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1、- 13 -Directions:Section I Use of EnglishRead 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)Today we live in a world where GPS systems, digital maps, and other navigationapps are available on our smartphones. 1_ of us just w

2、alk straight into the woodswithout a phone. But phones _2_on batteries, and batteries can die faster than we realize. _3_ you get lost without a phone or a compass, and you _4_ cant find north, we have a few tricks to help you navigate_5_ to civilization, one of which is to follow the land.When you

3、find yourself well 6 a trail, but not in a completely 7 area, you have to answer two questions: Which _ 8_ is downhill, in this particular area? And where is the nearest water source? Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys, andon supplies of fresh water. 9, if you head downhill, and follow any H20 yo

4、u find,you should _lQ_ see signs ofpeople.If youve explored the area before, keep an eye out for familiar sights - you may be 11how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.Another 12: Climb high and look for signs of human habitation. 13 even in dense forest, you sho

5、uld be able to 14gaps in the tree line due to roads, train tracks, and other paths people carve _lL the woods. Head toward these 16_ to find a way out. At night, scan the horizon for 1 7light sources, such as fires and streetlights, then walk toward the glow of light pollution.1 8 , assuming youre l

6、ost in an area humans tend to frequent, look forthe 19we leave on the landscape. Trail blazes, tire tracks, and other featurescan _1Q_ you to civilization.1. A SomeB MostC FewD All2. A putB takeC runD come3. A SinceB IfC ThoughD Until4. A formallyB relativelyC graduallyD literally5. A backB nextC ar

7、oundD away6. A ontoB offC acrossD alone7. A unattractiveB uncrowdedC unchangedD unfamiliar8. A siteB pointC wayD place9. A SoB YetC InsteadD Besides10. A immediatelyB intentionallyC unexpectedlyD eventually11. A surprisedB annoyedC frightenedD confused12. A problemB optionC viewD result13. A Above a

8、llB In contrastC On averageD For example14. A bridgeB avoidC spotD separate15. A fromB throughC beyondD under16. A postsB linksC shadesD breaks17. A artificialB mysteriousC hiddenD limited18. A FinallyB ConsequentlyC IncidentallyD Generally19. A memoriesB marksC notesD belongings20. A restrictB adop

9、tC leadD exposeSection IIReading ComprehensionPart A Directions:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions after each text by choosing A, B,C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1Financial regulators in Britain have imposed a rather unusual rule on the bosses of big

10、 banks. Starting next year, any guaranteed bonus of top executives could be delayed 10 years if their banks are under investigation for wrongdoing. The main purpose of this clawback rule is to hold bankers accountable for harmful risk-taking and to restore public trust in financial institutions. Yet

11、 officials also hope for a much larger benefit: more long-term decisionmaking, not only by banks but by all corporations, to build a stronger economy for future generations.Short-termism or the desire for quick profits, has worsened in publicly traded companies, says the Bank of Englands top economi

12、st, Andrew Haldane. He quotes a giant of classical economics, Alfred Marshall, in describing this financial impatience as acting like children who pick the plums out of their pudding to eat them at once rather than putting them aside to be eaten last.The average time for holding a stock in both the

13、United States and Britain, he notes, has dropped from seven years to seven months in recent decades. Transient investors, who demand high quarterly profits from companies, can hinder a firms efforts to invest in long-term research or to build up customer loyalty. This has been dubbed quarterly capit

14、alism.In addition, new digital technologies have allowed more rapid trading of equities, quicker use of information, and thus shorter attention spans in financial markets. There seems to be a predominance of short-term thinking at the expense of long term investing, said Commissioner Daniel Gallaghe

15、r of the US Securities and Exchange Commission in a speech this week.In the US, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20 0 2 has pushed most public companies to defer performance bonuses for senior executives by about a year, slightly helping reduce short-termism. In its latest survey of CEO pay, The Wall Stree

16、t Journal finds that a substantial part of executive pay is now tied to performance.Much more could be done to encourage long-termism, such as changes in the tax code and quicker disclosure of stock acquisitions. In France, shareholders who hold onto a company investment for at least two years can s

17、ometimes earn more voting rights in a company.Within companies, the right compensation design can provide incentives for executives to think beyond their own time at the company and on behalf of all stakeholders. Britains new rule is a reminder to bankers that society has an interest in their perfor

18、mance, not just for the short term but for the long term.2 1. According to Paragraph 1, one motive in imposing the new rule is toA enhance bankers sense ofresponsibility.B help corporations achieve larger profits. q build a new system of financial regulation.D guarantee the bonuses of top executives

19、.22. Alfred Marshall is quoted to indicateABqDthe conditions for generating quick profits. governments impatience in decision-making. the solid structure of publicly traded companies. short-termism in economic activities.23. It is argued that the influence of transient investment on public companies

20、 can beA indirect.B adverse. q minimal.D temporary.24. The US and France examples are used to illustrateA the obstacles to preventing short-termism.B the significance of long-term thinking.q the approaches to promoting long-termism.D the prevalence of short-term thinking.ABqD25. Which of the followi

21、ng would be the best title for the text? Failure of Quarterly CapitalismPatience as a Corporate Virtue Decisiveness Required of Top Executives Frustration of Risk-taking BankersText 2Grade inflation - the gradual increase in average GPAs (grade-point averages) over the past few decades - is often co

22、nsidered a product of a consumer era in higher education, in which students are treated like customers to be pleased. But another, related force - a policy often buried deep in course catalogs called grade forgiveness - is helping raise GPAs.Grade forgiveness allows students to retake a course in wh

23、ich they received a low grade, and the most recent grade or the highest grade is the only one that counts in calculating a students overall GPA.The use of this little-known practice has accelerated in recent years, as colleges continue to do their utmost to keep students in school (and paying tuitio

24、n) and improve their graduation rates. When this practice first started decades ago, it was usually limited to freshmen, to give them a second chance to take a class in their first year if they struggled in their transition to college-level courses. But now most colleges, save for many selective cam

25、puses, allow all undergraduates, and even graduate students, to get their low grades forgiven.College officials tend to emphasize that the goal of grade forgiveness is less about the grade itself and more about encouraging students to retake courses critical to their degree program and graduation wi

26、thout incurring a big penalty. Ultimately, said Jack Miner, Ohio State Universitys registrar, we see students achieve more success because they retake a course and do better in subsequent courses or master the content that allows them to graduate on time.That said, there is a way in which grade forg

27、iveness satisfies colleges own needs as well. For public institutions, state funds are sometimes tied partly to their success on metrics such as graduation rates and student retention - so better grades can, by boosting figures like those, mean more money. And anything that raises GPAs will likely m

28、ake students - who, at the end of the day, are paying the bill - feel theyve gotten a better value for their tuition dollars, which is another big concern for colleges.Indeed, grade forgiveness is just another way that universities are responding to consumers expectations for higher education. Since

29、 students and parents expect a college degree to lead to a job, it is in the best interest of a school to turn out graduates who are as qualified as possible - or at least appear to be. On this, students and colleges incentives seem to be aligned.26. What is commonly regarded as the cause of grade i

30、nflation?A The change of course catalogs.B Students indifference to GPAs. q Colleges neglect ofGPAs.D The influence of consumer culture.2 . What was the original purpose of grade forgiveness?A To help freshmen adapt to college learning.B To maintain colleges graduation rates.q To prepare graduates f

31、or a challenging future.D To increase universities income from tuition.2 8. According to Paragraph 5, grade forgiveness enables colleges toA obtain more financial support.B boost their student enrollments. q improve their teaching quality.D meet local governments needs.2 9 . What does the phrase to

32、be aligned (Line 5, Para. 6) most probably mean?A To counterbalance each other.B To complement each other.q To be identical with each other.D To be contradictory to each other.3 0. The author examines the practice of grade forgiveness byA assessing its feasibility.B analyzing the causes behind it. q

33、 comparing different views on it.D listing its long-run effects.Text 3This year marks exactly two centuries since the publication of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, by Mary Shelley. Even before the invention of the electric light bulb, the author produced a remarkable work of speculative fi

34、ction that would foreshadow many ethical questions to be raised by technologies yet to come.Today the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) raises fundamental questions: What is intelligence, identity, or consciousness? What makes humans humans? What is being called artificial general intelli

35、gence, machines that would imitate the way humans think, continues to evade scientists. Yet humans remain fascinated by the idea of robots that would look, move, and respond like humans, similar to those recently depicted on popular sci-fi TV series such as Westworld and Humans.Just how people think

36、 is still far too complex to be understood, let alone reproduced, says David Eagleman, a Stanford University neuroscientist. We are just in a situation where there are no good theories explaining what consciousness actually is and how you could ever build a machine to get there.But that doesnt mean

37、crucial ethical issues involving AI arent at hand. The coming use of autonomous vehicles, for example, poses thorny ethical questions. Human drivers sometimes must make split-second decisions. Their reactions may be a complex combination of instant reflexes, input from past driving experiences, and

38、what their eyes and ears tell them in that moment. AI vision today is not nearly as sophisticated as that of humans. And to anticipate every imaginable driving situation is a difficult programming problem.Whenever decisions are based on masses of data, you quickly get into a lot of ethical questions

39、, notes Tan Kiat How, chief executive of a Singapore-based agency that is helping the government develop a voluntary code for the ethical use of AI. Along with Singapore, other governments and mega-corporations are beginning to establish their own guidelines. Britain is setting up a data ethics cent

40、er. India released its AI ethics strategy this spring.On June 7 Google pledged not to design or deploy AI that would cause overall harm, or to develop AI-directed weapons or use AI for surveillance that would violate international norms. It also pledged not to deploy AI whose use would violate inter

41、national laws or human rights.While the statement is vague, it represents one starting point. So does the idea that decisions made by AI systems should be explainable, transparent, and fair.To put it another way: How can we make sure that the thinking of intelligent machines reflects humanitys highe

42、st values? Only then will they be useful servants and not Frankensteins out-of-control monster.3 1. Mary Shelleys novel Frankenstein is mentioned because itA fascinates AI scientists all over the world.B has remained popular for as long as 20 0 years. q involves some concerns raised by AI today.D ha

43、s sparked serious ethical controversies.32. In David Eaglemans opinion, our current knowledge of consciousnessA helps explain artificial intelligence.B can be misleading to robot making. q inspires popular sci-fi TV series.D is too limited for us to reproduce it.33. The solution to the ethical issue

44、s brought by autonomous vehiclesA can hardly ever be found.B is still beyond our capacity. q causes little public concern.D has aroused much curiosity.34. The authors attitude toward Googles pledges is one ofA affirmation.B skepticism. q contempt.D respect.35. Which of the following would be the bes

45、t title for the text?A AIs Future: In the Hands of Tech GiantsB Frankenstein, the Novel Predicting the Age ofAI q The Conscience of AI: Complex But InevitableD AI Shall Be Killers Once Out of ControlText 4States will be able to force more people to pay sales tax when they make online purchases under

46、 a Supreme Court decision Thursday that will leave shoppers with lighter wallets but is a big financial win for states.The Supreme Courts opinion Thursday overruled a pair of decades-old decisions that states said cost them billions ofdollars in lost revenue annually. The decisions made it more diff

47、icult for states to collect sales tax on certain online purchases.The cases the court overturned said that if a business was shipping a customers purchase to a state where the business didnt have a physical presence such as a warehouse or office, the business didnt have to collect sales tax for the state. Customers were generally responsible for paying the sales tax to the state themselves if they