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上海市上海中学2019届高三上学期摸底考试英语试题Word版含答案2018-2019学年上海中学高三第一学期摸底考试II.Grammar and Vocabulary温馨提示：多少汗水曾洒下，多少期待曾播种，终是在高考交卷的一刹尘埃落地，多少记忆梦中惦记，多少青春付与流水，人生，总有一次这样的成败，才算长大。

高考保持心平气和，不要紧张，像对待平时考试一样去做题，做完检查一下题目，不要直接交卷，检查下有没有错的地方，然后耐心等待考试结束。

Section ADirection: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the other answer that best completes the sentence.25.While I was waiting to enter ________ university, I saw advertised in a local newspaper ateaching post at a school in ________ suburb of London.A. /, aB. an, aC. a, theD. the ,the26.In most cases, ________ a passenger has his ticket and managers to catch his train, he canreach his destination more comfortably than ________ he had to drive himself.A. once, ifB. that ,ifC. when, whileD. where, when27.The invention of the modern computer is one of the greatcontributions ________ to man’sefficiency.A. having ever been madeB. ever been madeC. ever madeD. having ever made28.I was not able to work out the problem ________ my teacher explained it.A. asB. unlessC. untilD. when29.For him to be re-elected, what is essential is not that his policy works, but ________ thepublic believe that it does.A. /B. whetherC. thatD. if30.What struck the audience most was ________ the blind girl could accomplish with her ownhands.A. thatB. whatC. whoD. so31.The pressure ________ causes Americans to be energetic, but it also puts them under aconstant emotional strain.A. to completeB. completingC. to be completedD. to have completed32.Though ________ money, his parents managed to send him to university.A. lackedB. lacking ofC. lackingD. being lack of33.________ Japanese is certainly complex, it is by no means impossible to learn.A. WhereasB. WhileC. SinceD. As34.To the students________, the new teacher felt very nervous to say anything, with handsslightly________.A. concerned with, shakenB. concerned, shakingC. concerned with, shakingD. concerned, shaken35.–I can’t find Ms. Miller. Where did you meet her this morning?–It was in the hotel ________ he was staying.A. thatB. whichC. the oneD. where36.________ your opinion was worth considering, they won’tplace too much importance on it.A. AsB. SinceC. UnlessD. If only37.We shall meet at the same place ________ we met for the first place.A. thatB. whereC. asD. which38.The monitor suggested ________ to the Sea World in the summer vocation.A. to me visitingB. their visitingC. to me their visitD. they visit39.He often wrote to the writer ________ the thought would help him to become a writer, too.A. whomB. whoC. becauseD. when40.In the past decade, geologists have come closer than ever to ________ the age of the earth.A. calculateB. calculatingC. be calculatingD. have calculatedSection BDirection: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Traffic science is one of those ____41____ seems permanently poised on the verge of a breakthrough. Professional journals regularly publish promising research, and the ____42____ trumpets their importance. However, it turns out that traffic is a deceptively complicated problem. It ____43____ molecular physics, in fact, because it's a system of individual particles ____44____ in complex ways. Except, with traffic, the particles have minds of their own.There are two kinds of traffic flow. In uncongested stable flows, cars can move at or near the speed limit, and the "unstable regime," what laypeople (外行) call a stop-and-go traffic. What scientists have figured out over the past decade or so is when and why traffic ____45____ between the two.“We see in our models that traffic becomes unstable when the number of cars(passing a specific spot) per lane per hour reaches between 2,000 and 2,500. At that nominal capacity level, traffic is very likely to become unstable,” says Hani Mahmassani, a traffic scientist at Northwestern University in Chicago.Consider a ____46____ case. A slow-moving car shifts into the left lane to pass an even slower-moving car. The car ____47____ behind the lane-changer has to decelerate ____48____ - not just to the speed of the car in front of him, but slow enough to create a safe driving distance between them. The next car back has to slow down even more, again to give itself a ____49____. This slowdown ripples back through the lane and eventually spreads into the other lanes as nearby drivers notice the sea of brakelights and reflexively slow down. Traffic researchers ____50____ to this as a shock wave, and it can travel back for miles.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirection: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.(A)There are many things parents can do to help children with autism (自闭症) overcome their challenges.Learning all you can about autism and getting (51)________ in treatment will go a long way towar d helping yourchild. Additionally, the following tips will make daily home life easier for both you and your autist ic child:●Be consistent (一致的). Children with autism have a hard time (52)________ what they've learned if there is a change of setting. For example, your child may use sign language at school to communicate, but never thinkto do so at home. Creating (53)________ in your child's environment is the best way to reinfo rce learning.Find out what your child's therapists are doing and continue their techniques at home. Explore the(54)________ of having therapy take place in more than one place in order to encourage yourchild to(55)________ what he or she has learned from one environment to another. It's also important to be consistentin the way you (56)________ with your child and deal with challenging behaviors.●(57)________ a schedule. Children with autism tend to do best when they have a highly-structured schedule or routine. Again, this goes back to the consistency they both need and crave. Set up a schedule for your child,with (58)________ times for meals, therapy, school, and bedtime. Try to keep disturbance to t his routine to a(59)________. If there is an unavoidable schedule change, prepare your child for it (60)________.●(61)________ good behavior. Positive reinforc ement can go a long way with children with autism, so makean effort to 'catch them doing something good.' Praise them when they act appropriately or learn a new skill, being very (62)________ about what behavior they?r e being praised for.●Pay attentio n to your child's sensory sensitivities. Many children with autism are hypersensitive to light,sound, touch, taste, and smell. Other children with autism are 'under-sensitive' to sensory stimuli.(63)________ what sights, sounds, smells and movements cause your kid's 'bad' or disruptivebehaviors andwhat brings about a(n) (64)________ response. If you understand what affects your child, you'll be better atsolving problems, preventing situations that cause difficulties, and creating (65)________ experiences.51. A. interested B. balanced C. absorbed D. involved52. A. applying B. devoting C. communicating D. appealing53. A. attraction B. comfort C. steadiness D. attention54. A. possibility B. goal C. process D. solution55. A. transplant B. transfer C. transport D. transform56. A. meet B. interact C. negotiate D. associate57. A. Draw up B. Arrange for C. Work out D. Stick to58. A. regular B. flexible C. appropriate D. normal59. A. decrease B. mystery C. minimum D. degree60. A. without doubt B. in private C. without notice D. in advance61. A. Admire B. Stick C. Reward D. Maintain62. A. curious B. specific C. particular D. anxious63. A. Figure out B. Account for C. Put up D. Take on。

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上海交通大学附中2008—2009学年度第一学期高三摸底考试英语试卷（满分150分，150分钟完成，答案一律写在答题纸上）听力部分I．Listening Comprehension：（ 30% ）Part A Short ConversationsDirections: In Part 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．He doesn’t like the song．B．He doesn’t speak French．C．He is in no mood for singing．D．He can’t sing today．2． A．Peter has been fired．B．Peter has changed his job．C．Peter is still working in the company．D．Peter wants to leave the company．3． A．Stay in the office．B．Have her hair arranged．C．Buy some birthday presents．D．Go to Miss White’s home．4． A．The man doesn’t like her any more．B．The man never noticed her hairstyle before．C．The man is telling a lie．D．The man never praises her．5． A．12．B．6．C．24 D．186． A．Someone may enter the house through the open windows．B．There may be a strong wind and heavy rain tonight．C．The man may catch cold if he leaves the windows open．D．The windows may be broken during the night．7． A．She found it interesting．B．She found it enjoyable．C．She found it boring．D．She found it informative．8． A．To buy a piano．B．To play the music．C．To listen to her sing．D．To sing together with her．9． A．On a fishing boat．B．In an ocean park．C．In a gift shop．D．In a restaurant．10．A．In a hotel．B．In a school．C．In a hospital．D．In a police station．Part B PassagesDirections: In Part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages．The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken once．When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard．Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage ．11．A．Boston．B．Vancouver．C．Canada．D．Teheran．12．A．Because he couldn’t refuse his friend．B．Because he was busy all evening．C．Because Mike’s line was busy．D．Because he preferred writing a letter．13．A．Some tapes．B．Some presents．C．His overseas friend．D．Nothing．Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage ．14．A．Fashion model．B．Film actress．C．Social activist．D．Cinema manager．15．A．In 1958．B．In 1960 C．In 1971．D．1978．16．A．Don’t They?B．Klute．C．Julia．D．Coming Home．Part C Longer ConversationsDirections: In Part C, you will hear two longer conversations．The conversations will be read twice．After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard．Write your answers on your answer sheet．17-24做在答题纸上。

2019年上海交大附中第一学期摸底考-含解析

2019-2020学年上海交通大学附属中学第一学期高三英语摸底考命题人：李剑诗颜秉蕾审卷人：朱雪艳(满分150分，考试时间120分钟，答案一律写在网上阅卷答题纸上)第I卷I. Listening Comprehension (25’)Part A Short ConversationsDirections: In Part 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 the kitchen. B. At home. C. In a fashion shop. D. In a net bar.2. A. 500 yen. B. 1500 yen. C. 2500 yen. D. 5000 yen.3. A. He will pay for the lunch. B. Sue likes Spanish food very much.C. He doesn’t like Spanish food at all.D. Both of them should treat Sue well at dinner.4. A. Boss and employee. B. Doctor and patient.C. Teacher and student.D. Interviewer and interviewee.5. A. She doesn’t have time to find a new flat.B. She has paid three months, rent in advance.C. She is unlikely to find such a satisfactory flat.D. She doesn’t like the idea of decorating an empty flat.6. A. Mike. B. Sandy. C. An unexpected friend. D. A handyman.7. A. Make a recovery plan. B. Find a full-time job.C. Drop out of school.D. Resign from her present job.8. A. The woman was fully absorbed in the music.B. The woman couldn’t understand the music very well.C. The woman lost her way to the conceit that evening.D. The concert was no better than what the woman imagined.9. A. Extreme sports. B. Travel insurance.C. Travel arrangements.D. Courage and safety.10. A. She is talkative. B. She is quiet. C. She is active. D. She is sociable.Part B PassagesDirections: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passage and the conversations will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. 28 billion copies. B. 567 million copies.C. 1953 million copies.D. 2015 million copies.12. A. Interviewed the vice-president of the Commercial Press in China.B. Completed data investigation, collection and examination for the records.C. Compared the sales volumes of the Secret Garden and Harry Potter series.D. Delivered enough copies of Xinhua Dictionary to the presentation ceremony.13. A. It contains colorful cultures of many countries.B. It is the world’s most popular dictionary.C. It is a useful tool for learners of the Chinese language.D. It has influenced several generations of Chinese people.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. Over a billion people do not have enough safe drinking water.B. Diseases and 6acteria in the water kill millions of people every day.C. People in developed countries take their clean drinking water for granted.D. Clean, bottled water is expensive to transport to poor rural villages.15. A. It is a plastic straw.B. It uses batteries or electricity.C. It can be used for one year.D. It’s portable and cheap.16. A. Appeal to the government to supply clean water for everyone.B. Provide easy access to clean water to destroy the bacteria.C. Offer the WaterTube free to people in. developing countries.D. Sell the WaterTube to every person who needs one.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. A little restaurant. B. A private organization.C. An ice cream shop.D. A snack bar.18. A. More flexible working time.B. Less conflicts with consumers.C. Closer relationship with customers.D. More freedom to make financial decisions.19. A. A program of the Small Business Administration.B. A grant from a private organization.C. Savings in his own bank account.D. Loans from the bank.20. A. He found owing his own business is rewarding.B. He didn’t recommend others to have their own business.C. He chose the location to compete with bigger businesses.D. He found managing a small business is high risky.II. Grammar and Vocabulary (10’+10’+10’)Section ADirections:After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)"Monday morning feeling" could be the very crushing pain in the chest (21) __________ leaves you sweating and gasping for breath. Recent research from Germany and Italy shows that heart attacks are more common on Monday mornings.A study of 11,000 participants proved 8 am on a Monday morning as (22) __________ (stressful) time for the heart, and both studies showed that Sunday is the least stressful day.The findings could lead to a better understanding of what is the immediate cause of heart attacks, according to Dr. Stefan Willich of the Free University. " We don't know what actually causes heart attacks, so we can 't make specific recommendations about (23) __________ to do to prevent them," he said.Monday mornings have a double helping of stress for the working body (24) __________ it makes a rapid change from sleep to activity, and from the relaxing weekend to the pressures of work. Willich explained. “It is the unfavorable effect in the blood system and increase of the risk of a clot (血凝块) in the arteries (动脉) (25) __________ will cause a heart attack. "When people return to work after a weekend off, they have a higher workload, more stress, more anger and more physical activity," said Willich. "We need to know how these events cause changes in the body (26)__________ we can understand if they cause heart attacks."But (27) __________ it is tempting to believe that returning to work increases the risk of a heart attack, both Willich and the Italian researchers admit that it is only a partial answer. Both studies showed that the over 65s are also vulnerable on Monday morning (28) __________ __________ most no longer work. The reason for this is not clear, but the Italian team speculated that the social interactions — the thought of (29) __________ (face) with another week and all its pressures — may play a part.What is clear, however, is that the Monday morning peak seems to be consistent from the northern Germany to southern Italy (30) __________ the differences in diet and lifestyle.(B)A trail of hot springs dot the northern Kapong District. For tree worshipers, it's a site best described as awesome. Visitors can enjoy the ancient hot springs, (31) __________ (understand) their therapeutic properties from knowledge (32) __________ (pass) down from one generation to another. Rain, drizzle and cloudy skies are typical in Phang Nga, making secluded places even more mesmerizing in scenery.Visit Phang Nga for a few days and you will immediately realise that once (33) __________ (overlook) things turn out to be hidden gems and one (34) __________ have planned for more time to enjoy them all. The ever-famous Phang Nga bay is in fact best seen not from the middle of the bay, but instead from the (35) __________ (elevate) shores of Samed Nang Chee. You can’t pick the best weather, (36) __________ even on partly cloudy days, the magnificent natural limestone structures of the bay is simply spectacular.If you've heard about the trading routes of the Thai south and the Malay peninsula, you will notice a remnant of this direct link between Phuket (普吉) and Phang Nga (攀牙). (37) __________ the major trading hub of Phang Nga in the old days, the district of Takua Pa boasts a small but untainted stretch of an old Sino-English community. These original century-old shophouses are “so authentic” here a local told me, it can overwhelm Phuket people with nostalgia.However, the town centre of Phang Nga is not Takua Pa, though. The story has it (38) __________ back in 1809, the Siam-Burmese wars drove people down to Phang Nga bay，hence the new settlement that has now become the province's municipal seat. It's still small in size, but with newer natural charms. Mountains (39) __________ (surround) Phang Nga with the most magnificent limestone peaks (40) __________ create wonderfully amazing signature views. Driving through the town's small parallel streets and looking up, one can only marvel at Mother Nature. Perpetual rain and misty mornings to virtual greenness --- Phang Nga people will ensure you get all that。

2018-2019学年交大附中高三英语摸底考上海市英语试卷及答案

上海交通大学附属中学2018-2019学年第一学期高三英语摸底考试卷命题：廖智敏审核：朱雪艳II.Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)Space is a dangerous place, not only because of meteors but also because of rays from the sun and other stars. The atmosphere again acts (1)__________our protective blanket on earth. Light gets through, and this is essential for plants (2) __________ (make) the food which we eat. Heat, too, makes our environment endurable. Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space, but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun (3) __________ (screen) off. As soon as men leave the atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, (4)__________they are inside, do prevent a lot of radiation damage.Radiation is (5) __________ (great) known danger to explorers in space. The unit of radiation is called "rem". Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than 0.1 rem without (6) __________ (damage); the figure of 60 rems has been agreed on. The trouble is (7) __________it is extremely difficult to be sure about radiation damage - a person may feel perfectly well, but the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged, and this will no be discovered (8)the birth of deformed children or even grandchildren. Missions of the Apollo flights have had to cross belts of high amount of rems. So far, no dangerous amounts of radiation have been reported, but the Apollo missions have been quite short. We simply do not know yet (9) __________men are going to get on when they spend weeks and months outside the protection of the atmosphere, working in a space laboratory. Drugs might help to decrease the damage (10) __________ (do) by radiation, but no really effective ones have been found so far.(B)Before I went to the British Koi Keepers’ Annual Show, I didn’t understand(1)______ people could take fish so seriously. However, the more I learned about koi, the more interested I became. As one expert told me, “Collecting koi is far more addictive than you might think. They’re as beautiful as butterflies and very calmi ng to watch.” Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen, would have agreed----the pool in his specially built Japanese garden was home to 89 koi, (2) __________ cost up to £10,000 each.At the show I met koi euthusiast Jean Kelly. “Koi are getting more and more expensive,” she told me. “One recently sold for £250,000.” I was shocked-----that’s almost as much as I paid for my house. “Well, that was a record,” (3) __________ (admit) Jean. “The normal price is nowhere near as high as that.”Nevertheless, serious collectors can pay up to ￡15,000 for a fully (4)_______ (grow) koi, which is nearly as expensive as a new luxurious car, and the bigger they are, the more they cost. The cheapest I (5)________ find was ￡75 each, but they were only about twice as big as my goldfish. Jean wasn’t impressed by one of the koi on sale either. “Actually, these koi aren’t any nicer than (6)_______,” She commented. “(7)_______ they are slightly bigger than the ones I’ve got, I paid considerable less than this.”I wasn’t quite as enthusiastic as Jean, but I did consider (8)________ (buy) one. Then I remember that all but 5 of Freddie Mercury’s koi died when someone accidentally turned off the electricity supply to their pool. Jean assured me that with all the new equipment available the survival rate was getting better and better, and that looking (9)______ koi was no harder than taking care of any other pet. However, in the end of I decided to stick with my goldfish. They’re not nearly as beautiful as koi—but they’re a great deal c heaper (10)______(replace)!Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only beThe Beadles sang that money can't buy you love. But what about happiness? Research (41)______ shows that the more money people have, the more likely they are to report being satisfied with their lifes.And that makes sense: money buys you things that make life easier and more satisfying; the easier your life, the happier you tend to be. That relationship isn’t entirely linear, since there's a(n) (42)______to how much money can please you; the happiness benefit of an increasing income is especially powerful among people who don’t have much money to start with, and (43) ______as wealth increases. But studies also reveal that as (44) ______income levels have risen over time in the U.S. and European nations. For example---residents of those countries have not reported being any happier than people were 30 or 40 year ago. It's a paradox that while income and happiness may be (45) ______within a population at any given moment, overall economic growth does not appear to corresponded to a boost in national satisfaction over time.To understand why, researchers at the University of Warwick and Cardiff University decided to break down how individual people evaluate their income. What does wealth mean to people? Previous work has suggested that people tend to value their own wealth more-and are happier-when it compares (46) ______to everyone else's. The so-called reference-income hypothesis holds that it is not simply how much money you make that (47) ______to satisfaction, but how much more money make than, say, the national average. The higher your salary than the norm, the happier you tend to be.But the reference-income hypothesis is rather (48) ______. The researchers wondered whether there was a more concrete way to capture how people valued their income. They (49) ______that people tended to make specific comparisons of personal wealth, not only with the average income of the larger population, but with the individual incomes of their neighbors, colleagues from college. And the higher their rank, the greater their sense of happiness and self-worth would (50) ______ be. "For example, people might care about whether they are the second most highly paid person or the eighth most highly paid person, in their comparison set.” write the author, Chris Boyce, a psychologist at the University of Warwick.III.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The beauty, majesty and timelessness of a primary rainforest are incredible. It is impossibleto 51._______ on film, to describe in words, or to explain to those who have never had the awe-inspiring experience of standing in the heart of a primary rainforest.Rainforests have 52.______ over millions of years to turn into the incredible complex environment they are today. Rainforests represent a store of living and 53._______ renewable natural resources that for eons, by virtue of their richness in both animal and plant species, have 54. _______ a wealth of resources for the survival and well-being of mankind. These resources have included basic food supplies, clothing, shelter, fuel, species, industrial raw material, and medicine for all those who have lived in the majesty of the forest. 55._______ the inner dynamics of a tropical rainforest is an intricate and fragile system. Everything is so 56. _______ that upsetting one part can lead to unknown damage or even destruction of the whole. Sadly, it has taken only a century of human intervention to destroy what nature designed to 57._______ forever.The scale of human 58._______ on ecosystems everywhere has increased in the last few decades. Since 1980 the global economy has tripled in size and the world population has increased by 30 percent. Consumption of everything on the planet has risen -- at a cost to our 59._______. in 2001, the World Resources Institute estimated that the demand for rice, wheat and corn is expected to grow by 40% by 2020, increasing irrigation water demands by 50% or more. The further reported that the demand for wood could double by the year 2050, 60._______ it is still the tropical forests of the world that supply the bulk of the world’s demand for wood.In 1950, about 15 percent of the Earth’s land surface was covered by rainforest. Today, more than half has already gone up in 61._______. in fewer than fifty years, more than half of the worlds tropical rainforests have fallen 62._______ to fire and the chainsaw, and the rate of destruction is still accelerating. Unbelievably, more that 200,000 acres of rainforest are burned every day. That is more that 150 acres lost every minute of every day, and 78 million acres lost every year! More than 20 percent of the Amazon rainforest is already gone, and much more is vanishing at a rate of 20,000 square miles a year. If nothing is done to curb this 63._______, the entire Amazon could well be gone within fifty years.Massive 64._______ brings with it may ugly consequences--air and water pollution, soil erosion, malaria epidemics, the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and the 65._______ of biodiversity through extinction of plants and animals. Fewer rainforests mean less rain, less oxygen for us to breathe, and an increased threat from global warming.51.A.present B.capture C.claim D.prove52.A. changed B.evolved C.expanded D.existed53.A. energizing B.healing C.isolating D.breathing54.A. contributed B.stored C.reduced D.affected55.A. However B.Furthermore C.Therefore D.Otherwise56.A. active B.sensitive C.interdependent D.delicate57.A. restore B.support C.revive st58.A. pressure B.power C.concern D.strength59.A.existence B.ecosystem C.planet D.survival60.A.unfortunately B.consequently C.naturally D.similarly61.A.store B.food C.smoke D.wealth62.A. subject B.down C.apart D.victim63.A.trend B.practice C.decrease D.attitude64.A.destruction B.industrialization C.modernization D.deforestation65.A. appearance B.explosion C.loss D.increase Section BDirection：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)The definition of the standard kilogram is almost fundamentally wrong. Getting the definition right is a challenge that has tried the patience and intelligence of scientists for decades.Scientists use just seven basic units to define all the other quantities we use — quantities such as speed or electric power. All of those basic units except the kilogram are themselves defined according to natural properties that are beyond human control.For example, the standard second (time) is defined as a specific number of vibration of a type of radiation sent out by atoms of a special metal. The standard metre (length), in turn, is defined as the length of the path light travels during a specific fraction of a second.Not so the kilogram. This orphan of the basic unit family is simply the mass of a small platinum-iridium alloy cylinder（铂—铱合金筒）locked away in a container maintained by the International Bureau of Weights & Measures in Sevres, France.Embarrassingly, the last time the copies were brought to Sevres for a checkup in the 1980s, officials found that some copies had gained about 20 parts per billion in weight compared to the master cylinder since the previous checkup in the 1940s. This implies that the master cylinder itself may be an inconstant standard.No one kno ws what causes the weight changes. But the uncertainty can’t be tolerated when precision(精密度) in research and some manufacturing now demands accuracy to a few parts per billion.Several efforts in several different countries are under way to redefine the kilogram in terms of basic physical quantities such as counting the actual number of atoms of a specific substance in a kilogram or the electromagnetic force that balances a kilogram mass against gravity.A project of the latter type at the laboratories in Gaithersburg, Md., hopes eventually to define mass by means of electrical units. So far, none of these redefinition projects has borne fruit. They require the very accuracy of measurement and control of experimental conditions. The slightest pollution, tiny vibration, or other influence -- even changes in weather -- can ruin results. You’ve got to hand it to scientists who are willing to devote many years to such painstaking but extremely important research.66.Which of the following best paraphrases the s entence “Not so kilogram” in paragragh 4? A．The kilogram is not as accurate as the standard second.B．The kilogram is not universally accepted in the world.C．The kilogram is not defined in terms of natural properties.D．The kilogram is not well defined as time and length.67.Which of the following can NOT be concluded from the passage?A．Experiments are being carried out to redefine the kilogram.B．The uncertainty in the standard kilogram can seriously affect some research.C．The redefining of the standard kilogram is quite complicatedD．Scientists will achieve success in redefining the kilogram in the near future68.According to the passage, to define the weight of mass in terms of electrical units ________.A．is one of the best methods to redefine the kilogram.B．has been accepted as the only possible redefinition projectC．is not as simple as what people can understandD．has been considered by some scientists as a better approach69.We can know form the passage that the redefinition of the kilogram is ________.A．more important in keeping market honesty.B．worth years of scientists’ painstaking research.C．the urgent requirement of business and manufacturing.D．bring about important and fruitful results.（B）Stewart Island Ferry ServicesWhile most visitors spend at least one night on Stewart Island, it is also readily accessible by ferry as a day excursion from Invercargill and Bluff.Experience Foveaux Strait in comfort and style on board our express catamarans. During the one-hour crossing between Bluff and Stewart Island keep a lookout for wildlife, especially seabirds. Watching mollymawks (albatross) soaring behind the ferry is a fantastic sight.Interesting landmarks commonly seen include Dog Island Lighthouse, Ruapuke Island, Titi Islands and Mt Anglem - Stewart Island’s highest point.Free tea and coffee on boardInterpretation handouts are available (English only).Wheelchair access availablePersonal baggage is carried free on the ferries - max. two bags per person (one stowed and one small carry-on). Additional baggage is by prior arrangement.“20% Multi-Purchase REWARD” on Return Ferry ServicesBuy 2 or more different excursions and SA VE 20% off all lower priced!Kids Go FREE on selected departures during NZ School Holidays!Kids Go FREE for travel 20 April - 5 May 2013.70.If leaving a car at Bluff, a traveler had better_________.A．refer to the handouts first B．use wheelchair accessC．make a reservation D．park it 30 minutes before departure time71.John, who went to Stewart Island on Dec. 28th, got to the ferry dock at 7:55am. When did he most probably leave Bluff?A．At 8:00a.m..B．At 9:30a.m..C．At 11:00a.m..D．At 3:00p.m..72.Which of the following is false about the ferry services?A．Tea and coffee are free for passengers.B．Children go free for travel for about 15 days.C．Travelers are sure to see some seabirds during the crossing.D．Passengers have to pay extra cost for extra pieces of luggage.（C）Like every dog, every disease now seems to have its day. World Tuberculosis (infections disease in which growths appear on the lungs) Day is on Saturday March 24th.Tuberculosis was once terribly fashionable. Dying of "consumption" seems to have been a favorite activity of garret-dwelling 19th-century artists, h has, however, been neglected of late. Researchers in the field never tire of pointing out that TB kills a lot of people. According to figures released earlier this week by the World Health Organization, 1.6 million people died of the disease in 2005, compared with about 3m for AIDS and l m for malaria. But it receives only a fraction of the research budget devoted to AIDS. America’s National Institutes of Health, for example, spends 20 times as much on AIDS as on TB. Nevertheless, everyone seems to getting in on the TB-day act this year.The Global Fund an international organization responsible fur fighting all three diseases but best known for its work on AIDS, has used the occasion to trumpet its tuberculosis projects. The fund claims that its anti-TB activities since it opened for business in 2002 have saved the lives of over 1m people. The World Health Organization has issued a report that contains some good news. Although the number of TB cases is still rising, the rate of illness seems to have stabilized; the caseload, in other words, is growing only because the population itself is going up.Even drug companies are involved. In the run-up to the day itself, Eli Lilly announced a $ 50m boost to its MDRTB Global Partnership. MDR stands for multi-drug resistance, and it is one of the reasons why TB is back in the limelight. Careless treatment has caused drug-resistant strains to evolve all over the world. The course of drugs needed to clear the disease completely takes six mouths, anti persuading people lo stay that course once their symptoms have gone is hard. Unfortunately, those infected with MDR have to be treated with less effective, more poisonous and more costly drugs. Naturally, these provoke still more. non-compliance and thus still more evolution.The other reason TB is back is its relationship to AIDS. The (global Fund’s joint responsibility for the diseases is no coincidence. AIDS does not kill directly. Rather, HIV, the virus that causes it, weakens the body’s immune system and exposes the sufferer to secondary infections. Of these, TB is one of the most serious. It kills 200 000 AIDS patients a year. However, some anti-TB drugs interfere with the effect of some anti-HIV drugs. Conversely, in about 20% of cases where a patient has both diseases, anti-HIV drugs make the tuberculosis worse. The upshot is that 125 years after human beings worked out what caused TB, it is still a serious threat.73.The first sentence “Like every dog, every disease now seems to have its day.”means_______.A.every dog enjoys good luck or success sooner or laterB.human beings can deal with problems caused by diseaseC.Tuberculosis becomes a serious infection diseaseD.people attach importance to Tuberculosis recently74.By referring to AIDS in Paragraph 2,the author intends to show________.A.the US government is reluctant to spend millions of dollars on TuberculosisB.the death rate of AIDS is higher than that of TuberculosisC.the officials didn’t pay much attention to the research of Tuberculosis in the pastpared with AIDS,Tuberculosis can be cured effectively75.Which of the following is best defines the word “upshot”(Line 6, Para 5)?A.OutcomeB.UpholdC.AchievementD.Project76.Which of the following proverbs is closest in meaning to the message the passage tries to convey?A.Forgive and forgetB.Forgotten,but not goneC.When the wound is healed,the pain is forgottenD.Every dog is brave at his own doorSection CDirections: Read the following passage and choose the most suitable statement from A-F for eachAdolescents refer to boys and girls at high-school level--more specifically the second,third and forth years of high schools.In dealing with students at this level,we must bear in mind that to some degree they are at the difficult stage,generally called adolescence.Students at this level are likely to be confused mentally. They usually find it hard to concentrate on what they intend to do and often have romantic dreams._________77_______ They lack frankness and are usually very easily affected by their own emotions but hate to admit it. They are driven either by greater ambition,probably beyond their capability,or by extreme laziness caused by the fear of not succeeding or achieving objectives._________78_________.They are willing to work,but they hate to work without obtaining the result they think they should obtain.Regarding school issues,although they seldom say so,they really want to be consulted and given an opportunity to direct their own affairs,but they need a good amount of guidance.They seldom admit that they need this guidance and they frequently rebel against it. But if it its intelligently offered they accept it with enthusiasm.As to personal beliefs,most of adolescents are trying to form political ideals and they have a tendency to be sometimes extremely idealistic,and at other times conventional,blindly accepting what their fathers and grandfathers believed in._______79________.On the one hand they are too modest and on the other hand unreasonably boastful.They tend to be influenced more by a strong character than by great intelligence.__________80_________.Having a better understanding of the characteristics and needs of young people at this age is a task that falls both on educators and other people involved.It may also help the young go through this difficult and critical stage of life in a more constructive manner.IV.Summary WritingDirections: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.When I was quite young, my father had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood. I remember well the polished wooden case fastened to the wall on the lower stair landing. But my first personal experience with this genie-the-receiver came one day while my mother was visiting a neighbor. Amusing myself at the tool bench in the basement, I hurt my finger with a hammer. The pain was terrible, but there didn’t seem to be much use crying, because there was no one home to offer sympathy, I walked around the house, and finally arrived at the stairway. The telephone! Quickly I ran for the footstool and dragged it to the landing. Climbing up, I unhooked the receiver and held it to my ear, “Information Please,” I said the mouthpiece just above my head.A click or two and a small clear voice spoke into my ear, “Information.”“I hurt my finger…” I cried into the telephone.. Th e tears came readily enough now that I had an audience.“Isn’t your mother home?” came the question.“Nobody’s home but me.” I sobbed.“Are you bleeding?”“No,” I replied. “I hit my finger with the hammer and it hurts.”“Can you open your icebox?” she asked. I said I could. “Then chip off a little piece of ice and hold it to your finger. That will stop the hurt，Be careful when you use the icepick(冰锥).” she said，“And don’t cry. You’ll be all right.”After that I called Information Please for everything. I asked her for help with my geography,and she told me where Philadelphia was, and the Orinoco, the romantic river that I was going to explore when I grow up. She helped me with my arithmetic, and she told that my pet chipmunk —I had caught him in the park just the day before—would eat fruit and nuts.________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ 60V.Translation:81.正是那位作家对他说的一番话激起了他投身于写作。

【考试必备】2018-2019年最新上海交通大学附属中学初升高自主招生考试英语模拟精品试卷【含解析】【4套】

2018-2019年最新上海交通大学附属中学自主招生考试英语模拟精品试卷（第一套）考试时间：120分钟总分：150分第I卷（选择题，共100分）第一节：单项填空（共25小题，每小题1分，满分25分）1. —When did the terrible earthquake in YaNan happen?—It happened ________ the morning of April 20, 2013.A. onB. atC. inD. /2. Our teacher told us ________ too much noise in class.A. to makeB. makeC. not to makeD. not make3. Here is your hat. Don’t forget______ when you __________.A. to put it on, leaveB. to wear it, leaveC. to wear it, will leaveD. putting it on, will leave4. The baby is sleeping. You _____ make so much noise.A. won’tB. mustn’tC. may notD. needn’t5. Since you are _____ trouble, why not ask _________ help?A. in, forB. in, toC. with, forD. with, to6. It’s about___________kilometers from Nanchong to Chengdu.A. two hundredsB. two hundreds ofC. two hundredD. two hundred of7. It is six years since my dear uncle ________China.A. leftB. has leftC. is leftD. had left8. —How long _______ you _______ the bicycle?—About two weeks.A. have, hadB. have, boughtC. did, buyD. have, have9. The Yellow River is not so ________ as the Yangtze River.A. longerB. longC. longestD. a long10. Mrs.Green usually goes shopping with ________ umbrella in ________ summer. A. a；theB. an； /C. the； aD. /；/11. At first, I was not too sure if he could answer the question. However, ____,he worked it out at last with the help of his friend.A. to my angerB. to my surpriseC. in other wordsD. in a word12. —Must I stay here with you?—No, you ______.You may go home, but you _____ go to the net bar (网吧).A. mustn't; needn'tB. needn't; mustn'tC. must; needD. need; must13. I ______ the newspaper while my mother _____TV plays yesterday evening.A. was reading; was watchingB. was reading; watchedC. read; was watchingD. read; would watch14. It's a rule in my class that our classroom ________ before 6：00 p. m.every day.A. be able to cleanB. should be cleaningC. must cleanD. must be cleaned15. —Tom wants to know if you ________ a picnic next Sunday.—Yes. But if it ________， we'll visit the museum instead.A. will have; will rainB. have; rainsC. have; will rainD. will have; rains16.—Would you mind looking after my dog while I'm on holiday?—________.A. Of course notB. Yes. I'd be happy toC. Not at all. I've no timeD. Yes, please17. Many students didn’t realize the importance of study _______they left school.A. whenB. untilC. afterD. unless18. My father _______ to Shanghai. He _______ for over 2 months.A. has been, has leftB. has gone, has goneC. has gone, has been awayD. has been, has gone19. They are your skirts. Please __________.A. put it awayB. put out itC. put them awayD. put them out20. —Please read every sentence carefully. you are, mistakes you’ll make.—Thank you for your advice.A. The more carefully; the fewerB. The more careful; the lessC. The more carefully; the lessD. The more careful; the fewer21. My friend is coming today but he didn’t tell me _______.A. when did the train arriveB. how did the train arriveC. when the train arrivedD. how the train arrived22. I felt it hard to keep up with my classmate s. But whenever Iwant to _______, my teacher always encourages me to work harder.A. go onB. give upC. run awayD. give back23. —________ fine weather it is today!—Let's go for a picnic.A. WhatB. HowC. What aD. How a24. — Mary, you’re going to buy an apartment here, aren’t you?—Yes, but I can’t_______an expensive one.A. spendB. costC. payD. afford25. —Would you like to drink coffee or milk?—_________. Please give me some tea.A. NeitherB. BothC. EitherD. None第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）(A)Big schoolbags have been a serious problem for students for a long time.Maybe your schoolbag is too __26__ to carry, and it troubles you a lot __27__ you want to find a book out to read. Now an etextbook will __28__ you.It is said that etextbooks are going to be __29__ in Chinese middle schools.An etextbook, in fact, is a small __30__ for students.It is much __31__ than a usual schoolbag and easy to carry. Though it is as small as a book, it can __32__ all the materials (材料) for study.The students can read the text page by page on the __33__， take notes with the pointer (屏写笔). Or even “__34__” their homework to their teachers by sending emails. All they have to do is to press a button.Some people say etextbooks are good, but some say they may be __35__ for the students' eyes. What do you think of it?26.A.light B. heavy C. useful D. comfortable27.A.till B. after C. before D. when28.A.trouble B. prevent C. help D. understanded B. kept C. invented D. lent B. radio C. pen D. computer31.A.heavier B. lighter C. cheaper D. brighter32.A.hold B. build C. discover D. practice33.A.blackboard B. desk C. screen D. card34.A.find out B. hand in C. get back D. give back35.A.helpful B. famous C. good D. bad(B)。

2022-2023学年上海交通大学附属中学高三上学期摸底测试英语试题

上海交通大学附属中学2022-2023学年高三第一学期摸底考试英语试卷(本试卷满分150分，120分钟完成。

)第I卷(80’)I. Listening Comprehension(25')Section A(10')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. The seats there are uncomfortable.B. There are more than enough seals.C. It is popular with customers.D. It provides customers with reading materials.2. A. Give his neighbor a spare key.B. Get his key from his neighbor.C. Study in his neighbor's apartment.D. Borrow some books from his neighbor.3. A. Hand in their financial plan later.B. Leave their financial plan unfinished.C. Seek more information for their financial plan.D. Finish their financial plan with what they have.4. A. He failed in Dr. Parker’s test.B. Leave their financial plan unfinished.C. Dr Parker's tests were not difficultD. The man’s parents stopped boasting abo ut his scholarship.5. A. The man should be recognized by his parents.B. The man’s parents helped him get the scholarship.C. The man should be praised for his accomplishment.D. The man’s parents stopped boasting about his scholarship.6A. She didn't work hard on it.B. She made many persuasive claims in it.C. It wasn't as good as expected.D. Her professor was satisfied with it.7. A. Serve the dish as it is. B. Taste the dish first.C. Put some salt in the dish.D. Ask mum about the fish.8. A. Shell call Julia next week. B. She wonders if shell see Julia.C. Julia doesn't want others to see her.D. Julia won’t be able to help the man.9. A. It is a big deal. B. it needs a new engine.C. It doesn’t deserve repair ing.D. It is in better condition than hers.10. A. He has a lot of experience as a skier.B. He hasn’t ever been to central mountains.C. He plans to go skiing during his spring break.D. He doesn’t recommend going to central mountains.Section B(15')Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Question 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. It's no use dreaming.B. What you get is just what you want.C. You are not satisfied with what you have.D. You are not clearly aware of what you want.12. A. As a principle for cooking.B. As a guideline for applying for a job.C. As an explanation of how to get a good job.D. As an example of a blueprint.13. A. It is required by the employer.B. It enables him to sell his abilities.C. It helps him to get connected with the employer.D. It forces him to become clearly aware of himself.Question 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. More frequent. B. More attractive.C. More successful.D. More straightforward.15. A. Too few managers ever do it.B. It can be useful in certain circumstances.C. Experts are sometimes unwilling to give opinions.D. It can help to have a whole grasp of the complex system.16. A. They may rely too much on details.B. They may ignore some necessary information.C. They cant get in touch with employees.D. They may not have access to the whole thing.Question 17 to 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. A writer. B. A journalist.C. A story-teller.D. A photographer18. A. The ability to judge whether a story is true to the fact.B. The ability to keep in mind the importance of a deadline.C. The ability to research the sense of smell professionally.D. The ability to inform people of the missing parts of the story.19. A. The might fail to be capable note-takers.B. The might concentrate too much on details.C. They might be lacking in the trick of the trade.D. They might have no idea what to ask later.20. A. To promote the process of interviews.B. To keep the evidence.C. To challenge the content of recordingsD. To assess the information journalists need to know.II. Vocabulary(10')Directions:Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one more word than you need.Something strange is happening to the exhausted type-A millennial workers of America. After a year spent hunched(弯腰驼背) over their MacBooks, ____21____ back-to-back Zooms, they arc deciding to risk it all. Some are ____22____ stable jobs to start a new business and others are stepping off the career treadmill altogether.If this movement has a rallying cry, it’s“YOLO”—“you only live once, an acronym(首字母缩略词) ____23____ by the rapper Drake a decade ago and used by cheerful risk-takers ever since. It has come to characterize the attitude that has ____24____ a certain type of bored office worker in recent months.To be clear:The pandemic is not over, and millions of Americans are still experiencing ____25____ for the loss of jobs and loved ones. Not everyone can afford to throw ____26____ to the wind But for a growing number of people with financial cushions and in-demand skills the dread and anxiety of the past year are giving way to a new kind of professional fearlessness.“It feels like we’ve been so ____27____ into careers for the past decade and this is our opportunity to switch it up, "said Nate Moseley, 29 a buyer at a major clothing retailer. “The idea of going right back to the pre-Covid setup sounds so unappealing after this past year, he said. "If not now, when will I ever do this?”If“languishing(受煎熬)is 2021's ____28____ emotion. YOLOing may be the year's defining work forcetrend. A recent Microsoft survey found that more than 40 percent of workers globally were considering leaving their jobs this year.____29____ of employees quitting jobs, bosses are trying to boost morale(士气)and prevent burnout. LinkedIn recently gave the majority of its employees a paid week off.Raises and time off may persuade some employees to stay put. But for others, stasis(停滞) is the problem, and the only solution is ____30____ change.III. Reading Comprehension(45')Section ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.America’s eating habits have changed radically over the past 40 years. We consume more and more food of less and less nutritional value. The nation’s adult obesity rate is now 42. 4%.Why have our habits changed?Part of the reason is demographic(人口学的). When women moved into the workplace, ____31____, there was less time at home to devote to cooking. The result has been more eating out or store-bought prepared meals ____32____ has played a role, too:The microwave oven ____33____ an industry of highly processed fools larded with fats and oils.In Hooked Michael Moss, a Pulitzer Prize -winning journalist raises a question-What if the foods we’re swallowing have been designed and marked to become addictive?While presenting his case. Mr. Moss offers an appealing tour of America’s food____34____ taking side trips into biology and psychology and not least, into the world of food compoundsMr. Moss begins with the science of addition. The definition of addiction he likes best-“a repetitive behavior that some people find difficult to quit”-comes from a one-time chief executive of Philip Morris.As for the ____35____ that affects our food choices. Mr Moss notes that while it takes 10 seconds for the brain to feel the effects of cigarettes, sugar’s effects are felt 20 times faster-and salt and fat don’t take much longer than that. The difference ____36____ nicotine(尼古丁)needing to enter the bloodstream to reach the brainwhile sugar and salt take a ____37____ through the taste buds(味蕾). But the tongue is ____38____ by the nose when it comes to driving our eating decisions. While there are 10, 000 taste buds, there are 10 million olfactory receptors(嗅觉受体) and they can detect hundreds of scents. “Flavor is the combination of taste and smell” writes Mr. Moss “and the lion's share of the ____39____ in this goes to smell. ”Or all the substances that can get us hooked, Mr. Moss says"nothing is faster than food when it comes to ____40____ the brain chemistry. Certain kinds of food that is. ”The consumption of the highly processed and sweetened concoctions(调制品) that dominate the American diet;cereals, sodas, fruit juices, cookies, packaged meats, as well as salad dressing and pasta sauces delivers intense and immediate pleasure and creates a need that fits Mr. Moss's broad definition of addiction.Why are we only now seeing the harmful effects of the food-induced brain chemistry?Mr Moss summarizes the thinking of one of the scientists be profiles:"We simply haven’t had the ____41____ we would need in relation to evolution to catch up with the dramatic changes in food production and our eating habits of the past forty years. ”One major theme of “Hooke d"is that the food industry exploits this ____42____—even creates it. Mr. Moss argues that the industry’s growth has been enabled by its“manipulation of our ____43____ desires, " not least through marketing and sales strategies. He describes companies super-sizing their products (such as the “Double Stuf”Oreo) and creating packaging that can remain ____44____(thus easing consumption while, say, driving). One byproduct of these strategies, observes Mr. Moss is that snacks-often processed products with high convenience but low nutritional value-now account for about 25% of daily calorie consumption. Social norms have adjusted themselves ____45____:It has become “socially acceptable to eat anything, anywhere, anytime. ”Mr. Moss writes.31. A. for instance B. after all C. vice versa D. in addition32. A. Marketing B. Service C. Technology D. Efficiency33. A. made up for B. cast light on C. gave birth to D. went in for34. A. industry B. landscape C. market D. production35. A. biology B. psychology C. mindset D. mentality36. A. hides from B. stems from C. shifts from D.emerges from37. A. shortcut B. bow C. twist D. chance38. A. compared B. paralleled C. leveled D. overtaken39. A. decision B. route C. credit D. benefit40. A. checking out B. stirring up C. paying off D.responding to41. A. temper B. limit C. gap D. time42. A. mismatch B. consumption C. rate D. pride43. A. intellectual B. rebellious C. instinctual D. conditional44. A. distinctive B. stylish C. upright D. appetizing45. A. positively B. progressively C. unexpectedly D. accordinglySection BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked AB and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)How do you teach a monkey new tricks?Labs have proved difficult places to train monkeys to respond to different sounds but in the forests of Senezal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park researchers were astonished how quickly one species of monkey adapted its behavior to a new sound.Julia Fischer at the German Primate Center in Gottingen and her team flew drones over a community of green monkeys in the area to see what they made of a new flying object in their environment. They responded instantly making alarm calls to wan one another of the potential new threat.The vocalizations were distant from the ones they made in response to models of leopards and snakes, but almost identical to calls made by a related species of monkey about eagles. The results suggest a hardwired response to the perception of an aerial threat and the use of that specific call.They monkeys adapted so quickly to the mechanical noise that they began scanning the skies and making the calls even when the sound of the drone was played from the ground. The monkeys were never seen issuing alarm calls in response to birds of prey in the area, suggesting that the birds they usually see aren’t considereda threat. The drones, however, seemed to be perceived as dangerous. "It’s cer tainly disconnecting, unpredictable. something they've not seen before so it makes sense to alert everybody"say Fischer She say s she was“blown away"" by how rapidly the monkeys appeared to learn“The listeners are smart. It’s almost impossible to get a monkey in a lab to do an audio task It isn’t clear why such learning is harder in a lab environment, " she says.The study involved a year’s worth of fieldwork by a team of eight who flew the drone about60 meters above the monkeys. The research wasn’t without incident. Fisher had to duck inside shelter made of palm leaves at one point after a baboon ran to attack the leopard model she was holding.Vervet monkeys in East Africa are related to green monkeys. They have been closely studied for the different calls they make in response to a variety of predators including pythons, leopards baboons and martial eagles.The expectation for the green monkey study was that they would stay silent come up with a new alarm call or produce one similar to the velvet monkeys eagle call. Fischer's bet was on the eagle call option and she was proved right. The vocalization appears to be highly conserved by evolution“It teaches us about how different their vocal communication system is from ours, " says Fischer"There is a very limited level of flexibility. ”46. What can be learned about green monkeys’ behavioral adaptability to a new sound?A. They made sounds similar to a new flying object.B. They alerted each other to possible danger.C. They responded as though they had seen eagles.D. They scanned the sky for the source of the sound47. In paragraph 4, the writer mentions “birds of prey in the area” in order to _________.A. compare the different sounds made by the monkeysB. specify the monkeys extraordinary adaptabilityC. illustrate these birds pose no threat to the monkeysD. prove drones are more appealing to the monkeys48. What can be inferred from the passage?A. The study conducted by Fischer and her team was painstakingB. Monkeys differ greatly in their ability to adapt to a new sound.C. Researchers have unlocked why monkeys learn quickly in natureD. Monkeys turn out to be quite flexible in their vocal communication49. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A. Unbelievable—Monkeys Should Make Different Sound!B. How Do Monkeys Get New Tricks?C. Monkeys See Drones. .D. Vervet Monkeys vs Green Monkeys(B)Getting to know Peru is to admire its churches, archaeological(考古的)sites and houses with balconies who are witnesses to the rich history and guardians of the cultural treasures of Peru. We invite you to discover the top 5 most representative collections.Royal Tombs of SipanThis is an exceptional exhibition of the Lord of Sipan, one of the most powerful men of ancient Peru. ruler of the Mochica Culture which dominated the Peruvian northern coast between100 and 800 A. D. The Complex features the artifacts found within its tomb. The tour includes a visit to the archaeological site which gives you a complete view of this magnificent discovery.Lima Ar MuseumAlso known as MALI. the museum is home to a collection of more than 17. 000 works exhibited in its permanent galleries including art textiles and silverware from the first Andean civilizations to our days. In addition, the museum's temporary galleries highlight local and international exhibitions. The building that houses the Museum is located at the entrance of Lima's historic downtown next to a beautiful public park and is one of the most beautiful examples of architecture in Lima.MATEPeru’s most recognized photographer, Mario Testino, has gained a place as one of the most influential fashion and portrait photographers of our times. Here in Peruhe has written a new chapter in art’s history by restoring a beautiful 19th Century mansion to its former glory to home a non-profit museum that brings Peruvian artists and culture to worldwide attention. The museum offers the best of international contemporary art and photography through a program of exhibitions, residencies and events, alongsidea permanent display of his work.Santa Catalina ConventThis is not just another religious building-the 20, 000-sq-meter complex is almost a castle within the Arequipa City:Occupying a whole block and guarded by imposing high walls, it is one of the most fascinating religious buildings in Peru. Its main attraction is the mix of Spanish an native elements in the architectural style and the splendid works of art such as the art gallery containing pieces of the Cusco School of paintings showing the life of St. Catherine of Siena and the murals(壁画) that can be seen all over the place.50. The passage is mainly intended to _________.A. highlight Peru’s rich history and well-known artifactsB. recommend some of Peru's places that are worth visitingC. explain why Peru has protected its cultural treasures wellD. introduce most representative collections in Peru’s museums51. The building of _________ has a foreign touch.A. Royal Tombs of SipanB. Lima Art MuseumC. MATED. Santa Catalina Convent52. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The Mochica Culture spread across Peru around 800A. DB. Lima Art Museum is located on the outskirts of Lima.C. Mario Testino plays a part in publicizing Peruvian cultureD. Santa Catalina Convent is no longer used for religious purposes.(C)Some years ago a young man applied to a large United States optical(光学的)firm for a job as a lens designer. He apologized for his lack of training. However, on announcing that he owned two copies of the classic Applied Optics and Optical Design, he was hired on the spot. Perhaps the story will be repeated someday with Buchdahl’s Introduction to Hamiltonian Optics as a similar certificate of qualification.Hamiltonian theory describes the overall properties of optical systems considered as "black boxes, " although it does not describe the detailed structure needed to construct the systems and achieve these properties. Buchdahl’s book is th erefore onthe subject of geometrical optics, but it is not about how to design lenses. It is, however, a comprehensive account of the fundamentals of the theory written with the lens designer’s needs very much in mind. Every lens designer worth his salt(称职的) has at some point in his career attempted to apply the broad concepts of Hamiltonian optics to the solutions of practical problems. Success has been rare. Therefore, the theory has made little direct contribution to techniques for optical instrument design. The failures have been frustrating because of the obvious fundamental power of the theory and because of its conceptual elegance. The indirect effects have been large. however, both in contributing to an understanding of fundamental principles that govern how optical systems work and in pointing the way to other more practical theoretical approaches.Buchdahl approaches the subject not only as a capable physicist, but as one who, with knowledge of practical optics, has made a significant contribution to geometrical optical theory Buchdahl’s approach has over the last decade had a major impact on modern lens design with computers. Thus. he brings to this exposition of Hamiltonian optics a familiarity with practical optics not usually found in authors on this subject.The author claims his book to be non-mathematical and indeed it might be so viewed by a professional mathematician. From the point of view of many physicists and engineers, it will appear to be quite mathematical. Moreover, this is a tightly written book. The subject matter is developed with precision and the author expects the reader at every point to be master of the preceding exposition.53. Hamiltonian theory has been met with failure as a result of _________.A. newer finding related to the wave particle nature of lightB. concepts too difficult for most lens designers to understandC. too much mathematical detail in the theoryD. not enough practical information offered by the theory to allow for use by lens crafters54. The author of this passage implies that Introduction to Hamiltonian Optics is _________.A. valuable only to those beginning to study opticsB. necessary to those interested in developing new optical systemsC. useless to those interested in practical opticsD. valuable to any student of optics55. The article points out that the great benefits of Hamiltonian optics have been found in _________.A. indirect waysB. a fundamental power within the theoryC. the conceptual elegance of the theoryD. the practical applications of the theory in finding new approaches to old problems56. This passage is probably taken from _________.A. a book reviewB. a chemistry textbookC. an optician's journalD. a general science textSection CDirections:Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box Each sentence can be used only once Note that there are two more sentences than you need.Living off gridWhen you need electricity you just plug in the machine and switch it on. If you need water you turn on the tap. _________57_________ For many people these facilities are the basics of civilized society and the idea of living without them seems risky. Yet for a growing number of people the idea of living offgrid—without electricity, water or sewage-is an increasingly attractive lifestyle.Off-gridders do not have to give up electricity or a modern lifestyle-some choose to, but most use small hydroelectric power systems, solar panels or windmills togenerate enough power for their needs. Heating and cooking needs are met by solar energy or wood burning systems, and toilet facilities range from non-water toilets to outside compost toilets. _________58_________It ranges from additional yurts (a type of tent) to luxury house with high-speed internet and central heating. Whether they live in simple homes or luxury houses, what they all have in common is that their lifestyles do not create any pollution or carbon emissions-the ultimate goal for off-gridders.Around 100, 000 people are thought to be living offgrid in the UK now. _________59_________They grow their own foo, home-school their children and provide their own medical care. They are people who have been priced out of the housing market or who have grown disillusioned with what modern society can offer and who decides that an alternative lifestyle isn’t a pipe dream, but a viable option.A part from living an alternative lifestyle, cost is a big factor in choosing to live off-grid. Off grid houses are far cheaper to build than ordinary homes since they don’t need to be connected to the electricity or water supplies and even road access is not necessary. Materials tend to be cheaper. too. Popular options include straw or old tyres and cement.Surprisingly, the biggest problem off-gridders face is not building their homes or becoming self-sufficient but getting permission to build. Rural areas away from town are the perfect choice but these are often protected by law from construction of any kind or have building restrictions There are now several websites dedicated to land-sharing so that the costs of buying land and getting permission can be shared, and there are increasing numbers of off-grid communities. _________60_________ Off-gridding could soon be common all over Europe and America.第II卷(70’)IV. Grammar(20')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.(A)Elon Musk Tweets an Ancient Chinese Poem. Here’s What It MeansThe world’s richest man caught up in Twitter spats(小争吵)now wants somepeace. In a Monday tweet, Elon Musk wrote "humankined. ” followed by the Chinese poem The Quatrain oi Seven Stepsa widely known classical poem used ____1____ (describe)infighting between closely-related people. Here is the poem ____2____ (translate)into English by Moss Roberts:Beans a simmer on a beanstalk flameFrom inside the pot expressed their ire:"Alive we sprouted on a single root——What's your rush to cook us on the fire?”The verses were attributed to Cao Zhithe son of famous warlord Cao Cao, ____3____ lived between 192 and 232 during the Three Kingdoms period. What exactly happened in history is contested. But the popular tale goes ____4____ after Cao Cao’s death his older son Cao Pi succeeded him to become an emperor. Cao Pi was jealous of his younger brother Cao Zhi's literary talent and wanted to find an excuse to kill him. One day, Cao Pi ordered Cao Zhi to make a poem about their fraternal(兄弟间的)relationship within seven paces and swore to have the younger brother executed ____5____ he failed.Cao Zhi then made the bean-themed verses____6____the spot, alluding(影射)to Cao Pi’s cruel attempt to murder his own sibling ____7____(feel) ashamed, Cao Pi eventually let Cac Zhi go.In China, the poem is taught to primary school students and is often quoted by people to describe unnecessary rivalries. Interest users including people in China are confused over what Musk ____8____(refer)to. Musk later liked a reply to his post that translated the verses as"Humans are fro the same ancestor, why are we so eager to destroy each other?He ____9____ be talking bout a recent argument with the United Nations’World Food Program. After the program's director David Beaslety challenged the ultra-rich to provide $6 billion to help 42 million people, Musk over the weekend said he would sell his Tesla shares if the program could show on Twitter exactly____10____ $6 billion could solve world hunger Beasley invited Musk to talk, but Musk demanded open books(一目了然的事物)fro the organization.(B)Fun Facts about PigeonsPigeons are the most misunderstood of all creatures Upon seeing a flock of pigeons many people want ____11____ more than to run a mile in the other direction. Pigeons are commonly viewed as carriers and spreaders of disease, but that’s actuallynot true People may be surprised to learn that these creatures have a number of ____12____(fascinate) characteristics that should not be overlooked.First, pigeons are highly skilled navigators(领航员). A pigeon can find its way back to its nest after ____13____(transport) more than a thousand miles away from it!Because of this ability, humans ____14____(use)pigeons to their advantage for centuries.Another interesting yet not so admirable quality of pigeons is that they appear to be master procrastinators(拖延者). Scientific studies have shown that pigeons often delay the completion of a dull or troublesome task when an immediately ____15____(convenient)alternative is available. Maybe pigeons could “give humans a run for their money"when it comes to putting off work!Next, we come to the unpleasant topic of pigeon droppings. Urban dwellers are used to seeing streets ____16____(litter) with these droppings. Although pigeon poo is seen as a problem in modern times several centuries ago, it was actually considered a valuable commodity ____17____ its usefulness as a fertilizerFinally, it cannot be denied ____18____ intelligent creatures pigeons are. In addition to their navigation skills and excellent sense of hearing they can distinguish between the letters of the Roman alphabet and differentiate between human faces in photographs.So, 19________ ________ you feel disgusted upon encountering a pigeon, ____20____(remember) that besides carrying little disease risk these birds are smart creatures with many wonderful abilities.V. Summary Writing(10')Directions:Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main points of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.As the world sees more and more extreme weather patterns, it's becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the effects of climate change. It is now a common topic of discussion and it has even found its way into the books we read. Because of this a genre called climate fiction. or cli-fi has found new life.As the name suggests, climate fiction refers to stories with a central theme of climate change or global warming. These kinds of books can help us imagine what the world might be like in the future because of major climate change events. Adeline。

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高三英语练习II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Read the following passage. Fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word. For the other blanks, fill in each blank with one proper word. Make sure that your answers are grammatically correct.Of the many factors that contribute to poor performance on standardized tests like the SAT, nerves and exhaustion, surprisingly, (21) ______ not rank very high. In fact, according to a new paper published in Journal of Experimental Psychology, a little anxiety – not to mention fatigue – might actually be a very good thing.The study was conducted by psychology professors Phillip Ackerman and Ruth Kanfer. They recruited 239 college freshmen, each (22) ______ (agree) to take three different versions of the SAT reasoning test (23) ______ (give) on three consecutive Saturday mornings. The tests would take three-and-a-half hours, four-and-a-half hours and five-and-a-half-hours, and would be administered in a random order to each of the students. (24) ______ (boost) the stress level in the students – who had already taken the SAT in the past and gotten into college – Ackerman and Kanfer offered a cash bonus to any volunteers who (25) ______ (beat) their high-school score.(26) ______ the test began on each of the three Saturdays, the students filled out a questionnaire that asked them about their fatigue level, mood and confidence. They completed the questionnaire again at a break in the middle of the test and once more at the end. Together, all of these provided a sort of fever chart of the students’ energy and anxiety (27) ______ the experience.When the researchers scored the results, it came as no surprise that volunteers’ fatigue and stress rose steadily (28) ______ the test got longer. (29) ______ was unexpected was their corresponding performance: as the length of the test increased, so (30) ______ the students’ scores. The average score on the three-and-a-half-hour test was 1209 out of 1600. On the four-and-a-half-hour version it was 1222; on the five-and-a-half-hour test it was 1237.Section BDirection: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.(A)Germany became the latest defending champion to crash out of the World Cup at the first hurdle, part of a trend but definitely not part of the plan when Germany arrived here.A smooth-running ___31___ machine when it won the Cup in 2014, Germany now appears in need of a reform after losing, 2-0, to South Korea here on Wednesday and saying goodbye to Russia about three weeks earlier than many expected.It has been the earliest exit for a German team at the World Cup since 1938, which seems even more ___32___ when you consider Hitler was then the country’s leader and only 15 teams participated.With stars like Kroos, Mesut O zil and Mats Hummels, Germany won every match in ___33___ for this World Cup, the first German team to do so. But it could not even ___34___ it out of the group phase in Russia.There seems to be a World Cup curse at ___35___. Since the 1998 edition, the defending champion has been eliminated in the group phase on four occasions: France in 2002, Italy in 2010, Spain in 2014 and nowGermany.But this team’s early exit was still a(n) ___36___ shock, and Joachim Lo w, the German coach since 2006, used that same word — “schock,” in his own language — to describe the experience on Wednesday.“The ___37___ of being eliminated is just huge,” said Lo w, who added that the team deserved to go out early. “It turned ___38___. I must take responsibility for this.”A four-time World Cup winner, Germany was a finalist in 2002, third in 2006 and 2010 and the champion in 2014 after dealing the host nation of Brazil a 7-1 defeat in the semifinals, the ___39___ of which still leaves many Brazilians in pain.The Germans certainly have historical company, however. The list of defending champions to lose very early shows how ___40___ it is to maintain momentum and focus with national teams whose players practice and play together much less frequently than they do with their clubs.(B)The New York subway system is one of the largest in the world, ferrying nearly eight and a half million people around the city every week. Riders find more than ___41___ below the streets; among the dirt and the screech of the trains, there is also music. The subway system is like a free ___42___ hall, offering almost every kind of music.You never know what you might ___43___, depending on the day of the week and the particular station. At a subway platform below Pennsylvania station one afternoon recently, Rawl Mitchell, an immigrant from Trinidad and Tobago, was playing the steel drums. He said he’s been performing in the subway since the mid-1990s. “The people do ___44___ the music,” he said. “They stand around listening and if it pleases them, they applaud and put their money in the case or whatever. They ___45___ clap and say things like ‘It’s nice.’ They offer me some positive feedback.”Singer-songwriter Rosateresa, who often sings on a station at 14th Street, has been at it almost as long. She moved from Puerto Rico to study classical voice several decades ago. “My ___46___ is to sing like the jilguero, a Puerto Rican bird, which wakes up the sun,” said Rosateresa.Mitchell and Rosateresa both perform ___47___, outside the transit authority’s official “Music Under New York” program, which sponsor 150 performances each week, by more than 200 individuals and groups.Like Rosateresa and Mitchell, Musicians who participate in “Music Under New York” ___48___ only whatever people choose to give. Opera singers Tom McNichols and Patricia Vital, part of a group called “Opera Collective”, said they ___49___ performing in the subways, though it isn’t lucrative. “Music in general is not about money, and ‘Music Under New York’ is definitely more about making opera ___50___ than it is about making a living,” McNichols said.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirection: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.(A)You can actually catch a good mood or a bad mood from your friends, according to a recent study in the journal Royal Society Open Science. But that shouldn’t stop you from ___51___ with pals who are down in the dumps, say the study authors: ___52___, the effect isn’t large enough to push you into depression.The new study adds to a growing body of research suggesting that happiness and sadness—as well as lifestyle and behavioral factors like smoking, drinking, obesity, fitness habits and even the ability to concentrate—can ___53___ across social networks, both online and in real life. But while many ___54___ studies have only looked at friendship data at one point in time, this is one of the few that measured social and mood changes over time.The new research involved groups of junior-high and high-school students who took part in ___55___ screenings（筛查）and answered questions about their best friends, many of whom were also enrolled in the study. In total, 2,194 students were included in the ___56___, which used a mathematical model to look for connections among friend networks.Overall, kids whose friends suffered from bad moods were more ___57___ to report bad moods themselves—and they were less likely to have improved when they were screened again six months to a year later. When people had more happy friends, ___58___, their moods were more likely to improve over time.Some symptoms related to depression—like helplessness, tiredness and loss of interest—also seemed to follow this ___59___, which scientists call “social contagion.” But this isn’t something that people need to ___60___, says lead author Robert Eyre, a doctoral student at the University of Warwick. Rather, it’s likely just a “___61___ empathetic response that we’re all familiar with, and something we recognize by common sense,” he says. In other words, when a friend is going through a rough patch, it makes sense that you’ll feel some of their ___62___, and it’s certainly not a reason to stay away.The study also found that having friends who were clinically depressed did not ___63___ participants’ risk of becoming depressed themselves. “Your friends do not put you at risk of illness,” says Eyre, “so a good course of action is simply to ___64___ them.” To boost both of your moods, he suggests doing things together that you both ___65___—and taking other friends along to further spread those good feelings, too.”51. A. keeping up B. making off C. hanging out D. getting away52. A. Thankfully B. Particularly C. Hopefully D. Totally53. A. increase B. generate C. delay D. spread54. A. growing B. previous C. real D. large-scale55. A. depression B. anxiety C. anger D. friendship56. A. assessment B. examination C. analysis D. exercise57. A. willing B. reluctant C. able D. likely58. A. what’s worse B. as a result C. on the other hand D. in one word59. A. prediction B. pattern C. report D. improvement60. A. worry about B. look for C. rely on D. put forward61. A. social B. normal C. rough D. certain62. A. symptoms B. responses C. recognition D. pain63. A. eliminate B. conceal C. increase D. sugarcoat64. A. enlighten B. entertain C. empower D. support65. A. enjoy B. understand C. advise D. permit(B)Many of China’s ancient architectural treasures crumbled to dust before Lin Huiyin and Liang Sicheng began documenting them in the 1930s. The husband and wife team were by far the best-known ___66___ to operate in China. Their ___67___ have since inspired generations of people to speak out for architecture threatened by the rush toward development.Becoming China’s first architectural historians was no easy ___68___. The buildings they wanted to___69___ were centuries old, often in shambles and located in distant parts of the country. In many cases, they had to journey through ___70___ conditions in the Chinese countryside to reach them.___71___ China’s outlying areas during the 1930s meant traveling muddy, poorly maintained roads by mule, or on foot. This was a(n) ___72___ undertaking both for Liang, who walked with a bad limp（跛）after a motorcycle accident as a young man, and Lin, who had a lung disease for years. Inns were often unimaginably dirty, food could be tainted（污染的）, and there was always ___73___ of violence from rebels, soldiers and bandits.Their greatest discovery came on an expedition in 1937 when they dated and extremely ___74___ catalogued Foguang Si, or the Temple of Buddha’s Light, in Wutai County, Shanxi Province. The breathtaking wooden temple was ___75___ in 857 A.D., making it the oldest building known in China at the time. (It is now the fourth-oldest known).Liang and Lin crawled into the temple’s most ___76___ areas to determine its age, including one aerie inhabited by thousands of bats and millions of bedbugs, covered in dust and littered with dead bats. Liang wrote of the ___77___ in an account included in “Liang and Lin: Partners in Exploring China’s Architectural Past,” the English-language story of their lives written by Wilma Fairbank, their close friend and correspondent.“In complete darkness and amid the ___78___ smell, hardly breathing, with thick masks covering our noses and mouths, we measured, drew, and photographed with flashlights for several hours,” Liang wrote. “When ___79___ we came out to take a breath of fresh air, we found hundreds of bedbugs in our backpack. We ourselves had been badly bitten. Yet the ___80___ and unexpectedness of our find made those the happiest hours of my years hunting for ancient architecture.”66. A. architects B. historians C. preservationists D. travellers67. A. documents B. efforts C. operations D. encouragements68. A. achievement B. dream C. determination D. breakthrough69. A. construct B. develop C. announce D. save70. A. opposing B. unexpected C. unfamiliar D. dangerous71. A. Exploring B. Touring C. Developing D. Overlooking72. A. unadvisable B. priceless C. demanding D. worthless73. A. tolerance B. accusation C. suspicion D. risk74. A. efficiently B. carefully C. merrily D. creatively75. A. built B. ruined C. discovered D. recorded76. A. untidy B. ancient C. forgotten D. important77. A. crawl B. experience C. prospection D. exploitation78. A. unknown B. disgusting C. hard D. thick79. A. at last B. in contrast C. in result D. with effort80. A. misery B. result C. reflection D. importanceSection BDirection: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them in passage A, B and C, 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)Sandra Boynton, a children’s author, has in more recent years branched out into kids music. Her most recent album Hog Wild!, for example, features Samuel L. Jackson as a Tyrannosaurus Rex. She talked in an interview about how to tap into kids' imaginations and how to make scary things less threatening for them.In your years of writing and illustrating children’s books, have you noticed anything that really sparks a child’s imagination?I think maybe there’s no basic difference between what fascinates a child and what fascinates the rest of us. We’re all drawn to things that wake us up, things that grab our attention through our hearing or our sight or our sense of touch. We’re curious about the world as it is, and we’re curious about what could be. Imagination follows curiosity pretty naturally.It doesn’t feel to me like it’s been a long time that I’ve been drawing and writing things. It doesn’t feel like a short time, either. It just feels like what I do. I make things. I’m a permanent Kindergartner, I guess.You often take a threatening figure like a Tyrannosaurus Rex or a monster and make him cute. Do you have any suggestions for how to make children less afraid of things?Actually, I think kids kind of like being afraid of things, as long as someone calm is right there with reassurance. Hugging helps.What have you learned about childhood from writing kids’ books?Accessing childhood has actually never been that hard. It’s adulthood that’s still perplexing. I would guess that most children’s book writers are that way. I’m really writing books and making music for my own child-self. But I’m certainly delighted and grateful that my books work for people other than just me. It keeps me from having to find an actual job.A lot of authors are worried that children spend too much time on digital devices rather than with books, but you seem to have embraced it. Why?When the interactive book app universe was new, I was, as a creator of things, curious. My background is theater, and I thought it could be interesting to try to figure out how to create content that’s both theater-like and book-like. I found a superb partner in this, the insanely ingenious Loud Crow Interactive in Vancouver. We worked intensively together for a couple of years and made five very cool apps. I’m proud of them. But now, having too often seen very young kids sitting idly, staring at screens, I have my doubts.81.What does Sandra Boynton think about imagination?A. It fascinates both adults and children.B. It can be waken up by attention to senses.C. It can be naturally aroused out of curiosity.D. It lasts for long in a permanent kindergartner.82.When writing children’s books, Sandra ______.A. finds herself confused about remembering childhoodB. agrees with other book writers that writing is hardC. puts herself in a child’s place and thinks like a childD. is delighted that she doesn’t need to find another job83.Sandra thinks the apps she made with her partner were cool because they were ______.A. new ways to increase interactions between usersB. interactive by combining theatre and bookC. beneficial with the content both theatre-like and book-likeD. created by an insanely ingenious expert and friend84.We can conclude from the interview that ______.A. Sandra is good at making a threatening figure cuteB. kids are always calm instead of being afraid of thingsC. digital devices have been embraced by most of the authorsD. there were no interactive book apps before Sandra’s appsFOUR BOOKS YOU SHOULD READCaroline Leavitt Cruel Beautiful WorldAt age 16 Lucy is a lonely orphan living with older sister Charlotte and devoted aunt Iris in Waltham, Massachusetts. On the last day of school, she runs away with her 30-year-old teacher, William, and settles in a hillside shack in rural Pennsylvania, near his new teaching job. Though Lucy feels increasingly isolated, William won’t allow her any outlet. Leavitt draws upon a real-life crime that involved a girl she knew in high school. She tells her story from multiple viewpoints, building tension and empathy for Lucy and Charlotte as tragedy swallows them.Steven Price By GaslightPrice, an award-winning Canadian poet, achieves an extraordinary achievement of Dickensian storytelling in his weighty second novel. His hero is William Pinkerton, son of the founder of the legendary detective agency, who finds clues in his late father’s safe to the case of William Shade. This mythic thief had disturbed and upset his father. William tracks a Shade accomplice（共犯）, Charlotte Reckitt, to London, only to find she’s been found dead in the Thames. Also on the scene is Adam Foole, who is obsessed with Charlotte, who he met while stealing De Beers diamonds from a South African mine. Price ably arranges dozens of interlinking plotlines as he spans three continents and several decades, from American Civil War battlefields to Scotland Yard at the end of the 19th Century.GeFeiThe Invisibility CloakBeijing-based GeFei (pen name for Liu Yong) won the 2015 Mao Dun Literature Prize for fiction “describing the changing spirit of Chinese society” over the past century. The Invisibility Cloak, his first English publication, revolves around Cui, a divorced man who creates customized hi-fi speakers for Beijing’s newly wealthy and a few intellectuals. Beijing’s rapid expansion has left Cui longing for an invisible life away from the city. His chance comes when he agrees to build a world-class sound system for a gangster（黑社会老大）. GeFei’s nice irony, translated from the Chinese by Canaan Morse, should find many fans.Tim Harford MessyThe temptation to be neat and tidy may be powerful, but “we would be better served by embracing a degree of mess,” Harford argues. His defense of the creative potential of the imperfect, crude, random, vague, difficult, diverse and even dirty is refreshing. Reaching into the arts, politics, business, science and technology, Harford makes a compelling case for opening up to disorder and luck.85.Which author does NOT tell a story in his / her work listed above?A. Caroline LeavittB. Steven PriceC. GeFeiD. Tim Harford86.Jack is an American who would like everything to be neat and tidy. He loves reading novels with ironichumor and detective stories. He is going to work and live in Beijing for the next three years, and he is very curious about the place he is soon heading to. Which book will he most likely choose to read now?A. Cruel Beautiful WorldB. By GaslightC. The Invisibility CloakD. Messy87.This page is intended for people who want to ______.A. buy newly-published books at a discountB. recommend books to friends and familyC. know what books are worthwhile to readD. understand the current trend in literature(C)To be really happy and really safe, one ought to have at least two or three hobbies, and they must all be real. It is no use starting late in life to say “I will take an interest in this or that.” Such an attempt only aggravates the strain of mental effort. A man may acquire great knowledge of topics unconnected with his daily work, and yet hardly get any benefit or relief. It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do.Broadly speaking, human beings may be divided into three classes: those who are toiled to death, those who are worried to death and those who are bored to death. It is no use offering the manual labourer, tired out with a hard week’s sweat and effort, the chance of playing a game of football or baseball on Saturday afternoon. It is no use inviting the politician or the professional or business man, who has been working or worrying about serious things for six days, to work or worry about trifling things at the weekend. As for the unfortunate people who can command everything they want, who can gratify every caprice and lay their hands on almost every object of desire — for them a new pleasure, a new excitement is only an additional satiation. In vain they rush frantically round from place to place, trying to escape from the avenging boredom by mere clatter and motion. For them discipline in one form or another is the most hopeful path.It may also be said that rational, industrious, useful human beings are divided into two classes: first, those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure; and secondly, those whose work and pleasure are one. Of these the former are the majority. They have their compensations. The long hours in the office or the factory bring with them as their reward, not only the means of sustenance, but a keen appetite for pleasure even in its simplest and most modest forms. But Fortune’s favoured children belong to the second class. Their life is a natural harmony. For them the working hours are never long enough. Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays when they come are grudged as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vocation. Yet to both classes the need of an alternative outlook, of a change of atmosphere, of a diversion of effort, is essential. Indeed, it may well be that those whose work is their pleasure are those who most need the means of banishing it at intervals from their mind.88.What does “are toiled” in the 2nd paragraph mean?A. have hobbiesB. feel pleasedC. work very hardD. are busy89.Which is NOT true based on the first two paragraphs?A. Being late in life to attempt to cultivate hobbies adds to mental stress.B. Great knowledge irrelevant to the daily work can’t guarantee benefit.C. Those tired out for a week’s labour are reluctant to play football on weekends.D. Unfortunate people need discipline to help them build up hope.90.For those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure, they ______.A. are very willing to work long hours in the office or the factoryB. earn a large amount of money due to their hard work for a long timeC. are keen to enjoy the pleasure when they are off dutyD. usually enjoy themselves in the simplest and most modest forms91.Which statement will the author agree with according to the 3rd paragraph?A. The first class are lazy and the second class are bound to succeed.B. The second class never need holidays because their life is harmonious.C. The minority are more favoured by fortune because they never stop working.D. One really needs alternation for a change in order to work better.(D)Ladies and gentlemen,I feel that this award was not made to me as a man, but to my work - a life's work in the agony（痛苦）and sweat of the human spirit. But I would like to use this moment as a climax from which I might be listened to by the young men and women already dedicated to the same agony and sweat, among whom is already that one who will someday stand here where I am standing.Our tragedy today is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained by now that we can even bear it. Because of this, the young man or woman writing today has forgotten the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat.He, the writer, must learn them again. He must teach himself that the worst of all things is to be afraid; and, teaching himself that, forget it forever, leaving no room in his workshop for anything but the old truths of the heart, the old universal truths lacking which any story is short-lived and doomed - love and honor and pity and pride and sympathy and sacrifice. Until he does so, he labors under a curse（诅咒）. He writes not of love but of desire, of defeats in which nobody loses anything of value, of victories without hope and, worst of all, without pity or sympathy. His griefs grieve on no universal bones, leaving no scars. He writes not of the heart but of the glands（腺体）.Until he relearns these things, he will write as though he stood among and watched the end of man. I decline to accept the end of man. It is easy enough to say that man is immortal simply because he will endure. I refuse to accept this. I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of sympathy and sacrifice and endurance. The poet's, the writer's, duty is to write about these things. It is his privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and sympathy and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past. The poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the pillars to help him endure and prevail.92.The word “that” in the 2nd paragraph probably means ______.A. the agony and sweat of the human spiritB. the general and universal physical fearC. the sustenance and endurance for a long timeD. the human heart in conflict with itself93.According to the speaker, the old truths of the heart are so important that ______.A. they are love, honor, pity, pride, sympathy and sacrificeB. they prolong a writer’s life and protect him from cursesC. they are the soul of a real and powerful piece of writingD. they can effectively stop the trend towards the end of man94.How can poets / writers help man endure and prevail?A. By inspiring man with his past glories through words.B. By helping man endure the end through endless voices.C. By recording sympathy, sacrifice and endurance in his soul.D. By building spiritual pillars through immortal hearts.95.The speaker may probably agree that ______.A. the award was not fair because his life was too painfulB. young writers now are too fearful to bear the agony and sweatC. the biggest obstacle to good writing is the writer’s fearD. writing about man’s soul signals his final prevalence(E)By now you’ve probably heard about the “you’re not special” speech, when English teacher David McCullough told graduating seniors at Wellesley High School: “Do not get the idea you’re anything special, because you’re not.” Mothers and fathers present at the ceremony — and a whole lot of other parents across the Internet — took issue with McCullough’s ego-puncturing words. But lost in the uproar was something we really should be taking to heart: our young people actually have no idea whether they’re particularly talented or accomplished or not. In our eagerness to elevate their self-esteem, we forgot to teach them how to realistically assess their own abilities, a crucial requirement for getting better at anything from math to music to sports. In fact, it’s not just privileged high-school students: we all tend to view ourselves as above average.Such inflated self-judgments have been found in study after study, and it’s often exactly when we’re least competent at a given task that we rate our performance most generously. In a 2006 study published in the journal Medical Education, for example, medical students who scored the lowest on an essay test were the most charitable in their self-evaluations, while high-scoring students judged themselves much more stringently. Poor students, the authors note, “lack insight” into their own inadequacy. Why should this be? Another study, led by Cornell University psychologist David Dunning, offers an enlightening explanation. People who are incompetent, he writes with coauthor Justin Kruger, suffer from a “dual burden”: they’re not good at what they do, and their very ineptness prevents them from recognizing how bad they are.In Dunning and Kruger’s study, subjects scoring at the bottom of the heap on tests of logic, grammar and humor “extremely overestimated” their talents. Although their test scores put them in the 12th percentile, they guessed they were in the 62nd. What these individuals lacked (in addition to clear logic, proper grammar and a sense of humor) was “metacognitive skill”: the capacity to monitor how well they’re performing. In the absence of that capacity, the subjects arrived at an overly hopeful view of their own abilities. There’s a paradox here, the authors note: “The skills that engender competence in a particular domain are often the very same skills necessary to evaluate competence in that domain.” In other words, to get better at judging how well we’re doing at an activity, we have to get better at the activity itself.There are a couple of ways out of this double bind. First, we can learn to make honest comparisons with others. Train yourself to recognize excellence, even when you yourself don’t possess it, and compare what you can do against what truly excellent individuals are able to accomplish. Second, seek out feedback that is frequent, accurate and specific. Find a critic who will tell you not only how poorly you’re doing, but just what it is that you’re doing wrong. As Dunning and Kruger note, success indicates to us that everything went right, but failure is more ambiguous: any number of things could have gone wrong. Use this external feedback to figure out exactly where and when you screwed up.。

上海交通大学附属中学2018-2019学年高三第一学期摸底考试

上海交通大学附属中学2018-2019学年高三第一学期摸底考试英语试卷（考试时间120分钟；满分140分）第I卷Ⅰ. VocabularyDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.(A)1-5 BD A BC ABC D 6-10 B AB CB AC CTeenagers seem more likely to give in to peer influence than adults, but that may not be because teens are less 1 of making rational decisions themselves, studies on peer pressure suggest.Research finds people are strikingly susceptible to influences teenagers, but to what degree varies widely. In a growing body of work, scientists suggest that teens are more 2 to peer pressure than adults because they get greater pleasure from behavior they experience as rewarding. They tend to find being liked by other people very pleasing.Peer influence during adolescence is normal. During that time, people experience an increase in novelty-seeking, 3 by interest in exploring a new environment. This peer influence tends to 4 around age 15 and then decline. Teens get better at setting boundaries with peers by age 18, according to Laurence Steinberg, a psychology professor at Temple University.In years past, people thought teens didn’t have fully 5 frontal lobes (额叶), the part of the brain critical for decision-making and other more complex cognitive tasks. But an increasing amount of research seems to show that teens are able to make decisions as well as adults when they are not overwhelmed 6 with emotions.Peer pressure is often seen as negative, and indeed it can 7 teens into unhealthy behavior like smoking or speeding. But it can also lead to 8 in more useful social behavior. If peers value doing well in school or excelling at sports, for instance, it might encourage kids to study or train harder. And both peer pressure and learning to 9 it are important developmental steps to self-reliance, experts say.Facing the influence of friends represents an important developmental step for teens on theirway to becoming independent-thinking adults, scientists say.In order for kids to develop the ability to stand up to peer pressure, parents have to let their children stand up to them, too, according to Dr. Steinberg. “If you’re the kind of parent that raises your children with t he ‘do it because I said so’ 10 , you’re raising a child who’s going to be more susceptible to others saying, ‘Do this,’” he says.(B)1-5 CD C A D AC 6-10 ABC BC AB B BDStudents Honor 9/11 Through VolunteeringIn the days after Sept. 11, 2001, thousands poured into Ground Zero to lend their hands in one of the largest recovery efforts(恢复经济) in American history. Now, 12 years later, colleges are finding ways to channel（疏通）the same 1 into service projects in their own communities on September 11th."9/11 is such a(n) __2__ touchstone（试金石）for our country, I think people want to find ways to do something, and students as well," says Kevin Kruger, president of the student affairs group. "The idea of giving something back to the __3__ ties in well to（密切配合）the emotional significance of that."Though no corner of the country was untouched by the terrorist attacks, they especially rocked（晃动）New York University on 9/11. Less than two miles from Ground Zero, students__4__ the plane-on-tower impact from their dorm rooms. The university coordinated（协调）shelters and counseling（提供建议）in the days afterward.Because of this, NYU public affairs director Philip Lentz says the volunteer work the students do this week has a "special relevance（关联）." Students today __5__ at a rescue mission, wrote cards for soldiers and veterans（老兵）and made donations for the families of victims and first responders（现场目击者）on 9/11."NYU feels it has a special __6__ to offer this service opportunity to students that are here so they can give back to the community that was so devastated（毁灭）by the attacks," Lentz says.Similar deeds have been taking place in George Washington University in Washington, D.C. "For the past five years at GW, freshmen have boarded buses immediately after their official welcome __7__ in early September to head for the nation's financial capital and volunteer in__8__ that aid the environment, education, veterans and community organizations," says Amy Cohen, the university's director for civic engagement and public service."We hope that students will learn that community __9__ is part of how we build strong communities and a vibrant __10__ society," Cohen wrote in an e-mail to USA TODAY. "We ask students to reflect on the tragedy of 9/11 and to use this day as a way to show civic engagement and community building."Ⅱ. Reading comprehension.Section ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C, D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.(A)Harvard LibraryIf we compare professors and students to the host of a university, then the library of a university can be compared to the hallway. The quality of a university, 1 , is in direct proportion to that of its library. At Harvard，the library is an essential part of everybody's life. Both the quantity and the 2 of the library make study a pleasant process.Harvard Library is not only the most ancient library in the United States, but the largest university library with the largest scale. In 1638 John Harvard 3 his whole library to the then Harvard College. After 300 years of development, the library now holds 10 million books and 4 more than 100 branch libraries. In addition to the libraries owned by each school, there are some branch libraries that are 5 in some aspects. While most of the branch libraries are on Harvard campus, some are as far as in Washington, D.C., or even in Florence of Italy. Yenching Library is famous for its 6 of East Asian literature. Lamont Library is the first library in the world that is 7 for undergraduates. WidenerLibrary is the largest library in Harvard, only second to Library ofCongress.What 8 to be mentioned is the system or rather theservice of the libraries. Usually the libraries are open from 9 a.m. to 5p.m.. The main libraries are open until 10 p.m.. The libraries for undergraduates will even be open all night during the 9 period. The libraries also provide with students the service of 10 reading materials for all courses. At the beginning of a semester, each teacher will give a list of books to the librarians. The librarians are 11 to find out these books and put them at the places where students can easily find them.There is no limitation for the number of books that students can borrow. As the space for the library is limited, many books are 12 in suburban library. Despite this, students can go to fetch the book at the 13 library within 24 hours after they submit request for that book. Even if there is only one book to be fetched from the suburban library, the libraries on campus will send someone to do the job. This kind of 14 which put readers in the first place is rare even in Ivy League. Therefore, study at Harvard will be a(n) 15 experience.A）1-5 BCADB 6-10 ACDAB 11-15 DCABD1. A. as a result B. to some extent C. on the contrary D. at all times2. A. influence B. discipline C. quality D. prospect3. A. donated B. assigned C. adapted D. distributed4. A. contains B. composes C. involves D. includes5. A. informative B. different C. secure D. peculiar6. A. collections B. documents C. phenomena D. exhibitions7. A. unusually B. formally C. specially D. especially8. A. remains B. happens C. appears D. deserves9. A. examination B. experiment C. vacation D. graduation10. A. confirming B. preparing C. selecting D. designing11. A. desperate B. willing C. reluctant D. responsible12. A. exhibited B. reserved C. stored D. classified13. A. appointed B. accepted C. expected D. restricted14. A. performance B. service C. activity D. response15. A. fortunate B. creative C. positive D. enjoyable(B)Instead of cruising in on a hoverboard, I rode my bike to the office today. The bicycle was invented in the 19th century. Instead of taking a pill for breakfast, I had a bacon roll, cooked using gas. Science fiction has 1 to us.Making predictions is tricky, especially about the future, as physicist Niels Bohr joked. In science fiction, you can't escape that 2 though. Since its birth in the 19th century, writers have 3 imagined the things to come: devices that humankind will invent to make life easier. But in so many instances, those promises have not come to pass. The biggest 4 are in travel--jet packs, hoverboards and flying cars are yet to fill the skies. Air travel has become significantly cheaper and wide-reaching, but only using distinctly 20th-century technology:commercial aero planes are much the same as they were 50 years ago.5 is what science fiction frequently delivers, but its arrival in the real world has been unpredictable. Domestic robots with a degree of intelligence are yet to6 , though robotic vacuum cleaners are commercially available--even if they are fairly hopeless. Video calls have now arrived--sort of--but conferencing on Skype is still dissatisfying. In mobiles, video call technology is now available, so when your dad rings to update you on his vegetable patch, he'll be able to7 your look of boredom.The truth is that we quickly 8 the astonishment of invention: our wonderment is soon replaced with the feeling of nothing new. We should ty to stay in that period of 9 . It is astonishing that the contents of every book ever written can be stored in a small box. Or that you can carry 10,000 albums on an object kept in your pocket. Or that almost all the information in the world can be accessed almost anywhere at any time. All these 10 are dependent on the emergence of the microchip and its place in computers. Yet sci-fi didn’t 11 the dominance of the computer in running our lives.But the real area where 12 far outstrips predictions is medicine. Sure, fiction would describe humans as ‘disease-free’ but without going into detail. “Disease-fee” humans are still absent, but the progress made in 13 life is breathtaking. With relative ease, we can sequence anyone's genome (基因组), giving a read-out of our entire genetic code. This means we can find out the underlying genetic cause of thousands of diseases in minutes.Photosensitive implants now exist that can replace damaged cells in the retina (视网膜) and can thus 14 sight to the blind. While the inventions of science fiction can show great ideas we’d like to happen, nothing 15 the inventiveness of people in the real world.B）1-5 BBDAC 6-10 ACCBD 11-15 ADACD1. A. tuned B. lied C. objected D. talked2. A. opportunity B. challenge C. Imagination D. conflict3. A. hesitantly B. critically C. temporarily D. tirelessly4. A. disappointments B. advancements C. enjoyments D. experiments5. A. Modernization B. Exploration C. Automation D. Transportation6. A. materialize B. identify C. honour D. liberate7. A. imagine B. feel C. see D. ignore8. A. arouse B. discover C. forget D. evaluate9. A. frustration B. amazement C. boredom D. limitation10. A. modes B. worries C. potentials D. actions11. A. predict B. overlook C. motivate D. prevent12. A. quality B. obstacle C. passion D. reality13. A. maintaining B. creating C. researching D. encountering14. A. show B. lend C. restore D. label15. A. guarantees B. overestimates C. releases D. OutperformsSection BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)In his book The Tipping Point Canadian author Malcolm Gladwell explains how a trend can take many forms. It can be a general change in social behaviour, an idea or a fashion. However, why do some trends catch on and others not? What makes one particular brand of training shoe suddenly become the must-have product? How do people find out about trends and what makes people want to buy into them? Is it simply a question of keeping up with other people?In his new work, Gladwell explores the moment when something becomes common and how products, ideas messages and forms of behaviour spread. He looks at the reasons why trends are similar in the way they develop to outbreaks of disease, or medical epidemics.Epidemics, like trends, start in a very small way, maybe from a single person with a virus, then spread very quickly until they take over the population and appear to be everywhere. Eventually, they will slowdown gradually or die out suddenly. Gladwell shows how these changes happen not gradually but at one dramatic moment.Gladwell identifies three types of people who are influential in the development of these kinds of social epidemics.Connectors are people in a community who have wide social circles. They know a lot of people and like to introduce people to catch other. The people they know also tend to come from a variety of social, cultural professional and economic circles.Mavens are people with a lot of knowledge or experts in a particular field. They wish to pass on their knowledge to others. Mavens collect and gather information so are the first to pick up on new trends.Salesmen are people with charisma and powerful negotiation skills. They have a soft influence over people rather than actual power. This means they are influential because people want to imitate them.Overall, Gladwell's book is a thought-provoking read for anyone interested in the origins of trends. What's more, he writes in a clear style so even the most difficult ideas are easy to understand.71.According to Gladwell, which of the following is a similarity between trends and epidemics?A. Both of them start from nowhereB. Both of them die out in a short timeC. Both of them become popular overnightD. Both of them change he way people think72. What can be concluded from the passage about The Tipping Point?A. It is the writers first book to touch on social phenomenaB. It is intended to introduce the trends that once took overC. It deals with the ideas that most people identify withD. It explores How a trend originates and spreads73. The passage is most likely to beA. an adversementB. a reviewC. a news reportD. a feature story74. Salesmen work in the development of trends by means ofA people intention to follow themB the way they gather informationD. their influence on the trendsC. their professional knowledge（B）(*Please purchase a ticket before boarding the coach75. On December 25th, 2014, the first coach from, Heathrow Terminal I to Reading departs at____.A.7:15B.7:00C.6:50D.6:3576. If you are to reach Terminal 2 of the Heathrow Airport before 10: 00 a.m., you need to get to Reading Station not later than____.A $. 30am B.8:45am C.9:00a,m. D.9:15a.m77. The information leaflet is produced by____.A. ReadingB. IntercityC. Railair LinkD. Heathrow Airport(C)As students are discussing their favorite colleges, there’s one characteristic they can’t control their race. That’s one reason voters, courts and politicians in six states have outlawed racial preferences in college admissions, while other colleges, fearful-of lawsuits, play down their affirmative action efforts these days. But make no mistake race still matters. How much depends on the school and the state.In: Texas, public universities have managed to reduce the effect of racial-preference bans by automatically admitting the top 10% of the graduating class of every high school, including those schools where most students are minorities. But Rice University in Houston, private and highly selective, has had to reinvent its admissions strategies to maintain the schools minority enrollment.Each February, 80 to 90 black, Hispanic(西班牙裔) and Native American kids visit Rice on an expenses-paid trip. Rice urges headmasters from high schools with large minority populations to recommend qualified students. And in the fall, Rice sends two recruiters on the road to find minority applicants; each recruiter visits about 80 mainly black or Hispanic high schools. Two weeks ago, Rice recruiter Tamara Siler dropped in on Westlake High in Atlanta, where 99% of the 1296 students are black. Siler went hearing literature and advice, and though only two kids showed up, she said: "Tm pleased I got two."Rice has also turned to some almost comical end-runs around the spirit of the law. The university used to award a yearly scholarship to a Mexican-American student; now it goes to a student who speaks Spanish really well. Admissions officers no longer know an applicant’s race. But a new essay question asks about each student "background" and "cultural traditions". When Rice officials read applications, they look for "diverse life experiences and what they awkwardly call "overcome students", who have triumphed over hardship.Last spring, admissions readers came across a student whose SAT score was lower than 1,200 and who did not rank in the top 10% of her class. Numerically speaking, she was far behind most accepted applicants: But her essay and recommendations indicated a strong interest in civil rights and personal experience with racial discrimination. She was admitted. All the newspapers say affirmative action is done, “says an experienced adviser at a large New York City high school. But nothing has changed. I have a(minority)kid at Yale with an SAT score in the high 900s.78. What does the word outlaw"(in Para. 1)most probably mean?A. supportB. consider D. hateC. ban79. What can we infer from the passage about affirmative action?A. It guarantees students, of different races to be admitted equally.B It discriminates against minority students in college admissions.C. It gives preference to minority students in college admissions.D. It is popular with American colleges but not with the American public80. Why does Rice University send two recruiters to find minority applicants?A. Rice has a large minority populationB: Rice wants to maintain its minority enrollmentC Minority students do not favor Rice very muchD. Minority students have better school performance81. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?A: Here Comes Equality at LastB. Yes. Your Race Still MattersC. Well Done. Affirmative ActionD. Minorities Are Still a Minority in Universities(D)Direction: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.Sleep in a BoxHaving a newborn can be discouraging and troublesome. What do you need to buy? How will you get the baby to sleep? And how will you pay for everything? Could the answers to these worries lie in a “baby box"?The baby box has taken the world by storm, but what is it? Well, it originated in Finland in thel930s as a kind of basic items for parents-to-be. The box, provided by the government, contains supplies, such as bibs, nappies, and teething toys. It also comes with a small mattress, which is placed in the bottom of the box to cre ate the baby’s first small bed. Now, the idea of putting a child to sleep inbox may shock some. 82_______ the box has been a huge success and is said to be one of the main reasons why the death rate of infants in Finland is so low.A few years ago, stories of the Finnish baby box went relating to viruses. Other countries around the world have since caught onto the idea and adapted it to suit local needs. For example, in South Africa, the box is made of plastic and can be used as a bath rather than a bed. A(83* The version tested in India includes other appropriate supplies, such as a mosquito het to protect babies from malaria(疟疾).In Canada, additions to the baby box include a bed-side assistance booklet “to help fathers connect with their babies, Written in the style of a car-repair manual, the booklet offers first-timedads helpful advice on matters such as how to burp(使打嗝)their child. 84________ I wanted to make that moment available to all parents,” said Morris, a father of a two-month baby boy.85_________ Many believe governments should focus on providing parents with adequate maternity and paternity Leaves(父母产假) and improving health care and education．Good things cone in small packages, though, and for such a simple idea the baby box really does do a lot of things!第II卷Ⅰ.GrammarDirections:After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)E-cigarettes, widely prompted as an alternative (1)_____to smoking, are actually attracting young people who might not otherwise (2)_____(smoke) tobacco products, a new US study suggested Monday.E-cigarettes (3)_____(think) by some to be responsible for a decline in American youth cigarette smoking, but researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) indicated the reality is the opposite.The USCF researchers concluded that many kids who went on (4)_____(smoke) regular cigarettes may not have used nicotine(尼古丁) at all if e-cigarettes did not exist. "We didn't find any evidence that e-cigarettes are causing youth smoking to decline," said lead author Lauren Dutra of the UCSF.(5)_____ some of the kids using e-cigarettes were also smoking cigarettes, we found that kids who were at low risk of starting nicotine with cigarettes were using e-cigarettes," Dutra said. "Recent declines in youth smoking are likely (6)_____ tobacco control efforts, not to e-cigarettes."The findings, published in U.S. journal Pediatrics, built on a growing body of evidence that adolescents who start with e-cigarettes are (7)_____(likely) to subsequently smoke traditional cigarettes.They found that cigarette smoking among U.S. adolescents declined during that decade, but did not decline faster (8)_____ the advent of e-cigarettes in the U.S. between 2007 and 2009."E-cigarettes are encouraging -- not discouraging -- youth to smoke and to consume nicotine, and (9)_____(expend) the tobacco market," said senior author Stanton Glantz, UCSF professor ofmedicine and director of the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education.In August 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration restricted e-cigarette purchases to adults ages 18 and older. The FDA will also require a warning label on e-cigarettes, starting August 2018, regarding the addictive nature of nicotine. However, the FDA's (10)_____(rule) does not regulate advertising or flavors, and e-cigarettes continue to be sold in flavors that appeal to youth, the UCSF researchers said.(B)There seems never (11)______(be) a civilization without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about just to give children something to do.In the ancient world, (12)______is today, most boys played with some kinds of toys and most girls with another. In societies (13)______ social roles are rigidly determined, boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls are (14)______ the tasks of their mothers. This is true because boys and girls are being prepared, even in play, (15)______(step) into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world.What is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much (16)______ they changed over the centuries but how much they (17)______(remain) the same. The changes have been mostly in terms of craftsmanship, mechanics, and technology. It is the universality of toys with regard to their development in all parts of the world and (18)______ persistence to the present that is amazing. In Egypt, America, China, Japan and among the Arctic people, generally the same kinds of toys (19)______(appear). Variations depended on local customs and ways of life (20)______ toys imitate their surroundings. Nearly every civilization had dolls, little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles.(C)In a shocking turn of events, the Academy Award for Best Picture was mistakenly awarded to "La La Land," (21)______ cast(剧组演员) and crew took the stage and began giving speeches－until a moment later the producers realized actually the award (22)_______(mean) for "Moonlight”.Presenter Warren Beatty explained afterwards that he was handed the wrong envelope, which contained the winner for best actress Emma Stone(23)______(star) in " La la land” After staring at the card for several moments, in (24)______ appeared to be an attempt to build suspense, his co-presenter Faye Dunaway announced that “La La Land" had won best picture.Realizing the mistake, representatives of Price Waterhouse Coopers raced onstage to stop theacceptance speeches from the "La La Land” team, and called the "Moonlight" cast and crew to the stage. Barry Jenkins’ "Moonlight" had actually won best picture in a historic Oscar upset."La La land" came in with 14 nominations, a record that tied (25)_____with “Titanic” and “All About Eve”. Barry Jenkins tender, coming-of-age drama, made for just $1.5 million, is an unusually small Oscar winner. "Even in my wildest dreams this cannot be true, " said the astonished Jenkins once he reached the stage.Host Jimmy Kimmel had come forward(26)______(inform) the cast that "Moonlight" had indeed won, showing the inside of the envelope(27)_______ proof. And Producer Jordan Horwitz then graciously passed his statue to the "Moonlight" producers.Barry Jenkins, the writer-director of "Moonlight" and Tare Alvin McCraney, whose play it was based on, won for(28)_______(adapt) screenplay. “For all you people out there (29)_______feel like there isn’t a mirror out there for you, the academy has your back, the ACLU has your back and for the next four years we will not leave you alone, we will not forget you, " said Jenkins.Backstage, Oscar winner Emma Stone said, "I think everyone’s in a state of confusion still. Later the actress, who pledged her deep love of "Moonlight" added, "Is that(30)______(crazy)Oscar moment of all time? Cool!Ⅱ.Translation1．你是否具备了成为一名演员的必要素质？(take)2．不可否认的是均衡的饮食是保持健康的关键之一。

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上海交通大学附属中学2018-2019学年第一学期高三英语摸底考试卷II.Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passages below,fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct.For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper form ofthe given word;for the other blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.(A)Space is a dangerous place,not only because of meteors but also because of rays from the sun and other stars.The atmosphere again acts(1)__________our protective blanket on earth.Light gets through,and this is essential for plants(2)__________(make)the food which we eat.Heat,too, makes our environment endurable.Various kinds of rays come through the air from outer space,but enormous quantities of radiation from the sun(3)__________(screen)off.As soon as men leavethe atmosphere they are exposed to this radiation but their spacesuits or the walls of their spacecraft, (4)__________they are inside,do prevent a lot of radiation damage.Radiation is(5)__________(great)known danger to explorers in space.The unit of radiationis called"rem".Scientists have reason to think that a man can put up with far more radiation than0.1rem without(6)__________(damage);the figure of60rems has been agreed on.The troubleis(7)__________it is extremely difficult to be sure about radiation damage-a person may feel perfectly well,but the cells of his or her sex organs may be damaged,and this will no be discovered (8)the birth of deformed children or even grandchildren.Missions of the Apollo flights have had to cross belts of high amount of rems.So far,no dangerous amounts of radiation have been reported,but the Apollo missions have been quite short.We simply do not know yet(9) __________men are going to get on when they spend weeks and months outside the protection ofthe atmosphere,working in a space laboratory.Drugs might help to decrease the damage(10) __________(do)by radiation,but no really effective ones have been found so far.(B)Before I went to the British Koi Keepers’Annual Show,I didn’t understand(1)______ people could take fish so seriously.However,the more I learned about koi,the more interested I became.As one expert told me,“Collecting koi is far more addictive than you might think.They’reas beautiful as butterflies and very calming to watch.”Freddie Mercury,the lead singer of Queen, would have agreed----the pool in his specially built Japanese garden was home to89koi,(2) __________cost up to£10,000each.At the show I met koi euthusiast Jean Kelly.“Koi are getting more and more expensive,”shetold me.“One recently sold for£250,000.”I was shocked-----that’s almost as much as I paid for my house.“Well,that was a record,”(3)__________(admit)Jean.“The normal price is nowhere nearas high as that.”Nevertheless,serious collectors can pay up to￡15,000for a fully(4)_______(grow)koi, which is nearly as expensive as a new luxurious car,and the bigger they are,the more they cost.The cheapest I(5)________find was￡75each,but they were only about twice as big as my goldfish. Jean wasn’t impressed by one of the koi on sale either.“Actually,these koi aren’t any nicer than(6)_______,”She commented.“(7)_______they are slightly bigger than the ones I’ve got,I paid considerable less than this.”I wasn’t quite as enthusiastic as Jean,but I did consider(8)________(buy)one.Then I remember that all but5of Freddie Mercury’s koi died when someone accidentally turned off the electricity supply to their pool.Jean assured me that with all the new equipment available the survival rate was getting better and better,and that looking(9)______koi was no harder than taking care of any other pet.However,in the end of I decided to stick with my goldfish.They’re not nearly as beautiful as koi—but they’re a great deal cheaper(10)______(replace)!Section BDirections:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.Each word can only be used once.Note that there is one word more than you need.A.associatedB.likelyC.decreasesD.abstractE.limitF.funG.contributesH.consistentlyI.favorablyJ.reasonedK.averageThe Beadles sang that money can't buy you love.But what about happiness?Research(41)______shows that the more money people have,the more likely they are to report being satisfiedwith their lifes.And that makes sense:money buys you things that make life easier and more satisfying;the easier your life,the happier you tend to be.That relationship isn’t entirely linear,since there's a(n) (42)______to how much money can please you;the happiness benefit of an increasing income is especially powerful among people who don’t have much money to start with,and(43)______as wealth increases.But studies also reveal that as(44)______income levels have risen over time inthe U.S.and European nations.For example---residents of those countries have not reported being any happier than people were30or40year ago.It's a paradox that while income and happiness may be(45)______within a population at any given moment,overall economic growth does not appearto corresponded to a boost in national satisfaction over time.To understand why,researchers at the University of Warwick and Cardiff University decidedto break down how individual people evaluate their income.What does wealth mean to people? Previous work has suggested that people tend to value their own wealth more-and are happier-whenit compares(46)______to everyone else's.The so-called reference-income hypothesis holds that itis not simply how much money you make that(47)______to satisfaction,but how much more money make than,say,the national average.The higher your salary than the norm,the happier you tend to be.But the reference-income hypothesis is rather(48)______.The researchers wondered whether there was a more concrete way to capture how people valued their income.They(49)______that people tended to make specific comparisons of personal wealth,not only with the average incomeof the larger population,but with the individual incomes of their neighbors,colleagues from college. And the higher their rank,the greater their sense of happiness and self-worth would(50)______ be."For example,people might care about whether they are the second most highly paid person orthe eighth most highly paid person,in their comparison set.”write the author,Chris Boyce,a psychologist at the University of Warwick.III.Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.The beauty,majesty and timelessness of a primary rainforest are incredible.It is impossibleto51._______on film,to describe in words,or to explain to those who have never had the awe-inspiring experience of standing in the heart of a primary rainforest.Rainforests have52.______over millions of years to turn into the incredible complex environment they are today.Rainforests represent a store of living and53._______renewable natural resources that for eons,by virtue of their richness in both animal and plant species,have54._______a wealth of resources for the survival and well-being of mankind.These resources have included basic food supplies,clothing,shelter,fuel,species,industrial raw material,and medicine for all those who have lived in the majesty of the forest.55._______the inner dynamics of a tropical rainforest is an intricate and fragile system.Everything is so56._______that upsetting one part can lead to unknown damage or even destruction of the whole.Sadly,it has taken only a century of human intervention to destroy what nature designed to57._______forever.The scale of human58._______on ecosystems everywhere has increased in the last few decades.Since1980the global economy has tripled in size and the world population has increasedby30percent.Consumption of everything on the planet has risen--at a cost to our59._______.in 2001,the World Resources Institute estimated that the demand for rice,wheat and corn is expectedto grow by40%by2020,increasing irrigation water demands by50%or more.The further reported that the demand for wood could double by the year2050,60._______it is still the tropical forestsof the world that supply the bulk of the world’s demand for wood.In1950,about15percent of the Earth’s land surface was covered by rainforest.Today,morethan half has already gone up in61._______.in fewer than fifty years,more than half of the worlds tropical rainforests have fallen62._______to fire and the chainsaw,and the rate of destruction isstill accelerating.Unbelievably,more that200,000acres of rainforest are burned every day.That is more that150acres lost every minute of every day,and78million acres lost every year!More than20percent of the Amazon rainforest is already gone,and much more is vanishing at a rate of20,000 square miles a year.If nothing is done to curb this63._______,the entire Amazon could well begone within fifty years.Massive64._______brings with it may ugly consequences--air and water pollution,soil erosion,malaria epidemics,the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and the65._______of biodiversity through extinction of plants and animals.Fewer rainforests mean less rain,less oxygen for us to breathe,and an increased threat from global warming.51.A.present B.capture C.claim D.prove52.A.changed B.evolved C.expanded D.existed53.A.energizing B.healing C.isolating D.breathing54.A.contributed B.stored C.reduced D.affected55.A.However B.Furthermore C.Therefore D.Otherwise56.A.active B.sensitive C.interdependent D.delicate57.A.restore B.support C.revive st58.A.pressure B.power C.concern D.strength59.A.existence B.ecosystem C.planet D.survival60.A.unfortunately B.consequently C.naturally D.similarly61.A.store B.food C.smoke D.wealth62.A.subject B.down C.apart D.victim63.A.trend B.practice C.decrease D.attitude64.A.destruction B.industrialization C.modernization D.deforestation65.A.appearance B.explosion C.loss D.increase Section BDirection：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)The definition of the standard kilogram is almost fundamentally wrong.Getting the definition right is a challenge that has tried the patience and intelligence of scientists for decades.Scientists use just seven basic units to define all the other quantities we use—quantities suchas speed or electric power.All of those basic units except the kilogram are themselves defined according to natural properties that are beyond human control.For example,the standard second(time)is defined as a specific number of vibration of a typeof radiation sent out by atoms of a special metal.The standard metre(length),in turn,is defined asthe length of the path light travels during a specific fraction of a second.Not so the kilogram.This orphan of the basic unit family is simply the mass of a small platinum-iridium alloy cylinder（铂—铱合金筒）locked away in a container maintained by the International Bureau of Weights&Measures in Sevres,France.Embarrassingly,the last time the copies were brought to Sevres for a checkup in the1980s, officials found that some copies had gained about20parts per billion in weight compared to the master cylinder since the previous checkup in the1940s.This implies that the master cylinder itself may be an inconstant standard.No one knows what causes the weight changes.But the uncertainty can’t be tolerated when precision(精密度)in research and some manufacturing now demands accuracy to a few parts per billion.Several efforts in several different countries are under way to redefine the kilogram in terms of basic physical quantities such as counting the actual number of atoms of a specific substance in a kilogram or the electromagnetic force that balances a kilogram mass against gravity.A project of the latter type at the laboratories in Gaithersburg,Md.,hopes eventually to define mass by means of electrical units.So far,none of these redefinition projects has borne fruit.They require the very accuracy of measurement and control of experimental conditions.The slightest pollution,tiny vibration,or other influence--even changes in weather--can ruin results.Y ou’vegot to hand it to scientists who are willing to devote many years to such painstaking but extremely important research.66.Which of the following best paraphrases the sentence“Not so kilogram”in paragragh4? A．The kilogram is not as accurate as the standard second.B．The kilogram is not universally accepted in the world.C．The kilogram is not defined in terms of natural properties.D．The kilogram is not well defined as time and length.67.Which of the following can NOT be concluded from the passage?A．Experiments are being carried out to redefine the kilogram.B．The uncertainty in the standard kilogram can seriously affect some research.C．The redefining of the standard kilogram is quite complicatedD．Scientists will achieve success in redefining the kilogram in the near future68.According to the passage,to define the weight of mass in terms of electrical units________.A．is one of the best methods to redefine the kilogram.B．has been accepted as the only possible redefinition projectC．is not as simple as what people can understandD．has been considered by some scientists as a better approach69.We can know form the passage that the redefinition of the kilogram is________.A．more important in keeping market honesty.B．worth years of scientists’painstaking research.C．the urgent requirement of business and manufacturing.D．bring about important and fruitful results.（B）Stewart Island Ferry ServicesWhile most visitors spend at least one night on Stewart Island,it is also readily accessible by ferry as a day excursion from Invercargill and Bluff.Experience Foveaux Strait in comfort and style on board our express catamarans.During the one-hour crossing between Bluff and Stewart Island keep a lookout for wildlife,especially seabirds. Watching mollymawks(albatross)soaring behind the ferry is a fantastic sight.Interesting landmarks commonly seen include Dog Island Lighthouse,Ruapuke Island,Titi Islands and Mt Anglem-Stewart Island’s highest point.Free tea and coffee on boardInterpretation handouts are available(English only).Wheelchair access availablePersonal baggage is carried free on the ferries-max.two bags per person(one stowed and one small carry-on).Additional baggage is by prior arrangement.V ehicle parking available at Bluff(extra cost-reservations recommended)“20%Multi-Purchase REW ARD”on Return Ferry ServicesBuy2or more different excursions and SA VE20%off all lower priced!Kids Go FREE on selected departures during NZ School Holidays!Kids Go FREE for travel20April-5May2013.70.If leaving a car at Bluff,a traveler had better_________.A．refer to the handouts first B．use wheelchair accessC．make a reservation D．park it30minutes before departure time71.John,who went to Stewart Island on Dec.28th,got to the ferry dock at7:55am.When did hemost probably leave Bluff?A．At8:00a.m..B．At9:30a.m..C．At11:00a.m..D．At3:00p.m..72.Which of the following is false about the ferry services?A．Tea and coffee are free for passengers.B．Children go free for travel for about15days.C．Travelers are sure to see some seabirds during the crossing.D．Passengers have to pay extra cost for extra pieces of luggage.（C）Like every dog,every disease now seems to have its day.World Tuberculosis(infections disease in which growths appear on the lungs)Day is on Saturday March24th.Tuberculosis was once terribly fashionable.Dying of"consumption"seems to have been a favorite activity of garret-dwelling19th-century artists,h has,however,been neglected of late. Researchers in the field never tire of pointing out that TB kills a lot of people.According to figures released earlier this week by the World Health Organization,1.6million people died of the diseasein2005,compared with about3m for AIDS and l m for malaria.But it receives only a fraction ofthe research budget devoted to AIDS.America’s National Institutes of Health,for example,spends20times as much on AIDS as on TB.Nevertheless,everyone seems to getting in on the TB-day actthis year.The Global Fund an international organization responsible fur fighting all three diseases but best known for its work on AIDS,has used the occasion to trumpet its tuberculosis projects.Thefund claims that its anti-TB activities since it opened for business in2002have saved the lives ofover1m people.The W orld Health Organization has issued a report that contains some good news. Although the number of TB cases is still rising,the rate of illness seems to have stabilized;the caseload,in other words,is growing only because the population itself is going up.Even drug companies are involved.In the run-up to the day itself,Eli Lilly announced a$50m boost to its MDRTB Global Partnership.MDR stands for multi-drug resistance,and it is one of the reasons why TB is back in the limelight.Careless treatment has caused drug-resistant strains to evolve all over the world.The course of drugs needed to clear the disease completely takes six mouths,anti persuading people lo stay that course once their symptoms have gone is hard. Unfortunately,those infected with MDR have to be treated with less effective,more poisonous and more costly drugs.Naturally,these provoke still more.non-compliance and thus still more evolution.The other reason TB is back is its relationship to AIDS.The(global Fund’s joint responsibility for the diseases is no coincidence.AIDS does not kill directly.Rather,HIV,the virus that causes it, weakens the body’s immune system and exposes the sufferer to secondary infections.Of these,TBis one of the most serious.It kills200000AIDS patients a year.However,some anti-TB drugs interfere with the effect of some anti-HIV drugs.Conversely,in about20%of cases where a patienthas both diseases,anti-HIV drugs make the tuberculosis worse.The upshot is that125years after human beings worked out what caused TB,it is still a serious threat.73.The first sentence“Like every dog,every disease now seems to have its day.”means_______.A.every dog enjoys good luck or success sooner or laterB.human beings can deal with problems caused by diseaseC.Tuberculosis becomes a serious infection diseaseD.people attach importance to Tuberculosis recently74.By referring to AIDS in Paragraph2,the author intends to show________.A.the US government is reluctant to spend millions of dollars on TuberculosisB.the death rate of AIDS is higher than that of TuberculosisC.the officials didn’t pay much attention to the research of Tuberculosis in the pastpared with AIDS,Tuberculosis can be cured effectively75.Which of the following is best defines the word“upshot”(Line6,Para5)?A.OutcomeB.UpholdC.AchievementD.Project76.Which of the following proverbs is closest in meaning to the message the passage tries to convey?A.Forgive and forgetB.Forgotten,but not goneC.When the wound is healed,the pain is forgottenD.Every dog is brave at his own doorSection CDirections:Read the following passage and choose the most suitable statement from A-F for each blank.There are two extra statements,which you do not need.A.The critical abilities are beginning to develop in adolescence.B.Their view on life usually falls on two extremes.C.Of all periods of life,this is what may best be called the“plastic age”.D.They are basically timid or self-conscious.E.Despite that,it is also in this periods that strong ties between teachers and students develop.F.Fundamentally they want to be kept busy but they refuse to admit it.Adolescents refer to boys and girls at high-school level--more specifically the second,third and forth years of high schools.In dealing with students at this level,we must bear in mind that to some degree they are at the difficult stage,generally called adolescence.Students at this level are likely to be confused mentally.They usually find it hard to concentrate on what they intend to do and often have romantic dreams._________77_______They lack frankness and are usually very easily affected by their own emotions but hate to admit it.They are driven either by greater ambition,probably beyond their capability,or by extreme laziness caused by the fear of not succeeding or achieving objectives._________78_________.They are willing to work,but they hate to work without obtaining the result they think they should obtain.Regarding school issues,although they seldom say so,they really want to be consulted and given an opportunity to direct their own affairs,but they need a good amount of guidance.They seldom admit that they need this guidance and they frequently rebel against it.But if it its intelligently offered they accept it with enthusiasm.As to personal beliefs,most of adolescents are trying to form political ideals and they have a tendency to be sometimes extremely idealistic,and at other times conventional,blindly accepting what their fathers and grandfathers believed in._______79________.On the one hand they are too modest and on the other hand unreasonably boastful.They tend to be influenced more by a strong character than by great intelligence.__________80_________.Having a better understanding of the characteristics and needs of young people at this age is a task that falls both on educators and other people involved.It may also help the young go through this difficult and critical stage of life in a more constructive manner.IV.Summary WritingDirections:Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)of the passage in no more e your own words as far as possible.When I was quite young,my father had one of the first telephones in our neighborhood.I remember well the polished wooden case fastened to the wall on the lower stair landing.But my first personal experience with this genie-the-receiver came one day while my mother was visiting a neighbor. Amusing myself at the tool bench in the basement,I hurt my finger with a hammer.The pain was terrible,but there didn’t seem to be much use crying,because there was no one home to offer sympathy,I walked around the house,and finally arrived at the stairway.The telephone!Quickly Iran for the footstool and dragged it to the landing.Climbing up,I unhooked the receiver and held itto my ear,“Information Please,”I said the mouthpiece just above my head.A click or two and a small clear voice spoke into my ear,“Information.”“I hurt my finger…”I cried into the telephone..The tears came readily enough now that I had an audience.“Isn’t your mother home?”came the question.“Nobody’s home but me.”I sobbed.“Are you bleeding?”“No,”I replied.“I hit my finger with the hammer and it hurts.”“Can you open your icebox?”she asked.I said I could.“Then chip off a little piece of ice and holdit to your finger.That will stop the hurt，Be careful when you use the icepick(冰锥).”she said，“And don’t cry.You’ll be all right.”After that I called Information Please for everything.I asked her for help with my geography,and she told me where Philadelphia was,and the Orinoco,the romantic river that I was going to explore when I grow up.She helped me with my arithmetic,and she told that my pet chipmunk—I had caught him in the park just the day before—would eat fruit and nuts.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________60V.Translation:81.正是那位作家对他说的一番话激起了他投身于写作。