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Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful? Because humans have an inherent need to 1 uncertainty, according to a recent study in Psychological Science. The new research reveals that the need to know is so strong that people will 2 to satisfy their curiosity even when it is clear the answer will 3 .In a series of four experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin School of Business tested. Student’s willingness to 4 themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity. For one 5 each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed were from a previous experiment. The twist? Half of the pens would 6 an electric shock when clicked.Twenty-seven students were told which pens were electrified, another twenty-seven were told only that some were electrified 7 left alone in the room, the students who did not know which ones would shock them clicked more pens and incurred more shocks than the students who knew what would 8 subsequent experiments reproduced, this effect with otherstimuli 9 the sound of finger nails on a chalkboard and photographs of disgusting insects.The drive to_10_is deeply rooted in humans. Much the same as the basic drives for_11_or shelter, says Christopher Hsee of the University of Chicago Curiosity is often considered a good instinct-it can _12_New Scientific advances, for instance-but sometimes such_13_can backfire, the insight that curiosity can drive you to do _14_things is a profound one.Unhealthy curiosity is possible to 15 , however, in a final experiment, participants who were encouraged to 16 how they would feel after viewing an unpleasant picture were less likelyto 17 to see such an image. These results suggest that imagining the 18 of following through on one’s curiosity ahead of time can help determine 19 it is worth the endeavor. ”Thinking about long-term 20 is key to reducing the possible negative effects of curiosity. Hsee says “in other words, don’t read online comments”.1. [A]Protect [B] resolve [C] discuss [D] ignore2. [A]refuse [B] wait [C] regret [D] seek3. [A]hurt [B] last [C]mislead [D] rise4. [A]alert [B] tie [C] treat [D] expose5. [A]message [B] review [C] trial [D] concept6．[A] remove [B] weaken [C] interrupt [D] deliver7．[A]when [B] if [C] though [D] unless8．[A] continue [B] happen [C] disappear [D] change9．[A] rather than [B] regardless of [C] such as [D] owing to 10．[A] discover [B] forgive [C] forget [D] disagree11．[A] pay [B] marriage [C] schooling [D] food12．[A] lead to [B]rest on [C] learn from [D] begin with13．[A] withdrawal [B] persistence [C] inquiry [D] diligence14．[A] self-reliant [B] self-destructive [C] self-evident [D] self-deceptive15．[A] define [B] resist [C]replace [D] trace16．[A] overlook [B] predict [C] design [D] conceal17．[A] remember [B] promise [C] choose [D] pretend18．[A] relief [B] plan [C] duty [D] outcome19．[A] why [B] whether [C] where [D] how20．[A] consequences [B] investments [C] strategies [D] limitationsSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1It is curious that Stephen Koziatek feels almost as though he has to justify his efforts to give his students a better future.Mr. Koziatek is part of something pioneering. He is a teacher at a New Hampshire high school where learning is not something of books and tests and mechanical memorization, but practical. When did it become accepted wisdom that students should be able to name the 13th president of the United States but be utterly overwhelmed by a broken bike chain?As Koziatek knows, there is learning in just about everything. Nothing is necessarily gained by forcing students to learn geometry at a graffitied desk stuck with generations of discarded chewing gum. They can also learn geometry by assembling a bicycle.But he’s also found a kind of insidious prejudice. Working with your hands is seen as almost a mark of inferiority. Schoolsin the family of vocational education “have that stereotype...that it’s for kids who can’t make it academically,”he says.On one hand, that viewpoint is a logical product of America’s evolution. Manufacturing is not the economic engine that it once was. The job security that the US economy once offered to high school graduates has largely evaporated. More educationis the new principle. We want more for our kids, and rightfully so.But the headlong push into bachelor’s degrees for all –and the subtle devaluing of anything less – misses an important point: That’s not the only thing the American economy need. Yes, a bachelor’s degree opens more doors. But even now, 54 percent of the jobs in the country are middle-skill jobs, such as construction and high-skill manufacturing. But only 44 percentof workers are adequately trained.In other words, at a time when the working class has turned the country on its political head, frustrated that the opportunity that once defined America is vanishing, one obvious solution is staring us in the face. There is a gap in working-class jobs, but the workers who need those jobs most aren’t equipped to do them. Koziatek’s Manchester school of Technology High School is trying to fill that gap.Koziatek’s school is a wake-up call. When education becomes one-size-fits-all, it risks overlooking a nation’s diversity of gifts.21. A broken bike chain is mentioned to show students’lack of .[A] practical ability[B] academic training[C] pioneering spirit[D] mechanical memorization22. There exists the prejudice that vocational education is for kids who .[A] have a stereotyped mind[B] have no career motivation[C] are not academically successful[D] are financially disadvantaged23. We can infer from Paragraph 5 that high school graduates .[A] used to have big financial concerns[B] used to have more job opportunities[C] are reluctant to work in manufacturing[D] are entitled to more educational privileges24. The headlong push into bachelor's degrees for all .[A] helps create a lot of middle-skill jobs[B] may narrow the gap in working-class jobs[C] is expected to yield a better-trained workforce[D] indicates the overvaluing of higher education25. The author's attitude toward Koziatek’s school can be described as .[A] supportive[B] tolerant[C] disappointed[D] cautiousText 2While fossil fuels—still generate roughly 85 percent of the world’s energy supply, it’s clearer than ever that the futurebelongs to renewable sources such as wind and solar. The move to renewables is picking up momentum around the world: They now account for more than half of new power sources going on line.Some growth stems from a commitment by governments and farsighted businesses to fund cleaner energy sources. But increasingly the story is about the plummeting prices of renewables, especially wind and solar. The cost of solar panels has dropped by 80 percent and the cost of wind turbines by close to one-third in the past eight years.In many parts of the world renewable energy is already a principal energy source. In Scotland, for example, wind turbines provide enough electricity to power 95 percent of homes. While the rest of the world takes the lead, notably China and Europe, the United States is also seeing a remarkable shift. In March, for the first time, wind and solar power accounted for more than 10 percent of the power generated in the US, reported the US Energy Information Administration.President Trump has underlined fossil fuels—especially coal —as the path to economic growth. In a recent speech in Iowa, he dismissed wind power as an unreliable energy source. But that message did not play well with many in Iowa, where wind turbines dot the fields and provide 36 percent of the state’s electricity generation—and where tech giants like Microsoft are being attracted by the availability of clean energy to power their data centers.The question “What happens when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine?” has provided a quick put-down for skeptics. But a boost in the storage capacity of batteries is making their ability to keep power flowing around the clock more likely.The advance is driven in part by vehicle manufacturers, who are placing big bets on battery-powered electric vehicles. Although electric cars are still a rarity on roads now, this massive investment could change the picture rapidly in coming years.While there’s a long way to go, the trend lines for renewables are spiking. The pace of change in energy sources appears to be speeding up—perhaps just in time to have a meaningful effect in slowing climate change. What Washington does—or doesn’t do—to promote alternative energy may mean less and less at a time of a global shift in thought.26. The word “plummeting”(Line 3, Para. 2) is closest in meaning to .[A] stabilizing[B] changing[C] falling[D] rising27. According to Paragraph 3, the use of renewable energy in America .[A] is progressing notably[B] is as extensive as in Europe[C] faces many challenges[D] has proved to be impractical28. It can be learned that in Iowa, .[A] wind is a widely used energy source[B] wind energy has replaced fossil fuels[C] tech giants are investing in clean energy[D] there is a shortage of clean energy supply29. Which of the following is true about clean energy according to Paragraphs 5&6？[A] Its application has boosted battery storage.[B] It is commonly used in car manufacturing.[C] Its continuous supply is becoming a reality.[D] Its sustainable exploitation will remain difficult.30. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that renewable energy____.[A] will bring the USA closer to other countries.[B] will accelerate global environmental change.[C] is not really encouraged by the USA government.[D] is not competitive enough with regard to its cost.Text 3The power and ambition of the giants of the digital economy is astonishing-Amazon has just announced the purchase of the upmarket grocery chain Whole Foods for＄l3.5bn,but two years ago Facebook paid even more than that to acquire the WhatsApp messaging service, which doesn't have any physical product at all. What WhatsApp offered Facebook was an intricate and finely detailed web of its users' friendships and social lives.Facebook promised the European commission then that it would not link phone numbers to Facebook identities, but it broke the promise almost as soon as the deal went through. Even without knowing what was in the messages, the knowledge of who sent them and to whom was enormously revealing and still could be. What political journalist, what party whip, would not want to know the makeup of the WhatsApp groups in which Therea May's enemies are currently plotting? Itmay be that the value of Whole Foods to Amazon is not so much the 460 shops it owns, but the records of which customers have purchased what.Competition law appears to be the only way to address these imbalances of power. But it is clumsy. For one thing, it is very slow compared to the pace of Change within the digital economy. By the time a problem has been addressed and remedied it may have vanished in the marketplace, to be replaced by new abuses of power. But there is a deeper conceptual problem, too. Competition law as presently interpreted deals with financial disadvantage to consumers and this is not obvious when the users of these services don't pay for them. The users of their Services are not their customers. That would be the people who buy advertising from them-and Facebook and Google, the two virtual giants, dominate digital advertising to the disadvantage of all other media and entertainment companies.The product they're selling is data, and we, the users, convert our lives to date for the benefit of the digital giants. Just as some ants farm the bugs called aphids for the honeydew the produce when they feed, so Google farms us for the data that our digital lives yield. Ants keep predatory insects away from where their aphids feed; Gmail keeps the spamme out of our inboxes. It doesn't feel like a human or democratic relationship, even if both sides benefit.31. According to Paragraph 1, Facebook acquired WhatsApp for its .[A] digital products[B] user information[C] physical assets[D] quality service32. Linking phone numbers to Facebook identities may .[A] worsen political disputes[B] mess up customer records[C] pose a risk to Facebook users[D] mislead the European commission33. According to the author, competition law .[A] should sever the new market powers[B] may worsen the economic imbalance[C] should not provide just one legal solution[D] cannot keep pace with the changing market34. Competition law as presently interpreted can hardly protect Facebook users because .[A] they are not defined as customers[B] they are not financially reliable[C] the services are generally digital[D] the services are paid for by advertisers35. The ants analogy is used to illustrate .[A] a win-win business model between digital giants[B] a typical competition pattern among digital giants[C] the benefits provided for digital giants ’customers[D] the relationship between digital giants and their usersText 4To combat the trap of putting a premium on being busy, Cal Newport, author of Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, recommends building a habit of “deep work”-the ability to focus without distraction.There are a number of approaches to mastering the art of deep work- be it lengthy retreats dedicated to a specific task; developing a daily ritual; or taking a “journalistic” approachto seizing moment of deep work when you can throughout the day. Whichever approach, the key is to determine your length of focus time and stick to it.Newport also recommends “deep scheduling” to combat constant interruptions and get more done in less time. “At any given point, I should have deep work scheduled for roughly the next mouth. Once on the calendar, I protect this time like I would a doctor’s appointment or important meeting”, he writes.Another approach to getting more done in less time is to rethink how you priorities your day – in particular how we craft our to-do lists. Tim Harford, author of Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives, points to a study in the early 1980s that divided undergraduates into two groups: some were advised to set out monthly goals and study activities; others were told to plan activities and goals in much more detail, day by day.While the researchers assumed that the well-structured daily plans would be most effective when it came to the execution of tasks, they were wrong: the detailed daily plans demotivated students .Harford argues that inevitable distractions often render the daily to-do list ineffective, while leaving room for improvisation in such a list can reap the best results.In order to make the most of our focus and energy, we also need to embrace downtime, or as Newport suggests, “be lazy”.“Idleness is not just a vacation, an indulgence or a vice; it is as indispensable to the brain as vitamin D is to the body …”[idleness]is, paradoxically, necessary to getting any work done,”he argues.Srini Pillay, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, believes this counterintuitive link between downtime and productivity may be due to the may our brains operate. When our brains switch between being focused and unfocused on a task, they tend to be more efficient.“What people don’t realise is that in order to complete these tasks they need to use both the focus and unfocus circuits in their brain,” says Pillay.36. The key to mastering the art of deep work is to .[A] keep to your focus time[B] list your immediate tasks[C] make specific daily plans[D] seize every minute to work37. The study in the early 1980s cited by Harford shows that .[A] distractions may actually increase efficiency.[B] daily schedules are indispensable to studying[C] students are hardly motivated by monthly goals[D] detailed plans may not be as fruitful as expected38. According to Newport, idleness is .[A] a desirable mental state for busy people.[B] a major contributor to physical health[C] an effective way to save time and energy[D] an essential factor in accomplishing any work39. Pillay believes that our brains’ shift between being focused and unfocused .[A] can result in psychological well-being[B] can bring about greater efficiency[C] is aimed at better balance in work[D] is driven by task urgency40. This text is mainly about .[A] ways to relieve the tension of busy life[B] approaches to getting more done in less time[C] the key to eliminating distractions[D] the cause of the lack of focus timePart BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subtitles from the list A-G for each numbered paragraph (41-45). There are two extra subtitles which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)A.Just say itB.Be presentC.Pay a unique compliment, places, thingsE.Find the “me too”sF.Skip the small talkG.Ask for an opinionFive ways to make conversation with anyoneConversations are links, which means when you have a conversation with a new person a link gets formed and every conversation you have after that moment will strengthen the link.You meet new people every day: the grocery worker, thecab driver, new people at work or the security guard at the door. Simply starting a conversation with them will form a link.Here are five simple ways that you can make the first move and start a conversation with strangers.41、______________________________________________Suppose you are in a room with someone you don’t know and something within you says “I want to talk with this person”-this is something that mostly happens with all of us. You wanted to say something-the first word –but it just won’t come out, it feels like it is stuck somewhere. I know the feeling and here is my advice: just get it out.Just think: what is the worst that could happen? They won’t talk with you? Well, they are not talking with you now!I truly believe that once you get that first word out everything else will just flow. So keep it simple: “Hi”，“Hey”or “Hello”- do the best you can to gather all of the enthusiasm and energy you can , put on a big smile and say “Hi”。

2018年英语二真题及答案

Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word (s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)Why do people read negative Internet comments and do other things that will obviously be painful? Because humans have an inherent need to 1 uncertainty, according to a recent study in Psychological Science. The new research reveals that the need to know is so strong that people will 2 to satisfy their curiosity even when it is clear the answer will 3 .In a series of four experiments, behavioral scientists at the University of Chicago and the Wisconsin School of Business tested. Student ’ s willingness to 4 themselves to unpleasant stimuli in an effort to satisfy curiosity. For one 5 each participant was shown a pile of pens that the researcher claimed werefrom a previous experiment. The twist? Half of the pens would 6 an electric shock when clicked.Twenty-seven students were told which pens were electrified, another twenty-seven were told only that somewere electrified 7 left alone in the room, the students who didnot know which ones would shock them clicked more pens and incurred more shocks than the students who knew what wouldstimuli 9 the sound of finger nails on a chalkboardand photographs of disgusting insects.The drive to_10_is deeply rooted in humans. Much the sameas the basic drives for_11_or shelter, says Christopher Hsee ofthe University of Chicago Curiosity is often considered a good instinct-it can _12_New Scientific advances, for instance-but sometimes such_13_can backfire, the insight that curiosity can drive you to do _14_things is a profound one.Unhealthy curiosity is possible to 15 , however, in a final experiment, participants who were encouraged to 16 howthey would feel after viewing an unpleasant picture were lesslikely to 17 to see such an image. These results suggest that imagining the 18 of following through on one’s curiosity ahead of time can help determine 19 it is worth theendeavor.” Thinking about long-term 20 is key to reducingthe possible negative effects of curiosity. Hsee says“in other words, don’t read online comments”.1.[A]Protect [B] resolve [C] discuss [D] ignore2.[A]refuse [B] wait [C] regret [D] seek3.[A]hurt [B] last [C]mislead [D] rise4.[A]alert [B] tie [C] treat [D] expose5.[A]message [B] review [C] trial [D] concept6．[A] remove [B] weaken [C] interrupt [D] deliver7．[A]when [B] if [C] though [D] unless8．[A] continue [B] happen [C] disappear [D] change9．[A] rather than [B] regardless of [C] such as [D] owing to10 ．[A] discover [B] forgive [C] forget [D] disagree11 ．[A] pay [B] marriage [C] schooling [D] food12 ．[A] lead to [B]rest on [C] learn from [D] begin with13 ．[A] withdrawal [B] persistence [C] inquiry [D] diligence14 ．[A] self-reliant [B] self-destructive [C] self-evident [D] self-deceptive15 ．[A] define [B] resist [C]replace [D] trace16 ．[A] overlook [B] predict [C] design [D] conceal17 ．[A] remember [B] promise [C] choose [D] pretend18 ．[A] relief [B] plan [C] duty [D] outcome19 ．[A] why [B] whether [C] where [D] how20 ．[A] consequences [B] investments [C] strategies [D] limitationsSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answerson the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1It is curious that Stephen Koziatek feels almost as though he has to justify his efforts to give his students a better future.Mr. Koziatek is part of something pioneering. He is a teacher at a New Hampshire high school where learning isnot something of books and tests and mechanical memorization, but practical. When did it become accepted wisdom that students should be able to name the 13th president of the United States but be utterly overwhelmed bya broken bike chain?As Koziatek knows, there is learning in just about everything. Nothing is necessarily gained by forcing students to learn geometry at a graffitied desk stuck with generations of discarded chewing gum. They can also learn geometry by assembling a bicycle.But he ’ s also found a kind of insidious prejudice. Workingwith your hands is seen as almost a mark of inferiority. Schoolsin the family of vocational education“have that stereotype...that it’s for kids who can’ t make it academically,”he says.On one hand, that viewpoint is a logical product ofAmerica ’s evolution. Manufacturing is not the economic enginethat it once was. The job security that the US economy onceoffered to high school graduates has largely evaporated. More education is the new principle. We want more for our kids, and rightfully so.But the headlong push into bachelor’s degrees for all–and the subtle devaluing of anything less–misses an important point: That ’s not the only thing the American economy need. Yes,a bachelor ’s degree opens more doors. But even now, 54 percentof the jobs in the country are middle-skill jobs, such asconstruction and high-skill manufacturing. But only 44 percent of workers are adequately trained.In other words, at a time when the working class has turnedthe country on its political head, frustrated that the opportunitythat once defined America is vanishing, one obvious solution is staring us in the face. There is a gap in working-class jobs, butthe workers who need those jobs most aren ’t equipped to do them. Koziatek ’s Manchester school of Technology High School is trying to fill that gap.Koziatek ’s school is a wake-up call. When education becomes one-size-fits-all, it risks overlooking a nation ’s diversityof gifts.21. A broken bike chain is mentioned to show students’lack of .[A]practical ability[B]academic training[C]pioneering spirit[D]mechanical memorization22.There exists the prejudice that vocational educationis for kids who .[A]have a stereotyped mind[B]have no career motivation[C]are not academically successful[D]are financially disadvantaged23.We can infer from Paragraph 5 that highschool graduates .[A] used to have big financial concerns[B]used to have more job opportunities[C]are reluctant to work in manufacturing[D]are entitled to more educational privileges24.The headlong push into bachelor's degrees for all .[A] helps create a lot of middle-skill jobs[B] may narrow the gap in working-class jobs[C] is expected to yield a better-trained workforce[D] indicates the overvaluing of higher education25. The author's attitude toward Koziatek’s school can be described as .[A]supportive[B]tolerant[C]disappointed[D]cautiousText 2While fossil fuels — still generate roughly 85 percent of the world ’s energy supply, it ’s clearer than ever that the futurebelongs to renewable sources such as wind and solar. The moveto renewables is picking up momentum around the world: Theynow account for more than half of new power sources going online.Some growth stems from a commitment by governmentsand farsighted businesses to fund cleaner energy sources. But increasingly the story is about the plummeting prices of renewables, especially wind and solar. The cost of solarpanels has dropped by 80 percent and the cost of windturbines by close to one-third in the past eight years.In many parts of the world renewable energy is already aprincipal energy source. In Scotland, for example, wind turbines provide enough electricity to power 95 percent of homes. Whilethe rest of the world takes the lead, notably China and Europe,the United States is also seeing a remarkable shift. In March,for the first time, wind and solar power accounted for more than10 percent of the power generated in the US, reported the USEnergy Information Administration.President Trump has underlined fossil fuels—especially coal —as the path to economic growth. In a recent speech in Iowa,he dismissed wind power as an unreliable energy source. Butthat message did not play well with many in Iowa, where windturbines dot the fields and provide 36 percent of the state’s electricity generation—and where tech giants like Microsoft are being attracted by the availability of clean energy to powertheir data centers.The question“What happens when the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’ t shine?” has provided a quick put- down for skeptics. But a boost in the storage capacity ofbatteries is making their ability to keep power flowing aroundthe clock more likely.The advance is driven in part by vehicle manufacturers,who are placing big bets on battery-powered electric vehicles. Although electric cars are still a rarity on roads now, thismassive investment could change the picture rapidly in coming years.While there ’s a long way to go, the trend lines for renewables are spiking. The pace of change in energy sources appears to be speeding up —perhaps just in time to have a meaningful effect in slowing climate change. What Washington does —or doesn ’t do —to promote alternative energy may mean less and less at a time of a global shift in thought.26.The word “ plummeting ”(Line 3, Para. 2) is closest in meaning to .[A]stabilizing[B]changing[C]falling[D]rising27.According to Paragraph 3, the use of renewable energy in America .[A]is progressing notably[B]is as extensive as in Europe[C]faces many challenges[D]has proved to be impractical28. It can be learned that in Iowa, .[A]wind is a widely used energy source[B]wind energy has replaced fossil fuels[C]tech giants are investing in clean energy[D]there is a shortage of clean energy supply29. Which of the following is true about clean energy according to Paragraphs 5&6？[A]Its application has boosted battery storage.[B]It is commonly used in car manufacturing.[C]Its continuous supply is becoming a reality.[D]Its sustainable exploitation will remain difficult.30.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that renewable energy____.[A]will bring the USA closer to other countries.[B]will accelerate global environmental change.[C]is not really encouraged by the USA government.[D]is not competitive enough with regard to its cost.Text 3The power and ambition of the giants of the digital economy is astonishing-Amazon has just announced the purchase of the upmarket grocery chain Whole Foods for＄l3.5bn,but two years ago Facebook paid even more than that to acquire the WhatsApp messaging service, which doesn't have any physical product at all. What WhatsApp offered Facebook was an intricate and finely detailed web of its users' friendships and social lives.Facebook promised the European commission then that it would not link phone numbers to Facebook identities, but it broke the promise almost as soon as the deal went through. Even without knowing what was in the messages, the knowledge of who sent them and to whom was enormously revealing and still could be. What political journalist, what party whip, would not want to know the makeup of the WhatsApp groups in which Therea May's enemies are currently plotting? Itmay be that the value of Whole Foods to Amazon is notso much the 460 shops it owns, but the records of which customers have purchased what.Competition law appears to be the only way to address these imbalances of power. But it is clumsy. For one thing, it is very slow compared to the pace of Change within the digital economy. By the time a problem has been addressed and remedied it may have vanished in the marketplace, to be replaced by new abuses of power. But there is a deeper conceptual problem, too. Competition law as presently interpreted deals with financial disadvantage to consumers and this is not obvious when the users of these services don't pay for them. The users of their Services are not their customers. That would be the people who buy advertising from them-and Facebook and Google, the two virtual giants, dominate digital advertising to the disadvantage of all other media and entertainment companies.The product they're selling is data, and we, the users, convert our lives to date for the benefit of the digital giants.Just as some ants farm the bugs called aphids for the honeydew the produce when they feed, so Google farms us for the data that our digital lives yield. Ants keep predatory insects away from where their aphids feed; Gmail keeps the spamme out of our inboxes. It doesn't feel like a human or democratic relationship, even if both sides benefit.31.According to Paragraph 1, Facebook acquired WhatsApp for its .[A]digital products[B]user information[C]physical assets[D]quality service32.Linking phone numbers to Facebook identities may .[A] worsen political disputes[B] mess up customer records [C]pose a risk to Facebook users[D] mislead the European commission33.According to the author, competition law .[A] should sever the new market powers[B]may worsen the economic imbalance[C]should not provide just one legal solution[D]cannot keep pace with the changing marketpetition law as presently interpreted canhardly protect Facebook users because .[A]they are not defined as customers[B]they are not financially reliable[C]the services are generally digital[D]the services are paid for by advertisers35. The ants analogy is used to illustrate .[A]a win-win business model between digital giants[B]a typical competition pattern among digital giants[C] the benefits provided for digital giants’customers[D]the relationship between digital giants and theirusers Text 4To combat the trap of putting a premium on being busy, Cal Newport, author of Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, recommends building a habit of “deep work ”-the ability to focus without distraction.There are a number of approaches to mastering the art ofdeep work- be it lengthy retreats dedicated to a specific task; developing a daily ritual; or taking a“journalistic” approachto seizing moment of deep work when you can throughout theday. Whichever approach, the key is to determine your lengthof focus time and stick to it.Newport also recommends“deep scheduling” to combat constant interruptions and get more done in less time.“At any given point, I should have deep work scheduled for roughly thenext mouth. Once on the calendar, I protect this time like Iwould a doctor’s appointment or important meeting”, he writes.Another approach to getting more done in less time is torethink how you priorities your day –in particular how we craft our to-do lists. Tim Harford, author of Messy: The Power of Disorder to Transform Our Lives, points to a study in the early1980s that divided undergraduates into two groups: somewere advised to set out monthly goals and study activities;others were told to plan activities and goals in much moredetail, day by day.While the researchers assumed that the well-structureddaily plans would be most effective when it came to theexecution of tasks, they were wrong: the detailed daily plans demotivated students .Harford argues that inevitabledistractions often render the daily to-do list ineffective, whileleaving room for improvisation in such a list can reap thebest results.In order to make the most of our focus and energy, we also need to embrace downtime, or as Newport suggests, “be lazy ”.“Idleness is not just a vacation, an indulgence or a vice; it isas indispensable to the brain as vitamin D is to the body”[idleness]is, paradoxically, necessary to getting any workdone, ” he argues.Srini Pillay, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, believes this counterintuitive link between downtime and productivity may be due to the may our brains operate. When our brains switch between being focused and unfocused on a task, they tend to be more efficient.“What people don ’t realise is that in order to complete these tasks they need to use both the focus and unfocus circuits in their brain, ” says Pillay.36.The key to mastering the art of deep work is to .[A] keep to your focus time[B] list your immediate tasks[C] make specific daily plans[D] seize every minute to work37.The study in the early 1980s cited by Harford shows that .[A]distractions may actually increase efficiency.[B]daily schedules are indispensable to studying[C]students are hardly motivated by monthly goals[D]detailed plans may not be as fruitful as expected38. According to Newport, idleness is .[A]a desirable mental state for busy people.[B]a major contributor to physical health[C]an effective way to save time and energy[D]an essential factor in accomplishing any work39. Pillay believes that our brains’ shift between being focused and unfocused .[A]can result in psychological well-being[B]can bring about greater efficiency[C]is aimed at better balance in work[D]is driven by task urgency40. This text is mainly about .[A]ways to relieve the tension of busy life[B]approaches to getting more done in less time[C]the key to eliminating distractions[D]the cause of the lack of focus timePart BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subtitles from the list A-G for each numbered paragraph (41-45). There are two extra subtitles which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)A.Just say itB.Be presentC.Pay a unique compliment, places, thingsE.Find the“me too”sF.Skip the small talkG.Ask for an opinionFive ways to make conversation with anyoneConversations are links, which means when you have a conversation with a new person a link gets formed and every conversation you have after that moment will strengthen thelink.You meet new people every day: the grocery worker, thecab driver, new people at work or the security guard at the door.Simply starting a conversation with them will form a link.Here are five simple ways that you can make the first moveand start a conversation with strangers.41 、______________________________________________Suppose you are in a room with someone you don’t know and something within you says“I want to talk with thisperson ” -this is something that mostly happens with all of us.You wanted to say something-the first word–but it just won’t come out, it feels like it is stuck somewhere. I know the feelingand here is my advice: just get it out.Just think: what is the worst that could happen? They won’t talk with you? Well, they are not talking with you now!I truly believe that once you get that first word outeverything else will just flow. So keep it simple:“Hi”，“ Hey”or “ Hello ” - do the best you can to gather all of theenthusiasm and energy you can , put on a big smile and say“Hi ”。

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It is ______ worth reading. I suggest you read it if you have time.A. bestB. wellC. betterD. more【答案】B14.(2分)On the river there is ______ bridge.A. an old stone fineB. a stone old fineC. an old fine stoneD. a fine old stone【答案】D15.(2分)Please ______ my best wishes to your parents.A. transferB. transmitC. conveyD. speak【答案】C16.(2分)As _____ my request, my father sent me a check of $500, only half the moneyI badly needed.A. a response forB. a response toC. respond toD. respond for【答案】B17.(2分)The principal dwelled ______ traffic safety in his talk.A. onB. inC. atD. for【答案】A18.(2分)The flu is believed ______ by viruses that like to reproduce in the cells inside the human nose and throat.A. causingB. being causedC. to be causedD. be have caused【答案】C19.(2分)The forest guards often find campfires that have not been ______ completely.A. turned downB. put outC. put awayD. turned over【答案】B20.(2分)The gold medal was ______ to Mr. Brown for his fine show of vegetables.A. rewardedB. awardedC. rewardingD. awarding【答案】B21.(2分)The records of this music group are ______ being bought, for their songs can bring energy into us.A. worthyB. worthC. worthwhileD. worthy of【答案】D22.(2分)After Yang Liwei succeeded in circling the earth, ______ our astronauts desire to do is walk in space.A. whereB. whatC. thatD. how【答案】B23.(2分)______ the program, they have to stay there for another two weeks.A. Not completingB. Not completedC. Not having completedD. Having not completed【答案】C24.(2分)______ is reported in the newspaper, talks between the two countries are making progress.A. ItB. AsC. ThatD. What【答案】B25.(2分)Another worry is that telecommunication systems may isolate people ______ each other.A. fromB. forC. withD. to【答案】A26.(2分)You can’t imagine ______.A. what did we have awful weatherB. what weather awful we did haveC. what awful weather we did haveD. what awful weather we had【答案】D27.(2分)Between the two suggestions, the former one sounds reasonable while the ______ seems unacceptable for us.A. secondB. laterC. lastD. latter【答案】D28.(2分)The driver drove ______ hit a big tree and the car came to a stop.A. too carelessly toB. carelessly enough toC. so carelessly that heD. so careless that he【答案】C29.(2分)______ for your advice, I would have been taken in.A. Had it not beenB. Had it notC. It had not beenD. Not had it been【答案】A30.(2分)I don’t ______ rock ‘n’ roll. It’s much too noisy for my ears.A. go afterB. go away withC. go intoD. go in for【答案】D31.(2分)I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never in all my life _____ so happy.A. did I feelB. I feltC. I had feltD. had I felt【答案】D32.(2分)He warmly congratulated them ______ what they had achieved.A. ofB. onC. forD. about【答案】B33.(2分)Social customs ______ from country to country.A. varyB. veryC. modifyD. revise【答案】A34.(2分)We’ll have to find a new _______ of income.A. originB. resourcesC. sourceD. idea【答案】C35.(2分)Benjamin O. Davis Jr. was ______ an assistant secretary of the Department of Transportation in 1971.A. appointedB. employedC. designedD. discharged【答案】A36.(2分)The writer described the crimes against the Jewish people in Germany in _____ detail.A. horrifiedB. terrifiedC. horrorD. horrifying【答案】D37.(2分)______, he could not lift the weight.A. Strong while he wasB. However strong as he wasC. Strong as he wasD. 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Vocabulary & Structure (30%)Directions: Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.1.As the semester is drawing to an end, the student union is calling on all thestudents to ____ the temptation to cheat on exams.A. refuseB. rejectC. resistD. resolve2.You don’t agree with me on this matter, I know, but ____ you’ll see I am inthe right.A. at timesB. in timeC. at one timeD. all the time3.As some of the rules concerning foreign trade ran contrary to the principlesof the WTO, the government decided to ____ them as soon as possible.A. abolishB. accomplishC. distinguishD. establish4.It is impossible for me to sing a song these days, for my voice is ____.A. going ofB. going toC. going offD. going away5.The old man regained consciousness and found himself lying in a roomwhich had nothing but ____ walls.A. blankB. emptyC. vacantD. bare6.The typical symptom of the epidemic SARS is ____ high fever and acutecough.A. persistentB. resistantC. subsequentD. perseverant7.The Christmas dinner includes poultry for the main course, salad, bread,and vegetables, and ____ a variety of desserts, for example, pies, puddingsand ice-cream.A. involvesB. featuresC. characterizesD. protrudes8.____ the events of last week, I think, we could have handled things moreefficiently.A. Falling back onB. Looking back onC. Getting back onD. Going back on9. A suicide bomb exploded in a Jewish ____, killing dozens of people.A. siteB. plantationC. terminalD.settlement10.In the last few years, the Internet and the World Wide Web have become____ words; almost everyone has heard of them.A. familyB. homeC. houseD. household11.It can said without exaggeration that no part of the United States is noteasily accessible by car, by train, or by air, and ____ by all the three of them.A. more often thanB. more often than notC. no more often thanD. less often than12.While freshmen are considered part of the academic elite(精英), some ofthem appear to lack common sense ____ following traffic regulations.A. coming toB. when coming toC. when it comes toD. when they come to13.Dangerous animals such as bears and wolves can be ____ by lighting a firewhen you go camping in a virgin forest.A. kept in handB. kept at bayC. kept in touchD. kept in mind14.As she matured as an artist, she ____ realize that “all artists are a product oftheir culture”.A. came toB. kept toC. took toD. went to15.He always uses the same ____ of lies to cheat strangers.A. numberB. flockC. groupD. web16.Many European countries ____ all alliance(同盟) against Hitler’s militaryinvasion.A. passed forB. forgedC. compelledD. authorized17.Because of the mad cow disease, the European Union ____ a worldwideban on British beef and beef product exports.A. challengedB. chargedC. forgedD. imposed18.The ancient tribes there are supposed ____ from the mainland to the island.A. to moveB. to be movingC. to have movedD. to have been moving19.Bicycle riders want the city government to set aside special lanes(行车道)for bicycles on some of the main streets, but though they have got some supporters, ____ likes the idea.A. everyoneB. not everyoneC. no oneD. someone20.On Children’s Day, our nieces and nephews were taken to the departmentstore and then ____ to pick their favorite toys.A. set outB. let aloneC. brushed asideD. turned loose21. Our house is about a mile from the station and there are not many houses ______.A. in betweenB. among themC. far apartD. from each other22. The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could _________.A. stand up toB. put up withC. come up withD. make up for23. Some fish have a greater ________ for acid water than others.A. toleranceB. resistanceC. dependenceD. persistence24. Many scientists have been _________ the goal of a practical and economical way to use sunlight to split water molecules.A. pursuingB. chasingC. reachingD. winning25. I have no formal clothes for the occasion. Perhaps I can get _________ in a dark suit?A. throughB. byC. atD. off26. The money I get from teaching the piano is a useful _________ to my ordinary income.A. implementB. complementC. supplementD. compliment27. The _________ consists of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, their son and two daughters.A. houseB. householdC. homeD. housing28. He never talks to me _________ to ask for something.A. besidesB. aside fromC. apart fromD. other than29. I _________ my grant by working in the evenings.A. complimentB. complementC. supplementD. implement30._________ my point I have done a comparative study.A. IllustratingB. To illustrateC. Having illustratedD. Being illustratedPart II. Reading Comprehension (30%)Passage One:When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City for one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of America’s fastest growing businesses.What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? People who are international business or government officials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couples --- people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another. They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soon dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much that they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But usually people don’t like to tell others about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think.1.Which of the following has become one of America’s fastest growingbusinesses?A. Selling home furnishings.B. Renting furnished apartments.C. Selling used furniture.D. Renting home furnishings.2.Why do some people prefer to rent furniture?A.Because the furniture they get in this way is new.B.Because it saves them a lot of money.C.Because it saves them much trouble and money.D.Because they can always get better quality furniture in this way.3.What can you infer from the passage?A.The idea of renting furniture is not acceptable.B.Renting furniture is not popular in the couple’s home town.C.Only those who don’t have enough money rent furniture.D.People usually grow to like the furniture they have rented.4.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?A. rent or Buy?B. A New Way of Getting Home FurnishingsC. Furnished ApartmentsD. A New Idea5.Young people liked renting home furniture in that _______.A. They have less money.B. They don’t want to buy old furniture.C. The new furniture is of good quality.D. They don’t have much money and don’t want to buy the cheap furniture.Passage Two:For the most part, rapid economic development has been a boon. But there is a down side to development – health problems such as overweight are all becoming more prevalent, as more people take taxis to work instead of riding their bicycles, and other labor-saving devices become more popular.An increasing fast pace of life makes it difficult for people to spend time working out or playing sports. “I know exercise is good for your health,” a young lady said. “But after a busy work week, the only thing I want to do is watch some TV and go to sleep.” That attitude may explain the results of a recent nationwide study, which suggested 15 percent of urban adults I China are overweight, a large number of people over the age of 40 suffer from high blood pressure and cardiac ailments.Local researchers found that 31.2 percent of elderly respondents were getting enough exercise, but less than 9 percent of youngsters and the middle-aged got an adequate amount of physical activity.Elderly people understand the importance of protecting their health. The young people, however, are busy working and use this as an excuse to avoid exercise. In fact, physical exercise doesn’t require much time, money or a special gymnasium. People can make use of any time and any place at their convenience to take part in sports. Walking quickly, cycling, climbing the stairs and dancing are all helpful methods to enhance one’s health.The benefits of adding a little more activity to your lift are priceless. “There is no need to be an athlete, however,” a local doctor said. People should walk for 30 minutes a day and take part in other physical activity three to five times a week. He warns, however, that people in poor physical shape should start slowly, and build up over time.China has taken the need for more exercise to heart, with the government running several activities last Sunday, which was the designated World Health Day. Pamphlets and posters based on the theme“Move for Health” were distributed nationwide, encouraging people to develop a positive and healthy lifestyle.6.Rapid economic development has resulted in all the following except ____.A.an increasing number of taxi passengersB.the wide use of labor-saving devicesC.an increasingly fast pace of lifeD.people’s awareness of the importance of exercise7.Some people are getting overweight because ____.A.they are too busy to have any time for exerciseB.they are ignorant of the benefits of exerciseC.they are too weak to participate in physical activityD.they are short of money to pay for different exercises8.According to the passage, who need regular daily exercise most?A.People taking taxis to work.B.Urban adults with full-time jobs.C.Elderly people suffering from high blood pressure.D.Youngsters dreaming of becoming professional athletes.9.What is the main idea of the last paragraph but one?A.Many people are still unable to afford the cost of physical exercises.B.Nobody should take part in physical activity in order to be an athlete.C.Moderate physical exercise is usually enough for ordinary people.D.Old or sick people should only take part in physical exercises of theslowest type.10.By referring to rapid economic development as “a boon” at the beginning ofthe passage, the author means that ____.A.it has benefited the general public greatlyB.it has done harm to people’s health nationwideC.it is going faster than anyone could have imaginedD.it has helped to establish a positive and health lifestyle of the publicPassage Three:Every human being, no matter what he is doing, gives off body heat. The usual problem is how to dispose of it. But the designers of the Johnstown campus of the University of Pittsburgh set themselves the opposite problem – how to collect body heat. They have designed a collection system which utilizes not only body heat, but the heat given off by such objects as light bulbs and refrigerators as well. The system works so well that no conventional fuel is needed to make the campus’s six buildings comfortable.Some parts of most modern buildings – theaters and offices as well as classrooms – are more than amply heated by people and lights and sometimes must be air-conditioned even in winter. The technique of saving heat and redistributing it is called “heat recovery”. A few modern buildings recover heat, but the University’s system is the first to recover heat from some buildings andreuse it in others.Along the way, Pitt has learned a great deal about some of its heat producers. The harder a student studies, the more heat his body gives off. Male students emit more heat than female students, and the larger a student, the more heat he produces. It is tempting to conclude that the hottest prospect for the Johnstown campus would be a hard-working, overweight male genius.11.Until recently, body heat has caused problems because it_____.A. was difficult to collectB. came in variety of formsC. was difficult to get rid of itD. tended to be absorbed by physical objects12.Which of the following is true of the heating system of the Johnstowncampus?A. The heat is supplied by human bodiesB. The heat is supplied by both human bodies and otherheat-emitting objectsC. The heat is supplied by both human bodies and conventional fuelD. The heat is supplied by human bodies, other heat-emitting objects, and conventional fuel13.At the Johnstown campus, how many of the buildings are heated entirely bythe heat collection system?A. NoneB. TwoC. FourD. Six14.According to the passage, which of the following would produce theLEAST amount of heat?A. A fat female who studies hardB. A thin female who does not studyC. A fat male who does not studyD. A thin male who studies hard15.In the last paragraph, the “hottest prospect” means the____.A. most intelligent studentB. most desirable studentC. most diligent studentD. most learned studentPassage Four：The resources of the library can be helpful even when we are doing something very informal, such as trying to devise a better way to measure attitudes toward music or looking for a better way to teach mathematics. The library can be equally helpful when we are doing something very formal, such as writing a dissertation (学位论文) or preparing an article for publication in a professional journal. In either case, our goal should be to use the library as a useful tool to help us understand and solve our problem.The following sections of this chapter will describe specific resources available in many libraries. In some cases you may already be aware of a resource and may use it frequently and successfully. In other cases you may be completely unfamiliar with a resource. Your goal should be to become aware of what is available and to know how to use each of these resources to help you solve the problem they are designed to solve.When educators have a piece of information that they want to share with their colleagues, they often make this information available in professional journals or at professional meetings. It would often be useful to have access to such information, and this chapter will describe the special services that enable us to locate such information.16.The library resources can be helpful when we ______.A. want to find a better way to measure attitudes toward musicB. are preparing a paper for a professional journalC. are writing a dissertationD. All of the above17.Readers’ familiarity with different resources ______.A. is more or less the sameB. varies slightlyC. differs greatlyD. should not be different18.The author believes that ______.A. library resources should be used frequently and completelyB. library resources cannot be made good use of if they are not available tousC. one is supposed to be aware of the library resources that are usually notavailableD. one is supposed to have good knowledge and make good use of libraryresources19.When educators wish to share some information with their colleagues, theyoften ______.A. publish it in a professional journalB. organize professional meetingsC. get access to it in the libraryD. make use of some library services20.The chapter in question mainly ______.A. deals with the ways of dissertation writingB. presents information on publishing papers in professional journalsC. introduces some library servicesD. describes some professional meetingsPart III. Cloze (15%)One day when Jamie came home after school, his mother had on her worry face. He knew she was thinking of 1 “It’s bad out there. Black clouds are coming from the sea,” Jamie said. “Yes. I’m thinking of those fishing boats at sea,” she said.At that moment 2. went out. Jamie and his mother were in the dark.“The coastline will be in the dark,” Jamie’s mother said. She got more worried. 3 always come in threes. I broke my best glasses this morning, and my sister has the cold.“Now, don’t worry, mum. They’re right.” They’re 4 to come through this all right.But Jamie really worried about those fishing boats himself. The fishing boats would 5 the cove in the dark.Jamie took flares and rushed into the wind. There was a cliff by the sea. He started to climb. He 6 himself up hand over hand. At last he reached the top.He 7 three times. On the fourth try he fired off one of the flares. It rose and cut into the black sky in bright light. Then he saw an answering flare up at sea. Jamie fired off two more. He saw another answering flare up, then another, then another. The answering flares from the fishing boats showed they 8 the entrance to the cove but then changed course and were 9 sailing into the cove. They were almost home. Jamie helped 10 the fishermen of the village.A. the windB. the cloudsC. the rainD. the weather1. A. Jamie B. his motherC. the fireD. the lights2. A. Messages B. AccidentsC. TroublesD. Questions3. A. sure B. luckyC. safeD. ready4. A. lose B. missC. leaveD. forget5. A. pushed B. pulledC. carriedD. climbed6. A. made B. triedC. failedD. finished7. A. were at B. had foundC. had passed byD. were going into8. A. now B. thenC. onceD. again9. A. answer B. saveC. find outD. look forPart IV. Translation (25%)1．至于这本杂志，它刊载世界各地许多报刊杂志上文章的摘要。

同济夜大2017英语期末考题

同济大学继续教育学院2017学年秋季学期期终考试专升本复习卷Part I. Reading Comprehension (30%)Passage OneFor the most part, rapid economic development has been a boon. But there is a down side to development –health problems such as overweight are all becoming more prevalent, as more people take taxis to work instead of riding their bicycles, and other labor-saving devices become more popular.An increasing fast pace of life makes it difficult for people to spend time working out or playing sports. “I know exercise is good for your health,” a young lady sai d. “But after a busy work week, the only thing I want to do is watch some TV and go to sleep.” That attitude may explain the results of a recent nationwide study, which suggested 15 percent of urban adults I China are overweight, a large number of people over the age of 40 suffer from high blood pressure and cardiac ailments.Local researchers found that 31.2 percent of elderly respondents were getting enough exercise, but less than 9 percent of youngsters and the middle-aged got an adequate amount of physical activity.Elderly people understand the importance of protecting their health. The young people, however, are busy working and use this as a n excuse to avoid exercise. In fact, physical exercise doesn’t require much time, money or a special gymnasium. People can make use of any time and any place at their convenience to take part in sports. Walking quickly, cycling, climbing the stairs and dancing are all helpful methods to enhance one’s health.The benefits of adding a little more activity to your lift are priceless. “There is no need to be an athlete, however,” a local doctor sai d. People should walk for 30 minutes a day and take part in other physical activity three to five times a week. He warns, however, that people in poor physical shape should start slowly, and build up over time.China has taken the need for more exercise to heart, with the government running several activities last Sunday, which was the designated World Health Day. Pamphlets and posters based on the theme “Move for Health” were distributed nationwide, encouraging people to develop a positive and healthy lifestyle.1.Rapid economic development has resulted in all the following except ____.A.an increasing number of taxi passengersB.the wide use of labor-saving devicesC.an increasingly fast pace of lifeD.people’s awareness of the importance of exercise2.Some people are getting overweight because ____.A.they are too busy to have any time for exerciseB.they are ignorant of the benefits of exerciseC.they are too weak to participate in physical activityD.they are short of money to pay for different exercises3.According to the passage, who need regular daily exercise most?A.People taking taxis to work.B.Urban adults with full-time jobs.C.Elderly people suffering from high blood pressure.D.Youngsters dreaming of becoming professional athletes.4.What is the main idea of the last paragraph but one?A.Many people are still unable to afford the cost of physical exercises.B.Nobody should take part in physical activity in order to be an athlete.C.Moderate physical exercise is usually enough for ordinary people.D.Old or sick people should only take part in physical exercises of the slowest type.5.By referring to rapid economic development as “a boon” at the beginning of the passage, theauthor means that ____.A.it has benefited the general public greatlyB.it has done harm to people’s health nationwideC.it is going faster than anyone could have imaginedD.it has helped to establish a positive and health lifestyle of the publicPassage TwoFor Roy Johnson, a senior magazine editor, the latest indignity came after a recent dinner at a fancy restaurant in the wealthy New York City suburb where he and his family live. First the parking valet handed him the keys to his Jaguar instead of fetching the car. Then an elderly white couple came out and handed hi the keys to their black Mercedes-Benz. “It took them a while to realize that I was not a valet,” says Johnson.“It didn’t matter that I was dressed for dinner and had paid a handsome price for the meal, just as he had. What mattered was that I didn’t fit his idea of someone who could be equal to him.”Such incidents, which are depressingly familiar to African-Americans of all ages, incomes and social classes, help explain why black and white attitudes often differ so completely. A recent survey found that 68 percent of blacks believe racism is still a major problem in America. Only 38 percent of whites agreed.Many Americans find the gulf between blacks and whites bewildering. After all, official segregation is a bad memory and 40 years of laws, policies and court decisions have helped African-Americans make significant progress toward equal opportunity. Indeed, a black man born iin Harlem could be the nation’s next president.But racism persists, unmistakable to every black but largely invisible to many whites. It is evident in the everyday encounters. African-Americans have with racial prejudice and discrimination, like the valet parking incident. Such encounters often strike whites as trivial misunderstandings. But they remind blacks that they are often dismissed as less intelligent, less industrious, less honest and less likely to succeed. Some insults are patently racist; others may be evidence of insensitivity or bad manners rather than racial prejudice. But the accumulation of insults feeds anger.“What is amazing to me is the number of whites who express surprise that any of this happens,”observes Mary Frances Berry, chairperson of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, who says she hasbeen watched at shopping malls.6.The Word “valet” in the first paragraph most ly probably means ____.A. a restaurant ownerB. a driver of expensive carsC. a wealthy-looking gentlemanD. a restaurant employee taking care of the cars of the diners7.Roy Johnson was unfairly treated because ____.A.his car was inferior in qualityB.he forgot to wear proper clothesC.he failed to express himself clearlyD.he is black8.From the passage we can learn that ____.A.both blacks and whites are bewildered by racismB.examples of racism are common in the USC.some government officials have very bad memoriesD. a black man born in Harlem will be the next US president9.It is implied in the passage that many white people deny the presence of racism in the USbecause ____.A.they tend to regard instances of racism as trivial misunderstandingB.they have never seen any instance of racism in their countryC.they believe that black people are inherently less intelligent and less industriousD.they have always treated black people as their equals10.Judging from the context, the most possible explanation for Mary Frances Berry’s being watchedat shopping malls is that ____.A.she was a national celebrityB.she didn’t fit people’s idear of an Afro-American womanC.many people nowadays are insensitive and rudeD.she is blackPassage ThreeAs a century of grand retailing comes to a close, the 94-year0old “merchant prince of Teas”–who turned Neiman Marcus from a small specialty shop into one of the world’s major retail stores –says department stores today must recreate themselves if they are to survive.Marcus is worried about that customer service is being igored. He considers hoe shopping networks “a step above snake oil peddlers”. And despite all the advantages he sees in selling over the Internet, he says it is no substitute for a good salesperson.Today, as head of his own Dallas consultancy firm, Marcus is moving into the next century advocating the same philosophy he held throughout the 20th century: focus on quality and service, and sales will take care of themselves.“I’ve always believed that quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten,” says Marcus, who still makes regular visits to the flagship Neiman Marcus store in downtown Dallas, where he looks over new fashion lines, examines the latest fine imported luggage and greets young salespeople eager to talk with him. “The price of a great meal disappears from the memory, but the price of a bad one will be remembered for years. If you force a bad buy on a customer, he will never forgive you.”Marcus puts much of the blame on business schools for what he sees a lack of quality – and vitality –in department stores. He says the schools are turning out graduates who are excellent money managers and cost cutters, but who lack the skills that helped make the great stores like Macy’s, and his own, into retailing legends. The MBA programs do not teach principles of selling, principles of human understanding, principles of leadership speaking, which, he believes, is the most important thing.“I do not want ‘trained’ salespeople. The word training is the most terrible word. You train dogs and bears to do repetitive action. But with people, you educate them, because no amount of training takes the place of experience that enables them to answer all the questions that customers will ask.”11.What is the problem with department stores today?A.Neglect of customer service.B.Excessive running costs.C.Fierce challenge from the home shopping network.D.Uncompetitive prices.12.In Marcus’s view, good salespeople ____.A.will soon be replaced by the InternetB.can compete with peddlersC.ensure the success of a retailing businessD.have recreated department stores13.Which of the following is likely to be long remembered?A.Good service.B.The price of a bad buy.C.The price of a good buy.D.Good quality.14.What is the problem with MBA programs?A.Failure to teach principles of human understanding.B.Too much emphasis on cost cutting.ck of vitality.D.Neglect of strict training.15.What is the major difference between training and educating according to Marcus?A.Training is applied to animals while educating is applied to humans.B.Training is a terrible word while educating is a wonderful one.C.Training enables the trainee to imitate while educating enriches his experience.D.Training is aimed at action while educating is aimed at answering questions.Passage FourSeveral commentators and scientists have suggested that it might in some cases be ethically acceptable to clone existing people. One possibility is generating a replacement for a dying relative. All such possibilities, however, raise the concern that the clone would be treated as less than a complete individual, because he or she would likely be subjected to limitations and expectations based on the family’s knowledge of the genetic “twin.” Those expectations might be false, because human personality is only partly determined by genes. The clone of an extrovert(性格外向的人) could have a quite different way of behavior. Clone of athletes, movie stars, entrepreneurs or scientists might well choose different careers because of chance events in early life.Some people have also put forward the notion that couples in which one member is infertile might choose to make a copy of one or the other partner. But society ought to be concerned that a couple might not treat naturally a child who is a copy fo just one of them. Because other methods are available for the treatment of all known types of infertility, conventional therapeutic avenues seem more appropriate. None of the suggested uses of cloning for make copies of existing people is ethically acceptable to my way of thinking, because they are not in the interests of the resulting child. It should go without saying that I am strongly opposed to allowing cloned human embryos to develop so that they can be tissue donors.It nonetheless seems clear that cloning from cultured cells will offer important medical opportunities. Predictions about new technologies are often wrong: societal attitudes change; unexpected developments occur. Time will tell. But biomedical researchers looking into the potential of cloning now have plenty to do.16.What is the author’s concern about cloning an existing person?A.The clone created will have one defect or another.B.The clone created will be mistreated.C.The clone created is unlikely to fulfill your expectations.D.The clone created is ethically unacceptable.17.It can be inferred from the text that a clone will ____.A.choose the same career as the person it is created fromB.behave in the same way as the person it is created fromC.share the same characteristics with the person it is created fromD.be partially similar in personality to the person it is created from18.According to the passage, one’s personality is determined by ____.A.their genesB.the environment they live inC.both their genes and the environment they live inD.neither their genes nor the environment they live in19.In the author’s view, which of the following uses of cloning is justifiable?A.To replace a lost relative.B.To help childless couples to have a baby.C.To develop tissue donors.D.To culture cells for medical purposes.20.What is the author’s attitude towards cloning technology?A.It should be condemned.B.It has medical potential for scientists to explore.C.It should wait till people’s views change.D.It was unethical from the very beginning.Part II. Vocabulary & Structure (30%)1.As the semester is drawing to an end, the student union is calling on all the students to ____ thetemptation to cheat on exams.A. refuseB. rejectC. resistD. resolve2.You don’t agree with me on this matter, I know, but ____ you’ll see I am in the right.A. at timesB. in timeC. at one timeD. all the time3.As some of the rules concerning foreign trade ran contrary to the principles of the WTO, thegovernment decided to ____ them as soon as possible.A. abolishB. accomplishC. distinguishD. establish4.It is impossible for me to sing a song these days, for my voice is ____.A. going ofB. going toC. going offD. going away5.The old man regained consciousness and found himself lying in a room which had nothing but____ walls.A. blankB. emptyC. vacantD. bare6.The typical symptom of the epidemic SARS is ____ high fever and acute cough.A. persistentB. resistantC. subsequentD. perseverant7.The Christmas dinner includes poultry for the main course, salad, bread, and vegetables, and____ a variety of desserts, for example, pies, puddings and ice-cream.A. involvesB. featuresC. characterizesD. protrudes8.____ the events of last week, I think, we could have handled things more efficiently.A. Falling back onB. Looking back onC. Getting back onD. Going back on9. A suicide bomb exploded in a Jewish ____, killing dozens of people.A. siteB. plantationC. terminalD. settlement10.In the last few years, the Internet and the World Wide Web have become ____ words; almosteveryone has heard of them.A. familyB. homeC. houseD. household11.It can said without exaggeration that no part of the United States is not easily accessible by car,by train, or by air, and ____ by all the three of them.A. more often thanB. more often than notC. no more often thanD. less often than12.While freshmen are considered part of the academic elite(精英), some of them appear to lackcommon sense ____ following traffic regulations.A. coming toB. when coming toC. when it comes toD. when they come to13.Dangerous animals such as bears and wolves can be ____ by lighting a fire when you gocamping in a virgin forest.A. kept in handB. kept at bayC. kept in touchD. kept in mind14.As she matured as an artist, she ____ realize that “all artists are a product of their culture”.A. came toB. kept toC. took toD. went to15.He always uses the same ____ of lies to cheat strangers.A. numberB. flockC. groupD. web16.Many European countries ____ all alliance(同盟) against Hitler’s military invasion.A. passed forB. forgedC. compelledD. authorized17.Because of the mad cow disease, the European Union ____ a worldwide ban on British beef andbeef product exports.A. challengedB. chargedC. forgedD. imposed18.The ancient tribes there are supposed ____ from the mainland to the island.A. to moveB. to be movingC. to have movedD. to have been moving19.Bicycle riders want the city government to set aside special lanes(行车道) for bicycles on some ofthe main streets, but though they have got some supporters, ____ likes the idea.A. everyoneB. not everyoneC. no oneD. someone20.On Children’s Day, our nieces and nephews were taken to the department store and then ____to pick their favorite toys.A. set outB. let aloneC. brushed asideD. turned loose21.Even when the houses are exactly ____, as they are in many housing developments, clusterplanning adds interest and variety to the scene.A. likelyB. alikeC. aliveD. same22.What I have said about this person ____ anyone else when I find trespassing(非法侵入) on my land.A. stands forB. speaks forC. goes forD. struggles for23.Sweden has evolved an excellent system for protecting the individual citizen from high-handedor incompetent public officers. The system has worked so well that it has been ____ in other countries, too.A. adaptedB. takenC. adoptedD. importedck of employment outside the home tends to make women ____ to depression.A. vulnerableB. immuneC. indifferentD. sensitive25.Success in anything will not just happen. ____ your abilities and skill mastery, you will need tomanage your time efficiently in order to succeed in college.A. Regardless ofB. Because ofC. Instead ofD. Proud of26.The long war that broke out in 1861 make the country suffer a lot and thus ____ its wealth.A. dismissedB. dissolvedC. deducedD. diminished27.To protect the environment, scientists and engineers are researching ways to ____ electricitymore cheaply from such renewable energy sources as the wind and sun.A. generateB. manufactureC. constructD. transform28.I don’t think the young children wil l really ____ the foreign travel.A. evaluateB. calculateC. appreciateD. formulate29.In this part of the city you have to keep your ____ about you all the time when you are driving.A. eyesB. witsC. mindsD. brains30.For traditional Chinese painters, fame and fortune come late, and it is ____ for artists to hold theirfirst exhibitions when they are over seventy years old.A. hardly commonB. less frequentC. not unheard ofD. just usualPart III. Cloze (20%)As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that something was wrong. The plane was moving unsteadily through the air, and __1__ the passengers had fastened their seat belts, they were suddenly __2__ forward. At that moment, the air-hostess __3__. She looked very pale, but was quite __4__. Speaking quickly but almost in a whisper, she __5__ everyone that the pilot had __6__ and asked if any of the passengers knew anything about machine – or at __7__ how to drive a car. After a moment’s __8__, a man got up and followed the hos tess into the pilot’s cabin.Moving the pilot __9__, the man took his seat and listened carefully to the __10__ instructions that were being sent by radio from the airport __11__. The plane was now dangerously close __12__ the ground, but to everyone’s __13__, it soon began to climb. The man had to __14__ the airport several times in order to become __15__ with the controls of the plane. __16__ the danger had not yet passed. The terrible __17__ came when he had to land. Following __18__, the man guided the plane toward the airfield. It shook violently __19__ it touched the ground and then moved rapidly __20__ the runway and after a long run it stopped safely.1. a. although b. while c. therefore d. then2. a. shifted. b. thrown c. put d. moved3. a. showed b. presented c. exposed d. appeared4. a. well b. still c. calm d. quiet5. a. inquired b. insured c. informed d. instructed6. a. fallen b. failed c. faded d. fainted7. a. best b. least c. length d. first8. a. hesitation b. surprise c. doubt d. delay9. a. back b. aside c. about d. off10. a. patient b. anxious c. urgent d. nervous11. a. beneath b. under c. down d. below12. a. to b. by c. near d. on13. a. horror b. trust c. pleasure d. relief14. a. surround b. circle c. observe d. view15. a. intimate b. familiar c. understood d. close16. a. Then b. Therefore c. But d. Moreover17. a. moment b. movement c. idea d. affair18. a. impression b. information c. inspections d. instructions19. a. as b. unless c. while d. so20. a. around b. over c. along d. above Part IV. Translation (20%)1．至于这本杂志，它刊载世界各地许多报刊杂志上文章的摘要。

高等学历继续教育《大学英语2》考试题库

高等学历继续教育《大学英语2》考试题库一、单选题（每题1分，共56道小题，总分值56分）1.In fact he had done_______ he could do to help the poor.（1分）AwhatBwhichCasDall which【正确答案】A2.The idea sounds very good but will it work in __________?（1分）ApracticeBplaceCadvanceDcompany【正确答案】A3.I would have told him the answer had it been possible, but I_____ so busy then.（1分）AamBwereCwasDwould be【正确答案】C4.I'd like to take ________of this opportunity to thank you for your co-operation.（1分）AadvantageBoccasionCbenefitDprofit【正确答案】A5.Peter, whom everyone suspected, _______ to be innocent.（1分）Aturned outBturned offCturned upDturned over【正确答案】A6.I have to _________ my visit as I’ll be very busy next month.（1分）Acall forBcall offCcall onDcall in【正确答案】B7.We have decided to call _____ Mr. Black sometime next week at his home.（1分）AonBatCuDfor【正确答案】A8.No sooner had she entered the house _______ the telephone rang.（1分）AwhenBthanCasDwhile【正确答案】B9.Three people, ________, were injured in the accident.（1分）Aincluded a childBinclude a childCincluding a childDincludes a child【正确答案】C10.Sorry, I don’t know he is a friend of _________.（1分）Ayour brother’sByour brothersCyour brother’s friendDyour brother【正确答案】A11.Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people______ harm them.（1分）Afewer thanBother thanCrather thanDbetter than【正确答案】C12.The young man promised to his parents, “I would never_________ again.”（1分）Alet you outBlet you downClet you inDlet you by【正确答案】B13.It's vital that enough money __________ collected to get the project started.（1分）AisBbeCmust beDcan be【正确答案】B14.Would the news _____he failed to pass the exam bother you?（1分）AwhichBthatCof whichDon which【正确答案】B15.We were deeply impressed by her important _______ to the success of the project.（1分）AworkBdeterminationCimprovementDcontribution【正确答案】D16.It is very important for the strong man to know that _______ strong he is, he cannot be the strongest.（1分）AwhateverBwheneverCwhicheverDhowever【正确答案】D17.“Good—bye, Miss liu. I’m very pleased _________（1分）Ato meet youBhaving met youCmeeting youDto have met you【正确答案】D18.The new English dictionary I bought yesterday ________ me almost twenty yuan.（1分）AspentBpaidCcostDtook【正确答案】C19.Isn’t that _______ they cal l peace and friendship?（1分）AwhichBthisCwhatDwhere【正确答案】C20.________the last one, I answered all the questions.（1分）AExceptBBesidesCExcept forDIn addition to【正确答案】A21.The mother didn't know __________ to blame for the broken glass as it happened while she was out.（1分）AwhoBwhenChowDwhat【正确答案】A22.Had the weather been good, the children ________out for a walk.（1分）Ahad goneBwould goCcould have goneDwent【正确答案】C23.History is the story of _____ happened to the people before today.（1分）AwhicheverBwhomeverCwhateverDwherever【正确答案】C24.We use plastics _________ wood and metal now.（1分）Ain place ofBto take ofCtake the place ofDto take place【正确答案】A25.You had better _________ a doctor as soon as possible.（1分）AseenBsawCseeingDsee【正确答案】D26.I must tell you how _______ a letter from you.（1分）Apleased I was to receiveBpleased I was to receivingCwas I pleased to receiveDpleased I was receiving【正确答案】A27.__________ was once regarded as impossible has now become a reality.（1分）AWhatBThatCWhichDAs【正确答案】A28.She is very careful. She______very few mistakes in her work.（1分）AdoesBtakesCmakesDgets【正确答案】C29.His failure to pay the debts _______ the suspicion that he was not to be trusted.（1分）AconcernsBconfessesCconfusesDconfirms【正确答案】D30.By the time you arrive this evening, __________ for two hours.（1分）AI will studyBI will have been studiedCI had studiedDI will have been studying【正确答案】D31.I am considering ________ my job as I’m not getting on well with my boss.（1分）AchangingBto changeCchangedDto be changed【正确答案】A32.I didn’t go to the party, but I do wish I ________ there.（1分）AwereBhad beenCwould beDwill be【正确答案】B33.I will never forget the ten years ________ we both spent in the little village.（1分）AwhenBduring whichCin whichDwhich【正确答案】D34.Let's finish our homework in a few seconds; it's time we __________.（1分）Aplayed footballBwill play footballCplay footballDare playing football【正确答案】A35.You may write to me or come to see me. ____________ way will do（1分）AAllBBothCOneDEither【正确答案】D36.The question __________ at the meeting tomorrow is very important.（1分）Ato discussBbeing discussedCto be discussedDwill be discussed【正确答案】C37.We consider __________the instrument be adjusted each time it is used.（1分）Athat it necessaryBit necessary thatCnecessary thatDnecessary of it that【正确答案】B38.Some pop singers have much influence ________ the young people.（1分）AtoBforContoDon【正确答案】D39.Of those _____ had applied for the jobs, only two were accepted.（1分）ApersonsBthatCwhoDwhich【正确答案】C40.______ I admit that there are problems, I don't agree that they cannot be solved.（1分）AWhenBAsCWhileDSince【正确答案】C41.It is because she is very devoted to her students _________ she is respected by them.（1分）AwhoBwhichCwhatDthat【正确答案】A42.Mr. Wilson said that he did not want to ______ any further responsibilities.（1分）Atake onBget onCput upDlook up【正确答案】A43.Do you think Tommy is ________ the truth?（1分）AsayingBspeakingCtellingDtalking【正确答案】C44.We had to wait a long time to get our passports, __________?（1分）Awon't weBdon't weCdidn't weDshouldn't you【正确答案】C45.I'd like to_______a special table for the coming Valentine's Day.（1分）ApreserveBdeserveCconserveDreserve【正确答案】D46.Only recently __________ to deal with the environmental problems.（1分）Asomething has doneBhas something doneChas something been doneDsomething has been done【正确答案】C47.It is from my grandparents ______ I learned a lot.（1分）AwhoBwhomCthatDwhich【正确答案】C48.Pierre often makes himself __________ by gesturing with his hands.（1分）Ato understandBunderstandingCto be understoodDunderstood【正确答案】D49.The fact _______ he does so in so short a period of time challenges explanation.（1分）AwhyBthatCwhatDwhich【正确答案】B50.They discussed the problem three or four times, but could come to no_______.（1分）AendBconclusionCresultDjudgment【正确答案】B51.I believe he _________ an accident, otherwise he would have arrived on time.（1分）Awould have hadBcould have hadCmust have hadDshould have had【正确答案】C52.I gave John a present but he gave me nothing ________ .（1分）Ain turnBin returnCin advanceDin vain【正确答案】B53.It is so hot. You should put the food into the refrigerator now. otherwise, it will ______ soon.（1分）AharmBhurtCspoilDdamage【正确答案】C54.Don’t forget ________ the window before leaving the room.（1分）Ato closeBto have closedChaving closedDclosing【正确答案】A55.Not always ________ they want to.（1分）Apeople can do whatBcan people do whatCPeople cannot do whatDcan’t people do what【正确答案】B56.Mr. Smith, together with his wife and children, _______ going to the party this weekend.（1分）AamBisCareDwill【正确答案】B二、翻译（每题1分，共9道小题，总分值9分）1.At the weekly meeting, _everyone must confine his remarks to the subject.（1分）考生答案:【正确答案】每个人的发言都不能离开会议议题展开2.They tend to suffer from heart diseases.（1分）考生答案:【正确答案】他们往往容易患心脏病展开3.As long as you don’t lose heart, no difficulty is too great to triumph over. （1分）考生答案:【正确答案】只要你永不灰心展开4.Whether they will want to meet him remains to be seen in a few weeks.（1分）考生答案:【正确答案】要到几星期以后才知道展开5.The purpose of this committee is tolighten your load and save your life.（1分）考生答案:【正确答案】减轻你的负担，拯救你的生命展开6.For most parents, the decision to send their children abroad for study is made after careful thinking.（1分）考生答案:【正确答案】送孩子出国学习的决定是经过仔细考虑后做出的展开7.The more friends you make, _.the less lonely you will feel.（1分）考生答案:【正确答案】你就越不孤独展开8.Happiness does not always go with money.（1分）考生答案:【正确答案】有钱不一定幸福展开9.His father is _so forgetful that he is always looking for his keys.（1分）考生答案:【正确答案】太忘事了，老是在找钥匙展开三、完形填空（每题20分，共2道小题，总分值40分）1.Two friends visited the zoo together. The zoo was very large and it was 1 to go everywhere. They had to decide where to go and which animals to visit as their time was 2 . So both of them agreed not to 3 after choosing a 4 at every fork(岔路口).A road sign at the first fork 5 one way to the lion area and the other to the tiger hill. They decided on the former after a 6 discussion because lions were “the king of the grassland”. The second showed a division going separately to the panda and peacock. They 7 panda as it was the nation’s treasure and went its way. 8 they made choices all along th e way and each choice meant 9 what they couldn’t help regretting. But they had to make it, and 10 , for it brooked(容忍)no delay. If they hesitated(犹豫不决) they would miss 11 . Only 12 decision could offer more chances for sightseeing and 13 possible regret.Life is 14 like this- choices often occur that one has to make, for example, between two 15 jobs, two fascinating wooers(追求者). To get one you 16 give up the other-you can get half of it. If you 17 weighing the pros and cons and calculating gains and losses, you will most likely 18 empty-handedness. Don’t be sad about it. 19 you have got half of the desirable things in life-something that is 20 to come by.（20分）(1)（1分）AeasyB difficultCimpossibleD possible【正确答案】C (2)（1分）Aenough BlimitedC tight Dplentiful【正确答案】B (3)（1分）Areturn BcontinueCgoDstop【正确答案】A (4)（1分）Asign Bbranch CcrossingD highway 【正确答案】B (5)（1分）Ashowed Bpointed Cintended Dmade【正确答案】A (6)（1分）AbriefBlongCnoD heated【正确答案】A (7)（1分）Ahoped Bwanted CfavoredDgot【正确答案】C (8)（1分）AHappily BThusCThen DFinally【正确答案】B (9)（1分）Btaking Cpicking up Dgiving up 【正确答案】D (10)（1分）Aslowly Bimmediately C timely Deasily【正确答案】B (11)（1分）AlessBmoreCmostDleast【正确答案】B (12)（1分）AhighBslowCshortD rapid【正确答案】D (13)（1分）Aincrease Bcause Creduce Draise【正确答案】C (14)（1分）Ajust exactly Bmore or less Chardly Dmost【正确答案】B (15)（1分）Aunwanted Bdifferent Cbad Ddesirable 【正确答案】D (16)（1分）Aought to BmayD have to【正确答案】D(17)（1分）Aspend timeBkill timeChave a hard timeDhope for【正确答案】A(18)（1分）Astart withBget upCsucceed inDend up in【正确答案】D(19)（1分）ABy no meansBNot in the leastCAt mostDAt least【正确答案】D(20)（1分）AstupidBdelightedC hardD supported【正确答案】C2. My 23-year-old son Dan stood in the doorway, ready to say goodbye to his home. In a couple of hours he was going to fly out to France. He was going to be away for at least a year to learn a foreign language and 1 life in a foreign country.It was a milestone in Dan’s life, a change from school days to 2.When we were to say goodbye,I 3 closely at his face. I would like to provide him with good 4 that would last longer than here andnow.But not a sound came over my lips. I 5 motionless and silent, looking 6 my son’s green eyes.I knew that this wasn’t the first time I 7 such an opportunity pass me by. When Daniel was a little boy, I followed him to the bus on the first day in preschool. I 8 the excitement in his hand that held mine when the bus came round the corner. He lookedat me—just 9 he did now. And then he boarded the bus and 10 . The bus drove away. And I hadn’t 11 a word.Some ten years later, a similar episode 12 . His mother and I drove him to the university where he was going to 13 .The next morning Dan began to throw up (呕吐). He was ill in bed when I wanted to say goodbye. 14 the words let me down. I only murmured（嘟哝）something like “I hope you are 15 , Dan.” Then I turned around and left.Now I stood in front of him and recalled all the 16 when I hadn’t made use of those opportunities. Why does it have to be so 17 to tell your son how you feel? My mouth was 18 , and I knew I would only say a few words.“Dan,”I 19 stammered out（结结巴巴地说）, “if I had the choice myself, I would 20 you.”That was all I could say. It was nothing, and yet it was everything.（20分）(1)（1分）AleadBexperienceCenjoyDlive【正确答案】B(2)（1分）A college lifeBchildhoodCadulthoodDfreedom【正确答案】C(3)（1分）AlookedBfixedCglaredDglanced【正确答案】A(4)（1分）AgiftBsupportC skillDadvice【正确答案】D(5)（1分）AsaidB stoodCsat Dwondered【正确答案】B (6)（1分）AupBforCatD into【正确答案】D (7)（1分）AmadeBkeptC letDnoticed【正确答案】C (8)（1分）AfeltBknewCfound Drealized【正确答案】A (9)（1分）AwhenBlikeCsinceDonce【正确答案】B (10)（1分）ArodeBranCdrove Ddisappeared 【正确答案】D (11)（1分）AheardBsaidCgaveDleft【正确答案】B (12)（1分）Atook placeB took on Cturned out Dturned up 【正确答案】A(13)（1分）A playBvisitC study Dsearch【正确答案】C (14)（1分）ALuckilyB Once CAgain DTherefore 【正确答案】C (15)（1分）Aworse Bhappier Cgreater Dbetter【正确答案】D (16)（1分）Atimes BplacesC days Dchances【正确答案】A (17)（1分）Aeager Bimportant Cdifficult Dlovely【正确答案】D(18)（1分）A wetB dry Canxious Dtight【正确答案】D (19)（1分）Adirectly BfinallyCkindly Dnervously 【正确答案】D(20)（1分）A love BpraiseC support Dchoose【正确答案】C。

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每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What is the woman going to do?A Have a coffee.B Attend a meeting.C Clean her office.2.What does the woman ask for?A A dress of different size.B A dress of better quality.C A dress of a bright color.3.What does the man want to do?A Take his leave.B Borrow a ladder.C Clean the roof.4.What will the woman probably do next?A Go to the man's place.B Reserve an exhibition hall.C Call the Hillsboro Hotel.5.Where are the speakers?A At home.B In a museum.C In the city square.第二节各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

1.Why has the man hardly seen the woman lately?A She had a traffic accident.B She moved to another place.C She is working unusual hours.2.Where does the conversation take place?A In an apartment.B At a bus stop.C In an office.3.What does the man have to do now?A Plan a trip.B Look for a job.C Make a decision.4.What does the woman think of the journey to South America?A Exciting.B Dangerous.C Expensive.5.What advice does the woman give to the man?A Staying at home.B Going abroad.C Opening a bookstore.6.What is the radio program for?A Discussing language skills.B Promoting community service.C Sharing personal feelings.7.What is the second point Prof.Sheffield mentioned?A To conclude the article.B To introduce main ideas.C To give details and facts.8.What makes an excellent article according to Prof.Sheffield?A Detailed facts.B Personal style.C Formal language.9.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A A summer job.B A food company.C A birthday party.10.What does the man's company do?A Offer food services.B Organize concerts.C Design furniture.11.What will the man do before the party?A Play music.B Cook food.C Set tables.12.What does the woman think of the man's work?A Difficult.B Interesting.C Valuable.13.What do the Hoffmans do for a living?A They are gardeners.B They sell vegetables.C They run a guesthouse.14.How much direct sunshine do tomato plants actually need every day?A Five hours.B Eight hours.C Twelve hours.15.Why do Irish potatoes grow better in the shade?A They have deeper roots.B They have wider leaves.C They have bigger flowers.第二部分阅读理解第一节短文理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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It is not already settledB.It is yet settledC.It is not yet setledD.It is still settled7.There remained nothing but to get the canoe into the water.However,all my＿＿to get i into the water failed.A.equipmentB.toolsC.instrumentD.devices8. It is I＿＿want to leave you,＿＿I have to.A.not that hactause ofB.becausebutC.not that--·butD.not because--because9．Toms styie of travel was interesting-he must＿＿the land as much as possible.A. live off D.be fed onB.be fed up withC.be lived on10.The name of Chaplin＿＿the image of a littie tramp with a brush mustache.A.conjures upB.occurs toes uponD.runs through11.With night＿＿We started for home.A.moving alongB.went bying onD.dragged on12.Will this new oil recovery technique be financially＿＿A.representationB.feasibleC.characteristicsD.diffusion13.Today.getting a new heart is no longer silly. It is now a＿＿A curiosity B.novety C.reality D.application14.Obviously,the white bird in the story has a＿＿_meaning of freedom.A.symbolicB.symbolC.symbolizeD.symbolism15.The search was＿＿when the fog got thicker.A started B.called off C.postponed D.continued16.Let's＿＿our resources and get the job done quickly.e upB.poolC.conserveD.store up17.Mrs.Jones＿＿the suspect by the scar on his face.A. identifiedB.found outC.discoveredD.coincided18.The landlady could not＿＿because al her rooms were bookedB.put up with usA.adapt us C.accommodate us D.hetp us19.The economic crisis has serously＿＿French exports.A.stimutatedB.simulatedC.affectedD.increased20.What＿＿_is simply that he is not wiling to give us his support.A amounts to B.matters C.teaches D.signals21.The train will＿＿from Platform 2 at 3:45 on Tuesday moming.A.arriveB.stopC.departD.deral22.The young girl took the cheese and＿＿to eat.mencedmendedC.renouncedmented23.A judge must be-when weighing evidence.B.detachedA.interested C.separated D.disconnected24.These courses,f property conducted,will＿＿_the minds of the students.A.refreshB.renewC.stimulateD.encourage25.That way of speaking is＿＿people in this part of the country.A.strange toB.odd toC.peculiar tbD.particular about26.He＿＿_as though he had never in his life seen me before.A.went pass meB.avoided meC.passed me byD.went away from me27.He had been＿＿to give up much of his time to housework.A.orderedD.fnightenedpelledC.persuaded28.He＿＿that he could create live fish out of chemicals.A.daimedB.demandedC.arguedD.announced29.The best students are＿＿_special scholarships.A.rewardedB.awardedpensatedD.refused30.Living on an isolated farm,they do not see anybody for weeksA.in the endB.on endC.off and onD.endlesslyPart Il. 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Fall is the nexl-best season,then winter.As for summer, it seems to be a good time to take a long vacation ftrom thinking31.According to the passage,man' intelligenceA Stays the same throughout the yearB.Varies from day to dayC.Changes with the seasonsD.Changes from year to year32.Elsworth Huntington decided that climate and temperature haveAa great effect on everyone intelligeneeB. some effect on most people intelligenceC. some effect on a few people InteligenceD. no effect on most people intelligence33.Elsworth Huntington s conclusion was based onA variations of his own mental abilities from season to seasonB.the results of research done by him and other scientists among peoples in different climatesC.detailed records of temperature changes in different placesD.detailed records of different ways of thinking among peoples on different climates34.Why does the author say summer is a good time to take a long vacation from thinking?A. Because a long vacation in summer helps to Improve people ·poventalB.Because people tend to be less creative during summer.C.Because summer is a good time for outdoor activitiesD.Because mental exertion in the summer heat taxes too much of people energy.35.The central idea of this passage isA.man' s mental abilities change from season toseasonB.man' s intelligence varies from place toplaceC.man should take a long vacation in summerD.if you want to do creative thinking.go to a cool placePassage TwoOn November 19,1863,Abraham Lincoin went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery The Civi War was still going on.There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time He was not at all popular.He had been Invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of courtesy.The principal speaker was to be Edward Everett,a famous statesman and speaker of theday.Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.It is said that Lincoin prepared his speech on the train while going to te that night,alone in his hotel room and tire out,he again worked briefly on the speech.The nextday Everett spoke first. Ho spoke for an hour and 57 minutes.His speech was a perfectexample of the rich oratory of the day.Then Lincoln rose.The crowd of 15.000 people atfirst paid llttle attention to him.He spoke lor only nine minutes.Al the end there was ittle applause.Lincoln tumed to a friend and remarked.I have failed again. to Washington he commented sadly.“Thatpeech was a fat failure,and the people are disappointed.-On ttSome newspapers at first criticized the speech.But little by Ittle,as people read the speech, they began tb understand better.They began to appreciate ts simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.Today,every Amencan school child leams Lincoln urg Addeetystear. Now everyone thinks of t as one of the greatest orations ever given in American history.36.In 1863,Abraham Lincoln wasA.very criticalB.unpopularC.very popularD.very courteous37.Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery Because he wasA.a famous oratorB.very handsomeC.President of the United States at the timeD.a poputar statesman38.It can be inferred from the text thatA.Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to GettysburgB.Lincoln was very busy at the time and didn t have much time sperobare hisC.Lncolns speech was ful of richatoryD.Lincolns speech was vinyg39.Lincoln's speecsA.An immediate successB.Warmly applaudedC.A total falureD.Not well-received at first40.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.Lincoln's Gettysburg Address has deepaning.B.Lincolns Gettysburg Address is simple btyleC.Lincoln 's Gettysburg Address is memorized by every American schoohild.D.Lincolns Gettysburg Address is the greatest speech ever delivered in the Unit6cates. Passage ThreeA flag is more than a piece of coth.It stands for a nation beople-their land,history,and ideals.Iceland lag,for instance,stands for features of the land.Red is for the fire of Iceland Voicanoes.（火山）White is for ice.Blue is for te mountains.On India nag.the blue wheel stands for peace and progress.The white stripe（条纹）behind it is for truth.The black stripe on the fag of Malawi stands for the Negro people of that African tand.The red stripe represents（f代表）the blood they shed to free themselves from foreign rule.When the people of any nation see their flag fying.they feel proud.They love and honor the flag as the symbal（象征）of their country.41.The nag of Iceland isA.red and whiteB.blue and greenC.black,white,and redD.red,white,and blue42.The white stripe on India's fing standsA. ice and mountainsB.peace and progressC.waterfallsD.truth43.India 's flag stands mostly ttreA feature of the land B.riches of the sollC.ideals of the peopleD.history of the country44.The red on Malawl s fag reminds the penfpleA.the many volcanoes in their landB.the beauty of their countrysideC.their fight for freedomD.their need to make progress45.The most important thing about a flag isA. what it stands forB.when it is usedC.what it is made ofD.how big it isPassage FourWarm water freezes more quickly than cold. Sir Francis Bacon said that almost four hundred years ago.But few people believed him -till 1970.In that year Canadian scientist George Kell proved the English scholar was right.Dr.Kel filled an open pail with cold water. He exposed both to the same low temperature.The warm water troze first.The lack （缺少）of covers on the pails was the secret.Some of the warm water changed to vapor. （水蒸气（）It evaporated（蒸发）Into the air.This meant that less of the warm water was left to freeze.And so the wam water froze faster than the cold water -even though it had a greater temperature drop to make.46.Sr Francis Bacon wasA.an American experimenterB.a Canadian scientistC.an English scholarD.an Austraian writer47.Dr.Kells pails webethA.filled wlth waterB.left uncoveredC.exposed to the same temperatureD.all of the above48.The second paragraph tells whyA.Dr.Kell was studying waterB.the warm water froze firstC.Dr.Kell used pails in his workD.water freezes in underground pipes49.No water vapor would have escaped into the air if the pails had beenA.warmedB.coveredC.shakenD.filed50.The cold water troze more slowty becauseA. salt was added to nB.its pail was smallerC.there was more of it leftD.the air near it was moving111.Cloze(10%)I've really got to do something to lose weight.because l'm geting much too fat.I w worrled aboutt_51_I went to see the doctor.He told me that I'probably have a heart _52_unless I started eating less.When you·reon a diet faave toptation to eat 54though you feel hungry.This may be very hard to do and you certainly need a lot of strength to succeed.So 1'going to a health farm for a month where l won' be able to eat and sol"ha_to my diet They will also 56 me take plenty of exercise, 57_won' t do me any harm either.Both the diet andthe exercise will 58 me to lose weight and feel itter.I'm temibly easily Inffuenced by other people.Wheneverl see someone having a drink in a TV program,I feel 59_a drink myself and it's the same with cigarettes and food.So wish me luck,when you see me again,1_60_diffdrbetlooked that you won'trecogniebB.aferC.before51.A although D.until52.A disease B.break C.attack D.damage53.A bear B.resist C.endure D.retreat54,A.as B.even C.H D.despite 55.A.Insist B.holdC.stickD.keep56.A advise B.force C.make D.instruct57.A this B.that C.what D.which58.A make B.help C.assure D.causeB.lke59.A desire C.want D.hope60.A also B.too C.so D muchIV.Translation:(20%)1．她行医至今已有三年零四个月了。

2020-2021学年同济大学第二附属中学高三英语下学期期末考试试题及参考答案

2020-2021学年同济大学第二附属中学高三英语下学期期末考试试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项ALocated in the beautiful Sichuan Basin, Chongqing is a magical 8D city. The natural history and cultural scenery of the area provide children with learning opportunities because they can enjoy the many wonders of this area.Fengjie Tiankeng Ground JointTiankeng Diqiao Scenic Area is located in the southern mountainous area of Fengjie County. The Tiankeng pit is 666 meters deep and is currently the deepest tiankeng in the world. The scenic spot is divided into ten areas including Xiaozhai Tiankeng, Tianjingxia Ground, Labyrinth River, and Longqiao River. There are many and weird karst cave shafts, and countless legends haunt them.Youyang Peach GardenYouyang Taohuayuan Scenic Area is a national forest park, a national 5A-level scenic spot, and a national outdoor sports training base. Located in the hinterland of Wuling Mountain. The Fuxi Cave in the scenic spot is about 3,000 meters long, with winding corridors, deep underground rivers, and color1 ful stalactites. The landscape is beautiful.Jinyun Mountain National Nature ReserveJinyun Mountain is located in Beibei District of Chongqing City, about 45 kilometers away from the Central District of Chongqing City. The nine peaks of Jinyun Mountain stand upright and rise from the ground. The ancient trees on the mountain are towering, the green bamboos form the forest, the environment is quiet, and the scenery is beautiful, so it is called "Little Emei". Among them, Yujian Peak is the highest, 1050 meters above sea level; Lion Peak is the most precipitous and spectacular, and the other peaks are also unique.Chongqing People's SquareChongqing's Great Hall of the People, one of the landmarks of Chongqing, gives people the deepest impression than its magnificent appearance resembling the Temple of Heaven. It also uses the traditional method of central axis symmetry, with colonnade-style double wings and a tower ending, plus a large green glazed roof, large red pillars, white railings, double-eave bucket arches, and painted carved beams.1.How deep is the Tiankeng Ground Joint?A.666mB.3,000mC.45kmD.1050m2.Which of the following rocks can you see in Youyang Peach Garden?A.LimestoneB.StalactiteC.MarbleD.Quartzite3.Which attraction is closest to downtown Chongqing?A.Fengjie Tiankeng Ground JointB.Jinyun Mountain National Nature ReserveC.Chongqing People's SquareD.Youyang Peach GardenBWe asked four people who watched an online talk on technology and communication by Sherry Turkle for their opinions.Fred:The talk certainly gave me plenty of food for thought about how technology is changing our behaviour. People are constantly multitasking, whether it be emailing during meetings or texting in the checkout queue. It’s as if we can’t bear to miss out on what our online friends are up to, so we juggle the real and online world. My greatest concern is that we don’t give our brains a chance to switch off. It’sthese precious momentswhen we actually process information that helps us make important decisions.Jeremy:It was a fascinating talk and the speaker really hit the nail on the head with a couple of things. Take parental influence, for instance. How can we expect teenagers not to text while doing their homework when they witness their parents posting on social media while cooking the evening meal or waiting at a red light?Kath:So much of what the speaker said rang true. I honestly believe there’s a danger that the more connected we are, the more isolated we feel. I don’t think this is such an issue for my generation who’ve lived without technology for so long. We know how to be alone. But the under 20s are another kettle of fish. They’re so busy communicating that they never experience the feeling of solitude and run the risk of not learning how to enjoy their own company.Carl:I’m not sure to what extent I agree that people are more alone, but the way we communicate has certainlyevolved. The speaker makes a good point about how we’re getting used to talking with machines like Siri or robots, which are totally lack of experience of human life. But despite such limitations, we seem to be expecting more from technology and less from each other.4. What does the underlined phrase “these precious moments” in paragraph 2 refer to?A. When our brains are free.B. When we emailing during meeting.C. When we texting in the checkout queue.D. When we juggle the real and online world.5. What suggestion may Jeremy give to the parents?A. Accompany their children when they are doing homework.B. Prevent their children using phone while doing homework.C. Set a good example for their children on using phone properly.D. Stop posting on social media in face of their children.6. What does Kath worry about the under 20s generation?A. They communicate more with others.B. They use more technology.C. It’s difficult for them to find companies.D. They don’t know how to be alone.7. What is Carl’s attitude towards the use of technology in communication?A. Favorable.B. Intolerant.C. Doubtful.D. Indifferent.CThe far side of the moonis a strange and wild region, quite different from the familiar and mostly smooth face we see nightly from our planet. Soon this rough space will have even stranger features: it will be crowded with radio telescopes.Astronomers are planning to make the moon's distant side our newest and best window on the cosmic(宇宙的) dark ages, a mysterious era hiding early marks of stars and galaxies. Our universe was not always filled with stars. About 380,000 years after the big bang, the universe cooled, and the first atoms of hydrogen formed. Gigantic hydrogen clouds soon filled the universe. But for a few hundred million years, everything remained dark, without stars. Then came the cosmic dawn: the first stars flickered, galaxies came into existence and slowly the universe's largescale structure took shape.The seeds of this structure must have been present in the darkage hydrogen clouds, but the era has been impossible toprobeusing optical(光学的) telescopes—there was no light. And although this hydrogen produced longwavelength(or lowfrequency) radio emissions,radio telescopes on Earth have found it nearly impossible to detect them. Our atmosphere either blocks or disturbs these faint signals; those that get through are drowned outby humanity's radio noise.Scientists have dreamed for decades of studying the cosmic dark ages from the moon's far side. Now multiple space agencies plan lunar missions carrying radiowavedetecting instruments—some within the next three years—and astronomers' dreams are set to become reality.“If I were to design an ideal place to do lowfrequency radio astronomy, I would have to build the moon,”says astrophysicist Jack Burns of the University of Colorado Boulder. “We are just now finally getting to the place where we're actually going to be putting these telescopes down on the moon in the next few years.”8. What's the purpose of building radio telescopes on the moon?A To research the big bang. B. To discover unknown stars.C. To study the cosmic dark ages.D. To observe the far side of the moon.9. What does the underlined word “probe” in Paragraph 3 possibly mean?A. Explore.B. Evaluate.C. Produce.D. Predict.10. Hydrogen radio emissions can't be detected on Earth because ________．A. there was no light in the dark agesB. they cannot possibly get through our atmosphereC. gigantic hydrogen clouds no longer fill the universeD. radio signals on Earth cause too much interference11. What can we infer from theunderlined sentence in the last paragraph?A. Scientists have to rebuild the moon.B. We will finally get to the moon's distant side.C. The moon is a perfect place to set up radio telescopes.D. A favorable research environment will be found on the moon.DBe it from the mouths of foreigners who have lived here for a few years or from stories on travel websites, one of the most common qualities that people list about Shanghai is the infectious energy that courses through the city.For some, this energy is defined by the way of life—Shanghai is a city that never sleeps. In the day, the streets arc always bustling with people from all over the world. After all, the city has long been China’s most cosmopolitan city, having been the epicenter of trade and cultural exchange between Chinese and foreigners since the city wasforced to open its door to the world in 1843 after the First Opium War (1840-42).Shanghai’s ubiquitous delivery people can be found on the roads even past midnight, rushing from point to point on their trusty electric scooters to satiate the hunger of night owls. Even before the break of dawn, pensioners can be found gathering in parks, ready to kick start their day with a tai chi session.For others, this energy is generated from the friction between the contrasts the city has. Indeed, it does not take long for one to realize that Shanghai's charmlies in it being a binary of old and new.Here, charming neoclassical architecture and art deco structures stand alongside modem buildings with shimmering glass and metal facades, rustic (质朴的)lane houses and shikumen buildings. Humble mom-and-pop shops that look stuck in time can often be found right next tohipdining venues or industrial-chic fashion stores selling designer apparel.One of the best places to get an overview of these surreal contrasts is none other than the tallest building in the city — the Shanghai Tower in Lujiazui. Measuring a dizzying 632 meters in height, this architectural marvel boasts having the world's highest observation deck within a building or structure. It also comes with the world's fastest elevators which would get you from the bottom to the top at 20.5 meters per second.On the other side of the Huangpu River is where you would find the Bund, which is home to magnificent neoclassical buildings. The Bund is to Shanghai what Times Square is to New York or what the Champs-61ysees is to Paris. A trip to Shanghai would not be complete without exploring this iconic waterfront promenade.Autumn is the best time to experience Shanghai on foot, not merely because the weather is conducive for walking, but because this is when the roads and sidewalks in many areas are blanketed with a layer of color1 ful fallen leaves.12. Why is the example of delivery man mentioned?A. To make a contrast with pensioners’ biological clock.B. To illustrate the vibrant energy of modern Shanghai.C. To highlight the diligence and consideration of delivery man.D. To feature the courier delivery service in full swing.13. Which of the following is TRUE about the contrast of Shanghai?A. The contrast mainly arises from the First Opium War.B. The design of the Shanghai Tower stands for a contrast.C. A marked contrast is shown in the use of building materials.D. The dishes served in mom-and-pop shops represent the outdated flavor.14. The underlined word “hip” in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to________.A. photographicB. modestC. peculiarD. stylish15. Which of the following will be most probably discussed following the last paragraph?A. Stunning views of the Shanghai skyline.B. The best places to view the seasonal spectacle.C. The walking path thathugs the Huangpu River.D. Must-try dishes and food items typical of Shanghai.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2019-2020学年同济大学第二附属中学高三英语下学期期末考试试题及答案解析

2019-2020学年同济大学第二附属中学高三英语下学期期末考试试题及答案解析第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项ATop Four MarathonsPortland MarathonThe marathon welcomes 8 000 people every fall. It’s a great event for first-timers because everyone is cheered on with enthusiasm no matter how long it takes to cross the finish line. The time limit for the full marathon is now at a pace of minutes per mile, or 6 hours and 33 minutes, but in the past it had an open time limit. They promise you’ll still receive your medal if you fall behind the pace, but you have to finish using the sidewalks.TCS New York City MarathonAs the world’s biggest marathon, the TCS New York City Marathon attracts over 50,000 people to the Big Apple each November. The time limit is generous eight and a half hours, but participants must move to the sidewalk if they drop below 15-minute mile.The famous course snakes through five boroughs (行政区) of the city and crosses five bridges to end in Central Park.Honolulo MarathonThe marathon attracts over 30,000 participants each December. The race starts on Ala Moana Boulevard in downtown Honolulu and snakes its way along the breathtaking Hawaiian coastline to the finish line in Kapiolani Park. The start time is at 5: 00 am with finish line services officially open until 2: 00 pm. However, the organizers allow everyone to finish and have waiters on hand until 4: 00 pm.Boston MarathonThe marathon is held in May every year. For this event running isn’t allowed as the city streets aren’t closed off. Participants must instead make their way along sidewalks under the guidance of event organizers and city police. The event attracts over 8,000 people who can choose anything from three-mile walk to the full 26.2-mile Boston Marathon route.1.Where is a new marathon runner most likely to receive enthusiastic cheers?A.In Portland.B.In New York.C.In Honolulu.D.In Boston.2.What can we know about TCS New York City Marathon?A.It is extremely popular.B.It has an open time limit.C.It starts and ends in a park.D.It forbids using the sidewalk.3.Which marathon is held the earliest in a year?A.Portland Marathon.B.TCS New York City Marathon.C.Boston Marathon.D.Honolulu Marathon.BOn the night of September 19, 1961, Betty Hill and her husband Barney were driving home through the White Mountains from Niagara Falls. They were travelling on anearly deserted two-lane highway when Betty noticed a steady light in the sky that was getting bigger and brighter.She thought it was a planet or a star. Barney, stimulated at her excitement, said it was probably just a wandering aeroplane. Whatever it was, it appeared to be following them.They stopped their car for a closer look. What they said happened next, changed their lives. The flying object was noiseless. It appeared to be spinning. It was as big as a jet but shaped like a pancake.So formed the tale of Betty Hill, a New Hampshire social worker who, with Barney, a postal worker, claimed to be kidnapped by aliens, who were from outer space, on a moonlit night about 60 years ago.After reluctantly going public with her experience, Hill, who died of cancer at her New Hampshire home, aged 85, became a celebrity on the UFO circuit and was known as the “first lady of UFOs”.Intriguingly, at the time of the incident, the Hills remembered nothing except that they had spied a strange object in the sky. Later, troubled by nightmares and other stress-related pains, the couple underwenthypnosis(催眠) where the full story came out with the aid of Boston psychiatrist Benjamin Simon, an expert in medical hypnosis.On their night of contact the Hills arrived homeat 5 a.m., unable to account for two lost hours. They were also confused by the odd marks on their telescopes, deep signs on the tops of Barney’s best shoes, Betty’s torn dress and strange circular markings on their car that made the needle of a compass jump wildly.After seeing them for six months, the psychiatrist concluded the Hills’ lost memory about the hours they lost on that night in 1961 “appeared to involve an amazing experience on the part of both of the Hills”. Whether the experience had been fantasy or reality, Simon could not say, but he said he was convinced they had not been lying. He guessed that it had been a kind of shared dream.Reports of aliens capturing humans and taking them aboard oddly shaped spacecraft were “comparatively rare” before 1975. After a movie, “The UFO Incident”, about the Hills came out, however, such stories increased.4. When they saw the strange object in the sky, Barney and Betty Hill ______________.A. were astonished at its strange flight and noiseB. regarded it as just a wandering car following themC. realized immediately what the danger it might causeD. showed curiosity in discovering what it really was5. The word “Intriguingly” in paragraph 6 most probably means “______________”.A. RidiculouslyB. TemporarilyC. RemarkablyD. Mysteriously6. The Hills later sought the help of a psychiatrist because ______________.A. they had lots of secrets in their lives after the strange experienceB. their lives were greatly disturbed by the unexpected experienceC. they wanted to share their unforgettable experience with the expertD. they hoped to forget completely what had happened to them7. This article was written in order to ______________.A. describe an unusual event to the readersB. convince readers of the existence of UFOsC. record how people were caught by aliensD. warn people of the dangers the UFOs causeCFor years, life went something like this: We’d grow up in one place, head off to college, and then find a city to get a job and live there for a few years. The final goal was to find somewhere to settle down, buy a house, start a family, and begin the whole cycle all over again. But now some people are increasingly choosing to move from city to city throughout their entire lives, sometimes as frequently as every month.Just ask Alex Chatzieleftheriou, who has had a front-row seat watching this evolution unfold. Six years ago, he launched a startup called Blueground that rents out beautifully designed, fully furnished apartments for a month at a time, at rates that are cheaper than hotels. And it aims to make each one feel unique and comfortable,rather than standardized, like what you might find in a traditional hotel.Today, the company has 3,000 properties(房地产) in six U.S. cities, along with Dubai, Istanbul, London, Paris, and Chatzieleftheriou’s native Athens, and a staff of 400. With the helpof the Series B round of funding, the company landed $ 50 million, plus its previous total of $ 28 million, to continue its rapid expansion. It hopes to have 50,000 properties in 50 cities over the next three years.Chatzieleftheriou first came up with the idea for Blueground while he was working as a management consultant for McKinsey. “The accommodation of choice for consultants is the hotel,” he says. “I had to spend five years in hotel rooms, living in 12 different cities. I loved seeing the world, but I didn’t love feeling like I didn’t have a home.” And what’s more, hotels aren’t a particularly cost-effective solution for companies either. In Chatzieleftheriou’s case, McKinsey sometimes paid $ 10,000 or more for him to stay in a major city for a month.8. What does the author intend to tell in the first paragraph?A. A new lifestyle is appearing.B. Life is just like a circle for people.C. Most people are used to an easy life.D. People live in different places in life.9. What is the goal of Blueground?A. To compete with hotels.B. To create standardized hotels.C. To make renters feel at home.D. To rent out long-term apartments.10. What do we know about Blueground?A. It got a total investment of $ 78 million.B. Its business is anything but satisfying.C. It expanded to every corner of the world.D. It has 50,000 properties in 50 cities.11. What does the last paragraph focus on?A. High costs of hotels.B. Chatzieleftheriou’s former work.C Strengths of Blueground.D. The inspiration for Blueground.DSmart speakers have proven to be handy devices in hospitals, allowing patients to control independently . And now, researchers from theUniversityofWashingtonhave developed an artificial intelligence system that enables these devices to monitor heartbeats.Using technology to remotely monitor heart rates isn't new. These days most smartwatches and fitnesstrackers are capable of it. The good thing here is that researchers have figured out a way to use the microphones in smart speakers to do it without requiring physical contact.In a study published inCommunications Biology, the researchers had the smart speakers send out signals that couldn't be heard which were then reflected off a person's body. They then analyzed these signals to identify small chest wall motions related to heartbeats, as well as separate those signals from surrounding noise and breathing.For this particular proof — of — concept setup, the researchers tested this smart speaker on 26 healthy participants and 24 hospitalized patients with various heart conditions, including atrial fibrillation（心房颤动）and heart failure. In both cases, the smart speaker was within 28 -30 milliseconds of an ECG（心电图）,the gold standard used in hospitals to discover arrhythmia（心律不齐）.Like smartwatches with advanced heart features, using smart speakers in this way opens up the possibility for passive, remote heart monitoring. ECGs, while highly accurate, require a visit to the doctor and several electrodes （电极）to be placed on the body. They,re not capable of continuous monitoring so you're limited to what it picks up at that exact moment in time ——one reason why heart arrhythmia can be so hard to discover.Smartwatches are capable of passive, remote, continuous monitoring, but they require you to wear the device at all times to be effective. It's not something that's comfortable for everyone, especially when it comes to sleep and for those with highly sensitive skin. Another issue is that these advanced smartwatches are expensive, while smart speakers are much cheaper.“If you have a device like this, you can monitor a patient on an extended basis and then develop corresponding care plans that satisfy the patient' s needs,“ said Dr. Arun Sridhar, co — senior author on the study. "And the beauty of using this kind of devices is that they are already in people's homes.”12. What does the author focus on in Paragraph 3?A. How the smart speaker works.B. Why the smart speaker is useful.C. The advantages of smart speakers.D. The importance of the study.13. Why is heart arrhythmia difficult to find?A. ECGs are not highly accurate.B. ECGs can't monitor continuously.C. Doctors know little about heart arrhythmia.D. An ECG test is hard to operate and expensive.14. Which statement best explains the characteristics of smartwatches?A. They are comfortable to wear.B. They are friendly to sensitive skin.C. They are effective and cheap.D. They are able to monitor remotely.15. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. We need to invent more smart devices.B. Care plans are vital to patients with heart failure.C. Smart speakers could be contactless heart monitors.D. Different devices are needed to meet patients,demands.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2019-2020学年同济大学第二附属中学北校区高三英语下学期期末试题及答案

2019-2020学年同济大学第二附属中学北校区高三英语下学期期末试题及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AI truly thought thatI might die that day. Had I not seen three bears and a few wolves over the last couple of days near the road, I might have just lain down and called it quits. What in the world was I thinking, dragging my bike up to Yellowstone and thinking I could ride from West Yellowstone to Old Faithful in the snow? No less!I had planned this trip for more than two months, and I wasn't about to give up so easily. The first few miles were beautiful. Ten miles in, I started sucking wind. Fifteen miles and my legs felt like they were made of lead. By twenty miles, my lungs were burning and felt like there was nothing left in the tank. That was when I turned around and saw my husband and three children cheering me on in the van behind me. I knew I couldn't quit because I tell my children all the time that just because something is hard doesn't mean that you stop doing it. I had to live what I'd been preaching(说教). That thought got me up that mountain and to the end of the ride.The importance of that ride was apparent after only a week. My eight-year-old daughter Emalee wanted to ride in a twelve-mile charity ride. That day was cold as well. She was the youngest rider. About four miles into the ride, she started feeling cold. The chill(寒冷)was making her muscles cramp a little and she began to struggle. By six miles, she had tears running down her face. It broke my heart to see her suffering like that.I told herthat she didn't have to finish. She said that she wouldn't quit. I told her how I had wanted to quit the week before, but perseverance had gotten me to the end and I knew she could do it, too.The look on her face as she pulled into the finish was priceless. She threw her arms around me and said, “You didn't quit, Mommy, so neither did I.”1. What motivated the author to finish her ride?A. Her family's encouragement.B. Her own instruction for children.C. The beautiful scenery and weather.D. The careful and thorough preparation.2. By describing the conditions Emalee met, the author wanted to________.A. show her guilt for her daughterB. prove that riding is a tough taskC. persuade her daughter to give upD. indicate she was proud of Emalee3. What does the author want to tell us according to the story?A. Never say die.B. Do nothing by halves.C. Children are what the mothers are.D. Every mother's child is handsome.BEach year, the women of Olney and Liberal compete in an unusual footrace. Dressed in aprons (围裙) and headscarves, they wait at both towns’starting lines. Each woman holds a frying pan with one pancake inside. At the signal, the women flip (轻抛) pancakes and they’re off!This “pancake racing” tradition is said to have started on Shrove Tuesday, 1445, in Olney. Shrove Tuesday is the day beforethe Christian season of Lent (大斋戒) begins. During Lent, many people decide to give up sugary or fatty foods.Legend says that in 1445, an Olney woman was making pancakes to use up some of her sugar and cooking fats before Lent. She lost track of time and suddenly heard the church bells ring, signaling the beginning of the Shrove Tuesday service. Realizing that she was going to be late for church, she raced out the door still wearing her apron and headscarf and holding her frying pan with a pancake in it. In the following years, the woman’s neighbors imitated her dash to church, and pancake racing was born.The rules are simple. Racers must wear the traditional headscarf and apron. They must flip their pancakes twice - once before starting and once after crossing the finish line. After the race, there are Shrove Tuesday church services. Then Liberal and Olney connect through a video call to compare race times and declare a winner.In both towns, the races have grown into larger festivals. Olney’s festival is an all-day event starting with a big pancake breakfast. Liberal’s festival lasts four days and includes a parade, a talent show, and contests that feature eating and flipping pancakes. Although the women’s race is still the main event, both towns now hold additional races for boys and girls of all ages.4. How did pancake racing start?A. A woman in Olney created it.B. Women made pancakes before Lent.C. A woman dashed to church with a pancake.D. People followed the suit of an interesting incident.5. What should racers obey during the race?A. They can wear fashionable headscarves and aprons.B. They must flip their pancakes once in the race.C. They must flip their pancakes at the beginning of the race.D. They can flip their pancakes in the middle of the race.6. What can we learn about the race from the last paragraph?A. People can show their talent in Olney festival.B. People can enjoy a one-day holiday in Liberal.C. The race is not only intended for women now.D. People can have a big pancake breakfast in both towns.7. What is the text mainly about?A. The origin of pancake racing.B. The history of pancake racing.C. The development of pancake racing.D. The introduction to pancake racing.CSurfing the Internet for fun will make you a better employee, according to an Australian study.The University of Melbourne study shows that people who use the Internet for their own reasons at work are about 9 percent more productive than those who do not. Study author Brent Coker said, “Surfing the Internet at times helps increase an employee's attention.”“People need to relax for a bit to get back their attention,” Coker said on the university's website. “Having a short break, such as a quick surfing of the Internet, helps the mind to rest itself, leading to a higher total Internet attention for a day's work, and as a result, increases productivity (生产效率),” he said.According to the study of 300 workers, 70 percent of people who use the Internet at work surf the Internet for their own reasons during office hours. Among the most popular surfing activities are searching for information about products, reading online news, playing online games and watching videos. “Firms spend a lot of money on software toblocktheir employees from watching videos, using social networking sites or shopping online,” said Coker. “That's not always a good idea.”However, Coker said the study looked at people who surfed the Internet in moderation (适度), or were on the Internet for less than 20 percent of their total time in the office. “Those who spend too much time surfing the Internet will have a lower productivity than those without.” he said.8. What does the University of Melbourne study mainlyshow?A. People who surf the Internet are good employees.B. Not everyone surfs the Internet for fun during office hours.C. The Internet is becoming more and more important in people's life.D. Surfing the Internet for fun at times during office hours increases productivity.9. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as one of the most popular surfing activities?A. Watching videos.B. Reading online news.C. Reading online novels.D. Playing online games.10. The underlined word “block” in Paragraph 4 means “________”.A. stopB. organizeC. protectD. separate11. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. Those who never surf the Internet have the lowest productivity.B. Spending too much time surfing the Internet reduces productivity.C. Most people don't surf the Internet in moderation during office hours.D. People should spend as little time as possible surfing the Internet.DIf you've ever had a dog, you know just howdeep a connection you can develop with “man's best friend”. But a dog's life is much shorter than humans, about 12 to 15 years long, which means every dog owner has to go through the heartbreaking moment when their loving pet passes away.Why not make a clone of that dog then? This is the solution offered by a South Korean company, Sooam Biotech Research Foundation. The company has already successfully cloned at least 400 dogs, mostly for US customers, ever since it pioneered the technique in 2005. Now, Sooam Biotech has introduced its business toUKdog owners as well, offering them dogs that look just like their lost ones.To clone a dog, researchers first need to take a skin cell from a living dog or one that has just died.Meanwhile,another dog is selected to supply an egg. Researchers then replace the DNA in the egg with that from the skin cell and implant the egg into the womb (子宫) of a female dog. The egg grows into a puppy over the following two months. The whole process takes less than a day, but it comes at a shockingly high price — around ￡63,000.But if you can't afford it now, you can also save the cell in a laboratory andaccess it at a later date.However, magical as cloning might sound, there is no guarantee that the cloned dog will be a perfect copy of the original one. Just like identical twins of humans, they share the exactly same DNA but there will still be small differences between them. “The spots on a Dalmatian (斑点狗) clone will be different, for example” Insung Hwang, head of Sooam Biotech, told The Guardian.Dog owners will also have to accept the fact that personality is not “cloneable”. Apart from genes, personality is also determined by upbringing and environment, which are both random elements that cloning technologies simply cannot overcome, Professor Tom Kirkwood atNewcastle University,UK, told The Telegraph.Perhaps bringing our dogs back by cloning is not the best way to remember them after all.Kirkwood, a dog owner himself, pointed out, “An important aspect of our relationship with them is coming to terms with the pain of letting go.”12. What service does Sooam Biotech Research Foundation offer?A. Making copies of pet dogs.B. Giving pet dogs identical twinsC. Helping dogs give birth to more puppies.D.Helping dog owners love their dogs more.13. Which order is correct in the dog cloning process?a. An egg is taken from another dog.b. A skin cell is taken from the pet dog.c. The egg grows into a puppy in two months.d. The egg is placed in the womb of a female dog.e. The DNA in the egg is replaced by the DNA from the skin cell.A.a→d→b→e→c.B. a→e→b→d→cC. b→a→d→e→c.D. b→a→e→d→c.14. What can we learn about dog cloning from the passage?A. It has not been put into practice until recently.B. It is very popular among US andUKpet owners.C. It might not give the owners an exactlysame dog.D. It is very expensive and usually takes half a year to complete.15. What doesKirkwoodthink of dog cloning?A. He disagrees with it.B. He supports it.C. He is curious about it.D. He thinks it unbelievable.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2019-2020学年同济大学第二附属中学北校区高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及答案

2019-2020学年同济大学第二附属中学北校区高三英语下学期期末考试试卷及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AOn Friday morning when 53-year-old Thong Pham broke into the house through the unlocked back door, he took a steak knife from the kitchen.It was dark, and the family didn't know what Marley was barking (吠) at. Taylor, Amber and their girls Finley, 6,and Sadie, 4, soon woke up and came downstairs, too. “Well, it was dark so we couldn't see anything, only could hear Marley,” Amber recalled, saying her husband then went for the lights. “And once he turned the hall light on, we realized that the guy was holed up in the corner trying to hide.”“So I think he got to the front door and realized he couldn't get out, and by that point in time, Marley's got him cornered,”Taylorsaid. Pham slashed (砍) both Marley and Taylor, and blood went everywhere. Taylor shared a video summary to his Facebook page, where he said Marley was stabbed (刺) up to six times, mostly around the head and neck area. “And as I pulled back, blood shot out of my arm,”Taylorcontinued. “She got him pretty good and I got him pretty good in the face.”“But it was really hard because I was trying to make sure that my husband wasn't going to die,” Amber explained, adding that she was trying to protect their two girls. “When he realized that the two girls were in the house, that's when he kind of backed up and started running. "Taylorexpressed gratitude to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. And the family is thankful for their dog Marley.“She's our hero,” Amber said. “If it hadn't been for her, that guy could have gone in the...he could have gone to their rooms or something.”Tayloradded, “Yeah, I mean, the story plays out very differently if Marley's not there.”1. Why did the family come downstairs before daybreak?A. To stop a break-in.B. To lock the back door.C. To check on Marley.D. To turn the hall light on.2. What happened during the fight?A. Pham dug a hole in the corner.B. Marley was injured but bit back.C. Taylor had a backup from neighbors.D. Amber fought back to protect her girls.3. What doesTaylormainly express on his Facebook?A. Forgiveness.B. Concern.C. Anger.D. Appreciation.BThe connection between people and plants has long been the subject of scientific research. Recent studies have found positive effects. A study conductedin Youngstown，Ohio，for example, discovered that greener areas of the city experienced less crime. In another，employees were shown to be 15% more productive when their workplaces were decorated with houseplants.The engineers at the Massachusetts Instituteof Technology(MIT)have taken it a step further changing the actual composition of plants in order to get them to perform diverse，even unusual functions. These include plants that have sensors printed onto their leaves to show when they’re short of water and a plant that can detect harmful chemicals in groundwater.＂We’re thinking about how we can engineer plants to replace functions of the things that we use every day,＂explained Michael Strano, a professor of chemical engineering at MIT.One of his latest projects has been to make plants glow(发光)in experiments using some common vegetables. Strano’s team found that they could create a faint light for three-and-a-half hours. The light，about one-thousandth of the amount needed to read by，is just a start. The technology, Strano said, could one day be used to light the rooms or even to turn trees into self-powered street lamps.In the future，the team hopes to develop a version of the technology that can be sprayed onto plant leaves in a one-off treatment that would last the plant’s lifetime. The engineers are also trying to develop an on and off＂switch＂where the glow would fade when exposed to daylight.Lighting accounts for about 7% of the total electricity consumed in the US. Since lighting is often far removed from the power source(电源)-such as the distance from a power plant to street lamps on a remote highway-a lot of energy is lost during transmission(传输).Glowing plants could reduce this distance and therefore help save energy.4. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. A new study of different plants.B. A big fall in crime rates.C. Employees from various workplaces.D. Benefits from green plants.5. What is the function of the sensors printed on plant leaves by MIT engineer?A. To detect plants’ lack of waterB. To change compositions of plantsC. To make the life of plants longer.D. To test chemicals in plants.6. What can we expect of the glowing plants in the future?A. They will speed up energy production.B. They may transmit electricity to the home.C. They might help reduce energy consumption.D. They could take the place of power plants.7. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. Can we grow more glowing plants?B. How do we live with glowing plants?C. Could glowing plants replace lamps?D. How are glowing plants made pollution-free?CBeing a teacher is a rewarding career when it comes to changing lives, but it’s obviously one that comes with plenty of stresses and difficulties too.Seeking help for a child who is so obviously in need isn’t easy. Often, you feel ignored by the government. You feel upset that there isn’t anything you could personally do to help a needy and sensitive member of your class.That’s exactly how Chelsea Haley, aged 24 at the time, felt when she met fourth-grade student Jerome Robinson while working for Teach forAmericainLouisianafor the first time.The pair didn’t get off to the best start, with Jerome, the “problem child”, almost drivingChelseafrom teaching. But whenChelseaput her foot down and became determined to work more closely with Jerome, she learned the cause of his rude behavior: a bad home situation.Chelseawas eager to help Jerome, and realized that he needed more than just academic support.By 2016, a year after meeting him, Chelsea had adopted (收养) Jerome and his brother Jace.Adopting a child doesn’t come cheap, andChelseaspent all the money in her bank to see the process through.In her first few years of raising the boys, she lived on credit cards and postponed her student loan.AsChelsealived with her two adopted sons, she worked hard to repay her debts. She took on extra tutoring jobs outside of school hours, moved in with her parents, and even delivered groceries for cash. Along the way, she was learning how to be the best mom to Jerome and Jace, cooking for them and cheering them on at football matches.And now, just five years later,Chelseacan proudly say that she has paid off nearly $50, 000 of debt. Now that she’s finally out of debt,Chelseahas plans to buy a house and save up for the boys’ college education.“It allows me to focus on the boys’ future,” she said. “Saving money for them, and not spending it on my past.”8. What do we know from paragraph 4?A. Jerome’s family was less fortunate.B. The brothers were in the same class.C. When helping Jerome,Chelseafelt hopeless.D.Chelseagot along well with Jerome from the very start.9. What didChelseado to pay off her debts?A. Borrow money from her parents.B. Do part-time jobs.C. Train students to play football.D. Cook for customers.10. How old wasChelseawhen she paid off nearly all of her debts?A. 24.B. 28.C. 29.D. 30.11. Which of the following can best describeChelsea?A. Lucky and lovely.B. Sensitive and ambitious.C. Selfless and determined.D. Warmhearted and strict.DAccording to Oxford Dictionaries, morality means: “Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.” Though morality is a rather subjective subject, there are some principles that are universal across all cultures found by an Oxford University study: “help your family, help your group, return favors, be brave, obey superiors, divide resources fairly, and respect others’ property”. The fact that these morals are found across 60 cultures from around the world demonstrates that morality, though subjective, is the cornerstone of keeping our societies together. Here are some reasons to be moral: without morality, a social life is almost impossible to maintain; having a good reputation and having a clear conscience is psychologically healthy; and most philosophies regard unselfish and principled behavior as important.There is no doubt that without morals, a society cannot function effectively. A confused situation would appear, According to the Society of Morality, “We are social animals, and the actions we take-the things we do and the things we don’t do-have consequences on our environments and on the others around us. As a result, we need to be able to govern our behavior in the near term so as not to injure ourselves or our community in the long term. This system of controlling our actions and our thoughts in order to operate in a community is what we often refer to as morality”. Therefore, we need a set of morals in order to operate within a social circle and a social environment. Acting immoral usually results in being excluded from social activities or being avoided by a society based on laws and cultural standards. Besides acting moral having a sociological need, it also has a psychological basis. Most people are concerned to some extent about their reputation. According to PsyPost, “A lot of economic models of human behavior assume that people are only rational (理性的) when they narrowly pursue their own self-interest, but history shows us that people are also tremendously concerned with being and appearing moral”. So, the fear of one’s reputation being damaged is often a strong motivator to be moral. And if someonehas been immoral,most people go out of their way to make sure no one finds out, or to correct the behavior in order to not be caught. This goes in line with conscience as well. People generally feel in a better psychological state if they feel that their conscience is clean. A dirty conscience can result in a lack of sleep, anxiety, internal stress, and even illness.On the side of philosophy, the study of ethics (伦理) comes into play. Most philosophers agree that one should rationally choose a set of standards of behavior in order to function. Though there is moral relativism, there are universal anthropological (人类学的) morals, as mentioned in the introduction. By the nature of our societies and cultures, we choose what we believe is right and wrong. But surprising, this rational behavior comes to a general agreement on morals. So, there is a fine line between moral relativism and moral absolutism. But the main thing to take away from this discussion is that philosophers generally believe that each individual has the right to rationally come up with a set of ethics to live by, and that it is healthy to do so.12. The author discusses morality (paragraph 1) in order to ________.A. explain the relationship between morality and cultureB. describe the moral rules found all around the worldC. contrast the distinction between right and wrongD. introduce the definition, principles and reasons of morality13. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.A. acting moral allows us to fit into group betterB. morality brings the system of controlling behaviorC. contrast the distinction between right and wrongD. introduce the definition, principles and reasons of morality14. Which of the following is the psychological basis for acting moral?A pursuit of self-interest. B. a clean conscience.C. The concern about reputation.D. a dirty conscience.15. What does the author advise us to do according to the last paragraph?A. To reach a general agreement on morals based on ethics.B. to carve one’s own sense of ethics to operate in this world.C. To choose between moral relativism and moral absolutism.D. To exclude philosophers’ beliefs and solution as well.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2019-2020学年同济大学第二附属中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及答案解析

2019-2020学年同济大学第二附属中学高三英语下学期期末试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项APlan Your Visit to the British MuseumWe've made a few changes to ensure you can safely enjoy your visit:How to book tickets·Tickets for the permanent collection can only be hooked online in advance.·To book tickets for exhibitions, visit our exhibition pages. If you want to guarantee your visit to the permanent collection as well as the exhibition on your visit, you will need to book a separate ticket.·We are limiting numbers of people in the museum to ensure there is room for you to safely enjoy your visit. Everyone, including members and volunteers, will therefore need to book a free, timed ticket in advance.Important information about your ticket booking·You can book up to six tickets for people who live in the same family.·We will email yourticket to you, and you will need to show it either printed out or on your device (设备) when you arrive.·Please arrive at the time stated on your ticket-we cannot guarantee admission before or after it.Following the routeWe have created a new one-way route through the museum which will allow you to safely explore world cultures from the Mediterranean to the Middle East and from the Americas to Africa.·View a map of the route (Open in a new window).·Our audio guides (音频指南) are not available. However, youcan pay to download the audio introductions from iTunes (Open in a new window) or Google Play (Open in a new window) to each of the galleries and listen on your own device. Please remember to bring along your own headphones.1.Why does the museum offer timed tickets?A.To earn more money.B.To hire more volunteers.C.To save room for collections.D.To control the number of visitors.2.How can a visitor learn about the new route in advance?A.View an online map.B.Buy a new headphone.C.Buy audio guides from the museum.D.Download video introductions from iTunes.3.Where can you probably find the text?A.In a newspaper.B.In a magazine.C.On a website.D.In a report.BByteDance（字节跳动）Group’s TikTok, an overseas version of Chinese short video sharing app Douyin, faces an existential crisis in the United States, as murmurs of a “crackdown”（强制取缔）from the White House forced the Chinese company toengage in talks on selling its US business to Microsoft.TikTok is the fastest-growing registered global mobile internet app, with more than 100 million users, and its rapid growth, especially in the US, is seen as a threat to Facebook. The US government has long viewed globally competitive Chinese high-tech companies including Huawei as a threat and done whatever it could to crack down on（打击）them in the name of “national security”.The US government has not introduced any specific policy against TikTok only threatened it through a number of unclear statements.According to the latest media reports, Microsoft is prepared to press ahead withthe negotiations to take over TikTok’s US operations and complete the negotiations by Sept 15, following talks between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and US President Donald Trump.This means that TikTok will have to hand its fate over to some unpredictable power, and even have to sell its assets without the option of setting a price.The US government has failed to find a reasonable legal excuse to deal with TikTok. All private data of TikTok’s US users are stored in the US and are unlikely to be transferred. Considering the US government is trying to deal with TikTok in a political way, TikTok should consider incorporating（合并）the dispute into the US legal process to assert（坚持）its legal rights and interests.TiKTok’s core value lies in its unique algorithms,a product of artificial intelligence that represents the expertise of Chinese engineers and programmers with high-value intellectual property.The US government’s move, which has forced ByteDance to sell TikTok to a US company, is similar to a forced technology transfer and an example of the US’ openseizureof Chinese intellectual property.If ByteDance sells TikTok to a US company for “security reasons", that would set a dangerous precedent, motivating other countries where TikTok operates to follow the US administration's example and cause a chainreaction.ByteDance is a young Chinese private company that cannot deal with a political game played by the US. But as a Chinese company that has gone global, ByteDance has reasons to take up legal means to defend its legal rights. The Chinese government can also consider examining whether the technology transfer in the deal violates China’s law and harms the country’s national interests.4. What is the most valuable as for TikTok?A. Its global popularity.B. Its artificial intelligence.C. Its registered global mobile internet app.D. Its private data of TikTok’s worldwide users.5. Why does the American government force the Chinese company to hand over TikTok’s US operations to a US company?A. Out of so-called political reasons.B. Out of so-called debt reasons.C. Out of so-called technical reasons.D. Out of so-called security reasons.6. What does the underlined word “seizure”probably mean in Para. 8?A. An untrue spoken statement about someone.B. The use of legal authority to take sth from sb.C. The crime of stealing sth from a person or place.D. The act of trying to hurt somebody using physical violence.7. What can be the best title for the news report?A. TikTok must defend its rights legallyB. TikTok is seen as a threat to FacebookC. ByteDance has to sell TikTok to a US companyD. ByteDance agrees to transfer technologyCA single toy catches a child's attention for a limited period of time, but a box of items that allows a child to build their own toys will catch their imagination for years to come. This brilliant idea already exists in real product form, and it's called Toyi.Toyi is described as an eco-friendly creative building kit, and it recently won the well-known IF Design Award. It came from Istanbul, Turkish, where a young female designer named Elif Atmaca first came up with the idea for itwhen she wanted to help the kids living in disadvantaged areas. These children do not have access to the variety of interesting toys that wealthier children do.Toyi Atmaca's design allows children to transform what are around them into clever toys. It consists of sticks, junction parts, flexible connectors, toy body parts like feet, eyes, hands, and wheels that can be used to turn old water bottles, cups, boxes, towels, etc. into cute, clever, and unique playthings. This toy kit upcycles(升级利用) materials that would otherwise go to waste, turning a recycling bin into a treasure container.“Our initial target was to deliver Toyi kits to only disadvantaged children in Turkish,” Atmaca told the media. But during a research conducted with around300 children, .she realized that the restriction on being creative went beyond any boundary. “I saw that everything was planned and shaped by grown-ups, blocking the kids' imagination in a significant way,” said Atmaca.Atmaca concluded that each kid needed space where he or she could freely create. She explained the entire process should be left to kids’ creativity, reminding teachers and all grown-ups that child-led play was an excellent way for children to develop lifelong skills.Toyi's creators are now considering distributing the kits to as many children as possible around the world through different international NGOs. Atmaca notes that for each Toyi kit sold out, they will also donate one kit toa disadvantaged child through different partnerships around the world.8. Why did Atmaca design Toyi at first?A. To win the famous IF Design Award.B. To help poor kids make their own toys.C. To protect the environment in Istanbul.D. To recycle all the waste in the dustbin.9. Which is probably the product made with the toy kit of Toyi?A. A new picture of a young boy.B. A computer with high technology.C. A treasure container from a dustbin:D. A six-armed “robot” from a water bottle.10. How do the toy kits help improve the children's ability?A. It provides the kids various types of toys.B. It offers space for the kids’ creative minds.C. It changes the poor kids' living conditions.D. It teaches the kids to share joys with others.11. What is the new target for Atmaca and her partners?A. Donating toykits to more poor children.B. Selling toy kits to every kid in the world.C. Designing new toy kits for kids and adults.D. Doing further research on the kids' demands.DPeople saved a 20-foot orca (虎鲸) that was stuck between rocks on an Alaskan shore by continuously pouring water over it and protecting it from birds who circled above the defenseless whale.The whale was ultimately saved after a six-hour, labor-intensive life-saving operation. Someone spotted the large whale on the Prince of Wales Island near the coast of British Columbia on the morning of July 29th. The Coast Guard was called around 9 a.m. local time. Chance Strickland, the captain of a private yacht in Alaska, and his crew anchored and began life-saving action that were videoed by Aroon Melane and posted on the Internet.Strickland could hear the orca calling out to killer whales swimming in the area. People on other boats stopped with water and buckets to pour water over the animal. “There were tears coming out of its eyes,” Mr. Strickland told the local newspaper. “It was pretty sad.”The group of people formed a chain that passed buckets of seawater back and forth and poured the water on the orca, which seemed to liven it up. It made a noise and raised its tail when it got water.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) was called in, which can be seen on the video using a machine to spray amist of seawater on the orca, which doubled as a way to keep the whale cool and scare the large group of birds that were hoping to feast on the beast.Melane said in her video that the orca was stranded (搁浅) for about six hours until the tide came in andswept it back into the ocean. The group efforts of Strickland’s crew and the NOAA saved the 13-year-old killer whale.12. Why did birds circle above the orca?A. They were eager to eat it.B. They wished to protect it.C. They were attracted by the people.D. They wanted to find a place to rest.13. What did Strickland do immediately after finding the whale?A. Posted pictures online.B. Called friends for help.C. Took action to save it.D. Videoed the trapped animal.14. Why did the whale make a noise and raise its tail?A. To express its eager for water.B. To extend its thanks to people.C. To call out to its fellow whales.D. To show its power and sadness.15. Which can be the best title for the text?A. Killer Whale Got SavedB. The Orca Inspired KindnessC. Combined Efforts WantedD. Animals and Humans United第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

2019-2020学年同济大学第二附属中学高三英语下学期期末试题及答案

2019-2020学年同济大学第二附属中学高三英语下学期期末试题及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项ACome and enjoy Vivaldi's TheFour Seasonsperformed by live musicians!Tickets△Zone A Sating (Excellent Visibility, $75)△Zone B Seating (Great Visibility, $60)△Zone C Seating (Good Visibility, $45)△Zone D Seating (Restricted Visibility, 30)Zone A and Zone B audiences will get the chance to take pictures with the performers on the stage after the show.Highlights* A beautiful venue bathed in candlelight.*Classical music performance by the Angel Strings quartet*A safe and socially-distanced event, ensuring you are comfortable and at ease.General Info*Dates and times: Various dates, at 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm (select during purchase).*How long: 65 minutes. Doors open 45 minutes before the start time. We recommend you arrive at least 30 minutes before the start of the event, as late entry is not permitted.*Where: Events on Oxlade*Age requirement: Must be 8 years old or older to attend. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.*Please note: The 6:30 pm seating will take place during daylight hours outdoors, and the space will not be that dark. In the case of rain, the event will be moved to the indoor area of the venue.DescriptionWhether you're looking for a beautifully unique classical music performance or a romantic candlelit experience, this performance is for you. You don't need to know all things about Vivaldi to enjoy the evening;simply sit back and admire the wonderful atmosphere and the pieces you'll hear.Join our musicians for an evening under the stars, and prepare to be taken into the clouds with Vivaldi' s most treasured masterpieces!1.What can someone with a $45 ticket do?A.Perform on the stage.B.Enjoy good visibility.C.Select a seat in Zone B.D.Take photos with the musicians.2.What should potential audiences keep in mind?A.Arrive at the venue on time.B.Learn about Vivaldi in advance.C.The performance lasts 45 minutes.D.The event will be canceled if it rains.3.What do we know about the 8:30 p.m. performance?A.It welcomes children under the age of 8.B.Its performers differ on different dates.C.Its stage will be decorated with candles.D.It will be shown in the indoor area of the venue.BNow most of the workers work from 9 am to 5 pm. However, according to the global Internet survey done by the UK Sleep Council, thesiesta（午睡）was the right idea all along. The UK Sleep Council called on the country'sbosses to end nine-to-five working in favor of more flexible hours. They believe what would really increase the workers' productivity is a nice afternoon nap, rather than those bonuses.Forty-one percent of the 12,000 people who responded to the council's survey said they were most productive in the morning, while 38 percent said theyhit their stridein the evening. "This means most of them cannot fully pay attention to what they do in the middle of the day," said sleep expert Dr. Chris Idzikowskii. "We must conclude from this survey that the traditional nine-to-five working day does not suit most workers." He suggested that allowing workers to follow their natural sleeping habits would actually benefit employers by allowing them to expand their working hours and be more productive.Fortunately, being a college lecturer, I don't have to go to work everyday. I only work three days a week, but during the three days I work really long hours and have no time for a little siesta. I'm usually so tired and sleepy in the afternoon, which really affects thevitality（活力）of my classes.I think Dr. Chris Idzikowskii's idea is worthwhile. When people have flexible working hours they could reach their highest productivity. On top of that, flexible working hours mean thatpeople don't have to work all at thesame time. That way we could avoid traffic jams. Therefore, it's really killing two birds with one stone!4. What can improve the workers' productivity, according to the UK Sleep Council?A. More bonuses.B. The flexible working time.C. Working for long hours.D. Working in a relaxing way.5. What does the underlined part probably mean in Paragraph 2?A. Were most sleepy.B. Were most flexible.C. Worked at their own pace.D. Worked at their best.6. What did the UK Sleep Council's survey find?A. Few people are suitable to work at noon.B. People are more productive in the morning.C. Some people like to expand their working hours.D. More and more people prefer to work in the evening.7. Why does the author support Dr. Chris Idzikowskii's idea?A. It could solve most of the traffic problems.B. He finds Dr. Chris Idzikowskii respectable.C. He thinks the idea can benefit the society.D. It allows him to work for fewer hours.CWhen you walk on a sandy beach, it takes more energy than striding down a sidewalk — because the weight of your body pushes into the sand. Turns out, the same thing is true for vehicles driving on roads. The weight of the vehicles creates a very shallow indentation (凹陷) in the pavement (路面) — and it makes it such that it’s continuously driving up a very shallow hill.Jeremy Gregory, a sustainability scientist at M.I.T. and histeam modeled how much energy could be saved — and green-house gases avoided — by simply stiffening (硬化) the nation’s roads and highways. And they found that stiffening 10 percent of the nation’s roads every year could prevent 440 megatons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions over the next five decades — enough to offset half a percent of projected transportation sector emissions over that time period. To put those emissions savings into context — that amount is equivalent to how much CO2 you’d spare the planet by keeping a billion barrels of oil in the ground — or by growing seven billion trees — for a decade.The results are in the Transportation Research Record.As for how to stiffen roads? Gregory says you could mix small amounts of synthetic fibers orcarbon nanotubes into paving materials. Or you could pave with cement-based concrete, which is stiffer than asphalt (沥青).This system could also be a way to shave carbon emissions without some of the usual hurdles. Usually, when it comes to reducing emissions in the transportation sector, you’re talking about changing policies related to vehicles and also driver behavior, which involves millions and millions of people — as opposed to changing the way we design and maintain our pavements. That’s just on the order of thousands of people who are working in transportation agencies. And when it comes to retrofitting (翻新) our streets and highways —those agencies are where the rubber meets the road.8. Why does the author mention “walk on a sandy beach” in paragraph 1?A. To present a fact.B. To make a contrast.C. To explain a rule.D. To share an experience.9. What suggestion does the author give to reduce CO2 emissions?A. Hardening the road.B. Keeping oil in the ground.C. Growing trees for decades.D. Improving the transportation.10. What is the advantage of this suggestion?A. Gaining more support.B. Consuming less money.C. Involving more people.D. Facing fewer usual obstacles.11. What does the underlined part mean in the last paragraph?A.Those agencies are likely to make more rules.B. Those agencies will change some related policies.C. Those agenciesmight put more rubber tires on the roads.D. Those agencies will play a key role in making this happen.DThere will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans by 2050. That is what a new report from the World Economic Forum and Ellen MacArthur Foundation warns. If the current trend continues, the report said, oceans will contain one ton of plastic for every three tons of fish in 2025. By 2050, plastics will weigh more than fish. The problem is that each year at least 8 million tons of plastics end up in oceans around the world. This is the same as dumping the contents of one garbage truck into the ocean every minute.Not all plastic ends up in the ocean because someone throws a plastic bottle into the water. Plastic containersand other trash thrown onto streets and sidewalks often are swept into oceans. Unlike other types of trash in the ocean, the plastic never bio-degrades. There is a way to slow the amount of plastics going into the oceans — people can recycle more. Currently only about 14 percent of plastics are recycled. Research in Europe shows as much as 53 percent of plastic could be recycled using available technology. The report says that another solution is using less plastic for packaging products. But that is not likely to happen.“Given plastic packaging’s many benefits, both the possibility and desirability of an across-the-board dramatic reduction in the volume of plastic packaging used is clearly low, ”the report said. But the authors note reducing the use of plastics should be tried“where possible. ”For decades, scientists warned that plastics are killing fish. Research shows that fish are dying from choking after eating plastics. Another cause of death is that plastics cause“intestinal blockage and starvation, ”the environmental group said.12. Why is the garbage truck mentioned in Paragraph 1 ?A. To explain how plastics end up in the ocean.B. To warn people against the ocean pollution.C. To clarify the seriousness of the problem.D. To point out some details of the report.13. Why is plastic more dangerous than other types of trash?A. There is too much of it.B. It poisons the ocean water.C. It is from different sources.D. It is hard to break down.14. What is the author’s attitude to the suggested solutions?A. Pessimistic.B. Curious.C. Unconcerned.D. Terrified.15. What can we infer from the text?A. People are not aware of the problem.B. Recycling is limited by lack of technology.C. 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Unit1我们的计算机系统出了毛病，但我觉得问题比较小。

1.We have a problem with the computer system, but I think it’s fairly minor.父亲去世时我还小，不能独立生活。

就在那时，家乡的父老接过了养育我的责任。

2. My father died when I was too young to live on my own. The people of my hometown took over (responsibility for) my upbringing at that point.这些玩具必得在达到严格的安全要求后才可出售给儿童。

3. The toys have to meet strict/ tough safety requirements before they can be sold to children.作为新闻和舆论的载体，广播和电视补充了而不是替代了报纸。

4. Radio and television have supplemented rather than replaced the newspaper as carriers of news and opinion.至于这本杂志，它刊载世界各地许多报纸杂志上文章的摘要。

5. When it comes to this magazine, it is/ carries a digest of articles from many newspapers and magazines around the world.Unit2虽然受到全球金融危机后果的巨大影响，但是我们仍然相信我们能够面对挑战，克服危机。

1.Though greatly affected by the consequences of the global financial crisis, we are still confident that we can face up to the challenge and overcome the crisis.在持续不断的沙尘暴的威胁下，我们被迫离开我们喜爱的村庄，搬迁到新的地方。

2.Under threat of constant sand storms, we were compelled to leave our cherished village and move to the new settlement.根据最近的网上调查，许多消费者说他们也许会有兴趣考虑购买电视广告中播放的产品。

3.According to a recent online survey, a lot of consumers say they may be motivated to consider buying products shown in TV commercials.看到卡车司机把受污染的废弃物倒在河边，老人马上向警方报告。

4.Having spotted a truck driver dumping contaminated waste alongside the river, the old man reported to the police at once.一些科学家坚信人们总有一天会喜欢转基因农作物的，因为它们能够提高产量，帮助发展中国家战胜饥荒和疾病。

5.Some scientists hold to the firm conviction that people will come to like genetically modified crops someday since they can increase yields and help combat hunger and disease in the developing world.Unit3无论是在城市还是在农村，因特网正在改变人们的生活方式。

1. The Internet is changing the way people live, (no matter) whether they are in urban or rural areas.和大公司相比，中小公司更容易受到全球经济危机的威胁。

2.Medium-sized and small companies are more vulnerable to the threat of the global economic crisis than large ones.关于期末论文，教授要求我们先分析失业图表，然后对国家的经济发展提供批评性的见解。

3. With regard to our term paper, the professor asked us to analyze the unemployment chart first, and then provide critical reflections on the nations economic development.他出来也没有想到他们队会以大比分赢得那场篮球赛。

4.It never occurred to him that their team would win the basketball match by a large margin.回顾二十年的中学教学，我把我的成功归结为耐心、才能和对知识的不断追求。

5. Looking back on my twenty years' teaching in high school, I attribute my success to patience, talent, and the constant pursuit of knowledge.Unit4红十字会派遣的志愿人员非常小心地对村里的饮用水进行消毒，以避免爆发瘟疫。

1.The volunteers sent/assigned by the Red Cross disinfected, with great caution, the drinking water in the village so as to avoid an outbreak of plague.爱因斯坦用了多年时间试图把电磁学理论和引力理论结合起来，但是没有成功2.Einstein spent many years trying to unify the theories of electromagnetism and gravity but failed.因其在激发学生创造性想象力方面的出色表现，王教授获得了校长奖。

3.Professor Wang received/won the Presidential Award for his excellence in stimulating students' creative imagination.因存在一些设计上的重大缺陷，董事会没有同意那个经济刺激计划。

4. As there were some major design flaws, the board of directors didn't approve of the economic stimulus package.乔丹意识到没人能给他帮助，终于得出结论他必须面对现实，独自接受挑战。

5.Having realized that nobody could help him, Jordan finally came to the conclusion that he had to face reality and take up/meet the challenge by himself.Unit5奶奶想当然地认为粮价要涨，所以买了许多大米。

1.Grandma took it for granted that food prices would soar, so she bought a lot of rice.我可以给你引用几个例子来说明她献身科学的精神。

2.I can quote you several instances of her dedication to science.20世纪80年代中国一些经济特区开始迅速发展起来。

3.The 1980s saw the start of the swift development of some special economic zones in China.两国关系的紧张部分是由最近的间谍事件引起的。

4.Tension between the two countries stemmed in part from the latest spy affair.彼得已在一家律师事务所当了多年律师。

你可以考虑请他做你的律师，当你需要法律援助时，由他代你行事。

5.Peter has worked in a law firm for many years. You can consider having him as your lawyer to act on your behalf when you need legal help.Unit6这座红房子在参天古树的映衬下十分夺目。

1.The red house stands out against the old trees that reach high up to the sky.我的新工作薪酬很高，但是其他方面我并不满意。

2. The salary in / for my new job is great, but for the rest, I’m not satisfied.两条溪流的水在我们村子附近汇合了。

3.The waters of the two streams mingle near our village.我们不应该嘲笑别人的宗教信仰。

4.We should not mock at other people’s religious beliefs.这间房间的窗帘同家具的风格不太协调。

5.The curtains of the room are not quite in tune with the style of the furniture.。