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同等学力人员申请硕士学位英语真题2018年

Paper One

Part Ⅰ Oral Communication

Section A
Directions: In this section there are two incomplete dialogues and each dialogue has three blanks and three choices A, B and C, taken from the dialogue. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
A. How about you?
B. Wanna join us?
C. It's a long weekend.
Tina: I'm so glad the weekend's finally here.
Lewis: Me too. Imagine! 1 We've got three days in a row.
Tina: So, where're you going?
Lewis: I don't have any plan yet. I'll just play it by ear. 2
Tina: We're going to go hiking and camping in the mountains.
Lewis: That sounds exciting!
Tina: 3
Lewis: Hmm, let me think about it. I'll let you know later.

C。

[解析] 根据下面一句“我们有连续三天的假期”可知，这句是关于假期的。因此C项“这是一个长周末”合适。故选C。

A。

[解析] 根据下面一句“我们打算去山里远足和露营”可知，这句是询问对方的计划。因此A项“你呢?”正确。故选A。

B。

[解析] 根据下面一句“让我考虑一下，之后再告诉你”可知，这句是个邀请。因此B项“想要跟我们一起吗?”正确。故选B。

A. And I'd like the cheapest flight available.
B. What is your destination?
C. And when will you be returning?
Travel Agent: Freedom Travel. How can I help you?
Caller: Yes, I'd like to make a flight reservation for the twenty-third of this month.
Travel Agent: Okay. 4
Caller: Well. I'm flying to Helsinki, Finland.
Travel Agent: Okay. Let me check what flights are available. 5
Caller: Uh, well, I'd like to catch a return flight on the twenty-ninth. 6
Travel Agent: Okay. Let me see. Um, that's flight 1070 from Salt Lake City to New York, Kennedy Airport, transferring to flight 90 from Kennedy to Helsinki. It's only $ 980.
Caller: Alright, let's go with that.

B。

[解析] 根据下一句“我想去芬兰的赫尔辛基”可知，旅行社工作人员在问呼叫者想预定去哪里的机票。因此B“您的目的地是哪里?”正确。故选B。

C。

[解析] 根据下一句“我想买29号的返程票”可知，旅行社工作人员在问呼叫者返程的时间。因此C“您什么时候返程?”正确。故选C。

A。

[解析] 根据下面一句，旅行社工作人员说“一共才980美金”可知，呼叫者想买便宜的机票。因此A“我想买最便宜的机票”正确。故选A。

Section B
Directions: In this section there is one incomplete interview which has four blanks and four choices A, B, C and D, taken from the interview. Fill in each of the blanks with one of the choices to complete the interview and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
A. I think the big difference is,
B. What have you done to make this yours?
C. how they look in the Oval Office.
D. you don't need so much heart.
On Donald Trump's 100th day as U. S. president, he spoke with "Face the Nation" host and Chief Washington Correspondent John Dickerson.
Dickerson: What's the difference between negotiating in Washington versus negotiating in business?
Trump: Well, 1 for what we're doing here, Washington, you really need heart, because you're talking about a lot of people. Whereas business, 2 You want to make a good deal.
Dickerson: Every president makes the Oval Office theirs. 3
Trump: Well, a lot of things. We had these incredible flags including the American flags. The Coast Guard flag over here. And I said, "Well, let's see 4 So the flags were up. The picture of Thomas Jefferson I put up. The picture of Andrew Jackson I put up because they said his campaign and my campaign tended to mirror each other. So we did a lot of—actually we did a lot of work. It's—it's a much different—look than it was previously.

A。

[解析] 根据第一个问题“你觉得在华盛顿和在商业上的谈判有什么不同?”可知，空格处的回答应与不同相关的。因此A项“我认为不同在于”正确，故选A。

D。

[解析] 根据前一句“对于华盛顿的问题，你需要用心去考虑，然而在商务谈判方面，”可知，作为转折和对比，D项“你不需要付出太多的心血”正确，故选D。

B。

[解析] 根据前一句“每届总统都会将总统办公室变成他们自己的风格。”可知，这个问题应该是与总统办公室相关，所以B项“你对办公室做了什么改变?”正确。故选B。

C。

[解析] 根据前一句可知，特朗普在办公室装饰了许多旗帜，空格处是引用他的话，后一句“因此这些旗帜就被挂起来了，”所以C项“让我们看看把它们挂在办公室感觉怎么样”正确。故选C。

Part Ⅱ Vocabulary
Directions: In this part there are ten sentences, each with one word or phrase underlined. Choose the one from the four choices marked A, B, C and D that best keeps the meaning of the sentence. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

1. According to the minister, measures are being taken to introduce more diversity into the education system.

A.difference
B.adversity
C.unity
D.variety

A B C D

[解析] difference“不同”；adversity“逆境”；unity“统一”；variety“多样”。这里需要选择和diversity(多样性)相近的词，故选D。

2. He would once in a while lose his temper when he found himself involved in an argument.

A.rarely
B.often
C.occasionally
D.seldom

A B C D

[解析] rarely“很少，罕见”；often“经常”；occasionally“偶尔，间或”；seldom“很少”。这里需要选择和once in a while(偶尔，有时)相近的词，故选C。

3. Intuition is something that cannot be proven, but many people believe in it and use it for decision making.

A.Instinct
B.Intelligence
C.Rationality
D.Experience

A B C D

[解析] instinct“本能，直觉”；intelligence“智慧”；rationality“理性，合理性”；experience“经历，经验”。这里需要选择和intuition(直觉)相近的词，故选A。

4. A global company must be sensitive to the cultures and customs of the countries where it operates.

A.patient
B.generous
C.emotional
D.responsive

A B C D

[解析] patient“有耐心的”；generous“慷慨的”；emotional“情绪的，情感的”；responsive“敏感的，反应迅速的；应答的”。这里需要选择和sensitive(敏感的)相近的词，故选D。

5. At last John Smith stepped down as the company's CEO and returned to his roots in software research.

A.retired
B.resigned
C.revived
D.reacted

A B C D

[解析] retire“退休”；resign“辞职”；revive“复活，苏醒”；react“作出反应”。step down“辞职，走下”和resign意思最接近，故选B。

6. Immersed in their experiment, they had no idea what happened just outside their lab.

A.Concentrated
B.Addicted
C.Absorbed
D.Committed

A B C D

[解析] concentrate“集中”；addict“上瘾”；absorb“全神贯注”；commit“致力于”。immerse“投入”和absorb意思最接近，而且absorb能与后面的介词in搭配，故选C。

7. Last month the government initiated a public debate on the future direction of the sport policy.

A.transmitted
B.followed
C.promoted
D.launched

A B C D

[解析] transmit“传输”；follow“跟随，遵循”；promote“促进，提升”；launch“发射；开始；发动”。initiate“开始”和launch意思最接近，故选D。

8. My beard started to grow, and I unwillingly complied with the order to shave it off.

A.considered
B.questioned
C.supported
D.observed

A B C D

[解析] consider“考虑”；question“质疑”；support“支持”；observe“遵守”。comply with意为“遵守”，与observe意思最接近，故选D。

9. As the fighting intensified, the chances of any peace deal diminished.

A.decreased
B.changed
C.disappeared
D.expanded

A B C D

[解析] decrease“减少”；change“改变”；disappear“消失”；expand“扩大，增加”。diminish“减少，降低”，和decrease意思最接近，故选A。

10. However superficially appealing such an idea might appear, it was irrational and reckless.

A.possibly
B.seemingly
C.apparently
D.practically

A B C D

[解析] possibly“可能地”；seemingly“表面上，似乎”；apparently“显然”；practically“几乎；实际地”。superficially“表面地”，选项中只有seemingly意思接近，故选B。

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension

Section A
Directions: In this section, there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

Passage One
Alice Paul Tapper was on a fourth-grade field trip last year when she noticed something that bothered her. The girls were standing in the back of the room, listening politely as the guide spoke. The boys crowded together in the front. They raised their hands to respond to questions, even if they didn't know the answer.
Alice, 10, often doesn't raise her hand in class, even if she's pretty sure she knows the answer. She's nervous she'll get it wrong and feel embarrassed. On that field trip, she figured a lot of other girls were probably keeping quiet, too.
Alice told her mom what she saw. They talked about how girls are often told to be quiet and polite, while boys are encouraged to be bold and assertive. Alice and her morn talk about that kind of thing a lot. She wants boys and girls to have the same opportunities. "Girls are important, and their ideas are important," Alice says. "They should be heard."
Alice's mom is the leader of Alice's Girl Scout troop, in Washington, D.C. She and Alice brought the issue up at their next Girl Scout meeting. Alice found she was right. The other girls said they, too, sometimes hesitated to raise their hands, and they worried that this could hold them back in life. Alice wanted to change that. "If a girl raises her hand, it's one step toward becoming a great leader," she says.
Alice's troop decided to ask the Girl Scouts organization to create a new patch. The new patch was introduced in October 2017. It is called the Raise Your Hand patch. To earn it, a girl has to do three things. She must pledge to raise her hand in class when she thinks she knows the answer—even if she's not 100% sure. She must recruit three girls to make the same pledge. And she must talk about how raising her hand makes her feel.
So far, more than 5,400 girls have earned the Raise Your Hand patch. They live in every state in the U.S., plus Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Ireland. "Girls are powerful," Alice says. "They should raise their hands so they can release the power inside them."

1. What bothered Alice on her field trip last year?

A.The guide was impolite to the girls.
B.There were more boys than girls.
C.The boys made trouble as the guide spoke.
D.The girls were less responsive than the boys.

A B C D

[解析] 第一段最后一句“They raised their hands to respond to questions, even if they didn't know the answer.”。
细节题。题目问的是在实地旅行中什么困扰着艾丽丝。第一段中最后一句提到，男生即使不知道答案也会积极举手回答老师的问题，这也就说明跟男生相比女生的反应度要差一些，故选D。

2. Girls often don't raise their hands in class because they ______.

A.don't know the answer pretty well
B.don't want to get too much attention
C.are taught to be quiet and polite
D.are given fewer chances than boys

A B C D

[解析] 第三段第二句“They talked about how girls are often told to be quiet and polite, while boys are encouraged to be bold and assertive.”。
细节题。题目问的是女生不举手的原因。根据第二段可知，艾丽丝不举手是怕犯错会尴尬，从第三段可知，女生从小被教育要保持安静和有礼貌，男生则是要大胆坚定，故选C。

3. The Raise Your Hand patch was created to ______.

A.encourage girls to speak up
B.improve girls' talent for organization
C.call for more support from girls
D.highlight the importance of girls

A B C D

[解析] 第五段。
细节题。题目问的是定制“举手”徽章的目的。根据第五段可知，这个新徽章的产生是为了鼓励女生多举手，多表达自己的意见，不要总是沉默，故选A。

4. The Raise Your Hand patch ______.

A.has helped girls become leaders
B.is popular in some states in the U.S.
C.is spreading all over the world
D.has attracted thousands of girls

A B C D

[解析] 第六段前两句“So far, more than 5,400 girls have earned the Raise Your Hand patch. They live in every state in the U.S., plus Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Ireland.”。
推断题。题目问的是这个“举手”徽章______。根据定位句可知，目前为止已经有5400多名女生赢得了“举手”徽章，她们来自于美国的各个州，还有的来自加拿大、英国、澳大利亚和爱尔兰。A项帮助女生成为领导，不符合句意；B项在美国的一些州流行，不全面；C项扩展到全世界，太宽泛；D项吸引了许多女生的注意，符合句意，故选D。

5. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A.A Show of Hands
B.A Campaign for Equality
C.The Girl Scouts Organization
D.The Story of a New Patch

A B C D

[解析] 全文。
主旨题。题目问的是文章的标题。根据全文的内容，艾丽丝通过实地考察旅行，发现女生都不敢直接表达自己的想法，所以提议设立新徽章的方式来鼓励她们像男生一样勇于表达，D项新徽章的故事符合题意，故选D。

Passage Two
Stephen Hawking was born on 8 January, 1942 and grew up in St Albans, the eldest of four brothers and sisters. His father was a research biologist and his mother a medical research secretary, so it was not surprising that he was interested in science. As a student he was drawn to physics and maths as he believed they offered the most fundamental insights into the world. But nothing marked him out as special from his classmates or in his first term at Oxford University.
Stephen got first in Physics from Oxford, and started a PhD at Cambridge. His own private universe expanded when he proposed to his future wife. Jane was also from St Albans, and was a modern languages undergraduate. She had met Hawking at a New Year's party, before his diagnosis. The couple decided to marry quickly, because they did not know how long Stephen had to live. As Stephen's health deteriorated, he took to walking with stick.
Hawking escaped the limits of his disability by training his mind to work in a new way. As he started to lose the use of his limbs, he developed a way of visualizing problems in his mind to reach a solution instead of by writing equations. Some of his colleagues have suggested that this way of thinking has led to his greatest discoveries. Hawking was now working on one of science's most bizarre ideas—black holes, an extreme prediction of Einstein's general theory of relativity.
Hawking's work on black holes helped prove the idea of a "Big Bang" at the birth of the Universe. Developed in the 1940s, Big Bang theory was still not accepted by all scientists. Working with mathematician Roger Penrose, Hawking realized that black holes were like the Big Bang in reverse—and that meant the maths he'd used to describe black holes also described the Big Bang. It was a key moment in showing the Big Bang really happened. As his body deteriorated, Hawking's career was taking off.

1. Hawking developed an early interest in science because ______.

A.his brothers and sisters loved it
B.he took related lessons as a kid
C.he excelled in maths and physics
D.his parents influenced him

A B C D

[解析] 第一段第二句“His father was a research biologist and his mother a medical research secretary, so it was not surprising that he was interested in science.”。
细节题。题目问的是霍金早期就表现出对科学的兴趣是因为什么。根据定位句可知，他的父母都从事着与科学相关的工作，所以他肯定受父母的影响，故选D。

2. What can be learned about Hawking's wife Jane?

A.She and Hawking came from the same place.
B.She and Hawking went to the same school.
C.She married Hawking on New Year's Day.
D.She didn't know of his disease before their marriage.

A B C D

[解析] 第二段第三句“Jane was also from St Albans, and was a modern languages under-graduate.”。
细节题。题目问的是关于霍金的妻子简我们可以得知什么。从定位句可知简和霍金都是来自圣奥尔本斯。B项他们来自一个学校，不正确；C项他们新年结婚，也不正确；D项结婚前简不知道霍金的病情，根据文中所述，他们急着结婚是担心霍金活不了多久，所以不正确。故选A。

3. Hawking's self-trained way of working ______.

A.helped the recovery of his health
B.required a lot of equation writing
C.relied heavily on mental images
D.was copied by his colleagues

A B C D

[解析] 第三段第二句“As he started to lose the use of his limbs, he developed a way of visualizing problems in his mind to reach a solution instead of by writing equations.”。
细节题。题目问的是霍金自我训练的方式______。通过定位句可知，他研发了一种不用通过手写方程式而是通过大脑视觉处理来解决问题的方法，因此需要依靠心智图像，故选C。

4. The following statements about the Big Bang theory are true EXCEPT ______.

A.Hawking was its founder
B.it was connected with black holes
C.Hawking's research supported it
D.not all scientists agreed with it

A B C D

[解析] 第三段最后一句“Hawking was now working on one of science's most bizarre ideas—black holes, an extreme prediction of Einstein's general theory of relativity.”。
判断题。题目问以下关于大爆炸的哪个说法是不正确的。从定位句可知，霍金在研究黑洞，但他并不是黑洞的创始人，故选A。

5. As a leading figure in science, Hawking ______.

A.lived for fifty-five years
B.wrote many best-selling novels
C.led some organizations for the disabled
D.fought against his disease most of his life

A B C D

[解析] 全文。
归纳分析题。题目问的是作为科学的领军人物，霍金______。从全文可知，霍金从患病到后期病重，都一直没有停止科学研究，也没有停止与疾病做斗争，故选D。

Passage Three
Imagine that you're a fly. You're just looking for a place to rest, when you see a nice pink leaf. That looks like a nice place to land. As you rest your feet on the leaf, you notice something strange. This leaf is hairy. You begin to make your move, but you trigger the plant's reaction. Snap! In one-tenth of a second, you are caught in the Venus flytrap. You will be digested in five to twelve days.
Out of about 391,000 plant species in the world, only 600 or so are carnivorous. We call them this because they attract, trap, and eat bugs. Like other plants, they get energy from the sun. But unlike other plants, they get their nutrients from their prey (猎物). Carnivorous plants live in places where the soil lacks nutrients. Most plants get nutrients from the soil. Carnivorous plants have turned to other sources.
Pitcher plants trick their prey into landing on them. They offer nectar (花蜜) bribes to the foolish insects that would take them. True to their name, pitcher plants have deep chambers. Their landing surface is slippery. They have inward pointing hairs, making it hard to escape. The fly lands on the pitcher plant to eat, but slips into a pit filled with digestive fluids.
Corkscrew plants have inviting stems. Curved hairs line the inside of these stems. These hairs allow insects to go up the stems, but not back. Going forward leads to the plant's stomach. Bugs who wander into the corkscrew plant find that they are unable to escape. They must march to their own death.
And then there are the bladderworts. They live in water and float near the surface. Their traps are like small bladders (囊状物) hidden beneath the water. Only their flowers are visible from the surface. When bugs swim into the trigger hairs, the plant reacts. The bladder sucks up the prey and the water surrounding it. The prey will be digested within hours.

1. The word "carnivorous" (Para. 2) is closest in meaning to "______".

A.nutritious
B.bug-eating
C.plant-eating
D.attractive

A B C D

[解析] 第二段第二句“We call them this because they attract, trap, and eat bugs.”。
细节题。题目问的是carnivorous的意思和哪个最接近。也就是找同义词。根据定位句，我们这么称呼它们是因为它们迷惑、诱捕并吃掉虫子，说明这些植物和其他植物不一样，是靠吃虫子为生。故选B。

2. Which statement would the author most likely agree with?

A.There are too many species of carnivorous plants.
B.There are too few plant species in the world.
C.Only a small number of plant species are carnivorous.
D.The majority of plants are carnivorous.

A B C D

[解析] 第二段第一句“Out of about 391,000 plant species in the world, only 600 or so are carnivorous.”。
推断题。题目问的是作者可能会同意的观点。根据定位句可知，全世界39.1万种植物中只有600种左右的植物是肉食性的，说明肉食植物的数量非常少，故选C。

3. Carnivorous plants get their nutrients mainly from ______.

A.other plants
B.the soil
C.the sun
D.their prey

A B C D

[解析] 第二段第四句“But unlike other plants, they get their nutrients from their prey.”。
细节题。题目问的是食肉性植物的营养从哪获得。根据定位句，但是跟其他植物不一样的是，它们通过猎物获得营养。故选D。

4. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the third paragraph?

A.There are many studies of carnivorous plants.
B.The pitcher plant tricks bugs into its stomach.
C.The pitcher plant kills its prey in various ways.
D.Some plants attract bugs by offering them nectar.

A B C D

[解析] 第三段。
归纳题。题目问的是以下哪个选项能表达第三段的意思。第三段主要介绍了猪笼草用诱饵诱捕昆虫进入囊中的过程。B项意为猪笼草诱骗虫子落入胃中，符合题意，故选B。

5. As can be inferred, the corkscrew's chamber for digestion is located ______.

A.somewhere towards its root
B.somewhere towards its top
C.inside its flowers
D.inside its leaves

A B C D

[解析] 第四段第三句“These hairs allow insects to go up the stems, but not back.”。
细节题。题目问的是螺旋狸藻消化囊的位置。通过定位句可知，诱使昆虫进入迷宫，只能向上不能后退，最后被消化，说明消化囊的位置位于上端，故选B。

Passage Four
Serenity(宁静) is difficult to find in today's fast-paced world. A moment of complete calm seems to be a rare and wonderful find. For me, those precious moments occur on a boat. As legendary sailor Vito Dumas once said: "It's out there at sea that you are really yourself." On deck, enjoying awe-inspiring views, the cares of everyday life blown away on the sea breeze, you can appreciate his point.
Flying is a misery. From airport chaos to the confined space of an aircraft, nothing about commercial aviation appeals to my sense of adventure—or comfort. Favouring boat travel isn't just about managing flight fear, though. Whether I'm on a short ferry crossing or a cruise, the sea provides a true sense of travel, from the impressive physical shift of a ship leaving port to its navigation of the open water. "We are tied to the ocean," John F. Kennedy said. As my ship steers towards an exciting new destination, I feel that affinity.
And I'm not alone. "The journey is part of the holiday," says travel writer Helen Ochyra. "I'll stand out on deck, whatever the weather, and watch the ropes being untied, the boat slipping away from the dock and the landscape drifting farther and farther away."
Tom Bourlet, founder of the Spaghetti Traveller blog, agrees: "On a plane, it's difficult to make out much more than grassland; on the ferry, there is something exciting about seeing land slowly getting closer."
For Cathy Winston, travel editor, it's about the sense of adventure. "Even on a fairly simple journey from A to B," she says, "wide wide, open sea makes it feel like you could be off to discover new lands. There's a certain romance you don't get on a plane or on a motorway." Winston also values the family-friendly aspects of sea travel. "There's something so relaxing about being on the water, especially with kids," she says.
Whether it's for kid-happy convenience or sheer romance, boats will always be the preferred mode of transport for many travellers. A boat gets me where I want to go, avoiding the rush—and terror—of air travel. And out on the waves, as reality melts away, I always rediscover my own passion for the sea.

1. Which aspect of sea travel is emphasized in the first paragraph?

A.Extraordinary view.
B.Complete freedom.
C.Peace of mind.
D.Sense of adventure.

A B C D

[解析] 第一段前两句“Serenity is difficult to find in today's fast-paced world. A moment of complete calm seems to be a rare and wonderful find.”。
细节题。题目问的是第一段提到海上旅行的什么特点。根据定位句可知，在生活节奏飞快的今天宁静是很难找到的，完全平静的时刻似乎是一个罕见而奇妙的发现。这两句主要说的是大海可以跟人们带来平静，故选C。

2. The word "affinity" (Para. 2) is closest in meaning to "______".

A.strong emotion
B.close connection
C.sheer excitement
D.impressive moment

A B C D

[解析] 第二段倒数第二句“'We are tied to the ocean, ' John F. Kennedy said.”。
辨析题。题目问的是affinity的意思。根据定位句可知，我们与大海是相联系、是一体的，所以后句提到感受到的affinity应该是“密切关系”的意思，故选B。

3. Who is deeply impressed while watching the boat leaving the dock?

A.Helen Ochyra.
B.Vito Dumas.
C.Cathy Winston.
D.John F. Kennedy.

A B C D

[解析] 第三段。
细节题。题目问的是看着船驶离码头，谁有深刻的印象。根据第三段内容可知，本段是关于旅行作家海伦·奥奇拉的感受。故选A。

4. According to Tom Bourlet, sea travel is better than air travel in that it ______.

A.enables people to engage in deeper thought
B.gives passengers a better chance to relax
C.provides a more comfortable environment
D.offers a clearer view of the landscape

A B C D

[解析] 第四段“On a plane, it's difficult to make out much more than grassland; on the ferry, there is something exciting about seeing land slowly getting closer.”。
细节题。题目问的是汤姆·布里特认为乘船出行比乘飞机出行好在哪里。根据定位句，他认为在船上看着陆地慢慢靠近是一件令人兴奋的事情。因此，能使人更清晰地欣赏岸上的风景，故选D。

5. According to the last two paragraphs, sea travel has all the following benefits EXCEPT ______.

A.being family-friendly
B.satisfying an adventurous heart
C.promoting a healthy lifestyle
D.providing relaxation

A B C D

[解析] 最后两段。
辨析题。题目问的是下列哪项不是乘船出行的好处。A项“对家庭友好”和B项“满足冒险精神”是第五段凯西·温斯顿提出的，D项“让人放松”在最后一段提到，只有C项“提供一种健康的生活方式”文中未提，故选C。

Section B
Directions: In this section, you are required to read one quoted blog and the comments on it. The blog and comments are followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
At SXSW, the tech and culture conference in Austin, London Mayor Sadiq Khan criticized big tech companies and regulators for failing to stem the spread of hate, misinformation and radical viewpoints online.
The mayor said that governments have been in "dereliction of duty" when it comes to passing regulations to combat the ways technology has negatively affected society. "One of the biggest problems over the last few years is that politicians and governments have just been passive—sitting on their hands—while the tech revolution has happened around them," Khan said in his remarks.
Ultimately, he said, it's up to governments to work with technology businesses and leaders to make sure that technological advancement has the proper checks.
Social media firms are already under new regulatory pressure in Europe, thanks to German laws enacted in January that will fine companies that don't take down problematic content within 24 hours of it being reported.
Khan did not call for this type of regulation but warned that even stricter regulation could be on its way if companies don't respond to government concerns. "Ultimately—there must be greater responsibility taken by some tech companies for the impact they're having on the world."
Comment 1:
Looking at this from the point of view of "industry regulation" is simply flawed. At the core of this, it is individuals who are making choices to "post" each and every time. What our society seems to have lost is a sense of personal responsibility.
Comment 2:
It's not exactly easy to implement laws that targets content online. The bigger issue is that law enforcement simply doesn't have the resources to act on all these crimes happening on the Internet.
Comment 3:
I agree that technology has failed us in at least one very important way: Twitter, Facebook, et al, published and continues to publish untruths and fake "news", that some people assume are accurate. They must do something.
Comment 4:
The companies at issue promote the content being objected to. That is the content that drives their revenues and profits. So serf-regulation just never works without the threat of harsh regulation.
Comment 5:
Information and Communications Technology (ICT), through its evolution, has generally been perceived as beneficial, furthering progress and the common good. But, ICT has not had the foresight to see how the evolving industry can produce unintended consequences. It's time for ICT to step up.

1. The word "dereliction" (Para. 2) probably means ______.

A.deliberate neglect
B.potential abuse
C.constant misjudgment
D.apparent misunderstanding

A B C D

[解析] 第二段第二句“One of the biggest problems over the last few years is that politicians and governments have just been passive—sitting on their hands—while the tech revolution has happened around them.”。
细节题。题目问的是dereliction的意思是______。根据定位句可知，过去几年最大的问题之一是在发生技术革命的时候，政客和政府很消极，处于袖手旁观的状态。所以dereliction的意思应为袖手旁观、玩忽职守，A项符合句意。故选A。

2. What does Khan emphasize with his remarks in the last paragraph?

A.Strict British regulation.
B.German-style regulatory laws.
C.Government-industry cooperation.
D.Self-regulation of the industry.

A B C D

[解析] 第五段第一句“Khan did not call for this type of regulation but warned that even stricter regulation could be on its way if companies don't respond to government concerns.”。
细节题。题目问的是最后一段中汗在评论中强调了什么。通过第五段中市长的表述可知，他主要是想通过德国的监管法律来警告科技公司去自行监管，否则政府将会出台更加严格的监管措施。D项“产业的自我监管”符合题意。故选D。

3. According to Comment 1, who is to blame for the spread of misinformation?

A.Businesses.
B.Individuals.
C.Government officials.
D.Industry leaders.

A B C D

[解析] 评论1“At the core of this, it is individuals who are making choices to 'post' each and every time.”。
细节题。题目问的是评论1中认为谁应该为传播错误信息负责。根据定位句可知，这个问题的核心是个人，是他们自行选择是否“上传”，所以个人应该为传播错误信息负责，故选B。

4. Which of the comments favors strict government regulation?

A.Comment 2.
B.Comment 3.
C.Comment 4.
D.Comment 5.

A B C D

[解析] 评论4“So self-regulation just never works without the threat of harsh regulation.”。
细节题。题目问的是哪个评论支持政府严格监管。根据定位句可知，在没有严厉监管约束下的自我监管是行不通的，故选C。

5. Which comments agree with Khan on the role of tech companies?

A.Comments 1 and 4.
B.Comments 2 and 3.
C.Comments 4 and 5.
D.Comments 3 and 5.

A B C D

[解析] 评论3和5。
细节题。题目问的是哪些评论同意汗关于科技公司作用的说法。汗认为这些科技公司对世界有很重要的影响，根据评论3和5可知，科技公司的作用被认可，但在某些方面令人失望，必须做出改变。故选D。

Part Ⅳ Cloze
Directions: In this part, there is a passage with ten blanks. For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choose the best answer for each blank and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.
Every day, they slowly accumulate. Plates covered in sauces and bread pieces. Bowls with a fine layer of who-knows-what. Forks, knives, and spoons all stuck with bits of this and that. At the end of a long day of work, cooking, cleaning, and, for many, negotiating with small children, a couple has to 1 the big question: Who is going to do the 2 ?
A recent report on family dynamics suggests that the answer to that question can have a significant impact 3 the health and long lasting of a relationship. The study examined a variety of different household tasks, 4 shopping, laundry and housecleaning, and found that, for women in families, it's more important to 5 the responsibility of doing the dishes than any other task. Women who wash the vast majority of the dishes themselves report 6 relationship conflict and less relationship satisfaction than women with husbands 7 help. Women are happier about sharing dishwashing 8 than they are about sharing any other household task.
What is it about dishes? Dan Carlson, assistant professor of family and consumer studies at the University of Utah, and the lead author of the study, offers his own observations: "Doing dishes is gross. 9 , unlike some other household tasks such as cooking or gardening, doing dishes well does not 10 praises."

A.make
B.ask
C.face
D.deal

A B C D

[解析] 本题考查的是动词辨析。夫妻可能面对的问题，用face，故选C。

A.cooking
B.laundry
C.homework
D.dishes

A B C D

[解析] 本题考查的是上下文理解。根据前文，一堆未洗的盘子和碗，所以这里夫妻面临的问题是谁应该洗碗，故选D。

A.on
B.for
C.to
D.at

A B C D

[解析] 本题考查的是固定搭配。“对…产生影响”是have...impact on，故选A。

A.requiring
B.including
C.undertaking
D.organizing

A B C D

[解析] 本题考查的是动词辨析。require“要求”，include“包括”，undertake“承担”，organize“组织”。根据后面的举例，此处应为包含的意思，故选B。

A.exchange
B.shoulder
C.take
D.share

A B C D

[解析] 本题考查的是动词辨析。exchange“交换”，shoulder“承担”，take“采取”，share“分享，分担”。根据后面的内容可知，女性更愿意分担洗碗的任务，故选D。

A.less
B.fewer
C.further
D.more

A B C D

[解析] 本题考查的是上下文理解。根据前文可知，独自承担洗碗任务的女性满足感更低，因此家庭冲突就会更多，故选D。

A.which
B.who
C.what
D.whom

A B C D

[解析] 本题考查的是引导词选择。根据前面的husbands可知，这里修饰的是人，在从句中作主语，故选B。

A.duties
B.problems
C.questions
D.troubles

A B C D

[解析] 本题考查的是上下文理解。duty“任务，职责”，problem“问题”，question“疑问”，trouble“麻烦”。这里要表达的是洗碗任务，故选A。

A.Seemingly
B.However
C.Besides
D.Finally

A B C D

[解析] 本题考查的是副词辨析。seemingly“似乎”，however“然而”，besides“此外”，finally“最终”。前后句的逻辑关系为递进，故选C。

10.

A.demand
B.generate
C.mention
D.provide

A B C D

[解析] 本题考查的是上下文理解。demand“要求”，generate“产生，形成”，mention“提及”，provide“提供”。又跟后面“赞赏”搭配，generate符合句意，故选B。

Part Ⅴ Text Completion
Directions: In this part, there are three incomplete texts with 20 questions. Above each text there are three or four items to be completed. First, use the choices provided in the box to complete the items. Second, use the completed items to fill in the blanks of the text. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

Text One

A. so plentiful
B. showered with
C. exchange rings

Phrases:
A. the bride and groom often 1
B. where the food is 2
C. the couple is often 3 handfuls of uncooked rice
Wedding ceremonies in the United States vary as much as the people do. But many weddings, no matter where or how they are performed, include certain traditional customs. For instance, 4 at the ceremony. The rings are usually worn on the fourth finger of the left hand, and are exchanged in the middle of the ceremony.
After the ceremony, 5 by friends and family. Rice, as we know, shows productivity and harvest. And then, there is often a party, 6 that it almost takes the attention away from the people.

C。

[解析] 根据前面的主语新郎新娘，缺少谓语和宾语，只有交换戒指可以搭配，故选C。

A。

[解析] 这里要填一个形容词，故选A。

B。

[解析] 这里要填动词的被动语态，只有B符合，故选B。

A。

[解析] 这里是传统婚礼习俗，根据后面的rings提示，此处应该跟戒指相关，故选A。

C。

[解析] 此处应为一个简单句，只有C项符合，同时，根据后面一句中对rice代表的含义解释可以推测出，此处应与大米有关，故选C。

B。

[解析] 这里要填定语从句，并且和后面的that搭配，只有B项符合，故选B。

Text Two

A. who
B. only
C. the way

Phrases:
A. That number 1 increases
B. they change 2 their brains work
C. children 3 use too much technology
More than a third of children under the age of two use mobile media. 4 as children age, with 95% of teens 12-17 spending time online.
The time spent with technology doesn't just give kids novel ways of doing things; it can lead to distraction and decreased memory. For example, while video games may condition the brain to pay attention to multiple stimuli, 5 .
Children who always use search engines may become very good at finding information—but not very good at remembering it. In addition, 6 may not have enough opportunities to use their imagination or to read and think deeply about the material.

B。

[解析] 此句结构完整，不需要引导词和名词，只有副词only符合，故选B。

C。

[解析] 此处应填change的宾语，只有the way符合，故选C。

A。

[解析] 此处应为修饰children的引导词，只有who符合句意，故选A。

A。

[解析] 这句应为对数据的调查，A项提到数字，故选A。

B。

[解析] 空格前是一个状语，此处应为主句，除了A项，只有B项是完整的句子，且符合上下文的意思，故选B。

C。

[解析] 此句是说明依赖网络可能对孩子产生的不好影响，C项符合，故选C。

Text Three

A. temperature
B. special
C. think
D. other

Phrases:
A. have created a 1 technique
B. 2 of eating the peel
C. at a freezing cold 3
D. Similar to 4 countries
It almost seems too hard to believe, but there is now a banana that has an eatable peel. Most people would never 5 of a banana. However, banana farmers in Japan 6 for growing bananas with a peel we can eat. Farmers in Okayama, in the west of Japan, keep their banana trees 7 of -60℃. The farmers then replant the trees in 27℃ temperatures. The huge change in temperature makes the tree suddenly grow too quickly for the peel to fully mature. This makes the skin thin, soft and sweet enough to eat. Bananas are the most popular fruit in Japan. 8 , Japan imports most of its bananas. About 99% of bananas in Japanese stores are imported. The new technique could mean Japanese people eat more home-grown bananas.

B。

[解析] 此处应为形容词，修饰technique，故选B。

C。

[解析] 此处跟后面介词of搭配，think of的搭配符合句意，故选C。

A。

[解析] 此处应为名词，跟cold搭配，故选A。

D。

[解析] 此处应为修饰countries的形容词，故选D。

B。

[解析] 空格前为主语，此处应为剩下的谓语和宾语部分，再结合空格前的情态动词would来看，空格处第一个词应该是原形，故选B。

A。

[解析] 此句也缺少谓语和宾语部分，只剩A项符合，故选A。

C。

[解析] 根据后面的零下60度来看，此处应该是保持温度的意思，故选C。

D。

[解析] 空格后是完整的句子，所以空格处是补充说明的短语，再结合空格前的标点符号为句号，此处首字母要大写，只有D项符合，故选D。

Paper Two

Part Ⅵ Translation
Directions: Translate the following passage into Chinese. Write your answer on the Answer Sheet.

1. It's harder and harder to find peace and, especially, quiet. Even in the most remote parts of Alaska the sound of a jet crossing overhead is all too common. Scientists set off across the U. S. to study the audio ecology. They recorded more than a million hours of sound from various sources.
They found that noise pollution is not good for people and it's even worse for animals with more sensitive ears. And the problem is not confined to land but echoes across the seas as well, where human-produced noise interferes with the lives of various ocean dwellers. These days on Earth it's rare to hear "silence".

现在，越来越难找到和平，尤其是安静的地方。即使是在阿拉斯加最偏远的地区，也能经常听见飞机从头顶飞过的声音。科学家们在美国各地开展声音生态学的研究。他们从各种来源记录了一百多万小时的声音。
他们发现噪音污染对人不利，对耳朵更敏感的动物来说更糟糕。这个问题不仅局限于陆地，也出现在海洋中，人类制造的噪音干扰了各种海洋生物的生活。现在在地球上的生活，很难听到“安静”的声音。

Part Ⅶ Writing

1. Directions: Write a composition in no less than 150 words on the topic: The Ideal Public Library. You could write according to the clues given below. Write your composition on the Answer Sheet.
A library is a place in which reading materials, such as books, periodicals, and newspapers, and often other materials such as musical and video recordings, are kept for use or lending. Describe the public library you would like to have in your neighborhood.

[参考范文]

The Ideal Public Library

A public library is organized for people to consult the information they need. As far as I'm concerned, in addition to providing materials, the ideal public library should also provide the following services.
Firstly, as the basic function of an ideal library, it should provide quiet areas for reading and studying. The quiet atmosphere enables the readers to read and think deeply about the materials they are reading. Secondly, the library may provide public facilities for people to get access to the electronic resources or the Internet. Audio-books of wide range should be available for the readers as well, including fictions, foreign language materials, etc. Thirdly, the library may also offer casual dining, such as coffee and quick meal. Last but not least, services beyond the walls may be extended. By providing online services and analyzing large amount of information, the library provides readers more efficient and sufficient materials they are looking for.
To sum up, in my opinion, the characteristics mentioned above are the fundamental requirements an ideal public library should meet.

[解析] 本篇作文属于议论性作文，并且给出了确定的题目。写好这类作文要注意几点：审题要准，定位要清；逻辑清晰，合情合理；内容充实，详略得当；内容完整，首尾呼应。文章可以大致这样写：第一段大致描述一下背景，给出自己的观点；第二段展开段落并进行充分地论证；第三段总结观点。