| A．compassion | B．compensation | C．consumption | D．comprehension |
2 . J. K. Rowling frequently shows there is magic every day. Her Harry Potter series has helped people through times of stress and depression and she is always there to deliver wise words of encouragement.
She is one celebrity who is very active on Twitter. So when a single dad named Matt Burke sent her a message thanking her for the series, she noticed. Her series had helped strengthen his relationship with his 9yearold daughter Bailey.
He included a link to his article titled Being a Broke Parent. He explained how he hadn’t found a level of financial stability that allowed him to pay bills on time and take his daughter on more activities and events. The family also doesn’t have the Internet or TV, which means there’s no “digital babysitter” and he has to rely on his own creative ways to bond with his daughter. Since he received the series, the main thing that has occupied them these days is reading books together.
Burke admits that he thought he was “too cool” for the books when they first came out and he was in his twenties, but he’s loving reading them now. “We switch off chapter by chapter reading them out loud，“Burke explains.” This not only allows her to get more used to reading aloud in front of someone, but it gets me directly involved in something she loves, and it gives me the chance to be very dramatic when I read my chapters and bring myself into the characters in the book, which has proven to be a ton of fun.”
After hearing Burke’s story, Rowling said how honored she was when Harry Potter was a part of his family’s life and offered Burke more books. Besides, people are also offering to send Burke more books as gifts. For Burke, this experience, far more than gifts, will be what he treasures.
1. Why did Burke thank J. K. Rowling according to the text?| A．She guided him how to write a good story. |
| B．She encouraged him when he was in trouble. |
| C．Her books helped him through times of confusion. |
| D．Her books helped him improve his bond with his daughter. |
| A．He has found it interesting to read the series. | B．He was too old to understand the series better. |
| C．He has chosen a better way of reading the series. | D．He hopes to play a role in the drama in the future. |
| A．Useless. | B．Normal. | C．Valuable. | D．Boring. |
| A．J. K. Rowling chooses to help improve kids’ health. |
| B．J. K. Rowling gives a magical gift to a single father. |
| C．J. K. Rowling has a deep influence on others’ growth. |
| D．Burke comes to know J. K. Rowling through her series. |
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| A．distant | B．difficult | C．delicate | D．desperate |
| A．However | B．Otherwise | C．Besides | D．Therefore |
| A．ability | B．quality | C．limitation | D．assumption |
| A．come out | B．picked up | C．come across | D．brought up |
| A．lecture | B．reply | C．recommendation | D．application |
| A．stood up | B．stood out | C．given up | D．given out |
| A．guard | B．teacher | C．headmaster | D．consultant |
| A．wisdom | B．consideration | C．encouragement | D．bravery |
| A．bothered | B．answered | C．visited | D．thanked |
| A．as if | B．now that | C．even if | D．in order that |
| A．demanding | B．amusing | C．refreshing | D．puzzling |
| A．passion | B．trouble | C．method | D．window |
| A．due to | B．in need of | C．except for | D．along with |
| A．money | B．notice | C．attention | D．curiosity |
| A．policy | B．trend | C．arrangement | D．career |
7 . Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience: the iPad.
Instead of looking at nature, I
So this year I made up my mind to try something
With determination and the strong support of my wife, I succeeded in my vacation struggle against the Internet. I finally
I knew I had
| A．received | B．selected | C．checked | D．removed |
| A．online | B．informal | C．local | D．traditional |
| A．opinion | B．mind | C．identity | D．curiosity |
| A．attractive | B．logical | C．magical | D．different |
| A．as | B．unless | C．though | D．so |
| A．generous | B．capable | C．eager | D．determined |
| A．battery | B．button | C．signal | D．function |
| A．grateful | B．tough | C．stuck | D．puzzled |
| A．rely on | B．go through | C．connect to | D．adapt to |
| A．method | B．goal | C．trick | D．choice |
| A．expected | B．realised | C．permitted | D．suggested |
| A．approach | B．sign | C．evidence | D．problem |
| A．won | B．forgotten | C．suffered | D．recovered |
| A．Somehow | B．Anyway | C．However | D．Therefore |
| A．take apart | B．give up | C．turn up | D．go off |
| A．chapter | B．canteen | C．career | D．cancer |
9 . A new study on 26 chimpanzees (黑猩猩) from zoos around the world found that chimpanzees can recognise family members and long lost friends even after decades of separation.
The participating chimpanzees were given juice while staring at a screen flashing side by side photos of other chimps. One animal from each pair of photos had lived with the group for at least a year, while the other was a stranger. An eye-tracking camera recorded where the participants were looking and for how long. Data showed their eyes rested longer on familiar groupmates, suggesting “rich recognition of each other.”
There is also evidence that they became more intent when shown a picture of a chimpanzee with whom they’d had more positive interactions, compared with conflicting relationships.
In the most impressive case, a 46-year-old chimpanzee named Louise repeatedly demonstrated “intense” attention upon seeing photographs of her sister Loretta and nephew Erin, whom she hadn’t seen in more than 26 years. The team said Louise’s results represent the longest-lasting social memory documented in any non-human animal to date.
“We tend to see ourselves as unique special creatures with incredible intellectual (智力的) capacities that are very different from other animals on earth,” said Laura Simone Lewis, a postdoctoral fellow in Berkeley’s psychology department and lead author of the study. “This study is showing us how similar we are to chimpanzees.” She noted that the findings support the theory that long-term social memory in humans and modern day chimps has come from “our last common ancestor that lived somewhere between 5 to 7 million years ago” who also likely had long-term social memory.
Now that they have definitive evidence that these endangered species possess long-term social memories, researchers have more questions, including whether chimpanzees miss the individuals they’re no longer with, especially their friends and family. “Our study doesn’t determine they are doing this, but it raises questions about the possibility that they may have the ability to do so,” Lewis said.
1. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?| A．The nature of chimps. | B．The method of the study. |
| C．The analysis of the recorded data. | D．The layout of experimental equipment. |
| A．Attentive. | B．Doubtful. | C．Hesitant. | D．Emotional. |
| A．To stress chimps are as intelligent as human beings. |
| B．To explain where chimps’ social memory comes from. |
| C．To better demonstrate the chimps’ memory length. |
| D．To further prove the existence of chimps’ social memory. |
| A．Whether chimps feel strong emotions to their long lost friends. |
| B．How to strengthen chimps’ long-term social memories. |
| C．How chimps recognised their close contacts after long separation. |
| D．Why chimps possess the amazing social memories. |
10 . Smartwatches and fitness trackers (健身追踪器) have gained popularity recently. These tools can record your daily steps, heart rates, etc.
It’s a struggle to overcome the addiction to fitness trackers.
Of course, failing to meet your daily goal can be discouraging. You might focus on your shortcoming rather than your progress. Another problem is that you might find yourself paying too much attention to the step number rather than how your body feels.
Therefore, if you’re spending too much time looking at your smartwatch, limit your daily step count to a comfortable level.
| A．How can you tell whether you’re addicted to your fitness tracker? |
| B．Actually this addiction to step count can be risky, mentally and physically. |
| C．Don’t overuse your smartwatch. |
| D．However, do you find yourself checking your steps and heart rates too often? |
| E．After all, reaching a daily step count can be so appealing. |
| F．Besides, you can find other things to do that don’t involve checking your fitness tracker. |
| G．It doesn’t covey what you’re really feeling. |
