上海市七宝中学2017届高三5月模拟考试英语试题+PDF版含答案

七宝中学2017 学年高三英语月考试卷2017.09Ⅱ.Grammar andvocabulary Section ADirections:After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the passage 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."Have you gotten married?""Have you received a salary raise??""Have you bought a house???"Are you familiar with these questions starting with "have you" and ending in at least one question mark?If your answer is yes and you are getting sick of answering these questions, you probably have become a member of the "home-fear group".The "home-fear group" refers to ____1____ feeling anxious about returning home during the Spring Festival. They have deep concerns about going back home for such factors as heavy economic pressure, high costs of the festival, the troubles of buying tickets, the long distance of the journey and exposure of private matters ____2____(involve) family or love life.Now, a special song has been tailor-made for this group.The seven-minute song utilizes a choir style and rap. The beginning of the song ____3____(sing) by the choir, which involves a family scene ____4____ a recently returned young adult is asked a series of questions by family members. After the "question attack" from relatives, the young man decides to reflect ____5____ his past and also defend himself through rap.According to the official weibo account of Shanghai Rainbow Indoor Chorus, this is more than just a funny song, but a useful guide for young people. A careful listen to some of the lyrics will inspire you on ____6____ to wisely answer many ’Spring Festival-specific’ questions."It is a very interesting yet brainwashing song, truly describing the ____7____(satisfactory) situation quite a few young Chinese people have been trapped in," Sina Weibo user Santilin Clouds said.According to a survey recently conducted among 1,918 young people by the research center at China Youth Daily, an overwhelming 86.4 percent of interviewees think it is necessary ____8____(return) to their homeland during the Spring Festival, ____9____ ________ they are afraid of losing face for an average life or career.“Indeed, we ____10____ not be that good but we will work hard in the future. That’s enough! After all, the essence of spending the Spring Festival is reunion not compression,” the song echoes the theme at the ending.Section BDirections: 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.Food prices are soaring to record levels,threatening many developing countries with masshunger and political instability(不稳定).Finance ministers ofthe Group of20 leading economies discussed the problem at a meeting in Paris last week,butfor all oftheir ____1____ concern, most are already breaking their promises to help.After the last ____2____ price increasein2008,the G-20 promised to invest $22 billion over three years to help poor countries boost foodproduction.To date,the World Bank fund that is supposed to administer this money has receivedless than $400 million.Food prices are now higher than their 2008 peak,driven by rising ____3____ indeveloping countries and unstable weather,including drought in Russia and Ukraine and a dryspellin North China that threatens the crop ofthe world's largest wheat producer.The World Banksays the increase has pushed 44 million people into extreme povertyjust since June.In 2008,30 countries had food riots(暴动).That has not happened,at least not yet.TheUnited Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, warns that Mozambique,Uganda, Mali,Niger and Somalia are extremely vulnerable to ____4____ because of rising prices, along with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in Asia,and Haiti, Guatemala, Bolivia and Honduras in Latin America.____5____ government policies could make matters worse.Some countries are stockpilingfood according to the policies.When India did that last year,food ended up rotting in storages.Others are ____6____ agricultural export bans,which discourages investment in production.The world's wealthier nations must press them to rethink these polices and back that up with real help.TheObama administration has proposed worthy ____7____, but even when Democrats controlled Congress it had a hard time getting the money. The administration promised $3.5 billion to the G-20 effort.So far,it has ____8____ only $66.6 million to the World Bank fund. It is now asking for $408 million for the fund - part of a $1.64 billion request for its Feed the Future initiative,which ____9____ to strengthen poor countries' food production capabilities. However,the continuing resolution passed by the House now cuts $800 million out of the food aid budget - bringing it down to about $1billion,roughly where it was in 2001.The White House needs to push back hard.This isn't a question of ____10____. It is an issue of life or death for millions of people.And the hard truth is that if the United States doesn't keep its word,no one else will.Ⅲ. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage 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.The people of the Makah Nation have lived on Washington Stare's Olympic Peninsula for thousands of years. They call themselves Kwi-dich-cha-at,which ____1____ “people who live by the rocks and seagulls." The shorter name of Makah, bestowed on them by neighboring Native American peoples, means "generous with food".Before the white settlers arrived in the American Northwest, the Makah hunted gray and humpback whales from canoes made from the western red cedar tree. Whales ____2____ meat, blubber, and bone for food, oil, and utensils. The Makah enjoyed a lively trade in whale products with other Native Americans and later with an intensity and efficiency that quickly ____3____ the numbers of these creatures. The Makah relationship to the whales, on the other hand, was as much ____4____ as material. Whales and whaling were ____5____ in their songs and dances. Images of whales were ____6____ into blankets and baskets and carved in stone and wood. By the 1920s, with local whales on the brink of ____7____, the Makah stopped hunting them altogether.Through ____8____ conservation measures, whales returned to the waters off the Olympic Peninsula soon. In the 1970s, archeologists discovered many objects that confirmed the long and significant relationship between the Makah and whales. This awareness ____9____ a cultural resurgence(复兴) that included a focus on traditional foods and the health problems some linked to changes in the Makah diet, particularly the ____10____ from it of sea mammal meat.Eventually, the Makah decided to resume hunting whales. Although their plans faced strong opposition from different groups, they cited an 1885 treaty signed with the U.S. government that ____11____ the fight to continue this practice. After years of planning, the Makah ____12____ the first hunt for the late fall of 1998. They succeededin bringing in a gray whale about six months later. Today the Makah hunt whales in the ____13____ way – from large seagoing canoes, using harpoons. Divers enter the water and tie the killed whale’s jaws shut to prevent the animal from sinking. The whales are finally towed to shore and cut into pieces ____14____ traditional rituals. The blubber and meat is distributed among Makah families. No part of the whale can be sold ____15____, although artifacts that Makah carvers make from bones are often available for chase.1. A. guides B. ignores C. means D. admires2. A. provided B. separated C. consumed D. wasted3. A. decreased B. increased C. counted D. divided4. A. artificial B. theoretical C. spiritual D. physical5. A. issues B. versions C. subjects D. requests6. A. put B. transferred C. printed D. woven7. A. extinction B. collapse C. destruction D. disaster8. A. simple B. moderate C. aggressive D. temporary9. A. contributed to B. added to C. referred to D. responded to10. A. abundance B. disappearance C. diversity D. familiarity11. A. demanded B. avoided C. retained D. guaranteed12. A. scheduled B. continued C. stopped D. described13. A. convenient B. traditional C. practical D. proper14. A. in accordance with B. as a result of C. in place of D. at the cost of15. A. globally B. secretly C. commercially D. cheaplySection BDirections: 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.AIn December 2008, Caroline Kennedy - daughter of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy - sat down, as a frontrunner for the Senate seat in New York, for a televised interview that helped decide the future of her campaign. The result was a disaster.Her performanc e wasn’t well received, in part because her speech was full of filler words - “ums,” “ahs” and “you knows.” One listener counted 27 “ums” and 38 “you knows” in the space of five minutes. A few weeks after the interview, Kennedy ended her Senate campaign.F iller words may seem natural in everyday speech, but they can be deadly in formal presentations. “Using excessive fillers is the most annoying speech habit,” said Susan Ward, a speech specialist. “They take your listener’s attention away often to the point that he doesn’t hear anything you say. Your message is entirely lost.”Many speakers are afraid of pause. They believe their audience will think they are inarticulate(不善于表达) if they pause to think of what to say next, so they use filler words to avoid the silence. However, a pause is actually more impressive than a filler word. Listeners know that the speaker is thinking, trying to find the right word. Sometimes apause can actually improve a speech, as when an actor uses a dramatic pause to hold the attention of his audience. A speaker shouldn’t be afraid to pause occasionally during a speech; it shows self-confidence.It takes some work to cut out filler words. You can begin by taking a few seconds to think about what you want to say the next time you are asked a question. This pause will help you begin powerfully, and it will help you avoid using a filler word.The same public speaking technique applies when you are shifting from one idea to another. While you may be tempted to fill the silence between ideas with a filler word, remember to allow yourself to pause and think about what you want to say next.If you need help overcoming your “um” problem, consider asking a famil y member or a friend to point out when you use filler words. You also could record an upcoming presentation and then watch yourself in action. You may be amazed at how often you say “um” or “uh”!Although we live in a fast-paced society that seemingly demands instant answers, we must use the pause to our advantage. Finally, we should only speak when we are ready.1. In the first two paragraphs of the article the writer intends to ________.A. introduce Caroline Kennedy to readersB. explain what filler words areC. illustrate how deadly filler words can be in the public speechD. remind readers that they should count filler words used in public speeches2. The reason why filler words are considered annoying by speech specialist is that ________.A. they prevent the listener from focusing on what the speaker is sayingB. they convey the speaker’s superiority to the listenerC. they mean the speaker is not articulate at allD. they make the speaker appear self-confident3. When used properly, pauses in speeches can actually ________.A. help the speaker calm downB. hold the attention of the audienceC. show the speaker’s anxietyD. help the audience relax59. Which of the following is NOT suggested as a way to get rid of filler words?A. To have mental training in order to think faster.B. To watch a recording of your own speech.C. To ask someone else to point out when you use filler words.D. To practice thinking for a moment before answering a question.BScholarship Application Tips in 2013 for college students●Before you apply1. Work hard to get good grades. Don’t sweat about one bad grade, but always striveto do your best.2. Get involved, and stay involved, in out-of-class activities. Sports, clubs, drama, bands and orchestras- these often count toward a student’s overall scholarship application evaluation. The same goes for paid (or unpaid) work experience.3. Begin your scholarship research early- by your sophomore(大学二年级)or junior year of high school, if possible.Make special note of application deadlines, as they can vary from late summer to late spring.4. Apply for as many scholarships as you are eligible(符合条件的)for- several smaller scholarships can add up to a lot of money.●During the application process1. Read the supplementary materials that come with scholarship application forms to better understand the program’sfocus (community service, subject interest). Try to answer the questions with the focus area in mind.2. Answer questions as they are asked. Don’t go off topic.3. If there is a financial component to the application, make sure you get accurate and complete information from all appropriate sources to ensure your eligibility.4. Take your time. Write down everything you can think of for each question, then set the application aside for a day so you can look everything over again before you send it off.5. Don’t wait until the last minute to complete your application, especially if you are applying online. Computer systems can get blocked with the large volume of applicants hoping to submit(上交) their qualifications during the last few days and hours before a deadline.6. If a third party has to complete part of your application, such as providing a letter of recommendation, make sure you ask them early on and remind them as often as necessary to ensure they provide you with the necessary materials.7. Last but not least, review your application with your parents to make sure you haven’t left out any important details. Good luck to the students applying for the 2013 scholarship programs!1. Before you apply for a scholarship, it’s best to ________.A. pay more attention to grades than to extracurricular activitiesB. focus on only one scholarship applicationC. get as much work experience as possibleD. begin your preparation as early as possible2.The underlined phrase “sweat about” most probably means ________.A. worry aboutB. feel surprised atC. think ofD. be crazy about3. The author suggests that applicants should ________.A. focus on the subject you are interested inB. double-check their application with their parentsC. make up financial situation to ensure eligibilityD. avoid submitting the application onlineCWhile still catching-up to men in some spheres of modern life, women appear to be way ahead in at least one undesirable category. "Women are particularly susceptible to developing depression and anxiety disorders in response to stress compared to men," according to Dr. Yehuda, chief psychiatrist at New York's Veteran's Administration Hospital.Studies of both animals and humans have shown that sex hormones somehow affects the stress response, causing females under stress to produce more of the trigger chemicals than do males under the same conditions. In several of the studies, when stressedout female rats had their ovaries (the female reproductive organs) removed, their chemical responses became equal to those of the males.Adding to a woman's increased dose of stress chemicals, are her increased "opportunities" for stress. "It's not necessarily that women don't cope as well. It's just that they have so much more to cope with," says Dr. Yehuda. "Their capacity for tolerating stress may even be greater than men's," she observes, "It's just that they're dealing with so many more things that they become worn out from it more visibly and sooner."Dr. Yehuda notes another difference between the sexes. "I think that the kinds of things that women are exposed to tend to be in more of a chronic or repeated nature. Men go to war and are exposed to combat stress. Men are exposed to more acts of random physical violence. The kinds of interpersonal violence that women are exposed to tend to be in domestic situations, by, unfortunately, parents or other family numbers, and they tend not to be oneshot deals. The wearandtear that comes from these longer relationships can be quite devastating."Adeline Alvarez married at 18 and gave birth to a son, but was determined to finish college. "I struggled a lot to getthe college degree. I was living in so much frustration that was my escape to go to school, and get ahead and do better." Later her marriage ended and she became a single mother. "It's the hardest thing to take care of a teenager, have a job, pay the rent, pay the car payment, and pay the debt. I lived from paycheck to paycheck."Not everyone experiences the kinds of severe chronic stresses, Alvarez describes. But most women today are coping with a lot of obligations, with few breaks, and feeling the strain. Alvarez's experience demonstrates the importance of finding ways to diffuse stress before it threatens your health and your ability to function.1. Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs?A. Women are biologically more vulnerable to stress.B. Women are still suffering much stress caused by men.C. Women are more experienced than men in coping with stress.D. Men and women show different inclinations when faced with stress.2. Dr. Yehuda's research suggests that women ________.A. need extra doses of chemicals to handle stressB. have limited capacity for tolerating stressC. are more capable of avoiding stressD. are exposed to more stress3. According to Paragraph 4, the stress women confront tends to be ________.A. domestic and temporaryB. irregular and violentC. durable and frequentD. trivial and random4. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Strain of Stress: No Way Out?B. Responses to Stress: Gender DifferenceC. Stress Analysis: What Chemicals SayD. Gender Inequality: Women Under StressSection CToday’s workplace is unique in history. Never before have we seen people working together who represent such different backgrounds and experiences. This difference of age, race, gender, and work style makes it very difficult to organize and run a company.____1____ Increasingly, managers are discovering that age differences among workers are a major cause of concern.This has been an important realization. The management difficulties and challenges have led some experts to study intergenerational differences for an understanding of problems in the workplace. What they have discovered is interesting and may provide ways of improving working conditions in companies that employ individuals from different generations.The first thing to realize, they say, is that differences of opinion about the importance of work and how to get work done are not a coincidence. ____2____ In fact, if employers do not pay attention to these differences, it is possible that anger will build up between people and lead to difficulties in the company.Resentment(仇恨) between members of different generations, if not attended to, can lead to extreme anger and unhappiness and even lasting enmity if people are not careful. ____3____ It is natural for individuals from the same generation to form alliances(联盟), to come together for protection. Different generations represent different experiences in life, and these lead naturally to different opinions about oneself and one’s approaches to work.If you were raised in a time of plenty, when products were readily available and relatively inexpensive, you would believe that prosperity is natural and expectable. If, on the other hand, you were raised in a time of scarcity, you would always be careful not to waste things for fear you would not have enough. You would make angry people who seem to believe that problems will always solve themselves. ____4____ It is difficult, in such circumstances, to achieve a happy, agreeable atmosphere in the workplace.IV. SummaryDirections: Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible.Ifyou’veever sent an email that startedwiththe words"Just sendingafriendly reminderto please..."wehave some bad news foryou: It probablybackfired.Notonlyare “friendly reminder” emails one of the annoying email habits you have, but everyone also secretly hates them.To you, reminder email could simply be “a friendly way to ask for something th at’s late,"Fast Company writes. But unfortunately, that might not be the message coming across to yourcoworkers. Youneedtoquitthisbademailhabitandstopsendingthemimmediately,andhere'swhy.For one, if you use "hedge words" such as "kind of," "maybe," "probably." etc., they will decrease your credibility with your coworkers.Although you might insert those phrases forasofter tone,they also make you sound insecure andunconfident. Beclear with your choice ofwords,choosingthestraightforward“sendingareminder,"instead.Trust you’re youremployeeswill appreciatethe directness.Butthat'snoteventheworstpart.It'salso easyforthosereminderemailstogetlostinpeople's inboxes,if not ignored immediately. With countless emails flooding in per day, yourscould easily get lost intheshuffle.Very likely, yourcoworkerswill hitthe"delete" button.Still, you need to get their attention somehow, right? After all, you have a job to do! Onceyousendtheclassic reminderemail, try schedulingameetingwiththepersonviacalendarinvite. Evenresendingthe classic reminder emailwithared"urgent"flagcoulddothetrick. Doing so is practically guaranteed to get the message across-and still save face with your coworkers._______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ ______________________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________II. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.为了确保他参加会议，我会提前一周给他打电话。

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1.Where are the speakers probably?A. At a party.B. At a meeting.C. At Judy’s home.2.What are the speakers going to do?A. Fix a bike.B. Buy a bike.C. Take a bike ride.3.When may the man visit Mr. Black?A. On November 1st.B. On November 2nd.C. On November 3rd.4.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Customer and waitress.B. Teacher and student.C. Boss and secretary.5.Where is the man from?A. Australia.B. New Zealand.C. Canada.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面五段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。

2017七宝中学自招考试英语题库 1Choice:1. From what I heard about their hotel and the terrible weather, they_______theirholiday at all.A. would have enjoyedB. shouldn't have enjoyedC. needn't have enjoyedD. can't have enjoyed2. I tried to call at your home last week but your dog simply ______not let me comethrough the gate.A. couldB. wouldC. mightD. should3. Here is my MP3 player! It's strange. I don't remember leaving it here, but Isuppose I ________so.A. can doB. must have doneC. need have doneD. should have done4. You __________Jeanne at the meeting this morning because she left for HongKong last night.A. mustn't have seenB. can't have seenC. shouldn't have seenD. wouldn't have seen5. The boss_______the worker how to do it, or the accident couldn't have happened.A. can't have toldB. ought to tellC. couldn't have been toldD. mustn't have told6. Haven't we told you that you_______ have 25 dollars if you have fixed ourcomputer?A. shallB. wouldC. should D could7. —There were already five people in the car but they managed to take me as well.—It ____________a comfortable journey.A. can't beB. shouldn't beC. must have beenD. couldn't have been8. ________this letter _________now?A. Need ... typedB. Does ... need to be typedC. Need ... to be typedD. Does ... need be typed9. Even if you don't like the work, you_________ it.A . must do B. must have done C. have to do D. should have done10. I know Miss Hamilton's handwriting. She always writes beautifully. Thishandwriting is so bad. So I believe this _________be hers.A. can notB. must notC. canD. should11. I promise you that I __________you a present next week.A. shall be givingB. will giveC. shall have givenD. shall give12. One ought _________for what one hasn't done.A. not to be punishedB. to not be punishedC. to not punishedD. not be punished13. One ought_________for what one hasn't done.A. not to be punishedB. to not be punishedC. to not punishedD. not be punished14. _________it be true that Albert passed the test in geography?A. MayB. ShouldC. CouldD. Would15. —Must we keep the room warm?—No, you _______.We'll leave soon.A. can'tB. shouldn'tC. needn'tD. mustn't16. He looks worried; I think he _________in the exam.A. ought to have failedB. should have failedC. must have failedD. must fail17. Mr. Lopes _____be in the classroom because I saw him only a minute ago here.A. mustn'tB. isn't able toC. can'tD. may not18. Listen ! Ms. Hood is speaking to the students. She _______them an Englishlesson.A. must giveB. must have givenC. must be givingD. ought to be given19. This fish is dead, I__________it into water five minutes ago.A. ought to putB. must putC. had to put D, should have put20. What a gift you've brought me! You are so kind, but you _________so.A. shouldn't doB. needn't doC. couldn't have doneD. needn't have done21. Lucy left home earlier than usual. She _______for class that day.A. can't have been lateB. cannot be lateC. shouldn't he lateD. may not be late22. Where is my key to the bike? I can't find it anywhere. I __________it.A. might loseB. would have lostC. should have lostD. must have lost23. --He must have gone by bus. --No, he_________by bus.A. mustn't goB. mustn't have goneC. can't goD. can't have gone24. You ________walk for miles and miles among the hills without meeting anyone.A. mustB. needC. mayD. should25. You________me, because I never said I liked coffee without milk.A. must be misunderstandingB. must misunderstandC. had to misunderstandD. must have misunderstood26 .The light of his room is still on, so he_______ out.A. mustn't goB. mustn't have goneC. can't have goneD. can't go27. The flowers are dead. You _________them.A. ought to waterB. should have wateredC. must have wateredD. have to water28. The movie was wonderful. You ___________to see it some day.A. haveB. hadC. oughtD. should29. Today is your holiday. You ___________here to work.A. shouldn't have comeB. needn't have comeC. mustn't have comeD. cannot have come30. Since the road was wet this morning, it _________last night.A. must rainB. must be rainedC. must have rainedD. had to rain31. You look very tired. You must__________to bed very late last night.A. be goneB. be goingC. have goneD. have been gone32. You _________such a long report, the new boss never likes reading a report over200 words,but you've written more than 500.A. needn't writeB. needn't have writtenC. didn't need to writeD. didn't need write33. I didn't see her in the meeting room this morning, so I think she_______at themeeting.A. mustn't have spokenB. shouldn't have spokenC. needn't have spokenD. couldn't have spoken34. She knows the city quite well. She_________there before.A. has goneB. had beenC. might goD. must have been35. He ought ____________so soon.A. to have not leftB. to not have leftC. not to have leftD. not have left36. You __________me up. I don't have to go to work today.A. didn't need to wakeB. needn't have wokenC needn’t to workD can’t have woken37. He ________so hurriedly that day, actually there was still more than half an hourleft.A. needn't leaveB. couldn't leaveC. oughtn't to leave D needn’t have left38. Be quick! They _______ for us at the school gate now.A. must have waitedB. must waitC. must be waitingD. ought to have waited39. –I rang your fiat yesterday. A man answered. But I didn't recognize the voice.--0h, it my brother Peter.A. must beB. mustC. can have beenD. might be40. The classroom is empty. I think they_______to the library.A. should have goneB. must goC. must have goneD. ought to41. The classroom is empty. I think they_______to the library.A. should have goneB. must goC. must have goneD. ought to42. When I saw her crying, I realized I _________her the news so soon.A. should have toldB. must have toldC. should not tellD. shouldn't have told43. Go and have _______before we set out.A. sleepB. a sleepC. the sleepD. sleeps44. Joe _______here by now, that's too bad. We can't have the meeting without him.A. ought to beB. should comeC. should have comeD. may have come45. Mary didn't answer the door bell. She _________asleep.A. ought to fallB. can have fallenC. might have fallenD. should have fallen46. He _______without saying good-bye to them because he always has goodmanners.A. mustn't have leftB. may not have leftC. shouldn't have leftD. can't have left47. Jim is very sorry that he has failed in the exam. He said he_______harder.A. must nave studiedB. would have studiedC. ought to studyD. should have studied48. Teresa's car stopped on the highway. It_______out of gas,A. may have runB. may runC. should runD. should have run49. It's still early. You___________.A, mustn't hurry B. wouldn't hurryC. may not hurryD. don't have to hurry50. You look well today. You _______a good sleep last night, I think.A. must haveB. hadC. must have hadD. will have51. The door is open. They _________to lock it.A. may forgetB. must forgetC. might forgetD. must have forgotten52. ___________you wait for me here?A. ShallB. ShouldC. WillD. May53. Miss Li isn't at home. She _______to the office.A. may have beenB. should have goneC, would have gone D. must have gone54. --1 think you were mistaken.--Yes, I ________mistaken.A. must beB. could beC. may beD. might have been55. –He _____be hungry. He's just eaten an apple.--l think he_______be hungry. He's walked a long way.A. can't ... mustB. mustn't mustC. shouldn't ... canD. can't ... can56. It seems that nothing _________to save him at the moment.A. can doB. can be doneC. is to doD. is going to do57. She ought_________ for that.A. not to be praisedB. to not be praised C to not praised D not to praised58. I don't think he________ a new watch.A. need to buyB. needs buyC. needD. need buy59. --May I take this dictionary out of the library?—NO, you_______________>A. needn'tB. mustn'tC. can'tD. shouldn't60. She ________to Vancouver before. She is very familiar with the city.A. ought to have beenB. should have beenC. can not have beenD. must have61. The girl is sixteen. Mother__________wash the clothes for her any longer.A. needs not toB. need notC. need not t oD.needs not62. .Look at that man . It must be our Principal.-- No , it _______ him.A. must not beB. can't beC. needn't beD. would not be63. -Need I be there tonight?—Yes, you_______A. mustB. needC. canD. could64. The man standing over there __________be Mr. Morrison. He has gone to India.A. may notB. can'tC. mustn'tD. shouldn't65. The living room simply doesn't need_________A. to cleanB. to cleaningC. to be cleanedD. to be cleaning66. ___________the story be true? I hardly believe it.A. MayB. WouldC. MustD. Can67. —Must I finish all the exercises today?—No, you _________But you__________finish them before Friday.A. mustn't ... needB. don't have to ⋯mustC. needn't ...need D shouldn ’t ⋯ought68. Did you hear me come in last night?No, I _______ asleepA. must beB. must have beenC.may beD. would be69. That would be a terrible mistake.No, I don ’t think it __________ a mistake.A. must beB. mustn ’t beC. can beD. can ’t be70. There is no light in the room. I think he__________in.A. mustn't beB. can't beC. mustn't have beenD. should not be71. The house is quiet . The Browns ________to bed.A. must goB. must have goneC. should have beenD. should not be72. You __________have handed in your homework earlier.A. wouldB. had betterC. ought toD. must73. --t's a beautiful day for skating, isn't it?-- Yes, it's very nice. The radio said______, though.A. it might snow laterB. it would be fine laterC. it might become to rain laterD. it would shine later74. Tony was not surprised at all at the matter. He must ______ the story.A. have knowB. knowC. be knownD. be knowing75.Don’t have anything before go to bed, you?A. w illB.doC.won’tD.wouldn ’t76.Who would like to heip me with the heavy box?IA.shallB.willC.canD.may77.A squirrel doesn ’t hibernate in winter,but i w t orry about itsfood.A. n eeds notB.needn ’t toC.needn’tD.doesn ’t need78.It ‘s unlikely to rain.you not take an umbrella with you.A.will haveB.needC. DareD.could79.She doesn ’t answer the phone.she be out.A.canB.mightC.has toD.should80.Please open the window, ?A. c an’t youB.aren ’t youC.do youD.will you81.May i stop here?No,youA. m ustn’tB.might notC.needn’tD.won’t82.Let ’s go to the cinema, ?A.do weB.do youC.shall weD.will you83.The teacher has told the boy that he pay for the missing book.A.need notB.need not toC.needs notD.needs not to84.You watch DVD all the evening if you wish,he said to her.A.shouldB.have toC.ought toD.may85. I go there at once?No ,I don ’t think youA.must....have toB.do...need toC.need...mustD.may...ought to86. you like to have another cup of tea?Yes,please.A.canB.mustC.wouldD.may87.Do sit down, ?A. d o youB.don’t youC.won’t youD.shall you88.I have been sitting up writting my paper for two nights.do you think i stand another night without sleeping?A.couldB.can be able toC.wouldD.shall89.Will you please do me a favor?Yes.IA.shallB.willC.canD.might90.Do as you are told, ?A.can youB.is itC.shall weD.will you91..have a cup of tea, ?A.can youB.is itC.shall weD.will you92.You to tell me the truth if you want my help.A.shouldB.had betterC.mustD.have93.Lieten!is that jeanne ’s vo i c e?t s oh t e he cinema.A.must have goneB.oughtn ’t to goC.can’t have goneD.shouldn ’t have gone94.And i to ask you,because i thought i must be wrong.A. d idn ’tB.not dareC.not to dareD.dared not95.Let us leave here, ?A.shall youB.will youC.shall weD.will we96.Clever boys need never work very hard, ?A. n eedn’t theyB.don’t theyC.do theyD.need they97.She asked Mr.palmer if she type the letter right then.A.shallB.wouldC.willD.should98.Peter has been trying for an hour,but his car still start.A. w on’tB.wouldn ’tC.didn ’tD.hasn ’t99.If you are going to the club tonight,you Richard there.A.might meetB.might have metC.may have metD.may have been met 100.You for what you have done!the boss threatened one of his employees.A.will be punishedB.shall be punishedC.will have been punishedD.shall have been punished101. Swim to that rock and back again?A.Dare heB.dares heC.will dare heD.will he dare102.Sherry it if she doesn ’t want to.A.need not doB.needs not doC.needs not to doD.does not need to 103. Do it myself than try to persuade such a silly fellow like him.A.I ’d likeB.I ’d ratherC.I ’d betterD.I ’d like to104.What ’t s h e matter with the door?I can ’t open it.I try to open it for you?A. w illB.shallC.won’tD.need105.Have you read airport written by Arthur Hailey?No,I haven ’t, like to read it.A.IB.I ’llC.I ’mD.I ’d106. he open the door?Yes,please.A.shallB.willC.CanD.would107.He was a good swimmer so he swim to the shore when the boat sank.A.couldB.mightC.succeeded toD.was able to108.Must i wait here until you come back?A. N o,you can ’tB.No,you needn t’C, No,you must D.No,you may 109.He not pay unless he is forced to pay.A.shallB.willC.shouldD.would110.The man you want to see has arrived, he come now?A.doesB.willC.shallD.is111.If you really want yourself to be in good health,you must always so much.A.not be smokingB.not...have smokedC.not so smokeD.be not smoking112.Michael be a policeman,for he ’s much too short.A.needn ’tB.can ’tC.shouldD.may113.Susan written a report like this.A. c an haveB.mustn ’t haveC.can’t haveD.ought to not have114.I wonder how he that to the teacher.A.dare to sayB.dare sayingC.not dare sayD.dared say115.When he was there,he go to that coffee shop at the corner after work every day.A.wouldB.shouldC.had betterD.might116.Sir,you be sitting in this waiting room,it is for women and children only.A. o ughtn ’tB.can ’tC.won’tD.needn’t117.You can ’t immagine that a w-b e e l h a v e d gentleman be so rude to a lady.A.mightB.needC.shouldD.would118.It has been announced that candidates remain in their seats until all the papers have been collected.A.canB.willC.mayD.shall119.How you say that you understand the whole story if you have covered only part of the article?A.canB.mustC.needD.may120.Children under 12 years of age in that country be under adult supervision when in a public libraryA.canB.mustC.needD.may121.Jack yet,otherwise he would have telephoned me.A.must haveB.shouldC.need haveD.ought to have122.there was a lot of fun at yesterday ’s p c a o r m t y e.y,b o u u t why didn ’t you?A.must haveB.shouldC.need haveD.ought to have123.My sister met patrick at the grand theatre yesterday afternoon,so he your lecture.A.couldn ’t have attendedB.needn ’t have attendedC.mustn ’t have attendedD.shouldn ’t have attended124.Have you ever regretted doing something you ?A.should doB.must have doneC. Shouldn ’t have doneD. Mustn ’t have done125.When farmers use insecticide to kill insects,somepoisonous chemicalsstay on the crops or in the soil,and that is also dangerous.A.mustB.shouldC.ought toD.may126.When a grade 12 student is not well prepared when he finishes high school,hefirst gain skills necessary to begin a university program,which addd a year ormore to their time at university.A.must canB.can mustC.should needD.might will127.If you leave the interrviewer a bad impression during an job interview,he will assume you have a lot of other unsatisfactory characters,worse,he or she take thetime to give you a second chance.A.may notB.must notC.should notD.can not128.There are a lot of people there, we go and have a look?A.mustB.doC.willD.shall129.You see.my newly bought alarm clock is broken.i itA.should not buyB.need not have boughtC.ought not buyD.ought not to have bought130.I sincerely hope that my son enter a universityA.willB.wouldC.shouldD.might备课词组1.Consider as/to be2.Consist of3.Contribute to4.Convince sb of sth5.Cooperate with sb6.Cope with7.Count on8.Cover a long distance9.Cut down on10.Cut off11.Date back to12.Devote oneself to dong13.Die out14.Differ from15.Distinguish from16.Divide into17.Do harm/good to18.Do nothing but do19.Draw/form/reach/make a conclusion20.Put the following into english or vice versa翻译：中译英1.I will see,hear,read and learn what my superiors will consider as fit for me.2.those who have no way to get such extra marks will likely feel justified to cheat in examinations,whch they will consider as their own way to make up for their lack of power and money.3.Unite one consists of two lessons.4.His color photographs consists of common artifacts and scenes from every daylife ,which have been rearranged,assembled,and constructed into variousforms,patterns,and illustrations.5.Your success should contribute to the success of others!6.Understand that you deserve the best that life has to offer and that you have so much to contribute to the world.7.Our monitor contributes lots of spare time to our class.8.The shop assistant convinced us that his product was of good quality.9.The convincing proof that smoking causes cancer has failed to convince hundreds ofmillions of people to abandon the vile habit.10.It wouldn ’t convince anybody of anything.11.If you feel safe and allow allow yourself to feel safe,you can learn,you can cooperate with others,you can build societies.12.We put off the conference in order to better cope with the tense situation13.Some individuals drink to cope with or medicate emotional problems.14.Whenever you have a team effort,you need to remember that your teammates count on you and want you to be successful15.Soon we could count on five or six eggs a week16.What puzzles me is how he was able to cover such a long distance on foot17.We should cut down on water consumption18.Ride a bicycle this will cut down on carbon emissions and money you spend on a car19.With the main highwy cut off,there is no connection to the rest of the country20.If you don ’t pay the bill,we will cut off your electricity21.The artifacts,mainly textiles and ceramic objects,date back to the variety of cultures established in peru before its coloniza by the spanish in the 16th century22.Any student looking for a part-time job must be realistic about the time they can devote to it and how far they are prepared to travel23.The current wave of protests may die down or be brutally repressed24.We are hoping for the storm to die down before we go out sailing.otherwise it could too be dangerous25.Why did such a durable specier die out?26.How many millions of years ago did this predatory dinosaur live,and when did it die out?27.The two boxes are same in color and different in shape28.The box differs from that one in shape29.The main characters that people can distinguish from animals are the subjective consciousness,language and sociality30.Trademark is a part of brand,the forming of a excellent brand firstly need atrademark designation that is convenient for the customer to distinguish from the other trademarks31.Our class is usually divided into six groups when we have class discussion32.Eating too much does harm to our health33.I wanted to be with my family even though there was nothing to do but wait34.It is important to draw a conclusion from the facts部分答案：I1——5：D A B B C 6——10：A D B C A 11——15：D A D A C 16—20 : C C C D D 21-25:AD DC B 26-30: C B C B C 31-35:C BD D C 36-40: BD C B B41-45:A D C B C 46-50:D D A D C51-55:D C D D A 56-60:B A D B D61-65:B B A B C 66-70: D B B C B71-75:B C A AA 76-80:BCBBD81-85:ACADA 86-90:CCABC91-95:DDCAB 96-100:DDAAB101-105:AABBD 106-110:ADBBC111-115:ABCDA 116-120:ACDAA121-125:CDACD 126-130:AADDA。

2020届上海市七宝中学2017级高三上学期期中考试英语试卷★祝考试顺利★Ⅱ. GrammarDirections: After reading the passage below, fill in he blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blanks with the proper form of the given word; for the blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.When I worked part-time in a local bookstore at my early age -- so easily - pictured, if you do not work in one, as a kind of paradise where not only ____1____ one read his own favorite books but also encounter charming young ladies (one of my personal fantasies) who browse eternally among Toni Morrison or Ernest Hemingwast thing that chiefly struck me was that really bookish people are a rarity, ____2____ there are vast numbers of those who consider themselves to be such. Often they will introduce themselves when they enter the bookshop ____3____ ‘book people’ and insist on telling you that ‘we love books’. They will wear T-shirts or carry bags with slogans explaining exactly how much they think they adore books. It is clear that the was they dress themselves is quite similar to that of us bookish people, but that is ____4____ the similarities between them and us begin and end. And ____5____ (sure) means of identifying them is that they never, ever buy books.These days it is so rare that I find time to read that, when I do, it feels like indulgence, more so than any, other sensory experience. When an important relationship in my twenties ____6____ (break) up the only thing I could do was to read, and I amassed a pile of books ___7___ I sank and escaped from the world around me and inside me. The landscapes of Yu Hua,Wang Shou, Ernest Hemingway, George Orwell, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Harper Lee and others protected me from my own thoughts, which were pushed into the background, where ___8___ could silently process without bothering me. I created a physical wall on my desk, ____9____ (make) from the books, and as I read them the wall slowly came down until it was gone.In a more real sense, books are the best way in which one enriches his own life and the enormous numbers of them out there in the world excite me, especially when I visit second-hand bookstores with no intention____10____ (search) for a certain book. It is like casting a net and never knowing what you will find when you gather it in. As Goglo put in it in Dead Souls: “Once, long ago, in the years of my youth, in the years of my childhood, which have flashed irretrievably（不能挽回地）by, it was a joy for me to drive for the very first time to a p lace unknown.”【答案】1. can 2. although3. as4. where5. the surest6. broke7. into which8. they 9. made10. to search【解析】这是一篇记叙文。

2017 届高三英一模翻One【宝山区】72.客物是着重品牌形象。

（ focus）73.我再也克制不住看球比的冲。

（no longer）74.本受尊崇的原由是它人以希望和启示。

（⋯ why⋯）75.她的有关个人斗的演很真，我感得几乎哭泣。

（⋯ such⋯that⋯）72.Customers always focus on brand image when shopping.73.I can no longer resist the impulse to watch the basketball match.74.The reason why this book is popular is that it gives people hope and inspiration.75.She made such a honest speech about her personal strivings that we were nearly moved to tears.Two 【崇明区】72.你能否成困学生立一基金？ (approve)73.不能否的是上海迪斯尼园每日人患。

(deny)74.那个研究家庭教育的教授将受邀些家做座。

(expert)75. 垃圾分不有助于境保有益于物循利用，所以人人要行起来。

(Not only)72.Do you approve of setting up a fund for poor students? (1+1+1)73.There is no denying that Shanghai Disneyland Park is crowded with people every day. (1+2)It can ’ t be denied that be filled⋯, with, be full of74.The professor who is (an) expert in/on/at family education will be invited to give a lecture to these parents. (2+1+1)75.Not only does classifying/sorting rubbish help protect the environment, but also it helps recycle waste materials, so everyone should take action. (1+2+1+1)Three 【虹口区】1、干嘛不去看影放松一下自己？（Why）2、全市全部的公园都市民免开放。

第I卷I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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. See a film with the man B. Offer the man some helpC. Listen to some great musicD. Say thanks to the man.2. A. At 1:00 pm B. At 3:00 pm C. At 4:00 pm D. At 5:00 pm3. A. On his way B. In a restaurant C. At home D. On a train4. A. A gay stole his clothes B. He found his clothes uglyC. Someone said he was uglyD. The clothes in the supermarket are ugly5. A. Ask for something cheaper B. Buy the vase she really likesC. Protect herself from being hurtD. Bargain with the shop assistant6. A. 147 pounds B. 150 pounds C. 153 pounds D. 163 pounds7. A. To get a haircut B. To attend a party C. To do some shopping D. To drive her home8. A. Use a computer in the lab B. Take a chemistry courseC. Help him revise his reportD. Get her computer repaired9. A. It spoke highly of the mayor B. It misinterpreted the mayor’s speechC. It made the mayor’s view clearerD. It carried the mayor’s speech accurately10. A. Germany B. France C. West Africa D. SpainSection BDirections: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s)and short passage(s). The conversation(s)and the passage(s)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 was Mrs. Beach’s neighborB. He used to work at Ms. Beach’s bookstoreC. He has followed Ms. Beach’s way of doing businessD. He came from Britain12. A. She died B. The Germans made her give it upC. Her business went from bad to worseD. She decided to start a new business13. A. In 1951 B. In 1962 C. In 1964 D. In 1919Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. 0.1 cm B. 1cm C. 0.01 mm D. 0.1mm15. A. There was a hole in it B. It got hurt by something hardC. It went off Bill Beaver’s eyeD. It sometimes didn’t work well16. A. It was made by handB. It was made by a special robotC. There was some blood during the operationD. The doctors didn’t take part during the opersationQuestions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. It couldn’t be doneB. It couldn’t be doneC. It was very difficultD. It was boring18. A. He didn’t like physical educationB. He had so little physical energyC. He was unable to sit still in classD. He can’t use skateboard at school19. A. He had a different schoolB. He let students plan P. E. classes on their ownC. He was kind to every studentD. He showed some techniques during classes20. A. It was robot-like with new tricksB. He was more professionalC. He created it by himselfD. It is smoother than others’II. Grammar and V ocabularySection ADirections: 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.I have often though it would be a blessing(21)_________each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life. Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight; silence would teach him the joys of sound.Now and then I have tested my seeing friends to discover what they see. Recently I was visited by a very good friend who had just returned from a long walk in the woods, and I asked her what she had o bserved. “Nothing in particular,” she replied. I (22)_______be suspicious if I had not been accustomed to such responses, for long ago I became convened that (23)____seeing see little.How was it possible, I asked myself, (24)__________(walk)for an hour through the woods and see nothing worthy of note? I who cannot see find hundreds of things to interest me(25)_______mere touch. I feel the delight of a flower, and something of the miracle of nature is revealed to me. Occasionally, if I am very fortunate, I place my hand gently in a small tree and feel the happy tremble of a bird in full song. I am delighted to have cool waters of a river (26)_________(rush)through my open fingers.To me the feast of seasons is a thrilling and unending drama, the action of (27)_________streams through my fingertips. At times my heart cries out, (28)________(thrill)to see al these things. If I can get so much pleasure by mere touch, how much more beauty must be revealed by sight? Yet, those who, have eyes apparently, see little. The view of color and action that fill the world(29)___________(take) for granted.It is human, perhaps, to appreciate little that which we have and to long for that which we have not, (30)________it is a great pity that in the world of light the gift of sight is used only as mere convenience rather than as a means of adding fullness to life.Section BDirections: 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.By now, how the immune system is affected by stress has been discovered. In one study, ___31___500 couples, those who showed very unfriendly behavior during a 30-minute discussion about marriage problems had lower immune functioning for 24-hour period following the experiment than people who showed less ___32___behavior. It is not just stress that can do damage. One researcher though that if the same cold virus was put under two different noses, the person who is depressed or anxious would be more likely to develop the cold. How can stress and related emotions contribute to poor health?These feelings can cause the __33___of substances that damage or weaken our immure cells. Negative emotion can also cause our bodies to produce fewer substances that __34___help fight off disease. If stress, depression, anger and other negative feelings can make you more likely to get sick, can the ___35____be true? Will you have a stronger immune__36___and greater health if you are happier, less stressed? Experts believe that the answer is yes. There are studies showing that by __-37___certain mind-body techniques that help reduce stress and improve outlook, cancer patients can live longer. And cancer patients aren’t the only ones who can benefit. Research has found that when patients with chronic pain use ____38___therapies and other techniques to deal with discomfort, they reduced their visits to the doctors by 36%. Relaxation produces better health through deep rhythmic breathing, muscle loosening and a slower heart rate. When some of the pressure is taken out of the body, they entire immune system will ___39___much better. Relaxation decreases blood pressure and heart rate. That is important because a body that is ___40___under pressure will exhaust.III. Reading Comprehension Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passage 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.Why do people go to university? There is a popular notion that a college education is something to be endured in order to become __41___to obtain certain kinds of jobs or to go to graduate school. This is not what we are trying to do at Harvard, nor would we wish to have many students here who took such a(n)___42___view of a college career. There are several goals we aim to reach in our undergraduate program.The most obvious one is to give knowledge—fairly___43___knowldege in one field and a more general knowledge of a variety of other subject areas which you may choose according to your interest. But if acquiring knowledge is a self-evident part of a college education, it is __44___the most important. Remarkably few of the facts you learn here will remain in your___45___for many years, and some of those that do will even be proved___46___by new knowledge.__47___, we can instill(灌输)certain attitudes of mind-a willingness to accept uncertainly and the lack of definite truths; independence of mind, and a respect for facts and for the uncomfortable conclusions which facts sometimes lead to.In addition to these ___48___qualities, a college education should try to lay a foundation for the creative use of ___49___time. Some of this capacity can be stimulated in the classroom—in courses in the humanities and the arts. Yet, at least as much __50___will occur outside the lecture hall---on athletic fields, in music rooms, student theaters, concert hails, and so forth.These are some of the __51___of a liberal college education as I see them. I cannot resist concluding with a few private thoughts about our new careers at Harvard.To begin with, I hope that we will think__52___about what we want to accomplish here. It would be __53___for you to set your sights on some limited goal, such as getting good grades or merely getting into one or another graduate school.Second, I hope that you will give some thought to what you can do for others during your stay here. There are many problems waiting for your help, and many people who could __14___your efforts.My final bit of advice. Whatever else we do, let us remember not to take ourselves too seriously. However great our problems may seem, however urgent our complaints, they are overshadowed(黯然失色)by the __55__of countless other people on our planet.41. A. fascinated B. qualified C. determined D. required42. A. optimistic B. strong C. narrow D. sensitive43. A. concentrated B. expanded C. informed D. illustrated44. A. by far B. far from C. free from D. without doubt45. A. memory B. position C. evaluation D. foundation46. A. useful B. essential C. false D. common47. A. Besides B. However C. Therefore D. Somehow48. A. physical B. inborn C. emotional D. intellectual49. A. business B. study C. experiment D. leisure50. A. appreciation B. stimulation C. participation D. exposure51. A. benefits B. aims C. problems D. achievements52. A. broadly B. honestly C. freely D. continually53. A. fantastic B. magic C. tragic D. basic54. A. suffer from B. profit from C. reflect on D. complain about55. A. inspiration B. difference C. ambitions D. difficultiesSection BDirections: 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 read.(A)The Tide Rises, the Tide FallsBy Henry Wadsworth LongfellowThe tide rises, the tide falls,Along the sea — sands damp and brownThe traveler hastens toward the town,And the tide rises, the tide falls.Darkness settles on roofs and walls,But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls;The little waves, with their soft, white hands,Efface the footprints in the sands,And the tide rises, the tide falls.The morning breaks; the steeds in their stallsStamp and neigh, as the hostler calls;The day returns, but never moreReturns the traveler to the shore,And the tide rises, the tide falls.56. What is the figurative meaning (寓意)of the title “The Tide Rises, the Tide Falls” indicate?A. the change of the oceanB. the sequence of human historyC. the coming and going of travelersD. the eternity of the natural world57. In stanza 1, which line is parallel to “The morning breaks: the steeds in their stalls”?A. The tide rises, the tide fallsB. The twilight darkens, the curlew callsC. Alone the sea-sands damp and brownD. The traveler hastens toward the town58. In stanza 2, the word “Efface” in line 4 is the closest to _________in meaning.A. drawB. engraveC. eraseD. impress59. In stanza 3, “The day returns, but nevermore; Returns the traveler to the shore”, the poet possibly means ________.A. Time hustles; people bustleB. The traveler comes to the town just onceC. People will die while time goes onD. If time had feelings, people would stay(B)Predicting the future is alwa ys risky. But it’s probably safe to say that at least a few historians will one day speak of the 20th century as America’s “Disney ear”. Today, it’s certainly difficult to think of any other single thing that represents modern America as powerfully as the company that created Mickey Mouse. Globally, brands like Coca-Cola and McDonald's may be more widely known, but neither concludes 20th-century America in quite the same way as Disney.The reasons for Disney's success are quite a lot, but ultimately the credit belongs to one person - the man who created the cartoon and built the company from nothing, Walt Disney. Ironically, he could not draw particularly well. But he was a genius in other aspects. In business, his greatest skills were his insight and his management ability. After setting himself up in Hollywood, he single-handedly pioneered the concepts of branding and merchandising -- something his company still does brilliantly today.But what really distinguished Disney was his ability to identify with his audiences. Disney always made sure that his films championed the "little guy", and made him feel proud to be American. This he achieved by creating characters that reflected the hopes and fears of ordinary people. Some celebrated American achievements---He achieved this by creating characters that reflected the hopes and fears of ordinary people. Some Mickey Mouse, was “inspired by Charles Lindbergh’s flight across the Atlantic. Others, like the There Little Pigs and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, show ed how, through hard wok and helping one’s fellow man or Americans could survive social and economic crises like the Great Depression.Disney's other great virtue was the fact that his company -- unlike other big corporations--- had a human face. His Hollywood studio -- the public heard -- operated just like a democracy, where everyone was on first name terms and had a say in how things should be run. He was also regarded as a great patriot because not only did his cartoons praise America, but, during World War II, his studios made training films for American soldiers.The reality, of course, was less idyllic. As the public would later learn, Disney's patriotism had an unpleasant side. After a strike by cartoonists in 1941, he became convinced that Hollywood had been infiltrated by Communists . He agreed to work for the FB1 as a mole, identifying and spying on colleagues whom he suspected were subversives.But, apart from his affiliations with the FBI, Disney was more or less the genuine article. A new book, The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the American Way of Life, by Steven Watts, confirms that he was very definitely on the side of ordinary Americans—in the 30s and 40s he voted for Franklin Roosevelt, believing he was a champion of the workers. Also, Disney was not an apologist for the FBI, as some have suggested. In fact, he was always suspicious of large, bureaucratic organizations, as is evidenced in films like That Darned Cat, in which he portrayed FB1 agents as bungling incompetents.By the time he died in 1966, Walt Disney was as icon like Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers. To business people and filmmakers, he was a role model; to the public at large, he was "Uncle Walt" -- the man who had entertained them all their lives, the man who represented them all their lives, the man who represented all that was good about America.60. Walt Disney is believed to possess the following abilities EXCEPT______________.A . painting B. creativity C. management D. merchandising61. According to the passage, what was the pleasant side of Disney’s patriotism?A. He sided with ordinary Americans in his filmsB. He supported Arnorlca’s was efforts in his own wayC. He had doubts about large, bureaucratic organizationsD. He voted for Franklin Roosevelt in the 30s and 40s62. In the sixth paragraph the sentence “Disney was more or lets the genuine article” means that _________.A. Disney was a creative and capable personB. Disney once agreed to work for the FB1C. Disney ran his company in a democratic wayD. Disney was sympathetic with ordinary people(C)For most thinkers since the Greek philosophers, it was self-evident that there is something called human nature, something that constitutes the essence of man. There were various views about what constitutes it, but there was agreement that such an essence exists---that is to say, that there is something by virtue of which man is man. Thus man was defined as a rational being, as a social animal, an animal that can make tools, or a symbol-making animal.More recently, this traditional view has begun to be questioned. One reason for this change was the increasing emphasis given to the historical approach to man. An examination of the history of humanity suggested that man in our time is so different from man in previous times that it seemed unrealistic to assume that men in every age have had in common something that can be called “human nature.” The historical approach was reinforced, particularly in the United States, by studies in the field of cultural anthropology (人类学). The study of primitive peoples has discovered such a diversity of customs, values, feelings, and thoughts that many anthropologists arrived at the concept that man is born as a blank sheet of paper on which each culture writes its text. Another factor contributing to the tendency to deny the assumption of a fixed human nature was that the concept has so often been abused as a shield behind which the most inhuman acts are committed. In the name of human nature, for example, Aristotle and most thinkers up to the eighteenth century defended slavery. Or in order to prove the rationality and necessity of the capitalist form of society, scholars have tried to make a case for acquisitiveness, competitiveness, and selfishness as natural human characters. Popularly, one refers cynically to “human nature” in accepting the inevitability of such undesirable human behavior as greed, murder, cheating and lying.Another reason for skepticism about the concept of human nature probably lies in the influence of evolutionary thinking. Once man came to be seen as developing in the process of evolution, the idea of a substance which is contained in his essence seemed untenable. Yet I believe it is precisely from an evolutionary standpoint that we can expect new insight into the problem of the nature of man.63. Most philosophers believed that human nature ________.A. is the quality distinguishing man from other animalsB. consists of competitiveness and selfishnessC. is something partly innate and partly acquiredD. consists of rationality and undesirable behavior64. The traditional view of “human nature” was strongly challenged by ________.A. the emergence of the evolutionary theoryB. the historical approach to manC. new insight into human behaviorD. the philosophical analysis of slavery65. The author mentioned Aristotle, a great ancient thinker, in order to ________.A. emphasize that he contributed a lot to defining the concept of “human nature”B. show that the concept of “human nature” was used to justify social evilsC. prove that he had a profound influence on the concept of “human nature”D. support the idea that some human characters are inherited.66. According to the passage, anthropologists believe that human beings ________.A. have some characters in commonB. are born with diverse culturesC. are born without a fixed natureD. change their characters as they grow upSection CDirections: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.1) In a few years you will be able to order a transcript of your entire genetic code for less than $1,000. ____67____Two different university laboratories have developed test that will reveal the enti rety of a baby’s genetic code using just a blood sample from the mother plus a drop of saliva(唾液)from the father.2) Prenatal(出生前的) whole-genome sequencing will provide volumes of information beyond the currently available tests exclusively for genetic dis orders such as Down’s syndrome or Tay-Saches disease. The three billion units of code furnished in the new tests will also dwarf(使……相形见的) the relative trickle(零散)of information provided by consumer gene-testing services such as 23andMe, which currently look only at perhaps about one million locations in the genome.3)____68____Without careful panning, the new prenatal genetics might rob a child of the chance to make decisions best left until adulthood---whether or not to learn, for instance, if a mutation(突变)predicts the inevitability of Huntington’s disease 20 years hence.4)_____69_____. Similar laissez0faire(放住)action to prenatal whole-genome testing could portend(预示)tragedy.5)Ultimately certain agency will need to develop a comprehensive policy on prenatal whole genome testing. Bioethics scholars wrote an analysis last summer that calls on the medical community to develop a guide to the most relevant genomic data for future parents. ___70___Without access to a much higher level of refined expertise, the secrets of our offspring’s genetic code will continue to remain an unnerving cipher---or worse.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Rocks Tell TimeEarth’s surface is constantly changing, and its rocks are evidence of past geologic events. The age of rocks can be determined in various ways. By using relative-dating principles and noting the position of layers within a rock, it is also possible to reconstruct the sequence(顺序)of geologic events that have occurred at a site.One way scientists do this is by using the principle of uniformitarianism, which states that the processes affecting the earth today are the same ones that affected it in the past. For example, at an active volcano, today, lava can be observed to cool and form layers of basalt(玄武岩). Therefore, any time one sees layers of basalt, it can be assumed that they likely formed from lava cooling after a volcanic eruption.Second, the principle of original horizontality states that most sedimentary(由沉淀物所生成的)rock is deposited in a horizontal position, which means they form layers. The principle of superposition can be used to interpret the relative ages of these layers: In a sequence of undisturbed sedimentary layers or lava flows, the oldest layers are at the bottom. These principles allow scientists to determine the relative age of a rock compared with another rock. They can also compare the ages of rock layers in different areas. This type of comparison has enabled them to create a list of earth’s rock layers from youngest to oldest, called a geologic column.Another way to test a rock’s age is by using radioactivity. Radioactive parts of elements in rocks decay into other elements at a constant pace called a half-life. By comparing the amount of the originai element with the amount present today, scientists can come up with an absolute age for a rock. These ages are compiled into a history of earth. Long stretches of time on earth are called eras. Earth’s rock history includes the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.The scientists who interpret the stories told by rocks are called structural geologists and stratigraphers(地层学家). Structural geologists c arefully observe and interpret layer of rock. They study the way in which the earth’s crust is deformed by mountain-building processes. They also study clues at the earth’s surface that reveal the underlying structure and geologic history of an area. Stratigaphers compare vertical sequences of rock layers form different areas to piece together the geologic history of a region.71._____________________________第II卷V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72．在我看来，中国人是世界上最喜欢谈论国内外大事的民族。

Test for Issue 468Grammar 10%+10%The tale of Robinson Crusoe，a British sailor who gets trapped on a faraway island，_____1_____ (tell) for hundreds of years。

Since British writer Daniel Defoe’s 1719 novel came out, the story has been made into numerous plays，films and TV series。

But just when you think there is ____2____ more you can get from this classic adventure tale, here is yet another Robinson Crusoe film –The Wild Life by Belgium's nWave animation studio。

It’s been out in the Chinese mainland _____3____ Oct 4。

The Wild Life tells the story in a quite different way。

Yes，there is a guy named Robinson Crusoe who finds himself trapped on an island after a terrible storm on the sea. But that’s it. There are no cannibals，no murders and no slaves being traded。

Instead, the narrator has changed from Crusoe himself to a chatty parrot named Mak。

上海市七宝中学2024-2025学年高三上学期第一次月考英语试题一、语法填空Directions: After reading the passage 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.Most of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in the history books are great conquerors and generals and soliders, while the people 1 (help) civilization forward are often never mentioned at all. We do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat or calculated the length of the year, or manured (施肥) a field; but we know all about the killers and destroyers.People think a great deal of them, so much that on all the highest pillars (纪念柱) in the great cities of the world you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a solider. And I think most people believe that the greatest countries are 2 that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them as conquerors. It is just possible they are, but they are not 3 (civilized). Animals fight; so 4 savages (野蛮人); so to be good at fighting is to be good in the way in which an animal or a savage is good, but it is not to be civilized. Even being good at getting other people to fight for you and telling them how to do it most efficiently — this, after all, is 5 conquerors and generals have done — is not being civilized. People fight 6 (settle) quarrels. Fighting means killing, and civilized peoples ought to be able to find some ways of settling their disputes other than by seeing which side 7 kill off greater number of the other side, and then saying that the side which has killed most 8 (win). It means 9 (say) that power is right.This is what the story of mankind has on the whole been like. Even our own age has fought the two greatest wars,10 millions of people were killed or disabled. And while today it is true that people do not fight and kill each other in the streets while, that is to say, we have got to the stage of keeping the rules and behaving properly to each other in daily life-nations and countries have not learnt to do this yet, and still behave like savages.二、选词填空Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Only two countries in the advanced world provide no guarantee for paid leave from work to care for a newborn child. Last spring one of the two, Australia, gave up the bad distinction by setting up paid family leave starting in 2011. I wasn’t surprised when this didn’t make the news here in the United States - we’re now the only wealthy country without such a policy.The United States does have one explicit family policy, the Family and Medical Leave Act, passed in 1993. It 11 workers to as much as 12 week’s unpaid leave for care of a newborn or dealing with a family medical problem. Despite the 12 of the benefit, the Chamber of Commerce and other business groups fought it bitterly, describing it as “government-run personnel management” and a “dangerous precedent (先例)”. In fact, every step of the way, as (usually) Democratic leaders have tried to introduce work-family balance measures into the law, business groups have been strongly 13 .As Yale law professor Anne Alstott, argues, 14 parental support depends on defining the family as a social good that, in some sense, society must pay for. Parents are 15 in many ways in their lives: there is “no exit” when it comes to children. Society expects parents to provide their children with continuity of care, meaning the 16 and intimate care that human beings need to develop their intellectual, emotional and moral capabilities. And society expects parents to persist in their roles for 18 years, or longer if needed.While most parents do this out of love, there are public punishments for not providing care. What parents do, in other words, is of deep 17 to the state, for the obvious reason that caring for children is not only 18 urgent but important to the future of society. The state recognizes this in the large body of family laws that govern children’s welfare, yet parents receive little help in meeting the life-changing obligations society 19 . To classify parenting as apersonal choice for which there is no collective responsibility is not merely to ignore the social benefits of good parenting, really, it is to steal those benefits because they accrue (累积) to the whole of society as today’s children become tomorrow’s citizens. In fact, by some 20 , the value of parental investments in children, investments of time and money, is equal to 20%-30% of GDP. If these investments bring huge social benefits-as they clearly do-the benefits of providing more social support for the family should be that much clearer.三、完形填空Before 1815 manufacturing in the United States had been done in homes or shops by skilled artisans. As master craft workers, they imparted the knowledge of their trades to apprentices (学徒) and journeymen (熟练工). 21 women often worked in their homes part-time, making finished articles from raw material supplied by merchant capitalists. After 1815 this older form of manufacturing began to 22 factories with machinery tended by unskilled or semiskilled laborers. 23 transportation networks, the rise of cities, and the availability of capital and credit all stimulated the shift to factory production.Apprentices were considered part of the family, and masters were responsible not only for teaching their apprentices a trade but also for providing them with some education and for 24 their moral behavior. Journeymen knew that if they 25 their skill, they could become respected master artisans with their own shops. Also, skilled artisans did not work by the clock.The factory changed that. Goods produced by factories were not as finished or elegant as those done by hand, and pride in craftsmanship gave way to the 26 to increase rates of productivity. The new methods of doing business involved a new and stricter sense of time. Absenteeism and lateness hurt productivity and, since work was specialized, 27 the regular factory routine. Industrialization not only produced a fundamental change in the way work was organized; it 28 the very nature of work.The first generation to experience these changes did not adopt the new attitudes easily. The factory clock became the symbol of the new work rules. One mill worker who finally 29 complained revealingly about “obedience to the ding-dong of the bell-just as though we are so many living machines.” With the 30 of personal freedom also came the loss of standingin the community. Unlike artisan workshops in which apprentices worked 31 with the masters supervising them, factories sharply separated workers from management. Few workers rose through the ranks to supervisory positions, and even well-paid workers sensed their 32 in status.In this newly emerging economic order, workers sometimes organized to protect their rights and traditional ways of life. The labor movement gathered some momentum (动力，势头) in the decade before the Panic of 1837, but in the depression that followed, labor’s strength 33 . During hard times, few workers were willing to strike or 34 collective action. And skilled craft workers, who led the union movement, did not feel a particularly strong bond with semiskilled factory workers and unskilled laborers. More than a decade of agitation (激烈争论) did finally bring a workday shortened to 10 hours to most industries by the 1850s’, and the courts also recognized workers’ right to strike, but these 35 had little immediate impact. 21．A．Otherwise B．Moreover C．However D．Therefore 22．A．give way to B．make up for C．get rid of D．end up with 23．A．Expensive B．Public C．Difficult D．Cheap 24．A．displaying B．supervising C．respecting D．predicting 25．A．shared B．assessed C．perfected D．applied 26．A．pressure B．hatred C．freedom D．disappointment 27．A．followed B．broke C．established D．fixed 28．A．ignored B．demanded C．guaranteed D．transformed 29．A．succeeded B．recovered C．quitted D．revenged 30．A．restoration B．change C．loss D．protection 31．A．closely B．efficiently C．independently D．diligently 32．A．stability B．independence C．decline D．security 33．A．maintained B．developed C．returned D．collapsed 34．A．protest against B．give up C．account for D．engage in 35．A．emphases B．limits C．evidences D．gains四、阅读理解The person who set the course of my life was a school teacher named Marjorie Hurd. When I stepped off a ship in New York Harbor in 1949, I was a nine-year-old war refugee, who had lost his mother and was coming to live with the father he did not know. My mother, Eleni Gatzoyiannis, had been imprisoned and shot for sending my sisters and me to freedom.I was thirteen years old when I entered Chandler Junior High. Shortly after I arrived, I was told to select a hobby to pursue during “club hours.” The idea of hobbies and clubs made no sense to my immigrant ears, but I decided to follow the prettiest girl in my class. She led me into the presence of Miss Hurd, the school newspaper adviser and English teacher.A tough woman with salt-and-pepper hair and determined eyes, Miss Hurd had no patience with lazy bones. She drilled us in grammar, assigned stories for us to read and discuss, and eventually taught us how to put out a newspaper. Her introduction to the literary wealth of Greece gave me a new perspective on my war-tom homeland, making me proud of my origins. Her efforts inspired me to understand the logic and structure of the English language. Owing to her inspiration, during my next twenty-five years, I became a journalist by profession.Miss Hurd retired at the age of 62. By then, she had taught for a total of 41 years. Even after her retirement, she continually made a project of unwilling students in whom she spied a spark of potential. The students were mainly from the most troubled homes, yet she alternately bullied and charmed them with her own special brand of tough love, until the spark caught fire.Miss Hurd was the one who directed my grief and pain into writing. But for Miss Hurd, I wouldn’t have become a reporter. She was the catalyst that sent me into journalism and indirectly caused all the good things that came after.36．Which of the following caused the author to think of his homeland differently?A．Stepping on the American soil for the first time.B．Her mother’s miserable deathC．Being exposed to Greek literary works.D．Following the prettiest girl in his class. 37．It can be inferred from Paragraph Four that ________.A．Miss Hurd’s contribution was recognized across the nation.B．Students from troubled homes preferred Miss Hurd’s teaching styleC．The students Miss Hurd taught were all finally firedD．Miss Hurd employed a unique way to handle these students38．The passage is mainly concerned with ________.A．how the author became a journalist B．the importance of inspiration in one’s life C．the teacher who shaped the author’s life D．factors contributing to a successful careerWhen you first arrive in Oxford，it may take a little while for you to find your way around. The university is a large organization that is fully integrated into the city and has been evolving for 800 years. Some of the first things our students do when they arrive include finding a bike ( most students in Oxford find cycling is the best way to go around), setting up a bank account , getting their computer and mobile phone working , finding their department, getting to know their college and working out the best places to socialize.One of the major events you will experience shortly after "coming up" to Oxford is matriculation. Matriculation is held at the University's Sheldonian Theatre and is the ceremony at which you are formally admitted to the university.International students are invited to an orientation day at the start of the academic year. Sessions run throughout the day that will give you practical information about living and studying in UK and introduce you to other graduate students from all over the world who are starting their studies at Oxford at the same time as you , as well as to current Oxford graduate students and staff who will be able to help and advise you . The day covers topics such as studying and learning in the Oxford system, University services, information on living in Britain and culture differences, as well as addressing practical issues such as employment, immigration and visas, health and safety. You can choose which talks to attend and at the end of the day there is a social hour so you can meet fellow student.Another good thing to experience early on is college dining. Most colleges have a tradition of regular formal hall dinners, which consist of three or four courses and the atmosphere of an evening out in a nice restaurant. On some of these occasions you can invite people around to your college for dinner and then they may return the favor. In this way you can get to know people studying your own and other subjects at the same time as visiting many often historical college grounds and dining halls.Further information on your first few weeks at Oxford is available via the Students Gateway on our website and you can get first-hand accounts of what life at Oxford is like bywatching videos of students talking about their experiences on our Wall of 100 Faces. 39．Which of the following is not the first thing for a newcomer to Oxford to do_______？A．to find a best place to socializeB．to set up a bank accountC．to go to the Sheldonian TheatreD．to get mobile phone working40．When do students feel they are truly admitted to Oxford University______？A．They arrived in Oxford and settled down on campus．B．They received the offer from the admission office．C．They met the staff and took some required courses．D．They experienced the matriculation in the university．41．Why is an orientation important for international students？A．It is a good chance to ask the staff for help．B．It offers practical information about living and studying．C．It helps get students' computers hooked to the Internet．D．It can help deal with the problem of culture differences．42．"Return the favor"in the passage probably means___．A．inviting you for dinnerB．visiting your historic college in returnC．sharing favorite videosD．providing you with some good advice．In the college-admissions wars, we parents are the true fighters. We’re pushing our kids to get good grades, take SAT preparatory courses and build resumes to they can get into the college of our first choice. I’ve twice been to the wars, and as I survey the battlefield, something different is happening. We see our kids’ college background as a prize demonstrating how well we’ve raised them. But we can’t acknowledge that our obsession is more about us than them. So we’ve come up with various justifications that turn out to be half-truths, prejudices or myths. It actually doesn’t matter much whether Aaron and Nicole go to Stanford.We have a full-blown prestige panic; we worry that there won’t be enough prizes to goaround. Fearful parents urge their children to apply to more schools than ever. Underlying the hysteria (歇斯底里) is the belief that scarce elite degrees must be highly valuable. Their graduates must enjoy more success because they get a better education and develop better contacts. All that is plausible--and mostly wrong. We haven’t found any convincing evidence that selectivity or prestige matters. Selective schools don’t systematically employ better instructional approaches than less selective schools, On two measures- professors’ feedback and the number of essay exams selective schools do slightly worse.By some studies, selective schools do enhance their graduates’ lifetime earnings. The gain is considered at 2-4% for every 100-point increase in a school’s average SAT scores. But even this advantage is probably a statistical fluke (偶然). A well-known study examined students who got into highly selective schools and then went elsewhere. They earned just as much as graduates from higher-status schools.Kids count more than their colleges. Getting into Yale may signify intelligence, talent and ambition. But it’s not the only indicator and its significance is declining. The reason: so many similar people go elsewhere. Getting into college is not life’s only competition. In the next competition--the job market and graduate school-the results may change. Old-boy networks are breaking down. Princeton economist Alan Krueger studied admissions to one top Ph.D．program. High scores on the GRE helped explain who got in; degrees of prestigious universities didn’t.So, parents, lighten up. The stakes (风险) have been vastly exaggerated. Up to a point, we can rationalize (合理化) our pushiness. America is a competitive society; our kids need to adjust to that. But too much pushiness can be destructive. The very ambition we impose on our children may get some into Harvard but may also set them up for disappointment. One study found that, other things being equal, graduates of highly selective schools experienced more job dissatisfaction. They may have been so conditioned to being on top that anything less disappoints. 43．Why does the author say that parents are the true fighters in the college-admissions wars?A．They have the final say in which university their children are to attend.B．They know best which universities are most suitable for their children.C．They care more about which college their children go to than the children themselves.D．They have to carry out intensive surveys of colleges before children make an application. 44．What does the author mean by “kids count more than their colleges” Line 1, para.4?A．Continuing education is more important to a person’s success.B．Kids’ actual abilities are more important than their college background.C．A person’s happiness should be valued more than their education.D．What kids learn at college cannot keep up with job market requirements.45．What does Krueger’s study tell us?A．Getting into Ph.D．programs may be more competitive than getting into college.B．Graduates from prestigious universities do not care much about their GRE scores.C．Connections built in prestigious universities may be sustained long after graduation.D．Degrees of prestigious universities do not guarantee entry to graduate programs. 46．According to the passage, one possible result of pushing children into elite universities is that ________.A．they experience more job dissatisfaction after graduationB．they earn less than their peers from other institutionsC．they turn out to be less competitive in the job marketD．they overemphasize their qualifications in job applicationDirections: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.In business, there is a speed difference: It’s the difference between how important firm leaders say speed is to their competitive strategy and how fast the company actually moves. The difference is important regardless of industry and company size. 47In our study of 343 businesses, the companies that choose to go, go, go to try to gain an edge ended up with lower sales and operating incomes than those that paused at key moments to make sure they were on the right track. What’s more, the firms that “slowed down to speed up “improved their top and bottom lines, averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a three-year period.48 They thought differently about what “slower” and “faster” mean. Firms sometimes fail to understand the difference between operation speed (moving quickly )and strategic speed (reducing the time it takes to deliver value ).Simply increasing the speed of production, for example ,may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference .But that oftenleads to reduced value over time, in the form of lower-quality products and services.In our study, higher-performing companies with strategic speed always made changes when necessary. They became more open to ideas and discussion. 49 And they allowed time to look back and learn. By contrast, performance suffered at firms that moved fast all the time, paid too much attention to improving efficiency, stuck to tested methods, didn’t develop team spirit among their employees, and had little time thinking about changes.Strategic speed serves as a kind of leadership. 50 That kind of strategy must come from the top.A．How did they disobey the laws of business physics, taking more time than competitors yet performing better?B．Teams that regularly take time to get things right, rather than plough ahead full bore, are more successful in meeting their business goals.C．More haste, less speed, which in the study proves wrong.D．Companies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed.E．They valued efficiency rather than consideration.F．They encouraged new ways of thinking.五、书面表达51．Directions: Read the following three passages. Summarize the main idea and the main point (s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.It is found that American students spend less than 15% of their time in school. While there’s no doubt that school is important, a number of recent studies remind us that parents are even more so. A study published earlier this month by researchers at North Carolina State University, for example, finds that parental involvement-checking homework, attending school meetings and events, discussing school activities at home — has a more powerful influence on students’ academic performance than anything about the school the students attend.So parents matter. But it is also revealed in researches that parents, of all backgrounds, don’t need to buy expensive educational toys or digital devices for their kids in order to give theman advantage. What they need to do with their children is much simpler: talk.But not just any talk. Recent research has indicated exactly what kinds of talk at home encourage children’s success at school. For example, a study conducted by researchers at the UCLA School of Public Health found that two-way adult-child conversations were six times as potent in promoting language development as the ones in which the adult did all the talking.Engaging in this back-and-forth gives children a chance to try out language for themselves, and also gives them the sense that their thoughts and opinions matter.The content of parents’ conversations with kids matters, too. Children who hear talk about counting and numbers at home start school with much more extensive mathematical knowledge. While the conversations parents have with their children change as kids grow older, the effect of these exchanges on academic achievement remain strong. Research finds that parents play an important role in what is called “academic socialization” — setting expectations and making connections between current behavior and future goals. Engaging in these sorts of conversations has a greater impact on educational accomplishment._______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _六、翻译52．意识到犯了大错，我马上向在场所有的人表达了诚挚的歉意。

Test for Issue 468Grammar 10%+10%The tale of Robinson Crusoe, a British sailor who gets trapped on a faraway island, _____1_____ (tell) for hundreds of years. Since British writer Daniel Defoe’s 1719 novel came out, the story has been made into numerous plays, films and TV series.But just when you think there is ____2____ more you can get from this classic adventure tale, here is yet another Robinson Crusoe film –The Wild Life by Belgium’s nWave animation studio. It’s been out in the Chinese mainland _____3____ Oct 4.The Wild Life tells the story in a quite different way. Yes, there is a guy named Robinson Crusoe who finds himself trapped on an island after a terrible storm on the sea. But that’s it. There are no cannibals, no murders and no slaves being traded.Instead, the narrator has changed from Crusoe himself to a chatty parrot named Mak. The whole story is also told from the animals’ point of view, including a chameleon, a hedgehog and a goat. They go from seeing their homeland invaded by a human to slowly ____4____ (become) friends with him.This is actually quite a smart move, _____5_____ (consider) this year’s animal fever in movies from Zootopia to The Secret Life of Pets. Even the villains in The Wild Life have been changed from dangerous local island people to a group of evil cats from a ship. Family-friendly _____6______ animals seem to make this film, this alone does not mean a story will be great. The Wild Life isn’t as in-depth as Zootopia. The animal characters _____7_____ make it hard for audiences to relate to them emotionally.“____8____ much humor, and with a very straightforward story, there isn’t a lot to hook you into the tale,” noted US film writer Katie Walsh in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “There’s a message about accepting outsiders without judgment and _____9_____ (work) together as a team, and another message about an island life versus a civilized one, but all of it ____10____ (present) without much complication.”1 _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________ 4. _____________ 5. _______________ 6. ____________ 7. ______________ 8. ____________ 9. _____________ 10._______________They are the great modern designs that were built in the last century. But ___11____ a lack of proper protection, many of them have been destroyed. Luckily, some have stood the test of time.A national list of architectural masterpieces was released in Beijing on Sept 29 to remind people of _____12_____ (disappear) heritage, reported China Daily. A total of 98 unique structures have been included in the first edition of the 20th Century Chinese Architectural Heritage List.“Many of the ____13____ (include) structures have many stories to tell and have seen historical events, so they are alive,” Shan Jixiang, / head of the Chinese Society of Cultural Relics, told China Daily.Despite China’s recent efforts____14____ (protect)its traditional architecture, a lot of it has been destroyed, partly _____15_____ there is not enough public awareness.“To architects, the buildings we designed are ____16_____ daughters to us. We married off our beloved daughters only ____17_____ (find) them not being taken care of,” Ma Guoyong, an expert at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said in an interview with Chinanews website.The new list will make people realize the importance of keeping more recent architectural sites for future generations. “When they restore them, they _____18______ be treated as cultural heritage sites rather than general construction. Otherwise, historical information ___19___ (lose),” said Sha n.“Masterpieces of the 20th century prove that Chinese architects’ spirit and skills were passed down well,” he added. “And they deserve ____20_____ (pass) on to modern times.”11. _____________ 12. ______________ 13. _____________ 14. _____________15. _________16. ____________ 17. _______________ 18. _____________ 19. ____________ 20 __________Vocabulary 10%Van Gogh was a Dutch Post painter who is among the most famous and influential ____21_____ in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created about 2100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life. They include landscapes, still lifes, portraits and self-portraits, and are _____22____ by bold, symbolic colors, and dramatic, impulsive and highly expressive brushwork that contributed to the foundations of modern art. He sold only one painting during his lifetime and became famous after his suicide at age 37, which ____23____ years of poverty and mental illness.On Sept 30, two Van Gogh paintings – Seascape at Scheveningen (1882) and Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen (1884–1885) – that were stolen in 2002 from the Van Gogh Museum in the Netherlands were ____24_____ in Italy after 14 years.Both of the paintings were found without their frames, but seemed to be in good condition despite their long journey, according to the Van Gogh Museum.The paintings, ____25____ to be worth a total of €100 million (749.74 million yuan), aren’t among Van Gogh’s most famous. But the importance of the works comes from the ___26____ he painted.Seascape at Scheveningen is one of the only two seascapes that the Dutch post-impressionist painted during his years in the city of The Hague. It shows a boat sailing into a stormy sea. The thick paint “is a beautiful example of Van Gogh’s early style of painting, already showing his special ______27______”, the museum _____28______.Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen is a small work of art that Van Gogh painted for his mother in early 1884. It shows the church of the Reformed Church community in Nuenen, where Van Gogh’s father was a priest. In 1885, after his father’s de ath, Van Gogh changed the painting and added the people in the foreground, among them a few women in black shawls that are worn when loved ones have died. This may be a ____29____ to his father’s death.“The strong connections to his own life make this a w ork of great _____30______ value,” the Van Gogh Museum commented.Cloze 12%Small talk –the likes of “What do you have there? Popcorn?” or “The weather today is beautiful, isn’t it?” – is meaningless and a waste of time, according to some people. But scientists believe that it is actually more useful than it _____31______ to be.One example comes when you are on a train or a plane. The thought of talking to the stranger sitting beside you ____32____ be scary, because you know the conversation is sure to be ____33______. But a study by the University of Chicago in the US found that people who chat to strangers enjoy a better ride than those who sit _____34_____ or bury themselves in their phones.In the study, researchers asked real-life people at Chicago train stations to start conversations with ______35______ travelers. Most of them refused to do so at first because they _____36_____ get a friendly answer. But the result turned out to be just the opposite –most strangers were not only willing to be talked to, but also pleasant to talk to.“Human beings are social animals,” Nicholas Epley, one of the lead researchers, told Live Science. “Other people are people, too. And it turns out that they’d like to get to know you.”______37______ making you happier, small talk with strangers can also help you feel connected to your surroundings. Previous studies found that when people are frequently smiled at, made eye contact with and spoken to at coffee shops, they ______38______ have a stronger sense of belonging instead of feeling like they are being ignored and left out.And if you are already _____39______ enough to make small talk with strangers, you should try to develop it into something “bigger”.A 2010 study proved that having a deep and meaningful conversation gives you even more ______40_____ than small talk. Participants in the study – 79 college students – reported after the four-day experiment that they were much happier when they had a third as much small talk and twice as many in-depth conversations.But deep conversations can start with small talk, can’t they? So the first step is to start talking, no matter how _____41_____ the topic is. And who knows, maybe an opening line as simple as “I like your hat” could lead to a serious conversation _____42______ you learn something new from a stranger.Reading 8%Do you know who Stefani Germanotta is? Perhaps not, but you almost certainly know the pop star Lady Gaga, who has become wildly popular in the US and all over the world.The 30-year-old is famous for her cutting-edge pop videos and strange fashion sense. _________43________ She is going to perform at the Super Bowl 51 halftime show, the yearly championship game of the National Football League, the highest level of professional American football in the world. Her performance will take place on Feb 5, 2017.The singer confirmed the reports on her Twitter account on Sept 29, writing that she’ll bethere for sure. “It’s not an illusion. The rumors are true. This year the SUPER BOWL goes GAGA!” she wrote.With an audience of about 100 mi llion viewers, the show will follow Lady Gaga’s return to pop. _________44_________ She released duets album Cheek to Cheek with Tony Bennett, an experienced US singer, and won a Golden Globe as an actress on American Horror Story: Hotel._________45________On Sept 9, she released a new high-energy song called Perfect Illusion. She has said that the lyrics of Perfect Illusion describe social media. “There are also a lot of things on the internet that are not reality. And I think people are pressured to keep that personal illusion going on in their real lives.” Gaga said.Perfect Illusion is the first single from her fourth solo album Joanne, which will be released on Oct 21. _______46________ “Returning to your family and where you came from, and your hist ory, this is what makes you strong,” she told People magazine.Keys:1 has been told 2. nothing 3. since 4. becoming 5. considering6. as/ though7. may/ might8. Without9. working 10. is presented11. through/ for 12. disappearing 13. included 14. to protect 15. because16. like 17. to find 18. should 19. will be lost 20. to be passed/ passing21. AB 22. ABC 23.A 24. B 25. AD 26. C 27. BC 28. D 29. AC 30. BD31-42 B, D, C, B, A, B, B, C, A, D, C, A43-46 D, A, B, AB。

七宝中学2017-2018学年高三第一学期摸底考试（满分：150分考试时间：120分钟）I. Listening 30%Section A1. A. At home. B. At an airport.C. On a highway.D. At the bus stop.2. A. A salesman. B. A policemanC. A waiter.D. A hairdresser.3. A. Doubtful. B. Satisfied.C. Understanding.D. Appreciative.4. A. Mike is always punctual. B. Mike will be late for the meeting.C. Mike always breaks his word.D. Mike has lots of gold.5. A. He has a bad cough. B. He has a headache.C. He feels very tired.D. He has a toothache.6. A. He is lazy. B. He is proud.C. He is careless.D. He is selfish.7. A. Husband and wife. B. Father and daughter.C. Mother and son.D. Customer and saleswoman.8. A. An assistant. B. A teacher.C. A lawyer.D. An insurance agent.9. A. The man is a gardener. B. The man seems pale.C. The man is new to the job.D. The man is very careful.10. A. He failed an exam. B. He quarreled with his friend.C. He wasn’t elected monitor.D. He got a bad cold.Section BQuestions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. The Seventh Duchess (公爵夫人) wanted to start a custom.B. Wealthy people loved showing off their fine china cups.C. Wealthy people enjoyed eating something in the late afternoon.D. Duchess Anna liked the company of others in her sitting room.12. A. Cream tea. B. Full tea. C. Low tea. D. Regular tea.13. A. The routine of afternoon tea. B. The dress code for afternoon tea.C. The facilities for afternoon tea.D. The introduction to afternoon tea. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. To explain how to be a competitive swimmer.B. To find support from parents for scholarship contributions.C. To enroll swimmers with real enthusiasm for swimming.D. To raise funds for a swimming competition.15. A. Parents of swimmers. B. Tennis coaches.C. Candidates for the swim team.D. Competitive runners.16. A. It is a lifelong sportB. It may influence academic studies..C. It is less demanding than other sports.D. It does not offer many financial rewards.Section C (8%)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 have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation·Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.II. Grammar 16*1Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passage 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.AIt’s s aid that today more than $400 billion a year is spent on advertising worldwide. Beyond that the economic impact of advertising touches justabout every consumer-product industry, from cars to chocolate. An advertisement reaches its consumers by means of TV and radio broadcasting, newspapers and magazines, direct mail billboards and posters, the Internet, and many other forms. As the case ___25____(stand), it is widely recognized that the global economy is being driven to a great extent by advertisements.A successful advertisement ____26_____(involve) at least three things. The advertisers will first of all identify the market. That is, they need to work out who will buy the product ___27____ question. Then, ____28____(identify) the market, they will work out the best way to meet the needs of this market. So they will take into account __29___ number of desires or worries the target consumers may have. Do they have the desire to be popular? Are they afraid of falling ill? Lots of questions like these might be raised. Finally, they will design the advertising programme. That is, they will study what words and images their advertisement should contain and what slogans they intend to make use of. Then celebrities are sometimes employed and invited to back up the product. Scientific data are often quoted as a means of adding truthful value to the ___30____(advertise) product.In everyday life consumers have seen lots of successful examples of advertisements. For example, Kodak, Nike, Coca-Cola, and McDonald’s are all very successful in attracting and selling to their customers.____31___, there are also many examples of advertisements that do not seem to reach the expected goal. One such example was related to McDonald’s first arrival in Brazil. Their advert isements suggested that people eat McDonald’s hot hamburgers “at a picnic at the beach.” By doing this, they failed to cater to the Brazilian customs of consuming cold things, such as beer, soft drinks, ice cream, and sandwiches, at a beach picnic. Brazilians do not consider a hot hamburger proper beach food.In advertising, ____32_____, the designers have to be highly culture-conscious when planning to carry out an international programme in a foreign country. Study the cultural background of the potential customers, or spoil the advertising programme!BThings that move obey certain laws. Three important laws of motion were established by Isaac Newton (1642～1727).NEWTON Ⅰ: INERTIANewton’s first law of motion seems simple: Objects at rest tend to remain at rest, ___33___ moving ones continue to move at a uniform speed in a straight line---____34____ acted upon by an outside force. This resistance to change is called inertia, and it explains a lot of everyday experiences no matter where you happen to live.One is that when the car or airplane you’re in begins to move, your body is pushed back___ 35_____ the seat. That is, it tends to remain at rest _36____ _____ _______ the forward-moving force of the vehicle transferred to you through the seat. ____37___ aspect of this law shows that the normal courses for freely moving objects is a straight line. That explains why, when you whirl something around your head---such as a ball on a string---and then let it go, the ball flies straight. It ___38___ keeps circling your head nor does it move off in a sweeping curve.NEWTON Ⅱ: F=MANewton’s second law relates the amount of force need ed to move an object to the object’s mass and its acceleration.Push a child in a swing, or ride a planet around the sun, and you’re using Newton’s second law of motion, which states that _____39_______ you want to change the speed or direction of something, you have to apply an appropriate force. The bigger the mass or the larger the intended a cceleration, the greater the necessary force. This law’s formula allows engineers tocalculate what’s required to launch a jet fighter from an aircraft carrier, or how strong a seat belt__ 40_____ be to restrain, say, a 160-pound person when his car stops suddenly while travelling at 60 mph.III. Vocabulary 20*1.5=30Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the boxes. Each word can only be used once. Note that in each box there is one word more than you need.AA.wayB. labelC. stereotypesD. situated AB. foreign AC. studies AD. references BC. address BD. politely CD. insulting ABC. respectivelyThe US is often called a “melting pot” full of people of different colors, races and religions. But there has long been a problem about how to properly ___41___ different races and ethnic minorities. On May 20, US President Barack Obama signed a bill that will remove some old racial language from US law.The bill, which Obama signed during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, will get rid of all___42____ to “Orientals”, “Negroes”, “Indians” and “Eskimos”, and replace them with “Asian Americans”, “African Americans”, “Native Americans” and “Alaska Natives” ___43______.“The word ‘Oriental’ is an ___44___ and very old-fashioned term, and it’s __45___ past timefor the United States government to stop using it,” Grace Meng, the New York Democrat who proposed the changes, said in a statement.Mae M Ngai, a professor of Asian American ___46__ at Columbia University, explained why “Oriental” is often regarded as an offensive word. She told The New York Times that “Oriental” isa Eurocentric name: “You should call people by what they call themselves, not how they are__47___ in relation to yourself.”Jeff Yang, a reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, also thinks that the image associated with the __48___ “Oriental” makes it insulting. “You can’t think of‘Oriental’ without having the smell of incense (香) and the sound of a gong (锣) kind in your head,” he said in an interview with NPR.The new bill sends the message that “oriental” is hardly an inoffensive word, according to Erika Lee, director of the Immigration History Research Center at the University of Minnesota.“In the US, the term ‘Oriental’ has been used to support the idea that Asians were or are forever ___49___ and could never become American. These ideas helped to justify racial discrimination and segregation ,” Le e told NBC News. Lee said that using the term only leads to more “inequality,disrespect, discrimination, and ___50___ towards Asian Americans, a group that is still not seen enough in American politics despite being the fastest-growing group in the US”.BMany of us have found ourselves trying to explain to friends and colleagues, “No, business travel isn’t as fun and fascinating as it seems.” Finally, there could be proof to___51___ this up.Researchers at the University of Surrey, in Britain, and Linnaeus University, in Sweden, have published a new study highlighting what they call “a ___52___ side of hypermobility(常飞行)”.The study, which combines existing research on the effects of frequent travel, finds three types of consequence: physiological, psychological and emotional, and social. The physiological ones are the most obvious. Jet ___53___ is the suffering travellers know best, although they may not foresee some of its more terrible potential effects, like speeding ageing or increasing the risk of heart attack and st roke. Then there’s the danger of deep-vein thrombosis(深静脉血栓), ___54___ to germs and radiation. And finall y, of course, business travellers tend to get less exercise and eat less healthily than people who stay ___55____The psychological and emotional damage of business travel is more abstract, but just as real. Frequent flyers experience “travel disorientation”from changing places and time zones so often. They also suffer___56___ stress, given that “time spent travelling will rarely be balanced through a reduced workload, and that there may be anxieties associated with work continuing to pile up while being away”. Due to the ___57___ from family and friends, “hypermobility is frequently a/an isolating experience,”the authors write. The accumulated impact can be astonishing and great.Finally, there are the social effects. Marriages suffer from the time apart, as does children’s behaviour. What is more, relationships tend to become more unequal, as the partner who stays at home is forced to take on more ___58___ duties. There’s a gender inequality here, since most business travellers are men. Friendships also suffer, as business travellers often “sacrifice local collective activities and instead ___59___ their immediate families when returning from trips”.Of course, these impacts are moderated by the fact that they fall disproportionately on a small part of the population that is already doing rather well. The “mobile elite(精英)”tend to have higher incomes and access to better health care than the population___60___ So these may be problems of the 1% (or the 3%, or the 5%). But they’re real enough regardless. By all means feel jealous of acquaintances' Instagram photos of exotic meals and faraway attractions. But harbour a small amount of concern as well.IV. Cloze: 16’Have you ever shouted, “The rent is too damn high”? Shaking wall and hidden disgusting bugs? You’re not ___61___. The ancient Romans experienced the same ___62___ with their apartments. From ___63___ landlords to sanitation problems, pests to smells, Roman urban living was no walk in the park.Even in the very early days of Rome, people were crowded together in uncomfortable ___64____. This collection of animals of every kind mixed together, made life miserable for common citizens. And the close contact spread diseases.Roman rented residence were called insulae, or islands, because they occupied whole blocks, with the roads flowing around them like water around an island. The insulae, often consisting of six to eight apartment blocks built around a staircase and central courtyard, __65___ poor workers who couldn’t afford a traditional domus, or private house.By the fourth century A.D., there were around 45,000 insulae in Rome, as ___66___ to fewer than 2,000 private homes. Many people were ___67___ into their quarters. Apartments on the lower floor would be the easiest for entry and exit –and therefore belong to thewealthy renters –while unfortunate individuals were___68___ on higher floors in tiny rooms.Though made of concrete brick, insulae were usually weakly built, ___69__ poor craftsmanship and little fund. They usually collapsed and killed passers-by. As a result, emperors restricted how high ___70___ could construct insulae. The maximum building height was 60 feet.According to law then, builders were supposed to make walls at least an inch and a half thick, so as to ___71____ the safetyof the building. However, it didn’t work so well, especially since building ___72___ were ignored by the landlords in order to save on the construction cost, and most renters were too poor to ____73___ landlords. Therefore, the life-threatening accidents usually happened. Even if insulae didn’t fall down, they could be so ___74___ as to be washed away in a flood. That's about the only time their inhabitants would have access to clean natural water, since there was rarely in-home plumbing(水管)in an apartment.What’s more, the insulae caught fire frequently leaving Rome with a vicious（恶意的）___75___ of houses burning down and collapsing, sales, then immediate reconstruction and fire once more time. Indeed, rather than being at the nature’s hands，some collapses were ___76___since the greedy landlords keep on tearing down the existing insulae and replacing them with higher and larger monsters in pursuit of more rents.61. A. lonely B. alone C. unique D. special62. A. annoyance B. complaint C. history D. consequence63. A. unfair B. gracious C. mean D. terrified64. A. basements B. mansions C. seasons D. quarters65. A. housed B. lived C. reserved D. organized66. A. exposed B. opposed C. switched D. related67. A. mixed B. filled C. invited D. squeezed68. A. arranged B. assigned C. thrown D. banned69. A.instead of B.thanks to C. regardless of D. except for70. A. builders B. architects C. landlords D. renters71. A. insure B. make sure C. assure D. ensure72. A. codes B. limitations C. reservations D. emphasis73. A. defeat B. alert C. charge D. object74. A. cheap B. vacant C. insignificant D. shaky75. A. cycle B. punishment C. treatment D. fate76. A. unexpected B. intentional C. restless D. thoroughV. Reading: (28+8)Part A 28’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) Dear XXX,From the momentI started rolling my dad’s tu be socksAnd shooting imaginaryGame-winning shotsIn the Great Western ForumI knew one thing was real:I fell in love with you.A love so deep I gave you my all —From my mind & bodyTo my spirit & soul.As a six-year-old boyDeeply in love with youI never saw the end of the tunnel.I only saw myselfRunning out of one.And so I ran.I ran up and down every courtAfter every loose ball for you.You asked for my hustleI gave you my heartBecause it came with so much more.I played through the sweat and hurtNot because challenge called meBut because YOU called me.I did everything for YOUBecause that’s what you doWhen someone makes you feel asAlive as you’ve made me feel.You gave a six-year-old boy his Laker dreamAnd I’ll always love you for it.But I can’t love you obsessively for much longer.This season is all I have left to give.My heart can take the poundingMy mind can handle the grindBut my body knows it’s time to say goodbye.A nd that’s OK.I’m ready to let you go.I want you to know nowSo we both can savor every moment we have left together.The good and the bad.We have given each otherAll that we have.And we both know, no matter what I do nextI’ll always be that kidWith the rolled up socksGarbage can in the corner:05 seconds on the clockBall in my hands.5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 (1)Love you always,Kobe77. Who was this letter written to?A. Kobe’s father.B. Kobe’s wife.C. Basketball.D. Himself.78. When was the letter written?A. When Kobe found himself falling in love.B. When Kobe started rolling his dad’s tube socks.C. When someone made Kobe feel threatened.D. When Kobe decided to announce his retirement.79. Which of the following statements is FALSE?A. Kobe started his Laker dream at the age of six.B. The Great Western Forum is most probably a stadium.C. Kobe will give up the season because it is time to say goodbye.D. Kobe is suffering multiple physical injuries.BI love books that are great to read aloud, side-splittingly funny, hair-raisingly exciting and make me cry. Here are my top four children’s books.A book that made me cry:The Lorax by Dr. SeusThe Lorax’s doomed fight to save his beloved Truffula trees from extinction at the hands of the blue-armed capitalist called the Onceler, has that lovely mixture of humour, truth and pathos. “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it’s not,” says the Onceler, throwing the Very Last Truffula Seed of Them All down to the child who is being told the story.At this point, if you are not in tears, you have a heart of stone.● A book that made me want to be the heroine:Pippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenPippi Longstocking was so strong that she could lift a horse above her head. She had independent means, no visible parents, the cheek of several Peter Pans and her very own monkey.I longed to be her.● A book with a fantasy world I am tempted to believe is true:The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White“The best thing for being sad, is to learn something,” says Merlin, the magician who lives life backwards. This is a book about learning to be a hero, and it is funny and wise. The fight between the two knights with armour so heavy that they can barely move still makes me laugh out loud.● A book for your inner and your actual teenager:Holes by Louis SacharStanley Yelnats is a young delinquent who is pointlessly digging holes at Camp Green Lake as punishment for a crime he did not commit. A thrilling story of crime, redemption and how the past haunts the present.80. Which book is hair-raisingly exciting?A.The LoraxB. Pippi LongstockingC. The Sword in the StoneD. Holes81. Which of the following is true according to the article?A.The Lorax tells a thrilling story that may scare many children.B.Pippi Longstocking is a hero with special personality traits.C.The Sword in the Stone tells a story about a magician looking for a sword all his life.D.In Holes, Stanley Yelnats is wronged and punished.82. The following adjectives can be used to describe the features of the above four books except __________.A. imaginativeB. exclusiveC. thrillingD. humorousCNo woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying often attributed to the late Duchess (公爵夫人) of Windsor embodies much of the odd spirit of our times. Being thin is deemed as such a virtue.The problem with such a view is that some people actually attempt to live by it. I myselfhave fantasies of slipping into narrow designer clothes. Consequently, I have been on a diet for the better -- or worse -- part of my life. Being rich wouldn't be bad either, but that won’t happen unless an unknown relative dies suddenly in some distant land, leaving me millions of dollars.Where did we go off the track? When did eating butter become a sin, and a little bit of extra flesh unappealing, if not repellent? All religions have certain days when people refrain from eating and excessive eating is one of Christianity's seven deadly sins. However, until quite recently, most people had a problem getting enough to eat. In some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable salvation and high morals, and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being.Today the opposite is true. We have shifted lo thinness as our new mark of virtue. The result is that being fat -- or even only somewhat overweight -- is bad because it implies a lack of moral strength.Our obsession with thinness is also fueled by health concerns. It is true that in this country we have more overweight people than ever before, and that in many cases, being overweight correlates with an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease. These diseases, however, may have as much to do with our way of life and our high-fat diets as with excess weight. And the associated risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more of a dietary problem -- too much fat and a lack of fiber -- than a weight problem.The real concern, then, is not that we weigh too much, but that we neither exercise enough nor eat well. Exercise is necessary for strong bones and both heart and lung health. A balanced diet without a lot of fat can also help the body avoid many diseases. We should surely stop paying so much attention to weight. Simply being thin is not enough. It is actually hazardous if those who get (or already are) thin think they are automatically healthy and thus free from paying attention to their overall life-style. Thinness can be pure vain glory.83. In the eyes of the author, an odd phenomenon nowadays is that____________.A. the Duchess of Windsor is regarded as a woman of virtueB. looking slim is a symbol of having a large fortuneC. being thin is viewed as a much desired qualityD. religious people are not necessarily virtuous84. Swept by the prevailing trend, the author_____________.A. had to go on a diet for the greater part of her lifeB. could still prevent herself from going off the crackC. had to seek help from rich distant relativesD. had to wear highly fashionable clothes85. In human history, people's views on body weight_____________.A. were closely related to their religious beliefsB. changed from time to timeC. varied between the poor and the richD. led to different moral standards86. What's the author's advice to women who are absorbed in the idea of thinness?A. They should be more concerned with their overall life style.B. They should be more watchful for fatal diseases.C. They should gain weight to look healthy.D. They should rid themselves of fantasies about designer clothes.DStudies have long shown a difference in cognitive ability between high- and low-income children, but for the first time, scientists have found a difference between low-income children growing up in rural areas and those growing up in urban environments.Researchers at Dartmouth College have found that children growing up in rural poverty score significantly lower on visual working memory tests than their urban counterparts. However, children in urban poverty score slightly lower on tests of verbal working memory.Working memory is the ability to keep information in mind while using that information to complete a task. It is a better predictor of academic success than IQ and is crucial to skills as diverse as reading, math processing, and decision making.The results of the Dartmouth study appear online in the Journal of Cognition and Development and will be included in the journal's next print edition. A PDF is available now upon request.The study results were also groundbreaking because they demonstrated a gap between the verbal and visual working memories of children living in rural poverty. None of the other groups included in the study -- kids from high-income rural, high-income urban, and low-income urban backgrounds -- performed significantly better in one area than the other.Follow-up research is needed to conclusively determine the cause of the disparities found in the study, but author Michele Tine, assistant professor of education and principal investigator in the Poverty and Learning Lab at Dartmouth, suggests they may be connected to seemingly minor differences in the daily lives of country- versus city-dwellers.For example, rural areas tend to have less noise pollution than urban ones, and chronic noise pollution has been shown to hurt verbal working memory. On the other hand, rural areas lack visual stimuli common in cities -- such as traffic, crowds, and signs -- and this may give rural children less opportunity to develop their visual working memory, Tine surmises.Previous research has shown environmental factors do not impact the cognitive ability of high-income children as much as low-income children, which is consistent with Tine's finding that wealthy children had almost identical working memory abilities, regardless of whether they lived in urban or rural environments.87. Children in rural poverty score lower in visual working memory because of _____.A. the long-term noise pollutionB. the lack of visual stimuliC. the shortage of audio-visual equipmentD. less opportunity to meet wealthy people88. What’s the value of Dartmouth study?A. It shows a difference between high- and low-income children.B. It finds out the factors that influence the development of cognitive ability.C. It finds a difference between low-income children in rural and urban areas.D. It proves working memory test have an advantage over IQ test.89. The underlined word “disparities” is closest in meaning to _____.A. differencesB. disapprovalsC. destructionsD. directions90. What can we learn from the passage?A. Wealthy kids in urban background perform better than their rural counterparts.B. Tine’s brave assumption has been proved by his follow-up researches.C. Tine’s finding doesn’t agree with the results of the previous researches.D. The results of Dartmouth study are only available online at the present time.Section B （8分）Directions: Read the following passage and fill in each blank with the sentence that best fits the context. Each sentence can only be used once. Note that there two sentences more than you need.EThe Science of Risk-SeekingSometimes we decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth tasking. 91 _ Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us. Why? Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work.The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans. Risk-takers were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring. 92 As the quality of risk-taking was passed from one generation to the next, humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk.So why aren’t we all jumping out of airplanes then? Well, even 200, 000 years ago, too much risk-taking could get one killed. A few daring survived, though, along with a few stay-in-the-cave types. As a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exists today. So maybe you love car racing, or maybe you hate it. It all depends on your character.No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range, scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years. 93 To help you do that, your brain increases your hunger for new experiences. New experiences often mean taking some risks, so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well.94 For the risk-seekers, a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, we’ll continue to hit the mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool.A. Those are the risks you should jump to take.B. Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.C. Thus, these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest.D.This is when you start to move away from your family and into the bigger world.AB. However, we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards. AC. New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation.第II卷（共46分）I. Translation22 % (4+4+4+5+5)1. 这次英语辩论赛之后，我意识到是愚蠢的骄傲蒙蔽了自己。