3月月考答案
KEY
I. Listening comprehension
Section A
1-5 DDCBC 6-10 ABCDD
Section B
11-13 BCC 14-16 CBA 17-20 CDCC
21. diverging 22. its 23. which 24. whatever mitting 26. while
27. without 28. is/was/has been credited 29. filed 30. to pay
31-40 C F B D H A K I E G
41-55 BADCD ABDDB CADAC
56-59 CBAB 60-62 CAD 63-66 DDBA
67-70 EBAD
Summary参考答案:
Honey played an important role in human evolution, providing energy that humans needed to develop their brains. Then evolved humans set up bee farms to cultivate bees, thus collecting honey. Honey is a treasure with long shelf life and excellent curing effects. But bee population is decreasing due to industrialization and weather changes, making honey become rarer and more expensive.
Translation:
72. 在成人仪式上，读了父母的肺腑之言后他情不自禁潸然泪下。(help)
At the coming-of-age ceremony, he couldn’t help crying after reading his parents’ heartfelt words/ words from the bottom of their hearts.
73. 我很期待这部将在十一月上映的演员阵容强大的西班牙电影。(cast)
I am looking forward to the Spanish film with a distinguished cast which will be released in November.
74. 尽管我们享有更高的生活水平, 但长辈们仍然认为厉行节俭是一种值得弘扬的美德。(practise)
While/Though/Although we are enjoying higher living standards, old generations still believe that practicing economy is a virtue worth advocating
75. 谁能快速获得并准确分析目标客户的数据，谁就比对手有竞争优势，掌握先机，迅速脱颖而出。 (Whoever)
Whoever is able to get the data of the target customers quilckly and analyze them accurately will gain a competitive advantage/edge over his rivals, seize/have the initiative and stand out rapidly.
Whoever is able to get the data of the target customers quilckly and analyze them accurately, he (or she) will have an advantage/edge over his rivals in competitiveness, get the initiative and emerge rapidly.
听力文本：
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. W: It’s very kind of you to come to see me off, Mr. Black.
M: Don’t mention it. Have a nice flight.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place
2. M: Are you going to your Aunt’s house for Easter again this year
W: Probably not. My brother wants us to go to his house, so I think that’s what we’ll do.
Q: Whose house is the woman probably going to go to for Easter
3. M: We want to book a room. How much does the room cost
W: A single room is $18 per night, and a double room is $15 for one bed.
Q: How much does the man have to pay for a double room
4. M: I hear that you got promoted. You must be very excited.
W: Not really. Even though the new office is nice, the workload has doubled.
Q: What does the woman think of her new job
5. M: Are you going to put up lights on the outside
W: Yes, all of my neighbors decorate their houses, and I am making a gift list.
Q: What are they talking about
6. M: I’m exhausted! I stayed up the whole night studying for my English midterm exam.
W: Why do you always wait till the last minute
Q: What does the woman mean about the man
7. W: Did you notice that Sean shaved his beard off over the winter
M: Noticed I didn’t even recognize him.
Q: What does the man mean
8. M: Congratulations, Sarah! The wedding party is absolutely grand. Have you opened the gift I gave you
W: Yes. Thanks a lot. Hawaii is going to be a great place to have a honeymoon.
Q: What’s probably the gift
9. W: Did you hear that Dorothy turned down that job
M: Yeah. The hours were convenient, but she wouldn’t have been able to make ends meet with the salary.
Q: What does the man say about Dorothy
10. M: I can’t understand why Daisy hasn’t arrived yet. We arranged to meet at 5:30. It’s almost 6:00. Should we try to call her or should we go back home
W: She probably got tied up in traffic. Let’s give her a few more minutes.
Q: What are the man and the woman going to do
Section B
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
The Parent Trap
As every parent knows, if you have children, you worry about them all the time. However, it seems that these days we’re worrying about our kids a lot more than we used to. Are we trying to protect our children too much and will this cause problems for them later in life
“In the past, kids in the UK walked to school every day, but these days parents don’t let their children go out on their own in case something bad happens to them,” said Dr Andy Hallett, a childcare expert. “If children stay indoors all the time, they become unfit. This means they may often have health problems later in life.”
The dangers of letting your kids go out by themselves are smaller than you might think. “The media makes parents worry about their children’s safety,” says Julia Benz, a child psychologist. “But children are safer now than they have ever been. If parents want their kids to grow up healthy, they shouldn’t protect them so much. Children need to make decisions themselves.”
Over 27% of British children are now overweight, partly because they spend their free time playing computer games and watching TV. “I can understand why parents are concerned,” says Julia Benz. “But if kids never go outside, they can’t learn to look after themselves in the real world.”
Overall, therefore, the message is clear. If you want happy and healthy kids, give their freedom back to them.
Questions:
11. According to Julia Benz, what makes today’s parents more concerned about their kids
12. What does the speaker suggest parents do
13. What is the speaker mainly talking about
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
Possessing a car gives one a greater degree of freedom, but a car may bring you heavy financial burdens. However large the initial sum you have to pay, you will undoubtedly have to spend more on the vehicle just to keep it running — the various taxes, the fuel, and of course any repairs it may need. The last is especially endless. Any single repair may cost you thousands.
There being more cars around will also naturally lead to the serious problem of air pollution. As more and more cars are produced and used, an even larger amount of harmful gases are being released into the atmosphere. Many of the minor illnesses we see in modern industrial societies, such as headaches, tiredness and stomachaches may simply be the result of air pollution.
What’s more, driving a car usually brings out a man’s worst qualities. It has been said that when a man is sitting behind the wheel, his car becomes the display of the worst parts of his personality. All of a person’s normally hidden characteristics can to be brought to the surface simply by the act of driving.
And traveling by car sometimes brings more inconvenience. Driving a car may be more comfortable than taking a crowded bus, but any advantage of driving a car is often lost in traffic jams and the endless queues of cars moving through a city’s main streets.
Questions:
14. Which of the following causes the biggest financial burden if you own a car
15. What causes many of the minor illnesses we find in modern industrial societies
16. In which situation are the advantages of driving a car not present
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following passage.
M: Have you ever wondered why foods in some countries, like India and Thailand, are so spicy and other places, like England, have such tasteless food
W: Um … let’s see. India and Thailand are very hot countries, while England is cold and damp. Perhaps the answer has something to do with the climate associated with each local food
M: Yeah it sure does.
W: But why would we want to eat spicy food when it’s hot outside Does it cool you off because it makes you sweat more
M: Well, that’s an interesting theory. Here are a couple of better ones. One explanation that supports this theory is that spices hide the bad smells of food, and in a country with a hot climate and without refrigeration, that can come in handy.
W: Yes. What’s the second theory
M: Well, the second explanation has to do with bacteria; some scientists suggest that the spices in hot food help protect humans from certain kinds of bacteria that can be found in food. In fact, the hotter the country, the more likely it is that its food will use the kind of spices that slow down the growth of bacteria.
W: You mean some ingredients can decrease the speed at which bacteria can grow
M: That’s right. For example, onion and garlic alone can kill or block up to twenty-nine different kinds of food-borne bacteria. In fact, most spices block bacteria to some extent. And if you think about it, this makes sense. As plants evolved, they had to learn to fight off bacteria in order to survive. That’s how they got their distinctive flavors in the first place.
W: All this talk is making me hungry. Let’s go and get something to eat.
Questions:
17. What has aroused the two speakers’ interest
18. What is the interesting theory given by the woman
19. Why do spices benefit people’s health in hot countries
20. What can we learn about plants from the conversation 上海市实验学校2023学年第二学期高三月考
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第I 卷 (共90分)
Listening Comprehension 25%
Section A Short Conversations 10%
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.
A. At a train station. B. At a travel agency.
C. At a bus station. D. At an airport.
A. Her sister's. B. Her Aunt's. C. Her mother's. D. Her brother's.
A. $15. B. $18. C. $30. D. $33.
A. Terrific. B. Tough. C. Exciting. D. Well-paid.
A. Harmony in a community. B. Safety in the neighborhood.
C. Preparations for Christmas. D. Ways to save electricity.
A. He has bad study habits. B. He sleeps too much.
C. He wakes up early. D. He's a top student.
A. He hadn't noticed any change in Sean. B. Sean looks very different without a beard
C. Sean looks nicer without a beard. D. He hasn't seen Sean for a long time.
A. A certain gift from Hawaii. B.A grand wedding party.
C. Two plane tickets to Hawaii. D. A picture of the moon.
A. The job's short hours make it impossible for her to refuse.
B. The job is turning into an excellent opportunity for her.
C. She's looking forward to meeting her new colleagues.
D. She refused the position because of the low salary.
A. Give Daisy a call. B. Go back home.
C. Ask the police for help. D. Wait for a few more minutes.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation 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 the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
A. School life. B. The media. C. Their families. D. Computer games.
A. Have children lose weight. B. Learn more about childcare.
C. Let children go out on their own. D. Make all of the decisions for their children.
A. Whether kids are well enough protected.
B. How kids are different from how they used to be.
C. Whether parents should be worrying too much about their kids.
D. How parents have adapted themselves to the present situation.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
A. The various taxes. B. The tyres. C. The repairs. D. The fittings.
A. Pollution from factories. B. Poisonous gases from cars.
C. Low-quality food products. D. Harmful materials used in cars.
A. When there is a traffic jam. B. When the car is in bad condition.
C. When the driver has a bad temper. D. When fuel becomes expensive.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
A. How English food is made.
B. Why Indian foods are often tasteless.
C. Why foods in some countries are spicy.
D. How spicy food was introduced into England.
A. The food in cold regions is usually tasty.
B. The climate has little effect on the local food.
C. India and England have quite similar climates.
D. Spicy food causes people to sweat, cooling them off.
A. They cover the bad smells of food.
B. They give the food a unique flavor.
C. They slow down the growth of bacteria.
D. They come in handy where there is no refrigerator.
A. The mention of them makes the woman hungry.
B. Plants and bacteria can live in harmony to some extent.
C. Plants' unique flavors have contributed to their survival.
D. It takes a longer time for plants like onion and garlic to grow.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary 20%
Section A 10%
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent 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.
OpenAI publishes Elon Musk’s emails. ‘We’re sad that it’s come to this’
OpenAI fired back at Elon Musk, who sued the ChatGPT company last week for chasing profit and 21) __________(diverge) from its original, nonprofit mission. Tuesday night, OpenAI published several of Musk’s emails from the early days of the company that appear to show Musk acknowledging OpenAI needed to make a ton of money to fund the incredible computing resources needed to power 22) __________ AI ambitions.
In the emails, parts of 23) __________ have been redacted(修订), Musk argues that the company stood virtually no chance of building a successful generative AI platform by raising cash alone, and the company needed to find alternate sources of revenue to survive.
In a November 22, 2015, email to CEO Sam Altman, Musk, an OpenAI co-founder, said the company needed to raise much more than $100 million to “avoid sounding hopeless.” Musk suggested a $1 billion funding commitment and promised that he would cover 24) __________ did not get raised.
OpenAI in a blog post Tuesday night said Musk never followed through on his promise, 25) __________(commit) $45 million in funding for OpenAI, 26) __________ other donors raised $90 million. Lawyers for Musk declined to comment on OpenAI’s claims.
Musk, in a February 1, 2018, email, told company executives that the only path forward for OpenAI was for Tesla, his electric car company, to buy it. The company refused, and Musk left OpenAI later that year.
In December 2018, Musk emailed Altman and other executives that OpenAI would not be relevant “27) __________ a dramatic change in execution and resources.”
“This needs billions per year immediately or forget it,” Musk emailed. “I really hope I’m wrong.”
OpenAI executives agreed. In 2019, they formed OpenAI LP, a for-profit entity that exists within the larger company’s structure. That for-profit company took OpenAI from effectively worthless to a valuation of $90 billion in just a few years — and Altman 28) __________ (credit) as the mastermind of that plan and the key to the company’s success.
Microsoft has since committed $13 billion in a close partnership with OpenAI.
Musk’s complaint, 29) __________(file) last week in California state court, said that company and its partnership with Microsoft violated OpenAI’s founding charter, representing a breach of contract. Musk is asking for a jury trial and for the company 30) __________(pay) back the profit they received from the business.
Section B 10%
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. evidenced B. outlined C. span D. confirmed E. generalizable F. walking G. charges H. clearly I. well-protected J. originally K. caution
A man deliberately got 217 Covid shots. Here’s what happened
One German man has redefined “man on a mission.” A 62-year-old from Magdeburg deliberately got 217 Covid-19 vaccine shots in the _____31____ of 29 months, according to a new study, going against national vaccine recommendations. That’s an average of one jab every four days. In the process, he became a(n) _____32____ experiment for what happens to the immune system when it is vaccinated against the same pathogen(病原体) repeatedly. A correspondence published Monday in the journal Lancet Infectious Diseases _____33____ his case and concluded that while his “hypervaccination” did not result in any adverse health effects, it also did not significantly improve or worsen his immune response.
The man, who is not named in the correspondence in compliance with German privacy rules, reported receiving 217 Covid shots between June 2021 and November 2023. Of those, 134 were _____34____ by a prosecutor and through vaccination center documentation; the remaining 83 were self-reported, according to the study.
“This is a really unusual case of someone receiving that many Covid vaccines, _____35____ not following any type of guidelines,” said Dr. Emily Happy Miller, an assistant professor of medicine and of microbiology and immunology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine who did not participate in the research.
The man did not report any vaccine-related side effects and has not had a Covid infection to date, as _____36____ by repeated antigen (抗原) and PCR testing between May 2022 and November 2023. The researchers _____37____ that it’s not clear that his Covid status is directly because of his hypervaccination regimen.
“Perhaps he didn’t get Covid because he was _____38____ in the first three doses of the vaccine,” Miller said. “We also don’t know anything about his behaviors.” Dr. Kilian Schober, senior author of the new study and a researcher at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, said it is important to remember that this is an individual case study, and the results are not _____39____.
The researchers also say they do not endorse hypervaccination as a strategy to enhance immunity. “The benefit is not much bigger if you get vaccinated three times or 200 times,” Schober said.
The public prosecutor in Magdeburg opened an investigation into the man for the unauthorized issuing of vaccination cards and forgery of documents but did not end up filing criminal _____40____, according to the study.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A 15%
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word of phrase that best fits the context.
A Neurologist’s Tips to Protect Your Memory
As we age, our memory declines. This is a fixed ____41____ for many of us; however, according to neuroscientist Dr. Richard Restak, a neurologist and clinical professor, decline is not ____42____.
Ultimately, “we are what we can remember,” he said. Here are some of Dr. Restak’s tips for developing and ____43____ a healthy memory.
Pay more attention.
Some memory lapses are actually attention problems, not memory problems. ____44____, if you’ve forgotten the name of someone you met at a cocktail party, it could be because you were talking with several people at the time.
One way to pay attention when you learn new information is to ____45____ the word. Having a picture associated with the word, Restak said, can improve ____46____.
Find regular everyday memory challenges.
There are many memory exercises that you can ____47____ into everyday life. Dr. Restak suggested composing a grocery list and memorizing it. When you get to the store, don’t ____48____ pull out your list (or your phone) — instead, pick up everything according to your memory.
Once in a while, get in the car without turning on your GPS, and try to ____49____ through the streets from memory. A small 2020 study suggested that people who used GPS more frequently over time showed a steeper cognitive ____50____ in spatial memory three years later.
Play games.
Dr. Restak’s “favorite working memory game” is 20 Questions — in which a group thinks of a person, place or object, and the other person, the questioner, asks 20 questions with a yes-or-no answer. Because to succeed, he said, the questioner must hold all of the ____51____ answers in memory in order to guess the correct answer.
The point is to ____52____ your working memory, “maintaining information and moving it around in your mind,” Restak wrote.
Read more novels.
One early indicator of memory issues, according to Dr. Restak, is ____53____ fiction. “People, when they begin to have memory difficulties, tend to switch to reading nonfiction,” he said. Fiction requires active engagement with the text, starting at the beginning and working through to the end.
____54____ technology.
Storing everything on your phone means that “you don’t know it,” Dr. Restak said, which can ____55____ our own mental abilities. The second way our relationship with technology is harmful to memory is because it often takes our focus away from the task at hand.
A. accomplishment B. assumption C. regulation D. observation
A. inevitable B. dispensable C. reverse D. doubtful
A. striking B. enduring C. arousing D. maintaining
A. Nevertheless B. Moreover C. For instance D. Instead
A. demonstrate B. trace C. discover D. visualize
A. recall B. sight C. target D. instinct
A. enclose B. integrate C. evolve D. impose
A. steadily B. actively C. gradually D. automatically
A. adjust B. rush C. gesture D. navigate
A. performance B. decline C. awareness D. increase
A. modest B. original C. previous D. personal
A. engage B. drain C. insert D. fulfill
A. devoting to B. concentrating on C. giving in to D. giving up on
A. Beware of B. Stick to C. Long for D. Differ from
A. counter B. stock C. erode D. strengthen
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)
The last few months had brought to my attention an important incompatibility between us—one that I’d never noticed before. Despite being a pair of lifelong travelers, Felipe and I seldom travel in a similar way. The reality about Felipe is that he’s both the best traveler I’ve ever met and by far the worst. He hates strange bathrooms and dirty restaurants and uncomfortable trains and foreign beds. Given a choice, he will always select a lifestyle of routine, familiarity, and reassuringly boring everyday practices. All of which might make you assume that the man is not fit to be a traveler at all. But you would be wrong to assume that, for here is Felipe’s traveling gift, his superpower, the secret weapon that makes him peerless. He can create a familiar habitat of boring everyday practices for himself anyplace, if you just let him stay in one spot. He can assimilate absolutely anywhere on the planet in about three days, and then he’s capable of staying put in that place for the next decade or so without complaint. This is why Felipe has been able to live all over the world. Not merely travel, but live. Over the year he has folded himself into societies from South America to Europe, from the Middle East to the South Pacific. He arrives somewhere totally new, decides he likes the place, moves right in, learns the language, and instantly becomes a local.
While Felipe can find a corner anywhere in the world and settle down for good, I can’t. I am infinitely curious and almost infinitely patient with minor disasters, which makes me a far better day-to-day traveler than he will ever be. So I can go anywhere on the planet—that’s not a problem. The problem is I just can’t live anywhere on the planet. I’d realized this only a few weeks earlier, back in northern Laos, when Felipe had woken up one lovely morning in Luang Prabang and said, “Darling, let’s stay here.”
“Sure,” I’d said. “We can stay here for a few more days if you want.”
“No, I mean let’s move here. Let’s forget about me immigrating to America. It’s too much trouble. This is a wonderful town. I like the feeling of it. It reminds me of Brazil thirty years ago. It wouldn’t take much money or effort for us to run a little hotel or shop here, rent an apartment, settle in ….” He was serious. He would just do that. But I can’t.
56. The word “incompatibility” (paragraph 1) is closest in meaning to “_____”.
A. harmony B. negotiation C. difference D. tension
57. According to the writer, what is Felipe’s traveling gift
A. He can speak dozens of languages.
B. He can make himself at home anywhere.
C. He can decide at first sight if he likes the place.
D. He can find interesting activities in boring places.
58. According to the writer, why is she a better traveler than Felipe
A. She is much more restless than he is.
B. She can travel for a longer time than he can.
C. She is more curious about local life than he is.
D. She can live better in poor places than he can.
59. By “I can’t” (in the last paragraph), the writer means that she can’t _____.
A. remember the trip to Brazil B. move to Luang Prabang
C. immigrate to America as planned D. run a little hotel or shop well
(B)
Outdoor Recreation
Get outdoors with us this summer and experience the excitement and peace within our unique programs. Research suggests that being physically active within green spaces helps reduce stress, anxiety and anger, and improves moods and overall health and wellbeing. Our Department combines experiential activities for your enjoyment.
All fitness levels are welcome; we can accommodate most accessible needs. Please contact Laurie Wright at wright@utsc.utoronto.ca with any questions. Trips are offered to registered U of T students first and then if there is space to staff, non-registered students and guests of the participants. Register at recreg.utoronto.ca or in person at the TPASC Registration Desk.
Please check our website for all updated trip dates, prices, registration details and more!
Refunds are only available up to 5 business days prior to the trip.
Upcoming Adventures
TBD: Treetop Trekking and Mountain Biking
Participants will travel by bus up to the Horseshoe Valley Resort. You may choose between a 3-hour Treetop Trekking adventure or 2 hours of x-country mountain biking through the region's forest trails. Treetop Trekking involves zip-lining (moving quickly with the rider suspended from a cable) and climbing through obstacle courses in a peaceful forest setting. Both adventures will be instructor-led and all equipment will be provided. No experience necessary. Beginner to advanced courses will be available.
Tuesday, June 13th : Outdoor Rock Climbing or Hiking Trails
A bus will transport students to Milton to either hike the area or rock climb. The rock climbing will take place at Rattlesnake Point and there is an opportunity for students to challenge themselves by climbing up to 80ft on some of the best rocks in Southern Ontario. All instructors are fully certified and all equipment will be provided. A custom course will be set up to meet the needs of climbers. The hike will take place through some of the Bruce Peninsula trails and Halton Parks. Participants will have over 20kms of trails to choose from. You may hike with a group or follow the map trails with some friends.
Friday, June 30th (indefinite date): Warsaw Caves
The Warsaw Caves Conservation Area and Campground takes its name from a series of seven caves found in the park. Join us as we explore the multiple courses through the caves have a picnic e enjoy this natural underground jungle gym.
60. John, a U of T teaching staff member, would like to take part in some of these programs, what problem may he encounter
A. He can't get his fees for a Tuesday trip back if he cancels it the previous Monday.
B. These outdoor adventures will exhaust him and leave him in low spirits.
C. There may be no space for him because registered students enjoy priority.
D. The program that explores the Warsaw Caves underground is sure to change its date.
61. All of the following are activities mentioned in the passage ЕХСЕРТ___________.
A. bird watching B. zip-lining C. hiking D. cave exploring
62. Which of the following statements is true according to this passage
A. Money can be refunded within five business days after the trip starts.
B. Adventurers should have some basic trekking and biking skills.
C. Students must bring some climbing equipment required by the programs.
D. The name Warsaw Caves originated from the seven caves found in the park.
(C)
For the arts “to mean more, to more people,” as Arts Council England (ACE) argues that they should, would be excellent. Music, drama, dance, visual arts, poetry and literature are among the most precious human achievements. To live in a country in which these are more widely shared and enjoyed would be proof that we are making progress. The point is not to entertain or educate people, or bring communities together. Nor is it all about boosting jobs and investment. Imagination has intrinsic (内在的) value, and research carried out by ACE in the course of preparing its 10-year strategy showed that people from all walks of life value and get pleasure from cultural activities.
Positioning itself as a development agency, ACE will now hope to win government backing for a change of direction that orients it away from the biggest and most prestigious national institutions and towards the towns, villages and grassroots organizations that should be similarly deserving of attention. There, it envisions a role for itself “building the identity and prosperity of places,” bringing professional artists together with voluntary groups, particular in areas that have previously not been well represented on the cultural map.
ACE’s chair, Sir Nicholas Serota, quotes the first world war centenary(百年纪念) project devised by the artist, Jeremy Deller, and theatre director, Rufus Norris, as the model of what he wants his organization to be about. By dressing up volunteers as soldiers, and orchestrating their encounters with members of the public in settings across England, the artists succeeded in "dissolving the barriers between artists and audiences."
The emphasis on participation- on culture as something that more people should actually do- is newer. This is the difference between being in a play or a band and buying tickets to watch them, and for ACE to play a more active role in promoting the former would be beneficial. This begins in childhood, and ACE clearly hopes that the government will think again about policies that have seen music, drama and other arts subjects systematically downgraded in favour of science, technology and maths.
To what extent the vision is realized will depend in part on whether ACE's ambitions catch the government's interest sufficiently to influence the upcoming spending review, and provide a counterweight to the scorn (轻视) that is regularly poured on the humanities. Around 400m has been cut from local government arts budgets since 2010, and ACE cannot plug this gap. The closure of youth clubs and live music venues, and growing financial pressures linked to the property market, are among other reasons for this worrisome narrowing of opportunities. So far Boris Johnson has offered few signs that he has in mind a starring role for the arts in post-Brexit Britain, although 2022's Festival of Brexit is one such event. ACE's plan should boost the profile of all those, in government and outside, who are arguing for more.
63. The purpose of making arts available to more people is to __________.
A. enlighten people from all walks of life
B. consolidate various communities
C. create job opportunities for artists
D. maximize the natural value of art
64. According to the passage, ACE is most likely to promote the arts of ___________.
A. national institutions
B. commercial centers
C. local governments
D. towns and villages
65. Which of the following statements would Sir Nicholas Serota most probably agree with
A. Audiences with little education can also gain pleasure from cultural activities.
B. Artists and audiences can create and enjoy the arts together without barriers.
C. The soldiers and volunteers should vividly show scenes about the First World War.
D. Science, technology and maths are more important than humanities and arts nowadays.
66. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. For the arts to get revitalized more extensive efforts are needed.
B. The current British government has done enough to promote arts.
C. ACE should narrow the financial gap left by the local government.
D. Many performing venues have closed due to the rising property market.
Section C 8%
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
It also means better physical health. One of the most interesting aspects of the research has explored how subjective age interacts with our personality. Some studies have explored the potential physical consequences of this difference. These findings can give us all a view of the way our own brains and bodies endure the passing of time. But everyday experience suggests that people often don’t experience ageing the same way. Many researchers are now trying to study how this knowledge might help us live longer.
What Your “Age” Says About You
Imagine, for a moment, that you had no birth certificate and your age was simply based on the way you feel inside. How old would you say you are
Like your height or shoe size, the number of years that have passed since you first entered the world is an unchangeable fact. _________67______．
Scientists are increasingly interested in this quality. They are finding that our “subjective age” may be essential for understanding the reasons why some people appear to be energetic as they grow old — while others fade.
________68__________ It is now well accepted that people tend to mature as they get older, becoming less extroverted and less open to new experiences. These personality changes are often considered more obvious in the people with older subjective ages.
However, those who feel younger than they really are also become more reliable and less neurotic ( 神 经 质 的 ) as they gain the wisdom that comes with greater life experience. But it doesn’t come at the cost of the energy and vigor of youth. It’s not true that having a lower subjective age leaves us frozen in a state of permanent immaturity.
Feeling younger than your years also seems to come with a lower risk of depression and greater mental wellbeing as we age. ____________69_________ Most people felt about eight years younger than their actual chronological age. But some felt they had aged — and the consequences were serious. Feeling between 8 and 13 years older than your actual age resulted in an 18-25% greater risk of death over the study periods, and greater disease burden — even when you control for other demographic factors such as education, race or marital status.
____________70__________ However old you really are, it’s worth questioning whether any of those limitations are coming from the within.
第II卷 (共50分)
IV. Summary Writing 10%
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
What We Should Know about Honey
The process that produces honey may have helped form humans too. Scientists believe that wild hives full of honey provided the calories that early humans such as Homo erectus （直立人）, walking in Africa , needed to develop their brains into those of modern humans. That puts honey in a class with fire, tool use, and hunting as a key ingredient in the evolution of human beings.
With time, those evolved brains learned to domesticate bees to produce honey in a farmed setting. Today’s beekeepers support large-scale industrial farms, which would be unable to grow their crops without hiring traveling groups of bees to come pollinate (授粉) their vast, single-species fields. The bees will endlessly fill the towers of combs put onto their hives by the beekeeper, who then collects the extra honey for human consumption while still leaving the bees all they need to eat.
Today, the average American consumes nearly a pound and a half of honey every year, in tea, on toast, and beyond. Honey is a timeless treasure. Literally—it never goes bad. Samples nearly 3,000 years old found in the Egyptian pyramids are as eatable as the day they were entombed. Its anti-microbial nature also makes honey an excellent cure for wounds, keeping infection out while holding in the moisture that skin needs to heal.
However, bees’ good health is not guaranteed. U.S. beekeepers lose about 40 percent of their hives annually to colony collapse disorder. The problem lies in the growth of industrial agriculture and pesticide use, as well as changes in weather patterns, all of which reduce the number of flowers bees have to visit. If bees continue to die, apples and peaches (along with any crop that relies on their pollination) will become scarcer and pricier. As will honey.
V. Translation 15%
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
在成人仪式上，读了父母的肺腑之言后他情不自禁潸然泪下。(help)
我很期待这部将在十一月上映的演员阵容强大的西班牙电影。(cast)
尽管我们享有更高的生活水平，但长辈们仍然认为厉行节俭是一种值得弘扬的美德。 (practise)
谁能快速获得并准确分析目标客户的数据，谁就比对手有竞争优势，掌握先机，迅速脱颖而出。 (Whoever)
VI. Guided Writing 25%
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
你是否认同下列说法：Playing a game is fun only when you win. 请结合生活中的实例来说明你的观点。
