A. Our special personality. B. Our super intelligence. C. Our unique existence. D. Our language ability.
59. What’s the author’s attitude towards Spotify and FitBit? A. Negative. B. Doubtful. C. Grateful. D. Reserved.
60. Why does the author tell the story of a small robot? A. To prove humans are well-educated. B. To show children are naughty in nature. C. To suggest machines will become violent. D. To indicate machines can serve humans well.
61. What’s the author’s final conclusion about humans and machines? A. Both sides would be losers in the fight. B. Humans will completely defeat machines. C. Machines will replace humans in many fields.
D. Humans and machines will live in harmony with each other.
C
As he applied sunscreen to his young daughter’s face, Dara O’Rourke, a professor of environmental and labor policy at the University of California, Berkeley, found himself wondering if the lotion(霜) was safe. He realized there was no readily available answer. The result—two years, a team of chemists, lots of testing and venture capital(风险投资) later—is GoodGuide. com. Launched in 2008, this is a website with a smart phone app that rates 140, 000consumer products (only in America) according to their safety, environmental sustainability and the ethics of the firms that make them. Now GoodGuide has created a new “purchase analyzer”app designed to inform consumers not just about the values attached to products, but also about whether they are the virtuous(有信誉的) shoppers they say they want to be.
Using the new app requires selecting a series of characteristics, which range from whether the user favours organic products to buying only from firms with a good human-rights record. Consumers then scan the bar code on a
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product with the camera in their smart phones. The app identifies it and checks in a database to score it Much therefore depends on the quality of the data, which GoodGuide gathers from various sources, including government reports, scientific studies, and research by its own staff. If the product scores badly, the app will recommend an alternative item which is rated more highly. The app also tracks a consumer’s purchases to see how well he lives up to his selected values, giving a sort of personal virtue rating.
So far, GoodGuide has mostly been used by shoppers who are keen to know about any issues connected with products they buy. They are mothers concerned about a child’s health, older people facing a chronic(慢性的) illness or supporters of a cause, such as animal rights. The hope behind the app is that the idea of finding out about a product’s background will become the mainstream.
Consumers rarely change their buying habits, even when provided with scientific and other data, says Mr O’Rourke. So he has drawn on insights from behavioral economics, which show shoppers can be greatly influenced by peer pressure and by information passed on to them by people they know. The app tries to take advantage of these pressures. The virtue rating will inform consumers how well they are doing according to the values they espouse(拥护). That measurement encourages them to do better. Soon, the rating will be able to be shared with others on social media sites such as Facebook, which could inspire a shopper to consume more thoughtfully. 62. Why does the author mention Dara O’Rourke applying sunscreen to his daughter? A. To show Dara O’Rourke’s deep love for his daughter. B. To present the potential risks young children may face.
C. To introduce the background of the creation of GoodGuide. com. D. To show customers’ increasing attention to the safety of products. 63. What can we know about the new “purchase analyze” app? A. It gathers data about the quality of a product from users. B. It recommends products based on users’ personal preference. C. It gives users guidance on how to identify the quality of a product. D. It traces users’ purchases to judge whether they are virtuous shoppers.
64. According to O’Rourke, people’s buying habits can be greatly affected by . A. acquaintances’ recommendations. B. sellers’ marketing strategies C. scientific data D. advertisements
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65. The purpose of the personal virtue rating is to encourage people to . A. spend wisely
B. change their buying habits C. deal with peer pressure positively D. share their shopping experiences
第II卷 非选择题(四部分，共45 分)
第四部分: 任务型阅读(共10 小题; 每小题1分, 满分10 分)
请认真阅读下列短文, 并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意: 每个空格只填一个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应的横线上。
Most people would like to keep a healthy diet during the holiday season. There are many social events to celebrate—we love to look our best when we’re there, and we don’t always look our best with bloated(肿胀的)stomachs and pained expressions on our face after having too many cookies, candies and pies. We also need healthy food to provide us with the energy necessary to go to all of these parties with a big smile on our face, gift in hand, and enthusiastic attitude in heart. Starting the New Year with some healthy habits in place, rather than a long list of things to change, can also add momentum (动力) towards reaching other goals. The unfortunate reality is that many of us have a hard time with healthy eating during the holidays.
The holiday season is when we bring out candies, cookies, and all the other party foods! It’s easy to eat too much of the wrong thing. It’s also the time of year when people cook really delicious food in abundance: turkeys, roasts, hams and other great foods are the centerpieces of feasts that tempt(引诱)us to eat more than we need. The holiday season is also a busy and stressful time of year. We’re rushing too much, spending too much, and letting perfectionism and stress take hold of us all too often. This can lead to emotional eating.
People who are celebrating often consume more than they would in their regular lives. When celebrating the holidays, there are several occasions where people might relax their dietary standards a little, in the name of celebration. These celebrations, however, can be rather plentiful during the holiday season, and the indulgence(放纵)can add up.
Fortunately for all of us, there are some pretty effective ways to deal with holiday eating problems, and they’re mostly under your control. For instance, adding certain spices (香料) to your foods can not only make them more flavorful which can lead you to feeling more satisfied as you eat, but these spices can bring added health benefits as well. Additionally, try mindful eating, a healthy eating strategy that has been gaining popularity lately. By eating mindfully, you can eat less and enjoy your food more, relieving stress in the process. It’s win-win-win!
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Sometimes the best defense is a good offense. If you plan ahead, you can head off temptation for unhealthy holiday eating. For example. If you’re going to a party or an event where you know you’ll be tempted, eat some healthy food first so you won’t show up starving. Learn your triggers(诱因), and have strategies for combating them.
Holiday eating ·It can let us enjoy various celebrations in a good(67) state. (66) of healthy holiday ·It can make us(68) enough to join in various parties. eating ·It also can increase the possibility of achieving our other goals. (69) of holiday eating ·The easy(70) to abundant and amazing food during the holiday makes us eat more unconsciously. ·Holiday(71) results in us eating more emotionally. ·The holiday season provides us with more convenient(72) to eat more. Hope for holiday eating ·Make your foods a little spicy in order to eat contentedly and (73) . ·Try mindful eating to eat less and relieve stress without decreasing the (74) of eating. ·Avoid the temptation to eat unhealthy food by eating something healthy in (75) .
第五部分 单词拼写(共10小题; 每小题0. 5分, 满分5分)
根据所给中文或首字母写出相应单词的正确形式，每空一词。 76. He was caught cheating in the exam and couldn’t escape p 77. lam extremely g to all the teachers for their help. 78. I hadn’t seen her for 20 years, but I r , her immediately. 79. O with his office work, he didn’t notice someone come in. 80. All our officers are good at d themselves against knife attacks.
81. In Britain, packets of cigarettes come with a government health warning (附加) to them. 82. She (应得)some reward for all her hard work.
83. Henning told the police that she and her husband had an (争吵) before he left. 84. The new church
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