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THISMODERNLIFE:
WORKHOMEPLAYSLEEP
PARTIILIST
ENINGCOMPREHENSION(30MINUTES)
SectionA
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Directions:Inthissection,ndofeachconv
ersation,econversationandthequestionswillbe
spokeno
thepause,youmustreadthefourchoic
esmarkedA),B),C)andD
),rkthecorrespondin
gletteronAnswersheet1withasinglelinethroughthec
enter.
1.
A)Heispleasedt
ositonthecommitteeC)Hewilltellthewomanhisdecisionl
ater
B)
< br>HeiswillingtoofferthewomanahandD)Hewouldliketob ecomeaclubmember
2.
A)Theirplanned
triptoVancouverisobviouslyoverpriced
B)
Theyshouldborr
owaguidebookinsteadofbuyingone
D)
Th
elibrarycanhelporderguidebooksaboutVancouver
3.
A)Heregretshavingtakenthehistorycourse
B)
Hefindslittleinterestsinhistorybooks
C)
He
hastroublefinishinghisreadingassignments
D)
He
hasdifficultyinwritingtheweeklybookreport
4.
<
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A)Themanhadbetterchooseanotherrestaurant
B)
Th
enewrestaurantisaperfectplacefordating
C)
Thenewrestaura
ntcaughtherfancyimmediately
D)
Themanhasgoodt
asteinchoosingtherestaurant
5.
A)Hehasbeenlookingforwardtospring
Hewillcleanthewoman?sbootsforspring
C)
B)
Hehasbeenwaiti
ngforthewintersaleD)Hewillhelpthewomanputthings
away
6.
A)Atatailor?sC)Inaclothstore
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B)
AtBob?shomeD)Inatheatre
7.
A)Hisguestsfav
orsTibetandrinksC)Mineralwaterisgoodforhealth
B)
Hiswaterisquit
eextraordinaryD)Plainwaterwillservethepurpose
8.
A)Reporttheres
ultofadiscussionC)Submitanimportantdocumentation
B)
Raisesomeenvir
onmentalissuesD)Reviseanenvironmentalreport
Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyoujus
theard
9.
A)Theypollutethesoilusedtocoverthem
B)
Theyareharmfultonearbyneighborhoods
C)
Therubbishinthemtakeslongtodissolve
D)
Thegastheyemitisextremelypoisonous
10.
A)Growingpopu
lationsC)Changedeatinghabits
B)
PackagingmaterialsD)Lowerproductioncost
11.
A)Bysavingene
rgyC)Byreducingpoisonouswastes
B)
Byusinglessalu
minumD)Bymakingthemostofmaterials
12.
A)Wearerunningoutofnaturalresourcessoon
B)
Onlycombinedeffortscanmakeadifference
C)
Thewasteproble
mwilleventuallyhurtallofus
D)
Allofuscanactuallybenefitfromrecycling
Questions13to15arebasedontheconversatio
nyouhavejustheard.
13.
A)MiamiC)Bellingham
B)
VancouverD)Boston
14.
A)Togetinformationonone-
wayticketstoCanada
B)
Toinquireaboutthepriceof
“
Supersaver
”
seats
C)
Togetadviceonh
owtoflyascheaplyaspossible
D)
Toinquireabout
theshortestroutetodrivehome
15.
A)Joinatouris
tgroupC)Avoidtripsinpublicholidays
B)
Chooseamajorai
rlineD)Bookticketsasearlyaspossible
SectionB
Directio
ns:Inthissection,ndofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequ
estio
epassageandthequestionswillbespoke
n
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ouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswe
rfromthefourchoicesmarketedA),B),C)andD).T
< br>
henmarkedthecorrespondletteronAnswe
rsheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Passageone
Quest
ions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.
A)Therearemysteriousstoriesbehindhiswor
ks
B)
Therearemanymisunderstandingsabouthim
C)
Hisworkshavenomatchworldwide
d)Hispersonalhistoryislittleknown
17.
A)HemovedtoStratford-on-
Avon
inhischildhoodB)Hefailedtogobeyondgrammarschool
C)Hewasamemberofthetowncouncil
D)Heonceworkedinawell-knowactingcompany
18.
A)Writersofhi
stimehadnomeanstoprotecttheirworksB)Possiblesource
sof
cluesabouthimwerelostinafireC)Hiswor
kswereadaptedbeyondrecognition
D)Peopleofhistimehadlittleinterestinhim
PassageTwo
Questions19-21are
basedonthepassageyouhavejustheard
19.
A)Itshowsyouhavebeenignoringyourhealth
B)
Itcanseriouslyaffectyourthinkingprocess
C)
Itisanearlywarningofsomeillness
D)
Itisasymptomoftwomuchpressure
20.
A)Reduceourwo
rkloadC)Usepainkillersforrelief
B)
ControlourtemperD)Avoidmaskingsymptom
21.
A)Lyingdownan
dhavingsomesleepC)Goingoutforawalk
B)
Rubbingandpres
singone?sbackD)Listeningtolightmusic
PassageThree
Questions22to25
arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.
A)Dependinghe
avilyonloansC).Spendingbeyondone?smeans
B)
Havingnobudget
plansatallD).Leavingnoroomforlargebills
23.
A)Manyofthemc
anbecutC)Theirpaymentcannotbedelayed
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B)
Al
lofthemhavetobecoveredD)Theyeatupmostofthefamilyin
come
24.
A)Rentah
ouseinsteadofbuyingoneC)Makeaconversationplan
B)
Discusstheprob
leminthefamilyD)Movetoacheaperplace
25.
A)Financialis
suesplaguingafamilyC)Familybudgetproblemsandsoluti
ons
B)
Difficulty
inmakingbothendsmeetD)Newwaystoboostfamilyincome
SectionC
Directio
ns:inthissection,epassageisreadforthefirsttime,yo<
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epassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarereq
uiredtofillint
y,whenthepassageisreadfor
thethirdtime,youshouldcheck
whatyouhavewritten.
< br>PerhapsbecausegoingtocollegeissomuchapartoftheA mericandream,many
< br>peoplegoforno(26)_____becausetheirparentsexpect it,othersbecause
it?,there?sthebeliefth
atacollegedegreewill(27)____ensureagoodjobandhighp
ay.
Somestudents
(28)____throughforyears,attendingclasses,orskippin
g(
逃课
)them
astheca
semaybe,readingonlywhatcan?tbeavoided,lookingforle
ss(29)_____courses,andneverbeingtouchedorcha
fewofthesepeople,collegeprovidesn
o(30)____
,
yetbecauseofparent
alorpeer
pressure,optryinginthehopethat
theirteacherswillmakethedecisionforth
em
by(31)____them.
Toputitbluntly(
< br>直截了当地
)
,
unlessy
ou?rewillingtomakeyourcollegeyearscount,youmightbe
(32)_____ryoneshoulda
ttendcollege,
llegestudents(
33)_____takingayearorsoof
utintheworldhelpssomepeople
to(34)_____?rereallygoingtogetsomething
outofgoing
tocollege,youhavetomakeitmea
nsomething,andtodothatyoumusthavesomeideawhyyou?re
there,whatyouhopetogetout
ofit,and(35)_____evenwhatyouhopeto
IReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Direction:Inthissection,requiredtoselectonewor
dforeachblan
epassagethroughcarefullybef
oremakingcho
markthecorrespondingletterf
oreachitemonAnswer
notuseany
ofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Question36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
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It?sourguiltypleasure:WatchingTVisthemost
commoneverydayactivity,afterworkandsleep,inmanypar
tsof
胖症
)andotherdiseases,researchershavenow
quantifiedjusthow___37___beingacouchpotatocanbe. <
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Inananalysisofdatafromeightlarge___38___
publishedstudies,aHarvard-
ledgrouprepor
tedintheJournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociationthat
foreverytwo
hoursperdayspen
tchannel___39___,theriskofdevelopingType2diabetes(
糖尿
病
)rose20%over8.5
years,theriskofheartdiseaseincreased15%overa___40_
__,and
theoddsofdyingpermat
urely___41___13%duringaseven-
yearfollow-
hese___42____paredwithother
sedentary(
久坐的
)activities,lik
eknitting,viewingTVmaybeespecially__43___at
ansviewfivehoursofTVeachday,
andwhileweknowthatspendingsomuchtimesitting___36_
__canleadtoobesity(
肥
,thesheernumberofhourswepasswatchingTVdwarfsth
etimewespendonanythingel
ers
tudieshavefoundthatwatchingadsforbeerandpopcornmay
makeyoumorelikelyto___44___them.
Evenso
,theauthorsadmitthattheydidn?tcomparedifferentsede
ntaryactivitiesto___45___whetherTVwatchi
ngwaslinkedtoagreaterriskofdiabetes,heartdiseaseo
rclearlydeathcomparedwith,say,reading.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡
2
上作答。
A)climbedI)previously
B)consumeJ)resume
C)decadeK)suffered
D)determineL)suffering
E)effectIveM)term
F)harmfulN)terminals
G)outcomesO)twisting
H)passively
SectionB
Directio
ns:Inthissection,atementco
th
equestionbymarkingthecorrespon
dingletteronAnswerSheet2
Essay-
grandingSoftwareOfficersProfessorsaBreak
[A]
I
maginetakingacollegeexam,andinsteadofhandinginablu
ebookandgettingagradefromaprofessorafewwe
ekslater,clickingthe
“
send<
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buttonwhenyouaredoneandrecei
vingagradebackinstantly,youressayscoredbyasoftw
n,insteadofbeingdonewiththeexam,imaginetha
tthesystemwouldimmediatelyletyourewritethete
sttotrytoimproveyourgrade.
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[B]
Edx,thenonpro
fitenterprisefoundedbyHarvardandtheMassachusettsIn
stituteofTheology(MIT)toofferc
our
sesontheInternet,hasjustintroducedsuchasystemand <
/p>
willmakeitsautomated(
自动的
)softwareavailablefreeontheWebtoanyinstituti ons
twareusesartificialintelligencetogr
adestudentessaysandshortwrittenanswers,freei
ngprofessorsforothertasks.
[C]Then
ewservicewillbringtheeducationalconsortium(
联盟
)intoagrowing
ghautomatedgradingsystemsformultiple-ch
oiceandtrue-
falsetestsarenowwidespread,
theuseofartificialintelligencetechnologytogradeess
ayanswershasnotyetprovide
dw
idespreadacceptancebyeducationsandhasmanycritics.
[D]
AnantAgarwal,
anelectricalengineerwhoispresidentofEdx,predictedt
hattheinstantgradingsoftwarewo
uldbeause
fulteachingtool,enablingstudentstotaketestsandwrit
eessaysoverandoverandimprovethequalityofthe
thetechnologywouldofferdistinctadvantagesovert
hetraditionalclassroomsystem,wherestuden
tsoftenwaitdaysorweeksforgrades.
“
Thereisahugevalueinlearningwith
instantfeedback,
”
lsaid,
“
Studentsaretellingust
heylearnmuchbetterwithinstantfeedback.
”
[E]Butskeptics(
怀疑者
)saytheautomatedsystemisn
omatterforliveteachers.
One
longtimecritic,LesPerelman
,
h
asdrawnnationalattentionseveraltimesforputting
togethernonsenslsobeenhighl
ycrit
吁
)up,whichcallsitselfProfessionals
AgainstMachineScoringofStudentEssaysinHigh-< /p>
StakesAssessment,hascollecte
dnearly2,000signatures,includingsomefromfamouspeop
lelikeNoamChomsky.
[G]
“
Let?sfacetherealitiesofautomatic
essayscoring,
”
thegroup?sstat
ementreadsinpart.
“
Computersc
a
nn
ot,read?.Theycannotmeasuretheessentialsofeffective
written
communication:accuracy,reasonin
g,adequacyofevidence,goodsense,ethical(
伦
理
)p
osition,convincingargument,meaningfulorganization,
andclarity,amongothers
”
.
icalofstudiesclaimingthatthesoftwarecompar
eswelltohumangrades.
[F]
Heisamongagroupofeducatorswholastmonthbega
ncirculatingapetition(
呼
[H]
rsfreeonlinec
lassesfromHarva
rd,MITandtheUniversityof
California-
Berkeley;thisfall,itwilladdc
lassesfromWellesley,,12universities
part
icipateinEdX,whichofferscertificatesforcoursecompl
etionandhassaidthatitplanstocontinuetoexpandnext
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year,includingaddinginternati
onalschools.
[I]
TheEdXassessmenttoolrequireshumanteachers,temthenu
ses
avarietyofmachine-
learnin
gtechniquestotrainitselftobeabletogradeanynumberof
essaysoranswersautomaticallyandalmostinstantly.T
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softwarewillassignagradedependingonthesco
ringsystemcreatedbytheteacher,whetheritisalettergr
adeornumeri
cal
数<
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(
字的
)rank.
[J]
Edxisnotthefi
rsttousetheautomatedassessmenttechnology,
ereisnowarangeofcompaniesofferingcommercialprogr amstogradewrittentestanswers,andfourstates
< br>—
Louisiana,NorthDakota,UtahandWestVi
rginia
—
,Indiana,casesthesoft
wareisusedasa
“
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secondreader
”
,toche
ckthereliabilityofthehumangraders.
[K]
Butthegrowing
influenceof
uesday,Stanfordannouncedthat
itwouldworkwithEdXtodevelopajointeducationalsystem
thatwillmakeuseoftheauto
matedassessmenttechnology.
[L]
Twostart-
ups,CourseraandUdacity,recentlyfoundedbySta
nfordfacultymemberstocreate
“
massiveopenonlinecourses,
”
or
MO
OCs,arealsocommittedtoautomatedassess
mentsystemsbecauseofthevalueofinstantfeedback.
“
itallowsstudentsto
<
/p>
getimmediatefeedbackontheirwork,sothatle
arningturnsintoagame,with
studentsnatur
allygravitating(
吸
引
)towardresubmittingtheworkuntiltheygetitright,
”
saidDaphneKoller,acomputerscie
ntistandafounderofCou
rsera.
[M]
LastyeartheHewlettFoundation,agrant-mak
ingorganizationsetupbyoneoftheHewlett-
P
ackardfoundersandhiswife,sponsoredtwo$$100,000Prize
saimedatimprovingsoftwarethatgradesessayandshortan
s
rofoneoftheHewlettcontents,VikParuchur
twashiredbyEdXtoh
elpdesignitsassessmentsoftware.
[N]
“
O
neofourfocusistohelpkidslearnhowtothinkcritically,
”
saidVuchic,aprogramofficera
ttheHewlett
Foundation.
“
It?sprobablyimpossibletodothatwithmultiple-< /p>
choicetests
”
.Thechallengeisthatthisrequireshumangraders, andsotheycostalotmoreandtheytakealotofmoretime.
[O]
s,aprofessora
ttheUniversityofAkroninOhio,supervisedtheHewlettFo
undation?scontesto
iew,thetechnology
—
thoughimperfect
—
hasaplaceineducationalsettings.
[P]
Withincreasin
glargeclass,itisimpossibleformostteacherstogivestu
dentsmeaningfulfeedbackonwrit
ingassignm
ents,hesaidPlus,henoted,criticsofthetechnologyhave
tendedtocomefromthenation?sbestuniversitie
< br>
s,wherethelevelofteachingismuchbett
erthanatmostschools.
[Q]
“
Oftentheycomefromveryfamousins
titutionswhere,infact,theydoamuchbetterjobofprovid
ingfeedba
ckthanamachineovercould,
”
ssaid.
“
Ther
eseemstobealackofappreciationofwhatisactuallygoing
onin
therealworld
”
.
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46Someprofessorsineducationarecollectings
ignaturestovoicetheiroppositiontoautomatedessaygra
ding.
47usingsoftwaretograd
estudents?essaysavesteacherstimeforotherwork.
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