1 . Do you experience worse car sickness in electric cars than in petrol cars? You’re not alone - and when it comes to self-driving cars, it may be even worse.

Although scientists aren’t exactly sure what causes motion sickness, it has to do with passengers losing the ability to predict future movements. When you read a magazine in a car, your eyes will signal to your brain that the car is not moving. However, your brain will recognize the vibrations (振动) and turns that the car makes. This can confuse the mind and make you start to feel sick.

As for electric cars, one-pedal (单踏板) driving is often linked to feelings of car sickness, according to the US Department of Energy. The one pedal does both the accelerating (加速) and braking (刹 车) - the driver steps on the pedal to increase speed and takes their foot off the pedal to slow down. If you stop accelerating, the one-pedal will automatically slow and stop the car. The deceleration caused by this system is thus more rapid than that of petrol cars, which may lead to motion sickness.

Another technological advance that can also be related to car sickness is the larger and increasing number of screens inside vehicles. These screens overburden users with visual information, which discourages them from looking outside, according to The Conversation. Passengers thereby lose their ability to take in the “correct” visual signals, such as the moving surroundings, which can lead to sickness.

Unfortunately, even when people get used to the movements of electric cars and experience less car sickness, self-driving vehicles might be another challenge for them. According to a 2015 study, as much as 12 percent of the US population may feel carsick while riding in autonomous vehicles.

To ensure the widespread usage of new types of vehicles, car producers are working to solve such problems with better technology. For example, Japanese company Honda is working on reducing the car’s “violent (猛烈的) ”acceleration by making changes to the engine, said Car Magazine.

1. What is the possible cause of passengers experiencing motion sickness?

A．Lack of visual signals in the car.

B．Unpredictable movements of the car.

C．Inability to sense vibrations and turns.

D．The brain’s confusion about movements.

2. What makes electric cars more likely to cause car sickness than petrol cars?

A．Their unique driving mode.

B．Their slow way of braking.

C．Their violent acceleration.

D．Their constant pedal adjustment.

3. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?

A．Potential dangers of placing screens in cars.

B．A technology to reduce car sickness.

C．A design aspect in vehicles that causes car sickness.

D．Passengers’ different responses to car sickness.

4. What is Honda doing to improve its cars?

A．Developing a more powerful engine.

B．Reducing their cars’ deceleration time.

C．Making the cars’ acceleration smoother.

D．Adding more automatic adjustment features.

2 . 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。

For thousands of years, the Chinese     1     (use) acupuncture (针灸) to ease pain and treat illnesses. Evolving from the discovery     2     using stone needles on specific points on the surface of the body could get rid of pain and disease, acupuncture has become an     3     (essence) part of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), in line with the philosophy that promotes the harmonious (和谐的) coexistence of humans with nature. As     4     (document) in Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian about 2,100 years ago, Bian Que, a highly skilled     5     (physic) during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), was famous for having helped a prince to “wake up” after an accident by using needles on the prince’s head.

According to TCM, there are a dozen meridians (经络) in the human body,     6     the qi, or life energy, moves about to help keep the organs healthy. Cold, infections or diseases can result     7     the blocking of this energy, so     8     (stimulate) the acupoints can unblock the “stuck”qi, restore normal blood flow and improve health.

In 2010, UNESCO     9     (include) acupuncture and moxibustion (灸法) of TCM on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Yet, the practice is not just cultural and historical — its a medical technique     10     (wide) used and researched today.

3 . Chinese Language Program for International Students

The non-degree Chinese Language Program of Chongqing University offers Chinese language and culture courses to international students. The program covers levels from beginners to advanced learners. The courses include Comprehensive Chinese, Speaking, Listening, Reading, Writing, and Chinese Culture.

Requirements

●Non-Chinese citizens with a valid (有效的) passport, in good physical and mental health.

●High school graduates or above, between the ages of 18 and 55.

Application (申请) Documents

●Personal information page of the passport: The passport shall be valid for at least one year. For applicants who are already in China, a photocopy of Visa or Residence Permit should be provided as well.

●Bank statement: The balance should be no less than 30,000 RMB.

●Physical examination form: The form shall be filled by the doctor in Chinese or English. Examination results shall be uploaded. Please carefully plan your physical examination schedule as the result is valid for only 6 months.

●Study or Work certificate (证明): For applicants who’re now studying or working in a large organization, a Certificate of Enrollment or Employment issued by the organization is required.

Application and Admission Procedures

●Visit our website https://cqu.17gz.org/member/login.do, and create an account in our online application system. Fill in the application form and upload required supporting documents.

●Pay the application fee online and hand in the application.

Application Deadline

●31st May for autumn intake

●30th November for spring intake

Fees (RMB)

●Application Fee: 400 RMB

●Tuition Fee (学费): 7,000 RMB/Semester; 13,000 RMB/Year

Refer to http://study.cqu.edu.cn/Tuition_and_Accommodation_Fees.htm for more information.

Contact information

For more information, please send an email to admissions@cqu.edu.cn.

We also welcome you to visit our website http://study.cqu.edu.cn/.

1. Which of the following is the requirement for applicants?

A．They should be healthy in mind and body.

B．They should be at the age of 16 or older.

C．They should be able to speak Chinese well.

D．They should be a high school student.

2. What information do all applicants of the program have to provide?

A．Their time in China.	B．Their work experience.
C．Their learning ability.	D．Their bank statement.

3. Which of the following can you visit to finish the application form?

A．https://cqu.17gz.org/member/login.do

B．http://study.cqu.edu.cn/

C．admissions@cqu.edu.cn

D．http://study.cqu.edu.cn/Tuition_and_Accommodation_Fees.htm

4 . How Weather Affects Our Mood

The weather supplies many metaphors (隐喻) for our changeable minds. Moods can brighten and darken, futures can be under a cloud, and relationships can be stormy.    1    , but does it also influence our moods?

Of the many aspects of weather, sunshine is the most closely tied to mood. Although the link is weaker than many people imagine, sunlight has repeatedly been found to increase positive moods and reduce tiredness.    2    . Happy people tend to be more favorable toward one another, and people are more helpful when the sun is shining. One study even found that diners in Minnesota, US, tipped more generously on sunny days.

    3    . A study showed that university admissions officers stressed the academic qualifications of applicants more on cloudy days, and their non-academic qualities more on sunny ones.

    4    . The more it departs (偏离) from an ideal of around 20C, the more discomfort we feel. One study found that rates of helping others decreased as temperatures dropped below or rose above this value.

Indeed, the effects of weather on mood depend on our behavior and on how we think.     5    . A study by US psychology researcher Matthew Keller and his colleagues showed that beneficial effects of warm and sunny conditions on mood were only seen in people who had spent more than 30 minutes outdoors that day. Good weather even had negative effects on mood for people confined (限制) indoors, who perhaps looked enviously (嫉妒地) outside at the solar fun they were missing.

A．Similarly, grey weather may encourage serious and calm thinking

B．Aspects of weather beyond heat and sunshine have also been shown to affect mood

C．Weather provides a vivid language for describing our emotional atmosphere

D．Temperature can also affect our mind and behavior

E．But the effects of weather on mood are not entirely biological

F．Anything that changes our moods can affect our behavior

G．Basically, weather will only influence us if we are outdoors experiencing it

5 . Peter has ________ up since I saw him last time. He is now much taller than me. (根据句意单词拼写)

6 . 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为 150左右。

As a little kid, I was such a geek that I actually enjoyed math, and since my parents were often doing math with my older sister, I picked up some things by listening in on them. One of those things I learned ahead of my class was the impressive feat of adding a whole three numbers at once!

But when it came time for the class to learn the same thing, they didn’t add the numbers right — at least that’s what young me thought. Our teacher taught us to add all numbers in the ones column, then the tens, etc. By contrast, I’d always added the numbers by adding the first two and then writing the third number under the sum of the first two and adding those. The way I had learned seemed less error-prone(容易出错的). I mean, adding three whole numbers in your head at once — who could possibly manage such a feat? So, I chose to ignore the way our teacher was teaching it and keep doing things the way my father had taught me.

Then, one day, the teacher had multiple problems written on the board and she called four or five students to solve their problems at the same time in front of the class. I was on the far end, away from the teacher, but I was worried that she would catch me doing things the “wrong” way，so I did things my way, put the answer, and then quickly erased my work so she wouldn’t see how I did things.

She wasn’t having any of that. When she got to me, she agreed that the answer was right but insisted that I needed to show my work. So now, I got extra attention as she made me redo my work in front of the class with her watching me as I did my math in a “wrong” way.

Para1: I was honestly expecting a scolding for not doing things the way she had taught us.

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Para2: The next day our next math test came, and I was shocked by but proud of the requirements on the test.

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7 . What Are the Physical Benefits of Exercise?

Exercise is often thought of as activities that help a person lose weight or prevent weight gain. Having a body that is slimmer and trimmer is certainly one of the physical benefits of exercise, but there are many others.     1    

Exercising can help strengthen the muscles.

Diet pills may help a man shed weight but they will not help him build or strengthen his muscles. The physical benefits of exercise are generally experienced simultaneously.     2     This benefit is not limited to males and the types of exercises that produce these results are not limited to weight lifting.

Working out can make the bones stronger.

Exercise also strengthens bones, which becomes more important the older a person gets. Bones go through a natural process of breaking down the rebuilding.     3     Physical activity produces that stimulation and, therefore, helps decrease the likelihood of conditions such as osteoporosis (骨质疏松).

    4    

Many people are concerned with looking older. Slowing and reversing the effects of aging are benefits of physical exercise. Cellulite (皮下脂肪团), for example, can make a young woman appear older than she is.     5     Wrinkles are another sign of aging that can be reduced by exercise since physical activity tends to improve the condition of skin.

A．Many people want to change or improve their bodies.

B．Taking regular exercise can reduce the effects of aging.

C．As people grow older, however, the rebuilding process slows unless it is stimulated.

D．Training also reduces the negative physical effects which a person feels when he ages.

E．Exercise has the ability to help a person change his body shape, and make him stronger.

F．The appearance of cellulite can be diminished with basic exercises such as walking or jogging.

G．These include strengthening the bones, strengthening the muscles, and reducing the effects of aging.

8 . Work allows us the opportunity to be engaged in something we are fond of, and ________ (consequence ), it can give us a great sense of achievement and satisfaction. （所给词的适当形式填空）

9 . 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。

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. The Spring Equinox(春分), as the fourth term of the year starts on March 20     1     ends on April this year.

The Spring Equinox signals the equal     2     (long) of the day and night time. The day of the Spring Equinox is     3     the sun is directly above the equator. After the equinox, the sun moves northwards, resulting in     4     (gradual) longer day time in the Northern Hemisphere and longer night in the Southern Hemisphere.

Standing an egg upright is a popular game across the country during the Spring Equinox. It is an old custom that       5     (date) back to 4,000 years ago. People practice this tradition to celebrate the coming of spring. It     6     (believe) that if someone can make the egg stand, he will have good luck in the future.

The Spring Equinox is     7     good time to fly kites. In ancient times, people did not have good medical resources. So     8     (pray) for good health, they wrote their medical issues on paper kite. When the kite was     9     the air, people would cut off the stringy let the paper kite float away,     10     (symbolize) the flying away of diseases.

10 . Environmental factors at home and school are ________ (至关重要的) if we want to guarantee the healthy growth and development of children. (根据汉语意思单词拼写)