2017年4月黄浦区高三二模英语(黄浦)
2017年上海黄浦区高三二模英语试卷-学生用卷
2017年上海黄浦区高三二模英语试卷-学生用卷一、短文填空1、【来源】 2017年上海黄浦区高三二模第21~30题10分Should Children Ban Their Parents from Social Media?It might be taken for granted—but no previous generation of children will have had the expenence of having their entire childhoods intensively and publicly documented in this way. But the very first people to have had some of their childhood picture s1(post) online are not always happy about their formative years being preserved in digital world.Parents may not realize it, but by posting photos and videos of their online, they are creating an identity for their children2might not be welcomed. Lucy is a good example. She said she had asked her dad to de-tag her from "stuff that doesn't necessaryrepresent3I am now. That's not something I'd want to remember every time I log on to Facebook—It isn't the best memories, which is the way you'd like toreveal4on social media."Stones about online privacy are often about children and teenagers being warmed of the dangers of publishing too much personal information online. But in this case it's their parents who are in the spotlight. For some parents,5(safe) option is avoiding social media altogether.Kasia Kurowaska from Newcastle is expecting her first child in June and has agreed with her partner Lee to impose a blanket ban6her children are old enough to make their own decision about social media. But she has two big concerns about her plan. Firstly, it will bedifficult7(impose)." When their auntie comes round and takes a picture,we're going to have to be like paparazzi police, saying, please don't put these on Facebook. And secondly, the child might dislike8(not own ) an oline presence, especially if all of their friends do. But I9(keep) a digital record of them. It just won't have been shared on a platform10the masses.二、选词填空2、【来源】 2017年上海黄浦区高三二模第31~40题10分Letters Brought Back to LifeLetters as a way of communication have long given way to phone calls and WeChat messages. But a TV shows, Letters Alive, is helping bring this old way to keep in touch back intothe1.Letters Alive took it idea from a UK program with a similar name, Letters Live. Bothshows2—famous actors and actresses, but there is no gossip, no eye-catching visual effects. Instead, it's just one person walking up to a microphone and reading a letter.But these are not just any letters. They vary greatly in time and subjects. There is, for example, a passionate letter that famous painter Huang Youngyu wrote to playwright Cao Yu 30 years agoto3his lack of creativity. There is also a（n）4note from Spring and Autumn Period written by twoordinary young soldiers to their elder brother to report their lives in the war zone.Compared to published texts, letters also come with a personal5.One example from Letters live was a note of6from the mother of a dying child to JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books. It reads: "Mrs Rowling, cancer threatened to take everything from my daughter, and your books turned out to be the castle weso7needed to hide in."According to Guan Zhengwen, the director of Letter Alive, it is this kindof8behind every letter that strikes a harmony with the audience. "It's a thing of the past that entertainment shows9themselves only with pretty face." Guan told Sohu News, "Entertainment industry is starting to switch to a（n）10on wisdom and intelligence."A. criticizeB. desperatelyC. establishD. featureE. focusF. gratitudeG. heartfeltH. humanityI. influenceJ. presentK. touch三、完形填空3、【来源】 2017年上海黄浦区高三二模第41~55题15分Being Bigger isn't Necessarily Considered Better The firm, which famously started life in 1939, has now declared a new age, that of smaller start-up. By 2014, when Ms Whitman announced HP's decision to separate its computer and printer business from its corporate hardware and services operations, the company had grown into aclumsy1Its fortunes started to2with a series of expensive and much criticized purchase. By 2012 it had lost its position as the World's leading supplier of PCs to Lenovo. The dramatic3was aimed at helping the firm adapt to the new age of mobile and online computing, responding to shareholder demands for moreaggressive4."I would go from laser jet printing to our big enterprise services contracts where we were running the back end of IT for many big companies and organizations. These two things are not like each other. So the ability to focus and engage with customers on a（n）5set of objectives and business outcomes. I can already see the differences." Ms Whitmannn, who now heads the new spin-off. Hewlett Packard Enterprise （HPE） selling servers and services, says the change hasalready6her performance. "One big change isit7each of the divisions to pursue the strategy that is right forthem.8, there is 'no way' printer and PC company HP Inc's decision last year to by Samsung's printing business for $1 bn would have happened when it was part of the larger firm. So it's that ability to drive your own program, not9by other businesses that don't have the same characteristics." Ms Whitman is so convinced her strategy is working thatshe's10HPE futher, spinning off both its business services division and its software business into separate companies last year.Her assumption that bigger doesn't always mean better seems11. After all, a larger company should find it easier to dominate the market it operates in. But the rapid rise of much small start-ups, competing and often overtaking these established powerful companies means the accepted wisdom that12equals success is beingchallenged.13in 2014, eBay carved PayPal, the electronic payments arm it bought in 2001, off from the main online sale business.Box, a cloud storage company, is another case in point. Founder Aaron Levie says, "Whether Uber, Airbnb, those same lessons14, which is if you can build something that's cheaper, faster and more scalable and delivers a far better customer experience than what the traditional sellers were able to do, then you can be extremely15."A. appearanceB. constructionC. giantD. possessionA. declineB. increaseC. stayD. varyA. adventureB. combinationC. developmentD. splitA. behaviorB. growthC. marketsD. policiesA. ambitiousB. complexC. narrowD. overallA. deliveredB. improvedC. measuredD. standardizedA. allowsB. employsC. remindsD. threatensA. All in allB. For exampleC. On the contraryD. What's moreA. held backB. kept onC. looked overD. taken downA. dissolvedB. expandedC. operatedD. shrunkA. fundamentalB. reasonableC. surprisingD. widespreadA. diligenceB. disciplineC. profitD. sizeA. ComparativelyB. GenerallyC. SimilarlyD. UnexpectedlyA. applyB. failC. hideD. increaseA. friendlyB. miserableC. motivatedD. troublesome四、阅读理解4、【来源】 2017年上海黄浦区高三二模第56~59题8分Born in 1823 in Wales, Alfred Russel Wallace was a man of modest means, but he had a passion for nature and he chose to follow it. He started out collecting insects as a hobby, but eventually his longing for adventure led him to explore the world.Luckily for Wallace, Victorian Britain was discovering an interest in weird and wonderful insets, so the demand from museums and private collections for these bests was growing. Wallace was able to make a living doing what he loved: collecting beetles and other insects.But his first trip of exploring the world ended in disaster. Wallace proceeded to the Amazon in South America. Its giant forests promised a wealth of new species, sure to put him on the scientific map. The trip took 6 weeks and involved every mode of transport in existence at the time. After four years Wallace had to watch in despair as his samples went up in flames—including live animals he was bringing home that were trying to jump free of the flames. But he did not let it stop him.In 1854, Wallace set off on another adventure, this time to the Malay Archipelago. Wallace found himself humbled by the new and exciting things he saw. He later recalled: "As I lie listening to these interesting sounds, I think how many besides myself have longed to see with their own eyes the many wonderful and beautiful things which I am daily encountering."In 1858, Wallace wrote what became as the "Temate essay": a piece of writing that was to change our understanding of life forever. In his essay, Wallace argued that a species would only turn into another species if it was struggling for existence. Henry W. Bates was one of many scientists delighted by the idea of evolution by natural selection. In a letter to Wallace, he wrote: "The idea is like truth itself, so simple and obvious that those who read and understand it will be stuck by its simplicity, and yet it is perfectly original."(1) finally caused Wallace to explore the world.A. His strong affection for natureB. His life-long devotion to beastsC. His deep love for adventureD. Increasing demand for insects(2) Which of the following is True about Wallace's first strip?A. It took him six weeks to explore the Amazon with all kinds of transportation.B. He made a scientific study of a fairly limited number of insects.C. The fire cost him his four years' collection of animals.D. His passion cooled after the disaster.(3) Wallace felt on the Malay Archipelago.A. fearlessB. luckyC. challengedD. risky(4) Wallace's idea on evolution of natural selection.A. made no sense at that timeB. built up a new concept of lifeC. was too simple to be trueD. revealed the origin of nature5、【来源】 2017年上海黄浦区高三二模（B篇）第60~62题6分Virtual realityProbably the most exciting tech development of recent times, virtual reality（VR） has arrived, with sufficient options available to the consumer who's searching for anextra amount of high-tech fun. The cheapest way to get a high-end VR experience comes courtesy of Sony. Its Play Station VR doesn't require a tricked-out PC or expensive phone-it works with the Playstation 4 control board and comes with a few great games in its library . There is a some equipment you can purchase to enhance the experience, but if you 've already got a PS4 you can enter the world of VR for just ＄400. Other high—end offerings like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, as well as mobile options like Samsung's Gear VR, will get your head in the game.Wireless headphonesCombining ease of use with the ability to move wild around your home, gym orworkplace, wireless headphones just make sense. And there are plenty of practical options to suit any budget. The Boss QuietComfort 35 wireless headphones are definitely worth a test drive, though. The full-size, around–ear Bluetooth headphones highlights active noise cancellation and double as a headset for making phone calls. They 've earned the Editor's Choice award at and can be purchased for less than ＄400 online.Digital camerasWhile your phone is a worthy assistant, there's no substitute for a real camerawhen it comes to taking the perfect picture. And these days you can get quality specifications in a package that's almost as small as your smartphone. The shiny design of the Fujifilm X70, ＄ 699, makes it the perfect companion, or you could go retro with the Olympus PEN-F（＄1, 200） that offers old school looks alongside cutting edge technology. Domestically, it's worth checking out Xiaomi's mirror less Yi MI for a more affordable option. With a high-end 20–megapixel（兆像素）sensor and the ability to host multiple lenses, it's available from just 2, 199 yuan.(1) Sony can provide high-tech fun at the lowest cost because.A. players can play free games onlineB. PS4 owners don't need any other deviceC. it gives players adequate experienceD. players have purchased expensive PCs(2) What is Bose Quiet Comfort 35 wireless headphones's selling point promoted in the passage?A. They have various types to meet users' needs.B. Users can reduce noise manually.C. They work better in the wild.D. Users can make phone calls with the headphones.(3) If your friend, who favors everything in the styles of the past, plans to make perfect pictures with a new device, you will most probably recommend.A. A smart phoneB. Fujifilm X70C. Olympus PEN-FD. Yi Mi6、【来源】 2017年上海黄浦区高三二模第63~66题8分Naquela Wright's life took an unexpected turn when she lost her eyesight as a teenager, but even when her world became immersed in darkness, the New Jersey resident didn't want to quit social media.Using Facebook was a challenge at first. Diagnosed in 2010 with pseudotumor cerebri, a rare health condition in which pressure increases around the brain and can result in the loss of vision, Wright learned how to use a screen reader to read the site through the touch of keyboard and sound of a robotic voice. Still, when a friend sends her in a photo, Wright often has no clue what the image shows.Now Facebook is trying to solve this problem by exploiting the power of artificial intelligence to create new tools that not only describe items in a photo but allows users to ask what's in an image."I can have a basic picture in my mind of what's going on in the picture and now I can comment on my own, " said Wright, who got to try out the new tools that are still being tested. "Of course, it's different, but it's something more than I had."An estimated 285 million people are visually disabled globally, according to the World Health Organization, and research conducted by Facebook showed that blind users have trouble figuring outwhat's in a photo because the description isn't clear or doesn't exist.Facebook has made it easier to skim through the content on its website with a screen reader by improving HTML headings, adding alternative text for images, launching keyboard shortcuts, and more. Using artificial intelligence to describe photos is only a part of these ongoing efforts.With 1.5 billion users, Facebook isn't the only social media company that wants to improve its website for the visually impaired. Along with Facebook and other major tech firms, Twitter and LinkedIn have their own accessibility teams and belong to an initiative called "Teaching Accessibility."Jeff Wieland, Facebook's head of accessibility engineering, said the group wants to educate more engineers, especially early on in college, about designing products that are compatible with the disabled and others. "We really don't want accessibility to be the luxury of a handful of companies, " Wieland said. "We want everything around the world to be built with accessibility in mind."(1) What tool helps the visually disabled to read Facebook?A. A screen readerB. A special keyboardC. A helpful robotD. HTML headings(2) What can be inferred from the passage about the new tool created by Facebook?A. It adds a lot of shortcuts on the keyboard.B. It helps users to employ their senses other than sight.C. It meets no competitors with its advanced technology.D. It inspires more engines to explore artificial intelligence.(3) The underlined phrase in the last paragraph "are compatible with" most probablymeans.A. are unaffordable toB. bring harm toC. keep company ofD. well suit(4) Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A. Screen reader: tool to access social mediaB. Ongoing effort: strength to improve websitesC. Artificial intelligence: power to help the blindD. Teaching accessibility: initiative to educate engineer五、信息匹配7、【来源】 2017年上海黄浦区高三二模第67~70题8分Your Own Best FriendTalking to yourself may seem a little shameful. If you've ever been overheard criticizing yourself for a foolish mistake or practicing a tricky speech ahead of time. You'll have felt the social restriction against communicating with yourself in words. According to the well-known saying, talking to yourself is the first sign of madness.1Talking to ourselves, whether out loud or silently in our heads, is a valuable tool for thought. Far from being a sign of foolishness, self-talk allows us to plan what we are going to do, manage our activities, regulate our emotions and even create a narrative of our experience.Take a trip to any preschool and watch a small child playing with her toys. You are very likely to hear her talking to herself: offering herself directions and giving voice to herfrustrations.2We do a lot of it when we are young—perhaps one reason for our shyness about continuing with it as adults.As children, according to the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky, we use private speech to regulate our actions in the same way that we use public speech to control the behavior ofother.3Psychological experiments have shown that the distancing effect of our words can give us a valuable perspective on our actions. One recent study suggested that self-talk is most effective when we address ourselves in the second person: "you" rather than "I".We internalize the private speech we use as children—but we never entirely put away the out-loud version.4You're sure to see an athlete or two getting themselves ready for a sharp phrase or scolding themselves after a bad shot.Both kinds of self-talk seem to bring a range of benefits to our thinking. Those words to the self, spoken silently or aloud, are so much more than lazy talk.A. But there's no need for embarrassment.B. If you want proof, turn on the sports channel.C. As we grow older, we don't abandon this system—we internalize it.D. This so-called inner speech can improve our performance on various tasks.E. Conducting a dialogue with ourselves might turn out to be one of the keys to human creativity.F. Psychologists refer to this as private speech—language that is spoken out loud but directed at the self.六、阅读简答8、【来源】 2017年上海黄浦区高三二模第71题5分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.Moustache（胡子）for Cash"Movember", as the annual event is known, sees men in countries including the UK, US and Australia grow out their facial hair while collecting sponsorship money from friends, family and colleagues, with the money going to cancer charities.The month of no shaving began unofficially in 2003, when a pair of men from Australia persuaded their family to join them in growing a moustache in order to encourage men to get themselves checked for cancer, which is seen as distasteful by some males. A year later, the group decided to set up the Movember Foundation, asking friends and colleagues to offer donations of money to support their efforts, and raised a massive A$54, 000 which was shared between a number of health projects. With thanks most likely a social media, Movember soon went global and the foundation now operates worldwide, having raised over￡440 million since 2004. The effects of the fundraising are wide-reaching, which had made a significant discovery in the treatment of cancer.The issue of some men being too self-willed to visit their doctor for a checkup, or perhaps being raised in a culture of "touch it out"，has led some males to neglect their health, which may mean it could be too late if something potentially deadly did develop. However, Movember is helping to break down the shame of male to appeal to men in a way that other campaigns just don't—with a sort of blokey jokiness.七、翻译9、【来源】 2017年上海黄浦区高三二模第72~75题8分Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.(1) 永远不要对你孩子的缺点熟视无睹。
上海市2017届高三英语二模汇编-作文
2017年二模作文汇编1.宝山（长宁）区VI. Guided WritingDirections: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.古人云：“儿行千里母担忧。
”你今年暑期计划与朋友结伴出国旅游，但是你母亲对此担心不已，未予准许。
现请你给母亲写一封电子邮件以消除母亲对你的种种担忧，具体要求如下：①陈述你出国旅游的理由；②通过事例说明你对生活和困难有应对能力。
文中不得出现真实的姓名及学校名称2.崇明区VI. Guided WritingDirections: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.某电视台计划推出一个新的电视综艺节目（variety programme），但为了更好地迎合观众的需求，该电视台向观众广泛征求意见。
假设你是观众陈方，写一封电子邮件给该电视台的负责人王先生，表达你对新的电视综艺节目的建议，并陈述你的理由。
邮件内容应包括：➢综艺节目的名字、针对的观众群体、主要内容及形式等；➢提出这些建议的理由。
注：邮件中不得提及你的真实姓名或学校。
3.奉贤区VI. Guided WritingDirections:Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.为了激发同学们读书的热情，你校将在2017年4月23日“世界读书日”（the World Book and Copyright Day ）当天举行一个读书节活动，今日学校正向全体学生征询活动方案。
上海市2017届高三英语二模汇编-六选四
2017年高三英语二模汇编——六选四Exoplanets （外行星）:The Hunt Is OnToday scientists believe that planets could outnumber the stars. For centuries, scientists and natural philosophers have proposed that stars in the night sky have planetary systems similar to our own solar systems. The existence of extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, has long been discussed . ___67_ _.Although not the first exoplanet discovery, a planet near a sun-like star was discovered by astronomers in 1995. This kicked off an era of exoplanet hunting, with thousands of discoveries and confirmations following in its wake.___68__ However, in 2015 NASA’s Kepler space telescope found its first Earth-sized planet in a “habitable” zone. This is the distance from a star where surface temperature of a pl anet wouldn’t be too hot or too cold for liquid water. So far, only a small slice of our galaxy, the Milky Way, has been explored. Even so, scientist have confirmed over 3500 exoplanets, with more being added every day.To detect exoplanets, scientists use data from a variety of sources. Large ground- based telescopes, earth- circling and sun- circling satellites all collect different types of information. Because exoplanets are so far away and very lose to stars, it is very difficult to see them directly ____69__. For example, when an exoplanet moves between its star and us, it causes a small drop in the star’s brightness. Measuring this drop is the transit （凌日）method of discovery. NASA’S Kepler space telescope has discovered many exoplanets in this way.As a planet circles a star, it pulls on it and causes it to shake. __70___. Measuring these slight changes is the radial velocity（径向速度）method of discovering planets. It is one of the most productive methods for finding and confirming exoplanets.These are just two examples of the many methods scientists use in their hunt for exoplanets, hoping for more information and enhanced detail. As time progresses and technology improves, who knows what else we may find!宝山区（长宁、青浦区）67-70 EBACSection CA School That Can Educate Us AllChristos Porios, 16, lives in a small Greek city. “My mother’s a teacher and my father’s a mechanic,” he explains, adding that neither is knowledgeable about computers—especially compared with him. 67 Porios was taking a free class in machine learning offered by Andrew Ng, a professor at Stanford University, over an online platform Ng developed with his colleagues. Drawing on what he learned, Porios was able to participate in the International Space Apps Challenge, a virtual hackathon (编程马拉松) using data from NASA and other government agencies.If one teenager in one small city can become a genius hacker through an online course, does it mean the world has changed? We have been hearing about the potential of online education for decades. 68 A number of online education platforms have appeared, featuring professors from top universities offering free courses.69 Ng was amazed. “It would take me 250 years to teach this many people at Stanford,” he says. And so, just one month into the course, Ng and his Stanford colleague, Daphne Koller, decided to leave their faculty posts (教职) and dive into online teaching full-time. In April, they launched their company, Coursera, with a $16 million round of venture funding. So far, it has managed to team up with 35 colleges in nine countries.To Ng and Koller, Coursera’s mission is simple and yet grand. That is to teach millions of people around the world for free, while also transforming higher education.According to Ng, the world’s top 20 universities enr oll only about 200,000 students. There are million more who could participate in classwork at the higher level, but most of them are far from any of the leading universities. 70Koller says Coursera’s total registration has hit 15 million. Porios, th e young Greek, is only one of those registrants. His hope is to study in Germany or England someday. He is even toying with the idea of taking classes at MIT or Stanford— but this time in person.崇明区67-70CAFESection CSelf-talk helps us allTalking to yourself may seem a little shameful. If you’ve ever been overheard criticizing yourself for a foolish mistake or practicing a speech , you’ll know the social problems it can cause.______67_______ But there’s no need for embarrassment. Talking to ourselves, whether out loud or silently in our heads, is valuable. Far from being a sign of insanity, self-talk allows us to plan what we are going to do , manage our activities and control our emotions.For example, take a trip to any preschool and watch a small girl playing with her toys . You are very likely to hear her talking to herself: offering herself directions and talking about her problems. ______68______We do a lot of it when we are young.As children, according to the Russian Psychologist Lev Vygotsky , we use private speech to control our actions in the same way that we use public speech to control the behavior of others. As we grow older, we keep this system inside.Psychological experiments have shown that this so-called inner speech can improve our performance in tasks like telling what other people are thinking. Our words give us an interesting view of our actions. One recent study suggested that self-talk is most effective when we talk to ourselves in the second person: as “you” rather than “I”_____69_____If you want proof , turn to a sports channel . You’re sure to see an athlete shouting at himself or herself.Talking to ourselves seems to be a very good way of solving problems and working through ideas. Hearing different points of view means our thoughts can end up in different place , just like a regular dialogue , and might turn out to be one of the keys to human creativity.Both kinds of self-talk -----silent and out loud ----seem to bring many different benefits to our thinking .______70______-杨浦区67-70 EBDCThe Tutorial System of Oxford UniversityIn the University of Oxford, teaching is conducted primarily through the tutorial system. It is one of the most unique and well-known methods of teaching across the world.The weekly tutorial consists of a one-hour meeting between the tutor and small numbers of students (usually two to four). During this time, an essay prepared specifically for that tutorial is read by students and commented upon by the tutor. At the end of the tutorial, the tutor will assign the topic of study for the coming week and suggest readings. __67__Meanwhile, they are also complemented by departmental lectures which are conducted on a university wide basis, lab work, and seminars (研讨会) often with groups of perhaps 10 students.Tutorials have gained their reputation because of the close relationship they maintain between the tutor and the student. The tutorial system provides undergraduates with direct and in most cases weekly contact with tutors in their academic fields.__68__Before the weekly tutorial, students are required to prepare an essay or other works, which they read or present to the tutor. During each tutorial, students are expected to communicate, debate, analyze and critique the ideas of others as well as their own in conversations with the professor and fellow-students. The tutorial system has great value that it creates learning and assessment opportunities which are highly authentic(可靠的) and difficult to fake, as the student’s work is discussed on the spot.__69__The contrast between tutorials and large lectures common in the American universities is obvious. In the typical American university, students are taught by the same specialists, in the same manner, and held to the same standards.However, during tutorials, students have the opportunity to explore their own ideas directly with experts in particular subjects. __70__ As a result, students must engage in extensive independent reading and research, using the resources available, under the guidance of the tutor.虹口区67-70: BFA CSection CYour Own Best FriendTalking to yourself may seem a little shameful. If you’ve ever been overheard criticizing yourself for a foolish mistake or practicing a tricky speech ahead of time, you’ll have felt the social restriction against communicating with yourself in words. According to the well-known saying, talking to yourself is the first sign of madness.67 Talking to ourselves, whether out loud or silently in our heads, is a valuable tool for thought. Far from being a sign of insanity, self-talk allows us to plan what we are going to do, manage our activities, regulate our emotions and even create a narrative of our experience.Take a trip to any preschool and watch a small child playing with her toys. You are very likely to hear her talking to herself: offering herself directions and giving voice to her frustrations.68 We do a lot of it when we are young–perhaps one reason for our shyness about continuing with it as adults.As children, according to the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky, we use private speech to regulate our actions in the same way that we use public speech to control the behavior of others.69Psychological experiments have shown that the distancing effect of our words can give us a valuable perspective on our actions. One recent study suggested that self-talk is most effective when we address ourselves in the second person: as “you” rather than “I”.We internalize the private speech we use as children–but we never entirely put away the out-loud version.70 You’re bound to see an athlete or two gearing themselves up with a tar t phrase or scolding themselves aftera bad shot.Both kinds of self-talk seem to bring a range of benefits to our thinking. Those words to the self, spoken silently or aloud, are so much more than lazy talk.黄浦区67-70 AFCBTo Please Your Friends, Tell Them What They Already KnewThe research emeraged out of some real-life observations shared by Gilbert and co-authors Gus Cooney and Timothy D. Wilson：“Conversation is the most common of all human social activities, and doing i t well requires that we know what our conversation partners most want to hear.___67___”says psychological scientist Daniel T, Gilbert of Harvard University.“When our friends try to tell us about movies we’ve never seen or albums we’ve never heard, we usua lly find ourselves bored, confused, and underwhelmed. ___68___. And yet, as soon as it’s our turn to speak, we do exactlly the same thing to our friends –with exactly the same consequences. We wanted to understand why this happens.”Gilbert explains. The researchers decided to do this by conducting a series of experiments.In their first experiment, the researchers assigned participants to groups of three, with one person acting as the speaker and the other two acting as listeners. Speakers watched a video and then tried do describe it to the listeners. Some of the listeners had seen the video the speakere was describing, and others had not.___69___. When the speakers were speaking, the listeners rated them on these aspects. The results showed that speakers’ predictions were exactly backwards. Speakers expected listeners to respond more positively to their stories when the listeners had not seen the video they were describing ___70___. Although speakers expected listeners to enjoy hearing about a novel experience more than a familiar one, it was actually the other way around.A second study showed that when asked to predict their own reactions before hearing the story, listeners made the same mistake that speakers did.嘉定区长宁区67-70 DEAFAn 18-year-girl Kayla Perkins explains what is in her bedroom, “I throw something on the floor and I know right where it is.” However, her parents, Steve and Deborah Perkins, of Mckinney, Texas, haven’t caught on. Even Kayla admits that, at the worst, her room is a mess.Most families at some point have at least one child whose room looks like a landfill. 67 Dirty clothes pile up; dirty dishes get lost in the mess and smell bad; homework is lost; and valuable things are ruined.Some parents let it go, believing that a bedroom is private space for children to manage as they wish. Others lecture their children, offer rewar ds for cleaning, or punish them when they don’t.___ 68____ Mrs. Perkins says they picked up all the clothes on Kayla’s floor and hid them. They cleaned everything up. When Kayla came back to a bare bedroom, there was screaming and shouting, “How can I live without my clothes?” Mrs. Perkins asked Kayla to earn her clothes back by doing housework. These days, she keeps her room clean.69 For example, since Jessica, the 14-year-old daughter wasn’t bothered by the dirty clothes all over her floor, the whole family started using her room as a place to store dirty clothes. Her attitude changed after her family did that. By the time she gave in and cleaned up her room a few days later, even she was laughing.70 Children often behave better if you treat them in the way you would want to be treated by your boss at work—with respect and high expectations.奉贤区67-70BFDECharity—Hum anity’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 phi lanthropy’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.”Fr anklin’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 more equally and more justly for more people. 70. ________ America’s greatest strength is not the fact of perfection, but rather the act of perfecting.浦东新区67—70 F E A BAny apples today? Effie asked cheerfully at my window. I followed her to her truck and bought a kilo. On credit, of course. Cash was the one thing in the world I lacked just then. ______(67)______All pretense(借口) of payment was dropped when our funds, food and fuel decreased to alarming lows. Effie came often, always bringing some gift: a jar of peaches or some firewood. There were other generosities. _____(68)______Effie was not a rich woman. Her income, derived from investments she had made while running an interior decorating shop, had never exceeded $ 200 a month, which she supplemented by selling her apples. But she always managed to help someone poorer.Years passed before I was able to return the money Effie had given me from time to time. She was ill now and had aged rapidly in the last year. "Here, darling," I said, “is what I owe you.______(69)_____ “Give it back as I gave it to you—a little at a time” I think she believed there was magic in the slow discharge of a love debt.The simple fact is that I never repaid the whole amount to Effie, for she died a few weeks later. By now, the few dollars Effie gave me have been multiplied many times. But a curious thing began to happen.Whenever I saw a fellow human in financial trouble, I was moved to help him. I can't afford to do this always, but in the ten years since Effie's death, I have indirectly repaid my debt to her.______(70)_____ At that time, it seemed that my debt would forever go unsettled. So the account can never be marked closed, for Effie's love will go on in hearts that have never known her.普陀区67-70 EAFCThe worst time to look for a job is when you feel desperate and must have a new oneimmediately. 67 If you are not in need of an immediate career change, here are ways you can improve your long-term career prospects today:Identify at least two different roles. You do not have to be qualified for these positions today, nor do theyhave to exist in your company. However, these roles should be related to your current skill set. They are career options that look interesting. 68 Pay close attention to what appeals to you, and write it down. This will give insight into your motivations and targets.Subscribe to a career specific magazine. Knowledge is power in the workplace. All businesses must stay relevant to their customers in order to win the competitions and increase revenue (收益). Reading about industry trends, advancements and success stories keeps you in touch with market conditions. This information allows you to see which companies and professionals are leading the pack. You can follow their examples in your own workplace. 69Do exceptional work. In any role, there is a way to perform at your best. Look for ways to deliver a top performance. Show up early, be flexible to new assignments, have a positive attitude, cooperate with other departments, pay attention to the little details.Be professionally curious. Talk to people about their careers. Learn more about how success is measured in other roles, departments and companies. Ask people their thoughts on different industries. 70 People hire people. You never know what connections may be relevant when you start your next job search, so develop a habit of making good connections no matter where you go. Take the time to learn about others, and be helpful when you can.As in all things in life, getting in front of a difficult task early is always less stressful than reacting to a career surprise. Changing jobs is to be expected. No matter how secure you feel today, the time will come when either you or your employer decide it is time to change.松江区闵行区67-70 FDABThe explosion of new media, ranging from the internet to digital television, means that people working in advertising will have to come up with more ways to catch the public’s attention in the future.______67______ No longer will all members be watching the same program: some will be watching different channels on their own TVs, surfing the net or doing both at the same time. The advertising industry will have to work “harder and smarter” to cut through the “mess” of the future with a wide range of new media, all competing to catch the consumers’ eyes.People have become more individual in their consumption of advertising. New technology has madeexperimenting with new forms of advertising possible. The monologue where the advertisement tells housewives that this is the washing powder they should buy is just a cliché(陈词滥调) now. ______68______ There is, consequently, little hope of them surviving for more than another twenty years. A much closer relationship with the consumer is gradually being created.The definition of what constitutes advertising will expand well beyond the conventional mass media. Shopping environments will themselves become a part of the advertising process. Increasingly, they will exist not simply to sell goods, but also to entertain people and to make sure that they enjoy their time there. The aim will be to “warm” people towards these places so that they will return to purchase goods there again.In spite of these and other changes, it is highly unlikely that TV, print and radio will disappear altogether as advertising media. ______69______ But other marketing strategies, such as public relations and direct marketing, will become as important as advertising. Advertising agencies will have to reinvent themselves. They will no longer be able simply to produce advertisements and then support these through PR, direct marketing or the internet. Instead, they will have to change the whole way they look at communication and start thinking about ideas which are not specific to one discipline.______70______ Originality of thinking has always been in short supply. It will continue to be so in the future. But there will be increasing coston the advertiser’s ability to be imaginative and to think laterally about engaging the consumer in a broader variety of media.静安区67-70 FCEAMy wife and I recently welcomed a child into the world. His only interest right now is keeping us awake 24/7. But one day, he’ll need to learn something about finance. When he does, here are some suggestions.1. You might think you want an expensive car, a fancy watch, and a huge house. But you don’t. ______(67)________ You think having expensive stuff will bring it. It almost never does—especially from the people you want to respect and admire you.2. The road to financial regret is paved with debt. Some debt, such as a mortgage, is OK. But most spending that results in debt is the equivalent of a drug: a quick hit of pleasure that wears off, only to drag you down for years tocome, limiting your options and keeping you weighed down by the baggage of your past.3. I hope you’re poor at some point. Not struggling, and not unhappy, of course. But there’s no way to learn the value of money without feeling the power of its scarcity. It teaches you the difference between necessary and desirable. ______(68)_______ These are essential survival skills.4. If you’re like most people, you’ll spend most of your adult life thinking, “Once I’ve saved/earned $X, everything will be great.” Then you’ll hit $X, move the goalposts, and resume chasing your tail. It’s a miserable cycle. Your goals should be about more than money.5. Don’t stay in a job you hate because you made a career choice at 18. Almost no one knows what he or she wants to do at that age. Many people don’t know what they want until they’re twice that age. (These are the signs you’re in the wrong career.)6. The best thing money buys is to control over your time. _____ (69) ________ One day you’ll realize that this freedom is one of the things that makes you truly happy.7. Change you r mind when you need to. I’ve noticed a tendency for people to think they’ve mastered investing when they’re young. They start investing at age 18 and think they have it all figured out by age 19. They never do.8. Some people are born into families that encourage education; others are from families that are against it. Some are born into flourishing economies; others, into war and poverty. I want you to be successful, and I want you to earn it. But realize that not all success is due to hard work and not all poverty is due to laziness. Keep this in mind when judging people, including yourself.9. Your savings rate has a little to do with how much you earn and a lot to do with how much you spend. I know a dentist who lives paycheck to paycheck, always on the edge of ruin. I know another person who never earned more than $50,000 and saved a fortune. The difference is entirely due to their spending _____(70) _____.10. Don’t listen to me if you disagree with what I’ve written. The world you grow up in will h ave different values and opportunities than the one I did. More important, you’ll learn best when you disagree with someone and then are forced to learn it yourself. (On the other hand, always listen to your mother.)徐汇区67-70 FACD。
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黄浦区2017年九年级学业考试模拟考英 语 试 卷 2017年4月(满分150分，考试时间：100分钟）考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。
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Part 1 Listening （第一部分 听力）I. Listening Comprehension （听力理解） （共30分）A. Listen and choose the right picture （根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片） （6分）ABCDEFGH 1. ________ 2. _______ 3. _________ 4. __________ 5. __________ 6. _________B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear （根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案） （8分）7. A) Cloudy. B) Sunny. C) Windy. D) Rainy.8. A) On the first floor.B) On the fourth floor. C) On the fifth floor.D) On the sith floor. 9. A) $7.5.B) $15. C) $30. D) $50. 10. A) By bus.B) By train. C) By underground. D) By bie. 11. A) At school.B) In a hotel. C) At home. D) In a shop. 12.A) Have dinner. B) Eat out. C) Meet his parents. D)Tae the train.13. A) Teacher and student. B) Doctor and patient.C) Mother and son. D) Brother and sister.14. A) Bill will give the lady a picture. B) Bill is inviting the lady to dinner.C) Bill’s son is good at cooing food. D) Bill received a Christmas gift from his son.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false （判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）（6分）15. Joe is going to start indergarten in the fall.16. It will be the first time for them to move to another place.17. His sister became upset because she didn’t want to leave her friends.18. His mother thought that it is always eciting to meet something unnown.19. They have to move because his father is offered a new job in London.20. Joe is going to miss all of the fun things they did ecept their wals through the streets.D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences （听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词）（10分）21. Andrew Carnegie was born to a __________ __________ in Scotland.22. Andrew enjoyed hearing __________ __________ from his uncle at home.23. Andrew __________ __________ go to school because he enjoyed being at home.24. Finally when he was __________ __________ old, Andrew started attending school.25. His family left Scotland for the United States _________ __________.Part 2 Phonetics, Grammar and Vocabulary（第二部分语音、语法和词汇）Ⅱ. Choose the best answer （选择最恰当的答案）（共20分）26. Which of the following words is pronounced /feə/?A) fill B) fair C) fear D) fire27.After a long journey, the old man sat down and had _______ short rest.A) a B) an C) the D) /28.Everybody rose and clapped their hands _______ the end of the concert.A) by B) in C) at D) for29. Studies show that less active students in class require a little more _______.A) prie B) tas C) friend D) care30. Jane too _______ loo at her house the moment she started her car.A) other B) others C) another D) the other31.Benjamin was born in Boston _______ the morning of January 17, 1907.A) in B) on C) at D) by32. The waiter was ased to welcome guests with a _______ smile and a bow.A) friendly B) indly C) politely D) happily33. It’s important for a teacher to epress ______ clearly in class.A) he B) him C) his D) himself34. According to a recent survey, Google Play is one of ______ apps in the world.A) popular B) more popular C) most popular D) the most popular35. The newspaper says house prices in Australia are epected ______ by 10% in 2017.A) rise B) rising C) to rise D) to rising36. Something must be done to stop air pollution, ______ we will have no fresh air.A) or B) for C) but D) so37. Taobao shop owners are busy ______ clothes for their online customers.A) pac B) to pac C) pacing D) to pacing38. More than si million guests ______ Shanghai Disneyland Par since last June.A) visit B) visited C) were visiting D) have visited39. Listen! Someone ______ at the door. Please go and answer it.A) nocs B) is nocing C) has noced D) was nocing40.Passengers must not leave their seats ______ the plane comes to a full stop.A) until B) since C) if D) because41. Many parts of this car ______ in less developed countries, lie Thailand.A) produce B) producedC) are produced D) was produced42. We ______ respect the local culture and customs when traveling abroad.A) can B) need C) may D) should43. ______ good time they are having with their family on the beach!A) What B) How C) What a D) How a44. –What about reading loud to practice our spoen English?–______A) Than you. B) That’s fine. C) Don’t worry. D) I thin it helps.45. –My brother hurt his bac while playing basetball yesterday.–______A) That’s all right. B) That’s terrible.C) I don’t thin so. D) I’m afraid not.Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrase in the bo. Each word or phrase can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。
黄浦区2017度高三第一学期期终调研测试英语试题教学内容
黄浦区2017学年度高三第一学期期终调研测试英语试题黄浦区2017学年度第一学期高三年级期终调研测试英语试卷（完卷时间： 120分钟满分： 140分）2017年12月15日上午第I卷（共100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. Before dinner. B. During the meal.C. After dinner.D. Tomorrow evening.2. A. In a hotel. B. At a bus station.C. In a cinema.D. At an airport.3. A. Salesman and customer. B. Boss and secretary.C. Doctor and patient.D. Doctor and nurse.4. A. 4. B.5. C.6.D. 7.5. A. The lecture. B. The heat.C. The workload.D. The air quality.6. A. Confident. B. Nervous. C. Uninterested.D. Annoyed.7. A. Visit the company. B. Re-write his resumé.C. Get a job on campus.D. Apply for a job with PICC.8. A. He is fearless. B. He is forgetful.C. He is helpful.D. He is thoughtful.9. A. Talking about sports. B. Writing up local news.C. Reading newspapers.D. Putting up advertisements.10. A. She expects to see him soon. B. She agrees with the man.C. She doesn’t believe he can do it.D. She will work for the library.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear one longer conversation and two short passages. After each conversation or passage, you will be asked several questions. The conversation and 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 14 are based on the following conversation.11. A. The scientific steps to write a paper. B. A funny story that they read recently.C. An assignment of a creative writing course.D. A detective case that was just finished.12. A. She encountered a bottleneck when writing a story.B. She was happy that she finished the story easily.C. She was expected to finish the story in a month.D. She decided to give up the story eventually.13. A. Change to another topic. B. Give the story an ending first.C. Do work for another course.D. Write everything occurring to her.14. A. Buy jewels for her mother. B. Locate the security camera.C. Do some research for her writing.D. Rob a jewelry store for ideas.Questions 15 through 17 are based on the following passage.15. A. They don’t attach importance to scores. B. They attract fewer and fewer students.C. They will take place next week.D. They will no longer exist.16. A. To inspire young people to practice more.B. To encourage young people to be creative.C. To motivate young people to keep learning.D. To urge young people to start up companies.17. A. To bring more economic benefits. B. To help students memorize better.C. To change the present education system.D. To develop teachers’ multi-skills.Questions 18 through 20 are based on the following passage.18. A. More communication with others. B. Construction of the life journey.C. Revealing of determination.D. Loss of the social identity.19. A. Depression and isolation. B. Walking around the corner.C. Lack of sleep.D. Getting impatient.20. A. Making it possible to get a pay rise.B. Providing people with new business.C. Giving people time to think about their life again.D. Helping people to find jobs based on their hobbies.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Norway is Teaching Travelers to TravelAfter 15 people died during Easter in 1967, the Norwegian Trekking Association and the Red Cross announced their campaign ‘Welcome to the mountains, but be responsible’. Fjellvettreglene, the ‘mountain code’ (21) ______ encourages people to have a healthy and respectful relationship with nature, has since become a crucial part of Norwegian culture. It includes points such as bringing necessary equipment (22) ______ (assist) yourself and others, seeking shelter if necessary and feeling no shame in turning around.Nationally, Norway (23) ______ (experience) an 11% increase in tourism in the past decade. From just 1,000 tourists in the whole of 2010, Trolltunga, a piece of rock that stands horizontally out of the mountain, (24) ______ (see) 1,800 visitors in one 2017 day alone. Why? Because people want the same picture they see on Instagram and Facebook. A lot don’t care about the experience of the hike. They just want proof (25) ______ they did it. But, while good for the economy, this tourism boom has become a threat (26) ______ Norway’s natural environment.Used toilet paper, (27) ______ (abandon) tents and plastic bottles can be found littered all around Trolltunga. And with the high amount of people who come unprepared for such an active hike, Norway’s leading hiking group, Friluftsliv, also has called for regulations on the number of tourists (28) ______ (hike) to Trolltunga. Lasse Heimdal, leader of the outdoor organization said, “On a busy day, you may have to wait in line for an hour and a half j ust to get a picture. To control this, we’d like to regulate (29) ______ _____ people can hike in a day. Starting hike times should also have regulations so people don’t start too late and find (30) ______ stuck up here.”Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Wor ld’s Best RestaurantThe Black Swan, a rural pub in England has been named “the world’s best restaurant” by TripAdvisor. After scoring up positive feedback, the review website 31 the pub over fine dining establishments from New York to Paris in its 32 Travelers' Choice awards.So what’s it got going for it?Firstly, this isn’t some backwater pub enjoying in insignificance. Tommy Banks, a(n) 33 young cook, is already a TV regular in the UK and has had a Michelin star to his name since becoming the youngest receiver ever in 2013 at the age of 24. Secondly, it's not really a pub anymore. Like many rural UK pubs, the Black Swan had been in 34 for many years before 2006, when Banks' family took over. After their attempts to run it as a pub struggled, they decided to make it a dining 35 .It now operates as both restaurant and fashionable 36 , offering food-and-stay packages that help draw customers to its truly 37 location. It's usually booked up well in advance withIII. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Could Buying Paintings Make You Rich?Is investing in paintings a good way to get rich fast? And how should you invest in art?“With extreme 41 ” is the advice of Patrick Connolly, a financial adviser. “We don’t 42 our customers to invest in art because the downsides are greater than the upsides. It doesn't produce income or earnings. What you 43 is exclusively based on supply and demand, and there are big movements upwards or downwards if there are changes in the economic environment,” he said.To invest in art as a true investment, you need a starting fund of at least $5,000. But it’s not just about having enough 44 to buy the painting in the first place. Expensive works of art are often stored in protective boxes complete with detectors to monitor humidity and temperature levels, and to protect them from sun damage or other 45 such as a spilled cup of coffee. And if you do put it on your wall, then your insurance costs are likely to be high. If word gets out that you have expensive art hanging on your wall, then you're likely to be a 46 for thieves.Art is also not a regulated investment so when things go wrong – for example, an artwork turns out to be a fraud（赝品）– then investors cannot fall back on 47 for any repayment.Of course given the current environment of low interest rates, that's still a(n) 48 return than many savings accounts will give you. As art has no association to the stock market, it means paintings can 49 in value even when the market crashes, making it a good option for investment 50 .It is reported that after a decrease in the global art market throughout 2016, auction（拍卖）sales 51 in the first six months of 2017. Yet you don't necessarily have to be super-wealthy to invest in art. There are a growing number of art fairs and online marketplaces aimed at buyers with a more 52 budget. Most art industry experts suggest that you buy a piece of art because you like it, not because you want to get rich. The most 53 approach is probably to buy something you like and can 54 and, be prepared to keep it just for your own pleasure. If it goes up in value that should be just a(n) 55 benefit.41. A. accuracy B. carefulness C. enthusiasmD. generosity42. A. beg B. control C. forbidD. recommend43. A. get back B. look into C. take outD. turn to44. A. desire B. energy C. moneyD. time45. A. accidents B. appliances C. measuresD. drinks46. A. partner B. spectator C. targetD. therapy47. A. initiative B. regulation C. strategyD. tradition48. A. better B. earlier C. healthierD. lower49. A. fall apart B. fall down C. go aheadD. go up50. A. funds B. levels C. selectionsD. rates51. A. ceased B. proceeded C. recoveredD. shrank52. A. fixed B. limited C. massiveD. modest53. A. creative B. direct C. flexibleD. sensible54. A. afford B. preserve C. transferD. undertake55. A. added B. maximum C. obviousD. socialSection 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 )Post-00s is a documentary about growing up. It covers almost every aspect of millennials’experiences on their path toward adolescence – their struggles with schoolwork, their relationship with peers, their confusion if a younger brother or sister is born into the family, and their growing desire to keep a distance from their parents. But this five-episode series was different from any other TV program with a similar theme.Post-00s was filmed over a period of 10 years, during which the show’s makers followed a group of kids from when they were infants through to when they became teenagers. In other words, the show’s “characters” grow older for real, and their stories are all real.“Coming-of-age” stories, as they’re known, have a special appeal. They satisfy our curiosity of looking at someone else’s life, and we become more and more attached to the characters as if we truly know them. And while we enjoy the truthfulness of the stories because nothing is set in advance, we also can’t help but feel the cruelty of reality. After all, there’s no re-writing of the script（剧本）and there’s no turning back – this is real life.This realness can also be seen in Boyhood, a 2014 film that won the Silver Bear award for best director at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. During a period of 12 years, the filmfollows the life of Mason Jr – played by US actor Ellar Coltrane – from when he was 6 to when he finished high school.One of Boyhood’s appeals comes from its “ordinariness”. Mason Jr isn’t some child genius... He is a quietly spoken, fairly typical American boy, growing up in the Texas suburbs. He likes riding his bike and playing video games.While coming-of-age stories may look ordinary on the outside, they often allow us to look underneath the surface and see something extraordinary – the power of life itself.56. In the documentary, we see post-00’s growing experience EXCEPT __________.A. how they deal with their studiesB. how they help look after brothers or sistersC. how they get along with people of their ageD. how much they long to be independent of their parents57. What do Post-00 and Boyhood have in common?A. They’re intended to win an award for best director.B. The heroes and heroines are characters themselves.C. They’re a kind of reality show of ordinary kids’ growth.D. The stories are based on true life but polished by writers.58. Audience are interested in “coming-of-age” stories because __________.A. they can see the truth of lifeB. they know the characters wellC. they are much fond of gossipD. they appreciate stories of daily life59. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A. Post-00s are different geniusesB. Actors are ordinary charactersC. Documentary is real lifeD. Life is one big story( B )B BC SHOPEntertaining. Informing. Inspiring.WHAT A RELIEF!Delight everyone on your holiday gift list with great gifts from the BBC.You’ll earn heartfelt thanks from nature lovers for Planet Earth I & II: The Complete Collection (page 41) –inspiring look at our planet’s wildest, most myster ious creatures and their breathtaking home.…from mystery lovers for Sherlock: Complete Seasons 1-4 and The Abominable Bride Giftset (page 13)– entertaining proof that Holmes can be difficult, dangerous, accurate, and absolute funny.…and from those who a ppreciate all things British. Delight Charles Dickens fans with Dickensian (page 7).The new drama series with more adventures for Dickens’ characters…Dinner with Dickens Cookbook (page 9) with procedures for his favorite dishes…and Tom Baker Reads “A Christmas poem” (page 8) for a wonderful new holiday tradition.Plus teapots, T-shirts, shortbread, mugs and more – just in time for the holidays.Enjoy!THE MOMENTWelcome to murder, suspense, romance, robbery and clothing in this exciting historical drama! Trouble begins for Rachel Verinder the day she inherits a large diamond stolen from a Hindu temple. When it disappears again, suspicion falls on Franklin Blake, the man who loves her. But what about mysterious cousin Godfrey, the housemaid with a thieving past, and doctor who experiments with opium（鸦片）? Blake must discover the fate of the Moonstone or lose Rachel forever. A powerful tale and emotionally sudden changes, based on the first-ever English detective novel by Wikie Collins. 3¾ hours.DVD 21024 $34.99 YOUR PRICE: ￥27.98WALKERS CHRISTMAS TREE SHORTBREAD AND TINSSanta and a beautiful Angel put the finishing touches on Christmas tree tins – perfect centerpieces and holiday decorations that your family and friends will enjoy year after year. Lift the treetops and taste the delicious secret inside: pure butter shortbread shaped like mini-Christmas trees, and made from only finest ingredients – flour, butter, sugar and salt.Baked in the village of Aberlour in the Scottish Highlands, they follow a generations-old family procedure, first perfected by Joseph Walker in 1898. While the shortbread will disappear as if by magic, the tins will hold your holiday cookies and candy for manyChristmases to come.Wonderful hostess gifts. Both tins: 6〃h ×4¾〃d; net wt 4.4 oz.Angel 21042 $19.98Santa 21043 $19.9860. Tom’s wife is a home baker, so he’d better refer to Page ______ for a Christmas present for her.A. 8B. 9C. 13D. 4161. Which of the following statements is TRUE about “The Moment”?A. It is an adapted drama lasting nearly 4 hours.B. The story, rather than the actors, is attracting.C. There are three suspects for stealing the diamond.D. It is based on Wikie Collins’ most famous detective novel.62. What can be learned about the shortbread?A. It usually disappears in a magic way together with the tin.B. It follows a secret procedure perfected by Joseph Walker.C. It is wrapped in a tin with both Angel and Santa on it.D. It is traditionally family-baked in Scotland.( C )①Australians have long been known for having a relaxed and casual attitude tolife. According to Dr Tanya King, senior lecturer from Victoria’s Deakin University, “It’s Australians’ egalitarianism, sense of humor and informal language that are most commonly mentioned as examples of this attitude”.②Egalitarianism roots in the way that the nation was built. In Australia’s founding era in the late 1700s, criminal settlers were often cruelly treated and robbed of their basic human rights by governors. The criminal class, who were mostly working-class Brits and Irish, was unable to seek civic positions that were reserved for immigrants who were not the criminal, with the latter arguing that if criminals gained equal rights it would be ‘rewarding criminality’. Because of this, an egalitarian spirit was worn as a symbol of honor by many criminal settlers. They may not have had power, education or wealth, but they had a shared belief in equality.③The informal way Australians use language is also believed to root in criminal times.Philologist Sidney Baker once wrote that ‘no other class would have a better talent for creating new terms to fit in with their new conditions in life’. Cockney rhyming slang brought over by the British working class was abbreviated even further –so ‘have a Captains Cook’ (have a look), became ‘ava captains’. This same practice was used to economize ordinary clauses. Words like ‘good day’ became ‘g’day’, and barbecue was ‘barbie’.④The tough conditions of settler times also played a p art in Australians’ dry, self-criticizingand sarcastic（讽刺的）sense of humor. While in many countries it’s considered poor taste to find humor in difficult circumstances, Australians tend to look at the lighter side. On one road trip, as I hit the state line and entered Victoria, I drove past some blackened trees, the leftovers of a recent bushfire. A road sign warning drivers about wildlife was half-melted and bent, but the shape of a hopping kangaroo was still distinct. Behind the figure, someone had drawn flames making it look as though the animal’s tail was on fire. I couldn’t help but laugh – it was a brilliant reminder of the country’s ‘nothing upsets us’ and anti-authoritarian attitude.⑤And one thing you can’t help but notice when driving around Australia is the country’splentiful amounts of space. This, along with considerable leisure time plus favorable climate, all contribute to Australians’ relaxed attitude.63. The underlined word “egalitarianism” is closest to __________ in meaning.A. criminalityB. crueltyC. equalityD. governmentalism64. Which of the following is a feature of the way Australians use language?A. They use more slangs than other people.B. They give new meanings to existent words.C. They favour shortened forms of expressions.D. They coin terms in memory of criminal times.65. What can be inferred from paragraph 4?A. Kangaroos’ living condition s are getting tougher.B. Forest fires threaten Australian s’ life to a great extent.C. Potential danger is here and there on the roads in Victoria.D. Australians’ jokes may not be as careless as they seem on the surface.66. The passage mainly talks about __________.A. how the late 1700s impacted AustraliaB. why Australians enjoy casual life so muchC. wha t contributes to Australians’ relaxed lifestyleD. how Australians present their attitude towards lifeSection CDirections: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.Directions: 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.Are Open Offices Good for Us?Four years ago, Chris Nagele did what many other technology executives have done before – moved his team into an open concept office. His staff had been entirely working from home, but he wanted everyone to be together, to connect and cooperate more easily. It quickly became clear, though, that Nagele had made a huge mistake. Everyone was distracted and productivity suffered and nine employees were unhappy, not to mention Nagele himself. About three years after moving into the open office, Nagele moved the company into a 10,000-square foot office where everyone now has their own space — complete with closing doors.Numerous companies have held the open office — about 70% of US offices are open concept — and very few have moved back into traditional spaces with offices and doors. But research that we’re 15% less productive, we have huge trouble concentrating in open working spaces, has contributed to a growing criticism against open offices.Beside the cheaper cost, one main argument for the open workspace is that it increases teamwork. However, it’s well documented that we rarely brainstorm brilliant ideas when we’re just shooting the breeze in a crowd. Instead, as many of us know, we’re more likely to hear学习—————好资料精品资料 about the Christmas gift a colleague is buying for a family member, or problems with your deskmate’s spouse.For jobs that require focus, like writing, advertising, financial planning and computer programming, some companies that aren’t ready to abandon open plans are experimenting with quiet and c losed spaces. The trouble with that, is some of us don’t feel comfortable leaving the team to go off on our own —it can feel as if we’re not pulling our weight if we’re not present. That’s particularly true in high -pressure environments. Some of us even feel that escaping to a quiet room is a sign of weakness.第II 卷 （共40分）V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72. 选举的结果很快便在全世界传播开了。
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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.How Safe Is Your Bed?Do you consider your bed a safe place of rest and calm? Do you sink into a mattress (床垫) after a hard day’s work and feel tension and stress drain away as you rest your weary head on a soft pillow? Well, you might not feel so relaxed if you knew that tiny pests were hiding there! It seems that beds may not be such a good place for our health and happiness ---- they could actually be making us ill!Recent studies have shown that bacteria, fungi and dust mites (螨虫), some smaller than the diameter of a hair, live in our bedding. When we move around in our sleep, we disturb them and they are bounced up into the air -- which we then breathe in as we sleep. According to the American Lung Association, four out of five households in the United States now have high levels of dust mites, although it’s not the mites themselves that cause the problems, but their droppings. These are “highly allergenic(致敏的)” according to Dr William Berger, a fellow with the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. “Even if you aren’t allergic… they can still irritate you, the way pepper would if it blew into your nose and eyes.”Brendan Boor, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, who carries out bed research, also found that bed dust in the air leads to allergies -- causing watery eyes, sneezing, coughs and asthma. He has recommended ways to limit our exposure to these boring allergens: Firstly, he suggests vacuuming your mattress regularly –weekly, or even daily. He also recommends doing away with carpets and washing floors. Using allergen-proof bed covers, he says, can reduce the risk of getting allergies. In addition, washing bedding and pillows frequently can help, as can a portable air cleaner placed near the bed.If you do as Brendan Boor suggests, you will breathe in cleaner air as you sleep … or will you? Is it really safe for you to go back in your bed?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.Moustache（胡子）for Cash“Movember”, as the annual event is known, sees men in countries including the UK, US and Australia grow out their facial hair while collecting sponsorship money from friends, family and colleagues, with the money going to cancer charities.The month of no shaving began unofficially in 2003, when a pair of men from Australia persuaded their family to join them in growing a moustache in order to encourage men to get themselves checked for cancer, which is seen as distasteful by some males. A year later, the group decided to set up the Movember Foundation, asking friends and colleagues to offer donations of money to support their efforts, and raised a massive A$54,000 which was shared between a number of health projects. With thanks most likely to social media, Movember soon went global and the foundation now operates worldwide, having raised over ￡440 million since 2004. The effects of the fundraising are wide-reaching, which had made a significant discovery in the treatment of cancer.The issue of some men being too self-willed to visit their doctor for a checkup, or perhaps being raised in a culture of “tough it out”, has led some males to neglect their health, which may mean it could be too late if something potentially deadly did develop. However, Movember is helping to break down the shame of male health by making it more accessible, meaning that men are more likely to visit their doctors. They found a way to appeal to men in a way that other campaigns just don’t – with a sort of blokey① jokiness.①blokey: behaving in a way that is supposed to be typical of men , especially men enjoying themselves in a group.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.Every year, more and more parents complain to their 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 exercise. 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 every school.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.HopeNothing in my life had prepared me for what I had to do. Choosing my words carefully, and fighting to stay calm, I told my 4-year-old daughter that her grandmother had suffered a stroke（中风），that she was unconscious, and that the doctors said she would probably never wake up. As she moved closer to me, Amelia looked at me, eyes bright, and said,“Maybe Grandma will be okay.”“Maybe she will,”I said, keeping back the tears, But I knew better. I was flying up to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, from our Florida home in the morning to say good-bye to my mom.The rest of that awful week, I joined my brother and father sitting by my mother’s side in the hospital room. I held her hand and talked to her. I told her that we still needed her. I told her that it wasn’t time to leave yet. I told her how much I loved her. And I told her that her little granddaughter, Amelia, believed that she’d get better. The doctors, with all their years of training and experience, offered no hope for recovery. The damage was simply too extensive.Then, a couple of weeks later, an odd thing happened. Mom woke up. She regained consciousness. Persevered through a long and tough recovery, during which she had to learn to walk, read, and write all over again, and eventually returned home to Dad. The only one who wasn’t shocked was Amerlia. The doctors couldn’t explain it. Amelia didn’t need to. Hope came as naturally to her as breathings.So why are we so afraid to hope sometimes? Maybe it’s because over the year, life’s disappointments can turn us to disillusionment（理想破灭）. How many times have you heard someone say:“Hope for the best, expect the worst”?That’s not really hope at all.Hope is being able to look at our world with all of the joy and wonder of a child.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.Meet The Member Who Quit SugarWhen I was 15, I weighed 100 kg.I was a size 20+ and hated the way I looked. I was a serial big eater and quite depressed. I would sit in front of the fridge, eat something, move to the cupboard, eat a packet of chips, and move back to the fridge.It was a heartbreaking cycle of hate and food. I didn’t feel confident, pretty, or worthwhile.Shopping made me cry, I avoided mirrors, and my social life came to an end. I actually lost friends because they told me I was antisocial. It became so bad that I wanted to abuse myself; my skin and my mind became my enemy.But then, I turned my life around. I quit sugar.It started with my mum. She staged an intervention(干预) that made me cry. I wanted to change - I needed to change - and she could see how unhappy I was.She put me onto a diet that mostly aimed to schedule meals, and - to my shock horror - cut out all processed sugar. It was so hard at first. I remember the shame of sneaking chocolate and candies when the three o’clock hunger hits.But the weeks kept coming and it just got easier. I stopped eating sugar, and I stopped loving it; simple as that.I substituted chips and biscuits for fruit and nuts, and had cup-of-soups after school when I was hit by the desire. I also had more energy, having a 20-minute walk with my dog into my everyday routine; I began to love that personal time.Cutting out sugar gave me so much more control over my body, and my outlook on life improved. So many people are intimidated by the words “quit sugar”. It’s not true. Fruit, honey, et cetera are natural sugars, and believe me, they fuel you better than chocolate bars ever could.Now I’m 17, turning 18, and I weigh 70 kg. I still struggle with my weight, but this is w here I sit naturally, and I am very proud of myself. I never thought I would be confident enough to wear dresses or skirts, and take leadership roles to put myself out there and develop my social skills.I could never have done it without the support of my friends and family, and I urge everyone who wants to do right by themselves and change their diet - quitting sugar or otherwise - to share their decision with people. Develop a support network, online or offline, which can offer you advice or pick you up when you’re down. And I can assure you, from my own personal experience, your body will thank you, and you will thank yourself too.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.There are various means consumers can do if they find that an item they bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to the manufacturer’s claims. A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager. In general, the “higher up” his or her complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled. In such a case, it is usually settled in the consumer’s favor, assuming he or she has a just claim.Consumers should complain in person whenever possible, but if they cannot get to the placeof purchase, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter.Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but firmly, and especially when the consumer can demonstrate what is wrong with the item in question. If this cannot be done, the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general st atements. For example, “The left speaker does not work at all and the sound coming out of the right one is unclear” is better than “This stereo does not work”. The store manager may advice the consumer to write to the manufacturer. If so, the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and firmly as possible. If a polite complaint does not achieve the desired result, the consumer can go to a step further. She or he can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a private or public organization responsible for protecting consumer’s rights.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.Why do we read poetry? First obvious one: because we enjoy it. The only other reason is for academic purposes, and that's not why this is here.Many of us read poetry simply because we often feel depressed and hopelessly lost, and in poetry we see how beautiful and strange everything is. So in that way poetry calms our anxiety.There are many different kinds of poems. They are not all calming. Some poems make me anxious, angry, scared, and sad, which is why I value them. As a reader, I want a full meal, not just dessert. I want the sweet and the bitter. Often, I read poetry when I’m already relaxed. In fact, I read more when I'm not stressed out.Here are the main reasons I respond to poetry, as far as I can tell. Metrical (格律的) poems are about setting up rules and then bending them. Usually this is done by setting up a rhythm and then breaking it or almost breaking it, and then returning to it again. This satisfies my desire for order and also my desire for testing boundaries.Poetry plays with language and often puts words together in surprising ways, which is thrilling the way that food can be, when the chef has paired ingredients you never thought would taste good together but somehow do.Many poems are dense. Words mean two or three things at once and lots of suggestions are packed between the lines. This is intellectually inspiring and it allows me to read the same poem over and over, always finding new things in it.And, of course, there’s the subject matter. It interests me ju st as it would if the same subject was explored in a story or essay. Not all poems interest me in this way, but then not all stories and essays do, either.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.Wearable technology can reportedly tell you a lot more than just the number of calories you’re burning or how many steps you’ve walked… That clever smartwatch can actually tell that you’re about to get a cold, days before you start feeling poorly. As New Scientist reports, researchers at Stanford University in California have discovered that wearable tech can now detect when you’re about to fall prey to (感染) a frightening winter bug, simply by tracking your vital statistics.After monitoring 40 smartwatch users for up to two years, the team has demonstrated that the devices can be used to detect the first signs of coming illness. The particip ants’ pulse and skin temperature were continuously monitored throughout the period, with the scientists noting that their smartwatches recorded unusually higher heart rates and skin temperatures up to three days before the volunteers began displaying symptoms of cold or flu.Study leader Michael Snynder said: “Once these wearables collect enough data to know what your normal baseline readings are, they can get very good at sensing when something goes wrong. We think that if your heart rate and skin temperat ure are elevated for about two hours, there’s a strong chance you’re getting sick.” “Continuous tracking of your vital signs is more informative than having a doctor measure them once a year and comparing them with population averages,” he added.The team now hopes to create an algorithm (算法) that will let smartwatches notify you when you’re about to get sick. Well, at least that might give us the chance to stock up on vitaminsand wrap up warm before the germ attacks!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.Fun Offices Make Workers Happier?In order to make their employees happier, companies around the world have been busy installing play equipment in the workplace. Table football, computer games and action figures have become common in some workplaces.Despite all this effort, unfortunately, work still makes people unhappy. According to a study by the London School of Economics, the place where people feel most miserable is work.To proceed with an emphasis on being happy, however, other emotions are crowded out. Anger, sadness, anxiety and uncertainty all become a no-no. Such a ban on negative emotions can be emotionally bad for employees. A number of studies have shown that being able to express a range of positive and negative emotions is important, particularly when people are dealing with difficult experiences.Besides, being constantly on the lookout for happiness may actually drive happiness away from us. Scientists have found that when we talk about how important happiness is, we become less likely to find it, even when we have experiences that usually make us happy.Wanting to be happy at work is fair enough, but being forced to be happy at work can be troubling. If companies were genuinely interested in making their employees happy, they would perhaps look at some more “down-to-eart h” interventions (务实的干预). A simple step would be to stop interrupting workers with all sorts of pointless demands such as long emails and unnecessary forms. A study by Harvard Business School found workers felt most satisfied on days when they were able to focus on a piece of work and make meaningful progress on it.In short, if companies really want to make their employees happier, they should think long and hard before pointless restructuring.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.Chaco Great HouseAs early as the twelfth century A.D., the settlements of Chaco Canyon in New Mexico in the American Southwest were notable for their "great houses," massive stone buildings that contain hundreds of rooms and often stand three or four stories high. Archaeologists have been trying to determine how the buildings were used. While there is still no universally agreed upon explanation, there are three competing theories.One theory holds that the Chaco structures were purely residential, with each housing hundreds of people. Supporters of this theory have interpreted Chaco great houses as earlier versions of the architecture seen in more recent Southwest societies. In particular, the Chaco houses appear strikingly similar to the large, well-known "apartment buildings" at Taos, New Mexico, in which many people have been living for centuries.A second theory contends that the Chaco structures were used to store food supplies. One of the main crops of the Chaco people was grain maize, which could be stored for long periods of time without spoiling and could serve as a long-lasting supply of food. The supplies of maize had to be stored somewhere, and the size of the great houses would make them very suitable for the purpose.A third theory proposes that houses were used as ceremonial centers. Close to one house, called Pueblo Alto, archaeologists identified an enormous mound formed by a pile of old material. Excavations of the mound revealed deposits containing a surprisingly large number of broken pots. This finding has been interpreted as evidence that people gathered at Pueblo Alto for special ceremonies. At the ceremonies, they ate festive meals and then discarded the pots in which the meals had been prepared or served. Such ceremonies have been documented for other Native American cultures.Directions: 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.For thousands of years , people have sailed across the oceans to trade , explore and transportgoods . However , not every ship arrives at its port of destination . Weather ,war , navigation mistakes and bad luck have caused many ships to sink to the bottom of the ocean. These shipwrecks , which are estimated to number more than three million , have long fascinated us . In addition to being historically important , they sometimes contain great riches.Historical research is a key motivator for shipwreck hunters . Ships carrying documents and artifact can teach us about ancient civilizations and important events . For instance , in 1997 the Pandora , which sank in 791, was discovered off the coast of Australia . The findings from the ship helped us understand the events surrounding the famous mutiny (暴动) on another ship ----- the Bounty . Another important discovery off the US coast in 1996 is widely believed to be the Queen Ann’s Revenge , the flagship of the private Blackbeard.Profit is another motive for shipwreck exploration ,as companies use advanced sonar , robots and retrieval equipment to find treasure ships . One such firm is Odyssey Marine Exploration . The company has found hundreds of ships , including , in 2007 , a Spanish sailing ship containing 500,000 silver coins. The ship , which sank 200 years ago in the Atlantic Ocean , carried a treasure estimated to be worth $500 million . Soon after the discovery , a long legal battle over ownership rights took place between the company and the Spanish government . Cases like these are part of an ongoing debate about protecting historically important ships from treasure hunters.Directions: 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.Moving My CurfewFor some time now , I have had an 8:00 p.m. curfew ---the time by which I have to be at home , even on weekends. When I was younger , I didn’t really complain . But now I have reached an age when this curfew is no longer suitable . For several reasons , it is clearly time to move my curfew to 10:00 p.m. on weekends.First of all , I ’m soon going to be an adult , like all teenagers , I need practice handling the greater freedom that goes along with being an adult . When teenagers don’t get practice handling freedom , they often make many serious mistakes. For example , some teenagers go away to college and suddenly they don’t know how to handle it , and they get into trouble . I上海市各区2017届高三英语二模试卷题型分类专题汇编：摘要写作Summary Writingbelieve it is better to increase freedom gradually . That may the teenager learners how to handle freedom responsibly . I believe I could handle a later curfew without making serious mistakes in judgment.A later curfew is also important to me because I’m an active student . As you know , I am often on the committee in charge of running extra-curricular activities .Because of my present curfew , I have to finish school activities over an hour before they are over. Others students must take over for me when I leave . A 10:00 curfew would allow me to stay until the end of school functions and give me enough time to get home without rushing .Finally , I am a teenager who can be trusted to handle a 10:00 p.m curfew . I know that many teenagers cannot handle much responsibility . However , I am clearly not that kind of teenager. I have proven myself to be a very responsible person . For example , I have never been in serious trouble , either at school or in the company . I also hold a part-time job and still manage to maintain a “B” average in school . In other words , I am a person who uses my time wisely , meets responsibilities an stays out of trouble .11。
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Section 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)In this section we consider what you can do to train your brain to improve your game playing skills.1. Daily workoutIt is very easy to find tactical puzzles and train. However, you must try to solve them. Don‘t just stare at the position for 10 seconds and then turn to the solution. You won‘t learn anything. Have a go at trying to solve the puzzle. If you got it right then great ---- well done. However, if you got it wrong, then have another look. Ask yourself questions such as the following:●Why did I get it wrong?●What was wrong with my solution?●What was the weakness that the tactic exploited?Where can you find tactical puzzles?It‘s easy. They are everywhere. Many newspapers, including Independent, and magazines have a daily or weekly chess puzzle. Key ―chess puzzles‖ into Google and you‘ll find a whole load of them. There are plenty of puzzle books.2. Use softwareNowadays chess software is terribly cheap. World Champion Vladimir Kramnik recently lost a match 4 – 2 against a software program. This program is available for about ￡30.In general, people use chess software for the wrong reasons. They often play game after game against the machine and get beaten every time. Bored with this, they turn the playing level right down so that the program is almost playing random moves and then they can beat it every time and feel better.Neither method will help you improve. However, chess software can be a fantastically useful learning tool if used in two particular ways.The first is if you have tried to solve a puzzle but it‘s a bit too difficult and you don‘t really understand the solution. Never mind ---- well done for trying. Now set the position up on the program and try different moves. Chess software is faultless at tactical play. It will instantly tellyou the right and wrong moves and why they do or don‘t work.Secondly you can run over games you have played to learn where you have gone wrong and where you could have improved. Get into the habit of keeping the score (i.e. writing down the moves) of games that you play. This will help you to improve and refine your understanding of tactical themes and patterns.56. What would be the best title of this passage?A. How to Train Your BrainB. Where to Find Tactical PuzzlesC. Daily Workout and Use of SoftwareD. How to Improve Your Chess-Playing Skills57. The underlined part ―tactical puzzles‖ in the second paragraph most probably means ______.A. puzzles making us better understand themes and patterns of difficult gamesB. puzzles showing us how to train our brains to think more effectivelyC. puzzles teaching us some skills to play more difficult gamesD. puzzles only teaching us how to play chess games well58. Which of the following would be the right way of using chess software?A. Playing as many games against the machine as possible.B. Always trying difficult puzzles to improve your chess skills.C. Running over games you‘ve played to learn from mistakes and improve.D. Turning the playing level down to build your self confidence and feel better.59. What does the writer think about chess software?A. Chess software will help a lot if properly used.B. Chess software below 30 pounds is too cheap to use.C. Chess software is a fantastically useful learning toolin daily work.D. Chess software helps improve understanding of tactical themes and patterns.Keys:56-59: DBCASection 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)Born in 1823 in Wales, Alfred Russel Wallace was a man of modest means, but he had a passion for nature and he chose to follow it. He started out collecting insects as a hobby, but eventually his longing for adventure led him to explore the world.Luckily for Wallace, Victorian Britain was discovering an interest in weird and wonderful insects, so the demand from museums and private collections for these beasts was growing. Wallace was able to make a living doing what he loved: collecting beetles and other insects.But his first trip of exploring the world ended in disaster. Wallace proceeded to the Amazon in South America. Its giant forests promised a wealth of new species, sure to put him on the scientific map. The trip took 6 weeks and involved every mode of transport in existence at the time. After four years Wallace set off for home, but his boat caught fire in the middle of the Atlantic. Everyone survived, but Wallace had to watch in despair as his samples went up in flames –including live animals he was bringing home that were trying to jump free of the flames. But he did not let it stop him.In 1854, Wallace set off on another adventure, this time to the Malay Archipelago. Wallace found himself humbled by the new and exciting things he saw. He later recalled: ―As I lie listening to these interesting sounds, I think how many besides myself have longed to see with their own eyes the many wonderful and beautiful things which I am daily encountering.‖In 1858, Wallace wrote what became known as the ―Ternate essay‖: a piece of writing that was to change our understanding of life forever. In his essay, Wallace argued that a species would only turn into another species if it was struggling for existence. Henry W. Bates was one of many scientists delighted by the idea of evolution by natural selection. In a letter to Wallace, he wrote: ―The idea is like truth itself, so simple and obvious that those who read and understand it will be struck by its simplicity; and yet it is perfectly original.‖56. __________ finally caused Wallace to explore the world.A. His strong affection for natureB. His life-long devotion to beastsC. His deep love for adventureD. Increasing demand for insects57. Which of the following is TRUE about Wallace‘s first trip?A. It took him six weeks to explore the Amazon with all kinds of transportation.B. He made a scientific study of a fairly limited number of insects.C. The fire cost him his four years‘ collection of animals.D. His passion cooled after the disaster.58. Wallace felt _____ on the Malay Archipelago.A. fearlessB. luckyC. challengedD. risky59. Wallace‘s idea on evolution of natural selection __________.A. made no sense at that timeB. built up a new concept of lifeC. was too simple to be trueD. revealed the origin of natureKeys:56-59 CCBBSection BDirections: Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions or unfinishedstatements. Foreach ofthemtherearefour choicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Choose the onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(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 most 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 ofthe 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 t he 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 exercise 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 re ligion.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: You.Because in the end, Little One, the only thing you should have to do to ―keep him interested‖ is to be you.Your 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.Keys:56—59 B B D ASection 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)When Frank and I stepped through the post office doors, there was a crowd gathered, gawking at the new fixture on the wall like a chorus of wide-mouthed frogs. I had to get closer, and that was where being a girl that's scrawnier than a wire fence came in handy. Fortunately, Frank, my twin of eleven years, was just the same."Come on." I said, grabbing his hand, and we slid through the cracks between people until we spilled out in front.Finally I got a good look. It was fixed to the plaster next to the postmaster's window, the place of honor usually reserved for the Wanted posters. Beady-eyed Zedekiah Smith, the bank robber, still hung there, but even he had been pushed aside for something more important.A telephone. The first one in town."How's it work?" Noah Crawford called out. Noah's the best fix-it man around, and I could tell he was itching to get his fingers on those shiny knobs."Don't rightly know," answered the postmaster, and he tugged at his goatee as if it might tell him. "I do know the sound of your voice moves along wires strung on poles. It's sort of like the telegraph, only you hear words instead of dots and dashes.""Ah," the crowd murmured, and I felt my own mouth move along.I gazed at that gleaming wood box and something happened inside me. Something — I can only guess — that might be like falling in love. The thought of talking into that box — of making my voice sail through wires in the sky — it took over my brain. I couldn't get it out."Frank," I whispered to my twin. "I have to use that telephone."Five minutes later, Frank towed me up Main Street, toward home. "Liza — " he began, but I cut him off. We two thought so much alike, I had Frank's questions answered before he even asked.56. People crowded in the post office because ___________.A. they were attracted by a new posterB. the postmaster was delivering a speechC. they were curious about the telephoneD. there was a wanted bank robber captured57. Which of the following is Not True according to the passage?A. Many people stared at the new device in open-mouthed amazement.B. The slight-figured twins managed to push to the front of the crowd.C. Even the best fix-it man in the town got no idea about the new device.D. The postmaster didn‘t know anything about how the telephone worked.58. By― It took over my brain. I couldn’t get it out.‖,we get a clear picture of the girl‘s ______.A. eagerness to use the telephoneB. fascination for the wood boxC. puzzlement over the strange soundD. determination to fly in the sky59. What is the passage mainly about?A. The twins‘ frustrating experiences in the town.B. A special assembly called in the local post office.C. People‘s reaction to the arrival of the first telephone.D. A great celebration of the start of telephone service.Keys:56-59 CDACSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions orunfinished 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.AI used to think ants knew what they were doing. The onesmarching across my kitchen counter looked so confident; I just figuredthey had a plan, knew where they were going and what needed to bedone. How else could ants organize highways, build elaborate nests,launch impressive attacks, and do all the other things ants do?Turns out I was wrong. Ants aren‘t clever little engineers, architects, or soldiersafter all --- at least not as individuals. When it comes to deciding what to do next, most ants don‘t have a clue. ―If you watch an ant try to accomplish something, you‘ll be impressed by how awkward it is,‖ says Deborah M. Gordon, a biologist at Stanford University.―Ants aren‘t smart,‖ Gordon says. ―Ant colonies are.‖ A colony can solve p roblems unthinkable for individual ants, such as finding the shortest path to the best food source, assigning workers to different tasks, or defending a territory from neighbors. As individuals, ants might be tiny dummies, but as colonies they respond quickly and effectively to their environment. They do it with something called collective intelligence.Where this intelligence comes from raises an essential question in nature: How do the simple actions of individual ants add up to the complex behavior of a group? How do hundreds of honey-bees make a critical decision about their hive(蜂巢)if many of them disagree? The collective abilities of such animals --- one of which grasps the big picture, but each of which contributes to the group‘s success --- seem miraculous even to the biologists who know them best. Yet during the past few decades, researchers have come up with fascinating insights.56. The author‘s former false impression about ants is that he thought them to be _______.A. smartB. awkwardC. elaborateD. creative57. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Ants will function as a single body once a decision is made by the commander.B. Ants are the only species which developed collective intelligence.C. The ant queen plays a role in managing ant workers besides laying eggs.D. An individual ant can‘t comprehend the whole process of a big movement.58. The paragraph following the passage will most probably deal with _______.A. where we can observe such fantastic behavior of antsB. which is the leading ant in charge of the actionC. how the collective intelligence worksD. what inspiration can be drawn from the collective abilitiesKEYS: 56-58 ADCSection BDirections:Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or Unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A. B. C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)If your in-box is currently reporting unread messages in the hundreds or thousands, you might have a hard time believing the news: e-mail is on the decline.At first thought, that might seem to be the case. The incoming generation, after all, doesn‘t do e-mail. Oh, they might have an account. They use it only as we would use a fax machine: as a means to communicate with old-school folks like their parents or to fulfill the sign-up requirements of Web sites. They rarely check it, though.Today‘s instant electronic memos—such as texting and Facebook and Twitter messages—are more direct, more concentrated, more efficient. They go without the salutation (称呼语) and the signoff (签收); we already know the ―to‖ and ―from.‖ Many corporations are moving to messaging networks for exactly that reason: more signal, less noise and less time. This trend is further evidence that store-and-forward systems such as e-mail and voicemail are outdated. Instead of my leaving you a lengthy message that you pick up later, I can now send you an easily-read message that you can read—and respond to—on the go.The coming of the mobile era is responsible for the decline of e-mail. Instant written messages bring great convince to people. They can deal with them at about any time: before amovie, in a taxi, waiting for lunch. And because these messages are very brief, they‘re suitable for smart phonetyping.Does this mean e-mail is on its way to the dustbin of digital history? Not necessarily. E-mail still has certain advantages. On the other hand, tweets and texts feel ephemeral—you read them, then they‘re gone, into an endless string, e-mail still feels like something you have and that you can f ile, search and return to later. It‘s easy to imagine that it will continue to feel more appropriate for formal communications: agreements, important news, longer explanations.So, e-mail won‘t go away completely. Remember, we‘ve been through a transition (过度) like this not so long ago: when e-mail was on the rise, people said that postal mail was dead. That‘s not how it works. Postal mail found its smaller market, and so will e-mail. New technology rarely replaces old one completely; it just adds new alternatives.56. What would the incoming generation like to do with their e-mail accounts?A. Contact close friends.B. Send long messages.C. Fill in some forms.D. Communicate with their colleagues.57. Which of the following is mainly discussed in paragraphs 3 and 4?A. The possible reasons behind the decline of e-mail.B. The likes and dislikes of the young generation.C. The rapid development of e-communication channels.D. Evidence about the uncertain future of easily-consumed messages.58. What does the underlined word ―ephemeral‖ in paragraph 5 mean?A. Automatically-sending.B. Randomly-written.C. Hardly- recognized.D. Shortly-appearing.59. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. It‘s too early to determine the decline of e-mail.B. E-mail has reasons to exist on its own advantages.C. E-mail, just like postal mail has come to its end.D. We should feel sorry for the decline of e-mail.KEYS: 56-59CADBSection BDirections:Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.（A）Like many other people, I love my smart phone, which keeps me connected with the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my laptop，because it holds all of my writing and thoughts. In spite of this love of technology,I know that there are times when I need to move away from these devices and truly communicate with others.On occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly study the materials and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom, I have a rule —no laptop,iPads,phones,etc. When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.Most students assume that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. There‘s a bit of truth to that. Some students assume that I am anti-technology. There‘s no truth in tha t at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it, so I can relate to my students.The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and make connections between the course materials and the class discussion.I‘ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course materials beyond the classroom.I‘m not saying that I won‘t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the chan ge,I‘m sticking to my plan. A few hours oftechnology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.56. Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with____________.A. the course materialsB. the author‘s class regulationsC. discussion topicsD. others‘ misuse of technology57. Which of the following statements is true?A. The author made the rule in that he was against technology.B. The author made the rule mainly because of his unpleasant experiences.C. The author‘s history class received low assessment.D. The students think highly of the author‘s history class.58. According to the author, the use of technology in the classroom may ___________.A. allow students to get on well with each otherB. improve teaching and offer more helpC. help students to better understand complex themesD. prohibit students being involved in class59. What can we infer from the passage?A. The author will carry on the success in the future.B. Some students will be punished according to the rule.C. More and more students will be absent in history class.D. The author will help students concentrate on what they learn.KEYS:56-59 BDDASection 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）When memory began for me, my grandfather (―Gramp‖) was past sixty. The little marks of laughter at the corners of his eyes were the product of a kindly and humorous nature. The years ofwork which had bent his shoulders had never reduced his humor or his love of a joke. Everywhere he went, Gramp made friends easily. At the end of half an hour you felt you had known him all your life. I soon learned that he hated to give orders, but that when he had to, he tried to make his orders sound like suggestions.One July morning, as he was leaving to go to the cornfield, he said: ―Edwin, you can pick up the potatoes in the field today if you want to do that.‖ Then he drove away with his horses. The day passed, and I did not have any desire to pick up potatoes. Evening came and the potatoes were still in the field. Gramp, dusty and tired, led the horses to get their drink.―How many potatoes did you pick up?‖ Gramp inquired. ―I didn‘t pick any.‖ ―Not any! Why?‖ ―You said I could pick them up if I wanted to. You didn‘t say I had to.‖ In the next few minutes, I learned a lesson I will not forget: when Gramp said I could if I wanted to, he meant that I should want to.My grandmother (―Gram‖) worked hard all day, washing clothes, cleaning the house, makin g butter, and even working in the field when help was scarce. In the evening, though, she was not too tired to read books from the community library. For more than forty years, Gram read aloud to Gramp almost every evening. In this way, she and Gramp learned about all the great battles of history and became familiar with the works of great authors and the lives of famous men.She also had a deep love of beauty. When she was almost seventy-five and had gone to live with one of her daughters, she spent a delightful morning washing dishes because, as she said, the beautiful pattern on the dishes gave her pleasure. The birds, the flowers, the clouds –– all that was beautiful around her ––pleased her. She was like the father of the French painter, Millet, who us ed to gather grass and show it to his son, saying, ―See how beautiful this is!‖In a pioneer society it is the harder qualities of mind and character that are of value. The softer virtues are considered unnecessary. Men and women struggling daily to earn a living are unable, even for a moment, to forget the business of preserving their lives. Only unusual people, like my grandparents, managed to keep the softer qualities in a world of daily struggle.56. Which of the following is TRUE about Gramp according to the passage?A. He wouldn‘t listen to others.B. He was difficult to get along with.C. He gave his suggestions in the form of orders.D. He was eager to learn.57. According to the author, “softer qualities” DON’T include the ability _____________.A. to earn a livingB. to find beauty in everyday lifeC. to stay curious about new thingsD. to stay positive in a world of daily struggle58. In the days of the writer‘s grandparents _____________.A. ―softer qualities‖ were thought necessary but oft en ignoredB. ―harder qualities‖ were much harder to keep than ―softer qualities‖C. average people found it a piece of cake to earn a livingD. not all people understood how to appreciate beauty in life59. What‘s the most suitable title for the passage?A. Life of My GrandparentsB. Harder Qualities VS Softer QualitiesC. Stay Soft in a Hard WorldD. An Unforgettable PersonKeys:56-59 DADCSection 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）At first glance Esther Okade seems like a normal 10-year-old. She loves dressing up as Elsa from ―Frozen‖, playing with Barbie dolls and going to the park or shopping. But what makes the British-Nigerian youngster stand out is the fact that she‘s also a university student.Esther, from Walsall, an industrial town in the UK‘s West Midlands region, is one of the country‘s youngest college freshmen. The talented 10-year-old enrolled at the Open University in January and is already top of the class, having recently scored 100% in an exam.―It‘s so interesting and super easy,‖ she laughs. ―My mum taught me in a nice way.‖ She adds: ―I want to finish the course in two years. Then I‘m going to do my PhD in financial maths。
(完整版)2017年上海市黄浦区初三英语二模(含答案)
2016学年第二学期黄浦区初三模拟考英语试卷2017.4Part II 第二部分语音、语法和词汇II．Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）：（共20分）26. Which of the following words is pronounced[feə]？A) fillB) fair C) fear D) fire27. After a long journey, the old man sat down and had _____ short rest.A) aB) an C) the D) /28. Everybody rose and clapped their hands _____ the end of the concert.A) by B) in C) at D) for29. Studies show that less active students in class require a little more _______A) prize B) task C) friend D) care30. Jane took _____ look at her house the moment she started her car.A) other B) others C) another D) the other31. Benjamin was born in Boston ______ the morning of January 17, 1907.A) in B) on C) at D) by32. The waiter was asked to welcome guestswith _____ smile and bow.A) friendly B) kindly C) politely D) happily33. It’s important for a teacher to express _______ clearly in class.A) he B) him C) his D) himself34. According to a recent survey, Google Play is one of ______ apps in the world.A) popular B) more popular C) most popular D) the most popular35. The newspaper says house prices in Australia are expected ______ by 10% in 2017.A) rise B) rising C) to rise D) to rising36. Something must be done to stop air pollution, ________ we will have no fresh air.A) or B) for C) but D) so37. Taobao shop owners are busy _____ clothes for their online customers.A) pack B) to pack C) packing D) to packing38. More than six million guests ______ Shanghai Disneyland Park since last June.A) visit B) visited C) were visiting D) have visited39. Listen! Someone ______ at the door. Please go and answer it.A) knocks B) is knocking C) has knocked D) was knocking40. Passengers must not leave their seats ______ the plane comes to a full stop.A) until B) since C) if D) become41. Many parts of this car_____ in less developed countries, like Thailand.A) produce B) produced C) are produced D) was produced42. We _____ respect the local culture and customs when traveling abroad.A) can B) need C) may D) should43. _______ good time they are having with their family on the beach!A) What B) How C) What a D) How a44. --What about reading loud to practice our spoken English?--_________A) Thank you B) Tha t’s fine C) Don’t worry D) I think it helps45. --My brother hurt his back while playing basketball yesterday.-- _________A) Tha t’s all right. B) That’s terrible C) I don’t think so D) I’m afraid not.III．Complete the following passage with the words or phrase in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once. （将下列单词或词组填入空格。
上海高三英语二模翻译专练(含答案)
二模翻译专练【虹口区】1、现在人们已经习惯于将坏天气与空气污染联想到一起。
（associate）2、学生们难得有机会目睹那位著名的诺贝尔文学奖获得者。
（Seldom）3、上海迪士尼乐园肯定会成为一个值得多次游览的旅游景点。
（worth）4、正是因为社会过分重视外表，不少年轻人改变了他们原有的饮食习惯。
（It）5、汤姆错过了那场公众评价很高的电影，并非因为买不到电影票，而是因为交通堵塞。
（available）【黄浦区】1、在假期学生也能使用图书馆。
（access）2、新政策会给我们带来好处还是危害还拭目以待。
（remain）3、让没有受过专业培训的人操纵机器是不负责任的行为。
（who）4、如果我们换个角度来看问题，也许能找到切实可行的解决办法。
（who）5、他有着如此坚强的意志，定会不遗余力，力争提前完成任务。
（such...that）1、这家超市的特色是24小时服务。
（feature v.）2、趁一切还来得及，去赞美你爱着、关心着的人吧。
（before）3、直到那位母亲确信她的儿子已安然无恙地到家，她才松一口气。
（Not...until）4、是不是正是老师的鼓励才使你下定决心去报考你心仪的大学？（强调句）5、因为人们坚信食物对健康是至关重要的，所以好的厨师总是努力在谷物、肉类和蔬菜之间取得平衡。
（belief）【杨浦区】1、当你独处在外时，记得让手机保持开机状态。
（keep）2、他不顾新颁布的法律，坚持在春节期间燃放烟花。
（regardless）3、任何情况下父母都不能强迫孩子去做超出他们能力范围的事情。
（circumstances）4、正是他在一家IT公司的经历才使他在众多的申请者中脱颖引而出。
（enable）5、人工智能程序AlphaGo打败顶级职业选手的消息引起了全世界的关注。
（concern）1、自上周起，孩子们就兴奋地聊着出游的打算。
（chat）2、新的考试制度给学生更多选择科目和大学的自由。
2017年黄浦区初三二模英语试题 (试卷 参考答案)
黄浦区2017年九年级学业考试模拟卷英语试卷2017年4月（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）考生注意：本卷有7大题，共94小题。
试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。
Part1Listening(第一部分听力)I.Listening Comprehension(听力理解):(共30分)A.Listen and choose the right picture(根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片):(共6分)A B C DE F G H1.______2.______3.______4.______5.______6.______B.Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案):(共8分)7.A)Cloudy B)Sunny C)Windy D)Rainy8.A)On the first door B)On the fourth doorC)On the fifth door D)On the six door9.A)$7.5B)$15C)$30D)$5010.A)By bus B)By train C)By underground D)By bike11.A)At school B)In a hotel C)At home D)In a shop12.A)Have dinner.B)Eat out.C)Meet his parents.D)Take the train.13.A)Teacher and student.B)Doctor and patient.C)Mother and son D)brother and sister14.A)Bill will give the lady a picture.B)Bill is inviting the lady to dinner.C)Bill’s son is good at cooking food D)Bill received a Christmas gift from his son.C.Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false(判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容,符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示):(共6分)15.Joe is going to start kindergarten in the fall.16.It will be the first time for them to move to another place.17.His sister became upset because she didn't want to leave her friends.18.His mother thought that it is always exciting to meet something unknown.19.They have to move because his father is offered a new job in London.20.Joe is going to miss all of the fun things they did except their walks through the streets.D.Listen to the dialogue and complete the following sentences(听对话，完成下列内容。
上海市上海市黄浦区2017届九年级下学期英语4月学业模拟考试(二模)试卷及参考答案
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1. Which of the following words is pronounced /feə/? A . fill B . fair C . fear D . fire 2. After a long journey,the old man sat down and had short rest. A . a B . an C . the D . / 3. Everybody rose and clapped their hands the end of the concert. A . by B . in C . at D . for 4. Studies show that less active students in class require a little more . A . prize B . task C . friend D . care 5. Jane took look at her house the moment she started her car. A . other B . others C . another D . the other 6. Benjamin was born in Boston the morning of January 17,1907. A . in B . on C . at D . by 7. The waiter was asked to welcome guests with a smile and a bow. A . friendly B . kindly C . politely D . happily 8. It's important for a teacher to express clearly in class. A . he B . him C . his D . himself 9. According to a recent survey,Google Play is one of apps in the world. A . popular B . more popular C . most popular D . the most popular 10. The newspaper says house prices in Australia are expected by 10% in 2017. A . rise B . rising C . to rise D . to rising 11. Something must be done to stop air pollution, we will have no fresh air. A . or B . for C . but D . so 12. Taobao shop owners are busy clothes for their online customers. A . pack B . to pack C . packing D . to packing 13. More than six million guests Shanghai Disneyland Park since last June. A . visit B . visited C . were visiting D . have visited 14. Listen! Someone at the door. Please go and answer it. A . knocks B . is knocking C . has knocked D . was knocking 15. Passengers must not leave their seats the plane comes to a full stop. A . until B . since C . if D . because 16. Many parts of this car in less developed countries,like Thailand. A . produce B . produced C . are produced D . was produced 17. We respect the local culture and customs when traveling abroad. A . can B . need C . may D . should 18. good time they are having with their family on the beach! A . What B . How C . What a D . How a 19. — What about reading loud to practice our spoken English? —
2017年上海黄浦区高三英语一模试卷含答案
黄浦区2017学年度第一学期高三年级期终调研测试英语试卷（完卷时间： 120分钟满分： 150分）2016年12月9日上午II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent andgrammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form ofthe given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Infant Day Care, Good or Bad?The British psychoanalyst John Bowlby maintains that separation from the parents duringthe sensitive “attachment” period from birth to three may influence a child’s personality and to emotional problems in later life. Some people have drawn the conclusion from Bowlby’s (21) _________ children should not be sent to day care before the age of three because of theparental separation (22) _________ involves, and many people do believe this. But there are alsoarguments (23) _________ such a strong conclusion.Firstly, experts point out that the isolated love affair between children and parents (24)_________ (find) in modern societies does not usually exist in traditional societies. For example,in some tribal societies, such as the Ngoni, the father and mother of a child did not raise theirinfant alone –far from it. Secondly, common sense tells us that day care would not be sowidespread today (25) _________ parents and care-takers found children had problems with it.Statistical studies of this kind have not yet been carried out, and they have regularly reporteddevelopment. But tests (26)that day care had a slightl y positive effect on children’s________ have been used to measure this development are not widely enough accepted to settlethe issue.But Bowlby’s analysis raises the possibility that early day care has delayed effects. Thepossibility that such care might lead to, say, more mental illness or crime 15 or 20 years later canonly be explored by the use of statistics. Whatever the long-term effects, parents sometimes findthe immediate effects difficult (27) _________ (deal) with. Children under three arelikely to protest at (28) _________ (leave) their parents and show unhappiness. At the age ofthree or three and a half almost all children find the change to nursery easy, and this isundoubtedly (29) _________ more and more parents make use of child care at this time. Thematter, then, is far from clear-cut, though experience and available evidence (30) _________(indicate) early care is reasonable for infants.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only beused once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. administeredB. assessC. evaluatingD. externallyE. improperlyF. life-threateningG. measures H. original I. preexisting J. principles K. vitalFirst Aid: Difference between Death and LifeFirst aid is emergency care for a victim of sudden illness or injury until more skillful medical treatment is available. It may save a life or improve certain ___31___ signs including pulse,temperature, and breathing. First aid must be ___32___ as quickly as possible. In the case of thecritically injured, a few minutes can make the difference between complete recovery and loss oflife.First-aid ___33___ depend upon a victim’s needs and the provider’s level of knowledge and skill. Knowing what not to do in an emergency is as important as knowing what to do. Forexample, ___34___ moving a person with a neck injury can lead to permanent health problems.Despite the variety of injuries possible, several ___35___ of first aid apply to all emergencies.The first step is to call for professional medical help. The victim, if conscious, should be reassuredthat medical aid has been requested, and asked for permission to provide any first aid. Next,___36___ t he scene, asking other people or the injured person’s family or friends about details of the injury or illness, any care that may have already been given, and ___37___ conditions such asheart trouble. Unless the accident scene becomes unsafe or the victim may suffer further injury,do not move the victim.First aid requires rapid assessment of victims to determine whether ___38___ conditions exist. One method for ___39___ a victim’s condition is known by the acronym ABC, which stands for:A – Airway: is it open and clear?B – Breathing: is the person breathing? Look, listen and feel for breathing.C –Circulation: is there a pulse? Is the person bleeding ___40___? Check skin color andtemperature foradditional indications of circulation problems.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Animal RightsEvery conscious being has interests that should be respected. No being who is conscious of being alive should be devalued to thinghood, dominated, and used as a resource or ___41___.The key point of the idea known as animal rights is a movement to extend moral consideration toall ___42___ beings. Nobody should have to demonstrate a specific level of intelligence or bejudged beautiful to be given moral consideration. No being should have to be useful to humanity. ___43___, what or capable of accepting “duties” in order to be extended moral considerationother animals need from us is being free from duties to us.Animal rights is about letting animals live on their own terms. It can be written into ourlaws, but is not an actual list or bill of rights as we have for human society. It begins with ourpromises not to act like ___44___ of others. Animal rights is about justice ─ t reating animalsfairly.Why is animal rights ___45 ___? It is because we humans often act as though we are theonly beings on the planet. Although we depend on other animals for our very survival, humansare the only animals that have upset the balance of nature. There are lots of ways that humans___46___ animals. We domesticate them and use them for food, even though our nutritionalneeds can be completely supplied by a(n) ___47___ diet. Although other materials are available,other body parts for clothing, furs, hats, boots, jewellery and even petwe use animal’s skin andtoys. Humans can talk about it but animals cannot. All animals wish to experience life in itsfullness. Unlike many animals who have to kill to survive, humans do not. Why should humanscause ___48___ to other beings when it’s not necessary?As we do, animals protect their children; they feel fear; they warn each other of dangers;they play. We might differ from other animals in some ways, but that doesn’t give us the right t ___49___ them down, take their lands, pollute their waters, or use them for our conveniences.not difficult to observe ___50___ of pain in the way aAnimals also experience pain and it’sconscious being reacts to it. We take advantage, cause distress, and act ___51___ when we useanimals for amusement. Lots of pets are ___52___ on the streets when their owners no longerfind it convenient or affordable to keep or care for them.___53___ to animals and that it Whether we admit it or not, it’s a prejudice to think we areis our right to control them, which can only make people act mean, hateful or neglectful.However, each of us has within us the power to ___54___. We can adopt a different attitude, onethat reshape our destiny. This will have wonderful effects on the planet’s other communities, forlife is ___55___ avoiding suffering. It is interacting, singing, pursuing joy. We humans can learn tolive responsibly, with respect, kindness and love.41. A. companies B. goods C. insects D. providers42. A. active B. conscious C. intelligent D. strange43. A. Indeed B. Moreover C. Nevertheless D. Otherwise44. A. followers B. friends C. masters D. tutors45. A. necessary B. neglected C. respected D. revolutionary46. A. distinguish B. eliminate C. exploit D. raise47. A. animal-free B. eco-friendly C. low-salt D. well-balanced48. A. conflict B. confusion C. isolation D. misery49. A. calm B. chase C. pull D. tear50. A. signs B. symbols C. symptoms D. performances51. A. differently B. enthusiastically C. gently D. unfairly52. A. abandoned B. chosen C. oppressed D. spoiled53. A. accessible B. appealing C. reasonable D. superior54. A. change B. dominate C. persist D. proceed55. A. contrary to B. more than C. owing to D. rather thanSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose theone that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read.(A)①Did English football finally find a new star? At the age of 19, Theo Walcott came onto thescene by scoring a hat-trick for England in a 4-1 victory over Croatia in 2010 World Cup.②Walcott’s lightning speed and accurate shooting turned the teenager into an overnightstar. Many thought he was a new dawn for the England team. He was building his fame for hisfast pace, with former Barcelona manager Pep declaring that “you would need a gun to stophim.” FIFA World Player of the Year winner Lionel Messi once also described Walcott as “the most dangerous players I have ever played against.” In addition to his speed, Walcott alsopossessed good balance, movement and technique.③It was symbolic that Walcott’s goals came from the right-wing. The position had beenplayed by “golden boy” David Beckham for more than 10 years. No longer were the cheers forBeckham. The fans’ hopes now rested on the shoulders of Walcott.④Walcott was born in London to a black British Jamaican father and a white English mother.He grew up as a Liverpool fan due to his father’s support of Liverpool. When Chelsea asked him tobe a ball boy, he used the opportunity to meet his Liverpool idols.⑤The teenager’s rise to fame was not completely out of blue. He was part of England’sWorld Cup team in 2006, but he did not get to play a match. He also spent over two years atArsenal, where he was fast becoming a key player.⑥But that year, few were expecting the wonderful performance between England andCroatia. The teenager was the first England player to score three goals in a game since MichaelOwen did so seven years before.⑦Although England was full of superstars, they had a poor record in major tournaments.But things were beginning to change. The win against Croatia was sweet revenge. Croatia was theteam which knocked England out of Euro 2008.hope for World Cup victory in⑧Walcott’s wonderful performance lighted England fans’ South Africa in 2010, since England had not lifted the cup since 1966.⑨But before England fans got too carried away, our reflection on the past history told usthat placing a country’s hopes on one teenager was dangerous.sing fame?56. Which of the following CANNOT account for Walcott’s increaA. Fast speed.B. Masterly skills.C. Positional sense.D. Unusual family.57. Why did the author mention David Beckham in the 3rd paragraph?A. To show that England football once had a glorious history.B. To illustrate that Walcot t could be entitled “golden boy”．C. To indicate that England fans were difficult to please.D. To imply that people had high expectation on Walcott.58. In the 5th paragraph, the underlined phrase “out of blue” most probably means “________”．A. impoliteB. unexpectedC. impossibleD. unintentional59. What is the author most likely to agree with?A. Walcott might not live up to fans’ expectation.B. Walcott might transfer from Arsenal to Liverpool.C. Croatia might change the history of the World Cup.D. England might be defeated by the opponent in the next round.(B)OverviewExplore Stewart Island and the surrounding bays in our modern mini-buses. Our guides enjoysharing their local knowledge of the history and environment of Stewart Island. Highlights includeLee Bay, the gateway to Rakiura National Park, beautiful Horseshoe Bay and amazing views ofPaterson Inlet from Observation Rock.Village & Bays TourLeaving from Stewart IslandSeason: All Year Duration: 1 hour 30 mins Prize: $45 (Adult)More informationDeparture location: Oban Visitor Centre.What to bring: Comfortable walking shoes or boots, waterproof jacket, warm sweater or fleece jacket, sunscreen or sunglasses, insect repellent and camera.Car parking: Vehicle parking is available at Oban (extra cost—reservations recommended).Wheelchair access: Available.Children ticket: Children under ten go free for travel as long as they are accompanied by an adult.Reviews“There was so much to see and learn that it was hard t o take everything in. The bays we stopped at were beautiful with golden sandy beaches, the forests were overpowering and we expected dinosaurs to appear at any time, the views from lookout point weresplendid and the anchor point with Bluff brought a smile. Thank you to Chris and theexperienced team for such an informative tour.” Ron P“Any visitor to Stewart Island could do no better than take one of the guided tours from the Oban Visitor Centre—especially if you only have limited time available. We hadthe delightful and extremely informative Kylie conduct a small number on one of thevillage tours. This is a beautiful place—a few fascinating shops and restaurants, wonderful walks and warm and friendly people.”Michael Mason“I love findin g out about places and the guide was full of information and stories as wevisited every interesting place and view in Oban (it didn’t take too long...). A great way to start a visit as it helps you know where everything is.” Kiwieric60. If a traveler plans to leave a car at Oban, he had better ________.A. refer to the guides firstB. use wheelchair accessC. make a reservationD. walk to the center in advance61. Herry, a six-year-old boy, wanted to have a sightseeing of the Stewart Island with his parents.How much should they pay for the mini-bus tour?A. $135.B. $90.C. $ 45.D. Free.62. If a traveler takes the guided tour, he can experience all the following EXCEPT________.A. breath-taking sceneryB. charming walksC. dinosaur samplesD. detailed tour guide(C)①What does it say about the future of meat when the country’s largest processor of chicken,pork, and beef buys a stake(股份) in a start-up that aims to “perfectly replace animal protein withplant protein”？②Tyson Foods announced this week that it purchased a 5 percent stake in Beyond Meat, theSouthern California-based food-tech start-up that made headlines earlier this year with its veggieburger that reportedly cooks and tastes like real beef.③To be sure, Beyond Meat’s meatless creations have yet to take the country by storm.Although the 100 percent plant-based burgers have achieved plenty of positive press since theyappeared for the first time in May, so far they’re only available at Whole Foods stores in seven states. Even though the company’s “chicken” strips, “beef” pies, and meatless frozen dinners ar available nationwide, Beyond Meat is hardly a household name.④That may be what makes the news of Tyson’s investment all the more noteworthy. Whilethe two companies declined to give details about the deal, it’s doubtful that Tyson’s 5 pcoffers(金库). The company posted $41.4stake made much of dent(凹陷) in the meat giant’sbillion in sales last year; prior to the deal with Tyson, Beyond Meat had reportedly raised $64million in project capital funding—about what Tyson earns before lunch on any given day.⑤Tyson is doing pretty great. The company reported record third-quarter earnings per sharein August and says that it expects overall meat production to increase 2 to 3 percent during thenext financial year. But like a big oil company shelling out cash to invest in wind power, Tysontoe-in-the-water move to team up with a start-up devoted to bringing more plant-based proteinto American dinner tables seems to suggest the meat industry is starting to see which way thewinds are blowing.⑥Sales of plant-based protein, which totaled an estimated $5 billion last year, continue topale compared with the market for meat in America—but vegetarian alternatives to meat arebooming, with sales growing at more than double the rate for food products overall. The steadydrumbeat of news about the negative health impacts, environmental problems, and animal welfare concerns associated with meat consumption appears to be sinking in. According to a survey released in April, more than half of Americans surveyed said they plan to eat more plant-based foods in the coming year.63. Beyond Meat’s veggie burger made headlines probably because __________.A. it makes perfect use of animal proteinB. it uses high tech in the making processC. it tastes as good as a genuine beef burgerD. it represents the diet trend in South California64. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the state of Beyond Meat?A. It is the creator of the country’s first 100 percent plant-based burgers.B. It has been well received as its products are available nationwide.C. It is far from being a match to real food processing giants like Tyson.D. It provides high-quality dining experience in selected Whole Foods stores.65. What can we infer from paragraph 4?A. The purchase of the stake barely costs a thing for Tyson.B. The 5 percent stake in Beyond Meat means a lot to Tyson.C. Tyson’s investment hasn’t caught the attention of the media as expected.D. Tyson is relying on this investment to raise more project capital funding.66. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Meat will still take over the market in spite of other alternatives.B. A major American meat company is betting on plant-based protein.C. Tyson and Beyond Meat work together to build a global meat giant.D. Plants have been found to contain protein that does more good to human beings.Section 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. Many of us just drive on as we have right of way.B. It is this social aspect that makes many people suspicious about driverless cars.C. The latest robot cars are able to make the necessary eye contact with a human driver.D. Humans are always suspicious about new technologies of which they have little experience.E. Even many people with suspicion accept that emotionless AVs could cause fewer accidents than wehumans.F. These safety-first robot cars could become victims of their own politeness and end up being bullied andignored by aggressive, impatient humans.Would You B ully(欺负) a Driverless Car or Show It Respect?a truck unloading a delivery in theSay you’re driving down a two-way street and there’sopposite lane. The oncoming traffic needs to pull out into your lane to overtake.What do you do?___67___ Eventually one of us feels charitable and slows down to allow the oncoming carto overtake and give permission with a quick flash of headlights or a wave of the hand.But what if the car waiting patiently behind the parked truck is a driverless or autonomousvehicle (AV)? Will this robot car be able to understand what you mean when you flash your lightsor wave your hands?Its sensors could decide that it’s only safe to overtake when there’s no oncoming traffic On a busy road at school home time, this may be never, leading to increasingly angry driversqueuing behind. ___68___ This is one of the conclusions to be drawn from research carried outby Dr Chris Tennant of the psychological and behavioural science department at the LondonSchool of Economics.His Europe-wide survey finds that nearly two-thirds of drivers think machines won’t haveenough common sense to interact with human drivers, and more than two-fifths think a robotcar would remain stuck behind our assumed parked truck for a long time.about human interactions and Driving isn’tjust about technology and engineering, it’spsychology. The road is a social space. ___69___ “If you view the road as a social space, you will consciously negotiate your journey with other drivers. People who like that negotiation processappear to feel less comfortable engaging with AVs than with human drivers,” says Mr Tennant his report.___70___ A statistic often trotted out(动不动就搬出) is that human error is responsiblefor more than 90% of accidents, with our tendency to road anger, tiredness and lack ofconcentration.IV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of thepassage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Super Size MeFast food, otherwise known as junk food, is a huge passion for a large number of peopleacross the Western world. But what would happen if you ate lots of junk food, every day? Wouldit seriously damage your health? These were the questions which led Morgan Spurlock, anindependent film-maker, to do an experiment, which he made into a documentary film entitledSuper Size Me.The main basis of his experiment was that Spurlock promised to eat three McDonald’s mealsa day, every day, for a month. He could only eat food from McDonald’s and every time anemployee asked if he would like to “super size” the meal, he had to agree. “Super sizing the fact that with this type of meal you get a considerable larger portion of everything.Spurlock knew that by eating three McDonald’s meals a day, he would consume a lot of fatand a great deal of salt and sugar in each meal—much more than he needed. Although Spurlockknew he would put on a bit of weight, and that this diet was unhealthy, he wasn’t quite prepa for just how unhealthy it turned out to be. The changes in his body were horrifying in the firstweek, he put on 4.5 kilos and by the end of the thirty days he had gained nearly 14 kilos, bringinghis total weight to a massive 98kg.Spurlock says “I’d love people to walk out of the movie and say, ’Next time I’m nodinner “super size”. Maybe I’m not going have any junk food at all. I’m going to sit down and eat with my kids, with the TV off, so that we can eat healthy food, talk about what we’re eatin have a relationship with each other.’” Food for thought indeed.第II卷（共40分）V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.这款手表不防水。
上海市黄浦区2017届高三上学期教学质量检测一模英语试题及答案word版.doc
黄浦区2016-2017学年第一学期教学质量监测高三年级英语学科试卷2016.12 考生注意：1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。
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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 th e 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. Six years ago. B. Nine years ago.C. Eight years ago.D. Seven years ago.2. A. See a film with the woman. B. Attend a charity show.C. Get ready for a charity show.D. Make a new movie.3. A. She is going to be the man’s neighbor. B. She has just moved into a new house.C. She is arranging a family trip.D. She arrived in Canada yesterday.4. A. How to pay the registration fee. B. Why to use a credit card.C. When to send a cheque.D. Where to pay cash.5. A. Film stars. B. Radio hosts. C. Pop singers. D. Composers.6. A. He drove her to the airport. B. He followed her to the airport.C. He bought her a map of the airport.D. He lined out the route to the airport on a map.7. A. The man should apply for a bank loan.B. The man should work in a bank to get money.C. The man should turn to someone available for help.D. The man should take other students’ approaches.8. A. Both the tennis courts and the table tennis tables are free.B. Neither of the tennis courts and table tennis tables are free.C. The table tennis tables are free, but the tennis courts are not.D. The tennis courts are free, but the table tennis tables are not.9. A. In a factory. B. In a school. C. In a gym. D. In a lab.10. A. A stationer’s. B. A paint shop. C. A bookstore. D. A drawing class.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 passages and the conversation. Thepassages and the 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 would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. To arouse people’s interest in pop music.B. To provide more information about the music.C. To have it lined with the main building.D. To display a separate and different section.12. A. It once experienced serious damage. B. Its rebuilding was an easy job.C. It is owned by a rich family.D. It opens for 362 days every year.13. A. Museum visitors. B. Government workers.C. Music authors.D. Individual donators.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following conversation.14. A. 4:00 p.m. in the classroom. B. 7:00 p.m. in the classroom.C. 4:00 p.m. in the garden.D. 7:00 p.m. in the garden.15. A. He has classes at that time. B. He is travelling abroad.C. He doesn’t like barbeque.D. He hasn’t prepared a gift.16. A. A watch. B. A card. C. A ball. D. A headphone. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. The tickets have to be booked in advance. B. It will be performed at 6 p.m.C. There will be two performances.D. It will be on at the theatre.18. A. The Piazza. B. The Concert Hall. C. The theatre. D. The Town Hall.19. A. $8. B. $10. C. $15. D. $20.20. A. Art Exhibition. B. Ballet Performance. C. Mask Party. D. Living Theatre.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Infant Day Care, Good or Bad?The British psychoanalyst John Bowlby maintains that separation from the parents during the sensitive “attachment” period from birth to three may influence a child’s personality and lead to emotional problems in later life. Some peopl e have drawn the conclusion from Bowlby’s work (21) _________ children should not be sent to day care before the age of three because of the parental separation (22) _________ involves, and many people do believe this. But there are also arguments (23) _________ such a strong conclusion.Firstly, experts point out that the isolated love affair between children and parents (24) _________ (find) in modern societies does not usually exist in traditional societies. For example, in some tribal societies, such as the Ngoni, the father and mother of a child did not raise their infant alone –far from it. Secondly, common sense tells us that day care would not be so widespread today (25) _________ parents and care-takers found children had problems with it. Statistical studies of this kind have not yet been carried out, and they have regularly reported thatday care had a slightly positive effect on children’s development. But tests (26) ________ have been used to measure this development are not widely enough accepted to settle the issue.But Bowlby’s analysis raises the possibility that early day care has delayed effects. The possibility that such care might lead to, say, more mental illness or crime 15 or 20 years later can only be explored by the use of statistics. Whatever the long-term effects, parents sometimes find the immediate effects difficult (27) _________ (deal) with. Children under three are likely to protest at (28) _________ (leave) their parents and show unhappiness. At the age of three or three and a half almost all children find the change to nursery easy, and this is undoubtedly (29) _________ more and more parents make use of child care at this time. The matter, then, is far from clear-cut, though experience and available evidence (30) _________ (indicate) early care is reasonable for infants.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.First Aid: Difference between Death and LifeFirst aid is emergency care for a victim of sudden illness or injury until more skillful medical treatment is available. It may save a life or improve certain ___31___ signs including pulse, temperature, and breathing. First aid must be ___32___ as quickly as possible. In the case of the critically injured, a few minutes can make the difference between complete recovery and loss of life.First-aid ___33___ depend upon a victim’s needs and the provider’s level of knowledge and skill. Knowing what not to do in an emergency is as important as knowing what to do. For example, ___34___ moving a person with a neck injury can lead to permanent health problems.Despite the variety of injuries possible, several ___35___ of first aid apply to all emergencies. The first step is to call for professional medical help. The victim, if conscious, should be reassured that medical aid has been requested, and asked for permission to provide any first aid. Next, ___36___ the scene, asking other people or the injured person’s family or friends about details of the injury or illness, any care that may have already been given, and ___37___ conditions such as heart trouble. Unless the accident scene becomes unsafe or the victim may suffer further injury, do not move the victim.First aid requires rapid assessment of victims to determine whether ___38___ conditions exist. One method for ___39___ a victim’s condition is known by the acronym ABC, which stands for:A – Airway: is it open and clear?B – Breathing: is the person breathing? Look, listen and feel for breathing.C –Circulation: is there a pulse? Is the person bleeding ___40___? Check skin color and temperature foradditional indications of circulation problems.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Animal RightsEvery conscious being has interests that should be respected. No being who is conscious of being alive should be devalued to thinghood, dominated, and used as a resource or ___41___. The key point of the idea known as animal rights is a movement to extend moral consideration to all ___42___ beings. Nobody should have to demonstrate a specific level of intelligence or be judged beautiful to be given moral consideration. No being should have to be useful to humanity or capable of accepting “duties” in order to be extended moral consideration. ___43___, what other animals need from us is being free from duties to us.Animal rights is about letting animals live on their own terms. It can be written into our laws, but is not an actual list or bill of rights as we have for human society. It begins with our promises not to act like ___44___ of others. Animal rights is about justice ─ treating animals fairly.Why is animal rights ___45 ___? It is because we humans often act as though we are the only beings on the planet. Although we depend on other animals for our very survival, humans are the only animals that have upset the balance of nature. There are lots of ways that humans ___46___ animals. We domesticate them and use them for food, even though our nutritional needs can be completely supplied by a(n) ___47___ diet. Although other materials are available, we use animal’s skin and other body parts for clothing, furs, hats, boots, jew ellery and even pet toys. Humans can talk about it but animals cannot. All animals wish to experience life in its fullness. Unlike many animals who have to kill to survive, humans do not. Why should humans cause ___48___ to other beings when it’s not neces sary?As we do, animals protect their children; they feel fear; they warn each other of dangers; they play. We might differ from other animals in some ways, but that doesn’t give us the right to ___49___ them down, take their lands, pollute their waters, or use them for our conveniences. Animals also experience pain and it’s not difficult to observe ___50___ of pain in the way a conscious being reacts to it. We take advantage, cause distress, and act ___51___ when we use animals for amusement. Lots of pets are ___52___ on the streets when their owners no longer find it convenient or affordable to keep or care for them.Whether we admit it or not, it’s a prejudice to think we are ___53___ to animals and that it is our right to control them, which can only make people act mean, hateful or neglectful. However, each of us has within us the power to ___54___. We can adopt a different attitude, one that reshape our destiny. This will have wonderful effects on the planet’s other communities, for life is ___55___ avoiding suffering. It is interacting, singing, pursuing joy. We humans can learn to live responsibly, with respect, kindness and love.41. A. companies B. goods C. insects D. providers42. A. active B. conscious C. intelligent D. strange43. A. Indeed B. Moreover C. Nevertheless D. Otherwise44. A. followers B. friends C. masters D. tutors45. A. necessary B. neglected C. respected D. revolutionary46. A. distinguish B. eliminate C. exploit D. raise47. A. animal-free B. eco-friendly C. low-salt D. well-balanced48. A. conflict B. confusion C. isolation D. misery49. A. calm B. chase C. pull D. tear50. A. signs B. symbols C. symptoms D. performances51. A. differently B. enthusiastically C. gently D. unfairly52. A. abandoned B. chosen C. oppressed D. spoiled53. A. accessible B. appealing C. reasonable D. superior54. A. change B. dominate C. persist D. proceed55. A. contrary to B. more than C. owing to D. rather thanSection 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)①Did English football finally find a new star? At the age of 19, Theo Walcott came onto the scene by scoring a hat-trick for England in a 4-1 victory over Croatia in 2010 World Cup.②Walcott’s lightning speed and accurate shooting turned the teenager into an overnight star. Many thought he was a new dawn for the England team. He was building his fame for his fast pace, with former Barcelona manager Pep declaring that “you would need a gun to stop him.” FI FA World Player of the Year winner Lionel Messi once also described Walcott as “one of the most dangerous players I have ever played against.” In addition to his speed, Walcott also possessed good balance, movement and technique.③It was symbolic that Walcott’s goals came from the right-wing. The position had been played by “golden boy” David Beckham for more than 10 years. No longer were the cheers for Beckham. The fans’ hopes now rested on the shoulders of Walcott.④Walcott was born in London to a black British Jamaican father and a white English mother. He grew up as a Liverpool fan due to his father’s support of Liverpool. When Chelsea asked him to be a ball boy, he used the opportunity to meet his Liverpool idols.⑤The teenage r’s rise to fame was not completely out of blue. He was part of England’s World Cup team in 2006, but he did not get to play a match. He also spent over two years at Arsenal, where he was fast becoming a key player.⑥But that year, few were expecting the wonderful performance between England and Croatia. The teenager was the first England player to score three goals in a game since Michael Owen did so seven years before.⑦Although England was full of superstars, they had a poor record in major tournaments. But things were beginning to change. The win against Croatia was sweet revenge. Croatia was the team which knocked England out of Euro 2008.⑧Walcott’s wonderful performance lighted England fans’ hope for World Cup victory in South Africa in 2010, since England had not lifted the cup since 1966.⑨But before England fans got too carried away, our reflection on the past history told us that placing a country’s hopes on one teenager was dangerous.56. Which of the following CANNOT account for Walcott’s increa sing fame?A. Fast speed.B. Masterly skills.C. Positional sense.D. Unusual family.57. Why did the author mention David Beckham in the 3rd paragraph?A. To show that England football once had a glorious history.B. To illustrate that Walcot t could be entitled “golden boy”.C. To indicate that England fans were difficult to please.D. To imply that people had high expectation on Walcott.58. In the 5th paragraph, the underlined phrase “out of blue” most probably means “________”.A. impoliteB. unexpectedC. impossibleD. unintentional59. What is the author most likely to agree with?A. Walcott might not live up to fans’ expectation.B. Walcott might transfer from Arsenal to Liverpool.C. Croatia might change the history of the World Cup.D. England might be defeated by the opponent in the next round.(B)✓OverviewExplore Stewart Island and the surrounding bays in our modern mini-buses. Our guides enjoy sharing their local knowledge of the history and environment of Stewart Island. Highlights include Lee Bay, the gateway to Rakiura National Park, beautiful Horseshoe Bay and amazing views of✧♦Departure location: Oban Visitor Centre.♦What to bring: Comfortable walking shoes or boots, waterproof jacket, warm sweater or fleece jacket, sunscreen or sunglasses, insect repellent and camera.♦Car parking: Vehicle parking is available at Oban (extra cost—reservations recommended).♦Wheelchair access: Available.♦Children ticket: Children under ten go free for travel as long as they are accompanied by an adult.✧Reviews♦“There was so much to see and learn that it was hard to take everything in. The bays we stopped at were beautiful with golden sandy beaches, the forests were overpoweringand we expected dinosaurs to appear at any time, the views from lookout point weresplendid and the anchor point with Bluff brought a smile. Thank you to Chris and theexperienced team for such an informative tour.”Ron P♦“Any visitor to Stewart Island could do no better than take one of the guided tours from the Oban Visitor Centre—especially if you only have limited time available. We hadthe delightful and extremely informative Kylie conduct a small number on one of thevillage tours. This is a beautiful place—a few fascinating shops and restaurants,wonderful walks and warm and friendly people.”Michael Mason ♦“I love findin g out about places and the guide was full of information and stories as we visited every interesting place and view in Oban (it didn’t take too long...). A great wayto start a visit as it helps you know where everything is.”Kiwieric60. If a traveler plans to leave a car at Oban, he had better ________.A. refer to the guides firstB. use wheelchair accessC. make a reservationD. walk to the center in advance61. Herry, a six-year-old boy, wanted to have a sightseeing of the Stewart Island with his parents.How much should they pay for the mini-bus tour?A. $135.B. $90.C. $ 45.D. Free.62. If a traveler takes the guided tour, he can experience all the following EXCEPT ________.A. breath-taking sceneryB. charming walksC. dinosaur samplesD. detailed tour guide(C)①What does it say about the future of meat when the country’s largest processor of chicken, pork, and beef buys a stake(股份) in a start-up that aims to “perfectly replace animal protein with plant protein”?②Tyson Foods announced this week that it purchased a 5 percent stake in Beyond Meat, the Southern California-based food-tech start-up that made headlines earlier this year with its veggie burger that reportedly cooks and tastes like real beef.③To be sure, Beyond Meat’s meatless creations have yet to take the country by storm. Although the 100 percent plant-based burgers have achieved plenty of positive press since they appeared for the first time in May, so far they’re only available at Whole Foods stores in seven states. Even though the company’s “chicken” strips, “beef” pies, and meatless frozen dinners are available nationwide, Beyond Meat is hardly a household name.④That may be what makes the news of Tyson’s investment all the more noteworthy. While the two companies declined to give details about the deal, it’s doubtful that Tyson’s 5 percent stake made much of dent(凹陷) in the meat giant’s coffers(金库). The company posted $41.4 billion in sales last year; prior to the deal with Tyson, Beyond Meat had reportedly raised $64 million in project capital funding—about what Tyson earns before lunch on any given day.⑤Tyson is doing pretty great. The company reported record third-quarter earnings per share in August and says that it expects overall meat production to increase 2 to 3 percent during the next financial year. But like a big oil company shelling out cash to invest in wind power, Tyson’s toe-in-the-water move to team up with a start-up devoted to bringing more plant-based protein toAmerican dinner tables seems to suggest the meat industry is starting to see which way the winds are blowing.⑥Sales of plant-based protein, which totaled an estimated $5 billion last year, continue to pale compared with the market for meat in America—but vegetarian alternatives to meat are booming, with sales growing at more than double the rate for food products overall. The steady drumbeat of news about the negative health impacts, environmental problems, and animal welfare concerns associated with meat consumption appears to be sinking in. According to a survey released in April, more than half of Americans surveyed said they plan to eat more plant-based foods in the coming year.63. Beyond Meat’s veggie burger made headlines probably because __________.A. it makes perfect use of animal proteinB. it uses high tech in the making processC. it tastes as good as a genuine beef burgerD. it represents the diet trend in South California64. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the state of Beyond Meat?A. It is the creator of the country’s first 100 percent plant-based burgers.B. It has been well received as its products are available nationwide.C. It is far from being a match to real food processing giants like Tyson.D. It provides high-quality dining experience in selected Whole Foods stores.65. What can we infer from paragraph 4?A. The purchase of the stake barely costs a thing for Tyson.B. The 5 percent stake in Beyond Meat means a lot to Tyson.C. Tyson’s investment hasn’t caught the attention of the media as expected.D. Tyson is relying on this investment to raise more project capital funding.66. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Meat will still take over the market in spite of other alternatives.B. A major American meat company is betting on plant-based protein.C. Tyson and Beyond Meat work together to build a global meat giant.D. Plants have been found to contain protein that does more good to human beings.Section 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.Would You B ully(欺负) a Driverless Car or Show It Respect?Say you’re driving down a two-way street and there’s a truck unloading a delivery in the opposite lane. The oncoming traffic needs to pull out into your lane to overtake.What do you do?___67___ Eventually one of us feels charitable and slows down to allow the oncoming car to overtake and give permission with a quick flash of headlights or a wave of the hand.But what if the car waiting patiently behind the parked truck is a driverless or autonomous vehicle (AV)? Will this robot car be able to understand what you mean when you flash your lights or wave your hands?Its sensors could decide that it’s only safe to overtake when there’s no oncoming traffic at all. On a busy road at school home time, this may be never, leading to increasingly angry drivers queuing behind. ___68___ This is one of the conclusions to be drawn from research carried out by Dr Chris Tennant of the psychological and behavioural science department at the London School of Economics.His Europe-wide survey finds that nearly two-thirds of drivers think machines won’t have enough common sense to interact with human drivers, and more than two-fifths think a robot car would remain stuck behind our assumed parked truck for a long time.Driving isn’t just about technology and engineering, it’s about human interactions and psychology. The road is a social space. ___69___ “If you view the road as a social space, you will consciously negotiate your journey with other drivers. People who like that negotiation process appear to feel less comfortable engaging with A Vs than with human drivers,” says Mr Tennant in his report.___70___ A statistic often trotted out(动不动就搬出) is that human error is responsible for more than 90% of accidents, with our tendency to road anger, tiredness and lack of concentration.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.Super Size MeFast food, otherwise known as junk food, is a huge passion for a large number of people across the Western world. But what would happen if you ate lots of junk food, every day? Would it seriously damage your health? These were the questions which led Morgan Spurlock, an independent film-maker, to do an experiment, which he made into a documentary film entitled Super Size Me.The main ba sis of his experiment was that Spurlock promised to eat three McDonald’s meals a day, every day, for a month. He could only eat food from McDonald’s and every time an employee asked if he would like to “super size” the meal, he had to agree. “Super sizing” refers to the fact that with this type of meal you get a considerable larger portion of everything.Spurlock knew that by eating three McDonald’s meals a day, he would consume a lot of fat and a great deal of salt and sugar in each meal—much more than he needed. Although Spurlock knew he would put on a bit of weight, and that this diet was unhealthy, he wasn’t quite prepared for just how unhealthy it turned out to be. The changes in his body were horrifying in the first week, he put on 4.5 kilos and by the end of the thirty days he had gained nearly 14 kilos, bringinghis total weight to a massive 98kg.Spurlock says “I’d love people to walk out of the movie and say, ’Next time I’m not going to “super size”. Maybe I’m not going have any junk food at all.I’m going to sit down and eat dinner with my kids, with the TV off, so that we can eat healthy food, talk about what we’re eating and have a relationship with each other.’” Food for thought indeed.第II卷（共40分）V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1.这款手表不防水。
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黄浦区 2017 学年度第一学期高三年级期终调研测试英语试卷（完卷时间： 120 分钟满分：150分）2016 年 12 月 9 日上午II. Grammar andVocabulary Section ADirections: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Infant Day Care, Good or Bad?The British psychoanalyst John Bowlby maintains that separation from the parents during thesensitive “ attachment ” period from birth to three may influence a childto emotional problems in later life. Some people have drawn the conclusion from Bowlby(21) _________ children should not be sent to day care before the age of three because of the parental separation (22) _________ involves, and many people do believe this. But there arealso arguments (23) _________ such a strong conclusion.Firstly, experts point out that the isolated love affair between children and parents (24)_________ (find) in modern societies does not usually exist in traditional societies. For example, in some tribal societies, such as the Ngoni, the father and mother of a child did not raise their infant alone –far from it. Secondly, common sense tells us that day care would not be so widespread today (25) _________ parents and care-takers found children had problems with it. Statistical studies of this kind have not yet been carried out, and they have regularly reportedthat day care had a slightl y positive effect on children’developments. But tests(26) ________ have been used to measure this development are not widely enough accepted to settle the issue.But Bowlby ’analysis raises the possibility that early day care has delayed effects . The possibility that such care might lead to, say, more mental illness or crime 15 or 20 years later can only be explored by the use of statistics. Whatever the long-term effects, parents sometimes findthe immediate effects difficult (27) _________ (deal) with. Children under three are likely to protest at (28) _________ (leave) their parents and show unhappiness. At the age of three or three and a half almost all children find the change to nursery easy, and this is undoubtedly (29) _________ more and more parents make use of child care at this time. The matter, then, is far from clear-cut, though experience and available evidence (30) _________ (indicate) early care is reasonable for infants.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be ’ s personality an’ sused once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. administered G. measuresB. assessH. originalC. evaluatingI. preexistingD. externallyJ. principlesE. improperlyK. vitalF. life-threateningFirst Aid: Difference between Death and LifeFirst aid is emergency care for a victim of sudden illness or injury until more skillful medicaltreatment is available. It may save a life or improve certain ___31___ signs including pulse,temperature, and breathing. First aid must be ___32___ as quickly as possible. In the case of thecritically injured, a few minutes can make the difference between complete recovery and loss of life.First-aid ___33___ depend upon a victim’ s needs and the provider’ s level of knowledge and skill. Knowing what not to do in an emergency is as important as knowing what to do. Forexample, ___34___ moving a person with a neck injury can lead to permanent health problems.Despite the variety of injuries possible, several ___35___ of first aid apply to all emergencies.The first step is to call for professional medical help. The victim, if conscious, should be reassuredthat medical aid has been requested, and asked for permission to provide any first aid. Next,___36___ t he scene, asking other people or the injured person’ s family or friends about details of the injury or illness, any care that may have already been given, and ___37___ conditions such asheart trouble. Unless the accident scene becomes unsafe or the victim may suffer further injury,do not move the victim.First aid requires rapid assessment of victims to determine whether ___38___ conditionsexist. One method for ___39___ a victim’ s condition is known by the acronym ABC, which standsfor:A –Airway: is it open and clear?B –Breathing: is the person breathing? Look, listen and feel for breathing.C – Circulation: is there a pulse? Is the person bleeding ___40___? Check skin color andtemperature foradditional indications of circulation problems.III. ReadingComprehension Section ADirections: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Animal RightsEvery conscious being has interests that should be respected. No being who is conscious ofbeing alive should be devalued to thinghood, dominated, and used as a resource or ___41___.The key point of the idea known as animal rights is a movement to extend moral consideration toall ___42___ beings. Nobody should have to demonstrate a specific level of intelligence or bejudged beautiful to be given moral consideration. No being should have to be useful to humanityor capable of accepting“ duties” in order to be extended moral consideration.43___, whatother animals need from us is being free from duties to us.Animal rights is about letting animals live on their own terms. It can be written into ourlaws, but is not an actual list or bill of rights as we have for human society. It begins with ourpromises not to act like ___44___ of others. Animal rights is about justice ─treating animals fairly.Why is animal rights ___45 ___? It is because we humans often act as though we are theonly beings on the planet. Although we depend on other animals for our very survival, humansare the only animals that have upset the balance of nature. There are lots of ways that humans___46___ animals. We domesticate them and use them for food, even though our n utritionalneeds can be completely supplied by a(n) ___47___ diet. Although other materials are available,we use animal ’ s skin otherand body parts for clothing, furs, hats, boots, jewellery and even pettoys. Humans can talk about it but animals cannot. All animals wish to experience life in itsfullness. Unlike many animals who have to kill to survive, humans do not. Why should humanscause ___48___ to other beings when it ’ s not necessary?As we do, animals protect their children; they feel fear; they warn each other of dangers;they play. We might differ from other animals in some ways, but that doesn ’ t give us the right ___49___ them down, take their lands, pollute their waters, or use them for our conveniences.Animals also experience pain and it ’nots difficult to observe ___50___ of pain in t he way aconscious being reacts to it. We take advantage, cause distress, and act ___51___ when we useanimals for amusement. Lots of pets are ___52___ on the streets when their owners no longerfind it convenient or affordable to keep or care for them.Whether we admit it or not, it’ s a prejudice to think we53 are to animals and that itis our right to control them, which can only make people act mean, hateful or neglectful.However, each of us has within us the power to ___54___. We can adopt a different attitude, onethat reshape our destiny. This will have wonderful effects on the planet’ s other communities, forlife is ___55___ avoiding suffering. It is interacting, singing, pursuing joy. We humans can learn tolive responsibly, with respect, kindness and love.41. A. companies B. goods C. insects D. providers42. A. active B. conscious C. intelligent D. strange43. A. Indeed B. Moreover C. Nevertheless D. Otherwise44. A. followers B. friends C. masters D. tutors45. A. necessary B. neglected C. respected D. revolutionary46. A. distinguish B. eliminate C. exploit D. raise47. A. animal-free B. eco-friendly C. low-salt D. well-balanced48. A. conflict B. confusion C. isolation D. misery49. A. calm B. chase C. pull D. tear50. A. signs B. symbols C. symptoms D. performances51. A. differently B. enthusiastically C. gently D. unfairly52. A. abandoned B. chosen C. oppressed D. spoiled53. A. accessible B. appealing C. reasonable D. superior54. A. change B. dominate C. persist D. proceed55. A. contrary to B. more than C. owing to D. rather thanSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions orunfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choosethe one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have read.(A)①Did English football finally find a new star? At the age of 19, Theo Walcott came onto thescene by scoring a hat-trick for England in a 4-1 victory over Croatia in 2010 World Cup.②Walcott ’lightnings speed and accurate shooting turned the teenager into an overnightstar. Many thought he was a new dawn for the England team. He was building his fame for hisfast pace, with former Barcelona manager Pep declaring that “ youwould need a gun to stophim. ” FIFA World Player of the Year winner Lionel Messi once also described Walcott as“the most dangerous players I have ever played against. In”addition to his speed, Walcott alsopossessed good balance, movement and technique.③It was symbolic that Walcott ’goals came from the right -wing. The position had been playedby “ golden boy ” David Beckham for more than 10 years. No longer were the cheers for④Walcott was born in London to a black British Jamaican father and a white English mother.He grew up as a Liverpool fan due to his father’ s support of Liverpool. When Chelsea asked him tobe a ball boy, he used the opportunity to meet his Liverpool idols.⑤The teenager ’rise to fame was not completely out of blue. He was part of England’sWorld Cup team in 2006, but he did not get to play a match. He also spent over two years atArsenal, where he was fast becoming a key player.⑥But that year, few were expecting the wonderful performance between England andCroatia. The teenager was the first England player to score three goals in a game sinceMichael Owen did so seven years before.⑦Although England was full of superstars, they had a poor record in major tournaments.But things were beginning to change. The win against Croatia was sweet revenge. Croatia was theteam which knocked England out of Euro 2008.⑧Walcott ’wonderfuls performance lighted England fans ’hope for World Cup victory in⑨But before England fans got too carried away, our reflection on the past history told usthat placing a country’ s hopes on one teenager was dangerous.56. Which of the following CANNOT account for Walcott ’ singincreafame?A. Fast speed.B. Masterly skills.C. Positional sense.D. Unusual family.57. Why did the author mention David Beckham in the 3 rd paragraph?A. To show that England football once had a glorious history.B. To illustrate that Walcot t could be entitled “ golden boy ”.C. To indicate that England fans were difficult to please.D. To imply that people had high expectation on Walcott.58. thout of blue“”most probably means “ ________ ”.In the 5 paragraph, the underlined phraseA. impoliteB. unexpectedC. impossibleD. unintentional59. What is the author most likely to agree with?A. Walcott might not live up to fans ’ expectation.B. Walcott might transfer from Arsenal to Liverpool.C. Croatia might change the history of the World Cup.D. England might be defeated by the opponent in the next round.(B)OverviewExplore Stewart Island and the surrounding bays in our modern mini-buses. Our guides enjoy sharing their local knowledge of the history and environment of Stewart Island. Highlights include Lee Bay, the gateway to Rakiura National Park, beautiful Horseshoe Bay and amazing views of Paterson Inlet from Observation Rock.Village & Bays TourLeaving from Stewart IslandSeason: All Year Duration: 1 hour 30 mins Prize: $45 (Adult)More informationDeparture location: Oban Visitor Centre.What to bring: Comfortable walking shoes or boots, waterproof jacket, warm sweater or fleece jacket, sunscreen or sunglasses, insect repellent and camera.Car parking: Vehicle parking is available at Oban (extra cost— reservationsrecommended).Wheelchair access: Available.Children ticket: Children under ten go free for travel as long as they are accompaniedby an adult.Reviews“ There was so much to see and learn that it was hardto take everything in. The bays we stopped at were beautiful with golden sandy beaches, the forests were overpowering and we expected dinosaurs to appear at any time, the views from lookout point were splendid and the anchor point with Bluff brought a smile. Thank you to Chris and theexperienced team for such an informative tour.”Ron P“ Any visitor to Stewart Island could do no better than take one of the guided tours from the Oban Visitor Centre — especially if you only have limited time available. We had the delightfuland extremely informative Kylie conduct a small number on one of thevillage tours. This is a beautiful place— a few fascinating shops and restaurants,wonderful walks and warm and friendly people. ”Michael Mason“ I love finding out about places and the guide was full of information and stories as wevisited every interesting place and view in Oban (it didn’ t take too long...). A great way to start a visit as it helps you know where everything is.”Kiwieric60. If a traveler plans to leave a car at Oban, he had better ________.A. refer to the guides firstB. use wheelchair accessC. make a reservationD. walk to the center in advance61. Herry, a six-year-old boy, wanted to have a sightseeing of the Stewart Island with his parents.How much should they pay for the mini-bus tour?A. $135.B. $90.C. $ 45.D. Free.62. If a traveler takes the guided tour, he can experience all the following EXCEPT________.A. breath-taking sceneryB. charming walksC. dinosaur samplesD. detailed tour guide(C)① What does it say about the future of meat when the country’s largest processor of chicken,pork, and beef buys a stake(股份 ) in a start-up that aims to“ perfectly replace animal protein withplant protein”?②Tyson Foods announced this week that it purchased a 5 percent stake in Beyond Meat, theSouthern California-based food-tech start-up that made headlines earlier this year with its veggieburger that reportedly cooks and tastes like real beef.③To be sure, Beyond Meat’smeatless creations have yet to take the country by storm.Although the 100 percent plant-based burgers have achieved plenty of positive press since theyappeared for the first time in May, so far they’ re only available at Whole Foods stores in seven states. Even though the company’ s“ chicken” strips,“ beef” pies, and meatless frozen dinners aavailable nationwide, Beyond Meat is hardly a household name.④ That may be what makes the news of Tyson’s investment all the more noteworthy. Whilethe two companies declined to give details about the deal, it’ s doubtful that Tyson’ s 5 p stake made much of dent(凹陷 ) in the meat giant’coffers(金库). The company posted $41.4billion in sales last year; prior to the deal with Tyson, Beyond Meat had reportedly raised $64million in project capital funding—about what Tyson earns before lunch on any given day.⑤Tyson is doing pretty great. The company reported record third-quarter earnings per sharein August and says that it expects overall meat production to increase 2 to 3 percent during thenext financial year. But like a big oil company shelling out cash to invest in wind power, Tysontoe-in-the-water move to team up with a start-up devoted to bringing more plant-based proteinto American dinner tables seems to suggest the meat industry is starting to see which way thewinds are blowing.⑥Sales of plant-based protein, which totaled an estimated $5 billion last year, continue topale compared with the market for meat in America —but vegetarian alternatives to meat arebooming, with sales growing at more than double the rate for food products overall. The steadydrumbeat of news about the negative health impacts, environmental problems, and animal welfare concerns associated with meat consumption appears to be sinking in. According to a survey released in April, more than half of Americans surveyed said they plan to eat more plant-based foods in the coming year.63. Beyond Meat ’ s veggie burger made headlines probably because __________.A. it makes perfect use of animal proteinB. it uses high tech in the making processC. it tastes as good as a genuine beef burgerD. it represents the diet trend in South California64. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the state of Beyond Meat?A. It is the creator of the country’ s first 100-basedprcentburgersplant.B. It has been well received as its products are available nationwide.65. What can we infer from paragraph 4?A. The purchase of the stake barely costs a thing for Tyson.B. The 5 percent stake in Beyond Meat means a lot to Tyson.C. Tyson’ s investment hasn’ t caught the attention of the media as expected.66. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Meat will still take over the market in spite of other alternatives.B. A major American meat company is betting on plant-based protein.C. Tyson and Beyond Meat work together to build a global meat giant.D. Plants have been found to contain protein that does more good to human beings.Section 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. Many of us just drive on as we have right of way.B. It is this social aspect that makes many people suspicious about driverless cars.C. The latest robot cars are able to make the necessary eye contact with a human driver.D. Humans are always suspicious about new technologies of which they have little experience.E. Even many people with suspicion accept that emotionless AVs could cause fewer accidents than wehumans.F. These safety-first robot cars could become victims of their own politeness and end up being bulliedand ignored by aggressive, impatient humans.Would You Bully(欺负 ) a Driverless Car or Show It Respect?Say you ’ redriving down a two -way street and there ’a struck unloading a delivery in theopposite lane. The oncoming traffic needs to pull out into your lane to overtake.What do you do?___67___Eventually one of us feels charitable and slows down to allow the oncoming carto overtake and give permission with a quick flash of headlights or a wave of the hand.But what if the car waiting patiently behind the parked truck is a driverless or autonomousvehicle (AV)? Will this robot car be able to understand what you mean when you flash your lightsor wave your hands?Its sensors could decide that it’ s only safe to overtake when there’ s no oncoming traffic On a busy road at school home time, this may be never, leading to increasingly angry driversqueuing behind. ___68___ This is one of the conclusions to be drawn from research carried outby Dr Chris Tennant of the psychological and behavioural science department at the LondonSchool of Economics.His Europe-wide survey finds that nearly two- thirds of drivers think machines won’ thaveenough common sense to interact with human drivers, and more than two-fifths think a robotcar would remain stuck behind our assumed parked truck for a long time.Driving isn ’just about technology and engineering, it ’abouts human interactions andpsychology. The road is a social space. ___69___“ If you view the road as a social space, you will consciously negotiate your journey with other drivers. People who like that negotiation processappear to feel less comfortable engaging with AVs than with human drivers,” says Mr Tennant his report.___70___ A statistic often trotted out (动不动就搬出for more than 90% of accidents, with our tendency to concentration. ) is that human error is responsible road anger, tiredness and lack ofIV. Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) ofthe passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Super Size MeFast food, otherwise known as junk food, is a huge passion for a large number of peopleacross the Western world. But what would happen if you ate lots of junk food, every day? Wouldit seriously damage your health? These were the questions which led Morgan Spurlock, anindependent film-maker, to do an experiment, which he made into a documentary film entitledSuper Size Me.The main basis of his experiment was that Spurlock promised to eat three McDonald’ s mealsa day, every day, for a month. He could only eat food from McDonald ’ands every time anemployee asked if he would like to“ super size” the meal, he had to agree.“ Super sizing the fact that with this type of meal you get a considerable larger portion of everything.Spurlock knew that by eating three McDonald’ s meals a day, he would consume a lot of fatand a great deal of salt and sugar in each meal —much more than he needed. Although Spurlockknew he would put on a bit of weight, and that this diet was unhealthy, he wasn’ t quite prep for just how unhealthy it turned out to be. The changes in his body were horrifying in the firstweek, he put on 4.5 kilos and by the end of the thirty days he had gained nearly 14 kilos, bringinghis total weight to a massive 98kg.Spurlock says“ I’ d love people to walk out of the movie and say, “ super size” . Maybe I’ m not going have any junk food at all. Iwith my kids, with the TV off, so that we can eat healthy food, talk about what we have a relationship with each other.’” Food for thought indeed.’ Next time I’ m no ’ m dinnergoig to sit down and eat’ re eatin第 II卷（共 40分）V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.1. 这款手表不防水。
【真题】2017年上海市黄浦区中考英语模拟试卷与 解析(4月份)
2017年上海市黄浦区中考英语模拟试卷（4月份）一、I. Listening Comprehension （听力理解）：（共30分）A. Listen and choose the right picture （根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）：（6分）1．（6分）1．2．3．4．5．6．．B. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear （根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）：（8分）7．（1分）A）Cloudy．B）Sunny．C）Windy．D）Rainy．8．（1分）A）On the first floor．B）On the fourth floor．C）On the fifth floor．D）On the sixth floor．9．（1分）A）7.5．B）15．C）30．D）50．10．（1分）A）By bus．B）By train．C）By underground．D）By bike．11．（1分）A）At school．B）In a hotel．C）At home．D）In a shop．12．（1分）A）Have dinner．B）Eat out．C）Meet his parents．D）Take the train．13．（1分）A）Teacher and student．B）Doctor and patient．C）Mother and son．D）Brother and sister．14．（1分）A）Bill will give the lady a picture．B）Bill is inviting the lady to dinner．C）Bill's son is good at cooking food．D）Bill received a Christmas gift from his son．C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false （判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）：（6分）15．（1分）Joe is going to start kindergarten in the fall．16．（1分）It will be the first time for them to move to another place．17．（1分）His sister became upset because she didn't want to leave her friends．18．（1分）His mother thought that it is always exciting to meet something unknown．19．（1分）They have to move because his father is offered a new job in London．20．（1分）Joe is going to miss all of the fun things they did except their walks through the streets．D. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences （听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词）：（10分）21．（10分）21．Andrew Carnegie was born to a in Scotland．22．Andrew enjoyed hearing from his uncle at home．23．Andrew go to school because he enjoyed being at home．24．Finally when he was old，Andrew started attending school．25．His family left Scotland for the United States．二、Part 2 Phonetics，Grammar and Vocabulary（第二部分语音、语法和词汇）Ⅱ. Choose the best answer （选择最恰当的答案）：（共20分）26．（1分）Which of the following words is pronounced/feə/？（）A．fill B．fair C．fear D．fire27．（1分）After a long journey，the old man sat down and had _______ short rest．（）A．a B．an C．the D．/28．（1分）Everybody rose and clapped their hands _______ the end of the concert．（）A．by B．in C．at D．for29．（1分）Studies show that less active students in class require a little more _______．（）A．prize B．task C．friend D．care30．（1分）Jane took _______ look at her house the moment she started her car．（）A．other B．others C．another D．the other31．（1分）Benjamin was born in Boston _______ the morning of January 17，1907．（）A．in B．on C．at D．by32．（1分）The waiter was asked to welcome guests with a _______ smile and a bow．（）A．friendly B．kindly C．politely D．happily33．（1分）It's important for a teacher to express ______ clearly in class．（）A．he B．him C．his D．himself34．（1分）According to a recent survey，Google Play is one of ______ apps in the world．（）A．popular B．more popularC．most popular D．the most popular35．（1分）The newspaper says house prices in Australia are expected ______ by 10% in 2017．（）A．rise B．rising C．to rise D．to rising36．（1分）Something must be done to stop air pollution，______ we will have no fresh air．（）A．or B．for C．but D．so37．（1分）Taobao shop owners are busy ______ clothes for their online customers．（）A．pack B．to pack C．packing D．to packing38．（1分）More than six million guests ______ Shanghai Disneyland Park since last June．（）A．visit B．visitedC．were visiting D．have visited39．（1分）Listen!Someone ______ at the door．Please go and answer it．（）A．knocks B．is knocking C．has knocked D．was knocking40．（1分）Passengers must not leave their seats ______ the plane comes to a full stop．（）A．until B．since C．if D．because41．（1分）Many parts of this car ______ in less developed countries，like Thailand．（）A．produce B．produced C．are produced D．was produced42．（1分）We ______ respect the local culture and customs when travelingabroad．（）A．can B．need C．may D．should43．（1分）______ good time they are having with their family on the beach!（）A．What B．How C．What a D．How a44．（1分）﹣What about reading loud to practice our spoken English？﹣______（）A．Thank you． B．That's fine．C．Don't worry．D．I think it helps．45．（1分）﹣My brother hurt his back while playing basketball yesterday．﹣______（）A．That's all right．B．That's terrible．C．I don't think so． D．I'm afraid not．三、Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrase in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格．每空格限填一词，每词或词组只能填一次）：（共8分）46．（8分）Each year，the news magazine Time For Kids selects several young people to serve as TFK kid reporters．These kids are not（46）reporters，but they still have to interview some important people．Martin，who lives in New York，is a computer buff，plays the piano，and wants to be an airline pilot when he（47）．When he got the assignment from TFK to interview Andrew Hsu，he wanted to talk about science．After all，Andrew had just become the（48）winner of the Washington State Science and Engineering Fair．The 11﹣year﹣old scientist（49）the grand prize for identifying a particular gene that plays an important role in keeping the human body healthy．50．Martin soon discovered that being a science whiz is just one of Andrew'sachievements．He's（50）an athlete who competes in swimming．But the main thing Andrew wanted to tell Martin about was the World Children Organization （WCO）．Andrew started this organization along with his brother Patrick．This project is meant to help improve the lives of children．Andrew and Patrick believe that（51）education is the best way they can make a positive difference for children．They know that there are places where a（52）education isn't available to all kids．To help（53）that need，Andrew and Patrick had the idea of producing videos about science，math，and languages for children in countries where there aren't enough qualified teachers．四、Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）：（共8分）54．（1分）The secretary prepared ten of the report for discussion．（copy）55．（1分）John was born in the 1980s and brought up in a family （Britain）56．（1分）My English teacher is a lady of average height in her early．（forty）57．（1分）To achieve your dream，you should work to the best of your．（able）58．（1分）We can believe what he said．There is no question of his．（honest）59．（1分）The boy felt sorry for what he had done to the animals in the zoo．（true）60．（1分）The church regularly provides food and clothes for the in winter．（home）61．（1分）None of us could tell the of the movie until the last moment．（end）五、Ⅴ. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子．62-67题，每空格限填一词．68题注意句首大写）：（共14分）62．（2分）I saw a film with my friends last weekend．（改为一般疑问句）you a film with your friends last weekend？63．（2分）The boring meeting will come to an end in ten minutes．（对划线部分提问）will the boring meeting come to an end？64．（2分）He didn't know what he could say to his parents on the phone．（改为简单句）He didn't know what to his parents on the phone．65．（2分）People built that tower to remember the dead soldiers．（改为被动语态）That tower to remember the dead soldiers．66．（2分）Simon didn't go to bed until twelve o'clock last night．（保持句意基本不变）Simon until twelve o'clock last night．67．（2分）"Will you go abroad for further study？"the teacher asked me．（改为宾语从句）The teacher asked me I go abroad for further study．68．（2分）in our neighborhood，saw，yesterday，collecting rubbish，some volunteers，I（连词成句）．Part 3 Reading and Writing （第三部分读写）六、Ⅵ. Reading comprehension （阅读理解）：（共50分）A.Choose the best answer （根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）：（12分）69．（12分）April 13，1539Outside Mexico CityDear Mariana，Today we arrived safe．It was a long and dangerous trip over the ocean．The winter storms were strong．We were always a little sick from high waves．The journey from the shore（海岸）to Mexico City is also long and dangerous．There are robbers in the countryside．We will travel together with the other ship passengers，thinking we will be safer as a group．Tomorrow we will travel into the city to find our uncle．Father says it will take a year for this letter to reach you．The trip from New Spain to Spain is very long．Your loving brother，Tomas…April 20，1539Mexico CityDear Mariana，Father and I finally arrived at Mexico City．Here，old buildings are being pulled down；new ones are being built．Just around the corner from Uncle's city house，Aztec workers are pulling down a small，beautiful pyramid．Father says it is one of the last Aztec temples（庙宇）．In the center of the city，I met an Aztec boy named Carlos．He speaks a little Spanish．Carlos learns Spanish at his new school．He told me that the Spanish set up new schools for the Aztecs．There he got his new name，Carlos．He says he likes his new school but misses his old city．I wonder what this city used to be like before Cortes came．Tomorrow we will go to Uncle's farmland．He and Father are talking about the Aztec workers that Father will oversee（监管）．Your brother，CortesTomasfound v．建立battle n．战役conquer v．征服69．What was Tomas'nationality？A）Spanish．B）New Spanish．C）Mexican．D）Aztec．70．How was Tomas'journey to Mexico？A）Stormy and cold．B）Easy and safe．C）Long but safe．D）Long and dangerous．71．How long did it take Tomas to travel from the shore to Mexico City？A）One day．B）One week．C）A year．D）Two years．72．Why did Tomas and his father come to Mexico in 1539？A）To visit Mexico．B）To meet Carlos．C）To see the temples．D）To look for a better life．73．When did Mexico get its name New Spain？A）After 1539．B）After 1519．C）In the 1300s．D）In the 1400s．74．What did the Spanish do to the people in Mexico in the early 1500s？A）They taught children there English．B）They built new temples for them．C）They destroyed the local culture there．D）They helped to feed the local people there．B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词完成短文）：（12分）75．（12分）Technology provides more than a way of communication．However，it is becoming the only way to communicate for our teens．It has made face﹣to﹣face interaction （75）often and has made a negative①effect on the social abilities of the teens．These days we communicate on websites like Facebook，but I wonder why we have no in﹣person friendships．I see teens texting②（76）．They text while talking to someone else，at the dinner table，in the car and at the movies．This tiny piece of plastic is distracting③teens from the real world．As you can see，I am very much（77）technology but there are ways that helps．It helps many people stay in touch with friends that might have moved away．In my life，I will have to move from my friends from time to time．With the help of Wechat，it can be easy to（78）them and to ask if they would like to do something in person．Staying in touch can be done in person as much as over technology．Some people have（79）making new friends and the Internet provides ways to meet new people through chat rooms．I believe relationships built online can be a little eccentric④．One study suggests that online relationships simply take longer to develop than those face﹣to﹣face．Online relationships can be（80）because you never know who's on the other side of the chat．You can become more open over the Internet if you don't have a chance to meet others in real life．Meeting people online can give you confidence，but I believe it also tears you down．Online relationships will either build you up or break you down．Most importantly，don't let keyboards be the key to your heart．75．A）too B）very C）less D）more 76．A）here B）there C）somewhere D）everywhere 77．A）for B）against C）with D）behind 78．A）reach B）lose C）win D）control 79．A）fun B）time C）trouble D）trust80．A）convenient B）dangerous C）important D）necessary．C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：（14分）81．（14分）Tips for incoming freshman in High schoolI never really knew exactly how I felt about starting high school．While I was excited to make new friends and learn new things，I was also very nervous about finding my way around．I knew it would be d（81）to get used to a new life，but there really isn't much to fear!So，for all those new incoming freshmen out there，I'm here to help you make it through your first year of high school!Here is just a list of some of the things I found helpful throughout my first year．1）Remember，you are not a（82）．There are hundreds of teens experiencing what you are experiencing this very moment!Although you may feel a million different things，just keep in m（83）that there are people that are feeling the same way．2）Don't be afraid to make new friends．There are many people who s（84）the same interests as you and are looking for those who have that interest．Sometimes you may have nothing in common but the need to make friends!Remember，there are plenty of teens out there for you．3）Join an interesting club or sport．High school is the time to t（85）new things，and luckily your school has so much to offer!There are so many clubs to choose from，like the environmental club，Spanish club，cooking club，and so many more!Many schools also offer a wide variety of sports，i（86） a freshman level!Joining a club or sport is also a great way to meet people!…See？It really isn't that hard!Knowing these things will hopefully make you feel a little more c（87）about your freshman year of high school．Just keep your head held high and enjoy it while you can!D. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）：（12分）scrambled eggs，toast，and juice．Her mother gave her a kiss before opening the front door and wishing her daughter a good day．Elizabeth，carefully tapping along，made her way down the sidewalk to her best friend Kate's front door．Elizabeth used to attend a school for the blind．Today she was joining Kate at Washington Carver Elementary．"Here comes my brother，"Elizabeth said．Kate looked around but saw no one．Then，suddenly，John came around the next corner on his skateboard．"How did you know John was coming？"Kate asked．"From the sound of the wheels on his board，"replied Elizabeth．"I'd know it anywhere．"Kate listened again until she heard the joyful sound hidden among all the much louder noises on the street．John rode along the sidewalk，moving from one side to the other and back again，until he came to a stop in front of Elizabeth and Kate．"Hey Sis，"he said．"Good luck today!""Thanks，John，"said Elizabeth．"Any words of wisdom for me？""Yeah，"her brother replied，smiling．"Stay away from the sloppy joes in the cafeteria．"After these words，John went away on his board．Kate wondered if Elizabeth still remembered eating the sloppy joes before she lost her sight at the age of six，because of a high fever．Kate wondered if she felt sad．She decided to ask．"I used to think I couldn't do anything，"explained Elizabeth．"But now I know that I can do most things．I just need a little more learning time．"Kate could see the sunny smile on her friend's face．Giving her friend a big hug，Kate said to herself，""．88．Was it a special day or an ordinary day for Elizabeth？89．What kind of school did Elizabeth use to go to？90．How did Elizabeth know John was coming around？91．What does"the sloppy joes"probably refer to？92．Why did Elizabeth lose her sight at the age of six？93．Imagine what Kate would say to herself and complete the last sentence．．94．（20分）In 60to 120words，write about the topic"…is a good habit"．（以"…是好习惯"为题，写一篇60﹣120个词的短文，标点符号不占格）一个好的习惯会让我们终生受益．什么是好习惯？请分享你的一个好习惯，说说你是怎么养成的，它给你带来哪些好处．请结合生活实际，谈谈你的体验或想法．（注意：短文中不得出现考生真实的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不予评分．）2017年上海市黄浦区中考英语模拟试卷（4月份）参考答案与试题解析一、I. Listening Comprehension （听力理解）：（共30分）A. Listen and choose the right picture （根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片）：（6分）1．（6分）1．D2．G3．C4．E5．A6．H．【解答】DGCEAHB. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear （根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案）：（8分）7．（1分）A）Cloudy．B）Sunny．C）Windy．D）Rainy．【解答】A8．（1分）A）On the first floor．C）On the fifth floor．D）On the sixth floor．【解答】B9．（1分）A）7.5．B）15．C）30．D）50．【解答】B10．（1分）A）By bus．B）By train．C）By underground．D）By bike．【解答】D11．（1分）A）At school．B）In a hotel．C）At home．D）In a shop．【解答】B12．（1分）A）Have dinner．B）Eat out．C）Meet his parents．D）Take the train．【解答】C13．（1分）A）Teacher and student．B）Doctor and patient．D）Brother and sister．【解答】A14．（1分）A）Bill will give the lady a picture．B）Bill is inviting the lady to dinner．C）Bill's son is good at cooking food．D）Bill received a Christmas gift from his son．【解答】DC. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false （判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）：（6分）15．（1分）Joe is going to start kindergarten in the fall．【解答】T16．（1分）It will be the first time for them to move to another place．【解答】F17．（1分）His sister became upset because she didn't want to leave her friends．【解答】T18．（1分）His mother thought that it is always exciting to meet something unknown．【解答】F19．（1分）They have to move because his father is offered a new job in London．【解答】T20．（1分）Joe is going to miss all of the fun things they did except their walks through the streets．【解答】FD. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences （听短文，完成下列内容，每空格限填一词）：（10分）21．（10分）21．Andrew Carnegie was born to a poor family in Scotland．22．Andrew enjoyed hearing history stories from his uncle at home．23．Andrew refused to go to school because he enjoyed being at home．24．Finally when he was eight years old，Andrew started attending school．25．His family left Scotland for the United States in 1848．【解答】略二、Part 2 Phonetics，Grammar and Vocabulary（第二部分语音、语法和词汇）Ⅱ. Choose the best answer （选择最恰当的答案）：（共20分）26．（1分）Which of the following words is pronounced/feə/？（）A．fill B．fair C．fear D．fire【解答】答案：B结合选项，fill[fɪl]，动词，充满；fair[feə]，形容词，公平的；fear[fɪə]，名词，害怕；fire[ˈfaɪə]名词，火；所以发/feə/音的应是fair．故选B27．（1分）After a long journey，the old man sat down and had _______ short rest．（）A．a B．an C．the D．/【解答】答案：A．考查冠词．句意"长途旅行之后，老人坐下来休息了一会儿．"．have a rest休息一下，固定搭配．short是以辅音音素/ʃ/开头的，用a修饰．答案是A．28．（1分）Everybody rose and clapped their hands _______ the end of the concert．（）A．by B．in C．at D．for【解答】答案：C．考查介词．句意"音乐会结束时，大家起立鼓掌．"．by通过…in 在…里．at在…for为了．by the end of意思是到…为止．at the end of意思是在…结尾．B，D选项搭配不正确．由the concert音乐会，可知，应该用at，选C．29．（1分）Studies show that less active students in class require a little more _______．（）A．prize B．task C．friend D．care【解答】答案：D 根据Studies show that less active students in class require研究表明在课堂上不是很积极的学生需要，结合选项，推测意思是研究表明在课堂上不是很积极的学生需要更多一点的关心．前面是a little，修饰不可数名词，故选D关心．A奖赏，B任务，C朋友30．（1分）Jane took _______ look at her house the moment she started her car．（）A．other B．others C．another D．the other【解答】答案：C根据题意"Jane在启动汽车的时刻又看了一眼她的家"，可知此处表达的是"又看了一眼"，结合选项，A．其他的，单数，表泛指B．其他的，复数，表示泛指C．另一；再一D．其他的，表示特指，another符合题意，故选C．31．（1分）Benjamin was born in Boston _______ the morning of January 17，1907．（）A．in B．on C．at D．by【解答】答案：B．考查介词．句意"本杰明于1907年1月17日上午出生在波士顿．"．in表示在一个具体范围．on表示在具体某一天．at在具体的几点．by 通过…结合语境"1907年1月17日上午"，可知，在具体某一天的上午用介词on．选B．32．（1分）The waiter was asked to welcome guests with a _______ smile and a bow．（）A．friendly B．kindly C．politely D．happily【解答】答案：A．考查形容词．句意"服务员被要求用友好的微笑和鞠躬欢迎客人．"．A友好的．B亲切地．C有礼貌地．D快乐地．结合语境"服务员被要求用____微笑和鞠躬欢迎客人．"，可知，修饰名词用形容词friendly友好的，其他均33．（1分）It's important for a teacher to express ______ clearly in class．（）A．he B．him C．his D．himself【解答】答案：D．根据It's important for a teacher to express ______ clearly in class，可知老师在课堂上清楚地表达自己的观点是很重要的．这里express oneself表示表达自己的观点．故选D．34．（1分）According to a recent survey，Google Play is one of ______ apps in the world．（）A．popular B．more popularC．most popular D．the most popular【解答】答案：D．考查最高级．句意"根据最近的一项调查，谷歌播放是世界上最流行的应用之一．"．A流行的形容词原形．B比较级．C最高级，前面通常加the．D最高级．one of"…之一"，后跟名词复数，结合语境"apps in the world"世界上的应用．可知，三者以上比较用最高级the most popular最流行的，选D．35．（1分）The newspaper says house prices in Australia are expected ______ by 10% in 2017．（）A．rise B．rising C．to rise D．to rising【解答】答案：C 根据The newspaper says house prices in Australia are expected 报纸说澳大利亚的房价在2017年被期待，结合选项，推测意思是报纸说澳大利亚的房价在2017年被期待增长百分之十．即be expected to do sth；被期待做某事，故选C增长．36．（1分）Something must be done to stop air pollution，______ we will have no fresh air．（）A．or B．for C．but D．so【解答】答案：A；根据语境以及上下文，本题考查的是连词的用法．根据设空处前后句子可以推断型"祈使句+or+陈述句"，表示在以祈使句为条件下的相反假设，意为"否则，要不然"，所以用连词or（否则）；故选A．37．（1分）Taobao shop owners are busy ______ clothes for their online customers．（）A．pack B．to pack C．packing D．to packing【解答】答案：C．根据Taobao shop owners are busy ______ clothes for their online customers，可知淘宝的店老板都忙着给他们在线客户打包衣服．这里be busy doing表示忙于做某事．故选C．38．（1分）More than six million guests ______ Shanghai Disneyland Park since last June．（）A．visit B．visitedC．were visiting D．have visited【解答】答案：D．结合since last June可知动作发生在过去，对现在造成一定的影响，故用现在完成时have/has+过去分词，故选D．39．（1分）Listen!Someone ______ at the door．Please go and answer it．（）A．knocks B．is knocking C．has knocked D．was knocking【解答】答案：B根据句中的关键词listen"听"可知句子强调的是正在进行和发生的动作故确定为现在进行时态，其结构为is/am/are+现在分词，又知主语someone为不定代词，根据不定代词作主语时看做单数，故be动词为is，knock的现在分词为knocking，故填入is knocking，故选B40．（1分）Passengers must not leave their seats ______ the plane comes to a full stop．（）A．until B．since C．if D．because【解答】答案：A 根据Passengers must not leave their seats乘客不准离开他们的短语not…until…直到才，故选A直到．B自从，C如果，是否，D因为41．（1分）Many parts of this car ______ in less developed countries，like Thailand．（）A．produce B．produced C．are produced D．was produced【解答】答案：C 根据Many parts of this car这辆车的许多零件，结合选项，推测意思是这辆车的许多零件产于欠发达国家，如泰国．主语Many parts of this car 这辆车的许多零件，即是动作的承受者，故需要被动语态，这里主语是复数，故选C被生产．即一般现在时的被动语态，结构是am/is/are+done42．（1分）We ______ respect the local culture and customs when traveling abroad．（）A．can B．need C．may D．should【解答】答案：D．can能，会；need需要；may可以；should应该．根据We ______ respect the local culture and customs when traveling abroad，可知在国外旅游时，我们应该尊重当地的文化和风俗习惯．所以这里用should．故选D．43．（1分）______ good time they are having with their family on the beach!（）A．What B．How C．What a D．How a【解答】答案：C．英语中的感叹句要由what和how来引导，其句型是：How+形容词/副词+主语+谓语+其他!What+（a/an）+形容词+名词+主语+谓语+其他!根据所给的单词，形容词是good，名词time，have a good time玩的高兴，这里应用what来感叹，故选C．44．（1分）﹣What about reading loud to practice our spoken English？﹣______（）A．Thank you． B．That's fine．C．Don't worry．D．I think it helps．【解答】答案：D．考查常用日常交际用语．句意：﹣﹣大声朗读练习我们的英语口语怎么样？﹣﹣我认为它有帮助．Thank you．谢谢；．That's fine．很好；Don't worry．不要担心；I think it helps我认为它有帮助．根据题干What about reading loud to practice our spoken English？﹣﹣大声朗读练习我们的英语口语怎么样？可知应说我认为它有帮助．故选D．45．（1分）﹣My brother hurt his back while playing basketball yesterday．﹣______（）A．That's all right．B．That's terrible．C．I don't think so． D．I'm afraid not．【解答】答案：B．考查常用日常交际用语．句意：﹣﹣我哥哥昨天打篮球时伤了他的背．﹣﹣真糟糕．That's all right．没什么关系；That's terrible．真糟糕；I don't think so．我不这么认为；I'm afraid not．恐怕不是．根据题干My brother hurt his back while playing basketball yesterday．我哥哥昨天打篮球时伤了他的背．可知应说真糟糕．故选B．三、Ⅲ. Complete the following passage with the words or phrase in the box. Each word or phrase can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格．每空格限填一词，每词或词组只能填一次）：（共8分）46．（8分）Each year，the news magazine Time For Kids selects several young people to serve as TFK kid reporters．These kids are not（46）B reporters，but they still have to interview some important people．Martin，who lives in New York，is a computer buff，plays the piano，and wants to be an airline pilot when he（47）D．When he got the assignment from TFK to interview Andrew Hsu，he wanted to talk about science．After all，Andrew had just become the（48）A winner of the Washington State Science and Engineering Fair．The 11﹣year﹣old scientist（49）E the grand prize for identifying a particular gene that plays an important role in keeping the human body healthy．【解答】46 B 考查形容词：根据but they still have to interview some important people．但他们还是要采访一些重要的人物，结合选词，推测意思是这些孩子不是专业的记者，故这里需要一个形容词作定语来修饰名词记者，故选B专业的47 D 考查动词：根据wants to be an airline pilot 想当一名飞行员，结合选词，推测意思是马丁住在纽约，他是个电脑迷，会弹钢琴，长大后想当一名飞行员，时态是一般现在时，主语是三单他，即用三单谓语动词，选D长大48 A 考查最高级：根据The 11﹣year﹣old scientist.11岁的科学家，结合选词，推测意思是毕竟，Andrew已经刚刚成为华盛顿国家科学和工程博览会的最年轻的获胜者，前面是定冠词the，故这里需要一个形容词的最高级来修饰名词获胜者，故选A最年轻的49 E 考查动词：根据the grand prize大奖，结合选词，推测意思是11岁的科学家获得大奖，根据he wanted to talk about science他想谈论科学，这里时态是一般过去式，故用过去式动词won，故选E获得，赢得50．Martin soon discovered that being a science whiz is just one of Andrew's achievements．He's（50）D an athlete who competes in swimming．But the main thing Andrew wanted to tell Martin about was the World Children Organization （WCO）．Andrew started this organization along with his brother Patrick．This project is meant to help improve the lives of children．Andrew and Patrick believe that（51）E education is the best way they can make a positive difference for children．They know that there are places where a（52）A education isn't available to all kids．To help（53）B that need，Andrew and Patrick had the idea of producing videos about science，math，and languages for children in countries where there aren't enough qualified teachers．【解答】50 D 考查副词：根据Martin soon discovered that being a science whiz is just one of Andrew's achievements马丁很快就发现，作为一个科学奇才就是安得烈的成就之一，结合选词，推测意思是他也是参加游泳的一名运动员．故选D 也51 E 考查动名词：根据is the best way they can make a positive difference for children，结合选词，推测意思是安得烈和帕特里克认为，提高教育是他们为儿童做出积极的影响的最佳方式，故这里缺少一个动名词与education一起充当句子的主语，故选E提高52 A 考查形容词：根据education 教育，这是一个名词，结合选词，推测意思是他们知道有些地方免费的教育不可能所有的孩子都能获得，故这里需要一个形容词作定语来修饰名词教育，前面是不定冠词a，故选A免费的53 B 考查动词：根据They know that there are places where a（52）A education isn't available to all kids他们知道有些地方免费的教育不可能所有的孩子都能获得，结合选词，推测意思是为了帮助满足那个需要，安得烈和帕特里克有了想为那些没有足够合格老师的国家的孩子们制作关于科学，数学和语言的录像的这个想法．即help （to）do sth．故选B满足四、Ⅳ. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词）：（共8分）54．（1分）The secretary prepared ten copies of the report for discussion．（copy）【解答】答案：copies 根据The secretary prepared ten秘书准备了10份，结合提示，推测意思是秘书准备了报告的十份复印件供大家讨论．前面是10份，故用其复数copies复制品55．（1分）John was born in the 1980s and brought up in a British family （Britain）【解答】答案：British 根据family家庭，这是一个名词，结合提示，需要用形容词作定语来修饰后面的家庭这个名词，意思是在一个英国的家庭长大，故答案是British英国的56．（1分）My English teacher is a lady of average height in her early forties．（forty）【解答】答案：forties根据所给词forty为基数词意为"四十"，根据空格前为in her early，可联想固定短语in one's+整十数的复数形式，表示"在某人几十多岁的时候"，故填入forty的复数，故答案为：forties57．（1分）To achieve your dream，you should work to the best of your ability．（able）【解答】答案：ability根据空格前为形容词性物主代词your 后跟名词，所给词able为形容词意为"有能力的；能干的"其对应的名词为ability"能力"，又知to the best of one's ability 为固定短语意为"尽自己最大的能力"，故答案为：ability58．（1分）We can believe what he said．There is no question of his honesty．（honest）【解答】答案：honesty．根据空格前面的词语是his，是人称代词，意思是"他的"因此可知后面要跟名词来填空，结合给出的英语提示honest，因此可知这句话的意思是"我们可以相信他说的，他的诚实没有问题．"综上所述，故填honesty．59．（1分）The boy felt truly sorry for what he had done to the animals in the zoo．（true）【解答】答案：truly．根据空格后面的词语是形容词sorry，意思是"抱歉，对不起"，因此可知空格处需要用副词来修饰形容词，结合给出的英语提示true，因此可知这句话的意思是"对于他在动物园对动物的举动，这个男孩真地感到很抱歉．"综上所述，故填truly．60．（1分）The church regularly provides food and clothes for the homeless in winter．（home）【解答】答案：homeless根据语境及所给词home，可推知句子表达的意思为：教堂定期地给无家可归的人提供食物和衣服，可联想形容词homeless意为"无家可归的"根据空格前为定冠词the，可知the+形容词表示具有该形容词特征的一类人，the homeless意为"无家可归的人"故答案为：homeless61．（1分）None of us could tell the ending of the movie until the last。
上海市黄浦区2017届九年级4月学业模拟考试（二模）英语试题
上海市黄浦区2017届九年级4⽉学业模拟考试（⼆模）英语试题试卷第1页，共11页绝密★启⽤前上海市黄浦区2017届九年级4⽉学业模拟考试（⼆模）英语试题试卷副标题考试范围：xxx ；考试时间：84分钟；命题⼈：xxx学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________注意事项．1．答题前填写好⾃⼰的姓名、班级、考号等信息 2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I 卷（选择题）⼀、单项选择（题型注释）1、Which of the following words is pronounced /fe ?/? A ．fill B ．fair C ．fear D ．fire2、After a long journey, the old man sat down and had ________ short rest. A ．a B ．an C ．the D ．/3、Everybody rose and clapped their hands ________ the end of the concert. A ．by B ．in C ．at D ．for4、Studies show that less active students in class require a little more ________. A ．prize B ．task C ．friend D ．care5、Jane took ________ look at her house the moment she started her car. A ．other B ．others C ．another D ．the other试卷第2页，共11页6、Benjamin was born in Boston ________ the morning of January 17, 1907. A ．in B ．on C ．at D ．by7、The waiter was asked to welcome guests with a ________ smile and a bow. A ．friendly B ．kindly C ．politely D ．happily8、It’s important for a teacher to express ________ clea rly in class. A ．he B ．him C ．his D ．himself9、According to a recent survey, Google Play is one of ________ apps in the world. A ．popular B ．more popular C ．most popular D ．the most popular10、The newspaper says house prices in Australia are expected ________ by 10% in 2017. A ．rise B ．rising C ．to riseD ．to rising11、Something must be done to stop air pollution, ________ we will have no fresh air. A ．or B ．for C ．but D ．so12、Taobao shop owners are busy ________ clothes for their online customers. A ．pack B ．to pack C ．packing D ．to packing13、More than six million guests ________ Shanghai Disneyland Park since last June. A ．visit B ．visited C ．were visiting D ．have visited14、Listen! Someone ________ at the door. Please go and answer it.A ．knocksB ．is knockingC ．has knockedD ．was knocking15、Passengers must not leave their seats ________ the plane comes to a full stop. A ．until B ．since C ．if D ．because16、Many parts of this car ________ in less developed countries, like Thailand. A ．produce B ．produced C ．are produced D ．was produced17、We ________ respect the local culture and customs when traveling abroad. A ．can B ．need C ．may D ．should。
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黄浦区2017年高考模拟考英语试卷（完卷时间：120分钟满分：140分）2017年4月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. 2 litres. B. 13 litres. C. 26 litres. D. 52 litres.2. A. In an English class. B. In a swimming pool. C. On a bus. D. In a sporting goods store.3. A. By bus. B. By underground. C. By taxi. D. By car.4. A. Doctor and patient. B. Teacher and student.C. Employer and Employee.D. Salesman and customer.5. A. Have a lesson. B. Take a test. C. See a film. D. Go to bed.6. A. Difficult. B. Memorable. C. Uninteresting. D. Worthwhile.7. A. She wants a bottle of juice. B. She’d like some alcohol.C. The red wine in this bar is perfect.D. The location of the bar is unknown.8. A. An excellent résumé. B. An entry form.C. A job offer.D. The position of system engineer.9. A. It’s famous. B. It’s professional. C. It’s expensive. D. It’s cheating.10. A. The 26-month-old baby is always busy watching videos.B. TV and videos may hurt a child’s language development.C. Nothing can replace parents in kids’ language development.D. Children usually watch TV too passively to learn something.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear one longer conversation and two short passages, and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation and the passages. The conversation and 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 dialogue.11. A. Encouraging. B. Dishonest. C. Interesting. D. Nervous.12. A. How to start his own business. B. How to develop a real interest.C. How to speak to a woman bravely.D. How to balance his study and work.13. A. He has too loose a schedule. B. He loves the feeling with students.C. He is dissatisfied with his current job.D. He wants to determine his future development. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Kids threw litter everywhere. B. The camp director gave rude orders.C. Some mysterious plastic litter was found.D. Kids’ joint efforts led to a clean camp.15. A. By taking pictures of litter he picked up.B. By sharing photos of the terribly dirty planet.C. By keeping a record of crowdsourced cleaning-up.D. By inspiring kids to pick up five pieces of litter every day.16. A. There is strength in numbers. B. Birds can help to pick up litter.C. Litter is artistic and approachable.D. More straws should be used in the café.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following passage.17. A. To enable students to reject violence. B. To help students face struggles more properly.C. To improve students’ health.D. To eliminate poverty more effectively.18. A. How to calm down by talking to experts. B. How to clear their mind throughout the day.C. How to make their teachers happy.D. How to respond to situations better.19. A. More students dropped out last year. B. There is less bad behavior on campus.C. Students are less responsible for their study.D. More students are willing to be sent to the office.20. A. Its effect remains to be seen. B. Everyone can benefit from it.C. It helps to get rid of poverty to some extent.D. There is enough evidence to show its significance.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.Should Children Ban Their Parents from Social Media?It might be taken for granted - but no previous generation of children will have had the experience of having their entire childhoods intensively and publicly documented in this way. But the very first people to have had some of their childhood pictures __21__ (post) online are not always happy about their formative years being preserved in digital world.Parents may not realize it, but by posting photos and videos of their children online, they are creating an identity for their children __22__ might not be welcomed. Lucy is a good example. She said she had asked her dad to de-tag her from “stuff that doesn’t necessarily represent __23__ I am now. That’s not something I’d want to remember every time I log on to Facebook… It isn’t the best memories, which is the way you’d like to reveal __24__ on social media.”Stories about online privacy are often about children and teenagers being warned of the dangers of publishing too much personal information online. But in this case it’s their parents who are in the spotlight. For some parents, __25__ (safe) option is avoiding social media altogether.Kasia Kurowska from Newcastle is expecting her first child in June and has agreed with her partner Leeto impose a blanket ban __26__ her children are old enough to make their own decisions about social media. But she has two big concerns about her plan. Firstly, it will be difficult __27__ (impose). “When their auntie comes round and takes a picture, we’re going to have to be like paparazzi police, saying, please don’t put these on Facebook. And secondly, the child might dislike __28__ (not own) an online presence, especially if all of their friends do. But I __29__ (keep) a digital record of them. It just won’t have been shared on a platform __30__ the masses.”Section BDirections: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Being Bigger isn’t Necessarily Considered BetterThe firm, which famously started life in 1939, has now declared a new age: that of smaller start-up. By 2014, when Ms Whitman announced HP’s decision to separate its computer and printer business from its corporate hardware and services operations, the company had grown into a clumsy __41__. Its fortunes started to __42__ with a series of expensive and much criticized purchases. By 2012 it had lost its position as theworld’s leading supplier of PCs to Lenovo. The dramatic __43__ was aimed at helping the firm adapt to the new age of mobile and online computing, responding to shareholder demands for more aggresive__44__.“I would go from laser jet printing to our big enterprise services contracts where we were running the back end of IT for many big companies and organizations. These two things are not like each other. So the ability to focus and engage with customers on a(n) __45__ set of objectives and business outcomes... I can already see the difference.” Ms Whitmann, who now heads the new spin-off, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) selling servers and services, says the change has already __46__ her performance. “One big change is it __47__ each of the divisions to pursue the strategy that is right for them. __48__ , there is ‘no way’ printer and PC company HP Inc’s decision last year to buy Samsung’s printing business for $1bn would have happened when it was part of the larger firm. So it’s that ability to drive your own program, not __49__ by other businesses that don’t have the same characteristics.” Ms Whitman is so convinced her strategy is working that she’s __50__ HPE further, spinning off both its business services division and its software business into separate companies last year.Her assumption that bigger doesn’t always mean better seems __51__. After all, a larger company should find it easier to dominate the market it operates in. But the rapid rise of much smaller start-ups, competing and often overtaking these established powerful companies means the accepted wisdom that __52__ equals success is being challenged. __53__ in 2014, eBay carved PayPal, the electronic payments arm it bought in 2001, off from the main online sale business.Box, a cloud storage company, is another case in point. Founder Aaron Levie says “Whether Uber, Airbnb, those same lessons __54__, which is if you can build something that’s cheaper, faster and more scalable and delivers a far better customer experience than what the traditional sellers were able to do, then you can be extremely __55__.”41. A. appearance B. construction C. giant D. possession42. A. decline B. increase C. stay D. vary43. A. adventure B. combination C. development D. split44. A. behavior B. growth C. markets D. policies45. A. ambitious B. complex C. narrow D. overall46. A. delivered B. improved C. measured D. standardized47. A. allows B. employs C. reminds D. threatens48. A. All in all B. For example C. On the contrary D. What’s more49. A. held back B. kept on C. looked over D. taken down50. A. dissolved B. expanded C. operated D. shrunk51. A. fundamental B. reasonable C. surprising D. widespread52. A. diligence B. discipline C. profit D. size53. A. Comparatively B. Generally C. Similarly D. Unexpectedly54. A. apply B. fail C. hide D. increase55. A. friendly B. miserable C. motivated D. troublesomeSection 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)Born in 1823 in Wales, Alfred Russel Wallace was a man of modest means, but he had a passion for nature and he chose to follow it. He started out collecting insects as a hobby, but eventually his longing for adventure led him to explore the world.Luckily for Wallace, Victorian Britain was discovering an interest in weird and wonderful insects, so the demand from museums and private collections for these beasts was growing. Wallace was able to make a living doing what he loved: collecting beetles and other insects.But his first trip of exploring the world ended in disaster. Wallace proceeded to the Amazon in South America. Its giant forests promised a wealth of new species, sure to put him on the scientific map. The trip took 6 weeks and involved every mode of transport in existence at the time. After four years Wallace set off for home, but his boat caught fire in the middle of the Atlantic. Everyone survived, but Wallace had to watchin despair as his samples went up in flames – including live animals he was bringing home that were trying to jump free of the flames. But he did not let it stop him.In 1854, Wallace set off on another adventure, this time to the Malay Archipelago. Wallace found himself humbled by the new and exciting things he saw. He later recalled: “As I lie listening to these interesting sounds, I think how many besides myself have longed to see with their own eyes the many wonderful and beautiful things which I am daily encountering.”In 1858, Wallace wrote what became known as the “Ternate essay”: a piece of writing that was to change our understanding of life forever. In his essay, Wallace argued that a species would only turn into another species if it was struggling for existence. Henry W. Bates was one of many scientists delighted by the idea of evolution by natural selection. In a letter to Wallace, he wrote: “The idea is like truth itself, so simple and obvious that those who read and understand it will be struck by its simplicity; and yet it is perfectly original.”56. __________ finally caused Wallace to explore the world.A. His strong affection for natureB. His life-long devotion to beastsC. His deep love for adventureD. Increasing demand for insects57. Which of the following is TRUE about Wallace’s first trip?A. It took him six weeks to explore the Amazon with all kinds of transportation.B. He made a scientific study of a fairly limited number of insects.C. The fire cost him his four years’ collection of animals.D. His passion cooled after the disaster.58. Wallace felt _____ on the Malay Archipelago.A. fearlessB. luckyC. challengedD. risky59. Wallace’s idea on evolution of natural selection __________.A. made no sense at that timeB. built up a new concept of lifeC. was too simple to be trueD. revealed the origin of nature(B)Virtual realityProbably the most exciting tech development of recent times, virtual reality(VR) has arrived, with sufficient options available to the consumer who’ssearching for an extra amount of high-tech fun. The cheapest way to get ahigh-end VR experience comes courtesy of Sony. Its PlayStation VR doesn’trequire a tricked-out PC or expensive phone –it works with the Playstation 4control board and comes with a few great games in its library. There is someequipment you can purchase to enhance the experience, but if you’ve already got a PS4 you can enter the world of VR for just $400. Other high-end offerings like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, as well as mobile options like Samsung’s Gear VR, will get your head in the game.Wireless headphonesCombining ease of use with the ability to move wild around your home, gym orworkplace, wireless headphones just make sense. And there are plenty of practicaloptions to suit any budget. The Bose QuietComfort 35 wireless headphones aredefinitely worth a test drive, though. The full-size, around-ear Bluetooth headphoneshighlight active noise cancellation and double as a headset for making phone calls.They’ve even earned the Editor’s Choice award at and can be purchased forless than $400 online.Digital camerasWhile your phone is a worthy assistant, there’s no substitute for a real camera when it comes to taking the perfect picture. And these days you can get qualityspecifications in a package that’s almost as small as your smartphone. The shinydesign of the Fujifilm X70, $699, makes it the perfect companion, or you could go retro with the Olympus PEN-F ($1,200) that offers old school looks alongside cutting edge technology. Domestically, it’s worth checking out Xiaomi’s mirrorless Yi M1 for a more affordable option. With a high-end 20-megapixel（兆像素）sensor and the ability to host multiple lenses, it’s available from just 2,199 yuan.60. Sony can provide high-tech fun at the lowest cost because __________.A. players can play free games onlineB. PS4 owners don’t need any other deviceC. it gives players adequate experienceD. players have purchased expensive PCs61. What is Bose QuietComfort 35 wireless headphones’ selling point promoted in the passage?A. They have various types to meet users’ need s.B. Users can reduce noise manually.C. They work better in the wild.D. Users can make phone calls with the headphones.62. If your friend, who favors everything in the styles of the past, plans to make perfect pictures with a newdevice, you will most probably recommend __________.A. A smart phone.B. Fujifilm X70.C. Olympus PEN-F.D. Yi M1.(C)Naquela Wright’s life took an unexpected turn when she lost her eyesight as a teenager, but even when her world became dark, the New Jersey resident didn’t want to quit social media.Using Facebook was a challenge at first. Diagnosed in 2010 with pseudotumor cerebri, a rare health condition in which pressure increases around the brain and can result in the loss of vision, Wright learned how to use a screen reader to read the site through the touch of the keyboard and sound of a robotic voice. Still, when a friend sends her a photo, Wright often has no clue what the image shows.Now Facebook is trying to solve this problem by exploiting the power of artificial intelligence to create new tools that not only describe items in a photo but allows users to ask what’s in an image.“I can have a basic picture in my mind of what’s going on in the picture and now I can comment on my own,” said Wright, who got to try out the new tools that are still being tested. “Of course, it’s different, but it’s something more than I had.”An estimated 285 million people are visually disabled globally, according to the World Health Organization, and research conducted by Facebook showed that blind users have trouble figuring out what’s in a photo because the description isn’t clear or doesn’t exist.Facebook has made it easier to skim through the content on its website with a screen reader by improving HTML headings, adding alternative text for images, launching keyboard shortcuts, and more. Using artificial intelligence to describe photos is only a part of these ongoing efforts.With 1.5 billion users, Facebook isn’t the only social media company that wants to improve its website for the visually disabled. Along with Facebook and other major tech firms, Twitter and LinkedIn have their own accessibility teams and belong to an initiative called “Teaching Accessibility”.Jeff Wieland, Facebook’s head of accessibility engineering, said the group wants to educate more engineers, especially early in college, about designing products that are compatible with the disabled and others. “We really don’t want accessibility to be the luxury of a handful of companies,” Wieland said. “We want everything around the world to be built with accessibility in mind.”63. What tool helps the visually disabled to read Facebook?A. A screen reader.B. A special keyboard.C. A helpful robot.D. HTML headings.64. What can be inferred from the passage about the new tool created by Facebook?A. It adds a lot of shortcuts on the keyboard.B. It helps users to employ their senses other than sight.C. It meets no competitors with its advanced technology.D. It inspires more engineers to explore artificial intelligence.65. The underlined phrase in the last paragraph “are compatible with” most probably means __________.A. are unaffordable toB. bring harm toC. keep company ofD. well suit66. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?A. Screen reader: tool to access social mediaB. Ongoing efforts: strength to improve websitesC. Artificial intelligence: power to help the blindD. Teaching accessibility: initiative to educate engineersSection 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.But there’s no need for embarrassment.B.If you want proof, turn on the sports channel.C.As we grow older, we don’t abandon this system – we internalize it.D.This so-called inner speech can improve our performance on various tasks.E.Conducting a dialogue with ourselves might turn out to be one of the keys to human creativity.F.Psychologists refer to this as private speech – language that is spoken out loud but directed at the self.Your Own Best FriendTalking to yourself may seem a little shameful. If you’ve ever been overheard criticizing yourself for a foolish mistake or practicing a tricky speech ahead of time, you’ll have felt the social restriction against communicating with yourself in words. According to the well-known saying, talking to yourself is the first sign of madness.__67__ Talking to ourselves, whether out loud or silently in our heads, is a valuable tool for thought. Far from being a sign of foolishness, self-talk allows us to plan what we are going to do, manage our activities, regulate our emotions and even create a narrative of our experience.Take a trip to any preschool and watch a small child playing with her toys. You are very likely to hear her talking to herself: offering herself directions and giving voice to her frustrations. __68__ We do a lot of it when we are young – perhaps one reason for our shyness about continuing with it as adults.As children, according to the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky, we use private speech to regulate our actions in the same way that we use public speech to control the behavior of others. __69__ Psychological experiments have shown that the distancing effect of our words can give us a valuable perspective on our actions. One recent study suggested that self-talk is most effective when we address ourselves in the second person: as “you” rather than “I”.We internalize the private speech we use as children –but we never entirely put away the out-loud version. __70__ You’re sure to see an athlete or two getting themselves ready for a sharp phrase or scolding themselves after a bad shot.Both kinds of self-talk seem to bring a range of benefits to our thinking. Those words to the self, spoken silently or aloud, are so much more than lazy talk.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.Moustache（胡子）for Cash“Movember”, as the annual event is known, sees men in countries including the UK, US and Australia grow out their facial hair while collecting sponsorship money from friends, family and colleagues, with the money going to cancer charities.The month of no shaving began unofficially in 2003, when a pair of men from Australia persuaded their family to join them in growing a moustache in order to encourage men to get themselves checked for cancer,which is seen as distasteful by some males. A year later, the group decided to set up the Movember Foundation, asking friends and colleagues to offer donations of money to support their efforts, and raised a massive A$54,000 which was shared between a number of health projects. With thanks most likely to social media, Movember soon went global and the foundation now operates worldwide, having raised over ￡440 million since 2004. The effects of the fundraising are wide-reaching, which had made a significant discovery in the treatment of cancer.The issue of some men being too self-willed to visit their doctor for a checkup, or perhaps being raised in a culture of “tough it out”, has led some males to neglect their health, which may mean it could be too late if something potentially deadly did develop. However, Movember is helping to break down the shame of male health by making it more accessible, meaning that men are more likely to visit their doctors. They found a way to appeal to men in a way that other campaigns just don’t – with a sort of blokey①jokiness.①blokey: behaving in a way that is supposed to be typical of men , especially men enjoying themselves in a group.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72. 永远不要对你孩子的缺点熟视无睹。