英语本卷共18题，三种题型：阅读理解、英语知识运用和写作。阅读理解10小题，英语知识运用4小题，写作4小题。第一部分阅读理解(共10小题)第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。A1AreportfromtheAmericanAcademyofArtsandSciences'Commissionrevealsthat,duetoajobmarketwhichdisproportionatelyrewardsgraduatesinSTEM(science,technology,engineering,andmathematics)fields,moreandmorestudentsareseekingdegreesinbusinessandhard-sciencesubjects.Someinstitutionshaverespondedbycuttingbudgetsintheartsandhumanitiesanddirectingthosefundselsewhere.That'sthewrongthingtodo.Thehumanitiesstudyoflanguages,literature,history,philosophy,religion,ethics,etc.-andtheartsarevitaltoourfuture.Weshouldbeinvestingmorefunds,moretimeandmoreexpertise,notless,intotheseendeavors.Whatdetractors（诋毁者）ofthe"soft"subjectsmissisthattheartsandhumanitiesprovideanessentialframeworkandcontextforunderstandingthewiderworld.Studyingthehumanitiesstrengthenstheabilitytocommunicateandworkwithothers.Itallowsstudentstodevelopbroadintellectualandculturalunderstanding;itnurturescreativityanddeepensparticipationinpublicdiscourseandmodemdemocracy.Thecommission'sreportpointsoutthat"attheverymomentwhenChinaisseekingtoadoptourmodelofbroadeducationinthehumanities,socialsciencesandnaturalsciencesasastimulustoinvention,theUnitedStatesisinsteadnarrowingourfocusandabandoningoursenseofwhateducationhasbeenandshouldcontinuetobeoursenseofwhatmakesAmericagreat."Thesearethetellingstatistics:First,federalfundingforhelpingAmericanstudentsincludeinternationaltrainingintheireducationhasbeencut41percentinfouryears.Second,theNationalAssessmentofEducationalProgresstestshowsthatonlylessthanaquarterofeighth-and12th-gradeUSstudentsareproficientinreading,writingandcivics.HowcanwepossiblyequiptheUSforitsleadershiproleinanincreasinglyconnectedworldifwearenotadequatelyteachingstudentstocommunicateandhelpingthemunderstandandencounterdiverseperspectives?Ifwefailtoinvestintheartsandhumanities,ourcountry'sfutureleaderswillnothavetheabilitytoconnectonanemotionallevelwithothers.Thisabilityisdevelopedbystudyingthehumanities,andintheglobalcommunitythisskillisnotoptional-it'sessential.Inaword,wemustenthusiasticallysupportandfundthestudyoftheartsandhumanities.Foranyoneconcernedwithhowthistranslatesintoasoundeconomyandasoundfinancialfuture,simplyrecallwhatSteveJobstoldgraduatesofStanfordUniversityin2005:OneofthemostinfluentialexperiencesinhisbrieftimeatReedCollegewashisexposuretothefineartofcalligraphy（书法）．Ittaughthimtheimportantlessonoftherelationshipbetweendisciplineandcreativity.1.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Businessandhard-sciencesubjectsarebasedupontheartsandhumanities.B.AtpresenttoomuchemphasisandinvestmentareputonscienceinAmerica.C.MorestudentswilllearntheartsandhumanitiesinsteadofscienceintheUSA.D.ChinahasspentmoremoneyinthehumanitiesandsocialsciencesthantheUSA.2.TheauthormentionsSteveJobsinthelastparagraphtoprovethat_____.A.sciencehasacloserelationshipwiththeartsandhumanitiesB.investmentintheartsandhumanitiespromoteseconomicdevelopmentC.calligraphyplaysadeterminingroleinSteveJobs'accomplishmentD.ReedCollegesupportsandfundsthestudyoftheartsandhumanities3.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitabletitleforthispassage?A.SignificanceofartsandhumanitiesB.KeyqualitiesoffutureleadersC.DeclineofartsandhumanitiesD.Rise...
