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.

　　本题共7.1分， 参考答案: 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.

　　详解 短文开头部分明确指出，0cean Health Index的设计旨在发现海洋是否出现了问题，如果真的出现了问题，人们能够做些什么，故答案为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.

　　本题共7.1分， 参考答案: 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.

　　详解 短文中提到，根据Stone先生的说法，海洋健康指数是首个针对海洋健康进行的科学透明的测量，故答案为C.。

　　23

　　A.

　　Absorb the waste gas.

　　B.

　　Adapt to the climate.

　　C.

　　Be a source of protein.

　　D.

　　Serve as a healing place.

　　本题共7.1分， 参考答案: 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.

　　详解 短文中间部分指出，海洋为人类提供了氧气、调节气候，而且四分之一的人从海洋中获取蛋白质，故答案为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.

　　本题共7.1分， 参考答案: 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.

　　详解 根据2008年的一项研究，人们通常在50岁的时候会感到越来越幸福，而且焦虑情绪会逐渐下降，故答案为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.

　　本题共7.1分， 参考答案: 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.

　　详解 短文中提到，根据Arthur Stone的研究，年龄在22至25岁之间的成年人"焦虑的程度最高"，故答案为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.

　　本题共7.1分， 参考答案: 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.

　　详解 短文最后提到了幸福感随着年龄而增长的原因，有理论认为随着年龄的增长，人们更知道为自己所拥有的东西而感恩，能够"更好地控制情绪"，并且不再去想那些不好的经历，故答案为C.。

　　二、听力填空 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听音频，回答下面各题。

　　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.

　　请回答(26)题__________. 本题共7.1分

　　此处应填入动词原形作make的补语。think of意为"认为"。

　　28 请回答(27)题__________.

　　本题共7.1分

　　此处应填入动词原形作let的补语。decide意为"决定"。

　　29 请回答(28)题__________.

　　本题共7.1分

　　此处应填入形容词来修饰Budget Office。Congressional意为"国会的"。注意此处Congressional Budget Office为专有名词，空格中的单词首字母需要大写。

　　30 请回答(29)题__________.

　　本题共7.1分

　　空格前是形容词的最高级形式newest，故此处应填入名词。version意为 "版本"。