单项选择题
1、根据下列材料，请回答题：
Passage One
Questions 56 to 60 are based on the following passage.
Living in a time when an ever-increasing number of news providers push a constant stream of headlines at us every day, people cannot say they do not feel overwhelmed.
But what of it's the ways we choose to read the news that make us feel overwhelmed? An interesting new study conducted by Avery Holton and Iris Chyi from the University of Texas looks at the factors that contribute to the concept of information overload.
They surveyed more than 750 adults on their digital consumption habits and perceptions of information overload. What the findings suggest, Holton said, is that the news platforms a person is using can play a bigger role in making him feel overwhelmed than the sheer number of news sources being consumed. So even if you read The Huffington Post and The New York Times in a day, you may not feel as drowned with news ff you read on your phone instead of on your desktop. The more contained, or even constrained, aplat form feels, the more it can contribute to people feeling less overwhelmed, Holton said.
That may also explain why people have feelings of being overwhelmed by Facebook, which like reading on the web, can be a bottomless hole of stories, videos, and endless links. But it doesn't explain why people in the survey had different feelings towards Twitter, which can also be a stream of links.
One possible explanation is whether you define yourself" as a news fan. The survey asked people to report. how much they enjoyed keeping up with the new——people who said they did had less of a perception of information overload. If you're the type of person who wants to follow news during the day, it's likely you have an established routine and a set of sites you check regularly. You also may not need as much context around the news. All of that would make Twitter a good source for you.
Conversely, if you're more passive about following the news, you might need to make more , of an effort to find the right sources or find background or contextual information, which could lead to feelings of being overloaded, Holton said. "Knowing what you're looking for can decrease overload or perceptions of overload. So can constant engagement," he said.

The new study conducted by Avery Holton and Iris Chyi
A．examines how news providers take advantage of headlines
B．studies what can lead to the concept of information overload
C．discusses solutions for people who feel overwhelmed
D．reviews different attitudes to the digital consumption


2、根据材料，回答问题。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

A．To show a videotape on survival in outer space.
B．To gain support for the space program.
C．To describe her experience on space missions.
D．To inform the audience about the space suit.


3、根据材料，回答问题。
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.

A．She buys many clothes.
B．She buys a lot of chocolate.
C．She eats a lot of things.
D．She sleeps a great deal.


4、听句子，回答问题。
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A．,B．, C．and D．, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

A．He is very quiet.
B．He gives amusing lectures.
C．He should give more than one series of talks.
D．He lectures only to the serious students.


5、根据以下资料，回答题：
Quesaons 56 to60 are based on thefollowingpassage．
When it comes to noise cancelling headphones，sometimes the best offense is a good defense．While there are plenty of active noise cancelling headphones that use a complex(and pricey)method to block distracting sounds，there are simpler ways．How about headphones with a snug fit that simply plug up your ear canals?
This process is called passive isolation．It’s not uncommon for a consumer faced with the choice between the descriptors“passive”and“active”to choose the stronger-sounding technology,but great passive isolation can be just as effective and cost a lot less．
The AKG K323 XS headphones($59 MSRP)are just such a pair．Sleek and portable，they produce a huge sound marked with prominent bass，supportive mids，and very healthy highs．They’re also the best passive isolators that we’ve tested in a long time．Like most in-ears，the XS headphones are quite small and simply designed，available in white，blue，orange．yellow,green—the list goes on．The Android version packs a one-button universal remote，and there’s also a three．button version for iOS．The XS’s teeny form factor,featherweight frame，and smalI carry case are additional on．the．go perks(特权享受)．
The cable is simple，but of decent quality,It’s shorter than most cords—just 3．5 feet—which may or may not be desirable depending on how you use them．
Ears come in all different shapes．and so do the speaker covers．AKG includes four different options：extra small，small，medium，and large．
In the audio test labs．these AKGs proved to be a straight．A student．Thanks to moderate bass notes and very prominent middle and high notes，music sounds both full and balanced．From classical，to jazz，to hip hop，every genre benefits from this even-handed sound quality．Listeners will enjoy big，thumping bass that doesn’t obscure subtler insmunents like violin and piano．These tiny in．ears aced distortion tests，to—you won’t find one drop of unwanted or distorted sound．
The K323 XS really shines．even in a crowded market．It’s hard to pick which glowing attribute to praise first：The massive，well．balanced sound stage?The distortion．free listening experience?The$59 price tag?The monster isolation?The tiny,portable design?These AKGs are simply aces()，and online sale prices of around$40 kick everything up another notch(等级)．
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
What can you learn from the first two paragraphs?
A．All active isolators are technically complex．
B．Consumers are more likely to choose active isolators．
C．Passive isolation isn’t as effective as the active one．
D．Consumers prefer those low-priced passive isolators．


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回答题
    The social network will let users“mute”messages from other users on their timelines without the muted person’s knowledge，thereby avoiding the(36)__________
    process of having to unfollow(取消关注)，or put up with，your(37)__________talkative IRL friends．Twitter rolled out new(38)__________to let users better manage the deluge(泛滥)of tweets they receive．
    Users can now“mute”people they follow,removing those people’s tweets and retweets from their own timelines．The muted person won’t know that he or she has been(39)__________．It’s a stealthy way to read less content from certain users without having to unfollow them．A person can easily be muted or(40)__________at any time，Twitter said in a blog post．
    “Mute gives you even more(41)__________over the content you see on Twitter by letting you remove a user’s content from key parts of your Twitter experience，”the company said．
    Though Twitter had been experimenting with the feature in recent weeks，it announced that muting will be(42)__________to all users of the company’s iOS and Android apps，as well as the Twitter．com website．Some other Twitter applications，like TweetDeck，already allowed muting．
    The feature is part of Twitter’s(43)__________strategy to make its service more accessible to a wider range of people．Following a successful initial public offerin9，Twitter’s stock has tumbled in recent months as investors worry about the social network’s(44)__________to attract new users．CEO Dick Costolo(45)__________that Twitter would make changes to its interface this year to make it easier to understand and manage．The company overhauled(彻底检修)user profile pages in April as part of this effort．
A．silenced
B．awkward
C．unmvted
D．feature
E．embarrassment
F．unfollowed
G．control
H．extremely
I．overall
J．vowed
K．generally
L．ability
M．accepted
N．available
O．characters

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简答题
7、1．目前，网上订餐逐渐成了一种流行的生活方式
2．出现这一现象的原因及其影响
3．我的观点
My view on Online Meal Ordering
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