上海市杨浦区2021-2022学年高三上学期模拟质量调研（一模）英语试题

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杨浦区2021学年度第一学期高三模拟质量调研
高三年级英语学科试卷 2021. 12
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1. 考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。
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I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. Boss and employee. B. Shop assistant and customer.
C. Host and guest. D. Teacher and student.
2. A. He will move to a different city.
B. He won’t join any club.
C. He will do something enjoyable.
D. He won’t join a debate club.
3. A. At 8 a.m. B. At 7:15 a.m. C. At 5:15 a.m. D. At 4:45 a.m.
4. A. Parker has refused to come to the party.
B. Parker probably won’t like the party.
C. The party is not held in Parker’s honor.
D. The party is open to young people only.
5. A. Serious. B. Angry. C. Crazy. D. Puzzled.
6. A. Give a party. B. Make a reservation.
C. Climb the hill. D. Throw a game.
7. A. He is heavily in debt. B. He is short on money.
C. He is hard to get along with. D. He is on a diet.
8. A. On the basketball court. B. At the hospital.
C. At the police station. D. In the sports shop.
9. A. They were packing up their stuff.
B. They were watching a car race.
C. They narrowly escaped a car crash.
D. They got lost in the heavy traffic.
10. A. The woman is sure to do great this time.
B. He never lets anything get him down easily.
C. The woman’s attitude towards the exam is right.
D. The woman should care more about exam performance.
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 passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. To bring employment to remote areas.
B. To bring shops to remote towns.
C. To create a new business model.
D. To compete with convenience stores.
12. A. Identification is required.
B. Only BankID is accepted.
C. All purchases must be scanned.
D. Payment is made offline.
13. A. Personal space. B. Remote control.
C. Limited contact. D. Peaceful surroundings.

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Five. B. Four. C. Three. D. Two.
15. A. She grabbed her younger sister and got out.
B. She unplugged the generator and called 911.
C. She immediately ran to her neighbor for help.
D. She unlocked her dad’s phone and called 911.
16. A. To ensure nobody is affected by the gas.
B. To save the cost of running a generator.
C. To make sure it is not damaged or stolen.
D. To keep it from making too much noise.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. It will be on for at least a week.
B. The critics gave it good reviews.
C. It can be rented for home screening.
D. It doesn’t have any special effects.
18. A. It enables him to get some exercise out of the house.
B. It makes him get in touch with real life more.
C. It offers him a better viewing experience.
D. It is cheaper than watching a movie at home.
19. A. Less frightening. B. More entertaining.
C. Less noisy. D. More relaxing.
20. A. A tall guy once blocked her sight.
B. Someone’s phone suddenly rang up loudly.
C. Someone in front of her kept standing up.
D. A tall guy stood up to get some snacks.

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.
Repair Café
When things around the house stop working, what do you usually do with them? If you’re (21) _________ a lot of people, you probably just throw them away.
This tendency has led to the modern nickname: the throwaway culture. There are many reasons for this trend. In some areas (22) _________ it’s difficult to find people who can make repairs, fixing things can be quite expensive. Also, some small appliances are so inexpensive that it’s often much (23) ________ (easy) to just buy a new one.
In 2009, Martine Postma from the Netherlands decided there must be a better way. Her solution was Repair Cafés: places where people can take damaged or (24) ________ (tear) items. There they will find tools, resources and volunteer experts who are willing to help with repairs.
Postma’s first Repair Café opened on Oct. 18, 2009, in Amsterdam, and was a huge success. News of the café spread, and people began asking (25) __________ they could start their own. In 2011, Postma established the Repair Café Foundation. This nonprofit organization provides guidance to those hoping to begin their own neighborhood repair group.
Today, there are roughly 2,000 Repair Cafés around the world with meetings typically (26) ________ (occur) once a month. Around 25 objects per session are repaired. (27) _________ is free, but donations are greatly appreciated.
Not only (28) ________ the cafés provide help with repairs, they also strengthen community ties. Neighbors get to know one another as they work together on projects. In addition, valuable knowledge is passed along and preserved. Items are kept rather than thrown away, meaning less trash in landfills. (29) _________ an average broken item weighs a kilo, it’s been estimated that 2,000 Repair Cafés prevent 35,000 kilos of trash every month. That (30) ________ (add) up to about 420,000 kilos per year!

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. engagement B. specific C. observed D. wandering E. resembled
F. follow G. implements H. finding I. improvements J. translate K. require
Brain Training through Virtual Reality
Scientists have long sought to prevent sharp memories from dulling with age, but the problem remains persistent. Now new research suggests virtual reality might help older people recall facts and events based on (31) _________ details.
The study involved 42 healthy older adults from the San Francisco Bay Area. Half spent a dozen hours over four weeks playing a virtual-reality game called Labyrinth; they wore headsets and walked in place, (32) ________ virtual neighbourhoods while completing tasks. The other half, in the control group, used electronic tablets to play games that didn’t (33) _________ finding positions or recalling details. After 15 sessions, the latter performed roughly the same as before on a long-term memory test based on picking out objects they had seen about an hour earlier. But the Labyrinth players’ scores rose, and they were less frequently tricked by objects that (34) _________ the ones they had viewed.
Those (35) ________ “brought them back up to the level of another group of younger adults who did the same memory tests,” says Peter Wais, the researcher who designed the VR game. The game likely stimulates the hippocampus — a brain area important for long-term memory. What the Wais’s team is trying to do is uniquely suited to VR,” says Meredith Thompson, who studies learning through VR games but was not involved in the new study. “VR can provide greater (36) ________ than other games,” she says, adding that after this proof-of-concept study, “it would be great to actually (37) _________ people over time and see what this type of game does for long-term memory.” Wais’s team is now investigating how long the (38) _________ effects last and which elements of the training have the most impact.
It remains unclear how test performance in a laboratory setting might (39) _________ to real-world situations. The outcome, needs to be repeated, ideally with a much larger group, before it’s treated as a strong (40) _________.

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.
It is a tradition of corporate architecture. A company’s top executives get offices on the top floor with the biggest windows and best views. However, nowadays some bosses choose to “hot-desk”（轮用办公桌） with everyone else.
One argument for such a(n) (41) ________ can be made. Staff morale （士气）would (42) _________ if the employees are stuffed in open-plan offices while the executives occupy the spacious offices. When the executives sit alongside their teams, they will be more in touch with how projects are going and how staff are feeling. In theory, if the executives are (43) ________, employees are more likely to approach them with problems.
But the bosses present all the time may (44) _________ hurt morale. One of the joys of office life is the freedom to enjoy a bit of joking with colleagues. This may include the odd joke about the (45) ________. In the presence of their boss, staff will be (46) ________ in what they talk about and the tone of their comments. They may feel the need to sound serious at all times, for fear that the quality of their commitment to their work come into doubt. (47) _________, the manager may be right behind them.
You also have to wonder whether executives will really spend every morning searching for a place to sit. Some hot desks will be a lot hotter than others. Once the chief financial officer has picked a desk on day one, the junior staff will (48) ________ that particular spot on subsequent days. In contrast, anyone who works closely with a particular executive will be (49) ________ to pick a desk close by.
The lingering（逗留不走的）boss presents other (50) ________. Anyone who has worked in an open-plan office will acknowledge that other colleagues’ talking can make it hard to (51) ________ at times. Managers may find themselves constantly being approached by team members with questions or problems for them to solve. Many people resort to headphones to shut out the background noise and to (52) ________ their unavailability. But if managers do that, they run the risk of seeming shut off from their colleagues.
One study found that at firms that (53) ________ to open-plan design, face-to-face interactions fell by 70%. Like an animal caught on open ground without cover, many people do not like being constantly observed. In the (54) ________ of a physical barrier, they create a fourth wall, (55) ________ their desire for privacy by facial expressions or brief replies to questions.
41. A. image B. shift C. community D. assembly
42. A. spill B. surface C. suffer D. survive
43. A. reliable B. capable C. manageable D. visible
44. A. initially B. definitely C. officially D. equally
45. A. management B. development C. experiment D. department
46. A. unclear B. unwelcome C. uneasy D. unfortunate
47. A. At least B. After all C. In fact D. In short
48. A. steer clear of B. keep track of C. fall short of D. get rid of
49. A. reminded B. tempted C. assured D. warned
50. A. purposes B. promises C. protests D. problems
51. A. comment B. concentrate C. calculate D. communicate
52. A. signal B. conceal C. reverse D. avoid
53. A. subjected B. applied C. switched D. admitted
54. A. presence B. relevance C. absence D. preference
55. A. crediting B. interpreting C. substituting D. indicating
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)
It was this very morning that Garrone let us know what he is like.
The master had not yet arrived, and three or four boys were bullying （欺负） Crossi, the one with the red hair who has a dead arm and whose mother sells vegetables. They were hitting him in the face with chestnut shells. And he, alone on the end of the bench, became quite pale, begging that they leave him in peace.
All at once, Franti sprang upon a bench. Pretending that he was carrying a basket on each arm, he aped the mother of Crossi when she used to come to wait for her son at door. Many began to laugh loudly and Crossi was trembling and turning red with anger.
Suddenly Crossi seized an inkstand and threw it at the other’s head with all his strength, but Franti moved aside, and the inkstand struck the master who entered at the moment, full in the breast. All flew to their places and became silent with terror. The master, quite pale, went to his table, and said in a controlled voice:
“Who did it?”
No one replied.
The master cried out once more, raising his voice still louder, “Who is it?”
Then Garrone, moved to pity for poor Crossi, rose sharply and said resolutely, “ It was I.”
The master looked at him, looked at the confused scholars, then said in a calm voice, “It was not you.”
And after a moment. “The culprit shall not be punished. Let him rise!”
Crossi rose and said, weeping “They were striking me and insulting me, and I lost my head and threw it.”
“Sit down,” said the master. “Let those who provoked (激怒)him rise.”
Four rose and hung their heads. “You,” said the master, “have insulted an unfortunate companion; you have struck a weak person who could not defend himself. You have committed one of the most shameful acts!”
Then he went over to Garrone and looked him straight in the eye, and said to him, “You are a noble soul.”
Garrone profited by the occasion to murmur some words, I know not what, in the ear of the master; and he, turning towards the four boys, said abruptly, “I forgive you.”
56. What finally provoked Crossi to throw an inkstand?
A. Franti made fun of Crossi’s mother walking with a dead arm.
B. Franti imitated the way Crossi’s mother carried her basket.
C. The boys hit Crossi in the face hard with chestnut shells.
D. The boys pulled Crossi upon a bench and laughed at him loudly.
57. The underlined word “culprit” probably means ________.
A. advocate B. leader C. captain D. offender
58. The master praised Garrone as a noble soul because ________.
A. he dared to speak his mind B. he forgave the four bullies
C. he took the blame for Crossi D. he brought bad guys to justice
59. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. A Generous Deed B. A Domestic Incident
C. Making the Right Choice D. To Believe or Not to Believe
（B）


60. What should Linda do if she would like to swap（交换）a Harry Potter book with her classmate Jenny who lives in the same neighborhood?
A. Leave the book on Jenny’s doorstep.
B. Call the delivery service for help.
C. Go to the post office to mail the book.
D. Leave a note for Jenny to pick the book up.
61. At the bookswap.co.uk website, visitors can ________.
A. share ideas on the titles they fancy reading
B. check out the new books on sale
C. list the books they would like to swap
D. advertise their favorite books
62. Which of the following statements about swapping is TRUE?
A. Swapping is restricted to books and related items.
B. Swapping is organized and run on a voluntary basis.
C. Swapping is open to school-aged children only.
D. Swapping sets a great challenge for the participants.
(C)
Elizabeth wouldn’t walk or talk as an infant. Angela’s left leg was so enlarged that it hurt to stand. Emma needed a breathing machine just to sleep. Their suffering may take different forms, but their stories share a common thread: Neither they nor their families knew what was actually causing these issues.
Undiagnosed diseases are more common than you might think. Tens of millions of Americans likely suffer from disorders they cannot name. For many, the symptoms are minor. But in some cases, patients come to their doctors with serious problems caused by diseases that challenge medical knowledge.
Those cases are precisely where the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) steps in. Established in 2008, the UDN’s mission is to provide answers for patients with diseases that doctors are unable to diagnose. Anyone can apply to the program and the UDN works hard to screen every application it receives.
Today, the UDN covers 12 clinical sites around the country, and has evaluated over 1,400 patients. More than 400 of those patients have received a diagnosis thanks to the UDN. In some of these cases, the network is able to match a patient with an already known condition. In others, UDN researchers must work to describe an entirely new disease and enter it into the medical dictionary. The program has added at least 25 entirely new diseases in this way. Additionally, the UDN covers the cost of the tests, meaning patients aren’t burdened with crushing medical debt.
This kind of groundbreaking work helps more than just the patients themselves. Insights from studying rare diseases offer new knowledge about the human body that can benefit all of us. For example, the discovery of statins, a class of drugs commonly recommended today to help regulate high blood pressure, arose from the study of a rare genetic disorder.
“I think they’ve really advanced and changed the whole model for how we approach many of these illnesses,” says Anne Pariser, director of the Office of Rare Diseases Research. She says the UDN’s multidisciplinary approach — bringing different specialists together to talk about challenging cases — has helped advance the field of rare disease research, especially when it comes to genetic diseases.
Living with a disease without a name can be its own kind of suffering. “You grow up feeling like, I’m in this, crazy, all by myself, and no one really understands me,” says Angela Moon, a UDN participant. For patients like her, the UDN offers hope for treatment, but also for finally being seen.
63. The purpose of the first paragraph is to ________.
A. arouse the readers’ interest in the UDN
B. give a vivid description of rare diseases
C. introduce the background for the UDN’s founding
D. raise a complicated problem that will be solved later
64. The fourth paragraph mainly talks about _________.
A. the way the UDN is operated nationwide
B. the progress the UDN has made so far
C. the reasons why the UDN is so popular
D. the development stages the UDN has gone through
65. What can be learned about Angela Moon?
A. She used to live in despair.
B. She failed to identify with others.
C. She is receiving treatment now.
D. There will be a cure for her condition.
66. What can be inferred about the UDN’s work model?
A. It has helped spread the knowledge of undiagnosed diseases.
B. It prioritizes participants’ privacy over solving medical mysteries.
C. It is specifically designed to deal with challenging genetic diseases.
D. It emphasizes close cooperation between specialists in separate fields.

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.
A. It’s normal to wonder about what effect we have on other people.
B. That’s why fewer people notice the embarrassing circumstances they encounter. 
C. Learning about the spotlight effect is important because it can help us reduce our anxiety.
D. We experience the spotlight effect not only when we make mistakes but also when we perform well.
E. People overestimate the extent to which their actions and appearance are noted by others, a phenomenon known as the spotlight effect.
F. We are so busy examining ourselves that we actually observe very little about everyone around us.
The Spotlight Effect
Have you ever felt as if the entire world was watching while you made a mistake? Well, here’s some good news: it’s likely that no one even noticed.
The spotlight effect is a trick of the mind that makes us believe that people notice us more often than they really do. (67) ____________________ Every time we do something that is a little different from what we usually do, we may assume that everyone around us will notice. The spotlight effect might happen when we make a mistake in a game, have a bad hair day, or give a terrible answer in class. It can also appear when we score a big goal, ask someone on a date, or do a good deed. In these moments, it feels like everyone is watching.
The spotlight effect exists because we all get used to seeing things through our own eyes. Every person is the main character in his or her story, and the events of our lives seem to have great importance. (68) ____________________
The spotlight effect is a very common part of the human experience. However, in some cases, it can lead to extreme social anxiety and nervousness around other people. Everyone suffers some degree of social anxiety. We all care about what others think, and we all want to be liked. (69) ____________________ However, this can be a problem when the anxiety is too much to handle. If someone is so nervous that they can’t make good decisions, then it’s time to take action and improve the situation.
(70) ____________________ Next time you feel like everyone is staring at you, remind yourself that it’s just your mind playing tricks on you. Another good exercise is to make an effort to notice the people around you, rather than focusing on yourself. If you fill your mind with thoughts of your friends and family, it will help you be less self-conscious.

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.
Filling up on Information
People now have access to more information than ever before thanks to the Internet. While there are clearly benefits to it, there are also unintended consequences. One in particular is information overload, commonly referred to as “infobesity.” As the name suggests, it involves consuming an unhealthy amount of information.
Infobesity comes in a number of different forms and affects people in a variety of ways. Business people, for example, may struggle to make decisions when faced with a huge amount of information. For younger people, infobesity is often linked to their use of social media. Young people may be bombed with messages from various social media apps. Furthermore, they may feel the urge to constantly check their phones so as not to miss out on anything. Even online shoppers are affected. With so much information and so many choices available, even the simplest purchase can cause a great deal of stress and anxiety.
Infobesity also has a negative effect on how long our attention lasts. According to a study by Microsoft, the average Canadian now spends less than 10 seconds digesting a piece of media before they move on to something new. This data raises concerns that our ability to pay attention to things will continue to decline as this information overload increases.
So, what can be done to prevent the effects of this condition? While there is no easy answer, one obvious step is to limit our sources of information. Try to only focus on things that really matter to you and on just one thing at a time. Taking a break from your cellphone can also help reduce your stress. And who knows? Since technology got us into this mess in the first place, perhaps it will also present solutions in the future.





V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72. 为什么不安装一个能自动检测烟雾的装置呢? (capable)
73. 刻有汉字的图章十分吸引人，因而他买了一个当作纪念品。 (So…)
74. 文明社会的标志之一就是每个人，不论贫穷与富贵，都会受到一视同仁的对待。(treat)
75. 有目共睹的是，当地政府多年来坚持人与自然和谐相处的理念，对保护生物多样性和发展经济同样重视。(as…as…)

VI. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
学校即将举办“科技节”，组委会初步确定了3幅图片用作宣传海报，目前正广泛征集学生意见。假设你是该校学生李华，决定给组委会写一封信，推荐其中1幅图片。你的信需包含以下内容：
1、简要描述你推荐的图片。
2、阐述使用此图片宣传“科技节”理由。

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杨浦区2021学年度第一学期高三模拟质量调研
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: Eugene, I am afraid you don’t talk to your customers enough and I would like to see you smile more.
M: Oh, I see. I guess I can try to be a bit friendlier with guests.
Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? (A)
2. W: Did you join any clubs last year?
M: Yeah, I enjoyed the debate club, but I want to do something different this year.
Q: What can be learned about the man’s plan this year? (D)
3. W: According to the timetable, the first shuttle bus to the airport leaves at 8:00 a.m.
M: I’m afraid that’s too late. I have a morning flight at 7:15 a.m. I should probably leave here before 5.
Q: When will the man have to leave to catch the morning flight? (D)
4. W: Should we invite Parker to our party tomorrow?
M: I don’t think so. I know she’s old and alone, but this party is really for younger people.
Q: What does the man mean? (B)
5. M: I still don’t understand why you were so mad about it. It’s just a picture.
W: Because I take my privacy very seriously. Don’t you get it?
Q: How does the woman feel? (B)
6. W: Hello. This is Ivy Hills Restaurant. How can I help you?
M: Hi. I would like to make a reservation for this Friday. I’m throwing a big party for about 20 people.
Q: What is the man going to do this Friday? (A)
7. W: Don’t eat instant noodles for lunch. You know that I don’t mind lending you some money if you need it.
M: Thanks. You’re very generous, but I still want to watch my expenses this month.
Q: What can be inferred about the man? (B)
8. W: Right, what have we got here?
M: 37-year-old male, suffered a dislocated shoulder after a heavy fall in the basketball game.
Q: Where does the conversation probably take place? (B)
9. W: Watch out for that car!
M: That was close! But we’re OK. I probably shouldn’t have stayed up so late last night packing up our stuff. I feel a bit off.
Q: What might have happened just now? (C)
10. W: I’ve decided to study harder for the next exam and not let my performance get me down this time.
M: That’s the spirit. You’re going to do great.
Q: What does the man mean? (C)


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 passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
Lifvs is a chain of Swedish grocery stores. The stores aren’t supermarkets. They’re closer to convenience stores in size. The chain began in 2018 with a goal of bringing shops to small towns in remote areas. They aimed to put stores in places that were “too small” to have any. Grocery stores in these areas were losing more money than they were making. Lifvs solves this problem by removing the employees.
At Lifvs, you open the store door with an app on a smartphone. The app is also connected to BankID, a system which is used by all of Sweden’s banks. Instead of paying a store worker, customers scan items with their smartphone and then carry them home. Because the app requires identification, shoplifting is rare.
In the past year, the Lifvs system was especially helpful. Lifvs’ limited contact model is ideal in the time of COVID-19. Similar stores have sprung up all around the world. What do you think of the Lifvs’ model? Would you miss chatting with employees? Or do you prefer to be left alone to shop in peace?
Questions
11. What was the initial goal of Lifvs? (B)
12. Why is shoplifting rare at Lifvs? (A)
13. What makes the Lifvs system ideal in the time of COVID-19? (C)

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
A quick-thinking 9-year-old in Brockton, Massachusetts, is being credited with saving her family after her parents were overcome by carbon monoxide, the poisonous colorless gas without a smell.
Jayline Barbosa was in bed on October 28 when she heard her dad faintly calling for help. She ran to her parents’ bedroom and found that her dad and mom had lost consciousness. She grabbed her dad’s phone to call 911. The iPhone was locked, but she was able to hold it up to his face to unlock it using facial ID. She then took her 7-year-old sister out to get help from a neighbor.
The family had been without power for about three days after the storm swept through the area and had borrowed a generator for their home. They set the generator up near the back door outside their home and only ran it for a few minutes before shutting it down because it was noisy. Then they unplugged everything from it and brought it into the house for safekeeping. They thought it was a safe place, but now they realize it was too close to the house.
When rescuers found the generator in the house, they detected dangerously high levels of carbon monoxide in the house. All the people from the house were immediately taken to the hospital for treatment. Fortunately Jayline and her younger sister weren’t really affected by the gas, and her parents are doing better now.
Questions:
14. How many people were in the house when the gas leak happened? (B)
15. What did Jayline do first when she found her parents unconscious? (D)
16. Why did the family place the generator in the house? (C)

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
M: I have really been looking forward to seeing Marvel’s new movie.
W: We’d have to go to a theater to see it, right? I know the critics gave it good reviews, but I was hoping to watch a movie at home. How about just streaming a different Marvel movie tonight?
M: What? No. I want to see the most current one. And we need to get out of the house.
W: I’d like to stay home tonight. We’ve been out of the house all week.
M: But that was just to go to work.
W: Well, it still counts as getting out of the house!
M: I’ve heard the special effects in the film are great. And to really get the full effect, you have to see the film on the silver screen.
W: But it’s more relaxing at home and I can lie down while I watch something. I’m kind of exhausted, you know.
M: Once we get to the theater, you’ll come alive.
W: I doubt it. We have more freedom at home, too. We can pause the movie and get snacks or use the bathroom without missing anything.
M: But only on a big screen can you see all the tiny details you might miss on a TV screen. And the sound surrounds you and makes you feel like you’re right in the scene.
W: Those are good points, but our sound board helps a lot with that feeling.
M: Yes, but it’s not the same. It is so much easier to escape the realism of one’s life. It helps you become part of the movie’s fantasy world for a while.
W: Well, you can’t stay in that world when people’s phones light up when they check them.
M: Occasionally that happens, and it is annoying, but it’ll do us good to get out.
W: OK, I guess... but I hope this time there won’t be a tall guy sitting in front of me.

Questions:
17. What can be learned about Marvel’s new movie? (B)
18. Why does the man insist on watching the movie in a theater? (C)
19. Which is an advantage of watching a movie at home, according to the woman? (D)
20. What once happened to the woman in the theater? (A)

21. like 22. where 23. easier 24. torn 25. how/whether/if 26. occurring 27. Everything/All 28. do 29. If 30. adds /will add
31-30 B D K E I 36-40 A F C J H
41-55 B C D D A 46-50 C B A B D 51-55 B A C C D
56-59 B D C A
60-62 A C B
63-66 C B A D
67-70 D F A C
71. One unintended consequence of Internet use is infobesity, which means absorbing harmful amounts of information. Infobesity negatively affects different groups of people in different ways, making businessmen hesitant to make decisions and younger people constantly check their phones. Besides, it likely decreases our attention span. Fortunately, steps can be taken to prevent infobesity like restricting information sources and taking breaks. （60）


72. Why not install a device (that is) capable of detecting smoke automatically?
73. So attractive were the seals carved with Chinese characters that he bought one as a souvenir.
74. One mark of a civilized society is that no matter whether one is rich or poor, he/one is treated equally/ without discrimination/ in a similar manner/fashion.
One mark of a civilized society is that everyone whether rich or poor is treated equally/ without discrimination/ in a similar manner/fashion.
75. It is obvious to all that for years the local government has stuck to the philosophy of harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature, attaching as much importance to biodiversity conservation as to economic development.
For years the local government has stuck to the philosophy of harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature, attaching as much importance to biodiversity conservation as to economic development，which is obvious to all.