2024届上海松江区高三一模英语试题及答案

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2023.12松江区学年度第一学期期末质量监控试卷高三英语2023考生注意.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分，试卷包括试题与答题要求，所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题1纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分答题前，务必在答题纸上填写学校、班级、姓名和考号2答题纸与试卷在试题编号上是一一对应的，答题时应特别注意，不能错位

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1.Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In SectionA,you willhearten short conversations between two speakers At the end ofeachconversation,a questionwill be asked about what was said The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once After you hearaconversation and the question about it,read thefour possible answers on your paper;and decidewhich oneis the best answer to the question

1.A.Happy B.AngryC.Relaxed.D.Confused

2.A.An actressB.A directorC.A writerD.A translator

3.A.Professor andstudent B.Doctor andpatientC.E mpl oyerand applicantD.Shop ownerand customer

4.A.Tony shouldcontinue to take theclass B.She approvesof Tonys decisionC.Tony canchoose anotherscience course.D.She canmeet Tonyearly in the morning

5.A.An annoyingdog B.Mrs.WhiteC.The flower garden D.Their neighborhood

6.A.He wasnt invitedto the meeting B.He didntfind the meeting hallC.He missedthe meetingin theend.D.He wasdelayed by the heavyfog

7.A.15,000yuan.B.16,500yuan.C.50,000yuan.D.55,000yuan.

8.A.A portsmeeting B.A hikingtrip.C.A pressconference.D.A surpriseparty

9.A.The man is seeingoff the wo man.C.The wo manispicking upthe manB.They arecelebrating theNe wYean D.They areco mplainingabout theairportyou have heard

10.IV.Su mmary WritingDirections:Read the following passage.Summarize themain ideaand themain pointsof the passagein nomore than60words.Use yourownwords asfar aspossible

71.W hyShould We ReadLiterary ClassicsMany have grownup ona healthydiet ofliterary classics.Some literaryclassics have been inspiringreaders inmany ways.In this ageof fastrtumer^how doesinvesting ourtime in a timelesslitaciry classicchange usfor thebetterMany literaryclassics fromyesteryear;wh ichgot littleor nosuccess whenpublished,are consideredinvaluable Thesebooks offerawindow throughwhich we can experiencehistories rootedin different cultures Onecan alwaysask,“But we can doso byreading ourhistorybooks toaWhy dowe need to readclassics〃The si mple answeris that these literaryclassics are not justa retellingof history.Theyallow us to havea more individualized experience,where theyshow usother waysto lookat history.It iscommon knowledgethat readingas ahabit helpsus improve ourcommand of the language.But literaryclassics havean edge:theenriching writingstyle is something thatsets themapart Fascinatedwith theamazing wordingand phrasingwe11surely pauseand wonderaboutwhat we read Forinstance whenwe readShakespeare^we naturallybegin toconsider how to betterexpress ourideas justlike hisfar-reaching〃Have more than youshow；speak lessthan youknow.〃One morebenefit is that afterreading classics,we wont seenon-classics asjust otherstories:we11beco meinterested in them.Maybewe11realize that some detailswe ignoredlast timeare actuallyworth appreciatingor we11discover literarydevices thatbring awholenew meaning to the story.Literary classicsoffer usmore perspectivesto digdeep and enhance ourability to think andreason,which willinevitablyspill over into ourreading ofother worksWe finallyfall inlove withnon-classics as wellV.Translation凯室友们商定好每两天打扫一次Directions:Translate thefollowing sentencesinto Engliusing thewords given in thebrackets72宿含agree“乏味’这个词和他最新的漫画沾不上边

73.apply说实话，尽管城市漫步广受年轻人欢迎，我还是偏爱海钓74despite球员个人是否拥有出色的得分能力固然重要，但场上取胜的关键在于团队合作

75.matterVI.Guided Writing一Directions:Write anEnglish compositionin120150words according to theinstructions givenbelow inChinese假设你是明启中学的高三学生吴磊为了提高你校英文阅览室的使用率，该阅览室负责人正向全校学生征

76.Mr James求意见请你给写一封电子邮件，你需要在邮件中Mr James分析英文阅览室使用率不高的原因；1提出相应的改进建议2ScriptsListening comprehensionSectionADirections:In SectionA,you willhear tenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakersAt theend of eachconversation,a questionwill beaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsand the questions will be spokenonly once.Afteryou hear aconversation andthe questionaboutit,read thefour possible answers on your paper;and decidewhich oneis the best answer to thequestion you haveheard

1.W:Carf tyouknock on the doorwhen youenter myofficeM:T msorry!It sjust thatI m in sucha hurryQ:How didthewoman feelwhen shewas speakingto the man

2.M:I haveseen allyour films.You vejust directeda newone,haverf tyouW:Yes If sabout awriter andwill betranslated intoseveral languagesQ:What isprobably theworn an

3.W:Well,Mr.Brown,werevery pleasedwith yourqualifications Wedlike tooffer youthe positionM:Thaf sgreat!T mreallylooking forwardto startingmy newjob.Q:W hatis the most probablerelationship betweenthe twospeakers

4.M:I mgoing todrop myInformation Scienceclass Itmeets tooearly in the morningW:Is that a goodreason todrop theclass,TonyQ:What doesthe womanmean

5.W:Wd vegot to do somethingabout theneighbo sdog!M:Why Hasit beeninto yourflowergardenagain Youshould talkto Mrs.White aboutitQ:What are the twospeakers mainlytalking about

6.M:But for the heavytraffic,I would havereached themeeting halltwohours earlier:W:Oh,what apity!The meetinghas beenover now.Q:What canwe concludeabout the man

7.W:I ama bigfan ofChinese calligraphy.Is thatpiece ofwork stillpriced at50,000yuanM:Sorry,madam,its pricehas risenby10%.Q:How muchdoes thatpiece ofcalligraphy workcost now

8.M:Everyone hidesin thenextroom andwhen Johncomes,we jumpoutW:Perhaps weshould turnonafew lightsso hewon tsuspectanything.Q:Wh at arethe speakers most likely planning

9.W:Airports aresad placesM:Sometime^I guessBut wewill keepin touch.And I11fly overto youon NewYeaf sDay.Q:What arethespeakersprobably doing

10.M:How aboutgoing to the cinema w ith metonight,SusanW:Sorry Icarf tMy sisteris goingback toher schoolin Beijingand I have to drive herto therailway stationQ:Which pictureshows Susarfs destinationtonightSection BDirections:In SectionB,you willhear twopassages andone longerconversation.After eachpassage orconversation,you will be askedseveralquestions Thepassages andthe conversationwill beread twice,but thequestions willbe spokenonly onceWhen youhear aquestion,readthe fourpossibleanswersonyourpapei;and decidewhich oneis thebest answerto thequestion you have heardQuestions11through13are basedon thefollowing passage.Left foot,right foot,left foot,right foot.,you cantravel fastor slow.The movementof yourfeet getsyou whereyou needto go.And italso offersyou muchmore!Walking isa simple exercisesuitable foral mosteveryone.First,walking enhancesyour physicalhealth.It makes your heartstronger Studiesshow regularwalking reducesyour chanceof heartdisease.Walking quicklyfor30minutes aday alsohelps controlhigh bloodpressures It can reduceyour chanceof developingsome cancers,toa Wantto loseweight Youneedtobum600more calorieseach daythan youtake in and walkingis the easiest way.As peopleage theirbrainsdon twork aswell asbefore becausecertain partsof thebrains getsmailer insize Olderpeople whowalk sixmiles ormore perweekare likelyto keeptheir brainsin bettershape.Walking improvesyour mentalhealth,too.According tosome scientificresearch,walking in a naturallandscape combininggreen andbluehelps peoplefeel groundedin natureand createsa feelingof connectionto theworld.That san effectiveway to fight againstdepressionYou canmake walkingpart ofyour day.Instead ofparking nearyour house,park adistance awayand walkInstead oftaking theliftwalk Makewalking ahabit,and seehow itmakesyoufeel Now listen againplease Questions:

11.What is the purposeof the passage

12.How doeswalking benefitpeoplds mentalheedth

13.What canwe learnabout walkingfrom the passageQuestions14through16are basedon thefollowing passage.For a great manypeople history isa set offacts acollection ofevents aseries ofthings thathappened in the pastFor me,historyis firstlya way of thinkingabout andseeing theworldTo make sense of the past,you shouldlearn howto seeit onits ownterms;in otherwords,howtofigure outthe meaningof strangeandunfamiliar things,and howto identifywith peoplewho oncethought sodifferently aswe dotoday.If youlearn howtodothese things,you begin to developskills thatnot onlyhelp findthe rightdirection in the past,but the present aswell Onceyou can see thethingsthat history teachesyou,once youknow howto understand the innerlogic ofunfamiliar thoughtsand behavior;it becomeseasier to makesense of the modernworld andthe diversepeoples andideas aroundyou.It mightseem unusualthat oneof thebest waysto explainthepresentis tostudy thepast,but thatis whyhistory can be soimportantWhen weappreciate thathistory is not onlya bodyof knowledge,but rathera wayof thinking,it becomesa particularlypowerful toolNoteveryone maychoose to become ahistorian.Yet whatevercareer youchoose,knowing howto thinkhistorically will help Nowlisten againplease

14.W hatis thespeaker mainlytalking about

15.According tothe passage,what canhelp peoplemake senseof thepast

16.What can be concludedfrom the passageQuestions17through20are basedon thefollowing conversation.M:Sally,is itpossible to lend meyour notesI llreturnthem tomorrow.W:Well,I usuallygo tothe cafeteriaand reviewthem.Say,how aboutcopying themoverinthe librarynext tothe cafeteriaM:Great!I thinkI vegot enoughcoins forthe machinesW:OK.But Idorf tunderstandwhy you need mynotes,David Youhaverf tmissed anyclasses,have youM:I haverit Butweekday mornings,I workpart-time as a waiteratacoffee shopdowntown.After work,I comedirectly toschool!W:Wow,yoti reprobably exhausted!M:Thaf sexactly whyI want to borrowyour notesI amnot abletotakegood notesW:What happensto youduring theclassesM:I musually awakeat thebeginning But after twentyminutes intoclass,I havetrouble keepingmy eyesopen.W:Hmm***I need someone tostudy withme,and youneedsomeoneto keepyou awake,want tobe study partners andwork togetherM:Yeah,f dsure appreciateitW:OK,let sstart todayat thelibrary Wdle goingthere anyway,and youdori thaveto gotothecoffee shop.M:Sounds goodOh,herd sProfessorRobinson.It lookslike hdsbrought alongsome moreof hisslides Wakeme upif Istart noddingoffW:Of courseI willDon tforgetwe arestudypartnersnow.Nowlistenagain pleaseQuestions:

17.Why docsthe manask thewomanfor her notes

18.Where doesthe mando hisparLtime job

19.What doesthe womansuggest themdoing

20.What canwe learn from the conversationThat stheendoflistening comprehension1-5BBCAA6-10CDDAB11-13CDC14-16BAC17-20ADBD

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71.Literary classicshavebeenbenefiting readersCompared withhistorybooks,they helpus experiencehistories ofdifferentculturesinapersonalized way/from newperspectives Besides,their impressivewritingstyle excelsat empoweringour languagemastery;And theyalso arouseour interestin readingnon-classics bybroadening andimprovingour thinking

72.The roommateshave agreedto cleantheir dormitoryevery otherday/once everytwo days

73.The word,boring/dull neverapplies tohis latestcartoon s/comic strips.

74.To befrank,/Honestly speakingdespite thewide/widespread popularityof citywalk among/with youngpeople Istill preferseafishing/to fish/go fishing/fishing on/inthe sea

75.It matterswhether anindividual playerhas anexcellent ability to score/Whether.,mattery but the keyto victoryon thecourt/onthe pitch/on thefield liesin teamwork.【以下参考作文由生成，仅供参考】

76.ChatGPTDear Mr.James,I hopethis emailfinds youwell Myname isWu Lei,a seniorstudent atMingqi HighSchooL Iappreciate yourinitiative inseeking feedbackfromstudents toenhance theutilization of the English Reading Room.After carefulconsideration,Ihaveidentified somereasons forthelow usageand proposecorresponding suggestionsfor improvementFirstlyone significantfactor contributingtothelow usageis thelack ofawareness amongstudents about the resourcesand benefitsofferedby theEnglish ReadingRoom.Many studentsmay notbe familiarwith thediverse collectionof books,magazines,and othereducationalmaterials availableTo addressthis issue,I suggesti mplementing a comprehensive awarenesscampaign.This couldinclude regularannouncementsduring morningassemblies,posters highlightingthe roomsfeatures,and collaborationwith Englishteachers toincorporate visitsto thereading room intothe curriculum.Secondly thecurrent layoutand ambianceof thereading roommay notbe conduciveto acomfortable andfocused studyenvironment Somestudentsfind itchallenging toconcentrate due to noisefrom nearbyareas orinadequate lightingI recommendconducting asurvey togatherfeedback on the existingenvironment andmaking necessaryadjustments Thismay involveinstalling soundproofingmaterial^rearranging furnituretocreate dedicatedstudy zones,and ensuring properlighting conditionsFurthermore,considering theincreasing relianceon digitalresources,it wouldbe beneficialto introducean onlineplatform fortheEnglish ReadingRoom.This platformcould hoste_books,educational videos,and interactivelearning material^providing students withconvenient accessto resourcesbeyond physicalbooks.Additionally;organizing virtualbook clubsor discussionforums couldfoster asenseof communityand encouragecollaborative learningamong studentsLastly;incentives such as recognitionfor frequentusers,special eventsor rewardsfor achievi ngreadi ngmilestones couldmotivatestudents toutilize thereadingroommore actively;Creating apositive andengaging atmospherewithin thespace willundoubtedly contributetoincreased attendanceIbelieve thatby implementingthese suggestions,we canenhance theEnglishReadingRoom，s appealand encouragemore studentsto explorethevaluable resourcesit offers.Thank youforyourdedication toimproving ourschool environment[350words]Best regards,Wu LeiSectionBDirections:In SectionB,you willhear twopassages andone longerconversation.After eachpassage orconversation,you willbeaskedseveralquestions Thepassages andtheconversationwillberead twice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.When youhear aquestion,readthe fourpossibleanswersonyourpaper;and decidewhich oneis thebest answertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13are basedon thefollowing passage.

11.A.To reduceour chanceof regularwalkingC.To persuadeus towalk inour dailylifeB.To showus theadvantages ofexercising

12.A.Walking inrural areas arouses newideasD.To changeour habitof walkingevery day.B.Walking offerscancer patientsconfidenceC.Walking enlargeselder people s brainsizeD.Walking innature helpsto beatdepression

13.A.Itcancure commonheart diseasesC.It is theeasiestway tolose weightB.It has been madepart ofpeopleslifeD.It worksbetter on the oldthan theyoung.Questions14through16are basedon thefollowing passage.

16.A.History isa bodyof knowledgerather thana waytothink.14A.How historycan bedefined differently.B.Why peopleshould studyhistory.C.How peoplecan betterunderstandthepast D.Why historymay affectcareer choice

15.A.To understandunfa miliarthings B.To convincedifferent peopleC.To developskills togive directionsD.To identifywith peoplearound.B.Being ahistorian is not apopular idea for presentstudentsC.Studying thepast helpspeople understandthe modernworldD.The speakerdoes notagree withothers definitionsof history

17.A.Because hedidn ttakecomplete notesB.Because hisvision isn t goodenough.C.Because hehas missedseveral classes D.Because hisnotebook waslost oncampus.

18.A.At alibrary B.At acopy shopC.At alaboratory D.At acoffee shop

19.A.Getting somerest B.Studying togetherC.Having moreclassesD.Exchanging notesQuestions17through20are basedonthefollowing conversation

20.A.The mandoes notwant tospend tine takingrolesB.The manenjoys playingslideshows forthe professorC.The woman wouldnot liketolendthe manhernotes.D.The womanwillhelpto keepthemanawake inclass.IL Grammar andVocabulary SectionADirections:After readingthe passagebelow,fill inthe blanksto makethe passagecoherent andgram maticallycorrect Forthe blankswitha given word,fill ineach blankwith theproper form of thegivenword;fortheother blanksuse one word that best fitseach blank.Buy Now,Pay LaterSpendingBuy now,pay laterBNPL spendingis expectedto riseto recordlevels thisholiday season.With somany young^buy now,pay latershoppersalready indebt fromthis shortH:ern financingtool notrequiring interest,questions emerge:Why dothese shoppersuse sucha toolAndwhat risksdoes itpose totheir budgetsinthemonths21comeThe manyG enerationZand millennialstypically around40years andyounger tend to usethis short-term financing22allows themtobuy itemsand payfor themovertime.Offered mostlyby financialtechnologies,BNPL allowsthese customersto payback theirpurchases23interest andwith the first paymentusually madeat checkoutThe mostcommon buynow,pay laterplan is24customers makefour equalpaymentsand payoff thedebt insix weeksIf sbeen alifeline forsome people,suchasa universitystudent25weekly incomeisnotbigenough.’BNPL providesconsumers withflexible paymentoptions sothey26manage spendingz，said VivekPandya,lead analystat AdobeDigialInsights That is ofgreat importancefor manyconsumers,especially27with atendency topurchase higher-cost items.However;since BNPL28____appear,warnings fromexperts havecome intoour view.They havebeenindicating thatifs financiallyunhealthy to form sucha spendinghabit According to NewYork FederalReserve economistsBNPL mayencouragedebt toincrease overtime,29influencea consumersability tomeet non-BNPL commitment^or usersto overextendthemselves Usersshouldalso notethat30interest isnot chargedontheloan,they11be hitwith latefees formissed paymerits,which can add upquickly,saysthe ConsumerFinancial ProtectionBureauSection BDirections:After readingthepassagebelow,fill ineach blankwith aproper wordchosen from the box.Each wordcanbe used onlyonce.Note that there isone wordmore thanyouneed.A.attractive B.bothered C.building D.contrastsE.crossed Edemonstrates G.dramatically H.greyedL instrumentalJ sustainingK.vividlyA Reviewon Oppenheimer（原子的）Oppenheimer isChristopher Nolans filmabout J.Robert Oppenheimer;themanknown as“the fatherof theatomic bomb”.As adrama aboutgenius,pride anderroi;it31the lifeof theAmerican theoreticalphysicistwho helpedresearch anddevelop thetwo atomicbombs thatwere droppedon Hiroshimaand Nagasaki,two cities in Japan,during WorldWarIT.Oppenheimer isagreatachievement,partly becauseit32_relates thatperiod of history thanksto Nolans lifelikefilmmaking Nolangoesdeep and long onthe33of thebomb,but hedoesnt restagethe attacksand thereareno docum entaryi magesofthedead orcitiesinashesThe storytracks Oppenheimer acrossdecades,starting inthe1920swithhi masayoung adultand continuinguntil hishair

34.Thefilm toucheson hispersonal andprofessional milestones,the controversiesthat35_______________________________________________hi m,andtheattacks thatnearly ruinedhi m.Besides,the friendshipsand romances36him,yet alsotroubling,are alsodescribedThepath ofOppenheimer slife__________37_____shifted atBerkeley.He wasonce onlyan academicthere buthis identitychangedafter Germany enteredPoland byforce Bythat time,Oppenheimer hadbecome friendswithErnest Lawrence,a physicistwho invented（粒子力口速器）the historicparticle acceleratorand playeda（n）38role inthe ManhattanProjectAnd Oppenheimeralso metthe projectsmilitary headand was then madedirector ofLos Alamos,where muchofhislater researchonnuclear weaponstook placeFrancoisTruffaut oncewrote that〃war fiJms,even thosewho supportpeace eventhebest,willingly ornot,present warsinacertain39way.That is why Nolanrefuses toshow thebombing ofHiroshi maand Nagasaki,killing millionsof soulsIn thefilm,youhearthat Oppenheimersfamous words40his ownmind asthe mushroomcloud rose:Now Iam becomeDeath,the destroyerof worldsNolanis actuallyreminding audiencetoreconsider theroles they can playintheworldIL ReadingComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank inthefollowing passage there are fourwords orphrases marked A,B,C andD.Fill ineach blankwith thewordor phrasethatbestfits thecontextParis haslong been attheheart ofthe historyof flightIt iswhere theM ontgolfier brotherswent upinthefirst hot-air balloonin1783,and whereCharles Lindberghcompleted thefirst one-person transatlanticaeroplane journeyin

1927.Next yeai;if allgoes toplan,Paris willwitness thebirth ofanother industry______________________________________________41,when Volocoptei;a Germanmakerof electricaircraft,launches a flying-taxi serviceduring theOlympic Games.AttheParis Airshowin June,Volocopter andsome ofitscompetitors displayeda newgeneration of_________________________________________42______flying machinesdesigned forurbantransport航空The electrificationof aviationhas oftenbeen dismissedasapipe dream,with batteriesassumed tooheavy a43for traditionalfuelin anairborne vehicleFor longerjourneys,that maywell betrue Yetupstarts likeV olocopterarebetting thatelectrification can44a boom inde mandfor cleanand quickair journeysover shorterdistances垂直的The mainformofaflyingtaxi under45,called anelectric verticaltake-off andlandingeVTOL aircraft,is expectedto carryup tofour passengersplus a pilot Poweredby batteries,it ispredicted tobe bothquiet enough toreduce complaintsin crowdedcities andfast:capable ofup to300kph,enoughtocomfortably46_________________________________________a car;especially theone stuckin trafficAnd optimistsbelieve theabsence oftraffic inthe skywill alsomake eVTOLswell-suited to47operation Theycould provehandy fortransporting goods,too.That visionhas inspired48predictions Forexample,Morgan Stanley,aninvestment bank,estimates globalspending oneVTOLscould hitSI,000billion by2040!Regardless ofthe above49expectations,challenges remain.One problemis technicalcertification,which isturningout tobe an50—process asaviation regulatorswork onan entirelynew formof aircraftLate lastyear;due toregulatory delaysandsome otherfactors,Joby,a SiliconValley startup,was forcedto51____________________________________________its launchby onemoreyear until

2025.Manyhaveeven longerto go.The biggerquestion is-is thebusiness offlying taxis52practicable EVTOLscurrently rangein pricefrom SImillion to$4million Somebelieve thattheir costmaycome downastheindustry developsBrian Yutkoof Wisl^a makerbacked byBoeing,says thatflyingHxixi rideswillbeaccessible to53inthe nearfuture AndJoby promisesthat itsfares willbe comparableto catchingacommon taxi54there isan oppositebelief thateVTOLsare likelyto remainexpensive Somestudies suggestthe costcouldend upas highas$7per kilometer;many timesa regulartaxi fareThat means,even withoutapilot,flying taxismay remaina convenience55__________________________________only toa luckyfew.Let:s expectplenty moreexperi mentswith electricaircraft inthe yearsahead.

41.A.cooperator B.competitor C.observer D.pioneer

42.A.wind-driven B.battery-driven C.gas-driven D.solai^driven

43.A.substitute B.shelter C.treatment D.desire44A.regulate B.maintain C.unlock D.reverse

45.A.pressure B.attack C.development D.repair

46.A.underestimate B.update C.outpace D.overdo

47.A.rigid B.autonomous C.attentive D.illegal

48.A.daring B.discouraging C.unclear D.ordinary

49.A.technological B.unrealistic C.rewarding D.enthusiastic

50.A.efficient B.simpleC.lengthy D.intelligent

51.A.put offB.speed upC.object toD.approve of52A.historically B.technically C.theoretically D.economically

53.A.the learnedB.the disabledC.the seniorsD.the masses54A.Furthermore B.However C.Fortunately D.Consequently

55.A.affordable B.valuable C.unbelievable D.unsuitableSection BDirections:Read thefollowing threepassages Eachpassage isfollowed byseveral questionsor unfinishedstatements Foreach ofthem therearefour choicesmarkedA,B,C andD.Choose theone thatfits bestaccording tothe infonnationgiven inthepassageyouhavejust readAEverysummer asa child,I spentwith myparents theannual familyholiday,flying awayfrom ourhome inthe WestM idlands totheirbirthplace inIreland.I enjoyedit,but once,I behaveddifferently andleft homePackage toursand long-distance flightsbecame myidea ofa holiday.I thenwentand raninto anEnglishman whoalso cameof Irishstock,and weboth feltthe urgeto renewour knowledgeof Ireland.It wasimportant forustodiscover somethingdifferent fromour childhoodvisits Sothafs howwe cametodrivealong thewinding StJohn半岛s PointPeninsula inDonegal,part ofIreland sWild Atlantic Way,to visita uniquepart ofthe20th-century history-the DonegalCorridorWhen anyonedrives tothe pointwhere theland runsout,he seesgiant white stones fixedfirmly ingreen grassspelling out〃EIRE〃and“70”,while theAtlantic windfiercely blowsacross theheadland andthe ice-white wavessmash intothe rocksbelow.The meaning behindthestones Theydate back totheSecond World Warwhen StJohn sPoint wasnumber70inatotal of83Look OutPointsLOPs,observationstations set up andmaintained byIreland allaround itscoastThere liesa bitof curiousU K-lreland history.Although Irelandwas officiallyneutral duringthe war;the BattleoftheAtlantic wasbeingfought close to Irishshores,and theseLOPs,staffed bylocal volunteersknown asCoast watchers,pased oninformation onactivitiesconnected withtheseaand weatherfronts toLondon.At StJohn sPoint,we werestanding rightunder theDonegal Corridoi;a longnarrow area of airspacein whichIreland ensuredsafe passageduringWorld WarII toplanes inthe RAFRoyal AirForce frombases inthe U K-governed North ofIreland Thestone marki ngsacted asreferencepoi ntsto aircrews.Standing onthis roughareaofland surroundedby thewild andwindy oceanbrought hometo usthe conditionsin whichthe Coastwatchersandaircrews inthe RAFcooperated ina sharedhistory;I revoltedagainst myfamily traditionthat summer;and Ifulfilled myaim ofdiscovering somethingnew andabsorbed allDonegal hastooffer:empty goldenbeaches,mysterious ancientstone circles,folk musicand craftyand tastyfood.I hadfallen inlove withIrelandall overagain

56.What canwe learnabouttheauthor from paragraphs1to3A.She meta childhoodfriend fromIreland thatyearB.She andthat Englishmanboth hadIrish ancestorsC.She tookpackage toursandlong-distance flightsevery yearD.She exploredthe WildAtlanticWaywith herfamily members

57.The giantwhitestoneswere important duringW W11becauseA.the BattleoftheAtlantic tookplace rightclosetothemB.weather infermation from theUKwas sentthrough themC.they functionedas referencepoints toaircrews inthe RAFD.they rankedatthetop inthe83LOPs around the Irishcoast

58.The expressionrevoltedagainst inthe lastparagraph isclosest inmeaning to.A.worried aboutB.passed onC.celebrated D.disobeyed

59.Which might bethebesttitle ofthe passageA.A GlobalJourney B.Discovering UndiscoveredDonegalC.Happy HolidaysD.Escaping fromthe WestMidlandsBAds,news,movies,TV shows,and manyother typesof mediaall wantyou toaccept theirmessages atface value*However;you shouldlookbeneath thesurface andask questionsto decodewhat the media message is reallysaying.Youneed toask yourselftwo basicquestions:W hois the source ofthe messageIio wis it trying to get yourattentionQ uestionl:Whois thesource ofthemessagePicture AKnowingwho isresponsible fora messagecan revealits trueintention,aswellas anypossibleprejudice Justtake thepicture aboveas anexample Whyare we asked toban theimpactsDon tforgetthat thesource atthe bottomplays apart.If,sometimes,thesourceisntclear;wecanlook foritby checkinglegal documentsQuestion2:How isittrying to getyour attentionPicture B Picture C Picture DThe obviouspart ofa messageis called the Photocontrol isnearly asold asSocial mediausers canalso givethemselves atextwhich includesany languageimagery,photography itselfbut moderntechnology digitaltransformation with a little effort Theymusic,or anythingelse you canseeor hearhas madeit common andeasy todo.Using canmake themselveslook howeverthey likein justThei mpliedpart ofa messageiscalledthephoto editingsoftware,almost anyonecanafew moments.But sincethese editedi magesaresubtext,and if s suggestedby thecontent makebig changesto animage,from presentedas realitytheycanaffect ourmentalrather adjustingcolors andlighting toadding we11-being Byconstantly seeingpictures ofthandirectly seenor heardWe asindividuals andremoving contentThat;swhyyou shouldartificially superbpeople someof usmay startthendecide howto interpretthis subtextalways keepa criticaleye oni magesintobelieve thatthese picturesare genuine,andbased onour personalideas,world viewsandthemedia Somemedia mayhold backor thatwecannever liveup tothese unrealisticexpectationsPeople withdifferent overstateinformation likean idealsThis typeof harmfulthinking canlead toperspectivesmight interpretthe samepiece advertisementthat makesthe productsall sortsof mentalandemotional healthconcernsof messagedifferently Mindthatsomemedia appearmore effectivethan theyreally aremayjust takeadvantage ofthe prejudice

60.We canlearn fromthepassage thatA.themediahope thatyou canmakesenseof theirtrue meaningsB.finding thesources ofmedia helpstoforma sensiblejudg mentC.text ismoreimportant thansubtext whenwe analyzethe messagesD.photography andphoto editingsoftware datebacktothe sametimeA.Picture AB.PictureBC.PictureCD.PictureD

61.Your auntfinds hernewly-bought beltdocsn tmake herso stylishas advertisedW hichpicture canillustrate thecase

62.This passagecanbefound underthe sectionofA.Mass MediaReading B.Content-Targeted AdvertisingC.Deconstructing Web-pages D.Persuasive LanguageRecognitionCAntibiotics whichcan destroyor preventthe growthof bacteria and cureinfections,are vialto modemmedicines Theirabilityto killbacteria withoutharming thepatient hassaved billionsof livesand madesurgical proceduresmuch saferButafterdecades ofoveruse,theirpowers arefading.Some bacteriahave evolvedresistance,creating agrowing armyof superbugs,against whichthere is little effectivetreatment抗菌的Anti microbialresistancs expectedtokill10million peoplea yearby2050up from around Imillion in2019,hasbeenseen asacrisis bymany.It wouldbe unwiseto relyon new antibiotics tosolve the problem Therate atwhich resistanceemerges isincreasing Somenew drugslastonly twoyears beforebacteria develop resistance.When newantibiotics doarrive,doctors oftenstore them,using themonly reluctantlyandfor shortperiods whenfaced withthemostpersistent infectionsThat limitssales makingnewantibioticsan unappealingideaformostdrug firms.Governments havebeen tryingto fixtheproblemby channelingcash intoresearch indrug firms.That hasproduced onlylimited improvementsButthere isa phenomenonworth alook.Microbiologists haveknown fordecades thatdisease-causing bacteriacan sufferfrom illnessesoftheir own.They aresupersensitive toattacks byphages,specialised virusesthat infectbacteriaandoften killthem.Phages areconsidereda promising alternativeto antibioticsUsingone disease-causing virustofightbacteria hasseveral advantagesLike antibiotic^phages onlytendtochoose particulartargetsleaving human cellsalone asthey infect and destroybacterial ones.Unlike antibioticsphages canevolve justas readilyas bacteriacan,meaning thateven ifbacteria dodevelopresistance,phages maybe ableto evolvearoundthemintu m.That,at least,isthetheory.The troublewith phagesisthatcomparatively littleis knownabout them.After thediscovery ofpenicilin,thefirstantibiotic,in1928,they werelargely ignoredintheWest Giventhe severityoftheanti biotic-resistance problem,it wouldbea goodidea tofind outm oreabout themThefirst stepis torun moreclinical trialsInterest fromWestern firmsis growingBut itis beingheld backbythefact thatphagesare aneven lessappealing investmentthan antibioticsSince they are naturalliving things,there maybe troublepatenting them,makingit hardto recoverany investmentGovernments canhelp fundbasic researchinto phagetreatment andclarify thelaw aroundexactly whatis andisnotpatentable Intimethey cansetupphage banksso astomakeproduction cheaperAnd theycan spreadawareness ofthe risksof overusingantibiotics,and thepotentialbenefits ofphages

63.We canlearnfromparagraphs1and2that.A.doctors tendto usene wantibiotics whenthe patientsask forthe mB.anti microbialresistance isdeveloping more rapidlythan predictedC.newantibiotics fail to attractdrug firmsduetoli miteduse ofthe mD.previous antibioticsare effectivein solvingmodem healthproblems64What isphages advantageover antibioticsA.They canincrease humancells whenfighting bacteriaB.They arenot particularabout whichcells toinfectandkillC.They canevolve accordinglywhen bacteriadevelop resistanceD.They aretoo sensitivetobeinfected bydisease-causing bacteria

65.Accordingtothepassage,the obstacleto phagetreatmentis thatA.there islittle chanceof patentingphages inthe futureB.govern mentsprovide financialsupport forother researchC.the emergenceof superbugsholds backdrug firmsinterestD.over^dependence onantibiotics distractsattention fromphages66W hatisthemain ideaofthepassageA.Govern mentsfailtostop theuse of antibioticsB.Phages couldhelp preventanantibiotics crisisC.Develop mentofantibioticsislimited byphagesD.Anti microbialresistance callsfor new antibioticsSectionCDirections:Read thefollowingpassage.Fill ineachblankwithaproper sentencegiveninthe box.Each sentencecan onlybeusedonce Notethattherearetwo sentencesmorethanyou needA.Social maskersdo nottry hardto matchother peoplein paceand toneB.Social masking issomethingwe allengage intosome extentC.Social maskersarenottryingtofox anyone.D.When we are innatural identificationwith someone,it happensnaturally;and thereis verylittleeffortinvolvedE.Ifsadopted bypeople unableto naturallyact ina wayconsidered sociallyacceptableF.Thatisifsan ancientpart ofour evolutionto socialize,rather thanbe antisocial ora misfitSocialMaskingA mandais alwaysan expertat workingthe room.She wouldadopt themanner ofthe peoplearound herto fit in whilehiding hertruepersonality Thisis social masking,the processof hidingyour naturalwayofinteracting withothers soyoucanfeel accepted67Instead,theyarehoping to fitinwith everybodyelse Social maskingisasetof learnedpattern-matching behaviorsmovements andactions whereyoutry tobe normaltofitin ratherthan standout68People allwear certainsocial masksin ordertogetthrough sometricky lifesituations withconfidence,accordingtoDr.TarnQuinn-Cirillci Andsome expertseven thinksocial maskingis builtin allhuman beingsataphysical level,adding thatso methingin ourbraingives indicationsof howto essentiallystay safeand notstick outIna worldthat oftentells usto justbe ourselves,you mightwonder whywearestill dependenton thesesocial maskingbehaviors Socialmaskinghappens becauseweasa specieswanttobe included,，zsays Tarn“It hasbeenatribal thingof beingtogether ratherthan beingonour own,fromahistorical perspective.69There isa hugedifference betweennaturally identifyingwith someoneand consciouslysocialmasking70Socialmaskingontheotherhand,involves aconscious effortto changeyour personalityto suityour surroundingsIt ty pical1yinv olves depressingyour naturalurgesand changingyour personalinterests tofit thecrowd。