筆譯二級綜合能力（閱讀理解）模擬試

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筆譯二級綜合能力（閱讀理解）模擬試

卷第1套

一、閱讀理解（含10小題）（本題共/8題，每題1.0

分，共18分。）

Ifiguredthatwhen2010finallyarrived,I'dbehereinLosAngelesonmyvideophone

lookingatmyneweditorinherformfittingsilverbodysuitassheyelledatmefromNew

Yorkforsexuallyharassingherinthefirstsentenceofthefirstcolumnweworkedon

together.ButeventhoughwebothhaveSkype,wehaven'tuseditonce.Infact,even

thoughSkypeistheonlyoneofallthecoolgadgetsthatcartoonspromisedmewould

existby2010,peopledon'tseemnearlyasexcitedastheyshouldbe.Only34%ofSkype

callsevenusevideo.AndwhenSkypeannouncedonJan.5attheConsumerElectronics

Showthatwe'llsoonhavevideophonesonourtelevisions,everyonewentrightbackto

talkingaboutwhichboothsgaveoutthebestkey-chainlights.I'veusedSkypetwice:to

heaguestexpertonWhoWantstoBeaMillionaire?andtoletmymotherseeher

grandson.Bothinvolvedalotofhelpfromtechpeopleanddrool.Yes,IfindMeredith

Vieirathatattractive.ButIhaven'tusedi（since.That'sbecauseSkypebreaksthe

century-oldsocialcontractofthephone:wepaycloseattentionwhileweretalkingand

zoneoutwhileyouare.Assoonasyoubegintotalk,Ifeeltrappedanddesperatelyscan

（heroomfortasksIcandotojustifytheenormouswasteoftimethatisyourtalking.I

washdishes,Ifilereceipts,Ireadnewssites,Imakelittlefakesuicidefacestomywife

CassandraabouthowmuchIwanttohangupthatcausehertoyell"JoeLIneedyou

now"inareallyunconvincingwaythatI'veaskedhernottodo,butIstillcan'tstop

makingthesuicidefaces.Indesperatetimes,whenIamonmycellphoneinthemiddle

ofnowhere,Iwillpace.TheonlyothertimeIpaceiswhenIstubatoeorburnmyself.

ButwhenIstarttalking,Iassumethatyouaresittingperfectlystill,rapt.Andwhilethat

isactuallytruewhenI'mtalking,peoplearen'tlisteningtothoseofyouwhohaven'tbeen

onE!ButSkyperequiresmetolookatyouwhileyou'retalking,whichistotally

ridiculous.Tliconlysci-fishowthatunderstoodthiswasStarTick.BonesandJimwould

usetheirflipphonestotalkquicklyaboutbeamingorhealthissues.Theonlytimethey'd

fireup(hevideophonewaswhenaKlingonwassittinginaspaceship20yardsawaywith

gunspointedatthem.EventhenIthinkSuluwascheckingoutGoFugYourself.

Interestedintalkingmoreaboutmytheory,IusedmylandlinetocallSherryTurkle,an

MITprofessorofthesocialstudiesofscienceandtechnology.Shetoidmepeoplearcnot

onlyuninterestedinSkype,we'realsonotinterestedintalkingontheregularphone.We

wanttoTiVoourlives,avoidingrealtimebytextingore-mailingpeoplewhenwefeel

likeit."Skype,whichwasthefantasyofourchildhood,getsyoubacktosittingthereand

beingavailableinthatold-fashionedway.Ourmodelofwhatitwastobepresenttoeach

other,wethoughtwelikedthat,"shesaid."Buti(turnsoutthattimeshiftingisourmost

valuedproduct.Thisnewtechnologyisaboutcontrol.Emotionalcontrolandtime

control."You'dbeshockedbyhowmanylimestwopeopleUlkingonthephoneabout

peoplenotwantingtotalkonthephonehavetotelleachotherthey'reenjoyingtheir

conversation.I'vehadphonesexwhereIexpressedlessappreciationofanotherperson.If

wemissanythingabouttheregularphone,Ithinkit'sthepsychoanalyst'strickit

employed:you'relyingonacouchfacingthewall,imaginingnonjudgmentalempathy

fromsomeoneyoucan'tsee.InherbookAloneTogether,whichconiesoutnextyear,

Turkicwritesaboutastudyirwhichshefoundthatpeoplereallyliketotalktorobots.As

soonasyouaskpeopletointeractwithacomputerwithartificialintelligence,theystart

unloadingsecrets.Robots,itseems,arelesslikelytotakeovertheearththantheyare

daytime-televisionhostingjobs.Asfarasthefull-contactlisteningthatSkyperequires,1

don'tthinkwewantthatallthatoftenfrompeoplewhoaren'talreadyinourhouse.The

factis,wedon'treallywanttoseeotherpeoplethatbadly.That'swhyit*ssodifficultto

makeplanswiththem.That,plustextingtimesandplacesbackandforthtakesforever.

Maybeallthestuffwethoughtwewantedinthefuturesucks.Flyingcarswouldblock

ourlight,foodpillswouldmakeGordonRamsey'sscreamingevenmorepreposterous,

andthosemovingsidewalksjustgivemeanotherreasontohatefatpeopleatairports.Far

betteristohavecontroloverourmoslvaluablecommodity:time.Sure,wecoinplain

aboutbeingbusy,butthat'sprettygreataslongaswegettochoosewhenwedothings.

Thetruthis,myeditorwillneverevencallme.She'lljuste-mail.Whichisactuallyfine

withme.There'splentyofvideoonlineofwomeninsilverbodysuits.(fromTime.Jan.

18,2010.)

1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A、ThoughtheauthorandhiseditorbothhaveSkype,theyhavenevertalkedthroughit.

B、Theeditoryelledattheauthorbecauseofhissexuallyharassingherintheirjoint

column.

C、Itisjustanimaginationincartoonsforpeopletohavevideophonesontheir

televisions.

D、PeoplearcnotinterestedinusingSkypevideoatall.

標準答案：A“

知識點解析：暫無解析

2>Intheauthor'spointofview,(hetraditionalsocialcontactofthephonehasthe

followingadvantagesEXCEPTthat.

A^youcantalktopeopleoverthephoneanddohouseworkatthesametime

B、youcanmakefacestothosewhoarearoundyouwhenyouareansweringphone.

C、youcanconcentrateonyourconversationratherthanontliecaller'sappearance

D^peoplecannottellwhatyouareactuallydoingorthinkingoverthephone

標準答案：C?、^

知識點解析：暫無解析

3、1(canbesafelyinferredfromthepassage(hatTiVohasthefunctionof.

A、controllingliveTVwithpause,fast-forward,instantreplayandslowmotion

B、schedulingrecordingsfromyourcomputerorphoneviatheweb

C、takingallyourfavoriteshowswithyouonyourphoneorportabledevice

D^lettingyoudowhatyouwanttodoorberequiredtodoattherighttimeforyou

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

4^AllofthefollowingareSherryTurkle'sideasonSkypeandphoneEXCEPT

A、Skypeisnotsopopularbecausepeopledon'tliketobeavailableatanytime.

B、textingore-mailingisbynomeansbetterthanphoneincommunication.

C、thoughtheyarcdailyhappening,peoplearcinterestedinneitherSkypenorphone.

D、ithasbeensupposedthatpeopleliketobepresenttoeachother,butitisnotthecase.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

5、WhatistheROOTreasonforthecoldshoulderSkypehasreceived?

A、Skypecannotrealizethefunctionoftimeshiftinguptillnow.

B、Skypeisonlytheproductofourancestor'simaginationandisold-fashioned.

C、Skypeinvolvesemotionandtimecontrol,whichpeopletrytoavoid.

D^Skypeisnotasadvancedastextande-mailare.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

6、Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat.

A^peoplelikelotalk(orobotsbecause(heyarenotlikelytojudgeyounortoleakyour

secretstoothers

B、asforthosewhoarenotphysicallywithus,wedon'tneedtheirfull-contactlistening

becauseitisdifficulttomakeplanwith(hem

C、flyingcars,foodpillsandmovingsidewalkswillleadustonowherebutmakeour

livesworsethanever

D、timeisthemostdesirablethingforpeopleandtheywilltryeveryefforttogetridof

thecontrolfromothers

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

7、Thestyleofthepassagecanbebestdescribedas.

A、ironic

B、humorous

C、serious

D、indifferent

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

8、Whichofthefollowingtitlessuitsthepassagebest?

A^TheWeaknessofVideophone.

B、TheImportanceofTimeControl.

C、WhyILikeTextingandE-mailingBetter.

D^CallMe!ButNotonSkypeorAnyOtherVideophone.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

FoulShotsNowandthenIcanstillsee(heirfaces,nickeringandlaughing,theireyes

mockingme.AnditbothersnethatIshouldremember.Timeandmaturityshouldhave

diminishedthepain,becausetheincidenthappenedmorethar20yearsago.

Occasionally,however,asmugsmiletriggersthememory,andIthink,"Ishouldhave

donesomething."Someactofdefiancecouldhavekilledandburiedthememoryofthe

incident.Nowit'stoolate.In1969,1wasaseniorontheLutherBurbankHighSchool

basketballteam.TheschoolisonthesouthsideofSanAntonio,inoneofthecity'smany

barrios.Afterpracticeonedayourcoachannouncedthatwcweregoingtospendthe

followingSaturdayscrimmagingwiththeballclubfromWinstonChurchillHigh,located

inthecity'srich,whitenorthside.Afterthebasketballgame,weweretoselectsomeone

fromtheopposingteamand"buddyup"—talkwithhim,havelunchwithhimand

generallyspendthedayattemptingfriendship.Bytellingusthatthisexperiencewouldgo

bothteamssomegood,Isuspectourwell-intentionedcoachwasthinkingaboutthe

possiblebenefitsofintegrationandoflearningtoappreciatethedifferencesofother

people.Byintegratinguswiththismoreprosperousgroup,Ithinkhewasalsotryingto

inspireus.ButmyteammatesandIsmiledsardonicallyatoneanother,andoursneakers

squeakedaswenervouslyrubbed(hemagainst(hewaxedhardwoodfloorofourgym.

Theprospectofafulldayofunfavorablecomparisonsdrewfromusacollectivegroan.

As"barrioboys",wewerealreadyacutelyawareofthedifferencesbetweenusandthem.

Churchillmeant"white"tous:Itmeantshinynewcars,two-storyhomeswithfireplaces,

pedigreedogsandmanicuredhedges.Inotherwords,everythingthatwedidnothave.

Worse,travelingnorthmeantputtingupafront,toourselvesaswellastotheChurchill

team.Wefeltwehadtopretendthatwewerecavalieraboutitall,toughguyswhodidn't

careabout"nothing".It'sclearnowthatweenteredthecontestwithnegativeimagesof

ourselves.Fromchildhood,vvemusthavesuspectedsomethingwasinherentlywrong

withus.Theevidencewrappeditselfaroundourcollectivepsychelikeanoose.In

elementaryschool,wcwerenotallowedtospeakSpanish.Thebladededgeofawooden

ruleroncecamecrashingdownonmyknucklesforviolatingthisdictum.Byhighschool,

however,policieshadchanged,andwecouldspeakSpanishwithoutfearofphysical

reprisal.Still,speakingourlanguagebeforewhitesbroughtonspasmsofshame-for

(hesupposedinferiorityofourlanguageandculture—andguiltatfeelingshame.That

mixtureofemotionsfueledourburningsenseofinferiority.Afterall,ourmothersinno

wayresembledtheglamorizedmodelsofAmericanTVmothers—DonnaReedbaking

cookiesinhighheels.Mymother'shandswereroughandchafed,herwardrobedraband

worn.Andmyfatherwaspreoccupiedwithmakingendsmeet.Hissilencestarkly

contrastedwiththeglibcounselJimAndersonofferedin"FatherKnowsBest".And

wheretheBeaverworriedabouttryingtounderstandsomedifficulthomework

assignment,formeitwasanaltogetherdifferenthorror,whenIwastoldbymy

elementaryschoolprincipalthatIdidnothavetheability(olearn.AfterIfailedtopass

(hefirstgrade,myreportcardreadthatIhada"learningdisability".Whatshameand

disillusionitbroughtmyparents!Tohavecarriedtheirdreamofabetterlifefrom

MexicotoAmerica,onlytohavetheirhopesquashedbyhavingtheironlysonbranded

inadequate.AndsosomewhereduringmyschoolingIassumedthatsayingIhada

"retarded".Schooladministratorsdidn'tcarethatIcouldnotspeakEnglish.Asteenagers,

ofcourse,myMexican-AmericanfriendsandIdidnotconsciouslyunderstandwhywe

feltinferior.Butwemighthaveunderstoodifwehadfathomedourdesperateneedto

trounceChurchill.Weviewedtheprospectofbeatingawhite,north-sidesquadasa

particularlyfinecoup.Thematchwasclearlyracial,ourneedtosucceedbornofa

defianceagainstprejudice.Iseenowthatwesuedthebasketballcourttoproveour

"blood".Andwhobettertoconfirmus,ifnotthosewhomweconsideredbetter?In

retrospect,Irealizetheonlythingconfirmedthatdaywasthatwesawourselvesas

negativelyastheydid.Afterwewonthemorningscrimmage,bothteamswereledfrom

(hegymintoanemptyroomwhereeveryonesatonashinylinoleumfloor.Wewere

supposedtomingle—rubthecolorstogether.Buttheteamssatseparately,ourbacks

againstconcretewalls.Wefacedoneanotherlikeenemies,theemptyfloorbetweenusa

noman'sland.Asthecoacheswalkedaway,oneremindedustosharelunch.God!The

merethoughtofofferingthematacofromourbrownbagswhentheyhadrefrigerated

deliluncheshorrifiedus.ThenoneoftheirplayerstossedabagofFrilosatus.Itslid

acrosstheslipperyfloorandstoppedinthecenteroftheroom.Withheartbeating

anxiously,weChicanosstaredatthebagastheboysaidwithasneer,"Y'allprobablylike

em"—the"FritoBandito"commercialbeingpopularthen.Andwecouldseethem,

smilingateachother,gigglingjabbingtheirelbowsintooneanother'sribsatthejoke.

Thebagseemedtogrowbeforeoureyeslikeamonstroussymbolofinferiority.Wewon

theafternoonbasketballgameaswell.Butwinninghadaccomplishednothing.Though

wchadwantedto,wccouldn'tchangetheirperceptionofus.Itseems,infact,that

defeatingthemmadethemmeaner.Lookingback,Ifecitheseyoungmenneededtoput

us"inourplace",toreaffirtrithepowertheyfeltwehadthreatened.Ithink,moreover,

thattheyfeltjustified,notonlybecauseoftheirinherentsenseofsuperiority,butbecause

ourfailuretorespondtotheirinsultunderscoredourworthlessnessin(heireyes.Two

decadeslater,thememoryoftheirgloatinglivesoninme.Whenawhitepersonis

discourteous,IfindmyselfwonderingwhatIshoulddo,andafterward,ifI'vedone(he

rightthing.SometimesIarguewhenadaftcommentwouldsuffice.ThenIreprimand

myself,forIamnolongeraboy.Butmyimpulsetoarguebearswitnesstomyghosts.

For,invariably,wheneverIfeelinsultedI'mremindedofthatdayatChurchillHigh.And

wheneverthepastencroachesuponthepresent,Iseemyselfrisingboldly,stepping

proudlyacrosstheyearsandcrushing,underfoot,asillybagcfFritos.

9、Whatisthemainideaofthisselection?

A^TheLutherBurbankHighSchoolbasketballteamwonthescrimmageandgamewith

WinstonChurchillHigh.

B、Thefailuretorespondtoaninsultatabasketballgameinhisyouthstillhauntsthe

writer.

C、Raceandclassproblemsoftenemergeatbasketballgames.

D^Don'ttrytomixwithotherracialorculturalgroups.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

10、Whichofthefollowingreasonsdoesnotexplainthecoach'smotivesinarranging

theexperiencefortheBurbankteam?

A、Thecoachwantedtoinspiretheboys.

B、Hewantedthemtolearnthebenefitsofintegration.

C、HewantedthemtoseehowmuchbettertheywerethantheChurchillboys.

D、Hewantedthemtoappreciatethedifferencesamongpeople.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

11、Accordingtothewriter,thebarrioboyshadnegativeimagesofthemselvesbecause

they______

A、couldn'lplaybasketballwell.

B、feltthattheirlanguageandculturewereinferior.

C、didn'thavethekindsofsneakerstheChurchillboyshad.

D、didn'tspeakasmanylanguagesastheChurchillboys.

標準答案：B.——

知識點解析：暫無解析

12、Wecaninferthatduringtheauthor'syouth,whenchildreninSanAntoniospoke

Spanishinelementaryschool,they

A^werepraised.

B、werepunished.

C、werepmonthebasketballteam.

D、feltproudoftheirMexicanheritage.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

13、ThewriterleadsustoconcludethatifhehadbeenencouragedtospeakSpanishin

school,hemight

A、haveknownwhattodobeforethegame.

B、haveofferedtacostotheChurchillteam.

C、nothavefeltsoinferiortothewhites.

D、haveplayedbetterbasketballwithhisfriends.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

14、AtlunchoneoftheChurchillboys

A、ateatacofromoneofthebrownlunchbags.

B、offeredadelisandwichtooneoftheboysontheBurbankteam.

C、madefunof(heBurbankteamforspeakingSpanish.

D、threwabagofFritosacrossthegymfloor.

標準答案：D-

知識點解析：暫無解析

15、WecaninferthattheFritoRanditowasa(n)

A、Mexican-Americanbusinessmanwhoenjoyedcornchips.

B、teenagebasketballplayerwhomadeaFritoscommercialinSpanish.

C、comicalMexicancharacterwhorobbedpeopleoftheircornchips.

D、offensivememberoftheChurchillteam.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

16、ThewritergivesseveralreasonswhytheboysontheChurchillteambehavedas

(heydid.WhichofthefollowingwasNo(oneofthem?

A、TheydidnotlikethefactthattheboysfromBurbankspokeSpanish.

B、Theyfelt(haltheyneededtopultheBurbankboysintheirplace.

C、TheyneededtoreaffirmthepowertheyfelttheBurbankteamthreatened.

D、TheBurbankteamdidnetrespondtotheChurchillteam'sinsult.

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

17、Whichofthefollowinggeneralizationsdoyouthinkthewriterwouldagree?

A、WhitepeopleandMexicanAmericanscannotgetalongwitheachother.

B、Evenaseeminglyminorexperienceinthepastcanbotherusinthepresent.

C、Peopledoalwaysknowhowtorespondtohurtfulacts.

D、PeopleofotherracesshouldnotwatchtheglamorizedmodelsofAmericanTV

mothersandfathers.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

18^Thetitle"FoulShots"probablyrefersto

A、thepartofabasketballgameinwhichaplayershootsforextrapointsbecause

someoneblockedunfairly.

B、thebagofFritostossedfoullyacrossthegymfloorbeforethegame.

C、themean-spiritedshotsoflaughterandjokingattheexpenseoftheMexican-

Americanboys.

D、alloftheabove.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

筆譯二級綜合能力（閱讀理解）模擬試

卷第2套

一、閱讀理解（含10小題）（本題共30題，每題1.0

分,共30分。）

Wcarcbeginningtowitnessaparadoxattheheartofcapitalism,onethathaspropelledit

togreatnessbutisnowthreateningitsfuture:Theinherentdynamismofcompetitive

marketsisbringingcostssofardownthatmanygoodsandservicesarebecomingnearly

free,abundant,andnolongersubjecttomarketforces.Whileeconomistshavealways

welcomedareductioninmarginalcost,theyneveranticipatecthepossibilityofa

technologicalrevolutionthatmightbringthosecoststonearzero.Thefirstinklingofthe

paradoxcamein1999whenNapster,themusicservice,developedanetworkenabling

millionsofpeopletosharemusicwithoutpaying（heproducersandartists,wreaking

havoconthemusicindustry.Similarphenomenawentontoseverelydisniplthe

newspaperandbookpublishingindustries.Consumersbegansharingtheirown

informationandentertainment,viavideos,audioandtext,nearlyfree,bypassingthe

traditionalmarketsaltogether.Nowthephenomenonisabouttoaffectthewhole

economy.Aformidablenewtechnologyinfrastructure—theInternetofThings—is

emergingwiththepotentialtopushmuchofeconomiclifetonearzeromarginalcost

overthecourseofthenexttwodecades.Thisnewtechnologyplatformisbeginningto

connecteverythingandeveryone.Todaymorethan11hi11ionsensorsarcattachedto

naturalresources,productionlines,theelectricitygrid,logisticsnetworksandrecycling

flows,andimplantedinhomes,offices,storesandvehicles,feedingbigdataintothe

InternetofThings.Peoplecanconnecttothenetworkandusebigdata,analyticsand

algorithms（oaccelerateefficiencyandlowerthemarginalcostofproducingandsharing

awiderangeofproductsandservices（onearzero,justastheynowdowithinformation

goods.Theunresolvedquestionis,howwillthiseconomyofthefuturefunctionwhen

millionsofpeoplecanmakeandsharegoodsandservicesnearlyfree?Theanswerliesin

thecivilsociety,whichconsistsofnonprofitorganizationsthatattendtothethingsinlife

wemakeandshareasacommunity.Whatmakesthesocialcommonsmorerelevant

todayisthatweareconstructinganInternetofThingsinfrastructurethatoptimizes

collaboration,universalaccessandinclusion,allofwhicharecriticaltothecreationof

socialcapitalandtheusheringinofasharingeconomy.TheInternetofThingsisagame-

changingplatformthatenablesanemergingcollaborativecommonstoflourishalongside

thecapitalistmarket.Thiscollaborativeratherthancapitalisticapproachisaboutshared

accessratherthanprivateownership.Millionsofpeopleareusingsocialmediasites,

redistributionnetworks,rentalsandcooperativestosharecars,homes,clothes,tools,toys

andotheritemsa(lowornearzeromarginalcost.Thesharingeconomyhadprojected

revenuesof$3.5billionin2013.Asforthecapitalistsystem,itislikelytoremainwith

usfarintothefuture,albeitinamorestreamlinedrole,primarilyasanaggregatorof

networkservicesandsolutions,allowingittothriveasapowerfulnicheplayerinthe

comingera.Weare,however,enteringaworldpartlybeyondmarkets,whereweare

learninghowtolivetogetherinanincreasinglyinterdependent,collaborative,global

commons.

1、Theword"inherent"underlinedinParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto.

A、inherited

B、insistent

C、intrinsic

D^intransigent

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

2、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelong(othecentral

characteristicsofcapitalism?

A、Competitivemarket.

B、Operationforprofit.

C、Lowmarginalcost.

D、Privateownership.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

3^Theword"disrupt"underlinedinParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.

A^upset

B、ruin

C^demolish

D^diminish

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

4、Thankstotechnologicalrevolution,reducedthemarginalcostandthepriceof

asongallthewaydowntonearzero.

A、Napster

B、producers

C^artists

D、consumers

標準答案：A

知識點解析：暫無解析

5、Accordingtotheauthor,thefunctionsof(heInternetofThingsincludethefollowing

EXCEPT

A^generatingbetterinformationandanalysis

B、enhancingdecisionmaking

C、reducingcostsandrisks

D、sharinginformationgoods

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

6、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTthekeyfeatureofthe

InternetofThings?

A^Optimizedcollaboration.

B、Sharedaccess.

C、Redistribution.

D、Interdependency.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

7、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutthe

InternetofThings?

A、Itisaconceptthatdescribesawirelessnetworkbetweenobjects.

B、Itisfacilitatedbybillionsofsensorswhichareusedtocollectmassiveamountsof

data.

C、Itenablesthetranstbrmationofvideogameindustry.

D^Itposesgreatchallengetothecapitalistmarket.

標準答案：C

知識點解析：暫無解析

8、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheessenceof"civil

society"?

A^Authority.

B、Competition.

C、Profitability.

D、Publicutility.

標準答案：D

知識點解析：暫無解析

9、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardcapitalism?

A、Pessimistic.

B、Optimistic.

C、Neutral.

D、Skeptical.

標準答案：B

知識點解析：暫無解析

10、Thepurposeof(hispassageistointroduce.

A^theInternetofThings

B、theevolutionofcapitalism

C、thetechnologicalrevolutionoverthelasttwodecades

D、theriseofnewtechnologyplatformanditsimpactoncapitalism

標準答案：D-

知識點解析：暫無解析

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reasoninginvokesanincreasinglycommontrope:thatthereisa"normal"or"healthy"

microbiomethatoneshouldaimfor.Thereisnot."Healthy"microbescaneasilyturn

rogue.Thoseinourgutsareundoubtedlyhelpful,butiftheycrosstheliningofthe

intestineandenterourbloodstream,theycantriggeradebilitatingimmuneresponse.

Conversely,"unhealthy"configurationsofmicrobescanbenormal,evennecessary.

Researchersfoundthatmicrobiomesgothroughahugeupheavalbythethirdtrimesterof

pregnancy.Theyenduplookinglikethemicrobiomesofpeoplewithmetabolic

syndrome—adisorderthatinvolvesobesity,highbloodsugarandahigherriskof

diabetesandheartdisease.Thesecommunitiesmightindicatesomeoneonthevergeof

chronicdisease—ormerelymotherhood.Packingfatandbuildingupbloodsugarmakes

sensewhenyouarenourishingagrowingfetus.Themicrobiomeisateemingcollection

ofthousandsofspecies,allconstantlycompetingwithoneanother,evolving,changing.

Wemustembraceitscomplexityifwehopetobenefitfromit.

11、According(otheauthor,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttherelationship

betweenmicrobiomeandhumanhealth?

A^Thegutmicrobiomecanhelppeopleextractthenutrienisfromfoodandexert

enormousinfluenceover(heirmetabolism.

B、Thehumangutmicrobiomccanadapttoachangingdiet.

C、Themicrobiomecancausehealthproblemslikeobesityandcoloncancer.

D^Thehumanimmunesystemwillattackmicrobesiftheycrosstheliningofthe

intestineandenterb