2024年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(二)
Section I Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)
Your social life is defined as the activities you do with other people,for pleasure,when you are not working'.It's important to have a social life,but what's right for one person won't be right for another.Some ofus feel energised by spending lots of time with others,__________ 1 some of us may feel drained,even if it's doing something we enjoy.
This is why finding a__________ 2 in your social life is key.Spending too much time on your own,not __________ 3 others,can make you feel lonely and __________ 4 .Loneliness is known to impact on your mental health and ______ 5 a low mood.Anyone can feel lonely at any time.This might be especially true if, __________ 6 you are working from home and you are__________ 7 on the social conversations that happen in an office.Other life changes also__________ 8 periods of loneliness too, such as retirement,changing jobs or becoming a parent.
It's important to recognise these feelings of loneliness.There are ways to__________ 9 a social life.But it be overwhelming____________ 10 .It's a great idea to start by thinking about hobbies you enjoy.You can then find groups and activities related to those where you will be able to meet ______________ 11 people.There are groups aimed at new parents,at those who want to 12 a new sport for the first time or networking events for those in the same profession to meet up and__________ 13 ideas. On the other hand,it is____________ 14 possible to have too much of a social life.If you feel like you're always doing something and there is never any__________ 15 _in your calendar for downtime, you could suffer social bumout or social ____________ 16 .We all have our own social limit and it's important to recognise when youlre feeling like it's all too much.Low mood,low energy, irritability and trouble sleeping could all be _____________ 17 of poor social health.Make sure you 18 some time in your diary when you're ____________ 19 for socialising and use this time to relax, 20 _and recover.
1.[A]because [B]unless [C]whereas [D]until
2.[A]contrast [B]balance [C]link [D]gap
3.[A]seeing [B]pleasing [C]judging [D]teaching 4.[A]misguided [B]surprised [C]spoiled [D]disconnected 5.[A]contribute to [B]rely on [C]interfere with [D]go against
6.[A]in fact [B]of course [C]for example [D]on average 7.[A]cutting back [B]missing out [C]breaking in [D]looking out
8.[A]shorten [B]trigger [C]follow [D]interrupt 9.[A]assess [B]interpret [C]provide [D]regain
10.[A]at first [B]in turn [C]on time [D]by chance 11.[A]far-sighted [B]strong-willed [C]kind-hearted [D]like-minded
13.[A]test [B]share [C]accept [D]revise
14.[A]already [B]thus [C]also [D]only 15.[A]visit [B]order [C]space [D]boundary
16.[A]fatigue [B]criticism [C]injustice [D]dilemma
17.[A]sources [B]standards [C]signs [D]scores 18.[A]take over [B]wipe off [C]add up [D]mark out 19.[A]ungrateful [B]unavailable [C]responsible [D]regretful 20.[A]react [B]repeat [C]return [D]rest
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions:
Read the following four texts.Answer the questions after each text by choosing A,B,C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(40 points)
Text 1
Anger over AI's role in exacerbating inequality could endanger the technology's future.In her new book Cogs and Monsters:What Economics Is,and What It Should Be,Diane Coyle,an economist at Cambridge University,argues that the digital economy requires new ways of thinking about progress."Whatever we mean by the economy growing,by things getting better, the gains will have to be more evenly shared than in the recent past,"she writes."An economy of tech millionaires or billionaires and gig workers,with middle-income jobs undercut by automation, will not be politically sustainable."
Improving living standards and increasing prosperity for more people will require greater use of digital technologies to boost productivity in various sectors,including health care and construction,says Coyle.But people can't be expected to embrace the changes if they're not seeing the benefits—if they're just seeing good jobs being destroyed.
In a recent interview with MIT Technology Review,Coyle said she fears that tech's inequality problem could be a roadblock to deploying AI."We're talking about disruption,"she says.“These are transformative technologies that change the ways we spend our time every day, that change business models that succeed.”To make such"tremendous changes,"she adds,you need social buy-in.
Instead,says Coyle,resentment is simmering among many as the benefits are perceived to go to elites in a handful of prosperous cities.
According to the Brookings Institution,a short list of eight American cities that included San Francisco,San Jose,Boston,and Seattle had roughly 38%of all tech jobs by 2019.New AI technologies are particularly concentrated:Brookings's Mark Muro and Sifan Liu estimate that just 15 cities account for two-thirds of the AI assets and capabilities in the United States (San Francisco and San Jose alone account for about one-quarter).
The dominance of a few cities in the invention and commercialization of AI means that geographical disparities in wealth will continue to soar.Not only will this foster political and
regional economies to grow.
Part of the solution could lie in somehow loosening the stranglehold that Big Tech has on defining the AI agenda.That will likely take increased federal funding for research independent of the tech giants.Muro and others have suggested hefty federal funding to help create US regional innovation centers,for example.
A more immediate response is to broaden our digital imaginations to conceive of AI technologies that don't simply replace jobs but expand opportunities in the sectors that different parts of the country care most about,like health care,education,and manufacturing.
21.Coyle argues in her new book that economic growth should__________ [A]give rise to innovation
[B]diversify career choices [C]benefit people equally [D]be promoted forcefully
22.According to paragraph 2,digital technology should be useful to________ [A]bring about instant prosperity [B]reduce people's workload [C]raise overall work efficiency
[D]enhance cross-sector cooperation
23.What does Coyle fear about transformative technology?
[A]They may affect work-life balance. [B]They may be impractical to deploy.
[C]They may incur huge expenditure. [D]They may be unwelcome to the public.
24.Several American cities are mentioned to show________ [A]the uneven distribution of AI technologies in the US [B]the disappointing prospect of tech jobs in the US [C]the fast progress of US regional economies
[D]the increasing significance of US AI assets
25.With regard to Coyle concern,the author suggests________ [A]raising funds to start new AI projects [B]encouraging collaboration in Al research
[C]guarding against the side effects of AI [D]redefining the role of AI technologies
Text 2
The UK is facing a future construction crisis because of a failure to plant trees to produce wood,Confor has warned.The forestry and wood trade body has called for urgent action to reduce the country's reliance on timber imports and provide a stable supply of wood for future
Coming at a time of fresh incentives from the UK govemment for landowners to grow more trees,the trade body says these don't go far enough and fail to promote the benefits of planting them to boost timber supplies.“Not only are we facing a carbon crisis now,but we will also be facing a future construction crisis because of failure to plant trees to produce wood."said Stuart Goodall,chief executive of Confor."For decades we have not taken responsibility for investing in our domestic wood supply,leaving us exposed to fluctuating prices and fighting for future supplies of wood as global demand rises and our own supplies fal."
The UK has ideal conditions for growing wood to build low-carbon homes and is a global leader in cerifying that its forests are sustainably managed,Confor says.While around three quarters of Scottish homes are built from Scottish timber,the use of home-grown wood in England is only around 25 percent.
While productive tree planting can deliver real financial benefits to rural economies and contribute to the UK's net-zero strategy,the focus of government support continues to be on food production and the rewinding and planting of native woodland solely for biodiversity.Goodall add:“While food production and biodiversity are clearly of critical importance,we need our land to also provide secure supplies of wood for construction,manufacturing and contribute to net zero.
“While the UK government has stated its ambition for more tree planting,there has been little action on the ground."Confor is now calling for much greater impetus behind those aspirations to ensure we have enough wood to meet increasing demand."
26.It can be learned from paragraph 1 that the UK needs to__________ [A]increase its domestic wood supply [B]reduce its demand for timber
[C]lower its wood production costs [D]lift its control on timber imports
27.According to Confor,the UK government's fresh incentives________
[A]can hardly address construction crisis [B]are believed to come at the wrong time [C]seem to be misleading for landowners
[D]will be costly to put into practice
28.The UK's exposure to fluctuational wood prices is a result of________ [A]government's inaction on timber imports [B]inadequate investment in growing wood [C]competition of timber traders at home [D]wood products motive to maximise profits
29.Which of the following causes the shortage of wood supplyin UK? [A]excessive timber consumption in construction
[B]unfavorable conditions for growing trees [C]outdated technology for wood production
30.What does Goodall think UK government should do? [A]Subsidise the building of low-carbon homes. [B]Pay attention to rural economy. [C]Provide more support for tree planting. [D]Give priority to pursue net-zero strategy.
Text 3
One big challenge in keeping unsafe aging drivers off the road is convincing them that it is time to turn over the key.It is a complete life-changer when someone stops-or is forced to stop—driving,said former risk manager Anne M.Menke.
The American Medical Association advises physicians that in situation where clear evidence of substantial driving impairment implies a strong threat to patient and public safety,and where the physician's advice to discontinue driving privileges is ignored,it is desirable and ethical to notify the Department of Motor Vehicles,Menke wrote.“Some states require physicians to report, others allow but do not mandate reports,while a few consider a report breach of confidentiality. There could be liability and penalties if a physician does not act in accordance with state laws on reporting and confidentiality"she counseled.
Part of the problem in keeping older drivers safe is that the difficulties are addressed piecemeal by different professions with different focuses,including gerontologists,highway administration officials,automotive engineers and others,said gerontologist Elizabeth Dugan.“There's not a National Institute of Older Driver Studies,”she said.“We need better evidence on what makes drivers unsafe”and what can help,said Dugan.
One thing that does seem to work is requiring drivers to report in person for license renewal. Mandatory in-person renewal was associated with a 31 percent reduction in fatal crashes involving drivers 85 or older,according to one study.Passing vision tests also produced a similar decline in fatal crashes for those drivers,although there appeared to be no benefit from combining the two.
Many old drivers don't see eye doctors or can't afford to.Primary care providers have their hands full and may not be able to follow through with patients who have trouble driving because they can't turn their heads or remember where they are going—or have gotten shorter and haven't changed their seat settings sufficiently to reach car pedals easily,
As long as there are other cars on the roads,self-driving cars won't solve the problems of crashes,said Dugan.Avoiding dangers posed by all those human drivers would require to many algorithms,she said.But we need to do more to improve safety,said Dugan.“If we're going to have 100-year lives,we need cars that a 90-year-old can drive comfortably."
31.According to Paragraphl,keeping unsafe aging drivers off the road____________ [A]is a new safety measure
[B]has become a disputed issue [C]can be a tough task to complete [D]will be beneficial to their health
32.The American medical associations advice____________
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