Text 3 The provision of positive incentives to work in the new society will not be an easy task. But the most difficult task of all is to devise the ultimate and final sanction to replace the ultimate sanction of hunger—the economic whip of the old dispen
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Text 3 The provision of positive incentives to work in the new society will not be an easy task. But the most difficult task of all is to devise the ultimate and final sanction to replace the ultimate sanction of hunger—the economic whip of the old dispensation. Moreover, in a society which rightly rejects the pretence of separating economics from politics and denies the autonomy of the economic order, that sanction can be found only in some conscious act of society. We can no longer ask the invisible hand to do our dirty work for us.
I confess that I am less horror-struck than some people at the prospect, which seems to me unavoidable, of an ultimate power of what is called direction of labour resting in some arm of society, whether in an organ of state or of trade unions. I should indeed be horrified if I identified this prospect with a return to the conditions of the pre-capitalist era. The economic whip of laissez-faire undoubtedly represented an advance on the serf-like conditions of that period: in that relative sense, the claim of capitalism to have established for the first time a system of “free” labour deserves respect. But the direction of labour as exercised in Great Britain in the Second World War seems to me to represent as great an advance over the economic whip of the heyday of capitalist private enterprise as the economic whip represented over pre-capitalist serfdom.
Much depends on the effectiveness of the positive incentives, much, too, on the solidarity and self-discipline of the community. After all, under the system of laissez-faire capitalism the fear of hunger remained an ultimate sanction rather than a continuously operative force. It would have been intolerable if the worker had been normally driven to work by conscious fear of hunger; nor, except in the early and worst days of the Industrial Revolution, did that normally happen. Similarly in the society of the future the power of direction should be regarded not so much as an instrument of daily use but rather as an ultimate sanction held in reserve where voluntary methods fail. It is inconceivable that, in any period or in any conditions that can now be foreseen, any organ of state in Great Britain would be in a position, even if it had the will, to marshal and deploy the labour force over the whole economy by military discipline like an army in the field. This, like other nightmares of a totally planned economy, can be left to those who like to frighten themselves and others with scarecrows.
第31题：1. The word “sanction”(Line 2, Paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to______.
［A］ corrective measures
［B］ encouraging methods
［C］ preventive efforts
［D］ revolutionary actions
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本题考查词义的理解。对sanction一词的理解依赖于对整个第一段的理解。第一段第二句提到sanction of hunger，其上文即第一句提到positive incentives（正面激励），第二句以but为标志出现转折。因此，sanction of hunger与“正面激励”应该是相对照的。第一段最后一句又提到，不能再要求这只无形的手替我们做“惹人讨厌的工作”了。这里“无形的手”指的是上文提到的“sanction of hunger”，由此可知它做的是“惹人讨厌的工作”。综合以上线索，sanction应是一种“负面手段”，通过比如饥饿这样的处罚来达到改善、改进的目的。因此该词最接近的含义是［A］。
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第1题：
The new logistics strategy requires the support of the relevant ( ),for computer provides brand new manners to process the traditional task.A、firewall
B、logistic software
C、ERP
D、supply-chain
正确答案:B
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第2题：
Even though current technologies make the ultimate segmented network impractical, new technologies and products hold the promise of making the concept a reality. Most important of all these new technologies are (66) . The ultimate switched LAN, which is technically possible, now, exhibits the following characteristics:
1. High-speed yet cost-effective switching devices can be implemented on a wide scale, providing dedicated connections for individual users and supporting the aggregate (67) of all networked users.
2. The ability to deploy switching capabilities incrementally into the (68) base. Switching implementations support switching of individual users or groups so that existing users of shared media modules can continue to use the existing equipment until they can justify moving to dedicate switched LAN connections.
3. Support and enhancement of existing routed environments. Switching (69) routint, but rather can be introduced into the network without making any changes to the existing routing equipment or configuration.(70) play a critical role in the integration of switching into existing networks.
A．switch-based LANs
B．WANs
C．user services
D．LAN-BY-PHONE
正确答案：A
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第3题：
According to the New Curriculum Standard, the ultimate goal of English education is to develop students' ability to use English communicatively. Therefore, English education in schools,should be__________.A.knowledge-centred
B.ability-oriented
C.speaking-focused
D.communication-focused答案：B解析：考查新课标内容。题目问的是：根据新课程标准，英语教育最大的目标是培养学生的英语语言运用能力。所以，英语教育应该是能力教育。本题可以利用排除法来选择。 -
第4题：
Text 4 The great recession may be over,but this era of high joblessness is probably beginning.Before it ends,it will likely change the life course and character of a generation of young adults.And ultimately,it is likely to reshape our politics,our culture,and the character of our society for years.No one tries harder than the jobless to find silver linings in this national economic disaster.Many said that unemployment,while extremely painful,had improved them in some ways:they had become less materialistic and more financially prudent;they were more aware of the struggles of others.In limited respects,perhaps the recession will leave society better off.At the very least,it has awoken us from our national fever dream of easy riches and bigger houses,and put a necessary end to an era of reckless personal spending.But for the most part,these benefits seem thin,uncertain,and far off.In The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth,the economic historian Benjamin Friedman argues that both inside and outside the U．S.,lengthy periods of economic stagnation or decline have almost always left society more meanspirited and less inclusive,and have usually stopped or reversed the advance of rights and freedoms.Antiimmigrant sentiment typically increases,as does conflict between races and classes.Income inequality usually falls during a recession,but it has not shrunk in this one.Indeed,this period of economic weakness may reinforce class divides,and decrease opportunities to cross them—especially for young people.The research of Till Von Wachter,the economic at Columbia University,suggests that not all people graduating into a recession see their life chances dimmed:those with degrees from elite universities catch up fairly quickly to where they otherwise would have been if they had graduated in better times;it is the masses beneath them that are left behind.In the Internet age,it is particularly easy to see the resentment that has always been hidden within American society.More difficult,in the moment,is discerning precisely how these lean times are affecting society's character.In many respects,the U.S.was more socially tolerant entering this recession than at any time in its history,and a variety of national polls on social conflict since then have shown mixed results.We will have to wait and see exactly how these hard times will reshape our social fabric.But they certainly will reshape it,and all the more so the longer they extend.
The author thinks that the influence of hard times on society is____A.certain
B.positive
C.trivial
D.destructive答案：A解析：态度题【命题思路】这是一道作者态度题，需要对文章具体内容理解的基础上能够根据原文具体细节信息辨识作者对讨论的事物所持有的态度。【直击答案】文章主要讲述了经济衰退对美国社会所产生的深刻影响，第一段开门见山总的地提出经济大衰退会重塑社会的政治、文化和社会特点，第二段谈及经济衰退产生的积极影响，第三、四段分别论述了经济萧条对社会所产生的消极影响，所以该文章既有谈及积极的影响，也有谈及消极的影响，末段进行总结，再次强调经济大萧条肯定会改变社会结构，持续的时间越长，影响越大，可以看出这些影响是肯定的（certainly），故A项为正确选项。【干扰排除】B项“积极的”在原文中第二段有谈及到，经济衰退对社会带来了一定积极的影响，但这只是局部信息，后面第三、四段谈及的是负面影响，所以B项和D项，都不能概括全文信息。C项“微不足道的”，文章谈及的正面、负面影响都比较深远，故为错误选项。 -
第5题：
Text 4 The great recession may be over,but this era of high joblessness is probably beginning.Before it ends,it will likely change the life course and character of a generation of young adults.And ultimately,it is likely to reshape our politics,our culture,and the character of our society for years.No one tries harder than the jobless to find silver linings in this national economic disaster.Many said that unemployment,while extremely painful,had improved them in some ways:they had become less materialistic and more financially prudent;they were more aware of the struggles of others.In limited respects,perhaps the recession will leave society better off.At the very least,it has awoken us from our national fever dream of easy riches and bigger houses,and put a necessary end to an era of reckless personal spending.But for the most part,these benefits seem thin,uncertain,and far off.In The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth,the economic historian Benjamin Friedman argues that both inside and outside the U．S.,lengthy periods of economic stagnation or decline have almost always left society more meanspirited and less inclusive,and have usually stopped or reversed the advance of rights and freedoms.Antiimmigrant sentiment typically increases,as does conflict between races and classes.Income inequality usually falls during a recession,but it has not shrunk in this one.Indeed,this period of economic weakness may reinforce class divides,and decrease opportunities to cross them—especially for young people.The research of Till Von Wachter,the economic at Columbia University,suggests that not all people graduating into a recession see their life chances dimmed:those with degrees from elite universities catch up fairly quickly to where they otherwise would have been if they had graduated in better times;it is the masses beneath them that are left behind.In the Internet age,it is particularly easy to see the resentment that has always been hidden within American society.More difficult,in the moment,is discerning precisely how these lean times are affecting society's character.In many respects,the U.S.was more socially tolerant entering this recession than at any time in its history,and a variety of national polls on social conflict since then have shown mixed results.We will have to wait and see exactly how these hard times will reshape our social fabric.But they certainly will reshape it,and all the more so the longer they extend.
Benjamin Friedman believes that economic recessions may____A.impose a heavier burden on immigrants
B.bring out more evils of human nature
C.promote the advance of rights and freedoms
D.ease conflicts between races and classes答案：B解析：推理题【命题思路】这是一道开放式推理题，需要根据题干的关键信息对文章相应内容进行锁定，从而把握经济衰退给社会带来的负面影响。【直击答案】根据题干关键词“Benjamin Friedman”定位到第三段第二句，句子主干是“the economic historian Benjamin Friedman argues”和题干信息“Benjamin Friedman believes”相呼应，that引导的宾语从句，具体阐述此人观点，economic stagnation or decline和题干economic recessions是同义替换，所以该句内容即为正确选项应该表达的内容。由此可以推断，经济衰退带来的是人性方面消极的影响，所以B项为正确选项。【干扰排除】根据A项定位到本段末句，该句谈到反移民的情绪尤为高涨，未提及A项信息。根据C项定位到原文信息“andhave usually stopped or reversed the advance of rights and freedoms”，原文信息是stopped or -
第6题：
共用题干
New Changes in American Life
Once it was possible to define male and female roles easily by the division of labor. Men
worked outside the home and earned the income to support their families,while women cooked the
meals and took care of the home and the children._______(46)But by the middle of this century,men's and women's roles were becoming less firmly fixed.
In the 1950s,economic and social success was the goal of the typical American. But in the
1960 s a new force developed called the counterculture._______(47)The counterculture presented men and women with new role choices. Taking more interest in childcare,men began to share
child-raising tasks with their wives. In fact,some young men and women moved to communal
homes or farms where the economic and childcare responsibilities were shared equally by both sexes._______(48)Some young men refused to be drafted as soldiers to fight in the war in Viet-nam。
In terms of numbers,the counterculture was not a very large group of people._______(49)
Working men of all classes began to change their economic and social patterns.Industrial workers and business executives alike cut down on“overtime”work so that they could spend more leisure time with their families .Some doctors,lawyers,and teachers turned away from high paying situations to practice their professions in poorer neighborhoods.
In the 1970s,the feminist movement,or women's liberation,produced additional economic and social changes.Women of all ages and at all levels of society were entering the work force in greater numbers._______(50)But some women began to enter traditionally male occupations: police work,banking,dentistry,and construction work.Women were asking for equal work,and equal opportunities for promotion.
Today the experts generally agree that important changes are taking place in the roles of men and women .Naturally,there are difficulties in adjusting to these transformations._______(49)
A: In addition,many Americans did not value the traditional male role of soldier.
B:Most of them still took traditional women's jobs as public school teaching,nursing,and secretarial work.
C: These roles were firmly fixed for most people,and there was not much opportunity for women to exchange their roles.
D: But its influence spread to many parts of American society.
E: The people involved in this movement did not value the middle-class American goals.
F: A great many jobs that used to belong to men are now taken by women.答案：D解析：空格46后面的句子中出现了一个比较级“less firmly”，这说明空格中也应有这样一个副词。从句意上看，空格后面的句子以转折词but引导，说明该句与空格中的句子成转折关系。综合考虑，本题选C。
空格47所在段落主要是在谈论20世纪50年代的“反文化”运动给传统意义下的美国男女作用对比带来的影响。选项中只有E项出现了“the movement”这个词组，所以大致圈定选项E。从上下文来看，选项E实际上是该段中所谈到的变化的总括，故选E。
空格48后面的句子是在讲许多年轻人不愿服兵役参加越战，该句与段落中其他句子没有直接联系，这说明空格中的句子应该是承上启下的连接句。选项A中出现in addition连接上文，male role of soldier照应下文，这表明A项是合适的选项。
空格所在的段落继续谈论“反文化”运动对美国社会的影响，但从上下文来看，该段已不仅仅在说对男女角色关系的影响，所以与上段之间缺少一个连接句来照应。选项 D的意思是“它影响到美国社会的很多方面”，符合题意，故选D。
本段主要是说美国女权运动所带来的影响，妇女们大量加入劳动力大军。空格50 后面的句子以but引导，这说明两句话之间是对比关系。后者是说明妇女从事了一些以前本属于男人的工作，那么空格所在的句子也就应该是说妇女从事一些传统的工作，这就是选项B的意思，故选B。 -
第7题：
Your computer runs Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic edition. When you attempt to upgrade your computer to Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate edition by booting from the DVD-ROM， you receive the following warning message： "The partition you selected might contain files from a previous Microsoft Windows installation. If it does， these files and folders will be moved to a folder named Microsoft Windows.old. You will be able to access the information in Microsoft Windows.old， but you will not be able to use your previous version of Microsoft Windows." You need to complete the upgrade. What should you do？ （）
- A、Boot into safe mode. Launch the setup.exe application from the Windows Vista Ultimate edition DVD-ROM.
- B、Boot from the Windows Vista Ultimate edition DVD-ROM and click the command prompt option. Use the diskpart utility to create a new primary partition for the Windows Vista Ultimate edition installation.
- C、Log on to the Windows Vista Home Basic edition installation. Launch the setup.exe application from the Windows Vista Ultimate edition DVD-ROM， and then click the Custom （Advanced） option.
- D、Log on to the Windows Vista Home Basic edition installation. Launch the setup.exe application from the Windows Vista Ultimate edition DVD-ROM， and then click the Upgrade option.
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第8题：
问答题Practice 3 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Happiness is considered very important in life. Why is it difficult to define? What factors are important in achieving happiness? You should write at least 250 words.正确答案： 【参考范文】
Throughout the history of human being, people are always pursuing happiness while nobody can give a definition nor can a consensus be achieved. Generally, happiness consists of two levels: material level and spiritual level. As far as I am concerned, spiritual happiness can bring people with greater satisfaction.
To begin with, being happy is not a mood under certain circumstances, but a person with a certain set of attitudes. It is difficult for anyone to get what he wants without a great deal of effort. After making great and arduous effort, even if the target is achieved as expectation, there is nothing left but suffering and pain, because he amplifies the efforts rather than emphasizes the harvests. To reach the happiness they seek, however, the only thing people should do is to change their attitude toward happiness, and the way they look at the world around them.
Moreover, happiness is not what people are born with but what people take action to get. Many people seek their unique happiness through imagination and daydreams. Obviously, everyone fantasies sometimes. But, without actions, no one can come close to finding the happiness he seeks. Happiness and bliss cannot be found merely through unrealistic envision, but must be sought through actions, through doing.
To sum up, although we say that happiness is rooted in optimistic attitudes, it can never be achieved without any effort. It arises spontaneously from within as small goals are reached.解析： 暂无解析 -
第9题：
单选题The Thanksgiving tradition in North America is more ______ than any other; people of all ages, religions, and ethnic backgrounds ______ this occasion by giving thanks for a bountiful harvest.Aquintessential, laud
Brife, promulgate
Cwidespread, cogitate
Dpervasive, commemorate
Etenable, sanction
正确答案： E解析：
因为不分年龄，宗教，种族背景，人们都在庆祝感恩节，可知这个节日比其它节日更受人们的欢迎。pervasive“普遍的；流行的”；commemorate“庆祝；纪念”；quintessential“精髓的；精粹的”；laud“赞美；称赞”；widespread“普遍的；广泛的”；cogitate“仔细考虑；谋划”：tenable“站得住脚的；可维持的”；sanction“制裁；批准”。 -
第10题：
单选题British Prime Minister Tony Blair promised the electorate that guns would not be fired without an attempt to win a further UN sanction.Aallies
Bdelegates
Cvoters
Djuries
正确答案： B解析：
句意：英国首相托尼布莱尔向选民承诺，在没有企图赢得进一步的联合国制裁的情况下，是不会开枪的。electorate（总称）选民，选举人。C项的voter“投票者”与之相符。ally同盟者。delegate代表。jury陪审团。 -
第11题：
问答题What was the most difficult part for Nightingale’s work at the hospital?正确答案： There were prejudices and pressure from the hospital.解析：
细节题。由题干定位到文章倒数第四段。由该段首句可知，护士们所面临的最大挑战不是医院恶劣的条件，而是来自医生们的敌意。 -
第12题：
问答题Practice 7 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Most countries want to improve standard of living through economic development; however, others think social value is lost as a result. Do you think the advantages of economic development outweigh the disadvantages? You should write at least 250 words.正确答案： 【参考范文】
The prosperous economy ushers the new era of modern life style, which greatly uplift the living standard of human beings. However, material improvements come at a cost of the core values of the society, which rapidly become outdated and even go extinct in spite of financial prosperity. Neither of these two sides, however, should be neglected.
There is no doubt that economic advance does benefit citizens as well as the society as a whole. For one thing, it may help complete infrastructure in public places such as parks, hospitals, schools, and the mass transit system, all of which provide citizens with more choices and greater convenience, The more basic facilities the local government provides, the higher living conditions people will enjoy free of charge. For another, thanks to the economic boom, after material demands are fulfilled, people have spare strength and energy to pursue spiritual satisfaction. In other words, the great development of economy makes spiritual pursuits possible in reality.
However, it is not that easy to maintain social value at the same time with economic boom. Once people pay more attention to one side, the scale will tilt. First of all, due to the increasing of money-oriented values in society, people may become isolated from each other in order to pursue profits individually. It is not unusual to see that friends and relatives go separate ways for one simple reason: interest. Second, the irreversible destruction in society is nothing but moral deficiency and scarcity of trust. Without morality and trust, people might do anything to manage to run after the highest profits. More severely, they may even set traps for their companions or take part in a conspiracy rather than help them to earn money.
In conclusion, society needs more morality and correct values, which is more important than unbridled economic development. To accomplish this, the government and experts should pursue a sustainable policy without wavering.解析： 暂无解析 -
第13题：
－Did you get your financial records into shape for your audit next month? － _______. Keeping a strict account of all our incoming and outgoing is not an easy task.A It seems our records are always a little incomplete ;
B It's a piece of cake ;
C I'm still working on ironing out a few problems
参考答案:C
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第14题：
The best title for the passage is _____.
［A］ Education and Progress
［B］ Old and New Social Norms
［C］ New Education: Opportunities for More
［D］ Demerits of Hierarchical Society
正确答案：C本题考查了文章的主旨大意。考生需通篇把握全文，不应将注意力放到某个事实细节上。文章一开始就提到民主权利的延展和联邦主义的削弱带来了新教育制度的出现。接下来，作者主要介绍了这一新的教育观念的内涵，及其与旧式教育观念的异同。并对新旧两种教育体制下的学生进行比较。纵览全文可以推断，文章主要讲的是新的教育观念，并未涉及教育的发展问题、社会准则问题，所以［A］、［B］项都错误。［D］项虽然在文中有所提及，但只是部分内容，不能概括全文主旨。［C］项为最佳答案。
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第15题：
（ ）,photo synthesis is the ultimate source of food for almost all organisms on earth.A.It is an extremely important process
B.An extremely important process,it is
C.That an extremely important as
D.An extremely important process答案：D解析：该题考查句子结构。题干中photo synthesis意为“光合作用”，根据选项可知，空格处所填内容是photo synthesis的同位语形式，选项A、B不合句子结构，C选项不合说法。故答案为D。 -
第16题：
Text 4 The great recession may be over,but this era of high joblessness is probably beginning.Before it ends,it will likely change the life course and character of a generation of young adults.And ultimately,it is likely to reshape our politics,our culture,and the character of our society for years.No one tries harder than the jobless to find silver linings in this national economic disaster.Many said that unemployment,while extremely painful,had improved them in some ways:they had become less materialistic and more financially prudent;they were more aware of the struggles of others.In limited respects,perhaps the recession will leave society better off.At the very least,it has awoken us from our national fever dream of easy riches and bigger houses,and put a necessary end to an era of reckless personal spending.But for the most part,these benefits seem thin,uncertain,and far off.In The Moral Consequences of Economic Growth,the economic historian Benjamin Friedman argues that both inside and outside the U．S.,lengthy periods of economic stagnation or decline have almost always left society more meanspirited and less inclusive,and have usually stopped or reversed the advance of rights and freedoms.Antiimmigrant sentiment typically increases,as does conflict between races and classes.Income inequality usually falls during a recession,but it has not shrunk in this one.Indeed,this period of economic weakness may reinforce class divides,and decrease opportunities to cross them—especially for young people.The research of Till Von Wachter,the economic at Columbia University,suggests that not all people graduating into a recession see their life chances dimmed:those with degrees from elite universities catch up fairly quickly to where they otherwise would have been if they had graduated in better times;it is the masses beneath them that are left behind.In the Internet age,it is particularly easy to see the resentment that has always been hidden within American society.More difficult,in the moment,is discerning precisely how these lean times are affecting society's character.In many respects,the U.S.was more socially tolerant entering this recession than at any time in its history,and a variety of national polls on social conflict since then have shown mixed results.We will have to wait and see exactly how these hard times will reshape our social fabric.But they certainly will reshape it,and all the more so the longer they extend.
The research of Till Von Wachter suggests that in the recession graduates from elite universities tend to____A.lag behind the others due to decreased opportunities
B.catch up quickly with experienced employees
C.see their life chances as dimmed as the others'
D.recover more quickly than the others答案：D解析：推理题【命题思路】这是一道封闭式推理题，需要根据题干关键词对文章相应内容进行锁定，从而推断出经济衰退时期对于阶级分化所产生的影响。【直击答案】根据题干关键词“Till Von Wachter”定位到第四段第三句，句子主干是“The research of Till Von Wachter suggests”，和题干主干部分是一致的，从句内容即为选项内容，该句表达名牌大学的毕业生会很快达到他们在经济较好时期毕业时本该拥有的地位，末句表达正是不如他们的人会落后，结合这两句的信息，我们很容易得出，这些毕业生在经济衰退时期同样能够很快恢复到和经济较好时期一样的状态，并且超越于其他人，由此而知，D项为正确选项。【干扰排除】A项提到的“lag behind”在句子“it is the masses beneath them that are left behind”中，和选项意思相反。B项可以定位到原文信息“catch up fairly…in better times”，原文并没有提及B项内容。C项可以定位到“not all people…life chances dimmed”，和选项内容表示肯定的意思相反。 -
第17题：
Most economic data,____regarding hiring is positive.A.completely
B.exclusively
C.particularly
D.specifically答案：D解析：本题考查词语辨析。题目意为：“大部分经济数据明确显示就业率正在趋好发展。” A项completely“完全地，彻底地”。B项 exclusively“唯一地，专有地，排外地”。C项particularly “特别地，独特地”。D项specifically“明确地，具体地”。
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第18题：
In the event of a catastrophic disaster， after which you need to replace the entire UCS blade system （that is， new fabric interconnects， new IOMs， new chassis， and new blades）， what type of backup would provide the most complete set of information？（）
- A、 logical configuration
- B、 all configuration
- C、 full state
- D、 system configuration
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第19题：
单选题In the event of a catastrophic disaster， after which you need to replace the entire UCS blade system （that is， new fabric interconnects， new IOMs， new chassis， and new blades）， what type of backup would provide the most complete set of information？（）Alogical configuration
Ball configuration
Cfull state
Dsystem configuration
正确答案： B解析： 暂无解析 -
第20题：
填空题The purpose of new technology is to make life (easy) ____, not to make it more difficult.正确答案： easier解析：
本题考查形容词比较级。句意：新科技的目的是让生活更容易，而不是让生活更困难。此处出现了并列表语结构，后一表语中出现“more”一词，可知全句使用的是比较级，选用easy的比较级形式easier。 -
第21题：
单选题The work seemed easy at first but it _____ to be quite difficult.Abroke out
Bturned out
Cworked out
Dset out
正确答案： B解析：
本题考查动词词组。句意：这项工作最初看上去比较容易，但后来证明十分困难。break out意为“分离、打碎”；turn out意为“结果是、证明是”；work out意为“计算出”；set out意为“动身、出发”。根据句意，答案为B。 -
第22题：
问答题Practice 2 You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Many people are busy with work and do not have enough time to spend with families and friends. Why does this happen? What are the effects of this on family life and society as a whole? You should write at least 250 words.正确答案： 【参考范文】
Imagine that you are in a car parked on the road during rush hour for more than one hour. You may be regretful for wasting such a long time and losing time to get together with family. This question will be the main topic of the following essay; besides, it will also tall about its effects at the same time.
As for those brief-case men and white collar, they have to cope with a lot of issues at work. And thus only leave their families a small amount of time. There are many reasons for this. Firstly, living in modern society, it is impossible to avoid the pressure from both inside and outside. In order to maintain a good public praise or just get a further promotion, people not only care about their own feelings but those of others’ as well. Secondly, the world is full of material stimulation, encouraging people to chase their happiness, materially. Without money, no one can live in society in his most-wanted way. In order to own a satisfactory living standard, they have no choice but work harder. Last but not least, the advances of modern technology enable people to communicate with each other without seeing each other. This is almost a tragedy for mankind. If we spend all our time on the Internet, we will lose so many traditional ways like face-to-face talking and body language.
Also, the influence of this issue should never be neglected for society: Cumulative stress from work becomes the potential health killer. People are easily infected with psychological illnesses like anxiety, eccentricity and insomnia. In addition, due to materialism and realism, society as a whole has easily become money-oriented, where people make judgments of achievements just according to the materials. Finally, over-dependence on telecommunication leads to the lack of recalling traditions and rethinking of the history and culture, which is a shame for civilized people.
Naturally, a profession is fundamental for all modern city dwellers without any question. However, the family is the ultimate destination for them indeed.解析： 暂无解析 -
第23题：
单选题According to the passage, what is the ultimate purpose of virtual reality in education?ATo give special students a chance to experience life in the outside world.
BTo train teachers to work with students with special needs.
CTo allow special students to learn life-skills in a safe environment.
DTo prepare special students for transition into mainstream society.
正确答案： D解析：
推理题。根据全文内容可知，A选项的“给予特殊学生在外部世界经历生活的机会”、B选项的“培训教师与有特殊需求的学生合作”和C选项的“允许特殊学生在安全的环境中学习生活技能”都是“virtual reality education”的具体实施方法。而“virtual reality education”的目的是要帮助“特殊”孩子顺利地融入主流社会。因此只有D选项“使特殊学生准备好进入主流社会”指出了目的，故选D。