2021年考研英语一模拟试题及答案解析（2）

本文是2021年考研英语一模拟试题(2)，适用于打算报考考研的考生备考使用，考研英语一即原研究生入学统考“英语”，所有学术型硕士研究生和部分专业型硕士考英语(一).

Section II Reading Comprehension

Part A

Directions：

Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A， B， C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)

Text 1

Among the annoying challenges facing the middle class is one that will probably go unmentioned in the next presidential campaign： What happens when the robots come for their jobs?

Don‘t dismiss that possibility entirely. About half of U.S. jobs are at high risk of being automated， according to a University of Oxford study， with the middle class disproportionately squeezed. Lower-income jobs like gardening or day care don’t appeal to robots. But many middle-class occupations-trucking， financial advice， software engineering — have aroused their interest， or soon will. The rich own the robots， so they will be fine.

This isn‘t to be alarmist. Optimists point out that technological upheaval has benefited workers in the past. The Industrial Revolution didn’t go so well for Luddites whose jobs were displaced by mechanized looms， but it eventually raised living standards and created more jobs than it destroyed. Likewise， automation should eventually boost productivity， stimulate demand by driving down prices， and free workers from hard， boring work. But in the medium term， middle-class workers may need a lot of help adjusting.

The first step， as Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee argue in The Second Machine Age， should be rethinking education and job training. Curriculums —from grammar school to college- should evolve to focus less on memorizing facts and more on creativity and complex communication. Vocational schools should do a better job of fostering problem-solving skills and helping students work alongside robots. Online education can supplement the traditional kind. It could make extra training and instruction affordable. Professionals trying to acquire new skills will be able to do so without going into debt.

The challenge of coping with automation underlines the need for the U.S. to revive its fading business dynamism： Starting new companies must be made easier. In previous eras of drastic technological change， entrepreneurs smoothed the transition by dreaming up ways to combine labor and machines. The best uses of 3D printers and virtual reality haven‘t been invented yet. The U.S. needs the new companies that will invent them.

Finally， because automation threatens to widen the gap between capital income and labor income， taxes and the safety net will have to be rethought. Taxes on low-wage labor need to be cut， and wage subsidies such as the earned income tax credit should be expanded： This would boost incomes， encourage work， reward companies for job creation， and reduce inequality.

Technology will improve society in ways big and small over the next few years， yet this will be little comfort to those who find their lives and careers upended by automation. Destroying the machines that are coming for our jobs would be nuts. But policies to help workers adapt will be indispensable.

21.Who will be most threatened by automation?

[A] Leading politicians.

[B]Low-wage laborers.

[C]Robot owners.

[D]Middle-class workers.

22 .Which of the following best represent the author’s view?

[A] Worries about automation are in fact groundless.

[B]Optimists‘ opinions on new tech find little support.

[C]Issues arising from automation need to be tackled

[D]Negative consequences of new tech can be avoided

23.Education in the age of automation should put more emphasis on

[A] creative potential.

[B]job-hunting skills.

[C]individual needs.

[D]cooperative spirit.

24.The author suggests that tax policies be aimed at

[A] encouraging the development of automation.

[B]increasing the return on capital investment.

[C]easing the hostility between rich and poor.

[D]preventing the income gap from widening.

25.In this text， the author presents a problem with

[A] opposing views on it.

[B]possible solutions to it.

[C]its alarming impacts.

[D]its major variations.

Text 2

A new survey by Harvard University finds more than two-thirds of young Americans disapprove of President Trump’s use of Twitter. The implication is that Millennials prefer news from the White House to be filtered through other source， Not a president’s social media platform.

Most Americans rely on social media to check daily headlines. Yet as distrust has risen toward all media， people may be starting to beef up their media literacy skills. Such a trend is badly needed. During the 2016 presidential campaign， nearly a quarter of web content shared by Twitter users in the politically critical state of Michigan was fake news， according to the University of Oxford. And a survey conducted for BuzzFeed News found 44 percent of Facebook users rarely or never trust news from the media giant.

Young people who are digital natives are indeed becoming more skillful at separating fact from fiction in cyberspace. A Knight Foundation focus-group survey of young people between ages 14and24 found they use “distributed trust” to verify stories. They cross-check sources and prefer news from different perspectives—especially those that are open about any bias. “Many young people assume a great deal of personal responsibility for educating themselves and actively seeking out opposing viewpoints，” the survey concluded.

Such active research can have another effect. A 2014 survey conducted in Australia， Britain， and the United States by the University of Wisconsin-Madison found that young people’s reliance on social media led to greater political engagement.

Social media allows users to experience news events more intimately and immediately while also permitting them to re-share news as a projection of their values and interests. This forces users to be more conscious of their role in passing along information. A survey by Barna research group found the top reason given by Americans for the fake news phenomenon is “reader error，” more so than made-up stories or factual mistakes in reporting. About a third say the problem of fake news lies in “misinterpretation or exaggeration of actual news” via social media. In other words， the choice to share news on social media may be the heart of the issue. “This indicates there is a real personal responsibility in counteracting this problem，” says Roxanne Stone， editor in chief at Barna Group.

So when young people are critical of an over-tweeting president， they reveal a mental discipline in thinking skills – and in their choices on when to share on social media.

26. According to the Paragraphs 1 and 2， many young Americans cast doubts on

[A] the justification of the news-filtering practice.

[B] people’s preference for social media platforms.

[C] the administrations ability to handle information.

[D] social media was a reliable source of news.

27. The phrase “beer up”(Line 2， Para. 2) is closest in meaning to

[A] sharpen

[B] define

[C] boast

[D] share

28. According to the knight foundation survey， young people

[A] tend to voice their opinions in cyberspace.

[B] verify news by referring to diverse resources.

[C] have s strong sense of responsibility.

[D] like to exchange views on “distributed trust”

29. The Barna survey found that a main cause for the fake news problem is

[A] readers outdated values.

[B] journalists’ biased reporting

[C] readers’ misinterpretation

[D] journalists’ made-up stories.

30. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

[A] A Rise in Critical Skills for Sharing News Online

[B] A Counteraction Against the Over-tweeting Trend

[C] The Accumulation of Mutual Trust on Social Media.

[D] The Platforms for Projection of Personal Interests.

Text 3

Any fair-minded assessment of the dangers of the deal between Britain‘s National Health Service (NHS) and DeepMind must start by acknowledging that both sides mean well. DeepMind is one of the leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies in the world. The potential of this work applied to healthcare is very great， but it could also lead to further concentration of power in the tech giants. It Is against that background that the information commissioner， Elizabeth Denham， has issued her damning verdict against the Royal Free hospital trust under the NHS， which handed over to DeepMind the records of 1.6 million patients In 2015 on the basis of a vague agreement which took far too little account of the patients’ rights and their expectations of privacy.

DeepMind has almost apologized. The NHS trust has mended its ways. Further arrangements- and there may be many-between the NHS and DeepMind will be carefully scrutinised to ensure that all necessary permissions have been asked of patients and all unnecessary data has been cleaned. There are lessons about informed patient consent to learn. But privacy is not the only angle in this case and not even the most important. Ms Denham chose to concentrate the blame on the NHS trust， since under existing law it “controlled” the data and DeepMind merely “processed“ it. But this distinction misses the point that it is processing and aggregation， not the mere possession of bits， that gives the data value.

The great question is who should benefit from the analysis of all the data that our lives now generate. Privacy law builds on the concept of damage to an individual from identifiable knowledge about them. That misses the way the surveillance economy works. The data of an individual there gains its value only when it is compared with the data of countless millions more.

The use of privacy law to curb the tech giants in this instance feels slightly maladapted. This practice does not address the real worry. It is not enough to say that the algorithms DeepMind develops will benefit patients and save lives. What matters is that they will belong to a private monopoly which developed them using public resources. If software promises to save lives on the scale that dugs now can， big data may be expected to behave as a big pharm has done. We are still at the beginning of this revolution and small choices now may turn out to have gigantic consequences later. A long struggle will be needed to avoid a future of digital feudalism. Ms Denham‘s report is a welcome start.

31.Wha is true of the agreement between the NHS and DeepMind ?

[A] It caused conflicts among tech giants.

[B] It failed to pay due attention to patient’s rights.

[C] It fell short of the latter‘s expectations

[D] It put both sides into a dangerous situation.

32. The NHS trust responded to Denham‘s verdict with

[A] empty promises.

[B] tough resistance.

[C] necessary adjustments.

[D] sincere apologies.

33.The author argues in Paragraph 2 that

[A] privacy protection must be secured at all costs.

[B] leaking patients‘ data is worse than selling it.

[C] making profits from patients‘ data is illegal.

[D] the value of data comes from the processing of it

34.According to the last paragraph， the real worry arising from this deal is

[A] the vicious rivalry among big pharmas.

[B] the ineffective enforcement of privacy law.

[C] the uncontrolled use of new software.

[D] the monopoly of big data by tech giants.

35.The author‘s attitude toward the application of AI to healthcare is

[A] ambiguous.

[B] cautious.

[C] appreciative.

[D] contemptuous.

Text 4

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) continues to bleed red ink. It reported a net loss of $5.6 billion for fiscal 2016， the 10th straight year its expenses have exceeded revenue. Meanwhile， it has more than $120 billion in unfunded liabilities， mostly for employee health and retirement costs. There are many bankruptcies. Fundamentally， the USPS is in a historic squeeze between technological change that has permanently decreased demand for its bread-and-butter product， first-class mail， and a regulatory structure that denies management the flexibility to adjust its operations to the new reality

And interest groups ranging from postal unions to greeting-card makers exert self-interested pressure on the USPS’s ultimate overseer-Congress-insisting that whatever else happens to the Postal Service， aspects of the status quo they depend on get protected. This is why repeated attempts at reform legislation have failed in recent years， leaving the Postal Service unable to pay its bills except by deferring vital modernization.

Now comes word that everyone involved---Democrats， Republicans， the Postal Service， the unions and the system‘s heaviest users—has finally agreed on a plan to fix the system. Legislation is moving through the House that would save USPS an estimated $28.6 billion over five years， which could help pay for new vehicles， among other survival measures. Most of the money would come from a penny-per-letter permanent rate increase and from shifting postal retirees into Medicare. The latter step would largely offset the financial burden of annually pre-funding retiree health care， thus addressing a long-standing complaint by the USPS and its union.

If it clears the House， this measure would still have to get through the Senate – where someone is bound to point out that it amounts to the bare， bare minimum necessary to keep the Postal Service afloat， not comprehensive reform. There’s no change to collective bargaining at the USPS， a major omission considering that personnel accounts for 80 percent of the agency’s costs. Also missing is any discussion of eliminating Saturday letter delivery. That common-sense change enjoys wide public support and would save the USPS $2 billion per year. But postal special-interest groups seem to have killed it， at least in the House. The emerging consensus around the bill is a sign that legislators are getting frightened about a politically embarrassing short-term collapse at the USPS. It is not， however， a sign that they’re getting serious about transforming the postal system for the 21st century.

36.The financial problem with the USPS is caused partly by

[A]. its unbalanced budget.

[B] .its rigid management.

[C] .the cost for technical upgrading.

[D]. the withdrawal of bank support.

37. According to Paragraph 2， the USPS fails to modernize itself due to

[A]. the interference from interest groups.

[B] .the inadequate funding from Congress.

[C] .the shrinking demand for postal service.

[D] .the incompetence of postal unions.

38.The long-standing complaint by the USPS and its unions can be addressed by

[A] .removing its burden of retiree health care.

[B] .making more investment in new vehicles.

[C] .adopting a new rate-increase mechanism.

[D]. attracting more first-class mail users.

39.In the last paragraph， the author seems to view legislators with

[A] respect.

[B] tolerance.

[C] discontent.

[D] gratitude.

40.Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

[A] .The USPS Starts to Miss Its Good Old Days

[B] .The Postal Service： Keep Away from My Cheese

[C] .The USPS： Chronic Illness Requires a Quick Cure

[D] .The Postal Service Needs More than a Band-Aid

Part B

Directions：

The following paragraphs are given in a wrong order. For Questions 41-45， you are required to reorganize these paragraphs into a coherent article by choosing from the list A-G and filling them into the numbered boxes. Paragraphs C and F have been correctly placed. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)

A. In December of 1869， Congress appointed a commission to select a site and prepare plans and cost estimates for a new State Department Building. The commission was also to consider possible arrangements for the War and Navy Departments. To the horror of some who expected a Greek Revival twin of the Treasury Building to be erected on the other side of the White House， the elaborate French Second Empire style design by Alfred Mullett was selected， and construction of a building to house all three departments began in June of 1871.

B. Completed in 1875， the State Department‘s south wing was the first to be occupied， with its elegant four-story library (completed in 1876)， Diplomatic Reception Room， and Secretary’s office decorated with carved wood， Oriental rugs， and stenciled wall patterns. The Navy Department moved into the east wing in 1879， where elaborate wall and ceiling stenciling and marquetry floors decorated the office of the Secretary.

C. The State， War， and Navy Building， as it was originally known， housed the three Executive Branch Departments most intimately associated with formulating and conducting the nation‘s foreign policy in the last quarter of the nineteenth century and the first quarter of the twentieth century-the period when the United States emerged as an international power. The building has housed some of the nation’s most significant diplomats and politicians and has been the scene of many historic events.

D. Many of the most celebrated national figures have participated in historical events that have taken place within the EEOB‘s granite walls. Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt， William Howard Taft， Dwight D. Eisenhower， Lyndon B. Johnson， Gerald Ford， and George H. W. Bush all had offices in this building before becoming president. It has housed 16 Secretaries of the Navy， 21 Secretaries of War， and 24 Secretaries of State. Winston Churchill once walked its corridors and Japanese emissaries met here with Secretary of State Cordell Hull after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

E. The Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) commands a unique position in both the national history and the architectural heritage of the United States. Designed by Supervising Architect of the Treasury， Alfred B. Mullett， it was built from 1871 to 1888 to house the growing staffs of the State， War， and Navy Departments， and is considered one of the best examples of French Second Empire architecture in the country.

F. Construction took 17 years as the building slowly rose wing by wing. When the EEOB was finished， it was the largest office building in Washington， with nearly 2 miles of black and white tiled corridors. Almost all of the interior detail is of cast iron or plaster; the use of wood was minimized to insure fire safety. Eight monumental curving staircases of granite with over 4，000 individually cast bronze balusters are capped by four skylight domes and two stained glass rotundas.

G. The history of the EEOB began long before its foundations were laid. The first executive offices were constructed between 1799 and 1820. A series of fires (including those set by the British in 1814) and overcrowded conditions led to the construction of the existing Treasury Building. In 1866， the construction of the North Wing of the Treasury Building necessitated the demolition of the State Department building.

Section II Reading Comprehension

Part A

Text 1

21、[答案]D Middle-class workers

[解析]根据题干中“threatned”和“automation”定位到第一段首句“the annoyi-ng challenge facing the middle class is one that...for their jobs”中的challenge和第二段的最后三句话，可以得知相对于低收入者和富人，中产阶级受到的冲击最大.

22、[答案]C Issues arising from automation need to be tackled

[解析]根据题干可定位到第三段中的首句“this isn’t to be alarmist”和末句“But ... middle-class workers may need a lot of help adjusting”，but转折句再一次强调了作者的观点，即中产阶级工人需要很多帮助来调整应对问题.同时，末句中”may need a lot of help”同义替换成选项C中的“need to be tackled”，自动化带来的问题需要被解决，得出C答案.

23、[答案]A creative potential

[解析]根据题干中的关键词可定位到第四段第二句“Curriculums—from grammar school to college—should evolve to focus less on memorizing facts and more on creativity and complex communication”.由该句可知，课程应该更关注创造性和复杂的沟通而非记忆事实.所以，应该选C选项creative potential(创造潜能)，同义替换为creativity.

24、[答案]D preventing the income gap from widening

[解析]该题考查作者的观点，根据题干中的关键词可定位到第六段第一句“Finally， because automation threatens to widen the gap between capital income and labor income， taxes and the safety net will have to be rethought”.由该句可知，由于自动化加大了资本收入和劳动力收入的差距，所以应该重新考虑税收和安全网(保障措施)，即税收政策应该避免收入差距扩大，选D选项preventing the income gap from widening.

25、[答案]B possible solutions to it

[解析]作者在文章第一、二段提出问题“中产阶级受自动化危害最大”之后，第三段的末尾句提出中产阶级需要帮助去适应自动化的发展，接下来第四段至第六段介绍解决方法，最后一段表明作者观点.所以应该选B 选项possible solutions to it(解决问题的相应方法).

Text 2

26、[答案][D] social media as a reliable source of news

[解析]双段推理题.根据题目定位到第1段和第2段，双段推理优先考虑双段主旨.第一段中心句为最后一句话：Millennials prefer news from the White House to be filtered through other sources， not a president’s social media platform.“千禧一代喜欢白宫直接发布的消息…而不是总统社交媒体发布的信息”，说明他们不太信任社交媒体.第2段中心为第二句转折之后，说明对于社交媒体的不信任上升.故双段中心都和他们不信任社交媒体相关.结合以上信息，得出社交媒体信息不可靠，选择D.

27、[答案][A] sharpen

[解析]词汇释义题.根据题目定位到第2段第2句：Yet as distrust has risen toward all media，people may be starting to beef up their media literacy skills.句子的情感色彩判断，因为逗号前提到“人们对于所有媒体的不信任增加”，可以推知人们应该开始增强其媒体素养的技能，故选A.

28. [答案]B verify news by referring to diverse sources.

[解析]范例证明题.根据题干定位至第三段第二句话.因为某项研究一般是论据证明前面的论点，故答案应该位于第一句话“Young people who are digital natives are indeed becoming more skillful at seperating fact from fiction in cyberspace.” 说明答案应该“和年轻人更容易把网络中的事实和虚假信息区分开来”，故答案为B“验证新闻的真伪”.为了精确可以在论据中去验证，论据中提到“verify stories”， “cross check sources”和“prefer news from different perspectives”，都是和多重角度验证信息真伪相关的.

29. [答案]C readers’ misinterpretation

[解析]事实细节题.根据题干定位至第五段第三句found之后a main reason对应the top reason，而原文剩余信息为“reader error”， 所以应该和读者相关.Error应该对应misinterpretation， 故答案为C readers’ misinterpretation.若本句不清晰，下句进一步说明答案的内容，文中misintepretation or exerggeration of actual news进一步印证C为正确答案.

30. [答案]A A Rise in Critical Skills for Sharing News Online

[解析]全文主旨题.本篇文章属于篇首转折，二段转折之后为全文主旨，yet之后说道：“Yet as distrust has risen toward all media， people may be strarting to beef up their media literacy skills”.“随着对于所有媒体不信任的上升，人们开始增强其媒体素养的技能”，故答案为A.为了验证，可以看篇末，篇末重申主题，so之后讲道“so when young people are critical of an over-tweeting president， they reaveal a mental discipline in thinking skills-and in their choices on when to share on social media.” 更进一步说明和人们批判性看待社交媒体上的新闻相关.

Text 3

31、[答案][B] It failed to pay due attention to patients’ rights.

[解析]细节题.根据题干中的NHS， DeepMind和agreement回文定位第一段第四句“It is against that background that the information commissioner， has issued her damning verdict against the Royal Free hospital trust under the NHS， which handed over to DeepMind the records of 1.6 million patients in 2015 on the basis of a vague agreement which took far too little account of the patients’ rights and their expectations of privacy”.根据a vague agreement which took far too little account of the patients’ rights and their expectations of privacy这一部分的语义信息，说明NHS与DeepMind之间的协议没有充分考虑到病人的权利与隐私.这句话的言外之意就是协议未能充分关注病人的权利.故确定答案为选项B，其中failed to是took far too little account的同义改写.

32、[答案][C] necessary adjustments.

[解析]细节题.根据题干中的NHS trust， 以及Denham’s verdict回文定位第二段第二句“The NHS trust has mended its ways.” 根据第二句的语义信息，NHS trust针对Denham’s verdict已经调整了其与DeepMind的协议内容，故通过同义替换，可确定正确答案为C.

33、[答案][D] the value of data comes from the processing of it.

[解析]推理题.根据题干，此题定位在第二段最后一句but之后的转折句.“But this distinction misses the point that it is processing and aggregation， not the mere possession of bits， that gives data value”. 这种区分忽视了一个点：是处理和收集赋予数据意义，而不是拥有数据. 选项中的 “processing”和原文中的“processing”原词复现. 选项中的“the value of data”对应原文中的“data value”.因此，D项为正确答案.

34、[答案][D] the monopoly of big data by tech giants.

[解析]细节题.根据题干此题定位在文中最后一段的第四句.“What matters is that they will belong to a private monopoly which developed them using public resources.”重要的是这些进步属于一个私人垄断企业，而私人垄断企来使用公共资源进行研发.而这正真正的担忧所在.因此，选项D为正确答案， the monopoly of big data by tech giants对应原文中的a private monopoly.

35、[答案][B] cautious

[解析]态度题.本题考查作者对本文主题“将人工智能应用于医疗健康”的态度.根据顺序性原则定位在最后一段.该段倒数第三句话指出“我们目前依然处于这一改革的前期，并且任何小的选择都会对未来产生深远的影响”，其中“still”一词，以及“small”(小)和“gigantic”(巨大的)对比，都体现出了作者对待整个事件是小心谨慎的态度，因此[B] cautious为正确答案.

Text 4

36、[答案][B] its rigid management

[解析]根据题干判断本题考查因果细节.第一段的前三句都是有关USPS的具体数字，属于细节信息.第四句出现many reasons很多原因.紧接着下面就有fundamentally根本原因是， 所以定位在第一段的最后一句.然后分析这个长难句，USPS 处在squeeze between 1 and 2，中，1是technological change， 2是structure. 2的structure后定语从句：denies management flexibility 对应选项B： rigid management.

[干扰项分析]：选项A，budget文中未有涉及. 选项C，虽然有提到technological ，原文technological change 后的定语从句说的是：技术改革降低需求，并没有提到cost成本问题.选项D，the withdrawal of bank support 银行支持撤销了，原文并没有提及银行支持，直接排除.

37、[答案][A] the interference from interest groups

[解析] 根据题干due to，判断本题考查因果细节.根据题干关键词：USPS fails to modernize 定位到原文第二段最后一句，在这句前leaving，留下，导致这个结果，往前找原因，前一句提到reform legislation， 而且这句前还有this is why，只要找到代词this指代就可以判断选项.代词往前推，根据这句主干interest groups exerts pressure on Congress选择选项A，interference 对应 exert pressure on.

[干扰项分析]选项B，the inadequate funding from Congress，原文虽然有提到Congress国会，the aspect of status quo get protected， 国会保护USPS，并没有提及inadequate funding基金不足.选项C，the shrinking demand for postal service 邮政需求缩减，文中没有提及.选项D， the incompetence of postal unions 邮政工会的不作为.文章有提到工会，但是只提他们是属于Interest groups，并没有提到无作为.

38、[答案][A] removing its burden of retiree health care

[解析] 因果细节题.根据38题题干The long-standing complaint by the ....回文定位到第3段，最后一句：“ The latter step would largely offset the financial burden of annually pre-funding retiree health care， thus....” .再根据题干中“ can be addressed by” 即：通过哪种方式解决，此处为解题要点，通过哪种方式来解决，前后明显为结果与途径的关系，即可理解为因果关系.文章此句后半句正是题干，thus前半句为答案The latter step would largely offset the financial burden of annually pre-funding retiree health care.与 A. B . C .D 四个选项匹配后，正确答案为 A removing its burden of retiree health care.

39、[答案][C] discontent

[解析]根据题干可以判断本题为观点态度题.回文定位到最后一段.题干“the author seems to view legislators with”， 具体定位到最后一段倒数第2句：“ The emerging.....is a sign that legislators are getting frightened.......” 再根据题干，问作者最终态度，本段最后一句，转折句是作者最终的态度：“ It is not， however， a sign that they’re getting serious about....” ， 即作者认为他们并没有认真对待.所以此处作者态度为否定.匹配A B C D 四个选项 只有C discontent( 不满)为负向信息，所以为正确答案.

40、[答案][D] The Postal Service Needs more than a Band-Aid

[解析]根据题干特征词“best title”，这是一道主旨题.根据前四道题问的主题，第一道题和第二道题是USPS出现了问题，并分析原因，第三道题给出解决方法，第四道题提到作者对于这个方法的态度，即提出问题—分析问题—解决问题，并在最后给出作者对这个解决方案的评价.根据这个文章框架，首先A选项“USPS开始错过了它的好时光”，这只是提出问题，相对片面;B选项“USPS：不要动我的奶酪”， 这是拒绝解决问题的态度，不符合文章的写作思路;C选项“USPS：慢性病需要快方法”，这个chronic和quick都没有在文中提到;D选项“USPS需要的不仅仅是权宜之计”，这说的其实作者对于解决方案的评价，在文章最后一段.这段最后结尾有But，有however， “it[指代前文讲的方法] is not a sign……”，对此作者表示否定态度.所以D选项为正确答案.

Part B

41、[答案] [E] The Eisenhower Executive Office Building(EEOB) commands a…

[解析] E段首先介绍EEOB的全称，对全文进行概述提出话题，可选为41题答案.同时，从给定选项C第一句提到the State， War，and Navy Building…，the在此特指，可以作为另一一个线索，在E选项中最后一句，复现了the State， War，and Navy Building....故41题答案选E.

42、[答案][G] The history of the EEOB began long before its…

[解析]C选项最后一句谈到了many historic events(建筑内呈现了历史事件)，而G选项第一句提到了the history of the EEOB…(EEOB的历史...)，意思一致，承上启下，故42题答案选G.

43、[答案][A] In December of 1869， Congress appointed…

[解析]确定G后，根据G选项最后一句，...the demolition of the State Department Building(谈到拆除the State Department Building)， 而A选项中谈到了select a site and prepare plans and cost estimates for a new State Department，建立一个新的State Department Building，前后意思顺接，故43题答案选A.

44、[答案][B] Completed in 1875， the State Department’s south wing…

[解析] 根据给定的F段，首句是段落大意，该句提到了...as the building slowly rose wing by wing(该建筑逐翼展开). 而B选项第一句谈到了...south wing was the first to be occupied(首先坐落在南翼)，然后在B选项最后一句又谈到...moved into the east wing(之后又移至东翼). 先在F段总起，再在B段中分说，前后对应，故44题答案选B.

45、[答案][D] Many of the most celebrated national figures…

[解析] B段结尾处谈到了where elaborate wall…decorated the office of the Secretary(这些精美的墙....装饰了秘书处的办公室)，而D段第一句提到了...that have taken place within the EEOB’s granite walls(历史事件在这些EEOB的墙上呈现)， the wall原词复现，两句话意思一致，故45题答案选D.