2017年中考英语阅读组合训练（7）
【完型填空】
Philip is a school boy．0n his twelfth birthday，he decided to give up eating 1 ．
“I don't think it’s right to eat animals．”he said．“They live on the Earth just like us and they are our friends．”Philip’s parents were not happy about that．“You are a growing boy．”his mother said．“You need meat．Don’t you want to become healthier and 2 ？”His mother put some 3 ．rice and carrots in front of him．“I want you to eat all your food now，”she said．“Don’t 4 anything．”Philip didn’t want to make his mother sad．But he ate only the rice and the carrots without touching the beef．
“You’re a silly boy!”said his father 5 ．“I'm getting very angry with you．”
“I’m sorry，Mom and Dad，”answered Philip．“I don’t want you to be sad or angry．6 I really don’t want to eat any meat．”
“Then have some fish，dear，”said his mother．
“Oh no，I can’t!”cried Philip．“Fish are living things，too．”
“Well，you can’t have 7 to eat at all if you don’t eat
any meat or fish．”said his father．
The next morning Philip got up hungry．His father walked to the 8 with him and asked to see the teacher．“Is this what you teach the students at school?’’he asked the teacher．“Philip 9 to eat meat at home．He doesn’t listen to what I say．”
“I don’t agree with Philip，”replied the teacher．“But I think he is 10 to do what he thinks is right．We teach the students to do that．”
( )1．A．fruit B．vegetables C．meat D．rice
( )2．A．shorter B．taller C．weaker D．lazier
( )3．A beef B．pork C．chicken D．duck
( )4．A．eat B．have C．taste D．leave
( )5．A．angrily B．happily
C．rudely D．politely
( )6．A．And B．But C．So D．Or
( )7．A nothing B．everything
C．anything D．something
( )8．A．factory B．hospital
C．supermarket D．school
( )9．A．agrees B．hopes C．wants D．refuses
( )10．A．brave B．kind C．foolish D．shy
【阅读理解】
You know how much your telephone has changed over the
past 10 years? Your car will change even more than that in the
next 10 years.
One of the biggest changes is that cars will drive themselves.
Some day you may not need to drive a car. You will just tell the
car where you want to go and it will drive itself.
The American company Google has been working on a self-driving automobile for years.
These cars are already on the roads in the United States, mainly in California.
Google cars are truly self-driving. These cars have no steering wheels(方向盘)or pedals(刹车踏板).
Last week, police ordered one of Google's cars to stop for driving too slowly on a public road. The car was not against any law, so no one was punished. But police did speak to the operators of the vehicle(车辆).
According to Google, its self-driving cars have been driven nearly 2 million kilometres. That is equal to the distance the average person drives in 90 years.
So far, no Google self-driving car has gotten a traffic ticket. Some of them have been in accidents when other cars hit them,
Tesla
Another American company, Tesla , added an "Autopilot(自动驾驶仪)" feature to its cars last month Tesla put the feature, a computer software program, in cars that were built after September 2014.
With the Autopilot turned on, the vehicle drives itself. The car will speed up, slow down, brake and steer by itself.
You can take over driving any time by turning the steering wheel or touching a pedal. Your car will slow down if the vehicle in front of you gets closer. It will turn at bends and change lanes if you use the turn signal.
Tesla Autopilot takes over driving at speeds over 29 kilometres per hour when you press, a button twice. Autopilot is made for cross-country driving. It keeps you in the lane and helps you avoid hitting other cars.
Other Self-Driving Cars and Buses
Other companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW, V olvo and Toyota are working fit self-driving cars. Another company called BestMile is also working on self-driving buses in Switzerland. The buses can hold up to nine people and will be tested for two years.
( )1. What is the meaning of "traffic ticket" in Chinese?
A.车票
B.油票
C.交通罚单
D.彩票
( )2. How far does an average person drive in a year according to the passage?
A. About 2 million kilometres.
B. About 22 , 000 kilometres.
C. About 90 million kilometres.
D. About 180 kilometres.
( )3. How many companies are working on self-driving vehicles in all according to the passage?
A. Two.
B. Five.
C. Eight.
D. Seven.
( )4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Google cars have pedals.
B. Goggle cars hit some other ears.
C. All car companies in the world are working on self-driving cars.
D. There is an "Autopilot" in Tesla self-driving cars after September 2014.
( )5. Which of the following east be the best title of the passage?
A. What's your favourite car?
B. Will your next car drive itself?
C. What's the best car?
D. Do you need a self-driving car?
【阅读表达】
It’s lunchtime．You’re hungry and want to get your favorite meal in the restaurant，but
there are a queue of people nearly reaching the door．Don’t worry—in cyber world(网络世界)，you can get your meal just by a few clicks．
“Shopping has never been so easy．With just a single click on your mouse，anything that you order online can be taken to your door in no time．”said Bian Jing，who is twenty years old．She took part in an online survival(生存)competition held in Beijing．Each competitor
had to go online and buy enough food and drink to last them for 100 hours using the little money given．
“I don’t want to spend too much time shopping．so I do it online rather than in an ordinary store，”said a girl from a middle school．“It’s easy to find the things you want online as they have catalogues(目录)．”
Shoppers who go online can also find lower prices and wider choices of things they want
to buy．But many teachers and parents are worried that online shopping is becoming too popular．“It’s not a good way for middle school students to spend their money，”said a teacher．“I don’t like them to shop online．”As all the students’money is from their parents，it’s said that they aren’t ready to pay for what they have bought online．“There’s also the danger that they’ll lose the money at online stores that just want to cheat shoppers．”one of the teachers said．
Most parents，though，don’t want to pay the bills when their children spend too much
on the Internet．“I hate having to pay unexpected bills，”said one father．“But my son always surprises me with them．”
1．What was the online survival competition about?
2．Why are many teachers and parents worried about shopping online?
3．Would you like to do some shopping online? Why or why not?
【书面表达】
临近毕业，请你以Jim的口吻写封信给家长，简要汇报三年来初中生活的收获以及存在的问题。
要求：1．表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯。
2．必须包括表格中信息，并适当发挥。
Dear Dad& Mum,
I will leave junior school and meet a new challenge of my life. Now I would like to tell you what I have learnt in the past three years.
_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Jim
【参考答案】
【完型填空】
1．C解析：根据下文“‘I don’t think it’s right to eat animals．’
he said．”可知，小男孩决定放弃吃肉。
2．B解析：根据前文“Don’t you want to become healthier and”
可知．and连接并列成分，妈妈希望儿子更健康、更高。
3．A解析：根据本段中最后一句话“But he ate only the rice
and the carrots without touching the beef．”可知，妈妈放了一些牛肉。
4．D解析：根据上文。1 want you to eat all your food now”可知，
妈妈希望儿子吃完所有的食物．不留任何东西。
5．A解析：根据父亲说的话可知．父亲对儿子的行为很生气。
6．B解析：根据上句“I don’t want you to be sad or angry．”可知。与下句构成转折关系。
7．C 解析：根据句子前有否定词can．’t可知此处应用复合不定
词anything表示任何东西。nothing没什么，表否定意思，前
面有can’t，故不能用；everything表示每一件事情，一切；．
something表示某事，常用在肯定句中，或表示委婉语气中。
8．D解析t根据后文中“to see the teacher”可知，父亲陪儿子去了学校。9．D解析：根据上文提到的小男孩不吃肉的行为可知此处用于表达拒绝吃肉。10．A解析：根据后半句“do what he thinks is right”可知此处表示对小男孩的勇敢的赞扬。
【阅读理解】
CBCDB
【阅读表达】
1．Each competitor had to go online and buy enough food and drink to last them for 100 hours using the little money given．
2．Because they are afraid that their children spend too much money．／Because their children will lose money at online stores．/ Because online stores may cheat their children．3．Yes．Because the things are much cheaper online than in the shopping mall．
／No．Because some stores online often cheat the customers．
【书面表达】
One possible version
I have learned a lot of knowledge from the books and I have improved my study skills.
I have learned a lot of famous people all over the world. Spud's story tells us not to give up when we do anything. Tan Dun is a great musician. He said his music is to dream without boundaries. I can also get along with my teachers and classmates. We learned fi.om each other and help each other too. At home I can do some housework so that you can have more time to rest. On my way to school, I can obey the traffic rules. I can help old men cross the road. When I meet difficulty , I can talk to my friends, teachers or you about it.
Now I feel stressed in my study. I can't get enough sleep. I have too much homework to do every day and have no time for my hobbies. I want to thank you for taking good care of me and thank my teachers and friends for their help. I will plan my time well to study better and sleep well and make myself healthy.
2017年江苏省苏州市中考数学试卷 一、选择题：本大题共10个小题,每小题3分,共30分.在每小题给出的四个选项中，只 有一项是符合题目要求的. 1.（2017·苏州） 的结果是（ ） A 、 B 、 C 、 D 、 + 2.（2017?苏州）有一组数据：，，，，，这组数据的平均数为 （） A 、 B 、 C 、 D 、 + 3.（2017?苏州）小亮用天平称得一个罐头的质量为 ，用四舍五入法将 精确到 的近似值为 （） A 、 B 、 C 、 D 、 + 4.（2017?苏州）关于的一元二次方程 有两个相等的实数根，则的值为 （） C 、 D 、 A 、 B 、 + 5. （2017?苏州）为了鼓励学生课外阅读，学校公布了“阅读奖励”方案，并设置了 “赞成、反对、无所谓”三种意见．现从学校所有 名学生的意见，其中持“反对”和“无所谓”意见的共有 名学生中随机征求了 名学生，估计全校持“赞成”意见的学生人数约为（ ） A 、 B 、C 、 D 、 + 6.（2017?苏州）若点 的取值范围为（ 在一次函数 的图像上，且 ，则 ）
A 、 B 、 C 、 D 、 + 7.（2017?苏州）如图，在正五边形 的度数为 （） 中，连接 ，则 A 、 B 、 C 、 D 、 + 8.（2017?苏州）若二次函数 的实数根为（ 的图像经过点 ，则 关于的方程 ） A 、 ， B 、 ， C 、 ， D 、 ， + 9.（2017?苏州）如图，在 中， ， ．以 为直径的 交 于点，是 上一点，且 ，连接 ，过 点作 ，交 的延长线于点，则 的度数为（ ） A 、 B 、 C 、 D 、 + 10.（2017?苏州）如图，在菱形 的中点．过 点作 中， ， ，是 沿点到点 、 的中点，当点与点 ，垂足为．将 的方向平移，得到 ．设、分别是 的面积为（ 重合时，四边形 ）
我给你指路 Mike is traveling around the country in his car.One evening he is driving Along a road and looking for a small hotel.Then he sees an old man at The side of the road.He stops his car and says to the old man, “I want to go to the Sun Hotel.Do you know it ?” “Yes,”the old man says. “I’ll show you the way.”He gets into Mike’s car.and they drive off.They drive for about twelve miles.When they come to a small house,the old man says, “Stops here.” Mike stops and looks at the house. “But this isn’t a hotel,”he says to the old man. “No,”the old man answers. “This is my house.And now I’ll show you the way to the Sun Hotel.Tum around and go back nine miles.Then you’ll see The hotel on the left.” ( )1.Mike is looking for a____________. A.bank B.school C.hotel ( )2.Mike stops his car because________. A.he sees a friend B.he wants to ask the way C.he wants to pick up the old man ( )3.The old man takes Mike to ______. A.his own house B.Mike’s house C.the Sun Hotel ( )4.Mike should go back______,and then he can find the Sun Hotel. A.10 miles B.5 miles C.9 miles ( )5.Is the old man clever(聪明的）? A.Yes,he is. B.No.he isn’t. C.We don’t know.
2017年高考英语总动员“七选五”阅读 8.历年探究
（Ⅰ） 【2016·新课标全国卷I】 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Secret codes (密码) keep messages private. Bank, companies, and government agencies use secret code in doing business, especially when information is sent by computer. People have used secret codes for thousands of years. 36 Code breaking never lags (落后) behind code making. The science of decoding and reading coded messages is called cryptography. There are three main types of cryptography. 37 For example, the first letters a re “My elephant eats too many eels” spell out the hidden message “Meet me.” 38 You might represent each letter with a number, for example, let’s number the letters of the alphabet, in order, from 1 to 26. If we substitute a number for each letter, th e message “Meet me” would read “1 3 5 20 13 5”. A code uses symbols to replace words, phrases, or sentences. To read the message of a real code, you must have a code book. 39 For example, “bridge” might stand for “meet” and “out” might stand for “me”.The message “bridge out” would actually mean “Meet me”. 40 However, it
英语试卷 第1页（共22页） 英语试卷 第2页（共22页） 绝密★启用前 江苏省苏州市2017年英语中考试卷 英 语 (试卷满分100分，考试时间100分钟) 第一部分 单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 ( )1. Nora opened the box. To her surprise, ________ it was a gold watch. A. outside B. inside C. beside D. behind ( )2. You are speaking too fast. Can you speak a little ________? A. more slowly B. most slowly C. more loudly D. most loudly ( )3. Dad doesn’t always come to you. You have to fight and save ________! A. yourself B. himself C. myself D. herself ( )4. — Jack, why have you decided ________ Chinese folk music as a course? — To learn more about Chinese culture. A. take B. taken C. taking D. to take ( )5. Mom, have you seen my toy hear? I don’t know ________ I h ave left it. A. why B. when C. how D. where ( )6. — Sorry, I’ve forgotten your name. Can you ________ me? — I’m Daniel. A. remind B. receive C. respect D. remember ( )7. — I’m afraid I can’t come to your wedding , Julia. — ________! But why? A. How happy B. How lucky C. What a pity D. What a nice news ( )8. You will never achieve success ________ you devote yourself to your work. A. after B. if C. because D. unless ( )9. — Shall we go on Friday or Saturday? — Either day is OK. It makes no ________ to me. A. choice B. change C. difference D. decision ( )10. — Excuse me, what time does Flight BA 2793 leave? — Just a minute. I ________ it for you. A. check B. checked C. will check D. have checked ( )11. Dogs ________ run through soccer games at the park. It’s dangerous! A. should B. shouldn’t C. need D. needn’t ( )12. Millie, now go to have a nice bath and an early night ，so that you will be ________ for the journey tomorrow. A. safe B. patient C. fresh D. natural ( )13. — Why hasn’t Tony come? — The invitation letter ________ to Toby by accident. A. was emailed B. has emailed C. is emailed D. emailed ( )14. As soon as she ________ at home, Sally knew she had bought the wrong dress. A. handed it in B. tried it on C. cut it out D. made it up ( )15. —He’s too short to be a successful basketball player. —________. Every dog has its day. A. I think so B. It’s hard to say C. That’s right D. You’d better not 第二部分 完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Humans are mammals (哺乳动物). Most mammals are born able to do many things. Some can walk within a few minutes of being born. They have to be able to run away if 16 is near. But human babies are born 17 . They need the care of adults to live. In the first month of life, babies cannot smile or sit up.They cannot even hold up their own heads 18 some help from grown-ups. In the next few months, babies grow a lot. They learn toroll over, support their heads, and 19 sit up while beingheld. Babies also have to learn use their 20 . It takes months for them to learn to reach for objects. At around six months old many babies can 21 an object from one hand to another. Babbling is 22 a human baby learns to speak. Babies all seem to make similar sounds by babbling. They try to imitat (模仿) the sounds they hear from adults. It will take about nine months 23 a baby can say real words. Somewhere around a baby’s first birthday he or she may stand or walk with help. Soon the baby will 24 around on his or her own! The first year of a baby’s life is a time of growing and 25 . Growing sure takes a lot of work! ( )16. A. food B. danger C. waste D. peace ( )17. A. careless B. harmless C. hopeless D. helpless ( )18. A. of B. for C. without D. by ( )19. A. even B. never C. ever D. still ( )20. A. legs B. heads C. eyes D. hands ( )21. A. keep B. move C. hold D. make ------------- 在 --------------------此 -------------------- 卷--------------------上 -------------------- 答-------------------- 题--------------------无 -------------------- 效---------------- 毕业学校_____________ 姓名________________ 考生号________________ ________________ ___________
初三英语阅读组合训练（六） On a Saturday morning, my left arm went numb(麻木的), and I felt dizzy. I was taken to hospital. After a quick 41 , the doctor said I had a stroke. As waves of paralysis(瘫痪) came over me, I slowly lost 42 of my body. I was just 50 and I c ouldn’t believe it. After two operations, I was transferred to the Recovery Center（恢复中心）. Though I had lost the use of my 43 arm and leg and couldn’t see out of my left eye, the only thought on my mind was to return to my job. But in fact I needed to relearn how to 44 and see first and this just made me feel like it was 45 to become well again. A few days after my first discouraging physical therapy(治疗) session, my mother came into my room with a neatly-typed 46 written by a nine-year-old boy named Jackson. He told me about the stroke he’d had only a year earlier. He, too, had been paralyzed on his left side. But, beyond telling me what he had lost, Jackson shared what I would 47 . “Do not give up on yourself. All the hard work is worth it.” he wrote. And the advice kept on coming. He told me to 48 the therapy on the hospital’s “grown-up” floor, where “they make you work hard and you get lots of things back fast.” Here I was, a grown man and a senator(参议员) of Illinois, getting 49 from a young boy I had 50 met. After a few weeks of writing letters to each other, I arranged for us to meet. He seemed 51 at first, but the embarrassing situation quickly melted away. Jackson showed me how he could run, and I immediately felt encouraged. One thing I particularly 52 was the energy and dignity radiating from him. As for my recovery, it 53 just as Jackson said it would. After a year of intense physical therapy, I climbed to the top of the Capitol and returned to work. With every step I took, I thought of Jackson and his courage and confidence. Whenever I was tired or 54 , I thought of him, the world’s 55 boy. 41. A. decision B. examination C. description D. discussion 42. A. hope B. sight C. memory D. control 43. A. right B. left C. single D. only 44. A. speak B. run C. stand D. climb 45. A. important B. helpful C. impossible D. cruel 46. A. book B. letter C. novel D. present 47. A. experience B. discover C. lose D. get 48. A. attend B. refuse C. end D. overcome 49. A. information B. knowledge C. advice D. success 50. A. sometimes B. seldom C. ever D. never 51. A. confident B. nervous C. upset D. serious 52. A. expected B. admired C. recalled D. believed 53. A. came B. fell C. stayed D. disappeared 54. A. discouraged B. encouraged C. lazy D. patient 55. A. kindest B. oldest C. strongest D. earliest
2017年考研英语一真题-高清版含答案 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.(10points) Could a hug a day keep the doctor away?The answer may be a resounding “yes!”1helping you feel close and2to people you care about,it turns out that hugs can bring a3of health benefits to your body and mind. Believe it or not,a warm embrace might even help you4getting sick this winter. In a recent study5over400healthy adults,researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania examined the effects of perceived social support and the receipt of hugs6the participants’susceptibility to developing the common cold after being7to the virus.People who perceived greater social support were less likely to come8with a cold,and the researchers9that the stress-reducing effects of hugging10about 32percent of that beneficial effect.11among those who got a cold,the ones who felt greater social support and received more frequent hugs had less severe 12. “Hugging protects people who are under stress from the13risk for colds that’s usually14with stress,”notes Sheldon Cohen,a professor of psychology at Carnegie.Hugging“is a marker of intimacy and helps15the feeling that others are there to help16difficulty.” Some experts17the stress-reducing,health-related benefits of hugging to the release of oxytocin,often called“the bonding hormone”18it promotes attachment in relationships,including that between mothers and their newborn babies.Oxytocin is made primarily in the central lower part of the brain, and some of it is released into the bloodstream.But some of it19in the brain,where it20mood,behavior and physiology.
2017年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（全国卷Ⅲ） 英语答案解析 第一部分:阅读理解 第一节 1.【答案】A 【解析】题干问的是三月份可参加的旅行，而第一个项目San Francisco Winery Tour的时间是从2月1日到4月30日。故选A。 【考点】冠词，细节理解。 2.【答案】C 【解析】第二个项目Back to the Fifties Tour中提到在San Francisco你能免费品尝冰淇淋。而其他选项在这个旅行中没有被提到。故选C。 【考点】介词辨析，细节理解。 3.【答案】D 【解析】第四个项目Holiday Lights Tour的最后一句话提到”Advance reservations required”，由此可知，该旅行需要提前预定。故选D。 【考点】代词，细节理解。 4.【答案】B 【解析】根据第一段的最后一句”As one group of workers carried out the rubbish，another group began removing seats and other theater equipment in preparation for the buildings end”可推断出工人们清理垃圾和清除座位及其他剧院设备是在为剧院的关闭做准备。故选B。 【考点】副词辨析，推理判断。 5.【答案】D 【解析】根据第二段中的”Theater owner Ed Bradford said he chose the movie because it seemed appropriate”可知，剧院的老板亲自选定了The Last picture Show这部电影，因为他认为这部电影很合适。原文中的“appropriate”和D选项的“suitable都表示“合适的”。故选D。 【考点】细节理解。 6.【答案】C 【解析】第四段最后一句说剧院被卖给了当地的开发公司，该公司计划在剧院所在地建综合购物大楼，因此可推断出剧院将被推倒拆除。故选C。 【考点】动词的时态，推理判断。
初中英语阅读组合训练每周测试内容（一） 单词 voice 声音tool工具instrument乐器, low 低的opportunity机会musician音乐家infer暗示Boring 无聊的interesting有趣的vegetables蔬菜 短语 在4岁at the age of four 一个13岁的女孩。 A 13- year- old girl 在相同的班级in the same class 谈论talk about 放风筝fly a kite /kites 给某人打电话call sb. at +号码看着图片look at the picture 两天后in two days 低声地in a low voice 减价be on sale 支付pay for 回家go home因为because of 捡起,拾起,掌握pick it up 和某人交谈talk with sb. 认为think of 擅长做某事。be good at doing something 收到某人的来信hear from 句子： 1.Here is a picture photo of my family. 2.Everyone in his team likes him. 3.He thinks it's a very interesting sport. 4.How happy he was! 5.I want to make a kite for my sister. 6.The sale is only for the girl because of her love for mom. 7.Reading English books is a good way for children to learn English. 8.Thank you very much for your letter. 9.Thanks for telling me about your family. 10.I'm good at playing chess.
2017年考研英语（二）真题与解析 作者：凯程陆老师，有问题找我 SectionI 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.(10points) People have speculated for centuries about a future without work.Today is no different,with academics,writers,and activists once again1that technology be replacing human workers.Some imagine that the coming work-free world will be defined by2.A few wealthy people will own all the capital,and the masses will struggle in an impoverished wasteland. A different and not mutually exclusive3holds that the future will be a wasteland of a different sort, one4by purposelessness:Without jobs to give their lives5,people will simply become lazy and depressed.6,today’s unemployed don’t seem to be havinga great time.One Gallup poll found that20percent of Americans who have been unemployed for at least a year report having depression,double the rate for7Americans.Also,some research suggests that the8for rising rates of mortality,mental-health problems,and addicting9poorly-educated middle-aged people is shortage of well-paid jobs.Perhaps this is why many10the agonizing dullness of a jobless future. But it doesn’t11follow from findings like these that a world without work would be filled with unease.Such visions are based on the12of being unemployed in a society built on the concept of employment.In the13of work,a society designed with other ends in mind could14strikingly different circumstanced for the future of labor and leisure.Today,the15of work may be a bit overblown.“Many jobs are boring,degrading,unhealthy,and a waste of human potential,”says John Danaher,a lecturer at the National University of Ireland in Galway. These days,because leisure time is relatively16for most workers,people use their free time to counterbalance the intellectual and emotional17of their jobs.“When I come home from a hard day’s work,I often feel18,”Danaher says,adding,“In a world in which I don’t have to work, I might feel rather different”—perhaps different enough to throw himself19a hobby or a passion project with the intensity usually reserved for20matters. 1．[A]boasting[B]denying[C]warning[D]ensuring 【答案】[C]warning 2．[A]inequality[B]instability[C]unreliability[D]uncertainty
2017年江苏省英语高考阅读C A new commodity brings about a highly profitable,fast-growing industry,urging antitrust（反垄断）regulators to step in to check those who control its flow. A century ago,the resource in question was oil. Now similar concerns are being raised by the giants（巨头）that deal in data, the oil of the digital age. The most valuable firms are Google,Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft. All look unstoppable. Such situations have led to calls for the tech giants to be broken up. But size alone is not a crime. The giants' success has benefited consumers. Few want to live without search engines or a quick delivery. Far from charging consumers high prices, many of these services are free (users pay, in effect, by handing over yet more data). And the appearance of new-born giants suggests that newcomers can make waves, too. But there is cause for concern. The internet has made data abundant, all-present and far more valuable, changing the nature of data and competition. Google initially used the data collected from users to target advertising better. But recently it has discovered that data can be turned into new services: translation and visual recognition, to be sold to other companies. Internet companies’ control of data gives them enormous power. So they have a “God’s eye view” of activities in their own markets and beyond. This nature of data makes the antitrust measures of the past less useful. Breaking up firms like Google into five small ones would not stop remaking
2017年考研英语二真题 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) People have speculated for centuries about a future without work.Today is no different，with academics，writers，and activists once again 1 that technology is replacing human workers. Some imagine that the coming work-free world will be defined by 2 . A few wealthy people will own all the capital，and the masses will struggle in an impoverished wasteland.. A different and not mutually exclusive 3 holds that the future will be a wasteland of a different sort，one 4 by purposelessness：Without jobs to give their lives 5 ，people will simply become lazy and depressed. 6 today’s unemployed don’t seem to be having a great time. One Gallup poll found that 20 percent of Americans who have been unemployed for at least a year report having depression，double the rate for 7 Americans. Also，some research suggests that the 8 for rising rates of mortality，mental-health problems，and addicting9 poorly-educated middle-aged people is shortage of well-paid jobs. Perhaps this is why many 10 the agonizing dullness of a jobless future. But it doesn’t 11 follow from findings like these that a world without work would be filled with unease. Such visions are based on the 12 of being unemployed in a society built on the concept of employment. In the 13 of work，a society designed with other ends in mind could 14 strikingly different circumstances for the future of labor and leisure. Today，the 15 of work may be a bit overblown. “Many jobs are boring，degrading，unhealthy，and a waste of human potential，” says John Danaher，a lecturer at the National University of Ireland in Galway. These days，because leisure time is relatively 16 for most workers，people use their free time to counterbalance the intellectual and emotional 17 of their jobs. “When I come home from a hard day’s w ork，I often feel 18 ，” Danaher says，adding，“In a world in which I don’t have to work，I might feel rather different”—perhaps different enough to throw himself 19 a hobby or a passion project with the intensity usually reserved for 20 matters. 1. [A] boasting [B] denying [C] warning [D] ensuring 2. [A] inequality [B] instability [C] unreliability [D] uncertainty 3. [A] policy [B]guideline [C] resolution [D] prediction 4. [A] characterized [B]divided [C] balanced [D]measured 5. [A] wisdom [B] meaning [C] glory [D] freedom 6. [A] Instead [B] Indeed [C] Thus [D] Nevertheless 7. [A] rich [B] urban [C]working [D] educated 8. [A] explanation [B] requirement [C] compensation [D] substitute 9. [A] under [B] beyond [C] alongside [D] among 10. [A] leave behind [B] make up [C] worry about [D] set aside 11. [A] statistically [B] occasionally [C] necessarily [D] economically 12. [A] chances [B] downsides [C] benefits [D] principles 13. [A] absence [B] height [C] face [D] course