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Soyou’dbetterquitsurfingtheNetdeepintothenight.

A.Iknewit.　　　　　　B.Why,it’sapity!

C.Ican'

thelpit.D.Whatseemstobetheproblem?

2.SpeakerA:

Don'

tbesad,I'

msurethingswillchangeforthebettersoon.

______.

A.Thatsoundsawful.B.Yesyou'

reprobablyright.

C.Ihopenot!

D.Youarewelcome!

3.SpeakerA:

CanIgetsomeinformationaboutthetrainingprogramhere?

_______

A.Yes,youdoB.Goahead

C.YoucertainlycanD.That'

sfun

4.SpeakerA:

Tom,wouldyouliketogotoapartythisSaturday?

SpeakerB:

______Whatkindofparty?

SpeakerA:

It'

sabirthdayparty.

A.SoundsgoodB.Looksnice

C.SeemsallrightD.FeelsOK

5.Waiter:

______?

Customer:

Yes,I'

llhaveasteak,mediumrare,withFrenchfries.

A.Whatdoyouwanttoeat

B.Haveyoudecidedwhattodoyet

C.Excuseme,areyoureadytoordernow

D.Sorry,butwho'

dliketoorder

6.SpeakerA:

I’vejustheardthenewsaboutyourtest.Welldone!

_____.

A.Don'

tmentionitB.Thankyou

C.Ohno!

ItwasawfulD.Ohitmightbeeasy

7.SpeakerA:

Let'

scomebacktoourtalk.______

YouweretalkingaboutyourtriptoSouthAfrica.

A.WhatdidIsay?

B.Iforgotthetime.

C.WherewasI?

D.Ihavenoidea.

8.SpeakerA:

Whydon'

tweplaybasketballthisweekend?

______.

A.That'

sabrilliantideaB.Soundslikeanexcellentjob

C.GladyoucouldmakeitD.I'

msureitisn'

tsobad

9.SpeakerA:

I'

dlikeabeer.

Certainlysir,______

A.I'

lltakeit.B.whatcanIgetyou?

C.didyouhaveabusyday?

D.I'

llgetthatstraightaway.

10.SpeakerA:

Thankyouforyourtimeandefforttomakemyvisitasuccess.

_______.

tsaythanksB.Don'

tbesopolite

C.YouaresopoliteD.It'

smypleasure

11.SpeakerA:

Iquitmyjobtoday,honey.

Why?

__?

No,Ijustgottiredofdoingthesamethingagainandagain.

A.IsitboringB.Areyousure

C.DidsomethinghappenD.Areyouserious

12.SpeakerA:

IloveswimminginalakeIt'

ssomuchbetterthantheocean.

______!

Iliketoswiminapool.

A.SowhatB.Goodforme

C.MetooD.Idon'

t

13.SpeakerA:

ImetupwithJanetoday.

Really?

A.Howisshedoing?

B.Comeon.

C.Nowonder.D.Isthatright?

14.SpeakerA:

Hello,ShawiniganWater&

PowerCompany,howmayIhelpyou?

______

A.Hello.Canyoutellmeyourname?

B.I'

mcallingaboutmyelectricitybill.

C.MayIhaveyouraccountnumber?

D.OK,thankyouforyourhelp.

15.SpeakerA:

dliketosharewithyouwhat'

sinmymind.

______

mallearsB.Thankyouforyourtime

C.It'

suptoyouD.I'

drathernot

PartIIReadingComprehension（40points）

Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,BCandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSHERSHEET.

PassageOne

Bigdatacanbedefinedasinformationthatistoobigorcomplextobecontainedorprocessedbyanyonemachineorperson.AsastudentattheUniversityofSussex,JulianDaillyhadtwomajors–Englishandphilosophy.Whenhecompletedhisstudies,Daillywonderedhowhewouldeverearnalivinginaworldfilledwithmachinesandtechnology.Now,heispartofthebigdataindustrythatincludesGoogleandFacebook.

Dailly'

sresearchcompany,MorarConsulting,startedthreeyearsagowithfiveemployees.Thecompany'

searningshaveincreasedby25%eachyear.Itnowemploys90people."

Whatwedohereiswetrytodiscoverwhat'

smeaningfulforpeopleandLinkthattotheireconomicbehavior,”Daillysaid.

Henotedtheimportanceofworkingwithpeoplewithdifferentskills."

Wehavepeoplefromtraditionalresearchbackgrounds,inadditiontosomeinsocialsciences,economics,peoplefromtechbackgrounds,andsalespeople,"

Daillysaid.

CompanieslikeDailly'

semployrecentcollegegraduates.Theindustryprofitsfromtheideasoftheseyoungmenandwomen.Newformsofdataalsomakeitpossibleforsomeobserverstopredictthefuture.Theyaremorevaluabletocompaniesthanthetraditionalformsofdatarecordingorreporting.

"

Wehaveaccesstothecoreinformationinsidepeople'

sheads,"

Daillysaid."

Theytellyouwhatpeoplearegoingtodoasopposedtowhatthey'

vedone.Thathelpspeopletakeproperactioninadvance.Thismakesitmuchmoreusefulforstrategy."

JulianDaillydismissesconcernsthatcomputershavefinallytakencontrolofourdailylives."

Somemayworrythathumanswillbeallowedtobereplacedbymachines.Ithinkit'

safantasy."

16.Daillyhasaneducationbackgroundof______.

A.engineeringB.arts

C.sciencesD.business

17.Dailly'

scompanyfocusesonbusinessesin______.

A.marketingstrategyB.machineselling

C.stafftrainingD.bigdataresearch

18.Thecompany'

sstaffischaracterizedbyallthefollowingEXCEPT______.

A.freshideasB.youngage

C.mixededucationbackgrounds

D.richexperienceinthefield

19.Thecompanyisaimedatmakinguseoftheinformationtohelppeople______.

A.takepredictiveactionB.rememberthepast

C.learnfromeachotherD.sticktothetradition

20.AccordingtoDailly,theideathathumansmaybereplacedbymachines______.

A.isawisewarningB.ispureimagination

C.maycometrueD.needsfurtherstudy

PassageTwo

Anewrecordfortheoldestwomantorunamarathonhasbeenset,butitmaynotstandformorethanayearHarietteThompson,92,saidthatshehasn'

truledoutrunningtheRock'

n'

RollMarathoninSanDiegoagainnextyear.Hariettefinishedin7hours,24minutes,36seconds,theBBCreports,comingclosetotheover-90recordof7hours,7minutes,and42secondsshesetin2014,despitehavingaverydifficultyearbetweenmarathons."

Icouldn'

ttrainverywellbecausemyhusbandwasveryillandIhadtobewithhimforsometime,andthenwhenhediedinJanuaryIhadsometreatmentsonmyleg,"

Thompson,whowasinher70swhensheranherfirstmarathon,

TellstheAP."

IwasjustreallythrilledthatIcouldfinishtoday.

At92yearsand65daysold,Thompsonis46daysolderthanGladysBurrillwaswhenBurillfinishedthe2010HonoluluMarathon.“Ican'

tbelieveImadeit,”ThompsontellstheCharlotteObserver."

Iwasreallytiredatonepoint.AroundMile21,Iwasgoingupahillanditwaslikeamountain,andIwasthinking,'

Thisissortofcrazyatmyage.Ican'

tdoit'

.ButthenIfeltbettercomingdownthehill.AndmysonBrennykeptfeedingmeallthesewonder（碳水化合物）thatkeptmegoing.”Thompson—whoseparents,threebrothers,andhusbandalldiedofcancer-tellstheObserverthattheSanDiegomarathon'

sfundraisingfortheLeukemia（白血病）Societyiswhatinspiredhertorunandmayevenbringherbackagainnextyear.

21.WhatdoesThompsonsayabouttheSanDiegomarathonnextyear?

A.Shemaynotbeabletobethere

B.Shehasn'

tthoughtaboutit

C.Sheissuretotakepartinit.

D.Sheislikelytorunagain.

22.WhendidThompsonsetherfirsover-90marathonrecord?

A.In2010.B.In2012.C.In2014.D.In2016.

23.WhatdidThompsonmainlydointhatdifficultyear?

A.Shetookcareofherhusband.B.Shehurtherlegandhadtorest.

C.Shereceivedsomenewtraining.D.Shetraveledaroundwithherfamily.

24.Duringthisyear'

smarathon,Thompson______.

A.ranfasterthanlasttimeB.onceconsideredgivingup

C.wasconfidentshecouldmakeitD.couldhardlymoveintheend

25.WhatinspiredThompsontorunthemarathon?

A.Settinghersonagoodexample.B.Settingnewmarathonrecord

C.RaisingmoneyforcancertreatmentD.Livinguptoherownpromise.

PassageThree

BeforethegrasshasthickenedontheroadsidesandleaveshavestartedgrowingonthetreesisaperfecttimetolookaroundandseejusthowdirtyBritainhasbecome.Thepavementsarestainedwithchewinggumandtheditchesarefullofdiscardedfastfoodpackets.YearsagoIremembertravelingabroadandbeingsaddenedbytheplasticbagsanddiscardedbottles.Nowadays,Britainseemstolookatleastasbad.Whathasgonewrong?

Theproblemisthattherubbishcreatedbyourincreasinglymobileliveslastsalotlongerthanbefore.Ifitisnotclearedupandproperlythrownaway,itstaysintheundergrowth（下层灌木）foryears.

Itisestimatedthat10billionplasticbagshavebeengiventoshoppers.Thesewilltakeanythingfrom100to1,000yearstorotHowever,itisnotasitthereisnosolutiontothis.Afewyearsago,theIrishgovernmentintroducedataxonnon-recyclablecarrierbagsandinthreemonthsreducedtheiruseby90%.Whenhewasaminister,MichaelMeacherattemptedtointroduceasimilararrangementinBritain.Theplasticsindustryprotested,ofcourse.However,theyneednothavebothered;

theideawaskilledbeforeitcoulddrawbreath,leavingsupermarketsfreetogiveawayplasticbags.

Whatisclearlynecessaryrightno