the passage. Then blacken the corresponding letter on The Answer Sheet.
(20 points) Brazilian Zarela Mosquera moved to the United States as a teenager. The adjustment to a new place was 36 .
Mosquera says she became a bratty (顽皮的) teenager, as a result. But it was not just the 37 that affected her behavior. Mosquera says there was another major stress in her life at that time She was the only member of her 38 who spoke English.
Being in a country with my family that doesn’t speak Spanish and my parents do 39 , my parents were trying to give me all these responsibilities. \and English, Mosquera also speaks Portuguese. But there was another universal language she learned to love as a child.:art.
Zarela Mosquera connected with drawing and painting while in school. 40 she mostly dismissed art as a path to a career. She says her Dad 41 always say,\the 42 ” Mosquera did not think he would support the study of 43 once she went to college.
But to her 44 , It was her parents who suggested just that. They urged her to 45 to technical and liberal arts schools. \of them was Rhode island School of Design, which was like was like my 46 choice. \She enrolled in industrial design.
“It's basically to design 48 and services. I could be doing something more technical or something more 49 to problem solving. Whether it's 50 out a better way to filter water or developing a type of specific shelter 51 refugees for example.”
Mosquera says the course of study was 52 including me at working , woodworking and model making. She says in one class she just drew cubes for an entire month, which led her to a 53 : \says, she 54 the cube study. And, then she began 55 on more Interesting projects.”
Mosqurera is now a design strategist for Manhall Moya Design, an architecture and interior design company in Washington, D.C
36.A.successful B.important C.necessary D.difficult
37.A.age B.growth C.adjustment D.education
38.A.family B.peers C.friends D.class
39.A.Spanish B.English C.Portuguese D.French
40.A.So B.Moreover C.And D.But
41.A.could B.should C.would D.might
42.A.time B.past C.present D.future
43.A.language B.art C.technology D.design
44.A.disappointment B.surprise C.annoyance D.dissatisfaction
45.A.apply B.cater C.adapt D.move
46.A.top B.moral C.natural D.popular
47.A.failed B.rejected C.chose D.urged
48.A.machines B.shelters C.filters D.products
49.A.adjusted B.relate C.affiliated D.expose
50.A.figuring B.wiping C.filling D.ruling
51.A.with B.for C.on D.in
52.A.easy B.pleasant C.tough D.smooth
53.A.question B.problem C.door D.road
54.A.undertook B.funded C.started D.survived
55.A.puting B.funded C.working D.counting
非选择题部分
注意事项 用黑色字迹的签字笔或钢笔将答案写在答题纸无,不能答在试题卷
Section B Short Answer Questions(每小题 3 分,共 10 分)
Directions: In this part there is a short passage followed by five questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements with no more than 10 words. Please write your answers ou The Answer Sheet.(10 points)
Researchers in Japan and Australia say they have made progress in developing blood
test that could one day help doctors identify who might get Alzheimer’s disease. The scientists said the test can recognize a protein known as amyloid (涛粉样蛋) beta, which other studies have linked to Alzheimer's. They said it was correct more than 90 percent of the time in a study involving over 370 people. The findings were published in the journal Nature.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of demenna（痴呆). Experts believe dementia affects close to 50 million people worldwide. By the year 2050, it is expected to affect more than131 million people. Those numbers come from Alzheimer's Disease International, a non-profit group. Currently, doctors have two ways to identify a buildup of amyloid beta in the brain. One is brain scan or brain imaging; the other is a spinal tap(脊椎抽 液). But both tests are invasive,costly and may only show results when the disease has already started to progress. There is no treatment that can slow the progression of Alzheimer's. Current drugs can only case some of the effects of the disease.
Having a simple, low-cost blood test could make it easier for drug companies to find enough people who are at risk of developing Alzheimer's to test new medicines, said Katsuhiko Yanagisawa. He was one of the leaders of the study. He works at the Japanese National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
Alzheimer's disease is thought to start developing years before patients have any signs of memory loss. Experts say an important factor in finding an effective treatment will be the ability to recognize signs of the disease early. \got to walk before you run, \professor at the University of Melbourne in Australia. \You have to learn to diagnose the disease directly before you can hope to see the effect of therapeutic intervention. And that’ s where the real value in this test will come. \added.
56.This passage reports the development of a test to diagnose Alzheimer's disease
57. One advantage of the present test is that it costs than the previous tests.
58. All the three tests identify Alzheimer’s disease by detecting a protein named .
59. Can doctors cure or slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease today?
60. Alzheimer's disease may have already started before patients have any signs of memory .
Part III Translation(30 points,30 minutes)(每小题 3分,共 30分)
Section A Chinese-English translation
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese expressions given in the brackets. Please write your translation on The Answer Sheet.(15 points)
61. _____________________(起源于汉朝), Shadow-play(皮影戏) became popular among ordinary people in Tang dynasty.
62.Trade between West and East moved through Central Asia along the fame silk Road, bringing__________ (发展与繁荣).
63.The Grand Canal flows southwards__________ (纵贯四省）of Hebei , Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
64. BYD is now famous for its\，_______________（名称所示），can be recharged by plugging them into electricity sockets.
65. If you are to study for______________（学士学位）,you have to take standardized examinations on a couple of subjects.
Section B English-Chinese Translation
Directions: Translate into Chinese the underline sentences in the following passage. Please write your translation on The Answer Sheet.(15 points)
When asked how far engineers had done towards creating artificial intelligence(AI),Stephen W. Hawking replied: 66. Once humans develop artificial intelligence, it would take off on its own. It will redesign itself at an ever increasing rate. Humans, who are limited by slow biological evolution, couldn't compete with them. We would be replaced.”
In my view, the late Cambridge professor is wrong because there are strong grounds for believing that computers will never copy all human cognitive abilities. 67. AI has historically failed to copy human mentality, and it will continue to fail. Three fundamental problems explain why.
First, computers lack true understanding. A US philosopher John Searle proposes how a computer program can appear to understand Chinese stories by responding to questions, but fail to truly understand anything of the interaction.
Second, computers lack consciousness. Some researchers hold 68. if a robot experiences a conscious sensation as it interacts with the world, consciousness will exist in everything everywhere：in the cup of tea I am drinking, in the seat that I am sitting on. But does everything in this world have souls or minds? If we reject
this idea, we must reject machine consciousness
Lastly, computers lack mathematical insight. Can the human mind be completely realized by mere computations my role as an Al expert on the International Committee for Robot Arms Control.I am particularly concerned by the potential development of robotic weapons systems. 69. These systems can engage themselves in military action without human instruction. This is because current AI is not similar to human intelligence. When fighting against each other, poorly designed autonomous systems have the potential to make the situations worse rapidly. Such systems can exhibit true artificial stupidity.
It is possible to agree that 70. AI may pose an existential threat to humanity, but it will never become more intelligent than us.
Part IV Writing(30 points,30 minutes)(每小题 30分,共 30分)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Population Transformation in China. You should write about 120 words following the Chinese outline given below, taking the information available in the following table us evidence. Please write your composition on The Answer Sheet. (30 points)
第 71 题表: Population Transformation in China Major indexes Population below 15 Population of labor between 15 and 64 population above 65 Year of transition 1975 2015 1975 Trend decrease decrease decrease
(1)简述表格内容,概括中国人口变化
(2)简要说吸人口变化可能带来的社会影响，如居民养老、代际关系、劳动力人口下降等
(3)提出相应的建议和措施。
2018年浙江专升本英语考试真题
