2023年考研外语专家预测过关卷11

考研外语专家预测过关卷11

一、UseofEnglish

1、Noonecandenythatpesticideshaveimprovedtheabilityoffarmerstobringtheircropstomarket.(1)_____pesticides,farmersnolongerhavetoworrythattheywillloseanentirecrop(2)_____anarmyofcutWormsorfruitflies.(3)_____,Americanscanrelyonalargeandvariedfoodsupply.

However,weAmericansneedtobecomemore(4)_____abouttheeffectsthosepesticidesonourfood.More(5)_____,weneedtothinkaboutwhatnew(6)_____isnecessarytoprotectourselvesfroma(7)_____toorichinPesticideresidue.Ifwedon'tdemandgreater(8)_____onpesticideuse,wemaybesurprised,dismayed,and(9)_____horrifiedbytheconsequenceofitsuse.

Onthemostobviouslevel,farmworkerswhocontinuetousethepesticides(10)_____theirpresentratewill(11)_____seriousdiseases.It'sno(12)_____thatfarmers(13)_____toherbicideshaveasixtimesgreaterriskofgettingcancer.(14)_____,childrenwholiveinhomeswherepesticidesareusedhaveanincreasedchanceofgettingchildhoodleukemia(白血病).

Butthefarmersarenottheonlyones(15)_____risk.Consumersmayalsosufferserioussideeffectsfromdaily(16)_____offoodstainted(污染)bypesticides.Althoughscientistshaveyettoprovethelink(17)_____,theyareconcernedthatpesticideusemaybeonereasonforthestartlingincreaseinvariousformsofcancerlikebreastandcolon(结肠)cancers.

Weneednewlegislationthat(18)_____stricterstandardsgoverningpesticideresiduesinfood.Muchofthecurrentlegislationisbasedonignorance.Simply(19)_____,weallowhighlevelsofcarcinogensinourfoodbecausewedon'tknowforsurethattheydocausecancerinhumans.Yet,whyshouldwetaketherisk?Ifthere'sachancethatapesticidecausescancer,thenitshouldbe(20)_____fromuse.

A.Inspiteof

B.Thanksto

C.Given

D.Provided

2、(2)

A.out

B.on

C.for

D.to

3、(3)

A.Insum

B.Inshort

C.Intotal

D.Asaresult

4、(4)

A.informed

B.acknowledged

C.acquainted

D.instructed

5、(5)

A.specifically

B.specially

C.especially

D.sophisticatedly

6、(6)

A.institution

B.constitution

C.legislation

D.commission

7、(7)

A.menu

B.nutrition

C.nourishment

D.diet

8、(8)

A.constraints

B.restrictions

C.commitment

D.purification

9、(9)

A.ultimately

B.utterly

C.extremely

D.thoroughly

10、(10)

A.at

B.with

C.in

D.for

11、(11)

A.strickenwith

B.entitledto

C.leftto

D.carriedawayby

12、(12)

A.correspondence

B.incident

C.chance

D.coincidence

13、(13)

A.exposed

B.devoted

C.revealed

D.concealed

14、(14)

A.OntheContrary

B.Inaddition

C.Asaresult

D.Inaword

15、(15)

A.with

B.on

C.in

D.at

16、(16)

A.assumption

B.consumption

C.presumption

D.acquisition

17、(17)

A.tentatively

B.inclusively

C.conclusively

D.exclusively

18、(18)

A.adapts

B.adopts

C.adjusts

D.affords

19、(19)

A.set

B.laid

C.placed

D.pat

20、(20)

A.banned

B.inhibited

C.barred

D.detained

二、ReadingComprehension

1、PartA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)

Itisknownthatthebrainshrinksasthebodyages,buttheeffectsonmentalabilityaredifferentfrompersontoperson:Interestingly,inastudyofelderlymenandwomen,thosewhohadmoreeducationactuallyhadmorebrainshrinkage."Thatmayseemlikebadnews,"saidstudyauthorDr.EdwardCoffey,aprofessorofpsychiatryandneurologyatHenryFordHealthSysteminDetroit.However,heexplained,thefindingsuggeststhateducationallowspeopletowithstandmorebrain-tissuelossbeforetheirmentalfunctioningbeginstobreakdown.Thestudyisthefirsttoprovidebiologicalevidencetosupportaconceptcalledthe"reserve"hypothesis,accordingtotheresearchers.Inrecentyears,investigatorshavedevelopedtheideathatpeoplewhoaremoreeducatedhavegreatercognitivereservestodrawuponasthebrainages;inessence,theyhavemorebraintissuetospare.

Examiningbrainscansof320healthymenandwomenages66to90,researchersfoundthatforeachyearofeducationthesubjectshad,therewasgreatershrinkageoftheouterlayerofthebrainknownasthecortex.Yetontestsofcognitionandmemory,allparticipantsscoredintherangeindicatingnormal."Everyonehassomedegreeofbrainshrinkage,"Coffeysaid."Peoplelose2.5percentperdecadestartinginadulthood."Thereis,however,a"remarkablerange"ofshrinkageamongpeoplewhoshownosignsofmentaldecline,Coffeynoted.Overallhealth,hesaid,accountsforsomedifferencesinbrainsize.Alcoholordraguse,aswellasmedicalconditionssuchasdiabetesandhighbloodpressure,contributetobrain-tissuelossthroughoutadulthood.Intheabsenceofsuchmedicalconditions,Coffeysaid,educationlevelhelpsexplaintherangeofbrainshrinkageexhibitedamongthementally-fitelderly.Themore-educatedcanwithstandgreaterloss.Coffeyandcolleaguesgaugedshrinkageofthecortexbymeasuringthecerebrospinalfluidsurroundingthebrain.Thegreatertheamountoffluid,thegreaterthecorticalshrinkage.

Controllingforthehealthfactorsthatcontributetobraininjury,theresearchersfoundthateducationwasrelatedtotheseverityofbrainshrinkage.Foreachyearofeducationfromfirstgradeon,subjectshadanaverageof1.77millilitersmorecerebrospinalfluidaroundthebrain.Forexample,Coffey'steamreported,amongsubjectsofthesamesexandsimilarageandskullsize,thosewith16yearsofeducationhad8to10percentmorecerebrospinalfluidcomparedwiththosewhohadfouryearsofschooling.Ofcourse,achievingaparticulareducationlevelisnotthedefinitivemeasureofsomeone'smentalcapacity.And,saidCoffey,educationcanbe"aproxyformanythings"More-educatedpeople,henoted,areoftenlesslikelytohavehabits,suchassmoking,thatharmoverallhealth.

But,Coffeysaidthatpeopleshouldstrivethroughoutlifetokeeptheirbrainsalertbyexposingthemselvestonewexperiences.Travelingisonewaytostimulatethebrain,andalessadventuresomewayistodocrosswordpuzzles.

Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat______.

A.Brainsofthemore-educatedpeoplemaybecomemorecontractedwhentheygetaged

B.Educationmaydoharmtopeople'sbrains

C.Moreeducatedpeoplemaysufferfrombraintissueloss

D.Thelesseducatedcanresorttomorecognitivereserveswhenaged

2、

Accordingtothesecondparagraph,itcanbefoundbyresearchersthat______.

A.Onlyeducatedpeoplesufferfrombrainshrinkage

B.Themorethebrainshrinks,themoreabnormalpeople'scognitionandmemorybecome

C.Peoplemightlossnomentalityevenwithbrainshrinkage

D.Nobrain-tissuelosswillbeinducedbyindulgenceinalcohol

3、

WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthetextasoneofthefactorsthatmayinfluencebrainshrinkage?

A.indulgenceindrinking

B.education

C.emotionalfluctuations

D.hypertension

4、

Thetextinformsusthat______.

A.Mentalcapacityissurelymeasuredbyeducationlevel

B.More-educatedpeopleneverdevelophabitsharmfultohealth

C.Peopleshouldkeepingstimulatingthebraintobearmorebrain-tissueloss

D.Weshouldtakelessadventuresomewaytostimulatethebrain

5、

WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbethewaytokeepbrainsalert?

A.Changtoanewworkingenvironment

B.gooutforsightseeing

C.keepdoingeverydaywork

D.doingcrosswords

6、Virtuallyeverycompanywithacomputerisvulnerabletocomputerabuse,crimeandaccident.Securityofthecomputerandoftheinformationandassetscontainedwithinitarethereforeofparamountimportancetomanagement.Skilledcomputercriminalscanbreakintoacomputersystemfarmoreeasilythananarmedrobbercangainaccesstoabankvault,andusuallywithfarlessriskofapprehensionandpunishment.Aslightchangeinacomplexprogramcanbringaboutthemisappropriationofthousandsofpounds.Accidentalerasureofcrucialdatacanparalyzecompany'soperations.Anyonefamiliarwiththenecessaryprocedurecangainaccesstoinformationstoredinthecomputer,nomatterhowconfidential,andutilizeitforhisownpurposes.

Althoughtheactualextentofcomputercrimeisdifficulttomeasure,mostexpertsagreethatitisoneofthefastestgrowingareasofillegalactivity.Theprincipalreasonforboththegrowthandthelackofaccuratemeasurementisthedifficultyindetectingawell-executedtheft.Lossesperincidentthustendtobehigherthaninothertypesoftheft.OncetheComputercriminalhascompromisedthesystem,itisjustaseasytostealagreatsumasitistostealalittle,andtocontinuestealinglongaftertheinitialtheft.Indeed,thecomputercriminalmayfinditmoredifficulttostophisillicitactivitythantostartit.

Computercriminalsare,forthemostpart,well-educatedandhighlyintelligent.Thefactthatcomputercriminalsdonotfitcriminalstereotypeshelpsthemtoobtainthepositionstheyrequiretocarryoutcrimes.Beingintelligent,theyhavefertileimaginations,andthevarietyofwaysinwhichtheyuseequipmenttotheiradvantagesisconstantlybeingextended.Inadditiontodirecttheftoffunds,thetheftofdataforcorporateespionageorextortionisbecomingwidespread,andcanobviouslyhaveasubstantialeffectonacompany'sfinances.Anotherlucrativescheme,oftendifficulttodetect,involvesaccumulatingfractionsofpencefromindividualpayrollaccounts,withelectronictransferoftheaccumulatedamounttothecriminal'spayroll.Employersarehardlyconcernedwithpence,muchlessfractionsofpence.Inaddition,undoubtedly,thecompany'spayrollisunaffected.Butthecumulativevalueoffractionsofpenceperemployeeinacompanywithasubstantialpayrollcanadduptoausefulgain.

Guardingagainstcomputerabuse—whetherdeliberateoraccidental—involvesattentiontotheprotectionofhardwarefromphysicaldamageaswellasprotectionofsoftwareanddata.Computermustbeisolatedfromothercompanyfacilities,andunauthorizedpersonshouldneverbeadmittedtothecomputerarea.Eventthoughsomerisksarereducedthroughthismeasure,mostdamagetosoftware,accidentalandintentional,iscausedbythosewhosejobsrequireatleastsomeaccesstothecomputer.Thewriteroftheprogramisoftentheoneresponsibleforitsmisuse.Programsdevisedexclusivelyforaparticularcompanyarethereforefarmorevaluabletoabuseandaccidentthanstandardsoftwarepackagesproducedbyexternalsuppliers.

Skilledcomputercriminalscanbreakintoacomputersystem______.

A.quiteeasily

B.withoutanyrisk

C.moreeasilythananarmedrobbercangainaccesstoabankvaultandwithfarlessrisk

D.withoutbeingpunished

7、

Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whichstatementisTRUE?

A.Expertsagreethatcomputercrimeisoneofthefastestgrowingareasofillegalactivity.

B.Thekeyreasonforboththegrowthandthelackofaccuratemeasurementisthedifficultyindiscoveringawell-executedtheft.

C.Lossesinperincidentofcomputercrimeishigherthanothertypesoftheft.

D.Itisveryeasytostartcomputercrime.

8、

Computertheftincludes______.

A.directtheftoffunds

B.thetheftofdataforcorporateespionageorextortion

C.accumulatingfractionsofpencefromindividualpayrollaccounts

D.alloftheabove

9、

Computercriminalschooseaccumulatingfractionsofpencefromindividualpayrollaccountsbecause

A.itisveryeasy

B.employersarenotconcernedwithpence

C.theycangainmore

D.theaccumulatedvaluecanbeausefulgain,anditisnoteasytobefound

10、

Whatdosethelastparagraphimply?

A.Damagetosoftwareiscausedbythosewhosejobsrequireatleastsomeaccesstothecomputer

B.Thewriteroftheprogramistheoneresponsibleforitsmisuse

C.Measurestakento15rotectsoftwareanddataisuseless

D.Programswrittenforanindividualcompanyarefarmorevaluabletoabuseandaccidentthanstandardsoftwarepackagesproducedbyexternalsuppliers

11、ForyearsI.O.C.CzarJuanAntonioSamaranchhasexhibitedapronouncedambivalenceaboutdruguse,andcertainlyhisstancehasallowedanumberofgoldenboysandgirlstokeeptheirimagesshinywhiledoping.Carefulathletescaneasilybeatthesystemthatisinplacetocatchdrugabusers.Unscrupuloussportsfederationscantailortestingschedulesandtipofftheirconstituents.Steroidcreamscanbeflushedfromthesystemin24to48hours.Andforsomeofthemostcommonlyusedenhancers,suchaserythropoietin(EPO),therearestillnoinstitutionalizedteats.ItissaidthatEPO,whichincreasesstaminabyboostinganathlete'sredbloodcellcount,canimproveanathlete'sperformanceina20-minmumby30sec.,butitisotherwiseanightmareofadrug.OverdoseonEPO,andthebloodbecomestoothickforthehearttopump.EPOisbelievedtobetheculpritinnofewerthan25mysteriousdeathsamongworld-classcyclistssince1987.

ButathleteswilltakeEPOinSydneybecausetheycan,andsomeofthemwilltaketoomuchofit.In1995Olympic—caliberU.S.athleteswereaskedinapoll,"Wouldyoutakeadrugthatmadeyouachampion,knowingthatitwouldkillyouinfiveyears?"morethanhalfsaidyes.SoevenifweforgetaboutfairplayandcredibilityandOlympicideals,weareleftwiththis:theathletesmustbeprotectedfromthemselvesarmthepressuretowin.How?

TheI.O.C.needstodotwothingsimmediately:developaspine,andfederalize.Theonlywaytocatchacheatiswithunannounced,out-of-competitiontesting.HistoricallytheI.O.C.hasdelegateddecisionmakingtoindividualsportsfederations,butthatpolicyisnotworkingwhenitcomestodrags.Athirdofthe28federationshaveyettoagreetoout-of-competitiontestsinadvanceoftheSydneyGames.TheI.O.C.shouldcallanemergencysessionandmakeanewruleapplyingtoallsports,thensendoutitsnewlyempoweredtesters.

AsforthatimperfecttestforEPO-useitanyway.AsgoldmedalmarathonerFrankShorter,nowchairmanoftheU.S.Anti-DopingAgency,says,knowingatestisloomingthatwillknockcheatersoffstride.ShortersaysthatifthereisnoEPOtestatSydney,theneveryenduranceorstrengthperformanceissuspect.He'sright.Andwhensportbecomessuspect—whennoonebelievesinit—it'snolongerworthwatching.

What'sSamaranch'sattitudetowardsdruguseinOlympicGames?

A.Indignant

B.Tolerate

C.Paradoxical

D.Neutral

12、

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Whenathletestakesteroidcreams,theywouldbedefinitelytested.

B.Thetestingsystemisnotexactenoughbecausetheathletesareinformedtestingschedulesbeforehand.

C.MorethanhalfoftheOlympic—caliberU.S.athleteshavetakenthedreadfuldrugstowinthegame

D.Erythropoietinisakindofdrugthatcanenhanceanathlete'sperformancein20minutes.

13、

WhichofthefollowingactionsisnotwhattheI.O.C.willtaketodealwiththedrugs?

A.Dothetestingwithoutgivinganyinformation.

B.Federalizethesportsfederationstogether

C.Dothetestingthatcandetectallkindofdrugs.

D.Dothetestingoutofthecompetition.

14、

Whatistheexpression"knockcheatersoffstride"mean?

A.Todestroycheater'splan

B.Tokickcheatersoutofgame

C.Tomakecheatersexhausted

D.Tohelpcheatersworkingontheirplan

15、

WhatisfollowingisthecausethatwillmaketheOlympicGamessuspectandnolongerworthwatching?

A.Theparticipationofcheaters

B.TheuntestedEPO-use

C.Lackofnewworldrecords

D.Unannouncedandout-of-competitivetest

16、NowthatthedamageinflictedbytheAsianfinancialcrisislookslikeitwascausedbyaneconomicneutronbomb.Thecrisishashurtgreatnumbersofpeople,buthasleftthemainstructuresoftheworldeconomystanding.Theworstofthedirectimpactmaybeover.Manyofthehardest-hitcountriesareontheroadtorecovery,financial"contagion"hasbeencontainedandworldeconomicgrowthseemssettopickupsoon.

Themostimportantdevelopment,however,isanon-event:thecollapseofglobalcapitalismhasnotoccurred.Instead,thepost-crisisworldislikelytobeevenmoremarket-orientedthantheonethatprecededit,withaproliferationofnewrulesandpracticesthatwillhelpmarketstooperatemoresmoothly.Thecountriesrecoveringbest,suchasThailandandSouthKorea,aredoingsobymovingfurtherinafree-marketdirection.Noneoftheaffectednationshastriedtoisolateitselffromtheglobaleconomy,andthewidelyfearedworldwidewaveofprotectionismhasnotyetmaterialized.

Norhastherebeenthegreatrethinkingofeconomicglobalizationthatsomefearedandothersadvocated.Thecriticsofglobalcapitalismpouncedonthecrisisasproofofglobalization'sfatalflaws.Theiranalysesoftenconcludedthat"theremustbesomethingbetter."Onthecontrary,economistshavetakenfree-marketprinciplesasthestartingpointfornewideas,notcalledthemintoquestion.

Therehasbeenmuchcriticismoftheso-calledWashingtonconsensus—thetraditionalfree-marketorthodoxythatuniformlyprescribesfiscaldiscipline,deregulation,andfinancialliberalization.Partlyasaresultofthecrisis,anewconsensussimplyaddsextraprescriptions—suchasbetterfinancialsupervision,labormarket,etc.—tothelist.Itisanelaborationoftheoriginalconsensus,notanewdeparture.

Numerousstudiesalsoshowthatengagementintheglobaleconomyleadstohighergrowthandhelpstoreducepovertyindevelopingcountries.Today'seconomicargumentsarenotoverfundamentalfree-marketpolicies,butwhatmustbedonetosupplementthem.Likewise,theeffortstodeviseanew"internationalfinancialarchitecture"inthewakeofthecrisis,duetocontinueduringthespringmeetingsoftheWorldBankandtheInternationalMonetaryFundinWashington,willnotinvolverebuildingthesystemfromscratch.Theaimistomakeincrementalimprovementsinfinancialrulesandpracticesthatwilloilthewheelsofthemarketsystem,nottotradeitinforanon-existentnewmodel.

Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.AfterthesevereAsianFinancialCrisis,theworldeconomybegantorecover.

B.AsianFinancialCrisisisasdevastatingasaneutronbombandcausesgreatdamage.

C.Therearestilldirectandindirectimpactssothattheeconomycannotrecover.

D.ThedirectimpactofAsianFinancialCrisishasgone.

17、

Itcanbelearnedfromtheparagraph2thatafterthecrisis______.

A.Everythinggoesasitdoesbeforethecrisis.

B.ThailandandSouthKoreahaveadoptednewmeasurestocontrolthemarket.

C.Alltheaffectednationsaremoreinvolvedinglobaleconomy.

D.Theworldwidewaveofprotectionismmaycometrueoneday

18、

WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheprescriptionoftraditionalfree-marketorthodoxy?

A.Labormarket

B.Fiscaldiscipline

C.Financialliberation

D.Deregulation

19、

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Afterthecrisis,peoplebegantorethinktheeconomicglobalization.

B.Washingtonhasreachedanewconsensuswhichistotallydifferentfromtheformerone.

C.Criticsbelievethateconomicglobalizationhasitsmortaldefect,whichhasbeenprovedinAsianFinancialCrisis.

D.Anewinternationalfinancialsystemwillbebuilttoreplacetheoldmarket'system.

20、

Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardscurrentfinancialrulesandfree-marketpolicies?

A.Radical

B.Indifference

C.Neutral

D.Critical

21、PartB(10points)

Youaregoingtoreadanarticlewhichisfollowedbyalistofexamplesorheadings.ChoosethemostsuitableonefromthelistA-Fforeachnumberedposition(41-45).Theremaybecertainextrawhichyoudonotneedtouse.(10points)

A.Townhall,ahappybrideandgroom

B.Templeandatheisticgroom

C.Weddinghall

D.Angels,childrenescortingthebride

E.Theforeigngroomandthelocalbride

F.Thegoldenwedding-ringwasputonherfinger

Ornamentingthetwofingersisonlythefirststepofthe"longmarch".Angelwasneverasoverloadedastoday,runningfromheretothere,busyorderinginvitationcardsandweddingclothes,bookingchurchandrestaurant,checkingavailabilityofthephotographer,thepastorandtheofficialinthetownhall,lookingforanewhome.Shewashappyandexcited.Howeverthislongweddingpreparationprocessloadeddownwithtrivialdetails,gavemeabigheadache.InFrance,moreandmoreFrenchcohabitinsteadofmarrying.However,whentheydecidetomarry,theystilltaketheirweddingceremonyseriouslyandusuallyfollowtheneverchangingthreetraditionalchapters.

(41)______.

Thethirdchapteristheweddingbreakfastfollowedbyadance.(Thefirstandthesecondchapterarethecivilweddingandthechurchwedding).Afterthechurchwedding,thenewly-wedsnormallyinvitetheirparentsandfriendstotakepartinasumptuousmealanddanceintheevening.Afterchampagneflutesareraisedallaround,thedancingstarts.Thenewly-wedstakethelead,dancinglightlyandfinishtheeveningbytiredlytrippingintotheirbridalchamberandthusterminatethelastchapteroftheFrenchmarriage.

(42)______.

Igrewupinthelastseventiesandearlyeighties,the"simplewedding"advocatedbytheChinesegovernmenthadbeeningrainedinanymind.OnedayfinallyIcouldnothelprevealingmywishforasimplewedding:"Darling,yourweddingplansarefartoolongandover-elaborate.Let'ssimplifythemandreducethreechapterstoonlyone.It'senoughtogetmarriedinthetownhall!""No!Marriageisthemostimportanteventinmylife.Iwanttomakeitgrandandunforgettable."Angelrefusedtoconcede.HoweverIreallywantedtoescapethechurchwedding."Honey,Iwasn'tbaptizedandbeinganatheist,Iamnotallowedtogotochurch.Achurchweddingisaburdenforanatheistlikeme,andthechurchweddingforanatheistisalsoagainstchurchrules!"Ipresentedmyviewsvehemently,believingIhadthebestexcuseintheworld."Mydear,marriageisasacredaffair;wemustgotothechurch.Youareonlyawareofoneaspectofathing,butignorantofanother.IamaProtestant;therearenostrictcanonsandmumbo-jumbosinProtestantism.IfoneofthetwoisProtestant,theyarestillallowedtomarryinaProtestantchurch."Iwasrenderedspeechless.

(43)______.

Thesacredmomentarrived.Theforeigngroomandthelocalbride,surroundedbyherfamilymembers,arrivedatthemarriagehall."Doyoutakethiswomanasyourwife"?"Yes!"Amyriadofthoughtswelledupinmymind:"I'dquitmyhighly-covetedjobinChinaandgonethroughinnumerabletrialsandtribulationstocometoEuropetojoinmyChineselover,butIwasjilted.NowI'dfoundanoasisoflove,butfarfrommyhomeland.Thegirlwithmetoday,thoughfromadifferentculturalbackground,withadifferentwayofthinkingandbehaving,issimple,pureandkind-heartedlikeanangel.I'dsufferedfromthewanderinglifeinEurope.Butaftersufferingcomeshappiness.Inafewminutesshewillproclaimtheendofmywanderingandhomelesslife."Fullofdeepfeeling,Igazedatthiswesternbeauty,shiningwithdazzlingsplendorandheldherhandtightinmine.

(44)______.

"Doyoutakethismanasyourhusband?"

22、(42)

23、(43)

24、(44)

25、(45)

26、PartC

Directions:ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.(10points)

ItisimpossibletomeasuretheimportanceofEdisonbyaddingupthespecificinventionswithwhichhisnameisassociated.Far-reachingasmanyofthemhavebeenintheireffectuponmoderncivilization,thetotaleffectofEdison'scareersurpassesthesumofallofthem.

Hedidnotmerelymak6theincandescentlampandthephonographandinnumerableotherdevicespracticableforgeneraluse;(46)itwasgiventohimtodemonstratethepowerofappliedsciencesoconcretely,sounderstandably,soconvincinglythathealteredthementalityofmankind.Inhislifetime,largelybecauseofhissuccesses,therecameintowidestacceptancetherevolutionaryconceptionthatmancouldbytheriseofhisintelligenceinventanewmodeoflivingonthisplanet;thehumanspirit,whichinallpreviousageshadregardedthecondit