Directions:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage. The weakening of the human connection to nature might be good for economic growth but is bad for people.A tipping point was reached in 2020 when human-made materials-such as steel, concrete and plastic- were found to weigh more than all life on Earth. Continuing to grow concrete forests rather than real ones is shortsighted. Simply being in the nearest wood has such health benefits that the Woodland Trust successfully lobbied for it to be prescribed by doctors. Yet slipping from popular culture is the wonder and beauty of the natural world. For every three nature- related words in hit songs of the 1950s, researchers found, there was only slightly more than one 50 years later. It is not a moment too soon that teenagers will be able to take a natural history test, given that for decades children have been able to name more video game characters than wildlife species. Part of remedying this social disease would be for parliament to pass a"right to grow"law, allowing anyone to turn underused public spaces into vegetable and fruit gardens. The idea is for people to get back in touch with the soil——while producing food sustainably. Vegetable planting has a respectable tradition. In April 1649, locals responded to high prices and food shortages by cultivating vegetables on common land in Southern England. The practice of throwing seed bombs to turn vacant plots of land green took offin 1970s New York, and has been revived(使复活) by green-thumbed (有因艺才能的) social media influencers who defy local US regulations in a war on ugly spots in cities. Apart from the urgent task of providing more healthy nutrients to those who increasingly can't afford them, publicly accessible fruit and vegetable gardens connect what we eat to where it comes from-the means of production, if you will. They can make unlovely spaces lovely, and marry use and beauty as well as help promote a sense of community. Plants are also, of course, our first defence against species loss and climate change. Such planting is a small step for humanity-in the right direction. 46. What does the author want to emphasise in the first paragraph? A) The year 2020 was a big turning point in human history. B) Economic growth benefits people little in the long run. C) It is unwise to weaken the human connection to nature. D) It is harmful to mankind to use human-made materials. 47. What did researchers find about popular culture? A) It is increasingly detached from the natural world. B) It is filled with all kinds of video game characters. C) It is especially appealing to the taste of teenagers. D) It is still impacted by the hit songs of the 1950s. 48. What does the author propose people do? A) Take measures to ensure sustainable food development. B) Reconnect with nature through the right to grow. C) Stand by the parliament in fighting social diseases. D) Cover public spaces with fruit trees and vegetable plants. 49. What do we learn from the passage about vegetable planting? A) It all started in 1649 in Southern England. B) It is protected by US government regulations. C) It has long been used to increase food supply and improve urban landscape. D) It has been popularised worldwide with the increasing influence of social media. 50. What can publicly accessible fruit and vegetable gardens do apart from their practical functions? A) Raise people's environmental awareness. C) Act as the first defence against natural disasters. B) Add to the great variety of plant species. D) Enhance people's community spirit.

From a white male s_ it s hard to understand oppression.A. angelB. philosophyC. heartD. perspective

What is the author really concerned about in the passage?A. Unnecessarily prolonged life spans.B. Population explosion.C. Overuse of resources.D. The gap between the rich and the poor.

Matthew said he and his sister make a good team，_____ the fact that they sometimes argue.A. despiteB. regardlessC. evenD. in addition

1. Today is move-in day. It's when all the new students, fresh (大学新生) and transfers, come onto the campus, and we 1)____ them into their dorms.2. I just moved in myself a few days ago, and now I'm here helping the students 2)____ their dorms. It's such an 3)____.3. 4)____ are very important, and you've got a lot of students coming from all over the place.4. NSO is the best time of the year. The freshmen 5)____. It's new student orientation (迎新会), so everyone's coming in, and kind of getting oriented to the campus.5. Being greeted with a really 6)____ is just a really wonderful way to be welcomed to the place you're gonna be spending almost 7)____ of the next four years of your life.

When I had my first authentic Chinese meal, I experienced total 1) ___.In the class, the many unfamiliar ingredients and spices presented 2) ___ to me.However, despite the 3) ___ , I found the taste 4) ___.I developed a 5) ___ for the variety of ingredients, spices, and techniques used in Chinese cooking.Over time, my love for 6) ___ only grew stronger.

Rather than just_on GDP, this research has measured over 40 different sets of criteria to assess how countries are performing . A relying B soaring C tending D focusing

Just because you haven t got a garden,it doesn t mean that you have to _ growing your own plants.A. make up forB. miss out onC. give inD. look for

A number of studies have looked at how family life can affect productivity and satisfaction in the workplace.However, there has been_26_little research on the influence of leisure activities.So Ciara Kelly and colleagues recruited 129 hobbyists to look at how the time spent on their hobbies_27_their work life. The researchers found that when participants spent longer than_28_on their leisure activity, their belief in their ability to perform their job was strengthened.But this was only the_29_when they had a serious hobby that was dissimilar to their job, or when their hobby was similar to their work but they only did it_30_.When their hobby was both serious and similar to their job, then spending more time on it actually decreased their work_31_ .Why might that be? To maintain a serious hobby, people need to invest significant psychological resources, say the authors—so if the activity has the same kinds of demands as their work, they may be left_32_and unable to perform well at their job.But if their hobby is quite different from their career, it may not_33_in the same way but instead help them develop other knowledge and skills that can 34 their confidence at work.“Consider a scientist who is a keen rock climber," says Kelly."Since climbing is so far 35 from their day-to-day work activities, they can still recover from the demands of their job with plenty of resources."问句1问句2问句3问句4问句5问句6问句7问句8问句9问句10A. boostB. caseC. casuallyD. estateE. estateF. exhaustedG. facultyH、interfereI、normalJ、prevalentK、relativeL、removedM、scratchN、shapedO、surprisingly

单选题回答题Do In-Class Exams Make Students Study Harder? Research suggests they may study more broadly for the unexpected rather than search for answers. [A] I have always been a poor test-taker. So it may seem rather strange that I have returned to college to finish the degree I left undone some four decades ago. I am making my way through Columbia University, surrounded by students who quickly supply the verbal answer while I am still processing the question. [B] Since there is no way for me to avoid exams, I am currently questioning what kind are the most taxing and ultimately beneficial. I have already sweated through numerous in-class midterms and finals, and now I have a professor who issues take-home ones. I was excited when I learned this, figuring I had a full week to do the research, read the texts, and write it all up. In fact, I was still rewriting my midterm the morning it was due. To say I had lost the thread is putting it mildly. [C] As I was suffering through my week of anxiety, overthinking the material and guessing my grasp of it, I did some of my own polling among students and professors. David Eisenbach, who teaches a popular class on U.S. presidents at Columbia, prefers the in-class variety. He believes students ultimately learn more and encourages them to form study groups. “That way they socialize over history outside the class, which wouldn’t happen without the pressure of an in-class exam,” he explained, “Furthermore, in-class exams force students to learn how to perform under pressure, and essential work skill.” [D] He also says there is less chance of cheating with the in-class variety. In 2012, 125 students at Harvard were caught up in a scandal when it was discovered they had cheated on a take-home exam for a class entitled “Introduction To Congress.” Some colleges have what they call an “honor code,” though if you are smart enough to get into these schools, you are either smart enough to get around any codes or hopefully, too ethical to consider doing so. As I sat blocked and clueless for two solid days, I momentarily wondered if I couldn’t just call an expert on the subject matter which I was tackling, or someone who took the class previously, to get me going. [E] Following the Harvard scandal, Mary Miller, the former dean of students at Yale, made an impassioned appeal to her school’s professors to refrain from take-hone exams. “Students risk health and well being, as well as performance in other end-of-term work, when faculty offers take-home exams without clear, time-limited boundaries,” she told me. “Research now shows that regular quizzes, short essays, and other assignments over the course of a term better enhance learning and retention.” [F] Most college professors agree the kind of exam they choose largely depends on the subject. A quantitative-based one, for example, is unlikely to be sent home, where one could ask their older brothers and sisters to help. Vocational-type classes, such as computer science or journalism, on the other hand, are often more research-oriented and lend themselves to take-home testing. Chris Koch, who teaches “History of Broadcast Journalism” at Montgomery Community College in Rockville, Maryland, points out that reporting is about investigation rather than the memorization of minute details. “In my field, it’s not what you know—it’s what you know how to find out,” says Koch. “There is way too much information, and more coming all the time, for anyone to remember. I want my students to search out the answers to questions by using all the resources available to them. [G] Students’ test-form preferences vary, too, often depending on the subject and course difficulty. “I prefer take-home essays because it is then really about the writing, so you have time to edit and do more research,” says Elizabeth Dresser, a junior at Barnard. Then there is the stress factor. Francesca Haass, a senior at Middlebury, says, “I find the in-class ones are more stressful in the short term, but there is immediate relief as you swallow information like mad, and then you get to forget it all. Take-homes require thoughtful engagement which can lead to longer term stress as there is never a moment when the time is up.” Meanwhile, Olivia Rubin, a sophomore at Emory, says she hardly even considers take-homes true exams. “If you understand the material and have the ability to articulate (说出) your thoughts, they should be a breeze.” [H] How students ultimately handle stress may depend on their personal test-taking abilities. There are people who always wait until the last minute, and make it much harder than it needs to be. And then there those who, not knowing what questions are coming at them, and having no resources to refer to, can freeze. And then there are we rare folks who fit both those descriptions. [I] Yes, my advanced age must factor into the equation (等式), in part because of my inability toaccess the information as quickly. As another returning student at Columbia, Kate Marber, toldme, “We are learning not only all this information, but essentially how to learn again. Ourfellow students have just come out of high school. A lot has changed since we were last inschool.” [J] If nothing else, the situation has given my college son and me something to share, When Iasked his opinion on this matter, he responded, “I like in-class exams because the time isalready reserved, as opposed to using my free time at home to work on a test,” he responded.It seems to me that a compromise would be receiving the exam questions a day or two inadvance, and then doing the actual test in class the ticking clock overhead. [K] Better yet, how about what one Hunter College professor reportedly did recently for her finalexam: She encouraged the class not to stress or even study, promising that, “It is going to be apiece of cake.” When the students came in, sharpened pencils in hand, there was not a bluebook in sight. Rather, they saw a large chocolate cake and they each were given a slice. Elderly students find it hard to keep up with the rapid changes in education.