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Model Test Five
PartI Writing (30minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to writ an essay.There are two differentviews about health
care: one is that health care should be free for everyone and the other is that people should pay medical costs for
themselves.Youare to give your own opinion.Write an essayto explain the reasonsforyour opinion.Youshould
writeatleast120ordsbutnomorethat180words.
PartII ListeningComprehension (25minutes)
SectionA
Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports.At the end of each conversation, you will hear four
questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you must
choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on
AnswerSheet 1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Theamountofitchangesfromseasontoseason.
B)TheamountofitshrinkstothelowestlevelinJuly.
C)Theamountofitgrowsinwinterandshrinksinsummer.
D)TheamountofitisclosetothatofArcticseaice.
2.A)Ithassomethingtodowiththeweather. B)Itisduetothegreenhouseeffect.
C)Itishardtoidentify. D)Ithasarousedpublicconcern.
Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.A)Itiswarmingataslowerpacethatelsewhere.
B)Itiswarmingataquickerpacethatelsewhere.
C)Itstemperatureissoaringatahighspeedeverywhere.
D)Itstemperatureisgoingtowardstheleveloftropicalareas.
4.A)Thetrendofclimatechangecanbereversed.
B)Thesea-levelriseisalineartrend.
C)Therisingsealevelislargelycausedbyfloods.
D)Thesea-levelriseisaccelerating.
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Theprocessofturninghydrogenintoametal.
B)Hydrogenmightbeturnedintoametal.
C)Reflectivityisakeytraitofmetals.
D)Thedecades-longsearchforsuperconductors.
6.A)Bycompressingitto4.9milliontimesatmosphericpressure.
B)Byheatingituptoextremelyhightemperatures.
C)Bycoolingitdowntoextremelycoldtemperatures.
D)Bysqueezingitstrongenoughatroomtemperature.
7.A)Mostofthemworkonlyatroomtemperature.
B)Mostofthemworkonlyatfreezingtemperature.C)Mostofthemworkonlyatextremelycoldtemperatures.
D) Mostofthemworkonlyatextremelyhightemperatures.
SectionB
Directions：In this section, you will hear two long conversations.At the end of each conversation, you will hear
four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question, you
must choosethe bestanswer fromthe four choices markedA), B), C), andD).Then mark thecorresponding letter
onAnswerSheet 1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)Heisapplyingforajob. B)Heisreadingajobadvertisement.
C)Heisfilinginaformforaschool. D)Heiswritinghisgraduationthesis.
9.A)Becausehedoesnotwanthiscollegeeducationtobeuseless.
B)Becauseheisquiteskilledinhismajor.
C)Becausehehasspentmuchtimeandmoneyoncollegeeducation.
D)Becauseheisveryinterestedinhismajor.
10.A)Howtoimprovenutritionforchildrenoftheminoritygroups.
B)Howtodistributefoodandmoneytothepoor.
C)Howtounderstandtheneedsofthepoor.
D)Howtocollectmoneyforcharitablecauses.
11.A)Itisfrustrating. B)Itisnatural. C)Itisintolerable. D)Itismotivating.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)BecausepeopleinthatperiodbelievedinthepowerofGod.
B)Becausepeopleinthatperiodbelievedinthepowerofmankind.
C)Becausepeopleinthatperiodbelievedinthepowerofreligiousfaith.
D)Becausepeopleinthatperiodbelievedinthepowerofnature.
13.A)HewaselectedthefirstpresidentoftheUSA.
B)HewasoneofthedraftersoftheDeclarationofIndependence.
C)Hewasasuccessfulbusinessmanaswellasafamouswriter.
D)HewastheembodimentofAmericanDream.
14.A)HewasthecommanderinchiefoftheContinentalarmy.
B)HewasthesecondAmericanpresident.
C)HedraftedtheDeclarationofIndependencealone.
D)Hewasasuccessfulstatesmanandscientist.
15.A)Sofarasyouworkhard,youcanmakeyourdreamcometrue.
B)Onlywhenyouhaveahighereducationcanyourealizeyourdream.
C)Despiteyourefforts,youcan’tmakeitifopportunitydoesnotstrikeyou.
D)Despiteyourefforts,yourfamilybackgroundcountsmoreinyourlife.
SectionC
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.
Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best
answer from the fourchoices markedA), B), C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1
withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Anewexhibitiontoexplorethesignificanceofselfiesasanartform.
B)Anewexhibitiontoexploretheimportanceofself-portraits.
C)AnewexhibitionofVincentVanGogh’sfamousworks.
D)Anewexhibitionofrecentcelebrities’selfies.17.A)Atoolofbecomingiconsofthedigitalera.
B)Atoolofartisticexpressiontowhichweallhaveaccess.
C)Ashiftinsocietyusingtechnologyasameansofself-expression.
D)Ashiftinsocietyusingtechnologyasameansofbecomingpopular.
18.A)Moderntechnology. C)Thesmartphone.
B)Socialmedia. D)TheiPhone.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Apunishingfigure. B)Arighteousfigure.
C)Afunnyfigure. D)Analmightyfigure.
20.A)Theytrytoentertainthedevilwithgifts. C)Theytrytoasktheirparentstobeatthedevil.
B) Theytrytorunaway. D)Theytrytohideatacorneroftheirrooms.
21.A)InGermanfolklore. C)InAustralianfolklore.
B)InAustrianfolklore. D)InCroatianfolklore.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)MisconceptionsaboutlearningEnglish. C)ThekeytolearningEnglishspeaking.
B)ThekeytolearningEnglishvocabulary. D)Thekeytotalkingtonativespeakers.
23.A)Morespeakingpractice. B)Awidevocabulary.
C)Richknowledgeofgrammar. D)Moreinput.
24.A)Becausetheytendtothinkintheirnativelanguage.
B)Becausetheyareslowerintheprocessoflearningalanguage.
C)Becausetheyareashamedofmakingmistakes.
D)Becausetheylackspeakingpractice.
25.A)Itcanbetrainedonlybyspeakingwithnativespeakers.
B)Itisaskillandshouldbetrained.
C)Itisaskillthatdevelopsautomatically.
D)ItcanbetrainedbyrecitingEnglishessays.
PartⅢ Reading Comprehension (40minutes )
SectionA
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks.You are required to select one word for each blank
from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before
making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for
each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the
bankmorethanonce.
Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Passwords are a pain in the ass. They’re either easy to ___26____or hare to remember, and when breaches
(破坏) ___27___you have to come up with a whole new one . So people are trying to do away with passwords
altogether,andsofarfingerprintscannersaredoingthejobnicely.
Still, fingerprints alone are not ___28____. Online security has become___29___important, forcing service
providerstocomeupwithbettermeasuressuchastwo-factorauthentication(验证)to___30____userinformation.
Companiesareturningtootherpartsofourbodiestofindbiometric(生物计量的)___31___thatareuptothetask,
and our faces and eyes are at the top of the list. Although facial and eye-based recognition appear gimmicky for
now, they may soon become as prevalent and popular as fingerprint scanners. That pairing could root out
passwordsandclunkytext-messagetwo-factor____32___altogether,makingitacompletelybiometricprocess.
The popularity , prevalence and convenienceof fingerprint scanning means it is here to stay,and by no means
are face and eye recognition meant to ___33____it. Choudhury sees the newer method as a complement tofingerprints, providing a more convenient second-factor authentication as opposed to entering a text code sent to
yourphone.Whilethetechwehaverightnowmaynotbefastorsecureenoughtobetrulyconvenientandhelpful,
we’re getting close. Using the adoption of fingerprint scanners as a ___34___,Choudhury estimated we are about
five years away from iris (虹膜) scanners and face detection becoming ___35___.Until then ,we’ll have to deal
withchangingourcrappypasswordseverysooftenandhopewedon’tforgetthem.
A)complements I)interfere
B)conceptions J)model
C)crack K)occur
D)defend L)replace
E)enough M)traditionally
F)identify N)verification
G)inappropriate O)widespread
H)increasingly
SectionB
Directions: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement
containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.
You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by
markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.
SentHomeforNotWearingHeels,SheIgnitedaBritishRebellion
[A] LONDON-When NicolaThorp reported to work awhile backas a temporary receptionist in the financial
centerhere , she was shocked when her temp supervisor said herflat shoes were unacceptable. She wouldneed to
getherselfshoeswithheelsatleasttwoincheshigh.
[B] When she refused, she was sent home from the accounting firm PwC without pay. Bu that was not the
endof it. Five months later,Ms. Thorp,anactress originally from the northern seasidecity of Blackpool, started a
petition calling for a law that would make sure no company could ever again demand that a woman wear heels to
work.
[C] The petition collected more than 150,000 signatures, helped spur a popular opposition-dozens of
professionalwomen postedphotographsof themselves onTwitter defiantlywearing flats-andprompted aninquiry
overseenbytwoparliamentarycommittees.
[D] On Wednesday, more than two years after Ms. Thorp, now 28, strode into that office in her chic but
sensible black flats, the committees released a report concluding that Portico, the outsourcing firm that had
insisted she wear high heels, had broken the law. It added that existing law needed to be toughened to overcome
outmodedandsexistworkplacecodes.
[E] Duringtheinvestigation,thecommitteesreceivedhundredsofcomplaints fromwomenwhosecompanies
had demanded that they “ dye their hair blonde.” “wear revealing outfits” or “ constantly reapply makeup.”
“Discriminatorydresscodesremainwidespread,”thereportsaid.
[F] Ms.Thorp praisedthe inquiry’s conclusion,saying it was allthe more imperative in theTrump era,when
men around the world had a role model in the White House who had boasted about behaving badly toward
women.
[G] “I refused to work for a company that expected women to wear makeup, heels and a skirt. This is
unacceptablein 2017,” she said . “ People say sexism is not anissue anymore. But when aman who has admitted
publicly to sexually harassing women is the leader of the free world, it is more crucialthan ever to have laws that
protectwomen.”
[H] Ms. Thorp said her resistance to heels, while a protest against sexism and discrimination, was also a
matter of public health given the toll that high heels take on women’s feet. “The company expected me to do anine-hourshiftonmyfeetaccompanyingclientstomeetingrooms, ”shesaid.“ItoldthemthatIjustwouldn’tbe
abletodothatinheels.”
[I] Portico onWednesday said it had rewritten its code almost immediately after the issue was raised by Ms.
Thorp, dropping the heel requirement, among others . Its old code had warned employees against such thing as
greasy or highly gelled hair or wearing flowers as accessories. It had also called for heel height to be two to four
inches and for makeup to be “worn at all times” and “ regularly reapplied,” with a minimum of lipstick, mascara
(睫毛膏)andeyeshadow.
[J]PwC stressedthatthedresscoderequiredbyPorticoinDecember2015wasPortico’spolicyandhadbeen
enforced by a Portico supervisor.Nevertheless, it said it regretted that the inquiry was instigated by an incident at
itsoffices,anditremainedcommittedtoequalityattheworkplace.
[K] In some spheres, Britain, a multicultural society, has been particularly sensitive about gender
discrimination. Last summer the mayor ofLondon, Sadiq Khan, banned advertisements showing scantily clad (衣
着暴露的) women from the city’s public transportation system, saying they promoted unhealthy or unrealistic
bodyimages.
[L] But legal experts and women’s advocates say social and cultural conventions can be harder to change.
WhenPrimeMinisterTheresaMaywasphotographedrecentlywearinga$1,250pairof“desertkhaki(卡其色) ”
leather pants, she was criticized as being excessive and out of touch, even as her defenders argued that no one
talkedaboutMr.Trump’sfarmoreexpensiveBrionisuits.
[M] Nevertheless, before she entered No.10 Downing Street, Mrs. May herself may have played a role in
reinforcing gender stereotypes. When she was the minister for women and equality in 2011, she said that
“traditionalgender-basedworkplacedresscodes”hadnotheldherbackandarguedthattheyencouraged“asense
ofprofessionalism”intheworkplace.
[N] In a sign of the challenges ahead, the British television host Piers Morgan inspired a Twitter storm on
Wednesday when he insisted during an interview with Ms. Thorp that it was not unreasonable to expect a
receptionisttowearstilettoheels(细跟鞋) 。“GetPiersinHeels,”roaredTheSun’sheadline.
[O] Britain’s 2010 Equality Act prohibits discrimination in the workplace on the basis of gender, age or
sexualorientation,Butwomen’sadvocatesandlegalexpertssaidthelawwasunevenlyapplied.
[P] Emma Birkett, who works in retail, told the inquiry that her company encouraged her and her female
colleagues to wear shorter skirts and unbutton more buttons on their blouses during Christmastime, “when a
higher proportion of male shoppers was anticipated.” Ruth Campion, a flight attendant, testified that she felt
“prostituted”whenorderedtowearheels,skirtsandmakeup.
[Q]SamSmethers, chiefexecutiveof theFawcettSociety , aleadingwomen’srights organizationinLondon
that traces its roots to 1866, said sexist dress codes that objectified women or men had no place in the modern
workplace. She noted that it took until last January for British Airways to allow female cabin crew members to
wear trousers. She also lamented that it cost about $1,500 in Britain for a person to bring a case before an
employmenttribunal(特别法庭)，andthateven withoutthisfinancialconstraint,“some women don’twantto be
seenastroublemakersorrisklosingtheirjobs.”
[R] “Employers need to focus on what drives productivity and enables their staff to feel part of a team, “she
said,adding,“Itisn’tapairofhighheels.”
36.Manywomencomplainedtothecommitteesabouttheircompanies’regulationsonhair,clothesandmakeup,
whichprovedgender-biaseddresscodestobestillcommon.
37.The fact thatTheresa May and Mr.Trump were treated differently proves that it is more difficult to change
socialandculturalcustoms.
38.Ms.Thorpappealedforalawprotectingwomenfrombeingforcedtoworkinheels.
39.PwCemphasizeditwasPorticoratherthanPwCthathaddevelopedandimplementedthedressingrule.40.When Nicola Thorp reported for duty, she was astonished at her temporary director’s requirement to let her
replaceflatshoeswithhigh-heeledones.
41. According to Sam Smethers, women were prevented from charging against sexist dress codes because of
highcostandtheriskofdismissal.
42.PiersMorgan’sopensupportforPorticocausedastironTwitterandmetwiththeprotestfromTheSun.
43.Two years later,the two parliamentary committees announcedPortico’s violation of the law andthe needto
strengthenthepresentlaw.
44.Ms.Thorprefusedtowearheelsnotonlytoobjecttosexismanddiscriminationbutalsotoprotectherfeet.
45. Dozens of working women supported Ms. Thorp’s petition with posting their own pictures of wearing flats
onasocialmediawebsite.
SectionC
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished
statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best
choiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet 2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Teacherburnoutandstudentstressmaybelinked,accordingtoUniversityofBritishColumbiastudy.
The study is the first of its kind to examine the connection between teacher burnout and students’cortisol
(皮质醇)levels,whichareabiologicalindicatorofstress.
Researchers collected saliva （唾液）samples from over 400 elementary school children and tested their
cortisol levels. They found that in classrooms in which teachers experienced more burnout, or feelings of
emotional exhaustion, students’cortisol levels were elevated. Higher cortisol levels in elementary school children
havebeenlinkedtolearningdifficultiesaswellasmentalhealthproblems.
“This suggests that stress contagion (传染) might be taking place in the classroom among students and their
teachers,”said EvaOberle, thestudy’s leadauthorandnewly appointedassistantprofessorwith theHuman Early
Learning Partnership （HELP）at UBC’s school of population and public health. “It is unknown what came
first-elevatedcortisol orteacherburnout.Weconsidertheconnection betweenstudentandteacherstress acyclical
problemintheclassroom.”
Oberle said a stressful classroom climate could be a result of inadequate support for teachers, which may
impact teachers’ ability to effectively manage their students. A poorly managed classroom can contribute to
students’needsnotbeingmetandincreasingstress.Thiscouldbereflectedinelevatedcortisollevelsinstudents.
Alternatively , stress could originate from students, who may be more challenging to teach because of
increases in anxiety, behavioral problems, or special needs. In this scenario, teachers could feel overwhelmed and
reporthigherlevelsofburnout.
“Our studyis areminder ofthesystemic issues facingteachers andeducatorsas classroomsizesincrease and
supportsforteachersarecut,”saidOberle.
“Itis clearfromanumberofrecentresearchstudiesthatteachingisoneofthemoststressfulprofessions,and
thatteachers needadequate resourcesand supportin their jobs in orderto battle burnoutandalleviate stress in the
classroom,”saidUBCeducationprofessorKimberlySchonert-Reichl,thestudy’sco-authoranddirectorofHELP.
“Ifwedonotsupportteachers,weriskthecollateraldamageofstudents.”
46.ItcanbeconcludedfromtheresearchmadebyUniversityofBritishColumbiathat_____.
A)cortisollevelswereverifiedtobeareliableindicatorofpressure
B)children’cortisollevelsweremeasuredbytheirsaliva
C)students’cortisollevelswereinfluencedbyteachers’burnout
D)therisingofcortisollevelswasrelatedtopsychologicalproblems47.WhichofthefollowingidentitiesbelongstoEvaOberle?
A.Child-educationspecialist. B)Thesoleauthorofthestudy.
C)UBSassistantprofessor. D)ThenewdirectorofHELP.
48.AccordingtoEvaOberle,increasedcortisolandteachertirednessoccurred______.
A)bychance B)atthesametime C)inaknownsequence D)incycles
49.What did Kimberly Schonert-Reichl suggest providing for teachers who want to struggle with occupational
burnout?
A)Theincreaseofclasssizes. B)Sufficientresourcesforthework.
C)Alongbreakfromteaching. D)Thestressreliefintheclassroom.
50.Thework“collateral”(Line4,Pare.8)mostprobablymeans______.
A)indirect B)immediate C)permanent D)temporary
PassageTwo
The old romantic adage (谚语) is a cute one, but according to recent studies, opposites don’t necessarily
attract.
Research shows that people rend to seek out relationships with-and eventually marry-partners who have
similardefiningcharacteristics,suchasage,politicalorientation,religion,education,andincome.
“Generallyspeaking, whenwethinkaboutoppositesattractingornot,we’rethinkingintermsofpersonality
rather than these big key demographic factors.” says Vinita Mehta, a clinical psychologist and writer based in
Washington,D.C.
One big factor as to why this may be is simply your stage of life; where you live, what lifestyle you have,
andwhatkindofpeopleyou’reexposedto.
“Ifyou’reonacollegecampus,byandlarge,you’regoingtofindpeoplewhoareinyouragegroup,”Mehta
says.“You’regoingtofindpeoplewhoatleasteventuallybecomepartofthesamegeneralincomestrata(阶层).”
Researchers from the University of Kansas made a bolder claim.Astudy released earlier this year analyzed
real-world relationships and asked couples ( romantic partners, friends, and acquaintances ) about attitudes,
behavior,values, prejudices,andpersonalitytraits thatwere importantto them.Thepairs thathadcloserandmore
intimate relationships were not necessarily more similar than newly formed pairs, and people shared similarities
onalmosteverypersonalissuethatwasmeasured.
The lead psychologists on this study believe this doesn’t happen by chance; it’s so common and
widespread that seeking out like-minded people may be our psychological default when we make new friends or
romantic partners. We certainly get the most out of these relationships. They make us more comfortable and
trustingoftheotherperson,andthatmakesiteasiertocooperateandachievegoals.
As far personalities go, connecting on major traits, like levels of neuroticism (情绪不稳定性) and
conscientiousness, generally lead to happier couples. But that doesn’t mean you and your significant other need
to agree on everything. Having different quirks (怪癖) -less defining parts of your personality, like your favorite
sportorfoods-canintroduceyoutonewactivities andways ofthinking,whichcanmakeyouamorewell-rounded
person.
51.Whatdoes“thesebigkeydemographicfactors”(Line2,Para.3)referto?
A)Thesesimilardefiningcharacteristics. B)Thesesimilarpsychologicalcharacteristics.
C)Thedifferentculturalfactors. D)Thedifferentgeographicfactors.
52.AccordingtoVinitaMehta,collegestudentstendtomakefriendswithpeopleofsimilar______.
A)religion B)character C)age D)background
53. Which of the following statements can be inferred from the research conducted by the University of
Kansas?
A)TheparticipantswereaskedquestionsabouttheirpartnersB)Thesimilaritybetweenpartnersmaynotchangewithintimacy.
C)Thesubjectshavealmosteverythingincommon.
D)Thephenomenontakesplacesaccidentally.
54.Whatisthepurposeofcitingthestudiesinthepassage?
A)Toshowwhatkindofpeopleweshouldgetacquaintedwith.
B)Tofindoutwhatstageoflifewearein.
C)Toprovewearedrawntowhatisfamiliar.
D)Tointroducetheadvantageslike-mindedpeoplecanbringtous.
55.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsthesimilaritiesbetweencouples?
A)Positive. C)Uninterested.
B)Negative. D)Objective.
PartⅣ Translation (30 minutes)
当前，中国外交站在了一个新的历史起点。我们的国家出来么有像今天这样接近世界舞台的中央，从
来没有像今天这样全面参与国际上的各种事务，也从来没有像今天这样承担着维护世界和平与发展的重要
责任。新起点带来新使命，新形势带来新要求。外交学院作为外交部的直属院校，不论什么时候，第一要
务都是为我们国家的外交事业服务。
