七、任务型阅读(共20分)
A)阅读短文，从方框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(每小题2分)。
Studying in a foreign country can be exciting. It can also be difficult, especially if the country is
very different from your own. (⁸¹)
When Megan, a British student, first arrived in the United States, she knew that Americans
often eat their food with a knife and fork. "However, they don't use the knife and fork as we do,"
said Megan. "In Britain we eat with the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right hand, while
Americans often use a fork in the right hand."
Megan was also surprised that Americans tip (给小费) a lot more than the British do. "We often
tip a waiter just for a cup of coffee, but Americans tip 15% of their bill. The accents (口音) can be so
different, too. (⁸²) "
For students who come here from more different backgrounds, getting used to the life can take
longer. Ken, a student who came to America from Japan only a few months ago, said, "(⁸³)
I really liked the differences between here and home. I was happy to be in a new country, but now I
miss my family and friends and I feel a bit lonely. (⁸⁴) There are still lots of things that I
like, but now there are more things I dislike. I really miss my home!"
In order to ask for some advice, we turned to some students who now have few problems about
being a student here. Seydoux came to America from Senegal (塞内加尔) two years ago. He told us,
"(⁸⁵) I didn't understand the culture and my English was not good, but now I am used to
my life here. So, I don't think Ken needs to worry. This is perfectly common!"
A. I'm slowly getting used to everything.
B. At first, I felt exactly the same as Ken.
C. Sometimes I'm confused about what to do.
D. Paying attention to the differences is useless.
E. When I first arrived, everything was new and exciting.
F. There aren't any cultural differences between the US and Britain.
G. There are often surprises, even if its culture is very similar to yours.
B)短文缺词填空(每小题1分)。
The world is changing very fast. Scientific technologies are now influencing (⁸⁶)a
every field of life. A scientist once said that success in developing scientific technologies would be
one of the biggest events in human history, but he thought some of them might also be the last unless
we learn to avoid the risks. For (⁸⁷)m society, scientific technologies are amazing but
humans may face a lot of challenges.
Will humans be controlled by scientific technologies in the future? Some people might say
"Yes". They think humans will be under control completely. (⁸⁸)I computers are
implanted (植入) inside brains, things will be much worse. With the (⁸⁹)d of
technologies, robots have taken the place of humans in some fields and it may make some people
(⁹⁰)l their jobs. What's more, data centres need a large amount of energy to run. At the
same time, it produces so much (⁹¹)h all the time that a great deal of water is used for
cooling. All these may be the risks the scientist referred to.
However, other people don't (⁹²)a. They are hopeful about the relationship between
scientific technologies and humans. They say that scientific technologies have done much for us and
made our daily lives much easier. They can free people from doing housework, writing articles or
(⁹³)e making films. For example, some technologies can change words into short videos
easily and make it (⁹⁴)p for some common people to be directors.
Every coin has two sides. Rather than worrying about the risks of scientific technologies, we
should learn to use them in a (⁹⁵)w way and manage them well.
A)阅读短文，从方框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(每小题2分)。
Studying in a foreign country can be exciting. It can also be difficult, especially if the country is
very different from your own. (⁸¹)
When Megan, a British student, first arrived in the United States, she knew that Americans
often eat their food with a knife and fork. "However, they don't use the knife and fork as we do,"
said Megan. "In Britain we eat with the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right hand, while
Americans often use a fork in the right hand."
Megan was also surprised that Americans tip (给小费) a lot more than the British do. "We often
tip a waiter just for a cup of coffee, but Americans tip 15% of their bill. The accents (口音) can be so
different, too. (⁸²) "
For students who come here from more different backgrounds, getting used to the life can take
longer. Ken, a student who came to America from Japan only a few months ago, said, "(⁸³)
I really liked the differences between here and home. I was happy to be in a new country, but now I
miss my family and friends and I feel a bit lonely. (⁸⁴) There are still lots of things that I
like, but now there are more things I dislike. I really miss my home!"
In order to ask for some advice, we turned to some students who now have few problems about
being a student here. Seydoux came to America from Senegal (塞内加尔) two years ago. He told us,
"(⁸⁵) I didn't understand the culture and my English was not good, but now I am used to
my life here. So, I don't think Ken needs to worry. This is perfectly common!"
A. I'm slowly getting used to everything.
B. At first, I felt exactly the same as Ken.
C. Sometimes I'm confused about what to do.
D. Paying attention to the differences is useless.
E. When I first arrived, everything was new and exciting.
F. There aren't any cultural differences between the US and Britain.
G. There are often surprises, even if its culture is very similar to yours.
B)短文缺词填空(每小题1分)。
The world is changing very fast. Scientific technologies are now influencing (⁸⁶)a
every field of life. A scientist once said that success in developing scientific technologies would be
one of the biggest events in human history, but he thought some of them might also be the last unless
we learn to avoid the risks. For (⁸⁷)m society, scientific technologies are amazing but
humans may face a lot of challenges.
Will humans be controlled by scientific technologies in the future? Some people might say
"Yes". They think humans will be under control completely. (⁸⁸)I computers are
implanted (植入) inside brains, things will be much worse. With the (⁸⁹)d of
technologies, robots have taken the place of humans in some fields and it may make some people
(⁹⁰)l their jobs. What's more, data centres need a large amount of energy to run. At the
same time, it produces so much (⁹¹)h all the time that a great deal of water is used for
cooling. All these may be the risks the scientist referred to.
However, other people don't (⁹²)a. They are hopeful about the relationship between
scientific technologies and humans. They say that scientific technologies have done much for us and
made our daily lives much easier. They can free people from doing housework, writing articles or
(⁹³)e making films. For example, some technologies can change words into short videos
easily and make it (⁹⁴)p for some common people to be directors.
Every coin has two sides. Rather than worrying about the risks of scientific technologies, we
should learn to use them in a (⁹⁵)w way and manage them well.
答案：A)
81. G
82. C
83. E
84. A
85. B
B)
86. almost
87. modern
88. If
89. development
90. lose
91. heat
92. agree
93. even
94. possible
95. wise
81. G
82. C
83. E
84. A
85. B
B)
86. almost
87. modern
88. If
89. development
90. lose
91. heat
92. agree
93. even
94. possible
95. wise
解析：
A) 任务型阅读：
81. 前文引出异国学习的难处，后文以英美文化相似却仍存在差异的例子展开，G选项能承接上下文，引出文化相似也会有差异的话题。
82. 前文提到英美口音差异大，C选项符合口音差异带来的实际困扰，衔接自然。
83. 后文Ken提及刚到新国家时的开心状态，E选项与他最初的新鲜兴奋感受匹配，引出后续内容。
84. Ken描述了从最初的开心到现在想念家人的复杂感受，A选项符合他逐渐适应的过渡状态。
85. 后文Seydoux以自身经历安慰Ken，B选项能引出他和Ken最初相同的感受，为建议做铺垫。
B) 缺词填空：
86. 结合语境，科学技术影响生活的几乎每个领域，almost表示“几乎”，符合语义。
87. 此处指现代社会，modern修饰society，契合语境。
88. 此处是条件状语从句，If引导条件句，符合“电脑被植入大脑会更糟”的语义和语法要求。
89. with the development of...是固定搭配，意为“随着……的发展”，development符合搭配需求。
90. 机器人取代人类会让部分人失业，lose one's jobs是固定表达，符合语义。
91. 数据中心运行会产生大量热量，需要水冷却，heat表示“热量”，符合语境。
92. 前文部分人认为人类会被科技控制，后文其他人持反对意见，don't agree表示不同意，符合逻辑。
93. 此处表递进，even用于强化“从家务到写文章甚至拍电影”的递进语气。
94. make it possible是固定搭配，意为“使……成为可能”，符合“普通人能当导演”的语义。
95. 此处指以明智的方式使用科技，wise表示“明智的”，修饰way，符合语境。
81. 前文引出异国学习的难处，后文以英美文化相似却仍存在差异的例子展开，G选项能承接上下文，引出文化相似也会有差异的话题。
82. 前文提到英美口音差异大，C选项符合口音差异带来的实际困扰，衔接自然。
83. 后文Ken提及刚到新国家时的开心状态，E选项与他最初的新鲜兴奋感受匹配，引出后续内容。
84. Ken描述了从最初的开心到现在想念家人的复杂感受，A选项符合他逐渐适应的过渡状态。
85. 后文Seydoux以自身经历安慰Ken，B选项能引出他和Ken最初相同的感受，为建议做铺垫。
B) 缺词填空：
86. 结合语境，科学技术影响生活的几乎每个领域，almost表示“几乎”，符合语义。
87. 此处指现代社会，modern修饰society，契合语境。
88. 此处是条件状语从句，If引导条件句，符合“电脑被植入大脑会更糟”的语义和语法要求。
89. with the development of...是固定搭配，意为“随着……的发展”，development符合搭配需求。
90. 机器人取代人类会让部分人失业，lose one's jobs是固定表达，符合语义。
91. 数据中心运行会产生大量热量，需要水冷却，heat表示“热量”，符合语境。
92. 前文部分人认为人类会被科技控制，后文其他人持反对意见，don't agree表示不同意，符合逻辑。
93. 此处表递进，even用于强化“从家务到写文章甚至拍电影”的递进语气。
94. make it possible是固定搭配，意为“使……成为可能”，符合“普通人能当导演”的语义。
95. 此处指以明智的方式使用科技，wise表示“明智的”，修饰way，符合语境。