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_{Part I}Writing(30 minutes)

^{Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed 30minutestowriteanessaythat beginswiththe sentence“There}

is a growing awareness of the importance ofdigital literacy and skills in today's world.”You can make

comments,cite examples or useyourpersonal experiences to developyour essay.You should write at least 150words but no more than 200 words

You should copy the sentence given inquotesat thebeginningofyouressay.

Part IIListening Comprehension^{(30 minutes)}

Section A

Directions: In this section,you will hear two long conversations.At the endofeach conversation,youwill hear four questions.Both the conversation and the questions will bespoken only once.Afteryou hear a question,you must choose the best answerfrom thefour choices markedA),B),C)andD).Then mark the corresponding letteron Answer Sheet I with a single line throughthecentre

Questions1 to 4 are based on the conversation youhavejustheard.

^{1.A)Reply to the man's last proposal within a short time.}

 B)Sign the agreement if one small change is made to it.

 C)Make a sponsorship deal for her client at the meeting.

 D)Give the man some good news regarding the contract

2.A)They are becoming impatient.                                    C)They are used to making alterations.

 B)They are afraid time is running out.                             D)They are concerned about the details.

3.A)To prevent geographical discrimination.                    ^{C)To avoid anyconflictofinterest}

_{B)To tap the food and beverage market.}                          ^{D)To reduce unfair competition}

4.A)It is a potential market for food and beverage.            C)It is a negligible market for his company.

 B)It is very attractive for real estate developers.              D)It is very different from other markets.

Questions 5 to 8 are based on theconversation youhavejustheard.

5.A)They are thrilled by a rare astronomic phenomenon

 B)They are celebrating a big event on mountain tops.

 C)They are enthusiastic about big science-related stories.

 D)They are joined by astronomers all across North America.

6.A)It will be the most formidable of its kind in over a century

^{B)It will come closest to Earth in more than one hundred years}

 C)It will eclipse many other such events in human history

 D)It will be seen most clearly from Denver's mountain tops.

^{7.A)A   blur.}                                                                         C)The edge of our galaxy.

^B)Stars.                                            D)An ordinary flying object.

8.A)Use professional equipment.                                      C)Fix their eyes due north

 B)Climb to the nearby heights                                      D)Make use of phone apps

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Section B

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfour questions.Both  thepassage  and  the  questions  will  be  spoken  only  once.Afteryou  hear  a  question,you  must choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron AnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre

Questions 9 to11 are based on the passage youhave justheard.

 9.A)Whetherconsumersshouldbewarnedagainstultra-processedfoods.

 B)Whether thereissufficientscientificconsensusondietaryguidelines

^{C)Whether guidelinescanform the basisfor nutritionadvice toconsumers.}

 D)Whetherfoodscientists willagreeon theconceptofultra-processedfoods

Questions12 to15 are based on the passage you have justheard.

 12.A)Theybegintothinkofthebenefitsofconstraints.C)Theytryhardtomaximizetheirmentalenergy.

 B)They try toseeksolutionsfromcreative people.          D)They begin tosee theworldinadifferentway13.A)Itischaracteristicof allcreativepeople.                      C)Itisacreativeperson'sresponsetolimitation.

 B)Itisessential to pushingsocietyforward.                     D)Itisanimpetus tosocio-economicdevelopment. 14.A)Scarcityorabundanceofresources haslittleimpacton people'screativity.

^{B)Innovative peoplearenotconstrainedinconnectingunrelatedconcepts}

 C)People have noincentive to useavailable resourcesinnewways.

 D)Creativepeopletendtoconsumemoreavailableresources

 15.A)Itiskeytoacompany'ssurvival.                                 C)Itisessentialtomeetingchallenges

 B)Itshapesandfocusesproblems.                 ^{D)Itthrivesbestwhenconstrained.}

SectionC

Directions:Inthis section,youwill hearthreerecordingsoflecturesortalksfollowed bythreeorfour questions. Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthe  fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1 withasingleline through thecentre.

Questions16 to18are basedon therecording youhavejustheard.

 16.A)Becausetheyarelearned.                                             C)Becausetheyhavetobeproperlypersonalized

_{B)Becausetheycomenaturally.}                                       D)Becausetherecanbemoreeffectivestrategies 17.A)Theextentof differenceandof similarity between the twosides.

 B)The knowledgeofthespecificexpectation theotherside holds.

^{C)Theimportanceof one'sgoalsandof therelationship.}

 D)Theapproachesoneadoptstoconflict management.

 18.A)Thefox.                                                                          C)The  shark

 B)Theowl.                                                                        D)The  turtle.

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Questions19 to 21 are based on the recording youhave justheard.

^{19.A)Helpsavespeciesfromextinctionandboosthumanhealth.}

B)Understand how plantsandanimals perishedover thepast.

 C)Helpgatherinformationpubliclyavailabletoresearchers

 D)Findoutthecauseof extinctionof Britain's66,000species

20.A)Itwasoncedominatedbydinosaurs                           C)Its prospectsdependonfuturehumanbehaviour

 B)It hasentered thesixth massextinction.                       D)Itsclimatechangeisaggravatedbyhumans21.A)Itdwarfsallothereffortstoconserve,protectandrestorebiodiversityonearth

 B)Itiscostlytogetstartedand requiresthejointeffortsof thousandsof scientists

 C)Itcan helpto bringback thelarge numbersofplantsandanimalsthathavegoneextinct D)Itisthemostexciting,mostrelevant,mosttimelyandmostinternationallyinspirational

Questions 22 to 25are basedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

_{22.A)Culturalidentity.}                                        C)TheCopernicanrevolution.

 B)Social  evolution.                                                           D)Humanindividuality

23.A)Itisadelusiontobedisposedof.                                 C)Itisa mythspread byJohnDonne'spoem.

_{B)Itis prevalentevenamongacademics.}             ^{D)Itis rootedin the mindsetofthe17thcentury}24.A)HebelievesinCopernican philosophicaldoctrinesabouttheuniverse.

^{B)He has gainedamplescientificevidenceat the UniversityofReading.}

 C)He hasfound that our innerself and materialself are interconnected.

 D)Hecontends most of our body cells canonlyliveafewdaysor weeks.

^{25.A)Bycoming tosee howdisruptivesuch problems havegot tobe.}

 B)By realising that weallcan doourown bitinsuchendeavours.

^{C)Bybecomingawarethatwearepartofabiggerworld.}

D)Bymakingjointeffortsresolutelyandpersistently.

Part Ⅲ                           Reading Comprehension                           (40 minutes)

Section A

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblank fromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthe passage.Readthe passagethroughcarefullybefore making yourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterfor each item on Answer  Sheet 2 witha singlelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmore thanonce.

 It's  quiteremarkablehow  different  genres  ofmusic  can  spark  unique  feelings,emotions,and  memories.  Studies haveshown that music can reducestressandanxiety beforesurgeriesandweareallattractedtowardourown unique life soundtrack.

 If you'relookingto          ₂₆stress,you mightwanttogiveclassicalmusicatry.

 Thesoundsofclassicalmusicproduceacalmingeffectletting    27pleasure-inducingdopamine(多巴胺 )inthebrainthathelpscontrolattention,learningandemotionalresponses.Itcanalsoturndownthebody's stress response,resultinginanoverall happier mood.It turnsoutapleasantmoodcanleadto        28inaperson'sthinking.

 Althoughtherearemanygreat      29   ofclassical  music  like  Bach,BeethovenandHandel,noneofthese

^{artists'music  seems  to  have  the  samehealtheffectsasMozart'sdoes.Accordingtoresearchers,listeningto}

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 Mozartcanincreasebrainwaveactivityandimprove30         function.Anotherstudyfoundthatthedistinctive featuresof Mozart'smusictriggerpartsof thebrainthatareresponsible  forhigh-levelmentalfunctions.Even maternity31       use Mozart to help newbornbabiesadapttolifeoutsideofthemother'sbelly.

 Ithasbeenfoundthatlisteningtoclassicalmusic       32    _reduces  a  person'sbloodpressure.Researchers believethatthecalmingsoundsof classicalmusicmayhelpyourheart33        from  stress.Classical  music  can alsobeagreattooltohelppeoplewhohavetroublesleeping.Onestudyfoundthatstudentswhohadtrouble  sleeping slept better while they were listening to classical music.

 Whetherclassicalmusicissomethingthatyoulistentoonaregularbasisornot,itwouldn't        34totake  time out ofyour day tolisten tomusicthatyoufind      35    .You will besurprisedat how gooditmakesyoufeel andthepotentiallypositivechangeinyourhealth

Section B

Directions:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreada passagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatement containsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmore  than  once.Eachparagraph  ismarkedwith  a  letter.Answerthe  questionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.

The Curious Case ofthe TreeThatOwnsItself

 A)Inthecityof Athens,Georgia,thereexistsarathercuriouslocallandmark—alargewhiteoakthatisalmost universallystated toownitself.Becauseof this,itisconsideredoneof the mostfamous treesin the world.So how did this treecome toownitself and thelandaroundit?

 B)Sometimeinthe19thcenturyaGeorgiancalledColonelWilliamJacksonreportedlytookalikingtothesaidtreeandendeavoredtoprotectitfromanydanger.Astowhyheloveditso,theearliestdocumentedaccount of thisstoryisananonymouslywrittenfrontpagearticleintheAthensWeeklyBanner publishedonAugust12,1890.Itstates,“Col.Jacksonhadwatchedthetreegrowfromhischildhood,andgrewtoloveitalmostashewouldahuman.Itsluxuriantleavesandsturdylimbshadoftenprotectedhimfromtheheavyrains, andoutof itshighestbrancheshehadmanyatimegottentheeggsof thefeatheredsingers.Hewatcheditsgrowth,andwhenreachingaripeoldagehesawthetreestandinginitsmagnificentproportions,hewas painedtothinkthatafterhisdeathitwouldfallintothehandsofthosewhomightdestroyit.”

 C)Towardsthisend,Jacksontransferredbymeansof adeedownershipof thetreeandalittlelandarounditto thetreeitself.Thedeedread,“W.H.Jacksonforandinconsiderationofthegreataffectionwhichhebears thesaidtree,andhisgreatdesiretoseeitprotectedhasconveyeduntothesaidoaktreeentirepossessionof itselfandofalllandwithineightfeetofitonallsides.”

 D)Intime,thetreecametobesomethingofatouristattraction,knownasTheTreeThatOwnsItself.However,intheearly20thcentury,thetreestartedshowingsignsof itsslowdeath,withlittlethatcouldbedoneabout

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it.Father time comes for us all eventually,even our often longlived,tallandleafyfellowcustodians(看管者)ofEarth.Finally,onOctober9,1942,theover30metertalland200-400yearoldtreefell,rumorhasit,asa  result ofa severe windstorm and/or via having previouslydiedandits rootsrotted.

 E)About  four  years  later,membersof  the  JuniorLadiesGardenClub(who'dtendedtothetreebeforeitsunfortunatedeath)trackeddownasmalltreegrownfromanuttakenfromtheoriginaltree.Andsoitwas thatonOctober9,1946,underthedirectionof ProfessorRoyBowdenof the  Collegeof Agricultureatthe UniversityofGeorgia,thislittletreewastransplantedtothelocationofitsancestor.Acoupleofmonths later,anofficialceremonywasheldfeaturingnoneotherthantheMayorofAthens,RobertLMcWhorter,tocommemorate the occasion.

 F)This new tree became knownasTheSonof theTreeThatOwnsItself andit wasassumedthat,astheoriginal tree'sheir,itnaturallyinheritedthelanditstoodon.Of course,therearemanydozensof othertreesknowntoexistdescendingfromtheoriginal,aspeopletakinganutfromittogrowelsewherewasacertainty.That said,todate,noneof theoriginaltree'sotherchildrenhavepetitionedthecourtsfortheirshareof theland,soitseemsallgood.Inanyevent,TheSonof theTreeThatOwnsItself stillstandstoday,thoughoftenreferred to simply as TheTreeThatOwnsItself.

 G)Thisall brings usaround to whetherJacksoneveractuallygavelegalownershipofthetreetoitself in thefirst place and whether suchadeedislegally binding.

 H)Well,tobeginwith,itturnsoutJacksononly  spent  aboutthreeyearsofhislifeinAthens,startingattheageof 43from1829to1832,sortof dismissingtheideathathelovedthetreefromspendingtimeunderitasachildandwatchingitgrow,andthenworryingaboutwhatwouldhappentoitafterhedied.Further,an extensivesearchof landownership recordsin Athensdoes notseem toindicate Jacksoneverownedthelandthe treesitson.

 I)Hedidliveonalotoflanddirectlynexttoitforthosethreeyears,butwhetherheownedthatlandornotisn'tclear.Whateverthecase,in  1832  afouracreparcel,whichincludedthelandthetreewasonandthe neighboringlandJacksonlivedon,amongothers,wassoldtoUniversityprofessorMalthusAWard.Inthe transaction,WardwasrequiredtopayJacksonasumof $1,200(about$31,000today),eitherfortheproperty itself orsimplyincompensationforimprovementsJacksonhadmadeonthelot.Intheend,whetherheeverownedtheneighboringlotorwassimplyallowedtouseitwhileheallegedlyworkedattheUniversity,he definitely never owned the lot the treegrewon,whichis themostimportantbitforthetopicathand.

 J)AfterProfessorWardpurchasedtheland,Jacksonandhisfamilypurchaseda655acreparcelafewmilesawayandmovedthere.Tenyearslater,in1844,Jacksonseemedtohavecomeintofinancialdifficultiesand had hislittle plantationseized by theClarkeCountySheriff'sofficeandauctionedofftosettle themortgage.Thus,hadheownedsomelandinAthensitself,includingthelandthetreesaton,presumablyhewouldhave soldit to raisefundsorotherwise hadittakenaswell.

 K)And whatever thecasethere,Jackson would haveknownpropertytaxesneededtobepaidonthedeededlandforthetreeto betrulysecureinitsfuture.Yetnoaccountorrecordindicatesanytrustorthelikewasset upto facilitate this

 L)Ontopofallthis,thereisnohardevidencesuchadeedeverexisted,despitethefactthatdeedrecordsinAthensgobackmanydecadesbeforeJackson'sdeathin1876andthatitwassupposedtohaveexistedin 1890 in the archives according to theoriginalanonymous newsreporterwhoclaimstohaveseenit.

 M)Asyoumightimaginefromallof this,fewgivecredittothissideof thestory.Sohowdidallof thiscomeabout then?

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 several  elements  that  are  muchmore  easilyproved  tobe  false.As  to  whythe  authorwould  do  this,it's speculated perhaps it wasa19th century versionof a click-baitthoughtexerciseonwhetheritwouldbelegal

 forsomeone todeedsucha non-conscious living thing toitselfornot.

 O)Whateverthecase,thenextknowninstanceof theTreeThatOwnsItselfbeingmentionedwasn'tuntil  1901  intheCentennialEditionof thatsamepaper,theAthensWeeklyBanner.Thisfeaturedanotheraccountveryclearlyjustcopyingtheoriginalarticlepublishedaboutadecadebefore,onlyslightlyreworded.Thenext accountwasin  1906,againintheAthensWeeklyBanner,againveryclearlycopyingtheoriginalaccount, onlyslightlyreworded,the  19thcenturyequivalentofre-postswhentheaudiencehasforgottenabouttheoriginal.

 36.Jacksonwassaidtohavetransferredhisownershipof theoaktreetoitself inordertoprotectitfrombeingdestroyed.

37.Noproof hasbeenfoundfromanextensivesearchthatJacksonhadeverownedthelandwheretheoaktree

^grew

38.When it was raining heavily,Jacksonoften tookshelterunderabigtreethatissaidtoownitself.

 39.ThereisnoevidencethatJacksonhadmadearrangementsto pay propertytaxesforthelandonwhichtheoaktreesat.

 40.Professor Ward paid Jacksonover one thousanddollarswhen purchasingapieceoflandfromhim. 41.It issaid the tree that owneditself fellina heavywindstorm.

42.Thestory ofthe oak tree issuspected to havebeeninventedasathoughtexercise.

43.Jackson's little plantation wasauctioned offtosettle hisdebtinthemid-19thcentury

44.Anofficialceremony was held tocelebrate the transplantingof asmall treetowhereitsancestorhadstood.

 45.Thestoryof theTreeThatOwnsItselfappearedinthelocalpaperseveraltimes,with  slightalterationsinwording.

SectionC

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinished statements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Youshoulddecideonthebest choice and mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet  2witha singlelinethroughthecentre.

Passage One

Questions 46 to 50 are basedon thefollowingpassage.

 Itisirrefutable thatemployees know thedifference betweenrightandwrong.Sowhydon'tmoreemployees intervene when theyseesomeone exhibiting at-risk behavior in theworkplace?

 Thereareanumberoffactorsthatinfluencewhetherpeopleintervene.First,theyneedtobeabletoseea   riskysituationbeginningtounfold.Second,thecompany'scultureneedstomakethemfeelsafetospeak up.And third,they need to have the communicationskills tosaysomethingeffectively.

 Thisisnotstrictlyaworkplaceproblem;it'sagrowingproblemoff the jobtoo.Everydaypeoplewitnessthingsonthestreetandchoosetostandidlyby.Thisisknownasthebystandereffect—themorepeoplewhowitnessanevent,thelesslikelyanyoneinthatgroupistohelpthevictim.Thepsychologybehindthisiscalled diffusionof responsibility.Basically,thelargerthe  crowd,themorepeopleassumethatsomeoneelsewilltake care ofit—meaning no one effectively intervenes oractsinamomentofneed.

 This  crowd  mentalityisstrongenoughfor  peopletoevadetheirknownresponsibilities.Butit'snotonlyfrontlineworkerswhodon'tmakesafetyinterventionsintheworkplace.Therearealsoinstanceswhere

supervisors do not intervene either.

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 Whenagroupofemployeesseesunsafebehaviornotbeingaddressedataleadershiplevelitcreatesthe precedent that thisis how thesesituationsshould beaddressed,thusdefining thesafetycultureforeveryone.

 Despitethefact that workersareencouraged tointervene whentheyobserveunsafeoperations,thishappens lessthanhalfofthetime.Fearistheultimatefactorinnotintervening.Thereisafearofpenalty,afearthat they'llhavetodomoreworkif theyintervene.Unsuccessfulattemptsinthepastareanotherstrongcontributingfactortowhypeopledon'tintervene—theytendtoprefertodeferthatactiontosomeoneelseforallfuturesituations.

 Onmanyworksites,competentworkersmustbeappointed.Partoftheirjobistointervenewhenworkers performataskwithouttheproperequipmentorif theconditionsareunsafe.Competentworkersarealsorequired tostop work from continuing whenthere'sadanger.

 Supervisorsalsoplayacriticalrole.Evenif acompetentpersonisn'trequired,supervisorsneedabroadset of skills to notonlyidentifyandalleviate workplace hazards butalsobuildasafetyclimatewithintheirteamthatsupportsinterveningandopencommunicationamong them.

 Beyondcompetentworkersandsupervisors,it'simportanttoeducateeveryonewithintheorganizationthat theyareobligedtointerveneif theywitnessapossibleunsafeact,whetheryou'readesignatedcompetent person,asupervisororafrontlineworker

46.Whatisoneofthefactorscontributing tofailureof interventioninfaceofriskybehavior in the workplace?

 A)Slack  supervision  style                                   ^{C)Unforeseeable  risk.}

_{B)Unfavorableworkplaceculture.}                                   ^{D)Blockedcommunication.}

47.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“diffusionofresponsibility”(Line4,Para.3)?

 A)The more peoplearearound,the more theyneedtoworryabouttheirpersonalsafety.

 B)Themore peoplewhowitnessanevent,thelesslikelyanyonewillventureto participate. C)The more peopleidlingaroundon thestreet,the morelikelytheyneedtakingcareof.

 D)Themore peoplearearound,thelesschancesomeonewillstepforwardtointervene. 48.What happens when unsafe behavior at theworkplaceisnotaddressedbytheleaders?

 A)Noone willintervene whentheyseesimilar behaviors.

^{B)Everyone willseeitas theeasiest way todealwithcrisis.}

 C)Workershavetotakeextracautionexecutingtheirduties

 D)Workers are left to takecareoftheemergency themselves.

49.Whatis the ultimate reason workerswon'tactwhentheyseeunsafeoperations?

 Thedistinctionbetweenthesetwostrandsof environmentalismisthecauseof asplitwithinthescientificcommunityabout nuclearenergy

 Ononesidearepuristswhobelievenuclearpowerisn'tworththeriskandtheexclusivesolutiontotheclimatecrisisisrenewableenergy.Theopposingsideagreesthatrenewablesarecrucial,butsayssocietyneeds an  amount  ofpower  available  to  meet  consumers'basic  demands  when  the  sun  isn't  shining  and  the  wind isn't  blowing.Nuclear  energy,being   far  cleanerthanoil,gas   and  coal,is   a  natural   option,especially  where hydroelectriccapacityislimited

 Leon  Clarke,who  helped  author  reports  for  the  UN's  Intergovernmental  Panel  on  Climate  Change,isn't   anuncriticalsupporterof nuclearenergy,butsaysit'savaluableoptiontohaveif we'reseriousaboutreachingcarbon neutrality.

 “Coreto  all  ofthis  is  the  degreetowhichyouthinkwe  can  actually  meet  climate  goals  with  100%   renewables,”hesaid.“If youdon'tbelievewecandoit,andyoucareabouttheclimate,youareforcedtothink aboutsomethinglikenuclear.”

 Theachievabilityof  universal   100%renewability   issimilarlycontentious.CitiessuchasBurlington,   Vermont,havebeen“100%renewable”foryears.Butthesecitiesoftenhavesmallpopulations,occasionallystillrelyonfossilfuelenergyandhavesignificantrenewableresourcesattheirimmediatedisposal.Meanwhile, countries that manage to run offrenewables typically do so thankstoextraordinaryhydroelectriccapabilities.

 Germany  stands  asthebestcasestudyforalarge,industrializedcountrypushingintogreenenergyChancellorAngelaMerkelin2011announcedEnergiewende,anenergytransitionthatwouldphaseoutnuclear andcoalwhilephasinginrenewables.Windandsolarpowergenerationhasincreasedover400%since2010, andrenewablesprovided 46%ofthecountry'selectricityin 2019.

 Butprogresshashaltedinrecentyears.Theinstabilityofrenewablesdoesn'tjustmeanenergyisoften   notproducedatnight,butalsothatsolarandwindcanoverwhelmthegridduringtheday,forcingutilitiesto paycustomerstousetheirelectricity.LagginggridinfrastructurestrugglestotransportthisoverabundanceofgreenenergyfromGermany'snorthtoitsindustrialsouth,meaningmanyfactoriesstillrunoncoalandgas.The politicallimit hasalso been reachedinsome places,withcitizensmeetingtheconstructionofnewwindturbines with loud protests.

 TheresultisthatGermany'sgreenhousegasemissionshavefallenbyaround  11.5%since2010—slower than the EU average of13.5%.

^{51.Whataccountsfor thedivide within thescientificcommunityabout nuclearenergy?}

 A)Attention to combating human-made climatechange.

 B)Emphasison protecting wildlifeand naturalecosystems.

^{C)Evolutionof theterm‘greenenergy'overthelastcentury}

 D)Adherence todifferentinterpretationsof environmentalism.

52.Whatisthesolutiontoenergyshortageproposedbypurists'opponents?

 A)Relying on renewablesfirmlyand exclusively.            C)Optingfornuclearenergywhennecessary

 B)Usingfossilfuelandgreenenergyalternately.            D)Limitingpeople'snon-basic  consumption. 53.What point does the author want to make withcitieslikeBurlingtonasanexample?

 A)Itiscontroversial whether thegoalofthe whole world'sexclusivedependenceon renewablesisattainable B)It  is  contentious  whether  citieswithlargepopulationshaverenewableresourcesattheirimmediatedisposal.

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 C)It is arguable whether cities that managetorunoffrenewableshavesustainablehydroelectriccapabilities.

 D)It is debatable whether traditional fossilfuelenergycan bedoneawaywithentirelythroughouttheworld. 54.What do we learn aboutGermanyregardingrenewableenergy?

 A)It has increased its wind and solarpowergenerationfourtimesoverthelasttwodecades. B)It represents a good example ofa majorindustrializedcountrypromotinggreenenergy.

^{C)It relieson renewableenergy togenerate morethanhalf ofitselectricity.}

D)It hassucceededin reaching thegoalof energy transitionsetbyMerkel.

^{55.What may beoneofthe reasonsforGermany's progresshavinghaltedinrecentyears?}

 A)Itsgridinfrastructure'scapacityhasfallenbehinditsdevelopmentof greenenergy

 B)Its overabundance ofgreen energy has forced power plantstosuspendoperationduringdaytime. C)Itsindustrialsouthis used to runningfactoriesonconventionalenergysupplies

 D)Itsrenewableenergysuppliesareunstable bothat nightandduringtheday

_{Part IV}Translation(30 minutes)

Directions: For  this  part,you  are  allowed  30  minutes  to  translate  a  passagefrom  Chinese  into  English.You

^{shouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet 2.}

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