1、2019年考研英语一真题提示：本页为插入页，方便双面打印！原文和题目在同一视野内！亦可作为封皮使用！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 Don the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)Today we live in a world where GPS systems,digital maps,and other navigation apps are availab
2、le on our smartphones._ 1 _ of us just walk straight into the woods without a phone.But phones _ 2 _ on batteries,and batteries can die faster than we realize._ 3_ you get lost without a phone or a compass,and you _ 4_ cant find north,we have a few tricks to help you navigate_ 5_ to civilization,one
3、 of which is to follow the land.When you find yourself 6 a trail,but not in a completely 7 area,you have to answer two questions:Which _8_ is downhill,in this particular area?And where is the nearest water source?Humans overwhelmingly live in valleys,and on supplies of fresh water._9_,if you head do
4、wnhill,and follow any H20 you find,you should _lQ_ see signs of people.If youve explored the area before,keep an eye out for familiar sights-you may be 11 how quickly identifying a distinctive rock or tree can restore your bearings.Another 12:Climb high and look for signs of human habitation.13 even
5、 in dense forest,you should be able to 14 gaps in the tree line due to roads,train tracks,and other paths people carve _lL the woods.Head toward these 16_ to find a way out.At night,scan the horizon for 17 light sources,such as fires and streetlights,then walk toward the glow of light pollution.the
6、18,assuming youre lost in an area humans tend to frequent,look for 19 we leave on the landscape.Trail blazes,tire tracks,and other features can _1Q_ you to civilization.1.1.A SomeB MostC FewD All2.A putB takeC runD come3.A SinceB IfC ThoughD Until4.A formallyB relativelyC graduallyD literally5.A bac
7、kB nextC aroundD away6.A ontoB offC acrossD along7.A unattractiveB uncrowdedC unchangedD unfamiliar8.A siteB pointC wayD place9.A SoB YetC InsteadD Besides10.A immediately B intentionally C unexpectedlyD eventually11.A surprisedB annoyedC frightenedD confused12.A problemB optionC viewD result13.A Ab
8、ove allB In contrastC On averageD For example14.A bridgeB avoidC spotD separate15.A fromB throughC beyondD under16.A postsB linksC shadesD breaks17.A artificialB mysteriousC hiddenD limited18.A FinallyB ConsequentlyC IncidentallyD Generally19.A memoriesB marksC notesD belongings20.A restrictB adoptC
9、 leadD exposeSection II Reading Comprehension Part A Directions:Read the following four texts.Answer the questions after each text by choosing A,B,C or D.Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.(40 points).2.Text 1 Financial regulators in Britain have imposed a rather unusual rule on the bosses of big
10、 banks.Starting next year,any guaranteed bonus of top executives could be delayed 10 years if their banks are under investigation for wrongdoing.The main purpose of this clawback rule is to hold bankers accountable for harmful risk-taking and to restore public trust in financial institutions.Yet off
11、icials also hope for a much larger benefit:more long-term decision-making,not only by banks but by all corporations,to build a stronger economy for future generations.Short-termism or the desire for quick profits,has worsened in publicly traded companies,says the Bank of Englands top economist,Andre
12、w Haldane.He quotes a giant of classical economics,Alfred Marshall,in describing this financial impatience as acting like children who pick the plums out of their pudding to eat them at once rather than putting them aside to be eaten last.The average time for holding a stock in both the United State
13、s and Britain,he notes,has dropped from seven years to seven months in recent decades.Transient investors,who demand high quarterly profits from companies,can hinder a firms efforts to invest in long-term research or to build up customer loyalty.This has been dubbed quarterly capitalism.In addition,
14、new digital technologies have allowed more rapid trading of equities,quicker use of information,and thus shorter attention spans in financial markets.There seems to be a predominance of short-term thinking at the expense of longterm investing,said Commissioner Daniel Gallagher of the US Securities a
15、nd Exchange Commission in a speech this week.In the US,the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20 02 has pushed most public companies to defer performance bonuses for senior executives by about a year,slightly helping reduce short-termism.In its latest survey of CEO pay,The Wall Street Journal finds that a substa
16、ntial part of executive pay is now tied to performance.Much more could be done to encourage long-termism,such as changes in the tax code and quicker disclosure of stock acquisitions.In France,shareholders who hold onto a company investment for at least two years can sometimes earn more voting rights
17、 in a company.Within companies,the right compensation design can provide incentives for executives to think beyond their own time at the company and on behalf of all stakeholders.Britains new rule is a reminder to bankers that society has an interest in their performance,not just for the short term
18、but for the long term.3.21.According to Paragraph 1,one motive in imposing the new rule is to A enhance bankers sense ofresponsibility.B help corporations achieve larger profits.q build a new system of financial regulation.D guarantee the bonuses of top executives.22.Alfred Marshall is quoted to ind
19、icate A the conditions for generating quick profits.B governments impatience in decision-making.q the solid structure of publicly traded companies.D short-termism in economic activities.23.It is argued that the influence of transient investment on public companies can be A indirect.B adverse.q minim
20、al.D temporary.24.The US and France examples are used to illustrate A the obstacles to preventing short-termism.B the significance of long-term thinking.q the approaches to promoting long-termism.D the prevalence of short-term thinking.25.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A
21、 Failure of Quarterly Capitalism B Patience as a Corporate Virtue q Decisiveness Required of Top Executives D Frustration of Risk-taking Bankers.4.Text2 Grade inflation-the gradual increase in average GPAs(grade-point averages)over the past few decades-is often considered a product of a consumer era
22、 in higher education,in which students are treated like customers to be pleased.But another,related force-a policy often buried deep in course catalogs called grade forgiveness-is helping raise GP As.Grade forgiveness allows students to retake a course in which they received a low grade,and the most
23、 recent grade or the highest grade is the only one that counts in calculating a students overall GP A.The use of this little-known practice has accelerated in recent years,as colleges continue to do their utmost to keep students in school(and paying tuition)and improve their graduation rates.When th
24、is practice first started decades ago,it was usually limited to freshmen,to give them a second chance to take a class in their first year if they struggled in their transition to college-level courses.But now most colleges,save for many selective campuses,allow all undergraduates,and even graduate s
25、tudents,to get their low grades forgiven.College officials tend to emphasize that the goal of grade forgiveness is less about the grade itself and more about encouraging students to retake courses critical to their degree program and graduation without incurring a big penalty.Ultimately,said Jack Mi
26、ner,Ohio State Universitys registrar,we see students achieve more success because they retake a course and do better in subsequent courses or master the content that allows them to graduate on time.That said,there is a way in which grade forgiveness satisfies colleges own needs as well.For public in
27、stitutions,state funds are sometimes tied partly to their success on metrics such as graduation rates and student retention-so better grades can,by boosting figures like those,mean more money.And anything that raises GP As will likely make students-who,at the end of the day,are paying the bill-feel
28、theyve gotten a better value for their tuition dollars,which is another big concern for colleges.Indeed,grade forgiveness is just another way that universities are responding to consumers expectations for higher education.Since students and parents expect a college degree to lead to a job,it is in t
29、he best interest of a school to turn out graduates who are as qualified as possible-or at least appear to be.On this,students and colleges incentives seem to be aligned.5.26.What is commonly regarded as the cause of grade inflation?A The change of course catalogs.B Students indifference to GP As.q C
30、olleges neglect ofGPAs.D The influence of consumer culture.2 7.What was the original purpose of grade forgiveness?A To help freshmen adapt to college learning.B To maintain colleges graduation rates.q To prepare graduates for a challenging future.D To increase universities income from tuition.2 8.Ac
31、cording to Paragraph 5,grade forgiveness enables colleges to A obtain more financial support.B boost their student enrollments.q improve their teaching quality.D meet local governments needs.2 9.What does the phrase to be aligned(Line 5,Para.6)most probably mean?A To counterbalance each other.B To c
32、omplement each other.q To be identical with each other.D To be contradictory to each other.30.The author examines the practice of grade forgiveness by A assessing its feasibility.B analyzing the causes behind it.q comparing different views on it.D listing its long-run effects.6.Text3 This year marks
33、 exactly two centuries since the publication of Frankenstein;or,The Modern Prometheus,by Mary Shelley.Even before the invention of the electric light bulb,the author produced a remarkable work of speculative fiction that would foreshadow many ethical questions to be raised by technologies yet to com
34、e.Today the rapid growth of artificial intelligence(AI)raises fundamental questions:What is intelligence,identity,or consciousness?What makes humans humans?What is being called artificial general intelligence,machines that would imitate the way humans think,continues to evade scientists.Yet humans r
35、emain fascinated by the idea of robots that would look,move,and respond like humans,similar to those recently depicted on popular sci-fi TV series such as Westworld and Humans.Just how people think is still far too complex to be understood,let alone reproduced,says David Eagleman,a Stanford Universi
36、ty neuroscientist.We are just in a situation where there are no good theories explaining what consciousness actually is and how you could ever build a machine to get there.But that doesnt mean crucial ethical issues involving AI arent at hand.The coming use of autonomous vehicles,for example,poses t
37、horny ethical questions.Human drivers sometimes must make split-second decisions.Their reactions may be a complex combination of instant reflexes,input from past driving experiences,and what their eyes and ears tell them in that moment.AI vision today is not nearly as sophisticated as that of humans
38、.And to anticipate every imaginable driving situation is a difficult programming problem.Whenever decisions are based on masses of data,you quickly get into a lot of ethical questions,notes Tan Kiat How,chief executive of a Singapore-based agency that is helping the government develop a voluntary co
39、de for the ethical use of AI.Along with Singapore,other governments and mega-corporations are beginning to establish their own guidelines.Britain is setting up a data ethics center.India released its AI ethics strategy this spring.On June 7 Google pledged not to design or deploy AI that would cause
40、overall harm,or to develop AI-directed weapons or use AI for surveillance that would violate international norms.It also pledged not to deploy AI whose use would violate international laws or human rights.While the statement is vague,it represents one starting point.So does the idea that decisions m
41、ade by AI systems should be explainable,transparent,and fair.To put it another way:How can we make sure that the thinking of intelligent machines reflects humanitys highest values?Only then will they be useful servants and not Frankensteins out-of-control monster.7.3 1.Mary Shelleys novel Frankenste
42、in is mentioned because it A fascinates AI scientists all over the world.B has remained popular for as long as 20 0 years.q involves some concerns raised by AI today.D has sparked serious ethical controversies.32.In David Eaglemans opinion,our current knowledge of consciousness A helps explain artif
43、icial intelligence.B can be misleading to robot making.q inspires popular sci-fi TV series.D is too limited for us to reproduce it.33.The solution to the ethical issues brought by autonomous vehicles A can hardly ever be found.B is still beyond our capacity.q causes little public concern.D has arous
44、ed much curiosity.34.The authors attitude toward Googles pledges is one of A affirmation.B skepticism.q contempt.D respect.35.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A AI s Future:In the Hands of Tech Giants B Frankenstein,the Novel Predicting the Age of AI q The Conscience of AI
45、:Complex But Inevitable D AI Shall Be Killers Once Out of Control.8.Text4 States will be able to force more people to pay sales tax when they make online purchases under a Supreme Court decision Thursday that will leave shoppers with lighter wallets but is a big financial win for states.The Supreme
46、Courts opinion Thursday overruled a pair of decades-old decisions that states said cost them billions of dollars in lost revenue annually.The decisions made it more difficult for states to collect sales tax on certain online purchases.The cases the court overturned said that if a business was shippi
47、ng a customers purchase to a state where the business didnt have a physical presence such as a warehouse or office,the business didnt have to collect sales tax for the state.Customers were generally responsible for paying the sales tax to the state themselves if they werent charged it,but most didnt
48、 realize they owed it and fewpaid.Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote that the previous decisions were flawed.Each year the physical presence rule becomes further removed from economic reality and results in significant revenue losses to the States,he wrote in an opinion joined by four other justices.Kenn
49、edy wrote that the rule limited states ability to seek long-term prosperity and has prevented market participants from competing on an even playing field.The ruling is a victory for big chains with a presence in many states,since they usually collect sales tax on online purchases already.Now,rivals
50、will be charging sales tax where they hadnt before.Big chains have been collecting sales tax nationwide because they typically have physical stores in whatever state a purchase is being shipped to.A,with its network of warehouses,also collects sales tax in every state that charges it,though third-pa
