2020上海市高考压轴卷
英 语
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（第1－12页）和第II卷（第13页），全卷共13页。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。
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第I卷(共103分)
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. At a railway station. B. At an airport. C. In a park. D. In Germany.
2. A. By metro. B. By bicycle. C. By car. D. On foot.
3. A. The woman is not a successful tourist guide.
B. The woman has visited all the countries in the world.
C. The man is from Africa.
D. The woman hasn’t been to any African country.
4. A. Godfather barely surprises viewers.
B. Godfather is worth watching repeatedly.
C. Every classic should be watched for at least 6 times.
D. The plot of Godfather is hard to believe.
5. A. 50 mph. B. 100 mph. C. 15 mph. D. 30 mph.
6. A. Do some outdoor exercise. B. Buy some coffee.
C. Continue with the lecture. D. Try to make the room less dry.
7. A. Doctor and nurse. B. Interviewer and interviewee.
C. Teacher and student. D. Boss and secretary.
8. A. 2 p.m. B. 2:30 p.m. C. 4:30 p.m. D. 4:40 p.m.
9. A. The ring is not hers. B. She doesn’t have gold rings.
C. She prefers gold to silver. D. She lost her silver ring.
10. A. The screen doesn’t have to be cleaned.
B. The keyboard also needs cleaning.
C. The man shouldn’t do the cleaning.
D. There’s not enough time to clean the computer.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear several passages and longer conversations, after each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and the conversations 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 to 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. His university education focused on theoretical knowledge.
B. His dream at university was to become a volunteer.
C. He took pride in having contributed to the world.
D. He felt honored to study English literature.
12. A. He participated in many discussions
B. He went through challenging survival tests
C. He wrote quite a few papers on voluntary work
D. He did well in countless interviews and presentations.
13. A. He experienced some difficulty adapting to the local culture
B. He learned to communicate in the local language.
C. He had overcome all his weaknesses before he left for home.
D. He was chosen as the most respectable teacher by his student
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Waiting for the sea to calm.
B. Turning off the engines of the searching warships.
C. Searching the area near the seabed where the tail of the plane was found.
D. Asking passing ships to change their routes.
12. A. Its overseas business is performed well.
B. The employers added more jobs than expected.
C. The unemployment rate reached its highest point since 2008.
D. The economy shows a weakening sign this year.
13. A. Beijing. B. Havana. C. Montreal. D. Indonesia.
Questions 17 and 18 are based on the following conversation.
14. A. David Jackson. B. The woman. C. Peter Jones. D. David Jones.
15. A. At 6:30, next Wednesday. B. At 6:30, tomorrow.
C. At 6:00, this Wednesday. D. At 6:00, tomorrow.
Questions 19 and 20 are based on the following conversation.
16. A. The differences between the big shopping centers and small shops.
B. People’s shopping habits.
C. The quality of the goods in the shopping centers.
D. People’s shopping experiences online.
17. A. The quality of the goods. B. The surroundings of the shops.
C. The attitude of the shop assistant. D. The prices of the goods.
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.
Green Spring Renews Life’s Promise
For me, two of the loveliest words in the English language are “Life persists”. I came across them years ago as a college freshman, sitting in the library on a beautiful spring day, bored, working on a history paper. I don’t recall ____21____ I was researching into. Out of nowhere, those two words came ____22____ (dance) off the page in a quote by Gandhi, “In the midst of death life persists, in the midst of untruth truth persists, in the midst of darkness light persists.”
After those words ____23____ (read) again a dozen times, suddenly I was no longer bored. Outside in the sunshine, I kicked off my shoes and danced barefoot across a spring-green lawn.
I love spring. And this year, I was especially hungry to see it. Flying home last weekend to Las Vegas, after 10 days in California, I looked down on hills that were so green that I ____24____ almost taste them. When I approached Vegas, the green turned a dull desert brown. We landed after sunset, and the only green to be seen was neon(霓虹灯).
But the next morning, to my surprise, I ____25____ (awake) to find signs of spring all over my yard. ____26____ my absence, all sorts of things had leafed and bloomed. Three days later, I drove to Arizona to visit a friend and get yet another taste of spring seeing the Giants play the A’s in spring training. The drive across the desert was completely great, a variety of wildflowers and blooming cactuses.
Sometimes we need the chance ____27____ (remind) that we’re still alive. After my husband died, a friend sent me a card which read: “Just ____28____ you think you will never smile again, life comes back.”
Life persists, and so do ____29____ in the green of spring and the dead of winter, in the birth of a child and the passing of a loved one; in the words we leave behind and the hearts of those _____30_____ will remember us. Spring reminds us that we’re alive forever.
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. motive B. deliberately C. convinced D. injurious E. alerts F. desperately G. swept H. accounts I. unconscious J. preserving K. charging
Why Humpback Whales (座头鲸) Protect Other Species from Killer Whales
Robert Pitman, a marine ecologist, describes an encounter he witnessed in Antarctica in 2009. A group of killer whales were attacking a Weddell seal. The seal swam ___31___ toward a pair of humpbacks that had inserted themselves into the action. One of the humpbacks rolled over on its back, and the seal was ___32___ onto its chest, between the whale’s massive flippers (鳍). “That incident ___33___ me,” he says. “Those humpbacks were doing something we couldn’t explain.”
Pitman started asking other researchers and whale watchers to send him similar ___34___. Soon he was reading through observations of 115 encounters between humpbacks and killer whales, recorded over 62 years. “There are some pretty astonishing videos of humpbacks ___35___ killer whales,” he says.
In a 2016 article in Marine Mammal Science, a famous scientific journal, Pitman and his co-authors describe this behaviour and confirm that such acts of do-gooding are widespread. But knowing that something is happening and understanding why it’s happening are two different things. Pitman and his co-authors openly reflected on the meaning of these encounters. “Why,” they wrote, “would humpbacks ___36___ interfere with attacking killer whales, spending time and energy on a potentially ___37___ activity, especially when the killer whales… were attacking other species of prey?”
Interestingly, humpbacks don’t just hit on killer-whale attacks. They race toward them like firefighters into burning buildings. And like those rescue workers, humpbacks don’t know who is in danger until they get there. That’s because the sound that ___38___ them to an attack isn’t the sad voice of the victim. It’s the excited calls of the killer whales. Pitman believes humpbacks have one simple instruction: “When you hear killer whales attacking, go break it up.”
I wonder what humpback whales care deeply enough about to actively swim into battle with killer whales. When I ask Pitman, he tells me that, it still comes down to selfishly ___39___ their own kind. He believes that their occasional rescues of humpback calves (后代) create a strong enough _____40_____ for them to rush in to help, even if it means they end up saving sunfish, sea lions, dolphins every now and then.
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.
It’s a high-risky, multibillion-dollar industry with tight deadlines, demanding customers and lives in danger.
The business is 41 . And it’s booming.
The number of jobs for translators and interpreters doubled in the past 10 years while their wages steadily 42 before, during and after the recession. During a period of stagnating (停滞的) wages across the labor market, the language-service industry with its 50,000 jobs is a 43 spot in the jobs outlook.
Lillian Clementi is a French translator working in corporate communications from her home in
Arlington, Massachusetts and is routinely on tight deadlines to hand in translated material. “The risks can be huge,” said Clementi, “There’s tons of 44 pressure.”
In some cases, a(n) 45 translation or interpretation is also vital. If a user’s guide for medical equipment is not translated well, it could lead to 46 during an emergency. Soldiers in conflict areas require excellent interpreters to speak with community members. Any change of tone or context could put lives 47 .
Translators’ and interpreters’ immunity (免疫力) to the nation’s economic downturn also 48 the growing demand for people who can speak several languages in an increasingly globalized economy, experts said.
“Good translators who 49 a particular subject and become really good at it can really make six-digit figures annually,” said Jiri Stejskal, spokesman for the American Translators Association.
Multinational corporations, U.S. demographic (人口的) changes and the Internet economy raise the need for translated and localized information. Companies increasingly want their content 50 to the tongue of the town, even between dialects of the same language.
“As more people 51 the worldwide economy, that’s going to drive more commerce, and that’s going to drive more language services,” said Bill Rivers, executive director of the National Council for Language and International Studies in the Washington region.
52 , qualifications for translators and interpreters are not as simple as they may seem. Speaking two languages does not mean a person can work in the language-service industry, experts said. Learning how to translate or interpret is a 53 skill beyond knowing the language.
Furthermore, the most successful translators and interpreters maintain a 54 , such as legal documents, quarterly earnings reports or a special knowledge of industry.
Technological advances may cut jobs in some industries, but online translation services like Google Translate 55 raise demand for human translators and interpreters, experts said. Online sales companies also drive demand for translation.
41．A. tourism B. language C. technology D. economy
42．A. shrank B. changed C. grew D. remained
43．A. bright B. scenic C. historic D. tough
44．A. money B. peer C. blood D. time
45．A. proper B. quick C. direct D. innovative
46．A. disease B. depression C. violence D. confusion
47．A. in order B. at risk C. under control D. out of state
48．A. highlights B. understands C. increases D. resists
49．A. set up B. depend on C. specialize in D. object to
50．A. limited B. accustomed C. related D. tailored
51．A. agree with B. have access to C. are confident of D. insist on
52．A. Instead B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise
53．A. separate B. genetic C. learnable D. worthwhile
54．A. certificate B. diploma C. strategy D. specialty
55．A. automatically B. respectively C. actually D. immediately
Section B
Direction：Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or
unfinished sattments. For each of them there are four choices markedA, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Aristotle thought the face was a window onto a person’s mind. Cicero agreed. Two thousand years passed, and facial expressions are still commonly thought to be a universally valid way to judge other people’s feelings, irrespective of age, sex and culture. A raised eyebrow suggests confusion. A smile indicates happiness.
Or do they? An analysis of hundreds of research papers that examined the relationship between facial expressions and underlying emotions has uncovered a surprising conclusion: there is no good scientific evidence to suggest that there are such things as recognizable facial expressions for basic emotions which are universal across cultures. Just because a person is not smiling, the researchers found, does not mean that person is unhappy.
This may raise questions about the efforts of information-technology companies to develop artificial-intelligence algorithms (算法) which can recognize facial expressions and work out a person’s underlying emotional state. Microsoft, for example, claims its “Emotion API” is able to detect what people are feeling by examining video footage of them. Another of the study’s authors, however, expressed scepticism. Aleix Martinez, a computer engineer at Ohio State University, said that companies attempting to obtain emotions from images of faces have failed to understand the importance of context.
For a start, facial expression is but one of a number of non-verbal ways，such as body posture, that people use to communicate with each other. Machine recognition of emotion needs to take account of these as well. But context can reach further than that. Dr Martinez mentioned an experiment in which participants were shown a close-up picture of a man’s face, which was bright red with his mouth open in a scream. Based on this alone, most participants said the man was extremely angry. Then the whole picture was shown. It was a football player with his arms outstretched, celebrating a goal. His angry-looking face was, in fact, a show of pure joy.
Given that people cannot guess each other’s emotional states most of the time, Dr Martinez sees no reason computers would be able to. “There are companies right now claiming to be able to do that and apply this to places I find really scary and dangerous, for example, in hiring people,” he says. “Some companies require you to present a video resume, which is analyzed by a machine-learning system. And depending on your facial expressions, they hire you or not, which I find really shocking.”
56. We can learn from the second paragraph that __________.
A. facial expressions are universal across cultures
B. it is hard to recognize some facial expressions
C. emotions and facial expressions may not be related
D. common facial expressions convey similar meanings
57. In the passage, the word “scepticism” (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “__________”.
A. similar interest B. fierce anger C. strong support D. great doubt
58. The experiment mentioned by Dr Martinez may prove that ___________.
A. facial expression is an important way to communicate
B. machine recognition of emotion is not reliable at all
C. facial expression is not the only way to detect feelings
D. people may misread facial expressions for lack of context
59. What does this passage mainly tell us?
A. Facial expressions are among the most universal forms of body language.
B. Computers can detect people’s mind by analyzing their facial expressions.
C. Facial expressions may not be the reliable reflection of a person’s emotions.
D. Companies can depend on machine recognition of emotion to hire people.
（B）
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A. simplified lesson plans and fun activities
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(C)
What makes us love some things and hate others? We know that sometimes even the tiniest change can result in a huge difference in how we perceive something, so is there any rhyme or reason to our tastes and preferences? Here are three factors which play a role.
1. Conforming to expectation
In London a few years ago, two talented rappers called Silibil N' Brains took to the stage to perform at a music industry show for unsigned bands. They were an instant hit. Their outrageous West Coast - American style, brilliant rap lyrics and couldn't - care - less attitude had the music industry's talent spotters falling over themselves to sign the pair. In a short space of time, Silibil N’ Brains had a deal with a top management company, a contract with a major record label and an advance of $70,000 -- and they hadn’t even made a record. Before long, they were on tour with Eminem and out partying with Madonna. They were living the dream.
But two years ago the same two rappers were laughed off stage by the same talent spotters for singing the same sons. So what was the difference? Amazingly, it was their accent. You see, Silibil N' Brains weren't, in fact, from West Coast U. S. A. at all. They were from Dundee in Scotland. During the first audition they had used their Scottish accents when rapping and it had not gone down well. ''They just laughed at us, '' recalled Brains. ''We were heartbroken. We went back to Scotland with our tail between our legs''. The lesson for them was that to succeed, you have to conform to expectations and at that time everyone expected rappers to be American.
2. The benefit of hindsight
Some people are simply ahead of their time. It's common knowledge that Vincent van Gogh sold only one painting in his lifetime -the other 900 or so were unknown and unloved until after his death. Monet’s paintings. at least in his early career, was considered incomplete and ugly by critics at the time, while Vermeer, the painter of Girl With a Pearl Earring, even had to use his mother-in-law as a guarantor when he borrowed money -- so unable was he to sell any of his work! Now that public taste has caught up with these artists, more or less anything they touched has an astronomical price tag attached to it. Perhaps the reason is that it just takes a while to get
used to something - after all, not all beauty is obvious at first sight.
3. A reassuring price tag
In a world where the range of products on offer can be completely bewildering, we often look to price as an indication of quality. We may think we prefer the expensive wine to the cheap one, but we may simply be influenced by the price tag. Even professionals can make the mistake. A researcher from the University of Bordeaux in France took an average bottle of red wine and poured it into two empty bottles, on with an expensive label and the other with a cheap one. Then he invited 57 wine ''experts'' to taste the wine. Forty of them recommended the wine from the expensive bottle, describing it as ''agreeable'', ''complex'', ''balanced'' and ''rounded''. while the same wine from the expensive bottle, describing it as ''agreeable'', ''complex'', ''balanced'' and ''rounded'', while the same wine from the cheap bottle was described as ''weak'' and ''flat'', with only 12 of the experts recommending it. The study made the researcher unpopular with the French wine tasters, but he did prove that price has a significant impact on taste.
63. Which of the following statements about Silibil N’ Brains is true?
A. Talent spotters fell in love with them at first sight.
B. They are from the West Coast of America
C. Their success was attributed to behaving and sounding like American rappers.
D. They were friends with famous stars like Madonna even before they succeeded.
64. The underlined phrases ''with our tail between our legs'' indicates that _________.
A. their first audition proved a failure
B they felt proud of their performance
C. they learned a valuable lesson
D. being humble might contribute to their future success
65. We can infer from the second factor that ________.
A. some artists are better known when they are alive than when they are dead
B. public taste usually falls behind famous artists
C. beauty at first sight lasts much longer
D. Monet's paintings are priceless because of their incompleteness
66. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. A price tag always fails to indicate the quality of a product.
B. A price tag is less likely to confuse customers than the packaging.
C. Low price will make the wine unpopular with tasters
D. A price tag will cloud a person’s judgement of something.
Section C
Directions : Complete the following passage by using the sentences listed below. Each sentence can only be used once. Note that there are two sentences more than you need.
A. It all goes back to each country’s distinct cultural heritage.
B. American stories are rooted in realism; even our fantasies are rooted in realism.
C. Both boys are characterized by their unique roles, thus breathing life into the fancy stories.
D. Meanwhile, the United States, also a major player in children’s classics, deals much less in magic.
E. Britain’s time-honored countryside, with ancient castles and restful farms, lends itself to fairy-tale invention.
F. Both orphans took over the world of children’s literature, but their stories unfold in noticeable different ways.
How the British and American Tell Children’s Stories
If Harry Potter and Huckleberry Finn were each to represent British versus American children’s literature, a curious situation would emerge : In a literary competition for the hearts and minds of children, one is a wizard(巫师)- in - training at a boarding school in the Scottish Highlands, while the other is a barefoot boy drifting down the Mississippi, bothered by cheats, slave hunters, and thieves. One defeats evil with a magic stick, the other takes to a raft(筏)to right a social wrong. ___67___
The small island of Great Britain is an unquestionably powerhouse of children’s bestsellers: Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter, and The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Significantly, all are fantasies. ___68___ Stories like The Call of the Wild. Charlotte’s Web, Little Women, and the Adventures of Tom Sawyer are more notable for their realistic portraits of day-to-day life in the towns and farmlands on the growing frontier. If British children gathered in the dim light of the kitchen fireplace to hear stories about magic swords and talking bears, American children sat at their mother’s knee listening tales with moral messages about a world where life was hard, obedience emphasized, and Christian morality valued. Each style has its virtues, but the British approach undoubtedly creates the kinds of stories that appeal to the furthest reaches of children’s imagination.
___69___ For one, the British have always been in touch with their pagan(异教徒的)folk traditions and stories, says Maria Tatar, a Harvard professor of children’s literature. After all, the country’s very origin story is about a young king tutored by a wizard. Legends have always been accepted as history, from Merlin to Macbeth. “Even as the British were digging into these magical worlds, Americans, much more realistic, always viewed their soil as something to exploit,” says Tatar.
American write fantasies too, but nothing like the British, says Jerry Griswold, a San Diego State University professor of children’s literature. He said, “___70___” To prove it, he mentioned Dorothy, the heroine of Wizard of Oz(绿野仙踪)who unmasks the great and powerful Wizard as a cheat. Meanwhile, American fantasies differ in another way: They usually end with a moral lesson learned - for example, in Oz, Dorothy’s journey ends with the realization: “There’s no place like home.”
Section D
Directions : Read the following passage , Summarize the main idea and the main points of the passage in no more than 60 words . Use your own words as far as possible.
Herbal Medicine
Herbal medicine, which has been used for medicinal purposes, is the use of plants to treat diseases. Many herbalists use the entire plant, from the flowers, stems, leaves, and roots, in the
form of everything from teas to pills. These plants contain natural, chemical things that can treat the body for a variety of diseases, such as allergies, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, migraine, chronic fatigue, and cancer, among others.
Nowadays an increasing number of people prefer to adopt these plants to treat their diseases because, compared with chemical medicine, herbal medicine has its own advantages. Herbal medicine and remedies are more effective than chemical medicine for certain diseases. The chemical medicine given by a chemist could have certain negative side effects. However, many of the herbal medicine and remedies to not have negative side effects. If any, they are softer than chemical medicine. Obesity is the cause of many of the health problems. Herbal medicine can help weight loss more effectively and improve overall health.
However, the cure using herbal medicine and supplements would take some time, and therefore people are supposed to possess enough patience. Worse still, herbal medicine contains a variety of ingredients and people have to be sure that their body agrees with the ingredients and that it is not allergic.
A point worth mentioning here is that herbal remedies and medicine for certain illnesses may have negative side effects. These side effects may not be shown at once, but would take months or even years. In the early stages, if the herbal medicine is not agreeing with you, it is wise to stop using it.
When used correctly and directed by doctors, herbs can help treat a variety of disease. But keep in mind that the herbal medicine industry is not regulated, so herbal products are often misleading and may contain additives that are not listed on the label. Some herbs may cause allergic reactions or interact with other drugs, and some are poisonous if used improperly or at high doses. Taking herbs on your own increases your risk.
第II卷(共47分)
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72．如果你能帮我买那条丝巾的话,我将很感激你。(appreciate)
73．最近十年形形色色的社交软件接二连三地开发了出来。（see）
74．尽管这些产品价格昂贵，但它们经久耐用，永不过时。(as)
75．这对夫妇刚要吃饭，门铃响了，是女儿送给他们的纪念日鲜花到了。(Scarcely)
II. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120–150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假如你是明启中学的学生李平，写信给你在海外的笔友王平，与他分享这段时间在线学习生活的感受。你的信必须包括：
1.在线学习与在校学习的不同；
2.你更偏爱的学习方式，并说明理由。
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参考答案及解析
【答案】
第I卷
第一大题。
1-5 BDDBB 6-10 BDDAB 11-13 ADA 14-16 BBC 17-18 CA 1 9-20 BA
第二大题每小题1分。共26分。
语法填空
21. what 22. dancing 23. were read 24. could 25. awoke/was awoken
26. In/During 27. to be reminded 28. when/as 29. we 30. who
选词填空(31---40)
31. F 32. G 33. C 34. H 35. K
36. B 37. D 38. E 39. J 40. A
第三大题第51至65小题，每题1分；第66至77小题，每题2分；第78至81小题，每题2分。共47分。
41．B 42．C 43．A 44．D 45．A
46．D 47．B 48．A 49．C 50．D
51．B 52．C 53．A 54．D 55．C
阅读理解：
A篇
56. C 57. D 58. D 59. C
B篇:
60. A 61. D 62. C
C篇：
63. C 64. A 65. B 66. D
六选四：
67. F 68. D 69. A 70. B
71. Summary writing
Herbal medicine, abstracted from entire plants in various forms, is a way to treat some disease. (要点1)It has more advantages over chemical medicine owing to its better effectiveness and milder side effects. (要点2)However, herbal medicine also has disadvantages like time-consuming recovery, possible recovery, possible allergy. (要点3)Therefore, it is advisable for us to use herbs cautiously in case of potentially risky consequences. (要点4)
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72. I would appreciate it very much if you could help me buy the silk scarf.
73. The last / past / recent ten years / decade has been the continuous development of all kinds of social software / social software of all kinds.
74. Expensive as these products are, they last long and never go out of style.
75. Scarcely had the couple started to eat when the doorbell rang, and it turned out to be the delivery of the flowers from their daughter for their anniversary.
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76. 【答案】
Dear Wang Ping,
How are you? I’m writing the letter for the purpose of sharing my online schooling information during the COVID-19 epidemic with you.
As you know, the spring semester is postponed, but schooling continues online under our teachers’ guidance. In my opinion, the time and course schedules are just the same as we are in school. The biggest difference is that online learning emphasizes students’ autonomy, as there are more distractions and less supervision compared with on-campus life, which means we need a stronger self-regulation. By getting actively involved in classes, I’ve adapted to such a unique way of learning and made progress. However, I still hope to return to campus, where I can enjoy face-to face classes with my friends. Besides, I’m already missing my teachers and classmates. I wish we could get COVID-19 epidemic under control soon.
Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Ping
【解析】
第I卷
第一大题。
第二大题每小题1分。共26分。
语法填空(21---30)
本文是夹叙夹议文。这是一篇人生感悟，作者通过自身的经历，以及偶然读到的甘地的一段话联想到生命的意义与坚持。生命长存于寂静沙漠的植物中，长存于冬去春来的绿意中。冬去春来,生命依然长存，而我们也要继续前行。
【21题详解】
考查宾语从句的引导词。句意：我不记得自己正在研究什么。分析句子结构可知，空格处引导宾语从句，引导词在从句中作宾语并且指物，意为“……东西”，应使用what引导宾语从句。故填what。
【22题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：甘地语录：“在死亡中，生命依然坚持；在谎言中，真理依然长存；在黑暗中，光明依然永驻”。其中那两个词life persits突然映入作者的眼帘。come后接现在分词可以表示“来”的方式。这两个词突然从书上的引语中映入作者的眼帘，dancing作为方式状语形象生动地描述了这两个词所富含的美好活力以及作者遇到它们的偶然性。故填dancing。
【23题详解】
考查时态和语态。句意：我读了那些话十几遍之后，突然之间我不再无聊了。由本句的was及语境可知，该句描述的是过去的事情，应使用一般过去时且主语承受谓语动词read的动作，即read应该使用一般过去时的被动语态。故填were read。
【24题详解】
考查情态动词。句意：我低头看着那么绿的小山，我几乎可以闻到它们的味道。结合语境及so…that…可知，that后面表示的是结果，使用情态动词can表示“能够”，但该句描述的是过去的事情，应使用can的过去式。故填could。
【25题详解】
考查时态。句意：但是第二天早上，令我惊讶的是，我醒来后发现院子里到处都是春天的迹象。由本句的the next morning和语境可知，本句应使用一般过去时。可以使用awake的过去式awoke或者构成主系表的句子结构，使用was awkoen。故填awoke/was awoken。
【26题详解】
考查固定短语。句意：在我离开家出门的时候，各种各样的植物如雨后春笋般长出来。in/during one’s absence：在某人不在的时候，它是固定短语。故填In/During。
【27题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：有时我们需要提醒自己我们还活着。chance to do：做某事的机会。主语we承受动词remind的动作，因此chance后面的动词不定式应该使用被动形式作chance的后置定语。故填to be reminded。
【28题详解】
考查时间状语从句的引导词。句意：我丈夫去世后，一个朋友给我寄了一张卡片，上面写着：“当你认为自己再也不会微笑时，生活才回来。”分析句子结构，需填入引导状语从句的引导词，结合语境，使用when/as表示“当……时候”合乎语境。故填when/as。
【29题详解】
考查人称代词。句意：生命一直存在，我们也是如此，在春天的绿色和隆冬中，在孩子的出生和亲人的离世中；在我们留下的文字中和那些会记住我们的人的心中。由本句后面的we及us可知，此处使用we作主语，so do we是倒装句。故填we。
【30题详解】
考查定语从句的引导词。句意：生命一直存在，我们也是如此，在春天的绿色和隆冬中，在孩子的出生和亲人的离世中；在我们留下的文字中和那些会记住我们的人的心中。分析句子结构可知，空格处引导定语从句，先行词是those，指人，它在从句中作主语，通常使用who引导定语从句。故填who。
选词填空(31---40)
本题是一篇说明文。讲述了为什么座头鲸会保护其它物种免受虎鲸的危害。
【31题详解】
考查副词。句意：海狮拼命地向一对座头鲸游过去。因为前面的动词swam（swim过去式）为不及物动词，该空需要填入一个副词来修饰动词swam;又根据前面语境“一群海鲸向海狮发起攻击”，所以这里体现的是海狮拼命地游。故选F项。
【32题详解】
考查动词。句意：其中一只座头鲸翻了一下身，海豹被卷到它的胸膛里。分析句子结构，主语是the seal，谓语动词应是被动语态，所以该空要填入动词一个过去分词，根据语境swept适合。故选G项。
【33题详解】
考查动词。句意：那件事情让我相信了。分析句子结构，That incident为主语，缺少谓语动词，且时态是过去式，备选项当中，convinced符合这两项。故选C项。
【34题详解】
考查名词。句意：Pitman开始要求其他的研究人员及鲸鱼观察员给他相似的报告。分析句子结构，该空应填入一个名词，又知后文的“he was reading through observations”（他阅读了所有的观察报告），可以判断该空填入accounts（报告、描述）。故选H项。
【35题详解】
考查动词。句意：有一些座头鲸袭击虎鲸视频，实在是令人震惊。分析句子结构，该空应该选择一个现在分词充当humpbacks的后置定语，结合语境，charging（猛冲进攻）符合语义。故选K项。
【36题详解】
考查副词。句意：座头鲸会故意插手虎鲸进攻行动么？该句子需要使用一个副词以修饰后面的动词interfere with，再结合语境，只剩下选项B符合题意。故选B项。
【37题详解】
考查形容词。句意：座头鲸会花费时间和精力在很有危险的行动上？因为前文提到座头鲸会主动插手虎鲸的进攻，而此举是非常危险的，所以填入injurious ，故选D项。
【38题详解】
考查动词。句意：那是因为使他们意识到攻击的声音并不是受害者悲伤的声音。分析句子结构，该从句缺少一个谓语动词，且描述的是一个客观现实，所以该动词采用一般现在时。备选项当中alerts符合。故选E项。
【39题详解】
考查动词。句意：这要归结为他们自私地保护他们同类。改句子前的搭配come down to…（归结为，其中to为介词），分析句子结构，该空应该填入V-ing形式。故选J项。
【40题详解】
考查名词。句意：他认为，鲸鱼偶尔会帮助座头鲸幼崽，所以会让座头鲸产生强烈救助的动机。根据该空后面的介词，可以推断出该空填入一个名词，备选项当中motive（n.）与介词for搭配，及motive for…（……的动机，原因）。故选A项。
第三大题第51至65小题，每题1分；第66至77小题，每题2分；第78至81小题，每题2分。共47分。
本文是一篇说明文。本文主要说明全球化促使翻译员人数激增，水平高的笔译和口译人员的工资甚至达到了六位数。
41．B考查名词。A. tourism旅游业；B. language语言；C. technology科技；D. economy经济；根据下文可知，这个行业指的是语言服务，故选B。
42．C考查动词。A. shrank收缩；B. changed 改变；C. grew增加；D. remained仍然；while然而，在此处表示转折关系，此处是说在过去10年，笔译与口译的人数翻了一番，然而他们的薪资都一直在稳步上升。故选C。
43．A考查形容词。A. bright 明亮的；B. scenic优美的；C. historic历史上的；D. tough艰难的；句意：在整个劳动市场的工资都比较低的时期，拥有五万个岗位的语言服务行业是整个劳动市场的亮点。故选A。
44．D考查名词。A. money钱；B. peer 同伴，伙伴；C. blood血；D. time时间；此处是指这个行业存在很大的风险以及时间压力。根据第一段可知选D。
45．A考查形容词。A. proper恰当的；B. quick快速的；C. direct直接的；D. innovative创新的；根据下文的例子“如果一种医疗设备的用户使用指南翻译地不好，在紧急的时候，它可能会使人陷入混乱”可知，准确恰当的笔译和口译是至关重要的。
46．D 考查名词。A. disease疾病；B. depression沮丧；C. violence；D. confusion混乱；解析同上题，故选D。
47．B考查固定短语。A. in order有序的；B. at risk处在危险中；C. under control处于控制中；D. out of state不在状态中；此处是指翻译的重要性，任何语气或者语境的改变都可能使士兵处于危险之中。选B。
48．A考查动词。A. highlight突出；B. understand理解；C. increase增加；D. resist抵制；此处是指笔译和口译对国家经济衰退的免疫力使得对能说多种语言的人的需求激增，故选A。
49．C 考查动词短语。A. set up成立；B. depend on依赖；C. specialize in专门从事；D. object to反对；此处是指如果某一领域的好的翻译员在该领域表现出色，那么他就能拿到六位数的年薪，故选C。
50． D考查形容词。A. limited to局限于；B. accustomed to习惯于；C. related to和.....有关；D. tailored to和......相符；句意：公司越来越想自己的产品信息能够被准确地被翻译成某种语言，甚至是某种语言的几种方言。故选D。
51．B考查动词短语。A. agree with同意；B. have access to使用，接近；C. be confident of相信； D. insist on坚持要求；句意：越来越多的人加入经济全球化使得贸易量增加。这使得我们对语言服务的需求也在增加。故选B。
52．C考查副词。A. instead代替；B. therefore因此；C. however然而； D. otherwise否则；上文提到对语言服务的需求在增加，下文有提到申请翻译资格不是容易的事情，所以此处表示转折，故选C。
53．A考查形容词。A. separate各自的，不同的；B. genetic遗传的，基因的；C. learnable 可习得的；D. worthwhile有价值的；此处是指除了了解这门语言以外，学习怎样翻译是另外一个不同的技能，故选A。
54．D考查名词。A. certificate证书；B. diploma文凭；C. strategy策略；D. specialty专长；根据语境可知成功的翻译者要在某一方面有专长，故选D。
55． C考查副词。A. automatically自动得；B. respectively分别得；C. actually实际上；D. immediately立刻；实际上，网上的翻译服务增加了对翻译人员的需求，故选C。
阅读理解：
A篇
本文是一篇说明文。人脸识别功能已经广泛应用于生活方方面面，但科学家近日发现，面部表情并不能精确地反映出本人的真实心情。
【56题详解】
推理判断题。根据原文的“Just because a person is not smiling, the researchers found, does not mean that person is unhappy.（科学家发现，因为一个人不笑并不意味着这个人不开心）”，可以判断脸部表情与心情之间并没有必然联系。故选C项。
【57题详解】
词句猜测题。根据原文的“Another of the study’s authors, however, expressed scepticism.（然而，另一位研究作者表示了怀疑）”，根据句中转折词however（然而），可以判断该处表达的意思与上文“Emotion API is able to detect what people are feeling by examining video footage of them.（表情APT能够通过检测视频来判别人们心中所想）”是相反的，即人脸识别并不能反应出人们内心真实心情。故选D项。
【58题详解】
推理判断题。定位到第四段落，根据“Machine recognition of emotion needs to take account of these as well.（机器表情识别也需要考量上述因素（情境））”，及根据原文“His angry-looking face was, in fact, a show of pure joy.（事实上，他看起来愤怒的表情实际上是快乐的表情）”，可判断出如果脱离了具体情境，我们就无法正确解读面部表情。故选D项。
【59题详解】
主旨大意题。全文都在讨论面部识别与人们内心情感之间的关系是否是正相关，作者通过引述科学家的言论“depending on your facial expressions, they hire you or not, which I find really shocking（凭借人脸表情识别来决定是否录用求职者，依我看是非常震惊的）”来例证脸部识别表情这一功能的不可靠，因为面部表情并非真正地反映出我们的真情实感。故选C项。
B篇:
本文是应用文。文章介绍了123 Home-school4Me网站，它为孩子们提供了可靠的，有趣且免费的在线教育课程。
【60题详解】
细节理解题。最后一段中的“This site is filled with thousands of creative ideas.”可知，这个网站充满了成千上万的创意。因此123Homeschool4Me可能是一个网站。故选A。
【61题详解】
细节理解题。根据Why Homeschooling部分中的“For some it is a better education, impact of being socialized at school, passing on your faith, spending more time with your kids, helping your child with a special need, making learning fun, or any number of other reasons. ”可知，对于某些人来说，Homeschooling是更好的教育选择，它能够培养孩子在学校的社交能力，传承你的信念，花更多的时间陪伴孩子，帮助有特殊需要的孩子，使学习变得有趣等。由此可知，根据孩子的需求量身定制课程可能是父母选择孩子在家上学的原因。故选D。
【62题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“We’ve got lots of tips, resources, and over a million pages of FREE Home-school worksheets, games and lesson plans to help you provide a solid, fun, and affordable education for your
kids!”可知，我们提供了许多技巧，资源，以及超过一百万页的免费在家使用的练习题，游戏方案和教案，可帮助家长为孩子提供可靠，有趣且负担得起的教育。因此，123Homeschool4Me可能对读者很有吸引力的原因是免费的教学资源和实用的建议。故选C。
C篇：
这是一篇说明文。众所周知，微小的变化也会影响人们对事物的喜好，文章列举了三个扮演者重要角色的因素：符合期望、后见之明、一个让人安心的价格标签。
【63题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段的They were an instant hit. Their outrageous West Coast - American style, brilliant rap lyrics and couldn't - care - less attitude had the music industry's talent spotters falling over themselves to sign the pair.(他们一炮而红。他们蛮横的美国西海岸风格，令人记忆深刻的说唱歌词以及漠不关心的态度，使音乐行业的人才鉴赏家们争先恐后地签下这对组合)可知，Silibil N' Brains的成功是因为他们的说唱具有美国西海岸的风格以及他们演唱时的表现。C. Their success was attributed to behaving and sounding like American rappers.(他们的成功归功于他们的表现和听起来像美国说唱歌手的风格)符合以上说法，故选C项。
【64题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第三段的During the first audition they had used their Scottish accents when rapping and it had not gone down well. ''They just laughed at us'', recalled Brains. ''We were heartbroken. We went back to Scotland with our tail between our legs''. 可知，在第一次试镜中，他们在说唱时使用了苏格兰口音，但不受欢迎。Brains回忆到：”他们嘲笑我们。” “我们很伤心，我们with our tail between our legs回到了苏格兰。” 根据上下文语境，可知划线部分指的是上文提到的“第一次试镜失败”的事情。A. their first audition proved a failure.(他们的第一次试镜证明是一个失败)符合以上猜测，故选A项。
【65题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段的Some people are simply ahead of their time. It’s common knowledge that Vincent van Gogh sold only one painting in his lifetime -- the other 900 or so were unknown and unloved until after his death. (有些人就是走在时代的前面。众所周知，梵高一生只卖了一幅画——其余900幅左右都是在他死后才为人所知)和Now that public taste has caught up with these artists, more or less anything they touched has an astronomical price tag attached to it. (因为大众的品味已经赶上了这些艺术家，他们接触的任何东西都或多或少贴上了天价标签)可推测，大众的品味通常落后于著名艺术家，因为他们总在艺术家去世之后很久才意识到那些画作的艺术价值。B. public taste usually falls behind famous artists(大众的品味通常落后于著名艺术家)符合以上推测，故选B项。
【66题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段的In a world where the range of products on offer can be completely bewildering, we often look to price as an indication of quality. We may think we prefer the expensive wine to the cheap one, but we may simply be influenced by the price tag. (在一个产品多得令人眼花缭乱的世界里，我们常常把价格看作是质量的标准。我们可能认为我们更喜欢昂贵的酒而不是便宜的，但其实我们可能只是受到了价格标签的影响)和The study made the researcher unpopular with the French wine tasters, but he did prove that price has a significant impact on taste.(这项研究让这位研究人员在法国品酒师中不受欢迎，但他确实证明了价格对口感有很重要的影响)可知，价格标签会影响人们对商品的判断。D. A price tag will cloud a person's judgement of something.(价格标签会影响一个人对某物的判断。)符合以上说法，故选D项。
六选四：
本文是说明文。文章讲述了英国人和美国人在讲述儿童故事方面是不同的，英国儿童文学作品是充满幻想的，而美国儿童文学作品是日常生活的现实写照。尽管美国儿童文学作品也有幻想的元素，但它们植根于现实主义。
【67题详解】
考查段尾句。空前简要描述了英国和美国的儿童文学的代表作品中的主人公的事迹，因此F项（两个孤儿都接管了儿童文学的世界，但是他们的故事以明显不同的方式展开。）能够承接上文。该选项中的Both orphans指的是前面的Harry Potter and Huckleberry Finn。故选F。
【68题详解】
考查段中句。空前讲的是英国儿童文学作品是充满幻想的，空后讲的是美国儿童文学作品是日常生活的现实写照。因此，D项（同时，美国还是儿童经典游戏的主要参与者，其魔术交易少得多）能够承接上文并且与下文连接通顺。该选项中的meanwhile前后两句是在对比英国和美国的儿童文学作品。故选D。
【69题详解】
考查段首句。空后讲的是英国和美国的儿童文学作品的来源是不同的，英国的儿童文学作品源于民俗传统和故事，而美国的儿童文学作品探索的是现实生活的土地，A项（这可以追溯到每个国家的独特文化遗产）能够与下文连接通顺。故选A。
【70题详解】
考查段中句。空前讲的是美国儿童文学作品也有幻想的元素，但不像英国的儿童文学作品。空后讲的是美国儿童文学作品在幻想方面不同于美国儿童文学作品的地方。因此B项（美国的故事植根于现实主义；甚至我们的幻想都植根于现实主义。）能够承接上文并且与下文连接通顺。空格后的句子中的it指代的是该选项的内容，随后进行了举例。故选B。
71.Summary writing
Herbal medicine, abstracted from entire plants in various forms, is a way to treat some disease. (要点1)It has more advantages over chemical medicine owing to its better effectiveness and milder side effects. (要点2)However, herbal medicine also has disadvantages like time-consuming recovery, possible recovery, possible allergy. (要点3)Therefore, it is advisable for us to use herbs cautiously in case of potentially risky consequences. (要点4)
第II卷
第一大题第1至3小题，每题4分；第4至5小题，每题5分。共22分。
72．考查条件状语从句。分析句子可知，句子为if引导的条件状语从句。主句主语为I，谓语为appreciated， if you could help me buy the silk scarf为状语从句。再根据其它汉语提示。故翻译为：I would appreciate it very much if you could help me buy the silk scarf.。
73．考查现在完成时态。分析句子结构，句子用现在完成时态，再结合所给汉语，故译为，The last / past / recent ten years have / decade has been the continuous development of all kinds of social software / social software of all kinds. The last / past / recent ten years have / decade has been the continuous development of all kinds of social software / social software of
all kinds.
74．考查as引导让步状语从句。根据提示可知，一般现在时是本句的基础时态；as引导让步状语时需倒装，其结构为adj/ adv/ n/ v + as + sb./sth. + v，last long“经久耐用”，go out of style“过时”，expensive“昂贵的”，再结合其他汉语提示，故本句译为：Expensive as these products are, they last long and never go out of style.
75．考查部分倒装句。固定句式scarcely…when…“刚…就…”，scarcely位于句首时要用部分倒装，分析句子可知，主语为the couple，谓语为had started to eat，再根据其它汉语提示。故翻译为：Scarcely had the couple started to eat when the doorbell rang, and it turned out to be the delivery of the flowers from their daughter for their anniversary。
第二大题共25分。
76.
本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生写一封信给在海外的笔友王平，与他分享这段时间在线学习生活的感受。
第一步：审题
体裁：应用文
人称：第一、三人称；
时态：根据提示，时态应为一般现在时；
结构：总-分法
要点：
1.你在线学习生活的感受；
2.在线学习与在校学习的不同；
3.你更偏爱的学习方式，并说明理由。
第二步：列提纲 （重点词组）
for the purpose of；online schooling；share with；during the COVID-19 epidemic；as you know；postpone；under sb’s guidance；in one’s opinion；the same as；autonomy；there are；distractions； supervision；compare with；on-campus life；self-regulation；get involved in；adapt to；make progress；hope to do；face-to face；under control等
第三步：连词成句
1. I’m writing the letter for the purpose of sharing my online schooling information during the COVID-19 epidemic with you.
2. The spring semester is postponed, but schooling continues online under our teachers’ guidance
3. The time and course schedules are just the same as they are in school.
4. The biggest difference is that online learning emphasizes students’ autonomy, as there are more distractions and less supervision compared with on-campus life, which means we need a stronger self-regulation.
5. By getting actively involved in classes, I’ve adapted to such a unique way of learning and made progress.
6. I still hope to return to campus, where I can enjoy face-to face classes with my friends.
7. I’m already missing my teachers and classmates.
8. I wish we could get COVID-19 epidemic under control soon.
根据提示及关键词（组）进行遣词造句，注意主谓一致和时态问题。
第四步：连句成篇（衔接词）
1.表并列补充关系：As you know；In my opinion；and；Besides；still；
2.表转折对比关系：However；but；
3.表示因果关系：as等
连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接与过渡，书写一定要规范清晰，
第五步：润色修改
【详解】范文内容完整，要点全面，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当，上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系。作者在范文中使用了较多高分句型，如：In my opinion, the time and course schedules are just the same as they are in school.使用了由as引导的状语从句；The biggest difference is that online learning emphasizes students’ autonomy, as there are more distractions and less supervision compared with on-campus life, which means we need a stronger self-regulation.使用了由that引导的表语从句、由as引导的原因状语从句和由which引导的非限制性定语从句；By getting actively involved in classes, I’ve adapted to such a unique way of learning and made progress.使用了方式状语；However, I still hope to return to campus, where I can enjoy face-to face classes with my friends.使用了由where引导的非限制性定语从句；I wish we could get COVID-19 epidemic under control soon.使用了省略that的宾语从句和虚拟语气等。还使用了一些固定短语，如：for the purpose of；share with；as you know；postpone；under sb’s guidance；in one’s opinion；the same as；there are；compare with；get involved in；adapt to；make progress；hope to do；under control等。全文中没有中国式英语的句式，显示了很高的驾驭英语的能力。另外，文章思路清晰、层次分明，上下句转换自然，为文章增色添彩。
听力原文
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A Directions:
1. W: The flight for Berlin will leave in an hour.
M: Where is our boarding gate, then?
Q: Where does this conversation probably take place?
2. W: Sam, are you taking the underground or driving your car to the office?
M: Don’t you know I changed residence? Now it is only ten minutes’ walk.
Q: How does Sam go to work every day?
3. W: As a tourist guide, I have travelled almost everywhere.
M: So far as I know, you haven’t set foot on Africa yet.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
4. W: Can you believe it? I have watched the movie Godfather for six times.
M: That is not surprising. It is a classic anyway.
Q: What does the man mean?
5. W: I suppose I was going at no more than 50 miles per hour, officer.
M: 50? You must be kidding. I caught you driving at double that speed just now.
Q: How fast did the woman drive just now?
6. W: The room was so dry and the lecture so boring. How can I refresh myself?
M: Why don’t we go outside for a cup of coffee?
Q: What will the two speakers probably do next?
7. M: Could you have Walter Clemens come in for the interview?
W: Sure. I will call him up immediately.
Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
8. W: What are the starting times for these two movies?
M: The first begins at 2:30 p.m., and it lasts two hours. The second begins after a ten-minute
break.
Q: At what time does the second movie start?
9. M: My wife found a gold ring in our garden after the party. Do you think it might be yours?
W: It couldn’t be. I wore a silver one last night.
Q: What does the woman mean?
10. M: I’d better clean the computer screen right now.
W: Shouldn’t you clean your keyboard, too?
Q: What does the woman imply?
Section B Directions:
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of
what I wanted to do. My degree, with honors, in English literature had not really prepared me for
anything practical. I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea
how to do that. That’s when I learned about the Lighthouse Project.
I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about
the experiences of previous volunteers. I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be
away from my family and friends for a very long time. After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone. Severalmonths later, I finally received a call asking me to report for duty. I would be going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria.
After completing my training, I was sent to the village, which was in desperate need of
proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they showed me great kindness,
offering their homes and food as if I were their own family. I was asked to lead a small team of
local people in building a new schoolhouse. Sometime during that period, I realized that all those
things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere
with the local language. I returned to the United States a different man. The Lighthouse Project
changed my life forever.
Questions:
11. What do we know about the speaker’s college education?
12. How did the speaker finally get the chance to volunteer in Nigeria as a member of the
Lighthouse Project?
13. What can we infer from the speaker’s experiences in Nigeria?
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
An Air Asia plane went missing in stormy weather on December 28 as it flew from Indonesia
to Singapore, killing all aboard. Police said that the black box was believed to be buried in the
seabed close to where the tail was found. The challenge is that the sounds sending out from the
black box are very faint. If a ship passes by, the sounds will be drowned out. So they really need
calm waters. To aid the tracking of the signals, the engines of the warships involved in the search
operation will be turned off today.
The United States reported that the unemployment rate reached a nine-year low. The
numbers support expectations that the U.S. economy will strengthen further this year even as
overseas economies suffer. The Labor Department said yesterday that employers added 252,000
jobs last month and 50,000 more in October and November combined than it had previously
estimated. The jobless rate dropped to 5.6 percent from 5.8 percent in November. The rate is at
its lowest point since 2008.
China will launch its first direct air route to the Caribbean on September 28, according to an
announcement by Air China. Operated by Air China three times a week, the new route will fly
from Beijing to Havana, with a stop in Montreal to refuel, marking a huge cut in travel time
between China and the Caribbean.
Questions:
14. What action will be taken to search for the signal from the black box?
15. What is the current economic condition in the United States?
16. Where will the plane stop to refuel on its direct route to the Caribbean?
Questions 17 and 18 are based on the following conversation.
M: Hello, may I talk to David Jackson, please?
W: Sorry, he is not here at the moment. Would you like to leave a message?
M: Yes, please. This is Peter Jones calling from Amazon Trading Company. Could you tell him that
tomorrow’s dinner has been put off to next Wednesday? The time remains unchanged, at 6:30 in
the evening.
W: OK. May I have your phone number, please?M: Yes, it is 33789274. By the way, would you remind him that he still needs to deliver a
presentation to our entire staff at the dinner?
W: No problem. Anything else?
M: Nothing else. Thank you very much.
Questions:
17. Who comes from Amazon Trading Company?
18. When will the dinner party be held?
Questions 19 and 20 are based on the following conversation.
M: Excuse me, Madam. I am Albert Shaw from Cambridge. I am now doing a survey on people’s
shopping habits for my graduate project. Could you spare a few minutes for a short interview?
W: Sure. Go ahead, please.
M: Do you like shopping online?
W: To be frank, no. Middle-aged people like me still prefer the traditional way, I think.
M: What drives you away from online shopping, then?
W: Oh, the major reason is that I am not good at computer stuff and my children moved out
when they had their own households.
M: Where do you usually shop then?
W: Normally, I go shopping twice a week. I usually shop at big shopping centers. Those small
shops on the streets hold no appeal to me.
M: When choosing a product, what do you pay attention to most?
W: Quality, of course. I don’t care much about its price as long as it is worth the price. And a good
brand is always a guarantee of quality.
M: That is all I want to know about. Thank you for your cooperation.
W: You are welcome.
Questions:
19. What is the topic of the man’s survey?
20. What does the woman pay great attention to when shopping?
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