36。

　　[答案] B

　　[解析] 本題考查文章細節(jié)；根據(jù)文章第六段第三句“Moore wants to use her unique talent to help others find their smiles。”可知，Moore 想用自己獨特的才能去幫助別人找到微笑；故正確答案是B。

　　37。 What can we learn from Alice Moore’s story？

　　A。 Fame is a great thirst of the young。

　　B。 A youth is to be regarded with respect。

　　C。 Positive thinking and action result in success。

　　D。 Success means getting personal desires satisfied。

　　37。

　　[答案] C

　　[解析] 本題考查文章主旨；文章中一開始Moore的爸爸不讓她吃糖，她想到的就是積極地解決這個問題，創(chuàng)立公司，生產(chǎn)對牙齒有益的糖。之后，她積極行動并進行相關(guān)的咨詢和學習，最終成功。C選項“積極的思考和行動會帶來成功?！斌w現(xiàn)了文章主旨；A選項“名聲是這個年輕人渴望的?！保籅選項“年輕人應(yīng)該受到尊重?！盌選項“成功意味著滿足個人欲望?！本c文章主旨無關(guān)，故正確答案是C。

　　C

　　The problem of robocalls has gotten so bad that many people now refuse to pick up calls from numbers they don’t know。 By next year， half of the calls we receive will be scams （欺詐）。 We are finally waking up to the severity of the problem by supporting and developing a group of tools， apps and approaches intended to prevent scammers from getting through。 Unfortunately， it’s too little， too late。 By the time these “solutions” （解決方案） become widely available， scammers will have moved onto cleverer means。 In the near future， it’s not just going to be the number you see on your screen that will be in doubt。 Soon you will also question whether the voice you’re hearing is actually real。

　　That’s because there are a number of powerful voice manipulation （處理） and automation technologies that are about to become widely available for anyone to use。 At this year’s I/O Conference， a company showed a new voice technology able to produce such a convincing human-sounding voice that it was able to speak to a receptionist and book a reservation without detection。

　　These developments are likely to make our current problems with robocalls much worse。 The reason that robocalls are a headache has less to do with amount than precision。 A decade of data breaches （數(shù)據(jù)侵入） of personal information has led to a situation where scammers can easily learn your mother’s name， and far more。 Armed with this knowledge， they’re able to carry out individually targeted campaigns to cheat people。 This means， for example， that a scammer could call you from what looks to be a familiar number and talk to you using a voice that sounds exactly like your bank teller’s， tricking you into “confirming” your address， mother’s name， and card number。 Scammers follow money， so companies will be the worst hit。 A lot of business is still done over the phone， and much of it is based on trust and existing relationships。 Voice manipulation technologies may weaken that gradually。

　　We need to deal with the insecure nature of our telecom networks。 Phone carriers and consumers need to work together to find ways of determining and communicating what is real。 That might mean either developing a uniform way to mark videos and images， showing when and who they were made by， or abandoning phone calls altogether and moving towards data-based communications — using apps like FaceTime or WhatsApp， which can be tied to your identity。

　　Credibility is hard to earn but easy to lose， and the problem is only going to get harder from here on out。

　　38。 How does the author feel about the solutions to the problem of robocalls？

　　A。 Panicked。

　　B。 Confused。

　　C。 Embarrassed。

　　D。 Disappointed。

　　38。

　　[答案] D

　　[解析] 本題考查細節(jié)題；文章第一段中“Unfortunately， it’s too little， too late。 By the time these “solutions” become widely available， scammers will have moved onto cleverer means?！弊髡弑砻髁俗约旱膽B(tài)度，“很不幸，這些措施太少，也太晚。這些“解決方案”能夠廣泛應(yīng)用時，欺詐者將已進入到更聰明的方式。”作者通過指出這些“解決方案”不能有效應(yīng)對，表明對這些解決方案的失望。故正確答案是D。

　　39。 Taking advantage of the new technologies， scammers can______。

　　A。 aim at victims precisely

　　B。 damage databases easily

　　C。 start campaigns rapidly

　　D。 spread information widely

　　39。

　　[答案] A

　　[解析] 本題考查細節(jié)題；文章中第三段第二句“The reason that robocalls are a headache has less to do with amount than precision。” 意為“自動語音電話令人頭疼的原因，在數(shù)量和精準度兩方面，與前者關(guān)系小一些?！币约暗谌洹癆 decade of data breaches of personal information has led to a situation where scammers can easily learn your mother’s name， and far more。”意為“通過十幾年的個人信息數(shù)據(jù)竊取，導致欺詐者能夠很容易地了解你母親的名字，以及更多信息?！蓖ㄟ^上述論述，可以獲知，利用這些新技術(shù)，欺詐者可以精準展開欺詐。故正確答案是A。

　　40。 What does the passage imply？

　　A。 Honesty is the best policy。

　　B。 Technologies can be double-edged。

　　C。 There are more solutions than problems。

　　D。 Credibility holds the key to development。

　　40。

　　[答案] B

　　[解析] 本題考查推斷題；根據(jù)文章第二段“At this year’s I/O Conference， a company showed a new voice technology able to produce such a convincing human-sounding voice that it was able to speak to a receptionist and book a reservation without detection?！笨芍碌穆曇艏夹g(shù)可以給人們帶來便利性，而后第三段又論述了這一技術(shù)會使現(xiàn)存自動語音電話問題更加糟糕，由此可推出技術(shù)有兩面性，是把雙刃劍。故正確答案是B。

　　41。 Which of the following would be the best title for the passage？

　　A。 Where the Problem of Robocalls Is Rooted

　　B。 Who Is to Blame for the Problem of Robocalls

　　C。 Why Robocalls Are About to Get More Dangerous

　　D。 How Robocalls Are Affecting the World of Technology

　　41。

　　[答案] C

　　[解析] 本題考查主旨題；文章在第一段提到了自助語音電話帶給人們的危害，緊接下來的兩段又進一步闡述這類電話帶給人們危害的原因，并在倒數(shù)第二段闡述了減輕相關(guān)危害的方案，尾段最終提出信任度是很難獲得又很容易失去的東西，并且，由此涉及的相關(guān)問題也會越來越難以解決。整篇文章都是在逐步闡述自助語音電話愈加危險的狀況；故正確答案是C。

　　D

　　By the end of the century， if not sooner， the world’s oceans will be bluer and greener thanks to a warming climate， according to a new study。

　　At the heart of the phenomenon lie tiny marine microorganisms （海洋微生物） called phytoplankton。 Because of the way light reflects off the organisms， these phytoplankton create colourful patterns at the ocean surface。 Ocean colour varies from green to blue， depending on the type and concentration of phytoplankton。 Climate change will fuel the growth of phytoplankton in some areas， while reducing it in other spots， leading to changes in the ocean’s appearance。

　　Phytoplankton live at the ocean surface， where they pull carbon dioxide （二氧化碳） into the ocean while giving off oxygen。 When these organisms die， they bury carbon in the deep ocean， an important process that helps to regulate the global climate。 But phytoplankton are vulnerable to the ocean’s warming trend。 Warming changes key characteristics of the ocean and can affect phytoplankton growth， since they need not only sunlight and carbon dioxide to grow， but also nutrients。

　　Stephanie Dutkiewicz， a scientist in MIT’s Center for Global Change Science， built a climate model that projects changes to the oceans throughout the century。 In a world that warms up by 3℃， it found that multiple changes to the colour of the oceans would occur。 The model projects that currently blue areas with little phytoplankton could become even bluer。 But in some waters， such as those of the Arctic， a warming will make conditions riper for phytoplankton， and these areas will turn greener。 “Not only are the quantities of phytoplankton in the ocean changing，” she said， “but the type of phytoplankton is changing?！?/span>

　　And why does that matter？ Phytoplankton are the base of the food web。 If certain kinds begin to disappear from the ocean， Dutkiewicz said， “it will change the type of fish that will be able to survive?！?Those kinds of changes could affect the food chain。

　　Whatever colour changes the ocean experiences in the coming decades will probably be too gradual and unnoticeable， but they could mean significant changes。 “It’ll be a while before we can statistically show that the changes are happening because of climate change，” Dutkiewicz said， “but the change in the colour of the ocean will be one of the early warning signals that we really have changed our planet。”

　　42。 What are the first two paragraphs mainly about？

　　A。 The various patterns at the ocean surface。

　　B。 The cause of the changes in ocean colour。

　　C。 The way light reflects off marine organisms。

　　D。 The efforts to fuel the growth of phytoplankton。

　　42。

　　[答案] B

　　[解析] 本題考查主旨；通過第一段關(guān)鍵句的把握，“…the world’s oceans will be bluer and greener thanks to a warming climate…”確定出主旨是世界大洋顏色的變化是由于大氣變暖導致的。第二段作者進一步詳述了大氣變暖導致海洋生物的變化，從而導致海洋顏色的變化，和第一段完全吻合，進一步確定答案。故正確答案是B。

　　43。 What does the underlined word “vulnerable” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？

　　A。 Sensitive。

　　B。 Beneficial。

　　C。 Significant。

　　D。 Unnoticeable。

　　43。

　　[答案] A

　　[解析] 本題考查猜詞；分析句子核心語意。定位在該詞的前一句話?！啊?they bury carbon in the deep ocean， an important process that helps to regulate the global climate”該句意為“有機體在海洋中存儲碳，這個過程幫助調(diào)節(jié)全球大氣?！笨己司渲械倪壿嬙~“但是”，決定前后感情態(tài)度相反，意思是浮游生物對大氣變暖的趨勢是脆弱和敏感的。故正確答案是A。

　　44。 What can we learn from the passage？

　　A。 Phytoplankton play a declining role in the marine ecosystem。

　　B。 Dutkiewicz’s model aims to project phytoplankton changes。

　　C。 Phytoplankton have been used to control global climate。

　　D。 Oceans with more phytoplankton may appear greener。

　　44。

　　[答案] D

　　[解析] 本題考查細節(jié)；定位題干位于第四段第四句。“…a warming will make conditions riper for phytoplankton， and these areas will turn greener。”該句意為“但是在某些海域，氣候變暖給浮游植物提供成長的條件，這些水域?qū)兊母G?！惫收_答案是D。

　　45。 What is the main purpose of the passage？

　　A。 To assess the consequences of ocean colour changes。

　　B。 To analyse the composition of the ocean food chain。

　　C。 To explain the effects of climate change on oceans。

　　D。 To introduce a new method to study phytoplankton。

　　45。

　　[答案] C

　　[解析] 本題考查主旨；需要把控文章主旨，同時需要把重點放在最后一段。定位在最后一段but后面，“…but the change in the colour of the ocean will be one of the early warning signals that we really have changed our planet。”可知作者寫作目的：海洋顏色的變化將會是其中的一個預(yù)警信號，我們真的已經(jīng)改變了我們的星球。所以寫作目的是作者解釋氣候變化對海洋的影響，故正確答案是C。

　　第二節(jié) （共5小題；每小題2分，共10分）

　　根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

　　Much of the work in today’s world is accomplished （完成） in teams。 Most people believe the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals。 ______ （46） Companies spend millions hiring top business people。 Is their money well spent？

　　______ （47） They focused on football， basketball and baseball。 The results are mixed。 For football and basketball， adding talented players to a team proves a good method， but only up to the point where 70% of the players are top talent； above that level， the team’s performance begins to decline。 Interestingly， this trend isn’t evident in baseball， where additional individual talent keeps improving the team’s performance。

　　To explain this phenomenon， the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate （協(xié)調(diào)） their actions。 ______ （48） In baseball， the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammates。 They conclude that when task interdependence is high， team performance will suffer when there is too much talent， while individual talent will have positive effects on team performance when task interdependence is lower。 If a basketball star is， for example， trying to gain a high personal point total， he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate， affecting the team’s performance。 Young children learning to play team sports are often told， “There is no I in TEAM?！?______ （49）

　　Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team， some players may make less effort。 Just as in a game of tug-of-war （拔河比賽）， whenever a person is added， everyone else pulls the rope with less force。

　　______ （50） An A-team may require a balance — not just A players， but a few generous B players as well。

　　A。 It‘s not a simple matter to determine the nature of talent。

　　B。 Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting top talent。

　　C。 The group interaction and its effect drew the researchers’ attention。

　　D。 Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship。

　　E。 Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world。

　　F。 Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talent。

　　G。 This task interdependence distinguishes baseball from football and basketball。

　　46。

　　[答案] B

　　[解析] 挖空方式：段中空；解題語句：空前空后一句；考查方式：承上啟下?？涨耙痪浔砻鳎叭藗兤毡檎J為構(gòu)建優(yōu)秀團隊最好的方式是聚集頂級人才”，空后一句表明，“公司花費天價雇傭頂級商業(yè)人才”，B選項說的是“球隊所有者花費數(shù)百萬美金招納頂級球員”，與前句形成承接，同時與后句出現(xiàn)的“Companies spend millions” 形成并列關(guān)系；故正確答案是B。