21 Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　A.

　　To learn how people think about ocean.

　　B.

　　To show how ocean affects people's lives.

　　C.

　　To tell if something goes wrong with the oceans.

　　D.

　　To develop measures to deal with oceans' problems.

　　本題共7.1分， 參考答案: C

　　What's the Ocean Health Index designed for?

　　A.To learn how people think about ocean.

　　B.To show how ocean affects people's lives.

　　C.To tell if something goes wrong with the oceans.

　　D.To develop measures to deal with oceans'problems.

　　詳解 短文開頭部分明確指出，0cean Health Index的設計旨在發(fā)現(xiàn)海洋是否出現(xiàn)了問題，如果真的出現(xiàn)了問題，人們能夠做些什么，故答案為C.。

　　22

　　A.

　　It is designed by an environmental group.

　　B.

　　It is funded by the Global Agenda Council.

　　C.

　　It is the first transparent measure of ocean health.

　　D.

　　It has changed people's attitude towards the oceans.

　　本題共7.1分， 參考答案: C

　　What is one of the distinguished features of the Ocean Health Index?

　　A.It is designed by an environmental group.

　　B.It is funded by the Global Agenda Council.

　　C.It is the first transparent measure of ocean health.

　　D.It has changed people's attitude towars the oceans.

　　詳解 短文中提到，根據(jù)Stone先生的說法，海洋健康指數(shù)是首個針對海洋健康進行的科學透明的測量，故答案為C.。

　　23

　　A.

　　Absorb the waste gas.

　　B.

　　Adapt to the climate.

　　C.

　　Be a source of protein.

　　D.

　　Serve as a healing place.

　　本題共7.1分， 參考答案: C

　　What can oceans do for people?

　　A.Absorb the waste gas.

　　B.Adapt to the climate.

　　C.Be a source of protein.

　　D.Serve as a healing place.

　　詳解 短文中間部分指出，海洋為人類提供了氧氣、調節(jié)氣候，而且四分之一的人從海洋中獲取蛋白質，故答案為C.。

　　24 Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　A.

　　At the age of 18.

　　B.

　　At the age of 25.

　　C.

　　At the age of 50.

　　D.

　　At the age of 85.

　　本題共7.1分， 參考答案: C

　　When does the worry begin to drop in a people's life?

　　A.At the age of 18.

　　B.At the age of 25.

　　C.At the age of 50.

　　D.At the age of 85.

　　詳解 根據(jù)2008年的一項研究，人們通常在50歲的時候會感到越來越幸福，而且焦慮情緒會逐漸下降，故答案為C.。

　　25

　　A.

　　They have the highest levels of stress.

　　B.

　　They go through a sharp drop of stress levels.

　　C.

　　They are the happiest group of people.

　　D.

　　They are least likely to report negative emotions.

　　本題共7.1分， 參考答案: A

　　What do the findings tell about people between the ages of 22 and 25 ?

　　A.They have the highest levels of stress.

　　B.They go through a sharp drop of stress level.

　　C.They are the happiest group of people.

　　D.They are least likely to report negative emotions.

　　詳解 短文中提到，根據(jù)Arthur Stone的研究，年齡在22至25歲之間的成年人"焦慮的程度最高"，故答案為A.。

　　26

　　A.

　　The grow-up of children.

　　B.

　　The stable source of income.

　　C.

　　Better control of the emotions.

　　D.

　　More and more happy experience.

　　本題共7.1分， 參考答案: C

　　What is the possible cause of the fact that happiness increases with age ?

　　A.The grow-up of children.

　　B.The stable source of income.

　　C.Better control of the emotions.

　　D.More and more happy experience.

　　詳解 短文最后提到了幸福感隨著年齡而增長的原因，有理論認為隨著年齡的增長，人們更知道為自己所擁有的東西而感恩，能夠"更好地控制情緒"，并且不再去想那些不好的經歷，故答案為C.。

　　二、聽力填空 Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　27聽音頻，回答下面各題。

　　Some people think of politics as a game. But an online game makes people 26 themselves doing one of the hardest jobs in American politics: cutting the federal budget. The game is called Budget Hero.

　　Students in Los Angeles and other cities have been playing it. Budget Hero lets them 27 how they want to spend federal tax dollars. The game uses information from the 28 Budget Office. It shows what effects each cost-cutting proposal would have.

　　The game was developed in 2008. In the newest 29 , students make decisions about what spending is important to them. Do they want to reduce taxes? 30 environmental protection? What should they do about defense spending? Making these decisions helps 31 their goals.

　　Jane Harmon, a former Democratic 32 from California who has served in Congress for almost twenty years, offered students some ideas. She now heads the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, which helped create Budget Hero. More than one million people have played it 33 , she says, and she thinks they have learned at least two things. One is how hard it is and the other is that it can be done if there's a will to do it. Ms. Harmon also says the students are having more 34 than Congress at cutting the budget. She says that kids, and actually adults too who play this game, have open minds and they want to learn what the facts are. And sadly, a lot of Congress is a fact-free universe, and that is 35 for the country.

　　請回答(26)題__________. 本題共7.1分

　　此處應填入動詞原形作make的補語。think of意為"認為"。

　　28 請回答(27)題__________.

　　本題共7.1分

　　此處應填入動詞原形作let的補語。decide意為"決定"。

　　29 請回答(28)題__________.

　　本題共7.1分

　　此處應填入形容詞來修飾Budget Office。Congressional意為"國會的"。注意此處Congressional Budget Office為專有名詞，空格中的單詞首字母需要大寫。

　　30 請回答(29)題__________.

　　本題共7.1分

　　空格前是形容詞的最高級形式newest，故此處應填入名詞。version意為 "版本"。