Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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 following the passage . Read the passage through carefully before making your choices . Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter . Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once . The things people make, and the way they make them, determine how cities grow and decline, and influence how empires rise and fall. So, any disruption to the world's factories 1 . And that disruption is surely coming. Factories are being digitised, filled with new sensors and new computers to make them quicker, more 2 , and more efficient. Robots are breaking free from the cages that surround them, learning new skills and new ways of working. And 3D printers have long 3 a world where you can make anything, anywhere, from a computerised design. That vision is 4 closer to reality. These forces will lead to cleaner factories, producing better goods at lower prices, personalised to our individual needs and desires. Humans will be 5 many of the dirty, repetitive, and dangerous jobs that have long been a 6 of factory life. Greater efficiency 7 means fewer people can do the same work. Yet factory bosses in many developed countries are worried about a lack of skilled human workers- and see 8 and robots as a solution. But economist Helena Leurent says this period of rapid change in manufacturing is a 9 opportunity to make the world a better place.“Manufacturing is the one system where you have got the biggest source of innovation, the biggest source of economic growth, and the biggest source of great jobs in the past. You can see it changing. That's an opportunity to 10 that system differently, and if we can, it will have tremendous significance.”A) automation F) feature K) mattersB) concerns G) flexible L) movingC) enormously H) inevitably M) promisedD) fantastic I) interaction N) shapeE) fascinated J) leaning O) spared

In the rapidly evolving field of technology, unforeseen challenges often______, demanding innovative solutions and strategic planning to address unexpected issues. A add up B pick up C catch upD crop up

What mainly accounts for the possibility that distance learning could become the norm?A. Advances in education technology.B. Shrinking financial resources.C. Shortage of school facilities.D. Lack of qualified teachers.

What problem was found with employees using social media for work?A. They seldom expressed their inner thoughts.B. Most of them explored new job opportunities.C. They were reluctant to collaborate with others.D. Many of them ended with lower productivity.

How did the researchers ensure that their findings are valid? With this study, researchers examined early academic attention and socio-emotional skills and how each contributed to academic success into young adulthood. They found that early attention skills were the most consistent predictor of academic success, and that likability by peers also had a modest effect on academic performance. By fifth grade, children with early attention difficulties had lower grades and reading achievement scores than their peers. As fifth-graders, children with early attention problems obtained average reading scores at least 3% lower than their contemporaries’ and grades at least 8% lower than those of their peers. This was after controlling for IQ, socio-economic status and academic skills at school entry. 请根据材料选择正确答案。A、By attaching equal importance to all possible variables examined.B、By collecting as many typical samples as were necessary.C、By preventing them from being affected by factors not under study.D、By focusing on the family background of the children being studied.

So there you are on the phone, you ask a question, and suddenly there's silence． What is this, the phone's gone dead, the person you're talking to is dead? Possibly． But there could be another reason — the other person could be Finnish, or Japanese．According to a handy new booklet from British Telecom (BT) for business people, in countries such as Britain and Italy "conversation is a form of entertainment． There is a continuous flow of talk．．．"． But in other countries especially Finland and Japan, "it is not only impolite to break in, but listeners will think over what has been said in silence"．It also points out that English, when spoken by foreigners, is likely to include plenty of "false friends", where word-for-word translation fails． If a Frenchman says something is "interesting", he probably means it's profitable．If he "demands" something, he's actually just asking． If an American says your proposal is "quite good", you should be pleased, because "quite" means "very"． But if he tells you to "table" a proposal, then things are not good at all． Whereas an English person would understand tabling a proposal as putting an idea forward, to an American it means shelves it．According to the booklet, British people are not "explicit" like the Americans, the Dutch, the Germans or the French． "If a Dutchman says an idea is interesting, he means that it is interesting． If an Englishman says it is interesting, you have to deduce (推论) from the way he says it whether he means it is a good or a bad idea．"The Japanese, the Russians and the Arabs on the other hand, live in the land of true dioplomatic subtlety(微妙)．"If they say an idea is interesting, it may simply be out of politeness"．It is safest to stick with plain speaking whenever possible, BT advises its British readers． And whatever you do, be careful to limit the use of the famous British sense of humor．【小题1】When someone says that an idea is interesting, who don't really mean it?A.The Dutch．B.The French．C.The British．D.The Japanese．【小题2】While speaking in English, a foreigner seems .A.to use the words "false friends" quite oftenB.to have a strong foreign accentC.to have difficulty in expressing himself clearlyD.to keep on forgetting English words【小题3】We may learn from the passage that the best thing to do while talking to others, especially to foreigners, is to . A.speak as a diplomatB.be fully aware of culture differenceC.speak with a sense of humorD.avoid being somewhat entertaining

What does the author think of the latest technology in education?A. It may have potential disadvantages.B. It may render many teachers jobless.C. It may add to students’ financial burden.D. It may revolutionize classroom teaching.

Everyone knows that fish is good for health. 36 But it seems that many people don't cook fish at home. Americans eat only about fifteen pounds of fish per person per year, but we eat twice as much fish in restaurants as at home. Buying, storing, and cooking fish isn't difficult. 37 This text is about how to buy and cook fish in an easy way. 38 Fresh fish should smell sweet: you should feel that you're standing at the ocean's edge. Any fishy or strong smell means the fish isn't fresh. 39 When you have bought a fish and arrive home, you'd better store the fish in the refrigerator if you don't cook it immediately, but fresh fish should be stored in your fridge for only a day or two. Frozen fish isn't as tasty as the fresh one. There are many common methods used to cook fish. 40 First, clean it and season it with your choice of spices（调料）. Put the whole fish on a plate and steam it in a steam pot for 8 to 10 minutes if it weighs about one pound. （A larger one will take more time.） Then, it's ready to serve. A.Do not buy it.B.This is how you can do it.C.It just requires a little simple knowledge.D.When buying fish, you should first smell it.E.The easiest is to steam it.F.The fats in fish are thought to help prevent heart disease.G.The fish will not go bad if you put it in a refrigerator immediately. A.Do not buy it.B.This is how you can do it.C.It just requires a little simple knowledge.D.When buying fish, you should first smell it.E.The easiest is to steam it.F.The fats in fish are thought to help prevent heart disease.G.The fish will not go bad if you put it in a refrigerator immediately. A.Do not buy it.B.This is how you can do it.C.It just requires a little simple knowledge.D.When buying fish, you should first smell it.E.The easiest is to steam it.F.The fats in fish are thought to help prevent heart disease.G.The fish will not go bad if you put it in a refrigerator immediately. A.Do not buy it.B.This is how you can do it.C.It just requires a little simple knowledge.D.When buying fish, you should first smell it.E.The easiest is to steam it.F.The fats in fish are thought to help prevent heart disease.G.The fish will not go bad if you put it in a refrigerator immediately. A.Do not buy it.B.This is how you can do it.C.It just requires a little simple knowledge.D.When buying fish, you should first smell it.E.The easiest is to steam it.F.The fats in fish are thought to help prevent heart disease.G.The fish will not go bad if you put it in a refrigerator immediately.

Column AaccomplishbreakthroughevolutionexceedharshinstallprestigiouspropelColumn BadvancementdevelopmentdrivefixfulfilloutrunrenownedtoughNow complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in Column A.1 His ambition and hard work ________ him to a leading position in the company.2 By working together, students can ________ remarkable goals such as developing meaningful solutions for social issues.3 Her performance during the youth talent show ________ our expectations, demonstrating incredible skills that impressed the audience.4 With the belief that every challenge presents an opportunity for a(n) ________, they overcame one obstacle after another.5 Working at a(n) ________ organization can provide valuable experiences for your future career.6 Even in ________ conditions, we can find strength within ourselves and discover our true potential.7 The young engineers ________ solar panels in remote villages to provide sustainable energy to improve local lives.8 The scholars have made great progress in the study of oracle bone inscriptions (甲骨文), offering a new perspective on the ________ of Chinese characters.

She remains confident and ______ untroubled by our present problems.A. indefinitelyB. infinitelyC. optimisticallyD. seemingly

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