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一、UseofEnglish
1、SowhatisdepressionDepressionisoftenmoreaboutangerturned1thanitisaboutsadness.Butitsusually2assadness.Depressioncan3atallagesfromchildhoodtooldageanditstheUnitedStatesNo.14problem.Whensomeoneisdepressedherbehavior.5changeandshelosesinterestinactivitiesshe6enjoyedlikesportsmusicfriendships.Thesadnessusuallylastseverydayformostofthedayandfortwoweeksormore.What7depressionA8eventcancertainlybring9depressionbutsomewillsayithappens10aspecificcause.Sohowdoyouknowifyourejusthavingabadday11arereallydepressedDepressionaffectsyour12moodsbehaviorandevenyourphysicalhealth.Thesechangesoftengo13orarelabeled14simplyabadcaseoftheblues.Someonewhostruly15depressionwillhave16periodsofcryingspellsfeelingsof17likenotbeingA.complementaryidenticaloppositesimilar
5、TowhichofthefollowingisauthorlikelytoagreeItistimetoillustratesomepopularfallaciesaboutbuyingahome.Somepopularflawedargumentsaboutbuyingahomeshouldbemadeknowntothepublicforthetimebeing.Peopleshouldbepunctualinbusinessdealingsofsharesandhousing.AlanGreenspansclaimcanholdwaterwithrespecttofallacymemberthree.
6、Manycountrieshaveatraditionofinvitingforeignerstorulethem.TheEnglishcalledinWilliamofOrangein1688anddependingonyourinterpretationofhistoryWilliamofNormandyin
1066.Bothdidratheragoodjob.ReturningthecomplimentAlbaniaaskedawell-bredEnglishmancalledAubgreyHerberttobetheirkinginthe1920s.Herefused-andtheyendedupwithseveralcovescalledZog.Americathecountryofimmigrantshasnotruckwithimportedforeigntalent.Articletwooftheconstitutionsaysthat〃nopersonexceptanatural-borncitizenshallbeeligibletotheofficeofthepresident”.Thisisnowbeingchallengedbyaparticularlyirresistibleimmigrant:ArnoldSchwarzenegger.BarelyayearhaspassedsincetheerstwhilecyborgswepttovictoryinCalifornia5srecallelectionyetthereisalreadyanAmend-for-Arno1dcampaigncollectingsignaturestolettheAustrian-borngovernorhaveagoattheWhiteHouse.GeorgeBushseniorhasweighedinonhisbehalf.Thereareseveral〃Arnoldamendments77inCongressoneallowsforeignerswhohavebeennaturalizedcitizensfor20yearstobecomepresident.TheAustrianbecameAmericanin
1983.Itiseasytodismissthehooplaasanotherregrettableexampleofloopycelebritypolitics.Mr.Schwarzeneggerhasmadeadecentstartasgovernorbuthehasdonelittleasyettochangethestructureofhisdysfunctionalstate.IndeedevenifthelawwerechangedhecouldwellbeelbowedasidebyanotherincomerthistimefromCanadatheDemocraticgovernorofMichiganJenniferGranholmwhoappearstohavefewerskeletonsinherclosetthanthehedonisticactor.MoreoverchangingtheAmericanconstitutionisnododdle.Ithashappenedonly17timessince1791whenthefirsttenamendmentswerecodifiedasthebillofrights.Tochangetheconstitutionanamendmenthastobeapprovedbytwo-thirdsofbothhousesofCongressandthentoberatifiedbythree-quartersofthe50states.TheArnoldamendmentishardlyinthesamecategoryasabolishingslaveryorgivingwomenthevote.AndassomewagspointoutAustrianimportshaveaprettydodgyrecordofrunningmilitarysuperpowers.Theauthorofthetextmakesacontrastin.A.ParagraphIIIandParagraphIVB.theopeningparagraphC.ParagraphtandParagraphIID.theconcludingparagraphThephrasehasnotruckwith”Line1Paragraph2mostprobablymeans.A.lacksmeansoftransportationforB.neverdiscriminateC.havenovehicletoD.refusestoconsiderComparedwithJenniferGranholmMr.Schwarzeneggerisatdisadvantagedueto.A.moreembarrassingsecretsB.previousactorbackgroundC.excessivegarmentdecorationD.lessslenderfigureTheword〃cyborg〃Line1Paragraph3mostprobablyrefersto.AubgreyHerbertGeorgeBushseniorWilliamofOrangeArnoldSchwarzeneggerItcanbeinferredfromtheconcludingparagraphthat.A.theAmericanconstitutionischangeableandfallsintoaviciouscyclethereisafaintchancethatlegaladjustmentsaremadeforArnoldrunningabolishingslaveryandgrantingwomenthevotegivenanimpetustoArnoldrunningbothhousesofCongressholdwhetherhedeservestowinisanothermatter11Apairofdicerolledagainandagainwilleventuallyproducetwosixes.Similarlythevirusthatcausesinfluenzaisconstantlychangingatrandomandonedaywillmutateinawaythatwillenableittoinfectbillionsofpeopleandtokillmillions.Manyexpertsnowbelieveaglobaloutbreakofpandemicfluisoverdueandthatthenextonecouldbeasbadastheonein1918whichkilledsomewherebetween25mand50mpeople.Todayhoweveradvancesinmedicineofferrealhopethatanothersuchoutbreakcanbecontained一ifgovernmentsstartpreparingnow.Newresearchpublishedthisweeksuggeststhatarelativelysmallstockpileofanantiviraldrug一aslittleas3mdoses一couldbeenoughtolimitsharplyaflupandemicifthedrugsweredeployedquicklytopeopleintheareasurroundingtheinitialoutbreak.ThedrugsmanufacturerRocheistalkingtotheWorldHealthOrganisationaboutdonatingsuchastockpile.Thisisgoodnews.ButmuchmoreneedstobedoneespeciallywithanastystrainofavianfluspreadinginAsiawhichcouldmutateintoathreattohumans.SincetheSARSoutbreakin2022afewcountrieshavedevelopedplansinpreparationforsimilarepisodes.Butprogresshasbeenshamefullypatchyandthereisstillfartoolittleinternationalcoordination.AglobalstockpileofdrugsalonewouldnotbemuchusewithoutanadequatesystemofsurveillancetoidentifyearlycasesandawayofdeliveringtreatmentquicklyIfanoutbreakoccurredinaborderregionforexampleaswiftresponsewouldmostlikelydependonprioragreementsbetweendifferentcountriesaboutquarantineandcontainment.ReachingsuchagreementsisrarelyeasybutthatmakesthetaskallthemoreurgentRichcountriestendtobebetterpreparedthanpooronesbutthisshouldbenoconsolationtothem.Fludoesnotrespectborders.ItisineveryonesinteresttomakesurethatdevelopingcountriesespeciallyinAsiaarealsowellprepared.Manymaybridleatinterferencefromoutside.Butifrichernationswerewillingtodonateanti-viraldrugsandguaranteeasupplyofanyvaccinethatbecomesavailablepoorernationsmightbewillingtoreachagreementsoversurveillanceandpreparedness.Simplysortingoutafewdetailsnowwillhavelivesandrecriminationslater.WilltherebeenoughventilatorsmakesanddrugsWherewillpeoplebetreatedifthehospitalsoverflowWillfoodbedeliveredasnormalToomanycountrieshavenoanswerstothesequestions.Theword〃contained”Line6Paragraph1mostprobablymeansA.checkedduplicatedincludedforecastAccordingtothetextitisupsettingthat.theflu-catchingismorepervasivetheworldoverthecauseofinitialoutbreakhasnotbeenidentifiedC.globalco-ordinationisyettowelldevelopD.peoplestillhavenoanswersconcerningsurveillanceandcontainmentThespeedofremedydispatchisofimportanceto.A.therecoveryoftheinfectedpatientthetreatmentoftheailingsuffererC.thepreventionofaflupandemicD.theefficiencyoflargesupplyofdrugsAccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingsisnotreadilymade.publicationsofnewresearchwithrespecttothesupplyoftheinterferencefromoutsideconstructionofanadequatesystemofsurveillanceofearlyinfluenzacasesavailabilityofanti-viraldrugsandanyvaccineinunderdevelopednationsD.contractsbetweenvariousnationsconcerningquarantineandcontainmentThebesttitleforthetextwouldbe.TheWorldMustPrepareforPandemicInfluenzaSimilarEpisodesofInitialOutbreakAreAlwaysEvasivetoLaymenTheGovernmentShouldTakeLeadinthePreventionofPandemicInfluenzaTheWorldHealthOrganizationMustAuthorizetheRelevantRescueSystemasIsDiscussedintheText.16Companieshaveembarkedonwhatlookslikethebeginningsofare-runofthemergersandacquisitionsMAwavethatdefinedthesecondbubblyhalfofthe1990s.Thatperiodreadersmightrecallwascharacterizedbyacollectivesplurgethatsawthecreationofsomeofthemostindebtedcompaniesinhistorymanyofwhichlaterwentbankruptorwerethemselvesbrokenup.WildbiddingfortelecomsinternetandmediaassetsnottomentionthemadnessthatwasDaimlers$40billionmotoringtakeoverin1998—1999ofChryslerortheTime-Warner/AOLmega-mergerin2000helpedtogivemergersathoroughlybadname.AconsensusemergedthatMAwasagreatwayforinvestmentbankstoreaprichfeesandasurewayforambitiousmanagerstobetrayinvestorsbytrashingthevalueoftheirshares.NowMAisback.ItsreturnisaglobalphenomenonbutitisperhapsmoststrikinginEuropewheresofarthisyeartherehasbeenastreamofdealsworthmorethan$600billionintotalaround40%higherthaninthesameperiodof
2022.ThelatesteffortcamethisweekwhenFrance5sSaint-Gobainabuilding-materialsfirmunveiledthedetailsofits£
3.6billion$
6.5billionhostilebidforBPBaBritishrival.Inthefirsthalfoftheyearcross-borderactivitywasupthreefoldoverthesameperiodlastyear.EvenFranceTelecomwhichwasleftalmostbankruptattheendofthelastmergerwaverecentlyboughtAmenaaSpanishmobileoperator.Shareholder5sapprovalofallthesedealsraisesaninterestingquestionforcompanieseverywhereareinvestorsrighttothinkthatthesemergersaremorelikelytosucceedthanearlieronesTherearetwoanswers.Thefirstisthatpastmergersmayhavebeenjudgedtooharshly.ThesecondisthatthepresentrashofEuropeandealsdoeslookmorerationalbut一andthecaveatiscrucial一onlysofar.Thepatternmaynothold.MAspoorreputationstemsnotonlyfromthestringofspectacularfailuresinthe1990sbutalsofromstudiesthatshowedvaluedestructionforacquiringshareholdersin80%ofdeals.Butmorerecentstudiesbyeconomistshaveintroducedanoteofcaution.Investorsshouldlookatthenumberofdealsthatsucceedorfailtypicallymeasuredbytheimpactonthesharepriceratherthanasyoumightthinkweighingthembysize.ForexamplenoonedoubtsthattheDaimler-Chryslermergerdestroyedvalue.ThecombinedmarketvalueofthetwofirmsisstillbelowthatofDaimleralonebeforethedeal.ThissingledealaccountedforhalfofallGermanMAactivitybyvaluein1998and1999andprobablydominatedpeoplesthinkingaboutmergerstothesamedegree.Throwinafewothersuchmonstersanditisnowonderthatbroadstudieshavetendedtofindthatmergersareabadidea.Thetruepictureismorecomplicated.Accordingtothetextacollectiveopiniononthemergersandacquisitionsalsoconcentrateson.abletochangeyoursituationand18tikeyou11feelthiswayforeverirritationoragitation.Adepressedpersonoften19fromothersDepressionseldomgoesawaybyitselfandthegreatest20ofdepressionissuicide.Theriskofsuicideincreasesifthedepressionisn,ttreated.ondowninwardup
2、⑵A.depictedB.reportedC.prohibitedD.expressed
3、⑶A.happenB.conveyC.fadeD.deteriorate
4、4A.socialB.academiceconomicrecessionvaluedestructionC.potentialhazardsD.assetpropositionThepatterninthethirdparagraphmostprobablydenotesthestrikingnecessityofEuropeancaveatthecomplicateddocumentscombinedmarketstheglobalphenomenonofthecrazeofwildbiddingformediaassetstheseemingrationalityofthelastestcycleofEuropeanmergersThecaseofDaimler-Chrys1erisemployedinthetextas.anillustrationofanevaluationcriterionanexplanationofaspectacularfailureC.adiscussionofamobileoperatoraguaranteeofaharshjudgementTheconclusionreachedbygeneralresearchesisthatmergersarenot.avaluabledemonstrationawiseplananinvisiblepitfailaworstdepravityAccordingtothetexttheauthorwouldagreethat.MAspoorreputationdeservesathoroughanalysisbytelecomsandinternetthetypicalnoteofcautionisalwaysoverlookedintermsofcontroversialdebatethelatestcycleofEuropeanmergerswillnotproducebetterresultstheunveilingofhostilebidinEuropewillhelprelieveenterprisesoftheirfinancialdilemma21PartB10pointsYouaregoingtoreadatextaboutbeingabetterfriendfollowedbyalistofimportantways.ChoosethebestwayfromthelistA一Fforeachnumberedsubheading41一
45.Thereisoneextrawaywhichyoudonotneedtouse.Backwhenwewerekidsthehoursspentwithfriendsweretoonumeroustocount.Thereweremarathontelephoneconversationsall-nightstudyingandgigglingsessions.Evenafterboyfriendsenteredthepictureourbestfriendsremainedirreplaceable.Andtimewasthemeansbywhichwenurturedthosefriendships.Nowasadultwomenweneverseemtohaveenoughtimeforanything.Husbandskidscareersandavocations一allrequireattention;toooftenmakingtimeforourfriendscomeslastonthelistofpriorities.Andyetironicallyweneedourfriendsasmuchaseverinadulthood.Afriendshipnetworkisabsolutelycrucialforourwell-beingasadults.Wehavetodothehardworkofbuildingandsustainingthenetwork.Herearesomeimportantwaysforaccomplishingthis.Letgoofyourlesscentralfriendships.Manyofourfriendshipswerenevermeanttolastalifetime.Itsnaturalthatsomefriendshipshavetimelimits.Furthermorenoweveryonehasabusysocialcalendarsopullbackfromsomepeoplethatyoudontreallywanttodrawclosetoandgivethemostpromisingfriendshipafairchancetogrow.41Bewillingtodropeverything7whenyouretrulyneeded.Youmaygetacallfromafriendwhoisreallydepressedoveracertainproblemwhenyouarejustsittingdowntoenjoyaromanticdinnerwithyourhusband.Thisisjustoneofthoseinstanceswhenafriendsneedsmatteredmore.Takeadvantageofthemails.Nearlyallofushavepalslivingfaraway一friendswemissverymuch.Giventhelimitedtimeavailableforvisitsandthehighpriceofphonecallswritingisafinewaytokeepintouch一andmakesbothsenderandreceiverfeelgood.Riskexpressingnegativefeelings.Whentimetogetheristoughtocomebyitsnaturaltowantthemoodduringthattimetobeupbeat.Andmanypeoplefearthatotherswillthinklessofyouifyouexpressthenegativefeelingslikeangerandhurt.Dontmakeyourfriendsproblemsyourown.Sharingyourfriendsgriefisthewayyoushowdeepfriendship.Neverunderestimatethevalueofloyalty.Loyaltyhasalwaysbeenratedasoneofthemostdesiredqualitiesinfriends.Trueloyaltycanbeafairlysubtlething.Somepeoplefeelitmeansthatnomatterwhatyourfriendwillalwaystakeyourside.Butrealloyaltyisbeingacceptingthepersonnotnecessarilyofcertainactionsyourfriendmighttake.Givethegiftoftimeasoftenastimeallows.Timeiswhatwedonthavenearlyenoughofandyetarmedwithalittleingenuitywecanmakeittogiveittoourfriends.Thelastbutnottheleastthingtokeepafriendshipaliveistosaytoyourfriends〃Imissyouandloveyou〃・Sayingthatattheendofaphoneconversationoravisitorwritingitonabirthdaycardcansustainyourfriendshipforthetimesyouarenttogether.Buttakingonyourfriendspaindoesn,tmakethatpaingoaway.Theresabigdifferencebetweenempathyorrecognizingafriendspainandoveridentificationwhichmakesthesuffererfeelevenweaker.〃ImustbeinworsepainthanIeventhoughtbecausethepersonrmconfidinginissufferingsomuch!”Remembertroubledpeoplejustneedtheirfriendstostaygroundedintheirownfeelings.Rememberhonestyisthekeytokeepingafriendshipreal.Sharingyourpainwillactuallydeepenafriendship.Besidesletterscardsandpostcardshavethevirtueofbeingtangible-friendsca4243444526PartCDirections:ReadthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.10pointsIntheearly1800sgroupsofEnglishworkerswreckedmachinesthattheyfeltthreatenedtheirjobs.46Theywerecalled“Luddites〃afteroneoftheirleadersatermthatisnowusedforanyonewhoputsupresistancetonewtechnologies.47Theoddthingaboutnanotechnology^sLudditesisthattheyhavestartedresistingbeforethetechnologyhasreallyestablisheditself.Aspeoplestarttobuyproductsinvolvingnanotechnologyfromodour-resistantshirtstowindowglassthatrepelsdirttheywillrealisethatmanyofthesenewthingsareusefulandharmless.Andasawarenessofnanotechnologygrowstheywillbegintounderstandthatitcoversarangeofdifferentwaysofdoingthingssomeofwhichcarrysomeriskandothersdonot.Asaresultthetechnologysdetractorswillprobablybecomemorenuancedintheircomplaints.Nanotechnologyhasthepotentialtocauseanindustrialupheavaljustaselectricitydidinitstime.48Likeelectricitythoughithassomanyandsuchdiverseapplicationsthatitisunlikelytoarriveinonehugewaveasnanotechnologyscriticsfear.Insteadtherewillbeaseriesofsmallerwaves.49Manyoftheinnovationsthetechnologymaybringarealongwayoffleavingplentyoftimetoprepare.Nanotechnologylikeanynewdiscoveryoffersbothrisksandrewards.Therewillundoubtedlybesomeneedtocontrolitsexploitationtominimizetherisksbuttherearealsostrongargumentsforallowingtheunfetteredpursuitofknowledgewithoutitinnovationcannotflourish.Twentyyearsagonobodycouldhaveforeseenthattheinventionofanewmicroscopewouldlauncharemarkablenewtechnologyperhapsarevolution.50Scientistsshouldbeallowedtoworkwithaslittlehindranceaspossibletogainabetterunderstandingoftheobjectoftheirstudy-howeverlargeorsmall.47484950参考答案【
一、UseofEnglish]「5CDADA6〜10BCDAB1广20点击下载查看答案【
二、ReadingComprehension]1〜5CBACB6〜10CDADB11〜30点击下载查看答案C.literaryD.health
5、
(5)A.patternslinksintuitionD.conscientiousness
6、
(6)mostlyoncefairlydesperately
7、⑺A.curesB.checkstriggerslogs
8、
(8)A.solemnB.sarcasticslenderstressful
9、9onaroundupunder
10、10A.viaB.withoutwithoutoutof11orbutandwhile12monopolymotionthoughtsassociation13A.underestimatedB.unsettledC.unexpectedD.unrecognized14byasinfor15A.battlingB.substitutingC.reproachingD.menacing16A.justifiedB.extendedC.identifiedD.matched17A.selfishnessB.helplessnessC.strategyD.emotion18vibrationvicinityreservationhopelessness19A.withdrawsB.overwhelmsC.invadesD.exploits20A.fabricB.patentdangerD.passion
二、ReadingComprehension1PartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingABCorD.40pointsIn1929JohnD.Rockefellerdecideditwastimetosellshareswhenevenashoe-shineboyofferedhimasharetip.DuringthepastweekTheEconomistseconomicseditorhasbeenadvisedbyataxidriveraplumberandahairdresserthatyoucantgowrong〃investinginhousing一themoreyouownthebetter.IsthisasignthatitistimetogetoutAttheveryleastashousepricesaroundtheworldclimbtoeverloftierheightsandmoreandmorepeoplejumpontothebuy-to-letladderitistimetoexposesomeofthefallaciesregularlytrottedoutbysomanyself-appointedhousingexperts.Onecommonerroristhathousepricesmustcontinuetorisebecauseofalimitedsupplyofland.ForinstanceitisarguedthathousepriceswillalwaysriseinLondonbecauselotsofpeoplewanttolivehere”.Butthisconfusesthelevelofpriceswiththeirrateofchange.Homepricesareboundtobehigherinbigcitiesbecauseoflandscarcitybutthisdoesnotguaranteethaturbanhousepriceswillkeeprisingindefinitely-justlookatTokyoshugeprice-dropssince
1990.Andthoughitistruethatafixedsupplyofhomesmaypushuphousepricesifthepopulationisrisingthiswouldimplyasteadyriseinpricesnotthe20%annualjumpsofrecentyears.Asecondflawedargumentisthatlowinterestratesmakebuyingahomecheaperandsopushupdemandandprices.Lowerinterestratesmayhaveallowedsomepeoplewhootherwisecouldnothaveaffordedamortgagetobuyahome.Butmanyborrowerswhothinkmortgagesarecheaperaresufferingfrommoneyillusion.Interestratesarenotverylowinrealinflation-adjustedterms.Initialinterestpaymentsmayseemlowinrelationtoincomebutbecauseinflationisalsolowitwillnoterodetherealburdenofdebtasswiftlyasitoncedid.Soinlateryearsmortgagepaymentswillbemuchlargerinrealterms.Toarguethatlownominalinterestratesmakebuyingahomecheaperislikearguingthatacarloanpaidoffoverfouryearsischeaperthanonerepaidovertwoyears.FallacynumberthreeisafavouriteclaimofAlanGreenspanchairmanofAmericasFederalReserve.Thisisthatpricebubblesarelesslikelyinhousingthaninthestockmarketbecausehighertransactioncostsdiscouragespeculation.Infactseveralstudieshaveshownthatbothintheoryandinpracticebubblesaremorelikelyinhousingthaninshares.AstudybytheIMFfindsthatasharpriseinhousepricesisfarmorelikelytobefollowedbyabustthanisashare-priceboom.Thetermfallacies”Line6Paragraph1mostprobablymeansA.ridiculousstrategiesB.obsoletemethodologiesC.mistakenbeliefsfar-fetchedassertionsWhatistherelationshipbetweentheopeningparagraphandtherestofthetextThedeadlysinsaresingledoutinthefirstparagraphandthendeniedbytheauthorofthetext.Ageneralizationismadeintheopeningparagraphandelaboratedinthefollowingparagraphs.Theunusualanecdotesarequotedinthefirstparagraphandthenarticulatedinthefollowingparagraphs.Ageneralizationisadvancedintheopeningparagraphandrefutedinthefollowingparagraphs.Theauthorofthetextmakesacomparisonin.A.Paragraph4B.concludingparagraphC.Paragraph2D.openingparagraphTheviewsofAlanGreenspanandtheauthorofthetextonpricebubblesare.。