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1、13. What day is it today ?A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.14. What does Claire think helped her get the letter from Harvard ?A. Forming good learning habits. B. Attending extra courses.C. Staying up late to study.15. Why did Claire choose Harvard University ?A. Her aunt was studying there. B. She
2、has won a scholarship to it.C. She wants to be Madelyns schoolmate.16. What does Claire plan to do before September ?A. Visit her aunt.B. Travel abroad.C. Visit some colleges.听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。17. How mans kinds of - climate emergencies does the speaker mention ?A. Five.B. Six.C. Seven.18. What will ca
3、use a flash flood according to the speaker ?A. Tidal waves.B. Damaged damsC. The rising warm air19. What is the fourth crisis mainly about ?A. Drought.B. Sea level.C. Disappearing species20. Why is James Eisner mentioned in the end?A. He does research on polar bears. B. He proves hurricanes get stro
4、nger.C. He aims to protect coral reefs.第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分375分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ABOUT SMARTSMART runs both study tours for groups in England throughout the year and a holiday English course for foreign students during the summer in the centre of London. Our courses c
5、ombine English language learning with cultural studies in different centres around England. Our students have plenty of holiday fun, make new friends and learn a lot of English!The holiday courseWe provide lessons and afternoon activities to help you speak, write, listen and read in English, as well
6、 as understand the English people and their culture. We will help you learn through topics which are interesting to you.The schoolThe Elite School is in central London, just 5 minutes from Paddington Station and 10 minutes from Hyde Park. It has 15 classrooms including an IT room, a science lab, a m
7、usic room, and an art room as well as a large cafeteria.Travelling time from Heathrow. Airport:45 minutesTripsThere are three trips every week. You can have fun either in London or outside London. In London we visit places such as the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace and the Tate Modern. Outside L
8、ondon we visit places such as Oxford, Cambridge and Brighton.TermsAge:ll-17Minimum stay: 2 weeksMaximum number of students in class: 15Cost 550 per week, including:registration fee (60)f tuition package: 15 hours of English; 1 half day of creative arts; 1 full-day trip on Saturday; all course materi
9、als;! half day of sport; 2 Discover London tours; lunch; welcome packf host family accommodation21. Which of the following is provided by the holiday course?A. Free access to 15 classrooms.B. A culture-based language study.C. Pick-up service from the airport.D. Learning experiences in famous college
10、s.22. How much will a student attending SMART holiday course pay at least?A. 550.B.610C.1100.D.1160.23. What is the text?A. A tour guide B. An advertisement. C. A journal entry. D. A study report.BI arrived home from work, my mind racing. I was scheduled to perform an experiment using a pricey piece
11、 of equipment, but I had spent the whole day worrying about the experiment which was on the top of my agenda, and I amazingly longed to shut off my anxious thoughts. So after dinner, I made a cup of hot chocolate, stretched myself on my sofa, and opened a page. Almost instantly, my mind left behind
12、the details of experimental design and stepped into a land of monsters, magic dust, and man-like bears comprising a wonderful world distinct from my daily life. It was exactly what I needed.Growing up, I was virtually never a big fan of novels. My classmates would be crazy about the latest Harry Pot
13、ter book, while my copy sat collecting dus on a shelf. Instead, I would choose to read through the reference books related to my disciplines for better grades. After I started graduate school, extracurricular reading didnt appeal to me at all but I spent most of my time on campus digesting research
14、papers and textbooks and my mind couldnt handle processing fact-filled nonfiction books at home, too. So I knew that I needed to find a way to enjoy reading again.To help me stick with it, I made a New Years resolution: I would read two fiction books per month for the entire year. The result was an
15、almost instant appreciation of fiction, along with many unexpected results including ones that have benefited my schoolwork.What surprised me the most was how much I learned. Some of the best books I read were historical fictional stories happening in a realistic historical setting. I learned about
16、life in different countries, as well as struggles people there faced during difficult periods in their histories. The books have helped me build sympathy and understanding, with an unexpected benefit: Ive started to think more deeply about the diversity of issues in the scientific community and coul
17、d serve it, heart and soul.24. What did the author do to wipe out the anxiety?A. He drowned it in chocolate.B. He conducted an experiment.C. He slept on the sofa leisurely.D. He escaped into a fantasy world.25. What does the author mean by the underlined part in paragraph 2?A Reading novels was a wa
18、ste of time.B. Reading a good book was time well spent.C. He was too busy to take good care of his books.D. The Harry Potter book wasnt as good as expected.26. How did the New Year s resolution benefit the author?A. More sympathy went out to him.B. His moral values were strengthened.C. He learned mu
19、ch about religious diversity.D. He gained new insight into his academic discipline.27. Whats the best title of the text?A. Reading: A Lifelong HobbyC. Novels: Love at Second SightB. The Power of Research PapersD. The Benefits of History ReadingCCarlos Slims proposal that we work a three-day week sou
20、nds crazy. But many, in 1922, thought Henry Ford crazy when he announced that his staff would work a five-day week.Our working week seems normal to us because it is what we all always do. He certainly could be for those he was most concerned about when he made his three-day-week statement at a busin
21、ess conference in Paraguay: the workers who are not ready to retire. As Mr. Slim said, it no longer makes sense for people to stop working in their fifties or sixties when they may still have up to a third of their lives ahead of them. People are going to have to work for more years, until they are
22、70 or 75, and just work three days a week一perhaps 11 hours a day. he said.Keeping older employees at work makes sense for societies, especially those with a diminishing number of young people who are expected to support long - living retirees.He appeared to be suggesting that these short-week worker
23、s earn the same as they did full-time. That is what happens at Telmex, his Mexican fixed-line phone company, where those qualified for retirement can choose to work four-day weeks on full pay.Older workers elsewhere might prefer shorter weeks on reduced pay, and eight or nine-hour days rather than 1
24、1. Their companies might value keeping their experience while saving money on their salaries. What about everyone else? There are those who are unemployed, or in unstable jobs, who would be delighted to have three secure, well-paid days of work a week.Shorter weeks dont work in every job, but they w
25、ork in more jobs than most tradition-bound managers think. Agreeing to them requires two shifts in management thinking. The first is the realization that much of the time spent in offices is wasted anyway. Second, senior executives need to understand that the best way to measure people is by the wor
26、k they produce一not by how much time they spend at their desks.People living longer, in better health, are changing working life too. Mr. Slims idea is in tune with the times. 28. According to paragraph 2, why did Mr. Slim think it unwise for people in their fifties or sixties to retire?A. Because th
27、ey have longer life to live in their future.B. Because they have children and old parents to supportC. Because they have much interest in their present work.D. Because they have more experience than young workers.29. What can we infer from the passage?A. The decision of working five days a week by F
28、ord was considered normal in the past.B. Old people continuing working can reduce young peoples pressure to support their old parentsC. Some companies dont want their old workers to go on working because they can save money.D. Much time spent at work is wasted if managers dont agree to reduce old em
29、ployees working time.30. What does the underlined phrase in tune with“ mean in the last paragraph?A. Different from.B. Superior to.C. Far from.D. Consistent with.31. What is the best title for this passage?A. Retire Or Not, This Is A Question!B. Shorter Weeks Is Welcome By AllC. Working Three Days A
30、 Week: A Great IdeaD. Carlos Slim-Crazy For More Resting TimeDreams, according to Carl Jung, reveal a certain amount of reality hidden during waking consciousness. In Jungian philosophy, the conflict and chaos experienced in dreams finally bring order to our lives. While Jungs mystical theories are
31、debatable, he was not mistaken about the importance of dreaming. A growing number of reports show that a continuous lack of dreaming is damaging our waking hours in many ways.This trend is causing damage to our immune and metabolic (新陈代谢的)systems, let alone the electronic products that keep us up la
32、te at night are ruining our sleep patterns, which has long-term consequences on our memory system. One study showed that not allowing mice to have adequate amounts of REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep, the stage in which we dream, the mice couldnt strengthen memories.You might think this is just a slee
33、p problem, but dreaming is inseparable from our nighttime rest. We sleep in cycles (周期),each lasting about 90 minutes; in a sleep cycle, we go through non-REM sleep before hitting REM. As the night progresses, REM sleep periods increase in length while deep sleep (one of the stages of non-REM sleep)
34、 decreases. The longer we sleep, the more time we spend in REM, which is why we are often dreaming when waking up in the morning. If we sleep less than seven hours, however, it becomes harder to achieve this level of REM.The combination of sleeping and dreaming acts as an emotional stabilizer. We re
35、cover from emotional hurt faster when we sleep and dream properly. However, were not getting enough sleep to cycle through the stages to take advantage of this natural circadian (昼夜节奏的)anti-depressant (抗抑郁剂)一dreams. Instead, we get depressed and turn to alcohol or medicines to get to sleep, which on
36、ly makes things worse because even one drink leads to late REM while anti-depressants promote deep sleep at the expense of REM.Were paying for this lack of dreaming in many ways. For example, a 2021 study stated that compared with quiet rest and non-REM sleep, REM promoted the formation of associati
37、ve networks and the integration of unassociated information. Volunteers that experienced more REM sleep were better equipped for solving problems requiring creative solutions.Rowan Hooper, the managing editor at New Scientist, writes that dreams that include an emotional core“ appear to be a main fu
38、nction of REM sleep and that we should look at sleep patterns as seriously as we do diet and exercise habits. 32. Whats Carl Jungs view about dreams?A. They cause chaos.B. They damage immunity.C. They reveal secrets.D. They mirror reality.33. Why is the sleep process explained in paragraph 3?A. To s
39、how a dream mainly occurs during REM sleep.B. To prove the minimum sleep time should be seven hours.C. To prove dream problems and sleep problems are attached.D. To show people often dream when waking up in the morning.34. What conclusion can be inferred from paragraph 5?A. Dreaming promotes creativ
40、ity.B. Dreaming helps fight depression.C. The brain still receives new information during REM sleep.D. The brain is paying the price for having more non-REM sleep.35. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. The importance of sleep lies in dreams.B. The absence of dreams is terrible for us.C. Dreaming
41、patterns are more important than we realize.D. Dreaming has mystical power of strengthening memories.第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分125分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Travelling with some of your favourite people is an exciting experience. If done well, group travelling can be the most thrilling exp
42、erience ever, filled with games, laughter, and unforgettable memories. 36 Read on for some of the things you need to note and do for an enjoyable experience.37Ideas are usually exciting when they are fresh. The longer you delay, the more you,ll find excuses not to go. Let all interested parties meet
43、 as soon as possible to decide on dates, locations and budget. Its best to plan the trip three or four months in advance.Assign rolesFor the trip to be successful, it has to be well organized. Youre going on a trip far from home, not the shopping mall. This is why the group should assign a leader wh
44、o would be responsible for planning and organizing the trip. 38 Break them down further. For example, choose someone to handle booking a hotel and another person to take care of the meal.Budget pool39 You can do a weekly or monthly payment plan before your trip. Once you decide how much would fund t
45、he trip, members can start contributing the money weekly or monthly. The leader would then use the money to pay for accommodations, meals, transportation and more while youre on vacation. If there5s money left in the end, split it up or go wild one last night.Create a flexible itinerary (行程)An easy
46、way to create and share an itinerary is through Google Docs. Add the group members to the document and give them permission to edit it. Suggest one or two optional activities per day which do not require advance bookings, such as a local hike or museum. 40A. Start early.B. Get fresh ideas.C. So how
47、do you plan for your group trip?D. Collect a set amount from everyone before your trip.E. Dont forget to create room for something unexpected.F. Also, divide the other responsibilities as they arise so that everyone participates.G.The group leader generally keeps in contact with everyone, handling m
48、ost of the detailed work.第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分) 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。The e-mail request came into Ekiben restaurant in Baltimore late on a Thursday afternoon: broccoli topped with fresh herbs, diced onion, and vinegar. The man who sent the e-mail didnt actually want the food itself. He was writing on behalf of his 41, who 42 the dish and was now in the final 43 of lung cancerat her home in Vermont and he was hoping to get the 44 to make it for her there.Steve Ben, one of the Asian restaurants co-owners, read the