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Directions： In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and three choices A ， B and C ， taken from the dialogue . Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet .
A.Are you kidding？
B.I’ll go over to the gym too.
C.I want to do some running.
Steve： I’m going over to the gym. 1
Joseph： Why don’t you run outside？
Steve： 2 Do you know how cold it is today？
Joseph： Yeah，I suppose.I guess it isn’t healthy to run in this weather.
Steve： No，it’s not.Not at all.I’d probably freeze my lungs.
Joseph： Wait a minute. 3
Steve： You？
Joseph： Yes，why not？Just let me get my gym clothes together.
1.Well，I’m not really interested in going there.
2.How about going to an Indian restaurant？
3.Uh，here’s something interesting.
Man： So，what do you want to do tomorrow？
Woman： Well，let’s look at this city guide here. 4 Why don’t we first visit the art museum in the morning？
Man： Okay.I like that idea，and where do you want to eat lunch？
Woman： 5 The guide recommends one downtown a few blocks from the museum.
Man： That sounds great.After that，what do you think about visiting the zoo？Well，it says here that there are some very unique animals not found anywhere else.
Woman： 6 Why don’t we take the subway down to the seashore and walk along the beach.
Man： That sounds like a wonderful plan.
Directions： In this section there is one incomplete conversation which has four blanks and four choices A ， B ， Cand D ， taken from the conversation . Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet .
A.Anyway，there must be some solution.
B.But they don’t have anything now.
C.Have you tried some part-time job on campus？
D.You don’t have to tell me that.
Natasha： I need to get a job，or I won’t be able to stay here next semester.I don’t know what to do.
Eric： 7
Natasha： What do you mean？
Eric： I mean in the library，or in some information center.Often the university has parttime positions for foreign students.
Natasha： Yes，I know.I tried that. 8
Eric： Well，it’s really hard since you’re a foreign student.It’s actually illegal for you to work in America.
Natasha： 9 I know I have the right to work for the university.That’s legal.But they don’t have a job.And it’s illegal for me to work elsewhere.
Eric： 10 You know there are many people working illegally in New York.
Natasha： But I need a pretty decent job.I need to make enough to pay my rent a least.
Directions： In this part there are ten sentences ， each with one word or phrase under lined . Choose the one from the four choices marked A ， B ， C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence . Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet .
11.There will be a ten-minute interva l halfway through the performance.
A.period B.time C.length D.break
12.Most of Egypt’s inhabitants live in the Nile valley and delta，with the rest of the country sparsely populated.
A.randomly B.thinly C.densely D.evenly
13.The hotel owner was authorized to sell alcoholic drinks in his hotel.
A.inclined B.prepared C.required D.licensed
14.Your lawyer’s presence in the court room is critical since he may prevent you from being misdirected.
A.impressive B.wonderful C.favorable D.crucial
15.Some books are not for you to leaf through ，but for you to think through.
A.browse B.appreciate C.recommend D.debate
16.I was denied access to my account after I typed in the wrong password three times in a row.
A.abandoned B.delayed C.warned D.refused
17.Lots of people make long-distance commuting to work daily in big cities.
A.contact B.discussion C.travel D.call
18.Guests at Four Seasons Hotels can enjoydelicious meals served on fine china.
A.delicate B.special C.shining D.desirable
19.The energy value of dried fruits is considerably in excess of that of fresh items.
A.short of B.equal to C.more than D.different from
20.When disasters like this happen，we set aside whatever pretty disagreements we may have.
A.discuss B.retain C.reveal D.dismiss
Directions： In this section ， there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements ， each with four suggested answers A ， B ， Cand D . Choosethe best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet .
It sounds like something straight out of a science fiction movie or a silly cartoon：a futuristic traveling tube that can quickly shoot people wherever they want to go，inside a tiny pod.But this may be just around the corner for people looking for a faster，easier，and cheaper-than-ever way to travel.
South African-American inventor and billionaire Elon Musk，who，in the past，has worked on both private space flight and electric cars，recently announced he has been working on the design of this traveling tube，which could forever change the way we travel the world.
In an interview，Musk described the new tube as a fifth kind of transportation.“We have planes，trains，automobiles，and boats，”he explained.“What if there was a fifth mode？I have a name for it.It’s called the Hyperloop.”
“This system I have in mind...can never crash，is immune to weather，it goes three or four times faster than the bullet train...it goes at an average speed of twice what an aircraft would do.You would go from downtown Los Angeles to downtown San Francisco in under 30 minutes.”
People using the Hyperloop would shoot around in pods，which are each just over sixand-a-half feet across，and the pods would travel through tubes located either above ground or under water.
The Hyperloop could even run 24/7，be cheap，and allow people to travel on their own schedule.People could show up at the Hyperloop station whenever they want and be quickly sent on their way.
Additionally，Musk believes the Hyperloop could be completely powered by the sun—making it more environmentally friendly than cars，airplanes，or train systems.Someday it could possibly move people between the East and West Coasts of the United States in less than an hour.Eventually，the Hyperloop would be able to move people around the world.
Musk is not the first person outside of science fiction novelists to dream up vacuum tube technology for moving people.The idea has been around for some time，and inventors in other countries，including China，are reportedly working on similar technology.
21.The phrase“just around the corner”（Para.1）means“ ”.
A.preferable B.forthcoming C.reliable D.available
22.The“pod”mentioned in the passage is a（n） .
A.tube-shaped music player B.wireless earphone
C.engine that provides a driving force D.vehicle that carries passengers
23.Which of the following is NOT true of Elon Musk？
A.He draws insights from science fictions.
B.He has tried his hand at space fight.
C.He has manufactured electric cars.
D.He cares for environmental protection.
24.What can be learned about the Hyperloop？
A.It could be developed at a low cost.B.It would remind people of their schedule.
C.It could operate round the clock.D.It would run at regular intervals.
25.China is mentioned in the last paragraph in order to .
A.demonstrate that it is an innovative country
B.give an example of those working on similar technology
C.show a successful model of vacuum tube traveling
D.indicate a potential for international cooperation
How are you feeling today？I’ve got a few aches and pains，but nothing serious.However，when things become more critical，I would normally book myself an appointment with my doctor—although by the time I get to see him，the problem will have probably gone away.That’s because in the UK at least，we usually have to wait a few days before the doctor can fit us in.
Luckily today，technology has come to our rescue.There are thousands of Apps available on our smart phones that can offer first aid advice and allow us to self-diagnose our sickness—ranging from a simple cold or flu to some exotic disease.And together with the internet，we have an ocean of medical information at our fingertips.
But is too much knowledge a good thing？By reading up on an illness，we discover its side-effects and what could happen in a worst-case situation.More worrying is that we give ourselves the wrong diagnosis，and then worry ourselves sick that we’re going to die.This health anxiety，fueled by the internet，is called“cyberchondria”.It gives sufferers a deep fear of diseases and，according to experts，it’s on the rise.Professor Peter Tyrer from Imperial College London said，“We find that approximately four out of five of our patients with health anxiety spend literally hours on the internet.One of the first things we do in treatment is to tell them to stop browsing the internet.”
A study a few years ago also found many doctors felt intimidated by the increasing numbers of web-wise patients arriving in surgeries.One doctor admitted to not being very happy about patients using the internet，saying：“They all seemed to come to me with things I’d never heard of and very often with things which seem rather bizarre or inappropriate.”
Of course there is no doubt，the World Wide Web has most of the information we need to diagnose our symptoms，but Doctor Tyrer points out，“it doesn’t have any judgment associated with it.”This is why having a consultation with a doctor face-to-face still has its benefits.
It would seem then that a virtual online doctor can prescribe a dose of useful advice，but technology hasn’t replaced the human medical expert just yet.
26.What does the author try to emphasize in Paragraph 1？
A.The low efficiency of the healthcare system.
B.The tips for making appointments with doctors.
C.The treatment for common health problems.
D.The critical challenges for general hospitals.
27.Cyberchondria（Para.3）can be defined as .
A.overdependence on the internet for medical advice
B.too much knowledge about health problems
C.health concerns caused by online information
D.incorrect diagnosis based on web knowledge
28.According to the doctors，cyberchondria .
A.can be prevented B.is not unusual
C.is hard to predict D.may not last long
29.How do doctors in general feel about web-wise patients？
A.They are surprised at patients’wise use of online information.
B.They are frightened by patients’blind trust of internet information.
C.They are satisfied with patients’sufficient knowledge about diseases.
D.They are troubled by patients’excessive search for health information.
30.According to Doctor Tyrer，what is the problem with online medical information？
A.It is usually not sufficient.B.It is not always accurate.
C.It fails to give judgment.D.It provides too much information.
Many of the major supermarket chains have come under fire with accusations of various unethical acts over the past decade.They’ve wasted tons of food.They’ve underpaid their suppliers and they’ve contributed to excessive plastic waste in their packaging，which has had its impact on our environment.
But supermarkets and grocers are starting to sit up and take notice.In response to growing consumer resentment against the huge amounts of plastic waste generated by plastic packaging，some of the largest UK supermarkets have signed up to a pact promising to transform packaging and cut plastic wastage.In a pledge to reuse，recycle or convert all plastic wastage by 2025，supermarkets are now beginning to take some responsibility for the part they play in contributing to the damage to our environment，with one major supermarket announcing their plan to eliminate all plastic packaging in their own-brand products by 2023.
In response to criticisms over food waste，some supermarkets are donating some of their food surplus.However，charities estimate that they are only accessing two percent of supermarkets’total food surplus，so this hardly seems to be solving the problem.Some say that supermarkets are simply not doing enough.Most supermarkets operate under a veil of secrecy when asked for exact figures of food wastage，and without more transparency it is hard to come up with a systematic approach to avoiding waste and to redistributing surplus food.
Some smaller companies are now taking matters into their own hands and offering consumers a greener option.Shops like Berlin’s Original Unverpakt and London’s Bulk Market are plastic-free shops that have opened in recent years，encouraging customers to use their own containers or convertible bags.Online grocer Farmdrop eliminates the need for large warehouses and the risk of huge food surplus by delivering fresh produce from local farmers to its customers on a daily basis via electric cars，offering farmers the lion’s share of the retail price.
There is no doubt that we still have a long way to go in reducing food waste and plastic waste.But perhaps the major supermarkets might take inspiration from these smaller grocers and gradually move towards a more sustainable future for us all.
31.Which is NOT mentioned as an unethical act of major supermarket chains？
A.Wasting large amounts of food.B.Producing excessive plastic waste.
C.Underpaying their suppliers.D.Selling goods of poor quality.
32.The word“pact”（Para.2）is closest in meaning to“ ”.
A.agreement B.organization C.campaign D.program
33.According to Paragraph 3，supermarkets’donation of their food surplus .
A.receives high praises B.is considered as a good charity
C.is regarded as not doing enough D.arouses more criticisms
34.Farmdrop is mentioned as an example that provides .
A.plastic-free bags and containers B.easier access to fresh produce
C.a great variety of healthy foods D.goods at more competitive prices
35.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that .
A.some businesses are reluctant to reduce their waste
B.major supermarkets refuse to do public good
C.some small companies better protect the environment
D.a more sustainable future for all is soon to come
We all know people who say they have“no sense of direction.”Yet for some people that description is true in all circumstances：If they take a single wrong turn on an established route they often become totally lost.This happens even when they are just a few miles from where they live.
This condition is called developmental topographic disorientation（DTD），the inability to orient within the environment.It didn’t even have a formal name until 2009，when Giuseppe Iaria reported his first case in the journal Neuropsychologia .
Ellen Rose had been a patient of mine for years before I realized that she had this lifelong learning disability.Like other people with DTD，she can follow a route in pieces，but it never becomes part of a larger spatial understanding.That’s because she does not have a larger spatial understanding of her environment.
I asked her to draw a diagram of the second floor of the house she shares with her daughter and son-in-law.It was a difficult task for her（she lives on the first floor but is very familiar with the second）.She described her effort not as a bird looking down from above，but as a spider crawling across the paper tracing a route from one room to the next.
Ellen has always wondered what was wrong with her.She knew that when others ascribed her problems to simply not paying attention they were mistaken.She worried that her problems in travelling might be a sign of something more serious than just getting lost easily，but had no idea what that might be.
Finding out that she had DID was a relief.Knowing that something has a name can be a liberating experience.All of a sudden it is a thing，a concept with defining characteristics.It is in a way，a kind of map .
36.What is the relation between Ellen and the author？
A.Student and teacher.B.Subject and researcher.
C.Employee and employer.D.Patient and doctor.
37.It can be learned that people with DTD .
A.are unable to find their position in an environment
B.find it difficult to remember where they have been
C.dislike travelling to a faraway place on their own
D.are characterized by their inability to concentrate
38.From Ellen’s difficulty in drawing her own house，we can infer that .
A.observing from high above is more effective than from the bottom
B.common people tend to perceive a space from a bird’s eye view
C.it is useful to get familiar with our living environment
D.people with DTD have a poor sense of vision
39.How did Ellen feel about her DTD？
A.She had a clear idea what it was and how to deal with it.
B.She worried that she might misunderstand people around her.
C.She thought she could improve her condition by paying more attention.
D.She was afraid that it might bring problems other than disorientation.
40.The word“map”in the last paragraph probably means“ ”.
A.cure B.design C.proposal D.clue
Directions： In this section ， you are required to read one quoted blog and the comments on it . The blog and comments are followed by questions or unfinished statements ， each with four suggested answers A ， B ， Cand D . Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet .
Face masks are one of the best defenses against the spread of COVID-19，but their growing adoption is having a second，unintended effect：breaking facial recognition algorithms（算法）.
Wearing face masks that adequately cover the mouth and nose causes the error rate of some of the most widely used facial recognition algorithms to rise to between 5 percent and 50 percent，a study by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology（NIST）has found.Black masks were more likely to cause errors than blue masks，and the more of the nose covered by the mask，the harder the algorithms found it to identify the face.
“We need to understand how face recognition technology deals with masked faces，”said the author of the report and NIST computer scientist.“We have begun by focusing on how an algorithm developed before the pandemic（大流行病）might be affected by subjects wearing face masks.Later this summer，we plan to test the accuracy of algorithms that were intentionally developed with masked faces in mind.”
Facial recognition algorithms such as those tested by NIST work by measuring the distances between features in a target’s face.Masks reduce the accuracy of these algorithms by removing most of these features，although some still remain.This is slightly different from how facial recognition works on iPhones，for example，which use depth sensors for extra security，ensuring that the algorithms can’t be fooled by showing the camera a picture（a danger that is not present in the scenarios NIST is concerned with）.
Comment 1
Well，that’s one good thing to come out of the pandemic.Mass surveillance is nonsense.Time to pair masks up with sunglasses to deliver the decisive stroke.
Comment 2
“Wearing face masks that adequately cover the mouth and nose causes the error rate of some of the most widely used facial recognition algorithms to rise sharply.”Rubbish technology！I would’ve never guessed.
Comment 3
There’s a reason why some country is already using gait（步态）analysis.Facial recognition is too easy to block or to fool.
Comment 4
Pretty soon they are going to do...analysis.With the development of AI，there will be a way out.
Comment 5
The AI’s getting better，though，so soon it won’t matter.Just like how you can pick out a relative or close friend even in bad CCTV footage，so too can AI.Your height，walking gait，mannerisms，voice，ears，clothing，etc.all add up to YOU.
41.What is the passage mainly about？
A.The best way to defend against COVID-19.
B.Efforts to improve facial recognition technology.
C.Methods to fool the facial recognition system.
D.The impact of masks on facial recognition accuracy.
42.The NIST study found that compared with blue masks，black masks .
A.were more widely used by the public
B.caused more errors in facial recognition
C.provided better protection against the virus
D.required less complex algorithms
43.Comment 1 seems to be .
A.in favor of the rules for wearing face masks
B.in favor of the facial recognition technology
C.against the wide use of facial recognition
D.against the requirements for wearing face masks
44.Which comment views the current facial recognition technology with contempt？
A.Comment 2.B.Comment 3.C.Comment 4.D.Comment 5.
45.Which of the following is positive about the future technological advance？
A.Comment 2 and Comment 3.B.Comment 1 and Comment 4.
C.Comment 3 and Comment 5.D.Comment 4 and Comment 5.
Directions： In this part ， there is a passage with ten blanks . For each blank there are four choices marked A ， B ， C ， and D . Choose the best answer for each blank and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet .
The English countryside has a classic image.People imagine that life in the country is slow and calm；that there are no traffic jams，no pollution，and no crime.In some places，this is true；but in 46 it is not.
Small towns and villages are becoming more and more 47 ；people have more space and most houses have gardens.But problems are 48 .Lots of people want to live in the country and work in the city；so more and more people travel 49 distances each day，to go to work.Of course they don’t use buses or trains；they use cars.Little villages now have traffic problems in the morning，just 50 big cities！
The problems are very complicated！If everyone moves into the country，the peace of the countryside will 51 ！People leave cities and big towns，to escape from urban problems；but more and more，they are 52 their problems with them.On warm summer days，and cold winter days，air pollution can be a big problem in large 53 of the south of England，not just in London.
Perhaps there is 54 for the future.Soon Britain’s population will stop rising.From about the year 2030 it will perhaps start to fall.In 100 year’s time，there will be less people in Britain than today—perhaps two million less.No doubt there will be 55 pollution too；oil and petrol will probably be rare by then.
46.A.other B.the others C.others D.another
47.A.famous B.beautiful C.secure D.popular
48.A.declining B.growing C.solved D.involved
49.A.far B.short C.remote D.long
50.A.like B.as C.for D.to
51.A.arise B.emerge C.continue D.disappear
52.A.developing B.bringing C.causing D.creating
53.A.parts B.places C.cities D.blocks
54.A.fear B.plan C.hope D.vision
55.A.more B.less C.much D.few
Directions： In this part ， there are three incomplete texts with 20 questions （ Ranging from 56 to 75）. Above each text there are three or four phrases to be completed . First ， use the choices provided in the box to complete the phrases . Second ， use the completed phrases to fill in the blanks of the text . Note you should blacken the letters that indicate your answers on the Answer Sheet .
A.connected
B.healthy
C.immune
Phrases：
A.eating 56 meals at regular times
B.can also impair our 57 system function
C.are 58 to the body clock
A lack of quality sleep not only affects how we feel during the daytime，but 59 ，which is vital in protecting us from common viral illnesses.Efforts needed to sleep well include following a sleep routine， 60 and not drinking too much coffee.All of these things are really interconnected in terms of their function.All of them 61 .The body is like an orchestra where there’s an orchestra leader that’s sort of the main timer，but everybody else is playing it together and they’re optimizing what they are doing.
A.share
B.demands
C.force
Phrases：
A.true happiness 62 that we have it in our lives
B.they freely 63 their ups and downs
C.as it is a driving 64 in our nature
One of the basic needs we have as humans is to connect with others.We have done this since the beginning of time 65 .Close intimate friendships fill that need.There is simply no replacement for this in our lives.You can’t buy it，borrow it or steal it，but 66 .Experts found that people who can name several close，supportive friends—friends with whom 67 —live with greater health and happiness.
A.future
B.shape
C.form
D.safety
Phrases：
A.will adjust themselves for your 68 and comfort
B.will 69 the way we live in astonishing ways
C.mimicked human 70 and thinking
D.gains a truer glimpse of our robotic 71
Tiny technologies are a key to the future of robots.The old science-fiction notion of a robot pictured a large machine that 72 .But a visitor to the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at Cambridge 73 .In this micro-world，scientists and engineers are building new machines in other fields such as medicine and aerospace.Soon，you’ll be driving smart car and living in smart home that 74 .It is already clear that our tiny new tools 75 .By“thinking small，”scientists and dreamers are enlarging and enriching the future for all of us.
Directions： Translate the following passage into Chinese . Write your answer on the Answer Sheet .
Personality is the pattern of thoughts，feelings and behaviors unique to a person.People tend to think of personality as fixed.But according to psychologists，that’s not how it works.Personality is a developmental phenomenon.It’s not just a static thing that you’re stuck with and can’t get over.That’s not to say that you’re a different person each day you wake up.In the short term，change can be nearly impossible to be perceived.Longterm studies，in which researchers survey the personalities of participants regularly over many years，suggest that our personality is stable only on shorter time scales.
Directions： Write an essay in no less than 150 words on the topic ： What Are the Benefits and Disadvantages of Online Learning ？ You could write according to the hints given below . Write your essay on the Answer Sheet .
As the coronavirus（COVID-19）pandemic seems to be here to stay，we perhaps have to choose online instruction sometimes.The mode of instruction and learning may have its advantages，but...