上海市行知中学2023学年第一学期期中
高一年级英语学科试卷
（试卷满分 140分，考试时间120分钟）
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
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A. Before dinner. B. During the meal. C. After dinner. D. Tomorrow evening.
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A. In a hotel. B. At a bus station. C. In a cinema. D. At an airport.
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A. Salesman and customer. B. Boss and secretary.
C. Doctor and patient. D. Doctor and nurse.
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A. 4． B. 5． C. 6． D. 7．
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A. The lecture. B. The heat. C. The workload. D. The air quality.
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A. Confident. B. Nervous. C. Uninterested. D. Annoyed.
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A. Visit the company. B. Re-write his resumé.
C. Get a job on campus. D. Apply for a job with PICC.
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A. He is fearless. B. He is forgetful.
C. He is helpful. D. He is thoughtful.
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A. Talking about sports. B. Writing up local news.
C. Reading newspapers. D. Putting up advertisements.
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A. She expects to see him soon. B. She agrees with the man.
C. She doesn’t believe he can do it. D. She will work for the library.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear one longer conversation and two short passages. After each conversation or passage, you will be asked several questions. The conversation and the passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
11. A. 15．000 B. 5,000,000 C. 15,000,000 D. 50,000,000
12.
A. The Chinese people are really good at the world’s most popular sport—soccer.
B. Within next decades, more than 90,000 soccer fields will be built across the country.
C. Chinese men have qualified for the World Cup final only once in 2002．
D. In contrast to men, Chinese women soccer players are more successful.
13.
A. Some billionaires in China. B. President Xi Jinping.
C. Jackson Martinez. D. The Chinese people.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
14.
A. It gives students more time to digest what they’ve learned.
B. It is flexible in planning classes, social practice and personal projects.
C. Plenty of social practice frees students of worries about their future career.
D. Students have more time to enjoy their life in universities.
15.
A. The length of each semester varies in the Chinese trimester.
B. All those “Project 985” universities have applied this trimester system.
C. Students should take as many courses as possible in summer semester.
D. Taking other subjects should be off the list in summer semester.
16.
A. Taking more courses in summer semester.
B. Having an efficient arrangement in studying contents.
C. Taking an active part in promoting academic environment.
D. Paying no attention to changes in academic schedules.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
17. A. At home. B. In a studio. C. In office. D. At school.
18.
A. An English programme. B. Something annoying.
C. An expression. D. A goat, called Fred.
19
A. Neil’s goat is really a mad goat, a trouble maker.
B. Neil really makes Feifei mad.
C. Neil’s goat was really annoying to everyone.
D. Neil’s goat annoys Feifei due to its smell.
20.
A. Your best friend told you that he’s past the driving test.
B. Some cars are blowing their horns when you are doing a test inside.
C. You are riding a bicycle with your classmates in the street.
D. Your neighbour brings you a cake because it is her daughter’s birthday.
Section A
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages co herent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Today’s stars are at the center of much of the world’s attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publishing stories about their personal lives. Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, they, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us ___21___ imagine.
___22___ psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities — famous people — worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing ___23___ the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alone.”
The phenomenon of tracking celebrities ___24___(be) around for ages. In the 4th century B.C., painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, ___25___(hope) to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites ___26___.
Being a public figure today, however, is a lot ___27___(difficult). Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet ___28___(spread) the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.
___29___ fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or ____30____ made them famous in the first place.
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A．differences B．privileged C．exploring D．account E．amazement F．research G．strongly H．unthinkable I．separately J．recognize K．education
Perri Klass and her mother, Sheil a Solomon Klass, both gifted professional writers, prove to be ideal co-writers as they examine their decades of motherhood, daughterhood, and the wonderful ways their lives have overlapped（重叠）.
Perri notes with _____31_____ how closely her own life has mirrored her mother’s: both have fulltime careers; both have published books, articles, and stories; each has three children; they both love to read. They also love to travel ---- in fact, they often take trips together. But in truth, the harder they look at their lives, the more they acknowledge their big _____32_____ in circumstance and basic nature.
A child of the Depression（大萧条） Sheil a was raised in Brooklyn by parents who considered _____33_____ a luxury for girls. Starting with her college education, she has fought for everything she’s ever accomplished. Perri, on the other hand, grew up _____34_____ in the New Jersey suburbs of the1960s and 1970s. For Sheila, wasting time or money is a crime, and luxury is _____35_____ while Perri enjoys the occasional small luxury, but has not been successful at trying to persuade her mother into enjoying even the tiniest thing she likes.
Each writing in her own unmistakable voice, Perri and Sheil a take turns _____36_____ the joys and pains, the love and bitterness, the minor troubles and lasting respect that have always bonded them together. Sheil a describes the adventure of giving birth to Perri in a tiny town in Trinidad where her husband was doing _____37_____ fieldwork. Perri admits that she can’t sort out all the mess in the households, even though she knows it drives her mother crazy. Together they compare thoughts on bringing up children and working, admit long-hidden sorrows, and enjoy precious memories.
Looking deep into the lives they have lived _____38_____ and together, Perri and Sheil a tell their mother-daughter story with honesty, humor, enthusiasm, and admiration for each other. A written _____39_____ in two voices, Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet（二重奏） that produces a deep, strong sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will ______40______ .
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Have you ever monitored something about yourself Perhaps you’ve tracked how many kilometers you’ve run, how many hours you’ve slept or how many calories you’ve____41____ in a day.
If so, you’ve____42____a movement called the “Quantified Self Movement.” Individuals gather information about their daily activities in this widespread movement, also called self-tracking. This may sound___43___, but technology is making the process easier.
Perhaps you’ve wanted to___44___a bad habit and couldn’t. Self-tracking may be our answer. The idea is to take information about your everyday activities and analyze it to help get a____45____lifestyle.
Recently, tools such as smartphones, journals and apps, along with newly____46____ wearable gadgets (工具), are making self-tracking extremely easy. Today, one can use Fitbit, the Jawbone UP, Google Glass or a smart watch to____47____personal data including hours slept, stress levels, heart rate and mood.
So why does a person self-track Someone may be trying to lose weight or improve their sleep patterns. Another person feels tired after eating. Self-tracking could help him to____48____ what foods make him sleepy and modify his diet accordingly.
Monitoring daily activities isn’t a new concept. In years past, athletes and their coaches kept notes detailing nutrition, training and sleep patterns in order to achieve an athletic goal. ___49___, doctors have also helped patients to document parts of their lifestyles and eating habits to help fight allergies (过敏反应), headaches and other health issues. ____50____, it wasn’t until 2007 that Wired magazine editors Gary Wolf and Kim Kelly, who started tracking every move they made, coined the_____51_____“Quantified Self.”
Although self-tracking has many advantages, Dennis Nash, president of Data Speaks Health Solutions, says self-tracking has its_____52_____. Once people start tracking their daily activities, it can become an addiction. Also, they might begin to worry too much about their health.
While self-tracking doesn’t_____53_____that one’s quality of life will improve, it can highlight the importance of eating well and exercising daily. ____54____, the quantified Self Movements’ primary focus is____55____people to employ enough energy to make healthier choices.
41. A. gathered B. managed C. eaten D. counted
42. A. taken part in B. taken notice of C. known about D. carried out
43. A. strange B. interesting C. valuable D. difficult
44 A. change B. acquire C. learn D. reduce
45. A. happier B. healthier C. clearer D. simpler
46. A. discovered B. tracked C. released D. built
47. A. exchange B. search C. process D. record
48. A. identify B. increase C. decrease D. choose
49. A. Particularly B. Similarly C. Surprisingly D. Generally
50. A. Furthermore B. However C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
51. A. movement B. subject C. term D. equipment
52. A. characteristics B. functions C. reasons D. drawbacks
53. A. guarantee B. expect C. conclude D. prove
54. A. In general B. As a result C. After all D. At last
55. A. forcing B. applying C. persuading D. motivating
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
(2013·山东卷)Sparrow is a fast－food chain with 200 restaurants.Some years ago，the group to which Sparrow belonged was taken over by another company.Although Sparrow showed no sign of declining，the chain was generally in an unhealthy state.With more and more fast－food concepts reaching the market，the Sparrow menu had to struggle for attention.And to make matters worse，its new owner had no plans to give it the funds it required.
Sparrow failed to grow for another two years until a new CEO，Carl Pearson，decided to build up its market share.He did a survey，which showed that consumers who already used Sparrow restaurants were extremely positive about the chain，while customers of other fast－food chains were unwilling to turn away from them.Sparrow had to develop a new promotional campaign.
Pearson faced a battle over the future of the Sparrow brand.The chain's owner now favored rebranding Sparrow as Marcy's restaurants.Pearson resisted，arguing for an advertising campaign designed to convince customers that visits to Sparrow restaurants were fun.Such an attempt to establish a positive relationship between a company and the general public was unusual for that time.Pearson strongly believed that numbers were the key to success，rather than customers' spending power.Finally，the owner accepted his idea.
The campaign itself changed the traditional advertising style of the fast－food industry.The TV ads of Sparrow focused on entertainment and featured original songs performed by a variety of stars.Instead of showing the superiority of a specific product，the intention was to put Sparrow in the hearts of potential customers.
Pearson also made other decisions which he believed would contribute to the new Sparrow image.For example，he offered to lower the rent of any restaurants which achieved a certain increase in their turnover(营业额)．
These efforts paid off，and Sparrow soon became one of the most successful fast－food chains in the regions where it operated.
56. Which was one of the problems Sparrow faced before Pearson became CEO
A. The number of its customers was declining.
B. Its customers found the food unhealthy.
C. It was in need of financial support.
D. Most of its restaurants were closed.
57. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A. Customers of Sparrow restaurants.
B. Sparrow restaurants.
C. Customers of other fast－food chains.
D. Other fast－food chains.
58. For what purpose did Pearson start the advertising campaign
A. To build a good relationship with the public.
B To stress the unusual tradition of Sparrow.
C. To learn about customers' spending power.
D. To meet the challenge from Marcy's restaurants.
59. What was Pearson's achievement as a CEO
A. He managed to pay off Sparrow's debts.
B. He made Sparrow much more competitive.
C. He helped Sparrow take over a company.
D. He improved the welfare of Sparrow employees.
(B)
Read the following two blogs and answer the questions that follow.
Our buses drive me to distraction
I’ve had it up to here with buses! To be more precise, I am sick to death of the service offered by our local bus company and which dares to call itself Reliabus—a misnomer if ever there was one, since its exhaust-fume-coughing, atmosphere-choking buses are anything but reliable. Nine times out of ten they arrive late, and when they do eventually turn up, there’s no guarantee you’ll get on. I’ve lost count of the times I have watched as a full-to-bursting number 26—which I try to catch home from college—sails past the bus stop (another misnomer), leaving weary travellers like myself to wait for at least another 20 minutes until the next one comes along. Unless of course that’s full as well, in which case we have to wait even longer. Why don’t they lay on more buses!
It annoys me to think that they are turning people away from travelling by public transport, encouraging them to use their cars and causing traffic jams in our already heavily congested town centre. I wrote them an email and gave them a piece of my mind. If you’re as fed up as I am, why not do the same They might just sit up and take notice.
Leave me alone!
If there’s one thing that gets on my nerves, it’s people who keep trying to sell me things I don’t want. It drives me mad when I’m in the middle of my dinner or watching a film and some smooth-talking idiot phones up and asks me if I’m interested in new kitchen units, a subscription to a book club or a superfast internet connection. No, I’m not, thank you very much, and if I was, I’d get in touch with you! I very nearly burnt the house down the other day answering one of their ridiculous calls. I forgot I’d left something frying in the kitchen—just got back to the blackened remains in time.
It’s even worse outside of the home—sometimes you can’t move for people handing out fliers in the street, advertising computer classes or urging you to buy this, that or the other. They push one into your face, and if you don’t take it, they give you a nasty look and you can hear them swearing and muttering under their breath about you as you walk away. Not nice at all.
60. Both the two blogs are meant to .
A. address a problem B. ask for sympathy
C. make a complaint D. clarify a misunderstanding
61. By “another misnomer” (paragraph 1), the blogger actually means .
A. the bus seldom stops there
B. 20 minutes’ wait is too long
C. she is often too late to catch the bus
D public transport is not a good choice
62. What annoys the blogger according to the second blog
A. The bad quality of kitchen appliances.
B. The endless phone calls to sell something.
C. The terrible experiences of cooking for the family.
D. The attitudes that her colleagues have towards her.
(C)
Being connected to the Internet has become a necessary part of modern life. Some people actually need it as they cannot do their jobs without it, and others simply feel they need it as they cannot imagine life without it.
To think that something that did not even exist 50 years ago has come to play a crucial role in our lives like this in just about 15 years makes one wonder–just what will the future bring
In 2004, a survey was conducted in the US asking a group of technology experts their opinions on the Internet in the next ten years. 57% of them agreed that virtual classes will be more widely adopted in schools, allowing students to learn with those at the same level and with interests in the same subjects. It’s quite possible that, by the year 2030, every child in every school will do all their schoolwork on their own laptop with all their textbooks available (现成可使用的) on the Internet. No more heavy books to carry around and no more pens and paper!
At work, we already use email to deal with people both inside and outside our offices and video conferencing (电话会议) is occurring more frequently. This means that meetings can be held between offices in different countries without the trouble caused by business travel. Business travel will stop to exist in the future, and so will offices as people all start to work from home.
It has also become a trend for people to use pocket computers such as Blackberries. With this helpful equipment, people can send and receive emails, surf the Web, and read multimedia files from absolutely anywhere even if we are on a beach holiday.
The Internet will have a revolutionary (突破性的) effect on entertainment in the future. Already we can buy and download music and movies from the Internet but it is still possible for us to buy a CD or go to the DVD stores to rent the latest movies. However, it’s quite possible that in the future, CD shops and DVD rental stores will close and cinemas will no longer exist. Entertainment will become completely virtual although hopefully people will still want to get outside to play sports and entertain themselves in more healthy ways.
With the Internet we need only relax in the rocking chair. The Internet, however, has problems to be solved.
63. The expression “play a crucial role in” can be understood as “______”.
A. change a dull role into B. play an interesting part in
C. have an important effect on D. act a cruel character in
64. According to the passage, people are satisfied with all the following changes EXCEPT that ______.
A. people won’t have to make business travel any more thanks to the video conference
B. virtual classes can make students’ dream of getting rid of their schoolbags come true
C. people can be kept informed anytime and anywhere with the help of convenient equipment
D. CD shops and cinemas will shut down as a result of the adoption of virtual entertainment
65. What will the writer probably discuss after the last paragraph
A. Bad effects the Internet can have on us.
B. The possible school life in the future.
C. More excitements the Internet will bring us.
D. The likely ways to solve the problems.
66. What is probably the best title for the passage
A. Virtual reality, our best friend!
B. What will future life be like with the Internet
C. Goodbye, textbooks and offices!
D. How can human beings deal with the Internet
Section C
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
If you had to pick one, who do you think is greater in terms of their contributions to the Western world: British physicist Isaac Newton or Greek philosopher (哲学家) Aristotle
Chances are that you’d find it hard to make a decision, at least right away. _____67_____ Science majors — the likes of technology, engineering and math — are the “wiser” choice because they’re considered to be useful, while studying liberal arts (文科) majors — language, music and philosophy — is believed to take you nowhere.
_____68_____ In the BBC’s new documentary Civilizations, for example, presenters (主持人) take us to 31 countries on six continents to appreciate human creativity — the likes of Angkor Wat (吴哥窟) in Cambodia, and the Suleymaniye mosque (苏莱曼清真寺) in Turkey.
In fact, by comparing science and liberal arts, we’re drawing “an artificial (人造的) line” between the two, wrote Loretta Jackson-Hayes, an associate professor of chemistry at Rhodes College in Memphis, on the Washington Post website. And to some of the greatest innovators (革新者) in history, this line never existed in the first place. _____69_____ He was so interested in biology and anatomy (解剖学) that he drew the famous Vitruvian Man, part of his study of the proportions of the human body. Then there’s Steve Jobs, who, despite being an engineer, was also an artist on the inside. What he said when introducing the iPad 2 back in 2011 probably best summarizes (总结) the relationship between science and liberal arts:
“_____70_____ It’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes our heart sing.”
A. But somehow, when it comes to picking a major at college, the decision couldn’t be easier.
B. This gap has now become so wide that the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the US is actually considering dropping 13 majors.
C. Leonardo da Vinci, for example, was just as successful a scientist as he was a painter.
D. It’s in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough.
E. Human civilization isn’t just about technological inventions.
F. But if we take our eyes away from job skills for one second and look at liberal arts from a different perspective (视角), we can see how important they are.
IV. Summary
71. Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible.
e-learning: Hazy past—better future
How much of an effect does technology have on students’ learning A significant one, it seems, according to experts. Currently available technologies, the most important of which are computers and the Internet, apparently provide a learning environment in which problem-solving and intellectual enquiry can flourish. The process of learning in the classroom may become significantly more effective as students can deal with information on the computer. Or so the theory goes. My own viewpoint is rather different, I’m afraid.
Computers have been around for two decades as part of school equipment. There are, of course, obstacles like costs to overcome, but it’s just a matter of time and effort. This is because schools have done what every organisation does when it sees an innovation—it applies the innovation to its existing model, which adds cost but doesn’t transform the standard classroom. We have, during that period, spent over $60 billion on them, but in my view they seem to have had little or no effect on learning in schools. Content is king and the mode of delivery is irrelevant. If a teacher makes the subject matter interesting, it does not matter what, if any, equipment is used.
However, change is on the horizon. I think student-centred learning will become the norm and transform education. Computers will pave the way for far more independent learning. Students who currently don’t have access to schools or teachers are now able to get online. They can study from home thanks to the fact that more learning programmes are being written for learners who are forced by their circumstances to be self-sufficient. This would prove especially beneficial in those areas of the world where quality education is limited or extremely expensive. Therefore, in a few years’ time we could have a completely different conversation about technology and its impact on learning.
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V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72. 近几个月旅游业的销售额急剧上升。（witness)(汉译英)
73. 原来背英语单词并不像我们想的那么无聊。（turn out) (汉译英)
74. 第一次去罗马游玩时，我目不转睛地看着这座2000多年前建成的最大的室外剧场。（tear) (汉译英)
75. 旅游的真正意义不在于发朋友圈炫耀，而在于开拓视野，享受与朋友和家人在一起的时光。（post) (汉译英)
VI. Guided Writing
76. Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是高中生王磊，你的英国朋友Alex将于寒假期间到中国旅游两周，计划在上海待三天。请你给他写封信，对于他在沪三天的活动安排提出自己的建议，并说明理由。
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高一年级英语学科试卷
（试卷满分 140分，考试时间120分钟）
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
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A. Before dinner. B. During the meal. C. After dinner. D. Tomorrow evening.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W: Would you mind if we discuss tomorrow’s schedule before dinner this evening
M: Not at all. I certainly don’t want to talk about it during our meal.
Q: When will the two speakers discuss the schedule
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A. In a hotel. B. At a bus station. C. In a cinema. D. At an airport.
【答案】D
【解析】
【原文】M: Check in here
W: Yes, can I see your flight ticket, please
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place
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A. Salesman and customer. B. Boss and secretary.
C. Doctor and patient. D. Doctor and nurse.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: I couldn’t stand this morning. My right leg went hard.
M: I’m afraid it’s probably a side effect from the drugs I put you on.
Q: What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers
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A. 4． B. 5． C. 6． D. 7．
【答案】D
【解析】
【原文】M: Is it true that all of them survived the fire last night
W: Yes, a miracle, isn’t it There was a couple on the second floor and two women and three kids on the ground floor. But no one was badly hurt.
Q: How many people were caught in the fire
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A. The lecture. B. The heat. C. The workload. D. The air quality.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: It’s so hot today. I can’t work. I wish the air conditioning were on in this library.
M: So do I. I’ll fall asleep if I don’t get out of this airless room soon.
Q: What is the cause of their complaint
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A. Confident. B. Nervous. C. Uninterested. D. Annoyed.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: You seem to have been restless the whole day today. What’s up
W: Later in the afternoon they will announce who will get permission for the study trip to Africa
Q: How does the woman probably feel
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A. Visit the company. B. Re-write his resumé.
C. Get a job on campus. D. Apply for a job with PICC.
【答案】D
【解析】
【原文】W: I heard that PICC is going to hold interviews on campus next week.
M: Yeah, what day I’d like to talk to them and drop my resumé.
Q: What does the man intend to do
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A. He is fearless. B. He is forgetful.
C. He is helpful. D. He is thoughtful.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: I will never go with Bill again. He could never remember where he parked his car.
W: That certainly sounds like Bill.
Q: What do we know about Bill from the conversation
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A. Talking about sports. B. Writing up local news.
C. Reading newspapers. D. Putting up advertisements.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: Would you pass me the sports section, please
M: Sure, if you give me the classified ads and local news section.
Q: What are the two speakers doing
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A. She expects to see him soon. B. She agrees with the man.
C. She doesn’t believe he can do it. D. She will work for the library.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】M: My grades are not bad, but not good enough. I know I didn’t study at all this semester. Now I have to work very hard next semester to keep my scholarship.
W: I’ll see you in the library, then.
Q: What does the woman mean
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear one longer conversation and two short passages. After each conversation or passage, you will be asked several questions. The conversation and the passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
11. A. 15．000 B. 5,000,000 C. 15,000,000 D. 50,000,000
12.
A. The Chinese people are really good at the world’s most popular sport—soccer.
B. Within next decades, more than 90,000 soccer fields will be built across the country.
C. Chinese men have qualified for the World Cup final only once in 2002．
D. In contrast to men, Chinese women soccer players are more successful.
13.
A. Some billionaires in China. B. President Xi Jinping.
C. Jackson Martinez. D. The Chinese people.
【答案】11. D 12. D 13. B
【解析】
【原文】The Chinese government plans to make soccer the number one sport in the country. By 2050 it wants to get 50 million children and adults to play the game.
With the largest population in the world, China has never been really good at the world’s most popular sport. According to the government, 20,000 training centres are planned and 70,000 new soccer fields will be built within the next decades. It also wants to set up soccer schools and offer young players more training programs.
FIFA hopes that the China’s desire to become a global player in soccer will raise the country’s rankings, currently at number 80 in the FIFA list. In contrast to men, who have only qualified for the World Cup once in 2002, Chinese women are more successful in the sport. They have even made it to the World Cup finals in 1999.
China’s leader Xi Jinping is the driving force behind the new sport plan. He loves soccer and played the game during his youth. Xi wants China to play a major role in Asia and maybe even win the World Cup one day. Recently, Chinese billionaires have started to invest in China’s Super League, attracting top European players to the country. Guangzhou Evergrande, one of China’s top teams, has paid 45 million dollars for Athletico Madrid top star Jackson Martinez.
But before China reaches its goal, there is still a long way in front and a lot to do.
Questions:
11. According to the Chinese government’s plan, how many children and adults are to play soccer by 2050
12. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage
13. Who of the following is the driving force of China’s great soccer plan according to this passage
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
14.
A. It gives students more time to digest what they’ve learned.
B. It is flexible in planning classes, social practice and personal projects.
C. Plenty of social practice frees students of worries about their future career.
D. Students have more time to enjoy their life in universities.
15.
A. The length of each semester varies in the Chinese trimester.
B. All those “Project 985” universities have applied this trimester system.
C. Students should take as many courses as possible in summer semester.
D. Taking other subjects should be off the list in summer semester.
16.
A. Taking more courses in summer semester.
B. Having an efficient arrangement in studying contents.
C. Taking an active part in promoting academic environment.
D. Paying no attention to changes in academic schedules.
【答案】14. B 15. A 16. B
【解析】
【原文】You may have already heard about the trimester system in Western universities. For example, in the UK, an academic year is usually divided into three semesters, each made up of 10 weeks --- the autumn semester (October to December), the spring semester (January to March) and the summer semester (April to June). This system is believed to bring more flexibility when scheduling classes, social practice and personal projects.
Now China is introducing the system to its own students. In fact, nearly half of the country’s “Project 985” universities have already added the third semester into their academic timetable. But our trimester system is a little bit different from that in the West.
Take China University of Political science and Law (CUPL) as an example, which has started to implement the new schedule from this month. Its academic year will now be divided into the autumn semester (September to January), the spring semester (February to June) and the summer semester (July).
Lu Chunlong, director of the dean’s office at CUPL, told The Beijing News that during summer terms students would be able to take classes in other subjects. They are also encouraged to join courses in the form of social practice. It’s hoped that this new method will expose students to a broader and more diverse academic environment and help them to get their career plans on track.
However, some students point out that if they take summer term courses, they would have to attend classes every day without having time to digest what they’ve learned.
This is why Lu suggests that students don’t overdo it during summer. “One course is the best, two tops,” she advises.
But no matter the changes in academic schedules, it’s how you plan your studies that really matters. After all, what’s important is not how the academic year is divided, but how the studying contents are distributed among each semester.
Questions:
14. What’s the advantage of the Western trimester system according to the passage
15. Which of the following is true about the Chinese trimester
16. What’s the best policy in taking courses in the new trimester system
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
17. A. At home. B. In a studio. C. In office. D. At school.
18.
A. An English programme. B. Something annoying.
C. An expression. D. A goat, called Fred.
19.
A. Neil’s goat is really a mad goat, a trouble maker.
B. Neil really makes Feifei mad.
C. Neil’s goat was really annoying to everyone.
D. Neil’s goat annoys Feifei due to its smell.
20.
A. Your best friend told you that he’s past the driving test.
B. Some cars are blowing their horns when you are doing a test inside.
C. You are riding a bicycle with your classmates in the street.
D. Your neighbour brings you a cake because it is her daughter’s birthday.
【答案】17. B 18. C 19. D 20. B
【解析】
【原文】M: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak, I’m Neil and joining me is Feifei… and Fred... my goat.
W: Hi everyone. Neil, why have you brought this… goat into the studio It smells.
M: Fred doesn’t smell! I’ve brought my goat into the studio to teach our listeners an expression you can use when something annoys you.
W: Well, having smelly animals in the studio annoys me.
M: Well, in that case, Feifei, you can say, ‘Smelly animals in the studio get my goat.’
W: To get somebody’s goat — an expression you can use when something annoys you.
M: That’s right. You can say something ‘gets your goat’ if it annoys you. You know what, Feifei It gets my goat when people say my pet Fred is smelly.
W: Ha! Here are some examples of people using the expression ‘get somebody’s goat’. The first one: These queues at the post office really get my goat. I’ve been waiting for half an hour! The second one: Argh, I don’t believe it — I’ve got a parking ticket! The policemen really get my goat! The third one: These calls from people selling insurance get my goat. They’ve rung seven times already this morning.
M: To get somebody’s goat — an expression you can use when something annoys you.
W: Notice that we often use ‘really’ with this expression. Train delays really get my goat.
M: It seems to me quite a lot of things get your goat, Feifei.
W: Not really, Neil, — apart from Fred.
M: Are you saying my goat gets your goat
W: Yes! Your goat really gets my goat!
Questions:
17. Where are the two speakers
18 What are the two speakers talking about
19. According to this conversation, what does “Your goat really gets my goat!” mean
20. In which situation will you say “It really gets my goat!”
Section A
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages co herent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Today’s stars are at the center of much of the world’s attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publishing stories about their personal lives. Although being famous might sound like a dream come true, they, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us ___21___ imagine.
___22___ psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities — famous people — worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing ___23___ the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alone.”
The phenomenon of tracking celebrities ___24___(be) around for ages. In the 4th century B.C., painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, ___25___(hope) to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites ___26___.
Being a public figure today, however, is a lot ___27___(difficult). Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet ___28___(spread) the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.
___29___ fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or ____30____ made them famous in the first place.
【答案】21. can
22. According to
23. themselves
24. has been
25. hoping 26. do
27. more difficult
28. to spread
29. If 30. whatever##what
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了媒体追踪名人的现象，包括其由来、如今的差异、对名人造成的压力及名人应对的方法等。
【21题详解】
考查情态动词。句意：虽然成名听起来像是梦想成真，但他们就像动物园里的动物一样，面临着我们几乎无法想象的压力。分析句子可知，空处应用情态动词和imagine组成谓语动词，结合“pressures”可推知，此处表示这种压力我们几乎无法想象，应用表示能力的can。故填can。
【22题详解】
考查固定短语。句意：心理学家Christina Villareal表示，名人总是担心自己的公众形象。根据“psychologist Christina Villareal”可推知，此处是引述心理学家Christina Villareal的看法，表示该看法的依据，空处应用固定短语according to，且空处位于句首，according的首字母需大写。故填According to。
【23题详解】
考查代词。句意：最终，他们开始忘记自己到底是谁，以粉丝想象的方式看待自己，而不是每个人都知道他们名字之前的自己。分析句子可知，空处作seeing的宾语，结合“the way their fans imagine them”可推知，空处指的是名人，seeing的实施者和承受者都是they，因此应用反身代词themselves。故填themselves。
【24题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：追踪名人的现象由来已久。分析句子可知，空处作句子的系动词，时间状语为for ages，句子应用现在完成时，且主语phenomenon为单数，助动词用has。故填has been。
【25题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：公元前4世纪，画家跟随亚历山大大帝参加了战斗，希望为他的崇拜者描绘他的胜利。分析句子可知，句子主干成分完整，空处的行为和主句行为同时发生，作伴随状语，hope“希望”和painters逻辑上是主动关系，应用hope的现在分词形式。故填hoping。
【26题详解】
考查替代。句意：20世纪20年代和30年代的小报刊登关于电影明星的文章的方式与现代小报和网站的做法大致相同。根据“in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites”可推知，此处指上文提到的ran articles about film-stars，为避免重复，应用do进行替代。故填do。
【27题详解】
考查形容词比较级。句意：然而，如今作为公众人物要困难得多。根据“a lot”可推知，此处表示“困难得多”，a lot用于强调比较的概念，空处应用difficult的比较级形式。故填more difficult。
【28题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：当他们说了一些愚蠢的话或做了一些荒谬的事情时，总会有互联网在几分钟内传播新闻，让他们的“故事”永远活着。分析句子可知，空处作the Internet的后置定语，是非谓语动词，句子为there be句型，spread和the Internet逻辑上是主动关系，且动作将发生，应用spread的不定式形式。故填to spread。
【29题详解】
考查状语从句。句意：如果名声这么麻烦，为什么并非所有的名人都逃离它？根据“fame is so troublesome”和问句“why aren’t all celebrities running away from it”可推知，此处是假设一个情况，引出问题，应用if引导条件状语从句，且空处位于句首，首字母需大写。故填If。
【30题详解】
考查宾语从句。句意：他们关注的不是他们有多出名，而是他们喜欢做什么，或者是什么让他们出名的。分析句子可知，空处引导名词性从句，和what they love to do并列，作on的宾语，宾语从句缺少主语，结合“made them famous”可知，主语指“任何……的事物”或“……的东西”，应用连接代词whatever或what作引导词。故填whatever/what。
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A．differences B．privileged C．exploring D．account E．amazement F．research G．strongly H．unthinkable I．separately J．recognize K．education
Perri Klass and her mother, Sheil a Solomon Klass, both gifted professional writers, prove to be ideal co-writers as they examine their decades of motherhood, daughterhood, and the wonderful ways their lives have overlapped（重叠）.
Perri notes with _____31_____ how closely her own life has mirrored her mother’s: both have fulltime careers; both have published books, articles, and stories; each has three children; they both love to read. They also love to travel ---- in fact, they often take trips together. But in truth, the harder they look at their lives, the more they acknowledge their big _____32_____ in circumstance and basic nature.
A child of the Depression（大萧条）, Sheil a was raised in Brooklyn by parents who considered _____33_____ a luxury for girls. Starting with her college education, she has fought for everything she’s ever accomplished. Perri, on the other hand, grew up _____34_____ in the New Jersey suburbs of the1960s and 1970s. For Sheila, wasting time or money is a crime, and luxury is _____35_____ while Perri enjoys the occasional small luxury, but has not been successful at trying to persuade her mother into enjoying even the tiniest thing she likes.
Each writing in her own unmistakable voice, Perri and Sheil a take turns _____36_____ the joys and pains, the love and bitterness, the minor troubles and lasting respect that have always bonded them together. Sheil a describes the adventure of giving birth to Perri in a tiny town in Trinidad where her husband was doing _____37_____ fieldwork. Perri admits that she can’t sort out all the mess in the households, even though she knows it drives her mother crazy. Together they compare thoughts on bringing up children and working, admit long-hidden sorrows, and enjoy precious memories.
Looking deep into the lives they have lived _____38_____ and together, Perri and Sheil a tell their mother-daughter story with honesty, humor, enthusiasm, and admiration for each other. A written _____39_____ in two voices, Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet（二重奏） that produces a deep, strong sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will ______40______ .
【答案】31. E 32. A
33. K 34. B
35. H 36. C
37. F 38. I
39. D 40. J
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了作者佩里和她的母亲谢尔，以及她们母女之间几十年的经历。两人虽然在很多方面有许多共同之处，但是她们的成长环境和基本性格等方面却又存在着差异。文章通过她们的交流，阐述了母女之间的情感、成长、工作等方面的经历和故事，最终表达了母女之间的特殊情谊。
【31题详解】
考查名词。句意：佩里惊讶地发现，她自己的生活与母亲的生活是多么相似：两人都有全职工作；两人都出版过书籍、文章和故事；每个人都有三个孩子；他们都喜欢读书。分析句子，设空处使用名词作宾语，此处表示“惊奇地发现她自己的生活与母亲的生活是多么相似”用with amazement。故选E。
【32题详解】
考查名词。句意：但事实上，她们越仔细地审视自己的生活，就越能认识到她们在环境和基本本性上的巨大差异。分析句子，设空处使用名词作宾语，根据前文“她们越仔细地审视自己的生活，就越能认识到她们在环境和基本本性上的巨大差异”，此处表示“区别，不同”用difference。故选A。
【33题详解】
考查名词。句意：谢尔在布鲁克林长大，父母认为教育对女孩来说是一种奢侈。分析句子，设空处使用名词作宾语，根据句意，此处表示“教育对女孩来说是一种奢侈”。表示“教育”用education。故选K。
【34题详解】
考查形容词。句意：另一方面，佩里在20世纪60年代和70年代的新泽西郊区长大，幸运地。分析句子，此处使用形容词作伴随状语。根据句意，此处表示“幸运的，享有特权的”用privileged。故选B。
【35题详解】
考查形容词。句意：对于谢尔来说，浪费时间或金钱是一种罪过，而奢侈则是不可想象的，虽然佩里则享受偶尔的小奢侈品，但是她并没有成功地说服她的母亲去享受她最喜欢的东西中的任何一样微小的东西。分析句子，设空处使用形容词作表语。根据后文的“虽然佩里则享受偶尔的小奢侈品，可是奢侈是不可想象的”，此处表示“不可想象的”用unthinkable。故选H。
【36题详解】
考查动词。句意：佩里和谢尔都用自己清晰无误的声音，轮流探索快乐与痛苦，爱与苦，小麻烦和持久的尊重，这些一直把她们联系在一起。分析句子，句中take为谓语动词，设空处使用非谓语动词。take turns doing意为“轮流做某事”，此处表示“轮流探索快乐与痛苦”，用exploring。故选C。
【37题详解】
考查名词。句意：谢尔描述了她在特立尼达的一个小镇上生下佩里的冒险经历，她的丈夫在那里做实地研究工作。句中表示“实地研究工作”用research fieldwork，名词短语作宾语。故选F。
【38题详解】
考查副词。句意：深入了解她们分开和共同生活的生活，佩里和谢尔用诚实、幽默、热情和对彼此的钦佩讲述了她们母女的故事。分析句子，设空处使用副词作状语修饰动词have lived。根据句意，表示“分开和共同地生活”用separately。故选I。
【39题详解】
考查名词。句意：《每个母亲都是女儿》是一篇由两个声音交织而成的文字描述，讲述了母亲与女儿之间共同经历的故事，可以引起所有母亲和女儿的共鸣。分析句子，此处使用名词作与后文的Every Mother Is a Daughter 构成同位语成分。根据句意，表示“描述，记录”用account。故选D。
40题详解】
考查动词。句意：同上。分析句子，设空处使用动词与空前的will构成一般将来时。表示“母亲和女儿的共鸣或者母亲和女儿的共鸣的认可”用recognize。故选J。
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Have you ever monitored something about yourself Perhaps you’ve tracked how many kilometers you’ve run, how many hours you’ve slept or how many calories you’ve____41____ in a day.
If so, you’ve____42____a movement called the “Quantified Self Movement.” Individuals gather information about their daily activities in this widespread movement, also called self-tracking. This may sound___43___, but technology is making the process easier.
Perhaps you’ve wanted to___44___a bad habit and couldn’t. Self-tracking may be our answer. The idea is to take information about your everyday activities and analyze it to help get a____45____lifestyle.
Recently, tools such as smartphones, journals and apps, along with newly____46____ wearable gadgets (工具), are making self-tracking extremely easy. Today, one can use Fitbit, the Jawbone UP, Google Glass or a smart watch to____47____personal data including hours slept, stress levels, heart rate and mood.
So why does a person self-track Someone may be trying to lose weight or improve their sleep patterns. Another person feels tired after eating. Self-tracking could help him to____48____ what foods make him sleepy and modify his diet accordingly.
Monitoring daily activities isn’t a new concept. In years past, athletes and their coaches kept notes detailing nutrition, training and sleep patterns in order to achieve an athletic goal. ___49___, doctors have also helped patients to document parts of their lifestyles and eating habits to help fight allergies (过敏反应), headaches and other health issues. ____50____, it wasn’t until 2007 that Wired magazine editors Gary Wolf and Kim Kelly, who started tracking every move they made, coined the_____51_____“Quantified Self.”
Although self-tracking has many advantages, Dennis Nash, president of Data Speaks Health Solutions, says self-tracking has its_____52_____. Once people start tracking their daily activities, it can become an addiction. Also, they might begin to worry too much about their health.
While self-tracking doesn’t_____53_____that one’s quality of life will improve, it can highlight the importance of eating well and exercising daily. ____54____, the quantified Self Movements’ primary focus is____55____people to employ enough energy to make healthier choices.
41. A. gathered B. managed C. eaten D. counted
42. A. taken part in B. taken notice of C. known about D. carried out
43. A. strange B. interesting C. valuable D. difficult
44. A. change B. acquire C. learn D. reduce
45. A. happier B. healthier C. clearer D. simpler
46. A. discovered B. tracked C. released D. built
47 A. exchange B. search C. process D. record
48. A. identify B. increase C. decrease D. choose
49. A. Particularly B. Similarly C. Surprisingly D. Generally
50. A. Furthermore B. However C. Therefore D. Meanwhile
51. A. movement B. subject C. term D. equipment
52. A. characteristics B. functions C. reasons D. drawbacks
53. A. guarantee B. expect C. conclude D. prove
54. A. In general B. As a result C. After all D. At last
55. A. forcing B. applying C. persuading D. motivating
【答案】41. B 42. C 43. D 44. A 45. B 46. C 47. D 48. A 49. B 50. B 51. C 52. D 53. A 54. C 55. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文讲述用自我量化活动来使人们注意自己的健康问题，从而做出健康的选择。
【41题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：或许你会记录你跑了多么远，睡了多长时间或一天消耗多少卡热量。A. gathered聚集；B. managed管理；C. eaten吃；D. counted重要。根据上文“how many kilometers you’ve run, how many hours you’ve slept”可知，此处是指记录自己一天消耗了多少少热量，用manage符合题意。故选B项。
【42题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果是这样的话，你了解一个运动叫“量化自我运动”。A. taken part in参加；B. taken notice of注意；C. known about了解；D. carried out执行。结合上文内容可知，此处是指如果你在日常生活中记录跑了多么远，睡了多长时间或消耗多少卡热量，那么说明你了解一个叫“量化自我运动”的运动。故选C项。
【43题详解】
考查形容词辨析。句意：这可能听起来很困难但科技让一切变得简单起来。A. strange奇怪的；B. interesting有趣的；C. valuable有价值的；D. difficult困难的。根据but表示转折和后面easier可知，前面是困难，故选D项。
【44题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：或许你想改变坏你的习惯，但又改不了。A. change改变；B. acquire获得；C. learn学会； D. reduce减少。根据常识和“a bad habit”可知，此处是指改变坏习惯。故选A项。
【45题详解】
考查形容词辨析。句意：这个想法就是获取你每天的活动信息，分析并帮你得到健康的生活方式A. happier快乐的；B. healthier健康的；C. clearer清晰的；D. simpler简单的。根据“Perhaps you’ve wanted to _____ a bad habit and couldn’t”可知，改变是为了更健康。故选B项。
【46题详解】
考查形容词辨析。句意：最近，一些工具比如，智能手机，应用程序和一新发行的可穿戴设备，能使自我跟踪变得容易。A. discovered发现的；B. tracked跟踪的；C. released放松的，发行的；D. built建立的。根据下文“wearable gadgets”可知，此处是指新发行的可穿戴设备。故选C项。
【47题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：现在，人们可能用健身器，智能手环，谷歌眼镜或智能手表来记录个人的数据，包括睡觉，血压，心律和心情。A. exchange交换；B. search寻找；C. process加工；D. record记录。根据常识和“personal data including hours slept, stress levels, heart rate and mood.”可知，此处是指用智能设备记录自己的个人数据。故选D项。
【48题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：自我跟踪能够帮他识别什么样的食物会有助于睡眠和改变他的饮食。A. identify识别；B. increase增加；C. decrease减少；D. choose选择。根据上文“Someone may be trying to lose weight or improve their sleep patterns. ”可知，此处是指用自我跟踪设备来识别什么食物对减肥或改善睡眠有好处。故选A项。
【49题详解】
考查副词辨析。句意：与此相同的，医生也会帮助病人来记录生活方式和饮食习惯来克服过敏反应，头疼和其它的健康情况。A. Particularly特别地；B. Similarly 类似地；C. Surprisingly令人吃惊地；D. Generally总体。根据上文“In years past, athletes and their coaches kept notes detailing nutrition, training and sleep patterns in order to achieve an athletic goal”可知，在过去运动员和教练会记录营养，训练和睡觉的方法来实现更好的目标，而现在医生的做法与此类似。故选B项。
【50题详解】
考查副词辨析。句意：然而直到2007年连线杂志的主编Gary Wolf and Kim Kelly，他们开始记录自己举动，创造了一个术语“自我量化”。A. Furthermore此外；B. However然而；C. Therefore 因此；D.Meanwhile同时。上文提到追踪自己的或病人的日常生活方式由来已久，和此处2007年形成转折关系。故选B项。
【51题详解】
考查名词辨析 。句意：然而直到2007年连线杂志的主编Gary Wolf and Kim Kelly，他们开始记录自己举动，创造了一个术语，自我量化。A. movement移动；B. subject项目；C. term 学期，术语；D. equipment装备。根据常识可知，“自我量化”是一个术语。故选C项。
【52题详解】
考查名词辨析。句意：Dennis说自我跟踪也有缺点。A. characteristics特征；B. functions 功能；C. reasons原因；D. drawbacks缺点。呼应上文“advantages”可知，此处指自我跟踪也有缺点。故选D项。
【53题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：尽管自我跟踪不能保证生活质量的提高，但它强调饮食和日常锻炼的重要性。A. guarantee保证；B. expect期望；C. conclude推断；D. prove证明。根据“that one’s quality of life will improve, it can highlight the importance of eating well and exercising daily.”可知，此处是指虽然不能保证生活质量的提高，但自我跟踪能强调饮食和锻炼的重要性。故选A项。
【54题详解】
考查短语辨析。句意：毕竟，量化自我运动的目的是促使人们用更多的时间来保证做出健康的选择。A. In general总得来说；B. As a result结果；C. After all毕竟；D. At last最后。结合语境可知，此处是对上文“it can highlight the importance of eating well and exercising daily.”的总结，用after all“毕竟”符合题意。故选C项。
【55题详解】
考查动词辨析。句意：毕竟，量化自我运动的目的是促使人们用更多的时间来保证做出健康的选择。A. forcing强迫；B applying申请；C. persuading说服；D. motivating激发。结合常识和“people to employ enough energy to make healthier choices.”可知，此处是指量化自我运动的目的是激发人们用时间来做出健康的选择。故选D项。
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D．Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
(2013·山东卷)Sparrow is a fast－food chain with 200 restaurants.Some years ago，the group to which Sparrow belonged was taken over by another company.Although Sparrow showed no sign of declining，the chain was generally in an unhealthy state.With more and more fast－food concepts reaching the market，the Sparrow menu had to struggle for attention.And to make matters worse，its new owner had no plans to give it the funds it required.
Sparrow failed to grow for another two years until a new CEO，Carl Pearson，decided to build up its market share.He did a survey，which showed that consumers who already used Sparrow restaurants were extremely positive about the chain，while customers of other fast－food chains were unwilling to turn away from them.Sparrow had to develop a new promotional campaign.
Pearson faced a battle over the future of the Sparrow brand.The chain's owner now favored rebranding Sparrow as Marcy's restaurants.Pearson resisted，arguing for an advertising campaign designed to convince customers that visits to Sparrow restaurants were fun.Such an attempt to establish a positive relationship between a company and the general public was unusual for that time.Pearson strongly believed that numbers were the key to success，rather than customers' spending power.Finally，the owner accepted his idea.
The campaign itself changed the traditional advertising style of the fast－food industry.The TV ads of Sparrow focused on entertainment and featured original songs performed by a variety of stars.Instead of showing the superiority of a specific product，the intention was to put Sparrow in the hearts of potential customers.
Pearson also made other decisions which he believed would contribute to the new Sparrow image.For example，he offered to lower the rent of any restaurants which achieved a certain increase in their turnover(营业额)．
These efforts paid off，and Sparrow soon became one of the most successful fast－food chains in the regions where it operated.
56. Which was one of the problems Sparrow faced before Pearson became CEO
A. The number of its customers was declining.
B. Its customers found the food unhealthy.
C. It was in need of financial support.
D. Most of its restaurants were closed.
57. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A. Customers of Sparrow restaurants.
B. Sparrow restaurants.
C. Customers of other fast－food chains.
D. Other fast－food chains.
58. For what purpose did Pearson start the advertising campaign
A. To build a good relationship with the public.
B. To stress the unusual tradition of Sparrow.
C. To learn about customers' spending power.
D. To meet the challenge from Marcy's restaurants.
59. What was Pearson's achievement as a CEO
A. He managed to pay off Sparrow's debts.
B. He made Sparrow much more competitive.
C. He helped Sparrow take over a company.
D. He improved the welfare of Sparrow employees.
【答案】56. C 57. D 58. A 59. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是记叙文。本文讲述了快餐店Sparrow 从经营出现危机到新的CEO Carl Pearson通过积极努力最终走向成功的故事。
【56题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段的“Although Sparrow showed no sign of declining”可知A项表述不正确；根据第一段的“With more and more fast-food concepts reaching the market”可知D项表述不符合文意；B项表述文中没有提及；根据第一段的最后一句“And to make matters worse, its new owner had no plans to give it the funds it required.”可知C项斯派洛在成为首席执行官之前面临的问题之一是不能获得所需的运转资金。表述符合文意，故选C。
【57题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第二段的第二句“He did a survey, which showed that consumers who already used Sparrow restaurants were extremely positive about the chain,”可知Sparrow快餐店的老顾客对该快餐连锁非常支持；其后的用while引导的句子表示对比，“然而，其他连锁快餐的顾客也不想离开它们”，故此处的them指代其他的连锁快餐。故选D。
58题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段的“Pearson resisted, arguing for an advertising campaign designed to convince customers that visits to Sparrow restaurants were fun. Such an attempt to establish a positive relationship between a company and the general public was unusual for that time.”可知Pearson利用广告和公众建立良好的关系。A项表述符合文意，故选A。
【59题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，他们的努力得到了回报，Sparrow快餐成为它所到之处的最成功的快餐连锁。B项表述“他让Sparrow更有竞争力”符合文意，A、C、D三项表述均与文意不符，故选B。
(B)
Read the following two blogs and answer the questions that follow.
Our buses drive me to distraction
I’ve had it up to here with buses! To be more precise, I am sick to death of the service offered by our local bus company and which dares to call itself Reliabus—a misnomer if ever there was one, since its exhaust-fume-coughing, atmosphere-choking buses are anything but reliable. Nine times out of ten they arrive late, and when they do eventually turn up, there’s no guarantee you’ll get on. I’ve lost count of the times I have watched as a full-to-bursting number 26—which I try to catch home from college—sails past the bus stop (another misnomer), leaving weary travellers like myself to wait for at least another 20 minutes until the next one comes along. Unless of course that’s full as well, in which case we have to wait even longer. Why don’t they lay on more buses!
It annoys me to think that they are turning people away from travelling by public transport, encouraging them to use their cars and causing traffic jams in our already heavily congested town centre. I wrote them an email and gave them a piece of my mind. If you’re as fed up as I am, why not do the same They might just sit up and take notice.
Leave me alone!
If there’s one thing that gets on my nerves, it’s people who keep trying to sell me things I don’t want. It drives me mad when I’m in the middle of my dinner or watching a film and some smooth-talking idiot phones up and asks me if I’m interested in new kitchen units, a subscription to a book club or a superfast internet connection. No, I’m not, thank you very much, and if I was, I’d get in touch with you! I very nearly burnt the house down the other day answering one of their ridiculous calls. I forgot I’d left something frying in the kitchen—just got back to the blackened remains in time.
It’s even worse outside of the home—sometimes you can’t move for people handing out fliers in the street, advertising computer classes or urging you to buy this, that or the other. They push one into your face, and if you don’t take it, they give you a nasty look and you can hear them swearing and muttering under their breath about you as you walk away. Not nice at all.
60. Both the two blogs are meant to .
A. address a problem B. ask for sympathy
C. make a complaint D. clarify a misunderstanding
61. By “another misnomer” (paragraph 1), the blogger actually means .
A. the bus seldom stops there
B. 20 minutes’ wait is too long
C. she is often too late to catch the bus
D. public transport is not a good choice
62. What annoys the blogger according to the second blog
A. The bad quality of kitchen appliances.
B. The endless phone calls to sell something.
C. The terrible experiences of cooking for the family.
D. The attitudes that her colleagues have towards her.
【答案】60. C 61. A 62. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。本文为两篇抱怨博客，一篇抱怨公交车不按时到站，不到站停车；一篇抱怨没完没了的推销电话。
【60题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中I’ve had it up to here with buses! To be more precise, I am sick to death of the service offered by our local bus company and which dares to call itself Reliabus—a misnomer if ever there was one, since its exhaust-fume-coughing, atmosphere-choking buses are anything but reliable.（我受够了公共汽车!更确切地说，我对我们当地公交公司提供的服务感到恶心死了，他们居然敢自称“可靠”(reliaber)——如果真有这种说法，那也是个用词不当的词，因为他们的公交车排放的废气、呛人的空气都不可靠。）以及倒数第二段中If there’s one thing that gets on my nerves, it’s people who keep trying to sell me things I don’t want. It drives me mad when I’m in the middle of my dinner or watching a film and some smooth-talking idiot phones up and asks me if I’m interested in new kitchen units, a subscription to a book club or a superfast internet connection.（如果有什么事使我心烦的话，那就是那些人老想把我不要的东西卖给我。当我在吃晚饭或看电影的时候，拿起一些油嘴滑舌的白痴电话，问我是否对新厨房单元感兴趣，或者订阅一个读书俱乐部，或者超快的互联网连接，这让我抓狂。）可知第一封博客是为了抱怨公交公司，第二封博客是为了抱怨那些打扰到作者的推销者，故两封博客都是为了投诉。故选C。
【61题详解】
词义猜测题。根据上文I’ve lost count of the times I have watched as a full-to-bursting number 26—which I try to catch home from college—sails past the bus stop可知作者已经数不清多少次看到挤满了人的26路公交车驶过公交车站，而这是作者想从大学赶回家要乘坐的车，可推知博客作者用“another misnomer”实际上是指巴士很少在那里停车。故选A。
【62题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中It drives me mad when I’m in the middle of my dinner or watching a film and some smooth-talking idiot phones up and asks me if I’m interested in new kitchen units, a subscription to a book club or a superfast internet connection.（当我在吃晚饭或看电影的时候，拿起一些油嘴滑舌的白痴电话，问我是否对新厨房单元感兴趣，或者订阅一个读书俱乐部，或者超快的互联网连接，这让我抓狂。）可知没完没了的推销电话让作者心烦。故选B。
(C)
Being connected to the Internet has become a necessary part of modern life. Some people actually need it as they cannot do their jobs without it, and others simply feel they need it as they cannot imagine life without it.
To think that something that did not even exist 50 years ago has come to play a crucial role in our lives like this in just about 15 years makes one wonder–just what will the future bring
In 2004, a survey was conducted in the US asking a group of technology experts their opinions on the Internet in the next ten years. 57% of them agreed that virtual classes will be more widely adopted in schools, allowing students to learn with those at the same level and with interests in the same subjects. It’s quite possible that, by the year 2030, every child in every school will do all their schoolwork on their own laptop with all their textbooks available (现成可使用的) on the Internet. No more heavy books to carry around and no more pens and paper!
At work, we already use email to deal with people both inside and outside our offices and video conferencing (电话会议) is occurring more frequently. This means that meetings can be held between offices in different countries without the trouble caused by business travel. Business travel will stop to exist in the future, and so will offices as people all start to work from home.
It has also become a trend for people to use pocket computers such as Blackberries. With this helpful equipment, people can send and receive emails, surf the Web, and read multimedia files from absolutely anywhere even if we are on a beach holiday.
The Internet will have a revolutionary (突破性的) effect on entertainment in the future. Already we can buy and download music and movies from the Internet but it is still possible for us to buy a CD or go to the DVD stores to rent the latest movies. However, it’s quite possible that in the future, CD shops and DVD rental stores will close and cinemas will no longer exist. Entertainment will become completely virtual although hopefully people will still want to get outside to play sports and entertain themselves in more healthy ways.
With the Internet we need only relax in the rocking chair. The Internet, however, has problems to be solved.
63. The expression “play a crucial role in” can be understood as “______”.
A. change a dull role into B. play an interesting part in
C. have an important effect on D. act a cruel character in
64. According to the passage, people are satisfied with all the following changes EXCEPT that ______.
A. people won’t have to make business travel any more thanks to the video conference
B. virtual classes can make students’ dream of getting rid of their schoolbags come true
C. people can be kept informed anytime and anywhere with the help of convenient equipment
D. CD shops and cinemas will shut down as a result of the adoption of virtual entertainment
65. What will the writer probably discuss after the last paragraph
A. Bad effects the Internet can have on us.
B. The possible school life in the future.
C. More excitements the Internet will bring us.
D. The likely ways to solve the problems.
66. What is probably the best title for the passage
A. Virtual reality, our best friend!
B. What will future life be like with the Internet
C. Goodbye, textbooks and offices!
D. How can human beings deal with the Internet
【答案】63. C 64. D 65. A 66. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了互联网将对人们未来的生活带来的便利影响。当然，它依然存在许多问题有待解决。
【63题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第一段“Being connected to the Internet has become a necessary part of modern life. Some people actually need it as they cannot do their jobs without it, and others simply feel they need it as they cannot imagine life without it.(连接到互联网已经成为现代生活中必不可少的一部分。有些人确实需要它，因为他们的工作离不开它，而另一些人只是觉得他们需要它，因为他们无法想象没有它的生活。)”可知，互联网在人们生活中扮演了重要的角色。所以play a crucial role in为“扮演至关重要的角色”之意，与C项“ 对……有重要影响”意思一样。故选C。
【64题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“However, it’s quite possible that in the future, CD shops and DVD rental stores will close and cinemas will no longer exist. Entertainment will become completely virtual although hopefully people will still want to get outside to play sports and entertain themselves in more healthy ways.(然而，很有可能在未来，CD店和DVD出租店将关闭，电影院将不复存在。娱乐将变得完全虚拟，尽管人们仍希望到户外运动，以更健康的方式娱乐自己。)”可知，人们不希望CD店，DVD店和电影院等娱乐场所的关闭。故选D。
【65题详解】
推理判断题。通读文章可知，主要讲述互联网给人们生活带来的便利影响。根据最后一段“The Internet, however, has problems to be solved. (然而，互联网也有一些问题需要解决。)”可推断，下文可能会讲到互联网的不足之处。故选A。
【66题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段“To think that something that did not even exist 50 years ago has come to play a crucial role in our lives like this in just about 15 years makes one wonder–just what will the future bring (想想50年前还不存在的东西，在短短15年里就在我们的生活中扮演了至关重要的角色，这不禁让人想知道——未来会带来什么？)”及全文可知，文章主要介绍了互联网将对人们未来的生活带来的便利影响，B项“有了互联网，未来的生活会是什么样子？”适合做文章标题。故选B。
Section C
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
If you had to pick one, who do you think is greater in terms of their contributions to the Western world: British physicist Isaac Newton or Greek philosopher (哲学家) Aristotle
Chances are that you’d find it hard to make a decision, at least right away. _____67_____ Science majors — the likes of technology, engineering and math — are the “wiser” choice because they’re considered to be useful, while studying liberal arts (文科) majors — language, music and philosophy — is believed to take you nowhere.
_____68_____ In the BBC’s new documentary Civilizations, for example, presenters (主持人) take us to 31 countries on six continents to appreciate human creativity — the likes of Angkor Wat (吴哥窟) in Cambodia, and the Suleymaniye mosque (苏莱曼清真寺) in Turkey.
In fact, by comparing science and liberal arts, we’re drawing “an artificial (人造的) line” between the two, wrote Loretta Jackson-Hayes, an associate professor of chemistry at Rhodes College in Memphis, on the Washington Post website. And to some of the greatest innovators (革新者) in history, this line never existed in the first place. _____69_____ He was so interested in biology and anatomy (解剖学) that he drew the famous Vitruvian Man, part of his study of the proportions of the human body. Then there’s Steve Jobs, who, despite being an engineer, was also an artist on the inside. What he said when introducing the iPad 2 back in 2011 probably best summarizes (总结) the relationship between science and liberal arts:
“_____70_____ It’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes our heart sing.”
A. But somehow, when it comes to picking a major at college, the decision couldn’t be easier.
B. This gap has now become so wide that the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the US is actually considering dropping 13 majors.
C. Leonardo da Vinci, for example, was just as successful a scientist as he was a painter.
D. It’s in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough.
E. Human civilization isn’t just about technological inventions.
F. But if we take our eyes away from job skills for one second and look at liberal arts from a different perspective (视角), we can see how important they are.
【答案】67. A 68. F 69. C 70. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章认为人文艺术和科学技术同样重要，不应该忽视人文艺术的重要性，两者实际上没有明确的分界线，唯有两者的结合才能创造出真正有价值的东西。
【67题详解】
前文“Chances are that you’d find it hard to make a decision, at least right away. (很有可能你会发现很难做出决定，至少很难马上做出决定)”说明很难比较科学家牛顿和哲学家亚里士多德的贡献，后文“Science majors — the likes of technology, engineering and math — are the “wiser” choice because they’re considered to be useful, while studying liberal arts (文科) majors — language, music and philosophy — is believed to take you nowhere. (理科专业——比如技术、工程和数学——是“更明智”的选择，因为它们被认为是有用的，而文科专业——语言、音乐和哲学——则被认为是没有前途的)”指出相比于文科，理科专业是更优的选择，因此A项“But somehow, when it comes to picking a major at college, the decision couldn’t be easier. (但不知何故，在大学里选择专业时，这个决定再容易不过了)”符合语境，引出选择专业的问题，起到过渡的作用，和前文比较上的困难形成转折，引出后文的具体看法，其中的major和后文的majors呼应。故选A。
【68题详解】
空处位于段首，需引出段落内容。后文“In the BBC’s new documentary Civilizations, for example, presenters (主持人) take us to 31 countries on six continents to appreciate human creativity — the likes of Angkor Wat (吴哥窟) in Cambodia, and the Suleymaniye mosque (苏莱曼清真寺) in Turkey. (例如，在BBC的新纪录片《文明》中，主持人带我们去了六大洲的31个国家欣赏人类的创造力，比如柬埔寨的吴哥窟和土耳其的苏莱曼清真寺)”介绍了纪录片《文明》中呈现的人类的创造力，因此F项“But if we take our eyes away from job skills for one second and look at liberal arts from a different perspective (视角), we can see how important they are. (但是，如果我们把目光从工作技能上移开，从另一个角度来看待文科，我们就会发现它们有多重要)”符合语境，指出文科的重要性，和上一段形成转折，引出后文的纪录片。故选F。
【69题详解】
前文“And to some of the greatest innovators (革新者) in history, this line never existed in the first place. (对于历史上一些最伟大的革新者来说，这条分界线一开始就不存在)”说明最伟大的革新者往往融合了科学和艺术，后文“He was so interested in biology and anatomy (解剖学) that he drew the famous Vitruvian Man, part of his study of the proportions of the human body. (他对生物学和解剖学非常感兴趣，他画了著名的《维特鲁威人》，这是他研究人体比例的一部分)”具体介绍了一个名人的事例，因此C项“Leonardo da Vinci, for example, was just as successful a scientist as he was a painter. (例如，列奥纳多·达·芬奇既是一位成功的科学家，也是一位成功的画家)”符合语境，指出达·芬奇的双重身份，承接前文的观点，后文是对选项内容的展开，其中Leonardo da Vinci是后文He所指代的对象。故选C。
【70题详解】
空处是这段话的第一句，需引出后文内容。后文“It’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes our heart sing. (科技与人文艺术结合，与人文科学结合，才会产生让我们的心灵歌唱的结果)”强调科技与人文结合的重要性，因此D项“It’s in Apple’s DNA that technology alone is not enough. (在苹果的基因里，光有技术是不够的)”符合语境，说明仅有技术不够，引出后文的结合，其中的technology和后文的technology是同词复现。故选D。
IV. Summary
71. Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize in no more than 60 words the main idea of the passage and how it is illustrated. Use your own words as far as possible.
e-learning: Hazy past—better future
How much of an effect does technology have on students’ learning A significant one, it seems, according to experts. Currently available technologies, the most important of which are computers and the Internet, apparently provide a learning environment in which problem-solving and intellectual enquiry can flourish. The process of learning in the classroom may become significantly more effective as students can deal with information on the computer. Or so the theory goes. My own viewpoint is rather different, I’m afraid.
Computers have been around for two decades as part of school equipment. There are, of course, obstacles like costs to overcome, but it’s just a matter of time and effort. This is because schools have done what every organisation does when it sees an innovation—it applies the innovation to its existing model, which adds cost but doesn’t transform the standard classroom. We have, during that period, spent over $60 billion on them, but in my view they seem to have had little or no effect on learning in schools. Content is king and the mode of delivery is irrelevant. If a teacher makes the subject matter interesting, it does not matter what, if any, equipment is used.
However, change is on the horizon. I think student-centred learning will become the norm and transform education. Computers will pave the way for far more independent learning. Students who currently don’t have access to schools or teachers are now able to get online. They can study from home thanks to the fact that more learning programmes are being written for learners who are forced by their circumstances to be self-sufficient. This would prove especially beneficial in those areas of the world where quality education is limited or extremely expensive. Therefore, in a few years’ time we could have a completely different conversation about technology and its impact on learning.
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【答案】Although experts say modern technology has a significant effect on classroom learning, the writer holds a different view. Schools have invested much to apply computers in their classroom teaching, but it hasn’t changed the classroom teaching because what teachers teach is more important. But computers make it possible for those with no access to school to study on their own.
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇概要写作。
【详解】写作步骤
1）细读原文。首先要仔细阅读短文，掌握文章主旨。文章说明了尽管专家说现代技术对课堂学习有显著的影响，作者却持有不同的观点。学校投入了大量资金将计算机应用到课堂教学中，但这并没有改变课堂教学，因为老师教什么更重要。但是计算机使那些不能上学的人能够自学。
2）弄清结构，归纳段意。概要写作是写全文概要，不是写某一部分的概要，或者就某些问题写出要点。因此一定要弄清文章结构，归纳文章各段大意。
3）列出原文要点。分析原文的内容和结构，将内容分项扼要表述并注意在结构上的顺序。在此基础上选出与文章主题密切相关的部分。
4）在写作时要特别注意下面几点：
（1）概要应包括原文中的主要事实，略去不必要的细节。
（2）安排好篇幅的比例，概要应同原文保持协调，即用较多的文字写重要内容，用较少的文字写次要内容。
（3）注意要点之间的衔接，要用适当的关联词语贯通全文，切忌只简单地写出一些互不相干的句子，但也不要每两句之间都加关联词语，以免显得生硬。
（4）不排斥用原文的某些词句，但不要照搬原文的句子，如果不能完全用自己的话语表达，至少对原文句子做一些同义词替换，如果结构上也能有一些转换会更好。
（5）计算词数，看是否符合规定的词数要求。
V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72. 近几个月旅游业的销售额急剧上升。（witness)(汉译英)
【答案】Recent months have witnessed a sharp rise in sales in tourism.##Recent months have witnessed a sharp increase in sales in tourism.
【解析】
【详解】考查时态、固定短语。根据句意，该句应用现在完成时，表示现在的结果。“近几个月”可翻译为recent months，此处要求用witness表达，witness意思为“经历、见证”，句子以“近几个月”作主语，“急剧上升”可翻译为a sharp rise/increase，“旅游业”可翻译为tourism。故翻译为Recent months have witnessed a sharp rise/increase in sales in tourism.
73. 原来背英语单词并不像我们想的那么无聊。（turn out) (汉译英)
【答案】It turns out that reciting English words is not as boring as we thought.
【解析】
【详解】考查固定句型、表语从句和非谓语动词。“原来……”用固定句型It turn out that...，结合句意可知，描述一般性事实，用一般现在时态；“背英语单词并不像我们想的那么无聊”处理为表语从句，主语“背英语单词”用动名词短语reciting English words，“不像……那么无聊”用同级比较结构not as boring as...，在从句中作表语，前面添加系动is，“像我们想的”是比较对象，处理为比较状语从句as we thought，用一般过去时态表示过去的动作。综上，全句译为：It turns out that reciting English words is not as boring as we thought.
74. 第一次去罗马游玩时，我目不转睛地看着这座2000多年前建成的最大的室外剧场。（tear) (汉译英)
【答案】The first time I visited Rome, I couldn’t tear my eyes away from the largest outdoor theatre built over 2000 years ago.
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语和谓语动词。分析所给中文提示词，“第一次去罗马游玩时”，可用the first time作连词，连接并列句，意为“the first time I visited Rome”，“我目不转睛地看着这座2000多年前建成的最大的室外剧场”中，“我”作主语，意为“I”，“目不转睛地看着”根据题干要求需用tear，此处用固定搭配：tear one’s eyes away from意为“将目光从…移开”，此处用否定形式，描述的是已发生的事，用一般过去时，译为“couldn’t tear my eyes away from”，“最大的室外剧场”作宾语，译为“the largest outdoor theatre”，“2000多年前建成的”用过去分词作后置定语，意为“built over 2000 years ago”。故译为：The first time I visited Rome, I couldn’t tear my eyes away from the largest outdoor theatre built over 2000 years ago.
75. 旅游的真正意义不在于发朋友圈炫耀，而在于开拓视野，享受与朋友和家人在一起的时光。（post) (汉译英)
【答案】The real meaning of travelling doesn’t lie in posting moments showing off but lie in broadening one’s eyes and enjoy time with friends and family./The real meaning of travelling doesn’t lie in posting moments showing off but lie in broadening one’s horizons and enjoy time with friends and family.
【解析】
【详解】考查时态和非谓语动词。“旅游真正的意义”可使用名词短语the real meaning of travelling在句中作主语；“在于”可翻译为lie in，后接动名词形式；“发朋友圈”可翻译为post moments，“炫耀”可翻译为show off，moments和非谓语动词短语show off是逻辑主动关系，用现在分词形式；表示转折时可使用并列连词but，“开拓视野”可翻译为broadening one’s eyes/horizons，“享受与朋友和家人在一起的时光”可翻译为enjoy time with friends and family。该句陈述一般事实，因此可使用一般现在时。故翻译为The real meaning of travelling doesn’t lie in posting moments showing off but lie in broadening one’s eyes/horizons and enjoy time with friends and family.
VI. Guided Writing
76. Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是高中生王磊，你的英国朋友Alex将于寒假期间到中国旅游两周，计划在上海待三天。请你给他写封信，对于他在沪三天的活动安排提出自己的建议，并说明理由。
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【答案】Dear Alex,
Glad to hear that you are fascinated by the modernization of Shanghai and planning to take a trip during your winter vacation, I’m writing to express my warm welcome and provide you with some practical suggestions.
Because of your being alone to Shanghai, it’s a wise idea that I should provide accommodation for you, which is a guarantee of your safety. As for the tourist attractions, the amazing Oriential Peals Tower is a must-see spot, from the top of which you can overlook the roaring Huangpu River, getting the bird’s-eye view. Additionally, beside the tower lies the Bund. Going there, you can have a big party with many young strangers full of passion and energy.
Finally, I firmly believe that Shanghai won’t let you down. Waiting for your coming.
Yours,
Wang Lei
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文写作。要求学生给来上海旅游的朋友Alex写信，对于在沪三天的活动安排提出自己的建议，并说明理由。
【详解】1.词汇拓展
此外，而且：additionally→what’s more
被……所吸引：be fascinated by→be attracted by
我坚信：I firmly believe→I hold the firm belief that
高兴的：glad→delighted
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Going there, you can have a big party with many young strangers full of passion and energy.
拓展句：Going there, you can have a big party with many young strangers, all of whom are passionate and energetic.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Additionally, beside the tower lies the Bund.（运用了完全倒装）
【高分句型2】As for the tourist attractions, the amazing Oriential Peals Tower is a must-see spot, from the top of which you can overlook the roaring Huangpu River, getting the bird’s-eye view.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句和现在分词作伴随状语）
