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大学英语四级考试真题第一套Writing30minutes请于正式开考后半小时内完成该部分,之后将进行听力考试Directions:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestowriteanessay.Supposeyouhavetwooptionsupongraduation:oneistotakeajobinacompanyandtheothertogotoagraduateschool.Youaretomakeachoicebetweenthetwo.Writeanessaytoexplainthereasonsforyourchoice.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.Muchcontroversyhasbeenarousedaboutwhetherthestudentsshouldfindajoborstarttheirownbusinessaftergraduation.TakingalookaroundwecanfindthatsomegraduatesbustlearoundjobmarketswhileotherschoosetorunashoponTMall.HoweverIprefertheformerchoice.Frommyperspectivetherearegoodreasonstofindajobinthefirstseveralyearsaftertheirgraduation.Firstandforemostifagraduateintendstoaccumulateworkingexperienceandlearnfromtheseniorsitisadvisableforhimtofindajob.Itisanundeniablefactthatthetheoreticalknowledgewillprovidethegraduateswiththeabilitytoconsiderthingscomprehensivelyhoweveronlyundertheintegrationwithpracticecantherigidknowledgebeusefulfortheirfuturedevelopment.Inevitablydoingsomethingsmallisthepremiseofundertakingsomethinggreat.TakeJackMathefounderofAlibabaandtaobaoforexample.Healsofindssomejobsbeforeestablishinghisowncareerlayingasolidfoundationforhislatersuccess.Consequentlyitisofgreatnecessitytofindajobaftergraduation.Ifirmlybelievethatitwillcontinuetobringaboutmorereturnstoourlifeandfuture.ListeningComprehension25minutesSectionADirections:Inthissectionyouwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreportyouwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.AfteryouhearaquestionyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedABCandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.AItwasgoingtoberenovated.Hecouldnolongerpaytherent.Itwasdangeroustolivein.provingregardlesssearchedsimilaritiesslightlysuggestsNtastes0traditionalWhilethe“averagemaleandaveragefemalebrainswere_30_differentyoucouldnttellitbylookingatindividualbrainscans.Onlyasmall_31_ofpeoplehad“all-maleorall-femalecharacteristics.abnormalappliedbrieflycategorizingchallengesfigurepercentageprovingregardlesssearchedsimilaritiesLslightlyMsuggestsNtastes0traditionalLarryCahillanAmericanneuroscientist神经科学家saidthestudyisanimportantadditiontoagrowingbodyofresearchquestioning_32_beliefsaboutgenderandbrainfunction.Buthecautionedagainstconcludingfromthisstudythatallbrainsarethesame_33_ofgender.abnormalappliedbrieflycategorizingchallengesfigurepercentageprovingregardlesssearchedsimilaritiesslightlysuggestsNtastes0traditional“Theresamountainofevidence_34_theimportanceofsexinfluencesatalllevelsofbrainfunctionMhetoldTheSeattleTimes.
34.abnormalappliedbrieflycategorizingchallengesfigurepercentageprovingregardlesssearchedsimilaritiesslightlysuggestsNtastesOtraditionalIfanythinghesaidthestudy_35_thatgenderplaysaveryimportantroleinthebrain—z/evenwhenwearenotclearexactlyhow.”
35.abnormalappliedbrieflycategorizingEchallengesFfigurepercentageprovingregardlesssearchedsimilaritiesslightlysuggestsNtastes0traditionalSectionBDirections:Inthissectionyouaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet
2.CanBurglarsJamYourWirelessSecuritySystemAAnyproductthatpromisestoprotectyourhomedeservescarefulexamination.Soitisntsurprisingthatyoullfindplentyofstrongopinionsaboutthepotentialvulnerabilitiesofpopularhome-securitysystems.BThemostlikelytypeofburglary入室盗窃byfaristheunsophisticatedcrimeofopportunityusuallyinvolvingabrokenwindoworsomeforcedentry.AccordingtotheFBIcrimesliketheseaccountedforroughlytwo-thirdsofallhouseholdburglariesintheUSin
2013.Thewidemajorityoftherestwereillegalunforcedentriesthatresultedfromsomethinglikeawindowbeingleftopen.TheoddsofcriminalusingtechnicalmeanstobypassasecuritysystemaresosmallthattheFBIdoesnteventrackthosestatistics.COneofthemaintheoreticalhome-securityconcernsiswhetherornotagivensystemisvulnerabletobeingblockedfromworkingaltogether.Withwiredsetupsthefearisthataburglar入室盗贼mightbeabletoshutyoursystemdownsimplybycuttingtherightcable.Withawirelesssetupyoustickbattery-poweredsensorsuparoundyourhomethatkeepaneyeonwindowsdoorsmotionandmore.Iftheydetectsomethingwrongwhilethesystemisarmedtheylltransmitawirelessalertsignaltoabasestationthatwillthenraisethealarm.Thatapproachwilleliminatemostcord-cuttingconcerns—butwhatabouttheirwirelessequivalentjammingWiththerightdevicetunedtotherightfrequencywhatstostopathieffromjammingyoursetupandblockingthatalertsignalfromeverreachingthebasestationDJJammingconcernsarenothingnewandtheyrenotuniquetosecuritysystems.Anydevicethat/sbuilttoreceiveawirelesssignalataspecificfrequencycanbeoverwhelmedbyastrongersignalcominginonthesamefrequency.Forcomparisonletssayyouwantedtojamaconversationbetweentwopeople—allyoudneedtodoisyellinthelistenersear.ESecuritydevicesarerequiredtolistthefrequenciestheybroadcaston—thatmeansthatapotentialthiefcanfindwhattheyneedtoknowwithminimalGoogling.Theywillhoweverneedtoknowwhatsystemtheyrelookingfor.Ifyouhaveasigninyouryarddeclaringwhatsetupyouusethatdpointthemintherightdirectionthoughatthatpointweretalkingaboutahighlytargetedsemi-sophisticatedattackandnotthesortofforced-entryattackthatmakesupthemajorityofburglaries.Itseasiertofindandacquirejammingequipmentforsomefrequenciesthanitisforothers.FWirelesssecurityproviderswilloftentakestepstohelpcombatthethreatofjammingattacks.SimpliSafewinnerofourEditorsChoicedistinctionutilizesaspecialsystemthatscapableofseparatingincidentalRFinterferencefromtargetedjammingattacks.Whenthesystemthinksitsbeingjammeditllnotifyyouviapushalert推送警报.Fromthereitsuptoyoutosoundthealarmmanually.GSimpliSafewassingledoutinonerecentarticleonjammingcompletewithavideoshowingtheentiresystembeingeffectivelybypassedwithhandheldjammingequipment.AftertakingappropriatemeasuretocontaintheRFinterferencetoourtestlabwetestedtheattackoutforourselvesandwereabletoverifythatitispossiblewiththerightequipment.HoweverwealsoverifiedthatSimpliSafesanti-jammingsystemworks.ItcaughtusintheactsentanalerttomysmartphoneandalsolistedourRFinterferenceonthesystem/seventlog.Theteambehindthearticleandvideoinquestionmakenomentionofthesystemorwhetherornotitdetectedthem.HWeliketheuniquenatureofthatsoftware.ItmeansthatathieflikelywouldntbeabletoGooglehowthesystemworksthenfigureoutawayarounditEveniftheycouldSimpliSafeclaimsthatitssystemisalwaysevolvingandthatitvariesslightlyfromsystemtosystemwhichmeanstherewouldntbeauniversalmagicformulaforcrackingitOthersystemsalsoseemconfidentonthesubjectofjamming.TheteamatFrontpointaddressestheissueinablogonitssitecitingtheirownjamprotectionsoftwareandclaimingthattherearentanydocumentedcasesofasuccessfuljamattacksincethecompanybeganofferingwirelesssecuritysensorsinthe1980s.lJammingattacksareabsolutelypossible.Assaidbeforewiththerightequipmentandtherightknow-howitspossibletojamanywirelesstransmission.ButhowprobableisitthatsomeonewillsuccessfullyjamtheirwayintoyourhomeandstealyourstuffLetsimaginethatyouliveinasmallhomewithawirelesssecuritysetupthatoffersafunctionalanti-jammingsystem.Firstathiefisgoingtoneedtotargetyourhomespecifically.Thenhesgoingtoneedtoknowthetechnicaldetailsofyoursystemandacquirethespecificequipmentnecessaryforjammingyourspecificsetup.Presumablyyoukeepyourdoorslockedatnightandwhileyoureawaysothethiefwillstillneedtobreakin.Thatmeansdefeatingthelocksomehoworbreakingawindow.He/llneedtobejammingyouatthispointasabrokenwindoworopeneddoorwouldnormallyreleasethealarm.Sotoowouldthemotiondetectorsinyourhomesothethiefwillneedtocontinuejammingoncehesinsideandsearchingforthingstosteal.Howeverhellneedtodosowithouttrippingtheantijammingsystemthedetailsofwhichhealmostcertainlydoesnothaveaccessto.Attheendofthedaythesekindsofsystemsareprimarilydesignedtoprotectagainstthesortofopportunisticsmash-and-grabattackthatmakesupthemajorityofburglaries.Theyrealsoonlyasinglelayerinwhatshouldideallybeamany-sidedapproachtosecuringyourhomeonethatincludescommonsensethingslikesoundlocksandproperexteriorlightingatnight.Nosystemisimpenetrableandnonecanpromisetoeliminatetheworstcasecompletely.Everyoneofthemhasvulnerabilitiesthataknowledgeablethiefcouldtheoreticallyexploit.Agoodsystemisonethatkeepsthatworst-casesettingasimprobableaspossiblewhilealsoofferingstrongprotectionintheeventofaless-extraordinaryattack.
36.ltispossibleforburglarstomakejammingattackswiththenecessaryequipmentandskill.【答案】I
37.Interferingwithawirelesssecuritysystemissimilartointerferingwithaconversation.【答案】D
38.Aburglarhastocontinuouslyjamthewirelesssecuritydevicetoavoidtriggeringthealarmbothinsideandoutsidethehouse.【答案】J
39.SimpliSafeprovidesdevicesthatareabletodistinguishincidentalradiointerferencefromtargetedjammingattacks.【答案】F
40.Onlyaverysmallproportionofburglariesarecommittedbytechnicalmeans.【答案】B
41.ltisdifficulttocrackSimpliSafeasitssystemkeepschanging.【答案】H
42.Wirelessdeviceswilltransmitsignalssoastoactivatethealarmoncesomethingwrongisdetected.【答案】C
43.Differentmeasuresshouldbetakentoprotectoneshomefromburglaryinadditiontothewirelesssecuritysystem.【答案】K
44.SimpliSafesdevicecansendawarningtothehouseownerscellphone.【答案】G
45.BurglarscaneasilygetasecuritydevicesfrequencybyInternetsearch.【答案】ESectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedABCandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.AsapersonwhowritesaboutfoodanddrinkforalivingIcouldn/ttellyouthefirstthingaboutBillPerryorwhetherthebeershesellsarethatgreat.ButIcantellyouthatIlikethisguy.Thatsbecauseheplanstobantippinginfavorofpayinghisserversanactuallivingwage.Ihatetipping.Ihateitbecauseitsanobligationdisguisedasanoption.Ihateitforthepost-dinnermathitrequiresofme.ButmostlyIhatetippingbecauseIbelieveIwouldbeinabetterplaceifpaydecisionsregardingemployeesweresimplyleftuptotheiremployersasisthecustominvirtuallyeveryotherindustry.Mostofyouprobablythinkthatyouhatetippingtoo.Researchsuggestsotherwise.Youactuallylovetipping!Youliketofeelthatyouhaveavoiceinhowmuchmoneyyourservermakes.Nomatterhowthemathworksoutyoupersistentlyviewrestaurantswithvoluntarytippingsystemsasbeingabettervaluewhichmakesitextremelydifficultforrestaurantsandbarstodoawaywiththetippingsystem.Oneargumentthatyoutendtohearalotfromthepro-tippingcrowdseemslogicalenough:theserviceisbetterwhenwaitersdependontipspresumablybecausetheyseeabenefittosuccessfullyveilingtheircontemptforyou.Wellifthisweretruewewouldallbeslippingafew100-dollarbillstoourdoctorsonthewayouttheirdoorstoo.Butasitturnsoutwaitersseeonlyatinybumpintipswhentheydoanexceptionaljobcomparedtoapassableone.Waiterskeenobserversofhumanitythattheyarearecatchingontothis;inonepollafull30%saidtheydidntbelievethejobtheydidhadanyimpactonthetipstheyreceived.Socomeonfolks:getonboardwithditchingtheoutdatedtipsystem.Payalittlemoreup-frontforyourbeerorburger.SupportBillPerryspubandanyotherbarorrestaurantthatdoesntaskyoutododrunkenmath.
46.WhatcanwelearnaboutBillPerryfromthepassageAHerunsapubthatservesexcellentbeer.BHeintendstogetridofthetippingpractice.Hegiveshisstaffaconsiderablesumfortips.Helivescomfortablywithoutgettinganytips.【答案】B
47.WhatisthemainreasonwhytheauthorhatestippingAltsetsabadexampleforotherindustries.Bltaddstotheburdenofordinarycustomers.Itforcesthecustomertocompensatethewaiter.Itposesagreatchallengeforcustomerstodomath.【答案】C.WhydomanypeoplelovetippingaccordingtotheauthorATheyhelpimprovethequalityoftherestaurantstheydinein.BTheybelievewaitersdeservesuchrewardsforgoodservice.CTheywanttopreserveawonderfultraditionoftheindustry.DTheycanhavesomesayinhowmuchtheirserversearn.【答案】D.WhathavesomewaiterscometorealizeaccordingtoasurveyAServicequalityhaslittleeffectontipsize.Bltisinhumannaturetotrytosaveontips.Tipsmakeitmoredifficulttopleasecustomers.Tipsbenefitthebossratherthantheemployees.【答案】A.WhatdoestheauthorargueforinthepassageARestaurantsshouldcalculatethetipsforcustomers.BCustomersshouldpaymoretipstohelpimproveservice.CWaitersdeservebetterthanjustrelyingontipsforaliving.DWaitersshouldbepaidbyemployersinsteadofcustomers.【答案】DPassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Inthepastfallingoilpriceshavegivenaboosttotheworldeconomybutrecentforecastsforglobalgrowthhavebeentoneddownevenasoilpricessinklowerandlower.DoesthatmeanthelinkbetweenloweroilpricesandgrowthhasweakenedSomeexpertssaytherearestillgoodreasonstobelievecheapoilshouldheatuptheworldeconomy.Consumershavemoremoneyintheirpocketswhentheyrepayinglessatthepump.Theyspendthatmoneyonotherthingswhichstimulatestheeconomy.ThebiggestgainsgotocountriesthatimportmostoftheiroillikeChinaJapanandIndia.Butdoesnttheextramoneyinthepocketsofthosecountriesconsumersmeananequallossinoil-producingcountriescancellingoutthegainsNotnecessarilysayseconomicresearcherSaraJohnson.zzManyoilproducersbuiltuphugereservefundswhenpriceswerehighsowhenpricesfalltheywilldrawontheirreservestosupportgovernmentspendingandsubsidies补贝占fortheirconsumers.”Butnotalloilproducershavebigreserves.InVenezuelacollapsingoilpriceshavesentitseconomyintofree-fall.EconomistCarlWeinbergbelievesthenegativeeffectsofplungingoilpricesareoverwhelmingthepositiveeffectsofcheaperoil.Theimplicationisasharpdeclineinglobaltradewhichhasplungedpartlybecauseoil-producingnationscantaffordtoimportasmuchastheyusedto.SaraJohnsonacknowledgesthattheglobaleconomicbenefitfromafallinoilpricestodayislikelylowerthanitwasinthepast.Onereasonisthatmorecountriesarebigoilproducersnowsothenationssufferingfromthepricesdropaccountforalargershareoftheglobaleconomy.ConsumersintheU.S.atleastareactingcautiouslywiththesavingstheyregettingatthegaspumpasthememoryoftherecentgreatrecessionisstillfreshintheirmind.Andanumberofoil-producingcountriesaretrimmingtheirgasolinesubsidiesandraisingtaxessothenetsavingsforglobalconsumersisnotasbigastheoilpriceplungemightsuggest..WhatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthepassageAThereasonsbehindtheplungeofoilprices.BPossiblewaystostimulatetheglobaleconomy.CTheimpactofcheapoilonglobaleconomicgrowth.DTheeffectoffallingoilpricesonconsumerspending.【答案】c.WhydosomeexpertsbelievecheapoilwillstimulatetheglobaleconomyAManufacturerscanproduceconsumergoodsatamuchlowercost.BLoweroilpriceshavealwaysgivenabigboosttotheglobaleconomy.COilpricesmayriseorfallbuteconomiclawsarenotsubjecttochange.DConsumerswillspendtheirsavingsfromcheapoilonothercommodities.【答案】D.Whathappensinmanyoil-exportingcountrieswhenoilpricesgodownATheysuspendimportofnecessitiesfromoverseas.BTheyreduceproductiondrasticallytoboostoilprices.DHehadsoldittotheroyalfamily.【答案】c
2.AAstorm.Astrike.Aforestfire.Aterroristattack.【答案】AQuestions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.
3.ATheylostcontactwiththeemergencydepartment.Theywereinjuredbysuddenlyfallingrocks.Theysentcallsforhelpviaaportableradio.Theyweretrappedinanundergroundelevator.【答案】D.ATheyprovidedtheminerswithfoodandwater.Theysentsuppliestokeeptheminerswarm.Theyreleasedthedetailsoftheaccident.Theytriedhardtorepairtheelevator.【答案】BQuestions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard..ARaisepostagerates.Improveitsservices.Closesomeofitspostoffices.Redesigndeliveryroutes.【答案】CCTheyusetheirmoneyreservestobackupconsumption.DTheytrytostoptheireconomyfromgoingintofree-fall.【答案】C.HowdoesCarlWeinbergviewthecurrentoilpriceplungeAltisonethathasseennoparallelineconomichistory.Bltsnegativeeffectsmorethancanceloutitspositiveeffects.Cltstillhasachancetogiverisetoaboomintheglobaleconomy.Dltseffectsontheglobaleconomygoagainstexistingeconomiclaws.【答案】B.WhyhaventfallingoilpricesboostedtheglobaleconomyastheydidbeforeAPeoplearenotspendingallthemoneytheysaveongas.BTheglobaleconomyislikelytoundergoanotherrecession.COilimportersaccountforalargerportionoftheglobaleconomy.DPeopletheworldoverareafraidofafurtherplungeinoilprices.【答案】APartIVTranslation30minutesDirections:Forthispartyouareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet
2.在中国文化中,红色通常象征着好运、长寿和幸福在春节和其他喜庆场合,红色到处可见人们把现金作为礼物送给家人或亲密朋友时,通常放在红信封里红色在中国流行的另一个原因是人们把它与中国革命和共产党相联系然而,红色并不总是代表好运和快乐因为从前死者的名字常用红色书写,用红墨水书写中国人名被看成是一种冒犯行为【答案】InChinesecultureredgenerallysymbolizesgoodlucklongevityandwell-being.ThecolorofredcanbefoundeverywhereduringtheSpringFestivalandotherfestiveoccasions.Cashgiventofamilymembersorclosefriendsasagiftisusuallywrappedinaredenvelop.AnotherreasonaccountingforthepopularityofredinChinaisthatpeopleassociateitwithChineserevolutionandtheCommunistPartyofChina.Redhoweverdoesnotalwaysrepresentgoodluckandhappiness.SincethenameofthedeadwereusuallywritteninredinthepastitisregardedasanoffensetowritedownthenameofaChineseinredink..AClosingofficesonholidays.Shorteningbusinesshours.Computerizingmailsortingprocesses.StoppingmaildeliveryonSaturdays.【答案】D.AAlotofcontroversywillarise.BTaxpayerswillbeverypleased.Manypeoplewillbegintocomplain.Manypostofficestaffwilllosetheirjobs.【答案】DSectionBDirections:Inthissectionyouwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversationyouwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.AfteryouhearaquestionyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedAByCandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.AHewilllosepartofhispay.Hewillgothroughretraining.Hewillbegivenawarning.Hewillbekeptfrompromotion.【答案】A
9.AHeisanexperiencedpressoperator.Heisatrustworthyguy.Heisalwaysontime.Heisongoodtermswithhisworkmates.【答案】B.ASheisatradeunionrepresentative.Sheisaseniormanageroftheshop.Sheisbetterathandlingsuchmatters.Sheisinchargeofpublicrelations.【答案】c.AHeisalwaystryingtostiruptrouble.Heisskilledandexperienced.Heisveryclosetothemanager.Heisalwayscomplainingaboutlowwages.【答案】AQuestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard..AOpen.Reserved.Selfish.Friendly.【答案】B.ATheyreadabook.Theytalkabouttheweather.Theystayquiet.Theychatwithfellowpassengers.【答案】C.AShewasunwillingtomakefriendswithworkmates.Shewasneverinvitedtoacolleagueshome.ShewaseagertovisitanEnglishcastle.Shewasalwaystreatedasaforeigner.【答案】B.AHousesaremuchmorequiet.Theywanttohavemorespace.Theywantagardenoftheirown.Housesprovidemoreprivacy.【答案】DSectionCDirections:Inthissectionyouwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassageyouwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.AfteryouhearaquestionyoumustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedABCandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard..ATheywillautomaticallybegivenhiringpriority.Theydonthavetogothroughjobinterviews.Theyarelikelytogetmuchhigherpay.Theydonthavemuchchoiceofjobs.【答案】A
17.AVisittheschoolcareersservice.Asktheirprofessorsforhelp.Lookatschoolbulletinboards.Gothroughcampusnewspapers.【答案】A.AProvidingstudentswithinformationaboutthelibrary.BHelpingstudentsarrangeappointmentswithlibrarians.CSupervisingstudyspacestoensureaquietatmosphere.DHelpingstudentsfindthebooksandjournalstheyneed.【答案】cQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard..AIttastesbetter.Itmaybesoldatahigherprice.Itiseasiertogrow.Itcanbettersurviveextremeweathers.【答案】BAItcangrowindriersoil.Itisimmunetovariousdiseases.Itwillreplacegreenteaoneday.Itishealthierthangreentea.【答案】DAItdoesnothaveastablemarket.Ithasmadeteafarmerslifeeasier.Itdoesnotbringthepromisedhealthbenefits.Ithasbeenwellreceivedbymanyteadrinkers.【答案】AQuestions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.ATheycaremoreaboutenvironment.BTheydecoratetheirhomesthemselves.Theypreferuniqueobjectsofhighquality.Theyneeddecorationstoshowtheirstatus.【答案】C
23.ATheymadegreatcontributionstosociety.BTheycouldonlytrytocreateatnight.CTheywereproudoftheircreations.DTheyfocusedonthequalityoftheirproducts.【答案】B.AIdentifyfakecrafts.BMakewisechoices.CToarousepublicinterestincrafts.DToboostthelocaleconomy.【答案】B.AToattractforeigninvestments.BTopreservethetraditionalculture.CDesignhandicraftsthemselves.DLearntheimportanceofcreation.【答案】DPartIIIReadingComprehension40minutesSectionADirections:Inthissectionthereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Manymenandwomenhavelongboughtintotheideathattherearemaleandfemalebrainsbelievingthatexplainsjustabouteverydifferencebetweenthesexes.Anewstudy_26_thatbeliefquestioningwhetherbrainsreallycanbedistinguishedbygender.InthestudyTelAvivUniversityresearchers_27_forsexdifferencesthroughouttheentirehumanbrain.abnormalappliedbrieflycategorizingchallengesfigurepercentageprovingregardlesssearchedsimilaritiesslightlysuggestsNtastes0traditionalAndwhatdidtheyfindNotmuch.Ratherthanofferevidencefor_28_brainsasmaleor^female//researchshowsthatbrainsfallintoawiderangewithmostpeoplefallingrightinthemiddle.AabnormalappliedbrieflycategorizingchallengesfigurepercentageprovingregardlesssearchedsimilaritiesslightlysuggestsNtastes0traditionalDaphnaJoelwholedthestudysaidherresearchfoundthatwhiletherearesomegender-based——29_manydifferenttypesofbraincantalwaysbedistinguishedbygender.abnormalappliedbrieflycategorizingchallengesfigureGpercentage。