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I. Listening Cmprehensin
Sectin A (10分)
Directins: In Sectin A, yu will hear ten shrt cnversatins between tw speakers. At the end f each cnversatin, a questin will be asked abut what was said. The cnversatins and the questins will be spken nly nce. After yu hear a cnversatin and the questin abut it, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper, and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
1. A. Wednesday. B. Friday. C. Tuesday. D. Sunday.
2. A. In a bank.B. At a library.C. At a car dealership. D. In an insurance cmpany.
3. A. Jb details.B. A phne call.C. Career develpment. D. Student inquires.
4. A. He cmes t class despite the illness. B. He is nt the man the wman is thinking f.
C. He is feeling much better nw. D. He is surprised that the wman is sick.
5. A. He desn’t want t watch the film.B. He desn’t knw the way t the cinema.
C. He wants t avid the traffic jam.D. He leaves the cinema during rush hurs.
6. A. T make full use f the il.B. T replace il with electricity.
C. T find ther frms f energy.D. T cmpletely rely n clean energy.
7. A. He is physically unhealthy.B. He desn’t like places with lud sund.
C. He is unable t fall asleep.D. He has sme psychlgical prblems.
8. A. The man can phne the kitchen at midnight.B. 1 am is utside the wrking hurs f kitchen staff.
C. Milk and pizza are nt available at midnight.D. The kitchen staff are t tired t make dinner.
9. A. T get the lecture schedule fr the wman.B. T find ut where the lecture is t be held.
C. T cpy a new schedule fr the wman.D. T pick up the wman frm the library.
10. A. Betty was ging t have a baby.B. Janice was very rude t a friend.
C. Betty was implite twards a custmer.D. Janice had a fight with ne custmer.
Sectin B (15分)
Directins: In Sectin B, yu will hear tw passages and ne lnger cnversatin. After each passage r cnversatin, yu will be asked several questins. The passages and the cnversatin will be read twice, but the questins will be spken nly nce. When yu hear a questin, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
Questins 11 thrugh 13 are based n the fllwing passage.
11. A. T ffer them mre gift chices. B. T make herself ppular amng them.
C. T help them build cnfidence.D. T advertise fr American Girl dlls.
12. A. She praised Alice’s effrt. B. She wanted t wrk with Alice.
C. She asked Alice t make mre dlls. D. She advised Alice t be mre creative.
13. A. All children shuld receive free medical treatment.
B. Children with differences deserve a dll just like them.
C. Blind children need light t help them see mre clearly.
D. The dll’s hair must match that f the wner’s.
Questins 14 thrugh 16 are based n the fllwing passage.
14. A. Guess peple’s names based n their appearances.
B. Remember peple’s names when seeing their phts.
C. Change their names in rder nt t be recgnized.
D. Assciate peple’s experiences with their names.
15. A. Babies are named accrding t their appearances.
B. Peple tend t develp as their names suggest.
C. Vlunteers get secret clues frm researchers.
D. Adults are expected t live a fulfilling life.
16. A. There are several ways t guess a stranger’s name.
B. Nickname has nthing t d with ne’s appearance.
C. Culture plays a significant rle when a persn is named.
D. Face-name matching is affected by hw ften a name is used.
Questins 17 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin.
17. A. Sending ut radi signals t ther cuntries.
B. Lking fr life and intelligence in space.
C. Studying planets that mve arund stars.
D. Establishing scientific rganizatins.
18. A. They may prve that life exists in space.
B. They can help find ut hw the universe started.
C. They cnvey messages abut life n Earth.
D. They are used frequently by ther life frms.
19. A. He makes up the stries himself.B. Real evidence is lacking.
C. Gravity stps them frm visiting.D. The distance is t lng.
20. A. The giants visiting frm space.B. The planets in the universe.
C. The wrk f an rganizatin.D. The life in the slar system.
II. Grammar and Vcabulary
Sectin A (10分)
Directins: After reading the passage belw, fill in the blanks t make the passages cherent and grammatically crrect. Fr the blanks with a given wrd, fill in each blank with the prper frm f the given wrd; fr the ther blanks, use ne wrd that best fits each blank.
Tasting a Biker’s Life
Fr mst f my life I knew nthing abut mtrcycles. I believed that mtrcycle riders were tugh and leather-wearing lners. They seemed (21) __________ (lk) fr truble all the time, using the rar f a mtrcycle engine t frighten thers ff.
Then, n a warm May evening utside my huse, my cusin came and shwed me his new mtrcycle. Never had a real mtrcycle (22) __________ (present) in frnt f me by a clse family member. “It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” he asked. But I didn’t really understand what I was lking at.
It wasn’t until August (23) __________ I was able t actually ride n the mtrcycle with him. I prepared (24) __________ versized leather jacket fr myself. (25) __________ (fill) with nervus energy, I held n tightly t my cusin. Sn the bike carried us nt the tp f the hill, (26) __________ we stpped t watch the sun set ver the city belw. I realized that was the mst relaxing mment fr me in mnths.
Since then, my prejudices abut mtrcycle bikers (27) __________ (start) t shift. On the back f a mtrcycle, (28) __________ (place) all yur trust in smene t get yu safely hme is a way t remind yu f the lve they have fr yu. Later, whenever my cusin was gne n a Saturday ride, I wuld try n his leathers and lk in the mirrr, wndering if I was (29) __________ a biker myself.
Maybe the mst imprtant lessn, thugh, is that yu really can’t judge a man by his appearance, (30) __________ __________ __________ much leather he wears. Mtrcycle bikers are nt scary, r mean, r unapprachable. They’re adults wh remember the freedm f riding their first bicycle, and are cntinuusly seeking t recreate the experience.
Sectin B (10分)
Directins: After reading the passage belw, fill in each blank with a prper wrd given in the bx. Each wrd can be used nly nce. Nte that there is ne mre wrd than yu need.
Nise Pllutin Rules Shuld Be Tightened
Rad traffic, aircraft, ships, factries and il drilling are all human activities that prduce nise. The nise shuld be better ___31___ t prtect wildlife, say the authrs f a study ___32___ hw sund pllutin affects creatures frm fish t birds.
Studies have fund nise pllutin t be linked t prer human health. But experts say it can als affect wildlife, frm preventing their cmmunicatin t affecting the ___33___ with which they search fr fd. “Fr example, if bats ___34___ their prey thrugh sund clues can’t hear clearly,” said Dr Hansjerg Kunc, the c-authr f the research, “they have t fly lnger and invest mre time and energy t find fd.”
The studies were based n experiments in which ___35___ aspects f the animals’ behaviur r ther measures, such as changes in hrmne (荷尔蒙) levels, were ___36___ befre and after expsure t nise. The results reveal that human-prduced nise affects a wide range f species. “Thus, the respnse t nise can be explained by mst species respnding t nise rather than a few species being ___37___ sensitive t nise,” the authrs wrte.
The team cntinued t ___38___ that their research did nt examine whether the effects were beneficial r harmful t species. That was because such cnsideratins were ___39___. Fr example, nise that affects hunting culd benefit prey while creating difficulties fr predatrs (食肉动物).
“Even if sme animals benefitted, it did nt mean nise shuld nt be dealt with, since the majrity wuld still experience negative effects”, said Kunc. But there was ___40___ fr ptimism. “Unlike chemical pllutin, if a nise surce mves away, then nthing stays in the envirnment any mre,” he said.
III. Reading Cmprehensin
Sectin A (15分)
Directins: Fr each blank in the fllwing passage there are fur wrds r phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the wrd r phrase that best fits the cntext.
In a recent meeting we attended, the wrd “culture” came up 27 times in 90 minutes. Business leaders all believe a strng rganizatinal culture is ___41___ t success, yet culture tends t feel like sme magic frce that few knw hw t cntrl. In ur study, we find that answering the fllwing three questins can help transfrm culture frm a mystery t a(n) ___42___:
Hw des culture drive perfrmance?
After analyzing 50 majr cmpanies, we came t ne cnclusin: ___43___ we wrk determines hw well we wrk. The cmpanies mst famus fr their cultures maximize the psitive mtives (动机), while minimizing the negative nes.
The six main reasns fr which peple wrk are “play, purpse, ptential, emtinal pressure, ecnmic pressure, and inertia (惯性)”. The latter three mtives tend t ___44___ perfrmance. That is because thse peple are n lnger thinking abut wrk. They’re thinking abut the disappintment, r the ___45___, r why they’re bthering t d it at all. They dn’t ___46___ the quality f the wrk itself. By cntrast, a high-perfrming ___47___ always maximizes the play, purpse, and ptential, which is knwn as creating ttal mtivatin.
What is culture wrth?
While it is ___48___ t measure whether smene is being creative, it’s relatively easy t calculate ttal mtivatin f an rganizatin. Take fr example the airline industry. All airline cmpanies share the same terminals and use the same planes, but custmer satisfactin ___49___ widely acrss airlines. When we measured the ttal mtivatin f emplyees f fur majr airlines, and cmpared the result with custmer satisfactin, we saw that an airline’s culture clsely ___50___ custmer satisfactin. ___51___, cultures that inspired mre play, purpse, and ptential prduced better custmer utcmes, and in turn generated mre prfits.
What elements in an rganizatin ___52___ mtivatin?
By surveying thusands f wrkers, we fund the mst sensitive element is whether an rganizatin can allw an emplyee t ___53___ with its missin and behaviral cde. Fr example, Medtrnic enables its engineers t see hw the medical devices they’ve designed are used in hspitals, s that they can see the purpse f their wrk. An executive f Walmart, the well-knwn supermarket, tld us that in mnthly meetings he always emphasized hw much Walmart had saved fr the ___54___—rather than hw much mney Walmart had made.
A great culture is nt easy t build. Leaders have t treat culture building as an engineering prject, nt a ___55___ ne.
41. A. resistant B. critical C. inferir D. subject
42. A. science B. restrictin C. traditin D. instinct
43. A. hw B. when C. why D. whether
44. A. encurage B. assess C. distinguish D. hurt
45. A. display B. reward C. mystery D. wit
46. A. care abut B. make ut C. set aside D. put up
47. A. ptential B. technique C. culture D. refrm
48. A. essential B. difficult C. bld D. valid
49. A. functins B. differs C. revlvesD. pineers
50. A. resembled B. justified C. predicted D. explited
51. A. By cntrast B. In the end C. As usual D. In ther wrds
52. A. prtestB. affectC. lseD. substitute
53. A. identify B. cincide C. tremble D. interact
54. A. custmers B. emplyers C. engineers D. spectatrs
55. A. mutualB. delicate C. magical D. precise
Sectin B (22分)
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
If there is ne thing we can cnclusively say abut Isaac Asimv, it’s that he culd write. His bdy f wrk extends t ver 500 bks. T add t that, he was never bund t a specific field. Althugh mst famus as a science fictin writer, he als published n many mre tpics.
Part f this related t his gifted mind, but a bigger part was that he was well-educated. Many tend t think f being educated as the degrees we earn. Asimv did have a gd degree, but his real educatin was brader than that. It was deeper than what he learned frm instructin. It was his curisity and his drive t push himself that tk him frm a yung immigrant t maybe ne f the mst belved US authrs. As a yung kid, he spent his days lst in his mind asking questins and creating imaginary wrlds. He read bks, and he lved knwledge.
In his autbigraphy (自传) It’s Been a Gd Life, Asimv tells a stry abut an encunter he had as a child when his father asked him a questin: “Hw did yu learn all this, Isaac?” “Frm yu, Pappa,” Asimv said. “Frm me? I dn’t knw any f this.” “Yu didn’t have t, Pappa,” He said. “Yu valued learning and yu taught me t value it. Once I learned t value it, the rest came withut truble.” The mark f educated minds has nthing t d with hw much they knw. It has everything t d with the way they knw and the way they g abut knwing.
Als, ne thing that many peple dn’t knw abut Isaac Asimv is that he actually wasn’t a full-time writer fr mst f his life. By persnal chice, his day-jb was as a chemist. One f the things that many plymaths (博学者) naturally d is explre a brad range f nn-fictin tpics. But smething they tend t verlk is the knwledge they can btain frm fictin. Befre Asimv fell in lve with science, he was already attracted by fictin. It was his lve f Greek myth and his reading f 18th and 19th-century classics that led him t becme a great writer.
56. Accrding t the passage, Isaac Asimv is a ____________.
A. belved US chemistB. full-time fictin authr
C. prductive sci-fi writerD. knwledgeable educatr
57. Frm the childhd encunter, we can learn that Asimv’ father ____________.
A. lved teaching Asimv knwledgeB. explred unknwn fields with Asimv
C. rescued Asimv frm trubleD. taught Asimv t value learning
58. Which f the fllwing might the authr agree with?
A. A gd degree reflects ne’s real educatin level.
B. Plymaths tend t lk dwn upn Greek myth.
C. The way t learn is mre imprtant than knwledge itself.
D. Nn-fictin is nt wrth reading if ne is t becme a writer.
59. What is the purpse f this passage?
A. T analyze the reasns behind Asimv’s success as a writer.
B. T intrduce Asimv’s childhd and his achievements.
C. T emphasize the cntributins Asimv has made.
D. T call n the readers t buy Asimv’s bks.
(B)
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60. Which f the fllwing grup might benefit mst frm sund learning?
A. Schl childrenB. Industry experts
C. Parents f Grade 2 D. Illiterate adults
61. Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut sund learning?
A. It can help children understand 76% f the text.
B. It can increase bth reading accuracy and speed.
C. It can imprve ther types f learning by 85%.
D. It can help increase test scres f all subjects.
62. With the website, ne will ______________.
A. encunter sme technical difficulties
B. have access t many practical resurces
C. watch the latest award-winning vides
D. imprve literacy in less than tw years
(C)
The Australian envirnment department has nt finalised a single recvery plan fr threatened species in nearly 18 mnths. The last time the department cmpleted a recvery plan was in June last year. And the department says it has n time frame fr addressing the ther requests fr recvery plans, which include the critically endangered animal Leadbeater’s pssum (澳洲负鼠).
Recvery plans are dcuments that utline key facts abut endangered animals and plants, threats t their survival, and what shuld be dne t prevent their extinctin. Under natinal laws, it is the envirnment minister wh decides whether a species requires a recvery plan. Once a plan is adpted, the minister cannt make any changes that might harm the plan. It has been previusly reprted that less than 40% f the listed threatened species have a recvery plan. A further 10% have been identified as requiring a recvery plan but thse plans haven’t been develped.
The Australian Cnservatin Fundatin said the expsure was “shcking” and accused the department f priritizing the ecnmic develpment ver envirnmental prtectin. “The fact that icnic (最具代表性的) species like the pssum still dn’t have a recvery plan highlights hw brken the system is,” James Trezise, a plicy analyst at the Fundatin, said. “It is a critical issue that the develpment and implementatin f these plans seem t be ptinal. These plans shuld be develped, as required by law, and their implementatin shuld be funded.”
Trezise said the significant delay in develping the plans std “in sharp cntrast” t the gvernment’s rush t carry ut envirnmental assessments fr majr prjects like the ne fr the mining cmpany Ri Tint. “The department’s pririties are all wrng,” he said. “They can bring bills befre the cngress fr mining prjects that harm the envirnment, but they can’t get just ne recvery plan fr a threatened species cmpleted.”
He said the delays wuld push mre species clser t extinctin. He called n the gvernment t urgently address the issue and cmmit mre resurces t recvery planning. But fr nw, fficials culd nt tell when the delays wuld be addressed, saying it wuld “take a very lng time”. Emma Campbell, a senir fficial, said the department was wrking with an independent scientific cmmittee t “reevaluate” which species shuld have a recvery plan.
63. The underlined phrase “the expsure” (Line 1, Para 3) refers t ______________.
A. the cming extinctin f many endangered animals
B. the lack f funding fr the implementatin f the plan
C. the denial f the critical situtain facing sme species
D. the gvernment’s delay in develping recvery plans
64. Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut recvery plans?
A. They can be changed as the envirnment minister likes.
B. They can help prevent endangered animals frm ging extinct.
C. They dcument hw endangered animals interact with humans.
D. They cver mre than half f the threatened species.
65. What can be inferred frm the passage?
A. The gvernment has nt dne enugh abut the recvery plans.
B. The endangered animal pssum will be extinct in 18 mnths.
C. The gvernment priritizes Ri Tint ver mining prjects.
D. The independent cmmittee is vital t addressing the issue.
66. What might be the best title f the passage?
A. Envirnment department accepting bribes
B. Endangered animal prtectin with n funding
C. Threatened species at risk with n recvery plans
D. Gvernment frming tense relatinship with the public
Sectin C (8分)
Directins: Read the fllwing passage. Fill in each blank with a prper sentence given in the bx. Each sentence can be used nly nce. Nte that there are tw mre sentences than yu need.
The Mst Imprtant Vide Game Ever Made
Time Magazine recently tasked its editrial staff with ranking the 50 greatest vide games f all time. The number ne spt was taken nt by Super Mari, Zelda, r any ther wrthwhile cmpetitrs, but by the ldest and mst basic game, Tetris. _________67_________ It lives n in tablets, laptps, smartphnes, and game cnsles (操纵板).
Why is Tetris the game we can’t stp playing? Befre Tetris, vide games were distractins fr teens, persnified by Super Mari Brs. Tetris was different. It didn’t rely n the imitatin f any cartn characters. _________68_________ The game was purely abstract, gemetry (几何图案) in real time. It wasn’t just a game. It was an uncrackable cde puzzle that anyne culd play. Yur parents played Tetris, yur friends played Tetris, and yu’ll encunter the same stry in nearly every cuntry n Earth.
_________69_________ It has been included in the Applied Design cllectin at the Museum f Mdern Art in New Yrk. It has been adapted as interactive public art prjected nt the sides f buildings. And it is the subject f an annual Wrld Champinship cmpetitin.
There are plenty f fascinating classic games. Why d we keep cming back t Tetris year after year? Scientists have discvered that Tetris has a unique effect n the human brain, making it the perfect tl fr scientific research. _________70_________ It is a term used in bth medical and ppular literature. It describes the result f repetitive, pattern-based activity that eventually shapes the thughts and imaginatin f an individual. This unique effect has been used in studies at Oxfrd University t treat stress disrder.
That’s pretty impressive fr a few lines f cde written by a lne cmputer scientist at the Russian Academy f Science in 1984. I have n dubt the first game many f us will dwnlad n the new phne will be the latest versin f the mst imprtant game in histry, Tetris.
IV. Summary writing (10分)
Directins: Read the fllwing passage. Summarize the main idea and the main pint(s) f the passage in n mre than 60 wrds. Use yur wn wrds as far as pssible.
Tai Chi Can Reduce Falls in Old Peple
Old peple wh tk part in a structured prgramme f Tai Chi fund that their balance and physical strength imprved, reducing the risk f falls, accrding t a paper in the latest Jurnal f Advanced Nursing.
Researchers studied a grup f fall-prne (易摔跤的) adults, with an average age f 78, living in residential care. 29 peple undertk a 12-week Tai Chi prgramme and the ther 30 frmed the nn-exercise cntrl grup. The exercise prgramme cnsisted f 10 minutes f warming-up exercises, 20 minutes f Sun-style Tai Chi mvement and 5 minutes f cling dwn exercises. During the exercise, traditinal instrumental music was used. It helped the grup maintain slw and cntinuus mvements and prvide a cmfrting effect.
Bth grups underwent a series f tests befre and after the 12-week exercise prgramme. They measured their muscle strength, balance and cnfidence in aviding falls. Researchers analyzed the data and cmpared them with thse f the nn-exercise cntrl grup. They fund that the physical fitness f the exercise grup shwed significant imprvement, with strnger knee and ankle muscles, imprved flexibility and better balance.
Tai Chi, an ancient Chinese martial art (武术), cnsists f a series f slw, gentle, cntinuus mvements. It is particularly suitable fr ld peple as it helps them t develp strnger muscles and better balance and cncentratin. “Our study shws that lw-intensity exercise such as Tai Chi has great ptential fr health prmtin. It can help ld peple t avid falls by develping their balance, muscle strength and cnfidence,” says Prfessr Sng. “We believe that regular exercise shuld be a fundamental part f caring fr ld peple living bth in the cmmunity and in residential care.”
V. Translatin (15分)
Directins: Translate the fllwing sentences int English, using the wrds given in the brackets.
72. 我认为他的行为不值得称赞。(wrthy)
73. 天冷了，出门时妈妈总是提醒我戴好围巾和手套。(when)
74. 针对这次违纪事件，校方没有直接加以处罚，而是让学生自己讨论出解决方案。(impse)
75. 一个团队游(package tur)只有行程合理、食宿放心才能真正获得游客的青睐。(Only)
VI. Guided writing (25分)
Directins: Write an English cmpsitin in 120-150 wrds accrding t the instructins given belw in Chinese.
假设你是启明中学的学生李华，你们学校有一间空教室，一直没有得到合理使用。你决定写一封信给校方，内容包括：
1. 简单描述这间空教室的现状；
2. 对如何使用这间空教室的建议以及你的理由。
参考答案
听力：
1-10 CAABC CDBAC 11-13 CAB 14-16 ABD 17-20 BABC
语法：21. t be lking 22. been presented 23. that 24. an 25. Filled 26. where/and
27. have started 28. placing 29. like 30. n matter hw
词汇：31-40 BDJGI FHKCA
完形：41-55 BACDB ACBBC DBAAC
阅读：56-59 CDCA 60-62 ABB63-66 DBAC67-70 BAFE
概要：
A structured Tai Chi prgram can help ld peple avid falls. Researchers divided 59 fall-prne adults aged 78 n average int tw grups. The exercise grup receiving 12-week Tai Chi prgrams shwed remarkable imprvement in muscles, flexibility and balance cmpared with the nn-exercise grup. Researchers suggest ld peple shuld practice Tai Chi t prmte health.
翻译：
72. I dn’t cnsider/believe/think his behaviur (t be) wrthy f praise / wrthy t be praised.
I dn’t think/believe/cnsider (that) his behaviur is/was wrthy f praise / wrthy t be praised.
73. It is getting cld, and mm always reminds me t wear a scarf and (a pair f) glves when I g ut.
74. T/Fr this rule-breaking / discipline-vilating / discipline-breaking incident, the schl authrity didn’t impse punishment directly n the students, but allwed them t discuss a slutin themselves.
75. Only when a package tur ffers reasnable schedules and safe accmmdatin (and meals) can it truly win the turists’ favur.
录音材料：
嘉定区2020学年第一学期高三英语教学质量检测试卷
听力部分现在开始
Sectin A
Directins: In Sectin A, yu will hear ten shrt cnversatins between tw speakers. At the end f each cnversatin, a questin will be asked abut what was said. The cnversatins and the questins will be spken nly nce. After yu hear a cnversatin and the questin abut it, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper, and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
1.M: Jessica, d yu think yu will have the reprt ready in time fr the meeting?
W: The meeting is n Thursday mrning, s that gives me tw days. I am pretty sure it will be ready in time.
Q: What day is it tday?
2.W: Excuse me, I want t buy a new car and I’d like sme infrmatin abut the lans. What are the current interest rates?
M: Well, that depends n the amunt yu’re thinking f brrwing.
Q: Where des the cnversatin mst prbably take place?
3.M: Can yu tell me what the jb invlves?
W: Yes. Sure. Yu will be required t deal with student enquiries and answer the phne.
Q: What are they talking abut?
4. W: I am surprised t see yu in class tday. I heard yu were sick.
M: Me? Yu’ve gt me mixed up with smebdy else.
Q: What des the man mean?
5. W: Why are yu leaving s early? The mvie desn’t start till seven.
M: I dn’t want t be stuck in a traffic jam. It’s terrible n the expressway during rush hurs.
Q: What des the man mean?
6. W: Hw d yu feel abut the il crisis in the news last night?
M: It’s frightening. We need t find alternative energy surces very sn. I think wind energy will play an imprtant part in the future.
Q: What des the man say we can d t deal with il crisis?
7.M: Hw abut Mike? Have yu seen him after the big earthquake?
W: Yes, he is physically sund, but he wn’t talk t anybdy and he is very afraid f the darkness.
Q: What d we learn abut Mike?
8.M: Wuld yu mind sending sme milk and pizza t my rm at 1 am, please?
W: Srry, sir. The kitchen staff leaves at mid-night.
Q: What can we learn frm the cnversatin?
9.W: D yu have the lecture schedule with yu? I’d like t find ut the tpic fr Friday.
M: I gave it t my friend, but there shuld be cpies available in the library. I can pick ne up fr yu.
Q: What des the man prmise t d?
10.W: Janice wn’t be cming back after she’s had her baby. I suggest we keep Betty since she’s dne a gd jb ver the last mnth.
M: I am afraid I can’t agree with yu. Remember that incident with the custmer a cuple f days ag? She hasn’t gt the right manners.
Q: What happened a few days ag?
Sectin B
Directins: In Sectin B, yu will hear tw passages and ne lnger cnversatin. After each passage r cnversatin, yu will be asked several questins. The passages and the cnversatin will be read twice, but the questins will be spken nly nce. When yu hear a questin, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
Questins 11 thrugh 13 are based n the fllwing passage.
When Alice Green was a little girl, her parents let her chse an American Girl dll. She picked the ne with the hair clr that matched her wn. “She lked like me, and I felt there was a piece f me in her,” said Alice, nw 17.
But what abut children with rare medical cnditins wh dn’t lk like anyne else? Alice wanted t give these children the same gift she gt as a child. S, ver the past several mnths, she has designed clth dlls fr fur lcal kids wh have facial differences such as birthmarks r surgical marks.
“I really value the beauty in the little things,” Alice said. “Each f these kids is special. I hpe thrugh these dlls they can see themselves in a new light and really accept their beauty.”
Alice, a senir at a high schl in Califrnia, US, gt the idea after reading a magazine stry abut “A Dll Like Me” prject. This charitable prject makes dlls fr children with disabilities. S Alice reached ut t an rganizatin that prvides free medical treatments fr children. She asked if she culd create similar dlls fr sme f its custmers.
Michelle Gilbert, chief fficer f the rganizatin, said she was impressed when she gt her first lk at the dlls Alice created. “It was a very kind and big-hearted gesture t make dlls that will help a child feel like they’re nt alne.”
(Nw listen again, please.)
Questins:
11. Why did Alice make dlls fr special children?
12. What des Michelle Gilbert think f Alice’s actin?
13. Which f the fllwing might Alice agree with the mst?
Questins 14 thrugh 16 are based n the fllwing passage.
Have yu ever had an experience where yu meet smene new, learn their name and think t yurself, “Ww, they really lk just like their name!” What des this mean, exactly? Scientists are suggesting that humans tend t assciate peple’s names with their appearance, and can even guess smene’s name based n hw they lk.
Researchers at the Hebrew University cllected thusands f phts f peple’s faces. They labeled each pht with fur names. Then, they asked vlunteers t guess which f the fur names was crrect.
The vlunteers were able t guess the right name 38 percent f the time. It seems that humans are able t recgnize certain characteristics f faces that can give them clues abut smene’s name.
Hwever, this nly wrks when we’re lking at names within ur wn culture. In additin, the vlunteers were nt as gd at guessing the real names f peple wh use nicknames mre ften than their real names. This shws that a persn’s appearance is affected by their name nly if they use it ften.
This kind f face-name matching happens because f the “self-fulfilling prphecy”. That means, nce a baby is named, the child may well develp int an adult wh lks and acts just as the name suggests. In that way, we tend t becme what ther peple expect us t becme.”
(Nw listen again, please.)
Questins:
14. Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing are the humans likely t d?
15. What causes this kind f face-name matching t happen, accrding t the passage?
16. Accrding t the research, which f the fllwing is TRUE?
Questins 17 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin.
W: We have with us in the studi tday, Simn, a scientist with an rganizatin searching fr intelligence and life in space. Simn, culd yu tell us smething abut it?
M: Yes, f curse. We’re a scientific rganizatin that started in 1959 t search fr radi signals frm intelligent life in space.
W: S yu believe that there is intelligent life in space.
M: N, I wuldn’t say I believe that. But there may be intelligent life ut there. It’s certainly pssible. Our sun is just ne star amng billins. There are many ther stars in the universe.
W: S why are yu searching fr radi signals?
M: Because the distances in space are s great. If ther life exists, we’re mre likely t knw frm their radi signals.
W: S, yu dn’t believe all thse stries abut peple frm space visiting ur planet?
M: I’m afraid I dn’t. There’s just n real evidence. But that desn’t mean there isn’t ther life in the universe.
W: If there is life, what might it be like?
M: Oh, it’s hard t say. It might nt lk like us. Fr example, n a planet where gravity is lw, peple culd lk like giants.
W: Oh, really, fascinating.
M: Even if we can’t find life n distant stars, we might find simple frms f life in ur wn slar system.
W: That wuld be exciting. S far, have yu fund anything interesting?
M: I can’t say we have. But we’re ging t keep lking.
(Nw listen again, please.)
Questins:
17. Accrding t the dialgue, what is Simn’s jb?
18. Accrding t Simn, why are radi signals being searched fr?
19. Why didn’t Simn believe the stries abut peple visiting frm space?
20. What is the dialgue mainly abut?
A. cause B. regulated C. cmplex D. expsing E. deliberately F. recrded
G. lcating H. particularly I. different J. efficiency K. cautin
A. In fact, it didn’t imitate anything at all.
B. This simple puzzle game, nw mre than thirty years ld, cntinues t dminate best-f lists.
C. The gaming giant Electrnic Arts nce sld mre than 500 millin cpies f its versin fr
the iPhne and ther smartphnes.
D. Thanks t the unique pathway it uses, the game shws real prmise in medical treatments.
E. The way Tetris affects the brain is s strng that it’s literally named the Tetris Effect.
F. Tetris has entered ppular and artistic culture.
I. Listening Cmprehensin
Sectin A (10分)
Directins: In Sectin A, yu will hear ten shrt cnversatins between tw speakers. At the end f each cnversatin, a questin will be asked abut what was said. The cnversatins and the questins will be spken nly nce. After yu hear a cnversatin and the questin abut it, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper, and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
1. A. Wednesday. B. Friday. C. Tuesday. D. Sunday.
2. A. In a bank.B. At a library.C. At a car dealership. D. In an insurance cmpany.
3. A. Jb details.B. A phne call.C. Career develpment. D. Student inquires.
4. A. He cmes t class despite the illness. B. He is nt the man the wman is thinking f.
C. He is feeling much better nw. D. He is surprised that the wman is sick.
5. A. He desn’t want t watch the film.B. He desn’t knw the way t the cinema.
C. He wants t avid the traffic jam.D. He leaves the cinema during rush hurs.
6. A. T make full use f the il.B. T replace il with electricity.
C. T find ther frms f energy.D. T cmpletely rely n clean energy.
7. A. He is physically unhealthy.B. He desn’t like places with lud sund.
C. He is unable t fall asleep.D. He has sme psychlgical prblems.
8. A. The man can phne the kitchen at midnight.B. 1 am is utside the wrking hurs f kitchen staff.
C. Milk and pizza are nt available at midnight.D. The kitchen staff are t tired t make dinner.
9. A. T get the lecture schedule fr the wman.B. T find ut where the lecture is t be held.
C. T cpy a new schedule fr the wman.D. T pick up the wman frm the library.
10. A. Betty was ging t have a baby.B. Janice was very rude t a friend.
C. Betty was implite twards a custmer.D. Janice had a fight with ne custmer.
Sectin B (15分)
Directins: In Sectin B, yu will hear tw passages and ne lnger cnversatin. After each passage r cnversatin, yu will be asked several questins. The passages and the cnversatin will be read twice, but the questins will be spken nly nce. When yu hear a questin, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
Questins 11 thrugh 13 are based n the fllwing passage.
11. A. T ffer them mre gift chices. B. T make herself ppular amng them.
C. T help them build cnfidence.D. T advertise fr American Girl dlls.
12. A. She praised Alice’s effrt. B. She wanted t wrk with Alice.
C. She asked Alice t make mre dlls. D. She advised Alice t be mre creative.
13. A. All children shuld receive free medical treatment.
B. Children with differences deserve a dll just like them.
C. Blind children need light t help them see mre clearly.
D. The dll’s hair must match that f the wner’s.
Questins 14 thrugh 16 are based n the fllwing passage.
14. A. Guess peple’s names based n their appearances.
B. Remember peple’s names when seeing their phts.
C. Change their names in rder nt t be recgnized.
D. Assciate peple’s experiences with their names.
15. A. Babies are named accrding t their appearances.
B. Peple tend t develp as their names suggest.
C. Vlunteers get secret clues frm researchers.
D. Adults are expected t live a fulfilling life.
16. A. There are several ways t guess a stranger’s name.
B. Nickname has nthing t d with ne’s appearance.
C. Culture plays a significant rle when a persn is named.
D. Face-name matching is affected by hw ften a name is used.
Questins 17 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin.
17. A. Sending ut radi signals t ther cuntries.
B. Lking fr life and intelligence in space.
C. Studying planets that mve arund stars.
D. Establishing scientific rganizatins.
18. A. They may prve that life exists in space.
B. They can help find ut hw the universe started.
C. They cnvey messages abut life n Earth.
D. They are used frequently by ther life frms.
19. A. He makes up the stries himself.B. Real evidence is lacking.
C. Gravity stps them frm visiting.D. The distance is t lng.
20. A. The giants visiting frm space.B. The planets in the universe.
C. The wrk f an rganizatin.D. The life in the slar system.
II. Grammar and Vcabulary
Sectin A (10分)
Directins: After reading the passage belw, fill in the blanks t make the passages cherent and grammatically crrect. Fr the blanks with a given wrd, fill in each blank with the prper frm f the given wrd; fr the ther blanks, use ne wrd that best fits each blank.
Tasting a Biker’s Life
Fr mst f my life I knew nthing abut mtrcycles. I believed that mtrcycle riders were tugh and leather-wearing lners. They seemed (21) __________ (lk) fr truble all the time, using the rar f a mtrcycle engine t frighten thers ff.
Then, n a warm May evening utside my huse, my cusin came and shwed me his new mtrcycle. Never had a real mtrcycle (22) __________ (present) in frnt f me by a clse family member. “It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” he asked. But I didn’t really understand what I was lking at.
It wasn’t until August (23) __________ I was able t actually ride n the mtrcycle with him. I prepared (24) __________ versized leather jacket fr myself. (25) __________ (fill) with nervus energy, I held n tightly t my cusin. Sn the bike carried us nt the tp f the hill, (26) __________ we stpped t watch the sun set ver the city belw. I realized that was the mst relaxing mment fr me in mnths.
Since then, my prejudices abut mtrcycle bikers (27) __________ (start) t shift. On the back f a mtrcycle, (28) __________ (place) all yur trust in smene t get yu safely hme is a way t remind yu f the lve they have fr yu. Later, whenever my cusin was gne n a Saturday ride, I wuld try n his leathers and lk in the mirrr, wndering if I was (29) __________ a biker myself.
Maybe the mst imprtant lessn, thugh, is that yu really can’t judge a man by his appearance, (30) __________ __________ __________ much leather he wears. Mtrcycle bikers are nt scary, r mean, r unapprachable. They’re adults wh remember the freedm f riding their first bicycle, and are cntinuusly seeking t recreate the experience.
Sectin B (10分)
Directins: After reading the passage belw, fill in each blank with a prper wrd given in the bx. Each wrd can be used nly nce. Nte that there is ne mre wrd than yu need.
Nise Pllutin Rules Shuld Be Tightened
Rad traffic, aircraft, ships, factries and il drilling are all human activities that prduce nise. The nise shuld be better ___31___ t prtect wildlife, say the authrs f a study ___32___ hw sund pllutin affects creatures frm fish t birds.
Studies have fund nise pllutin t be linked t prer human health. But experts say it can als affect wildlife, frm preventing their cmmunicatin t affecting the ___33___ with which they search fr fd. “Fr example, if bats ___34___ their prey thrugh sund clues can’t hear clearly,” said Dr Hansjerg Kunc, the c-authr f the research, “they have t fly lnger and invest mre time and energy t find fd.”
The studies were based n experiments in which ___35___ aspects f the animals’ behaviur r ther measures, such as changes in hrmne (荷尔蒙) levels, were ___36___ befre and after expsure t nise. The results reveal that human-prduced nise affects a wide range f species. “Thus, the respnse t nise can be explained by mst species respnding t nise rather than a few species being ___37___ sensitive t nise,” the authrs wrte.
The team cntinued t ___38___ that their research did nt examine whether the effects were beneficial r harmful t species. That was because such cnsideratins were ___39___. Fr example, nise that affects hunting culd benefit prey while creating difficulties fr predatrs (食肉动物).
“Even if sme animals benefitted, it did nt mean nise shuld nt be dealt with, since the majrity wuld still experience negative effects”, said Kunc. But there was ___40___ fr ptimism. “Unlike chemical pllutin, if a nise surce mves away, then nthing stays in the envirnment any mre,” he said.
III. Reading Cmprehensin
Sectin A (15分)
Directins: Fr each blank in the fllwing passage there are fur wrds r phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the wrd r phrase that best fits the cntext.
In a recent meeting we attended, the wrd “culture” came up 27 times in 90 minutes. Business leaders all believe a strng rganizatinal culture is ___41___ t success, yet culture tends t feel like sme magic frce that few knw hw t cntrl. In ur study, we find that answering the fllwing three questins can help transfrm culture frm a mystery t a(n) ___42___:
Hw des culture drive perfrmance?
After analyzing 50 majr cmpanies, we came t ne cnclusin: ___43___ we wrk determines hw well we wrk. The cmpanies mst famus fr their cultures maximize the psitive mtives (动机), while minimizing the negative nes.
The six main reasns fr which peple wrk are “play, purpse, ptential, emtinal pressure, ecnmic pressure, and inertia (惯性)”. The latter three mtives tend t ___44___ perfrmance. That is because thse peple are n lnger thinking abut wrk. They’re thinking abut the disappintment, r the ___45___, r why they’re bthering t d it at all. They dn’t ___46___ the quality f the wrk itself. By cntrast, a high-perfrming ___47___ always maximizes the play, purpse, and ptential, which is knwn as creating ttal mtivatin.
What is culture wrth?
While it is ___48___ t measure whether smene is being creative, it’s relatively easy t calculate ttal mtivatin f an rganizatin. Take fr example the airline industry. All airline cmpanies share the same terminals and use the same planes, but custmer satisfactin ___49___ widely acrss airlines. When we measured the ttal mtivatin f emplyees f fur majr airlines, and cmpared the result with custmer satisfactin, we saw that an airline’s culture clsely ___50___ custmer satisfactin. ___51___, cultures that inspired mre play, purpse, and ptential prduced better custmer utcmes, and in turn generated mre prfits.
What elements in an rganizatin ___52___ mtivatin?
By surveying thusands f wrkers, we fund the mst sensitive element is whether an rganizatin can allw an emplyee t ___53___ with its missin and behaviral cde. Fr example, Medtrnic enables its engineers t see hw the medical devices they’ve designed are used in hspitals, s that they can see the purpse f their wrk. An executive f Walmart, the well-knwn supermarket, tld us that in mnthly meetings he always emphasized hw much Walmart had saved fr the ___54___—rather than hw much mney Walmart had made.
A great culture is nt easy t build. Leaders have t treat culture building as an engineering prject, nt a ___55___ ne.
41. A. resistant B. critical C. inferir D. subject
42. A. science B. restrictin C. traditin D. instinct
43. A. hw B. when C. why D. whether
44. A. encurage B. assess C. distinguish D. hurt
45. A. display B. reward C. mystery D. wit
46. A. care abut B. make ut C. set aside D. put up
47. A. ptential B. technique C. culture D. refrm
48. A. essential B. difficult C. bld D. valid
49. A. functins B. differs C. revlvesD. pineers
50. A. resembled B. justified C. predicted D. explited
51. A. By cntrast B. In the end C. As usual D. In ther wrds
52. A. prtestB. affectC. lseD. substitute
53. A. identify B. cincide C. tremble D. interact
54. A. custmers B. emplyers C. engineers D. spectatrs
55. A. mutualB. delicate C. magical D. precise
Sectin B (22分)
Directins: Read the fllwing three passages. Each passage is fllwed by several questins r unfinished statements. Fr each f them there are fur chices marked A, B, C and D. Chse the ne that fits best accrding t the infrmatin given in the passage yu have just read.
(A)
If there is ne thing we can cnclusively say abut Isaac Asimv, it’s that he culd write. His bdy f wrk extends t ver 500 bks. T add t that, he was never bund t a specific field. Althugh mst famus as a science fictin writer, he als published n many mre tpics.
Part f this related t his gifted mind, but a bigger part was that he was well-educated. Many tend t think f being educated as the degrees we earn. Asimv did have a gd degree, but his real educatin was brader than that. It was deeper than what he learned frm instructin. It was his curisity and his drive t push himself that tk him frm a yung immigrant t maybe ne f the mst belved US authrs. As a yung kid, he spent his days lst in his mind asking questins and creating imaginary wrlds. He read bks, and he lved knwledge.
In his autbigraphy (自传) It’s Been a Gd Life, Asimv tells a stry abut an encunter he had as a child when his father asked him a questin: “Hw did yu learn all this, Isaac?” “Frm yu, Pappa,” Asimv said. “Frm me? I dn’t knw any f this.” “Yu didn’t have t, Pappa,” He said. “Yu valued learning and yu taught me t value it. Once I learned t value it, the rest came withut truble.” The mark f educated minds has nthing t d with hw much they knw. It has everything t d with the way they knw and the way they g abut knwing.
Als, ne thing that many peple dn’t knw abut Isaac Asimv is that he actually wasn’t a full-time writer fr mst f his life. By persnal chice, his day-jb was as a chemist. One f the things that many plymaths (博学者) naturally d is explre a brad range f nn-fictin tpics. But smething they tend t verlk is the knwledge they can btain frm fictin. Befre Asimv fell in lve with science, he was already attracted by fictin. It was his lve f Greek myth and his reading f 18th and 19th-century classics that led him t becme a great writer.
56. Accrding t the passage, Isaac Asimv is a ____________.
A. belved US chemistB. full-time fictin authr
C. prductive sci-fi writerD. knwledgeable educatr
57. Frm the childhd encunter, we can learn that Asimv’ father ____________.
A. lved teaching Asimv knwledgeB. explred unknwn fields with Asimv
C. rescued Asimv frm trubleD. taught Asimv t value learning
58. Which f the fllwing might the authr agree with?
A. A gd degree reflects ne’s real educatin level.
B. Plymaths tend t lk dwn upn Greek myth.
C. The way t learn is mre imprtant than knwledge itself.
D. Nn-fictin is nt wrth reading if ne is t becme a writer.
59. What is the purpse f this passage?
A. T analyze the reasns behind Asimv’s success as a writer.
B. T intrduce Asimv’s childhd and his achievements.
C. T emphasize the cntributins Asimv has made.
D. T call n the readers t buy Asimv’s bks.
(B)
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60. Which f the fllwing grup might benefit mst frm sund learning?
A. Schl childrenB. Industry experts
C. Parents f Grade 2 D. Illiterate adults
61. Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut sund learning?
A. It can help children understand 76% f the text.
B. It can increase bth reading accuracy and speed.
C. It can imprve ther types f learning by 85%.
D. It can help increase test scres f all subjects.
62. With the website, ne will ______________.
A. encunter sme technical difficulties
B. have access t many practical resurces
C. watch the latest award-winning vides
D. imprve literacy in less than tw years
(C)
The Australian envirnment department has nt finalised a single recvery plan fr threatened species in nearly 18 mnths. The last time the department cmpleted a recvery plan was in June last year. And the department says it has n time frame fr addressing the ther requests fr recvery plans, which include the critically endangered animal Leadbeater’s pssum (澳洲负鼠).
Recvery plans are dcuments that utline key facts abut endangered animals and plants, threats t their survival, and what shuld be dne t prevent their extinctin. Under natinal laws, it is the envirnment minister wh decides whether a species requires a recvery plan. Once a plan is adpted, the minister cannt make any changes that might harm the plan. It has been previusly reprted that less than 40% f the listed threatened species have a recvery plan. A further 10% have been identified as requiring a recvery plan but thse plans haven’t been develped.
The Australian Cnservatin Fundatin said the expsure was “shcking” and accused the department f priritizing the ecnmic develpment ver envirnmental prtectin. “The fact that icnic (最具代表性的) species like the pssum still dn’t have a recvery plan highlights hw brken the system is,” James Trezise, a plicy analyst at the Fundatin, said. “It is a critical issue that the develpment and implementatin f these plans seem t be ptinal. These plans shuld be develped, as required by law, and their implementatin shuld be funded.”
Trezise said the significant delay in develping the plans std “in sharp cntrast” t the gvernment’s rush t carry ut envirnmental assessments fr majr prjects like the ne fr the mining cmpany Ri Tint. “The department’s pririties are all wrng,” he said. “They can bring bills befre the cngress fr mining prjects that harm the envirnment, but they can’t get just ne recvery plan fr a threatened species cmpleted.”
He said the delays wuld push mre species clser t extinctin. He called n the gvernment t urgently address the issue and cmmit mre resurces t recvery planning. But fr nw, fficials culd nt tell when the delays wuld be addressed, saying it wuld “take a very lng time”. Emma Campbell, a senir fficial, said the department was wrking with an independent scientific cmmittee t “reevaluate” which species shuld have a recvery plan.
63. The underlined phrase “the expsure” (Line 1, Para 3) refers t ______________.
A. the cming extinctin f many endangered animals
B. the lack f funding fr the implementatin f the plan
C. the denial f the critical situtain facing sme species
D. the gvernment’s delay in develping recvery plans
64. Which f the fllwing is TRUE abut recvery plans?
A. They can be changed as the envirnment minister likes.
B. They can help prevent endangered animals frm ging extinct.
C. They dcument hw endangered animals interact with humans.
D. They cver mre than half f the threatened species.
65. What can be inferred frm the passage?
A. The gvernment has nt dne enugh abut the recvery plans.
B. The endangered animal pssum will be extinct in 18 mnths.
C. The gvernment priritizes Ri Tint ver mining prjects.
D. The independent cmmittee is vital t addressing the issue.
66. What might be the best title f the passage?
A. Envirnment department accepting bribes
B. Endangered animal prtectin with n funding
C. Threatened species at risk with n recvery plans
D. Gvernment frming tense relatinship with the public
Sectin C (8分)
Directins: Read the fllwing passage. Fill in each blank with a prper sentence given in the bx. Each sentence can be used nly nce. Nte that there are tw mre sentences than yu need.
The Mst Imprtant Vide Game Ever Made
Time Magazine recently tasked its editrial staff with ranking the 50 greatest vide games f all time. The number ne spt was taken nt by Super Mari, Zelda, r any ther wrthwhile cmpetitrs, but by the ldest and mst basic game, Tetris. _________67_________ It lives n in tablets, laptps, smartphnes, and game cnsles (操纵板).
Why is Tetris the game we can’t stp playing? Befre Tetris, vide games were distractins fr teens, persnified by Super Mari Brs. Tetris was different. It didn’t rely n the imitatin f any cartn characters. _________68_________ The game was purely abstract, gemetry (几何图案) in real time. It wasn’t just a game. It was an uncrackable cde puzzle that anyne culd play. Yur parents played Tetris, yur friends played Tetris, and yu’ll encunter the same stry in nearly every cuntry n Earth.
_________69_________ It has been included in the Applied Design cllectin at the Museum f Mdern Art in New Yrk. It has been adapted as interactive public art prjected nt the sides f buildings. And it is the subject f an annual Wrld Champinship cmpetitin.
There are plenty f fascinating classic games. Why d we keep cming back t Tetris year after year? Scientists have discvered that Tetris has a unique effect n the human brain, making it the perfect tl fr scientific research. _________70_________ It is a term used in bth medical and ppular literature. It describes the result f repetitive, pattern-based activity that eventually shapes the thughts and imaginatin f an individual. This unique effect has been used in studies at Oxfrd University t treat stress disrder.
That’s pretty impressive fr a few lines f cde written by a lne cmputer scientist at the Russian Academy f Science in 1984. I have n dubt the first game many f us will dwnlad n the new phne will be the latest versin f the mst imprtant game in histry, Tetris.
IV. Summary writing (10分)
Directins: Read the fllwing passage. Summarize the main idea and the main pint(s) f the passage in n mre than 60 wrds. Use yur wn wrds as far as pssible.
Tai Chi Can Reduce Falls in Old Peple
Old peple wh tk part in a structured prgramme f Tai Chi fund that their balance and physical strength imprved, reducing the risk f falls, accrding t a paper in the latest Jurnal f Advanced Nursing.
Researchers studied a grup f fall-prne (易摔跤的) adults, with an average age f 78, living in residential care. 29 peple undertk a 12-week Tai Chi prgramme and the ther 30 frmed the nn-exercise cntrl grup. The exercise prgramme cnsisted f 10 minutes f warming-up exercises, 20 minutes f Sun-style Tai Chi mvement and 5 minutes f cling dwn exercises. During the exercise, traditinal instrumental music was used. It helped the grup maintain slw and cntinuus mvements and prvide a cmfrting effect.
Bth grups underwent a series f tests befre and after the 12-week exercise prgramme. They measured their muscle strength, balance and cnfidence in aviding falls. Researchers analyzed the data and cmpared them with thse f the nn-exercise cntrl grup. They fund that the physical fitness f the exercise grup shwed significant imprvement, with strnger knee and ankle muscles, imprved flexibility and better balance.
Tai Chi, an ancient Chinese martial art (武术), cnsists f a series f slw, gentle, cntinuus mvements. It is particularly suitable fr ld peple as it helps them t develp strnger muscles and better balance and cncentratin. “Our study shws that lw-intensity exercise such as Tai Chi has great ptential fr health prmtin. It can help ld peple t avid falls by develping their balance, muscle strength and cnfidence,” says Prfessr Sng. “We believe that regular exercise shuld be a fundamental part f caring fr ld peple living bth in the cmmunity and in residential care.”
V. Translatin (15分)
Directins: Translate the fllwing sentences int English, using the wrds given in the brackets.
72. 我认为他的行为不值得称赞。(wrthy)
73. 天冷了，出门时妈妈总是提醒我戴好围巾和手套。(when)
74. 针对这次违纪事件，校方没有直接加以处罚，而是让学生自己讨论出解决方案。(impse)
75. 一个团队游(package tur)只有行程合理、食宿放心才能真正获得游客的青睐。(Only)
VI. Guided writing (25分)
Directins: Write an English cmpsitin in 120-150 wrds accrding t the instructins given belw in Chinese.
假设你是启明中学的学生李华，你们学校有一间空教室，一直没有得到合理使用。你决定写一封信给校方，内容包括：
1. 简单描述这间空教室的现状；
2. 对如何使用这间空教室的建议以及你的理由。
参考答案
听力：
1-10 CAABC CDBAC 11-13 CAB 14-16 ABD 17-20 BABC
语法：21. t be lking 22. been presented 23. that 24. an 25. Filled 26. where/and
27. have started 28. placing 29. like 30. n matter hw
词汇：31-40 BDJGI FHKCA
完形：41-55 BACDB ACBBC DBAAC
阅读：56-59 CDCA 60-62 ABB63-66 DBAC67-70 BAFE
概要：
A structured Tai Chi prgram can help ld peple avid falls. Researchers divided 59 fall-prne adults aged 78 n average int tw grups. The exercise grup receiving 12-week Tai Chi prgrams shwed remarkable imprvement in muscles, flexibility and balance cmpared with the nn-exercise grup. Researchers suggest ld peple shuld practice Tai Chi t prmte health.
翻译：
72. I dn’t cnsider/believe/think his behaviur (t be) wrthy f praise / wrthy t be praised.
I dn’t think/believe/cnsider (that) his behaviur is/was wrthy f praise / wrthy t be praised.
73. It is getting cld, and mm always reminds me t wear a scarf and (a pair f) glves when I g ut.
74. T/Fr this rule-breaking / discipline-vilating / discipline-breaking incident, the schl authrity didn’t impse punishment directly n the students, but allwed them t discuss a slutin themselves.
75. Only when a package tur ffers reasnable schedules and safe accmmdatin (and meals) can it truly win the turists’ favur.
录音材料：
嘉定区2020学年第一学期高三英语教学质量检测试卷
听力部分现在开始
Sectin A
Directins: In Sectin A, yu will hear ten shrt cnversatins between tw speakers. At the end f each cnversatin, a questin will be asked abut what was said. The cnversatins and the questins will be spken nly nce. After yu hear a cnversatin and the questin abut it, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper, and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
1.M: Jessica, d yu think yu will have the reprt ready in time fr the meeting?
W: The meeting is n Thursday mrning, s that gives me tw days. I am pretty sure it will be ready in time.
Q: What day is it tday?
2.W: Excuse me, I want t buy a new car and I’d like sme infrmatin abut the lans. What are the current interest rates?
M: Well, that depends n the amunt yu’re thinking f brrwing.
Q: Where des the cnversatin mst prbably take place?
3.M: Can yu tell me what the jb invlves?
W: Yes. Sure. Yu will be required t deal with student enquiries and answer the phne.
Q: What are they talking abut?
4. W: I am surprised t see yu in class tday. I heard yu were sick.
M: Me? Yu’ve gt me mixed up with smebdy else.
Q: What des the man mean?
5. W: Why are yu leaving s early? The mvie desn’t start till seven.
M: I dn’t want t be stuck in a traffic jam. It’s terrible n the expressway during rush hurs.
Q: What des the man mean?
6. W: Hw d yu feel abut the il crisis in the news last night?
M: It’s frightening. We need t find alternative energy surces very sn. I think wind energy will play an imprtant part in the future.
Q: What des the man say we can d t deal with il crisis?
7.M: Hw abut Mike? Have yu seen him after the big earthquake?
W: Yes, he is physically sund, but he wn’t talk t anybdy and he is very afraid f the darkness.
Q: What d we learn abut Mike?
8.M: Wuld yu mind sending sme milk and pizza t my rm at 1 am, please?
W: Srry, sir. The kitchen staff leaves at mid-night.
Q: What can we learn frm the cnversatin?
9.W: D yu have the lecture schedule with yu? I’d like t find ut the tpic fr Friday.
M: I gave it t my friend, but there shuld be cpies available in the library. I can pick ne up fr yu.
Q: What des the man prmise t d?
10.W: Janice wn’t be cming back after she’s had her baby. I suggest we keep Betty since she’s dne a gd jb ver the last mnth.
M: I am afraid I can’t agree with yu. Remember that incident with the custmer a cuple f days ag? She hasn’t gt the right manners.
Q: What happened a few days ag?
Sectin B
Directins: In Sectin B, yu will hear tw passages and ne lnger cnversatin. After each passage r cnversatin, yu will be asked several questins. The passages and the cnversatin will be read twice, but the questins will be spken nly nce. When yu hear a questin, read the fur pssible answers n yur paper and decide which ne is the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
Questins 11 thrugh 13 are based n the fllwing passage.
When Alice Green was a little girl, her parents let her chse an American Girl dll. She picked the ne with the hair clr that matched her wn. “She lked like me, and I felt there was a piece f me in her,” said Alice, nw 17.
But what abut children with rare medical cnditins wh dn’t lk like anyne else? Alice wanted t give these children the same gift she gt as a child. S, ver the past several mnths, she has designed clth dlls fr fur lcal kids wh have facial differences such as birthmarks r surgical marks.
“I really value the beauty in the little things,” Alice said. “Each f these kids is special. I hpe thrugh these dlls they can see themselves in a new light and really accept their beauty.”
Alice, a senir at a high schl in Califrnia, US, gt the idea after reading a magazine stry abut “A Dll Like Me” prject. This charitable prject makes dlls fr children with disabilities. S Alice reached ut t an rganizatin that prvides free medical treatments fr children. She asked if she culd create similar dlls fr sme f its custmers.
Michelle Gilbert, chief fficer f the rganizatin, said she was impressed when she gt her first lk at the dlls Alice created. “It was a very kind and big-hearted gesture t make dlls that will help a child feel like they’re nt alne.”
(Nw listen again, please.)
Questins:
11. Why did Alice make dlls fr special children?
12. What des Michelle Gilbert think f Alice’s actin?
13. Which f the fllwing might Alice agree with the mst?
Questins 14 thrugh 16 are based n the fllwing passage.
Have yu ever had an experience where yu meet smene new, learn their name and think t yurself, “Ww, they really lk just like their name!” What des this mean, exactly? Scientists are suggesting that humans tend t assciate peple’s names with their appearance, and can even guess smene’s name based n hw they lk.
Researchers at the Hebrew University cllected thusands f phts f peple’s faces. They labeled each pht with fur names. Then, they asked vlunteers t guess which f the fur names was crrect.
The vlunteers were able t guess the right name 38 percent f the time. It seems that humans are able t recgnize certain characteristics f faces that can give them clues abut smene’s name.
Hwever, this nly wrks when we’re lking at names within ur wn culture. In additin, the vlunteers were nt as gd at guessing the real names f peple wh use nicknames mre ften than their real names. This shws that a persn’s appearance is affected by their name nly if they use it ften.
This kind f face-name matching happens because f the “self-fulfilling prphecy”. That means, nce a baby is named, the child may well develp int an adult wh lks and acts just as the name suggests. In that way, we tend t becme what ther peple expect us t becme.”
(Nw listen again, please.)
Questins:
14. Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing are the humans likely t d?
15. What causes this kind f face-name matching t happen, accrding t the passage?
16. Accrding t the research, which f the fllwing is TRUE?
Questins 17 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin.
W: We have with us in the studi tday, Simn, a scientist with an rganizatin searching fr intelligence and life in space. Simn, culd yu tell us smething abut it?
M: Yes, f curse. We’re a scientific rganizatin that started in 1959 t search fr radi signals frm intelligent life in space.
W: S yu believe that there is intelligent life in space.
M: N, I wuldn’t say I believe that. But there may be intelligent life ut there. It’s certainly pssible. Our sun is just ne star amng billins. There are many ther stars in the universe.
W: S why are yu searching fr radi signals?
M: Because the distances in space are s great. If ther life exists, we’re mre likely t knw frm their radi signals.
W: S, yu dn’t believe all thse stries abut peple frm space visiting ur planet?
M: I’m afraid I dn’t. There’s just n real evidence. But that desn’t mean there isn’t ther life in the universe.
W: If there is life, what might it be like?
M: Oh, it’s hard t say. It might nt lk like us. Fr example, n a planet where gravity is lw, peple culd lk like giants.
W: Oh, really, fascinating.
M: Even if we can’t find life n distant stars, we might find simple frms f life in ur wn slar system.
W: That wuld be exciting. S far, have yu fund anything interesting?
M: I can’t say we have. But we’re ging t keep lking.
(Nw listen again, please.)
Questins:
17. Accrding t the dialgue, what is Simn’s jb?
18. Accrding t Simn, why are radi signals being searched fr?
19. Why didn’t Simn believe the stries abut peple visiting frm space?
20. What is the dialgue mainly abut?
A. cause B. regulated C. cmplex D. expsing E. deliberately F. recrded
G. lcating H. particularly I. different J. efficiency K. cautin
A. In fact, it didn’t imitate anything at all.
B. This simple puzzle game, nw mre than thirty years ld, cntinues t dminate best-f lists.
C. The gaming giant Electrnic Arts nce sld mre than 500 millin cpies f its versin fr
the iPhne and ther smartphnes.
D. Thanks t the unique pathway it uses, the game shws real prmise in medical treatments.
E. The way Tetris affects the brain is s strng that it’s literally named the Tetris Effect.
F. Tetris has entered ppular and artistic culture.
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