2016研究生考试英语二真题及答案(5)

 
　　Indeed, the Flatiron students might not go into IT at all. But creating a future army of coders is not the sole purpose of the classes. These kids are going to be surrounded by computers-in their pockets ,in their offices, in their homes -for the rest of their lives, The younger they learn how computers think, how to coax the machine into producing what they want -the earlier they learn that they have the power to do that -the better.
 
　　21.Cortina holds that early exposure to computer science makes it easier to _______
 
　　[A] complete future job training
 
　　[B] remodel the way of thinking
 
　　[C] formulate logical hypotheses
 
　　[D] perfect artwork production
 
　　【答案】B
 
　　【解析】观点题。根据题干Cortina holds回文定位在第二段。第二段指出Cortina认为过早的接触电脑是有益的，紧接着指出当小孩子学习电脑科学，他们就学习了如何去开发手机应用程序，或者创作艺术，或者验证假设。对于他们来说与大孩子相比，改变思维并不难。综上所述，[B]remodel the way of thinking是对原文"transform their thought"的同义置换。
 
　　22.In delivering lessons for high - schoolers , Flatiron has considered their________
 
　　[A] experience
 
　　[B] interest
 
　　[C] career prospects
 
　　[D] academic backgrounds
 
　　【答案】B
 
　　【解析】事实细节题。根据题干关键信息"in delivering lessons for high-schoolers"、"Flatiron has considered"，定位到第三段。整个第三段在叙述Flatiron School。其中，第三行The high-schoolers get the same curriculum, but "we try to gear lessons toward things they're interested in"(高中生们上同样的课程，但是"我们力图以他们的兴趣来调整课程")，表明了该校开设课程的依据是"学生的兴趣"，故选[B] interest。
 
　　23.Deborah Seehorn believes that the skills learned at Flatiron will ________
 
　　[A] help students learn other computer languages
 
　　[B] have to be upgraded when new technologies come
 
　　[C] need improving when students look for jobs
 
　　[D] enable students to make big quick money
 
　　【答案】A
 
　　【解析】细节题。根据Deborah Seehorn 定位到文章第五段最后一句。Deborah说他们学习的技能(如何思考问题具有逻辑性并组织结果)可以应用到编码语言中去。选项[A]帮助学生学习另外的电脑语言是对这句话的概括。
 
　　24.According to the last paragraph, Flatiron students are expected to ______
 
　　[A] bring forth innovative computer technologies
 
　　[B] stay longer in the information technology industry
 
　　[C] become better prepared for the digitalized world
 
　　[D] compete with a future army of programmers
 
　　【答案】C
 
　　【解析】推理题。根据题干关键词"the last paragraph"和"Flatiron students"回文定位在最后一段。最后一段第一句指出Flatiron的学生不会全都进入IT界。紧接着第二句说明培养编码人员不是唯一目的，第三句进一步指出这些学生将会一生"被电脑包围"(生活在电脑时代)，对比四个所给选项，[C] become better prepared for the digitalized world与原文意思一致，故正确。
 
　　25.The word "coax"(Line4,Para.6) is closest in meaning to ________
 
　　[A] persuade
 
　　[B] frighten
 
　　[C] misguide
 
　　[D] challenge
 
　　【答案】A
 
　　【解析】词义题。根据题干关键信息"coax"(Line 4, Para.6)，定位到最后一段第四行how to coax the machine into producing what they want(如何…电脑生产他们想要的)，且该部分是与how computers think(电脑是如何思维的)并列的，都是学生学习的具体内容。正是因为两者并列，因此根据单词think可知coax同样含有一定比喻色彩，且coax指的是"让电脑生产他们想要的"一种手段或方式。persuade"劝说，劝诱"，即"劝诱电脑生产他们想要的"，语意恰当，是正确选项，本题正确答案为[A] persuade。
 
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　　Biologists estimate that as many as 2 million lesser prairie chickens---a kind of bird living on stretching grasslands-once lent red to the often grey landscape of the midwestern and southwestern United States. But just some 22,000 birds remain today, occupying about 16% of the species 'historic range.
 
　　The crash was a major reason the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)decided to formally list the bird as threatened ."The lesser prairie chicken is in a desperate situation ," said USFWS Director Daniel Ashe. Some environmentalists, however, were disappointed. They had pushed the agency to designate the bird as "endangered," a status that gives federal officials greater regulatory power to crack down on threats .But Ashe and others argued that the" threatened" tag gave the federal government flexibility to try out new, potentially less confrontational conservations approaches. In particular, they called for forging closer collaborations with western state governments, which are often uneasy with federal action. and with the private landowners who control an estimated 95% of the prairie chicken's habitat.