上海市行知中学2021-2022学年高三下学期期中质量检测英语试题

上海市行知中学学年第二学期期中质量检测2021高三年级英语学科试卷L ListeningSection ADirections:Tn SectionA,you willhear tenshort conversationsbetween twospeakers.At theend ofeachconversation,a questionwill be asked aboutwhat wassaid.The conversationsand thequestions will be spoken only once.After youhear aconversation and the question about it,readthe fourpossible answerson yourpaper,and decide which one is the best answer to the questionyou haveheard.

1.A.Spend moretime workingon chemistryproblems.B.Talk tohis advisor about droppingthe course.C.Work on the assignmentwith a classmate.D.Ask graduateassistants forhelp.

2.A.Go hometo getthe washing.B.Send dirtyclothes to the laundry.C.Pick upthe washing.D.Remind the woman tohurry up.

3.A.The womancould usehis calculator.B.Hell finishthe addingup for thewoman.C.The womanscalculator isbetter thanhis.D.Hes fasterat addingnumbers upthan thewoman.

4.A.The finalwill beginnext week.B.The manshould talkwith hisdoctor again.C.She hopesthe manwill beable toplay in the final.D.She wantsthe manto watchthe soccergame withher.

5.A.The advisorwill approveof themans classschedule.B.The advisoris noteasy to make anappointment with.C.The manshould workharder nextsemester.D.The manshould go to seehis advisor.

6.A.An educationalpolicy.B.An economicissue.C.A heateddebate.D.A famouseconomist.

7.A.The formeris morevalued thanthe latter.

8.Views on them varyfrom personto person.

9.The formeris lessvalued thanthe latter.

10.Neither of them shouldbe valuedso much.

8.A.Disappointed.B.Puzzled.C.Astonished.D.Relieved.

9.A.Why thewoman tookup thisjob.B.Why there are ice-cream tastingschools.C.How theman wentinto theice-cream business.D.How itfeels towork as an ice-cream taster.

10.A.They cangoto the theateron foot.B.The theateris on the otherside of the town.C.This townis bigenough towalk around.D.Everything in the townis worthvisiting.Section BDirections:In SectionB,you willhear twopassages andone longerconversation.After each

45.Which of the followingwould Shawand Newmanmost probablyagree onA.It iswriters1duty tofulfill journalisticgoals.B.It iscontemptible forwriters to be journalists.C.Writers arelikely to be temptedinto journalism.D.Not allwriters arecapable ofjournalistic writing.

46.What can be learnedabout Cardusaccording to the lasttwo paragraphsA.His music criticism may not appeal to readers today.B Hisreputation as a musiccritic haslong been in dispute.■C.His stylecaters largelyto modernspecialists.D.His writingsfail tofollow the amateur tradition.Section CDirections:Complete the following passageby using the sentencesgiven below.Each sentencecanbe usedonly once.Note that there aretwo moresentences than you need.Most of the people who appearmost often and mostgloriously in the historybooks aregreat conquerorsand generals,while thepeoplewhoreally helpedcivilization forwardare oftennever mentioned.We donot knowwho firstset abrokenleg,or launcheda seaworthyboat,or calculatedthe lengthof theyear,but weknow allabout thekillers anddestroyers.People thinkso muchof themthat onall thehighest pillarsin thegreat cities of theworld you will findthe figureof aconqueroror ageneral.

47.It ispossible they are,but theyare notthe mostcivilized.Animals fight,so dosavages;so to be good at fightingis tobegood in the wayin whichan animalorasavage isgood,but itis notto becivilized.

48.People fightto settlequarrels.Fighting meanskilling,and civilizedpeoples oughtto beable to find someways ofsettlingtheir disputesother thanby seeingwhich sidecan killoff greaternumber of the otherside,and thensaying that the sidewhichhas killedmost has won.49・For thatis whatgoing towar means;it meanssaying thatpoweris right.This iswhat thestory ofmankind hasonthewhole beenlike.But wemust not expect toomuch.After all,the raceofmen hasonly juststarted.From the point ofview ofevolution,human beingsare veryyoung indeed,babies of a fewmonthsold.Scientists assumethat therehas beenlife ofsome sortontheearth for about twelvehundred millionyears;butthere havebeen menfbr onlyone millionyears,and therehas beencivilized menforabouteight thousand years.

50.Taking manscivilized pastat aboutseven oreight hours,we mayestimate hisfuture at aboutone hundredthousandyears.Thus mankindis onlyat thebeginning ofits wholea prettybeastly business,abusiness offighting andkilling.We mustnotexpecteven civilizedpeoples notto have done thesethings.All wecan askis that they will sometimeshavedonesomething else.A.Even beinggoodatgetting othersto fightmost efficientlyis notbeing civilized.B.Most peoplebelieve those who haveconquered the most nationsare thegreatest.C.However,every yearconflicts betweencountries andnations stillclaim thousandsof lives.D.And notonly hasit won,buts alsobecause it haswon,ithas beenin the right.E.So therehas beenlittle timeto learnin,but therewill beoceans oftime inwhich to learn better.F.People dontfight andkill each other in the streets,but nationsstill behavelike savages.IV.Summary Writing

51.Directions:Read the following passage.Summarize themain ideaand main points of the passagein nomore than60words.Use your own wordsas faras possible.The NewDinner and a MovieDinnerand amovie was a two-part affair.But increasingly,the twohave blendedinto asingle experience,allowingmoviegoers to get friesand abeer whilethey watchthe latestsuperhero blockbuster.Full-service theatershave becomeaFriday-night pastimeas Americansare goingtothemovies.Dine-in cinemas are notaltogether new.In thelate1980s,brothers Mikeand BrianMe Menaminopened oneinPortland,Ore.A decadelater,inspired bythe MeMenamins,Tim andKarrie Leaguebegan pairingtrendy beerwith hitslikeThe CraftattheAlamo Drafthousein Austin.But inrecent years,the trendhas expandedfrom marginaltomainstream.There arenow29Alamo locationsnationwide,from Omahato ElPaso.Full-service theatersappealto a broader,more regionallydiverse customerbase.At MovieTavern inRoswel,Ga.,fbr instance,you canorder popcornseafood anda JumboJar“cocktail whilewatching Jumanji:Welcome tothe Jungle.AMC,the biggestU.S.movie-theater company,launched Dine-In,where mealscan beordered with the pushofabutton.The risein full-service moviegoingcoincides withdeclining ticketsales acrossthe industrymore broadly.North Americanmovie attendancein2017dropped towhat appearsto bea27-year low.The downwardtendency isthecontinuation ofa15-year trend.As youngeraudiences chooseto consumecontent ontheir smartphonesand thepopularityof streamingrises dramatically,its nowonder thattheater ownersare seekingcreative waysto stimulatecustomers offtheircouches.Ifs working:despite a2%decline inmovie attendanceover fouryears,AMC Dine-In achieved4%growthin justtwo.Full-service theatersare notwithout complaints.Despite serversattempts toquiet down,many findthem distractingwhenserving food.Besides,prices tendto getsteeper oncevarieties offood enter the mix.But forthose with the funds,the full-service theateroffers reasonenough toquit onlinemovies.V.TranslationDirections:Translate thefollowing sentencesinto English,usingthe words givenin thebrackets.

52.二十世纪末中国经济迅速发展（see）（汉译英）

53.只要你有耐心，你总能在夜市淘到一些便宜货（pickup）

54.申请材料必须精心准备，这样你心仪的学校才能对你的能力有全面的了解（so that）（汉译英）鉴于这个计划风险太大，虽然设计者的分析听上去很合理，政府最终没有采纳（）

55.riskyVI.Guided Writing（25分）（）

56.Directions:Read thefollowing passage.Summarize themain ideaand themainpointsof the passagein nomorethan60words.Use your own wordsas faras possible.假设你是明启中学的李明，最近一本在线杂志发表了一篇文章，文中询问，在公众眼中，什么样的人适合做年轻人的榜样（role model）请你写封信给该杂志，推荐一位你认为适合做榜样的名人（celebrity）你的文章须包o括简单介绍这位名人；L.为何这位名人适合做年轻人的榜样2听力答案MO DCACDBBCAA11-20BDB BDCDCACpassage orconversation,youwillbeaskedseveral questions.The passagesand theconversationwill beread twice,but thequestionswillbe spokenonlyonce.When youhear aquestion,read thefourpossible answerson yourpaper anddecidewhichoneisthebest answertothequestionyouhave heard.Questions11through13arebased onthefollowingnews.

11.A.A doctor.B.A model.C.A TVhost.D.A magazineeditor.

12.A.Kirsty isvery likelyto develop an eatingdisorder.B.Teen programmestalk alot aboutappearance.C.Being thinis acommon trend.D.Magazines areinformative.

13.A.How todevelopahealthy diet.B.Whether themedia area badinfluence.C.How tofollow famouspeoples lifestyles.D.Whether yourappearance shouldmatter ornot.Questions14through16arebased onthefollowingnewsreport.

14.A.Peary wasn*tanexperienced explorer.B.He hadreached thepole beforePeary did.C.Peary hadannounced hissuccess toolate.D.Pearys explorationwasnt thoroughlyinvestigated.

15.A.They interviewedPeary himself.B.They examinedthe toolsthat Pearyused.C.They talkedto one of Peary*s companions.D.They conducteda computeranalysis ofhis photographs.

16.A.Exploration ofspace.B.Doctor Cooksexploration.C.Exploration of the SouthPole.D.The NavigationFoundations conclusions.Questions17through20arebased onthefollowingconversation.

17.A.A biologist.B.A psychologist.C.An artist.D.A reporter.

18.A.Talents playa rolein childrensoverall development.B.Typical parentalinvolvement is not asimportant asthought.C.Arts trainingwill improvechildrens performancein othersubjects.D.Children needto beassigned todifferent groupsaccording totheir ability.

19.A.Its subjectswere youngchildren.B.It showedwhat skillis essentialto maths.C.It illustratedwhy abstractreasoning isimportant.D.Its resultshelped explainwhy parentsturn to arts education.

20.A.Possibly byhelping activatechildrens brains.B.Possibly byhelping raiseeducators9awareness.C.Possibly byhelping childrenlearn howtolearn.D.Possibly byhelping scientistsfind arich environmentILGrammar andVocabularySection ADirections:After readingthe passagebelow,fill in the blankstomakethe passagecoherent andgrammaticallycorrect.For theblanks with a given word,fill ineach blankwith theProper formofthegivenword,fbr theotherblanks,use oneword thatbest fitseach blank.A fewweeks ago,my eldestson,who isin hisfirst yearteaching fourthgrade in a publicelementary school,1decideto put a suggestionbox in his classroom,though he wasnt quitesure2the boxwould yield.The resultwas notso muchsuggestionsas appeals3kindness.From“Lots ofpeople dontmind their own business,,to Iam stressedout becauseeverybodykeeps arguingabout littlethings Jthere was aclass-wide desirefor compassion,even ifthere isno clearsenseof howtogetit.As a new teacher,my sonis routinelysurprised bythings his9-year-old studentsdo,but morethan anythinghe issurprisedby howbadly theytreat oneanother.The childrenwant tobe onthe receivingend of kindness but have trouble4hand itout.On adaily basis,they5trip upby threeobstacles:lack ofimpulse control,thoughtlessness,and difficultywithforgiveness,or lettingthings go.The episodereminds meofthewell-known HenryJames quote:Three thingsin humanlife areimportant.The firstis tobe kind.The secondis tobekind.And thethird istobekind.I thinkof thesewords whenIm withmy kids,or just与生俱来的，being ahuman inour world,struggling tounderstand6kindness islearned orinnate ora littlebit ofboth.Shortly afterlast yearselection,I boughta bookcalled On Kindness.The authorsalso presenta tourof kindnessthrough永，恒不变的the ages,from theStoics throughtoday,7yields onesurprising truth:kindness,which seemsimmutable apartofthehuman experienceas loveor hateJoy orsorrow,is subjectto culturalshifts,8govern bythe thinkingandmood ofthe age.Published backin2009,OnKindnessends onsomething ofa downnote whenit getsto ourmodem times.In ourstrivingfor success,we havebecome soindividualistic,too selfish,loath toadmit thatwe aredependent onanyone,whichbrings meback tomy eldestson.Twenty-two yearsold,he is all tooaware ofwhat getslost ingrowing up,and sohewrestles dailywith howto promoteand sustain a feelingofkindnessinhisclassroom,for thesechildren whoare ourfuture.His studentsare extremelysympathetic whenone of9peers isupset.“They arevery goodat comfortingeachother/9myson recentlytold me.“But itslike they]0destroy eachother first.^^Section BDirections:Complete thefollowing passageby usingthewordsinthebox.Each wordcan onlybe usedonce.Note thatthere is oneword morethanyouneed.A.bear B.detect C.enhance D.lack E.monitor F.multiply G.seek H.shift I.signal J.spark K.ventureNo wondertheyarecalled patients”.When peopleenter thehealth-care systemsof richcountries todaytheyknow whattheywillget:endless tests,baffling jargon,rising costsand,above all,long waits.This weekthree ofthebiggest namesin Americanbusiness——Amazon,Berkshire Hathawayand JPMorganChase——announced a new]]toprovide better,cheaper healthcare for their employees.A fundamentalproblem withtodays systemisthatpatients12knowledge andcontrol.Access todata can bestow both.The Internetalready enablespatients to]3online consultationswhen andwhere itsuits them.You cantakeover-the-counter teststo analyzeyour blood,sequence yourgenome andcheck onthe bacteriain yourgut.Yet radicalchangedemands a]4in emphasis,fi*om providersto patientsand fromdoctors todata.Technologies suchas thesmartphoneallow peopleto]5their ownhealth.The possibilities]6when youadd thecrucial missingingredients—access toyourownmedical recordsand the ability toshare informationwith thoseyou trust.That allowsyou toreduce（计算程序；算法）.inefficiencies inyourowntreatment andalso toprovide datato helptrain medicalalgorithms Youcanenhance yourown careand everyoneelses too.Medical datamaynotseem like the typeof kindlingtoarevolution,but theflow ofinformationis likelyto fruitin severalways.One isbetter diagnosis.Someone worriedabout theirheart cannow（心律不齐）.buy awatch strapcontaining amedical-grade monitorthat will]9arrhythmias APPsarecompeting tosee ifthey candiagnose everythingfrom skincancer toParkinson9s disease.Research isunder way to seewhethersweat canbe analyzedfbr molecularbiomarkers withoutthe needfor aninvasive bloodtest.Some thinkthat（开端）changes inhow quicklya personswipes aphones touchscreenmight20the onsetofcognitive problems.III.Reading ComprehensionSectionADirections:For each blank inthefollowingpassage thereare fourwords orphrases marked A,B CandD.Fill ineachblankwith theword orphrase thatbest fitsthe context.Now elsewhereintheworld,Iceland maybespokenof,somewhat breathlessly,as westernEuropes lastpristinewilderness.But thetruth is,once youreoff the2]track ofthe low-lying coastalareas whereeveryone lives,the roadsarefew,and theyreall bad,22Icelands naturalwonders havebeen outof reachand unknowneven toits own23For themtheland has always justbeen there,something thathad tobe dealtwith and,if possible,24—the mind-set beingone ofland as commodityrather thanlandas,well,priceless artonthescale oftheMona Lisa”.When the opportunity arosein2003fbr thenational powercompany toenter intoa40-year25with theAmerican（冶炼厂）aluminum companyAlcoa tosupply hydroelectricpower fbr anewsmelter,thosewhohad beendreaming ofsomethinglike thisfbr decades26theopportunity.For along time,life herehad meantlittle morethan ahut,dark allwinter,cold,no hope,children dyingleft andright,plagues,starvation,volcanoeserupting anddestroying allvegetation andlivestock,all spirit-a world27almost entirelyaround thewelfare ofones sheepand,later,on howgood thecod catchwas.In theoutlying regions,it stilllargely does.Ostensibly,the Alcoaproject was intended tosave oneof thesedying regions-the remoteand sparselypopulated（定额）east——where theway of life hadsteadily28toapoint ofdesperation andgloom.After fishingquotas were29intheearly1980stoprotect fishstocks,many individualboat ownerssold theirallotments orgave themaway,fishingrights endedup mostlyinthehands ofa fewcompanies andsmall fishermenwere virtually

30.Technological advancesdrainedaway evenmore jobspreviously doneby humanhands,and thepeople wereseeing everythingthey hadworked forall theirlives turnout tobe3]and theirchildren moveaway.With theold wayoflifedoomed,aluminum projectslike thisone hadcome tobe perceived,wisely ornot,asalast chance.nSmelter ordeath/*The contractwith Alcoawould infusethe regionwith foreign32，an estimated400jobs,and spin-off serviceindustries.It alsowas away forIceland todevelop expertisethat33could besold tothe restof theworldand34an economyhistorically dependenton fish.“We have to liveJ HalldorAsgrimsson said.Halldor,a formerprimeminister andlongtime memberof parliamentfrom theregion,wasadriving35behind theproject.We havea righttolive.”

21.A.beaten B.explored C.expired D.centered

22.A.so B.when C.if D.as

23.A.government B.inhabitants C.countryside D.scale

24.A.designed B.retained C.exploited D.preserved

25.A.stage B.contract C.transition D.prosperity

26.A.gave upB.jumped atC.rushed toD.made up

27.A.revolving B.developing C.Stirring D.Initiating

28.A.transferred B.declined C.grew D.reformed

29.A.preferred B.presented C.resisted D.imposed30A.wiped out■B.held upC.kept downD.put aside

31.A.priceless B.superficial C.worthless D.negative

32.A.investment B.Exclusion C.invasion D.landscape

33.A.socially B.immediately C.accidentally D.potentially34A.stabilize■B.wreck C.diversify D.consolidate

35.A.force B.wheel C.instructor D.signalSection BDirections:Read thefollowing threepassages.Each passageis followedby severalquestions orunfinishedstatements.For eachof themtherearefour choicesmarkedA,B.C andD.Choose theonethat fitsbest accordingtotheinformation giveninthepassage youhave justread.（）AIs therea magiccutoff period when childrenbecome responsiblefor theirown actionsIs therea wonderfulmomentwhen parentscan becomespectators inthe livesof theirchildren andshrug jitstheir life,nandfeel nothing（缝线）When I was in my twenties,I stoodin ahospital passagewaiting fordoctors toputafew stitchesinmyson*shead.I asked,nWhen doyou stopworry”The nursesaid,When theyget outoftheaccident stage.nMy motheriust smiledfhintlyand said nothing.When I was inmy thirties,I satonalittle chairin aclassroom andheard howoneof my childrentalked continuallyanddisrupted theclass.As ifto readmy mind,a teachersaid.Dont worry,they allgo throughthis stageand thenyou cansitback,relax andenjoy them**My motherjust smiledfaintly faintly and said nothing.When Iwasinmy forties,I spenta lifetimewaiting forthe phoneto ring,the carsto comehome,the frontdoor toopen.A friendsaid,Theyre tryingtofindthemselves.Dont worry,inafew years,you canstop worrying.Theyll adults.HMy motherjust smiledfaintly andsaid nothing.By thetime Iwas50,1was sickand tiredof beingweak.Iwasstill worryingover mychildren,but there wasanewwrinkle,therewas nothing I could doabout it.My motherjust smiledfaintly andsaidnothing.I continuedto sufferfrom theirfailures,anbeabsorbed intheir disappointments.My friendssaid thatwhen mykids（萦绕头）got marriedIcouldstop worryingand leadmy ownlife.I wantedto believethat,but Iwas hauntedby mymotherswarm smileand heroccasional nYoulook pale.Are youall rightCall methe minuteyou gethome.Are youdepressedabout something”Can itbe thatparents aresentenced toa lifetimeof worryOneofmychildren telephonedme lastmonth,saying,Where wereyou Ivebeen callingfbr threedays,and nooneanswered.Iwasworried/*I smileda warmsmile.

36.The authorintends totell usinthepassage that.A.parents longfbraperiodwhenthey nolonger worry about theirchildrenB.thereisno time when parentshave noworry abouttheir childrenC.its parents1duty to worryabouttheir childrenD.parents donthaveto worry theirchildren

37.We caninfer from the sentenceMy motherjust smiledfaintlyandsaidnothing11that.A.her mothershared thesame ideaas thenurseB.her motherwouldnt expressher opinionupon thematterC.her motherfelt muchrelieved toknow therewasnothingserious about her grandsonD.her mother didn*t agreewiththenurse

38.The authormentioned herages oftwenties,thirties,forties andfifty inorder toshow.A.the hardtimes sheexperience inher lifeB.the differentstages ofher childrenC.she hadbeen worryingabout her children inher lifeD.the supportshe receivedfrom hermother

39.What canwe inferfromthelast sentencenI smileda warmsmile”？A.Finally the motherdidn*thavetoworryabout herchildren.B.The motherwas pleasedthat herchild begantoworryabouther,too.C.At lastthemothercould liveher ownlife withoutworry.D.The motherfelt satisfiedthat shehad succeededin turningherchildreninto adults.BVirtual realityProbablythemostexciting techdevelopment ofrecent times,virtual realityVR hasarrived,with sufficientoptionsavailable tothe consumerwhos searchingfor anextra amountof high-tech fun.The cheapestwaytoget ahigh-end VRexperience comescourtesy ofSony.Its PlayStationVR doesntrequire atricked-out PCor expensivephone-it workswiththePlaystation4control boardand comeswithafew greatgames inits library.There issome equipmentyou can purchaseto enhancethe experience,but ifyouve alreadygot aPS4youcanentertheworld ofVR fbrjust$

400.Other high-end offeringsliketheHTC Viveand OculusRift,as wellas mobileoptions likeSamsungs GearVR,will getyourhead inthe game.Wireless headphonesCombiningease ofuse withtheability to movewild aroundyour home,gym orworkplace,wirelessheadphones justmake sense.And thereare plentyof practicaloptions tosuit anybudget.The Bose QuietComfort35wireless headphonesare definitelyworth atest drive,though.The full-size,around-ear Bluetoothheadphones highlightactivenoise cancellationand doubleasaheadset formaking phonecalls.Theyve evenearned theEditors Choiceaward atCnet.com andcanbepurchased fbrless than$400online.Digital camerasWhileyour phoneisaworthy assistant,there7snosubstitute fbra realcamera whenit comesto takingthe perfectpicture.And thesedays youcan getquality specificationsinapackage thatsalmost assmall asyour smartphone.Theshiny designoftheFujifilm X70,$699,makes itthe perfectcompanion,or youcould goretro withthe Olympus PEN-F$1,200that offersold schoollooks alongsidecutting edgetechnology.Domestically,its worthchecking outXiaomis兆像素mirrorless YiMl fora moreaffordable option.With ahigh-end20-megapixel sensorand theabilitytohostmultiple lenses,its availablefrom just2,199yuan.

40.Sony canprovide high-tech fiinatthelowest costbecause.A.players canplay freegames onlineB.PS4owners dontneed anyother deviceC.it givesplayers adequateexperience D.players havepurchased expensivePCs

41.What isBoseQuietComfort35wireless headphones9selling pointpromoted inthe passageA.They havevarious typesto meetusers9needs.B.Users canreduce noisemanually.C.They workbetter inthe wild.D.Users canmake phonecalls withthe headphones.

42.If yourfriend,who favorseverything inthe stylesofthepast,plans tomake perfectpictures withanewdevice,youwill mostprobably recommend.A.A smartphone.B.Fujifilm X

70.C.OlympusPEN-F.D.YiMl.COf allthe changesthat havetaken placein English-language newspapersduring thepast quarter-century,perhaps themostfar-reaching hasbeen theinexorable declineinthescope andseriousness oftheir artscoverage.It isdifficult tothepointof impossibilityfortheaverage readerunder theage offorty toimagine atime whenhigh-quality arts criticism could be foundin mostbig-city newspapers.Yet aconsiderable numberofthemost significantcollectionsof criticismpublished inthe20th centuryconsisted inlarge partof newspaper reviews.To readsuch bookstodayistomarvel atthe factthat theirlearned contentswere oncedeemed suitablefor publicationin general-circulationdailies.We areeven fartherremoved fromthe unfocusednewspaperreviewspublished in England betweenthe turnofthe20th centuryandtheeve ofWorld WarII,atatimewhennewsprint wasdirt-cheap andstylish artscriticism wasconsideredan ornamenttothepublications inwhich itappeared.In thosefar-off days,it wastaken fbrgranted thatthecritics ofmajor paperswould writein detailand atlength aboutthe eventsthey covered.Theirs wasa seriousbusiness,and（展示）even thosereviews whowore theirlearning lightly,like GeorgeBernard Shawand ErnestNewman,couldbe（使命）,trusted toknow whatthey wereabout.These menbelieved injournalism asa callingand wereproud tobepublished inthe dailypress.*So fewauthors havebrains enoughor literarygift enoughto keeptheirownend upin（轻蔑）journalism/Newman wrote“that Iam temptedto define^journalism“asaterm ofcontempt appliedby writerswhoare notread towriters whoare”.Unfortunately,these criticsare virtuallyforgotten.Neville Cardus,who wrotefortheManchester Guardianfrom1917until shortlybefore hisdeath in1975,is nowknown solelyasawriter ofessays onthe gameof cricket.During hislifetime,though,hewasalso oneof Englandsforemost classical-music critics,andastylist sowidely admiredthat his（）Autobiography1947became abest-seller.He wasknighted in1967,the firstmusiccritictobeso honored.Yet onlyoneof hisbooks isnow inprint,and hisvast bodyof writingson musicis unknownsave tospecialists.Is thereany chancethat Cardusscriticism willenjoy arevival Theprospect seemsremote.Journalistic tasteshad（维多利亚和changed longbefore hisdeath,and postmodernreaders havelittle usefbr therichly polishedVicwardian爱德华时代）prose inwhich hespecialized.Moreover,theamateurtradition inmusic criticismhasbeenin headlongretreat.

43.It isindicated inParagraphs1and2thatA.artscriticismhas disappearedfrom big-city newspapers.B.English-language newspapersused tocarry morearts reviews.C.high-quality newspapersretain alarge bodyof readers.D.young readersdoubt thesuitability ofcriticism ondailies.

44.Newspaper reviewsinEnglandbefore WorldWar2were characterizedby.A.free themes.B.casual style.C.elaborate layout.D.radical viewpoints。