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Ⅱ. Grammar and

Vocabulary Section A

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and

grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper from of

the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Why Acting Is So Much More Than It Appears to Be

For many people, acting appears to be people talking while getting emotional, which is why

so many people think they can do it. No one imagines (21) _________ waking up one day and

being a professional singer or pianist. But for actors, they say, “Acting is hard only (22)

_________ one has to memorize lines. If I could remember, I could be an actor, too.”

But acting isn’t just about memorizing lines and talking in conversational reality. As Meisner

said, “Acting is doing things truthfully under imaginary circumstances.” If (23) _________

(understand) correctly, this definition is an ambitious and remarkable thing to strive for.

To do things truthfully, actors must acquire many challenging skills. (24) _________ these

skills, the script will remain flat on the page, despite being recited out loud. To make a script come

to life in a believable way, the actor (25) _________ make active choices.

Imagine for a moment how many different ways there are (26) _________ (deliver) one

single line. Even something as simple as “close the door” can mean so many different things and

(27) _________ (express) in so many different ways. The words are the writer’s, but the behavior

(28) _________ brings them to vivid life? That is the actor.

The goal of great actors? That’s to act naturally. Good quality acting must always come down

to kind of naturalness that makes those acting skills (29) _________ (visible) to the audience. In

other words, a good actor must not appear to be acting at all.

So do not be fooled into thinking that (30) _________ can read and speak can be an actor.

The naturalness displayed by great actors is exactly what makes you think that way, but it took

them years of training to get to this point. It is so much more than you know.

Section B

Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used

only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

第 1 页 共 12 页 A. leave

F. indicated

B. signal

G. practice

C. brief

H. resting

I. unified

D. interruption

J. struggling

E. marking

K. temporary

What Is a Paragraph Break?

It is one of the most important punctuation marks. A paragraph break is an indentation（缩进）

or a single line space __31__ the division between one paragraph and the next in a body of text.

Generally, paragraph breaks serve to __32__ the transition from one idea to another in a stretch of

text, and from one speaker to another in an exchange of dialogue.

Few readers would think of the paragraph break as a punctuation mark, but it certainly is. In

ancient times there were no paragraphs. Sentences simply flowed into one another without __33__.

During medieval（中世纪）times, the mark evolved into the paragraph symbol [‘] and eventually

became the modern-day paragraph break, which is __34__ now only by a line break or indentation.

Today, the paragraph break is used to give readers a break. The art of creating paragraphs is

called paragraphing, the __35__ of dividing a text into paragraphs. Paragraphing is a kindness to

your reader because it divides your thinking into manageable bites. Paragraphs that are too long

__36__ reader with dense blocks of text to read through, while more frequent paragraphing

provides readers with convenient __37__ points at which to take a break and relaunch themselves

into thinking.

To fully understand when to insert a paragraph break, it’s helpful to know that a paragraph is

a group of closely related sentences that develop a central idea. Therefore, each paragraph

discusses one __38__ topic. Also, a paragraph break is employed before each new topic is

introduced. In this way, the writing will flow, and readers will be able to proceed through the

writing in a logical fashion instead of __39__ all the way to get to the last line.

Paragraphs used to be longer, but with the development of the Internet, which gives readers

access to literally millions of sources of information, paragraphs have become increasingly __40__.

The style for many websites, for example, uses paragraphs no more than two to three sentences.

Ⅲ. Reading

Comprehension Section A

第 2 页 共 12 页 Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B,

C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

There have been many times during my travels when I’ve needed something repaired, from

broken zips to memory cards that have lost data. From India to Ethiopia, I have had __41__

trouble in finding menders to repair what is broken. But in rich countries, such items would often

be __42__ and replaced with new ones.

Now the idea that something that works fine should be replaced is now to deeply-rooted in

our __43__ that few people question it. We are increasingly convinced by manufacturers to

__44__ replace a product. The earliest example may be the so-called “light-bulb scheme,” in

which a group of companies signed an agreement that __45__ each other to sell light-bulbs with a

longer than 1,000 - hour lifespan （寿命）, even though bulbs lasting more than 100,000 hours

__46__. The result was that households needed to replace their bulbs regularly, greatly __47__ the

consumer market.

This way of selling more products by designing products that __48__ fail, cannot be repaired,

or have a set lifespan is known as “planned obsolescence（报废）”. However, it is not just a way

for __49__ to increase profits, many politicians believe it to be a societal necessity. During the

1930s Depression in the US, it was seen as a way to get the __50__ moving again by urging

people to buy more stuff. By the 1950s, it had become the dominant practice in large-scale

production with things no longer built to __51__. Clever advertising persuaded people to shop.

Consumer culture was born.

Some industries, such as fashion, rely heavily on “planned obsolescence”, with items being

made to last a single season or less. Other industries are __52__ fashion to bring out products that

will soon appear dated. For example, __53__ lifespans are programmed into chips（芯片）, so

that printers will stop working after a preset number of pages.

__54__, some consumers are starting to hit back, advising people on the Internet how to find

and remove the printer chip. They began taking apart computers and other equipment, getting

around the copyright protection. People like them are contributing to a __55__ of the consumer

culture. Instead of being driven by it, they choose new products based on how long-lasting they are

and how easy they are to be repaired. Perhaps, “planned obsolescence” will begin to see its end.

第 3 页 共 12 页 41. A. real

42. A. worked out

43. A. industry

44. A. permanently

45. A. forbade

46. A. failed

47. A. shrinking

48. A. miserably

49. A. opponents

50. A. employment

51. A. last

52. A. exploiting

53. A. decent

54. A. Therefore

B. much

B. thrown away

B. culture

B. fundamentally

B. reminded

B. existed

B. distributing

B. barely

B. manufacturers

B. fashion

B. transfer

B. following

B. additional

B. Besides

B. knowledge

C. little

C. fixed up

C. product

C. sensibly

C. allowed

C. flashed

C. stabilizing

C. deliberately

C. delegates

C. politics

C. collapse

C. deserting

C. valid

C. However

C. rise

D. big

D. boasted about

D. route

D. frequently

D. instructed

D. boomed

D. expanding

D. slightly

D. immigrants

D. economy

D. tempt

D. entitling

D. limited

D. Anyway

D. success

55. A. shift

Section B

Directions: Read the following three passage. Each passage is followed by several questions or

unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the

one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

① On Monday, a scientist and doctor Robert Winston is to formally ask a question in

congress about what assessments the government has made “for requiring dults riding bicycles in

city centres to have a licence and third-party insurance.” The letter below is the entirely imagined

response I would like the government to make to him.

② Dear Robert,

③ You ask what assessments we’ve made for your proposal about obliging cyclists to have

licences and insurance. The brief answer is : none. Nor do we have any plans to do so.

④ Why? Again, the short answer is this: it’s a silly and pointless thing to suggest, as

evidenced by the fact that practically no countries or territories anywhere in the world require

第 4 页 共 12 页 cyclists to be licensed, or to have compulsory insurance.

⑤ I suppose it’s only fair if I explain why I think it is such a non-issue. It’s pretty simple:

such a plan would achieve pretty much nothing, while causing significant problems. More widely,

any sensible governments will do everything in their power to get more people cycling, not to put

pointless obstacles in their way.

⑥ Let’s just take one example. As I’m sure you know as a doctor, one of the problems facing

our nation is that the National Health System is likely to collapse under the caring for an

increasingly overweight population. Inactive living is central to this. Even a fairly brief daily like

trip can have miraculous benefits for people’s health.

⑦ Next, how would such rules even work? Would the licensing and insurance be just for

adults, or also children? How would the system even be enforced - would it also require all bikes

to be veguistered with number plates?

⑧ Finally, what would you hope to achieve by this? If you believe licensing transport users

stops wrongdoing, can I point to you the data showing how a third of drivers admit to using hand-held phones while driving, despite the law forbidding it.

⑨ So, to summarize: your plan would be to introduce a hugely new administrative scheme

that would most likely have limited effect on the behaviour of averagely law-abiding（守法的）

transport users who rarely harm others, while putting people off from this beneficial type of

transport.

⑩ I’m afraid I just don’t get it.

56. What does Robert most probably want to know by asking the question?

A. whether the government has made efforts regarding his proposal.

B. whether each bike rider has applied for a third-party insurance. C.

whether the congress has sympathy towards the cyclists.

D. whether doctors can receive the government’s support.

57. What does the author think of the plan proposed by Robert?

A. It may raise people’s insurance awareness. B. It can motivate people to obey the law.

D. It is difficult to implement and enforce.

C. It imitates what other countries are doing.

58. The example in paragraph 6 is used _________. A.

to draw people’s attention to overweight problems

第 5 页 共 12 页 B. to prove that cycling can cause problems

C. to explain why governments advocate cycling

D. to illustrate how broken the NHS is

59. We can conclude from the passage that the author _________.

A. holds prejudices against Robert Winston

B. is a pleasant and good-tempered person

C. has the right to speak for the government

D. is skilled in argumentative techniques

(B)

Museums

Glasgow Museums Display Guidelines

A Practical Guide for Exhibitions

This document sets out the display standards for Glasgow Museums. This guide will help

exhibition planners provide access to exhibitions in our museums. Glasgow Museums’ aim is to

improve access to collections by having as many items as possible on display and without physical

barriers. We also try out best to protect these objects without limiting access to them.

➢ Object Placement Don’t place objects in such a way that they could present a danger to visitors. All objects displays, cased or otherwise, must be view-able by all, including people who are

small in figure or in wheelchairs.

➢ Open Display All objects on open display must be secure from theft and damage. All objects identified for potential open display must be viewed and agreed on an

object-to-object basis by the Security Manager of the museum.

Recommendations

Distance

700 mm

Recommended distance to place objects out of “casual arm’s

length” (take from the edge of the object to the edge of

any proposed from of barrier)

* In some cases, 600 mm may be acceptable, provided the plinth height is above 350 mm.

➢ Cased Objects

All cased displays should fall within the general optimum（最优的）viewing band of

第 6 页 共 12 页 750-2000 mm. Ensure everything is visually accessible from a wheelchair.

 Position small objects or those with fine detail in the front part of a case, with larger items

behind. Position small items or those with fine detail no higher than 1015 mm from floor level.

Objects placed above this height are only seen from below by people in wheelchairs or people

who are small in figure.

60. From this passage, we can learn that Glasgow Museums _________.

A. limit access to exhibitions on a daily basis

B. are most famous for its large collection

C. make generous donations to the disabled

D. value the experiences of all visitors

61. According to the guide, objects to be placed on open display must _________

A. be equipped with anti-theft system B. be

viewed from a distance of 700mm C.

receive approval from the museum first D.

fall within arms’ reach of a standing man

62. A mother and her 10-year-old son are likely to both feel comfortable in front of a diamond

placed in a glass case at the height of _________.

A. 1250mm

B. 950mm

C. 650mm

D. 450mm

(C)

Gottfried Wilhelm von Liebniz was a philosopher and mathematician in search of a model. In

the late 1600s Leibniz decided there was a need for a new, purer arithmetic than our common

decimal（十进制）system. He got his inspiration from the 5000-year-old book that is at the heart

of Chinese philosophy: the I-Ching, or Book of Changes.

This ancient text was such an influence on Leibniz that he titled his article on the new

arithmetic “Explanation of a new arithmetic and the ancient Chinese figure of Fu Xi”. Fu Xi was

the legendary first author of the I-Ching. The arithmetic that Liebniz described was binary（二进制）code, which is used in almost every modern computer, from iPhones to China’s own Tihane-2

supercomputer.

第 7 页 共 12 页 To figure out what Liebniz learned in the I-Ching, we need to understand something that most

of us have taken for granted. When we listen to an MP3, look at a digital photo or watch the latest

TV drama, we are experiencing a digital representation of reality. That representation is basically

just a string of binary signals that are commonly known as 1s and 0s. What Liebniz’s gained from

the book was that even the most complex reality could be represented in the binary form as 1s and

0s.

In the philosophy of the I-Ching, reality is not entirely real. It is something more like a dream.

This dream of reality arises from the binaries of Yin and Yang, as they play out countless

combinations, practically everything in the universe. It’s not surprising then, from the I-Ching’s

perspective, that anything in the dream of reality can be represented in a string of 1s and 0s,

processed by a computer.

The I-Ching was far more ambitious than the current practical applications of binary code. It

is claimed that the I-Ching presents nothing less than the basic situation of human life itself. As a

system for predicting the future, the I-Ching might disappoint, but as a way of questioning your

own unconscious mind, it can be remarkably useful.

The I-Ching’s teachings also contain warnings about our digital revolution. Binary code,

powered by modern computers, has an amazing capacity to represent reality. However, the ancient

authors of the I-Ching might have understood its potential - and its dangers - even better than we

now do.

So when scientific thinkers ask whether computers can create “virtual realities” or “artifical

intelligence”, they are missing the point. Of course, we can create ever deeper and more complex

layers of the dream of reality. The real question is, can we wake up from the dream we’re in

already?

63. Which of the following is TRUE about binary codes?

A. They share the same source with the decimal system.

B. They can form numerous combinations.

C. They are documented in the Book of Changes.

D. They are first discovered by Fu Xi.

64. In paragraph 3, the underlined part refers to the fact that _________. A.

media products are digitally represented using 1s and 0s.

第 8 页 共 12 页 B. TV dramas and digital photos are not worth seeing

C. Reality is made more complex by binary codes.

D. Liebniz’s model is hardly understandable.

65. What can be inferred from the passage?

A. Computers’ ability to represent reality is quite limited.

B. Human life is now is grave danger according to the I-Ching.

C. We have yet to understand the complete teachings of the I-Ching.

D. The I-Ching is perfectly accurate in predicting the future.

66. Which of the following is the best title?

A. The Ancient Book of Wisdom at the Heart of Every Computer

B. The Supercomputer that Employs Ancient Chinese Culture.

C. The Father of Binary Code, Guttfried Wilhelm Liebniz

D. The Origin of Eastern Western Philosophy

Section C

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.

Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

A. Hidden in the mountains, the lost city would be built of stones like these.

B. What could he be thinking!

C. But now the adventurers aroused the curiosity of a local farmer named Arteaga.

D. How had they built them!

E. Cliffs rose thousands of feet above the roaring rapids of the Urubamba River.

F. Suddenly, the clouds drifted away and there it was.

Discovering the Lost City

Sixty miles south, in Cusco, Hiram Bingham gazed thoughtfully at the old Incan stone wall.

He had come to this place in search of Vilcapampa, the lost city of the Inca. But right here was the

most beautiful stonework he had ever seen - huge stones cut so perfectly that not even a razor

blade（刀片）could be slipped between them.

The Inca had no iron tools to carve them, no wheel or animals to move them. The wall had

endured time and earthquakes. _________67_________.

第 9 页 共 12 页 It was a mystery.

He walked through the cobbled（卵石）streets of the old capital, Cusco. The Spanish ahd

come to this city, conquered the Inca, taken their gold, and built churches over their temples.

Suddenly, he stopped. Before him was the famous Temple of the Sun. He placed his hands on the

sun-warned stones so beautifully carved, as if they had grown together.

_________68_________ Would it hold gold and riches like the Spanish had found in Cusco?

More than ever he was determined to find that city.

The next day Bingham began his search. He would look for ruins - that might be the key. He

and his party, accompanied by the military man Sergeant Carrasco, left for the holy valley of the

Urubamba River. They came to the sleepy old village in the valley, long ago an important city.

“Are there any ruins nearby?” Bingham asked. “Do you know of the lost city of Vilcapampa?”

No one knew of it. Traveling north, the adventurers came upon a remote and wild canyon （峡谷） . In Bingham’s determination to find the lost city grew with each turn of the increasingly

wild path.

Far below in the valley. Bingham’s party camped on a sandy beach alongside the thundering

rapids of the Urubamba River. Days had gone by. No one knew of any ruins.

_________70_________

This time, through the interpreter, the farmer said, “Yes. There are very good ruins on top of

the mountain called Machu Picchu.” The farmer pointed straight up.

“Can you take us there?” Bingham asked.

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Ⅳ.Summary Writing

Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the

passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Whatever happened to the fight of carbon capture?

Debates have been going on around the subject of carbon capture. Scientists, especially

engineers and geologists, have strongly criticized green groups who claimed that carbon capture

and storage (CCS) schemes are costly mistakes.

The scientists insisted that such schemes are vital weapons in the battle against global heating.

第 10 页 共 12 页 They also warn that failure to set up ways to trap and store carbon would make it impossible to

meet the emission target by 2050. “CCS is going to be the only effective way in the short term to

prevent our steel industry, cement manufacture and many other processes from continuing to pour

emissions into the atmosphere,” said Professor Stuart Haszeldine, of Edinburgh University. “If we

are to have any hope of keeping global temperature increases down below 2 degrees Celsius, we

desperately need to develop ways to capture and store carbon dioxide.”

Green groups claimed CCS would not make “a meaningful contribution to 2050 climate

targets”. They say CCS was not a reliable way to decarbonize the energy system and that CCS has

a “history of over-promising and under-delivering”. Instead, they urged the construction of more

renewable energy plants to be given priority.

But the claims were dismissed by engineers and geologists. “These claims are quite unfair,”

said Michael Stephenson, director at the British Geological Survey. “The technology behind

carbon capture and storage is fully mature. If offers us a genuine solution to some of the problems

we face in trying deal with global warming.”

A government spokesman for the Department of Energy and Climate Change said, “We are

immitted to meeting our climate change targets in a way that is affordable and provides secure

energy families and businesses. We are considering the role that CCS could play in

decarbonization of the ???. But we also need to take government spending into account. CCS had

better come down in cost.”

Ⅴ. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

71. 我们有必要确认小区每个来访者的身份。(necessary)

72. 学生们拿着铁锹和水桶，分工合作，完成了植树任务。(hold)

73. 直播带货虽然很火，但其带来的诸如伪劣产品和售后服务等问题也不容小觑。(Despite)

74. 这家饱经风霜的传统企业将面临何种命运，是逐渐淡出人们视野，还是改头换面、卷土重来？(fate)

Ⅵ. Guided Writing

Directions: Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions given

第 11 页 共 12 页 below in Chinese.

在成长过程中，人们常来被贴上这种标签，如“乖巧听话”(obedient)、“有个性”(cool)、“书

呆子”(a nerd / geek、“00 后”(post-millennials)等。校报特辟专栏对此进行讨论，请以李华之

名投稿，内容需包括：

1. 描述自己或他人曾经被贴过的标签：

2. 你对“贴标签”(labelling)的看法。

1-10 CABCC

DBCBD

11-13 BAD

14-16 BCA 17-20 CDBA

21. oneself/ himself/ themselves

22. because/ when/ if 23. understood

24. without

25. must/ should 26. to deliver 27. be expressed

28. that/ which 29. less visible

30. whoever

31-35 EBDFG

36-40 AHIJC

41-45 CBBDA

46-50 BDCBD

51-55 ABDCA

56-59 ADCD

60-62 DCB 63-66 BACA

67-70 DAEC

71. There are debated around carbon capture and storage(CCS) schemes. Scientist believe CCS

plans are necessary in fighting global warming and meeting the emission target. However, green

groups claim CCS has not achieved desired effects and advocated renewable energy, which

scientists criticized because they think CCS technology is mature. The government hopes CCS can

be less expensive.

72. It is necessary for us to confirm/ check the identity of every visitor to the neighborhood /

residence/ housing estate.

73. Holding (iron/ metal) spades and (water) buckets, students shared their tasks/ divided the labor

/ arranged the work/ shared out the work and cooperated with/ helped each other, and finished the

tree-planting tasks.

74. Despite the huge popularity of livestreaming marketing/ Despite the fact that the livestreaming

marketing is very popular, problems brought(about)by it such as fake and inferior/ sub-standard

products and after-sales can’t be overlooked. ignored/ neglected.

75. What fate will await the traditional enterprise/ company that has gone through ups and downs,

fading from people’s memories gradually or making with a new image?

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