阅读16-方法6：提到某人某物是为啥

阅读技巧提到某人某物是为啥6英语一第题1

[2019]Text31This yearmarks exactlytwo centuriessince thepublication ofFrankenstein;or,TheModern Prometheus/by MaryShelley.Even beforethe inventionof theelectric lightbulb,theauthor produceda remarkablework ofspeculative fictionthat wouldforeshadow manyethicalquestions to be raisedby technologiesyet tocome.Today therapid growthof artificialintelligence Alraises fundamentalquestions:zzWhatis intelligence,identity,or consciousnessWhat makeshumans humans

31.Mary Shelleysnovel Frankensteinis mentionedbecause it______[A]fascinates Alscientists allover the world.[B]has remainedpopular for as longas200years.[C]involves someconcerns raisedby Altoday.[D]has sparkedserious ethicalcontroversies.英语二第题2

[2014]Textl3This slimvolume ispacked withtips tohelp wageslaves aswell aslottery winnersget themosthappiness bangfor yourbuck/It seemsmost peoplewould bebetter offif theycouldshorten theircommutes towork,spend moretime withfriends andfamily andless ofit watchingtelevisionsomething theaverage Americanspends awhopping twomonths a year doing,and ishardlyjollier forit.Buying giftsor givingto charityis oftenmore pleasurablethan purchasingthingsfor oneself,and luxuriesare mostenjoyable when they areconsumed sparingly.This isapparentlythe reasonMcDonalds restrictsthe availabilityof itspopular McRib-a marketingtrickthat hasturned thepork sandwichinto anobject ofobsession.

23.McRib ismentioned inParagraph3to showthat_____.[A]consumers aresometimes irrational[B]popularity usuallycomes afterquality[C]marketing tricksare ofteneffective[D]rarity generallyincreases pleasure考研英语第题3

[2001]Passage23To takeadvantage ofthis tool,some impoverishedcountries willhave toget overtheiroutdated anti-colonial prejudiceswith respectto foreign investment.Countries thatstill thinkforeigninvestment is an invasionof theirsovereignty mightwell studythe historyofinfrastructure thebasic structuralfoundations ofa societyin the United States.When theUnitedStates builtits industrialinfrastructure,it didnthave thecapital todo so.And thatis whyAmericasSecond Waveinfrastructure-including roads,harbors,highways,ports and so on-werebuilt withforeigninvestment.The English,the Germans,the Dutchand theFrench wereinvestingin Britainsformer colony.They financedthem.Immigrant Americansbuilt them.Guess whoownsthem nowThe Americans.I believethe samething wouldbe truein placeslike Braziloranywhere elsefor thatmatter.The moreforeign capitalyou havehelping youbuild yourThirdWave infrastructure,which todayisanelectronic infrastructure,the betteroff you/re goingtobe.That doesntmean lyingdown andbecoming fooled,or lettingforeign corporationsrununcontrolled.But itdoes meanrecognizing howimportant theycan bein buildingthe energyandtelecom infrastructuresneeded totake fulladvantage of the Internet.

27.The writermentioned thecase oftheUnitedStates tojustify thepolicy of_________.[A]providing financialsupport overseas[B]preventing foreigncapitals control[C]building industrialinfrastructure[D]accepting foreigninvestment考研英语第题4

[2002]Passage33Could thebad olddays ofeconomic declinebe aboutto returnSince OPECagreed tosupply-cuts inMarch,the priceof crude oil hasjumped toalmost$26a barrel,up fromless than$10last December.This near-tripling ofoil pricescalls upscary memoriesofthe1973oil shock,when pricesquadrupled,and1979-1980,whentheyalso almosttripled.Both previousshocksresulted indouble-digit inflationand globaleconomic decline.So whereare theheadlineswarning ofgloom anddoom thistimeThe oil price wasgiven anotherpush upthis weekwhen Iraqsuspended oilexports.Strengthening economicgrowth,at thesame timeas wintergrips thenorthern hemisphere,could pushthe pricehigher stillin theshort term.Yet thereare goodreasons toexpect theeconomic consequencesnow tobe lessseverethan in the1970s.In mostcountries thecost of crude oilnow accountsfor asmaller shareof thepriceof petrolthan itdid in the1970s.In Europe,taxes accountfor upto four-fifths ofthe retailprice,so evenquite bigchanges inthe priceofcrudehave amore mutedeffect onpump pricesthan inthepast.Rich economiesare alsoless dependenton oil than theywere,and soless sensitivetoswings inthe oilprice.Energy conservation,a shiftto otherfuels anda declineintheimportanceof heavy,energy-intensive industrieshave reducedoil consumption.Software,consultancy andmobiletelephones usefar less oilthansteel orcar production.For eachdollar of GDP inconstantprices rich economies nowuse nearly50%lessoilthanin

1973.The OECDestimates initslatest EconomicOutlook that,if oilprices averaged$22a barrelforafull year;compared with$13in1998,this wouldincrease theoil importbill inricheconomiesby only

0.25-

0.5%ofGDP.That isless thanone-quarter ofthe income loss in1974or

1980.On theother hand,oil-importingemerging economies—to whichheavy industryhas shifted—have becomemore energy-intensive,andsocould bemore seriously squeezed.One morereason notto losesleep overthe risein oilprices isthat,unlike therises inthe1970s,it hasnot occurredagainst thebackground ofgeneral commodity-price inflationand globalexcessdemand.A sizableportion oftheworldis onlyjust emergingfrom economicdecline.TheEconomists commodityprice indexis broadlyunchanging fromayearago.In1973commodityprices jumpedby70%,and in1979by almost30%.

33.The estimatesin EconomicOutlook showthat inrich countries________.[A]heavy industrybecomes moreenergy-intensive.[B]incomelossmainly resultsfrom fluctuatingcrudeoilprices.[C]manufacturing industryhas beenseriouslysqueezed.[D]oilpricechanges haveno significantimpact onGDP.。