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According to a teamof researchers,an animals abilityto perceive(感知)time islinkedto theirpace of life.“Our resultslend supportto theimportance of time perceptionin animalswhere theabilityto perceivetime ina veryshort timemay bethe differencebetween lifeand deathforfast movingcreatures.merited leadauthor Kevin Healy fromTrinity CollegeDublin.The studywas donewith avariety of animals usingphenomenon basedon themaximum speedofflashes oflight anindividual cansee beforethe lightsource isseen asconstant.Dogs,for example,have eyeswith arefresh ratehigher thanhumans.One exampleof thisphenomenon atwork,the authorssay,is thehousefly and its abilityto avoid beinghit.The researchshowed flies“observe motionIn a shorter timethan ourowneyes canachieve,“which allowsthem toavoid beinghit.Professor GraemeRuxton of the University of StAndrews inScotland,who workedjointlyon the research project,said ina statement,“Having eyesthat sendupdates to the brainatmuch higherfrequencies thanour eyesdo isof noValue ifthe braincannot processthat informationequallyquickly.Thus,this workhighlights theimpressive abilitiesof eventhe smallestanimalbrains.Flies mightnow bedeep thinkers,but they can makegood decisionsvery quickly.”In parison,the tigerbeetle(虎甲虫)runs faster than itseyes can keep up,basicallybeing blind,which requiresit tostop periodicallyto reevaluateits preys(猎物)position.Our resultssuggest thattime perception offers anas yetunstudied dimensionalong whichanimalscan specializeand thereis considerablerange tostudy thissystem inmore detail.A.Pace oflife of animals.B.Time perceptionof animals.
32.What is theresearchmentioned in the passagemainly aboutC.Lifetime ofsmall animals.D.Impressive abilitiesofanimals.
33.What doesKevinHealys mentmean inPara.2A.The abilityofanimalsto perceivetime dependsOn theirhigh movingspeed.B.The survivalof fastmoving animalsrelies on their abilityto perceivetime.C.Animals withquicker paceoflifehave betterperceptionoftime.D.Animals withpoor abilityoftimeperception have ashorterlife.
34.Why canhouseflies avoidbeing hitA.They canthink verydeeply beforethey act.B.They canfly muchfasterthantheir eyescankeepup.C.They canprocess theinformation asquickly asthey receiveit.D.theycansend informationto brainmore quicklythan to their eyes.
35.What willa tigerhave to do tocatch amoving preyA.Try torun asfast asit can.B.Prevent itselffrom beingblind.C.Slow downto gainits timeperception.D.Stop occasionallyto spotthe preyagain.【答案】32—35BBCD第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项While marathonstudy sessionsmay beunavoidable sometimes,do yourbest tomanage yourtimeeffectively.Reduce yourworkload bystudying moreefficiently.Before you start studying,always readyourtask sheetto makesure you re focusingon theright topics.36This savesyou timelookingit up.Finally,pick out the most important information,so you can studyit first.37___Make sureyou haveeverything youneed,so youwon tneed to get upevery fewminutesto getsomething.Neatly placeyour textbooks,pens,notebook andother studymaterials inyourstudy space.This wayyoucaneasily getwhat youneed withouttaking anunplanned break.Planout your study sessionsin advance.Think about the timeyou11need foreach task,add10%extra timefor insurance,and thenschedule blocksfor yourtasks.38Remember toincludeshortbreaks everyhour orso.Break updifficult tasksinto smallersteps.Tasks suchas“Study forHistory FinalorWrite TermPaperv canseem unapproachable.Instead ofgetting confusedand upset,divide bigtasksinto smallones.If youre studyingfor afinal ofa course,start bylooking overpasttests andquizzes.____________________________________________39___Smaller studytasksmay alsoinclude creatingoutlines thatsummarize textbookchapters.Do yourbest tospace outyourstudysessions insteadof cramming(突击).Whenever possible,give yourselftime tostudy a little bitat a time.It sbetter tostudy for3separate3hoursessions insteadof1marathon9hour session.40A.Choose aquiet spotfor studying.B.Prepare yourarea beforeyoustart studying.C.Schedule yourtoughest andmostimportanttasks first.D.Study difficultsubjects firsttogetthem outof theway.E.Then dividethe courseinto itsunits,and studyone unitat atime.F.Additionally,ask yourinstructor toexplain anytopic thatconfuses you.G.Multiple shortersessions willhelp youremember moreinformation inthe longrun.【答案136—40F BC EG第三部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题
1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项At7am onOctober2,2016,I got up,feeling excitedand nervous.The firstthought on mymind was,“Today sgame ismy first41football game.11ve playedbefore but not likethis.Not inpads(护具),not witha helmetonmyhead,my heartstarted beatingfaster.I42finishedbreakfast andleft for the field,The wholetime onthe bus,I feltsick andnervous.Finally,I reachedthe field.43thatwhite number7jersey(运动衫)for thefirst timemade mefeel great.I feltlike44was myfortune.We stoodthere.By thelook on our faces,you couldsee whohad45before and who hadnt.To me,it feltlike awar.I was a(n)46soldier goinginto battle.Now Iknow thatfeelingwas fear.We had£7,butnotthe realgame.In training,we tooka formand kneweach other.In the48you don t knowyour opponents strength.Everything justhappened49you knowit washappening.We didwarmups.Some of us couldn,t50to play,jumping aroundand yelling.Others stoodstillwaiting fordirection.The refereescame out.We knewthe game51came.As acaptain,Iwent outforthecoin tossto seewhich teamwould getthe ballfirst.Campus Magnetwon thecoin toss.They52to receive.Soon thegame
53.I trackeddown theball carrierand ranat afull speed.I loweredmyshoulders andran intohis sidewith allmy54knocking himdown andat thesame timeknockingmy55out.I stoodto myfeet and56what Ihad done.I dmade myfirst tackle(阻截)・I was57my dream,feeling renewed.That tackle58me,giving mestrength,confidence and the desiretogo on.We59that game_48to
6.That yearwe wentundefeated.60every teamonourschedule,I wasratedthe bestreceiver inour division,
41.A.usual B.Significant C.excellent D.informal
42.A.calmly B.patiently C.quickly
43.A.Taking offB Givingup C.Showing offD.Putting onB.reality C.study D.football
44.A.careerB.travelled C.changed D.applied
45.A.playedB.fresh C.strong D.brave
46.A.activeB.expected C.improved D.tried
47.A.practicedB.Test C.production D.game
48.A.endB.until C.before D.though
49.A.onceB.Wait C.want D.continue
50.A.tryB.show C.time D.chance
51.A.resultB.struggled C.stopped D.failed
52.A.choseB.began C.finished D.continued
53.A.pausedB.strength C.wealth D.Trouble
54.A.mindB.hope C.fear D.courage
55.A.awardB.regretted C.covered D.realized
56.A.admittedB.imagining C.forming D.Rewarding
57.A.livingB.found C.saved D.Surrounded
58.A.encouragedB.attended C.won D.forgot
59.A.recordedB.Judging C.Joining D.Beating
60.A.paring4650BADCB5155CABBC5660DAACD【答案】4145BCDDA第II卷(共50分)第二节语篇填空(共10小题;每小题L5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式A graduationspeech givenby ChiefJustice JohnRoberts becamea talkingpoint afterTheWashington Postpublished it.Roberts61addresshis sons ninthgrade graduatingclass.He advisedthe younggraduates62take life,s setbacksin theirstride从容地.But hedid notwish_63theygood luck.“Now,the speakerswill typicallyalso wishyou goodluck andextend good64wishto you.I willnot dothat,and Iwill tellyou why,“Roberts said.“From timeto time,intheyears toe,I hope you will be treated65unfair,so thatyou will eto know the valueof justice.Sorry tosay,but I hopeyou will belonely from timeto time,so thatyou dont takefriends_66granted.I wishyou badluck again,fromtimetotime,so thatyouwillbeconscious of the roleof chancein lifeand understandyour successis notpletely deservedand67the failureof othersis notpletely deservedeither.”He continued,“I hopeyou_68ignore,so youknowtheimportance oflistening toothers,69Ihopeyouwillhave justenough painto learn・passion.In theend,each graduatereceived apocketsize copyof theConstitution70sign byRoberts.【答案】
61.addressed
62.to take
63.them
64.wishes
65.unfairly
66.for
67.that
68.willbeignored
69.and
70.signed第四部分写作共两节,满分35分第一节短文改错共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处每处错误仅沙及一个单词的增加、删除或修改增加:在缺词处加一一个澜字符号C,并在下面写出该加的词删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意
1.每处错误及其修改均仅限词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分Hi Jacob,r mreally pleasedyoureing tostay withus soon.I haveeasygoing familyof fourandall ofmy parentsare veryapproachable.They let me domore orless whatwe likeas longaswe tellthem aboutit fist.Ive alreadybeen madea listof themost interestingthing todoand seewhen youre here.As youre keenon watchfootball,I vebooked twotickets for abigger match.We canexplore thecountryside,when wemight seeanimals inthe wild.Besides,since it,s truepeaceful there,we caneven campfor anight andtwo.An Icant waitto meetyou!William【答案】
772.all改为both
73.letme中的me改为us
74.been去掉
75.thing改为things
76.watch改为watching
77.bigger改为big
78.when改为where
79.true改为truly
80.and改为or第二节书面表达(满分25分)假设你是学生会主席李华,你校拟组织美国交换生到孔子庙参观,委托你通知相关事宜,请你写一则书面通知,要点包括
1.集合时间和地点;
2.活动内容:参观孔子庙、古建筑、观看木偶戏;
3.预先准备:简要了解孔子文化注意
4.可适当发挥,使短文连贯、通顺;
5.文中不能出现考生的具体信息;
6.词数100左右参考词汇
1.孔子庙the ConfuciusTemple
2.木偶戏puppet show【参考范文】NoticeTo helpyou furtherunderstand.Chineseculture,our schoolwill organizea tripto theConfucius Temple.I dlike toshare withyou somedetails aboutit.As scheduled,we willmeet at7:30a.m.on Thursdayat theschool gate,first visittheConfuciusTemple,where youcan learnmuch aboutConfucius andhaveadeeper understandingofthe traditionalChinese culture.Then,we willvisit someancient architecture.After that,weare goingto enjoysome puppetshows.You willbe greatlyimpressed withit.Finally,we cantastesome specialsnacks,which aretruly delicious.By theway,knowing brieflyabout theConfuciusculture inadvance wouldbe quitehelpful.If youhave anyquestions,please dont hesitateto contactme!Looking forwardto seeingyou.The StudentUnionate somethingjust now.
4.What isthe relationshipbetween the speakersA.Mother andson.B.Doctor andpatient.C.Coach andplayer.
5.What do the speakerstalk aboutin generalA.New yearplans.B.A job.C.A course.第二节(共15小题;每小题
1.5分,满分
22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间每段对话或独白读两遍听第6段材料,回答第
6、7题
6.What isthe womansattitude towardthe manA.Polite.B.Rude.C.Impatient.
7.What will the manprobably dowith hisputerA.Return it.B.Have itrepaired.C.Exchange it.
8.What kind of weddingdo the speakers decide to haveat last听第7段材料,回答第
8、9题A.A smallone.B.A mediumone.C.A bigone.
9.When dothe speakersdecidetohold thewedding ceremonyA.In April.B.In May.C.In August.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题
10.What doesCraig doA.A reporter,center clerk.B.A gymteacher.C.A youth
11.Why doesthe womandislike CraigA.He talkstoo much.B.He doesntwork hard.C.He lacksthe sense of humor.
12.What doesthe womansay aboutAndyA.He isnot fun.B.He isimpatient.C.He is a musicfan.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题
13.What kind of surveywillthespeakers doA.A streetone.B.A telephoneone.C.A mailone.
14.How manypeople willthespeakerschoose forthe surveyA.
1.
000.B.
600.C.
50015.What doesProfessor Walkersuggest doingA.Finishing thesurvey inone day.B.Preparing nomore thanten questions.C.Analyzing theresults assoon aspossible.
16.What willthespeakersdo nextA.Choose aplace todothesurvey.B.Go tovisit ProfessorWalker.C.Decide thequestions toask.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.How longisthe library opena dayA.Eight hours.B.Ten hours.C.Fourteen hours.
18.When doesthe Receptionstop workingA.On Fridays.B.On Saturdays.C.On Sundays.
19.How cana bookbe renewedA.By goingto the library personally.B.By telephoningthelibrary.C.By emailingthelibrary.
20.How muchshould astudent payif returninga booklate for a weekA.£
2.B.£
4.C.£
6.【答案115BCCBA610ABBCA1115CBACB1620ACCAA第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑ABoma InternationalHospitality College(BIHC),in partnershipwith theBusinessHotelManagement School,Switzerland(BHMS),isa hospitality(酒店管理)college basedin Nairobi,Kenya.It isfocused ondeveloping thenext generationof worldclass hospitality professionals.The collegeis devotedto offeringstudents stateof theart studyprograms,designed topromoteaccess todemanding,but rewardingcareers.BIHC iscurrently seekingforaCollege Principalwhose keyresponsibilities include,butare notlimited to:•Reporting tothe BIHCBoard ofDirectors for meeting the college,s overallobjectives andplans;•Providing leadershipand carrying out academicand operational excellence acrosstheinstitution;•Developing andcarryingoutthecollege,s strategicplan;•Establishment andimprovement ofstandard operatingpolicies andprocedures toensure academicandoperationalexcellence;•Management ofbudgets andfinancial performance;•Encouraging continuedimprovement incurriculum andteaching methods;•Promoting thereputation ofthe College,locally andinternationally.Our Idealcandidate hasthe followingkey characteristics:•Possesses athorough understandingof internationalhospitality standards;•Has10+years,experience inan institutionof higherlearning;•Passionate about the hospitalityindustry anddeveloping themselvesand thepeople withinit.If interested,please ensureto submitthe followingdocuments:•A coverletter;•Curriculum Vitae;•Copies ofrelevant diplomasand correspondingtranscripts.Professional references,with contactdetails mayalso besubmitted.Interested candidatesarc weleto submittheir applicationstothe following amailaddress:recruitmentpreferredpersonnel.co.ke nolater manthan April24th,
2020.
21.An idealcandidate shouldhave somenecessary qualitiesEXCEPT.A.loving thehospitality industryB.having over10years,experience ofteachingC.being familiarwith internationalhospitality standardsD.keeping improvinghimself or herself
22.What canwe learnfrom the passageA.BIHC aimsto developworldclasshospitalityprincipals.B.Applications mailedon April25”,2020are alsovalid.C.College Principalshould designartstudyprograms forstudents.D.An applicantmust handin copiesof hisorhercertificates.
23.Whats thepurpose ofthepassageA.To advertisefora college principalin BIHC.B.To listresponsibilities ofacollegeprincipal.C.To brieflyintroduce BIHC,ahospitalitycollege.D.To remenda hotelBIHCto visitors.【答案】21—23BDABSomething strangehappened whenI was14years old.Every previousyear onThanksgiving DayId wokenup early,filled withexcitement.But thatThanksgiving,for somereason Isaw noreasonto celebrate.None ofmy family were reallythankful,I realized.The wholething wasalie!During thedinner time,I left,hiding inthe guestroom andcried.My momcame to see whatwaswrong.No oneis reallythankful!”I sobbed,“They justpretend forone daybecause thatswhat theyre supposedtodo!”After Ifinished talking,she nodded.You reright,“she toldme.It sfake untilyoufind thetruth foryourself.She saidit wasmy choicewhether tocelebrate with them ornot.She saidThanksgiving isatimeto reflectbecause wedontalways getto seeloved onesandeat agood meal.Then sheleft.I didnt listento her,thinking thatevery holidaywas alie andI couldnever findjoycelebrating again.But givingintomy starvingstomach,I wentback tothe diningroom inafew minutes.I couldnt believewhat Isaw.My entireextended familywas waiting formewithwide smilesand concernedlooks,andthetable wascovered withuntouched plates.“Andy,“my auntsaid,uWe cant eatwithout you.We rewaitingforyourturn.Now youcan startit.I didnt knowwhat tosay first.Finally,I saidI wasthankfulfor havinga youngerbrother toteach,play with,and seegrow.The familyshared,and everyonehad somethingbeautiful tosay.Listening towhat theysaid,I suddenlyunderstood whatmy mommeant aboutfinding outmy ownreason forcelebrating.Forme,this holidaywasachance topause andreflect oneverything Icared about.And withthat,I tooka hugeand satisfyingbite offood.
24.Why didthe authorhide himselfand cryontheThanksgiving DayA.Because hegotuptoo lateB.Because someof hisfamilywereabsent.C.Because hethought thedinner wastasteless.D.Because hedoubted thesincerity ofothers thankfulness.
25.What canwe knowaboutthe author smother accordingtothe textA.She isvery understanding.B.She isstrict withtheauthor.
26.What doesthe underlinedword“it”in Paragraph5refer toC.She disagreedwiththeauthor.D.She showedgreat worryabouttheauthor.A.Having dinner.B.Expressing thankfulness.C.Giving aperformance.D.Making awish.
27.Which ofthefollowingcan bethe besttitle forthetextA.My LovingMother B.Love andLiesC.An InspiringThanksgiving D.An UnforgettableDinner【答案】2427DABCThere iscertainly evidencethat actorsexperience ablending oftheir realself withtheirassumed characters.For instance,Benedict Cumberbatchsaid,〃My mumsays Im muchmore impatientwithher whenIm filmingSherlock.Mark Seton,a researcherat theUniversityofSydney,has evencoined theterm postdramaticstress disorderto describethe lastingeffects experiencedby actorswho losethemselves ina role.Actors mayoften prolonghabits ofthe charactersthey haveembodied,he writes.A recentfinding doesn,t involveacting,anditindicates thatmerely spendingsome timethinking about another person seemedto rub off onthe volunteerssense of self,led byMeghanMeyer atPrinceton University.Across severalstudies,these researchersasked volunteerstofirst ratetheir ownpersonalities,memories orphysical attributes,and thento performthesame taskfrom the perspective of another person.For instance,they mightscore theemotionalityof variouspersonal memories,and thenrate howa friendor relativewould haveexperienced thosesameevents.After taking theperspective ofanother,the volunteersscored themselvesonce again:theconsistent findingwas thattheir selfknowledgewas nowchanged一their selfscoreshad shiftedto bee moresimilar tothose they,d givenfor someone else.For instance,if theyhad initiallysaidthe traitterm confidentwas onlymoderately relatedto themselvesand thenrated thetermas beingstrongly relatedtoafriend,s personality,when theycame torescore themselves,they nowtended tosee themselvesas moreconfident.Remarkably,this morphingoftheself withanotherwas stillapparent evenif a24hour gapwas leftbetween takingsomeoneelse,s perspectiveandrerating oneself.〃By simplythinkingaboutanother person,we mayadapt ourself totake theshape ofthatperson,z,said Meyerand her colleagues.That our senseofself shouldhave thisquality mightbea littlediscouraging,especially foranyone whohas struggledto establisha firmsense ofidentity.Yet thereis anoptimistic messagehere,too.The challengeof improvingourselves一or atleast seeingourselves ina morepositive light一might bealittleeasier thanwe thought.By roleplayingor actingoutthekindofperson wewould liketobee,or merelyby thinkingaboutand spendingtime withpeople whoembody thekindofattributes wewould liketoseein ourselves,we canfind thatour senseofselfchanges indesirable ways.〃As eachofuschooses who to befriend,whotomodel,andwhoto ignore,write Meyerandhercolleagues,〃we mustmake thesedecisions awareof howthey shapenot onlythe fabricofour socialnetworks,but evenoursenseof whowe are.〃
28.The firsttwo paragraphsmainly.A.state thatacting requiresskillsB.explain thestress thatan actorfacesC.show thataroleleaves amark onthe actorD.stress theimportance ofdevoting oneselftoarole
29.What doesthe underlinedphrase〃ruboffon〃in Paragraph3probably meanA.Influence.B.Strengthen.C.Confuse.D.Determine.
30.According tothe study,takingtheperspectiveofanotherperson.A.brings changesto one,s selfknowledgeB.motivates oneto betterunderstand himselfC.helps peopledeal withtheir identityproblemsD.produces temporaryeffects onone,s character
31.What isthe significanceofthestudyA.It offersinstructions onmaking friends.B.It proposesa meansto improveourselves.C.It givesadvice onadjusting one,s emotions.D.It presentsa wayto dealwith stressdisorder.【答案】28—31CAAB。