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Part A: c
Part B: b, a, c, c, d, c, d, d
Part C: d, a, a, b, a, d, a, d, c, a
Fast Reading
d, b, c, c, a, c, b, b, c, d, d, a/b/c/d, d, c, d
第12题：In fact, "the aim of Ericsson's research work" is not mentioned in the passage; the passage only mentions the result of the research.
第15题：选项c只是Example的重点，但不是全文的重点。
Home Reading
a, b, c, c, c, b, a, c
第7题：题干中的the last thing you should do应理解为“你最不该做的事”。Extra Passage 1:
1. 【A】
本题考查对“instant”的理解。Instant有“立刻”“短暂”等意思，从上文作者与Rose的交谈和课后一起吃东西等看来，instant friends是指“立刻”成为朋友，而不是指他们的朋友关系很短暂，因此A为正解。
2.【B】
文中并无明确指出为何Rose被邀请在足球宴会上发言，但是从整篇文章的内容可以看出，Rose因为其上进的人上态度受到同学们的认可和尊敬，文章最后一句就是对此的总结，因此，可推断本题答案为B。
3.【C】
本题考查对比关系。在第十段中，Rose对比了grow older和grow up，其中从第10段的倒数第二句可以推断，grow older不需要任何智慧或能力，而grow up是与grow older不同的，换句话说，grow up需要智慧和能力，因此本题正解为C。选项A和选项D将grow up和grow older等同起来，不符合原文两者的对比关系，而选项B的对比关系与原文相反。
4.【A】
本题考查对“but rather”的理解。根据本文的第十一段最后两句可以推断，一个人如果做了所有想做的事，就不会有遗憾，就不会怕死，因此A为正解。选项B 在第九段讨论梦想的时候提到过，选项C和D在第十段讨论grow up的时候提到过，都与本题目“fear death”无关。
5.【C】
本文的主旨可概括为第七段的最后一句，选项C的live up to lives是对这一句的近义替换，因此C是正解。本文想通过讲述Rose的故事，点出一些人生哲理，由此可见，本文并不是单纯为了讲故事的，因此A不能选。B中的grow up和D 中的realize dreams只是Rose所说的四个秘诀中的两点，不能作为全文的主旨。
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