浦东新区2016年高三综合练习
英语试卷 2016.5
考生注意：
1．考试时间120分钟，试卷满分150分。
2．本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。试卷分为第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷。所有答題必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。
3．答題前，务必在答題纸上填写准考证号和姓名。
第Ⅰ卷 （共103分）
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. In a school library. B. At a graduation party.
C. In a travel agency. D. At a gift shop.
2. A. A tour guide. B. A customs officer.
C. A salesperson. D. A business partner.
3. A. At 10:00. B. At 10:20. C. At 11:00. D. At 11:20.
4. A. Satisfied. B. Understanding. C. Surprised. D. Excited.
5. A. A disaster. B. The quality of the houses.
C. Some pictures. D. The survival of the newspaper.
6. A. The man should keep his promise.
B. The man is to blame.
C. She regrets asking the man for help.
D. Billy can take her there.
7. A. His college life is relaxing.
B. He is pleased with his college life.
C. He has more freedom in the college.
D. His college life is beyond his expectation.
8. A. Bring some dessert. B. Take Michael to the party.
C. Buy a box of chocolate. D. Give Michael the cake recipe.
9. A. He is a close friend of the woman.
B. He is being interviewed for a job.
C. He is an experienced sales manager.
D. He has a high position in the company.
10. A. The economist is from his school. B. The economist is knowledgeable.
C. The economist is just so so. D. The economist is charming.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following news.
11. A. An international prize winner. B. A professor of Chinese history.
C. A writer that only children likes. D. A writer preferring comedy to tragedy.
12. A. International awards. B. Sensational stories.
C. Appropriate translation. D. Variety of readers.
13. A. Biography of Cao Wenxuan.
B. Introduction of Cao Wenxuan’s novels.
C. Introduction of Cao Wenxuan’s winning a prize.
D. Description of the Hans Christian Andersen Prize.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. They can never find happiness.
B. They think happiness is simple.
C. They take happiness as something special.
D. They feel it harder to experience happiness.
15. A. Happiness is conditional. B. Happiness is complicated.
C. Happiness has a magic power. D. Happiness goes together with duty.
16. A. Leisure time leads to happiness.
B. Happiness is enjoying what we have.
C. Happiness is about what happens to us.
D. Wishing for what we don’t own is happiness.
Section C
Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.
Problem: ___17___ injury.
Temperature: ___18___ degrees F.
Purpose of his visit: for a ___19___.
Solution: a ___20___.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
How’s the man’s job?
His job has a reputation for ___21___.
What’s the man’s job?
Trading in ___22___.
Why does the man prefer to cook a meal rather than have a take-away?
He considers cooking ___23___.
Will the man change his job because of that?
No.
What aspects of his job does he enjoy?
He enjoys an element of uncertainty and___24___.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.
(A)
An accident in a bicycle race in the United States eight years ago alerted James Chang to the importance of sports medicine. One of his riding companions (25) ______ (injure) severely in the accident.
From then on, Chang, 45, a Chinese-American who was born in Anhui province, began to launch business relating to physical safety and medical assistance, particularly in sport. So (26)______ he took up marathon running two years ago he was shocked to see frequent injuries, many of them avoidable.
“I always heard people talking about people in marathons in China dying suddenly,” he says, adding that one reason why many of these deaths happen is (27) ______ there is a lot of ignorance in China about what marathon running involves.
Many amateur runners in China who are highly competitive get carried away and run at a pace that is far in excess of (28) ______ they can expect their body to take, and even ignore clear signals such as pain, Chang says.
As Chinese have placed more emphasis on leading healthy life-styles in recent years, marathon and other long-distance running (29) ______ (become) a highly popular sport across the country quickly.
More than 50 China Athletic Association-sanctioned urban marathons were held in the country last year, and 39 races involving more than 750,000 runners were held the year before. However, long-distance running is a serious business that can exact a heavy physical toll on
runners.
“Marathon carries (30) ______(high) risks of injury than other forms of sport,” Hou says, adding that the key to avoiding injury is to strengthen the body through regular exercise and to be aware of one’s own physical condition.
Although some chronic injuries are hard (31)______(avoid), even for highly experienced runners, cramp, fainting and shock can easily be prevented (32)______ runners better understand the sport, he says.
(B)
As more Chinese turn to the Internet in search of information related to health issues and medical care, concern is growing that people (33)______ receive incorrect or contradictory advice (34)______ ______ a lack of regulation related to online health information.
A survey conducted by the health education center of the National Health and Family Planning Commission showed that the Web has become a major channel for people seeking health-related information. Around 30 percent of those (35) ______(survey) said they habitually searched the Internet for “self-diagnosis tips” before (36)______(consult) a doctor.
“Health content is easily available and abundant in cyberspace, but much of it is unprofessional and incorrect,” Mao Qun’an, a commission spokesman, said.
That message was brought home recently when Baidu, one of China’s most popular online search engines, found (37)______ at the center of a controversy related to medical information.
Last month, 36 healthcare NGOs asked the Beijing authorities to conduct (38)______ investigation into Baidu over what they claimed were “inappropriate marketing practices”.
The NGOs made a joint complaint with the Beijing Administration of Industry and Commerce, (39)______ (accuse) the Nasdaq-listed online giant of violating the Advertisement Law by allowing misleading medical ads to be listed on its forums(论坛).
Moreover, some users of Baidu Tieba, an online community-based group discussion platform, have charged the company with selling details from its forum to unregulated private hospitals, making it easier for them to reach potential clients.
In response, Baidu issued a statement (40)______ ______ it promised to cease the commercialization of forums that focus on the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses and could influence patients’ recovery and well-being. Baidu also invited NGOs to run the forums.
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. price B. tend C. economical D. automatically E. condition
F. decorating G. interfere H. collecting I. mind J. shiny K. considerately
When people need to make purchases, whether large-ticket items or small, they don’t necessarily consider purchasing that item used. If the thought does end up crossing their ___41___, they may think that finding somewhere to purchase a used item is too much of
a trouble, or that the item won’t be in the best shape. Whatever the reason, they don’t bother, and go straight for ___42___ new things. What these people don’t realize is that when it comes to certain items, there is no point paying full ___43___. For certain items you can find equal quality with second-hand, and for a small part of the cost. And with some online sites, finding those items couldn’t be easier. Why pay more when you could be saving loads of money?
Here are some items that you would be much better off buying used:
1. Cars: The new car smell is unforgettable, but what’s even more unforgettable is the fact that the minute you drive a brand new car off a lot, its value drops ___44___ by about 20%. You lose 20% in the first few spins of the wheel alone! Unless you have unlimited resources, buying a used car is a clear ___45___ choice. In addition, insurance is usually a lot less on used cars than new cars. You can find a car in excellent ___46___ that’s a few years old. Definitely worth the savings.
2. Textbooks: These days, even high school text books for advanced courses can cost you more than $200 dollars. Most likely, at the end of the semester, that $200 will end up sitting at the bottom of a pile of junk in the corner of a room, ___47___ dust. Don’t waste money on a new textbook. You can find used textbooks without scribbles on the pages, or anything that will ___48___ with studies. Choose to either rent, borrow, or buy your text book second hand.
3. Furniture: It’s no secret that furniture is pricey, and if you’re in the process of ___49___ a new space with new furniture, prepare for your wallet to be drained. However, it doesn’t have to be that way. If you’re worried about the furniture being worn, just set up a time to go see it before you make the purchase. Flea markets are one of the excellent places for used furniture shopping. Flea markets also ___50___ to have very unique pieces, which you wouldn’t be able to find in your department store.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passages 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.
The fact that people are no longer tied to specific places for functions such as studying or learning, says William Mitchell, a professor of architecture and computer science at MIT, means that there is “a huge drop in demand for traditional, ___51___, enclosed spaces” such as offices or classrooms, and simultaneously “a huge rise in demand for semi-public spaces that can be informally appropriated to ad-hoc workspaces”. This shift, he thinks, amounts to the biggest change in ___52___ in this century. In the 20th century architecture was about ___53___ structures—offices for working, cafeterias for eating, and so forth. This was necessary because workers needed to be near things such as landline phones, fax machines and filing cabinets.
The new architecture, says Mr Mitchell, will “make spaces intentionally ___54___”. Architects are thinking about light, air, trees and gardens, all in the service of human connections. Buildings will have much more varied shapes than before. ___55___, people working on laptops find it comforting to have their backs to a wall, so hybrid(混合的) spaces
may become curvier, with more nooks(角落), in order to ___56___ the surface area of their inner walls.
“This___57___ is what separates successful spaces and cities from unsuccessful ones,” says Anthony Townsend, an urban planner at the Institute for the Future, a think-tank. Almost any public space can assume some of these features. For example, a not-for-profit organization in New York has ___58___ Bryant Park, a once abandoned but charming garden in front of the city’s public library, into a hybrid space popular with office workers. The park’s managers noticed that a lot of visitors were using mobile phones and laptops in the park, so they ___59___ Wi-Fi and added some chairs with foldable lecture desks. The idea was not to distract people from the flowers but to let them customize their little bit of the park.
The academic name for such spaces is “third places”, a term originally coined by the sociologist Ray Oldenburg in his 1989 book, “The Great, Good Place”. At the time, long before mobile technologies became widespread, Mr Oldenburg wanted to ___60___ between the sociological functions of people’s first places (their homes), their second places (offices) and the public spaces that ___61___ safe, neutral and informal meeting points. As Mr Oldenburg saw it, a good third place makes admission free or cheap—the price of a cup of coffee, say—offers creature comforts, is within walking distance for a particular neighborhood and ___62___ a group of regulars.
As more ___63___ places pop up and spread, they also change entire cities. Just as buildings during the 20th century were specialized by ___64___, towns were as well, says Mr Mitchell. Suburbs were for living, downtowns for ___65___ and other areas for playing. But urban nomadism makes districts, like buildings, multifunctional. Parts of town that were monocultures, he says, gradually become “fine-grained mixed-use neighborhoods”.
51. A. additional B. vacant C. private D. narrow
52. A. development B. architecture C. technology D. purpose
53. A. specialized B. detailed C. splendid D. complicate
54. A. attractive B. cooperative C. multifunctional D. agreeable
55. A. In addition B. For instance C. On the contrary D. Meanwhile
56. A. control B. surround C. maximize D. dominate
57. A. similarity B. qualification C. presentation D. flexibility
58. A. manufactured B. transformed C. maintained D. simplified
59. A. installed B. required C. discovered D. invented
60. A. transfer B. confuse C. combine D. distinguish
61. A. serve as B. appeal to C. identify with D. put away
62. A. reveals B. hires C. stirs D. draws
63. A. leisure B. public C. perfect D. third
64. A. function B. interest C. organization D. block
65. A. entertaining B. working C. socializing D. gathering
Section B
Directions: Read the following 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)
Yes, I admit it. I’m a true, incurable book abuser(施虐人). I like to fold dog ears. I like to break my books open so that their backs crack.
I had a friend, who loved rubbing all the pages. I have another friend who is the exact opposite. She needs to keep her books completely new. I understand her. But once I get to know the book, I can’t help but show it some tough love. Because, believe me, although it sounds like I’m an abuser without a heart, that’s what it’s all about. Not hidden aggressions, or a lack of respect; not at all. Let me explain.
I have one book by my favorite author Diana Gabaldon that looks like rubbish. It’s completely wrinkled up from rain, and on its way to falling apart. I brought it like that to have her sign it. I hope she’s realized what an honor it is to her as a writer. It means, basically, that I’ve read the book to bits. I wouldn’t bother to mistreat books that don’t mean anything to me. Only the best books get read well, carried everywhere, worth intense reading where I’m so caught up with words that I will spill coffee over it.
For my further defense, I would like to call in a witness. I have a cook book. Like almost all my other cook books, it’s worn, and there are dirty marks of food in it. The book is called Tex-Mex—Food, Music and the Joy of Life from Texas. Just as the title suggests, this is more than a cook book.
These are the words on the very first page:
Tex-Max hasn’t been trendy for over 30 years. Considering it’s anything but cheap in calories, it probably never will be, either. Tacos(墨西哥卷) are instead all about such an untrendy things as a love for life. It’s something you enjoy while spending time with your loved ones. …
We hope, therefore, that this cook book will soon be as dirty as a really old and used cook book should be.
Oh, how true! How wonderfully put! And it’s the same thing for books: whether you’re a book preserver or a book abuser, the approach is based on love and a joy for life. Because I believe all who are passionate about books, are passionate people.
66. According to the passage, the writer often does the following to his book except______.
A. have it dog-eared B. carry it everywhere
C. keep it tidy D. have dirty marks in it
67. Why does the writer treat his favorite books badly?
A. To cover up his disrespect for its author.
B. To conceal his aggressions to things around.
C. To express his objection to the book preserver.
D. To show his strong affection for the book.
68. The book Tex-Mex—Food, Music and the Joy of Life from Texas is mentioned by the writer to show that __________________.
A. it is really common to have dirty marks in the cook book
B. Tex-Max is not popular mainly because it’s low in calories
C. the writer is not alone with the view that books should be abused
D. one must try some food like Tex-Max to experience the love for life
69. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. The defense of one who treats books badly.
B. The reasons why a certain book is preferred.
C. The book lovers’ different habits of reading.
D. The different ways to treat different books.
(B)
Beijing is hardly alone in its air pollution problems. The world Health Organization has said that roughly half of the world’s urban population is exposed to pollution at least 2.5 times higher than it recommends.
While it may take years to fix this global problem, innovative minds in the Asia region have come up with creative solutions for living with air pollution.
DIY Purifier
Thomas Talhelm started worrying about the air inside his Beijing home during “airpocalypse”(空气末日) in 2013 when Beijing’s air quality index skyrocketed to a terrifying 755.
The scholar couldn’t afford the luxury of an expensive air purifier. “Filters (过滤器) are actually very simple—a high efficient filter is all you need to get over 96% of the PM2.5,” he said.
With three of his friends, Talhelm created Smart Air, an air purifier consisting of a basic household fan with a high efficient filter attached to it.
It works as efficiently as the big brands selling for thousands of dollars, removing more than 90 percent of PM2.5 in your room, according to Talhelm’s research.
Invisible Mask
Infipure’s “nose mask” claims to cut 99% of PM2.5 without the trouble of a surgical face mask.
The filters, made from special materials, are inserted into your nose and aim to be undetectable.
“People care about their health, but don’t want all the downsides that come with a traditional face mask,” Infipure co-founder Francis Law explained.
Plant Backpack
Taiwanese artist Chui Chih has designed a survival device for an apocalyptic world.
Named Voyage on the Planet, a potted plant is housed inside a clear backpack hooked up to two tubes to bring fresh air to a face mask. It’s a bold, abstract idea from an oxygen tank.
Smog Vacuum
Daan Roosegaarde has been working on a smog vacuum that will suck pollutants from the sky to the ground like a vacuum, making way for clean air.
A byproduct of this smog vacuum, namely The Smog Free Tower, is the “smog ring”—a piece of jewelry made from smog particulates(微粒).
“The pollution we suck up, the small particulates, we don’t throw them away. We put them under pressure for a couple of weeks and they crystallize, creating something like a diamond,” Roosegaarde explains.
70. Thomas Talhelm invented Smart Air for all the following reasons except _______.
A. the high price of the big brands
B. the help from three of his friends
C. the poor quality of the indoor air
D. the simple principle behind the device
71. If someone wants to travel around in those polluted days, which product will he most probably choose for the sake of convenience?
A. Smart Air. B. Infipure’s nose mask.
C. Voyage on the Planet. D. The Smog Free Tower.
72. In which solution the inventor also makes use of the dust collected from the polluted air?
A. DIY Purifier. B. Invisible Mask.
C. Plant Backpack. D. Smog Vacuum.
(C)
Cowboy or spaceman? A dilemma for a children’s party, perhaps. But also a question for economists, argued Kenneth Boulding, a British economist, in an essay published in 1966. We have run our economies, he warned, like cowboys on the open grassland: taking and using the world’s resources, confident that more lies over the horizon. But the Earth is less a grassland than a spaceship—a closed system, alone in space, carrying limited supplies. We need, said Boulding, an economics that takes seriously the idea of environmental limits. In the half century since his essay, a new movement has responded to his challenge. “Ecological economists”, as they call themselves, want to revolutionise its aims and assumptions. What do they say—and will their ideas achieve lift-off?
To its advocators, ecological economics is neither ecology nor economics, but a mix of both. Their starting point is to recognise that the human economy is part of the natural world. Our environment, they note, is both a source of resources and a sink for wastes. But it is ignored in conventional textbooks, where neat diagrams trace the flows between firms, households and the government as though nature did not exist. That is a mistake, say ecological economists.
There are two ways our economies can grow, ecological economists point out: through technological change, or through more intensive use of resources. Only the former, they say, is worth having. They are suspicious of GDP, a crude measure which does not take account of resource exhaustion, unpaid work, and countless other factors. In its place they advocate more holistic(全面的) approaches, such as the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI), a composite index(复合指标) that includes things like the cost of pollution, deforestation and car accidents. While GDP has kept growing, global GPI per person peaked in 1978: by destroying our environment we are making ourselves poorer, not richer. The solution, says Herman Daly, a former World Bank economist and eco-guru, is a “steady-state” economy, where the use of materials and energy is held constant.
Mainstream economists are unimpressed. The GPI, they point out, is a subjective measure. And talk of limits to growth has had a bad press since the days of Thomas Malthus, a gloomy 18th century cleric who predicted, wrongly, that overpopulation would lead to famine. Human beings find solutions to some of the most annoying problems. But ecological economists warn against self-satisfaction. In 2009 a paper in Nature, a scientific journal, argued that human activity is already overstepping safe planetary boundaries on issues such as biodiversity(生物多样性) and climate change. That suggests that ecological economists are at least asking some important questions, even if their answers turn out to be wrong.
73. Why does Boulding compare the way economy is run with cowboy and spaceship?
A. To advocate the importance of space programs.
B. To applaud the appearance of ecological economists.
C. To arouse people’s interest in cowboys’ adventures on grassland.
D. To awaken people to the need of sustainable development of economy.
74. What does the underlined word “challenge ” in paragraph 1 refer to?
A. Sending a cowboy into space through a spaceship.
B. Establishing an economics taking environmental limits into account.
C. Revolutionizing the ecological economists’ aims and assumptions.
D. Enabling ecological economists to make their ideas achieve lift-offs.
75. Ecological economists will disagree that ________________.
A. economies are worth growing through intensive use of resources
B. economics should attach importance to the idea of environmental limits
C. ecological economics is neither ecology nor economics
D. the human economy is part of the natural world
76. According to the passage, which of the following about GPI is true?
A. It keeps growing although the peak appeared in the year 1978.
B. Mainstream economists regard it as a holistic and objective approach.
C. Ecological economists believe it is a better indicator of economy than GDP.
D. It fails to take the factors such as deforestation and car accidents into consideration.
77. We can infer from the last paragraph that the mainstream economists’ attitude toward ecological economics is _____________.
A. doubtful B. sensitive C. optimistic D. over-concerned
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
“Getting your foot in the door is like winning the lottery. It’s literally like winning the lottery if you get to have a career. And I’ve always felt, okay, now I’ve gotten this shot, and I’m lucky to have gotten this shot, and if I don’t do this to the best of my ability, I’ve wasted this incredibly golden opportunity. And that’s always been what has propelled(激励) me.”
That’s what Leonardo DiCaprio said in an interview and there’s no denying that he has propelled himself pretty far. He starred in some of the biggest films of his generation, playing
lead roles in The Aviator, Inception, The Great Gatsby and The Wolf of Wall Street. Plus, how can we forget Titanic?
Leonardo Dicaprio, the handsome man from Titanic with boyish good looks and great charm, would go on to become one of the best and most accomplished actors of his generation—one of the most popular. Yes, DiCaprio was once regarded as an actor defined entirely by his good looks, and yet—over the course of the past decade—he’s managed to change people’s mind.
On Sunday night, the 41-year-old actor finally took home his first Oscar (Actor in a Leading Role) for his performance in The Revenant.
To a lengthy and loud applause from the audience, DiCaprio took the stage, but he used the time to highlight a topic much bigger than himself: global warming.
DiCaprio always fights for a good cause. On Sept. 26th, 2015, in the Global Citizen Festival in New York City, the actor urged everyone to save the plantet and help the underprivileged(弱势群体).
DiCaprio has been striving more not only to get the Oscar award but also to give the audience a great movie and the best performance of the role assigned to him. He knew early on—from the age of around 15—that pursuing characters with depth is more valuable than appearing in just any film, for the sake of a bigger paycheck. He put the potential of building a career in movies before any desire for fame and, more particularly, fortune.
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 10 WORDS)
78. How did DiCaprio describe his career in the interview?
79. In the past ten years, DiCaprio successfully turned from ________ into one of the best actors of his generation.
80. According to the passage, DiCaprio keeps striving for something more than film acting and inspires people to ______ and ______.
81. What has DiCaprio cherished most since he got his foot in the acting career?
第 II 卷（共47分）
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1. 你为即将到来的大学生活做好充分的准备了吗？（prepared）
2. 简直难以描述我当时激动的心情。(Hardly)
3. 许多大学正使用“慕课（MOOCs）”这一方式让国内外学生接触到优质教育。（available）
4. 这个演讲旨在鼓励年轻人学会以积极的方式面对生活中遭遇的困难。(intend)
5. 专家曾经预测，至少需要一个世纪电脑才能击败人类对手，但结果表明十九年就足够了。（before）
II. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120—150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
在李华18岁生日到来之际，妈妈准备送他一份礼物，并给了他三个选择（kindle电子书、生日旅行、希望小学志愿者服务）让他做出自己的决定。假如你是李华，你会选择哪份礼物，阐述你选择这份礼物的理由。
Kindle
a birthday trip
an experience as a volunteer
浦东新区2016年高三综合练习 英语答案
录音文字
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 looking for anything in particular?
M: Yes. My son is graduating from high school and I want to get him something special.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
2. M: Morning madam. Just returning from a holiday, are you? Have you got anything to declare?
W: You mean anything valuable for tax, like cigarettes or perfumes?
Q: What’s the probably the man?
3. M: Hello. This is David Smith. I have an appointment with Doctor Jones for 10 o’clock, but I’m afraid I’ll have to be about 20 minutes late.
W: That’s all right, Mr. Smith. She doesn’t have another appointment until 11 o’clock.
Q: When will Doctor Jones most probably meet Mr. Smith?
4. M: Jack failed to win that science award at last.
W: I can’t believe it! I thought for sure he would.
Q: How does the woman feel on hearing the news?
5． M: Look at the picture in the newspaper. Many houses were destroyed in the earthquake.
W: I hope people can survive it.
. Q: What are the two speakers talking about?
6. M: I know I promised to drive you to the train station next Friday, but I will have an urgent meeting that day.
W: No big deal. Billy said he would be available.
Q: What does the woman mean?
7. W: What do you think of the college life?
M: Well, I never thought I would be so busy. I thought college life would be relaxing and I would have more free time.
Q: What does the man imply?
8. M: I’ve been invited to a dinner party at Michael’s. Do you think I should bring something?
W: You could pick up a cake. Chocolate is her favourite.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
9. W: Now one more question, what position in the company appeals to you most?
M: Well, I’d like the position of sales manager if that position is still available.
Q: What do we learn about the man?
10. W: That visiting economist is speaking tonight but Dr. Smith doesn’t seem to think too much of him.
M: That’s because Dr. Johnson comes from the entirely different school of thought.
Q: What is Dr. Johnson’s opinion of the economist?
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following news.
Every now and then, Chinese writers are qualified for International recognition. But seldom do they win.
One of those awards is the Hans Christian Andersen Prize, the highest international honor that can be given to an author of children’s books. No Chinese writer had ever won it,
until April 4, when 62-year-old Cao Wenxuan received the prize. Cao, a professor of Chinese literature at Peking University, received the honor at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in Italy. Patricia Aldana, this year’s president of Hans Christian Andersen Prize jury, applauded Cao’s “deeply humanistic” books. These novels recognize that life can be tragic for children, and that redemption can be found in human kindness. Filling children with good virtues for the sake of human kind is something that Cao emphasizes.
In an interview with the Zhengzhou Evening News, he said, “It’s time for us to alter our understanding of reading. Books shouldn’t bring only joy to young readers, but also sensations, either through comedy or tragedy.” That feature of his works has touched many adults too. “Cao writes beautifully about the complex lives of children facing great challenges,” said, Aldana, announcing the winner of the author award. In the wake of his victory, Cao praised good translation for bringing attention to his work. Chinese literature could gain high recognition in the world if it were appropriately translated in a style that could be easily understood, he told Xinhua News Agency.
Questions:
11. What is true about Cao Wenxuan?
12. According to Cao Wenxuan, what plays an important role in attracting worldwide attention to Chinese literature?
13. What’s the passage mainly about？
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
When asked about happiness, we usually think of something extraordinary, an entire delight. Happiness seems to get rarer the older we get.
For kids, happiness has a magical quality. They feel delighted because of winning a race or getting a new bike. In the teenage years, the concept of happiness changes. Suddenly it’s conditional on such things as excitement, love and popularity. I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party. In adulthood the things that bring deep joy—love, marriage, birth—also bring responsibility and the risk of loss. For adults, happiness is complicated. The more we can enjoy what we have, the happier we are. It’s easy to ignore the pleasure we get from the company of friends, the freedom to live where we please, and even good health.
Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a mix of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I don’t think that my grandmother, who raised 14 children, had much of either. She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what satisfied her. Happiness isn’t about what happens to us—it’s about how we see what happens to us. It’s the skillful way of finding a positive for every negative. It’s not wishing for what we don’t
have, but enjoying what we do possess.
Questions:
14. What will happen to people as they grow older?
15. What do teenagers think of happiness?
16. What is the writer’s understanding of happiness?
Section C
Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.
Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
W: Now, what are your symptoms? Do you have a common cold?
M: No, sir. I’m here because of my head injury.
W: I understand. Put this in your mouth, I want to check if you have a fever.
M: But I don’t even have a sore throat. I have no cold symptoms.
W: Some injuries can cause a fever. I am the doctor, you are the patient, now open your mouth.
M: OK.
W: Actually you do have a slight fever. Your temperature is now 98.8 degrees F. What else is wrong with you?
M: My head is aching.
W: Well, you came to the right clinic for a checkup. I am especially good at fixing aching head.
M: Actually I have never been to the campus clinic before. Is my head going to be fine?
W: Certainly! All you need is a bandage. Call me if your symptoms of pain continue.
M: Will do, thanks.
W: My pleasure.
Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
W: So, why exactly does your job have a reputation for being stressful?
M: Stress is generally driven by the feeling of being out of control of a situation and the feeling of a situation controlling you. Trading in financial markets combines both.
W: How do you relax in the evening?
M: I very rarely do anything work-related so it’s easy to escape the markets. I generally go to the gym or go for a run, especially if I’ve had a bad day. I always cook a meal rather than have a take-away. To do something my brain would regard as creative.
W: Do you think what you do for relaxation is an effective way to beat stress?
M: I don’t think there is a specific rule about how to beat stress. I generally find out what I do is effective for me.
W: Would you consider changing your job because of the high stress factor?
M: I have considered leaving my job due to stress-related factors. However, I do think that an element of stress is a good thing, and if used in the right way, it can actually be a positive thing.
W: What do you enjoy about the stressful aspects of your job?
M: Having said all that, I do actually enjoy an element of uncertainty. I enjoy a mental challenge. How you deal with and manage a wide range of emotions indicates short, medium and long term trading performance and success.
参考答案
I. Section A 1—5 DBBCA 6—10 DDABC
Section B 11—13 ACC 14—16 DAB
Section C 17. head 18. 98.8 19. checkup 20. bandage
21. being stressful/(high) stress 22. financial markets
23. creative 24. a mental challenge
II. Section A 25. was injured 26. when 27. that 28. what
29. has become 30. higher 31. to avoid 32. if
33. may 34. because of/due to/owing to 35. surveyed
36. consulting 37. itself 38. an 39. accusing
40. in which
Section B 41—45 IJADC 46—50 EHGFB
III. Section A 51—55 CBACB 56—60 CDBAD 61—65 ADDAB
Section B 66—69 CDCA 70—72 BBD 73—77 DBACA
Section C 78. By comparing it to winning the lottery.
79. an actor defined entirely by his good looks
80. save the planet/earth, help the underprivileged, control global warming. (三个中写出两个即可)
81. Pursuing characters with depth.
第II卷
I. Translation
1. Are you well/ fully prepared for the coming college / university life?
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2. Hardly can I describe how excited I was at that moment.
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3. Many universities are using MOCCs as a way to make quality education available
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to students home and abroad.
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4. The speech is intended to encourage young people to learn to face the difficulty
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they come across in their life in a positive way.
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5. Experts once predicted that it would be at least a/one century before a computer could beat a
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human opponent, but it turns out that 19 years is enough.
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