【正文】 ______________________________( 我一定是把它忘在哪兒了 ). 86. I ____________________________________________ (寧愿加入你們?nèi)プ隽x工 ) than go to the beach for a holiday. 。 America’s most popular newspaper website today announced that the era of free online journalism is drawing to a close. The New York Times has bee the biggest publisher yet to 62 plans for a paywall around its digital offering, 63 the accepted practice that inter users will not pay for news. Struggling 64 an evaporation of advertising and a downward drift in street corner sales, The New York Times 65 to introduce a “metered” model at the beginning of 20xx. Readers will be required to pay when they have 66 a set number of its online articles per month. The decision puts the 159yearold newspaper 67 the charging side of an increasingly wide chasm (鴻溝 ) in the media industry. But others, including the Guardian, have said they will not 68 inter readers, and certain papers, 69 London’s Evening Standard, have gone further in abandoning readership revenue by making their print editions 70 . The New York Times’s publ isher, Arthur Sulzberger, 71 that the move is a gamble: “This is a 72 , to a certain degree, in where we think the web is going.” Boasting a print 73 of 995,000 on weekdays and million on Sundays, The New York Times is the third bestselling American newspaper, 74 the Wall Street Journal and USA Today. 75 most US papers focus on a single city, The New York Times is among the few that can 76 national scope— as well as 16 bureaus in the New York area, it has 11 offices around the US and 77 26 bureaus elsewhere in the world. But 78 many in the publishing industry, the paper is in the grip of a 79 financial crisis. Its parent pany, the New York Times Company, has 15 papers, but 80 a loss of $70 million in the nine months to September and recently accepted a $250 million 81 from a Mexican billionaire, Carlos Slim, to strengthen its balance sheet. 62. [A] set in [C] carry over [B] set out [D] carry away 63. [A] abusing [C] developing [B] deducting [D] abandoning 64. [A] with [C] along [B] beside [D] by 65. [A] engages [C] deliberates [B] intends [D] signifies 66. [A] exceeded [C] assumed [B] multiplied [D] revealed 67. [A] on [C] over [B] of [D] up 68. [A] cost [C] expend [B] consume [D] charge 69. [A] as for [C] such as [B] far from [D] by far 70. [A] reliable [C] applicable [B] free [D] easy 71. [A] resisted [C] acknowledged [B] certified [D] appealed 72. [A] [C] bet [B] kit [D] pit 73. [A] evaluation [C] circulation[B] expansion [D] dimension 74. [A] behind [C] before [B] against [D] within 75. [A] If [C] Hence [B] While [D] Because 76. [A] ascend [C] lengthen [B] announce [D] claim 77. [A] contributes [C] maintains[B] disposes [D] encounters 78. [A] like [C] from [B] beyond [D] through 79. [A] heavy [C] rough [B] crude [D] serious 80. [A] targeted [C] suffered [B] suspended [D] tolerated 81. [A] asset [C] account [B] bill [D] loan Part VI Translation (5 minutes) 注意： 此部分試題請在答題卡 2 上作答 ，只需寫出譯文部分。 52. In the early 20th century Americans believed science and technology could _______. [A] solve virtually all existing problems [C] help raise people’s living standards [B] quicken the pace of industrialization [D] promote the nation’s social progress 53. Why did many American scholars bee enthusiastic about humanistic studies after World WarⅡ ? [A] They wanted to improve their own status within the current education system. [B] They believed the stability of a society depended heavily on humanistic studies. [C] They could get financial support from various foundations for humanistic studies. [D] They realized science and technology alone were no guarantee for a better world. 54. Why are American scholars worried about education today? [A] The STEM subjects are too challenging for students to learn. [B] Some Asian countries have overtaken America in basic sciences. [C] America is lagging behind in the STEM disciplines. [D] There are not enough scholars in humanistic studies. 55. What accounts for the significant decline in humanistic studies today? [A] Insufficient funding. [C] Shortage of devoted faculty. [B] Shrinking enrollment. [D] Dim prospects for graduates. 56. Why does the author attach so much importance to humanistic studies? [A] They promote the development of science and technology. [B] They help prepare students for their professional careers. [C] Humanistic thinking helps define our culture and values. [D] Humanistic thinking helps cultivate students’ creativity. Passage Two Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage. Will there ever be another Einstein? This is the undercurrent of conversation at Einstein memorial meetings throughout the year. A new Einstein will emerge, scientists say. But it may take a long time. After all, more than 200 years separated Einstein from his nearest rival, Isaac Newton. Many physicists say the next Einstein hasn’t been born yet, or is a baby now. That’s because the quest for a unified theory that would account for all the forces of nature has pushed current mathematics to its limits. New math must be created before the problem can be solved. B