In the research, Chang used the devices to record brain activity while each patient was asked questions. Using the recordings, Chang and his team built computer models that learned to match particular patterns of brain activity to the questions the patients heard and the answers they spoke. Once trained, the software could identify almost instantly, and from brain signals alone, what question a patient heard. It was accurate 76 percent of the time.
The work is still in its early stage. However, Winston Chiong, a scientist, said it was important to debate the moral problems such systems might raise in the future. For example, could such speech- devices by accident reveal people's private thoughts? Chang said that sharing their people's inner thoughts is almost impossible. His device works only as thoughts are turned into signals to drive muscles involved in speech. \communicate and can't, I think we have a responsibility as scientists to restore that.” He said. 28．Why does the writer mention Stephen Hawking? A．To introduce a breakthrough in communicating. B．To show honor to the famous scientist. C．To reflect his difficulty in speaking. D．To explain his special way of making sound. 29．How does the brain-reading software work?
A．By sensing the sound wave of words. B．By receiving brain signals. C．By moving muscle suddenly. D．By picking up eye movements. 30．What does the underlined word \
A．Remove.
B．Cover. C．Expose. D．Change.
31．What is the main idea of the text?
A．The patient communicates with doctors freely. B．A new software follows your words meanwhile. C．Others may read your inner thoughts.
D．Brain-reading software helps the paralyzed talk-
D
For a generation now, school reform has meant what students must be taught and carried out by standardized tests.
Here's a thought experiment. Suppose that next year almost every student passed the tests. What would the reaction be from people? Would they shake their heads in respect and say, \be good! \
Of course not. Such remarkable success would be used as evidence that the tests were too easy and it needs to raise standards. \meet\My little thought experiment uncovers a truth that we have been taught to respond with doubt whenever all members of any group are successful. In America, success doesn't count unless it is got by only a few.
technology to find out what people are thinking, even if it were possible. But if someone wants to
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Consider widespread complaints about \inflation (膨胀)\in higher education. Many people don't even bother to stress that grades have risen over time. They simply point to how many students get A's right now. The goal, in other words, isn't to do well but to defeat other people who are also trying to do well. Grades in testing should be used to announce who's beating whom. A school's final task, apparently, is not to help everyone learn but to prepare the game so that there will always be losers.
This makes no sense in any situation. Perhaps, for example, we can defend rating states or nations based on the quality of their air, health care or schools, but ranking them is foolish. School testing ranking doesn't lead to improvements in performance but tends to hold us back from doing our best. It makes productive teamwork less likely and leads all concerned to focus not on meaningful improvements but on trying to beat everyone else.
Most of all, it encourages the false belief that excellence is a zero-sum game. It would be more reasonable to rescue the spirit of the concept: Everyone may not succeed, but at least in theory all of us could.
32．What did the writer's thought experiment prove? A．Good teachers represent higher test scores. B．American tests are usually too easy. C．Excellence is regarded as a- rare thing.
D．Students don't meet the test standards. 33．What does the writer think American schools seem to do? A．Promote teachers to teach better. B．Remove the belief of beating others. C．Help all students do well at school. D．Ensure the existence of failures.
34．What is the writer's attitude towards schools testing ranking? A．Sympathetic. B．Ambiguous. 35．What is the best title for the text? A．Why Can't Everyone Get A's? B．How Can Students Succeed? C．What Standards Do Schools Set?
D．Who Get Best Grades at School? 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Do you think you've lost your inspiration? Maybe the ups and downs of life and work have affected you. You're not alone. The majority of people across the world are trying newer and easier ways to get inspired. 36 They start thinking to themselves that they are no good. And only a handful-of people can stay inspired for life. You can get inspired for life anytime you want. That's the potential of being human.
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C．Disapproving. D．Unconcerned.
Alone time is just as important as socializing time. It is important to stay alone for you to understand your thoughts and emotions at a deeper level. 37 It's always inside of you, waiting to be used.
Do you have goals? If you don't, now is the time to write them down. A person without goals has no direction. And he or she can never know if he or she is making progress or not. Create your life goals and then break them down to yearly goals, monthly goals, weekly goals and daily goals. You can even go deeper to hourly goals. 38
When socializing, listen to the stories of other people. You'll be happy to realize how fortunate you really are. Most of the people around you have gone through things you might never imagine. 39 Listen to their stories and how they settled their problems. You can also read an inspiring book or watch a movie to get the inspiration you need to move forward.
40 If you've lost your inspiration, you can put to practice these tips any time. It's time to start living with passion.
A．Inspiration comes from inside.
B．Inspiration also comes from your success. C．But they give up along the way gradually. D．And there they are standing in front of you.
E．Everyone needs inspiration to succeed in life: F．But they always keep their experiences a secret. G．Having a sense of direction will keep you inspired. 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节（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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
First Failure
I leaned my head on my hand. I stared with blank eyes in Professor Gill's physics lecture for 41 . The drawings and lines are all complete rubbish to me. I can't 42 it.
After considering it for a long time, I came to Professor Gill's office to 43 her of my final decision to switch 44 . She warned me that l was too far into the 45 to drop. It means that l was going to have an F for big Fat 46 on my report card!
I called the only people who could possibly make me feel 47 ，my parents. The phone rang and my mom answered. Finally I 48 to say \m\ 49 physics.”
I explained to my mom about how engineering was not what I 50 .She replied that it was okay not to be 51 all of the time, and she and my dad would 52 me in whichever career（事业）path I chose. She 53 I go to the career advising center to take some career tests to give me ideas on other 54 ．
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I followed her advice and I began my second term to become a math teacher and 55 on time three and half years later. 56 , after one year of teaching, I discovered that it wasn't the 57 for me either. Over my summer break, I took a part-time job at a local media center and 58 editing was more fun than teaching.
Failing is part of learning and it's 59 not to have your whole life 60 , as long as you work hard and rise to whatever challenges you face. 41．A．designers 42．A．prove 43．A．inquire 44．A．majors
B．engineers B．accept
C．workers C．believe C．inform C．notes
D．inventors D．bear D．remind D．exams D．research D．Failure D．freer D．temptecl D．quitting D．registered D．modest D．reward D．insisted D．choices D．succeeded D．Moreover D．schedule D．decided D．legal
B．persuade B．seats B．course B．Fear B．better
45．A．journey 46．A．Freedom 47．A．wiser 48．A．greeted
C．competition C．Faith C．braver
B．hesitated B．preparing B．expected
C．managed C．learning C．considered C．kind C．support
49．A．discussing 50．A．deserved 51．A．perfect 52．A．admire
B．generous B．lead
53．A．recommended B．demanded 54．A．benefits 55．A．achieved 56．A．However 57．A．profession 58．A．guessed 59．A．fine
B．explanations B．graduated B．Therefore B．purpose B．admitted B．wrong
C．requested C．problems C．completed C．Instead C．value
C．suspected C．unusual
60．A．attended to B．figured out C．watched over D．cared about
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）．
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。
Workers in India are moving over 300 crocodiles、（鳄鱼）from their home because they are too near a new tourist sight. They could be a danger to tourists 61 (visit) the new Statue of Unity which was opened to the public recently. It is 182 meters high and is the 62 (tall) statue in the world. It is next to a reservoir（水库）,which is also home to many crocodiles. Tourism officials want to have the crocodiles 63 (move) so seaplanes for tourists can land on 64 reservoir. If the crocodiles stayed, they could be dangerous and attack tourists. Officials are using 65 (cage) to catch the animals. They are going to a new home in another part of Gujarat.
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Animal lovers are angry about the moving. One said, \putting their lives 66 risk. The government hasn't thought out where it will set free the seized crocodiles safely.” So far, only 17 of the animals 67 (catch) and moved. Another said, \we collectively lost our minds? 68 any environmentalist will tell you, this is 69 (complete) crazy.” Moving the crocodiles could break India's wildlife protection laws. An official said the crocodiles had to go for “ 70 (secure) reasons\
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。
Last Sunday my friend Wang Peng and I went to watch a basketball game, that proved to be a meaningful experience. On the way to the gym, we noticed a disabled man struggle to push his wheelchair onto a bridge. At a sight of this, Wang Peng and I rushed forward and extended our helping hands with hesitation. Wang Peng tried hard drag and push the wheelchair while I kept the disabled man steadily in the wheelchair. After we crossed the bridge, the sweat flowed down my cheek. The disabled man offered our sincere thanks to us. When we reached the gym, the game had already been begun, but we didn't feel regretful for what we have done. 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是学生会主席李华，你受学生会委托组织新西兰交换生Sally一行到黄鹤楼等地去参观。请你写封邮件告知她活动安排。内容包括：
1．集合时间和地点；
2．行程为参观黄鹤楼，坐船游览长江；。 3．预先简要了解黄鹤楼和长江的历史文化。 注意：
1．词数：100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：黄鹤楼Yellow Crane Tower
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