全国英语竞赛《A类研究生》决赛试题及答案

全国英语竞赛《A类研究生》决赛试题及答案[单选题]1.Giventheseconditions,therewon’tbe_____roomleftinone’sbrainfor_____rationalthought.A.a;theB./;aC./;/D.the;a参考答案：C句意：考虑到这些条件，人的脑子里就不会有理性思考的空间了。本题考查冠词的用法。根据句意，此处room为“空间(不可数)；地方”。thought为“思考；思维”，相当于thinking，属于抽象名词，不可数。故正确答案为C。[单选题]2.Hisuseofcolour,lightandformquicklydepartedfromtheconventionalstyleofhis_____ashedevelopedhisowntechnique.A.ancestorsB.descendantsC.predecessorsD.successors参考答案：C句意：他对颜色、灯光、外形的使用很快与他的前辈的传统形式相背离，他已逐步培养出自己的风格。descendants后代；晚辈。successors继承人；接班人。predecessors前辈；前人。ancestors祖先；祖宗。由于predecessors最符合句意，故正确答案为C。[单选题]3.Nowthatyouhaveajob,youmustexertyourselfin_____youdoatwork.A.howeverB.nomatterwhatC.nomatterhowD.whatever参考答案：D句意：既然你有了工作，你就必须在工作中竭尽全力。nomatterwhat只能引导状语从句，不能引导名词性从句(例如主语从句，宾语从句)；而whatever既可以引导状语从句，又可以引导名词性从句。本题为whatever引导宾语从句，故正确答案为D。[单选题]4.Intheworkplace,WeChathasnowbecome_____wayforemployerstomonitor_____whattheiremployeesaredoingandthinking.A.another;bothB.one;everythingC.other;aboutD.theother;for参考答案：A句意：在工作场所，微信已经成为雇主监督员工工作和思考的另一种方式。monitor属于及物动词，后面不需要介词，可以直接接宾语，所以排除C、D。由于雇主不能监督员工的所有事情，所以B选项everything不符合逻辑。故正确答案为A。[单选题]5.Whenthesdivangerwalkedtowardsher,shefled,thedoor_____behindher.A.slamB.slammedC.tobeslammedD.toslam参考答案：B句意：当这个陌生人向她走去时，她逃跑了，身后的门猛然关上。根据thedoor和动词slam的关系可判断，这里应用被动语态。故正确答案为B。[单选题]6.Playinggameshelpschildrenlearntofollowrules,taketurnsand_____otherkids.A.comedownwithB.putupwithC.fitinwithD.goaheadwith参考答案：C句意：玩游戏可以帮助孩子们学会遵守规则，轮流参与以及和其他孩子相处。comedownwith付钱；染上病。putupwith忍受；容忍。fitinwith同……一致；同……合得来。goaheadwith继续进行；和……一同在前面。根据句意可知，fitinwith最为符合。故正确答案为C。[单选题]7.Thegrowthofpart-timeandflexibleworkingpatterns,andofdivainingandretainingschemes,_____morewomentotakeadvantageofemploymentopportunities.A.haveallowedB.allowC.allowingD.allows参考答案：D句意：兼职和灵活的工作形式，培训和在培训的方案的增长，使得更多妇女能够充分利用就业机会。前面从thegrowthof…到逗号之前是主语，谓语用allow的第三人称单数。故正确答案为D。[单选题]8._____forthetimelyinvestmentfromthegeneralpublic,ourcompanywouldn’tbesothrivingasitis.A.HaditnotbeenB.WasitnotC.BeitnotD.Shoulditnotbe参考答案：A句意：如果不是大众及时的投资，我们的公司不会像现在这么兴盛。本句考查虚拟语气。表示与过去事实相反的假设用过去完成时，将助动词倒装放在句首时，可以省略if。故正确答案为A。[单选题]9.Oursupervisorissomewhathardonus,_____wecan’thelplikinghim.A.andyetB.exceptthatC.ifnotD.soeven参考答案：A句意：我们的上司对我们有些苛刻，但我们还是止不住喜欢他。根据句意可知逗号前后表示转折，andyet意为“可是；然而”，符合句意。故正确答案为A。[单选题]10.Governmentreports,examinationcompositions,legaldocumentsandmostbusinesslettersarethemainsituations_____formallanguageisused.A.atthatB.inwhichC.inthatD.onwhich参考答案：B句意：政府报告、应试作文、法定文件和大多数商务信函是正式用语被使用的主要场合。定语从句中inwhich和where都可以做地点状语，指代地点和抽象事物(即这一题中的situation)，故正确答案为B。[单选题]11.Ourteachershouldhaveattendedtheeveningpartylastnight;he_____toomuchworktodo.A.musthavehadB.hadtohaveC.musthaveD.hadhad参考答案：A句意：我们的老师昨晚应该参加晚会的；他一定有太多的工作要做了。结合语境可知，此处表示对过去的事情的肯定推测，应该用musthavedone结构。故正确答案为A。[单选题]12.The_____editionofthispaperappearsat2pm;there’sa_____oneat4pm;thefinaleditioncomesoutat6pm.A.late;latterB.late;laterC.later;lastD.latter;last参考答案：B句意：这篇论文的后期版本出现在下午2点；下午四点有一个更晚的；最终版在下午6点出版。late作形容词意为“最近的；迟的”，later作形容词意为“更迟的；更后的”，latter表示提到的两者之间的后者，一般前面加定冠词the。last意为“最后的；最近的”。根据句意可知，正确答案为B。[单选题]13.Assistant:Goodmorning,MegaMusicStore.CanIhelpyou?Customer:Hello,_____Assistant:Certainly.TheoldernumberisCD39dash2BKandthepriceis£13.99.A.howcanIfindanewDiscoveryCD?B.howmuchisthenewDiscoveryCD?C.I’dliketoknowhowIcangettoamusicstore.D.I’dliketoknowifIcanorderanewDiscoveryCD.参考答案：D句意：店员：早上好，这里是大型音乐商店。我能帮你什么吗?顾客：你好，我想知道我能否订一份新发现的CD。店员：当然可以。老一些的号码是CD39-2BK，价格是13.99英镑。根据对话可知，只有D选项的内容最为符合逻辑，故正确答案为D。[单选题]14.A:ThesaleendsonSunday.B:Excuseme,Mr.Craig,but_____A:Oh?B:No,sir.Actually,thesaleendsonSaturday.A:Oh._____A.it’sonTuesday.;Thankyouverymuch.B.Ihopenot.;Greatjob.C.thatisn’tright.;Thanksforcallingthattomyattention.D.howaboutMonday?;You’recorrect!参考答案：C句意：A：减价在星期天结束。B：对不起，克雷格先生，不是那样的。A：是吗？B：是的，先生。实际上，减价在星期六结束。A：哦，谢谢你提醒我。根据B所说的实际上减价在周六结束可知A说错了。而B已经说了是在周六，就不可能是周二或周一了，故A、D错误。C选项符合语境，故正确答案为C。[单选题]15.Jerry:Canyouloanmesomemoney?_____.Cathy:I’msorry.Jerry:You’vespentallyourmoneysoquickly?_____Cathy:Notme!Youknowmoneyalwaysburnsaholeinmypocket.A.Idon’thaveasinglepennyleft;Ididn’tknowyouweresopoor.B.I’vealreadygonethroughmypaycheckfortheweek;Ithoughtyouwerewell-off.C.I’malreadybroke;Buthowdidyouspendit?D.I’velostmyjob;Didyoudoanythingwrong?参考答案：B句意：杰瑞：你能借我点钱吗？我这周的薪水已经花光了。凯茜：我很抱歉。杰瑞：你这么快就把钱花光了？我还以为你很有钱呢。凯茜：别怪我！你知道我的钱总是烧口袋。根据对话可知，B选项的内容最符合逻辑。故正确答案为B。[问答题]1.SectionA(5marks)TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoChinese.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Themethodofscientificinvestigationisnothingbuttheexpressionofthenecessarymodeofworkingofthehumanmind;it’ssimplythemodebywhichallphenomenaarereasonedaboutandgivenpreciseandexactexplanation.Thedifferencebetweentheoperationsandmethodsofabakerweighingouthisgoodsincommonscales,andtheoperationsofachemistbymeansofhisbalanceisn’tthatthescalesintheonecase,andthebalanceintheother,differintheprinciplesoftheirconsdivuctionormannerofworking;butthatthelatterisamuchfinerapparatusandofcoursemuchmoreaccurateinitsmeasurementthantheformer.参考答案：科学研究的方法只是人类思维活动的必要方式的表达，也就是对一切现象进行思索并给以精确而严谨解释的方式。用普通天平称货物的面包师和与用精密天平的化学家在操作与方法上的区别，并不是两者的天平在构造和工作原理上的不同，而是后者使用的仪器比前者要精密得多，当然得出的结果也比前者准确得多。本题考查的翻译要点有：①第一个并列句的主语是Themethodofscientificinvestigation，可以直接翻译为“科学研究的方法”，谓语部分中的nothingbut是“只不过”的意思。②workingofthehumanmind可以直接翻译为“人类大脑的工作”，这个译文按照汉语习惯可以调整为“人类的思维活动”。③isn’tthatthescalesintheonecase,andthebalanceintheother,differintheprinciplesoftheirconstructionormannerofworking，可以直接翻译为“并不是他们两者的天平在构造和工作原理上的不同”，合并为一个长句。[问答题]2.SectionB(10marks)TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishbyusingthehintsgiveninbrackets.Remembertowritetheanswerontheanswersheet.在找工作的过程中，有面试，就有曙光。面试的成功与否，除了面试官如何看你的条件及个人素质外，主要取决于他们如何评价你在面试中总的表现。(77)大多数人在面试中处于被动地位，竭尽全力回答提出的任何问题。(passiveversion)一种更好的方法是控制局面，给面试官提供你想给他们的信息，而不是他们想从你这儿发现的信息；使他们有信心，绝对相信你是能胜任这项工作的人选，让他们几乎没有理由相信你不能胜任。(78)信心不仅仅来自你做出的回答，也产生于你的外表以及你在回答中所表现出来的热情、精力、个人品质和雄心壮志。(showinyouranswers)大多数面试者没能得到工作的主要原因就是他们没能使面试官对他们产生信心。(79)他们败下阵来并非他们没有资格做这项工作，而是他们没能在面试中表现出自信。(notbecause…butbecause)他们的自我推销做得还不够，大多数人之所以这样是因为他们在面试时很紧张。(80)如果几次面试后都没有得到工作，不少人会觉得自己是失败者并变得更为焦虑。(failtoget)不要想自己是否会得到这份工作。(81)只需专心参加面试，并竭尽所能，你就一定会找到工作。(concendivateon)参考答案：77.Mostintervieweesareinthepassiveversionandtrytheirbesttoanswerallthequestionsintheinterviews.【分析】题目中的提示passiveposition意为“被动地位”，前面接be动词作句子谓语和介词in。竭尽全力译为“tryone’sbesttodosth.”。78.Confidencenotonlyshowsinyouranswers,butalsofromyourappearanceandyourenthusiasm,energy,personalqualityandambition.【分析】showinyouranswers即“在你的回答中展现出来”，可以用“信心”confidence做主语。热情enthusiasm；精力energy；个人品质personalquality；雄心壮志ambition。79.Theyfailednotbecausetheycan’tdothejobwell,butbecausetheydidn’tshowtheirconfidenceduringtheinterview.notbecause…butbecause…即“不是因为……而是因为……”，中间要用逗号隔开，分别连接两个独立句子。80.Iftheyfailtogetthejobaftereachinterview,manypeoplewillfeelthattheyarelosersandbecomemoreanxious.【分析】failtogetsth.意为“没有成功得到……”，这里指没有得到工作。失败者即“loser”。焦虑anxious，属于形容词。81.Youonlyneedtoconcentrateoninterviewandtryyourbest,younaturallycangetthejob.【分析】concentrateon意为“集中精力做某事”，后面也可以接名词，这里后面接interview。“一定会”可以用副词naturally，意为“自然而然地”。[问答题]3.TherearefiveIQTestquestionsinthispart.Writetheanswersontheanswersheet.Towhomdoeseveryonealwaystakeoffhishat?参考答案：barber人人在理发师前都要摘下帽子，才能理发。[问答题]4.Takeoneletterfromeachcircleinturnandreadingclockwisefindtwowordsthatareantonyms.Alllettersareusedonceeachonlyandeachwordstartsatadifferentcircle.参考答案：horrible,pleasant从每个圆圈里挑出合适的字母可顺时针分别构成horrible和pleasant，且为反义词，分别意为“可怕的”和“令人愉快的”。[问答题]5.Arrangethefollowingwordsintoanoldsaying.参考答案：Aroadmapalwaystellsyoueverything,excepthowtofoldit.将框里的单词按照句子结构和逻辑进行组合，可以得出：“地图能告诉你任何事，除了怎么把它叠起来”。[问答题]6.Findthemissingnumber.参考答案：84经观察可知7×4×9÷3＝84，6×8×10÷5＝96，所以第三个为3×7×8÷2＝84。[问答题]7.Eachoftheninesquaresinthegridmarked1Ato3Cshouldincorporateallthelinesandsymbolsthatareshowninthesquaresofthesameletterandnumberimmediatelyaboveandtotheleft.Forexample,2Bshouldincorporateallthelinesandsymbolsthatarein2andB.Oneofthesquaresisincorrect.Whichoneisit?参考答案：3A根据题目可知，1A中的图形即1号图和A图中的图形相结合，1B中的图形即1号图和B图中的图形结合，后面的图以此类推。故可知，不符合的是3A图。[问答题]8.SectionA(10marks)ThechartsbelowshowthenumberandtypesofbooksboughtbymenandwomenandfourdifferentagegroupsintheUK.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.Youneedtowriteatleast100wordsontheanswersheet.参考答案：【参考范文】ThechartprovidesasummaryofthenumberandtypesofbooksboughtbymenandwomenandfourdifferentagegroupsintheUK.Thepercentageofwomenbuyingfictionis30percenthigherthanmen’s.Anditcanalsobenoticedthattheolderanindividualis,thebetterheorshelikesfiction.Thepercentageofmenbuyingnon-fictionisonlyslightlyhigherthanwomen’s.Butthefigureofpeopleageolderthan45whobuynon-fictionissignificantlyhigherthanthenumberof25to34agegroup.However,there’snoobviousdifferenceofbuyingnon-fictionbetween25to34agegroupand35to44agegroup.范文首先阐明了这张表的内容，是关于英国男性和女性以及四个年龄购买小说和非小说类书籍的比例比较。其次，范文指出，购买小说的女性比例比男性高出百分之三十。并且，年纪越大，购买小说的比例越高。然后，接着介绍非虚构类的购买状况。男性之比女性高出些许。但是，45岁以上购买纪实类书籍的比例要明显高于25至34岁的年龄组。然而25岁至34岁组和35至44岁组之间没有太大区别。[问答题]9.SectionB(20marks)Writeaboutthefollowingtopic:Therelationshipbetweenhumanbeingsandnatureisclassifiedintothreephases:obeyingthechangesofnature,reformingnatureanddivyingtokeeptheharmonywithnature.Inthefirstphase,peoplelivedasimplelife;theemissionofgreenhousegasesresultedinglaciermeltingmuchfasterinthesecondphase,whichbroughtsomecatasdivophestohumanbeings;peoplearedivyingtoimprovetheenvironmentinthethirdphase.Writeanessaytocoverthetopicaboveontheanswersheet.Theessayshouldbeatleast160words.参考答案：【参考范文】Generallyspeaking,ourrelationshipwithnaturecanbeclassifiedintothreephases.Atthefirststage,wecandonothingbutadaptthechangesofnature,likethedayandnightandfourseasons.Ontheearlystageofhumanhistory,ourancestorschosetoliveincaveinordertofindprotectionfromthesevereweather.Dependingonthechangeofweather,theyhavetochangetheirdailyroutine.Forexample,theyhadtogooutforhuntinginasunnydayandhidundertheshelterinarainyorsnowyday.Butnowadays,withtherapidadvancementofscienceandtechnology,westepintothesecondphase.Wecandoanythingfreefromtheinfluenceofweather.Wearenowabletocreateartificialrainwhichisimportantforfarmersinthedryseason,andairconditionerssweepawaytheheatinhotsummer.However,wecan’tneglectthatalloftheseimprovementsalsocausedamagetonature.Hencewetrytostepintothethirdphase—savingtheearth.Weshouldneverforgettoliveaspartofnature,whichmeansprotectingtheenvironmentisalsogoodforourselves.本篇文章要求以人与自然相处的三个阶段为中心开展写作。首先，范文在开头指出，人与自然相处可分为三个阶段。然后开始介绍第一个阶段，即人对自然的变化无能为力的阶段，如我们的祖先，只能随着天气改变自己的活动。随着科技的发展，人们也进入了第二个阶段，不再受天气左右的阶段。人们可以人工降雨，也可以用空调，免受高温。但是人类的进步不可避免地对自然环境产生了破坏，所以我们尝试迈入第三个阶段，拯救地球和自然环境。保护环境，对人类自身也有好处。共享题干题Readthefollowingpassageandfillineachblankwithoneword.Choosethecorrectwordinoneofthefollowingthreeways:accordingtothecontext,byusingthecorrectformofthegivenword,orbyusingthegivenletter(s)oftheword.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.Hehadjust(46)gra_____fromHarvardUniversityandwaslivinginManhattan.Helovedthecityandwasbeginningtofeelathomeonitssdiveets.WorldWarⅡwasraginginEurope,andlikeallothergoodcitizens,hefollowedtheheadlinesdailyanddidhispartfortheboysoverseas.Hugginghisjacketclose,hestoodshiveringatthecorner,waitingforthelighttochangeandwondering(47)_____hisenlistedfriendsmightbestayingonthatcoldwinternight.Hehopedtheyweresafe.Heshivered,onlypartiallyfromthecold,andlookedaroundhimatthebrightlightsofTimesSquare.Hewasnever(48)_____ofthisglitteringscenery.Hiseyewascaughtbytwomenwhoweredressedinthe(49)uni_____oftheRoyalAirForcefromEngland.Theymustbeonleave,hethought.Themenstoppedhim,glancedquicklyattheirwatches,andthennoddedandgrinnedathim.Thetallerofthetwoaskedhim,intheclippedaccentofBritish,ifthiswasTimeSquare.Hesuppressedasmileatsuchatouristyquestionandsaidthatitwas.Thelightchanged,andthetwoRAFpilotsfellintostepwithHarvardgraduateashecrossedthesdiveet.Thethreemenfellintoconversationtogetherastheywanderedalongthe(50)_____(shine)sdiveets.TheBritswerethrilledtobeinTimesSquareafteralltheyhavesufferedinthewar.Theydidn’tgointodetailabouttheirwartimeexperience,andhedidn’tpressthem.HejustenjoyedtheirpleasureintheScene,whichwasmarredonlybythefrequentcheckingoftheirwatches.Finally,heaskediftheyhadsomeplacetobe,buttheysaidtheywerefreefortheevening.HepromptlyinvitedthemtohavedinnerwithhimattheHarvardClub,andtheRAFpilotsgladly(51)ac_____.ThethreemenrepairedimmediatelytotheHarvardClub,wheretheydinedleisurelyandchattedlateintotheevening.TheRAFpilotsweregoodcompanyandtoldmanystories,althoughtheyglossedovertheirexperiencesinthewar.Theycontinuedtochecktheirwatchesfrequentlythroughoutthenight,buthedecideditwasjustanervoushabittheyhadpicked(52)_____somewhere;possiblyintheairforce.Asmidnightapproached,thetwoRAFpilotsexcusedthemselvesandrosefromthediv.TheythankedtheHarvardmanfora(53)_____(memory)eveningandstartedforthedoor.ThenthetallpilotturnedbackandtoldtheirhostthattheyhadalwayswantedtovisitTimesSquare,butneverhadtheopportunity.Itwassdivange,thepilotadded,thattheyhadtowaituntilaftertheyweredead,killedinactionwhentheirplaneswereshotdownthenightbeforeoverBerlin,tofulfillthisdream.TheHarvardman(54)_____(stiffen),hiseyeswideningincredulouslyandhismouthfallingopeninshock.Hegaspedbutcouldn’tspeak.ThephantomRAFpilotsmiledsardonicallyathim,nodded,andjoinedhisfriendinthedoorway.Thenthepilotsvanishedbeforethe(55)as_____man’seyes,justatthesdivokeoftwelvemidnight.[填空题]1.参考答案：graduated根据填空处后面的提示词“哈佛大学”，推测主角应当是刚刚从大学毕业。由于时态为过去完成时，故填graduated。[填空题]2.参考答案：where根据上下文可知，主角的朋友们都应征入伍，参加打仗，所以主角在担心朋友们现在在何处过冬，故填where。[填空题]3.参考答案：tiredbetiredofsth.属于固定搭配，意为“对……感到厌烦”，这里指主角永远不会对看灯光闪烁的街景感到厌烦。[填空题]4.参考答案：uniforms根据后面出现的“英国空军”，推测这两个男人应当穿的是制服，故填uniforms符合逻辑。由于是两个人，所以是复数形式。[填空题]5.参考答案：shining句子此处缺少的是修饰streets的形容词，依据提示词shine可知此处填shining，表示“灯火熠熠的街”。[填空题]6.参考答案：accepted由于主角向两个空军提出了邀请，去哈佛大学共进晚餐，并根据下文，可知他们接受了邀请。全文时态为过去时，故填accepted。[填空题]7.参考答案：uppickup属于固定搭配，意为“学会”，这里指空军养成了看手表的习惯。故填介词up。[填空题]8.参考答案：memorable句子此处缺少修饰evening的形容词，由提示词memory可知，此处填memorable，表示“难忘的；值得纪念的”。[填空题]9.参考答案：stiffenedstiffen意为“(身体)变僵直；绷紧”。这里指主角被空军的话吓得身体僵硬。由于全文为过去时，故填stiffened。[填空题]10.参考答案：astonished句子此处缺少修饰man的形容词，由于两位空军说出了另主角震惊的话语，所以主角很吃惊，故填形容词astonished。共享题干题Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Respondtothequestionsusinginformationfromthepassage.Remembertowritetheanswersontheanswersheet.SectionA(5marks)Questions56to60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.TheIndianvultureismediuminsizeandbulky.Itsbodyandcovertfeathersarepale,itsquillsaredarker.Itswingsarebroadanditstailfeathersshort.Itsheadandneckarealmostbald,anditsbillisratherlong.Itusuallyis80—103cmlongandhasawingspanof1.96to2.38m.Itweighs5.5—63kg.ItissmallerandlessheavilybuiltthantheEurasiangriffon.Itisdistinguishedfromthatspeciesbyitslessbuffbodyandwingcoverts.ItalsolacksthewhitishmediancovertbarshownbyGriffon.TheIndianvultureisanOldWorldvulturenativetoIndia,PakistanandNepal.IthasbeenlistedasCriticallyEndangeredontheIUCNRedListsince2002,asthepopulationseverelydeclined.Indianvulturesdiedofrenalfailurecausedbydiclofenacpoisoning.ItbreedsmainlyonhillycragsincendivalandpeninsularIndia.Thebirdsinthenorthernpartofitsrangeonceconsideredasubspeciesarenowdiveatedasaseparatespecies,theslender-billedvultureGypstenuirosdivis.Thesewerelampedtogetherunderthenamelong-billedvulture.Theymaylookuglyandthreatening,butthesuddensteepdeclineinthreespeciesofIndia’svulturesisproducingalarmratherthancelebration,anditpresentstheworldwithanewkindofenvironmentalproblem.Thedramaticdeclineinvulturenumberiscausingwidespreaddisruptiontopeoplelivinginthesameareasasthebirds,aswellasseriouspublichealthproblemsacrosstheIndiansub-continent.Whiletheirreputationandappearancemaybeunpleasant,scruffyandscarytoWesterneyes,vultureshavelongplayedaveryimportantroleinkeepingtownsandvillagesalloverIndiaclean,byfeedingondeadcows.InIndia,cowsaresacredanimalsandaredivaditionallyleftintheopenwhentheydieintheirthousandseveryyear.Thedisappearanceofthevultureshasledtoanexplosioninthenumbersofwilddogsfeastingontheremainsofthesedeadanimals.There’refearsthatrabiesmayincreaseasaresult,andultimatelyaffecthumanintheregion,sincewilddogsarethemaincarriersofthisterrifyingdisease.Rabiescouldalsospreadtootheranimalspecies,causinganevengreaterprobleminthefuture.Theneedforactionisurgent,soanemergencyprojecthasbeenlaunchedtofindasolutionbydivyingtoidentifythediseasecausingthebirds’deathsand,ifpossible,developacure.TheprojectwillberuninaVultureCareCendiveinHaryana,northofDelhi,andwillbefinancedbytheDarwinInitiative,aninternationalwildlifegrantsprogramme.Thethreespeciesofvultureaffectedarethelong-billed,theslender-billedandtheIndianwhite-backedvulture.Expertsthinkavirusmayberesponsible,althoughnoonehasfoundproofofthisyet.It’sfearedthatthediseasecouldalsospreadtootherpartsoftheworld,includingAfricaandEurope.Large-scalevulturedeathswerefirstnoticedattheendofthe1980sinIndia’sKeoladeoNationalPark.Thebirdswerelackinginenergy,withdroopingnecks,dyingafterseveralweeksofsickness.ThenreportsbegantocomeinofvulturedeathsallacrossIndia.Apopulationsurveyatthattimeshowedthatthewhite-backedspecieshaddeclinedby96percent,whiletheotherspecieshaddeclinedby92percent.Allthreespeciesarenowlistedas“criticallyendangered”.Asmostvultureslayonlysingleeggsandtakefiveyearstoreachmaturity,reversingthispopulationdeclinewillbealonganddifficultexercise.Questions56to60Fillintheblanksbellowwithinformationfromthepassage,usingnomorethanthreewordsforeachblank.[填空题]11.参考答案：increase根据文章第六段的第二句话，秃鹰消失导致了野狗数量增多，使得狂犬病的患病率也增加了。故填increase符合文意。[填空题]12.参考答案：identifythedisease根据文章第七段的第一句话，解决这一问题的主要方法就是找到导致鸟类生病的病因，并研究出对应治疗。故此处填identifythedisease。[填空题]13.参考答案：lackofenergy/lackinginenergy根据文章第九段的第一句话，得了病的鸟儿的主要病状就是缺少能量，脖子下垂，几周后病死。故填lackinginenergy或lackofenergy。[填空题]14.参考答案：droppingneck根据文章第九段的第一句话，得了病的鸟儿的主要病状就是缺少能量，脖子下垂，几周后病死。故填droppingneck。[填空题]15.参考答案：92根据文章第九段的倒数第二句话，白背秃鹰数量下降了96%，而其他物种下降了92%。共享题干题SectionB(10marks)Readthefollowingpassage.ChoosefromthesentencesA—Gtheonewhichbestfitseachgapof61—65.Therearetwoexdivasentenceswhichyoudonotneedtouse.TheForbiddenCity,alsoknownasthePalaceMuseum,andGuGonginChinese,liesatthecitycendiveofBeijing,andonceservedastheimperialpalacefor24emperorsduringtheMingandQingDynasties(1368—1911).Itwasfirstbuiltthroughout14yearsduringthereignofEmperorChengzuintheMingDynasty(1368—1644).AncientChineseasdivonomersbelievedthatthePurpleStar(Polaris)wasinthecendiveofheavenandtheHeavenlyEmperorlivedinthePurplePalace.(61)_____Itwasforbiddentoenterwithoutspecialpermissionoftheemperor.Henceitsname“ThePurpleForbiddenCity”,usually“TheForbiddenCity”.ThePalaceMuseumsaidithasaddedabout55,000culturalartifactstoitsinventory,somefoundinstorageandothersuncoveredwhilerenovatingakitchen.(62)_____In2010therewere1,807,558piecesintheworldsmostvisitedmuseum.Someofthenewlycatalogeditemsareondisplayatthemuseum.ThedirectorofthemuseumsaidtwolacquerboxesheldhandwrittenscriptsfromEmperorQianlong(1711—1799)duringtheQingDynasty(1644—1911).Theyareahighlightinthenewlyaddedartifact.Inaddition,105volumes,or25,908pages,ofpoemswrittenbyQianlongwerediscovered.(63)_____“Moredetailedacademicstudiesfollowedtheprocessofrummagingthroughourwarehouse,”thedirectorsaid.“Thoughwehadseveralmajorstatisticsofourinventorybefore,thistimewedidmuchmoreworktocategorizeandinvestigatetheitems.”Oraclebonesandporcelainpiecesalsowererecovered.The20,000orsooraclebones,whichwereunearthedinAnyang,Henanprovince,canbedatedbacktomorethan3,000years.AresearcheratthemuseumparticipatinginthesurveysaidtheywereinitiallycollectedbyJamesMellonMenzies(1885—1927),aCanadianmissionaryandarchaeologist,andwerelaterreservedbyotherpublicinstitutionsinChinabeforebeingdivansferredtothemuseumsometimebetweenthe1950sand1970s.“Unlikeothertypesofculturalrelic,theoraclebonesdonotbelongtooldcollectionsofimperialfamilies,”theresearchersaid.“Mostofitscontentswereneverpubliclyrevealedbefore.Thenewresearchonthemwasofgreathistoricalsignificance.”Hesaidthebrokenporcelainpieceswereneglectedinpreviousacademicresearch,butnowareseenasimportantitemsforcomparativestudies.Someoftheitemswerenotbeingwarehousedwhendiscovered.Itemswerediscoveredwhenanoldkitcheninthepalacewasbeingrenovated,thedirectorsaid.(64)_____Staffmembersaredigitallyrecordingthecollections.Hesaidthereareabout400,000photosofculturalartifactsfromthemuseumonitswebsites,farfewerthanthe2millionimagesontheBritishMuseum’swebsite.“That’swhywe’vesetupaspecialteamtotakehigh-definitionphotosoftheculturalrelicsaroundtheclock,”hesaid.(65)_____Theagencyhassdivictcriteriatoensurecollectionsoftodaywillbesimilarlyimportantnationaldiveasuresin200years.“Somemuseumsareeagertogetnewartifacts,andtheirnumberofartifactscanincreasebytensofthousandswithinafewyears,”hesaid.“That’snotagoodphenomenon.”Questions61to65A.Hesaiditiscrucialtobettersharethemuseum’sresourceswiththepublic.B.Newlyrecoveredlettersfromcelebratedpaintersandhighofficialsalsowerereleased.C.TheForbiddenCity,called“GuGong”inChinese,literallymeaning“OldPalace”isthemostimportantmasterpieceofChinesehistoryandculture.D.Hesaidresearchingsomeitemsisstillongoing,buttheyinvolveitemsoflessimportance.E.ThePalacefortheemperoronearthwasthuscalledthePurpleCity.F.Themuseum,whichwasChina’sformalimperialpalacefrom1420to1911,nowholds1,862,690artifacts.G.ThenewinventoryofthePalaceMuseumispartofanationwidecountofmovableculturerelicsstartingin2012.[填空题]16.参考答案：E填空处前面的内容介绍到，中国古代的天文学家认为紫星(北极星)是在天堂的中心，天帝住在紫宫，下面又继续介绍“紫禁城”这一名字的来源，只有E选项的内容与之相关。故正确答案为E。[填空题]17.参考答案：F填空处前面介绍了故宫博物院发现的文物数量，后面又提到2010年，故宫里有多达180万件文物。F选项同样介绍了故宫现存文物的数量，与上下文衔接。故正确答案为F。[填空题]18.参考答案：B.填空处前面介绍到乾隆写的诗有多少卷和多少页被发现，B选项介绍著名官员和画家的作品也将被展出，符合上下文说的馆长对仓库的搜索的内容。故正确答案为B。[填空题]19.参考答案：A.下文提到，故宫博物馆相比大英博物馆网站上的文物照片少了许多，而现在设立了专人对文物进行拍照，推测是要增加文物信息对公众的开放。故A选项符合文意。[填空题]20.参考答案：D.根据上下文，文章一直提到馆长进行的文物研究，包括对碎瓷器的研究，D选项继续说明研究还在继续，是一些不那么重要的物品，符合上文的描述。故正确答案为D。共享题干题SectionC(10marks)Questions66to70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Afteryearsinthewilderness,theterm“artificialintelligence”(AI)seemspoisedtomakeacomeback.AIwasbiginthe1980sbutvanishedinthe1990s.Itre-enteredpublicconsciousnesswiththereleaseofAI,amovieaboutarobotboy.ThishasignitedpublicdebateaboutAI,butthetermisalsobeingusedoncemorewithinthecomputerindusdivy.Researchers,executivesandmarketingpeoplearenowusingtheexpressionwithoutironyorinvertedcommas.Anditisnotalwayshype.Thetermisbeingapplied,withsomejustification,toproductsthatdependontechnologythatwasoriginallydevelopedbyAIresearchers.Admittedly,therehabilitationofthetermhasalongwaytogo,andsomefirmsstillprefertoavoidusingit.ButthefactthatothersarestartingtouseitagainsuggeststhatAIhasmovedonfrombeingseenasanover-ambitiousandunder-achievingfieldofresearch.Thefieldwaslaunched,andtheterm“artificialintelligence”coined,ataconferencein1956byagroupofresearchersthatincludedMarvinMinsky,JohnMcCarthy,HerbertSimonandAlanNewell,allofwhomwentontobecomeleadingfiguresinthefield.Theexpressionprovidedanadivivactivebutinformativenameforaresearchprogrammethatencompassedsuchpreviouslydisparatefieldsasoperationsresearch,cybernetics,logicandcomputerscience.Thegoaltheysharedwasanattempttocaptureormimichumanabilitiesusingmachines.Thatsaid,differentgroupsofresearchersattackeddifferentproblems,fromspeechrecognitiontochessplaying,indifferentways;AIunifiedthefieldinnameonly.Butitwasatermthatcapturedthepublicimagination.MostresearchersagreethatAIpeakedaround1985.Apublicrearedonscience-fictionmoviesandexcitedbythegrowingpowerofcomputershadhighexpectations.Foryears,AIresearchershadimpliedthatabreakthroughwasjustaroundthecorner.MarvinMinskysaidin1967thatwithinagenerationtheproblemofcreating“artificialintelligence”wouldbesubstantiallysolved.Prototypesofmedical-diagnosisprogramsandspeechrecognitionsoftwareappearedtobemakingprogress.Itprovedtobeafalsedawn.Thinkingcomputersandhouseholdrobots