2018年考研英语一真题及答案(原题+答案+详解).pdf





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1、2018年考研英语一真题(后附答案详解)Section I Use of English Directions : Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) Trust is a tricky business. On the one hand, its a necessary condition _(1) many worthwhile things: child care, f
2、riendships, etc. On the other hand, putting your _(2)in the wrong place often carries a high _(3). _(4), why do we trust at all? Well, because it feels good. _(5) people place their trust in an individual or an institution, their brains release oxytocin, a hormone that _(6) pleasurable feelings and
3、triggers the herding instruct that leads sheep to flock together for safety and prompts humans to _(7) with one another. Swiss Scientists have found that exposure _(8) this hormone puts us in a trusting _(9): In a study, researchers sprayed oxytocin into the noses of half the subjects; those subject
4、s were ready to lend significantly higher amounts of money to strangers than were their _(10) who inhaled something else. _(11) for us, we also have a sixth sense for dishonesty that may _(12) us. A Canadian study found that children as young as 14 months can differentiate _(13) a credible person an
5、d a dishonest one. Sixty toddlers were each _(14) to an adult tester holding a plastic container. The tester would ask, “Whats in here?” before looking into the container, smiling, and exclaiming, “Wow! ” Each subject was then invited to look _ (15). Half of them found a toy; the other half _ (16)th
6、e container was empty-and realized the tester had _(17) them. Among the children who had not been tricked, the majority were _ (18) to cooperate with the tester in learning a new skill, demonstrating that they trusted his leadership. _ (19), only five of the 30 children paired with the “_(20)“tester
7、 participated in a follow-up activity. 1. Aon Blike Cfor Dfrom 2. Afaith Bconcern Cattention Dinterest 3. Abenefit Bdebt Chope Dprice 4. ATherefore BThen CInstead DAgain 5. AUntil B Unless CAlthough DWhen 6. Aselects Bproduces C applies Dmaintains 7. Aconsult Bcompete Cconnect Dcompare 8. Aat Bby Co
8、f Dto 9. Acontext Bmood Cperiod Dcircle 10. Acounterparts Bsubstitutes C colleagues D supporters 11. AFunny BLucky COdd DIronic 12. Amonitor Bprotect Csurprise Ddelight 13. Abetween Bwithin C toward Dover 14. Atransferred Badded C introduced Dentrusted 15. Aout Bback Caround Dinside 16. Adiscovered
9、Bproved Cinsisted Dremembered 17. Abetrayed Bwronged Cfooled Dmocked18. Aforced Bwilling C hesitant Dentitled 19. AIn contrast BAs a result COn the whole DFor instance 20. Ainflexible B incapable C unreliable DunsuitableSection Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Ans
10、wer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1 Among the annoying challenges facing the middle class is one that will probably go unmentioned in the next presidential campaign: What happens when the robots come for their jobs? Don
11、t dismiss that possibility entirely. About half of U.S. jobs are at high risk of being automated, according to a University of Oxford study, with the middle class disproportionately squeezed. Lower-income jobs like gardening or day care dont appeal to robots. But many middle-class occupations-trucki
12、ng, financial advice, software engineering have aroused their interest, or soon will. The rich own the robots, so they will be fine. This isnt to be alarmist. Optimists point out that technological upheaval has benefited workers in the past. The Industrial Revolution didnt go so well for Luddites wh
13、ose jobs were displaced by mechanized looms, but it eventually raised living standards and created more jobs than it destroyed. Likewise, automation should eventually boost productivity, stimulate demand by driving down prices, and free workers from hard, boring work. But in the medium term, middle-
14、class workers may need a lot of help adjusting. The first step, as Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee argue in The Second Machine Age, should be rethinking education and job training. Curriculums from grammar school to college- should evolve to focus less on memorizing facts and more on creativity
15、and complex communication. Vocational schools should do a better job of fostering problem-solving skills and helping students work alongside robots. Online education can supplement the traditional kind. It could make extra training and instruction affordable. Professionals trying to acquire new skil
16、ls will be able to do so without going into debt. The challenge of coping with automation underlines the need for the U.S. to revive its fading business dynamism: Starting new companies must be made easier. In previous eras of drastic technological change, entrepreneurs smoothed the transition by dr
17、eaming up ways to combine labor and machines. The best uses of 3D printers and virtual reality havent been invented yet. The U.S. needs the new companies that will invent them. Finally, because automation threatens to widen the gap between capital income and labor income, taxes and the safety net wi
18、ll have to be rethought. Taxes on low-wage labor need to be cut, and wage subsidies such as the earned income tax credit should be expanded: This would boost incomes, encourage work, reward companies for job creation, and reduce inequality. Technology will improve society in ways big and small over
19、the next few years, yet this will be little comfort to those who find their lives and careers upended by automation. Destroying the machines that are coming for our jobs would be nuts. But policies to help workers adapt will be indispensable. 21.【题干】 Who will be most threatened by automation?ALeadin
20、g politicians.BLow-wage laborers.CRobot owners.DMiddle-class workers.22 . 【题干】 Which of the following best represent the authors view?AWorries about automation are in fact groundless.BOptimists opinions on new tech find little support.CIssues arising from automation need to be tackledDNegative conse
21、quences of new tech can be avoided23.【题干】 Education in the age of automation should put more emphasis on_.Acreative potential.Bjob-hunting skills.Cindividual needs.Dcooperative spirit.24.【题干】 The author suggests that tax policies be aimed at_.Aencouraging the development of automation.Bincreasing th
22、e return on capital investment.Ceasing the hostility between rich and poor.Dpreventing the income gap from widening.25. 【题干】 In this text, the author presents a problem with_.Apposing views on it.Bpossible solutions to it.Cits alarming impacts.Dits major variations. Text 2 A new survey by Harvard Un
23、iversity finds more than two-thirds of young Americans disapprove of President Trumps use of Twitter. The implication is that Millennials prefer news from the White House to be filtered through other source, Not a presidents social media platform. Most Americans rely on social media to check daily h
24、eadlines. Yet as distrust has risen toward all media, people may be starting to beef up their media literacy skills. Such a trend is badly needed. During the 2016 presidential campaign, nearly a quarter of web content shared by Twitter users in the politically critical state of Michigan was fake new
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