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After
becoming president of Purdue University in2013,
Mitch Daniels asked the faculty to prove that
their
students
have
actually
achieved
one of higher
education’s most important goals:
critical thinking skills. Two years before, a
nationwide study of college graduates had shown
that more than a third
had
made
no
26
gains in such mental abilities
all,
the
during
their school years. Mr. Daniels needed to__27__
the high cost of attending Purdue to its students
and their families. After
percentage of
Americans who say a college degree is
28
in the last 5-6 years.
Purdue now has a pilot test to assess
students' critical thinking skills. Yet like many
college
teachers around the U.S., the
faculty remain __29__ that their work as educators
can be
showed
that
professors
measured
by
can
30
_
use
and
reason.
However,
the
professors
need not worry so much.
The
results
of
a
recent
experiment
__31__ metrics to measure how well
students do in three key areas: critical thinking,
written communication, and quantitative literacy.
Despite the success of the experiment,
the actual results are worrisome, and mostly
__32__ earlier studies. The organizers of the
experiment
concluded that far fewer
students were
achieving
high
levels
on
critical
thinking
than
they
were
doing
for
written
communication
or
quantitative literacy. And that
conclusion is based only on students nearing
graduation.
American
universities,
despite
their
global
33__
for excellence in teaching, have only
begun to demonstrate what they can
produce in real-world learning.
Knowledge-based
degrees
are
still
important,
but
employers
are
still important, but employers are
__34__ advanced thinking skills from college
graduates.
If
the
intellectual
worth
of
a
college
degree
can
be
__35__ measured, more people will seek higher
education
—
and come out
better thinkers.
A. accurately
B.
confirm
C.
demanding
D. doubtful
E. drastically
F.
justify
G. monopolized
H. outcome
I.
predominance
J. presuming
K. reputation
L. significant
M. signify
N. simultaneously
O.
standardized
答案：
(26)L.
significant
(27)F. justify
(28)E.
drastically
(29)D. doubtful
(30)H. outcome
(31)O.
standardized
(32)B. confirm
(33)K. reputation
(34)C.
demanding
(35)A. accurately
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Open data sharers are still in the
minority in many fields. Although many researchers
broadly
agree that public access to raw
data would accelerate science, most are reluctant
to post the results of their own labors online.
Some communities have agreed to share
online
—
geneticists, for
example, post DNA sequence
sat the
GenBank repository (
on, not the rule.
Historically, scientists have
库
)
, and
astronomers are accustomed to accessing images of
galaxies and stars from, say, the Sloan
Digital Sky Survey, a telescope that has observed
some500 million objects
—
but
these remain the excepti
objected to
sharing for many reasons: it is a lot of work;
until recently, good databases did not
exist; grant funders were not pushing
for sharing; it has been difficult to agree on
standards
for formatting data; and
there is no agreed way to assign credit for data.
But the barriers are disappearing, in
part because journals and funding agencies
worldwide are
encouraging scientists to
make their data public. Last year, the Royal
Society in London said in
its report
that scientists need to
private
preserve
information, and the scientific
community is recognizing that data can now be
shared digitally
in ways that were not
possible before. To match the growing demand,
services are springing up
to make it
easier to publish research products online and
enable other researchers to discover and cite
them.
Although calls to share data
often concentrate on the moral advantages of
sharing, the
ns. The
practice is not purely altruistic
(
利
他
的
).
Researchers who share get plenty of personal
benefits, including more connections with
colleagues, improved visibility and increased
citatio
most successful
sharers
—
those whose data are
downloaded and cited the most often---get
noticed, and their work gets used. For
example, one of the most popular data sets on
multidisciplinary repository Dryad is
about wood density around the world; it has been
downloaded 5,700 times. Co-author Amy
Zanne thinks that users probably range from
climate-change researchers wanting to estimate how
muc
h carbon is stored in biomass, to
foresters
looking for information on
different grades of timber.
the maximum
number of people to ask their own
questions,
Even people whose data are
less popular can benefit. By making the effort to
organize and
label files so others can
understand them, scientists become more organized
and better disciplined themselves, thus avoiding
confusion later on.
46. What do many
researchers generally accept?
A. It is
imperative to protect scientists' patents.
B. Repositories are essential to
scientific research.
C. Open data
sharing is most important to medical science.
D. Open data sharing is conducive to
scientific advancement.
47. What is the
attitude of most researchers towards making their
own data public?
A. Opposed.
B. Ambiguous.
C. Liberal.
D. Neutral.
48. According to
the passage, what might hinder open data sharing?
A. The fear of massive copying.
B. The lack of a research culture.
C. The belief that research data is
private intellectual property.
D. The
concern that certain agencies may make a profit
out of it.
49. What helps lift some of
the barriers to open data sharing?
A.
The ever-growing demand for big data.
B. The advancement of digital
technology.
C. The changing attitude of
journals and funders.
D. The trend of
social and economic development.
50.
Dryad serves as an example to show how open data
sharing ________.
A. is becoming
increasingly popular
B. benefits
sharers and users alike
C. makes
researchers successful
D. saves both
money and labor
Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the
following passage.
Macy's
reported
its
sales
plunged
5.2%
in
November
and
December
at
stores
open
more
than
a
year,
a
disappointing
holiday
season
performance
that
capped
a difficult
year
for
a
department
store
chain
facing
wide-ranging
challenges.
Its
flagship
stores
in
major
U.S.
cities
depend heavily
on international tourist spending, which shrank at
many retailers due to a strong dollar. Meanwhile,
Macy's has simply struggled
to lure
consumers who are more interested in spending on
travel or dining out than on new clothes or
accessories.
The
company
blamed
much
of
the
poor
performance
in
November
and
December
on
unseasonably
warm
weather.
80%
of
our
company's
year-over-year declines in comparable sales can be
attributed to shortfalls
(
短缺
) in cold-weather
goods,
Lundgren in a press release. This
prompted the company to cut its forecasts for the
full fourth quarter.
However, it's
clear that Macy's believes its troubles run deeper
than a temporary aberration
(
偏离
) off the thermometer.
The retail giant said
the poor
financial performance this year has pushed it to
begin implementing $$400 million in cost-cutting
measures. The company pledged to cut
600 back-office positions, though some
150 workers in those roles would be reassigned to
other jobs. It also plans to offer
packages to 165 senior executives. It
will slash staffing at its fleet of 770 stores, a
move affecting some 3,000 employees.
readers and reviewers to see exactly
how you arrive at your results. Publishing data
and code allows your science to be
reproducible.
The
retailer
also
announced
the
locations
of
36
stores
it
will
close
in
early
2016.
The
company
had
previously
announced
the
planned
closures, but had not said which
locations would be affected. None of the chain's
stores in the Washington metropolitan area are to
be closed.
Macy's
has
been
moving
aggressively
to
try
to
remake
itself
for
a
new
era
of
shopping.
It
has
plans
to
open
more
locations
of
Macy's
Backstage, a newly-
developed off-price concept which might help it
better compete with ambitious T. J. Maxx. It's
also pushing ahead in 2016
with an
expansion of Bluemercury, the beauty chain it
bought last year. At a time when young beauty
shoppers are often turning to Sephora or
Ulta instead of department store beauty
counters, Macy's hopes Bluemercury will help
strengthen its position in the category.
One relative bright spot for Macy's
during the holiday season was the online channel,
where it rang up
a
25%
increase
in
the
number
of
orders
it
filled.
That
relative
strength
would
be
consistent
with what
was seen
in
the
wilder
retail
industry
during the early
part of the holiday season. While Thanksgiving,
Black Friday and Cyber Monday all saw record
spending online, in-store sales
plunged
over the holiday weekend.
51. What does
the author say about the shrinking spending of
international tourists in the U.S.?
A.
It is attributable to the rising value of the U.S.
dollar.
B. It is a direct result of the
global economic recession.
C. It
reflects a shift of their interest in consumer
goods.
D. It poses a potential threat
to the retail business in the U.S.
52.
What does Macy's believe about its problems?
A. They can be solved with better
management.
B. They cannot be
attributed to weather only.
C. They are
not as serious in its online stores.
D.
They call for increased investments.
53. In order to cut costs, Macy's
decided to ________.
A. cut the salary
of senior executives
B. relocate some
of its chain stores
C. adjust its
promotion strategies
D. reduce the size
of its staff
54. Why does Macy's plan
to expand Bluemercury in 2016?
A. To
experiment on its new business concept.
B. To focus more on beauty products
than clothing.
C. To promote sales of
its products by lowering prices.
D. To
be more competitive in sales of beauty products.
55. What can we learn about Macy's
during the holiday season?
A. Sales
dropped sharply in its physical stores.
B. Its retail sales exceeded those of
T. J. Maxx.
C. It helped Bluemercury
establish its position worldwide.
D. It
filled its stores with abundant supply of
merchandise.
Passage one
46.D
47.A
48.C
49.C
50.B
Passage
two
51.A
52.B
53.D
54.D
55.A
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Half
of
your
brain
stays
alert
and
prepared
for
danger
when
you
sleep
in
a
new
place,
a
study
has
revealed.
This
phenomenon
is
often
__26__ to as the
from Brown University
found
that a network in the left hemisphere of the brain
more active
more likely to
wake them up than if the noises were played into
their left ear.
It was __28__ observed
that the left side of the brain was
more
active during deep
sleep. When the researchers repeated the
laboratory
experiment
on
the
second
and
third
nights
they
found
the
left
hemisphere
could
not
be
stimulated
in
the
same
way
during
deep
sleep.
The
researchers
explained
that
the
study
demonstrated
when
we
are
in
a
__29__
environment
the
brain
partly
remains
alert
so
that
humans
can
defend themselves against any __30__
danger.
The
researchers
believe
this
is
the
first
time
that
the
of
different
brain
states
has
been
__31__
in
humans.
It
isn't,
however, the first time it has ever
been seen. Some animal __32__ also display this
phenomenon. For example, dolphins, as well as
other __33__
animals,
shut
down
one
hemisphere
of
the
brain
when
they
go
to
sleep.
A
previous
study
noted
that
dolphins
always
__34__
control
their
breathing. Without
keeping the brain active while sleeping, they
would probably drown. But, as the human study
suggest, another reason for
dolphins
keeping
their
eyes
open
during
sleep
is
that
they
can
look
out
for
__35__
while
asleep.
It
also
keeps
their
physiological
processes
working.
A.
Classified
B.
consciously
C.
dramatically
D.
exotic
E.
identified
F.
inherent
G.
marine
H.
novel
I.
potential
J.
predators
K. referred
L. species
M. specifically
N.
varieties
O.
volunteers
答案
(26)K. referred
(27)O.
volunteers
(28)M. specifically
(29)H. novel
(30)I.
potential
(31)E. identified
(32)L. species
(33)G. marine
(34)B. consciously
(35)J.
predators
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Passage One Questions 46 to 50 are
based on the following passage.
We live today indebted to McCardell,
Cashin, Hawes, Wilkins, and Maxwell, and other
women who liberated American fashion from the
confines
of
Parisian
design.
Independence
came
in
tying,
wrapping,
storing,
harmonizing,
and
rationalizing
that
wardrobe.
These
designers
established the
modem dress code, letting playsuits and other
active wear outfits suffice for casual clothing,
allowing pants to enter the wardrobe,
and prizing rationalism and versatility
in dress, in contradiction to dressing for an
occasion or allotment of the day. Fashion in
America
was
logical
and
answerable
to
the
will
of
the
women
who
wore
it.
Implicitly
or
explicitly,
American
fashion
addressed
a
democracy,
whereas
traditional Paris-
based fashion was prescriptive and imposed on
women, willing or not.
In an earlier
time, American fashion had also followed the
dictates of Paris, or even copied and pirated
specific French designs. Designer
sportswear
was
not
modeled
on
that
of
Europe,
as
art
would
later
be;
it
was
genuinely
invented
and
developed
in
America.
Its
designers
were
not
high-end
with
supplementary
lines.
The
design
objective
and
the
business
commitment
were
to
sportswear,
and
the
distinctive traits were
problem-solving ingenuity and realistic lifestyle
applications. Ease of care was most important:
summer dresses and outfits,
in
particular, were chiefly cotton, readily capable
of being washed and pressed at home. Closings were
simple, practical, and accessible, as the
modem woman depended on no personal
maid to dress her. American designers prized
resourcefulness and the freedom of women who wore
the
clothing.
Many have
argued that the women designers of this time were
able to project their own clothing values into a
new style. Of course, much of
this
argument in the 1930s-40s was advanced because
there was little or no experience in justifying
apparel (
服装
) on the basis of
utility. If Paris
was cast aside, the
tradition of beauty was also to some degree
slighted. Designer sportswear would have to be
verified by a standard other than
that
of
pure
beauty;
the
emulation
of
a
designer's
life
in
designer
sportswear
was
a
crude
version
of
this
relationship.
The
consumer
was
ultimately to be mentioned as well,
especially by the likes of Dorothy Shaver, who
could point to the sales figures at Lord & Taylor.
Could utility alone justify the new
ideas of the American designers? Fashion is often
regarded as a pursuit of beauty, and some
cherished
fashion's trivial
relationship to the fine arts. What the designers
of the American sportswear proved was that fashion
is a genuine design art,
answering to
the demanding needs of service. Of course these
practical, insightful designers have determined
the course of late twentieth-century
fashion.
They
were
the
pioneers
of
gender
equity,
in
their
useful,
adaptable
clothing,
which
was
both
made
for
the
masses
and
capable
of
self-
expression.
46. What contribution did
the women designers make to American fashion?
A. They made some improvements on the
traditional Parisian design.
B.
They formulated a dress code with distinctive
American features.
C. They came up with
a brand new set of design procedures.
D.
They made originality a top priority in their
fashion design.
47. What do we learn
about American designer sportswear?
A.
It imitated the European model.
B. It laid
emphasis on women's beauty.
C. It
represented genuine American art.
D. It was a
completely new invention.
48. What
characterized American designer sportswear?
A. Pursuit of beauty.
B. Decorative closings.
C. Ease of
care.
D. Fabric quality.
49. What occurred in the design of
women's apparel in America during the 1930s-40s?
A. A shift of emphasis from beauty to
utility.
B. The emulation of traditional
Parisian design.
C. A search for
balance between tradition and novelty.
D.
The involvement of more women in fashion design.
50. What do we learn about designers of
American sportswear?
A. They catered to
the taste of the younger generation.
B. They radically changed people's
concept of beauty.
C. They advocated
equity between men and women.
D. They became
rivals of their Parisian counterparts.
Passage
Two
Questions
51
to
55
are
based
on
the
following
passage
.
Massive
rubbish
dumps and
sprawling
landfills
that humans have on wildlife. They have
led some birds to give up on
migration
. Instead off
lying thousands of miles in search of
food, they make the waste sites their winter
feeding grounds.
Researchers in Germany
used
miniature
GPS tags to
track
the migrations of 70
white storks(
鹳
) from
different sites across Europe and Asi
a
during the first five months of their lives. While
many birds travelled along well-known
routes to warmer climates, others stopped short
and
spent the winter on landfills,
feeding on food waste, and the multitudes of
insects that
thrive
on the
dumps.
In the short-term, the birds
seem to
benefit
from
overwintering (
冬
routes were
more likely to die than German storks that flew
only as far as northern Morocco, and spent the
winter there on
rubbish
dumps.
convenient
way to get
food. There are huge
clusters of
organic
waste
they can feed on,
not particularly
appetising, or even safe. Much of the waste is
discarded
rotten
meat, mixed
in
with other human debris such as
plastic
bags and old toys.
plastic
or
rubber
bands and they can
die,
toxic
and
damage their health. We cannot estimate that
yet.
The scientists tracked white storks
from different colonies in Europe and Africa. The
Russian, Greek and Polish storks flew as far as
South
Africa, while those from Spain,
Tunisia and Germany flew only as far as the Sahel.
Landfill sites on the Iberian
peninsula
have long
attracted local white storks, but all of the
Spanish birds tagged in the study flew
across the Sahara desert to the western Sahel.
Writing in
the journal, the scientists
describe
how the storks from
Germany were clearly
affected
by the
presence
of waste sites,
with four out of six birds that survived for at
least five months
wintering on
rubbish
dumps in northern
Morocco, instead of migrating to the Sahel.
over
过
constitute
one
of the more
uncomfortable
impacts
) on
rubbish
dumps. Andrea Flack
of the Max Planck Institute found that birds
following
traditional
migration
Flack said it was
too early to know whether the benefits of
plentiful
food outweighed
the risks
of feeding on landfills. But
that's not the only
uncertainty
. Migrating birds
affect
eco
both
at home and at their winter destinations, and
disrupting the
traditional
routes could have
unexpected
side effects. White storks feed on locusts
(
51. What is the
impact
of
rubbish
dumps on wildlife?
A. They have forced white storks to
search for safer winter shelters.
B. They have seriously polluted the
places where birds spend winter.
C.
They have accelerated the
reproduction
of some harmful
insects.
D. They have changed the
previous
migration
habits of
certain
birds.
52. What do we learn about birds
following the
traditional
migration
routes?
A. They can
multiply
at an
accelerating
rate.
B.
They can better pull through the winter.
C. They help humans kill harmful
insects.
D.
They are more likely to be at risk of dying.
53. What does Andrea Flack say about
the birds overwintering on
rubbish
dumps?
A.
They may end up staying there
permanently
.
B. They may eat something
harmful.
C. They may
evolve
new feeding habits.
D. They may have trouble
getting
adequate
food.
54. What can be
inferred
about the Spanish
birds tagged in the study?
A. They
gradually lose the habit of migrating in winter.
B. They prefer
rubbish
dumps far away to
those at home.
C. They are not
attracted to the
rubbish
dumps on their
migration
routes.
D. They join the storks from
Germany on
rubbish
dumps in
Morocco.
55. What is scientists' other
concern about white storks feeding on landfills?
A. The
potential
harm to the
ecosystem
.
B. The
genetic
change in the stork
species
.
C. The
spread
of epidemics to their
homeland.
D.
The damaging effect on
bio-
diversity
.
Passage one
46.B
47.D
48.C
49.A
50.C
Passage two
51.D
52.D
53.B
54.C
55.A
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Let's all
stop judging people who talk to themselves. New
research says that those who can't seem to
白
) in are actually
more likely to stay on task, remain
__26__ better
bad, really, for some
extra muttering.
According to a series
of experiments published in the
Quarterly Journal of Experimental
Psychology by professors Gary Lupyan and Daniel
Swignley, the act of using
verbal
clues to __27__
mental
pictures
helps people
function
quicker.
In one experiment, they showed
pictures of various objects to twenty __28__ and
asked them
to find just one of those, a
banana. Half were __29__ to repeat out loud what
they were looking
for and the other
half kept their lips __30__. Those who talked to
themselves found the banana
s
lightly
faster than those
who didn't, the researchers say. In other
experiments, Lupyan and
keep their
inner monologues
(
独
蝗
虫
)
and other insects that can become
pests
if their numbers get out of hand.
systems
and show improved
perception
capabilities. Not
Swignley found that __31__ the name of
a common product when on the hunt for it helped
quicken
someone's pace, but
talking about
uncommon
items
showed no
advantage
and
slowed you down.
Common research has
long held that talking themselves through a task
helps children learn, although doing so when
you've __32__ matured
is not a great
sign of __33__. The two
professors hope
to
refute
that idea,
__34__ that just as when kids walk
themselves through a
process, adults
can
benefit
from using
language not just to
communicate
, but also to
help
augment
thinking
Of course, you are still
encouraged to keep the talking at library tones
and, whatever you do, keep the information you
share simple, like a g
rocery list. At
any __35__, there's still such a thing as too much
information.
A. apparently
B.
arrogance
C.
brilliance
D. claiming
E.
dedicated
F. focused
G.
incur
H. instructed
I.
obscurely
J. sealed
K.
spectators
L. trigger
M. uttering
N.
volume
O. volunteers
(26)F. focused
(27)L. trigger
(28)O.
volunteers
(29)H. instructed
(30)J. sealed
(31)M.
uttering
(32)A. apparently
(33)C. brilliance
(34)D.
claiming
(35)N. volume
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Passage One Questions 46 to 50 are
based on the following passage.
Tennessee's technical and community
colleges will not outsource
(
外包
) management of their
facilities to a private company, a decision one
leader said was bolstered by an
analysis of spending at each campus.
In
an
email
sent
Monday
to
college
presidents
in
the
Tennessee
Board
of
Regents
system,
outgoing
Chancellor
John
Morgan
said
an
internal
analysis
showed
that
each
campus'
spending
on
facilities
management
fell
well
below
the
industry
standards
identified
by
the
state.
Morgan said those
findings
—
which included data
from the system's 13 community colleges, 27
technical colleges and six
universities
—
were
part of the decision not to move
forward with Governor Bill Haslam's proposal to
privatize management of state buildings in an
effort to save
money.
to the presidents.
scale outsourcing
initiative.
Worker's advocates have
criticized Haslam's plan, saying it would mean
some campus workers would lose their jobs or
benefits. Haslam
has said colleges
would be free to opt in or out of the out souring
plan, which has not been finalized.
Morgan notified the Haslam
administration of his decision to opt out in a
letter sent last week. That letter, which includes
several concerns
Morgan has with the
plan, was originally obtained by The Commercial
Appeal in Memphis.
In
an
email
statement
from
the
state's
Office
of
Customer
Focused
Government,
which
is
examining
the
possibility
of
outsourcing,
spokeswoman
Michelle R. Martin said officials were still
working to analyze the data from the Board of
Regents. Data on management expenses
at
the college system and in other state departments
will be part of a
of an outsourcing
plan.
state's
facilities
management
project
team
is
still
in
the
process
of
developing
its
business
justification
and
expects
to
have
that
completed and available to the public
at the end of February,
yet to be
completed.
Morgan's
comments
on
outsourcing
mark
the
second
time
this
month
that
he
has
come
out
against
one
of
Haslam's
plans
for
higher
education
in
Tennessee.
Morgan
said
last
week
that
he
would
retire
at the
end
of
January
because
of
the
governor's
proposal to
split
off
six
universities of the Board of Regents
system and create separate governing boards for
each of them. In his resignation letter, Morgan
called the
reorganization
46. What do we learn about the decision
of technical and community colleges in Tennessee?
A. It is backed by a campus spending
analysis.
B. It has been
flatly rejected by the governor.
C. It
has neglected their faculty's demands.
D.
It will improve their financial situation.
47. What does the campus spending
analysis reveal?
A. Private companies
play a big role in campus management.
B. Facilities management by colleges is
more cost-effective.
C. Facilities
management has greatly improved in recent years.
D. Colleges exercise foil control over
their own financial affairs.
48.
Workers' supporters argue that Bill Haslam's
proposal would _________.
A. deprive
colleges of the right to manage their facilities
B. make workers less motivated in
performing duties
C. render a number of
campus workers jobless
D. lead to the
privatization of campus facilities
49.
What do we learn from the state spokeswoman's
response to John Morgan's decision?
A.
The outsourcing plan is not yet finalized.
B. The
outsourcing plan will be implemented.
C. The state officials are confident
about the outsourcing plan.
D.
The college spending analysis justifies the
outsourcing plan.
50. Why did John
Morgan decide to resign?
A. He had lost
confidence in the Tennessee state government.
B. He disagreed with the governor on
higher education policies.
C. He
thought the state's outsourcing proposal was
simply unworkable.
D. He opposed the
governor's plan to reconstruct the college board
system.
Passage Two
Questions 51 to 55 are
based on the following passage.
Beginning in the late sixteenth
century, it became fashionable for young
aristocrats to visit Paris, Venice, Florence, and
above all, Rome, as
the culmination
(
终极
) of their classical
education. Thus was born the idea of the Grand
Tour, a practice which introduced Englishmen,
Germans,
Scandinavians, and also
Americans to the art and culture of France and
Italy for the next 300 years. Travel was arduous
and costly throughout
the period,
possible only for a privileged
class
—
the same that produced
gentlemen scientists, authors, antique experts,
and patrons of the arts.
The Grand
Tourist was typically a young man with a thorough
grounding in Greek and Latin literature as well as
some leisure time, some
means, and some
interest in art. The German traveler Johann
Winckelmann pioneered the field of art history
with his comprehensive study of
Greek
and Roman sculpture; he was portrayed by his
friend Anton Raphael Mengs at the beginning of his
long residence in Rome. Most Grand
Tourists, however, stayed for briefer
periods and set out with less scholarly
intentions, accompanied by a teacher or guardian,
and expected to
return home with
souvenirs of their travels as well as an
understanding of art and architecture formed by
exposure to great masterpieces.
London
was a frequent starting point for Grand Tourists,
and Paris a compulsory destination; many traveled
to the Netherlands, some to
Switzerland
and Germany, and a very few adventurers to Spain,
Greece, or Turkey. The essential place to visit,
however, was Italy. The British
traveler
Charles
Thompson
spoke
for
many
Grand
Tourists
when
in
1744
he
described
himself
as
impatiently
desirous
of
viewing
a
country
so famous in history, a country which once gave
laws to the world, and which is at present the
greatest school of music and painting,
contains the noblest productions of
sculpture and architecture, and is filled with
cabinets of rarities, and collections of all kinds
of historical
relics
Ancient
Rome
and
Modem
Rome
represent
the
sights
most
prized,
including
celebrated
Greco-Roman
statues
and
views
of
famous
ruins,
fountains, and churches. Since there
were few museums anywhere in Europe before the
close of the eighteenth century, Grand Tourists
often
saw paintings and sculptures by
gaining admission to private collections, and many
were eager to acquire examples of Greco-Roman and
Italian
art for their own collections.
In England, where architecture was increasingly
seen as an aristocratic pursuit, noblemen often
applied what they
learned from the
villas of Palladio in the Veneto and the evocative
(
唤起回忆的
) ruins of Rome to
their own country houses and gardens.
51. What is said about the Grand Tour?
A. It was fashionable among young
people of the time.
B. It was
unaffordable for ordinary people.
C. It
produced some famous European artists.
D. It made a
compulsory part of college education.
52. What did Grand Tourists have in
common?
A. They had much geographic
knowledge.
B. They were courageous and
venturesome.
C. They were versed in
literature and interested in art.
D. They had
enough travel and outdoor-life experience.
53. How did Grand Tourists benefit from
their travel?
A. They found inspiration
in the world's greatest masterpieces.
B. They got a better
understanding of early human civilization.
C. They developed an interest in the
origin of modem art forms.
D.
They gained some knowledge of classical art and
architecture.
54. Why did many Grand
Tourists visit the private collections?
A. They could buy unique souvenirs
there to take back home.
B.
Europe hardly had any museums before the 19th
century.
C. They found the antiques
there more valuable.
D. Private
collections were of greater variety.
55. How did the Grand Tour influence
the architecture in England?
A. There
appeared more and more Roman-style buildings.
B.
Many aristocrats began to move into Roman-style
villas.
C. Aristocrats' country houses
all had Roman-style gardens.
D. Italian architects were
hired to design houses and gardens.
Passage one
46.A
47.B
48.C
49.A
50.D
Passage two
51.B
52.C
53.D
54.B
55.A
2017
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In the past
12 months, Nigeria has suffered from a shrinking
economy, a sliding currency, and a prolonged fuel
shortage. Now, Africa's
largest economy
in facing a food crisis as major tomato fields
have been destroyed by an insect, leading to a
nationwide shortage and escalating
prices.
The insect,
Tutaabsoluta, has destroyed 80% of farms in
Kaduna, Nigeria's largest tomato-producing state,
leading the government there to
declare
a state of __26__. The insect, also known as the
tomato leaf miner, devastates crops by __27__ on
fruits and digging into and moving
through stalks. It __28__incredibly
quickly, breeding up to 12 generations per year if
conditions are favorable. It is believed to have
__29__ in
South America in the early
1900s, and later spread to Europe before crossing
over to sub-Saharan Africa.
In Nigeria,
where tomatoes are a staple of local diets, the
insect's effects are devastating. Retail prices
for a __30__ of tomatoes at local
markets have risen from $$0.50 to $$2.50.
Farmers are reporting steep losses and a new $$20
million tomato-paste factory has __31__ production
due to the shortages.
Given
the moth's ability also to attack crops like
pepper and potatoes, Audu Ogbeh, Nigeria's
minister of agriculture, has warned that the
pest may
prevent its spread,
which has gone largely __33__ until now.
Despite being the continent's second-
largest producer of tomatoes, Nigeria is __34__ on
$$1 billion worth of tomato-paste imports every
year, as around 75% of the local
harvest goes to waste thanks to a lack of proper
storage facilities. A further __35__ in local
supplies is yet
another unwelcome
setback to the industry.
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2017
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篇
Passage One Questions 46 to 50 are
based on the following passage.
You
may
have
heard
that
Coca-
Cola
once
contained
an
ingredient
capable
of
sparking
particular
devotion
in
consumers:
cocaine.
The
浆汁
).
At the time, coca leaf extract mixed
with wine was a common tonic
(
滋补品
), and Pemberton's sweet
brew was a way to get around local laws
prohibiting
the
sale
of
alcohol.
But
the
other
half
of
the
name
presents
another
ingredient,
less
infamous
(
名声不好的
),
perhaps,
but
also
strangely potent: the kola nut.
In West Africa, people have long chewed
kola nuts as stimulants, because they contain
caffeine that also occurs naturally in tea,
coffee, and
chocolate. They also have
heart stimulants.
Historian Paul
Love joy relates that the cultivation of kola nuts
in West Africa is hundreds of years old. The
leafy, spreading trees were
planted on
graves and as part of traditional rituals. Even
though the nuts, which need to stay moist, can be
somewhat delicate to transport, traders
carried them hundreds of miles
throughout the forests and grasslands.
Europeans did not know of them until
the 1500s, when Portuguese ships arrived on the
coast of what is now Sierra Leone. And while the
Portuguese took part in the trade,
ferrying nuts down the coast along with other
goods, by 1620, when English explorer Richard
Jobson made his
way up the Gambia, the
nuts were still peculiar to his eyes.
By
the late 19th century, kola nuts were being
shipped by the tonne to Europe and the US. Many
made their way into medicines, intended
as a kind of energy boost. One such
popular medicinal drink was Vin Mariani, a French
product consisting of coca extract mixed with red
wine.
It
was
created
by
a
French
chemist,
Angelo
Mariani,
in
1863.
So
when Pemberton
created
his
drink,
it
represented
an
ongoing
trend.
When
cocaine eventually fell from grace as a
beverage ingredient, kola-extract colas became
popular.
The first year it was
available, Coca-Cola averaged nine servings a day
across all the Atlanta soda fountains where it was
sold. As it grew
more popular, the
company sold rights to bottle the soda, so it
could travel easily. Today about 1.9 billion Cokes
are purchased daily. It's become
so
iconic that attempts to change its taste in
1985
—
sweetening it in a move
projected to boost
sales
—
proved disastrous,
with widespread anger
from consumers.
These days, the Coca-Cola recipe is a
closely guarded secret. But it's said to no longer
contain kola nut extract, relying instead on
artificial
imitations to achieve the
flavour.
46. What do we learn about
chemist John Pemberton?
A) He used a
strangely potent ingredient in a food supplement.
B) He created a drink
containing alcohol without breaking law.
C) He became notorious because of the
coca drink he developed.
D) He risked breaking local
law to make a drink with coca leaves.
47. What does the passage say about
kola nuts?
A) Their commercial value
was first discovered by Portuguese settlers.
B) They contain some kind of energy
boost not found in any other food.
C)
Many were shipped to Europe in the late 19th
century for medicinal use.
D) They were
strange to the Europeans when first imported from
West Africa.
48. How come kola-extract
colas became popular?
A) Cocaine had
become notorious.
B) Alcoholic
drinks were prohibited.
C) Fountains
were set up to sell them.
D)
Rights were sold to bottle the soda.
49. What is known about the taste of
Coca-Cola?
A) It was so designed as to
create addiction in consumers.
B) It still
relies on traditional kola nut extract.
C) It has become more popular among the
old.
D) It has remained
virtually unchanged since its creation.
50. What is the passage mainly about?