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高二英語試卷

（考試時間：120分鐘滿分：140分）

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwo

speakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedabout

whatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefour

possibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswerto

thequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Atalaundry.B.Atafurnitureshop.C.Atarestaurant.D.Atabusstation.

2.A.Ahairdresser.B.Awaitress.C.Apoliceofficer.D.Aninsuranceagent.

3.A.Theconcerthasalreadybeencanceled.

B.Sheneedstocheckfirst.

C.NoticketisavailablefornextSunday.

D.SheisfullyoccupiednextSunday.

4.A.At20:25.B.At22:25.C.At16:25.D.At18:25.

5.A.Davidshouldinvestmoreinstocks.

B.It'sunwisetomakesuchaninvestment.

C.It'sbetterforhimtotakeouthissavings.

D.Davidhasthelastsayindecision-making.

6.A.Toabank.B.ToMacao.C.Toatravelagency.D.Toagymnasium.

7.A.Theadvisorhasalreadyapprovedtheman'sclassschedule.

8.Themanshouldmakeanappointmenttoseehisadvisor.

9.Theadvisormustsignthedocumentbeforeleaving.

10.Themanshouldchangehiscourseschedule.

8.A.Shenoticedthatthestudentsdidn'tdotheirhomework.

B.Shedidn'tteachanyclasstoday.

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C.Sheusuallyassignshomework.

D.Sheusuallytalksquietly.

9.A.Hishousecanaccommodateameetingoftheentirecommittee.

B.Thewomanshouldfindoutwhenthemeetingstarts.

C.Themeetingshouldbeheldatthelibrary.

D.Asmallercommitteeshouldbeformed.

10.A.Sheneedstodecideonamethodsoon.

B.Shedoesn'thavetimetocollectthedata.

C.Shepreferstowaituntilaftertheelection.

D.She'llsendoutthequestionnaireinamonth.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Runningroundtheworld.

B.Becominganextraordinaryactor.

C.Beingselectedasaprofessionalrunner.

D.Settingoffona5,000kmruneveryday.

12.A.Hedoesn'thavetheintentiontomakefriends.

B.Hedoesn'thaveenoughpropertraining.

C.Hedoesn'thavenecessaryequipment.

D.Hedoesn'thaveanassistant.

13.A.Bakercouldrun60kilometersaday.

B.Bakerwasabornlong-distancerunner.

C.Bakerhadproblemsdealingwithanimals.

D.Bakershouldthinktwicebeforestartingtorun.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Theysymbolizeinternationalsignificance.

B.Theyneedkeepupwithairtravelgrowth.

C.Theyaresymbolsofacity'sdevelopment.

D.Theyaredesignedbywell-knownarchitects.

15.A.Noticeofflights,delay.

B.Luxuriousdeparturehalls.

C.Roadandrailconnections.

D.Qualifiedflightcrew.

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16.A.Aircraftarenoisierthanbefore.

B.Aircraftaregettinglargerinsize.

C.Aircraftneedmuchspacetolandandtakeoff.

D.Aircraftneedregularexaminationwithengines.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Thewoman'scareerdevelopment.

B.Thewoman'scontributionsasaneditor.

C.Whatthewomanthinksofbeinganeditor.

D.Whathasinspiredthewomantoworkfbrmagazines.

18.A.Theweeklycolumnshewrote.

B.Thewishesofherfamily.

C.Thebooksshereadthen.

D.Herschoolmatesandteachers.

19.A.Itsownersagreedwithherphilosophy.

B.Itenabledhertorealizeherowndream.

C.Itstartedtomakeaprofitbeforesheresigned.

D.Itssalesvolumeincreasedwhileshewasworkingthere.

20.A.Sheputsherpreferencebeforereaders\

B.Sheprintsfamouspeople'sphotosonitscover.

C.Shedrawsreaders*attentionwithseriouspieces.

D.Shegivesitsarticlesawonderfulopeningline.

ILDictations

Directions:FillineachblankwiththeexactwordintextsfromUnit2-Unit

3.

1.Iexpectedeverywavetoeatusupand,everytimetheshipintothedepths

ofthewaves,Ithoughtwewouldnevercomeupagain.（根據(jù)句意填空）

2.Ihadsleptwellinthenightandwasnolongersea-sick,butverycheerful,lookingwith_

uponthesea...（用適當?shù)脑~填空）

3.Theothertwenty-threemenwerestillwaiting.,notonepersonhaddied.（用適當

的詞填空）

4.Buttheweatherwasexceptionallybadandon17January1915,theEndurancegot

inice.（用適當?shù)脑~填空）

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5.About$3,000gotusaweekatan,afewpickupsoccergames,andaweek-long

safari.（用適當?shù)脑~填空）

6.IhadwornahairbandonmywristforIcouldremember,sothe

ideaofcollectingthemforothersseemedlogical.（根據(jù)句意填空）

7.ThisyearheorganizedamarchinOrangeCountytoawarenessofwaterrights.

（用適當?shù)脑~填空）

8.Thefutureislookingprettybrightwiththeseyoungpeople.（根據(jù)

句意填空）

III.Vocabulary

Directions:Completethepassagewiththewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeused

once.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.ofliciallyB.aoceHsiMcC.fingertipsD.allbrdE.purestf,secure

G.displayH.partncrlcssI.matchedJ.blankestK.hisloncally

MostpeoplegetsweatypalmsjuststaringatEICapitan,abreathtakingrockformationi

YosemiteNationalPark,California.AlexHonnold'sstayeddry.AndthisJune,hemanagedto

climbthe900-meterverticalwall,pullingonedgesbarelybigenoughfbr9.

Honnoldcouldnot10anyslips.That'sbecausehecarriednothingotherthana

bagofgymnasts'chalk,tokeephisfingersfreeofmoisture.Therewasnoropeto11himif

hefell.Afterafour-hour12ofpowerandprecision,the31-year-oldsafely

challengedhimself.

EICapitanhadbeenclimbed13before,includingbyHonnold,butneverinthe

wayhehas.In2011,anAmericanTVshowabouthisearlier4tfreesolos“drewseventeen

millionviewers.Inclimbing,meansusingnothingbutrocksforsupport.“Solo”

meansfreeofprotection.Itisthesportatits14.InYosemite,thebirthplaceof

Americanclimbing,Hannoldhasreacheditspeak.Praisefromfellowclimberswas15

onlybyreliefathissafereturn.

Theachievementmarksthelatestinaseriesofmilestonesfbrsportclimbing（競技攀巖）.

In2015,twootherAmericanTommyCaldwellandKevinJorgeson,establishedarouteupthe

DawnWall,EICapitan's16part,afteryearsofattempts.Theymadethefrontpageof

theNewYorkTimesandgotcongratulationsfromBarackObamafbrtheachievement.Last

year,sportclimbingwas17acceptedintotheOlympicprogramforTokyo2020.

Thesehavestrengthenedclimbing'spositioninthesportingcircleinAmericaand

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elsewhere.GooglehasinvitedJorgesontogiveamotivationaltalktoitsemployees.Climbing

gymshaveappearedaroundtheglobeoverthepastdecade,makingtheeventsaferandmore.

18toordinarypeople.Thegymshavebeenpopularamongyoungsters,whopaymore

attentionstoexercisesthantobelongings.

IV.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsor

phrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrase

thatbestfitsthecontext.

Whenlookingatwaystoexpandyourbusiness,doesitmakesensetogoglobal?The

answerisyes—expandingtointernationalmarketshelpscompaniesgrow,increasesbuying

poweranddiversifiesmarketopportunities.Itbetterpreparesthecompanyfbrchangesinthe

19economy.Itcanresultinincreasedprofits,adiversecustomerbaseandimproved

stability.

Beforethepandemic,20expansionalmostalwaysmeantinternationaltravel.

21bias（偏見）insomecountrieshistoricallymadebusinessexpansiondifficultfbr

women,andinternationaltravelcan22thedelicatework-lifebalance

entrepreneurs（企業(yè)家）ofbothsexesstrivetomaintain.

TheCovid-19pandemic23globale-commerceandopportunities.Theworld

isconductingbusiness24withfarmoresuccessthananticipated.Thisshiftto

businessbytheinternetpresentstremendousglobalopportunitiesfbrwomenasiteffectively

makesthesituation25.

Conductingbusinessontheinternet26thecomplicationsofgender,race,

religion,colorandlifestyle,simplifyingbusinessdowntotheprinciplesofsupplyand

demand.Thisopensmoredoorsfbrgrowthandenablesentrepreneurstostudypotential

marketsandthebuyer'sjourneyfromthe27oftheirownoffice.

So,howcanyouaccomplishsuccessfulinternationalexpansion?First,identifyyour

targetmarket,andthendevelopaninboundmarketingstrategy.

Thisinvolvesprovidingalltheinformationyourtargetconsumersneedonyour28

soconsumerscanfindyouandresearchtheanswerstotheirinitialquestionsontheirown.

Withadefinedinboundstrategy,well-writtencontentandsocialmediaoutreach,youcan

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bring29buyerstoyouinsteadofcontinuallysearchingfornewbuyers.

Avitalpartofyourglobalinbound（歸本國的）marketingstrategywillbetotranslate

importantinformationfromyourwebsiteintoyourtargetconsumer'snativelanguage.Evenif

yourtargetconsumersaremultilingual,mostwould30tobuyfromsitesthat

provideinformationintheirnativelanguage.

Thenhowcanyoudevelopyourinboundmarketingstrategy?Thefirststepistoselecta

marketthat31yourcompanygoalsandmarketingstrategy.Chooseonecountry,

onelanguage,anddevelopamultilingualmarketingstrategythatdefinesyourgoalsand

preparesyoutoconnectwithprospectivebuyers.Onceyoucreatetheplanandprocessforthe

firstcountry,youcancopyitwhenyou'rereadytoexpandinto32markets.

Youmightbelievethatyourbusinessistoosmalltogetinvolvedwith33一

butconsiderthis:Whenyoumakeuseofthepoweroftheinternet,itdoesn'tmatterifyour

companyislargeorsmall.Thekeyistoshiftyourfocusfromoutboundtoinboundmarketing

一andbringbuyerstoyou.

19.A.presentB?domesticC.currentD.industrial

20.A.rapidB.successfulC.furtherD.global

21.A.GenderB.MediaC.CulturalD.Political

22.A.keepB.upsetC.promoteD.restore

23.A.looksintoB.breaksdownC.speedsupD.respondsto

24.A.desperatelyB.efficientlyC.securelyD.remotely

25.A.fairB.worseC.realD.reliable

26.A.increasesB?promotesC.removesD.illustrates

27.A.angleB.comfortC.reliefD.imagination

28.A.deskB.websiteC.shoulderD.market

29.A.qualifiedB.wealthyC.frequentD.optimistic

30.A.intendB.hesitateC.volunteerD.prefer

31.A.attachestoB?benefitsfromC.seesthroughD.agreeswith

32.A.commercialB.additionalC.laterD.private

33.A.marketingB.financingC.exportingD.training

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedby

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severalquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtothe

informationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

At14,FraserDohertywasbusymakingjamafterhisgrandparentstaughthimafamily

recipe.Hestartedsellingjarsofhisjamdoortodoornearhisparents?homeinEdinburgh.As

interestgrew,hishobbystatedtoturnintoabusiness.Henowmakes40,000jarsofjama

monthandiswellonhiswaytomakinghisfirstmillion.

Doherty,whohasbeenchosentorepresentBritainintheGlobalStudentsEntrepreneurs

AwardsinChicagonextmonth,saidthereareseveraladvantagestohavingstartedyoung:

“Asayoungpersonyouhaveadifferentviewoftheworld.Youhaveanaivetyandan

optimismandarewillingtogivethingsashot.Thedownsideformeisn'tparticularlyscary.I

don'thaveamortgageorkidstoworryaboutsoIdidn'thaveahugeamounttoloseifmy

ideahadnotworked.”

DuncanCheatle,founderofTheSupperClub,aforumforestablishedentrepreneursin

London,agreedthatbecominganentrepreneuratayoungagehasalottorecommendit.

uForyoungpeoplethereisnoconceptofthinkingoutsidetheboxbecausethereisn,ta

box.Thereiscapacityinyoungpeopletoseethingsinadifferentwaythatolderpeoplelose.

Andoftennotbeinganexpertinsomethingcanbehelpfulbecauseifyoudon'tunderstand

whysomethingworksinacertainway,youwilldecidetodoitdifferently.^^

EmmaJones,founderofEnterpriseNation,thehomebusinesswebsite,saidthatyoung

peopleweremuchmoreconfidentaboutusingtechnologyasabasefbrtheirbusinessthanthe

oldergeneration."Wholesectorsthatdidn'texisttenyearsagoarecomingupnowbecause

youngentrepreneursarechallengingallpreviousrulesandsayingtechnologymeansthatwe

candothingslikethis.Theyhaveanopencapacitytothinkofnewideasandasaresultthey

arestartingveryinterestingbusinesses.^^

34.AccordingtoDoherty,_isthecompetitiveedgeofyoungpeoplestartingbusiness

comparedwiththeoldergeneration?

A.ignoranceoftherealityB.naivepursuitofahobby

C.readinesstotrythingsoutD.parentsshoulderingthefinancialburden

35.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4meansyoungpeople,.

A.arereluctanttoobeytheexistingrules

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B.arenotboundbyestablishedwaysofdoingthings

C.havesuperiorideastothoseoftheoldergeneration

D.willnotfallintotrapsthatoldpeoplesetupfbrthem

36.WhichofthefollowingstatementswillEmmaJonesmostlikelyagreewith?

A.Abandoningallpreviousrulesisamusttoestablishnewsectors.

B.Aspeoplegrowolder,theyarelessabletotakeafreshapproach.

C.Thoselackingconfidencearelessabletostartcreativebusinesses.

D.Theuseoftechnologycontributestothecreationofnewbusinesses.

37.Thepurposeofthispassageisto_.

A.informreadersofsuccessstoriesofyoungentrepreneurs

B.introduceopinionsontheadvantagesofbeingyoungentrepreneurs

C.convinceyoungpeopletofollowthetrendandstarttheirownbusinesses

D.providespecificguidanceonhowtobecomesuccessfulyoungentrepreneurs

(B)

HappyVillageProject

WhatisHappyVillage?

Ourcompanydevelopsandfocusesontheregional“HappyVillageProject“strategyto

focusonvillagesratherthanindividualfarmers.ThephilosophyoftheHappyVillageProject

isto“healanddevelop^^byorganizingthefarmersandtrainingthemongrowingand

harvestingtechniqueswhichincreaseraw-materialqualityandmeettherequirementsof

consumersbeingconsciousofhealthydiet.Today,therearemorethan3,000registered

farmers,cultivatingmorethan11,000hectaresoflandinmorethan150villagesinourHappy

VillageProject.

6Regions+150Villages+3,700Registed+12000Hectares

Farmers

Intheagriculturalproject,smallfarmersgetthetools,trainingandsupporttheyneedto

growsomeofthefinestproduceonearth.Ourteamofexpertstrains,guidesandmonitorsthe

registeredfarmers,usingthelatesttechniquestoensurethehighestlevelofqualityand

consistencyofoureco-friendlyandsafeproducts.

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WhatdowedoatHappyVillages?

Ourcompanyexpertsdoresearchestochoosetherightdistrictbyrecordingthedetails

ofthefieldsandproductsandtrainfarmerswhoarewillingtolearnaboutorganicfarming.

Wedrawmapsofthefieldsinordertodesignatethefieldandalsotopreventpossible

crosscontamination（交叉污染）riskswhichmaycomefromtheneighborfields.Inorderto

makesurefarmersarepracticingtheorganicregulations,ourexpertsfrequentlyandrandomly

visitregisteredfarmerstofollowup,guideandinspect.Ouragricultureteamisalsoinvolved

inusing"EarlyWarningSystems^^inthefields,inordertominimizetheriskofpotential

problemsaswellastakingsamplesfromleaves,soilandfruit,inordertomonitorthefield

throughouttheyear.

Wealsohelpentirevillagesflourishthroughourcommitmenttosocialresponsibilityby

meansofperformingnecessaryactivitiestoimprovethesocio-economicstructureofthe

villages,liketheneedsandrequirementsofthechildrenatschool,improvementinworkers'

buildings,providingwatertanksduringwatercrisisintheregions,andetc.

FromourHappyVillagesdirectlytoyourtable!

OurhappyVillageproductsaregrown,harvestedandsun-driedinthefertilemountains.

Withthebestsoilandgrowingconditions,theseallnaturalproductsaresweetandflavorful,

withnoartificialadditives.Theyareagreatchoiceforsnackingoraddingtoyourfavorite

recipes.

38.InHappyVillageProject,theexpertsareexpectedto.

A.engageinresearchesconductedinthefield

B.traintheregisteredfarmersintoagriculturists

C.adviseoncultivatingandharvestingproducts

D.improvetheworkers'buildingsandwatertanks

39.WedothefollowingatHappyVillageEXCEPT.

A.takeexamplesfromleavesandsoiltooverseethefield

B.assignalltheregisteredfannerstoleamaboutorganicfarming

C.helpimprovethesocio-economicstructureofthecommunity

D.helpfarmerspreventpossiblerisksbymappingoutthefield

40.Whoarethetargetreadersofthepassage?

A.Individualfanners.

B.Agriculturalexperts.

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C.Ambitiouspolicy-makers.

D.Health-consciousconsumers.

(C)

RememberThis

Thereareahandfulofpeoplewithuncommonlygoodmemories.ButAJisunique.Her

extraordinarymemoryisnotforfactsorfigures,butfbraspectsofherownlife.Sucha

memoryfbrautobiographicaldetailwaspreviouslyunknownandneuroscientistshavecoined

anewtermtodescribehercondition:hyperthymesticsyndrome(超'憶綜合癥).

ItwouldseeminitiallyasthoughhavingamemorylikeAJ'swouldmakelife

qualitativelydifferent——andbetter.Ourculturebombardsuswithnewinformation,yetso

littleofitiscapturedandcatalogedinsuchawaythatitcanberetrievedlater.Whatwouldit

meantohaveallthatotherwiselostknowledgeatourfingertips?Itwouldbeagreatbenefitif

itmadeusmoreconfidentand,insomefundamentalsense,smarter.Totheextentthat

experienceisthesumofourmemories,andwisdomthesumofexperience,havingabetter

memorywouldmeanknowingmoreabouttheworldandaboutoneself.Howmany

worthwhileideashavegoneunthoughtbecauseofourmemory'sshortcomings?

Thegreatestgeniusesinancientandmedievaltimesweredescribedaspeopleof

superiormemories,andthereisalongtraditionofmemorytraininginmanycultures.But

overthepastmillennium,we'vegraduallyreplacedourinternalmemorywithwhat

psychologistsrefertoasexternalmemory,avastsuperstructureoftechnologicalcrutchesthat

meanwedon'thavetostoreinformationinourbrains.Wehavecalendarstokeeptrackofour

schedules,books(andnowtheinternet)tostoreourcollectiveknowledge,andphotographsto

recordourexperiences.Buthasanythingbeenlostinthisprocess?

Thewholepointofournervoussystemistodevelopasenseofwhatishappeninginthe

presentandwhatisabouttohappeninthefuture,sothatwecanrespondinthebestpossible

way.Ourbrainsarefundamentallypredictionmachines,andtoworktheyhavetofindorder

inthechaosofpossiblememories.Ourbrainsreceiveahugeamountofdatabutmostofthis

doesnotneedtobereflecteduponorremembered.

Notsurprisingly,drugcompaniesaresearchingfbrchemicalsthatmighthaltthetideof

forgetting.Butthisraisessometroublingethicalquestions.Wouldwechoosetoliveina

societywherepeoplehavevastlybettermemories?Infact,whatwoulditevenmeantohavea

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bettermemory?Woulditmeanrememberingthingsonlyexactlyastheyhappened,freefrom

therevisionsandexaggerationsthatourmindnaturallycreates?Woulditmeanhavinga

memorythatforgetstraumas（倉傷）?WoulditmeanbecomingAJ?

41.Inthesecondparagraph,whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardspeoplehavingbetter

memories?

A.Hethinksonlyafewpeoplearecapableofachievingthis.

B.Hebelievessomeinformationinourcultureisnotworthacquiring.

C.Heisconfidentthatscientificprogresswillensurethisinthenearfuture.

D.Heappreciatesthatourlivesmightimproveasaconsequence.

42.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinthethirdparagraph?

A.Tocompareattitudestowardscollectiveknowledge.

B.Toillustratethegrowinguseofaidstomemory.

C.Todescribehowpsychologyhasaffectedourunderstandingofmemory.

D.Toexplainhowimprovedknowledgehasledtotechnologicaldevelopment.

43.Theword“chaos“inparagraph4isusedtoreferto.

A.somepeople'sperceptionoftheworldtheylivein

B.themanyconflictingopinionsabouthowthebrainfunctions

C.theresultofpeoplenotgettingridofirrelevantinformation

D.differentwaysinwhichadamagedbraincanimpairmemory

44.Whatdoesthewritersuggestaboutthedevelopmentofmemorydrugs?

A.Manypeopleareopposedtothiskindofresearch.

B.Itishardtobepreciseabouttheireffect.

C.Thebenefitsforsocietywouldbeimmense.

D.Traumavictimsshouldbeapriority.

SectionC

Directions:Readthefollowingpassages.Fillineachblankwithaproper

sentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethat

therearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.

“Theworstgiftisafruitcake,saidJohnnyCarsononceinhispopularTVshow.

“There'sonlyonefruitcakeintheentireworld,andpeoplekeepsendingittoeachother.”

MostChinesehaveneverheardofCarson,abelovedAmericantelevisionhostwhodiedin

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2005.45

Mooncakesareoftendense,cloyinglysweet一and,asCarsonsuggested,re-gifted.

Chinesepeopleusuallyeatthemwiththeirfamilymembers.Theyplayacentralrolein

celebrationsofthetraditionalmidautumnfestival,apopularChineseholidaythatfallson

September10th.46

Despitetheoutbreakofthepandemic,thisyearChinaisexpectedtoproduce437,000

tonesofmooncakes,accordingtoiiMediaResearch,aconsultancy.Salesarelikelytoreach

24bnyuan($3.5bn),upby11.8%comparedwithlastyear.Asmostindustriesaregradually

accustomedtofunctioningalongwiththepandemic,themooncakeindustry,likewise,isnow

bouncingbacktoitspre-pandemicnorms.

Mostbakeriesandrestaurantsoffermooncakesintheirtraditionalform,withaheavy

crustthatputsinfillingssuchasred-beanpaste,eggyolksorlotusseed.Butexpensive

fillings,suchasshark'sfinandediblebird'snest,aresometimesadded.47Some

peopleusetheseluxuriousmooncakepackagesasacleverbribingwaytobuythemselvesup

theladdertowardsfameandpower.Thathasledtonewconcernsovercorruptionandisout

ofstepwiththegovernment'sdrivetoreduceinequalityandcontrolostentatious(炫耀的)

wealth.

Officials,therefore,havebeeninspectingmooncakesforsaleinmalls,supermarkets,

hotelsandrestaurants.48Whoeversellsamooncakegiftsetforover500yuanmust

storethetransactiondatafbr2yearsincaseofinvestigation.

A.Themediahavepublishedphotosofstuffwearinguniformsonthehuntfbr

overpackagedandoverpricedmooncakes.

B.However,theAmericanhostexpressedhisloveformooncakesonhisshowmany

times.

C.Theexpensivematerials,however,comefromtheanimalsunderstrictprotectionby

law.

D.Butinthemonthsleadinguptothecelebration,mooncakeshavebecometheobject

ofintensegovernmentinspection.

E.Luxuryhotelsanddesignerbrandshavepackagedthesefancymooncakestogether

withgoldleaf,jadeandexpensiveteaorliquor.

F.Yetmanywouldgethisjoke.Chinahasitsownfruitcakeequivalent:mooncake.

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V.Grammar

(A)

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent

andgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththe

properformofthegivenword;fartheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Areyouthekindofpersonwhohatedschool?OrareyoumorelikeMichaelNicholson,

whocan'tstoplearning?Hecurrentlyhas30degreesincluding22master'sandadoctorate!_

49you'realsopassionateaboutstudying,youmightbeaphilomath—apersonwho

lovestolearnandstudy.Thewordcomes50Greekwith'phil'meaning'aloverof'

and'math'meaninglearning'.

Humansareallphilomathstoanextent-ourbrain51(hardwire)tobecurious.

Wewanttolearnandunderstand,partlytomakesenseoftheworldbutalso52

somethingcalledneoteny.Thisisatermthatreferstothejuvenilecharacteristicsofsome

animals,includinghumans,beingretainedintoadulthood.Oneofthesetraitsis

neuroplasticity,whichhelpsourbrainsstayflexible——thisgivesustheability53

(learn)throughoutourlives.Manycreatureswhicharegeneticallyclosetous.54

primates,can'tdothisandonlylearnduringtheiradolescence.

Butforeverypersonwholoveslearning,thereareplenty55can'tstandit.Lots

ofpeopleremembertheirschooldaysasbeingboringorevenpointless.Whyisthis?

Educationalanthropologistshavesuggestedthatifaconceptorideaistoocomplexordull,it

becomeshardertolinkoldandnewideastogether.Ifthat'sthecas