C) It can diagnose the causes of a country's slowing pace of economic improvement. D) It can compare a country's economic conditions between different periods of time.

50.What can we infer from the passage about American people's economic well-being? A) It is much better than that of their European counterparts. B) It has been on the decline ever since the turn of the century. C) It has not improved as much as reported by the Census Bureau. D) It has not been accurately assessed and reported since mid-2000s.

Passage Two

Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.

If you've ever started a sentence with, \colleague's agony over a decision when the answer is crystal-clear, there's a scientific reason behind it. Our own decision-making abilities can become depleted over the course of the day causing indecision or poor choices，but choosing on behalf of someone else is an enjoyable task that doesn't suffer the same pitfalls.

The problem is \choices after a long day of decision making, says Evan Polman, a leading psychologist.

Physicians who have been on the job for several hours, for example, are more likely to prescribe antibiotics to patients when it's unwise to do so. \prescription and consider a patient case closed rather than investigate further,\

But decision fatigue goes away when you are making the decision for someone else. When people imagine themselves as advisers and imagine their own choices as belonging to someone else, they feel less tired and rely less on decision shortcuts to make those choices. \than decision maker, one does not suffer the consequences of decision fatigue，\something fun and liberating about making someone else's choice.''

Getting input from others not only offers a fresh perspective and thought process, it often also includes riskier choices. While this sounds undesirable, it can be quite good, says Polman. \decision fatigue—when they are tired of making choices—they have a tendency to choose to go with the status quo (现状)，\

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can sometimes be important and lead to a positive outcome. \

In order to achieve a successful outcome or reward, some level of risk is almost always essential. \\not to say that risk is always good, but it is related to taking action, whereas decision fatigue assuredly leads to inaction and the possible chagrin (澳恼)of a decision maker who might otherwise prefer a new course but is unfortunately hindered. \

Just because you can make good choices for others doesn’t mean you'11 do the same for yourself, Polman cautions. \themselves,\ 注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

51.What does the author say about people making decisions?

A)They may become exhausted by making too many decisions for themselves. B)They are more cautious in making decisions for others than for themselves. C)They tend to make decisions the way they think advantageous to them. D)They show considerable differences in their decision-making abilities.

52.What does the example about the physicians illustrate? A)Patients seldom receive due care towards the end of the day. B)Prescription of antibiotics can be harmful to patients’ health. C)Decision fatigue may prevent people making wise decisions. D)Medical doctors are especially susceptible to decision fatigue.

53.When do people feel less decision fatigue? A)When they take decision shortcuts. B)When they help others to make decisions. C)When they have major decisions to make. D)When they have advisers to turn to.

54.What are people likely to do when decision fatigue sets in? A)They turn to physicians for advice.

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B)They tend to make risky decisions. C)They adopt a totally new perspective. D)They refrain from trying anything new.

55.What does the passage say about taking some risk in decision making? A)It is vital for one to reach the goal desired. B)It is likely to entail serious consequences. C)It will enable people to be more creative. D)It will more often than not end in regret.

Part IV Translation (30 minutes)

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.

中国目前拥有世界上最大最快的高速铁路网。高铁列车的运行速度还将继续提升，更多的城市将修建高铁站。高铁大大缩短了人们出行的时间。相对飞机而言，高轶列车的突出优势在于准时，因为基本不受天气或交通管制的影响。高铁极大地改变了中国人的生活方式。如今，它已经成了很多人商务旅行的首选交通工具。越来越多的人也在假日乘高铁外出旅游。还有不少年轻人选择在一个城市工作而在邻近城市居住，每天乘高铁上下班。

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1 B 26 D 51 A 2 A 27 A 52 C 3 D 28 N 53 B 4 C 29 L 54 D 5 B 30 F 55 A 6 A 31 E 7 D 32 C 8 D 33 B 9 C 34 J 10 A 35 0 11 C 36 J 12 B 37 G 13 C 38 C 14 A 39 K 15 B 40 B 16 D 41 H 17 A 42 N 18 B 43 A 19 D 44 E 20 C 45 I 21 A 46 A 22 C 47 D 23 A 48 B 24 D 49 D 25 B 50 C

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