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PASSAGE 1 READING

QUESTION ANSWER
1 B
2 C
3 C
4 D
5 A
6 C
7 B
8 D
9 D
10 A
 PASSAGE 2 READING

QUESTION ANSWER
11 C
12 B
13 C
14 A
15 A
16 B
17 C
18 D
19 C
20 B
21 D
 PASSAGE 3 READING

QUESTION ANSWER
22 C
23 D
24 C
25 C
26 B
27 C
28 D
29 A
30 B
31 D
 PASSAGE 4 READING

QUESTION ANSWER
32 C
33 B
34 A
35 C
36 D
37 A
38 D
39 D
40 A
41 B
 PASSAGE 5 READING

QUESTION ANSWER
42 C
43 C
44 B
45 A
46 D
47 D
48 A
49 D
50 A
51 B
52 A
 PASSAGE 1 WRITING

QUESTION ANSWER
1 C
2 A
3 C
4 D
5 D
6 B
7 C
8 A
9 A
10 D
11 B
 PASSAGE 2 WRITING

QUESTION ANSWER
12 B
13 B
14 C
15 D
16 C
17 D
18 A
19 B
20 A
21 B
22 C
 PASSAGE 3 WRITING

QUESTION ANSWER
23 C
24 A
25 D
26 D
27 D
28 A
29 B
30 D
31 C
32 D
33 A
 PASSAGE 4 WRITING

QUESTION ANSWER
34 B
35 C
36 A
37 B
38 C
39 A
40 C
41 A
42 A
43 A
44 C
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reading

Passage 1 Novel
Selected from a novel published in 1998, the text is 1 easy.

Question 1 Select B. It's right to leave home feeling lonely and another
person making her feel comfortable. Option A says another role begins
to seek knowledge, error. The C option is the bewilderment option,
which says that the hero recalls the scene, accepts the new scene, and is
a bit right, but does not conform to the meaning of the article. Option D
mentions friendship, which is not said in the original text.

Question 2 Select C. Vocabulary questions. Refers to the sound has been

far away, can not find back, alluding to the distance from relatives and
friends far away.

Question 3 Select C. The driver knew that the hostess was a little afraid
of the new environment. Option B is the interference option, which is
not mentioned in the original text.

Question 4 Select D. Vocabulary questions. The best way to solve

vocabulary problems is to be honest. ,

Question 5 Select A. Option B is the confusion option, and this driver

does have a bit of a boisterous, but not proud. The other options are
obviously incorrect.
Question 6 Select C. The driver doesn't charge much money for the detour,
so the driver is very happy.

Question 7 Select B. Details of the purpose of the question. Several other

options mention that the driver wants to learn or show off knowledge,
which is not mentioned in the original text.

Question 8 Select D. Detailed attitude questions. The answer is implied in

line 8-6. 8

Question 9 Select D. Ask for evidence of the answer to the last question.
Because the four options provide four clues, they make the last question
less difficult.

Question 10 Select A. The B option is easy to pick wrong, but careful

reasoning shows that the last sentence,"I know how it
feels",isevidence.

Passage 2
Natural science, on the evaluation of genetically modified crops.

Question 11 Pick C. Rhetoric. Ask the role of the first natural segment.
Option A is the confusion option.

Question 12 Pick B. Vocabulary questions, take care not to answer

questions based on known meanings, honestly, a total of 4 options.

Question 13 Select C. Rhetorical purpose question, ask the purpose of a

fixed title. The answer is in the next paragraph. The article argues that
it is right to recognize diversity of engineering process, so it
 opposes simplistic.

Question 14 Select A. Details. B,、C,、and D all added their own meanings

that the original text did not mean.

Question 15 Select A. What does the author think of a problem? The

author is certain that GMO is harmless to humans. Option B is confusing,
so remember not to use your own point of view to answer questions.
Options CC,D errors are obvious.

Question 16 Select B. Ask for evidence of the answer to the last question.
Piles of evidence explains that the author is pretty sure GMO is
harmless.

Question 17 Select C. This problem is difficult in the problem the other

than the meaning is not very good-looking understand, understand can
choose the right.

Question 18 Select D. Details. Evidence is on lines 64 through 67.

Question 19 Select C. Read the picture. Do the right thing and pay
attention to the annotation of the graph HT-herbicidetolerant.

Question 20 Select B. Read the picture. Examine and extract some

relevant information, find the circle line in the figure, and observe the
trend carefully.

Question 21 Select D. Read the picture. Find the different color blocks
corresponding to different phrases and judge them on an option-by-
option basis. It is generally not difficult to read the picture, to observe
carefully.

Passage 3
Natural science, astronomy, says mass measurements are used to finally
confirm the existence of a medium-sized black hole.

Question 22 Select C. Rhetoric. Asked what the whole article does,option

A is wrong in this article is mainly about medium-sized black holes, not
the other two, the other two options are obviously wrong.

Question 23 Select D. It's actually a vocabulary question,and the

appearance is what it looks like.

Question 24 Select C. Details. Option B is the interference option, mainly

because of a lack of empirical evidence that can theoretically be explained.
The other options are obviously incorrect.

Question 25 Select C. Separate evidence-based questions. The number of

rows for the four options is connected and is better to distinguish.

Question 26 Select B. The subject of the rhetorical purpose. Ask the role
of paragraph 6 nature. This paragraph is inserted to introduce
background knowledge.

Question 27 Select C. Vocabulary questions.

Question 28 Select D. The subject of the rhetorical purpose. Ask the

purpose of quoting a person's words in the article. Very hard in the
original sentence is easy to get the correct answer.
Question 29 Select A. The article begins by saying that there are two types
of black holes identified, one called the big black hole (with a mass

between 10 times and 100 times），一 It's called times the mass of the sun),

one called the colossal black hole (also known as the supermassive black
hole, with a mass of more than one million times the mass of the sun),
and a third that is currently less certain, with a mass between 100 times
and hundreds of thousands of times the mass of the sun). Because it has
been impossible to measure the mass of these black holes, even whether
they really exist is controversial.
This includes the discovery of A star, which scientists have suspected for

a decade（Galaxy M82 X-1 star in began to find one in the Messier 82

galaxy from 199 to 199 with the Chandra telescope, which scientists have
suspected for a decade to be a medium-sized black hole, but because its
mass is uncertain, there is no way to determine it. (Lines 65 through 66),
so the Chandra telescope's data cannot be excluded from the possibility
that it is a colossal or big black hole, option A. Then, from 2014 to 2010,
Another telescope was used used to accurately measure the mass of M82-
X1, which would rule out the possibility that it was a black hole.

Question 30 Select B. Option A is general, optionCadds more causation

to itself, andoptionD is not speaking in the original text.

Question 31 Select D. Ask for evidence of the answer to the last question.
The D option and the answer to the last question say one thing.

Passage 4
There are two articles in the discussion paper
Question 32 Select C. Rhetoric. Ask what the first article does. This article
is a paper that puts forward a point of view.

Question 33 Select B. Details. The other options are what the original text
doesn't say.

Question 34 Select A. Because this article was written in 1926,926 the

wording is different from what it is today. One by one, you can get the
right answer.

Question 35 Select C. The do not understand in option A is incorrect, the

B option is clearly incorrect,and produce works of option D great
beauty error.

Question 36 Select D. Ask the evidence for the last question. Molding
the human mind and for all eternity provide clear evidence.

Question 37 Select A. The second article says how consumers usually

learn about the benefits of a product. Option B is said to be made by
reading comments written by journalists, which are not mentioned in the
article. Option C says that by analyzing studies published by scientists,
it is not mentioned in the paper. Option D says that by talking to friends,
it is not mentioned in the text. Option A says use the product and look
at the effect over time. is the correct option. Line 52 to line 54 corresponds
to thephrase Given time enough.

Question 38 Select D. Vocabulary questions, very difficult.

Question 39 Select D. Question: Which of the following are the two

articles most likely to agree with about deceptive advertising?
Option A states that deceptive advertising is generally more effective than
honest advertising and is not mentioned in the article.
Option B says deceptive advertising is more common in some media and
is not mentioned in the article.
Choice C says deceptive advertising can create public distrust of the
entire advertising industry. It was not mentioned.
Option D says deceptive advertising cannot mislead the public
indefinitely. The first piece of evidence is in lines 46 to 48, the last
sentence of the full text. "Giventime enough... in the first natural
paragraph of the secondarticle." Itself felt"(lines 52 to 54) implies that bad
things, advertising is good, and a long time will reveal the meaning of
stuffing.

Question 40 Select A. The attitude of one author to the views expressed

in the full text of another article. You need to figure out the central
arguments of the second article first, and find your point in the first article.
Any hinge that links two articles (a certain point of view). Some method,
some kind of technology), is a must-have question for two comprehensive
questions.

Question 41 Pick B. Evidence-based questions. Ask for evidence of the

answer to the last question. It actually reduces the difficulty of the last
question and provides at least 4 clues.

Passage 5
Natural Science Geography Topics, the article is shorter and simpler.

Question 42 Select C. Vocabulary questions. Both predictable and

unsurprising emphasize the opposite of what was predicted and expected
in previous times. So choose Unsurprising. .
Question 43 Select C. Details. What's the difference between a world map
that depicts 20,000 years ago and a map of the world today?
The question is the sentence on lines 11 through 13. The reason is that
line 9 to line 11, 20,000 years ago, sea level was 120 meters below sea
level, that is, much less water, land to extend a lot to today's coastline
location. So pick C,the ratio of land to sea is greater than it is today.

Question 4Pick B. Evidence-based questions. Ask for evidence of the

answer to the last question. "Drydry land extended far out into"is
clearevidence.

Question 45 Select A. Details. Ask which of the following options is a

reasonable inference. B says that after the Ice Age, the crust of these
two regions is lower, contrary to what the original lines 26 to 28 say, after
the end of the Ice Age, it should be a back. Comparing the rest of the
latitude mentioned in option C, optionD mentions that there are a lot of
stones on the ground, which are not in the original text, so they are all
wrong. The pushing of option A, the crust upward, is a reasonable
inference that matches the meaning of the solution. So choose A.

Question 46 Select D. Evidence-based questions. Ask for evidence of the

answer to the last question. The"revo,，and they have been slowly

rising"is clearevidence.

Question 47 Select D. Rhetoric. Examine the role of a paragraph

(unnatural segment). The actual study is the relationship between the two.

Question 48 Select A. Vocabulary questions. Option B timeless is a

interference item.

Question 49 Select D. Rhetoric. Examine the role of a paragraph

(unnatural segment). Examine the ability of abstract generalization. The
solution in the answer is clear evidence of the solution.

Question 50 Select A. This is a hypothetical scenario, in fact, to examine

the ratio relationship. Twenty thousand years is 120years deep, so 10,000
years should be 600 20 meters deep.

Question 51 Pick B. Comprehensive analysis of charts and article

questions, only option B is not mentioned in the article, that is, there is
no way to answer the reason.

Question 52 Select A. Comprehensive analysis of icons and article

questions, there is a certain difficulty. Because this geological age was
bounded by20,000 years 2 ago. Evidence is in lines 4 through 9.
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writing

1.C.
The following is about the effects of the gravitational forces of the sun
and moon on the Earth's tides, as well as the energy generated by the
tides and ocean currents. Corresponds to the powerful currents of the
ocean in the C option.

2. A.
Gargantuan means "huge, huge",stupendous means "amazing",, these
two options are exaggerated to a certain extent, and very big spoken too
obvious.

3. C.
Meet the demand meet meets the requirements and is a fixed usage.

4. D.
"The article focuses on the benefits of ocean power, so A's negative
reviews are wrong; the article's focus is not on calling for people to work
together, B is wrong; and option C focuses on the rise of companies that
have led to a lot of tidal power generation,which is not in line with the
focus of the article."

5. D.
perform the same general function of transforming ... . is a whole and does
not require punctuation.

6. B.
The previous sentence is the idea that the functions of various systems
are to convert energy into electricity. The second sentence is a concrete
example.

7. C.
The main meaning is the same. The main language of a sentence is
advantage,and the verb must be singerate.

8. A.
Solar and wind power to compare with the tidal power of the second half
of the sentence, which is characterized by the use of unrelenting ocean
currents (continuous ocean currents), so that the "stable" power supply
can be provided, then the first half of the sentence should highlight
"unstable".

9. A.
Fixed with focus on something.

10. D.
You have to find a verb here, excess means "excessive", axis means
indicates "excessive. “axis", access means "approach, entrance", and

the sentence Represents the "axis."”， grammar/sentence meaning is not

reasonable. So it must be anassessment"evaluation."

11. B.
Parallel structures,clean, safe, and stable are all parallel.

12. B.
Logical discourse/pronouns. From theirs happy perch should refer from
the perspective of Araghian and her friends, so the host must be them.
13. B.

Parallel structure. Providing... The format before and after，the rather than

connecting, the than is consistent.

14. C.
The second sentence says that Araghian and her friends found an
abandoned sofa, which was added here: "They dragged the sofa to the
bridge across the river", followed by the third sentence, "They sit on the
sofa listening and feeling the surroundings."

15. D.
Simplicity, the second half of the sentence already has the structure of
seid by.

16. C.
The last paragraph is about things related to sofa, pay attention to see the
dry requirements.

17. D.
Araghian's design philosophy has been explained in the previous article,
bridges do not only serve as a connection, but also have other functions.
Therefore, the citation must emphasize that the design concept is
different from the traditional concept.

18. A.
The colon serves as an explanation,or 886 feet is a add-on ingredient that
disconnects from the 270 meters with a comma.
19. B.
The common component of the two sentences is the path of the bridge,

so that one of them is omitted and turned into a instead of guided adbic；

A/CC is still two sentences, notconcise enough, and the logical

relationship between option D A It's still two sentences, not concise

enough， changes significantly.

20. A.
The pronoun here should refer to the travelers in thissentence, so it must
be a third-person plulus.

21. B.
The tense is consistent with the verb tense of the first half of the sentence,
and the main language is sing sing, with was

22. C.
The last paragraph focuses on the evaluation and role of Pol-e-Tabiat,
Tabiat adding a sentence that says the bridge is located on a highway and
describes the highway, regardless of context.

23. C.
Simplicity, turning the second sentence into a guided adverb of tanks to.

24. A.
White was caught up in a scuffle between Britain and Spain on his way
back to Britain to find supplies. So he didn't return to roanoke until 1590,
when the words were causal.

25. D.
This paragraph tells the hypothesis of some historians and the point of
view of others, so the first sentence should say that there is a lot of
speculation about the fate of missing settlers.

26. D.
Simplicity. Safer or more advantageous has already expressed the
meaning of other options.

27. D.
The tense,in 2012, indicates that it occurred in the past, with the general
past.

28. A.
Mapmakers are generally patched with patches,as mentioned later, so
this sentence should be about patches.

29. B.
small bits of ... The map is an insertion, and then a dash is used, so you
also need to use a dash here.

30. D.
What is unusual is the object of the sentence,and inretrospect is the
insertion.

31. C.
a symbol is used here as the isoton of a red star outlined in blue, followed

by a idiom clause that decorates simple, but omits that,，That is, a that

is omitted that before historian believe. Equivalent to a symbol that

indicated a secret fort... It's just that the inside of this adverb adds a idiom
clause historian believe, then that that at the same time to do this adverb
of the guest language,that has such a dual identity can be saved, this is a

relatively special grammatical point ： French 2016 engineers have a

prototype they can hope one day function as a caregiver.

32. D.

Not... But ,which belongs to a parallel structure, is parallel to answers,，

tone questions, and no punctuation is required in the middle.

33. A.
To take on the previoussentence, lead not to answers but to new
questions, and connect the third sentence, and why, and as a prompt
word, indicates that the previous question has been raised.

34. B.
The organization in parentheses is sing singration, so company uses sing
sings and is in all grid forms.

35. C.
Combined with the Two Conditions of Compensated fairly and Quit, the
data found in the chart is 15%.

36. A.
On the other hand represents the opposite of the last sentence, combined
with the data in the chart.

37. B.
The question sentence ends with a question mark, so option A is wrong;C
is a guest clause,which must be used as a statement sentence;and option
D does not have a comma between the binge clause, and must be a
statement sentence sequence.

38. C.
To choose the form of formal formal,ABD is expressed in a way that is too
spoken.

39. A.
The first half of the sentence already has a connecting word although, no
more connections need to be added, nor can it be separated by a semi-
sign.

40. C.
Simplicity. AD is too long, andBchanges the logical relationship of the
original sentence.

41. A.
"The last paragraph said that when pay is transparent, managers spend
more time discussing pay with employees, which is negative
information." The paragraph therefore begins with the reference to
"whether or not the company considers this policy to be beneficial".

42. A.
such as New York City or London is an insertion with a comma before and
after.

43. A.
The last sentence is the engineers that live in the major metropolitan area,
this sentence is the engineers that live in less of the engineer This
sentence is about living expensive, which are two different situations
andtherefore do not require engineers, ， There are two different

situations, so you don't need a colon

44. C.
The first half of this paragraph describes the implementation of the salary
disclosure policy, which is to make the compensation composition
transparent, and only option C does have to do with this policy.