Part B: 7-out-of-5 (2012)
Directions:
In the following text, some sentences have been removed. For Questions 41-45, choose the most suitable one from the list A-G to fit into each of the numbered blanks. There are two extra choices, which do not fit in any of the blanks. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
Options
Answer Sheet
| Number | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer | C | D | A | F | G |
答案解析 (Answers & Analysis)
41. [C] 逻辑线索:代词指代与递进。
【定位】空前一句提到“20世纪下半叶见证了一群天才(geniuses)... 创造出一种惊人的机器(create a fabulous machine)”。[C] 选项首句 “Not only did they develop such a device” 中的 “they” 完美指代前文的“一群天才”,“such a device” 完美指代前文的“machine”,且 Not only... but also... 构成了逻辑递进,讲述计算机接入了全球网络。
42. [D] 逻辑线索:核心词复现与因果解释。
【定位】空后紧接着说 “I call it a secret war for two reasons(我称之为秘密战争有两个原因)”。[D] 选项中直接出现了 “has sparked a secret war between downloading and uploading(引发了一场秘密战争)”。[D] 选项的出现解释了为什么作者在空后会突然提到“secret war”。
43. [A] 逻辑线索:核心词同义复现与总结。
【定位】空前一句提到人类制造多余的物质商品和多余的体验(create superfluous material goods... and superfluous experiences)。[A] 选项首句 “Of course, it is precisely these superfluous things that define human culture(正是这些多余的事物定义了人类文化)” 完美复现了核心词 “superfluous”,并且指代了前文列举的一系列事物。
44. [F] 逻辑线索:指代复现与因果解释。
【定位】空前一句指出,哪怕社交媒体普及,但“生产的金字塔依然存在(a pyramid of production remains)”。[F] 选项首句立刻回应:“One reason for the persistence of this pyramid of production is that...(这种生产金字塔持续存在的一个原因是...)”,词汇原样复现,逻辑严丝合缝。
45. [G] 逻辑线索:意象对比与转折。
【定位】空前提到“电视是单向流入我们家中的水龙头(Television is a one-way tap flowing into our homes)”,强调其单向和被动下载(downloading)。[G] 选项指出“联网计算机提供了50年来首次逆转这种流动(reverse the flow)的机会,鼓励有意义的上传(meaningful uploading)”。这与前文电视的“单向水流(flow)”形成了完美的对比和逻辑转折。