2026年上海市黄浦区高三下学期二模英语试卷和答案

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Grammar and Vcabulary Sectin A
第 I 卷（共 75 分）
2026 年 4 月
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.
There Are N Rules fr Success
“It’s the Wrst Time t Be a Cllege Graduate in Years,” reads a Newsweek headline. Fr 22- t 30-year-ld cmputer-science graduates, emplyment has been falling. Why? Is it ChatGPT? Late in the ecnmic cycle? N matter, the unwritten scial cntract fr success that 1 (impress) upn yu—gd grades, jb lyalty, retirement accunt—feels cmpletely brken. It may be time t create yur wn jb.
Careers 2 were nce safe are nw risky: marketers, sme prgrammers, maybe even lawyers. At the same time, surfing the waves f prgress t 3 the wrld is headed is less risky than yu think.
Prgress cmes thrugh surprises, nt rules, with inventins n ne 4 (think) pssible. The telescpe pened the skies. Gene (基因) editing was hard until Crispr technlgy simplified it. And it’s been less than three years 5
ChatGPT shcked the wrld with what it culd d. Machine learning was researched fr decades with little result, until
back-prpagatin allwed vice and facial recgnitin. 6 f these were invented by fllwing the rules, but by clring utside the lines. Ignre thse wh tell yu t take “ 7 (calculate) risks.” It’s the greatness f risk that prvides the ptential reward.
D yu need universities? It is nted that cllege graduates have the same jbless rate as thse wh didn’t get a cllege degree. S why g? Since 2011, the Thiel Fellwship has paid smart yung peple $200,000 ver tw years
8 (build) new things instead f sitting in a classrm. I asked Peter Thiel hw it was ging. He pinted t mre than 300 fellws wh have created $750 billin 9 value.
N ne knws what’s next. The best way t predict the future is t invent it. Yu’ll make mistakes. Yu might even fail. S what? If yur brain still functins, yu can keep 10 (g) until yu find success that surprises the wrld. There are n rules. D yur thing. Accmplish smething.
Sectin B
Directins: Cmplete the fllwing passage by using the wrds in the bx. Each wrd can nly be used nce. Nte that there is ne wrd mre than yu need.
A. addicted
B. appreciative
C. averaging
D. benefits
E. blinding
F. briefly
G. dwnsides
H. enfrced
I. initially
J. seeking
K. urgent
I Killed Clr n My Phne
A few mnths ag, I began t be wrried that I was devting t many hurs t nline vides. S, when I read an article abut the 11 f switching ne’s phne t a black-and-white clr mde, I figured I’d give it a try.
The result was shcking. The mment I switched, I n lnger felt a(n) 12 need t lk at my phne. The number f hurs I spent per day n the phne drpped 40 percent, t fur hurs and 40 minutes per day — still embarrassingly high, but nt the dizzying eight-plus hurs I was 13 .
There are sme small 14 t my black-and-white nline life. Because the answer and decline buttns n my phne are bth gray, I’ll smetimes hang up n a call I want t answer. Frtunately, these days, nbdy minds if yu just call them back. Besides, games weren’t as fun, s I started playing them n my pad and discvered that I liked the separatin between wrk and play that it 15 : phne fr bring stuff; pad fr fun. And I’ve fund that whenever I return t clr, even 16 , I am desperate t turn it ff again as quickly as pssible. With my eyes n lnger used t the brightness, I nw find the phne’s clrs t be t vivid, t 17 .
Tw and a half mnths int this jurney, my phne usage remains abut fur hurs per day. And I’m pretty sure I’ll never g back t clr n my phne. I feel like turning ff clr n my phne made me mre aware and mre 18
f the clr and beauty in real life. Nw that I am n lnger turning t my phne fr fun, I find myself 19 it ut in ther ways — reading mre bks, watching mre mvies, planning mre gatherings with friends, hanging ut with my kids. And thse are things I d want t be 20 t.
Reading Cmprehensin Sectin A
Directins: Fr each blank in the fllwing passages 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.
Lawbreakers increasingly use generative AI t mimic (模仿) real peple’s vices and cheat their lved nes ut f mney. And there’s a simple slutin t this 21 prblem: a cde wrd.
If yu receive a call frm smene wh sunds just like yur grandsn and says he needs mney, the best thing t d is hang up and call yur grandsn. But if the vice is s 22 that yu can’t bear t d that, ask fr yur family cde wrd. If the caller can’t prduce it, hang up. 23 , if yu are in truble and need t call a lved ne fr help, say the cde wrd s yur relative knws it’s really yu.
Here are sme tips n hw t create and 24 a family cde wrd:
Keep it simple but 25 . The cde wrd (r phrase) shuld be easy t remember and smething nly family members wuld knw. Lawbreakers can find ut a lt abut yu nline, including n scial media and 26 available databases. Dn’t use a wrd they culd 27 , such as the name f yur street r pet. Instead, chse frm entertaining family 28 , like an inside jke r yur baby’s first wrd.
Keep it safe. If yu wrry yu’ll frget the cde wrd, yu culd stre it in a passwrd manager. If yu write it dwn,
29 the paper.
Keep the circle 30 . Only share the cde wrd with clse and trusted family members, and d it in persn r ver the phne. The wider the circle, the riskier it gets.
Have a Plan B. Sme families prefer t have a cde questin t which nly a family member wuld knw the answer. In the event that a caller culd guess the right answer, have a(n) 31 questin as well—a type f tw-factr cnfirmatin.
Dn’t change the cde wrd unless yu need t. A 32 in family dynamics—such as a relative getting brken up with a mate wh knew the cde—culd justify a change. But if yu’re cnfident there’s n 33 in the circle f cde-wrd hlders, there’s n need t change it. Intrducing a new wrd culd cause 34 , like frgetting which is the latest versin.
The warning: There are situatins where a cde might nt be apprpriate. Sme peple might nt be able t remember the wrd r think t ask fr ne. In that case, it’s prbably best t 35 calls by blcking unknwn numbers.
21. A. age-ld
B. high-tech
C. number-ne
D. substance-abuse
22. A. cmmanding
B. cnvincing
C. pleasant
D. smth
23. A. Cnsequently
B. Cntrarily
C. Likewise
D. Nevertheless
24. A. break
B. issue
C. manage
D. prnunce
25. A. digital
B. prfessinal
C. strict
D. strng
26. A. cmmercially
B. instantly
C. lcally
D. publicly
27. A. cin
B. guess
C. translate
D. understand
28. A. accunts
B. cmmitments
C. members
D. ties
29. A. hide
B. recycle
C. tear,
D. unfld
30. A. charmed
B. cmplete
C. tight
D. widening
31. A. backup
B. multiple-chice
C. pen-ended
D. specific
32. A. balance
B. pattern
C. presence
D. shift
33. A. break
B. cash
C. security
D. trap
34. A. cnfusin
B. debate
C. interventin
D. misunderstanding
35. A. finish
B. handle
C. limit
D. trace
Sectin B
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 read.
(A)
Late last spring I went thrugh a perid f sme persnal trubles and felt I was in need f spiritual assistance. I nce heard that reading a sea-themed cartns and lifting weights wuld cure yu, but I had already tried bth, and they did nt. What I wanted was a bk that culd ffer me advice abut hw t live the rest f my life frever meaningfully. I remembered then, that Baruch Spinza was ften cnsidered amng the few philsphers whse wrk ffered genuine cmfrt. I had lng wanted t read “The Ethics,” Spinza’s masterwrk, and thught it was finally time t be calmed by him.
The prblem was that I knew this wuld be hard t achieve — the bk has a reputatin fr being puzzling. S, I psted n my scial media asking friends if they wuld like t jin me in reading the bk tgether. T my surprise, nearly 40 peple respnded. I drafted a prgram that lasted 10 weeks, and we were ff. Nearly half the peple drpped ut after the first few meetings, but the rest remained cmmitted: We met every Sunday nline, ften entering ur meetings puzzled by Spinza’s declaratins.
After an hur f discussin, we’d leave with a little mre clarity. By the time we reached the final chapter f the bk, ur team was very excited. Unin with ther peple, neness with the universe, an acceptance f the paths ur lives had taken — these were things that we pssessed all alng. I had been saved, thankfully.
Why are we ding this t urselves? Nne f us are academic philsphers. We have busy jbs and ther pressing adult respnsibilities. But the prcess has prved fruitful. Friendship emerges when a grup dedicates itself t a task that requires great effrt. Learning is bth painful and pleasant — and abve all, shared.
I like easy things t. But slwly, I’ve nticed hw mdern life cntinuusly frces us t accept far t many quick and simple easiness. And reading a difficult bk is nt ging t change that, r anything. Still, fr at least a few hurs a week, I have a chance t dedicate myself, amng friends, tward material that requires sincere mental devtin, and I feel the satisfying kind f exhaustin.
36. I decided t read “The Ethics” in rder t .
find guidance fr living a purpseful life
imprve my ability t read difficult bks
give thse sea-themed cartns anther try
understand Spinza’s philsphy mre deeply
What des the wrd “thankfully” (paragraph 3) imply?
I felt relieved by the insight gained.
I felt grateful fr the weekly meetings.
I felt pleased with my chice f this bk.
I felt prud t lead the team thrugh a challenge.
What lessn d I learn frm this reading experience?
Exhaustin places peple under great pressure.
Peple may find meaning in demanding activities.
Reading bks has becme a luxury in mdern life.
Mental devtin imprves persnal cmmunicatin.
Which f the fllwing is the best title fr this passage?
Nn-experts decde Spinza’s mysteries
“The Ethics” as a team-building challenge
Frm nline puzzlement t cntemprary relief
The secret t getting thrugh big and difficult bks
(B)
Which f the fllwing descriptins abut ur brains is crrect?
At 60, white matter is beginning t weaken.
At 72, brain regins becme less dependent.
At 90, distant brain areas get mre cnnected.
At 25, brain cnnectins are becming strnger.
The discveries f ur brains culd help t explain ,
why brain-related cnditins might arise at certain ages
hw a map f pathways that change ver time can be built
hw five distinct stages wrk differently fr different peple
why the significance f nerve fibers has lng been verlked
The reading material is mainly intended t .
cmpare several brain-related diseases
highlight hw brain science benefits peple
intrduce findings abut brain develpment
prvide cncrete advice fr a healthy lifestyle
(C)
Since Francis Galtn cined the phrase “nature vs nurture (环境因素)” 150 years ag, the debate abut what makes us wh we are has dminated the human sciences.
Tday, hwever, a new scientific field is set t reshape the debate — nt by declaring victry fr ne side r the ther, nr even by calling a tie, but rather by revealing they were never in ppsitin in the first place. Thrugh this new perspective, nature and nurture are nt even entirely distinguishable, because genes and envirnment dn’t perate in islatin; they influence each ther and t a very real degree even create each ther.
The new field is called scigenmics, an integratin f behaviral science and genetics. Despite being a relatively new area f study, it has the ptential t rewrite a great deal f what we think we knw abut wh we are and hw we gt that way.
Genes dn’t affect wh we becme just n their wn, inside ur bdies — they wrk, in part, by shaping the envirnments we lk fr r prduce. At ther times, the nature-nurture feedback circle may be mre pernicius. It’s n surprise that terrible setbacks — the lss f a jb, the end f a marriage — can cause peple t fall int depressin. I was astnished t learn, hwever, that peple with a high genetic tendency fr depressin are mre likely t encunter these setbacks, which in turn cntribute t their depressin. That’s nt t say that any f it is their fault, just that the way we’re supprted and the wrld we pilt are clsely linked.
Here is the part f this research that really blws me away. The research suggests that yur partner’s genes influence yur likelihd f depressin almst a third as much as yur wn genes d. It als shws when a small number f students with a genetic tendency t smke are present in a high schl, smking rates can rise rapidly acrss an entire grade — even amng thse students wh didn’t persnally knw thse classmates.
Genes alne aren’t enugh t determine these utcmes and neither is envirnment. Nature and nurture bth shape each ther, with nature influencing the way we experience nurture and nurture influencing the way ur nature expresses itself. The mre pprtunities and infrmatin the envirnment prvides — the mre varied envirnments becme — the greater the influence that genetic variatin has in srting us int different categries.
Nature and nurture aren’t separate frces — they’re endlessly circling back n each ther.
Prir t the emergence f scigenmics, it was widely believed that .
genes and envirnment functined separately
there was n clear line between nature and nurture
envirnment shaped ur perceptin f wh we are
nature mattered mre than nurture fr persnal grwth
The underlined wrd “pernicius” (paragraph 4) is clsest in meaning t “”.
A. disastrusB. generativeC. pintlessD. questinable
It can be inferred that the research shcked the writer by suggesting that .
ur genes may change because f the peple we live with
nature determines ur behaviur just as much as nurture des
peple with the same genes are mre likely t interact with each ther
the genes f peple arund us can affect the envirnment we experience
Which f the fllwing pictures crrectly illustrates hw nature and nurture make us wh we are?
ABCD
Sectin C
Their grups mix family grups with settlers frm ther grups.
In ther wrds, strng relatinships are ften built frm prviding help.
Scientists have lng knwn that scial animals usually put bld relatives first.
But t their surprise, they fund that starlings als helped nn-relatives, including when they might have helped family instead.
The behavir f superb starlings als suggests that sustaining these srts f relatinships with unrelated fellws benefits everybdy.
It has recrded thusands f interactins between hundreds f the birds and cllected DNA t examine their
bilgical relatinships.
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.
These Beautiful Birds Frm Smething Like Lasting Friendships
True friends, mst peple wuld agree, are there fr each ther. Smetimes it means helping each ther mve. Smetimes that means ffering emtinal supprt. And if yu’re a superb starling, it means stuffing small insects dwn the thrats f yur friends’ children, secure in the expectatin that they will eventually d the same fr yurs.
Superb starlings are distinguishing amng animals that breed (繁殖) cperatively. 47 New parents rely n
up t 16 helpers, which bring chicks extra fd and help run ff killers.
Dr. Rubenstein’s lab has maintained a 20-year field study f the species that included 40 breeding seasns.
48 When Dr. Earl, then a graduate student in the lab, began analyzing the data, she and her team were nt shcked t see that birds largely helped relatives, the way an aunt r uncle may temprarily cme t babysit and give parents a break.
49 Birds new t the grup helped thse brn within it, and the ppsite was als true. And because superb starlings ften switch between breeding and helping rles, the team fund that individual birds that helped nn-relatives ne breeding seasn later had their gd deeds repaid, smetimes repeatedly. “The starlings are cnsistently investing in the same preferred scial partners ver their lives,” Dr. Earl said. “T me, that sunds like friendship.”
And tday, as many experts wrry abut a widespread f human lneliness, there culd be value in learning lessns frm the superb starling. 50
But maybe dn’t ffer t stuff small insects dwn the muths f yur friends’ kids. Luckily, yu can always ffer t babysit.
Summary Writing
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.
The Battle t Keep Cnsumers Means Smaller Packs f Ckies and Chips
Snack and drink in very small sizes are hitting stre shelves as brands try t keep stretched cnsumers buying with lwer-price ptins. PepsiC nw sells Lay’s ptat chips in half a dzen different-sized bags, csting frm arund 50 cents t rughly $5. And Mndelez Internatinal has six different Milka chclate bar sizes with prices frm under $1 t
$6.
Fd, drink and cnsumer-prduct cmpanies are hping that a wider range f shrunken size ptins can bst verall sales vlumes, which have been pressured in recent quarters. Smaller-size fferings als tend t have higher prfit margins (利润率).
“Cnsumers are ging int small pack sizes t make the best use f their budget,” said Mndelez Finance Chief
Luca Zaramella. “The $3, $4 as ppsed t the $6, $7, particularly in snacks, are becming a clear center f gravity.” Cnsumer-gds cmpanies have lng tailred packaging fr ckies, chips and ther items t a range f factrs:
n-the-g r lunch snacking, prtin cntrl, affrdability. The last ne, hwever, critical in emerging markets fr years, has recently becme mre imprtant in the U.S.
Still, ffering mre package sizes may create sme prblems. In sme cases, cnsumers clearly see they are getting less—fewer ptat chips, ckies, fr instance—but nt a crrespndingly lwer price, an apprach knwn as shrinkflatin that has annyed shppers in recent years.
Anther difficulty is that just as sme brands expand their prduct listings, retailers (零售商) are wrking t reduce
the number f prducts n their shelves—intensifying the already harsh cmpetitin fr shelf space. Cmpanies want the single-serve ptin t attract cnsumers, but they als want the multipack and several ptins t drive vlumes, said Bnnie Herzg, a senir analyst at Gldman Sachs. “But there’s nly s much space fr sme f these categries,” she said. “And it’s harder t cme by.”
第 II 卷（共 40 分）
Translatin
Directins: Translate the fllwing sentences int English, using the wrds given in the brackets.
良好的沟通在任何关系中都很重要。(rle)
建这座桥是一项复杂的工作，花费了数年时间才完成。(which)
脚踏实地地走好每一步，祝大家都能站在自己曾经幻想了无数次的未来里。(dream)
你可能不是拯救世界的超级英雄，但你可以是那个在朋友难过时听他倾诉一小时的人，是那个哪怕生活艰难仍然认真做饭的人。(r)
Guided Writing
Directins: Write an English cmpsitin in 120-150 wrds accrding t the instructins given belw in Chinese.
假设你是明启中学高三学生李明。高考结束后，你打算和好朋友们一起进行一次为期三天的毕业旅行。但王方不想外出，他觉得完全可以借助网络和 AI 技术实现云旅游。写一封邮件说服他加入。在邮件中，你必须（邮件内请不要出现真实的校名和人名）：
邀请他加入此次毕业旅行；
通过比较实地旅行和云旅游，详细阐述你选择前者的理由（至少 2 个）。
高三英语试卷参考答案
11-15DKCGH16-20FEBJA
21-25BBCCD26-30DBAAC31-35ADAAC
Fd cmpanies are intrducing smaller package sizes t attract budget-cnscius cnsumers and bst sales, since these prducts ften bring higher prfit margins. Hwever, the strategy has drawbacks. Shppers may hate shrinkflatin when they receive less fr similar prices, and retailers’ limited shelf space makes it harder fr brands t ffer multiple package ptins.
Gd cmmunicatin plays a big/ an imprtant rle in any relatinship.
Building the bridge was a cmplex task, which tk years t cmplete.
Take every step with perseverance, and I hpe each f yu will find yurself in the future yu’ve dreamed f time and again.
Yu may nt be a superher wh saves the wrld, but yu can be the ne wh listens t a friend’ talking/sharing fr an hur when he is sad, r the ne wh still cks a prper meal even when life gets tugh.
1. has been impressed
2. that/which
3. where
4. thught
5. since
6. Nne
7. calculated
8. t build
9. in
10. ging
36-39
AABD
40-42DAC
43-46
AADC
47-50
AFDB
高三英语试卷
I. Listening Cmprehensin 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, yu will have seven secnds t decide which chice is the best answer t the questin yu have heard. Nw yu have 100 secnds t read all the chices n the screen.
A. In a library.B. In an ffice.C. In a bkstre.D. In a classrm.
A. The band is nt ppular.B. It will be enjyable.
C. It will be crwded.D. The tickets are reasnably priced.
A. A mysterius vice.B. A male-dminated field.
C. A heated discussin.D. A female scientist.
A. Jsh taught himself t play the guitar.
The wman plans t start a new music grup.
The man is ging t spare a rm fr the wman.
The man invites the wman t jin the guitar grup.
A. He knew well abut her jb.B. He was mst difficult t satisfy.
C. He met with smething frightening.D. He came t the shp regularly.
A. Organize visits t universities.
Train teachers f all age grups.
Set up age-apprpriate activities.
Arrange curses fr future tailrs.
A. Practising making egg dishes.
Learning hw t plant vegetables.
Develping a plant-based egg substitute.
Writing a prject reprt n healthy diets.
A. There aren’t many seafd ptins n the menu.
The tw speakers regret nt calling t check the dishes.
The man has limited his seafd intake fr a cuple f weeks.
The wman wants t cnfirm the quality f the selected dishes.
A. Identify the mst urgent task.B. Figure ut hw t prceed.
C. Share the wrk with thers.D. Decide where t start a trip.
A. He has n interest in celebrity gssip.
He hasn’t watched the latest TV shw.
He failed t attract the judge’s attentin.
He thinks the judge shuld appear n TV.
Sectin B
Directins: In Sectin B, yu will hear tw shrt passages and ne lnger cnversatin, and yu will be asked several questins n each f the passages and the cnversatin. The passages and the cnversatin will be read twice, but the questins will be spken nly nce. When yu hear a questin, yu will have seven secnds t decide which chice wuld be the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
Questins 11 thrugh 13 are based n the fllwing passage. Nw yu have 30 secnds t read all the chices n the screen.
A. T turn their imperfect pts int better nes.
T understand why art can stand the test f time.
T create wrks that may last beynd their lifetime.
T figure ut hw t make pictures survive in the earth.
A. The ability t appreciate art.B. Relief frm everyday life pressure.
C. A strnger awareness f peple arund.D. Rapid adaptatin t fcus shifts.
A. Basic pttery-making skills.B. Advanced pttery techniques.
C. Creatins f famus ptters.D. Sme simple pttery wrks.
Questins 14 thrugh 16 are based n the fllwing passage. Nw yu have 30 secnds t read all the chices n the screen.
A. The lifebat institutin ffered free training.
The website designer jb required verwrk.
He disliked city life and lved bats as a teen.
His teenage adventures inspired rescue dreams.
A. In 8.5 minutes.B. In 8 minutes.C. In 6 minutes.D. In 5 minutes.
A. Ensuring lifebat safety.B. Water supprt capacity.
C. Operating crew rescue.D. Equipment maintenance schedules.
Questins 17 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin. Nw yu have 40 secnds t read all the chices n the screen.
A. The eye-pening research methds.
The variety f reasns fr lneliness.
The rise f lneliness in the past 20 years.
The ntes Samara made frm the research.
A. Peple experience it differently.B. It is the httest issue in mdern sciety.
C. Scial media keeps peple frm it.D. The elderly suffer mre frm it.
A. The design f mdern cities.B. Frequent relcatin fr wrk.
C. The grwing elderly ppulatin.D. The harmful effects f scial media.
A. T cmpare different sets f data.
T persuade peple nt t live alne.
T illustrate health risks f lneliness.
T questin the reliability f research data.
高三英语试卷听力部分参考答案
1-5ABDDB6-10CCABA
11-13 CBA14-16CDA17-20 CDBC
高三英语试卷
I. Listening Cmprehensin 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, yu will have seven secnds t decide which chice is the best answer t the questin yu have heard. Nw yu have 100 secnds t read all the chices n the screen.
1.
M: Hell, are yu here t return yur bks?
W: N, I’m actually here t see if yu have any textbks. Q: Where des this cnversatin mst prbably take place? 2.
W: D yu want t cme t the cncert tnight? I have an extra ticket since my sister can’t make it. M: I’d lve t! I’ve heard the band is amazing live.
Q: What des the man think f the cncert? 3.
M: The authr f the bk, the Physics f the Wrld, is a warm and capable guide t the mysteries f physics.
W: And it’s refreshing t see a strng, curius, clever wman adding her vice t the scientific discussin in a field that has been traditinally dminated by men.
Q: What are the tw speakers mainly talking abut? 4.
W: Can I talk t yu fr a mment? Jsh said yu jined a guitar grup, and it sunds really interesting. I’d really like t learn myself.
M: Why dn’t yu cme alng? I’m sure there’s rm fr anther persn. Q: What can we learn frm the cnversatin?
5.
W: S yu arrange visits fr students?
M: That’s right. We ffer a wide range f activities and tailr them t different age grups. Q: What des the man’s rganizatin mainly d?
7.
M: I haven’t seen yu fr quite sme time, Marie.
W: I knw. I’ve been tied up with a prject t create a vegetarian alternative t eggs. Q: What has Marie been busy with?
8.
W: I shuld have a lk at the menu t check there’s a gd chice f seafd dishes. A cuple f my friends are really fnd f seafd.
M: Nt sure. I’d say the selectin f thse wuld be quite limited. Q: What can we learn frm the cnversatin?
9.
M: Nw I see I’ve gt a lt f wrk ahead f me, but at least I knw where t start. Thanks fr helping me srt it ut. W: Yu are welcme. I’m really happy that I culd help.
Q: What has the wman helped the man t d? 10.
W: There’s been a lt abut the judge n that TV shw recently. M: I dn’t tend t pay much attentin t that kind f thing.
Q: What des the man mean?
Sectin B
Directins: In Sectin B, yu will hear tw shrt passages and ne lnger cnversatin, and yu will be asked several questins n each f the passages and the cnversatin. The passages and the cnversatin will be read twice, but the questins will be spken nly nce. When yu hear a questin, yu will have seven secnds t decide which chice wuld be the best answer t the questin yu have heard.
Questins 11 thrugh 13 are based n the fllwing passage. Nw yu have 30 secnds t read all the chices n the screen.
Hell, I’m Lynn, ne f the ptters at Edelman Pttery. When I ask peple why they want t take a pttery class with me, they smetimes talk abut these things. That their wrk, whether it is gd r nt, might say smething abut humanity many years after their death because pttery stands the test f time. Other frms f art, like pictures, dn’t survive in the earth in the same way that pts d. Of curse, yu will all have yur wn reasns fr cming here. As far as I’m cncerned, what I lve mst is the cncentratin I need t make a gd pt. That fcus takes yu away frm the stresses f everyday life.
Here at Edelman Pttery, we shw yu sme f the fundamental pttery techniques s that yu can use these t create whatever yu wish. I’m sure this is the first time yu will have tried the art, s we’ll keep things simple tday.
Accrding t the speaker, why d sme peple take a pttery class?
What benefit des Lynn gain frm making pts?
What is Lynn ging t shw the learners next?
Questins 14 thrugh 16 are based n the fllwing passage. Nw yu have 30 secnds t read all the chices n the screen.
Jhn had been wrking in Lndn as a website designer, but he didn’t like city life. He’d been really crazy abut bats as a teenager, s when he fund that the Cast Guard, a lifebat institutin, was lking fr vlunteers, he applied and succeeded.
When the Cast Guard gets an alert, all the vlunteers are cntacted and rush t the lifebat statin. Their target is t get there in five minutes. Then they try t get the bat ut t sea in anther six t eight minutes. The team is prud that they usually achieve that. The average time acrss the cuntry is eight and a half minutes.
Jhn has recently qualified as a helmsman, which means he has the ultimate respnsibility fr the lifebat. He has t check that the equipment they use is in wrking rder, the crew have special life jackets that can supprt up t fur peple in the water, and it’s ultimately his decisin whether it’s safe t launch the bat.
Why did Jhn apply fr a lifebat vlunteer?
Hw sn are the vlunteers required t arrive at the statin when there is an alert?
What is a helmsman respnsible fr?
Questins 17 thrugh 20 are based n the fllwing cnversatin. Nw yu have 40 secnds t read all the chices n the screen.
W: Shall we g thrugh the ntes we’ve made frm ur research int lneliness nw, Dev?
M: OK, Samara. It’s been a real eye-pener. I had n idea that lneliness has been increasing steadily fr the last 20 years. Did yu cme t any cnclusins abut the reasns fr the increase?
W: Well, I’d assume it was mainly an issue fr the elderly, but in fact it’s smething that affects yung peple just as much. S nthing really t d with aging sciety. What abut scial media?
M: In my case, far frm making me feel islated, it actually des the ppsite.
W: Then I’d say lneliness has a lt t d with the city design and peple’s way f life. Peple living in high-rise flats with nt many pprtunities t speak t their neighburs, and they dn’t live in large family grups like befre.
M: But in this cuntry anyway, that all changed decades ag. And yet lneliness is a mre recent prblem. W: I suppse s.
M: S a mre reasnable explanatin is that peple are having t mve arund fr wrk and ften end up living miles away frm their family and friends.
W: That’s true. And lking at the studies n health risks and lneliness, there are findings that lneliness increases the risk f cancer by abut 10%.
M: Yu’re right abut that. Unquestinably, the data n that is sund.
What did Dev find mst surprising in their research?
What did Samara think f lneliness befre the research?
Which f the fllwing reasns fr mdern lneliness d the tw speakers find mst cnvincing?
Why des Samara mentin a 10% increase in cancer risk?