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PartIWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayrelatedtotheshort

passagegivenbelow.Inyouressay,youaretocommentonthephenomenondescribedinthe

passageandsuggestmeasurestoaddresstheissue.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutno

morethan200words.

SomeparentsinChinaareoverprotectiveoftheirchildren.Theyplaneverythingfortheir

children,makeallthedecisionsforthem,anddonotallowthemtoexploreontheirownincase

theymakemistakesorgethurt.

PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,

youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustschoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

Conversation1主題：校園生活對話

W:Hi,David.Ihaven'tseenyouinclassforalmost2weeks.Wethoughtyouhaddisappeared

onholidayearlierorsomething[lj.

M:Hi,Sarah,it'sabitofalongstoryI'mafraid.Igotathroatinfectionlastweekandhadtogo

tothehospitaltogetsomeantibioticsasIreallywasn'tgettinganybetter.

W:Oh,yeah,therehavebeensomanyvirusesgoingaroundthiswinter.Theweathefsbeenso

awfulforthelastfewweeks.

M:Andonthewaybackfromthehospital,Islippedonsomeiceandfell,andthenhadtogoto

thehospitaltogetanX-RaybecauseIbasicallythoughtIbrokemywrist,although,

thankfully,it'snotbroken[2].ButIneedtobecarefulwithitforthenextfewweeks.

W:Oh,that'stoobad.Howunfortunate!

M:Tomakethingsworse,Imanagedtofallrightinfrontoffourgirlsfromthe9thGrade.Itwas

utterlyhumiliated.Plus,thelaptopinmybagwasbroken,too.

W:Now,whatacompletecatastrophe!Isthelaptopstillunderwarranty?Ifitis,thenyoucan

easilysenditbacktothemanufacturer,andthey'llsendyouabrandnewonefor

Free[3].Surely.

M:Thewarrantyranout3daysbeforeIbrokeit.Andallmyessaysareinthere,andIneedto

handtheminbeforewebreakfortheChristmasholidays.

W:Listen,Ihavethenumberofareallygood,affordablecomputerrepairshopathome.Mydad

hasusedthisguybeforeandhecanworkmiracles.Let'sgobacktomyhouseandwecan

calltherepairshop.Youcanhavesometeaandcookies,too[4].

M:Wow,thanks,Sarah.Thatwouldbegreat.Letmejustcallmymomandletherknow.Filbe

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homealittlebitlater.

Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.WhatdidSarahthinkDavidwasdoingforthelast2weeks?

A.Hewasenjoyinghisholiday.

B.Hewasrecoveringinhospital.

C.Hewasbusywritinghisessays.

D.Hewasfightingathroatinfection.

2.WhathappenedtoDavidonhiswaybackfromthehospital?

A.Hebrokehiswrist.

B.Helosthisantibiotics.

C.Heslippedoniceandfell.

D.Hewaslaughedatbysomegirls.

3.WhatdoesSarahsaytheyshoulddowiththedamagedcomputer?

A.Turntoherfatherforhelp.

B.Calltherepairshoptofixit.

C.Askthemanufacturerforrepair.

D.Replaceitwithabrand-newone.

4.WhatdoesSarahsaysheisgoingtodo?

A.HelpDavidretrieveshisessays.

B.IntroduceDavidtoherparents.

C.OfferDavidsomerefreshments

D.AccompanyDavidtohishome.

Conversation2主題：作家的新書座談

M:Welcometothisweek'sepisodeofbooktalk.WithmetodayisHeidiBrown,ahistorianwho

haswrittenfivecriticallyacclaimedbooksaboutmilitaryhistory[5].

W:Thanksforhavingme,John.I'msoexcitedtotalkaboutmylatestbookwhichwaspublished

lastmonth.

M:So,thisbookisanovel,yourfirstattemptatthatgenre.Ithoughtitwasabitofadeparture

foryou.

W:rdsayit'samajordepartureasit'snotjustaworkoffiction⑹.It'sset200yearsinthe

future.

M:Right.Sohowdidthathappen?Youspentthreedecadeswritingaboutthepastandfocusing

onthe18thand19thcenturies[7J.Andnowyou'respeculatingaboutthefuture.

W:Afteryearsofresearchingsoldiersandchroniclingtheirlivesduringbattle,Ijuststarted

wonderingaboutotherfacetsoftheirlives,especiallytheirpersonallives[7].

M:Icanseethat.Yournovelisaboutsoldiers,butitfocusesontheirrelationships,especially

thebondsbetweensonsandmothersandmenandtheirwives.

W:Yes.ThatfocuscameaboutwhenIstillintendedtowriteanotherbookofhistory.Istarted

byresearchingsoldiers,actualpersonallives,studyingtheirlettershome[7].

M:Sohowdidthathistorybookbecomeanovel?

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W:Well,Irealizedthatthehistoricalrecordwasincomplete,soI'deitherhavetoleavealotof

gapsormakealotmoreassumptionsthanahistorianshould.

M:Butwhywriteanovelsetinthefuturewhenyourcredentialsareperfectforahistorical

novel?Asahistorian,anyhistoricalnovelyouwritewouldhavealotofcredibility.

W:Ifelttooconstrainedworkingwiththepast,likewhatIwroteneededtobefactasopposedto

fiction[8],butwritingaboutthefuturegavememorefreedomtoimagine,toinvent.

M:Havingreadyourbook,Fmgladyoumadethatchoicetomoveintofiction.

Question5-8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.Whatdidthemansayaboutthewoman?

A.Sheisacriticofworksonmilitaryaffairs.

B.SheisanacclaimedhostessofBookTalk.

C.Sheisaresearcherofliterarygenres.

D.Sheisahistorianofmilitaryhistory.

6.Whatdoesthewomansayabouthernewlypublishedbook?

A.ItisaboutthemilitaryhistoryofEurope.

B.Itissetinthe18thand19thcenturies.

C.Itisherfifthbookofmilitaryhistory.

D.Itisawarnovelsetinthefuture.

7.Whatdidthewomandobeforewritinghernewbook?

A.Shevisitedsoldiers5wivesandmothers.

B.Sheconductedsurveysofmanysoldiers.

C.shemetalargenumberofsoldiersinperson.

D.Shelookedintothepersonallivesofsoldiers.

8.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherwritinghistorybooks?

A.Shedoesn'thavemuchfreedomforimagination.

B.Itisnoteasytomakeherreadersbelieveinher.

C.Itisdifficulttoattractyoungreaders.

D.Shehastocombinefactwithfiction.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear

threeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Passageone主題：可口可樂包裝設(shè)計

Whetherit'sinthehandsofanimatedpolarbears,orSantaClaus,there'sonethingyou'll

findinnearlyalladsforCocaCola-thecharacteristicglassbottle[9].MostAmericansdon'tdrink

sodaoutoftheglassbottlesseenincokesadsanymore.

Butthisweek,thecompanyisCelebratingacenturyofthebottlethat'sbeensoldinmore

than200countries.Flashbackto1915,whenabottleofCocaColacostjustanickel.Asthesoft

drinkgainedinpopularity,itfacedagrowingnumberofcompetitors,counterfeitseventryingto

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copycokeslogof10].SoaccordingtoCocaColahistorianTedRyan,thecompanydecidedto

comeupwithpackagingthatcouldn'tbeduplicated.

Aproductrequestwassenttoeightdifferentglassmakers.WorkersattheRootGlass

companygottherequestandbeganflippingthroughtheencyclopediaatthelocallibrary,landing

oncocoaseedfl11.Thoughcocoaseedisnotaningredientofthesoda,theydesignedtheirbottle

basedontheseedsshapeandlargemiddle.

ItwonovercokeexecutivesinAtlantaandwillgoontoreceiveitsowntrademark,spur

collectionsandearnCoca-ColaaniconicimagethatmadeitpartofAmericanculturefora

century.Itwas100yearsagothisweekthatthebottleearnedapatent.ByWorldWarTwo,Coke

bottlesaleshadballoonedintobillions.

Americansmostlyconsumedcokeoutofaluminumorplastictoday,buttheglassbottle

remainsasymbolofAmericaisreadilyrecognizedaroundtheworld.

Question9to1larebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

9.WhatdoesthepassagesayappearsinalmostalladsforCocaCola?

A.SantaClausB.CocoaSeeds

C.ApolarbearD.Aglassbottle

10.WhydidtheCocaColaCompanydecidetohavespecialpackagingdesigned?

A.Toattractcustomerattention.B.Tokeepupwiththetimes.

C.Tocombatcounterfeits.D.Topromoteitssales.

11.WhatdowelearnabouttheCocaColabottledesignedbytheRootGlasscompany?

A.Itresemblesapictureintheencyclopedia.

B.Itappearsintheshapeofacocoaseed.

C.Ithasthedrink'slogointhemiddle.

D.ItdisplaystheimageofSantaClaus.

Passage2主題：陌生人之間的交流使人偷悅

Researchshowsthatafewmomentsofconversationwithastrangercreatesameasurable

improvementinmood[12].Butmostofusarereluctanttostarttheseconversationsbecausewe

presumetheopposite.Inanexperiment,commuterswhotalktonearbystrangersfoundtheir

commutemoreenjoyablethanthosewhodidn't.Theywereaskedtopredictwhetherthey*denjoy

thecommutemoreiftheyconversedwithotherpeople.Intriguingly,mostexpectedthemore

solitaryexperiencetobemorepleasurable.

Whyisthis?SocialAnxietyappearstobetheproblemfl3].People'sreluctancetostart

conversationswithnearbystrangerscomespartlyfromunderestimatingothersinterestin

connecting.

Thesadthingisthatpeoplepresumethatanearbystrangerdoesn'twanttoconverseand

don'tstartaconversation.Onlythosewhoforcedthemselvestochatbecauseitwasacquiredby

anexperimentfoundoutwhatapleasantexperienceitcouldbe.Humanbeingsaresocialanimals.

Thosewhomisunderstandtheimpactofsocialinteractionsmaynot,insomecontext,besocial

enoughfortheirownwell-being.Youshouldbechattingwiththestrangersyouencounter.

Youmayoccasionallyhaveanegativeencounterthatmightstickinyourmemory.Thisis

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becausethehumanbrainisbiasedtodwellonnegativeevents,butstartingconversationswith

strangersisstillwellworththeriskofrejection[14].

Itmaysurpriseyouthatconversingwithstrangerswillmakethemhappier,too.Thepleasure

ofconnectionseemscontagious.Peoplewhoaretalkedtohasequallypositiveexperiencesas

thosewhoinitiateaconversation[15].

Questions12to15arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

12.Whatdoesresearchshowaboutaconversationbetweenstrangers?

A.Itoftenoccursamongcommuters.

B.Itpromotesmutualunderstanding.

C.Itimprovestheirmoodconsiderably.

D.Ittakesagreatdealofefforttosustain.

13.Whatpreventspeoplefromstartingaconversationwithstrangers?

A.Socialanxiety.B.Excessivecaution.

C.Lackofsocialskills.D.Preferenceforsolitude.

14.Whydoesanegativeencounterwithstrangersstickinone'smemory?

A.Peopleusuallyregarditasanunforgettablelesson.

B.Humanbrainstendtodwellonnegativeevents.

C.Negativeeventsoftenhurtpeopledeeply.

D.Peoplegenerallyresentbeingrejected.

15.Whatdoesthepassagesay;thepleasureofconnectionseemstobe?

A.Contagious.B.Temporary.

C.Unpredictable.D.Measurable.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowedbythreeor

fourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmust

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Recordingl主題：加勒比群島的經(jīng)濟(jì)生態(tài)

TheCaribbeanislandsaredividedintotwoworlds,arichone,andapoorone.Thistropical

region'seconomyisbasedmainlyonfarming!16].Farmersareof2types.Oneistheplantation

ownerwhomayhavehundredsofthousandsofacres.Incontrast,thesmallcultivatorisworking

onlyafewacresofland.MostvisitorstotheCaribbeanarerich,liketheplantationowner.They

donotrealizeordonotwanttorealizethatmanyforeignfamiliesbarelymanagedtogetbyon

whattheygrow.TheCaribbeanproducesmanythings,sugaristhemainproduct[17].

Otherexportcropsaretobacco,coffee,bananas,spices,andcitrusfruits,suchasorange,

lemon,orgrapefruit.FromtheWestIndiesalsocomeoil,mineralpitch,andmanyforestproducts,

Jamaica'saluminumorsuppliesaretheworld'slargest.OilcomesfromTrinidad,Aruba,and

Korako.Butformanyofthesmallerislands,sugaristheonlyexport.

Rum,astrongalcoholicdrink,whichisdistilledfromsugarcane,isalsoanexport..The

world'sbestrumcomesfromthisarea.LocalkindsvaryfromthelightrumsofPuertoRicotothe

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heavierDhakarumsofBarbadosandJamaica.Americantouristsenjoystalkingupon

inexpensive,highquality,

Caribbeanrumwhiletheyareonvacation.InKorako,thewell-knownliquorofthatnameis

madefromthethickouterskinofanativeorange.EversinceAmerica'scolonialdays.The

Caribbeanislandshavebeenfavoriteplacestovisit.SinceWorldWarTwo,tourismhasincreased

rapidly,becausegreatnumbersofpeoplegothere.Theislandershavebuiltelaborateresorts,

developedharborsandairfields,improvedbeachesandhaveexpandedseaandairroutes.

Everythingisattheresort,hotel,beach,shoppingandrecreation.

Thevacationerneverhasanyreasontoexploretheisland.Asinmostplacesthosewhohave

moneylivewellindeed,thosewhodon'thavemoneyliveatvariouslevelsofpoverty.Buthere

thepoorgreatlyoutnumberthewealthy[l8].

AvisitorwillfindrichpeoplelivinginapartmentsorSpanishhousesattheseasideorinthe

countryside.Theirsurfacemightincludeacook,amaidandanurseforthechildren.Q18:Most

ofthepeoplelivewellbelowthepovertylevel.Intowns,theylivecrowdedtogetherintiny

houses.Islandersmakethebesttheycanofwhattheyhave.Theirhomesarequiteshabby.Sadly,

mosttouristsneverseethesideoftheCaribbean.

Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

16.WhatdoesthespeakersayabouttheeconomyoftheCaribbeanislands?

A.Itdependsheavilyontourism.

B.Itisflourishinginforeigntrade.

C.Itismainlybasedonagriculture.

D.Itrelieschieflyonmineralexport.

17.WhatisthemainproductoftheCaribbeanislands?

A.Tobacco.B.Bananas.C.Coffee.D.Sugar.

18.WhatdowelearnaboutthemajorityofpeopleintheCaribbeanislands?

A.Theytoilonfarms.

B.Theyliveapoorlife.

C.TheyliveinSpanish-stylehouses.

D.Theyhirepeopletodohousework.

Recording!孩童教育

Talktoanyonewhoisagenerationoftooolder,andtheywouldmostlikelycommentthat

childrenaremorespoiledthesedays.Noonewantstohaveorbearound,demanding,selfishand

spoiledchildren,thosewhogetbadtemperedorsilentlybrewedwhenthey'renotgiven

everythingtheywantimmediately[19].

Paradoxically,theparentsofsuchchildrenencouragedthisdemandingbehaviorinthe

mistakenbeliefthatbygivingtheirchildreneverythingtheycan,theirchildrenwillbehappy.

Intheshortterm,perhapstheyareright.Butinthelongerterm,suchchildrenenduplonely,

dependent,chronicallydissatisfiedandresentfuloftheparents,whotriedsohardtopleasethem.

Undoubtedly,parentswanttoraisehappychildrenwhoareconfident,capable,andlikable

ratherthanspoiledandmiserable.Onefactorhinderingthisisthatparentscan'tordon'tspend

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enoughqualitytimewiththeirkidsandsubstitutethisdeficitwithtoys,games,gadgets,andthe

like[20J.

Ratherthangettingmaterialthings,childrenneedparentsdevotetheirattention.Thequantity

oftimespenttogetherislessimportantthanthecontentofthattime.Insteadofinstantly

satisfyingtheirwishes,parentsshouldhelpthemworkoutaplantoearnthingsthey'dliketohave.

Thisteachesthemtovaluetheeffortaswellaswhatitachieves.

Allowthemtoenjoyanticipation.Numerouspsychologicalstudieshavedemonstratedthat

childrenwholearntowaitforthingstheydesirearemorelikelytosucceedinanumberofways

laterinlife.Onefamousexperimentinthe1960sinvolved3to6-year-oldchildren.Theywere

givenachoicebetweenreceivingasmallrewardsuchasacookieimmediately.Oriftheywaited

15minutes,theycouldhavetwo.Followupstudieshavefoundthatthosewhochosetodelay

satisfactionandnowmoreacademicallysuccessfulhavegreaterselfworthandeventendtobe

healthier.

Iftheyfail,childrenshouldbeencouragedtokeeptryingratherthantogiveupiftheyreally

wantthedesiredresult[21]Thisteachesthemhowtohandleandrecoverfromdisappointment,

whichisassociatedwithgreatersuccessandsatisfaction,academically,financiallyandin

personalrelationships.

Andlastly,parentsshouldencouragetheirchildrentolookatlifefromotherpointsofview,

aswellastheirown.Thisteachesthemtobeunderstandingofandsympathetictowardsothers,

qualitiessuretotakethemalongwayinlife.

Questions19to20arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatwillhappentochildreniftheyalwaysgetimmediatesatisfaction?

A.Theywillbemoredemandingoftheirnextgeneration.

B.Theywillenduplonely,dependentanddissatisfied.

C.Theywillexperiencemoresetbacksthansuccesses.

D.Theywillfinditdifficulttogetalongwithothers.

20.Whatmaypreventparentsfromraisingconfidentandcapablechildren?

A.Failuretopaydueattentiontotheirbehavior.

B.Unwillingnesstoallowthemtoplaywithtoys.

C.Unwillingnesstosatisfytheirwishesimmediately.

D.Failuretospendsufficientqualitytimewiththem.

21.Whyshouldchildrenbeencouragedtokeeptryingwhentheyfail?

A.Itwillenablethemtolearnfrommistakes.

B.Itwillhelpthemtohandledisappointment.

C.Itwilldomuchgoodtotheirmentalhealth.

D.Itwillbuildtheirabilitytoendurehardships.

Recording?面試技巧

It*snothardtomessupaninterview.Mostpeoplefeelnervoussittingacrossfromahiring

manager,answeringquestionsthateffectivelyopenedthemselvesupforjudgment,andyour

chancesarebeingmorecarefullyconsideredforthejob,canquicklygodownhill,justbysaying

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thewrongthingatthewrongtime[22].Themostobviousthingnottodoiscomplain[231.

Employerswanttohirepositivepeople,talkingaboutapreviousjobnegativelyraisesconcerns

thatyoumightbedifficulttomanage,oryoumightbesomeonethatblamesmanagementforyour

ownpoorperformance.

Don'tsaythatyou'vemovedaroundinjobsbecauseyouhaven'tfoundtherightfitorfeel

thatyouwerenotchallengedenough[24].Statementslikethesewillmakeyousoundaimlessand

lost.Aninterviewermaywellthink,whywouldthisrolebeanydifferentforyou?Youwill

probablyleaveherein6months.Italsobegsthequestionofwhattypeofrelationshipyouhad

withyourmanager.Itdoesn'tsoundlikeyouhadopencommunicationwithhimorher.Managers

usuallylovepeoplewhocanself-sustainandenablegrowththroughtakinginitiative,whoare

strongatfollowingthroughtheirwork,andwhobringideasandsolutionstothetable.

Ifyouwereinamanagementorleadershipposition,whendiscussingyourcurrentrole,

nevertakeallthecreditforaccomplishmentsorachievements,emphasizeyourteamandhow

throughtheirtalents,yourvisionwasrealized.Mostsuccessfulleadersknowthattheyareonlyas

goodastheirteam,andacknowledgingthisinaninterviewwillgoalongwaytowardssuggesting

thatyoumightbetherightpersonforthepositionyouareapplyingfor.

Lastly,haveagoodideaofwhatyourrolewillbe,andtryandconveytheideathatyou're

flexible.Askingwhatyourrolewillbe,suggestyouwilllimityourselfpurelytowhatisexpected

ofyou.

Inreality,yourroleiswhateveryoumakeofit[25].Thisisespeciallytrueinsmall

companies,wheretheabilitytoadaptandtakeonnewresponsibilitiesishighlyvalued.Andthis

isequallyimportantifyouarejuststartingout.Entrylevelintervieweeswoulddowellto

demonstrateabroadsetofskillsinmostinterviews.Q25:Itsimportanttohaveawideskillsetas

manystartupsandsmallcompaniesaremovingreallyfast.Employersarelookingforcandidates

thatareintelligentandcanquicklyadaptandexcelinagrowingcompany.

Questions22to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

22.Whatdoesthespeakersaycaneasilypreventanintervieweefromgettingajob?

A.Failingtomakesufficientpreparations.

B.Lookingawayfromthehiringmanager.

C.Sayingthewrongthingatthewrongtime.

D.Makingawrongjudgmentoftheinterview.

23.Whatshouldtheintervieweeavoiddoinginaninterview?

A.Complainingabouttheirpreviousjob.

B.Inquiringabouttheirsalarytobepaid.

C.Exaggeratingtheiracademicbackground.

D.Understandingtheirpreviousachievements.

24.Whatkindofemployeesdocompaniesliketorecruit?

A.Thosewhohavebothskillandexperience.

B.Thosewhogetalongwellwithcolleagues.

C.Thosewhotakeinitiativeintheirwork.

D.Thosewhoareloyaltotheirmanagers.

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25.Whatisespeciallyimportantforthoseworkinginasmallcompany?

A.Abilitytoshouldernewresponsibilities.

B.Experienceofperformingmultipleroles.

C.Readinesstoworktoflexibleschedules.

D.Skillstocommunicatewithcolleagues.

PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectoneword

foreachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.

Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthe

bankisidentifiedbyaletter:Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemon

AnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthe

wordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage

Ifyouthinklifeiswonderfulandexpectittostaythatway,thenyoumayhaveagood

chanceoflivingtoaripeoldage,atleastthatiswhatthefindingsofanewstudysuggest.That

studyfoundthatparticipantswhoreportedthehighestlevelsofoptimismwerefarmorelikelyto

livetoage85or26.Thiswascomparedtothoseparticipantswhoreportedthelowestlevelsof

optimism.Itis27thatthefindingsheldevenaftertheresearchersconsideredfactorsthatcould28

thelink,includingwhetherparticipantshadhealthconditions,suchasheartdiseaseorcancer,/

whethertheyexperienceddepression.Theresultsaddtoagrowingbodyofevidencethatcertain

psychologicalfactorsmaypredictalongerlife29.Forexample,previousstudieshavefoundthat

moreoptimisticpeoplehavealowerriskofdevelopingchronicdiseases,andalowerriskof30_

death.However,thenewstudyappearstobethefirstto31lookattherelationshipbetween

optimismandlongevity.Theresearchers32thatthelinkfoundinthenewstudywasnotasstrong

whentheyfactoredintheeffectsofcertainhealthbehaviors,includingexerciselevels,sleep

habitsanddiet.Thissuggeststhatthesebehaviorsmay,atleastinpart,explainthelink.Inother

words,optimismmay33goodhabitsthatbolsterhealth.Itisalsoimportanttonotethatthestudy

foundonlya_34,asresearchersdidnotproveforcertainthatoptimismleadstoalongerlife.

However,ifthefindingsaretrue,theysuggestthatoptimismcouldserveasapsychological35_

thatpromoteshealthandalongerlife."

A.affectB.beyondC.concededD.correlationE.foster

F.henceforthG.loftyH.noteworthyI.plausiblyJ.premature

K.reconciledL.spanM.specificallyN.spiralO.trait

SectionB

Directions：Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.

EachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphsIdentifythe

paragraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraph

morethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter：Answerthequestionsby

markingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

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NooneinfashionissurprisedthatBurberryburnt￡28millionofstock

A)Lastweek,Burberry'sannualreportrevealedthat￡28.6millionworthofstockwasburntlast

year.Thenewshasleftinvestorsandconsumersoutragedbutcomeaslittlesurprisetothose

inthefashionindustry.

B)Thepracticeofdestroyingunsoldstock,andevenrollsofunusedfabric,iscommonplacefor

luxurylabels.Becomingtoowidelyavailableatacheaperpricethroughdiscountstores

discouragesfull-pricesales.Sendingproductsforrecyclingleavesthemvulnerabletobeing

stolenandsoldontheblackmarket.JasmineBina,CEOofbrandstrategyagencyConcept

Bureauexplains,''Typically,luxurybrandsrallyaroundexclusivitytoprotecttheirbusiness

interests,namelyintellectualpropertyandpreservationofbrandequity(資產(chǎn))Shestated

shehadheardrumorsofstockburningbutnotspecificcasesuntilthisweek.

C)Anotherreasonforthecommonplacepracticeisafinancialin