海南是仅次于台湾的中国第二大岛，是位于中国最南端的省份。海南岛风景秀丽，气候宜人，阳光充足，生物多样，温泉密布，海水清澈，大部分海滩几乎全年都是游泳和日光浴的理想场所，因而被誉为中国的四季花园和度假胜地，每年都吸引了大批中外游客。海南1988年建省以来，旅游业、服务业、高新技术产业飞速发展，是中国唯一的省级经济特区。在中央政府和全国人民的大力支持下，海南将建成中国最大的自由贸易试验区。
青海是中国西北部的一个省份，平均海拔3千米以上，大部分地区为高山和高原。青海省得名于全国最大的咸水湖青海湖。青海湖被誉为“中国最美的湖泊”，是最受欢迎的旅游景点之一，也是摄影师和艺术家的天堂。青海山川壮丽，地大物博。石油和天然气储量丰富，省内许多城市的经济在石油和天然气工业带动下得到了长足发展。青海尤以水资源丰富而闻名，是中国三大河流长江、黄河和澜沧江的发源地，在中国的水生态中发挥着重要作用。
云南是位于中国西南的一个省，平均海拔1500米。云南历史悠久，风景秀丽，气候宜人。云南生态环境优越，生物多种多样，被誉为野生动植物的天堂。云南还有多种矿藏和充足的水资源，为全省经济的可持续发展提供了有利条件。云南居住着25个少数民族，他们大多有自己的语言习俗和宗教。云南独特的自然景色和丰富的民族文化使其成为中国最受欢迎的旅游目的地之一，每年都吸引着大批国内外游客前往观光旅游。
Weoftenthinkofdrawingassomethingthattakesinborntalent,butthiskindofthinkingstemsfromourmisclassifi-cationofdrawingas,primarily,anartformratherthanatoolforlearning.Researchers,teachers,andartistsarestartingtoseehowdrawingcanpositivelyimpactawidevarietyofskillsanddisciplines.
manipulatesubtleinstruments,likehammers,spears,and-later-pensandpencils.Thehumanhandisanex-tremelydensenetworkofnerveendings.Inmanyways,humanbeingsarebuilttodraw.
Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentreYoumaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.
Theideaoftaxingthingsthatarebadforsocietyhaspowerfulallure.Itoffersthepossibilityofadoublebenefit-26harmfulactivities,whilealsoprovidingthegovernmentwithrevenue.
Takesintaxes.Taxesonalcoholmakeitmoreexpensivetogetdrunk,whichreducesexcessivedrinkingand27driving.Atthesametime,theyprovidestateandlocalgovernmentswithbillionsofdollarsofrevenue.Tobaccotaxes,whichgeneratemorethantwiceasmuchhaveproven28inthedeclineofsmoking,whichhassavedmillionsoflives.
Weoftenthinkofdrawingassomethingthattakesinborntalent,butthiskindofthinkingstemsfromourmisclassificationofdrawingas,primarily,anartformratherthanatoolforlearning.
Researchers,teachers,andartistsarestartingtoseehowdrawingcanpositivelyimpactawidevarietyofskillsanddisciplines.
Despitethe_28_offinancialproducts，servicesandsolutionsgearedtowardsaccumulatingwealth,itallbeginswiththesame_29_:gettingaheadfinancialrequiresareductionofspending,sothatincomeisgreaterthanexpenses.IwasremindedofthisagainrecentlylisteningtoanwithNicoleHaddow,theauthorofSmashed-Avocad,explaininghowshecrackedthepropertymarketat31.lItwasquitea_30,givenwhereshehadbeentwoyearsearlier.
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Humansarefascinatedbythesourceoftheirfailingsandvirtues.Thispreoccupationinevitablyleadstoanolddebate:whethernatureornurturenouldsusmore.Arevolutioningeneticshaspoisedthisasamodermpoliticalquestionaboutthecharacterofoursociety:ifpersonalitiesarehard-wiredintoourgenes,whatcangovernmentsdotohelpusItfeelsmorallyquestionable,yetclaimsofgeneticselectionbyirntelligencearemakingheadlines.
Butsuchleviesareontherise.MovesbyBarcelonaandvericetodealwiththephenomenonof"over-tourisrm”throughtheuseofchargeshaverecentlygainedprorminence.JapanandGreeceareamongthecountriestohaverecentlyintroducedtouristtaxes.
Onthecontrary,compellingtouriststomakeafinancialcontributiontotheplacestheyvisit:beyondtheirpersonalconsurmptionshouldbepartofawiderculturalshift.westernerswithdisposableincomeshaveoftenbehavedasiftheyhavearighttogowherevertheychoosewithlittleregardfortheconsequences.Justastheenvironmentalharrmcausedbyavi标记纠错19.[A]NotreDameCathedralintheheartofPariswaswithin“15to30minutes’ofcompletedestructionasfirefightersbattledtostopflamesreachingitsbelltowersonMondayevening,Frenchauthoritieshaverevealed.AGREaterdisasterwasavertedbymembersoftheParisfirebrigade,whoriskedtheirlivestoremaininsidetheburningmonumenttocreateawallofwaterbetweentheragingfireandthetwotowersonthewestofthebuilding.
[B]TherevelationofhowcloseFrancecametolosingitsmostfamouscathedralemergedaspoliceinvestigatorsquestionedworkersinvolvedintherestorationofthemonumenttotrytoestablishthecauseofthedevastatingblaze.ParisprosecutorRemyHeitzsaidthataninitialfirealertwassoundedat6:20pmonMondayeveningbutnofirewasfound.Thesecondalertwassoundedat6:43pm,andtheblazewasdiscoveredontheroof.
[D]ThecathedralisownedbytheFrenchstateandhasbeenatthecentreofayears-longdisputeoverwhoshouldfinancerestorationworkofthecollapsingstaircases,crumblingstatuesandcrackedwalls.Jean-MichelLeniaud,thepresidentofthescientificcouncilattheNationalHeritageInstitute,said:“Whathappenedwasboundtohappen.Thelackofadequatemaintenanceanddailyattentiontosuchamajesticbuildingisthecauseofthiscatastrophe.”Aftertheblazewasdeclaredcompletelyextinguished,15hoursafteritstarted,thejuniorinteriorminister,LaurentNunez,saidthestructurehadbeensavedbutremainedvulnerable.Hepraisedtheactions标记纠错20.Thecarhasreshapedourcities.Itseemstoofferautonomyforeveryone.Thereissomethingalmostdelightfulinthedetachmentfromrealityofadvertisementsshowingmass-producedcars,marketedassymbolsofindividualityandoffreedomwhenmostoftheirliveswillbespentmakingshortjourneysonchokedroads.
Forallthefussmadeabouttopspeeds,corneringabilityandacceleration,themostusefulgadgetsonamoderncararethosewhichworkwhenyou’regoingveryslowly:parkingsensors,soundsystems,andnavigationappswhichwillshowawayaroundupcomingtrafficjams.Thisseemstobeoneofthefewareaswherethebenefitofsharingpersonalinformationcomesstraightbacktothesharer:becausetheseappsknowwherealmostalltheusersare,andhowfasttheyaremovingalmostallthetime,theycanspottrafficcongestion(堵塞)veryquicklyandsuggestwaysroundit.
Theproblemscomeswheneveryoneisusinganavigationappwhichtellsthemtoavoideveryoneelseusingthesamegadget.Trafficjamsoftenappearwherenoonehasenoughgreatly.Butwheneveryonehasperfectinformation,trafficjamssimplyspreadontothesideroadsthatseemtoofferawayroundthem
ThisnewcongestionteachesustwothingsThefirstisthatthepromisesoftechnologywillneverberealisedasfullyaswehope;theywillbelimitedbytheirunforeseenandunintendedconsequences.Sitinginamorecomfortablecarinadifferenttrafficjamispleasantbuthardlytheliberationthatonceseemedtobepromised.Thesecondisthatself-organisationwillnotgetuswherewewanttogo.Theeffortsofmillionsofdriverstogetaheaddonotmiraculouslyproduceasituationinwhicheveryonedoesbetterthanbefore,butoneinwhichalmosteveryonedoesratherworse.Centralcontrolandcollectiveorganisationcanproducesmootherandfaireroutcomes,thougheventhatmuchisneverguaranteed.
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Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofhavingasenseofcommunityrespousibility.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
Thenumberofdevicesyoucantalktoismultiplying--firstitwasyourphone,thenyourcat,andnowyoucantellyourkitchenapplianceswhattodo.Butevenwithoutgadgetsthatunderstandourspokencommands,researchsuggeststhat,asbizarreisitsounds,undercertain__26__peopleregularlyascribehumantraitstoeverydayobjects.
Atothertimes,wepersonifyproductsinanefforttounderstandthem.Onestudyfoundthatthreeinfourrespondentsyelledattheircomputer.Further,themoretheircomputergavethemproblems,themorelikelytherespondentsweretoreportthatithaditsown"beliefsand__32__."
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B)Josephwantedtoputthistheorytothetest.In2009,heandhiswifeLauralaunchedMapleHillCreamery,anorganic,allgrass-fedyogurtcompanyinnorthernNewYork.Hequicklylearnedwhatthemarkethasdemonstrated:Demandforgrass-fedproductscurrentlyexceeds
Schoolsarenotjustamicrocosm(缩影)ofsociety;theymediateittoo.Thebestseektoalleviatetheexternalpressuresontheirpupilswhileequippingthembettertounderstandandhandletheworldoutside--atonceshelteringthemandbroadeningtheirhorizons.Thisisambitiousinanycircumstances,andinadividedandunequalsocietythetwoidealscanclashoutright(直接地).
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofhavingasenseoffamilyresponsibility.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
Globally,urbanpopulationsareexpectedtodoubleinthenext40years,andanextra2billionpeoplewillneednewplacestolive,aswellasservicesandwaystomovearoundtheircities.Whatismoreimportant,thedecisionsthatwemakenowaboutthedesignofourcitieswill__27__theeverydaylivesandhealthofthecominggenerations.Sowhatwouldasmug-free,oratleastlow-pollution,citybelike
Traffichasbecome__28__withairpollution,andmanycountriesintendtobanthesaleofnewpetrolanddieselcarsinthenexttwodecades.Butsimply__29__toelectriccanwillnotmeanpollution-freecities.Thelevelofemissionstheycausewilldependonhowtheelectricitytorunthemis__30__,whilebrakes,tyresandtoadsallcreatetinyairborne__31__astheywearout.
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A)Themarketingistempting:Getstrongermusclesandhealthierbodieswithminimaleffortbyaddingproteinpowdertoyourmorningshakeorjuicedrink.Orgrabaproteinbaratlunchorforaquicksnack.Today,youcanfindproteinsupplementseverywhere--onlineoratthepharmacy,grocerystoreorhealthfoodstore.Theycomeinpowders,pillsandbars.Withmorethan$12billioninsalesthisyear,theindustryisboomingand,accordingtothemarketresearchcompany,GrandViewResearch,isontracktosellbillionsmoreby2025.ButdowereallyneedallthissupplementalproteinItdepends.Therearepros,consandsomeotherthingstoconsider.
Themostpowerfulinfluencesoccurduringearlychildhoodandincludebothwhathappenedtoyoudirectly,andwhatthosearoundyoudidandsaidinyourpresence.Asyouacquireadistinctiveidentity,yourattitudesarefurtherrefinedbythebehaviorofthosewithwhomyouidentify--yourfamily,thoseofyourgenderandculture,andthepeopleyouadmire,eventhoughyoumaynotknowthempersonally.Friendshipsandotherimportantrelationshipsbecomeincreasinglyimportant,particularlyduringadolescence.Aboutthatsametimeandthroughoutadulthood,theinformationyoureceive,especiallywhenideasarerepeatedinassociationwithgoalsandachievementsyoufindattractive,alsorefinesyourattitudes.
ThestudybyGreenpeaceanalysedthemovementsofkrillfishingvesselsintheregionandfoundtheywereincreasinglyoperating"intheimmediatevicinityofpenguincoloniesandwhalefeedinggrounds".Italsohighlightsincidentsoffishingboatsbeinginvolvedingroundings,oilspillsandaccidents,whichposedaseriousthreattotheAntarcticecosystem.
Thereport,publishedonTuesday,comesamidgrowingconcernabouttheimpactoffishing.andclimatechangeontheAntarctic.AglobalcampaignhasbeenlaunchedtocreateanetworkofoceansanctuariestoprotecttheseasintheregionandGreenpeaceiscallingforanimmediatehalttofishinginareasbeingconsideredforsanctuarystatus.
AglobalcampaignhasbeenlaunchedtoturnahugetractofAntarcticseasintooceansanctuaries,protectingwildlifeandbanningnotjustkrillfishing,butallfishing.OnewascreatedintheRossSeain2016,anotherreserveisbeingproposedinavastareaoftheWeddellSea,andathirdsanctuaryisunderconsiderationintheareawestoftheAntarcticPeninsula--akeykrillfishingarea.
TheCommissionfortheConservationofAntarcticMarineLivingResources(CCAMLR)managestheseasaroundAntarctica.ItwilldecideontheWeddellSeasanctuaryproposalataconferenceinAustraliainOctober,althoughadecisiononthepeninsulasanctuaryisnotexpecteduntillater.
梅花(plumblossom)位居中国十大名花之首，源于中国南方，已有三千多年的栽培和种植历史。隆冬时节，五颜六色的梅花不畏严寒，迎着风雪傲然绽放。在中国传统文化中，梅花象征着坚强、纯洁、高雅、激励人们不畏艰难、砥砺前行。自古以来，许多诗人和画家从梅花中获取灵感，创作了无数不朽的作品。普通大众也都喜爱梅花，春节期间常用于家庭装饰。南京市已将梅花定为市花，每年举办梅花节，成千上万的人冒着严寒到梅花山踏雪赏梅。
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayontheimportanceofhavingasenseofsocialresponsibility.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
Whenconsideringriskfactorsassociatedwithseriouschronicdiseases,weoftenthinkabouthealthindicatorssuchascholesterol,bloodpressure,andbodyweight.Butpoordietandphysicalinactivityalsoeachincreasetheriskofheartdiseaseandhavearoletoplayinthedevelopmentofsomecancers.Perhapsworse,the__26__effectsofanunhealthydietandinsufficientexercisearenotlimitedtoyourbody.Recentresearchhasalsoshownthat__27__inahigh-fatandhigh-sugardietmayhavenegativeeffectsonyourbrain,causinglearningandmemory__28__.
Studieshavefoundobesityisassociatedwithimpairmentsincognitivefunctioning,as__29__byarangeoflearningandmemorytests,suchastheabilitytorememberalistofwordspresentedsomeminutesorhoursearlier.Thereisalsoagrowingbodyofevidencethatdietinducedcognitiveimpairmentscanemerge__30__withinweeksorevendays.Forexample,onestudyfoundhealthyadults__31__toahigh-fatdietforfivedaysshowedimpairedattention,memory,andmoodcomparedwithalow-fatdietcontrolgroup.Anotherstudyalsofoundeatingahigh-fatandhigh-sugarbreakfasteachdayforaslittleasfourdaysresultedinproblemswithlearningandmemory__32__tothoseobservedinoverweightandobeseindividuals.
Bodyweightwasnothugelydifferentbetweenthegroupseatingahealthydietandthoseonhighandsugardiets.Sothisshowsnegative__33__ofpoordietaryintakecanoccurevenwhenbodyweighthasnotchanged__34__.Thus,bodyweightisnotalwaysthebestindicatorofhealthandathinpersonstillneedstoeatwellandexercise__35__.
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A)HaveyoungpeopleneverhaditsogoodOrdotheyfacemorechallengesthananypreviousgenerationOurcurrenteraintheWestisoneofhighwealth.Thismeansminorsenjoymaterialbenefitsandlegalprotectionsthatwouldhavebeentheenvyofthoselivinginthepast.ButThereisanincreasingsuspicionthatallisnotwellforouryouth.Andoneofthemostpopularexplanations,amongsomeexpertsandthepopularmedia,isthatexcessive"screentime"istoblame.(Thisreferstoalltheattentionyoungpeopledevotetotheirphones,tabletsandlaptops.)However,thisisacontentioustheoryandsuchclaimshavebeentreatedskepticallybysomescholarsbasedontheirreadingoftherelevantdata.
HarvardcognitiveneuroscientistJoshuaGreenesays.formostofus,lyingtakeswork.Instudies,hegavesubjectsachancetodeceiveformonetarygainwhileexaminingtheirbrainsinafunctionalMRImachine，whichmapsbloodflowtoactivepartsofthebrain.Somepeopletoldthetruthinstantlyandinstinctively.Butothersoptedtolie,andtheyshowedincreasedactivityintheirfrontalparietal(颅腔壁的)controlnetwork,whichisinvolvedindifficultorcomplexthinking.Thissuggeststhattheyweredecidingbetweentruthanddishonestyandultimatelyoptingforthelatter.Forafollow-upanalysis,hefoundthatpeoplewhoseneural(神经的)rewardcentresweremoreactivewhentheywonmoneywerealsomorelikelytobeamongthegroupofliars-suggestingthatlyingmayhavetodowiththeinabilitytoresisttemptation.