【新】万试通五年英语解析版真题（2025-2021）_202601071054..._在线真题试卷与模拟练习

One would think that with so many people having colds and so many hours of productivity being lost, scientists would know very well about the common cold. But the disease____at first. Only in the last few years have researchers gained certain knowledge about the agents responsible for it. For one thing, there____.

The fact that colds are caused by viruses suggests some means of prevention and treatment. Because the environmental and physiological circumstances for the development of colds____, there is little one can do to prevent them beyond avoiding persons with “new colds” or staying away from others when one has a new cold.

A report showed that almost half of all man failed to take up their offering of two weeks paternity leave(陪产假). The institution which carried out the research found that____did so because they felt unable to afford it.

The research was not restricted to paternity leave. It also found that____lest it harm their careers by making them appear uncommitted.

Clearly there is____, and one thing driving our culture is the legal framework in which it operates. Compared to the two-week paternity leave for men, women have a one-year offering. The unequal offerings are____while women should take the lead at home.

Robots often have trouble picking up objects—they need to be trained on exactly where to reach and how to grasp. One problem is that they can’t touch. They can’t judge how firmly or softly to hold something. Now engineers have made a tool called TacTip. It’s a 3D-printed robotic fingertip with a rubbery outer “skin.” Below the skin are tiny, stiff pins. When TacTip touches something, a camera inside watches those pins getting pushed around. The researchers also added a microphone inside the fingertip, which helps judge vibrations. With all this information, the tool was pretty good at touching different fabrics and telling them apart.【缺少答案，请补充】

It is reported that a record number of more than 4.5 million people sat for the national exam for postgraduate enrollment in 2022, a 21.2% increase over the year before. Why do so many people choose to pursue graduate studies? Give your comments.

This technology has made policing quicker and easier, said Jacob Kissel, an officer at the Brookhaven police department. "We used to go out and knock on everybody's door after a crime happened. Now we can pull up a map and there are bullet points of all of our registered residents with cameras", he added. That allows police to simply pick up the phone and ask residents: "Can you look at your system? Is there anything that you may be able to provide us?" Scholars who study surveillance and package theft raise concerns around the widespread use of technology to catch package thieves, however. For instance, facial recognition technology has been known to misidentify people with darker skin tones. One research has also shown that predominantly white neighborhoods use doorbell cameras and related platforms to practice "racial gate keeping", which can lead to increased policing of communities of color. Lawmakers say the new laws making package theft a felony reflect the deep concerns of their constituents. But it's unclear whether residents truly feel that strongly about the issue. One Brookhaven resident said his package was stolen last year and it was not a big deal. Since the incidents last fall, package theft has not been an issue in the community, and he was surprised to hear that police were building a felony case around the thefts. "I honestly think that's a little extreme," said Sabah Khandaker, another Brookhaven resident. "A lot of the resources go into finding someone that has stolen a package. They could be reallocated somewhere else.【缺少答案，请补充】

"Operation Plugged In" allows the police to____.

The word "felony"(Para.5) is closest in meaning to____.

What does Khandaker think of the crackdown on package thefts?

What is the author's tone in discussing package thefts?

It is stated in Paragraph I that locus of control is____.

People with an internal locus of control tend to____.

Which of the following seems to be supported by psychological research?

A more well-developed internal locus of control____.

Why does the author mention research study in the last paragraph?

I'm an oceanographer who focuses on the study of the ocean. One of my research interests is amphipods(片脚类动物), a kind of tiny sea creature with a soft body and a hard outer shell. Amphipods often live in the canyons(峡谷) under the sea. They are a food source for larger organisms, fueling the food chain and ultimately the species that humans catch and eat. There are thousands of amphipod species all over the world in fresh and salty water, from the surface to the deep sea. We can think of amphipods as a key species—one that helps indicate how healthy an ecosystem is—because they are so common across the oceans. This was a factor in my decision to study them. I didn't directly observe how the amphipod species lives its life. Instead, I compared what I knew about it to studies of similar species. This allowed me to make assumptions about its lifestyle. For instance, amphipods have excellent "smell" detecting abilities because large food falls are few and far between. For some female amphipods, finding these food falls is especially important because they must stuff themselves before reproducing. By the end of my studies, I was keenly aware of the difficulties in studying deep-sea organisms. The challenges are not just limited to accessing their habitats. It's also tough to locate the organisms themselves. Finding amphipods in the deep open ocean is like finding needles in a haystack. Scientists sometimes use large nets to scoop(舀取) up whatever is in the sea around them, but there's no guarantee that they'll get what they are looking for. I presented my research at a big sustainability symposium which allowed me to hear more about human activities that affect amphipods. Offshore oil exploration is one example. The process of looking for oil in the seafloor may reduce the availability of food for deep-sea organisms including amphipods. As their populations decrease the food sources for larger organisms, like the fish we want to eat, start disappearing too. Amphipods and humans seem to be worlds apart. And yet harm to rarely seen organisms in the deepest darkest depths of the ocean could end up hurting us in the not-too-distant future.【缺少答案，请补充】

The author decided to study amphipods because____.

Why are large food falls important for female amphipods?

The phrase "finding needles in a haystack"(Para. 3) is used to indicate ____.

Which of the following may bring harm to amphipods?

【新】万试通五年英语解析版真题 （2025-2021）_202601071054...

【新】万试通五年英语解析版真题（2025-2021）_202601071054...