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　　Section I Use of English

　　Directions:

　　Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D

　　on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)

　　Being a good parent is, of course, what every parent would like to be. But defining what it

　　means to be a good parent is undoubtedly very 1 , particularly since children respond differently

　　to the same style of parenting. A calm, rule-following child might respond better to a different sort

　　of parenting than, 2 , a younger sibling.

　　3 , There’s another sort of parent that s a bit easier to 4 : a patient parent. Children of every

　　age benefit from patient parenting. Still, 5 every parent would like to be patient, this is no easy 6.

　　Sometimes parents get exhausted and frustrated and are unable to maintain a 7 and composed style

　　with their kids. I understand this.

　　You’re only human, and sometimes your kids can 8 you just a little too far. And then the 9

　　happens: You lose your patience and either scream at your kids or say something that was a bit too

　　10 and does nobody any good. You wish that you could 11 the clock and start over, We’ve all been

　　there:

　　12, even though it’s common, it’s important to keep in mind that in a single moment of

　　fatigue. you can say something to your child that you may 13 for a long time. This may not only

　　do damage t0 your relationship with. your child but also 14 your child’s self-esteem.

　　If you consistently lose your 15 with your kids. then you are inadvertently modeling a lack of

　　emotional control for your kids. We are all becoming increasingly aware of the 16 of modeling

　　tolerance and patience for the younger generation. This is a skill that will help them all throughout

　　life. In fact, the ability to emotionally regulate or maintain emotional control when 17 by stress is

　　one of the most important of all life’s skills

　　Certainly, it’s incredibly 18 to maintain patience at all times with your children. A more

　　practical goal is to try, to the best of your ability, to be as tolerant and composed as you can when

　　faced with 19 situations involving your children. I can promise you this: As a result of working

　　toward this goal. you and your children will benefit and 20 from stressful moments feeling better

　　physically and emotionally.

　　1. [A] tedious [B] pleasant [C] instructive [D] tricky

　　2. [A] in addition [B] for example [C] at once [D] by accident

　　3. [A] fortunately [B] occasionally [C] accordingly [D] eventually

　　4. [A] amuse [B] assist [C] describe [D] train

　　5. [A] while [B] because [C] unless [D] once

　　6. [A] answer [B] task [C] choice [D] access

　　7. [A] tolerant [B] formal [C] rigid [D] critical

　　8. [A] move [B] drag [C] push [D] send

　　9. [A] mysterious [B] illogical [C] suspicious [D] inevitable

　　10. [A] boring [B] naive [C] harsh [D] vague

　　11. [A] turn back [B] take apart [C] set aside [D] cover up

　　12. [A] overall [B] instead [C] however [D] otherwise

　　13. [A] like [B] miss [C] believe [D] regret

　　14. [A] raise [B] affect [C] justify [D] reflect

　　15. [A] time [B] bond [C] race [D] cool

　　16. [A] nature [B] secret [C] importance [D] context

　　17.[A] cheated [B] defeated [C] confused [D] confronted

　　18. [A] terrible [B] hard [C] strange [D] wrong

　　19. [A] trying [B] changing [C] exciting [D] surprising

　　20.[A] hide [B] emerge [C] withdraw [D] escape

　　Section II Reading Comprehension

　　Part A

　　Directions:

　　Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A,B,C or

　　D.Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(40 points)

　　Text 1

　　Rats and other animals need to be highly at tuned to social signals from others so that can

　　identify friends to cooperate with and enemies to avoid. To find out if this extends to non-living

　　beings, Loleh Quinn at the University of California, San Diego, and her colleagues tested whether

　　rats can detect social signals from robotic rats.

　　They housed eight adult rats with two types of robotic rat—one social and one asocial—for 5

　　our days. The robots rats were quite minimalist, resembling a chunkier version of a computer

　　mouse with wheels-to move around and colorful markings.

　　During the experiment, the social robot rat followed the living rats around, played with the

　　same toys, and opened caged doors to let trapped rats escape. Meanwhile, the asocial robot simply

　　moved forwards and backwards and side to side

　　Next, the researchers trapped the robots in cages and gave the rats the opportunity to release

　　them by pressing a lever.

　　Across 18 trials each, the living rats were 52 percent more likely on average to set the social

　　robot free than the asocial one. This suggests that the rats perceived the social robot as a genuine

　　social being. They may have bonded more with the social robot because it displayed behaviours

　　like communal exploring and playing. This could lead to the rats better remembering having freed

　　it earlier, and wanting the robot to return the favour when they get trapped, says Quinn.

　　The readiness of the rats to befriend the social robot was surprising given its minimal design.

　　The robot was the same size as a regular rat but resembled a simple plastic box on wheels.“We’d

　　assumed we’d have to give it a moving head and tail, facial features, and put a scene on it to make

　　it smell like a real rat, but that wasn’t necessary," says Janet Wiles at the University of Queensland

　　in Australia, who helped with the research.

　　The finding shows how sensitive rats are to social cues, even when they come from basic

　　robots. Similarly, children tend to treat robots as if they are fellow beings, even when they display

　　only simple social signals.“ We humans seem to be fascinated by robots, and it turns out other

　　animals are too,”says Wiles.

　　21. Quinn and her colleagues conducted a test to see if rats can .

　　[A] pickup social signals from non-living rats

　　[B] distinguish a friendly rat from a hostile one

　　[C] attain sociable traits through special training

　　[D] send out warming messages to their fellow

　　22. What did the social robot do during the experiment?

　　[A] It followed the social robot.

　　[B] It played with some toys.

　　[C] It set the trapped Tats free.

　　[D]It moved around alone.

　　23. According to Quinn, the rats released the social robot because they .

　　[A] tried to practice a means of escape

　　[B] expected it to do the same in return

　　[C] wanted to display their intelligence

　　[D]considered that an interesting game

　　24. James Wiles notes that rats .

　　[A]can remember other rat’s facial features

　　[B] differentiate smells better than sizes

　　[C] respond more to cations than to looks

　　[D]can be scared by a plastic box on wheels

　　25. It can be learned from the text that rats .

　　[A]appear to be adaptable to new surroundings

　　(B] are more socially active than other animals

　　[C] behave differently from children in socializing

　　[PD]are more sensitive to social cues than expected