2 . 天好了，赶紧去把宿舍里的床单洗了吧！(It) （汉译英）

3 . Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Soft Skills—Soft or Not?

Rapidly advancing technology and its impact on education have been a subject of much debate. How can schools equip students with the skills to succeed in a changing job market? Since technology is driving many social changes, there is an opinion that governments should keep focusing on STEM subjects. These are often referred to as “hard skills”, which are prioritized in primary schools and right through to university level.

However, research from Harvard University on the global job market has shown that STEM-related careers grew strongly between 1989 and 2000 but have slowed ever since. In contrast, jobs in the creative industries, which are probably most associated with the need for soft skills, are growing rapidly. A study by Deloitte Access Economics predicts that “soft skill-intensive occupations will account for two-thirds of all jobs by 2030”.

With the rapid evolution of technology, a focus on hard skills leaves people delicate when facing change, as these skills often have a limited shelf life. According to a survey, more than one in four adults reported a mismatch between their skills and those needed for their job role. Fortunately, soft skills can solve the problem, enabling people to adapt to change more easily in their chosen field. Additionally, interpersonal interactions in the modern workplace require some level of soft skills. At a company they might be negotiating to win a new contract or networking for a new job. People use soft skills every day at work and developing them will help things in the job go smoothly.

Many universities have begun to emphasize soft skills such as critical thinking alongside hard skills. But the issue goes much deeper. Soft skills need to be handled across the entire education system so that by the time students reach university level, they are already armed with the qualities needed to further develop these skills.

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4 . 人们往往倾向于在久坐时弯腰佝背，应该要注意坐姿以防背部受伤。(tend) （汉译英）

6 . In rich countries like America, the absence of professional waste-pickers presents a problem. The general public is not very good at sorting rubbish. Households and businesses serviced by municipal waste-management providers may actually have got worse at sorting in the past 20 years, says Peter Keller of Republic Services, America's second-biggest waste management firm, which runs Newby Island in San Jose.

Citizens of rich countries, where almost 100% of municipal waste gets collected, take such services for granted - unless the collectors go on strike (罢工),as happened in the Belgian city of Ghent in early August, leaving streets in a stink (恶臭) for days. In some industrialized nations, increasingly, residents are charged based on volume (known as "pay-as-you-throw") To encourage sorting, such schemes often exempt recyclables.

The volume of recyclables has reached 1,400 tons a day, a lot by American standards, says Mr. Keller. That should come as no surprise. After all, inhabitants of the San Francisco Bay area pride themselves on their recycling ability. San Francisco boasts a recycling rate of 80% one of the highest of any rich-world city. San Franciscans may therefore be shocked to learn that a lot of them, as Mr. Keller puts it, “aren't very good at it"

Two possible reasons account for Mr. Keller's remarks. The first is that many people do not know what is recyclable. Beer bottles and soft-drink cans are, he says. Egg cartons and magazines are not, for there is not market for the materials of which they are made. Some things are recyclable on their own, but not when combined, such as "paper" cups lined with plastic film. It is hard to blame consumers for feeling increasingly puzzled, he admits

The other problem is that residents only have to separate recyclables from non-recyclables Cans, bottles and papers are all thrown into one bin. This mix can, to some degree, be sorted at plants like Newby, enabled by clever technology which uses optical sensor;(光电感应器) and magnets to separate materials automatically. Anyway, these was no match for humans when it came to sorting.

As the volume of recyclables increased in America and Europe, the quality of recycled output decreased because everything was mixed in together. This did not trouble materials. recovery facilities (MRF) operators so long as they would offload their increasingly impure stock abroad. Then China announced it would not accept any plastics or carboard, and American waste-management companies have been struggling to find what to do with their poor-quality waste.

1. According to the passage, the biggest problem in rich countries caused by lack of professional waste-pickers is that ________.

A．waste collectors often go on strike regardless of people's needs

B．no one teaches people how to tell apart recyclable and non-recyclables

C．waste sorting by machine is far from perfect so far

D．citizens fail to deal with waste sorting properly

2. Which of the following best defines the word "exempt"(Paragraph 2)?

A．make no charge for	B．set aside
C．fully expect	D．set the standard for

3. What can be inferred from Mr. Keller's comments on San Franciscans" recycling ability?

A．More advanced waste sorting machines will be launched (推出) as soon as possible.

B．San Franciscans are not informed that there is no need to recycle egg cartons.

C．Recycling ability is not all about separating recyclables from non-recyclables

D．It's hard for San Franciscans to change their recycling habits in the new times

4. The paragraph that follows the passage will be probably about ________.

A．the reason why MFR is not worried about poor-quality waste

B．China's new policy to keep foreign rubbish out

C．efforts to teach residents how better to sort their rubbish

D．the components (成分) of the mixed waste in America

7 . Too much eye contact is instinctively felt to be rude, and in a business context, it may also be regarded as a purposeful intention to make “ the other” feel at a disadvantage. So unless you have in mind doing one of those things, it’s better to _______too much eye contact.

Too little,_______, can make you appear uneasy, unprepared, and insincere. In its analysis of patients, _______, for example, one large county hospital found, that 9-out-of-10 letters included mention of poor doctor-patient eye contact, a failure which was generally interpreted as “_______of caring.”

“Just the right” amount of eye contact---the amount that produces a feeling of mutual _______and trustworthiness---will vary with situations, settings, personality types, gender and cultural differences. As a general rule, though, direct eye contact ranging from 30% to 60% of the time during a conversation---more when you are listening, less when you are speaking---should make for a _______ productive atmosphere.

And did you know these other facts about eye contact？

● We reduce eye contact when we are talking about something shameful or _______, when we are sad or depressed，and when we are accessing internal thoughts or emotions.

● We increase eye contact when dealing with people we like, _______ , or who have power over us. In more     _______conversations we naturally look at each other more often and hold that gaze for longer periods of time. In fact, we ________relationships by the amount of eye contact exchanged: the greater the eye contact，the closer the relationship.

● We avoid eye contact in elevators, subways, crowded buses or trains-in elevators we face the door, in the others we stare at our smartphones-because it helps us ________the insecurity of having our personal space invaded.

● The biggest body language myth（错误观念）about liars is that they avoid eye contact. While some liars (most often, children) find it difficult to lie while looking directly at you，many liars actually try to “________” that they are not lying by making too much eye contact and holding it too long.

Eye contact is so powerful a force because it is connected with humans’ earliest ________patterns. Children who could attract and maintain eye contact, and therefore increase attention, had the best chance of being fed and cared for. Today, newborns ________lock eyes with their caregivers, and the power of that infantile eye contact still has its impact on the adult mind. Whether it's shifty-eyed guilt or wide-eyed innocence, we automatically assign enormous ________to the signals we give and get when we look into each other in the eyes.

1.

A．create

B．avoid

C．block

D．occupy

2.

A．in the meantime

B．in an instant

C．on the other hand

D．without doubt

3.

A．complaints

B．instructions

C．questions

D．expectations

4.

A．intention

B．shift

C．lack

D．complication

5.

A．efficiency

B．awareness

C．reaction

D．appreciation

6.

A．comfortable

B．right

C．direct

D．different

7.

A．mysterious

B．embarrassing

C．distinctive

D．dishonest

8.

A．admire

B．conquer

C．consult

D．attract

9.

A．powerful

B．purposeful

C．private

D．natural

10.

A．establish

B．improve

C．value

D．judge

11.

A．protect

B．convey

C．master

D．manage

12.

A．imagine

B．ensure

C．prove

D．require

13.

A．behavior

B．survival

C．working

D．eating

14.

A．instinctively

B．fiercely

C．similarly

D．instantly

15.

A．relief

B．trust

C．surprise

D．joy

8 . Directions：After reading the passage and the sentences below，fill in each blank with a proper word given in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need.

A. apparently        B. dominating          C. attraction          D. identify        E. infinitely          F motivated   G. amazing        H. fascinated          I. relevant     J. predictions          K. embarrassed

1. Fireworks added to the ________of the festival night.
2. This movie has some of the most________ stunts (特技) you're ever likely to see.
3. It occurs in elderly men, ________as part of the ageing process.
4. The children watched, ________as the lovely cartoon characters began to appear on the screen.
5. The system learned how to ________common patterns of rainfall, using UK radar mapsfrom2016 to 2018.
6. While some of your lessons may not seem directly ________to your needs at the moment, you are learning valuable study skills.
7. The AI system can make more accurate short-term ________ including for severe storms and floods.
8. We must recognize the role of technology in our lives，and that while it does make our lives easier，________our over-reliance upon it makes us equally vulnerable.
9. With Republicans ________ state government，there was little question of raising revenue (收入).
10. The pandemic eliminated live performances，a part of her job she loved，and she found it hard to stay ________once she traded the office for sitting at home on her computer.