上海中学2026-2027学年高三上学期周练1英语试题

高三英语练习一 20260902 L.Grammar and Vocabulary(请在答题卡上靠右写好自己的后4位或后3位学号) Section A Multiple Choice Directions:Beneath each of the following sentences,there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 1.He didn't discover until he searched through the desk drawe" all the files were gone. A.where B.that C.which D.inside which 2.The city's crime rate kept rising last year, its unemployment rate,amid a prolonged economic downturn. A.as did B.as if C.nor did D.so was 3.Optimists believe that technology creates more jobs than resulting in new occupations that require new skills and new ways of working. A.what is destroyed B.those destroyed C.it destroys D.destroying them 4.As the first generation with internet access from an early age,Gen Z came of age in what's termed the post-digital condition, the option to be online is always available. A.to grow up;for whom B.growing up;where C.to grow up;where D.having grown up;in which 5.Education that's academically rigorous,culturally enriching and with developing personal values that include a commitment to community service an invaluable resource for man. A.is concerning;is B.is concerned;being C.concerned;is D.concerning;to be 6.In a job interview,presenting yourselfin a confident manner can the scales in your favor. A.tip B.convert C.drag D.oversee 7.The modern office is far from dead;instead,many professionals have settled into a(n) working mode of some office days and some remote days. A.extensive B.hybrid C.virtual D.deliberate 8.As is stated in the contract,transaction costs will not be proportional to the value of each deal and there will be a(n)fee for each trading to ensure clients won't be overcharged. A.flat B.dense C.earnest D.steep 9.The mayor has been.in the magazine of the latest issue for his successful efforts to restore the city's historic neighborhoods. A.encountered B.countered C.declared D.profiled 10.As travelers may differ in their budgets,schedules,and personal interests,many travel agencies are prepared to have travel arrangements to meet individual requirements. A.tailored B.yielded C.underlined D.dedicated Section B Productive Grammar 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. Winners standing tall Soccer is in a constant state of evolution,with advances in physical fitness and training methods combined to change the pace of the beautiful game. As such,it would be natural to expect top-level soccer to be dominated to an ever-greater degree by factors like strength,the ability to read the play and sense1players are on the field and of course,shape and size.2 the first two qualities are vital at every level of the game,recent decades have thrown up countless examples of undersized stars whose height hasn't prevented them from reaching the very summit of the sport. A glance at the three finalists-Barcelona trio()Messi,Iniesta and Hernandez-in the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or award provides sufficient evidence of that fact:despite 3 (average) around 1.70m in height,all these players were considered among the world's best that year. In fact,it's not easy to find another contact sport that remains so open to smaller players.One main reason comes down to the principles of biomechanics,which demonstrate shorter players' center of gravity is closer to the ground,4(afford)them greater balance.This makes perfect sense when you see the film of Maradona flying across the pitch.the ball 5(glue)to his feet, able to brush off contact from eager opponents without losing his tooting. Such marvelous dribbling()ability is a common feature among elite players,with balance and swift changes of direction key to this art form.Even so,there are countless examples of players who at the early stages of their career 6 (dismiss)due to their size."I was told I couldn't make it,"recalls another world champion,Bixente Lizarazu,on his personal struggle to reach the top. "That was a hard blow.But I'm no quitter.At the start of my career I weighed 69kg but at the end of every season I 7 hit the gym until I ended up weighing 75kg.I trained my build to 8 of a little bull,ready for battle,"continues the man who played for 12 glorious years. Indeed,at a point in the game's development 9 shape and size ought to be decisive,many of the world's finest performers continue to prove otherwise.Hard as it might be to predict who will win the next World Cup,there is definitive evidence,10 any were needed,that in soccer, as in life,size isn't everything. Section C Vocabulary(请按照序号涂有 Directions:Complete the following passages 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) A.level B.chances C.discount D.command E.digests AB.resembles AC.mounting AD.marketed AE.interventions BC.placed BD.hit How AI could disrupt video-gaming AI is now disrupting()the industry that helped bring it into being.Every part of entertainment stands to be affected by generative Al,which11_inputs of text,image or video to create new outputs of the same.But the games business may change the most.As games' interactivity requires them to be stuffed with laboriously designed content,using AI assistants to produce it dramatically shrinks timescales and budgets. AI represents an explosion of opportunities,believes Steve Collins,technology chief of King, which makes"Candy Crush Saga",a12 mobile game.King,which bought an AI firm last year,uses AI to measure levels'difficulty."It's like having a million players at your13,"says Mr.Collins.Unity,a game developer,plans a marketplace to trade AI tools.Danny Lange,Unity's head of AI,hopes it will"put creators of all resource levels on a more14playing field." Making games is easier than it was,and gaming increasingly15 the music and video industries,where most new content on Spotify or YouTube is user-generated.One games executive predicts small firms will be the quickest to work out what new types are made possible by AI. Don't 16 the big studios,though.If they can release half a dozen high-quality titles a year,it might chip away at the hit-driven nature of their business.A world of more choices also favors those with big marketing budgets.And the giants may have better answers to the 17 copyright questions around AI.If generative models have to be trained on data to which the developer has the rights,those with big back-catalogues will be better18 than startups.Trent Kaniuga,an artist who worked on games like"Fortnite",said his several clients had updated their contracts to ban AI- generated art. If the lawyers fail to make 19,unions might.Studios diplomatically refer to Al assistants as "co-pilots",not replacements for humans.But workers are taking no20.In Hollywood, the trade union is threatening strikes.Upset creatives may press pause on the games business,too. (B) A.malfunction B.sweeping C.matched D.current E.produce AB.coincide AC.jointly AD.committing AE.apparently BC.inspiring BD.fail Heatwaves:A warning of worse to come Here comes a rude awakening,and in Britain this week the intense heat is sounding the alarm. Though by no means the worst affected by the heatwaves21 the northern hemisphere,Britons have been in awe of a particular round number:40C.This is an air temperature never before recorded in the UK but22 in several places worldwide,namely,parts of China and North America,on July 19. Heatwaves are nothing new.But they become more extreme and frequent,and more often 23 in different places.This is partly a statistical inevitability:more heatwaves mean that more will occur24.However,changes in the pattern of the jet-stream,a high-altitude air25 regulating northward migration of hot air from the tropics,may be making things worse. Across the globe,heatwaves are claiming lives,fueling raging wildfires and causing crops to 26 worse still,the simultaneous(disruption of planting and harvest in various places could create crisis that can't be handled by moving 27around the world,as there is less to move. The heatwaves also emphasize how our built environments are designed for a past climate.Take Britain,again,for example:parts of the rail network came close to 28 because the rails on British track beds are optimized to be stress-free at 27C.But the costs of upgrading infrastructure, from houses to hospitals to fire brigades,will be immense.Even in rich countries,governments have difficulty29 the necessary resources,as demonstrated by America's troubled"Build Back Better'”package. Another problem is that in some cases applying technology to adapt to higher temperatures,in the form of air conditioning for inappropriately designed buildings,increases demand for electricity. This will worsen global warming if the juice used comes from fossil-fuel power stations.However, if the alarm raised by this summer's heatwaves is helpful in 30 action to develop green power- generating technology,the suffering and loss of life won't be entirely in vain. II.Reading Comprehension Section A Cloze 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. (A) Wish you were more creative? One great irony about our obsession with creativity is that we tend to define it in uncreative ways.That is to say,most of us marry creativity to our concept of self:we're either"creative"people or we aren't,without much of a31ground.For example,a frustrated student might simply 32 her talent for painting if she encounters difficulties in math:I'm very right-brained. Pillay,a Harvard professor,has been dedicated to changing these ideas.He believes that the key to unlocking our creative potential is not to simply believe in ourselves but to33 to be someone else. He pointed to a previous study demonstrating the impact of stereotypes on one's behavior. Psychologist Kevin Dunbar tasked his students with coming up with as many34as possible for a common object,such as a brick.While brainstorming,they had to think of themselves as “eccentric(古怪的)poets'”or“rigid librarians'”.It turned out that the first group came up with wider varieties of functions for the objects.Meanwhile,only small differences were found in their creativity levels across majors.35,the physics majors inhabiting the personas of"eccentric poets"hit on more ideas than the art majors did.These results,writes Dunbar,suggest that creativity is not a fixed individual characteristic,but a product of 36 Pillay calls this creative activity "psychological halloweenism",which refers to the37 action of dressing up as a creative person.By inhabiting another persona,he argues,one can get out of his own head and unstuck from his38 way of doing things. According to Pillay,psychological halloweenism works because it's an act of"conscious unfocus",a way of 39 our default()mode network,a collection of brain regions that spring into action when you are not focused on a specific task or thought.The default mode network may be quiet,but it's hardly40:it spends all day searching through our memories and putting ideas together. Unfortunately,Pillay's voice often gets41 in the hustle and bustle of our modern life as most of us spend way too much time worrying about two things:how unsuccessful we are,and how little we're concentrating on the task at hand.We tend to believe the latter 42the former-a less attentive person is an unsuccessful one.43,we force ourselves into quiet areas,buy noise-canceling headphones,and even blame ourselves for taking breaks. What makes Pillay's argument stand out is its44attitude.Since most people spend nearly half of their days mind-wandering,why not stop judging ourselves for our mental down time, and instead start using it?You will be giving yourself permission to do something you'd otherwise feel guilty about and you are becoming more creative.Imagining yourself in an entirely new 45 never feels so productive.After all,it's just a matter of playing pretend. 31.A.common B.reasonable C.middle D.solid 32.A.blame B.waste C.discover D.understate 33.A.foresee B.pretend C.long D.refuse 34.A.uses B.identities C.associations D.characteristics 35.A.For example B.In other words C.As a matter of fact D.On the contrary 36.A.practice B.adaptability C.perspective D.intelligence 37. A.interesting B.distinct C.specific D.conscious 38. A.ineffective B.typical C.easy D.innovative 39. A.assessing B.establishing C.disconnecting D.stimulating 40.A.active B.idle C.efficient D.impractical 41.A.drowned B.raised C.misunderstood D.echoed 42. A.outweighs B.follows C.feeds D.balances 43.A.Surprisingly B.Consequently C.Especially D.Subconsciously 44.A.worrying B.forgiving C.changing D.promising 45. A.identity B.task C.phase D.attitude (B) Why people fall for things The number of devices you can talk to is multiplying-first it was your phone,then your car, and now you can boss around your appliances.Children are likely to grow up thinking everything is 46.One app developer told The Washington Post that after chatting with Amazon's Alexa,his toddler started talking to cups.But even without chatty gadgets,research suggests that under certain circumstances,people personify everyday products. Sometimes we see things as 47 because we're lonely.In one experiment,people who reported feeling isolated were more likely than others to attribute free will and 48 to various gadgets.49,feeling connected with objects can reduce loneliness.When college students were reminded of a time they'd been excluded 50,they made it up by exaggerating their number of Facebook friends-unless they were first given tasks that caused them to interact with their phone as if it had human qualities.The phone apparently 51real friends. At other times,we personify products in an effort to 52 them.One study found that three in four respondents cursed at their computer-but the more their computer gave them problems,the more likely they were to report that it had "its own beliefs and 53." When we personify products,they become harder to 54.After being asked to evaluate their car's55,people were less likely to say they intended to replace it soon.And personifying objects is therefore often associated with a tendency to hoard(). So how do people assign traits to an object?In part,we rely on 56.On humans,wide faces are associated with dominance.57,people rated cars,clocks,and watches with wide faces as more dominant-looking than narrow-faced ones,and preferred them. It's little wonder so many companies use mascots to bring brands to life.A classification of 1,151 brand characters found 58that were human or humanlike to be prevalent:People(the Marlboro Man)were most popular,accounting for 21 percent,followed by birds(Twitter), domesticated animals(Morris the Cat),wild animals(Tony the Tiger),and various plants(Mr.Peanut). Personifying products and brands can59,however.When a coffee maker was personified in an ad("I am Aroma"versus just"Aroma"),men-but not women-felt betrayed by increases in its price.Now that speech-enabled coffee makers are on the market,maybe the machines can 60 their way back into men's hearts. 46.A.interactive B.bossy C.personalized D.programmable 47.A.irreplaceable B.empathetic C.human D.lifelike 48.A.relation B.exaggeration C.consciousness D.friendliness 49.A.In turn B.To be more exact C.By contrast D.At the same time 50.A.socially B.unexpectedly C.completely D.unfairly 51.A.took advantage of B.stood in for C.won over D.caught up with 52.A.blame B.counter C.conquer D.understand 53.A.properties B.difficulties C.desires D.services 54.A.deal with B.cast off C.turn down D.look after 55.A.performance B.maintenance C.personality D.purchase 56.A.associations B.looks C.dominance D.faces 57.A.Specifically B.Similarly C.Respectively D.Comparatively 58.A.symbols B.targets C.advertisements D.identities 59.A.slip B.discriminate C.mislead D.backfire 60.A.cheat B.fight C.wind D.sweet-talk Section B Passages Directions:Read the following passages.Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A) Knowing that Mrs.Mallard was suffering from heart trouble,great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband's death.It was her sister Josephine who told her,in broken sentences.Her husband's friend Richards was there,too.He had been in the newspaper office when news of the railroad disaster came,with Brently Mallard's name leading the list of"killed".He had only taken the time to assure himself of its truth by a second telegram. She wept at once,with wild abandon,in her sister's arms.When the storm of grief had spent itself,she went away to her room alone.She would have no one follow her. There stood,facing the open window,a comfortable armchair.Into this she sank,pressed down by physical exhaustion that haunted her body and reached into her soul. She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees.The fresh breath of rain was in the air and swallows were twittering among the leaves.There were patches of blue sky through the clouds that had met and piled one above the other in the west facing the open window. She sat quite motionless,except when a sob came up into her throat and shook her.There was a dull stare in her eyes,whose gaze was fixed out there on one of those patches of blue sky. There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it,fearfully.What was it?It was too subtle to name but she felt it,creeping out of the sky,reaching toward her through the sounds,the scents,the color that filled the air. Now her chest rose and fell violently.She was beginning to recognize what was approaching to possess her,and she was striving to beat it back with her will.When she abandoned herself,a little whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips.She said it over and over under her breath:"free, free,free!"The vacant stare and the look of terror that followed it went from her eyes. She knew she would weep again when she saw the kind,tender hands folded in death;the face, fixed and gray.But she saw beyond that bitter moment longer years to come that would belong to her absolutely.There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow-creature. Josephine was kneeling before the closed door with her lips to the keyhole,begging for admission."Louise,open the door!You will make yourself ill." "Go away.I am not making myself ill."No;she was drinking in the potion of life through that open window. She arose at length and opened the door.Clasping her sister's waist,she descended the stairs lightly.Richards stood waiting for them downstairs. Someone was opening the front door.It was Brently Mallard who entered,a little travel-stained. He had been far from the scene of the accident and didn't even know there had been one.He stood amazed at Josephine's sharp cry;at Richard's quick motion to screen him from the view of his wife. When the doctors came,they said she had died of a heart attack-of joy that kills. 61.The repeated mention of the open window in the story mainly serves to A.hint at Louise's eagerness to escape from her unhappy home B.reflect the shift in Louise's emotional state after the news C.illustrate the calming effect of natural scenery on Louise D.contrast Louise's deep sorrow with the beauty of nature 62.What does the underlined part"that bitter moment"refer to? A.The time when Louise realized she had to live alone. B.The time when Louise learned about her husband's death. C.The time when Louise had to face her husband's dead body. D.The time when Louise used to be bossed around by her husband. 63.Which of the following statements is TRUE about Louise? A.She remained self-contained despite the shock of the tragic news. B.She felt deeply guilty about expecting a free life without her husband. C.She was recovering physically from the shock caused by the tragic news. D.She desired a life of her own though she still had feelings for her husband. 64.What can be learned from the ending of the story? A.Louise was overjoyed to see Brently return safe and sound. B.Brently's unexpected return came as a heavy blow to Louise. C.Brently's narrow escape from death surprised everyone at home. D.Louise lost her life because of the doctors'inaccurate diagnosis. (B) People who lose their jobs often confront a difficult choice:should they take a new job that pays less,or should they make a costly investment in gaining new skills so that they can compete for another similar job?In general,the highest-paying jobs tend to have the most difficult education and experience requirements.But that is not always the case.Here are five examples of jobs offering occupational licenses with the biggest bang for your buck. DRONE PILOTS:If you want to become a drone pilot,you need to pass the Federal Aviation Administration's Remote Pilot Certificate exam(which requires 15 to 20 hours of study),and pay a $150 licensing fee.Pay for drone pilots averages $56,426 per year,and jobs are growing rapidly across a range of industries.For example,companies like UPS are making substantial investments in drone delivery and will need to hire thousands of drone pilots in the coming years. HOME INSPECTORS:If you need a job that makes about $60K per year,you might want to consider becoming a Home Inspector.Both Home Inspectors and HVAC Contractors earn about $61K per year,on average,but getting a state HVAC Contractor license typically requires about 4000 hours of training and experience,whereas a Home Inspector license only requires 360 hours of training and experience,and much of the training can be gained free of charge on the job. MASSAGE THERAPISTS:On average,Manicurists (are required to complete more hours of training than Massage Therapists(700 hours versus 500 hours),but Massage Therapists earn almost twice as much,on average($54,639 versus $32,509). RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS:Licensing requirements for cosmetologists have become so tough candidates now need 2700 hours'training.That's not much less than the requirement for becoming a Radiologic or MRI Technologist(3300 hours)-a job which is growing considerably faster than average,is more recession-proof,and pays twice as much($56,162 versus $28,608). DENTAL HYGIENISTS:Among jobs requiring a two-year associate's degree,some pay substantially more than others.The average state licensing fee for becoming a Dental Hygienist is $1600,but the pay bump you'll receive will likely make up for it ten times over in the first year. 65.The underlined phrase"the biggest bang for your buck"in Para 1 probably means A.a good income resulting from your skills B.a great change in your career advancement C.a good return for what you may invest D.a wonderful opportunity to learn new skills 66.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A.Among the drone pilots,those who work for delivery services can earn the most. B.Compared to a home inspector,being an HVAC Contractor is more cost-effective. C.As an MRI technologist,you are less likely to be jobless during an economic crisis. D.Formal education isn't a compulsory requirement if you want to be a dental hygienist. 67.Which of the following correctly matches the occupations listed in the chart? A.①Home Inspector;②Cosmetologist,③Radiologic Technologist;④HVAC Contractor B.①Drone Pilot;②Radiologic Technologist;:③HVAC Contractor;④Manicurist C.①Message Therapist,②Cosmetologist,.③Radiologic Technologist;④Manicurist D.①Drone Pilot;②Cosmetologist;③Radiologic Technologist;④Massage Therapist Occupational Licenses By Expected Earnings and Required Tralning Hours 65.000 ① ③ 55.000 9④ 45,000 35.000 o③： 25,000 0 1.000 2.000 3.000 4.000 Average training regulrement (hours) (C) The sudden rise and spread of a new media technology signaled nothing less than"the end of reason,"as one famous artist put it.Eventually,it would even get blamed for the deaths of seven astronauts on national television.The year was 2003,and Americans were panicking over the world- altering risks of...Microsoft PowerPoint. The Renaissance scholar Conrad once cautioned that the printing press would overwhelm us in a"confusing abundance of books."Generations since have worried other new technologies would rot our people's brains.Among them was a techno-scare of the highest order that has now been almost entirely forgotten:the belief that PowerPoint might be evil. At the time,the age of social media was dawning:Facebook's launch was just months away. But even as the new invention began to take off,we were obsessed with the existential threat of bullet points(项目符号).Did we simply miss the mark,or were we really onto something? Sixteen minutes before touchdown on Feb Is,2003,the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated in the sky.The immediate cause of it,according to NASA,was a piece of insulating(foam that had broken loose and damaged the shuttle's left wing soon after the liftoff.But it also singled out a more surprising villain.Engineers had found yet inappropriately neglected the wing damage long before Columbia's attempt to reentry,but the flaws in their analysis were buried in a series of inaccessible and overstuffed presentation slides shown to NASA officials. By the end of 2003,the phrase death by PowerPoint had well entered the popular vocabulary.A Yale statistician named Edward Tufte was the first to take it literally in his paper titled The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint,including his analysis of the software's role in the Columbia disaster.His core argument was that the media of communication influence the substance of communication,and PowerPoint as a medium had a dumbing-down effect.It didn't necessarily create vague,lazy presentations,but certainly accommodated and disguised them,with potentially fatal consequences. Radical as Tufte's position was,people took him seriously.The New York Times later included Tufte's assessment in its summary of the year's most important ideas.Tufte's idea even inspired Jeff Bezos to ban the use of PowerPoint by senior Amazon executives. Despite the resistance it triggered in the press and among billionaires,the corporate-presentation trend rolls on.The program has more monthly users than ever before.Even Kids now make PowerPoint presentations to get their parents to buy them a puppy.If PowerPoint is evil,then evil rules the world. It's also tempting to entertain counterfactuals and wonder how things might have played out if Tufte had worried about social media back then.Perhaps a timely paper on The Cognitive Style of Facebook would have prevented it growing into the giant it is now.Or it could be that nothing would have changed.No matter what their timing,concems about new media rarely seem to make a difference.And years later,when we look back and think how strange that we were so worried,the effects of that technology may well be invisible. Twenty years later,has PowerPoint made us stupid?If the innovation really changes the way we think,then we're measuring their effects with an altered mind.Either the critics were wrong,or they were so right that we can no longer tell the difference. 68.By mentioning Conrad in the second paragraph,the author intends to A.show us that worries about emerging technologies are nothing new B.illustrate that technologies once feared may benefit future generations C.remind us that PowerPoint can be more troublesome than previous inventions D.demonstrate that the printing press and PowerPoint have something in common 69.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a contributing factor in the Columbia disaster? A.The impact of the insulating foam on the left wing of the shuttle. B.The engineers'failure to properly assess the damage to the shuttle C.NASA officials'lack of access to relevant information on the shuttle. D.The problematic way the engineers communicated technical information. 70.According to the passage,the author is most likely to agree that A.PowerPoint may make it harder for presenters to convey information clearly and effectively B.the long-term effects of new media technologies may be difficult for people to recognize C.besides the press,many companies like Amazon help fuel the resistance to PowerPoint D.the public's worries about new media may prevent technologies from advancing 71.What is the author's primary purpose in writing the passage? A.To explain why PowerPoint has remained widely used over time despite strong criticism. B.To criticize society for being too critical of new technologies while ignoring their benefits. C.To reflect on why people often overlook the long-term influences of technological advances. D.To examine if concerns about the negative effects of new media technologies are justified. Section C Directions:Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below.Each sentence can be used only once.Note that there are two more sentences than you need. A.So only through reading,he argued,could we survive and become more empathetic and sensitive. B.Recent studies have constantly reminded me all forms of literature benefit readers and writers as well. C.Interestingly,we think we are escaping ourselves but the best stories take us back deeper into our internal worlds. D.Therefore,the only therapy that could endure through life was the companionship of literature. E.The intention of reading is different here;the story's value lies in our emotional response to it. AB.You will be reading your life from now on,allowing you to live it to the fullest. The understanding that literature can comfort and heal has been around since the second millennium BC;it is no coincidence that Apollo was the god of medicine as well as poetry. As a bibliotherapist,I'm not interested in reading for mere entertainment or for information,but in the healing power stories have to offer us,particularly during times of stress. 72 6 One of the greatest arguments for using literature as therapy was raised by the Renaissance essayist Michel de Montaigne,who believed there were three possible cures for loneliness:have a lover,have friends and read books.But he argued love was too short-lived and betrayal too common, and while friendship was better,it always ended with death. 73 Why did Montaigne trust we could endure loneliness through a lifelong relationship with books? The answer lies in the power of stories. Stories have been around since time began.They tell us what it is to be human,give us a context for the past and an insight towards the future.A narrator's voice replaces our stressed,internal monologue and takes us out of our life and into the world of a story. 74 Freud once wrote that wherever he went,he discovered a poet had been there before.It is difficult to access emotional language and this is why we have writers.They remind us of the timelessness of emotions,helping us better understand our own. What stories have shaped you?It's a question worth reflecting on,as this shaping is often subconscious.The act of making it conscious will allow your future reading to perhaps have a different intention. 75 III.Summary Writing Directions:Read the following passage.Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)of the passage in no more than 60 words.Use your own words as far as possible. Do the Numbers Lie? The question of college rankings continues to be a major player at every level of the university. From the student glancing through college guides,to academics searching for job offerings,to department administrators figuring their next year's budget,the number next to the university can decide quite a bit.As an indicator of the institute's performance,it makes sense,particularly with the rising tuition costs,that students may weigh the value of their money against the reputation of the education they will receive. The needs and goals of high school students are far too personalized to decide on a university by a single number.Could a particular student searching for the best fit for the next four to five years of his or her life ever find all the answers in a college ranking report?While one student may be looking for small class sizes,another may be looking for job opportunity,while still another is in search of a strong study abroad program.When taking into account all the aspects of a successful college experience,the ranking system is oversimplified and ineffective. To respond to ranking systems and create a more meaningful college experience,many universities are adopting undergraduate programs that include research experiences,study abroad programs,and community service opportunities.The idea is simple:the best undergraduate experience is one that is engaging and challenging.In such programs these experiences,just like required classes,are essential to the degree.This university approach can be attractive to the student who is looking for more than a number on a page. The decision of which college to attend is one of the biggest a person will make.While it is important to keep up with which universities are leading the world's research and hiring the most notable experts,it is equally important to consider which university will best foster your growth and personal development. IV.Translation Directions:Translate the following sentences into English,using the words given in the brackets. 1.这番言论若被断章取义，很可能会遭到公众的质疑。(greet) 2.不顾满身疲惫，他用绳子把帐篷牢牢固定在地上，以防它被大风吹走。(anchor) 3.书展上，各大出版社使出浑身解数，从提供机器人辅助阅读服务到推广文创周边，为读者 打造全新的阅读体验。(means) 4.这部低成本电影上映之初无人问津，但随着社交媒体上的热度不断攀升，观众们出于猎奇 心涌入影院，使它一跃成为票房黑马。(ood)