31. Regarding Johnson’s concerns, the author feels ________.
- A. sympathetic
- B. unconcerned
- C. doubtful
- D. excited
答案：A
答案句：But I trust Taylor, just as I trust Johnson. … I’m certainly not going to advise my friend or anyone else to invest in quantum computers. … I don’t know.
参考译文：但我信任泰勒，就像我信任约翰逊一样。……我当然不会建议我的朋友或任何其他人投资量子计算机。……我不知道。
定位线索：题干“Regarding Johnson's concerns, the author feels”→答案句“But I trust Taylor, just as I trust Johnson”体现作者对约翰逊的信任；文中“trust”对应选项“sympathetic”（同情/理解，此处引申为信任理解）。
解析：题干问作者对约翰逊担忧的感受。答案句“But I trust Taylor, just as I trust Johnson”表明作者信任约翰逊，即理解并认同其担忧，对应A“同情的/理解的”。B“不关心的”与信任矛盾；C“怀疑的”与信任相反；D“兴奋的”文中未提及，且与担忧语境不符。
32. What leads to Taylor’s optimism about quantum computing?
- A. His dominance in physics.
- B. The competition in the field.
- C. His confidence in PyQuantum.
- D. The investment of tech companies.
答案：C
答案句：The company, he says, is closer than any other firm “by a very large margin ( 幅度 )” to building a “useful” quantum computer, one that “solves an impactful problem that we would not have been able to solve otherwise.” He adds, “People will naturally discount my opinions, but I have spent a lot of time quantitatively comparing what we are doing with others.”
参考译文：他说，该公司比其他任何公司都“以非常大的幅度”更接近于制造一台“有用的”量子计算机，一台“解决我们原本无法解决的有影响力的问题”的计算机。他补充道：“人们自然会低估我的观点，但我花了很多时间定量地比较我们正在做的事情和别人的。”
定位线索：题干“What leads to Taylor's optimism”→答案句“The company, he says, is closer than any other firm...to building a 'useful' quantum computer”体现泰勒对PyQuantum的信心；文中“closer than any other firm”对应选项“His confidence in PyQuantum”。
解析：题干问泰勒乐观的原因。答案句明确泰勒声称其公司PyQuantum比其他公司更接近制造有用量子计算机，并强调自己定量比较过，这直接体现他对PyQuantum的信心，对应C。A“物理学主导地位”文中未提及；B“领域竞争”是背景而非原因；D“科技公司投资”是行业现象，与泰勒个人乐观无关。
33. What does the underlined word “prone” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?
- A. Open.
- B. Cool.
- C. Useful.
- D. Resistant.
答案：A
答案句：But something about quantum computing makes it especially prone to hype, Johnson suggests, perhaps because “‘quantum’ stands for something cool you shouldn’t be able to understand.”
参考译文：但约翰逊表示，量子计算的某些特质使其特别容易受到炒作，也许是因为“‘量子’代表着你本不该理解的酷炫事物。”
定位线索：题干“prone”在第三段→答案句“makes it especially prone to hype”及后文“'quantum' stands for something cool you shouldn't be able to understand”提供语境；文中“prone to”对应选项“Open”（易受影响的）。
解析：题干问“prone”含义。答案句说量子计算“especially prone to hype”，后文解释因为“quantum”代表难以理解的酷炫事物，暗示容易被炒作，即“易受影响的”，对应A“Open”（开放的，易受影响的）。B“酷”是量子计算给人的印象，非prone含义；C“有用”无关；D“抵抗的”与语境相反。
34. Which would be the best title for the passage?
- A. Is Johnson More Competent Than Taylor?
- B. Is Quantum Computing Redefining Technology?
- C. Will Quantum Computers Ever Come into Being?
- D. Will Quantum Computing Ever Live Up to Its Hype?
答案：D
答案句：For decades, quantum computing has been little more than a laboratory curiosity. … This is the sort of hype ( 炒作 ) that annoys Johnson. … But something about quantum computing makes it especially prone to hype, Johnson suggests, perhaps because “‘quantum’ stands for something cool you shouldn’t be able to understand.” … Could PyQuantum really be leading all the competition “by a wide margin”, as Taylor claims? I don’t know. … But I trust Taylor, just as I trust Johnson.
参考译文：几十年来，量子计算一直不过是实验室里的新奇事物。… 这就是让约翰逊恼火的那种炒作。… 但约翰逊认为，量子计算的某些特质使其特别容易受到炒作的影响，也许是因为“‘量子’代表着某种很酷但你无法理解的东西。”… 派量子公司真的如泰勒所声称的那样“以很大幅度”领先所有竞争对手吗？我不知道。… 但我信任泰勒，就像我信任约翰逊一样。
定位线索：题干“best title”→全文围绕量子计算的炒作与现实；文中“hype”对应选项“live up to its hype”；文中“laboratory curiosity”和“I don’t know”对应选项的疑问语气。
解析：本文首段引出量子计算话题，第二段指出炒作现象，第三段分析炒作原因，第四至六段通过泰勒的声称和作者的不确定态度，整体主旨是探讨量子计算能否兑现其炒作承诺。选项D“Will Quantum Computing Ever Live Up to Its Hype?”准确概括了全文核心。选项A只涉及人物比较，范围过窄；选项B“Redefining Technology”文中未提及；选项C“Ever Come into Being”过于绝对，文中未否定其存在可能性。