源氏新皮肤2017年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(一)真题+试题答案详解

2020年12月30日发(作者：明玉珍)
2017年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（一）试题
2017年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（一）试题
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 D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
Could a hug a day keep the doctor away? The answer may be a resounding
1 helping you feel close and 2 to people you care about, it turns out that hugs can bring a
3 of health benefits to your body and mind. Believe it or not, a warm embrace might even
help you 4 getting sick this winter.
In a recent study 5 over 400 health adults, researchers from Carnegie Mellon
University in Pennsylvania examined the effects of perceived social support and the
receipt of hugs 6 the participants' susceptibility to developing the common cold after being
7 to the virus .People who perceived greater social support were less likely to come 8 with
a cold ,and the researchers 9 that the stress-reducing effects of hugging 10 about 32
percent of that beneficial effect. 11 among those who got a cold, the ones who felt greater
social support and received more frequent hugs had less severe 12 .
protects people who are under stress from the 13 risk for colds that's
usually 14 with stress,notes Sheldon Cohen, a professor of psychology at Carnegie.
Hugging
difficulty.
Some experts 17 the stress- reducing , health-related benefits of hugging to the
release of oxytocin, often called bonding hormone18 it promotes attachment in
relationships, including that between mother and their newborn babies. Oxytocin is made
primarily in the central lower part of the brain , and some of it is released into the
bloodstream. But some of it 19 in the brain, where it 20 mood, behavior and physiology.
1．[A] Unlike [B] Besides [C] Despite [D] Throughout
2．[A] connected [B] restricted [C] equal [D] inferior
3．[A] choice [B] view [C] lesson [D] host
4．[A]recall [B] forget [C] avoid [D] keep
5．[A] collecting [B] involving [C] guiding [D] affecting
6．[A] of [B] in [C] at [D] on
7．[A] devoted [B] exposed [C] lost [D] attracted
8．[A] across [B] along [C] down [D] out
9．[A] calculated [B] denied [C] doubted [D] imagined
10．[A] served [B] required [C] restored [D] explained
11．[A] Even [B] Still [C] Rather [D] Thus
12．[A] defeats [B] symptoms [C] tests [D] errors
13．[A] minimized [B] highlighted [C] controlled [D] increased
14．[A] equipped [B] associated [C] presented [D] compared

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15．[A] assess [B] moderate [C] generate [D] record
16．[A] in the face of [B] in the form of [C] in the way of [D] in the name of
17．[A] transfer [B] commit [C] attribute [D] return
18．[A] because [B] unless [C] though [D] until
19．[A] emerges [B] vanishes [C] remains [D] decreases
20．[A] experiences [B] combines [C] justifies [D]influences

Section II Reading Comprehension
Part A
Directions:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by
choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)
Text 1
First two hours , now three hours-this is how far in advance authorities are
recommending people show up to catch a domestic flight , at least at some major U.S.
airports with increasingly massive security lines.
Americans are willing to tolerate time-consuming security procedures in return for
increased safety. The crash of Egypt Air Flight 804,which terrorists may have downed
over the Mediterranean Sea ,provides another tragic reminder of why. But demanding too
much of air travelers or providing too little security in return undermines public support for
the process. And it should: Wasted time is a drag on Americans' economic and private
lives, not to mention infuriating.
Last year, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) found in a secret check
that undercover investigators were able to sneak weapons---both fake and real-past
airport security nearly every time they tried .Enhanced security measures since then,
combined with a rise in airline travel due to the improving Chicago's O'Hare
International .It is not yet clear how much more effective airline security has become-but
the lines are obvious.
Part of the issue is that the government did not anticipate the steep increase in airline
travel , so the TSA is now rushing to get new screeners on the line. Part of the issue is that
airports have only so much room for screening lanes. Another factor may be that more
people are trying to overpack their carry-on bags to avoid checked-baggage fees, though
the airlines strongly dispute this.
There is one step the TSA could take that would not require remodeling airports or
rushing to hire: Enroll more people in the PreCheck program. PreCheck is supposed to be
a win-win for travelers and the TSA. Passengers who pass a background check are
eligible to use expedited screening lanes. This allows the TSA wants to enroll 25 million
people in PreCheck.

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It has not gotten anywhere close to that, and one big reason is sticker shock.
Passengers must pay $$85 every five years to process their background checks. Since the
beginning, this price tag has been PreCheck's fatal flaw. Upcoming reforms might bring
the price to a more reasonable level. But Congress should look into doing so directly, by
helping to finance PreCheck enrollment or to cut costs in other ways.
The TSA cannot continue diverting resources into underused PreCheck lanes while
most of the traveling public suffers in unnecessary lines. It is long past time to make the
program work.
21. the crash of Egypt Air Flight 804 is mentioned to
[A] stress the urgency to strengthen security worldwide.
[B] highlight the necessity of upgrading major US airports.
[C] explain Americans' tolerance of current security checks.
[D] emphasis the importance of privacy protection.
22. which of the following contributions to long waits at major airport?
[A] New restrictions on carry-on bags.
[B] The declining efficiency of the TSA.
[C] An increase in the number of travelers.
[D] Frequent unexpected secret checks.
word
[A] faster.
[B] quieter.
[C] wider.
[D] cheaper.
24. One problem with the PreCheck program is
[A] A dramatic reduction of its scale.
[B] Its wrongly-directed implementation.
[C] The government's reluctance to back it.
[D] An unreasonable price for enrollment.
25. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
[A] Less Screening for More Safety
[B] PreCheck-a Belated Solution
[C] Getting Stuck in Security Lines
[D] Underused PreCheck Lanes
Text 2

reigning monarch, in 1897. Star watchers were among the most esteemed members of
Hawaiian society. Sadly, all is not well with astronomy in Hawaii today. Protests have

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erupted over construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope(TMT), a giant observatory that
promises to revolutionize humanity's view of the cosmos.
At issue is the TMT's planned location on Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano worshiped
by some Hawaiians as the piko , that connects the Hawaiian Islands to the heavens. But
Mauna Kea is also home to some of the world's most powerful telescopes. Rested in the
Pacific Ocean, Mauna Kea's peak rises above the bulk of our planet's dense atmosphere,
where conditions allow telescopes to obtain images of unsurpassed clarity.
Opposition to telescopes on Mauna Kea is nothing new. A small but vocal group of
Hawaiians and environments have long viewed their presence as disrespect for sacred
land and a painful reminder of the occupation of what was once a sovereign nation.
Some blame for the current controversy belongs to astronomers. In their eagerness
to build bigger telescopes, they forgot that science is the only way of understanding the
world. They did not always prioritize the protection of Mauna Kea's fragile ecosystems or
its holiness to the island's inhabitants. Hawaiian culture is not a relic of the past; it is a
living culture undergoing a renaissance today.
Yet science has a cultural history, too, with roots going back to the dawn of civilization.
The same curiosity to find what lies beyond the horizon that first brought early
Polynesians to Hawaii's shores inspires astronomers today to explore the heavens. Calls
to disassemble all telescopes on Mauna Kea or to ban future development there ignore
the reality that astronomy and Hawaiian culture both seek to answer big questions about
who we are, where we come from and where we are going. Perhaps that is why we
explore the starry skies, as if answering a primal calling to know ourselves and our true
ancestral homes.
The astronomy community is making compromises to change its use of Mauna Kea.
The TMT site was chosen to minimize the telescope's visibility around the island and to
avoid archaeological and environmental impact. To limit the number of telescopes on
Mauna Kea, old ones will be removed at the end of their lifetimes and their sites returned
to a natural state. There is no reason why everyone cannot be welcomed on Mauna Kea
to embrace their cultural heritage and to study the stars.
Liliuokalani's remark in Paragraph 1 indicates
[A] its conservative view on the historical role of astronomy.
[B] the importance of astronomy in ancient Hawaiian society.
[C] the regrettable decline of astronomy in ancient times.
[D] her appreciation of star watchers' feats in her time.
27. Mauna Kea is deemed as an ideal astronomical site due to
[A] its geographical features
[B] its protective surroundings.
[C] its religious implications.

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[D] its existing infrastructure.
28. The construction of the TMT is opposed by some locals partly because
[A] it may risk ruining their intellectual life.
[B] it reminds them of a humiliating history.
[C] their culture will lose a chance of revival.
[D] they fear losing control of Mauna Kea.
29. It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that progress in today's astronomy
[A] is fulfilling the dreams of ancient Hawaiians.
[B] helps spread Hawaiian culture across the world.
[C] may uncover the origin of Hawaiian culture.
[D] will eventually soften Hawaiians' hostility.
30. The author's attitude toward choosing Mauna Kea as the TMT site is one of
[A] severe criticism.
[B] passive acceptance.
[C] slight hesitancy.
[D] full approval.
Text 3
Robert F. Kennedy once said that a country's GDP measures
which makes life worthwhile.
already predicted to slow as a result, it is now a timely moment to assess what he was
referring to.
The question of GDP and its usefulness has annoyed policymakers for over half a
century. Many argue that it is a flawed concept. It measures things that do not matter and
misses things that do. By most recent measures, the UK's GDP has been the envy of the
Western world, with record low unemployment and high growth figures. If everything was
going so well, then why did over 17 million people vote for Brexit, despite the warnings
about what it could do to their country's economic prospects?
A recent annual study of countries and their ability to convert growth into well-being
sheds some light on that question. Across the 163 countries measured, the UK is one of
the poorest performers in ensuring that economic growth is translated into meaningful
improvements for its citizens. Rather than just focusing on GDP, over 40 different sets of
criteria from health, education and civil society engagement have been measured to get a
more rounded assessment of how countries are performing.
While all of these countries face their own challenges , there are a number of
consistent themes . Yes , there has been a budding economic recovery since the 2008
global crash , but in key indicators in areas such as health and education , major
economies have continued to decline . Yet this isn't the case with all countries . Some

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relatively poor European countries have seen huge improvements across measures
including civil society , income equality and the environment.
This is a lesson that rich countries can learn : When GDP is no longer regarded as
the sole measure of a country's success, the world looks very different .
So, what Kennedy was referring to was that while GDP has been the most common
method for measuring the economic activity of nations , as a measure , it is no longer
enough . It does not include important factors such as environmental quality or education
outcomes - all things that contribute to a person's sense of well-being.
The sharp hit to growth predicted around the world and in the UK could lead to a
decline in the everyday services we depend on for our well- being and for growth . But
policymakers who refocus efforts on improving well-being rather than simply worrying
about GDP figures could avoid the forecasted doom and may even see progress .
F. Kennedy is cited because he
[A]praised the UK for its GDP.
[B]identified GDP with happiness .
[C]misinterpreted the role of GDP .
[D]had a low opinion of GDP .
can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that
[A]the UK is reluctant to remold its economic pattern .
[B]GDP as the measure of success is widely defied in the UK .
[C]the UK will contribute less to the world economy .
[D]policymakers in the UK are paying less attention to GDP .
of the following is true about the recent annual study ?
[A]It is sponsored by 163 countries .
[B]It excludes GDP as an indicator.
[C]Its criteria are questionable .
[D]Its results are enlightening .
the last two paragraphs , the author suggests that
[A]the UK is preparing for an economic boom .
[B]high GDP foreshadows an economic decline .
[C]it is essential to consider factors beyond GDP .
[D]it requires caution to handle economic issues .
of the following is the best title for the text ?
[A]High GDP But Inadequate Well-being , a UK Lesson
[B]GDP Figures, a Window on Global Economic Health
[C]Rebort y, a Terminator of GDP
[D]Brexit, the UK's Gateway to Well-being


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Text 4
In a rare unanimous ruling, the US Supreme Court has overturned the corruption
conviction of a former Virginia governor, Robert McDonnell. But it did so while holding its
nose at the ethics of his conduct, which included accepting gifts such as a Rolex watch
and a Ferrari automobile from a company seeking access to government.
The high court's decision said the judge in Mr. McDonnell's trial failed to tell a jury that
it must look only at his

Merely helping a gift-giver gain access to other officials, unless done with clear intent
to pressure those officials, is not corruption, the justices found.
The court did suggest that accepting favors in return for opening doors is
and
as approval of a contract or regulation. Simply arranging a meeting, making a phone call,
or hosting an event is not an
The court's ruling is legally sound in defining a kind of favoritism that is not criminal.
Elected leaders must be allowed to help supporters deal with bureaucratic problems
without fear of prosecution for basic compact underlying representative
government,
will hear from their constituents and act on their concerns.
But the ruling reinforces the need for citizens and their elected representatives, not
the courts, to ensure equality of access to government. Officials must not be allowed to
play favorites in providing information or in arranging meetings simply because an
individual or group provides a campaign donation or a personal gift. This type of integrity
requires well-enforced laws in government transparency, such as records of official
meetings, rules on lobbying, and information about each elected leader's source of
wealth.
Favoritism in official access can fan public perceptions of corruption. But it is not
always corruption. Rather officials must avoid double standards, or different types of
access for average people and the wealthy. If connections can be bought, a basic premise
of democratic society-that all are equal in treatment by government-is undermined. Good
governance rests on an understanding of the inherent worth of each individual.
The court's ruling is a step forward in the struggle against both corruption and official
favoritism.
36. The undermined sentence (Para.1) most probably shows that the court
[A] avoided defining the extent of McDonnell's duties.
[B] made no compromise in convicting McDonnell.
[C] was contemptuous of McDonnell's conduct.
[D] refused to comment on McDonnell's ethics.

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37. According to Paragraph 4, an official act is deemed corruptive only if it involves
[A] leaking secrets intentionally.
[B] sizable gains in the form of gifts.
[C] concrete returns for gift-givers.
[D] breaking contracts officially.
38. The court's ruling is based on the assumption that public officials are
[A] justified in addressing the needs of their constituents.
[B] qualified to deal independently with bureaucratic issues.
[C] allowed to focus on the concerns of their supporters.
[D] exempt from conviction on the charge of favoritism.
39. Well-enforced laws in government transparency are needed to
[A] awaken the conscience of officials.
[B] guarantee fair play in official access.
[C] allow for certain kinds of lobbying.
[D] inspire hopes in average people.
40. The author's attitude toward the court's ruling is
[A] sarcastic.
[B] tolerant.
[C] skeptical.
[D] supportive
Part B
Directions:The following paragraphs are given in a wrong order. For Questions
41-45, you are required to reorganize these paragraphs into a coherent article by
choosing from the list A-G to filling them into the numbered box. Paragraphs B and D have
been correctly placed. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
[A]The first published sketch,
eyes when he discovered it in the pages of The Monthly Magazine. From then on his
sketches ,which appeared under the pen name
him a modest reputation.
[B]The runaway success of The Pickwick Papers, as it is generally known today,
secured Dickens's fame. There were Pickwick coats and Pickwick cigars, and the plump,
spectacled hero, Samuel Pickwick, became a national figure.
[C]Soon after Sketches by Boz appeared, a publishing firm approached Dickens to
write a story in monthly installments, as a backdrop for a series of woodcuts by the
ten- famous artist Robert Seymour, who had originated the idea for the story. With
characteristic confidence, Dickens successfully insisted that Seymour's pictures illustrate
his own story instead. After the first installment, Dickens wrote to the artist and asked him
to correct a drawing Dickens felt was not faithful enough to his prose. Seymour made the

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change, went into his backyard, and expressed his displeasure by committing suicide.
Dickens and his publishers simply pressed on with a new artist. The comic novel, The
Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, appeared serially in 1836 and 1837, and was
first published in book form in 1837.
[D]Charles Dickens is probably the best-known and, to many people, the greatest
English novelist of the 19th century. A moralist, satirist, and social reformer. Dickens
crafted complex plots and striking characters that capture the panorama of English
society.
[E]Soon after his father's release from prison, Dickens got a better job as errand boy
in law offices. He taught himself shorthand to get an even better job later as a court
stenographer and as a reporter in Parliament. At the same time, Dickens, who had a
reporter's eye for transcribing the life around him especially anything comic or odd,
submitted short sketches to obscure magazines.
[F] Dickens was born in Portsmouth, on England's southern coast. His father was a
clerk in the British navy pay office -a respectable position, but wish little social status. His
paternal grandparents, a steward and a housekeeper possessed even less status, having
been servants, and Dickens later concealed their background. Dicken's mother
supposedly came from a more respectable family. Yet two years before Dicken's birth, his
mother's father was caught stealing and fled to Europe, never to return. The family's
increasing poverty forced Dickens out of school at age 12 to work in Warren's Blacking
Warehouse, a shoe-polish factory, where the other working boys mocked him as
young father was then imprisoned for debt. The humiliations of his
father's imprisonment and his labor in the blacking factory formed Dicken's greatest
wound and became his deepest secret. He could not confide them even to his wife,
although they provide the unacknowledged foundation of his fiction.
[G] After Pickwick, Dickens plunged into a bleaker world. In Oliver Twist, e traces an
orphan's progress from the workhouse to the criminal slums of London. Nicholas Nickleby,
his next novel, combines the darkness of Oliver Twist with the sunlight of Pickwick. The
popularity of these novels consolidated Dichens' as a nationally and internationally
celebrated man of letters.
D → 41. → 42. → 43. → 44. → B →45.

Part C
Directions:Read the following text carefully and then translate the underlined segments
into Chinese. Your translation should be written neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. (10
points)
The growth of the use of English as the world`s primary language for international
communication has obviously been continuing for several decades.

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(46)But even as the number of English speakers expands further there are signs that
the global predominance of the language may fade within the foreseeable future.
Complex international, economic, technological and culture change could start to
diminish the leading position of English as the language of the world market, and UK
interests which enjoy advantage from the breath of English usage would consequently
face new pressures. Those realistic possibilities are highlighted in the study presented by
David Graddol
(47)His analysis should therefore end any self- contentedness among those who may
believe that the global position of English is so stable that the young generation of the
United Kingdom do not need additional language capabilities.
David Graddol concludes that monoglot English graduates face a bleak economic
future as qualified multilingual youngsters from other countries are proving to have a
competitive advantage over their British counterparts in global companies and
organizations. Alongside that,(48)many countries are introducing English into the
primary-school curriculum but British schoolchildren and students do not appear to be
gaining greater encouragement to achieve fluency in other languages.
If left to themselves, such trends will diminish the relative strength of the English
language in international education markets as the demand for educational resources in
languages, such as Spanish ,Arabic or Mandarin grows and international business
process outsourcing in other language such as Japanese, French and German, spreads.
(49)The changes identified by David Graddol all present clear and major challenges
to UK`s providers of English language teaching to people of other countries and to
broader education business sectors. The English language teaching sector directly earns
nearly &1.3 billion for the UK in invisible exports and our other education related explores
earn up to &10 billion a year more. As the international education market expands, the
recent slowdown in the number of international students studying in the main
English-speaking countries is likely to continue, especially if there are no effective
strategic policies to prevent such slippage.
The anticipation of possible shifts in demand provided by this study is significant:(50)
It gives a basis to all organization which seek to promote the learning and very different
operating environment. That is a necessary and practical approach. In this as in much
else, those who wish to influence the future must prepare for it.

Section III Writing
Part A
51. Directions：You are to write an email to James Cook , a newly-arrived Australian
professor , recommending some tourist attractions in your city . Please give reasons for
your recommendation .

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You should write neatly on the ANSWER SHEET .
Do not sign your own name at the end of the email . Use
Do not write the address . (10 points)

Part B
52. Directions：Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following pictures. In
your essay , you should
1）describe the pictures briefly,
2）interpret the meaning , and
3）give your comments.
You should write neatly on the ANSWER SHEET.( 20 points )



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2017年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（一）试题答案详解
注意：英语试卷为花卷，以答案内容进行核对
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Section I Use of English
1、【答案】[B] Besides
【解析】此处考察上 下文的逻辑关系。上文改写俗语，大意为拥抱可以使医生远离我们，
即不得病，为积极含义，空后大意为 ：_______使你感觉与别人亲近并_______，所以也是积
极含义，并同为拥抱的好处，因此 选择B选项besides除了……之外还有……，A选项unlike
不同于与D选项despite 尽管均为转接，故排除，C选项throughout贯穿语义不通顺，故答
案为[B] Besides。

2、【答案】[C] connected
【解析】此处考察 近义词复现，该空前有and，说明所填词汇英语close（亲近的）形成
同义复现关系，并且所选词 汇应搭配介词同，因此答案为C选项connected有关联的。A选
项equal平等的，B选项r estricted限制的，C选项inferior低劣的，虽然都可以搭配to，但
不能和clos e同义复现，故答案为[C] connected。

3、【答案】[A] host
【解析】此处考察词义辨析。该从句含义为：拥抱可以给你的身心健康带来_____好处。
A host of为固定搭配，表示许多的，大量的，在此处语义和搭配均吻合，所以为正确答案。
Vie w观点，视野，lesson教训，choice选择放在此处语义不通。

4、【答案】[C] avoid
【解析】此处考察词义辨析。该句含义为：温暖的拥抱在冬 天可以帮助你______生病。
根据语义，不难确定此处需要“避免”“防止”的词，并且后面搭配动 名词，故答案为C
选项avoid避免。Recall使回想，召集，forget忘记，keep (doing)一直做，均不吻合句义。

5、【答案】[D] involving 【解析】此处考察词义辨析。该句含义为：在一项______四百多健康成年人的研究中，
研究者 观察到……Collecting收集，一般不接人做宾语；affecting影响，guiding引导，均 不
符合科学研究类文章语境。Involving涉及，包含，在此处语义最为通顺，故为正确答案。

6、【答案】[A] on
【解析】此处考察介词的搭配问题。具体是名词与介词的搭配问题。上文指出： researchers
from Carnegie Mellon University examined the effects of perceived social support and the receipt

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of hugs on the participants' susceptibility to developing the common cold after being exposed to
the virus. 该句阐释了感知社会支持和接受拥抱这一效应对于那些受试者在接触病毒之后患
感冒的易感性。这里面有 个关键的名词effect 这一名词，have an effect on对…有影响，对…
起作用，产生效果;因此排除 ,,
. 因此正确答案为A选项。

7、【答案】[B] exposed
【解析】此处考察固定搭配题。上文指出， 研究受试者在接触病毒之后患感冒的易感性，
由空前空后的信息，语义和形式的搭配问题，文中指出af ter being ____ to the virus因此,根
据分析得出选择短语be exposed to遭受，暴露于… .因此排除A. devoted to 贡献于 B. lost 丢
失 D. attracted 吸引，诱惑。因此正确答案为B选项。

8、【答案】[C] down
【解析】此处考察上下语境下动介的搭配问题。文中提到People who perceived greater
social support were less likely to come____ with a cold。上文提到做实验研究受试者在接触病
毒之后患感冒的易感 性。题目涉及实验的结果，有着更大感知社会支持能力的人患感冒的几
率更低。所以这里要填一个介词与 come 搭配，表示患上感冒。come down下来，降落；倒
塌；感染。因此排除A. come across 偶遇; 偶然发现; 使产生…印象.B. come along出现，发
生，进展 D. come out出现；出版；结果是, 都不符合语义。因此正确答案为C选项。

9、【答案】[D] calculated
【解析】此处考察上下文的词义辨析能力。上文提到这种效应的正向作用，文中指出and
the researchers ____ that the stress- reduingring effects of hugging____ 32 percent of that
beneficial effect.空格所在句子前有一个and， 这是顺接的并列递进关系，空格后面出现数字,
所以此句子还是延续上文的基调，更进一步的用具体数字体现这种正向作用。因此排除负向
词汇 否认 怀疑，以及A. imagined.想象，实验是不能选择想象的。只能是
测量的计算得出，因此正确答案为D选项。

10、【答案】[B] explained
【解析】此处考察上下文的语义关系。上文指出，文中指出and the researchers ____ that
the stress-reducing effects of hugging____ 32 percent of that beneficial effect. 文中指出用数
字计算得出结果，that后面是结果的句子，指出拥抱的减压作用，空前空后体现的是用 数
据得出的这种减压作用具体作用,因此要体现这种结论解释功能的explained. 因此排除
服务，ed 修复，归还ed因此正确答案为B选项。

11、【答案】D Even
【解析】此题是逻辑关联题。若想判断这个空的答案，需要结合上下文方能确定。
此空上文说的是：People who perceived greater social support were less likely to com
e down with a cold 感受到更大社会支持的人不太可能会患上感冒，后文说的是：
____those who got a cold, those who felt greater social support and received more
frequent hugs had less severe _____. ____患上感冒，那些感受到更大社会支持的人不
太可能患 上严重的_____。前后结构对应，含义上是一种明显的递进，所以选择答案为

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Even.

12、【答案】B symptoms
【解析】此题是同 义复现题。若想判断这个空的答案，需要结合上下文。因为这两句之
间是递进的逻辑关系，所以前后词语 形成了递进的逻辑关系；感受到更大社会支持的人不太
可能会患上感冒；即使患上感冒，接受社会支持和 拥抱的人也不会有太强的症状。A 选项
defeats 失败；C选项 errors 错误，D选项tests 测验，皆不符合题意。

13、【答案】D increased
【解析】此题是同义复现题。本篇文章主旨是拥抱好，此句话前文是protect 保护，属
于褒义，后文就应该选择表示贬义的词语，Hugging protects people who are under stress from
the increased risk for colds ，首先排除B minimized risk 和C controlled risk，因为这两个词汇
都表示褒义；选项A highlighted risk “突出的风险”搭配不当，因此选D increased risk“增
加感冒的风险”。

14、【答案】A associated
【解析】此题属于同义复现题。……for colds [that's] usually __________ with stress
根据句意，此处[that's] usually __________ with stress 应该和are under stress 形成同义复现，
B 选项 equipped with 表示装备；C选项 presented with 常用搭配为 presented with，
表示面对；D选项 compared with，比较，均不符合答案。

15、【答案】C generate
【解析】此题属于同义复现，Hugging
此处属于同义复现，and 前后的感情色彩需要对应，前面是制造亲密，后面与其语义应
该相符。

16、【答案】[A] in the face of
【解析】此处考察固定搭配的辨析关系。… the feeling that others are there to help in the
face of adversity. 很明 显that后面是个同位语从句，解释说明拥抱产生的感觉，空格后面是
difficulty，即面对 困难时，感觉有人帮助他们。B选项是以……的形式，C选项是关于……的方
面，D选项是以……的名义 ，故答案为[A] in the face of 面对…

17、【答案】[A] attribute
【解析】此处考察逻辑关系，隐性因果关系。我们仔细分析这句话Some experts 17 the
stress-reducing, health-related benefits of hugging to the release of oxytocin, often called
bonding hormone
and their newborn babies.可将其化简为Some experts 17 the benefits to the release of oxytocin.
拥抱的好处和催产素（某种激素）的释放的关系是一种因果关系，the benefits是结果，the
release of oxytocin是原因，所以把结果归因于某种原因，用attribute。故答案为[A] attribute。

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18、【答案】[B] because
【解析】此处考察逻辑关系中的因果关系。有18个 空的选项可知这里应该填入表示逻辑
关系的连词，A是条件关系，B是因果关系，C是让步关系，D是时 间关系，那么我们分析
空前的大致意思是拥抱的好处是由于某种激素的释放，空格后的意思是它（激素） 促进了依
赖关系，比如说母亲和新生儿之间的关系。很明显空格后是在介绍得出前面结论的原因，故答案为[B] because。

19、【答案】[C] remains
【解析】此处考察词义辨析。该句含义为：催产素主要产生于大脑的下丘脑,有些是通过
脑下垂体释放到 血液中。 但其中一些19在大脑中。 我们根据some of …,some of…以及后面
的in the brain可知，除了是释放到血液中的还有一部分留在大脑中，故选择[C] remains，而
A摆脱，B消失，D减少不符合本句的句意关系。

20、【答案】[D] influences
【解析】此处考察词义辨析。该句含义为：它 影响心情,行为和生理机能。本题主要考察
定语从句的谓语动词部分，主语是it （前面的激素），后 面的宾语是心情，行为以及生理
机能，主语与宾语之间的关系应该是激素影响心情，行为以及生理机能。 其他三个选项A
经历，B结合，C证明…合理，放到这里意思不通顺。故答案为[D] influences。

Section II Reading Comprehension

Part A
Text 1
21、【答案】[B ] explain Americans' tolerance of current security checks
【解析】例证题。根据题干信息“The crash of Egypt Air Flight 804”定位在第二段，
其中第一句Americans are willing to tolerate time-consuming security procedures in retur
n for increased safety，即“美国人愿意忍受耗时的安检程序以确保安全”，紧接着下一句
The crash of Egypt Air Flight 804，which terrorists may have downed over the Mediterra
nean Sea, provides another tragic reminders of why. 即“埃及航空804的坠毁（由于恐怖
分子，可能坠入地中海）给大家一个悲剧提醒，为什么这样做”。因此，埃及航空804坠毁
是 为了给人们提示为什么美国人愿意忍受耗时的安检程序。故[B] explain Americans' tolera
nce of current security checks为正确答案。

22、【答案】[C] An increase in the number of travelers
【解析】细节题。根据题干关键信息“long waits at major airports”直接定位到第三段第
二句。该句指出，…enhanced security measures, combined with a rise in airline travel, ha
ve resulted in long waits at major airports（加强的安全措施，以及航空旅行人数的增多，

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导致了主要机场的长时间 排队等候）。可见，导致主要机场的长时间排队等候的因素有两个：
enhanced security measures（加强的安全措施）和a rise in airline travel（航空旅行人数的
增多）。[C]选项中an increase和文中a rise为同义替换，travelers和airline travel为同义
替换。故[C]选项是对原文的同义替换，为正确答案。

23、【答案】[B] faster
【解析】词义题。本题根据题干定位到第五段第 三句。该句提到，那些需要进行背景调
查的旅客可以用expedited screening la nes。紧接着下句提到这一举措可以使TSA关注那些
高危的旅客，从而节省每个人的时间（savi ng time for everyone）。可见，expedited scree
ning l anes可以节省旅客的时间，所以，[B]选项faster（更快的）体现了为旅客节省时间。
所以 expedited与faster意思最接近。故[B]选项正确。

24、【答案】[D] an unreasonable price for enrollment.
【解析】细节题。根据题干信息“Precheck Progr am”定位到第五段和第六段中，其中
第五段初次出现PreCheck，主要介绍PreCheck的 作用。在第六段主要讲述PreCheck的弊端。
第六段第二句和第三句，Passengers must pay $$85 every five years to process their background c
the begin-ing, this price tag has been PreCheck’s fatal flaw.（乘客必须每五年支付
85美元进行背景审 核，从一开始这一价格就是PreCheck的重大缺陷），即说明这一价格不
合理，而且接下来一句也 讲到 Upcoming reforms might bring the price to a reasonable level,接
下来的改革可能会把价格带到合理的水平，也进一步说明这一价 格的不合理。D选项即是说
这一价格不合理。故D选项为正确答案。
25、 【答案】[B] Precheck-a Belated Solution
【解析】主旨题。本题考查 考生对全文的整体把握。文章第一段讲现象：机场登机极
为耗时；第二段解释现象原因（为安全），但指 出登机过分废时影响公众对机检支持度；第
三段点出（美国）运输管理局（TSA）发现机场机检的有效 性并进一步提升起安检举措，加
上经济发展和石油价格下降，登机队伍愈发冗长，进一步引出话题：机场 长队伍问题（安检
成效为知，但登机队伍过长）；第四段解释登机队伍过长的原因；第五段提出TSA针 对这一
问题介绍“提前安检”项目；第六段指出“提前安检”的弊端；最后一段进一步指明“提前
安检”有待进一步完善。
选项[A]“‘困’在安检队伍中”为现象 ,选项[C]“少些扫描，多点安全”是细节，选项[D]
“未充分利用的‘提前安检’”亦是细节；故本题选B“‘提前审查’--迟来的方案”。

Text 2
26. 【答案】[B] the importance of astronomy in ancient Hawaiian society
【解析】例证题。根据题干Queen Liliuokalani 和Paragraph 1定位第一段第一 句话，因
为第一句为人物引言，是论据，应该往引言之后找其传达的观点，文中看到star watchers were
among the most esteemed members of Hawaiian society, “观星宿者是夏威夷社会中最为受人
尊敬的角色，可以看 出天文学家在当时社会中很受重视”，故B选项the importance of

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astronomy in ancient Hawaiian society古夏威夷社会中天文学的重要性为正确答案。
27、【答案】[A] its geographical features
【解析】细节推理题。根据题干Mauna Kea和考研出题顺序性原则确定27题应该在第
二段话当中。第二段可以看到转折词but，一般转折 之后是答案所在。转折之后最后一句话
Mauna Kea’s peak rises above the bulk of our planet’s dense atmosphere, where conditions
allow telescopes to obtain images of unsurpassed clarity，“Mauna Kea的山峰远远升到我们星
球的浓 密的大气层之上，在那里地质条件允许天文望远镜去获取具有无与伦比的清晰度的图
像”，可以看出Ma una Kea是一个理想地点的原因是Mauna Kea’s peak，故A选项 its
geographical features其地质特征为正确答案。
28. 【答案】[B] it reminds them of a humiliating history
【解析】事实细节题。根据题干the construction of TMT和opposed, some locals定位至第
三段一句，但是第一句只是一个事实，没 有说明原因。接着往第二句看，可以看到题干中
some locals对应原文中small but vocal group of Hawaiians and environmentalists, 题干中the
construction of TMT就是对应原文中的their presence,即天文望远镜的存在，答案即为as之
后的信息，as disrespect for sacred land and a painful reminder of the occupation of what was
once a sovereign nation ，即当地人把他们的存在看作是对于这片神圣土地的一种不尊重以及
对于这片曾经是一个主权国家的占领 的一种痛苦提示，故B选项it reminds them of a
humiliating history完美照应了原文a painful reminder of the occupation of what was once a
sovereign nation，为正确答案。
29、【答案】[C] may uncover the origin of Hawaiian culture
【解析】推理判断题。根据题干可以得知该题为段落推理题，段落推理题一般考查段 落
主旨。一般而言，反复提及的信息一定和段落主旨相关，我们可以看到本段话中反复提到的
是 culture，而包含culture的选项只有B和C, B选项spread Hawaiian culture文中并未提及，
而从最后两句话中可以看到astronomy and Hawaiian culture both seek to answer big questions
about who we are, where we come from and where we are going. C选项中的uncover对应原文
中seek to answer，origin对应的就是 about who we are, where we come from and where we
are going，故选项C may uncover the origin of Hawaiian culture 为正确答案。
30、【答案】[D] full approval.
【解析】情感态度题。一 般最后一段凸显作者的态度。最后一段前三句话都在讲具体事
实，而最后一句话There is no reason why everyone cannot be welcomed on Mauna Kea to
embrace their cultural heritage and to study the stars，（没有理由为何每个人不会在Mauna Kea
受到欢迎去拥抱他 们的文化遗产并同时研究星空），双重否定表示作者认为任何人都有理由
去欣然接受他们的文化遗产并去 研究星空，故选项D full approval完全赞同是正确答案。
Text 3
31、【答案】[D] had a low opinion of GDP
【解析】细节题。根据题干中的Robert F. Kennedy回文定位第一段，其中第一句 Robert
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worthwhile.” 说明GDP可以测量除了使生活值得的事情之外的其他任何事情。说明Robert
F. Kenne dy对GDP持一种否定的态度，表示对GDP的否定态度的选项只有D。而且在第二
句的后半部分提到 it is now a timely moment to assess what he was referring to. 其中的what
he was referring to 指RK做 提到的事情，表示的就是上文的GDP。作者说现在是时候来评估
GDP了，表明作者与RK的观点是一 致的。故确定答案为D。

32、【答案】[B] GDP as the measure of success is widely defied in the UK
【解析】推理题。从第二段当中，第一句话：The question of GDP and its usefulness has
annoyed policymakers ... 其中 的annoyed的感情色彩是否定的，说明policymakers对GDP的
作用是否定的；第二 句当中many argue that it is a flawed concept. 其中的it指代 GDP，大家
认为GDP是一个有缺陷的概念，表明人民大众对GDP的感情色彩也是否定的。最后一句 更
是明显的指出：如果一切顺利的话，为什么还有17 million的人不顾国家前途而投票脱欧呢 ？
更是表明对GDP作用的否定，因此综上所述，B选项GDP作为测量成功的方式饱受争议，
是正确选项。

33、【答案】[D] Its results are enlightening
【解析】事实细节题。根据题目定位到第三段第一句A recent annual study of countries
and their ability to convert growth into well-being sheds some light on the question， 该句表明，
最近年度研究调查了各国家和他们将经济增长转换为幸福感的 能力，这对这个问题有所启
发。说明研究的结果有利于解决经济增长与幸福感的关系。shed some light on与D选项
enlightening是同义替换，因此答案为D

34、【答案】[C] it is essential to consider factors beyond GDP
【解析】推理题。根据题干定位在第四段和第五段。第四段首句指出虽然GDP 是衡量国
家经济行为最普遍的方法，但是它已经不足够了（it is no longer enough，其中it指代GDP）。
紧接着第二句进一步说明不足够的方面：it does not include important factors…，它没能包含
一些重要的因素，即重 要因素被忽略了。而第五段在But转折后指出政策制定者已经不仅仅
只是担心GDP数据（rathe r than simply worrying about GDP figures），而是重新关注提高 幸
福的努力。结合两段的内容可以得知，除了GDP还有重要因素的存在，这正是当下关注的
重 点。因此正确答案为选项C，除了GDP还有其他重要因素需要考虑。

35、【答案】[A] High GDP But Inadequate Well-being, a UK lesson
【解析】主旨题。文章首段通过引用Kenndy对GDP的评价以及英国脱 欧事件引出本文
探讨的主题GDP。第二段首句指出对GDP疑问和其无用之处使得政策制定者很恼火， 呈现
出对GDP的负面态度。第三段至第六段通过研究得出结论，GDP没能包含所有因素。最后
一段在转折之后再度指出政策制定者已经不仅仅只是担心GDP数据（rather than simply
worrying about GDP figures），而是重新关注提高幸福的其他努力。故正 确答案为选项A，高
GDP但对幸福不足够，欧盟的教训。

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Text 4
36、【答案】[C] was contemptuous of McDonnell’s conduct
【解析】词义题。But it did so while holding its nose at the ethics of his conduct, 划线hold its
nose前一句最高法院推翻了先前对McDonnell的贪污起诉，然后立即跟着but转折，it did so,
法院虽然这样推翻了判决，但是对McDonnell的收取礼物的行为嗤之以鼻。情感 色彩表示负
向，根据主题首先排除A,B，再根据感情色彩在C，D中选择。D选项相对中立，而C选项
中的contemptuous是负向词汇。故选C。另，在文章第四段首句，法院明确表达对这种收< br>取好处的行为的不赞同，distasteful,和nasty都是明显验证。

37、【答案】[C] concrete returns for gift-givers
【解析】细节判断题。根据题干提示精准定位到第四段，题目是corruptive official act腐
败行为的判断，根据第四段第二句，反贪污法明确说明，必须具有切实的利 益才属于腐败。
But under anti-bribery laws, proof must be made of tangible benefits。选项C，concrete returns
对应concrete benefits. 而选项B，sizable gains in form of gifts在第三段有明确指出not
corruption，故排除。选项A，泄 露秘密文中没有提及，选项D，对应原文第四段第二局举例，
不属于贪污腐败行为。

38、 【答案】 [A] justified in addressing the needs of their constituents.
【解析】细节判断题。由提干的assumption定位到原文第五段最后一句：“The basic
compact underlying representative government,” wrote Chief Justice John Roberts for the court,
“assumes that public officials will hear from their constituents and act on their concerns.” 官员
要听从选民的呼声，并对他们关注的话题相应采取行动解决问题。同时前一句：Elected
leaders must be allowed to help supporters deal with bureaucratic problems without fear of
prosecution for bribery.也在讨论官员准许帮忙支持者解决政务问题，而不 用担心被起诉贪
污。都是在讨论解决问题，A选项中address the needs ,解决需求，等同于deal with，act on
problems. Must be allowed 同义替换为justified，并具有合法性。故选A。

39、【答案】[B] guarantee fair play in official access.
【解析】细节题。根据题干的关键词“well-enforced laws in government transparency”
可以定位到第七段的最后一句。题干给的是are needed to, 原文这个定位句有requires, 一
个是被动，一个是主动，所以往前找，定位到this type of integrity，意思是“这种正直”，
这里的this说明前面也有所提及。那 么这句话的题干围绕的是政府的透明度，所以往前看到
和政府相关的信息，那么就是看第一句话，“但是 这个裁决支持了市民和他们的代表的需要，
不是法院，确保了接触政府的公平。”故B选项为正确答案。

40、【答案】[D] supportive.
【解析】态度题。根据题干 可知这是一个态度题，而且题干有具体细节，所以可以按照细
节题的方法做。所以根据题干的the court ruling以及题目出现的顺序，定位到文章的最后一

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段，这里只有一句话，说的是“The court’s ruling is a step forward…”，说是“往前进了一步”，
所以是正向概念，故D选项为正确答案。

Part B
41、【答案】[F] （Dickens was born in Portsmouth）
【解析】文章首段是对英国作家查尔斯?狄更斯的总体介绍，纵观其他选 项，分别介绍
的是他的早期生活以及文学作品。F选项在介绍狄更斯的出生及家庭背景，根据文章结构的
延展特点，应该放在最前面。因此确定正确答案为F选项。
42、【答案】[E] （Soon after his father’s release from prison）
【解析】F选项的末尾提到His father was then imprisoned for debt. The humiliations of his
father’s imprisonment …，其中imprison和imprisonment都提示说他的父亲入狱了， 这与
E选项开头的soon after his father’s release from prison构成了呼应，关键词复现且soon after
是解题的时间线索。因此确定正确答案为E选项。
43、【答案】[A] （The first published sketch）
【解析】E选项的末尾提到submitted short sketches to obscure magazines ，可知狄更斯
向杂志社提交short sketches（小品剧），与A选项中The first published sketch构成了总分
逻辑关联，sketch是关键词复现。因此确定正确答案为A选项。

44、【答案】[C ] （Soon after Sketches by Boz appeared）
【解析】A选项的末尾提到from then on his sketches, which appeared under the pen name
Boz，本句中的关键词汇sketches与Boz与C选项首句中Sketches, Boz形成 了原词复现，而
且C首句出现的after一词，确定通过C选项与A选项也符合时间顺序。因此确定正 确答案
为A选项。
45、【答案】[G ] （After Pickwick, Dickens plunged into a bleaker world）
【解析】本题前面的选项已经给出，分析B段落首句,划出标志词大写字母the Pickwick
Papers。浏览选项发现，只有G选项首句出现标志词“After Pickwick”，两段形 成原词复现，
而且通过G选项的after一词更加确定G在B之后。因此答案选G选项。
Section III Translation

46、But even as the number of English speakers expands further there are signs that the global
predominance of the language may fade within the foreseeable future.
【题目考点】 状语从句，同位语从句
【句子结构】 该句是结构较复杂的复合句，其结构可以分为两层。第一层是even as 引
导让步状语从句：the number of English speakers expands further；主句由there be句型引导，
其中signs后面为that引导的同位语从句：the global predominance of the language may…来
解释“迹象”的内容。
【重点词汇】 expand意为“扩展，扩大”；predominance意为“优势，主导地位” ；
fade意为“逐渐消失，褪色”，这里引申为“逐渐失去”更加符合汉语表达；foreseeab le
意为“可以遇见的”。
【参考译文】但是即使当下英语使用者的人群还在进一步扩大，有迹象表明：在可预见

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的未来，英语可能会逐渐失去其全球主导地位。

47、His analysis should therefore end any self- contentedness among those who may believe that
the global position of English is so stable that the young generations of the United Kingdom do
not need additional language capabilities.
【题目考点】定语从句，宾语从句，状语从句的译法
【句子结构】 该句是结构复杂的复合句，其结构可以分为两大层。第一大层是句子的主
干His analysis should therefore end any self-contentedness among those，主谓宾结构非常清
晰，后面的among those是状语表示“在一些人中的骄傲自满 ”；第二大层是those后面三
个从句：首先是who引导的定语从句来修饰those，其中里面又 有that引导的宾语从句做
believe的宾语，最后还有一个so…that…引导的目的状语从 句。
【重点词汇】analysis意为“分析”；end这里理解为动词“使结束，终结”；self- contentedness
意为“骄傲自满”；additional 意为“额外的”；capabilities是capability的复数，意为“能
力”。
【参考译文】因此，对于那些认为英语的国际地位无懈可击、甚至觉得他们的年青后辈
们不需要学习其 他语言的人而言，他的分析可能会给他们的骄傲自大画上一个句号。

48、many countries are introducing English into the primary curriculum but – to say the least
– British schoolchildren and students do not appear to be gaining greater encouragement to
achieve fluency in other languages.
【题目考点】插入语，转折并列
【句子结构】这是一个but引导的转折并列句。 but前句子主干为some countries are
introducing …A… to …B…；中间插入语to say the least，意味毫不夸张的说；but后是一
个简单句，不定式to achieve fluency in other languages做目的状语。
【重点词汇】 introduce…to…引进；curriculum课程；to say the least，意味毫不夸张的
说；schoolchildren学童；fluency流利
【参考译文】众多国家正在将英语引进小学课程，但是，毫不夸张地说，英国学童和学
生似乎没有受到更 多的鼓励去学会流利地使用其他语言。

49、The changes identified by David Graddol all present clear and major challenges to the UK’s
providers of English language teaching to people of other countries and to broader education
business sectors.
【题目考点】过去分词，并列结构
【句子结构】本句主句为the changes…present clear and major challenges to… ；identified
by David Graddol 过去分词作后置定语修饰the changes；present challenges 后接and两个并
列状语，表对象。
【重点词汇】identify：确定，识别；present… to …： 给……带来…… 【参考译文】大卫·葛拉尔多所发现的变化给教授他国人士英语的英国机构以及更广阔
的教育市场带 来了显而易见的巨大挑战。

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50、It gives a basis to all organizations which seek to promote the learning and use of English, a
basis for planning to meet the possibilities of what could be a very different operating
environment.
【题目考点】定语从句，同位语，宾语从句
【句子结构】这句主句为It gives a basis…；which 引导的定语从句，修饰all organizations；
逗号后a basis是前面a basis的同位语，后面的for的介词结构做状语表对象；of 后是由what
引导的宾语从句，表达与possibilities的所属关系。
【重点词汇】seek to致力于，力图
【参考译文】这给所有致力于推广英语学习和使用 的机构提供了一个制定规划的依据，
让我们能够应对未来完全不同的操作环境里出现的各种可能性。
Section IV Writing

51.【参考范文】
Dear James Cook,
Welcome to China! I’m writing this email to recommend some scenic spots in Beijing to you
so that you can have a wonderful time here.
First of all, you could have a visit to the Summer Palace and Forbidden City, which are
renowned for its old buildings and diverse cultures. After that, it is advisable to go to Wang Fujing,
where you can have a taste of some delicious local food while enjoying the traditional culture.
Finally, you can go to the National Museum, in which some traditional art exhibitions are being
held. What do you think of my plans?
I sincerely hope that you could enjoy yourselves in Beijing and it will be my pleasure to be
your guide.
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
52、 【参考范文】
Portrayed in the two cartoons is thought-provoking: In the left one, a young man,
comfortably lounging on the chair, is looking at his huge bookshelf full of books contentedly,
while the other, in the right drawing, is determined to finish reading 20 books in a year.
By this scenario, the cartoonist is trying to awaken us to the importance of reading and
sticking to our goals. It is universally held that with the advance of modern society, only those
equipped with updated knowledge which requires constant reading are most likely to reach the
summit of the success. Conversely, without persistent learning and taking actions, our objectives
are bound to be a fantasy. Indeed, people fail always because they stop trying, not because they
encounter invincible difficulties.
From what has been mentioned above, we may reasonably arrive at the conclusion that only
those who keep learning and cherish the spirit of persistence have opportunities to succeed.
Therefore, such essence is an important virtue worthy of being fostered. If you understand and
adhere to this principle in your study and work, you will definitely benefit greatly.

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