考研英語(yǔ)一模擬試題及答案解析三

考研英語(yǔ)一模擬試題及答案解析（3）

（1~20/共20題）完形填空

WewantSingaporetohavetheX-factoothatbuzzthatyougetinLondon,Paris,orNewYork.

ThatishowLeeHsienLoong,Singaporesprimeminister,_1_hisgovernmentsdecisionto

_2_gamblinginthecountry,_3_twolarge,Vegas-stylecasinos.Whetherthecasinoswill

indeedhelptotransformSingaporesstaidimageremainstobeseen.Butthedecisionbasalready

_4_anuncharacteristicbuzzamongthecountrysnormally_5_citizens.

Thegovernmenthascontemplated,andrejected_6_casinosseveraltimesinthepast.One

reasonwas_7_Singaporeseconomicgrowthwassorapidthatcasinosseemedlikean

unnecessaryevil.BuddhismandIslam,twoofthecountrysmainreligions,_8_ongambling.

Thegovernmentitselfhastraditionallyhadstrong,andoften_9_,ideasabouthowitscitizens

shouldbehave.Untilrecently,forexample,itrefusedto_10_homosexualstothecivilservice.

Italsousedto_11_chewinggum,whichitconsidersapublicnuisance.

Nowadays,_12_,Singaporeselectronicsindustry,themainstayoftheeconomy,isstruggling

tocopewithcheapcompetitionfromplaceslikeChina.Inthefirstquarterofthisyear,output

_13_by5.8%atanannualrate.SothegovernmentwantsIopromotetourismandother

servicesto_14_forvanishingjobsinmanufacturing.

MerrillLynch,aninvestmentbank,_15_thetwoproposedcasinoscould_16_inasmuch

as$4billionintheinitialinvestmentalone._17_itsestimates,theywouldhaveannual

revenuesof_18_$3.6billion,andpayatleast$600millionintaxesandfees.Thegovernment,

foritspart,thinkstheintegrated_19_,asitcoylycallsthecasinos,would_20_asmanyas

35,000jobs.

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A.claimed

B.maintained

C.announced

0.pronounced

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A.draft

B.illegalize

C.devise

□.legalize

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A.inthenameof

B.intheformof

C.bythemeansof

D.intheneedof

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A.prompted

B.quickened

C.perceived

0.predicted

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A.cool

B.calm

C.collected

□.quiescent

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A.licensing

B.approving

C.consenting

0.guaranteeing

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A.why

B.that

C.because

D.for

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A.rely

B.focus

C.frown

D.fret

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A.mortal

B.moral

C.morale

□.moralistic

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A.give

B.admit

C.bring

D.take

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A.ban

B.prevent

C.limit

□.authorize

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A.therefore

B.however

C.moreover

0.accordingly

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A.deflated

B.increased

C.shrank

□.appreciated

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A.makeup

B.liveup

C.faceup

D.bringup

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A.includes

B.advises

C.beckons

□.reckons

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A.turn

B.absorb

C.bring

D.take

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A.Dueto

B.Accordingto

C.Asto

D.Onlytoo

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A.upto

B.by

C.downto

D.onto

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A.ways

B.functions

C.resorts

D.moves

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A.stimulate

B.motivate

C.simulate

0.generate

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(21~25/共20題)SectionIIReading

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

WhenstarslikeourSundie,theybloattobecomeredgiantsandthenejectgiganticcloudsofgas

anddustintospace.Increasingly,however,scientistsfoundthemselvesataprofoundlossto

explainhowexactlydyingstarscouldblowawaytheseclouds.Nowastrophysicistsproposethat

unexpectedchemicalreactionsduringtheformationofstardustcouldhelpsolvethismystery.

StarssmallerthantheSunanduptoeighttimesasmassivediebyswellingupintoredgiants

beforesheddingmostoftheirmasstoshrinkintoverycompact,dyingembers（灰燼）calledwhite

dwarfs.Twokindsofredgiantsexist-thosewithlotsofcarbon,andothersricherinoxygenthan

incarbon.Carbon-richstarsreleasecarbonparticlesduringtheirdeaththroes.Scientists

proposedthesepitch-blackgrainsabsorbraysfromthedyingstarandgetshotintospaceby

starlight,atheorythatfitboththeobservationsandcomputermodels.

Increasingly,however,researcherscouldnotexplainhowoxygen-richstarslikeourownSun

couldpropeltheircloudsawayduringthefinalstagesofmassloss.Oxygen-richstarscreatelarge

quantitiesofwatervaporandsilicates,suchasquartz（石英砂）orsand.Thesearetransparent,

meaningstarlightshouldgorightthroughthem.

Possiblesolutionshavebeencontemplatedbyscientists.Theyfirstponderedwhetherthe

silicatesmighthaveironinthem,whichwouldrenderthemopaqueinsteadoftransparent.But

calculationsshowedthedustgrainswouldhaveevaporatediftheyhadironinthem.Theynext

wonderedifenoughmoleculessurroundedthecoreofadyingoxygen-richstartoblockoutits

lightandthuscreateawindthatblewthestarsoutermostlayerintospace.Buttheirmodels

suggestedthesemoleculescouldnotblockoffenoughlightandcreatestrongenoughRinds.

Thescientiststhensuggestedthatpulsationsoccurredwhenstarsdiecouldperhapsforcea

starsmatterout,butthisideadidnotmatchwithastronomersobservations.Butinspirationthen

dawneduponthem.Perhapssomeofthecarbonintheoxygen-richstarscouldhelpforcethe

outerlayersofthestarsintospace.Theybelieveshockwavesfromthepulsationsofdyingstars

couldmakecarboninoxygen-richstarsformpitch-blackdust.

Thetheoryfitswithalloursubsequentmodelcalculations,anditmatchesobservationsfrom

dyingoxygen-richredgiants.Moreover,thismechanismstronglyfavorsthepresenceof

magnesiumsilicatesoverironsilicatesintheinterstellarmedium,inagreementwithrecent

findingsfromNASAscomet-samplingStardustspaceprobe.Ifprovencorrect,thebeautyofthe

newscenarioisthatitsuggestsacommondrivingmechanismformanydyingstarssheddingtheir

massviadustywinds,withpossiblelong-reachingconsequencesfortheoriginofchemical

elementsrelevantforlife.

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Byintroducingthetheoryofredgiant,theauthorintendsto

A.explain-thepossiblewayofdeathofourSun.

B.showthetwotypesofredgiants.

C.discussonthewayofredgiantstobecomewhitedwarfs.

□.exploretheoriginoflife.

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Whichofthefollowingistrueofthetext

A.Therearemorethantwotypesofredgiants.

B.Carbon-richstarreleasescarbonwhenitdies.

C.Stardustmainlyconsistsofcarbon,ironandsilicon.

D.Starreposesduringtheprocessofdeath.

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WhenourSundies,itmay

A.shedmostofitsmasstothespaceandshrinkintoadwarfdirectly.

B.breakupintopurewaterandsand.

C.blowitstransparentoutermostlayerintospacebystarlight.

D.bloattoaredgiantandmakecarbonfrompitch-blackdust.

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Accordingtotheauthor,thenewdiscoveryaboutOxygen-richredgiants

A.issignificantfortheexplanationoftheoriginoflife.

B.canpreventtheSunfromdeath.

C.isabletowelldescribethedeathofwhitedwarfs.

D.hasbeenproventobetrue.

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Themajorcomponentofthepitch-blackdust(Line5,Paragraph3)shouldbe

A.iron.

B.magnesium.

C.silicate.

D.carbon.

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(26~30/共20題)SectionIIReading

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

PeopleintheUnitedStatesinthenineteenthcenturywerehauntedbytheprospectthat

unprecedentedchangeinthenationseconomywouldbringsocialchaos.Intheyearsfollowing

1820,afterseveraldecadesofrelativestability,theeconomyenteredaperiodofsustainedand

extremelyrapidgrowththatcontinuedtotheendofthenineteenthcentury.Accompanyingthat

growthwasastructuralchangethatfeaturedincreasingeconomicdiversificationandagradual

shiftinthenationslaborforcefromagriculturetomanufacturingandothernonagricultural

pursuits.

Althoughthebirthratecontinuedto,declinefromitshighleveloftheeighteenthandearly

nineteenthcenturies,thepopulationroughlydoubledeverygenerationduringtherestofthe

nineteenthcentury.Asthepopulationgrew,itsmakeupalsochanged.Massivewavesof

immigrationbroughtnewethnicgroupsintothecountry.Geographicandsocial

mobility-downwardaswellasupward-touchedalmosteveryone.Localstudiesindicatethat

nearlythree-quartersofthepopulationintheNorthandSouth,intheemergingcitiesofthe

Northeast,andintherestlessruralcountiesoftheWestchangedtheirresidenceeachdecade.As

aconsequence,historianDavidDonaldhaswritten,Socialatomizationaffectedeverysegmentof

society,anditseemedtomanypeoplethatalltherecognizedvaluesoforderlycivilizationwere

graduallybeingeroded.

Rapidindustrializationandincreasedgeographicmobilityinthenineteenthcenturyhad

specialimplicationsforwomenbecausethesechangestendedtomagnifysocialdistinctions.As

therolesmenandwomenplayedinsocietybecamemorerigidlydefined,sodidtherolesthey

playedinthehome.Inthecontextofextremecompetitivenessanddizzyingsocialchange,the

householdlostmanyofitsearlierfunctionsandthehomecametoserveasahavenoftranquility

andorder.Asthesizeoffamiliesdecreased,therolesofhusbandandwifebecamemoreclearly

differentiatedthaneverbefore.Inthemiddleclassespecially,menparticipatedintheproductive

economywhilewomenruledthehomeandservedasthecustodiansofcivilityandculture.The

intimacyofmarriagethatwascommoninearlierperiodswasrent,andagulfthatattimes

seemedunbridgeablewascreatedbetweenhusbandsandwives.

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Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss

A.TheeconomicdevelopmentoftheUnitedStatesintheeighteenthcentury

B.WaysinwhicheconomicdevelopmentledtosocialchangesintheUnitedStates

C.PopulationgrowthinthewesternUnitedStates

D.TheincreasingavailabilityofindustrialjobsforwomenintheUnitesStates

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Accordingtothepassage,asthenineteenthcenturyprogressed,thepeopleoftheUnited

States______

A.emigratedtoothercountries

B.oftensettledintheWest

C.tendedtochangetheplaceinwhichtheylived

D.hadahigherrateofbirththaneverbefore

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WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthesocietyaboutwhichDavidDonaldwrote

A.Ahighlyconservativesocietythatwasresistanttonewideas

B.Asocietythatwasundergoingfundamentalchange

C.Asocietythathadbeengraduallychangingsincetheearly1700s

D.Anomadicsocietythatwasstartingpermanentsettlements

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Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasanexampleofthesocialchangesoccurringinthe

UnitedStatesafter1821)

A.Increasedsocialmobility

B.Increasedimmigration

C.Significantmovementofpopulation

D.Strongemphasisontraditionalsocialvalues

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Withwhichofthefollowingopinionswouldtheauthorbelikelytoagree

A.WomenslivessignificantlyimprovedastheUnitedStateseconomyexpanded

B.WomenhadmoreopportunitiesforemploymentinthewesternUnitedStatesthaninother

regions

C.Thehomeafter1820wasasuperiorsocialentitytothatoftheeighteenthcentury

□.Increasedsocialfragmentationnegativelyaffectedmiddleclassfamilylife

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(31~35/共20題)SectionIIReading

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

MediamogulTedTurneryesterdaysoldmorethanhalfofhisAOLTimeWarnerInc.holdingsfor

about$780million,amovethatreflectshiseffortstoslashhisfinancialstakeinthemediagiant.

Afterthecloseofregulartradingyesterday,Turnersoldablockof60millionsharesto

GoldmanSachs&Co.for$13,07pershare,or31centsbelowthestocksclosingpriceyesterday.

GoldmanwassaidbyWallStreetsourcestobeofferingthestocktomajorinvestorsfor$13,15.

Anoutspokencriticofthecorporation,TurnerremainsAOLTimeWarnerslargestindividual

shareholderwith45millionshares,andamemberofitsboardofdirectors.Aspokeswomanfor

TurnerreferredquestionstoAOLTimeWarner.

AthispeakTurnerownedabout130millionshares,buthelostbillionsofdollarsinwealthand

grewbitterafterthestockplungedfollowingthemergerofAmericaOnlineandTimeWarnerin

January2001.

Turner,whoinitiallysupportedthemerger;laterexpressedoutrageoverrevelationsthat

AmericaOnlinehadmanipulateditsfinancialresults.TheSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionis

investigatingAOL,andthecorporationhasacknowledgeddiscoveringtensofmillionsofdollars

ofoverstatedrevenue.

Turnerresignedasvicechairmanearlierthisyearandhasbeenspendinglessofhistimeon

AOLTimeWarnermatters.HesteppeddownafterachievinghisgoalofpressuringAmerica

OnlinefounderSteveCasetoresignasthecorporationschairman.Casesaidhewasgivingupthe

posttoavoidabruisingpublicbattleforreelectionatnextweeksannualmeeting.

IntheefforttooustCase,TurnerteamedupwithGordonCrawford,theseniormediaportfolio

manageratCapitalResearch&Management,thelargestinstitutionalshareholderinAOLTime

Warner.CapitalResearchhasindicateditwillvoteagainstCaseselectiontoremainontheboard

ofdirectorsnextweek—apositionthatanalystssaidshouldnotaffecttheoutcome.Turner,

meanwhile,hassaidhewillsupportthemanagementslatethatincludesCaseandwillmake

RichardD.Parsonsthecompanyschairmanandchiefexecutive.

Turner,avisionarywhostartedCableNewsNetwork,isinthemidstofrollingoutanewchain

ofrestaurants,TedsMontanaGrill,featuringbisonburgers.Herecentlymovedhisresidencefrom

GeorgiatoFloridaforestate-planningpurposesandisspendingtimeandmoneyonhis

independentfilmcompany,whichlostmillionsofdollarsonalengthymovieabouttheCivilWar.

第31題

Fromthefirstthreeparagraphs,welearnthat.

A.GoldmanhasmadeaprofitfromthistransactionofshareswithTurner

B.Turneralwaysexpresseshisdissatisfactionwiththecorporationopenly

C.Goldmanboughttheblockofsharesinordertobecomeamemberoftheboard

□.Turnersoldalargeportionofhissharestoretreatfromthemediabusiness

第32題

Turnerbecameextremelyangrybecause.

A.hehadtosellalargeportionofhissharestoGoldmanataloss

B.themergercoveredthedissatisfactoryfinancialresultsofAOL

C.AmericanOnlinewasfoundtohaveexaggerateditsrevenue

D.helostbillionsofdollarsinwealthduetothestocksgoinglow

第33題

AllofthefollowingaboutCasearetrueEXCEPT.

A.hesteppeddownfromthepostofthefounderofAOL

B.heusedtobethechairmanofAOLTimeWarner

C.hehadtoresignfromhispostunderpressurefromTurnerandCrawford

D.hewillmeetwithoppositionfromCapitalResearchtoremainontheboard

第34題

Thelastparagraphshowsthat.

A.Turnersinterestispresentlycenteredonchainrestaurants

B.Turnerissuchachangeablepersononbusinessmatters

C.Turnerwillnevergiveuphisindependentfilmcompany

D.Turnerisabusinessmanfullofimagination

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Thebesttitleforthispassagecouldbe.

A.Turnermakesaseriesofnewdecisions

B.TurnershowshisangeratAOLTimeWarner

C.Turnercomesdownfromhispeakinbusiness

D.TurnerslasheshisfinancialstakeinAOLTimeWarner

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(36~40/共20題)SectionIIReading

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Itisallverywelltoblametrafficjams,thecostofpetrolandthequickpaceofmodemlife,but

mannersontheroadsarebecominghorrible.Everybodyknowsthatthenicestmenbecome

monstersbehindthewheel.Itisallverywell,again,tohaveatigerinthetrunk,buttohaveone

inthedriversseatisanothermatteraltogether.Youmighttoleratetheoddroad-hog,therode

andinconsideratedriver,butnowadaysthewell-manneredmotorististheexceptiontotherole.

PerhapsthesituationcallsforaBeKindtoOtherDriverscampaign,otherwiseitmayget

completelyoutofhand.

Roadpolitenessisnotonlygoodmanners,butgoodsensetoo.Ittakesthemostcool-headed

andgood-temperedofdriverstoresistthetemptationstorevengewhensubjectedtouncivilized

behavior.Ontheotherhand,alittlepolitenessgoesalongwaytowardsrelievingthetensionsof

motoring.Afriendlyandorawaveofacknowledgementinresponsetoanactofpolitenesshelps

tocreateasatmosphereofgoodwillandtolerancesonecessaryinmodemconditions.Butsuch

acknowledgementsofpolitenessarealltooraretoday.Manydriversnowadaysdontevenseem

abletorecognizepolitenesswhentheyseeit.

Howeveomisplacedpolitenesscanalsobedangerous.Typicalexamplesarethedriverwho

brakesviolentlytoallowacartoemergefromasidestreetatsomehazardtofollowingtraffic,

whenafewsecondslatertheroadwouldbeclearanyway;orthemanwhowavesachildacrossa

zebracrossingintothepathofoncomingvehiclesthatmaybeunabletostopintime.Thesame

goesforencouragingoldladiestocrosstheroadwhereverandwhenevertheycareto.Italways

amazesmethatthehighwaysarenotcoveredwiththedeadbodiesofthesegrannies.

Aveterandriver,whosemannersarefaultless,toldmeitwouldhelpifmotoristslearnttofilter

correctlyintotrafficstreamsoneatatimewithoutcausingthetotalblockagesthatgiveriseto

badtemper.Unfortunately,modemmotoristscanteven-learntodrive,letalonemasterthe

subtleraspectsofroadsmanship.Yearsagotheexpertswarnedusthatthecar-ownership

explosionwoulddemandalotmoregive-and-takefromallroadusers.Itishightimeforallofus

totakethemessagetoheart.

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Accordingtothepassage,troublesontheroadareprimarilycausedby

A.peoplesattitudetowardstheroad-hog

B.therhythmofmodemlife

C.thebehaviorofthedriver

0.trafficconditions

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Bysayingyoumighttoleratetheoddroad-hog...therode.(Para.1)theauthorimpliesthat

A.oursocietyisunjusttowardswell-manneredmotorists

B.rodedriverscanbemetonlyoccasionally

C.thewell-manneredmotoristcannottoleratetheroad-hog

0.nowadaysimpolitedriversconstitutethemajorityofmotorists

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Thewordsgoodsense(Para.2)probablymean

A.thedriversabilitytounderstandandreactreasonably

B.thedriverspromptresponsetodifficultandsevereconditions

C.thedriverstoleranceofrodeorevensavagebehavior

D.thedriversacknowledgementofpolitenessandregulations

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Expertshavelongpointedoutthatinthefaceofcar-ownershipexplosion,

A.roadusersshouldmakemoresacrifice

B.driversshouldbereadytoyieldtoeachother

C.driversshouldhavemorecommunicationamongthemselves

□.driverswillsuffergreatlossiftheypaynorespecttoothers

第40題

Inthewritersopinion,

A.stricttrafficregulationsarebadlyneeded

B.driversshouldapplyroadpolitenessproperly

C.rodedriversshouldbepunished

0.driversshouldavoidtrafficjams

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(41~45/共5題)PartB

Directions:

Inthefollowingarticle,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45,choosethe

mostsuitableonefromthelistA-Gtofitintoeachofthenumberedblank.Therearetwoextra

choices,whichdonotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

[A]Theseissuescutrightacrosstraditionalreligiousdogma.Manypeopleclingtothebeliefthat

theoriginofliferequiredauniquedivineact.ButiflifeonEarthisnotunique,thecasefora

miraculousoriginwouldbeundermined.ThediscoveryofevenahumblebacteriumonMars,ifit

couldbeshowntohavearisenindependentlyfromEarthlifewouldsupporttheviewthatlife

emergesnaturally.

[B]Contrarytopopularbelief,speculationthatwearenotaloneintheuniverseisasoldas

philosophyitself.Theessentialstepsinthereasoningwerebasedontheatomictheoryofthe

ancientGreekphilosopherDemocritus.First,thelawsofnatureareuniversal.Second,thereis

nothingspecialorprivilegedaboutEarth.Finally,ifsomethingispossible,naturetendstomakeit

happen.Philosophyisonething,fillinginthephysicaldetailsisanother.Althoughastronomers

increasinglysuspectthatbio-friendlyplanetsmaybeabundantintheuniverse,thechemical

stepsleadingtoliferemainlargelymysterious.

[C]Thereis,however,acontraryview-onethatisgainingstrengthanddirectlychallenges

orthodoxbiology.Itisthatcomplexitycanemergespontaneouslythroughaprocessof

self-organization.Ifmatterandenergyhaveaninbuilttendencytoamplifyandchannelorganized

complexity,theoddsagainsttheformationoflifeandthesubsequentevolutionofintelligence

couldbedrasticallyshortened.Therelevanceofself-organizationtobiologyremainshotly

debated.Itsuggests,however;thatalthoughtheuniverseasawholemaybedying,anopposite,

progressivetrendmayalsoexistasafundamentalpropertyofnature.Theemergenceof

extraterrestriallife,particularlyintelligentlife,isakeytestfortheserivalparadigms

[D]Similarreasoningappliestoevolution.Accordingtotheorthodoxview,Darwinian

selectionisutterlyblind.Anyimpressionthatthetransitionfrommicrobestomanrepresents

progressispurechauvinismofourpart.Thepathofevolutionismerelyarandomwalkthrough

therealmofpossibilities.Ifthisisright,therecanbenodirectionality,noinnatedriveforward;in

particular;nopushtowardconsciousnessandintelligence.ShouldEarthbestruckbyanasteroid,

destroyingallhigherlife-forms,intelligentbeings,stilllesshumanoids,wouldalmostcertainlynot

arisenexttimearound.

[E]Traditionally,biologistsbelievedthatlifeisafreak—theresultofazillion-to-oneaccidental

concatenationofmolecules.Itfollowsthatthelikelihoodofitshappeningagainelsewhereinthe

cosmosisinfinitesimal.Thisviewpointderivesfromthesecondlawofthermodynamics,which

predictsthattheuniverseisdying-slowlyandinexorablydegeneratingtowardastateoftotal

chaos.Lifestumblesacrossthistrendonlybecauseitisapurestatisticalluck.

[F]Historically,theRomanCatholicchurchregardedanydiscussionofalienlifeasheresy.

SpeculatingaboutotherinhabitedworldswasonereasonphilosopherGiordanoBrunowas

burnedatthestakein1600.BeliefthatmankindhasaspecialrelationshipwithGodiscentralto

themonotheisticreligions.Theexistenceofalienbeings,especiallyiftheywerefurtheradvanced

thanhumansintellectuallyandspiritually,woulddisruptthiscozyview.

[G]Thediscoveryoflifebeyondearthwouldtransformnotonlyoursciencebutalsoour

religions,ourbeliefsystemsandourentireworldview.Forinasense,thesearchfor

extraterrestriallifeisreallyasearchforourselves—whoweareandwhatourplaceisinthegrand

sweepofthecosmos.

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(46~50/共5題)PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsinto

Chinese.(10points)

ItsaproblemthatvexessomeofChinasbrightestmindswhyisChinasofarbehindtheworldin

mathAfterall,thisisacountrywithalongintellectualtradition,onethatinventedtheabacus

andmayhavecomeupwiththePythagoreantheorembeforeitdawnedonPythagoras.(46)Sure,

Chinesehigh-schoolstudentsconsistentlydazzletheworldwithsky-highstandardized-testscores

andgoldmedalsattheInternationalMathematicalOlympiad.Buthighschoolseemstobewhere

theypeak.OnlyoneChinese-bornmathematicianhaswontheFieldsMedal,theNobelPrizeof

math,inits70-yearhistory.Andthatman,YauShingtung,isamongthosemostworried.(47)Now

aprofessoratHarvard,hewasstunnedafterrecentlyinterviewingafacultycandidateata

prominentChineseuniversity.Astudentatthatlevel,Iwouldntevengiveamastersdegree,he

said.Imnotpessimistic,buttheproblemsarethere.ManyofChinasleadingmindsbelievethe

problemrestsinthecountryscompetitive,test-driveneducationsystem.(48)Primaryand

Secondaryschoolsstressrotememorization,andtheycanbebrutallyunforgivingofcreative

mavericks-onebadtestearlyinlifecanruinastudentschancesforcollege.Atthedoctorallevel,

thishasresultedinlow-risk,derivativeresearch.Chineseuniversitiessimplytallythenumberof

paperssomeonehaspublishedwhenitcomestimetodecidepromotions.Theresultisthatmany

Christiansscholarspublishmoremediocrepapersandlessgroundbreakingwork.Manyofthe

greatestinnovationscomefrompeopleinlaboratoriesdoingpureresearch.Sure,acountryfullof

high-school-mathwhizzescanoffertheworldmillionsofqualifiedcomputer

programmers.(49)ButifChinatrulywantstobecomeahigh-techplayer,thenitsstudentsmust

beabletocreatecutting-edgetechnology—notsimplyserveit.Chinasmathematiciansmaystill

beabletosolveforthesevariables.Peoplearefightingtochangetherulesforpromoting

professors.Atsomeacademy,forexample,thethree-personevaluationpanelsnowmustinclude

twooverseasexperts.(50)Perhapsevenmorepromising,Chineseuniversitiesaregoingbeyond

theelitecitycollegesandintotheimpoverishedcountrysideinsearchoffutureChineseNewtons

andNashes.HarvardsYauhelpedestablishamathematicsinstituteinHongKongwhere,hesays,

someofthestudentsproducingthemostcreativeworkaretheonesfromthecountrysideorthe

poorestmainlandschools.

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(l/l)SectionIIIWriting

PartA

Directions:Writeacomposition/letterofnolessthan100wordsonthefollowinginformation.

(10

points)

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YouborrowedabookfromWangLin,afriendofyours.Unfortunatelyyoulostthebookandcant

finditanywhere.Writealettertoapologizeforit,tryingtomakeupforyourfault.Youshould

writeabout100words.Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.UseLiMinginstead.

Youdonotneedtowriteyouraddress.

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(l/l)PartB

Directions:Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowinginformation.(20points)

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PursuitforMoreComfortandLuxury

Studythefollowingpicturecarefullyandwriteanessayin160—200words.Youressaymust

bewrittenclearlyandmeettherequirementsbelow

l)Describe