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（上海市大同中学）2024 学年第二学期期中考试试卷 高二英语 90 分钟 满分 100 分 I.Listening Comprehension (20%) Section A Directions 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. The baby is asleep. B The baby is just about to start walking. C. The baby is very active. D. The baby is not staying with the woman. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. To a concert. B. To the tallest building. C. To a painting room. D. To a room on the 22nd floor. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. She prefers staying home. B. She prefers taking a plane. C. She prefers taking a bus. D. She prefers traveling with the man. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. He doesn’t like his job. B. He wants to work more hours. C. He cannot change jobs. D. He needs to spend more time studying. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A Return later. B. Call the porter. C. Stay at the dorm. D. Look for the key. 6. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. There are fewer people than usual. B. They don’t have any lunch special today. C. There will be more people in the restaurant at dinner time. D. It’s very busy. 7. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Buy the computer at a discount store. B. Put an ad in the university newspaper for a computer. C. Go to a computer store to buy the computer. D. Buy the computer at university as part of special offer. 8. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. The other apartment is twice as good. B. The rent is cheaper than the one they just saw. C. The other apartment costs more. D. The other apartment costs $300 a month. 9. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. To write a paper for his history class. B. To write up his laboratory assignments for his chemistry class. C. To study for his English examination. D. To prepare for his Math midterm test. 10. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. A teacher. B. A postman. C. A policeman. D. A bus driver. Section B 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. In New York City. B. In Hiroshima, Japan. C. In California. D. In Nagasaki, Japan. 12. A. To give students a shock of her firsthand account of World War II. B. To teach students a history lesson on nuclear bombing in Japan. C To make students see the danger of nuclear weapons. D. To present students a talk about her horrible life. 13. A. Students were impressed and Clifton Truman was ashamed. B. Both students and Clifton Truman were touched by her story. C. Both students and Clifton Truman joined her fight against nuclear weapons. D. Students were shocked, but Clifton supported his grandfather’s decision. 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. Short, quick and quiet. B. Instant, cheap and convenient. C. Using both mobile phone and email. D. Keeping in touch and sending anywhere. 15. A. A winner can be seen on posters on 7,000 London buses. B. The winner poem should be no more than 160 characters. C. A winner can get cash as an award. D. The wining poem can be seen in London underground stations. 16. A. By registering at www.textpoetry.com. B. By calling 88801111 for registration. C. By texting one’s poem to 88801111. D. By invitation from Text Message Poetry Competition. 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】 17. A. Exam grades. B. Final exam. C. Learning strategies. D. Reading skills. 18. A. The man’s classmate. B. The man’s girlfriend. C. A class monitor. D. A student union leader. 19. A. She takes notes in class. B. She does the preview before. C. She sorts out her notes for exam. D. She doesn’t read books. 20. A. To adopt the woman’s learning methods. B. To study harder for the final. C. To try to get an A this time. D. To rewrite his notes too. II.Grammar and Vocabulary (20%) Section A (10%) Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—At 19, Yohannes Gebregeorgis borrowed a novel entitled Love Kitten that changed his life forever. Born in rural Ethiopia, his father was an illiterate cattle merchant who insisted that his son ____21____ (have) an education. So Gebregeorgis had seen a few books in school. But ____22____ (have) a book of his own sparked a lifelong commitment. Today, Gebregeorgis is establishing libraries and literacy programs to connect Ethiopian children with books. “Most Ethiopian children only have access to textbooks in the classroom,” says Gebregeorgis. “Books ____23____ children read outside of school are the spices of education.” Until he became a children’s librarian, he didn’t realize ____24____ the children of his native home were missing. Arriving in the United States in 1981, Gebregeorgis ultimately put himself through college, ____25____ (obtain) a graduate degree in library science. He took a position at the San Francisco Children’s Library in 1985. There, he met The Little Engine That Could, Captain Ahab, and Peter Pan. He realized the impact children’s books could make ____26____ a child’s sense of wonder and vision. “Children could imagine everything from books—connections to other cultures, to other people, to other children, and to the universe at large. Reading gives them hope. It gives them pleasure. It gives them everything that they cannot otherwise get in regular textbooks.” But Gebregeorgis found that there were no children’s books in Amharic, the primary language of Ethiopia, and none representing the places and characters of Ethiopian lore. ___27___ the library granted $1,200 for the purchase of Ethiopian books, Gebregeorgis was unable to find any, so he wrote one. Silly Mamma was the first bilingual Amharic-English children’s book, and its publication led Gebregeorgis ____28____ (establish) the nonprofit organization Ethiopia Reads in 1988. Using proceeds from book sales, the nonprofit organization ____29____ (finance) his efforts to bring children’s libraries to Ethiopia. Gebregeorgis reads storybooks to children who ____30____ (deny) access to television or computers and believes that literacy and education will emancipate his impoverished land. “With literate children there is no limit as to how much we can do.” Section B (1* 10= 10%) Directions: After reading the sentences below, fill in the blanks with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A.limited B.fascination C.governed D.imposing E.defensive F.originally G.overlooking H.rebellion I.reminder J.randomly K.swept Palaces are known for their beauty and splendor,but they offer little protection against attacks.It is easy to defend a castle,but castles are not designed with the comfort of a king or queen in mind.When it comes to structures that are both ____31____ and well-secured,the classic European castle is the pinnacle (小尖顶) of design.Across the ages castles changed,developed,and eventually fell out of use,but they still command the ____32____of our culture. Castles were ____33____ built in England by the Norman invaders in 1066.As William the Conqueror____34____ through Englandhe strengthened key positions to secure the land they had taken.The castles he built allowed the Norman lords to retreat to safety when threatened by English ____35____ Castles also served as bases of operation for offensive attacks.Troops were gathered to,organized around,and positioned from castles.In this way castles served both offensive and____36____roles in military operations. Not ____37____ to military purposes,castles also served as offices from which the lord would administer control over his land.That is to say,the lord of the land would hold court in his castle.Those who were socially beneath the lord would come to report the affairs of the lands that they____38____and pay tributes to the lord.They would address disputes,handle business,feast,and enjoy festivities.In this way castles serve as important social centers in medieval England. Castles also served as symbols of power.Built on prominent sites____39____ the surrounding areas, castles constantly loomed (隐约的出现) in the background of many peasants' lives and served as a daily_____40_____of the lord’s strength. III.Reading Comprehension (45%) Section A (15%) 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. Racket, din, clamor, noise, whatever you want to call it, unwanted sound is America’s most widespread nuisan Day and night, at home, at work, and at play, noise can produce serious physical and psychological ______41______. No one is immune to this stress. Though we seem to adjust to noise by ______42______ it, the ear, in fact, never closes and the body still responds—sometimes with extreme ______43______ , as to strange sound in the night. The ______44______ we feel when faced with noise is the most common outward ______45______ of the stress building up inside us. Indeed, because irritability (易怒，烦躁) is so apparent, legislators(立法者) have made public annoyance the ______46______ of many noise reduction programs. The more subtle and more serious health hazards associated with stress caused by noise ______47______ have been given much less attention._____48_____ , when we are annoyed or made irritable by noise, we should consider these symptoms fair warning that other things may be happening to us, some of which may be damaging to our health. Of many health hazards of noise, hearing loss is the most clearly observable and ______49______ by health professionals. The other hazards are harder to pin down. For many of us, there may be a risk that excessive ______50______ to the stress of noise increases vulnerability to disease and infection. The more vulnerable among us may experience noise as a complicating factor in heart problems and other diseases. Noise that causes annoyance and irritability in healthy persons may have serious consequences for these already ill in mind or body. Noise affect us throughout our lives. For example, there are ______51______ of effects on the unborn child when mothers are exposed to industrial and environmental noise. During infancy and childhood, youngsters affected by high noise levels may have trouble falling asleep and ______52______ necessary amounts of rest. Why, then, is there not greater ______53______ about these dangers? Perhaps it is because the link between noise and many disabilities or disease has not yet been ______54______ demonstrated. Perhaps it is because we tend to ______55______ annoyance as a price to pay for living in the modern world. It may also be because we still think of hearing loss as only an occupational hazard. 41. A. stress B. consequence C. influence D. risk 42. A. identifying B. rejecting C. ignoring D. emphasizing 43. A. case B. relief C. hatred D. tension 44. A. annoyance B. ignorance C. frustration D. grief 45. A. category B. symptom C. property D. code 46. A. outcome B. account C. effect D. basis 47. A. particularly B. traditionally C. enormously D. frequently 48. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. Actually D. Nevertheless 49. A. accessible B. renewable C. measurable D. available 50. A. resistance B. exposure C. opposition D. objection 51. A. indications B. landscape C. catalogues D. distinctions 52. A. restricting B. obtaining C. discouraging D. substituting 53. A. alarm B. preparation C. expectation D. suspicion 54. A. necessarily B. especially C. initially D. conclusively 55. A. deliver B. integrate C. dismiss D. enlarge Section B (22%) Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) Le Corbusier had drawn up his Parisian scheme at a moment of unequalled urban crisis. Across the developing world, cities were exploding in size. In 1800 the French capital was home to 647, 000 people. By 1910 three million were squeezed within its inadequate confines. In apartment buildings, several families typically shared a single room. In 1900, in the poor districts of Paris, one toilet generally served 70 residents. A cold-water tap was a luxury. Factories and workshops were sited in the middle of residential areas. Streets were choked by traffic day and night. Le Corbusier was horrified by such conditions. “All cities have fallen into a mess,” he remarked, “The world is sick.” Given the scale of the crisis, measures were in order, and the architect was in no mood to feel sentimental about their side effects. “The existing centres must come down,” he said, “To save itself every great city must rebuild its centre.” In order to alleviate overcrowding, the ancient low-rise buildings would have to be replaced by a new kind of structure only recently made possible by advances in concrete technology: the skyscraper. “2, 700 people will use one front door,” marveled Le Corbusier. By building upwards, two problems would be resolved at a stroke — overcrowding and urban sprawl. With room enough for everyone in towers, there would be no need to spread outwards and absorb the countryside in the process. There would be enough green space as well, as up to 50 per cent of urban land would be devoted to parks. The new city would itself be a vast park, with large towers dotted among the trees. On the roofs of the apartment blocks, there would be games of tennis, and sunbathing on the shores of artificial beaches. Meanwhile, Le Corbusier planned to transform the city street system. He recommended that the two be separated. In the new city, people would have footpaths all to themselves, winding through woods and forests (no pedestrian will ever meet an automobile, ever!), while cars would enjoy massive and dedicated motorways, with smooth, curving interchanges, thus guaranteeing that no driver would ever have to slow down for the sake of a pedestrian. The division of cars and people was but one element in Le Corbusier’s plan for a reorganization of life in the new city. There would no longer be factories, for example, in the middle of residential areas. The new city would be an arena of green space, clean air, adequate accommodation and flowers. 56. What did Le Corbusier think of the Paris which he lived in? A. It was turning on a new look. B. It was in completely disorder. C. It was developing very slowly. D. It was in a severe financial crisis. 57. The word “alleviate” (in paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to . A. cause B. relieve C. worsen D. understand 58. According to Le Corbusier’s scheme, what would happen in Paris? A. There would be more room for pedestrians than vehicles. B. More people would choose to live in suburban areas. C. Enough space would be spared for sports in parks. D. Areas of different functions wouldn’t be mixed. 59. What is the passage mainly about? A. The original form and the malfunction of Paris. B. Some historical facts and future prospects of Paris. C. An architect’s plan to rebuild the central part of Paris. D. What people suffered from in the crowded city of Paris. (B) Beijing is hardly alone in its air pollution problems. The world Health Organization has said that roughly half of the world’s urban population is exposed to pollution at least 2.5 times higher than it recommends. While it may take years to fix this global problem, innovative minds in the Asia region have come up with creative solutions for living with air pollution. DIY Purifier Thomas Talhelm started worrying about the air inside his Beijing home during “airpocalypse” in 2013 when Beijing’s air quality index skyrocketed to a terrifying 755. The scholar couldn’t afford the luxury of an expensive air purifier. “Fillers are actually very simple— a high efficient filter is all you need to get over 96% of the PM2.5,” he said. With three of his friends, Talhelm created Smart Air, an air purifier consisting of a basic household fan with a high efficient filter attached to it. It works as efficiently as the big brands selling for thousands of dollars, removing more than 90 percent of PM 2.5 in your room, according to Talhelm’s research. Invisible Mask Infipure’s “nose mask” claims to cut 99% of PM2.5 without the trouble of a surgical face mask. The filters, made from special materials, are inserted into your nose and aim to be undetectable. “People care about their health, but don’t want all the downsides that come with a traditional face mask.” Infipure co-founder Francis Law explained. Plant Backpack Taiwanese artist Chui Chih has designed a survival device for an apocalyptic world. Named Voyage on the Planet, a potted plant is housed inside a clear backpack hooked up to two tubes to bring fresh to a face mask. It’s a bold, abstract idea from an oxygen tank. Smog Vacuum Daan Roosegaarde has been working on a smog vacuum that will suck pollutants from the sky to the ground like a vacuum, making way for clean air. A byproduct of this smog vacuum, namely The Smog Free Tower, is the “smog ring”—a piece of jewelry made from smog particulates. “The pollution we suck up, the small particulates, we don’t throw them away. We put them under pressure for a couple of weeks and they crystallize, creating something like a diamond,” Roosegaardc explains. 60. Thomas Talhelm invented Smart Air for all the following reasons except ________. A. the high price of the big brands B. the help from three of his friends C. the poor quality of the indoor air D. the simple principle behind the device 61. If someone wants to travel around in those polluted days, which product will he most probably choose for the sake of convenience? A. Smart Air. B. Infipure’s nose mask. C. Voyage on the Planet. D. The Smog Free Tower. 62. In which solution the inventor also makes use of the dust collected from the polluted air? A. DIY Purifier. B. Invisible Mask. C. Plant Backpack. D. Smog Vacuum. (C) This website is designed to explore how the experience, diagnosis and treatment of illness has changed over time, and to show some of the many ways illness has been understood by humans. It is our hope that you will leave the site with a broader appreciation of the relationship of medicine to culture, and an understanding that our own medical practices look different when seen in a historical context. In exploring this site, we ask you to think of this fundamental idea: that illness, the feeling and experience of being sick, is itself a historical object. Illness and medicine are not static(静止的) phenomena. Different people in different time periods can experience, understand and treat similar groups of symptoms very differently. Cycles of fevers and chills may be identified as being a particular disease, part of a general pattern of seasonal health or an internal struggle of opposing yet complementary forces. These are more than just descriptions; they influence the actual experience of having illness, and strongly influence the treatment. A body that is out of balance feels pain in manner that is subjectively different from a body fighting a battle against an external attacker. We believe that illness changes over time. Thus, to fully understand illness, we need not just biological explanation, but also historical explanation. We need both medicine and the history of illness. Related to this idea is a second. This is the concept that illness, and the medical responses to illness, are related to cultural worldviews. How we see the world structures how we experience and shape the world we live in. What makes particular responses seem reasonable emerges from specific cultural values. The judgements about what medical practices are effective and sensible are value judgements made in the context of broader cultural beliefs about how the world works, our place in that world, and what is morally good and bad. Our aim is to help you understand why blood-letting for instance, now considered unacceptable, was a sensible healing activity in the early 19th century. Finally, it is easy to read the history of medicine as one of constant progression leading from barbaric (野蛮的) roots to a scientific approaches embodied in current medical practice. We believe that this understanding is problematic. First, a lack of knowledge that we have today did not mean that medicine in other time periods and cultures was wrong. Based on cultural values and contemporary knowledge, other cultures developed advanced treatments that were effective and sensible for their people, although they may be considered barbaric nowadays. Similarly in a century or two, our own medical practices may seem backward and nonsensical, it is not the case that former practices have led simplistically to our own superior knowledge. 63. According to the first paragraph, the website is intended to show that ________. A. many illnesses were wrongly diagnosed in the past B. we have unrealistic expectations of medical practice C. medicine should be examined in connection with culture D. changes in living conditions have led to the development of new illnesses 64. The writer refers to fevers and chills (paragraph 2) to illustrate ________. A. we need more accurate biological explanations of illnesses B. illnesses are influenced by climate and environment C. our bodies are constantly under attack from illnesses D. how an illness is interpreted affects how it is experienced 65. What can be inferred from the third paragraph? A. In certain cultures, the factual basis of illnesses is not recognized B. Medical practices have improved over time. C. Illness can influence our perception of the world. D. We judge past medical practices by inappropriate principles. 66. In the last paragraph, what assumption is criticized? A. There are considerable differences between cultures. B. Illnesses are better understood today than in the past. C. Current medical practices will be seen differently in the future. D. Little research is being carried out into the treatment of some diseases. Section C (8%) Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. To Wear or Not to Wear After a strict head teacher in the U.K. sent 80 students home for uniform violations, the Guardian held a discussion about whether wearing school uniforms makes a difference. School uniform is very important. It does improve my concentration, because it reminds me that I’m at school to learn. But I’m not sure if that’s because I’m used to wearing uniform and associate my own clothes with free time._______67_______If everyone is wearing the same clothes, it’s impossible to make fun of other people’s clothing. I don’t think this ignores a child’s need to express themselves. -- David Hershman, a student at Stafford grammar school ___68___Students should start school with no uniform. As they progress through the school, they start wearing it. I always think children need to be proud of their school, and uniform is important for that. So, make them earn it! If they let the school down, they shouldn’t be allowed to wear it. Look at the Marines（海军陆战队） they can’t wait to get that beret（贝雷帽）. --Tim Francis, a former teacher I have had experience of teaching in both uniform and non-uniform schools. I can definitely see the benefits of students wearing uniform. Uniform can be important in creating a sense of school identity and community. It is often a source of collective pride for students._____69_____Teaching students how to express themselves with confidence, rather than the length of their tie, should be the priority. --Enayah Byramjee, an educational development director In a perfect world, school uniform would not exist. Children would express their personalities through their clothes at school, just as they do at home. School wouldn’t impress on pupils the need to wear skirts to a certain length. We don’t live in a perfect world, however.___70___ My house is often filled with uniform-wearing girls. The best thing about uniform, for me as a parent, is the simplicity. --Joanna Moorhead, a mother of four A. Uniform has to be seen as something that is earned. B. School uniform is also a great tool to prevent bullying. C Some students complain that school uniform is monotonous. D. In my experience, uniform helps schools maintain authority. E. However, a school should not rely heavily on uniform regulation. F. Learning to fit in is one of the things being at school that teaches our children. IV.Translation (3+3+4+5) Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 71. 先进的人工智能工具让我们公司在市场分析上比竞争对手更有优势。(advantage) （汉译英） _____________________________________________________ 72. 她太专心看小说了，以至于没有意识到是时候去幼儿园接女儿了。(absorb) （汉译英） _____________________________________________________ 73. 我们没有其他选择只有认真工作，以确保所有的病人都会得到高质量的护理。(ensure) （汉译英） _____________________________________________________ 74. 希望双方早日达成共识，停止冲突，以免经济衰退，生灵涂炭。(agreement) （汉译英） _____________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ （上海市大同中学）2024 学年第二学期期中考试试卷 高二英语 90 分钟 满分 100 分 I.Listening Comprehension (20%) Section A Directions 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. The baby is asleep. B. The baby is just about to start walking. C. The baby is very active. D. The baby is not staying with the woman. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: How’s the baby? Is he walking yet? W: Oh, yes. I can’t keep up with him! Q: What does the woman mean? 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. To a concert. B. To the tallest building. C. To a painting room. D. To a room on the 22nd floor. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: Please, could you help me? I’m late for my class. Where’s the music room please? W: Oh, it’s in a different building. Go out of that door here. Turn right, and then look for the tallest building — that’s the music block, and the room you need is on the second floor. Q: Where does the man want to go? 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. She prefers staying home. B. She prefers taking a plane. C. She prefers taking a bus. D. She prefers traveling with the man. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: If I were you, I would take a plane instead of a coach. It will take you forever to get there. W: But flying makes me so nervous. Q: What does the woman prefer to do? 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. He doesn’t like his job. B. He wants to work more hours. C. He cannot change jobs. D. He needs to spend more time studying. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: I need to get a different job. The one I have now just doesn’t give me enough hours anymore. W: Have you tried the library. They’re always looking for help. Q：What is the man’s problem? 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Return later. B. Call the porter. C. Stay at the dorm. D. Look for the key. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W：Oh, no. We’re locked out of the dormitory. I didn’t think I was that late. M: Do you have phone number for the porter? Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 6. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. There are fewer people than usual. B. They don’t have any lunch special today. C. There will be more people in the restaurant at dinner time. D It’s very busy. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: It’s usually crowded here at lunch time. W: Usually, I know. I wonder why it’s not today. Q: What does the woman imply about the restaurant? 7. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. Buy the computer at a discount store. B. Put an ad in the university newspaper for a computer. C. Go to a computer store to buy the computer. D. Buy the computer at university as part of special offer. 【答案】D 【解析】 【原文】M: Where can I buy a computer? It doesn’t have to be the best on the market. W: You could go to a computer store, or a discount store, but is I were you, I’d look into some of the special offers through the university. I saw something in the paper just last night. Q: What advice does the woman give the man? 8. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. The other apartment is twice as good. B. The rent is cheaper than the one they just saw. C. The other apartment costs more. D. The other apartment costs $300 a month. 【答案】D 【解析】 【原文】M: Look, Shirley, is it six hundred dollars for that apartment? W: Oh, boy, it’s twice as much as the one we just saw. Q: What does the woman mean? 9. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. To write a paper for his history class. B. To write up his laboratory assignments for his chemistry class. C. To study for his English examination. D. To prepare for his Math midterm test. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】W: Have you started writing your paper for history? M: Not yet. I’m still writing up my laboratory assignments for chemistry and studying for my midterms in English and Math. Q: For which class must the man begin to prepare? 10. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. A teacher. B. A postman. C. A policeman. D. A bus driver. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】W: Mr. Williams, how long is our free time? M: Now listen everyone, you have free time now for half an hour. You must be in pairs or small groups. We’re at the main station now. But I need you to meet me at the post office in 30 minutes. Q: Who might the man most likely be in the dialogue? Section B 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. In New York City. B. In Hiroshima, Japan. C. In California. D. In Nagasaki, Japan. 12. A. To give students a shock of her firsthand account of World War II. B. To teach students a history lesson on nuclear bombing in Japan. C To make students see the danger of nuclear weapons. D. To present students a talk about her horrible life. 13. A. Students were impressed and Clifton Truman was ashamed. B. Both students and Clifton Truman were touched by her story. C. Both students and Clifton Truman joined her fight against nuclear weapons. D. Students were shocked, but Clifton supported his grandfather’s decision. 【答案】11. C 12. C 13. B 【解析】 【原文】Here is the news. An 81-year-old Japanese woman, Shigeko Sasamori, lives through the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, Japan. That happened in the closing days of World War II. She recalled her experiences as a guest speaker at a high school in New York City on Monday and promoted her message of peace. “If you have not started yet, be aware, become more aware of what unclear means, and we should eliminate nuclear weapons and nuclear wars,” she said to the students in the packed auditorium. After the bombing, she was badly burned and eventually she went through 35 operations. She was adopted by an American family and now lives in California. “As long as I live, I will speak all over the world to many people because I feel we went through such horrible life. We should not have anyone go through experiences like we did,” she said. She also added that the world is dangerous because of the existence of nuclear weapons. Among the audience was Clifton Truman. He is the grandson of the U.S. president, Harry Truman, who ordered the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Clifton Truman is visiting schools in the area. He said that it was important to hear the survivors’ firsthand story. Students are also inspired to spread the survivor’s message. A 15-year-old student, whose name is Jade Pollard, said, “It was shocking to hear her firsthand story, but I really know now people like Shigeko Sasamori are really working for a cause to stop something that is dangerous to the world.” Questions: 11. Where does the 81-year-old Japan woman, Shigeko Sasamori, live now? 12. Why did she visit a high school on Monday? 13. What was the reaction to her speech from the audience? 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. Short, quick and quiet. B. Instant, cheap and convenient. C. Using both mobile phone and email. D. Keeping in touch and sending anywhere. 15. A. A winner can be seen on posters on 7,000 London buses. B. The winner poem should be no more than 160 characters. C. A winner can get cash as an award. D. The wining poem can be seen in London underground stations. 16. A. By registering at www.textpoetry.com. B. By calling 88801111 for registration. C. By texting one’s poem to 88801111. D. By invitation from Text Message Poetry Competition. 【答案】14. B 15. A 16. C 【解析】 【原文】Welcome to “Writer’s World”. Text messaging is becoming increasingly popular all around the world. It means sending a message anywhere in the world from a mobile phone. We use a special sort of shortened language for this. It’s a bit like an email in some ways, but it has lots of advantages over that. For example, speed. You can communicate instantly with someone and it needn’t make any sound or disturbance. It’s also an easy way of keeping in touch, perhaps even with people you normally wouldn’t have telephoned or written to because of shortage of time or of cash. It’s very quick to do and doesn’t cost much. Today we focus on Text Message Portry Copetition. This competition was started last year by some people in London and it is held once a year. Competition entries are invited from people to send poems by text message. The poems can use no more than 160 characters, you know, letters or words or punctuation marks. Some of the best poems can say a lot in very little space. And that is the whole art of text messaging, isn’t it? And texting means you can be really brief! For example, instead of writing Y-O-U, we out just the letter “u”. Last year about 7,500 entered the competition. They composed their poems on the train, in traffic jams, on boats, on buses, anywhere, in fact. The second competition is just being started. There are really good cash prizes for winners, plus the chance to see your poem displayed on posters on 7,000 London buses and in the underground stations. For those who want to enter, just text your poem to 88801111 and you can find more information about it on the internet at www.textpoetry.com. It’s great fun and you’ve nothing to lose. Good luck! Questions: 14. What are the advantages of text messaging? 15. Which of the following is NOT true about a Text Message Poetry Competition winner? 16. How can one enter Text Message Poetry Competition? 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】 17. A. Exam grades. B. Final exam. C. Learning strategies. D. Reading skills. 18. A. The man’s classmate. B. The man’s girlfriend. C. A class monitor. D. A student union leader. 19. A. She takes notes in class. B. She does the preview before. C. She sorts out her notes for exam. D. She doesn’t read books. 20. A. To adopt the woman’s learning methods. B. To study harder for the final. C. To try to get an A this time. D. To rewrite his notes too. 【答案】17. C 18. A 19. D 20. A 【解析】 【原文】M: So Cindy, how are you going to study for the final? W: Me? I’m going to use my notes mostly, I guess. M: You mean you aren’t going to read the book? W: I’m not going to spend much time reviewing the book. You know, there were hardly any questions from the book on the last test at all. M: Well, you were right about that. Maybe your notes are more detailed… are, uh, are… better than mine. W: I don’t know about that, but I do try to write down everything I can in class. Then I rewrite them. M: You rewrite all of your notes? W: Yeah, it’s part of my study plan. And I find that I remember better when I write something down. M: That must take a lot of time. W: But when I ready to study for the final, I can have everything in one place. Come to think of it… I think, actually it probably saves me time. M: Okay, that sure makes sense. Do you underline anything in reading the book? W: No, it’s not how I … not the way I’m using the book. I’m just getting some general background information so I can be a better listener in class. M: What was… how did you do… on the midterm… using that way, I mean? W: I got an A. M: Okay, I got a B. And I study a lot for it. Maybe I’m going to try your way this time. Questions: 17. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? 18. Who is the woman in this conversation? 19. Which of the following is NOT true about the woman’s way of learning? 20. What is the man going to do? II.Grammar and Vocabulary (20%) Section A (10%) Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—At 19, Yohannes Gebregeorgis borrowed a novel entitled Love Kitten that changed his life forever. Born in rural Ethiopia, his father was an illiterate cattle merchant who insisted that his son ____21____ (have) an education. So Gebregeorgis had seen a few books in school. But ____22____ (have) a book of his own sparked a lifelong commitment. Today, Gebregeorgis is establishing libraries and literacy programs to connect Ethiopian children with books. “Most Ethiopian children only have access to textbooks in the classroom,” says Gebregeorgis. “Books ____23____ children read outside of school are the spices of education.” Until he became a children’s librarian, he didn’t realize ____24____ the children of his native home were missing. Arriving in the United States in 1981, Gebregeorgis ultimately put himself through college, ____25____ (obtain) a graduate degree in library science. He took a position at the San Francisco Children’s Library in 1985. There, he met The Little Engine That Could, Captain Ahab, and Peter Pan. He realized the impact children’s books could make ____26____ a child’s sense of wonder and vision. “Children could imagine everything from books—connections to other cultures, to other people, to other children, and to the universe at large. Reading gives them hope. It gives them pleasure. It gives them everything that they cannot otherwise get in regular textbooks.” But Gebregeorgis found that there were no children’s books in Amharic, the primary language of Ethiopia, and none representing the places and characters of Ethiopian lore. ___27___ the library granted $1,200 for the purchase of Ethiopian books, Gebregeorgis was unable to find any, so he wrote one. Silly Mamma was the first bilingual Amharic-English children’s book, and its publication led Gebregeorgis ____28____ (establish) the nonprofit organization Ethiopia Reads in 1988. Using proceeds from book sales, the nonprofit organization ____29____ (finance) his efforts to bring children’s libraries to Ethiopia. Gebregeorgis reads storybooks to children who ____30____ (deny) access to television or computers and believes that literacy and education will emancipate his impoverished land. “With literate children there is no limit as to how much we can do.” 【答案】21. should have##have 22. having 23. that##which 24. what 25. obtaining 26. on 27. When 28. to establish 29. financed 30. have been denied##are denied 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了格布雷格奥尔吉斯是如何帮助埃塞俄比亚地区的儿童获得阅读课外书籍的机会的。 【21题详解】 考查虚拟语气。句意：他的父亲出生在埃塞俄比亚农村，是一名不识字的牛贩子，他坚持让儿子接受教育。分析句子可知，句子为“that”引导的从句作“insisted”的宾语，句中“insisted”意为“坚持让”，此时从句要用虚拟语气，谓语动词用“should+动词原形”，“should”可省略，空格处填“should have”或“have”。故填should have/have。 【22题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：但拥有一本自己的书激发了他一生的奉献。分析句子可知，句中有谓语动词“sparked”且句中无连词，空格处应用非谓语动词，根据句子结构可知，空格处应用动名词作主语，“have”意为“有”，动词词性，动名词为“having”。故填having。 【23题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：孩子们在校外读的书是教育的额外乐趣。分析句子可知，句子为限制性定语从句，先行词为“Books”，指物，在从句中作宾语，应用关系代词“that”或“which”引导从句。故填that/which。 【24题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：直到他成为一名儿童图书管理员，他才意识到家乡的孩子们缺少了什么。分析句子可知，句子为宾语从句，空格处单词引导从句作“realize”的宾语，从句中缺少“were missing”的宾语，指物，没有选择范围，应用“what”引导从句。故填what。 【25题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：1981年来到美国，格布雷格奥尔吉斯最终完成了大学学业，获得了图书馆学的研究生学位。分析句子可知，句中有谓语动词“put”且句中无连词，空格处应用非谓语动词，“obtain”意为“获得”，句子主语“Gebregeorgis”和“obtain”之间为逻辑上的主谓关系，应用“obtain”的现在分词“obtaining”作状语。故填obtaining。 【26题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：他意识到儿童读物会对儿童的好奇感和视野产生影响。分析句子可知，句中涉及固定短语“make an impact on…”，意为“对……产生影响”，空格处应用介词“on”。故填on。 【27题详解】 考查时间状语从句。句意：当图书馆拨款1200美元购买埃塞俄比亚书籍时，格布雷格奥尔吉斯找不到任何书籍，所以他写了一本。分析句子可知，句子为时间状语从句，空格处单词引导从句，表示“当……时”，应用“when”引导从句，句首单词首字母大写。故填When。 【28题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：《傻妈妈》是第一本双语的阿姆哈拉语和英语的儿童读物，它的出版促使格布雷格奥尔吉斯在1988年创立了非营利组织Ethiopia Reads。分析句子可知，句中涉及固定短语“lead sb. to do sth.”，意为“促使某人做某事”，“establish”意为“创立”，动词词性，空格处应填“to establish”。故填to establish。 【29题详解】 考查时态。句意：这个非营利组织利用图书销售收入为他把儿童图书馆带到埃塞俄比亚的想法提供资金。根据句意可知，句子陈述的是过去发生的事，应用一般过去时，动词要用过去式，“finance”意为“提供资金”，动词词性，过去式为“financed”。故填financed。 【30题详解】 考查时态和语态。句意：格布雷格奥尔吉斯为那些无法接触电视或电脑的儿童读故事书，并相信识字和教育将解放他贫困的土地。根据句意可知，句子陈述的是客观事实，应用一般现在时，“who”为关系代词，代指先行词“children”，“deny”意为“拒绝”，动词词性，“children”和“deny”为被动关系，应用一般现在时的被动语态，“children”与“are”连用，“deny”的过去分词为“denied”，空格处应填“are denied”，当句子强调动作发生在过去并持续到现在时，应用现在完成时的被动语态，“children”与“have”连用，空格处应填“have been denied”。故填have been denied/are denied。 Section B (1* 10= 10%) Directions: After reading the sentences below, fill in the blanks with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A.limited B.fascination C.governed D.imposing E.defensive F.originally G.overlooking H.rebellion I.reminder J.randomly K.swept Palaces are known for their beauty and splendor,but they offer little protection against attacks.It is easy to defend a castle,but castles are not designed with the comfort of a king or queen in mind.When it comes to structures that are both ____31____ and well-secured,the classic European castle is the pinnacle (小尖顶) of design.Across the ages castles changed,developed,and eventually fell out of use,but they still command the ____32____of our culture. Castles were ____33____ built in England by the Norman invaders in 1066.As William the Conqueror____34____ through England,he strengthened key positions to secure the land they had taken.The castles he built allowed the Norman lords to retreat to safety when threatened by English ____35____ Castles also served as bases of operation for offensive attacks.Troops were gathered to,organized around,and positioned from castles.In this way castles served both offensive and____36____roles in military operations. Not ____37____ to military purposes,castles also served as offices from which the lord would administer control over his land.That is to say,the lord of the land would hold court in his castle.Those who were socially beneath the lord would come to report the affairs of the lands that they____38____and pay tributes to the lord.They would address disputes,handle business,feast,and enjoy festivities.In this way castles serve as important social centers in medieval England. Castles also served as symbols of power.Built on prominent sites____39____ the surrounding areas, castles constantly loomed (隐约的出现) in the background of many peasants' lives and served as a daily_____40_____of the lord’s strength. 【答案】31. D 32. B 33. F 34. K 35. H 36. E 37. A 38. C 39. G 40. I 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了欧洲城堡的发展历史、功能及其在社会中的重要作用。 【31题详解】 考查形容词。句意：当谈到既壮观又安全的建筑时，经典的欧洲城堡是设计的巅峰。“imposing” 意为 “壮观的；气势宏大的”，修饰名词“structures”，与“well-secured” 并列，共同描述城堡的特点，作定语。故填D。 【32题详解】 考查名词。句意：历久弥新的城堡不断变化、发展，最终逐渐退出历史舞台，但它们仍然吸引着我们的文化。“fascination”意为 “魅力；吸引力”符合句意，作宾语，“command the fascination of...” 表示 “吸引…… 的魅力”，故填B。 【33题详解】 考查副词。句意：城堡最初是由诺曼入侵者于 1066 年在英格兰建造的。“originally”意为 “最初；起初”符合句意，修饰动词“built”做状语，说明城堡建造的时间起源，故填F。 【34题详解】 考查动词。句意：当征服者威廉横扫英格兰时，他加固了关键据点以确保他们所占领的土地。根据“As William the Conqueror”以及常识可知，“sweep through”，意为 “横扫；席卷”符合句意，这里用一般过去时描述过去发生的动作，故填K。 【35题详解】 考查名词。句意：他建造的城堡让诺曼领主在受到英国叛乱威胁时能够撤退到安全的地方。根据“offensive attacks”可知，“rebellion” 意为“叛乱；反抗”，作“by”的宾语，符合句意，故填H。 【36题详解】 考查形容词。句意：这样，城堡在军事行动中既起到了进攻作用，也起到了防御作用。“defensive” 意为“防御的”，与“offensive”相对，修饰 “roles”，作定语。故填 E。 【37题详解】 考查动词。句意：城堡不仅限于军事用途，还作为领主对其土地进行管理的办公室。根据“served as offices from which the lord would administer control over his land.”可知，“be limited to” 是固定短语，意为 “局限于”，这里用过去分词形式作状语，故填A。 【38题详解】 考查动词。句意：那些社会地位低于领主的人会来报告他们管理的土地的事务，并向领主进贡。根据“report the affairs of the lands”可知，“govern” 意为 “管理；统治”符合句意，根据上下文可知用一般过去时，故填C。 【39题详解】 考查动词。句意：城堡建在俯瞰周边地区的显眼位置，在许多农民的生活背景中不断隐约出现，城堡是领主力量的日常提醒。“overlook”意为 “俯瞰；眺望”符合句意，现在分词形式 “overlooking” 作后置定语，修饰 “sites”，表示主动关系，故填G。 【40题详解】 考查名词。句意：城堡建在俯瞰周边地区显眼位置，在许多农民的生活背景中不断隐约出现，城堡是领主力量的日常提醒。根据“the lord’s strength”可知，“reminder” 意为 “提醒物”符合句意，作宾语，“a daily reminder” 表示 “一个日常的提醒”，故填I。 III.Reading Comprehension (45%) Section A (15%) 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. Racket, din, clamor, noise, whatever you want to call it, unwanted sound is America’s most widespread nuisan Day and night, at home, at work, and at play, noise can produce serious physical and psychological ______41______. No one is immune to this stress. Though we seem to adjust to noise by ______42______ it, the ear, in fact, never closes and the body still responds—sometimes with extreme ______43______ , as to strange sound in the night. The ______44______ we feel when faced with noise is the most common outward ______45______ of the stress building up inside us. Indeed, because irritability (易怒，烦躁) is so apparent, legislators(立法者) have made public annoyance the ______46______ of many noise reduction programs. The more subtle and more serious health hazards associated with stress caused by noise ______47______ have been given much less attention._____48_____ , when we are annoyed or made irritable by noise, we should consider these symptoms fair warning that other things may be happening to us, some of which may be damaging to our health. Of many health hazards of noise, hearing loss is the most clearly observable and ______49______ by health professionals. The other hazards are harder to pin down. For many of us, there may be a risk that excessive ______50______ to the stress of noise increases vulnerability to disease and infection. The more vulnerable among us may experience noise as a complicating factor in heart problems and other diseases. Noise that causes annoyance and irritability in healthy persons may have serious consequences for these already ill in mind or body. Noise affect us throughout our lives. For example, there are ______51______ of effects on the unborn child when mothers are exposed to industrial and environmental noise. During infancy and childhood, youngsters affected by high noise levels may have trouble falling asleep and ______52______ necessary amounts of rest. Why, then, is there not greater ______53______ about these dangers? Perhaps it is because the link between noise and many disabilities or disease has not yet been ______54______ demonstrated. Perhaps it is because we tend to ______55______ annoyance as a price to pay for living in the modern world. It may also be because we still think of hearing loss as only an occupational hazard. 41. A. stress B. consequence C. influence D. risk 42. A. identifying B. rejecting C. ignoring D. emphasizing 43. A. case B. relief C. hatred D. tension 44. A. annoyance B. ignorance C. frustration D. grief 45. A. category B. symptom C. property D. code 46. A. outcome B. account C. effect D. basis 47. A. particularly B. traditionally C. enormously D. frequently 48. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. Actually D. Nevertheless 49. A. accessible B. renewable C. measurable D. available 50. A. resistance B. exposure C. opposition D. objection 51 A. indications B. landscape C. catalogues D. distinctions 52. A. restricting B. obtaining C. discouraging D. substituting 53. A. alarm B. preparation C. expectation D. suspicion 54. A. necessarily B. especially C. initially D. conclusively 55. A. deliver B. integrate C. dismiss D. enlarge 【答案】41. A 42. C 43. D 44. A 45. B 46. D 47. B 48. D 49. C 50. B 51. A 52. B 53. A 54. D 55. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了噪音对我们生活地影响和对健康的危害，人们要对此提高警惕和认识。 【41题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：无论白天黑夜，在家里、工作中还是玩耍时，噪音都会产生严重的生理和心理压力。A. stress压力；B. consequence后果；C. influence影响；D. risk风险。根据下文“No one is immune to this stress”可知，此处说的是噪音会产生生理和心理压力，stress是原词复现。故选A项。 【42题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然我们似乎通过忽略噪音来适应噪音，但事实上，耳朵永远不会闭合，身体仍然会做出反应——有时会非常紧张，比如晚上的奇怪声音。A. identifying识别；B. rejecting拒绝；C. ignoring忽视；D. emphasizing强调。根据上文“Though we seem to adjust to noise by”以及下文“the ear, in fact, never closes and the body still responds”可知，这里说的是我们似乎通过忽视噪音来适应它。故选C项。 【43题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然我们似乎通过忽略噪音来适应噪音，但事实上，耳朵永远不会闭合，身体仍然会做出反应——有时会非常紧张，比如晚上的奇怪声音。A. case情况；B. relief宽慰；C. hatred憎恨；D. tension紧张。根据下文 “as to strange sound in the night”以及语境可知，听到奇怪声音身体会有反应，此处指有时会极度紧张。故选D项。 【44题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我们面对噪音时感到的烦恼是我们内心压力积累的最常见外在症状。A. annoyance烦恼；B. ignorance无知；C. frustration挫折；D. grief悲伤。根据下文“Indeed, because irritability (易怒，烦躁) is so apparent, legislators (立法者) have made public annoyance the ____ of many noise reduction programs”可知，此处指面对噪音时感到的烦恼，annoyance是原词复现。故选A项。 【45题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我们面对噪音时感到的烦恼是我们内心压力积累的最常见外在症状。A. category种类；B. symptom症状；C. property财产；D. code密码。根据下文“when we are annoyed or made irritable by noise, we should consider these symptoms fair warning”可知，此处说的是烦恼是内心压力积累的外在症状，symptom是原词复现。故选B项。 【46题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实上，由于易怒是如此明显，立法者已经把公众的烦恼作为许多减少噪音计划的基础。A. outcome结果；B. account账户；C. effect影响；D. basis基础。根据上文“because irritability (易怒，烦躁) is so apparent”可知，因为易怒明显，所以立法者把公众的烦恼作为许多减少噪音计划的基础。故选D项。 【47题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：与噪音引起的压力相关的更微妙、更严重的健康危害，传统上却很少受到关注。A. particularly特别地；B. traditionally传统地；C. enormously巨大地；D. frequently频繁地。根据下文“have been given much less attention”以及常识可知，更微妙、更严重的健康危害传统上很少受到关注。故选B项。 【48题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，当我们因噪音而烦恼或易怒时，我们应该把这些症状视为一个合理的警告，即我们身上可能正在发生其他事情，其中一些可能会损害我们的健康。A. Therefore因此；B. Moreover此外；C. Actually实际上；D. Nevertheless然而。根据上文“have been given much less attention”可知，这与下文“we should consider these symptoms fair warning(我们应该把这些症状视为合理的警告)”形成转折关系，所以Nevertheless符合语境。故选D项。 【49题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在噪音的许多健康危害中，听力损失是最明显可观察到的，也是健康专家能够测量的。A. accessible可接近的；B. renewable可再生的；C. measurable可测量的；D. available可获得的。根据上文“hearing loss is the most clearly observable”以及常识可知，听力损失是可以测量的。故选C项。 【50题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：对我们许多人来说，可能存在这样一种风险，即过度暴露在噪音压力下会增加对疾病和感染的易感性。A. resistance抵抗；B. exposure暴露；C. opposition反对；D. objection反对。根据下文“to the stress of noise”以及语境可知，此处指过度暴露在噪音压力下，exposure to... 表示“暴露于……”。故选B项。 【51题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：例如，当母亲暴露在工业和环境噪音中时，就有迹象表明对未出生的孩子有影响。A. indications迹象；B. landscape风景；C. catalogues目录；D. distinctions区别。根据下文“when mothers are exposed to industrial and environmental noise”可知，此处说的是母亲暴露在噪音中时，有对未出生孩子有影响的迹象。故选A项。 【52题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在婴儿期和童年时期，受高噪音水平影响的年轻人可能难以入睡，难以获得必要的休息量。A. restricting限制；B. obtaining获得；C. discouraging使气馁；D. substituting代替。根据上文“youngsters affected by high noise levels may have trouble falling asleep and”可知，受高噪音影响，难以入睡，也就难以获得必要的休息量。故选B项。 【53题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：那么，为什么对这些危险没有更大的警觉呢？A. alarm警觉；B. preparation准备；C. expectation期待；D. suspicion怀疑。根据上文提到噪音有很多危害以及“about these dangers”可知，此处问的是为什么对这些危险没有更大的警觉。故选A项。 【54题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：也许是因为噪音与许多残疾或疾病之间的联系尚未得到确凿的证明。A. necessarily必要地；B. especially特别地；C. initially最初地；D. conclusively确凿地。根据上文“Perhaps it is because the link between noise and many disabilities or disease has not yet been”以及上文提到人们对噪音危害关注少可知，此处指噪音与许多残疾或疾病之间的联系尚未得到确凿地证明。故选D项。 【55题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：也许是因为我们倾向于把烦恼当作生活在现代世界中要付出的代价而不予理会。A. deliver递送；B. integrate使合并；C. dismiss不予理会；D. enlarge扩大。根据下文“as a price to pay for living in the modern world”以及语境可知，我们倾向于把烦恼当作生活在现代世界中要付出的代价而不予理会。故选C项。 Section B (22%) Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) Le Corbusier had drawn up his Parisian scheme at a moment of unequalled urban crisis. Across the developing world, cities were exploding in size. In 1800 the French capital was home to 647, 000 people. By 1910 three million were squeezed within its inadequate confines. In apartment buildings, several families typically shared a single room. In 1900, in the poor districts of Paris, one toilet generally served 70 residents. A cold-water tap was a luxury. Factories and workshops were sited in the middle of residential areas. Streets were choked by traffic day and night. Le Corbusier was horrified by such conditions. “All cities have fallen into a mess,” he remarked, “The world is sick.” Given the scale of the crisis, measures were in order, and the architect was in no mood to feel sentimental about their side effects. “The existing centres must come down,” he said, “To save itself every great city must rebuild its centre.” In order to alleviate overcrowding, the ancient low-rise buildings would have to be replaced by a new kind of structure only recently made possible by advances in concrete technology: the skyscraper. “2, 700 people will use one front door,” marveled Le Corbusier. By building upwards, two problems would be resolved at a stroke — overcrowding and urban sprawl. With room enough for everyone in towers, there would be no need to spread outwards and absorb the countryside in the process. There would be enough green space as well, as up to 50 per cent of urban land would be devoted to parks. The new city would itself be a vast park, with large towers dotted among the trees. On the roofs of the apartment blocks, there would be games of tennis, and sunbathing on the shores of artificial beaches. Meanwhile, Le Corbusier planned to transform the city street system. He recommended that the two be separated. In the new city, people would have footpaths all to themselves, winding through woods and forests (no pedestrian will ever meet an automobile, ever!), while cars would enjoy massive and dedicated motorways, with smooth, curving interchanges, thus guaranteeing that no driver would ever have to slow down for the sake of a pedestrian. The division of cars and people was but one element in Le Corbusier’s plan for a reorganization of life in the new city. There would no longer be factories, for example, in the middle of residential areas. The new city would be an arena of green space, clean air, adequate accommodation and flowers. 56. What did Le Corbusier think of the Paris which he lived in? A. It was turning on a new look. B. It was in completely disorder. C. It was developing very slowly. D. It was in a severe financial crisis. 57. The word “alleviate” (in paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to . A. cause B. relieve C. worsen D. understand 58. According to Le Corbusier’s scheme, what would happen in Paris? A. There would be more room for pedestrians than vehicles. B. More people would choose to live in suburban areas. C. Enough space would be spared for sports in parks. D. Areas of different functions wouldn’t be mixed. 59. What is the passage mainly about? A. The original form and the malfunction of Paris. B. Some historical facts and future prospects of Paris. C. An architect’s plan to rebuild the central part of Paris. D. What people suffered from in the crowded city of Paris. 【答案】56. B 57. B 58. D 59. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了Le Corbusier针对巴黎城市危机提出的重建计划，包括建筑、交通和区域规划等方面。 【56题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段““All cities have fallen into a mess,” he remarked, “The world is sick.” (“所有城市都陷入了混乱，”他说，“世界都病了。”)”可知，Le Corbusier认为他生活巴黎完全处于混乱之中。故选B项。 【57题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第三段“In order to alleviate overcrowding, the ancient low-rise buildings would have to be replaced by a new kind of structure only recently made possible by advances in concrete technology: the skyscraper. “2, 700 people will use one front door,” marveled Le Corbusier. (为了alleviate过度拥挤的情况，古老的低层建筑必须被一种新的结构所取代，这种结构最近才因混凝土技术的进步而成为可能：摩天大楼。Le Corbusier惊叹道：“2700人将使用一扇前门。”)”可知，新的建筑结构能容纳更多人，这是为了解决过度拥挤的问题，推测alleviate在此处意为“缓解，减轻”，与relieve意思相近。故选B项。 【58题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Meanwhile, Le Corbusier planned to transform the city street system. He recommended that the two be separated. In the new city, people would have footpaths all to themselves, winding through woods and forests (no pedestrian will ever meet an automobile, ever!), while cars would enjoy massive and dedicated motorways, with smooth, curving interchanges, thus guaranteeing that no driver would ever have to slow down for the sake of a pedestrian. (与此同时，Le Corbusier计划改造城市街道系统。他建议将两者分开。在新城市，人们将拥有自己的人行道，蜿蜒穿过树林和森林（没有行人会遇到汽车，永远！），而汽车将享受巨大而专用的高速公路，有平滑、弯曲的立交桥，从而保证没有司机会为了行人而减速)”以及最后一段“There would no longer be factories, for example, in the middle of residential areas. (例如，居民区中间将不再有工厂)”可知，Le Corbusier的方案中，行人将与车辆分开、增加绿地，巴黎不同功能的区域将不会混合在一起。故选D项。 【59题详解】 主旨大意题。根据全文内容，特别是第一段“Le Corbusier had drawn up his Parisian scheme at a moment of unequalled urban crisis.(勒·柯布西耶是在一个前所未有的城市危机时刻制定他的巴黎计划的)”和第三段““The existing centres must come down,” he said, “To save itself every great city must rebuild its centre.” (“现有的中心必须拆除，”他说，“为了拯救自己，每个大的城市都必须重建其中心。”)”可知，本文主要介绍了Le Corbusier重建巴黎市中心的计划。故选C项。 (B) Beijing is hardly alone in its air pollution problems. The world Health Organization has said that roughly half of the world’s urban population is exposed to pollution at least 2.5 times higher than it recommends. While it may take years to fix this global problem, innovative minds in the Asia region have come up with creative solutions for living with air pollution. DIY Purifier Thomas Talhelm started worrying about the air inside his Beijing home during “airpocalypse” in 2013 when Beijing’s air quality index skyrocketed to a terrifying 755. The scholar couldn’t afford the luxury of an expensive air purifier. “Fillers are actually very simple— a high efficient filter is all you need to get over 96% of the PM2.5,” he said. With three of his friends, Talhelm created Smart Air, an air purifier consisting of a basic household fan with a high efficient filter attached to it. It works as efficiently as the big brands selling for thousands of dollars, removing more than 90 percent of PM 2.5 in your room, according to Talhelm’s research. Invisible Mask Infipure’s “nose mask” claims to cut 99% of PM2.5 without the trouble of a surgical face mask. The filters, made from special materials, are inserted into your nose and aim to be undetectable. “People care about their health, but don’t want all the downsides that come with a traditional face mask.” Infipure co-founder Francis Law explained. Plant Backpack Taiwanese artist Chui Chih has designed a survival device for an apocalyptic world. Named Voyage on the Planet, a potted plant is housed inside a clear backpack hooked up to two tubes to bring fresh to a face mask. It’s a bold, abstract idea from an oxygen tank. Smog Vacuum Daan Roosegaarde has been working on a smog vacuum that will suck pollutants from the sky to the ground like a vacuum, making way for clean air. A byproduct of this smog vacuum, namely The Smog Free Tower, is the “smog ring”—a piece of jewelry made from smog particulates. “The pollution we suck up, the small particulates, we don’t throw them away. We put them under pressure for a couple of weeks and they crystallize, creating something like a diamond,” Roosegaardc explains. 60. Thomas Talhelm invented Smart Air for all the following reasons except ________. A. the high price of the big brands B. the help from three of his friends C. the poor quality of the indoor air D. the simple principle behind the device 61. If someone wants to travel around in those polluted days, which product will he most probably choose for the sake of convenience? A. Smart Air. B. Infipure’s nose mask. C. Voyage on the Planet. D. The Smog Free Tower. 62. In which solution the inventor also makes use of the dust collected from the polluted air? A. DIY Purifier. B. Invisible Mask. C. Plant Backpack. D. Smog Vacuum. 【答案】60. B 61. B 62. D 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一些应对空气污染的发明。 【60题详解】 细节理解题。根据DIY Purifier部分中“Thomas Talhelm started worrying about the air inside his Beijing home during “airpocalypse” in 2013 when Beijing’s air quality index skyrocketed to a terrifying 755.( Thomas Talhelm在2013年“空气末日”期间开始担心他北京家中的空气，当时北京的空气质量指数飙升到了可怕的755)”以及“The scholar couldn’t afford the luxury of an expensive air purifier. “Fillers are actually very simple— a high efficient filter is all you need to get over 96% of the PM2.5,” he said.(这位学者无法负担昂贵的空气净化器的费用。他说：“填料其实很简单——一个高效的过滤器就能让你过滤超过96%的PM2.5”)”可知，B选项“他的三个朋友的帮助”不是Thomas Talhelm发明Smart Air的原因。故选B。 【61题详解】 细节理解题。根据Invisible Mask部分中“Infipure’s “nose mask” claims to cut 99% of PM2.5 without the trouble of a surgical face mask.(英菲普尔公司的“鼻罩”宣称可以在不使用医用口罩的情况下将PM2.5浓度降低99%)”以及“The filters, made from special materials, are inserted into your nose and aim to be undetectable.(这种由特殊材料制成的过滤器被插入你的鼻子，达到不被发现的目的)”可知，如果有人想在污染严重的日子里出行，为了方便，他最有可能选择英菲普尔的鼻罩。故选B。 【62题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段““The pollution we suck up, the small particulates, we don’t throw them away. We put them under pressure for a couple of weeks and they crystallize, creating something like a diamond,” Roosegaardc explains. (“我们吸收的污染，小颗粒，我们不会扔掉它们。我们给它们施加几周的压力，它们就会结晶，形成类似钻石的东西。” Roosegaardc解释道)”可知，在烟雾真空中发明者还利用了从污染空气中收集的灰尘。故选D。 (C) This website is designed to explore how the experience, diagnosis and treatment of illness has changed over time, and to show some of the many ways illness has been understood by humans. It is our hope that you will leave the site with a broader appreciation of the relationship of medicine to culture, and an understanding that our own medical practices look different when seen in a historical context. In exploring this site, we ask you to think of this fundamental idea: that illness, the feeling and experience of being sick, is itself a historical object. Illness and medicine are not static(静止的) phenomena. Different people in different time periods can experience, understand and treat similar groups of symptoms very differently. Cycles of fevers and chills may be identified as being a particular disease, part of a general pattern of seasonal health or an internal struggle of opposing yet complementary forces. These are more than just descriptions; they influence the actual experience of having illness, and strongly influence the treatment. A body that is out of balance feels pain in manner that is subjectively different from a body fighting a battle against an external attacker. We believe that illness changes over time. Thus, to fully understand illness, we need not just biological explanation, but also historical explanation. We need both medicine and the history of illness. Related to this idea is a second. This is the concept that illness, and the medical responses to illness, are related to cultural worldviews. How we see the world structures how we experience and shape the world we live in. What makes particular responses seem reasonable emerges from specific cultural values. The judgements about what medical practices are effective and sensible are value judgements made in the context of broader cultural beliefs about how the world works, our place in that world, and what is morally good and bad. Our aim is to help you understand why blood-letting for instance, now considered unacceptable, was a sensible healing activity in the early 19th century. Finally, it is easy to read the history of medicine as one of constant progression leading from barbaric (野蛮的) roots to a scientific approaches embodied in current medical practice. We believe that this understanding is problematic. First, a lack of knowledge that we have today did not mean that medicine in other time periods and cultures was wrong. Based on cultural values and contemporary knowledge, other cultures developed advanced treatments that were effective and sensible for their people, although they may be considered barbaric nowadays. Similarly in a century or two, our own medical practices may seem backward and nonsensical, it is not the case that former practices have led simplistically to our own superior knowledge. 63. According to the first paragraph, the website is intended to show that ________. A. many illnesses were wrongly diagnosed in the past B. we have unrealistic expectations of medical practice C. medicine should be examined in connection with culture D. changes in living conditions have led to the development of new illnesses 64. The writer refers to fevers and chills (paragraph 2) to illustrate ________. A. we need more accurate biological explanations of illnesses B. illnesses are influenced by climate and environment C. our bodies are constantly under attack from illnesses D. how an illness is interpreted affects how it is experienced 65. What can be inferred from the third paragraph? A. In certain cultures, the factual basis of illnesses is not recognized B. Medical practices have improved over time. C. Illness can influence our perception of the world. D. We judge past medical practices by inappropriate principles. 66. In the last paragraph, what assumption is criticized? A. There are considerable differences between cultures. B. Illnesses are better understood today than in the past. C. Current medical practices will be seen differently in the future. D. Little research is being carried out into the treatment of some diseases. 【答案】63. C 64. D 65. D 66. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一个网站，此网站旨在探索疾病的经验、诊断和治疗是如何随着时间的推移而变化的，并展示人类理解疾病的许多方式中的一些。 【63题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“It is our hope that you will leave the site with a broader appreciation of the relationship of medicine to culture, and an understanding that our own medical practices look different when seen in a historical context.(我们希望您在离开这里时，能对医学与文化的关系有一个更广泛的认识，并了解我们自己的医疗实践在历史背景下是不同的。)”可知，该网站旨在向我们展示医学应该与文化联系起来。故选C项。 【64题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Cycles of fevers and chills may be identified as being a particular disease, part of a general pattern of seasonal health or an internal struggle of opposing yet complementary forces. These are more than just descriptions; they influence the actual experience of having illness, and strongly influence the treatment.(发烧和发冷的周期可能被认为是一种特殊的疾病，是季节性健康的一般模式的一部分，或是对立但互补力量的内部斗争。这些不仅仅是描述；它们会影响患病的实际体验，并强烈影响治疗。)”可知，作者提到发烧和发冷是为了说明如何解释一种疾病会影响到它的体验。 故选D项。 【65题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Our aim is to help you understand why blood-letting for instance, now considered unacceptable, was a sensible healing activity in the early 19th century.(我们的目的是帮助你理解，为什么现在被认为不可接受的放血，在19世纪早期是一种明智的治疗活动。)”可推知，我们用不恰当的原则来评判过去的医疗实践。故选D项。 【66题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Finally, it is easy to read the history of medicine as one of constant progression leading from barbaric (野蛮的) roots to a scientific approaches embodied in current medical practice.(最后，我们很容易将医学史解读为一部不断进步的历史，从原始的野蛮的根源走向体现在当前医疗实践中的科学方法。我们认为这种理解是有问题的。)”和“Similarly in a century or two, our own medical practices may seem backward and nonsensical, it is not the case that former practices have led simplistically to our own superior knowledge.(同样地，在一两个世纪后，我们自己的医疗实践可能会显得落后和荒谬，但以前的实践并不是简单地导致我们拥有卓越的知识)”可以推知，B选项“现在人们对疾病的了解比过去更多”这种假设是被批评的。故选B项。 Section C (8%) Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. To Wear or Not to Wear After a strict head teacher in the U.K. sent 80 students home for uniform violations, the Guardian held a discussion about whether wearing school uniforms makes a difference. School uniform is very important. It does improve my concentration, because it reminds me that I’m at school to learn. But I’m not sure if that’s because I’m used to wearing uniform and associate my own clothes with free time._______67_______If everyone is wearing the same clothes, it’s impossible to make fun of other people’s clothing. I don’t think this ignores a child’s need to express themselves. -- David Hershman, a student at Stafford grammar school ___68___Students should start school with no uniform. As they progress through the school, they start wearing it. I always think children need to be proud of their school, and uniform is important for that. So, make them earn it! If they let the school down, they shouldn’t be allowed to wear it. Look at the Marines（海军陆战队） they can’t wait to get that beret（贝雷帽）. --Tim Francis, a former teacher I have had experience of teaching in both uniform and non-uniform schools. I can definitely see the benefits of students wearing uniform. Uniform can be important in creating a sense of school identity and community. It is often a source of collective pride for students._____69_____Teaching students how to express themselves with confidence, rather than the length of their tie, should be the priority. --Enayah Byramjee, an educational development director In a perfect world, school uniform would not exist. Children would express their personalities through their clothes at school, just as they do at home. School wouldn’t impress on pupils the need to wear skirts to a certain length. We don’t live in a perfect world, however.___70___ My house is often filled with uniform-wearing girls. The best thing about uniform, for me as a parent, is the simplicity. --Joanna Moorhead, a mother of four A. Uniform has to be seen as something that is earned. B. School uniform is also a great tool to prevent bullying. C. Some students complain that school uniform is monotonous. D. In my experience, uniform helps schools maintain authority. E. However, a school should not rely heavily on uniform regulation. F. Learning to fit in is one of the things being at school that teaches our children. 【答案】67. B 68. A 69. E 70. F 【解析】 【分析】本文为新闻报道。在英国一名严厉的校长因违反校服规定将80名学生送回家后，《卫报》就穿校服的必要性展开了讨论。 【67题详解】 根据下文“If everyone is wearing the same clothes, it’s impossible to make fun of other people’s clothing(如果每个人都穿同样的衣服，就不可能拿别人的衣服开玩笑了)”可知，每个人穿同样的衣服就不会因为着装不同而受到嘲笑，因此校服也是防止校园欺凌的好工具。故选项B.School uniform is also a great tool to prevent bullying.（校服也是防止欺凌的好工具）符合语境，故选B。 【68题详解】 根据下文“So, make them earn it! If they let the school down, they shouldn’t be allowed to wear it. (让他们自己去挣得吧!如果他们让学校失望了，他们不应允许穿它)”可知，校服必须被看作是一种努力得来的东西。故选项A.Uniform has to be seen as something that is earned.（校服必须被看作是一种努力得来的东西）符合语境。故选A。 【69题详解】 根据上文“Uniform can be important in creating a sense of school identity and community. It is often a source of collective pride for students”可知，校服对于培养学生的自豪感和对学校认同感很重要，再根据下文“Teaching students how to express themselves with confidence, rather than the length of their tie, should be the priority(教学生如何自信地表达自己，而不是（限制）他们领带的长度，应该是最重要的)”可知，所设空处表转折，选项E. However, a school should not rely heavily on uniform regulation(然而，学校不应该过分依赖统一的规章制度)符合语境，故选E。 【70题详解】 由上文“We don’t live in a perfect world,”可知，我们没有生活在一个完美的世界，在学校里不能像在家里一样可以通过穿衣打扮表达自己的个性，因此我们要教会孩子们遵守校规，故选项F. Learning to fit in is one of the things being at school that teaches our children (学会融入是我们在学校教孩子的事情之一)符合语境，故选F。 IV.Translation (3+3+4+5) Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 71. 先进的人工智能工具让我们公司在市场分析上比竞争对手更有优势。(advantage) （汉译英） _____________________________________________________ 【答案】Advanced AI tools give our company an advantage over our competitors in market analysis. 【解析】 【详解】考查名词、固定搭配和时态。表示“先进的”用advanced，作定语修饰“人工智能工具”。表示“人工智能工具”用AI tools，作句子主语。表示“比……有优势”用give...an advantage over，这里描述的是一般事实，用一般现在时，主语tools是复数，所以give用原形。表示“我们公司”用our company，作give的间接宾语。“our competitors”表示“竞争对手”。表示“在市场分析上”用in market analysis，作状语。故翻译为Advanced AI tools give our company an advantage over our competitors in market analysis. 72. 她太专心看小说了，以至于没有意识到是时候去幼儿园接女儿了。(absorb) （汉译英） _____________________________________________________ 【答案】She was so absorbed in reading the novel that she didn’t realize it was time to pick up her daughter from kindergarten. 【解析】 【详解】考查时态，固定搭配和状语从句。根据所给中文句子，本句可用so...that引导的结果状语从句，“太专心”根据题干要求，用固定搭配：be absorbed in意为“全神贯注于”，描述已发生的事，用一般过去时，“看小说”位于介词后，用动名词形式，译为reading the novel，“没有意识到”为状语从句，译为she didn’t realize，“是时候去幼儿园接女儿了”为省略that的宾语从句，“是时候”用固定搭配：it was time to do sth.，“接女儿”用固定短语：pick up。故译为：She was so absorbed in reading the novel that she didn’t realize it was time to pick up her daughter from kindergarten. 73. 我们没有其他选择只有认真工作，以确保所有的病人都会得到高质量的护理。(ensure) （汉译英） _____________________________________________________ 【答案】We have no choice but to work diligently to ensure that all patients have access to high quality care. 【解析】 【详解】考查时态和从句。陈述客观事实，为一般现在时。“除了做某事别无选择”为“ have no choice but to do sth”；“认真工作”为“work diligently”；“确保”为“ ensure ”，动词不定式做目的状语，后接that引导的宾语从句。“所有的病人”为“all patients ”做主语；“得到”为“have access to”；“高质量的护理”为“high quality care”作宾语。故翻译为：We have no choice but to work diligently to ensure that all patients have access to high quality care. 74. 希望双方早日达成共识，停止冲突，以免经济衰退，生灵涂炭。(agreement) （汉译英） _____________________________________________________ 【答案】It is hoped that both sides can reach an agreement as soon as possible, cease conflicts, so as to avoid economic recession and widespread civilian suffering/great human misery. 【解析】 【详解】考查固定句型和短语。句首表示“希望……”句型为It is hoped that…；表示“双方”用both sides；表示“达成共识”短语为reach an agreement；表“早日，尽快”短语为as soon as possible；表示“停止冲突”为cease conflicts，can后跟动词原形；表示“以免，为了”短语为so as to do sth.；表示“以免，避免”用动词avoid；表示“经济衰退”为economic recession；表示“生灵涂炭”可翻译为widespread civilian suffering/great human misery，用and连接。故翻译为It is hoped that both sides can reach an agreement as soon as possible, cease conflicts, so as to avoid economic recession and widespread civilian suffering/great human misery. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $Section a directions. In section a, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said, the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once after you hear a conversation and the question about IT, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. One, how's the baby? Is he working yet? Oh. yes, I can keep up with him. Question. what does the woman mean? Two, please. Could you help me? I'm laid for my class. Where's the music room please? Oh, it's in a different building. Go out of that door there. Turn right and then look for the tallest building. That's the music blog. And the room you need is on the second . floor question, where does the man want to go? Three, if I were you, I would take a plane instead of a coach. IT will take you forever . to get there. But fly makes me . so nervous. I, what does the woman prefer to do? For I need to get a different job. The one I have now just doesn't give me enough hours anymore. Have you tried the library? They're always looking for help. Question, what is the man's problem? Five, oh, no, we're locked out of the dormitory. I didn't think I was that late. Do you have a phone number for . the porter question? What does the men, just the woman, do? Six, it's usually crowded here at lunch time. Usually I know. I wonder why it's not today. What does the woman imply about the restaurant? Seven, where can I buy a computer? IT doesn't have to be the best on the market. You could go to a computer store or a discount store. But if I were you, i'd look into some of the special offers through the university. I saw something in the paper just . last night. Question, what advice does the woman give the men? Eight look, surely is IT six hundred dollars for . that apartment? Boy, it's twice as much as the one we just saw. Question, what does the woman mean? Nine, have you started writing your paper for history? No, not yet. I'm still writing up my laboratory assignments for chemistry and studying for my mid terms in english math. Question, for which class must the man begin to prepare? Ten, mr. Williams, how long is our free time now? Listen, everyone, you have free time now. For half an hour. You must be in pares or small groups. We are at the main station now, but I need you to meet me at the post office in . thirty minutes. Question, who might the men most likely be in the dialogue? Section b directions in N, B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation, and you will be ask several questions on each of the passages in the conversation. The passengers and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you've ve heard. Questions eleven through thirteen are based on the following passage. Here is the news and eighty one year old japanese woman chicago Susani live through the atomic bombing and hero shimer japan that happened in the closing days of world, world too. SHE recalled her experiences as a guest speaker at a high school in new york city on monday and promoted her message of peace. If you have not started yet, be aware, become more aware of what nuclear means, and we should eliminate nuclear weapons and nuclear wars, SHE said to the students in the packed auditorium. After the bombing, SHE was badly burnt, and eventually he went through thirty five Operations. SHE was adopted by an american family and now lives in california. As long as I live, I will speak all over the world to many people because I feel we went through such horribly life. We should not have anyone go through experiences like we did, SHE said. SHE also added that the world is dangerous because of the existence of nuclear weapons. Among the audience was clifton tumen. He is the grandson of the U. S. President Harry truman. Man who ordered the bond dropped on hero shima and ngozi clifton truman in is visiting schools in the area. He said that he was important to hear the survivor's first hand story. Students are also inspired to spread the survivor's message. A fifteen year old student whose name is jay puller d said IT was shocking to hear her first hand story. But I really know now people like chicago s awesome. I really working for a cause to stop something that is dangerous to the world. Now listen again, please. Here is the news. And eighty one year old japanese woman SHE geos assembly lived through the atomic bombing in hershman, japan, that happened in the closing days of world war I. SHE recalled her experiences as a guest speaker at a high school in new york's on monday and promoted her message of peace. If you have not started yet, be aware, become more aware of what nuclear means, and we should eliminate nuclear weapons and nuclear wars, SHE said to the students in the packed auditorium. After the bombing, SHE was badly burned, and eventually he went through thirty five Operations. SHE was adopted by an american family and now lives in california. As long as I live, I will speak all over the world to many people, because I feel we went through such horrible life. We should not have anyone go through experiences like tweed, SHE said. SHE also added that the world is dangerous because of the existence of nuclear weapons. Among the audience was clifton rumen. He is the grandson of the U. S. President Harry truman, who warded the bombs, dropped on hersham and negative I clifton rumor is visiting schools in the area. He said that he was important to hear the survival first hands story. Students are also inspired to spread the survivors message. A fifteen year old student whose name is jade polar said IT was shocking to hear her first time story. But I really know now people like SHE gay call sam are really working for a cause to stop something that is dangerous to the world. Questions eleven. where does the . eighty one year old japanese woman SHE gave a mi live now? Twelve, why did he visit a high school on monday? Thirteen, what was the reaction to her speech from the audience? Questions fourteen through sixteen are based on the following passage. Welcome to writers world text messaging is becoming increasingly popular all around the world. IT means sending a message anywhere in the world from a mobile phone. We use a special sort of short and language for this. It's a bit like an email in some ways, but IT has lots of advantages over that. For example, speed, you can communicate instantly with some, and IT needn't make any sound of disturbance, is also an easy way of keeping in touch, perhaps even with people you Normally wouldn't have telephone or written to because of shortage of time, work of cash, it's very quick to do so and doesn't cost much. Today, we focus on text message poetry competition. This competition was started last year by some people in london, and IT has held once a year. Competition entries are invited from people to send poems by text message. The poem can use no more than one hundred and sixty characters, you know, letters or words or punctuation Marks. Some of the best poems can say a lot in very little space, and that is the whole art of text messaging isn't IT in testing means you can be really brief. For example, instead of writing, why are you? We put just the letter. You last year, about seven thousand, five hundred entered the competition. They compose their poems on their train, in traffic jams, on boat, on buses, anywhere. In fact, this second competition is just being started. There are really good cash Prices for winners, plus the chance to see your poem displayed on posters on seven thousand london buses and in the underground stations. For those who want to enter, just text your poem to eight, eight, eight, zero, one, one, one, one. And you can find more information about IT on the internet at WWW dot text poetry dot come. It's great fun and you've got nothing to lose. Good luck. Now listen again. Please welcome to write this world. Text messaging is becoming increasingly popular all around the world. IT means sending a message anywhere in the world from a mobile phone. We use our special sort of shortened language for this. It's a bit like an email in some ways. But IT has lots of advantages over that. For example, speed, you can communicate instantly with someone and IT needs not make any sound or disturbance, is also an easy way of keeping in touch. Perhaps even with people you Normally wouldn't have telephones or written to because of shortage of time or of cash, it's very quick to do and doesn't cost much. Today, we focus on text message poetry competition. This competition was started last year by some people in london, and IT is held once a year. Competition entries are fighting from people to send poems by text message. The poems can use no more than one hundred and sixty characters, you know, letters or words or punctuation Marks. Some of the best poems can say a lot in very little space. And that is the whole art of text. Messaging isn't IT. And texting means you can be really brief. For example, instead of writing YOU, we put just the letter you, last year, about seven thousand, five hundred entered the competition. They composed their poems on the train, in traffic jams, on boats, on bosses anywhere. In fact, the second competition is just being started. There are really good cash prizes for winners, plus the chance to see your poem displayed on posters on seven thousand london bus and in the underground stations. For those who want to enter, just text your poem to eight, eight, eight, zero, one, one, one, one. And you can find more information about IT on the internet at WWWWD text poetry dot com. It's great fun and you've got nothing to lose. Good luck. Questions fourteen, what are the advantages of text messaging? Fifteen, which of the following is not true about a text message poetry competition winner? Sixteen, how can one enter text message poetry competition? Questions seventeen through twenty are based on the following conversation. So Cindy, how are you going to study . for the final? Me, i'm going to use my notes mostly. I guess you . mean you aren't going to read the book. I'm not going to spend much time reviewing the book. You know there were hardly any questions from the book on the last test at all. Well, you are right about that. Maybe you will note some more detailed or are Better than mine. I don't know about that, but I do try to write down everything I can in class. Then I rewrite them. You rewrite all of your notes. Yeah, it's part of my study plan. And I find that I remember Better when I write something down that . must take a lot of time. But when I . get ready to study for the final, I can have everything in one place. Come to think of IT. I think actually IT probably saves me time. Okay, that show makes sense. Do you underline anything . in reading the book? No, it's not. How are not the way i'm using the book? I'm just getting some general background information so I can be a Better listener in class. What was how did you do on the midterm using good that way? I mean. I got an a. okay, I gotta and I study a lot for IT. Maybe i'm going to try your way this time. Now listen again, please. So Cindy, how are you going to study for . the final? Me, i'm going to use my notes mostly. I guess you mean you aren't going to read the book. I'm not going to spend much time reviewing the book. You know, there were hardly any questions from the book on the last test at all. Well, you are right about that. Maybe you'll note some more detailed or or are Better than mine. I don't know about that, but I do try to write down everything I can in class. Then I rewrite them. You rewrite all of your notes. Yeah. it's part of my studying plan. And I find that I remember Better when I write something down that . must take a lot of time. But when I . get ready to study for the final, I can have everything in one place. Come to think of IT, I think actually IT probably saves me time. Okay, that sure makes sense. Do you underline anything . in reading the book? No, it's not how I not the way i'm using the book. I'm just getting some general background information so I can be a Better list in class. What was how did you do on the midterm using good that way? I mean. I got an a, okay. I got ta be and I study a lot for IT. Maybe i'm going to try your way this time. Questions seventeen, what are the two speakers mainly talking about? Eighteen, who is the woman in this conversation? Nineteen, which of the following is not true about the woman's way of learning? Twenty, what is the men going to do?