上海市松江区2019届高三英语一模

上海市松江区2019届高三英语一模

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学霸学习提醒

一、课本是最好的老师。要注重基础，反复研读课本，巩固基础知识。

二、要养成良好的学习习惯。良好的学习习惯是高效率掌握知识的保障。

三、要保持良好的学习状态，自信踏实，刻苦努力，以饱满的精神迎接新一天的挑战。

四、课堂上：专心听讲是第一位。事实证明，自以为是的确是不好的习惯。同样的例题，自己看懂与听老师讲懂是完全不同的两种效果。

五、建议同学们在课外多投入些时间做题，并且要从心里重视数学。还应该准备一个错题本，老老实实地将每次错过的题抄在上面，并写上正确的解题思路，变不懂为精通。

特别提醒：请学习稍差的同学一定不要放弃，哪怕到最后一学期，也不能放弃。只要按照老师说的去做，只要塌实地付出了，就一定

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会有奇迹出现。永远不要放弃拼搏，因为奇迹只发生在相信奇迹存在的人身上！！！

松江区2018学年度第一学期期末质量监控试卷

高三英语

（满分140分，完卷时间120分钟） 2018.12 考生注意：

1．本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分，试卷包括试题与答题要求，所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。

2．答题前，务必在答题纸上填写考试号和姓名。

3．答题纸与试卷在试题编号上是一一对应的，答题时应特别注意，不能错位。

I. Listening Comprehension

Section A （10分）

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. A bus. B. A computer. C. A telescope.

D. An elevator.

2. A. Salesman and customer. B. Boss and

secretary.

C. Husband and wife.

D. Interviewer and

interviewee.

3. A. Stamp collecting. B. Reading. C. Painting.

D. Photography.

4. A. He lost a button at work.

B. He thinks he damaged the woman’s calculator.

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C. He doesn’t know where he put the calculator.

D. He’s not sure how to solve a maths problem.

5. A. At 6:45. B. At 7:15. C. At 7:45.

D. At 8:15.

6. A. Borrow the books from the woman. B. Go to buy the books in

the shop.

C. Go to his grandpa for some books.

D. Search for the books on the

Internet.

7. A. Buying chairs. B.

Preparing for a party.

C. Arranging the place for a contest.

D. Taking part in a contest.

8. A. She works in a very nice restaurant.

B. The restaurant food made her ill.

C. Her job involves a lot of business dinners.

D. She feels tired when preparing meals at home.

9. A. Amy didn’t seem to be nervous during her sp eech.

B. Amy needs more training in making public speeches.

C. The man didn’t think highly of Amy’s presentation.

D. The man can hardly understand Amy’s presentation.

10. A. In France. B. In China. C. In Italy.

D. In Japan.

Section B （15分）

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and a longer conversation, and you will be asked several 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following news.

11. A. A notice was put in a window seat.

B. Some of the seats were not occupied.

C. There was a window seat unoccupied.

D. The plane was not very crowded.

12. A. Mr. Jackson was the last passenger to get on board the plane.

B. Mr. Jackson was surprised to see the notice on the seat.

C. Mr. Jackson sat next to the soldier.

D. The plane Mr. Jackson took was heavily loaded with luggage.

13. A. The notice was put on the seat by the soldier.

B. The soldier was waiting for his girlfriend.

C. The girl was the last passenger who got on the plane.

D. The seat by the window was kept for the last passenger.

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Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.

14. A. Beijing was the most polluted city.

B. The air quality index reading for Xi’an reached 500.

C. The AQI for Xingtai in Hebei Province was 491.

D. Emergency measures against air pollution have not been taken.

15. A. About 100 cities. B. About 50 cities.

C. About 500 cities.

D. About 20 cities.

16. A. Limiting government vehicle use.

B. Putting off all construction.

C. Asking polluters to apologize for their action.

D. Reducing the emissions from power companies.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

17. A. In a studio. B. In a clothing store.

C. At a beach resort.

D. At a fashion show.

18. A. To live there permanently. B. To stay there for half a year.

C. To find a better job to support herself.

D. To sell leather goods for a British company.

19. A. Designing fashion items for several companies.

B. Modeling for a world-famous Italian company.

C. Working as an employee for Ferragamo.

D. Serving as a sales agent for Burberry.

20. A. It has seen a steady decline in its profits.

B. It has become much more competitive.

C. It has lost many customers to foreign competitors.

D. It has attracted a lot of more designers from abroad.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A （10分）

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.

Marvel and Disney Remember Stan Lee

Today, Marvel Comics and The Walt Disney Company pause and reflect with great sadness on the passing of Marvel Chairman Emeritus, Stan Lee. With a heavy heart, we share our deepest condolences（哀悼）(21) _____ his daughter and brother, and we honor and remember the creator, voice and champion of Marvel.

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“Stan Lee was as extrao rdinary as the characters he created. A super hero in his own right to Marvel fans around the world, Stan had the power to inspire, to entertain, and to connect. Nothing but his heart (22) _____ exceed the scale of his imagination.” said Bob Iger, Chairman and CEO of the Walt Disney Company.

Stan Lee loved the (23) _____ (write) word from an early age, and wanted to craft stories like those in his favorite books and films, which he consumed greedily. From a simple upbringing in Manhattan, young Stanley worked his way through a series of jobs (24) _____ he found himself an assistant at a comic book publishing company —Timely Comics.

Marvel fans found a friend in Stan Lee. He introduced the famous “Stan’s Soapbox” to speak directly to his readers, (25) _____ (reach) a personal level rarely seen in comics of the day. Always pushing for new ways of creating comics, Stan also started the “Marvel method” of plotting and art, creating some of (26) _____ (fantastic) stories in the industry to this day. An entire generation of young readers expanded and strengthened their vocabulary and knowledge through Stan’s stories.

Roy Thomas, (27) _____succeeded Lee as editor-in-chief at Marvel, had visited Lee two days before (28) _____ death to discuss the upcoming book The Stan Lee Story, and stated “I think he was ready to go. But he was still talking about doing more cameos（配角）. (29) _____ _____ _____he had the energy for it and didn’t have to travel, Stan was always up (30) _____ (do) something more.”

Marvel and the entire Walt Disney Company salute the life and career of Stan Lee and offer their undying gratitude for his unmatchable accomplishments within their halls. Every time you open a Marvel comic, Stan will be there.

Section B （10分）

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 word more than you need.

The ability of the herd mentality（从众心理）to increase people’s chances of liking or believing something may help explain a wide variety of phenomena. Aral (A managerial economist at the Massachusetts institute of technology) says, from housing ___31___ to gold prices and from political polls to restaurant reviews, the ___32___ that other people like something has a powerful ability to make people like it themselves.

The new study ___33___ how simple it would be for companies to control reviews of their products by simply adding a few positive ___34___ of their own early reviews in the process, Aral adds.

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It found that effects were strongest when stories were about politics, business and cultures than for fun or lifestyle pieces. In situations where there are more ___35___ news reviews, you have to be a little more cautious about interpreting likes and dislikes.

“Think twice before you trust,how many likes something has,” he adds. “That’s something you have to ___36___ with a grain of salt (持怀疑态度).” And it’s a situation many online users ___37___ on a daily basis.

Aral recently went https://www.360docs.net/doc/1312039618.html, to review a restaurant with a plan to give it three out of five stars, but when he got to the ___38___, he was shown how other people describe the same place and those reviews include someone with five stars. Seeing those positive reviews made him think twice about his own ___39___ average opinion.

“A woman ___40___ how great it is, how great her great prices are and how the lemon sauce is so great,” he says. “Maybe it’s not such a good idea to say some rating right before you make your own.”

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A （15分）

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

Whether it’s from an awful breakup or a painful life event, some memories can return repeatedly to our mind for the entire lives. But, what if science can ___41___ your bad memories so that you can start all over again As is known to all, memory is an incredibly complex ____42___. While scientists used to believe it was like a filing cabinet and particular memories were stored in different sections of the brain, we now know this is ___43___.

In fact, each memory is a brain wide process. If you end up remembering something, it’s because the cells in your brain are being fired, ___44___

new connections and links and literally rebuild the circuitry of your mind. And this change is partially ___45___ by proteins in the brain. So what if the proteins aren’t available?

Simply put, memories can’t be made. Seriously, scientists have tested this by giving animals drugs that prevent these proteins from forming. ___46___, the animals have no recollection of the things that took place shortly after the drug was taken. From this research, scientists actually found a way to target long-term memories for

___47___. You see, every single time you remember a memory, your brain is once again firing and rewiring.

In fact, each time you reflect on a memory, you are physically changing that memory in your mind. And each time the memory is changed a little, it reflects your

___48___ thoughts. Remembering, to a great extent, is an act of ___49___ and

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imagination, which means that the more you reflect on old memories, the less accurate they will become. And scientists have actually quantified this change.

After 9/11, hundreds of people were asked about their memories of the dreadful day. A year later, 37% of the details had changed. By 2004, nearly 50% of the details had changed or gone ___50___. And because memories are formed and rebuilt every time, if you administer (服药) the protein-preventing drug while recalling a memory, the memory can be ___51___ removed.

To test this, scientists took lab rats and played sound for them, shortly followed by an electric shock. ___52___ doing this for many times, the rats quickly learned that if they heard the sound, a shock was soon to follow. Therefore, they would stress up and freeze every time they heard it. Months later, these rats would still ___53___ the noise. However, if they administered the drug first, the rats would lose the memory of the sound, and simply continue on. They had lost their memory of that specific noise.

To be sure that the drug wasn’t just causing large-scale brain damage, scientists repeated these experiments with various tones this time. Both sounds would warn for a shock and ___54___ the rats would fear both. But if they administered the drug and played only one of the sounds, the mice would only forget that one tone, while still remaining ___55___ of the other. Over time scientists have discovered specific drugs to target particular proteins across different parts of the brain.

41. A. refresh B. forget C. control

D. erase

42. A. range B. process C. idea

D. structure

43. A. incorrect B. evident C. partial

D. complex

44. A. eliminating B. decreasing C. bringing D. building

45. A. inspired B. stopped C. identified

D. perfected

46. A. By contrast B. On the contrary C. As a result

D. For example

47. A. evaluation B. estimation C. deletion D. production

48. A. terrified B. critical C. current

D. former

49. A. repetition B. creation C. function

D. reproduction

50. A. uncontrolled B. complicated C. valuable

D. missing

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51. A. repeatedly B. effectively C. hardly

D. consistently

52. A. Before B. Until C. After D. While

53. A. turn to B. respond to C. adapt to

D. return to

54. A. surprisingly B. especially C. eventually

D. similarly

55. A. suspicious B. careful C. painful

D. fearful

Section B （22分）

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

(A)

Who would win in a fight, a lion or a tiger Well, if size has anything to do with the matter, the tiger would win. That’s because tigers are the largest of all cat species. Tigers are not only large, they are also fast. They can sprint as fast as 40 miles per hour for short distances and leap as far as 30 feet horizontally. You might not think that such large, fast, and fierce creatures need help to survive, but they do.

It is estimated that at the start of the 20th century, there were over 100,000 tigers living in the wild. By the turn of the century, the number of tigers outside of captivity dwindled to just over 3,000. Interestingly, the most serious threats that tigers face come from a much smaller species, one with an average weight of around 140 lbs. That species is Homo sapiens, better known as humans. Humans threaten tigers in primarily two ways: hunting and destroying habitat.

Tigers are hunted for many reasons. People have long valued the famous striped skins. Though trading tiger skins is now illegal in most parts of the world, tiger pelts are worth around $10,000 on the black market. Though the fur would be incentive enough for most poachers, other parts of the tiger can also fetch a pretty penny. Some people in China and other Asian cultures believe that various tiger parts have healing properties. Traditional Chinese medicine calls for the use of tiger bones, amongst other parts, in some prescriptions.

Tigers have also been hunted as game. In other words, people hunted tigers solely for the thrill and achievement of killing them. Such killings took place in large scale during the 19th and early 20th centuries, when an English hunter might claim to kill over a hundred tigers in their hunting career. Though this practice is much less popular today than it was in the past, it has not ceased entirely.

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Humans have done considerable damage to the world’s tiger population through hunting, but perhaps more damage has been caused through the destruction of habitat. Tigers once ranged widely across Asia, all the way from Turkey to the eastern coast of Russia. But over the past 100 years, tigers have lost 93% of their historic range. Instead of spanning all the way across Asia, the tiger population is now isolated in small pockets in southern and southeastern Asia. This is because humans have drastically changed the environments. Humans have built towns and cities. Road and transit systems were created to connect these towns and cities. To feed the people living in these areas, forests and fields have been cleared to create farmland.

A major obstacle to preserving tigers is the enormous amount of territory that each tiger requires. Each wild tiger demands between 200 and 300 square miles. Tigers are also both territorial and solitary animals. This means that they are protective of the areas that they claim and they generally do not share with other tigers. Because tigers need so much territory, it is really difficult for conservationists to acquire enough land to support a large population of tigers.

56. Which of the following is NOT a reason in the article explaining why tigers are hunted?

A. Because tiger skins are worth a lot of money.

B. Because tiger parts are used as medicines in some cultures.

C. Because some tigers attack local villages.

D. Because tigers are hunted for enjoyment by some people.

57. The underlined word “incentive” in the third paragraph probably means

________.

A. attractive

B. innovative

C. alternative

D. respective

58. Which best explains why tigers have lost so much of their habitat according to the text?

A. Because tigers are under threat from other animals.

B. Because tiger skins are extremely valuable.

C. Because the environment has been changed.

D. Because tigers need so much space to survive.

59. Which of the following best describes the author’s main purpose in writing this article?

A. To provide readers with interesting information about the lifestyles of tigers.

B. To p ersuade readers to help the world’s tiger population and to offer ways to help.

C. To entertain readers with stories about how tigers hunt and are hunted.

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D. To explain to readers why the world’s tiger population is endangered.

(B)

Learning English Video Project

1. Encounters in the UK (17 minutes)

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Encounters in the UK is the first film in this documentary

mini-series. It tells the story of four girls from different

countries who travel to Cambridge in England to study

English and stay with local families in what is called a

“homestay” arrangement. For the four girls the homestay

arrangement is a positive experience. As one of the homestay hosts explains: “It’s going to be a great experience, not only in terms of learning English, but in learning about life.”

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2. Insights from China (18 minutes)

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Never say die

Based in the busy, cosmopolitan city of Shanghai, Daniel

Emmerso n’s latest film Insights from China takes us inside

the worlds of English language learning and teaching and

the airline industry in China. “Insights from China” focuses

largely on the staff and management of a Chinese airline company that has recently committed to learning English. Spring Airlines is the first low-cost airline in China. Watch with Subtitles | Watch without Subtitles | Comments

3. Stories from Morocco (16 minutes)

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Set in Casablanca, Morocco, this film features footage and

interviews focusing on key questions such as “Why are

people learning English” and “What tips and advice can

learners offer” Staff and learners discuss the advantages and

challenges of English language learning in Morocco. Interviewees touch on a variety of topics including British vs. American accents, multi-level classrooms, and the similarities of English to French and Spanish.

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4. Thoughts from Brazil (17 minutes)

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Like Insights from China, Thoughts from Brazil also looks

at modern trends in learning English, especially for children

and teens. It will be of particular interest to all those who

long for a learning experience that is more interactive and

communicative. Teens and young adults will find new ideas

for combining personal interests such as music, gaming and social media with self-study. As Daniel Emmerson talks to learners and teachers of English in Sao Paulo,

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60. From the passage we can conclude that “Learning English Video Project” is most

probably______.

A. an online course focusing on language and culture

B. audio documents on language learning

C. a series of English learning video programs

D. a set of films on English-speaking countries

61. If someone is interested in the comparison between English and other languages,

he might be interested to watch __________.

A. Encounters in the UK

B. Stories from Morocco

C. Thoughts from Brazil

D. Insights from China

62. What can we know about English learning in Sao Paulo, Brazil?

A. Classroom teaching is more interactive and communicative.

B. Homestay arrangement provides positive experience for learners.

C. The Internet and games plays a major role in language learning.

D. The principle of learning by doing is widely accepted by learners.

(C)

The Paris climate agreement finalised in December last year indicated a new era for cli mate action. For the first time, the world’s nations agreed to keep global warming well below 2℃.

This is vital for climate-vulnerable nations. Fewer than 4% of countries are responsible for more than half of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. In a stud y published in Nature Scientific Reports, we reveal just how deep this injustice runs.

Developed nations such as Australia, the United States, Canada, and European countries are essentially climate “free-riders”: causing the majority of the problems through high greenhouse gas emissions, while paying few of the costs such as climate changes impact on food and water. In other words, a few countries are benefiting enormously from the consumption of fossil fuels, while at the same time contributing disproportionately to the global burden of climate change.

On the other hand, there are many “forced riders”, who are suffering from the climate change impacts despite having scarcely contributed to the problem. Many of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries, the majority of which are African or small island states, produce a very small quantity of emissions. This is much like a

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non-smoker getting cancer from second-hand smoke, while the heavy smoker is fortunate enough to smoke in good health.

The Paris agreement has been widely considered as a positive step forward in addressing climate change for all, although the details on addressing “climate justice” can be best described as incomplete.

The goal of keeping global temperature rise “well below” 2℃ deserves to be praised but the emissions reduction promises submitted by countries leading up to the Paris talks are very unlikely to deliver on this.

More than $100 billion in funding has been put on the table for supporting developing nations to reduce emissions. However, the agreement specifies that there is no formal distinction between developed and developing nations in their responsibility to cut emissions, effectively ignoring historical emissions. There is also very little detail on who will provide the funds or, importantly, who is responsible for their provision. Securing these funds and establishing who is responsible for raising them will also be vital for the future of climate-vulnerable countries.

The most climate-vulnerable countries in the world have contributed very little to creating the global disease from which they now suffer the most. There must urgently be a meaningful mobilization of the policies outlined in the agreement if we are to achieve national emissions reductions while helping the most vulnerable countries adapt to climate change.

And it is clearly up to the current generation of leaders from high-emitting nations to decide whether they want to be remembered as climate change tyrants (暴君) or pioneers.

63. The author is critical of the Paris climate agreement because ________.

A. it is unfair to those climate-vulnerable nations

B. it aims to keep temperature rise below 2℃ only

C. it is beneficial to only fewer than 4% of countries

D. it burdens developed countries with the full responsibility

64. Why does the author call some developed countries climate “free-riders”

A. They needn’t worry about the food and water they consume.

B. They are better able to cope with the global climate change.

C. They hardly pay anything for the problems they have caused.

D. They are free from the greenhouse effects affecting “forced riders”.

65. What does the author say about the $100 billion funding?

A. It will motivate all nations to reduce carbon emissions.

B. There is no final agreement on where it will come from.

C. There is no clarification of how the money will be spent.

D. It will effectively reduce greenhouse emissions worldwide.

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66. What urgent action must be taken to realize the Paris climate agreement?

A. Encouraging high-emitting nations to take the initiative.

B. Calling on all the nations concerned to make joint efforts.

C. Pushing the current world leaders to come to a consensus.

D. Putting in effect the policies in the agreement at once.

Section C （8分）

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

Travel the World by Bike

Rachel Hugens met her husband, Patrick, while bicycle touring. The Hugenses, who live in Boise, when not on their bikes, recently went on their latest round-the-world adventure. They visited 36 countries on a tour, touching Europe, Africa, Asia and South America.

“Traveling by bike is the ultimate freedom,” Rachel said via email. “On a bike, you become part of the scenery. The landscape is not framed by a window.

____67____”

A growing community

Dennis Swift, secretary of the Southwest Idaho Mountain Biking Association, rode across the U.S last year–from Seattle to Salem, Massachusetts. Six people started the tour and three finished, riding 52 out of 56 days. They averaged about 60 miles per riding day.

“We took quite a few pictures; we didn’t keep our head down the whole way,” Swift said. “We got to meet different people. It’s the people that are probably most important.” Swift also rode through the Basque Country with a group of Boise cyclists last year. He’s planning to participate in a Virginia bike tour this year.

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“When you get older, your health is the number one priority.” he said,

“____68____”

Seeing the places in between

“Traveling by bicycle forces you to visit the places in between that many backpackers traveling by bus would pass by,” Patrick said. “____69____” The challenges, beyond the obvious mental and physical energy required, include navigating visa requirements, food choices, language barriers, poor riding surfaces and boxing bikes for air travel, Rachel said.

Financial flexibility to travel

This is the third time that the couple has quit their jobs to tour. Rachel is a registered nurse; Patrick is an architect. Both regained their former jobs when they returned home in 2000 and 2007. They’re uncertain what will happen this time.

They’ve given themselves financial flexibility by payi ng off their home, commuting to work by bike and avoiding some of the bills that are important parts for most (cell phones, cable TV). They travel with a $50 daily budget.

“____70____” Rachel said. “We’ve met some cyclists traveling long term on a $10 dail y budget. They can travel as long as their money lasts, so they’re motivated to spend wisely.”

IV. Summary Writing （10分）

Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main

point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

The drug store was closing for the night and Alfred Higgins was about to go home when his new boss approached him.

“Empty your pockets please, Alfred,” Sam Carr demanded in a firm voice.

Alfred pretended to be shocked but h e knew he’d been caught. From his coat he withdrew a make-up kit, a lipstick and two tubes of toothpaste.

“I’m disappointed in you, Alfred!” said the little gray-haired man.

“Sorry, S ir. Please forgive me. I’ve never done such a thing before.” Alfred lied, hoping to gain the old man’s sympathy.

Mr Carr’s brow furrowed (皱眉) as he reached for the phone, “Do you take me for a fool

Let’s see what the police have to say. But first I’ll call your mother and let her know her son is heading to jail.”

“Do whatever you want,” Alfred shot back, trying to sound big. But deep down he felt like a child. He imagined his mother rushing in, eyes burning with anger, maybe in tears. Yet he wanted her to come quickly before Mr. Carr called the police.

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Mr. Carr was surprised when Mrs Higgins finally arrived. She was very calm, quiet and friendly. “Is Alfred in trouble” she asked.

“He’s been stealing from the store,” the old man coolly replied.

Mrs. Higgins put out her hand and touched Mr. Carr’s arm with great gentleness as if she knew just how he felt. She spoke as if she did not want to cause him any more trouble. “What do you want to do, Mr. Carr”

The woman’s calm and gentle manner disarmed the once-angry store-owner. “I was going to get a cop. But I don’t want to be cruel. T ell your son not to come back here again, and I’ll let it go.” Then he warmly shook Mrs. Higgins’s hand.

Mrs. Higgins thanked the old man for his kindness, then mother and son left. They walked along the street in silence. When they arrived home his mother simply said, “Go to bed, you fool.”

In his bedroom, Alfred heard his mother in the kitchen. He felt no shame, only pride in his mother’s actions. “She was smooth!” he thought. He went to the kitchen to tell her how great she was, but was shocked by what he saw.

His mother’s face looked frightened, broken. Not the cool, bright face he saw earlier. Her lips moved nervously. She looked very old. There were tears in her eyes.

This picture of his mother made him want to cry. He felt his youth ending. He saw all the troubles he brought her and the deep lines of worry in her grey face. He seemed to have never really seen his mother like that.

V. Translation （15分）

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

72. 这是他第一次一本正经地评价我的衣着。 (comment)

73. 住校能使学生有更多的时间和精力投入到学业中。 (enable)

74. 最让我担心的是这孩子除了在线游戏之外，似乎对周围的一切都视而不

见。(concern)

75. 正是因为没有抵制住金钱和名誉的诱惑，那位知名演员违反了法律，最终

她不得不为此付出惨重的代价。(fail)

VI. Guided Writing （25分）

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

很多高中生会利用课余时间进行知识拓展，现在有两种常见的授课方式可供选择：网络授课(online teaching) 和传统面授(face-to-face teaching)，你更倾向于那种授课形式呢请说说你的理由。

听力材料和参考答案

I. Listening Comprehension

Section A

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

1.W: Oh, No, it’s still out of order!

M: I’m afraid we will have to walk up all those stairs again today.

Q: What are these two people talking about

2. W: Mr. Smith, this is your schedule for tomorrow. You’ll be leaving Shanghai at five.

M: All right. Have you reserved a room for our customer yet?

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Q: What is the possible relationship between the two speakers

3. M: What’s your hobby Stamp collecting, reading or something else

W: No, nothing special. I often take pictures during holidays, but I’m afraid I’m a bad

photographer.

Q: What is the woman’s hobby

4. M: I’m not quite sure how to put this. But about that calculator you let me use,

I dropped it. And now the “ON” button doesn’t light up.

W: Oh! That’s OK. It hasn’t been working right for some time.

Q: What is the man’s problem

5. W: It’s a pity that the football match had already begun when I got home.

M: When did you get home?

W: It was a quarter to eight, and it had started an hour earlier.

Q: When did the football match start

6. W: Let’s see if you can find books by the authors your grandpa liked as a teenager.

M: Haha. But first of all, I want to google the books to see if I like the story lines.

Q: What is the man going to do

7 W: Let’s take out the extra desks. There are only eight judges for our contest.

M: I think we’d better leave some for the students who are taking part in the contest.

Q: What are the speakers doing

8. M: Wow, I really envy you, Shelly.

W: Well, it’s for business. In fact, I’m sick and tired of restaurant food.

Sometimes I just want

a home-made meal.

Q: What can we learn about Shelly

9. W: Did you attend Amy’s pres entation last night

It was the first time for her to give a speech to a large audience.

M: How she could be so calm in front of so many people is really beyond me!

Q: What do we learn from the conversation

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10. W: Hi, Harry. You’ve travelled a l ot recently. When did you come back to China?

M: I just came back from France this morning. I stayed there for half a month. But before that I travelled in Italy for ten days, and I am flying to Japan in two days.

Q: Where is the man now

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of them. 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

Mr. Jackson had to travel somewhere on business and as he was in a hurry, he decided to go by air. He liked to sit beside a window when he was flying. So, when he got into the plane, he looked for a window seat. He found all of them had already been taken except one. There was a soldier sitting in the seat beside this one and Mr. Jackson was happy that he had not taken the one by the window; but, anyhow, he at once went towards it.

When he reached it, however, he saw there was a notice on it. It was written in ink and said “This seat is reserved for proper load balance. Thank you.” Mr. Jackson had never seen such a notice in a plane before, but he thought that the plane must be carrying something heavy in its baggage room which made it necessary to have the passengers properly balanced, so he walked on and found another empty seat, not beside a window, to sit in.

Then, when the plane was quite full, a very beautiful girl stepped into the plane. The soldier quickly took the notice off the seat beside him and in this way succeeded in having the girl beside him during the whole trip.

(Now listen again, please)

Questions:

11. What was Mr. Jackson happy to find when he got on the plane

12. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

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13. What did Mr. Jackson find out in the end?

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.

China has introduced various emergency responses and long-term measures against air pollution in the central and eastern regions.

According to the report, the air quality index reading for Xi’an, capital of Shanxi Province, reached 500 last Wednesday afternoon. That was at the top of the air quality index, or AQI scale and indicating severe pollution.

Smog still covered the city and the AQI at Thursday noon was 417, making Xi’an the second most polluted city in the region after Xingtai in Hebei Province at 491.

A city government emergency response plan was carried out, delaying all construction and taking at least 50 percent of government vehicles off the road. Power plants must limit their output and reduce emissions.

In December, nearly half the country, including Beijing and more than 100 cities in 20 provinces, suffered from smog. Many have taken action, including experimenting with artificial methods to reduce smog, limiting vehicle use and charging a fine for pollution.

(Now listen again, please)

Questions:

14. What do we learn about the air quality last Thursday from the news report

15. How many cities suffered from smog in China?

16. Which of the following is not the measure taken against the air pollution

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

M: Hello, and welcome to our program, “Working Abroad”. Our guest this evening is

a Londoner, who lives and works in Italy. Her name’s Susan Hill. Susan,

welcome to the program. You live in Florence. How long have you been living there?

W: Since 1982. But when I went there in 1982, I planned to stay for only 6 months. M: Why did you change your mind?

W: Well, I’m a designer. I design leather goods, mainly shoes and handbags. Soon after I arrived in Florence, I got a job with one of Italy’s top fashion houses, Ferregamo. So, I decided to stay.

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