英語(yǔ)六級(jí)模擬試卷九及答案詳解

PartIDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayoncohesion.Youressayshouldincludetheimportanceofcohesionandmeasurestobetakentoenhancecohesion.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1.A)Howtoactatajobinterview.B)Howtorunone’sownbusiness.C)Howtodressduringajobinterview.D)Howtocommunicatewithyourboss.2.A)Whetherheshouldboastabouthisadvantages.B)Whetherheshoulddressformallyfortheinterview.C)Whetherheshouldmentionhispersonalproblems.D)Whetherheshouldbehonestabouthisbadhabit.3.A)Asksomethought-provokingquestions.B)Offerafirmhandshakewhengreetingtheinterviewer.C)Arriveontimeattheinterview.D)Dressgorgeousclothes.4.A)Becauseitisthebestwaytolettheconversationgosmoothly.B)Becauseitisthebestwaytoleaveagoodfirstimpression.C)Becauseitcanshowthatyouareanintelligentinterviewee.D)Becauseitcanshowthatyouaregenuinelyinterestedintheposition.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5.A)Heprefersvotingforaqualifiedleader.B)Heprefersbecomingabusinessman.C)Heprefersjoininganon-governmentalorganization.D)Heprefersjoiningapoliticalparty.6.A)Fromstates.B)Fromtheirownmembers.C)Fromtheirownbusinesses.D)Fromdonations.7.A)Thosewhocanoffergoodconcepts.C)Thosewhodeliverenlighteningspeeches.B)Thosewhocanofferlotsofmoney.D)Thosewhoaregoodatmanagingeconomy.8.A)Intelligent.B)Humorous.C)Confident.D)Brave. SectionBDirections：Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.9.A)Becauseitisatonallanguage.B)Becauseitsgrammarisirregular.C)Becauseitscharactersaredifficulttoremember.D)Becauseithasmanydialects.10.A)TotalktoasmanyChineseaspossible.B)TogetabilingualteacherwhocanspeakChineseandEnglish.C)TowatchasmanyChinesemoviesaspossible.D)TolistentoasmanyChineserecordingsaspossible.11.A)Findlocalstotalkto.B)Embraceitanduseiteverywhere.C)Memorizeitscharacters.D)ReadalotofChinesebooks.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.12.A)Becausetheygetmorepraisefromtheirparents.B)Becausetheygetmorementalstimulationfromtheirparents.C)Becausetheygetmoreemotionalsupportfromtheirparents.D)Becausetheygetmorehelpfromtheirparentswiththeirtasks.13.A)First-bornchildrenhavebetterbusinessachievements.B)First-bornchildrenhavebetterthinkingskills.C)First-bornchildrenhavebettersenseofindependence.D)First-bornchildrenhavebetterlogicalthinking.14.A)Writing.B)Reciting.C)Matchingletters.D)Calculating.15.A)Theyareareasonableexplanationfortheobservedbirth-orderdifferences.B)Theyareincompleteinexplainingtheobservedbirth-orderdifferences.C)Theyaredoubtfulinexplainingtheobservedbirth-orderdifferences.D)Theyareanunconvincingexplanationfortheobservedbirth-orderdifferences.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreerecordingsoflecturesorfollowedbythreeorfourquestions.Therecordingswillbeplayedonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),D).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions16to18arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.16.A)Usingminivanstocollectdata.B)Usingdronestocollectdata.C)Releasinganewoperatingsystem.D)Releasinganewversionofapp.17.A)Becauseitcouldnotnavigate.B)Becauseitofferedwronginformation.C)Becauseitalwaysbrokedown.D)Becauseitsoperatingsystemwastoocomplex.18.A)Ithassimplifieditsoperatingsystem.C)Ithasimproveditsappearance.B)Ithasreleasedanewversion.D)Ithasaddedmoreinformation.Questions20to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.19.A)Usefullanguageknowledgeislaiddownintheveryearlymonthsoflife.B)Languageabilitycanberetainedwithoutfurtherinputofthelanguage.C)Languageknowledgecannotberetainedwithoutfurtherinputofthelanguage.D)Theprocessofacquiringlanguagestartswhenthebabyis2yearsold. 20.A)Itisabstractinnature.C)Itfadeswithtime.B)Itreliesonexperience.D)Itcanbeerased.21.A)Whenthechildisborn.C)Whenthechildis6mothsold.B)Whenthechildisstillinthewomb.D)Whenthechildis17monthsold.22.A)Itisaconcreteprocess.C)Itisanabstractprocess.B)Itdependsontraining.D)Itdependsonfetaleducation.Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.23.A)Pretendingtocarethepatientsmayimproveyourjob.B)Professionalismdoesnotnecessarilyaccommodateempathy.C)Whetherdoctorsshouldempathizewithpatients.D)Whatisthebestforpatients.24.A)Itimprovesthehealthofpatients.C)Itfacilitatescommunication.B)Itimprovesthemoodofdoctors.D)Itdecreasesthemedicalrisk.25.A)Leaningbackinthechairwhenlistening.C)Repeatingtheirstatementscontinuously.B)Seeingthemeye-to-eyewhenlistening.D)Sittingnexttothemwhenlistening.SectionADirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions26to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Astherecentcourgette(密生西葫蘆)crisisandshortagesoflettuce,eggplantsandbroccoli(綠花椰菜)haveshown,Spain’sfameasthevegetablegardenofEuropeiswelldeserved.Thecountry’shugeagriculturalsector—courgettes,lettuces,tomatoesandstrawberries—__26__ahugedemand.Therehasbeenamajor__27__towardsmechanizationsincethe1950s,butjustasintheUK,manycropsstillneedtobeharvestedbyhand,andmanyfarmersrelyonmigrantlabour.Evenwheremechanisationcanbeused,pickingmachinestendtobetooexpensiveand__28__forsmall-scalefarmers.Thetensionbetweenlocalsandmigrantworkers,__29__fromNorthandSub-SaharanAfricaandeasternEurope—isnotabigproblem,asmanyoftheforeignworkershaveproper__30__andreturntothesamefarmsyearafteryear.They’reknownandthat’simportant.Alfrut—acompanyinthesouth-westernprovinceofHuelvathatexportsstrawberries,raspberries,andotherfruitsaroundtheEU—shillharvestsbyhand.“Thereisamachinethatgathersstrawberries,butyouhaveto__31__thecroptothemachine,”saysAgustinMuriel,atechnicalandqualitycontrolexpertatAlfrut.“Ifweweretousemachines,wewouldhaveto__32__ourentireinfrastructureanditwouldrequirealotofinvestmentinmachinery,whichisdesignedmainlyforlargeareasandreallybigcompanies.”Headdsthatthe__33__,manualapproachislikelytocontinueforthe__34__future,asfruitpricesaren’thighenoughtoallowfarmerstomakebig__35__inmachineryorspendmoneyreconfiguring(重新配置)theiroperations.A)adaptI)investmentsB)attachJ)modifyC)contractsK)predominantlyD)feedsL)preferenceE)foreseeableM)shiftF)heraldsN)traditionalG)impracticalH)inaccessibleO)unexpectedlySectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.NowWe’reTalking:HowVoiceTechnologyIsTransformingComputing[A]Likecastingamagicspell,itletspeoplecontroltheworldthroughwordsalone.Anysufficientlyadvancedtechnology,notedArthurC.Clarke,aBritishscience-fictionwriter,isindistinguishablefrommagic.Thefast-emergingtechnologyofvoicecomputingproveshispoint.Usingitisjustlikecastingaspell:sayafewwordsintotheair,andanearbydevicecangrantyourwish.[B]TheAmazonEcho,avoice-drivencylindrical(圓柱體的)computerthatsitsonatabletopandanswerstothenameAlexa,canallupmusictracksandradiostations,telljokes,answertriviaquestionsandcontrolsmartappliances;evenbeforeChristmasitwasalreadyresidentinabout4%ofAmericanhouseholds.Voiceassistantsareproliferatinginsmartphones,too:Apple’sSirihandlesover2bncommandsaweek,and20%ofGooglesearchesonAndroid-poweredhandsetsinAmericaareinputbyvoice.Dictatingemailsandtextmessagesnowworksreliablyenoughtobeuseful.Whytypewhenyoucantalk?[C]Thisisahugeshift.Simplethoughitmayseem,voicehasthepowertotransformcomputing,byprovidinganaturalmeansofinteraction.Windows,iconsandmenus,andthentouchscreens,werewelcomedasmoreintuitivewaystodealwithcomputersthanenteringcomplexkeyboardcommands.Butbeingabletotalktocomputersabolishestheneedfortheabstractionofa“userinterface”atall.Justasmobilephonesweremorethanexistingphoneswithoutwires,andcarsweremorethancarriageswithouthorses,socomputerswithoutscreensandkeyboardshavethepotentialtobemoreuseful,powerfulandubiquitousthanpeoplecanimaginetoday.[D]Voicewillnotwhollyreplaceotherformsofinputandoutput.Sometimesitwillremainmoreconvenienttoconversewithamachinebytypingratherthantalking(AmazonissaidtobeworkingonanEchodevicewithabuilt-inscreen).Butvoiceisdestinedtoaccountforagrowingshareofpeople’sinteractionswiththetechnologyaroundthem,fromwashingmachinesthattellyouhowmuchofthecycletheyhavelefttovirtualassistantsincorporatecall-centers.However,toreachitsfullpotential,thetechnologyrequiresfurtherbreakthroughs—andaresolutionofthetrickyquestionsitraisesaroundthetrade-offbetweenconvenienceandprivacy.[E]Alexa,whatisdeeplearning?Computer-dictationsystemshavebeenaroundforyears.Buttheywereunreliableandrequiredlengthytrainingtolearnaspecificuser’svoice.Computers’newabilitytorecognizealmostanyone’sspeechdependablywithouttrainingisthelatestlatestmanifestationofthepowerof“deeplearning”,anartificial-intelligencetechniqueinwhichasoftwaresystemistrainedusingmillionsofexamples,usuallyculled(挑選)fromtheinternet.Thankstodeeplearning,machinesnownearlyequalhumansintranscriptionaccuracy,computerizedtranslationsystemsareimprovingrapidlyandtext-to-speechsystemsarebecominglessroboticandmorenatural-sounding.Computersare,inshort,gettingmuchbetterathandlingnaturallanguageinallitsforms.[F]Althoughdeeplearningmeansthatmachinescanrecognizespeechmorereliablyandtalkinalessstilted(不自然的)manner,theystilldon’tunderstandthemeaningoflanguage.Thatisthemostdifficultaspectoftheproblemand,ifvoice-drivencomputingistrulytoflourish,onethatmustbeovercome.Computersmustbeabletounderstandcontextinordertomaintainacoherentconversationaboutsomething,ratherthanjustrespondingtosimple,one-offvoicecommands,astheymostlydotoday(“Hey,Siri,setatimerfortenminutes”).Researchersinuniversitiesandatcompanieslargeandsmallareworkingonthisveryproblem,building“bots”thatcanholdmoreelaborateconversationsaboutmorecomplextasks,fromretrievinginformationtoadvisingonmortgagestomakingtravelarrangements.(Amazonisofferinga$1mprizeforabotthatcanconverse“coherentlyandengagingly”for20minutes.)[G]Whenspellsreplacespelling.Consumersandregulatorsalsohavearoletoplayindetermininghowvoicecomputingdevelops.Eveninitscurrent,relativelyprimitiveform,thetechnologyposesadilemma:voice-drivensystemsaremostusefulwhentheyarepersonalized,andaregrantedwideaccesstosourcesofdatasuchascalendars,emailsandothersensitiveinformation.Thatraisesprivacyandsecurityconcerns.[H]Tofurthercomplicatematters,manyvoice-drivendevicesarealwayslistening,waitingtobeactivated.Somepeoplearealreadyconcernedabouttheimplicationsofinternet-connectedmicrophoneslisteningineveryroomandfromeverysmartphone.Notallaudioissenttothecloud—deviceswaitforatriggerphrase(“Alexa”,“OK,Google”,“Hey,Cortana”,or“Hey,Siri”)beforetheystartrelayingtheuser’svoicetotheserversthatactuallyhandletherequests—butwhenitcomestostoringaudio,itisunclearwhokeepswhatandwhen.[I]PoliceinvestigatingamurderinArkansas,whichmayhavebeenoverheardbyanAmazonEcho,haveaskedthecompanyforaccesstoanyaudiothatmighthavebeencaptured.Amazonhasrefusedtoco-operate,arguing(withthebackingofprivacyadvocates)thatthelegalstatusofsuchrequestsisunclear.Thesituationisanalogous(相似)toApple’srefusalin2016tohelpFBIinvestigatorsunlockaterrorist’siPhone;bothcaseshighlighttheneedforrulesthatspecifywhenandwhatintrusionsintopersonalprivacyarejustifiedintheinterestsofsecurity.[J]Consumerswilladoptvoicecomputingevenifsuchissuesremainunresolved.Inmanysituationsvoiceisfarmoreconvenientandnaturalthananyothermeansofcommunication.Uniquely,itcanalsobeusedwhiledoingsomethingelse(driving,workingoutorwalkingdownthestreet).Itcanextendthepowerofcomputingtopeopleunable,foronereasonoranother,tousescreensandkeyboards.Anditcouldhaveadramaticimpactnotjustoncomputing,butontheuseoflanguageitself.Computerizedsimultaneoustranslationcouldrendertheneedtospeakaforeignlanguageirrelevantformanypeople;andinaworldwheremachinescantalk,minorlanguagesmaybemorelikelytosurvive.Thearrivalofthetouchscreenwasthelastbigshiftinthewayhumansinteractwithcomputers.Theleaptospeechmattersmore.36.Despitetheissueofinvasionofprivacy,voice-computing’sirresistibleconvenienceisalreadyreceivingwideadoption.37.Conventionalformsofinputandoutputwillnotbeentirelyreplacedbyvoicecommand.38.Deeplearningrevolutionizesspeechtechnologies,enablingcomputerstoprocessanynaturallanguage.39.Screensandkeyboardsofcomputersarenotnecessarilyindispensablebecauseoftheinventionofvoicecomputing.40.Deeplearninghasrealsuccesses,butisnotenoughtounderstandthemeaningoflanguage.41.Theconveniencebroughtbyvoicecomputingcancomeatariskofprivacyorsecurity.42.LawsthatapplytoprivacyandsecurityissuesforvoicetechnologyareneededinlightofthetwocasesinAmerica.43.Despiteitssimpleappearance,voiceiscapableofchangingcomputing,bybypassingthephysicalrealm.44.Thankstovoicecomputing,severaldevicessuchassmartphoneshavealreadydonesometasksbyvoiceorders.45.Tofullyexplorethepotentialofvoicetechnology,morethingsneedtobedonetotacklethegapsbetweenconvenienceandprivacy. SectionCDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions46to50arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Policeofficersmayhopethattheirpresenceinschoolswillhelpthembuildstrongrelationshipswithstudents,improvingpolice-communityrelationsoverthelongterm.Butachievingthatgoalmayrequirerethinkinglawenforcement’sroleineducation,anewreportsuggests.Lookingatfederaldatafromthe2012-2014schoolyear,researchersatEducationWeekfoundthatstudentsinschoolswithatleastoneschoolresourceofficer(STO)were1.5timeslikelytobearrestedthantheirpeersinschoolsthatdidnothaveapolicepresence.Thedisparityisparticularlystarkforblackstudents,possiblybecausepolicepresenceisconcentratedindistrictswithahigherproportionofminoritystudents.Blackbuyswerethreetimesmorelikelytobearrestedatschoolthanwhiteboys,thereportfound.Ratherthanbuildingrelationshipsandimprovingoutcomes,studentswhoarearrestedorreferredtolawenforcementcanseeadropinschoolperformanceandaredisproportionatelymorelikelytogetinvolvedwiththelawagainasadults,researcherssay.Racialbiasmeansthatoutcomesareparticularlypoorincommunitiesofcolor.Spurredbyrisingfearsofviolentcrimeduringthe1980sand1990s,someschoolsbeganturningtopolicetoincreasesafetyoncampus.Withfederalfunding,theirpresenceonlygrew.FollowingtragediesliketheschoolshootingatColumbineHighSchoolinColorado,anincreasingnumberofparentscalledforsecuritymeasureslikemetaldetectorsandarmedofficers.By2013-2014,44,000“schoolresourceofficers”workedinschoolsonafull-orpart-timebasis.Insomecases,hiringtheseofficershasresultedinanimpressivedropinincidents.Butthenationalpictureislesspositive.Particularlyinschoolswithahighproportionofminorities,theSROsareoverused,takingondisciplinaryfunctionsthatclassroomteachershavetraditionallyperformed,expertssay.Arrestingstudents,ratherthanhavingaclassroomteacherdisciplinethem,bringsfinancialandemotionalcosts.AnAmericanCivilLibertiesUnionreportfoundthatarrestedstudentsweretwiceaslikelytodropoutofhighschool—andforthosewhoappearedincourt,thatfiguredoubled.Compoundingtheproblem,thecostofemployingschoolresourceofficersmeansmanyschoolswithapolicepresencearelesslikelytohaveschoolcounselorswhocankeepaneyeonthepsychologicalanddevelopmentaleffectsofarrestsonchildren,EducationWeekreported.Detainingstudentsalsodrainsthebudgetofmoneythatcouldbeusedtoeducatethem.Sohowcanpoliceofficershelpensuresafetywithoutbecomingdisciplinarians(紀(jì)律嚴(yán)明者)whogreasetheschool-to-prisonpipeline?Trainingiskey,NationalAssociationofSchoolResourceOfficersexecutivedirectorMoCanadytoldEducationWeek.SROsshouldseethemselvesnotonlyasmembersoflawenforcement,butalsoembracetheirroleaseducatorsonissueslikedrugpreventionandasinformalcounselorsforstudents,Mr.Canadysaid.46.ThefederaldataquotedinParagraphTwoindicatethat.A)schoolsinminoritydistrictareinneedofSROsB)policeofficerstendtoarrestminoritystudentsC)theexistenceofSROsintensifiedcampusviolenceD)theSROsmayhavefailedtofunctionasexpected47.WhatmaybethenegativeeffectofdeployingSROs?A)Itexertedmorelawenforcementthannecessary.B)Itdisturbedthenormalteachingpractices.C)Itposedriskstostudents’psychologicalhealth.D)Itfrustratedtheenthusiasmoffacultymembers.48.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthemeasureofemployingSRO?A)Itsrealeffectremainstobeseen.B)Itshouldbevigorouslypromoted.C)There’sstillroomforimprovement.D)Itcausesmoreharmthangood.49.Whatdoes“greasetheschool-to-prisonpipeline”(Line2,Para.8)mostprobablymean?A)Toeffectivelypreventjuvenilecrime.B)Toleadmorestudentstobearrested.C)Tohelpensurethesafetyoncampus.D)Totightentheschool-to-prisonlink.50.Inthelastparagraph,theauthoradvisestheSROsto.A)workhardertoensureschoolsafetyB)reinforcetheirrolesasdisciplinariansC)adjusttheirfunctionineducationD)caremoreaboutstudents’mentalhealthPassageTwoQuestions51to55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ClearMacroCEOMikeSimcock,whohas25yearsofprofessionalassetmanagementexperience,sayshestartedthecompanytohelpinvestmentmanagersthatweredrowninginadelugeofdata.Therehasbeenamassiveexplosionindatasources,manyofferingtheprospectofmoretimelyinformationandmoreimpactfulsignals.Butthebigdatarevolutionisactuallycompoundingaproblemthatwasalreadythere,saysSimcock.Advancementsintechnologyaremakinganalyticalprocessesaccessiblebeyondtheworldofhedgefunds（對(duì)沖基金）andCTAs(交易顧問(wèn))；thingslikebacktestingtoolsandwaysofaggregatinginformationandvisualizinginformationinareallyefficientway.ClearMacroisbuildinga“Wikipediaofinvestmentstrategies”.Itappliesstrategic,tacticalandsystematicassetallocationstrategies,alongsideacombinationofselectdatasetsprovidingrealtimemacroinsights,fromtextmediaandnow-castingtocrossbordercentralbankliquiditystatistics.Simcocksuggestsalessismoreapproachtodata.“Wearenotscrapingtheinternetfordata.Wearedoingaggregationinthesensethatwearesourcingwhatwecallbestqualitydatasetsforthecategoriesofinformationthatwethinkdecisionmakerscareaboutholistically,aswellastoolstobacktestandgainconvictionoverwhatworksandwhatdoesn’t.“Hesaidbigdatasetswithinthehedgefundspacetendtobereallyfocusedontactical,higherfrequency,shortertermdecisionmaking,suchastryingtogainanedgeonpayrollsorthenextmoveininflation,orcompanyresults.Theindustryisveryquicklygoingtomovemuchfurthertowarddatadrivenautomatedresearchandinvestiblestrategies.“Fundsorproductsthatareessentiallydrivenmoreandmorebyrules,andcanbedeliveredindifferentways,whetherit’sanETFstructureorsimplyconnectingtointeractivebrokers.”Suddenlyallsortsofownersofdataarerealizingthepoweroftheirdatasets.“Wearecompletelyunawareofwhetherweusetraditionaldataornewdata.Ifwecandemonstrateitaddssomevaluethenthatcanjustifypayingforit.”Datadoesnotcomecheap:allsortsofentitiesareofferingtoselltheirdata,fromanywherebetween￡25Kand￡250K,andupward.“Thevalueofdataisintheeyesofthebeholder,”saidSimcock.“TypicallyIthinkthewaythatdatasalesworkisthateverythingisupfornegotiation,”hesaid.“Someofthethingswearefindingisalotoftheclassicdatasetsaredeliveringbetterperformancewhenyoubuildthemintostrategies.ThemessageIwouldgivetosomeoneaskinghowshouldIdealwiththislandscape—embracetechnologiesthatcanmakeyourjobeasierandtakeyourtime.”51.Itisindicatedinthefirsttwoparagraphsthat.A)SimcockhimselfisaninvestmentconsultantB)Simcock’scompanyofferstimelymessageC)it’shardtomakeaselectionindataexplosionD)high-techprovidesneanalytictoolsforCTAs52.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“Wikipediaofinvestmentstrategies”?A)Itmakesinvestmentsuggestions.B)Itsortsandanalyzestimelydata.C)Itprovidesmacrodatareports.D)Itpredictsthestatisticsofbanks.53.AccordingtoSimcock,thekeytoanefficientprocesswiththedatais.A)aggregationB)allocationC)combinationD)simplification54.WhatopiniondoesSimcockexpressinthelastparagraph?A)Thepriceofdatamaysoarupinthefuture.B)Anykindofdatacanbesoldoutnowadays.C)Classicdatacanprovidebetterinformation.D)It’sworthtimetogetadaptedtonewtech.55.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A)HowtoAvoidDrowninginDataB)HowtoRespondtoDataExplosionC)HowtoApplyInvestmentStrategiesD)HowtoaSystematicDataSetDirections:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslateapassagefromChineseintoEnglish.YoushouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.春聯(lián)（SpringFestivalcouplets）是中國(guó)獨(dú)特文化的一部分，有著悠久的歷史。貼春聯(lián)是中國(guó)民間慶祝春節(jié)的第一件事情。每當(dāng)春節(jié)將近的時(shí)候，無(wú)論城市還是農(nóng)村，家家戶戶都要精心挑選一副紅春聯(lián)貼于門上，辭舊迎新，增加喜慶的節(jié)日氣氛。對(duì)聯(lián)由富有詩(shī)意而又押韻的兩句話組成。上聯(lián)（thefirstlineofacoup貼在前門的右側(cè)，下聯(lián)貼在前門的左側(cè)，橫批（thehorizontalscroll）橫著貼在門框上。人們常用春聯(lián)來(lái)描述美好形象，抒發(fā)美好愿望。傳統(tǒng)春聯(lián)是用毛筆書寫，但現(xiàn)在通常是用機(jī)器制作。KeytoModelTestFour高分范文精彩點(diǎn)評(píng)OnCohesion①IassumethatyouareallfamiliarwiththefamousChopstickstheorem—wecaneasilybreakonechopstick,butwhenabunchofchopsticksaretiedtogether,wewillfinditdifficulttobreakthemoffevenifweexhaustourstrength.②Simpleasthetheoremis,itaimsatinformingusofthesignificanceofcohesion.③Commonsensehastoldusthatcohesionprovestobeextremelyimportant,whichcanhelpussolvetoughproblemseasilyandimproveourworkefficiency.④Toenhancecohesion,settingaclearandattainablecommongoalisthefirststep.⑤Whenateamhaveacommongoal,allteammemberswillstrivehardertoachieveit.⑥Inaddition,givingthegrouprewardsisanotherwaytoencourageteamcohesion.⑦Oncerewardedfortheirachievement,theteammemberscanharvestanintensesenseofcollectivehonor,whichinspiresthemtomakefurthercontributiontotheteam.⑧Tosumup,ateamcanovercomeanydilemmaandgrowrapidlybeyondexpectationundertheguidanceofcohesion.It’shightimethatwe