?高級英語2017年4月真題試題（00600）

高級英語2017年4月真題試題及答案解析（00600）

高級英語2017年4月真題試題及答案解析（00600），本試卷總共150分鐘，寫作題無標準答案。

一、單項選擇題

Each of the following sentences is given four choices of words or expressions. Choose the right one to complete the sentence and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (15 points， 1 point for each)

1.Such a ( ) proposal would never get through Parliament.

A.popular
B.detailed
C.reasonable
D.radical

2.He ( ) himself from hospital against the advice of doctors.

A.removed
B.separated
C.discharged
D.liberated

3.No one knows whether a child"s ( ) towards fatness is inherited or due to the food he eats.

A.tendency
B.possibility
C.progress
D.movement

4.The fall of the Berlin Wall ( ) the end of the Cold War between East and West.

A.showed
B.explained
C.symbolized
D.announced

5.If children were made to feel ( ) to other children, their confidence declined.

A.close
B.inferior
C.related
D.Indifferent

6.The frequent policy changes in the company have created growing ( ) among employees.

A.distraction
B.distrust
C.distinction
D.disposal

7.How can you ( ) your fur coat and your love of animals?

A.reconcile
B.compare
C.Comprehend
D.recognize

8.When I was young and ( ) , I believed it was possible to change the world.

A.realistic
B.indulgent
C.idealistic
D.intelligent

9.If the goods prove ( ), the customer has the right to claim compensation.

A.defective
B.durable
C.low-priced
D.mass-produced

10.The government was accused of ( ) military operations against the regime.

A.efficient
B.enough
C.successful
D.covert

11.Jane saw a mass of bodies ( ) round on the dance floor.

A.running
B.shaking
C.jumping
D.whiling

12.This artificial fabric has the ( ) of silk.

A.stature
B.texture
C.signature
D.mixture

13.David still suffered the ( ) of having been rejected for the army.

A.evidence
B.experience
C.stigma
D.record

14.Mary"s father is ( ) whether or not to accept the new job that he"s been offered.

A.meditating
B.expecting
C.challenging
D.deliberating

15.They ( ) around in the dark, trying to find their way out of the cinema.

A.fumbled
B.toured
C.sniffed
D.turned

二、閱讀題(一)

In this section, there are ten incomplete statements or questions, followed by four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. (20 points, 2 points for each).

11.(1) I's easy to keep your aging brain as nimble as it was in college. Log on to a website full of brain games or download the right apps, and within 20 minutes you'll be doing your part to sharpen your memory and slow the inexorable decline of your mental functions. At least that's what the companies behind this booming industry would have you believe. But is it true?(2) Concrete proof about the benefits of brain games is hard to come by, experts say, when it comes to measurably improving aspects of mental fitness, like having a good memory or sound reasoning. “People would really love to believe you could do something like this and make your brain better, make your mind better," says Randall W. Engle, a primary investigator at the Attention and Working Memory Lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology. "There's just no solid evidence."(3) That's not to say brain games are without benefit. Experts say these kinds of mental exercises can change your brain- just not in a way that necessarily slows its aging. The brain changes with just about everything you do, including mental training exercises. But numerous studies have shown that brain games lack what researchers call “transfer." (In other words, repeating a game over and over again teaches you how to play the game and get better at it but not necessarily much else.)(4)“It's like, you walk through fresh snow, you leave a trace. If you walk the same route again, the trace gets deeper and deeper," says Ursula Staudinger, director of the Butler Columbia Aging Center at Columbia University. "(The fact that structural changes occur [in the brain] does not imply that in general this brain has become more capable. It has become more capable of doing exactly the tasks it was practicing.”)(5) Brain-game designers, not surprisingly, disagree. Michael Scanlon, chief scientific officer at Lumosity, a large brain-game company, refers to a 2007 study he led as support for his company's getting into the brain-game business in the first place. (“Our basic intention was to release a product that helps people improve cognitive abilities," he says.) Scanlon says the research, which Lumosity funded and conducted, found that online-based brain training can improve thinking. The small study of 23 people is one of several studies Lumosity has performed, though most have not been peer-reviewed.(6) As the brain-game industry has grown-revenue topped $1 billion in 2012 and is projected to hit $6 billion by 2020, according to a report from neuroscience market-research firm Sharp Brains-so has the criticism. More than 70 prominent brain scientists and psychologists signed a withering statement on the subject last year. The open letter, organized by the Stanford Center on Longevity and covered by media outlets across the world, argued that claims on behalf of brain games about improved cognition were "frequently exaggerated and at times misleading." (The scientists also laid out criteria that the games would have to meet to convince them of their merit. It's a tough list.)(7) Still, Staudinger allows that brain games do have the benefit of being fun-which may make them a worthwhile way for people of any age to spend time. There's no question that many consumers have become devoted to them. Lumosity, which offers some games free and a premium membership at a cost, says it reached 50 million members in 2013.(8) The issue most scientists have with people playing the games frequently is the opportunity cost: you could be doing something else that actually would improve your cognitive ability. (Most researchers agree that the activity most clearly proven to slow aging in the brain is aerobic exercise). Other factors that sound scientific research has shown to help an aging brain include healthy dietary choices, regular meditation and learning new things.(9) As brain games evolve and new, impartial research conducted, it's possible that the scientific consensus about their impact on the brain will change. But Engle doesn't think it's likely."I need fairly substantial evidence that it's not kind of a gimmick,"he says."I'm a scientist."What might be the reason for some people to choose brain games?

A.It is easier to obtain the games than ever before
B.The quality of the games is recognized worldwide
C.The development of the game industry has been successful.
D.They are made to believe the aging prevention effects of the games.

12.The word "inexorable" in Paragraph 1 means ( ) .

A.Inevitable
B.incidental
C.inconvenient
D.inadequate

13.Which of the following is the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A.People are naive about the effects of brain games.
B.It is people"s greatest concern to keep fit mentally.
C.People are misled about the power of brain games.
D.It is difficult to prove the positive effects of brain games.

14.We can learn from Paragraph 3 that ( ) .

A.brain games do not function well in mental training
B.it is unreasonable to ignore the benefits of brain games
C.the benefits of brain games might not be the same as believed
D.more authoritative studies on brain games will be conducted

15.The word "exaggerated" in Paragraph 6 means ( ) .

A.evaluated constantly and positively
B.made to seem better than it really is
C.advertised continuously to make profits
D.falsely described in order to deceive people

16.From Staudinger"s point of view in Paragraph 7, brain games are ( ) .

A.entertaining.
B.Encouraging
C.challenging
D.exciting

17.To improve one"s cognitive ability, scientists suggest in Paragraph 8 that ( ) .

A.the ways frequently chosen are the best
B.new ways should be found quickly
C.any way is good as far as it is safe
D.various ways should be tried

18.The word "consensus" in Paragraph 9 means ( ) .

A.a widely criticized conclusion
B.a generally accepted opinion
C.a remarkable discovery
D.a satisfactory result

19.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that a scientist ( ) .

A.must remain impartial all the time
B.ought to be selfless in the world today
C.can be convinced by nothing but evidence
D.should be open-minded about new things

110.Which of the following might be the best title of this passage?

A.Brain Aging Can Be Avoided Now.
B.How to Deal with the Aging Brain?
C.Brain Games-Brain Aging Killers.
D.Can Brain Games Keep My Mind Young?

三、英譯漢(二)

Translate the following sentences into Chinese and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (10 points, 2 points for each)

21.In other words, repeating a game over and over again teaches you how to play the game and get better at it but not necessarily much else.

22.The fact that structural changes occur [in the brain] does not imply that in general this brain has become more capable. It has become more capable of doing exactly the tasks it was practicing.

23."Our basic intention was to release a product that helps people improve cognitive abilities," he says.

24.The scientists also laid out criteria that the games would have to meet to convince them of their merit. It"s a tough list.

25.Most researchers agree that the activity most clearly proven to slow aging in the brain is aerobic exercise.

四、寫作題(三)

Answer the following essay question in English within 80-100 words. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. (10 points)

31.What can we benefit from brain games?

五、完形填空題

The following paragraphs are taken from the textbooks, followed by a list of words or expressions marked A to Y. Choose the one that best completes each of the sentences and write the corresponding letter on your Answer Sheet. One word or expression for each blank only. (25 points, 1 point for each)

41.Not a move. Even her expression hadn't changed. Her breaths, however, were.coming faster and faster. Then the (32) began. I had to do it. I had to have a (33) culture for her own protection. But first I told the (34) that it was entirely up to them. I (35) the danger but said that I would not insist on a throat (36) so long as they would take the responsibility. Only two people shared her "special" seat: a fine old man in a velvet coat, his hands clasped over a huge carved walking-stick, and a big old woman, sitting.upright, with a (37) of knitting on her embroidered apron. They did not speak.This was (38) , for Miss Brill always looked (39) to the conversation. She had become really quite (40), she thought, at listening as though she didn't (41) , at sitting in other people's lives just for a minute while they talked round Accordingly, I was considered one of the (42) ones. My scholarship to college was a ticket. People did not expect me to (43) . Understanding this, I can understand the (44) in the minds of those in Watts when I was home last I summer, working in the (45) poverty program. Rumors spread quickly that was a FBI (46) . I was suspect because I was not supposed to return. When white men first effect contact with some unspoilt race of savages, they offer hem (47) kinds of benefits, from the light of the Gospel to (48) pic.These, however, much as we may regret it, most savages (49) with indifference. What they really value among the gifts that we bring to them is intoxicating liquor, which enables them, for the first (50) in their lives, to have the illusion, for a few brief moments, that it is better to be (51) than dead. At the flower market she walked up and down in front of the stalls, and saw more clearly because of her decision, so she thought. She looked at the flowers. She looked at the people. There was a (52) at the farthest stand. The woman's face was (53) But her hands were beautiful. She was (54) a baby. Marian wanted (55) grand flowers, only the soft and touchable. She bought a big wheel of (56) carnations, and some little gentle-petalled primroses with shiny dark green leaves.A.lucky  B.receive  C.sad  D.pumpkin  E.forwardF.explained  G.disappointing  H.agent  I.alive  J.timeK.family  L.all  M.nursing  N.no  O.return  P.local  Q.listenR.throat  S.parents  T.expert  U.puzzlementV.examination  W.red  X.battle  Y.roll()

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六、漢譯英

Translate the following sentences into English and write the translation on your Answer Sheet. (20 points, 2 points each for 57-60, 4 points for 61, 8 points for 62)

51.很簡單，電視節目的制作要迎合觀眾的注意力跨度短這一特點。

52.他邁著小而急促的步子從每個人身邊走過，把那張紙條給每個人看，就像拍賣會上的一名服務員。

53.我得承認，我總是對那些自吹一上床就能睡著的人感到懷疑。

54.我無法確切地說出我的哪些動機最強烈，但我知道哪些值得遵從。

55.美國人發現，在他們以及親友被拋入老年行列之前，很難想象年老是什么樣子。衰老是人類生命周期中無人照看的非親生兒。

56.我并不是說美國人要袖手旁觀，等待一個充滿懷疑與絕望的短暫階段自行消失。在此時此地生活著的美國人有權利獲得生活質量的提高，而他們自己也必須為此付出努力。男女老少晚上不敢上街，他們有時害怕警察就像害怕罪犯，這二者有時看來就像他們彼此在鏡中的影像，這些都不正常。