8. What is the second paragraph mainly about? A. Recent studies in health technology. B. The future of personalized health care. C. New advancements in medical technology. D. The advantages of using AI in medical care. 9. How can AI help patients? A. By feeding medicine to them. B. By recording their symptoms.

C. By analyzing the efficiency of health care. D. By providing them with the best treatment. 10. Why do Americans use less AI in medical care? A. They want to keep their treatment secret. B. Their health insurance is very expensive. C. Their AI technology is not advanced enough. D. They don’t think the new technology is secure.

11. What is the author’s attitude towards the technology in medical care? A. Doubtful.

B. Hopeful.

C. Cautious. D

Along with my co-founder, I run Harry’s, a men’s grooming (美容) company. And my wife Lacey is a senior writer and editor at The Hollywood Reporter. Our careers are important to us. So we always agreed that when it came time to build our family, we wanted to co-parent. In theory, it sounded like a lot of fun.

So far it has been. But as I’ve learned since the birth of my not theoretical daughter, Chloe, it’s also really hard.

To be clear, becoming a parent is much, much harder for my wife. But Lacey does have one thing that I’ve struggled to find: a space to talk about balancing work with parenthood. Due in part to the physical, mental, and emotional tolls (损伤) of pregnancy and childbirth, moms often find community in those shared experiences. In addition, there are blogs, books, and resources for mothers returning to work; for better or for worse, the demands of raising a baby are often assumed by women.

D. Uninterested.

But there are plenty of working dads out there, too. In fact, I feel if I’m struggling with this whole ‘working dad’ thing, then other guys must be struggling, too. If I’m craving a space to share experiences and normalize true co-parenthood, I have to believe I’m not the only one.

Dealing with the problem at a macro (大的) level is hard. But I do have the power to make real change within Harry’s. My co-founder and I want to make sure that everyone on our team feels 100% supported, as employees and as parents. To that end, we’re excited to offer a new, progressive policy: 16 weeks of paid parental leave, taken any time within the first year, to every person on our team.

Some people might decide to take the full 4 months and others won’t. That’s OK. The goal is not to dictate right or wrong, but to offer our team real flexibility and control. Because all parents deserve the resources and tools to make the best decisions for their families; to be great coworkers, and also great parents. 12. What is bothering the author? A. His wife is fully occupied. B. His daughter is troublesome. C. He is failing to balance work and life.

D. He can find nowhere to seek child-raising advice. 13. Which of the following would the author agree with? A. It’s easier for a woman to be a parent. co-parenting.

C. Women suffer a lot from parenthood. care of kids.

14. What does the underlined word “craving” in Paragraph 4 mean? A. Using.

B. Desiring.

C. Creating.

D. Saving.

D. It’s women’s duty to take

B. Kids benefit a lot from

15. What’s the aim of the new policy? A. To promote equality. B. To free working dads. C. To nurse great coworkers. D. To encourage true co-parenthood.

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。选项有两项为多余选项。

People elect a mayor (市长) to help run a city in the United States. The mayor must keep track of all city activities. 16 They run the city government with the help from city council (市议会).

Mayors may be “weak” or “strong.” In cities that use a weak-mayor system, the city council has most of the power. Under this system, people elect council members and leaders of some departments, or city offices. 17 A city may have many boards and committees, which are groups that make decisions. Each group manages one city department. Although people elect the mayor, he or she has little power. The weak mayor may suggest leaders for city departments. However, the council must approve these suggestions.

In a strong-mayor system, the elected mayor chooses the leaders of each department. 18 The elected city council doesn’t have the power to approve the leaders that the mayor chooses. Strong mayors check the work of many different city departments. These departments plan the way that the city will grow and develop.

A strong mayor prepares the city budget. 19 Citizens know whom to blame if services fail. However, the mayor works with the council to figure out the needs of the city and to complete city projects.

Strong mayors have a great deal of control over the government of a city. 20 Most cities have written city charter (章程) that explains the duties of the mayor and other officials.

A. However, mayors do not work alone. B. However, they must stay within the law. C. The council never prepares the city budget.

D. The council also may choose leaders for city departments.

E. The mayor makes sure that people who break the laws are punished. F. In this sense, the mayor decides how to spend money for city services. G. He or she makes sure that these leaders run their departments efficiently. 第二部分：语言知识运用（共三节，满分55分）

第一节：完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When I was a child I used to look forward to Saturday mornings. That was when my brother, Bernard, and I got our pocket money from our father. I would put half of it in my money box, 21 run off happily with the rest to Bartlett’s, a little, local 22 at the end of our street.

There I would join the other children 23 to spend their pocket money, and we’d ask Mrs. Bartlett to 24 us “the tray (托盘)”. In those days, there weren’t all the 25 of sweets and chocolate bars you see on sale now. All Mrs. Bartlett 26 were a few items arranged on a simple wooden 27 , which she kept under the counter. But to us it was a wonderful 28 : toffees, lollipops, barley sugar, and sweets wrapped in colorful paper. It always took ages for each child to 29 what to buy. But Mrs. Bartlett didn’t 30 : as long as there were no grown-up customers waiting to be 31 , she let us take our time. Bernard liked sweets, too. The 32 was he didn’t like buying them. When I went to Bartlett’s, he went to a newsagent’s shop that sold football cards. He was 33 about these picture cards of famous footballers and spent all his pocket money trying to 34 whole teams of players.

On Saturday afternoons he would 35 the house and find out where I was. He knew I had been to Bartlett’s. If I didn’t 36 my bag of sweets quickly enough, he’d see it and say, “Can I have one?” And I would say, “Why should I give you one? You had your pocket money, too — you could have 37 your own sweets.” Then Bernard would go to our mother to 38 , “Mom, Helen has a whole bag of sweets and she won’t give me one.” To which Mum would say, “Helen, don’t be so 39 . Share your sweets with your brother!” I thought this was really 40 , but of course I gave him some sweets. 21. A. and

B. but B. theatre

C. or

D. until

D.

22. A. restaurant grocery 23. A. careful

C. barbershop

B. slow C. eager D.