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PartOne:ListeningComprehension

(略)

PartTwo:StructureandWrittenExpression(15%)

Directions:Foreachquestiondecidewhichofthefourchoicesgiven

willmostsuitablycompletethesentenceifinsertedattheplacemarked.

MarkyourchoicesontheANSWERSHEET.

11.PrinceCharles,thelongest-waiting______tothethroneinBritish

history,hasspokenofhis‘impatience’togetthingsdone.

A.heir

B.heirship

C.heritage

D.heiress

【答案】A

【解析】句意：英国史上等待继位时间最长的王位继承人查尔斯王

子近日谈到他已经“等不起”了。heir继承人；后嗣。heirship继承权，继

承人的地位。heritage遗产；传统；继承物。heiress女继承人。

12.LovewasintheairinaTokyoparkasnormallystaidJapanese

husbandsgatheredtoscreamouttheirfeelingsfortheirwives,promising

______andextratighthugs.

A.attitude

B.multitude

C.gratitude

D.latitude

【答案】C

【解析】句意：东京一座公园的上空涌动着绵绵爱意，因为平时成

熟稳重的日本丈夫聚集到一起，对妻子大声喊出了心里的爱意，表达感

激，还纷纷献上拥抱。gratitude感谢（的心情）；感激。multitude群

众；多数。latitude纬度；界限；活动范围。

13.Thenumberofstay-at-homefathersreachedarecordhighlastyear,

newfiguresshow,asfamiliessawa_____infemalebreadwinners.

A.raise

B.rise

C.arise

D.increase

【答案】B

【解析】句意：新数据显示，随着养家女性的增多，去年居家父亲

的数量又创新高。因此该空应填入有“增加”之意的increase。

14.Themarketfordustmasksandairpurifiersis_____inBeijing

becausethecapitalhasbeenshroudedforseveraldaysinthickfogandhaze.

A.booming

B.looming

C.dooming

D.zooming

【答案】A

【解析】句意：近几日北京持续被浓重雾霾笼罩，市场上防尘口罩

和空气净化器的销量剧增。boom快速发展，繁荣。loom可怕地出现；

朦胧地出现。doom注定；判定；宣判。zoom急速上升；摄象机移动。

15.Traditionalfairytalesarebeingditchedbyparentsbecausetheyare

too_____fortheiryoungchildren,astudyfound.

A.scare

B.scary

C.seared

D.scarred

【答案】B

【解析】句意：一项研究发现，父母们开始摒弃传统的童话故事，

因为它们对年幼的孩子来说太吓人。scary可怕的；恐怖的；吓人的。

scare主要作名词和动词，作形容词时意为“骇人的”。seared为sear的过去

式和过去分词形式，意为“烧焦”。scarred伤痕累累，有疤痕的。

16.Ithasbeenrevealedthatnearlyoneinfivedegreecourseshasbeen

_____sincethetriplingoftuitionfeesto9,000ayear.

A.scratched

B.scraped

C.scrabbled

D.scrapped

【答案】D

【解析】句意：据透露，自从学费上涨到原来的三倍，达到一年

9000英镑，已有近五分之一的学位课程被削减掉。scrap意为“废弃；取

消；抛弃”，其过去分词形式为scrapped，因此正确答案为D项。scratch

抓；刮；乱涂。scrabble在…上乱涂；在…上乱扒。

17.MicrosoftfounderBillGateshas_____aboutbeingaparent,stating

that13isanappropriateageforachild’sfirstcellphone.

A.openedup

B.takenup

C.putup

D.heldup

【答案】A

【解析】句意：微软公司创始人比尔•盖茨近日坦露了他的为父之

道，他认为13岁是孩子拥有第一部手机的合适年龄。openup有“畅谈；

无拘无束地谈；自由自在地谈”之意，符合句意。takeup拿起；开始从

事；占据(时间，地方)。putup提供；建造；举起。holdup举起；阻

挡；拦截。

18.Salesofmushroomshavehitanall-timehighasBritonsincreasingly

turntothecheap,and_____foodstufffortheircooking.

A.versatile

B.multiple

C.manifold

D.diverse

【答案】A

【解析】句意：因为越来越多的英国人转而选择这种廉价、多用途

的食材来做菜，蘑菇销量创下了历史新高。versatile有多种用途的；多

功能的。multiple多重的；多样的；许多的。manifold多方面的；各式各

样的。

19.‘GangnamStyle’,the_____popularsongfromSouthKorean

recordingartistPSYhasjustbecomethemostwatchedvideoonYouTube

ever.

A.sanely

B.insanely

C.rationally

D.insatiably

【答案】B

【解析】句意：“江南Style”，韩国唱片艺人朴载相的这首疯狂流行

的歌曲MV已成为YouTube史上观看最多的视频。insanely疯狂地；狂暴

地；精神错乱地。sanely稳健地；心智健全地；理智地。rationally理性

地；讲道理地。insatiably贪得无厌地；无法满足地。

20.The_____BritishtheoreticalphysicistStephenHawkingoncesaid

inaninterviewthatheavenisafairystoryforpeopleafraidofthedark.

A.imposing

B.lofty

C.prominent

D.eminent

【答案】D

【解析】句意：英国著名理论物理学家史蒂芬•霍金曾在一次采访中

称天堂是为害怕黑暗的人编造的童话。eminent和prominent都有“杰出

的”之意，但其区别在于eminent是建立在技巧、学识和公众认可度的基

础上，而prominent则是强调“出名”和“地位很重要”，因此本句中eminent

更合适。imposing壮观的；威风的；给人深刻印象的。lofty高的；崇高

的；高傲的。因此答案选D。

21.Somemightconsideritanuglytruththatattractivepeopleareoften

moresuccessfulthanthose_____blessedwithlooks.

A.less

B.more

C.most

D.least

【答案】A

【解析】句意：长相漂亮的人通常比相貌平平的人更成功，这也许

在某些人看来是丑陋的事实。beblessedwith指“在…方面有福气，幸运

地享有”，根据句意可知，空格处指的是相对于长得漂亮的人而言相貌

平凡的人，因此应填入less。

22._____theythinkitwillcometoanendthroughthehandsofGod,or

anaturaldisasterorapoliticalevent,whateverthereason,nearly15percent

ofpeopleworldwidethinktheendoftheworldiscoming,accordingtoanew

poll.

A.Either

B.Whether

C.Neither

D.If

【答案】B

【解析】句意：一项民意检测显示：不管是认为世界会在上帝手里

终结，还是认为世界将因自然灾害或政治事件毁灭，无论何种原因，全

球有七分之一的人认为世界末日即将来临。whether和either均可与or搭

配，whether…or…指“不管是…还是…”。either…or…表示两者之间的选

择，指“不是…便是…；要么…要么…”。根据语境可知，此处应该选

whether。

23.TheEuropeanParliamenthasbannedtheterms‘Miss’and‘Mrs’

_____theyoffendfemalemember.

A.aslongas

B.themoment

C.sothat

D.incase

【答案】D

【解析】句意：欧洲议会禁止使用“Miss（小姐）”和“Mrs（夫

人）”称呼女性，以免冒犯女性议员。incase免得；以防。

24.Packedlikesardinesintosweaty,claustrophobicsubwaycarriages,

passengerscanbarelybreathe,_____moveaboutfreely.

A.aswellas

B.disregardfor

C.letalone

D.notmentioning

【答案】C

【解析】句意：车厢内挤得像沙丁鱼罐头一样，汗臭和幽闭的车厢

让人几乎无法呼吸，更不用说自如走动了。letalone更不必说；听任；

不打扰。

25.Japanisoneofonlythreecountriesthatnowhuntwhalesand_____

thegovernmentsaysitisanimportantculturaltradition.

A.that

B.which

C.whose

D.where

【答案】D

【解析】句意：日本是目前全球仅有的还在捕鲸的三个国家之一，

而且日本政府表示捕鲸是该国重要的文化传统。该空及之后内容作定语

成分修饰oneofonlythreecountries，由于thegovernmentsaysitisan

importantculturaltradition句子成分完整，因此该空应填入关系副词

where表示地点。

PartThree:ClozeTest(15%)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagecarefullyanddecidethebest

choiceforeachnumberedblank.MarkyourchoicesontheANSWER

SHEET.

Ironically,theintellectualtoolscurrentlybeingusedbythepolitical

righttosuchharmfuleffectoriginatedontheleft.Inthe1960sand1970sa

philosophicalmovementcalledpostmodernismdeveloped,amonghumanities

professors(26)_____beingdeposedbyscience,whichtheyregardedas

right-leaning.Postmodernism(27)_____ideasfromculturalanthropology

andrelativitytheorytoarguethattruthis(28)_____andsubjecttothe

assumptionandprejudicesofobserver.Scienceisjustoneofmanywaysof

knowing,theyargued,neithermorenorless_____(29)thanothers,like

thoseofAborigines,NativeAmericansorwomen.(30)_____theydefined

scienceasthewayofknowingamongWesternwhitemenandatoolof

cultural(31)_____.Thisargument(32)_____withmanyfeministsandcivil-

rightsactivistsandbecamewidelyadopted,leadingtothe“political

correctness”justifiably(33)_____byRushLimbaughandthe“mental

masturbation”lampoonedbyWoodyAllen.

Acceptanceofthisrelativisticworldview(34)_____democracyand

leadsnottotolerancebuttoauthoritarianism.JohnLocke,oneofJefferson’s

"trinityofthreegreatestmen,"showed(35)_____almostthreecenturiesago.

LockewatchedthearguingfactionsofProtestantism,eachclaimingtobethe

onetruereligion,andasked:Howdoweknowsomethingtobetrue?Whatis

thebasisofknowledge?In1689he(36)_____whatknowledgeisandhowit

isgroundedinobservationsofthephysicalworldinAnEssayConcerning

HumanUnderstanding.Anyclaimthatfailsthistestis"butfaith,oropinion,

butnotknowledge."Itwasthisideathattheworldisknowableandthat

objective,empiricalknowledgeisthemost(37)_____basisforpublicpolicy

—thatstoodasJefferson’sfoundationalargumentfordemocracy.

Byfalsely(38)_____knowledgewithopinion,postmodernistsand

antiscienceconservativealikecollapseourthinkingbacktoapre-

Enlightenmentera,leavingnocommonbasisforpublicpolicy.Public

discourseis(39)_____toendlesswarringopinions,noneseenasmorevalid

thananother.Policyisdeterminedbytheloudestvoices,reducingustoa

worldinwhichmight(40)_____right—theclassicdefinitionof

authoritarianism.

26.A.satisfiedwithB.angrywithC.displeasedatD.

proudof

27.A.discountedB.doubtedC.adoptedD.shared

28.A.objectiveB.subjectiveC.culturalD.relative

29.A.variableB.validC.valuableD.various

30.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.OtherwiseD.Furthermore

31.A.assimilationB.inhibitionC.representationD.oppression

32.A.resonatedB.agreedC.appealedD.responded

33.A.likedB.approvedC.verifiedD.hated

34.A.offsetsB.producesC.underminesD.strengthens

35.A.whenB.whatC.whyD.which

36.A.foundB.definedC.dictatedD.claimed

37.A.practicalB.equalC.usefulD.equitable

38.A.identifyingB.equippingC.equatingD.confusing

39.A.deducedB.introduceC.conducedD.reduced

40.A.decidesB.causesC.makesD.creates

【答案与解析】

26.C根据上下文可知，此处指“后现代主义运动是在不满于…的人

文学科教授之间所兴起的”。bedispleasedat对…感到不快，对…生气。

27.C此处指“后现代主义采纳了文化人类学和相对论的思想”。

adopt采取，采纳。

28.D根据语境可知，此处指“后现代主义认为真理是相对的，会被

观察者自身的假设和偏见所影响”，因此答案选D。

29.B本句指“后现代主义者认为科学只是众多认知方式中的一种，

并不比其他方式更加合理或更加不合理”。valid有根据的，正当的，合

理的。

30.D本句进一步说明了后现代主义者的观点“而且，他们把科学定

义为西方白人的认知方式和一种文化压迫工具”。因此本题选D项。

31.D根据上题解析，可知本题应选D项的oppression（压迫；压

制）。assimilation同化；吸收。inhibition抑制；压抑；禁止。

32.A本句指：该论述引起了众多女权主义者和民权人士的共鸣，

从而得到广泛采用。resonatewith有特殊意义，引起共鸣。

33.D根据该空后and所连接后半部分提到的lampoon（讽刺），可

知此处应填入与之表达含义相近的词，因此只有D项hated符合。

34.C该句and后指出“接受这种相对的世界观不会导致忍耐，而是

独裁”，由此可推断该句讲述的是接受这种相对世界观的消极影响，因

此该空应指的是“损害民主体制”。undermine破坏；侵蚀…的基础；暗中

破坏。offset抵消；补偿。

35.C根据上下文可知，此处指：几乎300年前，JohnLocke就表明

了原因（即为何接受这种相对的世界观会损害民主，导致独裁）。

36.B根据上文提到的两个问题“我们何以确定某些事是真实的？知

识的基础又是什么？”，可推测此处指JohnLocke在AnEssayConcerning

HumanUnderstanding这篇文章中对知识进行了定义。因此defined符合上

下文。

37.D此处指：该观点认为基于客观事实和经验的知识是制定国家

政策的最公正的标准。equitable公平的，公正的；平衡法的。

38.C根据上下文可知，此处指“通过错误地将知识与观点等同起

来，后现代主义者和科学无用论者使我们的思想又回到启蒙运动之前的

水平”。equate使相等；视为平等。

39.D该句指“公开论述沦为无尽的观点冲突…”。bereducedto为惯

用搭配，意为“转化为；沦为；减少到”。

40.CMightmakesright强权即公理。

PartFour:ReadingComprehension(20)

Directions:Eachofthefollowingfourpassagesisfollowedbysome

questionsorunfinishedstatements,fouranswersaregiven.Readthepassage

carefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Markchoiceonthe

ANSWERSHEET.

PassageOne

AconsiderablepartofFacebookappealstemsfromitsmiraculous

fusionofdistancewithintimacy,orillusionofdistancewiththeillusionof

intimacy.Ouronlinecommunitiesbecomeenginesofself-image,andself-

imagebecomestheengineofcommunity.TherealdangerwithFacebookis

notthatitallowsustoisolateourselves,butthatbymixingourappetitefor

isolationwithourvanity,itthreatenstoaltertheverynatureofsolitude.The

newisolationisnotofthekindthatAmericansonceidealized,the

lonesomenessoftheproudlynonconformist,independent-minded,solitary

stoic,orthatoftheastronautwhoblastsintonewworlds.Facebook’s

isolationisagrind.What’strulystaggeringaboutFacebookusageisnotits

volume—750millionphotographsuploadedoverasingleweekend—butthe

constancyoftheperformanceitdemands.Morethanhalfitsusers—andone

ofevery13peopleonEarthisaFacebookuser—logoneveryday.Among

18-to-34-year-olds,nearlyhalfcheckFacebookminutesafterwakingup,and

28percentdosobeforegettingoutofbed.Therelentlessnessiswhatisso

new,sopotentiallytransformative.Facebooknevertakesabreak.Wenever

takeabreak.Humanbeingshavealwayscreatedelaborateactsofself-

presentation.Butnotallthetime,noteverymorning,beforeweevenpoura

cupofcoffee.

Nostalgiaforthegoodolddaysofdisconnectionwouldnotjustbe

pointless,itwouldbehypocriticalandungrateful.Buttheverymagicofthe

newmachines,theefficiencyandelegancewithwhichtheyserveus,

obscureswhatisn’tbeingserved:everythingthatmatters.WhatFacebookhas

revealedabouthumannature—andthisisnotaminorrevelation—isthata

connectionisnotthesamethingasabond,andthatinstantandtotal

connectionisnosalvation,notickettoahappier,betterworldoramore

liberatedversionofhumanity.Solitudeusedtobegoodforself-reflectionand

self-reinvention.Butnowwearelefttalkingaboutwhoweareallthetime,

withouteverreallythinkingaboutwhoweare.Facebookdeniesusapleasure

whoseprofunditywehadunderestimated:thechancetoforgetabout

ourselvesforawhile,thechancetodisconnect.

41.WhichofthefollowingstatementsregardingthepowerofFacebook

canbeinferredfrompassage?

A.Itcreatestheisolationpeoplewant.

B.Itdeliversamorefriendlyworld.

C.Itproducesintimacypeoplelackintherealworld.

D.Itenablesustobesocialwhileavoidingthemessofhuman

interaction.

42.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheundersideofFacebook

issupportedbyinformationcontainedinthispassage?

A.Itimprisonspeopleinthebusinessofself-presentation.

B.Itcausessocialdisintegration.

C.Itmakespeoplevainer.

D.Itmakespeoplelonelier.

43.Whichofthefollowingbeststate“thenewisolation”mentionedby

theauthor?

A.Itisfullofthespiritofadventure.

B.Itistheextensionofindividualism.

C.Ithasatouchofnarcissism.

D.Itevolvesfromtheappetiteforindependence.

44.Whichofthefollowingbelongstothecategoryof“somethingthat

matters”accordingtopassage?

A.Constantconnection

B.Instantcommunication

C.Smoothsociability

D.Ahumanbond

45.WhichofthefollowingconclusionsaboutFacebookdoestheauthor

wantustodraw?

A.Itcreatesfriendship.

B.Itdeniesusthepleasureofsocializing.

C.Itopensanewworldforus.

D.Itdrawsusintoaparadox.

【答案与解析】

41.A文章首句指出“AconsiderablepartofFacebookappealstems

fromitsmiraculousfusionofdistancewithintimacy,orillusionofdistance

withtheillusionofintimacy”，可知Facebook之所以有如此大的魅力，原

因之一就是其将距离和亲密，或者说距离的错觉和亲密的错觉结合在了

一起。换句话说就是，Facebook使人们可以进行社交，但与此同时避免

不必要的人际互动。因此D项可从文中推断出来。

42.A文章第一段最后一句指出“Humanbeingshavealwayscreated

elaborateactsofself-presentation.Butnotallthetime,noteverymorning,

beforeweevenpouracupofcoffee”，可知虽然人类一直在想法设法进行

自我表现，但却没有像如今有Facebook了之后，时时刻刻想着展示自

我。因此A项（Facebook将人们禁锢在自我表现的牢笼之中）符合文章

内容。

43.C“thenewisolation”出现在第一段第四句，该句指出这种新的孤

立不同于美国人曾经理想化的孤立，前一句提到“Therealdangerwith

Facebookisnotthat…butthatbymixingourappetiteforisolationwithour

vanity…”，由vanity（虚荣心，浮华）可知这种由Facebook而生的新的

孤立带有一点自恋的意味。因此答案选C。narcissism自恋，自我陶醉。

44.D文章第二段第二句指出Facebook的efficiency和elegance模糊了

其无法提供给我们的东西，即everythingthatmatters。随后下一句提

到“WhatFacebookhasrevealedabouthumannature…isthataconnectionis

notthesamethingasabond,andthatinstantandtotalconnectionisno

salvation,notickettoahappier,betterworldoramoreliberatedversionof

humanity”，可知Facebook能给人们带来connection，却带不来真正的

bond，因此正确答案为D项。

45.D该篇文章主要讲述到Facebook使人们获得了isolation，但人们

却时时刻刻保持登录状态，想要自我表现。孤立原本可以使人们暂时忘

却自我，进行反省和发现，但Facebook却使人们不断地想着人们自身的

问题。由此可知作者想要读者得出“Facebook使我们陷入矛盾之中”的结

论。故答案选D。

PassageTwo

MostscholarsagreethatIsaacNewton,whileformulatingthelawsof

forceandgravityandinventingthecalculusinthelate1600s,probablyknew

allthesciencetherewastoknowatthetime.Intheensuing350yearsan

estimated50millionresearchpapersandinnumerablebookshavebeen

publishedinthenaturalsciencesandmathematics.Themodernhighschool

studentprobablynowpossessesmorescientificknowledge,thanNewtondid,

yetsciencetomanypeopleseemstobeanimpenetrablemountainoffacts.

Onewayscientistshavetriedtocopewiththismountainisbybecoming

moreandmorespecialized.Anotherstrategyforcopingwiththemountainof

informationistolargelyignoreit.Thatshouldn’tcomeasasurprise.Sure,

youhavetoknowalottobeascientist,butknowingalotisnotwhatmakes

ascientist.Whatmakesascientistisignorance.Thismaysoundridiculous,

butforscientiststhefactsarejustastartingplace.Inscience,everynew

discoveryraises10newquestions.

Bythiscalculus,ignorancewillalwaysgrowfasterthanknowledge.

Scientistsandlaypeoplealikewouldagreethatforallwehavecometoknow,

thereisfarmorewedon’tknow.Moreimportant,everydaythereisfarmore

weknowwedon’tknow.Onecrucialoutcomeofscientificknowledgeisto

generatenewandbetterwaysofbeingignorant:notthekinofignorancethat

isassociatedwithalackofcuriosityoreducationbutratheracultivated,

high-qualityignorance.Thisgetstotheessenceofwhatscientistsdo:they

makedistinctionbetweenqualitiesofignorance.Theydoitingrantproposals

andoverbeersatmeetings.AsClerkMaxwell,probablythegreatest

physicistbetweenNewtonandEinstein,said“Thoroughlyconscious

ignorance…isapreludetoeveryrealadvanceinknowledge.”

Thisperspectiveonscience—thatitisaboutthequestionmorethanthe

answers—shouldcomeassomethingofarelief.Itmakesscienceless

threateningandfarmorefriendlyand,infact,fun.Sciencebecomesaseries

ofelegantpuzzleswithinpuzzles—andwhodoesn’tlikepuzzles?Questions

arealsomoreaccessibleandmoreinterestingthananswers;answerstendto

betheendoftheprocess,whereasquestionshaveyouinthethickofthings.

Latelythissideofsciencehastakenabackseatinthepublicmindto

whatIcalltheaccumulationviewofscience—thatisapileoffactswaytoo

bigforustoeverhopetoconquer.Butifscientistswouldtalkaboutthe

questions,andifthemediareportednotonlyonnewdiscoveriesbutthe

questionstheyansweredandthenewpuzzlestheycreated,andifeducators

stoppedtraffickinginfactsthatareavailableonWikipedia—thenwemight

findapubliconceagainengagedinadventure.

46.WhichofthefollowingwouldmostscholarsagreetoaboutNewton

andscience?

A.Newtonwastheonlypersonwhoknewallthescienceinthe1600s.

B.Newton’slawsofforceandgravitydominatedsciencefor350years.

C.SinceNewton’stime,sciencehasdevelopedintoamountainoffacts.

D.AhighschoolstudentprobablyknowsmoresciencethanNewton

did.

47.Whichofthefollowingisbestsupportedinthispassage?

A.Ascientistisamasterofknowledge.

B.Knowledgegeneratesbetterignorance.

C.Ignoranceisasignoflackofeducation.

D.Goodscientistsarethoroughlyignorant.

48.Whyisitareliefthatscienceisaboutthequestionmorethanthe

answers?

A.Becausepeoplelikesolvingpuzzles.

B.Becausequestionmakescienceaccessible.

C.Becausetherearemorequestionthananswers.

D.Becausequestionpointthewaytodeepanswers.

49.Theexpression“takeabackseat”(line1,paragraph5)probably

means_____.

A.takeabackplace

B.haveadifferentrole

C.beofgreaterpriority

D.becomelessimportant

50.Whatistheauthor’sgreatestconcerninthepassage?

A.Theinvolvementofthepublicinscience.

B.Scientists’enjoymentofignorance.

C.Theaccumulationofscientificknowledge.

D.Newton’sstandinginthehistoryofscience.

【答案与解析】

46.D有关牛顿和科学，大多数学者认可的观点主要集中在文章第

一段，该段最后一句提到“Themodernhighschoolstudentprobablynow

possessesmorescientificknowledge,thanNewtondid,yetsciencetomany

peopleseemstobeanimpenetrablemountainoffacts”，可知关于科学，目

前一个中学生就很可能比当时的牛顿知道的多。因此D项为正确答案。

其他选项内容与文章首段的描述有出入。

47.B文章第三段讲述了无知和知识之间的关系。该段第四句提

到“Onecrucialoutcomeofscientificknowledgeistogeneratenewandbetter

waysofbeingignorant…”，B项描述与之意思相符，因此为正确答案。

48.B题干所描述内容出现在第四段首句，该句指出“科学更多是关

乎问题而非答案应该是一个令人感到欣慰的观点”，接着下文提到“It

makessciencelessthreateningandfarmorefriendlyand,infact,fun”以

及“Questionsarealsomoreaccessibleandmoreinterestingthan

answers…”，可知问题使得科学更易于理解和接受。因此答案选B。

49.D文章第五段第一句指出“Latelythissideofsciencehastakena

backseatinthepublicmindtowhatIcalltheaccumulationviewofscience—

thatisapileoffactswaytoobigforustoeverhopetoconquer”，即在大众

看来，“科学更多是关乎问题而非答案”的观点已经takenabackseat，人

们认为科学是大量事实的集合，甚至无法想象去征服。由此可推测take

abackseat指“处于次要地位；退居次位”。因此答案选D。

50.A文章中一直在讨论科学的问题，最后作者提出一系列的如

果“Butifscientistswouldtalkaboutthequestions,andif…andif…”，并得

出结论“thenwemightfindapubliconceagainengagedinadventure”，可

知在该篇文章中作者最关注的问题是使人们重新参与到科学之中。因此

答案选A。

PassageThree

Informationtechnologythathelpsdoctorsandpatientsmakedecisions

hasbeenaroundforalongtime.CrudeonlinetoolslikeWebMDgetmillions

ofvisitorsaday.ButWatsonisadifferentlongbeast.AccordingtoIBM,it

candigestinformationandmakerecommendationmuchmorequickly,and

moreintelligently,thanperhapsanymachinebeforeit—processingupto60

millionpagesoftextpersecond,evenwhenthattextisintheformofplain

oldprose,orwhatscientistscall“naturallanguage.”

That’snosmallthing,becausesomethinglike80percentofall

informationis“unstructured.”Inmedicine,itconsistsofphysiciannotes

dictatedintomedicalrecords,long-windedsentencespublishedinacademic

journals,andrawnumbersstoredonlinebypublic-healthdepartments.At

leastintheory,Watsoncanmakesenseofitall.Itcansitinonpatient

examinations,silentlylistening.Andovertime,itcanlearnbetteratfiguring

outmedicalproblemsandwaysoftreatingthemthemoreitinteractswith

realcases.Watsonevenhastheabilitytoconveydoubt.Whenitmakes

diagnosesandrecommendtreatments,itusuallyissuesaseriesof

possibilities,eachwithitsownlevelofconfidenceattached.

Medicinehasneverbeforehadatoolquitelikethis.Andatanunofficial

coming-outpartyinLasVegaslastyear,duringtheannualmeetingofthe

HealthcareInformationandManagementSystemsSociety,morethan1,000

professionalspackedalargehotelconferencehall,andanoverflowroom

nearbytohearapresentationbyMartyKohn,anemergency-roomphysician

andaclinicalleaderoftheIBMteamtrainingWatsonforhealthcare.

Standingbeforeavideoscreenthatdwarfedhislargeframe,Kohndescribed

inhishuskyvoicehowWatsoncouldbeagamechanger—notjustinhighly

specializedfieldslikeoncologybutalsoinprimarycare,giventhatall

doctorscanmakemistakesthatleadtocostly,sometimesdangerous,

treatmenterrors.

Drawingonhisownclinicalexperienceandonacademicstudies,Kohn

explainedthataboutone-thirdoftheseerrorsappeartobeproductsof

misdiagnosis,onecauseofwhichis“anchoringbias”:humanbeings’

tendencytorelytooheavilyonasinglepieceofinformation.Thishappens

allthetimeindoctors’offices,clinics,andemergencyrooms.Aphysician

hearsabouttwoorthreesymptoms,seizesonadiagnosisconsistentwith

those,andsubconsciouslydiscountsevidencethatpointstosomethingelse.

Oraphysicianhitsupontherightdiagnosis,butfailstorealizethatit’s

incomplete,andendsuptreatingjustoneconditionwhenthepatientis,in

fact,sufferingfromseveral.ToolslikeWatsonarelesspronetothose

failings.Assuch,Kohnbelieves,theymayeventuallybecomeasubiquitous

indoctors’officesasthestethoscope.

“Watsonfillsinforsomehumanlimitations,”Kohntoldmeinan

interview.“Studiesshowthathumansaregoodattakingarelativelylimited

listofpossibilitiesandusingthatlist,butarefarlessadeptatusinghuge

volumesofinformation.That’swhereWatsonshines:takingahugelistof

informationandwinnowingitdown.”

51.WhatisWatson?

A.Itisapersonwhoaidsdoctorsinprocessingmedicalrecords.

B.Itisanonlinetoolthatconnectsdoctorsoverdifferentplaces.

C.Itisanintelligentcomputerthathelpsdoctorsmakedecisions.

D.Itisabeastthatgreetsmillionsofvisitorstoamedicalinstitution.

52.WhichofthefollowingisbeyondWatson’sability?

A.Talkwiththepatient.

B.Calculateprobability.

C.Recommendtreatment.

D.Processsophisticateddata.

53.MartyKohn_____.

A.gaveapresentationatanacademicconference

B.worksfortheIBMTrainingDivision

C.isashortpersonwithahuskyvoice

D.expressedoptimismforWatson

54．“Anchoringbias”_____.

A.isadeviceubiquitousindoctors‘offices.

B.islesslikelytobecommittedbyWatson.

C.happensinonethirdofmedicaltreatments

D.isawrongdiagnosiswithincompleteinformation

55.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Watsonasashiningstar

B.Therisksofmisdiagnosis

C.TheRobotWillSeeYouNow

D.IBM’sITsolutiontomedicine

【答案与解析】

51.C文章首段开头便指出能帮助医生和病人进行诊断的信息科技

已存在相当长的一段时间了，随后便引出Watson，称其能够“digest

informationandmakerecommendationmuchmorequickly,andmore

intelligently,thanperhapsanymachinebeforeit”，由此可推知Watson是能

帮助医生进行诊断的智能电脑，因此本题答案选C。

52.A关于Watson能做些什么，文章第二段主要对其进行了介绍。

该段指出对于医学方面的大量复杂信息，至少在理论上“Watsoncan

makesenseofitall”，对应D项；根据该段最后一句“Whenitmakes

diagnosesandrecommendtreatments,itusuallyissuesaseriesof

possibilities…”，可知B项和C项的内容也是Watson能够做到的。唯独A

项“与病人进行交谈”文中没有提及，因此超出了Watson的能力范围。故

答案选A。

53.D文中首次提到MartyKohn是在第三段，该段最后一句提

到“KohndescribedinhishuskyvoicehowWatsoncouldbeagamechanger

—notjustinhighlyspecializedfieldslikeoncologybutalsoinprimarycare,

giventhatalldoctorscanmakemistakesthatleadtocostly,sometimes

dangerous,treatmenterrors”，由此可知Kohn对于Watson持乐观的态度。

因此D项正确。其他选项与该段提到的内容均由出入。

54.Banchoringbias出现在第四段首句，该句对anchoringbias的解释

为“humanbeings’tendencytorelytooheavilyonasinglepieceof

information”。随后该段对anchoringbias发生的情况进行了详细介绍，并

在倒数第二句指出“ToolslikeWatsonarelesspronetothosefailings”。由

此可知Watson不太可能会犯此类错误。因此答案选B。

55.A文章从引入Watson开始，对Watson的功能、前景和克服人类

局限性的优点进行了介绍，并在文章最后一句总结到“That’swhere

Watsonshines…”，因此A项最适合作本文的标题。

PassageFour

Thecontributiongenesmakeintelligenceincreaseaschildrengrow

older.Thisgoesagainstthenotionthatmostpeopleholdthatasweage,

environmentalinfluencesgraduallyoverpowerthegeneticlegacyweareborn

withandmayhaveimplicationsforeducation.“Peopleassumethegenetic

influencegoesdownwithagebecausetheenvironmentaldifferencesbetween

peoplepileupinlife,”saysRobertPlomin.“Whatwefoundwasquite

amazing,andgoesintheotherdirection.”

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