentheirfemalepeersdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.Butinsingle- schoolsteacherscantailorlessonstoboys'learningstyle,lettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredom,wrotethestudy'sauthor,AbigailJames,oftheUniversityofVirginia.Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwith"boy-focused"approachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatappealtothem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavemoreacutevisionlearnbestthroughtouch,andarephysicallymoreactive,theyneedtobegiven"hands-on"lessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkaround."Boysinmixedschoolsviewclassicalmusicasfeminine(女性的)andpreferthemodemgenre(類型)inwhich ismaremajorthemes,"Jameswrote. educationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeeltheyhadtoconformtoastereotypethatmenshouldbe"masterfulandincharge"inrelationships."Inmixedschoolsboysfeelcompelledtoactlikemenbeforetheyunderstandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeans,"thestudyreported.Theauthorbelievesthata schoolwould A)boystohidetheiremotionstobe"realhelptocultivatemasculineaggressivenessinencourageboystoexpresstheiremotionsmorenaturallyreininboysthetraditionalimageofaItiscommonlybelievedthatinamixedschoolboys Performrelatively C)behavemoregrowupmore D)receiveabetterWhatdoesTonyLittlesayabouttheBritisheducationItfailsmoreboysthangirlsItfocusesmoreonmixedschoolItfailstogiveboystheattentiontheyItcesmorepressureonboysthanonAccordingtoAbigailJames,oneoftheadvantagesof schoolsis teachingcanbetailoredtosuitthecharacteristicsofboyscanfocusontheirlessonswithoutbeingboyscanchoosetolearnwhatevertheyareinterestedteachingcanbedesignedtopromoteboys'teamWhichofthefollowingischaracteristicofboysaccordingtoAbigailJames'Theyenjoybeingin C)TheyhavesharperTheyconformto D)Theyareviolent PassageQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingIt'sanannualargument.Doweordowenotgoonholiday?Mypartnersaysnobecausetheboilercouldgo,ortherooffalloffandwehavenosavingstosaveus.Isayyouonlyliveonceandweworkhardandwhat'sthepointifyoucan'tgoonholiday.Thejoyofarecessionmeansnoargumentnextyear-wejustwon'tgo.Sincemoneyisknowntobeoneofthethingsmostlikelytobringarelationshiptoitsknees,weshouldbegrateful.FormanyfamiliestherecessionmeansmorethannotbookingaholidayA pollof2,000peoplefound22saidtheywerearguingmorewiththeirpartnersbecauseofconcernsaboutmoney.What'slesscleariswhetherdivorceandseparationratesriseinarecession–financialpressuresmeancouplesarguemorebutmakesplittinguplessaffordable.Arecentresearchshowsargumentsaboutmoneywereespeciallydamagingtocouples.Disputeswerecharacterizedbyintenseverbal(言語(yǔ)上的)aggression,tendedtoberepeatedandnotresolvedandmademen,morethanwomen,extremelyangry.KimStephenson,anoccupationalpsychologist,believesmoneyissuchabigdealbecauseofwhatitsymbolizes,whichmaybedifferentthingstomenandwomen."Peoplecansaythesamethingsaboutmoneybuthavedifferentideasofwhatit'sfor."heexins."They'llsayit'stosavetospend,forsecurity,fordom,toshowsomeoneyoulovethem."Hesaysmenaremorelikelytoseemoneyasawayofbuyingstatusandofshowingtheirparentsthatthey'veachieved"Thebiggestproblemisthatcouplesassumeeachotherknowwhat'sgoingonwiththeirfinances,buttheydon't.Thereseemstobemoreofataboo()abouttalkingaboutmoneythanaboutdeath.Butyoubothneedtoknowwhatyou're ng,who'spayingwhatintothejointaccountandhowmuchyoukeepsepara y.Inahealthyrelationship,youdon'thavetoagreeaboutmoney,butyouhavetotalkaboutit."WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutPeopleenjoyitallthemoreduringaFewpeoplecanafforditwithoutworkingItmakesallthehardworkItisthechiefcauseoffamilyWhatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"moneyisknown...tobringarelationshiptoitsknees"(Line1,Para.2)?MoneyisconsideredtobetherootofallSomepeoplesacrificetheirdignityforFewpeoplecanresistthetemptationofDisputesovermoneymayrainaThe pollof2,000peopleindicatesthatinarecession sbetweencouplestendtoitismoreexpensiveforcouplestosplitcouplesshowmoreconcernforeachdivorceandseparationratesWhatdoesKimStephensonMoneyisoftenasymbolof 'sMoneymeansagreatdealtobothandMenandwomenspendmoneyondifferentMenandwomenviewmoneyindifferentTheauthorsuggestsattheendofthepassagethatcouplesshould puttheirmoneytogetherinsteadofkeeitseparamakeeffortstoreachagreementontheirfamilydiscussmoneymatterstomaintainahealthyavoidarguingaboutmoneymatterstoremainPart (15Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblandtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD)ontherightsideofthepaperYoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassage.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Employersfeartheywillbeunabletorecruitstudentswiththeskillstheyneedastheeconomicrecoverykicksin,anewsurvey67.Nearlyhalfoftheorganizationstoldresearcherstheywerealreadystrugglingtofind68 withskillsinscience,technology,engineeringandmaths(STEM).69 evenmorecompaniesexpecttoexperience70 ofemployeeswithSTEMskillsinthenextthreeyears.TheConfederationofBritishIndustry71 businessesandorganizationsacrossthepublicand72 sectors,whichtogetheremploy2.4millionpeople.Halfare73 theywillnotbeabletofillgraduatepostsinthecomingyears,whileathirdsaidtheywouldnotbeableto74 enoughemployeeswiththerightA-levelskills."75 wemovefurtherrolerecoveryandbusinessesn76 growth,thedemandforpeoplewithhigh-qualityskillsandqualif