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 静安区2022学年第二学期高三英语试期中试卷（2023.4）
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. The man can have a good rest.
B. The white clothes won’t get colored.
C. The man should get the T-shirt out.
D. The T-shirt never stays clean.
2. A. Employees pay attention to paid leave.
B. Mr. Johnson’s company is always empty.
C. The high salary and pay leave are rarely guaranteed.
D. The man should take the job Mr. Johnson mentioned.
3. A. Jack is currently living in the south.
B. Jack is used to wet climate.
C. Jack intends to settle problems through moving to the south.
D. She wants to talk Jack out of moving to the south.
4. A. On the plane. B. At the airport.
C. In a business center. D. In a boarding school.
5. A. The school’s elective course system often goes wrong.
B. Mr. Musk’s course makes many students break down.
C. Too many students are choosing Mr. Musk’s course.
D. Mr. Musk complained about the terrible system.
6. A. The man shouldn’t eat the cake when taking the exam.
B. Other students agree with the man about the exam.
C. Most of the students have passed the physics exam.
D. Most students think the exam was difficult.
7. A. The man can count on her for financial matters.
B. She is not suitable to be taken by the group.
C. Good calculating ability is one of her specialties.
D. Every member of the group should handle financial matters.
8. A. 5 dollars. B. 35 dollars. C. 40 dollars. D.75 dollars.
9. A. Peter is worried about his body check results.
B. Peter is usually a silent person.
C. Peter will get his health check result tomorrow.
D. There’s something wrong with Peter’s health.
10. A. She is interested in visiting scenic spots in Canada.
B. She won’t visit Niagara Falls because of tight schedule.
C. She prefers to visit Niagara Falls rather than have enough sleep.
D. She enjoys attending business conferences in Canada.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. People are bored with electronic devices.
B. People can pick up drawing skills from coloring-in books.
C. Childhood memories can be brought to people.
D. People can experience a simpler and quieter life.
12. A. Because social media promote pencil sales.
B. Because pencils fall victim to digital age.
C. Because good coloring-in works need good pencils.
D. Because pencils are needed by hikers.
13. A. By raising pencil prices.
B. By expanding its factories.
C. By hiring more workers.
D. By increasing work shifts.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Because she couldn’t afford to pay for education at school.
B. Because she hated being separated from her daughter.
C. Because home-schooling was encouraged by the government.
D. Because many parents chose to home school their kids.
15. A. That it saves schooling budget.
B. That it enables kids to be more prepared for real world life.
C. That it prevents kids from having conflicts with classmates.
D. That lesson plans can be arranged with more flexibility.
16. A. That she combines learning with life.
B. That she forbids mobile phone use.
C. That she teaches her kids by herself.
D. That she never has troubles with her kids.

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. Check bills regularly.
B. Make a plan before buying.
C. Head to cheap supermarkets.
D. Store food in advance.
18. A. Pick a cheap café.
B. Bring leftover food home.
C. Eat with reusable containers.
D. Reduce chances to dine out.
19. A. People can eat them.
B. People should process them before eating.
C. People should throw them away.
D. People should wait until they get peak quality.
20. A. Ways to spend less on living.
B. Ways to reduce food waste.
C. Ways to lengthen food shelf life.
D. Ways to treat fresh food and processed food.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Ever got to grips with a problem? Picked up a new skill? Grasped a difficult concept? The language of learning is full of references to parts of the body outside the brain. Perhaps that’s because these phrases hint at (21)______ deeper. Since the beginning of this century, researchers have been working on the mechanism of learning. They are discovering that learning is easier, quicker with the body movements (22)______(involve). According to many, the effect could be huge (23) ______ it’s gesturing with the arms or moving around a room. Can these insights enhance teaching and learning? And should it inform the way technology (24) ______(employ) in the classroom?
In some ways, the idea that the body can aid learning should come (25)______ no surprise. Consider that many of us probably began to understand basic arithmetic by counting on our fingers (26)______ we learned to count in our head.
A theory called embodied cognition suggests that what goes on in our minds comes from our actions and interactions with the world around us. It means that (27)______(encourage) children to think and learn in a purely abstract way might actually make lessons harder for them to understand and remember.
Science backs up the idea that actions really might speak louder than words in the classroom. Even at the subconscious level, we appreciate the communicative value of our body language. There is evidence that teachers, (28)______ in various cases use arms and hand movements in lessons, achieve better teaching results.
In light of this, it’s tempting to conclude that teachers, and their students, had better jump up and down, or wave their arms about like windmills during lessons. Professor Manches, however, advises caution. The concern is that science has not quite worked out (29)______ the relationship between body and mind works. “We (30)______ not jump into the intervention stage too early,” says Manches.
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. disadvantage B. notably C. energetic D. insufficient E. alternate
F. evolved G. contribution H. periodic I. withdrawal J. coexist K. adjusted
The degree to which seasonal changes affect mood, energy, sleep, appetite, food preference, or the wish to socialize with other people has been called seasonality. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a condition where depressions in fall and winter ___31___ with non-depression periods in spring and summer, is the most marked form of seasonality.
The typical symptoms of ___32___ winter depression include lowered mood, social ___33___, increased appetite and weight gain. Mild or no symptoms often occur in spring and summer. It is argued that such pattern of depression occurrence forms an adaptive mechanism which enhances the likelihood of reproductive success, most ___34___ for females, among populations living at temperate latitudes(纬度). Women are more likely to become pregnant in the summer and thus to give birth at a time of year when their babies have a higher chance of survival. Low chance of summer depression also indicates ___35___ individuals and promotes healthier pregnancies, which increase the survival chances of both mothers and babies. In the modern era, it is probable that repeated winter depression is becoming a reproductive ___36___.
Several lines of evidence also suggest that genetic factors play an important role in the seasonality and SAD. Millions of years of evolution had ___37___ human biochemical systems for survival under equatorial(赤道的) environmental conditions. Modern humans began to move out of Africa only about 150,000 years ago. Little change in our ‘equatorial’systems might have been expected over this relatively short evolutionary span. And a genetic defenselessness against seasonal changes in mood and behavior is out of ___38___ adaptation to the new living conditions.
Today, more studies of SAD and seasonality are receiving considerable attention. Studies on relatives of patients with SAD also suggested a familial ___39___ to the development of SAD. Researchers are trying to find out whether SAD and seasonality are acquired at birth as a composite entity(实体) or whether the two are separate acquired traits that happen to ___40___ in certain individuals.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
In a letter he wrote in 1884, Mark Twain complained that “Telephones, telegraphs and words are too slow for this age; we must get something that is faster.” “We should communicate by thought only, and say in a couple of minutes what should have ballooned into ___41___ in an hour and a half,” said him.
Despite the progress the previous century brought for our understanding of both language and the brain, we are no closer to telepathy(心灵感应), communication from one mind to another by ___42___ means, than we were in Twain’s time. The reason is that the telepathy we’ve been promised, the sort imagined by Twain, and ___43___ in countless movies and TV shows, is, for the time being, groundless.
‘Good old-fashioned telepathy’ (GOFT) involves a direct transfer of ___44___ from one mind to another. It has fascinated people for good reasons. It removes the ___45___ of language. With GOFT, we no longer need to put each concept into words or to ___46___ someone’s language. You know instantly what one means as the former channel of communication, language, is not at all necessary. The ___47___ of language is the central feature of GOFT. It is what enables science-fiction writers to imagine humans and aliens from other planets communicating telepathically despite not sharing a language. But can it really come true with current science and technology?
Besides, GOFT promises genuine communication. However, ___48___ is universal. We all have experiences of saying one thing, only to be understood as saying something else. Because language is so flexible, it is also easy to lie or ___49___ oneself. We aren’t even certain if Bob’s expression could be in line with what he believes in a year’s time.
These weaknesses have driven people to look for alternatives and finally inspired inventions of artificial languages trying to remove misunderstanding. Of course, one day when technology allows, a direct thought-to-thought transfer seems the ___50___ solution.
Many of us have the confidence that we can think faster than we can speak or write. Having to rely ___51___ on language to communicate, however, is depressing. Therefore, the ___52___ of adding new direct brain-to-brain communication channels is exciting. By channels of this kind, our brains can be ‘___53___’ and allowed to be committed to other ___54___ practices instead of conveying messages. New brain-to-brain channels have the potential to increase ___55___, turning us into super-actors, handling so many tasks in a short period of time as we cannot yet imagine.
41. A. words B. gestures C. actions D. costs
42. A. extra-genetic B. extra-familial C. extra-sensory D. extra-legal
43. A. sacrificed B. popularized C. enclosed D. balanced
44. A. strength B. intelligence C. thoughts D. structures
45. A. limitations B. expenses C. command D. evolution
46. A. replace B. update C. decode D. imitate
47. A. avoidance B. discrimination C. employment D. expansion
48. A. reluctance B. privacy C. fear D. misinterpretation
49. A. contradict B. indicate C. delay D. justify
50. A. multiple B. invisible C. ultimate D. equivalent
51. A. roughly B. casually C. entirely D. willingly
52. A. distraction B. prospect C. origin D. regulation
53. A. fed up B. set up C. cut off D. let loose
54. A. profitable B. meaningful C. steady D. typical
55. A. charm B. recognition C. efficiency D. endurance
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
I was in Chicago for a job training when I knew a nearby theatre was releasing a film about saving dogs. I love animals and this fundraising event sounded right up my alley. However, none of my co-workers could squeeze time for me. I got cold feet for anxiety about navigating the streets by myself at night alone.
But in my hotel room I felt restless and bored. The theatre was only about five blocks away from the hotel. How could I stray? Hence, I decided to brave it. I gathered my room key and set off.
I managed to find the street of the theatre but when I turned the corner I stopped in shock. The street in front of the theatre was full of bikers-lots of very big, tough-looking bikers.
Now I was a woman all alone at night. There were many large men, all wearing insignia suggesting they were in some sort of club or gang. Warning bells began to sound and my heart jumped in my throat. Was I at the right theatre? Had I misread the date of the event?
I finally decided that I would be safer inside the theatre where there was, presumably, a crowd of people. I scurried into the theatre. As I sat there, heart racing, waiting for the film to start, I muttered a prayer to contain my anxieties. A local blues-rock band was the opening act and their performance drew my attention. Enthusiasm for the band's performance soon took away all my worries from my mind and I began to relax.
After the band, the film began and I understood the presence of the bikers after a conversation with the staff. Being part of an animal rescue group, they had escorted dogs from New Jersey to Chicago. At that moment. I was struck by the bond that had drawn so many disparate folks to the theatre. Singers, sportsmen, ordinary workers-had all been brought together by our shared love of animals. I made new friends. I discovered a new band and supported an important cause. I stayed till the very end and made it to my hotel without any incident, overjoyed that I broke out of the boundary I used to set for myself and ventured into the unknown. To my amazement, the reward was one of the best nights of my life.
56. The author didn’t go to the theatre at first because ______.
A. the theatre was far right up the alley
B. she couldn’t spare time from the training
C. she was afraid of getting lost on the way
D. she was concerned that she would catch cold at night
57. Which of the following statements about the author is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The group of bikers accompanied her into the theatre.
B. People inside the theatre rescued her from the harm of bikers.
C. She rang bells to warn people of possible dangers.
D. The opening act was successful in calming her down.
58. The underlined word disparate in the passage is closest in meaning to ______.
A. respectable B. diverse C. restless D. common
59. The woman returned back to the hotel very happy because ______.
A. she discovered a band she loved
B. she successfully went back to the hotel safe
C. she knew the reason for the presence of all the bikers
D. she stepped out of comfort zone and got good results
（B）
It celebrates your children’s curiosity as they:
- Explore beautiful illustrations and incredible photography that showcase the mysteries of space.
- Reveal engaging storybook-style descriptions that explain key discoveries about the universe.
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More in the Series
The Mysteries of the Universe is part of the beautiful and informative Anthology series. Complete the series and cultivate your children's curiosity as they explore the natural world with Wonders of Nature or let them walk with the dinosaurs with Intriguing Animals.


Space is so much bigger than young minds can imagine and there is always more to learn. The Mysteries of the Universe is a space encyclopedia for young readers to explore, with reference pages packed with fascinating information. Little learners will be captivated as they journey through the vastness of the Universe. From planets to black holes and galaxies, every page of this space book reveals the secrets behind more than 100 objects. Each body is shown both photographically and illustrated, and children will love poring over the detailed close-up images.
Get ready to explore fun facts and exciting new scientific discoveries as this best-selling picture book will illuminate imaginations and spark curious minds to explore the vastness of space. The engaging storybook-style descriptions and simple text shed a light on facts, myths, and key discoveries about the universe, perfect for children aged 7-9 and beyond.

60. The Mysteries of the Universe is a book that ______.
A. offers information about over 100 objects of the universe
B. describes a story happening in the outer space
C. provides close-up pictures of people and objects around children
D. uncovers secrets of natural world and animals
61. According to the passage, which of the information about the book is TRUE？
A. The book can be obtained second-hand with the lowest price of $12.29.
B. The book belongs to a series, all books of which explore the mysteries of outer space.
C. The book has been graded by over 4000 people.
D The book is currently qualified for free shipping.
62. Which of the following is NOT the benefit the book provides?
A. Increasing reading experience through pictures.
B. Improving family connections by joint exploration.
C. Attracting readers through the style of telling stories.
D. Providing simple book cover but quality content.
(C)
One of the curious things about social networks is the way that some messages, pictures, or ideas can spread like wildfire while others that seem just as catchy or interesting barely register at all.
Before you go deep into the puzzle, consider this: If you measure the height of your male friends, for example, the average is about 170 centimeters. You are 172 and your friends are all about the same height as you are. Indeed, the mathematical concept of “average” is a good way to capture the nature of this data set.
But imagine that one of your friends was much taller than you. This person would dramatically skew the average, which would make your friends taller than you, on average. In this case, the “average” is a poor way to capture this data set.
Exactly this situation occurs on social networks. On average, your coauthors will be cited more often than you, and the people you follow will post more frequently than you, and so on.
Now Lerman from University of Southern California has discovered a related paradox, which they call the majority illusion. They illustrate this illusion with an example. They take 14 nodes(节点) linked up to form a small network. They then color three of these nodes and count how many of the remaining nodes link to them in a single step.
In one situation, the uncolored nodes see more than half of their neighbors as colored. This is the majority illusion—the local impression that a specific feature is common when the global truth is entirely different.
So how popular is it in the real world? It’s found out that the majority illusion occurs in almost all network scenarios. “The effect is largest in the political blogs network, where 60% of nodes will have majority active neighbours, even when only 20% of the nodes are truly active,” says Lerman.
It immediately explains many interesting phenomena. For a start, it shows how some content can spread globally while other similar content does not—the key is to start with a small number of well-connected early adopters fooling the rest of the network into thinking it is common. The affected nodes then find it natural to follow the trend. A real spread finally comes into being.
But it is not yet a marketer’s charter. For that, marketers must first identify the popular nodes that can create the majority illusion for the target audience. These influencers must then be persuaded to adopt the desired behavior or product, which is essential to the prospect of the marketing plan.
63. The phrase skew the average in the passage most probably refers to the action of ______.
A. hiding the real average to be unrecognizable to others
B. producing an average against the general feature of data
C. working out the common feature suggested by the average
D. ignoring the average because of the frequency by which it is reviewed
64. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Majority illusion rarely has impacts except in political blogs field.
B. The majority illusion on social networks relies on that people you follow post more than you.
C. The essence of successful opinion spread is to initiate the trend with well-connected sharers.
D. The spread scale of ideas on networks mainly depends on the quality of content.
65. To guarantee the success of marketing promotion, it’s vital to ______.
A. thoroughly understand the concept of majority illusion
B. accurately figure out who is the powerful person to affect others
C. definitely decide who are the target audience for the promotion
D. successfully convince the influencers to practice certain action
66. What is most probably the title of the passage?
A. The social network vision that tricks your mind.
B. Who is stealing your network identity?
C. Minority network opinion spread, curse(诅咒) or blessing?
D. Have you been misled during the last political voting?
Section C
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
A. The frustration about such shifting wage payment has added new wrinkles to the controversy.
B. The diversity of tipping channels somewhat eases the conflicts in deciding the amount of tips.
C. No workers should have their livelihood depend on their customers’ mercy.
D. The popularity of digital point-of-sale systems has also meant consumers are being asked to tip more frequently.
E. Tipping, against many people’s wills, establishes a new customer-server relationship.
F. It’s believed that tipping is the ultimate profit-sharing plan.
Tipping, customers paying service workers, usually at restaurants, for services they receive, has been a regular part of American culture for well over a century, but the emergence of new technology and shifting expectations have shaken long-standing norms around the practice. That uncertainty, together with the pressure it can often create, has left some consumers feeling exhausted by the frequency with which they’re forced to decide which workers to tip and how much.
A big reason for the growth of what is being called “tip tiredness” is the increasing presence of digital payment systems, which have replaced traditional cash registers at most businesses. Suddenly, rather than being given the chance to drop a dollar in a tip jar, customers are confronted with a tablet. ___67___ They have to tip for services they’d never considered tipping for in the past.
Tipping also makes labor laws more complicated. In all but a handful of states, employers are allowed to pay tipped workers below minimum wage. In some cases, the standard is as low as $2.13 per hour, as long as workers make enough in tips to earn the equivalent of minimum wage. ___68___ Many people are debating over whether tipping system need a repair— or even should be cancelled altogether. They say tipping needs to be eliminated and replaced by a fair wage for all service workers. The tipping practice increases the possibility that employees can’t get what they deserve. ___69___ In many cases, customers’ tip amounts are largely guided by factors other than quality of the service they receive, which makes the situation even worse.
However, defenders of the current arrangement say it’s still the best option. ___70___ It provides a chance for workers to have more control over their financial welfare. If a restaurant is doing well because it’s safely operated, properly managed and delivers great food, customers will usually tip. And when that happens, everyone – from the wait staff to the dishwashers – can share in the business’s success.
IV. Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
Second-hand fashion stages a comeback
Few followers of fashion will forget the moment when a super model arrived at a New York fashion week dinner, wearing a 1950s dress. The next day, a hunt for something similar began. That was 2003. Fast forward to the 2020s and second-hand fashion is renewing a new round of craze, and this time, arguably, it’s back for good.
When super models and designers were buying things at second-hand markets and matching them with expensive pieces, the act was more related to the old ideal of what fashion was – very trend-based and very season-based. Today, ordinary people always want to have new looks but they’re becoming more aware of the impact of their choices on the environment, and the best thing we can do in this climate crisis is to limit the resources we take out of the planet. Second-hand fashion speaks to what’s happening right now. And the world is speaking back. It’s estimated that the total resale clothes market is expected to rise in value from $96 billion in 2021 to $141 billion by 2023. More than ‘back for good’, second-hand fashion looks set to become the new norm.
The increased crafts of repair and upcycling offer another contemporary dimension to the trend. There’s a rise in young people looking at things that already exist, not only to take inspiration from, but also to use as material for next-stage creation. Current repair and upcycling skills make their wish a reality.
Even social media platforms are on board. “Once you start finding heat at the second-hand fashion shop, it quickly turns into an ever-growing addiction. Each piece has history behind it,”said an online celebrity with 1.7 million followers. He, along with other celebrities posting visits to shops of this kind, has pushed up sales. Their power in the field can’t be neglected.
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V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72. 你怎么敢瞒着父母把壁橱漆成灰色？(dare)
73. 群山在水中的倒影如此逼真，引得游客们驻足观看。(so)
74. 研究表明，发育迟缓在一定程度上与维生素D缺乏相关，可以通过适度的光照来弥补。（relate）
75. 这种起源于广西的美食，以浓烈的特殊气味为特色，但令人吃惊的是，它的整个产业链竟能提供超过25万个就业岗位。(feature)
VI. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
你是李华，你所在的学校将于近期开展“职业一日体验”活动， 共有三个备选体验场所：快递驿站（delivery station）；网络科技公司（network technology company）；社区托儿所（community nursery）。写一篇日记，谈谈你的想法。日记中必须包括：
1. 你选择的体验场所;
2. 你选择该场所的理由;
3. 你准备在体验当天做什么。
（日记中不得出现考生姓名，学校等真实信息）






































听力稿和参考答案
（2023.4）

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

1. M: I am afraid I threw my blue T-shirt into the washing machine with all the white clothes by mistake.
W: Just relax. That T-shirt is of good quality and it never colors other clothes.
Q: What does the woman mean?

2. M: Mr. Johnson told me that the new job paid well and offered 20 days of paid leave yearly.
W: I should say that the guy always makes empty promises.
Q; What does the woman mean?

3. M: It turns out that Jack intends to move to a southern city and settle down there.
W: Not if he is told how wet and hot the south is. And I am going to tell him that.
Q: What does the woman mean?

4. M: As all the economy class seats have been taken, we’ll upgrade you to the business class free of charge.
W: Excellent. And in what direction is my boarding gate?
Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?

5. M: Oh no. The school’s online elective course system just broke down.
W: Don’t you know that Mr. Musk’s course has just become available online?
Q: What does the woman imply?

6. M: I should say the physics exam was a piece of cake.
W: I am afraid most of the class who failed it think otherwise.
Q: What does the woman mean?

7. M: Our group is inviting one more member to take care of all the financial matters.
W: I am an idiot with calculating and you can count me out.
Q: What does the woman mean?

8. W: Well, we have spent 35 dollars at the mall and purchases over 40 dollars qualify for free parking.
M: Then let’s go and buy something else.
Q: How much more money should they spend in order to get free parking?

9. M: What’s wrong with Peter today. He is unusually silent.
W: His medical examination report will be released this afternoon. He will be his old self tomorrow.
Q: What does the woman mean?

10. M：Be sure to visit the Niagara Falls when you are in Canada on business.
W: With five conferences to attend, I won’t even have enough time for sleep. Let alone visiting scenic spots.
Q: What does the woman mean?

Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
A Scottish illustrator has become surprisingly successful because of her "coloring-in" books for grown-ups. Johanna Basford's books of crafted fill-in drawings have caused a huge demand from those seeking to switch off from laptops and computer games.
Today, people like coloring-in because they are fed up with digital life. There is something nice about picking up a pencil and drawing. You are not going to get interrupted by social media. Besides, there is also an element of childhood memory involved. Every time you do a bit of coloring in, you probably won’t be thinking about house mortgage or job troubles. And like other middle-class crazes such as hiking or baking, coloring-in appeals to people looking for a simpler and quieter life.
Now, having already topped the best-seller book lists, Basford’s books are also giving a huge push to global sales for pencils, as most coloring-in fans believe that producing coloring-in masterpieces largely depends on high-quality pencils.
Far from being victims of the digital age, pencil manufacturers are now struggling to deal with growing demand. Faber Castell, the world's largest wood pencil manufacturer, reveals that in order to meet with the huge demand, it is now having to run extra shifts at its factories.
(Now listen again, please.)

Questions
11. What is not mentioned as one reason of the popularity of coloring-in books?
12. Why are sales of pencils rising?
13. How does Faber Castell deal with the rising demand?


Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
Most parents know it’s difficult to send a child to school for the first time. But for Deb, it felt so painful to part with her daughter that she started to do research and found out about home schooling. “Before then, I had no idea it existed or that it was even legal," she tells TV WEEK.
And 12 years later, single mum Deb has home-schooled all six of her kids. “Home-school parenting offers many benefits, the low expenses, the flexible lesson plans and so on, " she says. "But most importantly, it prepares kids for life in the real world because children are not stuck in a classroom with only kids their own age."
Deb says her approach is very different from other home-schooling parents. “The key difference is that for me, home schooling is a way of life,” she says. “Some parents view life and home schooling as two separate things while I've worked my whole life home learning with my kids together, rather than seeing them differently.”
Of course, Deb also has some difficulties to deal with. At her home, kids aren’t allowed to use their phones or computers for 24 hours a day. The ban harms her relationship with some bigger kids. She admitted that she gradually understood the bad effect of having no access to modern technology. She is now talking with her kids about the mobile phone use time at home.
(Now listen again, please.)
Questions
14. Why did Deb decide to home school her daughter?
15. What does Deb think is the major advantage of home-schooling?
16. What is the difference between Deb’s home-schooling style and that of other parents?


Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
W: Jack, you look upset. What’s up?
M: Well, I am checking my bill. I just can’t believe that I have spent a fortune on food but much of the food I bought ended up in the trash.
W: Shame on you.
M: But there’s nothing I can do about it.
W: Of course you can do a lot about it. For one thing, you should plan ahead. Before heading to the supermarket, take stock of what you already have at home and plan your menu for the week. It’s the key solution to food waste problem.
M: It takes time.
W: It also saves food and money.
M: I agree. I dine out a lot. Maybe that’s the reason why I spend so much on food.
W: When dining out, whether in a fancy restaurant or a humble café, you could request to take your leftovers home. You need a reusable food container, of course.
M: I see. And I find many foods have short shelf life. It gives me a headache.
W：You should remember that “best by” dates don’t address food safety. They’re only there to indicate peak quality.
M: Really? So I can still eat the food.
W: I think so. But if a “use by” date has passed, you should be careful and better throw it away.
M: It’s complicated.
W: And how do you treat the fruits and vegetables that don’t look fresh?
M: Throw them away.
W: Actually you can process them with salt or freeze them in the fridge. Both ways will give them another lease on life.
M: Gosh. I’ve wasted a lot.
W: No wonder you have spent so much on food.
(Now listen again, please.)
Questions
17. According to the woman, what is the major way to stop wasting food?
18. What does the woman advise the man to do when dining out?
19. According to the woman, how can people treat food items which have just passed ‘best by’ date?
20. What is the conversation mainly about?

That’s the end of listening comprehension.



参考答案

1-5 BCDBC 6-10 DBAAB
11-13 BCD 14-16 BBA 17-20 BBAB

21. something 22.involved 23. whether 24. is employed 25. as 26. before 27. encouraging 28. who 29. how 30. should

31-35 EHIBC 36-40 AKDGJ

41-45 ACBCA 46-50 CADAC 51-55 CBDBC
56-59 CDBD 60-62 ACD 63-66 BCDA 67-70 DACF

Summary
Unlike former heat, today second-hand fashion is back permanently. Compared with fashion-oriented professionals, ordinary people turn to second-hand fashion out of consideration for environment protection. The huge market rise demonstrates its popularity. The upgraded repair and upcycling crafts make further creation possible. Social media also step in, with online celebrities influencing sales to add to the craze.

Translation
72. How dare you paint the cupboard grey without telling your parents?
73. The reflections of the hills in the water looked so real that visitors all stopped to watch the scene.
74. Study shows that developmental delay is to some extent related with the lack of vitamin D, which can be made up for by adequate sunlight exposure.
75. The fine food, which originated from Guangxi, features a strong unique smell, but to our surprise, its whole industrial chain should provide over 250,000 jobs.