Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.
According to certain beer commercials, the contemporary version of success__1__in moving up to a premium brand that costs a dime or so more per bottle. Credit-card companies would have you__2__success inheres in owning their particular piece of plastic.
__3__the flag of success, modern-style, liberal arts colleges are withering__4__business schools are burgeoning...and yet even business schools are having an increasingly hard time__5__faculty members, because teaching isn´t__6__\"successful\" enough. Amid a broad consensus__7__there is a glut of lawyers and an epidemic of strangling litigation, record numbers of young people continue to flock to law school__8__, for the individual practitioner, a law degree is still considered a safe ticket.
Many, by external__9__, will be \"successes\". Yet there is a deadening and dangerous flaw in their philosophy: It has little room, little sympathy and less respect for the noble failure, for the person who__10__past the limits, who__11__gloriously high and falls unashamedly__12__. That sort of ambition doesn´t have much place in a world__13__success is proved by worldly reward__14__by accomplishment itself. That sort of ambition is increasingly thought of as the domain of irredeemable eccentrics,__15__people who haven´t quite caught on—and there is great social pressure not to be one of them. The irony is that today´s success-chasers seem obsessed with the idea of not settling. Yet in doggedly__16__the rather brittle species of success now in fashion, they are__17__themselves to a chokingly narrow swath of turf along the entire__18__of human possibilities. Does it ever__19__to them that, frequently, success is what people settle for__20__they can´t think of something noble enough to be worth failing at? 第1题
A.constitutes B.consists C.makes up D.composes 第2题
A.to believe B.believed C.believe D.believing 第3题 A.Below B.With C.Behind D.Under 第4题 A.however B.while
C.nevertheless D.but 第5题
A.admitting B.evaluating C.ensuring D.finding 第6题
A.considered B.regarded C.recognized D.acknowledged 第7题 A.what B.that C.where D.which 第8题 A.though B.whether C.because D.if 第9题
A.standards B.levels C.rule D.criteria 第10题 A.attempts B.surpasses C.risks D.ventures 第11题 A.directs B.aims C.reaches D.ascends 第12题 A.behind B.short C.through D.apart 第13题 A.which
B.whose C.that D.where 第14题
A.more than B.rather than C.less than D.other than 第15题 A.of B.with C.to D.for
第16题 A.following B.hunting C.seeking D.pursuing 第17题
A.restraining B.restricting C.enclosing D.bounding 第18题 A.domain B.extent C.range D.scope 第19题 A.approach B.occur C.happen D.come 第20题 A.since B.as
C.because D.when 下一题
(21~25/共20题)Section ⅡReading Comprehension Directions :
Read the following four terts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A], [B],[C]or [D].Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
If comfortably outpacing your rivals is the main measure of automotive achievement, Tesla´s
electric car is a resounding success. The Model S last year outsold its nearest luxury rival, Mercedes´s petrol-engined S-class, by 30% in America. And in its top specification the Tesla will also beat the German car in the race from 0-60mph. As a battery-maker Tesla is also moving fast. This week it announced plans to build a \"gigafactory\" in America to make lithium-ion power-packs, that it hopes will propel its vehicles to the mainstream. Tesla´s acceleration has been rapid. Launched a decade ago by Elon Musk, a founder of PayPal and serial tech entrepreneur, last year it sold around 22,000 cars and by the end of 2014 hopes to be making 1,000 a week. In early 2015 Tesla will add the Model X, a medium-sized SUV, to its range. However, Tesla´s impressive growth has not yet translated into significant profits. A series of battery fires also briefly dented sales growth last year. Nevertheless, Tesla´s shares surged on February 25th, to value the company at over $ 30 billion after Morgan Stanley, a bank, joined its adoring fans. It reckons that the battery factory will not only propel it along the road to mass manufacturing but also make it a leading competitor in low-cost energy storage, the key to making renewable energy more practical. The bank is also confident that Tesla´s Silicon Valley location will put it in the driverless front seat of autonomous motoring. A recent meeting with Apple, and the iPad-like control panel of the Model S, have convinced some observers that a takeover and an iCar are around the corner, although Mr Musk insists that his firm is not for sale.
Tesla has defied its doubters with the success of the Model S, a smartly styled luxury car. It may not share the outrageous looks of a supercar like the Lamborghini Aventador, but it has the performance without the $ 400,000-plus price tag. The most basic Model S costs $ 64,000 in America. This has won it rave reviews in the motoring press, often sniffy about other electric cars with limited ranges and duff looks. By designing a large car with a big battery pack, Tesla has diminished \"range anxiety\"—one version can do 310 miles (500km) between charges. 第21题
According to the first paragraph, Tesla is______. A.a luxury car brand that beats all its rivals B.a car-maker that aims at high-end customers C.a battery-maker that has become mainstream D.an electric car brand that also produces battery
第22题
It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that______. A.Tesla´s electric car will become mainstream in the market
B.Tesla will make a great fortune in 2015 thanks to its new model C.it may take a while for Tesla to recover from the battery accidents D.Tesla pursues environmentally-friendly cars rather than huge profits 第23题
According to Paragraph 3, some observers believe that______. A.Tesla´s founder will not sell his company B.Apple may take Tesla over in the near future
C.Tesla and Apple may cooperate and develop the iCar D.Tesla will be the leading corporation of driverless cars 第24题
Which one of the following is true about Tesla´s Model S?
A.It has duff looks and limited range.
B.It looks as impressive as other super cars. C.It is not worth spending so much money on it. D.It has changed people´s view towards the electric car. 第25题
The most appropriate title for this text is______. A.Tesla: Electric Car That Makes A Hit B.Electric Car: Where Is the Future? C.Tesla: Will the Takeover Come Soon? D.Tesla: Rapid Growth But No Profits
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(26~30/共20题)Section ⅡReading Comprehension Directions :
Read the following four terts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A], [B],[C]or [D].Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we´re on the lookout for signs of deception, studies show, our accuracy is hardly better than chance. Technology has opened the door to new and more pervasive forms of fraud: Americans lose an estimated $ 50 billion a year to con artists a-round the world, according to the Financial Fraud Research Center at Stanford University. But because computers aren´t subject to the foibles of emotion and what we like to call \"intuition,\" they can also help protect us. Here´s how leading fraud researchers, neuroscientists, psychiatrists, and computer scientists think technology can be put to work to fight fraud however it occurs—in person, online, or over the phone.
Spam filters are supposed to block e-mail scams from ever reaching us, but criminals have learned to circumvent them by personalizing their notes with information gleaned from the Internet and by grooming victims over time.
In response, a company called ZapFraud is turning to natural-language analytics; Instead of flagging key words, it looks for narrative patterns symptomatic of fraud. For instance, a message could contain a statement of surprise, the mention of a sum of money, and a call to action. \"Those are the hallmark expressions of one particular fraud e-mail,\" Markus Jakobsson, the company´s founder, told me. \"There´s a tremendous number of[spam]e-mails, but a small number of story lines. \"
A similar approach could help combat fraud by flagging false statements on social media. Kalina Bontcheva, a computer scientist who researches natural-language processing at the University of Sheffield, in England, is leading a project that examines streams of social data to identify rumors and esti mate their veracity by analyzing the semantics, cross-referencing information with trusted sources, identifying the point of origin and pattern of dissemination, and the like. Bontcheva is part of a research collaboration which plans to flag misleading tweets and posts and classify them by severity: speculation, controversy, misinformation, or disinformation. 第26题
What does Paragraph 1 say about fraud? A.It is very hard to crack down on. B.It is very easy to cast doubt on. C.It is becoming more annoying.
D.It is apparently on the decline.
第27题
As far as fraud is concerned, technology______. A.has sharply reduced the number of its cases B.has turned the spotlight on its seriousness C.can be a major obstacle for its investigators D.can be described as a double-edged sword 第28题
Para. 2 suggests that spam filters will function properly if______. A.scam messages are precisely targeted at their receivers B.fundamental security breaches are not remedied C.an exhaustive list of victims is provided to hackers D.netizens´ privacy is safeguarded against fraudsters
第29题
By saying \"a tremendous number of[spam]e-mails, but a small number of story lines\" , Mr. Jakobsson probably means that______.
A.tricks are huge in quantity and refined in theories
B.tricks are huge in quantity and restricted by regulations
C.criminals typically conceive countless projects with old ideas D.criminals keep coming up with novel ideas to deceive people
第30题
Natural-language analytics can do the followings except______. A.testifying B.highlighting C.categorizing D.comparing 上一题 下一题
(31~35/共20题)Section ⅡReading Comprehension Directions :
Read the following four terts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A], [B],[C]or [D].Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Olivia Pedersen thought the Nissan Leaf parked outside her favourite lunch spot near Emory University, must be hers. But she could not open the door. Nor could she open the door of the identical Leaf behind it. Cautiously, she tried the third Leaf in line and happily drove away. More than 14,000 electric vehicles are now registered in Georgia; California is the only state with more. But the juicy state incentives for buying them are coming under attack.
Residents can claim an income-tax credit for 20% of the cost of leasing or purchasing an electric vehicle, up to $ 5,000. Combined with a possible federal tax incentive worth $ 7,500,savvy Georgians are driving all the way to the bank in nearly-free electric cars. Nissan sells more of its Leaf models in Atlanta than in any other city, according to Don Francis from Georgia, which promotes the use of cars like these.
Such trends motivated Chuck Martin, a representative in Georgia´s House, to sponsor a bill to end state incentives for electric vehicles. He argues that the income-tax credit costs too much—about $ 13. 6m in 2013—and that only urban types benefit from these sorts of cars. Mr
Martin´s bill was voted down in committee in February, but seems to be still breathing. Another House bill, mostly to finance transport projects, would reduce the credits; it is now before the Senate.
Fans of electric vehicles say Georgia now leads the country in clean transport. Local power companies have helped by offering off-peak prices of 1. 3 cents per kilowatt hour for charging the cars at night. And the sales tax levied on this power stays in the state, whereas cash spent on petrol largely goes elsewhere, says Jeff Cohen, founder of the Atlanta Electric Vehicle Development Coalition.
Cutting the credits altogether might also harm Georgia in other ways. A study by Keybridge Public Policy Economics, a consultancy, says the state could lose $ 252m by 2030 if they disappear and people buy gas-guzzlers instead. That is because drivers will spend $ 714m on petrol to get around (in contrast with the $ 261m they would have paid in electricity bills) , and will no longer fritter away their savings from the federal electric-vehicle tax credit in Georgia´s shops. But the state´s incentives may be safe in the legislature after all; the president of the Senate drives an electric car himself. 第31题
According to Paragraph 1, Georgia may______. A.be under attack for its unreasonable policies B.encourage people to purchase electric vehicles C.end state incentives for buying electric cars soon D.have the largest number of electric cars in America 第32题
Chuck Martin seeks to end state incentives for electric vehicles because______. A.the policy proves to be costly B.no one benefits from the policy C.the government is short of money D.these incentives will hurt economy
第33题
Supporters of electric vehicles believe that these cars are______. A.convenient to charge and duty-free B.powerful and good to environment
C.environmental-friendly and money-saving D.inexpensive and faster than traditional cars 第34题
A study suggests that cutting the credits in Georgia might______. A.boost economic growth B.do harm to the market C.reduce vehicle sales D.lead to greater loss 第35题 The author´s attitude towards Georgia´s policies on electric cars seems to be______. A.worried B.doubtful C.optimistic
D.sympathetic
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(36~40/共20题)Section ⅡReading Comprehension Directions :
Read the following four terts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A], [B],[C]or [D].Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Heart disease has long been Britain´s biggest single killer. Despite our efforts to ward off its risk factors with more exercise and a healthier diet, the statistics remain sobering—particularly if you are a man. According to the British Heart Foundation, one in seven men will die from heart disease compared with one in 11 women, and of the 2. 3 million people living with heart disease in the UK, 60 percent are men.
Professor Jamie Waterall, the national lead for cardiovascular disease prevention at PHE, says there are many reasons why more men than women are suffering heart disease. \"Women do have the advantage of some hormonal protection of the heart prior to the menopause, which lessens their risk, but from that age onwards things should even out. But men continue to display an abundance of risky lifestyle behaviours that make them more vulnerable. They eat more, drink more, smoke more, for example. \"
Numerous studies have shown that excess belly fat, even if you are skinny everywhere else, can be deadly. \"Fat around the middle—especially the deep visceral fat hidden in your abdomen—has been linked to a higher risk of heart disease because these fat cells produce damaging toxic substances,\" Allen says.
Previously, men were advised to drink no more than three to four units of alcohol a day, which technically meant they could consume 28 units a week. The latest rules have cut that to no more than 14 units. Cutting down is one thing, but you should also spread your alcohol intake and have \"several drink-free days per week\" , according to the charity Drinkaware. Doing so can help your weight and cholesterol levels, both bad for the heart, to drop.
According to the smoking cessation charity Ash, smoking at any age causes about 14 percent of deaths from heart disease. If you are a smoker, stopping is the single most important thing you can do.
Switching to e-cigarettes or vaping is a positive move—provided that you eventually stop for good. In February a study from the University of California revealed that people who vape are more likely to have higher adrenaline levels and more stress in the heart, both of which have an adverse effect on cardiovascular health. \"In the short term, using e-cigarettes may be useful as a stepping stone to quitting, but the ultimate goal is to stop using them too,\" says Allen. 第36题
More men are suffering heart disease than women because______.
A.women have hormones to protect them from heart disease throughout lifetime B.menopause has little impact on women´s cardiovascular system C.women tend to have healthier lifestyles than men D.women are concerned about their weight 第37题
What effect does body weight have on one´s heart? A.The fat accumulated around one´s hips can be deadly. B.The fat cells do more harm to men´s body than to women´s.
C.Fat in the abdomen area is particularly harmful to the heart. D.Extra layers of fat can protect the heart from injury. 第38题
To lower the risk of heart disease, alcohol takers should______. A.cut the amount of alcohol intake to more than a half B.drinks red wine instead of strong liquor
C.consume a certain amount alcohol on a daily basis D.drink less alcohol to drive up the cholesterol level 第39题
Smoking e-cigarettes can______. A.lower the risk of hear attack
B.be used as an effective alternative to tobacco C.be positive for cardiovascular health D.help quit smoking
第40题
This passage is mainly about______. A.the effect of lifestyles on heart health B.gender discrimination in hospitals C.the importance of keeping slim D.the way of quit smoking
上一题 下一题 (41~45/共5题)Part B Directions :
Read the following tert and decide whether each of the statements is true or false. Choose T if the state ment is true or F if the statement is not true. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Kentish Town Road is a humdrum high street in north London. It contains pawnbrokers, pound shops, hairdressers and some long-in-the-tooth hardware stores. Unlike Camden Town to the south, full of bars and tattoo parlours, or Hampstead to the west, with its bistros and boutique clothing shops, little seems to have changed on the street for the past three decades. \"It´s never quite got going , \" admits Gary McLaren, a local bookseller. Yet the lack of change is odd—and hints at some of the strangeness of London.
Kentish Town has excellent transport links to central London, and plenty of residents prepared to pay good money for that. Off the high street stretch rows of pretty Victorian terraced houses, which sell for as much as 2m a piece. Between 2007 and 2014 property prices in the postcode area surrounding the main Tube and railway station more than doubled. An influx of French parents, drawn by a school that opened in 2011, is pushing prices even higher. Yet Kentish Town´s shops and cafes are almost invariably untrendy and in some cases mouldering. A hair salon, a butcher and a sportswear shop have each been owned by the same men for more than a quarter of a century. Why?
One explanation is that, in common with other parts of London, Kentish Town has lots of social housing as well as costly Victorian terraces, Camden Council, the local authority, is building even more in the borough. This helps cheaper shops survive, suggests Tony Travers of the London School of Economics; council tenants are less likely to drive and so rely more on local outlets. And the sheer volume of car and lorry traffic on the busy high street, which is a main road into the city,
might deter shoppers from visiting and swanky businesses from setting up in the area.
Demography plays a part, too. Fully 72% of the population of Kentish Town is white, including a good number of Irish residents—higher than the proportion in London as a whole, at 60%. Unlike the high streets around Peckham and Brixton in south London, which cater for African shoppers who may travel far to reach them, few specialist shops draw people to Kentish Town. \"We´re not a destination high street,\" sighs one local trader.
NIMBYs have not always helped. Lots of civic groups are active in the area, campaigning against late licences and the like, says Dan Carrier of the Camden New Journal, a newspaper. A local business association is also good at complaining. Partly because of this, a big supermarket has not yet opened on the high street—though Lidl, a discounter, will set up shop this year. \"We quite like that it is rough around the edges,\" says Michael Williams, a writer and local.
Paradoxically, soaring house prices in the area might be another brake on change. Wealthy family buyers mean that some houses once split into flats have been turned back into homes, says Mr Carrier. The result is fewer shoppers on the high street. Wealthy residents are more likely to get their groceries online or drive to bigger stores. And most will go out to the West End rather than a local restaurant.
Such \"counter-currents\" will prevent Kentish Town from gentrifying fully, suggests Gillian Tin-dall, a local historian. And they affect many other streets in London, too. Lupus Street in Pimlico serves a large council block on one side and white stucco houses on the other. Caledonian Road in Islington, close to rapidly-changing King´s Cross, is still full of kebab shops. London is a global city, but it is also a collection of villages, cranky and resistant to change. 图片 第41题 _____ 第42题 ____ 第43题 _____ 第44题 ______ 第45题 _______
上一题 下一题 (1/1)Part C
Directions: Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. (10 points) 第46题
Data are everywhere these days; the problem is making sense of them. That is the role of statistics, the university course that so many people skip or forget. Charles Wheelan, a professor at Dartmouth College, does something unique here: he makes statistics interesting and fun. His latest book strips the subject of its complexity to expose the attractive stuff underneath.
Statistics is an important intellectual tool which allows the compression of a massive amount of information to a few meaningful numbers. It is the bedrock of modem society, from putting rockets into orbit to managing junk e-mail filters. People from all fields are finding that they need
a familiarity with figures and statistics. But the problem is that the subject is typically taught by people who like statistics, rather than those who simply care about putting them to use. \"Naked Statistics\" is interesting because it focuses on the purpose of stats, not their inner elegance. ____________
上一题 下一题 (1/1)Section Writing Part A 第47题
Suppose your library book is overdue/lost. Write a letter to Mr. Wang, the librarian, to 1)apologize for it,
2)explain your reasons, and
3) promise to return/recover it as soon as possible.
You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.
Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use \"Li Ming\" instead. Do not write your address. (10 points) _____________
上一题 下一题 (1/1)Part B 第48题
Write an essay based on the following pie chart. In your essay, you should 1) interpret the pie chart and 2)give your comments.
You should write at least 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points) 图片
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(1~20/共20题)Section ⅠUse of English Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.
According to certain beer commercials, the contemporary version of success__1__in moving up to a premium brand that costs a dime or so more per bottle. Credit-card companies would have you__2__success inheres in owning their particular piece of plastic.
__3__the flag of success, modern-style, liberal arts colleges are withering__4__business schools are burgeoning...and yet even business schools are having an increasingly hard time__5__faculty members, because teaching isn´t__6__\"successful\" enough. Amid a broad consensus__7__there is a glut of lawyers and an epidemic of strangling litigation, record numbers of young people continue to flock to law school__8__, for the individual practitioner, a law degree is still considered a safe ticket.
Many, by external__9__, will be \"successes\". Yet there is a deadening and dangerous flaw in their philosophy: It has little room, little sympathy and less respect for the noble failure, for the person who__10__past the limits, who__11__gloriously high and falls unashamedly__12__.
That sort of ambition doesn´t have much place in a world__13__success is proved by worldly reward__14__by accomplishment itself. That sort of ambition is increasingly thought of as the domain of irredeemable eccentrics,__15__people who haven´t quite caught on—and there is great social pressure not to be one of them. The irony is that today´s success-chasers seem obsessed with the idea of not settling. Yet in doggedly__16__the rather brittle species of success now in fashion, they are__17__themselves to a chokingly narrow swath of turf along the entire__18__of human possibilities. Does it ever__19__to them that, frequently, success is what people settle for__20__they can´t think of something noble enough to be worth failing at? 第1题
A.constitutes B.consists C.makes up D.composes
参考答案： B 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 本题考查近义词辨析。四个选项都有“组成；构成”的意思。而在空格后出现了介词in，make up和compose通常与of搭配，constitute为及物动词，后不接介词；同时，四个选项中只有consist和in能构成短语，意为“在于”，符合本题句意，故为正确答案。 第2题
A.to believe B.believed C.believe D.believing
参考答案： C 您的答案： 未作答 答案解析： 本题考查固定用法。空格处用的是have sb.do sth.的固定用法。在这个用法中，have意为“使，让”，是使役动词，其宾语的补足语用动词原形。因此C选项为正确答案。 第3题 A.Below B.With C.Behind D.Under
参考答案： D 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 本题考查介词用法。below和under两者都可表示“低于”，under主要表示垂直在下的正下方，而below则不一定表示正下方(即可以是正下方或非正下方)；同时，under的一个引申义是“在……(原因、条件等)之下”，在此符合句意，为正确答案。 第4题 A.however B.while
C.nevertheless D.but
参考答案： B 您的答案： 未作答 答案解析： 本题考查逻辑关系。空格前后两分句的意思分别是：现代风格的文科大学日渐枯萎；商学院蒸蒸日上。由此看出，两种情况形成对比，B选项为正确答案。 第5题
A.admitting B.evaluating C.ensuring D.finding
参考答案： D 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 本题考查上下文语义。admitting意为“准许加入，接纳”；evaluating意为“评估”；ensuring意为“确保，保证”；finding意为“找到”。空格处句意是：即使是商业学校，找教职人员也越来越难。因此，D选项为正确答案。 第6题
A.considered B.regarded C.recognized D.acknowledged
参考答案： A 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 本题考查上下文语义。recognize意为“认出；承认”；acknowledge意为“承认”，都不符合句意；consider和regard都表示“认为，把……看作”等意思，符合句意，但regard后要与as连用，而consider后面的as可省略，因此A选项为正确答案。 第7题 A.what B.that C.where D.which
参考答案： B 您的答案： 未作答 答案解析： 本题考查连接词。空格处的连接词引导的是同位语从句，而引导同位语从句的只能是that且不能省略。因此，B选项为正确答案。 第8题 A.though B.whether C.because D.if
参考答案： C 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 本题考查逻辑关系。空格处句意是：尽管人们一致认为律师人数过多，供过于求，而且，诉讼之盛行有如流行病，令人窒息，但年轻人仍不断涌向法学院，其人数之多创最高记录。这是因为对个体从业者来说，法学学位仍被看作是一张生活的保险单。因此，空格处连接词引导的从句说明前一句所谈情况的原因，C选项为正确答案。 第9题
A.standards B.levels C.rule D.criteria
参考答案： A 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 本题考查近义词辨析。level意为“水平，水准”；rule意为“规则”，都不符合句意；standard和criteria均有“标准”之意，但criteria指用来判断、批评事物的“标准”，这个标准可以是个人所依据的标准；standard是事先制定出来的用来衡量事物的质量、品质
等公认的“客观标准”。句意是用外在的标准来判断，许多人将成为“成功人士”。可知，A选项为正确答案。 第10题 A.attempts B.surpasses C.risks D.ventures
参考答案： D 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 本题考查动词用法。attempt意为“企图，试图”，后跟不定式或名词、代词；surpass意为“超过，超越”，是及物动词；risk意为“冒……的危险”，后跟动名词或名词。venture意为“冒险”，可作不及物动词，后跟介词，满足句子结构要求，为正确答案。 第11题 A.directs B.aims C.reaches D.ascends
参考答案： B 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 本题考查上下文语义。空格处句子意思是目标高远的人。direct意为“指向，以……为对象”；aim意为“旨在，以……为目的”；reach意为“达到，够到”；ascend意为“攀登，上升”。将选项代入后，可知B选项为正确答案。 第12题 A.behind B.short C.through D.apart
参考答案： B 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 本题考查上下文语义。空格处句子指目标高远的人没能达到自己的目标。fall和四个选项都能构成短语，fall behind意为“落在后面”；fall short意为“达不到标准，低于”；fall through意为“失败”；fall apart意为“散开，崩溃”。因此，B选项为正确答案。 第13题 A.which B.whose C.that D.where
参考答案： D 您的答案： 未作答 答案解析： 本题考查关系副词。空格处句意是：在一个成功是由世俗的奖赏来证明的世界里，这种抱负是没有多少容身之处的。空格处的词引导的是定语从句，其先行词表示地点，所以，引导这个从句的应该是关系副词where，D选项为正确答案。 第14题
A.more than B.rather than C.less than D.other than
参考答案： B 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 本题考查上下文语义。空格处是指：成功是由世俗的奖赏所证明而不是成就本身。选项more than意为“超过”；rather than意为“而不是”；less than意为“不(太)，少于”；other than意为“除了；不同于”。因此，B选项为正确答案。 第15题 A.of B.with C.to D.for
参考答案： A 您的答案： 未作答 答案解析： 本题考查句子结构。空格处及其后面的部分也是一个of短语，修饰名词domain，表示所属关系。句意是：人们逐渐认为这样的抱负属于不可救药的行为古怪的人(irredeemable eccentrics)，属于那些不谙世事的人。因此，A选项为正确答案。 第16题 A.following B.hunting C.seeking D.pursuing
参考答案： D 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 本题考查动词辨析。follow意为“跟随”；hunt意为“猎取，捕猎”；seek意为“找寻，寻求”；pursue意为“追赶，追逐”。将四个选项代入，确定D项最符合句意，意为：然而，在坚持不懈地追求当今流行却相当脆弱的种种成功的时候，……。 第17题
A.restraining B.restricting C.enclosing D.bounding
参考答案： B 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 本题考查近义词辨析。restrain意为“限制，抑制”，restrain与from搭配，意为“克制……使不”； restrict意为“限制，控制”，restrict to意为“限制在”；enclose意为“围在里面，使与世隔绝”，为及物动词，不与to连用；bound与to连用时，表示“必然；与……密切相关的”。空格处句意是：他们把自己限制在令人窒息的一刈之地。因此，只有B选项符合句意和句子结构，是正确答案。 第18题 A.domain B.extent C.range D.scope
参考答案： C 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 本题考查近义词辨析。domain指活动、思想等的“领域，范围”；extent意为“广度，长度；程度”，指某事物扩展所及的距离，尤指线的距离；range意为“范围”，尤指各种种类，可供选择的范围；scope指活动、影响等的“范围”，还指掌握的深度或涉及的广度。本句指人类有着各种可能性，因而用range表示范围。 第19题 A.approach
B.occur C.happen D.come
参考答案： B 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 本题考查近义词辨析。approach意为“靠近，接近”，不符合句意；come意为“出现，产生”，可以说：An idea comes to my mind；但不能说：It comes to me that…；happen和occur均有“发生”的意思，但occur还表示“(某想法)出现在脑中，被想到”的意思，这正符合句意：“他们有没有想到……”。 第20题 A.since B.as
C.because D.when
参考答案： D 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 本题考查逻辑关系。空格处的词引导的从句相当于条件句，表示“在……的情况下”。所给选项中，只有when符合上下文的意思。句意是：他们是否想到，只有在人们想不出有更崇高的、值得以失败为代价而求之的情况下，才会去追求成功以安身立命。 下一题
(21~25/共20题)Section ⅡReading Comprehension Directions :
Read the following four terts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A], [B],[C]or [D].Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
If comfortably outpacing your rivals is the main measure of automotive achievement, Tesla´s electric car is a resounding success. The Model S last year outsold its nearest luxury rival, Mercedes´s petrol-engined S-class, by 30% in America. And in its top specification the Tesla will also beat the German car in the race from 0-60mph. As a battery-maker Tesla is also moving fast. This week it announced plans to build a \"gigafactory\" in America to make lithium-ion power-packs, that it hopes will propel its vehicles to the mainstream. Tesla´s acceleration has been rapid. Launched a decade ago by Elon Musk, a founder of PayPal and serial tech entrepreneur, last year it sold around 22,000 cars and by the end of 2014 hopes to be making 1,000 a week. In early 2015 Tesla will add the Model X, a medium-sized SUV, to its range. However, Tesla´s impressive growth has not yet translated into significant profits. A series of battery fires also briefly dented sales growth last year. Nevertheless, Tesla´s shares surged on February 25th, to value the company at over $ 30 billion after Morgan Stanley, a bank, joined its adoring fans. It reckons that the battery factory will not only propel it along the road to mass manufacturing but also make it a leading competitor in low-cost energy storage, the key to making renewable energy more practical. The bank is also confident that Tesla´s Silicon Valley location will put it in the driverless front seat of autonomous motoring. A recent meeting with Apple, and the iPad-like control panel of the Model S, have convinced some observers that a takeover and an iCar are around the corner, although Mr Musk insists that his firm is not for sale.
Tesla has defied its doubters with the success of the Model S, a smartly styled luxury car. It may not share the outrageous looks of a supercar like the Lamborghini Aventador, but it has the performance without the $ 400,000-plus price tag. The most basic Model S costs $ 64,000 in
America. This has won it rave reviews in the motoring press, often sniffy about other electric cars with limited ranges and duff looks. By designing a large car with a big battery pack, Tesla has diminished \"range anxiety\"—one version can do 310 miles (500km) between charges. 第21题
According to the first paragraph, Tesla is______. A.a luxury car brand that beats all its rivals B.a car-maker that aims at high-end customers C.a battery-maker that has become mainstream D.an electric car brand that also produces battery
参考答案： D 您的答案： 未作答 答案解析： 细节题。定位到第一段。该段第二行提到luxury一词，但是指的是Mercedes，并不是Tesla，故选项[A]的luxury car brand表述不当，而beats all its rivals更是过度夸大，故选项[A]是错误的。而选项[B]的high-end customers“高端客户”更是无中生有。选项[C]的battery-maker只是Tesla的部分业务，而且has become mainstream“已经成为主流”也与原文不符，故该项错误。只有[D]项的an electric car brand that also produces battery“同时生产电池的电动跑车品牌”能够概括Tesla，分别对应该段第二行的Tesla’s electric car和第四行的As a battery-maker Tesla is also moving fast.故答案为[D]。 第22题
It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that______. A.Tesla´s electric car will become mainstream in the market
B.Tesla will make a great fortune in 2015 thanks to its new model C.it may take a while for Tesla to recover from the battery accidents D.Tesla pursues environmentally-friendly cars rather than huge profits 参考答案： C 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 推理题。定位到第二段。首先，选项[A]在该段没有对应内容，该段未提到mainstream一词，该项属于无中生有。选项[B]的2015和new model对应该段的“In early 2015 Tesla will add the Model X，a medium-sized SUV，to its range.”一句，但是该项的make a great fortune“大赚一笔”文中并无体现，故该项错误。选项[C]对应该段最后一句：A series of battery fires also briefly dented sales growth last year.“去年，一系列电池起火事件削弱了其销售增长势头。”由此可见，该项的it may take a while for Tesla to recover from the battery accidents“特斯拉可能需要一段时间才能从电池事故中恢复过来”的推理正确。选项[D]的environmentally-friendly原文并未提到，该项也是错误的。综上，本题答案为[C]。 第23题
According to Paragraph 3, some observers believe that______. A.Tesla´s founder will not sell his company B.Apple may take Tesla over in the near future
C.Tesla and Apple may cooperate and develop the iCar D.Tesla will be the leading corporation of driverless cars 参考答案： B 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 观点题。根据some observers定位到第三段最后一句：A recent meeting with Apple，and the iPad-like control panel of the Model S，have convinced some observers that a takeover and an iCar are around the corner，although Mr Musk insists that his firm is not for sale.其中答案的来源句为a takeover and an iCar are around the corner“特斯拉很快会被接手，iCar很快会出现”其中，around the corner的意思是“即将到来”，四项中与该句表述一致的是
选项[B]Apple may take Tesla over in the near future“苹果可能在近期接手特斯拉”，其中take Tesla over=takeover；in the near future=around the corner，故该题答案为[B]。 第24题
Which one of the following is true about Tesla´s Model S? A.It has duff looks and limited range.
B.It looks as impressive as other super cars. C.It is not worth spending so much money on it. D.It has changed people´s view towards the electric car. 参考答案： D 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 细节题。根据题干的Tesla’s Model S以及出题顺序定位到最后一段。选项[A]对应该段第四行：This has won it rave reviews in the motoring press，often sniffy about other electric cars with limited ranges and duff looks.其中的limited ranges and duff looks指的是other electric cars，而不是Tesla，故该项错误。选项[B]对应本段第二句：It may not share the outrageous looks of a supercar like the Lamborghini Aventador…其中的outrageous“令人震惊的”与该项的impressive“令人印象深刻的”意思接近，但是原文说的是not share the outrageous looks of a supercar，故该项错误。选项[C]对应该段第二、三两句：but it has the performance without the $400，000-plus price tag.The most basic Model S costs $64，000 in America.可见Model S不仅拥有价值40万美元的汽车的表现性能，而且售价仅为6.4万美元，性价比很高，该项说的“不值得购买”显然是错误的。选项[D]对应该段第四行：This has won it rave reviews in the mototing press，often sniffy about other electric cars…这使其在汽车报刊上引起轩然大波，该报刊往往对其他电动跑车的有限行程和笨拙外观嗤之以鼻。可见该项It has changed people’s view towards the electric car.“它改变了人们对于电动跑车的看法。”表述正确，即[D]为答案。 第25题
The most appropriate title for this text is______. A.Tesla: Electric Car That Makes A Hit B.Electric Car: Where Is the Future? C.Tesla: Will the Takeover Come Soon? D.Tesla: Rapid Growth But No Profits 参考答案： A 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 主旨题。本文讨论的是电动跑车品牌Tesla，几个选项基本都吻合。我们先理解各项大意。选项[A]“特斯拉：大获成功的电动跑车”；选项[B]“电动跑车：何去何从?”；选项[C]“特斯拉：距离被接手还远吗?”；选项[D]“特斯拉：猛增长，零利润”。一般文章各段首句可以表达各段大意，而把各段首句加起来，可以看出整篇文章大意。第一段提到：Tesla’s electric car is a resounding success.第二段首句指出：Tesla’acceleration has been rappid.第三段首句重点为：Nevertheless，Tesla’s shares surged.最后一段首句又指出：Tesla has defied its doubters with the success of the Model S.这几句不断提到success，acceleration，surge等词，都是积极向上的词，由此可以判断，文章重点讨论特斯拉的成功和发展，故[A]项为答案。 上一题 下一题
(26~30/共20题)Section ⅡReading Comprehension Directions :
Read the following four terts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A], [B],[C]or [D].Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Humans are startlingly bad at detecting fraud. Even when we´re on the lookout for signs of
deception, studies show, our accuracy is hardly better than chance. Technology has opened the door to new and more pervasive forms of fraud: Americans lose an estimated $ 50 billion a year to con artists a-round the world, according to the Financial Fraud Research Center at Stanford University. But because computers aren´t subject to the foibles of emotion and what we like to call \"intuition,\" they can also help protect us. Here´s how leading fraud researchers, neuroscientists, psychiatrists, and computer scientists think technology can be put to work to fight fraud however it occurs—in person, online, or over the phone.
Spam filters are supposed to block e-mail scams from ever reaching us, but criminals have learned to circumvent them by personalizing their notes with information gleaned from the Internet and by grooming victims over time.
In response, a company called ZapFraud is turning to natural-language analytics; Instead of flagging key words, it looks for narrative patterns symptomatic of fraud. For instance, a message could contain a statement of surprise, the mention of a sum of money, and a call to action. \"Those are the hallmark expressions of one particular fraud e-mail,\" Markus Jakobsson, the company´s founder, told me. \"There´s a tremendous number of[spam]e-mails, but a small number of story lines. \"
A similar approach could help combat fraud by flagging false statements on social media. Kalina Bontcheva, a computer scientist who researches natural-language processing at the University of Sheffield, in England, is leading a project that examines streams of social data to identify rumors and esti mate their veracity by analyzing the semantics, cross-referencing information with trusted sources, identifying the point of origin and pattern of dissemination, and the like. Bontcheva is part of a research collaboration which plans to flag misleading tweets and posts and classify them by severity: speculation, controversy, misinformation, or disinformation. 第26题
What does Paragraph 1 say about fraud? A.It is very hard to crack down on. B.It is very easy to cast doubt on. C.It is becoming more annoying. D.It is apparently on the decline.
参考答案： C 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 细节题。文章第一段“即使在诈骗迹象初现端倪时，我们就保持警觉状态，但是我们判断诈骗的准确度不比我们的运气好多少。科技为更新、更普遍的诈骗形式打开了方便之门。”[A]crack down on“镇压，制裁”文章未提及。[B]“很容易质疑诈骗”与文中意思相反。[D]与文意不符。 第27题
As far as fraud is concerned, technology______. A.has sharply reduced the number of its cases B.has turned the spotlight on its seriousness C.can be a major obstacle for its investigators D.can be described as a double-edged sword 参考答案： D 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 细节题。由technology定位到第—段第三句。文中提到“科技为更新、更普遍的诈骗形式打开了方便之门”，“科技也可以为我们保驾护航”。[A]和[B]文中未提及。[C]与文中意思相反。
第28题
Para. 2 suggests that spam filters will function properly if______. A.scam messages are precisely targeted at their receivers B.fundamental security breaches are not remedied C.an exhaustive list of victims is provided to hackers D.netizens´ privacy is safeguarded against fraudsters 参考答案： D 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 推理题。题干“垃圾邮件过滤软件将会正常运转如果……”，第二段提到诈骗分子通过搜集个人信息，发送个性化邮件的形式来进行诈骗。所以[D]“网民的隐私得以被保护不落人骗子的手中”为正确选项。[A]“诈骗邮件被精确地发送给接收者”和[B]“基本的安全漏洞没有被修补”及[C]“详尽的受害者名单被提供给黑客”文章均未提及。 第29题
By saying \"a tremendous number of[spam]e-mails, but a small number of story lines\" , Mr. Jakobsson probably means that______.
A.tricks are huge in quantity and refined in theories
B.tricks are huge in quantity and restricted by regulations
C.criminals typically conceive countless projects with old ideas D.criminals keep coming up with novel ideas to deceive people 参考答案： C 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 细节题。[A]“诈骗手段数量惊人并且有很完善的理论”文章未提到完善的理论。[B]“诈骗手段数量惊人但是受到了规则的限制”文章未提到规则限制了这样的邮件。[D]“犯罪分子不断想出新点子去行骗”。文中说到“垃圾邮件数不胜数，但编故事的套路却是掐指可数”，所以[C]为正确选项。 第30题
Natural-language analytics can do the followings except______. A.testifying B.highlighting C.categorizing D.comparing
参考答案： A 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 细节题。本题问“自然语言分析学能做以下的事情但除了……之外”。[A]尤指“出庭作证”不合题意。[B]“标记”；[C]“分类”；[D]“对比”。 上一题 下一题
(31~35/共20题)Section ⅡReading Comprehension Directions :
Read the following four terts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A], [B],[C]or [D].Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Olivia Pedersen thought the Nissan Leaf parked outside her favourite lunch spot near Emory University, must be hers. But she could not open the door. Nor could she open the door of the identical Leaf behind it. Cautiously, she tried the third Leaf in line and happily drove away. More than 14,000 electric vehicles are now registered in Georgia; California is the only state with more. But the juicy state incentives for buying them are coming under attack.
Residents can claim an income-tax credit for 20% of the cost of leasing or purchasing an electric vehicle, up to $ 5,000. Combined with a possible federal tax incentive worth $ 7,500,savvy
Georgians are driving all the way to the bank in nearly-free electric cars. Nissan sells more of its Leaf models in Atlanta than in any other city, according to Don Francis from Georgia, which promotes the use of cars like these.
Such trends motivated Chuck Martin, a representative in Georgia´s House, to sponsor a bill to end state incentives for electric vehicles. He argues that the income-tax credit costs too much—about $ 13. 6m in 2013—and that only urban types benefit from these sorts of cars. Mr Martin´s bill was voted down in committee in February, but seems to be still breathing. Another House bill, mostly to finance transport projects, would reduce the credits; it is now before the Senate.
Fans of electric vehicles say Georgia now leads the country in clean transport. Local power companies have helped by offering off-peak prices of 1. 3 cents per kilowatt hour for charging the cars at night. And the sales tax levied on this power stays in the state, whereas cash spent on petrol largely goes elsewhere, says Jeff Cohen, founder of the Atlanta Electric Vehicle Development Coalition.
Cutting the credits altogether might also harm Georgia in other ways. A study by Keybridge Public Policy Economics, a consultancy, says the state could lose $ 252m by 2030 if they disappear and people buy gas-guzzlers instead. That is because drivers will spend $ 714m on petrol to get around (in contrast with the $ 261m they would have paid in electricity bills) , and will no longer fritter away their savings from the federal electric-vehicle tax credit in Georgia´s shops. But the state´s incentives may be safe in the legislature after all; the president of the Senate drives an electric car himself. 第31题
According to Paragraph 1, Georgia may______. A.be under attack for its unreasonable policies B.encourage people to purchase electric vehicles C.end state incentives for buying electric cars soon D.have the largest number of electric cars in America
参考答案： B 您的答案： 未作答 答案解析： 细节题。根据Georgia定位到第一段后两句：More than 14，000 electric vehicles are now registered in Georgia；California is the only state with more.But the juicy state incentives for buying them are coming under attack.选项[A]be under attack for its unreasonable policies “因为其不合理的政策而受到抨击”；原文juicy incentives指“诱人的激励政策”，该项的unreasonable policies“不合理的政策”与之不符，故该项错误。[B]encourage people to purchase electric vehicles“鼓励人们购买电动汽车”；原文明确提到the juicy state incentives for buying them“购买电动汽车诱人的激励政策”，选项encourage“鼓励”=incentives“激励”：purchase=buy；electric vehicles=them；该项与原文是同义替换关系，该项正确。[C]end state incentives for buying electric cars soon“很快结束购买电动汽车的地方激励政策”：其中soon一词过于绝对，文章提到这些激励政策受到抨击，但是没有说这些政策会很快结束，end一词程度夸大。综合上下文，Georgia是一直在实行电动汽车购买激励政策的。故该项错误。[D]have the largest number of electric cars in America“拥有美国数量最多的电动汽车”；原文明确提到California is the only state with more.即加州电动汽车数量最多，Georgia排名第二，故该项错误。综上本题答案为[B]。 第32题
Chuck Martin seeks to end state incentives for electric vehicles because______.
A.the policy proves to be costly B.no one benefits from the policy C.the government is short of money D.these incentives will hurt economy
参考答案： A 您的答案： 未作答 答案解析： 细节题。根据Chuck Martin定位到第三段首句，该句指出Chunk Martin赞助一项法案，以结束电动汽车的地方激励政策，该句与题干表述完全一致，而题目问的是原因，故答案应该在下一句：He argues that the income-tax credit costs too much，and that only urban types benefit from these sorts of cars.选项[A]the policy proves to be costly“该政策代价过于高昂”；该项costly=costs too much，属于同义替换，该项正确。[B]no one benefits from the policy“没有人从该政策中受益”；原文说only urban types benefit，可见并非无人受益，no one一词错误，且过于绝对。[C]the government is short of money“政府缺乏资金”；原文说激励政策耗费太大，并没有提到政府缺钱，该项属于无中生有。[D]these incentives will hurt economy“这些激励政策会破坏经济”；该项同样是无中生有。综上，本题选择[A]。 第33题
Supporters of electric vehicles believe that these cars are______. A.convenient to charge and duty-free B.powerful and good to environment
C.environmental-friendly and money-saving D.inexpensive and faster than traditional cars
参考答案： C 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 观点题。根据题干supporters of electric vehicles定位到第四段首句fans of electric vehicles：其中supporters“支持者”=fans“粉丝”。首句say Georgia now leads the country in clean transport说明这些支持者的观点，其中clean transport指的就是electric vehicles，这些支持者认为电动汽车是“干净的交通工具”，即认为电动汽车是“环保的”。第二句指出：当地电力公司也积极响应，并提供1.3美分每度的低电价供居民晚上充电。该句说明电动汽车“省钱”。故答案为[C]environmental-friendly and money-saving“环保省钱”。选项[A]convenient to charge and duty-free“充电方便且免税”；其中duty-free错误，原文没有说电动汽车免税。[B]powerful and good to environment“动力强大且有利于环境”；powerful一词纯粹是无中生有。[D]inexpensive and faster than traditional cars“便宜且速度超过传统汽车”：该项也属于无中生有。综上，本题答案为[C]。 第34题
A study suggests that cutting the credits in Georgia might______. A.boost economic growth B.do harm to the market C.reduce vehicle sales D.lead to greater loss
参考答案： D 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 细节题。根据cutting the credits in Georgia定位到最后一段首句：Cutting the credits altogether might also harm Georgia in other ways.答案句来自第二句：A study says the state could lose $ 252m by 2030 if they disappear and people buy gas-guzzlers instead.其中，答案关键为lose $ 252m“损失2.52亿美元”。选项[A]boost economic growth“促进经济增长”：boost为正向词汇，与原文harm、lose等负面词汇完全相反，该项比较容易排除。[B]do harm to the matket“破坏市场”：原文提到harm Georgia，并没有提到market“市场”一词，故排
除该项。[C]reduce vehicle sales“减少汽车销量”；文章说如果电动汽车激励政策消失，人们会购买gas-guzzlers“油老虎／传统汽车”，故不会减少汽车销量，顶多减少电动汽车销量，该项表述不清，可以排除。[D]lead to greater loss“造成更大的损失”；该项的loss=原文的lose：greater loss=lose $252m；故该项为正确答案。 第35题 The author´s attitude towards Georgia´s policies on electric cars seems to be______. A.worried B.doubtful C.optimistic D.sympathetic
参考答案： C 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 态度题。定位到最后一段。转折处经常强调作者的观点态度，故最能体现作者态度的句子是全文最后一句：But the state’s incentives may be safe in the legislature after all；the president of the Senate drives an electric car himself.其中state’s incentives“该州的激励政策”指的就是全文讨论的Georgia’s policies on electric cars“乔治亚州的电动汽车政策”。该句中能够明确体现感情色彩的词是safe“安全的”，该词属于正向词汇，故答案也应该是正向词汇。选项[A]worried“担忧的”；[B]doubtful“怀疑的”；[C]optimistic“乐观的”：[D]sym-pathetic“同情的”；四个选项中显然只有[C]optimistic为正向词汇，故该项正确。 上一题 下一题
(36~40/共20题)Section ⅡReading Comprehension Directions :
Read the following four terts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A], [B],[C]or [D].Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Heart disease has long been Britain´s biggest single killer. Despite our efforts to ward off its risk factors with more exercise and a healthier diet, the statistics remain sobering—particularly if you are a man. According to the British Heart Foundation, one in seven men will die from heart disease compared with one in 11 women, and of the 2. 3 million people living with heart disease in the UK, 60 percent are men.
Professor Jamie Waterall, the national lead for cardiovascular disease prevention at PHE, says there are many reasons why more men than women are suffering heart disease. \"Women do have the advantage of some hormonal protection of the heart prior to the menopause, which lessens their risk, but from that age onwards things should even out. But men continue to display an abundance of risky lifestyle behaviours that make them more vulnerable. They eat more, drink more, smoke more, for example. \"
Numerous studies have shown that excess belly fat, even if you are skinny everywhere else, can be deadly. \"Fat around the middle—especially the deep visceral fat hidden in your abdomen—has been linked to a higher risk of heart disease because these fat cells produce damaging toxic substances,\" Allen says.
Previously, men were advised to drink no more than three to four units of alcohol a day, which technically meant they could consume 28 units a week. The latest rules have cut that to no more than 14 units. Cutting down is one thing, but you should also spread your alcohol intake and have \"several drink-free days per week\" , according to the charity Drinkaware. Doing so can help your weight and cholesterol levels, both bad for the heart, to drop.
According to the smoking cessation charity Ash, smoking at any age causes about 14 percent of
deaths from heart disease. If you are a smoker, stopping is the single most important thing you can do.
Switching to e-cigarettes or vaping is a positive move—provided that you eventually stop for good. In February a study from the University of California revealed that people who vape are more likely to have higher adrenaline levels and more stress in the heart, both of which have an adverse effect on cardiovascular health. \"In the short term, using e-cigarettes may be useful as a stepping stone to quitting, but the ultimate goal is to stop using them too,\" says Allen. 第36题
More men are suffering heart disease than women because______.
A.women have hormones to protect them from heart disease throughout lifetime B.menopause has little impact on women´s cardiovascular system C.women tend to have healthier lifestyles than men D.women are concerned about their weight
参考答案： C 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 细节题。定位到第二段。第一段介绍背景，男性比女性心脏病发病率高。第二段分析原因。在更年期之前，女性由于荷尔蒙的原因发病率更低。更年期之后，这种荷尔蒙优势丧失，但是很多男性生活习惯不好，导致男性患心脏病的风险还是高。[C]“女性往往比男性有更健康的生活方式”符合。[A]“妇女终生有保护她们不患心脏病的荷尔蒙”错误，更年期后荷尔蒙的作用就不存在了；[B]“更年期对女性心血管系统影响不大”错误，更年期前后荷尔蒙的变化会对女性心血管系统有一定影响；[D]“女人们关心她们的体重”没提到。 第37题
What effect does body weight have on one´s heart? A.The fat accumulated around one´s hips can be deadly. B.The fat cells do more harm to men´s body than to women´s. C.Fat in the abdomen area is particularly harmful to the heart. D.Extra layers of fat can protect the heart from injury.
参考答案： C 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 细节题。定位到第三段。[A]“脂肪积累在臀部是致命的”错误，应该是腹部的脂肪是致命的；[B]“脂肪细胞对男人的伤害比女人大”，文中没有提到脂肪细胞对人体影响的性别差异性；[D]“额外的脂肪层可以保护心脏免受伤害”文中没有提到。 第38题
To lower the risk of heart disease, alcohol takers should______. A.cut the amount of alcohol intake to more than a half B.drinks red wine instead of strong liquor
C.consume a certain amount alcohol on a daily basis D.drink less alcohol to drive up the cholesterol level 参考答案： A 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 细节题。定位到第四段，主要讲了两层意思，一是减少饮酒量，过去每周可以喝28个单位，最新的规定将这个数字削减到不超过14个单位。二是分散饮酒，每周几天不摄入酒精。[A]“将饮酒量砍掉一半多”正确。[B]“喝红酒不喝烈酒”没提到；[C]“每天喝一定量的酒”与文意相反；[D]“少喝酒提高胆固醇水平”错误，应该是降低胆固醇水平。 第39题
Smoking e-cigarettes can______.
A.lower the risk of hear attack
B.be used as an effective alternative to tobacco C.be positive for cardiovascular health D.help quit smoking
参考答案： D 您的答案： 未作答
答案解析： 推断题。定位到第五段。吸烟会提高心脏病的患病风险，使用电子烟可能有助于戒烟，但是电子烟也会对心血管健康产生不良的影响，因此最终也得戒掉。故答案选[D]“帮助戒烟”。[A]“降低心脏病风险”错误；[B]“是卷烟的有效替代品”错误；[C]“对心脑血管有好处”，与文章内容相反。 第40题
This passage is mainly about______. A.the effect of lifestyles on heart health B.gender discrimination in hospitals C.the importance of keeping slim D.the way of quit smoking
参考答案： A 您的答案： 未作答 答案解析： 主旨题。本文主要讨论了英国男性心脏病发病率高于女性，并且分析了原因以及对策，指出不良的生活习惯如过量饮食、喝酒和吸烟是引发心脏病的重要原因。故答案选[A]。[B]“医院里的性别歧视”，[C]“保持身材苗条的重要性”和[D]“戒烟的方法”，均为无关选项。
上一题 下一题 (41~45/共5题)Part B Directions :
Read the following tert and decide whether each of the statements is true or false. Choose T if the state ment is true or F if the statement is not true. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. Kentish Town Road is a humdrum high street in north London. It contains pawnbrokers, pound shops, hairdressers and some long-in-the-tooth hardware stores. Unlike Camden Town to the south, full of bars and tattoo parlours, or Hampstead to the west, with its bistros and boutique clothing shops, little seems to have changed on the street for the past three decades. \"It´s never quite got going , \" admits Gary McLaren, a local bookseller. Yet the lack of change is odd—and hints at some of the strangeness of London.
Kentish Town has excellent transport links to central London, and plenty of residents prepared to pay good money for that. Off the high street stretch rows of pretty Victorian terraced houses, which sell for as much as 2m a piece. Between 2007 and 2014 property prices in the postcode area surrounding the main Tube and railway station more than doubled. An influx of French parents, drawn by a school that opened in 2011, is pushing prices even higher. Yet Kentish Town´s shops and cafes are almost invariably untrendy and in some cases mouldering. A hair salon, a butcher and a sportswear shop have each been owned by the same men for more than a quarter of a century. Why?
One explanation is that, in common with other parts of London, Kentish Town has lots of social housing as well as costly Victorian terraces, Camden Council, the local authority, is building even more in the borough. This helps cheaper shops survive, suggests Tony Travers of the London School of Economics; council tenants are less likely to drive and so rely more on local outlets. And the sheer volume of car and lorry traffic on the busy high street, which is a main road into the city,
might deter shoppers from visiting and swanky businesses from setting up in the area.
Demography plays a part, too. Fully 72% of the population of Kentish Town is white, including a good number of Irish residents—higher than the proportion in London as a whole, at 60%. Unlike the high streets around Peckham and Brixton in south London, which cater for African shoppers who may travel far to reach them, few specialist shops draw people to Kentish Town. \"We´re not a destination high street,\" sighs one local trader.
NIMBYs have not always helped. Lots of civic groups are active in the area, campaigning against late licences and the like, says Dan Carrier of the Camden New Journal, a newspaper. A local business association is also good at complaining. Partly because of this, a big supermarket has not yet opened on the high street—though Lidl, a discounter, will set up shop this year. \"We quite like that it is rough around the edges,\" says Michael Williams, a writer and local.
Paradoxically, soaring house prices in the area might be another brake on change. Wealthy family buyers mean that some houses once split into flats have been turned back into homes, says Mr Carrier. The result is fewer shoppers on the high street. Wealthy residents are more likely to get their groceries online or drive to bigger stores. And most will go out to the West End rather than a local restaurant.
Such \"counter-currents\" will prevent Kentish Town from gentrifying fully, suggests Gillian Tin-dall, a local historian. And they affect many other streets in London, too. Lupus Street in Pimlico serves a large council block on one side and white stucco houses on the other. Caledonian Road in Islington, close to rapidly-changing King´s Cross, is still full of kebab shops. London is a global city, but it is also a collection of villages, cranky and resistant to change. 图片 第41题 _____
参考答案： D
详细解答： 根据Gary McLaren定位到第一段倒数第二、三行：“It’s never quite got going，”admits Gary McLaren，a local bookseller.其中，Gary McLaren说的话是紧接着上一句的背景，故上一句与答案密切相关。该句指出little seems to have changed on the street for the past three decades。选项[D]the road remains unchanged for decades与该句表述接近。其中，the road =the street；remains unchanged=little seems to have changed；for decades=for the past three decades。故本题选择[D]。 第42题 ____
参考答案： B
详细解答： 根据Tony Travers定位到第三段第三行：This helps cheaper shops survive，suggests Tony Travers of the London School of Economics：council tenants are less likely to drive and so rely more on local outlets.7个选项中，与该句内容相关的是[B]social housing tenants often shop at local outlets。该项的social housing tenants表示“社会福利住房租户”，该词等同于原文council tenants“政府公屋租户”；该项的often shop at local outlets“经常在当地商店购物”等同于原文rely more on local outlets“更加依赖当地商店”，故[B]为本题答案。 第43题 _____
参考答案： A
详细解答： 根据a local trader定位到第四段最后一句：“We’re not a destination high street.”
sighs one local trader.“肯特镇当地的一位商人感叹，‘我们的街道并不是顾客的目的地’。”与答案相关的还有该句上一句few specialist shops draw people to Kentish Town“几乎没有独特的店铺足以吸引人们来到肯特镇，”通过这两句得出结论：few tourists come to visit the town“很少有游客来镇上参观”。即选项[A]正确。 第44题 ______
参考答案： E
详细解答： 根据Dan Carrier定位到第五段；而第六段的Mr Carrier指的也是Dan Carrier，故本题需浏览五、六两段。第五段关键句为Lots of civic groups are active in the area，campaigning against late licences and the like，says Dan Carrier of the Camden New Journal，a newspaper.该句与七个选项并无关联，故排除该段。第六段关键句为Wealthy family buyers mean that some houses once split into flats have been turned back into homes，says Mr Carrier.该句是Dan Carrier所说的话，用来证明该段首句观点，故该段首句为答案句：soaring house prices in the area might be another brake on change.与之相近的选项为[E]housing price may be an obstacle of change。其中，housing price“房价”=house prices“房价”；obstacle“障碍物”=brake“刹车，阻碍”。综上[E]为本题答案。 第45题 _______
参考答案： F
详细解答： 根据Gillian Tindall定位到最后一段前两句：Such“counter-currents”will prevent Kentish Town from gentrifying fully，suggests Gillian Tindall，a local historian.And they affect many other streets in London，too.与之相关的选项为[F]counter-currents have influenced many streets。其中counter-currents是原词复现：influenced many streets=affect many other streets。故本题选择[F]。 上一题 下一题 (1/1)Part C
Directions: Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments into Chinese. (10 points) 第46题
Data are everywhere these days; the problem is making sense of them. That is the role of statistics, the university course that so many people skip or forget. Charles Wheelan, a professor at Dartmouth College, does something unique here: he makes statistics interesting and fun. His latest book strips the subject of its complexity to expose the attractive stuff underneath.
Statistics is an important intellectual tool which allows the compression of a massive amount of information to a few meaningful numbers. It is the bedrock of modem society, from putting rockets into orbit to managing junk e-mail filters. People from all fields are finding that they need a familiarity with figures and statistics. But the problem is that the subject is typically taught by people who like statistics, rather than those who simply care about putting them to use. \"Naked Statistics\" is interesting because it focuses on the purpose of stats, not their inner elegance. ____________
参考答案： 当今世界，数据铺天盖地，然而要理解其意义却是个难题。这就是统计学的作用，一门不少人在大学里逃过或者将其遗忘的课程。Dartmouth大学的Charles Wheelan教授做了一件与众不同的事情：他让统计学变得有趣又好玩。他最新的一本书揭开了这门学科复杂的外衣，使其展现出内在的魅力。
统计学是一项处理信息的重要工具，它能够将大量信息压缩成几个有意义的数字。它是现代社会的基石，大到把火箭送入轨道，小到过滤垃圾邮件。各行各业的人们发现，他们越来越需要通晓数据和统计学方面的知识。可问题是，教这门课的通常是热爱统计学的人，而不是那些只是关注应用这个工具的人。“赤裸裸的统计学”的有趣之处就在于它重点关注的是统计学的用途，而不是其内在的美感。 详细解答： 上一题 下一题 (1/1)Section Writing Part A
第47题
Suppose your library book is overdue/lost. Write a letter to Mr. Wang, the librarian, to 1)apologize for it,
2)explain your reasons, and
3) promise to return/recover it as soon as possible.
You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.
Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use \"Li Ming\" instead. Do not write your address. (10 points) _____________
参考答案： Dear Mr. Wang,
I am writing to apologize for not returning one of the novels in time 1 borrowed last month. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, I went back home with the books. Just on the day before the holiday was over, I was unable to find one of them. I´m afraid what I have done has caused much inconvenience to you. Now something has been done to solve the problem. I´ve asked my parents to locate the book and send it to me by mail. In case they cannot find it in the next few days, I shall try to buy a new copy for the library. I really hope you will accept my sincere apologies.
Yours truly, Li Ming 详细解答： 上一题 下一题 (1/1)Part B 第48题
Write an essay based on the following pie chart. In your essay, you should 1) interpret the pie chart and 2)give your comments.
You should write at least 150 words on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points) 图片
_______________参考答案： We can see from the pie chart that Hong Kong is first on the list, accounting for 44 percent of the total. The next major investor is Japan, with a proportion of 19.2%. Third is the United States at 16%. The investment from other 23 countries and regions make up 21.8%.
In short, it is predictable that Beijing benefits a lot from the outside investment. In the first place, a large number of joint ventures have been set up, which contributes greatly to the development of Capital Economy. In the second place, the foreign-invested enterprises offer a lot
of jobs to the residents in Beijing. Last but not least, the high-tech enterprises in the capital will grow rapidly as Beijing is open to the outside world.
In my view, new initiatives to attract further foreign investment should be taken to promote the economice development and social progress. To begin with, we should try hard to improve the investment environment so that an increasing amount of foreign capital can continue to stream into Beijing. What´s more, we should take advantage of this opportunity to run the present foreign-invested enterprises as efficiently as possible. 详细解答： 上一题 成绩单 答题卡
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