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(一)(限时:40分钟满分50分)I.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题
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37.5分)AThings toDo inYorkshire ThisSummerHarrogate MusicFestivalSince its birth,Harrogate MusicFestival hasgone fromstrength tostrength.This year,we arecelebratingour50th anniversary.We beginon1st Junewith ManchesterCamerata andNicola Benedetti,presenting anamazing programmeof Mozartpieces.Dates1June—31JulyTickets£12—£96Jodie s Fitness Summer ClassesAs thesummer monthsroll in,our Georgiancountry estatemakes theperfect settingfor anoutdoorfitness session.Come andwork outwith ourqualified personal trainer,Jodie McGregor,on thegrounds oftheMiddleton Lodgeestate.We will be holdinga freetaster sessionon23rd May,at10am,to demonstratethe varietyofeffective and active exercises.There areeight spaces available for the taster session.Advance bookingsare()rec^iired info@middletonlodge.co.uk.paris.Dates23May—11JulyTickets£
7.50per sessionFelt Picture MakingWorkingfrom aninspirational picture,this workshopat HelmsleyArts Centrewill teachyou thetechniquesyou willneed torecreate yourpicture inwool.We willalso discuss the originsof felt,what enableswool fibresto becomefelt and how theprocesseswe usework.Dates12June—12JulyTickets£40including materialsFigure It out!—Playing withMathA newexhibition inHalifax useseveryday activitiesto explain the hiddenmath principleswe alluseon aregular basis.Pack abag,cut acake,guess whichjuice containerholds the most liquid,and muchmore.Discover howarchitects,product designersand scientistsuse similarskills in their work.Dates7May—10JuneTicketsFree语篇解读本文是一篇应用文,主要介绍了今年夏天约克郡的四个活动的情况
1.What shouldyou doif youwant toattend thetaster sessionof Jodie sFitness Summer ClassesA.Joina fitnessclub.B・Pay aregistration fee.C.Make abooking.D.Hire a personaltrainer.答案c解析细节理解题根据Jodie sFitness SummerClasses部分中“There areeight spacesavailable forthetastersession.Advance bookingsare required”可知,如果你想参力口Jodie的夏季健身课程的体验课,你应该提前预约故选C
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3.Which ofthe followingstarts earliestA.Harrogate MusicFestival.B・JodiesFitnessSummerClasses.C.Felt PictureMaking.D.Figure Itout!一Playing withMath.答案D解析细节理解题根据文章内容可知,Harrogate MusicFestival从6月1日至U7月31日;Jodie sFitnessSummerClasses从5月23日至I7月11日;FeltPictureMaking从6月12日到7月12日;Figure Itout!一Playing withMath从5月7日到6月10日故FigureItout!一Playing withMath最早开始故选DBWhile verbaland writtencommunication skillsare important,nonverbal behaviorsmake upa largepercentageof ourdaily interpersonalcommunication.Good eye contact isan essentialnonverbal communicationskill.When peoplefail to look atothers intheeye,it canseem asif theyare tryingto hidesomething.On the other hand,too mucheyecontactcanseem aggressive.While eyecontact isan importantpart ofcommunication,it,s importantto rememberthat good eyecontact does not meanstaring fixedlyinto someone s eyes.Some communicationexpertsrecommend intervals of eyecontact lastingfour tofive seconds.If you are confusedabout another person snonverbal signals,don,t be afraid to ask questions.Agood ideais torepeat backyour interpretationof whathas beensaid andask forclarification.An exampleofthis might be:So what youaresaying isthat...”Sometimes simplyasking suchquestions can lend agreatdeal ofclarity toa situation.For example,a personmight begiving offcertain nonverbalsignalsbecause hehas something else on his mind.Another importantpart ofgood nonverbalcommunication skillsinvolves being able to take a moreholistic approachto whata person is communicating.A singlegesture canmean anynumber of things,ormaybe evennothing atall.The keyto accuratelyreading nonverbalbehavior isto lookfor groups ofsignals thatreinforce acommon point.If youplace toomuch emphasison justone signalout ofmany,youmight cometo aninaccurate conclusionabout whatapersonis tryingto say.According to some,a firmhandshake indicatesa strongpersonality whilea weakhandshake istakenas alack ofcourage.This exampleillustrates animportant pointabout thepossibility ofmisreadingnonverbal signals.A limphandshake mightactually indicatesomethingelse entirely,such asarthritis(关节炎)・Always rememberto lookfor groupsof behavior.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文非语言沟通技巧至关重要,可以更轻松她传达一个人的观点并读懂其他人试图告诉你的内容
4.What isgood eyecontactA.Looking othersin theeye forsix seconds.B.Staring fixedlyinto someoneJs eyes.C.Looking directlyand tellingthe truth.D.Having eyecontact everyfive seconds.答案D解析细节理解题根据第二段中^Some communicationexperts recommendintervalsofeye contactlastingfour tofive seconds/,可知,最恰当的眼神接触是间隔4至5秒故选D项
5.What shouldyou doif youdon tunderstand another person snonverbal signalsA.Give hima smile.B・Ask forfurther information.C.Tell himyou reonhismind.D.Give offcertain nonverbalsignals.答案B解析细节理解题根据第三段中“If youare confusedabout…don tbeafraidtoaskquestions...askingsuch questionscanlenda greatdeal ofclarity toa situation/,可次口,通过进一步提出问题可以使情况更清晰故选B项
6.What doesthe fourthparagraph mainlytalk aboutA.Look atsignals asa whole.B・Concentrate onyour communicationskills.C.Ask questionsabout nonverbalsignals.D.Encourage listenersto usegroupsofsignals.答案A解析段落大意题根据第四段中Another importantpart...beingabletotakeamoreholistic approachtowhat apersonis communicating.v和“The keyto accuratelyreading nonverbalbehavior istolookforgroups ofsignals thatreinforce acommon point.”可知,第四段主要讲了应该从整体上来看这些肢体语言故选A项
7.Why doesthe authormention arthritisin thelast paragraphA.To callon readers to understandothers whilespeaking.B.To askreaderstopractice nonverbalsignals more.C.To tellreaders signalscan bemisread.D.To provea singlegesture isa must.答案c解析推理判断题最后一段中u According tosome...A limphandshake mightactually indicatesomethingelseentirely,such asarthritis(关节炎).”提到有力的握手表示个性很强,而软弱的握手则表示缺乏胆量但如果对方有关节炎,他的握手也许会很虚弱作者提起关节炎旨在说明肢体语言有时候也会被人误读故选C项CI wassitting atmy deskwhen anothergraduate studentin mylab approachedme.Can youhelp”he begged.His experimentwasn,t workingand hedesperately neededhelp.I wasa fifthyear PhDstudent,the seniormember ofthe labat thetime.As I had manytimes before,I gavein andsaid yes.I hada hardtime sayingno tosuch requests.!was newto theUnited States,having movedfromChina forgraduate school.I foundit difficultto makenew friendsand discoverafterwork activitiesIenjoyed.My lab-mates servedas myprimary sourceof socialconnection.!feared that if I turned themdown,I dlose theirfavor.After Igraduated andstarted ajob inindustry,I continuedto carrythe sameattitude withme,and itcontinuedto costme.lt wasn,t untilmy wifegave birthto ourfirst childthat Irealized howthin Ihadstretched myselfand howmisguided mypriorities(重要的事)were.While shelay ina hospitalbed intheearly stagesof labor(分娩阵痛),I satnearby,busy incorrecting awork reporton mylaptop for mycolleague.Hours later,after hearingmy daughters firstcry andwatching hertiny fingersgrab tightlyontomine,it dawnedon methat Ishould havebeen fullypresent duringmy daughtersbirth.From thenon,I determinedto sparemore timefor myfamily byreducing my work tasks andcarefully consideringeach requestfor help.I stillenjoyed cooperatingwith others,but I dealt withmutually(共同地)beneficial tasksfirst,rather thanaccepting everythingthat camemy way.I noticedmany benefits,and fewdisadvantages.My dailywork schedulewas notso crowded.1nolonger workedovertime,and I was ableto improvemy workperformance byfocusing moreon importanttasks.Iwasalso pleasedto discoverthat“Sorry,I dlove tohelp butI have a deadlinecoming up“is anacceptableresponse toa requestfor assistance.Most colleaguesseem tounderstand.It shard tosay“no”to thoseyou workwith.But Vve learnedthat sometimesthat,sthe best way toavoid toomuch workload and lead a freer and happier life.语篇解读本文是一篇夹叙夹议文,主要介绍了作者渴望与他人建立联系,所以很难拒绝别人的请求,但从作者的第一个孩子出生以后,他认为最重要的事情就是陪伴家人,在学会拒绝别人之后,他的工作量少了,生活更快乐了
8.Why wasit hardforthe author torefuse others requests inschoolA.He waseager fora bondwith others.B.He wasinterested inhelping others.C.He wasfond ofdoing experiments.D.He wasthe mostexperienced student.答案A解析细节理解题根据第二段最后一句I fearedthatifIturnedthem down,Idlose theirfavor.可知,作者很难拒绝别人的要求是因为他想让他人一直喜欢自己,渴望与他人建立联系故选A
9.What madethe authorcarefully considereach requestfor helpA.His graduation.B・His wifesrequest.C・The birthof hisdaughter.D.The unhealthystate ofhis body.答案c解析细节理解题根据第三段第二句It wasnt untilmy wifegave birthto ourfirst childthat Irealizedhow thinIhadstretched myselfandhowmisguided mypriorities(重要的事)were.”和最后一句,以及第四段第一句可知,作者女儿的出生使作者开始仔细考虑每一个求助请求故选C
10.What doestheauthorthink isthe prioritynowA.Writing areport.B・Connecting withothers.C.Accompanying hisfamily.D.Requesting othersfor help.答案c解析细节理解题根据第四段第一句From thenon,I determinedto sparemore timeformyfamily byreducingmyworktasksandcarefully consideringeach requestfor help.”可知,现在作者把家庭放在了第一位,所以作者现在认为最重要的事情就是陪伴家人故选C
11.What happenedto theauthor afterrefusing othersA.He gotalong badlywith his colleagues.B,He gota lotmore vitaltasks.C.He receivedassistance fromhiscolleagues.D.He gotless workand morejoy.答案D解析推理判断题根据最后一段第二句But Ive learnedthat sometimesthat sthebestwaytoavoidtoo muchworkloadandleadafreerandhappierlife.”可知,当作者拒绝别人之后,工作量少了,生活更快乐了故选DDFrom self-driving carsto carebotsfor elderlypeople,rapid developmentin technologyhas longrepresenteda possiblethreat tomany jobsnormally performedby people.But expertsnow believethatalmost50percent ofoccupations existingtoday willbe completelyunnecessary by2025as artificialintelligencecontinues tochange businesses.“The nextfifteen yearswill seea revolutionin howwe work,andarevolution willnecessarily takeplacein howwe planand thinkabout workplaces,“said PeterAndrew,Director ofWorkplace StrategyforCBRE AsiaPacific.A growingnumber ofjobs inthe futurewill requirecreative intelligence,social skillsand theabilityto useartificial intelligence.The reportis basedon interviewswith200experts,business leadersand youngpeople fromAsiaPacific,Europe andNorth America.lt shows that inthe UStechnology alreadydestroys more jobs thanitcreates.But the report statesuLosing occupationsdoes not necessarily meanlosing jobs-just changingwhatpeople do.Growth innew jobscould occuras much,according to the research.“The growthof20to40person companiesthat havethe speedand technologicalknow-howwill directlychallenge big companies,“it states.A2014report byPew Researchfound52percent ofexperts inartificial intelligenceand roboticswereoptimistic aboutthe futureand believedthere wouldstill be enough jobs inthenext fewyears.Theoptimists pictured“a futurein whichrobots donot takethe placeof morejobs thanthey create,“according toAaron Smith,the reportsco-author.Technology willcontinue toaffect jobs,but morejobs seem likely to be created.Although therehave always beenunemployed people,when wereached a few billionpeople,there werebillions ofjobs.There isno shortageofthingsthat needto bedone andthat willnot change,Microsoftr sJonathanGrudin toldresearchers.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文人工智能改变商业结构,专家称约一半的职业到2025年将会消失
12.We caninfer fromthe textthat inthe future.A.people will face manydifficultiesB・people willtake upmore creativejobsC.artificial intelligencewill threatenpeople slivesD.most jobswillbedone intraditional workplaces答案B解析推理判断题根据第三段中的“A growingnumber ofjobsinthe futurewill requirecreativeintelligencen可知,未来人们需要从事更具有创造性的工作故选B
13.Accordingtothereport,.A・people wontnecessarilylose jobsB・bigcompanieswillfacefewer challengesC.small companieswill winagainst bigcompaniesD.most peoplewill becomeinterested intechnology答案A解析细节理解题根据第五段中的“Losing occupationsdoesnotnecessarily meanlosing jobs―justchanging whatpeople do.”可知,职业消失并不必然意味着工作丢失-------------------------------它仅仅改变了人们做的事情故选A
14.What isthe attitudeof mostexperts inartificial intelligenceand roboticstothe futureA.Mixed.B.Worried.C.Hopeful.D.Doubtful.答案C解析细节理解题根据倒数第二段中的“52percent ofexperts inartificial intelligenceand roboticswereoptimistic aboutthefuture”可知,大多数人工智能和机器人领域的专家对未来持乐观态度故选C
15.Jonathan Grudins wordsinthelast paragraphsuggest that.A.there willbeenoughjobs forpeopleB・things willchange a lot inafewyearsC.many peoplewill becomeunemployedD.technology willtotally changefuture jobs答案A解析推理判断题根据最后一段中的“morejobsseemlikelytobecreated...when wereached afewbillion people,there werebillions ofjobs”可知,微软公司的Jonathan Grudin认为,更多的工作会被创造出来,人们会有足够的就业机会故选AH.七选五(共5小题;每小题
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12.5分)Ways toRespectfully DisagreeIts easierto agreethan disagree.1Unfortunately,many ofus eithershy awaycompletely fromdisagreementsor loseit whenthings don tgoour way.These tipscan helpkeep disagreementsconstructive.Use Ito communicatehow you feel,what youthink andwhat youwant orneed.2For example,telling yourparents“You alwaysremind meabout myhousework whenyou knowI havemuchhomework,,has avery differenttone fromT mfeeling pressuredbecause Ihavealot ofhomeworktonight.Can Ido thosechores tomorrow”Listen tothe others opinion.3That makesit morelikely thathe orshe willdo thesame foryou.When the other personis talking,try tostop yourselffrom thinkingabout why you disagreeor whatyou11say next.4This isthemostimportant thingyou cando tokeep aconversation ontrack.Of course,it sahuge challengeto staycalm whenyoufeelangry aboutsomething,especially ifthe personyou retalkingto getsheated.5If youve everbeen onthe receivingend ofsomeonesput-downs(贬损的话),you knowhowvaluable usingrespectful languageand behaviorcan be.So insteadof sayingwhatyoumightbe()thinking Thatsastupid idea!,try sayingI dont agree,and hereis why.”Respect goesbeyond difficultconversations,of course.Being helpfuland consideratetowards familymembers,teachers orcoaches inour everydayactions helpsus establisha foundationfor thosetimes whenwemight disagree.A.Stay calm.B・Look intothe others eyes.C.Using“you”statements cansound aggressive.D.Avoid puttingdown theotherpersons ideasand beliefs.E.Then youcan calmlypresent yourcase andwhyyoudisagree.F.Being agood listenershowsthatyou respecttheotherperson.G.But wecan learnalotfrom conversationswhere wedontagree.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文文章向我们介绍了尊重不同意见的方厂
1.答案G解析根据空前的一句“说不同意比说同意更难”以及空后的“不幸的是我们中的许多人要么完全回避分歧,要么在意见不同时失去理智,下面这几点提示有助于我们建设性地处理分歧”可知G项“但是我们可以从我们有分歧的谈话中学到很多东西”符合题意故选G
2.答案C角翠析通过例子中的两种表达“You alwaysremind meabout myhousework whenyou knowI havemuchhomework和T mfeeling pressuredbecause Ihavealot ofhomework tonight.Can Ido thosechorestomorrow”可知,用第一人称表达与用第二人称表达结果不同,用第二人称有攻击性,用第一人称效果更好分析选项,C项正好与第一句形成对比,故选C
3.答案F解析根据本段第一句Listen totheothers opinion.可知,要倾听别人的意见,F项“做一个好的倾听者表明你尊重别人”符合题意,故选F项
4.答案A解析下文说当你对某事感到愤怒时,保持冷静是一个巨大的挑战由此可知本段的中心词是要“冷静”分析选项可知A项“Stay calm.”与语境相符,且有词汇复现故选A
5.答案D解析下文提到如果你曾受到别人的奚落,你就知道使用有礼貌的语言和行为是多么有价值由此可判断出应避免贬低他人分析选项可知D项“Avoid puttingdown theotherpersons ideasand beliefs.与之相符,且有词汇复现故选D。