21級CollegeEnglish2學習通超星期末考試章節答案2024年Passage2

Manyjobshavebeenlostandtheymaynotbecomingback.Someoccupationshadalreadybeendecliningforyearsduetoadvancesintechnologyandchangesintheglobaleconomy.Thefollowingisalistofcareersthataredisappearing.StagePerformersThefive-yeardeclineforthiscareerwasasurprising61%.Stageperformanceshavefallenoutoffashionandhavebeenalmostentirelyreplacedwithmoviesandhomeentertainmenttechnologies.PostalServiceMailSorters(分揀員)Afterlosingalmost57,000jobsbetween2004and2009,afurther30%declineinthisoccupationcanbeseenby2018.Withmoreautomaticprocessesformailsortingandincreasingcorrespondenceviae-mailandfax,thisjobisquicklybecomingunnecessary.OfficeSupportWorkersAbout300,000officesupportjobsdisappearedbetween2004and2009.Secretariesandfileclerksarenolongerindemandascompaniescutcosts.Moreover,technologieslikevoicemailandeasy-to-usewordprocessorshaveenabledprofessionalstodotheirownofficework.PhotoProcessorsWiththeriseofdigitalphotographyandautomaticprinting,positionsformanualphotoprintersarerapidlydisappearing.Theoccupationhasbeensteadilylosingjobsinthelastfiveyearsandtheremightbea24%declineby2018.RadioOperatorsAstechnologyadvances,theneedforworkerstomonitorcommunicationsviaradiotelephoneequipmentisdisappearing.Thisalreadysmallfieldsawafive-yeardeclineof43%.

1.

Accordingtothefirstparagraph,becauseoftheadvancesintechnologyandglobaleconomicchanges,________.A)manyjobsaredisappearingsharplyB)manynewoccupationsareemergingC)peopleareattractedtohigher-payingjobsD)part-timejobshavebecomemorepopular2.

Onereasonwhythecareerofstageperformersisdecliningsofastisthat________.A)stageperformerscannolongerearnbigmoneyB)fewerpeoplearequalifiedasstageperformersC)thereislessinvestmentinstageperformancesD)stageperformanceshavebecomelesspopular3.

Thebenefitofusingnewtechnologiesintheofficesisthat________.A)officeworkerscanworkonaflexibleworksystemB)professionalsareabletodotheirownofficeworkC)secretariesandfileclerksarebadlyinneedD)employeescanenjoybettersocialwelfare4.

Theauthorexpectsthatby2018theoccupationofphotoprocessorsmightdeclineby________.A)61%B)43%C)30%D)24%5.

Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A)AdvancedTechnologiesB)RisingUnemploymentC)DisappearingCareersD)GlobalEconomy

答案:A;D;B;D;CPassage2TomakeyourdrivingexperienceintheUnitedStatessafeandenjoyable,ourcompanyisprovidingyouwiththis“RulesoftheRoad”pamphlet.Pleasenote,however,thatthispamphletdoesnotrepresentacompletelistofthemotorvehicleandtrafficlawsofthevariousstates.Regardlessofwhetherornotaspecificlawisoutlinedbelow,itisyourresponsibilityasthedrivertofollowallapplicable(適合的)motorvehicleandtrafficlaws.DoNotDrinkandDrive!

EachstatestrictlyprohibitsDrivingWhileDrunk.WearSeatbelts–It’stheLaw!

Also,theuseofchildseatsforbabiesandsmallchildren(usuallyunderage5)isrequiredtostayinallstates.Placechildseatsinthebackseatonly.StaytotheRight

IntheUnitedStates,motorvehiclesareoperatedontherighthandsideoftheroad.Beextremelycarefultostaytotherightatalltimes—especiallyifyouarefromaleft-handdrivecountry.ObeytheSpeedLimit

Inmoststates,themaximumhighwayspeedis65milesperhour(mph)inruralareasand55mphinurban(市區的)areas.Speedlimitsonsecondaryroadsandincitiesandtownsareusuallysignificantlylower,generally30mphandevenlowerinschoolzones.StopforSchoolBuses

Trafficapproachinginbothdirectionsmuststopforaschoolbuswhileitsredlightsareflashing.

1.

Thepurposeofthe“RulesoftheRoad”pamphletisto______.A)provideafulllistoftrafficlawsandregulationsintheUSB)helpdriverstoenjoysafeandpleasantdrivingintheUS

C)telldriverstoavoiddangerousroadsinvariousstatesD)showdriversthedifferentroadsignsinallthestates

2.

Ifyoutravelwithachildundertheageof5,youshould______.A)puthiminachildseatB)carryhiminyourarmC)havehimsitbesideyouD)fastenhiminthefrontseat3.

Whatdoesadriverfromaleft-handdrivecountryneedtodowhiledrivingintheUS?A)Sticktohisdrivingpractice.B)Applyforanewdrivinglicense.C)Takeaspecialretrainingcourse.D)Keeptotherightsideallthetime.4.

Thespeedlimitsetforschoolzonesis______.A)65milesperhourB)55milesperhourC)Lowerthan30milesperhourD)Higherthan30milesperhour5.

Whenaschoolbusflashesitsredlights,______.A)peopleshouldcrossthestreetquicklyB)approachingvehiclesmuststopC)allvehiclesmustslowdown

D)policeshouldbecalledin

答案:B;A;D;C;BU1PhrasesDictationWeek1-Review

答案:onschedule;aheadoftime;makesure;getthrough;adaptoneselfto;atone'sexpense;checkin;besatisfiedwithUnit6WordsPhrasesDT-Week3

答案:footprint;generateelectricity;conservewaterresources;

conservewaterresource;preservehistoricbuildings;emission;inspireconfidence;greenhousegas;onthetopof;soasto;inorderto;(10)carbondioxide;(11)derive;(12)recycleUnit6WordsPhrases-2

答案:sunlight;sunshine;ultimately;finally;eventually;solvetheproblem;construction;causeandeffect;beofgreatbenefittosb;bebeneficialtosb;locate;downtown;stay;(10)forinstance;forexample;suchas;(11)letin/star3/origin/3edd8ea8f1fb0d85f772f8f948b66bc9.png

答案:beingknocked,beat___alotofworktodo,alltheworkersarenotallowedtotaketheirholidays.

答案:With/star3/origin/aa27960c5dfb084f968dc241d191b7a9.png

答案:Almostall,being_____inanatmosphereofsimplylivingwaswhatherparentswishedfor.

答案:Thegirl’sbeingeducated_______only20minutestogobeforethetrainleft,Ifeltuneasyinthetaxitotherailwaystation.

答案:WithTheweather___fine,theydecidedtogooutforawalk.

答案:being__________tolookingafterhersickmotherfortwoyears,shebadlyneededaholiday.

答案:DevotedWiththebookshewanted______,heleftthebookstore.

答案:bought______,theconcertbegan.

答案:ThelistenershavingtakentheirseatsAllhertime________experiments,shehasnotimeforfilms.

答案:devotedtodoingThousandsofpeoplehavebeenmovingtoShenzhensince1992,itspopulation______toover10,000,000.

答案:increasing____Sunday,thestudentsareathome.

答案:Itbeingtwoexamstoworryabout,Ihavetoworkreallyhardthisweekend.

答案:WithWhichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

答案:ExploringtheFutureofJazzWhatcanweinferaboutMoran’sopiniononjazz?

答案:ItshouldkeepupwiththetimesWhatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph3referto?

答案:JazzbeinglesspopularwiththeyoungPassage2.

Someoftheworld’smostfamousmusiciansrecentlygatheredinParisandNewOrleanstocelebratethefirstannualInternationalJazzDay.UNESCO(UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization)recentlysetApril30asadaytoraiseawarenessofjazzmusic,itssignificance,anditspotentialasaunifying(聯合)voiceacrosscultures.Despitethecelebrations,though,intheU.S.thejazzaudiencecontinuestoshrinkandgrowolder,andthemusichasfailedtoconnectwithyoungergenerations.It’sJasonMoran’sjobtohelpchangethat.AstheKennedyCenter’sartisticadviserforjazz,Moranhopestowidentheaudienceforjazz,makethemusicmoreaccessible,andpreserveitshistoryandculture.“Jazzseemslikeit’snotreallyapartoftheAmericanappetite,”MorantellsNationalPublicRadio’sreporterNealConan.“WhatI’mhopingtoaccomplishisthatmygenerationandyoungerstarttoreconsiderandunderstandthatjazzisnotblackandwriteanymore.It’sactuallycolor,andit’sactuallydigital.”Moransaysoneoftheproblemswithjazztodayisthattheentertainmentaspectofthemusichasbeenlost.“Themusiccan’tbepresentedtodaythewayitwasin1908or1958.Ithastocontinuetomove,becausethewaytheworldworksisnotthesame,”saysMoran.Lastyear,MoranworkedonaprojectthatarrangedFatsWaller’smusicforadanceparty,“justtokindofputitbackinthemindthatWallerisdancemusicasmuchasitisconcertmusic,”saysMoran.“Forme,it’stherecontextualization.Inmusic,wheredoestheemotion(情感)lie?Arewe,ashumans,gaininganyinsight(感悟)onhowtalkaboutourselvesandhowsomethingasabstractasaCharlieParkerrecordgetsusintoadialogueaboutouremotionsandourthoughts?Sometimeswelosesightthatthemusichasawidercontext,”saysMoran,“soIwanttocontinuethosedialogues.ThosearethethingsIwanttofoster.”5.WhydidUNESCOsetApril30asInternationalJazzDay?

答案:TorecognizethevalueofjazzHowwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoutcomeoftheevent?

答案:It’sbeautifulWhatmadethechickcalmdown?

答案:AnewnestWhywastheauthorcalledtoMuttontown?

答案:TolookatababyowlPassage1.IworkwithVolunteersforWildlife,arescueandeducationorganizationatBaileyArboretuminLocustValley.Tryingtohelpinjured,displacedorsickcreaturescanbeheartbreaking;survivalisnevercertain.However,whenitworks,itissimplybeautiful.

IgotarescuecallfromawomaninMuttontown.Shehadfoundayoungowl(貓頭鷹)ontheground.WhenIarrived,Isawa2-to3-week-oldowl.Ithadalreadybeenplacedinacarrierforsafety.

Iexaminedthechick(雛鳥)anditseemedfine.IfIcouldlocatethenest,Imighthavebeenabletoputitback,butnoluck.Mynextworkwastoconstructanestandanchoritinatree.

Thehomeownerwasveryhelpful.Awirebasketwasfound.Iputsomepinebranchesintothebaskettomakethisnestsafeandcomfortable.Iplacedthechickinthenest,anditquicklycalmeddown.

Nowallthatwasneededweretheparents,buttheywereabsent.Igavethehomeownerarecordingofthehungerscreamsofowlchicks.Theseadvertisethepresenceofchickstoadults;theymightalsoencourageourchicktostartcallingaswell.Igavetheownerasmuchinformationaspossibleandheadedhometoseewhatnewsthenightmightbring.

Anervousnighttobesure,butsometimesthespiritsofnaturesmileonusall!Thehomeownercalledtosaythattheparentshadrespondedtotherecordings.Idroveoverandsawthechickinthenestlookinghealthyandactive.Anditwasaccompaniedinthenestbythegreatestsightofall—LUNCH!Theparentshaddonetheirdutyandwouldprobablycontinuetodoso.

1.

Whatisunavoidableintheauthor’srescueworkaccordingtoparagraph1?

答案:Effortsmadeinvain選詞填空A.accept

B.individually

C.destroy

D.scheme

E.unique

F.absolutely

G.extraordinary

H.destruction

I.present

J.eventually

K.pointThecommonwisdomisthatintroverts(內向的人)andextroverts(外向的人)donotworkwelltogether.Thiswisdom,asauthorJenniferKahnweilermakesclearinhernewbook,TheGeniusofOpposites,is___1___correctinthesensethatcooperationisoftengoingtobedifficult,filledwithbattlesandmiscommunications,andsometimesdeliberate___2___.Somehow,however,theintrovert-extrovertpartnershipsproduced___3___results.Thekeytosuchsuccess,accordingtoKahnweiler,isthefive-stepprocessattheheartofherbook.Thefirststep,Kahnweilerargues,isto___3___eachother’sdifferences.Ifintrovertedandextrovertedpeoplewanttopartner,theyhavetorealisetheywillneverchangethepersonalityoftheotherperson.Instead,eachpartnerhastomakeaconsciousefforttounderstandtheother.Thesecondstepisthatbattlesdon’thavetobeavoided.Instead,theycanbethemeansthroughwhicheachpartnerischallengedbytheother;resultinginsolutionsthatarebetterthanthosethatmighthavebeendeveloped___5___.Thethirdstepistocastthecharacter.Becausetherearetwoverydifferentpersonalitiesinthepartnership,partnersshouldtakeontherolesthatbestfittheir___6___personalities.Kahnweiler’sfourthstepisto___7___thedislike.Twopeoplewithoppositepersonalitiesmustworkonlearningtorespectandlikeeachotherasmuchaspossible.Thefifthandfinalstepisthateachcan’toffereverything.Introvert-extrovertconsultingpartnershipsareoftenpowerfulbecauseneitherpartnercouldoffercustomersalltheywant—butthetwopartnersworkingtogetherareableto___8___amuchmorevariousbutcomplementary(互補的)productorservice.Foreachstep,Kahnweilercoverswhythatparticularstepisimportant.Also,Kahnweilerwrites,amajorconflictcanactuallybeaturning___9___intherelationship,pavingthewaytoaproductivecooperation.However,battlescanalsodealfatalblowstointrovert-extrovertcooperation.Ifpartnersdon’tbringouttheobviousproblems,theresultcan___10___destroythepartnership.TheGeniusofOppositesisfilledwithstoriesofconflicts,mostresolvedthroughaneffortatcommunicationandafoundationofrespect.

答案:F;H;G;A;B;E;C;I;K;(10)J用所給詞填空或用適當的詞填空。ToBeJoyful,ToBeYoungWhatreallyworkstomakesustainablechangesindietandlifestyle?It’sprobablynotwhatyouthink.Inthepast30yearsofconductingclinicalresearch,I___1___(learn)thatrealkeysarepleasure,joyandfreedom.Joyoflivingissustainable;fearofdyingisnot.Why?Becauselifeistobeenjoyed.There’snopoint___2___(abandon)somethingyouenjoyunlessyougetsomethingbackthat’sevenbetter,andquickly.Whenpeopleeatmorehealthfully,___3___(quit)smoking,andmanagestressbetter,theyfindtheyfeelsomuchbetter,soquickly.Itreconstructsthereasonformakingthesechangesfromfearofdyingtojoyofliving.Whenyouexerciseandeatright,yourbrainreceivesmorebloodflowandoxygen,soyoubecomesmarter,havemoreenergy,andneedlesssleep.Twostudiesshowedjustwalkingforthreehoursperweekforonlythreemonthscausedsomanyneurons(神經細胞)___4___(grow)thatitactuallyincreasedthesizeofpeople’sbrains!Yourfacereceivesmorebloodflow,soyourskinglowsmoreandwrinklesless.Youlookyoungerandmoreattractive.Incontrast,anunhealthydiet,lastingemotionalstressandsmokingreducebloodflowtoyourface___5____________youagemorequickly.Smokingspeedsupagingbecausenicotinecontributestoyourbloodvesselbecomingnarrower,___6___decreasesbloodflowtoyourfaceandmakesitwrinkleprematurely.Thisiswhysmokerslookyearsolderthantheyreallyare.Oneofthemostinterestingfindingswasthatthemothers’awarenessofstresswasmoreimportantthan___7___wasobjectivelyoccurringintheirlives.___8___(give)aquestionnaire,thewomenwereaskedtorateonathree-pointscale(量表)howstressedtheyfelteachday.Thewomenwhorealisedtheywereunderheavystresshadsignificantlyshortenedanddamagedtelomeres（染色體端粒）comparedwith___9___whofeltmorerelaxed.Contrarily,someofthewomenwhofeltrelaxed___10___raisingadisabledchildhadmorenormal-appearingtelomeres.Inotherwords,ifyoufeelstressed,youarestressed.

答案:havelearned;havelearnt;abandoning;quit;togrow;sothat;which;what;Given；Havingbeengiven;those;(10)despite；though；although選詞填空A.amaze

B.crazily

C.enthusiasts

D.favourable

E.imperfection

F.lower

G.majority

H.old-fashioned

I.reliable

J.resist

K.slowLet’ssayyoulaunchanewbusinessventureanditdoesn’tgowellatfirst.Howdoyouknowwhenyoushouldpressforwardandwhenitmakesmoresensetogiveup?Herearemyobservations.TheExcitedMinorityIftheaveragepersonlooksatyourproductandsayssomeversionof“That’sagoodidea,”itmeansnothing.Thereisnopredictivepowerindiscoveringthatpeoplehavea___31___viewofwhatyou’retryingtosell.Instead,youwantsomesliceofthegeneralpublictobe___32___enthusiasticaboutyourproduct.WhenDilbertfirstlaunchedinnewspapers,itgotabadreactionfromthe___33___ofreaders.However,aminorityofnewspaper-comicsreaderswereunusuallyexcitedaboutDilbert,whichleadsmetomysecondpoint.WatchTheirHands,NotTheirMouthsInmyexperience,oneofthemost___34___indicatorsthatyourproductwillbeabitinvolvesyourcustomers’hands.IntheearlydaysofDilbert,peoplewerecuttingtheirfavouritestripsfromnewspapersandhangingthemonwalls.Thatrequirestheuseofhands.PeoplewereputtingDilbertintheirPowerpointpresentations,andthatrequireshandsonthekeyboard.Ifyourcustomersareonlyrespondingwithwords,___35___yourexpectations.Butiftheystartusingtheirhands,it’sgoingtobeafunride.TheBadVersionWorksAproductthatisgoingtosomedaybeahomelainisalmostalwayspopularinthefirst,___36___version.Forexample,thefirstcellphoneswereterribleproductsbytoday’sstandards.Theywerethesizeofbricksandtheydroppedcallslikecrazy.Butthatdidn’t___37___thedemand.Itwasthesamepatternwithfaxmachinesandpersonalcomputers,tonameafew.Ifyouhopeto___38___peoplewithyourproductorbusiness,lookforthreethingstopredictsuccess:early___39___,customerdemanddespiteobviousproduct___40___,andcustomerswhoarerespondingwiththeirhands.

答案:D;B;G;I;F;H;K;A;C;(10)E選詞填空A.change

B.repeatedly

C.dependent

D.limited

E.flexible

F.proper

G.respect

H.concepts

I.explained

J.freely

K.figureIngivingadvice,youmustlearntounderstandtheperson’slevelofjudgment.Therewillbesomepeoplewhocometoyouwithunconnectedknowledge,talkingabout,say,VitaminB12andothermodern___31___.Whentheyaskadvice,beginatthatlevel.Unlessyoustartattheirownlevel,theywillnotbeabletounderstand.Youmustexplaintotheminscientifictermstheeffectsofthefoodtheyeat,andhowtheyneedto___32___it.Youhavetotrainyourselftobevery___33___.Stayingatonelevelisnotbeingafreeman.Ifwestayataveryhighlevelallthetime,thatisnotpractical.Alimitlesspersongoes___34___fromonelevelofthinkingtoanother,accordingtohiscircumstances.Todothiswemustgetridofourunwillingnesstochangeourwayofthinkingorbehaviour,becomefriendswitheveryone,andhavethesamelovingfeelingsforeveryone.Thenwecangiveadvicetoallkindsofpeople.Ifthereissomeoneorsomethingyoudislike,youarestill___35___,andyourabilitytogiveadviceisreduced.Foranyone,thesame.Afreepersonactslikethat.Youcannotstaywithasickpersonallthetime.Youmust___36___aperson’sfreedomasmuchasyoucan.Ifpeoplereallywanttodie,letthem—itistheirfreedom.Thepointisnevertobecomeanauthority___37___;remainafriendoradvisor.Peopleshouldnotcomeback___38___forconsultation;iftheydo,youradvicehasbeenincomplete—youdidnotknowhowtogivethe___39___adviceaboutfreedom.Iftheydonotunderstandthat,sickpeoplebecomeslaves;theyarestillafraidinside,andare___40___.Thatisnowaytobuildahealthyworldandhelppeoplebecomehappyandfree.

答案:H;A;E;J;D;G;K;B;F;(10)C用所給詞填空或用適當的詞填空。TheHumourFoundationisacharitydedicatedto___21___(promote)thehealthbenefitsofhumour.OurimportantprojectisClownDoctors,touchingthelivesofover85,000peopleeveryyear.Thefocusischildren’shospitals,andClownDoctorsarenowpartofhospitallifeinallmajorchildren’shospitalsaroundAustralia.Thehealingpowerofhumour___22___(recognise)sincealotofyearsago.Everyoneknowsthatlaughteris___23___(good)medicine,

___24___internationalresearchhasfoundrealphysiologicalandpsychologicalbenefitstopatients.Humourisaneffectivecopingstrategy.It___25___relievefearandstressandaidrecovery.ClownDoctorsarehighlyskilledprofessionalperformers,___26___havebeentrainedbyTheHumourFoundationinworkinginthehospitalenvironment.Theyneedveryspecialskills.Thisisinteractiveclowninginanintimateenvironment.ClownDoctorsarebasedonamedicalmodel.Theyhavenames

___27___Dr.BLooney,Dr.PhilBettaandDr.SmartyPants.Theywearwhite“doctor”coats___28___plentyofpocketsforfingerpuppets,bubblemixtureandotherassortedprops,andastethoscope___29___theneck.Colourfulcostumes,verylittlemake-upandarednosecompletethelook.EachClownDoctorhashisorherownuniquestyleandroutines.So___30___skillsdoesaClownDoctorneed?Aswellasexcellentperformanceandimprovisationskills,ClownDoctorsneedpeopleskills.Sensitivity,flexibility,warmthandcaringarevital.

答案:promoting;hasbeenrecognised;thebest;but;can;who;suchas;with;around;(10)what選詞填空A.definitely

B.disappeared

C.spins

D.lifespan

E.sunk

F.outbreak

G.visualise

H.isolated

I.reminded

J.stretch

K.trulyAswewhileaway(消磨時間)ourdaysnestledinthesafetyofourhomesprotectingourselves,ourfamiliesandourfriendsfromtheterrible___31___ofvirus,wehavesuddenlyfoundourselveswithalotofextratimeonourhands.Managingthisunexpected___32___oftime,whenwewouldotherwisebeatschooloratourjobs,hasbeendifficulttosaytheleast.Boredommighthavealreadysetin;perhapsyouhave___33___yourselfmindlesslyintoavideogameorTVseriestokillthetimetrappedinyourhome.Aswekeepthevictimsofthisvirusclosetoourthoughtsandprayers,weare___34___ofthefragility(脆弱)oflife.Itwasduringmyownidle(閑散的)timethatIrecalledavideoIsawseveralyearsagobycomedian,artistandweb—seriescreatorZeFrank—thememoryofwhichstillmovesmetothisday.Theaveragehuman___35___lastsforabout28,835days,ZeFranktellsus.Tohelpus___36___therealityofthetimewehave,28,835jellybeans(一種豆形糖果)arepouredoutontoablackmatcanvassetonafloor.Theartistscarvethemassofcandiesroughlyintoacircle,leavingonebrightredcandy___37___inanemptypocketatitscentre—thisisyourfirstday,ZeFranksays,andithasbeenprettytiringforallofthoseinvolved.Flashforward(快進)totheagethatmostofyouwhoarereadingthisarticleare,andyouwillfindthat5,840ofyourjellybeanshavealready___38___.Thetimewehaveisrelentlesslysapped(無情地耗費)byeverydayactivities—fromeating,towatchingTV;fromcaringforourpets,tocaringforourlovedonesintheirfinaldays.Timerelentlesslysnatches(奪走)ajellybeanforeachofthedaysourEarth___39___aroundthesun.Whenallissaidanddone—allthoseendlessobligations(義務)ofday-to-daylife—whatweareleftwithisasmallpile,onethatweallsurelyexpectedwouldhavebeenbigger.Thisisthetimewehavetodothethingsthat___40___mattertous,tofullyexplorethejoysoflifethatformthebackboneofwhatwetrulywantfromourtimehere.Sowhileweidleinplace,waitingforthisterriblevirustopassusby,let’sbegindoingthingsthatreallymattertous,sothat,insteadofabittertasteofregret,wewillleavethisworldknowingasweetnessthatwasgoodtothelastdrop.

答案:F;J;E;I;D;G;H;B;C;(10)K用所給詞的正確形式填空或用適當的詞填空。ThereisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedbydriversinIndia:honkyourhorn(喇叭)loudenoughandthetrafficlightswillsurelychangetogreen.But,fedupwiththe___21___(deafen)roaratcrossroads,policeinMumbaihavecomeupwithanewsystemtopunishthose___22___cannotwaitattrafficlightsinsilencewillgetpunished.Thenewsystemisquitesimple:“Honkmore,waitmore.”Knownas“thepunishingsignal,”thetrafficlightsystemwasinstalledbyMumbaipolice___23___(tackle)theproblemof“reckless(魯莽的)honkers.”It___24___(reset)theredtrafficsignaleverytimethesoundofcarhornsgoesabove85decibels(分貝).Forparticularlyhonk-happydrivers,itcouldmeanaverylongwaitatthelights.Lastyear,Mumbai___25___(rank)asthefourthmostcongested(擁堵的)cityintheworld,accordingtotheTomTomtrafficindex,with65%congestionanddrivers___26___(spend)anaverageofeightdaysand17hoursintrafficeachyear.“Sadly,manyMumbaikarsindulgeinrecklesshonking,whichnotonlycausesnoisepollution,buthurtseardrums,increasesheartrate,causesstressandadds___27___trafficcongestion,”MumbaitrafficpolicechiefMadhukarPandeytoldlocalmedia.“Theyallrecogniseit,butdo___28___topreventit.Withthissystem,hopefullywe___29___createbetterroaddisciplineandensurehonk-less,noise-freeandstress-freetravelonMumbairoads.”Theidea,___30___wastrialed(試驗)inNovemberandDecember,hasalreadygainedmomentum(勢頭正猛)andthereistalkofrollingitoutinothercitiesinIndia.

答案:deafening;who;totackle;willreset;wasranked;spending;to;little;nothing;may;(10)which選詞填空A.achieving

B.alternative

C.compete

D.convenient

E.dominant

F.justifyingG.provided

H.superior

I.supplies

J.surprise

K.terrifiedItwasgoingtohaveroughlytheeffectofaneutronbombattackonhighstreetsandshoppingmalls.Thebuildingswouldbeleftstandingbutthepeoplewouldvanish.Suchwasthe___31___efficiencyofsellingthingsviatheInternetthatbrick-and-mortarstores（實體店）wouldbeunableto___32___onprice,choiceorevenservice.Bookandmusicsellershadalreadybeen“Amazoned”.Soonweb-based”category-killers”,ineverythingfromtoystopet___33___,wouldoverwhelmtheirphysical-worldcompetitors.Shopperswouldneverbemorethanamouse-clickfromthebestdeals.Traditionalretailers,___34___ofcannibalising(同類相食)salesanddestroyingthevalueoftheirexpensiveproperties,werealreadytoolatetomeetthechallenge.“Insomecategories,”saidMaryMeeker,aseer(預言家)oftheInternetatMorganStanley,“it’salreadygameover.”Theseareconvenientbeliefsforanyone___35___somee-commerceshareprices,buttheyarealreadymostlywrong.Thereasonsshould___36___noone.TheInternetisnota___37___technologybutratheranetworkofpeople.Itisarichandhighlyflexiblemeansofcommunicatingthatisrapidly___38___pervasiveness（無處不在）becausemoreandmorepeoplefinditeasyand___39___touse.Butitisthosepeople’spreferencesthatwillcount;andformostpeople,shoppingismorethanjustameanstoanend.EveniftheInternetprovidedaperfectlyefficientwaytoshopitwouldnotprovideasatisfactory___40___tothephysicalenjoymentofsniffing（嗅）aripemelon,say,ortryingonacashmeresweater.

答案:H;C;I;K;F;J;E;A;D;(10)B用所給詞正確形式填空或用適當的詞填空Onenightaboutfiveyearsago,justbeforebed,Isawatweetfromafriend___21___(announce)howdelightedhewastohavebeenshortlistedforajournalismaward.Ifeltmystomachtwistandmyheadspin.Ididnotfallasleep___22___itwasearlyinthemorning.Anotherfiveyearsorsobeforethat,whenIwasatuniversity,IwasbrowsingthroughtheFacebookphotosofsomeoneonmycourse___23___Ivaguelyknew.AsIclickedonthepicturesofheroutclubbingwithfriends,drunkenlylaughing,mymood___24___(sink)sofastthatIhadtositbackinmychair.Iseemedtostopbreathing.Ihavethoughtaboutwhythesememoriesstillhauntmefromtimetotime—whythey___25___(notforget)alongwithmostotherday-to-dayinteractionsIhavehadonsocialmedia—andIthinkitisbecause,inmy32years,thoseare___26___(powerful)andpainfulmomentsofenvyIhaveexperienced.IhadnotevenenteredthatjournalismcompetitionandIhaveneveronceenjoyedmyselfinaclub,butasIreadthattweetandasIbrowsedthroughthosephotographs,Isodesperatelywantedwhatthosepeoplehad___27