2 . Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. application	B. currently	C. initial	D. detection	E. previously	F. feasibility
G. primarily	H. intelligent	I. active	J. availability	K. predictable

The agricultural sector is going to face enormous challenges in order to feed the 9.6 billion people that the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) predicts are going to inhabit the planet by 2050: Food production must increase by 70% by 2050, and this has to be achieved in spite of the limited     1     of arable (适合耕种的) lands, the increasing need for fresh water (agriculture consumes 70 per cent of the world’s fresh water supply) and other less     2     factors, such as the impact of climate change, which, according to a recent report by the UN could lead, among other things, to changes to seasonal events in the life cycle of plants and animals.

One way to deal with these issues and increase the quality and quantity of agricultural production is using sensing technology to make farms more “    3    ” and more connected through the so-called “precision agriculture”.

Precision agriculture, also known as “smart farming”, is not new, In the beginning, it was about position technologies     4    , but it is becoming more complex moving towards all the aspects of agriculture.

It’s something that’s already happening, as corporations and farm offices collect vast amounts of information from crop yields, soil-mapping, fertilizer     5    , weather data, machinery, and animal health. In a subset of smart farming, Precision Livestock Farming (PLF), sensors are used for early     6     of reproduction events and health disorders in animals.

The European Union has sponsored several projects on the topic. The     7     running EU-PLF project, for instance, is designed to look at the     8     of bringing proven and cost-effective Precision Livestock Farming tools from the lab to the farm.

Several private companies are also starting to be     9     in this field, such as Anemon (Switzerland), eCow (UK), Connected Cow (Medria Technologies and Deutsche Telekom). Smart fishing is at     10     stage with some projects in Europe, South Korea, North America and Japan.

3 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. (10%)

In the center of Rome stands the Pantheon (万神庙) --- a temple dedicated to all gods. A mere 6,611 kilometers away, China has its own “pantheon” --- the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu province.

Mogao is a complex of caves cut out of the side of a sandstone and rock cliff that     1     (stretch) almost two kilometres beside a dry riverbed in the Gobi Desert.

Having been a key outpost on the ancient Silk Road for centuries, the city of Dunhuang provided shelter for tired traders along the route east to west or vice versa. And it is     2     its location that the Mogao Caves can also be called a pantheon. It is not just Buddhist art that decorates its walls. There are Taoist artworks, traditional Chinese mythological characters,     3     influences from Central Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

When I experienced the Mogao Caves and Dunhuang for the first time, the mighty weight of history was perceivable: the artworks awe-inspiring and the stories     4     (tell) beautifully.

For many, the feeling one gets when dipping their toes in the ocean or breathing crisp mountain air is a unique experience tied to the landscape. So     5     the unique feeling one experiences when in the desert.

Golden dunes stretch out into the distance, going up and down like the sea in a storm. Sand is whipped up by the wind and carried,     6     (spread) the desert’s influence further and further, The desert is one harsh and amazing environment. It has been months     7     my visit and I still have sand in my shoes.

It is remarkable that many of the artworks of Mogao exist today considering the relentless power of the desert and the climate     8     they were made in.

But here is     9     humans step in once more. Work, in turn, is relentlessly being carried out to preserve and protect the treasures of Mogao. Stakeholders such as the Dunhuang Academy, and others, work tirelessly to ensure     10     remains there today remains there for future generations, too.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。1.

A．She is a chef.	B．She is a nurse assistant.
C．She is a medical transcriptionist.	D．She is a housewife.

2.

A．Listening to the conversation between the doctor and patients.

B．Writing down the medical report on the computer.

C．Finding the problems in the medical treatment.

D．Helping the doctor the take care of patients.

3.

A．She gets paid every two weeks.

B．She can explain it to her son.

C．She can learn from different medical cases.

D．She can balance work with domestic duties.

4.

A．He regards the job meaningless and looks down upon it.

B．He insists that it should be done by the doctor himself.

C．He is proud of his mother and understands her choice.

D．He feels sorry that it is not paid as well as his father’s job.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。1.

A．The call to prayer happens too frequent and should be reduced.

B．The loudspeakers announcing prayer time damage people’s life.

C．The first call to prayer is too early and should be after sunrise.

D．Arabs make too much noise during the prayer time in mosques(清真寺).

2.

A．He thinks Israel is a country of Judaism(犹太教).

B．He is a racist and his aim is ti reduce Arab population.

C．He intends to create an atmosphere of freedom and equality.

D．He believes the country should protect citizens from the noise.

3.

A．The bill destroys the harmony between Jews and Arabs.

B．The bill doesn’t respect the right of the Arabs.

C．The bill shows the hatred against the Arabs.

D．The loudspeaker hurts all of the society.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。1.

A．He was punished to be working in an animal shelter.

B．He was fined a lot of money and lost his job as a butcher.

C．He was forbidden from living in his apartment for three years.

D．He was heavily fined and not allowed to keep animals for ten years.

2.

A．He was scratched by the cat he raised at home.

B．His car was captured and nearly killed by the tiger.

C．He was attacked by the tiger and was bit in the arm.

D．His tiger was seriously ill after eating the raw meat.

3.

A．Ming can’t live without jazz and hip-hop.

B．Ming is not accustomed to the country life.

C．Ming doesn’t like the food in the animal shelter.

D．He can't fall asleep without Ming’s smell and noise.

7 .

A．Tom’s father is good at playing football.

B．Tom has to finish his homework within an hour.

C．Tom’s father used to object to Tom’s playing football.

D．Tom is excited that his father allows him to play football.

8 .

A．The woman has no interest in reading novels.

B．The woman is in low mood and nothing interests her.

C．Historical novel is the woman’s favorite kind of novels.

D．The woman likes romantic novels more than any other novels.

9 .

A．From the newspaper.

B．From the internet.

C．From wildlife protection groups.

D．From the government officials.