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2023年12月份真題(第一套)PartIWritingDirection:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashorteaasybasedonthepicturebelow.Youshouldfocusonthedifficultyinacquiringusefulinformationinspiteofadvancedinformationtechnology.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
"Wehavelotsofinformationtechnology.Wejustdon'thavemuchusefulinformation."PartⅢReadingComprehensionSectionAAsitis,sleepissoundervaluedthatgettingbyonfewerhourshasbecomeabadgeofhonor.Plus,weliveinaculturethat_____(37)tothelat(yī)e-nighter,from24-h(huán)ourgrocerystorestoonlineshoppingsitesthat(yī)neverclose.It'snosurprise,then,thatmorethanhalfofAmericanadultsdon'tgetthe7to9hoursofshut-eyeeverynightas_____(38)bysleepexperts.Whetherornotwecancatchuponsleep-ontheweekend,say-isahotly_____(39)topicamongsleepresearches.Thelatestevidencesuggeststhatwhileitisn't_____(40),itmighthelp.WhenLiu,theUCLAsleepresearcherandprofessorofmedicine,brought_____(41)sleep-restrictedpeopleintothelabforaweekendofsleepduringwhichtheyloggedabout10hourspernight,theyshowed_____(42)intheabilityofinsulin(胰島素)toprocessbloodsugar.Thatsuggeststhatcatchupsleepmayundosomebutnotallofthedamagethatsleep_____(43)causes,whichisencouraginggivenhowmanyadultsdon'tgetthehourstheyneedeachnight.Still,Liuisn't_____(44)toendorsethehabitofsleepinglessandmakingupforitlater.Sleepingpills,whilehelpfulforsome,arenot_____(45)aneffectiveremedyeither.“Asleepingpillwill_____(46)oneareaofthebrain,butthere'snevergoingtobeaperfectsleepingpill,becauseyoucouldn'treallyreplicat(yī)es(復(fù)制)thedifferentchemicalsmovinginandoutofdifferentpartsofthebraintogothroughthedifferentstagesofsleep,"saysDr.NancyCollop,directoroftheEmoryUniversitySleepCenter.A.a(chǎn)lternatively???B.caters? C.chronically ?D.debatedE.deprivation F.ideal ? G.improvements H.necessarilyI.negotiat(yī)ed? ?J.pierce ?K.presumption ?L.readyM.recommended N.surpasses ?O.targetSectionBClimatechangemaybereal,butit'sstillnoteasybeinggreen.[A]Theroadtoclimatehellispavedwithourgoodintentions.Politiciansmaytacklepolluterswhilescientistsdobat(yī)tlewithcarbonemissions.Butthemostpervasiveproblemislessobvious:ourownbehavior.Wegetdistractedbeforewecanturndowntheheating.Webreakourpromisenottoflyafterhearingaboutaneighbour'striptoIndia.Ultimat(yī)ely,wecan'tbebotheredtochangeourattitude.Fortunatelyfortheplanet,socialscienceandbehaviouraleconomicsmaybeabletodothatforus.[B]Despitemournfulpolarbearsandchartsshowingcarbonemissionssoaring,mostpeoplefindithardtobelievethatglobalwarmingwillaffectthempersonally.RecentpollsbythePewResearchCentreinWashington,DC,foundthat75-80percentofparticipantsregardedclimatechangeasanimportantissue.Butrespondentsrankeditlastonalistofpriorities.[C]Thisinconsistencylargelystemsfromafeelingofpowerlessness."Whenwecan'tactuallyremovethesourceofourfear,wetendtoadaptpsychologicallybyadoptingarangeofdefencemechanisms,"saysTomCrompton,changestrategistfortheenvironmentalorganizat(yī)ionWordWideFundforNature.[D]Partofthefaultlieswithourinnercaveman.Evolutionhasprogrammedhumanstopaymostattentiontoissuesthatwillhaveanimmediat(yī)eimpact."Weworrymostaboutnowbecauseifwedon'tsurviveforthenextminute,we'renotgoingtobearoundintenyears'time,"saysProfessorElkeWeberoftheCentreforResearchonEnvironmentalDecisionat(yī)ColumbiaUniversityinNewYork.IftheThamesforResearchonEnvironmentalDecisionat(yī)ColumbiaUniversityinNewYork.IftheThamswerelappingaroundBigBen,Londonerswoundfaceuptotheproblemofemissionsprettyquickly.Butinpractice,ourbraindiscountstherisks-andbenefits-associatedwithissuesthatliesomewayahead.[E]MatthewRushworth,oftheDepartmentofExperimentalPsychologyattheUniversityofOxford,seesthisinhislabeveryday."Oneofthewaysinwhichallagentsseemtomakedecisionsisthattheyassignalowerweightingtooutcomesthataregoingtobefurtherawayinthefuture,"hesays."Thisisaverysensiblewayforananimaltomakedecisionsinthewildandwouldhavebeenveryhelpfulforhumansforthousandsofyears."[F]Notanylonger.Bythetimewewakeuptothethreatposedbyclimatechanges,itcouldwellbetoolate.Anditwe'renotgoingtomakerationaldecisionsaboutthefuture,othersmayhavetohelpustodoso.[G]FewpoliticallibrariesarewithoutacopyofNudge:ImprovingDecisionsAboutHealth.WealthandHappiness,byRichardThalerandCassSunstein.Theyarguethat(yī)governmentsshouldpersuadeusintomakingbetterdecisions-suchassavingmoreinourpensionplans-bychangingthedefaultoptions.ProfessorWeberbelievesthatenvironmentalpolicycanmakeuseofsimilartactics.If,forexample,buildingcodesincludedgreenconstructionguidelines,mostdeveloperswouldtoolazytochallengethem.[H]Defaultsarecertainlypartofthesolution.Butsocialscientistsaremostconcernedaboutcraftingmessagesthatexploitourgroupmentality(心態(tài))."Weneedtounderstandwhatmotivatespeople,whatitisthatallowsthemtomakechange."saysProfessorNeilAdger,oftheTyndallCentreforClimateChangeResearchinNorwich."Itisactuallyaboutwhattheirpeersthinkofthem,what(yī)theirsocialnormsare,whatisseenasdesirableinsociety."Inotherwords,ourinnercavemaniscontinuallylookingoverhisshouldertoseewhattherestofthetribeareupto.[I]Thepassiveattitudewehavetoclimatechangeasindividualscanbealteredbycontinuingusin-andmeasuringusagainst-ourpeergroup."Socialnormsareprimitiveandelemental,"saysDr.RobertCialdini,authorofInfluence:ThePsychologyofPersuasion."Birdsflocktogether,fishschooltogether,cattleherdtogether……justperceivingnormsisenoughtocausepeopletoadjusttheirbehaviorinthedirectionofthecrowd."[J]Thesenormscantakeusbeyondgoodintensions.CaldiniconductedastudyinSanDiegoinwhichcoathangersbearingmessagesaboutsavingenergywerehungonpeople'sdoors.Someofthemessagesmentionedtheenvironment,somefinancialsavings,otherssocialresponsibility.Butitwastheonesthatmentionedtheactionsofneighboursthat(yī)drovedownpoweruse.[K]Otherstudiesshowthatsimplyprovidingthefacilityforpeopletocomparetheirenergyusewiththelocalaverageisenoughtocausethemtomodifytheirbehaviour.TheConservativesplantoadoptthisstrategybymakingutilitycompaniesprinttheaveragelocalelectricityandgasusageonpeople'sbills.[L]Socialsciencecanalsoteachpoliticianshowtoavoidourcollectivecapacityforself-destructivebehavior.EnvironmentalcampaignsthattellushowmanypeopledriveSUVsunwittingly(不經(jīng)意地)implythatthisbehavioriswidespreadandthuspermissible.Cialdinirecommendssomecarefulframingofthemessage."InsteadofnormalizingtheundesirablebuysyetanotherSUV,itreducesourabilitytobeenergy-independent."[M]Tappingintohowwealreadyseeourselvesiscrucial.Themostsuccessfulenvironmentalstrategywillmarrythegreenmessagetoourownsenseofidentify.Takeyouraveragetradeunionmember,chancesaretheywillbepoliticallymotivatedandbeusedtocollectiveaction-muchlikeEricaGregory.AretiredmemberofthePublicandCommercialServicesUnion,sheissettinguponeof1,100actiongroupswiththesupportofClimateSolidarity,atwo-yearenvironmentalcampaignaimedat(yī)tradeunionists.[N]Ericaisproofthat(yī)agreat-grandmothercanhelptoleadtherevolutionifyougetthepsychologyright-inthiscase,bymatchingherenthusiasmfortheenvironmentwithafondnessfororganizinggroups."Ithinkit'saterrificidea,"shesaysofthecampaign."Theunionbackingitmakesmembersthinktheremustbesomethinginit."Sheisexpectingupto20peopleatthefirstmeetingshehascalled,atherlocalpubintheCornishvillageofPolperro.[O]NickPerks,projectdirectorforClimateSolidarity,believesthissortofactivityiswherethefutureofenvironmentalactionlies."Usingexistingcivilsocietystructuresornetworksisamoreeffectivewayofcreatingchange……andobviouslytradeunionsareoneofthebiggestcivilsocietynetworksintheUK,"hesays.The"LoveFood,HateWaste"campaignenteredintoacollaborationlastyearwithanothersuchnetwork-theWomen'sInstitute.LondonerRachelTaylorjoinedthecampaignwiththeaimofmakingnewfriends.Ayearon,themeetingshavemadelastingchangestowhatshethrowsawayinherkitchen."It'salwaysmoreofanincentiveifyou'redoingitwithotherpeople,"shesays."Itmotivatesyoumoreifyouknowthatyou'vegottoprovidefeedbacktoagroup."[P]Thepowerofsuchsimplepsychologyinfightingclimatechangeisattractingattentionacrossthepoliticalestablishment.IntheUS,theHouseofRepresentativesScienceCommitteehasapprovedabillallocat(yī)ing$10millionayeartostudyingenergy-relat(yī)edbehavior.IntheUK,newstudiesareindevelopmentandsocialscientistsareregularlyspottedinBritishgovernmentoffices.Withthehelpofpsychologists,thereisfreshhopethatwemightgogreenafterall.47.Whenpeoplefindtheyarepowerlesstochangeasituation,theytendtolivewithit.48.Tobeeffective,environmentalmessagesshouldbecarefullyframed.49.Itisthegovernment'sresponsibilitytopersuadepeopleintomakingenvironment-friendlydecisions.50.Politiciansarebeginningtorealisetheimportanceofenlistingpsychologists'helpinfightingclimat(yī)echange.51.Tofindeffectivesolutionstoclimatechange,itisnecessarytounderstandwhat(yī)motivat(yī)espeopletomakechange.52.Intheirevolution,humanshavelearnedtopayattentiontothemosturgentissuesinsteadoflong-termconcerns.53.Onestudyshowsthatourneighbours'actionsareinfluentialinchangingourbehavior.54.Despireclearsignsofglobalwarming,itisnoteasyformostpeopletobelieveclimatechangewilleffecttheirownlives.55.Weshouldtakeourfutureintoconsiderationinmakingdecisionsconcerningclimatechangebeforeitistoolate.56.Existingsocialnetworkscanbemoreeffectiveincreatinginpeople'sbehaviour.SectionCPassageOneMorethanadecadeago,cognitivescientistsJohnBransfgordandDanielSchwartz,boththenat(yī)VanderbiltUniversity,foundthatknowledgetoanewsituationbutaqualitywasnottheabilitytoretainfactsorapplypriorknowledgetoanewsituat(yī)ionbutaqualitytheycalled"preparationforfuturelearning."Theresearchesaskedfifthgradersandcollegestudentstocreat(yī)earecoveryplantoprotectbaldeaglesfromextinction.Shockingly,thetwogroupscameupwithplansofsimilarquality(throughthecollegestudentshadbetterspellingskills).Fromthestandpointofatraditionaleducat(yī)or,thisoutcomeindicatedthatschoolinghadfailedtohelpstudentsthinkaboutecosystemsandextinction,majorscientificideas.Theresearchesdecidedtogodeeper,however.Theyaskedbothgroupstogeneratequestionsaboutimportantissuesneededtocreaterecoveryplans.Onthistask,theyfoundlargedifferences.Collegestudentsfocusedoncriticalissuesofinterdependencebetweeneagles("Howbigarethey?"and"Whatdotheyeat?").Thecollegestudentshadcultivatedtheabilitytoaskquestions,thecornerstoneofcriticalthinking.Theyhadlearnedhowtolearn.Museumsandotherinstitutionsofinformallearningmaybebettersuitedtoteachthisskillthanelementaryandsecondlyschools.AttheExploratoriuminSanFrancisco,werecentlystudiedhowlearningtoaskgoodquestionscanaffectthequalityofpeople'sscientificinquiryWefoundthatwhenwetaughtparticipantstoask"Whatif?"and"Howcan?"questionsthatnobodypresentwouldknowtheanswertoandthat(yī)wouldsparkexploration,theyengagedinbetterinquiryatthenextexhibit-askingmorequestions,performingmoreexperimentsandmakingbetterinterpretat(yī)ionsoftheirresults.Specially,theirquestionsbecamemorecomprehensiveatthenewexhibit.Ratherthanmerelyaskingaboutsomethingtheywantedtotry,theytendedtoincludebothcauseandeffectintheirquestion.Askingjuicyquestionsappearstobeatransferableskillfordeepeningcollaborativeinquiryintothesciencecontentfoundinexhibits.Thistypeoflearningisnotconfinedtomuseumsofinstitutionalsettings.Informallearningenvironmenttoleratefailurebetterthanschools.Perhapsmanyteachershavetoolittletimetoallowstudentstoformandpursuetheirownquestionsandtoomuchgroundtocoverinthecurriculum.Butpeoplemustacquirethisskillsomewhere.Oursocietydependonthembeingabletomakecriticaldecisionsabouttheirownmedicaltreat(yī)ment,says,orwhatwemustdoaboutglobalenergyneedsanddemands.Forthat,wehavearobustinformalsystemthatgivesnogrades,takesallcomers,andisavailableevenonholidaysandweekends.57.Whatistraditionaleducators'interpretationofthesearchoutcomementionedinthefirstparagraph?A.StudentsarenotabletoapplypriorknowledgetonewproblemsB.Collegestudentsarenobetterthanfifthgradersinmemorizingissues.C.Educationhasnotpaidenoughattentiontomajorenvironmentalissues.D.Educatedhasfailedtoleadstudentstothinkaboutmajorscientificideas.58.Inwhatwayarecollegestudentsdifferentfromchildren?A.TheyhavelearnedtothinkcriticallyB.TheyareconcernedaboutsocialissuesC.Theyarecuriousaboutspecificfeatures.D.Theyhavelearnedtoworkindependently59.Whatisbenefitofaskingquestionswithnoreadyanswers?A.Itarousestudents'interestinthingsaroundthem.B.Itcultivatesstudents'abilitytomakescientificinquiries.C.Ittrainsstudents'abilitytodesignscientificexperiments.D.Ithelpsstudentsrealizenoteveryquestionhasananswer。60.Whatissaidtobetheadvantageofinformallearning?A.ItallowsforfailuresB.ItisentertainingC.ItchargesnotuitionD.Itmeetspracticalneed.61.Whatdoesauthorseemtoencourageeducatorstodoat(yī)theendofthepassage?A.Trainstudentstothinkaboutglobalissues.B.Designmoreinteractiveclassroomactivities.C.Makefulluseofinformallearningresources.D.Includecollaborativeinquiryinthecurriculum.PassageTwo"There'sanoldsayinginthespaceworld:amateurstalkabouttechnology,professionalstalkaboutinsurance."InaninterviewlastyearwithTheEconomist,GeorgeWhitesides,chiefexecutiveofspace-tourismfirmVirginGalactic,wasplacinghiscompanyinthelattercategory.ButinsurancewillbecoldcomfortfollowingthefailureonOctober31stofVSSEnterprise,resultinginthedeathofonepilotandthesevereinjurytoanother.Ontopofthetragiclossoflife,theaccidentinCaliforniawillcastalongshadowoverthefutureofspacetourism,evenbeforeithasproperlybegun.Thenotionofspacetourismtookholdin2023witha$20millionflightaboardaRussianspacecraftbyDennisTito,amillionaireengineerwithanadventurousstreak.Justhalfadozenholiday-makershavereachedorbitsincethen,forsimilarlyastronomicalpricetags.Butmorerecently,companieshavebeguntoplanmoreaffordable"suborbital"flights-brieferventuresjusttotheedgeofspace'svastdarkness.VirginGalactichad,priortothisweek'saccident,seemedclosesttostartingregularflights.Thecompanyhasalreadytakendepositsfromaround800wouldbespacetourists,includingStephenHawking.Afterbeingdoggedbytechnicaldelaysforyears,SirRichardBranson,VirginGalactic'sfounder,hadrecentlysuggestedthataSpaceShipTwocraftwouldcarryitsfirstpayingcustomersassoonasFebruary2023.That(yī)nowseemsanimpossibletimeline.InJuly,asistercraftofthecrashedspaceplanewasreportedtobeabouthalf-finished.Theotherhalfwillhavetowait,asauthoritiesofAmerica'sFederalAviationAdministrat(yī)ion(FAA)andNat(yī)ionalTransportationSafetyBoardworkoutwhatwentwrong.Inthemeantime,theentirespacetourismindustrywillbeontenterhooks(坐立不安).The2023CommercialSpaceLaunchAmendmentsAct,intendedtoencourageprivatespacevehiclesandservices,prohibitsthetransportat(yī)ionsecretary(andtherebytheFAA)fromregulatingthedesignoroperationofprivat(yī)espacecraft,unlesstheyhaveresultedinaseriousorfatalinjurytocreworpassengers.ThatmeansthattheFAAcouldsuspendVirginGalactic'slicencetofly.Itcouldalsoinsistoncheckingprivatemannedspacecraftasthoroughlyasitdoescommercialaircraft.Whilethatmaymakesubotbitaltravelsafer,itwouldaddsignificantcostandcomplexitytoanemergingindustrythathasuntilnowoperat(yī)edlargelyastheplaygroundofbillionairesanddreamyengineers.HowVirginGalactic,regulatorsandthepublicrespondtothismostrecenttragedywilldeterminewhetherandhowsoonprivatespacetravelcantranscendthat(yī)playground.Thereisnodoubtthatspaceflightentailsrisks,andtopioneeranewmodeoftravelistofreethoserisks,andtoreducethemwiththebenefitofhard-wonexperience.62.WhatissaidaboutthefailureofVSSEnterprise?A.ItmayleadtothebankruptcyofVirginGalactic.B.Ithasastrongnegat(yī)iveimpactonspacetourism.C.Itmaydiscouragerichpeoplefromspacetravel.D.Ithasarousedpublicattentiontosafetyissues.63.Whatdowelearnaboutthespace-tourismfirmVirginGalactic?A.Ithasjustbuiltacraftforcommercialflights.B.Ithassenthalfadozenpassengersintospace.C.Itwasaboutreadytostartregularbusiness.D.Itisthefirsttolaunch"suborbital”flights.64.What(yī)isthepurposeofthe2023CommercialSpaceLaunchAmendmentsAce?(商業(yè)空間的發(fā)射修正案)A.Toensurespacetravelsafety.B.TolimittheFAA'sfunctions.C.Tolegalizeprivat(yī)espaceexploration.D.Tppromotethespacetourismindustry.65.WhatmighttheFAAdoaftertherecentaccidentinCalifornia?A.Imposemorerigidsafetystandards.B.Stopcertifyingnewspace-touristagencies.C.Amendits2023CommercialSpaceLaunchAmendmentsAct.D.SuspendVirginGalactic'slicencetotakepassengersintospace.66.What(yī)doestheauthorthinkofprivatespacetravel?A.Itisworthpromotingdespitetherisksinvolved.B.Itshouldnotbeconfinedtotherichonly.C.Itshouldbestrictlyregulated.D.Itistooriskytocarryon.36.B【解析】caterto表達“迎合”的意思,空白處前提到aculture,所以用第三人稱單數(shù)cat(yī)ers。37.M【解析】空白處后有介詞by,因此空白處前要填一個動詞,與后文匹配,recommendedby符合題意,大多數(shù)美國人都達不到由睡眠專家建議的7——9小時睡眠時間。38.D【解析】空白處前有hotly這個詞,后有topic,說明這是個熱門的話題,要填一個形容詞,debat(yī)ed討論的,符合題意。39.F【解析】通過while...mighthelp.可以看出,文章中提到盡管在假日補充睡眠并不是抱負的,ideal符合語境。40.C【解析】空白處后為形容詞,空白處需要填副詞做修飾,chronically意思為“長期地”修飾“有睡眠困擾的人”符合題意。41.G【解析】空白處前有showed,因此空白處填一個名詞更貼切,G選項improvements符合語境。42.E【解析】題意為:補眠可以修復(fù)一部分并不是所有的由睡眠()導(dǎo)致的損害。所以sleep后面應(yīng)當(dāng)接一個名詞,組成“睡眠匱乏”符合語境。43.L【解析】根據(jù)文中“沒有…去做某事”,推測出空格內(nèi)填一個形容詞,選ready表達“Liu尚未準(zhǔn)備好去接受這個習(xí)慣”。44.H【解析】空格內(nèi)應(yīng)當(dāng)填一個副詞修飾be動詞?!氨仨毜亍狈险Z境,“盡管安眠藥對于一
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