第第7頁2021年12月四級考試預(yù)測押題卷（二）（附答案解析）PartI Writing (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayentitledTheImportanceofChangebycommentingonthesaying“Ifyou’repreparedtoadaptandlearn,youcantransform.”shouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.PartII ListeningComprehension (25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Itwillbedisconnectedforrepainting.Ithasbongedformorethan168years.Itwillstopringingforfouryears.Itwillstopringingforfouryears.keepthefamoustimepiececlean.keeptheclockworkingforfuturegenerations.replacethebellofthefamoustimepiece.reconstructthebuildingandtheclock.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Theymustshowtheirpersonalitiesthroughclothing.Theymustwearalmostallwhite.Theymusthighwhitesocks.Theymustimpressthecrowdwiththeirclothing.A)Herankedthefourthinthetournament.Hewonthetitleinthetournament.Heworeshortwhitesocksinthetournament.Heworeawhiteheadbandwithblackstripes.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.A)Anewlyformedbeach. C)Thereturnofanoldbeach.B)Therevivedtravelbusiness. D)Thereturnofseaweed.A)ItbeganreturninginApril.Itwascoarseatfirst.Itformedafteraseriesofhurricanes.Itbeganreturninglastyear.A)Itisthewestern-mostpartofEurope. C)IthassixBlueFlagbeachesalready.ItisapartofIreland. D)Itisrainyallyearround.SectionBDirections：Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Lookforamissingfile.Mark“Confidential”onafile.Makeacopyofafile.D)Circulateafiletothestaff.A)Anewchairrange.Anewwatchrange.Anewdeskrange.Anewcuprange.A)Becausetheyfoundsomeonesuspicious.Becausethemanlostthekeyofthesafe.Becausethewomanlostanewdesign.Becausethemanlostthepaymentofthismorning.A)Kind-hearted. B)Terrible. C)Strange. D)Humorous.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.A)Open. B)Polite. C)Creative. D)Selfish.A)SheissickofBritishcustom.Shelikesdrinkingcoffee.ShehasbeentoBritainforfouryears.Shedoesn’tspeak“please”sooften.A)Stupid. B)Friendly. C)Terrible. D)Considerate.A)Theyusemanywordstosaythings.Theyapologizeallthetime.Theykeepaslightsmileontheirface.Theyputthemselvesinothers’shoes.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Itisbasedonknowledgelevel.Itisbasedoncognitivelevel.Itisrandom.Itiscontroversial.A)Someteachersworktogethertoteachoneclass.Differentteachersseetomusicandphysicaleducation.Theoldpatternhasbeenreformedtomeetstudents’demand.Oneteacherisprimarilyresponsibleforoneclass.A)Thepreferenceforscience. C)Theteachingsubjects.Theteachingmethods. D)Theteachinggoals.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Buildingcyclepathsontheroad.Publicizingtheadvantagesofcycling.Providingfacilitiesforcyclists.Raisingfaresofpublictransport.A)Itisquickerandcheaper. C)Itdoesn’tneedanyeffort.Itrequireslesscommitment. D)Itenablesonetoloseweightfaster.A)Cyclistshavebiggermuscles. C)Cyclistsareslimmer.Cyclistssuffernopain. D)Cyclistshardlycatchacold.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.A)Itissoothing. C)Itisluxurious.Itisstriking. D)Itisfortunate.A)Itmakesthemcoolandmysterious.ItissimilartothecolouroftheItgivesasenseofbeingdependable.Itindicateswealthandsecurity.A)Itmakesanenvironmentallyfriendlyimpression.Itattractscustomers’attentiongreatly.Itimpliesgrowthandmovement.Itimitatesthecolouroftrafficlights.A)Itwasdifficulttoproducethedyeinthepast.Itisthechoiceofmanychocolatecompanies.Itwasthecolourusedbyroyalfamiliesonly.Itmakesproductsseemunique.PartⅢ ReadingComprehension (40minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.arerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.maynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Myco-teacherandImetintheparkinglotbeforeschoolandstaredintomycartrunkatthecostumesandpropswehadgatheredovertheweekend.weregiddywithexcitementandnervousbecauseneitherofushad26anythinglikethisbefore.Theco-teacher,Alice,hadfoundabookcalledTeachingContentOutrageouslybyStanleyPogrow,whichexplainedhowsecondaryclassroomscanincorporatedramaintoanycontentto27studentsinlearning—incorporatingtheelementofsurprise,forexample,ordevelopingrole-playorsimulationexperiencestoteachcontentandstandards.Thebookinspiredustochangehowwetaughtourseventh-gradelanguage-artsstudentsinahigh-povertyschoolthat28withtestscores,especiallyreadingandmath.Thesenseofurgencyinthebuildingwas29,andthepressureonteacherstoincreasestudentachievementwasoften30.Thedistrictrequiredustoteachacurriculum31alignedwitha15-year-oldreadingtextbookcontainingoutdatedarticlesaboutRickyMartin,icefishing,andcartographyina(n)thatitwasbothcondescendingand33.Butdistrictpersonnelinsistedthatteachersusethetextbook,citingevidencethatitbroughtuptestscores.A)attemptB)designatedC)engageD)extentE)innovativelyF)nonexistentG)obviousH)overwhelmingI)persuadeJ)placeK)rigidlyL)riskM)struggledN)triedO)uninterestingThe34curriculum,wedecided,wouldneverbeenoughtoencourageourstudentstolovereadingandwriting.Therefore,AliceandIdecidedtotaketheA)attemptB)designatedC)engageD)extentE)innovativelyF)nonexistentG)obviousH)overwhelmingI)persuadeJ)placeK)rigidlyL)riskM)struggledN)triedO)uninterestingSectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.CorporateAmbitions:Amazon,theWorld’sMostRemarkableFirm,IsJustGettingStartedAmazonisanextraordinarycompany.TheformerbookselleraccountsformorethanhalfofeverynewdollarspentonlineinAmerica.Itistheworld’sleadingproviderofcloudcomputing.ThisyearAmazonwillprobablyspendtwiceasmuchontelevisionasHBO,acablechannel.Itsown-brandphysicalproductsincludebatteries,almonds,suitsandspeakerslinkedtoavirtualvoice-activatedassistantthatcancontrol,amongotherthings,yourlampsandsprinkler.Amazon’sshareholdersareworkingonthepremisethatitisjustgettingstarted.Sincethebeginningof2015itssharepricehasjumpedby173%,seventimesquickerthaninthetwopreviousyears(and12timesfasterthantheS&P500index).amarketcapitalization(市值)ofsome$400bn,itisthefifth-most-valuablefirmintheworld.Neverbeforehasacompanybeenworthsomuchforsolongwhilemakingsolittlemoney:92%ofitsvalueisduetoprofitsexpectedafter2020.Thatisbecauseinvestorsanticipatebothanextraordinaryriseinrevenue,fromsalesof$136bnlastyeartohalfatrillionoverthenextdecade,andajumpinprofits.ThehopesinvestedinitimplythatitwillprobablybecomemoreprofitablethananyotherfirminAmerica.Groundforskepticismdoesnotcomemuchmorefertilethanthis:Amazonwillhavetogrowfasterthanalmostanybigcompanyinmodernhistorytojustifyitsvaluation.Canitpossiblydoso?Itiseasytotickoffsomeofthepitfalls(隱患).Rivalswillnotstandstill.Microsofthascloud-computingambitions;alreadyhasrevenuesnudging$500bnandisbeefinguponline.IfanythinghappenedtoJeffBezos,Amazon’sfounderandboss,thegapwouldbeexceptionallyhardtofill.Butthestrikingthingaboutthecompanyishowmuchoachanceithasofachievingsuchunprecedentedgoals.Thisislargelyduetothefirm’sunusualapproachtotwodimensionsofcorporatelife.Thefirstoftheseistime.Inanerawhenexecutivesroutinelywhingeabout(發(fā)牢騷)pressuretoproduceshort-termresults,Amazonisresolutelyfocusedonthedistanthorizon.Bezosemphasisescontinualinvestmenttopropel(推動)itstwoprincipalbusinesses,e-commerceandAmazonServices(AWS),itscloud-computingarm.Ine-commerce,themoreshoppersAmazonlures,themoreretailersandmanufacturerswanttoselltheirgoodsonAmazon.ThatgivesAmazonmorecashfornewservices—suchastwo-hourshippingandmusic—whichenticemoreshoppers.Similarly,themorecustomersusethemoreAmazoncaninvestinnewservices,whichattractmorecustomers.Athirdvirtuouscircleisstartingtowhirl迅速旋轉(zhuǎn))aroundAlexa,thefirm’svoice-activatedassistant:asdevelopersbuildservicesforAlexa,itbecomesmoreusefultoconsumers,givingdevelopersreasontocreateyetmoreservices.Solongasshareholdersretaintheirfaithinthismodel,Amazon’sheadyvaluationresemblesaself-fulfillingprophecy.Thecompanywillbeabletokeepspending,anditsspendingwillkeepmakingitmorepowerful.TheirfaithissustainedbyAmazon’srecord.Ithashaditsfailures—itsattempttomakeasmartphonewasadebacle.Butthebusinessisstartingtocrankout(快速大量地制造)cash.Lastyearcashflow(beforeinvestment)was$16bn,morethanquadruplethelevelfiveyearsago.IfAmazon’sapproachtotime-framesiscompetitors,astooisthesheerbreadthofitsactivities.Thecompany’slistofcurrentandpossiblecompetitors,asdescribedinitsannualfilings,includeslogisticsfirms,searchengines,socialnetworks,foodmanufacturersandproducersof“physical,digitalandinteractivemediaofalltypes”.Awingspanthislargeismorereminiscentofaconglomerate(大型聯(lián)合企業(yè))thanaretailer,whichmakesAmazon’ssharepriceseemevenmorebloated:stockmarketstypicallyapplya“conglomeratediscount”toreflecttheirinefficencies.ManyoftheseservicessupportAmazon’sownexpansionandthatofothercompanies.TheobviousexampleiswhichpowersAmazon’soperationsaswellasthoseofotherfirms.ButAmazonalsorentswarehousespacetoothersellers.Itisbuildinga$1.5bnair-freighthub(中心)inKentucky.Itistestingtechnologyinstorestoletconsumersskipthecashregisteraltogether,andexperimentingwithdronedeliveriestothehome.Suchtoolscouldpresumablyserveothercustomers,too.SomethinkthatAmazoncouldbecomeanewkindofutility:onethatprovidestheinfrastructureofcommerce,fromcomputingpowertopaymentstologistics.AndhereliesrealproblemwiththeexpectationssurroundingAmazon.Ifitgetsanywhereclosetofulfillingthem,itwillattentionofregulators.FornowAmazonisunlikelytotriggerantitrust(反壟斷的)action.ItisnotyetthebiggestretailerinAmerica,itsmostmaturemarket.America’santitrustenforcerslookmainlyataeffectonconsumersandpricing.Seenthroughthislens,antitrustenforcerslookmainlyatafirm’seffectonconsumersandpricing.Seenthroughthislens,Amazonappearspristine(處于原始狀態(tài)的Consumersapplaudit;itisthemostwell-regardedcompanyinAmerica,accordingtoaHarrispoll.(AWSisaboontostartups,too.)Butasitgrows,sowillconcernsaboutitspower.Evenonstandardantitrustgrounds,thatmayposeaproblem:ifitmakesasmuchmoneyasinvestorshope,aroughcalculationsuggestsitsearningscouldbeworththeequivalentof25%ofthecombinedprofitsoflistedretailandmediafirms.Butregulatorsarealsochangingthewaytheythinkabouttechnology.InEurope,Googlestandsaccusedofusingitscloutasasearchenginetoextenditspowertoadjacentbusinesses.Thecomparativeimmunityfromlegalliabilityofdigitalplatforms—forthepostingofinflammatorycontentonFacebook,orthevettingofdriversonUber—isbeingchippedAmazon’sbusinessmodelwillalsoencourageregulatorstothinkdifferently.InvestorsvalueAmazon’sgrowthoverprofits;thatmakespredatorypricingmoretempting.Infuture,firmscouldincreasinglydependontoolsprovidedbytheirbiggestrival.IfAmazondoesbecomeautilityforcommerce,thecallswillgrowforittoberegulatedasone.ShareholdersarerighttobelieveinAmazon’spotential.Butsuccesswillbringitintoconflictwithanevenstrongerbeast:government.Amazonhasformedsoundcirclesthatpushitse-commerce,andAlexavoiceserviceforward.ThereislesschanceofAmericangovernmentfilinganantitrustlawsuitagainstAmazonbecauseofitsscaleasaretailerandcustomers’positivecomments.ThetwopotentialperilsfacedbyAmazoncomefromitscompetitorsanditsleaderJeffBezosrespectively.39.Amazonusedtosellbooksonline,butnowthecompanyhasexpandeditsbusinessscopeintoprovidingcloudcomputingandmanufacturingitsownphysicalproducts.believedthatAmazonwillofferinfrastructureofcommercewithitsrentalwarehousespace,logisticscenterinKentucky,checkout-freeshoppingtechnologyanddronedelivery.ThedevelopmentofAmazonandthechangingattitudeofregulatorstowardstechnologywillpossiblybringAmazonantitrusttroubleinthefuture.Amazon’sexecutiveshaven’texperiencedthesamepressureastheircounterpartsinothercompaniesduetoAmazon’sforward-lookingstrategyaboutcontinuinginvestingine-commerceandAmazonremainssohighinmarketvalueforsolongbutsosmallinprofitthatnoothercompanyinhistorycanmatchwithit.DespiteAmazon’ssetbackinmakingsmartphones,thisbusinessisnowturningaprofit.Theinvestors’doubleexpectationsforAmazonsuggestthatitislikelytobecomethemostprofitablecompanyinAmerica.SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Thinktoday’skidswanttobedoctorsorlawyers?No.YouTubestardom(明星)itthenumberonedreamcareerforyoungpeopletoday,atleastaccordingtoawidelypublicizedsurveybyaBritishnewspaper.Theappealisobvious:Some20-somethingsaremakingmillionsbyplayingvideogamesorsharingbeautytipsonline.Butthepressureofhavingtoendlesslyproduceoriginalcontentthatmakesthemlookaccessible,transparent,andauthentichasproventoomuchforsomepeople,includingEssenaO’Neill.Theformersocialmediafigurewentpublicinherpostsaboutexperiencingsymptomsofdepressionandanxietyfromlivinganoverexposedlife.Livingprofessionallyonlinehasalsobeenachallengefor24-year-oldLaurenRiihimaki.SixmillionpeoplefollowherYouTubechannel,LaurDIY,whichcoverstopicsrangingfromhomedecoratingtoheradoptionofalovelylittledog.Mostofthesestarsarebetweentheagesof20and26.Unlikemoviestarsorrockstars,thesevideostarsdomostoftheirworkthemselves.They’reresponsibleforeverythingfromdevelopinganidea,tophysicallyproducingit,tostarringinit,todirectingit,toeditingit,toprogrammingit,topromotingandmarketingAndtokeeptheirhungryaudiencessatisfied,theyshouldbedoingallthatatleasttwiceaweek.That’swhyLaurenRiihimakicameclosenotjusttoburningout,butbreakingdown.ShehasovercomeandpushedtheboundariesofheranxietysoinsanelysinceshestartedYouTube.Sheseesapsychologistandshe’sonmedication(藥物治療).Andthat’sbeenworkingforher.DanaJulian,aLosAngelespsychologist,saysoneofthehardestthingsaboutmanaginglifeasastarismakingacareeroutofsomethingthatcanbeanaddiction.AnyonewithaFacebook,orInstagramaccountisfamiliarwiththerushtoshowoff.Butnow,imagineitmagnified(放大)bymillionsofclicks,likesandfollowers.ForYouTubestars,whenthey’reclearlyoverwhelmed,theyshouldbetoldtogetofflineforawhile.Stopbeingabrand.Takesometime,justtobeapersonagain.Whyisstardomthenumberonedreamcareerforyoungpeople?A)Theyprefertosharetheirbeautysecretsonline.Theyconsideritthebestwaytomakealiving.Theyareattractedbythewaytomakeafortune.Theywishtobecomewell-knownandwealthy.WhatdoweknowaboutEssenaO’Neill?Shesufferedfromanxietybecauseofherlovelife.Shepretendedtobeauthenticandaccessible.Shewasoverburdenedwithdebtandwork.Shemightnotbeasocialmediastaranymore.WhatcanweconcludeaboutLaurenRiihimaki?Shehasadoptedmorethanonelittledog.Sheisontheedgeofchaosandconfusion.Shehasbecomesensitiveandconfusion.Sheismakingprogresswiththehelpofanexpert.Comparingtomoviestarsorrockstars,videostarsprobably .havemoreskillsworklongerhourshavetobestrongerhavefeweraudiencesAccordingtoDanaJulian,youngpeopledreamtobevideostarsbecauseof .interest B)vanity C)enlightenment D)curiosityPassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Fordecades,biobankinghasbeenheldupasanessentialresearchtool.Whilefewdoubtthescientificvalueofhavingcataloguesofwell-characterizedtissues,cells,andothersamples,theseresearchplatformshavealsogeneratedasignificantamountoflegalandmoralcontroversy,especiallyinthecontextofconsentandthecontrolofresearchsamples.Throughouttheworld,billionsofpublicandprivatedollarshavebeeninvestedinbiobanksandmillionsofindividualshavebeenaskedtodonatebiologicalmaterialandpersonalinformation.But,atthesametime,thereremainsdeepuncertaintyaboutfundamentallegalandmoralnorms.Legalscholarshavearguedthatthemostcommonlyusedformofconsent—thatis,broadoropenconsent—doesnotadheretorelevantlegalnorms,whichwouldseemtorequireamorecomprehensiveandspecificapproachtotheconsentprocess.Becausethedetailsoffutureworkcannotbeknown,thisapproachmeansprovidingresearchparticipantswithfarlessinformationthanistraditionallydisclosed(披露)inthecaseofspecificconsent.Itistruethatmanystudieshaveconsistentlyfoundthat,forthemostpart,thepublicsupportsbiobankinginitiativesandtruststheresearchcommunity.Butthatsupportandtrustarefragile.Therearemanysocialforces,suchastheincreasinginvolvementofindustryinbiobankinginitiatives,whichcoulderodepublicconfidence.Inaddition,thereareanumberofsocialtrendsthatmayheightenpublicinterestinthecontrolofhumanbiologicalmaterial.Researchethicscontroversiescanhaveaprofounderectonpublicperceptionsandconsentpolicy.Anemerginginterestinbiorights,thoughnotwidespread,couldalsochallengetheexistingapproachesofbiobanking.Indeed,areassuchasgenetics(遺傳學(xué))andstemcellresearchreceiveagreatdealofpositivecoverageinthepopularpress,includingreferencetotheeconomicpotentialofthework.Withinthescientificcommunityithasbecomewidelyacceptedthatbiobanksareanindispensableresearchtool,essentialforpickingoutcomplexgene-environmentinteractions.Thereislittledoubtthatbiobankingisheretostay.Butweneedtorecognizethatdespitedecadesofacademicdebate,fundamentallegalandmoralchallengesremain.Astobiobanking,whatdopeopledoubtabout?Thepermissionandcontrolofsamples.Thedonationofbiologicalmaterial.Thescientificvalueofresearchsamples.Theelementarylegalandmoralstandards.Whatisoneofthedisadvantagesofbroadconsentcomparingtospecificconsent?Itfollowsmoreapproaches.Itrequiresmoreparticipants.第第19頁Itrevealslessinformation.Itconformstofewerlegalnorms.Theword“fragile”(Line2,Para.4)mostprobablymeans .delicate B)illogical C)persistent D)damagedWhatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?Thefutureofbiobankingseemstobebrightandpromising.Stemcellresearchhasbecomethefocusofbiobankingresearch.Peoplehaveshiftedtheirinteresttobiorightsinsteadofresearch.Theeconomicpotentialofbiobankingresearchshouldbeemphasized.Whatdiestheauthorthinkofbiobanking?Itisavitalresearchtoolthatresearcherscannotdowithout.Despiteitssignificance,someproblemsstillneedtobesolved.Itexploresthefunctionsofhumangenesandenvironment.Thecontroversyaboutbiobankingwillcontinueforalongtime.PartⅣ Translation (30minutes)Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.shouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.（TraditionalChinese160多個國家和地區(qū)。有人甚至戲稱中醫(yī)是中國的第五大發(fā)明。2021年12月四級考試預(yù)測押題卷（二）——答案解析PartI Writing高分范文精彩點評TheImportanceofChange①Ifyou’repreparedtoadaptandlearn,youcantransform.”isaproverbthatisbeingwidelytalkedabout,whichindicatesthatchangeisofutmostimportance.②Changeisconducivetoone’sgrowthandimprovementinmanyways.③Ontheonehand,changeendowsuswithawholeenchantedpalaceofthoughts,whichprovidesuswithawiderprospectandmoreinnovativeideastolocateaproblemandfixit.④Ontheotherhand,thecompetitioninmodernsocietyactuallyisthecompetitionofknowledge,competenceandtalentedpeople.Onlythosewhochangeandemancipatetheirmindscankeeppacewiththetimeandmaintainacompetitiveedge.⑤Byallaccounts,timetoputspecialemphasisontheimportanceofstoppingbeingstuckinarut.⑥Moreover,whatreinforcesmysenseofchangeisthattheonlythingconstantischangeitself,whichisakindoficingonthecakeoflifeandmakesitmorecolorfulandnolongerdrab.⑦Don’tbelieveit?Whynothaveatry?②過渡句，點明改變對個人成長和進(jìn)步具有重要意義。③④用Ontheonehand…和Ontheotherhand…分析改變的重要性：賦予人們發(fā)現(xiàn)問題和解決問題的新思路；使人們在快速發(fā)展的當(dāng)今社會保持競爭力。⑤總結(jié)上文，點明寫作主旨：我們不應(yīng)該一成不變。⑦呼吁大家積極做出改變。加分亮點Indicate表明Utmost極為重要的Conducive有助于……的endowsb.with…賦予某人……emancipate解放，革新bestuckinarut一成不變icingonthecake錦上添花drab乏味的，單調(diào)的SectionA

PartII ListeningComprehensionNewsReportOnPeoplefromLondonliketocalltheringingofBigBen“bongs.”Theymarkthestartofanewhour.(1)Thebell,knownas“BigBen”inLondon,startedmakingitsbongs158yearsago.ButbeginningonAugust21,itwillgosilentforfouryears.Thebellwillringforthelasttimeat12noon.Thebellwillbedisconnectedfromtheclockascrewslaunchamajorrepairprojectinthetower.Theclock,however,willcontinuetotellthetime,silently.TheonlytimepeopleinLondonwillhearthebellswillbeonRemembranceSunday,whichfallsonNovember12ththisyear,andNewEve.Therenovationprojectwillcostabout$40million,saidSteveJaggs.Heisknownas“TheKeeperoftheGreatClock.”(2)Jaggssaidthegoalistokeepthebuildingsafeandthefamoustimepieceworkingforfuturegenerationstoenjoy.Theclockfacesandmanyoftheclock’smovingpartswillbetakenapartandcleaned.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutBigBen?D)Whatthepurposeoftherenovationproject?B)NewsReportTwo(3)TennisplayersmustwearalmostallwhiteatWimbledon.Thatincludesshorts,shirts,hats,dresses,shoesandsocks.ButwhentheygettoNewYorkinthelatesummerfortheUSOpen,theylettheirpersonalitiescomeoutthroughtheirclothing.OnMondaynight,MariaSharapovaplayedinherfirstmajortournamentinoverayear.Shewassuspendedfortakingabanneddruginearly2016.Sheimpressedthecrowdwithashinyblackdress.Thedressshinedbecauseitwasembeddedwithcrystals.Amongthemaleplayersatthetournament,peoplearetalkingabouttheclothingwornthisweekbyAlexanderZverevfromGermany.(4)Zverevwasthefourth-rankedplayerinthetournament.Tennisexpertsthoughthecouldwinthetitle.AgainstDarianKingofBarbados,ZverevwaswearingatennisoutfitsimilartotheonewornbySwedishstarBjornBorginthe1970s.Hehadawhiteheadbandwiththinstripesholdingbackhislonghair.Heworeasimilarlystyledshirtandevencompletedthethrowbacklookwithhighwhitesocks.Tennisplayershavenotwornthosesockssincetheearly1980s.ZverevsaidhislookwasdesignedbysingerPharrellWilliams.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.WhatcanwelearnabouttennisplayersatWimbledon?B)WhatcanwelearnaboutZverev?A)NewsReportThree(5)ManypeopleonanislandinwesternIrelandareexcited.Theyarecelebratinganewbeach.Butactually,itisthereturnofanoldbeach.ThepeopleliveinDooagh,asmallcommunityonAchillIsland.OlderresidentsofDooaghremembertravellingdowntothecoastlineandwalkingonthesand.Butduringastorminthe1980s,thebeachwaswashedAllthatremainedwererocks,seaweedandsmallpoolsofwater.Inrecentweeks,thebeachreturned.SeanMolloyworksfortheAchillIslandTouristOffice.(6)HetoldreportersthatthesandbeganreturningtoDooaghBaylastyear.Hesaidthewaterseemedbrighterbecausetherewasmoresandbelow.Thenthisyear,afteraseriesofstormsinAprilwhenthewindwasblowinghard,thesandappearedalongthecoastline.Residents