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2018年12月大学英语六级考试试题第2套

2018年12月大学英语六级考试试题第2套
Part
Part II
II Listening Comprehension
Listening Comprehension (30
(30 minutes)
minutes)

Section
Section AA
Directions:In
Directions : Inthis
thissection,you
section , youwillhear
will heartwo
twolong
longconversations.At
conversations. At the end of
the end each conversation
of each conversation,you
, you
will
will hear
hear four
four questions. Both the
questions. Both conversation and
the conversation and the questions will
the questions willbebespoken
spokenonly
onlyonce.
once.
Afier
After you
you hear
hear aa question,you
question , youmust
mustchoose
choosethe
the best
best answer from the
answer from four
the f choices marked
our choices marked
A ) , B ) , C ) D).Then
A),B),C)and and D ) . mark
Then the
markcorresponding letter
the corresponding on Answer
letter on Sheet11 with
Answer Sheet with aa
single
singleline
line through
through the
the centre.
centre.

Questions11toto 44 are
Questions are based
based on
on the
the conversation
conversation you have just
you have just heard.
heard.

1.1 . A)
A) Stop
Stop worrying
worrying about
about him.
him. C)C)Take
Takea apicture
picture of
of him.
him.
B)B)Keep awayfrom
Keepaway fromthe
thestatue.
statue. D)D)PutPutonona asmile
smilefor
for the
the photo
photo..

2.2. A)A)Gaining
Gaininggreat
greatfame
fameononthe
theInternet.
Internet. C)C)Collecting
Collecting the
the best
best photos
photos in
in the
the world.
world.
B)B)Publishing
Publishinga acollection
collection of
of his photos.
his photos. D)D)Becoming
Becominga professional
a professional photographer.
photographer.

3.3 . A)
A) Surfing
Surfingvarious
various websites
websites and
andcollecting
collecting photos.
photos.
B)B)Editing
Editinghis
his pictures
pictures and
and posting
posting them online.
them online.
C)C)Following
Followingsimilar
similar accounts
accounts toto compare notes.
compare notes.
D)D)Studying
Studyingthe
thepictures
pictures in
in popular
popular social
social media.
media.

4.4. A)A)They
Theyare
arefar
farfrom
fromsatisfactory.
satisfactory. C)C)They
Theymake
makeananimpressive
impressive album.
album.
B)B)They
Theyare
are mostly
mostly taken
taken by
by her
hermorn.
mom. D)D)They
Theyrecord
record her
her fond
fond memories.
memories.

Questions
Questions55 to
to 88 are based on
are based on the conversation you
the conversation you have
have just
justheard.
heard

5 . A)journal
5.A)A A journal reporting
reporting thethelatest
latestprogress
progress in
in physics.
physics.
B)B)AnAnintroductory
introductory course
course ofof modem physics.
modern physics.
C) An occasion for physicists to exchange
C) An occasion for physicists to exchange ideas. ideas.
D)D)A Aseries
seriesofofinterviews
interviewswith
withoutstanding
outstandingphysicists.
physicists.

6.6. A)A)The
Thefuture
futureofofthe
the physical
physical world.
world. C)C)Sources
Sourcesofofradiation.
radiation.
B)B)TheTheorigin
originofofthe
the universe.
universe. D)D)Particle
Particle theory.
theory.

7.7 . A)
A)How
How matter
matter collideswith
collides withanti-matter.
anti-matter. C)C)Why
Why there
there existsanti-matter.
exists anti-matter.
B) Whether
B)Whether thethe universewill
universe willturn
tum barren.
barren. D)D)WhyWhy
there is isa auniverse
there universeatatall.
all.

8.8 . A)Matter
A) Matter
andand anti-matterare
anti-matter areopposites
opposites of
of each
each other.
other.
B) Anti-matterallowed
B)Anti-matter allowedhumans
humanstotocome
comeinto
intoexistence.
existence.


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C)C)The
Theuniverse
universeformed
formeddue
duetotoa asufficient
sufficient amount
amount ofof matter.
matter.
D)D)Anti-matter
Anti-matterexists
exists in
in very
very high-temperature
high-temperature environments.
environments.

Section
Section BB
Directions:In
Directions : Inthis
this section,youwill
section , you will hear
hear two passages.At
two passages. theend
At the end of eachpassage
of each passage,youwll
, you willhear
hear three
three
ororfour
fourquestions. Both the
questions. Both passage and
the passage andthe
the questions
questions will be spoken
will be spoken only
only once.
once. AAfter you
fter you
hear question , youmust
hearaaquestion,you mustchoose
choose the bestanswer
the best answerfrom
fromthethefour
fourchoices
choices A ) A),B),
marked
marked , B) ,
C ) and
C)and D ) . Then
D).Then markmark
the the
corresponding
correspondingleer
letteron Answer
on Answer Sheet
Sheet 1 witha single
1 with a single line
line
through
throughthe
the centre.
centre.

Questions99 to
Questions to 11
11 are
are based
based on
on thepassage
thepassage you
you have
have just
just heard.
heard.

9.9. A)She
A ) Shefound
found herselfspeaking
herself speakingaaforeign
foreign language.
language.
B)B )She
Shewoke
wokeupup speaking
speaking witha adifferent
with different accent.
accent.
C)C )She
Shefound
foundsome
somesymptoms
symptomsof of
herherillness
illness gone.
gone.
D ) She
D)She woke
woke up up finding
finding herselfininanother
herself another country.
country.

1 0 . A ) is
10.A)It It isusually
usuallycaused
causedbybya astroke
strokeororbrain
braininjury.
injury.
B ) Ithas
B)It hasnot
notyet
yetfound
foundany
anyeffective
effective treatment.
treatment.
C)C It
) It leaves
leaves the
the patient
patient with
with aa distorted
distortedmemory.
memory.
D)D )ItIt often
often happens to people
happens to people with
with speech
speech defects.
defects.

11.A)Brtish.
1 1 . A ) British. B)Irish.
B) Irish. C)C )Russian.
Russian. D ) Australian.
D)Australian.

Questions
Questions 12
12 to 15 are
to 15 are based
based onon the
thepassage
passageyou have just
you have justheard.
heard
12.1 2 . A)Water
A) Watersports.
sports. C)C)Stories
Stories about
aboutwomen
women swimmers.
swimmers.
B)B)Racing
Racingininrivers.
rivers. D)D)Books
Booksabout
about swimming.
swimming.

1 3 . A)
13. A) She
Shesucceeded
succeeded inin swimming
swimmingacross
across the
the English
English Channel.
Channel.
B)B)She
Shepublished
publishedaa guide
guide to
to London's
London's best
best swimming spots.
swimming spots.
C)C)She
Shetold
told her
her story
story of
of adventures
adventurestotosome
someyoung
young swimmers.
swimmers.
D)D)She
Shewrote
wrotea abook
bookabout
aboutthe
the history of swimwear
history of swimwear in
in the
theUK.
UK.

14 . A)They
14. A) They lovedvacationing
loved vacationingononthe
the seashore.
seashore.
B) They had a unique notion of modesty.
B)They had a unique notion of modesty.
C) They
C)They wereprohibited
were prohibited from
from swimming.
swimming.
D)They
D) Theywere
werefully
fully dressed
dressedwhen
when swimming.
swimming.

1 5 . A)
15. A) She
Shedesigned
designed lots
lots of
of appropriate
appropriateswimwear
swimwear for
forwomen.
women.


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B)B)She
Sheonce
oncesuccessfully
successfully competed
competed against
againstmen
men ininswimming.
swimming.
C)C)She
Shewas
wasthe
thefirst
first woman to swim
woman to swimacross
across the
the English
English Channel.
Channel.
D)D)She
Shewas
wasananadvocate
advocateofofwomen's
women'sright
righttoto swim
swimininpublic
public pools.
pools.

Section
Section CC
Directions;In thisthissection,you
Directions : In willwillhearhear
section , you threethreerecordings of oflectures
recordings lecturesorortalks followed
talks followed by
by three
three or four
or four
questions.The recordings wll be played only once.After you hear a question,you must
questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question , you must
choose the
choose the best
bestanswer from thethe
answerfrom four choices
four marked
choices A ) , BA),B),C)and
marked ) , C ) and DD).Then
) . Then mark
mark the
the
corresponding
corresponding letter on Answer
letter on Answer Sheet 1 with
Sheet a single
1 with a singleline
line through
through the
the centre
centre.

Questions
Questions1616to
to 18
18 are
are based
based on
on the
the recording
recording you
you have
have just heard.
just heard.

1 6 . A)A)Build
16. Builda amachine
machinethat
thatcan
candetect
detectlies.
lies.
B)B)Develop
Developa amagnetic
magneticbrain
brain scanner.
scanner.
-
C)C)Test
Testthe
thecredibility
credibility of
of court
court evidence.
evidence.
D)D)Win
Win people'scomplete
people's completetrust
trust in
in them.
them.

1 7 .A)A)They
17. They areareoptimistic
optimisticabout
aboutitsitspotential.
potential. C)C)They
They thinkititis
think is but
but business
business promotion.
promotion.
B)B)They
Theyareare sceptical
sceptical of of
itsitsreliability.
reliability. D)D)They
They celebrateitit with
celebrate with great
great enthusiasm.
enthusiasm.

1 8 .A)It
18. A)Itisisnot
nottotobebetrusted
trustedatat all.
all. C)C)ItItmay
mayintrude
intrudeinto
into people's
people's privacy.
privacy.
B)B)ItIt does
does not
not sound
sound economical.
economical D)D)ItItmay
maylead
leadtotooveruse
overuseinincourt
courttrials.
trials.

Questions
Questions1919toto 21
21 are
are based
based on
on the
the recording
recording you
you have
have just heard.
just heard.

1 9 . A)Most
19.A) Most
of of
itsitsresidents
residents speak
speak several
several languages.
languages.
B)B)Some
Someof of
itsitsindigenous
indigenous languages
languages are
are dying
dying out.
out.
C)C)Each
Each villagethere
village therespeaks
speaksa atotally
totally different
different language.
language.
D) Itslanguages
D)Its languageshave
haveinterested
interestedresearchers
researchers the
the world over.
world over.

20. A)They
20.A) They
arearespread
spreadrandomly
randomlyacross
across the
the world.
world.
B)B)Some
Some
arearemore
more difficulttotolearn
difficult learn than
than others.
others.
C)C)More
Morearearefound
found
in intropical
tropicalregions
regions than
than in
in the
the mild
mild zones.
zones.
D) They
D)They enrichand
enrich andimpact
impacteach
eachother
other in
in more
more ways than one.
ways than one.

2 1 . A) They
21.A)They usedused differentmethods
different methods to tocollect
collect and
andanalyze
analyze data.
data.
B) They
B)They identified
identified distinctpatterns
distinct patterns ofoflanguage
languagedistribution.
distribution.
C) Their
C)Their conclusionsdodo
conclusions notnotcorrespond
correspond to totheir
theiroriginal
original hypotheses.
hypotheses.
D) There
D)There is isno no conclusive
conclusive account
account forforthethecause
causeofoflanguage
languagediversity.
diversity.

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Questions
Questions22
22toto 25
25 are
are based
based on
on the
the recording
recording you
you have
have just heard.
just heard.

22.A)A)Its
22. Its middle-class
middle-class is
is disappearing
disappearing.. C)C)Its
Its population
population is
is rapidly
rapidly growing.
growing.
B)B)ItsItswealth
wealthisisrationally
rationally distributed.
distributed. D)D)Its
Its cherished
cherished dream
dream is
is coming true.
coming true.

23.A)
23 . A)Success
Successwas
wasbut
buta adream
dreamwithout
withoutconscientious
conscientious effort
effort.
B)B)They
Theycould
couldrealize
realize their
their dreams
dreams through
through hard
hard work.
work.
C)C)AAfew
fewdollars
dollars could
could go
go aa long
long way.
way.
D) Wealth
D)Wealth waswas shared
shared by by
allallcitizens.
citizens.

24.A)
24. A)Better
Better working
workingconditions.
conditions. C)C)High
Highsocial
socialstatus.
status.
B)B)Bete-paying
Better-payingjobs.
jobs. D)D)Full
Full employment.
employment.

25. A)
25. A)Reduce
Reducethetheadministrative
administrative costs.
costs. C)C)Hire
Hirepart-time
part-time employees
employees only.
only.
B)B)Adopt
Adopteffective
effective business models.
business models. D)D)Make
Makeuseuseof ofthethelatest
latest technology.
technology.

Part II
Part III Reading
Reading Comprehension
Comprehension (40 minutes)
(40 minutes)

Section
Section AA
Directions:In
Directions : this section,
In this section there
, thereisis aa passage
passagewith
withten
ten blanks
blanks.You arearereqyuired
You requiredto
to select one word
select one word for
for
each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the
each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the
passage
passagethrough
throughcarefully
carefullybefore
before making
makingyour
yourchoices.
choices. Each
Eachchoice
choiceininthe
thebank
bankisisidentified
identified
bybya aleter.Please
letter. Pleasemark
markthe
the coresponding
corresponding letter foreacheachitemitemon onAnswer
letter for Answer Sheet
Sheet 22 with
with aa
single
single line through the
line through the centre.
centre.You may not
You may not use any ofof the
use any the words
words inin the
thebank
bank more
more than
than
onc.
once.

SurfingthetheInternet
Surfing Internetduring
duringclass
classdoesn't
doesn'tjust
just steal
steal focus fromthe
focus from the educator;
educator; itit also
also hurts
hurts students
students
whore
who'realready
already struggling
struggling toto 2626the the
material.
material.A A
newnew
study fromfromMichigan
study State
Michigan StateUniversity,
University,
though,
though,argues
arguesthat
that all students—includinghigh
all students-including highachievers-see
achievers—seeaadecline
declineininperformance
performancewhen
when they
they
browse
browsethe
theInternet
Internet during
during class fornon-academic
class for non-academic purposes.
purposes.
ToTomeasure
measurethe
theeffects
effects of
of Internet-based distractions
Internet-based distractions during
during class,class, researchers
researchers 27 27 500
500
students
students taking
taking an
an introductory psychology class
introductory psychology classatatMichigan
MichiganState
StateUniversity.
University.Researchers usedACT
Researchers used ACT
scores
scores as
as aa measure
measure of
of intellectual 28 . .Because
intellectual 28 Becauseprevious
previous research
research has
has shown
shown that people with
that people with
high
highintellectual
intellectual abilities
abilities arearebetter
betterat at 2929 outoutdistractions,
distractions, researchers believed students
researchers believed students with
with high
high
ACT
ACTscores
scoreswould
wouldnot
notshow
showa a30 decrease in performance
30 decrease due to
in performance duetheir useuseofofdigital
to their devices.But
digital devices. But
students
students who
whosurfed
surfedthe
the web
webduring
duringclass
class did
did worse
worse onontheir
their exams
examsregardless
regardless of theirACT
of their ACT scores,
scores,
suggesting
suggestingthat
that even
eventhe
the academically
academicallysmartest
smarteststudents
students are
are harmed
harmedwhen
whenthey're
they'redistracted
distractedin
in class.
class.
College
Collegeprofessors
professors are
are increasingly
increasingly _31_
3 1 alarm bells
alarm bellsabout
aboutthe
theeffects
effects smartphones,
smartphones, laptops,
laptops,
and
andtablets haveonon academic
tablets have academicperformance.
performance.One
One202013 studyofofcollege
1 3 study college students
students found
found that that
80% 80?
of
students
studentsuse
usetheir
their phones
phonesororlaptops
laptops during
duringclass,
class, with
with the
the average
average student
student checking
checkingtheir
their digital
digital

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device
device111 1times
timesinin aa 32 32
class.Aclass.
quarter of students
A quarter report
of students thatthat
report their
theiruse
useofofdigital
digital devices during
devices during
class
class causes theirgrades
causes their gradesto to 33_33
Professors
Professors sometimes
sometimes implement
implementpolicies designed toto 3434 students'use
policies designed of ofdigital
students' use digital devices, and
devices, and
some instructors even iR:�� ) tablets and phones. In a world where people
some instructors even confiscate(没收)tablets and phones.In a world where people are increasingly
confiscate ( are increasingly
dependent on their phones, though, such strategies often fail. One international study found that 84%
dependent on their phones, though, such strategies often fail. One international study found that 84%
of people say they couldn't go a day without their smartphones.Until students are able to 35 the
of people say they couldn't go a day without their smartphones. Until students are able to 35 the
pull
pull of
of social networking, texting,
social networking, and endlessly
texting, and endlessly surfing
surfingthe
theweb,
web, they
they may
may continue
continue toto struggle
struggle in
in
their classes.
their classes.

A)A) aptitude
aptitude D)I) obscure
obscure
B)B) eradiction
eradication J)J) obsess
obsess
C)C)evaluated
evaluated K)K)raising
raising
D)D)evaporated
evaporated L)L) reist
resist
E)E)filtering
filtering M)M)significant
significant
F)F) grasp
grasp N)N) sufer
suffer
G H)G)legacy
legacy O)0)typical
typical
H) minimze
mm1m1Ze

Section
Section BB
Directions:In this
Directions : In thissection,you
section , youare
aregoing
goingtotoread
readaapassage
passagewith
with ten
ten statements attached too it.
statements attached Each
it. Each
statement
statementcontains
contains information
informationgiven
given in
in one
one of the paragraphs.
of the paragraphs. Identif
Identifyy thetheparagraph
paragraphfrom
from
which
whichthe
the information is derived.
information is derived.YouYoumay
may choose
chooseaaparagraph
paragraph more
more than
than once.
once. Each
Each
paragraph
paragraphis ismarked
markedwithwitha letter.
a letter. Answer
Answerthe
thequestions
questions by
by marking
markingthe
thecorresponding
correspondingletter
letter
onon Answer
AnswerSheet
Sheet 2.
2.

AAPioneering
Pioneering Woman
Woman of ofSdience
ScienceRe-emerges
Re-emergesafter 300 Years
after 300 Years

[A][A]Maria
MariaSibylla
Sibylla Merian, likemany
Merian, like many European
European women
womenofofthe
the 17th
1 7th century, stayedbusy
century, stayed busymanaging
managing aa
household
householdand
andrearing
rearing children. But on
children. But on top
top ofofthat,
that,Merian,
Merian,a German-born
a German-bornwoman
woman who
wholived
lived in
in
thetheNetherlands,also managed
Netherlands, also a successful
managed career
a successful as anas artist,
career an artist,botanist,
botanist, naturalist and entomologist
naturalist and entomologist
(昆虫学家).
( tt. � � � ).

[B]"She waswas
[B] " She a scientist
a scientistononthe
thelevel
level with
with aa lot of people
lot of people we
wespend
spenda alot
lot of time talking
of time talking about,"
about,"said
said
KayKayEtheridge,
Etheridge, aa biologist at Gettysburg
biologist at Gettysburg College
College ininPennsylvania
Pennsylvaniawho
who has
has been
been studying the
studying the
scientific historyofofMerian's
scientific history Merian'swork.
work."She
" She didn't do asasmuch
didn't do much toto change
change biology
biology asas Charles
CharlesDarwin,
Darwin,
butbutsheshewaswassignificant."
significant."

[C]AtAta atime
[C] timewhen
whennatural
naturalhistory
history was
wasa avaluable
valuabletool
tool for
for discovery,
discovery, Merian discovered facts
Merian discovered facts about
about
plants
plants and
andinsects
insects that were not
that were not previously
previously known.
known. Her
Her observations
observations helped
helped dismiss
dismiss the popular
the popular


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belief
belief that insectsspontaneously
that insects spontaneouslyemerged
emergedfrom
frommud.
mud. The
The knowledge
knowledge she
she collected over decades
collected over decades
didn'tjust
didn't just satisfy
satisfy those
those curious
curious about
about nature,
nature, but
but also
alsoprovided
provided valuable
valuable insights
insights into
intomedicine
medicine
andandscience.
science.SheShe
waswas
thethe
first
firsttotobring
bringtogether
togetherinsects
insectsand
andtheir
their habitats, including food
habitats, including food they
they ate,
ate,
into
into aa single
single ecological composition.
ecological composition.

[D][D]After
Afteryears
years ofofpleasing
pleasing aa fascinated audience across
fascinated audience across Europe
Europe with
with books
booksofofdetailed
detailed descriptions
descriptions
andandlife-size
life-size paintings
paintings of
of familiar insects,inin1 699
familiar insects, 1699 she
she sailed
sailedwith
withherherdaughter
daughternearly
nearly5,000
5,000 miles
miles
fromthe
from theNetherlands
Netherlandstoto South
South America
Americatotostudy
studyinsects
insects in
in the
thejungles
junglesofofwhat
whatis isnow
nowknown
known as
as
Suriname.
Suriname.She
Shewas
was5252years
yearsold.
old.The
Theresult
resultwas
washer
hermasterpiece,
masterpiece, Metamorphosis
Metamorphosi,s Insectorum
Insectorum
Surinamensium.
Surinamensium .

[E]In
[E] Inher
herwork,she revealed
work, she revealeda aside
sideofofnature
naturesosoexotic, dramatic and
exotic, dramatic and valuable to Europeans
valuable to Europeans of the
of the
time
timethat
that she
she received
received much
muchacclaim.
acclaim.But
Buta acentury
centurylater,
later, her
her findings
findings came
cameunder
underscientific
scientific
criticism. Shoddy ( �JI.� a!J ) reproductions of
criticism.Shoddy(粗糙的)reproductions of her
her work along with
work along with setbacks
setbacks to
to women's roles in
women's roles in
18th-
1 8th-and
and19th-century
1 9th-centuryEurope
Europeresulted
resulted inin her
her efforts being largely
efforts being largelyforgotten.
forgotten."It was kind
" It was kind ofof
stunningwhen
stunning whensheshesort
sortofofdropped
dropped
offoff oblivion ( it. ;t. )," said Dr.
intooblivion(遗忘),""said
into Dr. Etheridge. " Victorians
Etheridge."Victorians
started
started putting
putting women
women in ina box, andand
a box, they're still
they're still trying
trying to
to crawl
crawl out
out of
of it."
it."

[F]Today,
[F] Today,the
thepioneering
pioneering woman
womanof of
thethesciences
scienceshas
hasre-emerged.In
re-emerged. In recent
recent years,feminists,
years, feminists, historians
historians
andartists
and artists have
haveall
allpraised
praisedMerian'stenacity(坚韧),
Merian's tenacity( �.sfiJJ ), talent
talent and inspirational artistic
and inspirational artistic compositions.
compositions.
Andnownow
And biologistslike
biologists likeDr.
Dr.Etheridge
Etheridgeare
aredigging
digginginto intothe
thescientific
scientific texts
textsthat
thataccompanied
accompanied her
her
art.
art. Three
Three hundred
hundredyears
yearsafter
after her
her death, Merian will
death, Merian will be be celebrated
celebrated atatananinternational
internationalsymposium
symposium
in Amsterdam this
in Amsterdam this June. June.

[G]
[G] And
Andlast
last month,Meamorphosis Insectorum
month, Metamorphosi,s InsectorumSurinamensium waswasrepublished.It
Surinamensium republished. Itcontains
contains 60
60 plates
plates
(� 00 ) andoriginal
(插图)and originaldescriptions,
descriptions, along
along with stories about
with stories Merian's life
about Merian's life and updatedscientific
and updated scientific
descriptions. Before writing
descriptions. Before writingMetamorphosi,s
Metamorphosis,, Merian
Merian spent
spentdecades
decadesdocumenting
documenting European
European plants
plants
andandinsects
insects that
that she
she published
published in
in aa series of books.
series of books. She
She began
began inin her
her 20s,
20s, making
makingtextless,
textless,
decorative
decorative paintings of flowers
paintings of flowers with
with insects.
insects."Then
" Then she
shegot
gotreally
really serious,"Dr.
serious," Dr. Etheridge
Etheridge said.
said.
Merian
Merianstarted
startedraising
raising insects at home,
insects at home, mostly
mostlybutterflies and caterpillars.
butterflies and caterpillars."She would sit
" She would sit up
up all
all
nightuntil
night until they
they came out of
came out of the
the pupa (� ) so she
pupa(蛹)so she could
could draw them," she said.
draw them,"she said.

[H]
[H]The
Theresults
resultsofofher
her decades'worth
decades' worthofofcareful
carefulobservations
observationswere
weredetailed
detailed paintings
paintings and
and descriptions
descriptions
ofofEuropean
Europeaninsects,
insects, followed
followedbybyunconventional
unconventionalvisuals
visualsand
andstories of insects
stories of insectsand
and animals
animals from
from aa
land
landthat
that most
mostatat the
the time
time could
could only
only imagine.
imagine. It's possibleMerian
It's possible Merian used
used aa magnifying
magnifying glass to
glass to
capturethe
capture the detail
detail of
of the
the split
splittongues
tonguesofofsphinx
sphinxmoths (.Ji.If � Jt .JiJr 1:. �) depictedinin the
moths(斯芬克斯飞蛾)depicted the painting.
painting.
Shewrote
She wrotethat
that the
the two
two tongues
tongues combine
combinetoto form
formone
onetubetubeforfordrinking
drinking nectar(花蜜).
nectar ( 1t � ). Some
Some
criticized this detail later,saying there was just one tongue, but Merian wasn't wrong. Shemay
criticized this detail later, saying there was just one tongue, but Merian wasn't wrong. She may
haveobserved
have observedthe
theadult
adult moth
mothjust
just as
as it
it emerged
emerged from its pupa.
from is pupa. For
For aa brief
brief moment during that
moment during that
stage
stageofofits
its life cycle,thethetongue
life cycle, tongue consists
consistsofoftwo
two tiny
tinyhalf-tubes
half-tubesbefore
beforemerging
merging into
into one.
one.

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[I] It
[I] It may not have
may not have been
been ladylike
ladylike to
to depict
depicta agiant
giantspider devouring
spider devouringa hummingbird,
a hummingbird,butbutwhen
whenMerian
Merian
diditit at
did at the
the turn
turn of
of the
the 18th
1 8th century,
century, surprisingly,
surprisingly, nobody objected. Dr.
nobody objected. Dr. Etheridge
Etheridge called
called it
it
revolutionary.
revolutionary. The
The image,
image,which
whichalso
alsocontained
containednovel
noveldescriptions
descriptions of
of ants, fascinatedaaEuropean
ants, fascinated European
audience that was more concerned with the exotic story unfolding before them than the gender ofof
audience that was more concerned with the exotic story unfolding before them than the gender
the
the person
person who
whopainted
paintedit.
it.

[J]"All
[J] " Allofof
these
thesethings
thingsshook
shookupupteir
theirnice,
nice,neat
neat ittleview,,"Dr.
little view," Dr. Etheridge
Etheridge said.But
said. Butlater, people ofof
later, people
thetheVictorian
Victorian era
era thought
thought differently. Herwork
differently. Her work had
had been
been reproduced,
reproduced, sometimes
sometimes incorrectly.
incorrectly. AA
few
fewobservations
observations were
were deemed
deemedimpossible."She'd
impossible. " She'dbeen
beencalled
calleda asilly woman for
silly woman forsaying
saying that
that aa
spider
spider could
could eat
eat aa bird,"
bird,"Dr.Etheridge
Dr. Etheridgesaid.But
said. ButHenry
HenryWalter
WalterBates,
Bates,aa friend of Charles
friend of Charles Darwin,
Darwin,
observed
observeditit and
andput
put it in book
it in book inin 11863, proving Merian
863 , proving Merian was
was correct.
correct.

[K]InInthe
[K] the same
sameplate,Merian
plate, Meriandepicted
depictedand
anddescribed
describedleaf-cutter
leaf-cutter ants
ants for
for the
the first
firsttime. " In America
time."In America
there
there are
are large ants which
large ants which can
can eat
eat whole
whole trees bare asas aa broom
trees bare broom handle
handle inin aa single night,"she
single night," she
wrote
wroteininthe
the description. Merian noted
description. Merian noted how
howthe
the ants
ants took
took the leaves below
the leaves below ground
ground to
to their young.
their young.
Andsheshewouldn't
And wouldn't have
have known
known thisthis at the
at the time,but
time, butthe
the ants
ants use
use the
the leaves
leaves to
to farm
farm fungi(菌类)
fungi ( i° � )
underground
undergroundtotofeed
feedtheir
their developing
developing babies.
babies.

[L][L]Merian
Merianwaswas
correct about
correct thethegiant
about giantbird-eating
bird-eatingspiders,
spiders, ants building bridges
ants building bridges with
with their
theirbodies
bodies and
and
other
otherdetails.But
details. Butinin the
the same
samedrawing,
drawing,she
sheincorrectly
incorrectly lumped
lumpedtogether
togetherarmy
armyand
andleaf-cutter
leaf-cutter ants.
ants.
And
Andinstead
insteadofofshowing just
showing justthe
thetypical
typical pair of eggs
pair of eggs ininaahummingbird
hummingbird nest, shepainted
nest, she paintedfour.
four.She
She
made
madeother
othermistakes
mistakesininMetamorphosis
MetamorphosisInsectorum
/nsectorum Surinamensium
Surinamensiumasaswell:
well: not
not every
everycaterpilar
caterpillar
andandbutterfly matched.
butterfly matched.

[M][M]Perhaps oneone
Perhaps explanation for for
explanation herher
mistakes is isthatthatsheshecutcutshort
mistakes shorther
herSuriname
Surinametriptripafter
after getting
getting sick,
sick,
andandcompleted
completedthe
the book
book at home inin Amsterdam.
at home Amsterdam.And
Anderrors
errors are common among
are common amongsome ofofhistory's
some history's
most-celebrated
most-celebrated scientific minds,too.
scientific minds, too."These errorsnono more
" These errors more invalidate Ms. Merian's
invalidate Ms. Merian's work
work than
than
dodowell-known
well-knownmisconceptions
misconceptions published by Charles
published by Darwin or
Charles Darwin Isaac Newton,"
or Isaac Newton,"Dr.
Dr. Etheridge
Etheridge
wrote
wroteininaa paper
paper that argued that
that argued that too
toomany
many have
have wrongly
wrongly focused
focused on
on the
the mistakes
mistakes of her work.
of her work.
[N]Merian's
[N] Merian'spaintings
paintings inspired
inspired artists
artists and
andecologists.
ecologists.In Inan an1 801801
1 drawing
drawing from
from his
his book,
book, General
General
Zooogy
ZoologyAmphibia,George Shaw,
Amphibia, George an English
Shaw, botanist
an English botanistandand
zoologist,
zoologist, credited Merian for
credited Merian for
describing
describing aa frog in the
frog in the account
account ofofher
herSouth
South American
American expedition, and named
expedition, and named the young tree
the young tree
frog
frogafter
afterher
herininhis
his portrayal
portrayal ofofit.
it. ItItwouldn't
wouldn't bebe fair
fair totogive
give Merian
Merian all the credit.
all the credit.She
She received
received
assistance naming plants,
assistance naming making sketches
plants, making sketches and
and referencing the work
referencing the work ofof others. Her daughters
others. Her daughters
helped
helpedher
hercolor
color her
her drawings.
drawings.

[O] Merian
[O]Merian alsoalsomade
made
notenote
of of
thethehelp
helpshe
shereceived
receivedfrom
fromthe
thenatives
natives of
of Suriname,
Suriname,asaswell
well as
as slaves
slaves or
or
servants
servantsthat
that assisted her.In
assisted her. some instances
In some she wrote
instances she wrote moving
moving passages
passagesthat
that included
included her
her helpers
helpers
inin descriptions.As
descriptions. As she
she wrote
wrote in
in her descriptionofofthethepeacock
her description peacockflower,
flower,"The Indians, who
" The Indians, who are not
are not


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treated
treated well
well by
bytheir
their Dutch
Dutchmasters,
masters,use
usethe
theseeds
seedstotoabort
aborttheir
their children,
children, so
so that they will
that they will not
not
become
becomeslaves
slaveslike
like themselves. The black
themselves. The black slaves
slavesfrom
fromGuinea
Guineaand
andAngola
Angola have
have demanded
demanded toto bebe
well treated,
well treated, threatening
threatening to
to refuse
refuse totohave
have children.
children. InIn fact,
fact,they
theysometimes
sometimes take
take their
their own lives
own lives
because
becausethey
theyare
aretreated
treated so
so badly, and because
badly, and because they
they believe
believe they
they will be born
will be born again, free and
again, free and
living
living in
in their own land.
their own They told
land. They me this
told me themselves."
this themselves."

[P] Londa
[P]Londa Schiebinger,professor
Schiebinger,a a professor of the
of the history
history of ofscience
scienceatatStanford
StanfordUniversity,
University, called
called this
this passage
passage
rather
ratherastonishing.
astonishing.It's particularly striking
It's particularly striking centuries
centurieslater
laterwhen
when these
these issues
issues are
are still
stillprominent
prominent inin
public
public discussions about social
discussions about socialjustice
justice
andand women'srights.
women's rights."She was ahead
" She was ahead of
of her
her time,"
time,"Dr.
Dr.
Etheridge
Etheridge said.
said.

36.
36.Merian
Merianwas thethefirst
was firstscientist
scientist toto study
study aa type
type ofofAmerican
American ant.
ant.

37.The
37. TheEuropean audience
European waswasmoremore
audience interested
interestedininMerian's
Merian's drawings
drawings than
than her gender.
her gender.

38.3 8 .Merian's
Merian'smasterpiece
masterpiececame
cameunder attack
under a century
attack after
a century afterits
its publication.
publication.

39.
39. Merian's
Merian's mistakes
mistakes in
in her drawings may
her drawings maybebeattibuted
attributed to
to her
her shortened stay inin South
shortened stay South America.
America.
40.Merian often
40. Merian oftensat
satupupthe
the whole
wholenight
nightthrough
throughto
to observe
observe and
and draw
drawinsects.
insects.

41.
4 1 . Merian
Merianacknowledged
acknowledgedthe
thehelp
helpshe
shegot
got from
from natives of South
natives of South America.
America.

42.Merian contributed
42. Merian contributedgreatly
greatlytotopeople's
people's better understanding of
better understanding of medicine
medicine and
and science.
science.

43.Merian occasionally
43 . Merian occasionallymade
mademistakes ininherherdrawings
mistakes drawingsofofinsects
insects and
andbirds.
birds.

44.
44. Now,
Now,Marian's
Marian'srole
roleasasa afemale
femaleforerunner
forerunnerininsciences
sciences has
has been
beenre-established.
re-established.

45. Merian
45.Merian made
made a long
a long voyage
voyage to South
to South America
America to study
to study jungle
jungle insectsover
insects overthree
threecenturies
centuries ago
ago..

Section
Section CC
Directions:There
Directions : Thereare
are2 2passges in inthisthissection.Each
passages section. Eachpassage
passageisis followed
followed by
by some
some questions or
questions or
unfinished statements.
unfinished For each
statements.For eachofofthem
themthere are four
there choices
are four A ) , BA),B),C)and
markedmarked
choices ) , C ) and
D ) . You
D).You should
should decideononthe
decide thebest
best choice
choice and mark the
and mark the corresponding letteron onAnswer
corresponding letter Answer
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a singleline
line through
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Passage One
Passage One
Questions4646toto 50
Questions 50 are
are based
based on
onthe
the following
following passage.
passage.

Whilehuman
While human achievements
achievements in inmathematics
mathematicscontinue
continuetotoreach
reach new
newlevels
levels of
of complexity,
complexity,many
many of
of


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ususwho
who aren'tmathematicians
aren't mathematiciansatatheart
heart (or
( or engineers
engineers by
by trade)
trade) may struggle to
may struggle to remember the last
remember the last time
time
weweused
usedcalculus(微积分).
calculus ( �;;fy, fr ) .
It's aa fact
It's factnot
notlost
lostononAmerican
American educators,
educators,who amid rising
who amid rising math failure rates
math failure ratesare
aredebating
debatinghow
how
math
mathcan
canbetter
better meet
meetthe
the real-life needs ofof students.
real-life needs students.Should
Shouldwewe change
change the
the way
way math
math isis taught
taught in
in
schools,
schools, or
or eliminate some courses
eliminate some courses entirely?
entirely?
Andrew
AndrewHacker, Queens
Hacker, College
Queens political
College politicalscience
scienceprofessor, thinks that
professor, thinks thatadvanced
advanced algebra
algebra and
and
other
otherhigher-level
higher-level mathmathshould
shouldbebecut
cutfrom
fromcurricula
curriculainin favor
favor of
of courses with more
courses with more routine
routine usefulness,
usefulness,
like
likestatistics.
statistics.
"We hearhearon onallallsides
" We sidesthat
that we're
we're not teaching enough
not teaching enough mathematics,
mathematics, and
and the Chinese are
the Chinese running
are running
rings
rings around
around us,"Hacker
us," Hackersays."I'm
says. " I'msuggesting
suggesting were
we're teaching too much
teaching too much mathematics
mathematics toto too
toomany
many
people ... not everybody
people...not everybody has
has to
to know
knowcalculus.If
calculus. If you're
you're going
going to
to become
become ananaeronautical(航空的)
aeronautical ( :!lit '.£ � )
engineer,
engineer, fine. But most
fine. But most ofofus
us aren't."
aren't."
Instead, Hacker isis pushing
Instead, Hacker pushing for more courses
for more courses like the one
like the one he
he teaches
teaches at Queens College:
at Queens College:
Numeracy
Numeracy101.There, his his
1 0 1 . There, students of"citizen
students statistics"learn
of " citizen statistics" learntotoanalyze
analyzepublic
publicinformation
informationlike
like the
the
federal
federal budget
budget and
and corporate
corporate reports. Such courses,
reports. Such courses, Hacker
Hacker argues, are aa remedy
argues, are remedy for the numerical
for the numerical
illiteracy ofadults
illiteracy of adultswho
who have
have completed
completed high-level
high-level math
mathlike
like algebra
algebra but
but are
are unable
unable toto calculate the
calculate the
price
price of,
of, say,
say, aa carpet
carpet by
by area.
area.
Hacker's
Hacker'sargument
argumenthas
hasmet
metwith
withopposition
opposition from
fromother
other math
math educators who say
educators who say what's needed isis
what's needed
to help students develop a better relationship with math earlier,rather than teaching them lessmath
to help students develop a better relationship with math earlier, rather than teaching them less math
altoether.
altogether.
MariaDroujkova
Maria Droujkova
is isa founder
a founder
ofofNatural
NaturalMath,
Math,andand
hashastaught
taughtbasic
basiccalculus
calculus concepts
concepts to
to 5-year­
5-year-
olds. For
olds. For Droujkova,
Droujkova, high-level
high-level math
math isis important,
important, and
and what
what itit could
could use
use inin American classrooms is
American classrooms is
ananinjection
injection of
of childlike
childlike wonder.
wonder.
" Make
"Make mathematicsmore
mathematics more available," Droujkova
available,"Droujkova says. " Redesign
says."Redesign it soit's
it so it's more
moreaccessible
accessible to
to
morekinds
more kindsofofpeople:
people: young
young children,
children, adults
adultswho
who worry
worry about
about it,
it,adults
adultswho
whomay
may have
have had
had bad
bad
experiences."
experiences."
Pamela
PamelaHarris,
Harris,a alecturer
lecturer at
at the University of
the University of Texas
Texas atat Austin
Austin,, has
has aa similar perspective.Harris
similar perspective. Harris
says
saysthat American education
that American education is sufferingfrom
is suffering fromananepidemic
epidemicofof"fake math"—an
" fake math" -anemphasis
emphasisononthe
the rote
rote
memorization(死记硬背)of
memorization ( §t il Ji_ lf ) offormulas
formulasand
andsteps, ratherthan
steps, rather thanananunderstanding
understandingofofhow
how math
math can
can
influence
influence the ways we
the ways we see
see the world.
the world.
Andrew
Andrew Hacker, forforthetherecord,
Hacker, record,remains
remainsskeptical.
skeptical.
"I'm
" I'mgoing
goingtotoleave
leave it to those
it to those who
who are in mathematics
are in mathematics toto work
work out
out the
the ways
ways to make their
to make their
subject
subject interesting and exciting
interesting and excitingsoso students
studentswant
want tototaketakeit,"
it,"Hacker
Hacker says."All
says. " Allthat
that II ask
ask is
is that
that
alternatives
alternatives be
be offered
offered instead
instead of
of putting all ofof usus onon the
putting all the road
road toto calculus."
calculus."
46.
46.What
Whatdoes
doesthe
theauthor
author say
say about ordinary Americans?
about ordinary Americans?
A)A)They
Theystruggle
struggle to
to solve
solve math
math problems.
problems.
B)B)They
Theythink
thinkmath
mathisis aa complex
complexsubject.
subject.
C)C)They
They findhigh-level
find high-levelmath
math
of of little use.
little use.
D)D)They
Theywork
work hard
hard totolearn
learnhigh-level
high-level math.
math.

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47.
4 7 . What
Whatisis the
the general complaint about
general complaint about America's
Americas math
math education according toto Hacker?
education according Hacker?
A)A)America
Americaisisnot
notdoing
doing asas well
well as
as China.
China.
B)B)Math
Mathprofessors
professors are
are not
not doing
doing aa good
good job.
job.
C)C)ItItdoesn't
doesn'thelp
helpstudents
studentsdevelop
developtheir
theirliteracy.
literacy.
D)D)There
Therehas
hashardly
hardlybeen
beenany
anyinnovation
innovationfor
for years.
years.

48.
48. What
What does
does Andrew
AndrewHacker's Numeracy 101
Hacker's Numeracy 1 0 1 aim
aim to do??
to do
A)A)Allow
Allowstudents
studentstotolearn
learn high-level
high-level math
math step
step by
by step.
step.
B)B)Enable
Enablestudents
studentstoto make
makepractical
practical use
use of
of basic
basic math.
math.
C)C)Lay
Laya asolid
solidfoundation
foundation for
for advanced
advanced math
mathstudies.
studies.
D)D)Help
Help students
students to todevelop
develop their
their analyticalabilities.
analytical abilities.

49.
49. What
Whatdoes
doesMaria
MariaDroujkova
Droujkovasuggest
suggestmath
mathteachers
teachers do
do in
in class?
class ?
A)Make
A) Makecomplex
complex conceptseasy
concepts easytoto understand.
understand.
B)B)Start
Start teaching
teaching children
children math
math atat an
an early
early age.
age.
C)C)Help
Helpchildren
children work
workwonders
wonderswith
withcalculus.
calculus.
D)D)TryTrytotoarouse
arousestudents'
students' curiosity
curiosity in
in math.
math.

50.
50. What
Whatdoes
doesPamela
PamelaHarris
Harristhink
think should
should be
be the
the goal of math
goal of math education?
education?
A)A)ToToenable
enablelearners
learnerstoto understand
understandthe
the world
worldbetter.
better.
B)B)ToTohelp
helplearners
learners toto tell
tell fake
fake math
math from real math.
from real math.
C)C)ToTobroaden
broadenAmericans'
Americans'perspectives
perspectives on
on math.
math.
D)D)ToToexert
exert influence
influence on
on world
world development.
development.

Passage Two
Passage Two
Questions5151toto55
Questions 55 are
are based
based on
onthe
the following
following passage.
passage.

For
Foryears,
years, the
the U.S.
U. S. has
has experienced
experienced aa shortage
shortage ofof registered nurses.The
registered nurses. TheBureau
Bureau ofof Labor
Labor
Statistics projects that while the number of nurses will increase by 19 percent by 2022, demand will
Statistics projects that while the number of nurses will increase by 1 9 percent by 2022, demand will
grow faster than supply, and that there will be over one million unfilled nursing
grow faster than supply,and that there will be over one million unfilled nursing jobs by then. jobs by then.
SoSowhat's
what'sthethe solution? Robots.
solution? Robots.
Japan
Japanisisahead
aheadofofthethe curve
curve when
whenitit comes
comestoto this trend.Toyohashi
this trend. Toyohashi University
University ofofTechnology
Technology has
has
developed
developedTerapio,
Terapio, aa robotic
robotic medical
medical cartcart that can make
that can make hospital
hospital rounds,
rounds, deliver medications and
deliver medications and
other
otheritems,
items, and
andretrieve
retrieve records.It
records. It follows
fo llows aa specific individual,such
specific individual, suchasasa adoctor
doctororornurse,
nurse,who
who can
can
use it to record and access patient data.This type of robot will likely be one of the first to be
use it to record and access patient data. This type of robot will likely be one of the first to be
implemented
implemented in inhospitals
hospitalsbecause
becauseitithas
hasfairly
fairly minimal
minimalpatient
patient contact.
contact.
Robots capable of social engagement help with loneliness as well as cognitive functioning, but
Robots capable of social engagement help with loneliness as well as cognitive functioning, but
the robot itself doesn't have to engage directly—it can serve as an intermediary for human
the robot itself doesn't have to engage directly-it can serve as an intermediary for human
communication.Telepresence robots such as MantaroBot, Vgo,and Giraff can be controlled through a
communication. Telepresence robots such as MantaroBot, Vgo, and Giraff can be controlled through a
computer,
computer,smartphone,
smartphone,orortablet,
tablet, allowing
allowing family members orordoctors
family members doctors toto remotely
remotely monitor
monitorpatients or
patients or


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Skypethem,
Skype them,often
oftenvia
via aa screen
screen where
where the
the robot's'face'would
robot's ' face' wouldbe.be.IfIfyou
youcan't
can't get
get to
to the
the nursing
nursing
home
hometo tovisit
visit grandma,
grandma,you
youcan
canuse
useaatelepresence robot toto hang
telepresence robot hang out
out with
with her.
her.AA202016 study found
1 6 study found
that
that users
users had
had a"a consistently
" consistently positive
positive attitude"about
attitude " about the
the Giraff
Giraff robot's
robot's ability to enhance
ability to enhance
communication
communication andand decrease
decrease feelingsofofloneliness.
feelings loneliness.
AArobot's
robot'sappearance
appearanceaffects
affects its
its ability
abilitytotosuccessfully
successfullyinteract withwith
interact humans, which isiswhy
humans,which the
why the
RIKEN-TRI
RIKEN-TRICollaboration Center
Collaboration forforHuman-Interactive
Center Human-InteractiveRobot
RobotResearch
Researchdecided
decidedtotodevelop
develop aa robotic
robotic
nursethat
nurse that looks
looks like
like aa huge
huge teddy
teddy bear.
bear.RIBA (Robot for
RIBA (Robot for Interactive
Interactive Body
Body Assistance),
Assistance),also
alsoknown
known as
as
"Robear,"can helphelppatients
" Robear, " can patientsinto
intoand
andout
outofofwheelchairs
wheelchairs and
andbeds
bedswith
withits
its strong arms.
strong arms.
OnOnthetheless
less cute
cute and
and more
morescary
scaryside
side there
there is Actroid F,F, which
is Actroid which is so human-like
is so human-like that
that some
some
patients
patients may
maynot
notknow
knowthethedifference.
difference. This
This conversational robot companion
conversational robot companion has
hascameras
camerasininits
its eyes,
eyes,
which allow it to track patients and use appropriate facial expressions and body language in its
which allow it to track patients and use appropriate facial expressions and body language in its
interactions. During aa month-long
interactions. During month-longhospital
hospital trial, researchersasked
trial, researchers asked 70
70 patients
patients how
how they
they felt being
felt being
around
aroundthetherobot
robotand
and"only three
" only threeororfour
foursaid
saidthey
theydidn't
didn't like having it
like having around."
it around."
It's important toto note
It's important note that
that robotic
roboticnurses
nursesdon't
don'tdecide
decidecourses
coursesofoftreatment
treatmentorormake
make diagnoses
diagnoses
(thoughrobot
(though robotdoctors
doctorsand
andsurgeons
surgeonsmay
maynotnotbe befarfaroff).
ofl). Instead,
Instead, they
they perform routine and
perform routine laborious
and laborious
tasks,
tasks, freeing nurses upup toto attend
freeing nurses attend toto patients
patientswith
withimmediate
immediate needs.
needs. This
This isis one
one industry
industry where
where itit
seems
seemsthetheintegration
integration ofofrobots
robots will
will lead to collaboration,
lead to collaboration,notnotreplacement.
replacement

51.
5 1 . What
Whatdoes
doesthe
the author say about
author say about Japan?
Japan?
A)A)ItItdelivers
delivers the
the best
best medications
medications for
for the
the elderly.
elderly.
B)B)ItIttakes
takes the
the lead
lead in
in providing robotic care.
providing robotic care.
C)C)ItItprovides
providesretraining
retraining for
for registered
registered nurses.
nurses.
D)D)ItItsets
sets the
the trend
trend in
in future
future robotics
robotics technology.
technology.

52.
52. What
Whatdodowewelearn
learnabout
aboutthe
the robot Terapio?
robot Terapio?
A)A)ItIt has
has been
been put
put to
to use
use in
in many Japanesehospitals.
many Japanese hospitals.
B)B)ItItprovides
providesspecific
specific individualized
individualized care
care to
to patients.
patients.
C)C)ItItdoes
doesnot
nothave
havemuch
much directcontact
direct contactwith
withpatients.
patients.
D)D)ItIthas
hasnot
notrevolutionized
revolutionized medical
medical service
service in
in Japan.
Japan.

53.
53 . What
Whatare
aretelepresence
telepresence robots designed toto do?
robots designed do?
A) Directlyinteract
A)Directly interactwith
withpatients
patients to
to prevent
prevent them fromfeeling
them from feeling lonely.
lonely.
B)B)Cater
Catertotothe
theneeds
needsofofpatients
patientsfor
for recovering
recoveringtheir
their cognitive
cognitive capacity.
capacity.
C)C)Closely
Closelymonitor
monitorthe
the patients'movements
patients' movementsand
andconditions
conditions around
aroundthe
the clock.
clock.
D) Facilitate communication
D)Facilitate communicationbetween
betweenpatients
patients and
and doctors
doctors or
or family
familymembers.
members.

54.
54. What
Whatisisone
onespecial
special feature of the
feature of the robot
robot Actroid
Actroid F?F?
A) Itinteracts
A)It interacts with
with patients
patients just
justlike a human
like a humancompanion.
companion.
B) Itoperates
B)It operatesquietly
quietlywithout
withoutpatients
patientsrealizing
realizing its
its presence.
presence.
C)C)ItItlikes
likes to
to engage
engage in
in everyday
everydayconversations
conversationswith
withpatients.
patients.


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D)D)ItIt uses
uses body
body language
languageeven
evenmore
moreeffectively
effectively than
than words.
words.

55.
55. What
Whatcan
canweweinfer
inferform
formthe
the last paragraph?
last paragraph?
A)A)Doctors
Doctorsand
andsurgeons
surgeonswill
willsoon
soonbebelaid
laid off.
off.
B)B)The
Therobotics
roboticsindustry
industrywill
will soon
soon take
take off.
off.
C)C)Robots
Robotswill
will not
not make
makenurses
nurses redundant.
redundant.
D)D)Collaboration
Collaborationwill
will not
not replace
replace competition.
competition.

Part IV
Part IV Translation
Translation (30
(30 minutes)
minutes)

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Chinese into
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balance job
job
responsibilities and personal
responsibilities and personal interests. You should
interests. You should write
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than 200
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words.

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