2017年考研英语一真题及答案解析

2017年考研英语一真题及答案解析

（1~20/共20题）完形填空

Couldahugadaykeepthedoctoraway?Theanswermaybearesounding"yes!"___1_

helpingyoufeelcloseand_2___topeopleyoucareabout,itturnsoutthathugscanbringa

___3_ofhealthbenefitstoyourbodyandmind.Believeitornot,awarmembracemighteven

helpyou_4gettingsickthiswinter.

Inarecentstudy5_over400healthyadultsjesearchersfromCarnegieMellonUniversity

inPennsylvaniaexaminedtheeffectsofperceivedsocialsupportandthereceiptofhugs6_

theparticipants，susceptibility（敏感'性）todevelopingthecommoncoldafterbeing7_to

thevirus.Peoplewhoperceivedgreatersocialsupportwerelesslikelytocome8_witha

cold,andtheresearchers_9thatthestress-reducingeffectsofhugging10_about32

percentofthatbeneficialeffect.11_amongthosewhogotacold,theoneswhofeltgreater

socialsupportandreceivedmorefrequenthugshadlesssevere_12___.

"Huggingprotectspeoplewhoareunderstressfromthe13_riskforcoldsthatzsusually

_14withstress/'notesSheldonCohen,aprofessorofpsychologyatCarnegie.Hugging"isa

markerofintimacyandhelps_15thefeelingthatothersaretheretohelp

___16_difficulty."

Someexperts__17_thestress-reducing,health-relatedbenefitsofhuggingtothereleaseof

oxytocin（后口十催产素），oftencalled"thebondinghormone"_18___itpromotesattachmentin

relationships,includingthatbetweenmothersandtheirnewbornbabies.Oxytocinismade

primarilyinthecentrallowerpartofthebrain,andsomeofitisreleasedintothebloodstream.

Butsomeofit__19_inthebrain,whereit_20___mood,behaviorandphysiology.l.

第1题

A.Unlike

B.Besides

C.Despite

□.Throughout

第2题

A.connected

B.restricted

C.equal

□.inferior

第3题

A.choice

B.view

C.lesson

D.host

第4题

A.recall

B.forget

C.avoid

D.keep

第5题

A.collecting

B.involving

C.guiding

D.affecting

第6题

A.of

B.in

C.at

D.on

第7题

A.devoted

B.exposed

C.lost

0.attracted

第8题

A.across

B.along

C.down

D.out

第9题

A.calculated

B.denied

C.doubted

0.imagined

第10题

A.served

B.required

C.restored

0.explained

第11题

A.Even

B.Still

C.Rather

D.Thus

第12题

A.defeats

B.symptoms

C.tests

□.errors

第13题

A.minimized

B.highlighted

C.controlled

□.increased

第14题

A.equipped

B.associated

C.presented

□.compared

第15题

A.assess

B.moderate

C.generate

□.record

第16题

A.inthefaceof

B.intheformof

C.inthewayof

D.inthenameof

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A.transfer

B.commit

C.attribute

D.return

第18题

A.because

B.unless

C.though

D.until

第19题

A.emerges

B.vanishes

C.remains

0.decreases

第20题

A.experiences

B.combines

C.justifies

□.influences

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(21~25/共20题)SectionIIReading

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Firsttwohours,nowthreehours-thisishowfarinadvanceauthoritiesarerecommending

peopleshowuptocatchadomesticflight,atleastatsomemajorU.S.airportswithincreasingly

massivesecuritylines.

Americansarewillingtotoleratetime-consumingsecurityproceduresinreturnforincreased

safety.ThecrashofEgyptAirFlight804,whichterroristsmayhavedownedoverthe

MediterraneanSea.providesanothertragicreminderofwhy.Butdemandingtoomuchofair

travelersorprovidingtoolittlesecurityinreturnunderminespublicsupportfortheprocess.And

itshould:WastedtimeisadragonAmericans'economicandprivatelives,nottomention

infuriating.

Lastyear,theTransportationSecurityAdministration(TSA)foundinasecretcheckthat

undercoverinvestigatorswereabletosneakweapons-bothfakeandreal-pastairportsecurity

nearlyeverytimetheytried.Enhancedsecuritymeasuressincethen,combinedwitharisein

airlinetravelduetotheimprovingChicago'sO'HareInternational.Itisnotyetclearhowmuch

moreeffectiveairlinesecurityhasbecome-butthelinesareobvious.

Partoftheissueisthatthegovernmentdidnotanticipatethesteepincreaseinairlinetravel,so

theTSAisnowrushingtogetnewscreenersontheline.Partoftheissueisthatairportshave

onlysomuchroomforscreeninglanes.Anotherfactormaybethatmorepeoplearetryingto

overpacktheircarry-onbagstoavoidchecked-baggagefees,thoughtheairlinesstronglydispute

this.

ThereisonesteptheTSAcouldtakethatwouldnotrequireremodelingairportsorrushingto

hire:EnrollmorepeopleinthePreCheckprogram.PreCheckissupposedtobeawin-winfor

travelersandtheTSA.Passengerswhopassabackgroundcheckareeligibletouseexpedited

screeninglanes.ThisallowstheTSAwantstoenroll25millionpeopleinPreCheck.

Ithasnotgottenanywhereclosetothat,andonebigreasonisstickershock.Passengersmustpay

$85everyfiveyearstoprocesstheirbackgroundchecks.Sincethebeginning,thispricetaghas

beenPreCheckzsfatalflaw.Upcomingreformsmightbringthepricetoamorereasonablelevel.

ButCongressshouldlookintodoingsodirectly,byhelpingtofinancePreCheckenrollmentorto

cutcostsinotherways.

TheTSAcannotcontinuedivertingresourcesintounderusedPreChecklaneswhilemostofthe

travelingpublicsuffersinunnecessarylines.Itislongpasttimetomaketheprogramwork.

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thecrashofEgyptAirFlight804ismentionedto

A.stresstheurgencytostrengthensecurityworldwide.

B.highlightthenecessityofupgradingmajorUSairports.

C.explainAmericans'toleranceofcurrentsecuritychecks.

D.emphasistheimportanceofprivacyprotection.

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whichofthefollowingcontributionstolongwaitsatmajorairport?

A.Newrestrictionsoncarry-onbags.

B.ThedecliningefficiencyoftheTSA.

C.Anincreaseinthenumberoftravelers.

D.Frequentunexpectedsecretchecks.

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Theword"expedited"(Line4,Para.5)isclosestinmeaningto

A.faster.

B.quieter.

C.wider.

0.cheaper.

第24题

OneproblemwiththePreCheckprogramis

A.Adramaticreductionofitsscale.

B.ltswrongly-directedimplementation.

C.Thegovernment'sreluctancetobackit.

D.Anunreasonablepriceforenrollment.

第25题

Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.LessScreeningforMoreSafety

B.PreCheck-aBelatedSolution

C.GettingStuckinSecurityLines

0.UnderusedPreCheckLanes

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(26~30/共20题)SectionIIReading

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

"TheancientHawaiianswereastronomers,"wroteQueenLiliuokalani,Hawaiizslastreigning

monarch,in1897.StarwatcherswereamongthemostesteemedmembersofHawaiiansociety.

Sadly,allisnotwellwithastronomyinHawaiitoday.Protestshaveeruptedoverconstructionof

theThirtyMeterTelescope(TMT),agiantobservatorythatpromisestorevolutionizehumanity's

viewofthecosmos.

AtissueistheTMT'splannedlocationonMaunaKea,adormantvolcanoworshipedbysome

Hawaiiansasthepiko,thatconnectstheHawaiianIslandstotheheavens.ButMaunaKeaisalso

hometosomeoftheworld'smostpowerfultelescopes.RestedinthePacificOcean,Mauna

Keazspeakrisesabovethebulkofourplanetzsdenseatmosphere,whereconditionsallow

telescopestoobtainimagesofunsurpassedclarity.

OppositiontotelescopesonMaunaKeaisnothingnew.AsmallbutvocalgroupofHawaiiansand

environmentshavelongviewedtheirpresenceasdisrespectforsacredlandandapainful

reminderoftheoccupationofwhatwasonceasovereignnation.

Someblameforthecurrentcontroversybelongstoastronomers.Intheireagernesstobuild

biggertelescopes,theyforgotthatscienceistheonlywayofunderstandingtheworld.Theydid

notalwaysprioritizetheprotectionofMaunaKea'sfragileecosystemsoritsholinesstothe

islandsinhabitants.Hawaiiancultureisnotarelicofthepast;itisalivingcultureundergoinga

renaissancetoday.

Yetsciencehasaculturalhistory,too,withrootsgoingbacktothedawnofcivilization.Thesame

curiositytofindwhatliesbeyondthehorizonthatfirstbroughtearlyPolynesianstoHawaii's

shoresinspiresastronomerstodaytoexploretheheavens.Callstodisassemblealltelescopeson

MaunaKeaortobanfuturedevelopmentthereignoretherealitythatastronomyandHawaiian

culturebothseektoanswerbigquestionsaboutwhoweare,wherewecomefromandwhere

wearegoing.Perhapsthatiswhyweexplorethestarryskies,asifansweringaprimalcallingto

knowourselvesandourtrueancestralhomes.

TheastronomycommunityismakingcompromisestochangeitsuseofMaunaKea.TheTMTsite

waschosentominimizethetelescope'svisibilityaroundtheislandandtoavoidarchaeological

andenvironmentalimpact.TolimitthenumberoftelescopesonMaunaKea,oldoneswillbe

removedattheendoftheirlifetimesandtheirsitesreturnedtoanaturalstate.Thereisno

reasonwhyeveryonecannotbewelcomedonMaunaKeatoembracetheirculturalheritageand

tostudythestars.

第26题

QueenLiliuokalani'sremarkinParagraph1indicates

A.itsconservativeviewonthehistoricalroleofastronomy.

B.theimportanceofastronomyinancientHawaiiansociety.

C.theregrettabledeclineofastronomyinancienttimes.

D.herappreciationofstarwatchers7featsinhertime.

第27题

MaunaKeaisdeemedasanidealastronomicalsitedueto

A.itsgeographicalfeatures

B.itsprotectivesurroundings.

C.itsreligiousimplications.

D.itsexistinginfrastructure.

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TheconstructionoftheTMTisopposedbysomelocalspartlybecause

A.itmayriskruiningtheirintellectuallife.

B.itremindsthemofahumiliatinghistory.

C.theirculturewillloseachanceofrevival.

D.theyfearlosingcontrolofMaunaKea.

第29题

ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph5thatprogressintodayzsastronomy

A.isfulfillingthedreamsofancientHawaiians.

B.helpsspreadHawaiiancultureacrosstheworld.

C.mayuncovertheoriginofHawaiianculture.

D.willeventuallysoftenHawaiianszhostility.

第30题

Theauthor'sattitudetowardchoosingMaunaKeaastheTMTsiteisoneof

A.severecriticism.

B.passiveacceptance.

C.slighthesitancy.

D.fullapproval.

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(31~35/共20题)SectionIIReading

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

RobertF.Kennedyoncesaidthatacountry'sGDPmeasures"everythingexceptthatwhichmakes

lifeworthwhile."WithBritainvotingtoleavetheEuropeanUnion,andGDPalreadypredictedto

slowasaresult,itisnowatimelymomenttoassesswhathewasreferringto.

ThequestionofGDPanditsusefulnesshasannoyedpolicymakersforoverhalfacentury.Many

arguethatitisaflawedconcept.Itmeasuresthingsthatdonotmatterandmissesthingsthatdo.

Bymostrecentmeasures,theUKzsGDPhasbeentheenvyoftheWesternworld,withrecordlow

unemploymentandhighgrowthfigures.Ifeverythingwasgoingsowell,thenwhydidover17

millionpeoplevoteforBrexit,despitethewarningsaboutwhatitcoulddototheircountry's

economicprospects?

Arecentannualstudyofcountriesandtheirabilitytoconvertgrowthintowell-beingshedssome

lightonthatquestion.Acrossthe163countriesmeasured,theUKisoneofthepoorest

performersinensuringthateconomicgrowthistranslatedintomeaningfulimprovementsforits

citizens.RatherthanjustfocusingonGDP,over40differentsetsofcriteriafromhealth,education

andcivilsocietyengagementhavebeenmeasuredtogetamoreroundedassessmentofhow

countriesareperforming.

Whileallofthesecountriesfacetheirownchallenges,thereareanumberofconsistentthemes.

Yes,therehasbeenabuddingeconomicrecoverysincethe2008globalcrash,butinkey

indicatorsinareassuchashealthandeducation,majoreconomieshavecontinuedtodecline.

Yetthisisn'tthecasewithallcountries.SomerelativelypoorEuropeancountrieshaveseenhuge

improvementsacrossmeasuresincludingcivilsociety,incomeequalityandtheenvironment.

Thisisalessonthatrichcountriescanlearn:WhenGDPisnolongerregardedasthesole

measureofacountryzssuccess,theworldlooksverydifferent.

So,whatKennedywasreferringtowasthatwhileGDPhasbeenthemostcommonmethodfor

measuringtheeconomicactivityofnations,asameasure,itisnolongerenough.Itdoesnot

includeimportantfactorssuchasenvironmentalqualityoreducationoutcomes-allthingsthat

contributetoapersonzssenseofwell-being.

ThesharphittogrowthpredictedaroundtheworldandintheUKcouldleadtoadeclineinthe

everydayserviceswedependonforourwell-beingandforgrowth.Butpolicymakerswho

refocuseffortsonimprovingwell-beingratherthansimplyworryingaboutGDPfigurescould

avoidtheforecasteddoomandmayevenseeprogress.

第31题

RobertF.Kennedyiscitedbecausehe

A.praisedtheUKforitsGDP.

B.identifiedGDPwithhappiness.

C.misinterpretedtheroleofGDP.

D.hadalowopinionofGDP.

第32题

ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2that

A.theUKisreluctanttoremolditseconomicpattern.

B.GDPasthemeasureofsuccessiswidelydefiedintheUK.

C.theUKwillcontributelesstotheworldeconomy.

D.policymakersintheUKarepayinglessattentiontoGDP.

第33题

Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttherecentannualstudy?

A.Itissponsoredby163countries.

B.ltexcludesGDPasanindicator.

C.ltscriteriaarequestionable.

D.ltsresultsareenlightening.

第34题

Inthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorsuggeststhat

A.theUKispreparingforaneconomicboom.

B.highGDPforeshadowsaneconomicdecline.

C.itisessentialtoconsiderfactorsbeyondGDP.

D.itrequirescautiontohandleeconomicissues.

第35题

Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.HighGDPButInadequateWell-being,aUKLesson

B.GDPFigures,aWindowonGlobalEconomicHealth

C.RebortF.Kennedy,aTerminatorofGDP

D.Brexit,theUKzsGatewaytoWell-being

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(36~40/共20题)SectionIIReading

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Inarareunanimousruling,theUSSupremeCourthasoverturnedthecorruptionconvictionofa

formerVirginiagovernor;RobertMcDonnell.Butitdidsowhileholdingitsnoseattheethicsof

hisconduct,whichincludedacceptinggiftssuchasaRolexwatchandaFerrariautomobilefroma

companyseekingaccesstogovernment.

Thehighcourt'sdecisionsaidthejudgeinMr.McDonnelTstrialfailedtotellajurythatitmust

lookonlyathis"officialacts/'ortheformergovernor'sdecisionson"specific"and"unsettled"

issuesrelatedtohisduties.

Merelyhelpingagift-givergainaccesstootherofficials,unlessdonewithclearintenttopressure

thoseofficials,isnotcorruption,thejusticesfound.

Thecourtdidsuggestthatacceptingfavorsinreturnforopeningdoorsis"distasteful"and

"nasty."Butunderanti-briberylaws,proofmustbemadeofconcretebenefits,suchasapproval

ofacontractorregulation.Simplyarrangingameeting,makingaphonecall,orhostinganevent

isnotan"officialact".

Thecourt'srulingislegallysoundindefiningakindoffavoritismthatisnotcriminal.Elected

leadersmustbeallowedtohelpsupportersdealwithbureaucraticproblemswithoutfearof

prosecutionforbribery."Thebasiccompactunderlyingrepresentativegovernment/'wroteChief

JusticeJohnRobertsforthecourt,"assumesthatpublicofficialswillhearfromtheirconstituents

andactontheirconcerns."

Buttherulingreinforcestheneedforcitizensandtheirelectedrepresentatives,notthecourts,to

ensureequalityofaccesstogovernment.Officialsmustnotbeallowedtoplayfavoritesin

providinginformationorinarrangingmeetingssimplybecauseanindividualorgroupprovidesa

campaigndonationorapersonalgift.Thistypeofintegrityrequireswell-enforcedlawsin

governmenttransparency,suchasrecordsofofficialmeetings,rulesonlobbying,andinformation

abouteachelectedleader'ssourceofwealth.

Favoritisminofficialaccesscanfanpublicperceptionsofcorruption.Butitisnotalways

corruption.Ratherofficialsmustavoiddoublestandards,ordifferenttypesofaccessforaverage

peopleandthewealthy.Ifconnectionscanbebought,abasicpremiseofdemocraticsociety-that

allareequalintreatmentbygovernment-isundermined.Goodgovernancerestsonan

understandingoftheinherentworthofeachindividual.

Thecourtzsrulingisastepforwardinthestruggleagainstbothcorruptionandofficialfavoritism.

第36题

Theunderminedsentence(Para.l)mostprobablyshowsthatthecourt

A.avoideddefiningtheextentofMcDonnelKsduties.

B.madenocompromiseinconvictingMcDonnell.

C.wascontemptuousofMcDonnell'sconduct.

0.refusedtocommentonMcDonnelTsethics.

第37题

AccordingtoParagraph4,anofficialactisdeemedcorruptiveonlyifitinvolves

A.leakingsecretsintentionally.

B.sizablegainsintheformofgifts.

C.concretereturnsforgift-givers.

□.breakingcontractsofficially.

第38题

Thecourtzsrulingisbasedontheassumptionthatpublicofficialsare

A.justifiedinaddressingtheneedsoftheirconstituents.

B.qualifiedtodealindependentlywithbureaucraticissues.

C.allowedtofocusontheconcernsoftheirsupporters.

D.exemptfromconvictiononthechargeoffavoritism.

第39题

Well-enforcedlawsingovernmenttransparencyareneededto

A.awakentheconscienceofofficials.

B.guaranteefairplayinofficialaccess.

C.allowforcertainkindsoflobbying.

0.inspirehopesinaveragepeople.

第40题

Theauthor'sattitudetowardthecourt'srulingis

A.sarcastic.

B.tolerant.

C.skeptical.

0.supportive

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(41~45/共5题)PartB

Directions:

Inthefollowingarticle,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.ForQuestions41-45,choosethe

mostsuitableonefromthelistA-Gtofitintoeachofthenumberedblank.Therearetwoextra

choices,whichdonotfitinanyofthegaps.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Thefollowingparagraphsaregiveninawrongorder.ForQuestions41-45,youarerequiredto

reorganizetheseparagraphsintoacoherentarticlebychoosingfromthelistA-Gtofillingthem

intothenumberedbox.ParagraphsBandDhavebeencorrectlyplaced.Markyouranswerson

ANSWERSHEET.(10points)

[A]Thefirstpublishedsketch,"ADinneratPoplarWalk"broughttearstoDickens'seyeswhenhe

discovereditinthepagesofTheMonthlyMagazine.Fromthenonhissketches,whichappeared

underthepenname"Boz"inTheEveningChronicle,earnedhimamodestreputation.

[B]TherunawaysuccessofThePickwickPapers,asitisgenerallyknowntoday,secured

Dickenszsfame.TherewerePickwickcoatsandPickwickcigars,andtheplump,spectacledhero,

SamuelPickwick,becameanationalfigure.

[C]SoonafterSketchesbyBozappeared,apublishingfirmapproachedDickenstowriteastory

inmonthlyinstallments,asabackdropforaseriesofwoodcutsbytheten-famousartistRobert

Seymour,whohadoriginatedtheideaforthestory.Withcharacteristicconfidence,Dickens

successfullyinsistedthatSeymour'spicturesillustratehisownstoryinstead.Afterthefirst

installment,DickenswrotetotheartistandaskedhimtocorrectadrawingDickensfeltwasnot

faithfulenoughtohisprose.Seymourmadethechange,wentintohisbackyard,andexpressed

hisdispleasurebycommittingsuicide.Dickensandhispublisherssimplypressedonwithanew

artist.Thecomicnovel,ThePosthumousPapersofthePickwickClub,appearedseriallyin1836

and1837,andwasfirstpublishedinbookformin1837.

[D]CharlesDickensisprobablythebest-knownand,tomanypeople,thegreatestEnglish

novelistofthe19thcentury.Amoralist,satirist,andsocialreformer.Dickenscraftedcomplex

plotsandstrikingcharactersthatcapturethepanoramaofEnglishsociety.

[E]Soonafterhisfather'sreleasefromprison,Dickensgotabetterjobaserrandboyinlaw

offices.Hetaughthimselfshorthandtogetanevenbetterjoblaterasacourtstenographerand

asareporterinParliament.Atthesametime,Dickens,whohadareporter'seyefortranscribing

thelifearoundhimespeciallyanythingcomicorodd,submittedshortsketchestoobscure

magazines.

[F]DickenswasborninPortsmouth,onEngland'ssoutherncoast.Hisfatherwasaclerkinthe

Britishnavypayoffice-arespectableposition,butwishlittlesocialstatus.Hispaternal

grandparents,astewardandahousekeeperpossessedevenlessstatus,havingbeenservants,

andDickenslaterconcealedtheirbackground.Dicken'smothersupposedlycamefromamore

respectablefamily.YettwoyearsbeforeDicken'sbirth,hismotherzsfatherwascaughtstealing

andfledtoEurope,nevertoreturn.Thefamily'sincreasingpovertyforcedDickensoutofschool

atage12toworkinWarrenzsBlackingWarehouse,ashoe-polishfactory,wheretheother

workingboysmockedhimas"theyounggentleman."Hisfatherwasthenimprisonedfordebt.

Thehumiliationsofhisfather'simprisonmentandhislaborintheblackingfactoryformed

Dicken'sgreatestwoundandbecamehisdeepestsecret.Hecouldnotconfidethemeventohis

wife,althoughtheyprovidetheunacknowledgedfoundationofhisfiction.

[G]AfterPickwick,Dickensplungedintoableakerworld.InOliverTwist,etracesanorphan's

progressfromtheworkhousetothecriminalslumsofLondon.NicholasNickleby,hisnextnovel,

combinesthedarknessofOliverTwistwiththesunlightofPickwick.Thepopularityofthese

novelsconsolidatedDichens'asanationallyandinternationallycelebratedmanofletters.

D-41f42-43f44->Bf45

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(46~50/共5题)PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsinto

Chinese.(10points)

ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.Your

translationshouldbewrittenneatlyontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

ThegrowthoftheuseofEnglishastheworld'sprimarylanguageforinternational

communicationhasobviouslybeencontinuingforseveraldecades.

___46___ButevenasthenumberofEnglishspeakersexpandsfurthertherearesignsthatthe

globalpredominanceofthelanguagemayfadewithintheforeseeablefuture.

Complexinternational,economic,technologicalandculturechangecouldstarttodiminishthe

leadingpositionofEnglishasthelanguageoftheworldmarket,andUKinterestswhichenjoy

advantagefromthebreathofEnglishusagewouldconsequentlyfacenewpressures.Those

realisticpossibilitiesarehighlightedinthestudypresentedbyDavidGraddol

___47___Hisanalysisshouldthereforeendanyself-contentednessamongthosewhomay

believethattheglobalpositionofEnglishissostablethattheyounggenerationoftheUnited

Kingdomdonotneedadditionallanguagecapabilities.

DavidGraddolconcludesthatmonoglotEnglishgraduatesfaceableakeconomicfutureas

qualifiedmultilingualyoungstersfromothercountriesareprovingtohaveacompetitive

advantageovertheirBritishcounterpartsinglobalcompaniesandorganizations.Alongside

that,___48___manycountriesareintroducingEnglishintotheprimary-schoolcurriculumbut

Britishschoolchildrenandstudentsdonotappeartobegaininggreaterencouragementto

achievefluencyinotherlanguages.

Iflefttothemselves,suchtrendswilldiminishtherelativestrengthoftheEnglishlanguagein

internationaleducationmarketsasthedemandforeducationalresourcesinlanguages,suchas

Spanish,ArabicorMandaringrowsandinternationalbusinessprocessoutsourcinginother

languagesuchasJapanese,FrenchandGerman,spreads.

___49___ThechangesidentifiedbyDavidGraddolallpresentclearandmajorchallengestoUK's

providersofEnglishlanguageteachingtopeopleofothercountriesandtobroadereducation

businesssectors.TheEnglishlanguageteachingsectordirectlyearnsnearly&1.3billionforthe

UKininvisibleexportsandourothereducationrelatedexploresearnupto&10billionayear

more.Astheinternationaleducationmarketexpands,therecentslowdowninthenumberof

internationalstudentsstudyinginthemainEnglish-speakingcountriesislikelytocontinue,

especiallyiftherearenoeffectivestrategicpoliciestopreventsuchslippage.

Theanticipationofpossibleshiftsindemandprovidedbythisstudyissignificant:___50___It

givesabasistoallorganizationwhichseektopromotethelearningandverydifferentoperating

environment.Thatisanecessaryandpracticalapproach.Inthisasinmuchelse,thosewhowish

toinfluencethefuturemustprepareforit.

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(l/l)SectionIIIWriting

PartA

Directions:Writeacomposition/letterofnolessthan100wordsonthefollowinginformation.

(10

points)

第51题

Directions：

YouaretowriteanemailtoJamesCook,anewly-arrivedAustralianprofessor,recommending

sometouristattractionsinyourcity.Pleasegivereasonsforyourrecommendation.

YoushouldwriteneatlyontheANSWERSHEET.

Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheemail.Use"LiMing"instead.

Donotwritetheaddress.(10points)____

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(1/1)PartB

Directions:Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowinginformation.(20points)

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Directions：

Writeanessayof160-200wordsbasedonthefollowingpictures.Inyouressay,youshould

l)describethepicturesbriefly,

2)interpretthemeaning,and

3)giveyourcomments.

YoushouldwriteneatlyontheANSWERSHEET.(20points)

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Couldahugadaykeepthedoctoraway?Theanswermaybearesounding"yes!"___1_

helpingyoufeelcloseand_2___topeopleyoucareabout,itturnsoutthathugscanbringa

___3_ofhealthbenefitstoyourbodyandmind.Believeitornot,awarmembracemighteven

helpyou_4gettingsickthiswinter.

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