考研英语二模拟试题及答案解析一

考研英语二模拟试题及答案解析（1）

（1~20/共20题）SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

（）

Readthefollowingtext.ChoosethebestwordsforeachnumberedblankandmarkA,BzCorD

onANSWERSHEET1.

Ifyouwanttosucceed,youhavetobepassionate_1_yourwork.

Ithastobetrue._2_speakersaroundtheglobesayso.Theprestigiousconsultingfirm

Deloittequantifieditinareportthatsaid,"Upto87.7percentofAmerica'sworkforceisnotable

tocontribute_3_theirfullpotentialbecausetheydonzthaveenthusiasmfortheirwork."

Enthusiasmforyourworkintensifiesfocus,providesthedrivetopersistwhenchallenges_4_,

andenablescreativity.Itisalsoimportanttoremember_5_passioncanfadeandrelationships

withtoomuchofitearlyoncanresult_6_disillusionment.Youseethisatworkwhena

formerly"passionate"employeebecomesjadedandcynicalbecausethingsjustaren'tasthey

usedtobeinthepast.

Ifyouarefortunatetoworkeverydayatacareerorjobaboutwhichyouare

passionate,_7_yourselflucky.Therealityis,accordingtotheDeloittestudy,there_8_that

manypeoplewhoareenthusiasticaboutwhattheydo.Youcan'teasilytossthedispassionate

massesasideandhireallnewpeoplewhoareinlovewithwhatyoudo.

_9_,somejobsandindustriesjustdon'telicitpassion.Manycompaniesneedpeopleto

performjobsthatneverappearonanyone'smostdesirablelist.Theyareoftenphysically

challenging,somewhatmonotonous,andprovidelowwages.Theymayhavelimited_10_for

advancement,andtheyexistinindustriesthatareprofitablebutnotsexy.

Oneofmymanufacturingclientsperfectly_11_thisdescription,anddespitethedifficult

environment,peopleshow_12_anddoagreatjobeveryday.Theyaren'tparticularlycrazy

abouttheirjobs,buttheyaredrivenbyanimmenseprideintheirperformance.

Apositive_13_ofprideisgroundedinhumility.Itestablishesandmaintainsareputationfor

excellence.Pridedoesn't_14_shortcuts,andmostimportant,itmaintainshighstandardswhen

passionforthejobhasdiminished.Atthe_15_oftheday,youcan'tignoretheimpactof

passion.Virtually_16_raisestheirhandswhenIaskseminarparticipantsiftheywoulddotheir

idealjobsforlessthanonepercentofwhattheymaketoday.Weshould,however,paymore

attention_17_pride.Pridespeakstocharacter,andcharacterisanexcellentindicatorofthe

qualityandcommitmentofthework.Dr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.said:"Ifamaniscalledtobea

streetsweeper;heshouldsweepstreets_18_asMichelangelopainted,orBeethoven

composedmusic,orShakespearewrotepoetry.Heshouldsweepstreetssowellthatallthehosts

ofheavenandearthwill_19_tosay,herelivedagreatstreetsweeperwhodidhisjobwell."

MostassumethatDr.Kingwastalkingabouttheimportanceofpassion_20_ofthestatusof

yourposition.Perhaps,however,wemissedtherealmessageabouthavingpersonalprideinyour

performance.

第1题

A.in

B.about

C.from

D.on

第2题

A.Motivated

B.Motivational

C.Motivating

□.Motivate

第3题

A.to

B.down

C.in

D.from

第4题

A.rise

B.arise

C.raise

□.arisen

第5题

A.how

B.where

C.that

D.why

第6题

A.in

B.from

C.to

D.on

第7题

A.regard

B.think

C.consider

D.believe

第8题

A.are

B.were

C.arenzt

D.werenzt

第9题

A.Likely

B.Likeless

C.Likeable

0.Likewise

第10题

A.chance

B.choice

C.time

D.room

第11题

A.gives

B.fits

C.defies

D.beggars

第12题

A.off

B.out

C.over

D.up

第13题

A.matter

B.sense

C.source

□.swelling

第14题

A.cross

B.go

C.travel

D.take

第15题

A.beginning

B.end

C.front

□.middle

第16题

A.all

B.everyone

C.none

D.someone

第17题

A.for

B.of

C.on

D.to

第18题

A.even

B.so

C.such

D.like

第19题

A.happy

B.hate

C.must

D.pause

第20题

A.despite

B.dismiss

C.regardless

□.regarding

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(21~25/共20题)SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

ThereisawidespreadbeliefthathumanitiesPh.D.shavelimitedjobprospects.Thestorygoes

thatsincetenure-trackprofessorshipsareincreasinglybeingreplacedbycontingentfaculty,the

vastmajorityofEnglishandhistoryPh.D.snowroamtheearthaspoorly-paidadjunctsor,ifthey

leaveacademia,asbaristasandbookstorecashiers.AsEnglishprofessorWilliamPannapackerput

itinSlateafewyearsback,"ahumanitiesPh.D.willplaceyouatadisadvantagecompeting

against22-year-oldsforentry-leveljobsthatbarelyrequireahigh-schooldiploma."Hisadviceto

would-begraduatestudentswassimple:RecognizethatahumanitiesPh.D.isnowaworthless

degreeandavoidgettingoneatallcost.

Itistruethattheplatetectonicsofacademiahasbeenshiftingsincethe1970s,reducingthe

numberofgoodjobsavailableinthefield.Inthewakeofthesechanges,thereisnoquestionthat

humanitiesdoctorateshavestruggledwiththeiremploymentprospects,butwhatislesswidely

knownisbetweenafifthandaquarterofthemgoontoworkinwell-payingjobsinmedia,

corporateAmerica,non-profits,andgovernment.HumanitiesPh.D.sareallaroundus—andthey

arenotservingcoffee.

TheAmericanHistoricalAssociation(AHA)andtheModernLanguageAssociation(MLA)have

stakedoutthepositionthatthelackofreliabledataaboutemploymentoutcomesishindering

anyproductivediscussionaboutthefutureofacademia.Preliminaryreportsreleasedinthepast

fewmonthsshowthat24.1percentofhistoryPh.D.sand21percentofEnglishandforeign

languagePh.D.soverthelastdecadetookjobsinbusiness,museums,andpublishinghouses,

amongotherindustries.

HumanitiesPh.D.stypicallysecurenon-academicjobsthroughtheirownnetworks,without

thesupportoftheirdepartments.ForthosePh.D.swhoultimatelyfindworkoutsideacademia,

thejob-huntingprocessisoftenlongerandharderthanitneedstobe.Fewuniversitiesoffer

humanitiesdoctoralcandidatescareercounselingfornon-academicjobs,whichwouldhelpthem

marketthemselvesandleveragealumninetworks.

Asasolutiontotheshrinkingacademicjobmarket,severaltopPh.D.programshaveoptedto

reducethenumberofincomingdoctoralcandidatestolimittheiroversupply.However,some

arguethatthisapproachdoesnotrecognizethatmanyhumanitiesPh.D.swillgoontopositively

impactotherindustries,asmanyalreadyhave."Academicinstitutionsholdaresponsibilityto

advanceknowledge,"VictoriaBlodgett,directorofGraduateCareerServicesatYaleUniversity,

argues."WeshouldbeinthebusinessofputtingPh.D.singovernment,non-profits,themedia

andlotsofindustrieswherewewillbebetteroffifwehavepeoplewhoaretrainedtothinkas

deeplyastheyare."

第21题

ManypeoplethinksomePh.D.shavetroublefindingjobsprobablybecause.

A.theyarenolongerseenasindispensablefuturestaff

B.theyaretoyingwiththeideaofleavingacademia

C.theycannotmaintaintheircompetitiveedgeoverMAs

D.theydemandmonthlywagesthatareburdensomeforall

第22题

Theunderlinedsentence"theplatetectonicsofacademiahasbeenshifting"mostprobably

meansthat.

A.thestudyoftheplanetstructurehasyieldeddifferentresults

B.thevariouspartsformingtheEarth'scrusthavebeenmoving

C.theuniversity'sorganizationalstructurehasbeenundercloseexamination

D.theappointmentsoffacultywithinuniversitieshaveundergoneamarkedshift

第23题

WhatcanbeinferredfromPara.3?

A.AHAandMLAdon'tthinkitismeaningfultoassesscareerprospectsofhumanitiesPh.D.s

B.AHAandMLAwelcomeanydiscussionaboutemploymentoutcomes.

C.EmploymentstatisticsonhumanitiesPh.Dshavebeenaccuratesofar.

D.FewerhumanitiesPh.Dsenteredindustriesexceptbusinessandproduction.

第24题

HowdohumanitiesPh.D.susuallyfindjobs?

A.Theyuseconnectionstolandteachingjobsatuniversity.

B.Theyreceivecounselingonsecuringnon-academicjobs.

C.Theygetsubstantialhelpwhenlookingforwhite-collarjobs.

D.Theyturntotheirfriends,relatives,andschoolmatesforhelp.

第25题

AccordingtoVictoriaBlodgett,Ph.D.s.

A.areverymuchneededinadiversearrayofcareerfields

B.areresponsibleforcausingthissupply-demandimbalance

C.aretrainedtothinktoodeeplyfornon-academicjobs

D.arebetteroffbyholdingdownnon-academicjobs

上一题下一题

（26~30/共20题）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

TropicalrainpoundsontheroofofacavernouswarehousenearJakarta,Indonesia'scapital.

Inside,youngstersinorangeT-shirtshaularoundclothes,luggageandelectricalgoodsforLazada,

ane-commercefirm,whichhasjustmovedin.The12,000squaremetrespaceisthreetimesthe

sizeoftheoldone,butitalreadylooksfull.ThreeyearsagoLazada'sentirestockfilleda

storeroomthesizeofastudioflat,recallsMagnusEkbom,itstwenty-somethingbossin

Indonesia.

Internetshoppingaccountsforlessthan1%ofallpurchasesinSouth-EastAsia—aregiontwice

aspopulousasAmerica,wheretheproportionisnearly10%.Butsurgingsmartphoneuseanda

broadeningmiddleclassmeanthemarketissettomultiply;perhapsfivefoldby2018,reckons

Frost&Sullivan,aconsultingfirm.Sinceitlaunchedin2012Lazadahaslaidclaimtosix

South-EastAsiancountries,largelyunchallengedbye-commercegiantssuchasAmazonofthe

UnitedStates,AlibabaofChinaandRakutenofJapan.Itmaysoonhavetofightthemforits

territory.

LazadawascreatedbyRocketInternet,aBerlin-basedinvestorthathelpsoutstartupsdesigned

todominateemergingmarkets.Rocketstillholdsa24%stake,thoughLazadahasnowraised

morethan$600mfrominvestorsincludingTesco,aBritishgrocer,andTemasek,aSingaporean

sovereign-wealthfund.Thesedealsappeartovalueitatabout$1.3billion,whichcouldwell

makeitSouth-EastAsia'sdearesttechnologyfirm.

LikeotherRocketcompanies,LazadaisrunbyagroupofyoungEuropeanemigrants,plucked

fromfinanceandconsulting.Itseemsreadytostomachyearsoflosses.Inthefirsthalfof

2014—theonlyrecentperiodforwhichresultsareavailable-itlost$50mbeforeinterestand

tax,onrevenuesof$60m.

AgainlikeotherRocketcompanies,itscriticssayitisjustacopycat,inthiscaseamerecloneof

Amazon.Lazada'sbossessaysuchchargesunderestimatethesophisticationandambition

requiredtosucceedinplacessuchasThailand,Indonesia,thePhilippinesandVietnam.Online

marketingistrickiertherethaninAmericaorEurope,becauselocalsuseamuchwidervarietyof

searchandsocial-mediasites.Theregionzsdiversitymeansconstantadjustmentofonlineportals

tosuitlocallanguagesandcultures.Italsomeansbattlingahotch-potchofcustomsrules.

第26题

WecanlearnfromParagraph1that.

A.onlineshoppinginIndonesiaisflourishing

B.theweatherinJakartamayinfluenceshipping

C.Lazadaistheonlye-commercefirminJakarta

D.thecustomersofLazadaaremostlyyoungsters

第27题

AccordingtoFrost&Sullivan,onlineshoppingmarketinSoutheastAsiamay.

A.attracte-commercegiants

B.benefitthemiddleclass

C.doubleinafewyears

D.begreatlyexpanded

第28题

WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutRocketInternet?

A.Itaimsatdominatinginternationalmarkets.

B.ltinvestsonnewfirmswithpromisingfuture.

C.ltsmarketvalueisthehighestinSoutheastAsia.

D.lthelpsstartupstoevaluatetheemergingmarkets.

第29题

Lazada'sbossesarguethattosurviveinSoutheastAsiamarket,oneneedstobe.

A.tactfulandaspiring

B.trickyandcomplicated

C.ambitiousandinfluential

□.sophisticatedandexperienced

第30题

Theunderlinedword"hotch-potch"(Line6,Para.5)mostprobablymeans.

A.change

B.constancy

C.variety

0.adjustment

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(31~35/共20题)SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

EarlyinthemorningofAugust8th,streamsofbleary-eyedandtiredpassengersarrivedat

London'sHeathrowairport,hopingforasmoothrideacrosstheAtlanticwithDeltaAirlines,

America'ssecond-largestcarrier.Butmostdidnotrealisetheywerethefirstvictimsofthemost

disruptiveITglitchthathashitanairlineinrecentyearsuntiltheygottocheck-indesksunableto

accesstheirdetails.Thesnafus-causedbyacomputeroutage4,000milesawayinDelta's

AtlantaHQ—promptedtheairlinetocancelmorethan2,000flights,delayseveralhundred

thousandpassengers'journeys,andinsomeplacesgobacktoprintingboardingpasseson

dot-matrixmachinesfittobemuseumpieces.

ThechaoshighlightshowvulnerablebigfirmsaretotheirITsystemscrashing.Theairline's

chiefoperatingofficer;GilWest,lateradmittedthatamalfunctioningpower-controlsystematits

datacentrewastoblame.Unabletoaccesscustomerrecordsortocompilepassengerlistsahead

ofaircrafttake-offstomeetsecurityrequirements,theentireairlinegroundtoahaltforaround

fivehours.

Suchaccidentscanhappen,eventoacompanysuchasDeltawhosesystemswerethoughtby

aviationanalyststobebetterthanthoseofitsrivals.OnlylastmonthSouthwestwasforcedto

cancel2,300flightsbecauseofafaultyrouterthatbroughtitssystemsdownfor12hours.Last

SeptemberAmericanAirlinessuspendedflightsforseveralhoursfromDallas/FortWorth,its

largesthub,afterasimilarglitch.

WhatismoresurprisingisthatittookDeltasolongtogetitscomputersrunningagain.Ithas

latelyspenthundredsofmillionsofdollarsonITupgrades.Butairlines7systemsarehugely

complexbeasts.Ifdataisnotproperlybackedup,forinstance,itcantakedaystoreloadand

makesurehundredsofconnectedsubsystemswork."Technologyislikepaintingabridge.Workis

neverdone,"Delta'schiefinformationofficer,RahulSamant,saidinJune.

Onereasonforthecomplexityisthatairlineswereearlyadoptersofcomputerisedsystems.

Theybuilttheirfirstelectronicreservationsystemsintheearly1950s;Delta'scurrentsystem

oncebelongedtoadefunctairlinethatwentbustin1982.Butasairlinesmergedandmorenew

functionswereadded--fromcrewschedulingtopassengercheck-inandbagtracing-theyhave

cometoresembletechnologicalhair-ballsinwhichonesmallproblemquicklyspiralsintobigger

onesthatevenexpertsstruggletodisentangle.

Yetbossesintheindustrysaytheyarereluctanttoreplacetheirsystems.Foranairline,it

wouldcostbillionsofdollarsandtakefiveyearstodo.Worsestill,nosingleITfirmhastheskills

toprovideallthesoftwareneededforacompletereplacement.Withtheaveragetenureof

airlineCEOssoshort,therisksofsuchaprojectgoingwrongoutweighthebenefits.Itishardfor

anyfirmtoentirelyeliminateITglitches;formanyitsimplyisnztworthit.

第31题

ThepassengersofDeltaAirlinesarementionedto.

A.showtheearlymorningflightisusuallyexhaustingfortheairlinepassengers

B.introducethetopicoftheITsystemstabilityintheairlinesaroundtheworld

C.showtheDeltaAirlinescannotguaranteetheservicequalityoftheflight

D.showthecancelledflightwillalwaysbotherthemorningflightpassengers

第32题

DeltaAirLinesgroundedtoahaltforaroundfivehoursinthat.

A.GilWestfailedindealingwithit

B.someoneatitsdatacentrewastoblame

C.certainpower-controlsystemcouldnotwork

0.passengerscouldmeetsecurityrequirements

第33题

Whyisthesystemoftheairlinessocomplicated?

A.Onesmallproblemwillbringreservationsystemsdown.

B.Newfunctionswereaddedtotheearlyusersofairlines.

C.AirlinesintroducedtheITsysteminearlydays.

D.ltssystemwasintroducedinAirlineszinfancy.

第34题

ltzshardforexpertstosolvetheproblemsintheairlinesoftwaresystembecause.

A.newfunctionsaremakingthesituationworse

B.Delta'ssystemoncewentbustin1982

C.passengersincreasedasairlinesmerged

D.thesystemwasbuiltin1950

第35题

Accordingtothispassage,itcouldbeinferredthat.

A.Museumstaffpreferdot-matrixmachinestotheotherprinterswhenitcomestoprinting

B.AviationanalystsbelievethatAmericanAirlines'systemisthebestone

C.SystemreplacementcouldneverbefulfilledbecausenosingleITfirmcanprovideallsoftware

forreplacement

D.TheairlineCEOstendnottoentirelyeliminateITglitches

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（36~40/共20题）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Conventionaltrafficengineeringassumesthatgivennoincreaseinvehicles,moreroadsmean

lesscongestion.SowhenplannersinSeoultoredownasix-lanehighwayafewyearsagoand

replaceditwithafive-mile-longpark,manytransportationprofessionalsweresurprisedtolearn

thatthecityzstrafficflowhadactuallyimproved,insteadofworsening.Itwaslikeaninverseof

Braess'sparadox.

MathematicianDietrichBraessofRuhrUniversityBochuminGermanystatesthatinanetwork

inwhichallthemovingentitiesrationallyseekthemostefficientroute,addingextracapacitycan

actuallyreducethenetwork'soverallefficiency.TheSeoulprojectinvertsthisdynamic;closinga

highway-thatis,reducingnetworkcapacity-improvesthesystem'seffectiveness.

AlthoughBraesszsparadoxwasfirstidentifiedinthe1960sandisrootedin1920seconomic

theory,theconceptnevergainedenoughattentionintheautomobile-orientedU.S.Butinthe

21stcentury,economicandenvironmentalproblemsarebringingnewscrutinytotheideathat

limitingspacesforcarsmaymovemorepeoplemoreefficiently.Akeytothiscounterintuitive

approachtotrafficdesignliesinmanipulatingtheinherentself-interestofalldrivers.

Acaseinpointis"ThePriceofAnarchyinTransportationNetworks,"publishedlastSeptember

inPhysicalReviewLettersbyMichaelGastner,acomputerscientistattheSantaFeInstitute,and

hiscolleagues.Usinghypotheticalandreal-worldroadnetworks,theyexplainthatdriversseeking

theshortestroutetoagivendestinationeventuallyreachwhatisknownastheNashequilibrium,

inwhichnosingledrivercandoanybetterbychanginghisorherstrategyunilaterally.The

problemisthattheNashequilibriumislessefficientthantheequilibriumreachedwhendrivers

actunselfishly-thatis,whentheycoordinatetheirmovementstobenefittheentiregroup.

The"priceofanarchy"isameasureoftheinefficiencycausedbyselfishdrivers.Analyzinga

commutefromHarvardSquaretoBostonCommon,theresearchersfoundthatthepricecanbe

high—selfishdriverstypicallywaste30percentmoretimethantheywouldunder"socially

optimal"conditions.

ThesolutionhingesonBraess'sparadox,Gastnersays."Selfishdriverscanbeledtoabetter

solutionifyouremovesomeofthenetworklinks,inpartbecauseclosingroadsmakesitmore

difficultforindividualdriverstochoosethebest(andmostselfish)route."

第36题

WecaninferfromParagraph1that.

A.alltransportationexpertsfeltsurprisedfacingthecaseofSeoul

B.Seoulreplacedaparkwithahighwaytoraiseroadcapacity

C.SeouTscaseisnotexactlyliketheBraess'sparadox

□.traditionaltrafficengineeringbelievesmoreroadsleadtolesstrafficjams

第37题

WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheBraessparadox?

A.Peoplefirstidentifieditinthe1920s.

B.ltclaimsthatmorecapacitybringsaboutmoreefficiency.

C.AmathematicianofauniversityinSeoulcameupwithit.

D.TheAmericansdidn'tpaymuchattentiontoitinthefirstplace.

第38题

Tomakeappropriatetrafficnetworks,designersshouldtakeintoaccount.

A.roadcapacity

B.economiceffect

C.drivers'self-centeredness

0.environmentalprotection

第39题

Judgingfromthecontext,whatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph4referto?

A.Selfishly.

B.Assertively.

C.Mistakenly.

D.SIowly.

第40题

BymentioningacommuteinParagraph5,theauthorintendsto.

A.suggestthatcongestionalwaystakeplaceinthisroute

B.provethatselfishdrivingdoescauselowefficiency

C.statethattheworkofMichaelGastnerisworthreading

0.advocatethatNashequilibriumismoreefficientthanothers

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（41~45/共5题）PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtertanddecidewhethereachofthestatementsistrueorfalse.ChooseTif

thestatementistrueorFifthestatementisnottrue.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

AtthePolishClubinGlasgow,ScotsandPolessocializeeasily.Manyofthecustomersinits

restaurantareScottish,eagertotryPolishfoodbeforegoingthereonholiday,says16-year-old

Mari-a,whomovedtoScotlandeightyearsagoandworksintheclubpart-timeasawaitress.She,

bycontrast,hasnodesiretoreturn.Scotland'swelcomehasbeenwarm.Itsgovernmentwantsit

tobewarmerstill.

Scotland'sleadershavelongmaintainedthattheyneedimmigrantsmorethantherestof

Britaindoes,bothtoboostthecountryzssparsepopulationandtoalleviateskillsshortages.

Between1981and2003Scotlandzspopulationdeclined.Mostofthepopulationgrowththat

Scotlandhasseensincethenhasbeenthankstomigrants,largelyfromoutsideBritain.Scotsare

havingfewerchildrenandageingmorerapidlythanotherBritons;oncurrenttrendstheScottish

populationwillswellbyjust4%by2062comparedwith23%forBritainasawhole,accordingto

theInstituteforFiscalStudies.Theonlygroupexpectedtogrowistheoldestone.

IfScotsvoteforindependence,anationalistgovernmentpromisestoencourageimmigration.It

wouldofferincentivesformigrantswillingtomovetofar-flungspots.Itwouldeasethe

nationwiderequirementthatimmigrantsmustearnaparticularsalarytogainresidencytoreflect

thelowercostoflivingthere.Studentswouldbeabletostayaftergraduatingandworkfor

severalyears.

Turningtheseaspirationsintoaworkableimmigrationpolicywouldbetricky.Thoughanxiousto

jointheEU,Scotland'sgovernmentislesskeenontheSchengentravelzone,whichallows

non-EUcitizenstotravelonasinglevisa.ItwantstoremainpartoftheCommonTravelArea,like

theRepublicofIreland,whichimposesminimalbordercontrols.RobertWright,aneconomistat

Strath-clydeUniversitywhohasadvisedthegovernmentondemography,isunconvincedthis

pick-and-mixapproachtoEUmembershipwouldwork.

AndthiswouldbeoneofmanystrainsonScotland'srelationshipwiththerestofBritain.

Differentimmigrationpoliciesintwocountriesthatsharealandbordercouldresultinstricter

controls,includingpassportchecksbetweenthem.HumzaYousafScotland'sministerforexternal

affairsandinternationaldevelopment,deniestheywouldbenecessary.Scotlandwouldhave

bordermanagement,hestresses,notborderguards.ButsomeEnglishpoliticiansmaydisagree.

Ifthenationalistslosetheindependencevote,Londoncouldbemindedtodevolvefurther

powerstoScotland,perhapsincludingoverimmigration.MrWrightarguesthereisscopefor

moreregionaldiversity.InCanada,immigrationrequirementsareeasedifpeopleagreetolivein

lesspopularprovinces.

ScotsaresomewhatlessresistanttoimmigrationthanotherBritons.Some58%wantfewer

migrantsinScotland.Fully75%ofEnglishandWelshpeoplewantfewerintheircountries,saysa

reportbytheMigrationObservatoryattheUniversityofOxford.AndScotsaremoresanguine.

Just21%identifyimmigrationasoneofthemostimportantissuesfacingthecountry,lowerthan

theBritishaverageof33%,accordingtoIpsosMORI,apollster.

ThatequanimitystemsinpartfromthefactthatmigrantsinScotlandarenotespecially

common.Morethanhalfofits"foreign'1residentscomefromotherpartsofBritain.Attitudesto

immigrantstendtobesoftestwherenewcomersarescarce,asinScotland,orverynumerous,as

inLondon.Theyhardeninbetweenthoseextremes.IneasternEngland,forexample,where

easternEuropeansareincreasinglynumerous,38%fumeaboutimmigration.IfScotlandmanages

toenticemoreforeigners,itwillenterthisdifficultmiddleterritory.ThewarmScottishwelcome

couldcool.

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(l/l)PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsinto

Chinese.(10points)

第46题

WilltheApplelaunchhaveanaudienceofthousandsclappingandcheering?Mustbeanew

iPhoneoriWatch?Thetruthmaysounddull,butitmattersasmuchasanyfancynewproduct.

WhatApple'sboss,TimCook,presentedonJune2nd,atthecompany'sannualconferencefor

softwaredevelopersinSanFrancisco,wereupgradedoperatingsystems,oneforitsMacdesktops

andlaptopsandanotherforitsmobiledevices,plusanewprogramminglanguage.

These,combinedwithothermovestonurturetheApple"ecosystem",shouldmakeits

offeringsevenmoreattractivetobothdevelopersandconsumers—andevenmoreformidableto

itsrivals.Applehaslongdevotedtoprovidinggreaterconvenienceanduserexperience.Thenew

operatingsystemswilldomorethanimproveonthecurrentversionswhentheyarereleasedin

theautumn.Theywillallowdevicestoworktogetherperfectly.

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(l/l)SectionWriting

PartA

第47题

Supposeyouhaverecentlyjoinedaninternationalfriendshipclub.Butyouarenotsatisfiedwith

theserviceyouhavereceived.Writealettertothedirectoroftheclubto

1)makeacomplaint,and

2)askforanexplanation.

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsontheANSWERSHEET.

Donotsignyourname.UseLiMinginstead.

Donotwritetheaddress.(10points)

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(1/1)PartB

第48题

Writeanessaybasedonthechartbelow.Inyourwriting,youshould

1)interpretthechart,and

2)giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteabout150wordsneatlyontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)

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(1~20/共20题)SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(