考研英語二模擬試題及答案解析四

考研英語二模擬試題及答案解析（4）

（1~20/共20題）SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

（）

Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,BzCorD

onANSWERSHEET1.

FormonthsTwitter,themicro-bloggingservice,hasreceivedthekindoffreeattentionofwhich

mostcompaniescanonlydream.Politicians,corporatebosses,activistsandcitizens_1_the

platformtocatcheverytweetofAmerica'snewpresident,whohasbecomethe

service's_2_"ThewholeworldiswatchingTwitter;"_3_JackDorsey,thecompany'schief

executive,_4_hepresenteditsresultsonFebruary9th.Hehaslittleelsetobragabout.

ButDonaldTrumphasnotprovidedthekindofboostthe_5_firmreallyneeds.It

reported_6_revenuegrowthandalossof$167m.Usergrowthhasbeensluggish,too;it

addedjust2musersinthatperiod.Facebookadded72m.Thedayoftheresults,sharesinTwitter

droppedby12%._7_newsoutletsaroundtheworldalreadyreport_8_MrTrump'smost

sensationaltweets,manydonotfeelcompelledtojointheplatformto_9_them.Others

are_10_bymobsoftrollsandlargeamountsofmisinformation.

Andnot_11_MrTrumpcouldchangethecold,hardtruthaboutTwitter:thatitcanneverbe

Facebook.True,ithasbecomeoneofthemostimportant_12_forpublicand

political_13_amongits319mmonthlyusers.ItplayedanimportantroleintheArabspring

and_14_suchasBlackLivesMatter.Buttheplatform'sfreewheelingnaturemakesithardto

spingoldfrom._15_,reallytryingtodoso—bypackingTwitterfeeds_16_advertising,

say-woulddriveawayusers.Twitter'slatestresultsarelikelytoencouragethosewhothinkit

shouldneverhavebecomea_17_listedcompany,andwantittoconsideralternatemodelsof

ownership,suchasaco-operative.They_18_Twitterasakindofpublicutility-a"people's

platform"—themanagementofwhichshouldconcernpublic_19_rathermorethan

commercialones.Ifthecompanywerecooperativelyownedbyusers,itwouldbe_20_from

short-termpressuretopleaseitsinvestorsandmeetearningstargets.

第1題

A.turnto

B.lookfor

C.takeup

D.giveout

第2題

A.chairman

B.director

C.spokesman

□.supervisor

第3題

A.confessed

B.boasted

C.interpreted

0.advocated

第4題

A.since

B.after

C.before

D.as

第5題

A.prosperous

B.innovative

C.struggling

D.unlucky

第6題

A.slowing

B.difficult

C.prompt

0.resurgent

第7題

A.AIthough

B.Because

C.When

D.Hence

第8題

A.to

B.in

C.at

D.on

第9題

A.discover

B.observe

C.discuss

0.debate

第10題

A.givenup

B.takenaway

C.putoff

D.sentback

第11題

A.only

B.but

C.always

D.even

第12題

A.websites

B.services

C.businesses

D.industries

第13題

A.contact

B.communication

C.connection

□.community

第14題

A.movements

B.activities

C.migrations

□.actions

第15題

A.Inaword

B.Asaresult

C.lnfact

D.Atleast

第16題

A.back

B.against

C.for

D.with

第17題

A.commonly

B.publicly

C.massively

0.generally

第18題

A.view

B.dismiss

C.serve

0.realize

第19題

A.investments

B.behaviors

C.interests

0.policies

第20題

A.revealed

B.recovered

C.rejected

0.released

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（21~25/共20題）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

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

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

LastyearnearlyonemillionAmericansfiledforbankruptcy.Thatisfarfewerthanthenumber

whousedtoseekbankruptcyprotectionbeforethelawwasmadetougheradecadeago.This

reformmayhavedonemoreharmthangood.Theaimofbankruptcylawistogivepeoplerelief

fromunpayabledebts.Sometwo-thirdsofindividualbankruptciesareduetoalostjob.Many

bankruptsneedtimetogetbackontheirfeet.Inthemid-2000sChapter7rulesmadeiteasyto

washawaydebts.Thatirritatedcredit-cardfirms,whichclaimedthatspendthriftsabusedthe

system;soin2005thelawwastoughened.TheideawastoshiftpeopletoaChapter13

bankruptcy,wheretheywouldhavetorepaysomeofthedebt.

Thereformhadabigimpact.Atleastatfirst,Chapter13filingsroserelativetoChapter7ones.

Andanewpaper;fromStefaniaAlbanesi,oftheNewYorkFederalReserve,andJaromirNosal,of

ColumbiaUniversity,findsthatthereformledtoapermanentdropinthebankruptcyrate.

However,otherrecentresearchsuggeststhatthisisnotnecessarilyagoodthing.WillDobbie,

ofPrincetonUniversity,andJaeSong,oftheSocialSecurityAdministration,lookatChapter13

bankruptciesbeforethereformsof2005.Theylinkhalfamillionbankruptcyfilingstotaxrecords

anduseanoveltechniquetoanalysethem.Becausesomebankruptcyjudgesaremoremerciful

thanothers,peopleinsimilarstraitsmayendupwithdifferentbankruptcydecisions.Thisquirk

allowssomeusefulcomparisons.

MessrsDobbieandSongarguethateasierbankruptcylawshavegoodmicroeconomiceffects.If

acreditormaynolongerclaimlargechunksofabankrupt'ssalary,thatmayincreasehisincentive

towork-anddecreasehisneedtoslipoutoftown,changehisjobandclosedownhisbank

account.Onaverage,thosegrantedbankruptcyearnedover6,000moreinthesubsequentyear

thansimilarly-placedplaintiffswhowererejected.Theunluckyonesfoundittrickiertoservice

theirmortgages.MichelleWhiteoftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiegoandcolleaguesfound

thatbankruptcyreformcausedthedefaultrateonprimemortgagestorise23%.

Makingconsumer-bankruptcylawmoredebtor-friendlycouldhitAmericansinotherways.If

lendersareexposedtobiggerlosses,someargue,interestratesforsuchthingsascreditcardsare

boundtorise.Butthatdangercanbeoverstated.Credit-cardcompaniesmaybereluctantto

chargerateshigherthantheircompetitors7lesttheyattractmorecustomers—thosenotputoff

byhighratesbecausetheyknowthat,withluck,theywon'thavetopaytheirdebtsback.

第21題

AccordingtoParagraph1,bankruptcylawisdesignedto.

A.protectAmericanbanks

B.abolishindividualdebts

C.helpunemployedpeople

0.alleviatedebtors7burden

第22題

Credit-cardfirmswereangrybecause.

A.legislatorsabusedtheirauthority

B.debtorscontrolledthelawsystem

C.lawsmadeiteasytopayoffdebts

D.someregulationsdidharmtothem

第23題

Theword"straits"(Line5,Para.3)isclosestinmeaningto.

A.channels

B.plights

C.contexts

0.phenomena

第24題

DobbieandSongbelievethateasierbankruptcylaws.

A.maystimulatethedebtors

B.willdomoreharmthangood

C.mayincreasebankers'incentive

D.willraisepeople'saveragesalary

第25題

Creditorsareunlikelytoraisetheirratesbecause.

A.theyarerestrictedbythelaw

B.consumerscanztaffordthedebts

C.theyarestuckinfiercecompetition

0.customerswillnotpaytheirdebtsback

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(26~30/共20題)SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

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

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

InaformerleatherfactoryjustoffEustonRoadinLondon,ahopefulfirmisstartingup.

BenevolentAKsmainroomislargeandopen-plan.Init,scientistsandcoderssitbusilyon

benches,plyingtheirvarioustrades.Thefirm'sstar,though,hasaprivate,

temperature-controlledoffice.Thatstarisapowerfulcomputerthatrunsthesoftwarewhichsits

attheheartofBenevolentAKsbusiness.Thissoftwareisanartificial-intelligencesystem.

Al,asitisknownforshort,comesinseveralforms.ButBenevolentAKsversionofitisaformof

machinelearningthatcandrawinferencesaboutwhatithaslearned.Inparticular,itcanprocess

naturallanguageandformulatenewideasfromwhatitreads.Itsjobistosiftthroughvast

chemicallibraries,medicaldatabasesandconventionallypresentedscientificpapers,lookingfor

potentialdrugmolecules.

NorisBenevolentAIaone-off.MoreandmorepeopleandfirmsbelievethatAliswellplacedto

helpunpickbiologyandadvancehumanhealth.Indeed,asChrisBishopofMicrosoftResearch,in

Cambridge,England,observes,onewayofthinkingaboutlivingorganismsistorecognizethat

theyare,inessence,complexsystemswhichprocessinformationusingacombinationof

hardwareandsoftware.

Thatthoughthasconsequences.WhetheritisthenewChanZuckerbergInitiative(CZI),from

thefounderofFacebookandhiswife,orthebiologicalsubsidiariesbeingsetupbyfirmssuchas

Alphabet(Google'sparentcompany),IBMandMicrosoft,thenewBigIdeainSiliconValleyisthat

intheworldsofbiologyanddiseasethereareproblemsitssoftwareengineerscansolve.

ThediscoveryofnewdrugsisanearlytestofthebeliefthatAlhasmuchtoofferbiologyand

medicine.Pharmaceuticalcompaniesarefindingitincreasinglydifficulttomakeheadwayintheir

searchfornovelproducts.Theconventionalapproachistoscreenlargenumbersofmoleculesfor

signsofrelativebiologicaleffect,andthenweedouttheuselesspartinaseriesofmoreandmore

expensivetestsandtrials,inthehopeofcomingupwithagoldennuggetattheend.Thiswayof

doingthingsis,however;declininginproductivityandrisingincost.

第26題

Thephrase"plyingtheirvarioustrades"(Line3,Para.1)mostprobablymeans.

A.runningtheirownbusiness

B.beingengagedwiththeirwork

C.workingwithdifferentcompanies

D.beingbusywiththeirprivateaffairs

第27題

AccordingtoParagraph2,BenevolentAfsversionofAlcan.

A.makesomeinferences

B.thinklikehumanbeings

C.teachmachinestolearn

D.learncomplexlanguage

第28題

AgrowingnumberofcompaniesbelievethatAlcanbeusedto.

A.exploithumanpotential

B.impairphysicalhealth

C.solvesocialproblems

0.benefithumanbeings

第29題

Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.AIhasmadeagreatcontributiontobiologyandmedicine.

B.WhetherAlcanservemuchtomedicineisnotyetclear.

C.Drugfirmsfinditunaffordabletodiscovernewproducts.

□.Pharmaceuticalcompanieshopetofindrealgoldinthetests.

第30題

Thetraditionalwaytofindnewdrugscanbecharacterizedbybeing.

A.hopeful

B.expensive

C.inefficient

0.productive

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(31~35/共20題)SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

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

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

EvenbeforeeconomistHowardDaviesthinkingwheretoputextraairportcapacityinBritain,

rejectingtheideaofbuildingabignewhubintheThamesEstuary,thebacklashhadbegun.Boris

Johnson,themayorofLondonandanenthusiasticsupporteroftheThamesplan,splutteredin

advance,thenbrandedthedecision"shortsighted".NIMBYsopposingtheexpansionofHeathrow

andGatwickgroaned,knowingthattheremainingoptionsallinvolvebuildingorextending

runwaysatoneofthoseairports.SirHoward'sfinalrecommendationissuretorunintoheavy

fire.Tomakemattersworse,heandhisteammusthazardaguessaboutthefutureofairtravel.

HeathrowandGatwickarebothfull,orclosetoit,andwanttoexpand.Butthetwoairports

presentlyservequitedifferentpartsofthemarket.Some37%ofpassengersatHeathrowtransfer

betweenflights.Nearlyathirdofitscustomersareonbusiness.Bycontrast,only13%of

Gatwickzscustomersarebusinesstravellers.Mostaregoingonholiday.Just7%transferthere—a

proportionthathasfallenbyhalfoverthepastdecade.

HeathrowzsshinynewTerminal2,whichopenedinJune,isfullofexpensiveshopsand

restaurantsrunbyMichelin-starredcookstoenticerichpassengers.AtGatwick,recent

improvementsreflectitspopularitywithholidaygoers:awiderlaneatsecuritygatehasbeenset

asideforfamilies,whileanareainthesouthernterminalisnowreservedforelderlypassengers,

withcomfortableseatsandasmallduty-freeshop.

Theairports'managersalsoholdentirelydifferentviewsaboutthewaytheairlineindustrywill

develop,anditsplaceinthebroadereconomy.MuchoftheargumentforexpandingHeathrow

restsontheideathathubairportsare,andwillremain,vital.Withoutfurtherexpansion,

boostersargue,fewerflightstodistantplacessuchasWuhanandXiamenwillbeavailableto

businessmen.Ifthecapacityplightpersists,domesticflightsaremorelikelytobedelayedor

cancelled.Europeanairportswillpickupthosepassengersinstead."That'sourGDPleakingout,"

saysJonProudlove,thegeneralmanagerofair-trafficcontrolatHeathrow.

Notsurprisingly,Gatwicktakesadifferentview.Overthepasttenyearsthegrowthoflow-cost

airlineshasbeenexplosive,pointsoutSirRoyMcNulty,chairmanoftheGatwickgroup.People

aretravellingindifferentways,withmore''self-connecting"tokeepcostsdown.Although

connectionswithemergingmarketsareimportant,EuropeandNorthAmericawillremain

Britain'slargesttradingpartners,heargues.Londonwillbeadestinationinitsownright.

第31題

HowardDavieszsplantoexpandtheairporthas.

A.causedgreatconcern

B.gainedpublicrecognition

C.arousedstrongopposition

0.receivedenthusiasticsupport

第32題

HeathrowandGatwickaredifferentintermsof.

A.scaleandcapacityofpassengers

B.theproportionofforeigntourists

C.passengers'powerofconsumption

□.passengers7natureanddestination

第33題

ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that.

A.Michelinrestaurantsarepopulararoundtheworld

B.HeathrowzsTerminal2aimsathigh-endcustomers

C.Gatwickairportisdesignedtoattractallpassengers

D.bothHeathrowandGatwickcatertopublicdemand

第34題

DomesticflightsatHeathrowmaybecancelledif.

A.theairportenlargesitsscale

B.therearetoofewpassengers

C.theairportremainsitscurrentsize

D.anewairportwon'tbeconstructed

第35題

Inregardofthefutureoftheairport,RoyMcNultyseemstofeel.

A.confident

B.perplexed

C.concerned

0.indifferent

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(36~40/共20題)SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

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

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Britain'sprivateschoolsareoneofitsmostsuccessfulexports.Thechildrenofthewell-heeled

flocktothem,whetherfromChina,NigeriaorRussia:thenumberofforeignpupilsroseby1.4%

inthelastyearalone.Oneheadmasterrecentlyaskedaroomfullofpupilswhethertheyflew

businessclasstoBritain.Onlyafewhandswentup,suggestingtheywerenotquiteasspoiledas

hehadthought.Thenaboyexplained;manyofthepupilsflyfirstclassinstead.

Yetforeignstudents,whethereducatedinBritishprivateschoolsorelsewhere,aredecreasingly

likelytogotoEnglishuniversities.AccordingtotheHigherEducationFundingCouncilforEngland,

307,200overseasstudentsbegantheirstudiesinthecountryin2012-2013,downfrom312,000

twoyearsearlierandthefirstdropin29years.StudentnumbersfromtherestoftheEU

fell-probablyaresultoftheincreaseinannualtuitionfeesinEnglandfrom6,000ayearto9,000.

ButarrivalsfromIndiaandPakistandeclinedmostsharply.

Incontrasttothevisaregimeforprivateschools,whichisextremelylax(theHomeOffice

countsprivateschoolsasfavouredsponsors),studentvisashavebeentightened.Foreign

studentsusedtobeallowedtoworkforuptotwoyearsaftergraduating.Theynowhaveonly

fourmonthstofindajobpayingupwardsof20,600iftheywanttostayinBritain.

Thischangewasintendedtodealwithshamcollegesthatwereineffectofferingtwo-yearwork

visas.Butitseemstohaveputoffseriousstudentstoo.NickH川manoftheHigherEducation

PolicyInstitutesaysthegovernmenthassentunclearmessagesaboutthesortofimmigrationit

wantstorestrict.AnemphasisonholdingdownnetimmigrationinfluencesyoungIndiansand

Pakistanisinparticular.AustraliaandAmerica,whichhavemorerelaxedentrycriteriafor

students,arebecomingmorefavoureddestinations.ColinRiordan,CardiffUniversity's

vice-chancellocaddsthatBritain'sstudent-visaregimehasbecomemorestrictanddifficult.

Asaresult,Britainislosingouttoothercountriesinthecontestfortalent—anoddity,given

howoftentheprimeministerbangsonaboutthe"globalrace".Itsunwelcomingstandpointwill

harmitslong-termprospects.AndthedriftofforeignstudentsfromleadingBritishprivate

schoolstoAmericancollegesmayhaveanother,somewhathappier,consequence:Americamight

becomeratherbetteratcricket.

第36題

ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph1that.

A.manyforeignstudentsarefromwealthyfamilies

B.moststudentsintheclassarenotspoiledathome

C.thosewhoflewbusinessclassarefrompoorfamilies

□.Britainhastheworld'smostsuccessfulprivateschools

第37題

ThenumberofforeignstudentsinBritainisdecreasingpossiblydueto.

A.theincreaseoflivingcost

B.therisingcostofschooling

C.theimpactoffinancialcrisis

D.thedecreaseoftuitionsubsidy

第38題

Comparedwiththestudentvisa,thevisaforprivateschoolsis.

A.fairlydifficult

B.extremelystrict

C.surprisinglyloose

0.extraordinarilysimilar

第39題

Thepolicyforforeignstudentshaschangedinorderto.

A.attractmoretalents

B.restrictimmigration

C.protectlocalstudents

D.replytofakecolleges

第40題

TheauthorholdsthatBritain'scurrentstudent-visaregimemay.

A.deprivethecountryofforeignelites

B.losebothdomesticandforeigntalents

C.harmitslong-termeconomicprospects

D.loseitsadvantageinsportscompetition

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(41~45/共5題)PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtertanddecidewhethereachofthestatementsistrueorfalse.ChooseTif

thestatementistrueorFifthestatementisnottrue.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

[A]PoliteHigh-techCircles

[B]TheEuropeanSolution

[C]RecyclingandReuse

[D]DisposalCrisisofE-waste

[E]PublicHealthProblems

[F]TheUSIsTakingAction

[G]GoingGlobal

It'slongbeenknown,butlittlediscussedinpolitehigh-techcircles,thatinformation-age

technologyisnotthecleanindustryitclaimstobe.ManufacturingasinglePCcangenerate139

poundsofwasteandinvolveschemicalslinkedtohighratesofcancerandbirthdefectsamong

workersandcommunities.

_41_

Electronicwaste(e-waste)—suchasobsoleteanddiscardedcomputers,monitors,printers,cell

phones,andtelevisions-isoneofthefastestgrowingwastestreamsinthedevelopedworld,

thankstotheindustry'sphilosophyof"designforimmediateobsolescence"andananemic

electronics-recyclinginfrastructure.Anestimated300to500millioncomputershavedescended

onlandfillsby2007intheUSalone.Three-quartersofallcomputerseversoldinthiscountry

awaitdisposalingaragesandstoragefacilitiesbecausetheirownersdon'tknowwhattodowith

them.

_42_

Ifthefullforceofthehigh-techrevolutionhitsthelandfill,itshealthriskswillleaveno

communityuntouched.E-wasteaccountsfor5percentofallsolidwasteinAmericabut

approximately40percentofthelead,70percentoftheheavymetals,andasignificantportionof

theorganicchemicalpollutantsinAmerica'sdumps.Thise-wastecanleachintotheground,asit

didintheSiliconValley.Itwasthewidespreadcontaminationofthevalleyzsaquifersintheearly

1980sthatinitiallypuncturedthehigh-techindustry'scleanimage.Currently,therearemoreEPA

Superfundclean-upsitesinthisvalleythananywhereelseintheUS.Thethreatofsoiland

drinkingwatercontaminationwillgrowase-wastesurgesintothewastestreamworldwide.

_43_

TheEuropeanUnioniswayaheadoftheUSinrecognizingthehazardsandmovingtowardsa

solution.ThefirstEuropeanUniondirectiveone-waste,adoptedlastyear;requiresproducersto

takeresponsibilityfortheentirelifecycleoftheirproducts.By2005,companieswilleitherhave

totakebackproductsdirectlyfromconsumersorfundindependentcollectorstodoso.Waste

thatwasgeneratedpriortotheenactmentdatewillbetheresponsibilityofallexisting

companies,inproportiontotheirmarketshare.Futurewasteistobetheindividualresponsibility

ofeachcompany,therebycreatinganincentivetoredesignproductsforeasierandsafer

recyclinganddisposal.Noe-wastewillbeallowedinmunicipalwastestreams.

_44_

BecausetheUShigh-techindustryanditsfriendsinWashingtonrepresentthebiggestobstacles

totheglobalizationoftake-backlaws,abroadcoalitionofenvironmental,health,labor,and

recyclinggroupsandlocalgovernmentshasformedtheComputerTakeBackCampaignto

supportEU-stylelegislationintheUS.HundredsoforganizationsandlocalgovernmentsintheUS

havealreadyendorsedthecampaign'splatform.ThecampaignadvocatesthattheUSadopt

standardsforelectronicsmanufacturersatleastasstringentasthoseadoptedbytheEU:

hazardousmaterialswouldbephasedout,andallelectronicswouldbedesignedforreuseand

recycling.

_45_

TheEuropeanapproachismorethanaminor"so代warepatch"onafundamentallyflawed

program.Byestablishingcorporateresponsibilityforproductsattheendoftheirusefullives,this

strategycouldhavewide-rangingeffectsontheinformationtechnologyindustry.TheEU

approachspreadsenvironmentalbenefits.IfwecanadopttheEUzscodeintheUS,wecandoa

bitofreverseengineeringonglobalization.BydownloadingEurope'sprogramtotheUS,wecan

finallybegintocleanupthe"cleanindustry"aroundtheglobe.

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(l/l)PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsinto

Chinese.(10points)

第46題

Althoughundeniablygraceful,glidinghasuntilnowbeensuitableonlyforpleasureflights.But

thisischanging,asresearchersenhancethecapabilitiesofunmannedaircraft.Smallunmanned

gliderswillsoonbeabletostayoverheadforweeks,actingascommunicationsrelays,keepinga

persistenteyeonthegroundbelowandeventrackingmarineanimalsthousandsofkilometers

acrosstheocean.

OnesuchgliderisbeingdevelopedattheNavalPostgraduateSchoolinCalifornia.Itneedsan

electricpropellertotakeoff,buthavingreachedareasonablealtitudethecraftcanflyalldayjust

byridingrisingcurrentsofwarmair.KevinJones,whoisinchargeoftheproject,sayshehas

oftenfoundthecraftsharingtheairwithsomeeagles.Onsomeoccasions,indeed,thebirds

foundthatthespiralairtheywereattemptingtojoinweretooweakfortheirweight,asthecraft

ismoreefficientatglidingthantheyare.

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(l/l)SectionWriting

PartA

第47題

Youhaveboughtacamerafromadepartmentstorelastweekendbutseveralproblemsariseas

youuseit.Writetothecustomerservicedepartmenttocomplainaboutthisandgiveyour

suggestionsabouthowtofixtheproblem.

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsontheANSWERSHEET.

Donotsignyourname.Use"LiMing"instead.

Donotwritetheaddress.(10points)

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(l/l)PartB

第48題

Thetablesandpiechartshowinpercentagetermstheresultsofasurveyofanewshopping

complexinLondon.Summarizetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,and

makecomparisonswhererelevant.

Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)

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(1~20/共20題)SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorD

onANSWERSHEET1.

FormonthsTwitter,themicro-bloggingservice,hasreceivedthekindoffreeattentionofwhich

mostcompaniescanonlydream.Politicians,corporatebosses,activistsandcitizens_1_the

platformtocatcheverytweetofAmerica'snewpresident,whohasbecomethe

service's_2_"ThewholeworldiswatchingTwitter/_3_JackDorsey,thecompanyzschief

executive,_4_hepresenteditsresultsonFebruary9th.Hehaslittleelsetobragabout.

ButDonaldTrumphasnotprovidedthekindofboostthe_5_firmreallyneeds.It

reported_6_revenuegrowthandalossof$167m.Usergrowthhasbeensluggish,too;it

addedjust2musersinthatperiod.Facebookadded72m.Thedayoftheresults,sharesinTwitter

droppedby12%._7_newsoutletsaroundtheworldalreadyreport_8_MrTrump'smost

sensationaltweets,manydonotfeelcompelledtojointheplatformto_9_them.Others

are_10_bymobsoftrollsandlargeamountsofmisinformation.

Andnot_11_MrTrumpcouldchangethecold,hardtruthaboutTwitter:thatitcanneverbe

Facebook.True,ithasbecomeoneofthemostimportant_12_forpublicand

political_13_amongits319mmonthlyusers.ItplayedanimportantroleintheArabspring

and_14_suchasBlackLivesMatter.Buttheplatform'sfreewheelingnaturemakesithardto

spingoldfrom._15_,reallytryingtodoso—bypackingTwitterfeeds_16_advertising,

say-woulddriveawayusers.Twitter'slatestresultsarelikelytoencouragethosewhothinkit

shouldneverhavebecomea_17_listedcompany,andwantittoconsideralternatemodelsof

ownership,suchasaco-operative.They_18_Twitterasakindofpublicutility-a"people's

platform"—themanagementofwhichshouldconcernpublic_19_rathermorethan

commercialones.Ifthecompanywerecooperativelyownedbyusers,itwouldbe_20_from

short-termpressuretopleaseitsinvestorsandmeetearningstargets.

第1題

A.turnto

B.lookfor

C.takeup

D.giveout

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第2題

A.chairman

B.director

C.spokesman

0.supervisor

參考答案：C您的答案：未作答

答案解析：詞匯辨析題。［A］chairman主席，董事長；［B］director負(fù)責(zé)人；?spokesman代

WA;［D］supervisor監(jiān)管者。原文說America'snewpresident,whohasbecometheservicer

s2這位美國新總統(tǒng)已然成為該服務(wù)商的o”下文明確指出Thewholeworldiswatching

Twitter.“全世界都在關(guān)注推特?！闭f明美國總統(tǒng)為推特進(jìn)行了免費宣傳，故該空最合適的答

案為［0。

第3題

A.confessed

B.boasted

C.interpreted

0.advoca