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书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟！住在富人区的她考研考博-英语-四川交通职业技术学院考试押题卷含答案详解（图片大小可自由调整）全文为Word可编辑，若为PDF皆为盗版，请谨慎购买！第I卷一.综合题库-全考点押密(共100题)1.翻译题

Light,durable(经久耐用),simpleandinexpensive,suchdevicesarewarmlyreceivedbyusers.

【答案】这种装置（重量轻、耐用、简单、价廉）受到用户的热烈欢迎。

2.单选题

Twothirdsofthebooks______soldoutbutonly10percentoftheincome______tome.

问题1选项

A.was;were

B.was;was

C.were;was

D.were;were

【答案】C

【解析】【选项释义】

A.was;were是（单数）；是（复数）B.was;was是（单数）；是（单数）

C.were;was是（复数）；是（单数）D.were;were是（复数）；是（复数）

【考查点】主谓一致。

【解题思路】第一个空格的主语是Twothirdsofthebooks（三分之二的书籍），book是可数名词且用的是复数形式，所以第一个空格要填入were；第二个空格的主语是10percentoftheincome（百分之十的收入），income是不可数名词，所以第二个空格填入was，该题选择C项恰当。

【干扰项排除】A、B、D项不符合主谓一致原则。

【句意】三分之二的书卖完了，但只有10%的收入归我所有。

3.单选题

Thecrowd（）intothehallandsomehadtostandoutside.

问题1选项

A.outgrew

B.overthrew

C.overpassed

D.overflew

【答案】D

【解析】考查动词辨析。A选项outgrew“过大而不适于，出生，长大成熟而不再”；B选项overthrew“扔出，抛出”；C选项overpassed“通过，度过”；D选项overflew“（尤指液体）溢出，（容器）满得溢出，挤满人了，淹没”。句意：人群（）了大厅，有些人不得不站在外面。本句表示的是“人群涌入了大厅”，因此D选项符合题意。

4.翻译题

Untilsuchtimeasmankindhasthesensetoloweritspopulationtothepointswheretheplanetcanprovideacomfortablesupportforall,peoplewillhavetoacceptmore“unnaturalfood”.

【答案】直到人类意识到把人口减到一半，直到能使地球能为所有人提供足够的食物，否则人们将必须接受更多的“人造食品”。

5.单选题

Thesuccessfulcooperationbetweenthetwocountriesshouldbebasedon（

）respectandhelp.

问题1选项

A.respective

B.mutual

C.simultaneous

D.separate

【答案】B

【解析】考查形容词辨析。respective意为“各自的，分别的”；mutual意为“相互的，彼此的，共有的”；simultaneous意为“同时发生（或进行）的，同步的”；separate意为“独立的，分开的”。

句意：两个国家之间的成功合作应建立在相互尊重和帮助的基础上。

6.单选题

Airbnbannouncedthatit’sgoingafterthemajorhotelchains—whichatfirstsoundedkindofcute,likeaprecociousLittleLeaguepitchersayinghe’sgoingtostrikeoutMiguelCabrera.

ButwhenCEOBrianCheskylaidouthisthinkingformewhilesittingonabarrelinAirbnb’snew,funkyheadquartersinSanFrancisco,Ithoughttheinvestorswhohavepumped$326millionintothecompanymightnotbetoodim.Airbnbisbecomingmuchmorethanawaytospend$26anighttosleepinLondonwithfiveotherpeopleatTheImperialFleapit.

Infact,Airbnbislookinglikeaproofpointofatrendthathasbeengettingalotofattentionlately.ComerefertoitastheDIYfordoityourself-movement.VenturecapitalistHemantTaneja,lookingatitformadifferentangle,callsit“unsealing.”Cheskyusestheterm“decentralizedproduction.”MarcAndreessenhitontheconceptinamanifestoentitled“WhySoftwareIsEatingtheWorld.”

Itallpointstothesameidea:Informationtechnologyiserodingthepoweroflarge-scalemassproduction.We’reinsteadmovingtowardaworldofmassivenumbersofsmall-producersofferinguniquestuff—andofconsumerswhorejectmass-producedstuff.TheInternet,software,3Dprinting,socialnetworks,cloudcomputingandothertechnologiesaremakingthiseconomicallyfeasible—infactdesirable.

ThehotelindustryandthewayAirbnbthinksaboutit—isanexampleofhowthatisplayingout.ThereisafundamentaltruthaboutbighotelchainsthatisonlynowbeingexposedintheInternetage:Hotelchainsgrewoutofalackofinformation.

Inthemiddleoflastcenturycarsandhighwaysmadetheworldfarmoremobile.Manymorepeopletraveledtotownstheydidn’tknowandtheyneededplacestosleep.Theyhadnowaytoknowwhichhotelorboardinghousemightbeniceorofferamenitiestheywanted.Travelguides,likeMobil’spoppedupinthe1950s,butforthemostpartinformationremainedscarce.

Still,theunderlyingstoryofAirbnb,informationandthemajorhotelswillgetreplayedinlotsofindustriesinthenextfewyears:Massproductionandsamenessmeansafetywheninformation,intimacyandtrustdon’texist.AsinformationdeliveredgloballyandcheaplyovertheInternet,bringsbackintimacyandtrust,theadvantageofuniformityatscaleslipsaway.

41.Accordingtothepassage,Airbnbisahotelthatmightbe______.

42.Accordingtothepassage,thefutureofmassproductionwillbe______.

43.Accordingtothepassage,hotelchainswere______.

44.Accordingtothepassage,theadvantageofuniformityatscale______.

45.Whichofthefollowingmightbethetitleofthepassage?

问题1选项

A.famous

B.unique

C.funky

D.luxurious

问题2选项

A.feasible

B.desirable

C.economic

D.dim

问题3选项

A.theresultofscarceinformation

B.theresultofinternetage

C.exposedtotheconsumers

D.theexampleofAirbnb

问题4选项

A.willcreatealotofindustries

B.willdecreasecostandemploymore

C.willbestrengthenedbyintimacy

D.willbeweakenedbyinformation

问题5选项

A.TheStylesofHotels.

B.TheChoiceofConsumers.

C.TheEndofMassProduction.

D.TheImportanceofinformation.

【答案】第1题:C

第2题:D

第3题:A

第4题:D

第5题:C

【解析】41.【试题答案】C

【试题解析】判断推理题。题干的意思是“Airbnb是一个什么样的酒店？”。Famous“著名的”，unique“独特的”，funky“时髦的”，luxurious“奢侈的”；文章讲的是Airbnb宣布要赶超主流的连锁酒店，通篇并没有提及到它很著名或者独特的地方，所以A、B项错误；第二段第二句话提到Airbnbisbecomingmuchmorethanawaytospend$26anighttosleepinLondon…（Airbnb酒店正变得不仅仅是一种在伦敦每晚花26美元与其他几个人一起过夜的方式），由此可以看出Airbnb并非奢侈，D项错误；而第二段第一句话提到ButwhenCEOBrianCheskylaidouthisthinkingformewhilesittingonabarrelinAirbnb’snew,funkyheadquartersinSanFrancisco（但当首席执行官BrianChesky坐在位于旧金山的新和时髦的Airbnb总部的木桶上向我阐述他的想法时），由此可知Airbnb总部是newandfunky，因此C选项正确。

42.【试题答案】D

【试题解析】判断推理题。题干的意思是“未来大规模生产将会……？”。Feasible“可行的”，desirable“令人满意的”，economic“经济的”，dim“暗淡的”；第四段提到Itallpointstothesameidea:Informationtechnologyiserodingthepoweroflarge-scalemassproduction…（所有这些都指向同一个观点：信息技术正在侵蚀大规模生产的力量。相反，我们正在走向一个由大量提供独特产品的小生产商和拒绝大量生产产品的消费者组成的世界。互联网、软件、3D打印、社交网络、云计算和其他技术正在使其在经济上可行——实际上是可取的），由此可以推断出，批量生产的未来是暗淡的，信息技术会逐渐侵蚀大规模生产，因此该题选D正确。

43.【试题答案】A

【试题解析】事实细节题。题干的意思是“连锁酒店是……？”。由第五段第二句ThereisafundamentaltruthaboutbighotelchainsthatisonlynowbeingexposedintheInternetage:Hotelchainsgrewoutofalackofinformation.（关于大型连锁酒店，有一个基本事实，而这个事实只有在互联网时代才得以暴露，那就是：连锁酒店产生于信息匮乏），可知连锁酒店是信息缺乏的结果，所以A选项正确。

44.【试题答案】D

【试题解析】判断推理题。题干的意思是“规模一致性的优势会……？”。末段最后一句AsinformationdeliveredgloballyandcheaplyovertheInternet,bringsbackintimacyandtrust,theadvantageofuniformityatscaleslipsaway.（随着信息通过互联网在全球范围内以低廉的价格传递，人们会重新获得隐私感和信任，规模一致的优势就会消失），由此可知规模一致的优势将会被信息削弱，所以D选项“被信息削弱”符合。A选项“创造许多工厂”、B选项“减少成本雇佣更多的员工”、C选项“通过隐私获得加强”都不是规模一致性优势的结果。因此D项正确。

45.【试题答案】C

【试题解析】主旨大意题。题干的意思是“下面选项中最适合的标题是什么？”。通篇文章是通过谈论网络信息时代和连锁酒店的发展，论述了批量生产的未来的暗淡。A选项“酒店风格”，全文并没有就酒店的风格进行讨论；B选项“消费者的选择”，文中只是提及了我们会走向这样一个世界，消费者会拒绝批量大规模生产的商品，全篇没有就这事论述；D选项“信息的重要性”，文章围绕信息和连锁酒店来对比，体现了在未来人们会更加依赖于网络信息，但是文章主旨还是阐述未来大批量生产行业的暗淡，所以C选项最符合。

7.单选题

Modern-daybusinessreallydoestranscendnationalbarriers.ThankstosophisticatedITandcommunicationssystems,businessescannowmarkettheirproductsonatrulyglobalscale.Theworldisindisputablybecomingasmallerplace,asserviceandmanufacturingcompaniessearchtheinternationalmarketplacefornewsuppliersandclients.Businessesmust,however,beawarethatoncetheyexpandtheareainwhichtheyoperate,theyfaceincreasedcompetition.Thestandardandqualityoftheirgoodsbecomeincreasinglyimportantinkeepingupwithcompetitors.Butmostofall,itistheserviceelementaccompanyingthegoodswhichiscrucialtoacompany’ssuccessinaparticularmarket.Thisnewphilosophyhasledtomanycompanies,someofwhichhaveevenofferedproductsofalesserquality,gainingsuccessoverseas.

Althoughglobalizationmay,insomesense,havebroughtnationaleconomiesclosertogether,societiesaroundtheworldstillhaveradicallydifferentexpectations,processes,andstandards.Thesearenotafunctionofeconomicchanges,butaremoredeep-rootedanddifficulttoalter.Theycanbeamajorproblemforbusinessesexpandingabroad,withthegreatestobstacleofallbeingthelanguagebarrier.Ifyouhavetodealwithclients,suppliersanddistributorsinarangeofcountries,youwillnotonlyneedtheskillstocommunicatewiththem,youwillalsoneedtoreconcileanynationalbiasesyouhavewiththediversewaysofdoingbusinessthatexistaroundtheglobe.

Thevalueofeffectivecommunicationisnottobeunderestimated.Nevtechnologysuchasvideoconferencingandemailhasplayedapartinmakingthecommunicationprocesseasier,anditmayalsobepossiblethattheintroductionoflanguageinterpretationsoftwarewillhelpwithsomeglobalcommunicationsproblems.But,ofcourse,itisthehumanelementofthecommunicationprocessthatissovitalinbusiness,especiallyinnegotiations,presentationsandteam-building.Itisessentialformanagerstomeetregularlywithstaff,customersandpartners,sothatissuescanbediscussed,messagescommunicatedandfeedbackobtained.

Thevalueofwell-organizedlanguagetrainingisimmense,andcanbringbenefitstoalllevelsanddepartmentswithinamultinationalorganization.Unfortunately,however,manyorganizationshaveaverynarrowviewwhenitcomestotrainingofanykind.Often,anurgentrequirementhastobeidentifiedbeforetrainingisauthorized.Then,atrainingcompanyisemployedoraprogramisdevelopedin-house,theteamistrained,andthatisseenastheendofthematter.However,thefactremainsthattrainingprogrammesareeffectiveonlyiftheyarerelevanttoacompany’sbreeder,long-termneeds.Theyshouldberegardedasaninvestmentratherthanacost.

Changesinexpectationsandattitudesarecertain,tocontinueforcompaniesthattradeglobally.Althoughsuchcompaniesarenotyetfacedwiththeirinternationalpartnersandclientsdemandingthatbusinessbeconductedintheirmothertongue,theyrealizethatoverseascompetitionisincreasingfast,ifthesecompanieswanttocontinuetoachievesuccessontheinternationaltradingcircuit,theymustbepreparedtoadapttosituationsandspeakthelocallanguage.Ifnot,someoneelsewill.

11.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,improvedcommunicationshaveenabledcompaniesto（）.

12.Approachestodoingbusinessvarybetweencountriesbecauseof（）.

13.Thewriterthinksthattheuseofmoderntechnologywill（）.

14.Acommonweaknessoftrainingcoursesisthatthey（）.

15.Whyshouldcompaniesdobusinessinthelanguageofthecountriestheyareoperatingin?

问题1选项

A.offerawidervarietyofproductsandservices

B.expandbeyondtheirdomesticmarkets

C.performbetterthantheirinternationalcompetitors

D.openoremanufacturingfacilitiesabroad

问题2选项

A.localeconomicconsiderations

B.strongwishestoremainindependent

C.theexistenceofculturaldifferences

D.regulationsaboutbusinesspractices

问题3选项

A.speeduptheprocessoflanguageinterpretation

B.notleadtogreatercommunicationbetweencompaniesandclients

C.helpsolvetheproblemsinvolvedinmaintainingstrongteams

D.neverreplacetheneedforface-to-faceinteraction

问题4选项

A.aredevelopedbythewrongteam

B.donotgivegoodvalueformoney

C.areprovidedonlyifthereisanimmediateneed

D.donotdealwithacompany’sspecificrequirements

问题5选项

A.topreventothercompaniestakingtheirbusiness

B.tohelpthemfindnewinternationalpartners

C.tomeetclients’currentexpectations

D.tobecomemoreawareoftheircompetitors’activities

【答案】第1题:B

第2题:C

第3题:D

第4题:C

第5题:A

【解析】11.事实细节题。根据题干关键词定位到第一段第三句话ThankstosophisticatedITandcommunicationssystems,businessescannowmarkettheirproductsonatrulyglobalscale.（感谢精密的IT和沟通系统，企业现在可以在一个真正的全球规模上开发它们的产品市场。）这其中global是个关键的暗示，可以联想到海外市场，因此B选项“在国内市场以外的地方扩张”正确。A选项“提供更多种类的产品和服务”、C选项“比国际竞争对手表现更好”两项在原文中并未提及；D选项“在国外开设更多生产设施”，文中只说了可以在海外扩张，没有提到开设更多的生产设备。

12.事实细节题。根据题干定位至第二段开头一段话Althoughglobalizationmay,insomesenses,havebroughtnationaleconomiesclosertogether,societiesaroundtheworldstillhaveradicallydifferentexpectations,processesandstandards.（虽然全球化可能在某种意义上使国家经济更加密切，但世界各地仍有着极度不同的期望、过程和标准）；后面又提到了一句youwillalsoneedtoreconcileanynationalbiasesyouhavewiththediversewaysofdoingbusinessthatexistaroundtheglobe.（你需要用不同的做生意的方式来与民族偏见和解）。这一段整体讲的就是要克服沟通上的障碍，理解了内容不难作答。因此C选项“原因是文化差异的存在”，与原文所表达的意思相符，正确。A选项“当地的经济因素”；B选项“强烈希望保持独立”以及D选项“有关商业惯例的规例”都不是原文的观点。

13.判断推理题。根据题干关键词定位到第三段，前面介绍说新技术，比如视频会议和电子邮件，会使沟通过程更简单。并且语言翻译软件（languageinterpretationsoftware）会帮助解决一些国际沟通问题。后面一个BUT，才真正揭示了答案，说在沟通过程中人的作用是至关重要的。Itisessentialformanagerstomeetregularlywithstaff,customersandpartners.（经理们定期会见员工、客户和合作伙伴是很有必要的），从这一句可以看出作者的真正态度，是认为当面交流仍然很重要，因此D选项“现代技术永远也无法替代面对面互动的需要”正确。A选项“加快语言口译的过程”，不是作者真正的观点；B选项“不能促进公司和客户之间的交流”，不正确，作者还是认为现代技术是有用的，只是不能够完全取代当面交流；C选项“帮助解决维护强大团队所涉及的问题”，是无关项。

14.事实细节题。根据题干关键词定位至第四段Often,anurgentrequirementhastobeidentifiedbeforetrainingisauthorized.（通常，在授权培训之前必须确定紧急需求），可知确认有迫切的需要时培训才会被批准。作者认为很多公司的培训有些急功近利，trainingprogrammesareeffectiveonlyiftheyarerelevanttoacompany’sbroader,long-termneeds.Theyshouldberegardedasaninvestmentratherthanacost.（培训计划只有在与公司更广泛、更长期的需要相关时才有效。它们应该被视为一种投资，而不是一种成本）。因此C选项“培训的缺点是：只有迫切需要时才会被提供”正确，其中immediateneed与原文urgentrequirement相照应。A选项“是由错误的团队开发的”，过度推断，原文并未给出相关表达；B选项“没有物有所值”，不正确；D选项“不处理公司的具体要求”，没有提及。

15.判断推理题。根据题干关键词定位到最后一段demandingthatbusinessbeconductedintheirmothertongue,theyrealizethatoverseascompetitionisincreasingfast.（客户要求他们使用母语，这些公司也意识到海外竞争逐渐激烈。）还有最后一句Ifnot,someoneelsewill.（如果他们不说当地的语言，其他人会说的。）意思就是如果你不使用当地的语言做生意，其他人会取而代之的。因此A选项“防止其他公司占领了他们的业务”正确。B选项“帮助他们找到新的国际合作伙伴”，原文没有提及；C选项“满足客户当前的期望”，不是他们的目的；D选项“更多地了解竞争对手的活动”，也不是他们的根本目的。

8.单选题

Interestonshort-termgovernmentdebtsoaredtoanalmostunimaginable210%,which___atotalcollapseofinvestorconfidence.

问题1选项

A.amountsto

B.equalsto

C.isaddedupto

D.reachesto

【答案】D

【解析】考查词组辨析。A选项amountsto“相当于，总计为”；B选项equalsto“等于；胜任”；C选项isaddedupto“加起来等于”；D选项reachesto“达到；及于”。句意：短期政府债券的利息飙升至几乎难以想象的210%，这___投资者信心的彻底崩溃。本句表达“这件事达到了让投资者信心的彻底崩溃的程度，或者说这使得投资者信心的彻底崩溃”。因此D选项正确。

9.单选题

Manypeoplethinkofdesertsas（）regions,butnumerousspeciesofplantsandanimalshaveadaptedtolifethere.

问题1选项

A.remote

B.virgin

C.alien

D.barren

【答案】D

【解析】考查形容词辨析。A选项remote“遥远的；偏僻的；疏远的”；B选项virgin“纯洁的；未经利用的，处于原始状态的”；C选项alien“外国的；性质不同的；不相容的”；D选项barren“贫瘠的；不生育的；无益的”。句意：尽管很多人认为沙漠是不生育的地区，但是许多动植物物种却已适应了那里的生活。由关键词“deserts沙漠”的对应知“不生育的”符合语境，因此D选项正确。

10.单选题

Thebravefiremanhadfoughtfordaysbeforetheymanagedto（）theforestfire.

问题1选项

A.puton

B.putupwith

C.putoff

D.putout

【答案】D

【解析】动词词组辨析。puton穿上，上演；putupwith忍受，容忍；putoff推迟，扔掉，阻止；putout熄灭，伸出。句意：勇敢的消防队员们奋战了好几天才把森林大火扑灭。选项D符合句意。

11.单选题

JohnDeweybelievedthateducationshouldbeapreparationforlife,thatapersonlearnsbydoing,andthatteachingmust_______thecuriosityandcreativityofchildren.

问题1选项

A.seek

B.stimulate

C.shape

D.secure

【答案】B

【解析】句意：约翰•杜威认为教育应该为生活做准备,如果在实践中学习,教学必须激发孩子们的好奇心和创造力。

只有stimulate才能和curiosityandcreativity进行搭配最为合适,所以选项B符合句意。

12.单选题

Veryyoungchildrenwithnoreadingexperiencemayastoundtheirparentswiththefirstwordstheyread,suchasadepartmentstoresignannouncingBigSale.

问题1选项

A.amaze

B.please

C.convey

D.bother

【答案】A

【解析】考查动词辨析。astound表示“使惊骇，使震惊”；A项amaze“使吃惊”，B项please“使喜欢，使高兴，使满意”，C项convey“传达，运输，让与”，D项bother“烦扰，打扰，使……不安”。句意：没有阅读经验的幼儿第一次读到的单词可能会让他们的父母感到震惊，比如百货商店的招牌上写着“大减价”。因此，根据句意可知A选项正确。

13.单选题

SectionA

Theroleofgovernmentsinenvironmentalmanagementisdifficultbutinescapable.Sometimes,thestatetriestomanagetheresourcesitowns,anddoessobadly.Often,however,governmentsactinanevenmoreharmfulway.Theyactuallysubsidizetheexploitationandconsumptionofnaturalresources.Awholerangeofpolicies,fromfarmpricesupporttoprotectionforcoal-mining,doenvironmentaldamageand(often)makenoeconomicsense.Scrappingthemoffersatwo-foldbonus:acleanerenvironmentandamoreefficienteconomy.Growthandenvironmentalismcanactuallygohandinhand,ifpoliticianshavethecouragetocontrolthevestedinterestthatsubsidiescreate.

SectionB

Noactivityaffectsmoreoftheearth’ssurfacethanfarming.Itshapesathirdoftheplanet’slandarea,notcountingAntarctica,andtheproportionisrising.Worldfoodoutputperheadhasrisenby4percentbetweenthe1970sand1980smainlyasaresultofincreasesinyieldsfromlandalreadyincultivation,butalsobecausemorelandhasbeenbroughtundertheplough.Higheryieldshavebeenachievedbyincreasedirrigation,bettercropbreeding,andadoublingintheuseofpesticidesandchemicalfertilizersinthe1970sand1980s.

SectionC

Alltheseactivitiesmayhavedamagingenvironmentimpacts.Forexample,landclearingforagricultureisthelargestsinglecauseofdeforestation;chemicalfertilizersandpesticidesmaycontaminatewatersupplies;moreintensivefarmingandtheabandonmentoffallowperiodstendtoexacerbatesoilerosion;andthespreadofmonocultureanduseofhigh-yieldingvarietiesofcropshavebeenaccompaniedbythedisappearanceofoldvarietiesoffoodplantswhichmighthaveprovidedsomeinsuranceagainstpestsofdiseasesinfuture.Soilerosionthreatenstheproductivityoflandinbothrichandpoorcountries.TheUnitedState,wherethemostcarefulmeasurementshavebeendone,discoveredin1982thataboutone-fifthofitsfarmlandwaslosingtopsoilataratelikelytodiminishthesoil’sproductivity.Thecountrysubsequentlyembarkeduponaprogramtoconvert11percentofitscroppedlandtomeadoworforest.TopsoilinIndiaandChinaisvanishingmuchfasterthanAmerica.

SectionD

Governmentpolicieshavefrequentlycompoundedtheenvironmentaldamagethatfarmingcancause.Intherichcountries,subsidiesforgrowingcropsandpricesupportsforfarmoutputdriveupthepriceofland.Theannualvalueofthesesubsidiesisimmense;about$250billion,ormorethanallWorldBanklendinginthe1980s.Toincreasetheoutputofcropsperacre,afarmer’seasiestoptionistousemoreofthemostreadilyavailableinputs:fertilizersandpesticides.FertilizerusedoubledinDenmarkintheperiod1960-1985andincreasedinTheNetherlandsby150percent.Thequantityofpesticidesappliedhasrisentoo:by69percentin1975-1984inDenmark,forexample,withariseof115percentinthefrequencyofapplicationinthethreeyearsfrom1981.

Inthelate1980sandearly1990ssomeeffortsweremadetoreducefarmsubsidies.ThemostdramaticexamplewasthatofNewZealand,whichscrappedmostfarmsupportin1984.Astudyoftheenvironmentaleffects,conductedin1993,foundthattheendoffertilizersubsidieshadbeenfollowedbyafallinfertilizeruse(afallcompoundedbythedeclineinworldcommodityprices,whichcutfarmincomes).Theremovalofsubsidiesalsostoppedland-cleaningandover-stocking,whichinthepasthadbeentheprincipalcausesoferosion.Farmsbegantodiversify.Theonekindofsubsidywhoseremovalappearedtohavebeenbadfortheenvironmentwassubsidytomanagesoilerosion.

Inlessenlightenedcountries,andintheEuropeanUnion,thetrendhasbeentoreduceratherthaneliminatesubsidies,andtointroducenewpaymentstoencouragefarmerstotreattheirlandinenvironmentallyfriendlierways,ortoleaveitfallow.Itmaysoundstrangebutsuchpaymentsneedtobehigherthantheexistingincentivesforfarmerstogrowfoodcrops.Farmers,however,dislikebeingpaidtodonothing.Inseveralcountries,theyhavebecomeinterestedinthepossibilityofusingfuelproducedfromcropresidueseitherasareplacementforpetrol(asethanol)orasfuelforpowerstations(asbiomass).Suchfuelsproducefarlesscarbondioxidethancoaloroil,andabsorbcarbondioxideastheygrow.Theyarethereforelesslikelytocontributetothegreenhouseeffect.Buttheyarerarelycompetitivewithfossilfuelsunlesssubsidizedandgrowingthemdoesnolessenvironmentalharmthanothercrops.

SectionE

Inpoorcountries,governmentsaggravateothersortsofdamage.Subsidiesforpesticidesandartificialfertilizersencouragefarmerstousegreaterquantitiesthanareneededtogetthehighesteconomiccropyield.AstudybytheinternationalRiceResearchinstituteofpesticideusebyfarmersinSouthEastAsiafoundthat,withpest-resistantvarietiesofrice,evenmoderateapplicationsofpesticidefrequentlycostfarmersmorethantheysaved.Suchwasteputsfarmersonachemicaltreadmill:bugsandweedsbecomeresistanttopoisons,sonextyear’spoisonsmustbemorelethal.Onecostistohumanhealth.Everyyearsome10,000peoplediefrompesticidepoisoning,almostalloftheminthedevelopingcountries,andanother400,000becomeseriouslyill.Asforartificialfertilizers,theiruseworld-wideincreasedby40percentperunitoffarmedlandbetweenthemid1970sandlate1980s,mostlyinthedevelopingcountries.Overuseoffertilizersmaycausefarmerstostoprotatingcropsorleavingtheirlandfallow.That,inturn,maymakesoilerosionworse.

SectionF

AresultoftheUruguayRoundofworldtradenegotiationsislikelytobeareductionof36percentintheaveragelevelsoffarmsubsidiespaidbytherichcountriesin1986-1990.Someoftheworld’sfoodproductionwillmovefromWesternEuropetoregionswheresubsidiesarelowerofnon-existent,suchastheformercommunistcountriesandpartsofthedevelopingworld.Someenvironmentalistsworryaboutthisoutcome.Itwillundoubtedlymeanmorepressuretoconvertnaturalhabitatintofarmland.Butitwillalsohavemanydesirableenvironmenteffects.Theintensityoffarmingintherichworldshoulddecline,andtheuseofchemicalinputswilldiminish.Cropsaremorelikelytobegrownintheenvironmentstowhichtheyarenaturallysuited.Andmoreframersinpoorcountrieswillhavethemoneyandincentivetomanagetheirlandinwaysthataresustainableinthelongrun.Thatisimportant.Tofeedanincreasinglyhungryworld,farmersneedeveryincentivetousetheirsoilandwatereffectivelyandefficiently.

Fromthelistbelowchoosethemostsuitabletitleforthereadingpassageabove.WritetheappropriateletterA-Einbox28ontheAnswerSheet.（

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问题1选项

A.Environmentalmanagement

B.Increasingtheworld’sfoodsupply

C.Soilerosion

D.Fertilizersandpesticides—thewayforward

E.Farmsubsidies

【答案】A

【解析】主旨大意题。根据文章第一段，可知文章的主要内容为政府在农业方面的相关政策对农业环境的影响。紧接着下文运用很多国家的例子说明了政府运用各种不同的政策来减少农业活动对环境带来的各种破坏，使土壤和环境得到保护。分别讨论了在富裕的国家和贫穷的国家，相关政策对环境保护带来的影响和效果。可判断出本文内容主要是围绕环境管理开展的。Environmentalmanagement“环境管理”；Increasingtheworld’sfoodsupply“增加世界粮食供应”；Soilerosion“土壤侵蚀”；Fertilizersandpesticides—thewayforward“化肥和杀虫剂——未来之路”；Farmsubsidies“农业补贴”。选项A符合题意。

14.不定项选择题

Theidealcompanionmachine—thecomputer—wouldnotonlylook,feel,andsoundfriendlybutwouldalsobeprogrammedtobehaveinapleasantmanner.Thosequalitiesthatmakeinteractioncomfortable,andyetthemachinewouldremainslightlyunpredictableandthereforeinteresting.Initsfirstencounteritmightbesomewhathesitant,butasitcametoknowtheuseritwouldprogresstoamorerelaxedandintimatestyle.Themachinewouldnotbeapassiveparticipantbutwouldadditsownsuggestions,information,andopinions;itwouldsometimestaketheinitiativeindevelopingorchangingthetopicandwouldhaveapersonalityofitsown.

Friendshipsarenotmadeinaday,andthecomputerwouldbemoreacceptableasafriendifitimitatedthegradualchangesthatoccurwhenonepersonisgettingtoknowanother.Atanappropriatetimeitmightalsoexpressthekindofaffectionthatstimulatesattachmentandintimacy.Thewholeprocesswouldbeaccomplishedinasubtlewaytoavoidgivinganimpressionofover-familiaritythatwouldbelikelytoproduceirritation.Afterexperiencingawealthofpowerful,well-timedfriendshipindicators,theuserwouldbeverylikelytoacceptthecomputerasfarmorethanamachineandmightwellcometoregarditasafriend.

Anartificialrelationshipofthistypewouldprovidemanyofthebenefitsthatcouldcontinuefrompreviousdiscussions.Itwouldhaveafamiliaritywiththeuser’slifeasrevealedinearliercontact,anditwouldbeunderstandingandgood-humored.Thecomputer’sownpersonalitywouldbelivelyandimpressive,anditwoulddevelopinresponsetothatoftheuser.Withfeaturessuchasthese,themachinemightindeedbecomeaveryattractivesocialpartner.

1.Whichofthefollowingisnotafeatureoftheidealcompanionmachine?

2.Thecomputerwoulddevelopfriendshipswithhumansina(n)______way.

3.Whichofthefollowingaspectsisnotmentionedwhenthepassagediscussesthebenefitsofartificialrelationships?

4.Throughoutthepassage,theauthoris______inhisattitudetowardthecomputer.

5.Whichmightbethemostappropriatetitleofthepassage?

问题1选项

A.Activeincommunication.

B.Attractiveinpersonality.

C.Enjoyableinperformance.

D.Unpredictableinbehavior.

问题2选项

A.quick

B.unpredictable

C.productive

D.inconspicuous

问题3选项

A.Beingabletopickupaninterestingconversation.

B.Beingsensitivetoearliercontact.

C.Beingreadytolearnabouttheperson’slife.

D.Havingapleasantandadaptablepersonality.

问题4选项

A.favorable

B.critical

C.vague

D.hesitant

问题5选项

A.Artificialrelationships.

B.Howtoformintimaterelationships.

C.Theaffectionatemachine.

D.Humansandcomputers.

【答案】第1题:D

第2题:D

第3题:B

第4题:A

第5题:C

【解析】1.【选项释义】

1.Whichofthefollowingisnotafeatureoftheidealcompanionmachine?1.下列哪项不是理想伴侣机器的特点？

A.Activeincommunication.A.积极参与交流。

B.Attractiveinpersonality.B.有吸引力的个性。

C.Enjoyableinperformance.C.令人愉快的行为。

D.Unpredictableinbehavior.D.不可预测的行为。

【考查点】细节事实题。

【解题思路】定位到第一段对理想伴侣机器的描述“理想的伴侣机器不仅看起来、感觉上和听起来都很友好，而且通过编程使其行为举止令人愉快（behaveinapleasantmanner）。这些特性使互动变得舒适（makeinteractioncomfortable），但机器仍会保持略微不可预测的状态（slightlyunpredictable），因此很有趣。……它有时会主动发展或改变话题，并有自己的个性（haveapersonalityofitsown）。”，从中可知，理想伴侣机器的特点就是有很好的行为举止、舒适的互动、略微不可预测的状态以及具有自己的个性，只有D项“不可预测的行为”表述与原文不符，文中提到的是slightlyunpredictable（略微不可预测的），该项太绝对，故该题选择D项。

【干扰项排除】A项“积极参与交流”、B项“有吸引力的个性”、C项“令人愉快的行为”根据解题思路可知，这三项都属于理想伴侣机器的特点，反向干扰。

2.【选项释义】

2.Thecomputerwoulddevelopfriendshipswithhumansina(n)______way.2.计算机将以______方式与人类发展友谊。

A.quickA.快速的

B.unpredictableB.不可预测的

C.productiveC.富有成效的

D.inconspicuousD.不引人注目的

【考查点】细节事实题。

【解题思路】根据第二段第三句“整个过程将以一种微妙的方式（inasubtleway）完成，以避免给人一种过于熟悉的印象，以免引起愤怒”可知，计算机将以一种微妙的方式与人类发展友谊，D项“不引人注目的”是subtle的同义转换，所以该题选择D项。

【干扰项排除】A项“快速的”、B项“不可预测的”和C项“富有成效的”根据解题思路可知，这三项都属于曲解原文。

3.【选项释义】

3.Whichofthefollowingaspectsisnotmentionedwhenthepassagediscussesthebenefitsofartificialrelationships?3.当文章讨论人为关系的好处时，下列哪方面没有被提及？

A.Beingabletopickupaninterestingconversation.A.能够进行有趣的谈话。

B.Beingsensitivetoearliercontact.B.对早期接触敏感。

C.Beingreadytolearnabouttheperso