Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage. The wallet is heading for extinction. As a day-to-day essential, it will die off with the generation who read print newspapers. The kind of shopping-where you hand over notes and count out change in return— now happens only in the most minor of our retail encounters,like buying a bar of chocolate or a pint of milk from a comer shop. At the shops where you spend any real money, that money is increasingly abstracted. And this is more and more true, the higher up the scale you go. At the most cutting-edge retail stores—Victoria Beckham on Dover Street, for instance—you don’t go and stand at any kind of cash register when you decide to pay. The staff are equipped with iPads to take your payment while you relax on a sofa. Which is nothing more or less than excellent service, if you have the money. But across society, the abstraction of the idea of cash makes me uneasy. Maybe I’m just old-fashioned. But earning money isn’t quick or easy for most of us. Isn’t it a bit weird that spending it should happen in half a blink (眨眼) of an eye? Doesn’t a wallet—that time-honoured Friday-night feeling of pleasing, promising fatness—represent something that matters? But I’ll leave the economics to the experts. What bothers me about the death of the wallet is the change it represents in our physical environment. Everything about the look and feel of a wallet—the way the fastenings and materials wear and tear and loosen with age, the plastic and paper and gold and silver, and handwritten phone numbers and printed cinema tickets—is the very opposite of what our world is becoming. The opposite of a wallet is a smart phone of an iPad. The rounded edges, cool glass, smooth and unknowable as pebble (鹅卵石). Instead of digging through pieces of paper and peering into corners, we move our fingers left and right. No more counting out coins. Show your wallet, if you still have one. It may not be here much longer.56. What is happening to the wallet? A) It is disappearing. C) it is becoming costly. B) It is being fattened. D) It is changing in style. 57. How are business transactions done in big modern stores? A) Individually. C) In the abstract. B) Electronically. D) Via a cash register. 58. What makes the author feel uncomfortable nowadays? A) Saving money is becoming a thing of the past. B) The pleasing Friday-night feeling is fading. C) Earning money is getting more difficult. D) Spending money is so fast and easy. 59. Why does the author choose to write about what’s happening to the wallet? A) It represents a change in the modern world. B) It has something to do with everybody’s life. C) It marks the end of a time-honoured tradition. D) It is the concern of contemporary economists. 60.What can we infer from the passage about the author? A)He is resistant to social changes. B)He is against technological progress. C)He feels reluctant to part with the traditional wallet. D)He fells insecure in the ever-changing modern world.Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage. Everybody sleeps,but what people stay up late to catch—or wake up early in order not to miss—varies by culture.From data collected,it seems the things that cause us to lose the most sleep,on average,are sporting events,time changes,and holidays. Around the world, people changed sleep patterns thanks to the start or end of daylight savings time. Russians, for example, began to wake up about a half-hour later each day after President Vladimir Putin shifted the country permanently to “winter time”starting on October 26. Russia’s other late nights and early mornings generally correspond to public holidays. On New Year’s Eve, Russians have the world’s latest bedtime, hitting the hay at around 3:30 am. Russians also get up an hour later on International Women’s Day, the day for treating and celebrating female relatives. Similarly, Americans’ late nights late mornings, and longest sleeps fall on three-day weekends. Canada got the least sleep of the year the night it beat Sweden in the Olympic hockey(冰球)final. The World Cup is also chiefly responsible for sleep deprivation(剥夺), The worst night for sleep in the U.K. was the night of the England-Italy match on June 14. Brits stayed up a half-hour later to watch it, and then they woke up earlier than usual the next morning thanks to summer nights, the phenomenon in which the sun barely sets in northern countries in the summertime. That was nothing, though, compared to Germans, Italians, and the French, who stayed up around an hour and a half later on various days throughout the summer to watch the Cup. It should be made clear that not everyone has a device to record their sleep patterns, in some of these nations, it’s likely that only the richest people do. And people who elect to track their sleep may try to get more sleep than the average person. Even if that’s the case, though, the above findings are still striking, If the most health-conscious among us have such deep swings in our shut-eye levels throughout the year, how much sleep are the rest of us losing?61. What does the author say about people’s sleeping habits? A) They are culture-related C)They change with the seasons. B) They affect people’s health. D)They vary from person to person. 62.What do we learn about the Russians regarding sleep? A) They don’t fall asleep until very late. B) They don’t sleep much on weekends. C) They get less sleep on public holidays. D) They sleep longer than people elsewhere. 63.What is the major cause for Europeans’ loss of sleep? A) The daylight savings time. B) The colorful night life. C) The World Cup. D) The summertime. 64.What is the most probable reason for some rich people to use a device to record their patterns? A) They have trouble falling asleep. B) They want to get sufficient sleep. C) They are involved in a sleep research. D) They want to go to bed on regular hours. 65. What does the author imply in the last paragraph? A) Sleeplessness does harm to people’s health. B) Few people really know the importance of sleep. C) It is important to study our sleep patterns. D) Average people probably sleep less than the rich.

The problem is that most local authorities lack the ______ to deal sensibly in this market.A. anticipationB. perceptionC. prospectD. expertise

英译汉：Peking Opera is a famous traditional performing art in China. It started in the late 18th century and is known around the world. It mixes music, singing, acting, dance, and acrobatics. The opera tells legends and stories from Chinese history. Performers wear colourful costumes and make-up. Although Peking Opera is not as popular as before, some people still enjoy it for its beauty and cultural significance. To make it more modern and interesting for present-day audiences, efforts have been made to modernise it, such as adding popular elements from modern music and dance to it.

Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank before the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please write down the corresponding letter for each item in the blanks. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. A) constitutes E) difference l) involves M) required B) contradictory F) dipping J) moderate N) traditionally C) decision G) distinction K) notified O) vigorous D) detailed H) falling L) partly It's well known that physical exercise is beneficial not just to physical health but also to mental health. Yet whereas most countries have _29_ . evidence-backed guidelines on the type and intensity of exercise _27_ for various physical health benefits, such guidelines do not yet exist for exercise and mood. This is _28_ due to a lack of necessary evidence. However,a new systematic review brings us usefully up-to-date on the current findings in this area. Before 29 into some of the key take-aways, an important _30_ made in the review is between aerobic exercise and anaerobic. The former _31_ such things as valking, logging and cycling and means exercising in such a way that your body is able to use oxygen to burn fat for energy. In contrast, anaerobic exercise-such as lifting heavy weights-is of such _22 _ intensity that your body does not have time to use oxygen to create energy and so instead it breaks down glucose(葡萄糖) in your blood or muscles. Beginning first with the influence of exercise intensity on the mood benefits of aerobic exercise, the researchers, led by John Chan at Sherzhen University, found 33 results from 19 released studies. Some favoured higher intensity, others low, while seven studies found that intensity made no _34_ to mood benefits. In relation to the intensity of anaerobic exercise, however, the results were far clearer-the optimum(最佳选择) for improving mood is 35 intensity, perhaps because low intensity is too dull while high intensity is too unpleasant.

Section B-|||-Directions: Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or-|||-unfinished statements. Fo each of them there are four choices marked A,B,Cand D.Choose-|||-the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.-|||-(A)-|||-Given the choice,younger professionals are most interested in working at tech companies-|||-like Apple and government agencies like the State Department,but they are comparatively-|||-disinterested in working in the financial industry, according to a survey conducted by-|||-Universum,a research fim-|||-What attracts college graduates to big tech companies like Apple is mainly the cool-|||-factor surrounding these companies and their products, as the survey found young-|||-professionals were most influenced by the strength of the corporation`s brand when picking-|||-their most desired companies.-|||-Companies that have appealing consumer brands generally also succeed in being perceived-|||-as attractive employers.People nowadays love to work for companies that produce their-|||-favourite products and services," said Kortney Kutsop, employer branding specialist for-|||-Universum."Also,market success is an important factor; The company needs to be generally-|||-seen as innovative and best-in-class in whatever they do- that`s the recipe for success."-|||-By contrast,financial institutions like Citigro whose brands have been spoiled in recent-|||-years by the collapse of the financial industry,ranked in the lower half of the list of 99-|||-companies desired by young professionals.-|||-Beyond the power of a company`s brand,college graduates were also heavily influenced by-|||-the perceived financial stability of each company, which may explain why major corporations-|||-like Apple would rank at the top,since they are constantly expanding and hiring new-|||-employees. On the other hand,government agencies, which fared slightly worse than the tech-|||-companies,may have been hurt by perceived weaknesses in recent years, given that the public-|||-sector as a whole has been forced to freeze wages and lay off employees.-|||-Universum,which surveyed more than 10,000 young professionals who graduated from-|||-college in the last eight years,also found that many of them are looking to switch jobs in the-|||-near future.In fact,half of those surveyed claimed to have applied to other jobs in the past year-|||-and a quarter plans to switch jobs within six months, suggesting that the organizations at the top-|||-of this list may be flooded with new applications in the coming months.-|||-() 16.The Universum survey found that college graduates __-|||-A.are sponsored by government agencies-|||-B.refuse to work in the financial industry-|||-C.are given better choices in employment-|||-D.prefer to work at major tech companies-|||-() 17.Citigroup has become less appealing to young job seekers due to __-|||-A.its inadequate service B.its mined reputation-|||-C.its lack of creativity D.its heavy workload-|||-() 18.In the survey,a majority of young professionals who graduated from college in the-|||-last eight years __-|||-A.are influenced by financial instability-|||-B.are employed by big tech companies-|||-C.have decided to change their careers-|||-D.have found jobs in the public sectorSection B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read、 (A) Given the choice, younger professionals are most interested in working at tech companies like Apple and government agencies like the State Department,but they are comparatively disinterested in working in the financial industry, according to a survey conducted by Universum, a research firm. What attracts college graduates to big tech companies like Apple is mainly the cool factor surrounding these companies and their products, as the survey found young professionals were most influenced by the strength of the corporation's brand when picking their most desired companies. "Companies that have appealing consumer brands generally also succeed in being perceived as attractive employers. People nowadays love to work for companies that produce their favourite products and services," said Kortney Kutsop, employer branding specialist for Universum."Also,market success is an important factor:The company needs to be generally seen as innovative and best-in-class in whatever they do- that's the recipe for success." By contrast, financial institutions like Citigroup,whose brands have been spoiled in recent years by the collapse of the financial industry,ranked in the lower half of the list of 99 companies desired by young professionals. Beyond the power of a company's brand,college graduates were also heavily influenced by the perceived financial stability of each company, which may explain why major corporations like Apple would rank at the top, since they are constantly expanding and hiring new employees. On the other hand,government agencies, which fared slightly worse than the tech companies,may have been hurt by perceived weaknesses in recent years,given that the public sector as a whole has been forced to freeze wages and lay off employees. Universum, which surveyed more than 10,000 young professionals who graduated from college in the last eight years,also found that many of them are looking to switch jobs in the near future. In fact,half of those surveyed claimed to have applied to other jobs in the past year and a quarter plans to switch jobs within six months,suggesting that the organizations at the top of this list may be flooded with new applications in the coming months. ( )16. The Universum survey found that college graduates _A. are sponsored by government agencies B. refuse to work in the financial industry C. are given better choices in employment D. prefer to work at major tech companies ( )17.Citigroup has become less appealing to young job seekers due to__ A. its inadequate service B. its mined reputation C. its lack of creativity D. its heavy workload ( 18.In the survey, a majority of young professionals who graduated from college in the last eight years _A. are influenced by financial instability B.are employed by big tech companies C. have decided to change their careers D. have found jobs in the public sector

Unless I’m very much mistaken, ______ is my watch you’re wearing! （ ） A. as B. which C. what D. that

They live on a(n) __ diet of rice and vegetables.(1) staple

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题型说明: Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. 18. (2.0分) It is just a(n)___ house and there is nothing special.()A. lavishlyB. stylishC. lovelyD. ordinary

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