Section A Directions:In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be read only once. Choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scored Answer Sheet.
[听力原文] W: It was just so sunny yesterday! Now, it's raining cats and dogs out there. M: I guess your date tonight with Jerry is called off, right? W: Yeah, since we can't have a picnic now. I'm stuck at home tonight. Q: Why is the woman's date cancelled?
[解析] 女士说：昨天还是阳光灿烂!现在外面已经是大雨倾盆了。 男士说：我猜你今晚与杰里的约会取消了，对不对? 女人说：是啊，因为现在我们无法去野餐了，我今晚只好留在家里。 rain cats and dogs的意思是“倾盆大雨”。
2.
A.Eat in the new cafeteria.
B.Save some extra money.
C.Look for an evening job.
D.Pay the bill and leave.
A B C D
C
[听力原文] M: I really need to make some extra money. I've practically spent my entire budget for the semester. W: You should check out the new cafeteria. I think there're a few openings left in the evening. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
[听力原文] W: You know, Sally was supposed to meet us here an hour ago. Maybe we should give her a ring. M: After all, she is the one who organized the study session. You're right. I'll do it. Q: What will the man do?
[解析] 男士说：你知道吗，莎莉应该在一个小时前在这里和我们碰头，也许我们应该给她打个电话。 女士说：毕竟是她组织的学习班。你说得对，我这就给她打电话。 give sb. a ring的意思是“打电话给某人”。
4.
A.A receptionist.
B.A shop assistant.
C.A fee collector.
D.A bus conductor.
A B C D
B
[听力原文] W: What if I bring home the dress and my daughter doesn't like it? M: Well, you can bring it back to us for a full refund in seven days. Q: What is the man's occupation?
[听力原文] W: How are you getting on with your piano lessons? M: I'm starting to get tired of practicing seven times a week. W: But do you remember the saying that practice makes perfect? Q: What does the woman mean?
[听力原文] M: I was so busy and your birthday date completely slipped my mind. W: Never mind. M: In order to show my regret, I bought a CD of Celine Dion's new album for you. W: Oh, you shouldn't have done it! It must have cost you a fortune. Q: Why does the man feel regretful?
[听力原文] W: Excuse me, but do you happen to have some change for the parking meter? M: No. But if you go into the restaurant, you will probably be able to change a dollar bill. Q: What does the man think the woman should do?
[听力原文] M: Some studies suggest that men are smarter than women. W: This is comparing apples and oranges. M: How come? W: As men are smarter in certain areas and women have their own strength. Q: What does the woman imply?
[解析] 男士说：有些研究说男人比女人聪明。 女士说：不能这样来比较男人和女人，没有意义。 男士说：为什么? 女士说：因为男人在某些地方比女人聪明，而女人有她们自己的强项。 apples and oranges这个习惯用语的意思是“两个非常不同的事物，无法相比较”。
9.
A.She will start a huge new project.
B.She will have supper with him.
C.She will go to a party this evening.
D.She can't afford any time to dine out.
A B C D
D
[听力原文] M: Should we go to a restaurant tonight? W: There is a really important project due tomorrow, so everyone is going all out this evening. Q: What does the woman mean?
[解析] 男士说：我们今晚出去吃饭吧? 女士说：有一个非常重要的项目明天到期，所以今晚每个人都会全力以赴。 go all out的意思是“全力以赴，竭尽全力”。
Section B Directions:In this section you will hear two mini-talks. At the end of each talk, there will be some questions. Both the talks and the questions will be read to you only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must choose the best answer from the four choices given by marking the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scored Answer Sheet.
[听力原文] People have long known that nuts are part of a healthy diet. However, scientists recently found that you do not need to eat many to get all the health benefits. The professor who led the research says that eating nuts protects the health of both men and women. What they found is that the beneficial effect of nuts and peanuts is already apparent at a lot lower levels of intake than has been suggested before. About 10 grams a day is enough to get the full health benefits of nuts. That is about an average-sized handful. Nuts are high in fat and calories. So, eating a handful before dinner can help you to eat less. But eating too many can ruin your appetite altogether. However, the researchers found that many peanut butters did not give the same health benefits as plain peanuts. That is because most peanut butters contain added oils and sugars. Also, when choosing which nuts to eat, avoid those stored or roasted in oil. Dry-roasted is better but still the high temperatures can kill the healthy nutrients. Nuts are most healthy if you eat them raw. Nuts differ in their fat and nutrient content. Almonds are among the least fatty nuts. They are high in Vitamin E. Chestnuts are the nut with the least fat and fewest calories. And in their raw form, chestnuts are a good source of vitamin C. In a study recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers reported an association between daily nut consumption and a reduction in the risk of dying from cancer, heart disease and other major chronic diseases. So eat some nuts a day and you will keep a doctor away.
What's the amount of nuts we should eat a day to benefit health?
[听力原文] If you go to an amusement park, you will probably find some attractions, one of which is the Ferris wheels. They are tall and round structures that move in circular motion from top to bottom. People ride them for fun although they don't go really fast. Ferris wheels also provide riders with a great look at their surroundings. A new Ferris wheel, known as the Capital Wheel, is doing just that in the Washington area. The structure stands 55 meters above the Potomac River. It is one of the few observation Ferris wheels in the world that is right on the water. The National Harbor is home to the Ferris wheel. The harbor is just outside Washington DC, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. It is a new public center with shops, restaurants and hotels, and, now, a Ferris wheel. The wheel has 42 cars, with heating and cooling systems. A Ferris wheel is very different from an amusement park ride. The idea is for people to enjoy some calming moments. The cost is $15 per person for a 15-minute ride. The $15 million machine was built in the United States. Some of the parts are from Germany and Switzerland. It is similar to the London Eye Ferris wheel in Britain's capital. The London Eye was the world's tallest Ferris wheel until 2006. Now, that honor belongs to the High Roller Ferris wheel that recently opened in Las Vegas, Nevada. It stands 167 meters in the air. The next tallest is the Singapore Flyer in Singapore, followed by the Star of Nanchang in China. The Capital Wheel is open every day. Up to 800,000 people are expected to take the ride the first year.
Section C Directions:In this section you will hear a short lecture. Listen to the recording and complete the notes about the lecture. You will hear the recording twice. After the recording you are asked to write down your answers on the Answer Sheet. You now have 25 seconds to read the notes below.
1. Exercise has been proven to ______ (3 words) and relieve stress.
stimulate the brain
[听力原文] Isn't it every young person's dream to become a successful academic? Follow these steps and you'll be one in no time! Stay healthy. A healthy body will lead to a healthy mind. Get plenty of sleep, eight to nine hours at best. Exercise has been proven to stimulate the brain and relieve stress. Eat breakfast. Even if it's a little thing, like an apple, you'll benefit from the improvement in concentration and performance. Stay organized. Organization is the key to success. Keep a planner. Short term memory can be unreliable, so write everything down on a calendar. Keep your priorities straight. No matter where you keep your notes, you need to know where notes are at all times to study—especially those precious seconds right before a quiz. Go to class. Attendance is part of your grade and just showing up will ensure you 10% of your grade. Also, nothing can replace the good old-fashioned lecture. Punctuality is important. Studies show students learn the most in the first twenty minutes of class. Sit in front where you can hear and see the teacher. You will be less distracted by friends and it will be easier to focus. Study your notes and keep good study habits. Study notes once right after you take them, once between then and the test, and once right before the test. Make sure you study them, because simply writing the notes will not guarantee you know the material. Learn the art of test taking. Tests are often weighted heavily in your grade, so it is important to do well on them. Be calm, confident and don't panic. Read carefully and take your time. Do not let yourself be scared if everyone finishes before you; a good grade will be worth it.
2. You need to know where notes are at all times to study—especially those ______ (2 words) right before a quiz.
precious seconds
[解析] 文中说：任何时候，你都需要知道学习笔记在哪里，尤其是在考试之前宝贵的几秒钟。
3. Attendance is part of your grade and just ______ (2 words) will ensure you 10% of your grade.
showing up
[解析] 文中说：课堂考勤是你课程分数的一部分，只要出满勤就会保证你得到总分的10%。
4. Make sure you study notes, because simply writing the notes will not guarantee you ______ (3 words).
know the material
[解析] 文中说：你要确保复习笔记上的内容，因为简单地写一遍笔记并不能保证你就再懂了材料。
5. Do not let yourself ______ (2 words) if everyone finishes before you; a good grade will be worth it.
be scared
[解析] 文中说：如果其他人都在你之前答完，你自己不要害怕，想取得一个好成绩是值得这样做的。
PART Ⅱ VOCABULARY
Section A Directions:There are ten questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with one word or phrase underlined. Below the sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose the word or phrase that is closest in meaning to the underlined one. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scored Answer Sheet.
1. It is essential that the government demonstrate more willingness to crack down on corruption.
A.foster
B.facilitate
C.curb
D.devise
A B C D
C
[解析] 该句意为：政府必须表现出更多的反腐热情。 该句使用了虚拟语气。crack down on：打击，遏制；foster：培养，培育，收养；facilitate：有助于；curb：控制，限制，马路边；devise：设计。
2. The Haitian people had to endure crushing poverty and disappointment that would sap anyone's spirit.
6. They represented the full spectrum of the American people, from every walk of life and background.
A.distance
B.route
C.occupation
D.standard
A B C D
C
[解析] 该句意为：他们代表来自各行各业的美国人。 people from walks of life：来自各行各业的人，walk的意义是“职业”。
7. The president fully lived up to his promises by giving me free rein to choose my own team.
A.violated
B.fulfilled
C.pledged
D.endorsed
A B C D
B
[解析] 该句意为：总统完全信守诺言，允许我自由地选择自己的团队。 live up to：达到，不辜负，实现；violate：违反，违背；fulfill：完成，履行，满足；pledge：答应，保证，发誓；endorse：支持，赞成。
8. Rather than producing instant effect, regular exercise can benefit you in the long run.
A.in the final outcome
B.on the other hand
C.once and for all
D.from a unique perspective
A B C D
A
[解析] 该句意为：经常锻炼不会立竿见影，但最终会使你受益。 in the long run：最终，最后；in the final outcome：最终；on the other hand：另一方面；once and for all：一劳永逸地，一次性地；from a unique perspective：以独特的视角。
9. The doctor selflessly tended the wounded soldiers before dressing his own wound.
Section B Directions:There are ten questions in this section. Each question is a sentence with something missing. Below each sentence are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scored Answer Sheet.
1. Doctors would have nothing to cheer if the cure ______ being more harmful than the disease.
PART Ⅲ CLOZE TEST Directions:There are 10 questions in this part of the test. Read the passage through. Then, go back and choose one suitable word or phrase marked A, B, C, or D for each blank in the passage. Mark the corresponding letter of the word or phrase you have chosen with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scored Answer Sheet. Does happiness matter? People react to this question in surprisingly different ways. Some regard happiness as trivial; others see happiness as 1 important. To explore this mystery, we are to 2 looking at what happiness actually means, Happiness relates to how we feel, not just a passing 3 . We are emotional beings and experience a wide 4 of feelings on a daily basis. Negative emotions help us to 5 danger or defend ourselves 6 positive emotions help us to build our capacity to cope when things go wrong. Trying to live a happy life is not 7 denying negative emotions or pretending to feel joyful all the time. We all encounter 8 and it's completely natural for us to feel anger, sadness or frustration. To suggest 9 would be to deny part of the human condition. Happiness 10 being able to make the most of the good times in order to experience the best possible life overall.
1.
A.rigorously
B.deadly
C.vitally
D.scarcely
A B C D
C
[解析] 本短文关注的是幸福的定义、内涵和来源。虽然人们对于幸福有不同的看法，但幸福与我们长期的感觉相关。虽然我们有时感到愤怒、悲伤和沮丧，但重要的是意识到这是生活的一部分，要充分享受快乐的时光。 空白处前面的句子说明有人认为幸福是trivial(无所谓的，不重要的)，相比之下，其他人认为幸福重要。rigorously：严格地；deadly：致命的(形容词)；scarcely：很少(相当于rarely或hardly)。be of vital importance等于be vitally important：至关重要，十分重要。
2.
A.start by
B.contribute to
C.forget about
D.drop out
A B C D
A
[解析] 短文第一段第三句的大意是：要破解幸福之谜，我们应该看一看幸福的真正含义。forget about：暂时不想……，把……抛在脑后；drop out：辍学。因为空白处后面是looking at，选择contribute to不太合适，而start by doing...的含义是“首先做……”。结合上下文，start by的意义比较合适。建议国内学生学会使用begin by doing...或start by doing...，但要注意begin by doing...与begin doing...之间的区别。
[解析] a wide range of也是个常见的搭配，意义为“广泛的”或“渊博的”。scale：规模，天平，程度；gap：差距，空白；vision：视力，视野，想象，远见。
5.
A.get stuck in
B.get along with
C.get away from
D.get down to
A B C D
C
[解析] 根据上下文，可以判断出该空白处的意义是“躲避”或“防止”。get stuck in：深深陷入……而无法摆脱，被……困住；get along with：相处，进展；get away from：逃离；get down to：把精力转向，开始认真地做……。
6.
A.but
B.while
C.however
D.yet
A B C D
B
[解析] 前一句讲的是negative emotions，下一句要谈positive emotions，两个句子都在解释两种emotions的不同功能。while经常用于比较同类人或物，如Chinese has the largest number of native speakers while English is the most widely-used in the world。此处选用while要比but好得多。众所周知，however离不开标点，而yet常用于表示“相矛盾”的特点。
7.
A.with
B.into
C.about
D.beneath
A B C D
C
[解析] GET考题中经常出现about这个介词，所以各位同学要加小心，如下列句型： There is nothing funny about this story. What is impressive about this city is the multitude of motor vehicles. We can do nothing about it. This is what scientific research is all about. be about something的意义是“核心内容是……”。
[解析] 这个选项比较难，一方面是因为该空白处涉及一个句型，另一方面是许多学生不善于研究副词的用法和含义。to do...is to do...是个比较常见的句型，意义相当于“做……就等于做……”。somehow：莫名其妙地，以人们不知晓的方式；furthermore：此外(用于句首)；elsewhere：其他地方。人们都知道otherwise的主要意义是“否则”，但该词还有其他常见的用法，如： She is lazy, but she is perfect otherwise.(在其他方面) The result of the experiment proved otherwise.(不是这样的) She was able to prevent what otherwise might have been a terrible accident.(与虚拟语气连用) 短文中的这句话的大意是：提出其他的见解就等于否认人类的部分特点。
10.
A.needs
B.require
C.concerns
D.involves
A B C D
D
[解析] need接动名词时表示“被动”，require或接名词或用于require somebody to do...结构，而concern作为及物动词时接名词。involve经常接动名词，其意义是“需要”或“涉及到”。
PART Ⅳ READING COMPREHENSION Directions:In this part of the test, there are five short passages. Read each passage carefully, and then do the questions that follow. Choose the best answer from the four choices given and mark the corresponding letter with a single bar across the square brackets on your machine-scored Answer Sheet.
Passage One The first reviews of the Apple Watch are in, and the verdict is: This is a good product with a bright future. But maybe don't buy one quite yet. That's not to say the reviews weren't glowing, because they were. Anyone who was hoping that the Watch would fall short of the high standard that Apple boasts for its products is going to be disappointed. There's no doubt, from these reviews, that Apple's smartwatch is immediately the best of its kind on the market. It's a satisfying indulgence. But there are criticisms, and strong ones, about how far the product needs to go to appeal to everyone. At least, it certainly is a device that comes into its own after a "steep learning curve." Complaints are the most telling part of the reviews. Manjoo, for example, warns that this is not necessarily a simple device to understand. That's contrary to Apple's normal reputation—the iPhone, for example, is a great smartphone for technophobes because it's so easy to navigate. But that's not the market that should pick up the first generation of the Watch. "There's a good chance it will not work perfectly for most consumers right out of the box, because it is best after you learn to use various software settings to personalize use," Manjoo notes. "Indeed, to a degree unusual for a new Apple device, the Watch is not suited for tech amateurs. It is designed for people who are flooded with notifications coming in through their phones, and for those who care to think about, and want to try to manage, the way the digital world intrudes on their lives." Other criticisms range from the fact that the device is a little slow to complaints that it's still a little too clumsy to be fashionable, which could pose an obstacle to wider adoption. People are less certain about how smoothly it actually works. The Watch relies on other Apple software such as the company's Siri voice control software, which fails to work as often as it's successful. Joanna Stern may have explained this sentiment best in saying that she's generally not recommending that her friends buy this generation of the Watch. Every time she gazes down to admire it, she starts seeing how the next one will look better. If you're not quite sure, it's perfectly okay to wait for the next generation.
1. The reviews of the Apple Watch ______.
A.suggest consumers never buy this product
B.are generally positive about this product
C.exaggerate the advantages of this product
D.don't think highly of this product
A B C D
B
[解析] 本文章描述了作者对the Apple Watch(苹果手表)的评价。作者指出，尽管媒体对于苹果手表热评如潮，但该手表在许多方面还不尽人意，包括操作困难、样式难看和易出故障。因此，作者建议人们不要急于购买第一代苹果手表，最好等一等。 第一段提到the verdict is：This is a good product with a bright future。第二段有That's not to say the reviews weren't glowing，because they were。第二段第三句还表明：根据这些评论，此手表无疑是best of its kind on the market。形容词glowing的含义是warmly favorable or complimentary(有利的，赞扬的)。这些句子说明人们对苹果手表给予很高的评价。
2. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably means the Watch ______.
3. Which of the following is NOT one of the problems with the Watch?
A.Difficult to navigate.
B.Prone to breakdown.
C.Not graceful.
D.A little too expensive.
A B C D
D
[解析] 第四段第三句说明，苹果iPhone是easy to navigate(操作方便)，而苹果手表却与此相反。第五段主要说明操作方面可能出现的困难。第六段有a little too clumsy to be fashionable(笨头笨脑，不时尚)，后面还有which fails to work as often as it's successful(一会儿能用，一会儿不能用)，表明该手表经常“闹罢工”。文章没提及手表的价格。
Passage Two Scientists have long tried to link genius to high intelligence without success. Professor Allan Snyder said that the term "genius" was often misused and hard to define. "It is very rare." To him, it's the creation itself and not a person's potential that defines genius. It's certainly not a score on an IQ test. It's especially someone who allows us to view the world in a new light. According to neuropsychologist Rex Jung, genius is notoriously difficult to predict and does not necessarily require extremely high levels of intelligence. He points to a study by Lewis Terman which followed more than 1,500 children with extremely high IQs to see if genius would eventually emerge. While many grew up to be successful, his study missed two Nobel Prize winners who did not make the IQ cut: William Shockley, who co-invented the transistor, and physicist Luis Alvarez. Neither of them had high enough IQs to make it into Terman's study but it was their original thinking that eventually set them apart from their more intelligent peers. While intelligence may not be the defining factor, what genius does seem to require is unusually high levels of creativity and perseverance. Barry Marshall won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2005 for discovering that stomach ulcers (溃疡) were caused by bacteria and not stress, believing ulcers were linked to bacteria but were not allowed to experiment on humans. Other scientists then believed there was a link between ulcers, stress and acid. In desperation, Marshall mixed up some of the bacteria and drank it. After a few days he was proved correct—he had given himself an ulcer, and proved that antibiotics could be used to cure the condition. "Ultimately creativity involves rebellion," Prof Snyder said. "You have to challenge the authorities and have the courage to broadcast your ideas to a resistant world." He believes that what distinguishes a "champion" from the rest is not the desire to be the best, or the fear of failure, rather it's an unconscious hatred to being just average. But Prof McMahon argues that perhaps more than any other virtue, the one quality that genius possess is an ability to work and never let a problem go. While this quality can appear sometimes to be stubbornness or obsession, it is what can separate genius from intelligence. He agrees with Thomas Edison "Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration."
1. The study conducted by Lewis Terman is presented to argue that ______.
A.one has to have high IQs to win the Nobel Prize
B.those with high IQs are capable of original thinking
C.high IQs are more vital than original thinking in research
D.those without high IQs can also win the Nobel Prize
2. Barry Marshall is mentioned to prove that ______.
A.intelligence is the defining factor for genius
B.persistence and creativity are essential to genius
C.authorities are often an obstacle to research
D.experimentation on humans is necessary
A B C D
B
[解析] 文章第五段介绍了Barry Marshall的发现。当时医学界主流的观点是胃溃疡与工作和生活紧张有关，但Barry Marshall对此表示怀疑，因此他拿自己做实验对象，最终证明胃溃疡是由细菌引起的。这个事例验证了第四段的论点：what genius does seem to require is unusually high levels of creativity and perseverance。
3. It seems to Professor Snyder that a winner is characterized by ______.
A.habitual obedience and modesty
B.the courage to challenge authorities
C.the desire to be the top one
D.the fear of failure
A B C D
B
[解析] 文章第六段前两句有creativity involves rebellion和have to challenge the authorities，说明批判性思维的重要性。
4. Professor McMahon believes that the most important quality for genius is ______.
5. It can be concluded from this passage that ______.
A.a genius is difficult to define or predict
B.everyone has some chance of becoming a genius
C.the term "genius" is actually easy to define
D.success requires nothing but high intelligence
A B C D
A
[解析] 文中明确说明天才不仅仅需要高智商，但并没有说人人都能成为天才。第一段第二句有the term "genius" was often misused and hard to define。第二段第一句有genius is notoriously difficult to predict。虽然都是文章作者引用他人的观点，但也可证明“给天才下定义不容易”。
Passage Three Forty years ago butter suddenly became bad for you and those who ate quantities of red meat were believed to take their lives in their hands unfortunately. The public response to guidelines advising us to eat less fat ignited hysteria. The panic was fuelled by the sort of over-simplistic newspaper articles that often follow new guidance on our eating habits. Fat was the root of all evil in the 70s and 80s. Now it is sugar. Recently, a new paper says the guidance on fat should never have been introduced because it was based on inadequate evidence. Meat and dairy can go back on the shopping list and the dinner table. The paper was written by Zoë Harcombe, a writer of diet books. People who ate higher fat diets in trials in the 70s did not have higher death rates from heart disease, they say. Carbohydrate consumption went up as fat went down. Food companies began to produce low-fat ranges and many products, like the low-fat yoghurts, compensated for the loss of taste by adding large amounts of sugar. The rise of sugar in response to the fat phobia is undoubtedly real and has done a lot of damage. If the original trial evidence was weak, they say, that is partly because diet and nutrition trials are incredibly hard to do. People often either actually forget what they have eaten during a week or month or suffer from a sort of embarrassment-induced loss of memory. They are a bit ashamed of doughnuts, crisps and cream cakes. The six small studies Harcombe and colleagues looked at from the 70s were randomized control trials—where one group eats what they like and others eat what they are told to. It is the gold standard model in drug trials, but it does not work well in diets. Patients in a trial will take the pills the doctor gives them. People in diet studies, told not to eat fat, may try and even succeed to a degree, but experience shows that most people revert to their usual eating habits rather than tell researchers that they failed. Some critics said focusing on one nutrient alone is not useful. It is not whether we should eat butter or give up sugar that matters. The best approach is to eat wholesome real food, such as a diet that includes fruit and vegetables, fish, lean meat and olive oil.
1. The underlined words in the first paragraph probably mean ______.
A.feel quite safe
B.risk their lives
C.become fatally ill
D.prepare for suicide
A B C D
B
[解析] 本文谈论的是食品营养问题。在20世纪70年代，政府出台了新的指导原则建议人们少摄入脂肪，同时报纸也不负责任地“煽风点火”，导致人们远离红肉和奶制品。最近，Harcombe发表论文批评这些指导原则，认为其证据不足、结论不实、后果严重，导致糖的用量猛增。作者的意图是建议人们正确看待脂肪的功能。 文章第一段第一句就说明40年前，黄油突然变成了健康杀手。由于红肉富含脂肪，所以大量食用红肉的人就会倒霉。由于出现了unfortunately这个词，可以推测take their lives in their own hands应该是“做不利于健康的事”。
2. Guidelines on consumption of fat that were released in the 1970s ______.
6. Which of the following statements would the author agree with?
A.A wholesome diet approach is the best.
B.Fat is the root of all evils regarding health.
C.Fat has proved more nutritious than sugar.
D.We should consume as little sugar as possible.
A B C D
A
[解析] 文章是为了给脂肪“平反”，所以可排除选项B，但并没说脂肪比糖更有营养，因此排除了选项C。虽然过多摄入糖有害健康，但文章作者并没建议人们尽量少吃糖。文章最后一段有the best approach is to eat wholesome real food。
Passage Four In 2010, Timothy Judge, a business professor, set out to determine the real impact of salary on job satisfaction. Judge and his colleagues examined 86 different studies measuring both salary and job satisfaction and statistically evaluated the experiences of over 15,000 employees. Their conclusion: "Level of pay had little relation to job satisfaction." These results might be intensely incompatible with your personal experience. We all know what it is like to get a raise or land a job with a big paycheck. How do we account for these findings? One explanation is that people tend to adapt to their level of income surprisingly quickly. If you earn $45,000 a year and receive word that your manager has just authorized a $5,000 increase, you can expect to feel pretty excited. The question is whether that feeling is enduring. It's a bit like driving a new car. You get a genuine thrill out of that first ride home from the dealership. Breathing in the new car scent, you can't help but notice all the ways your new vehicle is superior to your old one. But after a few weeks, it's all background. You go back to being the same person, except for the set of keys. Another reason is that in many cases, the promise of a big paycheck lures people to pursue jobs they don't really enjoy. Judge's team found "a sample of lawyers earning an annual average of $148,000 per year was less job-satisfied than child care workers earning $23,500 annually." Being a lawyer can be incredibly fulfilling for some, but it comes at the price of emotional bankruptcy for others. Studies indicate that workplace happiness lie in having a job that fulfills your basic, human psychological needs. The most rewarding jobs are the ones that provide experiences that grow employees' competence, connect them to their colleagues in a meaningful way and offer them autonomy in how they do their work. Suppose that you were offered a job that paid an annual salary of $200,000. MI it required was that you arrive at the office every morning and stare at the wall, doing absolutely nothing, by yourself, for eight hours a day. Would you take it? If you did, chances are you'd be miserable. Let's face it: Nearly every organization can do more to create rewarding workplace experiences. And they can do it without breaking the bank.
1. According to Paragraph 2, people normally believe that ______.
Passage Five As a democracy, the United States is to dispense with dynastic families, but next year's presidential election could well become a family affair. A Clinton or a Bush has been a candidate in seven of the past nine races. In politics the Clintons and the Bushes hardly count as exceptions. How can this happen in a country that went to war to rid itself of a king's inherited authority? In politics and business, power is still concentrated in the family. In Europe family power is one reason why politics seems like a closed shop. Fifty-seven of the 650 members of the recently dissolved British Parliament are related to current or former MPs. More than 90% of the world's businesses are family-managed or-controlled. Families own or control 33% of American companies and 40% of French and German ones with revenues of more than $1 billion a year. The importance of power families would have surprised the founders of modern economic and political theory. Political dynasties were supposed to fade as ordinary people got the vote. Family businesses were supposed to lose ground as public companies raised money from millions of small investors. This never happened—partly because many advantages of family relationship proved surprisingly enduring. Political dynasties have a powerful mixture of brand names and personal connections. Family companies can be more flexible and far-seeing than public companies. Family owners typically want their firms to last for generations, and they can make long-term investments without worrying about shareholders hunting for immediate profits. However, family power poses problems. While people should be judged on their individual merits rather than their family connections or their brand name, The New York Times reckons that the son of a governor is 6,000 times more likely than the average American male baby-boomer to become a governor himself, and the son of a senator is 8,500 times more likely to become a senator. The concentration of power and wealth in a small elite raises questions about legitimacy. Family power also has its dark side—especially where business and politics are twisted together. Incompetent officials often use political connections to protect themselves from competition, leading to corruption. A study found that firms representing almost 8% of the world's market capitalization were run by relatives of political leaders. Even without political connections, business families can exercise an unhealthy influence over the wider economy. If family power cannot be contested, it should not be welcome.
Section A Directions:Put the following paragraph into Chinese. Write your Chinese version in the proper space on Answer Sheet Ⅱ.
1. One of e-mail's chief virtues is that information can be exchanged without the participants having to get online simultaneously and without the shortcomings of the telephone. A second advantage is its speed. In seconds you can send entire documents across time zones. E-mail gives people more flexibility in their schedules and spares them time-consuming distractions. Besides, E-mail eliminates the visual symbols of social status that are apparent to everyone in a face-to-face meeting. Ideas that are proposed online tend to be evaluated in terms of their merits more than their origin. It can nurture a sense of commitment in those who see themselves actively involved in a discussion.
[解析] 此短文涉及的词汇比较多，而且有些词或词组的意义不好判定，因此阅卷时发现大量同学的译文不能令人满意。错误率最高的部分可能是commitment，其次是in terms of their merits。 1. virtue通常的意义是“美德”，但在此句中指“优势”或“长处”。 2. 大多数同学把give people more flexibility in their schedules翻译为“给他们的时间表更多的灵活性”，而不善于意译。 3. eliminate the visual symbols of...直译是“消除视觉的标志”，可意译为“看不到那些……的标志”，后面的定语从句修饰symbols。 4. evaluate的意义是“评价”，意义接近assess，evaluate something in terms of...是个常见的搭配，意义为“根据……来评价”。origin与ideas相关，也就是origin of ideas(提出想法的人)。 5. be committed to通常翻译为“致力于”，但a sense of commitment应该翻译为“责任感”。
Section B Directions:Put the following paragraph into English. Write your English version in the proper space on Answer Sheet Ⅱ.
Over the past few years, deteriorating smog has posed a serious threat to human health, which is why urban residents in China are quite concerned about their living environment. Approximately 30 percent of PM 2.5 is attributed to the exhaust of motor vehicles, the number of which exceeded five million by the end of 2014 in Beijing, making it difficult for us to stay far away from polluted air. We will pay twice as high a price as developed countries.
[解析] 在同学们的译文中，拼写错误十分普遍，特别是vehicle，environment，exhaust和pollute。能正确翻译“细颗粒物”的译文不多。 1.阅卷时发现很多同学翻译“近年来”时不使用任何介词，直接译为recent years。 2.不少同学甚至不了解如何正确使用worsen，把“日益恶化的”翻译为worsened或worsing。 3.“严重威胁”也可翻译为threaten...seriously，但不如翻译为pose a serious threat to...。 4.“对……担忧”可简单地翻译为be worried about，但错误使用concern的现象比比皆是。 5.翻译“归因于”可使用owe...to，ascribe...to或attribute...to，但owe很少用于被动形式。 6.多数同学可能不了解by，to和until之间的区别，也可能是由于考试时紧张，正确使用by的同学不足一半。 7.许多人把over(超过)当动词用。 8.很多人不了解cost和price(代价)之间的区别，把“付出的代价”翻译为pay a cost。 9.建议同学们认真研究比较级的表达方式。翻译比较级特别容易出错，而且是个经常考查的项目。
PART Ⅵ WRITING
1. Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition of no less than 150 words under the title of "Advantages of Having Two Kids." You are advised to avoid using any stereotyped expressions or sentences, such as "last but not the least."
[范文] I have been hoping to live where I can play with my brothers or sisters, but this is nothing but a dream to me. Despite the myth that one child can fully enjoy the happiness of the family, the life as an only child is more of loneliness than a blessing for me. How I wish I could have been born when two kids were allowed. One of the advantages of having two kids is that kids could deal with the problem of loneliness and selfishness in the course of their growth. I had never felt the need to have a brother until I cried at midnight without any company. Also, I was denied the opportunity to interact with others in order to learn the art of communication with others. Moreover, knowing what others feel is of importance for creating a warm family atmosphere, but, unfortunately, an only child is usually self-centered. From my perspective, the two kids' policy is conductive to children's development and social construction, as the one-child policy has resulted in the shortage of labor. No society can achieve sustainable development without the harmony of individual families.
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