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2024年1月上海市春季高考英语仿真模拟试卷02
I.Listening Comprehension （第1-10题, 每题1分；第11-20题，每题1.5分；共25分）
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. Impatient. B. Confused. C. Sincere. D. Comfortable.
2. A. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel. C. In a café. D. In a snack bar.
3. A. American literature. B. Elementary education. C. Children’s literature. D. Art history.
4. A. She will continue her work on vacation. B. Papers piled while she was on vacation.
C. She has too much work to do. D. She has made her vacation plans.
5. A. The man can only make a local call. B. The man can’t use her telephone.
C. The man can call any person in the world. D. The man can be her guest at any time.
6. A. Because the working hours were not suitable. B. Because the job was quite difficult.
C. Because he had to do a lot of travelling. D. Because the job was not well paid.
7. A. Finish checking his reference. B. Complete the research.
C. Put the material in order. D. Finish typing the paper.
8. A. He’ll ask Steve to go to the beach with them. B. He wants to make sure the weather is clear.
C. He doesn’t know if they can have a room. D. He isn’t sure whether there’ll be space for Steve.
9. A. Go on a trip. B. Take a long sail. C. Run a restaurant. D. Prepare a meal.
10.A. She only read the contents of the book. B. She didn’t omit a single detail.
C. She scanned the whole book. D. She read only some chapters of the book.
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 short passages and the longer conversation. The short passages and the longer 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. The location. B. The scenery. C. The seafood. D. The culture.
12. A. Attract whales to the closer shore. B. Tell people where to see whales.
C. Warn people to stay away from shore. D. Go around to gather enough visitors.
13. A. It is held every other year in summer.
B. It helps Whale Crier to show his talents.
C. It guarantees everyone to find something to enjoy.
D. It is one of the best eco-arts festivals in South Africa.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Weak bones. B. Loose teeth. C. Skin problems. D. Heart diseases.
15. A. Having food rich in vitamin.
B. Walking midday in the sun with no suncream.
C. Taking vitamin D pills every day.
D. Wearing darker coloured clothes and sunhats.
16. A. To analyze the common causes of lack of vitamin D.
B. To encourage people to be exposed to the sun for vitamin D.
C. To emphasize the importance of vitamin D in one’s health.
D. To introduce some different ways to gain vitamin D.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following passage.
17. A. She wants to find a topic for her research. B. She tries to help the man with his paper.
C. She hopes to learn how to write a paper. D. She plans to work on a similar topic.
18. A. In 1813. B. In 1826. C. In 1839. D. In 1856.
19. A. They are mainly grown for the domestic market.
B. They were the first plant to be planted in England.
C. They were introduced to China from Australia.
D. They are kept warm in large plastic houses.
20. A. Growth of domestic economy in Australia. B. Export and import of bananas in Australia.
C. History of banana cultivation in Australia. D. Role of agriculture in Australian economy.
II.Grammar and Vocabulary （每题1分；共20分）
Section A
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.
We Must Act Now to Protect Our Threatened Oceans
Last week, climate strikers young and old came out in force to call upon the government to act with greater urgency in tackling the global climate emergency.
They 21 very well feel a need to step up their demands upon hearing the awful findings of the special report on the ocean and cryosphere v(低温层) in a changing climate, released on Wednesday by the International Panel on Climate Change. The report highlighted the intimate connections which exist between our climate, our oceans and our very existence. It presented irrefutable scientific evidence 22 our warming climate is placing marine and frozen areas of our planet in grave danger, with some changes happening at a much larger scale and faster rate than previously 23 (predict).
Urgent action is needed 24 we are to keep our planet—and our oceans—safe and habitable. This requires 25 (ambitious) targets to reduce our carbon emissions and to shift our energy system away from polluting fossil fuels towards 100% renewable energies.
Change is also needed in international cooperation around 26 our oceans are protected.
It is hoped that early next year UN member states 27 (sign) a strong global ocean treaty that could pave the way for the creation of marine sanctuaries(禁猎区), 28 (place) at least 30% of oceans off limits to human activities such as commercial fishing and oil and gas exploration. This is a crucial step towards building the resilience of marine ecosystems and securing a sustainable future for those 29 livelihoods depend on our oceans.
The government has been a vocal champion for ocean conservation. Now is the time for Britain 30 (turn) political will into decisive action by leading the way with the forging of a new global ocean treaty. The prime minister’s direct involvement could make the difference between a watered- down agreement or a powerful one.
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A．addressing B．adoption C． attend D．budgeting E. cautionsF. correspond G. extended H. hesitancy I. packages J. regardless K. rigid
Top work-life balance benefits for 2023
“Flexibility is the gold standard of work-life balance benefits,” says Jonathan Pas, health care leader at consulting firm Mercer.
It’s no surprise then that two years after the pandemic forced most office workers to perform their jobs remotely. 78% of employers say they’ll allow employees to continue doing so regularly in 2023, according to a Mercer survey. But there’s still some 31 : only 9% say they will allow employees to work remotely daily.
32 , flexibility around when employees work is just as important as where. In the survey, 66% of employers said they would offer flexible work schedules over the course of a typical work day, such as specific times during the week to 33 to personal matters and four-day work weeks. Employees no longer want to organize their personal life around a(n) 34 work schedule but instead want the two interwoven, so they can decide what to prioritize and when.
Pas 35 against making hollow promises about a company’s commitment to work-life balance. “If employees feel a disconnection between programs that are rolled out and what senior leaders really expect, credibility is questioned, and the goodwill created through the program is denied.” He cites paid time off to volunteer, which almost half (45%) of companies say they will add to their benefits 36 next year.
Other benefits requiring a broader organizational buy-in are sabbaticals(公休假) and unlimited vacation days. Both benefits encourage employees to pursue interests outside of work with 37 periods off. Still, if they feel a dishonour associated with taking advantage of them, they’ll be hesitant to do so. The relatively low 38 rates for 2023, though—only 12% for sabbaticals and 15% for unlimited vacation—indicate that employers are still against paying employees not to work.
Instead, they prefer to find new ways to give employees more money, with the rise of employer-funded lifestyle accounts, which are often reserved for big-ticket items that might otherwise require some 39 . Nevertheless, only 12% of employers said they would add lifestyle accounts in 2023, and 70% said they are considering them, which could indicate a trend on the horizon.
But perhaps the most telling statistic about the importance of 40 work-life balance is the number of companies that said they don’t plan to offer any additional benefits to support work-life balance: a mere 5%.
III.Reading Comprehension (共45分。 41-45每题1分；56-70每题2分)
Section A
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 or phrase that best fits the context
For years, psychologists have known how to measure the intelligence of individuals, but only recently have they begun to investigate the issue of group intelligence. This notion stems from the observation that some groups seem to work 41 across tasks, even tasks that are not very similar. Early investigations suggest that group intelligence is not the___42___ of the intelligence of the individuals in it. So what is the secret to their success
Researchers at Google have tackled this question and they believe they finally 43 what makes some teams successful. In the Google study researchers collected thousands of data points on hundreds of groups and combed through them trying to find 44 . Are the members of effective groups friends outside of work Do groups whose members have similar personalities or backgrounds work together 45 Does gender make a difference They put forward many theories but found no patterns to support them. In fact, who was in the group apparently did not seem to make a difference; 46 , the difference between more and less effective groups seemed to lie in the 47 among the members.
Among the findings, the most significant is that, in effective groups, members spoke for a roughly equal amount of time — not at every meeting or interaction, but across the course of a 48 . A second finding was that members displayed empathy, an understanding of how it might feel to walk in someone else’s shoes.
There were additional findings that support these general ones. 49 , in effective groups, members face one another directly when they speak, and they use energetic and enthusiastic gestures. They also communicate 50 with one another, not just through the leader or manager of the group. In fact, the study found that side conversations between individual members during meetings, far from being a 51 , actually increased the group’s productivity. All the findings 52 the importance of having face-to-face meetings instead of phone calls, teleconferences, or email communications. The positive behaviors uncovered in the study occur primarily or exclusively in face-to-face interaction.
One might 53 that most of these findings are extremely obvious, and needless to say, good managers have probably always understood these principles. Our social and professional lives, however, are not always structured in ways that facilitate the kind of interaction that apparently 54 effective group performance. Understanding group 55 can help businesses and other organizations make the fundamental changes necessary to improve group performance.
41．A．poorly B．intensively C．fantastically D．dominantly
42．A．quality B．sum C．role D．trace
43．A．marvel at B．look into C．figure out D．delight in
44．A．behaviors B．fulfillment C．diagnosis D．patterns
45．A．best B．on average C．below average D．worst
46．A．furthermore B．instead C．consequently D．obviously
47．A．persuasion B．imitation C．interaction D．moderation
48．A．regulation B．project C．scale D．transition
49．A．For example B．On the contrary C．In other words D．In theory
50．A．roughly B．steadily C．neutrally D．directly
51．A．distraction B．isolation C．supervision D．exhaustion
52．A．overlook B．highlight C．dedicate D．categorize
53．A．advocate B．argue C．command D．regret
54．A．reverses B．stocks C．underlines D．captures
55．A．perspective B．performance C．persistence D．intelligence
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)
Noah reached for his guitar, remembering his father as he did so, thinking how much he missed him. He strummed once, adjusted the tension on two strings, then strummed again. This time it sounded about right, and he began to play.
Soft music, quiet music. He hummed for a little while at first, then began to sing as night came down around him. He played and sang until the sun was gone and the sky black. It was a little after seven when he quit, and he settled back into his chair and began to rock. By habit, he looked upward and saw Orion and the Big Dipper, Gemini and the Pole Star, twinkling in the autumn sky. He started to run the numbers in his head, then stopped. He knew he’d spent almost his entire savings on the house and would have to find a job again soon, but he pushed the thought away and decided to enjoy the remaining months of restoration without worrying about it. Besides, thinking about money usually bored him. Early on, he’d learned to enjoy simple things, things that couldn’t be bought, and he had a hard time understanding people who felt otherwise. It was another trait he got from his father.
Clem, his hound dog, came up to him then and nuzzled his hand before lying down at his feet. “Hey, girl, how’re you doing ” he asked as he patted her head, and she whined softly, her soft round eyes peering upward. A car accident had taken her leg, but she still moved well enough and kept him company on quiet nights like these. He was thirty-one now, not too old, but old enough to be lonely. He hadn’t dated since he’d been back here, hadn’t met anyone who remotely interested him. It was his own fault, he knew. There was something that kept a distance between him and any woman who started to get close, something he wasn’t sure he could change even if he tried. And sometimes in the moments right before sleep came, he wondered if he was destined to be alone forever.
The evening passed, staying warm, nice. Noah listened to the crickets and the rustling leaves, thinking that the sound of nature was more real and aroused more emotion than things like cars and planes. Natural things gave back more than they took, and their sounds always brought him back to the way man was supposed to be. “It’ll keep you from going crazy,” his father had told him the day he’d shipped out. “It’s God’s music and it’ll take you home.” He finished his tea, went inside, found a book, then turned on the porch light on his way back out. After sitting down again, he looked at the book. It was old, the cover was torn, and the pages were stained with mud and water.
It was Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman, and he had carried it with him throughout the war. It had even taken a bullet for him once. He rubbed the cover, dusting it off just a little. Then he let the book open randomly and read the words in front of him: This is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless. Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done. Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thou lovest best. Night, sleep, death and the stars. For some reason Whitman always reminded him of New Bern, and he was glad he’d come back. Though he’d been away from fourteen years, this was home and he knew a lot of people here, most of them from his youth. Like so many southern towns, the people who lived here never changed, they just grew a bit older.
56．The underlined sentence in paragraph two is the equivalent of “_________”.
A．he hated those who were unable to appreciate simple things in life
B．he didn’t see eye to eye with people who liked to save money
C．he had difficulty in figuring out how he got this trait from his father
D．he didn’t understand why people were so materialistic
57．Which of the following is NOT true according the passage
A．Noah often played the guitar and observed the stars.
B．Clem the dog showed great affection for her master.
C．Noah was destined to be alone since no woman seemed interested in him.
D．Noah planned to restore his house before landing himself a job.
58．Which of the following statements would Noah’s father most agree with
A．Patients suffering from mental disorder can be cured by nature.
B．The closer you are to nature, the closer you are to your true self.
C．Where there is God’s music, there is home.
D．A good book is a man’s beset company.
59．Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman _________.
A．had been a treasure but was now too damaged to read
B．recorded the lives of New Bern’s people who never changed over the years
C．was beyond Noah’s understanding so he randomly picked up some words to read
D．stirred a feeling of nostalgia in Noah
(B)
Eight steps to refocus your anxiety
Thinking of issues that seem unfixable can lead to an anxious paralysis, but there’s hope.
This is some of the advice I give to those in need of help.
Take a break from the news. Doomscrolling can be addictive and increase the tragic nature of events. In one study, researchers found that those who were immersed in the Boston Marathon bombing news for multiple hours a day in the week after the event experienced higher stress than individuals who were on the scene. I advise those who are feeling depressed by the headlines to read the news just once a day, turn off alerts on their phone and, if possible, check social media less often.
Take care of yourself. You have to be in good fighting shape to cope with the current problems. That means boosting your resilience (韧性) by taking care of your nervous system (sleep well, eat well, exercise wisely) and engaging in positive activities.
Focus on the present. Get in the habit of putting yourself in the here and now. Worrying about the future is not helpful.
Try a breathing exercise. Taking a few deep breaths — for instance, breathing in into the count of five and breathing out to the count of five — will help calm your sympathetic nervous system (the fight or flight response) and lower your anxiety. At the very least, breathing gives you something to do when your feel your heart rate pounding quickly.
Think about your victories. Remind yourself of what’s working well in your own life — whether it’s your job, friendships, or the array of houseplants you cultivated during the pandemic.
Be your own therapist. Ask yourself, what do I specifically feel hopeless about and why Being able to put into words what’s getting you down can help you feel less flooded by emotions and better able to process the information rationally(理性地).
Take action. Worrying doesn’t help one’s mental health, but taking action does. Look around your community. Maybe your local playground would benefit from a basketball court, or your church could sponsor a refugee family. When people engage in local issues, they have a renewed sense of optimism.
Join forces with a friend. Pick a cause. There are hundreds of nonprofits dedicated to addressing some of the most biggest challenges on the planet. Donate money to an inspiring organization or volunteer.
60．What’s the purpose of writing this passage
A．To encourage people to help those in need.
B．To help those in need of help relieve anxiety.
C．To urge people to take action to help themselves.
D．To cheer readers up and boost a feeling of optimism.
61．What does the underlined part of the sentence mean
A．“stopping moving and staying where you are”
B．“focusing on the present moment”
C．“placing yourself in a favorable environment”
D．“forgetting about the losses and gains”
62．Which of the following statements is in line with the author’s advice
A．Only check social media once a day.
B．Involve oneself in activities that boost one’s nervous system.
C．Think of the past victories.
D．Engage in local issues and make contributions.
(C)
As the concept of emotional intelligence (EI) has gone global, we’ve watched professionals fail as they try to improve their emotional intelligence because they either don’t know where to focus their efforts or they haven’t understood how to improve these skills on a practical level. In our work consulting with companies and coaching leaders, we have found that if you’re looking to develop particular EI strengths, it helps to consider areas for improvement others have identified along with the goals you want to achieve and then to actively build habits in those areas rather than simply relying on understanding them conceptually.
The first step is to get a sense of how your self-perception (how you see yourself) differs from your reputation (how others see you). This is especially true for the development of EI because we can be blind to how we express and read the emotional components of our interactions. For example, most of us think that we’re good listeners, but very often that’s really not the case. Without this external reality check, it will be difficult for you to identify the ways that your actions affect your performance. Getting teed back from others can also provide proof of the necessity of shifting our behavior and motivation to do so.
To give you the best sense of where the differences lie between your self-perception and reputation, you should use a 360-degree feedback assessment that takes into account the multiple aspects of EI. The key is to find one to give you feedback, which is focused on development and not on performance assessment. And that can give you a detailed understanding of how other people’s assessments of you differ from your own assessments.
Secondly, when you get your feedback from an assessment, let that inform what you want to improve. But also consider what your goals are. When it comes to cultivating strengths in emotional intelligence, you’re at a huge disadvantage if you’re only interested because others say you should be. Your emotional intelligence is so tied up in your sense of self that being intrinsically (内在的) motivated to make the effort matters more when changing longstanding habits than it does when simply learning a skill.
That means the areas that you choose to actively work on should lie at the intersection of the feedback you’ve gotten and the areas that are most important to your own aspirations (抱负). Understanding the influences of your current EI habits relative to your goals will keep you going over a long period at time as you do the work or strengthening your emotional intelligence.
63．What do we know from the first paragraph
A．EI can be better improved with others’ help.
B．Leaders are badly in need of improving their EI.
C．EI plays a key role in professional development.
D．Professionals fail to understand the concepts of EI.
64．According to the passage, which of the following is an “external reality check”
A．You help your siblings make a key decision.
B．Your career development speeds up with others’ help.
C．You reflected yourself and made a New Year resolution.
D．Your teacher directed you towards a better attitude in study.
65．What’s the main idea of Paragraph 4
A．To improve your EI, following your inner call is the most reliable.
B．It’s bard for others to know your EI because it hides deep inside.
C．To improve your EI, you should take your goals into consideration.
D．Acquiring a new skill is more significant than improving your EI.
66．Which of the following might the author agree with
A．Your inner self discourages you from improving your EI.
B．Effective EI development is determined by different factors.
C．The importance of performance assessment is underestimated.
D．EI development is unlikely to happen unless you know what EI is.
Section C
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences in the box Each sentence can only be used once. Note that there are two sentences more than you need.
A．It just depends on what sort of work you’re doing.B．However, difficult tasks already demand a lot of our resources.C．However, participants who listened to complex music performed best on the easy task.D．Our research findings suggest that the effects of music may also depend on our personalities.E．We can become bored and our minds may wander when these resources are underutilized.F．It can actually be helpful to put on some music when you work on something easy and repetitive.
Should you listen to music when you work
Do you like to listen to music when you work
Pose this question at a party, and you’ l probably get some polarizing responses. Some will say they love it, claiming that it improves their performance; others will say they find it distracting and cannot work effectively with music playing in the background.
Interestingly enough, our research has found that both of these perspectives can be true. 67
In a recent study, we brought participants into our lab to perform a variety of tasks. They included an easy task-searching through wordlists and crossing out words containing the letter “a” and a more difficult task-memorizing word pairs and recalling the partner to each word. Some participants completed all of the tasks in silence, whereas others completed the tasks with instrumental music that was either loud or soft, and either simple or complex, the latter meaning music with more instrumental tracks. Several key findings emerged from our study.
We found that participants who listened to simple music or no music performed about the same on the easy task. 68
Conversely participants performed worse on the more difficult task when they listened to any music, regardless of complexity or volume, compared to those who didn’t listen to any music.
What should we make of these findings
We suggest that people have limited mental resources from which both music and tasks can draw. 69 But we also can become overstimulated and distracted when these resources are overwhelmed.
Not surprisingly, we typically need to use fewer of our mental resources when we perform easy tasks, whereas demanding tasks require more brainpower. However, because we might be less engaged during easier tasks, there’s a greater risk of drifting off. Music might give us the extra boost we need to plow through the monotony(单调). 70 Listening to music can become overkill.
So optimal performance should occur when we strike a “sweet spot,” which may depend on the type of music and the type of task.
IV.Summary Writing
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.
Multi-tasking
Are you a multitasker Do you watch TV and cook dinner at the same time Do you often interrupt your work to check your email Do you talk on your phone while you’re driving If you do these or similar things, then you are one of many multitaskers. According to a survey by the magazine Scientific American MIND, 90 percent of American adults multitask regularly.
Most people say they multitask because they are too busy, and multitasking saves time. Popular electronic devices like tablets and smart phones make it convenient to do several tasks at once, so people feel like they are getting more done. Melissa Brown of Evanston, Illinois, says she has no trouble listening to music, surfing the Internet, and sending text messages to friends while she does her homework.
Recent studies, however, show that Melissa and others like her are perhaps getting less done than they think they are. That’s because with multitasking, there are actually many “microinterruptions” in which people stop one task, start another, and eventually return to the first one. These stops and starts make it difficult to concentrate, and so multitaskers actually waste time, according to a study at Microsoft Corporation. In the study, workers who interrupted their work to answer an email or text message took an average of 15 minutes to return to the work they were doing before the interruption.
Some psychologists say that the human brain just isn’t good at concentrating on two things at the same time. This doesn’t matter if you’re only preparing a salad and listening to the radio, they say. But if you’re doing a difficult task that requires thinking, like writing a report, then multitasking can slow you down and cause mistakes. It can even be dangerous, as in the case of people who talk on the phone, eat, or even apply makeup while driving.
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V.Translation (共15分。第1小题和第2小题,每题3分;第3题4分;第4题5分。)
Directions:Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets
72．数学是我的短板，我得多花一点精力。(put)
73．春日阳光和煦，人们不禁想要出去走走。(so…that )
74．无论我们采取什么措施来消除这个负面影响，都于事无补。（Whatever）
75．这位艺术家虽然遭遇不幸，但从不怨天怨地，而是潜心钻研，在绘画领域成绩斐然。(despite)
VI.Guided Writing (共25分)
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是明启中学高三学生李明，最近英国朋友Bill发来邮件，说想学中文，有两种课程二选一，请你推荐一个。内容包括：
1. 你的推荐
2. 通过比较说明理由
课程1听说 课程2故事读写
教授内容 日常会话课时 周一，周四 晚上7：30-8：30共8周授课方式 全中文 教授内容 故事阅读及写作课时 每周五 7：30-8：30共16周授课方式 中英文
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2024年1月上海市春季高考英语仿真模拟试卷02
参考答案
I. Listening Comprehension (共25分。 1-10每题1分；11-20每题1.5分)
1~5.ABBCA 6~10.DCDAD 11~13. ABC 14~16.CBB 17~20.ADAC
II. Grammar and Vocabulary (共20 分。每小题1分)
Section A
21．may/might 22．that 23．predicted 24．if 25．more ambitious 26．how 27．will sign 28．placing 29．whose 30．to turn
Section B
31．H 32．J 33．C 34．K 35．E 36．I 37．G 38．B 39．D 40．A
III. Reading Comprehension (共45分。 41-45每题1分；56-70每题2分)
Section A
41．C 42．B 43．C 44．D 45．A 46．B 47．C 48．B 49．A 50．D 51．A 52．B 53．B 54．C 55．D
Section B
56．D 57．C 58．B 59．D
60．B 61．B 62．D
63．A 64．D 65．C 66．B
Section C
67．A 68．C 69．E 70．B
IV. Summary Writing (共10 分)
【71】One possible version:
Multitasking has become a popular habit mainly because they feel too busy and multitasking helps save time. However, studies show multitasking leads to “microinterruptions,” making it difficult to concentrate and waste time, causing low productivity. Moreover, as humans are not good at concentrating on two things simultaneously, multitasking can make people slow at work and cause mistakes and dangers.
V. Translation (共15分。第1小题和第2小题，每题3分；第3题4分；第4题5分。)
【72】Maths is my weakness, so I have to put in more efforts.
【73】The sunshine in spring is so warm /mild that people are tempted to go out for a walk /can’t help going out for a walk/having a walk outside.
【74】Whatever measures we have taken to eliminate the negative effect, it won’t help./Whatever measures we have taken to eliminate the negative effect, it doesn’t help.
【75】Despite misfortunes, the artist devotes himself to studying rather than complaining about heaven and earth, and has made remarkable achievements in the field of painting.
V. Guided Writing (共25分)
【参考答案】Dear Bill,
I’m more than glad that you are so interested in learning Chinese. Two courses are provided for foreigners—one is Listening and Speaking, the other is Story Reading and Writing. I advise you to choose the latter one.
Compared to Listening and Speaking, which is just teach you some simple daily dialogues, Story Reading and Writing can take you to enjoy more skills of the use of Chinese. Besides, this course takes place on Friday nights, just taking up your little spare time. What’s the most important is that it is taught both in Chinese and English, which makes no difficulty for you to understand what the teachers explain in classes.
Hope my suggestions can be of great help to you.

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