一、Section Ⅰ Use of English
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
1、(1)
A、Some
B、Most
C、Few
D、All
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
2、(2)
A、put
B、take
C、run
D、come
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
3、(3)
A、Since
B、If
C、Though
D、Until
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
4、(4)
A、formally
B、relatively
C、gradually
D、literally
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
5、(5)
A、back
B、next
C、around
D、away
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
6、(6)
A、onto
B、off
C、across
D、alone
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
7、(7)
A、unattractive
B、uncrowded
C、unchanged
D、unfamiliar
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
8、(8)
A、site
B、point
C、way
D、place
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
9、(9)
A、So
B、Yet
C、Instead
D、Besides
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
10、(10)
A、immediately
B、intentionally
C、unexpectedly
D、eventually
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
11、(11)
A、surprised
B、annoyed
C、frightened
D、confused
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
12、(12)
A、problem
B、option
C、view
D、result
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
13、(13)
A、Above all
B、In contrast
C、On average
D、For example
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
14、(14)
A、bridge
B、avoid
C、spot
D、separate
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
15、(15)
A、from
B、through
C、beyond
D、under
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
16、(16)
A、posts
B、links
C、shades
D、breaks
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
17、(17)
A、artificial
B、mysterious
C、hidden
D、limited
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
18、(18)
A、Finally
B、Consequently
C、Incidentally
D、Generally
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
19、(19)
A、memories
B、marks
C、notes
D、belongings
Today, we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigation apps are available on our smart phones. (1)_____of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone. But phones (2)_____ on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. (3)_____ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you (4)_____ can’t find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate (5)_____ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.
When you find yourself well (6)_____ a trail, but not in a completely (7)_____ area, you have to answer two questions: Which (8)_____ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, and on supplies of fresh water. (9)_____ , if you head downhill, and follow any H₂O you find, you should (10)_____ see signs of people.
If you’ve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights—you may be (11)_____ how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.
Another (12)_____ : Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. (13)_____ , even in dense forest, you should be able to (14)_____ gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve (15)_____ the woods. Head toward these (16)_____ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for (17)_____ light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.
(18)_____ , assuming you’re lost in an area humans tend to frequent, look for the (19)_____ we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other features can (20)_____ you to civilization.
20、(20)
A、restrict
B、adopt
C、lead
D、expose
二、Section Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
Financial regulators in Britain have imposed a rather unusual rule on the bosses of big banks. Starting next year, any guaranteed bonus of top executives could be delayed 10 years if their banks are under investigation for wrongdoing. The main purpose of this “clawback” rule is to hold bankers accountable for harmful risk-taking and to restore public trust in financial institutions. Yet officials also hope for a much larger benefit: more long-term decision-making not only by banks but by all corporations, to build a stronger economy for future generations.
“Short-termism” or the desire for quick profits, has worsened in publicly traded companies, says the Bank of England’s top economist, Andrew Haldane. He quotes a giant of classical economics, Alfred Marshall, in describing this financial impatience as acting like “children who pick the plums out of their pudding to eat them at once” rather than putting them aside to be eaten last.
The average time for holding a stock in both the United States and Britain, he notes, has dropped from seven years to seven months in recent decades. Transient investors, who demand high quarterly profits from companies, can hinder a firm’s efforts to invest in long-term research or to build up customer loyalty. This has been dubbed “quarterly capitalism”.
In addition, new digital technologies have allowed more rapid trading of equities, quicker use of information, and thus shorter attention spans in financial markets. “There seems to be a predominance of short-term thinking at the expense of long-term investing,” said Commissioner Daniel Gallagher of the US Securities and Exchange Commission in a speech this week.
In the US, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has pushed most public companies to defer performance bonuses for senior executives by about a year, slightly helping reduce “short-termism”. In its latest survey of CEO pay, The Wall Street Journal finds that “a substantial part” of executive pay is now tied to performance.
Much more could be done to encourage “long-termism”, such as changes in the tax code and quicker disclosure of stock acquisitions. In France, shareholders who hold onto a company investment for at least two years can sometimes earn more voting rights in a company.
Within companies, the right compensation design can provide incentives for executives to think beyond their own time at the company and on behalf of all stakeholders. Britain’s new rule is a reminder to bankers that society has an interest in their performance, not just for the short term but for the long term.
21、21. According to Paragraph 1, one motive in imposing the new rule is to ________.
A、enhance bankers’ sense of responsibility
B、help corporations achieve larger profits
C、build a new system of financial regulation
D、guarantee the bonuses of top executives
Financial regulators in Britain have imposed a rather unusual rule on the bosses of big banks. Starting next year, any guaranteed bonus of top executives could be delayed 10 years if their banks are under investigation for wrongdoing. The main purpose of this “clawback” rule is to hold bankers accountable for harmful risk-taking and to restore public trust in financial institutions. Yet officials also hope for a much larger benefit: more long-term decision-making not only by banks but by all corporations, to build a stronger economy for future generations.
“Short-termism” or the desire for quick profits, has worsened in publicly traded companies, says the Bank of England’s top economist, Andrew Haldane. He quotes a giant of classical economics, Alfred Marshall, in describing this financial impatience as acting like “children who pick the plums out of their pudding to eat them at once” rather than putting them aside to be eaten last.
The average time for holding a stock in both the United States and Britain, he notes, has dropped from seven years to seven months in recent decades. Transient investors, who demand high quarterly profits from companies, can hinder a firm’s efforts to invest in long-term research or to build up customer loyalty. This has been dubbed “quarterly capitalism”.
In addition, new digital technologies have allowed more rapid trading of equities, quicker use of information, and thus shorter attention spans in financial markets. “There seems to be a predominance of short-term thinking at the expense of long-term investing,” said Commissioner Daniel Gallagher of the US Securities and Exchange Commission in a speech this week.
In the US, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has pushed most public companies to defer performance bonuses for senior executives by about a year, slightly helping reduce “short-termism”. In its latest survey of CEO pay, The Wall Street Journal finds that “a substantial part” of executive pay is now tied to performance.
Much more could be done to encourage “long-termism”, such as changes in the tax code and quicker disclosure of stock acquisitions. In France, shareholders who hold onto a company investment for at least two years can sometimes earn more voting rights in a company.
Within companies, the right compensation design can provide incentives for executives to think beyond their own time at the company and on behalf of all stakeholders. Britain’s new rule is a reminder to bankers that society has an interest in their performance, not just for the short term but for the long term.
22、22. Alfred Marshall is quoted to indicate ________.
A、the conditions for generating quick profits
B、governments’ impatience in decision-making
C、the solid structure of publicly traded companies
D、“short-termism” in economic activities
Financial regulators in Britain have imposed a rather unusual rule on the bosses of big banks. Starting next year, any guaranteed bonus of top executives could be delayed 10 years if their banks are under investigation for wrongdoing. The main purpose of this “clawback” rule is to hold bankers accountable for harmful risk-taking and to restore public trust in financial institutions. Yet officials also hope for a much larger benefit: more long-term decision-making not only by banks but by all corporations, to build a stronger economy for future generations.
“Short-termism” or the desire for quick profits, has worsened in publicly traded companies, says the Bank of England’s top economist, Andrew Haldane. He quotes a giant of classical economics, Alfred Marshall, in describing this financial impatience as acting like “children who pick the plums out of their pudding to eat them at once” rather than putting them aside to be eaten last.
The average time for holding a stock in both the United States and Britain, he notes, has dropped from seven years to seven months in recent decades. Transient investors, who demand high quarterly profits from companies, can hinder a firm’s efforts to invest in long-term research or to build up customer loyalty. This has been dubbed “quarterly capitalism”.
In addition, new digital technologies have allowed more rapid trading of equities, quicker use of information, and thus shorter attention spans in financial markets. “There seems to be a predominance of short-term thinking at the expense of long-term investing,” said Commissioner Daniel Gallagher of the US Securities and Exchange Commission in a speech this week.
In the US, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has pushed most public companies to defer performance bonuses for senior executives by about a year, slightly helping reduce “short-termism”. In its latest survey of CEO pay, The Wall Street Journal finds that “a substantial part” of executive pay is now tied to performance.
Much more could be done to encourage “long-termism”, such as changes in the tax code and quicker disclosure of stock acquisitions. In France, shareholders who hold onto a company investment for at least two years can sometimes earn more voting rights in a company.
Within companies, the right compensation design can provide incentives for executives to think beyond their own time at the company and on behalf of all stakeholders. Britain’s new rule is a reminder to bankers that society has an interest in their performance, not just for the short term but for the long term.
23、23. It is argued that the influence of transient investment on public companies can be ________.
A、indirect
B、adverse
C、minimal
D、temporary
Financial regulators in Britain have imposed a rather unusual rule on the bosses of big banks. Starting next year, any guaranteed bonus of top executives could be delayed 10 years if their banks are under investigation for wrongdoing. The main purpose of this “clawback” rule is to hold bankers accountable for harmful risk-taking and to restore public trust in financial institutions. Yet officials also hope for a much larger benefit: more long-term decision-making not only by banks but by all corporations, to build a stronger economy for future generations.
“Short-termism” or the desire for quick profits, has worsened in publicly traded companies, says the Bank of England’s top economist, Andrew Haldane. He quotes a giant of classical economics, Alfred Marshall, in describing this financial impatience as acting like “children who pick the plums out of their pudding to eat them at once” rather than putting them aside to be eaten last.
The average time for holding a stock in both the United States and Britain, he notes, has dropped from seven years to seven months in recent decades. Transient investors, who demand high quarterly profits from companies, can hinder a firm’s efforts to invest in long-term research or to build up customer loyalty. This has been dubbed “quarterly capitalism”.
In addition, new digital technologies have allowed more rapid trading of equities, quicker use of information, and thus shorter attention spans in financial markets. “There seems to be a predominance of short-term thinking at the expense of long-term investing,” said Commissioner Daniel Gallagher of the US Securities and Exchange Commission in a speech this week.
In the US, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has pushed most public companies to defer performance bonuses for senior executives by about a year, slightly helping reduce “short-termism”. In its latest survey of CEO pay, The Wall Street Journal finds that “a substantial part” of executive pay is now tied to performance.
Much more could be done to encourage “long-termism”, such as changes in the tax code and quicker disclosure of stock acquisitions. In France, shareholders who hold onto a company investment for at least two years can sometimes earn more voting rights in a company.
Within companies, the right compensation design can provide incentives for executives to think beyond their own time at the company and on behalf of all stakeholders. Britain’s new rule is a reminder to bankers that society has an interest in their performance, not just for the short term but for the long term.
24、24. The US and France examples are used to illustrate ________.
A、the obstacles to preventing “short-termism”
B、the significance of long-term thinking
C、the approaches to promoting “long-termism”
D、the prevalence of short-term thinking
Financial regulators in Britain have imposed a rather unusual rule on the bosses of big banks. Starting next year, any guaranteed bonus of top executives could be delayed 10 years if their banks are under investigation for wrongdoing. The main purpose of this “clawback” rule is to hold bankers accountable for harmful risk-taking and to restore public trust in financial institutions. Yet officials also hope for a much larger benefit: more long-term decision-making not only by banks but by all corporations, to build a stronger economy for future generations.
“Short-termism” or the desire for quick profits, has worsened in publicly traded companies, says the Bank of England’s top economist, Andrew Haldane. He quotes a giant of classical economics, Alfred Marshall, in describing this financial impatience as acting like “children who pick the plums out of their pudding to eat them at once” rather than putting them aside to be eaten last.
The average time for holding a stock in both the United States and Britain, he notes, has dropped from seven years to seven months in recent decades. Transient investors, who demand high quarterly profits from companies, can hinder a firm’s efforts to invest in long-term research or to build up customer loyalty. This has been dubbed “quarterly capitalism”.
In addition, new digital technologies have allowed more rapid trading of equities, quicker use of information, and thus shorter attention spans in financial markets. “There seems to be a predominance of short-term thinking at the expense of long-term investing,” said Commissioner Daniel Gallagher of the US Securities and Exchange Commission in a speech this week.
In the US, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has pushed most public companies to defer performance bonuses for senior executives by about a year, slightly helping reduce “short-termism”. In its latest survey of CEO pay, The Wall Street Journal finds that “a substantial part” of executive pay is now tied to performance.
Much more could be done to encourage “long-termism”, such as changes in the tax code and quicker disclosure of stock acquisitions. In France, shareholders who hold onto a company investment for at least two years can sometimes earn more voting rights in a company.
Within companies, the right compensation design can provide incentives for executives to think beyond their own time at the company and on behalf of all stakeholders. Britain’s new rule is a reminder to bankers that society has an interest in their performance, not just for the short term but for the long term.
25、25. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A、Failure of Quarterly Capitalism
B、Patience as a Corporate Virtue
C、Decisiveness Required of Top Executives
D、Frustration of Risk-taking Bankers
Grade inflation—the gradual increase in average GPAs (grade point averages) over the past few decades—is often considered a product of a consumer era in higher education, in which students are treated like customers to be pleased. But another, related force—a policy often buried deep in course catalogs called “grade forgiveness”— is helping raise GPAs.
Grade forgiveness allows students to retake a course in which they received a low grade, and the most recent grade or the highest grade is the only one that counts in calculating a student’s overall GPA.
The use of this little-known practice has accelerated in recent years, as colleges continue to do their utmost to keep students in school (and paying tuition) and improve their graduation rates. When this practice first started decades ago, it was usually limited to freshmen, to give them a second chance to take a class in their first year if they struggled in their transition to college-level courses. But now most colleges, save for many selective campuses, allow all undergraduates, and even graduate students, to get their low grades forgiven.
College officials also tend to emphasize that the goal of grade forgiveness is less about the grade itself and more about encouraging students to retake courses critical to their degree program and graduation without incurring a big penalty. “Ultimately,” said Jack Miner, Ohio State University’s registrar, “we see students achieve more success because they retake a course and do better in subsequent courses or master the content that allows them to graduate on time.”
That said, there is a way in which grade forgiveness satisfies colleges’ own needs as well. For public institutions, state funds are sometimes tied partly to their success on metrics such as graduation rates and student retention—so better grades can, by boosting figures like those, mean more money. And anything that raises GPAs will likely make students—who, at the end of the day, are paying the bill—feel they’ve gotten a better value for their tuition dollars, which is another big concern for colleges.
Indeed, grade forgiveness is just another way that universities are responding to consumers’ expectations for higher education. Since students and parents expect a college degree to lead to a job, it is in the best interest of a school to turn out graduates who are as qualified as possible—or at least appear to be. On this, students’ and colleges’ incentives seem to be aligned.
26、26. What is commonly regarded as the cause of grade inflation?
A、The change of course catalogs.
B、Students’ indifference to GPAS.
C、Colleges’ neglect of GPAS.
D、The influence of consumer culture.
Grade inflation—the gradual increase in average GPAs (grade point averages) over the past few decades—is often considered a product of a consumer era in higher education, in which students are treated like customers to be pleased. But another, related force—a policy often buried deep in course catalogs called “grade forgiveness”— is helping raise GPAs.
Grade forgiveness allows students to retake a course in which they received a low grade, and the most recent grade or the highest grade is the only one that counts in calculating a student’s overall GPA.
The use of this little-known practice has accelerated in recent years, as colleges continue to do their utmost to keep students in school (and paying tuition) and improve their graduation rates. When this practice first started decades ago, it was usually limited to freshmen, to give them a second chance to take a class in their first year if they struggled in their transition to college-level courses. But now most colleges, save for many selective campuses, allow all undergraduates, and even graduate students, to get their low grades forgiven.
College officials also tend to emphasize that the goal of grade forgiveness is less about the grade itself and more about encouraging students to retake courses critical to their degree program and graduation without incurring a big penalty. “Ultimately,” said Jack Miner, Ohio State University’s registrar, “we see students achieve more success because they retake a course and do better in subsequent courses or master the content that allows them to graduate on time.”
That said, there is a way in which grade forgiveness satisfies colleges’ own needs as well. For public institutions, state funds are sometimes tied partly to their success on metrics such as graduation rates and student retention—so better grades can, by boosting figures like those, mean more money. And anything that raises GPAs will likely make students—who, at the end of the day, are paying the bill—feel they’ve gotten a better value for their tuition dollars, which is another big concern for colleges.
Indeed, grade forgiveness is just another way that universities are responding to consumers’ expectations for higher education. Since students and parents expect a college degree to lead to a job, it is in the best interest of a school to turn out graduates who are as qualified as possible—or at least appear to be. On this, students’ and colleges’ incentives seem to be aligned.
27、27. What was the original purpose of grade forgiveness?
A、To help freshmen adapt to college learning.
B、To maintain colleges’ graduation rates.
C、To prepare graduates for a challenging future.
D、To increase universities’ income from tuition.
Grade inflation—the gradual increase in average GPAs (grade point averages) over the past few decades—is often considered a product of a consumer era in higher education, in which students are treated like customers to be pleased. But another, related force—a policy often buried deep in course catalogs called “grade forgiveness”— is helping raise GPAs.
Grade forgiveness allows students to retake a course in which they received a low grade, and the most recent grade or the highest grade is the only one that counts in calculating a student’s overall GPA.
The use of this little-known practice has accelerated in recent years, as colleges continue to do their utmost to keep students in school (and paying tuition) and improve their graduation rates. When this practice first started decades ago, it was usually limited to freshmen, to give them a second chance to take a class in their first year if they struggled in their transition to college-level courses. But now most colleges, save for many selective campuses, allow all undergraduates, and even graduate students, to get their low grades forgiven.
College officials also tend to emphasize that the goal of grade forgiveness is less about the grade itself and more about encouraging students to retake courses critical to their degree program and graduation without incurring a big penalty. “Ultimately,” said Jack Miner, Ohio State University’s registrar, “we see students achieve more success because they retake a course and do better in subsequent courses or master the content that allows them to graduate on time.”
That said, there is a way in which grade forgiveness satisfies colleges’ own needs as well. For public institutions, state funds are sometimes tied partly to their success on metrics such as graduation rates and student retention—so better grades can, by boosting figures like those, mean more money. And anything that raises GPAs will likely make students—who, at the end of the day, are paying the bill—feel they’ve gotten a better value for their tuition dollars, which is another big concern for colleges.
Indeed, grade forgiveness is just another way that universities are responding to consumers’ expectations for higher education. Since students and parents expect a college degree to lead to a job, it is in the best interest of a school to turn out graduates who are as qualified as possible—or at least appear to be. On this, students’ and colleges’ incentives seem to be aligned.
28、28. According to Paragraph 5, grade forgiveness enables colleges to ________.
A、obtain more financial support
B、boost their student enrollments
C、improve their teaching quality
D、meet local governments’ needs
Grade inflation—the gradual increase in average GPAs (grade point averages) over the past few decades—is often considered a product of a consumer era in higher education, in which students are treated like customers to be pleased. But another, related force—a policy often buried deep in course catalogs called “grade forgiveness”— is helping raise GPAs.
Grade forgiveness allows students to retake a course in which they received a low grade, and the most recent grade or the highest grade is the only one that counts in calculating a student’s overall GPA.
The use of this little-known practice has accelerated in recent years, as colleges continue to do their utmost to keep students in school (and paying tuition) and improve their graduation rates. When this practice first started decades ago, it was usually limited to freshmen, to give them a second chance to take a class in their first year if they struggled in their transition to college-level courses. But now most colleges, save for many selective campuses, allow all undergraduates, and even graduate students, to get their low grades forgiven.
College officials also tend to emphasize that the goal of grade forgiveness is less about the grade itself and more about encouraging students to retake courses critical to their degree program and graduation without incurring a big penalty. “Ultimately,” said Jack Miner, Ohio State University’s registrar, “we see students achieve more success because they retake a course and do better in subsequent courses or master the content that allows them to graduate on time.”
That said, there is a way in which grade forgiveness satisfies colleges’ own needs as well. For public institutions, state funds are sometimes tied partly to their success on metrics such as graduation rates and student retention—so better grades can, by boosting figures like those, mean more money. And anything that raises GPAs will likely make students—who, at the end of the day, are paying the bill—feel they’ve gotten a better value for their tuition dollars, which is another big concern for colleges.
Indeed, grade forgiveness is just another way that universities are responding to consumers’ expectations for higher education. Since students and parents expect a college degree to lead to a job, it is in the best interest of a school to turn out graduates who are as qualified as possible—or at least appear to be. On this, students’ and colleges’ incentives seem to be aligned.
29、29. What does the phrase “to be aligned” (Line 4, Para. 6) most probably mean?
A、To counterbalance each other.
B、To complement each other.
C、To be identical with each other.
D、To be contradictory to each other.
Grade inflation—the gradual increase in average GPAs (grade point averages) over the past few decades—is often considered a product of a consumer era in higher education, in which students are treated like customers to be pleased. But another, related force—a policy often buried deep in course catalogs called “grade forgiveness”— is helping raise GPAs.
Grade forgiveness allows students to retake a course in which they received a low grade, and the most recent grade or the highest grade is the only one that counts in calculating a student’s overall GPA.
The use of this little-known practice has accelerated in recent years, as colleges continue to do their utmost to keep students in school (and paying tuition) and improve their graduation rates. When this practice first started decades ago, it was usually limited to freshmen, to give them a second chance to take a class in their first year if they struggled in their transition to college-level courses. But now most colleges, save for many selective campuses, allow all undergraduates, and even graduate students, to get their low grades forgiven.
College officials also tend to emphasize that the goal of grade forgiveness is less about the grade itself and more about encouraging students to retake courses critical to their degree program and graduation without incurring a big penalty. “Ultimately,” said Jack Miner, Ohio State University’s registrar, “we see students achieve more success because they retake a course and do better in subsequent courses or master the content that allows them to graduate on time.”
That said, there is a way in which grade forgiveness satisfies colleges’ own needs as well. For public institutions, state funds are sometimes tied partly to their success on metrics such as graduation rates and student retention—so better grades can, by boosting figures like those, mean more money. And anything that raises GPAs will likely make students—who, at the end of the day, are paying the bill—feel they’ve gotten a better value for their tuition dollars, which is another big concern for colleges.
Indeed, grade forgiveness is just another way that universities are responding to consumers’ expectations for higher education. Since students and parents expect a college degree to lead to a job, it is in the best interest of a school to turn out graduates who are as qualified as possible—or at least appear to be. On this, students’ and colleges’ incentives seem to be aligned.
30、30. The author examines the practice of grade forgiveness by ________.
A、assessing its feasibility
B、analyzing the causes behind it
C、comparing different views on it
D、listing its long-run effects
This year marks exactly two centuries since the publication of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, by Mary Shelley. Even before the invention of the electric light bulb, the author produced a remarkable work of speculative fiction that would foreshadow many ethical questions to be raised by technologies yet to come.
Today the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) raises fundamental questions: “What is intelligence, identity, or consciousness? What makes humans humans?”
What is being called artificial general intelligence, machines that would imitate the way humans think, continues to evade scientists. Yet humans remain fascinated by the idea of robots that would look, move, and respond like humans, similar to those recently depicted on popular sci-fi TV series such as “Westworld” and “Humans”.
Just how people think is still far too complex to be understood, let alone reproduced, says David Eagleman, a Stanford University neuroscientist. “We are just in a situation where there are no good theories explaining what consciousness actually is and how you could ever build a machine to get there.”
But that doesn’t mean crucial ethical issues involving AI aren’t at hand. The coming use of autonomous vehicles, for example, poses thorny ethical questions. Human drivers sometimes must make split-second decisions. Their reactions may be a complex combination of instant reflexes, input from past driving experiences, and what their eyes and ears tell them in that moment. AI “vision” today is not nearly as sophisticated as that of humans. And to anticipate every imaginable driving situation is a difficult programming problem.
Whenever decisions are based on masses of data, “you quickly get into a lot of ethical questions,” notes Tan Kiat How, chief executive of a Singapore-based agency that is helping the government develop a voluntary code for the ethical use of AI. Along with Singapore, other governments and mega-corporations are beginning to establish their own guidelines. Britain is setting up a data ethics center. India released its AI ethics strategy this spring.
On June 7 Google pledged not to “design or deploy AI” that would cause “overall harm,” or to develop AI-directed weapons or use AI for surveillance that would violate international norms. It also pledged not to deploy AI whose use would violate international laws or human rights.
While the statement is vague, it represents one starting point. So does the idea that decisions made by AI systems should be explainable, transparent, and fair. To put it another way: How can we make sure that the thinking of intelligent machines reflects humanity’s highest values? Only then will they be useful servants and not Frankenstein’s out-of-control monster.
31、31. Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein is mentioned because it ________.
A、fascinates AI scientists all over the world
B、has remained popular for as long as 200 years
C、involves some concerns raised by AI today
D、has sparked serious ethical controversies
This year marks exactly two centuries since the publication of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, by Mary Shelley. Even before the invention of the electric light bulb, the author produced a remarkable work of speculative fiction that would foreshadow many ethical questions to be raised by technologies yet to come.
Today the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) raises fundamental questions: “What is intelligence, identity, or consciousness? What makes humans humans?”
What is being called artificial general intelligence, machines that would imitate the way humans think, continues to evade scientists. Yet humans remain fascinated by the idea of robots that would look, move, and respond like humans, similar to those recently depicted on popular sci-fi TV series such as “Westworld” and “Humans”.
Just how people think is still far too complex to be understood, let alone reproduced, says David Eagleman, a Stanford University neuroscientist. “We are just in a situation where there are no good theories explaining what consciousness actually is and how you could ever build a machine to get there.”
But that doesn’t mean crucial ethical issues involving AI aren’t at hand. The coming use of autonomous vehicles, for example, poses thorny ethical questions. Human drivers sometimes must make split-second decisions. Their reactions may be a complex combination of instant reflexes, input from past driving experiences, and what their eyes and ears tell them in that moment. AI “vision” today is not nearly as sophisticated as that of humans. And to anticipate every imaginable driving situation is a difficult programming problem.
Whenever decisions are based on masses of data, “you quickly get into a lot of ethical questions,” notes Tan Kiat How, chief executive of a Singapore-based agency that is helping the government develop a voluntary code for the ethical use of AI. Along with Singapore, other governments and mega-corporations are beginning to establish their own guidelines. Britain is setting up a data ethics center. India released its AI ethics strategy this spring.
On June 7 Google pledged not to “design or deploy AI” that would cause “overall harm,” or to develop AI-directed weapons or use AI for surveillance that would violate international norms. It also pledged not to deploy AI whose use would violate international laws or human rights.
While the statement is vague, it represents one starting point. So does the idea that decisions made by AI systems should be explainable, transparent, and fair. To put it another way: How can we make sure that the thinking of intelligent machines reflects humanity’s highest values? Only then will they be useful servants and not Frankenstein’s out-of-control monster.
32、32. In David Eagleman’s opinion, our current knowledge of consciousness ________.
A、helps explain artificial intelligence
B、can be misleading to robot making
C、inspires popular sci-fi TV series
D、is too limited for us to reproduce it
This year marks exactly two centuries since the publication of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, by Mary Shelley. Even before the invention of the electric light bulb, the author produced a remarkable work of speculative fiction that would foreshadow many ethical questions to be raised by technologies yet to come.
Today the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) raises fundamental questions: “What is intelligence, identity, or consciousness? What makes humans humans?”
What is being called artificial general intelligence, machines that would imitate the way humans think, continues to evade scientists. Yet humans remain fascinated by the idea of robots that would look, move, and respond like humans, similar to those recently depicted on popular sci-fi TV series such as “Westworld” and “Humans”.
Just how people think is still far too complex to be understood, let alone reproduced, says David Eagleman, a Stanford University neuroscientist. “We are just in a situation where there are no good theories explaining what consciousness actually is and how you could ever build a machine to get there.”
But that doesn’t mean crucial ethical issues involving AI aren’t at hand. The coming use of autonomous vehicles, for example, poses thorny ethical questions. Human drivers sometimes must make split-second decisions. Their reactions may be a complex combination of instant reflexes, input from past driving experiences, and what their eyes and ears tell them in that moment. AI “vision” today is not nearly as sophisticated as that of humans. And to anticipate every imaginable driving situation is a difficult programming problem.
Whenever decisions are based on masses of data, “you quickly get into a lot of ethical questions,” notes Tan Kiat How, chief executive of a Singapore-based agency that is helping the government develop a voluntary code for the ethical use of AI. Along with Singapore, other governments and mega-corporations are beginning to establish their own guidelines. Britain is setting up a data ethics center. India released its AI ethics strategy this spring.
On June 7 Google pledged not to “design or deploy AI” that would cause “overall harm,” or to develop AI-directed weapons or use AI for surveillance that would violate international norms. It also pledged not to deploy AI whose use would violate international laws or human rights.
While the statement is vague, it represents one starting point. So does the idea that decisions made by AI systems should be explainable, transparent, and fair. To put it another way: How can we make sure that the thinking of intelligent machines reflects humanity’s highest values? Only then will they be useful servants and not Frankenstein’s out-of-control monster.
33、33. The solution to the ethical issues brought by autonomous vehicles ________.
A、can hardly ever be found
B、is still beyond our capacity
C、causes little public concern
D、has aroused much curiosity
This year marks exactly two centuries since the publication of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, by Mary Shelley. Even before the invention of the electric light bulb, the author produced a remarkable work of speculative fiction that would foreshadow many ethical questions to be raised by technologies yet to come.
Today the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) raises fundamental questions: “What is intelligence, identity, or consciousness? What makes humans humans?”
What is being called artificial general intelligence, machines that would imitate the way humans think, continues to evade scientists. Yet humans remain fascinated by the idea of robots that would look, move, and respond like humans, similar to those recently depicted on popular sci-fi TV series such as “Westworld” and “Humans”.
Just how people think is still far too complex to be understood, let alone reproduced, says David Eagleman, a Stanford University neuroscientist. “We are just in a situation where there are no good theories explaining what consciousness actually is and how you could ever build a machine to get there.”
But that doesn’t mean crucial ethical issues involving AI aren’t at hand. The coming use of autonomous vehicles, for example, poses thorny ethical questions. Human drivers sometimes must make split-second decisions. Their reactions may be a complex combination of instant reflexes, input from past driving experiences, and what their eyes and ears tell them in that moment. AI “vision” today is not nearly as sophisticated as that of humans. And to anticipate every imaginable driving situation is a difficult programming problem.
Whenever decisions are based on masses of data, “you quickly get into a lot of ethical questions,” notes Tan Kiat How, chief executive of a Singapore-based agency that is helping the government develop a voluntary code for the ethical use of AI. Along with Singapore, other governments and mega-corporations are beginning to establish their own guidelines. Britain is setting up a data ethics center. India released its AI ethics strategy this spring.
On June 7 Google pledged not to “design or deploy AI” that would cause “overall harm,” or to develop AI-directed weapons or use AI for surveillance that would violate international norms. It also pledged not to deploy AI whose use would violate international laws or human rights.
While the statement is vague, it represents one starting point. So does the idea that decisions made by AI systems should be explainable, transparent, and fair. To put it another way: How can we make sure that the thinking of intelligent machines reflects humanity’s highest values? Only then will they be useful servants and not Frankenstein’s out-of-control monster.
34、34. The author’s attitude toward Google’s pledges is one of ________.
A、affirmation
B、skepticism
C、contempt
D、respect
This year marks exactly two centuries since the publication of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, by Mary Shelley. Even before the invention of the electric light bulb, the author produced a remarkable work of speculative fiction that would foreshadow many ethical questions to be raised by technologies yet to come.
Today the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) raises fundamental questions: “What is intelligence, identity, or consciousness? What makes humans humans?”
What is being called artificial general intelligence, machines that would imitate the way humans think, continues to evade scientists. Yet humans remain fascinated by the idea of robots that would look, move, and respond like humans, similar to those recently depicted on popular sci-fi TV series such as “Westworld” and “Humans”.
Just how people think is still far too complex to be understood, let alone reproduced, says David Eagleman, a Stanford University neuroscientist. “We are just in a situation where there are no good theories explaining what consciousness actually is and how you could ever build a machine to get there.”
But that doesn’t mean crucial ethical issues involving AI aren’t at hand. The coming use of autonomous vehicles, for example, poses thorny ethical questions. Human drivers sometimes must make split-second decisions. Their reactions may be a complex combination of instant reflexes, input from past driving experiences, and what their eyes and ears tell them in that moment. AI “vision” today is not nearly as sophisticated as that of humans. And to anticipate every imaginable driving situation is a difficult programming problem.
Whenever decisions are based on masses of data, “you quickly get into a lot of ethical questions,” notes Tan Kiat How, chief executive of a Singapore-based agency that is helping the government develop a voluntary code for the ethical use of AI. Along with Singapore, other governments and mega-corporations are beginning to establish their own guidelines. Britain is setting up a data ethics center. India released its AI ethics strategy this spring.
On June 7 Google pledged not to “design or deploy AI” that would cause “overall harm,” or to develop AI-directed weapons or use AI for surveillance that would violate international norms. It also pledged not to deploy AI whose use would violate international laws or human rights.
While the statement is vague, it represents one starting point. So does the idea that decisions made by AI systems should be explainable, transparent, and fair. To put it another way: How can we make sure that the thinking of intelligent machines reflects humanity’s highest values? Only then will they be useful servants and not Frankenstein’s out-of-control monster.
35、35. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A、AI’s Future: In the Hands of Tech Giants
B、Frankenstein, the Novel Predicting the Age of AI
C、The Conscience of AI: Complex But Inevitable
D、AI Shall Be Killers Once Out of Control
States will be able to force more people to pay sales tax when they make online purchases under a Supreme Court decision Thursday that will leave shoppers with lighter wallets but is a big financial win for states.
The Supreme Court’s opinion Thursday overruled a pair of decades-old decisions that states said cost them billions of dollars in lost revenue annually. The decisions made it more difficult for states to collect sales tax on certain online purchases.
The cases the court overturned said that if a business was shipping a customer’s purchase to a state where the business didn’t have a physical presence such as a warehouse or office, the business didn’t have to collect sales tax for the state. Customers were generally responsible for paying the sales tax to the state themselves if they weren’t charged it, but most didn’t realize they owed it and few paid.
Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote that the previous decisions were flawed. “Each year the physical presence rule becomes further removed from economic reality and results in significant revenue losses to the States,” he wrote in an opinion joined by four other justices. Kennedy wrote that the rule “limited states’ ability to seek long-term prosperity and has prevented market participants from competing on an even playing field.”
The ruling is a victory for big chains with a presence in many states, since they usually collect sales tax on online purchases already. Now, rivals will be charging sales tax where they hadn’t before. Big chains have been collecting sales tax nationwide because they typically have physical stores in whatever state a purchase is being shipped to. Amazon.com, with its network of warehouses, also collects sales tax in every state that charges it, though third-party sellers who use the site don’t have to.
Until now, many sellers that have a physical presence in only a single state or a few states have been able to avoid charging sales taxes when they ship to addresses outside those states. Sellers that use eBay and Etsy, which provide platforms for smaller sellers, also haven’t been collecting sales tax nationwide. Under the ruling Thursday, states can pass laws requiring out-of-state sellers to collect the state’s sales tax from customers and send it to the state.
Retail trade groups praised the ruling, saying it levels the playing field for local and online businesses. The losers, said retail analyst Neil Saunders, are online-only retailers, especially smaller ones. Those retailers may face headaches complying with various state sales tax laws. The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council advocacy group said in a statement, “Small businesses and Internet entrepreneurs are not well served at all by this decision.”
36、36. The Supreme Court decision Thursday will ________.
A、better businesses’ relations with states
B、put most online businesses in a dilemma
C、make more online shoppers pay sales tax
D、forces some states to cut sales tax
States will be able to force more people to pay sales tax when they make online purchases under a Supreme Court decision Thursday that will leave shoppers with lighter wallets but is a big financial win for states.
The Supreme Court’s opinion Thursday overruled a pair of decades-old decisions that states said cost them billions of dollars in lost revenue annually. The decisions made it more difficult for states to collect sales tax on certain online purchases.
The cases the court overturned said that if a business was shipping a customer’s purchase to a state where the business didn’t have a physical presence such as a warehouse or office, the business didn’t have to collect sales tax for the state. Customers were generally responsible for paying the sales tax to the state themselves if they weren’t charged it, but most didn’t realize they owed it and few paid.
Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote that the previous decisions were flawed. “Each year the physical presence rule becomes further removed from economic reality and results in significant revenue losses to the States,” he wrote in an opinion joined by four other justices. Kennedy wrote that the rule “limited states’ ability to seek long-term prosperity and has prevented market participants from competing on an even playing field.”
The ruling is a victory for big chains with a presence in many states, since they usually collect sales tax on online purchases already. Now, rivals will be charging sales tax where they hadn’t before. Big chains have been collecting sales tax nationwide because they typically have physical stores in whatever state a purchase is being shipped to. Amazon.com, with its network of warehouses, also collects sales tax in every state that charges it, though third-party sellers who use the site don’t have to.
Until now, many sellers that have a physical presence in only a single state or a few states have been able to avoid charging sales taxes when they ship to addresses outside those states. Sellers that use eBay and Etsy, which provide platforms for smaller sellers, also haven’t been collecting sales tax nationwide. Under the ruling Thursday, states can pass laws requiring out-of-state sellers to collect the state’s sales tax from customers and send it to the state.
Retail trade groups praised the ruling, saying it levels the playing field for local and online businesses. The losers, said retail analyst Neil Saunders, are online-only retailers, especially smaller ones. Those retailers may face headaches complying with various state sales tax laws. The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council advocacy group said in a statement, “Small businesses and Internet entrepreneurs are not well served at all by this decision.”
37、37. It can be learned from paragraphs 2 and 3 that the overruled decisions ________.
A、have led to the dominance of e-commerce
B、have cost consumers a lot over the years
C、were widely criticized by online purchasers
D、were considered unfavorable by states
States will be able to force more people to pay sales tax when they make online purchases under a Supreme Court decision Thursday that will leave shoppers with lighter wallets but is a big financial win for states.
The Supreme Court’s opinion Thursday overruled a pair of decades-old decisions that states said cost them billions of dollars in lost revenue annually. The decisions made it more difficult for states to collect sales tax on certain online purchases.
The cases the court overturned said that if a business was shipping a customer’s purchase to a state where the business didn’t have a physical presence such as a warehouse or office, the business didn’t have to collect sales tax for the state. Customers were generally responsible for paying the sales tax to the state themselves if they weren’t charged it, but most didn’t realize they owed it and few paid.
Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote that the previous decisions were flawed. “Each year the physical presence rule becomes further removed from economic reality and results in significant revenue losses to the States,” he wrote in an opinion joined by four other justices. Kennedy wrote that the rule “limited states’ ability to seek long-term prosperity and has prevented market participants from competing on an even playing field.”
The ruling is a victory for big chains with a presence in many states, since they usually collect sales tax on online purchases already. Now, rivals will be charging sales tax where they hadn’t before. Big chains have been collecting sales tax nationwide because they typically have physical stores in whatever state a purchase is being shipped to. Amazon.com, with its network of warehouses, also collects sales tax in every state that charges it, though third-party sellers who use the site don’t have to.
Until now, many sellers that have a physical presence in only a single state or a few states have been able to avoid charging sales taxes when they ship to addresses outside those states. Sellers that use eBay and Etsy, which provide platforms for smaller sellers, also haven’t been collecting sales tax nationwide. Under the ruling Thursday, states can pass laws requiring out-of-state sellers to collect the state’s sales tax from customers and send it to the state.
Retail trade groups praised the ruling, saying it levels the playing field for local and online businesses. The losers, said retail analyst Neil Saunders, are online-only retailers, especially smaller ones. Those retailers may face headaches complying with various state sales tax laws. The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council advocacy group said in a statement, “Small businesses and Internet entrepreneurs are not well served at all by this decision.”
38、38. According to Justice Anthony Kennedy, the physical presence rule has ________.
A、hindered economic development
B、brought prosperity to the country
C、harmed fair market competition
D、boosted growth in states’ revenue
States will be able to force more people to pay sales tax when they make online purchases under a Supreme Court decision Thursday that will leave shoppers with lighter wallets but is a big financial win for states.
The Supreme Court’s opinion Thursday overruled a pair of decades-old decisions that states said cost them billions of dollars in lost revenue annually. The decisions made it more difficult for states to collect sales tax on certain online purchases.
The cases the court overturned said that if a business was shipping a customer’s purchase to a state where the business didn’t have a physical presence such as a warehouse or office, the business didn’t have to collect sales tax for the state. Customers were generally responsible for paying the sales tax to the state themselves if they weren’t charged it, but most didn’t realize they owed it and few paid.
Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote that the previous decisions were flawed. “Each year the physical presence rule becomes further removed from economic reality and results in significant revenue losses to the States,” he wrote in an opinion joined by four other justices. Kennedy wrote that the rule “limited states’ ability to seek long-term prosperity and has prevented market participants from competing on an even playing field.”
The ruling is a victory for big chains with a presence in many states, since they usually collect sales tax on online purchases already. Now, rivals will be charging sales tax where they hadn’t before. Big chains have been collecting sales tax nationwide because they typically have physical stores in whatever state a purchase is being shipped to. Amazon.com, with its network of warehouses, also collects sales tax in every state that charges it, though third-party sellers who use the site don’t have to.
Until now, many sellers that have a physical presence in only a single state or a few states have been able to avoid charging sales taxes when they ship to addresses outside those states. Sellers that use eBay and Etsy, which provide platforms for smaller sellers, also haven’t been collecting sales tax nationwide. Under the ruling Thursday, states can pass laws requiring out-of-state sellers to collect the state’s sales tax from customers and send it to the state.
Retail trade groups praised the ruling, saying it levels the playing field for local and online businesses. The losers, said retail analyst Neil Saunders, are online-only retailers, especially smaller ones. Those retailers may face headaches complying with various state sales tax laws. The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council advocacy group said in a statement, “Small businesses and Internet entrepreneurs are not well served at all by this decision.”
39、39. Who are most likely to welcome the Supreme Court ruling?
A、Internet entrepreneurs.
B、Big chain owners.
C、Third-party sellers.
D、Small retailers.
States will be able to force more people to pay sales tax when they make online purchases under a Supreme Court decision Thursday that will leave shoppers with lighter wallets but is a big financial win for states.
The Supreme Court’s opinion Thursday overruled a pair of decades-old decisions that states said cost them billions of dollars in lost revenue annually. The decisions made it more difficult for states to collect sales tax on certain online purchases.
The cases the court overturned said that if a business was shipping a customer’s purchase to a state where the business didn’t have a physical presence such as a warehouse or office, the business didn’t have to collect sales tax for the state. Customers were generally responsible for paying the sales tax to the state themselves if they weren’t charged it, but most didn’t realize they owed it and few paid.
Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote that the previous decisions were flawed. “Each year the physical presence rule becomes further removed from economic reality and results in significant revenue losses to the States,” he wrote in an opinion joined by four other justices. Kennedy wrote that the rule “limited states’ ability to seek long-term prosperity and has prevented market participants from competing on an even playing field.”
The ruling is a victory for big chains with a presence in many states, since they usually collect sales tax on online purchases already. Now, rivals will be charging sales tax where they hadn’t before. Big chains have been collecting sales tax nationwide because they typically have physical stores in whatever state a purchase is being shipped to. Amazon.com, with its network of warehouses, also collects sales tax in every state that charges it, though third-party sellers who use the site don’t have to.
Until now, many sellers that have a physical presence in only a single state or a few states have been able to avoid charging sales taxes when they ship to addresses outside those states. Sellers that use eBay and Etsy, which provide platforms for smaller sellers, also haven’t been collecting sales tax nationwide. Under the ruling Thursday, states can pass laws requiring out-of-state sellers to collect the state’s sales tax from customers and send it to the state.
Retail trade groups praised the ruling, saying it levels the playing field for local and online businesses. The losers, said retail analyst Neil Saunders, are online-only retailers, especially smaller ones. Those retailers may face headaches complying with various state sales tax laws. The Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council advocacy group said in a statement, “Small businesses and Internet entrepreneurs are not well served at all by this decision.”
40、40. In dealing with the Supreme Court decision Thursday, the author ________.
A、gives a factual account of it and discusses its consequences
B、describes the long and complicated process of its making
C、presents its main points with conflicting views on them
D、cites some cases related to it and analyzes their implications
41、41. ________→42. ________→F→43. ________→44. ________→C→45. ________
参考答案:EDGBA
42、 It was only after I started to write a weekly column about the medical journals, and began to read scientific papers from beginning to end, that I realised just how bad much of the medical literature frequently was. I came to recognise various signs of a bad paper: the kind of paper that purports to show that people who eat more than one kilo of broccoli a week were 1.17 times more likely than those who eat less to suffer late in life from pernicious anaemia. (46) 【There is a great deal of this kind of nonsense in the medical journals which, when taken up by broadcasters and the lay press, generates both health scares and short-lived dietary enthusiasms.】
Why is so much bad science published? A recent paper, titled “The Natural Selection of Bad Science”, published on the Royal Society’s open science website, attempts to answer this intriguing and important question. It says that the problem is not merely that people do bad science, but that our current system of career advancement positively encourages it. What is important is not truth, but publication, which has become almost an end in itself. There has been a kind of inflationary process at work: (47)【 nowadays anyone applying for a research post has to have published twice the number of papers that would have been required for the same post only 10 years ago. 】Never mind the quality, then, count the number.
(48) 【Attempts have been made to curb this tendency, for example, by trying to incorporate some measure of quality as well as quantity into the assessment of an applicant’s papers.】 This is the famed citation index, that is to say the number of times a paper has been quoted elsewhere in the scientific literature, the assumption being that an important paper will be cited more often than one of small account. (49)【 This would be reasonable if it were not for the fact that scientists can easily arrange to cite themselves in their future publications, or get associates to do so for them in return for similar favours.】
Boiling down an individual’s output to simple metrics, such as number of publications or journal impacts, entails considerable savings in time, energy and ambiguity. Unfortunately, the long-term costs of using simple quantitative metrics to assess researcher merit are likely to be quite great. (50)【 If we are serious about ensuring that our science is both meaningful and reproducible, we must ensure that our institutions encourage that kind of science.】
参考答案:
参考译文
46. 医学杂志上有很多这样的谬论,一旦被广播公司和非专业媒体报道,就会引起健康恐慌和短暂的饮食狂热。
47. 现在,任何申请某一科研岗位的人,所需发表的论文数量必须是十年前的两倍。
48. 人们已经尝试遏制这一趋势,例如,试图将某种既衡量数量又衡量质量的标准纳入申请人的论文评估过程中。
49. 事实上,科学家可以轻易设法在自己未来发表的文章中引用自己的文章,或让同事引用自己的文章以获取类似的好处。如果不是这样的事实,这种评估方法将会是合理的。
50. 如果我们要严格确保我们的科学既有意义又可重复利用,我们必须确保我们的制度鼓励这种科学。
三、Section Ⅲ Writing
43、Part A
51. Directions:
Suppose you are working for the “Aiding Rural Primary School” project of your university. Write an email to answer the inquiry from an international student volunteer, specifying the details of the project.
You should write about 100 words on the ANSWER SHEET.
Do not use your own name in the email. Use “Li Ming” instead. (10 points)
参考答案:
参考范文
Dear volunteer,
Thank you for your enthusiasm for our “Aiding Rural Primary School” project. I sincerely appreciate your interest in helping children whose basic needs can hardly be met in education and school life. Therefore, I am more than honored to make a brief introduction about the details.
Aiming to provide an all-around assistance to several primary schools in rural Western China, this project contains a charity sale of spare clothes, a wholesale purchase of children’s necessities and regular voluntary teaching activities. This project will take place in August and last about two weeks. As a volunteer, your first task is to help us organize some educational activities for children. You can also share some interesting things in your country, which will broaden their horizons.
At last, thank you again for your interest in our aiding project and I hope my introduction can strengthen your wish to participate in it. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Yours truthfully,
Li Ming
参考译文
亲爱的志愿者:
感谢你对我校“援助农村小学”项目的热情。我由衷感激你能帮助那些在教育和学校生活上有困难的学生。因此,我很荣幸就项目细节向你做一个简单的介绍。
为了对几所中国西部农村小学提供全方位的援助,这一项目包含闲置衣物义卖、批发采购孩子的生活必需品和定期的支教活动。该项目于八月份开始,为期两周。作为一名志愿者,你的首要任务是帮助我们为孩子们组织一些教育活动。你也可以分享一些你们国家有趣的事情,这将拓宽孩子们的视野。
最后,再次感谢你对我们项目感兴趣,我希望我的介绍能增加你参与其中的意愿。如果你有其他任何问题,请随时联系我们。
诚挚的,
李明
44、
Part B
52. Directions:
Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the picture below. In your essay, you should
1) describe the picture briefly,
2) interpret the meaning, and
3) give your comments.
Write your answer neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)
参考答案:
参考范文
This picture illustrates two opposite attitudes towards difficulty. In this picture, there are two young men climbing a mountain. One of them says that he is tired and couldn’t continue while the other one passes him a bottle of water and encourages him to carry on after a rest.
Undoubtedly, this picture reflects people’s varied views when difficulty approaches. Some people may be enthusiastic to overcome the difficulty at first but panic when they feel tired. They may argue it is normal to consider giving up because pursuit for comfort and relaxation is only human nature. However, determined people not only refuse to complain about the difficulties, but also try to motivate weak-willed people to carry on. A positive attitude towards difficulties 41is indeed a great accelerator to success while such virtue to rekindle others’ hope is worth even more cherishing.
To conclude, the one who shows willingness in overcoming difficulties is the one we should become. The world is consistently developing. A person will be automatically left behind if he stops trying. Only by making constant efforts and never stopping making progress can we become winners in the face of difficulties.
参考译文
这幅图画描绘了人们面对困难时两种截然相反的态度。在这幅图中,有两个年轻人正 在爬山。其中一个人说他累了,不能再继续爬了,而另一个人则递给他一瓶水并鼓励他休 息一下再接着爬。
毫无疑问,这幅图反映了遇到困难时人们不同的看法。有些人可能一开始会非常热衷 于克服困难,但当他们感到疲劳时就会恐惧退缩。他们也许会辩解说,人们想放弃是正常 的,因为追求舒适和放松乃人之常情。然而,意志坚定的人不仅对困难毫无怨言,还会尝 试去鼓励那些退缩的人坚持下去。面对困难的积极态度固然是通往成功的加速器,而这种 能够重燃他人希望的美德更值得珍惜。
总的来说,我们应该成为那个愿意克服困难的人。这个世界在不断地发展,如果一个 人停止努力,他自然会落后。只有不断努力,不断进步,我们才能成为困难面前的赢家。
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