2015届上海市重点高中高中三年级英语8月考摸底试卷与答案

上海市冠龙高级中学高三8月月考英语测试卷.8 时间：100分钟满分：150分编辑：刘彦利第Ⅰ卷Ⅰ. Grammar and VocabularySection A 16Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.1. The idea of protecting environment has been _____ a large extent accepted in this area.A. inB. atC. toD. for2. It is estimated that the novel will be ______ of his best sellers, for his novels are quite popular among young people.A. anotherB. eitherC. otherD. the other3. She doesn’t speak English ____ her monitor, but her written work is just as excellent.A. as well asB. as easy asC. as good asD. as fluent as4. I still remember the days _____ we spent in the countryside.A. whenB. thatC. in whichD. where5. After a inute interview, the manager said politely to me, “Thank you. You ____ go now, Goodbye”A. shouldB. mayC. mustD. would6. When the tour guide finally found the lost tourist in the far-off corner of the park, he was sitting on a rock, ____ to his girlfriend excitedly on the phone.A. talkingB. having talkedC. to talkD. talked7. The kind gentleman comforted the young boy who couldn’t find his mother and promised that he would be with him ____ his mother came back.A. as soon asB. whileC. untilD. as8. So far this year, no measures ____ against cruelty to animals despite their protest in the newspaper.A. have takenB. have been takenC. had been takenD. had taken9. Even m any years after his divorce, he still couldn’t figure out the reason for his ____ marriage.A. to failB. to be failingC. failingD. failed10. He is a very changeable man. You will never know ____ he will do or think.A. whetherB. whatC. howD. that11. There is no doubt such an interesting story will be a box-office success.A. ifB. soC. whenD. that12. The survey shows that many students agree it works well to learn English by _____ to English songs.A. to listenB. listeningC. to be listeningD. listened13. Originally ____ for teenagers, Harry Potter proved to be popular with middle-aged housewives as well.A. writingB. having been writtenC. being writtenD. written14. Every interviewee was asked to describe an occasion ____ he felt very embarrassed and how he dealt with it.A. whichB. whenC. whereD. in which15. Only by reading the small print ____ that the internet pages selling cheap seafood are actually owned by a company located in Sichuan.A. discover customersB. customers discoverC. do customers discoverD. customers do discover16. The travelers encouraged each other to go on ____ difficulties they met.A. howeverB. whateverC. no matterD. althoughSection B 9Directions: 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.Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have __1__ how difficult it is to write a good children's book. Either the author has aimed too _2__, so that the children can't follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, or the story seems to be talking to the readers.The best children's books are neither very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the child who hears the story and the adult who __3__it. Unfortunately, there are in fact few books like this, so the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not _4__ to solve.This may be why many of books regarded as _5__ of children's literature were in fact written for grownup. “Alice's Adventure in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious of this.Children, left for themselves, often __6__ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in bookshop or library and he will more willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children's comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the _7__ of teachers and right-thinking parents.Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash children into _8__ our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so _9__ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we'll just have to compromise over that bedtime story.1.____2._____3._____4._____5.____6._____7.______8._____9._____Ⅱ.Reading ComprehensionSection A 30Directions: 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.Billions of people across the world use cell phones. Though cell phones can be wonderful, liberating tools of __17__ , freeing us from the confines (界限) of an office and providing more leisure time, they often do the exact __18__ . Cell phone use has __19__ the line between work and non-work time, increasing stress and tension within families and between friends. As Eric Slate, author of Technoslave commented in his essay: "It seems the more ' __' we are, the more detached (不相连的) we become."There is a risk of being too connected. While I was hiking in Spain, I got __21__ a few times. I saw new sights and was surprised by __22__ landscapes and towns I wouldn't have otherwise come across. Back in the US, whenever I got lost, I would always call a friend for __23__ on my cell phone. With a cell phone, you're less __24__ to go down the wrong street and see new things or unexpectedly meet new people.So, when I recently returned home to Burlington, Vermont, I __25__ my cell phone and traded in an old, rusty bike for a regular landline telephone that was connected to the wall and everything. Now, I go outside and don't make a phone call or check my phone. __26__, I've seen things in my neighborhood I __27__ noticed before, like a big flower garden around the block and artwork and sculptures down the road. Now that I'm not __28___ my cell phone, I've met new people on the street and at the supermarket, started __29__with neighbors I haven't spoken with before and talk with my friends face-to-face instead of over the phone. .Instead of __30__ me from the world, getting rid of my cell phone has helped me become more in touch with my community. I am no longer a __31__ of my cell phone.17. A. information B. communication C. learning D. exchange18. A. opposite B. same C. wrong D. right19. A. misused B. limited C. troubled D. confusedA. affectedB. separatedC. connectedD. satisfied21. A. exhausted B. disappointed C. lost D. attracted22. A. inaccessible B. unexpected C. familiar D. similar23. A. attention B. destination C. direction D. action24. A. eager B. likely C. willing D. interested25. A. made use of B. hung up C. got rid of D. got hold of26. A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Instead27. A. once B. often C. never D. ever28. A. happy with B. crazy about C. glue to D. aware of29. A . interviews B. arguments C. visits D. conversations30. A. isolating B. saving C. protecting D. removing31. A. fan B. master C. friend D. slaveSection B 40Directions: Read the following four 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.AWhen I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm, in the winter especially, we wear quite out off from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that my life has its too.One big disadvantage is money. It costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma(哮喘), and the air is so that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of traveling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it became of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous.Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever you tastes in culture or entertainment(娱乐活动). Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising --- and, what is more, shopsare often only a short walk away.Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is , when you are in your teens(十几岁)or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable. I certainly hope to move back there soon.32. What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child?A. Staying on the farm.B. Moving to the countryside.C. Leaving home for the city.D. Running away from the school.33. Which of the following is true about the writer?A. He is very old now.B. He is in good health.C. He prefers driving a car.D. He lives in the city now.34. In the passage, the writer tries to __________.A. express his opinions about way of lifeB. describe his life in the countrysideC. an interest in the outside worldD. persuade the reader to live in the city35. How is the passage mainly developed?A. By inferring.B. By comparing.C. By listing examples.D. By giving explanations.BTips on Finding a BabysitterInterview and find the babysitters, who are responsible, honest, patient, positive and caring. Here are some questions you may want to ask:·How long have you been babysitting?·What age groups have you worked with?·Have you taken any babysitting training or first aid courses?·What days and hours are you available?·How would you handle a difficult situation or poor behavior of a baby?If you want to find a sitter with whom your child is comfortable, you should observe their interactions with your children. Here are some tips:·Choose a sitter to whom you can relate – someone who shares your ideas about taking care of children.·Choose a sitter who loves children and relates well to them.·The sitter should give children plenty of attention.·The sitter should use a gentle tone of voice.·The sitter often smiles and laughs with children.·The sitter should use positive ways to help children behave (not shouting at or scaring them).Consider the age of the sitter. In terms of the babysitter’s age, here are some things to conside r:·In general, the younger the child is, the older the sitter should be. For example, you probably wouldn’t want a 12-or 13-year-old babysitter taking care of a child under three.·If an overnight stay is required, the sitter should be older.·Many capable babysitters are preteens or young teens. However, if your sitter is under the age of 16 and something happens to your children while you are away, you are legally responsible.36. Which of the following questions will NOT probably be asked when you interview a babysitter according to the passage?A. Have you taken a course on babysitting?B. Can you deal with a baby’s difficult situation?C. Can you still look after a baby during the holiday?D. Do you want to be a babysitter?37. A babysitter should have the following qualities EXCEPT his / her _____.A. good relationship with your childB. gentle voiceC. good-looking appearanceD. proper ways to make your baby behave well38. Considering the babysitter’s age, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The babysitter should be older if the baby is very young.B. If the baby needs care overnight, the babysitter should be younger.C. If your babysitter is above 18 and something happens to your baby, you are legally responsible.D. If a baby sitter is 12 or 13 years old, she/he can look after a 3-year-old baby.CVery often young people dream not of owning a car but of having a motorcycle. They know that it takes lessmoney to buy and to operate. With a little gasoline they can ride for hours.Boys and girls with a motorcycle can also get where they want to go very fast. They do not have to stay behind cars when there’s a lot of traffic. They can go around the cars.Motorcycles are also convenient to park. If there’s no space on the street, people some times push their bikes on to the lawn or leave them beside their houses.Some people like the noise almost as much as the speed. They may also feel like what their grandparents did when they rode a fast horse. The motorcycle may be called the horse of modern times.Girls and boys may belong to a motorcycle club. The members of these clubs get together and ride to places like state parks or lakes.Many people have two motorcycles. They use one for the city streets and another for riding through fields. This other motorcycle is called a dirt bike. It is especially made for places where there are no roads.It is fun to have friends who also own dirt bikes. A group often goes into the country to race their bikes. If they are expert riders, they may enter a race called the Motorcross, and people will pay to see them ride. Better still, they may win a price.39.According to the passage, very often young people ________.A.want to have a motorcycle rather than a carB.dream of having both a car and a motorcycleC.hope to have a comfortable carD.dream of having a bicycle40. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Motorcycles are cheaper than cars and easy to use.B. Young people with bikes can get wherever they want to go.C. It’ s easy for young people to part motorcycles.D. It’s more comfortable to ride a bike than drive a car.41. The sentence “ Some people like the noise almost as much as the speed.” In paragraph 4 means________ .A. some people like to ride their motors very fastB. some people like the loud noise the motor makesC. both high speed and loud noise can give them enjoymentD. some people like the noise better than high speed42. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A. Motorcycles and CarsB. Motorcycle ---- the Youngster’s FavoriteC. Motorcycle ---- the Best TransportationD. Motorcycle ---- a New Way of lifeDClose your eyes and imagine a dog that is much more successful than most humans .It has traveled into space, understands most languages in the world and often tolerates human’s foolishness. Don’t burst out the answer, it can be no one else, but Snoopy.Actually, Snoopy was even honored to be the mascot ( 吉祥物)of US astronauts, for his carefulness and sense on safety. A recent book, Schulz and Peanuts, by David Michaelis, revealed the secrets of Snoopy’s success.According to Michaelis, this popular comic strip was rooted in the real life of Charles M. Schulz, the creator of Peanuts. Charlie Brown, Snoopy’s owner, embodies Schulz in many ways, while Brown’s girlfriend, Lucy, was as bossy and impatient as Schulz’s first wife.In fact, every character in Peanuts played a part in the cartoonist’s life. As Michaelis writes, Schulz “gave his indecisiveness and determination to Charlie Brown”, his sarcasm to Lucy, “his dignity and strange little thoughts to Linus”, his “perfectionism and devotion to his art to Schroeder,” and his sense of “being talented and unappreciated to Sno opy”. Certainly, snoopy does much more than what Schulz did and wanted to do. Snoopy skied, surfed, played tennis and golf, and he wrote (or at least started) a novel. His doghouse came to be furnished with a pool table, books, records and a Van Gogh. And Snoopy mirrors Schulz’s experience in real life. As Schulz’s long first marriage began to fall apart, Snoopy wondered about love and loss. When Schulz became interested in a young woman, Snoopy fell in love with a girl beagle. Both Schulz and Snoopy also were crazy about skating. In December 1999, Schulz announced that he was going to retire and no one would succeed him in drawing the strip. Two months later, on Feb. 13, , “the paper carrying his last cartoon arrived with the news that Charles M. Schulz had died peacefully in his sleep,” Michaelis writes. “ To the very end, his life had been entwined ( 交织) with his art. As soon as he had ceased to be a cartoonist, he ceased to be.”43. Snoopy was chosen to be the mascot of US astronauts because ________.A. it’s quite clever and lovelyB. it has been to space many timesC. it’s careful and can sense potential dangerD. it understands most languages in the world44. What does David Michaelis’ new book Schulz and Peanuts focus on?A. How Schulz created Peanuts.B. What contributed to Schulz’s success.C. What role Charlie Brown plays in Peanuts.D. In what ways Peanuts reflects it’s creator’s daily life.45. Which of the following is true, according to the passage?A. Linus has a great passion for art and literature.B. Schulz’s first wife is the model for Lucy in Peanuts.C. Charlie Brown is a gifted but unappreciated boy.D. Schroeder feels like unusual and strange behaviors.46. The last sentence “ As soon as he had ceased …” in the last paragraph implies that ________.A. Schulz devoted all his life to cartoonB. Schulz expressed lots of emotions in his artC. Schulz rose to fame after he passed awayD. Schulz hoped to be remembered as a famed cartoonistEDirections: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.Giving up smoking will most likely add seven years to one’s life. While many people try to give up and fail, it is not an impossible task. Follow these five tips, and you will be well on your way to giving up smoking.Success in all fields of life begins with firm determination. If you are weak in willpower, you can never do anything. However, if you make up your mind, once and for all, that you are giving up the habit, whenever you want a smoke, you will remember your promise and not give in.If you sit around doing nothing there is a higher chance that you will light up a cigarette and relax. Fill your spare time with sports and energetic activities. Try to feel how good it is to get your blood circulating and to breathe in air deeply. If you are not the athletic type, then walking will have the same benefit as other kinds of sports.If going to a bar means that you are going to have a drink and then light up, maybe it is better to avoid that place for the time being. Once you have truly stopped smoking and you feel how good it is, you can go anywhere and not be tempted. But while you are in the transition phase, it is better to carefully choose where you will spend your recreational time.Whenever you get a desire to put a cigarette in you mouth, replace it with something that will help you rather than harm you. Drinking small amounts of water throughout the day is not only a good way to help you give up smoking, but it is also a great way to stay healthy. You should drink eight glasses of water per day, if you can. If you need to put something solid in your mouth, then eat a piece of fruit.Tell them that you are giving up smoking for health reasons. Your true friends will support you and not offer you cigarettes. Your family and loved ones will similarly support your efforts and help you to avoid situations where you may feel you have to smoke because of social pressure.第Ⅱ卷Ⅰ．Translation: 30Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 歌咏比赛将于下周三举行。

学科教师讲义课题七宝中学2015学年度第一学期高三英语开学摸底考试第I卷II Grammar(16’)Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)Beauty has always been regarded as 25____________ praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants. 26____________ in the executive circle, beauty can become a liability. Handsome male executives were considered as having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success.Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more feminine and an attractive man more manly than the 27_____________ (attractive) ones. Thus, an attractive woman has 28___________ advantage in traditionally' female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the "manly" qualities required. This is true even in politics. "29____________ the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently," says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they 30__________(vote) for them.The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had 31_________(rank) most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.(B)In business, there's a speed difference: It's the difference between how important a firms leaders say speed is to their competitive (竞争的) strategy (策略) and how fast the company actually moves. The difference is important 33_________ ___________industry and company size. Companies fear of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed.In our study of 343 businesses, the companies that chose to go, go, go to try to gain an edge ended with lower sales and operating incomes than 34__________that paused at key moments to make sure they were onthe right track, What's more, the firms that "slowed down to speed up" improved their top and bottom lines, 35_____________(average) 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a three-years period.How did they disobey the laws of business physics, taking more time than competitors yet performing better? 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 36____________ takes to deliver value). Simply 37_____________(increase) the speed of production, for example, may be one way to try to reduce the speed difference. But that often leads to reduced value over time, in the form of lower-quality products and services.In our study, high performing companies with strategic speed always made changes when necessary. They became more open to idea and discussion. They encouraged new ways of thinking. And they allowed time to look and learn. By contrast (相比而言). Performance suffered at firms that 38___________(move) fast all the time, paid too much attention toimproving efficiency,39__________(stick) 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. Teams that regularly take time to get things right, rather than plough ahead full bore, are more successful in meeting their business goals. That kind of strategy 40___________come from the top.III Vocabulary(10’)Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A argumentB positionedC lightingD questioning AB digital AC broadAD battle BC increasingly BD currently CD phenomenon ABC admittedCompetitive video gaming - known as e-sports - should be included in the Olympic Games, the creator of World of Warcraft has told the BBC.Rob Pardo, who until July was chief creative officer at Blizzard Entertainment, said "sport" now had a__41___definition. "Videogames are well ___42____to be a spectator sport," he told Afternoon Edition on BBC 5 Live.Professional e-sports events ____43____attract audiences of millions.A recent major final held in Seoul, South Korea, filled a stadium of 40,000 people - with many more watching either online or at meet-ups around the world."There's a very good____44___ for e-sports being in the Olympics," Mr Pardo, who was also lead designer on Starcraft: Brood War, a game often credited with kickstarting the e-sports ____45______"I think the way that you look at e-sports is that it's a very competitive skillset and you look at these professional gamers and the reflexes are ____46_____ quick and their having to make very quick decisions on the fly.However, he conceded that video gaming faces a cultural ___47____to win other those who follow more physical sports."That starts getting into how you define sport," he said."If you want to define sport as something that takes a lot of physical exertion, then it's hard to argue that videogames should be a sport, but at the same time, when I'm looking at things that are already in the Olympics, I start __48_____ the definition."Having new sports _____49____ into the Olympic roster is a long-winded process and, since the International Olympic Committee (IOC) capped the number of sports allowed in the Games, has become _____50_____ difficult.IV Cloze Test(15’)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.The next great land area that man hopes to control is the moon. In size it is nearly (51) _______ to the area of North and South America. However, it presents a hostile (不友好的) environment. Temperatures (52)_____ +120 to -150 degrees Centigrade (摄氏). There is no air, and no water.Today there are (53)_______ scientific speculation (思索) about living on the moon. When man will begin life on the moon surface is still not (54) _________ But experts believe that settlement will take place in three steps. First, there will be increasing periods of exploration with temporary (55)_______. These periods will be followed by longer stays with housing under the surface of the moon and systems necessary to(56)_______ life brought by the colonizers themselves. Finally, colonies that are ecologically and (57)_______ self-supporting will be established.The principal job of the early settlers will be to stay (58)_______. They will have to bulid shelters to (59)________ an atmosphere like that of earth. They will have to plant crops under huge domes to produce food and (60)_______ and find water sources. After this is done, the settlers will have time to explore the possibilities of commercial development and to make discoveries important to science.The characteristics of the moon that make it bad for human staying alive may make it (61)_______ for certain kinds of manufacturing. Operations that require a vacuum or extreme cold, are an(62)_______. Precision ball bearing, industrial diamonds, or certain medicines might be produced on the moon.The most immediate interest in the moon, however, is a scientific one, Geologists can explore the history and composition of the(63)_______. Meteorologists will have opportunities to forecast weather on earth. Cosmologists can study the origin of the solar system, Astronomers(天文学家) can use their optical telescopes and radio telescopes(64)________ of atmospheric and man-made distortions. And perhaps at some distant date the moon can serve as a base from which space explorers can travel to other planets in the earth‟s solar system and to worlds(65)___________ .51. A superior B.essential C.equal D.fertile52. A range B.restore C.sort D.rise53. A sociable B. inevitable C.mysterious D.considerable54.A determined B.occupied C.initiated D. resembled55.A monuments B.shelters C.rockets D..houses56.A sacrifice B.support C.spare D.risk57.A economically B.sociably C.imaginarily D.enthusiastically58.A.active B.attractive C.alive D.ambitious59.A.mention B.motivate C.maintain D.monitor60.A.mineral B.oxygen C. proteinD.medicine61.A.ideal plicated C .difficult D.expensive62.A.explanation B.excursion C. executive D.example63.A.earth B.star C.satellite D.planet64.A.full B.conscious ck D.free65.A.beyond B.highly C .else D.aheadV Reading comprehension(32’)Section A (24’)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)For some people, music is no fun at all. About four percent of the population is what scientists call “amusic.” People who are amusic are born without the ability to recognize or reproduce musical notes (音调). Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two songs. Amusics can only hear the difference between two notes if they are very far apart on the musical scale.As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. Many amusics compare the sound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other. Life can be hard for amusics. Their inability to enjoy music set them apart from others. It can be difficult for other people to identify with their condition. In fact, most people cannot begin to grasp what it feels like to be amusic. Just going to a restaurant or a shopping mall can be uncomfortable or even painful. That is why many amusics intentionally stay away from places where there is music. However, this can result in withdrawal and social isolation. “I used to hate parties,” saysMargaret, a seventy-year-old woman who only recently discovered that she was amusic. By studying people like Margaret, scientists are finally learning how to identify this unusual condition.Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who can appreciate music. The difference is complex, and it doesn‟t involve defective hearing. Amusics can understand other nonmusical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech. Scien tists compare amusics to people who just can‟t see certain colors.Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed (诊断). For years, Margaret felt embarrassed about her problem with music. Now she knows that she is not alone. There is a name for her condition. That makes it easier for her to explain. “When people invite me to a concert, I just say, …No thanks, I‟m amusic,‟” says Margaret. “I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and notseventy.” (335 words)65 Which of the following is true of amusics?A．Listening to music is far from enjoyable for them.B．They love places where they are likely to hear music.C．They can easily tell two different songs apart.D．Their situation is well understood by musicians.66:According to paragraph 3, a person with “defective hearing” is probably one who __________.A．dislikes listening to speechesB．can hear anything nonmusicalC．has a hearing problemD．lacks a complex hearing system67:In the last paragraph, Margaret expressed her wish that __________.A．her problem with music had been diagnosed earlierB．she were seventeen years old rather than seventyC．her problem could be easily explainedD．she were able to meet other amusics68 What is the passage mainly concerned with?A．Amusics‟ strange behaviours.B．Some people‟s inability to enjoy music.C．Musical talent and brain structure.D．Identification and treatment of amusics.(B)NEMSN EWRI E nvironmental M aster of S cienceNEWRI: N anyang E nvironment& W ater R esearch I nstituteBe a leader in environmental science and engineeringthrough the NEMS programmeNEWRI Environmental Master of Science(NEMS) is a primary graduate education and research programme conducted by Nanyang Technological University's (NTU's) NEWRI, with summer attach ment at Stanford University. It aims to train engineers and scienti NEWRI-Nanyang Environment &Water Research InstituteNEWRI is enabling Singapore to be a global center of environmental science and technology insts to meet the increasing environmental challenges for Asia and t he wider region. providing technological solutions to theworld. It is committed to environmental and water technologies through its ecosystem of education, research and developmental activities. NEWRI is trying its best to pull together NT U's water and environment-related centres and i nstitutes, gathering one another's strengths for t he benefit of industry and society.Master of Science Applications● Applications open now and close on 30 May 2012 for Singapo re applicants.● Graduates having relevant engineering or science background, i ncluding final-year students, are invited to apply.● Applicants are required to have a certificate of GRE.Further information and application materials are available at the Websit e: http:// www. .sg/Graduate/NEMSScholarship for tuition grants and living expenses at both Stan ford and NTU are available Enquiry contact: Ms Christian Soh Tel:(65) 6861 0507 Fax:(65) 68614606Email: nems@. sg Information on other graduate programmes available at: www. .sg/cee/program/postgrad.asp Highlights of Programme:Students spend a full summer term at Stanf ord taking regular courses and continue with th e rest of their academic programme at NTU.It is a 12-month full-time course in environ mental science & engineering.Students under NEMS will have opportunitie s to do research projects under NEWRI as well as to continue for the Doctor's degree.Graduating students receive the NTU degree and a certificate from Stanford for their summ er attachment.69. If one wants to apply for the NEMS programme, it is essential for him to __________.A. have passed the GRE testB. make contact with Ms SohC. possess a university diplomaD. major in engineering or science70. Students admitted to the NEMS Programme __________.A. will first have regular courses at StanfordB. needn't be released from their regular jobsC. are required to obtain a Doctor's degreeD. can receive degrees of both NTU and Stanford71. What's the main purpose of the NEMS programme?A. To offer scholarship for tuition grants and living expenses.B. To strengthen the cooperation between NTU and Stanford.C. To cultivate experts on environmental science and engineering.D. To introduce Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute.(C)About this time every year, I get very nostalgic(怀旧的). Walking through my neighborhood on a fall afternoon reminds me of a time not too long ago when sounds of children filled the air, children playing games on a hill, and throwing leaves around in the street below. I was one of those children, carefree and happy. I live on a street that is only one block long. I have lived on the same street for sixteen years. I love my street. One side has six houses on it, and the other has only two houses,with a small hill in the middle and a huge cottonwood tree on one end. When I think of home, I think of my street. Only I see it as it was before. Unfortunately things change. One day, not long ago, I looked around and saw how different everything has become. Life on my street will never be the same because neighbors are quickly grown old, friends are growing up and leaving, and the city is planning to destroy my precious hill and sell the property to contractors.It is hard for me to accept that many of my wonderfu l neighbors are growing old and won‟t be around much longer. I have fond memories of the couple across the street, who sat together on their porch swing almost every evening, the widow next door who yelled at my brother and me for being too loud, and the crazy old man in a black suit who drove an old car. In contrast to those people, the people I see today are very old neighbors who have seen better days. The man in the black suit says he wants to die, and another neighbor just sold his house and moved into a nursing home. The lady who used to yell at us is too tired to bother any more, and the couple across the street rarely go out to their front porch these days. It is difficult to watch these precious people as they near the end of their lives because at once I thought they would live forever.The “comings and goings” of the younger generation of my street are now mostly “goings” as friends and peers move on. Once upon a time, my life and the lives of my peers revolved around home. The boundary of our world was the gutter at the end of the street. We got pleasure from playing night games or from a breathtaking ride on a tricycle. Things are different now, as my friends become adults and move on. Children who rode tricycles now drive cars. The kids who once played with me now have new interests and values as they go their separate ways. Some have gone away to college like me, a few got married, two went into the army, and one went to prison. Watching all these people grow up and go away makes me long for the good old days.Perhaps the biggest change on my street is the fact that the city is going to turn my precious hill into several lots for now homes. For sixteen years, the view out of my kitchen window has been a view of that hill. The hill was a fundamental part of my childhood life; it was the hub of social activity for the children of my street. We spent hours there building forts, sledding, and playing tag. The view out of my kitchen window now is very different; it is one of tractors and dump trucks tearing up the hill. When the hill goes, the neighborhood will not be the same. It is a piece of my childhood. It is a visual reminder of being a kid. Without the hill, my street will be just another pea in the pod.There was a time when my street was my world, and I thought my world would never change. But something happened. People grow up, and people grow old. Places changes, and with the change comes the heartache of knowing I can never go back to the times I loved. In a year or so, I will be gone just like many of my neighbors. I will always look back to my years as a child, but the place I remember will not be the silent street whose peace is interrupted by the sounds of construction. It will be the happy, noisy, somewhat strange, but wonderful street I knew as a child.72 What does the underlined word in the first paragraph probably mean?A. regretful for not cherishing somethingB. confused about what to do nextC. thinking affectionately about the pastD. reflecting on the present and the past73. The writer finds it hard to accept the fact that _____________.A. many of his good neighbors are growing oldB. the lady next door who used to yell at him and his brother is now a widowC. the life of his neighbors has become very boringD. the man in his black suit even wanted to end his own life74. The writer thinks of the past all the more when he sees those who had grown up with him _________.A. continue to consider home to be the center of their livesB. leave the neighborhood they grew up inC. still enjoy playing card games in the eveningsD. develop new interests and have new dreams4. The biggest change on the writer's street is _____________.A. removing the hill to make way for residential developmentB. the building of new homes behind his kitchen windowC. the fact that there are much fewer people around than in the pastD. the change in his childhood friends' attitude towards their neighborhood75. What does the writer mean by saying "my street will be another pea in the pod"?A. his street will be very noisy and dirtyB. his street will soon be crowded with peopleC. his street will have some new attractionsD. his street will be no different from any other street76. Which could be a good title for the passage?A. The Past of My Street will Live ForeverB. Unforgettable People and Things of My StreetC. Memory Street Isn't What It Used to BeD. The Big Changes of My StreetSection B (8’)Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.A study of more than five million books, both fiction and non-fiction, has found a marked decline in the use of emotional words over time. The researchers form the University of Bristol used Google Ngram Viewer, a facility for finding the frequency of terms in scanned books, to search for more than 600 particular words identified as representing anger, dislike, fear, joy, sadness and surprise.They found that almost all of the categories (类别) showed a drop in these “mood words” over time. Only in the category of fear was there an increase in usage.“It is a steady and continuous decrease,” said Dr Alberto Acerbi. He assumed that the result might be explained by a change in the posi tion occupied by literature, in a crowded media landscape. “One thing could be that in parallel to books the 20th century saw the start of other media. Maybe these media—movies, radio, drama—had more emotional content than books.”Although both joy and sadness followed the general downwa rds trend, the research, published in the journal PLOS One, found that they also exhibited another interesting behaviour：the ratio (比率) between the two varied greatly, apparently mirroring historical events.During the Roaring Twenties the joy-to-sadness ratio reached a peak that would not occur again until before the recent financial crash. But the ratio plunged at the height of the Second World War. Nevertheless, the researchers held a reserved opinion about their claim that their result reflected wider social trends. In the paper, they even argue that the reverse could betrue.“It has been suggested, for example, that it was the suppression (压抑) of desire in ordinary Elizabethan English life that increased demand for writing …filled with romance and sex‟… perhaps,” they conclude, “songs and books may not reflect the real population any more than catwalk mo dels reflect the average body.”(Note：Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)81. A study of more than five million books indicated a decline in “mood words” over time except_______________.82. According to Dr Alber to Acerbi, one reason for the drop of “mood words” in books may be that_______________.83. What were the two periods when the joy-to-sadness ratio was at its highest?84. While the researchers found some changes in the use of “mood words” in books, they werenot sure that _______________.VI Translation1.令人宽慰的是，当炸弹爆炸时，周围碰巧没有人。

2014-2015年第一学期沪教版三年级英语期末试题及答案2014学年度第一学期三年级英语学业测试（二）本次测试分为听力部分和阅读部分，总得分为100分，考试时间为60分钟。

听力部分听力部分占总分的40%，分为三个部分：选出你所听到的单词、选出你所听到的句子和选出正确的应答句。

第一部分：选出你所听到的单词，共10道题。

请听清音频，选择正确的单词填入括号内。

1.() A。

XXX2.() A。

XXX3.() A。

XXX4.() A。

he B。

me C。

she5.() A。

kite B。

cat C。

ladybird6.() A。

Miss B。

Mr C。

cut7.() A。

beautiful B。

fly C。

balloon8.() A。

4132 B。

4312 C。

42319.() A。

XXX10.() A。

red B。

yellow C。

black第二部分：选出你所听到的句子，共5道题。

请听清音频，选择正确的句子填入括号内。

1.() A。

I can see a ladybird。

B。

I can see a butterfly。

C。

I can see a bird.2.() A。

It has roots。

B。

It has leaves。

C。

It has branches.3.() A。

My nose is small。

B。

My mouth is small。

C。

My ears are small.4.() A。

What’s this。

B。

What’s that。

C。

What’s it?5.() A。

How many chicks。

B。

How many dogs。

C。

How many pigs?第三部分：选出正确的应答句，共5道题。

请听清音频，选择正确的应答句填入括号内。

1.() A。

It’s blue。

B。

It’s a hall。

C。

It’s big.2.() A。

He’s my father。

B。

She’s my sister。

2015届高三年级第八次模拟考试英语试题第一部分：英语知识运用（共四节，满分55分）第一节语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

第二节情景对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）1. basic A. trap B. flame C. active D. apartment2. jumped A. judged B. decided C. helped D. admitted3. anxious A. enrich B. blanket C. union D. university4. change A. research B. headache C. machine D. schedule5. weigh A. seize B. height C. foreign D. neighbour根据对话情境和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

选项中有两个为多余选项。

Li Yang: Good morning, Mathew.Mathew: Good morning, Li Yang. 6Li Yang: There's still hazy today. We'll have to go to school with face masks. Mathew：7 According to the news, PM2.5 pollution is the main problem with air pollution.Li Yang: Yes, and air pollution has done harm to people's health.Mathew：So the Chinese government and Chinese people must take action to fight it. Li Yang: 8Mathew：Since PM2.5 is mainly caused by vehicles and factories, cars with large emissions (排放) should not be allowed and factories should be closelywatched.Li Yang: 9 We hope that more and more people will join us in making the blue skies return for good.Mathew: 10A. I hope so, too.B. Can you give any advice?C. I don't think so.D. What a pity!E. I agree.F. What's the weather like today?G. That's OK.第三节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

高中英语真题:2015届高三英语8月考试试题第一部分阅读理解 (共两节，满分58分)(共9小题；每小题2分，满分18分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AGuide to LibraryOur library offers different types of studying places and provide s a good studying environment.ZonesThe library is divided into different zones. The upper floor is a q uiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and pla ces where you can sit and work with your own computer. The re ading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground flo or is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.ComputersYou can use your own computer to connect to the wi-fi specially prepared for notebook computers, you can also use l ibrary computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.Group-study placesIf you want to discuss freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor. Some st udy rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people. All rooms are marked on the library maps.There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website. To book, you need an active University account and a valid University card. You can use a room three hours per day, nine hours at most pe r week.Storage of Study MaterialThe library has lockers for students to store course literature. W hen you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分), you may rent a locker and pay 400 SEK for a year’s rental period.Rules to be FollowedMobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the l ibrary. Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library, but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.1. The library’s upper floor is mainly for students to .A. read in a quiet placeB. have group discussionsC. take comfortable seatsD. get their computers fixed2. Library computers on the ground floor __________.A. help students with their field experimentsB. are for those who want to access the wi-fiC. contain software necessary for schoolworkD. are mostly used for filling out application forms3. What condition should be met to book a group-study room?A. Group must consist of 8 people.B. One should have an active University account.C. Three-hour use per day is the minimum.D. Applicants must mark the room on the map.4. A student can rent a locker in the library if he ____________.A. has earned the required creditsB. attends certain courseC. has nowhere to put his booksD. can afford the rental fee5. What should NOT be brought into the library?A. Mobile phones.B. Orange juice.C. Candy.D. Sandwiches.BWhen you make a mistake, big or small, cherish it like it’s the m ost precious thing in the world. Because in some ways, it is. Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes, beat ourselves up about it, feel like failures, get mad at ourselves.And that’s only natural: most of us have been taught from a you ng age that mistakes are bad, that we should try to avoid mistak es. We’ve been scolded when we make mistakes—at home, school and work. Maybe not always, but probably eno ugh times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious r eaction.Yet without mistakes, we could not learn or grow. If you think ab out it that way, mistakes should be cherished and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world: they make l earning possible; they make growth and improvement possible. By trial and error—trying things, making mistakes, and learning from those mistake s—we have figured out how to make electric light, to paint the ceili ng of the Sistine Chapel, to fly.Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler, make speech possible, make works of genius possible.Think about how we learn: we don’t just consume information a bout something and instantly know it or know how to do it. You don’t just read about painting, or writing, or computer programm ing, or baking, or playing the piano, and know how to do them ri ght away. Instead, you get information about something, from r eading or from another person or from observing, then you mak e mistakes and repeat, making mistakes, learning from those m istakes, until you’ve pretty much learned how to do something. That’s how we learn as babies and toddlers, and how we learn as adults. Mistakes are how we learn to do something new—because if you succeed at something, it’s probably something y ou already knew how to do. You haven’t really grown much fro m that success—at most it’s the last step on your journey, not the whole journey. Most of the journey was made up of mistakes, if it’s a good jour ney.So if you value learning, if you value growing and improving, th en you should value mistakes. They are amazing things that ma ke a world of brilliance possible.6. Why do most of us feel bad about making mistakes?A. Because mistakes make us suffer a lot.B. Because it’s a natural part in our life.C. Because we’ve been taught so from a young age.D. Because mistakes have ruined many people’s careers.7. According to the passage, what is the right attitude to mistak es?A. We should try to avoid making mistakes.B. We should owe great inventions mainly to mistakes.C. We should treat mistakes as good chances to learn.D. We should make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.8. The underlined word “toddler” in Paragraph 6 probably mean s .A. a small child learning to walkB. a kindergarten child l earning to drawC. a primary pupil learning to readD. a school teenager le arning to write9. We can learn from the passage that .A. most of us can really grow from successB. growing and improving are based on mistakesC. we learn to make mistakes by trial and errorD. we read about something and know how to do it right away 第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

普通高中2021届高三英语8月摸底考试试题〔含解析〕第一卷〔100分〕第一节听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项里面选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间是来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Why does the woman want the sound turned down?A. She has a headache.B. She doesn’t like the song.C. She doesn’t want the neighbors to hear.2. What will the woman probably do next?A. Go to the man’s place.B. Call the Midland Hotel.C. Visit the concert hall.3. Where does the conversation take place?A. In the post office.B. In the house.C. In a store.4. How far away now is the city according to the man?A. Five miles.B. Ten miles.C. Twenty miles.5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues.B. Waiter and customer.C. Brother and sister.第二节听下面5段对话或者独白。

每段对话或者独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项里面选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或者独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间是阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的答题时间是。

高中英语真题:高三年级（2015届）第八次月考英语试卷（满分150分，考试时间120分钟，请将答案填写在答题卡上）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5个小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A B C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the man want the woman to do?A. Buy a wallet.B. Help him pay .C. Gain a degree .2. How will the man go to ?A. By plane.B. By train .C. By ship .3. Where does the conversation take place?A. By the lake.B. In the garden .C. At the restau rant.4. What is the man doing?A. Making a plan .B. Complaining .C. Asking for a dvice.5.What does the man mean?A. He gets up at once.B. He will get up at 7:20.C. He's missed the late bus.第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或对白，每段对话或对白后有几个小题，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，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。

每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

上海交通大学附属中学2014-2015学年度第二学期高三英语摸底考试试卷II.Grammar and VocabularySection ADirection: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,used one word that best fits each blank.(A)My dad was a fisherman,and he loved the sea.He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out he caught enough to feed the family. Not just enough for our family, for his Mom and Dad and the other kids that were still at home.He was a big man, and he was strong from pulling the nets and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he smelled the ocean.He would wear his old canvas,foul-weather coat and his bibbed overalls.His rain hat would be pulled down over his brow.hard mu mother washed them,they would still smell of the sea and of the fish.When the weather was bad, he drive me to school. He had this old truck that he used in his fishing business.That truck was olderthan he was.As he would drive toward the school.I would shrink down into the seat (hope)to disappear.Half the time,he would salm to a stop and the old truck would belch a cloud of smoke.He would pull right up in front of the school,and it seemed like everyone would be standing around and watching.Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on cheek and tell me to be a good boy.It was so embarrassing for me.I remember the day I decided I was too old for a good-bye kiss. When we got to the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad.’It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this (surprise)look on his face.I said, ‘Dad, I’m too old for a good-bye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.’My Dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. I had never seen him cry. He turned and looked our the windshield. ‘You’re right,’ he said. ‘You are a big boy. I won’t kiss you anymore.”It wasn’t long after that when my Dad went to sea and never came back.It was a day when most of the fleet stayed in ,but not Dad.He had a big family to feed.They found his boat adrift with its nets half in and halfout.He must have gotten into a gale and was trying to save the nets and the floats,but...You don’t know I would give to have my Dad give me just one more kiss on the cheek…to feel his rough old face…to smell the ocean on him…to feel his arm around my neck. I wish I had been a man then. If I had been a man, I would never have told my Dad I was too old for a good-bye kiss.”(B)Google is to start building its own self-driving cars,rather than modifying vehicles built by other manufactures.The car will have a stop-go button no controls, steering wheel or pedals.Pictures of the Google vehicle show it looks like a city car with a "friendly" face, designed to make it seem non-threatening and help people accept self-driving technology. Co-founder Sergey Brin revealed the plans at a conference in California."We're really excited about this vehicle - it's that will allow us to really push the capabilities of self driving technology, and understand the limitations," said Chris Urmson, director of the company's self-driving project.He added that the cars had the ability to "improve people's lives by transforming mobility".But some researchers working in this field (investigate)potential downsides to driverless car technology. They believe they could make traffic and urban sprawl (bad), as people accept longer commutes as they do not have to drive themselves.It looks almost cartoon-like, it has no traditional bonnet at the front, and the wheels are pushed to the corners.It will seat two people, propulsion will be electric, and at the start it will be limited to 25mph (40km/h) to help ensure safety.The most significant thing about the design is that it does not have any controls, apart from a stop/go button. For early testing, extra controls (fit) so one of Google's test drivers can take over if there is a problem.The controls will simply plug in, and Mr Urmson believes that over time, as confidence in the technology grows, they will be removed entirely. The front end of the vehicle is designed to be safer for pedestrians, with a soft foam-like material a traditional bumper would be, and a more flexible windscreen, which may help reduce injuries.The vehicle will use a combination of laser and radar sensors camera data to drive autonomously. It will depend on Google's road maps, built specifically for the programme, and tested on the company's current fleet of vehicles.Section BDirections:Complete the following passage by using the words in thebox.Each word can only be used once.Note that there is one world more than you need.Pictures this:You stop in front of a digital advertising display at a mall and suddenly an ad of makeup pops up,followed by one for shoes and then one for canilla ice cream.It seems to that you're a woman in your late 20s and, in fact, it does. When you looked at the display, it scanned your facial features and its messages to you.Once the stuff of science fiction and high-tech crime , facial recognition technology has become one of the newest tools in marketing, even though privacy concerns abound.Kraft Foods Inc. and Adidas say they are planning to experiment with it as early as this year to their products.The commercial of facial recognition are in contrast to those being used by law enforcement to identify specific individuals. Companies, at least at this point, just want to pinpoint a demographic based on age and gender to tailor their ads.But even this facial recognition-lite alarms privacy , given that itcould greatly popularize and expand use of the technology.Intel Corp., which makes such software, said it's widely ."You can put this technology into kiosks, vending machines, digital signs," said Christopher O'Malley, director of retail marketing for Intel's embedded and communications group. "It's going to become a much more common thing in the next few years."So far, the technology is use commercially in Japan, where a variety of businesses use it to customize ads.III.Reading ComprehensionSection AAmbition is a necessary quality in life. It is the ____51___ which drives us on to use whatever talent we have got. If we haven’t got some degree of ambition, these talents will not be used for our own and others’___52____.Ambition, __53_____, can have several defects.First of all,it can be ___54____. We may not be able to see the limits of our own abilities, so we do ambitious things that are completely beyond us. Our career masters can see our good qualities and our limitations ____55___. They may tell us that we haven’t the ability to deal with people and would make good businessmen. We refuse to take their evaluation. We keep on trying. Many years and many ____56___ later we are forced to accept their ___57_____. But what a waste of time our ill-founded ambition hascaused us!Secondly, our ambition can be too ___58_____. Our attention is devoted to one narrow aim, such as getting distinctions in our science subjects. Everything that may draw us away from this aim is cut out of our lives. In the end we get our distinctions. But what damage we have caused ourselves in the process! We are isolated beings who only care about a particular examination. And we probably won’t make good scientists. We ___59____ the breadth of vision necessary for success in higher level.Thirdly, our ambition can be limited to lifeless objectives. We want to gain money, or power, or membership of some circles. Persons who feel inferior try to ___60____ by seeking the respect of others through possessions of these artificial signs of worth.Fourthly, our ambition may be ____61____. Instead of directing some of our ambition towards community improvement we may exploit members of the community in the interests of self-advancements. In later life we may be ambitious for the success of our children but we regard this success as only a further ____62____ of our own success.Ambition is necessary in the lives of individuals---necessary for their own improvement and for the improvement of the ____63____ in which they live. But, like all blind forces, it must be directed if it is not to cause disaster. It must be tightly controlled by the head and the heart.Otherwise ambition may ____64____ too high a price in terms of human qualities.51. A. mean B. force C. courageD. action52. A. justice B. affection C. benefitD. emotion53. A. however B. therefore C. besidesD. furthermore54. A. unpredictable B. unusual C. unrealisticD. unfavorable55. A. objective B. positive C. amusinglyD. negatively56. A. miracles B. recoveries C. occasionsD. disappointments57. A. notice B. solution C. judgmentD. measure58. A. devoted B. concentrated C. separatedD. isolated59. A. caused B. made C. drivenD. troubled60. A. omit B. lack C. ownD. value61. A. take in B. make up C. turn downD. give out62. A. self-centered B. self-disciplined C. self-satisfiedD. self-controlled63. A. time B. image C. designD. mark64. A. family B. community C. sectionD. position65. A. possess B. satisfy C. overtakeD. demandSection B(A)Franz Kafka wrote that "a book must be the ax (斧子) for the frozen sea inside us. " I once shared this sentence with a class of seventh graders, and it didn't seem to require any explanation.We’d just finished John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men. When we read the end together out loud in class, my toughest boy, a star basketball player, wept a little, and so did I. "Are you crying?" one girl asked. "I am," I told her, "and the funny thing is I've read it many times. "But they understood. When George shoots Lennie, the tragedy is that we realize it was always going to happen. In my 14 years of teaching in a New York City public middle school, I've taught kids with imprisonedparents, abusive(辱骂的) parents, irresponsible parents; kids who are parents themselves; kids who are homeless; kids who grew up in violent neighborhoods. They understand, more than I ever will, the novel's terrible logic—the giving way of dreams to fate .For the last seven years, I have worked as a reading enrichment teacher, reading classic works of literature with small groups of students from grades six to eight. I originally proposed this idea to my headmaster after learning a former excellent student of mine had transferred out of a selective high school--one that often attracts the literary-minded children of Manhattan's upper classes—into a less competitive setting. The daughter of immigrants, with a father in prison, she perhaps felt uncomfortable with her new classmates. I thought additional "cultural capital" could help students like her develop better in high school, where they would unavoidably meet, perhaps for the first time, students who came from homes lined with bookshelves, whose parents had earned Ph.D.'s.Along with Of Mice and Men, my groups read: Sounder, The Red Pony, Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. The students didn't always read from the expected point of view. I had never before seen the parallels between Scarface and Macbeth, nor had I heard Lady Macbeth's speech read as raps (说唱) , but both made sense; the interpretations were playful, but serious. Once introduced to Steinbeck's writing, one boy went on toread The Grapes of Wrath and told me how amazing it was that "all these people hate each other, and they're all white. " His historical view was broadening, his sense of his own country deepening. Year after year former students visited and told me how prepared they had felt in their first year in college as a result of the classes.Year after year, however, we are increasing the number of practice tests. We are trying to teach students to read complex text, not for emotional punch but for text complexity. Yet, we can’t enrich the minds of our students by testing them on texts that ignore their hearts. We are teaching them that words do no. amaze but confuse. We may succeed in raising test scores, but we will fail to teach that reading can be transformative(起改造作用的) and that it belongs to them.66. The sentence"a book must be the ax (斧子) for the frozen sea inside us. " in Paragraph 1 probably mean that a book helps to________ A. translate our dreams into action B. fill our heart with happiness 'C. steel our hearts to overcome difficultiesD. awake our deep emotions67. Why were the students able to understand the novel Of Mice and Men?A. Because they had similar life experiences.B. Because they were bred in a violent society.C. Because they obtained a sufficient explanation from the teacher.D. Because they had read the novel many times.68. The girl left the selective high school probably because_______.A. she wasn’t a literary-minded girl .B. her parents were immigrants.C. she couldn't fit in with her class .D. her father was then in prison.69.The author writes the passage mainly to________.A. suggest reading classic works of literature creatively .B. propose teaching literature to touch the heart.C. argue against inequality among high school studentsD.criticize the current education system(B)Business People Are So Gloomy About America Profits may be at a record high, but American businessfolk are feeling glum. Some moan that their pipeline-postponing president, Barack Obama, doesn’t understand how business works. Others worry that America itself is becoming dysfunctional. Much of this feeling is not soundly based, but it matters nonetheless.A survey published on January 18th offers unsettling detail. Fully 71% of the business people investigated expected America’s competitiveness to decline over the next three years. Some 45% said thatAmerican firms will find it harder to compete in the global economy. A startling 64% said that American firms will find it harder to pay high wages and benefits.The survey is from Harvard Business School, which in October persuaded nearly 10,000 of its 78,000 alumni to complete a questionnaire. Two-thirds were based in America; the remainder were spread across countries. Some 91% had worked during the past year over half in manufacturing, finance or professional services. More than a quarter described themselves as a chief executive, chairman, founder, owner or something equally exalted(高位的).Intriguingly, the Harvard alumni were gloomy about where America is headed, rather than how it is now. Some 57% felt that today the business environment in America was somewhat or much better than the global average; only 15% said it was worse. But when asked to compare its prospects with those of other industrialised economies, only 9% felt that America was pulling ahead; some 21% said it was falling behind. A striking 66% expected America to lose ground to Brazil, India and China; only 8% thought it would pull away from them. Those in globally competitive sectors were gloomiest; those who ran hotels or utilities were more cheerful.The Harvard alumni identified several areas in which America has an edge: its universities, its spirit of enterprise and innovation, itsbusiness clusters, its system of property rights, its capital markets and even the quality of its business managers . Its lead in some of these areas is increasing, they reckoned.Surveys like this matter because the pessimism they reveal is reflected in the decisions bosses make.70. The word glum in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to __________.A.optimisticB. depressing 'C. disappointedD. assured71.How does the author describe the survey results?A. They’re discomforting.B. They’re pessimistic.C. They’re quite objective.D.They’re unreasonable.72.What is opinion of the investigated Harvard alumni on the overall competitive ability of the U.S?A. All hold that it’s quite difficult to make a precise prediction on it .B. Most think that the U.S. will not be as competitive as at present.C. More than half of them think that it will remain stable for many years .D.Nearly 50 percent believe that the U.S. will keep its edge in the future .73. According to the survey results ,America does not hold an advantage in_______.A. its capital marketsB. its higher education.C. its prospects .D. its enterprise sprintCThe Alison project- Advanced Learning Interactive Systems Online- has already signed up more than two million students to more than 500 online courses. But this ambitious project isn’t another Silicon Valley spin-off, fuelled by venture capital and a surfeit of sunshine and flow charts. While the new wave of online course-so-called Moocs, such as Coursera and edX, have become darlings of the digital media, why has Alison not had the same attention? Mr. Feerick, the founder; says the big difference is who they are trying to reach. It’s the academic versus vocational skills and training.There are courses in subjects such as computer skills, learning English, basic accountancy, building a website, food safety, and introductions to legal studies. He is planning to expand into secondary level, with video lessons customized for national exam systems, beginning with mathematics.Organisations from the IMF to the OECD to the European Union have all spoken of the urgency of providing vocational, workplace skills to tackle dangerously high levels of youth unemployment. But Alison has been putting this into practice. A deal struck earlier this year will provide online training for 12 million young people in the Arab world. Many of those accessing the free courses are at the margins of formal education - low-skilled workers, the unemployed and immigrants.Alison's other big difference is that it is profitable. The courses arefree because of advertising revenue. The social mission is underpinned by a strong business sense. Mr Feerick says his approach to social entrepreneurship was influenced by his own business mentor, Chuck Feeney, a celebrated US investor in ideas and education, who took him under his wing when Mr Feerick had been studying at Harvard. Inspired by his example, Mr Feerick says he wanted to combine thinking big commercially while maintaining a sense of social purpose.He sees the internet as making an irresistible impact on education, in the way it has in other industries, with a few giants emerging to dominate the multi-trillion dollar education market. "There is going to be huge consolidation worldwide into a small number of platforms for learning, because it's going to be very hard to compete with them," he predicts, likening it to how Amazon has become the global bookseller.74. What can be infer about the courses provided by Alison?A. They focus on improving people’s skills required for different jobs.B. They focus on helping people have more academic achievement.C. They focus on teaching people how to enjoy the present life.D. They focus on helping students gain admission to universities.75. Most of the users of Alison are those who ________.A. are executives in companiesB. are studying in collegesC. do not have university educationD. are retired and lonely76. What did Mr. Feerick think was the mission of Alison?A. Help young people in poor areas find a jobB. Earn enough profit and fulfill social duty as wellC. Support hi-tech startups survive in the marketD. Remove exam certificates from education system77. Mr. Reerick predicts that future education market will_________________.A. attract more investment from other indudtriesB. provide a platform for Alison to earn more profitC. totally rely on online learning platformsD. be controlled by several super big companiesSection CThe environment we are in affects our moods, ability to form relationships, effectiveness in work or play- even our health. In addition, the early childhood environment has a very crucial roles in children’s learning and development for two important reasons.First, young children are in the process of rapid brain development. In the early years, the brain develops more synapses or connections than it can possibly use. Those that are used by the child form strong connections, while the synapses that are not used gradually disappear.Children’s experiences help to make this determination. The national Scientific Council of the Developing Child compares the development of the brain to constructing a house, starting, “Just as a lack of the right materials can result in blueprints that change, the lack of appropriate experiences can lead to alternations in genetic plans.’’ They further state, “Building more advanced cognitive, social, and emotional skills on a weak initial foundation of brain architecture is far more difficult and less effective than getting things right from the beginning.”Because children’s experiences are limited by their surroundings, the environment we provide for them has a crucial impact on the way the children’s brain develops.The second reason that the early childhood environment has such a strong role in children’s development is because of the amount of time children spend in these environments. Many children spend a large of their wakeful hours in early childhood settings. For example, a baby beginning child care will spend up to 12,000 hours in the program. This is more time than he will spend in both elementary and secondary school. Children will typically spend another 4,000 hours in kindergarten through third grade classrooms.The early childhood environment that this baby enters will reflect the children’s philosophy, values, and beliefs about children and learning through either deliberate design or careless overlook. It providesmessages to all those who enter- children, parents, and staff. Is this a place where I am welcomed and where my physical, social and intellectual needs will be met? Is this an environment where I am seen as worthwhile and competent? Do I passively receive information in this environment, or am I actively engaging in the construction of knowledge? Does someone think I am special enough to provide a beautiful environment for my benefit? Antia Rui Olds, a well-known environment designer, believes that we should design our early childhood environments for miracles, not minimums. She states:“Children are miracles. Believing that every child is miracle can transform the way we design for children’s care. When we invite a miracle into our lives, we prepare ourselves and the environment around us. We may set out flowers or special offerings. We may cleanse ourselves, the space, or our thoughts of everything but the love inside us. We make it our job to create, with great respect and gratitude, a space that is worthy of a miracle! Action follows through. We can choose to change. We can choose to design spaces for miracles, not minimums.”(Note: Answer the questions or complete the sentences in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)78. How does the early childhood environment contribute the rapid development of the brain based on the first important reason？___________________________________________________________ _____________79. The numbers in Paragraph 3 are used to illustrate that___________________________________________________________ _____________80. What is the teacher’s role in the early childhood on environment?81. Anita Rui Olds believes that we should create the early childhood environments for children with___________________________________________________________ _______________第II卷1.冰桶挑战着手于提高公众对于疾病的意识，好找更多的人参与并为急需的人筹钱。

2015上海市徐汇区春考模拟高三英语模拟试卷2015.1 I. Listening Comprehension (共10分)Section A (共6分，每小题2分）Directions: In Section A, you will hear one short passage, and you will be asked three questions on the passage. The passage 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.Question 1 through 3 are based on the following passage.1. A. 13 B. 20 C. 30 D. 402. A. Some people are to blame for setting fires deliberately.B. The trees are kept so dry as to catch fire easily due to the weather.C. There are not enough firemen to help put out the fires throughout the country.D. The aid from France, Italy, and Germany fail to come in time.3. A. He tried to blow up the Olympic committee‟s headquarter s.B. He thought that lighting fire officially was really interesting.C. He was refused to carry torch in Olympics because he was not famous.D. He thought it was a good way to get out of jail.Section B (共4分，每小题1分）Directions: In Section B，you will hear one conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 4 through 7 are based on the following conversation.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each blank.II. Grammar and Vocabulary (共30分)Section A (共10分，每小题1分）Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.8.—You are supposed to graduate soon, aren‟t you?—Yes, in a short while, I‟ll be free _____ all my worries.A. withB. ofC. aboutD. at9._____ rapid spread of railways and the increase in ocean transport that made long-distancetravelling more common.A. Since theB. It was thatC. It was theD. There was the10.Evidence came up ______ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as 6months old.A. whatB. whichC. thatD. whose11._____ with the size of the whole universe, even the biggest star we can observe doesn‟t seembig at all.A. When comparedB. CompareC. While comparingD. Comparing12.Peter, your hair wants _____. You‟d better have it done right now.A. cutB. to cutC. cuttingD. being cut13._____ out of money, we had to pick a cheap hotel for the night.A. To almost runB. Have almost runC. Had almost runD. Having almost run14.Environmental concerns that worry many never seem _____ any effect on William, who isalways optimistic about the future.A. havingB. to haveC. to have hadD. had15.In the time of the week, _____ he spent in the mountain, he saw many rare birds.A. thatB. whenC. whatD. which16.The man coming back from Africa has been isolated _____ we know that he hasn‟t caught thedeadly disease, Ebola.A. whenB. sinceC. unlessD. until17.The greater the population there is in a region, _____ for water, food and transportation.A. the greater the needB. there is greater needC. is the greater needD. the great needSection B (共10分，每小题1分）Directions: Read the text below. Use the word given in the brackets to form a word that fits in the space.“A DVD retails for $10 or more. Out of that, we writers 18______ (current) get 4 or 5 cents. We‟re asking to get 8 cents per DVD. The producers and others say we‟re asking for too much.” That is television writer Saul Bloom‟s 19_______ (argue) as to why the Writers Guild of America is going on strike tomorrow.The strike by TV and movie writers will greatly 20_______ (effective) TV and movie production. The last such strike, in 1988, cost the industry half a billion dollars. That strike lasted five months. Such a strike affects everyone in the business, from TV and movie industry executives all the way down to the people selling popcorn at local movie theaters. It is estimated that this one would be 21_______ (bad) than the last.All movies presently in production that require the skills of active writers will halt production. TV networks will 22_______ (substitution) new game shows and “reality” shows that don‟t require professional writers. In addition, of course, there will be plenty of reruns. TV viewers in search of fresh programs might have to switch to cable TV or rent DVDs. A recent nationwide poll indicates that the general public strongly supports the writers, who are thought to be underpaid and 23_______ (appreciate).“Writers are too 24_______ (demand) ,” complained Reese Majors, vice president of CEC Entertainment, a production company with seven shows airing weekly on networ k TV. “They think they are so 25_______ (speciality). All they do is type a bunch of words onto a piece of paper. My six-year-old can do that. They claim that writing is work. But how can it be work when it is done in the comfort of their homes? How can yo u call sitting at home …work‟? The 26_______ (act) and the crew have to go on location, where they must battle the cold, the heat, the jet lag, and the 27_______ (lonely) of being away from home. No home cooking for them—they have to eat catered meals. But you don‟t hear them comp laining for four more cents per DVD!”Section C (共10分，每小题1分）Directions: 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.A food called “nutraloaf” has been used for many years in US priso ns. But prisoners claim that it tastes so bad that the food is actually 28 . They say that prison officials must 29 the prisoner with some type of disobedience 30 they can punish him by making him eat nutraloaf. At least one prisoner has filed a lawsuit 31 the use of nutraloaf. Prison officials say the prisoners are overreacting. They say that nutraloaf is a nutritious food. “It‟s just like fruitcake,” said one warden(典狱长). Nutraloaf is a mixture of bread, cheese, raw and cooked vegetables, beans, and other 32 which may vary from season to season and prison to prison.Prison officials say that using nutraloaf, a “hand” food, increases prison 33 , because prison ers don‟t have utensils or plates to throw at or use against guards or other prisoners. Officials 34 distribute nutraloaf for days at a time when one or more prisoners act unruly.“What are they 35 about? I wish I could have had nutraloaf when I wa s growing up,” said Bob Hope, a prison warden in Arkansas. “It tastes a lot 36 than the grits and corn breadI ate every day. These guys have a lot of nerve to complain. I‟ve eaten it myself many times—I just pop it into the microwave for a minute, spr ead a little butter on it, and enjoy. What‟s their beef? Prisoners are just a bunch of whiners(悲嗥者). If they want five-star prison 37 , they should commit their crimes in France.”28.A. entertainment B. punishment C. implement D. compliment29.A. charge B. challenge C. oblige D. oppress30.A. until B. after C. unless D. before31.A. against B. for C. by D. from32.A. chemicals B. ingredients C. extinguisher D. fertilizer33.A. safety B. administration C. therapy D. aggressiveness34.A. officially B. intelligently C. impatiently D. routinely35.A. talking B. speaking C. complaining D. moving36.A. funnier B. worse C. better D. more bitter37.A. bread B. food C. spirit D. nutrientIII. Reading Comprehension (共30分)Section A (共22分，每小题2分）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)It was a rainy morning two years ago. Shirley Huxham was cycling gently downhill. As she waved to a friend, her bike slid uncontrollably on the wet road, throwing her to the ground. “I‟d never eve n thought of buying a helmet,” she says. For months she was partly paralysed(瘫痪的) down her left side and still has health problems today.Some might think that Shirley was just unlucky. How dangerous can it be to fall from a bicycle? In fact, each year on Britain‟s roads more than 200 people are killed and at least 4,000 seriously injured on bicycles. But these numbers don‟t tell the whole story: the majority of the dead and injured were not wearing helmets.A study of bicycle accidents in the US found that helmets could reduce the risk of serioushead injury by 85 percent. Yet it is estimated that in Britain, no more than five percent of bicycle-riders wear helmets. Why don‟t more cyclists wear them?People think that helmets look foolish, that they‟re inconvenient, and that accidents only happen to other people.One of the wrong ideas bicyclists have is that lower speeds can put them at less risk than motorcyclists, who are legally obliged to wear helmets. In fact, according to a British report, a higher percentage of bicyclists than motorcyclists suffer head injuries. And their injuries can be just as severe.Helmets, however, can make a big difference. Shirley wasn‟t just unlucky. If she had worn a helmet, she wouldn‟t have spent months in hospital. Why take the risk?38.The reason why Shirley got badly injured was that _____.A. She was riding her bicycle downhill too fast.B. Her friend‟s waving to her made her lose control.C. She ignored the importance of wearing a helmet.D. The ground was barely wet.39.Which of the following statements is right according to the passage?A. Wearing helmets will reduce the risk of being killed by 85%.B. Nearly 5 percent of bicycle-riders wear no helmet in UK.C. Motorcyclists suffer more head injuries than bicyclists.D. In UK a motorcyclist‟s wearing no helmet is against the law.40.People don‟t like wearing helmets due to the following reasons except _____.A. Wearing helmets makes them look silly.B. They don‟t think wearing a helmet is convenient.C. Falling off a bicycle only happens to other people.D. Wearing a helmet is not fashionable at all.(B)Asian Immigration to AmericaMany Chinese immigrants began crossing the Pacific to arrive in the United States in the mid-1800s. By that time, China‟s population had reached about 430 million, and the country wassuffering from severe unemployment, poverty, and famine(饥荒). The 1848 discovery of gold in California began to tempt Chinese immigrants to the United States. Then, in 1850, the Taiping Rebellion broke out in their homeland. This rebellion against the Chinese government took some 20 million lives and caused such suffering that thousands of Chinese left for the United States. In the early 1860s, as the Central Pacific Railroad began construction of its portion of the transcontinental railroad, the demand for railroad workers further increased Chinese immigration.Chinese immigrants mainly settled in western cities, where they often worked as laborers or servants or in skilled trades. Others worked as merchants. Because native-born Americans kept them out of many businesses, some Chinese immigrants opened their own.Another group of Asians, the Japanese, also immigrated to the United States. Until 1900, however, their numbers remained small. Between 1900 and 1908, large numbers of Japanese migrated to the United States as Japan began building both an industrial economy and an empire. Both developments interrupted the economy of Japan and caused hardships for its people, thus stimulating emigration.Until 1910 Asian immigrants arriving in San Francisco first stopped at a two-story shelter at the wharf (码头). As many as 500 people at a time were often squeezed into this structure, which Chinese immigrants from Canton called muk uk, or “wooden house.” In January 1910, California opened a few barracks on Angel Island to accommodate the Asian immigrants. Most of the immigrants were young males in their teens or twenties, who nervously awaited the results of their immigration hearings in dormitories packed with double or triple tiers of bunks. This unpleasant delay could last for months. On the walls of the detention barracks, the immigrants wrote anonymous poems in pencil or ink. Some even carved their verse into the wood.41.Which of the following statements is NOT the reason of Chinese immigration to America?A. The population explosion led to severe unemployment, poverty, and famine.B. The discovery of gold in the United States was a great temptation to Chinese immigrants.C. The great suffering caused by Taiping Rebellion forced many people leave China.D. The United States needed great man power to complete its railroad construction.42.When Chinese immigrants got to America, they usually took the following jobs except______?A. Railroad constructorsB. Family servantsC. Governmental officialsD. Businessmen43.The Japanese immigrated to the United States at the beginning of the 1900s because _______.A. the numbers of Japanese immigrants stayed low until 1900B. the Japanese immigrants to the States wanted to learn moreC. the enormous social changes were taking place in JapanD. the Japanese immigrants wanted to do more businesses in the new world.44.What does the underlined word mean?A. Foods.B. Camps.C. Wharfs.D. Customs.(C)Management Consultant Suzy Welch remembers the moment 14 years ago when her life “imploded(压破).”She was speaking to an auditorium full of insurance executives in Hawaii when she saw the faces of two of her children, then six and five, pressed against the glass door. She had parked them in a dance class, but they‟d fled out to find her. She wrapped up her remarks and canceled the Q&A. “I was trying to please everyone but pleasing no-one,” she says, “I had to rethink the way I made my decisions.”Author of the bestselling Winning(written with husband Jack Welch, former head of GE), Suzy Welch, 49, has a new book, 10-10-10, that details the strategy she created after the tremendous decision-making moment. The mother of four explains: “When faced with a vital decision, ask yourself, how will my choice affect my life ten minutes from now? Ten months from now? Ten years from now?“Too often we decide something by avoiding the immediate ouch. But by looking at the middle and longer time frames as well as the short-term, we‟re accessing our real values. My business trip is an example. Had I applied the strategy to it back then, I would have declined it. I had other work travel coming up. I was needed at home.“Many people have found …10-10-10‟ thrilling. An entrepreneur moved forward with a new business plan but without the girlfriend, who didn‟t share his goals. A mum of a troubled teen finally got him to a psychologist after putting it off. Often, in our most stressful moments, wemake decisions by instinct only. Or we ask a friend for advice. Or we make no decision and suffer for it. We can live much more deliberately by taking control of choices and really understanding them.“Sure, there‟s still room for spontaneity(自发的行为). But when you look at things from three distinct time frames and assess the consequences, never again will you say, …I have no idea why I made this decision.‟”45.What did Suzy do to her two kids before addressing those executives 14 years ago?A. She left them in a car in a parking lot.B. She had a dance class together with the two kids.C. She fed the kids a lot of food and let them sleep.D. She just left them in a dance class.46.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Suzy and her husband used to work in GE, and they achieved great success in business.B. Suzy and her husband had four children.C. Suzy believed that many people reached a decision by avoiding direct pains.D. Suzy failed to give up her work travel because she hadn‟t had her great strategies then.47.Which of the following is probably one of the strategies in Suzy‟s book?A. When doing business, you should learn to please everyone.B. Before making a vital decision, you should ask yourself instead of others.C. When carrying out a new plan, you‟d better take your girlfriend.D. The assessment of consequences plays a vital role in decision-making.48.Suzy‟s new book was mainly about _______.A. how to deal with numbers when doing businessB. how to make decisions by following her strategiesC. how to obtain more benefits in businessD. how to make detailed strategies in businessSection B (共8分，每小题2分）Directions: Read the following passage and complete the sentences that follow. Write one word ormore in each space.HOW TO LOOK GOOD IN FAMILY PHOTOS“Knowing how to take a fabulous photo will be the difference between great memories and memories where you wish you were cropped out of the frame,” says image consultant and author Clare Maxfield. Put her tips into action now.FOR THE FACE: ♦ Stick your tongue to the roof of your mouth as you smile. It reduces the double-chineffect. ♦ Keep your chin down for a pleasing line. And tilt your head slightly for a morefriendly look.♦ Say Cheese! This is not as silly as it sounds. It opens your mouth into a natural smile.♦ Natural make-up is best. Rich, shiny lip-gloss can make lips appear too large, so use cautiously.♦ Have the photographer stand above you soyour chin is naturally facing down andyour eyes widen.FOR THE BODY:♦ Hold your elbows out from your body. Think chicken wings, only avoid the squawk!♦ Give your body a slight twist. Turn your feet away from the camera and bring your body around from your waist for a slimmer and shapelier look.♦ Medium-tone colours are best. Very light colours can make you look larger, while dark colours can get lost in the picture. ♦ Don‟t wear too many patterns. If you are a large person, avoid even prints as they‟re easier to follow and will overstress your size.49.If you want to hide your double-chin when taking a photo, you‟d better _________________.50.Your eyes will probably widen if you ___________________________when taking photos.51.You may fail to be noticed in a photo if you _______________________.52.The two factors making you look bigger in a picture are ____________________________. IV. Writing (共30分）Section A (共6分，每小题2分）Directions: Complete the following sentences in English according to the sentences given in Chinese.53.由于被一只蜜蜂蛰过，每次看到蜜蜂他都会转身就跑。