Rising life expectancy ( ) , combined with the replacement of generous defined-benefit pension plans with less generous defined-contribution ones, means that even the better-off must work longer to have a comfortable retirement.

56. What is people's common expectation of a high-factor sunscreen?

56粘姜、人們對(duì)高因子防曬霜的普遍期望是什么?

53. What finding of the study might prove somewhat out of our expectation?

A) Easy-going people can also live a relatively long life.

B) Personality characteristics that prove advantageous actually vary with times.

C) Such personality characteristics as self-discipline have no effect on longevity.

D) Readiness to accept new ideas helps one enjoy longevity.

53己莺、這項(xiàng)研究如何證明出乎我們的期望?

A)隨和的人也能過相對(duì)長(zhǎng)壽的生活岖食。

B)具有優(yōu)勢(shì)的性格特征實(shí)際上隨時(shí)間而變化崭添。

C)像自律這樣的人格特征對(duì)壽命沒有影響蔑歌。

D)準(zhǔn)備接受新思想有助于長(zhǎng)壽佃乘。

研究性文章

提供大眾的想法(客觀事實(shí))

提問考生薪贫，對(duì)于某事

文章中大眾的普遍看法是什么艘狭。

提問考生骂远，研究中哪一點(diǎn)出乎大眾的意料囚霸。

提供對(duì)大眾想法的評(píng)價(jià)(一般為負(fù)面)

提問考生，作者如何認(rèn)為大眾對(duì)于某事的看法什么樣的觀點(diǎn)(需要考生先知道大眾的看法吧史，然后搜索出作者對(duì)于大眾的看法)

新方法論

正確選項(xiàng)特點(diǎn)

1）用同義詞對(duì)文中的單詞進(jìn)行詞義替換

2）用概括的說法代替文中的表述

3）針對(duì)轉(zhuǎn)折否定進(jìn)行正反的替換

46. What does the author say about the threat of robots?

A) It may constitute a challenge to computer programmers.

B) It accompanies all machinery involving high technology.

C) It can be avoided if human values are translated into their Ianguage.

D) It has become an inevitable peril as technology gets more sophisticated.

46.作者對(duì)機(jī)器人的威脅有何看法?

A)它可能對(duì)計(jì)算機(jī)程序員構(gòu)成挑戰(zhàn)邮辽。

B)它伴隨所有涉及高科技的機(jī)器。

C)如果將人類的價(jià)值觀翻譯成他們的語言贸营，就可以避免這種情況吨述。

D)隨著技術(shù)的發(fā)展，它已經(jīng)成為不可避免的危險(xiǎn)钞脂。

As Artificial Intelligence (Al) becomes increasingly sophisticated, there are growing concerns that robots could become a threat.

This danger can be avoided, according to computer science professor Stuart Russell, ifwe figure out how to turn human values into a programmable code.

隨著人工智能(ai)變得越來越復(fù)雜揣云，越來越多的人擔(dān)心機(jī)器人會(huì)成為威脅。

根據(jù)計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)教授斯圖爾特拉塞爾的說法冰啃，如果我們想辦法將人類的價(jià)值觀轉(zhuǎn)變成可編程的代碼邓夕，那么這種危險(xiǎn)就可以避免了。

49. What is likely to affect one's attitude toward the driverless

A) The location of their residence.

B) The field of their special interest.

C) The amount of training they received.

D) The length of their driving experience.

49阎毅、什么可能會(huì)影響人們對(duì)無人駕駛的態(tài)度

A)他們居住的地點(diǎn)焚刚。

B)他們特別感興趣的領(lǐng)域。

C)他們接受的訓(xùn)練量扇调。

D)他們駕駛經(jīng)驗(yàn)的長(zhǎng)度矿咕。

When it comes to driverless cars, differences in attitude are more pronounced based on factors not related to age. College graduates, for example, are particularly interested in driverless cars compared with those who have less education: 59 percent of college graduates said they would like to use a driverless car compared with 38 percent of those with a high-school diploma or less.

here a person lives matters, too. More people who lived in jties and suburbs said they wanted to try driverless cars than hose who lived in rural areas.

當(dāng)談到無人駕駛汽車時(shí)，基于與年齡無關(guān)的因素狼钮，態(tài)度上的差異更為明顯碳柱。例如，與那些教育程度較低的人相比熬芜，大學(xué)畢業(yè)生對(duì)無人駕駛汽車尤其感興趣:59%的大學(xué)畢業(yè)生表示莲镣，他們?cè)敢馐褂脽o人駕駛汽車，相比之下涎拉，只有高中文憑或更少的人有38%的人愿意使用無人駕駛汽車瑞侮。

在這里的圆，一個(gè)人的生活也很重要。住在jtie和郊區(qū)的人說区岗，他們想要嘗試無人駕駛汽車略板，而不是住在農(nóng)村地區(qū)的軟管毁枯。

60. What is the author's view on daycare service?

A) It is better for different states to learn from each other.

B) Caregivers should receive regular professional training.

C) Less elaborate rules about children might lower costs.

D) It is crucial to strike a balance between quality and costs.

60慈缔。作者對(duì)日托服務(wù)的看法是什么?

A)最好是不同的州互相學(xué)習(xí)。

B)照護(hù)者應(yīng)定期接受專業(yè)訓(xùn)練种玛。

C)關(guān)于兒童的不太詳細(xì)的規(guī)定可能會(huì)降低成本藐鹤。

D)在質(zhì)量和成本之間取得平衡是至關(guān)重要的。

elaborate : 詳細(xì)的

caregiver ：照顧者

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Passage One

56赂韵、What gives women a ray of hope to achieve work-life balance?

A) More men taking an extended parental leave.

B) People's changing attitudes towards family.

C) More women entering business management.

D) The improvement of their socioeconomic status.

56娱节、是什么給了女性一線希望來實(shí)現(xiàn)工作與生活的平衡?

A)更多的男人休產(chǎn)假。

B)人們對(duì)家庭的態(tài)度改變了祭示。

C)更多的女性進(jìn)入企業(yè)管理肄满。

D)改善他們的社會(huì)經(jīng)濟(jì)地位。

The endless debate about "work-life balance" often contains a hopeful footnote about stay-at-home dads. If American society and business won't make it easier on future female leaders who choose to have children, there is still the ray of hope that increasing numbers of full-time fathers will.

關(guān)于“工作與生活平衡”的無休止的爭(zhēng)論經(jīng)常包含一個(gè)關(guān)于“家庭奶爸”的充滿希望的注腳质涛。如果美國(guó)的社會(huì)和事業(yè)不能讓未來的女性領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人更容易選擇生孩子稠歉，那么，越來越多的全職父親將會(huì)有一線希望刃泡。

57. Why does the author say the hope for more full-time fathers is misguided?

A) Women are better at taking care of children.

B) Many men value work more than their family.

C) Their number is too small to make a difference.

D) Not many men have the chance to stay at home.

57预厌。為什么作者說對(duì)更多全職父親的希望是錯(cuò)誤的呢?

A)婦女更善于照顧孩子沈自。

B)許多男人比他們的家庭更看重工作。

C)他們的數(shù)字太小了阅羹，不能產(chǎn)生影響。

D)沒有多少男人有機(jī)會(huì)呆在家里教寂。

make a difference 產(chǎn)生影響

But based on today's socioeconomic trends, this hope is, unfortunately, misguided.

? It's true that the number of men who have left work to do their thing as full-time parents has doubled in a decade, but it's still very small: only 0.8% of married couples where the stay-at-home father was out of the labor force for a year.

但是捏鱼，基于今天的社會(huì)經(jīng)濟(jì)趨勢(shì)，不幸的是酪耕，這種希望被誤導(dǎo)了导梆。

確實(shí)，在過去的十年里因妇，那些離開工作去做全職父母的男性人數(shù)增加了一倍问潭，但仍然非常小:只有0.8%的已婚夫婦在全職爸爸離開勞動(dòng)力市場(chǎng)一年。

58婚被、Why do few men take a long parental leave?

A) A long leave will have a negative impact on their career.

B) They just have too many responsibilities to fulfill at work.

C) The economic loss will be too much for their family to bear.

D) They are likely to get fired if absent from work for too long.

58狡忙、為什么很少有男人休長(zhǎng)產(chǎn)假呢?

A)長(zhǎng)假對(duì)他們的職業(yè)生涯有負(fù)面影響。

B)他們?cè)诠ぷ髦杏刑嗟呢?zé)任要去完成址芯。

C)經(jīng)濟(jì)損失對(duì)他們的家庭來說是太大了灾茁。

D)如果工作時(shí)間不長(zhǎng)窜觉，他們很可能會(huì)被解雇。

60. What does the author say about high-potential women in the not-too-distant future?

A) They will benefit from the trend of more fathers staying at home.

B) They will find high-paying profession; a bit more family-friendly.

C) They are unlikely to break their career trajectory to raise a family.

) They will still face the difficult choice between career and children.

60北专。在不久的將來禀挫，作者會(huì)對(duì)那些高潛力的女性說些什么呢?

A)他們將受益于更多的父親留在家里的趨勢(shì)。

B)他們將找到高薪職業(yè);更多的家庭拓颓。

C)他們不太可能打破自己的職業(yè)軌跡來養(yǎng)育一個(gè)家庭语婴。

)他們?nèi)詫⒚媾R事業(yè)和孩子之間的艱難抉擇

In the foreseeable future, stay-at-home fathers may make all the difference for individual families, but their presence won't reduce the numbers of high-potential women who are forced to choose between family and career.

在可預(yù)見的未來，全職父親可能會(huì)對(duì)各個(gè)家庭產(chǎn)生影響驶睦，但他們的存在不會(huì)減少那些被迫在家庭和事業(yè)之間做出選擇的高潛力女性的數(shù)量砰左。

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draw attention to? vt. 吸引對(duì)……的注意力

grain yield growth 糧食產(chǎn)量

crops ?農(nóng)作物

62.?

mention ... ? in particular 特別提及...

self-sufficiency ?自給自足

be vital to ?... ?對(duì) ... 至關(guān)重要

yield ? ?產(chǎn)量

concerns ?n.關(guān)注

taken for granted 理所應(yīng)當(dāng)

例：Their food self-sufficiency has been taken for granted. 他們的食物自給自足被認(rèn)為是理所應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)摹?/p>

sharp 明顯的 ? ?particularly 尤其地

63.

crop improvement efforts 農(nóng)作物改良努力

improvement of human food production 人類糧食生產(chǎn)的改善

64.

in the coming decades 在未來的幾十年內(nèi)

optimistic 樂觀的?

dig up 開墾，挖掘

as ... has argued ?正如 ...主張一樣

qualify v. 具體說明场航；使語氣緩和

65.

plough up 開墾

wilderness? n. 荒野;沙漠

forecast ?assume 預(yù)設(shè)假想

doubtful assumption 令人懷疑的假設(shè)

在努力無果的時(shí)候缠导，你要相信，有些事情會(huì)來的溉痢，只是時(shí)間還沒有到僻造！