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Millions of Americans began 2015 with the same resolution (决定) they started 2014 with, a goal of losing weight. However, setting weight loss as a goal is a mistake.
To reach our goal of losing weight — the output, we need to control what we eat —the input (输入). That is, we tend to care about the output but not to control the input. This is a bad way to achieve goals. The alternative is to focus your resolution on the input. Instead of determining to lose weight, try an actionable resolution: “I’ll stop having dessert for lunch,” or “I’ll walk every day for 20 minutes.” Creating a goal that focuses on a specific (具体的) input will likely be more effective than concentrating on the outcome.
Recently a new science behind incentives (激励), including in education, has been discussed. For example, researcher Roland Fryer wanted to see what works best in motivating children to do better in school. In some cases, he gave students incentives based on input, like reading certain books, while in others, the incentives were based on output, like results on exams. His main finding was that incentives increased achievement when based on input but had no effect when based on output. Fryer’s conclusion was that the incentives for inputs might be more effective because students do not know how to do better on exam, apart from general rules like “study harder”. Reading certain books, on the other hand, is a well-set task over which they have much more control.
As long as you have direct control over your goal, you have a much higher chance of success. For instance, if you want to spend more time with your family, don’t stop with this general wish. Think about an actionable goal that you could stick to, like a family movie night every Wednesday.
In the long run, these new goals could become a habit.
28. The writer thinks that setting weight loss as a goal is a mistake because _________.
A. it is focused too much on the result B. it is hard to achieve for ordinary people C. it is dependent on too many things D. it is based on actionable decisions
29. In Roland Fryer’s research, some students did better than the others because ________.
A. they obeyed the general rules of learning B. they benefited from reading certain books C. they attached more importance to exams
D. they were greatly inspired by their instructors
30. According to the writer, which of the following statements is a good goal?
A. “I’ll study harder than before.” B. “I’ll cut down my expense.” C. “I’ll spend more time with my family.” minutes.”
31. The writer strongly believes that we should __________.
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D. “I’ll walk every day for 15
A. be optimistic about final goals and stick to them B. focus more on the outcome and form good habits
C. create general goals that can balance the input and output D. take specific actions that can be turned into good habits
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A long time before I was born, my grandma and grandpa had a young family of four little girls. During the Great Depression (大萧条时期), work was hard to find, so Grandpa did whatever jobs he could. On weekends he and Grandma dug a garden to grow some of their own food.
Everybody worked to keep the garden growing. All summer long, the family ate food and enjoyed flowers from the garden. Grandma put up strawberry jam, tomatoes, beans, peppers, pears and peaches in canning jars. They were good to eat through the long winter. The family grew up, and grandparents grew old. It became hard to keep up the garden, so they made it a little smaller. There was still plenty to eat from the garden and lovely flowers to enjoy.
Then one summer when Grandpa was eighty-nine years old, all he could do was watch from his lawn chair as the vegetables grew and the roses bloomed. Summer slowly faded, and Grandpa died before it was time to bring in the harvest.
It was a lonely winter for Grandma. She sat near the window, looking out at the yard and wondering if she could plant a garden in the spring. When spring came, she planted only a little garden.
One sunny day in the early summer, Grandma heard a commotion (骚动) in the front yard and looked out the window to see a frightening sight. A huge swarm of bees filled the air between two tall trees. The buzzing sound was very loud.
The bees made their way into a hole up in one of the trees. Before long, every one of those bees had disappeared into its new home. During the next few days, the bees were busy minding their own business. Grandma could always see a few bees buzzing in and out around the opening high in the tree. Before long, she decided the bees weren’t bothering anyone, so she didn’t give them another thought.
That summer, Grandma’s little garden grew and grew. The neighbors would stop to admire the huge crop of vegetables and puzzle over their own gardens weren’t doing well. One day, Grandma’s brother Frank visited from Arizona. As Grandma made Frank a delicious lunch of squash cakes and homemade applesauce, she told him the story about the swarm of bees. Frank said, “In Arizona, the farmers often hired beekeepers to set up beehives near their fields. The bees pollinated (授粉) the crops and helped them to grow.”
That was when Grandma realized that her bees had helped with her garden all summer. “So that’s why my little garden had such a big crop!” she exclaimed.
From that time on, Grandma always believed that since Grandpa couldn’t be there to help her that summer, he had sent the bees to take his place and make Grandma’s little garden grow and grow.
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32. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. The garden was dug by Grandparents during the Great Depression. B. The garden provided enough food and flowers for the family. C. The garden was made smaller as Grandparents grew older. D. The garden once lay in waste after Grandpa passed away. 33. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.
A. Grandma was too busy to hire someone to deal with the bees. B. Grandma felt very lonely and helpless when Grandpa passed away. C. Frank hired beekeepers to help Grandma keep the garden growing. D. Grandpa turned into bees to help Grandma keep up the garden. 34. The method the author uses in the underlined sentence is _______. A. offering analyses B. providing explanations C. making comparison D. giving examples 35. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Grandpa’s Bees B. Grandparents’ Garden C. The Harvest of Summer D. The Secret of the Garden
第二节．根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处（第36-40题）的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Texting (发短信) is nearly universal among people with cell phones. While texting can be a great way to stay in touch and to share the feelings of daily life, it sure has a downside. 36 Read on to learn why it is time to put the phone down — even if it’s just for an hour or an afternoon.
37 We all know that cell phone use during the week hours can disturb our sleep patterns, but it's also true that texting during the day could harm our ability to get a good night’s sleep. In a recent study, researchers found that the more people texted during the day, the poorer their sleep was.
Your posture (姿势) is suffering. Texting can actually harm your whole body. People get so focused on their phones that they end up holding their neck and upper back in uncomfortable positions for a long time. That’s why people coined the phrase ‘text neck’, which refers to postural pain. 38 Bring your phone to eye level while you use it. Oh, and give your phone a rest!
39 Your texting could be a liability to the people around you. A recent study found that one in three people was distracted by mobile devices while walking. And texting walkers were four times more likely to ignore traffic lights and fail to look both ways at a cross.
Your school or work performance will suffer. Researchers discovered students texting too much gave worse performance in class. 40 Just reading or sending a text while working can increase the number of mistakes a worker makes during a single task. A. It makes you a less responsible walker. B. It’ll do harm to your sleep at night.
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C. It can prevent you from really enjoying the activities you treasure. D. We can’t believe we still have to say this, but it affects your driving. E. But it isn’t just college students who face texting distractions (分神). F. What do we lose when we get lost in the texting life?
G. Want to get rid of the effect of all this bending and texting? 第三部分：英语知识运用
第一节．完型填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn’t think there would be any 41 , sighing about having to be on duty on Christmas. Just then five bodies 42 at my desk, a pale woman and four children.
“Are you all 43 ?” I asked doubtfully. “Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.
But when it came to 44 of their problems, things got a little strange. They all claimed to have headaches, but the headaches weren’t accompanied(陪伴) by the 45 body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still.
Something was wrong. Our hospital policy, 46 , was not to turn away any patient. I explained it might be a little while 47 a doctor saw her. She responded immediately, even a bit 48 “Take your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.” Out of curiosity, I checked their registration form. No address—they were 49 . I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a family of five in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining of 50 Christmas day, turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get 51 on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a 52 emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency.
We were all 53 a free meal in the hospital dining hall on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our 54 .We needed presents. We 55 from different departments candies, fruits and other things 56 that could be presents. As seriously as we met the 57 needs of the patients that came to us that day, our team worked to meet the needs, 58 the expectation, of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas.
59 , as the family walked to the door to leave, the mother came 60 back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.” 41. A. patients 42. A. took up
B. customers C. nurses
D. doctors
B. showed up C. came up
D. held up D. drunk
D. contributions
D. however
D. unusual
43. A. tired B. hungry C. sick 45. A. unique
44. A .descriptions B. directions C. instructions
B. ordinary C. normal
B. otherwise
46. A. therefore 48. A. shyly
C. moreover
47. A. after B. since C. before D. when
C. calmly
D. politely
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B. happily