independently on advanced projects. She was the only female engineer among the team’s 40 members.
Early on, she researched defense systems. By the late 1950s, her work centered on satellites and a series of space rockets called Agenda. The rockets were extremely important in the 1960s during the Apollo moon program.
Ross also helped develop early design ideas for space travel between planets, including flyby space flights to study Venus and Mars. Ross retired from Lockheed in 1973. But she continued to give talks at high schools and colleges to encourage more women and Native Americans to study engineering. She died in 2008, a few months before her 100th birthday.
Many celebrated Ross’ life on social media. Twitter user Aaron Perez, for example, wrote:“ Mary Ross was an engineer who pioneered in the field of satellites. I never would have known if it wasn’t for the doodle. Women engineers deserve more recognition.” 24. Why did Google celebrate Mary Ross’ 110th birthday? A. She invented a new flying aircraft. ever.
C. She got a master’s degree in mathematics. space travel.
25. What did Mary Ross do in the middle of the 20th century? A. She planned the Apollo moon program. C. She helped women study engineering.
B. She worked on Agenda. D. She gave talks at high schools.
D. She contributed a lot to B. She had been a great designer
26. Which of the following can best describe Mary Ross? A. Caring and cautious C. Generous and patient
B. Courageous and optimistic D. Talented and creative
27. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. Social media is very popular in the world. B. Every Twitter user thinks highly of Mary Ross. C. More attention should be paid to women engineers. D. Man has made greater progress in space technology.
C
You can relax if remembering everything isn't your strong suit. Recent research makes the case that being forgetful can be a strength—in fact, selective memory can even be a sign of stronger intelligence.
Traditional research on memory has focused on the advantages of remembering everything.
But looking through years of recent memory data, researchers found that the neurobiology of forgetting can be just as important to our decision-making as what our minds choose to remember.
Making intelligent decisions doesn't mean you need to have all the information at hand. It just means you need to hold onto the most valuable information. And that means clearing up space in your memory palace for the most up-to-date information on clients and situations. Our brains do this by creating new neurons(神经元）in our hippocampus, which have the power to overwrite(重写)existing memories that are influencing our decision-making.
If you want to increase the number of new neurons in our brain’s learning region, try exercising. Some aerobic exercise like jogging, power walking and swimming has been found to increase the number of neurons making important connections in our brains.
When we forget the names of certain clients or details about old jobs, the brain is making a choice that these details don't matter. Although too much forgetfulness can be a cause for concern, the occasional lost detail can be a sign of a perfectly healthy memory system. The researchers found that our brains facilitate decision-making by stopping us from focusing too much on unimportant past details. Instead, the brain helps us remember the most important part of a conversation.
We can get blamed for being absent-minded when we forget past events in perfect detail. These findings show us that total recall can be overvalued. Our brains are working smarter when they aim to remember the right stories, not every story. 28. How can we help our brains produce more neurons? ' A. By having deep sleep frequently. B. By practicing swimming regularly. C. By doing mental labor repeatedly. D. By learning new skills constantly.
29. Which of the following can best replace “facilitate” underlined in paragraph 5? A. promote
B. repeat
C. postpone
D. abuse
30. What conclusion can be drawn from the text? A. Memory loss is well worth noticing. B. Decisions can’t be made without memories. C. We shouldn't stress total recall too much.
D. Forgetting is even more important than remembering. 31. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Caution：do remember to forget B. Why and how people choose to forget
C. Want to become smarter? Learn to forget D. Being forgetful might mean you are smarter
D
Many college students complain about dormitory life: a sweltering room without air-conditioning in summer and a dormitory gate which is closed at 11 pm. But they may miss their dormitories after graduation, when they have to spend as much as a third of their income renting a shabby room.
The rising prices of daily necessities, including food, water, gas and electricity, are also making graduates save every penny to make ends meet. Faced with the high cost of living, college graduates need to make every penny work when they budget their income.
When it comes to renting, try to spend no more than one third of your income on it．Better still, only spend a quarter, according to Hao Qian, a career consultant. Hao also reminds graduates to set aside about one fifth of their income for social activities. “People have spent more on their social lives because of changes in forms of entertainment,” said Hao, “For example, new friends may want to meet you at a quiet club instead of at a noisy house.”
In spite of the high cost of living, many college graduates still, try to stay in big cities. They usually work in industries such as finance, public relations and IT, which depend on a booming city economy and technology．
Hao advises such graduates to reduce their expenditure on shopping as much as possible. “If you are not in jobs such as PR and sales which require you to dress well, you don't need to spend much on clothes and accessories（服装配饰）, said Hao, “Spend less than one eighth of your monthly income on shopping.”
32. What does the underlined word \？ A. Hot and airless C. Simple and dull
B. Damp and narrow D. Comfortable and rich
33. Which item takes up the most income of the graduates according to Hao Qian？ A. Travel B. Shopping
C. Social activities
D. Renting
34. How does the author begin the text? A. By making comparisons C. By using an example
B. By making analysis D. By describing processes
35. We can know from the text that ___________________.
A. the money spent on social activities is mainly to broaden business cooperation B. it's unwise to meet your new friend in your dormitory with loud roommates C. more and more graduates choose to work in small towns or medium cities
D. if you take up a PR job in a firm, you can wear casual clothes 第二节 （共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）
根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Riding a Mobike on the street, you might hear some people speaking Chinese aloud. 36. _____________
After walking into a store, it’s possible that you'll see Huawei smartphones for sale.
This isn't referring to China, but Manchester, UK. 37. _______________ Indeed, Chinese products have gone global.
38. _____________ But to meet local people’s tastes, Chinese restaurants have made some changes to the dishes.
“One example is the meat,” said Yin Hang, who is studying at the University of Wollongong in Australia. “We like to eat meat with the bone in, but people here don’t. So Chinese restaurants provide big pieces of meat without bones, even for fish.”
39. ____________ In many cities in Europe, stores sell TCL televisions, Haier fridges and Lenovo computers, reported Reuters.
More than half of US-owned drones （无人机）are Chinese models, according to China Daily. They' re not simply made in China, but designed and developed in the country.
In the past, most Western people thought Chinese products were cheap and unreliable. But things have changed greatly. 40. ______________.
For example, Huawei, one of China's major smartphone makers, overtook Apple in global smartphone sales for the first time in June and July last year, behind only Samsung, noted consulting firm Counterpoint Research.
“They are beautiful and offer some unique features American phones don’t have,” CNN once said about Chinese smartphones.
A. Many Chinese products are also becoming more popular. B. What is the biggest problem with many Chinese products?
C. In fact, you might see similar things in many other cities around the world. D. Turning to the right, you may see a Sichuan-style restaurant.
E. Meanwhile, international products are still enjoying great success in China. F. “Made in China” has become cool and more people trust Chinese products.. G. Chinese food has been enjoyed in Western countries for a long time.
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