2023年研究生入学《英语二》重点考试题库提升模拟题

地区:_________________编号:_________________姓名:_________________学校:_________________ 密封线 地区:_________________编号:_________________姓名:_________________学校:_________________ 密封线 密封线 2023年英语二题库题号一二三四五六阅卷人总分得分注意事项:1.全卷采用机器阅卷，请考生注意书写规范；考试时间为120分钟。2.在作答前，考生请将自己的学校、姓名、地区、准考证号涂写在试卷和答题卡规定位置。

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4.请按照题号在答题卡上与题目对应的答题区域内规范作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效:在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。A卷（第I卷）第I卷（考试时间:120分钟）一、单选题1、WhenGeorgeOsbome,ChancelloroftheExchequer,isspottedoutsideWestminster,heisveryoftenmakinganappearanceonabuildingsite,wearingafluorescentsafetyjacket.Itwasnosurprisetohearhimclaimonceagain,inhisbudgetspeechonMarch19th,that"We'regettingBritainbuilding".Sadly,giventhehugeexlenlofBritain'shousingshortage,thechancellor'sproposedinterventionsdonotadduptomuch.ThebiggestannouncementwasthatthegovernmentwillextendHelptoBuy,aschemethatguaranteesmortgagesforpeoplepurchasingnewlybuilthomes.MrOsbomealsohopestobuildanewtownatEbbsfleet,apatchofpost-industriallandintheThamesestuary,andpromisestospeeduptheredevelopmentofseveralrotting1960sand1970ssocialhousingestatesinLondon.Bymakingiteasierforhousebuilderstoshifttheirstock,HelptoBuyhasprobablyhelpedboostbuildingslightly,especiallyinnortherncitieswhereconstructionhadallbutceased.ExtendingtheprogrammewillboostBritain'shousingstockby120,000by2020,theTreasurycltums,thoughitwillalsoexposetaxpayerstoanyfuturehouse-pricecrash.MrOsbornealsoannouncedanewfundtosupportlendingiosmaUhousebuilders-whohavesLruggledtogetfinancinginrecentyearswhichoughttohaveasimilareffect.Thenewtownismoreadvencurous.Ebbsfleei.whereahigh-speedraillinktoLondonopenedin2007,hashadplansfornewhomesforalmost20years.Fewhavebeenbuilt,mosdybecausethesiteisapartiallyfloodedquarrywithlittleinthewayofshops.publictransportorinfrastructure.Thegovernment'snewideaistocreateadevelopmentcorporationwithcontroloverplanningandtheabilitytoborrowtocleanupandpreparethesite.Thatwashowpost-warnewtownssuchasMiltonKeynesandStevenagewerebuilt.Asinularinterventionismisvisibleintheplantorebuild1960sestates.Manyofthese,suchastheAylesburyEstateinSouLhwarkandRobinHoodGardensinTowerHamlets,arecrummbling.Byincreasingthedensityonthesites,andusingtheproceedsofsellingtheextrahousesbuilt,itoughttobepossibletocoverthecostofreconstniclion.BuicounciLshavebeenshortofmoneytodomuchthemselves,andprivatedevelopersextracthighretumsinexchangeforputtingupcapital.Withcentral-govemmentmoney,thoseprojectsoughttomovequickerandcouncilsoughttogetmorefortheirland.AccordingtoParagraph2.HelptoBuyisaprojectdesignedto_____A.helppeopletobuildnewhomesB.guaranteemortgageforeveryoneC.ensureeasyloanforhomebuyersD.speedupsocialhousingconstruction答案：C本题解析：细节题。根据关键词HelptoBuy定位到第二段首句：...HelptoBuy．aschemethatguaranteesmortgagesforpeoplepurchasingnewlybuilthomes.题干project“项目”=scheme“计划”；故that之后的句子为答案句。[A]helppeopletobuildnewhomes”帮助人们建造新家”；原文说的是guaranteesmortgagesforpeoplepurchasingnewlybuilthomes“为新房购买者提供抵押担保”，可见二者并不相同，故[A]可以排除。[B]guaranteemortgageforeveryone“保障所有人的抵押贷款”；文章说的是peoplepurchasingnewlybuilthomes“新房购买者”，而非everyone“所有人”，该项属于偷换概念，也属于过分夸大，且everone-词本身太过绝对，该项错误。[C]ensureeasyloanforhomebuyers“确保购房者能够轻松贷款”；该项ensure=guarantee;loan=mortgage;homebuyers=peoplepurchasingnewlybuilthomes；该项与答案句同义替换。[D]speedupsocialhousingconstruction“加速社会住房建设”；该项与答案句毫无关系，故排除。综上，本题答案为[C]。2、Poets,songwritersandpoliticianshatetheidea,butfordecadesopinion-pollevidencehasbeenclear:moneybuyshappinessandthericheryouare,themorelikelyyouaretoexpresssatisfactionwithyourlife.Untilnow,asurveyof43countries1onOctober30thbythePewResearchCentreofWashington,DC,showsthatpeoplein2markeisareexpressingalmostthesamelevelofsatisfactionaspeopleinrichcountries.Itisthebiggest3tothestandardviewofhappinessandincomeseen4.ThePewpollasksrespondentsto5,onascalefromzerototen,howgoodtheirlivesare.（Thosewhosaybetweensevenandtenarecountedas6.）In2007,57%ofrespondentsinrichcountriesputthemselvesinthetopfourtiers;inemergingmarketsthe7was33%;inpoorcountriesonly16%-aclassic80fthestandardview.Butin2014,540/oofrich-countryrespondentscountedthemselvesashappy,whereasinemergingmarketsthepercentage9t051%.Thiswashappeningjustatatimewhenemergingmarkets'chancesofconvergingeconomically10theWestseemedtobe11.Richcountriesdidnotexperience12declinesinhappiness.ThedecreasesinAmericaandBritainweretiny（asinglepercentagepoint）,13theshareofh8ppyGennansrose13points.AlargedropinformerlyjoyfulSpainensuredamodestoveraUdeclinefortherich.14theconvcrgencehappened15hugeimprovementsincountriessuchasIndonesiaandPakistan.In12ofthe24emergingmarkets,halformorepeople16theirlifesatisfactioninthetoptiersoftheladder.Thisisnott017thelinkbetweenincomeandsatrsfactionhasbeensnapped.Poorcountriesstill18:onlyaquarterofthepeoplethereareinthehappytiers-halftheleveloftheother'twogroups.Thereis19aclearlinkbetweenhappinessandincomegrowth.China'sGDProseatanannualaveragerateof10%in2007-2014anditshappinesslevelrose26points.20countries,richerpeopleexpressmoresatisfactionthantheirpoorerneighbours.17选？A.talkB.sayC.mentionD.speak答案：B本题解析：固定搭配题。[A]talk谈论；[B]say讲，说；[C]mention提及；[D]speak说话。本题考查固有句型thisisnottosay“这并不是说”，say为正确答案。其余几项不符合上下文要求；其中[C]nottomention可以搭配，但是没有thisisnoLomention这样的句型，故排除，本题选择[B]。3、Poets,songwritersandpoliticianshatetheidea,butfordecadesopinion-pollevidencehasbeenclear:moneybuyshappinessandthericheryouare,themorelikelyyouaretoexpresssatisfactionwithyourlife.Untilnow,asurveyof43countries1onOctober30thbythePewResearchCentreofWashington,DC,showsthatpeoplein2markeisareexpressingalmostthesamelevelofsatisfactionaspeopleinrichcountries.Itisthebiggest3tothestandardviewofhappinessandincomeseen4.ThePewpollasksrespondentsto5,onascalefromzerototen,howgoodtheirlivesare.（Thosewhosaybetweensevenandtenarecountedas6.）In2007,57%ofrespondentsinrichcountriesputthemselvesinthetopfourtiers;inemergingmarketsthe7was33%;inpoorcountriesonly16%-aclassic80fthestandardview.Butin2014,540/oofrich-countryrespondentscountedthemselvesashappy,whereasinemergingmarketsthepercentage9t051%.Thiswashappeningjustatatimewhenemergingmarkets'chancesofconvergingeconomically10theWestseemedtobe11.Richcountriesdidnotexperience12declinesinhappiness.ThedecreasesinAmericaandBritainweretiny（asinglepercentagepoint）,13theshareofh8ppyGennansrose13points.AlargedropinformerlyjoyfulSpainensuredamodestoveraUdeclinefortherich.14theconvcrgencehappened15hugeimprovementsincountriessuchasIndonesiaandPakistan.In12ofthe24emergingmarkets,halformorepeople16theirlifesatisfactioninthetoptiersoftheladder.Thisisnott017thelinkbetweenincomeandsatrsfactionhasbeensnapped.Poorcountriesstill18:onlyaquarterofthepeoplethereareinthehappytiers-halftheleveloftheother'twogroups.Thereis19aclearlinkbetweenhappinessandincomegrowth.China'sGDProseatanannualaveragerateof10%in2007-2014anditshappinesslevelrose26points.20countries,richerpeopleexpressmoresatisfactionthantheirpoorerneighbours.9选？A.flewB.happenedC.jumpedD.Lended答案：C本题解析：动词辨析题。选项[A]flyto表示“飞向”[B]happento表示“碰巧”；[C]jumpto表示“赶快，立即，跳至”；[D]tendto表示“倾向”。四个选项中，[c]符合句意，jumpedto51%表示“突然跳到、猛然涨到51%”。故本题答案为[C】。4、"Googleisnotaconventionalcompany.WedonotItobecomeone,"wroteLarryPageandSergeyBrin,thesearchfirm'sfounders,inalettertoinvestorsaheadofitsstockmarketflotationin2004.Sincethen,Googlehasbumisheditsreputation20neofthequirkiestcompaniesontheplanet.Thisyearaloneithas3eyebrowsbytakingastakeinawind-energyprojectofftheeastcoastofAmericaandbytestingself-drivingcars,whichhavealready_40ver140,000miles（225,OOOkm）onthecountry'sroads.Googlehasbeenableto5suchflightsoffancy6itsamazinglysuccessfulonline-searchbusiness.Thishas7handsomereturnsforthefirm'sinvestors,whohaveseenthecompany8itselfinthespaceofamere12yearsfromatinystart-upintoabehemothwitha$180billionmarketcapitalisationthatsprawls9avastheadquartersinSiliconValleyknownastheGoogleplex.Google10stretchesacrosstheweblikeagiantspider,withalegineverythingfromonlinesearchande-mailtosocialnetworkingandweb-basedsoftwareapplications,orapps.AllthishasturnedGoogleintoaforcetobereckonedwith.11nowthechampionoftheunorthodoxisfacedwithtwoconventionalbusinesschallenges.Thefirst12placatingregulators,whofretthatitmaybeabusingitsconsiderable13.OnNovember30ththeEuropeanUnion14aformalinvestigationintoclaimsthatGooglehasbeen15searchresultstogiveanunfairadvantagetoitsownservices-achargethefirmvigorously16.TheotherchallengefacingGoogleishowtofindnewsourcesofgrowth.17alltheexperimentsithaslaunched,thefirmisstillheavilydependentonsearch-relatedadvertising.Ironically,investors'biggestworryisthatGooglewillend18likeMicrosoft,whichhas19tofindbignewsourcesof20andprofittoreplacethosefromitstwoageingponies,theWindowsoperatingsystemandtheOmcesuiteofbusinesssoftware.ThatexplainswhyGoogle'ssharepricehasstagnated.11选？A.FurthermoreB.LikewiseC.IndeedD.But答案：D本题解析：逻辑衔接题。空格所在句为AllthishastumedGoogleintoaforcetobereckonedwith．nowthechampionoftheunorthodoxisfacedwithtwoconventionalbusinesschallenges．根据前后两句的逻辑关系是转折关系可知，D项为正确选项。【干扰排除】A、B、C项均表示递进，不符合句意，故排除。5、Text2MarionNesde'she8vyweightcriticismagainstCoca-ColaandPepsiCocomesatanoddmomentfortheindustry.Americansaredrinkingfewersugarysodas-in2012productionwas23%belowwhatithadbeenadecadeearlier.Evensalesofdietdrinksarelosingtheirfizz,asconsumersquestion.themeritsofartificialsweeteners.Fromoneangle,itwouldseemthathealthadvocatessuchasMsNestlehavewon.YetinAmericacompaniesstillproduce30gallonsofregularfizzydrinksperpersonperyear.InmanycounLries,particularlydevelopingones,consumpLionisontherise.MsNestle,aprofessoratNewYorkUniversily,isbothinspiredbyrecentprogressanddissatisfiedwithit.Thatisnosurlmse.Herfirstbook,FoodPolitics,remainsabibleforthosewhocomplainaboutthepoweroffoodcompanies.Inhernewbooksheatiackstheindustry'smostwidelyconsumed,leasthealthyproduct.SodaPoluics,shesays,isabook"toinspirereaderstoaction".Asarallyingcry,itisverbose.Whenreadersleamonpage238thatshewillpickupapanicularsubjectinchapter25,itiswithnolitdedismaythattheyrealizetheyareonlyonchapter17.Butwhattheauthorwanismostistocraftadetailedguidetotheproducers'allegedviolation,andhowtostopthem.MsNesdesaysshewouldhavenocomplaintwithsweetfizzydrinksiftheyweresippedoccasionally,asatreat.However,formillionsofpeopleinmanycounUies,theyarenot.InMexicocompaniessold372cansoffizzydrinksperpersonin2012.AbouthalfofAmericansdonotdnnkthemRgularly,butthosewhodoaredisproportionatelypoor,lesseducaled,male,Hispanicorblack.10%ofAmericansdownmorethanfourcansaday.Drinkingalotofsweetfizzydrinksisplainlyunhealthy.UnlikeaBigMac,theyhavenonutritionalvalue;nordotheircaloriessatisfyhunger.Onelargestudyfoundthatforeachcanaddedtoaperson'sdailydiet,theriskofdiabeiesjumpedby22%.TherearealsolinksbeLweensugarandheartdisease,strokeandcancer.Drinkinglotsofsodasimposesclearcostsonindividuals,MsNestleargues,butithasabroadercost,too.Americantaxpayerssubsidizecornproductionandletthepoorusegovernmentfoodvoucherstobuyfizzydrinks.Moreimportant,taxpayersfootthehealthbiUforthosewhodevelopchronicdisease.Accordingtothelastparagraph,havingtoomanysodadrinks_____A.canincreasetheriskofdeathB.willinevitablyleadtodiabetesC.maybringtheproblemofobesityD.hassomethingtodowithcertaindiseases答案：D本题解析：细节题。定位到最后一段首句：DrinkingalotofsweetfizzydrinksisplainlyunheaILhy.其中alotof=toomany；fizzydrinks=sodadrinks。故答案关键词为plainlyunhealthy“显然不健康”。而更加完整的答案来自第三、四两句：Onelargestudyfoundthatforeachcanaddedtoaperson'sdailydiet,theriskofdiabetesjumpedby22%.Therearealsolinksbetweensugarandheartdisease,strokeandcancer.达两句明确指出喝太多碳酸饮料导致息糖尿病几率上升，而且摄入过多糖分与心脏病、中风和癌症有关联。故答案为[D]hassomethingtodowithcertaindiseases“与某些疾病有关系”。选项[A]canincreasetheriskofdeath“可能增加死亡的风险”；文章说theriskofdiabetesjumped“患糖尿病风险增大”，该项属于过分夸大。[B]willinevitablyleadtodiabetes“势必引发糖尿病”；inevitably“不可避免地”一词过于绝对，原文说的是“患糖尿病风险增加22%”。[C]maybringtheproblemofobesity“可能造成肥胖症”；该项的obesity“肥胖症”一词在文中并没有出现。综上[D]正确。6、"Googleisnotaconventionalcompany.WedonotItobecomeone,"wroteLarryPageandSergeyBrin,thesearchfirm'sfounders,inalettertoinvestorsaheadofitsstockmarketflotationin2004.Sincethen,Googlehasbumisheditsreputation20neofthequirkiestcompaniesontheplanet.Thisyearaloneithas3eyebrowsbytakingastakeinawind-energyprojectofftheeastcoastofAmericaandbytestingself-drivingcars,whichhavealready_40ver140,000miles（225,OOOkm）onthecountry'sroads.Googlehasbeenableto5suchflightsoffancy6itsamazinglysuccessfulonline-searchbusiness.Thishas7handsomereturnsforthefirm'sinvestors,whohaveseenthecompany8itselfinthespaceofamere12yearsfromatinystart-upintoabehemothwitha$180billionmarketcapitalisationthatsprawls9avastheadquartersinSiliconValleyknownastheGoogleplex.Google10stretchesacrosstheweblikeagiantspider,withalegineverythingfromonlinesearchande-mailtosocialnetworkingandweb-basedsoftwareapplications,orapps.AllthishasturnedGoogleintoaforcetobereckonedwith.11nowthechampionoftheunorthodoxisfacedwithtwoconventionalbusinesschallenges.Thefirst12placatingregulators,whofretthatitmaybeabusingitsconsiderable13.OnNovember30ththeEuropeanUnion14aformalinvestigationintoclaimsthatGooglehasbeen15searchresultstogiveanunfairadvantagetoitsownservices-achargethefirmvigorously16.TheotherchallengefacingGoogleishowtofindnewsourcesofgrowth.17alltheexperimentsithaslaunched,thefirmisstillheavilydependentonsearch-relatedadvertising.Ironically,investors'biggestworryisthatGooglewillend18likeMicrosoft,whichhas19tofindbignewsourcesof20andprofittoreplacethosefromitstwoageingponies,theWindowsoperatingsystemandtheOmcesuiteofbusinesssoftware.ThatexplainswhyGoogle'ssharepricehasstagnated.17选？A.DespitcB.LikeC.ExceptD.Among答案：A本题解析：逻辑衔接及介词辨析题。根据前后两句的意思，只能选择表示让步关系的词，所以A项为正确选项。【干扰排除】B项Like“像”、C项Except“除了……之外”、D项Among“在……中间”，都不符合文意，均排除。7、Poets,songwritersandpoliticianshatetheidea,butfordecadesopinion-pollevidencehasbeenclear:moneybuyshappinessandthericheryouare,themorelikelyyouaretoexpresssatisfactionwithyourlife.Untilnow,asurveyof43countries1onOctober30thbythePewResearchCentreofWashington,DC,showsthatpeoplein2markeisareexpressingalmostthesamelevelofsatisfactionaspeopleinrichcountries.Itisthebiggest3tothestandardviewofhappinessandincomeseen4.ThePewpollasksrespondentsto5,onascalefromzerototen,howgoodtheirlivesare.（Thosewhosaybetweensevenandtenarecountedas6.）In2007,57%ofrespondentsinrichcountriesputthemselvesinthetopfourtiers;inemergingmarketsthe7was33%;inpoorcountriesonly16%-aclassic80fthestandardview.Butin2014,540/oofrich-countryrespondentscountedthemselvesashappy,whereasinemergingmarketsthepercentage9t051%.Thiswashappeningjustatatimewhenemergingmarkets'chancesofconvergingeconomically10theWestseemedtobe11.Richcountriesdidnotexperience12declinesinhappiness.ThedecreasesinAmericaandBritainweretiny（asinglepercentagepoint）,13theshareofh8ppyGennansrose13points.AlargedropinformerlyjoyfulSpainensuredamodestoveraUdeclinefortherich.14theconvcrgencehappened15hugeimprovementsincountriessuchasIndonesiaandPakistan.In12ofthe24emergingmarkets,halformorepeople16theirlifesatisfactioninthetoptiersoftheladder.Thisisnott017thelinkbetweenincomeandsatrsfactionhasbeensnapped.Poorcountriesstill18:onlyaquarterofthepeoplethereareinthehappytiers-halftheleveloftheother'twogroups.Thereis19aclearlinkbetweenhappinessandincomegrowth.China'sGDProseatanannualaveragerateof10%in2007-2014anditshappinesslevelrose26points.20countries,richerpeopleexpressmoresatisfactionthantheirpoorerneighbours.2选？A.dominatingB.emergingC.vanishingD.declining答案：B本题解析：词汇辨析题。[A]dominating主要的；[B]emerging新兴的；[C]vanishing消失的；[D]declining衰退的。本空in2markecs与下文inrichcountries形成对比，与富裕、发达国家相对立的自然是发展中国家，即新兴市场，选项[B]正确。8、Text4AsthecountrywiththeEuropeanUnion'sfaslestageingpopulation,Gennanyhasrepeatedlyadjusteditspensionsystemtoavertaslow-motiondemographicdisaster.ThebiggestreformcameduringAngelaMerkel'sfirsttermaschancellor.Then,asnow,ChristianDemocratswereyokedwithSocialDemocratsina"grandcoalition".In2007thecoalitiondecidedthatthenormalretirementageshouldgraduallyrisefrom65t067.MrsMerkelhassincepreachedsimilardemographicandecononucwisdomtomostofherEUpartners,crilicizingFranceinparticularrorstrayingofftherightpath.SoitcomesassomethingofashockthatMrsMerkel,nowinherthirdtermandrunninganothergrandcoalition,isreversingcourse.OnthecampaigntrailforlastSeptember'selection,shepromisedtoraisepensionsforoldermothers.TheSocialDemocratscounteredwiLhpromisestoletcertainworkersretireat63insteadof65.Ascoalilionpartners,theywilldobothatonce.ItfallstoAndreaNahles,thelabourministerandaSocialDemocratwholikestowavethebannerof"socialjustice",topushthepensionpackagethroughparliamentbythesummersothatitcantakeeffeclonJulylst.Apreviousreformletwomenwithchildrenbornafter1992treatthreeoftheirstay-at-homematernilyyearsifLheyh8dworkedandpaidfullpensioncontributions.Thenew"motherpension"willbeforthe8m-9mwomenwhotooktimeoffforchildrenbefore1992.Theywillbeallowedtocounttwoofthoseyears,insteadofjustone,asworkingyearsforpensionpurposes.ThesecondpartofMrsNahles'sreforms,retirementat63,isaimedatpeoplewhohavecontributedtothepensionsystemforatleast45years.ButMrsNahleswantstocountnotonlyyearsspentworkingorcaringforchildrenorotherfamilymembersbutalsoperiodsofshort-termunemploy-ment.Separately,shewillalsoboostthepensionsofpeoplewhocannotworkduetodisability,andspendmoremoneytohelpthemtorecover.Individually,theseproposalsmayseemnoble-minded.Butasapackage,theplanis"short-sightedandone~sided,"thinksAxelBersch-Supan,apensionadviserattheMunichCentrefortheEconomicsofAgeing.Itbenefitstheoldergeneration,whichisalreadywelllookedafter,attheexpenseofyoungerpeoplewhowillhavetopayhighercontributionsortaxes."Thefinancialandpsychologicalcostsofthepensional63aredisastrous,"MrBersch-Supansays.TherewiUnolongerbeanyincentivetokeepworkinglonger.Insomecases,peoplemay,ineffect,retireat61,registerasunemployedfortwoyears,andthendrawtheirfullpensions.PensionsysteminGermanyhasbeenadjusLedto_____A.avertageingtrendB.tackleageingproblemC.avoidanaturaldisasterD.reduceageingpopulation答案：B本题解析：细节题。根据pensionsystem和Germany两个关键词定位到第一段首句：AsthecountryWithlheEuropeanUnion'sfastestageingpopulation,Cermanyh8srepeatedlyadjusteditspensionsyslemtoavertaslow-motiondemographicdisaster．答案句为avertaslow-motiondemographicdisaster“避免人口增长缓慢带来的人口灾难”。选项[A]avertageingtrend“避免老龄化趋势”；文章说的是avertdemographicdisaster“避免人口灾难”而非“ageingtrend”，故该项错误。[B]Lackleageingproblem“应对老龄化问题”；文章提到德国fastestageingpopulalion“老龄化速度最快”，又提到avertdemographicdisaster“避免人口灾难”，可见德国一再调整养老金体系的目的是应对人口老龄化问题，该项表述正确。[C]avoidanaturaldisaster”避免自然灾害”；文章说的是“避免人口灾害”，该项属于典型的偷换概念。[D]reduceageingpopulation“减少老龄人口”；该项与[A]类似，老龄人口无法减少，该项错误。综上，本题选择[B]。9、Poets,songwritersandpoliticianshatetheidea,butfordecadesopinion-pollevidencehasbeenclear:moneybuyshappinessandthericheryouare,themorelikelyyouaretoexpresssatisfactionwithyourlife.Untilnow,asurveyof43countries1onOctober30thbythePewResearchCentreofWashington,DC,showsthatpeoplein2markeisareexpressingalmostthesamelevelofsatisfactionaspeopleinrichcountries.Itisthebiggest3tothestandardviewofhappinessandincomeseen4.ThePewpollasksrespondentsto5,onascalefromzerototen,howgoodtheirlivesare.（Thosewhosaybetweensevenandtenarecountedas6.）In2007,57%ofrespondentsinrichcountriesputthemselvesinthetopfourtiers;inemergingmarketsthe7was33%;inpoorcountriesonly16%-aclassic80fthestandardview.Butin2014,540/oofrich-countryrespondentscountedthemselvesashappy,whereasinemergingmarketsthepercentage9t051%.Thiswashappeningjustatatimewhenemergingmarkets'chancesofconvergingeconomically10theWestseemedtobe11.Richcountriesdidnotexperience12declinesinhappiness.ThedecreasesinAmericaandBritainweretiny（asinglepercentagepoint）,13theshareofh8ppyGennansrose13points.AlargedropinformerlyjoyfulSpainensuredamodestoveraUdeclinefortherich.14theconvcrgencehappened15hugeimprovementsincountriessuchasIndonesiaandPakistan.In12ofthe24emergingmarkets,halformorepeople16theirlifesatisfactioninthetoptiersoftheladder.Thisisnott017thelinkbetweenincomeandsatrsfactionhasbeensnapped.Poorcountriesstill18:onlyaquarterofthepeoplethereareinthehappytiers-halftheleveloftheother'twogroups.Thereis19aclearlinkbetweenhappinessandincomegrowth.China'sGDProseatanannualaveragerateof10%in2007-2014anditshappinesslevelrose26points.20countries,richerpeopleexpressmoresatisfactionthantheirpoorerneighbours.20选？A.WithoutB.ThroughC.BetweenD.Within答案：D本题解析：选项[A]Withoutcountries”没有国家”搭配荒谬，比较容易排除；[B】Throughcountries“穿过国家”也与上下文不搭；[C]Betweencountries“在国家间”，该项可以搭配，但是between强调“二者之间”，而文章并无明确强调哪两个国家，故该项也不是答案；[D]With-incountries“在国家内”搭配合理，且下文对比了富人与穷人，显然是对同一个国家里贫富群体进行比较，该项符合上下文逻辑，故本题选择[D]。10、Robotscameintotheworldasaliterarydevicewherebythewritersandfilm-makersoftheearly20thcentu0'couldexploretheirhopesandfearsabouttechnology,astheeraoftheautomobile,telephoneandaeroplanepickedupitsrecklessjazz-agespeed.FromFritzLang'sMetropolisandIsaacAsimov'sl,RobottoWALL-EandtheTerrniratorfilms,andincountlessrepetitionsinbetween,theyhavesucceededadmirablyintheirtask.41.Sincemovingfromthepageandscreenloreallife,robotshavebeenamilddisappointment.Theydosomethingsthathumanscannotdothemselves,likeexploringMars,andahostofthingspeopledonotmuchwanttodo,likedealingwithunexplodedbombsorvacuumingfloors.Andtheyareveryusefulinbitsofmanufacturing.Butreliablerobots-especiallyonesrequiredtoworkbeyondthesafetycagesofafactoryflom-haveprovedhardtomake,androbotsarestillprettystupid.Soalthoughtheyfascinatepeople,theyhavenotyetmademuchofamarkontheworld42.Thatseemsabouttochange.Theexponentialgrowthinthepowerofsiliconchips,digitalsensorsandhigh-bandwidthcommunicationsimprovesrobotsjustasitimprovesallsortsofotherproducts.And,asourspecialreportthisweekexplains,threeotherfactorsareatplay.43.OneisthatroboticsR&Disgettingeasier.Newsharedstandardsmakegoodideaseasilyporta-blefromonerobotplatformtoanother.Andaccumulatedknow-howmeansthatbuildingsuchplat-formsisSettingalotcheaper.ArobotlikeRethinkRobotics'sBaxter,withtwoarmsandaremarkablyeasy,inLuiLiveproyammrnginterface,wouldhavebeenbarelyconceivabletenyearsago.Nowyoucanbuyonefor$25,000.44.Asecondfactorisinvestment.Thebiggestrobotnewsof2013wasthatGoog1eboughteightpromisingrobotstartups.Richandwellledandwithaccesstoworld-beatingexpertiseincloudcomputingandartificialintelligence,bothhighlyrelevant,Google'srobotprogrammepromisesthepossibilityofsomethingspectacular-thoughnooneoutsidethecompanyknowswhatthatmightbe.Amazon,too,isbettingonrobots,bothtoautomateitswarehousesand,morespeculaLively,tomakedeliveriesbydrone.InSouthKoreaandelsewherecompaniesaremovinSrobottechnologytonewareasofmanufacturingandotherservices.Venturecapitalistsseeamuchbetterchanceofaprofitableexitfromaroboticssrartupthantheyusedto.45.Thethirdfactorisimagination.Inthepastfewyears,clevercompanieshaveseenwaystomakerobotswork.Nowmorepeoplewillgrasphowaroboticattributesuchashighprecisionorfastreac-tionsorindependentlocomotioncanbeintegratedintoaprofitablebusiness;eventuallysomeofthemwillbuildmassmarkets.Aerialrobots-drones-maybeinthevanguarclhere.Theywillletfarmerstendtheircropsinnewways,givecitizens,journalistsandbroadcastersnewperspectivesoneventsbigandsmall,monitortrafficandfires,lookforinfrastniccureinneedofrepairandmuchmorebesides.43选？A.RobotsComefromLheMoviesB.DevelopmentofRobotsIsFastC.GoogleEnterstheRobotIndustryD.RobotsTodayAreNotImpressiveEnouS;h答案：B本题解析：该段首句为中心句OneisthatroboticsR＆Disgettingeasier.“第一，机器人研究与开发变得更容易了。”其中，R&D指researchanddevelopment“研发”，与之接近的是选项[B]DevelopmeniofRobotsIsFast"机器人发展迅速”，其中developmentofrobots=roboticresearchanddevelopment;isfasL=isgeUingeasier;故本题答案为[B]。11、WanenBuffett,whowillhostBerkshireHathaway'sannualshareholders'meetingonMay3rd,isaniconofAmericancapitalism.At83,healsoepitomhes