[单选题]PartIIReadingComprehension(30分)Directions:Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.PassageoneInarecentstudy,neuroscientistsfoundthatplayingfast-pacedvideogamescouldhelpimprovedyslexic(诵读困难的)children’sreadingspeed,andtheimprovementsdidnotfadewithtime.Researcherstestedthereadingabilityoftwogroupsof10-year-olddyslexicchildrenafteronegrouphadplayedactionvideogamesandtheotherplayednon-actionvideogames.Eachgroupwascomposedof10childrenwhoplayed80minutesofvideogamesadayforninedays,equaling12hoursofplayperchild.Theirreadingskillsweremeasuredonanumberoffactors,includinghowfasttheyreadwordsandhowaccuratelytheyreadthem.Resultsshowedthatimprovementsinreadingspeedachievedfromplayingfast-pacedvideogamescouldevenexceedimprovementsgainedfromayear’sintense,traditionaltherapies.Scientistsaimedtoprovethatthere’sacorrelationbetweenadyslexicchild’svisualattentionspanandtheirabilitytoread.Actionvideogamesaredistinguishedfromnon-actionvideogamesbysuchcharacteristicsasgamespeed,ahighsensory-motorload,andpresentationofmultiple,peripheral(外围的)stimuli.Actionvideogameplayersconstantlyreceivebothexternalandinternalfeedbackontheirperformance,producinglearning.Itturnedoutthattheassumptionsofresearcherswerecorrect.Actionvideogameplayersdefeatedtheirnon-actionpeersinimprovements.Onlyactiongamekidsshowedgeneralreadingimprovements,upto40percent,whilenon-actionreadersshowednoimprovement.Theactiongamersalsoimprovedtheirbasictextreadingbyasmuchas60percent,whilenon-actiongamersshowedamoremodest5percent-10percentgain.Thoughmoreresearchisneededtonaildownthespecificrolethatactiongamesplayintheimprovements,theresearchersclaimedtheirdataisthestart.Theybelievetheirfindingsshowthatattentioncanbestudiedandefficientlytrainedduringinfancy.Thiscanpavethewayforlow-resource-demandingearlypreventionprogramsthatcoulddrasticallyreducetheincidentofreadingdisorders.21.Whatdoestherecentstudydiscussedinthepassageshow?
[单选题]Directions:Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Text1Engineeringstudentsaresupposedtobeexamplesofpracticality(实用性)andrationality(理性),butwhenitcomestomycollegeeducationIamanidealistandafool.InhighschoolIwantedtobeanelectricalengineerand,ofcourse,anysensiblestudentwithmyaimswouldhavechosenacollegewithalargeengineeringdepartment,famousreputationandlotsofgoodlabsandresearchequipment.Butthat’snotwhatIdid.Ichosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-arts(文科)universitythatdoesn’tevenofferamajorinelectricalengineering.Obviously,thiswasnotapracticalchoice;Icamehereformorenoblereasons.Iwantedabroadeducationthatwouldprovidemewithflexibilityandavaluesystemtoguidemeinmycareer.Iwantedtoopenmyeyesandexpandmyvisionbyinteractingwithpeoplewhoweren’tstudyingscienceorengineering.Myparents,teachersandotheradultspraisedmeforsuchawisechoice.TheytoldmeIwaswiseandmaturebeyondmy18years,andIbelievedthem.IheadedofftothecollegeandsureIwasgoingtohaveanadvantageoverthosestudentswhowenttobigengineering"factories"wheretheydidn’tcareifyouhadvaluesorwereflexible.Iwasgoingtobeacompleteengineer:technicalgeniusandsensitivehumanistallinone.NowI’mnotsosure.Somewherealongthewaymynobleideascrashedintoreality,asallnobleideasfinallydo.Afterthreeyearsofstrugglingtobalancemath,physicsandengineeringcourseswithliberal-artscourses,Ihavelearnedtherearereasonswhyfewengineeringstudentstrytoreconcileengineeringwithliberal-artscoursesincollege.Therealitythathasblockedmypathtobecomethetypicalsuccessfulstudentisthatengineeringandtheliberalartssimplydon’tmixaseasilyasIsupposedinhighschool.Individuallytheyshapeapersoninverydifferentways;togethertheythreatentoconfuse.Thestruggletoreconcilethetwofieldsofstudyisdifficult.1.Whydidtheauthorchoosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-artsuniversity?
[单选题]PartII.ReadingComprehension（阅读理解题）Directions:Thereare3passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldwriteyouranswersontheAnswerSheet.PassageoneTheLunar(农历的)NewYearisoneofthebiggestandmostimportantholidaysinAsia.InChina,itiscalled“Chunjie”,whichmeans“springfestival”inEnglish.InVietnam,itisknownas“Tet.”AndinKorea,itis“Seollal.”Thesecountriesmarkthecomingyearwithmanysimilaractivities:familyreunions(团圆),cleaningthehome,thecolorred,andtraditionalfoods.Today,welearnaboutfourfoodsconsideredluckyduringtheLunarNewYear.SpringrollsInChina,springrollsareoftenmadeofvegetablesandporkmeat.Thefriedspringrollslooklikelargepiecesofgold.Thefoodisasymbolofwealthandfinancialsuccessforthecomingyear.VietnameseredstickyriceInVietnam,onefoodyouwillfindduringTetisorange-redrice,calledxoi-gac.Itismadewithgac,afruitthatonlygrowsinAsia.Theinsideofthefruitisabeautiful,deepred.Thisgivesxoi-gacitsorange-redcolor.Anditisthefood’scolorthatmakesitespeciallypopularduringTet;redrepresentsluck,happinessandcelebrationinmanyAsiancultures.KoreanricecakesoupNoKoreanNewYearcelebrationiscompletewithouttteokguk,orricecakesoup.Eatingabowlofitissaidtobringapersonalonglife.Eatingtteokgukalsorepresentsgrowinganotheryearolder.Koreansmayaskapersontheiragebysaying“Howmanybowlsoftteokgukhaveyoueaten?”Thesoupincludesvegetablesandthin,roundpiecesofricecake.TheroundshapeissaidtorepresentoldKoreanmoney.So,tteokgukissaidtobringriches,too.FishInmanyplacesinAsia,fishisanotherluckyfoodfortheNewYear.InChinese,thewordforfishsoundslikethewordformoreorextra.So,fishalsorepresentswealth.Tobeespeciallylucky,thereshouldbesomeleftforamealthenextday.ThatsuggestsyourricheswillcontinuethroughouttheNewYear.11.WhatistheLunarNewYearcalledinChina?
