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1、选十2学习目标：1.掌握具体语境具体分析单词；2.掌握考纲词汇。引入：A. alternative B. assumedly C. attempt D. changeably E. collapsed F. regulatedG. sought H. splitting I. trading J. undecidedK. virtual. Are cryptocurrencies about to go mainstream?Cryptocurrencies, also digital currencies, are under the microscope as never before.

2、On Tuesday the blockchain (区块链)supporting bitcoin(比特币)is (1) in two, asmembers of the bitcoin community unhappy with the digital currency s direction set up a(n) (2) called Bitcoin Cash. However, Bitcoin Cash will likely only be worth a part of bitcoin.The original digital currency is (3) at around

3、$2,778.39, but future values for BitcoinCash are just $288.35, or 0.103 of a bitcoin.Last week the Russian national Alexander Vinnik, who (4) cheated early adoptersof millions of pounds worth of bitcoins, including funds obtained from the hack(3E法曼 A)of failed bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, was arrested i

4、n Greece.Vinnik was described by the US Department of Justice as the operator of BTC-e, an exchange used to trade bitcoin since 2011, which was used to transfer more than $4bn for people involved in crimes. Greek police claimed that the 38-year-old was an internationally (5) *mastermind of a crime o

5、rganization.US authorities also linked him to the failure of Mt Gox, the Japan-based bitcoin exchange that (6) in 2014 after being hacked. Vinnik obtained” funds from the hack andtransferred them through BTC-e and Tradehill, another San Francisco-based exchange he owned, according to court documents

6、.The Russian authorities have become progressively concerned about the potential for digital currencies to be used for illegal means, but remain (7) about whether it is acurrency or a financial property. Elvira Nabiullina, governor of the Russian central bank, has said it should be (8) as a digital

7、property. We don t consider that bitcoin can beconsidered as a(n)(9)currency, she told CNBC.Chinese Parents an impressive average of 9 out of 10. All (2) can be completed witha single mouse click.Developed by Beijing-based studio Moyuwan, the game gives players the chance to have (3) baby boys, rais

8、ing them to adulthood, and see that they find good careers andpartners. (The option to have girls is still being developed.) The main task of the game (4) on education. One of the chief preoccupations (令人全神贯注的事情)of real-life Chinese parents. To achieve the best possible outcome, players have to (5)

9、their e-kids all the way up to the National College Entrance Examination.However, in (6) of the growing concern over teenager mental health in China,players are also encouraged to give their e-kids sufficient time for (7) activities suchas basketball and video gaming to help them lead balanced lives

10、. In recent years, there have been reports of Chinese students killing themselves due to high (8) pressures.Other aspects of the game (9) familiar elements of Chinese culture: braggingabout kids* achievement to relatives; going to great length to preserve face” ; refusing red envelopes during Lunar

11、New Year before eventually pretending to (10) acceptthe gifts.【答案】1-5FKCGH 6-10 DBAIJA. impose B. moral C.tolerated D.angerE.ingredient F.containG.loosing H.attitudes I.publish J.disadvantaged K.excuses例 4 . A wise man once said that the only thing necessary for the victory of evil is forgood men to

12、 do nothing. So, as a police officer, I have some urgent things to say to goodpeople. Day after day my men and I struggle to (1) an epidemic of crimes. Somethinghas gone terribly wrong with our once-proud American way of life. It has happened in thearea of values. A significant (2) is disappearing,

13、and I think I know what it is:accountability.Accountability isn t hard to define. It means that every person is responsible for his or her actions and liable for their consequences. Of the many values that hold civilization together - honesty, kindness, and so on - accountability may be the most imp

14、ortant of all. Without it, there can be no respect, no trust, no law - - and, ultimately, no society.My job as a police officer is to (3) accountability on people who refuse, or havenever learned, to oblige themselves to do so. But as every policeman knows, external controls on people s behavior are

15、 far less effective than internal restraints such as guilt, shame and embarrassment.Fortunately there are still communities - smaller towns, usually - where schools maintain discipline and where parents hold up standards that declare: In this family certain things are not (4) - they simply are not d

16、one!* Yet more and more, especially inour larger cities and suburbs, these inner restraints are (5) . Your typical robber hasnone. He considers your property his property; he takes what he wants, including your life if you (6) him.The main cause of this breakdown is a radical shift in (7) . Thirty y

17、ears ago, if acrime was committed, society was considered the victim. Now, in a shocking reversal, it s the criminal who is considered victimized: by his underprivileged upbringing, by the school that didn t teach him to read, by the church that failed to reach him with (8) guidance,by the parents w

18、ho didn t provide a stable home.I don t believe it. Many others in equally (9) circumstances choose not toengage in criminal activities. If we free the criminal, even partly, from accountability, we become a society of endless (10) where no one accepts responsibility for anything. Wein America despe

19、rately need more people who believe that the person who commits a crime is the one responsible for it.【答案】1-5 FEACG 6-10 DHBJK【巩固练习】1 . A Special Day: Microsoft s 40th AnniversaryA. engagedB. inevitablyC. vitalD. innovationsE. potentialF. evolveG. availableH. imagine1. simplyJ. impressedK. applicati

20、onsEarly on, Paul Allen and I set the goal of a computer on every desk and in every home. It was a brave idea and a lot of people thought we were out of our minds to (1) it waspossible. It is amazing to think about how far computing has come since then, and we can all be proud of the (2) role Micros

21、oft played in that revolution.Today I am thinking much more about Microsoft s future than its past, though. I believe computing will (3)faster in the next 10 years than it ever has before. We already livein a multi-platform world, and computing will become even more spreading. We are nearing the poi

22、nt where computers and robots will be able to see, move, and interact naturally, unlocking many new (4) and enabling people to do even more.Under Satya s leadership, Microsoft is better positioned than ever to lead these advances. We have the resources to drive and solve tough problems. We are(5) in

23、every aspect of modern computing and have the deepest commitment to research in the industry. In my role as technical advisor to Satya, I get to join product reviews and am (6) by the vision and talent I see. The result is evident in products like Cortana, Skype Translator, and Holo Lens - and those

24、 are just a few of the (7) that are on the way.In the coming years, Microsoft has the opportunity to reach even more people and organizations around the world. Technology is still out of reach for many people, because it is complex or expensive, or they (8) do not have access. So I hope you will thi

25、nk aboutwhat you can do to make the power of technology accessible to everyone, to connect people to each other, and make personal computing (9) everywhere even as the veryintention of what a PC delivers makes its way into all devices.We have accomplished a lot together during our first 40 years and

26、 enable countless businesses and people to realize their full (10). But what matters most now is what wedo next. Thank you for helping make Microsoft a fantastic company now and for decades to come.【答案】1. H 2.C 3.F 4.K 5.A 6J 7.D 8.1 9.G 10.EA. advisable B. appreciate C. encounter D. concert E. usua

27、lly AB. earnAC. transportation AD. love AE. accessible BC. independently BD. mission. The New York subway system is one of the largest in the world, ferrying nearly eight and a half million people around the city every week. Riders find more than (1) below the streets; among the dirt and the screech

28、 of the trains, there is also music. The subway system is like a free (2) hall, offering almost every kind of music.You never know what you might (3) , depending on the day of the week andthe particular station. At a subway platform below Pennsylvania station one afternoon recently, Rawl Mitchell, a

29、n immigrant from Trinidad and Tobago, was playing the steel drums. He said he s been performing in the subway since the mid-1990s. “The people do (4) the music, he said. *They (5) clap and say things like If s nice. They offerme some positive feedback.Singer-songwriter Rosateresa, who often sings on

30、 a station at 14th Street, has been at it almost as long. She moved from Puerto Rico to study classical voice several decades ago.My (6) is to sing like the jilguero, a Puerto Rican bird, which wakes up the sun,said Rosateresa.Mitchell and Rosateresa both perform (7) , outside the transit authority

31、sofficial “Music Under New York program, which sponsor 150 performances each week, by more than 200 individuals and groups.Like Rosateresa and Mitchell, Musicians who participate in Music Under New York(8) only whatever people choose to give. Opera singers Tom McNichols andPatricia Vital, part of a

32、group called Opera Collective, , said they (9) performingin the subways, though it isn t lucrative. Music in general is not about money, and Music Under New York is definitely more about making opera (10) than it is aboutmaking a living, McNichols said.【答案】AC D C B E BD BC AB AD AE课堂训练:A. qualifying

33、B. difficultC. distantD. disappointment E. crashAB. undeniableAC. memoryAD. scoringAE. sourBC. makeBD. work1 . Germany Crashes Out of World CupGermany became the latest defending champion to crash out of the World Cup at the first hurdle, part of a trend but definitely not part of the plan when Germ

34、any arrived here.A smooth-running (1) machine when it won the Cup in 2014, Germany nowappears in need of a reform after losing, 2-0, to South Korea here on Wednesday and saying goodbye to Russia about three weeks earlier than many expected.It has been the earliest exit for a German team at the World

35、 Cup since 1938, which seems even more(2) when you consider Hitler was then the country s leader and only 15 teamsparticipated.With stars like Kroos, Mesut Ozil and Mats Hummels, Germany won every match in (3) for this World Cup, the first German team to do so. But it could not even (4) it outof the

36、 group phase in Russia.There seems to be a World Cup curse at (5) . Since the 1998 edition, thedefending champion has been eliminated in the group phase on four occasions: France in 2002, Italy in 2010, Spain in 2014 and now Germany.But this team* s early exit was still a(n) (6) shock, and Joachim L

37、ow, the Germancoach since 2006, used that same word shock , in his own language - -to describe the experience on Wednesday.*The (7) of being eliminated is just huge, said Low, who added that theteam deserved to go out early. Klt turned (8) I must take responsibility for this.A four-time World Cup wi

38、nner, Germany was a finalist in 2002, third in 2006 and 2010 and the champion in 2014 after dealing the host nation of Brazil a 7-1 defeat in the semifinals, the (9) of which still leaves many Brazilians in pain.The Germans certainly have historical company, however. The list of defendingchampions t

39、o lose very early shows how (10) it is to maintain momentum andfocus with national teams whose players practice and play together much less frequently than they do with their clubs.【答案】AD C A BC BD AB D AE AC BA. associatedB. likelyC. decreasesD. abstract E. limit F. fun G. contributesH. consistentl

40、y1. favorablyJ. reasonedK. average2 .The Beatles sang that money cant buy you love. But what about happiness? Research(1)shows that the more money people have, the more likely they are to report beingsatisfied with their lives.And that makes sense: money buys you things that make life easier and mor

41、e satisfying; the easier your life, the happier you tend to be. That relationship isnt entirely linear, since theres a(n) (2) to how much wealth can please you; the happiness benefit of anincreasing income is especially powerful among people who dont have much money to start with, and (3)as wealth i

42、ncreases. But studies also reveal that as (4)income levelshave risen over time in the U.S. and European nations, for example residents of those countries have not reported being any happier than people were 30 or 40 years ago. Its a paradox that while income and happiness may be (5)within a populati

43、on at any givenmoment, overall economic growth does not appear to correspond to a boost in national satisfaction over time. (See a gallery of things money can buy.)To understand why, researchers at the University of Warwick and Cardiff University decided to break down how individual people evaluate

44、their income. What does wealth mean to people? Previous work has suggested that people tend to value their own wealth more and are happier 一 when it compares (6)to everyone elses. The so-called referenceincome hypothesis holds that its not simply how much money you make that (7)tosatisfaction, but h

45、ow much more money you make than, say, the national average. The higher your salary than the norm, the happier you tend to be. That could explain in part why populations as a whole do not experience sunnier dispositions with economic growth, since a majority of individuals may not fall above the nat

46、ional income average.But the reference-income hypothesis is rather (8). The researchers wonderedwhether there was a more nuanced way to capture how people valued their income. They (9)that people tend to make specific comparisons of personal wealth, not only with theaverage income of the larger popu

47、lation, but with the individual incomes of their neighbors, colleagues at work or friends from college. And the higher their rank, the greater their sense of happiness and self-worth would (10)be. For example, people might care aboutwhether they are the second most highly paid person, or the eighth

48、most highly paid person, in their comparison set, write the authors, Chris Boyce, a psychologist at the University of Warwick, and Simon Moore, a psychologist at Cardiff University.【答案】1-5HECKA 6-10 IGDJBA.additional B. address C. dominated D. providing E. joint F. foundingG.channelsH. finance I. ex

49、treme J. resolution K. initiated. The World Bank will collaborate with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB, 亚洲基础设施投资银行)in solving world poverty.In making the statement, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim dismissed the notion that the AIIB would challenge to the US (1) World Bank, say

50、ing it has been clearthat this is not a competition, but cooperation, and we have already cooperated in many(2) projects.The AIIB, which was (3) by Chinese President Xi Jinping, has had around50 countries applying to be (4) members by the March 31 deadline. Includedare key US allies such as Great Br

51、itain, France, Germany and Italy.Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said previously that the US -miscalculated* in not seeking membership in the AIIB. I think maybe the bottom line is we screwed it up, she said.Recently, US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said that Washington was ready to

52、welcome the bank, and encouraged China to maintain and advance high standards in institutions as the two countries work together to (5) the challenges of the21st century.The bank is expected to create more capital mobilization (6) for countriesin Asia, especially developing countries in the Southeas

53、t, Central and Southern Asian regions, and (7) infrastructure project throughout Asia.“If the world s multilateral banks, including the AIIB, can work together and support development that deals with these challenges, we all benefit - especially the poor and most vulnerable, said Kim.He also mention

54、ed that to end (8) poverty, the world economy should growfaster in a way that makes sure some of our vast wealth goes to the poor through investing in education and health, (9)social safety nets as well as building systems to protectagainst disasters and the rapid spread of disease.Moreover, the new

55、 multilateral banks could help bridge financing gaps in areas such as energy and water, as the world is estimated to need a(n) (10)1 to 1.5 trillion dollarsevery year to be invested in infrastructure - roads, bridges, railways, airports, and energy plants.【答案】CEKFB GHIDAA. aggressively B. answered C

56、. attempted D. breakdown E. completely F. hitG. household H. minimal I. reasonably J. trackedK. unwilling. Syd Barrett(1946-2006)At the Pink Floyd reunion in London s Hyde Park for Live 8, there was one member missing.Often called a strange genius, Syd Barrett formed the supergroup Pink Floyd in 196

57、5 and wrote, sang and played guitar on all their early (1)records, including the 1967masterpiece Piper at the Gates of Dawn. He left the band in 1968 after experiencing some kind of (2)due to the pressures of stardom and touring. He made two solo albums, TheMadcap Laughs and Barrett, both released i

58、n 1970, which continue to sell well.Barrett then left the music business (3), deciding a musician s lift was not for him.He did not make any music at all after 1974. Once a(n) (4)name, he is now more orless forgotten-except by his fans. He moved back to his hometown of Cambridge and started to use h

59、is original name of Roger Barrett. He lived alone, quietly spending his time painting and gardening. He received a six-figure income from his Pink Floyd royalties, but his contact with the outside world was (5). Although he hadn t appeared or spoken in publicsince the mid-1970s, fans and journalists

60、 still (6)to contact him.In 1971 a journalist (7) him down. Syd told the reporter that he walked a lot,painted, wasted time and feared getting old. He also said that he felt full of dust and guitars. Another journalist reported that a fat man (8)the door and said that Syd couldn t talk.In 1992, Atla

61、ntic Records offered half a million dollars for any new Syd Barrett recordings.His family reported that he was satisfied and (9) healthy. More recently, when fansor journalists called on him he was polite, but (10) to discuss his past as a famous rockstar. Talking to one journalist on his doorstep i

62、n 2001, Syd asked him to leave as he didn* t do interviews any more.【答案】FDEGH CJBIKA. basic B. applicants C. extraordinary D. distinguish E. private F. contribute G. exposeH. shifted I. challenges J. specialty K.favored. Many of us grow up dreaming of becoming an astronaut. Ever wonder what it takes

63、 to be one? Take NASA for example.In order to catch NASA s eye, would-be astronauts must not only stand out in required skills and pass physical and psychological exams, but also find unique ways to(l) themselves from the harsh competition.NASA* s requirements for becoming an astronaut have changed

64、over the years. Originally, it (2) candidates with a military flight background, with at least 1,000hours spent in command of a jet aircraft. In 1978, however, NASA (3) its focus to amore varied group of astronauts: scientists and engineers with at least three years of experience in their respective

65、 fields.During the years of shuttle missions, everyone had a (4): some would focus onrobotics, others on spacewalks or maintenance. To work on the space station, astronauts must be able to perform all tasks, which encourage (5) to acquire different experiences.Jeanette Epps, an astronaut, studied aerospace engineering, worked at Ford Motor Company and took a job with the CIA before joining NASA. S