【K12高考英语】2017高考江苏卷英语试卷及答案(word版)

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60.Embryoniclearninghelpsmotherbirdstoidentifythebabybirdswhich. A.canreceivequalitysignalsB.areinneedoftraining C.fittheenvironmentbetterD.maketheloudestcall

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Anewcommoditybringsaboutahighlyprofitable,fast-growingindustry,urgingantitrust

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regulatorstostepintocheckthosewhocontrolitsflow.Acenturyago,theresourceinquestionwasoil.Nowsimilarconcernsaresbeingraisedbythegiants

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thatdealindata,theoilofthedigitalage.ThemostvaluablefirmsareGoogle,Amazon,FacebookandMicrosoft.Alllookunstoppable.

Suchsituationshaveledtocallsforthetechgiantstobebrokenup.Butsizealoneisnotacrime,Thegiants'successhasbenefitedconsumers.Fewwanttolivewithoutsearchenginesoraquickdelivery,Farfromchargingconsumershighprices,manyoftheseservicesarefree(userspay,ineffect,byhandingoveryetmoredata).Andtheappearanceofnew-borngiantssuggeststhatnewcomerscanmakewaves,too.

Butthereiscauseforconcern.Theinternethasmadedataabundant,all-

presentandfarmorevaluable,changingthenatureofdataandcompetition.Googleinitiallyusedthedatacollectedfromuserstotargetadvertisingbetter.Butrecentlyithasdiscoveredthatdatacanbeturnedintonewservices:translationandvisualrecognition,tobesoldtoothercompanies.Internetcompanies’controlofdatagivesthemenormouspower.Sotheyhavea“God’seyeview”ofactivitiesintheirownmarketsandbeyond.

Thisnatureofdatamakestheantitrustmeasuresofthepastlessuseful.BreakingupfirmslikeGoogleintofivesmalloneswouldnotstopremakingthemselves:intime,oneofthemwouldbecomegreatagain.Arethinkisrequired—

andasanewapproachstartstobecomeapparent,twoideasstandout.

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Thefirstisthatantitrustauthoritiesneedtomoveformtheindustrialageintothe21stcentury.Whenconsideringamerger(

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并),forexample,theyhavetraditionallyusedsizetodeterminewhentostepin.Theynowneedtotakeintoaccounttheextentoffirms'dataassets(

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产)whenassessingtheimpactofdeals.Thepurchasepricecouldalsobeasignalthatanestablishedcompanyisbuyinganew-bormthreat.Whenthistakesplace,especiallywhenanew-borncompanyhasnorevenuetospeakof,theregulatorsshouldraiseredflags.

The second principle is to loosen the control that providers of on-

line services have over data and give more to those who supply them.Companies could be forced to consumers what information they hold and how many money they make form it.Govemments could order the sharing of certain kinds of data,with users' consent.

Restarting antitrust for the information age will not be easy But if govemments

don't wants a data oconomy by a few giants,they must act soon. 61.Whyisthereacalltobreakupgiants? A.Theyhavecontrolledthedatamarket B.Theycollectenormousprivatedata C.Theynolongerprovidefreeservices D.Theydismissedsomenew-borngiants

62.WhatdoesthetechnologicalinnovationinParagraph3indicate? A.Datagiants’technologyisveryexpensive B.Google’sideaispopularamongdatafirms C.Datacanstrengthengiants’controllingposition D.Datacanbeturnedintonewservicesorproducts

63.Bypayingattentiontofirms’dataassets,antitrustregulatorscould. A.killanewthreat

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B.avoidthesizetrap C.favourbiggerfirms D.chargehigherprices

64.Whatisthepurposeoflooseningthegiants’controlofdata? A.Bigcompaniescouldrelievedatasecuritypressure. B.Governmentscouldrelievetheirfinancialpressure. C.Consumerscouldbetterprotecttheirprivacy. D.Smallcompaniescouldgetmoreopportunities. D

OldProblem，NewApproaches

Whilecleanenergyisincreasinglyusedinourdailylife

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globalwarningwillcontinueforsomedecadesafterCO2emissionspeak.Soevenifemissionweretobegindecreasetoday

wewouldstillfacethechallengeofadaptingtoclimate.HereIwillstresssomesmarterandmorecreativeexamplesofclimateadaptation.

Whenitcomestoadaptation

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itisimportanttounderstandthatclimatechangeisaprocess.Wearethereforenottalkingaboutadaptingtoanewstandard

buttoaconstantlyshiftingsetofconditions.ThisiswhyinpartatleasttheUSNationalClimateAssessmentsaysthat:”thereisno‘one-sizefitall’adaptation.”Nevertheless

therearesomeactionsthatoffermuchandcarrylittleriskorcost.

Aroundtheworldpeopleareadaptinginsurprisingways

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especiallyinsomepoorcountries

FloodshavesomemoredamaginginBangladeshinrecentdecades.MohammedRezwansawopportunitywhereotherssawonlydisaster.Hisnot-for-profitorganizationruns100riverboatsthatserverasfloatinglibraries

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，scbools，

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andhealthclinics，

andareequipmentwithsolarpanelsandothercommunicationfacilities.Rezwaniscreatingfloatingconnecticity

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toreplacefloodedroadsandhighways.Butheisalsoworkingatafarmorefundamentallevel：

hisstaffpeoplehowtomakefloatinggardensfishpondspreventatarcationduringthewetseason.

Aroundtheworld,peopleareadaptinginsurprisingways,especiallyinsomepoorcountries,FllodshavebecomemoredamaginginBangladeshinrecentdecades.MobammedRezwansawopportunilywhereotherssawonlydisaster.Hisnot-for-profitorganizationruns100riverboatsthatserveasfloatinglibraries,schoods,andhealthclinics,andareequippedwithsolarpanelsandothercommunicatingfacilities.Rezwaniscreatingfloatingconmetivity

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toreplacefloodedroadsandhighways.Butheisalsoworkingatafarmorefundamentallevel:hisstaffshowpeoplehowtomakefloatinggardensandfishpondstopreventstarvationduringthewetseason.

ElsewhereinAsiaevenmoreastonishingactionsarebeingtaken.Chewang.NophellivesinamountaionousregioninIndia,whereheisknownastheIceMan.Thelossofglaciers(

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川)thereduetoglobalwarmingrepresentsanenormousthreattoagriculture.Withouttheglaciers,waterwillarriveintheriversattimeswhenitcandamagecrops.Norphel’sinspirationcomefromseeingthewasteofwateroverwinter,whenitwasnotneeded.Hedirectedthewastedwaterintoshallowbasinswhereitfroze,andwasstoreduntilthespring.Hisfieldsoficesupplyperfectlytimedirrigation(

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溉)water.Havingcreatedninesuchicereserves.Nophelcalculatesthathehasstoredabout200,000m3ofwater.Climatechangeisacontinuingprocess,soNorhel’sicereserveswillnotlast

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