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1、 SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext。Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1(10points)Inourcontemporaryculture,theprospectofcommunicatingwith-orevenlookingat-astrangerisvirtuallyunbearableEveryonearoundusseemstoagreebythewaytheyfiddlewiththeirphones,even
2、withouta1undergroundItsasadreality-ourdesiretoavoidinteractingwithotherhumanbeings-becausetheres2tobegainedfromtalkingtothestrangerstandingbyyou.Butyouwouldntknowit,3intoyourphone.Thisuniversalarmorsendsthe4:Pleasedontapproachme.Whatisitthatmakesusfeelweneedtohide5ourscreens?Oneanswerisfear,accordin
3、gtoJonWortmann,executivementalcoachWefearrejection,orthatourinnocentsocialadvanceswillbe6ascreep,WefearweIIbe7WefearweIIbedisruptiveStrangersareinherently8tous,sowearemorelikelytofeel9whencommunicatingwiththemcomparedwithourfriendsandacquaintancesToavoidthisanxiety,we10toourphones.Phonesbecomeoursec
4、urityblanket,Wortmannsays.Theyareourhappyglassesthatprotectusfromwhatweperceiveisgoingtobemore11.Butonceweripoffthebandaid,tuckoursmartphonesinourpocketsandlookup,itdoesnt12sobad.Inone2023experiment,behavioralscientistsNicholasEpleyandJulianaSchroederaskedcommuterstodotheunthinkable:Starta13.Theyhad
5、Chicagotraincommuterstalktotheirfellow14.WhenDr.EpleyandMs.Schroederaskedotherpeopleinthesametrainstationto15howtheywouldfeelaftertalkingtoastranger,thecommutersthoughttheir16wouldbemorepleasantiftheysatontheirown,theNewYorkTimessummarizes.Thoughtheparticipantsdidntexpectapositiveexperience,afterthe
6、y17withtheexperiment,notasinglepersonreportedhavingbeensnubbed. 18,thesecommuteswerereportedlymoreenjoyablecomparedwiththosesanscommunication,whichmakesabsolutesense,19humanbeingsthriveoffofsocialconnections.Itsthat20:Talkingtostrangerscanmakeyoufeelconnected.1.AticketBpermitCsignallDrecord2.Anothin
7、gBlinkCanotherDmuch3.AbeatenBguidedCpluggedDbrought4.AmessageBcedeCnoticeDsign5.AunderBbeyondCbehindDfrom6.AmisinterpreteBmisappliedCmisadjustedDmismatched7.AfiredBjudgedCreplacedDdelayed8.AunreasonableBungreatfulCunconventionalDunfamiliar9.AcomfortableBanxiousCconfidentDangry10.AattendBpointCtakeDt
8、urn11.AdangerousBmysteriousCviolentDboring12.AhurtBresisCbendDdecay13.AlectureBconversationCdebateDnegotiation14.AtraineesBemployeesCresearchersDpassengers15.ArevealBchooseCpredictlDdesign16.AvoyageBflightCwalkDride17.AwentthroughBdidawayCcaughtupDputup18.AInturnBInparticularCInfactDInconsequence19.
9、AunlessBsinceCifDwhereas20.AfunnyBsimpleCIogicalDrare答案:1.signal2.Much3.plugged4.message5.behind6.misinterpreted7.judged8.unfamiliar9.anxious10.turn11.dangerous12.hurt13.Conversation14.passengers15.predict16.ride17.wentthrough18.infact19.since20.SimpleSectionReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Text1
10、Anewstudysuggeststhatcontrarytomostsurveys.Peopleartactuallymorestressedathomethanatwork.Researchersmeasuredpeoplescortntlol.Whichisitatstressmarker.Whiletheywereatworkandwhiletheywereathomeandfoundithigheratwhatissupposedtobeaplaceofrefuge. Furthercontradictingconventionalwisdom,wefoundthatwomenasw
11、ellasmenhavelowerlevelsofstressatworkthanathome,writesoneoftheresearchers.SarahDamaske,Infactwomensaytheyfeelbetteratwork.Shenotes.itismennotwomen.Whoreportbeingbappicrathomethanatwork,Anothersurpriseisthatthefindingsholdtrueforboththosewithchildrcnandwithout,butmoresofornonparents.Thisiswhypcoplcwh
12、oworkoutsidethehomehavebetterhealth.Whatthestudydoesntmeasureiswhetherpeoplearestilldoingworkwhentheyreathome,whetheritishouseholdworkorworkbroughthomefromtheoffice.Formanymen,theendoftheworkdayisatimetokickback.Forwomenwhostayhome,theynevergettoleavetheoffice.Andforwomenwhoworkoutsidethehome,theyof
13、tenareplayingcatch-up-with-householdtasks.Withtheblurringofroles,andthefactthatthehomefrontlagswellbehindtheworkplaceinmakingadjustmentsforworkingwomen,itsnotsurprisingthatwomenaremorestressedathome.Butitsnotjustagenderthing.Atwork,peopleprettymuchknowwhattheyresupposedtobedoing:working,makingmoney,
14、doingthetaskstheyhavetodoinordertodrawanincome.Thebargainisverypure:Employeeputsinhoursofphysicalormentallaborandemployeedrawsoutlife-sustainingmoola.Onthehomefront,however,peoplehavenosuchclarity.Rareisthehouseholdinwhichthedivisionoflaborissoclinicallyandmethodicallylaidout.Therearealotoftaskstobe
15、done,thereareinadequaterewardsformostofthem.Yourhomecolleagues-yourfamily-havenoclearrewardsfortheirlabor;theyneedtobetalkedintoit,oriftheyreteenagers,threatenedwithcompleteremovalofallelectronicdevices.Plus,theyreyourfamily.Youcannotfireyourfamily.Youneverreallygettogohomefromhome.Soitsnotsurprisin
16、gthatpeoplearemorestressedathome.Notonlyarethetasksapparentlyinfinite,theco-workersaremuchhardertomotivate.21.AccordingtoParagraph1,mostprevioussurveysfoundthathome_AwasanunrealisticplaceforrelaxationBgeneratedmorestressthantheworkplaceCwasanidealplaceforstressmeasurementD offeredgreaterrelaxationth
17、antheworkplace 22.AccordingtoDamaske,whoarelikelytobethehappiestathome?AWorkingmothersBChildlesshusbandsCChildlesswivesDWorkingfathers23Theblurringofworkingwomensrolesreferstothefactthay_AtheyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewivesBtheirhomeisalsoaplaceforkickingbackCthereisoftenmuchhouseworkleftbehindDiti
18、sdifficultforthemtoleavetheiroffice24.Thewordmoola(Line4,Para4)mostprobablymeans_AenergyBskillsCearningsDnutrition25.Thehomefrontdiffersfromtheworkplaceinthat_AhomeishardlyacozierworkingenvironmentBdivisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cutChouseholdtasksaregenerallymoremotivatingDfamilylaborisoftenadeq
19、uatelyrewarded答案:21.Dofferedgreaterrelaxationthantheworkplace22. Bchildlesshusbands 23.Atheyarebothbreadwinnersandhousewives24.Cearnings25.Bdivisionoflaborathomeisseldomclear-cutText2Foryears,studieshavefoundthatfirst-generationcollegestudents-thosewhodonothaveaparentwithacollegedegree-lagotherstude
20、ntsonarangeofeducationachievementfactors.Theirgradesarelowerandtheirdropoutratesarehigher.Butsincesuchstudentsaremostlikelytoadvanceeconomicallyiftheysucceedinhighereducation,collegesanduniversitieshavepushedfordecadestorecruitmoreofthem.Thishascreatedaparadoxinthatrecruitingfirst-generationstudents
21、,butthenwatchingmanyofthemfail,meansthathighereducationhascontinuedtoreproduceandwiden,ratherthancloseachievementgapbasedonsocialclass,accordingtothedepressingbeginningofapaperforthcominginthejournalPsychologicalSciense.Butthearticleisactuallyquiteoptimistic,asitoutlinesapotentialsolutiontothisprobl
22、em,suggestingthatanapproach(whichinvolvesaone-hour,next-to-no-costprogram)canclose63percentoftheachievementgap(measuredbysuchfactorsasgrades)betweenfirst-generationandotherstudents.Theauthorsofthepaperarefromdifferentuniversities,andtheirfindinsarebasedonastudyinvolving147students(whocompletedthepro
23、ject)atanunnamedprivateuniversityFirstgenerationwasdefinedasnothavingaparentwithafour-yearcollegedegreeMostofthefirst-generationstudents(59.1percent)wererecipientsofPellGrants,afederalgrantforundergraduateswithfinancialneed,whilethiswastrueonlyfor8.6percentofthestudentswitatleastoneparentwithafour-y
24、eardegreeTheirthesis-thatarelativelymodestinterventioncouldhaveabigimpact-wasbasedontheviewthatfirst-generationstudentsmaybemostlackingnotinpotentialbutinpracticalknowledgeabouthowtodealwiththeissuesthatfacemostcollegestudentsTheycitepastresearchbyseveralauthorstoshowthatthisisthegapthatmustbenarrow
25、edtoclosetheachievementgap.Manyfirst-generationstudentsstruggletonavigatethemiddle-classcultureofhighereducation,learntherulesofthegame,andtakeadvantageofcollegeresources,theywriteAndthisbecomesmoreofaproblemwhencollagesdonttalkabouttheclassadvantageanddisadvantagesofdifferentgroupsofstudentsBecause
26、UScollegesanduniversitiesseldomacknowledgehowsocialclasscanaffectstudentseducationalexperience,manyfirst-generationstudentslacksightaboutwhytheyarestrugglinganddonotunderstandhowstudentslikethemcanimprove 26.Recruitingmorefirst-generationstudentshasAreducedtheirdropoutratesBnarrowedtheachievementgao
27、CmisseditsoriginalpurposeDdepressedcollegestudents27TheauthoroftheresearcharticleareoptimisticbecauseAtheproblemissolvableBtheirapproachiscostlessqtherecruitingratehasincreasedDtheirfindingappealtostudents28Thestudysuggeststhatmostfirst-generationstudentsAstudyatprivateuniversitiesBarefromsingle-par
28、entfamiliesqareinneedoffinancialsupportDhavefailedtheircollage29.Theauthorofthepaperbelievethatfirst-generationstudentsAareactuallyindifferenttotheachievementgapBcanhaveapotentialinfluenceonotherstudentsCmaylackopportunitiestoapplyforresearchprojectsDareinexperiencedinhandlingtheirissuesatcollege30.
29、Wemayinferfromthelastparagraphthat-Auniversitiesoftenrectthecultureofthemiddle-classBstudentsareusuallytoblamefortheirlackofresourcesCsocialclassgreatlyhelpsenricheducationalexperiencesDcollegesarepartlyresponsiblefortheprobleminquestion答案:26.Cmisseditsoriginalpurpose27.Atheproblemissolvable28.Carei
30、nneedoffinancialsupport29.Dareinexperiencedinhandlingissuesatcollege30.DcollegesarepartlyresponsiblefortheprobleminquestionText3Evenintraditionaloffices,thelinguafrancaofcorporateAmericahasgottenmuchmoreemotionalandmuchmoreright-brainedthanitwas20yearsago,saidHarvardBusinessSchoolprofessorNancyKoehn
31、Shestartedspinningoffexamples.IfyouandIparachutedbacktoFortune500companiesin1990,wewouldseemuchlessfrequentuseoftermslikeJourney,mission,passion.Thereweregoals,therewerestrategies,therewereobjectives,butwedidnttalkaboutenergy;wedidnttalkaboutpassion.Koehnpointedoutthatthisneweraofcorporatevocabulary
32、isveryteam-oriented-andnotbycoincidence.LetsnotforgetsDorts-inmale-dominatedcorporateAmerica,itsstillabigdeal.Itsnotexplicitlyconscious;itstheideathatImacoach,andyouremyteam,andwereinthistogethec.TherearelotsandlotsofCEOsinverydifferentcompanies,butmostthinkofthemselvesascoachesandthisistheirteamand
33、theywanttowin.Thesetermsarealsointendedtoinfuseworkwithmeaning-and,asKhuranapointsout,increaseallegiancetothefirm.Youhavetheimportationofterminologythathistoricallyusedtobeassociatedwithnon-profitorganizationsandreligiousorganizations:Termslikevision,values,passion,andpurpose,saidKhurana Thisnewfocu
34、sonpersonalfulfillmentcanhelpkeepemployeesmotivatedamidincreasinglylouddebatesoverwork-lifebalanceThemommywarsofthe1990sarestillgoingontoday,promptingargumentsaboutwhywomenstillcanthaveitallandbookslikeSherylSandbergsLeanIn,whosetitlehasbecomeabuzzwordinitsownright.Termslikeunplug,offline,life-hack,
35、bandwidth,andcapacityareallaboutsettingboundariesbetweentheofficeandthehomeButifyourworkisyourpassion,youIIbemorelikelytodevoteyourselftoit,evenifthatmeansgoinghomefordinnerandthenworkinglongafterthekidsareinbedButthisseemstobetheironyofofficespeak:Everyonemakesfunofit,butmanagersloveit,companiesdep
36、endonit,andregularpeoplewillinglyabsorbitAsNunbergsaid,Youcangetpeopletothinkitsnonsenseatthesametimethatyoubuyintoit.Inaworkplacethatsfundamentallyindifferenttoyourlifeanditsmeaningofficespeakcanhelpyoufigureouthowyourelatetoyourwork-andhowyourworkdefineswhoyouare31.AccordingtoNancyKoehn,officelang
37、uagehasbecome_AmoreemotionalBmoreobjectiveClessenergeticDlessenergeticElessstrategic32.team-orientedcorporatevocabularyiscloselyrelatedto_AhistoricalincidentsBgenderdifferenceCsportscultureDathleticexecutives33.Khuranabelievesthattheimportationofterminologyaimsto_ArevivehistoricaltermsBpromotecompan
38、yimageCfostercorporatecooperationDstrengthenemployeeloyalty34.ItcanbeinferredthatLeanIn_AvoicesforworkingwomenBappealstopassionateworkaholicsCtriggersdcbatesamongmommiesDpraisesmotivatedemployees35.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutofficespeak?AManagersadmireitbutavoiditBLinguistsbelieveittobenonsenseCCompaniesfindittobefundamentalDRegularpeoplemockitbutacceptit答案: 31.Amoreemotional32.Csportsculture33.Dstrengthenemployeeloyalty34.Avoicesforworkingwomen35.CcompaniesfindittobefundamentalText4Manypeopletalkedofthe288,000newjobstheLaborDepartmentreporledforJure,a