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上海市静安区届高三英语二模试题2020考生注意考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分
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3.ListeningLComprehension SectionADirections:In SectionA,you willhear tenshort conversationsbetween twospeakers.At the end of each conversation,a questionwill be asked aboutwhat wassaid.Theconversations and the questions will bespoken onlyonce.After youhear aconversationand the question aboutit,read thefour possibleanswers on your paper,and decide whichone is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1.A.At abookstore.B.At alibrary.C.At anart gallery.D.At atravel agency.
2.A.The manis allowed to payhis registration fees untilFriday.If the man payson Friday,he willpay alate fee.B.The manwill not be finedfor notpaying ontime.C.The manis allowedto payafter Fridayfor goodreasons.D.
3.A.She readit fromcover tocover.B.She readit selectively.C.She readit chapterby chapter.D.She finished reading itovernight.
4.A.She feltvery sorry.B.She felta bitannoyed.C.She feltshocked.D.She feltvery excited.A.The furnished apartment was inexpensive.
5.The manbought afurnishedapartment.B.The furniture at the market ison saleevery Sunday.C.The secondhandfurniture hebought wasvery cheap.D.A.He feelsguilty.B.He feelsshameful.
6.C.He isshameless.D.He issensitive tooutside criticism.A.He wasin hospitalfor along time.
7.He wasslightly injuredin atraffic accident.
8.He wasseriously injuredin amine explosion.
9.He wasseverely finedfor speeding.
10.
8.A.Tony wentskiing yesterday.B.Tony didn t havemuch work to do.（传播）of animal-born diseasesto humans.Perhaps the most convincingbenefit that comes from wildlife conservation is thatitprovides uswith_51_,whether itbe economicallyor socially.Increasing biodiversityand healthy ecosystemsimprove agriculturalproductivity,thereby allowingfarms tobecomemore
52.Healthy ecosystemsthat arehome tounique species_53_tourists fromaroundthe world,which helps the localeconomy andinvites in a newfusion of investment.Our unsustainable,unconscious,self-interested relationshipwith the environmenthas ledus into an extremelydestructible world.If wedo nottake action and54changingour ways,we areat risk of losingmore vitaland55_ecosystems and biodiversity,or atleastuntil the sixth greatextinction claimsone finalspecies:our own.
41.A.changed B.existed C.disappeared D.evolvedD.Otherwise
42.A.Furthermore B.However C.ThereforeD.immigration
43.A.extinction B.destruction C.evolutionD.endangersD.directly
44.A.threatens B.localizes C.strengthensD.security
45.A.infrequently B.potentially C.regionallyD.valued
46.A.management C.developmentB.inspectionD.
47.A.identified C.exploitedB.cultivatedcontributions
48.A.initiatives C.intentionsB.consequences D.By contrastD.linked
49.A.In additionC.In particularB.After allD.nutrientsD.profitable
50.A.adapted C.adjustedB.turnedD.examly.cn
51.A.protections C.servicesB.opportunitiesD.examly.cn
52.A.standard C.scarceB.welcome D.examly.cn
53.A.discourage C.forbidB.attract
54.A.feel likeC.set aboutB.keep onSection BDirections:Read the following threepassages.Each passageis followedby severalquestionsor unfinishedstatements.For each of themthere are four choicesmarked A,B,C andD.Choose theone thatfits bestaccording to the informationgiven in the passageyou have just read.（A）Tea,themosttypical ofEnglish drinks,is arelative latecomerto Britishshores.Although thecustom ofdrinking teadates back to the third millenniuni（一千年）BCin China,it was not until the mid-17th centurythat the drink firstappeared inEngland.It was the Portugueseand Dutchtraders whofirst importedtea toEurope,reaching theContinentby the way ofVenice around1560,with regularshipments by
1610.Curiously,it wasthe Londoncoffee housesthat wereresponsible forintroducingtea toEngland.One of the firstcoffee housemerchants tooffer tea was ThomasGarway.He soldboth liquidand drytea to the publicas earlyas
1657.Three years later heissueda broadsheetadvertising teaat£6to£10per pound,touting（兜售）its virtuesatumaking thebody activeand lusty（健壮的）”,and^preserving perfecthealth untilextremeold age”.Tea gainedpopularity quicklyin thecoffee houses,and by1700over500coffee housessoldit.This distressedthe pubowners,as teacut theirsales ofbeer,and it was badnewsfor the government,who dependedupon a steady stream of revenue（税收）from taxesonliquor sales.By1750tea hadbecome thefavoured drinkof Britains lower classes.A1676act taxedtea andrequired coffeehouse operatorsto applyfor alicense.This wasjust thestart ofgovernment attemptsto control,or atleast,to profitfromthe popularity of teain Britain.By themid-18th centurythe dutyon teahad reachedaridiculous119percent.This heavytaxationhad theeffect ofcreating awhole newindustry一tea smuggling走私.Shipsfrom Hollandand Scandinaviabrought teato theBritish coast,then stoodoffshore whilesmugglersmet themand unloadedthe preciouscargo insmall vessels.The smugglers,oftenlocal fishermen,secretly movedthe teainland throughunderground passages and hiddenpathsto specialhiding places.One of the besthiding placeswasin the localchurch!Even smuggledteawasexpensive,however,and thereforeextremely profitable,so manysmugglersbegan toadulterate掺假the teawith othersubstances,such aswillow andsloeleaves.Used tealeaves werealso redriedand addedto freshleaves.Finally,in1784William Pittthe Youngerintroduced theCommutation Act,whichdropped thetax ontea from119%to
12.5%,effectively endingsmuggling.Adulterationremained aproblem,though,until theFood andDrug Actof1875brought inseverepunishment for the practice.According to the passage,tea drinking.
56.isthefavorite pastimeof theDutchA.is animportant BritishtraditionB.was well-received by the Portuguesecenturies agoC.could be found everywherein the world in1560D.Who mightbe annoyedbythepopularityof the tea
57.Coffee houseowners.B.Wine sellers.C.Britain sA.lowerclasses.D.Smugglers.Which of the following statements abouttea smugglingis
58.TRUEChurches providedconvenience forsmuggling.A.Fishermen andfarmers contributeda lotto teaindustry.B.Underground passagesand boatswere idealhiding placesfor tea.C.The governmentencouraged teasmuggling fortaxes ontea.D.How wasthe orderof thetea marketfinally restoredin Britain
59.By passingan actrelated toa taxrise.A.By imposingmild punishment.B.By punishingthose whosold faketea.C.By mixingredried usedleaves withfresh tealeaves.D.BThese arepages pastedonacollege bulletinboard.It listspart-time jobvacancieson campusthis semester.Bilingual SecretaryWantedOur International Exchange Departmentrequires onepart-time bilingualsecretary forour office.He/Shemust benative Mandarinwith excellentEnglish competencebetter withJapanese.We askfor8hours aweekfrom Mondayto Saturday,and workingschedule isbeon sitefrom3pm to5pm.Attractive salaryand goodbenefits package,including chancesto exchange toforeign countries,are offeredto juniorand senioryear studentswithexcellent secretarialskills,the abilityto communicate,an outgoingpersonality andastrong senseof responsibility.Please handin applicationswith photo,and emailto uniied@gmail.com,or call400-800-100during officehours toget further information.InternationalExchange DepartmentAdvanced MathTeaching Assistantsin NeedTheMathematics Departmentis looking for twoAdvanced Mathteaching assistants.Thejob ismainly to help freshmenstudents todeal withmath assignmentsand projects,aswell asprepare themfor finalexams inWeek
16.We hopethose applyingfor the position couldmeet the following requirements.First,it snecessary for the applicantsto beskilled atmath.Second,he/she shouldhave atleast2As inmath-related courseswith GPAno lessthan
4.
0.Third,the jobasks forexcellencein bothprofessional skillsand patience.For those who are interested in theposition,please sendyour resumeto unimd@gmail.com before September15th.Dr.JessicaSmith MathematicsPart-time JobDepartmentRecruitmentTechnology Support Departmentlacks severalassistants to work atits helpdesk.Contents:A customerservice job—answering questions,helping peoplesolve theircomputerproblems,providing basicteaching tonew users,etc.Requirement:the Advanced Computer Test certificate;good interpersonalskills;enthusiasm.Work hours:from6a.m.to2a.m.early mornings6a.m.-9a.m.:2persons mornings9a.m.-12a.m.:1personafternoons12p.m.-6p.m.:fullevenings6p.m.-11p.m.:full latenights:11p.m.-2a.m.:2persons weekends:3personsIf youareinterested,please cometo LukingLibrary2F EastSide Room213andfill the forms.An interviewwill be arranged afterwards.New positionfor thenextsemester will be releasedin December.Mr.LukeJohnson TechnologySupportDepartment www.examly.cnIf youget theposition asa secretary,you
60.have toassist inEnglish cornerA.have atight scheduleduring theweekB.have thechance to be anexchange studentin foreignuniversities anytimeduringC.universitymust bea nativeEnglish speakerwho canspeak fluentChineseD.Why arethere somany jobvacancies inTechnologySupportDepartment
61.Because theinterview ischallenging.A.Because applicantshave tofill incomplicated forms.B.Because applicantshave towork irregularhours.C.Because theAdvancedComputerTestcertificateis toodifficult toobtain.WhichD.
62.of thefollowingstatementsis correctaccording to the advertisementsTheadvertisements can befoundon theschool website.A.Call forfurtherinformationof mathteaching assistantsbeforeSeptember15th.B.More jobvacancies in the MathematicsDepartment will be availablein December.C.The InternationalExchangeDepartmentneeds acommunicative andresponsibleD.secretary.CChina has long beentipped to be thenext Silicon Valley,but nowthe financesandsupport arein placeto makeit happen.There is a growingconsensus共识that whileSilicon Valleyis notabout todisappearanytime soon,its next biggest rivalis alreadybursting onto theon theverge ofinternationalscene一not in the US,nor in the EU,but in Asia.More specifically,China.This isnot justan observationbased on the riseof companieslike Alibaba,Baiduand Tencent.It isgrounded ina morewidespread moveto fundstart-ups inAsia tothepoint wheremore moneyis beinginvested therethan in Europe.Just fiveyears ago,Europeand Asiaare neckand neckin termsofinvestment.In2013,Europe madeslightly moredeals,1550compared toAsia s1071,but thetotalvalue ofinvestment was$7bn.Just fiveyearslater,Asia isnow four times thesize ofEuropewith twiceas manydeals carriedout.Between2013to2018,the number of dealsinAsiaincreased nearlyfivefold,and theirvalueleapt to$81bn,compared tothe$21bn raisedinEurope.The Asianfigure alsoshowsthat thecontinent isclosing thegap on the USwhich saw$105bn worthof deals.One of the mainreasons thatmakes thecountry soattractive isnot justthe hugegrowthin investmentand high education standards,but alsolocal andnationalgovernmental supportbenefiting tech companies.In fact,one ofthe conclusionsof arecent Fortunetech conferencewas thatChina/s techcompanies willsoon bebeating Americancompanies on their hometurf.One ofthereasons is that investorsbelieve USimmigration policyis makingit moredifficult forthe best talentaround the world tofind workthere.Plus,Chinese companiesare nowableto startpaying salariesthat cankeeppace withthose onoffer in Silicon Valley.Hence,when Ian Roger,Chief DigitalOfficial atluxury groupLVMH wasasked wherehethought thenext Facebookor Googlewould come from,he suggestedit wouldbeaclosecall betweenSiliconValleyand China.The latterhad theinvestment thatis neededaswell asa hardwork cultureof asix-day week.It alsohas asuperb educationsystem andahuge population.As SiliconValley appearsto beheating upa littletoo hardfor some people,Chinawould appearto bewarming upat justthe rightpace.
63.What doesthe expression“on theverge of”in paragraph2refer toA.on the way ofB.on thelist ofC.on thecondition ofD.on thepoint of
64.Which ofthefollowingis NOTa reasonwhy Chinaattracts foreigninvestment intechcompaniesA.High educationstandards.B.Huge growthin investment.C.Support from thegovernment.D.Higher salariesthan those inSiliconValley.
65.It can,tbeinferred from the passagethatA.the USimmigration policyis strictbut talentfriendlyB.IanRogerbelieves thenext Googlemight comefrom ChinaC.employees ofBaidu mightbe accustomedto overworkD.Chinese techcompanies canprovide highlycompetitive salariesnow.
66.What isthe passage mainlyaboutA.The totalvalue ofinvestment inAsia isfourtimesthat inEurope.B.Finances,higheducationstandards andsupport makeit possiblefor Chinato becomethenext SiliconValley.C.Asia attractsworldwide besttalents totechcompanies.D.American techcompanies willsoon bebeaten bythoseinChina.Section CDirections:Read thefollowing passage.Fill ineach blankwith aproper sentencegivenin thebox.Each sentencecan beused onlyonce.Note that there aretwo moresentencesthan you need.What Your“Age SaysAbout YouImagine,for amoment,that youhad nobirth certificateand yourage wassimply basedon thewayyou feelinside.How oldwould yousay youareLike yourheight orshoe size,the numberof yearsthat havepassed sinceyou firstenteredtheworldis anunchangeable fact.67Scientists areincreasingly interestedin thisquality.They arefinding thatourusubjective age“may beessential forunderstanding thereasons whysome peopleappearto beenergetic as they growold一while othersfade.68It isnow wellaccepted thatpeople tendto matureas they get older,becomingless extroverted夕卜向的and lessopen tonew experiences.These personalitychangesare oftenconsidered moreobvious in the peoplewith oldersubjective ages.However,thosewhofeel youngerthan theyreally arealso becomemore reliableandless neurotic神经质的astheygain thewisdom that comes withgreater lifeexperience.But itdoesn,tcomeatthecost ofthe energyand vigorof youth.It snot truethathaving a lower subjectiveage leavesus frozeninastate ofpermanent immaturity.Feeling youngerthan youryears alsoseems tocome withalowerrisk ofdepressionand greatermental wellbeingas weage.69_Most peoplefelt abouteight yearsyoungerthan theiractual chronologicalage实际年龄.But somefelt theyhad aged―and theconsequenceswere serious.Feeling between8and13years olderthan youractual ageresultedin an18-25%greater riskof deathover thestudy periods,and greaterdiseaseburden一even whenyou controlfor otherdemographic人口学的factors such as education,race ormarital status.70However oldyou reallyare,it sworth questioningwhether anyof thoselimitationsare comingfrom thewithin.Summary WritingIV.Directions:Read thefollowing passage.Summarize themain ideaand themain pointsof thepassage inno more than60words.Use yourown wordsas faras possible.When EverythingGets SmartIt still feelsmagical tolight upyour livingroom bysaying“Alexa,turn on thelights.Tech companiesare addinginternet connectionsto justaboutC.Tony doesn t likewatching sports.D.Tony likeswatching sportsbetter.
9.A.They needmore peopletohelpthem.B.They needsome financialsupport.everything youcan imagine.Cars,door locks,toasters,refrigerators,toothbrushes,motorcycle helmets.More andmore technologypowers aretaking partin thistrend一known by“the internetof things.”There isno denyingthat smart technology willlead toconveniences.You canusevoice commandsto turnon thelights,coffee makerand music.You canget remindersfromyour toothbrushto brushand tipson howbest to do it.Thanks tothe internetofthings,you couldlive likethe Beastin theDisney movie,with animatedobjectsaround takingcare ofyour everyneed.That sthe appealof smart homes formost people,and whythey aresupposed to bea$27billionmarket by
2021.However,the factsare notalways sorosy.The smartobjects inyour homecan beasource of annoyance.Usually peoplehave todownload dozensof differentapps toasmartphone tocontrol everything,which meanscreating anaccount foreach oneof thoseapps.The fantasyofthesmart homeisthatit willsave ustime andeffort.But thetroubleinvolved ingetting variousdevices fromdifferent companiestoworktogether meansthatmany thingsmay takelonger todo.Worse still,there maybe securityrisks.Smart homesystems arepart ofa largersuite（套）devices,apps,websites andspaces thatcollect andanalyze personal data aboutusers.To getthe fullbenefits ofsmart homesystems,users mustshare theirlocations,routines,tastes inmusic,shopping historyand soforth.It mightmanage yourdigital lifequitewell.On the other hand,however,providing somuch personal information benefitscompanieslike Amazon.As theygain accessto userspersonalinformation,they maycapitalizeon（获利）it in theform of targetedadvertisements.Perhaps that s whyWiredmagazine says,“Amazon snextbigbusiness isselling you.”Smartened everythingcomes withbroader securityconcerns.Unsecured devicesconnectedtotheuinternet ofthings”canbetargets forhackers.Access tosmart devicesmightprovide hackersa well-spring ofuseful data,including informationabout whenusersare home—or not.Considering thedisadvantages,why notslow downa bitas wehead towardan uncertainfutureV.TranslationDirections:Translate thefollowing sentencesinto English,using the words givenin thebrackets.
72.你没必要凡事亲力亲为（need n.）
73.SARS之后，少数人没有吸取教训，仍以食野味为乐（enjoy）
74.我从未意识到个人的命运与国家的命运如此地息息相关（Never）
75.为满足人们日益增长的消费需求，出现了一系列商品和服务，“懒人经济”迅速发展,其特性是省时省力便捷（emerge）VI.Guided WritingDirections:Write anEnglish compositionin120-150words accordingtotheinstructionsgiven belowin Chinese.我国教育改革越来越重视培养学生的创新能力，请你从中学生的角度，谈谈我们的教学中哪些做法促进了学生创新能力的发展，提出改进的意见并说明理由（注意请勿出现真实的姓名与学校）1-10CABBD CBDBA11-16BDC DCB17-20DBAB
21.that22had hoped
23.was born
24.when
25.that
26.introducing27themselves
28.spotting
29.from
30.tocreate参考答案31-40KGJEB DCAFI41-55CBACD DCAADBDBCA56-59BBAC60-62ACD63-66DDAB67-70EBAD
71.One possibleversion justfor referenceConnectingeverything tothe internetbrings userspeople conveniences.However,can tignore thedisadvantages.Firstly,the seeminglysmarthomeistime-consuming andtroublesome.Secondly,technologypowers benefit from userspersonaldata.Thirdly,smartened everythingmakes iteasyfor hackersto targetusers.Therefore,smarttechnologyshould beapplied withcaution.V.Translation
72.你没必要凡事亲力亲为（need n.）There isno needfor youtodoeverything byyourself/onyourown.
73.SARS之后，少数人没有吸取教训，仍以食野味为乐enjoyAfter SARS,somepeople/a minority/small numberof peopledidn tlearn from thelessons/learn drawa lessonfrom itand stillenjoyed eatinggame/wild animals.
74.我从未意识到个人的命运与国家的命运如此地息息相关NeverNever beforehave Irealized thatpersonal fateis soclosely relatedto/is socloselyconnected with/is soclosely linkedto with the fateofthenation/country.
75.为满足人们日益增长的消费需求，出现了一系列商品和服务，“懒人经济”迅速发展，其特性是省时省力便捷emergeBecause/As/Since aseries of goods/commodities andservices haveemerged tomeetpeople s increasing/growing consuming/consumption demands/needs,the lazyeconomyvhas grown/developed rapidly,which bynature/whose nature/and itsnatureis time-saving,labor-saving andconvenient.A seriesofgoods/commodities andservices haveemerged tomeet peoplesincreasing/growing consuming/consumption demands/needs,so the”lazy economy,,has grown/developed rapidly,which bynature/whose nature/and itsnature istime-saving,labor-saving andconvenient.Guided Writing（略）VI.听力材料I.Listening ComprehensionSectionADirections:In SectionA,you willhear tenshort conversationsbetween twospeakers.At theend ofeach conversation,a questionwill beasked aboutwhat wassaid.Theconversations and the questions will bespoken onlyonce.After youhear aconversationand thequestion aboutit,read thefour possibleanswers onyour paper,and decide whichone isthe best answer tothequestion youhave heard.
1.W:Excuse me,do youknow thename ofthe sculptureM:V mnot sure,but I think it sa carving fromItaly.We canlook itup in thecatalogue.Q:Where doesthe conversationtake place
2.M:I mafraid I11pay myregistrationfeesa bitlate,because mypaycheck hasntcome ontime thismonth.W:It sall right.We reallowedtopay untilFriday.Q:What doesthe womanmean
3.M:Have youfinishedreadingthe bookyou boughtlast monthW:Oh,I didn treadthrough itthewayyou reada novel.I justcovered thefewchapters thatinterested memost.Q:How didthe womanread thebook
4.W:Won tyou knockon thedoor beforeyou entermy officenext timeM:Sorry,Madam.It sjust Im insuchahurry.Q:How didthe womanfeel whenshe wasspeaking tothe man
5.W:You vegot yourapartment furnished,haven tyouM:Yes.I boughtsome usedfurnitureatthe SundayMarket andit wasa realbargain.Q:What doesthe manreally mean
6.M:It ssaid thatAlbert wasasked to leave schoolbecause of his badbehavior.W:Itsno surprise.He sdead toall senseofshame.Q:What doesthe womanthink ofAlbert
7.W:Hi,John!Haven,t seenyou forquite awhile.Are youfineM:Oh,yes.But luckseemed to be againstme.I hadacaraccident;only someminorinjuries,though.Q:What happenedto John
8.W:Didn tTony goskiing withyou yesterdayM:Even ifhe hadntalot ofworktodo,he wouldprefer watchingto participatinginsport.Q:What dowe knowabout Tonyfromtheconversation
9.M:Have youbeen helpingCarol organizethe museumprojectW:Well,Ithinkit sa marvelousidea,but unlesswe getsome moneyfrom somewhereprettysoon,it11remain anidea.Q:What doesthe womanimply
10.M:Did youhave agood timeyesterday Iheard therewas heavy rain.W:Yes.We enjoyedourselves verymuch exceptfor badweather.Jane wouldhave beencaught in the rain if she hadcome backon foot.Q:What canwe inferfromtheconversationSection BDirections:In SectionB,you willhear twoshort passagesand onelonger conversation,and you will beasked severalquestions oneach ofthe passagesand thelonger conversation.The passagesand thelonger conversationwill beread twice,but thequestionswillbespoken onlyonce.When youhear aquestion,read thefour possibleanswers onyour paperanddecidewhichone wouldbe thebest answertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13are basedon thefollowing passage.The koala is anative animalin Australia,looking likea smallbear withthick greyfur.It hassome interestingfeatures.It isextremely choosyabout food,feeding ontheleaves ofonly abouta dozenspecies of gum trees.Owing tothis peculiareating habit,koalas liveinthelimited areaswhere thesegum treesgrow.An adultkoala eatsmorethan akilogram ofgum treeleaves aday.The koalahas alarge tubein itsbody thatservesto copewith itsleafy diet.The animalseldom drinkswater.That swhy itis named“koala”,meaning“I dont drink.It getsliquid fromits dietofgumleaves.Koalas matureslowly,usually reachingadulthood inthethirdor fourthyear.Theyreproduce slowlyas well.A femalekoala usuallyproduces onlyone babyevery twoyears.Born blind,the tinybaby koalacrawls throughits mother,s furinto herpouch,whichis abag-like pocket.For abouthalf a year,it sucks its mother s milk,and growsinthe pouch.After leavingthe pouch,the youngkoalaiscarried on its mother s backforquite sometime.A youngkoala holdinghappily ontoits mother s backis alovely sight.Now listenagain,please.Questions:
11.What isthe koalas specialhabit
12.Why isthe Australiananimal called“koala”
13.How doesthe youngkoala growupQuestions14through16are basedonthefollowing passage.Customs varyfrom countryto country.In China,newly marriedcouples,of course,receive manykinds of gifts fromfriends,colleagues andrelatives.What canthe couplesdowith thegifts ifthey findthem not to theirtaste Usuallythey cando nothingbutkeep thegifts andgive thankstothegivers.In theUnited States,couples alsousually receivegifts fromtheir relativesandfriends when theygetmarried.But itis commonthat sometimesa bridewill exchangeagift for something elseifshedoesntfind ituseful.We givegifts toexpress ourwishesfor themarriage,but giftsaren,t necessaryfor themarriage itself.However,in somesocieties giftsare veryimportant,and themarriage isnt legalwithoutthem.One typeofgiftis calledbride service.A younghusband mustwork forhis wife s family.He maywork foraslongas fifteenyears oruntilthethird childisborn.Bride servicemay seemstrange tous,but itis necessaryin societieswherepeople dont havemoney ormaterial toexchange at marriage.Now listenagain,please.Questions:
14.What canthe bridedo ifshe findsa marriage gift uselessintheUnited States
15.Why doesthe husbandhave towork forhis wifes familyin somesocieties
16.Whatdoes thespeaker mainlytalk aboutQuestions17through20are basedonthefollowing conversation.M:Guess whatThe worstfood Ive everhad wasin France.W:Really That,s odd.I thoughtthe Frenchwere allgood cooks.M:Yes,thatsright.I supposeit slike anywhereelse,though.You know,some placesaregood.Some arebad.But its reallyall ourown fault.W:What doyou meanC.She has toleavesoon.D.The ideais impractical.
10.A.Jane waslucky enoughnottobe caughtintherain.Jane wascaughtintherainbecause shewalked home.B.Jane hadto walkback homein spiteoftheheavyrain.C.It wasraining hardwhen Janecame backon foot.D.Section BDirections:In SectionB,youwillhear twoshort passagesand onelonger conversation,and youwillbeasked severalquestions oneachofthe passagesandthelonger conversation.The passagesandthelonger conversationwillberead twice,but thequestionswillbespoken onlyonce.When youhear aquestion,read thefour possibleanswers onyour paperanddecidewhichone wouldbe thebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13are basedonthefollowing passage.
11.A.Staying ongum treesall daylong,leaves.B.Having adaily dietof gumC.Looking forfoodin anextensive area.D.Storing itsleafy dietin alargetube.
12.A.Because itlives onlyin wetland,wet.B.Because itsbody getsslightlyC.Because itsucksits mothersmilk.D.Because itrarely drinkswater.
13.A.It leavesits motherhalf ayear after birth.It has been carried onitsmothersback sinceits birth.B.It istended in itsmothers pouch（育JL袋）and thencarriedonher back.C.It staysinitsmotherspouch forayearafterbirth.D.Questions14through16are basedonthefollowing passage.
14.A.Sell itat alocal shop.B.Refuse themarriagegift.C.Just keepit forlater use.D.Exchange itforsomethinguseful.
15.A.Because hehopes tohave asmany asthree children.Because hehasto make afortune forhiswifesfamily.B.Because hehas noother giftstoexchangeatmarriage.C.Because itisanecessary partat amarriage ceremony.D.
16.A.What theimportance ofbride serviceis.How marriagecustoms varyin differentcultures.B.What awedding ceremonyis likeintheUSA.C.How weexpress goodwishes tonew couples.D.M:Well,it wasthe firsttime Id beento France.This wasyears agowhen Iwas atschool.I wentthere withmy parents,friends,from myfather,s school.They hadhired acoachto takethem toSwitzerland.W:A schooltripM:Right.Most ofus hadnever beenabroad before.We crossedthe EnglishChannel atnightand thenwe setoff throughFrance untilbreakfast timearrived,whenthecoach driverhadarranged forus tostop atthis littlecafe.There weall were,tired andhungry,and thenwemade agreat discovery.W:What wasthatM:Bacon and eggs.W:Fantastic!The realEnglish breakfast.M:Yes,anyway wedidntknow anybetter sowe hadit,and ugh...!W:What wasit likeUnpleasantM:Ah,itwasunbelievable.They justgot abowl andput somefat init.Andthen theyput somebacon inthe fat,broke aneggover thetop andput thewholelot inthe ovenfor aboutten minutes.W:In the oven Youre joking.You can,t cookbacon andeggs intheoven!M:Well,they musthave doneit thatway.It washot,but itwasn tcooked.There wasjust thisegg floatingabout inthefat andraw bacon.W:Did youactually eatitM:No,nobody did.They allwanted toturn aroundand gohome.You know,backtoteabagsand fishand chips.W:Oh,that musthave beena disappointingholiday.M:Exactly.Now listenagain,please.Questions:
17.What didthe womanthink ofFrench food
18.How didthe mantravel to France
19.What didthemanhave forbreakfast atthe littleFrench cafe
20.What canbe learnedfromtheconversationThat stheendof listeningcomprehension.Questions17through20are basedonthefollowing conversation.
17.A.French foodwasthe healthiest foodintheworld.French foodwas supposedtobethebestintheworld.B.French foodwasnobetter thanBritish food.C.French foodwas delicious.D.
18.A.By car.B.By coach.C.By train.D.By ship.
19.A.Uncooked bacon培根andeggs.B.Fish andchips.C.A bigFrench breakfast.D.Delicious Englishbreakfast.
20.A.The mans parentsare bothteachers.B.The manis fromBritain.C.The manhasbeentoFrancemany times.D.The manlikes Frenchfood verymuch.Grammar andVocabularyILSection ADirections:After readingthepassagebelow,fill inthe blankstomakethe passagecoherentand grammaticallycorrect.For theblanks witha givenword,fill ineach blankwiththe properformofthe givenword;for theother blanks,use one word thatbest fitseach blank.The ShopWhere Its OKto BeDifferentWhen AngelaMakey knewher autistic患自闭症的son Adamwanted toopen acomic shop,she laughedout loud.She knewhedbeen keenon comicssince childhood.But howwouldhe deal with customersand suppliersand alltheotherjobs21are necessaryfor runningabusinessAt thattime,Adam waslookingfora job.He hada degreein philosophyand hadlearnedto liveindependently,but theredidntseem tobe anysuitable jobsfor him.The family22hope heand hisyounger brotherGuy,also with autism,could findwork thatmatchedtheir strengths:reliability,punctuality andattention todetail.But therewere noavailableopportunities.So theulaughablev comic shop ideabegan togrow onAngela.Eventually,she usedhersavings tobuy ashop inCambridgeshire,and sevenyears agoNiche Comics23___bear.Like manyautistic people,Adam lovescomics fortheir worldof richdetail andvisualexpression.He developedan interestin Marvelcomic heroeson TV24he wasseven yearsold.They area reminder25itsOK nottobelike everyoneelse,”Adam said.Hes now30,and comicsand theirheroes arestill partofhislife.In thecomicshop,the brothersshare theirencyclopedic渊博的knowledge ofcomicswithcustomers.The brothersact asguides inthis universe,26________introducecustomers tonew comics.The shopattracts manyautistic customers.And beingautistic27turns outtobea bighelpforthe brothers todealwithcustomers.They aregood at28spot thecustomersneeds andfeelings.Maybe itsthetone ofthe voice,the motionofahand一smalldetails thatmost peoplewon tpick upon一that Imight haveinsight深亥!j理解into,“says Guy.Of course,the majorityof customers who cometotheshop arenot autistic.Now thebrothers getasteadystreamofcustomerswhoare,both maleand female,29youngchildren toretired people.Once theshop hadestablished itself,thebrothersalso beganreachingoutto peoplewithautismbeyond theshop.Seven yearson,Angela isglad shetook theriskofhelping hersons30___________________________________________________________________________creat etheirdream shop.This shophas asoul,“the mothersays proudly.SectionBDirections:Complete thefollowing passageby usingthewordsinthebox.Each wordcanonly beused once.Note thatthere isonewordmore thanyouneed.A.ban B.relevant C.pressure D.jointlyE.F.maintains G.addresses H.independentlychannelsJ.platform K.consumptionI.majorNew E-Commerce LawTakes EffectChina s newe-commerce law,which waspassed lastAugust,took effecton January
1.The lawcomes amidthe rapiddevelopment ofChina intotheworlds largeste-commercemarket.The lawaims toregulate themarket andcreate asound31environment.It coversthe requirementfor registration and licensingofe-commerceoperators,taxation,electronicpayment,etc.It also32other importantaspects ofe-commerce,including falseadvertising,consumer protection,data protection,intellectual propertyandcybersecurity.The new law willapply tothree typesof operators.Theseinclude e-commerce33operators likeTaobao,third-party merchantswho sellgoods andservices one-commerceplatforms,and onlinevendors供应商who dobusiness viaother network34,such associal media sites.It meansthat merchantswho sellgoods throughnon-traditional e-commerce platforms,such asWeChat,will fallunder the new law.Thesesellers willnow needto finishtheir businessregistrationandpay35taxes.The lawwill makeall e-commerce platformoperators36responsible withthe merchantsforselling anyfake or knock-off goodson theirwebsites.Before the law tookeffect,individual merchantswere solelyresponsible whencaught sellingliable负有偿付责任的goods.The implementationofthelaw maybring37_on onlineretail零售companies andmerchantsselling goodsthrough socialmediasites.Many privateshopping agentsknownas daigouare consideringwhether tocontinue theservice underthenewpolicy sinceitwill increasethe managementcost andlead toa riseintheproduct price.But thenewlawdoes notaim to38_small tomedium sizedonline retailer.Instead,it helpslay thelegal foundationforthegrowth ofthee-commerce businessindustry,39order inthemarketand furtherpromotes itsgrowth.Besides,thelawwill helpclean upChinasreputation asa40source offakeorknock-off goods.In thelong term,consumers willbenefitfromit.III.Reading ComprehensionSectionADirections:For eachblank inthefollowingpassage therearefourwords orphrases markedA,B,C andD.Fill ineachblankwiththeword orphrase thatbest fitsthe context.How SavingWildlife BenefitsHumansIt sno secretthat weve lostan overwhelmingnumberof species withinthat lastfourdecades.These specieshave allbut_41_due tooverpopulation,deforestation,consumer culture,climate change,animal exploitation,and otherharming sources—allbrought aboutby mankind.One ofthe firstgreat rulesof terrestrial（陆地的）biology is“no speciesis forever.“_42_,this rapidloss ofspecies todayis estimatedtobebetween1,000and10,000times higherthanthe naturalextinction rate.As increasinglyaccepted theorieshave argued,we arenowinthemidst ofthesixthgreat_43_.The Earthconsists ofplants,animals,water,land,the atmosphere,and humans.Biodiversity（生物多样性）_44thehealthoftheplanet andhas agreat impacton allourlives.Reduced biodiversitymeans afuture wherefood suppliesare vulnerable（易受攻击的）to pestsand disease,and freshwater isin shortsupply.If biodiversity45impacts ourlives insuch bigways,then ourconservation（环保）efforts dont justbenefitthe environment,they benefitus,too.One convincingbenefit thatcomes fromwildlife conservationefforts isthat itensuresfood46_・Wildlife conservationpromotes agriculturalbiodiversity,which playsan importantrolein buildinga secureandhealthyfood system.When agriculturalbiodiversity is_47_and landis clearedfor agriculture,extensive habitatloss takesplace,as wellasundocumented lossofspecies and massivesoil erosion（侵蚀）.Another benefitthatcomesfromwildlifeconservationisthat these_48protect humanhealth.Conservation Internationalreports that“more than50percent ofmodern medicinesandmorethan90percent oftraditional medicinescomefromwild plantsand animals.“_49_,a worldthat promoteshealthy ecosystemsandbiodiversityprovides crucialbuffers（缓冲）between diseaseand humans.A numberof studieshave50reduced diversityamongmanimal（哺乳动物）speciesandoverall decreasesin biodiversitytoanincreasein thetransmission。
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