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17oftheirjobs.“WhenIcomehomefromahardday’swork，Ioftenfeel 

18，”Danahersays，adding，“InaworldinwhichIdon’thavetowork，Imightfeelratherdifferent”—perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself 

19ahobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor 

20matters.

　　1.[A]boasting 

[B]denying 

[C]warning 

[D]ensuring

　　2.[A]inequality 

[B]instability 

[C]unreliability 

[D]uncertainty

　　3.[A]policy 

[B]guideline 

[C]resolution 

[D]prediction

　　4.[A]characterized[B]divided 

[C]balanced 

[D]measured

　　5.[A]wisdom 

[B]meaning 

[C]glory 

[D]freedom

　　6.[A]Instead 

[B]Indeed 

[C]Thus 

[D]Nevertheless

　　7.[A]rich 

[B]urban 

[C]working 

[D]educated

　　8.[A]explanation 

[B]requirement 

[C]compensation 

[D]substitute

　　9.[A]under 

[B]beyond 

[C]alongside 

[D]among

　　10.[A]leavebehind 

[B]makeup 

[C]worryabout 

[D]setaside

　　11.[A]statistically 

[B]occasionally 

[C]necessarily 

[D]economically

　　12.[A]chances 

[B]downsides 

[C]benefits 

[D]principles

　　13.[A]absence 

[B]height 

[C]face 

[D]course

14.[A]disturb 

[B]restore 

[C]exclude 

[D]yield

15.[A]model 

[B]practice 

[C]virtue 

[D]hardship

16.[A]tricky 

[B]lengthy 

[C]mysterious 

[D]scarce

17.[A]demands 

[B]standards 

[C]qualities 

[D]threats

18.[A]ignored 

[B]tired 

[C]confused 

[D]starved

19.[A]off 

[B]against 

[C]behind 

[D]into

20.[A]technological 

[B]professional 

[C]educational 

[D]interpersonal

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.（40points）

Text1

EverySaturdaymorning,at9am,morethan50,000runnerssetofftorun5kmaroundtheirlocalpark.TheParkrunphenomenonbeganwithadozenfriendsandhasinspired400eventsintheUKandmoreabroad.Eventsarefree,staffedbythousandsofvolunteers.Runnersrangefromfouryearsoldtograndparents;

theirtimesrangefromAndrewBaddeley'

sworldrecord13minutes48secondsuptoanhour.

ParkrunissucceedingwhereLondon'

sOlympic"

legacy"

isfailing.TenyearsagoonMonday,itwasannouncedthattheGamesofthe30thOlympiadwouldbeinLondon.PlanningdocumentspledgedthatthegreatlegacyoftheGameswouldbetolevelanationofsportloversawayfromtheircouches.Thepopulationwouldbefitter,healthierandproducemorewinners.Ithasnothappened.Thenumberofadultsdoingweeklysportdidrise,bynearly2millionintherun－upto2012－butthegeneralpopulationwasgrowingfaster.Worse,thenumbersarenowfallingatanacceleratingrate.Theoppositionclaimsprimaryschoolpupilsdoingatleasttwohoursofsportaweekhavenearlyhalved.Obesityhasrisenamongadultsandchildren.OfficialretrospectionscontinueastowhyLondon2012failedto"

inspireageneration."

ThesuccessofParkrunoffersanswers.

Parkunisnotaracebutatimetrial:

Youronlycompetitoristheclock.Theethoswelcomesanybody.Thereisasmuchjoyoverapuffed-outfirst-timerbeingclappedoverthelineasthereisabouttoptalentshining.TheOlympicbidders,bycontrast,wantedtogetmorepeopledoingsportsandtoproducemoreeliteathletes.Thedualaimwasmixedup:

Thestressonsuccessovertakingpartwasintimidatingfornewcomers.

Indeed,thereissomethingalittleabsurdinthestategettinginvolvedintheplanningofsuchafundamentally"

grassroots"

conceptascommunitysportsassociations.Ifthereisaroleforgovernment,itshouldreallybegettinginvolvedinprovidingcommongoods－makingsurethereisspaceforplayingfieldsandthemoneytopavetennisandnetballcourts,andencouragingtheprovisionofalltheseactivitiesinschools.Butsuccessivegovernmentshavepresidedoversellinggreenspaces,squeezingmoneyfromlocalauthoritiesanddecliningattentiononsportineducation.Insteadofwordy,worthystrategies,futuregovernmentsneedtodomoretoprovidetheconditionsforsporttothrive.Oratleastnotmakethemworse.

21.AccordingtoParagraph1,Parkrunhas_____.

A．gainedgreatpopularity

B．createdmanyjobs

C．strengthenedcommunityties

D．becomeanofficialfestival

22.TheauthorbelievesthatLondon'

hasfailedto_____.

A．boostpopulationgrowth

B．promotesportparticipation

C．improvethecity'

simage

D．increasesporthoursinschools

23.ParkrunisdifferentfromOlympicgamesinthatit_____.

A．aimsatdiscoveringtalents

B．focusesonmasscompetition

C．doesnotemphasizeelitism

D．doesnotattractfirst-timers

24.Withregardtomasssport,theauthorholdsthatgovernmentsshould_____.

A．organize"

sportsevents

B．superviselocalsportsassociations

C．increasefundsforsportsclubs

D．investinpublicsportsfacilities

25.Theauthor'

sattitudetowhatUKgovernmentshavedoneforsportsis_____.

A．tolerant

B．critical

C．uncertain

D．sympathetic

Text2

Withsomuchfocusonchildren’suseofscreens,it'

seasyforparentstoforgetabouttheirownscreenuse.“Techisdesignedtoreallysuckonyouin,”saysJennyRadeskyinherstudyofdigitalplay,"

anddigitalproductsaretheretopromotemaximalengagement.Itmakesithardtodisengage,andleadstoalotofbleed-overintothefamilyroutine.”

Radeskyhasstudiedtheuseofmobilephonesandtabletsatmealtimesbygivingmother-childpairsafood-testingexercise.Shefoundthatmotherswhosueddevicesduringtheexercisestarted20percentfewerverbaland39percentfewernonverbalinteractionswiththeirchildren.Duringaseparateobservation,shesawthatphonesbecameasourceoftensioninthefamily.Parentswouldbelookingattheiremailswhilethechildrenwouldbemakingexcitedbidsfortheirattention.

Infantsarewiredtolookatparents’facestotrytounderstandtheirworld,andifthosefacesareblankandunresponsive—astheyoftenarewhenabsorbedinadevice－itcanbeextremelydisconcertingfoethechildren.Radeskycitesthe“stillfaceexperiment”devisedbydevelopmentalpsychologistEdTronickinthe1970s.Init,amotherisaskedtointeractwithherchildinanormalwaybeforeputtingonablankexpressionandnotgivingthemanyvisualsocialfeedback;

Thechildbecomesincreasinglydistressedasshetriestocapturehermother’sattention."

Parentsdon'

thavetobeexquisitelyparentsatalltimes,butthereneedstobeabalanceandparentsneedtoberesponsiveandsensitivetoachild’sverbalornonverbalexpressionsofanemotionalneed,"

saysRadesky.

Ontheotherhand,Tronickhimselfisconcernedthattheworriesaboutkids'

useofscreensarebornoutofan“oppressiveideologythatdemandsthatparentsshouldalwaysbeinteracting”withtheirchildren:

“It’sbasedonasomewhatfantasized,verywhite,veryupper-middle-classideologythatsaysifyou’refailingtoexposeyourchildto30,000wordsyouareneglectingthem.”Tronickbelievesthatjustbecauseachildisn’tlearningfromthescreendoesn’tmeanthere’snovaluetoit－particularlyifitgivesparentstimetohaveashower,dohouseworkorsimplyhaveabreakfromtheirchild.Parents,hesays,cangetalotoutofusingtheirdevicestospeaktoafriendorgetsomeworkoutoftheway.Thiscanmakethemfeelhappier,whichletsthenbe