Visiting this software company was a really cool experience for me. This kind of workplace doesn1! exist in my hometown. So, before coming here, the only way to experience somewhere like this was through movies such ? The Internship, which features two men working for Google. Working for a company like that in the future is my goal.
24. How could the author and his classmate gel the chance of visiting Electronic Arts? A.At the invitation of the company. B.With the help of an acquaintance.
C.Under the amngeroent of their university. D.On the recommendation of a software company.
25. What did the author do in Electronic Arts during the visit? A. He worked as a game developer. B. He played lost of games for free. C. He came up with ideas for ne? games.
D. He learned about the creation of FIFA Soccer
26.What aspect of Eleclionic Arts left the deepest impression on the author? A. Its own university. B. Its athletic employees. C. Its various sports couns.
D. Its flexible working hours.
27.What does the author imply in the last paragraph? A. He greatly enjoyed the visit to Electronic Arts. B. Movies like The Internship are quite popular.
C. He is determined to become d formal member of Electronic Arts. D. Companies similar to Electronic Arts are common in his hometown.
C
If you ever find yourself having to convince someone that anything is possible，just tell them about Picasso, a 450-pound(204 kg) pig who, after being rescued from a South African slaughterhouse(屠宰场）ai four weeks old，went an to become a popular painter.
South African animal-rights activist Joanne Lefson adopted Pigcasso after rescuing her a couple of years ago. She took the animal back to her faun and offered
her a variety of toys to keep her entertained. Among those toys were some Paintbrushes, and the pig became so fascinated with them that she ignored all her other toy. Lefson decided to leave out some paint and canv—油画布well to see what the animal would do. Believe it or not, she started painting.
Pigcasso loves dipping the brush in paint and dragging it across the canvas. She has shown such enlhusiasm and talent that she now has a personal gallery at the animal rescue farm that has become her home. But with art collectors paying up to $2,000 to get their hands on an original Pigcasso, adding new artworks to her collection has become quite difficult.
Pigs are curious animals that arc keen on exploration. They need some form of enrichment，such as tricks or toys, to keep them from getting bored. Balls are the most common entertainment for pigs. Painting, however, is a new one altogether. Although pigs aren't precisely colorblind, they cannot sense the color red and can see fewer shades of green and blue than humans.
Right now，Pigcasso is the world's only known painting pig. Lefdon is hoping that her pet's fame as an accomplished artist will convince more people that pigs are “amazingly intelligent，exceptional animals” that
deserve a better fate than the slaughterhouse, She's hoping that “the finest galleries in New York and Paris”might one day exhibit her pet's art. 28. What does the text say about Pigcasso? A. She is only four weeks old. B. She once lived in a slaughterhouse. C. She weighs over 400 kilograms. D. She becomes a painter overnight. 29.What did Joanne Lefson do for Pigcasso?
A. She taught her painting. B. She offered her painting tools.
C. She designed toys for her. D. She inspired her enthusiasm in painting. 30. Why is it hard to add new artworks to Pigcasso's collection? A. Because her artworks are in great demand. B. Because her artworks are almost unaffordable.
C.Because she has given up painting completely.
D. Because her artworks are kept in her personal gallery. 31. Which of the following may Lefson agree with? A. Pigs are born to be blind to all colors. B. Almost all pigs are potential great artists. C. Pigs tend to have no interest
in exploring.
D. People should change their opinion on pigs.
D
Even the biggest and brightest dream can lose radiance (光辉)in the face of self-doubt. Where does self-doubt come from? It results from fear. After all, if you’re quite confident of your ability to accomplish something you care deeply about, then you won't have doubt. However, without some degree of fear to overcome, confidence can never truly build. It's a classic chicken and egg problem. Confidence comes from, in large part, the experience of overcoming scary things and moving past fear. Self-doubt grows larger when we forget t even momentarily，the purpose behind what we are doing. When our purpose is conspicuous，self-doubt will still be there，but it will be kept in its place.
When you receive a vaccine (疫苗).you are injected with a weak strain of a virus, to support the development of resistance to something much more severe that you might meet down the road. Similarly，self-doubt is a process by which you can see opportunities for failure ahead of time, but also the possibilities for facing and defeating them. Self-doubt prepares you against the things that might ruin you later on.
Have you ever noticed that when you doubt yourself, you automatically think of all the little things you need to do to accomplish your goal? You become cautious and careful. Doubt promotes a run-down of your mental checklist to ensure that everything is taken care of. It produces a greater sense caring about what you are doing and the skills you can apply to get the job done.
Self-doubt is a necessary part of personal growth and achievement. Without it, we would make all sorts of unforced errors during the course of achieving our goals.
The choice we have，however, is to approach the barrier of self-doubt as an opportunity for learning, reflection and improvement； and not as a dream killer. 32. What is confidence mainly based on? A. Defeating fear. B. Powerful skills. C.Great determination. D. Making wise choices.
33. The underlined word “conspicuous” in paragraph 2 can be best replaced by “ ”. A. random B. ambiguous C. urgent D. evident 34. How is paragraph 3 mainly developed?
A. By listing examples. B. By making comparisons. C.By making classifications. D. By analyzing cause and effect. 35.What can be the best title for the text?
A. The Effects of Self-doubt B. The Origins of Self-doubt D. Different C.The Benefits of Self-doubt D.Different Attitudes to Self-doubt 第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
You only live once，and life is short. It's easy to look at people who are happy and assume (hat they don't understand your pain. The older you get* the more you realize that happiness takes work. People who smile in public have been through as much as people who cry, scream, etc. 36 So how can you live life to the fullest? Here are some tips to help you out:
Decide what's important to you. It doesn't matter what it is. 37 Your parents, inends and society in general all have their opinions, but you're the only person who will be around for every moment of your life. Do what makes you happy，and everything else will fall into place.
Ready to take risks. Sometimes there* s danger involved in life, but every reward carries risk with it. 38 However, if you never lake risks，you 'll never get anywhere in life. When people look back on their lives, they regret the chances they didn’t take more than the ones they did.
Ignore the haters. No matter what you decide to do with your life, there will
always be someone around to point out the many ways*you* U fail. Know that every winner loses, but not every loser wins. 39 Instead,they keep pushing through failure. 40 Your being right about something doesn't mean there aren't other ways to look at it. Listening to ideas you don't agree with or understand keeps your brain active and healthy. A. Keep an open mind. B.Speak through your actions.
C.Successful people don't start out succeed. D. Don't do what you think people want you to do. E. It is true that some actions might have bad results. F. They just have the courage and strength to smile through it. G. Think about your past and future，but only focus on the present. 第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分) 第一节(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Judy Wright and her husband decided to move closer to their son，Chris. About a month after the move, Judy fell ill. Her condition 41 rapidly and she required medical
care
at home. The family hired a nursing aid,
but
the aid _42 the agreement at the last minute. 43 Hector showed up in her 44 .
, a woman named TunDe
Unknown to both TunDe and the entire Wright family, they were all 45 in an unexpected way. In fact, TunDe's life path had 46 with that of a member of the Wright family three years before she came to _ 47 Judy.
It all came to 48 one day when TunDe shared a story with Judy and her family. She mentioned a particularly 49 day in 2014. When seeing her short of money, a stranger paid for her gas and gave her all the cash 50 in Kis wallet.
Upon hearing the story, Chris was 51 .“That was me,” Chris told TunDe. The family and TunDe kne this was not a( n) 52 but the circle of Love,
Later，the Wright family 53 TunDe's family and her own dream. TunDe hoped that one