问答题This section consists of one passage followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summary below by choosing no more than three words from the passage for each blank.  Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.  Questions 1

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This section consists of one passage followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summary below by choosing no more than three words from the passage for each blank.  Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.  Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.  The giant panda, the creature that has become a symbol of conservation, is facing extinction. The major reason is loss of habitat, which has continued despite the establishment, since 1963, of 14 panda reserves. Deforestation, mainly carried out by farmers clearing land to make way for fields as they move higher into the mountains, has drastically contracted the mammal’s range. The panda has disappeared from much of central and eastern China, and is now restricted to the eastern flank of the Himalayas in Sichuan and Gansu provinces, and the Qinling Mountains in Shanxi province. Fewer than 1, 400 of the animals are believed to remain in the wild.  Satellite imagery has shown the seriousness of the situation; almost half of the panda’s habitat has been destroyed or degraded since 1975. Worse, the surviving panda population has also become fragmented; a combination of satellite imagery and ground surveys reveals panda “islands” in patches of forest separated by cleared land. The population of these islands, ranging from fewer than ten to more than 50 pandas, has become isolated because the animals are unwilling to cross open areas. Just putting a road through a panda habitat may be enough to split a population in two.  The minuscule size of the panda populations worries conservationists. The smallest groups have too few animals to be viable, and will inevitably die out. The larger populations may be viable in the short term, but will be susceptible to genetic defects as a result of inbreeding.In these circumstances, a more traditional threat to pandas—the cycle of flowering and subsequent withering of the bamboo that is their staple food—can become literally species—threatening. The flowerings prompt pandas to move from one area to another, thus preventing inbreeding in what would otherwise be sedentary populations. In panda islands, however, bamboo flowering could prove catastrophic because the pandas are unable to emigrate.  The latest conservation management plan for the panda, prepared by China’s Ministry of Forestry and the World Wide Fund for Nature, aims primarily to maintain panda habitats and to ensure that populations are linked wherever possible. The plan will change some existing reserve boundaries, establish 14 new reserves and protect or replant corridors of forest between panda islands. Other measures include:better control of poaching, which remains a problem despite strict laws, as panda skins fetch high prices; reducing the degradation of habitats outside reserves; and reforestation.  The plan is ambitious. Implementation will be expensive—56.6 million yuan(US $12.5 million)will be needed for the development of the panda reserves—and will require participation by individuals ranging from villagers to government officials.Summary  The survival of the giant panda is being seriously threatened. Panda numbers have already seriously decreased. This is largely because the overall size of their 1 has been reduced, and habitable areas are now disconnected from each other. Two results are that pandas are more prone to 2 problems and are unable to move around freely to follow the growth cycles of the bamboo that they eat. A new plan aims to   3 existing panda habitats and to join many of them together. This plan also includes reforestation and the creation of 4 To succeed ,everyone ,including both the government and 5 will have to cooperate.

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  • 第1题:

    请教:2009年6月大学英语三级考试A级真题第2大题第1小题如何解答?

    【题目描述】

    Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.

    Section A

    Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

    16. By the end of this year Mr. Smith ________in our company for exactly three years.

    A) is working

    B) has worked

    C) will work

    D) will have worked

     


    正确答案:D

  • 第2题:

    The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about .

    A. Zelda’s personal life

    B. Zelda’s illness and treatment

    C. Fitzgerald’s friendship with Graham

    D. Fitzgerald’s contributions to the literary world


    正确答案:D

  • 第3题:

    The whole passage centers on__________.

    A.choosing a career according to what one is skilled in
    B.acquiring knowledge by working hard at school
    C.finding one's strong and weak points
    D.developing one's abilities useful in school work

    答案:A
    解析:
    本文大意是你可以根据自己擅长的科目来选择你适合的职业,重要的是通过自己的表现来认识自己,而不是一味地将目光放在成绩是好还是坏上面。因此应选A。

  • 第4题:

    Ariel is designing an application and would like to create response documents with a copy of the original doc in a collapsible section, one of the following @command, provided with the correct parameters, will allow her to do this ()

    • A、 @command ([compose with copy]) 
    • B、 @command ([compose with section]) 
    • C、 @command ([compose with reference]) 
    • D、 @command ([compose with referencesection])

    正确答案:C

  • 第5题:

    单选题
    Ariel is designing an application and would like to create response documents with a copy of the original doc in a collapsible section, one of the following @command, provided with the correct parameters, will allow her to do this ()
    A

     @command ([compose with copy]) 

    B

     @command ([compose with section]) 

    C

     @command ([compose with reference]) 

    D

     @command ([compose with referencesection])


    正确答案: C
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第6题:

    单选题
    As is suggested in the passage, failure to feel happy often results from ______.
    A

    lack of company of friends

    B

    lack of freedom to love and be loved

    C

    taking everything one has for granted

    D

    ignoring the choices one is given in life


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    从文章倒数第二段“The more we can enjoy what we have,the happier we are. ”“It’s easy to overlook the pleasure we get from loving and being loved,the company of friends…”可知,我们并没有去发掘生活中的乐趣,没有把生活中的普通事情当成快乐的源泉。“We’re so self-conscious about our“right”to it that it’s making us extremely unhappy. ”而把一切当作是理所当然的,所以我们不快乐。故选c。

  • 第7题:

    单选题
    mary would like to display a collapsed section on her video catalog form, she has created a section buy when she display the form in the client the section always opens expanded. which one of the following should mary do to collapse the section?()
    A

     nothing. Sections always open expanded 

    B

     modify the section default properties to collapsed 

    C

     modify the form propenties to display all sections collapsed 

    D

     modify the section opened for reading property to auto-collapse 


    正确答案: A
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第8题:

    单选题
    The system of valves and cargo lines in the bottom piping network of a tank vessel that connects one section of cargo tanks to another section is called a().
    A

    crossover

    B

    runaround

    C

    come-along

    D

    manifold


    正确答案: C
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第9题:

    问答题
    In this section, there is one passage followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summary below by choosing no more than four words from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.  As a result of all these factors, when the recession eases and people find more confidence, there will be an explosion of employees seeking new opportunities to escape their current jobs. This will be led by younger, less-experienced employees and the hard - headed young graduates. ‘Headhunters’ confirm that older staff are still cautious, having seen so many good companies ‘go to the wall’, and are reluctant to jeopardize their redundancy entitlements. Past experience, however, suggests that, once triggered, the expansion in recruitment will be very rapid.  The problem which faces many organizations is one of strategic planning; of not knowing who will leave and who will stay. Often it is the best personnel who move on whilst the worst cling to the little security they have. This is clearly a problem for companies, who need a stable core on which to build strategies for future growth.  Whilst this expansion in the recruitment market is likely to happen soon in Britain, most employers are simply not prepared. With the loss of middle management, in a static marketplace, personnel management and recruitment are often conducted by junior personnel. They have only known recession and lack the experience to plan ahead and to implement strategies for growth. This is true of many other functions, leaving companies without the skills, ability or vision to structure themselves for long-term growth. Without this ability to recruit competitively for strategic planning, and given the speed at which these changes are likely to occur, a real crisis seems imminent.  SUMMARY:  Taking all of these various factors into consideration, when the economy picks up and people  1 there will be a very rapid expansion in recruitment. Younger employees and graduates will lead the search for new jobs, older staff being more 2 Not knowing who will leave creates a problem for companies; they need a 3 of personnel to plan and build future strategies. This is a serious matter, as 4 are often conducted by inexperienced staff, owing to the loss of many middle management positions. This inability to recruit strategically will leave many companies without the skills and vision to plan ahead and 5 to achieve long-term growth.

    正确答案:
    1.find more confidence 第一句话提到当经济萧条缓解了,人们有更多的自信了时,就会出现员工寻找新工作的大潮。摘要中的economy picks up(经济复苏)与原文的recession eases相对应,因此答案是find more confidence。
    2.cautious 第一段中间部分提到与那些新员工和新毕业生相比,老员工因为有很多顾虑,所以会更加谨慎地(cautious)选择是否要找新工作。
    3.(stable) core 第二段最后一句提到面对不知道哪个员工会去会留的问题,公司需要一个stable core来制定未来发展策略。
    4.personnel management and recruitment 第三段第二、三句提到随着中层管理者的流失,人事管理和招聘通常由初级员工来操作,而他们缺少经验。题干中的inexperienced与原文中修饰junior personnel的lack the experience相对应,所以答案为personnel management and recruitment。
    5.implement strategies 根据最后一段第三句话可知,一些公司由于使用缺乏经验的junior personnel,从而不能做到提前计划,实施能够使公司未来长期发展的战略。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    The rear section of the brain does not contract with age, and one can continue living without intellectual or emotional faculties.
    A

    advanced

    B

    growing

    C

    front

    D

    back


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    句意:大脑后半部分不会随着年龄的增长而萎缩,没有了智力和情感功能我们也能继续活着。rear后面的,后方的。与它意思相近的词是back“后面的”。advanced高级的,先进的。growing成长的。front前面的。

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    A 95-meter vessel aground sounds which fog signal? ()
    A

    A rapid ringing of a bell for 5 seconds every two minutes

    B

    A whistle signal of one short,one prolonged,and one short blast

    C

    A prolonged blast of the whistle at intervals not to exceed one minute

    D

    A rapid ringing of a bell for 5 seconds,preceded and followed by three separate and distinct strokes on the bell


    正确答案: C
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第12题:

    问答题
    In this section, there is one passage followed by a summary. For Answers 1 to 5, please read the passage carefully and complete each space in the summary, using a maximum of three words from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.  Answers 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.  Around the world, music therapy is being used to treat different medical conditions and illnesses. Some of the ways people use music therapy are to reduce pain, such as childbirth or during cancer treatments, or to stimulate brain activity after an injury or memory loss. Music therapy has also been successful in aiding children to overcome disabilities.  Classical music is most typically used for therapies due to its complex sounds and patterns. Although rap or pop might be fun to listen to, it’s unlikely that such styles of music would produce the same kind of therapeutic effect. Playing a musical instrument rather than simply listening to music can also be therapeutic for some people, helping relieve stress and anxiety.  Have scientists been able to prove that music can heal diseases? Music has been shown to reduce pain in cancer patients by increasing the release of endorphins. Endor-plains are the body’s natural painkillers, and when we listen to music, our brains respond by releasing these natural painkillers. It has also been known to contribute to the brain development of new born babies and even babies still in the mother’s womb. Currently, music therapy is used in a variety of settings such as hospitals, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, day care centers, and schools.Summary:  There appears to be some evidence that music is helpful  1 some medical conditions. Therefore, doctors and patients are turning to music to treat various  2 and disabilities. Doctors believe that music with  3 and patterns is more effective. This kind of music seems to  4 more activity in the brain. Although it may be fun to listen to rap or pop or dance music, doctors prefer to use  5 to treat patients.

    正确答案:
    1.for treating 由第一句“音乐疗法被用来治疗不同的身体异常状况和疾病”可知音乐可以帮助治愈一些身体的异常状况。be helpful for doing sth.对…有益/有帮助。
    2.medical conditions 由第一段第一句“music therapy is being used to treat different medical conditions and illnesses“可知关键词为medical conditions和illnesses。第二句列举了medical conditions的例子;第三句列举了illnesses的例子,即disabilities。因此答案为medical conditions。
    3.complex sounds 由第二段首句可知古典音乐在音乐疗法中使用最多的原因是其complex sounds and patterns.
    4.stimulate 文中第一段第二句提到音乐可以用来stimulate brain activity。
    5.classical music 由第二段可知古典音乐比说唱乐或流行音乐更适合用来进行治疗。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第13题:

    请教:2008年6月大学英语三级考试A级真题第2大题第1小题如何解答?

    【题目描述】

    Directions: This part is to test your ability to construct grammatically correct sentences. It consists of 2 sections.

    Section A

    Directions: In this section, there are 10 incomplete sentences. You are required to complete each one by deciding on the most appropriate word or words from the 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then you should mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

    16. Most of the retired people are happy ________ their quiet life in the country- side.

    A) to

    B) of

    C) with

    D) on

     


    正确答案:C

  • 第14题:

    The system of valves and cargo lines in the bottom piping network of a tanker that connects one section of cargo tanks to another section is called a ______.

    A.come-along

    B.crossover

    C.manifold

    D.runaround


    正确答案:B

  • 第15题:

    True patriotism consists( )putting the interests of one country above everything,including one’s life.
    in


    答案:
    解析:
    consist in“在于,存在于”;consist of“由……组成”

  • 第16题:

    mary would like to display a collapsed section on her video catalog form, she has created a section buy when she display the form in the client the section always opens expanded. which one of the following should mary do to collapse the section?()

    • A、 nothing. Sections always open expanded 
    • B、 modify the section default properties to collapsed 
    • C、 modify the form propenties to display all sections collapsed 
    • D、 modify the section opened for reading property to auto-collapse 

    正确答案:D

  • 第17题:

    问答题
    Directions:In this section, there is one passage followed by a summary. Read the passage carefully and complete the summary below by choosing no more than three words from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.  Questions 1 - 5 are based on the following passage.The United Kingdom  Britain (or Great Britain) is an island that lies off the north-west coast of Europe. The nearest country is France, which is 20 miles away and from which Britain is separated by the English Channel. The island is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the North Sea to the east. It comprises the mainlands of England, Wales and Scotland, that is, three countries. Scotland is in the north, while Wales is in the west. Ireland, which is also an island, lies off the west coast of Britain. It consists of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Britain together with Northern Ireland constitute the United Kingdom (UK). Thus, the United Kingdom is composed of four countries, the largest of which is England. The capital city is London, which is situated in south-east England.  The UK has a total area of about 244,100 square kilometres (94,248 square miles). About 70% of the land area is devoted to agriculture, about 7% is wasteland, moorland and mountains, about 13% is devoted to urban development, and 10% is forest and woodland. The northern and western regions of Britain, that is Scotland and Wales, are mainly mountainous and hilly. Parts of the north-west and centre of England also consist of mountains and hills.  Britain has a generally mild and temperate climate. It is, however, subject to frequent changes. It has an average annual rainfall of about 120 centimetres (47 inches).  In 1998 the population of the United Kingdom was nearly 59 million. The density of population was approximately 240 people per square kilometre. However, in England, where 83% of the population live, the density was much higher, about 363 per square kilometre.  In the UK, English is the first language of the vast majority of people. However, in western Wales, Welsh is the first language for many of the people. In Scotland only a small number of people speak Gaelic.  In Britain about 66% of the population say that they are Christian, while fewer than 5% say that they belong to other religions.  Summary:  Britain is an island that  1 the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. It comprises the mainlands of England, Wales and Scotland. Ireland  2 the west coast of Britain. I  3 Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. The United Kingdom consists of Britain together with Northern Ireland. The capital city is London which  4 outh-east England.In 1998 the population of the UK was nearly 59 million. The density of population was 240 people per square kilometre. In the UK English is the first language of most people. In western Wales, Welsh  5 many of the people, but few people in Scotland speak Gaelic.

    正确答案:
    1.is surrounded by 从原文第一段第三句,可知The island(指Britain)is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean…and the North Sea…。)
    2.lies off 根据原文第一段第六句Ireland…lies off the west coast of Britain可知此处是lies off。)
    3.consists of (is composed of; comprises) 由原文第一段第七句It consists of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic可知是“包含”的意思。)
    4.is situated in (is located in) 从原文第一段最后一句…London…is situated in south-east England可知伦敦位于英格兰东南部。)
    5.is spoken by 根据原文倒数第二段Welsh is the first language for many of the people,即许多人说Welsh。)
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第18题:

    问答题
    In this section, there is one passage followed by a summary. For Questions 1 to 5, please read the passage carefully and complete each space in the summary using a maximum of three words from the passage. Remember to write the answers on the Answer Sheet.  Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.Acupuncture—it worked for me  Pam, 25, woke up one Monday morning with an incredibly painful arm and shoulder. “I hadn’t done anything to it, I just must have slept awkwardly,” she says. “I couldn’t move it more than four inches up or to the side.” Her doctor suggested it might be fluid on the bone and gave her anti-inflammatory tablets and pain-killers. He said if the pain did not go away she would probably need injections into the joint and physiotherapy. Pam says, “The pain-killers were so strong that they made me dozy and sick, so I stopped taking them. By Friday morning I had a severe headache, the shoulder pain and a feeling like a really bad hangover. A neighbour happened to be anacupuncturist and I went to ask advice. I wasn’t happy with the idea of injections when my doctor wasn’t even sure what the problem was.”  The acupuncturist treated Pam immediately. “She put a needle in my shin. I didn’t look—I was afraid. I felt a small prick. She asked me to move my arm and I couldn’t. She twisted the needle and I felt a dull ache, and suddenly I could move my arm. The pain just completely went away,” says Pam.  The acupuncturist then inserted needles between Pam’s thumb and forefinger and in the bend of her elbow, and connected them to an electrical box to provide pulsating stimulation. Pam has had no problems since “I would recommend it to anyone,” she says.Summary:  One Monday morning, Pam  1 in her arm and shoulder because she had slept awkwardly. Although her doctor  2 what the problem was, he suggested that she would need  3 if the pain didn’t go away. However, Pam was not happy because the pain-killers the doctor gave her made her  4 . Then, she went to an acupuncturist  5 . The acupuncturist treated her differently from the doctor. Pam hasn’t had any pain in her arm and shoulder since the treatment.

    正确答案:
    1.felt some pain / had a pain / woke with pain 一天早上Pam醒来的时候,感到手臂和肩膀疼。“感到疼痛”可以用“feel some pain”,”have a pain”来表达。
    2.wasn’t sure 文章第一段中间部分提到医生说”if the pain did not go away she would probably need injections into the joint and physiotherapy”,最后一句又提到”I wasn’t happy with the idea of injections when my doctor wasn’t even sure what the problem was.”。由此可知答案为wasn’t sure。
    3.injections and physiotherapy 第一段明确提到He said if the pain did not go away she would probably need injections into the joint and physiotherapy。
    4.dozy and sick 文章第一段提到Pam says,”The pain-killers were so strong that they made me dozy and sick”,止痛药药性太强了,让他感到困乏和恶心。
    5.for advice 文章第一段倒数第二句话提到A neighbour happened to be an acupuncturist and I went to ask advice.即他去咨询针灸医生了。acupuncturist针灸医生,针疗医生。
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第19题:

    单选题
    It is mentioned in the passage that one has to pay tax according to _____.
    A

    how much education one has received

    B

    whether one is single or married

    C

    how old one’s children are

    D

    where one lives


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    事实细节题。题干意为“文章提到,一个人应该根据什么来纳税?”由文章的第一段第一句可知,一个人缴纳税款是由很多因素决定的。“Whether the man is married”是其中的一项,其余选项在原文中均未提及。所以正确答案为B。

  • 第20题:

    问答题
    Practice 5  Listen to the following passage. Write in English a short summary of around 150-200 words of what you have heard. You will hear the passage only once and then you will have 25 minutes to finish your summary. This part of the test carries 20 points. You may need to scribble a few notes to write your summary. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

    正确答案: 【文章梗概】
    本文的主题是测谎仪。文章认为目前测谎仪已有渗透到日常生活中的趋势,但目前仍没有研究表明测谎仪真的有效。几个世纪以来世界各国人们都在孜孜不倦地寻求通过物理手段检测谎言的仪器。随着科技的发展,声音分析器开始流行,这种仪器工作原理并不复杂,而且使用简单、携带方便。现在仍有先进产品上市,前景良好。美国政府对测谎仪的使用制定了双重标准,一方面政府加大使用测谎仪的力度,一方面命令法庭禁用经测谎仪得到的结果。
    【参考答案】
    综述内容应包括5个主要点信息和9个次要点信息中的5个。下划线部分为主要点, 斜体部分为次要点。
    Lie detectors, those controversial assessors of truth, are making their way into everyday life. Insurance companies use them to help catch people filing fraudulent claims. Suspicious spouses use hand-hand versions to judge whether their significant others are cheating. Interrogators for the U.S. government use them to double-check analyses of who might be terrorists.
    Polygraphs, which have been used for decades, have been joined by new systems that purportedly analyze a person's voice, blush, pupil size and even brain waves for signs of deception. The devices range from costly experimental devices that use strings of electrodes or thermal imaging to $19.95 palm-sized versions.
    No studies haVe ever proven that lie detectors work. Many show that they assess truth as accurately as a coin flip; in other words, not at all. Still, some people have come to depend on them. The recent proliferation of lie detectors has reignited a decades-old debate over the ethics and politics of when and how they should be used and whether such important questions as guilt or innocence should be left to machines.
    Mankind has looked for centuries for a physical indicator that would expose a liar. The Romans studies the entrails of suspected liars. In China, rice was shoved into the mouths of interviewees to measure how dry they were—the drier the mouth, the more likely the person was lying, it was thought. Other cultures tried various chemical concoctions, but they worked no better than chance.
    Especially since September 11, law enforcement agencies consider lie detection systems critical to their investigations. The CIA, FBI and Defense Department have spent millions of dollars on them. In an unusual plea made soon after the terrorist auacks, the government asked for the public’s help in building counterterrorism technologies, among them a portable polygraph.
    In the United States, there is a double standafd when it comes to the use of polygraphs. Although the so-called lie detector is considered an important law enforcement tool, polygraph data are inadmissible as evidence in a court of law. The U.S. Supreme Court forbade private companies from using them to screen job applicants, but allowed the government to use them for the same purpose.
    As debate about polygraphs rages, the devices are being phased out in favor of voice analyzers, which are more portable and easier to use. A voice analyzer device typically consists of a telephone and microphone attached to a computer that packs neatly in a briefcase, or attached to any PC with the proper software installed. Most of the analyzers can be used in person or over the phone. Conversations can be tested in real time or recorded for later analysis.
    First, the questioner asks an interviewee about something he or she would have no reason to lie about, such as “When’s your birthday?” Then he asks what he really wants to ask. The device makes an assessment about whether the subjects is telling the truth based on the differences between the inaudible microtremors in the voice during the first round of questioning and those in the second.
    The federal government officially says it does not use these voice lie detectors. Still, the voice technology has its true believers, among them more than 1.200 police departments nationwide and tens of thousands of consumers.
    The slightly more sophisticated Truster software program that runs on a desktop computer gives text rating of truthfulness. The companies that market these technologies say they are more than 80 percent accurate.
    Though skeptical, Rick Garloff, a 35-year-old American, still said even if the systems are not great lie detectors, they are wonderful lie deterrents. He once used the Truster on his 9-year-old son, to see if he had forgotten to close a door, accidentally letting the dog in. His son claimed no. But the lie detection system said yes. When confronted, his son confessed.
    【解 析】
    一、主干内容表达部分:
    这部分内容为文章的主干内容,是综述的主要点信息。
    1. Lie detectors, those controversial assessors of truth, are making their way into everyday life.
    [分析]本句开宗明义,点明文章的主题,是全文的框架性内容。
    2. No studies have ever proven that lie detectors work.
    [分析]本句位于段落首,是全段中心句,而且本段所讨论的内容也是全文主要论点之一,因此该句是全文的框架性内容。
    3. Mankind has looked for centuries for a physical indicator that would expose a liar.
    [分析]本句位于段落首,是全段中心句,而且本段所讨论的内容即测谎仪的历史追溯也是全文主要内容,为文章论点的提出奠定基础,因此该句是全文的框架性内容。
    4. In the United States, there is a double standard when it comes to the use of polygraphs.
    [分析]本句位于段落首,是全段中心句。人类对测谎仪的使用态度是全文讨论的重点内容,因此该句为全文的框架性内容。
    5. As debate about polygraphs rages, the devices ale being phased out in favor of voice analyzers, which are more portable and easier to use.
    [分析]本句位于段落首,是全段中心句。测谎仪发展的主流和趋势是全文讨论的重点内容,因此该句为全文的框架性内容。
    二、支持性细节表达部分
    这部分内容为主要点的重要支持性细节,是综述的次要点信息。
    1. Polygraphs, which have been used for decades, have been joined by new systems that purportedly analyze a person’s voice, blush, pupil size and even brain waves for signs of deception.
    [分析]本句简单介绍普遍认为的测谎仪工作原理,丰满了全文框架性内容,是重要的支持性细节。
    2. The recent proliferation of lie detectors has reignited a decades-old debate over the ethics and politics of when and how they should be used and whether such important questions as guilt or innocent should be left to machines.
    [分析]本句是对全文主要观点的进一步阐释,引发全文讨论的重点,是重要的支持性细节。
    3. Especially since September 11, law enforcement agencies consider lie detection systems critical to their investigations.
    [分析]本句位于段首,是全段中心句,以典型人物的具体事例强调了文章主要观点,有力地支持了文章的扩展,是重要的支持性细节。
    4. The government asked for the public’s help in building counterterrorism technologies,among them a portable polygraph.
    [分析]本句位于段尾,是全段总结句,进一步证明了该段中心句内容,为全文主要观点提供了有力的证据,是重要的支持性细节。
    5. Although the so-called lie detector is considered an important law enforcement tool, polygraph data ale inadmissible as evidence in a court of law.
    [分析]本句是对全文主要观点的进一步解释和说明,是主要观点的具体化,因此是重要的支持性细节。
    6. Most of the analyzers can be used in person or over the phone. Conversations can be tested in real time or recorded for later analysis.
    [分析]本句是对全文主要内容,即测谎仪发展的主流和趋势的进一步解释和说明,因此是重要的支持性细节。
    7. The device makes an assessment about whether the subjects is telling the truth based on the differences between the inaudible microtremors in the voice during the first round of questioning and those in the second.
    [分析]本句是对主流测谎产品工作原理的介绍,丰满了全文主要内容,因此是重要的支持性细节。
    8. The federal government officially says it does not use these voice lie detectors. Still, the voice technology has its true believers.
    [分析]本句是对全文主要内容的扩展和延伸,从市场角度证明了测谎仪的流行,丰富了全文主要内容,因此是重要的支持性细节。
    9. The slightly more sophisticated Truster software program that runs on a desktop computer gives text rating of truthfulness.
    [分析]本句介绍了测谎仪的流行产品及市场情况,暗示了测谎仪的前景。使对主题的讨论充满意义,丰满了全文主要内容,因此是重要的支持性细节。
    【录音原文】
    Lie detectors, those controversial assessors of truth, are making their way into everyday life. Insurance companies use them to help catch people filing fraudulent claims. Suspicious spouses use hand-hand versions to judge whether their significant others are cheating. Interrogators for the US government use them to double check analysis of who might be terrorists.
    Polygraphs, which have been used for decades, have been joined by new systems that purportedly analyze a person’s voice, blush, pupil size and even brain waves for signs of deception. The devices range from costly experimental devices that use strings of electrodes or thermal imaging to $19.95 palm-sized versions.
    No studies have ever proven that lie detectors work. Many show that they assess truth as accurately as a coin flip; in other words, not at all. Still, some people have come to depend on them. The recent proliferation of lie detectors has reignited a decades-old debate over the ethics and politics of when and how they should be used and whether such important questions as guilt or innocence should be left to machines.
    Mankind has looked for centuries for a physical indicator that would expose a liar. The Romans studied the entrails of suspected liars. In China, rice was shoved into the mouths of interviewees to measure how dry they were—the drier the mouth, the more likely the person was lying, it was thought. Other cultures tried various chemical concoctions, but they worked no better than chance.
    Especially since September 11, law enforcement agencies consider lie detection systems critical to their investigations. The CIA, FBI and Defense Department have spent millions of dollars on them. In an unusual plea made soon after the terrorist attacks, the government asked for the public’s help in building counterterrorism technologies, among them a portable polygraph.
    In the United States, there is a double standard when it comes to the use of polygraphs. Although the so-called lie detector is considered an important law enforcement tool, polygraph data are inadmissible as evidence in a court of law. The US Supreme Court forbade private companies from using them to screen job applicants, but allowed the government to use them for the same purpose.
    As debate about polygraphs rages, the devices are being phased out in favor of voice analyzers, which are more portable and easier to use. A voice analyzer device typically consists of a telephone and microphone attached to a computer that packs neatly in a briefcase, or attached to any PC with the proper software installed. Most of the analyzers can be used in person or over the phone. Conversations can be tested in real time or recorded for later analysis.
    First, the questioner asks an interviewee about something he or she would have no reason to lie about, such as “When’s your birthday?” Then he asks what he really wants to ask. The device makes an assessment about whether the subject is telling the truth based on the differences between the inaudible microtremors in the voice during the first round of questioning and those in the second.
    The federal government officially says it does not use these voice lie detectors. Still, the voice technology has its true believers, among them more than 1,200 police departments nationwide and tens of thousands of consumers.
    The slightly more sophisticated Truster software program that runs on a desktop computer gives text rating of truthfulness. The companies that market these technologies say they are more than 80 percent accurate.
    Though skeptical, Rick Garloff, a 35-year-old American, still said even if the systems are not great lie detectors, they are wonderful lie deterrents. He once used the Truster on his 9-year-old son, to see if he had forgotten to close a door, accidentally letting the dog in. His son claimed no. But the lie detection system said yes. When confronted, his son confessed.
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第21题:

    单选题
    In the months and years that followed as I transit the Northwest Passage, I came to accept such surprises as commonplace.
    A

    passed across

    B

    passed away

    C

    passed on

    D

    passed over


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    句意:在我后来横跨西北航道的日子里,对这种奇景也就见怪不怪了。transit横跨。pass across横穿。pass away去世。pass on传递;继续。pass over忽略。

  • 第22题:

    单选题
    Where does the first passage likely appear?
    A

    In a corporate promotional newsletter

    B

    In a letter to the company's management

    C

    In a company's annual financial report

    D

    In the business section of a newspaper


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    第1篇短文作者是第三者的视角,语气很客观地宣布某企业任命新总裁的消息,由此推断文章应出现在日报的经济报道部分,故选D。

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    As described in the passage, passion _____.
    A

    has nothing to do with work

    B

    is one way to control emotions

    C

    is one kind of negative emotions

    D

    sometimes may transform into fury


    正确答案: D
    解析:
    推理判断题。文中“However, if what passion means is minding about work, I’m all for it.”意思是激情会影响工作,所以A错误。第五段提到“企业一方面要求员工在工作中充满激情,另一方面又要求员工表现出专业精神,即在工作中控制压抑自己的不良情绪。”而,激情和控制情绪互相冲突,所以B错误。第六段提到“激情意味着专心工作”,并不是负面情绪,所以C错误。文章提到“The trouble is that minding means sometimes feeling furious when things don’t go according to plan.”意思是麻烦在于,当事情不按计划发展时,关心在意就意味着愤怒,所以正确答案为D。

  • 第24题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, it makes one feel _____ to be unemployed.
    A

    serious

    B

    shameful

    C

    strange

    D

    obvious


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    文章的第一句话指出,我们失业者在社会上所蒙受的耻辱和被强奸者所蒙受的一样。因此B“失业让人感到耻辱”是此题的正确选择。