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(25minutes)
1~25略
SECTIONIIUseofEnglish
(15minutes)
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordorphraseforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.
Text
TheAmericandefinitionofsuccessislargelyoneofacquiringwealthandahighmaterialstandardofliving.Itisnotsurprising,26,thatAmericanshavevaluededucationforitsmonetaryvalue.ThebeliefiswidespreadintheUnitedStates27themoreschoolingpeoplehave,themoremoneytheywill28whentheyleaveschool.Thebeliefisstrongest29thedesirabilityofanundergraduateuniversitydegree,ora30degreesuchasmedicineorlaw31theundergraduatedegree.Themoneyvalueofgraduatedegreesin32suchasart,history,orphilosophyisnot33great.
Thisbeliefinthemonetaryvalueofeducationis34byresearchoutcomesonoutcome.BenWattenberg,asocialscientist,estimatesthatinthe35ofalifetimeaman36acollegeschooldiplomain1972couldearnabout$380,000morethanamanwho37hadahighschooldiploma.Perhapsthishelpstoexplainsurvey38whichshowedthatAmericanswho39theyhadlivedtheirdifferentlyinsomewayregretted40ofallthattheydidnotgetmoreeducation.Theregretis41bythosewhohavemade42tothetopandbythosewhohavenot.43amanlikeDouglasFraser,thepresidentoftheUnitedAutoWorkersUnion,anationallyknownandsuccessfulleader,was44byregretsthathedidnotclimbhigheronthe45ladder.
26.A)howeverB)thereforeC)moreoverD)though
27.A)whichB)whereC)thatD)when
28.A)makeB)saveC)investD)raise
29.A)regardingB)reflectingC)revealingD)representing
30.A)technicalB)vocationalC)honorableD)professional
31.A)concerningB)followingC)finalizingD)ensuring
32.A)branchesB)occupationsC)fieldsD)classes
33.A)thusB)muchC)asD)yet
34.A)supportedB)providedC)coveredD)obtained
35.A)periodB)durationC)courseD)length
36.A)ofB)withC)uponD)for
37.A)hardlyB)onlyC)reallyD)readily
38.A)effortsB)observationsC)consequencesD)findings
39.A)realizedB)foundC)discoveredD)wished
40.A)leastB)bestC)mostD)last
41.A)sharedB)shownC)concernedD)suffered
42.A)themB)itC)themselvesD)itself
43.A)AsB)ForC)SuchD)Even
44.A)threatenedB)rejectedC)restrictedD)troubled
45.A)educationalB)politicalC)commercialD)social
SECTIONⅢReadingComprehension
(40minutes)
PartA
Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.
Text1
Duringthepastfifteenyearsagreatdealofattentionhasbeengivento“lettingitallhangout”.Myimpressionisthatthisover-zealousdevotiontospeakingone’smindhasmoreoftenledtohurtfeelingsandruinedrelationshipsthantogreatjoyandfulfillment.
Ithinkwegenerallyagreethatholdinginrealfeelingsandneverexpressingless-than-lovelythoughtsabouteachotherhardlyleadtoconstructivecommunication.It’sagreatrelieftoallowourselvestheluxuryofadmittingourhumanweaknessandpursuingmorehonestrelationshipswithothers.Butweneedtostrikeabalancebetweentellingitallandtellingnothing.
RecentlyIreceivedaletterfromamotherwhohadbeenpersuadedbyhertroubledtwenty-five-year-oldsontoattendaweekend“truth”marathonwithhim.Underpressurefromthegroup,herdefensescollapsedandsheheardherselftellinghersonforthefirsttimethathehadbeenanaccident---thatshehadn’tbeenplanningtohaveachild.Heinturntoldherthathecouldn’trecallasingledayinhischildhoodthathe’dbeenhappy.
“Atthattime,”thiswomanwrote,“itseemedhelpful.Wecriedandwemadeup;
Ithoughttellingthetruthhadbeengoodforus.Butthetroubleis,itwasn’tthewholetruth.BythetimeTommywasborn,Ididwanthim,andattimeshewashappy.Eversincethatday,we’vebothbeendisturbedbysometerriblefeelingsweshared.”
Imustadmitwe’vecometotheconclusionthatsomethingsarebetterleftunsaid.Honestyisafinepolicyaslongasweknowwhatthetruthreallyis----butmostofthetimewedon’t.It’safinegoaltoencouragechildrentoexpresstheirrealfeelings.Butweneedanewsenseofbalance.Tellingitallisnotacure-allforeveryproblemnorevenanendinitself.It’susefulandfreeingundersomecircumstancesandterriblyhurtfulanddamagingunderothers.
It’sagoodidea,Ithink,tobiteyourtonguefortenorfifteenminutesbeforesayingwhat’sonyourmind.Trytodecidewhetherit’sgoingtoopenupnewandbetteravenuesofcommunicationorleavewoundsthatmayneverheal.
46.Theexpression“tellingitallhangout”means“______”.
A)balancingallthoughts
B)expressingallrealfeelings
C)consideringallrelationships
D)admittingallhumanweakness
47.Theauthortriestosaythattellingitallmay________.
A)bringaboutundesirableconsequences
B)resultinconstructivecommunication
C)helpcorrectone’sshortcomings
D)leadtogreatjoyandfulfillment
48.Aftertheytoldeachotherthetruth,boththewomanandhersonfelt______.
A)despaired
B)regretful
C)justified
D)grateful
49.Thestoryofthewomanandhersonsupportstheideathat_______.
A)somethingsarebetterleftunsaid
B)honestyisfineformostofthetime
C)goodattentionleadstogoodresults
D)oneshouldbeencouragedtotellthetruth
50.Theauthorsuggeststhatweshould______.
A)stopourselvesfromtellinglies
B)knowclearlywhatisonourminds
C)healallthewoundstofreeourselves
D)saywithcautionwhatwereallythink
Text2
Thenextbigbreakthroughinartificialintelligencecouldcomefromgivingmachinesnotjustmorelogicalcapacity,butemotionalcapacityaswell.
Feelingsaren’tusuallyassociatedwithinanimatemachines,butRosalindPicard,aprofessorofcomputertechnologyatMIT,believesemotionmaybejustthethingcomputersneedtoworkeffectively.Computersneedartificialemotiontounderstandtheirhumanusersandtoachieveself-analysisandself-improvement.
Themorescientistsstudythe“wetware”modelforcomputing---thehumanbrainandnervoussystem----themoretheyconcludethatemotionsareapartofintelligence,notseparatefromit.Emotionsareamongthetoolsthatweusetoprocessthetremendousamountofstimuliinourenvironment.Theyalsoplayaroleinhumanlearninganddecision-making.Feelingbadaboutawrongdecision,forinstance,focusesattentiononavoidingfutureerror.Afeelingofpleasure,ontheotherhand,positivelyreinforcesanexperience.
“Ifwewantcomputerstobegenuinelyintelligent,toadapttous,andtointeractnaturallywithus,thentheywillneedtheabilitytorecognizeandexpressemotions,tohaveemotions,andtohavewhathascometobecalled‘emotionalintelligence’,”Picardsays.
Onewaythatemotionscanhelpcomputers,shesuggests,isbyhelpingkeepthemfromcrashing.Today’scomputersproduceerroneousmessages,buttheydonothavea“gutfeeling”ofknowingwhensomethingiswrongordoesn’tmakesense.Ahealthyfearofdeathcouldmotivateacomputertostoptroubleassoonasitstarts.Ontheotherhand,self-preservationwouldneedtobesubordinatetoservicetohumans.ItwasfearofitsowndeaththatpromptedHAL,thefictionalcomputerinthefilm2002:
ASpaceOdyssey,tokillmostofitshumanassociates.
Similarly,computersthatcould“read”theiruserswouldaccumulateastoreofhighlypersonalinformationaboutus----notjustwhatwesaidanddid,butwhatwelikelythoughtandfelt.
“Emotionsnotonlycontributetoaricherqualityofinteraction,buttheydirectlyimpactaperson’sabilitytointeractinanintelligentway,”Picardsays.“Emotionalskills,especiallytheabilitytorecognizeandexpressemotions,areessentialfornaturalcommunicationwithhumans.”
51.Inthefuturecomputerswilltendtobemade_______.
A)fictional
B)humanized
C)economical
D)operational
52.Emotionalintelligenceisimportantbecause______.
A)itcanincreasethelogicalcapacityofthecomputer
B)itcanraisethemechaniccapacityofthecomputer
C)itcaneliminateallthedefectsofthecomputer
D)itcanimproveuser-computercommunication
53.“Self-preservation”(Line4,Para.5)means______.
A)self-control
B)self-analysis
C)self-protection
D)self-improvement
54.Accordingtothetext,theemotionalcomputer______.
A)hasapromisingprospect
B)isfinanciallyunaffordable
C)istechnicallyimpracticable
D)hasaspecializedusergroup
55.Itisimpliedthattheeconomicalcomputer______.
A)maybeadangertohumanbeings
B)nolongerneedshardwareupgrading
C)maybeathreattothelifeofitsdesigner
D)nolongerworriesaboutthefearofdeath
Text3
Artisconsideredbymanypeopletobelittlemorethanadecorativemeansofgivingpleasure.Thisisnotalwaysthecase,however;
attimes,artmaybeseentohaveapurelyfunctionalsideaswell.SuchcouldbesaidofthesandpaintingsoftheNavahoIndiansoftheAmericanSouthwest;
thesehaveamedicinalaswellasanartisticpurpose.
AccordingtoNavahotraditions,onewhosuffersfromeitheramentaloraphysicalillnesshasinsomewaydisturbedorcomeincontactwiththesupernatural---perhapsacertainanimal,aghost,orthedead.Tocounteractthisevilcontact,theillpersonoroneofhisrel