高三英语
考生注意：
1．本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分，试卷包括试题与答题要求，所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。
2．答题前，务必在答题纸上填写姓名、学校和考号。
3．答题纸与试卷在试题编号上是一一对应的，答题时应特别注意，不能错位。
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A （10分）
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. Leave the errors in the paper. B. Let the woman use the typewriter. C. Read the newspaper again. D. Check the paper for mistakes. 2. A. It takes time for her to learn new things. B. She should have been informed earlier. C. She won’t attend the meeting.
D. She has made preparations for the meeting. 3. A. American students are not talkative in class.
B. Being talkative in class means active participation.
C. She thinks highly of her experience in the American school. D. One can participate in class activities in different ways. 4. A. Crying. B. Talking loudly. C. Watching TV. D. Having a walk. 5. A. It is the only property she has. B. Her father asked her not to sell it. C. She inherited it from her father.
D. Her father has nowhere to live after selling it. 6. A. No one knows how to get it to work. B. It won the match in the company.
C. It is second to none in communication. D. It works more efficiently than any employee.
（满分140分，完卷时间120分钟）
7. A. The food critic didn’t speak highly of that restaurant. B. They waited a long time for the table at that restaurant. C. The food at the restaurant was the best in Chinatown. D. They used to work for a food magazine. 8. A. She is too tired to go out. C. She doesn’t like coffee.
B. She has to write a paper.
D. She has to get up early the next day. D. Tom’s taste in clothes can be improved. B. He doesn’t feel at ease in the firm. D. He doesn’t get on well with the others.
9. A. Tom should have realized his mistake earlier. B. Tom’s trousers don’t match his jacket. C. Tom shouldn’t have hurried to the office. 10. A. He has been taken for a fool.
Section B （15分）
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and a longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Motorcycle riding. C. Language training.
B. Parcel wrapping.
D. Basic manners.
C. He has been given a better position.
12. A. He wanted to learn how the delivery of online shopping runs. B. He intended to open a delivery company in the future. C. He hoped to fully enjoy the city’s festive atmosphere.
D. He needed the experience as part of his social practice requirement. 13. A. Packing a heavy load. C. Asking for directions.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. They can solve some of our most crucial problems. B. They lead to many exciting professional careers. C. They help establish government and private labs. D. They are the new application of mathematics. 15. A. They learn, make and analyze mathematical models. B. They help create new branches of the science. C. They make prediction in finance and economy. D. They work on the development of new technology. 16. A. The importance of research.
B. The necessity of modeling. D. The evolution of science.
C. The study of mathematics.
B. Finding the way. D. Riding on narrow streets.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. A chef. B. A nurse assistant. C. A medical transcriptionist. D. A housewife. 18. A. Listening to the conversation between the doctor and patients. B. Writing down the medical report on the computer. C. Finding the problems in the medical treatment. D. Helping the doctor to take care of patients. 19. A. She gets paid every two weeks. B. She can explain it to her son.
C. She can learn from different medical cases. D. She can balance work with domestic duties.
20. A. He regards the job meaningless and looks down upon it. B. He insists that it should be done by the doctor himself. C. He is proud of his mother and understands her choice. D. He feels sorry that it is not paid as well as his father’s job.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A （10分）
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.
Climbing the world’s highest mountain could not have been further from Xia Boyu’s mind as a 25-year-old in 1974, when he played for the provincial soccer team in Qinghai. But when the Chinese Mountaineering Association announced it was looking for climbers to join an upcoming journey, Xia put in an application so that he (21) _________ at least get a free health check-up. After just a few months of training, Xia and his fellow climbers started climbing the 8,848-metre mountain in January 1975. However, Xia suffered such severe frostbite (冻伤) after lending a teammate his sleeping bag (22) _________ he later lost both of his feet. Three years later, a foreign expert (23) _________ (invite) to assess Xia’s condition concluded that with artificial legs, Xia would be able to walk again and even climb mountains. It made him determined to challenge (24) _________ to climb Mount Qomolangma again. Xia set himself a demanding schedule, (25) _________ (wake) at 5 . to train for five or six hours. Unfortunately, Xia suffered another major setback in 1996, when he (26) _________ (diagnose) with lymphoma (淋巴瘤). He had to undergo another round of amputation (截肢), losing part of his legs. It was not until 2014 that he was able to organize a team to make another attempt at scaling the world’s highest mountain. Sadly, his team arrived at Qomolangma Base Camp, only to be informed that all journeys had been stopped, following an avalanche (雪崩) (27) _________ had killed 16 people.
The Nepalese government announced a ban on double-amputee climbers on Qomolongma in December 2017, but it didn’t last long after a protest (28) _________ a disabled support group. That allowed Xia, at the age of 69, (29) _________ (climb) to the top on May 14, 2018. The feeling, however, was not (30) _________ he had imagined it would be. “I had thought when I finally reached the summit, I would shout it to the world. I would do all these poses for photos. But when the moment arrived, I just felt calm,” Xia said.
Section B （10分）
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. approaching B. temporarily C. decomposes D. alternative E. primarily F. recyclable G. inspiration H. involves I. squeezing J. mined K. emitted
Is it possible to make paper without trees Australian businessmen Kevin Garcia and Jon Tse spent a year researching a possible ___31___ that could serve as a possible raw material for making paper. Then Garcia read about a Taiwanese company making commercial paper out of stone and a(n) ___32___ struck.
A year later, in July 2017, they launched Karst Stone Paper. The company produces paper without using wood or water. Their source is stone waste ___33___ from construction sites and other industrial waste dumps.
“If you look at the whole process of how paper is traditionally made, it ___34___ chopping trees, adding chemicals, using lots of water and then ___35___, drying and flattening it into sheets of paper,” said Garcia. “It contributes to high carbon emission and deforestation.”
In 2019, Garcia estimates Karst’s paper production has helped save 540 large timber trees (成材木) from being deforested, 83,100 liters (21,953 gallons) of water from being used and 25,500 kilograms (56,218 pounds) of carbon dioxide from being ___36___.
“We collect disposed limestone (石灰石) from wherever we can find it, wash it, and grind it into fine powder,” he said. The powder is mixed with a HDPE resin (高密度聚乙烯树脂), which ___37___ over time from sunlight, leaving only calcium carbonate (碳酸钙) behind.
The paper can be as thin as notebook paper or as thick as a cardboard paper and is waterproof, ___38___ and difficult to tear. The notebooks cost $10 to $25. Karst’s products are mainly sold through the company’s website, but are also stocked in 100 stores, ___39___ throughout Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom. “Over 70% of the customers are US-based,” he said.
They hope to have the notebooks in 1,000 stores by the end of the year. Garcia said they are now thinking about ___40___ investors for the first time in order to scale up their operations. They declined to reveal how much the company makes or their annual revenue.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A （15分）
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.
What happens when the right to know comes up against the right not to know The ease of genetic testing has brought this question to light. Two ___41___ legal cases – one in Britain, the other in Germany – stand to alter the way medicine is practised.
Both cases involve Huntington’s disease (HD), whose ___42___ include loss of co-ordination (协调), mood changes and cognitive (认知的) decline. It develops between the ages of 30 and 50, and is eventually fatal. Every child of an ___43___ parent has a 50% chance of inheriting it.
In the British case, ___44___ for trial at the High Court in London in November, a woman known as ABC – to protect the ___45___ of her daughter, who is a minor – is charging a London hospital, St. George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, for not ___46___ her father’s diagnosis of HD with her. ABC was pregnant at the time of his diagnosis, in 2009. She argues that had she been aware of it, she would have stopped the pregnancy. As it was, she found out only after giving birth to her daughter. She later tested ___47___ for HD.
The German case is in some ways the mirror image of the British one. Unlike in Britain, in Germany the right not to know genetic information is protected in law. ___48___, in 2011 a doctor informed a woman that her divorced husband – the doctor’s patient – had tested positive for HD. This meant their two children were ___49___ the disease. She accused the doctor, who had acted with his patient’s permission. Both children being minors at the time, they could not legally be tested for the disease, which, as the woman’s lawyers pointed out, is currently ___50___. They argued that she was therefore helpless to act on the information, and ___51___ suffered a reactive depression that prevented her from working.
Both cases test a legal grey area. If the right to know is ___52___ recognized in Britain later this year, that may remove some uncertainties, but it will also create new ones. To what lengths should doctors go to track down and inform family members, ___53___
It is the law’s job to ___54___ these rights for the modern age. When the law falls behind technology, somebody often pays the price, and currently that somebody is ___55___. As these two cases demonstrate, they find themselves in a difficult situation – charged if they do, accused if they don’t.
41. A. remarkable B. distinct C. contrasting D. dominant 42. A. consequences B. symptoms C. indications D. diagnoses 43. A. influenced B. affected C. inherited D. annoyed 44. A. scheduled B. determined C. approved D. implemented 45. A. possession B. status C. health D. identity 46. A. revealing B. sharing C. reminding D. concealing 47. A. convinced B. suspicious C. infected D. positive 48. A. Nevertheless B. Thus C. Additionally D. Fundamentally 49. A. in advance of B. in the course of C. at the close of D. at the risk of
50. A. inevitable 51. A. as a result B. inextinguishable B. after all C. incurable C. above all D. intolerable D. in return
52. A. financially B. academically C. legally D. culturally 53. A. on occasion B. by comparison C. in effect D. for example 54. A. reserve B. balance C. defend D. draft 55. A. lawmakers B. victims C. patients D. doctors
Section B （22分）
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)
For Western designers, China and its rich culture have long been an inspiration for Western creative.
“It’s no secret that China has always been a source of inspiration for designers,” says Amanda Hill, chief creative officer at A+E Networks, a global media company and home to some of the biggest fashion shows.
Earlier this year, the China Through A Looking Glass exhibition in New York exhibited 140 pieces of China-inspired fashionable clothing alongside Chinese works of art, with the aim of exploring the influence of Chinese aesthetics (美学) on Western fashion and how China has fueled the fashionable imagination for centuries. The exhibition had record attendance, showing that there is huge interest in Chinese influences.
“China is impossible to overlook,” says Hill. “Chinese models are the faces of beauty and fashion campaigns that sell dreams to women all over the world, which means Chinese women are not just consumers of fashion – they are central to its movement.” Of course, not only are today’s top Western designers being influenced by China, but some of the best designers of contemporary fashion are themselves Chinese. “Vera Wang, Alexander Wang, Jason Wu are taking on Galliano, Albaz, Marc Jacobs – and beating them hands down in design and sales,” adds Hill.
For Hill, it is impossible not to talk about China as the leading player when discussing fashion. “The most famous designers are Chinese, so are the models, and so are the consumers,” she says, “China is no longer just another market; in many senses it has become the market. If you talk about fashion today, you are talking about China – its influences, its directions, its breathtaking clothes, and how young designers and models are finally acknowledging that in many ways.”
56. What can we learn about the exhibition in New York A. It promoted the sales of artworks. B. It attracted a large number of visitors. C. It showed ancient Chinese clothes. D. It aimed to introduce Chinese models. 57. What does Hill say about Chinese women
A. They do business all over the world. B. They admire super models. C. They start many fashion campaigns. D. They are setting the fashion.
58. The underlined phrase “taking on” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to __________. A. competing against C. working with
B. learning from
D. looking down on
59. Which of the following is the most suitable title for the text A. A Chinese Art Exhibition Held in New York B. Young Models Selling Dreams to the World C. Chinese Culture Fueling International Fashion Trends D. Differences Between Eastern and Western Aesthetics
(B)
Comments on the March Issue of Reader’s Digest 40 Smart Ways to Save at the Supermarket Bill’s Last, Best Gift Your caution not to fall for fake sales Tracy Grant’s article resonated (引起共鸣) reminded me of the days when I was a stock deeply with me. Twelve years ago, my husband, boy at my neighborhood grocery in the 1950s. Don, was found to have terminal brain cancer. One time, we got a delivery of off-brand As his caregiver, I, too, learned to appreciate vegetables. I priced them at ten cents a can. I the people and things around me and not to don’t think we sold more than six cans – until I sweat the small stuff, and in the long run, I put up a sign that said “Special: Nine for $1.” I became a much better person. Don also gave set them out Thursday evening, and by noon on me his last, best gift of love and peace. Saturday they were gone. EDWARD DECKERD, Perryville, Missouri Trapped Inside a Glacier Mount Himlung was very inspiring to me. A Dishes Professional Chefs Cook in the Microwaving live lobsters is cruel. Because Reading about John All’s experience on Microwave man with 15 broken bones and bleeding lobsters feel pain, Switzerland has recently internally being able to climb up a 70-foot wall outlawed the practice of boiling them alive. A of ice and survive for 18 hours at 20,000 feet is similar law was passed in Italy, where it is now something that I would have thought to be illegal to put lobsters on ice before cooking impossible. I am 16 years old and a lifelong them. I hope you provide an update to your reader. Out of all the great content in Reader’s story promoting humane (人道的) practices Digest, stories like his are the ones I enjoy the instead of very cruel and violent ones. most. JANET TOOLE, ANITA LAWRENCE, Diego，California SAM KIEFFER, Richardson, Texas
60. What happened to Anita Lawrence after her husband’s diagnosis A. She felt very painful. B. She gained some life lessons.
C. She paid more attention to her own health. D. She showed deep sympathy for her husband.
61. According to Sam Kieffer’s letter, what can we learn about John All A. He is an expert in mountaineering.
B. He wrote the article entitled Trapped Inside a Glacier. C. Few people could survive in the same situation as he did.
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania D. His story is the best one that Sam Kieffer has ever read in Reader’s Digest.
62. In her letter, Janet Toole quoted two examples of Switzerland and Italy in order to __________. A. advise chefs to stop cooking live lobsters B. show how cruel it is to cook lobsters live C. raise chefs’ awareness of protecting animals
D. share with readers these countries’ laws regarding cooking
(C)
The newspaper must provide for the reader the facts, pure, unprejudiced, objectively selected facts. But in these days of complex news it must provide more: it must supply interpretation, the meaning of the facts. This is a very important assignment facing American journalists – to make clear to the reader the problems of the day, to make international news understandable as community news, to recognize that there is no longer any such thing as “local” news, because any event in the international area has a local reaction in the financial market, political circles, in terms, indeed, of our very way of life. There is in journalism a widespread view that when you start an interpretation, you are entering dangerous waters, the rushing tides of opinion. This is nonsense.
The opponents of interpretation insist that the writer and the editor shall limit themselves to the “facts”. This insistence raises two questions: What are the facts Are the bare facts enough
As for the first question, consider how a so-called “factual” story comes about. The reporter collects, say, fifty facts; out of these fifty, his space being necessarily restricted, he selects the ten which he considers most important. This is Judgment Number One. Then he or his editor decides which of these ten facts shall make up the beginning of the article, which is an important decision because many readers do not proceed beyond the first paragraph. This is Judgment Number Two. Then the night editor determines whether the article shall be presented on page one, where it has a large influence, or on page twenty four, where it has little. Judgment Number Three.
Thus in the presentation of a so-called “factual” or “objective” story, at least three judgments are involved. And they are judgments not at all unlike those involved in interpretation, in which reporters and editors, calling upon their research resources, their general background, and their “news neutralism”, arrive at a conclusion as to the significance of the news.
The two areas of judgment, presentation of the news and its interpretation, are both objective and subjective processes. If an editor is determined to give a prejudiced view of the news, he can do it in other ways and more effectively than by interpretation. He can do it by the selection of those facts that support his particular viewpoint. Or he can do it by the place he gives a story – promoting it to page one or dragging it to page thirty.
63. According to the first paragraph, which of the following statements is TRUE A. If a reporter makes clear the facts he writes, he will no doubt get into trouble. B. Journalists must select facts objectively to make current events clear to the readers. C. The most important task of reporters is to provide unprejudiced facts for the readers. D. For reporters, interpretation of facts is no less important than presentation of the facts. 64. The beginning of the article should present the most important fact because __________. A. it will influence the reader to continue B. most readers read only the first paragraph C. it details the general attitude of the writer
D. it’s the best way to write according to the schools of journalism 65. Where a story is presented in a newspaper shows __________. A. the editor’s prejudice B. the reporter’s background C. the story’s factual matter D. the story’s effect on the readers
66. Which of the following can best express the author’s attitude toward objectiveness A. Objectiveness is controlled by editors rather than writers. B. Properly choosing facts prepares a solid ground for objectiveness. C. He doesn’t think there exists complete objectiveness in news writing.
D. To make clear the news is a way to be objective and responsible for the readers.
Section C （8分）
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. There’s no waiting for it and no counting of cash. B. Thesystem is impressively simple and secure. C. Security is nothing to worry about with the procedures. D. Clearing up cash payments has several advantages as well. E. However, some people doubt what members of a cashless society will dowhenthepower goes off. F. Privacy security and convenience are all important factors in the adoption of electronic payment technology. When he rolls into a gas station to fill his tank, Barkhad Dahir doesn’t get out of his car. He pushes a few buttons on his cellphone and within seconds he has paid for the fuel. With the same quick pushes on his phone he pays for almost everything he needs.
Electronic payments offer consumers convenience, provide profits for banks, credit card companies and payment processors and offer merchants improved cash flow and convenience. “I haven’t seen cash for a long time. Almost every merchant even hawker (小贩) on the street accepts payment by cellphone. 67. __________” says Adan Abokora, a democracy activist.
Purchases are made by dialing a three-digit number, entering a four-digit PIN and then entering the retailer’s payment number and the amount of money. Both customers and merchants receive text messages to confirm the payment. 68. __________ For instance, the printing and handling of money is expensive. Cash payments can be anonymous (匿名的) and it is hard to track criminal activities conducted in secret. Many governments favor reducing cash dealings in order to better monitor and understand the activities of their citizens. The Swedish government has been discussing the removing of cash since 2010.
69. __________ Do they choose to rob Do they sit at home and wait What happens to people who rely on their cellphones to process money dealings when cell service and the Internet are interrupted A world affected by terrorism and increasingly violent weather may not yet be ready to abandon currency.”
Other people fear that electronic payments may create security risks and enable dealings to be tracked and reported. 70. __________ New technologies which balance and address these factors may enable people to remove cash.
IV. Summary Writing （10分）
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.
It goes without saying that the language spoken by the majority of British people has the same name as the language spoken by most citizens of the Nonetheless, quite apart from well-documented lexical (词汇的) differences – pavement/sidewalk, lift/elevator, etc. – there are still some words and phrases which can cause confusion and misunderstanding between speakers of the two different forms. That’s why some people say that Great Britain and the United States are nations separated by a common language. There are practical reasons for this.
When the first English settlers arrived in what we now call America, the language they spoke was naturally the same as that spoken by their compatriots (同胞) on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. However, they immediately saw things which didn’t exist in Europe, often items used and
made by Native Americans, such as canoes and moccasins and creatures such as buffalo. They also picked up words which they heard being used by other European immigrants. The word “boss”, for example, was used by settlers from Holland in New York in the mid-17th century. It comes from the Dutch word “baas”, which means master. The word “cookie” also comes from the Dutch “koekje”.
There are many words, phrases and even grammatical structures which are mistaken for Americanisms (美式英语用语) in Britain when they are nothing of the sort. Very often, they represent not an American import, but an original form of British English which has disappeared in Britain. The verbs “guess” meaning think and “loan” meaning lend and the adjective “mad” meaning angry are frequently criticized as Americanisms, yet they all appeared in British English hundreds of years ago. In the case of “loan”, it was used as long ago as 1,200 years! In fact, English spoken in the UK has changed so thoroughly in the last 500 years that American English now represents the last place where some original British English forms can be found.
V. Translation （15分）
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72. 他很少意识到与他人交流的重要性。(Seldom)
73. 大学扩招了，这就意味着更多人能有机会接受高等教育。(access)
74. 应该善待为国家做出巨大贡献的人，这样他们才能全身心投入到工作中去。(in order that) 75. 这本漫画书内容新颖，价格合理，在此次书展上大受追捧，连老年读者都赞不绝口。(It…)
VI. Guided Writing （25分）
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
你校准备为高三学生开展一次普及上海历史知识的活动，现有两个方案征求大家意见: 1. 学校组织学生集体驱车前往上海市历史博物馆(Shanghai History Museum)，现场参观并聆听专业讲解员(professional museum guide)介绍上海历史，共计五小时;
2. 学校邀请某知名大学历史教授到校以“上海历史”为主题做讲座，共计两小时。 请你以李华的名义向王校长写一封信，在信中谈谈你更偏向哪个方案，并说明理由。
松江区2019学年度第一学期期末质量监控试卷
高三英语
听力材料和参考答案
I. Listening Comprehension Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. W: Are you sure you’ve corrected all the typing errors in this report M: Perhaps I’d better double check it. Q: What is the man going to do
2. M: You know this afternoon’s meeting is cancelled, right W: Why am I always the last to know these things Q: What does the woman mean
3. M: Oh, gosh. You American students are talkative in class. W: Sure. We believe learning is shaped by active participation. Q: What does the woman think
4. M: Monica is so loud. And she is crying all the time.
W: You’re spending all your time in front of the stupid box. Do go out and breathe some fresh
air.
Q: What is the man doing
5. M: Have you changed your mind, Sara
W: Yes. I’ve decided not to sell the house. It is the only thing that my father left me. Q: Why did the woman decide not to sell the house 6. W: What do you think of the robot in our company M: No one can match it when it comes to working. Q: What can we learn about the robot
7. W: I’m not going to trust the restaurant critic from that magazine again. The food here doesn’t
taste anything like what we had in Chinatown. M: It definitely wasn’t worth the wait.
Q: What can be inferred from the converation
8. M: How about going out for a cup of coffee with me
W: I’d love to, but I’m exhausted. I was up till 3 this morning, writing a paper for my literature
class.
Q: Why does the woman decline the man’s invitation
9. W: Oh, Tom. You are wearing a black jacket but yellow trousers. It’s the strangest combination
I’ve ever seen.
M: I know. I got up late and dressed in a hurry. I didn’t realize my mistake until I entered the
office.
Q: What does the woman mean
10. W: Rod, I hear you’ll be leaving at the end of this month. Is it true
M: Yeah. I’ve been offered a much better position with another firm. I’d be a fool to turn it
down.
Q: Why does the man quit his job
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of them. 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.
An e-commerce platform is hiring 80 foreign students to deliver parcels in Shanghai during the Spring Festival holiday. says its program will let students experience the delivery service and enjoy the city’s festive atmosphere during the holiday. Many of its deliverymen have gone back to their hometowns for the festival.
About 30 students have applied and have been trained in motorcycle riding, wrapping parcels and essential manners. “The foreign deliverymen are required to send New Year greeting to customers in Shanghai dialect, and they have to understand the basic customs of the Spring Festival,” an official said. The program is part of agreements signed by the platform with colleges, offering social practice opportunities.
Mwiza Vwalika from South Africa was among the first group of deliverymen who delivered parcels lask week in a trial operation. Mwiza studies medicine at Capital Medical University in Beijing and knows basic ways of greeting in Chinese after studying in China for two years.
“I chose to experience the job because I was curious to find out the whole process behind delivery of online shopping,” said Mwiza. He said he often bought clothes, electronic products and items related to football online. “After the experience, I have huge respect for delivery companies now. I know how they handle the goods carefully so that they reach us in good condition,” he added.
There were also some challenges for him, however, such as the difficulty to find the exact
location. “There are so many streets in Shanghai and it is easy to make a wrong turn. And also riding with so many people on the road, while carrying a heavy load on your back, you have to be skilled and careful,” Mwiza said.
(Now listen again, please)
Questions:
11. Which is NOT included in the training
12. Why did Mwiza apply for the job as a deliveryman 13. What might be a challenge for Mziwa
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
The study of mathematics can lead to a variety of exciting professional careers. Basic research, engineerng, finance, business, and government service are among the opportunities open to those with mathematical training. Moreover, with the increasing importance of basic science and information technology, careers in the mathematical sciences are very promising. Mathematical analysis and computational modeling are important for solving some of the most pressing problems of our time – new energy resources, climate change, risk management, to name a few. We must strive to maintain our technological edge; mathematical skills will be crucial to this effort.
Some more specific business positions include design studies, statistical analysis, software design and testing, and other areas of operations research. There are extensive opportunities for mathematics in finance and economic forecasting.
Many laboratories, both government and private, maintian independent research staff that include mathematicians. Their work often deals with the development of new technology, including research in basic physics and software development.
Practical considerations aside, there is the pleasure of learning, applying and creating mathematics. Real world issues pose problems that can be studied by making and analyzing mathematical models. In some cases, the new applications of mathematics may lead to new mathematics, and a new branch of the science is born. (Now listen again, please)
Questions:
14. Why are mathematical analysis and computational modeling important 15. What do mathematicians do as research staff in laboratories 16. What is the passage mainly about
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
M: Mom, my teacher wants us to tell the class about where our parents work. W: What will you tell them about your parents
M: I will tell them that my dad is a chef and cooks in a nice restaurant. But I don’t know about you because I’m not sure where you work.
W: I work from home.
M: What kind of work do you do from home W: I am a medical transcriptionist. M: What does that mean
W: It means that I listen to a doctor talking about a medical report and then I write it down for the doctor. This way doctors have something to look at the next time they see their patients. M: Why doesn’t the doctor write it down himself
W: Doctors are very busy with patients and don’t have time to write everything down. M: You do all of this here at home
W: Yes. I receive the tapes from the doctor and then I write the reports down on our computer. M: Do you get paid as Dad does at his job
W: Yes. I get a paycheck for my work every two weeks. The pay is good actually. Money isn’t as tight as it used to be.
M: Why do you want to work at home
W: For many reasons actually, but above all, I need flexible working hours to make sure I’m able to take care of my family.
M: Now I understand and can explain it to my class. I’m proud of you, Mom! I love you!
(Now listen again, please)
Questions:
17. What is the woman
18. What does the woman’s job involve
19. Which of the following is a reason why the woman choose this job 20. What does the son think of his mother’s job
参考答案
I. Listening Comprehension
1-----10 DBBCC DBABC
11----13 CAB 14----16 ADC 17----20 CBDC
II．Grammar and Vocabulary 21. could 22. that waking
26. was diagnosed 27. that / which what
31----40. DGJHI KCFEA
23. invited 28. from
24. himself 29. to climb
30.
25. how
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III. Reading Comprehension
Section A 41----45 CBB AD 46----50 BDADC 51----55 ACDBD Section B
(A) 56----59 BDAC (B) 60----62 BCA (C) 63----66 DBDC Section C
(D) 67----70 ADEF
IV. Summary Writing
参考答案：
Although American English and British English are the same language, there are great differences. Two reasons account for the phenomenon. New words were created after the first English settlers in America saw new things and learned words from other Europeans. Additionally, some original expressions have been changed by British people while they are still being used by Americans.
Transltion:
72. Seldom does he realize the importance of communicating with others. / Seldom is he aware of the significance of … 73. The universities have increased their enrollment, which means more people have access to higher education.
74. People who make great contributions to the country should be well treated, in order that they can fully devote themselves to the work.
75. It is the creative content and reasonable price that make the comic book very popular at the book fair and even the elderly readers think highly of it.
VI. Guided Writing (略)
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