江苏省南京市六校联合体2020届高三上学期期初测试英语试题 Word版（无听力材料无音频）
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南京市六校联合体2019-2020学年度第一学期期初测试
高三英语 2019．08．09
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A．The woman's paper. B．The weekend plan. C．Outdoor activities.
2．Where does this conversation probably take place?
A．At a bus stop. B．On the street. C．At an information desk
3．Which flight will the man take?
A．10: 45. B．12: 00. C．14: 50.
4．How much will the woman pay?
A．$15. B．$20. C．$25.
5．What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A．Teacher and student. B．Father and daughter. C．Classmates.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．What kind of movies does the woman probably prefer?
A．Horror movies. B．Musicals. C．Action films.
7．What will the man do right now?
A．Rent a movie. B．Report to the class. C．Participate in the party.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．Where does this conversation probably take place?
A．In the dormitory. B．At a rental agency. C．At the woman's house,
9．What do we know about Randall?
A．He stays up late. B．He is quite helpfuL C．He is very outgoing.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．How long has the man been in the hospital?
A．For 2 years. B．For 6 years. C．For 7 years.
11．What will the man serve as in Nigeria?
A．An organizer. B．A nurse. C．A doctor.
12．What can we learn from the conversation?
A．The woman is against the man’s decision.
B．The man got his new job this morning.
C．The man wants to marry Rosie.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．Why is the woman surprised？
A．The park is not crowded during school holidays.
B．The park is crowded all year round.
C．The park isn't for children.
14．What time of year is it？
A．Spring. B．Summer. C．Fall.
15．How does the man feel about his job?
A．He loves it. B．He is tired of it. C．He feels stressed.
16．Where will the man probably work in future？
A．At Disneyland. B．At a college. C．At a bank.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What will the man drink?
A．Tea. B．Milk. C．Coffee.
18．When did the man last see the woman?
A．About a month ago. B．About two months ago. C．About three months ago.
19．Where are the speakers?
A．At a barber’s. B．At a cafe. C．At the woman’s house.
20．What will the woman do for the man next?
A．Wash his hair. B．Fetch his drink. C．Clean his collar.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21．－The online shopkeeper has made an apology for his rude behavior.
－OK. If you’re still not satisfied, you can _______ compensation.
A．claim B．afford C．sacrifice D．dismiss
22．－What if the rainstorm continues?
－Come on guys! We have to meet the _______ whatever the weather.
A．standard B．demand C．deadline D．satisfaction
23．They _______ the business deal in less than an hour, after which they had a golf game.
A．wrapped up B．picked up C．called up D．took up
24．The popularity of government posts has dropped in recent years, though the civil service jobs are still favored by the Chinese as they offer a _______ stable career.
A．relatively B．regularly C．roughly D．rigidly
25．In many homes in the UK, the first person _______ has to make tea for the family.
A．waking up B．to wake up C．woke up D．woken up
26．After she became ill, I felt ______ with her—she was cheery while I felt gloomy.
A．out of tune B．out of breath C．out of curiosity D．out of mind
27．This car is important to our family. We would repair it at our expense _______ it break down within the first year.
A．could B．would C．might D．should
28．－You know, people have different opinions about the construction of the project.
－We welcome any comments from them, favorable or _______.
A．so B．otherwise C．else D．rather
29．Frankly speaking, I am not sure whether I ________ this in the old days with that kind of equipment, which looks quite odd and ridiculous.
A．should have done B．need have done
C．would have done D．must have done
30．As is often the case, there are always some obstacles in the way，something ________ before we realize the real goal of education.
A．to be got through B．got through
C．getting through D．having been got through
31．When you are absorbed in a book or simply trying to rest, it seems that the phone ______ continuously, destroying your momentary peace.
A．rings B．has been ringing C．rang D．is ringing
32．If she ________ generous as she makes out she would have donated more money in the catastrophe.
A．had been B．were C．would be D．was
33．Recently, a programmer criticized the “996” work schedule ______ employees work from 9 am to 9 pm, 6 days a week, with the prospect of ending up in an intensive care unit.
A．where B．when C．which D．whose
34．－What about inviting Tracy to host the party?
－Good idea! She is very quick in mind. Oh, _______, here she comes.
A．don’t pull my leg B．a little bird told me
C．speak of the devil D．it’s a piece of cake
35．－You’ve been coughing so badly recently. Give up smoking, please.
－_______. I think I am addicted to it.
A．It can’t be helped B．Good idea
C．So far, so good D．Far from it
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My eight-year-old son’s soccer team in Washington DC was put together several years ago. The team has won 36 one game in the last three seasons. Yet, despite the endless 37 , soccer is my son’s favorite activity. He plays soccer at every 38 , even at break time and at the aftercare(病后护理), and although he doesn’t play as well as the best players in his school, this hasn’t 39 him in the least.
This has been repeated often, but I 40 it first-hand: soccer is about friendship as much as it is about learning to control the ball and make successful 41 . Watching the children, I see that winning is a distant 42 goal for them. What they enjoy is each other’s presence and the fact that they’re in this game 43 .
Actually, I went through a phase of giving my son suggestions such as: Why aren’t you more 44 once you have the ball? He 45 my sudden torrent(滔滔不绝) of guidance. “Mom, I play midfield or defense, not forward. And 46 , soccer isn’t about being aggressive. It’s about 47 .” After hearing that, I paused and 48 . How strange it is that I, who never played any sport for a single day of my life, wanted my son to be a(n) 49 footballer!
Isn’t it extraordinary that kids don’t necessarily 50 their attempts to have impressive results? They love the activity for itself. Becoming an adult means a gradual 51 of that spirit. To stand out or 52 , people develop a spirit of competition. How often have I become 53 －professionally and personally－when things haven’t gone the way I wanted? I’ve 54 there’s much to learn from soccer-loving eight-year-olds: do your best, be passionate, enjoy yourself, and then, regardless of the 55 , move on.
36．A．likely B．only C．really D．nearly
37．A．losses B．noises C．chaos D．cautious
38．A．invitation B．time C．opportunity D．level
39．A．confused B．prejudiced C．threatened D．discouraged
40．A．predicted B．grasped C．practiced D．modified
41．A．presentations B．wishes C．passes D．summaries
42．A．secondary B．ambiguous C．specific D．changeable
43．A．otherwise B．therefore C．together D．already
44．A．considerate B．aggressive C．confident D．accustomed
45．A．stopped B．studied C．delayed D．released
46．A．on the case B．in that case C．in no case D．in any case
47．A．correction B．adaptation C．observation D．cooperation
48．A．reflected B．hesitated C．remembered D．imagined
49．A．interesting B．attacking C．unwilling D．touching
50．A．damage B．notice C．expect D．forget
51．A．recovery B．power C．burden D．death
52．A．interact B．innovate C．subscribe D．survive
53．A．addicted B．disappointed C．experienced D．complicated
54．A．realized B．ensured C．recalled D．insisted
55．A．formulas B．problems C．results D．Incomes
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题； 每小题2分, 满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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This adventure begins with a motorcoach ride along the Klondike Highway, paralleling the route used by the explorers during the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush. You’ll ascend to the 3,290-foot Klondike Summit, where you can photograph majestic mountains and waterfalls.
Your ride continues as you travel north to the famous Yukon Suspension Bridge. Feel the thrilling sensation of a swaying walkway 65 feet above the churning rapids of the Tutshi River. Finally walk through the museum-quality displays demonstrating the area’s unique history.
By now you’ve worked up an appetite, and the hearty salmon buffet at the Liarsville Trail Camp is sure to tame even the hungriest beast. Savor wild Alaskan salmon grilled over an open alder wood fire, a variety of salads, cornbread and dessert. After your meal, you may return or be dropped off in Skagway for shopping.
Guest Reviews (4)
Palp from Vancouver ★★★☆☆
Great one hour stop at the Suspension Bridge. The salmon bake in Liarsville was the best part! It was a buffet of UNLIMITED salmon that was being freshly cooked over an open fire. Overall good excursion, just a little too expensive for what it is.
Dragon from Los Angles ★★★★☆
Did this on May 1, 2019. Our guide, Glenn, was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable, keeping us entertained all the way by making jokes and explaining the history of the landmarks. There were only 12 people, so we all had window seats!! The views were GREAT! Took lots of pics.
Plutocrat from Edmonton ★★★★★
Enjoyed the drive, enjoyed the fees and enjoyed Liarsville, where the food was AMAZING. Can't believe how much we enjoyed walking across the suspension bridge.
Rod from Regina★★☆☆☆
“To the Summit” gives the impression you are going to the big summit. This was not the case. The summit in question was just a small hill. The views at the suspension bridge are ok but not incredible. The lunch at Liarsville was not bad, though, and that stop was best of the day.
56．Which of the following shows the correct touring order in the excursion ?
A．Skagway →Suspension Bridge → Klondike Gold Rush
B．Liarsville Trail Camp →Klondike Highway→Tutshi River
C．Klondike Summit →Suspension Bridge → Liarsville Trail Camp
D．Klondike Gold Rush →Liarsville Trail Camp → Suspension Bridge
57．After reading the four reviews, we learn that _______.
A．Palp thought the price for the excursion is reasonable
B．Dragon thought highly of his humorous and learned guide
C．Plutocrat was not content with the food in Liarsville
D．Rod felt the view around the suspension bridge was great
B
You know those nutrition guidelines the government issues every few years? It turns out that following them isn't just good for your health. It's good for the planet, too.
“What we found is that impacts vary across nations, but in the high-impact nations, in general, you can see that, if you follow a nationally recommended diet, despite the fact that these diets don't mention explicitly—or most of them don't explicitly mention—environmental impacts, that you are going to have lower environmental impacts due to that. So that's sort of fairly clear across all the high-income nations.” said Paul Behrens, an environmental scientist at Leiden University in the Netherlands.
The food we eat takes a big toll on the environment. A third of the ice-free land on Earth is used for agriculture, and according to some estimates, producing food accounts for roughly a fifth of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. Fertilizer runoff also leads to other problems, like the algae blooms in Lake Eerie and the Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
However, following dietary guidelines would reduce those impacts, especially in wealthy countries like the US. “Most of the reductions come from meat and dairy，” which have an outsized impact on land use and pollution, and are a major source of greenhouse gases.(That's partly due to cow farts. Seriously.) Following the suggestions would also mean eating fewer calories, since many people here eat more than they need.
Overall, in high-income countries, Behren's team estimates that following the rules could result in as much as a 17 percent reduction in land use, a 21 percent reduction in nutrient pollution, and a 25 percent drop in agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. Cutting down on how much food we waste—which is roughly a third in the US—could help even more. The results are in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Of course, people are notoriously bad at following diets. But: “These nationally recommended guidelines do actually have a knock-on effect on other areas of policy making. So if I'm developing a new healthy-eating-for-schools program then that's going to be based off a lot of detail that I get from the nationally recommended guidelines. So while it might not necessarily be the case that people follow directly … they actually are quite influential on the preparation of other advice.”
It seems that a smaller environmental footprint and a healthier lifestyle could go hand in hand.
58．Which of the following statement will Paul Behrens approve of ?
A．Following a nationally recommended diet can have similar impacts in different countries.
B．Following a nationally recommended diet can do good to our health.
C．Not all the countries have recommended diets in an explicit manner.
D．Some high-income nations don't mention the diet explicitly for its impacts can be ignored.
59．What do the underlined words “takes a big toll on” in paragraph 3 probably mean ?
A．shows signs of B．has a bad effect on
C．takes full advantage of D．makes up for
60．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?
A．Food production can lead to about 20 percent of human-caused greenhouse gas with only a third of the ice-free land used.
B．It is estimated that following dietary guidelines can lead to decrease in more land use than in nutrient pollution.
C．Paul Behrens' new program concerning healthy eating for schools is likely to be based on national nutrition guidelines.
D．Some wealthy countries tend to reduce meat and dairy though the other areas of policy making isn't effected much.
C
Researchers at the University of York in England published their findings on facial recognition that, on average, people can remember as many as 5,000 faces.
There have been many studies recently on facial recognition technology. But the authors of this study say theirs is the first time that scientists have been able to put a number to the abilities of humans to recognize faces. Rob Jenkins, leader of the research, said the researchers’ study centered on “the number of faces people actually know.” and were not able to discover whether there is a “limit on how many faces the brain can handle.”
Jenkins said the ability to tell individual people apart is “clearly important.” In today’s modern world of big cities, we meet and deal with thousands of people. The study suggests our facial recognition abilities help us to deal with the many different faces we see on the screens, as well as those we know. The results of the study give a baseline for comparing the “facial vocabulary” of humans with facial recognition software.
Today, facial recognition technology is used in many ways, including by law enforcement agencies to prevent crime and violence. Governments use it to keep secret areas secure and, in extreme cases, control populations. Some governments use the software to watch people and find out where they go and what they do. Even Facebook uses facial recognition. For example, when you name a friend, Facebook technology may recognize the person’s face from a different picture you had shared before.
For the human study, people spent one hour writing down as many faces from their personal lives as possible. At first, they found it easy to come up with many faces. But by the end of the hour, they found it harder to think of new ones. Their change in speed let the researchers estimate when they would have run out of faces completely. 1,000 to 10,000 faces remembered. People who took part in the study were also shown thousands of photographs of famous people. Researchers asked them which ones they recognized. To make sure they knew these people, researchers required them to recognize two different photos of each famous person. The results showed that the participants knew between 1,000 and 10,000 faces.
How do they explain such a wide range? Jenkins said one explanation may be that some people have a natural ability for remembering faces. “There are differences in how much attention people pay to faces and how well they process the information.” Also it could be because of different social environments. Some people may have grown up in more populated places. So, they may have had more social contact throughout their lives.
Researchers think age may be an interesting area for further research. “It would be interesting to see whether there is a peak age for the number of faces we know”, Jenkins said. He said it is possible that we gather more faces throughout our lifetime. But, he added, there also may be an age at which we start to find it harder to remember all of those faces.
61．What can we learn from the research ?
A．People can remember up to 5,000 faces averagely.
B．People can write down up to 10,000 faces quickly.
C．There is a limit to the number of faces a person can remember.
D．There is a peak age for the number of faces a person can remember.
62．The scientists carried out the research aiming to _______.
A．be the first to number the faces people can remember
B．help people recognize many different faces
C．improve people’s facial vocabulary
D．develop facial recognition software
63．Facial recognition technology is used by governments to _______.
A．predict and prevent crime B．track and monitor people
C．name a friend on Facebook D．control populations in secret areas
64．In Jenkins’ opinion, what may contribute to people’s different facial vocabulary ?
A．Growing conditions. B．Natural environment.
C．Personal experience. D．Information technology.
D
Sometimes just when we need the power of miracles to change our beliefs, they materialize in the places we’d least expect. They can come to us as a great change in our physical reality or as a simple coincidence in our lives. Sometimes they’re big and can’t be missed. Other times they’re so subtle that if we aren’t aware, we may miss them altogether. They can come from the lips of a stranger we suddenly and mysteriously meet at just the right instant. If we listen carefully, we’ll always hear the right words, at the right time, to dazzle (目眩) us into a realization of something that we may have failed to notice only moments before.
On a cold January afternoon in 1989, I was hiking up the trail that leads to the top of Egypt’s Mt. Horeb. I’d spent the day at St. Catherine’s Monastery and wanted to get to the peak by sunset to see the valley below. As I was winding up the narrow path, I’d occasionally see other hikers who were coming down from a day on the mountain. While they would generally pass with simply a nod or a greeting in another language, there was one man that day who did neither.
I saw him coming from the last switchback on the trail that led to the backside of the mountain. As he got closer, I could see that he was dressed differently from the other hikers I’d seen. Rather than the high-tech fabrics and styles that had been the norm, this man was wearing traditional Egyptian clothing. He wore a tattered, rust-colored galabia and obviously old and thick-soled sandals that were covered in dust. What made his appearance so odd, though, was that the man didn’t even appear to be Egyptian! He was a small-framed Asian man, had very little hair, and was wearing round, wire-rimmed glasses.
As we neared one another, I was the first to speak, “Hello,” I said, stopping on the trail for a moment to catch my breath. Not a sound came from the man as he walked closer. I thought that maybe he hadn’t heard me or the wind had carried my voice away from him in another direction. Suddenly he stopped directly in front of me on the high side of the trail, looked up from the ground, and spoke a single sentence to me in English, “Sometimes you don’t know what you have lost until you’ve lost it.” As I took in what I had just heard, he simply stepped around me and continued his going down the trail.
That moment in my life was a small miracle. The reason is less about what the man said and more about the timing and the context. The year was 1989, and the Cold War was drawing to a close. what the man on the trail couldn’t have known is that it was during my Egyptian pilgrimage (朝圣), and specifically during my hike to the top of Moses’s mountain, that I’d set the time aside to make decisions that would affect my career in the defense industry, my friends, my family, and, ultimately, my life.
I had to ask myself what the chances were of an Asian man dressed in an Egyptian galabia coming down from the top of this historic mountain just when I was walking up, stopping before me, and offering his wisdom, seemingly from out of nowhere. My answer to my own question was easy: the odds were slim to none! In a meet that lasted less than two minutes on a mountain halfway around the world from my home, a total stranger had brought clarity and the hint of a warning, regarding the huge changes that I would make within a matter of days. In my way of thinking, that’s a miracle.
I suspect that we all experience small miracles in our lives every day. Sometimes we have the wisdom and the courage to recognize them for what they are In the moments when we don’t, that’s okay as well. It seems that our miracles have a way of coming back to us again and again. And each time they do, they become a little less subtle, until we can’t possibly miss the message that they bring to our lives!
The key is that they’re everywhere and occur every day for different reasons, in response to the different needs that we may have in the moment. Our job may be less about questioning the extraordinary things that happen in our daily lives and more about accepting the gifts they bring.
65．Why did the author make a pilgrimage to Mt Horeb in Egypt ?
A．He was in search of a miracle in his life.
B．It was a holy place for a religious person to head for.
C．He intended to make arrangements for his life in the future.
D．He waited patiently in expectation of meeting a wise person.
66．What does the underlined part “my own question” refer to in paragraph 6 ?
A．For what reason did the man stop before me ?
B．Why did the Asian man go to the mountain ?
C．What change would I make within a matter of days ?
D．What was the probability that others told us the right words ?
67．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “subtle” in paragraph 7 ?
A．Apparent. B．Delicate.
C．Precise. D．Sufficient.
68．The author viewed the meet with the Asian man as a miracle in his life in that _______.
A．the Asian man’s appearance had a deciding effect on his future life
B．his words were in perfect response to the need he had at that moment
C．what the Asian man said was abundant in the philosophy of life
D．the Asian man impressed on him the worth of what he had possessed
69．What might be the best title for the passage ?
A．Can you recognize a miracle? B．Is a miracle significant to us?
C．When might a miracle occur? D．Why do we need a miracle?
70．After the encounter of the Asian man, what will the writer probably do immediately ?
A．Continue walking up to the top of the mountain.
B．Have a rest to refresh himself.
C．Try to have a heart-to-heart conversation with the Asian man.
D．Come down the mountain.
第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。
The urge to share our lives on social media
People have long used media to see reflections of themselves. Long before mobile phones or even photography, diaries were kept as a way to understand oneself and the world in which one lives. In the 18th and 19th centuries, as diaries became more popular, middle-class New Englanders, particularly white women, wrote about their everyday lives and the world around them.
These diaries were not a place into which they poured their innermost thoughts and desires, but rather a place to chronicle (记录) the social world around them. The diaries captured the everyday routines of mid-19th-century life, and women diarists in particular focused not on themselves but on their families and their communities.
Diaries today are, for the most part, private. But things were different for these New England diaries. Young women who were married would send their diaries home to their parents as a way of maintaining kin (血缘) relations. When family or friends came to visit, it was not uncommon to sit down and go through one’s journal together.
Diaries are not the only media that people have used to document lives and share them with others. We have long used media like photo albums, baby books and even slide shows as a means of creating traces (痕迹) of our lives. We do this to understand ourselves and to see trends in our behaviour. We create traces as part of our identity and part of our memory.
Sharing everyday life events can strengthen social connection and intimacy (亲密感). For example, you take a picture of your child’s first birthday. It is not only a developmental milestone: the photo also strengthen the identity of the family unit itself. The act of taking the photo and proudly sharing it further reaffirms (再次证实) one as a good and attentive parent. In other words, the media traces of others figure in our own identities.
Today’s social media platforms are, by and large, free to use, unlike historical diaries, which people had to buy. Today, advertising subsidises (补贴) our use of networked platforms. Therefore these platforms encourage use of their networks to build larger audiences and to better target them. Our pictures, our posts, and our likes are commodified—that is, they are used to create value through increasingly targeted advertising.
Instead of social media merely connecting us, it has become a craze (狂热) for information, continually trying to draw us in with the promise of social connectivity—it’s someone’s birthday, someone liked your picture, etc. There’s a multibillion-dollar industry pulling us into our smartphones, relying on a longstanding human need for communication.
The urge to be present on social media is much more complex than simply narcissism (自恋).
Social media of all kinds not only enable people to see their reflections, but to feel their connection as well.
Passage outline
Supporting details
Features of 71 media
? People kept 72 to understand themselves and the world they live in.
? Middle-class Englanders, especially white women diarists focused on their families and communities.
? It was common for young married women to 73 their diaries with family members or friends.
74 of media
? We have long used media to partly show 75 we are and what we have experienced in our lives.
? Sharing daily life events can make family members 76 to each other.
Present situation of media
? Today’s social media platforms can be used for 77.
? Private data about us are used as 78 through targeted advertising.
? Social media are trying to draw more people in by 79 to their need for communication.
Conclusion
People are greatly interested in the use of social media for narcissism and social 80.
第五部分: 书面表达（满分25分）
81．请阅读下面文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
A Chinese boy is reported to have spent about 2 million yuan in studying in New Zealand but failed to get any diploma. He even could not take care of himself and his grandmother had to feed him.
The man in the case is a so-called adult baby, because his deeds make him almost the same as a baby. He cannot take care of himself. He is unable to go to school, let alone finish studies. He even relies on his grandmother to feed him.
However, he burns money faster than any normal student. He spent about 2 million yuan in two years overseas, but could not finish even the preparatory courses. We do not mean to judge his choice, but someone who lacks the basic ability to survive has little chance of success in any modern society.
In a later interview, the mother of the boy was in tears and said she regretted not having taught her son well.She also told the story about how she “educated” her son: meeting all his demands, even the unreasonable ones. When he did not perform well in school, she simply spent money in sending him overseas; she would buy whatever he wanted. That was bad for her and bad for him.
【写作内容】
1. 以约30个单词概括文章大意；
2. 谈谈你如何看待“巨婴”现象，然后用2～3个理由或论据支撑你的看法。
【写作要求】
1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3. 不必写标题。
答案
【评分标准】内容完整、语言规范、语篇连贯、词数适当。
01．B 02．C 03．A 04．B 05．A 06．B 07．A 08．C 09．A 10．B
11．C 12．B 13．B 14．B 15．A 16．C 17．C 18．B 19．A 20．A
21．A 22．C 23．A 24．A 25．B 26．A 27．D 28．B 29．C 30．A
31．D 32．B 33．A 34．C 35．A
36．B 37．A 38．C 39．D 40．B 41．C 42．A 43．C 44．B 45．A
46．D 47．D 48．A 49．B 50．C 51．D 52．D 53．B 54．A 55．C
56．C 57．B 58．C 59．B 60．A 61．A 62．D 63．B 64．A 65．C
66．D 67．B 68．B 69．A 70．D
71．early/primitive 72．diaries 73．Share
74．Functions/Purposes/Benefits 75．who
76．close/closer 77．free/nothing 78．commodities 79．catering
80．connection/communication
81．Sample answer：
A Chinese boy consumed a large sum of money in two years overseas. What's worse, he couldn't live on himself and didn't get a diploma eventually.
The phenomenon sets me thinking. The boy depicted in the passage is not the single case, resulting from several factors. First and foremost, there exist some parents spoiling the young and giving whatever their children want, even though their demands are irrational occasionally. In the second place, some parents focus more on children's academic performances, ignoring the education of survival skills. Last but not least, some young people are self-centered and take it for granted that others serve them.
From where I stand, it's high time that we took some measures to cope with this problem. To begin with, parents should strike a balance between discipline and love, letting their children try something themselves. Additionally, the young should establish proper values and communicate more with others.
高三英语 2019．08．09
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A．The woman's paper. B．The weekend plan. C．Outdoor activities.
2．Where does this conversation probably take place?
A．At a bus stop. B．On the street. C．At an information desk
3．Which flight will the man take?
A．10: 45. B．12: 00. C．14: 50.
4．How much will the woman pay?
A．$15. B．$20. C．$25.
5．What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A．Teacher and student. B．Father and daughter. C．Classmates.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．What kind of movies does the woman probably prefer?
A．Horror movies. B．Musicals. C．Action films.
7．What will the man do right now?
A．Rent a movie. B．Report to the class. C．Participate in the party.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．Where does this conversation probably take place?
A．In the dormitory. B．At a rental agency. C．At the woman's house,
9．What do we know about Randall?
A．He stays up late. B．He is quite helpfuL C．He is very outgoing.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．How long has the man been in the hospital?
A．For 2 years. B．For 6 years. C．For 7 years.
11．What will the man serve as in Nigeria?
A．An organizer. B．A nurse. C．A doctor.
12．What can we learn from the conversation?
A．The woman is against the man’s decision.
B．The man got his new job this morning.
C．The man wants to marry Rosie.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．Why is the woman surprised？
A．The park is not crowded during school holidays.
B．The park is crowded all year round.
C．The park isn't for children.
14．What time of year is it？
A．Spring. B．Summer. C．Fall.
15．How does the man feel about his job?
A．He loves it. B．He is tired of it. C．He feels stressed.
16．Where will the man probably work in future？
A．At Disneyland. B．At a college. C．At a bank.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What will the man drink?
A．Tea. B．Milk. C．Coffee.
18．When did the man last see the woman?
A．About a month ago. B．About two months ago. C．About three months ago.
19．Where are the speakers?
A．At a barber’s. B．At a cafe. C．At the woman’s house.
20．What will the woman do for the man next?
A．Wash his hair. B．Fetch his drink. C．Clean his collar.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21．－The online shopkeeper has made an apology for his rude behavior.
－OK. If you’re still not satisfied, you can _______ compensation.
A．claim B．afford C．sacrifice D．dismiss
22．－What if the rainstorm continues?
－Come on guys! We have to meet the _______ whatever the weather.
A．standard B．demand C．deadline D．satisfaction
23．They _______ the business deal in less than an hour, after which they had a golf game.
A．wrapped up B．picked up C．called up D．took up
24．The popularity of government posts has dropped in recent years, though the civil service jobs are still favored by the Chinese as they offer a _______ stable career.
A．relatively B．regularly C．roughly D．rigidly
25．In many homes in the UK, the first person _______ has to make tea for the family.
A．waking up B．to wake up C．woke up D．woken up
26．After she became ill, I felt ______ with her—she was cheery while I felt gloomy.
A．out of tune B．out of breath C．out of curiosity D．out of mind
27．This car is important to our family. We would repair it at our expense _______ it break down within the first year.
A．could B．would C．might D．should
28．－You know, people have different opinions about the construction of the project.
－We welcome any comments from them, favorable or _______.
A．so B．otherwise C．else D．rather
29．Frankly speaking, I am not sure whether I ________ this in the old days with that kind of equipment, which looks quite odd and ridiculous.
A．should have done B．need have done
C．would have done D．must have done
30．As is often the case, there are always some obstacles in the way，something ________ before we realize the real goal of education.
A．to be got through B．got through
C．getting through D．having been got through
31．When you are absorbed in a book or simply trying to rest, it seems that the phone ______ continuously, destroying your momentary peace.
A．rings B．has been ringing C．rang D．is ringing
32．If she ________ generous as she makes out she would have donated more money in the catastrophe.
A．had been B．were C．would be D．was
33．Recently, a programmer criticized the “996” work schedule ______ employees work from 9 am to 9 pm, 6 days a week, with the prospect of ending up in an intensive care unit.
A．where B．when C．which D．whose
34．－What about inviting Tracy to host the party?
－Good idea! She is very quick in mind. Oh, _______, here she comes.
A．don’t pull my leg B．a little bird told me
C．speak of the devil D．it’s a piece of cake
35．－You’ve been coughing so badly recently. Give up smoking, please.
－_______. I think I am addicted to it.
A．It can’t be helped B．Good idea
C．So far, so good D．Far from it
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My eight-year-old son’s soccer team in Washington DC was put together several years ago. The team has won 36 one game in the last three seasons. Yet, despite the endless 37 , soccer is my son’s favorite activity. He plays soccer at every 38 , even at break time and at the aftercare(病后护理), and although he doesn’t play as well as the best players in his school, this hasn’t 39 him in the least.
This has been repeated often, but I 40 it first-hand: soccer is about friendship as much as it is about learning to control the ball and make successful 41 . Watching the children, I see that winning is a distant 42 goal for them. What they enjoy is each other’s presence and the fact that they’re in this game 43 .
Actually, I went through a phase of giving my son suggestions such as: Why aren’t you more 44 once you have the ball? He 45 my sudden torrent(滔滔不绝) of guidance. “Mom, I play midfield or defense, not forward. And 46 , soccer isn’t about being aggressive. It’s about 47 .” After hearing that, I paused and 48 . How strange it is that I, who never played any sport for a single day of my life, wanted my son to be a(n) 49 footballer!
Isn’t it extraordinary that kids don’t necessarily 50 their attempts to have impressive results? They love the activity for itself. Becoming an adult means a gradual 51 of that spirit. To stand out or 52 , people develop a spirit of competition. How often have I become 53 －professionally and personally－when things haven’t gone the way I wanted? I’ve 54 there’s much to learn from soccer-loving eight-year-olds: do your best, be passionate, enjoy yourself, and then, regardless of the 55 , move on.
36．A．likely B．only C．really D．nearly
37．A．losses B．noises C．chaos D．cautious
38．A．invitation B．time C．opportunity D．level
39．A．confused B．prejudiced C．threatened D．discouraged
40．A．predicted B．grasped C．practiced D．modified
41．A．presentations B．wishes C．passes D．summaries
42．A．secondary B．ambiguous C．specific D．changeable
43．A．otherwise B．therefore C．together D．already
44．A．considerate B．aggressive C．confident D．accustomed
45．A．stopped B．studied C．delayed D．released
46．A．on the case B．in that case C．in no case D．in any case
47．A．correction B．adaptation C．observation D．cooperation
48．A．reflected B．hesitated C．remembered D．imagined
49．A．interesting B．attacking C．unwilling D．touching
50．A．damage B．notice C．expect D．forget
51．A．recovery B．power C．burden D．death
52．A．interact B．innovate C．subscribe D．survive
53．A．addicted B．disappointed C．experienced D．complicated
54．A．realized B．ensured C．recalled D．insisted
55．A．formulas B．problems C．results D．Incomes
第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题； 每小题2分, 满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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This adventure begins with a motorcoach ride along the Klondike Highway, paralleling the route used by the explorers during the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush. You’ll ascend to the 3,290-foot Klondike Summit, where you can photograph majestic mountains and waterfalls.
Your ride continues as you travel north to the famous Yukon Suspension Bridge. Feel the thrilling sensation of a swaying walkway 65 feet above the churning rapids of the Tutshi River. Finally walk through the museum-quality displays demonstrating the area’s unique history.
By now you’ve worked up an appetite, and the hearty salmon buffet at the Liarsville Trail Camp is sure to tame even the hungriest beast. Savor wild Alaskan salmon grilled over an open alder wood fire, a variety of salads, cornbread and dessert. After your meal, you may return or be dropped off in Skagway for shopping.
Guest Reviews (4)
Palp from Vancouver ★★★☆☆
Great one hour stop at the Suspension Bridge. The salmon bake in Liarsville was the best part! It was a buffet of UNLIMITED salmon that was being freshly cooked over an open fire. Overall good excursion, just a little too expensive for what it is.
Dragon from Los Angles ★★★★☆
Did this on May 1, 2019. Our guide, Glenn, was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable, keeping us entertained all the way by making jokes and explaining the history of the landmarks. There were only 12 people, so we all had window seats!! The views were GREAT! Took lots of pics.
Plutocrat from Edmonton ★★★★★
Enjoyed the drive, enjoyed the fees and enjoyed Liarsville, where the food was AMAZING. Can't believe how much we enjoyed walking across the suspension bridge.
Rod from Regina★★☆☆☆
“To the Summit” gives the impression you are going to the big summit. This was not the case. The summit in question was just a small hill. The views at the suspension bridge are ok but not incredible. The lunch at Liarsville was not bad, though, and that stop was best of the day.
56．Which of the following shows the correct touring order in the excursion ?
A．Skagway →Suspension Bridge → Klondike Gold Rush
B．Liarsville Trail Camp →Klondike Highway→Tutshi River
C．Klondike Summit →Suspension Bridge → Liarsville Trail Camp
D．Klondike Gold Rush →Liarsville Trail Camp → Suspension Bridge
57．After reading the four reviews, we learn that _______.
A．Palp thought the price for the excursion is reasonable
B．Dragon thought highly of his humorous and learned guide
C．Plutocrat was not content with the food in Liarsville
D．Rod felt the view around the suspension bridge was great
B
You know those nutrition guidelines the government issues every few years? It turns out that following them isn't just good for your health. It's good for the planet, too.
“What we found is that impacts vary across nations, but in the high-impact nations, in general, you can see that, if you follow a nationally recommended diet, despite the fact that these diets don't mention explicitly—or most of them don't explicitly mention—environmental impacts, that you are going to have lower environmental impacts due to that. So that's sort of fairly clear across all the high-income nations.” said Paul Behrens, an environmental scientist at Leiden University in the Netherlands.
The food we eat takes a big toll on the environment. A third of the ice-free land on Earth is used for agriculture, and according to some estimates, producing food accounts for roughly a fifth of all human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. Fertilizer runoff also leads to other problems, like the algae blooms in Lake Eerie and the Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
However, following dietary guidelines would reduce those impacts, especially in wealthy countries like the US. “Most of the reductions come from meat and dairy，” which have an outsized impact on land use and pollution, and are a major source of greenhouse gases.(That's partly due to cow farts. Seriously.) Following the suggestions would also mean eating fewer calories, since many people here eat more than they need.
Overall, in high-income countries, Behren's team estimates that following the rules could result in as much as a 17 percent reduction in land use, a 21 percent reduction in nutrient pollution, and a 25 percent drop in agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. Cutting down on how much food we waste—which is roughly a third in the US—could help even more. The results are in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Of course, people are notoriously bad at following diets. But: “These nationally recommended guidelines do actually have a knock-on effect on other areas of policy making. So if I'm developing a new healthy-eating-for-schools program then that's going to be based off a lot of detail that I get from the nationally recommended guidelines. So while it might not necessarily be the case that people follow directly … they actually are quite influential on the preparation of other advice.”
It seems that a smaller environmental footprint and a healthier lifestyle could go hand in hand.
58．Which of the following statement will Paul Behrens approve of ?
A．Following a nationally recommended diet can have similar impacts in different countries.
B．Following a nationally recommended diet can do good to our health.
C．Not all the countries have recommended diets in an explicit manner.
D．Some high-income nations don't mention the diet explicitly for its impacts can be ignored.
59．What do the underlined words “takes a big toll on” in paragraph 3 probably mean ?
A．shows signs of B．has a bad effect on
C．takes full advantage of D．makes up for
60．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage ?
A．Food production can lead to about 20 percent of human-caused greenhouse gas with only a third of the ice-free land used.
B．It is estimated that following dietary guidelines can lead to decrease in more land use than in nutrient pollution.
C．Paul Behrens' new program concerning healthy eating for schools is likely to be based on national nutrition guidelines.
D．Some wealthy countries tend to reduce meat and dairy though the other areas of policy making isn't effected much.
C
Researchers at the University of York in England published their findings on facial recognition that, on average, people can remember as many as 5,000 faces.
There have been many studies recently on facial recognition technology. But the authors of this study say theirs is the first time that scientists have been able to put a number to the abilities of humans to recognize faces. Rob Jenkins, leader of the research, said the researchers’ study centered on “the number of faces people actually know.” and were not able to discover whether there is a “limit on how many faces the brain can handle.”
Jenkins said the ability to tell individual people apart is “clearly important.” In today’s modern world of big cities, we meet and deal with thousands of people. The study suggests our facial recognition abilities help us to deal with the many different faces we see on the screens, as well as those we know. The results of the study give a baseline for comparing the “facial vocabulary” of humans with facial recognition software.
Today, facial recognition technology is used in many ways, including by law enforcement agencies to prevent crime and violence. Governments use it to keep secret areas secure and, in extreme cases, control populations. Some governments use the software to watch people and find out where they go and what they do. Even Facebook uses facial recognition. For example, when you name a friend, Facebook technology may recognize the person’s face from a different picture you had shared before.
For the human study, people spent one hour writing down as many faces from their personal lives as possible. At first, they found it easy to come up with many faces. But by the end of the hour, they found it harder to think of new ones. Their change in speed let the researchers estimate when they would have run out of faces completely. 1,000 to 10,000 faces remembered. People who took part in the study were also shown thousands of photographs of famous people. Researchers asked them which ones they recognized. To make sure they knew these people, researchers required them to recognize two different photos of each famous person. The results showed that the participants knew between 1,000 and 10,000 faces.
How do they explain such a wide range? Jenkins said one explanation may be that some people have a natural ability for remembering faces. “There are differences in how much attention people pay to faces and how well they process the information.” Also it could be because of different social environments. Some people may have grown up in more populated places. So, they may have had more social contact throughout their lives.
Researchers think age may be an interesting area for further research. “It would be interesting to see whether there is a peak age for the number of faces we know”, Jenkins said. He said it is possible that we gather more faces throughout our lifetime. But, he added, there also may be an age at which we start to find it harder to remember all of those faces.
61．What can we learn from the research ?
A．People can remember up to 5,000 faces averagely.
B．People can write down up to 10,000 faces quickly.
C．There is a limit to the number of faces a person can remember.
D．There is a peak age for the number of faces a person can remember.
62．The scientists carried out the research aiming to _______.
A．be the first to number the faces people can remember
B．help people recognize many different faces
C．improve people’s facial vocabulary
D．develop facial recognition software
63．Facial recognition technology is used by governments to _______.
A．predict and prevent crime B．track and monitor people
C．name a friend on Facebook D．control populations in secret areas
64．In Jenkins’ opinion, what may contribute to people’s different facial vocabulary ?
A．Growing conditions. B．Natural environment.
C．Personal experience. D．Information technology.
D
Sometimes just when we need the power of miracles to change our beliefs, they materialize in the places we’d least expect. They can come to us as a great change in our physical reality or as a simple coincidence in our lives. Sometimes they’re big and can’t be missed. Other times they’re so subtle that if we aren’t aware, we may miss them altogether. They can come from the lips of a stranger we suddenly and mysteriously meet at just the right instant. If we listen carefully, we’ll always hear the right words, at the right time, to dazzle (目眩) us into a realization of something that we may have failed to notice only moments before.
On a cold January afternoon in 1989, I was hiking up the trail that leads to the top of Egypt’s Mt. Horeb. I’d spent the day at St. Catherine’s Monastery and wanted to get to the peak by sunset to see the valley below. As I was winding up the narrow path, I’d occasionally see other hikers who were coming down from a day on the mountain. While they would generally pass with simply a nod or a greeting in another language, there was one man that day who did neither.
I saw him coming from the last switchback on the trail that led to the backside of the mountain. As he got closer, I could see that he was dressed differently from the other hikers I’d seen. Rather than the high-tech fabrics and styles that had been the norm, this man was wearing traditional Egyptian clothing. He wore a tattered, rust-colored galabia and obviously old and thick-soled sandals that were covered in dust. What made his appearance so odd, though, was that the man didn’t even appear to be Egyptian! He was a small-framed Asian man, had very little hair, and was wearing round, wire-rimmed glasses.
As we neared one another, I was the first to speak, “Hello,” I said, stopping on the trail for a moment to catch my breath. Not a sound came from the man as he walked closer. I thought that maybe he hadn’t heard me or the wind had carried my voice away from him in another direction. Suddenly he stopped directly in front of me on the high side of the trail, looked up from the ground, and spoke a single sentence to me in English, “Sometimes you don’t know what you have lost until you’ve lost it.” As I took in what I had just heard, he simply stepped around me and continued his going down the trail.
That moment in my life was a small miracle. The reason is less about what the man said and more about the timing and the context. The year was 1989, and the Cold War was drawing to a close. what the man on the trail couldn’t have known is that it was during my Egyptian pilgrimage (朝圣), and specifically during my hike to the top of Moses’s mountain, that I’d set the time aside to make decisions that would affect my career in the defense industry, my friends, my family, and, ultimately, my life.
I had to ask myself what the chances were of an Asian man dressed in an Egyptian galabia coming down from the top of this historic mountain just when I was walking up, stopping before me, and offering his wisdom, seemingly from out of nowhere. My answer to my own question was easy: the odds were slim to none! In a meet that lasted less than two minutes on a mountain halfway around the world from my home, a total stranger had brought clarity and the hint of a warning, regarding the huge changes that I would make within a matter of days. In my way of thinking, that’s a miracle.
I suspect that we all experience small miracles in our lives every day. Sometimes we have the wisdom and the courage to recognize them for what they are In the moments when we don’t, that’s okay as well. It seems that our miracles have a way of coming back to us again and again. And each time they do, they become a little less subtle, until we can’t possibly miss the message that they bring to our lives!
The key is that they’re everywhere and occur every day for different reasons, in response to the different needs that we may have in the moment. Our job may be less about questioning the extraordinary things that happen in our daily lives and more about accepting the gifts they bring.
65．Why did the author make a pilgrimage to Mt Horeb in Egypt ?
A．He was in search of a miracle in his life.
B．It was a holy place for a religious person to head for.
C．He intended to make arrangements for his life in the future.
D．He waited patiently in expectation of meeting a wise person.
66．What does the underlined part “my own question” refer to in paragraph 6 ?
A．For what reason did the man stop before me ?
B．Why did the Asian man go to the mountain ?
C．What change would I make within a matter of days ?
D．What was the probability that others told us the right words ?
67．Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “subtle” in paragraph 7 ?
A．Apparent. B．Delicate.
C．Precise. D．Sufficient.
68．The author viewed the meet with the Asian man as a miracle in his life in that _______.
A．the Asian man’s appearance had a deciding effect on his future life
B．his words were in perfect response to the need he had at that moment
C．what the Asian man said was abundant in the philosophy of life
D．the Asian man impressed on him the worth of what he had possessed
69．What might be the best title for the passage ?
A．Can you recognize a miracle? B．Is a miracle significant to us?
C．When might a miracle occur? D．Why do we need a miracle?
70．After the encounter of the Asian man, what will the writer probably do immediately ?
A．Continue walking up to the top of the mountain.
B．Have a rest to refresh himself.
C．Try to have a heart-to-heart conversation with the Asian man.
D．Come down the mountain.
第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。
The urge to share our lives on social media
People have long used media to see reflections of themselves. Long before mobile phones or even photography, diaries were kept as a way to understand oneself and the world in which one lives. In the 18th and 19th centuries, as diaries became more popular, middle-class New Englanders, particularly white women, wrote about their everyday lives and the world around them.
These diaries were not a place into which they poured their innermost thoughts and desires, but rather a place to chronicle (记录) the social world around them. The diaries captured the everyday routines of mid-19th-century life, and women diarists in particular focused not on themselves but on their families and their communities.
Diaries today are, for the most part, private. But things were different for these New England diaries. Young women who were married would send their diaries home to their parents as a way of maintaining kin (血缘) relations. When family or friends came to visit, it was not uncommon to sit down and go through one’s journal together.
Diaries are not the only media that people have used to document lives and share them with others. We have long used media like photo albums, baby books and even slide shows as a means of creating traces (痕迹) of our lives. We do this to understand ourselves and to see trends in our behaviour. We create traces as part of our identity and part of our memory.
Sharing everyday life events can strengthen social connection and intimacy (亲密感). For example, you take a picture of your child’s first birthday. It is not only a developmental milestone: the photo also strengthen the identity of the family unit itself. The act of taking the photo and proudly sharing it further reaffirms (再次证实) one as a good and attentive parent. In other words, the media traces of others figure in our own identities.
Today’s social media platforms are, by and large, free to use, unlike historical diaries, which people had to buy. Today, advertising subsidises (补贴) our use of networked platforms. Therefore these platforms encourage use of their networks to build larger audiences and to better target them. Our pictures, our posts, and our likes are commodified—that is, they are used to create value through increasingly targeted advertising.
Instead of social media merely connecting us, it has become a craze (狂热) for information, continually trying to draw us in with the promise of social connectivity—it’s someone’s birthday, someone liked your picture, etc. There’s a multibillion-dollar industry pulling us into our smartphones, relying on a longstanding human need for communication.
The urge to be present on social media is much more complex than simply narcissism (自恋).
Social media of all kinds not only enable people to see their reflections, but to feel their connection as well.
Passage outline
Supporting details
Features of 71 media
? People kept 72 to understand themselves and the world they live in.
? Middle-class Englanders, especially white women diarists focused on their families and communities.
? It was common for young married women to 73 their diaries with family members or friends.
74 of media
? We have long used media to partly show 75 we are and what we have experienced in our lives.
? Sharing daily life events can make family members 76 to each other.
Present situation of media
? Today’s social media platforms can be used for 77.
? Private data about us are used as 78 through targeted advertising.
? Social media are trying to draw more people in by 79 to their need for communication.
Conclusion
People are greatly interested in the use of social media for narcissism and social 80.
第五部分: 书面表达（满分25分）
81．请阅读下面文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
A Chinese boy is reported to have spent about 2 million yuan in studying in New Zealand but failed to get any diploma. He even could not take care of himself and his grandmother had to feed him.
The man in the case is a so-called adult baby, because his deeds make him almost the same as a baby. He cannot take care of himself. He is unable to go to school, let alone finish studies. He even relies on his grandmother to feed him.
However, he burns money faster than any normal student. He spent about 2 million yuan in two years overseas, but could not finish even the preparatory courses. We do not mean to judge his choice, but someone who lacks the basic ability to survive has little chance of success in any modern society.
In a later interview, the mother of the boy was in tears and said she regretted not having taught her son well.She also told the story about how she “educated” her son: meeting all his demands, even the unreasonable ones. When he did not perform well in school, she simply spent money in sending him overseas; she would buy whatever he wanted. That was bad for her and bad for him.
【写作内容】
1. 以约30个单词概括文章大意；
2. 谈谈你如何看待“巨婴”现象，然后用2～3个理由或论据支撑你的看法。
【写作要求】
1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句；
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称；
3. 不必写标题。
答案
【评分标准】内容完整、语言规范、语篇连贯、词数适当。
01．B 02．C 03．A 04．B 05．A 06．B 07．A 08．C 09．A 10．B
11．C 12．B 13．B 14．B 15．A 16．C 17．C 18．B 19．A 20．A
21．A 22．C 23．A 24．A 25．B 26．A 27．D 28．B 29．C 30．A
31．D 32．B 33．A 34．C 35．A
36．B 37．A 38．C 39．D 40．B 41．C 42．A 43．C 44．B 45．A
46．D 47．D 48．A 49．B 50．C 51．D 52．D 53．B 54．A 55．C
56．C 57．B 58．C 59．B 60．A 61．A 62．D 63．B 64．A 65．C
66．D 67．B 68．B 69．A 70．D
71．early/primitive 72．diaries 73．Share
74．Functions/Purposes/Benefits 75．who
76．close/closer 77．free/nothing 78．commodities 79．catering
80．connection/communication
81．Sample answer：
A Chinese boy consumed a large sum of money in two years overseas. What's worse, he couldn't live on himself and didn't get a diploma eventually.
The phenomenon sets me thinking. The boy depicted in the passage is not the single case, resulting from several factors. First and foremost, there exist some parents spoiling the young and giving whatever their children want, even though their demands are irrational occasionally. In the second place, some parents focus more on children's academic performances, ignoring the education of survival skills. Last but not least, some young people are self-centered and take it for granted that others serve them.
From where I stand, it's high time that we took some measures to cope with this problem. To begin with, parents should strike a balance between discipline and love, letting their children try something themselves. Additionally, the young should establish proper values and communicate more with others.
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