A. Volunteers found it much easier to guess nicknames. B. Names have different associations in different cultures.
C. Volunteers could guess the characteristics of the interviewees.
D. The people in the photos and volunteers were from the same culture. 30. Why do some people look like their names according to Ruth Mayo? A. They want to please everyone around them. B. They don’t want to be different from others.
C. They tend to become what others expect them to become. D. They like to copy famous people who share the same name. 31. What may be the best title for this passage?
A. What determines our names B. Why we look like our names
C. How we get rid of our stereotypes D. How stereotypes affect people’s looks
D
For as long as we’ve known about it, humans have searched for a cure for cancer. Across the world, countless amounts of time and money have been spent on researching a way to stop this terrible disease. But now, it seems like the answer could have been inside our own bodies the whole time.
Recently, the Food and Drug Administration（FDA）in the US, a government agency that’s responsible for healthcare, approved a new form of gene therapy（疗法）that could mean the end of a certain type of cancer.
The therapy allows scientists to “train” the immune（有免疫力的）cells of sick patients to fight leukemia（白血病） - a form of blood cancer that mostly affects young people.
The exciting new treatment works by removing healthy immune cells from the patient, known as T-cells, which are then changed to be able to “hunt down” cancer cells.
The cells are then put back into the patient before they begin to get rid of the patient’s leukemia over time, similar to how the body fights off other illnesses.
“This is truly an exciting new day for cancer patients,” Louis J. DeGennaro, president of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, said in a news release. Up until now, a long and painful marrow transplant（骨髓移植）was the only option for many leukemia patients.
In this procedure, healthy blood cells are taken from a donator and placed into the sick patient, who also has to go through chemotherapy （化疗） to allow their body to adjust to the new cells.
But with a recovery rate of around 83 % - according to a news release published by the FDA - it’s hoped that the days of painful trips to the hospital, or even death, are over for leukemia sufferers.
“We’re entering a new frontier in medical innovation（创新）with the ability to reprogram a patient’s own cells to attack a deadly cancer,” FDA representative Scott Gottlieb said in the release. “New technologies such as gene and cell therapies hold the potential to transform medicine and our ability to treat and even cure many incurable illnesses.” 32. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the passage? A. To compare different ways of curing leukemia. B. To report on a breakthrough in cancer treatment. C. To explore the potential of gene and cell therapies.
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D. To show scientists’ efforts in search of a cure for cancer. 33. How does the new treatment to fight leukemia work? A. By using changed T-cells to destroy cancer cells. B. By replacing sick blood cells with healthy ones.
C. By removing sick blood cells during marrow transplant.
D. By using chemotherapy to improve the patient’s immune system. 34. What can be inferred about the new therapy for leukemia sufferers? A. It can save them many more trips to the hospital.
B. It can improve their ability to fight off all kinds of cancer. C. It can give them a better chance of survival and recovery. D. It can reduce their pain in the process of marrow transplant. 35. What is Scott Gottlieb’s attitude toward gene and cell therapies?
A. Doubtful. B. Optimistic. C. Worried. D. Casual. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
I’ve always been interested in why we do the things we do, so last year I decided I’d like to study psychology. Most courses I found, however, were either too expensive, too long or were impossible to combine with work. I was about to give up 36 . At first, I had no idea what they were talking about, but they explained that a MOOC is a Massive Open Online Course - a new type of course offered completely online to thousands of people, which is designed so that anyone can follow it, regardless of age, location or education - __37 . You can search for hundreds of different subjects, and can usually watch a short introduction video to get an idea of what the course is about.
38 . At first, I didn’t know what to expect or how much time I might spend studying. Each week there were video lectures to watch and readings to do as well as some short assignments. The lectures were really interesting and easy to follow, and it was great to be able to watch them again or pause them to go and do something else. Most MOOCs have online forums （论坛）, too, where students can discuss what they are learning. These are often really fascinating because there are so many different opinions, 39 . If you read everything on the forums, you won’t have time to finish the lectures!
40 . There is a huge range of courses on offer in hundreds of subjects, and you have the chance to learn new things and be in contact with many different types of people, all from the comfort of your own home. Why not check out a MOOC and start learning something new today? A. but they are very time-consuming B. all you need is an Internet connection
C. when a friend suggested that I try a MOOC D. I chose a six-week Social Psychology course
E. it is difficult to find a course to combine with work
F. But the advantages of MOOCs for busy people today are obvious
G. In fact, that seems to be one of the problems of this new way of studying 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处
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的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Cheques have largely replaced money as a means of exchange, for they are widely accepted everywhere. Though this is very 41 for both buyers and sellers, it should not be forgotten that cheques are not real money: They are quite 42 in themselves. A shopkeeper always faces a certain 43 when he accepts a cheque and he is quite within his rights if, on occasion, he 44_ to do so.
People don’t always 45 this and are shocked if their good 46 is called into question. An old and very wealthy friend of mine told me that he had ever had an extremely 47_ experience. He went to a famous jewelry shop which kept a large stock of precious stones and asked to see some necklaces. After examining carefully, he 48 to buy a particularly fine diamond necklace and asked if he could pay by cheque. The assistant said that this was quite in order, but the moment my friend 49 his name, he was invited into the manager’s office.
The manager was polite, and he explained that someone with exactly the same name had __50 them with a worthless cheque not long ago. My friend got very 51 when he heard this and said that he would buy a 52 somewhere else. When he got up to leave, the manager told him that the police would arrive at any moment and that he had better stay there 53 he wanted to get into serious trouble. Sure enough, the police arrived soon afterwards. They politely __54 to my friend for the inconvenience, but explained that a person who had used the same name as his was 55 for a number of recent robberies. Then the police asked my friend to __56 a note which had been used by the thief in several shops. The note read: “I have a gun in my pocket. Ask 57 questions and give me all the money in the safe.” 58 , my friend’s handwriting was quite unlike the thief’s. He was not only 59 to go without further 60 , but to take the diamond necklace with him. 41. A. simple B. easy C. right D. convenient 42. A. valueless B. believable C. useful D. amazing 43. A. chance B. risk C. limit D. situation 44. A. wishes B. hesitates C. refuses D. desires 45. A. like B. know C. admit D. hold 46. A. faith B. example C. money D. friend 47. A. relevant B. pleasant C. common D. terrible 48. A. promised B. demanded C. decided D. managed 49. A. mentioned B. gave C. signed D. spelt 50. A. presented B. equipped C. helped D. supplied 51. A. nervous B. disappointed C. sensitive D. annoyed 52. A. necklace B. cheque C. gift D. diamond 53. A. though B. until C. unless D. since 54. A. came B. apologized C. reported D. listened 55. A. reasonable B. regretful C. suitable D. responsible 56. A. take back B. go through C. copy out D. make up 57. A. all B. any C. no D. few 58. A. Unexpectedly B. Eventually C. Actually D. Fortunately 59. A. allowed B. persuaded C. advised D. forbidden 60. A. notice B. quarrel C. punishment D. delay 第二节（共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分）
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。
Learning English used to be about developing four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. After all, that’s 61 the exams are designed - with four skills tested separately. But over the years, educators have come 62 （realize） that these four skills should never have been separated, but practiced all at once. And the best way to do that is, perhaps, through public speaking.
According to Mei Deming, a professor of English at Shanghai International Studies University, giving a speech in an international language 63 （require）a speaker to integrate（使成为一体）knowledge and content 64 （mental）and express the result systematically. Speakers must draw on the beauty of the language as a whole in order to communicate with an audience.
This is why the annual China Daily “21st Century Cup” National English Speaking Competition has been gaining in popularity since it began in 1996. “This competition has worked __65 a model for developing students’ public-speaking skills in English and provided ideas for English teaching in schools and in learning in a broader sense,” said Mei.
Shi Guohua, 66 English teacher at Shanghai Qibao High School, held a similar view. He said that key competence in acquiring English today comes from the ability to express oneself rather than in simply passing exams.
He also 67 （stress） that communication should go both ways since traditional English speaking education has focused too much on getting messages out while 68 （ignore）the receiver of these messages - the audience. “It’s important to understand the audience and build the link between the content being delivered and the interests of the audience,” he said. “It’s also important to create an impressive opening to a speech.”
As China continues to play an important role in global conversations, there will be more 69_ （chance） for young Chinese people to present China and tell attracting stories. And in order to tell Chinese stories 70 （well）, we first need to develop a more overall English skill. Working on public speaking is, perhaps, the place to start. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：
1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Hearing you’re worded the coming exam, I can quite understand you because we’re in the same boat. But I think we can deal with it properly and my suggestion are as follows.
First of all, it’s normal for us to be nervous till faced with the exam which we think is important. Secondly, we’d better try our best to study hard and built a solid foundation, and then we’ll feel confidence of winning by then. Thirdly, no matter how we felt, the exam is still approaching. So, why not to face it bravely? After all, it is our learning process which really
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