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PartIwriting

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonwhystudentsshouldbeencouragedtodevelopeffectivecommunicationskills.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.

参考范文:

Ascontemporarystudentshavebeeninvolvedinintensifiedcompetitions,itisnecessaryforthemtostrengthenavarietyofcompetences,themostimportantofwhichiseffectivecommunicationskills.Oneofthemainreasonsisthatdeliveringideasstraightforwardandeliminatingmisunderstandingsareessential,especiallyforthoselivinginthecomplicatedsocialnetwork.Thus,betterinterpersonalrelationships,resultingfromtheeffectivecommunicationskills,willlayasolidfoundationforstudentlearning.Anotherfactorcontributingtothenecessityoftheskillsisthatstudentswithclearwordsandgesturescanmakenewfriendswithease.Lastbutnottheleast,thoseabilitiesmustpavethewayforstudents’careersinthefuture.Giventhatcorporationsneedall-roundtalents,communicatingwellwithcolleagues,customersandevenbossesshouldbetakenintoconsideration,sostudentscouldcultivatethosebasicskillsintheearlystageoftheirlife.Inbrief,onlywithhighcapacitytocommunicateeffectivelycanstudentscopewiththeubiquitouschallengesandmakegreatpreparationsfortheirfuture.

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Conversationone

Paul:Goodmorning,SafehouseInsurance.MynameisPaul.HowcanIhelpyoutoday?

May:Morning.Iwouldn’tsaythatit’sgoodfromwhereI’mstanding.ThisisMissWilsonandthisisthethirdtimeI’vecalledthisweeksincereceivingyourletteraboutourinsuranceclaim.I’mgettingalittlefedupwithmycallsaboutmyclaimbeingcompletelydisregarded.

Paul:MissWilson,thankyouforcallingback.CanItakesomedetailstohelpmelookatyourclaim?

May:It’sMissMayWilsonof15SouthSeaRoadinCornwall.Andthedetailsarethatourvillagewasextensivelyflooded2monthsago.Theentiregroundfloorofourcottagewassubmergedinwaterandfiveofushavebeenlivinginacaravaneversince.Youpeoplearestillwithholdingthemoneyweareentitledtooverabizarretechnicaldetail.Andit’snotacceptable,Paul!

Paul:MissWilson,accordingtothenotesonyouraccount,thebizarretechnicaldetailthatyoumentionedreferstothefactthatyouhadn’tpaidhouseinsurancethemonthbeforetheincident.

May:Thatmoneyleftouraccount,andnowthatyoushouldbepayingnow,you’resuddenlysayingthatyoudidn’treceiveitontime.I’mreallyskepticalaboutthisclaim.

Paul:Thecontractdoessaythatanymissedpaymentinayearwillaffectthetermsandconditionsoftheinsurancecontractandmayaffectclaims.Ofcourse,Icanpassyouontomymanagertotalktoyoumoreaboutthis.

May:I’vealreadyspokentohimandyoucantellhimI’mfuriousnowandthatyourcompanyhasalawsuitonitshands.Youwillbehearingfrommylawyer.Goodbye.

Q1:Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?

Q2:Whatistheproblemthewoman’sfamilyencountered?

Q3:Whathascausedtheso-called“bizarretechnicaldetail”accordingtotheman?

Q4:Whatdidthewomansayshewoulddoattheendoftheconversation?

ConversationTwo

W:Howdoyoufeelaboutthefutureofartificialintelligence?Personally,Ifeelquiteoptimisticaboutit.

M:AI?I’mnotsooptimistic,actually.Infact,it’ssomethingweshouldbeconcernedabout.

W:Well,itwillhelpushumansunderstandourselvesbetter.And,whenwehaveabetterunderstandingofourselves,wecanimprovetheworld.

M:Well,onethingisforsure:Technologyisevolvingfasterthanourabilitytounderstandit.Andinthefuture,AIwillmakejobskindofpointless.

W:Ithinkartificialintelligencewillactuallyhelpcreatenewkindsofjobswhichwouldrequirelessofourtimeandallowustobecenteredoncreativetasks.

M:Idoubtthatverymuch.ProbablythelastjobthatwillremainwillbewritingAIsoftware.Andtheneventually,AIwilljustwriteitsownsoftware.

W:Atthattime,we’regoingtohavealotofjobswhichnobodywouldwanttodo,sowe’llneedartificialintelligencefortherobotstotakecareoftheoldguyslikeus.

M:Idon’tknow.There’sariskthathumancivilizationcouldbereplacedbyasuperiortypeofdigitallife.AIwillbeabletocompletelysimulateapersonineverywaypossible.Infact,somepeoplethinkwe’reinthesimulation,rightnow.

W:That’simpossible.Humanscan’tevenmakeamosquito.Computersonlyhavechips.Peoplehavebrainsandthat’swherethewisdomcomesfrom.

M:Onceit’sfullydeveloped,AIwillbecometiredoftryingtocommunicatewithhumans.Aswewouldbemuchslowerthinkersincomparison.

W:I’mnotsosure.Acomputerisacomputerandacomputerisjustatoy.

M:Computerscaneasilycommunicateincrediblyfast,sothecomputerwilljustgetimpatienttalkingtohumans.Itwillbebarelygettinganyinformationout.

W:Well,Ibelievethere’sabenevolentfuturewithAI.Ialsothinkyouwatchtoomanysciencefictionfilms.

Q5:Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakersfromtheconversation?

Q6:Whatwillnewkindsofjobsbelike,accordingtothewoman?

Q7:Whatistheriskthemananticipates?

Q8:Whatistheman’sconcernaboutAItechnology?

SectionB

Passage1

Toachievefinancialsecurity,howmuchyousaveisalwaysmoreimportantthantheamountyouearnorhowshrewdlyyouinvest.Ifyouareunder30yearsold,yourgoalshouldbetosave20%ofyourmonthlyincomeaftertaxdeductions.Thisisirrespectiveofhowmuchyouearn.Approximately50%shouldbereservedfortheessentiallikefoodandaccommodation.Throughmainly30%isforrecreationandentertainment.Butformanyyoungpeople,it’llbedifficulttodesignatesuchalargeproportionoftheirincomeforsavings.

Ifyoufindithardtosaveanymoneyatall,startupbycuttingallunnecessaryspending,allocateatatinyamountof1or2percentforsavings,andgraduallyincreasethatamount.Alwayskeepthat20%goalinmindforpreventyourselffrombecomingcomplacent.

Itcanbechallengingtosticktosuchastrictplan.Butifyouadopttherightmindset,youshouldbeabletomakeitworkforyou.

So,whatshouldyoubedoingwiththemoneythatyousaving?Somemustbekepteasilyaccessibleincaseyouneedsomecashinemergency.Thelargestproportionshouldbeinvestedretirementplans.Eitherfortheyoungemployerorprivately.Andyoucankeepsomemoneyforhighriskbutpotentiallylucrativeinvestments.Dividendscanbere-investedorusedtopurchasesomethingyoulike.Byfollowingthisplan,youshouldhopefullybeabletoenjoyyourlifenow,andstillbefinanciallysecureinfuture.

Q9Whatarepeopleunder30advisedtodotoachievefinancialsecurity?

Q10Whatshouldpeopledoiftheyfinddifficulttofollowthisspeakers’adviceontheirfinancialplan?

Q11Whatdoesthespeakerthinkisimportantforachievingfinancialsecurity?

Passage2

IworkinadvertisingandIliketokeepupwithcurrenttrends,mainlybecauseI’mawarethatweliveinanimage-obsessedworld.However,whenIfirststartedmyjob,occasionallyI’dcatchaglimpseofmyselfinthelifts,andfindmyselfthinkingthatIlookedatotalmess.WasIbeingheldbackbymychoiceofclothing?Thesureanswerisyes,especiallywhenclientsarequicktojudgeyouonyourstyleratherthanyourwork.Butnoonecanbeuniquewiththeiroutfiteveryday.Imeanthat’swhyuniformswereinvented.So,here’swhatIdid.Icreatedmyownuniform.Todothis,Ichoseanappropriateoutfit.ThenIboughtmultipleitemsofthesamestyleindifferentshades.Now,IneverworryaboutwhatI’mwearinginthemorningevenifIdogetabittiredofjustwearingthesameclassicpieces.Overall,whenitcomestowork,youhavetoaskyourself:willlookingsmarterenhancemyabilitytodomyjob?Forsome,thisquestionmaynotbeanissueatall.Especiallyifyouworkremotelyandrarelyseeyourcolleaguesorclientsfacetoface.Butifyourjobinvolvesinteractingwithotherpeople,theanswertothisisoftenyes.Soratherthanfindingasystem,Ithinkweshouldjustdowhateverhelpustoachieveourgoalsthatwork.Ifthatmeansplayingasafewithyourimage,thenlet’sfaceit.It’sprobablyworthit.

Q12:Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakerwhenshefirststartedherjob?

Q13:Whywereuniformsareinventedaccordingtothespeaker?

Q14:Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutlookingsmarter?

Q15:Whatdoesthespeakeradvisepeopledoinanimageobsessedworld?

SectionC

Passage1

DidyouknowthatAmericanshaveapproximatelythreetimestheamountofspacewehad50yearsago?Therefore,you'dthinkwe'dhavesufficientroomforallofourpossessions.Onthecontrary,thepersonalstoragebusinessisnowagrowingindustry.We'vegottriplethespace,butwe'vebecomesuchenthusiasticconsumersthatwerequireevenmore.Thisphenomenonhasresultedinsignificantcreditcarddebt,enormousenvironmentalfootprints,andperhapsnotcoincidentally,ourhappinesslevelshavefailedtoincreaseoverthesamehalfcentury.

I'mheretosuggestanalternative–thathavingless,mightactuallybeapreferabledecision.Manyofushaveexperienced,atsomestage,thepleasureofpossessingless.Iproposethatlessstuffandlessspacecannotonlyhelpyoueconomize,butalsosimplifyyourlife.IrecentlystartedaninnovativeprojecttodiscoversomecreativesolutionsthatofferedmeeverythingIrequired.Bypurchasinganapartmentthatwas40squaremetersinsteadof60,Iadmittedlysaved$200,000.Smallerspaceleadstoreduceutilitybills,andalsoasmallercarbonfootprint.Becauseitisdesignedaroundaneditedcollectionofpossessions,limitedtomyfavoritestuff,I'mreallyexcitedtolivethere.

Howcanwelivemorebasically?Firstly,wemustruthlesslycuttheunnecessaryobjectsoutofourlives.Toextendconsumption,weshouldthinkbeforewebuy,andaskyourselves,"willittrulymakemehappier?"Obviously,weshouldpossesssomegreatstuff,butwewantbelongingsthatwe'regoingtoloveforyears.Secondly,werequirespaceefficiency.Wewantappliancesthataredesignedforusemostofthetime,notforoccasionaluse.Whyownasix-burnerstovewhenyourarelyuseeventhreeburners?Finally,weneedmultifunctionalspacesandhousewares.

Icombinedamovablewallwithtransformingfurnituretogetmoreoutofmylimitedspace.Considermycoffeetable.Itincreasesinsizetoaccommodateten.Myofficeistuggedaway,easilyhidden.Mybedsimplypopsoutthewall.Forgas,IcanrelocatethemovablewallandutilizethefoldableguestbedsIinstalled.

I'mnotsayingthatweshouldallliveintinierapartments,butconsiderthebenefitsofaneditedlife.Whenyoureturnhomeandwalkthroughyourfrontdoor,takeamomenttoaskyourselves,"couldIdowithalittlelifeediting?Willthatgivememorefreedomandmoretime?

Q16:WhathaspreventedAmericanshappinesslevelsfromincreasing?

Q17:Whatthingsshouldwepossessaccordingtothespeaker?

Q18:Whatdowelearnabouttheitemsinthespeaker'shome?

Passage2

Now,believeitornot.Peoplesometimeslieinordertomaintainagoodhonestreputation,--evenifithurtsthemtodoso.Atleast,thisiswhatateamofscientistsissuggesting,withevidencetoproveit.

Picturethisscenario:Youoftendriveforworkandcanbecompensatedforupto400milespermonth.Mostpeopleatyourcompanydriveabout300mileseachmonth.Butthismonth,youdrove400miles.Howmanymilesdoyouthinkyou'dclaiminyourexpensereport?

Thescientistaskedthisexactquestionaspartofthestudywe’rediscussingtoday.Withsurprisingresults,theyfoundthat12%ofrespondentsreportedthedistancetheydroveaslessthantheactualfigure,givinganaverageanswerof384miles.Inotherwords,theyliedabouttheirnumberofmiles,eventhoughtheywouldforfeitmoneytheywereowed.

Theresearchersbelievethiswastoseemhonest,withtheassumptionbeingthatotherswouldbesuspiciousofahighexpenseclaim.Butwhywouldpeoplefabricatenumberstotheirowndetriment?Theresearchersexplainedthatmanypeoplecarryagreatdealabouttheirreputationandhowthey’llbejudgedbyothers.Iftheycareenough,theyconcernedaboutappearinghonestandnotlosingtheirrespectofothers.Maybegreaterthantheirdesiretoactuallybehonest.

Theresearchersassertthattheyfindanewsuggestthatwhenpeopleobtainveryfavorableoutcomes.Theyanticipateotherpeople'ssuspiciousreactionsandpreferlyingandappearinghonesttotellingthetruthandappearingasselfishliars.

Sowhyisthisresearchimportant?Well,expertsgenerallyagreedtherearetwomaintypesoflie,selfishliarsandliarsthataremeanttobenefitothers.Thefirst,asyoumaypredict,isforselfishgain,suchassubmittingafraudulentclaimtoaninsurancecompany,whilethesecondinvolveslyingtohelpothersornotoffendothers.Forexample,tellingafriendwhoseoutfityoudon’tlikethattheylookgreat.

Buttheresearchersaresuggestingathirdtypeoflying,lyingtomaintainagoodreputation.Nowthishypothesisisnewandsomeskepticsarguethatthisisn’tawholenewcategoryoflie.

Thefindingsseemintuitivetome.Afterall,oneofthemainmotivationsforlyingistoincreaseourworthintheeyesofothers,soitseemshighlylikelythatpeoplewilllietoseemhonest.

Q19:Whatdidtheteamofscientistfindintheirstudy?

Q20:Whywouldpeoplefabricatenumberstotheirowndetrimentaccordingtotheresearchers?

Q21:Whatdoesthespeakerthinkoftheresearchers’findings?

Passage3

Whydooldpeopledislikenewmusic?AsI’vegrownolder,Ioftenhearpeoplemyagesaythingsliketheyjustdon’tmakegoodmusicliketheyusedto.Whydoesthishappen?Luckily,psychologycangiveussomeinsightsintothispuzzle.Musicaltastesbegintocrystallizeasearlyasage13or14.Bythetimewe’reinourearly20s,thesetastesgetlockedintoplaceprettyfirmly.(22)

Infact,studieshavefoundthatbythetimeweturn33,mostofushavestoppedlisteningtonewmusic.Meanwhile,popularsongsreleasedwhenyou’reinyourearlyteensarelikelytoremainquitepopularamongyouragegroupfortherestofyourlife.(23)

Therecouldbeabiologicalexplanationforthis,asthere’sevidencethatthebrain’sabilitytomakesubtledistinctionsbetweendifferentchords,rhythms,andmelodiesdeteriorateswithage.Sotoolderpeople,newer,lessfamiliarsongsmightall“soundthesame.”

Butthere’remaybesomesimplerreasonsforolderpeople’saversiontonewermusic.Oneofthemostresearchedlawsofsocialpsychologyissomethingcalledthe“mereexposureeffect.”,whichinessencemeansthatthemorewe’reexposedtosomething,themorewetendtolikeit.(24)

Thishappenswithpeopleweknow,theadvertisementsweseeand,thesongswelistento.

Whenyou’reinyourearlyteens,youprobablyspendafairamountoftimelisteningtomusicorwatchingmusicvideos.Yourfavoritesongsandartistsbecomefamiliar,comfortingpartsofyourroutine.

Formanypeopleover30,jobandfamilyobligationsincrease,sothere’slesstimetospenddiscoveringnewmusic.Instead,manywillsimplylistentoold,familiarfavoritesfromthatperiodoftheirliveswhentheyhadmorefreetime.

Ofcourse,thoseteenyearsweren’tnecessarilycarefree.They’refamouslyconfusing,whichiswhysomanyTVshowsandmoviesrevolvearoundthehighschoolturmoil.

Psychologyresearchhasshownthattheemotionsthatweexperienceasteensseemmoreintensethanthosethatcomelater.Andwealsoknowthatintenseemotionsareassociatedwithstrongermemoriesandpreferences.Bothofthesemightexplainwhythesongswelistentoduringthisperiodbecomesomemorableandbeloved.(25)

Sothere’snothingwrongwithyourparentsbecausetheydon’tlikeyourmusic.Ratherit’sallpartofthenaturalorderofthings.

22.Whatdoesthespeakermainlydiscussinthistalk?

23.Whathavestudiesfoundaboutmostpeoplebythetimetheyturned33?

24.Whatwasobservedaboutthemiceonthe11thdayoftheexperiment?

25.Whatdidthescientistsfindaboutthemicefromtheexperiment?

听力答案:

1.B)Herclaimhasbeencompletelydisregarded

2.B)Thegroundflooroftheircottagewasflooded

3.A)Thewoman'sfailuretopayherhouseinsuranceintime

4.D)Filealawsuitagainsttheinsurancecompany.

5.C)TheydisagreeaboutthefutureofAltechnology.

6.D)Lesstime-consumingandfocusingoncreation

7.C)Digitallifecouldreplacehumancivilization

8.A)ltwillbesmarterthanhumanbeings

9.C)Saveone-fifthoftheirnetmonthlyincome

10.D)Startbydoingsomethingsmall

11.A)Apropermindset

12.A)Shefoundheroutfitinappropriate

13.D)Tosavethetroubleofchoosingauniqueoutfiteveryday

14.B)Itmattersalotinjobsinvolvinginteractionswithothers

15.C)Dowhateverispossibletolooksmart.

16.B)Theirobsessionwithconsumption

17.A)Thingsthatwecherishmost

18.C)Theyservemultiplepurposes

19.D)Over10%oftherespondentsliedaboutthedistancethedrove

20.B)Theywanttoprotecttheirreputation

21.C)Theyseemintuitive.

22.A)Olderpeople'saversiontonewmusic.

23.C)Theyfindallmusicsoundsthesame.

24.A)Themoreyouexperiencesomething,thebetteryou'llappreciateit.

25.D)Teenagers'emotionsaremoreintense.

PartIIIReadingComprehension

SectionA

Theideaoftaxingthingsthatarebadforsociety

参考答案:

26.A)discouraging

27.E)impaired

28.J)instrumental

29.N)pump

30.GJincentives

31.M)probably

32,E)dividend

33.U)predict

34.H)inherently

35.O)swelling

SectionB

Whylifelonglearningistheinternationalpassporttosuccess

参考答案:36-45HEBKICJNFM

36.[H]Thoseprojectsaretheninterwovenwithfast-pacedmoduleslearned'on-the-flyandatTechnicalwilldependingonthenatureoftheproject.

37.[E]TheBachelor'sdegreecouldbeyourpassporttolife-longlearning.

38.[B]Why?BecauseuniversitiesandcurriculaaredesignedalongthethreeunitiesofFrenchclassicaltragedy:time,action,andplace.

39.[K]Soundlikesciencefiction?

40.[l]Inadditiontotechnicalcapabilities,theverynatureofprojectsdevelopssocialandentrepreneurialskills,suchasdesignthinking,initiativetaking,teamleading,activityre-portingorresourceplanning.

41.[C]Theuniversitymodelneedstoevolve.

42.[J]AftertheMScdiplomaisearned,therewouldbemanymorestampsoflifelonglearningovertheyears.

43.[N]Eveniftimewerenotanissue,whowillpayforlife-longlearning?

44.[F]Recentadvancesincomputationalmethodsanddatasciencepushusintorethinkingscienceandengineering.

45.[M]Thiscouldfixthemainorganizationalchallengesfortheuniversity,butnotforthelearners,duetolackoftime,-familyobligationsorfunds.

SectionC

Passageone

参考答案:46-50BBCBC

46.B)Thenearimpossibilityofappreciatingartinanageofmasstourism.

47.B)Itisquitecommontomisinterpretartisticworks.

48.C)Goodmanagementiskeytohandlinglargecrowdsofvisitors.

49.B)Itispossibletocombineentertainmentwithappreciationofseriousart.

50.C)Helpustoseetheworldfromadifferentperspective.

Passagetwo

参考答案:51-55DAAAB

51.D)Ittakesnonoticeofthepotentialimpactontheenvironment.

52.A)Ithasthecapacityandthefinancialresourcestodoso.

53.D)Farmingconsumesmostofournaturalresources.

54.D)Itsallegedfailuretoregulatetheindustries.

55.B)Endeavortoensurethesustainabledevelopmentofagriculture.

PartIVTranslation

港珠澳大桥(HongKong-Zhuhai-MacauBridge)全长55公里,是我国一项不同寻常的工程壮举。大桥将三个城市连接起来,是世界上最长的跨海桥梁和隧道系统。大桥将三个城市之间的旅行时间从3小时缩短到30分钟。这座跨度巨大的钢筋混凝土大桥充分证明中国有能力建造创纪录的巨型建筑。它将助推区域一体化,促进经济增长。大桥是中国发展自己的大湾区总体规划的关键。中国希望将大湾区建成在技术创新和经济繁荣上能与旧金山、纽约和东京的湾区相媲美的地区。

【参考译文】

HongKong-Zhuhai-MacauBridge,withatotallengthof55kilometers,isanextraordinaryengineeringfeatinourcountry.Byconnectingthreecitiestogether,itisthelongestsea-crossingbridgeandtunnelsystemintheworld.Thebridgecutstheroadtraveltimeamongthreecitiesfromthreehourstothirtyminutes.ThehugespanofthereinforcedconcretebridgefullyprovesChineseabilitytobuildtherecordmegastructure.Itwillboostbothregionalintegrationandeconomicgrowth.ThebridgeiscrucialforChinatodevelopitsownmasterplanfortheGreaterBayArea,whichisexpectedtorivalSanFranciscoBayArea,NewYorkBayAreaandTokyoBayAreaintermsoftechnologicalinnovationandeconomicprosperity.