第1题
来源：大陆
话题分类：Biology 属性：小范围核心预测
话题
【题目】讨论关于birds anting这一习性的三种解释。
阅读要点
【阅读】Demonstrate three theories to explain why birds have the habit.
1. Birds use anting to irrigate skin during feather change in summer.
2. The acid released during anting by ants can help resist parasites growing on birds.
3. Anting is a way for birds to feed on those ants.
听力要点
【听力】Refute the three explanations mentioned in reading passage.
1. It is just a coincidence between the time of feather change and bird anting.
2. Anting cannot reduce the growth of parasites on some birds.
3. Birds will have other things to rub themselves, but they do not tend to eat those things.
第2题
来源：大陆
话题分类：Social Problem 属性：小范围核心预测
话题
【题目】讨论健康计划Wellness Programs（即公司推出奖励计划给达到healthy-related goal的员工) 是否对员工有益。
阅读要点
【阅读】Wellness Programs in United States bring lots of benefits to companies and employees.
1. The programs can become a motivational tool for people to lose weight and quit smoking, bringing much healthier lifestyle.
2. Employees will be more inclined to take exercises and have wholesome diets through the motivation of the Wellness Programs.
3. Although the program might cost companies a great deal of money at beginning, it saves more compared to the spending for employees’ sickness.
听力要点
【听力】The program does not work.
1. The program may be an effective way to motivate employees in short term, but it cannot keep for a long period. Research shows that after several years, people are back to their bad habits.
2. The program is not fair for every employee, because cases differ. Some who have to take care of their family or cope with chores do not have enough time to exercise, while others are genetically fat.
3. Companies might suffer great financial loss in long term, because many employees will not stay in one company forever.
第3题
来源：大陆
话题分类：Biology 属性：小范围核心预测
话题
【题目】讨论关于40年前黄腿山蛙数量下降的三种解释。
阅读要点
【阅读】Demonstrate three theories to explain why the number of yellow-legged mountain frogs declined 40 years ago.
1. A kind of fish, the trout, was introduced to this area and the trout ate tadpoles of the frogs.
2. The use of pesticides contaminated the habitat.
3. The frogs there were infected by a fungal disease.
听力要点
【听力】Refute the three explanations mentioned in reading passage.
1. The trout was introduced 100 years ago, however the decline happened 40 years ago. The time does not match.
2. Rainfall tends to wash the pesticides to lower and farther places. However, frogs lived in areas with higher altitude than that of farms using pesticides.
3. Yellow-legged mountain frogs can produce some antibodies within their bodies, so that they can resist to the infection of fungal disease.
第4题
来源：大陆
话题分类：Historical Event 属性：小范围核心预测
阅读要点
【阅读】There are three reasons to explain why Mary Rose sank.
1. The gunspot was not closed after getting fire, but they forgot to close it. Water poured in to gunspot.
2. Sailors dislike the captain and do not follow his lead.
3. French made significant damage to the ship.
听力要点
【听力】Refute the three reasons mentioned in reading passage.
1. According to a research, there were still some connonballs in the gunspot, which proved that it cannot be opened.
2. Mary rose is flag ship. Sailors are all capable, so they will not fail to follow the captain’s lead under such dangerous situation.
3. Frenchmen told a lie in order to show that they were powerful than English.
第5题
来源：其他
话题分类：Archaeology 属性：小范围核心预测
阅读要点
【阅读】一些考古学家认为公元前两千多年的forts 不能起到很好的防御作用
1. 不是所有的sides都有walls 所以很容易受到敌人攻击
2. multiple entranceways, enemies are easy to enter
3. no evidence of water and wells , 当被包围的时候很容易败
听力要点
【听力】：这些都是误解 原因如下
1. 有些地方不用walls就可以起到防御的， 比如有悬崖峭壁cliff
2. 敌人发现Spot之前就block封锁掉
3. 可能是之前挖的井干了所以后人没看到不代表没有证据；不可能存在围攻的问题，因为敌人不会一直wait out的
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