Practically all people (21) a desire to predict their future (22) . People seem inclined to (23) this task using causal reasoning. First, we generally (24) that future circumstances are (25) caused or conditioned by present (26) . We learn that getting an education will (27) how much money we
earn later in life and that swimming beyond the reef may bring an unhappy (28) with a shark.
Second, people also learn that such (29) of cause and effect are probabilistic in nature. That is,
the effects occur more often when the causes occur than when the causes are (30) -but not always. (31), students learn that studying hard (32) good grades in most instances, but not every time. Science makes these concepts of causality and probability more explicit and (33) techniques for
dealing (34) them more rigorously
than does causal human inquiry. It sharpens the skills we
already have by making us more conscious, rigorous, and explicit in our inquiries.
In looking at ordinary human inquiry, we need to (35) between prediction and understanding.
Often, we can make predictions without understanding. And often, even if we don why, we are willing to act (36) the basis of a demonstrated predictive ability.
Whatever the primitive drives or instincts that (37) human beings, satisfying them depends heavily on the ability to predict future circumstances. The attempt to predict is often played in a
(38) of knowledge and understanding. If you can understand why things are related to one another, why certain regular patterns (39), you can predict better than if you simply observe and remember
those patterns. Thus, human inquiry aims (40) answering both “ what ” and
we pursue these goals by observing and figuring out. 21. [A] exhibit [ B] exaggerate [C] examine [D] exceed
22. [A]contexts
[B]circumstances [C]cases [D] intuitions
23. [A]underestimate B]undermine [C]undertake [D] undergo 24. [A]recall [B]recede [C]reckon [D] recognize
25. [A]somehow [B]somewhat [C]someone [D] something 26. [A] one [B]ones [C]one
’ s [D] oneself
27. [A]effect [B]affect [C]affection [D] decide
28. [A]meeting [B]occurrence [C]encounter [D] sighting 29. [A]patterns [B]designs [C]arrangements [D] pictures 30. [A]absence [B]absent [C]accent [D] access 31. [A]Thus [B]So that [C]However [D] In addition 32. [A]producing [B]produces [C]produce [D] produced 33. [A]prevent [B]produce [C]provide [D] predict 34. [A]for [B]at [C]in [D] with
35. [A]distinguish [B]distinct [C]distort [D] distract 36. [A]at [B]on [C]to [D] under
37. [A]motion [B]motive [C]motivate [D] activate 38. [A]contour [B]contact [C]contest [D] context 39. [A]happen [B]occur [C]occupy [D] incur 40. [A]at [B]on [C]to [D] beyond
21. [A] exhibit 此处意为“表现出” ，相当于 display 或者 show。其他选项中： [B] exaggerate “夸张，夸大” ； [C]examine “检查，研究” ；[D]exceed “超越，超出” ，均不符合题意。 22. [B] circumstances 此处意为“情况，境况” 。其他选项中 [A]context “上下文，背景” 。[D] intuition “直觉”，均不符合题意。
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why”
t understan
“ questions,
23. [C] undertake 意 “从事” 。 其他 中 [A]underestimate “低估”，[B]undermine “削弱” [D]undergo “ ”和 undertake 的区 在于， undertake “主 做某事” 。 Undergo 一般是被 地 某事。
24. [D] recognize 此 意 “ 到，承 ” ，近 realize。其他 ， [A]recall “回 起，想起”， [B]recede “后退，衰退，衰落” ， [C]reckon “ ”，均不符合 意。
25. [A] somehow 副 “由于某种原因，以某种方式，用某种 法，莫名其妙地?” ， [B] somewhat“稍微，
有点” 。 [A] 。
26. [B] ones 此 用 one 的复数形式代替 circumstances。 27. [B] affect ，意 “影响” 。 的名 形式 effect 。[C]affection 意 “感情， 好，影响” 。 28. [C] encounter 此 名 ， 意 “碰 ， 不期而遇”。 也可以当 使用。 一般指 安排好的“会 ， ”等。
[B]occurrenceoccur 的名 形式，意 “ 生的 名 ，意 “目 事件， ，看 ”
。
事情， ，事故， 生。 ”[D] Sighting
本身是名 ，
[A]meeting
29. [A] patterns 名 ，意 “模范， 案，式 ，方式，模型”等。也可做 ， 做“以??” [B]design 名 意 “ 案， 花 ， 构， ”等。也可以当 使用。 [C]arrangement （名 ）安排。
30. [A] absence 原来的句子 That is, the effects occur more often when the causes occur than when the causes are (30) -but not always.此 然需要一个形容 ， “不在的”， 形容 absent。
31. [A] Thus 里需要的承接上文的 具有 “因此” 的含 。上面 的是研究中的 “或然性” ，也就是， 没有什么事情是 有把握 生的， 社会研究中的因果关系一般都是 probabilistic ，也就是 生的概率相 比 大。作者在后面 例 ， 的学生往往会取得好成 ，但是并不是每次都 ” Thus。 So that 一般不用于句首。
32. [B] produces “刻苦努力就会成 好， ”作者在 里叙述的是一般存在的客 象， 用 produce 的一般 在
produces。
(33)中需要的 ，
33. [C] provide 句句意 ：科学使得 些因果性和概然性的概念更清晰，并提供了一定的 技巧，比起一般的研究方法， 人 能更有效地把握 些概念。此 是“提供，”“ 予”等意 的 。因此只有
provide 最合适。
34. [D] with 此 考察 deal with 一固定搭配，意 “安排， 理， 付”。 35. [A] distinguish 句的意思是：考察人 的研究活 ，我 必 分清 和理解。 Distinguish 把??和??分开，辨 ，辨 。一般和 使?注意力 移；使分心，均不符合 意。
36. [B] on Act on the basis of ?意思和“ act on?”相近。按照??行事。 37. [C] motivate 此 需要一个 ，表达“激 ，促使”等意。只有 他 ： [A]motion 做 意 “用 作打信号；打手 ”
“也就是 ，那些刻苦
。四个 中唯一有承接关系的 是
from ，或 between 搭配。 [B]distinct
形容 ，意 “清楚的 , 明 的 , 截然不同的 , 独特的。 [C]distort “歪曲； 曲解”。[D] distract （常与 from 用）
motivate 符合要求。其
。 [B]motive 一般不做 用。
做名 意 “ 机； 目的”。 做形容 意 “起 的； 的”。[D] activate 一般意 “刺激；使 生活 ；激 ，激活；启 ” 。 38. [D] context “上下文；前后关系” 。[A]contour “ 廓；外形；周 ；海岸 ” ，[B]contact “接触； 系；关 ” ；例如， [C]contest “斗争；争 ; 比 ；角逐； 争” 。只有 [D] 符合 意。
39. [B] occur “ 生”。原句意思 ：如果你能明白 什么有些事物是相互 系的， 什么有 些固定的模式 是出 ， 你就可以不 地依靠 察和 ，而更好地 将来。 Occur
做“突然 生” 解 ，可以和 happen 相互交 使用。 但是在本文中， occur 的主 更 重于“出 ”的含 。因此不能用
inconvenience “使 人不方面， 人 来麻 ”等。 40. [A] at aim at: 以? 目 ；瞄准。 固定搭配。
pattern。
happen 代替。 Incur 意 “招致；惹起” 。例如 incur
Generally, a computer is any device that can perform numerical calculations. (21), however, the term usually refers (22) an electronic device that can (23) a series of tasks according to a (24)
set of instructions.
In 1953 there were only about 100 computers in use in the (25) world. Today hundreds of millions of computers (26) in homes, schools, businesses, government offices, and universities for almost every (27) purpose.
Modern desktop personal computers, or PCs, are (28) than the huge, million-dollar business computers of the 1960s and 1970s. Most PCs can perform from 400 million to several billion (29) per second. These computers are used not only for household (30) and personal entertainment, but also for most of the automated tasks (31) by small businesses. The fastest desktop computers are called workstations, and they are (32) used for scientific, engineering, or advanced business (33).
The speed and power of supercomputers, the fastest class of computer, are almost (34) human comprehension, and their (35) are continually being (36). The fastest of these machines can perform more than 7 trillion-and theoretically can run more than 12 trillion-operations per second and can store 6 trillion characters in its memory, (37) it to do the work of thousands of PCs. Supercomputers (38) these speeds (39) the use of several advanced engineering techniques. Because they can cost billions of dollars-and because they can be large enough to cover the size of two basketball courts-supercomputers are used (40) by government agencies and large research centers.
21. [A] Currently [B] Consequently [C] Conceivably [D] Clearly 22. [A] in [B] at [C] as [D] to
23. [A] perform [B] conduct [C] achieve [D] fulfill 24. [A] rigid [B] serious [C] precise [D] harsh 25. [A] entire [B] complete [C] total [D] general
26. [A] are to be used [B] are being used [C] have been using [D] used 27. [A] perceptive [B] conceivable [C] inevitable [D] imaginary
28. [A] many times more powerful [B] many more times powerful[C] powerful many more times [D] powerful more many times
29. [A] exercises [B] missions [C] errands [D] operations
30. [A] management [B] execution [C] application [D] manipulation 31. [A] claimed [B] necessitated [C] required [D] requested 32. [A] inclusively [B] generally [C] totally [D] entirely
33. [A] employments [B] exercises [C] usages [D] applications 34. [A] beyond [B] without [C] over [D] out
35. [A] capabilities [B] qualifications [C] skills [D] vacancies 36. [A] propelled [B] boosted [C] improved [D] enriched 37. [A] that allows [B] allows [C] to allow [D] allowing 38. [A] obtain [B] attain [C] win [D] secure
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