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三年真题研读


04(


任务型阅读


)



一、真题解析



2019


The Cost of Thinking


Despite their many differences, all human beings share several defining characteristics. such as large brains


and the ability to walk upright on two legs.


The first unique human characteristic is that humans have extraordinarily large brains compared with other


animals. It seems obvious that evolution should select for larger brains. Mammals(


哺乳动物


)weighing sixty


kilograms have an average brain size of 200 cm


2


. Modern man has a brain averaging 1200-1400 cm


2


. We are so


fond of our high intelligence that we assume that when it comes to brain power, more must be better. Unfortunately,


that is not the case.


The fact is that a huge brain is a huge drain



consumption of energy



on the body. I



s not easy to carry


around, especially when boxed inside a massive skull(


倾骨


). It



s even harder to provides energy. In modern man,


the brain accounts for about 2-3%of total body weight but it consumes 25% of the body



s energy when the body is


at rest. By comparison, the brains of apes(


类人猿


)require only 8%of rest-time energy. Early humans pad for their


large brains in two ways. Firstly, they spent more time in search food. Secondly, their muscles grew smaller and


weaker. It



s hardly an obvious conclusion that this is a good way to survive. A c himpanzee(


黑猩猩


)can



t win an


argument with a modern man, but it can tear the man apart like a rag doll.


Another unique human characteristic is that we walk upright. Standing up, it



s easier to find food or enemies.


In addition, their arms that are unnecessary for moving around are freed for other purposes, like throwing stones or


signaling. As a result, humans can perform very complex tasks with their hands.


Yet walking upright has its disadvantage. The bone structure of our ancestors developed for millions of years


to support a creature that walked on all fours and has a relatively small head. Adjusting to an upright position was


quite a challenge, especially when the bones had to support an extra- large skull. Humankind paid for its broad


vision and skillful hands backaches and painful necks.


We assume that a large brain makes huge advantages. It seems obvious that these have made humankind the


most powerful animal on earth. But humans enjoyed all of these advantages for a full 2 million years during which


they remained weak and marginal creature. Thus humans who lived a million years ago, despite their big brains and


sharp stone tools, lived in constant fear of meat-eating animals.


The Cost of Thinking


●Large brains for their bodies and


the ability to walk upright are two



Introduction


(71)









of human beings.


●The larger brains may not be better because of the cost.



●The big brains make it harder for the body to move around


and consume more


The (72)









of large


energy.


human brains


●The anim


al brain requires less (73)









when the body is at rest.


●Large human brains consume more food, and weaken muscles.



●Walking upright makes it easy to find food or


(75)









against enemies.


●Freed hands can serve s


ome (76)









purpose and perform complex tasks.


The (74)









of


walking upright


●Walking upright challenges the human bone structure, and


(77)









the


size of brains.


●Walking upright results in


(78)









sufferings.


●With a large


brain, human beings (79)









other beings in terms of


intelligence.


Conclusion


●Weak and marginal, human beings remained


(80)









of meat-eating


animals.


【解题策略】


先看 表格了解文章的基本框架:


第一部分


(Introductio n)


对应于文章的第一段;


第二部分


( The (72)









of large human brains)


对应于文章的第二、三两段;第三部分


(The (74)









of


walking uprig ht)


对应于文章第四、


五两段。


第四 部分


(Conclusion)


对应文章的最后一段。


接着结


合表格浏览标题可知:文章主要叙述人用大脑思考的代价。



71.


【答案】


c haracteristics


【解析】信息查找题。根据题干定位到第一段


“all human beings share defining characteristics ,such as


large brains and the ability to walk upright on t


wo legs.”


可知,


大脑袋和双腿直立行走的能力是


人类共有的特点。再根据题干中的数词< /p>


two


可确定答案为


character istics




72.


【答案】


disadvantages


【解析】信 息概括题。根据右栏的内容可知主要叙述了人类的大脑大的缺点。因此本空格填写


dis advantages


。这一题实际就是短文第三段的主旨大意。



73.


【答案】


energy < /p>


【解析】


信息查找题。


根据题干定位到第 三段中的


“a huge brain is a huge drain—consumption of energy ”


以及



It (the brain) consumes 25% of the body



s energy when the body is at comparison


the brains of apes require only 8% of rest-


time energy”


可知,人类巨大的大脑是一个巨大的能


量消耗。


当身体处于休息时,大脑要消耗


25%

< br>的身体能量。相比之下,类人猿的大脑只需




8%


的休息时间能量。


人类与动物相比,


动物需要的能量


(energy)


要比人类少 。


故填


energy



74.


【答案】


impact(s)


【解析】信息概括题。分析右栏中的


75


< p>
78


小题定位到第四段和第五段的内容可知,此部分主要叙


述了直立行走对人类的影响。故填


impact(s)




75.


【答案】


guard


【解析】信息概括题。根据题干定位到第四段的第一句


“Another unique human characteristic is that we


walk upright. Standing up, it


’s easier to find food or enemies.”




“like throwing stones


or


signaling ”


并结合题干中


against enemies


可知,直立行走有助于人类发现和抵御敌人,故答


案为


guard



guard against

< br>为固定搭配,意为



提防





76.


【答案】


other


【解析】信息查找题。根据题干定位到第四段中的


”...their arms that are unnecessary for moving around


are freed for other purposes, like throwing stones or signaling. As a result, humans can perform


very complex


tasks with their hands. ”


可知, 解放了的双手可以用于做其它的事,即有其它的


目的。故填


ot her




77.


【答案】


limits


【解析】信息概括题。根据题干定位到第五段


“walking upright has disadvantages. The bone structure of


our ancestors developed for millions of years to support a creature that walked on four and a


relative small head. Adjusting to an upright position was quite a challenge , especially when the


bones had to support an extra -


large skull.”


可知,


直立行走也有缺点。


我们祖先进化了上百亿


年,骨骼也只能支撑四肢行走和有一个相对较小的头。直立行走对人类的骨骼是一个相当


大的挑战,限制了人的头脑的大小。故本空填


limits




78.


【答案】


physical < /p>


【解析】


信息概括题。


根据第五段


“.


.., Humankind paid for its vision and skillful hands with backaches and


painful necks.”


可知,直立对人类的骨骼是 一个相当大的挑战,人类为自己的视力和灵巧的


双手付出了代价,换来的是腰酸背痛和脖 子疼痛,


backaches



pai nful


对应题干中的


sufferings

< br>,由此得出,直立导致身体方面的


(physical)


痛苦,故填


physical




79.


【答案】


beat


【解析】信息概括题。根据最后一段


“We assume t


hat a large brain makes huge seems


obvious that these have made humankind the most powerful animal on earth.”


可知,我 们假设大


脑越大,优势越大。很明显,这些使得人类成为地球上最强大的动物。由此可推 断出我们


的大脑比动物大,在智力方面人类比动物更聪明,即在智力方面击败了


(beat)


其他动物。故


本空填


beat




80.


【答案】


fearful/afraid


【解析】信息转换题。根据最后一段


“...humans enjoyed all of these advantages for a full 2 million years


during which they weak and marginal creatures. Thus humans who lived a million years ago,


despite their big brains and sharp stone tools, lived in constant fear of meat--eating anima


ls.”


知,尽管人类享受着所有这些优势,但也是弱小的生物。因此尽管拥有巨大的大脑 和锋利


的石器,但也曾经对食肉动物仍旧害怕


/


恐惧。因为空前是系动词,故本空要填


fear


的形容



fearful


或其同义词


afraid




2018


How Arts Promote Our Economy


When most people think of the arts, they imagine the end product, the beautiful painting, a wonderful piece of


music, or an award-winning performance in the theater. But arts groups bring broader value to our communities.


The economic impact of the arts is often overlooked and badly judged.


The arts create jobs that help develop the economy. Any given performance takes a tour bus full of artists,


technical experts, managers, musicians, or writers to create an appealing piece of art. These people earn a living


wage for their professional knowledge and skills.


Another group of folks is n


eeded to help market the event. “If



you build it they will come” is a misleading


belief. Painters, digital media experts, photographers, booking agents and promoters are hired to sell tickets and


promote the event. According to the Dallas Area Cultural Advocacy Coalition, arts agencies employ more than


10,000 people as full-or part-time employees or independent contractors.


A successful arts neighborhood creates a ripple effect(


连锁反应


)throughout a community. In 2005, when the


Bishop Arts Theatre was donated to our town, the location was considered a poor area of town. After investing


more than $$1 million in reconstructing the building, we began producing a full season of theater performances, jazz


concerts, and year-round arts education programs in 2008. Nearly 40 percent of jazz lovers live outside of the


Dallas city limits and drive or fly in to enjoy an evening in the Bishop Arts District.


No doubt the theater has contributed to the area



s development and economic growth. Today, there are


galleries, studios, restaurants and newly built work spaces where neighbors share experiences, where there is


renewed life and energy. In this way, arts and culture also serve as a public good.


TeCo Theatrical Productions Inc. made use of Bloomberg



s investment of $$35,000 to get nearly $$400,000 in


public and private sector support during the two-year period. Further, Dallas arts and arts-based businesses produce


$$298 for every dollar the city spends on arts programming and facilities. In Philadelphia, a metro area smaller than


Dallas, the arts have an economic impact of almost $$3 million and support 44,000 jobs, 80 percent of which


actually lie outside the arts industry, including accountants, marketers, construction workers, hotel managers,


printers, and other kinds of art workers.


The arts are efficient economic drivers and when they are supported, the entire small-business community


benefits.


It is wrong to assume arts groups cannot make a profit. But in order to stay in business, arts groups must


produce returns. If you are a student studying the arts, chances are you have been ill- advised to have a plan B. But


those who truly understand the economic impact and can work to change the patterns can create a wide range of


career possibilities.


Arts as an


Our communities (71)









from arts in terms of economy.


economic driver


Arts activity demands a(n) (73)









effort. It involves creation, performance, and


(74)








.



Artists make a living through their creative work.


(72)








of


arts



promoting our


economy



Others get paid by marketing the event.


Arts have a gradually spreading (75)







. They could help promote other industries


whether they lie inside or outside arts.



Besides tickets, some jazz lovers will pay their (76)









to and from the events.



Arts contribute to cultural development when people gather together to share their


experience and renew their energy.


Investment in arts could produce potential (77)








economic results.



TeCo used a $$35,000 art investment to attract an overall support of $$400,000.



In Dallas, one dollar invested in arts could harvest and extraordinary return of nearly


$$300.



In Philadelphia the arts have created about 35,000 job opportunities for workers



(78)









arts industry.


Art students


making a good living


With these (79)









in mind, art students need not worry about their career and


have a(n) (80)









plan.


【解题策略】先看表格 了解文章的基本框架:第一部分


(Arts as an economic driv er)


对应于文章的第一段;第


二部分


((72)








of arts



promoting our economy)


对应于文章的第二至第七段;


第三部分


(Art


students making a good living)


对应于文章最后一段。接着结合表格浏览 标题可知:文章主要讲


述艺术是如何促进我们经济发展的。



71.


【答案】


benefit


【解析】信息转换题。根据题干定位到文章第一段。根据


“But arts groups bring broade


r value to our


communities.


艺术团体给我们的社区带来了更大的 价值



,换句话说就是:我们的社区从艺术中

< br>收益,所以用短语


benefit from



……


受益,故填


benefit




72.


【答案】


Ways

< p>
【解析】信息概括题。分析右边表格各小点的内容可知,这里应该为艺术提升我们经济的方法,所以 用


way


,注意首字母大写及复数形式。故填

< br>Ways




73.

< p>
【答案】


joint/collective


【 解析】信息概括题。根据题干定位到文章第二段。根据


“Any given performance ta


kes a tour bus full of


artists, technical experts, managers, musicians, or writers to create an appealing piece of art.


呈现给观


众的任何一次演出的背后都会有一个团 队:艺术家、专业技术人员、管理人员、乐队的伴奏以


及吸引人的艺术品的创作人员



可以归纳出:艺术活动需要集体共同努力。故填

< br>joint


/collective




74.


【答案】


promotion/mark eting


【解析】信息转换题。根据题干定位到文章第三段。将

“Painters, digital media experts, photographers,


booking agents and promoters are hired to sell tickets and promote the event.


画 家、数码媒体专家、


摄影师、订票代理和宣传员被雇来销售门票和促销宣传活动



中的动词


promote

转化为名词


promotion


,也可以用同义名词


marketing


。故填


promotio n/marketing




75.


【答案】


effect


【解析】信息查找题。根据题干定位到文章第四段。根据


“A successful arts neighborhood creates a ripple


effect(


连锁反应


)throughou t a community.


一个成功的艺术社区会在整个社区产生连锁反应



中的


原词


“effe ct”


可以得出答案,故填


effect




76.


【答案】


fares


【解析】


信息转换题。


根据题干定位到文章第四 段。


根据


“Nearly 40 percent of jazz lovers live outside of the


Dallas city limits and drive or fly in to enjoy an evening in the Bishop Arts District.



40%


的爵士乐


爱好者居住在达拉斯城郊, 他们会驱车或飞至大主教艺术区来参加该地区主办的艺术晚会




知:爵士爱好者除了买票之外,还需要付来去交通费、住宿费等费用。故填

< p>
fares




77.


【答案】


positive


【解析】信息概括题。根据题干定位到倒数第三段。根据


“In Philadelphia, a metro area smaller tha


n Dallas,


the arts have an economic impact of almost $$3 million and support 44,000 jobs, 80 percent of which



actually lie outside the arts industry, including accountants, marketers, construction workers, hotel


managers, printers, and other kinds of art workers.


在费城有一个区域,地处地铁,面积略小于达



拉斯,


它的艺术产业带来的经济效益达近


30


亿元。


同时还提供了


44,000


个就业机会,


其中


80%


的机会来自于艺术的周边企业,如会计、市场营销、建筑、酒店管理、打印等各类和艺术相关


的工作岗位



可知:艺术品投资 可以产生潜在的积极经济效果。故填


positive




78.


【答案】


o utside/beyond


【解析】信息查找题。根据题干定位到倒数第三段。根据


“In Philadelphia, a metro area smaller than Dallas,



the arts have an economic impact of almost $$3 million and support 44,000 jobs, 80 percent of which


actually lie outside the arts industry, including accountants, marketers, construction workers, hotel


managers, printers, and other kinds of art workers.”


中的

outside


可以得出答案,也可以用其同义词


beyo nd


。故填


outside/beyond



79.


【答案】


statistics/data/analyses


【解析】信息概括题 。这里是对文章的总结,艺术生应该考虑到上文这些统计数据或分析,故无需担心


他们的 职业。故填


statistics/data/analyses




80.


【答案】


alternative


【解析】


信息概括题。


根据题干定位到最后一段。


根据


“If you are a student studying the arts, chances are yo


u


have been ill-advised to have a plan B. But those who truly understand the economic impact and can


work to change the patterns can create a wide range of career pos sibilities.


如果你是一名正在学习艺


术的学生,有 可能会有人建议你将来另谋出路,这是一种误导。但是只有真正理解艺术对经济


的影响, 并且有能力改变它的影响模式的人才能在事业上获取更大的发展空间


< br>,我们可以推


(


尽管


)


艺术系的学生不必担心自己的职业,


(


但是


)


要有个替代性的计划。


断出这段话的潜台 词是:


可知填


alternative




2017


Population Change


Why is the world



s population growing? The answer is not what you might think. The reason for the explosion


is not that people have been reproducing like rabbits, but that people have stopped dropping dead like flies. In 1900,


people died at the average age of 30. By 2000 the average age was 65. But while increasing health was a typical


feature of the 20


th


century, declining birth rate could be a defining one of the 21


st


.


Statistics


show


that


the


average


number


of


births


per


woman


has


fallen


from


4.9


in


the


early


1960s


to


2.5


nowadays. Furthermore, around 50% of the world



s population live in regions where the figure is now below the


replacement


level(i.e.2.1


births


per


woman)and


almost


all


developed


nations


are


experiencing


sub-replacement


birth rate. You might think


that developing nations would make up the loss(especially since 80% of the world



s


people now live in such nations), but you



d be wrong. Declining birth rate is a major problem in many developing


regions too, which might cause catastrophic global shortages of work force within a few decades.


A great decline in young work force is likely to occur in China, for instance. What does it imply? First, China


needs to undergo rapid economic development before a population decline hits the country. Second, if other factors


such


as


technology


remain


constant,


economic


growth


and


material


expectations


will


fall


well


below


recent


standards and this could invite trouble.


Russia


is


another


country


with


population


problems


that


could break


its


economic


promise.


Since


1992


the


number of people dying has been bigger than that of those being born by a massive 50%. Indeed official figures


suggest


the


country


has


shrunk


by


5%


since


1993


and


people


in


Russia


live


a


shorter


life


now


than


those


in


is this occurring? Nobody is quite sure, but poor diet an above all long-time alcoholism have much to do


with it. If current trends don



t bend, Russia



s population will be about the size of Yemen



s by the year 2050.


In the north of India, the population is booming due to high birth rates, but in the south, where most economic


development is taking place, birth rate is falling rapidly. In a further twist, birth rate is highest in poorly educated


rural


areas


and


lowest


in


highly


educated


urban


areas.


In


total,


25%


of


India



s


working-age


population


has


no


education. In 2030, a sixth of the country



s potential work force could be totally uneducated.


One


solution


is


obviously


to


import


foreign


workers


via


immigration.


As


for


the


USA,


it


is


almost


unique


among developed nations in having a population that is expected to grow by 20% from 2010-2030. Moreover, the


USA has a track record of successfully accepting immigrants. As a result it



s likely to see a rise in the size of its


working-age population and to witness strong economic growth over the longer term.


Population Change






Decline of the birth rate

















Population and



(74)









pressure














【解题策略】先看表格了解文章的基本框架:第一部分


(Decli ne of the birth rate)


对应于文章的第一二两段;


American solution


The USA will increase, from 2010-2030, its population by 20% through



(79)








. This will (80)









for the lack of young work force.


Leaving aside the birth rate issue, India’s economy may take off when


the country achieves (78)









of educational opportunity.


The


(76)









death


of


Russians


may


result


in


a


shrinking


population,


which


would


damage


its


economic


future.


It


would


be


better if it can change people’s way of


(77)







.


To


guarantee


its


economic


growth,


China


needs


to


deal


with


the


population issue properly, as its workers are getting (75)








.


The impact of dropping birth rate on developing countries may not


be (73)









but disastrous.


It would be difficult for developed countries to maintain the (72)








of


population.


The birth rate in the 21


st


century may be much (71)








than it was in the 20


th


.


第二部分


(Population


and


(74)








pressure)


对应于文章的第 三四五三段;第三部分


(American


solution )


对应于文章最后一段。接着结合表格浏览文章可知:本文讲的是与

“Population Change (


人口变化


)”


话题相关的人口与经济的问题。



71.


【答案】


lower


【解析】信息转换题。根据题干定位到第一段最后一句


“But while increasing health was a typical feature of


the 20th century, declining birth rate could be a defining one of the 21st.


但是, 尽管健康水平的提高


是二十世纪的一个典型特征,但出生率的下降可能是二十一世纪的一 个决定性特征



。根据定


位句可知,二 十一世纪的出生率比


20


世纪低。用


l ow


修饰


rate


的低,


much


后加比较级。故而



lower


。根据题干前面的


“Decline of the birth rate


出生率下降


< br>也可以推出答案。



72.


【答案】


size/scale


【解析】信息转换题。根据第二段



F urthermore, around 50% of the world



s population live in regions where


the


figure


is


now


below


the


replacement


level(i.e.2.1


births


per


woman)and


almost


all


developed


nations


are


experiencing


sub-replacement


birth


rate.


almost


all


developed


nations


are


experiencing


sub-replacement birth rate


此外 ,


世界上大约


50%


的人口生活在人口 低于人口置换水平的地区


(



每个妇女 生育


2.1


个孩子


)

< br>,几乎所有发达国家的出生率都低于次置换出生率



。根 据定位句可


知:


发达国家人口出生率正在下降,


发达国家保持人口的现有规模


(maintain size/scale)< /p>


也是困难


重重。



73.


【答案】


immediate





【解析 】信息转换题。根据题干中的



developing cou ntries



定位到第二段


“You might think that developing


nations would make up the loss(especially since 80% of the world



s people now live in such nations),


but


you



d


be


wrong,


which


might


cause


catastrophic


global


shortages


of


work


force


within


a


few


decades


你可能会认为 发展中国家会弥补损失


(


特别是因为世界上

80%


的人现在生活在发展中国



)


。但是你错了,这可能会在几十年内造成全球灾难性的劳动力短缺



根据最后的叙述可知,



在发展中国家,出生率下降的影响是灾难性的,但不会立即显现出来,而要等到几十年之后,


故答案为


immediate(



“disastrous”


同词性


)




74.


【答案】


economic





【解析 】貌似信息查找题,其实还是信息概括题。浏览右边方框的


75-78

< br>题可知,讲的都是



人口与经济


的问题



。因为修饰名词


“press ure”


,故填形容词性的


economic

< br>。实际上,接下来的几段分别讲


了中国、俄罗斯、印度的人口与经济压力的问题。



75.


【答案】


old/older


【解析】


信息转换题。


根据题干定位到 第三段第一句



A great decline in young work force is likely to occur in


China.


在中国,年轻劳动力可能会大幅减少


< p>
。换句话说就是:中国可能会迎来年轻劳动力的危


机,即劳动力老龄化,故 答案为


old/older




76.


【答案】


earlier





【解析】信息转换题。根据题干定位到第四段


“Indeed official figures suggest the country has shrunk by 5%


since 1993 and people in Russia live a shorter life now than those in 1961.


事 实上,官方数据显示,



1993


年以 来,俄罗斯经济已经萎缩了


5%


,俄罗斯人现在的寿命比


1961


年的还要短。


……

< br>但糟糕的饮食,


尤其是长期酗酒,


与此有很大关系




也就是说:


俄罗 斯人口由于缩短的寿命


(



早逝


)


而导致了人口的萎缩。故答案为


earli er




77.


【答案】


living/life





【解析】信息概括题。根据题干定 位到第四段。根据第四段中对俄罗斯人的不良饮食习惯和酗酒的描述


可以看出,他们的生 活方式需要改变。


way of living/life“


生 活方式





78.


【答案】


equality





【解析 】信息概括题。根据题干定位到第五段。根据第五段中对于印度人口出生率以及经济发展与教育

< br>的关系的叙述可以得出这样的结论:印度若能实现公民受教育机会的平等化,它的经济会有大


的增长。故填


equality


< br>


79.


【答案】


immigr ation





【解析】信息查找题。根据题干定位到最后一段。根据


“One solution is obviously to import foreign workers


via immigration. As for the USA, it is almost unique among developed nations in having a population


that is expected to grow by 20% from 2010-2030.


一个解决办法显然是通过移民输入外国工人。 至


于美国,


它在发达国家中几乎是独一无二的,


预计


2010-2030


年人口将增长


20%”


可知,


美国通


过移民 来增加人口。



80.


【答案】


compensate





【解析 】


信息转换题。


根据题干定位到最后一段。

根据



Moreover, the USA has a track record of successfully


accepting immigrants. As a result it



s likely to see a rise in the size of its working- age population



外,美国有成功接纳移民的记 录。因此,劳动适龄人口的数量可能会增加



可知,美国的移民


政策将会使劳动力有所增加。接纳移民可以弥补劳动力的短缺。短语:

< br>compensate for


弥补。



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