Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short
essay on the importance of speaking and how to develop it. You should state the
reasons and write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
Among all essential abilities a qualified college student is supposed to be
equipped with, speaking is regarded as the most difficult but also the most
important one and tends to be emphasized. It is widely accepted that
professional speaking skills can indicate a person’s talent and pave the way
toward success.
Undoubtedly, communication is the best way to bridge the gap between people
and thus an eloquent person can better deliver his own ideas to
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Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are
required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a
word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before
making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please
mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line
through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than
once.
Since the 1940s, southern California has had a reputation for smog. Things
are not as bad as they once were but, according to the American Lung
Association, Los Angeles is still the worst city in the United States for levels
of 26 .Gazing down on the city from the Getty Center, an art museum in the Santa
Monica Mountains, one would find the view of the Pacific Ocean blurred by the
haze(霾).Nor is the state’s bad air 27 to its south. Fresno, in the central
valley, comes top of the list in America for year-round pollution. Residents’
hearts and lungs are affected as a 28 .
All of which, combined with California’s reputation as the home of
technological 29 ,makes the place ideal for developing and testing systems
designed to monitor pollution in 30 .And that is just what Aclima, a new firm in
San Francisco, has been doing over the past few months. It has been trying out
monitoring that are 31 to yield minute-to-minute maps of 32 air pollution. Such
stations will also be able to keep an eye on what is happening inside buildings,
including offices.
To this end, Aclima has been 33 with Google’s Street View system. Davida
Herzl, Aclima’s boss, says they have revealed pollution highs on days when San
Francisco’s transit workers went on strike and the city’s 34 were forced to use
their cars. Conversely, “cycle to work” days have done their job by 35 pollution
lows.
creat lows
是“创新低”的固定表达，前面是一个介词，因此选择一个V-ing形式，creating。对于这个固定表达可能有同学不了解，这时候只能用排除法做题，排除不可能的，填上最符合语境的答案。
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46. Why does the author say that one needn’t be concerned about memory
slips?
A) Not all of them are symptoms of dementia.
B) They occur only among certain groups of people.
C) Not all of them are related to one’s age.
D) They are quite common among fifty-year-olds.
答案：A. Not all of them are symptoms of dementia.
首先画出题干定位词“memory slips” 定位到原文第一段第三句话，可知memory slips和dementia是有区别的，因此选A.Not
all of them are symptoms of dementia.
47. What happens as we become aged according to the passage?
A) Our interaction skills deteriorate.
B) Some parts of our brain stop functioning.
C) Communication within our brain weakens.
D) Our whole brain starts shrinking.
答案：C. Communication within our brain
weakens.画出题干定位词aged，定位到第三段的第一句话中的“ages”第三句出现了答案C中的Communication和brain得知衰老影响大脑中不同区域的交流。
48. Which memory-related symptom should people take seriously?
A) Totally forgetting how to do one’s daily routines.
B) Inability to recall details of one’s life experiences.
C) Failure to remember the names of movies or actors.
D) Occasionally confusing the addresses of one’s friends.
答案：B.Inability to recall details of one’s life experience.
本题没有定位词，题干“memory-related
symptom”是原文第四段第一个词“Forgetting”的同意义替换而C是一个干扰项，原文虽然出现了该内容，但是后面说了是“nothing to worry
about”。因此C选项是与题目相反的答案。第五段的第一句的“experiences”与选项中的“life
experiences”一致，第一句后面的“serious”是题干“seriously”的定位词。因此选B。
49. What should people do when signs of serious memory loss show up?
A) Check the brain’s cognitive reserve.
B) Stop medications affecting memory.
C) Turn to a professional for assistance.
D) Exercise to improve their well-being.
答案：C.Turn to a professional for assistance.
50. What is Dr Daffner’s advice for combating memory loss?
A) Having regular physical and mental checkups.
B) Taking medicine that helps boost one’s brain.
C) Engaging in known memory repair activities.
D) Staying active both physically and mentally.
答案：D.Staying active both physically and mentally
通过题干中的“memory loss”定位到原文倒数第二段的最后一句话。接着读到倒数第一段，中的“Read books, go to movies,
take on new hobbies or activities that force one to think”和最后一句“. And also get
physically active”因此选择D。
others and get others’ information effectively. Concrete evidence can be
seen from a world-renowned host named Oprah Winfrey whose eloquence wins
admiration from audiences all over the world. Moreover, speaking in an
appropriate way can also help avoid hurting others’ feelings. There is no one
willing to talk with a person whose remarks are always offensive.
Therefore, speaking deserves ever-lasting attention and it is necessary for
everyone to develop the essential ability. To begin with, listening to some
speeches delivered by celebrities can help develop the speaking logic and keep
pace with current events. Besides, instead of isolating yourself, you are
supposed to talk about something you are interested in with friends, family
members and teachers. In the process of communication, confidence of speaking
can be cultivated and at the same time the circle of friendship can be
broadened.
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