18.JudgeHaltsWorkonMicrosoft’sJEDIContract,aVictoryforAmazonAfederaljudgeinWashingtonorderedMicrosoftonThursdaytohaltallworkona$10billioncloud-computingcontractforthePentagon,inavictoryforAmazon,whichhadchallengedtheawardingofthecontract.Inasealedopinion,thejudgeoftheCourtofFederalClaimsorderedworktostopontheJointEnterpriseDefenseInfrastructureproject,knownasJEDI,untilAmazon’slegalchallengewasresolved.The10-yearcontractwasoneofthelargesttechcontractsfromthePentagon,andMicrosoftwassettobeginworkonitthismonth.Thedecisionaddstotheacrimonysurroundingthelucrativedeal,whichwasamajorprizeinthetechnologyindustry,andratchetsupthelegalbattlearoundthetransformationofthemilitary’scloud-computingsystems.InDecember,AmazonfileditslegalchallengeagainsttheawardingofJEDI,sayingthatMr.Trumpused“improperpressure”onthePentagonatitsexpense.Inanothercourtfilingthismonth,Amazonarguedthataninjunctionwasnecessarytopreventitfromlosingtheprofititcouldearnfromthecontract.“ThisisallsettingthestageforamajorcourtfightbetweenAmazonandMicrosoft,withtheD.O.D.caughtinbetween,”saidDanielIves,ananalyst.“It’sapoliticalfootballthat’sbeingkickedaround.”QuestionWhichofthefollowingisasynonymof“lucrative“in“thedecisionaddstotheacrimonysurroundingthelucrativedeal?”
19.JudgeHaltsWorkonMicrosoft’sJEDIContract,aVictoryforAmazonAfederaljudgeinWashingtonorderedMicrosoftonThursdaytohaltallworkona$10billioncloud-computingcontractforthePentagon,inavictoryforAmazon,whichhadchallengedtheawardingofthecontract.Inasealedopinion,thejudgeoftheCourtofFederalClaimsorderedworktostopontheJointEnterpriseDefenseInfrastructureproject,knownasJEDI,untilAmazon’slegalchallengewasresolved.The10-yearcontractwasoneofthelargesttechcontractsfromthePentagon,andMicrosoftwassettobeginworkonitthismonth.Thedecisionaddstotheacrimonysurroundingthelucrativedeal,whichwasamajorprizeinthetechnologyindustry,andratchetsupthelegalbattlearoundthetransformationofthemilitary’scloud-computingsystems.InDecember,AmazonfileditslegalchallengeagainsttheawardingofJEDI,sayingthatMr.Trumpused“improperpressure”onthePentagonatitsexpense.Inanothercourtfilingthismonth,Amazonarguedthataninjunctionwasnecessarytopreventitfromlosingtheprofititcouldearnfromthecontract.“ThisisallsettingthestageforamajorcourtfightbetweenAmazonandMicrosoft,withtheD.O.D.caughtinbetween,”saidDanielIves,ananalyst.“It’sapoliticalfootballthat’sbeingkickedaround.”QuestionWhichofthefollowingCANreplace“halts”in“JudgehaltsworkonMicrosoftJEDIcontract?"
21.JudgeHaltsWorkonMicrosoft’sJEDIContract,aVictoryforAmazonAfederaljudgeinWashingtonorderedMicrosoftonThursdaytohaltallworkona$10billioncloud-computingcontractforthePentagon,inavictoryforAmazon,whichhadchallengedtheawardingofthecontract.Inasealedopinion,thejudgeoftheCourtofFederalClaimsorderedworktostopontheJointEnterpriseDefenseInfrastructureproject,knownasJEDI,untilAmazon’slegalchallengewasresolved.The10-yearcontractwasoneofthelargesttechcontractsfromthePentagon,andMicrosoftwassettobeginworkonitthismonth.Thedecisionaddstotheacrimonysurroundingthelucrativedeal,whichwasamajorprizeinthetechnologyindustry,andratchetsupthelegalbattlearoundthetransformationofthemilitary’scloud-computingsystems.InDecember,AmazonfileditslegalchallengeagainsttheawardingofJEDI,sayingthatMr.Trumpused“improperpressure”onthePentagonatitsexpense.Inanothercourtfilingthismonth,Amazonarguedthataninjunctionwasnecessarytopreventitfromlosingtheprofititcouldearnfromthecontract.“ThisisallsettingthestageforamajorcourtfightbetweenAmazonandMicrosoft,withtheD.O.D.caughtinbetween,”saidDanielIves,ananalyst.“It’sapoliticalfootballthat’sbeingkickedaround.”Question：A__________isaproblemthatdoesn’tgetsolvedbecausethepoliticsoftheissuegetintheway.
22.JudgeHaltsWorkonMicrosoft’sJEDIContract,aVictoryforAmazonAfederaljudgeinWashingtonorderedMicrosoftonThursdaytohaltallworkona$10billioncloud-computingcontractforthePentagon,inavictoryforAmazon,whichhadchallengedtheawardingofthecontract.Inasealedopinion,thejudgeoftheCourtofFederalClaimsorderedworktostopontheJointEnterpriseDefenseInfrastructureproject,knownasJEDI,untilAmazon’slegalchallengewasresolved.The10-yearcontractwasoneofthelargesttechcontractsfromthePentagon,andMicrosoftwassettobeginworkonitthismonth.Thedecisionaddstotheacrimonysurroundingthelucrativedeal,whichwasamajorprizeinthetechnologyindustry,andratchetsupthelegalbattlearoundthetransformationofthemilitary’scloud-computingsystems.InDecember,AmazonfileditslegalchallengeagainsttheawardingofJEDI,sayingthatMr.Trumpused“improperpressure”onthePentagonatitsexpense.Inanothercourtfilingthismonth,Amazonarguedthataninjunctionwasnecessarytopreventitfromlosingtheprofititcouldearnfromthecontract.“ThisisallsettingthestageforamajorcourtfightbetweenAmazonandMicrosoft,withtheD.O.D.caughtinbetween,”saidDanielIves,ananalyst.“It’sapoliticalfootballthat’sbeingkickedaround.”Question：Whichofthefollowingexpressesangryandunpleasantfeelings?
28.InJune2016,theUnitedKingdomvotedtoleavetheEuropeanUnioninanuproar.ThenthePrimeMinisterDavidCameronresigned,andTheresamaywonthecontestfortheleadershipoftheconservativeparty.Anewwordisbeginningtoappearintheheadlines:‘Britain+exit=Brexit’."We'reinunchartedterritory."ThatiswhatanaideworkinginUKPrimeMinisterDavidCameron'sofficetoldreportersaftertheresultsofaBritishreferendumonEuropeanUnion(EU)membershipcameoutonJune242016.TheUK'shistoricvotetoexittheEUhasleftpeopleinshockandstirredanxietyacrosstheglobe.Eveniftheproceedingswon'tbefinalizedforanothertwoyears,theimpactshavealreadybeguntoshow.Forstarters,ifnotfor"Brexit",theEnglishsoccerteam'sdefeatintheEuroCuponJune28mightnothavebeensobitter.ButsoccerfansmockedthefactthatEnglandwasbeingdumpedbyEuropetwiceinaweek–intheprocess,losingbothitsPrimeMinisterandnationalsoccerteammanager.ThatEnglandmetdefeatatthehandsofIcelandwasalsoasourceofhumor."Thebeautifulirony.EnglandknockedoutofEuro2016bycountrynotevenintheEU!Maybethat’swhytheypressedtheBrexitbutton,"jokedoneTwitteruser.TheBritisheconomyfacesmoreseriouseffects.Thevotecreatedthebiggestglobalfinancialshocksincethe2008economiccrisis.Thepoundsuffereditsmostdramaticone-dayfallinhistory,plungingmorethan10percentagainstthedollartohitlevelslastseenin1985.Londonmightloseitsstatusasaglobalfinancialcapital.QuittingtheEUcouldalsocosttheUKaccesstotheEU'stradebarrier-freesinglemarketandmeansthatitmustseeknewtradeaccordswithcountriesaroundtheworld,Reutersreports.USPresidentBarackObamasaystheUKwouldbeatthe"backofaqueue"foraUSpact.Thereferendum'ssurprisingresultsshowadivisioninBritishsocietybetweentheoldergeneration–whobacked"Brexit"becausetheybelievedtheysawnobenefitsfromUK'sethnicdiversityandfree-marketeconomy–andtheyoungergeneration,whofavorglobalizationandtheborder-freepolicy.ChinaDaily'sUKeditorJonLowearguesthatasecond,equallyfundamentalsplitwasrevealedinthevotingresults.Hesaysthere'sagapbetweenwhatBritonsthoughttheywereandwhattheyreallyare."Farfrombeinganationofmodern,sophisticated,multiculturalgo-getters,itturnsoutwearestillacountryofbeer-swillingbumpkinswithadistasteforforeignersandadeepmistrustofEuropeanpowers,"Lowewrote.QuestionSix:WhathappenedtotheBritisheconomywhenthereferendumcameout?
A 脱欧公投结果后造成英镑兑美元的汇率单日最大跌幅近10%.
26.Readthepassageandcompletethefollowingquestions.InJune2016,theUnitedKingdomvotedtoleavetheEuropeanUnioninanuproar.ThenthePrimeMinisterDavidCameronresigned,andTheresamaywonthecontestfortheleadershipoftheconservativeparty.Anewwordisbeginningtoappearintheheadlines:‘Britain+exit=Brexit’."We'reinunchartedterritory."ThatiswhatanaideworkinginUKPrimeMinisterDavidCameron'sofficetoldreportersaftertheresultsofaBritishreferendumonEuropeanUnion(EU)membershipcameoutonJune242016.TheUK'shistoricvotetoexittheEUhasleftpeopleinshockandstirredanxietyacrosstheglobe.Eveniftheproceedingswon'tbefinalizedforanothertwoyears,theimpactshavealreadybeguntoshow.Forstarters,ifnotfor"Brexit",theEnglishsoccerteam'sdefeatintheEuroCuponJune28mightnothavebeensobitter.ButsoccerfansmockedthefactthatEnglandwasbeingdumpedbyEuropetwiceinaweek–intheprocess,losingbothitsPrimeMinisterandnationalsoccerteammanager.ThatEnglandmetdefeatatthehandsofIcelandwasalsoasourceofhumor."Thebeautifulirony.EnglandknockedoutofEuro2016bycountrynotevenintheEU!Maybethat’swhytheypressedtheBrexitbutton,"jokedoneTwitteruser.TheBritisheconomyfacesmoreseriouseffects.Thevotecreatedthebiggestglobalfinancialshocksincethe2008economiccrisis.Thepoundsuffereditsmostdramaticone-dayfallinhistory,plungingmorethan10percentagainstthedollartohitlevelslastseenin1985.Londonmightloseitsstatusasaglobalfinancialcapital.QuittingtheEUcouldalsocosttheUKaccesstotheEU'stradebarrier-freesinglemarketandmeansthatitmustseeknewtradeaccordswithcountriesaroundtheworld,Reutersreports.USPresidentBarackObamasaystheUKwouldbeatthe"backofaqueue"foraUSpact.Thereferendum'ssurprisingresultsshowadivisioninBritishsocietybetweentheoldergeneration–whobacked"Brexit"becausetheybelievedtheysawnobenefitsfromUK'sethnicdiversityandfree-marketeconomy–andtheyoungergeneration,whofavorglobalizationandtheborder-freepolicy.ChinaDaily'sUKeditorJonLowearguesthatasecond,equallyfundamentalsplitwasrevealedinthevotingresults.Hesaysthere'sagapbetweenwhatBritonsthoughttheywereandwhattheyreallyare."Farfrombeinganationofmodern,sophisticated,multiculturalgo-getters,itturnsoutwearestillacountryofbeer-swillingbumpkinswithadistasteforforeignersandadeepmistrustofEuropeanpowers,"Lowewrote.questionFour:TheBrexitmadeBritain_____.
B 英国脱欧让英格兰失去欧盟的无壁垒市场.
25.Readthepassageandcompletethefollowingquestions.InJune2016,theUnitedKingdomvotedtoleavetheEuropeanUnioninanuproar.ThenthePrimeMinisterDavidCameronresigned,andTheresamaywonthecontestfortheleadershipoftheconservativeparty.Anewwordisbeginningtoappearintheheadlines:‘Britain+exit=Brexit’."We'reinunchartedterritory."ThatiswhatanaideworkinginUKPrimeMinisterDavidCameron'sofficetoldreportersaftertheresultsofaBritishreferendumonEuropeanUnion(EU)membershipcameoutonJune242016.TheUK'shistoricvotetoexittheEUhasleftpeopleinshockandstirredanxietyacrosstheglobe.Eveniftheproceedingswon'tbefinalizedforanothertwoyears,theimpactshavealreadybeguntoshow.Forstarters,ifnotfor"Brexit",theEnglishsoccerteam'sdefeatintheEuroCuponJune28mightnothavebeensobitter.ButsoccerfansmockedthefactthatEnglandwasbeingdumpedbyEuropetwiceinaweek–intheprocess,losingbothitsPrimeMinisterandnationalsoccerteammanager.ThatEnglandmetdefeatatthehandsofIcelandwasalsoasourceofhumor."Thebeautifulirony.EnglandknockedoutofEuro2016bycountrynotevenintheEU!Maybethat’swhytheypressedtheBrexitbutton,"jokedoneTwitteruser.TheBritisheconomyfacesmoreseriouseffects.Thevotecreatedthebiggestglobalfinancialshocksincethe2008economiccrisis.Thepoundsuffereditsmostdramaticone-dayfallinhistory,plungingmorethan10percentagainstthedollartohitlevelslastseenin1985.Londonmightloseitsstatusasaglobalfinancialcapital.QuittingtheEUcouldalsocosttheUKaccesstotheEU'stradebarrier-freesinglemarketandmeansthatitmustseeknewtradeaccordswithcountriesaroundtheworld,Reutersreports.USPresidentBarackObamasaystheUKwouldbeatthe"backofaqueue"foraUSpact.Thereferendum'ssurprisingresultsshowadivisioninBritishsocietybetweentheoldergeneration–whobacked"Brexit"becausetheybelievedtheysawnobenefitsfromUK'sethnicdiversityandfree-marketeconomy–andtheyoungergeneration,whofavorglobalizationandtheborder-freepolicy.ChinaDaily'sUKeditorJonLowearguesthatasecond,equallyfundamentalsplitwasrevealedinthevotingresults.Hesaysthere'sagapbetweenwhatBritonsthoughttheywereandwhattheyreallyare."Farfrombeinganationofmodern,sophisticated,multiculturalgo-getters,itturnsoutwearestillacountryofbeer-swillingbumpkinswithadistasteforforeignersandadeepmistrustofEuropeanpowers,"Lowewrote.questionthree:TheoppositeofBrexitis_____.
29.PresidentTrumphascalledmembersofthepress“enemiesofthepeople,”deemedcriticalcoverage“fake,”accusednewsorganizationsoftreasonandthreatenedtomakeiteasiertosuejournalistsforlibel.ButnotuntilthisweekhadMr.Trumpturnedtotheultimaterecourseoftheunhappyreader:Hecanceledhissubscription.OfficialsintheWestWingonThursdayannouncedthatcopiesofTheWashingtonPostandTheNewYorkTimeswouldnolongerbedeliveredtotheWhiteHouse.Theadministrationismovingtoforceotherfederalagenciestoendtheirsubscriptionstothepapers,aswell.TheWhiteHouseremainsasignificantcustomerofprintjournalism:CopiesofTheWallStreetJournal,USAToday,TheFinancialTimesandotherpublicationsaredeliveredto1600PennsylvaniaAvenueeverymorning,alongwithMr.Trump’spreferredfirstread,TheNewYorkPost.Andthepresidentremainsarabidabsorberofthewidermedialandscape,frequentlycommentingonwhatheseesoncablenewsandsendinghandwrittennotestojournalists,oftenscrawledonprintoutsoftheirarticles.Mr.TrumppreviewedhiscancellationplansduringaninterviewonMondayonFoxNews,duringwhichhecalledTheTimes“afakenewspaper”andtoldSeanHannitythat“wedon’tevenwantitintheWhiteHouseanymore.”Question:Accordingtothepassage,PresidentTrump________________.
24.Readthepassageandcompletethefollowingquestions.InJune2016,theUnitedKingdomvotedtoleavetheEuropeanUnioninanuproar.ThenthePrimeMinisterDavidCameronresigned,andTheresamaywonthecontestfortheleadershipoftheconservativeparty.Anewwordisbeginningtoappearintheheadlines:‘Britain+exit=Brexit’."We'reinunchartedterritory."ThatiswhatanaideworkinginUKPrimeMinisterDavidCameron'sofficetoldreportersaftertheresultsofaBritishreferendumonEuropeanUnion(EU)membershipcameoutonJune242016.TheUK'shistoricvotetoexittheEUhasleftpeopleinshockandstirredanxietyacrosstheglobe.Eveniftheproceedingswon'tbefinalizedforanothertwoyears,theimpactshavealreadybeguntoshow.Forstarters,ifnotfor"Brexit",theEnglishsoccerteam'sdefeatintheEuroCuponJune28mightnothavebeensobitter.ButsoccerfansmockedthefactthatEnglandwasbeingdumpedbyEuropetwiceinaweek–intheprocess,losingbothitsPrimeMinisterandnationalsoccerteammanager.ThatEnglandmetdefeatatthehandsofIcelandwasalsoasourceofhumor."Thebeautifulirony.EnglandknockedoutofEuro2016bycountrynotevenintheEU!Maybethat’swhytheypressedtheBrexitbutton,"jokedoneTwitteruser.TheBritisheconomyfacesmoreseriouseffects.Thevotecreatedthebiggestglobalfinancialshocksincethe2008economiccrisis.Thepoundsuffereditsmostdramaticone-dayfallinhistory,plungingmorethan10percentagainstthedollartohitlevelslastseenin1985.Londonmightloseitsstatusasaglobalfinancialcapital.QuittingtheEUcouldalsocosttheUKaccesstotheEU'stradebarrier-freesinglemarketandmeansthatitmustseeknewtradeaccordswithcountriesaroundtheworld,Reutersreports.USPresidentBarackObamasaystheUKwouldbeatthe"backofaqueue"foraUSpact.Thereferendum'ssurprisingresultsshowadivisioninBritishsocietybetweentheoldergeneration–whobacked"Brexit"becausetheybelievedtheysawnobenefitsfromUK'sethnicdiversityandfree-marketeconomy–andtheyoungergeneration,whofavorglobalizationandtheborder-freepolicy.ChinaDaily'sUKeditorJonLowearguesthatasecond,equallyfundamentalsplitwasrevealedinthevotingresults.Hesaysthere'sagapbetweenwhatBritonsthoughttheywereandwhattheyreallyare."Farfrombeinganationofmodern,sophisticated,multiculturalgo-getters,itturnsoutwearestillacountryofbeer-swillingbumpkinswithadistasteforforeignersandadeepmistrustofEuropeanpowers,"Lowewrote.QuestionTwo:IsIceland,whichbeatBritaininEuro2016,amemberoftheEuropeanUnion?
B 冰岛并不是欧盟成员国.
23.Readthepassageandcompletethefollowingquestions.InJune2016,theUnitedKingdomvotedtoleavetheEuropeanUnioninanuproar.ThenthePrimeMinisterDavidCameronresigned,andTheresamaywonthecontestfortheleadershipoftheconservativeparty.Anewwordisbeginningtoappearintheheadlines:‘Britain+exit=Brexit’."We'reinunchartedterritory."ThatiswhatanaideworkinginUKPrimeMinisterDavidCameron'sofficetoldreportersaftertheresultsofaBritishreferendumonEuropeanUnion(EU)membershipcameoutonJune242016.TheUK'shistoricvotetoexittheEUhasleftpeopleinshockandstirredanxietyacrosstheglobe.Eveniftheproceedingswon'tbefinalizedforanothertwoyears,theimpactshavealreadybeguntoshow.Forstarters,ifnotfor"Brexit",theEnglishsoccerteam'sdefeatintheEuroCuponJune28mightnothavebeensobitter.ButsoccerfansmockedthefactthatEnglandwasbeingdumpedbyEuropetwiceinaweek–intheprocess,losingbothitsPrimeMinisterandnationalsoccerteammanager.ThatEnglandmetdefeatatthehandsofIcelandwasalsoasourceofhumor."Thebeautifulirony.EnglandknockedoutofEuro2016bycountrynotevenintheEU!Maybethat’swhytheypressedtheBrexitbutton,"jokedoneTwitteruser.TheBritisheconomyfacesmoreseriouseffects.Thevotecreatedthebiggestglobalfinancialshocksincethe2008economiccrisis.Thepoundsuffereditsmostdramaticone-dayfallinhistory,plungingmorethan10percentagainstthedollartohitlevelslastseenin1985.Londonmightloseitsstatusasaglobalfinancialcapital.QuittingtheEUcouldalsocosttheUKaccesstotheEU'stradebarrier-freesinglemarketandmeansthatitmustseeknewtradeaccordswithcountriesaroundtheworld,Reutersreports.USPresidentBarackObamasaystheUKwouldbeatthe"backofaqueue"foraUSpact.Thereferendum'ssurprisingresultsshowadivisioninBritishsocietybetweentheoldergeneration–whobacked"Brexit"becausetheybelievedtheysawnobenefitsfromUK'sethnicdiversityandfree-marketeconomy–andtheyoungergeneration,whofavorglobalizationandtheborder-freepolicy.ChinaDaily'sUKeditorJonLowearguesthatasecond,equallyfundamentalsplitwasrevealedinthevotingresults.Hesaysthere'sagapbetweenwhatBritonsthoughttheywereandwhattheyreallyare."Farfrombeinganationofmodern,sophisticated,multiculturalgo-getters,itturnsoutwearestillacountryofbeer-swillingbumpkinswithadistasteforforeignersandadeepmistrustofEuropeanpowers,"Lowewrote.Questionone:“EnglandwasbeingdumpedbyEuropetwiceinaweek.”Itrefersto__.
A 这是讽刺的说法，指英国宣布脱离欧盟并且在2016年欧洲杯中失利.