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SeedonBPirectintt'i：bSectionB,youwillhearbvoshortpas?￡?onelongercon^cmticikandyouwillbesskedqucssiotisoneachorthem,Thepassagesandconvcrsaliona\iHbereadiwicc.butthequestionswillbespokenanhonce.WhenJonLeafaquestion.r^adllielouipossibkniisuersoilyohipapeianddecide粘hichone^oddbethebest巾ns”打loihequtRLion\ouImeheard.Quefitiuns11throughJJbatedonthefollowingp那魏気q?I].A.Becausehelookedlikeamusician.Becausehexiasamusicianofmuchinfluence.Bteanseheshowedai\inlcrc^iinnm^ic.I】BccaiiwCheuasguild:HplayingCLimcl.AHislaicbeginsinNewOrleans.lieuasbombclbrcinzzinvented.Hi$muncwaspopulnrvithhisHstcncri.HeBurnedpopyJfirumsicataboy\heme.A.TheInventionofdieJazzMusic.ThefatheroftheJazzMusic.TheMakingofaMusician.ThuSpreadofPopularMusicQutstions14tbrnugh16arcbasedi)nthefollowingpassage.A,ItwasexpectedtobeiidisasterLtLurnedouttobeadisabler.CItwasspoiledbyonegifI,Allthestudentsenjoyedif.1?.AAtiniIJint;c^pkirationinIhtdc^ci'CHowGPSsavedthesunivars.WhatisGPSandbowilworks.ThedangerofspaceeKpluraiian.A.Hwti^icrcau^dmainlxfin<icicnii[icrtsMirch.】lworksbetterinJmcweUEh^rconditions.hniusibelocatedcmthreesaleHiles.ksserviceimfreeofcharge.Questions17throughMarcbasedonthefollowlnsconversation.E.Computer-relaiedcrimee.D.Compulcr-rclalcdinjuriesandpioblciiiw.B.Nottooclose.E.Computer-relaiedcrimee.D.Compulcr-rclalcdinjuriesandpioblciiiw.B.Nottooclose.D.Aboutanami'skniiLhaway.BKeepingyourfeetflatcnthpHoarD.Keepingantisandhandsrelatedonthekc\board.C.IkaEthcarc.A.menlioiicd.(IlalfuniL；UrawH\.|YA.Hn^ingagoodchairCrossingone'skgs.2llA.Theremenotsomainph\sicalproblemsdespitethewideuseofcomputer^.B.AgooduhnirenablespcapkLokeepLheirfeciHuunIlieHour.(.'Oranyad\icci&giverloihuschosufkrJromcoTnpiiicr<clalcdinjuriesPeopleshoulda\oidsittingin[ronlofcamputcrsforloolensivilhcmt^iilkiDj!around.GrammarandVocabularySectionAToBeJoyful,ToBeYoungWhatreallyworkstomakesustainablechangesindietandlifestyle?Itsprobablynotwhatyouthink.Inthepast30yearsofconductingclinicalresearch,I(21)(learn)thatrealkeysarepleasure,joyandfreedom.Joyoflivingissustainable;fearofdyingisnot.Why?Becauselifeistobeenjoyed.The'snopoint(22)(abandon)somethingyouenjoyunlessyougetsomethingbackthat'sevenbetter,andquickly.Whenpeopleeatmorehealthfully,(23)(quit)smoking,andmanagestressbetter,theyfindtheyfeelsomuchbetter,soquickly.Itreconstruetsthereasonformakingthesechangesfromfearofdyingtojoyofliving.Whenyouexerciseandeatright,yourbrainreceivesmorebloodflowandoxygen,soyoubecomesmarter,havemoreenergy,andneedlesssleep.Twostudiesshowedjustwalkingforthreehoursperweekforonlythreemonthscausedsomanyneurons(神經(jīng)纟田胞)(24)(grow)thatitactuallyincreasedthesizeofpeople'sbrains!Yourfacereceivesmorebloodflow,soyourskinglowsmoreandwrinklesless.Youlookyoungerandmoreattractive.Incontrast,anunhealthydiet,lastingemotionalstressandsmokingreducebloodflowtoyourface(25)youagemorequickly.Smokingspeedsupagingbecausenicotinecontributestoyourbloodvesselbecomingnarrower,(26)decreasesbloodflowtoyourfaceandmakesitwrinkleprematurely.Thisiswhysmokerslookyearsolderthantheyreallyare.Oneofthemostinterestingfindingswasthatthemothe'awarenessofstresswasmoreimportantthan(27)wasobjectivelyoccurringintheirlives.(28)(give)aquestionnaire,thewomenwereaskedtorateonathree-pointscalehowstressedtheyfelteachday.Thewomenwhorealizedtheywereunderheavystresshadsignificantlyshortenedanddamagedtelomeres(染色體端粒)comparedwith(29)whofeltmorerelaxed.Contrarily,someofthewomenwhofeltrelaxed(30)raisingadisabledchildhadmorenormal-appearingtelomeres.Inotherwords,ifyoufeelstressed,youarestressed.SectionBDirections：Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonemorewordthanyouneed.A.uprisingB.originalC.frequentlyD.magnificentE.featureF.luxuriouslyG.capturedH.approachesI.inhabitedJ.mattersK.rankswelcometoWindsorCastleWindsorCastleistheoldestandlargestoccupiedcastleintheworldandtheOfficialResidenceoftheQueenofBritain.Overaperiodofnearly1,000yearsithasbeen31continuously,andalteredandredecoratedbymonarchs君主)oneaftertheother.Someweregreatbuilders,strengtheningtheCastleagainst32andrebellion;others,livinginmorepeacefultimes,createdagrandRoyalresidence.WilliamtheConquerorchosethesite,highabovetheriverThamesandontheedgeofaSaxonhuntingground.ItwasadaysmarchfromtheTowerofLondoiandintendedtoguardthewestern33tothecapital.Theouterwallsfotodaysstructureareinthesamepositionasthoseofthe34castlebuiltbyWilliamtheConquerorinthe1070s.TheQueenusestheCastlebothasaprivatehome,wheresheusuallyspendstheweekend,ansasaRoyalresidenceatwhichsheundertakescertainformalduties.WindsorCastleis35usedbytheQueentohostStateVisitsfromoverseasmonarchsandpresidents.EveryyeartheQueentakesupofficialresidenceinWindsorCastleforamonthoverEaster(March-April).TheCastleishuge,sopeopletendtoheadforthemost36bits—theStateApartments,ST.George'sChapel,theGalleryandthedelightfulQueenMarysDollsHouse.Worksofart,antiquefurniture,curiositicsandimpressivearchitecturereflectthetastesofmanydifferentroyalgenerations.TheStateApartmentsare37decoratedformalroomsstillusedforstateandofficialfunctions.ThemagnificentandbeautifulSt.George'sChapelwasstartedin1475byEdwardIVandwascompleted50yearslaterbyHenryVIII.It38amongthefinestexamplesoflatemedievalarchitectureintheUK.TheDrawingsGallery39theexhibition“TheQueen:60Photographsfor60Years”.TheexhibitionpresentsportraitsoftheQueen40inbriefmomentsonbothofficialoccasionsandatrelaxedfamilygatherings.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.“NatureandNurture”Peoplehavewonderedforalongtimehowtheirpersonalitiesandbehaviorareformed.However,itisnoteasytoexplainwhyonepersonisintelligentandanotherisnot,orwhyoneiscooperativeandanotheris41.Socialscientistsareofcourse42interestedinthesetypesofquestions.Theywanttoexplainwhywepossesscertaincharacteristicsandexhibitcertainbehavior.Therearenoclearanswersyet,buttwo43schoolsofthoughtonthematterhavedeveloped.Asonemightexpect,thetwoapproachesareverydifferentfromeachother,andthereisagreatdealofdebatedbetween44ofeachtheory.Thecontroversy（爭論）isoftenconvenientlyreferredtoas“natureandnurture”Thosewho45the“nature”sideoftheconflictbelievethatourpersonalitiesandbehaviorpatternsare46determinedbybiologicalfactors.Thatourenvironmenthaslittle,ifanything,todowithourabilities,characteristicsandbehavioris47tothistheory.Takentoanextreme,thistheorystatesthatourbehaviorispredeterminedtosuchagreatdegreethatwearealmostcompletelygovernedbyour48.Supportersofthe“nurture”theory,or,astheyareoftencalled,49,claimthatourenvironmentismoreimportantthanourbiologicallybasedinstinctsindetermininghowwewillact.Abehaviorists'sviewofthehumanbeingisquitemechanistic.Theystatethat,likemachines,humansrespondto51stimuli（刺激）asthebasisoftheirbehavior.Sociallyandpolitically,theconsequencesofthesetwotheoriesare52.IntheUS,forexample,blacksoftenscorebelowwhiteonstandardizedintelligencetests.Thisleadssome"nature”supporterstoconcludethatblacksaregeneticallylowerinstatusthanwhitesare.Behaviorists,53,saythatthedifferencesinscoresareduetothefactthatblacksareoftenrobbedofmanyoftheeducationalandotherenvironmentaladvantagesthatwhitesenjoy,andthat,asaresult,theydonotdevelopthesame54thatwhitesdo.Neitherofthesetheoriescanyetfullyexplainhumanbehavior.Asamatteroffact,itisquite55thatthekeytoourbehaviorliessomewherebetweenthesetwoextremesandthatthecontroversywillcontinueforalongtimeiscertain.41.A.sensitiveB.productiveC.competitiveD.aggressive42.A.moderatelyB.extremelyC.reluctantlyD.scarcely43.A.distinctB.reliableC.relevantD.equal44.A.objectorsB.operatorsC.opponentsD.advocates45.A.claimB.supportC.resolveD.inherit46.A.completelyB.largelyC.thoroughlyD.merely47.A.sensitiveB.openC.centralD.subject48.A.abilitiesB.capacitiesC.personalitiesD.instinct49.A.expertsB.scientistsC.environmentalistD.behaviorists50.A.shapedB.prioritizedC.oppressedD.restrieted51.A.environmentalB.biologicalC.geneticD.psychological52.A.temporaryB.slightC.fatalD.far-reaching53.A.onthecontraryB.asawholeC.afterallD.forinstance54.A..habitsB.responsesC.characteristicsD.advantages55.A.necessaryB.impossibleC.unreasonableD.likelySectionBDirections：Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(A)I'mastudentinmyfourthyearofabiomedicalsciencedegreeatRobertGordonUniversityinAberdeen,butIalsowork38hoursaweekatSainsburystomakeendsmeet.Idothreenightshiftsaweek,plusovertimeifIcangetit.Mondayisthemostoccupieddayforme一Iworkfrom10pmuntil8amonSaturdayandSundaynights,earningjustover￡100anight,andthenIhavetobeatmyfirstlectureat9amonMonday.BythetimeIfinishlectures,at2pm,Imexhausted,butIknowIhavetobebackatworkby10pm.Iconstantlyhavetoforcemyselftostayawake,andtobealert,whateverittakes.ApacketofSkittlesandaRedBullusuallyhelps.TheworkIdoatSainsbury'sisveryphysicallikestackingshelves.I'mluckybecauseI'manactivepersonandtheamountIliftatworkisnothingcomparedwiththeweightsIliftinthegym.IknowIhavethestrengthtobearit.I'moriginallyfromNigeria.IcameherewhenIwasseven,growingupinCroydon,southLondon.Moneywastight.MyparentsgavemeeverythingIneeded,buttherewasnomoneytospendonluxuries.Iworkedhardatschoolthoughand,withthehelpofGTScholars,IgotsomeofthebestA-levelgradesinmyclass.Unfortunately,thoughIhadappliedfor“settled”Britishresidentialstatuswhenveryyoung,theHomeOfficewaiteduntilIwasinsixthformtoapprovemyapplication.ThatmeantIwasnteligibleforastudentloan.TheonlywayIcouldaffordtogotouniversitywasthatifIgotajobthatwouldpayforallmylivingcostsandmyparents,whoworkinmarketresearch,paidformytuitionfees.InScotland,that'sabout￡7,000ayear.Idon'thavemuchtimetosocializebecauseofmyjob.Ideally,IwouldalsoliketohavemoretimetostudysoIcanexcelatmycourse.Yes,Ihavealotonmyplate,butworkinghardisntnewtome.Growingup,myparentsandmymentorsinthechurchandatGTScholarscultivatedinmetheimportanceofworkinghardforwhatIwantinlife.MydreamistodoanMAinphysiotherapynextyearandthengetajobworkingfortheNHS.Butrightnow,I'mjustfocusedontryingtogetthebestgradesIcan.WheneverIfindlifehard,Itellmyselfthisisaboutmyfuture.Ido*tneedmuch,butIwouldliketoworrylessaboutmoneyandhavemorefreetime.ThatiswhatIlookforwardtothemost.Whydoestheauthorworklonghoursandsometimesovertimeeveryweek?Tohelphisparentspayoffthedebts.B.Topayforhistuitionfees.C.Toprovehisabilitytoearnmoney.D.Topayforhisownlivingexpenses.Theunderlinedword“eligible”inthepassagecanbereplacedby.responsibleB.qualifiedC.feasibleD.anxious

58.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwordscanNOTbeusedtodescribetheA.Sociable.B.Diligent.C.Ambitious.author?D.Persistent.59.Whichofthefollowingproverbscanbestsummarizezethepassage?A.C.58.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwordscanNOTbeusedtodescribetheA.Sociable.B.Diligent.C.Ambitious.author?D.Persistent.59.Whichofthefollowingproverbscanbestsummarizezethepassage?A.C.Apennysavedisapennyearned.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.Wherethereislife,thereishope.B)Shouldyoubecomeafullstackwebdeveloper?WhatisaFullStackWebDeveloper?Afullstackwebdeveloperiswellversedinbothfrontandback-endwebdeveloping.Withknowledgeofwhatitmeanstobuildapplicationsfromstarttofinish,afullstackdevelopercanplan,manage,andbuildsoftwarewithgeneralknow-how.Acoredifferencebetweenfrontandback-enddevelopersisthatfront-enddevelopershandlebuildingtheuserinterfaceaspectofawebsite,whileback-enddevelopersdealwithinternaltaskssuchaswebservers,applications,anddatabases.Combinedtheyareresponsibleforbuildingthetechnologyandcodingthatmakesawebsitefunctionproperly.Bothskillsetsarecrucialforbeingawell-roundedwebdeveloperandwillgiveyoualegupwhenapplyingforjobs.Ifyouliketolearnnewconceptsandtechnologiesfrequentlythisisanexcellentcareerpathforyou.DemandforFullStackWebDevelopersisGrowingBecauseofthebroadrangeofskillsrequiredtobeafullstackwebdeveloper,therearefewercandidatesapplyingforpositions,leavingmoreopportunityforqualifiedcandidates.Thejoboutlookforwebdevelopersisestimatedtogrow13%by2026,whichisfasterthantheaveragerateforalloccupations.WithaversatileandrobustCV,fullstackwebdeveloperscanmake$87,661onaverage.GetStartedTodayWithourguide,youwilllearneverythingyouneedtoknowinordertosucceedasafullstackwebdeveloper.Youcanstartfromanylevelwithlittletonopreviousexperiencerequiredandtrackyourprogressasyougo.Here'swhatyou'lllearn:Buildwebapplicationsanddeveloponboththefront-endandback-endstacksLearnRubyonRails,HTML,CSS,andJavaScriptDevelopwebapplicationsinJavascriptusingfront-endframework,Angular,andhybridmobileapplicationswithApacheCordovaDesignRESTfulRubyonRailswebapplicationswithMongoDBdatabaseintegration.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanwemostprobablyfindthispassage?ArtsB.Science-technologyC.CoursesD.BusinessWhichofthefollowingisTUREaccordingtothepassage?Frontandback-enddevelopersbothareresponsibleforsuchtasksasapplicationsanddatabases.Fewercandidatesapplyforthepositionofbeingwebdevelopersduetohighdemandforskills.Thejobprospectforwebdeveloperisn'tpromisinginthelongrun.Youcan'tstarttolearnthecourseofbeingafullstackwebdeveloperunlessyouhavesomeexperiencebeforehand.Whatisthemainpurposesofthispassage?ToadvertiseforfullstackwebdevelopersToinformpeopleofwhatisrequiredtobeafullstackwebdeveloper.Topersuadepeopletotakethecourseswhichhelptobecomeafullstackwebdeveloper.Tohelppeopletoexplorethefullstackwebdevelopercareerguide.（C）ThehauntingpaintingsofHeleneSchjerfbeck,onshowinthefinallegofatravellingtourthathasalreadyattractedthousandsofvisitorsinHamburgandTheHague,maycomeasasurprisetomany.FewoutsidetheNordicworldwouldrecognisetheworkofthisFinnishartistwhodiedin1946.Morepeopleshould.The120workshaveattheircore20self-portraits,halfthenumbershepaintedinall.Thefirst,dated1880,isofawide-eyedteenagereagertoabsorbeverything.Thelastisasightingoftheartist'sghost-to-be.Precociouslygifted,Schjerfbeckwas11whensheenteredtheFinnishArtSocietysdrawingschool."TheWoundedWarriorintheSnow",ahistorypainting,wasboughtbyaprivatecollectorandwonherastatetravelgrantwhenshewas17.SchjerfbeckstudiedinParis,wentontoPont-Aven,Brittany,whereshepaintedforayear,thentoTuscany,CornwallandStPetersburg.Duringher1887visittoStIves,Cornwall,Schjerfbeckpainted"TheConvalescent".Achildwrappedinablanketsitsproppedupinalargewicker（W卩條編制的）chair,toyingwithasprig（小紙條）.Thepicturewonabronzemedalatthe1889ParisWorldFairandwasboughtbytheFinnishArtSociety.Toamoderneyeitseemsalmostsentimental（感傷）andisredeemedonlybythesomewhatstunned,melancholyexpressiononthechildsface,whichmayhavebeeninspiredbySchjerfbecksearlyexperiences.Atfour,shefelldownaflightofstepsandneverfullyrecovered.In1890,SchjerfbecksettledinFinland.Teachingexhaustedher,shedidnotliketheworkofotherlocalpainters,andshewasfurtherisolatedwhenshetookonthecareofhermother（wholiveduntil1923）."IfIallowmyselfthefreedomtoliveasecludedlife",shewrote,"thenitisbecauseithastobethatway."In1902,Schjerfbeckandhermothersettledinthesmall,industrialtownofHyvinkaa,50kilometresnorthofHelsinki.IsolationhadonedesiredeffectforitwastherethatSchjerfbeckbecameamodernpainter.Sheproducedstilllivesandlandscapesbutaboveallmoodyyetincisiveportraitsofhermother,localschoolgirls,womenworkersintowr。"Ihavealwayssearchedforthedensedepthsofthesoul,thathavenotyetdiscoveredthemselves",shewrote,"whereeverythingisstillunconscious-thereonecanmakethegreatestdiscoveries."Sheexperimentedwithdifferentkindsofunderpainting,scrapedandrubbed,madebrightrosyredspots;doingwhateverhadtobedonetocapturethesubconscious-herownandthatofhermodels.In1913,Schjerfbeckwasrediscoveredbyanartdealerandjournalist,GostaStenman.Onceagainshewasasuccess.Schjerfbeck'spaintingsmaycomeasasurprisetomanybecause.herpaintingsarerarelyknownoutsidetheNordicworldherpaintingshaveneverbeenonshowoutoftheNordicworldherpaintingshavethepowertohauntpeoplewhoeverhaveseenthemherpaintingsfocusonsupernaturalelementssuchasghostsWhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?"TheConvalescent"isinfactaportraitofSchjerbeckinherchildhood."TheConvalescent"isareflectionofSchejerbeck'ssentimentalchildhood."TheConvalescent"ismadeasaresultofanaccidentinSchejerbeckschildhood."TheConvalescent"isfeaturedbythechild'sstunned,melancholyexpression.Schejerbeckchosetoliveasecludedlifemainlybecauseof.shewasexhaustedbyherteachingjobherpersonalityprefersthiskindofstyleshecouldnotappreciatetheworkoftheotherlocalpaintershermother'shealthconditionrequiredhertoadoptsuchalifestyle.WecaninferfromthepassagethatthemostoutstandingcharacteristicsofSchjerfbeck'spaintingsIS.hervividcharacterizationofcommonpeoplehercaptureofthecharacters'soulthesorrowlyexpressionofthecharactersherunconscioussenseofsomemysteriouselementsSectionCDirections：Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthesentencesinthebox.Eachsentencescanonlybeusedonce.Notethattherearetwosentencesmorethanyouneed.AneffectivewaythatIhavefoundtodeepenmyownpatienceistocreateactualpracticeperiods.Youaremoreeasilyannoyedandbothered.ItisgenerallybelievedthatthequalityofbeingpatientisverydifficuIttodevelop.Becomingmorepatientinvolvesopeningyourhearttothepresentmoment,evenifyoudotlikeit.Withoutpatience,youwillseethesamesceneasanemergencycompletewithyelling,frustration,hurtfeelings.Ifyoulackpatience,youaredestinedtofailinwhatyouarepursuing.Thequalityofpatiencegoesalongwaytowardyourgoalofcreatingamorepeacefulandlovingself.Themorepatientyouare,themoreacceptingyouwillbeofwhatlifeis,ratherthaninsistingthatlifebeexactlyasyouwouldlikeittobe.Withoutpatience,lifeisextremelyfrustrating.67.Patienceaddsadimensionofeaseandacceptancetoyourlife.It'simportantforinnerpeace.68Ifyouarestuckinatrafficjam,lateforanappointment,beingpatientwouldmeankeepingyourselffrombuildingamentalsnowballbeforeyourthinkinggetoutofhandandgentlyremindingyourselftorelax.Itmightalsobeagoodtimetobreatheaswellasanopportunitytoremindyourselfthat,inthebiggerschemeofthings,beinglateis“smallstuff”.Patienceisaqualityofheartthatcanbegreatlyenhancedwithdeliberatepractice.69TheyaretheperiodsoftimethatIsetupinmymindtopracticetheartofpatience.Lifeitselfbecomesaclassroom,andthecurriculumispatience.Youcanstartwithaslittleasfiveminutesandbuildupyourcapacityforpatienceovertime.Whatyou'lldiscoveristrulyamazing.Yourintentiontobepatient,especiallyifyouknowit'sonlyforashortwhile,immediatelystrengthensyourcapacityforpatience.Patienceisoneofthosespecialqualitieswheresuccessfeedsonitself.Onceyoureachlittlemilestone(里程碑)-fiveminutesofsuccessfulpatience-youllbegintoseethatyoudoindeedhavethecapacitytobepatient,evenforlongerperiodsoftime.Overtime,youmayevenbecomeapatientperson.Beingpatientwillhelpyoutokeepyourperspective.Youllseeevenadifficultsituation,sayyourpresentchallenge,isnt“l(fā)ifeordeath”butsimplyaminorobstaelethatmustbedealtwith.70SummaryWritingDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.AremarkablevarietyofinsectsliveinthisplanetMorespeciesofinsectsexistthanallotheranimalspeciestogether.Insectshavesurvivedonearthformorethan300millionyears,andmaypossesstheabilitytosurviveformillionsmore.Insectscanbefoundalmosteverywhere一onthehighestmountainsandonthebottomofrushingstreams,inthecoldSouthPoleandinbubblinghotsprings.Theydigthroughtheground,jumpandsinginthetrees,andrunanddanceintheair.Theycomeinmanydifferentcolorsandvariousshapes.Therearemanyreasonswhyinsectsaresosuccessfulatsurviving.Theiramazingabilitytoadaptpermitsthemtoliveinextremerangesoftemperaturesandenvironmen