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An old man in a faded yellow shirt sat in a windowless room on a raised concrete form. Theonly source of heat came from somewhere beneath the plastic mattress and the roughblanket the blank-faced police woman had handed him after taking his thumb prints. He heardvoices and metallic clang as the cell door swung open.
At the front desk a tired looking policeman handed the old man back his belongings, his worn-out cap and the Seiko watch that had stopped working the day his beloved Evelyn left. Thepoliceman dramatically held the blue plastic bag at an arm’s length to the old man who took itand made sure its contents were undamaged: the goat meat, palm oil, leaves and spices. Heignored the confused expression on the officer’s face and signed the document declaring hehad been returned the possessions they had taken off him the night before.
No one spoke to him as he walked slowly towards the exit.
“Mr. Easy-nwa?” He stopped and prayed to the God who now took care of Evelyn to please takehim far away from this unhappy place of expressionless faces, clipped accents and people whodid not even attempt to pronounce his name right.
“Ezenwa,” He said and looked at a woman with tangerine lips, her name tag said Jessica Harlow,Social Services. “A bit far from home, , , she said as she drove fast and with confidence theway Evelyn used to. He wondered if she meant the 50 miles from Liverpool or the 50,000 milesfrom Enugu, a city in Nigeria. He did not bother replying as this woman had plenty to say aboutthe weather, bad drivers, her daughter’s school play...
At last she drew up outside the block of flats where he lived.
“Got here in the end”, said she seriously, “Really Mr. Easy-nwa, if you keep getting lost, we willhave to consider moving you into a home”.
“No need, I was not lost, , , he answered. He carefully rolled up the sleeves of the oversizebomber jacket he wore and turned on the tap to wash his hands, relieved the pipes were notfrozen. In a clean pan he placed the chopped pieces of goat meat. The herbs and spices thathad taken him three months to track down, the uziza seeds had taken him into the heart ofGranby Market in Liverpool, his uchanwu leaves down a shady back alley in Manchester, andyesterday, among other food items, the finest goat meat from a Sierra Leonean Butcher inBirmingham. That had taken some time, so much he missed the last train and when the policefound him shivering outside the locked up station, so cold he couldn’t answer loudly enough thepink-faced big copper who yelled in his face, “What’s your name sir?” spraying his face withspittle (吐沫)as he did so, leaving them with no choice but to search an exhausted, frozen oldblack man and finding him in possession of mysterious condiments (调味品)including a bag ofdried bitter-leaf which could of course be mistaken for anything that resulted in him getting readhis rights and charged with ...possession???
He lifted the lid of the bubbling soup, the room was filled with the rich and spicy scent of hisculinary (烹饪的)effort. He served two bowls, taking the chipped one and placing the otheropposite where Evelyn would have sat. He would tell her about his adventure, it was theiranniversary and this was the perfect pepper soup to celebrate.
Ken Onyia, UK (Nigeria) Commonwealth Sport Short Story Prize
66. Why was Mr. Ezenwa taken to the prison for a night?
A. He was too weak to move.
B. He couldn’t find his way back home.
C. He then had nowhere else to go.
D. He was suspected of possessing drugs.
67. When Mr. Ezenwa was to leave the prison, ?
A. his thumb print was taken immediately
B. the policeman was confused about what he had
C. a social worker was assigned to drive him back home
D. the policeman was so kind as not to damage his belongings
68. What did Mr. Ezenwa do for his wedding anniversary?
A. He collected all sorts of valuables as presents.
B. He cooked native food as a surprise for his wife.
C. He prepared a special Nigerian pepper soup carefully.
D. He travelled a lot, attempting to get his wife back.
69. What words can be used to describe Mr. Ezenwa?
A. Hopeless and pessimistic. B. Mysterious and troublesome.
C. Affectionate and persistent. D. Energetic and sympathetic.
70. What theme does the author want to express through the story?
A. Racial prejudice. B. Hard life of the elderly.
C. Struggle for freedom. D. Preservation of tradition.
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一个最恰当的单词。 注意：请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。
Escape from FoMO
Here’s a test you might enjoy: rate these situations on a number scale, ranging from 1 formild discomfort to 7 for unbearable distress.
Situation 1: you, re visiting New York City and realize there’s no way you’ll be able to get to allthe exhibits, see all the recommended plays or take in even part of the “musts”. How do youfeel now? Something like 5?
Situation 2: you, re at dinner with friends, and you’ve all agreed to make it a strictly phone-freeevening. But your smartphone won’t stop beeping Twitter and text alerts. Something isobviously up in your social network, but you can’t check. Even 7 wouldn’t match the stressyou’re feeling now.
Welcome to FoMO (Fear of Missing Out), the latest mental disorder caused by social mediaconnections sharing updates that leaves individuals feeling that they are missing out onsomething more exciting, important, or interesting going on somewhere else. It is an outcomeof technological advancement and booming social information. According to a recent study, 56per cent of those who use social networks suffer this.
It is not uncommon that at night when you’ve sworn again to put the phone aside or turn offthe computer, you cast one last glance at the screen on your way to bed in case you misssome titbit (趣闻)supplied by mere acquaintances or even strangers’ requesting your“friendship”.
We all know the studies showing that end-of-life regrets centre on what we didn’t do, ratherthan on what we did. If so, constantly watching others doing things that we are not is richground for a future of looking back in sorrow. Attractive online images—so charming from afar—make FoMO more destructive. Technology has become the major construct through whichwe define intimacy (亲密).You may look on in wonder as someone taps out an endless textmessage instead of actually talking to the person they’re with. Being connected to everyone, allthe time, is a new human experience; we, re just not equipped to cope with it yet.
Researchers say our dependence on technology can be reduced if we manage to separateourselves, even for short periods of time, from our gadgets. However, the problem can only besettled when we grasp that our brains and our humanity—not our technologies—enable thisaddiction. We cannot seek solutions without honestly asking ourselves why we are so afraid ofmissing out. Researchers find FoMO occurs mostly in people with unfulfilled psychologicalneeds in fields such as love, respect and security. FoMO levels are highest in young people, inparticular young men.
What, then, can we do about something so damaging to our quality of life? The best way tocope with FoMO is to recognize that, at our fast-paced life, we are sometimes bound to missout. Instead of trying to maximize our benefits, we seek a merely “good enough” result. If youstill doubt that”good enough” is the best cure for FoMO, the words of the American essayistand poet Ralph Waldo Emerson might strike the right chord,” For everything you have missed,you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.”
Escape from FoMO
Main Points Details
Concept of FoMO FoMO, constantly (71) ▲ our peace of mind, refers to the unease of feelingthat we are not part of social connection.
Examples of FoMO ? When having dinner with friends, we feel extremely depressed when
(72) ▲ to check our social network.
Determined as we are to put aside phones, we can’t shift our (73) ▲ from them until we go tobed.
(74) ▲ behind FoMO ? Technology develops and social information explodes.
Images of online friends (75) ▲ more to us, compared to our real world friends.
Some of us attempt to feel(76) ▲ A fulfilled on social network.
Bad effects of FoMO ? We are constantly (77) ▲ for things that we didn’t do.
Communicating with friends in the virtual world gives(78) ▲ to the decline of importantrelationships with friends and family.
Suggestions on avoiding
FoMo ? Get (79) ▲ from the modern technology.
Recognize that missing out is part of our life.
Accept that (80) ▲ can sometimes be “a blessing in disguise”.
第五部分 书面表达(满分25分)
81.下面这幅图展现了我国大学热门专业的变迁。请根据你对这幅图的理解用英语写一篇短文。
你的短文应包含以下内容：
1.简要描述上图中热门专业的变迁(30词左右);
2.分析变迁的原因(1-2个);
3.介绍你未来的专业选择并说明原因(1-2个)。
注意：
1.可参照图片中文字及下面文章开头所给提示作必要发挥。
2.词数150左右。开头部分已写好, 不计入词数。
3.作文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。
Over the past 30 years, China has witnessed great changes in popular university majors.