上海市理工大学附属中学2014届高三下学期第四次月考
英语试题
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. In a café B. In a drugstore. C. In a garage. D. In a grocery.
2. A. 5 hours. B. 9 hours. C. 7 hours. D. 10 hours.
3. A. To ask for a morning call. B. To go to bed early.
C. To catch the later flight.
D. To cancel his trip.
4. A. Tom survived the accident. B. Someone saved Tom’s life.
C. It did little damage to Tom’s car.
D. Tom was killed in the accident.
5. A. By air. B. By bus. C. By car. D. By train.
6. A. Librarian and student. B. Boss and secretary.
C. Publisher and salesman.
D. Customer and shop assistant.
7. A. It’s high in quality. B. It’s worth the price.
C. Its price is too high.
D. It’s well made.
8. A. She is going to work in her brother’s firm.
B. She isn’t going to work in her brother’s firm.
C. She studies in the same school as her brother.
D. She plans to major in tax law.
9. A. Determined. B. Rude. C. Frank. D. Sensitive.
10. A. The man is losing patience with the woman.
B. The man is willing to help the woman.
C. The man will let Bob chat with the woman.
D. The man has finished his project.
Section B
Directions:In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one
would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. He got it through constant watching. B. He had a lot of practice in his spare time.
C He learned it in a special school.. D. He was once caught by a signalman.
12. A. At Missouri. B. At Fillan. C. At Omar. D. In Kansas City.
13. A. Angry. B. Excited. C. Surprised. D. Frightened. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. The young Americans think reading less important than computer and science.
B. Most young Americans believe that reading is very important.
C. The majority of young American find reading boring and old-fashioned.
D. The majority of Americans find reading more stimulating than computers and science.
15. A. Cultural and traditional books. B. Mysteries and detectives.
C. Science fiction.
D. Novels and stories
16. A. Reading up-to-date books and magazines. B. Watching TV.
C. Listening to music.
D. Going to libraries
Section C
Directions: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be
read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks
with the information you hear.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions:After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
(A)
The belief (25)_________ animals can predict earthquakes has been around for centuries.
In 373B.C., it’s recorded that animals, including rats, sn akes and weasels, deserted the Greek city of Helice just days before (26) ________ quake destroyed the place.
Since then, there have been similar stories of animal prediction of earthquakes across the centuries. It has been reported that fish move fiercely, chickens stop laying eggs, and bees leave their hive in a panic. Lots of pet owners said that they (27) ________ (witness) their cats and dogs acting strangely before the ground shook ---- barking or whining for no reason or showing signs of nervousness.
But what animals (28) ________ sense, if they do feel anything at all, is a mystery. One idea is that animals feel the Earth shake before humans. Other ideas suggest they detect electrical changes in the air or gas released from the Earth.
Earthquakes are a sudden phenomenon. Seismologists（地震学家）have no way of knowing exactly when or where the next one will hit. About 500,0000 detectable quakes occur in the world each year. (29)________ those, 1000,0000 can be felt by humans, and 100 cause damage.
Japan is one of the countries (30)________ most earthquakes happen every year. Scientists there have long studied animals in hopes of discovering what they hear or feel before the Earth (31)________(shake), in order to use that sense as a prediction tools.
On the other hand, American seismologists are doubtful, (32)________ ________ there have been recorded cases of strange animal behavior before earthquakes.
(B)
Facial piercings（刺穿）and tattoos may (33)________ (become) more common ---- but that doesn’t mean they are any more accepted in the workplace, according to a new study. Visible body art is often still seen (34)_______ unprofessional and unwanted by coworkers, researchers from Texas State University found, with people saying they would rather not work with someone with piercings and tattoos when face-to-face contact with customers is required.
“Our analysis suggests that body art wearers (35)________ (not overcome) employmen t prejudices,” said Brian K. Miller, who headed the research team. In the study, more than 150 people were given the tasks of selling business insurance. The researchers found even those who had piercings and tattoos (36)________ were critical of others with body art.
While only one percent of Americans had a tattoo 30 years ago, by 2006 the number had jumped to 24 percent. The trend is (37)________ (popular) among young people, Miller said, with
about 16 percent of people aged 18 to 24 having both tattoos and piercings. According to another survey, Miller found 58 percent of managers said they would be less likely (38)________ (hire) an applicant with visible tattoos or body piercings.
Jason Ryan Arment, who has a number of tattoos, said (39)________ ________ ________ you can’t see them, tattoos shouldn’t be a problem.
In some jobs body art can even be a plus. “Think about the audience for skateboards,” said Miller. “It (40)________ be good for these sales people to have piercings or tattoos.”
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Since springing up in 2008, Chinese SNS websites have been growing rapidly. While building complete platforms, SNS websites have been attracting a greatly increasing number of users as well as tremendous adve rtisers’ attention.
The birth of SNS websites brought us a new _____41_______ of socializing online using one’s real identity. Furthermore, the popularity of SNS websites has made real-identity online interaction a daily ______42____ for almost all the Internet users.
Blogs, photos, virtual gifts, games and other SNS applications have ____43____ real emotional interaction among Internet users.
Obviously, real-identity online communication has become a major competitive advantage of SNS websites. Many experts conclude that SNS websites have created a network of real socializing and have solved people’s daily problems in communication. Hence, solving real life issues and maintaining friendly interpersonal relationship are the ____44____ factors that ensure the survival and growth of SNS websites. Data report shows that https://www.doczj.com/doc/dd7365419.html, has helped 63 users find a friend very second during the whole year of 2009 and crated 1 billion friendships.
In addition, celebrities, institutions and organizations have gradually become members of SNS websites. Information sharing becomes more ____45____, and the emergence of social games satisfies users’ need for ____46____ entertainment.
By gaining users in 2009, the SNS profit model has ____47____ grown clearer. According to the CNNIC annual report, 80% of SNS revenue derives from Internet advertisement, 15% from VAS(value-added service), and another 5% from other sources.
As the real marketing value of SNS was discovered by more businesses, many successful partnerships ____48____. Advertising professionals believe that the ___49_____ properties of SNS include participation, interaction, self-expression and emotional communication. These properties are the basis of SNS marketing activities, and they will ____50____ the birth of more marketing models.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions:For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
In the last year, So malia’s pirates have attacked 120 ships in the Gulf of Aden, pre venting commerce in a key shipping lane (the transportation route for 20 percent of the world’s oil), blocking aid supplies and driving up transport costs. There are two ways to stop such ____51____: restore the rule of law to Somalia, which is a totally failed state, or blockade the country, ____52____ every ship or boat that leaves its shores. One of these solutions would be hard to ____53____. The other is quite realistic ---- yet outside governments have refused to try.
The last few weeks have shown how hard it will be to ____54____ the pirates on the high seas. When British Navy tried to go ____55____ a captured fishing boat on Nov.11, they had to go in with guns firing and killed one possible hostage in the process. A week later, an Indian warship opened fire on ____56____ it thought was a pirate mother ship. But the target ____57____ to be a Thai fishing ship. The pirates escaped, and 15 or 16 crew members on the ship were lost. When pirates seized their most valuable prize eve on Nov.15 ---- the Sirius Star supertanker holding 2 million barrels of oil ---- everyone kept their ___58_____.
The region is currently patrolled by warships made up of the navies of 20 nations ___59_____ overall U.S. command. At any given time, there are 12 to 15 warships in the area. Yet pirates have only increased their efforts. The Sirius Star was taken 450 miles southeast of Kenya, and with it, the pirates now hold 300 ____60____ and 15 ships.
The U.S. Navy recently recommended that merchant ships arm themselves ---- an idea that’s proved ____61___ with sailors afraid it will only cause pirates to employ greater ____62____. The Navy also points out that piracy affects less than 1 percent of the 16,0000 ships to pass through the Gulf of Aden each year. This overlooks the _____63____ that the pirates managed to force the World Food Program to cancel grain deliveries last year, before Canada agreed to have its warship escort the transports at great ____64____. And in another sign of rising costs, a major Norwegian shipping company has just announced that it will begin ____65____ around the Cape of Good Hope rather than going through the Suez Canal ---- which will double shipping charges.
51. A. attempts B. accidents C. attacks D. adventures
52. A. searching B. destroying C. registering D. seizing
53. A. deal with B. figure out C. take over D. carry out
54. A. defeat B. reject C. satisfy D. recognize
55. A. along B. aside C. around D. aboard
56. A. something B. which C. that D. what
57. A. turned down B. turned up C. turned out D. turned away
58. A. distance B. control C. way D. secret
59. A. for B. under C. with D. at
60. A. hostages B. refugees C. survivors D. prisoners
61. A. unfair B. fair C. unpopular D. popular
62. A. right B violence. C. energy D. influence
63. A. news B. fact C. concept D. idea
64. A. expense B. value C. profit D. speed
65. A. circling B. driving C. pulling D. sailing
Section B
Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
“I want to be just like you. You are from uptown, aren’t you?” the young man asked in the local slang with a broad smile unaware of the burning tropical sun. Selling bags of potatoes at the roadside, his extra-large T shirt and faded blue jeans were a proof to the universal influence of American pop culture in Africa. I had accepted a seat at his potato stand to take a break before concluding business in Accra that afternoon. Between busy sales serving customers stuck in traffic, he asked numerous questions about life in America, convinced that having a visa to the United States was like winning the lottery. How could I tell him that I envied his simple life and childish innocence when I was guilty of the silent culture that has helped to create a false image of Africans living abroad?
Outwardly, I looked like the poster boy for success visiting from the United states. My white designer shirt and matching pants were straight from the shopping malls in Detroit, where I worked as an engineer. Inwardly, I was caught in a web of ambition and cultural disappointment. My clothes suggested wealthy, yet I could not afford the numerous requests for money or to make gifts of my belongings. Uncles and aunties who were prepared to mortgage their homes to help me leave 10 years ago now expected me to finance cousins hoping to make the same move to the United States.
America had fulfilled my ambition for furthering my education and professional experience. I had arrived with the equivalent of a high-school diploma, and after 10 years, I hold a graduate degree and have a relatively successful professional career. Every inch of progress, however, had been achieved through exhausting battles. My college education had been financed partly through working multiple minimum-wage jobs. I was fortunate to secure a job upon graduation, but adjusting to corporate culture made me pay another high price. Initially, I found myself putting in twice the effort just to keep up. Scared by a wave of layoffs. I went to graduate school part time because it was only way I knew that afforded me an edge in job security. It was as though I had run 10 continuous marathons, one for each year abroad, and my body screamed for rest.
66. In the eyes of the young potato seller, the author seemed __________.
A. to be a successful man
B. to have won a lottery
C. to represent American culture
D. to know a lot about the U.S.
67. At the bottom of his heart, the author feels that ____________.
A. he wants to exchange places with the young seller
B. he is sorry for his cousins still living in Africa
C. his American dream has come true.
D. he is torn between the two cultures.
68. The author managed to enroll in a graduate school because __________.
A. studying graduate courses helped him adapt well to the life in the company.
B. a graduate degree was the minimum requirement for his career.
C. a graduate degree would give him an advantage over others in the job market.
D. he wanted to settle permanently in the U.S.
69. Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage?
A. An immigrant was accepted by the society after ten years of struggle.
B. An African American returned home with fame and fortune.
C. An immigrant returned home with an exhausted heart.
D. An young African was climbing to the top of his career.
(B)
When we think of leadership, we often think of strength and power. But what are these really, and how do they operate?
Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things. If this is even possible, it is short-term, and tends to backfire. If you order someone to do something against their will, they may do it because they fell they must, but the anger they fell will do more harm in the long-term. They will also experience fear.
Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down, making the person unable to function at this or her best. If they associate you with this emotion of fear, they will become less functional around you, and you will have ended up in not only shooting yourself in the foot, but possibly making every good employee or partner unable to perform effectively. Fear has no place in leadership.
The way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use of emotion. We can order someone to do something, which may be part of the workday; or we can employ him or her at the emotional level, so they become fully devoted to the projects and provide some of their own motivation. Today’s work place is all about relationships.
Anyone works harde r in a positive environment in which they’re recognized and valued as a human being as well as a worker. Everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like. Leaders understand the way things work. They know the paycheck is not the single most motivating factor in the work life of most people.
The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional intelligence --- knowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and those of others. Developing your emotional intelligence is the single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationships with people around you, which is the key to the leadership skills.
70. An employee may have a feeling of fear in the work place when ________.
A. he thinks of his work as too heavy
B. he is forced to do things.
C. he cannot work at his best.
D. He feels his brain shut down.
71. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Smart people are more functional in the work place.
B. People tend to associate leadership with fear.
C. Working conditions do not affect people’s physical health.
D. Good relationship is the key to business success.
72. To positively influence employees, a leader should first of all ________.
A. hide his own emotion of fear
B. provide better suggestions
C. develop his own personality
D. give his employees a pay rise
73. Good leadership is mainly seen in a leader’s ability to _________.
A. deal wisely with employees’ emotions.
B. provide a variety of projects for employees.
C. help raise employee’s living standards.
D. give employees specific instructions.
(C)
The traditional tent cities at festivals such as Glastonbury may never be the same again. In a victory of green business that is certain to appeal to environmentally-aware music-lovers, a design students is to receive financial support to produce eco-friendly tents made of cardboard that can be recycled after the bands and the crowds have gone home.
Major festivals such a Glastonbury throw away some 10,000 abandoned tents at the end of events each year. For his final year project at the University of the West of England, James Dunlop came up with a material that can be recycled. And to cope with the British summer, the cardboard has been made waterproof.
Taking inspiration from a Japanese architect, who has used cardboard to make big buildings including churches, Mr. Dunlop used cardboard material for his tents, which he called Myhabs.
The design won an award at he annual New Designers Exhibition after Mr. Dunlop graduated from his product design degree and he decided to try to turn it into a business.
To raise money for the idea, he toured the city’s private companies which fund new businesses and found a supporter in the finance group Mint. He introduced his idea to four of Mint’s directors and won their support. Mint has committed around 500,000 pounds to Myhabs and taken a share of 30 percent in Mr. Dunlop’s business. The first should be tested at festivals this summer, before being marketed fully next year.
Mr. Dunlop said that the design, which accommodates two people, could have other uses, such as for disaster relief and housing for the London Olympics.
For music events, the cardboard houses will be ordered online and put up at the sites by the Myhabs team before the festival-goers arrive and removed by the company afterwards. They can be personalized and the company will offer reductions on the expense if people agree to sell exterior (外部的) advertising space.
The biggest festivals attract tens of thousands of participants, with Glastonbury having some 150,000 each year. Altogether there are around 100 annual music festivals where people camp in the UK. The events are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious.
74. Eco-friendly tents in Paragraph 1 refer to tents __________.
A. designed for disaster relief
B. economically desirable
C. favorable to the environment
D. for holding music performance
75. Mr. Dunlop established his business _________.
A. independently with an interest-free load from Mint
B. with the approval of the City’s administration
C. with the help of a Japanese architect
D. in partnership with a finance group
76. It is implied in the passage that __________.
A. cardboard tents can be easily put up and removed by users.
B. the weather in the UK is changeable in summer.
C. most performances at British festivals are given in the open air.
D. the cardboard tents produced by Mr. Dunlop can be user-tailored
77. The passage is mainly concerned with ___________.
A. the effects of using cardboard tents on music festivals
B. an attempt at developing recyclable tents
C. some efforts at making full use of cardboards
D. an unusual success of a graduation project
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
What can Europeans teach Americans about increasing employment? Until the financial crisis of the last two years, the answer very clearly would have been “nothing.” The European social-democratic model has many advantages, but getting people into work and keeping them there has never the chief one among them. Until now, Much ink has been spilled in recent months over the fact that the American and European unemployment rates are both now roughly at about 10 percent, while a number of Northern European economies ---- including Germany (7.5 percent), Denmark (7.4 percent), Austria (5.4 percent) and the Netherlands (4 percent) ---- are well below that. Even as the U.S. international companies send jobs abroad, big European companies like Siements are adding them at home. Every day seems to bring news of a new factory being built in Denmark or Germany. Newspaper headlines announce the European “job miracle.” As American unemployment figures stay high, economists on both sides of the Atlantic are debating whether the U.S. should start adopting a more effective approach to labor policy.
To answer this, it’s important to understand the nature of the “miracle” and whether it really works. European nations have kept unemployment figures low relative to the U.S. this time around because Europe’s labor markets have evolved to d epend less on subsidies(补贴) that keep people on the dole(领取失业救济金) than on government programs to put them back to work quickly. Wha t’s more, rather than focusing simply on rescuing their economies by stimulus as the U.S. has, northern Europe has spent its resources keeping people at work ---- by any means necessary.
In the Scandinavian countries, that has involved large and successful training programs to get laid-off workers back into jobs quickly. But other nations, namely Germany, jobs have also been kept by cutting hours rather than laying off workers, a number of European companies have chosen to cut full-time schedules by a third or more as part of larger government programs to avoid mass layoffs. Companies save money on salaries because the government picks up the cost of the pay cuts. It’s a successful temporary mea sure, but one that adds to the national debt and also has the potential to twist European labor markets. “These measures are successful now, but they could become very risky if the rec overy is delayed,” says economist Paolo Guerrieri of the Univers ity of Rome.
(Note: answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 15 WORDS)
78. The current European social-democratic system has many advantages except _________________.
79. What is the so-called European “Job miracle” against the background of the financial crisis?
80. Besides training programs, another measure adopted by many European companies to avoid laying off
workers is ___________.
81. What are the negative results when the measure to avoid laying off workers is carried on?
第II 卷
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1. 尽管他身体不好，但是他仍然把全部精力贡献给科学实验。(spite )
2. 据说学习一门语言的最好方法是和说那种语言的人交际。(communicate)
3. 大火不仅毁灭了那幢大楼，而且毁了附近的小屋子。(Not only)
4. 面对困难你越是镇定自若，就越有困难克服它们。(likely)
5. 无论你生活在哪个国家，这些国家的风俗有多么不同，友好和乐于助人总是礼貌的一部分。(Whatever…)
II. Guided Writing
Directions:Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
简要描述图片内容，结合自己的生活实际，就图片的主题谈谈自己的感想。
上理工附中2013学年高三英语月考三答案及听力文字
Section C
17. previous 18. access 19. repetition 20. oral
21.photographs / snaps / takes/shoots a picture
22.focusing on shooting / photographing / snapping
23.time and position
24.stress and self-doubt
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
(A) 25. that 26. a 27. have witnessed 28. can 29. Of 30. where 31. shakes 32. even though
(B) 33. be coming 34. as 35. have not overcome 36. themselves 37. most popular
38. to hire 39. as long as 40. might/may
Section B
41. A 42. CD 43. AB 44. B 45. C 46. BC 47. ABC 48. D 49. AC 50. BD
III. Reading Comprehension
Section C
78. creating adequate employment for their people./getting people into work and keeping them there.
79. some European nations have kept unemployment figures low relative to the U.S.
80. cutting working hours by a third or more.
81. It will increase the national debt and most likely twist European markets.
5. Whatever countries you live in and however different their customs are, kindness and readiness help others are always parts of good manners (courtesy).
If both the parties can agree on these issues, they are likely to further cooperate（have further cooperation）in the new field.
II. Guided Writing
Tape script：
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1.M: What can I do for you, Madam?
W: I have a headache. Do you have any aspirin?
Q: Where does the conversation probably take place?
2.W: Do you get up at 5 every morning?
M: Yes, and I need 7 hours of sleep, I should go to bed by 9 or 10.
Q: How much sleep does the man need?
3.M: I hope I won’t oversleep. I’ve simply got to catch the first flight to New York.
W: If I were you, I’d request the wake-up call from the hotel reception.
Q: What does the woman advise the man to do?
4.W: It’s surprising that Tom came out of the accident alive.
M: That’s true. The car crashed into the wall and was completely damaged.
Q: What was the consequence of the accident?
5.W: How are you going to Beijing, darling?
M: I first thought of flying there, but my father suggests I take a train. It’s much cheaper than flying or driving.
Q: How is the man going to Beijing?
6.W: I’d take this book, but the problem is that its cover is damaged.
M: Oh, this is the last copy. I can give you a 10% discount.
Q: What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?
7.M: I paid 100 yuan for this sweater. I think it is too expensive.
W: Expensive? I wouldn't say — it's hand made quality.
Q: How did the woman feel about the sweater?
8.M: Congratulations! I just heard about your admission to the law school. Do you think you
would join your brother’s firm after graduation?
W: Not likely. He is a tax lawyer, and I am going to major in criminal law.
Q: What does the woman mean?
9.W: What do you think of Mr. Oliver?
M: Well, he always shows what he is thinking and feeling clearly and directly.
Q: What is the ma n’s opinion of Mr. Oliver?
10.M: I really can’t afford any more interruption right now. I’ve got to finish the project.
W: Sorry, just one more thing. Could you tell me the telephone number of Bob?
Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
It was the ambition of an eleven-year-old boy in Kansas City to be an engine driver. Born without arms, he had been to special schools, where he learned the skill of using his feet as “hands”. He spent all his spare time watching trains and one day his dreams came true. Seeing a deserted engine, the boy climbed in and he had no difficulty in starting it with his feet. Soon he was traveling along at forty miles an hour. Signalmen could not see the young driver, so they didn’t try to stop the train. The train passed Fillan and Omar, and reached Missouri, where the boy stopped the engine himself, and then made it go backwards. When he was near home, a railwayman caught up with the engine and stopped it. At first, the railwayman was very angry. When he saw the armless boy, he was surprised and he smiled when the boy said simply, “ I like trains.”“Well, I’m glad you don’t like planes!” answered the railwayman.
Questions:
11. How did the boy acquire the skill of driving an engine?
12. Where was the engine stopped at last?
13. How did the railwayman feel when he saw the armless boy?
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
According to a survey on reading conducted in 2001 by the U.S. National Education Association (NEA), young Americans say reading is important, more important than computers and science. Over 50% of the 12 to 18 years old interviewed say they enjoy reading a lot. 79% find it stimulating and interesting. And 87% think it is relaxing. About 68% of those surveyed disagreed with the opinion that reading is boring or old-fashioned.
Over half teenagers interviewed said they read more than ten books a year. The results also show that middle school students read more books than high schoolers. Over 66% of teens like to read fiction, such as novels and stories. Over 26% are interested in non-fiction, such as history books.64% of students listed reading stories about people my own age. That's a favorite topic. Mysteries and detective stories came second on the list at 53%. Just under 50% said they were interested in reading about their own culture in tradition. Of the teenagers who participated in the survey, 49% said that libraries are where they get most of their books. However, many complain that their school libraries do not have enough up-to-date interesting books and magazines. Even though many teenagers in the US enjoy reading, they still have other interests. When asked which activity would be the most difficult to give up for a week, 48% said listening to music. TV would be difficult to give up for 25% of those surveyed.
14.What is the passage mainly about?
15.What books are most popular among teenagers according to the survey?
16.What activity do teenagers find the most difficult to give up for a week?
Section C
Directions:In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you hear.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
M: What’s the article mainly about?
W: It’s about Dr. Catani’s research. It says that IPad generation is losing out on vocabulary.
M: Nowadays children have access to the Internet, mobile phone and tablet computers, which are visual rather than auditory. That means children learn vocabulary from on-screen image but not from everyday conversation.
W: Yes. Dr. Catani said: “When we learn a new word, we start by hearing a sound, and then we try to repeat it until we get it right. Through this we increase our vocabulary from age one until we get to 30,000 words as an adult.
M: That means these findings show that listening, repetition and conversation matter a lot to learning language.
W: Yes. Hearing and then verbally imitating is key to understanding.
M: Since we know how children learn new words, they are likely to have less vocabulary than the previous generation.
W: So we should spend less time on these devices and talk more to our children to maintain the oral tradition of passing on knowledge to our children.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
M: Hi, Sharon. I haven’t seen you for ages. Are you still working in the studio?
W: Yes. I like photographing the best moments of the animals in studios and sell prints online.
M: What’s your goal during each shoot?
W: Capturing the animal’s charm----it can be something in their eyes or the way they move.
M: Since you have long been working with animals, can you tell me something about them?
W: The animals generally fall into two categories: some are cute, and some are striking, like the American buffalo.
M: Do you get scared when you photograph animals like lions and bears?
W: No, it even doesn’t occur to me to be scared. I have confidence in the handlers I work with. And focusing on shooting can totally distract me from anything around.
M: Are certain animals easier to photograph than others?
W: Some animals like buffalo and cow don’t do much, which makes it easy for me while animals like chicks and cats move around. I have to focus and be ready for the split second and the right position.
M: What are the tricky parts that people wouldn’t expect?
W: It’s a lot of work plus stress and self-doubt that comes with any creative pursuit.
2019年全国普通高等学校招生统一考试 上海一考英语试卷 考生注意： 1. 考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。 2. 本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第I卷（第1-12页）和第II卷（第13页）， 全卷共13页。所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。 3. 答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名，并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上， 在答题纸反面清楚地填写姓名。 第I卷 (共100分) I. Listening Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. In a furniture. B. In a restaurant. C. In the kitchen. D. In a shopping center. 2. A. She was very nervous. B. She hosted the TV programs. C. She has heart disease. D. She missed a speech. 3. A. She is full. B. She is tired. C. She doesn’t like snack. D. She is ill. 4. A.50 pounds. B.60 pounds. C.100 pounds. D.120 pounds. 5. A. He didn’t do well in the contest. B. He paid a lot for the contest. C. He did a good job in spelling. D. He didn’t care the contest. 6. A. Joan thinks that her son’s new school isn’t suitable for him. B. Joan finds it difficult for her son to adapt himself to the new school. C. Joan thinks that her son is definitely at ease in his new school. D. Joan finds it quite easy for her son to get used to the new school. 7. A. They are talking about a fitness coach. B. They are talking about a school teacher. C. They are talking about their manager. D. They are talking about their former colleague. 8. A. The lecture was very successful.
II.Grammar and Vocabulary Section B Recently,I flew to Las Vegas to attend a meeting.As we were about to arrive,the pilot announced with apology that there would be a slight delay before setting down.High desert winds had forced the airport to close all but one runway.He said that we would be circling the city for a few minutes waiting to land.We were also told to remain in our seats meanwhile with our seat belts(21)________(fasten) because there might be a few bumps.Well,that few minutes turned into about forty-five minutes, including a ride that would make a roller coaster(22)________(pale)by comparison. The movement was so sudden(23)________several passengers felt sick and had to use airsickness bags.(24)________you might guess,that’s not good thing to happen in a narrow space because it only serves to increase the discomfort of the situation. About twenty minutes into the adventure,the entire airplane became very quiet.There was now a sense of anxiety and fear that could be distinctly noticed.Every passenger simply held on for dear life… (25)________one.A baby was having a good time!With each bump of the aircraft,he(26)________let out a giggle of happiness.As I observed this,I realized that he didn’t know he was supposed to be afraid and worried about his safety.He(27)________thought about the past nor about the future.Those are (28)________we grown-ups have learned from experience.He was enjoying the ride because he (29)________(not teach)to fear it.(30)________(understand)this,I took a deep breath and sat back into my seat,pretending I was really on a roller coaster.I smiled for the rest of the flight.I even managed to giggle once or twice,which is much to the chagrin of the man sitting next to me holding the airsickness bag. C Section People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten.If you lived in the Mediterranean,for instance,you would consider octopus a great__31__.You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive.On the other hand,your stomach would__32__ at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat---the__33__accepted practice in many northern countries.The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we__34__to them all our lives. No creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail.Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world.There are countless people who,ever since their early years,have learned to__35__snails with food.My friend,Robert,lives in a country where snails are despised.As his flat is in a large town,he has no garden of his own.For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him.The idea never appealed to me very much,but one day,after a heavy__36__,I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails taking a stroll on some of my__37__plants.Acting on a sudden impulse,I collected several dozen,put them in a paper bag,and took them to Robert.Robert was delighted to see me and__38__pleased with my little gift.I left the bag in the hall and Robert and I went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hours.I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner. 第1页/共8页
2016年上海市高考英语试卷 I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1．（1分）A．It is satisfactory． B．It is luxurious． C．It is old﹣fashioned． D．It is disappointing． 2．（1分）A．On August 5th． B．On August 6th． C．On August 7th． D．On August 8th． 3．（1分）A．A waiter． B．A butcher． C．A porter． D．A farmer． 4．（1分）A．In a theatre． B．In a library． C．In a booking office． D．In a furniture store． 5．（1分）A．She expected to a better show． B．She could hardly find her seat． C．She wasn't interested in the show． D．She didn't get a favourable seat． 6．（1分）A．The woman often eats out for breakfast．
2017上海春考英语卷解析 听力板块 2017年上海高考听力题跟往年比，题目形式上有了以下几点改变： .听力分值由以前的30分减到25分，其中篇章独白题由以前的2分一道减到1.5分一道；而填空题变成选择题难度不仅降低了，分值还由以前的1分变成1.5分一道。 考点分布上变化比较大，难度方面短对话有小幅度增长，篇章独白题以及长对话难度有降低。短对话的长选项占多数，难度在理解对话意思上以及语言偏口语化；篇章题与往年也有些不同，出现了一篇通知类题材以及说明文题材，同样偏重介绍类说明文；长对话还是以说明文的题材出现，但是细节较多。 （1）从11年到16年这六年间，短对话的长短选项的比例一直在逐步缩小。 从上表可以看出，虽然在2014年长短选项比例稍失和。但是总体趋势短选项越来越少以及长选项越来越多的趋势。 （2）短对话的语言更口语化，更需要学生去理解对话而不是单纯的听对话中的细节。这可能是以后考试的一大趋势。 从2017年的设题来看，再也没有往年考试中那些听一个单词判断地点或者几个数字解答数字题的细节考点了。大多数都是需要学生理解对话，并且有一定的能听懂常用口语的能力来解题。这一点告诉我们，短对话以后会越来越重视对话的理解。 （3）短对话考点偏向于长选项，更深入。
短对话中的长选项从今年的考点来说，考点设置很平均。有虚拟、反问、否定（较多）、间接等考点，相比往年对于选项雨露均沾的特点更集中在对长选项的考点上。这一点告诉考生，短对话出题的内容更加口语化、偏重实用性，和口语考试的侧重点相得益彰。 翻译板块 虽然分值有所下降，2017年的翻译难度较往年持平，继续着重考察了学生的复杂句式搭建能力和词汇运用能力。句式搭建中考察了动名词作主语，比较状语从句和强调句，这些也是我们在考前反复强调的高频句式。词汇运用方面需要注意“care”、“expose”的准确使用，注意“实用”、“按部就班”、“实现目标”、“获得突破”这些常见俗语的表达。 1. 你有没有必要去在乎他人对你的评论？（care） 2. 阅读大量的书籍有助于我们的成长。（expose） 3. 你的网站内容越实用，使用越方便，就越会成功。（the more…the more） 4. 正因为她按部就班地实现一个个短期目标，她才会在科学领域获得不断的突破。（It） 写作板块 17年英语写作的题目难度稳中有降，属于考生比较熟悉的选择理由型。在过去的10年高考中，选择理由型共出现了5次，占据了半壁江山。题目要求考生通过邮件的形式给予即将出国交流两个月的学生李宏关于住宿方面的建议，是选择主办方提供的高额住宿，还是选择在当地敬老院做30小时的义工，敬老院会免费提供住宿。
上海市春季高考数学试题
2003年上海市普通高校春季高考数学试卷 (2003.12.20) 一、填空题（本大题满分48分） 1．若复数z 满足2)1(=+i z ，则z 的实部是__________. 2．方程1)3(lg lg =++x x 的解=x __________. 3．在ABC ?中，c b a 、、分别是A ∠、B ∠、C ∠所对的边。若 105=∠A ， 45=∠B ，22=b ， 则=c __________. 4．过抛物线x y 42 =的焦点F 作垂直于x 轴的直线，交抛物线于A 、B 两点，则以F 为圆心、 AB 为直径的圆方程是________________. 5．已知函数)24(log )(3 +=x x f ，则方程4)(1 =-x f 的解= x __________. 6．如图，在底面边长为2的正三棱锥ABC V -中，E 是BC 的中点，若 VAE ?的面积是4 1，则侧棱VA 与底面所成角的大小为_____________ 7．在数列}{n a 中，31 =a ，且对任意大于1的正整数n ，点),(1 -n n a a 在直线03=--y x 上，则=+∞ →2 ) 1(lim n a n n _____________. 8．根据下列5个图形及相应点的个数的变化规律，试猜测第n 个图中有___________个点. A B C V E 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。 。
（1） （2） （3） （4） （5） 9．一次二期课改经验交流会打算交流试点学校的论文5篇和非试点学校的论文3篇。若任意排列交流次序，则最先和最后交流的论文都为试点学校的概率是__________（结果用分数表示）. 10．若平移椭圆369)3(42 2 =++y x ，使平移后的椭圆中心在第一象限，且它与x 轴、y 轴分别 只有一个交点，则平移后的椭圆方程是___________________. 11．如图，在由二项式系数所构成的杨辉三角形中，第 _____行中从左至右第14与第15个数的比为3:2. 12．在等差数列}{n a 中，当s r a a =)(s r ≠时，}{n a 必定是常数数列。然而在等比数列}{n a 中，对某 些正整数r 、s )(s r ≠，当s r a a =时，非常数数 列}{n a 的一个例子是____________. 二、填空题（本大题满分16分） 13．下列函数中，周期为1的奇函数是 （ ） （A ）x y π2 sin 21-= （B ）)32(sin ππ+=x y （C ）x tg y 2 π = （D ）x x y ππcos sin = 14．若非空集合N M ?，则“M a ∈或N a ∈”是“N M a ∈”的 （ ） （A ）充分非必要条件 （B ）必要非充分条件 （C ）充要条件 （D ）既非充分又非必要条件 15．在ABC ?中，有命题①=-；②=++；③若 第0行 1 第1行 1 1 第2行 1 2 1 第3行 1 3 3 1 第4行 1 4 6 4 1 第5行 1 5 10 10 5 1 …… …… ……
2018年上海市普通高校秋季招生统一文化考试 英语试卷 考生注意： 1.本场考试时间120分钟，满分150分。 2.作答前，在答题纸正面填写姓名、准考证号，反面填写姓名。将核对后的条形码贴 在指定位置。 3.所有作答必须涂在或书写在答题纸上与试题号对应的区域，不得错位。在试卷上作 答一律不得分。 4.用2B铅笔作答选择题，用黑色字迹钢笔、水笔或圆珠笔作答非选择题。 第I卷（共100分） I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A.In a supermarket. B.At the laundry. C.In a clothing store. D.At the tailor’s. 2. A.He enjoys working hard. B.He is tired of piles of work. C.His complaint about work is sensible. D.His hard work doesn’t pay off. 3. A.He’s changing the light. B.He’s burning the wires. C.He’s dancing on the desk. D.He’s checking the bulb. 4. A.?100. B.?200. C.?700. D.?600. 5. A.She has no chance to get the job. B.She is sure to be hired. C.There will be a fierce competition. D.Others will not give the chance to her. 6. A.The man’s habit of drinking wine keeps him awake all night. B.This man should sleep in a comfortable bed. C.A little drinking can make the man sleep more comfortably. D.Both the bed and the wine should be blamed for the man’s insomnia. 7. A.The size of the shirt is probably small for him. B.He doesn’t want any new shirt. C.He’s exercising to put on some weight. D.The receipt is essential to buy another shirt. 8. A.Lead him to take another flight. B.Provide him with a place to stay tonight. C.Tell his friends to pick him up at the airport. https://www.doczj.com/doc/dd7365419.html,rm him of the new flight in time. 9. A.A very popular hotel. B.The competitive job market. C.The large population of the city. D.The hot news on TV. 10. A.The physics problem is Greek to all the students.
2017年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（1月份） （暨2017年上海市普通高校春季招生统一考试） 上海英语试卷 考生注意： 1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。 2.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第I卷（第1-14页）和第II卷（第15页）， 全卷共15页。所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。 3.答题前，务必在答题纸上填写姓名、报名号（春考考生填写春考报名号）、考场号和座 位号，并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上。 第I卷(共100分) I.Listening Comprehension Section A Directions:In Section A,you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1.A.Pie. B.Ice cream. C.Chocolate cake. D.Cheese cake. 2.A.The museum opens at8every day. B.She can’t see the sign clearly. C.The glass museum closes too early. D.She can’t understand the sign. 3.A.Delighted. B.Doubtful. C.Relieved. D.Respectful. 上海市教育考试院保留版权英语2017春第1页(共16页)
Section B Directions：Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (B) With the coming of big data age, data science is supposed to be starved for, of which the adaption can point a profound change in corporate competitiveness. Companies, both born-in the digital era and traditional world are showing off their skills in data science. Therefore, it seems to have been creating a great demand for the experts of this type. Mr Carlos Guestrin, machine learning professor from University of Washington argues that all software applications will need inbuilt intelligence within five years, making data scientists—people trained to analyze large bodies of information — key workers in this emerging “cognitive” technology economy. There are already critical applicat ions that depend on machine learning, a subfield of data science, led by recommendation programs, fraud detection system, forecasting tools and applications for predicting customer behavior. Many companies that are born digital—particularly internet companies that have a great number of real-time customer interactions to handle—are all-in when it comes to data science. Pinterest, for instance, maintains more than 100 machine learning models that could be applied to different classes of problems, and it constantly fields request from managers eager to use this resource to deal with their business problem. The most important factor weighing on many traditional companies will be the high cost of launching a serious machine-learning operation. Netflix is estimated to spend ＄150m a year on a single application and the total bills is probably four times that once all its uses of the technology are taken into account. Another problem for many non-technology companies is talent.Of the computer science experts who use Kaggle, only about 1000 have deep learning skills, compared to 100,000 who can apply other machine learning techniques, says Mr Goldbloom. He adds that even some big companies of this type are often reluctant to expend their pay scales to hire the top talent in this field. A third barrier to adapting to the coming era of “smart” applications, however, is likely to be
2013年上海市春季高考数学试卷 参考答案与试题解析 一、填空题（本大题满分36分）本大题共有12题，要求直接填写结果，每题填对得3分，否则一律得0分． 1．（3分）（2013?上海）函数y=log2（x+2）的定义域是（﹣2，+∞）． 2．（3分）（2013?上海）方程2x=8的解是3． 3．（3分）（2013?上海）抛物线y2=8x的准线方程是x=﹣2． =2，可得=2 4．（3分）（2013?上海）函数y=2sinx的最小正周期是2π．
= 5．（3分）（2013?上海）已知向量，．若，则实数k= ． ，得﹣ 故答案为： ，则6．（3分）（2013?上海）函数y=4sinx+3cosx的最大值是5． （sinx+cosx== 7．（3分）（2013?上海）复数2+3i（i是虚数单位）的模是． ，代入计算即可得出复数
= 故答案为： 8．（3分）（2013?上海）在△ABC中，角A，B，C所对边长分别为a，b，c，若a=5，c=8，B=60°，则b=7． 9．（3分）（2013?上海）正方体ABCD﹣A1B1C1D1中，异面直线A1B与B1C所成角的大小为60°．
10．（3分）（2013?上海）从4名男同学和6名女同学中随机选取3人参加某社团活动，选 出的3人中男女同学都有的概率为（结果用数值表示）． 人中只有男同学或只有女同学的概率为：， ﹣． 故答案为：． 11．（3分）（2013?上海）若等差数列的前6项和为23，前9项和为57，则数列的前n项和 S n=． ， ， 12．（3分）（2013?上海）36的所有正约数之和可按如下方法得到：因为36=22×32，所以36的所有正约数之和为（1+3+32）+（2+2×3+2×32）+（22+22×3+22×32）=（1+2+22）（1+3+32）=91，参照上述方法，可求得2000的所有正约数之和为4836．
2017年上海高考英语真题试卷_上海市2017高考英语试卷及参考答案 2017年高考已经结束，相信大家都对高试卷感兴趣，下面是小编收集的上海市2017高考英语试卷及参考答案，供大家参考！ 第I卷 第一部分: 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分,满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。 每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Who has given up smoking? A. Jack. B. Frank. C. The woman. 2. Why does the woman apologize to the man? A. She broke his telephone. B. She didn’t take him to the hospital.
C. She forgot to tell him the message. 3. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Salesgirl and customer. B. Passenger and driver. C. Wife and husband. 4. What is the woman’s opinion about the course? A. Too hard. B. Worth taking. C. Very easy. 5. What is the woman doing? A. She is apologizing. B. She is complaining. C. She is worrying. 第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出虽佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟; 听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两 遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Who wants to attend a US university? A. A daughter of the man’s friend. B. The man’s daughter. C. The man’s friend. 7. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a classroom. B. Over the phone. C. At a language
2017年上海市普通高校春季招生统一文化考试 英语试卷 考生注意： 1.本场考试时间120分钟，满分140分。 2.作答前，在答题纸正面填写姓名、准考证号，反面填写姓名。将核对后的条形码贴 在指定位置。 3.所有作答必须涂在或书写在答题纸上与试题号对应的区域，不得错位。在试卷上作 答一律不得分。 4.用2B铅笔作答选择题，用黑色字迹钢笔、水笔或圆珠笔作答非选择题。 第I卷（共100分） I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A.Cheese cake. B.Pie and ice cream. C.Chocolate cake. D.Ice cream. 2. A.She can’t see the museum. B.Her glasses are wrong. C.She loses her glasses. D.She can’t see the time on the sign. 3. A.Glad. B.Surprised. C.Moved. D.Doubtful. 4. A.She works as a librarian. B.She likes killing time by browsing books. C.She lives near the library. D.She felt being at home in the library. 5. A.He is going to ski this afternoon. B.He will probably not go skiing this afternoon. C.He doubts that the weather will be bad. D.He will go skiing if the weather is bad. 6. A.His brother ate the food all. B.His brother did some cleaning to the fridge. C.His brother took out all the food. D.His brother liked food very much. 7. A.She suggests not going to the concert. B.She suggests changing to another day. C.She suggests changing the nephew’s T-shirt. D.She suggests that the man change his T-shirt. 8. A.He would drive the woman to school right now. B.He would send the woman’s car to a repair shop. C.He would go to the clinic first. D.He would lend his car to the woman. 9. A.She doesn’t agree with the man. B.She doesn’t understand what the man means. C.She thinks psychologists are wrong. D.She has no idea what psychologists have done.
上海市进才中学2020届高三下学期3月月考 英语试题 II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Grammar and Vocabulary Universities Show “ Red Card” to English Majors An increasing number of Chinese universities are showing English the “red card” and sending it off the academic playing field. Just last month, five more universities announced that they would no longer offer English as a major, _____1_____ CET-4 (大学英语四级考试) will still be required for graduation. At first sight, it may appear that these universities are downgrading the importance of learning English. In actual fact, they are responding to the economic reality _____2_____English majors do not have good job prospects after graduation. And the same holds true for graduates in other Arts majors. According to MyCOS, the Beijing-based education research group, English graduates, along with those in history, literature and law, have _____3_____(low) starting salaries and lowest employment rate. Engineering, economics and science graduates have better job prospects and make twice as much money, with IT graduates ____4____ (make) the most. In _____5_____ 1980s, the Chinese government made the study of English a priority as part of its reform and opening-up policy. English majors were in high demand in business and in government because people with good English-language skills were so rare. Today, about 350 million Chinese have studied, or are studying, English. Ten million of them _____6_____ (consider) functionally bilingual. So, when an employer looks at a graduate’s résumé , it is assumed that he or she has good English skills. However, for those of you who truly love English, you should not be discouraged. The demand for English teachers is still high at all levels of education, _____7_____in public schools and in private institutions. Zhang Lu is probably familiar to most of you as the elegant young woman _____8_____ (see) standing or sitting slightly behind top government officials when they meet leaders from