information is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a-|||-letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.-|||-Why we need tiny colleges-|||-A)We're experiencing the rebirth of smallness.Farmers markets tiny homes, and brew pubs all-|||-exemplify our love of smallness.So do charter schools,coffee shops, and local bookstores.Small is-|||-often(but not always)more affordable,healthier,and sustainable but its finest characteristic,the-|||-one that turns charm into love,is that going small allows us to be more fully who we are.-|||-B)In higher education the trend is mostly in the opposite direction:Universities with 20,000 or 30,000-|||-students are considered "mid-sized".The nation's largest university,Arizona State University, has-|||-80,000 students on campus and aims to enroll another 100,000 students online.At the other end of the-|||-spectrum is a handful of colleges that have fewer than a hundred students on campus and no online-|||-courses:colleges such as Sterling College,Thomas More College of Liberal Arts,and Deep Springs-|||-College.These colleges are so small that they can only be called"tiny."-|||-C)Tiny colleges focus not just on a young person's intellect,but on the young person as a whole.Equally-|||-important,tiny colleges ask,"How can education contribute to human flourishing and the well-being-|||-of the world?"And they shape a college experience to address that question. They replace concerns-|||-about institutional growt with attention to the growth of students as fully developed participants in-|||-their communities.-|||-D)I've had the privilege of teaching at three different institutions of higher learning during my career-a-|||-small liberal arts college and two mid-sized public universi I've also been profoundly disappointed-|||-in each of these institutions, and in many of my colleagues, especially when it comes to helping-|||-students and preparing them for the many responsibilities of adulthood.Administrators on the-|||-business of running a university,and most faculty focus on their scholarship and teaching their-|||-discipline. Little delibe attention is given to how students mature as individuals and social beings.-|||-E)Having just retired from teaching at a public university,I'm now returning to my hometown of-|||-Flagstaff,Arizona,to establish a tiny college-Flagstaff College I'm convinced there's a need for-|||-another type of education,one devoted to helping students come into their own and into this beautiful-|||-and troubled world.Young people need an education that will provide them with meaning, hope,-|||-courage,and passion,as well as information and skills.Large institutions,I beli are particularly-|||-ill-suited to this type of education.-|||-F)There's no "best of" list when it comes to tiny colleges,at least not yet.But around the country people-|||-are creating new colleges that provide an alternative to small liberal arts colleges, large public-|||-universities,and online education.-|||-G)With only 26 students,Deep Springs is the smallest college in the country and,quite likely,the mostinformation is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a-|||-letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.-|||-Why we need tiny colleges-|||-A)We're experiencing the rebirth of smallness.Farmers markets tiny homes, and brew pubs all-|||-exemplify our love of smallness.So do charter schools,coffee shops, and local bookstores.Small is-|||-often(but not always)more affordable,healthier,and sustainable but its finest characteristic,the-|||-one that turns charm into love,is that going small allows us to be more fully who we are.-|||-B)In higher education the trend is mostly in the opposite direction:Universities with 20,000 or 30,000-|||-students are considered "mid-sized".The nation's largest university,Arizona State University, has-|||-80,000 students on campus and aims to enroll another 100,000 students online.At the other end of the-|||-spectrum is a handful of colleges that have fewer than a hundred students on campus and no online-|||-courses:colleges such as Sterling College,Thomas More College of Liberal Arts,and Deep Springs-|||-College.These colleges are so small that they can only be called"tiny."-|||-C)Tiny colleges focus not just on a young person's intellect,but on the young person as a whole.Equally-|||-important,tiny colleges ask,"How can education contribute to human flourishing and the well-being-|||-of the world?"And they shape a college experience to address that question. They replace concerns-|||-about institutional growt with attention to the growth of students as fully developed participants in-|||-their communities.-|||-D)I've had the privilege of teaching at three different institutions of higher learning during my career-a-|||-small liberal arts college and two mid-sized public universi I've also been profoundly disappointed-|||-in each of these institutions, and in many of my colleagues, especially when it comes to helping-|||-students and preparing them for the many responsibilities of adulthood.Administrators on the-|||-business of running a university,and most faculty focus on their scholarship and teaching their-|||-discipline. Little delibe attention is given to how students mature as individuals and social beings.-|||-E)Having just retired from teaching at a public university,I'm now returning to my hometown of-|||-Flagstaff,Arizona,to establish a tiny college-Flagstaff College I'm convinced there's a need for-|||-another type of education,one devoted to helping students come into their own and into this beautiful-|||-and troubled world.Young people need an education that will provide them with meaning, hope,-|||-courage,and passion,as well as information and skills.Large institutions,I beli are particularly-|||-ill-suited to this type of education.-|||-F)There's no "best of" list when it comes to tiny colleges,at least not yet.But around the country people-|||-are creating new colleges that provide an alternative to small liberal arts colleges, large public-|||-universities,and online education.-|||-G)With only 26 students,Deep Springs is the smallest college in the country and,quite likely,the mostinformation is derived.You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a-|||-letter.Answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.-|||-Why we need tiny colleges-|||-A)We're experiencing the rebirth of smallness.Farmers markets tiny homes, and brew pubs all-|||-exemplify our love of smallness.So do charter schools,coffee shops, and local bookstores.Small is-|||-often(but not always)more affordable,healthier,and sustainable but its finest characteristic,the-|||-one that turns charm into love,is that going small allows us to be more fully who we are.-|||-B)In higher education the trend is mostly in the opposite direction:Universities with 20,000 or 30,000-|||-students are considered "mid-sized".The nation's largest university,Arizona State University, has-|||-80,000 students on campus and aims to enroll another 100,000 students online.At the other end of the-|||-spectrum is a handful of colleges that have fewer than a hundred students on campus and no online-|||-courses:colleges such as Sterling College,Thomas More College of Liberal Arts,and Deep Springs-|||-College.These colleges are so small that they can only be called"tiny."-|||-C)Tiny colleges focus not just on a young person's intellect,but on the young person as a whole.Equally-|||-important,tiny colleges ask,"How can education contribute to human flourishing and the well-being-|||-of the world?"And they shape a college experience to address that question. They replace concerns-|||-about institutional growt with attention to the growth of students as fully developed participants in-|||-their communities.-|||-D)I've had the privilege of teaching at three different institutions of higher learning during my career-a-|||-small liberal arts college and two mid-sized public universi I've also been profoundly disappointed-|||-in each of these institutions, and in many of my colleagues, especially when it comes to helping-|||-students and preparing them for the many responsibilities of adulthood.Administrators on the-|||-business of running a university,and most faculty focus on their scholarship and teaching their-|||-discipline. Little delibe attention is given to how students mature as individuals and social beings.-|||-E)Having just retired from teaching at a public university,I'm now returning to my hometown of-|||-Flagstaff,Arizona,to establish a tiny college-Flagstaff College I'm convinced there's a need for-|||-another type of education,one devoted to helping students come into their own and into this beautiful-|||-and troubled world.Young people need an education that will provide them with meaning, hope,-|||-courage,and passion,as well as information and skills.Large institutions,I beli are particularly-|||-ill-suited to this type of education.-|||-F)There's no "best of" list when it comes to tiny colleges,at least not yet.But around the country people-|||-are creating new colleges that provide an alternative to small liberal arts colleges, large public-|||-universities,and online education.-|||-G)With only 26 students,Deep Springs is the smallest college in the country and,quite likely,the most

We are in for more turbulence. The consequences are clearly spreading from Wall Street to Main Street. The recent performance of nonfinancial stocks indicates that investors are well aware of the fact.The Fed (美国联邦储备局) now, like the Fed in the 1930s, is very much groping in the dark. Every financial crisis is different, and this one is no exception. It is hard to avoid concluding that the Fed made a big mistake when deciding that Lehman Bros. could safely be allowed to fail. It did not adequately understand the possible consequences for other institutions of allowing a primary dealer to go bankrupt. It failed to understand that its own actions were bringing us to the brink of a destructive financial battle.If there is a defense, it has been offered by Rick Mishkin, the former Fed governor, who has asserted that the current shock to the financial system is even more complex than that of the Great Depression. Absorbing the shock is more difficult this time because it is internal to the financial system. Central to the problem are excessive power, lack of transparency, and risk taking in the financial sector itself. There has been a housing-market collapse, but in contrast to the 1930s there has been no general collapse of prices and economic activity. Corporate defaults have remained relatively low, which has been a much-needed source of comfort to the financial system. But this also makes resolving the problem more difficult. Since there has been no collapse of prices and economic activity, we are not now going to be able to grow or inflate our way out of the crisis, as we did after 1933.This time the Fed will provide however much liquidity (流动资金) the economy needs. There will be no tax increases designed to balance the budget against the economic slump.And what the contraction (收缩) of the financial services industry takes, the expansion of exports can give back, what with the continuing growth of the BRICS (金砖五国), no analogy for which existed in the 1930s. The ongoing decline of the dollar will be the mechanism bringing about this reallocation of resources. But the US economy is not going to be able to move unemployed investment bankers onto industrial assembly lines overnight.1. What does “Main Street” represent?A) The virtual economy and financial brokers.B) The newspaper publishing.C) The financial markets, major financial institutions and big corporation.D) Local businesses and working people. 2. What do we know about the Fed from the passage?A) It made a wrong decision in tackling the financial crisis. B) It is still groping in the dark and can do nothing to help.C) It couldn’t understand why other institutions would allow a primary dealer to go bankrupt.D) It failed to take us away from the brink of a destructive financial battle.3. What is the difference between the present financial crisis and that in the 1930s according to the passage?A) There was a housing-market collapse in the Great Depression in the 1930s.B) The prices and economic activity have not collapsed in this crisis. C) The current crisis is less complex because the corporate defaults have remained relatively low.D) The Great Depression was relatively easy to handle because all the problems were in the financial sector itself.4. Which of the following is not a consequence of the contraction of the financial services industry?A) The sources of the world will be fully explored. B) There is a decline of dollar.C) There will be fewer bankers in the USA.D) The exports will be expanded.5. What is the author’s overall attitude towards the American economy according to the passage?A) Optimistic.B) Pessimistic. C) Indifferent.D) Ambiguous.

Passage Two Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage. Our world now moves so fast that we seldom stop to see just how far we have come in just a few years. The latest iPhone 6s, for example, has a dual-core processor and fits nicely into your pocket. By comparison, you would expect to find a technological specification like this on your standard laptop in an office anywhere in the world. It’s no wonder that new applications for the Internet of Things are moving ahead fast when almost every new device we buy has a plug on the end of it or a wireless connection to the internet. Soon, our current smartphone lifestyle will expand to create our own smart home lifestyle too. All researched agree that close to 25 billion devices, things and sensors will be connected by 2020 which incidentally is also the moment that Millennials（千禧一代） are expected to make up 75 percent of our overall workforce, and the fully connected home will become a reality for large numbers of people worldwide. However, this is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg as smart buildings and even cities increasingly become the norm as leaders and business owners begin to wake up to the massive savings that technology can deliver through connected sensors and new forms of automation coupled with intelligent energy and facilities management. Online security cameras, intelligent lighting and a wealth of sensors that control both temperature and air quality are offering an unprecedented level of control, efficiency, and improvements to what were once classed necessary costs when running a business or managing a large building. We can expect that the ever-growing list of devices, systems and environments remains connected, always online and talking to each other. The big benefit will not only be in the housing of this enormous and rapidly growing amount of data, but will also be in the ability to run real time data analytics to extract actionable and ongoing knowledge. The biggest and most exciting challenge of this technology is how to creatively leverage this ever-growing amount data do deliver cost savings, improvements and tangible benefits to both businesses and citizens of these smart cities. The good news is that most of this technology is already invented. Let’s face it, it wasn’t too long ago that the idea of working from anywhere and at anytime was some form of a distant utopian（乌托邦式的） dream, and yet now we can perform almost any office-based task from any location in the world as long as we have access to the internet. It’s time to wake up to the fact that making smart buildings, cities and homes will dramatically improve our quality of life in the years ahead.1.[单选题]What is the most exciting challenge when we possess more and more data?A.How to turn it to profitable use.B.How to do real time data analysis.C.How to link the actionable systems.D.How to devise new ways to store it.2.[单选题]What does the author think about working from anywhere and at anytime?A.It is feasible with a connection to the internet.B.It will thrive in smart buildings, cities and homes.C.It is still a distant utopian dream for ordinary workers.D.It will deliver tangible benefits to both boss and worker.3.[单选题]The huge capacity of the smartphones people now use.A.The huge capacity of the smartphones people now use.B.The widespread use of smartphones all over the world.C.The huge impact of new technology on people’s everyday life.D.The rapid technological progress in a very short period of time.4.[单选题]What will business owners do when they become aware of the benefits of the Internet of Things?A.Employ fewer workers in their operations.B.The popularization of smart homes.C.Invest in more smart buildings and cities.D.Total globalization of the world.5.[单选题]What can we expect to see by the year 2020?A.pps for the Internet of Things.B.The popularization of smart homes.C.The emergence of Millennials.D.Total globalization of the world.

When is cleaning walls a crime？ When you're doing it to create art， obviously. A number of street artists around the world have started expressing themselves through a practice known as reverse graffiti （涂鸦）. They find dirty surfaces and paint them with images or messages using cleaning brushes or pressure hoses （高压水管）. Either way， it's the same principle： the image is made by cleaning away the dirt. Each artist has their own individual style but all artists share a common aim： to draw attention to the pollution in our cities. The UK's Paul Curtis， better known as Moose， operates around Leeds and London and has been appointed by a number of companies to make reverse graffiti advertisements. Brazilian artist， Alexandre Orion， turned one of Sao Paulo's transport tunnels into an amazing wall painting in 2006 by getting rid of the dirt. Made up of series of white skulls （颅骨）， the painting reminds drivers of the effect their pollution is having on the planet. "Every motorist sits in the comfort of their car， but they don't give any consideration to the price their comfort has for the environment and consequently for themselves，" says Orion. The anti-pollution message of the reverse graffiti artists confuses city authorities since the main argument against graffiti is that it spoils the appearance of both types of property： public and private. This was what Leeds City Council said about Moose's work： "Leeds residents want to live in clean and attractive neighborhoods. We view this kind of advertising as environmental damage and will take strong action against it." Moose was ordered to "clean up his act." How was he supposed to do this： by making all property he had cleaned dirty again？ As for the Brazilian artist's work， the authorities were annoyed but could find nothing to charge him with. They had no other option but to clean the tunnel - but only the parts Alexandre had already cleaned. The artist merely continued his campaign on the other side. The city officials then decided to take further action. They not only cleaned the whole tunnel but every tunnel in Sao Paulo.（1）What do we learn from the passage about reverse graffiti？ ____ A. It uses paint to create anti-pollution images.B. It creates a lot of trouble for local residents.C. It causes lots of distraction to drivers.D. It turns dirty walls into artistic works.（2）What do we learn about Brazilian artist Alexandre Orion？ ____ A. He was good at painting white skulls.B. He chose tunnels to do his graffiti art.C. He suggested banning all polluting cars.D. He was fond of doing creative artworks.（3）What does the author imply about Leeds City Council's decision？ ____ A. It is simply absurd.B. It is well-informed.C. It is rather unexpected.D. It is quite sensible.（4）How did Sao Paulo city officials handle Alexandre Orion's reverse graffiti？ ____ A. They made him clean all the tunnels in Sao Paulo.B. They took further action to ban all reverse graffiti.C. They charged him with polluting tunnels in the city.D. They made it impossible for him to practice his art.

No one can_10_those problems unless he decides not to proceed further .

----glorious sunshine, the boundless stretch of corn fields looked an impressive sight.A. Put upB. Bathed inC. Built inD. Taken on

You are going to read part of an autobiography in which a gardener talks about his childhood and his love of plants and the countryside. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.Green fingersIt never occurred to me when I was little that gardens were anything less than glamorous places. Grandad's garden was on the bank of a river and sloped gently down towards the water. You couldn't reach the river but you could hear the sound of the water and the birds that sang in the trees above. I imagined that all gardens were like this - a place of escape, peace and solitude. Grandad's plot was nothing out of the ordinary when it came to features. He had nothing as grand as a greenhouse, unlike some of his neighbours. Not that they had proper 'bought' greenhouses. Theirs were made from old window frames. Patches of plastic would be tacked in place where a carelessly wielded spade had smashed a pane of glass.At home, his son, my father, could be quiet and withdrawn. I wouldn't want to make him sound humourless. He wasn't. Silly things would amuse him. He had phrases that he liked to use, 'It's immaterial to me' being one of them. 'I don't mind' would have done just as well but he liked the word 'immaterial'. I realise that, deep down, he was probably disappointed that he hadn't made more of his life. He left school without qualifications and became apprenticed to a plumber. Plumbing was not something he was passionate about. It was just what he did. He was never particularly ambitious, though there was a moment when he and Mum thought of emigrating to Canada, but it came to nothing. Where he came into his own was around the house. He had an 'eye for the job'. Be it bookshelves or a cupboard - what he could achieve was astonishing.My parents moved house only once in their entire married life. But my mother made up for this lack of daring when it came to furniture. You would just get used to the shape of one chair when another appeared, but the most dramatic change of all was the arrival of a piano. I always wanted to like it but it did its best to intimidate me. The only thing I did like about it were the two brass candlesticks that jutted out from the front. 'They're too posh', my mother said and they disappeared one day while I was at school. There was never any mention of my being allowed to play it. Instead lessons were booked for my sister. When I asked my mother in later life why I wasn't given the opportunity, her reply was brief: 'You'd never have practised'.Of the three options, moors, woods or river - the river was the one that usually got my vote. On a stretch of the river I was allowed to disappear with my imagination into another world. With a fishing net over my shoulder I could set off in sandals that were last year's model, with the fronts cut out to accommodate toes that were now right to the end. I'd walk along the river bank looking for a suitable spot where I could take off the painful sandals and leave them with my picnic while I ventured out, tentatively, peering through the water for any fish that I could scoop up with the net and take home. After the first disastrous attempts to keep them alive in the back yard, they were tipped back into the water.I wanted to leave school as soon as possible but that seemed an unlikely prospect until one day my father announced, 'They've got a vacancy for an apprentice gardener in the Parks Department. I thought you might be interested.' In one brief moment Dad had gone against his better judgement. He might still have preferred it if I became a carpenter. But I like to feel that somewhere inside him was a feeling that things might just turn out for the best. If I stuck at it. Maybe I'm deceiving myself, but I prefer to believe that in his heart, although he hated gardening himself, he'd watched me doing it for long enough and noticed my unfailing passion for all things that grew and flowered and fruited.(1)When the writer describes his grandad's garden, he isA.proud that his granddad was such a good gardener.B.embarrassed that the garden was not as good as others nearby.C.indignant that items in the garden were often damaged.D.positive about the time he spent in the garden.(2)What is the writer's attitude to his father in the second paragraph? A.regretful that his father had not achieved moreB.irritated that his father used words he didn't understandC.sympathetic to the reasons why his father behaved as he didD.grateful that his father had not taken the family to Canada(3)What does the writer mean by the phrase 'came into his own' in line 14? A.was able to do something by himselfB.was able to show how talented he wasC.was able to continue his day jobD.was able to forget his failures(4)What was the writer's first reaction to the piano? A.surprise when it suddenly appearedB.pleasure at seeing it in the living roomC.anger that only his sister would have piano lessonsD.pride that his mother had listened to his advice(5)The writer's description of his fishing trips illustrateA.how much free time he was given.B.how beautiful the river was.C.how good a fisherman he was.D.how carefree his childhood was.(6)What is the main idea of the last paragraph? A.His father did not want his son to be a gardener.B.His father was tired of disagreeing with his son.C.His father had been impressed by his son's love of gardening.D.His father had been trying to find a job his son would enjoy.

American justice works on the _______ that an accused person in innocent until they are proved guilty.（ ）A. conditionB. premiseC. situationD. hypothesis

* 本题备选项需点击原文空格处获取，在列表上点选即可。 Since the 1940s southern California has had a reputation for smog. Things are not as bad as they once were but, according to the American Lung Association, Los Angeles is still the worst city in the United States for levels of (26)_____. Gazing down on the city from the Getty Center, an art museum in the Santa Monica Mountain, one would find the view of the Pacific Ocean blurred by the haze (霾). Nor is the state’s bad air (27)_____ to its south. Fresno, in the central valley, comes top of the list in America for year-round pollution. Residents’ hearts and lungs are affected as a (28)_____. All of which, combined with California’s reputation as the home of technological (29)_____, makes the place ideal for developing and testing systems designed to monitor pollution in (30)_____. And that is just what Aclima, a new firm in San Francisco, has been doing over the past few months. It has been trying out monitoring that are (31)_____ to yield minute-to-minute maps of (32)_____ air pollution. Such stations will also be able to keep an eye on what is happening inside building, including offices. To this end, Aclima has been (33)_____ with Google’s Street View system. Davida Herzl, Aclima’s boss, says they have revealed pollution highs on days when San Francisco’s transit workers went on strike and the city’s (34)_____ were forced to use their cars. Conversely, “cycle to work” days have done their job by (35)_____ pollution lows.