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PracticeTestOne
NewsReportOne
CARACAS,Venezuela—SomeVenezuelancitydwellersaretryingtogrowtheirownproducetooffset(抵消,弥补)thecountry’ssevereshortagesfollowingsocialistPresidentNicolasMaduro’scallsfor“foodsovereignty(主权)”
Butinacountrywherefamiliesaregoinghungryasaresultofgovernmentmismanagementandsky-highinflation,manyviewthe“GreatAgro-VenezuelaMission”withskepticism(怀疑的态度).
Criticshavetakentosocialmediatoaccusethegovernmentofdownplaying(低估)thecountry’scriticalsituation,andridiculeMadurofortryingtosolveVenezuela’sdire(可怕的,悲惨的)foodcrisisthroughgettingurbanites(都市人)farmsmallplotsofland.
1.WhatdoesthePresidentofVenezuelacallthepeopletodo?
2.WhatistheattitudeofmanycriticstowardMaduro’scall?
1-2:
CB
NewsReportTwo
Inthedrought-plaguedsuburbseastofSanFranciscoBay,JohnBakerwatcheshishome’swatermetermorecloselythanhisTV.
Havinglivedthroughtwoothermajordroughtsoverthepastfourdecades,the67-year-oldsoftwareengineeronceagainisdoingeverythinghecanthinkoftosavewater.Laundryiswashedonceeverythreeweeks,waterfordailytasksismetedout(分配)dripbydrip,andthelong,hotshowersBakerusedtolovearenowhistory.Thisregime(,政权,政体,管理体制)hascuthisfamily’swateruseinthepastyeartofewerthan40gallonsperpersoneachday,lessthanhalfofthestateaverage.
ButasCalifornia’sfour-year-and-countingdryspellwearson,Bakerandotherdroughtveteranssaythisoneisunlikeanythingtheyhaveexperiencedbefore.
3.WhatistheproblemofCalifornia?
4.Accordingtothenewsreport,whichofthefollowingisNOTincludedinthethingsBakerdoestoreducehiswateruse?
3-4:
AC
加仑,是英美制中重要的体积单位,符号:
gal.
1加仑(美制干货,gal)=4.40488377086升(L)
1加仑(美制湿货,gal)=3.785411784升(L)
1加仑(英制,gal)=4.54609升(L)
加仑有3种,而要换算成公制的单位如升(L),又不是整数倍数关系,手工计算麻烦。
NewsReportThree
The26thAnnualEmeraldIslesST.Patrick’sFestivalpresentedbyTransportationImpactwilltakeplaceonSaturday,March11thfrom9a.m.-5p.m.attheEmeraldPlantationShoppingCenter.Admissionandparkingarefreeforthefestival.
Thisyear’sfestivalwillfeatureover75artsandcraftsvendors(摊贩),foodvendors,clownsandstatic(静态的)displaysalongwithamusementrides,aclimbingwall,facepainters,andmanyotherfun,family-orientedactivities.Asalways,thefestivalwillfeaturedeliciousfoodssuchascornedbeef(咸牛肉)andcabbage,shrimpburgers,hamburgersandhotdogs,Mediterraneancuisine,BBQ,funnelcakes(油炸饼),friedpeanuts,cottoncandyandmuch,muchmore.Festivalgoerscanalsoenjoyabeergarden.
5.Whenwillthe26thST.Patrick’sFestivalbeheld?
6.Accordingtothenewreport,whichofthefollowingwillNOTbeincludedinthefestival?
7.Whatfoodcanyougetduringthefestival?
5-7:
CBA
SectionB
ConversationOne
M:
Hey,Susan,youarenotreallyreadingit,areyou?
W:
Pardon?
M:
Thebook!
Youhaven’tturnedthepageinthelasttenminutes.
W:
No,Ben,IsupposeIhaven’t.Ineedtogetthrough,butIkeepdriftingaway.
M:
Soitdoesn’treallyholdyourinterest?
W:
No,notreally.Iwouldn’tbotherwithit,tobehonest,butIhavetoreaditforaseminar.I’mattheuniversity.
M:
It’salaboroflaborthenratherthanalaboroflove.
W:
Ishouldsay,Idon’tlikePrinciplesofPsychologyatall.Iamstartingtolikethewholecourselessandless.
M:
It’snotjusthebook,it’sthecourseaswell?
W:
Yeath,inaway,althoughthecourseitselfisn’treallythatbadandthelecturersarefine.It’sme,Isuppose.Yousee.Iwantedtodosociologyratherthanpsychology,butmyparentstookmeoutofit.
M:
SothecourseisOK.It’sjustthathadn’tbeenlefttoyou.Yuwouldhavechosenadifferentone.
W:
Oh,theyhadmybestinterestatheart,ofcourse,myparents.Theyalwaysdo,don’tthey?
Theybelievethatmyjobprospectswouldbeprettylimitedwiththedegreeofsociology.Plustheygivemereallyagenerousallowance,butIambeginningtofeelthatI’mwastingmytimeandtheirmoney.TheywouldbesodisappointedthoughifItoldthemIwasquitting.
Questions:
8.WhatistherelationshipbetweenSusanandBen?
9.WhatisSusan’sproblemaboutherstudy?
10.WhichmajordoesSusanlike?
11.WhatisSusanworryingabout?
8-11:
BCAD
ConversationTwo
W:
Didn’tyouwriteapaperaboutclassicalmusiclastsemester?
M:
Yes,formyhistoryofmusicclass.
W:
Oh,I’mtakingitnowandIhavetodosomeresearchonBeethoven.IneedtoreaduponBeethoven’sworks.SoIwouldliketoseewhatyouwroteabouthim.
M:
Idon’tthinkmypaperwillhelp.Ifocusondifferentperiodsofthedevelopmentofclassicalmusic,butyouareinterestedinBeethoven’sworksheisfamousfor.
W:
Yes,heisbestknownforhissymphonies,especiallyhis3rd,5thand6thsymphonies.Hemadeabreakthroughinmusicalhistory.Youknowheisdeafhimselfbuthewassotalentedthathehadcomposedthreesonataswhenhewas11.
M:
Irememberreadingthatpreviously.Hecomposedaltogether9symphonies,5pianoconcertos,1violinconcerto,32pianosonatasand16stringquartetsinhislife.HealsohadsomeotherworkslikehisgreatMasstheMissaSolemnis(庄严弥撒曲)andoneopera,Fidelio.
W:
Youseemdoknowalotofhisworks.
M:
ActuallyeventhoughIwroteaboutclassicalmusic,Ireadalotaboutthosefamouscomposers.AndBeethovenisoneofmyfavoritecomposers.LetmeseeifIcandigupsomepapersabouthimforyou.Therearealsosomebooksandarticlesincludedinmybibliographythatyoumightwanttolookupatthelibrary.
W:
Great,thanksalot.
Questions:
12.Whatdidthemanwriteapaperaboutlastsemester?
13.Whydoesthewomanwanttoreadtheman’spaper?
14.HowmanypianoconcertosdidBeethovencompose?
15.Howdoesthemanhelpthewomanwithherpaper?
12-15:
DBAC
SectionC
PassageOne
Thegendergapincomputingjobshasgotworseinthelast30years,evenascomputersciencejobopportunitiesexpandrapidly,accordingtonewresearchfromAccenture(埃森哲咨询公司)andGirlsWhoCode.
In1984,37percentofcomputersciencemajorswerewomenbutby2014thatnumberhaddroppedto18percent,accordingtothestudy.Thecomputingindustry’srateofU.S.jobcreationisthreetimesthenationalaverage,butiftrendscontinue,thestudyestimatesthatwomenwillholdonly20percentofcomputingjobsby2025.
Thestudyoffersinsightintofactorsthatcreateeitherpositiveandnegativeassociationswithcomputerscienceforgirlsatthemiddleschool,highschoolandcollegelevels,aswellasstrategiesforeducatorstomakecomputersciencemoreappealingtogirls.
Researchersfoundthatcomputingappealforgirlspeaksinmiddleschool,wherehavinganinspiringteacherandthinkingthatcodingis“forgirls”areinstrumental(有帮助的)insparkinginterest.Theappealdipsinhighschoolinwhatresearcherscallthe“highschooltrap”becauseofalackoffriendsincodingclassesorthelackofthoseclassesatall.Interestthenspikesincollege,wherehavinginspiringteachersandpositiverolemodelsiskey.
16.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
17.Whatwasthetrendoffemalecomputersciencemajorsinthelast30years?
18.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?
16-18:
BDA
PassageTwo
TwonewstudiesbyresearchersattheUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine(加州尔湾市)andNASAhavefoundthefastestongoingratesofglacierretreateverobservedinWestAntarcticaandofferanunprecedentedlookaticemeltingonthefloatingundersides(下面,阴暗面)ofglaciers.Theresultshighlight(突出,强调)howtheinteractionbetweenoceanconditionsandthebedrock(岩床)beneathaglaciercaninfluencethefrozenmass,helpingscientistsbetterpredictfutureAntarcticaicelossandglobalsealevelrise.
Thestudiesexaminedthreeneighboringglaciersthataremeltingandretreatingatdifferentrates.TheSmith,PopeandKohlerglaciersflowintotheDotsonandCrossoniceshelvesintheAmundsenSea(阿蒙森海)embayment(湾)inWestAntarctica,thepartofthecontinentwiththelargestdeclineinice.
UCIandNASAresearchersfoundthattheSmithGlacier’sgroundinglinehadretreated1.24miles(2kilometers)peryearsince1996.ThePopeGlacier’sgroundinglinerecededmoreslowly,at0.31miles(0.5kilometers)annuallysince1996.AndtheKohlerGlacier’sgroundingline,whichhadgraduallyretreated,actuallyreadvanced1.24miles(2kilometers)since2011.
ThequestionremainswhetherotherglaciersinWestAntarcticawillbehavemorelikeSmithormorelikePopeandKohler.ManyglaciersinthissectorofAntarcticaareonbedsthatdeepenfartherinland,likeSmith’s.However,KhazendarandScheuchisaid,researchersneedmoreinformationontheshapeofthebedrockandseafloorbeneaththeice,aswellasmoredataonoceancirculationandtemperatures,tobeabletobetterprojecthowmuchicetheseglacierswillcontributetotheoceaninachangingclimate.
19.WhatarethestudiesoftheresearchersfromUCIandNASAabout?
20.Whichofthefollowingisthefindingoftheresearchers?
21.WhichofthefollowingisNO|Tincludedintheinformationtheresearchersneedtobetterprojecttheresult?
19-21:
BBD
PassageThree
In1621,thePlymouthcolonistsandWampanoag(万帕诺亚格人)IndianssharedanautumnharvestfeastthatisacknowledgedtodayasoneofthefirstThanksgivingcelebrationsinthecolonies.Formorethantwocenturies,daysofthanksgivingwerecelebratedbyindividualcoloniesandstates.Itwasn’tuntil1863,inthemidstoftheCivilWar,thatPresidentAbrahamLincolnproclaimedanationalThanksgivingDaytobeheldeachNovember.
InmanyAmericanhouseholds,theThanksgivingcelebrationhaslostmuchofitsoriginalreligioussignificance;i
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