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theInternetbrokemybrain.

Mygoalwas52books:

Itseemedlikeanimpossibletask.A400-pagebookwilltaketheaverage

personaroundeighthourstoread.Findingthetimetoreadwasachallengebuthere’show

Idecidedtotreatmymindlikeachild（22）_______（behave）badlyandlaydownsomegroundrules.

ThenIdecidedthatI（23）_______（read）foranhourortwoatatime（24）_______distractioneachday.

ItwassomethingIhadn’tdoneinyearsanditwasscary（25）_______ltditifwficaus.

Inhisbook,TheDistractedMind,LarryRosensaysthatthemorewepracticespendingtimeaway

fromourelectronicdevices,the（26）_______（calm）andmorefocusedwebecome.AndthisiswhatI

found.Againandagain,Iwouldgentlybringmyselfbacktothepage,resistingtheurge（27）_______

（reach）forthatscreen.ItookinspirationfromNikkiGemmell,whodescribesinOnQuiet,howinvesting

inasafetolockawayherfamily’sdevicesforlongperiodshadopenedupaspacleecfotirodne.epref

Forme,findingthatquiettimemeantfindingtimeinmydayjusttoread.Itwasadatebetweenme

andmybook.Anditmeantactivelychoosingtoreadattimes（28）_______Iordinarilywouldreachfor

myphone.

Ireadonthetram,atthepark,inredatnightandonlunchbreaks.

（29）_______（renew）myloveaffairwithbooks,IcreatedasacredspacewhereIpressedpauseand

foundinspiration,knowledgeandreflection.Inourmodernworld,readingforthesakeofreadingisnot

selfish.Itisapowerfulandbeneficialwaytoslowdownandbe（30）_______.

III.Directions:

Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonly

once.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.intentionsB.featureC.invitingD.conservation

E.entertainingF.matchedG.confusedH.fascination

I.surviveJ.definingK.evaluate

Theoddsarehighthatyou’veseenabea（uty选p美ag比ea赛nt）ortwoinyourlife.Theyareamong

themostattendedandviewedeventsintheworld.Despitenumerousdifferentopinions,beautypageants

continuetonotonly31butalsobecomemorepopular.

MissWorld,MissUniverse,MissInternationalandMissEarthareknownastheBigFourbeauty

pageants,andallofthemcontinuetothisday.Thesecompetitions32youngwomenontheir

physicalattractiveness,ofcourse,buttheyalsoarejudgedontheirpersonality,intelligence,talent,and

responsestointerview-basedquestions.Theeventualwinnersreceiveprizesincludingcash,scholarships,

clothes,beautyqueencrowns,andofcourse,thetitleoftheeventforoneyear.

Alltheseawardsdonotcomecheapfortheyoungladies.Theyhavedutiestofulfillwhileholding

theirtitles.Beautyqueensoftenappearatfunctionstoraisesocialawarenessaboutenvironmentaland

socialissuessuchasnature33,racialorgenderdiscrimination,anddiseaseprevention.By

projectingtheimageofawell-educated,respectablecharacter34withasuccessfulpersonality,

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everybeautypageantwinnerisseenasarolemodel,andnotjustforyounggirlsalone.

Somebeautycontests35menratherthanwomen.Similartotheirfemininecounterparts,men

enterMisterGlobal,MisterInternational,andMisterWorldfortheirlooks,style,andtalent.These

contestsshouldnotbe36withtheMisterUniversecontest,whichisanannualbodybuilding

competition.

Thereareotherstrangeand37pageantsallovertheworldthatcelebrateeverythingfrombeing

oldtobeingpregnant.

Beautycontests,whetherorganizedwithnoble38orjustforfun,haveattractedcriticismsince

theywerefirstheld.Somecriticsobjecttothefocusonphysicalbeauty,especiallyemphasisonacertain

statureandbodyshape.Further,theypointoutthatsomeparticipantswillactuallyhavethemselves

throughdietingorplasticsurgerytoachievetheperfectappearance.Despitethesecomplaints,beautymay

beonlyskindeep,but39itandcompetingforthegloryofbeingthefairestofthemallholdsa

timelessanduniversal40____.

Ⅲ.ReadingComprehension

ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

ChinaandIndiaDominatetheGreeningofEarth

Overthelasttwodecades,theEarthhasseenanincreaseinfoliage（植物）aroundtheplanet,

measuredinaverageleafareaperyearonplantsandtrees.DatafromNASAsatellitesshowsthatChina

andIndia–two___41___economieswiththeworld’sbiggestpopualraeti_o_n_s42___the–increasein

greeningonland.Theeffectcomesmostlyfrom___43___tree-plantingprogramsinChinaandintensive

agricultureinbothcountries.

ResearchersfromBostonUniversityfoundthatglobalgreenleafareahasincreasedbyfivepercent

sincetheearly2000s,anarea___44___totheentireAmazonrainforest.Thestudywasalsopublishedin

thejournalNatureSustainabilityonFebruary11.Itrevealedthatatleast25percentoftheglobalfoliage

___45___thiscenturycameinChina.

“ChinaandIndia___46___one-thirdofthegreening,butcontainonlynicepercentoftheplanet

landareacoveredinvegetation,”saidleadauthorChiChenofBostonUniversity.“Thatisasurpris

finding,consideringthegeneralideaoflanddegradation（退化）inpopulouscountriesfrom___47____.”

China’s____48____contributiontotheglobalgreeningtrendcameinlargepartfromprogramsto

conserveandexpandforest,accountingforabout42percentofthegreeningcontribution.Theseprograms

weredevelopedinaneffortto____49____theeffectsofairpollution,soilerosionandclimatechange.

Another32percentofthegreeningchangeinChina,and82percentinIndia,resultedfromintensive

___50___offoodcrops.ThelandareausedtogrowcropsinChinaandIndiahasnotchangedmuchsince

theearly2000s.Yetbothcountrieshavegreatlyincreasedannualtotalgreenleafareaandfoodproduction

inorderto___51___largepopulations.

RamaNemani,aresearchscientistatNASA’sAmesResearchCenter,sawa（n）___52___messagein

thenewfindings.“Onepeoplerealizethereisaproblem,theytendtofixit,”hesaid.

80sinIndiaandChina,thesituationaroundvegetationlosswasnotgood.Inthe1990s,peoplerealizedit,

andtodaythingshaveimproved.Humansare___53___resilient（复原快的，适应力强的）.That’swhat

weseeinthesatellitedata.”

___54___,theresearchersrangbellsaswell.Theypointedoutthatthegaininglobalgreennessdidnot

___55___makeupforthelossofnaturalvegetationintropicalregionslikeBrazilandIndonesia.

41.A.emergingB.decliningC.stimulatingD.intruding

42.A.imposingB.contributingC.leadingD.creating

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43.A.fertileB.extremeC.harmoniousD.ambitious

44.A.distantB.equivalentC.relevantD.resistant

45.A.expansionB.substitutionC.innovationD.correction

46.A.accountforB.takeinC.standforD.consistof

47.A.over-reactionB.over-exploitation

C.over-generationD.over-explanation

48.A.considerateB.tremendousC.magnificentD.irregular

49.A.forbidB.investigateC.boostD.reduce

50.A.cultivationB.demandC.destructionD.supply

51.A.cutB.employC.feedD.treat

52.A.secretB.briefC.urgentD.positive

53.A.continuouslyB.incrediblyC.initiallyD.obviously

54.A.MoreoverB.MeanwhileC.HoweverD.Therefore

55.A.necessarilyB.generallyC.fortunatelyD.thoroughly

SectionB

Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethat

fitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

TheLife-changingAntiqueNavajoBlanket

ACaliforniamanandhisfamilywentfromragstorichesafterdiscoveringthattheblanketgivento

himbyhisgrandmotherwasworthasmallfortune.LorenKrylzerwaslivinginasmallhutandbarely

gettingbyonhisdisabilitypayments.Oneday,hehappenedtobewatchingAntiquesRoadshowonTV

whenhelearnedthattheforgottenoldblanketinhisclosetmightbevaluable.TheKrytzerfamily

heirloom（传家宝）turnedouttobeanantique（古老的）Novajoweavingfromthe19

fetchedUS$1.5millionatauction（拍卖会）。

thcenturythat

Krytzer’sblanketwasprizedformuchmorethanitsantiquity.AmongNativeAmericantribes,The

Navajoarerecognizedasthemostskillfulweaversofblanketsandrugs.Theweavingstyleis

characterizedbyvivid,variedpatternsandexceptionaldurability.Fromshearingthesheep,spinning,

preparing,anddyeingthewooltotheactualweavingprocess,ittakesaround345hourstocreateone

blanket.

WomentraditionallywoveNavajoblanketswhilemenbuilttheweavingdevices.Tothisday,Navajo

peoplestillmakehighqualityblanketsandrugstosell.Theybelievethat,sinceonlyGodisperfect,their

creationsshouldhavesomeimperfection.AnotherNavajobeliefisthatthe