directions:forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoexpressyourthankstoyourparentsoranyfamilymembersuponmakingmemorableachievement.youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
partⅱlisteningcomprehension（25minutes）
sectiona
directions:inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda）,b）,c）andd）.thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
b）thebasicsocialprotectionforthemostvulnerable.
c）risingunemploymentworldwide.
d）globaleconomicrecovery.
2.a）manycountrieshavenottakenmeasurestocreateenoughjobs.
b）fewcountriesknowhowtoaddressthecurrenteconomiccrisis.
c）fewcountrieshaverealizedtheseriousnessofthecurrentcrisis.
questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.a）servestandardizedfoodnationwide.b）putcalorieinformationonthemenu.
c）increaseproteincontentinthefood.d）offerconvenientfoodtocustomers.
4.a）theywillbefined.b）theywillbeclosed.
c）theywillgetawarning.d）theywilllosecustomers.
questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
5.a）inabilitytoimplementtheirbusinessplans.
b）inabilitytokeepturningoutnovelproducts.
c）lackofasuccessfulbusinessmodeloftheirown.
d）failuretointegrateinnovationintotheirbusiness.
6.a）itisthesecrettobusinesssuccess.b）itisthecreationofsomethingnew.
c）itisamagictooltobringbigrewards.d）itisanessentialpartofbusinessculture.
7.a）itshardworkingemployees.b）itsflexiblepromotionstrategy.
c）itsinnovationculture.d）itswillingnesstomakeinvestments.
sectionb
directions:inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.attheendofeachconversationsyouwillhearfourquestions.boththeconversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce.afteryouhearaquestion.youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda）,b）,c）andd）.thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
c）heiscrazyabouttext-messaging.d）hedoesnottalklongonthephone.
9.a）talkbig.b）talkatlength.c）gossipalot.d）forgetherself.
10.a）hethoughtitwascool.b）heneededthepractice.
c）hewantedtostayconnectedwiththem.d）hehadanurgentmessagetosend.
11.a）itposesachallengetoseniors.b）itsavesbothtimeandmoney.
c）itischildishandunprofessional.d）itiscoolandconvenient.
questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.a）hewantstochangehisjobassignment.b）heisunhappywithhisdepartmentmanager.
c）hethinkshedeservesextrapayforovertime.d）heisoftensingledoutforcriticismbyhisboss.
13.a）hisworkloadwasmuchtooheavy.b）hisimmediatebossdidnottrusthim.
c）hiscolleaguesoftenrefusedtocooperate.d）hissalarywastoolowforhisresponsibility.
14.a）heneverknowshowtorefuse.b）heisalwaysreadytohelpothers.
c）hisbosshasalotoftrustinhim.d）hisbosshasnosenseoffairness.
15.a）putallhiscomplaintsinwriting.b）waitandseewhathappensnext.
c）learntosaynowhennecessary.d）talktohisbossinpersonfirst.
sectionc
directions:inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkeda）,b）,c）andd）.thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
c）sometipstoimprovethequalityofsleep.d）diseasesassociatedwithlackofsleep.
17.a）theyaremorehealth-conscious.b）theyarechangingtheirlivinghabits.
c）theygetlessandlesssleep.d）theyknowthedangersoflackofsleep.
18.a）theirweightwillgodown.b）theirmindfunctionwilldeteriorate.
c）theirworkefficiencywilldecrease.d）theirbloodpressurewillrise.
questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.a）howmuchyoucanaffordtopay.b）whatcourseyouaregoingtochoose.
c）whichuniversityyouaregoingtoapplyto.d）whenyouaregoingtosubmityourapplication.
20.a）thelistofcoursesstudied.b）thefullrecordofscores.
c）thereferencesfromteachers.d）thepersonalstatement.
21.a）specifywhattheywouldliketodoaftergraduation.
b）describeindetailhowmuchtheywouldenjoystudying.
c）indicatetheyhavereflectedandthoughtaboutthesubject.
d）emphasizethattheyadmiretheprofessorsintheuniversity.
questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.a）itwasequippedwithrubbertyres.b）itwasbuiltinthelate19thcentury.
c）itwaspurchasedbytheroyalfamily.d）itwasdesignedbyanenglishengineer.
23.a）theyconsumedlotsofpetrol.b）theytooktwopassengersonly.
c）theyweredifficulttodrive.d）theyoftenbrokedown.
24.a）theywereproducedontheassemblyline.b）theywerebuiltwithlesscostlymaterials.
c）theyweremodeledafterbritishcars.d）theyweremadeforordinaryuse.
25.a）itmadenewsallovertheworld.b）itwasbuiltfortheroyalfamily.
c）itmarkedanewerainmotortravel.d）itattractedlargenumbersofmotorists.
partiiireadingcomprehension
directions:inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonanswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
a）attendancee）droppingi）moodm）review
b）consequentlyf）essentialj）mutuallyn）survive
c）currentg）feasiblek）particularlyo）tend
d）depressingh）flowl）performance
directions:inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.answerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet2.
findingtherighthome—andcontentment,too
[a]whenyourelderlyrelativeneedstoentersomesortoflong-termcarefacility—amomentfewparentsorchildrenapproachwithoutfear—whatyouwouldlikeistohaveeverythingmadeclear.
[c]iamabouttomakethingsmorecomplicatedbysuggestingthatwhatkindoffacilityanolderpersonlivesinmaymatterlessthanwehaveassumed.andthatthecharacteristicsadultchildrenlookforwhentheybeginthesearcharenotnecessarilythethingsthatmakeadifferencetothepeoplewhoaregoingtomovein.iamnottalkingaboutthequalityofcare,letmehastilyadd.nobodyflourishesinagloomyenvironmentwithirresponsiblestaffandapoorsafetyrecord.butanaccumulatingbodyofresearchindicatesthatsomedistinctionsbetweenonetypeofeldercareandanotherhavelittlerealbearingonhowwellresidentsdo.
[d]themostrecentofthesestudies,publishedinthejournalofappliedgerontology,surveyed150connecticutresidentsofassistedliving,nursinghomesandsmallerresidentialcarehomes（knowninsomestatesasboardandcarehomesoradultcarehomes）.researchersfromtheuniversityofconnecticuthealthcenteraskedtheresidentsalargenumberofquestionsabouttheirqualityoflife,emotionalwell-beingandsocialinteraction,aswellasaboutthequalityofthefacilities.
[f]intheinitialresults,assistedlivingresidentsdidpaintthemostpositivepicture.theywerelesslikelytoreportsymptomsofdepressionthanthoseintheotherfacilities,forinstance,andlesslikelytobeboredorlonely.theyscoredhigheronsocialinteraction.
[j]asiwasconsideringallthis,apressreleasefromarespectedresearchfirmcrossedmydesk,announcingthatthefive-starratingsystemthatmedicaredevelopedin2008tohelpfamiliescomparenursinghomequalityalsohaslittlerelationshiptohowsatisfieditsresidentsortheirfamilymembersare.asamatteroffact,consumersexpressedhighersatisfactionwiththeone-starfacilities,thelowestrated,thanwiththefive-starones.（moreonthisstudyandthestarratingswillappearinasubsequentpost.）
[k]beforewecollectivelytearourhairout—howarewesupposedtofindourwayinalandscapethisconfusing—hereisathoughtfromdr.philipsloane,ageriatrician（老年病学希赛网）attheuniversityofnorthcarolina:“inaway,thatcouldbeliberatingforfamilies.”
[m]weallhaveourownideasaboutwhatwouldbringourparentshappiness.theyhavetheirideas,too.afriendrecentlytookhermothertovisitanexpensiveassistedliving/nursinghomenearmytown.ihaveseenthisplace—itiselegant,insideandout.butnobodygreetedthedaughterandmotherwhentheyarrived,thoughthevisithadbeenplanned;nobodyintroducedthemtotheotherresidents.whentheyhadlunchinthediningroom,theysataloneatatable.
[n]thedaughterfearedhermotherwouldbeignoredthere,andsoshedecidedtomoveherintoamorewelcomingfacility.basedonwhatisemergingfromsomeofthisresearch,thatmighthavebeenasrationalawayasanytoreachadecision.
36.manypeoplefeelguiltywhentheycannotfindaplaceotherthananursinghomefortheirparents.
37.thoughithelpsforchildrentoinvestigatecarefacilities,involvingtheirparentsinthedecision-makingprocessmayproveveryimportant.
38.itisreallydifficulttotellifassistedlivingisbetterthananursinghome.
39.howaresidentfeelsdependsonaninteractionbetweenthemselvesandthecarefacilitytheylivein.
40.theauthorthinksherfriendmadearationaldecisioninchoosingamorehospitableplaceoveranapparentlyelegantassistedlivinghome.
41.thesystemmedicaredevelopedtoratenursinghomequalityisoflittlehelptofindingasatisfactoryplace.
42.atfirsttheresearchersofthemostrecentstudyfoundresidentsinassistedlivingfacilitiesgavehigherscoresonsocialinteraction.
43.whatkindofcarefacilityoldpeopleliveinmaybelessimportantthanwethink.
44.thefindingsofthelatestresearchweresimilartoanearliermulti-statestudyofassistedliving.
directions:thereare2passagesinthissection.eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.foreachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkeda）,b）,c）andd）.youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronanswersheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
passageone
questions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
asartificialintelligence（ai）becomesincreasinglysophisticated,therearegrowingconcernsthatrobotscouldbecomeathreat.thisdangercanbeavoided,accordingtocomputerscienceprofessorstuartrussell,ifwefigureouthowtoturnhumanvaluesintoaprogrammablecode.
itwillbepossibletocreatemoresophisticatedmoralmachines,ifonlywecanfindawaytosetouthumanvaluesasclearrules.
robotscouldalsolearnvaluesfromdrawingpatternsfromlargesetsofdataonhumanbehavior.theyaredangerousonlyifprogrammersarecareless.
onesimplecheckwouldbetoprogramarobottocheckthecorrectcourseofactionwithahumanwhenpresentedwithanunusualsituation.
themostdifficultstepinprogrammingvalueswillbedecidingexactlywhatwebelieveinmoral,andhowtocreateasetofethicalrules.butifwecomeupwithananswer,robotscouldbegoodforhumanity.
46.whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthethreatofrobots
a）itmayconstituteachallengetocomputerprogrammers.
b）itaccompaniesallmachineryinvolvinghightechnology.
c）itcanbeavoidedifhumanvaluesaretranslatedintotheirlanguage.
d）ithasbecomeaninevitableperilastechnologygetsmoresophisticated.
47.whatwouldwethinkofapersonwhoinvadesourpersonalspaceaccordingtotheauthor
a）theyareaggressive.b）theyareoutgoing.
c）theyareignorant.d）theyareill-bred.
48.howdorobotslearnhumanvalues
a）byinteractingwithhumansineverydaylifesituations.
b）byfollowingthedailyroutinesofcivilizedhumanbeings.
c）bypickinguppatternsfrommassivedataonhumanbehavior.
d）byimitatingthebehaviorofpropertybrought-uphumanbeings.
49.whatwillawell-programmedrobotdowhenfacinganunusualsituation
a）keepadistancefrompossibledangers.b）stoptoseekadvicefromahumanbeing.
c）triggeritsbuilt-inalarmsystematonce.d）dosufficienttestingbeforetakingaction.
50.whatismostdifficulttodowhenweturnhumanvaluesintoaprogrammablecode
a）determinewhatismoralandethical.b）designsomelarge-scaleexperiments.
c）setrulesforman-machineinteraction.d）developamoresophisticatedprogram.
passagetwo
questions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
whydosomepeoplelivetobeolderthanothersyouknowthestandardexplanations:keepingamoderatediet,engaginginregularexercise,etc.butwhateffectdoesyourpersonalityhaveonyourlongevity（长寿）dosomekindsofpersonalitiesleadtolongerlivesanewstudyinthejournaloftheamericangeriatricssocietylookedatthisquestionbyexaminingthepersonalitycharacteristicsof246childrenofpeoplewhohadlivedtobeatleast100.
thestudyshowsthatthoselivingthelongestaremoreoutgoing,moreactiveandlessneurotic（神经质的）thanotherpeople.long-livingwomenarealsomorelikelytobesympatheticandcooperativethanwomenwithanormallifespan.thesefindingsareinagreementwithwhatyouwouldexpectfromtheevolutionarytheory:thosewholiketomakefriendsandhelpotherscangatherenoughresourcestomakeitthroughtoughtimes.
interestingly,however,othercharacteristicsthatyoumightconsideradvantageoushadnoimpactonwhetherstudyparticipantswerelikelytolivelonger.thosewhoweremoreself-disciplined,forinstance,werenomorelikelytolivetobeveryold.also,beingopentonewideashadnorelationshiptolonglife,whichmightexplainallthosebad-temperedoldpeoplewhoarefixedintheirways.
whetheryoucansuccessfullychangeyourpersonalityasanadultisthesubjectofalongstandingpsychologicaldebate.butthenewpapersuggeststhatifyouwantlonglife,youshouldstrivetobeasoutgoingaspossible.
51.theaimofthestudyinthejournaloftheamericangeriatricssocietyis____.
c）toinvestigatetheroleofexerciseinlivingalonglife
d）toexamineallthefactorscontributingtolongevity
52.whatdoestheauthorimplyaboutoutgoingandsympatheticpeople
a）theyhaveagoodunderstandingofevolution.
b）theyarebetteratnegotiatinganagreement.
c）theygenerallyappearmoreresourceful.
d）theyaremorelikelytogetoverhardship.
53.whatfindingofthestudymightprovesomewhatoutofourexpectation
a）easy-goingpeoplecanalsolivearelativelylonglife.
b）personalitycharacteristicsthatproveadvantageousactuallyvarywithtimes.
c）suchpersonalitycharacteristicsasself-disciplinehavenoeffectonlongevity.
d）readinesstoacceptnewideashelpsoneenjoylongevity.
54.whatdoestherecentstudyofnorwegianmothersshow
b）peoplewithunhealthyeatinghabitsarelikelytodiesooner.
55.whatcanwelearnfromthefindingsofthetwonewstudies
b）longevityresultsfromacombinationofmentalandphysicalhealth.
c）personalityplaysadecisiveroleinhowhealthyoneis.
partivtranslation
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