上海市青浦区2017届高三第二学期学业质量调研测试英语试题

2022学年第二学期高三年级学业质量调研青浦区英语试卷（时间120分钟，满分140分）2023.04考生注意：1．本试卷共13页。

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如用铅笔答题，或写在试卷上也一律不给分。

I.Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In Section A,you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said.The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a conversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers on your paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1.A.In a library. B.In a restaurant.C.In a stationery shop.D.At a supermarket.2.A.Teacher and student. B.Boss and secretary.C.Mother and son.D.Husband and wife.3.A.4:20. B.4:30. C.5:10. D.5:20.4.A.He’s going to play football with Jim.B.He will take Jim to see a football match.C.He’s going to watch the World Cup on TV.D.He will catch the opportunity to win the World Cup.5.A.Ambitious. B.Devoted. C.Friendly. D.Promising.6.A.The woman should change her glasses.B.He will check the woman’s phone-using time.C.There is something wrong with the woman’s cellphone.D.The woman needs to stop playing with her mobile phone.7.A.He thinks the woman has done a good job.B.He thinks the interview was a great success.C.He believes the woman will fail the interview.D.He thinks nobody can make it to the interview.8.A.He should finish other work first.B.He should not have chosen a thick book.C.He should start reading the book at once.D.He should quit because of the difficulties.9.A.Fascinating artworks in the Louvre. B.The magnificent Eiffel Tower.C.Their days in Paris.D.A plan for the trip to France.10.A.The woman knew Ross was a dog lover.B.The man has let Ross drive his car before.C.The man shouldn’t have lent his car to Ross.D.Ross lost several dogs last time he drove a car.Section BDirections:In Section B,you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation,and you will be asked several questions on each of the short passages and the longer conversation.The short passages and the longer conversation 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions11through13are based on the following passage.11.A.Those who wish to be a leader.B.Those who are warm and inviting.C.Those who have trouble socializing.D.Those who judge people by first impressions.12.A.Because it means time is important.B.Because it reflects that you value them.C.Because it allows you to get ready early.D.Because it applies to various business situations.13.A.By communicating with people in public.B.By talking with anyone around you in life.C.By trying to stop talking every time you use them.D.By practicing with these words at home one at a time. Questions14through16are based on the following passage.14.A.It helps to organize everything.B.It keeps people waiting before they try to study.C.It enables people to review things they have studied.D.It gives the brain enough practice before things are forgotten.15.A.Because it relates images to each other.B.Because it strengthens relations between ideas.C.Because it withdraws learned stuff from memory.D.Because it helps build links between different ideas.16.A.Improving memory is not a mission impossible.B.People can memorize things even under huge stress.C.Stopping smoking and alcohol has nothing to do with memory.D.It is advisable that people do more exercise to improve memory. Questions17through20are based on the following conversation.17.A.Having a messy study folder.B.Being under huge stress in study.C.Having no one to turn to for help.D.Not knowing what kind of learner he is.ing logic,reasoning and systems.B.Keeping things where they should be.C.Knowing where to start before anything.ing different tools to take the stress out of studying.19.A.They prefer to learn in a more systematic way.B.They fill their study folders with various notes.C.They organize information with the help of maps.D.They tend to lay out information in the first place.20.A.He will turn to others for more tips on study.B.He will look for more ways to change his study guide.C.He will grasp information by drawing maps in his notes.D.He will try using pictures and color for his note arrangements.II.Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct.For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word;for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.A New Orchid was Found in JapanNature is full of secrets.There are still many things to find out about it.One of those things was discovered last week in Japan.It is rare to find a new plant in Japan.An amateur naturalist came across a new species of orchid__21__other flowers in Tokyo.Scientists also found the flower elsewhere in other districts,an indication that the new species__22__deserve further investigation.The newly-found orchid is beautiful.It is pink and white,it has a central stem,around__23__ grow tiny,bell-shaped flowers,and its delicate petals(花瓣)look like they are made from glass.The flower is a neighbor to a(n)__24__(relate)orchid species common in Japan.Sometimes unknown species are often living right under our noses—in parks,gardens and even in planters on balconies.That’s__25__researchers in Japan recently recognized this new species of orchid.Professor Kenji Suetsugu from Kobe University said the discovery of new species in usual places means it is necessary to keep exploring,even in everyday places that__26__(not look)so remarkable.There are about28,000orchid species worldwide.The new orchid belongs to a class called Spiranthes.There are about50different kinds of Spiranthes.They are__27__(familiar)kind of orchid in Japan,for they appeared in a Japanese poem dating to759AD.Professor Suetsugu said he and his colleagues were“delighted__28__(identify)a new species”.He said it was exciting because it wasn’t found hidden deep in a rainforest or jungle.The discovery of the new orchid is good news.However, many orchids are on the endangered species list due to habitat loss.We need to protect natural environments to stop flowers__29__(disappear).The world will be far less colourful__30__we lose more orchids.Section BDirections:Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box.Each word can be used only once.Note that there is one word more than you need.A.headingB.incrediblyC.adaptableD.alternativeE.pursuitF.dumpedG.recycled H.global I.calculated J.precisely K.generatedPlanet PlasticHere’s a shocking statistic.Scientists have calculated the total amount of plastic ever made:8.3 billion tonnes.Looked at another way,that’s as heavy as25,000Empire State Buildings or one billion elephants.And__31__,almost all of it has been made in the last65years.So what’s the problem?Much plastic is in the form of packaging which is used just once and then thrown away.According to a major new study from the University of California,9%of this is__32__, 12%is burned and79%goes to landfill.And because most plastic doesn’t biodegrade(生物降解), once it’s in the ground,it stays there.It’s a situation that has led the paper’s lead author,ecologist Dr.Roland Geyer,to say that we are “rapidly__33__towards‘Planet Plastic’”.He believes that there’s already enough waste out there to cover the whole of Argentina.The team behind this report also estimate that eight million tonnes of plastic waste are__34__into the sea every year.This has__35__concern that plastic is entering the food chain through fish and other sea life which consume the smaller pieces.Of course,the reason why there’s so much plastic around is that it’s an amazingly useful material. We can’t get enough of it.It’s durable and__36__,and is used for everything from yoghurt pots to spaceships.But it’s__37__this quality that makes it a problem.The only way to destroy plastic is to heat or burn it—although this has the side effect of harmful emissions.So what’s the__38__other than using less plastic?Oceanographer(海洋学家)Dr.Erik van Sebille from Utrecht University says we’re facing a flood of plastic waste,and that the__39__waste industry needs to“get its act together”.Professor Richard Thompson,a marine biologist from Plymouth University,says it’s poor design that is at fault.He says that if products are currently designed“with recyclability in mind”,they could be recycled around20times over.Dr.Geyer agrees:“The__40__of recycling is to keep material in use and in the cycle forever if you can.But it turns out in our study that actually90%of that material that did get recycled—which I think we calculated was600million tonnes—only got recycled once.”III.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Take Heart,and Take RisksRecently,we carried out an interesting social experiment.The participants were asked to choose between two__41__:throw a coin to win one billion dollars if the coin happens to land on heads,or geta10-million-dollar cheque without even throwing the coin.Our purpose was not to measure the participants’craze for money but to__42__their risk appetite. It__43__that a clear majority chose to take home the10million dollars.Only31%of the subjects were__44__enough to test the depths of the river.Another study,conducted by psychology professor Keith Simonton at the University of California Davis,shows that most famous scientific__45__are risk-takers.Albert Einstein,Charles Darwin and Isaac Newton all dared to chase ideas that were __46__the mainstream ideas of their times.The willingness to take risks without fear of failure is what__47__individuals towards achieving their ambitions.It forms a very important part of the stories of many successful businessmen globally.The journey of Mark Zuckerberg is a classic example of this.In his second year in college, Zuckerberg decided to quit Harvard University to manage his social application company.In the years that followed,quite a few tech giants expressed early interest in purchasing the company.Their offers were__48__.At the time,the young CEO and his team were widely criticized and publicly laughed at.Today,Zuckerberg is one of the richest men on earth.His company still owns the most widely used social networking site in the world,__49__together over2.8billion users globally.The lesson from Zuckerberg’s story is his risk-taking__50__.He’s exactly the kind of person who’s willing to__51__interests for more rewarding future gains.Generally,__52__achievements are often realized once a person decides to get out of their comfort zone.People’s ability to__53__from their comfort zone is closely tied to their risk-taking strength.It is like the case of a person who wishes to get a piece of fruit from the tree but is not willing to risk climbing up the branches of the tree in order to do so.“If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to__54__the ordinary,”said the American author Jim Rohn.The willingness to take risks is the oxygen that drives success in every field.If a risk-taker succeeds,he can lead others.If he fails,he may__55__others to success.41.A.games B.faces C.options D.perspectives42.A.access B.evaluate C.lose D.satisfy43.A.ran out B.set out C.gave out D.turned out44.A.courageous B.risky C.confident D.mature45.A.contestants B.cooperators C.figures D.partners46.A.subject to B.contrary to C.agreeable to D.relevant to47.A.provides B.puzzles C.leans D.drives48.A.scaled B.declined C.considered D.weighed49.A.visualizing B.pursuing C.connecting D.announcing50.A.tendency B.investment C.currency D.proposal51.A.deposit B.capture C.separate D.sacrifice52.A.eye-catching B.groundbreaking C.risk-taking D.trustworthy53.A.depart B.benefit C.emerge D.suffer54.A.send for B.apply for C.account for D.settle for55.A.warn B.force C.guide D.retireSection BDirections:Read the following three passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)Life is like a roller coaster;every point has ups and downs.The truly victorious people stay committed to their broad goals even in unplanned circumstances.One true example of such people comes from a woman passionate about spreading happiness and helping others.Nicole Thornes is a mother,a former police officer,and now serving society as a death doula.Believing small efforts could comfort individuals and unite society,Nicole thought a police officer had the opportunity to prevent crime,bring justice and create a better society for everyone.She was determined to become a police officer to protect life and bring prosperity.All her passion and motivation drove her to pursue a Criminal Justice degree to become a police officer.Although she became a mother during her studies,she didn’t give up on her passion.Nicole could have called off her studies,but her passion for serving society didn’t let her step down.She took a break from her studies when her kids needed more attention but later came back to continue her study and completed her degree.Nicole finally became a police officer and everything went according to her plans.But uncertainty put her in a challenging situation.Nicole suffered from an injury.The sudden medical retirement called off her journey as a police officer,but her dreams and passion did not let her stop.So,she became a death doula,allowing her to be there for people whenever needed and provide comfort to the dying and their families during difficult times.She chose this field after her grandfather’s death.She couldn’t bear the pain of losing him;therefore,she decided to become a death doula and contribute her services to help those suffering from the pain of losing their loved ones.Nicole Thornes has written her book,Daddy’s Home,covering true events of losing someone and inspiring readers to cope with the feelings of emptiness and recover from mental illness after losing someone close.Daddy’s Home inspires readers and tells them the importance of a new beginning, helping people lighten the burden from their chest after the grief of losing someone.56.What can be learned about Nicole Thornes?A.Nicole Thornes dreamed of becoming a police officer since she was born.B.Nicole Thornes pursued a Criminal Justice degree,but she gave up halfway.C.Nicole Thornes took up a writing career immediately after getting physically hurt.D.Nicole Thornes wrote a book,impressing on readers the significance of a new start.57.What’s the direct cause of Nicole Thornes’decision to become a death doula?A.The unbearable pain brought by her grandfather’s death.B.Her break from academic studies to take care of her kids.C.Her sudden medical retirement due to her incurable injury.D.Her determination to finish writing her book,Daddy’s Home.58.According to the story of Nicole Thornes,a death doula can be described as______.A.a death fighterB.a special trainerC.a support giverD.a creative police officer59.What might be the best title for this article?A.Nicole Thornes and her dreamB.The ups and downs of Nicole ThornesC.Nicole Thornes:The writer of Daddy’s HomeD.Nicole Thornes:The journey from a police officer to a death doula(B)Do you want to open a shop in London?First:you must be aware that,as of today,running a local independent shop is anything but simple.Second:you must know which is the most responsive area of the city for what concerns your specific business.Or as an alternative,you must gain full knowledge of which areas have proved to be super high-paying basically for any kind of business.As for London,everybody knows that it is one of the world capitals of trading and commerce.The enormous number of residents,combined with the continuous inflow of tourists,makes it a highly wanted city for every kind of commercial activity.Clearly,everyone—whether he/she is a British citizen or a foreigner investor—who wants to start a business in London must detect first the most profitable areas.And the four most appealing ones are listed below.Covent GardenOpening a commercial space in Covent Garden,or in the West End in general,is always a winning idea.This area represents the perfect balance between luxury and sustainability.A band of musicians that never cease to attract both clients and new investors.CarnabyFor over sixty years,Carnaby Street and the other surrounding secondary roads have represented an authentic oasis or paradise for those who want to go shopping in London.First,the Swinging London vibe,then the punk rock revolution:everything—especially in terms of fashion—has been created or passed through there.And even in the Third Millennium,it remains a landmark for everything related to fashion and new trends.MayfairAre you planning to open a luxury shop?Then Mayfair is undoubtedly your spot.Renting a place here is highly expensive,but it’s a risk worth taking.If you play your cards wisely,profits will not be long in coming.The only question is:have you got enough funds to start a business in such an expensive area?Bond StreetAnother luxury area with a gathering of many established high-end brands,maybe the most complicated one.It is recommended only to those investors who aim to start a real first-rate business. Many small entrepreneurs or businessmen work a lifetime in order to gain the privilege or the great advantage of upgrading their business in this area.60.This article is intended for______.A.British citizens who want to buy luxury goodsB.visitors looking for recreational activities in BritainC.investors interested in starting a business in LondonD.foreigners participating in commercial activities in London61.According to the article,if you are planning to do business in London,which factor is worth considering the most?A.London appeals to high-paying investors from all over the world.B.London is the most promising center for trading,commerce and fashion.C.London is where many landmark buildings and every kind of business lies.D.London boasts ongoing floods of tourists and enormous potential consumers.62.If you get enough funds and fancy opening a luxury shop,which is the last area to choose?A.Bond Street.B.Carnaby.C.Mayfair.D.Convent Garden.(C)Over the next few years,we can expect logins to get much less annoying,as all of the major tech players are now on board with a new technology designed to eventually replace the humble password called the“passkey”.And that could mean that we do away with passwords altogether.The way passkeys work is by turning your phone into something a bit like a wallet,which you can use to store membership cards to all of your apps and services.When you need to log in to a website,you’ll just have to tap a button on your phone and your passkey wallet will flash the right credentials(证件),letting you in without any trouble.And even if you’re logging in to a device that doesn’t have access to your wallet,when you type in your email address,the website will send a message to your phone to check your credentials.Once passkeys are commonly accepted and widely used,they won’t just save us from havingto remember passwords but,perhaps counterintuitively,logging in with a passkey will actually be significantly more secure than typing a password.This is because it takes advantage of a technology called“public key”cryptography(密码术), which is one of the building blocks of the internet and is how computers have securely communicated with other computers for decades.With a password,the website has to ultimately contain a database of everyone’s passwords to check against when you login.But with a passkey,when you create your account on a website,it will effectively create a brand new padlock and key.The website will keep the padlock—and only your phone will have the key.Passkeys are going to make our digital lives even more secure,because they help guard against two common forms of digital attack.First,it guards against data leak or leakages—situations where hackers or people who try to break into computer systems gain access to a database of passwords.This is because,unlike most people who repeat their passwords,each passkey is unique.This means that even if the pizza delivery place is hacked,it won’t give away the same password that you use for your emails.And secondly,passkeys make things much harder for“phishing”scams—when a website tries to trick you into thinking that it is really your bank’s website or similar,it can steal your login details.These scams will no longer work as well,because passkeys have another mathematical trick up their sleeve:they’re always changing.When you log in and your digital wallet has to send over an unlock code,the code it sends will only be valid or useful for a few seconds at a time—so even if a hacker does get hold of your key very briefly,30seconds later it will turn useless anyway.So,next time you feel frustrated that you can’t remember your password,don’t worry too much.It won’t always be like this!63.What can you do to log in to a device that is inaccessible to your passkey wallet?A.Tapping a button on your phone.ing a face scan to unlock your passkey wallet.C.Searching a database of passwords to find the passkey.D.Checking message concerning the credentials in the email.64.The underlined word“counterintuitively”in the third paragraph means______.A.in line with what the institution has taughtB.contrary to what common sense would suggestC.in accordance to what the instinct tells peopleD.opposite to what is considered normal behavior65.According to the article,why are passkeys safer?A.Because each passkey is the only one of its kind that guards against data leakages.B.Because passkey wallet will flash the right credentials without bothering to check memberships cards.C.Because passkeys can completely get rid of the possibility of login details’being stolen by hackers.D.Because“public key”cryptography contains an enormous database of passwords of every website user.66.The article is mainly about______.A.the inadaptability of passwords nowadaysB.the distinct features of passkeys nowadaysC.the difference between passkeys and passwordsD.the passkeys’potential to replace passwords in the futureSection CDirections:Read the following passage.Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once.Note that there are two more sentences than you need.A.They help us become continuous readers.B.They can help to remember information better.C.Generally,reading uses several areas of the brain.D.We can more easily understand the changes in tones.E.All in all,it seems that there are advantages to both physical books and audiobooks.F.According to a research from Oxford University,audio books affect our reading reaction most.Is Listening to a Book Better than Reading It?Picture yourself sitting at home in a quiet reading space,ignoring the world around you,absorbed in a tale.You read the introduction,instantly became interested and now you’re in the middle of an absolute page-turner.But,there’s a hot debate—physical books vs.e-books vs.audiobooks.Does the device you’re using to read affect your reaction to the book?____67____There’s attention span,reasoning,reading fluency,memory and language comprehension.Reading is known to strengthen communicative ability,vocabulary and increase emotional intelligence and social awareness.So,whichever way you’re reading,there are definitely benefits.But,let’s look at the pros to reading with your eyes—that’s physical books and e-books. ____68____This is because when you can actually see the words,your attention is held more closely.Add to this the fact that with physical books you can go back and find any part you missed,especially if your mind wanders,which will likely happen at some point or other.On the other hand,there’s the audiobook.Headphones in,you’re switched off from life and the story really comes alive,almost like watching a film—in your head.From a scientific perspective, listening to an audiobook is likely to help you develop a fellow feeling as you hear the emotion of the narrator.____69____Hearing the story engages different parts of the brain,increasing the intensity and imagery,making you enjoy it more.Yet,going back to attention period,with an audiobook it’s true that it’s much harder to go back and listen again.____70____Perhaps,next time you find yourself browsing bookshop shelves,also consider the format.It may just change your whole literary experience.IV.Summary WritingDirections:Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)of the passage in no more e your own words as far as possible.71.Is Binge-watching the New Addiction?Have you ever loved a TV show?I mean really loved it?Like,you can’t wait to get to work to talk about it?What about the cliffhanger?That’s the unsolved situation at the end of the episode which makes you want to watch the next one.But,when will the next one be?Binge-watching is when a person watches more than one episode of a show quickly.With developments in the speed and connectivity of the internet,increases in technology and the rise of on-demand entertainment companies,people can now have their favourite shows streamed directly to their television at their convenience.However,this amazing gift may in fact be harmful.Recent research from British media watchdog Ofcom(英国通信管理局)finds that out of the more than half of British adults who watch more than one episode of a show back-to-back,almost a third have admitted missing sleep or becoming tired as a result;and one quarter have neglected their housework.Next we’ll be missing work!Bingeing has other connections—binge eating,binge drinking and binge smoking,all of which are often associated with compulsive behaviour,a lack of control and a possible route to addiction.If people find binge-watching hard to resist,coupled with the fact that it has shown to lead to failure of attention in many,are we witnessing the birth of a new type of addiction?The numerous information and entertainment that television and online media can bring us is, many would say,a good thing.However,like any behaviour done to extremes,it can become dangerous. And when the activity begins to enter other areas,causing us to stop functioning—then it becomes a problem.So,what’s the answer?Moderation!Neither a tiny amount,nor too much.After all,as the old proverb says,a little of what you fancy does you good.V.TranslationDirections:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets. 72．生活在中国不同地区的人们的饮食多种多样。

青浦区2016学年第一学期高三年级期终学业质量调研测试英语试卷（时间120分钟，满分140分）Q2016.12考生注意：1．本试卷共12页。

满分140分。

考试时间120分钟。

2．答题前，考生务必在答题卡（纸）上用钢笔或水笔清楚填写姓名、准考证号，并用铅笔正确涂写准考证号。

3．答案必须全部涂写在答题卡（纸）上。

第1-20小题, 第31-70小题，均由机器阅卷，考生应将代表正确答案的小方格用铅笔涂黑。

注意试题题号和答题纸编号一一对应，不能错位。

答案需要更改时，必须将原选项擦去，重新选择。

答案不能涂写在试卷上，涂写在试卷上一律不给分。

第21-30小题，第IV、V大题（即第72-75小题）和VI大题，其答案用钢笔或水笔写在答题纸上，如用铅笔答题，或写在试卷上也一律不给分。

I. Listening ComprehensionSection A Short ConversationsDirections:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.2. A. In a clinic. B. In a cinema.C. In an electronics store.D. In a bookstore.3. A. A salesperson. B. A pilot. C. A waitress. D. A firefighter.4. A. To work in July. B. To print a form.C. To go back to school.D. To take a vacation.5. A. He dropped his phone. B. He hates long-distance calls.C. His call got cut off.D. His mobile is too long.6. A. He is consulting. B. He is arguing with the woman.C. He is complaining.D. He is giving advice.7. A. People are waiting at the automatic ticket machine.B. The man will not stay in line for the tickets.C. The woman will exchange tickets at the machine.D. They are waiting in line buying tickets for a movie.8. A. She has confidence in her job. B. She has just got a job promotion.C. She is excited to see the man.D. She will make greater efforts.9. A. Find a paper in the copy machine.B. Fill out an application form.C. Show her library card.D. Sit at the table next to her.10. A. The posters are not as good as the stalls.B. The stall could have been more amazing.C. The charity event was a copy of the past.D. She was not listening carefully.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and the passage(s) will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. To show one’s love. B. To comfort someone.C. To identify an old friend.D. To congratulate someone.12. A. France. B. America. C. Italy. D. Britain.13. A. A comparison between the west and the east.B. People hug each other for many reasons.C. The French is a nation fond of hugging.D. A study on IQ and hugs.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. To save time for laws to take effect.B. To weaken the government’s check.C. To give himself more power.D. To change the country’s political system.15. A. A category. B. A measurement.C. An activity.D. An airport.16. A. The major industrial growth.B. The number of people at the airport.C. The side effect of an emergency.D. The unhealthy level of pollution.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. Aging process. B. A talk show.C. Job hunting.D. Work pressure.18. A. He will be in a talk show in the afternoon.B. He used to be an actor but now a manager.C. He noticed the woman was under stress long ago.D. He suggests the woman do something different.19. A. Hungry. B. Relaxed. C. Energetic. D. Exhausted.20. A. The woman feels stressed because she is aging.B. The woman feels sick, so she doesn’t want to have lunch.C. Payday makes the woman feel better despite the great pressure.D. The man was happy that he was not given the job he applied for.II. Grammar and vocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.One day a professor entered the classroom and told the students about a surprise test. After hearing that, all students __21__ (seat) and waited for the test to begin. The professor gave the test papers to all students with the text __22__ (face) down at the desk. Once he handed out the test papers to all students, he asked them to turn the test pages and begin.Students’ were confused to see there was not a question __23__ just a black dot in the center of the page. The professor noticed the students’ face expression and told them, “I want you to write about what you see there.”The students were __24__ (confused) but started the test by then. At the end of the class, the professor took all answer sheets and started reading each answer in front of all students. All of them described about the black dot, __25__ position they tried to explain. After the professor finished reading, the whole class was silent.The professor explained, “Don’t worry. I am not going to give you grades but I just want you to think about something. Here __26__ focused on the black dot but no one wrote about the white paper, and the same is with our lives. The white paper represents our whole life and the black spot represents problems in our life. __27__ our life is a gift given to us by God, with love and care, we have every reason to celebrate. Still we just focus on problems like health issues, problems in relationships etc., but we never see these problems are very small compared with __28__ we have in our lives.”So there is the moral lesson: we __29__ try to take eyes off our problems and enjoy each moment that life __30__ (give) us. Be happy and live the life positively.Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. approachedB. generousC. financiallyD. effortE. datesF. victimG. closed H. substituting I. boosts J. visible K. seeminglyHave you ever watched a television show or a movie and felt like you were watching a really long commercial? If so, then you’ve fallen __31__ to bad product placement (产品植入). Clever marketing folks want their products to be __32__ within a scene, but not the focus. When done correctly, product placement can add a sense of realism to a movie or television show.Product placement __33__ from as early as 1950s when a drinks company paid to have a character in the movie The African Queen toss loads of their product overboard. Since then, there have been countless placements in thousands of movies.Sometimes product placement just happens. A set dresser (布景人员) might think of something that __34__ the level of credibility or realism of the story. One example is the use of a can of ant killer in a violent fight scene in the popular television programme The Sopranos. A spokeswoman for themanufacturer said if the company had not been __35__ about the use of their product, they would not have given it a thumbs-up.Arranged product placement deals are more prevailing. The most common type is a simple exchange of the product for the placement. A deal is made; in exchange for the airtime, the cast and crew are provided with a(n) __36__ supply of the company's products.Sometimes, a gift of the product isn’t an appropriate form of compensation, so the deal __37__ with money works well. Someone from a manufacturer’s marketing team hears about a movie project, and approaches the set dresser with a(n) __38__ attractive proposal. They come to an agreement, and the product makes a number of __39__ casual appearances. Both teams are happy.Before product placement really saw a rapid growth in the mid-1980s, it was pretty much a do-it-yourself __40__. Now there are entire agencies that can handle the job. Some larger corporations will dedicate personnel to seek out opportunities for placement within films, television shows —even games and music.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Traditionally uniforms were manufactured to protect the worker. When they were first designed, it is also likely that all uniforms made symbolic sense —those for the military, for example, were originally __41__ to impress and even terrify the enemy; other uniforms indicated a distinction in __42__ —chefs wore white because they worked with flour, but the main chef wore a black hat to show he inspected and supervised.The last 30 years, however, have seen an increasing __43__ on their role in mirroring the image of an organization and in uniting the workforce, particularly in “customer facing”industries. From uniforms and workwear has emerged “__44__ clothing”. “The people you employ are your ambassadors (大使),” says Peter Griffin, managing director of a major retailer in the UK. “What they say, how they look, and how they behave is of vital importance.” From being a simple means of __45__ who is a member of staff, the uniform is emerging as a new channel of marketing communication.Truly effective marketing through __46__ images such as uniforms is a subtle art, however. How we look sends all sorts of powerful messages to other people. Dark colours give a sense of __47__ while lighter colour shades suggest approachability. Certain dress style creates a sense of conservatism (守旧), while others a sense of __48__ to new ideas. If the company is selling quality, then it must have quality uniforms. If it is selling style, its uniforms must be stylish. If it wants to appear __49__, everybody can’t look exactly the same.But turning corporate philosophies into the right combination of colour, style, degree of branding and uniformity is not always __50__. According to Company Clothing magazine, there are 1000companies supplying the workwear and corporate clothing market. Of these, 22 __51__ for 85% of total sales —£380 million in 1994.A successful uniform needs to __52__ two key sets of needs. On the one hand, no uniform will work if staff feel uncomfortable or ugly. On the other hand, it is __53__ if the look doesn’t express the bu siness’s marketing strategy. The greatest challenge in this respect is time. When it comes to human awareness, first impressions count. Customers will assess the way staff look in just a few seconds, and that few seconds will __54__ their attitudes from then on. Those few seconds can be so important that big companies are prepared to __55__ years, and millions of pounds, getting them right.41. A. intended B. tended C. extended D. attended42. A. statue B. stability C. status D. statistics43. A. preference B. argument C. compliment D. emphasis44. A. cooperate B. political C. corporate D. academic45. A. exposing B. identifying C. qualifying D. requesting46. A. studio B. audio C. visual D. casual47. A. clarity B. authority C. availability D. accessibility48. A. exposure B. rejection C. reluctance D. openness49. A. stable B. uniform C. innovative D. similar50. A. smooth B. disagreeable C. objective D. complex51. A. exchange B. call C. stand D. account52. A. establish B. balance C. neglect D. desert53. A. pointless B. significant C. useful D. careless54. A. maintain B. shape C. draw D. value55. A. commit B. command C. dedicate D. investSection BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)St Kilda is a tiny archipelago (群岛) of the North Atlantic Ocean. The islands are among the most spectacular, but the greatest fascination is that, for over a thousand years, people lived there and possessed a sense of community. Cut off from the mainland, the islanders had a distinct way of living their lives, mainly eating the seabirds that returned to breed on the rocks.Isolation also had a big effect upon St Kildas’ attitudes and ideas. The people sacrificed themselves year in and year out, in a constant battle to secure a livelihood. In such harsh conditions, life was only possible because the whole community worked together.In the 19th century St Kilda was subject to pressures from the outside world. Education, religion and tourism all attempted to throw the St Kildans’ way of life into doubt. In the early 20th century, the strength of the community became weakened as contact with the rest of Britain increased. When disease cut their numbers, and wind and sea made it difficult to get adequate food, the St Kildans were forced to turn to the mainland for assistance.In 1930, the St Kildans finally agreed to abandon their homes. They settled on the Scottish mainland, not realizing it meant throwing themselves into the 20th century. As adults, they had to accept those values most Scots believe in. For instance, the islanders found it difficult to base their existence upon money. They had never lived in a world where they bought goods and services from each other.The islanders showed themselves indifferent to the jobs they were given on the mainland. The labours asked of them were unskilled compared with the spectacular skills they had once performed in order to kill seabirds. Moreover, killing birds had once provided the community with food to survive. On the mainland, however, the tasks they were asked to perform did not provide them immediately with what was needed to keep them fed and warm.The history of the St Kildans after the evacuation (撤离), of their inability and lack of resolution to fit into urban society, makes sad reading. When they were resettled on the mainland, the St Kildans were forced to live in a society whose values were unacceptable and incomprehensible to the majority of them. For many, the move was a tragedy.56. According to Paragraph 3, the following factors lead to St kildas seeking help from outside EXCEPT ______.A. unbearable windB. insufficient food supplyC. contact with BritainD. worsening health57. After the St Kildans inhabited Scotland, they ________.A. soon learned how to buy goods and services from othersB. had troubles adapting to the value of dominant society.C. exhibited willingness to carry out their given jobs.D. had the opportunity to show their skills of killing seabirds.58. Which of the following is NOT about how people used to live on St Kilda?A. The chief source of food was found locally.B. It was essential for people to help each other.C. Very few people had visited mainland Scotland.D. Money played an insignificant role in life.59. What is the passage mainly concerned with?A. The role of money in modern communities.B. How a community adapted to a different form of life.C. The destruction of an old-fashioned community.D. How a small community resisted opposite conditions.The following safety risks may result in serious injury or death to the user of the MINI Cooper S:● This product contains small parts that are for adult assembly (组装) only.Keep small children away when assembling. Remove all protective materialsbefore assembly. Be sure to remove all packaging materials and parts fromunderneath the car body.● Batter y posts contain lead known to the state of California to cause cancerand reproductive harm. Never open the battery.● Body parts such as hands, legs, hair and clothing can get caught in moving parts. Never place a body part near a moving part or wear loose clothing while using the vehicle. Always wear shoes when using the vehicle.● Using the vehicle near streets, motor vehicles, drop-offs such as steps, water (swimming pools) or other bodies of water, hills, wet areas, in small lanes, at night or in the dark could result in an unexpected accident. Instead, use the vehicle on the highway. Always use the vehicle in a safe, secure environment.● Using the vehicle in unsafe conditions such as snow, rain, loose dirt, mud, or sand may result in unexpected action, for example tip over.● Using the vehicle in an unsafe manner. Examples include but are not limited to:·Pulling the vehicle with another vehicle or similar device·Allowing more than two riders·Pushing the user from the back·Traveling at an unsafe speed● Always use common sense and safe practices when using the vehicle.● Store the vehicle indoors or cover it to protect it from weather. Water will damage the motor, electric system, and battery.60. When assembling, you should ______.A. open the battery on the spotB. ignore the packaging materialsC. keep small children off the spotD. take away all protective materials61. According to the text, it is safer to ______.A. use batteries containing leadB. drive in small lanes at midnightC. drive on the highway instead of on hillsD. use the vehicle in loose clothes62. Where can you probably find the text?A. An official report.B. A popular magazine.C. A physics textbook.D. A product handbook.In a land swept by typhoons and shaken by earthquakes, how have Japan’stallest and seemingly most breakable old buildings —500 or so wooden pagodas,tower-shaped buildings —remained standing for centuries? Japanese scholars havebeen confused for ages about their stability.For centuries, many attributed the resilience (抗震性) of pagodas to the massive trunk-like central columns known as shinbashira, which bends and swingsduring a typhoon or earthquake, just like a tall tree. But the amazing thing is that the shinbashira actually does not carry any load at all but is suspended from the top of the pagoda —hanging loosely down through the middle of the building. The weight of the building is supported entirely by twelve outer and four inner columns.And what is the role of the shinbashira, the central column? The best way to understand the shinbashira’s role is to watch a video made by Shuzo Ishida, a structural engineer at Kyoto Institute of Technology. Mr. Ishida, known to his students as “Professor Pagoda” has built a series of models and tested them on a “shake-table” in his laboratory. In short, the shinbashira was acting like an enormous pendulum (钟摆). Under pressure, a pagoda’s loose floors could be made to slide back and forth independently. Viewed from the side, the pagoda seemed to be doing a snake dance —with each floor moving in the opposite direction to its neighbours above and below. The shinbashira, running up through a hole in the centre of the building, made it unlikely that individual storeys moved too far because, after moving a certain distance, they banged into it, passing on energy away along the column.Another strange feature of the Japanese pagoda is that, because of the building tapers (锥形), with each floor plan being smaller than the one below, none of the vertical (垂直的) columns that carry the weight of the building is connected to its corresponding column above. In other words, a five-storey pagoda contains not even one column that travels right up through the building. More surprising is the fact that the individual storeys of a Japanese pagoda are not actually connected to each other. They are simply stacked one on top of another like a pile of hats.The extra-wide eaves (屋檐) also play a part. Think of them as a balancing pole of tightrope-walkers. The bigger the mass at each end of the pole, the easier it is for the tightrope walker to maintain his balance. The same holds true for a pagoda. With the eaves extending out on all sides like balancing poles, the building responds to even the most powerful earthquake with a graceful swinging, never an abrupt shaking.63. In a Japanese pagoda, the shinbashira is designed to ________.A. bears certain amount of weight of the pagodaB. bends under pressure the way a tall tree doesC. connects the floors with pagoda’s baseD. stops the floors from moving too far64. Shuzo Ishida performs experiments in order to ________.A. apply the pendulum into practiceB. gain insight into the “shake-table” modelC. learn about the mechanisms of pagodasD. confirm shinbashira’s exact position in a pagoda65. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the article?A. Some columns may extend from the bottom to the top of a pagoda.B. The functions of extra eaves and balancing poles are similar.C. The storeys of a Japanese pagoda are fitted loosely.D. Pagodas’ amazing capacity to resist impact has long puzzled scholars.66. The best title for the passage is ________.A. How Shinbashira Plays Its RoleB. Why Pagodas Do Not Fall DownC. Distinct Features of Japanese ArchitectureD. Shuzo Ishida, a Distinguished EngineerSection CDirections:Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.Why should mankind explore space? Perhaps the best answer lies in our genetic makeup as human beings. What prompted our distant ancestors to move from the trees into the plains, and on into all possible areas and environments? _____67_____. The wider the distribution of a species, the better its chance of survival.Exploration also allows minerals and other potential resources to be located. Additional resources are always beneficial when used wisely, and can increase our chances of survival. Knowledge or techniques acquired through exploration, or preparing to explore, filter from the developers into society at large. _____68_____. Also, we have already benefited from other by-products, including improvements in earthquake prediction —which has saved many lives —in satellites used for weather forecasting and in communications systems. Even non-stick saucepans and mirrored sunglasses are by-products of technological developments in the space industry!_____69_____. The chances of a large comet (彗星) hitting the Earth are small, but it could happen in time. Such strikes in the past may account for the extinction of dinosaurs and other species. Human technology is reaching the point where it might be able to detect the possibility of this happening, and enable us to minimize the damage, or prevent it completely, allowing us as a species to avoid extinction.In certain circumstances, life on Earth may become impossible: over-population or wide spread diseases, for instance, might eventually force us to find other places to live. While the earth is the only planet known to sustain life, surely the adaptive ability of humans would allow us to inhabit other planets and moons. It is true that the lifestyle would be different, but human life and cultures have adapted in the past and surely could in the future. _____70_____.A. The techniques may have medical applications which can improve the length or quality of our lives.B. Space allows us to expand and succeed: for the sake of everyone on the earth, now and in the future, space exploration is essential.C. The mysterious space objects varying in size have been fascinated scientists and scholars for years.D. It appears that we are driven to ensure the success and continuation of not just our own genes, but of the species as a whole.E. Therefore it still poses a problem for us human beings whether to explore the space at the cost of our own homelandsF. While space may hold many wonders and explanations of how the universe was formed or how it works, it also holds dangers.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Last year my company was bought by a large corporation and most of the managers lost their jobs. That was when I decided to do something I’d always wanted to do—become a freelance writer (自由作家). Changing professions has meant that my lifestyle has changed in a number of ways.I work about as much as I did before —between 45 and 50 hours a week —but my schedule is much less fixed than it used to be. Before, I worked from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day, with a few extra hours on weekends. Now, however, I work when I feel like it. For instance, sometimes I work until midnight or 2 a.m., then sleep until noon. I really prefer this kind of schedule.While I was working as a manager, I never exercised. I already felt tired after work, so I just came home in the evening and watched TV. However, last year I joined a health club and began to do regular exercise. As a result I have lost over 10 pounds and I feel much better. I’ve also started to eat more healthfully. I used to eat a lot of fast food, but now I do my own shopping. I buy lots of fruits and vegetables and cook them at home.Of course, not all the changes have been that easy. For example, I don’t feel as safe financially as I used to. When I was working as a manager, I never worried much about money. I could always count on getting my paycheck every two weeks. Working freelance, I don’t have a regular paycheck. So now I have to make sure that there’s enough money until the next check arrives.All in all, I really like my current lifestyle. Of course, that doesn’t mean I’ll never want to have a “regular” job. But for me, at least, it suits me.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 72．中午的新生欢迎会推迟到下周三。

青浦区2017学年第一学期高三年级期终学业质量调研测试英语学科试卷之阿布丰王创作(时间120分钟,满分140分）考生注意：1.本试卷共13页.满分140分.考试时间120分钟.2.答题前,考生务必在答题卡（纸）上用钢笔或水笔清楚填写姓名、准考证号,并用铅笔正确涂写准考证号.3.谜底必需全部涂写在答题卡（纸）上.如用铅笔答题,或写在试卷上也一律不给分.I. Listening Comprehension Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, anddecide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. Much traffic. B. Inconvenient location.C. Living in town.D. Expensive vehicles.2. A. 5 pounds. B.7 pounds.C. 8pounds.D.10 pounds.3. A. In a shopping mall. B. In a car showroom.C. At a car repair shop.D. At a parking lot.4. A. Whether the man has attended the conference.B. Whether the conference is successful.C. Whether the photos are ready.D. Whether the quality of the pictures is good.5. A. It is looked down upon. B. The room prices have dropped.C. The rooms are beyond the beach.D. It isover-crowded.6. A. Most people killed in traffic accidents are heavy drinkers.B. Innocent people are unlikely to be drunk drivers.C. Drivers run high risk of losing lives.D. The danger of drunk driving deserves much attention.7. A. Stay in bed.B. Go to a clinic.C. Buy some medicine.D. Go toa drugstore.8. A. Surfing the net. B. Watching a TV programme.C. Looking for a fashion site.D. Making a new dress.9. A. She liked the poor children on TV.B. She worked for the Hope Project.C. She felt obliged to donate.D. She hoped to be a millionaire.10. A. The man should consult his dancing teacher.B. The man should take other interesting courses.C. The man should continue his dancing class.D. The man should improve his dancing skills first.Section BDirections: In Section B,you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and the passage(s) will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. It can cultivate their love for music.C. It can control their shopping habits.B. It can reduce work pressure.D. It can encourage job creation.12. A. Fast music. B. Slow music.C. Rock music.D. Relating music.13. A. Background music has no effect.C. Muzak is a music supplier.B. Milliam experimented on traffic flow.D .Background music makes a difference.14. A. They support human life.B. They cure human diseases.C. They estimate species.D. They stop plant extinction.15. A. Polluting the environment.B. Destroying wildlife habitat.C. Organizing activities.D. Introducing new species16. A. To analyze the main causes of the disappearing ofwildlife.B. To appeal to people to protect wildlife.C. To emphasize the importance of the earth.D. To describe different ways to stop pollution.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. She goes jogging.B. She exercises in the gym.C. She exercises at home.D. She goes swimming.18. A. Because she can’t fall asleep at night.C. Because of the weather condition.B. Because she can’t get up in the morning.D. Because of her tight schedule.20. A. How the woman stays healthy.C. How the woman loses weight.B. How the woman has a balanced diet.D. How the woman changes habits.19. A. Vegetables. B. Meat.C. Fish.D. Cakes.II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Rescue in the RapidsON A BREEZY Saturday in April 2014, former police officer Kevin O’Connor and his son, Ryan, were standing in a park near the Fox River in Geneva, Illinois. As Kevin gazed at the river, he caughtsight of several people on the bank (21)_________(motion) toward the water. When he looked in thatdirection, he noticed a bright red boat turning in a spinning circle in the stormy water at the base of the Geneva Dam,300 feet away.Kevin assumed the person on the boat (22)_________ (jump) out of it. “Then I heard a warning signal with aloud sound,” says Kevin, now 42. “That’s (23)_________I realized somebody was in trouble.”He couldn’t see anyone in the river, (24)_________he sped toward the bank and dashed into thefreezing water. About 150 feet from shore, he spied anobject moving downriver. “I thought it was a lifejacket,” he says. “When I caught up to it, I realized it (25)_________ (attach) to a person.”Now in water up to his neck, Kevin grabbed the man, (26)_________was floating on his backunconscious, under both armpits and held his head above the surface. Kevin struck the man’s chest again and again.After five hits, the man coughed up water and beganspeaking incoherently. Just back to life,the man was still weak. Battling the current, Kevin sidestepped his way (27)_________the shoreline,repeatedly digging his shoes into the river’s rocky bottom. When he reached the bank, someone jumped into the river andhelped Kevin lift the 200-pound drowning man over a six-foot brick retaining wall to waiting doctors, who took him away in an ambulance. The man recovered, but a friend who was boating with him died after being trapped underwater near the dam.Kevin pulled (28)_________up to sit on the shore beside Ryan, who had followed his father’s pathdown the river. “When I caught my breath, I realized I saved someone’s life, which is what I (29)_________do.” Kevin says.In December 2015, Kevin received an award from the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. “Lots ofhonour-receivers lost their lives saving someone,” he says. “(30)_________ (put) in the same category is very humbling.”Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.How to Stick to Good Habits by Using the “2-Minute Rule”Most of the tasks that you procrastinate on (that is to say, you postpone doing what you should be doing,) aren’t actually difficult to do — you have the talent and skills to_____31____ them- you just avoid starting them for one reason or another. The 2-Minute Rule ____32_____ procrastination and laziness by making it so easy to start taking action that you can’t say no. It might sound like this strategy is too basic for your ____33_____ life goals, but I beg to differ. It works for any goal because of one simple reason: the_____34____of real life.As Sir Isaac Newton taught us a long time ago, objectsat rest tend to stay at rest and objects in motion tend to stay in motion. This is just as true for humans as it isfor falling apples. Once you start doing something, it,s easier to ___35______ doing it. I love the 2-Minute Rule because it takes up the idea that all sorts of good things happen once you get started.The most important part of any new habit is getting started —not just the first time, but each time. It’snot about performance, it’s about____36_____ taking action. In many ways, getting started is more important than succeeding. This is____37_____ true in- the beginning because there will be plenty of time to improve your performance later on. The 2-Minute Rule isn’t about the results you achieve, but rather about the_____38____ of actually doing the work. I can,t guarantee whether or notthe 2-Minute Rule will work for you. But, I can guarantee that it will never work if you never try it.The problem with most articles you read, podcasts you listen to, or videos you watch is that you ____39_____ the information but never put it into practice. I want this article to be different. I want you to actually use this information, right now. What’s something you can do that will take you less than two minutes? Do it right now. Anyone can ____40_____ the next 120 seconds. Use this time to get one thing done.Go.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Travel, a home coming tourIn the UK travel is an enriching life experience that will make your resume stand out amongst other applicants.Travel is not simply a pursuit of___41___ but also “character-building”,“defining” and potentially “career-boosting”.Most of the people I know here at university ___42__ the desire to travel and escape the stress surrounding us. But I don’t think, as UK students, we can blame our addiction to international travel simply on a stressful life. Yes, I have a lot to handle and it’s a fine___43___ act managing my part-time job, my degree and my social life to a perfect level. In a truly open world, we can get anywhere, see anything and experience every culture under the sun, at the click of a button, the purchase of a ___44____Many people I met while working in China were surprised at the num ber of countries I’d travelled to. Compared to friends and family I consider myself vastly ___45___. I’ve never set foot across the pond in the U.S.A and Canada, let alone South America and even within Europe my checklist of destinations is far from____46___. I was also metby___47___at how little travelling I had done within my own borders. This was something I had not really considered before. How much of my own country had I really seen and experienced? To those from a place as vast and varied as China, Britain was really so ___48___in comparison and so to have spent 20 years there and not seen every part of it was quite surprising.I had a conversation with a Chinese colleague over the reasoning behind our use of golden Cotswold stone, which sounds dull for most people. As a student of history, I found anything___49____fascinating. However it was not the stone within British cities I found interesting. What was curious was that it was something I had never even considered, and yet here was someone___50____on something I had simply taken for granted.We continued our discussion, yet I was left___51___that I could not answer her question. In China, as well as a wealth of new culture that fascinated me, I discovered thatthere were parts of the UK’s culture, history, the very structure of my identity that were so different, so unique from China that I also___52____a newly found interest in my own heritage.In this respect, travelling enables you with two things. Firstly you develop a(n) ___53___with new cultures, understanding customs, experiencing cuisines and absorbing the sights and smells of every new city. For many employers this___54___to new locations is seen as tremendous in your personal resume. But alongside increased employability, through international, cross-cultural conversations, you develop an interest in your own history, culture, and customs. You return to your home___55___ an understanding of other people’s fascination with it and your own sense of love for its peculiarities.41. A. leisure B. wealth C. company D. personality42. A. question B. refuse C. detectD. experience43. A. balancing B. forcing C. judgingD. disturbing44. A. course B. stamp C. diploma D.ticket45. A. under-stuffed B. under-travelledC. under-usedD. under-expanded46. A. official B. vacant C. completeD. accurate47. A. excitementB. hatred C. astonishmentD. disgust48. A.young B. beautiful C. remote D. small49. A. historical B. dramatic C.religious D. perfect50. A. piled B.hooked C. relied D.carried51. A. exhausted B. embarrassed C. puzzledD. convinced52. A. exchanged B. lost C. gained D. traded53. A. observation B. resolution C. fascinationD. illustration54. A. relation B. preference C. agreementD. adaptability55. A. objecting to B. filled with C. bothered by D. searching forSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read.(A)The Christmas of 1988, my husband and I had four children. Peter was eleven, Leigh-Ann nine, Laura six and Matthew only two. When Santa arrived, Matthew parkedhimself on Santa’s lap and remained impressed greatly by him for the rest of the evening. Anyone who had theirpicture taken with Santa that Christmas also had their picture taken with little Matthew.Little did any of us know how precious those photos with Santa and Matthew would become. Five days after Christmas, our sweet little Matthew died in an accident. When our first Christmas without Matthew approached, it was hard for us to get into the holiday spirit.Then, on December 13, we were just finishing dinnerwhen we heard a knock on the front door. When we went to answer it, no one was there. On the front porch was a card and gift. The gift-giver just wanted to help us get through a rough time by cheering us up with his or her name unknown, like a fairy.In the gift bag was a cassette of favorite Christmas music, which was in a little cardboard Christmas tree. Weput the cassette in our player and, song by song, thespirit of Christmas began to warm our hearts, and the thoughtfulness of our “fairy,touched our hearts.That was the beginning of a series of gifts from the clever giver, one for each day until Christmas. Each gift followed the theme of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” in a creative way. The kids especially liked “seven swans a-swimming,” which was a basket of swan-shaped soaps plus passes to the local swimming pool. “Eight maid s a-milking” included eight bottles of chocolate milk in glass bottles with paper faces. Every day was something very special.The ingenuity and thoughtfulness shocked us as we enjoyed each surprise. We were so caught up in the excitement and curiosity of what would possibly come next, that our grief didn’t have much of a chance to rob us of the spirit of Christmas. What our fairy did was absolutely miraculous.We give thanks for our fairy who was, we finally realized, our very own Christmas angel. We never did findout who it was, although we have our guess. We actually prefer to keep it that way.56. The photos taken with little Mathew became valued becauseA. Mathew is the youngest child of our familyB. they are the photos taken on Christmas EveC. Math ew seated himself on Santa’s legsD. we lost Mathew five days after the Christmas of 198857. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. “Seven Swans a-swimming” was a soap with swans coined.B. We received 12 gifts before the very first Christmas without Mathew.C. We were still in no mood for preparing for Christmaswith a cassette.D. It was Santa who secretly sent us the unexpected gifts.58. The phrase “ingenuity” (paragraph 6) can be best WordStrd by “ ”A. delicacyB. responsibilityC. originalityD. attraction59. Which of the following serves as the best title for the passage?A. Mathew’s Present.B. An Angel among Us.C. Christmas Day.D. Five Golden Rings.(B)A Language Programme for TeenagersWelcome to Teenagers Abroad! We invite you to join us on an amazing journey of language learning.Our CoursesRegardless of your choice of course, you’ll develop your language ability both quickly and effectively. Our Standard Course guarantees a significant increase in your confidence in a foreign language, with focused teaching in all 4 skill areas — speaking, listening, reading and writing.Our Intensive Course builds on our Standard Course, with 10 additional lessons per week, guaranteeing the fastest possible language learning (see table below).EvaluationStudents are placed into classes according to their current language skills. The majority of them take an online language test before their programme. However, if this is not available, students sit the exam on the first Monday of their course.Learning materials are provided to students throughouttheir course, and there will never be more than 15 participants in each class.Arrivals and TransferOur programme offers the full package — students are taken good care of from the start through to the very end. They are collected from the airport upon arrival and brought to their accommodation in comfort. We require the student’s full flight details at least 4 weeks in advance.Meals/Special Dietary RequirementsStudents are provided with breakfast, dinner and either a cooked or packed lunch (which consists of a sandwich, a drink and a dessert). Snacks outside of mealtimes may be purchased by the student individually.We ask that you let us know of any dietary requirements as well as information about any medicines you take. Depending on the type of dietary requirements, an extra charge may be made for providing special food.60. When can a student attend Standard Course?A.13:00-14:30 Monday.B. 13:00-14:30 Friday.C.9:00-12:30 Tuesday.D. 9:00-12:30 Saturday.61. With the full package, the programme organizer is supposed to .A. inform students of their full flight detailB. look after students throughout the programmeC. offer students free medical careD. collect students,luggage in advance62. Which of the following may require an extra payment?A. Cooked dinnerB. Mealtime dessert.C. Packed lunchD. Special diet.(C)I plan to remember this year’s vacation season with just two words: NEVER AGAIN. Never again, that is, will I take all my technology along. The Internet has ruined summer vacations.Instead of reading dog-eared summerhouse mystery novels, this year we browsed the Internet. Instead of long evenings of crossword puzzles or board games, we checked our Twitter feeds and updated our Facebook pages. And that,of course, is the problem with the Internet: It,s so easy that, unless you’re equipped with massive self-control,you use it if it’s there.For several years, I kept my Internet addiction under control by using inconvenient technology: a laptop which is old and not in good condition and a slow dial-up connection. But this year, the combination of a new iPad and very good Wi-Fi turned out to be fatal. The magical iPad signaled silently from the picnic table: What harm could it be togive the e-mail a quick check? But once that attractivetouch screen lights up, who can resist?I’m not the first to get lost across this problem, of course. I,m a late adopter. As early as 2008, Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, was warning that broadband Internet was reducingour attention spans and making us stupid. The Web, he said, encourages us to get stuck into our “natural state of distractedness.” Even before that, in 2000,Harvard’sRobert Putnam warned that television 一 and, more broadly, staring into any kind of screen — had reduced the amount of time families spent in social interactions. And last year, researchers at UC-Irvine reported that employees who were unplugged from their e-mail got more work done 一 and experienced far less stress.Access to the Web is unquestionably a wonderful thing.I love having a bottomless library at my fingertips; I love having the world’s newspapers on my electronic doorstep. I love being able to pay bills and make airplane reservations online. And, thanks to those ugly cell phone towers in the woods, we now have a way to call for help if we need an ambulance or a fire truck. It’s also nice to have an app that identifies the constellations (星座）when you hold the iPad up to the night sky. But then, you have to remember to put the screen down and simply drink in the stars — the original, uncut version.And that’s the point: It’s important not to let the convenience of the Internet get in the way of simpler beauties. It,s our fault instead of the Internet, for failing to control the urge to browse. My problem is learning how to limit the time I spend on it. So now I have one more thing to look forward to next summer: More time reading old novels; more time playing crossword puzzles and chasing frogs. Next year, I promise to unplug. Except, of course, when we need to find a new bike trail, or 谷歌 a recipe for wild blueberry pie.63.Throughout the passage, what evidence does the author provide to support the claims he makes in paragraph 2?A.Scientific studies and statistics about Internet use.B.Historical facts regarding the effects of television and the Internet.C.Personal accounts and opinions of those who have studied the Internet.D.Results of opinion polls about Internet use.64.According to the passage, how does the writer keep himself from getting addicted to the Internet?A.By using outdated laptops with poor Internet access.B.By only giving the e-mail a quick look.C.By keeping the electronic devices out of reach.D.By accessing new iPad and good Wi-Fi.65.In the article, UC-Irvine research functions as .A.a personal account that illustrates an idea about social lifeB.a restatement of the author’s main argumentC.historical context to allow the reader to understand the article’s settingD.evidence to support a point made by Nicolas Carr66.Which of the following statement will the author probably agree to?A.people should not rely simply on the Internet to provide them with news and other informationB.people can have meaningful vacations only if they leave all electronic devices at homeC.although the Internet is often useful, it can become addictive and prevent human interactionD.even though there are some good things about the Internet, overall it has affected civilization for the worseSection CDirections: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.The road that led to 1,000 stories In his new book Watling Street, John Higgs explores one of Britain’s oldest roads — and how it inspired countless stories, from the Canterbury Tales to Great Expectations to Star Wars.Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, written in the late 14thA. Watling Street’s origins are lost in prehistory.B. But Shakespeare can still be connected to the road.C. In fact, it is hard to find a character from the British imagination who cannot be linked to Watling Street in some way.D. It is one of the few permanent fixtures of this island and one of the first lines on the map.E. Here characters including Sherlock Holmes and Batman have been brought to life.F. It is Watling Street — and there is no road in the English-speaking world more steeped in stories.Century, tells the story of a group of medieval pilgrims travelling from London to Canterbury. Six hundred years later, the Star Wars movies were filmed on the same road.67.We now think of Watling Street as the A2 and the A5 motorways, which run across Britain from Anglesey in north-west Wales to Dover in south-east England in a way that joins two opposite sides at an angle. But the road has existed throughout all of British history. 68. It has been a Neolithic (新石器时代的）pathway, a Roman road, one of the four medieval (中世纪的）royal highways, a main road in the age of coach travel and a road today usually with traffic jams.It is a place that reflects its own history, always being rewritten. 69. James Bond drives along the road in Ian Fleming’s novel Moonraker. Doctor Who appears suddenly at different points along it in different historical eras. It is part of Robin Hood’s plans in the medieval narrativepoem A Little Geste of Robin Hood and his Meiny. Miss Havisham’s decaying Gothic house in Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations is based on Restoration House in Rochester, which stands just yards from Watling Street.In the 12th-Century Histories of the Kings of Britain, Geoffrey of Monmouth tells how a young Merlin released the dragons that caused King Vortigem’s tower to fall. This was at Dinas Emrys in Snowdonia, on the route of the original, pre-Roman road through Wales.For many years it was believed that William Shakespeare wrote a play called The Widow of Watling Street', it was included in early collections of his work. It is now thought that the real author of that play was Thomas Middleton. 70.Before the Romans bridged the Thames, the original route of Watling Street crossed the river where WestminsterPalace now stands. The route would have run close to where Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in Southwark later stood.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Reading the world in 195 boobsIn 2012, I set myself the challenge of trying to read a book from every country of all 195 UN- recognized states in a year. With no idea how to find publications, I decided to ask the planet’s readers for help. I created a blog called A Year of Reading the World and put out an appeal for suggestions of titles that I could read in English.The response was amazing. Before I knew it, people all over the planet were getting in touch with ideas and offers of help. Some posted me books. Others did hours of research on my behalf. In addition, several writers, like Turk menistan’s Ak Welsapar and Panama’s Juan David Morgan, sent me unpublished translations of their novels. Even with such an extraordinary team behind me, however, sourcingbooks was no easy task.But the effort was worth it. As I made my way through the pla net’s literary landscapes, extraordinary things started to happen. Far from simply armchair travelling, I found I was inhabiting the mental space of the storytellers.I discovered, book packing offered something that a physical traveller could hope to experience only rarely: it took me inside the thoughts of individuals living far away and showed me the world through their eyes. More powerful than a thousand news reports, these stories not only opened my mind to basic information of life in other places, but opened my heart to the way people there might feel. And that in turn changed my thinking. Through reading the stories shared with me by bookish strangers around the globe, I realized I was not an isolated person, but part of a network that stretched all over the planet.One by one, the country names on the list that had begun as an intellectual exercise transformed into placesfilled with laughter, love, anger, hope and fear. Lands that had once seemed foreign and remote became close and familiar to me — places I could identify with. At its best, I learned, fiction makes the world real.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72.这位专家应对变动的能力令人赞不竭口.（compliment)73.手机支付在我们的日常生活中越来越重要,现在我们出门无需带现金了.（save)74.如果杂志社的编纂能真正理解这位摄影师所面对的困难,就不会对他所做的事吹毛求疵了. (critical)75.正是因为有高度的责任感和丰富的实践经验,这位乡村老师才培养出了一批批优秀的学生. (It is...)VI. Guided WritingDirections:Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.你应邀在英语课上的“每日一谈”环节中发表自己对《中国诗。

浦东新区2016学年度第二学期教学质量检测高三英语试卷2017.4II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20%)Section AOver the past sixteen years of my life, I have grown to be a very independent person. This can be both good and bad in the sense that I am able to do things (21)________ my own, yet at times struggle with taking advice from others. Sometimes, hearing what other people have to say can be one of the hardest things to do. However, getting advice from (22)________ cares about you can impact your life in great ways. Because of this, I began realizing that my mom’s guidance throughout my life has never steered me wrong. This is why I believe you (23)________ always listen to your mother.This belief has not been easy (24)________ (realize). It has taken endless amounts of time in which I decided to go against what my mom had to say, and later discovered that she was right. I think we can all agree that (25)________ (admit) your mom was right is always a hard thing to do. But what else are you supposed to say (26)________ you are standing outside in the freezing cold, shaking because you did not wear that extra jacket you (27)________ (tell) to wear?When I was twelve years old, I had the experience of a lifetime. However, I would have missed out if it hadn’t been for my mom. She had been planning a trip to Turkey for work, (28)________ (offer) to bring my sister and me along with her. When I first heard about this opportunity, I was terrified. Never had I been out of the country before. I thought to (29)________, ―Is she crazy?‖ My mom then began to say, ―(30)________ is known to all, one needs to step out of his c omfort zone and try something new in order to encounter larger-than-life ideas.‖ After going back and forth with my own thoughts, I decided to go on the trip. And boy, she was right. Going to Turkey will forever be one of my greatest memories and I am thankful I got to visit that amazing country.Section BThe New Y ork Times has changed a lot in the past 10 years, embracing digital subscriptions and growing into online video and specialty areas like cooking. It has not been enough to prepare the company for the future, according to the paper’s own 2020 report __31__ on Tuesday.―While the past two years have been a time of significant innovation, the pace must speed up,‖ the authors wrote in the opening of the report. ―Too often, digital progress has been accomplished through workarounds; now we must tear apart the barriers. We must __32__ between mission and tradition: what we do because it’s essential to our values and what we do because we’ve always done it.‖The report indicates how far the paper has come in __33__ itself to the digital age while also pointing out what needs to be done.The areas that need __34__ are focused on the newsroom, particularly in the tools and internal structures that journalists must deal with to produce their work.Many of the report’s recommendations are __35__ to anyone who closely follows the Times or newspapers in general: A(n) __36__ away from print’s outsized importance on the newsroom’s operations,better ways to include multimedia in stories and a renewed effort at creating a more diverse newsroom with a variety of skills.The paper has an ongoing goal that started in 2016 of doubling digital revenue to $800 million by 2020. ―To __37__ our future, we need to expand considerably our number of subscribers by 2020.‖The report also calls into question the formats on which the Times—and most other newspapers—rely, namely a m ix of news stories and features that are text heavy. ―Too much of our daily report remains __38__ by long texts.‖ the report states.The report stresses that the Times should do more to educate readers. ―Our readers are __39__ for advice from The Times. T oo often, we don’t offer it, or offer it only in print-centric forms.‖ the report states. Perhaps the most interesting part of the report comes at the very bottom in the form of comments from the paper’s own journalists. Reporters said they would like to s ee __40__ in choice of how to tell certain stories, and some disagreement about what kind of tone the Times should embrace going forward.III. Reading Comprehension (45%)Section AHave We Reached Peak Trade?Globalization is usually defined as the free movement of people, goods and capital. It’s been the most important __41__ force of modernity. Until the financial crisis of 2008, global trade grew twice as fast as the global economy itself. __42__, thanks to both economics and politics, globalization as we have known it is developing fast.The question is: Have we reached peak trade? If you think of it in terms of the flow of digital data and ideas, no—it’s actually __43__. Indeed, the cross-border flow of digital data—e-commerce, web searches, online video, machine-to-machine interactions—has grown 45 times larger since 2005 and is __44__ to grow much faster than the global economy over the next few years.There’s no doubt globalization has increased wealth at both global and national levels. But free trade can also widen the __45__ gap within countries, in part by creating concentrated groups of economic losers. Free trade has made goods and services cheaper for Americans—think of all the inexpensive Chinese-made goods at Walmart—but it hasn’t always __46__ their job prospects. From 1990 to 2008, the areas most __47__ to foreign competition saw almost no net new jobs created. That’s one reason the new generation of Americans is on track to be _-48__ than their parents.The gains of free trade do not always __49__ the losses. This realization that the tide of __50__ doesn’t raise all boats has fed into the anti-free trade movement. And companies themselves are __51__ globalization.Nevertheless, there is one reason to be __52__ about the future of globalization—at least, the new information-based kind. Mc Kinsey data estimate that the companies responsible for the jump in flows of digital goods, services and information will include a much higher proportion of small businesses than in the past. An estimated 86% of tech-based startups surveyed by McKinsey now do some cross-border business-- __53__ before the arrival of the Internet, when globalization was dominated by super powers. That means that more of the wealth generated by globalization could flow down to the 80% of the population that hasn’t __54__ as much as it should have.If those individuals feel they are being empowered by open borders and freer trade, it could help swing the political pendulum（钟摆）back toward globalization in some form. Despite its laws, it has been an economic force that has lifted more people out of __55__ than anything else the world has ever known.41. A. political B. cultural C. economic D. natural42. A. Otherwise B. Hence C. Moreover D. Y et43. A. depressing B. increasing C. approving D. operating44. A. projected B. tracked C. signaled D. needed45. A. price B. welfare C. pension D. wealth46. A. ruined B. helped C. foreseen D. reversed47. A. resistant B. suited C. exposed D. inaccessible48. A. happier B. healthier C. wealthier D. poorer49. A. outweigh B. balance C. suffer D. substitute50. A. materialism B. modernization C. globalization D. consumption51. A. withdrawing from B. counting on C. profiting from D. insisting on52. A. confused B. concerned C. optimistic D. curious53. A. adaptable B. accessible C. affordable D. impossible54. A. striven B. consumed C. benefited D. digested55. A. fear B. poverty C. frustration D. embarrassment Section B(A)Dear Cutie-Pie,Recently, your mother and I were searching for an answer on Google. Half way through entering the question, Google returned a list of the mos t popular searches in the world. At the top of the list was ―How to keep him interested.‖It surprised me a lot. I scanned several of the countless articles about how to be sexy and sexual, when to bring him a beer versus a sandwich, and the ways to make him feel smart and superior.And I got angry.Little One, it is not, has never been, and never will be your job to ―keep him interested.‖Little One, your only task is to know deeply in your soul—in that unshakeable place that isn’t upset by rejection and loss—that you are worthy of interest.If you can trust your worth in this way, you will be attractive in the most important sense of the world: you will attract a boy who is both capable of interest and who wants to spend his one life investing all of his interest in you.Little One, I want to tell you about the boy who doesn’t need to be kept interested, because he knows you are interesting.I don’t care if he can’t play a bit of golf with me—as long as he can play with the children you give him and revel in all the glorious and frustrating ways they are just like you. I don’t care if he doesn’t follow his wallet—as long as he follows his heart and it always leads him back to you. I don’t care if he is strong—as long as he gives you the space to exerc ise the strength that is in your heart. I couldn’t care less how he votes—as long as he wakes up every morning and daily elects you to a place of honor in your home and a place of respect in his heart. I don’t care about the color of his skin. I don’t care if he was raised in this religion or that religion or no religion.Little One, if you come across a man like that and he and I have nothing else in common, we will have the most important thing in common: Y ou.Because in the end, Little One, the only th ing you should have to do to ―keep him interested‖ is to be you.Y our eternally interested guy,Daddy56. What shocked Daddy when he was surfing on the Internet?A. Girls’ knowing nothing about trusting themselves.B. Girls’ giving priority to finding ways to please boys.C. Girls’ bringing foods and drinks to boys from time to time.D. Girls’ being upset by being rejected constantly.57. Father thinks what is of primary importance to his daughter is to _____________________.A. keep the boy interestedB. know she deserves a boy’s interestC. attract a boy willing to invest all in herD. find a boy who can please her58. According to the passage, what does the underlined word ―revel‖ mean?A. feel depressedB. become puzzledC. look aroundD. enjoy himself59. What’s the main purpose of this letter?A. To advise his daughter to trust her worth.B. To inform his daughter how to keep others interested.C. To show his daughter how to find her true love.D. To help his daughter find someone with common interests.(B)Self-driving CapabilitiesSensor and camera-equipped models from Audi and V olkswagen, among others, don’t just automatically brake to prevent minor accidents; they can actually navigate（行驶）around highway traffic and into garages without a human at the wheel. Attractive DashboardsIn addition to Ford’s new Sync system, which better understands voice commands, Apple and Google have partnered with automakers to create interfaces （界面）as user-friendly as the ones on your smartphone.Smarter HeadlightsAudi’s and BMW’s ultra-bright laser headlights can detect oncoming cars and dim slightly to avoid disturbing their drivers. One problem: they’re not yet legal in the U.S. Self-parking SkillsThe new model of BMW’s all-electric can find its own spot in a parking lot, then send signals via a smart-watch app to contact its drivers.60. In terms of Self-driving Capabilities, what makes Audi and V olkswagen stand out?A. Braking when sensing red lightsB. Going into garages without a driverC. Stopping other cars on highwayD. Taking photos with a camera61. Which of the cars can adjust the headlights in order not to upset drivers in oncoming cars?A. Ford and V olkswagenB. Audi and BMWC. Audi and V olkswagenD. BMW and Ford62. In which section of a car magazine does the article most probably appear?A. First DriveB. Cars For RentC. Instrumental TestsD. Smart Tech(C)On the occasional clear-frost autumn night, I was hiking through the dark forest with my GMO wolf. Y es, my best friend is a genetically modified organism（转基因生物）; deliberate selection has produced the blunt-toothed, small-pawed wonder that walks by my side.Our world is changing rapidly. In the last five decades, global population has fully doubled, with 3.7 billion hungry mouths added to our planet. During this same time span, the amount of land suitable for agriculture has increased by only 5%. Miraculously, this did not result in the great global famine（饥荒）one might have predicted.How do scientists modify a plant so that it makes more food than its parents did? We could treat each harvest like a litter of wolf pups and select only plants bearing the fattest, richest seeds for the next season. This was the method our ancestors used to engineer rice, corn and wheat from the wild grasses they encountered.During my childhood, advances in genetic technologies allowed scientists to identify and clone the genes responsible for repressing stem growth, leading to shorter, stronger stalks that could bear more seed—the high-yield crops that feed us today. The 21st century has brought with it a marvelous new set of high-tech tools with which to further quicken the process of artificial selection. Plant geneticists can now directly edit out or edit in section s of DNA using molecular scissors. We can minimize a plant’s weaknesses while adding to its strengths, and we don’t have to wait for seasons to pass to test the result.It is the transformative potential of these techniques to quickly supply the next-generation crops required for upcoming climate change that has led me to believe in the safety and function of GMO plants in agricultural products. We need more GMO research to feed the world that we are creating.I love the quiet forest that stands between my lab and my home. But I know that as a scientist, I am responsible first to humanity. We must feed, shelter and nurture one another as our first priority, and to do so, we must take advantage of our best technologies, which have always included some type of genetic modification. We must continue as before, nourishing the future as we feed ourselves, and each year plant only the very best of what we have collectively engineered. I keep the faith of my ancestors each night when I walk through the forest to my lab, and my GMO wolf does the same when she guards my way home.63. Why does the author mention the wolf in the 1st paragraph?A. To advise people to keep wolves as petsB. To persuade readers to welcome the new technologyC. To change people’s attit ude towards wolvesD. To introduce a technology used to humans’ advantage64. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. GMO technology will help weatherproof future crops.B. With GMO technology, famine has been eliminated.C. Artificial selections make high-yield plants possible.D. The author believes technology should contribute to future generations.65. What can be learned about modifying a plant?A. It takes scientists seasons to know whether their selection is correct.B. One way for ancestors to change a plant was to clone some genes.C. Modern techniques help speed up the artificial selection by altering DNA.D. The general public show strong faith in GMO plants.66. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. GMO Technology—Turning Wolves into the Best PetsB. Engineered Food—Feeding Future GenerationsC. Engineered Food—To Be or Not To BeD. GMO Technology—A Driving Force in World PeaceCharity—Humanity’s most kind and generous desire—is a timeless and borderless virtue, dating at least to the dawn of religious teaching. Philanthropy（慈善行为）as we understand it today, however, is a distinctly American phenomenon, inseparable from the nation that shaped it. From colonial leaders to modern billionaires like Buffett, Gates and Zuckerberg, the tradition of giving is woven into the national DNA.67. ________ Benjamin Franklin, an icon of individual industry and frugality（节俭）even in his own day, understood that with the privilege of doing well came the price of doing good. When he died in 1790, Franklin thought to future generations, leaving in trust two gifts of 1,000 Ib. of sterling silver—one to the city of Boston, the other to Philadelphia. According to his instruction, a portion of the money could not be used for 200 years.While Franklin’s gifts lay in wait, the tradition he established evolved alongside the young nation. 68. ________ Often far less famed men and women have played a critical role in philanthropy’s evolution. One of my personal heroes is Julius Rosenwald, who helped construct more than 5,300 schools across the segregated（种族隔离）South and opened classroom doors to a generation of African-American students.69. ________ The answer is not just to benefit others. Tax reduction, for one, encourages the rich people to give. And philanthropy has long helped improve the public image of everyone from immoral capitalists to the new tech elite. More troubling, however, are the foundational problems that make philanthropy so necessary. Just before his death, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote, ―Philanthropy is praise-worthy, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.‖Franklin’s gifts represent a broader principle. We are guardians of a public trust, even if our capital came from private enterprise, and our most important obligation is ensuring that the system works moreequally and more justly for more people. 70. ________ America’s greatest strength is not the fact of perfection, but rather the act of perfecting.IV. 71. Summary Writing (10%)Every year, more and more parents complain to the ir children’s schools about PE. They believe that their children shouldn’t have to participate in physical activity if they don’t want to . Supporters of PE, however, believe that it is a crucial element of all-round schooling and our society’s well-being. They insist PE in schools remains one of the few places by which the youth can be forced to participate in aerobic exercise.Firstly, they believe that participation in sport promotes health. In fact physical education is a springboard for involvement in sport and physical activities throughout life. Government is, or should be, concerned with the health of its citizens. Encouraging physical activity in the young through compulsory PE fights child obesity and contributes to forming lifelong habits of exer cise. This doesn’t have to be through traditional team sports; increasingly schools are able to offer exercise in the form of swimming, gymnastics, dance, etc.Besides, physical education helps to develop character and the mutual（相互的）respect required to succeed in an adult environment. Playing team sports builds character and encourages students to work with others, as they would be expected to do in most business or sporting environments. Sport teaches children how to win and lose with good grace and builds a strong school spirit through competition with other institutions. It is often the experience of playing on a team together that builds the strongest friendships at school, which endure for years afterwards.Finally, the pursuit for national sporting achievement begins in schools. If schools don’t have compulsory PE, it is much harder to pick out, develop and equip athletes to represent the country on a wider stage. However, it’s much easier to find suitable individuals with a full sports program in ev ery school.V. T ranslation (15%)72. 正巧这几天有空，去公园散步如何？(happen)73. 一副油画赠予了该美术馆，以纪念两个城市间的珍贵友谊。