2023年12月英語四級押題密卷（NO.5）解析

2023年12月英語四級押題密卷（NO.5）PartI Writing高分范文精彩點(diǎn)評TheImportanceofChange①Ifyou’repreparedtoadaptandlearn,youcantransform.”isaproverbthatisbeingwidelytalkedabout,whichindicatesthatchangeisofutmostimportance.②Changeisconducivetoone’sgrowthandimprovementinmanyways.③Ontheonehand,changeendowsuswithawholeenchantedpalaceofthoughts,whichprovidesuswithawiderprospectandmoreinnovativeideastolocateaproblemandfixit.④Ontheotherhand,thecompetitioninmodernsocietyactuallyisthecompetitionofknowledge,competenceandtalentedpeople.Onlythosewhochangeandemancipatetheirmindscankeeppacewiththetimeandmaintainacompetitiveedge.ontheimportanceofstoppingbeingstuckinarut.⑥Moreover,whatreinforcesmysenseofchangeisthattheonlythingconstantischangeitself,whichisakindoficingonthecakeoflifeandmakesitmorecolorfulandnolongerdrab.⑦Don’tbelieveit?Whynothaveatry?要性。②過渡句，點(diǎn)明改變對個(gè)人成長和進(jìn)步具有重要意義。Ontheonehand…Ontheotherhand…分析改變的重要性：賦予人們發(fā)現(xiàn)問題和解決問題的新思路；使人們在快速發(fā)展的當(dāng)今社會(huì)保持競爭力。⑤總結(jié)上文，點(diǎn)明寫作主旨：我們不應(yīng)該一成不變。⑥以“世界上唯一不變的就是變化”再次強(qiáng)調(diào)改變的重要性。加分亮點(diǎn)Indicate表明Utmost極為重要的Conducive有助于……的endowsbwith…賦予某人……emancipate解放，革新bestuckinarut一成不變icingonthecake錦上添花drab乏味的，單調(diào)的A

PartII ListeningComprehensionNewsReportOnPeoplefromLondonliketocalltheringingofBigBen“bongs.”Theymarkthestartofanewhour.(1)Thebell,knownas“BigBen”inLondon,startedmakingitsbongs158yearsago.ButbeginningonAugust21,itwillgosilentforfouryears.Thebellwillringforthelasttimeat12noon.Thebellwillbedisconnectedfromtheclockascrewslaunchamajorrepairprojectinthetower.Theclock,however,willcontinuetotellthetime,silently.TheonlytimepeopleinLondonwillhearthebellswillbeonRemembranceSunday,whichfallsonNovember12ththisyear,andNewYear’sEve.Therenovationprojectwillcostabout$40million,saidSteveJaggs.Heisknownas“TheKeeperoftheGreatClock.”(2)Jaggssaidthegoalistokeepthebuildingsafeandthefamoustimepieceworkingforfuturegenerationstoenjoy.Theclockfacesandmanyoftheclock’smovingpartswillbetakenapartandcleaned.Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutBigBen?D)Whatthepurposeoftherenovationproject?B)NewsReportTwo(3)TennisplayersmustwearalmostallwhiteatWimbledon.Thatincludesshorts,shirts,hats,dresses,shoesandsocks.ButwhentheygettoNewYorkinthelatesummerfortheUSOpen,theylettheirpersonalitiescomeoutthroughtheirclothing.OnMondaynight,MariaSharapovaplayedinherfirstmajortournamentinoverayear.Shewassuspendedfortakingabanneddruginearly2016.Sheimpressedthecrowdwithashinyblackdress.Thedressshinedbecauseitwasembeddedwithcrystals.Amongthemaleplayersatthetournament,peoplearetalkingabouttheclothingwornthisweekbyAlexanderZverevfromGermany.(4)Zverevwasthefourth-rankedplayerinthetournament.Tennisexpertsthoughthecouldwinthe關(guān)注公眾號【小古月資料鋪】獲取更多資料title.AgainstDarianKingofBarbados,ZverevwaswearingatennisoutfitsimilartotheonewornbySwedishstarBjornBorginthe1970s.Hehadawhiteheadbandwiththinstripesholdingbackhislonghair.Heworeasimilarlystyledshirtandevencompletedthethrowbacklookwithhighwhitesocks.Tennisplayershavenotwornthosesockssincetheearly1980s.ZverevsaidhislookwasdesignedbysingerPharrellWilliams.Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.WhatcanwelearnabouttennisplayersatWimbledon?B)WhatcanwelearnaboutZverev?A)NewsReportThree(5)ManypeopleonanislandinwesternIrelandareexcited.Theyarecelebratinganewbeach.Butactually,itisthereturnofanoldbeach.ThepeopleliveinDooagh,asmallcommunityonAchillIsland.OlderresidentsofDooaghremembertravellingdowntothecoastlineandwalkingonthesand.Butduringastorminthe1980s,thebeachwaswashedaway.Allthatremainedwererocks,seaweedandsmallpoolsofwater.Inrecentweeks,thebeachreturned.SeanMolloyworksfortheAchillIslandTouristOffice.(6)HetoldreportersthatthesandbeganreturningtoDooaghBaylastyear.Hesaidthewaterseemedbrighterbecausetherewasmoresandbelow.Thenthisyear,afteraseriesofstormsinAprilwhenthewindwasblowinghard,thesandappearedalongthecoastline.Residentswokeuponemorningafterlowtidetosee300metersofsoftsand.AchillIslandisoneofthewestern-mostpartsofEurope.(7)AbridgeconnectstheislandwiththerestofIreland.SeanMolloysaidhehopesthebeachbecomesthesixthBlueFlagbeachonAchillIsland.Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.WhatmakesresidentsofDooaghexcited?C)WhatdidSeanMolloysayaboutthebeach?D)WhatcanwelearnaboutAchillIsland?B)SectionBConversationOneW:(8)John,areyousureyouhaven’tseenthemissingfile?Icouldhavebroughtitintothisofficewithsomeotherfiles.Pleasehavealookeverywhere.It’smarked“Confidential”andithasalimitedcirculation.M:Oh,Mary.Dogoaway.I’vegotmuchworsetroublesthanalostfile.W:Butit’sserious.(9-1)Thefilehasgotallthedetailsofthenewdeskrange.Mr.Parkersaysifanyonecopiedcopiedourdesigns,itcouldputtheworkonthenewdesksbackatleastayear!(9-2)Andwe’resupposedtobelaunchingthemattheInternationalOfficeEquipmentExhibition.M:Mary,please,somethingmuchworsehasjusthappened.thematter?M:(10-1)I’vegotthesecurityofficercomingupinaminute.It’sjustamatterofalossof$300incash.W:Oh,on!Whendidthathappen,andhow?M10-2、11-1)Somebodycameinthismorning,bought$300worthofofficefurnitureandpaidincash.W:(11-2)HowoddDon’tmostpeoplepaybycheque?M:Yes,usually,well,therewasnooneintheAccountsDepartment,soIwenttogetthekeyofthesafe.WhenIgotback,themoneyhadgone.W:Howterrible,John.Isityourresponsibility?Willtheyexpectyoutoreplacethemoney?M:Well,Ihaven’tgot$30,letalone$300…Oh,here’sthesecurityofficernow.W:Oh,beforeyoustart,I’mafraidIhavetoreportthelossofanimportantfile.It’saveryseriousmatter.Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodoforher?A)Whatwillthespeakers’companylaunchattheInternationalOfficeEquipmentExhibition?C)10.Whyisthesecurityofficercomingupsoon?D)Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthepersonpayingincash?C)ConversationTwo關(guān)注公眾號【小古月資料鋪】獲取更多資料M:Hi,everyone,todaywe’regoingtotalkaboutBritishpoliteness.(12)LotsofpeoplethinkthattheBritishareverypolite.Ithinkit’squiteold-fashioned.Londoncertainlydoesn’tfeelverypoliteinrushhourinthemorning.W:Ithinkonethingthatmakespeoplethinkwe’repoliteisthatwesay“please”and“thankyou”alot.Idon’tthinkpeoplesay“please”and“thankyou”somuchinotherplaces.M:Really?W:(13)Yeah.MySpanishfriendsaidthatwhenshefirstcametovisitBritain,whenshewenttoacafé,she’dsay“Acoffee.”not“Acoffee,please.”That’sbecauseinSpain,peopledon’tsay“please”sooften.Forme,itfeelsquiterude,quiteimpolite,ifyoudon’tsay“please”whenyouaskforsomethinginashop.M:(14)Yeah,butitcangetsillysometimes,saying“please”and“thankyou“allthetime.Anyway,justsaying“please”and“thankyou”alotdoesn’tmeanyou’repolite.IthinkLondonfeelsquiteimpolite.W:Well,capitalcitiesareoftenverydifferentfromtherestofthecountry.TheotherthingmyfriendthoughtwasfunnyaboutEnglishisourpolitelanguage,like,“Excuseme,I’mverysorry,butIwonderifIcouldaskyouaquestion.”—thatkindofthing.M:(15)Yeah,weseemtousealotofwordstosaythingswhenwewanttobepolite.Butthat’spolitelanguage—doesthatmeanthatwe’rereallymorepolitethanpeopleinothercountries?Ihavetosay,Idon’treallythinkweare,actually.—somepeopleareverypolite—andsomepeoplearenotsopolite.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.WhatdoforeignersgenerallythinkofBritishpeopleaccordingtotheman?B)WhatdoesthewomansayaboutherSpanishfriend?D)Whatdoesthemanthinkofsaying“please”and“thankyou”allthetime?A)WhatdoBritishpeopleusuallydowhentheywanttobepolite?A)SectionCPassageOnePrimaryorelementaryeducationisthefirstyearsofformal,structurededucationthatoccursduringchildhood.InmostWesterncountries,itiscompulsoryforchildrentoreceiveprimaryeducation.Primaryeducationgenerallybeginswhenchildrenarefourtosevenyearsofage.(16)Thedivisionbetweenprimaryandsecondaryeducationissomewhatarbitrary,butitgenerallyoccursatabouttwelveyearsofage.Someeducationalsystemshaveseparatemiddleschoolsforthatperiod.Primaryandsecondaryeducationtogetheraresometimes,inparticular,inCanadaandtheUnitedStates,referredtoas“K-12”education.Typically,primaryeducationisprovidedinschools.Thechildwillstay,insteadilyadvancingclasses,untiltheycompleteitandmoveontosecondaryschools.Childrenareusuallyplacedinclasseswithoneteacherwhowillbeprimarilyresponsiblefortheireducationandwelfareforthatyear.Thisteachermaybeassistedtovaryingdegreesbysometeachersincertainsubjectareas,oftenmusicorphysicaleducation.(17)Thecontinuitywithasingleteacherandtheopportunitytobuildupacloserelationshipwiththeclassisanotablefeatureoftheprimaryeducationsystem.Overthepastfewdecades,schoolshavebeentestingvariousarrangementswhichbreakfromtheone-teacher,one-classpattern.Themajorgoalsofprimaryeducationareestablishingfoundationsinscience,geography,historyandothersocialsciences.(18)Therelativepriorityofvariousareas,andthemethodsusedtoteachthem,areanareaofconsiderablepoliticaldebate.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheardWhatcanwelearnaboutthedivisionbetweenprimaryandsecondaryeducation?C)Whatisanimportantfeatureoftheprimaryeducationsystem?D)Whatisanareaofpoliticaldisputeoverprimaryeducation?B)PassageTwoMostofusknowthattheriskofgettingillisreducedwhenwelookafterourselves.Takingregularexercisehasproventobegoodforourhealth.Scientistshavefoundthattheriskofgettingcancerandheartdiseaseisreducedwhenwetakepartinphysicalactivity.Nowthey’vefoundcyclingtoworkisoneofthebestactivitiestodothis.Thefive-yearstudyof關(guān)注公眾號【小古月資料鋪】獲取更多資料250,000UKcommutersalsoshowedwalkinghadsomebenefitsoversittingonpublictransportortakingthecar.Cyclingtoworkisalreadypopularinmanycitiesacrosstheworld.(19)Someforward-thinkingauthoritieshavebuiltcyclelanestomakethecommutesafer,aswellasprovidingsecureplacestolockthemup.Somecompaniesalsoprovidefacilitiesfortheiremployeestogetchangedandcleanedupwhentheyarriveatwork.Itallmakesgoodsense.Accordingtopeoplesurveyedinthisstudy,regularcyclingcuttheriskofdeathfromanycauseby41%,theincidenceofcancerby45%andheartdiseaseby46%.Forme,cyclingtoworkisquickerandcheaperthanusingpublictransportandit’smyonlyformofexercise.(20)Andwhereasgoingtothegymtoloseafewpoundstakeseffortandcommitment,cyclingjustbecomepartoftheworkroutine.Butwhatexactlyisitthatismakingcyclingamuchhealthieroption?Theresearchfounditwasn’ttheresultofweightloss.(21)Itcouldbethatcyclistsareleanerandhavelowerlevelsofpaininthebody.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Whatisoneofthemeasuresforward-thinkingauthoritieshavetakentopromotecycling?A)Whatisanadvantageofcyclingcomparingtogoingtothegym?B)Whatmakescyclingahealthierchoice?C)PassageThreeTakefivecolours:red,black,blue,greenandpurple.Howdotheymakeyoufeel?Redis,ofcourse,consideredfortunateinChina.(22)Studieshaveindicatedthatred“raisesbloodpressure,”andclaimthatitstandsoutfromothercolours.Hemingwaysaysitappearstobe“comingtowardsyou,”andsoisusefulforemergencyandalarmsigns,andalsoforconveying“urgency”ingeneral.Blackhasadifferentsense.IntheWest,it’sassociatedwithdeath,butthathasn’tstoppeditbecomingamysteriouscolour.Hemingwaysaysit’sthecolourofluxurybrands:thingslike“designerwatches”areoftenblack.Blue,bycontrast,iscoolandpeaceful.Thecolourisaconstantpresenceinourlives,saysHemingway,beingthecolouroftheskyandthesea.(23)Thatgivesitanairofbeingreliable,whichmakesitafirmchoicewith“banksandcorporations.”Hemingwaysaysthisisalsowhyemergencyservicesoftenchoosethecolour.Greenis,unsurprisingly,thecolourofnatureandtheenvironment.(24)Givingaproductgreenpackagingcreatestheimpressionitisenvironmentallyfriendly.Hemingwayalsosaysthatgreenisthecolourofgrowthandmovement:it’susedtoindicate“go”ontrafficlights.Finally,wehavepurple,whichisassociatedwithvaluablethings.(25)Inthepast,purpledyewasexpensivebecauseitwasverydifficulttoproduce,anditbecamethecolourwornbyroyaltyinmanyWesterncountries.Thesedays,companiesstillusepurpletomaketheirproductseemmoreexclusive,whetherthey’resellingchocolateorcigarettes.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Whatisthefeatureofredaccordingtostudies?B)Whydobanksandcorporationstendtochooseblue?C)Whatisthereasonforgreentobeusedforpackaging?A)Whatmakespurpleassociatedwithvaluablethings?A)PartⅢ ReadingComprehensionA選項(xiàng)歸類名詞：A)attemptD)extent程度，長度；J)place地方，職位；B)designated危險(xiǎn)，風(fēng)險(xiǎn)動(dòng)詞：A)attemptB)designatedC)engageH)overwhelming使不知所措；I)persuadeJ)placeL)riskM)struggledN)tried嘗試，努力形容詞：B)designated指定的，選定的；F)nonexistent不存在的；G)obvious明顯的，易理解的；H)overwhelming難以抗拒的，巨大的；O)uninteresting無趣的，令人厭倦的副詞：E)innovatively創(chuàng)新的；K)rigidly嚴(yán)格地，僵化地詳解詳析：答案：N)tried關(guān)注公眾號【小古月資料鋪】獲取更多資料詳解：空格前是had，再結(jié)合本句的時(shí)間狀語before可知，此處是一個(gè)過去完成時(shí)的句子，因此空格處應(yīng)填入動(dòng)詞的過去分詞形式。通讀下文內(nèi)容可知，作者和同事愛麗絲采取了一種新的教學(xué)方式，而此處是說他們兩個(gè)從前沒N)tried為本題答案。答案：C)engage詳解：分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空格前to在which引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句中作目的狀語，因此空格處應(yīng)填入動(dòng)詞原形。該句提到，這本書解釋了中學(xué)課堂應(yīng)該如何把喜劇融入教學(xué)內(nèi)容中，結(jié)合語境可知，這樣做的目的是使學(xué)生參C)engage“參與，吸引”為本題答案。答案：M)struggled詳解：分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空格位于that引導(dǎo)的定語從句中，該定語從句缺少謂語，因此空格處應(yīng)填入動(dòng)詞并且能與with搭配使用。上文提到，這本書倡導(dǎo)中學(xué)課堂引入有趣的教學(xué)方式，讓學(xué)生參與學(xué)習(xí)，因此此處是說這本書激勵(lì)我們改變教學(xué)方式，重視學(xué)習(xí)興趣，而不再讓學(xué)生只為了考試成績而掙扎奮斗，故M)struggled“拼搏，奮斗”為本題答案。答案：G)obvious詳解：空格前是was，故空格處應(yīng)填入動(dòng)詞的分詞形式與was一起構(gòu)成句子的謂語，或填入形容詞作was的表語。根據(jù)常識可知，在傳統(tǒng)的教學(xué)模式下，課堂學(xué)習(xí)往往只重視學(xué)習(xí)成績，因此教學(xué)樓里很明顯會(huì)有一種學(xué)習(xí)的緊迫感，G)obvious“明顯的，易理解的”為本題答案。答案：H)overwhelming詳解：空格前是was，因此空格處應(yīng)填入動(dòng)詞的分詞形式與was一起構(gòu)成句子的謂語，或填入形容詞作was的表語。由于傳統(tǒng)教學(xué)模式更多地重視學(xué)習(xí)成績，因此對于老師來說，為了提高學(xué)生的學(xué)習(xí)成績，他們必須承受巨大的H)overwhelming“難以抗拒的，巨大的”為本題答案。答案：K)rigidly詳解：分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，本句句子成分完整，故應(yīng)填入副詞修飾aligned。該句提到，教育部門要求他們教授的課程必須與15歲的閱讀教科書一致，其中包含了關(guān)于瑞奇·馬丁、冰釣和制圖學(xué)等過時(shí)的文章，可推測這種教學(xué)K)rigidly“嚴(yán)格地，僵化地”為本題答案。答案：A)attempt詳解：空格前是冠詞a(n)，其后是不定式結(jié)構(gòu)，故應(yīng)填入名詞，做介詞的賓語。根據(jù)上文可知，教育部門讓他們教授古板的課堂內(nèi)容，其目的就是為學(xué)生提供與初級水平相匹配的讀物。故A)attempt為本題答案，以表明教育部門這么做的意圖。答案：O)uninterestingand，因此空格處所填單詞與condescendingO)uninteresting為本題答案。答案：B)designated詳解：空格前是定冠詞The，空格后是名詞curriculum，故空格處應(yīng)填入形容詞修飾句子的主語。上文提到，作者拒絕教授教育部門規(guī)定的教學(xué)內(nèi)容，此處是說“他們認(rèn)為教育部門所 的課程不會(huì)讓學(xué)生感受到閱讀和寫作的樂趣”，備選項(xiàng)中B)designated“指定的，選定的”符合語境，故為本題答案。答案：L)risk詳解：空格前是定冠詞the，且前面有動(dòng)詞take，因此空格處應(yīng)填入名詞作take的賓語。上文提到，普戈婁所寫的書倡導(dǎo)趣味性的教學(xué)方式，這與教育部門所規(guī)定的教學(xué)內(nèi)容相矛盾，而此處作者和同事打算采取普戈婁的教學(xué)理L)risk為本題答案，taketherisk意為“冒險(xiǎn)”。SectionB語篇分析本文主要分析了亞馬遜取得成功的原因及其成功背后所面臨的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)A)~D)段描述了亞馬遜的成功并對其隱患進(jìn)行了分析。E)~I)段從企業(yè)生命的兩個(gè)維度——時(shí)間和業(yè)務(wù)范疇——對亞馬遜的成功進(jìn)行了分析。J)~L)段指出了亞馬遜成功背后的真正風(fēng)險(xiǎn)：隨著公司的發(fā)展，政府會(huì)對其嚴(yán)加監(jiān)管。關(guān)注公眾號【小古月資料鋪】獲取更多資料詳解詳析：[F][F]Ine-commerce,themoreshoppersAmazonlures,themoreretailersandmanufacturerswanttoselltheirgoodsonAmazon.ThatgivesAmazonmorecashfornewservices—suchastwo-hourshippingandmusic—whichenticemoreshoppers.Similarly,themorecustomersuseAWS,themoreAmazoncaninvestinnewservices,whichattractmorecustomers.Athirdvirtuouscircleisstartingtowhirl迅速旋:buildservicesforAlexa,itbecomesmoreusefultoconsumers,givingdevelopersreasontocreateyetmoreservices.36.Amazonhasformedsoundcirclesthatpushitse-commerce,AWSandAlexavoiceserviceforward.譯文：亞馬遜已形成了推動(dòng)其電子商務(wù)、亞馬遜網(wǎng)絡(luò)服務(wù)和亞歷克薩語音服務(wù)向前發(fā)展的良性循環(huán)。定位：由題干中的soundcircles，e-commerce,AWSAlexavoiceserviceF)段。[J]AndhereliesrealproblemwiththeexpectationssurroundingAmazon.Ifitgetsanywhereclosetofulfillingthem,itwillattracttheattentionof,antitrust()action.Itisnotyetthebiggestretailer[J]AndhereliesrealproblemwiththeexpectationssurroundingAmazon.Ifitgetsanywhereclosetofulfillingthem,itwillattracttheattentionof,antitrust()action.ItisnotyetthebiggestretailerinAmerica,itsmostmaturemarket.America’santitrustenforcerslookmainlyatafirm’seffectonconsumersandpricing.Seenthroughthislens,antitrustenforcerslookmainlyatafirm’seffectonconsumersandpricing.Seenthroughthislens,Amazonappearspristine(處于原始狀態(tài)的).Consumersapplaudit;itisthemostwell-regardedcompanyinAmerica,accordingtoaHarrispoll.(AWSisaboontostartups,too.)37.ThereislesschanceofAmericangovernmentfilinganantitrustlawsuitagainstAmazonbecauseofitsscaleasaretailerandcustomers’positivecomments.譯文：基于亞馬遜作為零售商的規(guī)模以及消費(fèi)者的正面評價(jià)，美國政府還不太可能對它提出反壟斷訴訟。定位：由題干中的lesschance，antitrust和customers’positivecomments定位到原文J)段畫線處。[D]Itiseasytotickoffsomeofthepitfalls隱患).Rivalswillnotstandstill.Microsofthascloud-computingambitions;Walmartalreadyhasrevenuesnudging$500bnandisbeefinguponline.IfanythinghappenedtoJeffBezos,Amazon’sfounderandboss,thegapwouldbeexceptionallyhardtofill.Butthestrikingthingaboutthecompanyishowmuchoachance[D]Itiseasytotickoffsomeofthepitfalls隱患).Rivalswillnotstandstill.Microsofthascloud-computingambitions;Walmartalreadyhasrevenuesnudging$500bnandisbeefinguponline.IfanythinghappenedtoJeffBezos,Amazon’sfounderandboss,thegapwouldbeexceptionallyhardtofill.Butthestrikingthingaboutthecompanyishowmuchoachanceithasofachievingsuchunprecedentedgoals.38.ThetwopotentialperilsfacedbyAmazoncomefromitscompetitorsanditsleaderJeffBezosrespectively.譯文：亞馬遜所面臨的兩個(gè)隱患分別來自于其競爭者和領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者杰夫·貝索斯。定位：由題干中的potentialperils，competitors和JeffBezosD)段畫線處。[A]Amazonisanextraordinarycompany.TheformerbookselleraccountsformorethanhalfofeverynewdollarspentonlineinAmerica.Itistheworld’sleadingproviderofcloudcomputing.ThisyearAmazonwillprobably[A]Amazonisanextraordinarycompany.TheformerbookselleraccountsformorethanhalfofeverynewdollarspentonlineinAmerica.Itistheworld’sleadingproviderofcloudcomputing.ThisyearAmazonwillprobablyspendtwiceasmuchontelevisionasHBO,acablechannel.Its39.Amazonusedtosellbooksonline,butnowthecompanyhasexpandeditsbusinessscopeintoprovidingcloudcomputingandmanufacturingitsownphysicalproducts.關(guān)注公眾號【小古月資料鋪】獲取更多資料own-brandown-brandphysicalproductsincludebatteries,almonds,suitsandspeakerslinkedtoavirtualvoice-activatedassistantthatcancontrol,amongotherthings,yourlampsandsprinkler.擴(kuò)大到提供云計(jì)算和生存自己的實(shí)體產(chǎn)品。定位：由題干中的sellbooksonline,providingcloudcomputing和physicalproducts定位到原文A)段畫線處。詳解：A)段第二句指出亞馬遜以前在網(wǎng)上售書。第三句和末句則表示亞馬遜如今還是云計(jì)算供應(yīng)商和自有品牌的實(shí)體產(chǎn)品生產(chǎn)商。由此可知，亞馬遜的業(yè)務(wù)范圍由原來的賣書擴(kuò)大到云計(jì)算和生產(chǎn)自有品牌的實(shí)體產(chǎn)品。題干中的usedtosellbooksprovidingcloudcomputing分別對應(yīng)定位句中的TheformerbooksellerproviderofcloudcomputingA)為答案。[K]Butasitgrows,sowillconcernsaboutitspower.Evenonstandardantitrustgrounds,thatmayposeaproblem:ifitmakesasmuchmoneyasinvestorshope,aroughcalculationsuggestsitsearningscouldbeworththeequivalentof25%ofthecombinedprofitsoflistedWesternretailandmediafirms.Butregulatorsarealsochangingthewaytheythinkabouttechnology.InEurope,Googlestandsaccusedofusingitscloutasasearch[K]Butasitgrows,sowillconcernsaboutitspower.Evenonstandardantitrustgrounds,thatmayposeaproblem:ifitmakesasmuchmoneyasinvestorshope,aroughcalculationsuggestsitsearningscouldbeworththeequivalentof25%ofthecombinedprofitsoflistedWesternretailandmediafirms.Butregulatorsarealsochangingthewaytheythinkabouttechnology.InEurope,Googlestandsaccusedofusingitscloutasasearchenginetoextenditspowertoadjacentbusinesses.Thecomparativeimmunityfromlegalliabilityofdigitalplatforms—forthepostingofinflammatorycontentonFacebook,say,orthev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opes指代第一句中的雙重預(yù)期。由此可知，投資人對亞馬遜的收入和利潤兩方面的預(yù)期暗示著其可能會(huì)成為美國盈利最高的suggestislikelytoimplyprobably的同義轉(zhuǎn)述；themostprofitablecompanymoreprofitablethananyotherfirm,C)為答案。SectionC全文翻譯：

PassageOne你認(rèn)為今天的孩子想成為醫(yī)生或者律師？不是的。（46-1）YouTube明星是當(dāng)今年輕人的頭號夢想職業(yè)，至少據(jù)一家英國報(bào)紙的一項(xiàng)廣泛調(diào)查來看，情況是這樣的。（46-2）20（47）但是，他們不得不無休止的制作那些看起來理解、透明和真實(shí)的原創(chuàng)內(nèi)容，而這種壓力對包括埃森娜·一些人而言都太大了。埃森娜·奧尼爾以前是社交媒體人，公開貼出了自己由于過度曝光生活而經(jīng)歷的抑郁癥和癥狀。關(guān)注公眾號【小古月資料鋪】獲取更多資料網(wǎng)絡(luò)職業(yè)生活對24歲的勞倫YouTube頻道：LaurDIY，話題涵蓋了從家居裝飾到她領(lǐng)養(yǎng)一只可愛的小狗。20歲到26.49他們負(fù)責(zé)所有事務(wù)：策劃、制作、扮演、導(dǎo)演、剪輯、編程、推廣和營銷。為了讓焦急等待的觀眾滿意，這些事情他們每周至少要做兩次。這就是為什么勞倫·里希邁基不僅疲憊，而且接近崩潰的原因。自從她開始YouTube直播以來，她已經(jīng)幾近瘋狂的克服并突破了焦慮的界限。（48）她在看心里學(xué)專家，也在服用藥物。這對她而言有效果。（50）洛杉磯心理學(xué)家達(dá)娜·朱利安表示，作為YouTube明星，生活中最難處理的事情之一就是讓某種不可能癮的事情成為自己的職業(yè)。任何擁有Facebook，Twitter或Instagram賬號的人都很熟悉炫耀的沖動(dòng)。但是，現(xiàn)在一下，正是數(shù)以百萬計(jì)的點(diǎn)擊率、點(diǎn)贊和粉絲將這種沖動(dòng)放大了。對于YouTube明星來說，當(dāng)他們明顯不堪重負(fù)時(shí)，應(yīng)該被告知要離線一段時(shí)間。不要成為一個(gè)品牌?；ㄒ恍r(shí)間，再次成為一個(gè)人。詳解詳析：答案：C)YouTubestardom,numberone和youngpeople定位到第一段第三句和第二段首句。詳解：事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。由定位句可知，YouTu