II. Grammar and Vocabulary SectionA

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

After years of broadcasting news on China Central Television, Kang Hui has become a newsworthy name himself. He prefers to keep a low profile but he has actually become popular on the internet with his strong judgments and hisvlog(21)(introduce) China'sdiplomacy.

Kang's great popularity is(22)his new book Average Score (Ping Jun Fen). Published by Changjiang Literature and Arts Publishing House, it scored highly, with 7.1 points out of 10, on China's popular review platformDouban.

AtthebooklaunchonNov30inBeijing, Kangsaidhehadoriginallyrejectedtheideaabout writing a book on himself. But a publisher changed his mind. "He said you just put downwhatyou haveexperienced.(23)only one sentence would touch a reader,the bookis meaningful," recalls Kang when heexplained (24)he was persuaded to put pento paper. Kangsays,modestly,thatthetitlemeansheisveryordinaryintermsoftalent."I(25)

strive continuously so that I can achieve an averagescore."

After(26)(host)XinwenLianbo,ahighlydemandingliveprogram,formorethana decade, Kang's name is now closely linked to this program. Kang freely admits to the pressure in hosting it. Everyword(27)I say carries huge weight, every second when I stay in the studio is a political task, and every day is like an exam forme."

As  a  journalist and  host  at CCTV, he(28)(witness) many important events in Chinesehistory,includingthe2008BeijingOlympics,the2008Wenchuanearthquakeandthe2010 Shanghai WorldExpo.

Besides his work experiences, Kang also talks about his family life, including stories of his parents,sister,wifeandtwocats."Weshouldalwaysremind(29)to express love tothose we hold dear." Kang points out at the booklaunch.

Douban user Lulu says: "I can imagine his character and his ways of dealing with things after readingthebook.Ihavesimilarcharacteristics,butheis(30)(strict) with himself. I should learn fromhim."

Section B

Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

As the coronavirus epidemic（流行病）continues to spread and bring huge lose to economies,

(31)haveputthelostpassengerrevenue（收入）at$29.3billion,withChinatheworst- hit.

Coronavirus, the global public heath emergency that broke out in Wuhan province of China last year, has since crossed national borders into more than 20 countries, with 13 (32)

reaching the UnitedKingdom.

Out of  the  morethan 79,500 (33)worldwide, 77,150 are in China, accordingtoJohnHopkinsUniversitydata. Thecountry'sdeathtollexceeded（超过）2,500 onMonday. ItalyisdoingworsethananywhereelseinEurope, withits215patientsandsixdeaths, causing several small towns to be put on"lockdown".

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), announced that its initial assessment of the impact of the novel coronavirus or covid-19, showsa(34)13 per cent full-year loss of passenger demand for carriers in the Asia-Pacificregion.

(35)that growth for the region's airlines was forecast to be 4.8 per cent, the net impact will be an 8.2 per cent full-year contraction compared to 2019 demand levels. .At this rate, thatwould(36)into a $27.8 billion revenue loss in 2020 for carriers in the Asia-Pacific region; with $12.8 billion lost in theChina(37)marketalone.

In December, IATA forecast global RPK growth of 4.1 per cent, so this loss would (38) expected growth this year, resulting in a 0.6 per cent global contraction in passenger demand for 2020.

Theseestimatesarebasedonasituationwherecovid-19hasa(39)V-shaped impact on demand as was experienced during SARS. Thatwas (40)by a six-month period with a sharp decline followed by an equally quick recovery. In 2003, SARS was responsible for the 5.1 per cent fall in the passenger traffic carried by Asia-Pacificairlines.

III. Reading Comprehensions SectionA

Directions: For each blank in the following passage, there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

I am not sure if it was the crowds, the harsh lighting, the cheap fabric（布料）, or the

overwhelming choices spread out before me. But last December, staring at rows of scarves in an H&M in London, Iwas(41). I decided to give up fast fashion for ayear.

Fashion is an estimated $ 2.4 trillion（万亿）industry. Fast fashion, a big portion of it, has

completely(42)the way we shop. Brands like H&M, Zara and Forever 21, with their quick (43)to trends, speedy deliveries to stores, and ridiculously low prices, have developed faster than their competitors for years. Fast fashion is also a dirty industry, however. It is full of unsafe labor conditionsand(44)practices, and consumes massive amounts of naturalresources.

Still, giving up fast fashion is not the easiest choice. I was addicted to what our fashion reporter Marc Bain calls the "sad cycle of uncontrollable shoppingand(45)" brought about by shopping at places such as H&M. But somewhere along the line, browsing for clothes had (46)being fun and stared feeling mindless. Iwasn't(47)finding items I really liked. Iwas(48)clothes as quickly as I was acquiring them. This was partlythe

(49)of mistrusting my own fashion sense, but it was also about the way I shopped. Why care about how well-made or good-looking a piece of clothing is if you can just replace it at a minimal cost toyourself?

And so I (50)toignorehebrightshopwindowsandglittery mannequins（人体模型）and tobring somemindfulness" to mywardrobe. For themostpart, theshopping (51)

came as a relief. I began to buy thingsof(52)quality and price, take better care of my clothes, and repair them instead of throwing themaway.

However, my fast fashion-less yearwas(53). Toward the end of the year, I relaxed my rules and allowed myself to buy a few second-hand fast-fashion clothes at charity shops. I hope in the year ahead, with a morefocused (54), I can learn how to shop better. Marc's suggestion is to pause and ask yourself "How much do I really want this?" - - a guideline he follows to reducehis(55)to the wastefulness of fastfashion.

Directions: Read the following two passage. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

Oceanography has been defined as "The application of all sciences to the study of the sea".

Before the nineteenth century, scientists with an interest in the sea were few.

For most people the sea was remote, and with the exception of early intercontinental travelers or others who earned a living from the sea, there was little reason to ask many questions about it, let alone to ask what lay beneath the surface. The first time that the question 'What is at the bottom of the oceans?' had to be answered with any commercial consequence was when the laying of a telegraph cable from Europe to America was proposed. The engineers had to know the depth profile（起伏形状）of the route to estimate the length of cable that had to be manufactured.

It was to Maury of the US Navy that the Atlantic Telegraph Company turned, in 1853, for

information on this matter. In the 1840s, Maury had been responsible for encouraging voyages during which soundings（测深）were taken to investigate the depths of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Later, some of his findings aroused much popular interest in his book The Physical Geography of the Sea.

The cable was laid, but not until 1866 was the connection made permanent and reliable. At the early attempts, the cable failed and when it was taken out for repairs it was found to be covered in living growths, a fact which challenged contemporary scientific opinion that there was no life in the deeper parts of the sea.

Within a few years oceanography was under way. In 1872 Thomson led a scientific expedition, which lasted for four years and brought home thousands of samples from the sea.

Their classification and analysis occupied scientists for years and led to a five-volume report, the last volume being published in 1895.

56. The proposal to lay a telegraph cable form Europe to America made oceanographic studies takeon.

A. anacademicaspectB. a militaryaspect

C. acommercialaspectD. an internationalaspect

57. Itwasthat asked Maury for help in oceanographicstudies.

A. the American Navyforces

B. some early intercontinental travelers

C. those who earned a living from thesea

D. the company planning to lay an underseacable

58. The aim of the voyages Maury was responsible for in the1840swas.

A. to make some sounding experiments in theoceans

B. to collect samples of sea plants andanimals

C. to estimate the length of cable that wasneeded

D. to measure the depth of the twooceans

59. This passage ismainlyabout.

A. the beginning of oceanographyB. the laying of the first underseacable

C. The investigation ofocean depthsD. the early intercontinentalcommunications

(B)

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A. A magazine featuring MCAStore.

B. An advertisement about events ofart.

C. A website of a Contemporary Artmuseum.

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A. The store is open at 5 p.m. on Friday all yeararound.

B. MCA is an organization supporting contemporaryartists.

C. Visual descriptions are regularly offered in featuredproject.

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Self-driving cars raise fears over "weaponisation"

Autonomous vehicles are in danger of being turned into "weapons", leading governments around the world to block cars operated by foreign companies, the head of Baidu's self-driving car programme had warned.

Qi Lu, chief operating officer at the Chinese internet group, said security concerns could become a problem for global car makers and technology companies, including the US and China.

"It has nothing to do with any particular government - has to do with the very nature of autonomy," he said on the sidelines of the Consumer Electronics Show last week. "You have an

object that is capable of moving by itself. By definition, it is a weapon."

Increasingly, self-driving technology is seen as advancing faster than regulators can keep up with.Regionalandnationalgovernmentsarestrugglingwiththeissueofwhentoallowautonomous cars on to their roads and under whatconditions.

Multinational companies will have a "high bar" to meet local policy requirements for autonomous driving," Mr. Lu said. "The days of building a vehicle in one place and it runs everywhere are over. Because a vehicle that can move by itself by definition it is a weapon."

Baidu is investing heavily in Apollo, its open-source autonomous car software, as it looks to shift away from its core business of internet advertising into artificial intelligence. At CES, it unveiledApollo2.0,whichoffersimprovedsecurity,alongsideanew$200mfundtoinvestinsouth- east Asian efforts to improve autonomousdriving.

Mr. Lu,whojoinedBaidufromMicrosoftayearago,saidautonomousvehiclesshouldreduce fatalities on the road, whether caused accidentally or intentionally as an act of terrorism. Pointing to incidents in London and Charlotttesville where cars were used intentionally to run down pedestrians, he said: "In the future, these cars won't move if they see a human in front of [them] -- it doesn't matter who controls thecar."

Despite the "overwhelming benefits" of autonomous driving, Mr. Lu said it would not happen without a "lot of dialogue" between companies, regulators and politicians. "How are ensure safety, in my view, is going to be a journey," he said.

Mr.LualsosaidtheopennatureofApollo,towhichanycompanycancontributenewsoftware coding, would help Baidu navigate regulatorychallenges.

"ApolloiscreatedbyBaidubutnotownedbyBaidu,"hesaid."Wefundamentallybelievethat an open system that cultivates an environment where the best of breed can participate is better than one single company that does italone."

63. Which of the following is banned by governments all over theworld?

A. Self-driving cars used as offensiveweapons.

B. Vehicles that are capable of moving byitself.

C. Undocumented self-driving carprogramme.

D. Autonomous cars owned by foreigncompanies.

64. Baidu's chief operating officer QiLubelieves.

A. self-driving cars can be seen as weapons because they areautonomous

B. some governments have strong hostility towards self-drivingtechnology.

C. autonomous technology is advancing faster than regulators canunderstand

D. customers can only buy and drive self-driving cars from domesticbrands

65. What is Apollo according to thearticle?

A. Baidu's artificialintelligence project.B. Baidu's electric self-driving car.

C. Baidu's autonomouscarsoftware.D. Baidu's core business of thefuture.

66. According to Mr. Lu, which feature enables autonomous cars to reduce fatalities on theroad?

A. They can change direction in accordance with theoperator.

B. They can avoid any obstacle ahead ofthem.

C. They can give priority to cars rather thanpedestrians.

D. They can stop automatically when detecting a living creature. Section C

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

Suppose you become a leader in an organization. It's very likely that you'll want to have volunteers to help with theorganization'sactivities.67

Let's begin with the question of why people volunteer. Research have identified several factors that motivate people to get involved. For example, people volunteer to express personal values related to unselfishness to expand the urge to experience and to strengthen social relationships. If volunteer positions don't meet these needs, people may not wish to participate.

68.

People also volunteer because they are required to do so. To increase levels of community service, some schools have launched compulsory volunteer programs. Unfortunately, these programs can shift people's wish of participation from an internal factor (e.g. "I volunteer because it's important to me") to an external factor (e.g. "I volunteer because I'm required to do so").

69People must be sensitive to this possibility when they make volunteer activities atrust.

Once people begin to volunteer, what leads them to remain in their positions over time? To answer this question, research have conducted follow-up studies in which they track volunteers over time. For instance, one study followed 23% volunteers in Florida over a year. One of the  most important factors that influenced their satisfaction as volunteers was the amount of sufferings they experienced in their volunteer positions. Although this result may not surprise you, it leads to important practical advice. The searchers note that attraction should be given to "training methods that would prepare volunteers for troubles some situation or provide them with strategiesfor

coping with the problem they do experience"

70It was assumed that those people for whom the role of volunteers was most part of their personal identity would also be most likely to continue volunteerwork.

Participants indicated the degree to which the social role matters by responding to statements such as "Volunteering in Hospital is an important part of who I am." Consistent with the researchers' expectations, they formed a positive correlation（正相关）between the strength of role identity and the length of time people continued to volunteer.

IV. SummaryWriting

Directions: Read the following three passages. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

For decades, it has been common practice for rich countries to give aid to poor countries.

However, in recent years there has been a growing belief that international aid could be harmful to the recipients. I agree that giving aid to poor countries could do more harm than good.

It is true that foreign aid has some benefits. Poor countries can use financial aid to build infrastructure such as roads and schools, thereby promoting economic growth. Millions of Africans now have access to clean water wells, built with aid money, when previously many of them got sick drinking dirty water. When natural disasters hit poor countries, it is common for the international community to send medical assistance and food to them, thus helping to relieve the suffering of those affected and save lives.

However, international aid has far more problem. Around the globe poor countries are often troubled by poor governance, and it is likely that aid to these countries will end up being embezzled（挪用）by corrupt officials, rather than bringing real, benefits to people in need. In war-torn areas, financial assistance may even be used to purchase weapons and in effect worsen conflicts. Foreign aid also has the effect of disrupting the local markets of the recipient countries. When farmers can receive free food on a regular basis, they may lose the motivation to grow food on their own. This will hold back the growth of the food industry and create a culture of dependence that is harmful to a country's long-tern development. Moreover, some foreign aid comes with strings attached, meaning that the recipients could be exploited economically and politically by the donors. In summary, although international aid does have its positive aspects, these remain limited in both scope and scale. In many cases, giving aid to poor countries often defeats its purpose, and governments the world over should be careful when it comes to sending and receiving aid.

V. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

72. 你没有必要介意他人对你的评论。(care)

73. 网络教学能否完全替代传统的课堂教学，还有待观察。(It)

74. 虽然工作一整天后她极度疲惫，可她还是因为担心儿子的学习而无法入睡。(as)

75. 这次流行性疾病的爆发提醒我们人类：要坚决杜绝食用野生动物的陋习，提倡文明健康，绿色环保的生活方式。(remind)

VI. GuidedWriting

Directions:Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

每个人心目中都一个崇拜的英雄想象，当代年轻人崇拜更多的是歌星和影星。在你的

眼中什么样的人是英雄，是年轻人的榜样，请谈谈你的看法，并给出理由。

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41-45ABCCD46-50DCBAA51-55 CADAB

56. C57.D58.D59.A

60. C61.D62. B

63. D64. A 65. C 66.D

67. E68.B69.C70.A