【正文】 ment to do， the hard part is over． With interleaving， each practice attempt is different from the last， so rote（死記硬背） responses don39。ve bought a product that includes smart home features． So what does a modern smart home look like， and how can you start building one？ You could get to start making your home smarter by the following gadgets．Ecobee 4*Measuring both occupancy and temperature， its sensors signal your Ecobee to automatically switch to the right mode．*It only takes about 30 minutes， thanks to an easytofollow installation guide and an inapp stepbystep walkthrough．*Easily adjust temperature using your voice with builtin Alexa or from wherever you are using your mobile devices．Amazon Smart Plug*Amazon Smart Plug works with Alexa to add voice control．*Schedule lights， fans， and appliances to turn on and off automatically， or control them remotely when you39。s hard to say． This would appear to be ________ for the relatively efficient．（　　）A．a(chǎn) sacred cow B．a(chǎn) Herculean task C．a(chǎn) Pandora39。s？A．It is independent．B． It is growing quickly．C． It offers good online service．（4）How would the woman describe herself？A．Ambitious．B． Successful．C． Reliable．10．（4分）（1）What did the speaker do after lunch on the first day？A． He walked into the woodlands．B． He visited a zoo in the field center．C． He listened to a speech from an expert．（2）What did Bill say was 100 years old？A．The stone wall．B． The wooden bridge．C． The iron gate．（3）Why did the speaker go out the next morning？A． To get familiar with local areas．B． To collect water for analyses．C． To find out air pollutants．（4）What was the best presentation about？A． Fish farming．B． Difficulties in hill farming．C． Combination of modern and tradition farming．第二部分　英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)　單項(xiàng)填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)．11．（1分）Historic sites impress writers with their amazing beauty， which are a great source of ________．（　　）A．inspiration B．position C．occupation D．bination12．（1分）The waitress at the restaurant was usually very considerate， but on this occasion she seemed to ________ the diners．（　?。〢．ignore B．identify C．a(chǎn)pplaud D．satisfy13．（1分）﹣How can I get in touch with the travel agency， Robin？﹣Just surf the Internet and then call one ________ the telephone number is provided．（　　）A．with which B．in which C．of which D．by which14．（1分）Governments around the world increasingly ________ artificial intelligence to help promote economic growth．（　?。〢．put out B．roll out C．make out D．reach out15．（1分）Most people quit ________ any results appear； they give up too soon and a quitter never wins．（　?。〢．while B．until C．since D．before16．（1分）China39。ve packed．C．Whether to leave work right now．4．（1分）How did the woman read the book？A．She read through it．B．She read the front chapters．C．She read the chapters that interested her．5．（1分）What does the man want the woman to do？A．Come to his house at 8：00．B．Attend a gathering．C．Help him with a job．第二節(jié)（滿分15分）聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白．每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置．聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間．每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍．6．（2分）（1）Where does this conversation most probably take place？A．In a park．B．In a hospital．C．At home．（2）When did the man get hurt？A．When he was running．B．When he was cooking．C．When he was climbing a tree．7．（2分）（1）How did the man know about the shared house？A．From an online advert．B． From a newspaper．C． From a flatmate．（2）Why does the man want to move out of the shared house？A．It is quite noisy．B． It is too crowded．C． It is dirty at weekends．8．（3分）（1）What happened to the man on Saturday morning？A．His car broke down．B．He got lost in the forest．C．He was caught in the rain．（2）How long did it take the man to find the campsite around the forest？A．About half an hour．B．About one hour．C．About two hours．（3）Where did the man stay for the whole weekend？A．In a hotel．B．At home．C．At the campsite．9．（4分）（1）What is the probable relationship between the speakers？A． Interviewer and interviewee．B． Boss and clerk．C． Fellow workers．（2）Where has the woman been working？A．In a library．B． In a small bookshop．C． In a branch of a big pany．（3）What does the woman say about Raystone39。t be so________； you make faces at everything I say．（　?。〢．weird B．polite C．reluctant D．serious25．（1分）﹣Who do you think is able to finish the job in two days？﹣It39。s increasingly easy to find that you39。ve all heard the saying： practice makes prefect! In other words， acquiring skills takes time and effort． But how exactly does one go about learning a plex subject such as tennis， calculus， or even how to play the violin？ An ageold answer is： practice one skill at a time． A beginning pianist might rehearse scales（音階） before chords（和弦）． A young tennis player practices the forehand before the backhand． Learning researchers call this blocking， and because it is mon and easy to schedule， blocking is dominant in schools， training programs， and other settings． However another strategy promises improved results． Enter interleaving， a largely unheardof technique that is catching the attention of cognitive（認(rèn)知） psychologists and neuroscientists． Blocking involves practicing one skill at a time before the next （for example， skill A before skill B and so on， forming the pattern AAABBBCCC）， while in interleaving one mixes practice on several related skills together （forming for example the pattern ABCABCABC）． Over the past four decades， a small but growing body of research has found that interleaving often outperforms blocking for a variety of subjects， including sports and category learning． Yet there have been almost no studies of the technique in unplanned， real world settings﹣until recently． New research in schools finds that interleaving produces dramatic and longlasting benefits for an essential skill： math． Not only does this finding have the potential to transform h