1 . The stress of daily life has given rise to a new phenomenon—sleep texting. People with this condition send text messages while asleep to their friends and family—completely
Sleep specialist Dr. Cunnington, of Melbourne Sleep Disorder Centre in Australia, said patients had reported
He said, “We have had patients who have reported sending text messages to their friends and family while asleep. It is one of those things that happens, but it is very
Unsurprisingly, there are no
Researchers at the University of Toledo reported the case of a woman, 44, who would
He said, “Emails can be sent to work colleagues and have much more serious
Dr. Cunnington described sleep texting as the
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Dr. Cunnington said people
| A．curious | B．unaware | C．sure | D．grateful |
| A．missions | B．intention | C．courses | D．incidents |
| A．mobile phones | B．personal computers | C．unfinished work | D．sleeping pills |
| A．true | B．attractive | C．obvious | D．rare |
| A．clues | B．details | C．studies | D．insights |
| A．similar | B．strange | C．present | D．unique |
| A．recall | B．collect | C．compose | D．polish |
| A．generous | B．internal | C．harmful | D．positive |
| A．consequences | B．preparations | C．injuries | D．discussions |
| A．accidentally | B．purposefully | C．unreasonably | D．unwillingly |
| A．theory | B．result | C．excuse | D．loss |
| A．Because | B．Although | C．Whether | D．So |
| A．combine | B．satisfy | C．describe | D．separate |
| A．devoting | B．struggling | C．objecting | D．affording |
| A．turn on | B．stick to | C．think about | D．switch off |
2 . A Victory for Women in Economics
Economic history has long been documented through a male perspective, putting emphasis on the contributions of men and their viewpoints. For proof, just look to the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.
Not only are women insufficiently represented as economists, economics as a field has historically ignored the role women play in the economy.
Goldin has challenged the traditional male-centered world and turned the attention to women’s economic roles and challenges. Her Nobel recognition isn’t merely an honor for her individual achievements. It shows the world how inclusive, diverse and interconnected the field truly is.
| A．Economics isn’t just the boring science — it’s a human science. |
| B．Goldin’s research advocates the establishment of support systems for families to address the gender pay gap. |
| C．Part of the problem is that economics is often identified with finance, banking and the stock market. |
| D．It wasn’t a victory just for her but for women in the field. |
| E．It’s been awarded to 90 men since 1969 — and just three women. |
| F．Traditional models often oversimplified households’ decision-making processes and did not account for women’s contributions. |
3 . Australia looks browner and flatter than I remembered; it’s dry grass here and there dotted with tough bushes and unremarkable buildings. The lighting is violently intense.
My friend keeps talking in the driver’s seat and I respond with ‘Ah-huh’ and ‘Oh really?’ to appear interested in her string of gossip about people whose faces I have long forgotten, whose stories I’ve stopped caring about.
‘Are you okay?’ my friend asks, taking her eyes off the road to study my expression with her all-knowing eyes.
‘Just tired,’ I say. She accepts my lie with an unconvinced shrug. I keep searching in my mind’s eyes, hoping to bring back into focus images from the remote towns of Asia: steam coming off boiling pots, baskets filled with strange fruits, giant pigs alongside little kids.
I laugh at the thought.
‘Something funny?’ my friend asks.
‘Oh, just a memory,’ I say. ‘The little kids in northern Thailand were so friendly. When we’d pass them in the street, they’d greet us at the top of their lungs in their native language.’
‘Cool,’ she says, and then-’Hey, guess what? I had my bathroom remade!’ ‘Wow,’ I say. And then she details her bathroom project, and I ‘Ah-huh’ and ‘Oh really?’. Home improvements, kids, full-time jobs: these are the standard conversation topics of thirty-something women. In the years since I left, my friends have matured into responsible adults, but I’m stuck in another place entirely, more comfortable in a local bus traveling along the edge of a Himalayan mountain. If they are all grownups now, what does that make me?
People say that travel changes you, but I never anticipated it would be like this. I close my eyes and return to the excitement of being sped at 565 miles per hour to somewhere foreign and wild. But I must stay this time. My dad has been diagnosed with a serious illness and so here I am, back in reality, back to my roots.
1. How does the author feel on her arrival in Australia?| A．Interested. | B．Conflicted. | C．Exhausted. | D．Excited. |
| A．They have different interests and lives as grownups. |
| B．They share fond memories of growing up together. |
| C．They care about and provide updates for each other. |
| D．They enjoy telling personal stories to exchange ideas. |
| A．they make me think of growing up as they do |
| B．we are all adults who will eventually settle down |
| C．a comfortable home is what we all need as adults |
| D．diverse experiences shape individuals’ life paths |
| A．Feeling Lost When Back in Australia |
| B．The Excitement of Traveling to Australia |
| C．Australia: A Place like Asia in My Heart |
| D．Out of Asia, Out of Mind |
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Does Watching TV Make You Hungrier?
Sitting down in front of the television with a meal or snack after a long day is a very popular recreational pastime. And thanks to streaming services that play every episode of a television series automatically, some viewers aren’t even burning the few calories it might take to reach for the remote.
According to the Cleveland Clinic, television isn’t so much an appetite
In 2015, a study published in The International Journal of Communication and Health surveyed 591 undergraduates at the University of Houston. It showed that the more students watched, the more they
One reason could be that excessive television viewing of news, entertainment, and advertising sends
Combining television and snacking also creates a cognitive association in your brain that may
That’s not to say the content of a program isn’t influential. In 2013, a study in the journal Appetite looked at a group of eighty
So is snacking while watching television that bad? Like most things, it’s reasonable in
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| A．It will open automatically when the cell phone is cleaned. |
| B．There is no evidence that it has the effect of preventing infection. |
| C．Users needn’t turn over their cell phones to get every side cleaned. |
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7 . I used to think my little comer of urban England was somewhere I could get away from the stress and strain of modern-day life — until they moved in next door. There are two of them. They are white, woolly and probably have sharp teeth as well as loud bark. But every time their constant barking interrupts my sleep, I remind myself that, in many respects, I am lucky. The neighbors don’t hold all-night parties, nor do they shout or throw crockery at each other, and though their dogs may bark, they don’t bite.
According to a recent consumer magazine report on “nightmare neighbors”, dogs are the fifth most common source of bad relations between neighbors. Noise of any description heads the list of complaints, followed by DIY enthusiasts, parking quarrelling, and arguments over house extensions.
So what alternatives are there? One is to take legal action. But this can be time-consuming and expensive and does nothing to improve already difficult relationships. The other alternatives are to sell up and go, or to try to reach a solution with the help of someone neutral. Mediation UK — the United Nations equivalent of garden fence conflicts — was set in 1984 to help resolve community disagreements.
In most cases, the lack of communication is found the main cause of conflict. David Nation of Plymouth Mediation points to poor public housing and widespread unemployment as additional factors. He also reports more cases of complaints from people who live in flats. Large houses built in the nineteenth century and designed as single-occupation family homes have, he says, been changed into flats with little or no attention to sound insulation. Dividing walls are paper thin and hardly block out sound at all.
Buyers can also be put off by the external appearance of neighboring houses. Anything from wild, uncared for gardens to unusual external color schemes can put off buyers — even though the offending property is next door. But it could be worse. John Gladden, of Norbury in Surrey upset his neighbors in St Oswald’s Road by mounting a huge fish in fiberglass (玻璃纤维) and putting it on the roof of his house. The local council argued that he should have got planning permission; residents thought the fish did nothing to improve the appearance of the neighborhood, and war broke out. Sightseers poured in and homes near the suburban property can now be hard to sell.
1. Why doesn’t the writer like her next-door neighbor’s dogs?| A．They wake her up. | B．They occasionally bark. |
| C．They are aggressive. | D．They remind her of sheep. |
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| A．the color scheme | B．the garden | C．the situation | D．the house |
| A．inform people what to do if they have problems with their neighbors |
| B．describe the writer’s own problems with her neighbors. |
| C．illustrate the types and causes of problems between neighbors |
| D．explain the activities of the organization Mediation UK |
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| B．You will enjoy a day trip to Daintree Rainforest, a world heritage. |
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9 . In the dim light of an early autumn evening, Alexander, a hunter: known as much for his solitude as for his skill, ventured into the untamed (原始的) heart of the jungle. Each step he took was measured and careful, a respect for the ancient wilderness where every breath was a story, and man was but a fleeting shadow.
For years, whispers of a tiger, not just any tiger but one whose fur caught the last rays of the sun, had reached Alexander. A creature so splendid and fearsome, it was said to be more myth than flesh. On this day, as the shadows lengthened and the jungle whispered its age-old secrets, Alexander sought not just the tiger, but a confrontation with the very essence of the wild itself. As dusk settled, painting the world in colors of gold and shadow, the boundary between predator and prey seemed to dissolve. The air was heavy with anticipation, the kind that precedes storms and stories.
Then, in a clearing where the jungle seemed to hold its breath, the tiger appeared. It was as if the sun had woven itself into the fabric of its being, its fur a blend of flame and night. For a moment, the world shrank to the space between the hunter named Alexander and the legend made flesh before him.
Their gazes locked, a silent understanding passing between man and beast. Here was Alexander, a man who had walked through shadows to stand in the light of a legend, and the tiger, an embodiment of the wild’s untouchable majesty. In that eternal moment, Alexander saw not a prey but a sovereign of nature, a being whose right to wander the dusk was as undeniable as the setting sun.
With a respect born of countless sunsets and the silent tales they told, Alexander slowly lowered his rifle (步枪). The act was not one of defeat but of profound respect-a recognition of the bond that ties every living thing to the pulse of the earth. The tiger, its gaze still locked with Alexander’s, seemed to acknowledge this unspoken pact. Then, it turned and melted into the shadows, leaving behind a trail of twilight.
Alexander left the jungle that night without a trophy (战利品), but his soul was alight with a tale of fire and twilight. He had sought a legend and found a truth far greater: in the wild’s heart, where shadows and light dance, there lies a respect so deep it transcends the hunt. This encounter, a dance with the untamed, would echo in Alexander’s heart long after the jungle’s whispers faded into the dawn.
1. What was Alexander’s primary reason for venturing into the jungle?| A．To find a place to set up camp. |
| B．To hunt a tiger rumored to have a fur like the setting sun. |
| C．To escape from the challenges of modern life. |
| D．To meet other hunters and share stories. |
| A．He captures the tiger to prove its existence. |
| B．He shoots the tiger to claim his trophy. |
| C．He attempts to trap the tiger but fails |
| D．He lowers his rifle, choosing not to shoot the tiger. |
| A．complex language. | B．long sentences. |
| C．straightforward storytelling. | D．supernatural focus. |
| A．The thrill of the hunt is unparalleled. |
| B．True courage is demonstrated through dominance over nature. |
| C．There is a profound respect that exists between man and nature. |
| D．Technology has distanced man from understanding the natural world. |
10 . Globalization is a term used to describe how trade and technology have made the world into a more connected and interdependent place. Globalization also captures in its scope the economic and social changes tat have come about as a result
When did globalization begin?
Unquestionably, these types of exchanges were accelerated in the Age of Exploration, when European explorers seeking new sea routes to the spices and silks of Asia bumped into the Americas instead.
The web of globalization continued to spin out through the Age of Revolution, when ideas about liberty and equality spread like fire from America to France to Latin America and beyond.
With the Information Age globalization went into overdrive. Advances in computer and communications technology launched a new global era and redefined what it meant to be “connected.” Modern communications satellites meant the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo could be watched in the United States for the first time.
| A．Along with Chinese silk, Roman glass, and Arabian spices, many ideas and the secrets of paper- making also spread via these pathways of trade. |
| B．This digital revolution massively impacted economies across the world as well: they became more information-based and more interdependent. |
| C．It rode the waves of industrialization, colonization, and war through the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries, powered by the invention of factories, railways, steamboats, cars, and planes. |
| D．The Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes across China, Central Asia, and the Mediterranean used between 50 B. C. and 250 C. E. , is perhaps the most well-known early example of exchanging ideas, products, and customs. |
| E．Trade and idea exchange now extended to a previously unconnected part of the world. |
| F．Again, technology played an important role in the maritime trade routes that flourished between old and newly discovered continents. |
