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Ilovespring.Andthisyear,Iwasespeciallyhungrytoseeit.FlyinghomelastweekendtoLasVegas,after10daysinCalifornia,IlookeddownonhillsthatweresogreenthatI（24）

almosttastethem.WhenIapproachedVegas,thegreenturnedadulldesertbrown.

Welandedaftersunset,andtheonlygreentobeseenwasneon（霓虹灯）.

Butthenextmorning,tomysurprise,I（25）（awake）tofindsignsofspringallovermyyard.（26）myabsence,allsortsofthingshadleafedandbloomed.Threedayslater,IdrovetoArizonatovisitafriendandgetyetanothertasteofspringseeingtheGiantsplaytheA’sinspringtraining.Thedriveacrossthedesertwascompletelygreat,avarietyofwildflowersandbloomingcactuses.

Sometimesweneedthechance（27）（remind）thatwe’restillalive.Aftermyhusbanddied,afriendsentmeacardwhichread:

“Just（28）youthinkyouwillneversmileagain,lifecomesback.”

Lifepersists,andsodo（29）inthegreenofspringandthedeadofwinter,inthebirthofachildandthepassingofalovedone;

inthewordsweleavebehindandtheheartsofthose（30）willrememberus.Springremindsusthatwe’realiveforever.

SectionB

Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonemorewordthanyouneed.

CuriosityandGlobalizationareDrivingaNewApproachtoTravel

Today’spoliticalclimateandnegativeheadlinesseemtopointtowardsamoreinward-lookingglobalpopulation-mindsnarrowing,bordersgoingup.Butwithmorepeoplelivingandworkingoverseasandbecomingexposedtoinfluencesfromdifferentcultures,manyofusareseekinga（n）31,connectedworld.

AccordingtotherecentlypublishedstudyfromCultureTrip,60%ofpeopleintheUSandUKsaythattheiroutlookonlifeisshapedbythe32fromdifferentcultures.Asasociety,wenotonlywanttodiscoverandexperienceothercultures,wewanttolearnfromthem,too.Thisisoneofthemanypositivesideeffectsofglobalization.Atthesametime,theeconomiclandscapeofthelastdecadehasresultedinashiftinvaluesawayfrom33,withyoungergenerationsmoreinterestedincollectingexperiencesthanpossessions.

Welcometothe“newcultureeconomy”.

Thecollision（碰撞）oftwotrends-globalizationandtheexperienceeconomy-has34

anewattitudetotravel,withculturalcuriosityatitsheart.Thisisthe“newcultureeconomy”.Thephenomenonishavingapowerfulimpactonpeople’sinteractionsanddefinitionsof35

exploration,andpresentsanincrediblecommercialopportunity.

Whileglobalizationisusuallytalkedaboutinthecontextofthe36oftradeandcapital

betweencountries,weshouldn’tforgetthatthe37forcebehinditallitpeople.Education,travel,exposuretoothercustomsandgeographiesandtheculturalintegration（融合）arethemore

influentialsocialeffectsofglobalization.Peopleareincreasinglylivingorworkingincountriesotherthantheonesinwhichtheywereborn-morethanhalfofrespondentsfromthestudyhavefriendslivingoverseas,allofwhichhas38inmoreinteractionwithglobalcultures.

Also,studentdebtandunafford-ablehousinghavecreateda（n）39inspendingpatterns,andsoanewsetofvalueshasemergedinwhichexperiencesmattermorethanownership.Travelisabsolutelynecessarytomostpeople’slives-infact,nearlyhalfofallrespondentscutdownon

theirdailyexpensessotheycansavemoneytotravelmore.For“generationrent”inparticular,nomatterhowexpensiveanexperienceoratrip,itisstillmore40thanahouse.

III.ReadingComprehensionSectionA

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Communication,OneMajorPartoftheScientificMethod

Scientistsmayfeelittheirdutytosharetheirguesses,methods,andfindingswiththerestof

thescientificcommunity.Thissharingservestwo41.First,itsupportsthebasicdealofskepticism（怀疑论）bymakingitpossibleforotherstosay,“Oh,yeah?

Letmecheckthat.”Ittells

otherswheretoseewhatthescientistsaw,andwhattechniquesandtoolstouse.Second,itgetsthewordoutsothatotherscanusewhathasbeendiscovered.Thisisessentialbecausescienceisa（n）42efforts.Peoplewhoworkthousandsofmilesapartbuildwithanduponeachother’sdiscoveries.

Thecommunicationofsciencebeginswith“peerreview”,aprocessof43anauthor’sscholarlywork,researchorideastotheinspectionofotherexperts.Ittypicallyhasthreestages.Thefirstoccurswhenascientistsseeksfunding-fromgovernmentagencies,foundations,orother

44--tocarryoutaresearchprogram.Heorshemustprepareareportdescribingtheintended

work,layingoutbackground,hypotheses（假设）,plannedexperiments,expectedresults,andeven

the45impactsonotherfields.Committeesofotherscientiststhen46thereporttoseewhetherthescientistknowshisorherarea,hasthenecessaryabilities,andisrealisticinhisorherplans.

Oncethescientisthastheneeded47,hasdonethework,andhaswrittenareportoftheresults,thatreportswillgotoascientificjournal.Beforepublishingthereport,thejournal’seditorswillshowittootherworkersinthesameor48fieldsandaskwhethertheworkwasdoneadequately,theconclusionarejustified,andthereportshouldbepublished.

Thethirdstageofpeerreviewhappensarepublication,whenthebroaderscientificcommunitygetstoseeand49thework.

Thisthree-stagequality-controlprocesscan,ofcourse,befaulty.Anyscientistwith

independentwealthcan50thefirststagequiteeasilybutsuchscientistsaremuch,muchrarertodaythantheywereacenturyorsoago.Thosewhoremainaretheobjectofenvy.51,itisfairtosaythattheyarenotdisapprovedaswerethosewhoavoidthelattertwostagesofthe“peerreview”mechanismsbyusingpressconferences.

Ontheotherhand,itiscertainlypossibleforthestandardpeerreviewmechanismsto52.Bytheirnature,thesemechanismsaremorelikelyto53ideasthatarenotdifferentfromwhatthereviewersthinktheyalreadyknow.Yettheun-traditionalorunconventionalideasarenot

54wrong,asAlfredWegenerprovedwhenhetriedtogain55fortheideaofcontinentaldriftintheearlytwentiethcentury.Itwasnotuntilthe1960sthatmostgeologistsacceptedhis

ideasasgenuineinsights.

41.A.purposes

B.duties

C.interests

D.needs

42.A.innovative

B.prospective

C.cooperative

D.plain

43.A.accustoming

B.addicting

C.restricting

D.subjecting

44.A.projects

B.sources

C.unions

D.departments

45.A.stronger

B.morelimited

C.moredramatic

D.broader

46.A.lookup

B.goover

C.longfor

D.callfor

47.A.funds

B.fields

C.impacts

D.experiments

48.A.different

B.chosen

C.related

D.academic

49.A.substitute

B.create

C.judge

D.undertake

50.A.reach

B.mark

C.hold

D.skip

51.A.Similarly

B.Contrarily

C.Surely

D.Therefore

52.A.fail

B.function

C.evolve

D.work

53.A.convey

B.overlook

C.reject

D.approve

54.A.necessarily

B.particularly

C.dramatically

D.terribly

55.A.confidence

B.acceptance

C.strength

D.weight

Readthefollowingthreepassage.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.

（A）ToBeaDeafDJ

IwasborninEnglandwithperfecthearing.In1990,whenIwasfive,myfamilymovedtotheUnitedStates.Istartedgettingearinfectionseverythreemonthsorso.Wedidn’thavehealthinsuranceatthetime,andwhenIgotathirdinfection,myparentscouldn’taffordthetreatment.Iwentdeafinmyrightearandwasleftwith50percenthearinginmyleft.Overtime,myremaininghearingdroppedto20percent,whereitistoday.MydoctorspredictedthatIwouldbethoroughlydeafbynow,soIthinkI’mdoingprettywell.

Therewasalwaysmusiconinmyhouseinmychildhood.IlovedlisteningtoMetallica,LedZeppelin,MichaelJackson.MydadwasaDJ,soheplayeddisco,folk,rock,andmusicfromothercountries.Formy18thbirthday,mydadaskedmetodeejayattherestaurantbeowned.Afterdoingthatforafewweeks,Iwashooded.Idesiredtolearnmore.Ie-mailedDJShiftee,adistinguishedNewYorkCityDJ,whenIwas25:

“Iknowyoulikeachallenge.Howaboutteachingadeafpersontodeejay?

”Hewrotebackthenextday;

“Challengeaccepted.”Hetutoredmetwiceaweekf