Directions:In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. Super realistic masks are made from flexible materials such as silicone and are designed to imitate real human face-down to every last detail. In a study by the Universities of York and Kyoto, researchers asked participants to look at pairs of photographs and decide which showed a_26_ face and which showed a person wearing a mask. Surprisingly, participants made the wrong call in one-in-five cases. The 20%error rate _27_ in the study likely underestimates the extent to which people would struggle to tell an _28 face from the real thing outside of the lab. The researchers collected data from participants from both the UK and Japan to _29_ any differences according to race. When trial participants were asked to choose between photographs of faces of a different race from theirs, response times were slower and selections were 5%less _30. There are now dozens of criminal cases in which offenders have _31_ themselves off as people of a different age, race or gender, sending police investigations down the wrong path. In one recent case, an international gang used an _32_ realistic mask to pose as a French minister, 33 business executives out of millions of pounds. Dr. Jet Sanders, who worked on the study while aPhD student at the University of York, said:"Failure to detect synthetic faces may have important implications for security and crime prevention as super realistic masks may _34_ the key characteristics of a person's appearance to be _35_ identified." 19 ·2024年12月四级真题(第三套)· A) accurate I) incorrectly B) allow J) normal C) artificial K) observed D) cheating L) passed E) deserted M) reminding F) establish N) reparable G) extremely O) resolve H) immediately

解析

1. 26. normal

   • 句子：In a study by the Universities of York and Kyoto, researchers asked participants to look at pairs of photographs and decide which showed a 26 face and which showed a person wearing a mask.
   • 解析：研究中，参与者需要区分照片中哪一个是正常（normal）的脸，哪一个是戴着面具的脸。

2. 27. observed

   • 句子：The 20% error rate 27 in the study likely underestimates the extent to which people would struggle to tell an 28 face from the real thing outside of the lab.
   • 解析：研究中观察到（observed）的20%错误率可能低估了人们在实验室外区分假脸和真脸的困难程度。

3. 28. artificial

   • 句子：The 20% error rate observed in the study likely underestimates the extent to which people would struggle to tell an 28 face from the real thing outside of the lab.
   • 解析：20%的错误率可能低估了人们在实验室外区分人工（artificial）脸和真脸的困难程度。

4. 29. establish

   • 句子：The researchers collected data from participants from both the UK and Japan to 29 any differences according to race.
   • 解析：研究人员从英国和日本的参与者那里收集数据，以确定（establish）任何种族差异。

5. 30. accurate

   • 句子：When trial participants were asked to choose between photographs of faces of a different race from theirs, response times were slower and selections were 5% less _30.
   • 解析：当试验参与者被要求在不同种族的照片中选择时，反应时间更慢，选择的准确性（accurate）降低了5%。

6. 31. passed

   • 句子：There are now dozens of criminal cases in which offenders have 31 themselves off as people of a different age, race or gender, sending police investigations down the wrong path.
   • 解析：现在有几十起刑事案件，罪犯冒充（passed）不同年龄、种族或性别的人员，导致警方调查走错方向。

7. 32. extremely

   • 句子：In one recent case, an international gang used an 32 realistic mask to pose as a French minister, 33 business executives out of millions of pounds.
   • 解析：在一个最近的案例中，一个国际团伙使用了极其（extremely）逼真的面具冒充法国部长，欺骗了企业高管数百万英镑。

8. 33. cheating

   • 句子：In one recent case, an international gang used an extremely realistic mask to pose as a French minister, 33 business executives out of millions of pounds.
   • 解析：在一个最近的案例中，一个国际团伙使用了极其逼真的面具冒充法国部长，欺骗（cheating）了企业高管数百万英镑。

9. 34. allow

   • 句子：Dr. Jet Sanders, who worked on the study while a PhD student at the University of York, said: "Failure to detect synthetic faces may have important implications for security and crime prevention as super realistic masks may 34 the key characteristics of a person's appearance to be 35 identified."
   • 解析：Dr. Jet Sanders 说，未能检测到合成脸可能对安全和犯罪预防有重要影响，因为超级逼真的面具可能允许（allow）一个人外貌的关键特征被错误识别。

10. 35. incorrectly

    • 句子：Dr. Jet Sanders, who worked on the study while a PhD student at the University of York, said: "Failure to detect synthetic faces may have important implications for security and crime prevention as super realistic masks may allow the key characteristics of a person's appearance to be 35 identified."
    • 解析：Dr. Jet Sanders 说，未能检测到合成脸可能对安全和犯罪预防有重要影响，因为超级逼真的面具可能允许一个人外貌的关键特征被错误地（incorrectly）识别。

答案

26. normal
27. observed
28. artificial
29. establish
30. accurate
31. passed
32. extremely
33. cheating
34. allow
35. incorrectly