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            • 1． Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has．There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding．
              We experience this tiredness in two ways：as start-up fatigue（疲惫） and performance fatigue．In the former case，we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or too difficult．And the longer we delay it，the more tired we feel．
              Such start-up fatigue is very real，even if not actually physical，not something in our muscles and bones．The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply：always handle the most difficult job first．
              Years ago，I was asked to write 102essays on the great ideas of some famous authors．Applying my own rule，I determined to write them in alphabetical（按字母顺序），never letting myself leave out a tough idea．And I always started the day’s work with the difficult task of essay-writing．Experience proved that the rule works．
              Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle．Though willing to get started，we cannot seem to do the job right．Its difficulties appear so great that，however hard we work，we fail again and again．In such a situation，I work as hard as I can-then let the unconscious take over．
              When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica （《大英百科全书》），I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles．Nothing like this had ever been done before，and day after dat I kept coming up with solutions，but none of them worked．My fatigue became almost unbearable．
              One day，mentally exhausted，I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved．I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself，not with me．Relived，I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep．
              An hour later，I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind．In the weeks that followed，the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step．Though I worked as hard as before，I felt no fatigue．Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing．
              Human beings，I believe must try to succeed．Success，then，means never feeling tired．

              51．People with start-up fatigue are most likely to    ．
              A．delay tasks
              B．work hard
              C．seek help
              D．accept failure
              52．What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue？    
              A．Writing essays in strict order．
              B．Building up physical strength．
              C．Leaving out the toughest ideas．
              D．Dealing with the hardest task first．
              53．On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue？    
              A．Before starting a difficult task．
              B．When all the solutions fail．
              C．If the job is rather boring．
              D．After finding a way out．
              54．According to the author，the unconscious mind may help us    ．
              A．ignore mental problems
              B．get some nice sleep
              C．gain complete relief
              D．find the right solution
              55．What could be the best title for the passage？    
              A．Success Is Built upon Failure
              B．How to Handle Performance Fatigue
              C．Getting over Fatigue：A Way to Success
              D．Fatigue：An Early Sign of Health Problems．
              难度：中等
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            • 2． Whether in the home or the workplace，social robots are going to become a lot more common in the next few years．Social robots are about to bring technology to the everyday world in a more humanized way，said Cynthia Breazeal，chief scientist at the robot company Jibo．
              While household robots today do the normal housework，social robots will be much more like companions than mere tools．For example，these robots will be able to distinguish when someone is happy or sad．This allows them to respond more appropriately to the user．
              The Jibo robot，arranged to ship later this year，is designed to be a personalized assistant．You can talk to the robot，ask it questions，and make requests for it to perform different tasks．The robot doesn’t just deliver general answers to questions； it responds based on what it learns about each individual in the household．It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos．
              Social robots are not just finding their way into the home．They have potential applications in everything from education to health care and are already finding their way into some of these spaces．
              Fellow Robots is one company bringing social robots to the market．The company’s“Oshbot”robot is built to assist customers in a store，which can help the customers find items and help guide them to the product’s location in the store．It can also speak different languages and make recommendations for different items based on what the customer is shopping for．
              The more interaction the robot has with humans，the more it learns．But Oshbot，like other social robots，is not intended to replace workers，but to work alongside other employees．“We have technologies to train social robots to do things not for us，but with us，”said Breazeal．

              41．How are social robots different from household robots？    ．
              A．They can control their emotions．
              B．They are more like humans．
              C．They do the normal housework．
              D．They respond to users more slowly．
              42．What can a Jibo robot do according to Paragraph 3？    
              A．Communicate with you and perform operations．
              B．Answer your questions and make requests．
              C．Take your family pictures and deliver milk．
              D．Obey your orders and remind you to take pills．
              43．What can Oshbot work as？    ．
              A．A language teacher．B．A tour guide．
              C．A shop assistant．D．A private nurse．
              44．We can learn from the last paragraph that social robots will    ．
              A．train employeesB．be our workmates
              C．improve technologiesD．take the place of workers
              45．What does the passage mainly present？    ．
              A．A new design idea of household robots．
              B．Marketing strategies for social robots．
              C．Information on household robots．
              D．An introduction to social robots．
              难度：中等
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            • 3． Finally，I entered the university．Because of my careful savings，I did not have to work during the school year．Then，summer came and it was time to work harder than ever．I continued working as a waitress at night，instructed tennis camps several mornings a week and worked as a secretary for a few hours in the afternoons．I even decided to take a class at a community （社区） college．This class at the community college saved me 650dollars．It was an extremely tiring summer and made me anxious to return to my relatively easy life at the university．
              During my second and third years of undergraduate schooling，I decided to work about five hours per week in the campus （校园） admissions office answering phones．This provided a little spending money and kept me from drawing my savings out．I wanted to go to Israel to study for 3 weeks，but I hesitated in making this decision because it would cost me 1，600dollars more to get the credits in Israel．About two weeks later my Mom called to tell me that I had 1，600dollars in the bank that I had forgotten about!One of my concerns about this trip was not only the cost，but the loss of time to make money； however，I made as much that summer in the ten weeks when I was at home as I had made during the fourteen weeks when I was at home the summer before．The way everything worked together to make this trip possible was one of the most exciting things that have ever happened to me．This experience has shaped me in many important ways．The first thing that I learned was the importance of a strong work ethic （伦理）．Working long hours did a lot to develop my character and helped me learn the value of a dollar．It also made me learn how to search for creative ways to settle difficult situations．


              21．Where did the writer probably work part-time before attending the university？    
              A．In a restaurant．
              B．In the tennis camps．
              C．In a company．
              D．In the admissions office．
              22．The writer took a class at a community college mainly because    ．
              A．she wanted to save money                         
              B．life there was relatively easy
              C．summer time was tiring                     
              D．it was required by the university
              23．The writer’s major concern about the trip to Israel was that    ．
              A．her mother would not agree              
              B．she would fail to get credits in Israel                
              C．a well-paid summer job would be lost
              D.1，600 couldn’t be drawn out in time
              24．The passage is mainly about how the writer    ．
              A．made money on the college campus
              B．managed to make full use of her vacation
              C．was forced to support herself by her mother
              D．was shaped by working part-time through college．
              难度：中等
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            • 4． I learned my first lesson from my grandparents when I was young．They both grew up in very large families and lived through the Great Depression．Saving for a rainy day was their life philosophy．Rather than seeking fulfillment through material items，they chose to spend really simple life together with their family．
                 Over the years my grandparents notice dramatic changes in their community．Every year more farmland was destroyed to build larger and larger homes．As real estate（地产） prices rose，many of their neighbors sold their little homes and land．Soon theirs was the only small house surrounded by a sea of mansions．My grandparents built and lived in a small 600-square-foot cottage for most of their adult lives．Lots of family members encouraged my grandparents to expand their little old house．But they didn't want a bigger one．They loved their little house and were content with what they had．
                 My grandparents avoided a consumptive  （浪费的 ）  lifestyle by painting and repairing the house themselves．They lived in a small home，but had a huge garden．They loved gardening and planting because it reduced their grocery bill，improved their health，and gave them an excuse to be outside．They also reused and recycled many things．For in-stance．they had driven the same car for over 15  years and didn't buy a new one until the old Chevrolet was worn out．
                 From my grandparents，I learned an important lesson：it is possible to live a simple life．My grandparents taught me that living a simple life isn't about self-deprivation（自我牺牲）．Instead，it's about giving yourself the time，freedom，and money to pursue your dreams．Becoming debt free，downsizing to a smaller home，and going out on foot instead of by car are good ways to take control of your life and start pursuing your dreams．
              56．The community’s changes include all the following EXCEPT that    
              A．many mansions were built there       B．many neighbors sold their houses
              C．the houses became more expensive     D．people built more farmland
              57．The author's grandparents didn't expand their house because    
              A．they didn't understand the family members'advice
              B．their house was really new and large enough
              C．they were satisfied with the house they lived in
              D．they were too old to do any house-building job
              58．Which of the following is a consumptive lifestyle in the grandparents'opinion？
                  
              A．Changing cars in a short time．
              B．Planting vegetables in the garden．
              C．Reusing and recycling things．
              D．Repairing the house themselves．
              59．Which can be the best title of this passage？    
              A．How to Live Simply                
              B．My Grandparents
              C．A Simple Lifestyle                 
              D．A Lesson from My Grandparents．
              难度：中等
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            • 5． Today，we are told，children don’t spend enough time in the fresh air．Many of them are addicted to a screen either on a computer or a TV-they seem to be living in a virtual world．They have lost touqh with nature．
              But now 400 organizations in the UK，from playgroups to the National Health Service，are encouraging children to have some“wild time”．They want kids to swap at least 30 minutes of watching TV or playing computer games for time playing outside．Activities such as building dens，climbing trees，rummaging for conkers and playing hide and seek are just some of the things kids can do．Even if they live in a city，they can go on adventures in the garden or the park．
              Children often need a helping hand from mum and dad．They need to be shown what to do and where to go．Andy Simpson from National Health Service says，“We want parents to see what this magical wonder product does for their kids’development，independence and creativity，by giving wild time a go”．
                  So despite the complicated world that young people grow up in now，it seems that going back to basics and experiencing“nature’s playground”is what modern children need．David Bond from Project Wild Thing says，“We need to make more space for wild time in children’s daily routine，freeing this generation of kids to have the sort of experiences that many of us took for granted”．
              This might sound a bit old fashioned to you or maybe，like me，it’s made you think about sticking on your boots，getting outdoors and reliving your childhood．There’s no age limit on enjoying yourself!

              56．What is the best title of the text？     
              A．Wild time for children    B．Benefits of wild time
              C．More space for children   D．Adventures of children
              57．Children are encouraged to do the following activities except     
              A．building dens         B．climbing trees
              C．playing hide and seek   D．watching TV
              58．According to Andy Simpson，we know that     
              A．wild time is hard to design
              B．wild time is beneficial for children
              C．parents know the importance of wild time
              D．parents like keeping their children indoors
              59．What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4？     
              A．Modem children need wild time．     B．Adults value outdoor activities．
              C．The present world is complicated．  D．This generation of kids have no freedom．
              60．The last paragraph suggests that      
              A．people like recalling the past            B．it is out of date to go outdoors
              C．it is too late for adults to enjoy nature   D．people at any age can enjoy wild time．
              难度：中等
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            • 6． A．Time can run out．
              B．Tomorrow won’t be better．
              C．Ideas need time to develop．
              D．Your professor will be impatient．
              E．You blow off your chances for help．
              F．You are probably overestimating （高估） the pain．

              Never Put off Tomorrow What You Can Do Today
              Want to put off studying for the physics test？Or writing that thirty-five-page research paper on future uses of biotechnology？Sure you do？And who wouldn’t？But it’s still a silly idea to put off doing something until a future time．Here is why…
              61．     The task will be still the same．It won’t be any more fun and you still won’t want to do it．As the deadline gets closer and closer，the task seems to become larger and larger if you haven’t started the work．And the stress increases．Now not only do you have to write that paper，you have to do it under great pressure．
              62．     Before you start，it seems that the task is unlikely to be accomplished．But you know what？You’re probably miscalculating．Get started-maybe on a small piece-and you will discover that you have more resources and know more about the subject than you thought．Result？You won’t experience nearly as much suffering as you expected to．Things are guaranteed-100percent-to get better．
              63．     If you leave your work before the night before it’s due，you give up the possibility of getting input from your professor．Professors regularly give advice-or at least a few useful tips-during office hours．Unfortunately，though，they don’t usually hold office hours at midnight，so you will be out of luck when you discover the night before the midterm that you have no idea how to do the questions that will count for two-thirds of your grade．
              64．     Ever wonder why the professor assigns the papers two weeks before it’s due？It’s because he or she expects you to be thinking about the issue，or doing the research，for two weeks．No，not every waking moment，but at least some of the time．After all，the professor could just as easily have given the assignment one week before it was due if he or she expected less thinking．When you throw together a paper or a report at the last minute，your ideas are half-baked．And your professor will know it．
              65．     If you put things off at the last minute，you might find that you haven’t budgeted enough minutes to finish the necessary tasks．It’s the easiest thing in the world to miscalculate how long it’ll take to do all the work especially when new issues arise-like illness，family problems，computer breakdowns，trouble at work，and all the other things-as you’re thinking through your paper argument or preparing yourself for the coming test．If you keep delaying，you don’t allow yourself time for those various life events that have an adverse （不利的） effect on your ability to complete your assignment．
              难度：中等
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            • 7．
              A．Slow Down Your Life
              B．Escape Now and Then
              C．Separate Your Actions
              D．Allow Yourself to Be Weak
              E．Relieve Pressure by Firmly Saying“No“
              F．Stop Expecting Everything to Be Perfect
              How to Simplify Your Life
              Less is more．This is why we say：reduce things by half instead of doubling them，get rid of junk instead of piling it up，relax instead of stressing，slow down instead of speeding up．Apply these principles in your everyday life in a conscious way．You will then find yourself well along on your journey to simplification．
              61．    
              When you concentrate on one task，you find you have energy that you didn't even know you had．Just imagine：you are at a fair and you have to carry two heavy pigs over 100yards．If you keep grabbing one and then the other，it will take forever，because one of them will keep slipping out from under your arm and running off．But if you tie one pig in a place，pick up the other，gather all your strength and make a dash for the finish line，pause for a moment，run back and get the other one，and with great determination，carry the second pig to the finish line，then you can be sure of success．
              62．    
              The pressure at work is on the increase in all occupations．In the modern nuclear family，the expectations that formerly would have been shared among all the relatives are now concentrated on the individual partner．
              If you have the feeling that 24hours per day are not enough for all the things you need to do，then it's not
              because the day has too few hours，but because you have too many activities．A simple fact that overloaded people often tend to forget．The solution is equally simple：refuse to accept so many work assignments in your private life or your working life．
              63．    
              “I can handle stress“is regarded as a positive statement in the world of work．People who can handle stress are given more and more to cope with--until one day they break．
              Pay careful attention to the signs that tell you that you are under more stress than you can cope with．These
              signals can come from various areas of life．You become ill，or your work efficiency decreases．
              If you have any of these symptoms，change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress．Say quite
              openly，“I can't manage that．“
              64．    
              “If only I were slimmer，more beautiful，richer，more clever，then I would be happier．“This is a dream that makes a lot of people ill，depressed，and unhappy．Life has its flaws，defects，corners，and edges．Only those who accept this reality can lead a really fu]]life．
              Of course there are activities in which errors are dangerous：driving a car； crossing the road．But life doesn't consist entirely of these things．In among them there is a lot of room for small and large mistakes．
              65．    
              Successful people all have their own places where they can withdraw in order to work．Find out which places improve your creativity．For me it's the train．When I know that I'm going to be traveling for four hours without phone calls and people knocking on my door，I find nay mind is free and I can read or write complex articles．There can be problems working on the train，of course：if the person sitting opposite you keeps talking away，or if train traps make you tired （ some people fall asleep after a few miles）．
              难度：中等
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            • 8． If Confucius（孔子）were still alive today and could celebrate his September 28birthday with a big cake，there would be a lot of candles．IIe’d need a fan or a strong wind to help him put them out．
              While many people in China will remember Confucius on his special day，few people in the United States will give him a passing thought．It’s nothing personal．Most Americans don’t even remember the birthdays of their own national heroes．
              But this doesn’t mean that Americans don’t care about Confucius．In many ways he has become a bridge that foreigners must cross if they want to reach a deeper understanding of China．
              In the past two decades，the Chinese studies programs have gained huge popularity in Western universities．More recently，the Chinese government has set up Confucius Institutes in more than 80countries．These schools teach both Chinese language and culture．The main courses of Chinese culture usually included Chinese art，history and philosophy（哲学）．Some social scientists suggest that Westerners should take advantages of the ancient Chinese wisdom to make up for the drawbacks of Westerners philosophy．Students in the United States，at the same time，are racing to learn Chinese．So they will be ready for life in a world where China is an equal power with the United States．Businessmen who hope to make money in China are reading books about Confucius to understand their Chinese customers．
              So the old thinker’s ideas are still alive and well．
              Today China attracts the West more than ever，and it will need more teachers to introduce Confucius and Chinese culture to the West．
              As for the old thinker，he will not soon be forgotten by people in the West，even if his birthday is．

              64．The opening paragraph is mainly intended to    
              A..provide some key facts about Confucius
              B．attract the readers’interest in the subject
              C．show great respect for the ancient thinker
              D．prove the popularity of modern birthday celebrations
              65．We can learn from Paragraph 4that American students    
              A．have a great interest in studying Chinese
              B．take an active part in Chinese competitions
              C．try to get high scores in Chinese exams
              D．fight for a chance to learn Chinese
              66．What is the best title for the passge？    
              A．Forgotten Wisdom in America
              B．Huge Fans of the Chinese Language
              C．Chinese Culture for Westerners
              D．Old Thinker with a Big Future
              67．The passage is likely to appear in    ．
              A．a biography
              B．a history paper
              C．a newspaper
              D．a philosophy textbook．
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            • 9． Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since．A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water．He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away．He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son．A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins“Twinkle，twinkle，little star“or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears．
              One explanation is the law of overlearning，which can be stated as follows：Once we have learned something，additional learning trials increase the length of time we will remember it．
              In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming，bicycle riding，and playing baseball long after we have learned them．We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as“Twinkle，twinkle，little star“and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks．We not only learn but overlearn．
              The multiplication tables（乘法口诀表）are an exception to the general rule．that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school，because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood．
              The law of overlearning explains why cramming（突击学习）for an examination，though it may result in a passing grade，is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course．By cramming，a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination，but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned．A little overlearning，on the other hand，is really necessary for one's future development．

              67．What is the main idea of Paragraph 1？    
              A．People remember well what they learned in childhood．
              B．Children have a better memory than grown-ups．
              C．Poem reading is a good way to learn words．
              D．Stories for children are easy to remember．
              68．The author explains the law of overlearning by    ．
              A．presenting research findings
              B．setting down general rules
              C．making a comparison
              D．using examples
              69．According to the author，being able to use multiplication tables is    ．
              A．a result of overlearning
              B．a special case of cramming
              C．a skill to deal with math problems
              D．a basic step towards advanced studies
              70．What is the author's opinion on cramming？    
              A．It leads to failure in college exams．
              B．It's helpful only in a limited way．
              C．It's possible to result in poor memory．
              D．It increases students'learning interest．
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            • 10． Arriving in Sydney on his own from India，my husband，Rashid，stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children．
              During the first week of his stay，he went out one day to do some shopping．He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone．He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers，including his passport（护照）．
              He reported the case to the police and then sat there，lost and lonely in strange city，thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one．
              Late in the evening，the phone rang．It was a stranger．He was trying to pronounce my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions．Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can（垃圾桶）that had been left out on the footpath．
              My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents（文件）．Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers．Her parents had carefully sorted them out，although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents．At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend．
              That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people．We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way．

              56．What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney？    
              A．Go shopping                       B．Find a house
              C．Join his family                   D．Take a vacation
              57．The girl’s parents got Rashid’s phone number from    ．
              A．a friend of his family                B．a Sydney policeman
              C．a letter in his papers                D．a stranger in Sydney
              58．What does the underlined word“restored”in the last paragraph mean？    
              A．Showed                            B．Gave back
              C．Delivered                         D．Sent out
              59．Which of the following can be the best title for the text？    
              A．From India to Australia            B．Living in a New Country．
              C．Turning Trash to Treasure          D．In Search of New Friends．
              难度：中等
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