考研英語二模擬試題及答案解析八

考研英語二模擬試題及答案解析（8）

（1~20/共20題）SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

（）

Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,BzCorD

onANSWERSHEET1.

RunningfortheofficeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisexceptionallyarduousandshould

notbeundertakenbythe_1_hearted.Thecandidatesmustfirstcompeteinthelocalprimary

elections.Duringtheprimarycampaign,thecandidateendeavorsto_2_thevotesofhisorher

constituents.Anynewcandidatesaretheopponents_3_theincumbent,thePresident

currentlyinofficewhoisrunningforre-election.Thecandidatesrefrainfromactionsthatmight

createanimosity_4_themandthepublic.Rather;theyattempttoappeasetheirconstituency

byusingpromotionalgimmicksandambiguousequivocation,aswellas_5_decorousprotocol.

Thepublicisindeedcuriousabout,ifnot_6_of,thecandidate'sprofessionallife,inaddition

tohisorherpersonallife,whichwillbeunder_7_scrutinyduringthecampaign.Sincehisorher

privatelifebecomespublicdomain,thecandidatemay_8_todiscloseanycontroversial

behaviorinhisorherpastbeforethepressdigsitup._9_historyhasshownuszevena

prominentpoliticiancanberevealedasaphony.Apoliticianexhibitingscandalousbehavior

mightevenbesubjected_10_censurefromhispoliticalcolleagues.

Thevotersmustalso_11_thepoliticalplatformofthecandidate.Theplatformincludesthe

coreissues_12_thecandidatepromisestoresolveduringhisorherterminoffice.Typical

campaignpromisesincludeestablishing_13_toreducebureaucraticredtape.The

candidate_14_theprimaryelectionwillbenominatedbyhisorherparticularpoliticalpartyto

run_15_thefinalelection.

Aftertopplingthecompetition,theendorsedcandidateisexpectedto_16_anomination

addressattheNationalConvention.Theaudienceisusuallyraptandresponds_17_astanding

ovation.Thefinalelection_18_takesplace.Thewinnerwillbe_19_inasthePresidentofthe

UnitedStatesduringtheformalinaugurationceremony.Thisoccursinornatesurroundings,

replete_20_redcarpetsandtheofficialU.S.seal.

第1題

A.faint

B.meek

C.mild

D.weak

第2題

A.extract

B.gain

C.exist

D.drop

第3題

A.with

B.by

C.for

D.of

第4題

A.by

B.beside

C.between

D.to

第5題

A.observance

B.observing

C.appeal

□.appellation

第6題

A.adventurous

B.dangerous

C.querulous

□.suspicious

第7題

A.near

B.care

C.close

D.front

第8題

A.tofit

B.seefit

C.lookfit

D.befit

第9題

A.Contrary

B.Despite

C.As

D.Where

第10題

A.by

B.under

C.to

D.with

第11題

A.consider

B.differ

C.include

D.solve

第12題

A.now

B.which

C.who

D.whose

第13題

A.antecedents

B.ancestors

C.precedents

0.predators

第14題

A.winning

B.championing

C.victorious

0.triumphant

第15題

A.to

B.for

C.around

D.under

第16題

A.begin

B.give

C.mention

D.relate

第17題

A.for

B.to

C.with

D.at

第18題

A.however

B.will

C.may

D.then

第19題

A.brought

B.taken

C.sworn

D.turned

第20題

A.to

B.for

C.at

D.with

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（21~25/共20題）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

ThecoastofthestateofMaineisoneofthemostirregularintheworld.Astraightlinerunning

fromthesouthernmostcoastalcitytothenorthernmostcoastalcitywouldmeasureabout225

miles.Ifyoufollowedthecoastlinebetweenthesepoints,youwouldtravelmorethantentimes

asfar.Thisirregularityistheresultofwhatiscalledadrownedcoastline.Thetermcomesfrom

theglacialactivityoftheiceage.Atthattime,thewholeareathatisnowMainewaspartofa

mountainrangethattoweredabovethesea.

Astheglacierdescended,however,itexpendedenormousforceonthosemountains,andthey

sankintothesea.Asthemountainssank,oceanwaterchargedoverthelowestpartsofthe

remainingland,formingaseriesoftwistinginletsandlagoonsofcontortedgrottosandnooks.

Thehighestpartsoftheformermountainrange,nearesttheshore,remainedasislands.Mt.

DesertIslandisoneofthemostfamousofalltheislandsleftbehindbytheglacier.Marinefossils

foundherewere225feetabovesealevel,indicatingtheleveloftheshorelinepriortotheglacier.

The2,500-mile-longrockyandjaggedcoastlineofMainekeepswatchovernearlytwothousand

islands.Manyoftheseislandsaretinyanduninhabited,butmanyarehometothriving

communities.Mt.DesertIslandisoneofthelargest,mostbeautifuloftheMainecoastislands.

Measuring16milesby12miles,Mt.Desertwasessentiallyformedastwodistinctislands.Itis

splitalmostinhalfbySomesSound,adeepandnarrowstretchofwater,sevenmileslong.

Foryears,Mt.DesertIsland,particularlyitsmajorsettlement,BarHarbor,affordedsummer

homesforthewealthy.Recendythough,BarHarborhasbecomeaburgeoningartscommunityas

well.But,thebestpartoftheislandistheunspoiledforestlandknownasAcadiaNationalPark.

Becausetheislandsitsontheboundarylinebetweenthetemperateandsub-Arcticzones,the

islandsupportsthefloraandfaunaofbothzonesaswellasbeach,inland,andalpineplants.It

alsoliesinamajorbirdmigrationlaneandisarestingspotformanybirds.Theestablishmentof

AcadiaNationalParkin1916meansthatthisnaturalreservewillbeperpetuallyavailabletoall

people,notjustthewealthy.VisitorstoAcadiamayreceivenatureinstructionfromthepark

naturalistsaswellasenjoycamping,hiking,cycling,andboating.Ortheymaychoosetospend

timeatthearcheologicalmuseum,learningabouttheStoneAgeinhabitantsoftheisland.

ThebestviewonMt.DesertIslandisfromthetopofCadillacMountain.Thismountainrises

1,532feet,makingitthehighestmountainontheAdanticseaboard.Fromthesummit,youcan

gazebacktowardthemainlandoroutovertheAtlanticOceanandcontemplatethebeauty

createdbyaretreatingglacier.

第21題

Whichofthefollowinglistsoftopicsbestoutlinestheinformationintheselection?

A.Ice-ageglacialactivityTheIslandsofCascoBayFormationofCadillacMountainSummer

residentsofMt.DesertIsland

B.FormationofadrownedcoastlineThetopographyofMt.DesertIslandTheenvironmentofMt.

DesertIslandTouristattractionsonMt.DesertIsland

C.MappingtheMainecoasdineTheartscommunityatBarHarborHistoryoftheNationalPark

SystemClimbingCadillacMountain

D.TheeffectofglaciersonsmallislandsStone-agedwellersonMt.DesertIslandTheimportance

ofbiodiversityHikinginAcadiaNationalPark

第22題

Accordingtotheselection,alargenumberofsmallislandsalongthecoastofMainearetheresult

of.

A.glaciersforcingamountainrangeintothesea

B.Mainezslocationbetweenthetemperateandsub-Arcticzones

C.theirregularityoftheMainecoast

D.theneedforsummercommunitiesforwealthytouristsandartists

第23題

Accordingtotheselection,thecoastofMaineis.

A.2,500mileslong

B.3,500mileslong

C.225mileslong

D.235mileslong

第24題

Thecontentofthefourthparagraphindicatesthatthewriterbelievesthat.

A.thecontinuedexistenceofnationalparksisthreatenedbybudgetcuts

B.thebestwaytopreservetheenvironmentonMt.DesertIslandistolimitthenumberof

visitors

C.nationalparksallowlargenumbersofpeopletovisitandlearnaboutinterestingwilderness

areas

D.Mt.DesertIslandisthemostinterestingtouristattractioninMaine

第25題

Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressesthemainideaofthefourthparagraphofthe

selection?

A.ThewealthyresidentsofMt.DesertIslandselfishlykeptittothemselves.

B.AcadiaNationalParkisoneofthesmallestofthenationalparks.

C.OnMt.DesertIsland,thereisgreattensionbetweentheyear-roundresidentsandthe

summertourists.

D.Duetoitslocationandenvironment,Mt.DesertIslandsupportsanincrediblydiverseanimal

andplantlife.

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（26~30/共20題）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Oneofthebiggesthurdlestogettingmoreelectriccarsontheroadis"rangeanxiety,"theworry

peoplehaveoftheircarbatterydyingbeforetheygettoachargingstation.Anewstudyshould

helpbrushthosefearsaside.

MostAmericandriversdonotgobeyondthedistancethattodayzselectriccarscangoona

singlebatterychargeinoneday,thestudyfound.Infact,87percentofthevehiclesontheroad

couldbereplacedbylow-costEVsonthemarkettodayeveniftheywereonlychargedovernight,

saytheMITresearcherswhoconductedthestudypublishedinNatureEnergy.Ifthislarge-scale

swapweretohappen,itwouldleadtoroughly30percentlesscarbonemissionsevenifthe

electricitywerecomingfromcarbon-emittingpowerplants.

TheresearchersanalyzeddailyvehicletravelpatternsacrosstheU.S.bybringingtogethertwo

largedatasets.One,theNationalHouseholdTravelSurvey,gavetheminformationonmillionsof

tripsmadebyallkindsofcars.TheotherincludeddetailedGPS-baseddatacollectedbystate

agenciesthatmeasuredsecond-by-secondvelocityofeachkindoftrip.Theresearchersalso

factoredinambienttemperatureandinefficientdrivingbehaviortocalculatetheenergy

consumptionofeachtrip:extensiveheatingorcoolinganddrivinghabitssuchashard

accelerationzapenergyandcanreducedrivingrange.

Takingthe2013NissanLeafasanexampleofanaffordableEVonthemarket,theresearchers

foundthatitcouldmeetthedrivingneedsof87percentofvehiclesonasingleday.Thatnumber

couldgoupto98percentasbatteriesmeetnewcapacitytargetssetbytheAdvancedResearch

ProjectsAgency-Energy.

Whatabouttheremaining13percentoftrips?Theresearchersadmitthatelectriccarsmight

notcutitforlongertrips,suchasvacationtravel.Forthosetimes,theysuggestthatpeopleina

two-carhouseholdcouldusetheirgasoline-poweredvehicle,ortheycouldrelyoncar-sharingor

rentingservices.

Thedatacoveredthecountry's12majormetrocities,fromdenseurbanareassuchasNew

YorktosprawlingcitieslikeHouston.Surprisingly,theadoptionpotentialofelectricvehicleswas

prettysimilaracrossthesediversecities:itonlyvariedfrom84-93percent."Thisgoesagainstthe

viewthatelectricvehicles—atleastaffordableones,whichhavelimitedrange—onlyreallywork

indenseurbancenters,"saidthestudy'sleadauthorJessikaE.Trancikinapressrelease.

Trancikandhercolleaguesadmitthataddressingrangeanxietymightnotbeenoughtoboost

EVsales."Satisfyingconsumerpreferencesforvehicleperformanceandaestheticswillalsobe

important,aswillfinancingoptionstooffsetthepurchaseprice,"theysayinthepaper.

第26題

Whathasthenewstudyfound?

A.Americandriversdon'thave"rangeanxiety".

B.Americandriversdohave"rangeanxiety".

C.Americandriversofelectriccarsworryabouttheirbatteries.

□.Americandriversofelectriccarsneedn'tworryabouttheirbatteries.

第27題

Whatdoweknowaboutelectriccarstoday?

A.Theycantravelforonedayonasinglecharge.

B.Theycanreplace13percentofgasvehicles.

C.TheysurpassatypicalAmerican'sdailydrivingdistance.

D.Theyhelptocutthepricesofgasvehicles.

第28題

Theword"swap"(Para.2)isclosestinmeaningto.

A.exchange

B.sale

C.termination

0.promotion

第29題

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinghasnotbeenconsideredbytheMIT

researchers?

A.Drivingspeed.

B.Satellitedata.

C.Fuelquality.

D.Airconditioning.

第30題

WhatinformationdoTrancikandhercolleaguesofferontheuseandmarketingofEVs?

A.EVsandgasvehiclesmaycomplementeachotherwell.

B.EVsaremuchmoreusefulthangasvehiclesincitycenters.

C.EVcompaniescanhugelyexpandtheirsalesbyeasingconsumers'worries.

D.EVcompaniesshouldnotlowerthecheapcarpricesanymore.

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(31~35/共20題)SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Itisagoodtimetobeafisherman.Theglobalfish-priceindexoftheUN'sFoodandAgricultural

Organization(FAO)hitarecordhighinMay.Changingconsumerdiets,particularlyinChina,

explainmuchofthesustainedupwardmovement.Highoilprices,whichincreasethecostof

fishingandtransportation,alsoaddtothepriceofputtingfishonthetable.

Notallfisharecreatedequal,however.Therearetwotypesoffishproduction;"capture"(or

wild)and"aquaculture"(orfarmed).Andtheyseemtobeondifferenttracks.Fishsuchastuna,

themajorityofwhichiscaughtwild,sawmuchbiggerpriceincreasesthansalmon,whichis

easiertofarm.Overall,theFAOzspriceindexforwildfishnearlydoubledbetween1990and2012,

whereastheoneforfarmedfishrosebyonlyafifth.Whatexplainsthisbigdifference?

Theamountofwildfishcapturedgloballyhasbarelychangedinthepasttwodecades.The

ceiling,ofabout90mtonnesayear,seemstohavebeenreachedattheendofthe1980s.

Overfishingisonereason,asisthelimitedroomforproductivitygrowth,particularlyif

consumerswanthighquality.

PatriceGuillotreauoftheUniversityofNantestellsthestoryofafleetinFrancethatdecidedto

trawl,ratherthanline-catch,itstuna.Itbroughtmorebacktoshore,butthefishweredamaged.

Itcouldnotbesoldashigh-valuefilletsandwasonlygoodforcanning.Theoldwaysofcatching

fisharestillbestifyouwantthehighestprofits,saysMrGuillotreau.

Incontrast,thefarmed-fishindustrycontinuestomakeproductivityimprovements.Fishfarms

havefoundcraftywaystouselowerquantitiesoffishmealasfeed.Intheearlydaysof

aquaculture,itcouldtakeuptotenpoundsofwildfishtoproduceonepoundofsalmon.Now

thenumberisdowntofive.Thatmaystillbeaninefficientuseofprotein,buttheratioissetto

improvefurther.Fishfarmshavealsobecomemoreenergy-efficient,meaningthattheyareless

affectedbyhigherenergyprices.Andtheyhavelearnedhowtohandlediseasesbetter,reducing

thequantityoffishthatendsupbeingunsellable.

Asaresultofalltheseimprovements,theglobalproductionoffarmedfish,measuredintonnes,

nowexceedstheproductionofbeef.Outputislikelytocontinuegrowing:theFAOestimatesthat

by2020itwillreachsixtimesits1990level.

第31題

Theglobalfishpriceisgrowingbecauseof.

A.theshortageoffishermen

B.ever-increasingoilprices

C.thechangeofChinesediets

D.highmarketdemandandcost

第32題

Tunaandsalmonarementionedtoshowthat.

A.salmonisnotasexpensiveastuna

B.tunaismorepopularamongconsumers

C.wildfishismorepreciousthanfarmedfish

D.thepricesoffishareinfactdecidedbyFAO

第33題

AccordingtoPatriceGuillotreau,thepriceofwildfishisdecidedbyits.

A.quality

B.size

C.quantity

□.popularity

第34題

Theproductionoffarmedfishisgrowingduetothefollowingreasonsexcept.

A.diseasecontrol

B.lowerlabourcost

C.energyconservation

□.reductionoffishfeed

第35題

Themostsuitabletitleforthetextis.

A.WildFish;DemandDecidesPrice

B.TheRisingPriceofRareWildFish

C.FarmedFish:MakingImprovements

D.ThePricesofFishes:RisingDifferently

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（36~40/共20題）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Eachsuburbanhousewife,wroteBettyFriedanin1963,struggleswithasinglequestionasshe

makesthebeds,shopsforgroceries,driveschildrentoschoolandliesbesideherhusbandat

night:"Isthisall?"Afewyearsafterherground-breakingbookTheFeminineMystiquewas

published,theCensusBureaubegancollectingdataontheproportionofmotherswhooptto

stayathome.OverthesubsequentdecadesthestatisticsansweredFriedan'squestionwitha

heartfeltno.

In1967theshareofmotherswhodidnotworkoutsidethehomestoodat49%;bytheturnof

themillenniumithaddroppedtojust23%.Manythoughtthisnumberwouldcontinuetofallas

womensoughtto"haveitall".Instead,theproportionofstay-at-homemothershasbeenrising

steadilyforthepast15years,accordingtonewdatagatheredbythePewResearchCentre.

Thispartlyreflectsdemographicchange.Immigrants,arisingshareoftherelevantgeneration,

aremorelikelytobestay-at-homemumsthanwomenborninAmerica.Thereisaneconomic

componenttothechange,too:attheendofthe1990s,whenmothersstayingathomewereat

theirrarest,theeconomywascreatingsomanyjobsthatmostpeoplewhowantedworkcould

findit.Nowmorereportthattheyareunabletodoso,orarestudyinginthehopeoffinding

worklater.Butthereisalsoanelementofchoice:aquarterofstay-at-homemothershave

collegedegrees.

Takenasawhole,thegroupincludesmothersatbothendsofthesocialscale.Somearehighly

educatedbankers*wiveswhochoosenottoworkbecausetheydon'tneedthemoneyandwould

ratherspendtheirtimehot-housingtheirtoddlerssothattheymayonedaygetintoHarvard.

Othersarepoorerbutcalculatethat,afterpayingforchildcare,themoneytheymakesweeping

floorsorservingburgersdoesnotjustifythetimeawayfromtheirlittleones.

Thefirstgroupisfairlysmall.Pewestimatesthatthereare370,000highlyeducatedand

affluentstay-at-homemothers(definedasmarriedmotherswithchildrenunder18whohaveat

leastamaster'sdegreeandfamilyincomeinexcessof$75,000).Thatis5%ofallstay-at-home

motherswithworkinghusbands.Onethirdofstay-at-homemothersaresingleorcohabiting,and

onaveragetheyarepoorerthantherest.

第36題

BettyFriedanismentionedinthefirstparagraphto.

A.discussaboutfemalewriters

B.showtheauthor'scontribution

C.introducethetopicofhousewives

□.describethelifeofsinglemothers

第37題

AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Thelowestproportionofhousewivesappearedaround2000.

B.Manypeoplethinkthatwomenarebecominglessindependent.

C.Thenumberofhousewiveshasbeenfallinginthepastdecades.

D.Mostwomenthinkthatcareermaybemoreimportantforthem.

第38題

Nowtherearemorestay-at-homemothersmainlybecauseof.

A.theirlazinessandlackofambition

B.immigrationandemploymentdifficulty

C.theirownchoiceandtheirhusbands'wish

□.immigrationandloweducationalbackground

第39題

ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph4thatthemostvitalthingforwomenisto.

A.spendmoremoneyontheirchildren

B.spendmoretimewiththeirchildren

C.balancetheirworkinsideandoutside

D.earnmoremoneytosupporttheirfamily

第40題

Thistextmainlycentersonhousewives'.

A.familyandsocialbackground

B.reasonsfornotgoingtowork

C.disparityofeconomicstatus

0.proportionandsituations

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（41~45/共5題）PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtertanddecidewhethereachofthestatementsistrueorfalse.ChooseTif

thestatementistrueorFifthestatementisnottrue.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

[A]RobotsComefromtheMovies.

[B]DevelopmentofRobotsIsFast.

[C]GoogleEnterstheRobotIndustry.

[D]RobotsTodayAreNotImpressiveEnough.

[E]TheFutureRobotMarketRestsWithFancy.

[F]RobotsMayBeDifferentintheNearFuture.

[G]MoreMoneyIsThrownintotheRobotIndustry.

Robotscameintotheworldasaliterarydevicewherebythewritersandfilm-makersofthe

early20thcenturycouldexploretheirhopesandfearsabouttechnology,astheeraofthe

automobile,telephoneandaeroplanepickedupitsrecklessjazz-agespeed.FromFritzLang's

MetropolisandIsaacAsimov'slzRobottoWALL-EandtheTerminatorfilms,andincountless

repetitionsinbetween,theyhavesucceededadmirablyintheirtask.

_41_

Sincemovingfromthepageandscreentoreallife,robotshavebeenamilddisappointment.

Theydosomethingsthathumanscannotdothemselves,likeexploringMars,andahostofthings

peopledonotmuchwanttodo,likedealingwithunexplodedbombsorvacuumingfloors.And

theyareveryusefulinbitsofmanufacturing.Butreliablerobots-especiallyonesrequiredto

workbeyondthesafetycagesofafactoryfloor—haveprovedhardtomake,androbotsarestill

prettystupid.Soalthoughtheyfascinatepeople,theyhavenotyetmademuchofamarkonthe

world.

_42_

Thatseemsabouttochange.Theexponentialgrowthinthepowerofsiliconchips,digital

sensorsandhigh-bandwidthcommunicationsimprovesrobotsjustasitimprovesallsortsof

otherproducts.And,asourspecialreportthisweekexplains,threeotherfactorsareatplay.

_43_

OneisthatroboticsR&Disgettingeasier.Newsharedstandardsmakegoodideaseasily

portablefromonerobotplatformtoanother.Andaccumulatedknow-howmeansthatbuilding

suchplatformsisgettingalotcheaper.ArobotlikeRethinkRobotics'sBaxter;withtwoarmsand

aremarkablyeasy,intuitiveprogramminginterface,wouldhavebeenbarelyconceivableten

yearsago.Nowyoucanbuyonefor$25,000.

_44_

Asecondfactorisinvestment.Thebiggestrobotnewsof2013wasthatGoogleboughteight

promisingrobotstartups.Richandwellledandwithaccesstoworld-beatingexpertiseincloud

computingandartificialintelligence,bothhighlyrelevant,Google'srobotprogrammepromises

thepossibilityofsomethingspectacular-thoughnooneoutsidethecompanyknowswhatthat

mightbe.Amazon,too,isbettingonrobots,bothtoautomateitswarehousesand,more

speculatively,tomakedeliveriesbydrone.InSouthKoreaandelsewherecompaniesaremoving

robottechnologytonewareasofmanufacturingandotherservices.Venturecapitalistsseea

muchbetterchanceofaprofitableexitfromaroboticsstartupthantheyusedto.

_45_

Thethirdfactorisimagination.Inthepastfewyears,clevercompanieshaveseenwaystomake

robotswork.Nowmorepeoplewillgrasphowaroboticattributesuchashighprecisionorfast

reactionsorindependentlocomotioncanbeintegratedintoaprofitablebusiness;eventually

someofthemwillbuildmassmarkets.Aerialrobots—drones—maybeinthevanguardhere.

Theywillletfarmerstendtheircropsinnewways,givecitizens,journalistsandbroadcastersnew

perspectivesoneventsbigandsmall,monitortrafficandfires,lookforinfrastructureinneedof

repairandmuchmorebesides.

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(l/l)PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsinto

Chinese.(10points)

第46題

ArtificialintelligencewasacatchwordattheSummerDavosforuminDalian,Liaoningprovince,

whichconcludedonThursday.Whileparticipantsfromtheacademia,governmentsandthe

corporatesectorhadin-depthdiscussionsonthefutureofAltechnologyatthethree-dayevent,

consultancycompaniesreleasedreportshighlightingtheeconomicbenefitsofAlforChinaand

theworldatlarge.

However,historytellsusthat,whiletechnologicaladvancementshavebroughtusbenefits,they

havealsoledtogreatsocialupheavals,by,forexample,changingtheproductionandlabor

structures,andforcingmanyworkerstoeitheradapttothechangesorlosetheirjobs.Inthe18th

century,forinstance,skilledworkersroseupinrevolttoresisttheIndustrialRevolution,with

theirprotestsculminatinginmovementthatsawtextileworkersdestroyingmachinery.Wemay

notseesimilarproteststoday,buthistoryshouldserveasawarningagainsttheindiscriminate

developmentandapplicationofAltechnology.WhilewemaygainalotofbenefitsfromAl,we

mustworkoutplanstooffsetitsnegativeimpactonsociety,especiallyforworkers.

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(l/l)SectionWriting

PartA

第47題

YourdelegationhasjustreturnedfromavisittoauniversityintheUS.Andyouwerewarmly

treatedtherebytheHeadmasterDickens.Pleasewritealettertoexpressyourthankstohimfor

hishospitalityandhopeforfurthercooperation.

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsontheANSWERSHEET.

Donotsignyourname.Use"LiMing"instead.

Donotwritetheaddress.(10points)

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第48題

Writeanessaybasedonthechartbelow.Inyourwriting,youshould

1)interpretthechart,and

2)giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteabout150wordsneatlyontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)

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(1~20/共20題)SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorD

onANSWERSHEET1.

RunningfortheofficeofthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesisexceptionallyarduousandshould

notbeundertakenbythe_1_hearted.Thecandidatesmustfirstcompeteinthelocalprimary

elections.Duringtheprimarycampaign,thecandidateendeavorsto_2_thevotesofhisorher

constituents.Anynewcandidatesaretheopponents_3_theincumbent,thePresident

currentlyinofficewhoisrunningforre-election.Thecandidatesrefrainfromactionsthatmight

createanimosity_4_themandthepublic.Rather;theyattempttoappeasetheirconstituency

byusingpromotionalgimmicksandambiguousequivocation,aswellas_5_decorousprotocol.

Thepublicisindeedcuriousabout,ifnot_6_ofthecandidate'sprofessionallife,inaddition

tohisorherpersonallife,whichwillbeunder_7_scrutinyduringthecampaign.Sincehisorher

privatelifebecomespublicdomain,thecandidatemay_8_todiscloseanycontroversial

behaviorinhisorherpastbeforethepressdigsitup._9_historyhasshownus,evena

prominentpoliticiancanberevealedasaphony.Apoliticianexhibitingscandalousbehavior

mightevenbesubjected_10_censurefromhispoliticalcolleagues.

Thevotersmustalso_11_thepoliticalplatformofthecandidate.Theplatformincludesthe

coreissues_12_thecandidatepromisestoresolveduringhisorherterminoffice.Typical

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