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2021学年第一学期徐汇区学习能力诊断卷
高三英语 试卷
Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension
Section A Short Conversations
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question yon have heard.
1. A. We can never learn the past of the ocean. B. We need more evidence about the past.
C. It’s necessary to step away from the past. D. We need a big date to discovery the future.
2. A. He couldn’t find a place to smoke. B. He just needs smoking when thinking.
C. He thinks it horrible to stop smoking. D. He couldn’t find a way to stop smoking.
3. A. She needs to stick to certain approaches in keeping healthy.
B. She should take more care of her own health.
C. She needs some further instruction in keeping healthy.
D. She should learn to care more about her own health.
4. A. At 1:00 p.m. on April 7. B. At 1:00 p.m. on April 6.
C. At 10:00 a.m. on April 6. D. At 10:00 p.m. on April 7.
5. A. Some tinned food. B. Fresh meat in the fridge.
C. Something fresh from the market. D. The leftover in the fridge.
6. A. Mr. Brown won’t go to Chicago. B. Mr. Brown will be scheduled to meet the man.
C. Mr. Brown wants to meet the man. D. Mr. Brown will meet the man for the first time.
7. A. A bomb exploded in the area. B. The police have taken the bombs away.
C. People are attacked by terrorists. D. The area with unexploded bombs is locked down.
8. A. History may predict the future. B. History is different from future.
C. She can consult the past for her problems. D. History taught her a lesson.
9. A. They should go purchasing like the others.
B. They ought to follow their own emotions.
C. They should go and bark at a right tree.
D. They ought to make reasonable decision.
10. A. He was interviewed by his wife. B. He interviewed his wife.
C. They were both candidates for a job. D. They worked together in a company.
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 the passages and the conversation. The conversation(s) and the passage(s) will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. On the grass in the garden. B. On the fence of the garden.
C. In the trees around the garden. D. Beyond the fence of the garden.
12. A. Newton was barking at pigeons.
B. Newton was enjoying the food in the grass.
C. Newton was playing with the pigeons.
D. Newton was lying in grass, leaving the pigeons alone.
13. A. To show his courage. B. To drive the birds away.
C. To attract his master’s attention. D. To scare the birds for fun.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Because they may feel life is stressful to them.
B. because they tend to make mistakes often.
C. Because they have no idea on how to use telephone to make a conversation.
D. Because they may not be well prepared and afraid to make mistakes.
15. A. Focusing on learning simple vocabulary and phrases.
B. Learning as much and soon as he expected.
C. Beginning with simple things and furthering skills regularly.
D. Relaxing and enjoying the mistakes, since no one is perfect.
16. A. To demonstrate telephone conversation examples of various contents.
B. To present some mistakes in telephone conversations.
C. To show more examples on greetings and goodbyes.
D. To show everything in telephone conversation both in English and in Chinese.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. a construction engineer. B. A financial analyst.
C. An accountant. D. A business researcher.
18. A. Because he was too shy to talk to people.
B. Because he was absolutely busy with his homework.
C. Because he was not ready for the interviews then.
D. Because he was too busy with his work to afford any more time.
19. A. Because John was a nice person and welcome almost everywhere.
B. Because John had nice working experience.
C. Because John did well in school and the job market was friendly.
D. Because John was a well-trained analyst.
20. A. He should take more jobs for more experience.
B. He should work harder in school before going for any interview.
C. He should do more research on how to do an interview.
D. He should learn more about the companies he applied for.
Ⅱ. Grammar and vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Alcohol is physically bad for you in any quantity; and the more you drink, the worse its health effects The gigantic report on the subject (21)______(publish) last week is authoritative. It makes depressing reading-“sobering”(清醒) would be the wrong word here, not least (22) ______few people are likely to change their behaviour as a result. But it is difficult to argue with the conclusions. The report was based on enormous amounts of data: 28 million people around the world were examined in 592 studies to estimate the health risks while the popularity of drinking was estimated using a further 694 studies. Some of the effects of large-scale drinking are really shocking. Around the world today, alcohol is responsible for 20% of the deaths in the 15 to 49 age group.
The variety of ways in which alcohol can kill or damage people comes as a shock. In the poorest countries, its primary means of damage is through TB(结核); (23)______ countries grow more developed, the damage shifts to cancer and heart disease. It is the trade-off between cancer and heart disease (24) ______ leads the researchers to reject the notion that moderate drinking has health benefits they find that the increased risk of cancers outweighs the diminished risk of heart disease among middle aged moderate drinkers.
Perhaps (25) ______(surprising) single finding is that two-thirds of the world’s population don’t drink at all. They manage without a drug apparently essential to civilised life in the west. The question is (26) ______ those of us in the other third should try to imitate them. The researchers are unequivocal (明确的). They want concerted (协力一致的) government action (27) ______ (deliver) lower alcohol consumption, using many of the same mechanisms that (28) ______(implement) successfully against tobacco: price rises, restrictions on advertising, (29) ______ (limit) the availability of the drug. The report is right that many people (30) ______ drink less than they do. Perhaps the real benefit of moderate drinking is not that it protects the heart but that it requires a little self-discipline.
Section B
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.
A. diligently B. allowing C. reservations D. remotely E. launch F. accommodate G. expanded
H. categories I. features J. announced K. upgrades
Airbnb updating app to add translations
Airbnb is making it easier for international travelers to book their stays as the United States reopens its borders to foreign travelers.
The short-term rental platform’s engine will automatically translate reviews and list descriptions i more than 60 languages. The feature is set to (31)______ before the end of the year.
The U.S. travel ban dropped Monday, (32) ______ vaccinated (注射疫苗的) travelers from dozens of nations to enter. Data from Airbnb shows this change is already causing interest in U.S. travel to rush. During the week after Oct. 15, when the United States (33) ______ it would drop its ban, the number of nights booked by foreign guests in the USA jumped 44%.
The translation engine is one of more than 50 (34) ______ the short-term rental platform introduced Tuesday. Some of them aim to make finding the perfect vacation spot easier for travelers with disabilities and remote workers.
Accessibility Review
Through Airbnb’s Accessibility Review, employees ensure that hosts follow through on the accessible (35) ______ they promise on their listings.
Hosts submit photos of step-free access or wide doorways that (36) ______ people who use wheelchairs to Airbnb employees for review. Airbnb employees have confirmed 100,000 accessibility features in 25,000 homes, according to the company.
More flexible searches
Airbnb (37) ______ the date range in which guests can search for stays from 6-12 months. Guests have used the “I’m Flexible” feature more than 500 million times, according to Airbnb.
The app will include four new (38) ______ of “unique stays” that guests can search for: off the grid, ski-in/ski-out, luxe and unconventional homes.
Verified Wi-Fi
The pandemic (传染病) has given more workers the ability to do their job from anywhere, which means they rely on Wi-Fi more than ever. In a 7,500-person survey, Airbnb found one-third plan to live somewhere else while working (39) ______ more often than before than pandemic.
Airbnb guests have used the Wi-Fi filter while searching for stays more than 288 million times according to the company. Hosts can have their internet speed tested through the app. You can be confident that you won’t miss a Zoom or a favorite streaming show from your Airbnb,” Airbnb said.
Upgraded trips tab
The “trips tab” on Airbnb will soon include a countdown to arrival, check-in details, current and upcoming (40) ______ and suggestions for personalized experiences.
Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, c and D Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
The Thai government intends to further deepen its digital cooperation with Chinese technology company Huawei, senior Thai officials said at a cloud event held in Bangkok this week.
During the Powering Digital Thailand 2022 on Nov 17-19, Thai deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said digital infrastructure (基础设施), such as5G, is crucial to Thailand’s (41) ______ and social development, especially for the country’s post-pandemic economic (42) ______.
Badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism-reliant nation registered an economic reduction of 6.1 percent last year, the worst in more than 20 years. However, the pandemic has significantly speeded the (43) ______ of digital technologies in Thailand, where Chinese tech companies have (44) ______ advantages.
During the pandemic, Huawei used its technology to help local hospitals implement systems for automated medical supply, AI-backed (45) ______ and remote treatment, which greatly improved the (46) ______ of hospitals and made healthcare more (47) ______.
Fueled by Thailand’s digital roadmap, Huawei has focused on helping the country build 20,000 5G stations in the past two years. (48) ______, Thailand has more than 4.2 million 5G subscribers leading in 5G adoption among ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries.
Another strength of Huawei has been its cloud capabilities. Deng Feng, general manager of Huawei Thailand, said Huawei Cloud is the only cloud service (49) ______ with local data centers in Thailand, considering that data localization is a key trend of global enterprises due to government regulations as well as security concerns.
He emphasized the Huawei will support Thailand’s low-carbon and digital development in the future in four areas, including expanding 5G coverage and usage, providing cloud services, creating low-carbon development with digital energy, and (50) ______ industry talents.
Thai Minister of Digital Economy and Society Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn expressed his hopes for (51) ______ cooperation between the Thai government and Huawei to (52) ______ the country’s digital economy, which is targeted to (53) ______ 30 percent of the GDP by 2030.
According to a joint report released by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company earlier this month Thailand’s digital economy is expected to (54) ______ $30 billion this year, up 51 percent, making it the second-largest market in Southeast Asia after Indonesia.
Huawei’s Rotating Chairman Guo Ping said the company will continue (55) ______ and building a tech ecosystem to facilitate faster digitalization in Asia-Pacific, and invest $100 million over the next three years to build a startup ecosystem in the region.
41. A. economic B. educational C. national D. industrial
42. A. crisis B. concerns C. tendency D. recovery
43. A. appreciation B. adoption C. industrialization D. significance
44. A. negative B. instructive C. competitive D. conclusive
45. A. discovery B. interview C. regulation D. diagnosis
46. A. efficiency B. localization C. construction D symbolization
47. A. sensible B. accessible C. feasible D. remarkable
48. A. Irrelevant B. Currently C. Respectively D. Fundamentally
49. A. instructor B. indicator C. provider D. adopter
50. A. discovering B. investing C. cultivating D. distinguishing
51. A. routine B. revolutionary C. reasonable D. comprehensive
52. A. facilitate B. propose C. integrate D. emphasize
53. A. appeal to B. account for C. add up D. strive to
54. A. sacrifice B. invest C. receive D. exceed
55. A. innovating B. qualifying C. purchasing D. postponing
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
A
The older of two sisters, Jane Goodall was bonr on April 3, 1934, in London, England, into a middle class British family. When Goodall was about two years old, her mother gave her a toy chimpanzee, which Goodall still possesses to this day. She was a good student, but she had more interest in being outdoors and learning about animals. Once she spent five hours in a hen-house so she could see how a hen lays an egg. She loved animals so much that by the time she was ten or eleven she dreamed of living with animals in Africa. Her mother encouraged Goodalls dream, which eventually became a reality.
When Goodall was eighteen she completed secondary school and began working. She worked as a secretary, as an assistant editor in a film studio, and as a waitress, trying to save enough money to make her first trip to Africa.
Jane Goodall finally went to Africa when she was twenty-three years old. In 1957 she sailed to Mombasa on the east African coast, where she met anthropologist (人类学家) Louis Leakey (1903-1972), who would become her mentor, or teacher. In Africa, Leakey and his wife, Mary, had discovered what were then the oldest known human remains. These discoveries supported Leakey’s claim that the origins of the human species were in Africa, not in Asia or Europe as many had believed.
Leakey hoped that studies of the primate (灵长目动物的) species most closely related to human beings chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans-would shed (散发) light on the behavior of the human animal’s ancestors. He chose Goodall for this work because he believed that as a woman she would be more patient and careful than a male observer and that as someone with little formal training she would be more likely to describe what she saw rather than what she thought she should be seeing.
Later Goodall turned her attention to the problem of captive (被囚禁的) chimpanzees. Because they closely resemble humans, chimpanzees have been widely used as laboratory animals to study human diseases. Goodall used her knowledge and fame to work to set limits on the number of animals used in such experiments and to convince researchers to improve the conditions under which the animals were kept. She also worked to improve conditions for zoo animals and for conservation of chimpanzee habitats. In 1986 she helped found the Committee for the Conservation and Care of Chimpanzees, an organization dedicated to these issues. She has even written children’s books, The Chimpanzee Family Book and With Love, on the subject of treating animals kindly.
For her efforts Goodall has received many awards and honors. In 2000 she accepted the third Gandhi/King award for Non Violence at the United Nations. She does not spend much time in Africa anymore; rather, she gives speeches throughout the world and spends as many as three hundred days a year traveling.
56. What is Jane Goodall’s major achievements?
A. Her books for children to learn about nature.
B. Her observation of how the hen lay an egg.
C. Her study of the chimpanzee behavior.
D. Her finding of the origins of the human species.
57. Where does this passage probably come from?
A. Science fiction. B. A biography book.
C. A handbook about animal protection. D. A travel brochure.
58. Which one is not the reason for Leakey s choosing Goodall as an assistant?
A. She would be more patient and careful than a male observer.
B. She helped found the Committee for the Conservation and Care of Chimpanzees.
C. She was more likely to record what really happens though lacking formal training.
D. She had more interest in being outdoors and leaning about animals.
59. which of the following is not mentioned about Goodall?
A. She went to Africa when she was twenty-three years old.
B. She accepted the third Gandhi/King Award for Non Violence.
C. Her discoveries supported Leakey’s claim of the origins of the human species.
D. She worked to improve conditions for zoo animals.
B
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C
China s digital economy is expected to provide a strong boost to global economic recovery, but more efforts should be made to bridge the digital divide and promote data flow, said industry experts and top company officials on Friday.
“China’s digital economy, which is indeed in the fast lane, has become a new growth driver of the country’s economic growth amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It has and will play an important role in driving economic recovery globally,” said Gong Ke, president of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations and executive director of the Chinese Institute for the New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development strategies.
“While data is an important factor of digital economy, more effort should be made to bridge the digital divide to benefit more user groups. To be specific, we need to improve infrastructure (基础设施) construction and the sharing of computing power from leading companies to smaller ones,” Gong said.
He made the remarks at a sub-forum of the fourth Hongqiao International Economic Forum during the ongoing China International Import Expo in Shanghai.
Liu Jun, president of Bank of Communications, said that a winner-takes-all phenomenon is happening during the development of the platform-based economy because the country’s digital economy has developed at an unparalleled speed with insufficient supervision over the past decade.
“Therefore, it is necessary to break down the existing information barriers to promote the free flow of data. The value of data cannot be maximized if a certain company uses it exclusively. Data from various departments, fields and industries must be fully combined and correlated,” Liu said.
China’s digital economy reached $5.4 trillion last year in terms of market size, which grew 9.6 percent year-on-year, the fastest worldwide, said the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology a government think tank.
Such rapid development of the digital economy has attracted companies from abroad to participate. They are also expected to explore more new opportunities in the Chinese market.
To embrace the trend, Omron Healthcare said it will leverage its technological competence to develop more digital innovations for the Chinese market.
The Japanese industrial automation giant displayed a series of digitalized products, including smart healthcare management terminals and glucose (葡萄糖) meters at the ongoing expo.
“The rapid growth of Chinas trade, including digital trade, has produced a strong spillover effect for the world and it will enable China’s economy to maintain a long-term positive trend and thus make a contribution to global economic growth, said Zhao Yao, general manager of Omron Healthcare China.
The CAICT report also pointed out that China and the United States are leading global development of the digital economy. The two economies also ranked first and second in terms of the market size of digital economy last year.
63. According to what Gong Ke said we may learn that ______.
A. China’s digital economy takes full advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
B. Global economic recovery will benefit from China’s digital economy the most.
C. Despite coviD-19 China s digital economy pushes global economic growth ahead.
D. Improving infrastructure construction will benefit Chinese people more from the growth.
64. What can be done to break down the barriers on the way to a further development in digital economy?
A. All tech companies should be put under stricter supervision.
B. It is necessary to stop the free flow of data, which is the existing information barrier.
C. To maximize the value of data tends to be applied exclusively.
D. Sharing and free flow of data should be guaranteed through efficient supervision.
65. What does the underlined word “leverage” mean?
A. discover B. employ C. improve D. study
66. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. China’s digital economy is now enhancing the world’s economic growth.
B. Nothing can block China’s digital economy development but over strict supervision.
C. Breaking information barriers with supervision can further China’s digital economy healthily.
D. China’s fast development in digital economy attracts more international investments.
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully 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.
What Does Food Mean to you?
A. Studies have shown the importance of eating together.
B. This is certainly not true for me, and the relationships that were built over the kitchen table with my family are very important to me.
C. The social importance of food, and eating together, should not be downplayed or replaced by a focus on purely what we are eating.
D. Many recipe books on sale have got caught up in an obsession with ‘clean eating’, dieting, watching what we eat and generally eating healthily.
E. It’s common knowledge that you are what you eat and this reflected in the ideas behind eating healthy, clean and unprocessed food.
F. Food and meal times were, and still are, the glue that brought us together and keeps us together.
My whole relationship with food has become consumed by the after-effects of my illness and dealing with them. As a result, I’ve forgotten that there’s more to food than this. And I don’t think I’m the only one. (67)______ While it is fantastic that there are so many inspiring books that encourage healthy eating this simply can’t be the extent of our relationship with food. What about our experiences with food? Putting aside the other stuff, what does food mean to you?
When I think about my experience with food, my thoughts immediately go to my family. For me, food is family. Every evening, my dad would make it home by 6pm so that we could all sit down and have dinner together. We would share the highs and lows of our days and on a Sunday we would chat about our plans for the week. We never ate dinner in front of the television and very rarely was it ever just my brother and me. (68) ______ Now, despite the fact my brother and I have long since left home, whenever we return, it’s always about the food. Our parents plan the meals, sharing new recipes and dishing out family favourites, so that ultimately the food enhances our trip and creates new memories. Food truly is family.
(69) ______. Children who eat regularly with their families are at a lower risk of developing poor eating habits, weight problems or substance addictions. It also gives families a chance to reflect on their days together and forges stronger bonds between parents and children.
Everyone has a different attitude to food, and it will mean different things to different people. For me, though, good quality, healthy food is important, but without the socio-familial aspect, there is something sorely lacking from my relationship with food. (70) ______. So while I will continue watching what I eat (because I have to), I’ll remember this is not food’s main attraction, but only a part of what food really means to me.
Ⅳ. Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Breaking up is hard to do but men’s hearts hurt most
When it comes to break-ups, men suffer more emotional pain than women, a study has found. The first-of-its-kind analysis used online relationships to map the most common problems experienced by couples who told their stories outside the therapist’s office.
A team of researchers at Lancaster University helped to produce the report. Charlotte Entwistle, the lead author, said: “Most of what we know comes from studies of people in couples therapy: a specific set of people. We wanted to understand not only what relationship problems are most commonly experienced by the public, but who experiences by the public, but who experiences which problems more.”
To bridge the gap the team analysed the characteristics of more than 184,000 people who had posted their problems to an anonymous online forum, and they created a “map” of the most common issues.
Communication was the most frequent, cited by nearly one in five people, while one in eight reported that trust was a struggle. The outcomes came as no surprise but the team was taken aback at the obvious gender differences. The theme that kept cropping up was the “heartache” felt, and the team recorded specific words such as “regret”, “break up”, “cry”, and “heart-broken”.
Contrary to expectation, men talked about heartbreak significantly more than women. The findings suggest that the stereotype of men being less emotionally invested in relationships may be inaccurate.
The researchers also found that men were more likely to seek online professional help. Dr Ryan Boyd, the lead researcher, said: “When you remove the traditional social stigmas against men for seeking help and sharing their emotions, they seem just as invested in working through rough patches in their relationships as women.”
The researchers hope that an accurate picture of relationship problems could help couples avoid common setbacks. Boyd said: “This gives us serious hope that we can use help-seeking behavior to better understand all types of social and psychological issues.”
The study was published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
Ⅴ. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72. 产品的最终价格以合同为准。（subject）
73. 过分地追求时尚其实是放弃了自己的选择的自由。（involve）
74. 人生沉浮是人生中遇到的正常阶段，只要我们能正确对待这些变化就能顺利渡过。（Only）
75. 不论种族、出生、文化和教育背景的差异有多大，我们都应该学会宽容，学会尊重他人的观念和想法。（No matter）
Ⅵ. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
生活在网络发达，信息爆炸的当下，碎片化学习（fragmented learning）变得越来越普遍，有些人认为碎片化学习是对时间的合理利用，而有些人却认为碎片化学习使人丧失静心学习的动力，会近得其反。请你谈谈你的看法，内容必须包括：
1. 你对碎片化学习的态度
2. 一到两个碎片化学习的事例
2021学年第一学期徐汇区学习能力诊断卷
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Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension
Section A Short Conversations
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper; and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. W: If we are to judge the future of ocean study by its past, we can surely look forward to many exciting discoveries.
M: I agree. But a big data about the past is necessary and we are still far away from that.
Q: What does the man mean?
B
2. W: I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you this, but wouldn’t it be a good idea to stop smoking?
M: I’m sorry. I just can’t resist it, especially when I’m searching for new ideas.
Q: What is the man’ s problem?
B
3. W: In my daily life I take care in various ways of my body so as not to damage my health.
M: That’s quite right, but lacking perseverance leads to nothing achieved.
Q: What does the man mean?
A
4. W: Your technical manager arranged a meeting for 1:00 p.m. on April 6, but how about April 7, at 10:00 p.m. since all the technicians are busy at day time.
M: That’s not a problem. I’ll let everyone know about it right away.
Q: When will the meeting be held?
D
5. W: There is no fresh meat in the market today, so you’ll have to content yourselves with something out of a tin.
M: Don’t worry. We still have some leftover of last Friday in the fridge.
Q: What will the man eat for the dinner tonight?
D
6. M: I would appreciate it if i had the opportunity to meet with Mr. Brown again during his stay in Chicago.
W: No problem. I can rearrange Mr. Brown’s schedule.
Q: What does the woman mean?
B
7. W: The alert for the terrorist attack has been lifted. hasn’t it?
M: Yes. But there’s also the danger of unexploded bombs, so they reported it to the police and the area was taped off to keep people out.
Q: What happened according to what the man said?
D
8. M: What have you got from the lecture today?
W: They say you should consult the past if you want to learn about the future. History has a lot to teach us.
Q: What does the girl learn from the lecture?
A
9. W: It seems that people are making panic purchase. Do we need to join them?
M: Well. If we let our reasoning power be overshadowed by our emotions, we would be barking up the wrong tree all the time.
Q: What does the man mean?
D
10. W: How did you get to know your wife?
M: Several years ago, in the course of being interviewed for a job, I was introduced to a competitor for the position.
Q: How did the man meet his wife?
C
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and the passage(s) will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
When I was 13, I had a dog called Newton. He was a mix between Australia kelpie and dingo, and spent most of his time in our backyard.
He was constantly at the glass sliding doors, longing to go outside; most often because he could see wild pigeons rested proudly on our tall fence. We would try to ignore him until his barking continuously, then we’d let him out.
As soon as the door opened he was out like a shot, dashing crazily for the fence, barking until the birds flew off. OF course Newton couldn’t hurt a fly; he was simply showing off his bravery by being able to frighten the birds.
Late one afternoon in the summer holiday, as I was heading outside to feed him, I stopped short at the door. There he was, lying lazily in the garden---surrounded by wild pigeons, enjoying his food sprinkled in the grass.
One of them hopped closer and Newton stretched, barely paying any notice to the careless bird.
When I opened the door, he looked over at me and panicked, barking at the birds until they flew out of the garden.
Question：
11. What did the wild pigeon always rest?
12. What did the writer see before stepping into the garden to feed Newton?
13. Why did the dog enjoy barking at the pigeons?
14. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
Having telephone conversations in a second language can be very stressful. If you don t know what to say, it is very common to feel nervous in any conversation This is true even when speaking in your native tongue. One of the main reasons people get nervous is that they aren’t prepared and know they might make mistakes during the conversation.
To improve confidence on the phone you must learn what to say. The first thing you should do to improve your telephone communication ability is to start out small by learning simple vocabulary and phrases. Start by knowing different greetings. It is so easy when learning English to try to do too much too soon and then get frustrated with not being able to speak as you had imagined. You have to start small, gradually developing skills and slowly working up to something more difficult.
Relax and enjoy yourself as well. Everyone knows learning a language can be frustrating! Don’t worry if you make mistakes. Native speakers of English understand that you won’t say everything the exact same way that they would. You shouldn’t feel that you can’t make any mistakes, no one expects you to be perfect.
In the following examples on English telephone conversations, we will give many examples of sentences and phrases you should know. From the start until the end of a telephone conversation we will go over everything all the way from greetings to goodbyes.
Questions
14. Why do people probably get nervous when having telephone conversation?
15. What can help a person obtain confidence on the phone?
16. What is the speech going to talk about the next?
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
W: Hi. It is good to see you, John.
M: Same here, Nancy. It has been a long time since I last saw you.
W: Yes, the last time we saw each other was New Year’s Eve. How are you doing?
M: I am doing OK. It would be better if I have a new job right now.
W: You are looking for a new job? Why?
M: I already finished my studies and graduated last week. Now, I want to get a job in the Finance field. Payroll is not exactly Finance.
W: How long have you been looking for a new job?
M: I just started this week.
W: Didn’t you have any interviews with those firms that came to our campus last month I believe quite a few companies came to recruit students for their finance departments.
M: I could only get one interview with Fidelity Company because of my heavy work schedule. A month has already gone by, and I have not heard from them. I guess I did not make it.
W: Don’t worry, John. You always did well in school I know your good grades will help you get a job soon. Besides, the job market is pretty good right now, and all companies need financial analysts. By the way, did you mail your resume to a lot of companies?
M: I have sent it to a dozen companies already. In addition, I do look closely at the employment ads listed in the newspaper every day.
W: Are there a lot of openings?
M: Quite a few. Some of them require a certain amount of experience and others are willing to train.
W: My friends told me that it helps to do some homework before you go to an interview. You need to know the company well-what kind of business is it in? What types of products does it sell? How is it doing lately?
M: Yes, I know. I am doing some research on companies that i want to work for i want to be ready whenever they call me in for an interview.
W: Good! It seems that you are well prepared for your job search. I am sure you will find a good job in no time.
M: I hope so.
W: I need to run; otherwise, I will be late for school. Good luck in your job search, John.
M: Thank you for your advice. Bye!
Questions：
17. What will John probably work as?
18. Why did John get only one interview chance from the companies that came to their campus?
19. Why did Nancy believe John could find a nice job?
20. What was Nancy’s suggestion for John?
Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension
Section A Short Conversations
1-5 BBADD 6-10 BDADC
Section B
11-13 BDA 14-16 DCC 17-20 BDCD
Ⅱ. Grammar and vocabulary
Section A
21. published 22. because 23. As/While/When 24. that 25. the most surprising
26. whether/if 27. to deliver 28. have been implemented 29. limiting 30. should
Section B
31-35 EBJKI 35-40 FGHDC
Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension
Section A
41-45 ADBCD 46-50 ABBCC 51-55 DABDA
Section B
56-59 CBBC 60-62 ADB 63-66 CDBC
Section C
67-70 DFAC
Ⅳ. Summary Writing
A research group studying relationship problems found that men emotionally suffer more in break-ups through analysis of an online forum. While analyzing, the researchers surprisingly discovered that emotions, such as heartbreak, appear more often in men’s descriptions. Besides, men tend to ask for help more. This research gives hope to understanding and solving common problems for couples. (58)
Ⅴ. Translation
72. The final price of the product shall be subject to the contract. （subject）
1.5 1 0.5
73. Excessive pursuit of fashion actually involves giving up the freedom of choice. （involve）
1 1 1
74. Ups and downs of life is a normal stage in life. Only if we can correctly deal with these changes will we get
0.5 1 1.5 1
through them smoothly.（Only）
75. No matter how large the differences are in race. family backgrounds, culture and education,
1.5 1.5
we should learn to be tolerant and respect others’ thoughts and ideas（beliefs）.
1 1
Ⅵ. Guided Writing
内容部分
●内容充实，主题突出，详略得当。
●内容较充实，能表达出作文要求。
●内容基本充实，尚能表达出作文要求。
●漏掉或未能写清楚主要内容，有些内容与主题无关。
●明显遗漏主要内容，严重离题。
●完全未作答或作答与本题无关。
语言部分
●具有很好的语言表达能力，语法结枃正确或有些小错误，主要因为使用了较复杂结构或词汇所致，句子结构多样，词汇丰富。
●具有较强的语言表达能力，语法结构和词汇的应用基本正确，错误主要是因为尝试较复杂结构或词汇所致，句子结构多样，词汇较丰富。
●有一些语法结构和词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解，句子结构有一定的变化，词汇使用得当。
●语法结构与词汇的错误很多，影响了对内容的理解，词不达意。
●完全未作答或作答与本题无关。
组织结构部分
●自然地使用了词句间的连接成分，全文流畅，结构紧凑。
●能使用语句间连接成分，全文较流畅，结构较紧凑。
●能使用简单的语句间连接成分，全文内容连贯。
●尚能使用语句间连接成分，语言连贯性较差。
●缺乏语句间的连接成分，语言不连贯。
●完全未作答或作答与本题无关。
2021学年第一学期徐汇区学习能力诊断卷
高三英语 试卷
Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension
Section A Short Conversations
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question yon have heard.
1. A. We can never learn the past of the ocean. B. We need more evidence about the past.
C. It’s necessary to step away from the past. D. We need a big date to discovery the future.
2. A. He couldn’t find a place to smoke. B. He just needs smoking when thinking.
C. He thinks it horrible to stop smoking. D. He couldn’t find a way to stop smoking.
3. A. She needs to stick to certain approaches in keeping healthy.
B. She should take more care of her own health.
C. She needs some further instruction in keeping healthy.
D. She should learn to care more about her own health.
4. A. At 1:00 p.m. on April 7. B. At 1:00 p.m. on April 6.
C. At 10:00 a.m. on April 6. D. At 10:00 p.m. on April 7.
5. A. Some tinned food. B. Fresh meat in the fridge.
C. Something fresh from the market. D. The leftover in the fridge.
6. A. Mr. Brown won’t go to Chicago. B. Mr. Brown will be scheduled to meet the man.
C. Mr. Brown wants to meet the man. D. Mr. Brown will meet the man for the first time.
7. A. A bomb exploded in the area. B. The police have taken the bombs away.
C. People are attacked by terrorists. D. The area with unexploded bombs is locked down.
8. A. History may predict the future. B. History is different from future.
C. She can consult the past for her problems. D. History taught her a lesson.
9. A. They should go purchasing like the others.
B. They ought to follow their own emotions.
C. They should go and bark at a right tree.
D. They ought to make reasonable decision.
10. A. He was interviewed by his wife. B. He interviewed his wife.
C. They were both candidates for a job. D. They worked together in a company.
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 the passages and the conversation. The conversation(s) and the passage(s) will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. On the grass in the garden. B. On the fence of the garden.
C. In the trees around the garden. D. Beyond the fence of the garden.
12. A. Newton was barking at pigeons.
B. Newton was enjoying the food in the grass.
C. Newton was playing with the pigeons.
D. Newton was lying in grass, leaving the pigeons alone.
13. A. To show his courage. B. To drive the birds away.
C. To attract his master’s attention. D. To scare the birds for fun.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Because they may feel life is stressful to them.
B. because they tend to make mistakes often.
C. Because they have no idea on how to use telephone to make a conversation.
D. Because they may not be well prepared and afraid to make mistakes.
15. A. Focusing on learning simple vocabulary and phrases.
B. Learning as much and soon as he expected.
C. Beginning with simple things and furthering skills regularly.
D. Relaxing and enjoying the mistakes, since no one is perfect.
16. A. To demonstrate telephone conversation examples of various contents.
B. To present some mistakes in telephone conversations.
C. To show more examples on greetings and goodbyes.
D. To show everything in telephone conversation both in English and in Chinese.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. a construction engineer. B. A financial analyst.
C. An accountant. D. A business researcher.
18. A. Because he was too shy to talk to people.
B. Because he was absolutely busy with his homework.
C. Because he was not ready for the interviews then.
D. Because he was too busy with his work to afford any more time.
19. A. Because John was a nice person and welcome almost everywhere.
B. Because John had nice working experience.
C. Because John did well in school and the job market was friendly.
D. Because John was a well-trained analyst.
20. A. He should take more jobs for more experience.
B. He should work harder in school before going for any interview.
C. He should do more research on how to do an interview.
D. He should learn more about the companies he applied for.
Ⅱ. Grammar and vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Alcohol is physically bad for you in any quantity; and the more you drink, the worse its health effects The gigantic report on the subject (21)______(publish) last week is authoritative. It makes depressing reading-“sobering”(清醒) would be the wrong word here, not least (22) ______few people are likely to change their behaviour as a result. But it is difficult to argue with the conclusions. The report was based on enormous amounts of data: 28 million people around the world were examined in 592 studies to estimate the health risks while the popularity of drinking was estimated using a further 694 studies. Some of the effects of large-scale drinking are really shocking. Around the world today, alcohol is responsible for 20% of the deaths in the 15 to 49 age group.
The variety of ways in which alcohol can kill or damage people comes as a shock. In the poorest countries, its primary means of damage is through TB(结核); (23)______ countries grow more developed, the damage shifts to cancer and heart disease. It is the trade-off between cancer and heart disease (24) ______ leads the researchers to reject the notion that moderate drinking has health benefits they find that the increased risk of cancers outweighs the diminished risk of heart disease among middle aged moderate drinkers.
Perhaps (25) ______(surprising) single finding is that two-thirds of the world’s population don’t drink at all. They manage without a drug apparently essential to civilised life in the west. The question is (26) ______ those of us in the other third should try to imitate them. The researchers are unequivocal (明确的). They want concerted (协力一致的) government action (27) ______ (deliver) lower alcohol consumption, using many of the same mechanisms that (28) ______(implement) successfully against tobacco: price rises, restrictions on advertising, (29) ______ (limit) the availability of the drug. The report is right that many people (30) ______ drink less than they do. Perhaps the real benefit of moderate drinking is not that it protects the heart but that it requires a little self-discipline.
Section B
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.
A. diligently B. allowing C. reservations D. remotely E. launch F. accommodate G. expanded
H. categories I. features J. announced K. upgrades
Airbnb updating app to add translations
Airbnb is making it easier for international travelers to book their stays as the United States reopens its borders to foreign travelers.
The short-term rental platform’s engine will automatically translate reviews and list descriptions i more than 60 languages. The feature is set to (31)______ before the end of the year.
The U.S. travel ban dropped Monday, (32) ______ vaccinated (注射疫苗的) travelers from dozens of nations to enter. Data from Airbnb shows this change is already causing interest in U.S. travel to rush. During the week after Oct. 15, when the United States (33) ______ it would drop its ban, the number of nights booked by foreign guests in the USA jumped 44%.
The translation engine is one of more than 50 (34) ______ the short-term rental platform introduced Tuesday. Some of them aim to make finding the perfect vacation spot easier for travelers with disabilities and remote workers.
Accessibility Review
Through Airbnb’s Accessibility Review, employees ensure that hosts follow through on the accessible (35) ______ they promise on their listings.
Hosts submit photos of step-free access or wide doorways that (36) ______ people who use wheelchairs to Airbnb employees for review. Airbnb employees have confirmed 100,000 accessibility features in 25,000 homes, according to the company.
More flexible searches
Airbnb (37) ______ the date range in which guests can search for stays from 6-12 months. Guests have used the “I’m Flexible” feature more than 500 million times, according to Airbnb.
The app will include four new (38) ______ of “unique stays” that guests can search for: off the grid, ski-in/ski-out, luxe and unconventional homes.
Verified Wi-Fi
The pandemic (传染病) has given more workers the ability to do their job from anywhere, which means they rely on Wi-Fi more than ever. In a 7,500-person survey, Airbnb found one-third plan to live somewhere else while working (39) ______ more often than before than pandemic.
Airbnb guests have used the Wi-Fi filter while searching for stays more than 288 million times according to the company. Hosts can have their internet speed tested through the app. You can be confident that you won’t miss a Zoom or a favorite streaming show from your Airbnb,” Airbnb said.
Upgraded trips tab
The “trips tab” on Airbnb will soon include a countdown to arrival, check-in details, current and upcoming (40) ______ and suggestions for personalized experiences.
Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, c and D Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
The Thai government intends to further deepen its digital cooperation with Chinese technology company Huawei, senior Thai officials said at a cloud event held in Bangkok this week.
During the Powering Digital Thailand 2022 on Nov 17-19, Thai deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said digital infrastructure (基础设施), such as5G, is crucial to Thailand’s (41) ______ and social development, especially for the country’s post-pandemic economic (42) ______.
Badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism-reliant nation registered an economic reduction of 6.1 percent last year, the worst in more than 20 years. However, the pandemic has significantly speeded the (43) ______ of digital technologies in Thailand, where Chinese tech companies have (44) ______ advantages.
During the pandemic, Huawei used its technology to help local hospitals implement systems for automated medical supply, AI-backed (45) ______ and remote treatment, which greatly improved the (46) ______ of hospitals and made healthcare more (47) ______.
Fueled by Thailand’s digital roadmap, Huawei has focused on helping the country build 20,000 5G stations in the past two years. (48) ______, Thailand has more than 4.2 million 5G subscribers leading in 5G adoption among ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries.
Another strength of Huawei has been its cloud capabilities. Deng Feng, general manager of Huawei Thailand, said Huawei Cloud is the only cloud service (49) ______ with local data centers in Thailand, considering that data localization is a key trend of global enterprises due to government regulations as well as security concerns.
He emphasized the Huawei will support Thailand’s low-carbon and digital development in the future in four areas, including expanding 5G coverage and usage, providing cloud services, creating low-carbon development with digital energy, and (50) ______ industry talents.
Thai Minister of Digital Economy and Society Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn expressed his hopes for (51) ______ cooperation between the Thai government and Huawei to (52) ______ the country’s digital economy, which is targeted to (53) ______ 30 percent of the GDP by 2030.
According to a joint report released by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company earlier this month Thailand’s digital economy is expected to (54) ______ $30 billion this year, up 51 percent, making it the second-largest market in Southeast Asia after Indonesia.
Huawei’s Rotating Chairman Guo Ping said the company will continue (55) ______ and building a tech ecosystem to facilitate faster digitalization in Asia-Pacific, and invest $100 million over the next three years to build a startup ecosystem in the region.
41. A. economic B. educational C. national D. industrial
42. A. crisis B. concerns C. tendency D. recovery
43. A. appreciation B. adoption C. industrialization D. significance
44. A. negative B. instructive C. competitive D. conclusive
45. A. discovery B. interview C. regulation D. diagnosis
46. A. efficiency B. localization C. construction D symbolization
47. A. sensible B. accessible C. feasible D. remarkable
48. A. Irrelevant B. Currently C. Respectively D. Fundamentally
49. A. instructor B. indicator C. provider D. adopter
50. A. discovering B. investing C. cultivating D. distinguishing
51. A. routine B. revolutionary C. reasonable D. comprehensive
52. A. facilitate B. propose C. integrate D. emphasize
53. A. appeal to B. account for C. add up D. strive to
54. A. sacrifice B. invest C. receive D. exceed
55. A. innovating B. qualifying C. purchasing D. postponing
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
A
The older of two sisters, Jane Goodall was bonr on April 3, 1934, in London, England, into a middle class British family. When Goodall was about two years old, her mother gave her a toy chimpanzee, which Goodall still possesses to this day. She was a good student, but she had more interest in being outdoors and learning about animals. Once she spent five hours in a hen-house so she could see how a hen lays an egg. She loved animals so much that by the time she was ten or eleven she dreamed of living with animals in Africa. Her mother encouraged Goodalls dream, which eventually became a reality.
When Goodall was eighteen she completed secondary school and began working. She worked as a secretary, as an assistant editor in a film studio, and as a waitress, trying to save enough money to make her first trip to Africa.
Jane Goodall finally went to Africa when she was twenty-three years old. In 1957 she sailed to Mombasa on the east African coast, where she met anthropologist (人类学家) Louis Leakey (1903-1972), who would become her mentor, or teacher. In Africa, Leakey and his wife, Mary, had discovered what were then the oldest known human remains. These discoveries supported Leakey’s claim that the origins of the human species were in Africa, not in Asia or Europe as many had believed.
Leakey hoped that studies of the primate (灵长目动物的) species most closely related to human beings chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans-would shed (散发) light on the behavior of the human animal’s ancestors. He chose Goodall for this work because he believed that as a woman she would be more patient and careful than a male observer and that as someone with little formal training she would be more likely to describe what she saw rather than what she thought she should be seeing.
Later Goodall turned her attention to the problem of captive (被囚禁的) chimpanzees. Because they closely resemble humans, chimpanzees have been widely used as laboratory animals to study human diseases. Goodall used her knowledge and fame to work to set limits on the number of animals used in such experiments and to convince researchers to improve the conditions under which the animals were kept. She also worked to improve conditions for zoo animals and for conservation of chimpanzee habitats. In 1986 she helped found the Committee for the Conservation and Care of Chimpanzees, an organization dedicated to these issues. She has even written children’s books, The Chimpanzee Family Book and With Love, on the subject of treating animals kindly.
For her efforts Goodall has received many awards and honors. In 2000 she accepted the third Gandhi/King award for Non Violence at the United Nations. She does not spend much time in Africa anymore; rather, she gives speeches throughout the world and spends as many as three hundred days a year traveling.
56. What is Jane Goodall’s major achievements?
A. Her books for children to learn about nature.
B. Her observation of how the hen lay an egg.
C. Her study of the chimpanzee behavior.
D. Her finding of the origins of the human species.
57. Where does this passage probably come from?
A. Science fiction. B. A biography book.
C. A handbook about animal protection. D. A travel brochure.
58. Which one is not the reason for Leakey s choosing Goodall as an assistant?
A. She would be more patient and careful than a male observer.
B. She helped found the Committee for the Conservation and Care of Chimpanzees.
C. She was more likely to record what really happens though lacking formal training.
D. She had more interest in being outdoors and leaning about animals.
59. which of the following is not mentioned about Goodall?
A. She went to Africa when she was twenty-three years old.
B. She accepted the third Gandhi/King Award for Non Violence.
C. Her discoveries supported Leakey’s claim of the origins of the human species.
D. She worked to improve conditions for zoo animals.
B
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C
China s digital economy is expected to provide a strong boost to global economic recovery, but more efforts should be made to bridge the digital divide and promote data flow, said industry experts and top company officials on Friday.
“China’s digital economy, which is indeed in the fast lane, has become a new growth driver of the country’s economic growth amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It has and will play an important role in driving economic recovery globally,” said Gong Ke, president of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations and executive director of the Chinese Institute for the New Generation Artificial Intelligence Development strategies.
“While data is an important factor of digital economy, more effort should be made to bridge the digital divide to benefit more user groups. To be specific, we need to improve infrastructure (基础设施) construction and the sharing of computing power from leading companies to smaller ones,” Gong said.
He made the remarks at a sub-forum of the fourth Hongqiao International Economic Forum during the ongoing China International Import Expo in Shanghai.
Liu Jun, president of Bank of Communications, said that a winner-takes-all phenomenon is happening during the development of the platform-based economy because the country’s digital economy has developed at an unparalleled speed with insufficient supervision over the past decade.
“Therefore, it is necessary to break down the existing information barriers to promote the free flow of data. The value of data cannot be maximized if a certain company uses it exclusively. Data from various departments, fields and industries must be fully combined and correlated,” Liu said.
China’s digital economy reached $5.4 trillion last year in terms of market size, which grew 9.6 percent year-on-year, the fastest worldwide, said the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology a government think tank.
Such rapid development of the digital economy has attracted companies from abroad to participate. They are also expected to explore more new opportunities in the Chinese market.
To embrace the trend, Omron Healthcare said it will leverage its technological competence to develop more digital innovations for the Chinese market.
The Japanese industrial automation giant displayed a series of digitalized products, including smart healthcare management terminals and glucose (葡萄糖) meters at the ongoing expo.
“The rapid growth of Chinas trade, including digital trade, has produced a strong spillover effect for the world and it will enable China’s economy to maintain a long-term positive trend and thus make a contribution to global economic growth, said Zhao Yao, general manager of Omron Healthcare China.
The CAICT report also pointed out that China and the United States are leading global development of the digital economy. The two economies also ranked first and second in terms of the market size of digital economy last year.
63. According to what Gong Ke said we may learn that ______.
A. China’s digital economy takes full advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
B. Global economic recovery will benefit from China’s digital economy the most.
C. Despite coviD-19 China s digital economy pushes global economic growth ahead.
D. Improving infrastructure construction will benefit Chinese people more from the growth.
64. What can be done to break down the barriers on the way to a further development in digital economy?
A. All tech companies should be put under stricter supervision.
B. It is necessary to stop the free flow of data, which is the existing information barrier.
C. To maximize the value of data tends to be applied exclusively.
D. Sharing and free flow of data should be guaranteed through efficient supervision.
65. What does the underlined word “leverage” mean?
A. discover B. employ C. improve D. study
66. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. China’s digital economy is now enhancing the world’s economic growth.
B. Nothing can block China’s digital economy development but over strict supervision.
C. Breaking information barriers with supervision can further China’s digital economy healthily.
D. China’s fast development in digital economy attracts more international investments.
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully 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.
What Does Food Mean to you?
A. Studies have shown the importance of eating together.
B. This is certainly not true for me, and the relationships that were built over the kitchen table with my family are very important to me.
C. The social importance of food, and eating together, should not be downplayed or replaced by a focus on purely what we are eating.
D. Many recipe books on sale have got caught up in an obsession with ‘clean eating’, dieting, watching what we eat and generally eating healthily.
E. It’s common knowledge that you are what you eat and this reflected in the ideas behind eating healthy, clean and unprocessed food.
F. Food and meal times were, and still are, the glue that brought us together and keeps us together.
My whole relationship with food has become consumed by the after-effects of my illness and dealing with them. As a result, I’ve forgotten that there’s more to food than this. And I don’t think I’m the only one. (67)______ While it is fantastic that there are so many inspiring books that encourage healthy eating this simply can’t be the extent of our relationship with food. What about our experiences with food? Putting aside the other stuff, what does food mean to you?
When I think about my experience with food, my thoughts immediately go to my family. For me, food is family. Every evening, my dad would make it home by 6pm so that we could all sit down and have dinner together. We would share the highs and lows of our days and on a Sunday we would chat about our plans for the week. We never ate dinner in front of the television and very rarely was it ever just my brother and me. (68) ______ Now, despite the fact my brother and I have long since left home, whenever we return, it’s always about the food. Our parents plan the meals, sharing new recipes and dishing out family favourites, so that ultimately the food enhances our trip and creates new memories. Food truly is family.
(69) ______. Children who eat regularly with their families are at a lower risk of developing poor eating habits, weight problems or substance addictions. It also gives families a chance to reflect on their days together and forges stronger bonds between parents and children.
Everyone has a different attitude to food, and it will mean different things to different people. For me, though, good quality, healthy food is important, but without the socio-familial aspect, there is something sorely lacking from my relationship with food. (70) ______. So while I will continue watching what I eat (because I have to), I’ll remember this is not food’s main attraction, but only a part of what food really means to me.
Ⅳ. Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Breaking up is hard to do but men’s hearts hurt most
When it comes to break-ups, men suffer more emotional pain than women, a study has found. The first-of-its-kind analysis used online relationships to map the most common problems experienced by couples who told their stories outside the therapist’s office.
A team of researchers at Lancaster University helped to produce the report. Charlotte Entwistle, the lead author, said: “Most of what we know comes from studies of people in couples therapy: a specific set of people. We wanted to understand not only what relationship problems are most commonly experienced by the public, but who experiences by the public, but who experiences which problems more.”
To bridge the gap the team analysed the characteristics of more than 184,000 people who had posted their problems to an anonymous online forum, and they created a “map” of the most common issues.
Communication was the most frequent, cited by nearly one in five people, while one in eight reported that trust was a struggle. The outcomes came as no surprise but the team was taken aback at the obvious gender differences. The theme that kept cropping up was the “heartache” felt, and the team recorded specific words such as “regret”, “break up”, “cry”, and “heart-broken”.
Contrary to expectation, men talked about heartbreak significantly more than women. The findings suggest that the stereotype of men being less emotionally invested in relationships may be inaccurate.
The researchers also found that men were more likely to seek online professional help. Dr Ryan Boyd, the lead researcher, said: “When you remove the traditional social stigmas against men for seeking help and sharing their emotions, they seem just as invested in working through rough patches in their relationships as women.”
The researchers hope that an accurate picture of relationship problems could help couples avoid common setbacks. Boyd said: “This gives us serious hope that we can use help-seeking behavior to better understand all types of social and psychological issues.”
The study was published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
Ⅴ. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72. 产品的最终价格以合同为准。（subject）
73. 过分地追求时尚其实是放弃了自己的选择的自由。（involve）
74. 人生沉浮是人生中遇到的正常阶段，只要我们能正确对待这些变化就能顺利渡过。（Only）
75. 不论种族、出生、文化和教育背景的差异有多大，我们都应该学会宽容，学会尊重他人的观念和想法。（No matter）
Ⅵ. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
生活在网络发达，信息爆炸的当下，碎片化学习（fragmented learning）变得越来越普遍，有些人认为碎片化学习是对时间的合理利用，而有些人却认为碎片化学习使人丧失静心学习的动力，会近得其反。请你谈谈你的看法，内容必须包括：
1. 你对碎片化学习的态度
2. 一到两个碎片化学习的事例
2021学年第一学期徐汇区学习能力诊断卷
听力文稿和答案
Tape script
Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension
Section A Short Conversations
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper; and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. W: If we are to judge the future of ocean study by its past, we can surely look forward to many exciting discoveries.
M: I agree. But a big data about the past is necessary and we are still far away from that.
Q: What does the man mean?
B
2. W: I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you this, but wouldn’t it be a good idea to stop smoking?
M: I’m sorry. I just can’t resist it, especially when I’m searching for new ideas.
Q: What is the man’ s problem?
B
3. W: In my daily life I take care in various ways of my body so as not to damage my health.
M: That’s quite right, but lacking perseverance leads to nothing achieved.
Q: What does the man mean?
A
4. W: Your technical manager arranged a meeting for 1:00 p.m. on April 6, but how about April 7, at 10:00 p.m. since all the technicians are busy at day time.
M: That’s not a problem. I’ll let everyone know about it right away.
Q: When will the meeting be held?
D
5. W: There is no fresh meat in the market today, so you’ll have to content yourselves with something out of a tin.
M: Don’t worry. We still have some leftover of last Friday in the fridge.
Q: What will the man eat for the dinner tonight?
D
6. M: I would appreciate it if i had the opportunity to meet with Mr. Brown again during his stay in Chicago.
W: No problem. I can rearrange Mr. Brown’s schedule.
Q: What does the woman mean?
B
7. W: The alert for the terrorist attack has been lifted. hasn’t it?
M: Yes. But there’s also the danger of unexploded bombs, so they reported it to the police and the area was taped off to keep people out.
Q: What happened according to what the man said?
D
8. M: What have you got from the lecture today?
W: They say you should consult the past if you want to learn about the future. History has a lot to teach us.
Q: What does the girl learn from the lecture?
A
9. W: It seems that people are making panic purchase. Do we need to join them?
M: Well. If we let our reasoning power be overshadowed by our emotions, we would be barking up the wrong tree all the time.
Q: What does the man mean?
D
10. W: How did you get to know your wife?
M: Several years ago, in the course of being interviewed for a job, I was introduced to a competitor for the position.
Q: How did the man meet his wife?
C
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and the passage(s) will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
When I was 13, I had a dog called Newton. He was a mix between Australia kelpie and dingo, and spent most of his time in our backyard.
He was constantly at the glass sliding doors, longing to go outside; most often because he could see wild pigeons rested proudly on our tall fence. We would try to ignore him until his barking continuously, then we’d let him out.
As soon as the door opened he was out like a shot, dashing crazily for the fence, barking until the birds flew off. OF course Newton couldn’t hurt a fly; he was simply showing off his bravery by being able to frighten the birds.
Late one afternoon in the summer holiday, as I was heading outside to feed him, I stopped short at the door. There he was, lying lazily in the garden---surrounded by wild pigeons, enjoying his food sprinkled in the grass.
One of them hopped closer and Newton stretched, barely paying any notice to the careless bird.
When I opened the door, he looked over at me and panicked, barking at the birds until they flew out of the garden.
Question：
11. What did the wild pigeon always rest?
12. What did the writer see before stepping into the garden to feed Newton?
13. Why did the dog enjoy barking at the pigeons?
14. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
Having telephone conversations in a second language can be very stressful. If you don t know what to say, it is very common to feel nervous in any conversation This is true even when speaking in your native tongue. One of the main reasons people get nervous is that they aren’t prepared and know they might make mistakes during the conversation.
To improve confidence on the phone you must learn what to say. The first thing you should do to improve your telephone communication ability is to start out small by learning simple vocabulary and phrases. Start by knowing different greetings. It is so easy when learning English to try to do too much too soon and then get frustrated with not being able to speak as you had imagined. You have to start small, gradually developing skills and slowly working up to something more difficult.
Relax and enjoy yourself as well. Everyone knows learning a language can be frustrating! Don’t worry if you make mistakes. Native speakers of English understand that you won’t say everything the exact same way that they would. You shouldn’t feel that you can’t make any mistakes, no one expects you to be perfect.
In the following examples on English telephone conversations, we will give many examples of sentences and phrases you should know. From the start until the end of a telephone conversation we will go over everything all the way from greetings to goodbyes.
Questions
14. Why do people probably get nervous when having telephone conversation?
15. What can help a person obtain confidence on the phone?
16. What is the speech going to talk about the next?
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
W: Hi. It is good to see you, John.
M: Same here, Nancy. It has been a long time since I last saw you.
W: Yes, the last time we saw each other was New Year’s Eve. How are you doing?
M: I am doing OK. It would be better if I have a new job right now.
W: You are looking for a new job? Why?
M: I already finished my studies and graduated last week. Now, I want to get a job in the Finance field. Payroll is not exactly Finance.
W: How long have you been looking for a new job?
M: I just started this week.
W: Didn’t you have any interviews with those firms that came to our campus last month I believe quite a few companies came to recruit students for their finance departments.
M: I could only get one interview with Fidelity Company because of my heavy work schedule. A month has already gone by, and I have not heard from them. I guess I did not make it.
W: Don’t worry, John. You always did well in school I know your good grades will help you get a job soon. Besides, the job market is pretty good right now, and all companies need financial analysts. By the way, did you mail your resume to a lot of companies?
M: I have sent it to a dozen companies already. In addition, I do look closely at the employment ads listed in the newspaper every day.
W: Are there a lot of openings?
M: Quite a few. Some of them require a certain amount of experience and others are willing to train.
W: My friends told me that it helps to do some homework before you go to an interview. You need to know the company well-what kind of business is it in? What types of products does it sell? How is it doing lately?
M: Yes, I know. I am doing some research on companies that i want to work for i want to be ready whenever they call me in for an interview.
W: Good! It seems that you are well prepared for your job search. I am sure you will find a good job in no time.
M: I hope so.
W: I need to run; otherwise, I will be late for school. Good luck in your job search, John.
M: Thank you for your advice. Bye!
Questions：
17. What will John probably work as?
18. Why did John get only one interview chance from the companies that came to their campus?
19. Why did Nancy believe John could find a nice job?
20. What was Nancy’s suggestion for John?
Ⅰ. Listening Comprehension
Section A Short Conversations
1-5 BBADD 6-10 BDADC
Section B
11-13 BDA 14-16 DCC 17-20 BDCD
Ⅱ. Grammar and vocabulary
Section A
21. published 22. because 23. As/While/When 24. that 25. the most surprising
26. whether/if 27. to deliver 28. have been implemented 29. limiting 30. should
Section B
31-35 EBJKI 35-40 FGHDC
Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension
Section A
41-45 ADBCD 46-50 ABBCC 51-55 DABDA
Section B
56-59 CBBC 60-62 ADB 63-66 CDBC
Section C
67-70 DFAC
Ⅳ. Summary Writing
A research group studying relationship problems found that men emotionally suffer more in break-ups through analysis of an online forum. While analyzing, the researchers surprisingly discovered that emotions, such as heartbreak, appear more often in men’s descriptions. Besides, men tend to ask for help more. This research gives hope to understanding and solving common problems for couples. (58)
Ⅴ. Translation
72. The final price of the product shall be subject to the contract. （subject）
1.5 1 0.5
73. Excessive pursuit of fashion actually involves giving up the freedom of choice. （involve）
1 1 1
74. Ups and downs of life is a normal stage in life. Only if we can correctly deal with these changes will we get
0.5 1 1.5 1
through them smoothly.（Only）
75. No matter how large the differences are in race. family backgrounds, culture and education,
1.5 1.5
we should learn to be tolerant and respect others’ thoughts and ideas（beliefs）.
1 1
Ⅵ. Guided Writing
内容部分
●内容充实，主题突出，详略得当。
●内容较充实，能表达出作文要求。
●内容基本充实，尚能表达出作文要求。
●漏掉或未能写清楚主要内容，有些内容与主题无关。
●明显遗漏主要内容，严重离题。
●完全未作答或作答与本题无关。
语言部分
●具有很好的语言表达能力，语法结枃正确或有些小错误，主要因为使用了较复杂结构或词汇所致，句子结构多样，词汇丰富。
●具有较强的语言表达能力，语法结构和词汇的应用基本正确，错误主要是因为尝试较复杂结构或词汇所致，句子结构多样，词汇较丰富。
●有一些语法结构和词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解，句子结构有一定的变化，词汇使用得当。
●语法结构与词汇的错误很多，影响了对内容的理解，词不达意。
●完全未作答或作答与本题无关。
组织结构部分
●自然地使用了词句间的连接成分，全文流畅，结构紧凑。
●能使用语句间连接成分，全文较流畅，结构较紧凑。
●能使用简单的语句间连接成分，全文内容连贯。
●尚能使用语句间连接成分，语言连贯性较差。
●缺乏语句间的连接成分，语言不连贯。
●完全未作答或作答与本题无关。
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