上海市静安区高三二模英语

届上海市静安区高三二模英语2020I.Listening prehensionSectionADirections:In SectionA,you willhear tenshort conversationsbetween twospeakers.At the end of eachconversation,a questionwill be asked aboutwhat wassaid.The conversationsand the questions will bespoken only once.After youhear aconversation and thequestion about it,read thefour possibleanswerson your paper,and decidewhich oneis the best answer to thequestion youhave heard.

1.A.At abookstore.B.At alibrary.C.At anart gallery.D.At atravel agency.

2.A.The manis allowedto payhis registrationfees untilFriday.B.If theman payson Friday,he willpay alate fee.C.The manwill notbe finedfor notpaying ontime.D.The manis allowedto payafter Fridayfor goodreasons.

3.A.She readit fromcover tocover.B.She readit selectively.C.She readit chapterby chapter.D.She finishedreading itovernight.

4.A.She feltvery sorry.B.She felta bitannoyed.C.She feltshocked.D.She feltvery excited.

5.A.The furnished apartment was inexpensive.B.The manbought afurnishedapartment.C.The furnitureat themarket ison saleevery Sunday.D.The secondhandfurniture hebought wasvery cheap.

6.A.He feelsguilty.B.He feelsshameful.C.He isshameless.D.He issensitive tooutside criticism.

7.A.He wasin hospitalfor along time.

8.He wasslightly injuredin atraffic accident.foreign countries,are offeredto juniorand senioryearstudents withexcellent secretarialskills,the abilityto municate,an outgoingpersonality andastrong senseof responsibility.Please handin applicationswith photo,and emailto uniied@gmail,or call400-800-100duringoffice hoursto getfurther information.International Exchange DepartmentAdvanced MathTeaching Assistantsin NeedTheMathematics Departmentis lookingfor twoAdvanced Mathteaching assistants.The jobismainly to help freshmenstudents todeal withmath assignmentsand projects,as wellas preparethem fbrfinalexams inWeek

16.We hopethose applyingfor the position couldmeet the following requirements.First,its necessaryfbr the applicantsto beskilled atmath.Second,he/she shouldhave atleast2As inmath-related courseswithGPA noless than

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0.Third,the jobasks fbrexcellence inboth professionalskills andpatience.For those who are interested in theposition,please sendyour resumeto before September15th.Dr.Jessica SmithMathematicsDepartmentPart-time JobRecruitmentTechnology Support Department lacksseveral assistantsto workat itshelp desk.Contents:A customerservice job-answering questions,helping peoplesolve theirputer problems,providing basicteaching to new users,etc.Requirement:the Advanced puter Test certificate;good interpersonalskills;enthusiasm.Work hours:from6a.m.to2a.m.early mornings6a.m.-9a.m.:2personsmornings9a.m.-12a.m.:1personafternoons12p.m.-6p.m.:fullevenings6p.m.-11p.m.:full latenights:11p.m.-2a.m.:2persons weekends:3personsIf youareinterested,please eto LukingLibrary2F EastSide Room213and fillthe forms.Aninterview willbe arrangedafterwards.New positionfor the next semesterwillbereleased in December.Mr.Luke JohnsonTechnology SupportDepartment

60.If youget theposition as a secretary,you.A.have toassist inEnglish comerB.have atight scheduleduring theweekC.have thechance to be anexchange studentin foreignuniversities anytimeduring universityD.must be a nativeEnglish speakerwho canspeak fluentChinese

61.Why arethere so many jobvacancies inTechnologySupportDepartmentA.Because theinterview ischallenging.B.Because applicantshave tofill inplicated forms.C.Because applicantshave to work irregularhours.D.Because theAdvancedputerTestcertificateis toodifficult toobtain.

62.Which of the followingstatements iscorrect accordingto theadvertisementsA.The advertisementscan befound on the schoolwebsite.B.Call fbrfurther informationof mathteaching assistantsbeforeSeptember15th.C.More jobvacancies in the MathematicsDepartment willbe availableinDecember.D.The InternationalExchange Departmentneeds amunicative andresponsible secretary.CChina haslong beentipped to be thenext SiliconValley,but nowthe financesand supportare inplaceto makeit happen.（共识）There is a growingconsensus thatwhile SiliconValley isnot aboutto disappearanytimesoon,its nextbiggest rivalis alreadyon theverge ofbursting onto the internationalscene——not in theUS,nor in the EU,but in Asia.More specifically,China.This isnot justan observationbased on the riseof panieslike Alibaba,Baidu andTencent.It isgroundedin amore widespreadmove tofund start-ups inAsia to the pointwhere moremoney isbeinginvested therethan in Europe.Just fiveyears ago,Europe andAsia areneck andneck interms ofinvestment.In2013,Europe madeslightly moredeals,1550pared toAsias1071,but thetotal value ofinvestment was$7bn.Just fiveyears later,Asia isnow four times thesize ofEurope withtwice asmanydeals carriedout.Between2013to2018,the number of dealsinAsiaincreased nearlyfivefold,and theirvalue leaptto$81bn,pared to the$21bn raisedinEurope.The Asianfigure alsoshows that the continentis closingthegap on the USwhich saw$105bn worthof deals.One of the mainreasons thatmakes thecountry soattractive isnot justthe hugegrowth ininvestmentand high education standards,but alsolocal andnational governmentalsupport benefitingtech panies.In fact,one of the conclusionsof arecent Fortunetech conferencewas thatChinas techpanies willsoon be beatingAmerican panieson theirhome turf.One of the reasonsis that investors believeUSimmigration policyis makingit moredifficult for the besttalent around the worldto findwork there.Plus,Chinese paniesare nowable tostart payingsalaries thatcan keeppace withthose onoffer in SiliconValley.Hence,when Ian Roger,Chief DigitalOfficial atluxury groupLVMH was asked wherehe thoughtthenext Facebookor Googlewould e from,he suggestedit would beaclose callbetween SiliconValleyand China.The latterhad theinvestment thatis neededas wellasahard workculture of a six-day week.It alsohas asuperb educationsystem anda hugepopulation.As SiliconValley appearsto beheating upa littletoo hardfor some people,China wouldappear tobewarming 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 of the followingis NOTa reasonwhy Chinaattracts foreigninvestment intech paniesA.High educationstandards.B.Huge growthin investment.C.Support from the government.D.Higher salariesthan those inSiliconValley.

65.It cantbe inferredfrom the passage that.A.the USimmigration policyis strictbut talent-friendlyB.IanRogerbelieves thenext Googlemight efrom ChinaC.employees ofBaidu mightbe accustomedto overworkD.Chinese techpanies canprovide highlypetitive salariesnow.

66.What is the passagemainly aboutA.The totalvalueof investment inAsia isfourtimesthatinEurope.B.Finances,higheducationstandards andsupport makeit possiblefor Chinato beethenextSiliconValley.C.Asia attractsworldwide besttalents totechpanies.D.American techpanies willsoonbebeaten bythoseinChina.Section CDirections:Read the following passage.Fill ineach blankwith aproper sentencegiven in the box.Eachsentence can be usedonly once.Note thatthere aretwo moresentences thanyou need.A.It alsomeans betterphysical health.B.One of the mostinteresting aspectsof theresearch hasexplored howsubjective ageinteracts withourpersonality.C.Some studieshave exploredthe potentialphysical consequencesof thisdifference.D.These findingscan giveus alla viewof theway our own brainsand bodiesendure thepassing oftime.E.But everydayexperience suggeststhat peopleoften dontexperience ageingthe sameway.F.Many researchersare nowtrying tostudy howthis knowledgemight helpus livelonger.What Your“Age”Says AboutYouImagine,for amoment,that youhad nobirth certificateand yourage wassimply basedon thewayyou feelinside.How oldwould yousay youareLike yourheight orshoe size,the numberof yearsthat havepassed sinceyou firstentered theworldis anunchangeable fact.67Scientists areincreasingly interestedin thisquality.They arefinding thatour subjectiveage“maybe essentialfor understandingthe reasonswhy somepeople appearto beenergetic as they growold-while othersfade.夕68It isnow wellaccepted thatpeople tendto matureas theyget older,being lessextroverted卜向的and lessopen tonew experiences.These personalitychanges areoften consideredmore obviousin the people with oldersubjective ages.神However,those whofeel younger than theyreally arealso bee more reliableand lessneurotic经质的astheygain thewisdom that es withgreater lifeexperience.But itdoesnt eatthecost of theenergy andvigor ofyouth.Its nottrue thathaving a lower subjectiveage leavesus frozenin astate ofpennanentimmaturity.Feeling youngerthan youryears alsoseems toewithalowerrisk ofdepression and greater mentalwellbeingas weage.69Most peoplefelt abouteight yearsyoungerthan their actualchronological实际年龄.age Butsome feltthey hadaged——and theconsequences wereserious.Feeling between8and13years olderthan youractual ageresulted in an18-25%greater risk of deathover thestudy一人口学的periods,andgreaterdisease burdeneven whenyou controlfbr otherdemographic factorssuch as education,race ormarital status.70However oldyou reallyare,its worthquestioning whetherany of those limitationsare ingfromthe within.IV.Summary WritingDirections:Read thefollowing passage.Summarize themain ideaand themain pointsof the passage innomore than60words.Use yourown wordsas faras possible.When EverythingGets SmartItstill feelsmagical tolight upyour livingroom bysaying Alexa,turn on the lights.Tech partiesareadding internetconnections tojust abouteverything youcan imagine.Cars,door locks,toasters,refrigerators,toothbrushes,motorcycle helmets.More and more technology powers aretaking partin this一trend knownby the internet of things.There isno denyingthat smart technology willlead toconveniences.You canuse voicemands toturnonthelights,coffee makerand music.You canget remindersfrom yourtoothbrush tobrush andtipson howbest to do it.Thanks to the internetofthings,you couldlive likethe Beastin theDisney movie,with animatedobjects aroundtaking careof yourevery need.Thafs theappeal ofsmart homesfbr mostpeople,and whythey aresupposed to bea$27billion marketby

2021.However,the factsare notalways sorosy.The smartobjects inyour homecan bea source ofannoyance.Usually peoplehave to download dozensof differentapps toa smartphoneto controleverything,which meanscreating anaccount fbreach oneofthoseapps.The fantasyof thesmart homeisthat it will saveus timeand effort.But thetrouble involvedin gettingvarious devices from differentpaniestowork together meansthat manythings maytake longertodo.（套）Worse still,there maybe securityrisks.Smart home systems arepart ofa largersuite devices,apps,websites andspaces thatcollect andanalyze personaldata aboutusers.To getthe fullbenefits ofsmart homesystems,users mustshare theirlocations,routines,tastes inmusic,shopping historyand soforth.It mightmanage yourdigital lifequite well.On the other hand,however,providing somuchpersonal informationbenefits panieslike Amazon.As theygain accessto users personal information,（获利）they maycapitalize onit in the formof targetedadvertisements.Perhaps thafswhy Wiredmagazinesays,Amazons nextbig businessis sellingyou.”Smartened everythinges withbroader securityconcerns.Unsecured devicesconnected to theinternet ofthings“canbetargets forhackers.Access tosmart devicesmight providehackers awell-spring ofuseful data,including informationabout whenusers arehome-or not.Considering thedisadvantages,why notslow downa bitas wehead towardan uncertainfutureV.TranslationDirections:Translate thefollowing sentencesinto English,using the words givenin thebrackets.你没必要凡事亲力亲为（）

72.need n.之后，少数人没有吸取教训，仍以食野味为乐（）

73.SARS enjoy我从未意识到个人的命运与国家的命运如此地息息相关（）

74.Never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

75.特性是省时省力便捷（）emergeVI.Guided WritingDirections:Write anEnglish positionin120-150words accordingtotheinstructions givenbelow inChinese.我国教育改革越来越重视培养学生的创新能力，请你从生的角度，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）参考答案1-10CABBD CBDBA11-16BDC DCB17-20DBAB

21.that

22.had hoped

23.was born

24.when

25.that（）

26.introducing

27.themselves

28.spotting

29.from

30.to create31-40KGJEB DCAFI41-55CBACD DCAADBDBCA56-59BBAC60-62ACD63-66DDAB67-70EBAD

71.One possibleversion justfor referenceConnectingeverything totheinternetbrings peopleconveniences.However,users cantignore thedisadvantages.Firstly,the seeminglysmarthomeis time-consuming andtroublesome.Secondly,technologypowersbenefit fromuserspersonaldata.Thirdly,smartened everythingmakes iteasy fbrhackersto targetusers.Therefore,smarttechnologyshould beapplied withcaution.V.Translation.你没必要凡事亲力亲为72needn.There isno needfbr you todoeverything byyourself/on yourown.之后，少数人没有吸取教训，仍以食野味为乐

73.SARS enjoyAfterSARS,somepeople/a minority/small numberof peopledidnt learnfrom thelessons/learndraw alesson fromit andstill enjoyedeating game/wild animals.我从未意识到个人的命运与国家的命运如此地息息相关

74.NeverNever beforehave Irealized thatpersonal fateis soclosely related to/is socloselyconnected with/is soclosely linkedto with the fateof thenation/country.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

75.性是省时省力便捷emergeBecause/As/Since aseries of goods/modities andservices haveemerged tomeet peoplesincreasing/growing consuming/consumption demands/needs,the“lazy economy^^has grown/developed rapidly,which bynature/whose nature/and itsnature istime-saving,labor-savingand convenient.A seriesofgoods/modities 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.（略）VL GuidedWritingC.He wasseriously injuredin amine explosion.D.He wasseverely finedfor speeding.

8.A.Tony wentskiing yesterday.B.Tony didnthave muchworktodo.C.Tony doesntlike watching sports.D.Tony likeswatchingsportsbetter.

9.A.They needmore peopletohelpthem.B.They needsome financialsupport.C.She has to leavesoon.D.The ideais impractical.

10.A.Jane waslucky enoughnot to be caught in the rain.B.Jane wascaughtin therainbecause shewalked home.C.Jane hadto walkback homein spiteoftheheavy rain.D.It wasraining hardwhen Janecame backon foot.Section BDirections:In SectionB,you willhear twoshort passages and onelonger conversation,and youwill beaskedseveral questionson eachofthe passagesandthe longerconversation.The passagesandthelongerconversation willbe readtwice,but thequestions willbe spokenonlyonce.When youhear aquestion,read thefour possibleanswers onyourpaperand decidewhich onewouldbethe bestanswertothequestion youhave heard.

11.A.Staying ongum treesall daylong.B.Having adaily dietof gumleaves.Questions11through13are basedonthefollowing passage.C.Looking fbrfood inan extensivearea.D.Storing itsleafy dietinalarge tube.

12.A.Because itlives onlyin wetland.B.Because itsbody getsslightly wet.C.Because itsucks its mothers milk.D.Because itrarely drinkswater.

13.A.It leavesitsmotherhalf ayear afterbirth.B.It has been carried on its mothers backsince itsbirth.（育袋）C.It istended in itsmothers pouch JLand thencarriedonher back.D.It staysinitsmotherspouchfbr ayear afterbirth.Questions14through16are basedonthefollowing passage.

14.A.Sell itat alocal shop.B.Refuse themarriage gift.C.Just keepit forlater use.D.Exchange itfor somethinguseful.

15.A.Because hehopes tohave asmany asthree children.B.Because hehasto make afortune forhis wifesfamily.C.Because hehas noother giftsto exchangeat marriage.D.Because itis anecessary partat amarriage ceremony.

16.A.What theimportance ofbride serviceis.B.How marriagecustoms varyin differentcultures.C.What awedding ceremonyis likein theUSA.D.How weexpress goodwishes tonew couples.Questions17through20are basedonthefollowing conversation.

17.A.French foodwas the healthiest foodintheworld.B.French foodwas supposedtobethe bestintheworld.C.French foodwas nobetter thanBritish food.D.French foodwas delicious.

18.A.By car.B.By coach.C.By train.D.By ship.（培艮）

19.A.Uncooked baconI andeggs.B.Fish andchips.C.A bigFrench breakfast.D.Delicious Englishbreakfast.

20.A.The mansparents areboth teachers.B.The manis fromBritain.C.The manhasbeento Francemany times.D.The manlikes Frenchfood verymuch.II.Grammar andVocabularySection ADirections:After readingthepassagebelow,fill inthe blankstomakethepassagecoherent andgrammaticallycorrect.For theblanks witha givenword,fill ineach blankwith theproper formof thegivenword;for theother blanks,use one word thatbest fitseach blank.The ShopWhere ItsOK toBe Different患自用症的When AngelaMakey knewher autisticI sonAdam wantedto opena ic shop,shelaughed outloud.She knewhed beenkeen onics sincechildhood.But howwould hedeal with customersand suppliersand alltheotherjobs21are necessaryfor runninga businessAtthat time,Adam waslooking fbr a job.He hada degreein philosophyand hadlearned toliveindependently,but theredidnt seemtobeany suitablejobs forhim.The family22hope heand hisyoungerbrother Guy,also with autism,could findwork thatmatched theirstrengths:reliability,punctuality andattention todetail.But therewere noavailable opportunities.So the“laughable“ic shopidea began to growon Angela.Eventually,she usedher savingsto buyashop inCambridgeshire,and seven years agoNiche ics23bear.Like manyautistic people,Adam lovesics fortheir worldof richdetail andvisual expression.Hedeveloped aninterest inMarvel icheroes onTV24he wassevenyearsold.“They area reminder25itsOK nottobelike everyoneelse JAdam said.Hes now30,and icsand theirheroes arestill partof hislife.渊博的In theicshop,the brothersshare theirencyclopedic knowledgeof icswithcustomers.Thebrothers actas guidesin thisuniverse,26introduce customerstonewics.The shopattracts manyautistic customers.And beingautistic27turns outtobea bighelp fbrthebrothers todeal withcustomers.They aregood at28spot thecustomers9needs andfeelings.Maybeits thetone ofthe voice,the motionofahand——small detailsthat mostpeople wontpick upon深亥理解——that Imight haveU intoJ saysGuy.Of course,the majorityof customerswho etotheshop arenot autistic.Now the brothers getasteady stream of customerswho are,both maleand female,29young childrento retiredpeople.Oncethe shophad establisheditself,thebrothersalso beganreaching outto peoplewithautismbeyond theshop.Seven yearson,Angela isglad shetook theriskofhelping hersons30create theirdream shop.This shophas asoul Jthe mothersays proudly.Section BDirections:plete thefollowing passageby usingthewordsinthebox.Each wordcan onlybe usedonce.Note thatthere isonewordmore thanyou need.A.ban B.relevant C.pressure D.jointlyE.channels F.maintains G.addresses H.independentlyI.major J.platform K.consumptionNew E-merce LawTakes EffectChinasnew e-merce law,which waspassed lastAugust,took effecton January

1.The lawes amidtherapid developmentof Chinainto theworlds largeste-merce market.The lawaims toregulate themarket andcreate asound31environment.It coversthe requirementforregistration andlicensing ofe-merce operators,taxation,electronic payment,etc.It also32otherimportant aspectsofe-merce,including falseadvertising,consumer protection,data protection,intellectual propertyand cybersecurity.The new law willapply tothree typesof operators.These includee-merce33operators like供Taobao,third-party merchantswho sellgoods andservices one-merce platforms,and onlinevendors应商who dobusiness viaother network34,such associal mediasites.It meansthat merchantswhosell goodsthrough non-traditional e-merce platforms,such asWeChat,will fallunder the new law.Thesesellers willnow needto finishtheir businessregistration andpay35taxes.The lawwill makeall e-merce platformoperators36responsible with the merchantsfor sellinganyfake orknock-off goodson theirwebsites.Before the law tookeffect,individual merchantswere负有偿付责任的solely responsiblewhen caughtselling liablegoods.零售The implementationofthelaw maybring37on onlineretail paniesand merchantssellinggoods throughsocial mediasites.Many privateshopping agentsknown asdaigou areconsideringwhether tocontinue theservice underthenewpolicy sinceitwillincrease themanagement costand leadtoa riseintheproduct price.But thenewlawdoes notaim to38small tomedium sizedonline retailer.（）Instead,it helpslay thelegal foundationfbrthegrowth ofthee-merce businessindustry,39order inthemarket andfurther promotesits growth.（）Besides,thelawwill helpclean upChinas reputationasa40sourceoffake orknock-off goods.Inthe longterm,consumers willbenefit fromit.III.Reading prehensionSectionADirections:For each blank inthefollowingpassage there are fourwords orphrases marked A,B,C andD.Fill ineachblankwiththeword orphrase thatbest fitsthe context.How SavingWildlife BenefitsHumansIts nosecret thatweve lostan overwhelmingnumberof species withinthat lastfour decades.Thesespecies haveall but41_due tooverpopulation,deforestation,consumer culture,climate change,animalexploitation,and otherharming sources——all broughtabout bymankind.（陆地的）One ofthe firstgreat rulesof terrestrialbiology isno speciesis fbrever.“_42_,this rapidloss ofspeciestoday isestimated tobe between1,000and10,000times higherthanthenatural extinctionrate.As increasinglyaccepted theorieshave argued,we arenow inthe midstofthe sixth great_43_.（生The Earthconsists ofplants,animals,water,land,the atmosphere,and humans.Biodiversity物多样性）_44_thehealthoftheplanet andhas agreat impacton allour lives.Reduced biodiversity（易受攻击的）means afuture wherefood suppliesare vulnerableto pestsand disease,and freshwater is（环保）in shortsupply.If biodiversity_45_impacts ourlives insuch bigways,then ourconservationefforts dontjust benefitthe environment,they benefitus,too.One convincingbenefit thates from wildlife conservationefforts is that itensures food_46_.Wildlife conservationpromotes agriculturalbiodiversity,which playsan importantrole inbuilding asecureand healthyfood system.When agriculturalbiodiversity is_47_and landis clearedfor agriculture,（侵extensive habitatloss takesplace,as wellas undocumentedlossofspecies andmassive soilerosion蚀）.Another benefit thatesfromwildlife conservation isthat these_48_protect humanhealth.Conservation Internationalreports that“more than50percent ofmodem medicinesandmorethan90percent oftraditional medicinesefromwild plantsand animals.”_49_,a worldthat promoteshealthy（缓）中）ecosystems andbiodiversity providescrucial buffersbetween diseaseand humans.A number（哺乳动物）of studieshave_50_reduced diversityamong mammalspecies andoverall decreasesin（传播）biodiversity toan increaseinthetransmission ofanimal-born diseasesto humans.Perhaps the most convincingbenefitthatesfromwildlifeconservationisthatit providesus with_51_,whether itbe economicallyor socially.Increasing biodiversityand healthyecosystems improveagriculturalproductivity,thereby allowingfarms tobeemore_52_.Healthy ecosystemsthat arehome touniquespecies_53_tourists fromaroundtheworld,which helpsthe localeconomy andinvites ina newfusionofinvestment.Our unsustainable,unconscious,self-interested relationshipwiththeenvironment hasled usinto anextremelydestructible world.If wedo nottake actionand_54_changing ourways,we areat riskoflosing morevital and_55_ecosystems andbiodiversity,or atleast untilthesixthgreat extinctionclaimsone finalspecies:ourown.

41.A.changed B.existed C.disappeared D.evolved

42.A.Furthermore B.However C.Therefore D.Otherwise

43.A.extinction B.destruction C.evolution D.immigration

44.A.threatens B.localizes C.strengthens D.endangers

45.A.infrequently B.potentially C.regionally D.directly

46.A.management B.inspection C.development D.security

47.A.identified B.cultivated C.exploited D.valued

48.A.initiatives B.consequences C.intentions D.contributions

49.A.In additionB.After allC.In particularD.By contrast

50.A.adapted B.turned C.adjusted D.linked

51.A.protections B.opportunities C.services D.nutrients

52.A.standard B.wele C.scarce D.profitable

53.A.discourage B.attract C.forbid D.protect

54.A.feel likeB.keep onC.set aboutD.argue for

55.A.irreplaceable B.unpredictable C.unlimited D.imbalancedSection BDirections:Read thefollowing threepassages.Each passageis followedby severalquestions orunfinishedstatements.For eachof themtherearefour choicesmarkedA,B,C andD.Choose theone thatfitsbest accordingtotheinformation giveninthepassage youhave justread.（）ATea,themosttypical ofEnglish drinks,isarelative lateerto Britishshores.Although thecustom of（一千年）drinking teadates backtothethird millenniumBC inChina,it wasnot untilthe mid-17thcentury thatthe drinkfirst appearedin England.It wasthe Portugueseand Dutchtraders whofirstimported teato Europe,reaching theContinent by thewayof Venicearound1560,with regularshipmentsby

1610.Curiously,it wasthe Londoncoffee housesthat wereresponsible fbrintroducing teato England.One ofthe firstcoffee housemerchants tooffer tea was ThomasGarway.He soldboth liquidand dryteato thepublic asearly as

1657.Three yearslater heissued abroadsheet advertisingtea at£6to£10per（兜售）（健壮的）”,pound,touting itsvirtues at“making thebody activeand lustyand preservingperfecthealth untilextreme oldage”.Tea gainedpopularity quicklyinthecoffee houses,and by1700over500coffee housessold it.Thisdistressed thepub owners,as teacut theirsales ofbeer,and itwas badnews fbrthe government,who（税攵）depended upona steadystreamofrevenue4from taxes on liquorsales.By1750tea hadbee thefavoureddrink ofBritains lowerclasses.A1676act taxedtea andrequired coffeehouse operatorsto applyfbralicense.This wasjust thestartof governmentattempts tocontrol,or atleast,to profitfromthepopularity oftea inBritain.By themid-18th centurythe dutyon teahad reacheda ridiculous119percent.This heavytaxation hadthe effect（走私）.of creatinga wholenew industry-tea smugglingShips fromHolland andScandinavia broughtteatotheBritish coast,then stoodoffshore whilesmugglers metthem andunloaded theprecious cargoinsmall vessels.The smugglers,often localfishermen,secretly movedthe teainland throughundergroundpassages andhidden pathsto specialhiding places.One ofthebesthiding placeswasinthe localchurch!Even smuggledteawasexpensive,however,and thereforeextremely profitable,somanysmugglers（掺彳段）begantoadulterate thetea withother substances,suchaswillow andsloe leaves.Used tealeaveswere alsoredried andadded tofresh leaves.Finally,in1784William Pittthe Youngerintroduced themutation Act,which droppedthe taxon teafrom119%to

12.5%,effectively endingsmuggling.Adulteration remaineda problem,though,until theFoodand DrugAct of1875brought insevere punishmentforthepractice.

56.According tothepassage,tea drinking.A.isthefavorite pastimeoftheDutchB.is animportant BritishtraditionC.was well-received bythe Portuguesecenturies agoD.could befound everywhereintheworld in

156057.Who mightbe annoyedbythepopularity ofthe teaA.Coffee houseowners.B.Wine sellers.C.Britains lowerclasses.D.Smugglers.

58.Which ofthefollowingstatements abouttea smugglingis TRUEA.Churches providedconvenience forsmuggling.B.Fishermen andfarmers contributeda lotto teaindustry.C.Underground passagesand boatswere idealhiding placesfor tea.D.The governmentencouraged teasmuggling fortaxesontea.

59.How wasthe orderofthetea marketfinally restoredin BritainA.By passingan actrelatedtoa taxrise.B.By imposingmild punishment.C.By punishingthosewhosold faketea.D.By mixingredried usedleaves withfresh tealeaves.BThese arepages pastedonacollege bulletinboard.It listspart-time jobvacancies oncampus thissemester.Bilingual SecretaryWantedOur InternationalExchangeDepartmentrequires onepart-time bilingualsecretary fbrour office.He/She mustbe nativeMandarin withexcellent Englishpetence betterwith Japanese.We askfor8hours aweek fromMonday toSaturday,and workingschedule isnegotiable.However,Englishcorners arearranged onThursdays,and thereforewe needyoutobe onsite from3pm to5Pm.Attractivesalary andgood benefitspackage,including chancesto exchangeto。