第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分》 第一节(共15小题:每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项《A、 B、 C和D)中。选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Doctor are known to be terrible pilots. They don't listen because they already know it all. I was lucky: ] became a pilot in 1970, almost ten years before I graduated from medical school. I didn't realize then, but becoming a pilot makes me a better surgeon. I loved flying. As I flew bigger, faster planes, and in worse weather. I learned about crew resource management (机组资源管理), or CRM, a new idea to make flying safer. It means that crew members should listen and speak up for a good result, regardless of positions. I first read about CRM in 1980. Not long after that, an attending doctor and I were flying in bad weather. The controller had us turn too late to get our landing ready. The attending doctor was flying; I was safety pilot He was so busy because of the bad turn, he had forgotten to put the landing gear (起落架) down. He was a better pilot - and my boss - so it felt unusual to speak up. But I had to: Our lives were in danger. I put aside my uneasiness and said, "We need to put the landing gear down now!" That was my first real lesson in the power of CRM, and I've used it in the operating room ever since. CRM requires that the pilot/surgeon encourage others to speak up. It further requires that when opinions are from the opposite, the doctor doesn't overreact, which might prevent fellow doctors from voicing opinions again. So when I'm in the operating room, I ask for ideas and help from others. Sometimes they're not willing to speak up. But I hope that if I continue to encourage them , someday someone will keep me from ”landing gear up”. 36.What dose the author say about doctors in general? A. They like flying by themselves. B. They are unwilling to take advice. C. They pretend to be good pilots. D. They are quick learners of CRM. 37.The author deepened his understanding of the power of CRM when_______. A. he saved the plane by speaking up B. he was in charge of a flying task C. his boss landed the plane too late D. his boss operated on a patient 38.In the last paragraph”landing gear up” probably means ______. A.following flying requirements. B.overreacting to different opinions. C.listening to what fellow doctors say D.making a mistake that may cost lives 39.Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A.CRM:A New Way to Make Flying Safe B.Flying Makes Me a Better Doctor C.The Making of a Good Pilot D.A Pilot-Tumed Doctor B In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an intemational festival of music,dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War. At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge to the official festival.Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947,in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform,and they did so in a public house disused for years. Soon,groups of studentsfirstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge,Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little-known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh. Today the “Fringe”,once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre,music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yetas early as 1959,with only 19 theatre groups performing,some said it was getting too big. A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1,25 million tickets were sold. 40. Point was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at he beginning? A. To bring Europe together again. B. To honor heroes of World War 11. C. To introduce young theatre groups. D. To attract great artists from Europe. 41. Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to Edinburgh in 1947? A. They owned a public house there. B. They came to take up a challenge. C. They thought they were also famous. D. They wanted to take part in the festival. 42. Who joined the "Fringe" after it appeared? A.they owned a public house there B. University students. C.人rusts from around the world. D. Performers of music and dance. 43. We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival. A. has become a non-official event B. has gone beyond an art festival C. gives shows all year round D. keeps growing rapidly C Given that many people's moods (情绪)are regulated by the chemical alate, it was probably only a matter of time before somebody made the chocolate shop similar to a drugstore of Chinese medicine. Looking like a setting from the film Charlie&the Chocolate Factory, Singapore's Chocolate Research Facility (CRF) has over 100 varieties of chocolates.its founder is Chris Lee who grew up at his parents' comer store with one handalmost always in the jar of sweets. If the CRF seems to be a smart idea, that's because Lee is not merely a seasoned salesperson but also head of a marketing department that has business relations with big names such as Levi's and Sony. That idea surely results in the imagination at work when it comes to making different flavored(味道)chocolates. The CRF's produce is "green". made within the country and divided into 10 lines, with the Alcohol Series being the most popular. The Exotic Series一with Sichuan pepper, red bean (豆).cheese and other flavors一also does well and is fun to taste. And for chocolate snobs，who think that they have a better knowledge of chocolate than others, the Connoisseur Series uses cocoa beans from Togo, Cuba, Venezuela , and Ghana, among others. 44. What is good about chocolate? A. It serves as a suitable gift. B. It works as an effective medicine. C. It helps improve the state of mind. D. It strengthens business relations. 45. Why is Chris Lee able to develop his idea of the CRF? A. He knows the importance of research. B. He learns form shops of similar types. C. He has the support of many big names D. He has a lot of marketing experience. 46. Which line of the CRF produce sells best? A. The Connoisseur Series. B. The Exotic Series. C. The Alcohol Series. D. The Sichuan Series. 47. The words "chocolate snobs" in Paragraph 3 probably refer to people who A. are particular about chocolate B. know little about cocoa beans C. look down upon others D. like to try new flavors D Low-Cost Gifts for Mother's Day Gift No. I Offer to be your mother's health friend. Promise to be there for any and all doctor's visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. Most mothers always say "no need," another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctor's visit. The best part ? This one is free. Gift No. 2 Help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. Put them all in one place. Be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. "Having all this information in one place could end up saving your mother's life," Dr. Marie Savard said. Gift No. 3 Enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. "Buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep," Savard said. "We know that good sleep is very important to our health." Gift No. 4 Some gift companies such as Presents for Purpose allow you to pay it forward this Mother's Day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构) Gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things -many of which are "green" - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. When your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity. 48. What are you advised to do for your mother at doctor's visits? A. Take notes. B. Be with her. C. Buy medicine. D. Give her gifts. 49. Where can you find a gift idea to improve your mother’s sleep? A. In Gift No. 1. B. In Gift No. 2. C. In Gift No. 3. D. In Gift No. 4. 50. Buying gifts from Presents for Purpose allows mothers to A. enjoy good sleep B. be well-organized C. bet extra support D. give others help 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能坡入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多于选项。 Public Speaking Training ·Get a coach 51 ，so get help. Since there are about a billion companies out there all ready to offer you public speaking training and courses, here are some things to look for when deciding the training that's right for you. ·Focus on positives Any training you do to become more effective at public speaking should always focus on the positive aspects of what you already do well. Nothing can hurt confidence more than being told that you aren't doing well. , so good public speaking training should develop those instead of telling you what you shouldn't do. If you find a public speaking course that looks as though it's going to give you lots of dos and don'ts, walk away! Your brain is so full of what you're going to be talking about. 54 . As far as we're concerned, there are basically no hard and fast rules about public speaking. Your audience can be your friends. ·You are a special person not a clone Most importantly, good public speaking training should treat you as a special one, with your own personal habits. 55 . Your training course should help you bring out your personality, not try to turn you into someone you're not. A. You aren't like anybody else B. You already do lots of things well C. Turn your back on too many rules D. Check the rules about dos and don'ts E. Whatever the presentation, public speaking is tough F .The one thing you don't want is for them to fall asleep G. So trying to force a whole set of rules into it will just make things worse

Directions: Suppose your university is conducting a survey to collect students' opinions on the appropriate use of AI technology in assisting learning. You are now to write an essay to express your view. You will have 30 minutes to write the essay. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

International students deal with many academic and social challenges during their university years. These challenges affect their academic achievement as well as their social engagement in many different ways. Consequently, they may struggle academically and feel invisible on campus, especially when engaging in different group activities.Many universities and colleges offer a variety of services and resources to help students and international students, in particular, succeed during their time in college. These services include student associations, the on-campus counseling center, the on-campus writing center, recreational clubs, and more.Many schools have writing centers to help students improve their writing skills. Writing centers provide students with one-on-one writing tutorials. They also offer writing and research workshops to help students conduct research and write essays. In general, these resources provide students with social and academic support. They offer a space where international students can release stress and find a support group.Getting involved with groups on campus is one way to meet new people. International students can participate in academic clubs, social organizations, or even part-time jobs. Moreover, campus activities are a great opportunity for students to practice their English, as well as meet new students and make new relationships. Many times, international students can find it hard to interact with native English speakers; therefore, getting involved in campus activities can help them interact with native English speakers.Use the on-campus counseling service. The counseling service is a great resource that many colleges offer students. It is especially helpful for international students who struggle socially and emotionally. Being away from their families and friends, international students feel lonely sometimes. These feelings might affect their academic achievement because it is very hard to focus on school while facing other social and emotional challenges. Therefore, utilizing the counseling service is a great way for international students to overcome this challenge.1. What may happen to international students when they face academic and social challenges?A) They may become extremely homesick.B) They may suffer from physical illness.C) They may feel being ignored by others. D) They may engage in different activities.2. What services do universities offer to help international students in particular?A) Sports clubs.B) Language classes.C) On-campus counseling. D) One-on-one instruction.3. What do writing centers do to help students improve their writing skills?A) Guide students’ writing with particular materials.B) Provide workshops to help students write essays. C) Offer professional aid to help them release stress.D) Hold various lectures on writing academic paper.4. What can international students do to get involved on campus?A) They can join the clubs and organizations on campus. B) They can choose roommates from different countries.C) They can take English lessons to improve their English.D) They can hold activities to make new friends on campus.5. What is especially helpful for international students, according to the passage?A) Academic organizations.B) Counseling services. C) Wring centers.D) Part-time jobs.

Section B-|||-Directions,In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements atuched to it. Each-|||-stutemest contuims im/cm given in one of the paragraphs.Nicntily the paraguah from which the-|||-in lormation is derived.Y may choose a paragraph more than once. Each puragroph is marked with a-|||-lerter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.-|||-Why you shouldn`t try to be a merming pense-|||-A)We`ve all heard it before; to be savestul, get ost of bed early.After all, Apple CEO Tim Cook gets up at-|||-3.45am·Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionso at 3:30 a.m.and Richard Branson at 5:45 a.m.-and,as we know,-|||-"The early bird catches the worm."-|||-B Bat just because some saccessful people wake up early, doos that mean it`s a trait most of them share? And if the-|||-idea of having earcice, lianacd your day, caten brcakfast,visualized and done one task before 8 a.m.makes-|||-you want to roll over and hit snoome until next Saturday,are you really doomod to a less macoctid life? For about-|||-half of us,this isn`t really an issee.It`s estimated that some 50% of the pepulation isn`t really morning o evening-|||-oriested, but somewhere in the middle-|||-C)Roughly one in four of us.though,tend more toward bright-cyod early risers, and another one in four are might-|||-owla. For them the effects can go beyond falling aslcep in front of the TV at 10 p.m. or being chronically late-|||-for work. Research shows that morniag versus evening type show a classic left -brain seras right brain divisiong-|||-more analytical and a operative verwas more imaginative and indivitan-|||-D Numerous stadies have foond that morning people are more persistest, welf-directed and agreca ble. They set-|||-higher goals for themaclves, plan for the future more and have a better sense of well-being.And compared to-|||-night owls, they`re less likely to be depresees,drink or wnoke,-|||-D Althoegh morning types may achieve more cadkelly,night owls tend to perform better on measires of-|||-mernory,procesing speed and cognitive ability,even when they have to perform these tasks in the morning.-|||-Night-time people are also more open to new experiences and seek thern out more.They may be more creative-|||-(allbough not alway Aad contrary to the matim("haalthy,wealthy and wise"),one study showed that sight-|||-owls are as healthy and wise as morning typer and a little bit wealthier-|||-F)Still think the morning people sound more like CLO material? Don`t set your alarm for 5 a.m. just yet.As it turns-|||-ou,ovenbanding(物底修改)your sleep times may not have much effect,"If poople are left to their naturally-|||-preferred times, they feel much better,They say that they are much more pradactive. The mental capscity they-|||-have is much broader,"suys Oxford University biologat Katharim wwit,who studica chroutolildla (生物钟学)-|||-and sleep.On the other hand,she says, pushing people too far out of their natural preference can be harmful.-|||-When they wake early,for example,night owls are still prodaciage melatoni "Then you dansprit and push the-|||-body to be in the daytime mode.That can have lots of ngliv liplipsilyoul onesa Wulff says, like a-|||-different sensitivity to insulin and ghacose which can cause weight gain-|||--1) In niay ways,that makes sense,since research shows that our chronotype, ar internal clock, is mainly biological-|||-Researchers even have found that the dradan(生理节奏的)thythms of human cells in wiào (试管内)conclate-|||-with the thythms of the poople they were taken from. Up to 47%of it is inberited, which meuas if you want to-|||-know why you pop up at dawn each day (or never do),you should probably look at your parents. One genttie-|||-factor seems to be the length of the circadian cycle:humans avenuce a4.-bour dock, meaning everyone adjusts-|||-slightly cach day to a 24-hour thythm.But for night owls, the clock often ruts longer-meaning that, withour-|||-exicrmal cucs to change,they`ll fall asleep and get up later and later over time.-|||-10 Your prefureace does change as you age.Caildren tend toward morning, with a peak shift toward night around-|||-age 20 and a slight change hack toward morning at around age 50.But compured to your peers. you`ll probably-|||-always fall within the same rough part of the specthum (益围).-|||-D In our rush to figure out the `wecrets`of waccess we tend to forget a couple of things.First,not all high achicvers-|||-are carly risers,and not all carly riscrs are succeastud. Famous late risers include Box CEOO Aaron Levie iad-|||-Buatleed CBO lonah Peretti, pha creatives like James loyce Oertrude Stein and Oustave Flasbert-|||-D But more importantly.in a bhrase beloved by wadenis evowwhere orrdati isn`t causution. In other words.-|||-it`s not clear that waking up carly itself prowides the beacfit. Instead,it may be that most of us are expected to-|||-start work or school by 8 or 9 a.m.If you`re a morning persos,conbination of boloplal t from your-|||-hoomans to body tanpeatig will get you up and way ahead of your night owl peers.That means people who-|||-enjoy rising carly will be more in line with their workday and likerly to achicye more. For a night owl waking at-|||-7=m.her body still thinks she`s asloop and is acting arcordingly she`s gogry(FDG的)for much longer than-|||-a morning persom whe wakes sp at the same time-|||-K)Rescarchers also point ost that because cecing types often have to fanction when their bodies don`t wast to, it-|||-makes sense that they may have worme moods or lower life sarittection. It may alto mean that they`ve had to figare-|||-out how to be more imowative and cat cornen which may encourage their ercativity and cognitive skills.-|||-Becaue the cultural sterreotype is that peopl who go to bed and rise late are lazy,most people probably try to-|||-become morning people as much as they can. The only ones who don`t may inherently have more rebcllioss or-|||-indvidullitic, tall B shifting soneend thoosoro docan`t necesauadly chang these traits. A one recent-|||-study foand, even as people tried to become "morning` people,it didm`t make them have a better mood or life-|||-attiffichition, magesting traits are"imtrinsic components of the late chromotype."-|||-MO Other rescarch also has hinted that your sleep preference may be biologically "bundled"with other characteristios-|||-One recent study,for example, found that more visually creative people had more steep disturtunces,such as-|||-wating aecel times at might or imsamila. Apain, cornthti isn`t causation. But there may be a connection to-|||-geestize."There isa domen receptor gene that has beem previoully amociated with both increased creativity and-|||-also with insomna and sleep disturbunce,"one rescarcher says.-|||-36.Rescarch shows night owls tend to be more imaginative than early risers-|||-37.Evening types can proces information faster than morning types.-|||-38.Most people try their best to become morning people because they don`t want to be considered lazy--|||-39. Your parents`sleeping habits can have an important influence on yours.-|||-40.A morning person is likel to achieve more becauee his biologiaal thythm matches the rhythm of his workday.-|||-41.According to Wulff,if a night owl is forced to get up early for a period of time,he may gain weight.-|||-42. Rewcarchers have found that people who rise late are likely to be less satisfied with life.-|||-43.Only part of early risen are successful,and some famous high achievers are late risen-|||-44 Someone who is a night owl is more likely to ustfer from depression-|||-45.A20 -year-old man may sleep and rise later than a 53 year-old man

Who`s a hero these days? In an era of heightened heroism,-|||-the word hero has become more common.We use hero to describe both victims and survi-|||-vors of all kinds of difficulties and tragedies.Who are the heroes among us?-|||-In the days subsequent to a mass shooting in Tucson Arizona, many described 20--|||-year-old political associ Daniel Hernandez as a hero.During the horrible shooting,he-|||-courageously ran through the danger to save the life of one of the victims,-|||-his boss and friend, congresswoman Gab Giffords.Daniel held her head up so she co-|||-uld breathe and applied pressure to her wounds.He spoke tender words of sympathy,tell-|||-ing her that he would find her husband and her parents and that everything would be fin-|||-e.And he never left her side,-|||-staying beside her in the ambulance all the way to the hospital.-|||-Another hero from the mass shooting in Tucson was Dory Stoddard.Dory gave his l-|||-ife for his wife,Mavy.Dory and his wife had been friends since childhood and when Do-|||-ry heard shots ring out he immediately fell on top of his wife to shield her from the hail-|||-of bullets.At the memorial service,the priest said:Dory didn`t die a hero;he lived a-|||-hero."Long known for his remarkable sprit and love of humanity,-|||-Dory Stoddard died as he had always lived, assisting others.-|||-These are civilian heroes,who acted instinctively with courag and grace when cau-|||-ght up in extraordinary circumstanc-|||-But what about first responders,whose job is,in the words of the window of a falle-|||-n police officer,to "uush toward danger"?-|||-In Toronto,Canada,downtown life stopped when more than 11,000 police and othe-|||-remergency responders marched solemnly through the streets to honor Sergeant Ryan Ru-|||-ssell, -yin ar-01d good man and good cop" who believed deeply in his commitment to-|||-protect and serve.Sgt.Russell moved quickly to protect others from harm.He tried to st-|||-op a drunk driver in a stolen snowplow with only his police automobile and his goodwill-|||-to help others.Sadly,Sgt.Russell was unable to stop the drunk driver and was killed in-|||-the effort.-|||-It used to be that the word hero was reserved for those who performed acts of distin-|||-ct courage beyond the call of duty.A soldier who runs through gunfire to rescue other m-|||-ilitary personnel is seen as a hero.So are larger-than-life leaders such as Nelson Mandela,-|||-who emerged after 27 years of jail,confined in a solitary chamber.Who`s a hero these days? In an era of heightened heroism,-|||-the word hero has become more common.We use hero to describe both victims and survi-|||-vors of all kinds of difficulties and tragedies.Who are the heroes among us?-|||-In the days subsequent to a mass shooting in Tucson Arizona, many described 20--|||-year-old political associ Daniel Hernandez as a hero.During the horrible shooting,he-|||-courageously ran through the danger to save the life of one of the victims,-|||-his boss and friend, congresswoman Gab Giffords.Daniel held her head up so she co-|||-uld breathe and applied pressure to her wounds.He spoke tender words of sympathy,tell-|||-ing her that he would find her husband and her parents and that everything would be fin-|||-e.And he never left her side,-|||-staying beside her in the ambulance all the way to the hospital.-|||-Another hero from the mass shooting in Tucson was Dory Stoddard.Dory gave his l-|||-ife for his wife,Mavy.Dory and his wife had been friends since childhood and when Do-|||-ry heard shots ring out he immediately fell on top of his wife to shield her from the hail-|||-of bullets.At the memorial service,the priest said:Dory didn`t die a hero;he lived a-|||-hero."Long known for his remarkable sprit and love of humanity,-|||-Dory Stoddard died as he had always lived, assisting others.-|||-These are civilian heroes,who acted instinctively with courag and grace when cau-|||-ght up in extraordinary circumstanc-|||-But what about first responders,whose job is,in the words of the window of a falle-|||-n police officer,to "uush toward danger"?-|||-In Toronto,Canada,downtown life stopped when more than 11,000 police and othe-|||-remergency responders marched solemnly through the streets to honor Sergeant Ryan Ru-|||-ssell, -yin ar-01d good man and good cop" who believed deeply in his commitment to-|||-protect and serve.Sgt.Russell moved quickly to protect others from harm.He tried to st-|||-op a drunk driver in a stolen snowplow with only his police automobile and his goodwill-|||-to help others.Sadly,Sgt.Russell was unable to stop the drunk driver and was killed in-|||-the effort.-|||-It used to be that the word hero was reserved for those who performed acts of distin-|||-ct courage beyond the call of duty.A soldier who runs through gunfire to rescue other m-|||-ilitary personnel is seen as a hero.So are larger-than-life leaders such as Nelson Mandela,-|||-who emerged after 27 years of jail,confined in a solitary chamber.Who`s a hero these days? In an era of heightened heroism,-|||-the word hero has become more common.We use hero to describe both victims and survi-|||-vors of all kinds of difficulties and tragedies.Who are the heroes among us?-|||-In the days subsequent to a mass shooting in Tucson Arizona, many described 20--|||-year-old political associ Daniel Hernandez as a hero.During the horrible shooting,he-|||-courageously ran through the danger to save the life of one of the victims,-|||-his boss and friend, congresswoman Gab Giffords.Daniel held her head up so she co-|||-uld breathe and applied pressure to her wounds.He spoke tender words of sympathy,tell-|||-ing her that he would find her husband and her parents and that everything would be fin-|||-e.And he never left her side,-|||-staying beside her in the ambulance all the way to the hospital.-|||-Another hero from the mass shooting in Tucson was Dory Stoddard.Dory gave his l-|||-ife for his wife,Mavy.Dory and his wife had been friends since childhood and when Do-|||-ry heard shots ring out he immediately fell on top of his wife to shield her from the hail-|||-of bullets.At the memorial service,the priest said:Dory didn`t die a hero;he lived a-|||-hero."Long known for his remarkable sprit and love of humanity,-|||-Dory Stoddard died as he had always lived, assisting others.-|||-These are civilian heroes,who acted instinctively with courag and grace when cau-|||-ght up in extraordinary circumstanc-|||-But what about first responders,whose job is,in the words of the window of a falle-|||-n police officer,to "uush toward danger"?-|||-In Toronto,Canada,downtown life stopped when more than 11,000 police and othe-|||-remergency responders marched solemnly through the streets to honor Sergeant Ryan Ru-|||-ssell, -yin ar-01d good man and good cop" who believed deeply in his commitment to-|||-protect and serve.Sgt.Russell moved quickly to protect others from harm.He tried to st-|||-op a drunk driver in a stolen snowplow with only his police automobile and his goodwill-|||-to help others.Sadly,Sgt.Russell was unable to stop the drunk driver and was killed in-|||-the effort.-|||-It used to be that the word hero was reserved for those who performed acts of distin-|||-ct courage beyond the call of duty.A soldier who runs through gunfire to rescue other m-|||-ilitary personnel is seen as a hero.So are larger-than-life leaders such as Nelson Mandela,-|||-who emerged after 27 years of jail,confined in a solitary chamber.Who`s a hero these days? In an era of heightened heroism,-|||-the word hero has become more common.We use hero to describe both victims and survi-|||-vors of all kinds of difficulties and tragedies.Who are the heroes among us?-|||-In the days subsequent to a mass shooting in Tucson Arizona, many described 20--|||-year-old political associ Daniel Hernandez as a hero.During the horrible shooting,he-|||-courageously ran through the danger to save the life of one of the victims,-|||-his boss and friend, congresswoman Gab Giffords.Daniel held her head up so she co-|||-uld breathe and applied pressure to her wounds.He spoke tender words of sympathy,tell-|||-ing her that he would find her husband and her parents and that everything would be fin-|||-e.And he never left her side,-|||-staying beside her in the ambulance all the way to the hospital.-|||-Another hero from the mass shooting in Tucson was Dory Stoddard.Dory gave his l-|||-ife for his wife,Mavy.Dory and his wife had been friends since childhood and when Do-|||-ry heard shots ring out he immediately fell on top of his wife to shield her from the hail-|||-of bullets.At the memorial service,the priest said:Dory didn`t die a hero;he lived a-|||-hero."Long known for his remarkable sprit and love of humanity,-|||-Dory Stoddard died as he had always lived, assisting others.-|||-These are civilian heroes,who acted instinctively with courag and grace when cau-|||-ght up in extraordinary circumstanc-|||-But what about first responders,whose job is,in the words of the window of a falle-|||-n police officer,to "uush toward danger"?-|||-In Toronto,Canada,downtown life stopped when more than 11,000 police and othe-|||-remergency responders marched solemnly through the streets to honor Sergeant Ryan Ru-|||-ssell, -yin ar-01d good man and good cop" who believed deeply in his commitment to-|||-protect and serve.Sgt.Russell moved quickly to protect others from harm.He tried to st-|||-op a drunk driver in a stolen snowplow with only his police automobile and his goodwill-|||-to help others.Sadly,Sgt.Russell was unable to stop the drunk driver and was killed in-|||-the effort.-|||-It used to be that the word hero was reserved for those who performed acts of distin-|||-ct courage beyond the call of duty.A soldier who runs through gunfire to rescue other m-|||-ilitary personnel is seen as a hero.So are larger-than-life leaders such as Nelson Mandela,-|||-who emerged after 27 years of jail,confined in a solitary chamber.Who`s a hero these days? In an era of heightened heroism,-|||-the word hero has become more common.We use hero to describe both victims and survi-|||-vors of all kinds of difficulties and tragedies.Who are the heroes among us?-|||-In the days subsequent to a mass shooting in Tucson Arizona, many described 20--|||-year-old political associ Daniel Hernandez as a hero.During the horrible shooting,he-|||-courageously ran through the danger to save the life of one of the victims,-|||-his boss and friend, congresswoman Gab Giffords.Daniel held her head up so she co-|||-uld breathe and applied pressure to her wounds.He spoke tender words of sympathy,tell-|||-ing her that he would find her husband and her parents and that everything would be fin-|||-e.And he never left her side,-|||-staying beside her in the ambulance all the way to the hospital.-|||-Another hero from the mass shooting in Tucson was Dory Stoddard.Dory gave his l-|||-ife for his wife,Mavy.Dory and his wife had been friends since childhood and when Do-|||-ry heard shots ring out he immediately fell on top of his wife to shield her from the hail-|||-of bullets.At the memorial service,the priest said:Dory didn`t die a hero;he lived a-|||-hero."Long known for his remarkable sprit and love of humanity,-|||-Dory Stoddard died as he had always lived, assisting others.-|||-These are civilian heroes,who acted instinctively with courag and grace when cau-|||-ght up in extraordinary circumstanc-|||-But what about first responders,whose job is,in the words of the window of a falle-|||-n police officer,to "uush toward danger"?-|||-In Toronto,Canada,downtown life stopped when more than 11,000 police and othe-|||-remergency responders marched solemnly through the streets to honor Sergeant Ryan Ru-|||-ssell, -yin ar-01d good man and good cop" who believed deeply in his commitment to-|||-protect and serve.Sgt.Russell moved quickly to protect others from harm.He tried to st-|||-op a drunk driver in a stolen snowplow with only his police automobile and his goodwill-|||-to help others.Sadly,Sgt.Russell was unable to stop the drunk driver and was killed in-|||-the effort.-|||-It used to be that the word hero was reserved for those who performed acts of distin-|||-ct courage beyond the call of duty.A soldier who runs through gunfire to rescue other m-|||-ilitary personnel is seen as a hero.So are larger-than-life leaders such as Nelson Mandela,-|||-who emerged after 27 years of jail,confined in a solitary chamber.Who`s a hero these days? In an era of heightened heroism,-|||-the word hero has become more common.We use hero to describe both victims and survi-|||-vors of all kinds of difficulties and tragedies.Who are the heroes among us?-|||-In the days subsequent to a mass shooting in Tucson Arizona, many described 20--|||-year-old political associ Daniel Hernandez as a hero.During the horrible shooting,he-|||-courageously ran through the danger to save the life of one of the victims,-|||-his boss and friend, congresswoman Gab Giffords.Daniel held her head up so she co-|||-uld breathe and applied pressure to her wounds.He spoke tender words of sympathy,tell-|||-ing her that he would find her husband and her parents and that everything would be fin-|||-e.And he never left her side,-|||-staying beside her in the ambulance all the way to the hospital.-|||-Another hero from the mass shooting in Tucson was Dory Stoddard.Dory gave his l-|||-ife for his wife,Mavy.Dory and his wife had been friends since childhood and when Do-|||-ry heard shots ring out he immediately fell on top of his wife to shield her from the hail-|||-of bullets.At the memorial service,the priest said:Dory didn`t die a hero;he lived a-|||-hero."Long known for his remarkable sprit and love of humanity,-|||-Dory Stoddard died as he had always lived, assisting others.-|||-These are civilian heroes,who acted instinctively with courag and grace when cau-|||-ght up in extraordinary circumstanc-|||-But what about first responders,whose job is,in the words of the window of a falle-|||-n police officer,to "uush toward danger"?-|||-In Toronto,Canada,downtown life stopped when more than 11,000 police and othe-|||-remergency responders marched solemnly through the streets to honor Sergeant Ryan Ru-|||-ssell, -yin ar-01d good man and good cop" who believed deeply in his commitment to-|||-protect and serve.Sgt.Russell moved quickly to protect others from harm.He tried to st-|||-op a drunk driver in a stolen snowplow with only his police automobile and his goodwill-|||-to help others.Sadly,Sgt.Russell was unable to stop the drunk driver and was killed in-|||-the effort.-|||-It used to be that the word hero was reserved for those who performed acts of distin-|||-ct courage beyond the call of duty.A soldier who runs through gunfire to rescue other m-|||-ilitary personnel is seen as a hero.So are larger-than-life leaders such as Nelson Mandela,-|||-who emerged after 27 years of jail,confined in a solitary chamber.

Part N rransiation (so minites)-|||-Directions:For this part,you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English.You-|||-should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.-|||-无手机焦虑症(nomophobia),即因没有手机而产生的恐惧与焦虑,其具体表现有手机不能关机,-|||-去任何地方都要带着手机。近三分之一的人每晚睡前最后一件事和早上醒来的第一件事就是看手机。-|||-研究表明,每天在智能手机上花太多的时间会对人与人之间的关系造成负面影响。克服手机依赖最有-|||-效可行的办法就是转移注意力,积极与别人交谈,外出散步或者读书读报。

circled(4) Complete the following paragraph with words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.A) incidentB) disqualifiedC) relivingD)颓然E) compulsorilyF) anchorG) accidentH) flippedI) quittingJ) flappedK) desperateL) relivedM) overcomeN) celebrationO) flappedThis story tells us that competitive sports can help build up confidence. An 11-year-old girl, Elizabeth, was reluctant to 1 in the swim meets, and even talked about 2 swimming altogether. When her father tried to persuade her to go, she counted 3 ,but agreed at last. She 4 very well in her 50-meter freestyle and she also swam her backstroke and breaststroke without 5 . Her team chose her to swim the 6 leg in the T-shirt relay. However, somebody noticed one of her socks had fallen off and 7 off into the pool behind her. She had to get that sock on or her team would be 8 . With the help of another team member to put the sock on, Elizabeth swam her heart out and her team finally won the game. On the ride home, she 9 her moment of glory again and again and believed her team would win the gold medal if the T-shirt relay were an Olympic event. This experience helped Elizabeth successfully 10 her fears and showed her the importance of teamwork spirit in life.

Technology has and will continue to change all industries. Sometimes, the effects of technology on any industry are disruptive in nature. Take the transport industry for example; the predicted commercialization of self-driving technology threatens millions of jobs across the world. Take the publishing industry for example; the rise of the online media has forced traditional publishing companies to rethink their business plans.Other times, it changes things for the better, like the change taking place in the education sector. The increasing use of technology is changing the manner in which basic processes in education are being carried out. Here are some of the most profound ways how technology has changed education so far.One of the most profound ways in which technology has changed education is that it has made it more accessible than the way it was a few decades before. It is now possible for anyone to access formal educational resources, thanks to online courses.As a result of the rise of online courses, it is now also easy for anyone to learn at their own pace, rather than being forced to adhere to strict timelines. Technology has made it possible for individuals to learn from anywhere as opposed to the way things were learned before when individuals had to travel to physical schools to access education.For years, special needs have been an important issue in education. The highly standardized and often rigid procedures that learners and teachers have to go through in the traditional classroom environment may fail to address the individual needs of some learners.On the contrary, the highly flexible, interactive and accessible nature of digital learning provides a wonderful environment for individuals to learn in ways that suit their personal needs, capabilities or even challenges.1. What effects does technology have on the transport industry?A) It commercializes the whole industry.B) It upgrades the whole industry.C) It makes companies rethink their business.D) It threatens millions of jobs in the industry. 2. How does technology profoundly change education according to the passage?A) It enrolls more students than a few decades before.B) It helps provide more formal courses than before.C) It makes education more accessible than before. D) It succeeds in offering many rigid procedures.3. What benefit does technology bring to education according to the passage?A) Collaborative learning.B) Abundant classrooms.C) Qualified teachers.D) Flexible timelines. 4. What makes traditional classroom environment unfriendly to learners with special needs?A) It is standardized and rigid. B) It focuses much on the grade.C) It lacks diversity and tolerance.D) It tends to be highly competitive.5. What is this passage mainly about?A) The disruptive nature of technology.B) The benefits of standardized procedures.C) The effects of technology on education. D) The role of technology in modern society.

A British food writer explains why sensation is important in Chinese food. Food might be one of the last barriers to fully immerse oneself in a foreign culture, and for British writer Fuchsia Dunlop, that frontier for Westerners when it comes to Chinese food is the mouthfeel or texture. “Cross it, and you’re really inside.”By texture, she particularly refers to that of the food Chinese people are famously interested in, such as ox throat, chicken feet, sea cucumber, or abalone (鲍鱼), which Westerners usually consider pointless since they taste like “a bike’s inner tube or plastic bags.”In one of her popular books, Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper published in 2008, Dunlop devoted an entire chapter, “The Rubber Factor,” to what mouthfeel means in Chinese cuisines. She lists some representatives: cui of fresh crunchy vegetables (a particular quality of crispness), tanxing (springy elasticity like that of a squid ball), nen (tenderness of just-cooked fish or meat), or shuang (that “evokes a refreshing, bright, slippery, cool sensation in the mouth”). “Actually quite a few readers have written to me and said ‘after reading that, we went to a restaurant, we ordered chicken feet, and we tried to eat that differently,’” she says.In 2016 and 2017, she gave presentations, workshops, or seminars about texture in New York, Oxford, and London. At one seminar in New York, Dunlop prepared a tasting with some jellyfish, a duck tongue, pig ears and so on. At a food conference in Oxford she gave a presentation about why even the richest people in China would want to eat duck tongue and other foods that in the West are traditionally considered “rubbish eaten by poor farmers.” After explaining the texture, she asked all the participants to taste the food. She asked her audience to put aside their prejudice and negative thoughts, and instead concentrate on the sensation in the mouth. “A lot of people said it was one of the best presentations they’d seen. It was totally fascinating because all these things are new for them,” she says. “They just probably thought duck tongue a bit weird , but they never actually considered why you might want to eat a duck’s tongue, so I’m like a kind of missionary for this. I’m trying to get people to open their minds.”1. What does Fuchsia Dunlop think of Chinese food?A) It is a barrier for many foreigners.B) It contains many strange ingredients.C) It stresses mouthfeel or texture. D) It stresses color, scent, and taste.2. Why does Fuchsia Dunlop refer to chicken feet, sea cucumber and so on?A) Because Chinese people are famously interested in their nutrition.B) Because Chinese people are famously interested in their texture. C) Because Westerners usually consider them pointless.D) Because Westerners think they taste like a bike’s inner tube or plastic bags.3. What does Fuchsia Dunlop think of mouthfeel in Chinese cuisines?A) It is the tenderness of just-cooked fish or meat.B) It is the particular quality of crispness.C) It evokes a refreshing, slippery, and cool sensation.D) It includes various sensations in the mouth. 4. In what way did Fuchsia Dunlop help people open their minds?A) She gave presentations, workshops, or seminars about texture. B) She lectured on different food cultures around the world.C) She gave a presentation at a food conference in Oxford.D) She asked audience to ignore the sensation in the mouth.5. Which of the following can best replace the word “weird” (underlined)?A) crazyB) strange C) terribleD) frightening

Tourism may well have positive effects in urban areas and contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. Revenues from tourism and the motivation to attract more tourists can trigger the willingness of local authorities to invest in urban infrastructure, benefitting both tourists and residents. It may play a role in promoting green urban planning, urban conservation and the protection of local heritage. Investments in entertainment, recreation and leisure facilities may become viable once they cater to a combination of local and tourist demand.Tourism may contribute to building more resilient communities if it helps to activate social and cultural capital, e.g. by empowering women or by promoting local crafts, if it helps protect local environments and commons and if it provides economic gains for local communities, e.g. by supporting local entrepreneurship. Cities are locations of creativity, innovation and change which can benefit from the dynamics that tourism may bring through meaningful host-guest interaction, including opportunities to foster tolerance of cultural diversity.However, there is a flipside to the urban tourism coin. The proliferation of low-frills flight connections has been a major driver of city tourism. At the same time, aircrafts are a major source of carbon emissions, contributing significantly to climate change. The aviation trap and the carbon footprint of travel to and from a destination cannot be excluded from the sustainability considerations of urban tourism. Failure to address tourism-related climate change will undermine the achievement of many other SDGs.As cities become attractive destinations, they run the risk of suffering from “overtourism” in urban centres which aggravates many of the challenges they are facing. The touristification of residential areas often plays a role in gentrification processes, leading to the displacement and exclusion of weaker and vulnerable sections of society. Tourism increases the burden on local infrastructure and transport systems, contributes to traffic congestion and causes significant levels of air and noise pollution. It puts strains on urban sights, increases the demand for energy and water and adds to the volume of waste and sewage generated in a locality. The jobs provided in the tourism sector, though potentially numerous, are often precarious.1. In what way may tourism help the development of cities?A) Tourism brings money. B) Tourism makes cities famous.C) Tourism benefits the authorities.D) Tourism develops transportation.2. Which of the following best describes paragraph two?A) Benefits of tourism to communities. B) The reason why tourism should be developed.C) Why people are in need of tourism.D) Tips for people who have a tour.3. According to the passage, what is the most important motivation of city tourism?A) The policy of the government.B) The support from the public.C) The fund from the banks.D) The low-costing flights. 4. What is the author’s attitude towards the increase in flights?A) Positive.B) Negative.C) Indifferent.D) Complicated. 5. The last paragraph mainly deals with ________.A) the author’s worries about the development of tourism B) the benefit to the city life brought by tourismC) the significance of developing tourismD) the blueprint for sustainable tourism