上海市闵行区2014年5月高三英语三模试卷

上海市闵行区2014年5月高三英语三模试卷
考生注意：
1. 答卷前，考生务必在答题纸上将学校、姓名及准考证号填写清楚。

答题时客观题用2B
铅笔按要求填涂，主观题用黑色水笔书写。

2. 本试卷分为第I卷和第II卷，共12页。

满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷(共103分)
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. At 10:30. B. At 10:50.
C. At 11:00.
D. At 11:20.
2. A. Husband and wife. B. Doctor and patient.
C. Manager and clerk.
D. Waitress and customer.
3. A. To India. B. T o Jane’s party.
C. To the museum.
D. To a gallery.
4. A. The ring is not hers. B. She doesn’t have gold rings. C. She prefers gold to silver. D. She lost her silver ring.
5. A. They should give Sally some on-the-job training.
B. They should buy Sally a train ticket.
C. They shouldn’t take Sally into account.
D. They should ask Sally to get more qualification.
6. A. Occupation. B. Hobby.
C. Literature.
D. Part-time job.
7. A. Check the number. B. Try harder.
C. Wait for a signal.
D. Phone later.
8. A. The air is fresh. B. It’s hot inside.
C. The window is open.
D. It’s noisy outside.
9. A. Confused. B. Sympathetic.
C. Embarrassed.
D. Uninterested.
10. A. He lost his way. B. He received a traffic ticket.
C. He worked very carefully.
D. He drove in heavy traffic.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. To explain the campus architecture to visitors.
B. To show new staff around the campus.
C. To make new students familiar with the campus.
D. To advise new students about which classes to take.
12. A. Registration forms. B. A library card.
C. A list of class schedules.
D. A campus map.
13. A. Move into their dormitories. B. Find their classrooms.
C. Memorize campus landmarks.
D. Schedule their first exams.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Physics. B. Chemistry.
C. English Literature.
D. Media Studies.
15. A. More than 144,000. B. About 147,500.
C. 7.5％of all the test takers.
D. 4.6％of all the test takers.
16. A. Few students avoid harder subjects.
B. Each subject has the same level of difficulty.
C. Some subjects are more difficult than others.
D. Pupils are important to the cou ntry’s development.
Section C
Directions:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Complete the form. Write no more than THREE WORDS for each answer.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
(A)
The old-fashioned general store is fast disappearing. This is, perhaps, a pity, because shopping today seems to lack that personal element (25)________ existed when the shopkeeper knew all his regular customers personally. He could, for instance, remember which brand of tea Mrs. Smith usually bought or (26)________ sort of washing powder Mrs. Jones preferred. Not only was the shop a center of buying and selling, but a social meeting place.
A prosperous general store might have employed four or five assistants, and so there were very few problems in management as far as the staff (27)________(concern). But (28)________ ________ the supermarket has replaced the general store, the job of the manager has changed completely. The modern supermarket manager has to cope with a staff of as many as a hundred, apart from all the other everyday problems of running a large business.
Every morning the manager must, (29)________ the commander of an army division, carry out an inspection of his store to make sure that everything is ready for the business of the day. He must see that everything is running smoothly. He will have to give advice and make decisions as problems arise; and he must know how to get his huge staff to work efficiently with their respective responsibilities. (30)________ ________ ________ he has to do throughout the day, however, the supermarket manager must be ready for any emergency that
(31)________ arise. They say in the trade that you are not really (32)________ experienced supermarket manager until you have dealt with a flood, a fire, a birth and a death in your store.
(B)
Global Positioning Systems（全球定位系统）are now a part of everyday driving in many countries. These satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to (33)________ they want to go. However, they can also cause a lot of problems, send you to the wrong place or leave you completely (34)________(lose). Many times, the driver is
(35)________(blame). Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most often, says Barry Brown, it is
a combination of the two.
Barry Brown is with the Mobile Life Centre in Stockholm, Sweden. He told us about an incident (36)________(involve) a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use during his stay. Mr. Brown says, “They just plugged in an address and then (37)________(set) off to their destination. And, then it wasn’t (38)________ they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived. They actually put (39)________ home address in. So again, the GPS is kind of ‘garbage in garbage out’.”
Mr. Brown says this is a common human error, but what makes the problem (40)________(bad) has to do with some of the shortcomings, or failures, of GPS equipment. He says, “One problem with a lot of the GPS units is they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn. Because they just give you the next turn, sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it’s going to the wrong place.”Section B
Directions:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be
In only two decades Asian Americans have become the fastest-growing U. S. minority. As their children began moving up through the nation schools, it became clear that a new class of academic achievers was 41 . Their achievements are 42 in the nation’ s best universities, where mathematics, science and engineering departments have taken on a decidedly Asian character. This special liking for mathematics and science is partly explained by the fact that Asian-American students who began their education abroad arrived in the U. S. with a 43 grounding in mathematics but little or no knowledge of English. They are also influenced by the 44 of a good job after college. Asians feel there will be less unfair treatment in areas like mathematics and science because they will be judged more 45 . And the return on the 46 in education is more immediate in something like engineering than with an arts degree.
Most Asian-American students owe their success to the influence of parents who are
47 that their children take full advantage of what the American educational system has to
offer. An effective measure of parental attention is homework. Asian parents spend more time with their children than American parents do, and it helps. Many researchers also believe there is something in Asian culture that breeds success, such as ideals that 48 family values and emphasize education.
Both explanations for academic success worry Asian Americans because of fears that they feed a typical racial 49 . Many can remember when Chinese, Japanese and Filipino immigrants were the victims of social 50 . Indeed, it was not until 1952 that laws were laid down giving all Asian immigrants the right to citizenship.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Last night’s meteor(流星) shower left many people in the community dissatisfied and demanding answers. According to Gabe Rothschild, Emerald Valley’s mayor, people 51
in the suburbs of the city, carrying heavy telescopes, expecting to watch the brightly burning meteors pas sing through the sky. What they found instead was a sky so brightened by the city’s lights that it 52 the light of the meteors passing overhead.
“My family was so 53 ，” admitted town resident Duane Cosby. “We wanted to make this an unforgettable fam ily outing, but it turned out to be a huge disappointment.”
Astronomers—scientists who study stars and planets—have been 54 this problem for decades. They say that light pollution prevents them from 55 objects in the sky that they could see quite easily in the past. They 56 people and the government to take measures to fight against it.
There is yet a population besides professional and amateur star observers that 57 even more from light pollution. This population consists of birds, bats, frogs, snakes, etc.
58 , outdoor lighting severely affects migrating birds. According to the International Dar-Sky Association，“100 million birds a year throughout North America 59 in crashes with lighted buildings and towers.”
Countless more animal victims result from the use of artificial 60 . Clearly，people enjoy the benefits of lighting their evenings, but some scientists think it can be 61 for humans，too. They worry that exposure to light while sleeping can increase a person’s chances of ge tting cancer.
Emerald Valley is not the only community that is becoming aware of the 62 effects of light pollution. For years, Flagstaff, Arizona, has imposed lighting 63 in its city in order to assist astronomers at the Lowell Observatory. Similar 64 have been made worldwide, and a 65 is underway to remind us to turn off lights when we are not using them, so that other creatures can share the night.
51. A. gathered B. explored C. examined D. adventured
52. A. darkened B. provided C. reflected D. adjusted
53. A. disagreeable B. frustrated C. awkward D. professional
54. A. escaping from B. complaining about C. finding out D. clearing away
55. A. covering B. changing C. seeing D. investigating
56. A. take on B. ask for C. call on D. inquire about
57. A. benefits B. gets C. demands D. suffers
58. A. For example B. In addition C. On the whole D. No wonder
59. A. chase B. die C. immigrate D. breed
60. A. scenery B. buildings C. lighting D. setting
61. A. harmful B. helpful C. inevitable D. inadequate
62. A. temporary B. negative C. considerable D. physical
63. A. effects B. system C. level D. regulations
64. A. promises B. efforts C. changes D. arrangements
65. A. parade B. policy C. revolution D. movement
Section B
Directions:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
66. According to the passage, teachers would be working with students .
A. immediately after they apply for the position
B. in the National City Center across China
C. 21—25 hours a week even on national holidays
D. ranging from kindergarten students to teenagers
67. How much can Smith get on July 15 if he promises to teach for a year on January 15?
A. 9500 RM
B. B. 28500 RMB.
C. 34200 RMB.
D. 57000 RMB.
68. Who will be possibly admitted as an English teacher according to the passage?
A. Bo Savino from America, 35, a native Chinese.
B. Douglas Carter from Canada, 30, a former doctor.
C. Abigale from Australia, 42, an experienced teacher.
D. Alexa Joy Nino from India, 39, an experienced teacher.
69. We can conclude that teachers admitted by this school group are allowed to _________.
A. get a rise in salary
B. live in the north of Hong Kong
C. see a doctor for free
D. visit a variety of local schools
(B)
For 170 years, members of a tiny American native tribe have lived and celebrated their traditions on a small piece of land off the Louisiana coast called Isle de Jean Charles. They fished and they farmed, making living by hard work among the bays and marshes（沼泽）. But now the waters that have supported them are threatening to over flood them.
“I don’t think we’re going to have any other choice except to leave because we’re getting washed away by every storm that comes by,” said Albert Naquin, chief of the Biloxi-Chitimacha tribe. “We have lost more and more land, and it keeps happening.”
Surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico on one side and the marsh on the other, Isle de Jean Charles sits at the southern tip of Louisiana’s rapidly disappearing wetlands, an area that is 3 t o 4 miles long and about a mile wide. The tribe has been living here since 1840. But about a football field worth of land in the region is lost every half hour because of storms and rising sea water—a constant process that is expected to worsen with climate change.
Isle de Jean Charles has been flooded five times in the last six years, being transformed from
a once lush（繁茂的）landscape into a barren disaster zone. The floodwaters have spread large amounts of salt across the tiny island, making it nearly impossible for much to grow any more.
The road to their village has been flooded so often, and now only one narrow road is usable, which is often covered by water. The fire station was closed a few years ago, and the island’s church was relocated. Now, only 25 families are left, with a “few dozen” people. A controversial （有争议的）$900 million system of sea walls to save endangered communities along the Louisiana coast raised hopes here. But the final design did not include Isle de Jean Charles because officials concluded it simply would cost too much to protect the relatively few families that were left.
70. What would be the best title of the passage?
A. Climate change threatens an American native tribe.
B. Decreasing population of an American native tribe.
C. The survival of an American native tribe.
D. The harmful effect of climate change.
71. We learn from the third paragraph that .
A. the tribe is losing its land at a fast speed
B. the southern tip of the wetlands is now in water
C. only a football field worth of land remains for the tribe
D. the tribe has lived here for 300 years
72. What do we know about the remaining land of Isle de Jean Charles?
A. It still remains rich and beautiful.
B. It is almost unsuitable for crops to grow.
C. There’s no resident living on the land.
D. All of them have been covered by water.
73. The last paragraph suggests that .
A. the fate of the tribe remains dangerous
B. the tribe insists on remaining where they are
C. the government has paid much attention to the tribe
D. the tribe has a large population
(C)
Insurance is the sharing of risks. Nearly everyone is exposed to risk of some sort. The house-owner, for example, knows that his property can be damaged by fire; the ship-owner knows that his vessel may be lost at sea; the breadwinner knows that he may die at an early age and leave his family the poorer. On the other hand, not every house is damaged by fire nor every vessel lost at sea. If these persons each put a small sum into a pool, there will be enough to meet the needs of the few who do suffer loss. In other words, the losses of the few are met from the contributions of the many. This is the basis of insurance. Those who pay the contribution are known as “insured” and those who administer the pool of contributions as “insurers”.
Not all risks lead themselves to being covered by insurance. Broadly speaking, the ordinary risks of business and speculation cannot be covered. The risk that buyers will not buy goods at the prices offered is not of a kind that can be statistically estimated—and risks can only be insured against if they can be so estimated.
The legal basis of all insurance is the “policy”. This is the printed form of contract on paper of the best quality. It states that in return for the regular payment by the insured of a named sum of money, called the “premium”, which is usually paid every year, the insurer will pay a sum of money or compensation for loss, if the risk or event insured against actually happens. The wording of policies, particularly in marine insurance, often seems very old-fashioned, but there is a sound reason for this. Over a large number of years many law cases have been brought to clear up the meaning of doubtful phrases in policies. The law courts, in their judgments, have given these phrases a definite and indisputable meaning, and to avoid future disputes (争论) the phrases have continued to be used in policies even when they have passed out of normal use in speech.
74. According to the passage, insurance is possible because ________.
A. only a small proportion of the insured suffer loss
B. only insured people suffer loss
C. nearly every insurer suffers loss
D. everyone at some time suffers loss
75. The insurance of ordinary business risks is not possible because ________.
A. it can’t cover this kind of risks
B. the risks are too high
C. the ris ks can’t be measured
D. the premiums would be too high
76. Old-fashioned wording is sometimes used in insurance policies because ________.
A. law courts suggested the use of it long ago
B. the meaning of such wording has been agreed upon
C. it enables ordinary people to understand it easily
D. insurance has existed for a long time
77. The writer of this passage seems to think that insurance is ________.
A. a form of gambling
B. a way of making money quickly
C. old-fashioned
D. useful and necessary
Section C
Directions:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
The problem with most surveys about whether people will pay for online content is that
they’re co nducted on the Internet and respondents have a special interest in being able to surf the Web forever for nothing. But one of the most surprising results of a new, more wide-ranging survey by the marketing and media information firm Nielsen was that some people are actually prepared to pay.
Nielsen asked 27,000 people across 52 countries if they’d consider paying for Internet content. The answer was a thorough perhaps. Before Rupet Murdoch and other champions of paid content get too excited, thought, it’s w orth noticing that 71% of respondents say that content would have to be considerably higher quality than the free stuff before they handed over any cash. If they believed they could get the information elsewhere for free, they’d never pay.
So the puzzle that still remains unsolved for providers is exactly how to provide content unique enough that users can’t get it elsewhere and once they have produced it, how to protect it, while still promoting it. How do you balance the two Web models; the one where linking is everything, where you want content picked up by other sites, and the one where your content has to be exclusive (唯一的)?
There are encouraging signs for providers in some categories. According to Nielsen, more than 50% people would be prepared to pay for movies, music and games; exactly half would pay for professionally produced video, and a slightly smaller proportion would pay for magazines. On the other hand, fewer than a third of people would be prepared to pay for social media, news or talk radio, consumer generated videos or blogs.
Now for the surprising results, consumers under 20 were most likely to consider paying, while those over 65 were the least likely. This, Nielsen assumes may be because younger consumers care little for the platform through which they get the content: to them, video is video, whether viewed online or via cable TV, for which they already pay. Another explanation: at under-20, they haven’t got many other financial responsibilities. Or hey, it’s their parents’ money, so what do they care?
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 10 WORDS.)
78. Most surveys indicate that people prefer to _____________________________.
79. According to Nielsen survey, people are willing to pay if _________________________.
80. What is the unsolved puzzle?
81. Why are most young people likely to pay online content?
第II 卷(共47 分)
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
82. 学习了一整天后，听听轻音乐多惬意啊！（What…）
83. 失败后反思会增加你下次获得成功的机会。

(increase)
84. 我表姐很乐于助人，常常在孤儿院做志愿者。

(ready)
85. 根据我的经验，适量喝点咖啡不会对你的健康有害，相反会让你清醒。

（instead）
86. 许多穷困的人都染上了这种致命疾病，那个经验丰富的医生主动为他们免费手术。

(infect)
II. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
某英文网站正在开展关于填报志愿时首先考虑专业还是学校的讨论。

请你根据下面所给的要点提示，用英语写一篇短文，描述学生中存在的两种看法，并谈谈你自己的看法。

上海市闵行区2014年5月高三英语三模试卷
参考答案
第I卷
一、参考答案
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. D
8. D
9. B 10. B
11. C 12. D 13. B 14. B 15. A 16. C
17. representative 18. figures 19. confidence 20. conference / meeting
21. no hot water 22. turn the handle 23. maintaining the buildings 24. Five minutes 25. that /which 26. what 27. were concerned 28. now that
29. like 30. No matter what 31. may / might 32. an
33. where 34. lost 35. to blame 36. involving
37. set 38. until 39. their 40. worse
41. H 42. G 43. K 44. B 45. C 46. A 47. I 48. D 49. E 50. F 51. A 52. A 53. B 54. B 55. C 56. C 57. D 58. A 59. B 60. C 61. A 62. B 63. D 64. B 65. D 66. D 67. C 68. B 69. A 70. C 71. A 72. B 73. A 74. A 75. C 76. B 77. D
78. surf the Web for nothing
79. content quality is higher than the free stuff
80. How to provide unique content and protect it. (共2部分内容，每个1分)
81. They care little for the platform and the money. (共2部分内容，每个1分)
二、评分标准
1、第1~10题；17~65题每题1分。

第11~16题：66~81题每题2分。

2、第78~81题答案仅供阅卷参考。

考生如有其它符合题意的表达法，且无语法错误可得分。

第II卷
一、参考答案
（一）中译英
82. What fun it is to listen to light music after a whole day of study!
83. Reflection after a failure will increase your chances of achieving success next time.
84. My cousin is always ready to help others, so (and) she often volunteers (serves as a volunteer)
in an orphanage.
85. According to my experience, drinking a moderate amount of coffee can refresh you instead of
doing harm to your health.
86. A lot of people in poverty were infected with the deadly disease, so the experienced doctor volunteered to operate on them free of charge.
（二）写作
略
二、评分标准
（一）中译英
1、第82~84题每题4分；第85~86每题5分。

2、每题中，单词拼写、标点符号、大小写错误累计每两处扣1分。

3、严重的语法错误每处扣1分。

4、未使用提示词扣一分。

5、所给答案仅供参考，考生如有其它符合题意的表达法，且无语法错误可得分。

（二）写作
1、本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。

2、评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。

3、评分时，应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性、上下文的连贯性及语言的得体性。

4、拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面，评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。

英、美拼写汉词汇用法均可接受。

5、如书写较差，以至影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。

6、内容要点可用不同方式表达，对紧扣主题的适当发挥不予扣分。

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Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. W: It’s ten thirty now. Oliver, you’d better go to bed.
M: Oh, Mom, let me stay up another half hour, Ok? The basketball match will be finished in
20 minutes.
Q: When will Oliver go to bed?
2. W: Mr. Green, the blood test shows that your liver is not in good condition.
M: Is there anything I can do about it, say, giving up drinking beer?
Q: What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
3. M: Do you have plans for the weekend?
W: Yes. I’ll attend a party on Friday evening. Then, on Saturday I’m going to the museum with Jane. There is a new exhibit of Indian art.
Q: Where will the woman go on Saturday?
4. M: My wife found a gold ring in our garden after the party. Do you think it might be yours?
W: It couldn’t be. Thanks. I wore a silver one last night.
Q: What does the woman mean?
5. M: I heard Sally wants to apply for the job, but I’m afraid she’s not really qualified.
W: That’s a pity. She seems so bright. Why not train her?
Q: What does the woman mean?
6. W: You play the violin very well.
M: Thank you. I’m just an ordinary amateur and I play it for pleasure.
Q: What are they talking about?
7. M: Every time I call the number, I get a busy signal.
W: Wait an hour and try again.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
8. M: Would you mind if I open the window? We need some fresh air.
W: We also need to keep it quiet in here.
Q: What does the woman mean?
9. M: Another rejection letter! Maybe I will never get a good job.
W: Oh, no! (读出表示同情的语气)
Q: How does the woman feel about the man’s remark?
10. W: I thought you were going to drive carefully so you wouldn’t get a traffic ticket.
M: I was, but it didn’t work out that way.
Q: What can we learn about the man?
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
Good morning, my name is Marsha and I’m a senior in the Math Department here at Madison. Today Greg and I’ll be taking you around to a few places you’ll be visiting a lot. Before we start though, does everyone have a copy of a map of the campus? You should really keep this with you for the first couple of weeks, at least until you’ll become familiar with the buildi ngs and landmarks. You sure wouldn’t want to miss any classes this early in the term. Today we will visit some of the most important places on the campus. First, we’ll go to the registrar’s office where
you’ll sign up for your classes. So if you haven’t se en your advisor yet, you can wait in the commons outside while the others get their class schedules. You have to come back here on your own later. Next, we’ll go to the library. I think you’ll be pretty impressed with the real books collection, and finally we’ll go to the cafeteria where you’ll probably spend a lot of time socializing at least until your first exams are scheduled. The number of the room for your classes will be on the schedule you’ll get from the registrar, and it will be up to you to find those rooms yourselves. So, if there are no questions we’ll start the tour now.
(Listen again, please.)
Questions:
11. What is the speaker intended to do in the speech?
12. What does the speaker suggest the listeners keep with them?
13. According to the speaker, what must the listeners do on their own?
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
Now it’s 8:00, time for the educational report. GCSE is the British exam taken by the students in England and Wales around the age of 16. Recently researchers at university have confirmed the doubt of many parents and employers that some GCSEs are easier than others, despite official claims that each subject is equally difficult. The researchers found that sciences and modern languages were the hardest GCSEs to do well in. Chemistry ranked the hardest of the major subjects, followed by physics and French. They also found that regardless of the ability, students were more likely to gain good grades in easier subjects than in chemistry or French. Drama was the easiest GCSE to do well in, followed by physics education, media studies, English, English literature and religious studies. The number of test takers in physical education and religious studies rose faster than in any other subject last year. More than 144,000 pupils set GCSEs in physical education last summer, an increase of 7.5 percent, and 147,500 took the religious studies exam, arise of 4.6%. However, it was the problem for the country if pupils avoided the hard subjects. Fewer peoples would go on to study languages or sciences at A level and university. Even though they were important to Britain’s future development.
(Listen again, please.)
Questions:
14. What is the most difficult subject according to the research?
15. How many pupils took the test of physical education last year?
16. What does the report mainly tell us about the GCSEs?
Section C。