大學(xué)英語六級考試模擬試卷十六（帶答案）

大學(xué)英語六級考試模擬試卷十六

（總分：710.00,做題時(shí)間：130分鐘）

PartIWriting（總題數(shù):1,分?jǐn)?shù)：0.00）

1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessay

commentingonthesaying"Theidealisthesunoflife."Youcanciteexamplesto

illustratetheimportanceofideal.Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomore

than200words.

（分?jǐn)?shù)：106.50）

正確答案：（［范文］

AlwaysPersistinYourIdeals

Asafamoussayinggoes,theidealisthesunoflife.Itstruthisself-evident.

Forapersontolivewonderfully,hemusthavegreatidealsandfirmconvictions,

whichenablehimtoseelightindarknessandhopeindespair.

Thereareatleasttworeasonsaccountingfortheindispensableroleofideals

inlife.Foronething,idealscangiveapersoncourageandmotivationtomove

forward.TakeHelenKellerasanexample.HelenKellerbecameblindanddeafwhen

shewaslessthantwoyearsold.Howeverhardlifewas,shenevergaveupherideals,

andgraduallylearnedtotalkwithherperseverance.Foranother,thosewithideals

areclearaboutwhatpathtotakeinlifeandmakegreateffortstoachieveultimate

goals.Itisduetothecombinationofidealsanddiligencethattheyarerecognized

andrespectedbyothers.

Inanutshell,therecanbenosuccesswhichisnotbaseduponideals.

Therefore,itisadvisablethatweshouldpersistinourownideals.Meanwhile,only

withhardworkcanthesunoflifecomeupnaturally.）

解析：

PartIIListeningComprehension（總題數(shù)：0,分?jǐn)?shù)：0.00）

SectionA（總題數(shù):8,分?jǐn)?shù)；0.00）

.Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.（分?jǐn)?shù):28.40）

A.Turnoffthemusicafter10:00.

B.Turndownthevolumeofhisstereo.V

C.Useheadphoneswhenlisteningtomusic.

D.Movetoanotherapartmentsoon.

解析：［聽力原文］

M:Well,hi,Mrs.Brown.How'syourapartmentworkingoutforyou?

W:Well,Mr.Nelson.That'swhatIwouldliketotalktoyouabout.Well,Iwant

totalktoyouaboutthatnoise!Yousee.Wouldyoumindtalkingtothetenantin4B

andaskinghimtokeephismusicdown,especiallyafter10:00?

M:Oh.Who?Me?

W:Why?Yes.Themusicisblaringalmosteverynight,anditshouldbeyour

jobasamanagertotakecareofthings.

M:Hey,Ijustcollecttherent.Besides,themanlivingthereistheowner'sson,

andhe'sawalkingrefrigerator.Hey,I'llseewhatIcando.Anythingelse?

W:Well,yes.Couldyoutalktotheownersofthepropertynextdoorabout

thepungent（刺激性的）odordriftingthisway?

M:Well,theareaiszonedforagriculturalandlivestockuses,sothere's

nothingmuchIcandoaboutthat.

W:Well,whataboutthe...?That,thatnoise.

M:Whatnoise?Idon'thearanything.

W:There,thereitisagain.

M:Whatnoise?

W:Thatnoise.

M:Oh,thatnoise.Iguessthemilitaryhasresumeditsexercisesonthe

artilleryrange.

W:Youhavetobekidding.Can'tanythingbedoneaboutit?

M:I'veprotestedthisactivity,andtheseweeklyactivitiesshouldcease...

withinthenextthreetofiveyears.

W:Hey,younevertoldmeabouttheseproblemsbeforeIsignedtherental

agreement.

WhatdoesMrs.BrownaskthemaninApartment4Btodo?

.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

5.（分?jǐn)?shù)：28.40）

A.Learningaforeignlanguage.

B.Doingcomparativeliterature.V

C.Writingpapers.

0.Meetingwithprofessors.

解析：［聽力原文］

M:Patricia,whathaveyoubeendoingrecently?

W:I'mdoingcomparativeliterature.Atthemoment,I'mcomparingEnglish,

FrenchandRussiannovels.Wewritepapersonourwork.Andthenabouttenofus

meetwithourprofessorsandreadthemanddiscussthem.

M:Isthiswhatyoucalltheseminarsystemintheuniversities?

W:Yes.Anditworks.Becausewegetonwellwithourprofessorsand

lecturers.Someofthemaremucholderthanus.Andtheydon'tmindatallifwe

disagreewiththem.

M:Youarelucky.WhenIwasacollegestudent,wehadclasses.Butwehardly

everaskedquestionsordiscussedanything.Itwaspartlyourfault.Weweredull,but

soweretheprofessors.Theydidn'tseemtobeabletodoanythingbutlecture.

Besides,thecourseitselfwassooutofdate,samewiththetextbooks.Ithink

studentsoughttohavethesameplanningandchangingtheirprogramsofstudy.

W:Thingshavechangedalotsincethen.Manyuniversitiesnowadaysare

experimentingwithnewideasandnewsubjects.

M:Icanrememberworryingabouttheexaminationalldaylong,especially

duringthistimeoftheyear.Atthattime,everythingdependedonhowwella

studentdoesinhisfinalsattheendofhisacademicyear.Theuncertaintywassurely

agreatstrainonus.

W:Well.Wedon'tfindsogreatastrainnow.Wehavefinalexamsthough.But

wealsogetmarksfortheworkwedo.Thesemarkswillcounttowardsourdegree.

Thenwewillplayanimportantpartindecidingwhetherwegetfirst,secondorthird

classhonors.

Whathasthewomanbeendoingrecently?

SectionB（總題數(shù)：7,分?jǐn)?shù)：0.00）

.Questions9to11arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

1.（分?jǐn)?shù)：21.30）

A.Poorstudentswhocannotaffordthetuitionfees.

B.Topstudentswhoentercollegeswithhighscores.V

C.Mostofthestudentswhoapplyforadiscount.

D.Therealluckyoneswhoenterprivateschools.

解析：［聽力原文］

Hungryforthebrighteststudents,manyofthecountry'sstrongeruniversities

areactivelydiscountingtuition.It'sthehighachievers,ratherthantheneedy

students,whoaregettingthemoney.Thepracticeisremarkablywidespread,

reachingalmostallbutthe30orsoIvyandotherelitecollegesthatbanmerit-based

financialaid.Schoolsarealsobecomingmoreaggressiveinpromotingtheirdiscounts.

AttheDePauwUniversityWebsite,enteranSATorACTscore,grade-pointaverage

andclassrank,andacomputerprogramimmediatelytellsyouwhatkindof"award."

Only"thereallyunlucky"payfullprice,saysKennethRedd.About76%offirst-year

studentsgotsomeformofdiscountthisyearat331privateschools.Averageaward

perstudent:$7000.Atsmallschoolswithtuitionunderabout$20000,itiseven

higher,withsomeschoolsreturningoverhalftheirtuitionrevenue.CarnegieMellon

eventellsstudentsitwill"negotiate"andperhapsmatchfinancial-aidpackagesif

kidsareofferedbiggerawardsatotherschools.Muchasbanksandinsurersoffer

specialratestotheirbestcustomers,schoolsaregivingthebiggestbreakstotheir

topstudents.Publicfour-yearcolleges,too,areofferingdiscounts.Theflipsideofbig

discountsisthatlessmoneyisavailabletoimproveacademicprogramsandkeep

schoolinfrastructureuptodate.Mr.Reddsayshefoundthatuniversitiesthathave

sharplyincreasedtheirtuitiondiscountrateshaveseengraduationratesfall,and

that'strueevenamonghighlyselectiveschools."Theygetthestudentsinthedoor,

butdon'thavetheservicestokeepthem/'hesays.

Whowillgetthechancetopaylessfortheirtuition?

.Questions12to15arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

4.（分?jǐn)?shù)：28.40）

A.Beforechoosingthecourse.J

B.Afterthefinalexam.

C.Attheendofthesemester.

D.Atthefirstclassofthecourse.

解析：［聽力原文］

Thisisadiscussioncoursewhereyouractiveattendanceandparticipationin

classarevitaltoyoursuccessandthatofthegroup.Bringyourtexttoclassandbe

preparedtoreadaloud,debatevigorously,listenandenjoy.Contributionstothe

classroomdiscussionlistfigureinclassroomparticipation,andstudentswillbeasked

toleaddiscussionsandclassroomworkshopsaswell.Ifyoumustmissclassbecause

ofamedicalorpersonalemergency,youshouldnotifymebeforehandofthefactby

phone,email,orinpersonandgettheinformationyoumissed.Anyunexcused

absencedeductsapercentagepointfromyourfinalgrade:twolatenessescountas

oneabsence.Ifyouhaveaconflict,likearecitation,sportscommitment,orajobthat

meetsduringthisclass,youshouldnottakethecourse.Attendanceatmeetingswith

thecoursetutorandatthespecialeventswithNoraKellerisrequired.Essaysaredue

atthebeginningofclassonthedayassigned.Ifyouneedanextensiontothenext

classperiod,youmustgetpermissionbeforethepaperisdue.Apapercomingin

afterthenextclasslosesonethirdofagradeforeachdayitislate.Youmustmeet

withthecoursetutorandrevisethefirstessaybytheduedayandmayreviseany

other,ifyouscheduleaconferencewiththecoursetutorimmediatelyafterreceiving

thegradedessayandsubmitanewessaywithinaweekofgettingitback.Arevision

gradewillreplacetheoriginalgradeonlyifitishigher.Essaysmustbetypedor

word-processed,double-spaced,andadequatelymargined,shouldincludeatitle,

andneedtoobservetheconventionsofgrammarandspelling.

Whenshouldstudentsgettoknowthepassage?

SectionC（總題數(shù)：10,分?jǐn)?shù):0.00）

.Questions16to19arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

1.（分?jǐn)?shù)：56.80）

A.Fourtofivehours.J

B.Twotofourhours.

C.Morethansixhours.

D.Onlythreehours.

解析：［聽力原文］

Today,I'dliketotalkabouthowsittingforalongtimewillaffectyourhealth.

Sittingisubiquitous（普遍存在的）inourlivestoday.Youknow,wesitwhile

we'reeating;wesitinthecar;andwesitwhilewearewatchingTV.Andmanyofus

sitformanyhoursatworkeveryday.Soonaverage,Americansreportthattheysit

betweenfourandfivehoursaday.Exerciseisimportant.Butsoisnotsitting.You

mayexerciseoften,butthatdoesnotmeanyoucansitfortherestofyourwaking

hours.Wecan'tthrowawayphysicalactivity.It'sextremelyimportant.Thehuman

bodyisdesignedtomove.Butmodernlifestylesandofficejobsrarelygiveusthe

chancetomovearound.

Inrecentyears,manyresearchershaveassessedtherelationshipbetween

sittingortelevisionviewingandmortality.Wehavefoundthatcuttingtelevisiontime

tolessthantwohoursadaycouldadd1.4yearstolife.

NowIwilloffersomesuggestionsforsittingless.

First,newdeskdesignsarehelping.A"standingdesk"letspeoplestandwhile

theywork.Anothernewdesignisthe"treadmilldesk."Itisanexercisemachinethat

letsyouwalkinoneplace.EvensomeAmericanschoolsarebeginningtoexperiment

withdesksthatarepartbicycletokeepchildrenmoving.

Second,doexerciseswhileyouareworking.Thisisoneofthestrategiesthat

manycompaniesareusingnow.Somecompanieshaveabankofstandingdesksor

treadmilldeskswheretheiremployeescangoforanhouradayandanswertheir

emailsortalkonthephone.

Now,myfinalsuggestion.Ifyouworkinofficejoborhavealong-sittingjob,

youmayhavethefollowingsimplechanges.Youmaygetupfromyourdeskasoften

asyoucan,takewalksatlunchtime,andwalktoyourcolleagues'officesandtalk

directlytotheminsteadofemailingthem.Alltheseactivitiesmayhelpyoulive

longer.

HowmuchtimedoAmericanssitonaverageinaday?

.Questions20to22arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

5.（分?jǐn)?shù)：42.60）

A.Yourresumehasbeenwellprepared.

B.Yourprofessorhasmaderecommendationforyou.

C.Thejob-huntingsitehasaprivacypolicy.J

D.Thejob-huntingsitehasalargenumberofvisitors.

解析：［聽力原文］

Nowadays,moreandmorestudentsprefertohuntjobsonline.However,your

privacymayfallintothewronghands.Yourpersonaldatacanbeusedbycriminalsto

profitatyourexpense.Sohowdoyouprotectyourselveswhilecirculatingyour

resumesonline?Thekeytoasuccessfulonlinejobsearchislearningtomanagethe

risks.Herearesometipsforstayingsafewhileconductingajobsearchonthe

Internet.

Checkforaprivacypolicy.Ifyouareconsideringpostingyourresumeonline,

makesurethejobsearchsiteyouareconsideringhasaprivacypolicy.Thepolicy

shouldspellouthowyourinformationwillbeused,storedandv/hetherornotitwill

beshared.Youmaywanttothinktwiceaboutpostingyourresumeonasitethat

automaticallysharesyourinformationwithothers.

Safeguardyouridentity.Careerexpertssaythatoneofthewaysjobseekers

canstaysafewhileusingtheInternettosearchoutjobsistoconcealtheiridentities.

Replaceyournameonyourresumewithagenericidentifier.Youshouldalso

considereliminatingthenameandthelocationofyourcurrentemployer.Depending

onyourtitle,itmaynotbeallthatdifficulttodeterminewhoyouareoncethename

ofyourcompanyisprovided.Useageneraldescriptionofthecompany.Ifyourjob

titleisunique,considerusingthegenericequivalentinsteadoftheexacttitle

assignedbyyouremployer.

Establishanemailaddressforyoursearch.Anotherwaytoprotectyour

privacywhileseekingemploymentonlineistoopenupanemaiaccountspecifically

foryouronlinejobsearch.Thiswillsafeguardyourexistingemailboxintheevent

thatstrangersgetsholdofyouremailaddressandsharesitwithothers.Usingan

emailaddressspecificallyforyourjobsearchalsoeliminatesthepossibilitythatyou

willreceiveunwelcomeemailsinyourprimarymailbox.Whennamingyournew

emailaddress,besurethatitdoesn'tcontainreferencestoyournameorother

informationthatwillgiveawayyouridentity.

Keepconfidentialinformationconfidential.Donot,underanycircumstances,

shareyoursocialsecurity,driver'slicense,andbankaccountnumbersorother

personalinformation.Honestemployersdonotneedthisinformationwithaninitial

application.Don'tprovidethiseveniftheysaytheyneeditinordertoconducta

backgroundcheck.

Accordingtothelecture,whatshouldjobseekersmakesurebeforetheypost

resumesonline?

.Questions23to25arebasedontherecordingyouhavejustheard.

8.（分?jǐn)?shù)：42.60）

A.ltjustneedsthecouplestoearnalargesumofmoney.

B.ltrequiresmuchhardworktodealwithmaritalissues.J

C.ltrequiresthecouplestogiveuptheirclaimsafteradispute.

D.ltrequiresthecouplestogiveupone'spersonalinterestsandhobbies.

解析：［聽力原文］

Agoodmarriageisonethatlasts.Where'sdivorceintheformulaofagood

marriage?MerriamWebsterdefinesmarriageasthelegalrelationshipintowhicha

manandawomanenterwiththepurposeofmakingahomeandraisingafamily.

Withjustitsdefinition,marriageisnotasimplethingtogetinto.Itcallsforalotof

hardworkandefforttosurvivethestressofmaritalissueslikefinances,children,

householdchores,andmore.

Divorceoffersagrandexitawayfromquarrellingandfights,fromhurtand

fromotherproblemsthatmarriagebrings.Ontheotherhand,it'salsothebusthat

willtakeyouawayfromthoselongandworthwhileconversationswithyourspouse,

fromtheloveandsecurityyourmarriageoffers.It'salsothesignthattheoncebrave

personwhogotmarriedisnolongerasbraveandactuallybecameacowardthat

takestheeasywayout.Ifyouhavebeenbraveonce,beevenbraverandstandupfor

yourmarriage.Rememberthatconsideringdivorceisnotakeytoagoodmarriage.

Compromiseplaysanimportantroletokeepcouplestogetherandhavea

goodmarriage.Compromisemeansarrivingtoanagreementafteradisputebecause

eachorbothpartnershavegivenuptheirdemandsandarguments.Withconstant

compromises,maritalissuescanbesettledwithoutevenputtingdivorceinthe

picture.

Whensomeonefeelsthehurtisalreadytoomuch,endingtherelationshipor

marriageisaseeminglygoodoption.Buthaveyoutriedtoforgiveyourspouse

beforeyoueventhoughtofgivinguponyourmarriage?Forgettingpreviousconflicts

ishardtodosinceitleavesamarkinyourmemory.Butdwellingonthosenegative

emotionshasaverydestructiveeffectonyou,yourpartner,andyourmarriage.

Considertrialseparationratherthandivorce.Sometimetocooldownis

perhapswhatyouneed.Ifyouandyourpartnerjustcan'tstopfightingoveralmost

everything,rest.Giveeachotherachancetorediscoverburiedfeelingsoflove,

respectandtrust.Itisalsoagreattimetorememberyourgoodtimestogetherasa

couple.Italsomighthelpyoufindwaysonhowtogetthosetimesback.

AccordingtoMerriamWebster,whatdoesagoodmarriagerequire?

PartIIIReadingComprehension（總題數(shù)：0,分?jǐn)?shù)：O.OOj

SectionA（總題數(shù)：10,分?jǐn)?shù)：0.00）

.ItstartedwithanitchafterastrollonaCaribbeanbeach,butinjustafewdays

ithaddevelopedintoacompletetravel1.Inmid-JanuaryEddieZytnerand

KatieStephens,acouplefromWindsor,Ontario,wentonavacationtoPuntaCana,a

resorttownontheeasterncoastoftheDominicanRepublic.Atsomepoint,

they2theyhadbeenbittenbybugsduringoneoftheirwalksbecausetheir

feetwouldn'tstop3."Wewerescratchingourtoesforalmostthedurationof

thetrip；'ZytnertoldCNN.

Itkeptgettingworse.FourdaysaftertheygotbacktoWindsor,theirfeet

swelled,then4intopainfulblisters,accordingtothecouple'sFacebookposts.

Theycouldnolongerwearsocksorshoesandhadtouse5towalk.Andthey

startedtoseescars,6thatseemedtobetheresultofsomethingtunneling

throughtheirflesh.Aftermultipletripstodoctors,onemadeacorrect,ifdisgusting,

diagnosis:cutaneouslarvamigrans（皮膚幼蟲移行癥），amedicaltermtranslatedas

"wanderinglarvaeintheskin."

AccordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,themost

commonwaytobeinfectedisbywalking7oncontaminatedsoil.Morethan

halfabillionpeopleacrosstheworldareinfectedwiththeparasites,whichwere

once8intheUnitedStates,theCDCsays.Parasiticworms"accountfora

majorburdenofdiseaseworldwide."

Stephens,9thismonth,nowonthemendaftertakinganti-parasitic

drugs,wasdolingouthealthadvicefortravelerswaryoffollowinginherswollen

footsteps:Wearshoes."Toanybodytravelingsomewhere10,pleasebe

carefulwheninthesandandwearshoes!"sheposted.

A.assumedF.eruptedK.similarly

B.barefootG.injuriesL.tropical

C.bleedingH.itchingM.troublesome

D.crutchesI.nightmareN.typical

E.epidemicsJ.particularlyO.widespread（分?jǐn)?shù)：35.50）

1.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.55）

填空項(xiàng)1：（正確答案：I）

解析：名詞辨析題。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空格前的acompletetravel與空格

處構(gòu)成名詞短語，作developedinto的賓語，因此空格處需要填名詞。根據(jù)空格

所在句可知，有人在海灘漫步后感覺發(fā)癢。接著本句后半句月but筆鋒一轉(zhuǎn)，提

到在接下來的幾天，發(fā)癢變成了一個(gè)徹頭徹尾的旅行。結(jié)合備選項(xiàng)，可以

推斷出nightmare“噩夢”符合題意，故為答案。

2.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.55）

填空項(xiàng)1：（正確答案：A）

解析：動(dòng)詞辨析題。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空格處作謂語，需要填動(dòng)詞的過

去式，空格后為賓語從句。根據(jù)句意可知，這對夫婦他們在一次散步時(shí)被

蟲子咬了。由之后的became可知，被蟲子咬了是他們猜測的內(nèi)容。結(jié)合備選項(xiàng)，

可以推斷出assumed"假定，認(rèn)為”符合題意，故為答案。

3.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.55）

填空項(xiàng)1：（正確答案：H）

解析：動(dòng)詞辨析題。根據(jù)stop的固定用法stopdoingsth.可知，空格處需

要填動(dòng)訶的?ing形式。根據(jù)句意可知，這對夫婦猜測他們被蟲子咬了，原囚是他

們的腳在不停地o結(jié)合備選項(xiàng)和首句提到的“發(fā)癢”，可以推斷出itching

“發(fā)癢”符合題意，故為答案。

4.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.55）

填空項(xiàng)1：（正確答案：F）

解析：動(dòng)詞辨析題?？崭袂暗膖hen體現(xiàn)動(dòng)作的先后順序，由空格前的swelled

推斷，空格處需要填動(dòng)詞的過去式。根據(jù)句意可知，他們的腳先是腫了起來，然

后是起了水泡?？梢姴∏樽兊酶鼮樵愀?，腳腫后突然起了水泡。結(jié)合備選項(xiàng)，可

以推斷出erupted“突然發(fā)生”符合題意，故為答案。

5.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.55）

填空項(xiàng)1：（正確答案：D）

解析：名詞辨析題。根據(jù)句式usesth.todosth.可知，空格處需要填入名

詞。根據(jù)句意可知，他們不能再穿襪子或鞋子，并且只好使用走路。結(jié)合

備選項(xiàng)，可以推斷出crutches“拐杖”符合題意，故為答案。

6.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.55）

填空項(xiàng)1:（正確答案：G）

解析：名詞辨析題。空格后面是that引導(dǎo)的定語從句，用來說明中心詞的

具體情況，故空格處應(yīng)該填入名詞作scars的同位語。根據(jù)句意可知，這對夫婦

開始查看傷疤，看起來是因?yàn)槭裁礀|西穿過他們的皮肉?？崭裉幨莝cars

的同位語，它們在意思上也應(yīng)該相近。結(jié)合備選項(xiàng)，可以推斷出injuries"受傷

之處”符合題意，故為答案。

7.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.55）

填空項(xiàng)1：（正確答案：B）

解析：副詞辨析題。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空格處需要填入副詞用以修飾

walking,表示走路的狀態(tài)。根據(jù)句意可知，這種疾病最常見的感染方式是

行走在受污染的土壤上。根據(jù)后文提到的旅行時(shí)要穿上鞋子的忠告，可以推測出

感染是因?yàn)闆]有穿鞋行走在受污染的土壤上。結(jié)合備選項(xiàng)，barefoot“赤著腳地”

符合題意，故為答案。

8.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.55）

填空項(xiàng)1：（正確答案：0）

解析：形容詞辨析題?？崭裎挥趙hich引導(dǎo)的定語從句中，為主系表結(jié)構(gòu)，

were后面應(yīng)該是形容詞。根據(jù)句意可知，全世界有超過5億人感染上了這種寄

生蟲，可見它的普遍性。結(jié)合備選項(xiàng)，可以推測出widespread“分布廣的”符合

題意，故為答案。

9.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.55）

填空項(xiàng)1：（正確答案：K）

解析：副詞辨析題?？崭袼诓糠治挥诰渥又虚g，且用逗號與句子其他成

分隔開作插入語，可以判斷空格處應(yīng)填副詞。根據(jù)句意可知，斯蒂芬斯在服用了

抗寄生蟲藥物后，狀況得到了改善，這也發(fā)生在這個(gè)月。結(jié)合備選項(xiàng)，可以推測

出similarly“同樣地”符合題意，故為答案。

10.（分?jǐn)?shù)：3.55）

填空項(xiàng)1：（正確答案：L）

解析：形容詞辨析題?？崭袂懊媸莝omewhere,空格處需要填形容詞，作

后置定語修飾somewhere。根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知，這對夫婦是在熱帶地區(qū)旅行，常

在加勒比海灘漫步，這里斯蒂芬斯建議旅行者在熱帶地區(qū)的沙灘，要穿鞋。結(jié)合

備選項(xiàng)，可以推測出tropical”來自熱帶的”符合題意，故為答案。

SectionB（總題數(shù)：10,分?jǐn)?shù):0.00）

WillAlRobotsTurnHumansintoPets?

A.InaroomattheUnitedNationsoverlookingNewYork'sEastRiver,ata

tableaslongasatenniscourt,around70ofthebestmindsinartificialintelligence

recentlyateaseabassdinnerandcouldnot,forthelifeofthem,agreeonthe

comingimpactofAlandrobots.

B.ThisisperhapsthemostvexingchallengeofAl.There'sagreatdealof

agreementaroundthenotionthathumansarecreatingagenieunlikeanythat's

poofed（嗖的一聲）outofabottlesofar——yetnoconsensusonwhatthatgeniewill

ultimatelydoforus.Ortous.

C.WillAlrobotsgobbleallourjobsandrenderustheirpets?TeslaCEOElon

Musk,perhapsthemostadmiredentrepreneurofthedecade,thinksso.Hejust

announcedhisnewcompany,Neuralink,whichwillexploreaddingAl-programmed

chipstohumanbrainssopeopledon'tbecomelittlemorethanpesky（煩人的）

annoyancestonewgenerationsofthinkingmachines.

D.AfewdaysbeforethatU.N.meeting,TreasurySecretaryStevenMnuchin

wavedawayworriesthatAl-drivenrobotswillstealourworkandpride."It'snoteven

onourradarscreen,"hetoldthepress.Whenaskedwhenwe'llfeeltheintellectual

heatfromrobots,heanswered:"50to100moreyears."

E.AttheU.N.forum,organizedbyAlinvestorMarkMineviehtogenerate

discussionsthatmighthelpworldleadersplanforAl,ChetanDube,CEOofIPsoft,

stoodandsaidAlwillhave10timestheimpactofanytechnologyinhistoryin

one-fifththetime.Hethrewaroundfiguresinthehundredsoftrillionsofdollars

whentalkingaboutAl'seffectontheglobaleconomy.ThegatheredAlchiefsfrom

companiessuchasFacebook,Google,IBM,AirbnbandSamsungnoddedtheirheads.

F.Issuchlightningchangegood?Whoknows?EvenIPsoft'sstatedmission

soundslikeadouble-edgedax.Thecompany'swebsitesaysitwants"topowerthe

worldwithintelligentsystems,eliminateroutineworkandfreehumantalenttofocus

oncreatingvaluethroughinnovation."Thatnodoubtsoundsav/esometoaCEO.To

ahugechunkofthepopulation,though,itcouldcomeacrossashappy-speakfora

pinkslip.Apparently,ifyou'regettingpaidaregularwagetodo"routinework,"

you'reabouttoget"freed"fromthattediousjobofyours,andthenyouhadbetter

"innovate"ifyouwantto,youknow,"eat."

G.ThefolksfromIBMtalkedabouthowitsWatsonAlwillhelpdoctorssift

throughmuchmoreinformationwhendiagnosingpatients,anditwillconstantly

learnfromallthedata,soitsthinkingwillimprove.Butwon'ttheAlstarttodoa

betterjobthandoctorsandmakethehumansunnecessary?No,ofcoursenot,the

IBMerssaid.TheAlwillimprovethedoctors,sotheycanhelpusallbehealthier.

H.Hedgefundguyssaidrobottradingsystemswillmakebetterinvesting

decisionsfaster,improvingreturns.Theydidn'tseemtooworriedabouttheircareers,

eventhoughsomehedgefundsguidedsolelybyAlarealreadyoutperforminghuman

hedgefundmanagers.YannLeCun,Facebook'sAlchiefandoneofthemost

respectedAlpractitioners,saysAlwillbeusedtodiscoverandhelpeliminatebiases

andbringpeopletogether一yetfornow,Algetsaccusedofuncoveringourindividual

biasesandservingupcontentthatconfirmsandhardensthem,therebymakinghalf

thecountrymadattheotherhalf.

I.GreteFaremo,executivedirectoroftheUnitedNationsOfficeforProject

Services,askedtechnologistseagerlyandanxiouslytoslowdownabitandmakesure

thestuffthey'reinventingsolvestheworld'sgreatproblemswithoutmakingnew

ones.Butanotherspeaker,UllasNaikofStreamlinedVentures,hintedathow

quantumcomputingwillsoongreatlyspeedupdevelopmentofthinkingmachines.

Hebelievesquantumcomputingiscloserthanmostpeoplethink,andincaseyou

don'tknow,aquantumcomputerwillbesofreakishlypowerfulthatitwillmakeany

computertodayseemasold-fashionedasanAmishbuggy.

J.Putallthistogether,andAlmightbethemostwonderfultechnology

we'veyetcreated,helpinghumansgettoahigherplaneifitdoesn'tturnagainst

humans,Terminatorstyle.Thoughmostlikely,itwilllandsomewhereinbetween.

K.Here'saquestionworthconsidering:IsthisAltsunamireallythatdifferent

fromthechangeswe'vealreadyweathered?Everygenerationhasfeltthat

technologywaschangingtoomuchtoofast.It'snotalwayspossibletocalibratewhat

we'regoingthroughwhilewe'regoingthroughit.

L.InJanuary1965,Newsweekranacoverstorytitled"TheChallengeof

Automation."Ittalkedaboutautomationkillingjobs.Inthosedays,"automation"

oftenmeantelectro-mechanicalcontraptions（奇'怪的機(jī)械裝置）ontheorderof

yourhomedishwasher,orinsomecasestheera'snewfangledmachinescalled

computers."InNewYorkCityalone,"thestorysaid,"becauseofautomaticelevators,

thereare5000fewerelevatoroperatorsthantherewereinI960."Tragicintheday,

maybe,butsomehowsocietyhasmanage