1/222020SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword()foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Beingagoodparentis,ofcourse,whateveryparentwouldliketobe.Butdefiningwhatimeanstobeagoodparentisundoubtedlyvery_1,particularlysincechildrenresponddifferenttothesamestyleofparenting.Acalm,rule-followingchildmightrespondbettertoadifferentsortofparentingthan,2,ayoungersibling.3,There'sanothersortofparentthatisabiteasierto4:apatientparent.Childrenofeveryagebenefitfrompatientparenting.Still,5_2/22everyparentwouldliketobepatient,thisisnoeasy6.Sometimesparentsgetexhaustedandfrustratedandareunabletomaintaina7andcomposedstylewiththeirkids.Iunderstandthis.You'reonlyhuman,andsometimesyourkidscan8youjustalittletoofar.Andthenthe9happens:Youloseyourpatienceandeitherscreamatyourkidsorsaysomethingthatwasabittoo10anddoesnobodyanygood.Youwishthatyoucould11theclockandstartover,We'veallbeenthere:12.eventhoughit'scommon,it'simportanttokeepinmindthatinasinglemomentoffatigue.youcansaysomethingtoyourchildthatyoumay13foralongtime.Thismaynotonlydodamaget0yourrelationshipwith.yourchildbutalso14yourchild'sself-esteem.Ifyouconsistentlyloseyour15withyourkids,thenyouareinadvertentlymodelingalackofemotionalcontrolforyourkids.Weareallbecomingincreasinglyawareofthe16ofmodelingtoleranceandpatiencefortheyoungergeneration.Thisisaskillthatwillhelpthemallthroughoutlife.Infact,theabilitytoemotionallyregulateormaintainemotionalcontrolwhen17bystressisoneofthemostimportantofalllife'sskills.Certainly,it'sincredibly18tomaintainpatienceatalltimeswithyourchildren.Amorepracticalgoalistotry,tothebestofyourability,tobeastolerantandcomposedasyoucanwhenfacedwith19_situationsinvolvingyourchildren.Icanpromiseyouthis:Asaresultofworking3/22towardthisgoal.youandyourchildrenwillbenefitand20fromstressfulmomentsfeelingbetterphysicallyandemotionally.1.[A]tedious[B]pleasant[C]instructive[D]tricky2.[A]inaddition[B]forexample[C]atonce[D]byaccident3.[A]fortunately[B]occasionally[C]accordingly[D]eventually4.[A]amuse[B]assist[C]describe[D]train5.[A]while[B]because[C]unless[D]once6.[A]answer[B]task[C]choice[D]access7.[A]tolerant[B]formal[C]rigid[D]critical8.[A]move[B]drag[C]push[D]send9.[A]mysterious[B]illogical[C]suspicious[D]inevitable10.[A]boring[B]naive[C]harsh[D]vague11.[A]turnback[B]takeapart[C]setaside[D]coverup12.[A]overall[B]instead[C]however[D]otherwise13.[A]like[B]miss[C]believe[D]regret14.[A]raise[B]affect[C]justify[D]reflect15.[A]time[B]bond[C]race[D]cool16.[A]nature[B]secret[C]importance[D]context17.[A]cheated[B]defeated[C]confused[D]confronted18.[A]terrible[B]hard[C]strange[D]wrong19.[A]trying[B]changing[C]exciting[D]surprising20.[A]hide[B]emerge[C]withdrawD]escape4/22SectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingAB,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Ratsandotheranimalsneedtobehighlyattunedtosocialsignalsfromotherssothatcanidentifyfriendstocooperatewithandenemiestoavoid.Tofindoutifthisextendstonon-livingbeings,LolehQuinnattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,andhercolleaguestestedwhetherratscandetectsocialsignalsfromroboticrats.Theyhousedeightadultratswithtwotypesofroboticratonesocialandoneasocial-for5ourdays.Therobotsratswerequiteminimalist,resemblingachunkierversionofacomputermousewithwheels-tomovearoundandcolorfulmarkings.Duringtheexperiment,thesocialrobotratfollowedthelivingratsaround,playedwiththesametoys,andopenedcageddoorsto1ettrappedratsescape.Meanwhile,theasocialrobotsimplymovedforwardsandbackwardsandsidetoside.Next,theresearcherstrappedtherobotsincagesandgavetheratstheopportunitytoreleasethembypressingalever.5/22Across18trialseach,thelivingratswere52percentmorelikelyonaveragetosetthesocialrobotfreethantheasocialone.Thissuggeststhattheratsperceivedthesocialrobotasagenuinesocialbeing.Theymayhavebondedmorewiththesocialrobotbecauseitdisplayedbehaviorslikecommunalexploringandplaying.Thiscouldleadtotheratsbetterrememberinghavingfreeditearlier,andwantingtherobottoreturnthefavourwhentheygettrapped,saysQuinn.Thereadinessoftheratstobefriendthesocialrobotwassurprisinggivenitsminimaldesign.Therobotwasthesamesizeasaregularratbutresembledasimpleplasticboxonwheels.We'dassumedwedhavetogiveitamovingheadandtail,facialfeatures,andputasceneonittomakeitsmelllikearealrat,butthatwasn'tnecessary.saysJanetWilesattheUniversityofQueenslandin.Australia,whohelpedwiththeresearch.Thefindingshowshowsensitiveratsaretosocialcues,evenwhentheycomefrombasicrobots.Similarly,childrentendtotreatrobotsasiftheyarefellowbeings,evenwhentheydisplayonlysimplesocialsignals.Wehumansseemtobefascinatedbyrobots,anditturnsoutotheranimalsaretoo,saysWies.21.Quinnandhercolleaguesconductedatesttoseeifratscan[A]pickupsocialsignalsfromnon-1ivingrats[B]distinguishafriendlyratfromahostileone6/22[C]attainsociabletraitsthroughspecialtraining[D]sendoutwarmingmessagestotheirfellow22.Whatdidthesocialrobotdoduringtheexperiment?[A]Itfollowedthesocialrobot.[B]Itplayedwithsometoys.[C]ItsetthetrappedT