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1.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Atthecleaners.
B.Inaclothingshop.
C.Inthemeetingroom.
2.Whichorchestraisthewomansdaughterin?
A.Thewhiteone. B.Theblueone. C.Theblackone.
3.Howdoesthewomansound?
A.Grateful. B.Worried. C.Excited.
4.Whomightthewomanbe?
A.Awaitress. B.Asalesperson. C.Achef.
5.Whatwillthewomando?
A.Openthewindow.
B.Turnofftheairconditioner.
C.Turnontheairconditioner.
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6.Howlonghasthewomanbeenabsentfromthegymclass?
A.Threeweeks. B.Twoweeks. C.Aweek.
7.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?
A.Pickupherson. B.Preparedinner. C.Goshopping.
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8.Whydoesthemanneedtoprepareagift?
A.Forthewomansbirthday.
B.Forthewomansfuturewedding.
C.Forthewomansvictoryinacontest.
9.Whatwillthewomansgrandmabuyher?
A.Awatch. B.Aschoolbag. C.Acake.
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10.Whatarethespeakerstalkingaboutatfirst?
A.Howtostayhappy.
B.Howtokeepsecrets.
C.Howtogetridoftiredness.
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书书书11.WhatisCynthiasoverallattitudetowardslife?
A.Negative. B.Positive. C.Casual.
12.WhendoesCynthiastartwork?
A.Atnight. B.Intheafternoon. C.Inthemorning.
13.Whatdoesthemanusuallydoathome?
A.Getinspiredinthemorning.
B.Workintheafternoon.
C.Writenovelsatnight.
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14.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Guideandtourists.
B.Husbandandwife.
C.Attendantandcustomer.
15.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodoatfirst?
A.Changehisseat.
B.Bringhimsomefood.
C.Openhiswindowshade.
16.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Hehasneverflownbefore.
B.HemovedtoRow30,SeatA.
C.Hisflightwilllastfor8hours.
17.Whatwillthemanhave?
A.Teaandpasta.
B.Sodaandchickensalad.
C.Coffeeandaturkeysandwich.
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18.WhatdoesJoeBrooksdo?
A.Hesasportsman. B.Hesafisherman. C.Hesapolitician.
19.WhatwasTheAmericanSportsmanabout?
A.Differentsortsofsports.
B.Fishingandhuntingexperiences.
C.Sportsmenssuccessfulexperiences.
20.HowhighistheCurtGowdyStatePark?
A.About1,972feet. B.Over6,450feet. C.11,000feet.
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TreatingRarerCasesinFirstAidSituations
Helpsomeonewhoishavingaseizure
Seizures((cid:154)(cid:155)(cid:156)(cid:157))canbescarythingsforpeoplewhohavenever
experiencedthembefore.Luckily,helpingpeoplewithseizuresisrelatively
straightforward.
· Clearthesurroundingstoprotectthepersonfromhurtingthemselves.
· Activate((cid:158)(cid:159))emergencymedicalservicesiftheseizurelastsmore
than5minutesorifthepersonisnotbreathingafterward.
· Afterthisperiodoftimehasended,helpthemtothefloorandput
somethingsoftorflatundertheirhead.Turnthemontotheirsidetoease
breathing,butdonotholdthepersondownortrytostoptheirmovements.
· Befriendlyandreassurethemastheirconsciousness((cid:160)¡)returns
anddonotofferfoodorwateruntiltheyarefullyalert.
Helpsomeonesurviveaheartattack
Ithelpstoknowthesymptomsofaheartattack,whichcanincluderapid
heartbeat,pressureorpaininthechest,asorethroat,generalunease,and
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aspirin,whichthepersonshouldchew.
Identifysomeonehavingastroke
Again,knowingthesymptomsofastrokeisimportant.Theyinclude
temporaryinabilitytotalkorunderstandwhatisbeingsaid,confusion,lossof
balanceordizziness,inabilitytoraisetheirarmsandsevereheadacheswithno
warning,amongothers.Rushapersonthatyoususpecthashadastroketothe
emergencyroomimmediately.
21.Whichofthefollowingtreatmentsispropertosavepeoplewithseizures?
A.Protectingthemagainstinjuriesfromothers.
B.Havingthemeatordrinknothingbeforerecovery.
C.Keepingtheirfacedowntomakesureoftheirbreath.
D.Contactingdoctorsthemomenttheconditionhappens.
22.Whatisasymptomofaheartattack?
A.Lossofbalance. B.Confusion.
C.Slowheartbeat. D.Asorethroat.
23.Whereisthetextmostlikelytakenfrom?
A.Amagazineforseniors. B.Awebsiteabouthealth.
C.Abrochureforvisitors. D.Aguidebookaboutanimals.
B
Afewweeksago,someonepostedaphotoonmysmalltownscommunity
webpage.Itwasoftheconstructionsiteofournewchildcarefacility,located
attheelementaryschool.Crewshadjustfinishedfixingaverylarge,
permanentsign.Inallcapitalletters,itread:EARLYCHILDHOODLEARNING
CENTER.
Mycheeksheated.AlthoughIrarelypost,myfingersitched.Ihadto
comment.“Looksgreat,”Iwrote,“butitsspelledAmerican!Itshouldbe
‘centre.”
About15yearsagoinCalgary,mytwochildrenstartedattendingabrand
newelementaryschool.Thedoorplateonthecounsellorsroom read,
“counselor”.Ifrowned(¢£)everytimeIpassedby.Atthesameschool,
mykindergartenagedaughterwassenthomewithalistofwordstolearn,with
atleastonewordincorrect.Icorrectedtheteacher.Ididntbothercorrecting
the“counselor”.ButasadailydefenderofCanadianisms,inaccuracieslike
thesescreamouttome.Worse,theyfeellikeapunchtothegut— especially
whentheyrehugeandcanbeclearlyreadfromblocksaway.Werepractically
Americanasitis.Ifweproudlyannouncenew“centers”,willouruniqueness
continuetofade?
Languagesarelivingthings,alwayschangingwiththetimes.Thatiswhy
educationalsettingsmustbecareful— includingachildcarefacilitybeing
builtbytheschooldistrictitself.Ahabitsetinchildhoodisahabitsetfor
life.Myowndaughter,asshewasabouttograduatefromhighschool,wrote
anessayusing“practice”asaverb.Itriedtopersuadehertochangeitto
“practise”.Sherefused.Shesaidthatspellingitlikethatwouldbestrange.
Thatsthepoint.IfbecomingAmericanizedmakesus“normal”,Imall
forbeingstrange.Sowhoeverorderedthesign,pleaseaskaworkertoremove
thefinal“e”and“r”andflipthemtheotherwayaround.Theeffortwouldbe
slightbuttheimpactwouldbegrand.
24.Whydidtheauthorpostcommentsabouttheschoolsign?
A.Itwasputinawrongplace.
B.Thewordscouldntbereadclearly.
C.Americanswereconfusedbythewords.
D.ItusedtheAmericanspellingforoneword.
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A.ShelikedEnglishasanAmericanCanadian.
B.Sheattachedgreatimportancetoeducation.
C.ShetriedtokeepCanadianEnglishunique.
D.ShehatedcorrectingAmericanspellingsofwords.
26.Whatdoestheauthorthinkeducationalsettingsshouldbecarefulabout?
A.Teachingthedifferentspellingsofwords.
B.Makingchangeswiththetimesinteaching.
C.Developingstudentshabitofwritingcorrectly.
D.Requiringstudentstoknowaboutlivinglanguages.
27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.AtrendforAmericanEnglish.
B.AdefenceofCanadianspelling.
C.AwaytochangeCanadianEnglish.
D.AstruggletouseEnglishcorrectly.
C
Humanitysimpactontheenvironmentisoftenframedinthecontextof
thepostindustrialerabutnewresearchshowshowintensivelandusebya
medievalEastAfricanpopulationchangedtheirnaturalhabitatforever.
UngujaUkuu,ahistoricsettlementlocatedonZanzibarIsland,in
Zanzibar,Tanzania,wasakeyportoftradeintheIndianOceanbythefirst
millennium(e⁄¥)ADwhentheislandwaspopulatedbyfarmingsocieties
establishingtradelinkswiththeIndianOcean,Chinaandbeyond.
“TheislandsofZanzibarwitnessednumerousenvironmentalandcultural
changesastheregionbecameacenterofmaritimetrade,crosscultural
interaction,andglobalexchange,”saysthestudysleadauthorDr.Ania
KotarbaMorley.
Thesechangesresultedinthedumpingoffoodremains,generalwaste
andincreasedagriculturalactivityandlanduse,allofwhichnegatively
impactedsediment(ƒ§¤)buildupalongtheisland.“Ourstudyoutlines
clearlyhowhumandisturbanceinanaturalenvironmentimpactedcoastal
landformsandsedimentsonaremoteEastAfricanislandalreadyover1,000
yearsagoanddirectlychangedthefortunesofthecoastalinhabitantsinthe
areaasaresult,”saysDr.Ania.
Theresearchersappliedavarietyofstandardsandnewtechniquestofind
newpatternswhichimproveourunderstandingofthechangesinthemakeup
ofthesedimentalongthecoastlineoflocalcreeks(B'“)andthebayon
theisland,directlyimpactedbyhumanactivity.
Tohelpunderstandhowandwhytheseancientportsthrived(«‹)or
declined,itisimportanttoknowhowthecoastallandscapeinfluencedtheway
tradersundertooktheircommercialactivities,ordrovedecisions,including
mooring(›fi)locationsandinvestmentsoflabourandcapitalbylocal
communitiesandanycentralauthorities.
Theresearcherssaytheseprocessesmightberesponsibleforthedecline,
andeventualabandonmentofUngujaUkuuattheturnofthesecond
millennium AD — a period ofregionalsociopoliticaland economic
transformationofcoastalAfricansocietiesthatmarkedtheappearanceof
maritimeSwahiliculture.
28.WhatcanweinferaboutZanzibarIslandinthefirstmillenniumAD?
A.Ithadthebiggestportoftrade.
B.Ithaddevelopedagriculture.
C.Itwasthecenteroftheworldindustry.
D.IthadthesettlementsoffirstAfricans.
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{#{QQABJY6AogiIAAAAAABCUwWACkEQkgGCAAgOBBAcoEIAyRFABCA=}#}29.WhatdidDr.Aniasresearchfindout?
A.Agriculturalactivitiespromotedglobalexchange.
B.ThebuildingofUngujaUkuudestroyedtheshoreline.
C.TheIndianOceanwasthebirthplaceofglobalization.
D.AncienthumansinfluencedAfricanislandenvironment.
30.Whatdidtheresearchersfocusoninthestudy?
A.Thefishnumbers.
B.Thebayontheisland.
C.Thechangesofcoastallandscape.
D.Themakeupofthelocalcreeks.
31.WhathappenedattheturnofthesecondmillenniumAD?
A.UngujaUkuuwasdeserted.
B.TheSwahiliculturedisappeared.
C.Thecrossculturalinteractionstarted.
D.Thetradelinkswereestablishedintheworld.
D
AnantibacterialdrugobtainedfromtheliquidofanAustraliantreehas
shownpromisefortreatingchronic(fl(cid:176)()woundsinanimaltests.
Chronicwoundsarecommoninpeoplewithdiabetes(–†(cid:155)),because
poorcirculationandothersymptomsslowdownhealing.Suchwoundsare
painfulandhaveahighriskofinfection.
Doctorsincreasinglywanttocontroltheuseofantibiotics(‡·(cid:181))in
ordertominimizethedevelopmentofantibioticresistantbacteria.Tolookfor
alternatives,DavidThomasatCardiffUniversityintheUKandhiscolleagues
investigatedchemicalsobtainedfromtheliquidoftheblushwoodtree,which
growsinAustralia.
TheytestedagelcontainingapromisingchemicalcalledEBC1013in
twoanimals:miceusedtomodeldiabetes,withchronicwounds,andmilk
cows.Allmilkcowshavetheirhornstakenoff,sotheresearchersappliedthe
treatmenttothiswound.
InthecowstreatedwithEBC1013,75percentofthewoundswererecovered
after28days,comparedwithjust25percentofuntreatedwounds.Inthemice,
completewoundrecoverywasobservedinfiveofthesevenanimalsstudied,
whereasnoneofthesevenwoundswasrecoveredinthecontrolgroup.
Bacteriainchronicwoundsaremorelikelytoformastickymaterialcalled
abiofilm.Theyareresistanttoantibiotics,makingsuchwoundsdifficultto
treat.Thenewdrugappearstodisruptthestructureofbiofilmsandcausethe
productionofcellsandproteinsthatpromoterecovery.
“Thenextchallengewillbetoshowthatthesepreclinicalfindings
translateintotheclinicandthattheycanbedevelopedintoasafeandcost
effectivetreatmentforchronicwounds,” saysMatthew Hardmanatthe
UniversityofHull,UK.
32.Whatsthepurposeoftheresearchonthetreeliquid?
A.Toincreasetheuseofantibiotics.
B.Tofindreplacementsforantibiotics.
C.Toreducethegrowthofthebacteria.
D.Tostrengthenthecirculationofpatients.
33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disrupt”inthesixthparagraphmean?
A.Treat. B.Destroy. C.Improve. D.Arrange.
34.Whatdoweknowaboutthefindings?
A.Theycausesafetyconcern.
B.Theyenjoypraisefromdoctors.
C.Theyremaintobefurtherdeveloped.
D.Theyhaveofferedaffordabletreatment.
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A.Peoplewithdiabetesaresuretorecover
B.Treeliquidattractsresearchersattention
C.Antibioticsleadtoantibioticresistantbacteria
D.Drugfromtheliquidcouldtreatchronicwounds
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Hereisalistofthebestwaystolearnanewlanguage.
Planyourjourneywithrealisticgoals.Whenstartingajourneytolearna
language,pacingyourselfisimportant. 36 Instead,considersettingsmall
andmanageablegoalsthatcanbeachievedmoreeasily.Startwithidentifying
yourgoal.
37 Youdontwanttooverwhelm ((cid:190) ¿)yourselfwithnew
information,andmakeunrealisticjumpsfromlearningtheletterstosentences.
Slowlybuildfromletters,towords,tosentencesandtakeyourtimeineach
step.Learncommonlyusedwordsfirstandthoserelevanttoyou,andthen
slowlybuildfromthere.
Makeitadailyhabit.Sometimes24hourscanseemlikenotenoughtime
intheday,butinordertoachieveyournewgoal,youneedtomakea
commitment. 38 Itstatesthatyoudoonesmallthingeverydayforhalfan
hourandyouwillgraduallyimprove.So,evenifyourereallybusy,setat
leasthalfanhourtositdownandstudy.
Exposeyourselftomedia.Ifyoureinthelivingroom watchingTV,
switchtoachannelinthelanguageyouwanttolearn.Ontheroadcommuting
((cid:192)`)?Listentopodcastsspeakingthatlanguageorevenalanguage
learningpodcast. 39 Thatswhyitsagoodideatofollowpeopletweeting
inthatlanguage.
Pickupnewwordsinyourownway.Iftheresashowinthelanguage
yourelearning,watchitoncewithsubtitlesthenoncewithout.Thiswayyou
canpickupnewwords.Iftheresasongyoulike,printoutthelyricsand
translateitforfun.Doyouenjoycooking? 40
A.Startwiththebasics.
B.Wearealwaysonsocialmedia.
C.Youneedconfidenceinspeaking.
D.Tryreadingarecipeinthatlanguage.
E.Youcannotexpecttobefluentinstantly.
F.Weshouldquitourinteractionwithothers.
G.Theresatheorycalled“halfhourtheory”.
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(cid:141)”(z{>y。
MasakoWakamiya,anativeofKanagawa,Japan,sawaneedinher
community.Therewerenogoodmobileappsforpeopleofher 41 .Soat
81,she 42 andsaidfirmly,“Illdoitmyself!”Herstory 43 usall
thatwerenever,notever,toooldtotrysomething 44 .
Weoftenthinkofprogrammingas 45 — atleastIknowIdo.But
Masakohadadifferent 46 — shethoughtitcouldbe 47 .
Programmingcantakeanywherefrom afewmonthstomultipleyearsto
48 ,dependingonhowcomplicatedyourendgoalsare,thetypeofwork
youwanttodoandhowlongyou 49 oniteveryweek.
Masakoneverusedacomputeruntilshewas58yearsold.Havingno
50 withtechnology,sheoriginallyaskedsomeyounger 51 tomake
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52 inanapp,shetookmattersintoherownhands.Thatday,herapp
storywas 53 .Masakomadeithermissiontohelpseniorcitizensget
engagedwithtechnologysotheycanstay 54 andleadmorefulfilling
lives, 55 theseparationthatoftencomeswithaging.
41.A.age B.gender C.character D.status
42.A.broughtaboutB.cameacross C.gaveup D.lookedaround
43.A.warns B.teaches C.guarantees D.informs
44.A.magic B.basic C.new D.available
45.A.complex B.special C.accurate D.automatic
46.A.job B.life C.view D.way
47.A.pain B.fun C.sorrow D.tension
48.A.arrange B.control C.analyze D.learn
49.A.spend B.waste C.need D.save
50.A.determination B.combination C.experience D.patience
51.A.appdevelopersB.computerusersC.jobapplicants D.productsellers
52.A.discovered B.downloaded C.stored D.wanted
53.A.caught B.born C.finished D.paused
54.A.devoted B.delighted C.connected D.satisfied
55.A.preventing B.causing C.suffering D.leading
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LaiXuanzhigraduatedfrom WuhanSportsUniversity,majoringin
basketball.In2010,thenewgraduate 56 (employ)asaPEteacherata
villageschool.Backthen,itwaschallengingforhim.Lackingfacilitiesand
funds,theschoolwasntsetup 57 (hold)ordinaryPEcourses,suchas
basketball,soccerandtrackandfield,sothe 58 (ambition)young
teacherhadtoshifthisfocustosomethingthatwascheaperandeasierto
organize.
Hediscoveredropejumping.Withit,heledthestudentsfromavillage
schooltoparticipateinmanyhighlycompetitiveinternationalcompetitions.
Theverybeginningwas 59 firstWorldInterSchoolRopeCompetition,
whichtookplaceinDubaiin2015.Laisteamskippedthrough,winning27of
thetotalof28gold 60 (medal).Laiwatchedtheteensstandingonthe
podium(˚¸(cid:204))singingthenationalanthemwithtears 61 (run)down
theirfaces.Itwasatthatmoment 62 Laicametorealizethatforstudents
whoareeducatedinavillageschool,ropejumpingcouldnotonlybepartof
physicaleducationbutalsoprovideaccess 63 moreopportunities.
Now,Laisjumpropeteamhasover200members.“Childrenarethe
futureofthecountryandthehopeofthenation,”Laisays.“Ihopetheeffort
I 64 (put)intophysicaleducationcanhelpthemtogainamuch 65
(bright)future.”
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Yours,
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WhenIwaslittle,IleftGermanywithmyfamilyandmovedtothe
Netherlands.Formonths,mymaincompanyhadbeenmymotherorother
adults.IcouldonlyspeakGermanandhardlyspokeawordofDutch.Ionly
metonegirlwhoalsospokeGermanintheneighborhoodgrocerystore.
Iwasshy,sowhenIsetoffformyfirstdayofanewschool,Iwasreally
terrified.Icriedleavingourapartment.Ienteredaclassroomwherethere
wereabout20childrenwholookedextremelybusy.Suddenly,Isawagirl
withdarkhair.Icouldntseeherface,asherbackwasturnedtowardsme.In
thatmoment,sheturnedaroundandlookedatme.Inaflash,werecognized
eachother.Itwasthegirlfromthecornergrocerystore!Weinstantlyrushed
intoeachothersarmslikelongseparatedsisters,sentencesinGermanflowing
betweenus.Ismiledandmyanxietydisappearedimmediately.
“MynameisAnnelies.YoucancallmeAnne,”shesaidsmilingly.As
twolittlegirlswhodidntknowDutch,wewereexcitedtofindeachother.
IwasattractedbyAnneimmediately.Apartfrom beingoutgoingand
kind,Annewasconfidentenoughtogetclosetoothersthoughtheyspoke
Dutch.SoonIalsobegantoplaywithotherchildren.
Whenwewenthomeafterschool,AnneandIweregladtodiscoverwe
werealsonextdoorneighbors.Annesapartmentwasafloorabovemine.After
that,everydayshecametoknockatmydoorandthenwewalkedtoschool
together.
SoonwebecameinseparablefriendsandIknewmoreabouther.She
likedseeingfilmsandherfatherevenrentedafilmprojector(!"#)onher
birthdayeveryyear,whichmadeherveryhappy.Butshestillfeltshehad
difficultyintegrating($‚)fullyintothelivesoflocalpeople.
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andphrases.
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