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2015年上海高考英语听力试题one 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've heard. One, sorry, sir, your room will be ready soon. Don't you understand? I want to have a rest immediately question. how does the man feel? too. Do I have to come back for further treatment? No, but you need to come and have your teeth cleaned regularly. Question, where does the conversation most probably take place? Three, I ve read all your books. You've just written a new one, haven't you? Yes, it's about a film star and will be translated into several languages. Question, what is most probable about the man? For could you bring my calculator back? I need IT for my math homework. Sorry, I dropped IT and now the on button doesn't light up. Question, what is the man's problem? Five, andy, you've been standing in front of that sandwich counter forever. Sorry, I just wish they didn't give me so many choices. What can we learn from the conversation? Six, miss chen, I was wondering if you could find out how I did on the midterm exam. Sorry, doctor writes out of town, and i'm not in the position to give out that kind of information. question. What does the woman mean? Seven, what we need is a roommate who is need in clean. Let's write that in the advertisement neatness almost question. what are the two speakers most probably going to do? Eight, I hear that bob is planning to study abroad. Not if I can talk him out of IT believe me. I'm trying . question, what does the woman imply? Nine is the snack bar always this deserted? It's the end of the semester. Everyone's in the . library question, what does the men apply? Ten, look, it's going to poor. You'd Better put your bike in the garage. Why bother? It's been through a lot worse, and IT still works fine. Question, what will the woman most probably do? Section b directions in section b, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passengers. 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've heard. Questions eleven through thirteen are based on the following passage. In cities all over the world, people go to cafe to relax alone or with friends. But in many caves in korea, you can do more than that. You can relax and play with dogs at new dog cafe es, the snowy y cafe is one of them. The dogs there are in cages around the room. First you choose a dog, then IT comes out of its cage. You can buy food for IT. The warehouse is different from the snooky cafe. You don't have to choose a dog at the bathhouse. All the dogs sit, play or run around while people drink coffee and eat sandwiches. You can play with all the dogs at the bathhouse. Lorton goes to the snoopy cafe about once a week. SHE likes to play with princess, her favourite dog. SHE often imposed food for princess, too. Lorry likes to go to the snowy cafe for many reasons. I love dogs, SHE says, but my apartment is too small for a dog. Also, dogs don't like to be alone, and I work all day. So when Lorry needs to have some fun with a pet, he goes to the dark cafe to see princess dog. Cafes are very popular in korea, but they are not cheap. A cup of coffee costs about three dollars and fifty cents, but the fun is free. Now listen again, please. In cities all over the world, people go to cafe to relax alone or with friends. But in many caves in korea, you can do more than that. You can relax and play with dogs. Add new dog cafes. The snooky cafe is one of them. The dogs there are in cages around the room. First you choose a dog, then IT comes out of its cage. You can buy food for IT. The warehouse is different from the snooky cafe. You don't have to choose a dog at the all the dogs sit, play or run around while people drink coffee and eat sandwiches. You can play with all the dogs at the bathhouse. Lorry town goes to the snooky cafe about once a week. SHE likes to play with princess, her favourite dog. SHE often buys food for princess, too. Lorry likes to go to the snowman y cafe for many reasons. I love dogs, SHE says, but my apartment is too small for a dog. Also, dogs don't like to be alone, and I work all day. So when Lorry needs to have some fun with a pet, he goes to the dark cafe to see princess dog. Cafes are very popular in korea, but they are not cheap. A cup of coffee costs about three dollars and fifty cents, but the fun is free. Questions eleven, how is the bell house different from the snooky cafe? Twelve, why does Lorry like go to the snowy cafe? Thirteen, what is the passage mainly about? Questions fourteen through sixteen are based on the following passage. We are hearing a lot these days about downshifting. So what is IT? The term dow shifting first appeared in nineteen ninety four. IT was coined by the trans research institute to describe a new philosophy by which high achiever s at work choose a lower salary in exchange for a Better quality of life. According to a recent study, four out of ten people under thirty five years old are planning to downshift from stressful jobs to a slower pace of life. Is not just a dream of the Young, IT is also popular with thirty five to fifty four year olds, twelve percent of whom are making plans to downshift, six percent hoping to have done so in the next two years. The study found that seven percent of workers had already downshifted. Doctor Lucy grant is ecologist, looking at the phenomenon, believes that down shifting is a dream that more and more people want to turn into a reality. People are not satisfied with their lives and they want to make changes. However, doctor grant adds that some people will hesitate because they don't actually believe they can make that happen, while others were rush into downfall to discover that their dreams end up with a financial crisis. So it's something that requires a lot of thought and planning to . get right now. Listen again, please. We are hearing a lot these days about down shifting. So what is IT? The term down shifting first appeared in nineteen ninety four. IT was coined by the trends research institute to describe a new philosophy by which high achiever s at work choose a lower salary in exchange for a Better quality of life, according to a recent study, four out of ten people under thirty five years old are planning to downshift from stressful jobs to a slower pace of life is not just a dream of the Young. IT is also popular with thirty five to fifty four year old, twelve percent of whom are making plans to downshift, six percent hoping to have done so in the next two years. The study found that seven percent of workers had already downshifted. Doctor Lucy grand, a ecologist looking at the phenomenon, believes that downshifting is a dream that more and more people want to turn into a reality. People are not satisfied with their lives and they want to make changes. However, doctor grant adds that some people will hesitate because they don't actually believe they can make that happen, while others were rush into downshifting to discover that their dreams end up with a financial crisis. So it's something that requires a lot of thought and planning to . get right questions. Fourteen, according to the passage, what is down shifting? Fifteen, according to a recent study, what is the percentage of workers who have already downshifted. Sixteen in Lucy grand opinion, why does dom shifting require a lot of thought and planning? Section sea directions in sections sea, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be red twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the number of blanks with the information you have heard, write your answers on the answer . sheet blank, seventeen through twenty are based on the following conversation. S, R, T, electricity. Can I help you? Yes, I have a problem with my electricity. Sorry to hear that your account number, please. It's X, W, nine, four, seven, zero, two. Okay, um are not say that we are arranged for an engineer to visit your house yesterday. Did he check the electricity? No, he didn't. Five minutes after he arrived, he had an emergency call and left. I'm very sorry. I can arrange for another engineer to visit you on wednesday. Okay, but I have a meeting that morning. Do you have an exact time for his visit? Is two o'clock okay for you? Yes, that's fine. Thank you. No problem. Now listen again, please. S, R, T, electricity. Can I help you? Yes, I have a problem with my electricity. Sorry to hear that you're a count number, please. It's XW nine four, seven zero two. okay. Um our note say that we arranged for an engineer to visit your house yesterday. Did he check the electricity? No, he didn't. Five minutes after he arrived, he had an emergency call and left. I'm very sorry. I can arrange for another engineer to visit you on wednesday. Okay, but I have a meeting that morning. Do you have an exact time for his visit? Is two o'clock okay for you? Yes, that's fine. Thank you. No problem. Blinks twenty one to twenty four are based on the following conversation. Mount killen jo is the talus mountain in africa. Climbing IT is no small task, especially for a group of seven who are all disabled in some way. Here we have one of the climbers, mike, to share his experience. How do you feel about the climb? Mike. IT was a lot more difficult than we had expected, but we persevered and made IT. What did you choose to conquer such a height? We regarded this as a chance to prove the human spirit. really a tough journey. What did you do in time of difficulty? We turn to each other for inspiration as we continued on the way to the peak. So did you keep a record of the adventure? Yes, we kept a diary of our travels online. How long did the adventure . last thirty days? And we reached the top on june fifth. Getting to the top was definitely the high point. Thank you, mike. Now listen again, please. Mount killen jarrow is the tallest mountain in africa. Climbing IT is no small task, especially for a group of seven who are all disabled in some way. Here we have one of the climbers, mike, to share his experience. How do you feel about the climb? mike? IT was a lot more difficult than we had expected, but we persevered and made IT. What did you choose to conquer such a height? We regarded this as a chance to prove the human spirit. really a tough journey. What did you do in time of difficulty? We turn to each other for inspiration as we continued on the way to the peak. So did you keep a record of the adventure? Yes, we kept a diary of our travels online. How long did the adventure . last thirty days? And we reached the top on june. Faith. getting to the top was definitely the high point. Thank you, mike.
2015年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(上海卷)
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(填空题)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)
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 conversation and the question 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.
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A. impatient B. confused C. pleased D. regretful
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A. at a bus stop B. at a laundry C. at the dentist’s D. at the chemist’s
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A. An actor B. A salesman C. A translator D. A writer
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A. He lost his classmate’s homework. B. He can’t help the woman with her math.
C. He broke the woman’s calculator. D. He doesn’t know where the “on” button is.
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A. The woman should go to another counter.
B. The woman gives the man so many choices.
C. The man dislike the sandwiches offered there.
D. The man is having trouble deciding what to eat.
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A. She has no idea where to find the man’s exam result.
B. She isn’t allowed to tell students their grades.
C. Dr. White hasn’t finish grading the papers.
D. Dr. White doesn’t want to be contacted while he’s away.
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A. Move to a neat dormitory B. Find a person to share their apartment
C. Clean the room with the roommate D. Write an article about their roommate
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A. Bob won’t take her advice
B. Bob doesn’t want to go abroad
C. She doesn’t think Bob should study overseas
D. She hasn’t talked to Bob since he went aboard
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A. The snack bar isn’t usually so empty. B. Dessert is served in the snack bar.
C. The snack bar is near the library. D. Snacks aren’t allowed in the library.
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A. Take her bicycle to the repair shop. B. Leave her bicycle outside.
C. Clean the garage after the rain stops. D. Check if the garage is dry.
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.
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
11.
A. It helps care for customers’ dogs.
B. You have to buy food for dogs.
C. None of the dogs are caged.
D. There is a dog named Princess.
12.
A. She likes the food there.
B. She enjoys the fun with a pet.
C. She can have free coffee.
D. She doesn’t like to be alone.
13.
A. A new kind of cafe.
B. A new brand of cafe.
C. A new home for pets.
D. A new way to raise pets.
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
14.
A. A trend that high achievers are given a lower salary.
B. A view that life quality is more important than pay.
C. A dream of the young for fast-paced jobs.
D. A new term created by high achievers.
15. A. 10% B. 12% C. 6% D. 7%
16.
A. People are less satisfied with their lives.
B. The financial investment may increase.
C. Well-paid jobs are not easy to find.
D. Unexpected problems may arise.
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.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.
SRT
Service Notes
Account No.: ___17___
Service Request: Check the ___18___
Solutions: Send another ___19___ (2 pm on ___20___
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
In what way are these climbers special?
They are all ___21___.
Why did they choose to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro?
___22___.
What did they do in time of difficulty?
They persevered, ___23___each other.
How did they record their adventure?
By keeping ___24___.
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)
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.
Gift from a stranger
My local supermarket is always busy. The first parking space I found was convenient, but I’d noticed a woman in a blue car circling for a while. ____25____ I was in a good mood, I let her have it. On the edge of the car park I backed into the next available spot — it was a tight fit.
Pretty soon I’d made my way through the supermarket and was back in the fresh air. Feeling good, I ____26____ (empty) my purse change into the hands of a homeless man and helped a struggling woman reverse park (倒车).
Just as I approached my car, 1 saw the woman I’d let have my car space earlier. She was giving me____27____odd look — half puzzled, half intent (热切的). I smiled and wished her a pleasant day. As I squeezed back into my car, I spotted the same lady____28____ (look) in at me. "Hello," she said, hesitantly. "This____29____sound crazy but I was on my way to drop some of my mother’s things off at the charity bins.” You are just so much____30____her.” You helped those people, I noticed, and you seemed so happy.” She looked at me meaningfully and passed a box in through the window. “I think she would like you to have it.” ____31____ (shock), I took it from her automatically. She smiled and walked away.
After a pause, I opened the box. Inside was a beautiful gold necklace with a large grey pearl. It was____32____ (nice) gift I’d ever received, and it was from a complete stranger. The necklace was around my neck, a warm reminder of human kindness.
(B)
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.
Ask helpful Hannah
Dear helpful Hannah,
I’ve got a problem with my husband, Sam. He bought a smart phone a couple of months ago and he took it on our recent ski vacation to Colorado, it was a great trip except for one problem. He has a constant urge ____33____ (check) for next messages; he checks his phone every five minutes! He’s so addicted to it that he just can’t stand the idea ____34____ there may be an important text. He can’t help checking even at inappropriate times like when we are eating in a restaurant and I am talking to him! He behaves ____35____ any small amount of boredom can make him feel the need to check his phone even when he know he shouldn’t. The temptation to see ____36____ is connecting him is just too great. When I ask him to put down the phone and stop ____37____ (ignore) me, he say, “In a minute.” but still checks to see if ____38____ has posted something new on the Internet. Our life ____39____ (interrupt). If we go somewhere and I ask him to have the phone at home, he suffers from withdrawal symptom. May this dependency on his smart phone has become more than an everyday problem.
I recently read an article about “nomophobia,” ____40____ is a real illness people can’t suffer from the fear of being without your phone! I am worried that Sam maybe suffering from this illness because he feels anxious if he doesn’t have his phone with him, even for a short time.
Who would have thought that little devices like these could have brought so much trouble!
Sick and Tired Sadie
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. access B. alternatives C. designed D. confirmed E. conflicting F. elements G. function H. innovative I. prospective J. separate K. supporting
Considering how much time people spend in offices, it is important that work spaces be well designed. Well-designed office spaces help create a corporation’s image. They motivate workers, and they make an impression on people who visit and might be potential, or ____41____ , customers. They make businesses work better, and they are a part of the corporate culture to live in.
As we move away from an industrial-based economy to a knowledge-based one, office designers have come up with ____42____ to the traditional work environments of the past. The design industry has moved away from a fixed office setup and created more flexible “strategic management environments.” These ____43____ solutions are meant to support better organizational performance.
As employee hierarchies (等级制度) have flattened, or decreased, office designers’ response to this change has been to move open-plan areas to more desirable locations within the office and create fewer formal private offices. The need for increased flexibility has also been ____44____ by changes in workstation design. Office and work spaces often are not ____45____ to a given person on a permanent basis. Because of changes to methods of working, new design allow for expansion or movement of desks, storage, and equipment within the workplace. Another important design goal is communication, which designers have improved by breaking the walls that ____46____ workstations. Designers have also created informal gathering places and upgraded employees’ ____47____ to heavily trafficked areas such as copy and coffee rooms.
Corporate and institutional office designers often struggle to resolve a number of competing and often ____48____ demands, including budgetary limits, employee hierarchies and technological innovation (especially in relation to computerization). These demands must also be balanced with the need to create interiors (内饰) that in some way enhance, establish or possess a company’s image and will enable employees to ____49____ at their best.
All these _____50_____ of office design are related. The most successful office designs are like good marriage — the well-designed office and the employees that occupy it are seemingly made for each other.
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.
If you studied pictures that ancient people left on rock walls and you tried to determine their meaning, you would not detect interest in romance among the artists. ____51____, you would see plenty of animals with people running after them. Life for ancient people’s earned to center on hunting and gathering wild foods for meals.
In modern times, when food is available in grocery stores, finding love is more ____52____ in people’s lives. The ____53____ is all around us. It is easy to prepare a list of modern stories having to do with love. An endless number of books and movies qualify as love stories in popular culture.
Researchers are studying whether love, a highly valued emotional state, can be ____54____. They ask, what is love? Toothpaste companies want us to think attraction is all about clean teeth, but clean teeth go only so far. Scientists wonder how much the brain gets involved. You have probably heard that opposites attract but that ____55____ attract, too. One thing is certain: The truth about love is not yet set in stone.
First Impression
To help determine the ____56____ of attraction researchers paired 164 college classmates and had them talk for 3, 6 or 10 minutes so they could get a sense of each other’s individuality. Then students were asked to ____57____ what kind of relationship they were likely to build with their partners. After nine weeks, they reported what happened.
As it turned out, their ____58____ judgments often held true. Students seemed to ____59____ at an early stage who would best fit into their lives.
The _____60_____ Knows
Scientists have also turned to nonhumans to increase understanding of attraction. Many animals give off pheromones — natural chemicals that can be detected by, and then can produce a response in, other animals of the same species. Pheromones can signal that an animal is either ready to fight or is feeling _____61_____ to partnerships. In contrast, humans do not seem to be as _____62_____ as other animals at detecting such chemicals. Smell, however, does seem to play a part in human attraction. Although we may not be aware of chemicals like pheromones consciously, we give and receive loads of information through smell in every interaction with other people.
Face Value
Being fond of someone seems to have a number of factors including seeing something we find attractive. Researchers had people judge faces for _____63_____. The participants had 0.013 seconds to view each face, yet somehow they generally considered the images the same as people who had more time to study the same faces. The way we _____64_____ attractiveness seem to be somewhat automatic.
When shown an attractive face and then words with good or bad associations, people responded to _____65_____ words faster after viewing an attractive face. Seeing something attractive seems to cause happy thinking.
51. A. Instead B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise
52. A. romantic B. stressful C. central D. artificial
53. A. priority B. proof C. possibility D. principle
54. A. tested B. impressed C. changed D. created
55. A. appearances B. virtues C. similarities D. passions
56. A. illustrations B. implications C. ingredients D. intentions
57. A. predict B. investigate C. diagnose D. recall
58. A. critical B. initial C. random D. mature
59. A. memorize B. distinguish C. negotiate D. question
60. A. Nose B. Eye C. Heart D. Hand
61. A. open B. alert C. resistant D. superior
62. A. disappointed B. amazed C. confused D. gifted
63. A. emotion B. attractiveness C. individuality D. signals
64. A. enhance B. possess C. maintain D. assess
65. A. familiar B. plain C. positive D. irritating
第二部分: 阅读理解(第一节共20小题,第二节5小题;每小题2分,满分50分)
阅读下列材料,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
Look to many of history’s cultural symbols, and there you’ll find an ancestor of Frosty, the snowman in the movie Frozen. It appeared on some of the first postcards, starred in some of the earliest silent movies, and was the subject of a couple of the earliest photos, dating all the way back to the 1800s. I discovered even more about one of humanity’s earliest forms of life art during several years of research around the world.
For example, snowmen were a phenomenon in the Middle Ages, built with great skill and thought. At a time of limited means of expression, snow was like free art supplies dropped from the sky. It was a popular activity for couples to leisurely walk through town to view the temporary works of chilly art. Some were created by famous artists, including a 19-year-old Michelangelo, who in 1494 was appointed by the ruler of Florence, Italy, to build a snowman in his mansion’s courtyard.
The Miracle of 1511 took place during six freezing works called the Winter of Death. The city of Brussels was covered in snowmen—an impressive scene that told stories on every street corner. Some were political in nature, criticizing the church and government. Some were a reflection of people’s imagination. For the people of Brussels, this was a defining moment of defining freedom. At least until spring arrived, by which time they were dealing with damaging floods.
If you fear the heyday of the snowman has passed, don’t worry: I’ve learned that some explosive snowman history is still being made today. Every year since 1818, the people of Zurich, Switzerland, celebrate the beginning of spring by blowing up a snowman. On the third Monday of April, the holiday Sechselauten is kicked off when a cotton snowman called the Boogg is stuffed with explosive and paraded through town by bakers and other tradesmen who throw bread to the crowds. The parade ends with the Boogg being placed on a 40-foot pile of firewood. After the bells of the Church of St. Peter have rung six times, representing the passing of winter, the pile is lit. When the snowman explodes, winter is considered officially over—the quicker it is burnt down, the longer summer is said to be.
66. According to the passage, why did snowmen become a phenomenon in the Middle Ages?
A. People thought of snow as holy art supplies.
B. People longed to see masterpieces of snow.
C. Building snowmen was a way for people to express themselves.
D. Building snowmen helped people develop their skill and thought.
67. “The heyday of the snowman” (paragraph 4) means the time when___________.
A. snowmen were made mainly by artists
B. snowmen enjoyed great popularity
C. snowmen were politically criticized
D. snowmen caused damaging floods
68. In Zurich, the blowing up of the Boogg symbolizes__________________.
A. the start of the parade
B. the coming of a longer summer
C. the passing of the winter
D. the success of tradesmen
69. What can be concluded about snowmen from the passage?
A. They were appreciated in history
B. They have lost their value
C. They were related to movies
D. They vary in shape and size
B
The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) is the first full-length feature film made by directors Nick Park and Steve Box with their amazing plasticine (粘土) characters Wallace and Gromit. It won an Oscar in 2006, and if you watch it, you’ll understand why. It’s an absolutely brilliant cartoon comedy.
Cheese-loving inventor Wallace and his brainy dog Gromit have started a company to protect the town’s vegetables from hungry rabbits. However, just before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition, an enormous rabbit begins terrorising the town. It is attacking all the vegetables and destroying everything in its path. The competition organizer, Lady Tottington, hires Wallace and Gromit to catch the monster alive. But they will have to find the were-rabbit before gun-crazy hunter Victor Quartermaine who is desperate to kill it.
The screenplay is witty and full of amusing visual jokes. As usual, the voice of Peter Sallis is absolutely perfect for the role of Wallace, and Gromit is so beautifully brought to life, he can express a huge range of emotions without saying a word. And both Helena Bonham-Carter, who plays the part of Lady Tottington, and Ralph Fiennes as Victor are really funny.
To sum up, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is an amazing film which is suitable for both children and adults. If you liked Wallace and Gromit’s previous adventures and you appreciate the British sense of humour, you’ll love this film. Don’t miss it!
70. In the film review, what is paragraph A mainly about?
A. The introduction to the leading roles. B. The writer’s opinion of acting.
C. The writer’s comments on the story. D. The background information.
71. According to the film review, “monster”(paragraph B)refers to ______.
A. a gun-crazy hunter B. a brainy dog C. a scary rabbit D. a giant vegetable
72. Which of the following is a reason why the writer recommends the film?
A. It’s full of wit and humour.
B. Its characters show feelings without words.
C. It is an adventure film directed by Peter Sallis.
D. It is about the harmony between man and animals.
C
One of the executives gathered at the Aspen Institute for a day-long leadership workshop using the works of Shakespeare was discussing the role of Brutus in the death of Julius Caesar. “Brutus was not an honorable man,” he said. “He was a traitor(叛徒). And he murdered someone in cold blood.” The agreement was that Brutus had acted with cruelty when other options were available to him. He made a bad decision, they said—at least as it was presented by Shakespeare—to take the lead in murdering Julius Caesar. And though one of the executives acknowledged that Brutus had the good of the republic in mind, Caesar was nevertheless his superior. “You have to endeavor,” the executives said, “our policy is to obey the chain of command.”
During the last few years, business executives and book writers looking for a new way to advise corporate America have been exploiting Shakespeare’s wisdom for profitable ends. None more so than husband and wife team Kenneth and Carol Adelman, well-known advisers to the White House, who started up a training company called “Movers and Shakespeares”. They are amateur Shakespeare scholars and Shakespeare lovers, and they have combined their passion and their high level contacts into a management training business. They conduct between 30 and 40 workshops annually, focusing on half a dozen different plays, mostly for corporations, but also for government agencies.
The workshops all take the same form, focusing on a single play as a kind of case study, and using individual scenes as specific lessons. In Julius Caesar , sly provocation(狡诈挑唆) of Brutus to take up arms against the what was a basis for a discussion of methods of team building and grass roots organism.
Although neither of the Adelmans is academically trained in literature, the programmes, contain plenty of Shakespeare tradition and background. Their workshop on Henry V, for example, includes a helpful explanation of Henry’s winning strategy at the Battle of Agincourt. But they do come to the text with a few biases (偏向): their reading of Henry V minimizes his misuse of power. Instead, they emphasize the story of the youth who seizes opportunity and becomes a masterful leader. And at the workshop on Caesar, Mr. Adelmans had little good to say about Brutus, saying “the noblest Roman of them all” couldn’t make his mind up about things.
Many of the participants pointed to very specific elements in the play that they felt related Caesar’s pride, which led to his murder, and Brutus’s mistakes in leading the after the murder, they said, raise vital questions for anyone serving as a business when and ho w do you resist the boss?
73. According to paragraph 1, what did all the executives think of Brutus?
A. Cruel. B. Superior.
C. Honorable. D. Bade
74. According to the passage, the Adelmans set up “Movers and Shakespeares” to ________.
A. help executives to understand Shakespeare’s plays better
B. give advice on leadership by analyzing Shakespeare’s plays
C. provide case studies of Shakespeare’s plays in literature workshops
D. guide government agencies to follow the characters in Shakespeare’s plays.
75. Why do the Adelmans conduct a workshop on Henry V?
A. To highlight the importance of catching opportunities.
B. To encourage masterful leaders to plan strategies to win.
C. To illustrate the harm of prejudices in management.
D. To warn executives against power misuse.
76. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.
A. the Adelmans’ programme proves biased as the roles of characters are maximized.
B. executives feel bored with too many specific elements of Shakespeare’s plays.
C. the Adelmans will make more profits if they are professional scholars.
D. Shakespeare has played an important role in the management field.
77 The best title for the passage is _____.
A. Shakespeare’s plays: Executives reconsider corporate culture
B. Shakespeare’s plays: An essential key to business success
C. Shakespeare’s plays: a lesson for business motivation
D. Shakespeare’s plays: Dramatic training brings dramatic results
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Youth sport has the potential to accomplish three important objectives in children’s development. First, sport programs can provide youth with opportunities to be physically active, which can lead to improved physical health. Second, youth sport programs have long been considered important to youth’s psychosocial development, providing opportunities to learn important life skills such as cooperation, discipline, leadership, and self-control. Third, youth sport programs are critical for the learning of motor skills; these motor skills serve as a foundation for future national sport stars and recreational adult sport participants. When coachers develop activities for youth practices and when sport organizations design youth-sport programs, they must consider the implication of deliberate play and deliberate practice.
Research from Telama (2006) states that regular participation in deliberate play or deliberate practice activities during childhood and youth (ages nine to eighteen) increases the likelihood of participation in sports during adulthood by six times for both males and females. Côté (2002) defines deliberate play activities in sport as those designed to maximize enjoyment. These activities are regulated by flexible rules adapted from standardized sport rules and are set up by the children or by an involved adult. Children typically change rules to find a point where their game is similar to the actual sport but still allows for play at their level. For example, children may change soccer and basketball rules to suit their needs and environment (e.g. in the street. on a playing field or in someone’s backyard) . When involved in deliberate play activities, children are less concerned with the outcome of their outcome of their behavior. (whether they win or lose) than with the behavior. (having fun).
On the other hand Ericsson (1993) suggests that the most effective learning occurs through involvement in highly structured activities defined as deliberate practice. Deliberate practice activities require effort, produce no immediate rewards, and are motivated by the goal of improving performance rather than the goal of enjoyment. When individuals are involved in deliberate play, they experiment with different combinations of behaviors, but not necessarily in the most effective way to improve performance. In contrast, when individuals are involved in deliberate practice, they exhibit behavior. focused on improving performance by the most effective means available. For example, the backhand skills in tennis could be learned and improved over time by playing matches or by creating fun practice situations. However, players could more effectively improve their backhand performance by practicing drills that might be considered less enjoyable. Although drills are used in most effective means available practice might not be the most enjoyable, they might be the most relevant to improving performance.
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS )
78. Besides the learning of motor skills, what are the other two important objectives of youth sport?
______________________________________________
79. If children participate in deliberate play or deliberate practice activities, they are more likely to ________________.
80. In deliberate play activities, what do children do to maximize enjoyment?
______________________________________________
81. In contrast to deliberate play, deliberate practice is aimed at ____________.
第II卷 (共47分)
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
82. 美食是人们造访上海的乐趣之一。 (visit)(汉译英)
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83. 街头艺术家运用创意将鲜艳明亮的色彩带进了老社区。 (bring)(汉译英)
_______________________________________________________
84. 在你生命中,如果有一个人你需要对他说对不起,那么就去向他道歉吧。 (apology)(汉译英)
_______________________________________________________
85. 这个游戏的独特之处在于它让孩子学会如何应对现实生活中的问题。 (what)(汉译英)
_______________________________________________________
86. 申请材料需要精心准备,这样你心仪的学校才会对你的能力有全面、准确地了解。 (in order that)(汉译英)
_______________________________________________________
II. Guided Writing
87. Directions: Write an English composition in 120–150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
学校即将举办“读书节”,目前正广泛征集“读书节”宣传册图片。假设你是该校学生潘阳,你已找到以下三幅图片,决定给读书节组委会写一封信,推荐其中一幅,你的信须包括以下内容:
1. 简单描述你想推荐的那幅图片;
2. 阐述你用这幅图片宣传“读书节”的理由。
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2015年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(上海卷)
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(填空题)在答题纸上,做在试卷上一律不得分。
答题前,务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名,并将核对后的条形码贴在指定位置上,在答题纸反面清楚地填写姓名。
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 conversation and the question 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. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
A. impatient B. confused C. pleased D. regretful
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W:Sorry sir, your room will be ready soon.
M:Don’t you understand? I want to have a rest immediately.
Q:How does the man feel?
2. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
A. at a bus stop B. at a laundry C. at the dentist’s D. at the chemist’s
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】M: Do I have the time back for further treatment?
W: No, but you need to come and have your teeth clean regularly.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
3. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
A. An actor B. A salesman C. A translator D. A writer
【答案】D
【解析】
【原文】W: I have read all your books. You have just written a new one, haven’t you?
M: Yes, it’s about a film star and will be translated into several languages.
Q: What is most probably the man?
4. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
A. He lost his classmate’s homework. B. He can’t help the woman with her math.
C. He broke the woman’s calculator. D. He doesn’t know where the “on” button is.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: Could you bring my calculator back? I need it for my math homework.
M: Sorry, I dropped it and now the ON button doesn’t light up.
Q: What is the man’s problem?
5. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
A. The woman should go to another counter.
B. The woman gives the man so many choices.
C. The man dislike the sandwiches offered there.
D. The man is having trouble deciding what to eat.
【答案】D
【解析】
【原文】W: Andy, you’ve been standing in front of that sandwich counter forever.
M: Sorry, I just wish they didn’t give me so many choices.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
6. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
A. She has no idea where to find the man’s exam result.
B. She isn’t allowed to tell students their grades.
C. Dr. White hasn’t finish grading the papers.
D. Dr. White doesn’t want to be contacted while he’s away.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: Miss Chan, I was wondering if you could find out how I did on the middle term exam?
W: Sorry, Doctor White is out of town and I’m not in the position to give out that kind of information.
Q:What does the woman mean?
7. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
A. Move to a neat dormitory B. Find a person to share their apartment
C. Clean the room with the roommate D. Write an article about their roommate
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: What we need is a roommate who is neat and clean.
M: Let’s write that in the advertisement—Neatness, a must.
Q:What are the two speakers most probably going to do?
8. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
A. Bob won’t take her advice
B. Bob doesn’t want to go abroad
C. She doesn’t think Bob should study overseas
D. She hasn’t talked to Bob since he went aboard
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】M: I hear that Bob is planning to study abroad.
W: Not if I can talk him out of it. Believe me, I’m trying.
Q: What does the woman imply?
9. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
A. The snack bar isn’t usually so empty. B. Dessert is served in the snack bar.
C. The snack bar is near the library. D. Snacks aren’t allowed in the library.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】M: Is this the snack bar always deserted?
W: It’s the end of the semester. Everyone is in the library.
Q: What does the man imply?
10. 【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
A. Take her bicycle to the repair shop. B. Leave her bicycle outside.
C. Clean the garage after the rain stops. D. Check if the garage is dry.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: Look! It’s going to pour. You’d better put your bike in the garage.
W: Why bother? It’s been through a lot worse and still works fine.
Q: What will the woman most probably do?
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.
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
11.
A. It helps care for customers’ dogs.
B. You have to buy food for dogs.
C. None of the dogs are caged.
D. There is a dog named Princess.
12.
A. She likes the food there.
B. She enjoys the fun with a pet.
C. She can have free coffee.
D. She doesn’t like to be alone.
13.
A. A new kind of cafe.
B. A new brand of cafe.
C. A new home for pets.
D. A new way to raise pets.
【答案】11. C 12. B 13. A
【解析】
【原文】In cities all over the world, people go to cafés to relax alone or with friends. But in many cafes in Korea, you can do more than that. You can relax, and play with dogs at new dog cafes. The Snoopy Café is one of them. The dogs there are in cages around the room. First, you choose the dog. Then it comes out of its cage. You can buy food for it. The Ball House is different from the Snoopy Café. You don’t have to choose a dog at the Ball House. All the dogs sit, play, or run around while people drink coffee and eat sandwiches. You can play with all the dogs at the Ball House. Lori Chon goes to the Ball House about once a week. She likes to play with Princess, her favorite dog. She often buys food for Princess, too. Lori likes to go to the Snoopy Café for many reasons. “I love dogs” she says, “but my apartment is too small for a dog. Also, dogs don’t like to be alone, and I work all day”. So when Lori needs to have some fun with the pet, she goes to the dog café to see Princess. Dog cafes are very popular in Korea, but they are not cheap. A cup of coffee costs about three dollars and fifty cents, but the fun is free.
Questions.
1. How is the Ball House different from the Snoopy Café?
2. Why does Lori like going to the Snoopy Café?
3. What is the passage mainly about?
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
14.
A. A trend that high achievers are given a lower salary.
B. A view that life quality is more important than pay.
C. A dream of the young for fast-paced jobs.
D. A new term created by high achievers.
15. A. 10% B. 12% C. 6% D. 7%
16.
A. People are less satisfied with their lives.
B. The financial investment may increase.
C. Well-paid jobs are not easy to find.
D. Unexpected problems may arise.
【答案】14. B 15. D 16. D
【解析】
【原文】We are hearing a lot these days about downshifting, so what is it? The term downshifting first appeared in 1994. It was coined by the Trans-research Institute to describe a new philosophy by which higher achievers at work chose a lower salary in exchange for a better quality of life. According to a recent study, 4 out of 10 people under 35 years old are planning to downshift from stressful jobs to a slower pace of life. It is not just the dream of the young, It is also popular with 35 to 54-year old, 12% of whom are making plans to downshift, 16% hoping to down so in next 2 years.
The study found that, 7% of workers had already downshifted. Doctor Lucy Grand, a psychologist looking at the phenomenon, believes that the downshifting is a dream that more and more people want to turn into a reality. People are not satisfied with their lives, and they want to make changes. However Doctor Grand adds, that some people will hesitate, because they don’t actually believe they can make it happen, while others will rush into downshifting to discover that their dream ends up with the financial crisis. So it’s something that requires a lot of thought and planning to get right.
Questions.
14. According to the passage, what is downshifting?
15. According to a recent study, what is the percentage of workers who have already downshifted?
16. In Lucy Grand’s opinion, why does downshifting require a lot of thought and planning?
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.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer.
SRT
Service Notes
Account No.: ___17___
Service Request: Check the ___18___
Solutions: Send another ___19___ (2 pm on ___20___
【答案】17. XW94702
18. electricity
19. engineer
20. Wednesday
【解析】
【原文】Madam: SRT electricity, can I help you?
Sir: Yes, I have a problem with my electricity.
Madam: Sorry to hear that. Your account number, please.
Sir: It’s XW94702.
Madam: OK. Our notes say that we arranged for an engineer to visit your house yesterday. Did he check the electricity?
Sir: No, he didn’t. Five minutes after he arrived, he had an emergency call and left.
Madam: I’m very sorry. I can arrange for another engineer to visit you on Wednesday.
Sir: Ok, but I have a meeting that morning. Do you have an exact time for his visit?
Madam: Is two o’clock OK for you?
Sir: Yes, that’s fine. Thank you.
Madam: No problem.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】
Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
In what way are these climbers special?
They are all ___21___.
Why did they choose to conquer Mount Kilimanjaro?
___22___.
What did they do in time of difficulty?
They persevered, ___23___each other.
How did they record their adventure?
By keeping ___24___.
【答案】21. disabled
22. the human spirit
23. inspiring
24. an online diary##a diary online
【解析】
【原文】Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa, climbing it is no small task, especially for a group of seven who are all disabled in some way. Here we have one of the climbers Mike to share his experience.
Madam: How do you feel about the climb, Mike?
Mike: It was a lot more difficult than we had expected, but we persevered and made it.
Madam: Why did you choose to conquer such a height?
Mike: We regard this as a chance to prove the human spirit.
Madam: Really a tough journey. What did you do in time of a difficulty?
Mike: We turned to each other for inspiration as we continued on the way to the peak.
Madam: So did you keep a record of the adventure?
Mike: Yes, we kept a diary of your troubles on line.
Madam: How long did the adventure last?
Mike: 30 days and we reached the top on June 5th.
Madam: Getting to the top was definitely the high point. Thank you, Mike.
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)
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.
Gift from a stranger
My local supermarket is always busy. The first parking space I found was convenient, but I’d noticed a woman in a blue car circling for a while. ____25____ I was in a good mood, I let her have it. On the edge of the car park I backed into the next available spot — it was a tight fit.
Pretty soon I’d made my way through the supermarket and was back in the fresh air. Feeling good, I ____26____ (empty) my purse change into the hands of a homeless man and helped a struggling woman reverse park (倒车).
Just as I approached my car, 1 saw the woman I’d let have my car space earlier. She was giving me____27____odd look — half puzzled, half intent (热切的). I smiled and wished her a pleasant day. As I squeezed back into my car, I spotted the same lady____28____ (look) in at me. "Hello," she said, hesitantly. "This____29____sound crazy but I was on my way to drop some of my mother’s things off at the charity bins.” You are just so much____30____her.” You helped those people, I noticed, and you seemed so happy.” She looked at me meaningfully and passed a box in through the window. “I think she would like you to have it.” ____31____ (shock), I took it from her automatically. She smiled and walked away.
After a pause, I opened the box. Inside was a beautiful gold necklace with a large grey pearl. It was____32____ (nice) gift I’d ever received, and it was from a complete stranger. The necklace was around my neck, a warm reminder of human kindness.
【答案】25. As##Because##Since
26. emptied
27. an 28. looking
29. might##may
30. like 31. Shocked
32. the nicest
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者好心地帮助别人,并意外收到来自一位作者主动把停车位让给她的妇女的礼物的故事,文章同时积极传播助人为乐待人友善的价值观。
25题详解】
考查原因状语从句。句意:因为我心情很好,我就让她先停车了。分析句子,“I was in a good mood” 是原因,“I let her have it”是结果,这里需要一个表示原因的连词,“as/because/since” 有“因为;由于”的意思,引导原因状语从句。位于句首,故填As/Because/Since。
【26题详解】
考查动词时态。句意:感觉很好,我把钱包里的零钱都掏了出来,交到一个无家可归的人手里,还帮助了一个费劲力气的女人倒车。根据上下文可知,这里描述的是过去发生的事情,“empty”作动词,意为 “倒出;把……弄空”,其过去式为 “emptied”,与后面的 “helped” 并列作谓语。故填emptied。
【27题详解】
考查冠词。句意:她奇怪地看了我一眼——半是困惑,半是专注。“look”在这里是可数名词,意为“表情”,“odd”读音以元音音素开头,“an odd look”表示泛指“一种奇怪的表情”。故填an。
【28题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:当我挤进车里时,我发现还是那位女士在看着我。“spot sb. doing sth.” 是固定用法,意为 “看见某人正在做某事”,这里表示看到那位女士正在朝里看 “我”,所以用现在分词“looking”作宾语补足语。故填looking。
【29题详解】
考查情态动词。句意:这听起来可能很疯狂,但我当时正准备把我妈妈的一些东西扔到慈善垃圾箱里。根据语境,女士说的话 “这听起来可能很疯狂”,“might/may”表示“可能”,语气比较委婉,符合语境。故填might/may。
【30题详解】
考查介词。句意:你太像她了。“be like”是固定短语,意为“像……”,介词短语作表语,这里说“你和她很像”。故填like。
【31题详解】
考查形容词。句意:吓了一跳,我下意识地从她手里拿了过来。根据句子结构,这里需要一个形容词作状语,修饰 “我” 的状态,“shock” 的形容词形式有“shocked”(感到震惊的,修饰人)和“shocking”(令人震惊的,修饰物),这里描述 “我” 的感受,所以用 “shocked”。位于句首,故填Shocked。
【32题详解】
考查形容词最高级。句意:这是我收到过的最好的礼物,而且还是一个完全陌生的人送的。根据“I’d ever received”可知,这里表示“这是我收到过的最好的礼物”,要用形容词的最高级形式,“nice”的最高级是“nicest”,且最高级前要加定冠词“the”。故填the nicest。
(B)
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.
Ask helpful Hannah
Dear helpful Hannah,
I’ve got a problem with my husband, Sam. He bought a smart phone a couple of months ago and he took it on our recent ski vacation to Colorado, it was a great trip except for one problem. He has a constant urge ____33____ (check) for next messages; he checks his phone every five minutes! He’s so addicted to it that he just can’t stand the idea ____34____ there may be an important text. He can’t help checking even at inappropriate times like when we are eating in a restaurant and I am talking to him! He behaves ____35____ any small amount of boredom can make him feel the need to check his phone even when he know he shouldn’t. The temptation to see ____36____ is connecting him is just too great. When I ask him to put down the phone and stop ____37____ (ignore) me, he say, “In a minute.” but still checks to see if ____38____ has posted something new on the Internet. Our life ____39____ (interrupt). If we go somewhere and I ask him to have the phone at home, he suffers from withdrawal symptom. May this dependency on his smart phone has become more than an everyday problem.
I recently read an article about “nomophobia,” ____40____ is a real illness people can’t suffer from the fear of being without your phone! I am worried that Sam maybe suffering from this illness because he feels anxious if he doesn’t have his phone with him, even for a short time.
Who would have thought that little devices like these could have brought so much trouble!
Sick and Tired Sadie
【答案】33. to check
34. that 35. as if##as though
36. who 37. ignoring
38. someone##somebody
39. has been interrupted##is being interrupted##is interrupted
40 which
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文,是一封求助信,作者的丈夫对手机上瘾,作者向Hannah求助。
【33题详解】
考查不定式。句意:他有一种不断查看下一条信息的冲动;他每五分钟检查一次手机!名词“urge”意为“冲动”,其后跟不定式作后置定语,have an urge to do sth.意为“有做某事的冲动”,因此空格处是不定式to check,不定式作后置定语。故填to check。
【34题详解】
考查同位语从句。句意:他是如此沉迷于它,以至于他无法忍受可能有一个重要的消息的想法。空格处引导的是同位语从句,解释说明抽象名词idea的具体内容,从句中不缺任何成分,且句子意思完整,因此空格处用that。故填that。
【35题详解】
考查方式状语从句。句意:他表现得好像任何一点无聊都会让他觉得有必要看手机,即使他知道他不应该看手机。空格处意为“好像”,是as if/as though,引导方式状语从句。故填as if/as though。
【36题详解】
考查宾语从句。句意:想知道是谁在联系他的诱惑实在太大了。空格处引导的是宾语从句,从句中缺乏主语,指人,意为“谁”,用连接代词who引导宾语从句。故填who。
【37题详解】
考查动名词。句意:当我让他放下电话,不再无视我时,他说:“等一下。”但仍然会查看某人是否在互联网上发布了新内容。“停止做某事”是stop doing sth.,因此空格处用动名词ignoring作宾语。故填ignoring。
【38题详解】
考查不定代词。句意:当我让他放下电话,不再无视我时,他说:“等一下。”但仍然会查看是否有人在互联网上发布了新内容。此空为if引导的宾语从句的主语,空格处意为“某人”,是不定代词someone/somebody,故填someone/somebody。
【39题详解】
考查时态,语态和主谓一致。句意:我们的生活被打乱了。主语Our life和谓语动词interrupt是被动关系,句子用被动语态,根据语境可知,句子可表示“生活已经被打乱”或“生活正在被打乱”或“生活现在被打乱了”,因此空格处用现在完成时的被动语态,即have/has been done;或现在进行时的被动语态,即am/is/are being done;或一般现在时的被动语态,即am/is/are done,主语life意为“生活”时是不可数名词。故填has been interrupted/is being interrupted/is interrupted。
【40题详解】
考查定语从句。句意:我最近读到一篇关于“无手机恐惧症”的文章,这是一种真正的疾病,人们无法忍受没有手机的恐惧!空格处引导非限制性定语从句,先行词“nomophobia”是物,关系词替代先行词在从句中作主语,因此空格处用关系代词which。故填which。
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. access B. alternatives C. designed D. confirmed E. conflicting F. elements G. function H. innovative I. prospective J. separate K. supporting
Considering how much time people spend in offices, it is important that work spaces be well designed. Well-designed office spaces help create a corporation’s image. They motivate workers, and they make an impression on people who visit and might be potential, or ____41____ , customers. They make businesses work better, and they are a part of the corporate culture to live in.
As we move away from an industrial-based economy to a knowledge-based one, office designers have come up with ____42____ to the traditional work environments of the past. The design industry has moved away from a fixed office setup and created more flexible “strategic management environments.” These ____43____ solutions are meant to support better organizational performance.
As employee hierarchies (等级制度) have flattened, or decreased, office designers’ response to this change has been to move open-plan areas to more desirable locations within the office and create fewer formal private offices. The need for increased flexibility has also been ____44____ by changes in workstation design. Office and work spaces often are not ____45____ to a given person on a permanent basis. Because of changes to methods of working, new design allow for expansion or movement of desks, storage, and equipment within the workplace. Another important design goal is communication, which designers have improved by breaking the walls that ____46____ workstations. Designers have also created informal gathering places and upgraded employees’ ____47____ to heavily trafficked areas such as copy and coffee rooms.
Corporate and institutional office designers often struggle to resolve a number of competing and often ____48____ demands, including budgetary limits, employee hierarchies and technological innovation (especially in relation to computerization). These demands must also be balanced with the need to create interiors (内饰) that in some way enhance, establish or possess a company’s image and will enable employees to ____49____ at their best.
All these _____50_____ of office design are related. The most successful office designs are like good marriage — the well-designed office and the employees that occupy it are seemingly made for each other.
【答案】41. I 42. B
43. H 44. D
45. C 46. J
47. A 48. E
49. G 50. F
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了精心设计的办公空间的积极作用。
【41题详解】
考查形容词。句意:他们激励员工,给来访的人留下深刻印象,这些人可能是潜在的或可能得客户。该空和or前面的形容词potential意思是相近的,形容词prospective“未来的、预期的、可能的、有希望的”符合句意,与potential并列作定语。故选I项。
【42题详解】
考查名词。句意:随着我们从工业经济转向知识经济,办公室设计师提出了过去传统工作环境的替代方案。结合下文“The design industry has moved away from a fixed office setup and created more flexible “strategic management environments.”(设计行业已经摆脱了固定的办公室设置,创造了更灵活的“战略管理环境”)”可知,办公室设计师提出了过去传统工作环境的替代方案,名词alternatives“可供选择的事物,替代物”符合句意,作宾语。故选B项。
【43题详解】
考查形容词。句意:这些创新的解决方案旨在支持更好的组织绩效。结合上文“The design industry has moved away from a fixed office setup and created more flexible “strategic management environments.”(设计行业已经摆脱了固定的办公室设置,创造了更灵活的“战略管理环境”)”可知,有一些创新的解决方案出现,形容词innovative (创新的)符合句意,作定语修饰名词solutions。故选H项。
【44题详解】
考查动词。句意:工作站设计的变化也证实了增加灵活性的必要性。结合下文“Because of changes to methods of working, new design allow for expansion or movement of desks, storage, and equipment within the workplace. (由于工作方法的改变,新的设计允许在工作场所内扩展或移动办公桌、存储和设备)”可知,需求“被工作场所设计的变化所证实”,过去分词confirmed“证实”符合句意,与has been一起构成现在完成时的被动语态。故选D项。
【45题详解】
考查动词。句意:办公室和工作空间通常不是为特定的人永久设计的。结下文“Because of changes to methods of working, new design allow for expansion or movement of desks, storage, and equipment within the workplace.(由于工作方法的改变,新的设计允许在工作场所内扩展或移动办公桌、存储和设备)”可知,办公室并非永久为某人设计,过去分词designed“设计”符合句意,与are一起构成一般现在时的被动语态。故选C项。
【46题详解】
考查动词。句意:另一个重要的设计目标是沟通,设计师通过打破分隔工作站的墙壁来改进沟通。结合上文“Another important design goal is communication, which designers have improved”可知,要增进沟通需要打破分隔工作站的墙壁,动词separate“分隔”符合句意,在that引导的定语从句中作谓语动词,陈述客观事实,用一般现在时,先行词为复数概念,动词用原形。故选J项。
【47题详解】
考查名词。句意:设计师们还创造了非正式的聚会场所,并改善了员工进入复印室和咖啡室等人口稠密地区的通道。作宾语;结合下文“to heavily trafficked areas such as copy and coffee rooms”可知,此处指改善员工对高流量区域的“进入通道”,名词access“通道”符合句意。故选A项。
【48题详解】
考查形容词。句意:企业和机构的办公室设计师经常难以解决一系列相互竞争且经常相互冲突的需求,包括预算限制、员工等级制度和技术创新(特别是与计算机化有关的)。与形容词competing“竞争的”并列,作定语修饰名词demands,表示“相互冲突的需求”,形容词conflicting“相冲突的”符合句意。故选E项。
【49题详解】
考查动词。句意:这些需求还必须与创造室内设计的需求相平衡,室内设计在某种程度上可以提升、建立或拥有公司的形象,并使员工能够发挥最大的作用。结合上文“These demands must also be balanced with the need to create interiors (内饰)”可知,此处讲上文这样做的结果是怎样的,员工“发挥最佳水平”,动词function“起作用”符合句意,用原形与to构成不定式,作宾语补足语。故选G项。
【50题详解】
考查名词。句意:办公室设计的所有这些元素都是相互关联的。作主语,由空前“All these”可知用名词复数形式,结合上下文可知,此处指设计的“所有元素相互关联”,名词elements“元素”符合句意。故选F项。
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.
If you studied pictures that ancient people left on rock walls and you tried to determine their meaning, you would not detect interest in romance among the artists. ____51____, you would see plenty of animals with people running after them. Life for ancient people’s earned to center on hunting and gathering wild foods for meals.
In modern times, when food is available in grocery stores, finding love is more ____52____ in people’s lives. The ____53____ is all around us. It is easy to prepare a list of modern stories having to do with love. An endless number of books and movies qualify as love stories in popular culture.
Researchers are studying whether love, a highly valued emotional state, can be ____54____. They ask, what is love? Toothpaste companies want us to think attraction is all about clean teeth, but clean teeth go only so far. Scientists wonder how much the brain gets involved. You have probably heard that opposites attract but that ____55____ attract, too. One thing is certain: The truth about love is not yet set in stone.
First Impression
To help determine the ____56____ of attraction, researchers paired 164 college classmates and had them talk for 3, 6 or 10 minutes so they could get a sense of each other’s individuality. Then students were asked to ____57____ what kind of relationship they were likely to build with their partners. After nine weeks, they reported what happened.
As it turned out, their ____58____ judgments often held true. Students seemed to ____59____ at an early stage who would best fit into their lives.
The _____60_____ Knows
Scientists have also turned to nonhumans to increase understanding of attraction. Many animals give off pheromones — natural chemicals that can be detected by, and then can produce a response in, other animals of the same species. Pheromones can signal that an animal is either ready to fight or is feeling _____61_____ to partnerships. In contrast, humans do not seem to be as _____62_____ as other animals at detecting such chemicals. Smell, however, does seem to play a part in human attraction. Although we may not be aware of chemicals like pheromones consciously, we give and receive loads of information through smell in every interaction with other people.
Face Value
Being fond of someone seems to have a number of factors, including seeing something we find attractive. Researchers had people judge faces for _____63_____. The participants had 0.013 seconds to view each face, yet somehow they generally considered the images the same as people who had more time to study the same faces. The way we _____64_____ attractiveness seem to be somewhat automatic.
When shown an attractive face and then words with good or bad associations, people responded to _____65_____ words faster after viewing an attractive face. Seeing something attractive seems to cause happy thinking.
51. A. Instead B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Otherwise
52. A. romantic B. stressful C. central D. artificial
53. A. priority B. proof C. possibility D. principle
54. A. tested B. impressed C. changed D. created
55. A. appearances B. virtues C. similarities D. passions
56. A. illustrations B. implications C. ingredients D. intentions
57. A. predict B. investigate C. diagnose D. recall
58. A. critical B. initial C. random D. mature
59. A. memorize B. distinguish C. negotiate D. question
60. A. Nose B. Eye C. Heart D. Hand
61. A. open B. alert C. resistant D. superior
62. A. disappointed B. amazed C. confused D. gifted
63. A. emotion B. attractiveness C. individuality D. signals
64. A. enhance B. possess C. maintain D. assess
65. A. familiar B. plain C. positive D. irritating
【答案】51. A 52. C 53. B 54. D 55. C 56. C 57. A 58. B 59. B 60. A 61. A 62. D 63. B 64. D 65. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文探讨了人类对爱情的认知演变,从古代以生存为核心到现代对爱情的重视,并分析了吸引力形成的多种因素,包括第一印象、嗅觉作用和面部吸引力评估。
【51题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:相反,你会看到很多动物被人追赶。A. Instead相反;B. Therefore因此;C. Moreover此外;D. Otherwise否则。由上文“If you studied pictures that ancient people left on rock walls and you tried to determine their meaning, you would not detect interest in romance among the artists. (如果你研究古人在岩壁上留下的画,并试图确定它们的含义,你就不会发现艺术家们对浪漫的兴趣)”和下文“you would see plenty of animals with people running after them”可知,上下文逻辑为转折关系,Instead表示前后对比,符合语境。故选A项。
【52题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在现代,当杂货店有食物时,寻找爱情在人们的生活中更为重要。A. romantic浪漫的;B. stressful压力的;C. central最重要的、中心的;D. artificial人工的。与上文“Life for ancient people’s earned to center on hunting and gathering wild foods for meals. (古代人的生活以狩猎和采集野生食物为中心)”形成对比,本句是把古代和现代的情况进行对比,上文用了center,下文用central,两者的关系是同根重现。故选C项。
【53题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:证据就在我们身边。A. priority优先权;B. proof证明;C. possibility可能性;D. principle原则。由下文“It is easy to prepare a list of modern stories having to do with love. An endless number of books and movies qualify as love stories in popular culture. (很容易准备一系列的有关爱的现代故事。在当前的流行文化中,无数的故事和电影归类为爱情故事)”可知,关于“寻爱是现代人们生活的中心”下文给出了许多证据。故选B项。
【54题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:研究人员正在研究是否可以创造爱,一种高度重视的情感状态。A. tested测试;B. impressed给……留下深刻印象;C. changed改变;D. created创造。由下文“One thing is certain: The truth about love is not yet set in stone. (确定了一件事情是:爱的真理还不确定)”可知,科学家研究的是爱是否能够创造,而不应该是测试,改变或者是强加。故选D项。
【55题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:你可能听说过异性相吸,但相似之处也相吸。A. appearances外表;B. virtues美德;C. similarities相似;D. passions激情。根据划线部分前面的连词but 可以判断前后是转折的意思,而opposites意为“反面”,该空应是“相似”,体现“异性相吸”和“相似性吸引”两种现象并存。故选C项。
【56题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:为了确定吸引力的成分,研究人员将164名大学同学配对,让他们交谈3分钟、6分钟或10分钟,以了解彼此的个性。A. illustrations说明;B. implications含义,暗示;C. ingredients成分、因素;D. intentions意图,目的。由小标题“First Impression (第一印象)”以及下文可知,下文实验设计(交谈时间、评估关系)旨在分析吸引力的构成成分或因素。故选C项。
【57题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:然后,学生们被要求预测他们可能会与伴侣建立什么样的关系。A. predict预测;B. investigate调查;C. diagnose诊断;D. recall回忆。由本处语境可知,学生需“预测”未来关系类型,与下文“After nine weeks, they reported what happened. (九周后,他们报告了发生的事情)”讲“九周后报告结果”形成实验逻辑。故选A项。
【58题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:事实证明,他们最初的判断往往是正确的。A. critical批评的;B. initial最初的;C. random随意的;D. mature成熟的。由上文“Then students were asked to ___7___ what kind of relationship they were likely to build with their partners. (然后,学生们被要求预测他们可能会与伴侣建立什么样的关系)”可知,实验结果证明“最初”判断或预测正确,呼应标题“第一印象”。故选B项。
【59题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:学生们似乎在早期就能分辨出谁最适合他们的生活。A. memorize记忆;B. distinguish辨别;C. negotiate谈判;D. question疑问。由上文“their ___8___ judgments often held true (他们最初的判断往往是正确的)”可知,学生能早期“辨别”适合自己的人,强调判断的准确性。故选B项。
【60题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:鼻子知道。A. Nose鼻子;B. Eye眼睛;C. Heart心脏;D. Hand手。空格处的词是小标题,是对本段的高度概括。由下文“Many animals give off pheromones (许多动物会释放信息素)”,“Smell, however, does seem to play a part in human attraction. (然而,气味似乎确实在人类吸引力中发挥了作用)”和“we give and receive loads of information through smell in every interaction with other people (但在与他人的每次互动中,我们都会通过气味传递和接收大量信息)”可知,后文讨论“气味”和嗅觉,直接对应“鼻子”。故选A项。
【61题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:信息素可以表明动物要么准备好战斗,要么对合作敞开大门。A. open开放的;B. alert警觉的;C. resistant抵抗的;D. superior优越的。根据前面的搭配either… or… (要么……,要么……),表明此处是一个反义表达,动物释放信息素时可能是对合作敞开大门,与“准备战斗”形成对比。故选A项。
【62题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:相比之下,人类似乎不像其他动物那样有发现这些化学物质的天赋。A. disappointed失望的;B. amazed惊奇的;C. confused困惑的;D. gifted有天赋的。由下文“In contrast (相反)”和“Although we may not be aware of chemicals like pheromones consciously (尽管我们可能没有意识到信息素等化学物质)”可知,人类没有像动物那么在探测化学信号上有天赋,体现人类与动物在嗅觉能力上的差异。故选D项。
【63题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意: 研究人员让人们判断脸部的吸引力。A. emotion情感;B. attractiveness吸引力;C. individuality个性;D. signals信号。由上文“Being fond of someone seems to have a number of factors, including seeing something we find attractive. (喜欢一个人似乎有很多因素,包括看到我们觉得有吸引力的东西)”可知,实验要求评判面部的“吸引力”。故选B项。
【64题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们评估吸引力的方式似乎是自动的。 A. enhance加强;B. possess拥有;C. maintain维持;D. assess评定。该句是本段的总结,前面提到的是研究者做的吸引力实验,最后得出的结论就是我们评估吸引力的方法自动的。故选D项。
【65题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:当看到一张有吸引力的脸,然后是与好或坏联想的词语时,人们在看到一张有吸引力的脸后对积极词语的反应更快。A. familiar熟悉的;B. plain普通的;C. positive积极的;D. irritating惹人生气的。由下文“Seeing something attractive seems to cause happy thinking. (看一些吸引力的事情似乎能够导致快乐的思考)”可知,吸引力引发“积极”联想,符合“快乐思维”的结论。故选C项。
第二部分: 阅读理解(第一节共20小题,第二节5小题;每小题2分,满分50分)
阅读下列材料,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
Look to many of history’s cultural symbols, and there you’ll find an ancestor of Frosty, the snowman in the movie Frozen. It appeared on some of the first postcards, starred in some of the earliest silent movies, and was the subject of a couple of the earliest photos, dating all the way back to the 1800s. I discovered even more about one of humanity’s earliest forms of life art during several years of research around the world.
For example, snowmen were a phenomenon in the Middle Ages, built with great skill and thought. At a time of limited means of expression, snow was like free art supplies dropped from the sky. It was a popular activity for couples to leisurely walk through town to view the temporary works of chilly art. Some were created by famous artists, including a 19-year-old Michelangelo, who in 1494 was appointed by the ruler of Florence, Italy, to build a snowman in his mansion’s courtyard.
The Miracle of 1511 took place during six freezing works called the Winter of Death. The city of Brussels was covered in snowmen—an impressive scene that told stories on every street corner. Some were political in nature, criticizing the church and government. Some were a reflection of people’s imagination. For the people of Brussels, this was a defining moment of defining freedom. At least until spring arrived, by which time they were dealing with damaging floods.
If you fear the heyday of the snowman has passed don’t worry: I’ve learned that some explosive snowman history is still being made today. Every year since 1818, the people of Zurich, Switzerland, celebrate the beginning of spring by blowing up a snowman. On the third Monday of April, the holiday Sechselauten is kicked off when a cotton snowman called the Boogg is stuffed with explosive and paraded through town by bakers and other tradesmen who throw bread to the crowds. The parade ends with the Boogg being placed on a 40-foot pile of firewood. After the bells of the Church of St. Peter have rung six times, representing the passing of winter, the pile is lit. When the snowman explodes, winter is considered officially over—the quicker it is burnt down, the longer summer is said to be.
66. According to the passage, why did snowmen become a phenomenon in the Middle Ages?
A. People thought of snow as holy art supplies.
B. People longed to see masterpieces of snow.
C. Building snowmen was a way for people to express themselves.
D. Building snowmen helped people develop their skill and thought.
67. “The heyday of the snowman” (paragraph 4) means the time when___________.
A. snowmen were made mainly by artists
B. snowmen enjoyed great popularity
C. snowmen were politically criticized
D. snowmen caused damaging floods
68. In Zurich, the blowing up of the Boogg symbolizes__________________.
A. the start of the parade
B. the coming of a longer summer
C. the passing of the winter
D. the success of tradesmen
69. What can be concluded about snowmen from the passage?
A. They were appreciated in history
B. They have lost their value
C. They were related to movies
D. They vary in shape and size
【答案】66. C 67. B 68. C 69. A
【解析】
【分析】本文讲述历史的文化标志:雪人。
【66题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段第二句 At a time of limited means of expression, snow was like free art supplies dropped from the sky 在那时,表达方式的方法有限,雪就像是来自于上天的一种自由艺术。 这说明雪的流行是因为它是一种表达的方式,关键词是express,而且means 和way 同义。故选C。
【67题详解】
词义猜测题。根据文章第四段 If you fear the heyday of the snowman has passed, don't worry: I've learned that some explosive snowman history is still being made today.可知如果你担心雪人的全盛期已经过去,不要担心:我已经知道,一些爆炸性的雪人历史仍然在今天被创造。由此可见,"雪人的全盛时期"(第4段)是指雪人非常受欢迎的时期。所以答案就是B。
【68题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段Every year since 1818, the people of Zurich,Switzerland, celebrate the beginning of spring by blowing up a snowman. 可知自1818年以来,瑞士苏黎世的人们每年都会用吹雪人来庆祝春天的开始。the passing of the winter冬天的过去,符合题意。所以答案是C。
【69题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章的第一句话look to many of history’s cultural symbols回顾许多的历史文化标志,另外整篇文章出现过很多的history,结合上下文可以知道答案是A (雪人在历史上是受欣赏的。)另外也可以根据排除法,排除其他选项。比如B选项,他们的价值现在依然存在,所以它的表达错误。C选项,雪人的确是与电影有关,但是这个答案不可以通过文章得出来。D选项在文章中没有提及这个内容。
B
The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) is the first full-length feature film made by directors Nick Park and Steve Box with their amazing plasticine (粘土) characters Wallace and Gromit. It won an Oscar in 2006, and if you watch it, you’ll understand why. It’s an absolutely brilliant cartoon comedy.
Cheese-loving inventor Wallace and his brainy dog Gromit have started a company to protect the town’s vegetables from hungry rabbits. However, just before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition, an enormous rabbit begins terrorising the town. It is attacking all the vegetables and destroying everything in its path. The competition organizer, Lady Tottington, hires Wallace and Gromit to catch the monster alive. But they will have to find the were-rabbit before gun-crazy hunter Victor Quartermaine who is desperate to kill it.
The screenplay is witty and full of amusing visual jokes. As usual, the voice of Peter Sallis is absolutely perfect for the role of Wallace, and Gromit is so beautifully brought to life, he can express a huge range of emotions without saying a word. And both Helena Bonham-Carter, who plays the part of Lady Tottington, and Ralph Fiennes as Victor are really funny.
To sum up, The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is an amazing film which is suitable for both children and adults. If you liked Wallace and Gromit’s previous adventures and you appreciate the British sense of humour, you’ll love this film. Don’t miss it!
70. In the film review, what is paragraph A mainly about?
A. The introduction to the leading roles. B. The writer’s opinion of acting.
C. The writer’s comments on the story. D. The background information.
71. According to the film review, “monster”(paragraph B)refers to ______.
A. a gun-crazy hunter B. a brainy dog C. a scary rabbit D. a giant vegetable
72. Which of the following is a reason why the writer recommends the film?
A. It’s full of wit and humour.
B. Its characters show feelings without words.
C. It is an adventure film directed by Peter Sallis.
D. It is about the harmony between man and animals.
【答案】70. D 71. C 72. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章是关于一部卡通电影的影评。
【70题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一分“The Curse of the Were-Rabbit(2005) is the first full-length feature film made by directors Nick Park and Steve Box with their amazing plasticine(粘土) characters Wallace and Gromit. It won an Oscar in 2006, and if you watch it, you’ll understand why. It’s an absolutely brilliant cartoon comedy.(《人兔的诅咒》(2005)是导演尼克·帕克和史蒂夫·博克斯制作的第一部全长电影,他们用神奇的黏土角色华莱士和格罗米特制作了电影。它在2006年获得了奥斯卡奖,如果你看过它,你就会明白为什么。这绝对是一部精彩的卡通喜剧)”可知,此处介绍了这部电影的人物角色,导演,获得荣誉以及其他相关的信息,这些是该电影的背景信息,故选D。
【71题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第二段第二句“However, just before the annual Giant Vegetable Competition, an enormous rabbit begins terrorising the town. It is attacking all the vegetables and destroying everything in its path. The competition organizer, Lady Tottington, hires Wallace and Gromit to catch the monster alive.(然而,就在一年一度的巨型蔬菜比赛之前,一只巨大的兔子开始恐吓小镇。它正在攻击所有的蔬菜,摧毁它所经过的一切。比赛的组织者,托廷顿夫人,雇佣了华莱士和格罗米特去活捉这个monster)”可知,monster指的是上文中提到的那只令人害怕的兔子。故选C。
【72题详解】
推理判断题。 根据第三部分的第一句话“The screenplay is witty and full of amusing visual jokes.( 剧本诙谐,充满了有趣的视觉笑话)”以及第四部分的最后一句话“If you liked Wallace and Gromit’s previous adventures and you appreciate the British sense of humour, you’ll love this film. Don’t miss it!(如果你喜欢《超级无敌掌门狗》之前的冒险故事,并且欣赏英国人的幽默感,你一定会喜欢这部电影。千万不要错过!)”可知,作者推荐这部电影的原因是它充满幽默和智慧,故选A。
C
One of the executives gathered at the Aspen Institute for a day-long leadership workshop using the works of Shakespeare was discussing the role of Brutus in the death of Julius Caesar. “Brutus was not an honorable man,” he said. “He was a traitor(叛徒). And he murdered someone in cold blood.” The agreement was that Brutus had acted with cruelty when other options were available to him. He made a bad decision, they said—at least as it was presented by Shakespeare—to take the lead in murdering Julius Caesar. And though one of the executives acknowledged that Brutus had the good of the republic in mind, Caesar was nevertheless his superior. “You have to endeavor,” the executives said, “our policy is to obey the chain of command.”
During the last few years, business executives and book writers looking for a new way to advise corporate America have been exploiting Shakespeare’s wisdom for profitable ends. None more so than husband and wife team Kenneth and Carol Adelman, well-known advisers to the White House, who started up a training company called “Movers and Shakespeares”. They are amateur Shakespeare scholars and Shakespeare lovers, and they have combined their passion and their high level contacts into a management training business. They conduct between 30 and 40 workshops annually, focusing on half a dozen different plays, mostly for corporations, but also for government agencies.
The workshops all take the same form, focusing on a single play as a kind of case study, and using individual scenes as specific lessons. In Julius Caesar , sly provocation(狡诈的挑唆) of Brutus to take up arms against the what was a basis for a discussion of methods of team building and grass roots organism.
Although neither of the Adelmans is academically trained in literature, the programmes, contain plenty of Shakespeare tradition and background. Their workshop on Henry V, for example, includes a helpful explanation of Henry’s winning strategy at the Battle of Agincourt. But they do come to the text with a few biases (偏向): their reading of Henry V minimizes his misuse of power. Instead, they emphasize the story of the youth who seizes opportunity and becomes a masterful leader. And at the workshop on Caesar, Mr. Adelmans had little good to say about Brutus, saying “the noblest Roman of them all” couldn’t make his mind up about things.
Many of the participants pointed to very specific elements in the play that they felt related Caesar’s pride, which led to his murder, and Brutus’s mistakes in leading the after the murder, they said, raise vital questions for anyone serving as a business when and ho w do you resist the boss?
73. According to paragraph 1, what did all the executives think of Brutus?
A. Cruel. B. Superior.
C. Honorable. D. Bade
74. According to the passage, the Adelmans set up “Movers and Shakespeares” to ________.
A. help executives to understand Shakespeare’s plays better
B. give advice on leadership by analyzing Shakespeare’s plays
C. provide case studies of Shakespeare’s plays in literature workshops
D. guide government agencies to follow the characters in Shakespeare’s plays.
75. Why do the Adelmans conduct a workshop on Henry V?
A. To highlight the importance of catching opportunities.
B. To encourage masterful leaders to plan strategies to win.
C. To illustrate the harm of prejudices in management.
D To warn executives against power misuse.
76. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.
A. the Adelmans’ programme proves biased as the roles of characters are maximized.
B. executives feel bored with too many specific elements of Shakespeare’s plays.
C. the Adelmans will make more profits if they are professional scholars.
D. Shakespeare has played an important role in the management field.
77. The best title for the passage is _____.
A. Shakespeare’s plays: Executives reconsider corporate culture
B. Shakespeare’s plays: An essential key to business success
C. Shakespeare’s plays: a lesson for business motivation
D. Shakespeare’s plays: Dramatic training brings dramatic results
【答案】73. A 74. B 75. A 76. D 77. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了莎士比亚戏剧在商业管理方面的运用。
【73题详解】
细节理解题 根据第一段The agreement was that Brutus had acted with cruelty可知,所有高管都认为,布鲁图斯表现得很残忍。故选A项。
【74题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段During the last few years, business executives and book writers looking for a new way to advise corporate .They are amateur Shakespeare scholars and Shakespeare lovers, and they have combined their passion and their high level contacts into a management training business.在过去几年,商业执行官和作家们找到了一种新的方式来劝导行政体系。他们是非专业的莎士比亚研究者和推崇者,并将其高昂的激情用于商业管理培训项目中。由此判断出根据这篇文章,阿德尔曼夫妇成立了“Movers and Shakespeares”是通过分析莎士比亚的戏剧给领导层提供建议。故选B项。
【75题详解】
细节理解题 根据第二段Instead, they emphasize the story of the youth who seizes opportunity and becomes a masterful leader.相反,他们强调年轻人的故事。这些年轻人能够抓住机会以及成为有能力的领导。所以为什么阿德尔曼要举办关于亨利五世的研讨会是为了强调抓住机会的重要性。故选A项。
【76题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段One of the executives gathered at the Aspen Institute for a day-long leadership workshop using the works of Shakespeare was discussing the role of Brutus in the death of Julius Caesar. 公司的一名执行官都汇聚在阿斯彭(Aspen)集团参加为期一天的领导力研讨,这个研讨会其中一个主题就是讨论莎士比亚作品中布鲁图(Brutus)对凯撒之死所起到的作用。由此推断出莎士比亚在管理领域也起着重要作用。故选D项。
【77题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文可知,介绍了莎士比亚戏剧在商业管理方面的运用短文,对莎士比亚作品中人物的分析,与商业管理结合在一起,产生了戏剧性的结果。所以短文的最佳标题是“莎士比亚戏剧:戏剧的训练带来戏剧性的结果”,故选D项。
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Youth sport has the potential to accomplish three important objectives in children’s development. First, sport programs can provide youth with opportunities to be physically active, which can lead to improved physical health. Second, youth sport programs have long been considered important to youth’s psychosocial development, providing opportunities to learn important life skills such as cooperation, discipline, leadership, and self-control. Third, youth sport programs are critical for the learning of motor skills; these motor skills serve as a foundation for future national sport stars and recreational adult sport participants. When coachers develop activities for youth practices and when sport organizations design youth-sport programs, they must consider the implication of deliberate play and deliberate practice.
Research from Telama (2006) states that regular participation in deliberate play or deliberate practice activities during childhood and youth (ages nine to eighteen) increases the likelihood of participation in sports during adulthood by six times for both males and females. Côté (2002) defines deliberate play activities in sport as those designed to maximize enjoyment. These activities are regulated by flexible rules adapted from standardized sport rules and are set up by the children or by an involved adult. Children typically change rules to find a point where their game is similar to the actual sport but still allows for play at their level. For example, children may change soccer and basketball rules to suit their needs and environment (e.g. in the street. on a playing field or in someone’s backyard) . When involved in deliberate play activities, children are less concerned with the outcome of their outcome of their behavior. (whether they win or lose) than with the behavior. (having fun).
On the other hand, Ericsson (1993) suggests that the most effective learning occurs through involvement in highly structured activities defined as deliberate practice. Deliberate practice activities require effort, produce no immediate rewards, and are motivated by the goal of improving performance rather than the goal of enjoyment. When individuals are involved in deliberate play, they experiment with different combinations of behaviors, but not necessarily in the most effective way to improve performance. In contrast, when individuals are involved in deliberate practice, they exhibit behavior. focused on improving performance by the most effective means available. For example, the backhand skills in tennis could be learned and improved over time by playing matches or by creating fun practice situations. However, players could more effectively improve their backhand performance by practicing drills that might be considered less enjoyable. Although drills are used in most effective means available practice might not be the most enjoyable, they might be the most relevant to improving performance.
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS )
78. Besides the learning of motor skills, what are the other two important objectives of youth sport?
______________________________________________
79. If children participate in deliberate play or deliberate practice activities, they are more likely to ________________.
80. In deliberate play activities, what do children do to maximize enjoyment?
______________________________________________
81. In contrast to deliberate play, deliberate practice is aimed at ____________.
【答案】78. Improved physical health and psychological development.
79. participate in sports during adulthood
80. They change rules to suit their needs and their environment.
81. improving performance
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了青少年体育运动有潜力实现儿童发展的三个重要目标:强身健体、心理发展和运动技能。
【78题详解】
考查细节理解。根据第一段中“Youth sport has the potential to accomplish three important objectives in children’s development. First, sport programs can provide youth with opportunities to be physically active, which can lead to improved physical health. Second, youth sport programs have long been considered important to youth’s psychosocial development, providing opportunities to learn important life skills such as cooperation, discipline, leadership, and self-control. Third, youth sport programs are critical for the learning of motor skills(青少年体育有潜力实现儿童发展的三个重要目标。首先,体育项目可以为年轻人提供身体活动的机会,这可以改善身体健康。其次,青少年体育项目长期以来一直被认为对青少年的社会心理发展很重要,它提供了学习重要生活技能的机会,如合作、纪律、领导和自我控制。第三,青少年体育项目对运动技能的学习至关重要。)”可知,除了学习运动技能,另外两个目标是改善身体健康和心理社会发展。故答案是:Improved physical health and psychological development.
【79题详解】
考查细节理解。根据第二段中“Research from Telama (2006) states that regular participation in deliberate play or deliberate practice activities during childhood and youth (ages nine to eighteen) increases the likelihood of participation in sports during adulthood by six times for both males and females.(Telama(2006)的研究表明,在童年和青年时期(9至18岁)经常参加有意的游戏或有意的练习活动,成年后参加体育运动的可能性增加了6倍,无论男性还是女性。)” 可知,如果孩子参与刻意玩耍或刻意练习活动,他们更有可能在成年后参加体育运动。故答案是:participate in sports during adulthood。
【80题详解】
考查细节理解。根据第二段中“Children typically change rules to find a point where their game is similar to the actual sport but still allows for play at their level. For example, children may change soccer and basketball rules to suit their needs and environment (e.g. in the street. on a playing field or in someone’s backyard) .(孩子们通常会改变规则,以找到一个与实际运动相似的点,但仍然允许他们在自己的水平上玩。例如,孩子们可能会改变足球和篮球的规则,以适应他们的需要和环境(例如在街上、在一个竞技场或者在别人的后院))”可知,在刻意玩耍活动中,孩子们通过改变规则来满足他们的需求从而实现最大程度的乐趣。故答案是:They change rules to suit their needs and their environment.
【81题详解】
考查细节理解。根据第三段中“Deliberate practice activities require effort, produce no immediate rewards, and are motivated by the goal of improving performance rather than the goal of enjoyment.(刻意练习活动需要付出努力,不会产生立竿见影的回报,其动机是为了提高表现,而不是为了享受。)”以及“In contrast, when individuals are involved in deliberate practice, they exhibit behavior focused on improving performance by the most effective means available.(相反,当个人参与刻意练习时,他们会表现出专注于通过最有效的手段提高表现的行为。)”可知,与刻意玩耍相比,刻意练习旨在提高表现。故答案是:improving performance。
第II卷 (共47分)
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
82. 美食是人们造访上海的乐趣之一。 (visit)(汉译英)
_______________________________________________________
【答案】Delicious food is one of the pleasures for people to visit Shanghai.
【解析】
【详解】考查名词和动词。该句的主干部分是“美食是乐趣之一”,“美食”可译为delicious food,名词pleasure意为“乐趣、令人高兴的事”,故可译为“delicious food is one of the pleasures”;“人们造访上海的”可表示“对于人们来上海旅游”,可用介词短语来表达,在句中作状语,译为for people to visit Shanghai,位于句首单词首字母需大写。故翻译为Delicious food is one of the pleasures for people to visit Shanghai.。
83. 街头艺术家运用创意将鲜艳明亮的色彩带进了老社区。 (bring)(汉译英)
_______________________________________________________
【答案】Street artists bring brilliant colors to old neighborhoods with their creativity.
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语,时态和主谓一致。分析句意可知,句子描述客观事实,时态用一般现在时。“街头艺术家”是street artists,用复数,“运用创意”是with creativity,“将鲜艳明亮的色彩带进了老社区”是brilliant colors to old neighborhoods,主语artists用复数,因此其后动词用原形。故答案为Street artists bring brilliant colors to old neighborhoods with their creativity.
84. 在你生命中,如果有一个人你需要对他说对不起,那么就去向他道歉吧。 (apology)(汉译英)
_______________________________________________________
【答案】If there is someone in your life to whom you need to say sorry, go ahead and make an apology.
【解析】
【详解】考查条件状语从句和定语从句。句子描述现在的一般情况,使用一般现在时,表示“如果”用if引导条件状语从句,表示“有”用there be句型,表示“某人”用someone,在there be句型中作主语,be动词使用is,表示“在你的生命中”用in your life。“你需要对他说对不起”使用定语从句,修饰先行词someone,从句主语“你”用you,“需要做某事”用need to do sth.,“说对不起”用say sorry,表示“向某人”用to sb.,先行词someone指人,所以使用to whom引导定语从句,修饰someone,主句部分使用省略主语you的祈使句,将动词原形置于句首,表示“去”用go ahead。表示“道歉”用make an apology,动词短语中间使用并列连词and连接。故翻译为If there is someone in your life to whom you need to say sorry, go ahead and make an apology.
85. 这个游戏的独特之处在于它让孩子学会如何应对现实生活中的问题。 (what)(汉译英)
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【答案】What makes the game unique is that it helps children learn how to deal /cope with problems in real life.
【解析】
【详解】考查主语从句和固定短语。根据句意,此处描述的是客观事实,所以使用全句使用一般现在时;结合句意,主语为what引导的主语从句;表示“游戏的独特之处”翻译为he game unique;本句为主系表结构,is后接表语从句,句意和句子结构完整,连接词为that。“处理”为deal /cope with;“帮助某人做某事”为help sb do sth;表示“它让孩子学会如何应对现实生活中的问题”翻译为it helps children learn how to deal /cope with problems in real life。故翻译为What makes the game unique is that it helps children learn how to deal /cope with problems in real life.
86. 申请材料需要精心准备,这样你心仪的学校才会对你的能力有全面、准确地了解。 (in order that)(汉译英)
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【答案】The applications should be carefully prepared in order that the school you like can have an overall and accurate knowledge of your abilities.
【解析】
【详解】考查从句,情态动词和语态。分析句子可知,“申请材料需要精心准备”是主句,主语application“申请”,根据句意用复数,表示特指,谓语动词prepare“准备”,主谓之间是被动关系,should“应该”符合句意,故主句译为:The applications should be carefully prepared,in order that“为了”引导目的状语从句“你心仪的学校才会对你的能力有全面、准确地了解”,从句主语the school,用“you like”作定语,修饰the school,从句中作宾语,用关系代词可以省略,“才会对你的能力有全面、准确地了解”译为have an overall and accurate knowledge of your abilities,can“可以,会”。故答案为The applications should be carefully prepared in order that the school you like can have an overall and accurate knowledge of your abilities.
II. Guided Writing
87. Directions: Write an English composition in 120–150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
学校即将举办“读书节”,目前正广泛征集“读书节”宣传册图片。假设你是该校学生潘阳,你已找到以下三幅图片,决定给读书节组委会写一封信,推荐其中一幅,你的信须包括以下内容:
1. 简单描述你想推荐的那幅图片;
2. 阐述你用这幅图片宣传“读书节”理由。
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【答案】Dear Sir/Madam,
Since the Reading Festival is around the corner, I’m writing to recommend a picture which can be used in the brochure to remind the students of the pleasure of reading.
In the picture, three students are sitting at the table, discussing heatedly what they have just read. It seems that they have had a lot of fun through the discussion. Though it is admitted that reading is mostly a personal activity which needs quietness and concentration, as far as I’m concerned, it can also be a sharing experience when the same book is being appreciated. Just imagine that you have read a terrific detective story with fascinating and intricate plots. You are so amazed by the genius of the writer and you can’t help sharing it with your classmates or best friends, who turn out to have been deeply impressed as well. The moment you mention the book, the passion and enthusiasm about the story will explode which can never be gained on your own. My ideal atmosphere of reading is just like that, through which you can not only appreciate the content by yourself, but also have the pleasure of sharing the plots or opinions with your peers, which will ultimately enhance your understanding of the book. To sum up, the reason of my recommendation is quite simple and apparent that reading, instead of being dull and isolating, can be full of participation and common interest.
I sincerely hope that you will take my suggestion into consideration and I’m looking forward to your early reply.
Yours sincerely,
Pan Yang
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文,要求考生给读书节组委会写一封信,推荐自己找到的三幅“读书节”宣传册图片中的一副。
【详解】1.词汇积累
将……考虑在内:take…into consideration→take…into account
真诚地:sincerely→genuinely
提高:enhance→promote
错综复杂的:intricate→complicated
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句:Just imagine that you have read a terrific detective story with fascinating and intricate plots.
拓展句:Just imagine that you have read a terrific detective story which has fascinating and intricate plots.
【点睛】【高分句型1】In the picture, three students are sitting at the table, discussing heatedly what they have just read.(运用了现在分词短语作伴随状语和what引导的宾语从句)
【高分句型2】You are so amazed by the genius of the writer and you can’t help sharing it with your classmates or best friends, who turn out to have been deeply impressed as well.(运用了who引导的非限制性定语从句)
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