2017届上海市普陀区高三英语二模试卷(含听力文本和答案)

普陀区2016学年高三年级第二次学业质量调研测试

英语学科试卷

(时间120分钟，满分140分)

考生注意：

I.本试卷共12页。满分140分。考试时间120分钟。

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

3.答案必须全部涂写在答题卡(纸)上。第1-20小题，第31-70小题，均由机器阅卷，考生应将代表正确答案的小方格用铅笔涂黑。注意试题题号和答题纸编号一一对应，不能错位。答案需要更改时，必须将原选项擦去，重新选择。答案不能涂写在试卷上，涂写在试卷上一律不给分。第21-30小题，第IV, V大题(即第72-75小题)和VI大题，其答案用钢笔或水笔写在答题纸上，如用铅笔答题或写在试卷上也一律不给分。

I. Listening Comprehension

I. Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A.In a hospital B. In a bank C. In a hotel D. In a supermarket

2. A. $8 B.$12 C.$40 D.$80

3. A. A local artist B. The man’s salary C. An apartment to let D. A flat for sale

4. A. Work at a restaurant B. Quit delivering flowers

C. Bring her flowers every day

D. Leave his job to work for her

5. A. Giving lectures B. Preparing class notes

C. Conducting research

D. Doing office work

6. A. She doesn’t agree with the man B. She is good at finding a place to stay

C. She could hardly find the truth

D. She had no travel experience in Britain

7. A. The man is planning a trip to Santa Cruz.

B. The man has been to Santa Cruz before.

C. The man doesn’t like Santa Cruz.

D. The man hasn’t been to Santa Cruz before.

8. A. Promising B. Isolated C. Crowded D. Modern

9. A. Game creator is a booming business.

B. School learning is a must for game creator.

C. He hopes to attend a good game development school.

D. The woman shouldn’t become a game creator.

10. A. It spoke highly of the mayor. B. It carried the mayor’s speech accurately.

C. It made the mayor’s view clearer.

D. It misinterpreted the mayor’s speech.

Section B

Directions:In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and the passage(s) will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. They will have mental health problems. B. They will have high blood pressure.

C. They will definitely be depressed.

D. They will have low self-esteem.

12. A. They are physically healthier. B. They are mentally satisfied.

C. They have happier experience.

D. They enjoy a higher social status.

13. A. More and more home appliances.

B. Dangerous neighborhoods.

C. Bullies on the Internet.

D. Ex-criminals in the community.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

14. A. How natural disasters turn out to be to developing nations.

B. How the studies on natural disasters is conducted.

C. How powerless humans appear to be in face of natural disasters.

D. How the negative impacts of natural disasters can be reduced.

15. A. By training rescue teams for emergencies.

B. By taking steps to prepare people for them.

C. By changing people’s views of nature.

D. By relocating people to safer places.

16. A. How preventive action can reduce the loss of life.

B. How courageous Cubans are in face of disasters.

C. How Cubans suffer from tropical storms.

D. How destructive tropical storms can be.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

17. A. His view on Canadian universities.

B. His understanding of higher education.

C. His suggestions for improvements in higher education.

D. His complaint about inequality in American universities.

18. A. It is well designed. B. It is rather inflexible.

C. It varies among universities.

D. It has undergone great changes.

19. A. The United States and Canada can learn from each other.

B. Public universities are often superior to private universities.

C. Everyone should be given equal access to higher education.

D. Private schools work more efficiently than public institutions.

20. A. University systems vary from country to country.

B. Efficiency is essential to university management.

C. It is hard to say which is better, a public university or a private one.

D. Many private universities in the US are actually large organizations.II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Wildlife in Decline

The populations of Earth’s wild vertebrates (脊椎动物）have declined by 58% over the past four decades, according to the Living Planet Report 2016 published by the World Wildlife Fund.

Climate change and activities such as deforestation and poaching（偷猎）are in large part (21)______(blame) for the decline. If the trend continues, by 2020, the world (22)________(lose) two-thirds of its vertebrate biodiversity. “Sadly, there is no sign yet (23)________ this rate will decrease,” the report says.

“Across land, fresh water and the oceans, human activities are forcing wildlife populations to the edge," says Marco Lambertini, director-general of WWF International.

The Living Planet Report is published every two years. It aims to provide an assessment of the state of the world’s wildlife. The 2016 study included 3700 different species of birds, fish, mammals, amphibians and reptiles around the world. The team collected data from more than 3000 sources, including government statistics and surveys (24) ______ (carry) out by conservation groups. They then analyzed (25) ______ the population sizes had changed over time.

Lambertini said some groups of animals had done worse than others. ''We do see particularly strong declines (26) ______ the freshwater environment. For freshwater species alone, the decline stands at 81% since 1970. This is related to the way that water (27)________(use) and taken out of freshwater systems, and also to the fragmentation（分裂）of freshwater systems through dam building, for example.”

The report also highlighted other species, such as African elephants, (28) ________ nave suffered huge declines in recent years, and sharks, which are threatened by overfishing.

(29) ________ ________ ________ all the terrifying facts, however, some conservationists say there is still hope. “One of the things that I think is the most important is that these wild animals haven't yet gone extinct,” said Robin Freeman，head of the Zoological Society of London. “On the whole, (30) ________ are not dying out, and that means we still have opportunities to do something about the decline.”

Section B

Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note

Boxing is a popular sport that many people seem to be fascinated by. Newspapers, magazines and sports programmes on TV frequently ____41____ boxing matches. Professional boxers earn a lot of money, and successful boxers are ____42____ as big heroes.

It seems to me that some people, especially men, find it ____43____ because it is an aggressive sport. When they watch a boxing match, they can t ____44____ the winning boxer, and this gives them the feeling of being a t ____45____ themselves. It is a fact that many people have feelings of aggression

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Boxing is a popular sport that many people seem to be fascinated by . Newspapers , magazines and sports programmes on TV frequently _________boxing matches . Professional boxers earn a lot of money , and successful boxers are _______as big heroes.

It seems to me that people , especially men ,find it _______because it is an aggressive sport . When they watch a boxing match , they can _______ the winning boxer , and this gives them the feeling of being a ______ themselves . It is a fact that many people have feeling of aggression from time to time , but they cannot show their _______in their everyday lives . Watching a boxing match gives them an outlet for this aggression .

However , there is a ______side to boxing . It can be a very dangerous sport . Although boxers wear gloves during the fights , and amateur boxers ______have to wear helmets , there have frequently been accident in both professional and amateur boxing , sometimes with ________consequences . Boxers have suffered from head injuries , and occasionally , fighters have even been killed as a result of being knocked out in the__________. Furthermore , studies have shown that there are often long-term effects of boxing , in the form of serious brain _______,even if a boxer has never been knocked out .

I am personally not at all in ______of aggressive sports like boxing . I think it would be better if less time was _______to aggressive sports on TV, and we welcomed more men and women from non-aggressive sports as our heroes and heroines in our society . I believe that the world is aggressive enough already ! Of course , people like _______sports , and so do I , but I think that ______other people in an aggressive way is not something that should be regarded as a sport.

41. A. broadcast B. cover C. host D. design

42. A. kept B. individual C. thought D. treated

43. A. appealing B. subjective C. violent D. challenging

44. A. pick up B. believe in C. identify with D. long for

45. A. winner B. spectator C. inspector D. trainer

46. A. ambition B. aggression C. energy D. strength

47. A. positive B. indifferent C. deadly D. negative

48. A. otherwise B. somehow C. even D. barely

49. A. dramatic B. eye-catching C. emotional D. special

50. A. court B. ring C. pitch D. yard

51. A. loss B. drain C. damage D. disorder

52. A. favour B. process C. charge D. power

53. A. shifted B. transformed C. given D. delivered

54. A. competitive B. quiet C. cooperative D. regular

55. A. invading B. insulting C. teasing D. hitting

Section B

Directions:

Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A. B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

Frankenstein

Frankenstein was a book by Mary Shelly ----it’s been adapted for the screen dozens of times. The story of Frankenstein is told through a series of letters written by Captain Robert Walton to his sister , as he leads an expedition （长征）to the North Pole . On the way , he meets Victor Frankenstein , who tells Walton the story of his life. Frankenstein is the surname of the guy who creates the monster . The monster doesn’t actually have a game . Anyway , Victor is a scientist who’s desperate to discover the se cret of life . After years of study , he makes an enormous creature out of human remains and brings it to life . Victor intends it to be beautiful . Unfortunately , the creature turns out really hideous , and Victor runs away in terror . Although the monster is good and kind , humans are scared of it . When they mistreat it , the monster becomes angry and evil . Wanting revenge on its creator , the monster murders Dr. Frankenstein’s brother , his wife , and his best friend . When Victor figures out the monster is behind all the deaths , he swears to track it down and kill it .

This book was written in 1816, right after a period called the Enlightenment . The Enlightenment emphasized the pursuit of knowledge and reason , and gave rise to the scientific method . Mary Shelley criticized the Enlightenment through the character of Victor Frankenstein , “ He is a negative example of an Enlightenment scientist -------he pursues knowledge at any cost , and his obsession with discovering the secret of life destroys h im , as well as his friends and family .” Some Enlightenment thinkers might have seen such a loss as necessary for the advancement of science , but not Mary Shelley . She and her husband , poet Percy Shelly , were part of the Romanic Movement in art and li terature . Romancism was a reacrion against the Enlightenment’s embrace of rationality and reason . The Romantics emphasized emotion over rationality , and thought people should feel awe and terror in regard to nature . Frankenstein incorporates all these ideas. To Shelley , Frankenstein doesn’t fear and respect the world of nature enough ------she says that by tempering with nature , he brings about complete disaster . Frankenstein is not just a great Romantic novel . It’s also considered one of the first major works of science fiction . It influences a whole generation of writers , and the monster has become one of the most recognizable figures in Western culture.

56. Which of the following is closest in the meaning to ‘hideous’ in Paragraph 1?

A. Unattractive

B. Engaging

C. Charming

D. Handsome

57. What is Victor Frankenstein’s fatal weakness?

A. His love of science

B. His rejection of his own creation

C. His lack of respect for nature

D. His inability to form human relationship

58. How was the Romantic era different from the Enlightenment ?

A. The Romantic era emphasized emotion ; the Enlightenment emphasized reason .

B. The Romantic era occurred during the 20th century ; the Enlightenment occurred during the 19th century .

C. The Romantic era emphasized poetry ; the Enlightenment emphasized prose .

D. The Romantic era saw major scientific discoveries ; the Enlightenment was an era of literary discovery .

59. What effect did “ F rankenstein” have on later works of fiction ?

A. It inspired books about the Enlightenment

B. It inspired technical writing

C. It inspired books of poetry

D. It inspired science-fiction writing

60. If you are a 22-year-old nurse , you can apply for the railcard without ________.

A. the signature of your director B $ 28

c. application form D. passport-sized photos

61. The 1/3 OFF discount may not apply for the railcard holders who travel at _______.

A. 11 pm on Sunday in August

B. 7. am on Tuesday in February

C. 7 am on Monday in July

D. 11 pm on Friday in March

62. Which of the following is True according to the leaflet ?

A. If you railcard doesn’t have your name signed , it will be used by someone else.

B. The benefits of a railcard are transferable to your friend of your age .

C. If you have no ticket but have boarded a train , you will still be eligible for a discounted ticket

D. If railcard holders wish to use the Eurostar network , they must pay the full fare.

The ‘ Phone Stack(堆)’Ga me

Whenever Michael Carl , the fashion market director at Vanity Fair , goes out to dinner with friends , he plays something, called the “ phone stack” game : Everyone places their phones in the middle of the table ; whoever looks at their device before the check arrives picks up the bill . As smartphones continue to burrow(钻入) their way into our lives , and wearable devices like Google Glass threaten to eat into our person space even further , overburdened users are carving out their own device-free zones with special tricks and life hacks .

“Disconnecting is a luxury that we all need ,” Lesley M. M. Blume , a New York writer keeps her phone away from the dinner table at home .” The expectation that we must always be available to employers ,colleague, family : It creates a real obstacle in trying to set aside private time . But that private time is more important than ever. “ Much of the digital detoxing （戒毒）is centered on the home , where urgent e-mails from co-workers , texts from friends , Instagram photos from acquaintances and updates on Facebook get together to disturb domestic quietness.

A popular method is to appoint a kind of cellphone lockbox , like the milk tin that Brandon Holley , the former editor of lucky magazine , uses. “ If my phones is buzzing or lighting up , it’s still a distraction , so it goes in the box . “, said Ms. Holley , who lives in a row house in Red Hook , Brooklyn , with her son ,Smith , and husband , John .” It’s not something I want my kid to see.” Sleep is a big factor , wh ich is why some people draw the cellphone-free line at the bedroom.” I don’t want to sleep next to something that is a charged ball of information with photos an e-mails ,” said Peter Som , the fashion designer , who keeps his phone plugged in the living r oom overnight .” “It definitely is a head clearer and describes daytime and sleep time clearly .”

Households with young children are especially mindful about being overconnected , with parents sensitive to how children may imitate bad habits . But it’s not just inside the home where users are separating themselves from the habit . Cellphone overusers are making efforts to disconnect in social settings ,whether at the request of the host or in the form of friendly competition . The phone-stack game is a lighthearted way for friends to police against rude behavior when eating out . The game gained popularity after Brian Perez, a dancer in Los Angeles , posted the idea online.

63. What might be the reason for Michael Carl to play the “ phone stack” game?

A. His friends aren’t willing to pay for the meal voluntarily .

B. He wants to do some funny things with those phones

C. He has been fed up with digital devices being present everywhere

D. The wearable devices have brought threats to his privacy .

64.Why is it difficulty for people to break away from their digital device at home ?

A. Because they have to do some work at home

B. Because they are expected to be always available to the outside

C. Because people have been addicted to digital devices.

D. Because d igital devices can enrich people’s family life.

65. What does Peter Som do to ensure his sleeping quality at night ?

A. He puts his phone in the living room .

B. He ignores any information in the phone

C. He deletes all information in his phone

D. He puts his phones in a lockbox

66. Why does the phone-stack game become popular as soon as it is posted online?

A. The game helps create a harmonious relationship among friends.

B. The game makes the host get along well with the guest

C. The game can prevent ch ildren from imitating their parents’ behavior

D. The game meets people’s demand for keeping away from phones easily

Section C

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

“Any apple today ?”, Effie asked cheerfully at my window ,. I followed he r to her truck and bought a kilo . On credit , of course . Cash was the one thing in the world I lacked just them .

All pretense （借口）of payment was drooped when our funds , food and fuel decreased to alarming lows. Effie came often , always bringing some gift: a jar of peaches or some firewood . There were other generosities.___________

Effie was not a rich woman . Her income , derived from investment she had made while running an interior decorating shop , had never exceeded $200 a month , which she supplemented by selling her apples .But she always managed to help someone poorer .

Years passed before I was able to return the money Effie had given me from time to time . She was ill now and had aged rapidly in the last year .” Here , darling , “ I said , “ is what I owe you ,” _____________” Give it back as I gave it to you -----a little at a time.” “ I think she believed there was magic in the slow discharge of a love debt.

The simple fact is that I never repaid the whole amount to Effie , for she died a few weeks later . By now , the few dollars Effie gave me have been multiplied many times . But a curious thing began to happen .

___________At that time , it seemed that my debt would forever go unsettled . So the account can never be marked closed , for Eff ie’s love will go on in hearts that have never known her .

IV. Summary Writing

Directions:Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Chaco Great House

As early as the twelfth century A.D., the settlements of Chaco Canyon in New Mexico in the American Southwest were notable for their "great houses," massive stone buildings that contain hundreds of rooms and often stand three or four stories high. Archaeologists have been trying to determine how the buildings were used. While there is still no universally agreed upon explanation, there are three competing theories.

One theory holds that the Chaco structures were purely residential, with each housing hundreds of people. Supporters of this theory have interpreted Chaco great houses as earlier versions of the architecture seen in more recent Southwest societies. In particular, the Chaco houses appear strikingly similar to the large, well-known "apartment buildings" at Taos, New Mexico, in which many people have been living for centuries.

A second theory contends that the Chaco structures were usedto store food supplies. One of the main crops of the Chaco people was grain maize, which could be stored for long periods of time without spoiling and could serve as a long-lasting supply of food. The supplies of maize had to be stored somewhere, and the size of the great houses would make them very suitable for the purpose.

A third theory proposes that houses were used as ceremonial centers. Close to one house, called Pueblo Alto, archaeologists identified an enormous mound formed by a pile of old material. Excavations of the mound revealed deposits containing a surprisingly large number of broken pots. This finding has been interpreted as evidence that people gathered at Pueblo Alto for special ceremonies. At the ceremonies, they ate festive meals and then discarded the pots in which the meals had been prepared or served. Such ceremonies have been documented for other Native American cultures.

V. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

72. 想和我一起看电影的人请举手。（those）

73. 背包旅行（backpacking ）不仅是一种度假形式，也是一种受教育方式。（Not only）

74. 人们理所当然地认为花的钱越多就越有可能获得高品质的服务。(grant )

75. 网购是一种电子商务，它让顾客可以足不出户地购买心仪的商品或服务。（commerce）

VI. Guided Writing

Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

假设你是李华，你的表弟张强被一所寄宿制高中（boarding high school ）录取了，写一份信祝贺他。信的内容需包括：

1. 对表弟进入高中表示祝贺

2. 介绍高中生活和初中生活的异同

3. 对如何成功地过好高中生活提出自己的建议。

普陀区2016学年第二学期高三英语质量调研

参考答案

I. Listening

Section A

1-5 B B C D C 6-10 A D B B D

Section B

11-13 A D C 14-16 D B A 17-20 A B C C

评分标准：

1. 1-10题，每小题1分。

2. 11—20题，每小题1.5分。

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

21. to blame 22. will have lost 23. that 24. carried 25. how 26. in 27. is used 28. which 29. In spite of 30. they 评分标准：

1. 21—30题，每小题1分。

2. 大小写，拼写错误扣1分。

Section B

31-35 G C I D B 36-40 E A K F J

评分标准：

31—40题，每小题1分。

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

41-45 BDACA 46-50 BDCAB 51-55CACAD

评分标准：

41—55题，每小题1分。

Section B

56-59 A C A D 60-62 A B D 63-66 C B A D 评分标准：56—66题，每小题2分。

1. 本题总分为10分, 其中内容5分, 语言5分。

2. 评分时应注意的主要方面: 内容要点、信息呈现的连贯性和准确性。

3. 词数超过60，酌情扣分。

各档次给分要求:

内容部分

A. 能准确、全面地概括文章主旨大意，并涵盖主要信息。

B. 能准确概括文章主旨大意，但遗漏个别主要信息。

C. 能概括文章主旨大意，但遗漏部分主要信息。

D. 未能准确概括文章主旨大意，遗漏较多主要信息或留有过多细节信息。

experiences.

75. 网购是一种电子商务，它让顾客可以足不出户地购买商品或服务。（commerce）Online shopping is a form of electronic commerce, which allows consumers

1.5 1.5

to purchase ideal goods or service without stepping out of their houses.

1 1

IV. Guided Writing

A．自然地使用了语句间的连接成分，全文流畅结构紧凑。句子结构多样，词汇丰富。B．能使用语句间连接成分，全文流畅结构紧凑。句子结构多样，词汇较丰富。

C．能使用简单的语句间连接成分，全文内容连贯。句子结构有一定的变化，词汇使用得当。D．尚能使用语句间连接成分，语言连贯性较差，句子结构单调，词汇贫乏。

E．缺乏语句间的连接成分，语言不连贯。词不达意。

整体作文分类得分

A类20—25分

B类16—19分

C类12—15分

D类7 — 11分

E类 4 — 6 分

普陀区2016学年度第二学期期中教学质量检测

高三英语听力文字部分

I. Listening Comprehension (25%)

Section A Short Conversations

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. W：What kind of account do you want to open, sir?

M：A current account, please.

Question：Where does this conversation most probably take place?

2. M：I am wondering if there's a service charge for our meal in such a fancy restaurant.

W ：I think so. The menu says the service charge is 15 percent.

Question：How much is the service charge if the food costs $ 80?

3. W：This is the apartment—the living room, the bedroom, the kitchen, and the bathroom. And, it's only six hundred dollars a month.

M：Not so cheap, actually. But it's quiet, and should be a nice place for an artist. Question：What are the speakers talking about?

4. M：Washing dishes at the restaurant every day is really boring.

W：Why don't you quit and deliver flowers for me?

Question：What does the woman advise the man to do?

5. W：Dr. Wilson, you seem to be busy. What do you do, besides giving lectures?

M：I need to prepare class notes and hold office hours. However, I spend nearly two- thirds of my time doing research.

Question：How does Dr. Wilson spend most of his time?

6. M：I didn't have any trouble in finding accommodation in Britain.

W ：According to my experience., it sounds too good to be true.

Question：What does the woman mean?

7. W：Tm thinking of going to Santa Cruz for a visit. Do you think it's worth seeing?

M：Well, I wish I had been there.

Question：What do we learn from the conversation?

8. M：Hi, Grace. Tell me something about your hometown.

W：It's so beautiful and peaceful. But it's really far away from everything.

Question：What does the woman think of her hometown?

9. W：Now that you are on the business, what s your advice for someone to become a game

creator?

M：Go to school. I mean it. Find a good school and learn as much as you can. Question：What does

the man mean?

10. M：Did you read the editorial in the newspaper about the mayor's speech?

W：Sure I did, but I think they twisted the meaning of what he said.

Question：What does the woman say of the editorial?

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and the passage(s) will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

Good morning, everyone. Today I’d like to say something about bullying. A popular expression goes, "What does not kill us makes as stronger. " But when it comes to being bullied, that may not be the case.

Increasing evidence suggests that the effects of being bullied do not end with childhood. The psychological and physical damages, such as anxiety and depression, can continue into adulthood.

A recent Duke University report shows that bullying can have permanent effects. The research showed that those who were bullied can develop long-term mental health problems as young adults. It also showed that adults who were bullied as children have higher levels of C-reactive protein, or CRP. CRP is a sign of nervous tension on the body. Higher levels of CRP usually mean health problems later in life.

The study also found something completely new about bullying. It seems that the bullies were healthier than the bullied - at least when talking about CRP levels. The study found that those who had bullied others had the lowest levels of CRP.

William Copeland, who led the study says a higher social standing for bullies might explain their lower CRP levels.

But experts on bullying worry about that message. They warn that a health gain should not be understood as permission to bully.

Mr. Copeland says bullying is a serious childhood experience that is no longer found only at schools and on playgrounds. Online or cyber bullying can make even a child's home feel unsafe. Some children who are bullied have killed themselves. Sometimes bullies even kill their victims.

I hope we can make efforts to stop bullying whether in the real world or on the Internet.

Questions ：

11. What problem will adults who were bullied as children have?

12. Why may bullies have lower CRP levels?

13. What makes a child feel home is unsafe?

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

The negative impacts of natural disasters can be seen everywhere. In just the past 30 years, the world has witnessed the destructive power of earthquakes in Indonesia% typhoons in the Philippines, and the destructive sea waves near Samoa, killing more than two million people and causing more than $ 1. 5 trillion in economic losses.

One of the UN weather experts says that is the bad news. “Over the last 50 years，economic losses have increased by 2%. That sounds pretty terrible, but the loss of life has decreased by 10%, simply because we are getting better at warning people. We are making a difference. Extreme events, however, will continue to occur. But the message is that they need not be disasters."

The expert also says most of the deaths and economic losses were caused by weather, climate, or water-related extremes. These include droughts，floods, windstorms, strong tropical winds and wildfires.

Though extreme events will continue, he believes that extreme events become disasters only when

people fail to prepare for them. “Many of the remedies are well-known. From an early-warning perspective, make sure the warnings go right down to the community level. Build community action plans.，’

He also points to Cuba as an example of countries that have successfully reduced the loss of life caused by natural disasters by taking preventive action.

It says tropical storms formerly claimed dozens? if not hundreds of lives, each year in Cuba. But the development of an early-warning system has reversed that trend. In 2008, Cuba was hit by five successive hurricanes, but only seven people were killed.

Questions

14. What is the talk mainly about?

15. How can we stop extreme events from turning into disasters?

16. What does the example of Cuba serve to show?

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following conversation.

W: Hello，I’m here with Tom. Now Tom, you went to university in Canada?

M：Yeah, that's right.

W：OK, and you have very strong views about universities in Canada. Could you please explain?

M：Well, we don't have private universities in Canada. They're all public. All the universities are owned by the government, so there is the Ministry of Education in charge of creating the curriculum for the universities and so there is not much room for flexibil ity. Since it’s a government operated institution, things don’t move very efficiently.

W：Oh, it's really beyond my expectation.

M：Yes, however, there are certain advantages of public universities, such as the fees being free. You don’t have to pay for your education. But the system isn't efficient, and it does not work that well.

W：Yeah, I can see your point. But in the United States we have many private universities, and I think there are a lot of rules also. Maybe people don't act that much differently, because it's the same thing working for a private university. They get paid for their job. I don't know if they're that much more motivated to help people. Also, we have a problem in the United States that usually only wealthy kids go to the best schools, and it's kind of a problem actually.

M：I agree with you. I think it's a problem because you’re not giving equal access to education to everybody. It's not easy, but having only public universities also might not be the best solution. Perhaps we can learn from Japan where they have a system of private and public universities. Now，in Japan, public universities are considered to be the best.

W：Right. It's the exact opposite in the United States.

M: So，as you see，it’s very hard to say which one is better.

W：Right, a good point. .

Questions

17. What does the woman want Tom to talk about?

18. What does the man say about the curriculum in Canadian universities?

19. On what point do the speakers agree?

20. What conclusion does the man draw at the end of the conversation?