55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60.
A. ability B. aspiration C. achievement D. strength A. reasonably B. respectivelyC. regularly D. relatively A. security B. payment C. advantage D. reputation A. appetite B. possibility C. movement D. sensation A. industrialized countries B. emerging economies C. the North America region D. the Asia-Pacific areas A. self-financed B. family-supported C. government-sponsored D. state-funded
61. A. faculty recruitment B. branch campuses
C. curricular development D. local authorities 62. A. Therefore B. However C. Moreover D. Otherwise 63. A. anticipate B. restore C. recognize D. forward 64. A. To sum up B. As a result C. In comparison D. In addition 65. A. mobility B. results C. products D. growth
Reading
(A)
The long-term effects of being bullied by other kids are worse than being abused by an adult, new
research shows.
Among a large group of children in England, those who were bullied were 60% more likely to
have mental health problems as adults than were those who suffered physical, emotional or sexual abuse. And among a large group of children in the United States, the risk of mental health problems was nearly four times greater for victims of bullying than for victims of child abuse.
The findings, published in the journal Lancet Psychiatry, underscore the need to take bullying
more seriously as a public health problem.
Previous studies have shown that children who are abused by adults or victimized by their peers grow up to suffer higher rates of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation, among other problems. Both are bad, but the researchers wanted to know which was worse.
As they assessed the risks of mental health problems, the researchers controlled for gender, family
instability or adversity, socioeconomic status and other factors that might influence the link between maltreatment and mental health.
A history of child abuse was associated with a greater risk of mental health problems as an adult for the American children, but not for their English counterparts. However, children in both countries were more likely to have mental health problems if they had been bullied.
Overall, the effects of bullying were worse. For instance, the English children who were bullied
were 70% more likely to experience depression or practice some form of self-harm than were children who suffered child abuse. The American children were nearly five times more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety if they were bullied than if they were abused.
66. The word “underscore” (Para. 3) in the passage means ___________________ .
A. clarify B. emphasize C. satisfy D. forward
67. The “other factors” the researchers controlled for assessing the risks of mental health problems might include which of the following?
A. Divorce. B. Boy or Girl. C. History of family diseases. D. Annual family income.
68. According to the study, an ________________ kid who ______________________ in his childhood is most likely to suffer mental health problems in his adulthood?
A. American; was abused B. English; was bullied C. American; was bullied D. English; was abused
(B)
Sending a thank-you letter is as important as interview preparation. But they?re tough to write, so people either tell themselves that not sending one doesn?t matter, or they procrastinate until it?s too late and almost pointless anyway.
Why it?s important
A thank-you letter is an additional sales piece. You?re selling a product: you. So beyond the reason of etiquette, the letter sells you as a polite person who recognizes that the interviewer gave you something valuable --- time and consideration.
A fundamental rule of sales is to keep the product in front of the buyer and reinforce its benefits. So, the letter gives you ample space to comment on what you liked about the company, why your skills are of benefit to them and how much you?re interested.
Thank-you letters are one of the reasons why it?s important to take notes during an interview. Not only does it show good attention to detail, it saves you from having to scrunch up your face trying to remember some of the information you learned about the company and position during the interview. Let?s look at how to create one of these so that it becomes a less-odious task.
First paragraph
Open with the initial thank-you and include how you enjoyed the meeting. Say why. Maybe the people you met were exceptional. Perhaps their company philosophy was exactly what you had hoped for. Pick something out, and put it down. Just make it real.
Second paragraph
What took place during your interview? Pull out a piece of information that pleased you, say what it was and tell them why. Discuss a particular aspect of the job you find appealing and reiterate why you?d be successful at it, how long you?ve been performing it or how similar it is to something you?ve done in the past.
Third paragraph
Wind it up. Reiterate your interest. Be enthusiastic! There?s nothing wrong with coming right out and saying, “I?d love to work for X company!”
69. According to the passage, taking notes during an interview is important EXCEPT _______________. A. it brings back details in the interview to you B. it makes you love the company C. it helps you sell your skills
D. it assists you in completing the thank-you letter
70. As suggested above, which of the following sentence is most likely to appear in the 2nd paragraph in a thank-you letter?
A. I?ve always been sharing the notion with yours: Customers First.
B. It?s my personal honor to have met one of my senior alumni in my dream company.
C. In my school, I had already worked out a mobile app aimed at teenagers that later was bought by one of your rivals.
D. The challenge of a marketing position is what I am always interested in and this time, particularly, in the field of male cosmetics.
71. What we can infer from the passage?
A. A thank-you letter should be short and brief. B. A thank-you letter is a repetition of your resume.
C. A thank-you letter usually goes to the man you are likely to work for. D. A thank-you letter should be written in time.
72. This passage is probably aimed at ____________ . A. personnel department officials B. newly-graduated students C. professors in medicine D. transnational head-hunters
(C)
Scattered around the globe are more than one hundred regions of volcanic activity known as hot spots (hot spot: a place in the upper mantle (地幔) of the earth at which hot magma from the lower mantle upwells to melt through the crust usually in the interior of a tectonic (地壳构造的) plate to form a volcanic feature; also: a place in the crust overlying a hot spot). Unlike most volcanoes, hot spots are rarely found along the boundaries of the continental and oceanic plates that comprise the Earth?s crust; most hot spots lie deep in the interior of plates and are anchored deep in the layers of the Earth?s surface. Hot spots are also distinguished from other volcanoes by their lavas, which contain greater amounts of alkali metals than do those from volcanoes at plate margins.
In some cases, plates moving past hot spots have left trails of extinct volcanoes in much the same way that wind passing over a chimney carries off puffs of smoke. It appears that the Hawaiian Islands were created in such a manner by a single source of lava, welling up from a hot spot, over which the Pacific Ocean plate passed on a course roughly from the east toward the northwest, carrying off a line of volcanoes of increasing age. Two other Pacific island chains—the Austral Ridge and the Tuamotu Ridge—parallel the configuration (构造) of the Hawaiian chain; they are also aligned from the east toward the northwest, with the most recent volcanic activity near their eastern terminuses.
That the Pacific plate and the other plates are moving is now beyond dispute; the relative motion of the plates has been reconstructed in detail. However, the relative motion of the plates with respect to the Earth?s interior cannot be determined easily. Hot spots provide the measuring instruments for resolving the question of whether two continental plates are moving in opposite directions or whether one is stationary and the other is drifting away from it. The most compelling evidence that a continental plate is stationary is that, at some hot spots, lavas of several ages are superposed instead of being spread out in chronological sequence. Of course, reconstruction of plate motion from the tracks of hot-spot volcanoes assumes that hot spots are immobile, or nearly so. Several studies support such an assumption, including one that has shown that prominent hot spots throughout the world seem not to have moved during the past ten million years. Beyond acting as frames of reference, hot spots apparently influence the geophysical processes that propel the plates across the globe. When a continental plate comes to rest over a hot spot, material welling up from deeper layers forms a broad dome that, as it grows, develops deep fissures (裂沟). In some instances, the continental plate may rupture (破裂) entirely along some of the fissures so that the hot spot initiates the
formation of a new ocean. Thus, just as earlier theories have explained the mobility of the continental plates, so hot-spot activity may suggest a theory to explain their instability.
73. According to the passage, hot spots differ from most volcanoes in that hot spots _______________________ . A. can only be found near islands
B. are active whereas all other volcanoes are extinct C. are situated closer to the earth?s surface
D. have greater amounts of alkali metals in their lavas
74. It can be inferred from the passage that evidence for the apparent course of the Pacific plate has been provided by the ______________________ . A. dimensions of ocean hot spots
B. concurrent movement of two hot spots C. pattern of fissures in the ocean floor
D. configurations of several mid-ocean island chains
75. It can be inferred from the passage that the spreading out of lavas of different ages at hot spots indicates that a ______________________ . A. hot spot is active
B. continental plate has moved C. continental rupture is imminent
D. volcano contains large concentrations of alkali metals
76. The passage suggests which of the following about the Hawaiian Islands, the Austral Ridge, and the Tuamotu Ridge?
A. The three chains of islands are moving eastward.
B. The three island chains are a result of the same plate movement.
C. The Hawaiian Islands are receding from the other two island chains at a relatively rapid rate.
D. The Austral Ridge and the Tuamotu Ridge chains have moved closer together whereas the Hawaiian Islands have remained stationary.
77. The primary purpose of the passage is to ___________________________ . A. describe the way in which hot spots influence the extinction of volcanoes B. describe and explain the formation of the oceans and continents
C. describe hot spots and explain how they appear to influence and record the motion of plates D. describe the formation and orientation of island chains in the Pacific Ocean
(D)
Kunal Bahl?s American dream was coming together in late 2007. He had Ivy League degrees in business and engineering, a debut (初始的) job at Microsoft and a roadmap to the career he?d always wanted in Silicon Valley. Then his application for a U.S. visa was rejected, and he was kicked out of the country. Luck for him.
Back in India, he got over the shock and founded a company in New Delhi with a childhood friend. Today Snapdeal.com is one of the most highly valued startups in the world?s third-largest economy, valued at about $5 billion. The 31-year-old is one of the thousands of a generation of engineers and entrepreneurs (企业家) who quit America for home --- some by choice, some because of U.S. immigration barriers --- to find a technology industry with more greenfield (为开发地区的) opportunities than Silicon Valley. Many
