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2023学年第二学期高三英语质量调研试卷
（考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分）
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. His boss.
B. His assistant.
C. His customer.
D. His friend.
2. A. On Tuesday.
B. On Thursday.
C. On Friday.
D. On Wednesday.
3. A. It takes him too much time.
B. The distance is quite long.
C. He always has traffic jams.
D. It’s ok, not too bad.
4. A. He enjoyed the TV special about Huahua.
B. He did not like watching the TV special.
C. He missed watching the TV special.
D. He’d like to see the TV special again.
5. A. The man should work harder.
B. The man should reject the offer.
C. The man can apply for the job again.
D. The man may have another chance.
6. A. The woman would rather stay at home.
B. The woman would like to travel alone.
C. The woman has been to Southeast Asia.
D. The woman would like to visit Thailand.
7. A. He feels confident about getting a promotion.
B. He doesn’t think he is ready for the promotion.
C. He is disappointed about not being promoted.
D. He is well-prepared for the promotion.
8 A. She doesn’t like watching tennis games.
B. She will watch a tennis game next time.
C. She canceled this tennis game.
D. She totally forgot this tennis game.
9. A. Check her apartment to see if it needs redecorating.
B. Give her advice on how to choose a design company.
C. Tell her how much the redecoration might cost.
D. Create a redecoration design for her free of charge.
10. A. The fireworks show was really impressive.
B. The man was not interested in the fireworks show.
C. The show was canceled because of a labor strike.
D. The woman will watch the fireworks show next month.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. They cause air pollution.
B. They are hard to get rid of.
C. They appear in different forms.
D. They damage the instruments.
12. A. NASA engineers check students’ product in person.
B. HUNCH School teachers guide these project designs.
C. Astronauts teach HUNCH School students in space.
D. HUNCH School students solved the problem for astronauts.
13. A. To enhance teacher-student relationships.
B. To improve students’ communication skills.
C. To allow students to experience zero gravity.
D. To link space technology with school education.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. The return of a lost wallet indicates one’s honesty.
B. We seem to know our own minds quite well.
C. Neighbors and family members monitor each other.
D. Many people buy latte out of true love of coffee.
15. A. People deny acting from inner personalities.
B. We can be influenced by outside pressures.
C. Our behavior is the result of our true desires.
D. Our characters shape our social relationships.
16. A. Personalities and attitudes.
B. Preferences and habits.
C. Behaviors and personalities.
D. Attitudes and preferences.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. Classmates.
B. Cousins.
C. Parent and child.
D. Professor and student.
18. A. She can cook her favorite food.
B. She wants to keep her room clean and tidy.
C. She can finally have some privacy.
D She doesn’t get along well with her sister.
19. A. He cannot fully understand recipes.
B. He has trouble in socializing with others.
C. He’s likely to get into financial trouble.
D. He is not good at doing household chores.
20. A. Prepare food on her own.
B. Work out a weekly budget.
C. Go to parties and clubs less often.
D. Have a part-time job.
Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary
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.
Bob’s problems began during his formative years. His parents got divorced when he was young, and neither of his parents wanted to raise him or his brother and sister, so he ___1___ (bring) up by a foster family chosen by a social worker in the community.
Unfortunately, his foster father was a strict authoritarian and often beat him. Bob rebelled against this strict upbringing, and by the time he was eight years old, he ___2___ (run) wild, stealing from shops and playing truant. When he reached adolescence, sometime around his thirteenth birthday, he had already appeared in court several times, charged ___3___ juvenile crimes. The judge blamed his foster parents, ___4___ (explain) that children needed responsible parents and guardians who would look after them properly. The foster father didn’t agree with the judge and objected to this, pointing out that Bob’s two brothers and sister were well-adjusted children who behaved at home and worked well at school.
This has raised some interesting questions about the modern family system. ___5___ it is true that parents should not be too lenient with children by letting them do ___6___ they want, ___7___ too over-protective by sheltering them from the realities of life, it is also true that they should not be too strict. It has also highlighted the disadvantages of the modern nuclear family ___8___ the child has only its mother and father to rely on or the single-parent family, in which the mother or father has to struggle particularly hard ___9___ (support) their dependents.
In fact, many people believe that we ___10___ return to traditional family values and the extended family: extensive research has shown that children from these families are generally better behaved and have a better chance of success in later life.
【答案】1. was brought
2. had run##ran
3. with 4. explaining
5. While##Although##Though
6. what##whatever
7. or 8. where
9. to support
10. should##will##would##must
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇议论文，文章以Bob为例提出了一些关于现代家庭制度的有趣问题，也突出了现代小家庭的缺点，很多人认为我们应该回归传统的家庭价值观和大家庭。
【1题详解】
考查时态、语态和主谓一致。句意：他的父母在他很小的时候就离婚了，他的父母都不想抚养他和他的兄弟姐妹，所以他被一个社区的社会工作者选择的寄养家庭抚养长大。主语he和动词短语bring up之间是被动关系，结合前句中的wanted可知，此处用一般过去时的被动语态，主语表示单数意义，故填was brought。
【2题详解】
考查过去完成时/一般过去时。句意：Bob对这种严格的教育方式很不服气，八岁的时候，他开始疯狂，从商店里偷东西，还逃学。结合时间状语by the time he was eight years old可知，此处用过去完成时，也可用一般过去时，描述过去发生的动作，故填had run/ran。
【3题详解】
考查介词。句意：当他进入青春期时，大约在他13岁生日的时候，他已经多次出现在法庭上，被指控犯有青少年罪。(be) charged with“负……责任，受……指控”，固定搭配，故填with。
【4题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：法官指责他的养父母，解释说孩子需要负责任的父母和监护人来妥善照顾他们。动词explain和逻辑主语The judge之间是主谓关系，应用现在分词作状语，故填explaining。
【5题详解】
考查让步状语从句。句意：虽然父母不应该对孩子过于宽容，让他们做自己想做的事，不应该过于保护他们，让他们远离现实生活，但他们也不应该过于严格。结合句意可知，此处表示让步关系，用while/although/though引导让步状语从句，首字母应大写，故填While/Although/Though。
【6题详解】
考查宾语从句。句意同上。分析句子可知，空处引导宾语从句，引导词在从句中作宾语，指物，应用连接代词what或whatever(无论什么)引导，故填what/whatever。
【7题详解】
考查连词。句意同上。空后的too over-protective和前文too lenient之间是并列关系，表示“父母不应该对孩子过于宽容，也不应该过于保护他们”，且此处是否定句，用连词or连接，故填or。
【8题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：它还突出了现代核心家庭的缺点，在这种家庭中，儿童只能依靠母亲和父亲;在单亲家庭中，母亲或父亲必须特别努力地养活他们的受抚养人。分析句子可知，空处引导定语从句，先行词是the modern nuclear family，关系词在从句中作抽象的地点状语，应用关系副词where引导，故填where。
【9题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意同上。结合句意可知，此处表示目的，应用动词不定式作目的状语，故填to support。
【10题详解】
考查情态动词。句意：事实上，许多人认为我们应该/将会/必须回归传统的家庭价值观和大家庭：广泛的研究表明，这些家庭的孩子通常表现得更好，在以后的生活中有更大的成功机会。结合下文“extensive research has shown that children from these families are generally better behaved and have a better chance of success in later life.”可知，传统的大家庭的孩子通常表现得更好，在以后的生活中有更大的成功机会，此处使用情态动词should“应该”，will表示将来的事情、would表示说话人的意愿，语气较委婉以及must“必须”均可，故填should/will/would/must。
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. engage B. assess C. combination D. intentions E. refresh F. understanding G. relaxed H. consciously I. return J. threatens K. regretfully
“Dealing with money is a basic life skill”
Why financial transactions are about relationships and why the
quality of the relationship is more important than the transaction itself.
British psychologist, William Bloom, has long argued that society would benefit if money flowed more freely-if, for example, people regularly give part of their salaries or profits to charity.
When you say, “Money should flow more freely,” what do you mean
“There are two metaphors that I like to use for money. One is the energy of the environment and human nature. Money represents a(n) ___11___ of these energies; it’s a materialized form of energy. The other metaphor is water. If you look at water, it can be still and polluted or, once the dams are opened, it has the ability to ___12___ itself. Healthy energy flows in the way rich people should allow their money to flow. If they are good, they will know how to give.”
Money still isn’t flowing freely.
A lot of it is dammed up in banks and in the hands of a small percentage of extremely wealthy individuals. “We have to build a society in which we are not threatened by each other. The gap between the rich and the poor ___13___ social connection and harmony. The Baby Boomers (婴儿潮一代) are too comfortable for too long. Now they have to ask themselves what their politics are, because life is political. This is the time for all of us to ___14___ politically.”
How can we deal with money in a healthier way
“When it comes to money, there is a lot of naiveté. Children need to be taught in school that dealing with money is a basic life skill. They need to be able to read a bank statement in a(n) ___15___ way. When a transaction takes place, this means ___16___ pausing to say, ‘This exchange affects me in this and this way.’ We are often in too much of a hurry to realize that. We also forget that transactions are first and foremost about relationships. The quality of that relationship is more important than the transaction itself. That’s why Bedouins (游牧民族贝都因人) always share a cup of tea when they do business together. They understand the need to ___17___ their relationship with others.”
Another form of flow is giving. Can that be a kind of spiritual practice
“Humans are paradoxical beings. It is possible to have pure ___18___ and to get satisfaction as a by-product from your actions. There is the classic idea that giving away money brings a sense of safety and satisfaction. And it does. Being alive in this universe comes from the ___19___ that you’re part of a flow in the universe. People think highly of altruism (舍己为人), giving away money to someone who cannot see you. Donating money to charity is not just about the material effect but it also allows you to pay attention to what causes you’re supporting. It’s healthy to give without thinking of the material ____20____. Money is neutral, like language. It’s all about the way in which it is used.”
【答案】11. C 12. E
13. J 14. A
15. G 16. H
17. B 18. D
19. F 20. I
【解析】
【导语】本文的体裁是记叙文。文章主要讲述了处理金钱的方式和重要性，指出处理金钱是一种基本的生活技能，需要考虑到人际关系和交易的本质。作者认为，良好的人际关系比交易本身更重要，而给予则是一种精神实践，可以带来满足感和安全感。
【11题详解】
考查名词。句意：金钱代表了这些能量的组合。根据上文“One is the energy of the environment and human nature(一是环境和人性的能量)”以及下文“these energies(这些能量)”可推理出空白处应填表示“组合”含义的名词，故选C。
【12题详解】
考查动词。句意：一旦水坝被打开，它就有能力自我更新。根据上文“If you look at water, it can be still and polluted or, once the dams are opened, it has the ability to(如果你看看水，它可能是静止的和被污染的，或者，一旦水坝被打开，它就有能力……)”可推理出，空白处应填表示“更新”含义的表达，故选E。
【13题详解】
考查动词。句意：贫富差距威胁着社会联系与和谐。根据上文“The gap between the rich and the poor(贫富之间的差距)”以及下文“social connection and harmony(社会联系与和谐)”可推理出空白处填表示“对……有威胁”含义的表达，故选J。
【14题详解】
考查动词。句意：现在是我们所有人参与政治的时候了。根据“Now they have to ask themselves what their politics are, because life is political. This is the time for all of us to… politically(现在他们必须问自己他们的政治是什么，因为生活是政治性的。现在是我们所有人……政治的时候了)”可推理出空白处应填表示“参与”含义的表达，故选A。
【15题详解】
考查形容词。句意：他们需要能够以轻松的方式阅读银行对账单。根据下文“We are often in too much of a hurry to realize that. We also forget that transactions are first and foremost about relationships. The quality of that relationship is more important than the transaction itself.(我们常常过于匆忙，没有意识到这一点。我们也忘记了交易首先是关系。这种关系的质量比交易本身更重要。)”可推理出此处说的是以轻松的方式阅读银行对账单，空白处应填表示“轻松的”含义的形容词，故选G。
【16题详解】
考查副词。句意：当交易发生时，这意味着有意识地停下来说，“这次交易以这种方式影响了我。”根据下文“This exchange affects me in this and this way(这次交易以这种方式影响了我)”可推理出空白处应填表示“有意识地”含义的副词，故选H。
【17题详解】
考查动词。句意：他们理解评估自己与他人关系的必要性。根据上文“The quality of that relationship is more important than the transaction itself. That’s why Bedouins (游牧民族贝都因人) always share a cup of tea when they do business together(这种关系的质量比交易本身更为重要。这就是为什么游牧民族贝都因人在做生意时总是要一起分享一杯茶的原因)”以及下文“their relationship with others(他们与别人的关系)”可推理出空白处应填表示“评估”含义的动词，故选B。
【18题详解】
考查名词。句意：有可能拥有纯粹的意图，并从你的行动中获得作为副产品的满足感。根据下文“get satisfaction as a by-product from your actions(获得作为副产品的满足感)”可推理出此处说的是一种单纯的意图，故选D。
【19题详解】
考查动名词。句意：生活在这个宇宙中源于你理解自己是宇宙中的一部分，是宇宙洪流中的一部分。根据下文“you’re part of a flow in the universe(你是宇宙洪流中的一部分)”可推理出此处说的是一种对自己的理解，空白处填表示“理解”含义的表达，故选F。
【20题详解】
考查名词。句意：不考虑物质回报付出是健康的。根据上文“It’s healthy to give without thinking of the material(不考虑物质……的付出是健康的)”以及下文“Money is neutral, like language. It’s all about the way in which it is used(金钱是中性的，就像语言一样。这完全取决于它的使用方式)”可知，此处上下文说的是不考虑……的给予行为是健康的，结合下文，这里将金钱比作语言，暗示金钱本身并没有好坏之分，关键在于人们如何使用它。因此，前文提到的“不考虑物质回报”与后文对金钱使用方式的讨论在逻辑上是连贯的，可推理出空白处应填表示“回报”含义的名词，故选I。
Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension
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.
A cure for the future in the past
For over fifty years, the people of Britain have relied on the welfare state to make sure they have adequate health services. But now the National Health Service is sick. Government ___21___ and underfunding are forcing hospitals to close, and waiting lists for treatment are getting longer. Under such circumstances, it is no surprise that more people are turning to private (but expensive) healthcare.
For some, however, there are ___22___. They are turning their back on modern pills, tablets and resorting to other conventional medicine. It seems paradoxical, but in an age of microchips and high technology, traditional medicine, the old-fashioned cures that our grandparents relied on, is making a ___23___.
Consider these case studies:
Maude is 76 years old and has been suffering from arthritis for almost ten years. “The pain in my joints was almost ___24___, and my doctor referred me to a surgeon at the London Hospital. I was told that I needed ___25___, but would need to wait for at least two years before I could have the operation. In ___26___, I started having massage sessions. To my surprise, these were very therapeutic, and while they didn’t cure the disorder, they did ___27___ it to some extent”.
Ron is 46. His high-powered city job was ___28___ for a series of stress-related illnesses, and the drugs he took didn’t work well on the nervous strain. “I read about ___29___ which involve the whole person rather than the individual symptoms, but I had always doubted about such kind of medicine for all diseases. However, my friend ___30___ a dietician who told me that part of my problem was diet-related. Basically, the food I was eating was ___31___ to my disorder. She gave me a list of foods that would provide the right vitamins and minerals to keep me in good health. At the same time, she advocated a more ___32___ lifestyle-running, swimming, that kind of thing. I’ m a bit of a couch potato, and this kind of lifestyle I had lived was ___33___ the problem. Now I feel great!”
So is there still a place in our lives for modern medicine While it is true that some infections and viruses may be ___34___ by turning to traditional medicine, more serious illnesses such as cancer need more extreme measures. We do need our health service at these times, and we shouldn’t stop ___35___ in its future. But we mustn’t forget that for some common illnesses, the cure may lie in the past.
21.
A. support B. restrictions C. cutbacks D. concern
22.
A. programs B. alternatives C. measures D. scales
23.
A. comeback B. living C. change D. mess
24.
A. unique B. uncertain C. universal D. unbearable
25.
A. permission B. surgery C. supervision D. strength
26.
A. condition B. desperation C. general D. particular
27.
A. protect B. recover C. relieve D. treat
28.
A. eager B. grateful C. famous D. responsible
29.
A. treatments B. sources C. spirits D. comments
30.
A. supervised B. declared C. recommended D. tempted
31.
A. contributing B. adapting C. subjecting D. objecting
32.
A. moderate B. active C. negative D. suitable
33.
A. identifying B. investigating C. estimating D. worsening
34.
A. prevented B. empowered C. indicated D. restored
35.
A. undertaking B. invading C. investing D. evolving
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. B 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. A 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了英国国民医疗服务体系出了问题，政府削减开支和资金不足迫使医院关闭，等待治疗的名单越来越长。在这种情况下，越来越多的人转向私人（但昂贵）医疗保健也就不足为奇了。于是一些人开始寻求传统的治疗方式，并取得了一定效果。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：政府削减开支和资金不足迫使医院关闭，等待治疗的名单越来越长。A. support支持；B. restrictions限制；C. cutbacks削减；D. concern担心。根据后文“and underfunding are forcing hospitals to close”可知，指政府削减开支和资金不足迫使医院关闭，故选C。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，对一些人来说，还有其他选择。A. programs项目；B. alternatives选择；C. measures措施；D. scales天平。根据后文“They are turning their back on modern pills, tablets and resorting to other conventional medicine.(他们正在放弃现代药片，转而求助于其他传统药物)”可知，一些人现代药片，转而求助于其他传统药物，即有其他选择。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这似乎是自相矛盾的，但在微芯片和高科技的时代，传统医学，我们的祖父母所依赖的老式疗法，正在卷土重来。A. comeback恢复；B. living生活方式；C. change改变；D. mess混乱。根据上文“They are turning their back on modern pills, tablets and resorting to other conventional medicine.(他们正在放弃现代药片，转而求助于其他传统药物)”可知，传统疗法正在卷土重来。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我关节的疼痛几乎无法忍受，医生让我去伦敦医院看外科医生。A. unique独特的；B. uncertain不确定的；C. universal普遍的；D. unbearable难以忍受的。根据上文“The pain in my joints was almost”指病人关节的疼痛无法忍受。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：医生告诉我，我需要做手术，但至少要等两年才能做手术。A. permission允许；B. surgery手术；C. supervision监督；D. strength力量。根据后文“but would need to wait for at least two years before I could have the operation”可知，病人的关节需要做手术，但是要等两年时间。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：无奈之下，我开始做按摩。A. condition条件；B. desperation绝望；C. general将军；D. particular详情。上文提到病人的关节十分疼痛，需要做手术，但是要等两年时间，所以出于无奈，病人开始按摩。短语in desperation表示“绝望地”。故选B。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：令我惊讶的是，这些疗法非常有治疗效果，虽然它们不能治愈这种疾病，但它们确实在一定程度上缓解了它。A. protect保护；B. recover恢复；C. relieve安慰；D. treat对待。根据上文“To my surprise, these were very therapeutic”可知，疗法缓解了病人的疼痛。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他在城市的高权力工作导致了一系列与压力有关的疾病，他服用的药物对神经紧张不起作用。A. eager渴望的；B. grateful感谢的；C. famous出名的；D. responsible负责的。根据后文“for a series of stress-related illnesses”指他在城市的高权力工作导致了一系列与压力有关的疾病，短语be responsible for表示“是造成……原因”。故选D。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我读到过涉及整个人而不是个别症状的治疗方法，但我一直怀疑这种药物是否适用于所有疾病。A. treatments治疗；B. sources来源；C. spirits精神；comments评论。根据后文“which involve the whole person rather than the individual symptoms”可知，此处指病人去了解自己疾病的治疗方法。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，我的朋友推荐了一位营养师，他告诉我，我的部分问题与饮食有关。A. supervised监督；B. declared宣布；C. recommended推荐；D. tempted诱惑。根据后文“a dietician who told me that part of my problem was diet-related”可知，营养师是病人的朋友推荐的。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：基本上，我吃的食物导致了我的紊乱。A. contributing有助于；B. adapting适应；C. subjecting使臣服；D. objecting反对。根据后文“a dietician who told me that part of my problem was diet-related”可知，病人的饮食和疾病有关，即吃的食物导致了紊乱。短语contribute to表示“导致”。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同时，她提倡一种更积极的生活方式——跑步、游泳之类的。A. moderate普通的；B. active活跃的；C. negative消极的；D. suitable合适的。根据后文“running, swimming, that kind of thing”可知，跑步和游泳是积极的生活方式。故选B。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我是一个电视迷，我的这种生活方式使我的问题更加严重。A. identifying识别；B. investigating调查；C. estimating估计；D. worsening恶化。根据上文“I’ m a bit of a couch potato”可知，病人喜欢久坐使自己的健康问题恶化了。故选D。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然一些感染和病毒确实可以通过传统医学来预防，但更严重的疾病，如癌症，需要更极端的措施。A. prevented阻止；B. empowered授权；C. indicated表明；D. restored修复。根据上文“it is true that some infections and viruses may be”指传统医学可以预防一些感染和病毒。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这些时候，我们确实需要我们的医疗服务，我们不应该停止对其未来的投资。A. undertaking承担；B. invading侵入；C. investing投资；D. evolving进化。根据上文“more serious illnesses such as cancer need more extreme measures.(更严重的疾病，如癌症，需要更极端的措施)”可知，传统疗法无法治疗一些严重的疾病，所以我们不应该停止对其未来的投资。故选C。
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
A
The members of the group saw each other regularly, because they all had serious health problems. Twelve-year-old Marc was autistic (自闭症). But here, in the group circle, they could talk about what they felt. Here they could listen to the others and provide each other with some of the human attention they often so terribly missed.
But that evening, they didn’t know how to talk about what had just happened: Paul had died. The group would never again enjoy his animated laughter. Everyone stared straight ahead. Only sadness and a sense of impotence rose to the surface. No matter what she tried, Jackie, the nurse facilitating the group, couldn’t get a conversation going.
Then Jackie described how people in some cultures, when they were sad and wanted to share their feelings but could not find the words to express their sorrow, would sit in a circle and make rhythmic music together. Then everyone picked up one of the djembe drums in the room. Jackie began softly beating hers and the others joined in. Boom-boom-ta, boom-boom-ta. Slowly, they let the rhythm carry them away. Marc had trouble keeping time with the others and gave Jackie a frightened look. She smiled her encouragement, and he focused as well as he could. Jackie began to play slowly, and the others followed. At her sign, a few began to drum out of time with the beat.
Suddenly, the rhythm of the music changed. Everyone was playing his or her own melody: no one was leading the park. Everyone was carried by the music. Gradually, the sadness found its way out. Karin, in a wheelchair, was the first to think of how much Paul had enjoyed making music with the rest of the group. Then the others told their own stories. Their faces were wet with tears-as were the instruments-but still the rhythm carried them. They felt as one, with each other and with Paul. These were tears of sorrow and mourning, but also of solidarity and connection.
Henri began to smile, and the rest soon joined him. The rhythm quickened. Their combined music held power and energy. Marc felt relieved. A broad smile lit up his face, and the others were happy to see him this way. Then the situation had changed completely. Sorrow had made way for hope.
People have been making rhythmic music in groups, using drums. It is a tradition, wherein healing takes place through the spirit and the emotions, through contact with the body and its subtle powers of self-healing. In a recent study, physician Barry Bittman showed that making rhythmic music in a group affects our physical condition. Immune cells in particular are stimulated to greater activity.
36. The members of the group meet regularly to ___________________.
A. find a solution to their health problems B. tell interesting stories
C. share their feelings and emotions D. play music instruments
37. Why did they stare straight ahead this time
A. Marc couldn’t talk about what he felt. B. Paul’s death made them feel sorrowful.
C. Jackie couldn’t facilitate other members. D. Henri found it hard to express his sadness.
38. How did Jackie encourage Marc
A. She gave him an encouraging smile. B. She talked about her own experiences.
C. She taught him how to play djembe drums. D. She paused and let the rhythm carry on.
39. What would be the best title of this passage
A. Getting together makes people feel sorrowful. B. It’s a tradition to make rhythmic music.
C. Why immune cells are stimulated to greater activity. D. How music captures the rhythm of the soul.
【答案】36. C 37. B 38. A 39. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一个小组中的成员保罗去世了，大家都很悲伤，这时组织者杰基通过音乐让组员们释放了各自的情绪，安慰了他们。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“But here, in the group circle, they could talk about what they felt. Here they could listen to the others and provide each other with some of the human attention they often so terribly missed.(但在这里，在小组圈子里，他们可以谈论他们的感受。在这里，他们可以倾听别人的声音，并为彼此提供一些他们经常非常想念的人类的关注)”可知，小组成员定期聚会，分享他们的感受和情绪。故选C。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“But that evening, they didn’t know how to talk about what had just happened: Paul had died. The group would never again enjoy his animated laughter. Everyone stared straight ahead.(但那天晚上，他们不知道如何谈论刚刚发生的事情：保罗死了。这群人再也享受不到他那生动的笑声了。每个人都盯着前方)”可知，他们直盯着前方是因为保罗的死使他们感到悲伤。故选B。
【38题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Marc had trouble keeping time with the others and gave Jackie a frightened look. She smiled her encouragement, and he focused as well as he could.(马克很难跟上其他人的节奏，他惊恐地看了杰基一眼。她微笑着表示鼓励，他尽量集中注意力)”可知，杰基给了马克一个鼓励的微笑来鼓励马克。故选A。
【39题详解】
主旨大意题。根据倒数第二段“Their combined music held power and energy. Marc felt relieved.(他们的组合音乐充满了力量和能量。马克松了一口气)”以及最后一段“People have been making rhythmic music in groups, using drums. It is a tradition, wherein healing takes place through the spirit and the emotions, through contact with the body and its subtle powers of self-healing.(人们一直在用鼓组团创作有节奏的音乐。这是一种传统，其中治疗是通过精神和情感，通过与身体及其自我治疗的微妙力量的接触而发生的)”结合文章主要讲述了一个小组中的成员保罗去世了，大家都很悲伤，这时组织者杰基通过音乐让组员们释放了各自的情绪，安慰了他们。可知，D选项“音乐如何捕捉灵魂的节奏”最符合文章标题。故选D。
B
Overseas Learning
Somerset Yew Wah Classroom, UK
Somerset Yew Wah Classroom program is a unique English language and life education program in the Yew Wah secondary curriculum catered for Grade 6, Grade 8 and Grade 10 students. Established in 2006, the Somerset English learning and cultural center provides a distinctive opportunity for students to experience an authentic English environment. The Centre is located in a traditional English village in Somerset Sibley’s Barn and the Knowle Hall campus, a newly renovated Victorian-era country house built on 15 acres of land in beautiful open parkland, is situated close to our Sibley Barn’s Centre and was established in 2016. The Somerset program provides an excellent cross-cultural experience which enhances self-confidence, independence, teamwork and leadership skills of students. The Somerset program continues upon students’ return to China.
World Classroom
World Classroom is a concept of learning beyond the school building walls. It is an extension of the experimental, project-based learning at the core of the Yew Wah educational model. The World Classroom program is just one of the unique experiences which allow students to sample major cultures of the world, including European, African, Middle Eastern, Pacific and Anglo-American.
Experiencing China
The program provides secondary students with the opportunities to gain insights into Chinese history and culture by visiting various regions of China. This residential program broadens students’ understanding of their own country. Through first-hand cross-cultural experiences, the programs increase students’ understanding of various cultures, promote critical thinking, and help students develop an appreciation of different viewpoints. The programs ultimately help prepare our students for an evolving modern world by nurturing their cross-cultural knowledge and skills, international-mindedness and attitudes on their becoming true global citizens with a commitment to serve the community and society.
Trips and Excursions
Trips and excursions allow students to enhance societal visions, enrich life experiences and strengthen communication and problem-solving skills. Students participate in Hong Kong Hike, one of the most traditional annual outdoor activities where students rely heavily on teamwork and personal willpower to reach the destinations when facing survival challenges. “After the hike, he grew into almost a different person. He became more mature and now capable of taking care of himself, and more responsible,” said a parent of her son. These qualities are exactly what Hong Kong Hike wants to achieve.
40. Why do students participate in Somerset Yew Wah classroom in UK
A. To do research on British cultures and appreciate beautiful views.
B. To enhance self-confidence, independence, teamwork and leadership skills.
C. To have a special campus tour to Sibley’s Barn and the Knowle Hall.
D. To show their appreciation of British history and their own cultures.
41. Experiencing China program mainly aims to help students to ___________________.
A. be capable of taking care of himself and their parents
B. compare learning in China with learning overseas
C. broaden their understanding of their own country
D. interpret globalization and promote Chinese culture
42. What does the mother of a student think of Hong Kong Hike
A. It empowers students to have teamwork, willpower and responsibility.
B. It helps students to share a better understanding of the world around them.
C. It works out a way to resolve the conflicts between parents and the students.
D. It enhances students’ international-mindedness and shapes attitudes to others.
【答案】40 B 41. C 42. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个海外学习的项目情况。
【40题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“The Somerset program provides an excellent cross-cultural experience which enhances self-confidence, independence, teamwork and leadership skills of students.(萨默塞特项目提供了一个优秀的跨文化体验，增强了学生的自信，独立性，团队合作和领导能力)”可知，学生参加英国萨默塞特耀华课堂可以增强自信、独立、团队合作和领导能力。故选B。
【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“This residential program broadens students’ understanding of their own country.(这个住宿项目扩大了学生对自己国家的了解)”可知，体验中国项目的主要目的是帮助学生扩大对自己国家的了解。故选C。
【42题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Students participate in Hong Kong Hike, one of the most traditional annual outdoor activities where students rely heavily on teamwork and personal willpower to reach the destinations when facing survival challenges. “After the hike, he grew into almost a different person. He became more mature and now capable of taking care of himself, and more responsible,” said a parent of her son.(学生参加香港徒步旅行，这是最传统的年度户外活动之一，学生们在面对生存挑战时，很大程度上依靠团队合作和个人意志力到达目的地。“徒步旅行后，他几乎变成了另一个人。他变得更成熟了，现在有能力照顾自己，也更有责任感了，”儿子的一位家长说)”可知，一位学生的母亲认为Hong Kong Hike能培养学生的团队合作精神、意志力和责任感。故选A。
C
THE GLOBAL WASTE TRADE IS ESSENTIALLY BROKEN
Cut into hillside in northern Malaysia stands a large, open-air warehouse. This is a recycling factory, which opened last November. On a very hot afternoon in January, Shahid Ali was working his very first week on the job. He stood knee-deep in soggy, white bits of plastic. Around him, more bits floated of the conveyor belt and fell to the ground like snowflakes.
Hour after hour, Ali sorts through the plastic jumble moving down the belt, picking out pieces that look off-color or soiled-rejects (废品) in the recycling process. Though it looks like backbreaking work, Ali says it is a great improvement over his previous job, folding bed-sheets in a nearby textile factory, for much lower pay. Now, if he eats simply, he can save money from his wages of just over $l an hour and send $250 a month to his parents and six brothers and sisters in Peshawar, Pakistan, 2,700 miles away, “As soon as I heard about this work, I asked for a job,” says Ali, 24, a bearded man with glasses and an easy smile. Still, he’s working 12 hours a day, seven days a week. “If I take a day off, I lose a day’s wages,” he says.
In the warehouse, hundreds of bags are stacked more than 60 feet high-each stuffed with plastic wrappers and bags thrown away weeks earlier by their original users in California. The fact that the waste has traveled to this distant corner of the planet in the first place shows how badly the global recycling economy has failed to keep pace with humanity’s plastics addiction. This is an ecosystem that is deeply dysfunctional, if not on the point of collapse: About 90% of the millions of tons of plastic the world produces every year will eventually end up not recycled, but burned, buried, or dumped.
Plastic recycling enjoys ever-wider support among consumers: Putting yogurt containers and juice bottles in a blue bin is an eco-friendly act of faith in millions of households. But faith goes only so far. The tidal wave of plastic items that enters the recycling stream each year is increasingly likely to fall right back out again, casualties of a broken market. Many products that consumers believe (and industries claim) are “recyclable" are in reality not, because of hard economics. With oil and gas prices near 20-year lows, so-called virgin plastic, a product of petroleum feed-stocks, is now far cheaper and easier to obtain than recycled material. That unforeseen shift has yanked the financial rug out from under what was until recently a practical recycling industry. “The global waste trade is essentially broken,” says the head of the global plastics campaign at Greenpeace. “We are sitting on vast amounts of plastic with nowhere to send it and nothing to do with it.”
43. What is the author’s attitude towards Shahid Ali
A. Critical. B. Merciless. C. Indifferent. D. Sympathetic.
44. What most probably causes the problem of global waste recycling
A. The prices of oil and gas have been increasing.
B. Tons of wastes travel so far before being recycled.
C. Recyclable products are not really recycled.
D. Governments don’t support the recycling industry.
45. What does the italicized word “dysfunctional” mean in the passage
A. Out of stock. B. Far from pleased. C. Full of energy. D. Out of order.
46. What is the author’s purpose of writing this article
A. To illustrate how plastic waste has been recycled in the world.
B. To warn people that the global waste trade is essentially broken.
C. To analyze the relationship between consumers and factories.
D. To solve the conflict between the recycling industry and governments.
【答案】43. D 44. C 45. D 46. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章通过Shahid Ali捡垃圾为引入，说明了全球垃圾贸易基本上已经崩溃的事实。
【43题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“On a very hot afternoon in January, Shahid Ali was working his very first week on the job. He stood knee-deep in soggy, white bits of plastic. Around him, more bits floated of the conveyor belt and fell to the ground like snowflakes.(1月一个非常炎热的下午，沙希德·阿里正在工作的第一周。他站在齐膝深的湿漉漉的白色塑料碎片里。在他周围，更多的碎片从传送带上飘下来，像雪花一样落在地上)”以及第二段“Hour after hour, Ali sorts through the plastic jumble moving down the belt, picking out pieces that look off-color or soiled-rejects (废品) in the recycling process. Though it looks like backbreaking work, Ali says it is a great improvement over his previous job, folding bed-sheets in a nearby textile factory, for much lower pay. Now, if he eats simply, he can save money from his wages of just over $l an hour and send $250 a month to his parents and six brothers and sisters in Peshawar, Pakistan, 2,700 miles away, “As soon as I heard about this work, I asked for a job,” says Ali, 24, a bearded man with glasses and an easy smile. Still, he’s working 12 hours a day, seven days a week. “If I take a day off, I lose a day’s wages,” he says.(一个小时又一个小时，阿里在垃圾传送带上的塑料垃圾中进行分类，挑出那些看起来颜色不佳或在回收过程中被弄脏的垃圾。虽然这份工作看起来很辛苦，但阿里说，与他之前在附近一家纺织厂叠床单的工作相比，这是一个很大的进步，工资要低得多。现在，如果他吃得简单，他可以从每小时1美元多一点的工资中省下钱，每月给2700英里外的巴基斯坦白沙瓦的父母和六个兄弟姐妹寄250美元。“我一听说这份工作，就找了份工作，”24岁的阿里说，他留着胡子，戴着眼镜，脸上带着轻松的微笑。尽管如此，他仍然每天工作12小时，每周工作7天。“如果我请一天假，我就会损失一天的工资，”他说)”可推知，作者对沙希德·阿里感到同情。故选D。
【44题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Many products that consumers believe (and industries claim) are “recyclable" are in reality not, because of hard economics.(许多消费者相信（以及行业声称）的产品是“可回收的”，但由于经济原因，实际上并非如此)”可知，可回收产品并不是真正的回收最有可能导致全球废物回收的问题。故选C。
【45题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“The fact that the waste has traveled to this distant corner of the planet in the first place shows how badly the global recycling economy has failed to keep pace with humanity’s plastics addiction.(垃圾从一开始就来到地球上这个遥远的角落，这一事实表明，全球循环经济无法跟上人类对塑料的依赖)”以及后文“About 90% of the millions of tons of plastic the world produces every year will eventually end up not recycled, but burned, buried, or dumped.(全球每年生产的数百万吨塑料中，约有90%最终没有被回收利用，而是被焚烧、掩埋或倾倒)”可知，全球循环经济无法跟上人类对塑料的依赖，因此这个系统已经失调了，不再正常运转，故划线词意思是“机能失调的”，与Out of order(不工作，损坏：指不能正常工作或使用)意思相近。故选D。
【46题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“The fact that the waste has traveled to this distant corner of the planet in the first place shows how badly the global recycling economy has failed to keep pace with humanity’s plastics addiction. This is an ecosystem that is deeply dysfunctional, if not on the point of collapse: About 90% of the millions of tons of plastic the world produces every year will eventually end up not recycled, but burned, buried, or dumped.(垃圾从一开始就来到地球上这个遥远的角落，这一事实表明，全球循环经济无法跟上人类对塑料的依赖。这是一个严重失调的生态系统，如果不是濒临崩溃：全球每年生产的数百万吨塑料中，约有90%最终不会被回收利用，而是被焚烧、掩埋或倾倒)”结合文章通过Shahid Ali捡垃圾为引入，说明了全球垃圾贸易基本上已经崩溃的事实。由此推知，作者写这篇文章的目的是警告人们，全球垃圾贸易基本上已经破裂。故选B。
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Martha Stewart was charged, tried and convicted of a crime in 2014. As she neared the end of her prison sentence, a well-known columnist wrote that she was “paying her dues,” and that “there is simply no reason for anyone to attempt to deny her right to start anew. ”
___________47___________ Unfortunately, many federal and state laws impose post-conviction restrictions on a shockingly large number of Americans, who are prevented from ever fully paying their debt to society.
At least 65 million people in the United States have a criminal record. This can result in severe penalties (惩罚) that continue long after punishment is completed.
Many of these penalties are imposed regardless of the seriousness of the offense or the person’s individual circumstances. _____________48_____________ They can affect a person’s ability to get a job and qualification for benefits.
In all, more than 45,000 laws and rules serve to exclude vast numbers of people from fully participating in American life. Some laws make senses. No one advocates letting someone convicted of pedophilia (恋童癖) work in a school. _____________49_____________ Should a woman who possessed a small amount of drugs years ago be permanently unable to be licensed as a nurse
These laws are also counterproductive (适得其反), since they make it harder for people with criminal records to find housing or a job, two key factors that reduce backsliding. A recent report makes several recommendations, including the abolition of most post-conviction penalties, except for those specifically needed to protect public safety. _____________50_____________
The point isn’t to excuse or forget the crime. Rather, it is to recognize that in America’s vast criminal justice system, and second chances are crucial. It is in no one's interest to keep a large segment of the population on the margins of society.
A. Criminals should pay the price of finding housing or a job and getting qualifications for benefits.
B. Surely, the American ideal of second chances shouldn’t be reserved only for the rich and powerful.
C. But too often collateral (附随的) consequences bear no relation to public safety.
D. Where the penalties are not a must, they should be imposed only if the facts of a case support it.
E. American’s vast criminal justice system provides criminals with necessary support for living.
F. Laws can restrict or ban voting, access to public housing, and professional and business licensing.
【答案】47. B 48. F 49. C 50. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了美国社会关于人们犯罪以后的处罚和对个人的影响。
47题详解】
根据第一段“Martha Stewart was charged, tried and convicted of a crime in 2014. As she neared the end of her prison sentence, a well-known columnist wrote that she was “paying her dues,” and that “there is simply no reason for anyone to attempt to deny her right to start anew. ”(2014年，玛莎·斯图尔特被指控、审判并被定罪。在她的刑期即将结束时，一位知名专栏作家写道，她正在“付出代价”，“任何人都没有理由试图剥夺她重新开始的权利”)”后文“Unfortunately, many federal and state laws impose post-conviction restrictions on a shockingly large number of Americans, who are prevented from ever fully paying their debt to society.(不幸的是，许多联邦和州法律对数量惊人的美国人施加了定罪后的限制，使他们无法完全偿还对社会的债务)”可知，第一段提到作家认为玛莎·斯图尔特有重新开始的权利，后文则提到许多联邦和州法律对数量惊人的美国人施加了定罪后的限制，说明美国人拥有第二次重新进入社会的机会是普遍存在的，只是存在定罪后的限制。故B选项“当然，美国人对第二次机会的理想不应该只留给有钱有势的人”符合语境，故选B。
【48题详解】
根据上文“Many of these penalties are imposed regardless of the seriousness of the offense or the person’s individual circumstances.(这些处罚中有许多是不考虑犯罪的严重程度或个人情况而施加的)”可知，本句主要承接上文，就法律的具体处罚进行举例说明。故F选项“法律可以限制或禁止投票、获得公共住房、专业和商业执照”符合语境，故选F。
【49题详解】
根据上文“In all, more than 45,000 laws and rules serve to exclude vast numbers of people from fully participating in American life. Some laws make senses. No one advocates letting someone convicted of pedophilia (恋童癖) work in a school.(总共有超过45000条法律和法规将大量的人排除在充分参与美国生活之外。有些法律是有道理的。没有人主张让被判有恋童癖的人在学校工作)”以及后文“Should a woman who possessed a small amount of drugs years ago be permanently unable to be licensed as a nurse (一个多年前拥有少量毒品的妇女是否应该永远不能获得护士执照？)”可知，后文的例子表明法律对犯罪的人的惩罚更多是关于限制个人在某些领域或行业的权利，但不涉及到公共安全。故C选项“但是附带后果往往与公共安全无关”符合语境，故选C。
【50题详解】
根据上文“These laws are also counterproductive (适得其反), since they make it harder for people with criminal records to find housing or a job, two key factors that reduce backsliding. A recent report makes several recommendations, including the abolition of most post-conviction penalties, except for those specifically needed to protect public safety.(这些法律也会适得其反，因为它们使有犯罪记录的人更难找到住房或工作，而这两个因素是减少堕落的关键因素。最近的一份报告提出了几项建议，包括废除大多数定罪后的处罚，除了那些特别需要保护公共安全的处罚)”可知，上文提到建议废除大多数定罪后的处罚，除了那些特别需要保护公共安全的处罚，可见对于一些不必要的处罚可以根据犯罪情节决定要不要实施。故D选项“如果处罚不是必须的，只有在案件事实支持的情况下，才应该施加处罚”符合语境，故选D。
IV. Summary Writing
51. 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.
The question of whether our government should promote science and technology or the liberal arts in higher education isn’t an either/or proposition, although the current emphasis on preparing young Americans for STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths)-related fields can make it seem that way.
The latest congressional report acknowledges the critical importance of technical training, but also claims that the study of the humanities (人文学科) and social sciences must remain central components of America’s educational system at all levels. Both are critical to producing citizens who can participate effectively in our democratic society, become innovative leaders, and benefit from the spiritual enrichment that the reflection on the great ideas of mankind over time provides.
Parents and students who have invested heavily in higher education worry about graduates’ job prospects as technological advances and changes in domestic and global markets transform professions in ways that reduce wages and cut jobs. Under these circumstances, it’s natural to look for what may appear to be the most “practical” way out of the problem “Major in a subject designed to get you a job” seems the obvious answer to some, though this ignores the fact that many disciplines in the humanities characterized as “soft” often, in fact, lead to employment and success in the long run. Indeed, according to surveys, employers have expressed a preference for students who have received a broadly-based education that has taught them to write well, think critically, research creatively, and communicate easily.
Moreover, students should be prepared not just for their first job, but for their 4th and 5th jobs, as there’s little reason to doubt that people entering the workforce today will be called upon to play many different roles over the course of their careers. The ones who will do the best in this new environment will be those whose educations have prepared them to be flexible. The ability to draw upon every available tool and insight－picked up from science, arts, and technology－to solve the problems of the future, and take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves, will be helpful to them and the United States.
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【答案】American government lays emphasis on both liberal arts, science and technology in its educational system. But with the development of science and technology, it seems that STEM weighs more, as parents and students focus on practical majors and long for a job. In fact, employers prefer students with a broadly-based education, because they are flexible to solve problems.
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。美国强调科学、技术、工程、数学相关学科在教育系统中的重要性。最新的国会报告肯定了两者的学习对于培养人才都至关重要。但是由于科技的发展，家长和学生都认为STEM似乎更重要，因为他们想要找到一份相关的工作。事实上，雇主们已经表达了对那些受过广泛教育的学生的偏好，因为这些学生更善于解决问题。
【详解】1 要点摘录
①The question of whether our government should promote science and technology or the liberal arts in higher education isn’t an either/or proposition, although the current emphasis on preparing young Americans for STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths)-related fields can make it seem that way.
②The latest congressional report acknowledges the critical importance of technical training, but also claims that the study of the humanities (人文学科) and social sciences must remain central components of America’s educational system at all levels.
③Parents and students who have invested heavily in higher education worry about graduates’ job prospects as technological advances and changes in domestic and global markets transform professions in ways that reduce wages and cut jobs.
④Under these circumstances, it’s natural to look for what may appear to be the most “practical” way out of the problem “Major in a subject designed to get you a job” seems the obvious answer to some, though this ignores the fact that many disciplines in the humanities characterized as “soft” often, in fact, lead to employment and success in the long run.
⑤Indeed, according to surveys, employers have expressed a preference for students who have received a broadly-based education that has taught them to write well, think critically, research creatively, and communicate easily.
2.缜密构思
将①、②两个要点进行整合，将③、④两个要点进行整合，将要点③、④、⑤进行重组。
3.遣词造句
American government attaches great importance to liberal arts, science and technology in its educational system.
But as science and technology advance, it seems that STEM weighs more, as parents and students pay more attention to practical majors and desire for a job.
As a matter of fact, employers favor students with a broadly-based education background in that they are flexible to work out problems.
【点睛】[高分句型1] But with the development of science and technology, it seems that STEM weighs more, as parents and students focus on practical majors and long for a job.（运用it作形式主语，that引导主语从句，as引导状语从句）
[高分句型2] In fact, employers prefer students with a broadly-based education, because they are flexible to solve problems.（运用because引导状语从句）
V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
52. 比赛结束时，观众席上掌声雷动。(burst) (汉译英)
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【答案】When the game was over, a burst of applause came from the audience.
When the game was over, the audience burst into applause.
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语、时态和状语从句。“比赛结束时”是时间状语从句，用从属连词when引导，主语“比赛”用the game表示，“结束”用短语be over表示，讲述过去的事情用一般过去时态was over；“观众席上掌声雷动”是主句，可用“掌声”作主语，译为a burst of applause，“观众席上”理解为“来自观众席”，谓语“来自”用动词短语come from表示，讲述过去的事情用一般过去时态came from，宾语“观众席”用the audience表示，也可用“观众”作主语，译为the audience，“掌声雷动”理解为“爆发出掌声”，谓语“爆发”用动词短语burst into表示，讲述过去的事情用一般过去时态burst into，宾语“掌声”用applause表示。综上，全句可译为：When the game was over, a burst of applause came from the audience./When the game was over, the audience burst into applause.
53. 无论情况有多复杂，他都能应对自如。（No matter） (汉译英)
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【答案】No matter how complicated the situation is, he can handle it with ease/easily/confidently/well.
【解析】
【详解】考查状语从句和短语。表示“无论多么复杂”应用no matter how complicated，引导让步状语从句，主语为situation，为一般现在时；主句主语为he；表示“应对自如”翻译为handle it with ease/easily/confidently/well，且can后跟动词原形。故翻译为No matter how complicated the situation is, he can handle it with ease/easily/confidently/well.
54. 公司感受到了威胁, 其应对策略是书写长长的警示标签，试图预见可能发生的事故。（respond）(汉译英)
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【答案】Feeling/Being threatened, companies responded by writing ever-longer warning labels, trying to anticipate /foresee any possible accident.
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词和短语。表示“感受到了威胁”应用现在分词短语feeling/being threatened，作状语；主语为复数名词companies；表示“应对”应用respond；表示“书写长长的警示标签”应用by writing ever-longer warning labels；表示“试图”短语为try to do sth.，为现在分词短语作状语，表示“预见可能发生的事故”翻译为anticipate /foresee any possible accident。为一般过去时。故翻译为Feeling/Being threatened, companies responded by writing ever-longer warning labels, trying to anticipate /foresee any possible accident.
55. 由于路面结冰，部分高速公路临时封闭，致使许多乘客困在路上，出门前最好留意天气预报。（trap）(汉译英)
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【答案】As roads were frozen/covered with ice, some freeways/expressways/highways were closed temporarily, and many passengers were trapped on the roads. It’s better to listen to the weather broadcast before starting out/setting off/leaving/departure.
【解析】
【详解】考查时态、原因状语从句、动词短语。分析句子结构，“由于路面结冰”为时间状语从句，使用连词as连接从句，因句子表示的是过去发生的动作，谓语动词使用一般过去时，句子可以使用“主系表”结构或“主谓结构”，也即使用过去分词做表语或使用一般过去时的被动语态，翻译为：As roads were frozen或As roads were covered with ice；表示“高速公路”含义的表达为：freeway或expressway或highway，“部分高速公路临时封闭”为主谓结构，因主语与谓语之间为被动关系，使用被动语态，因句子表示的是过去发生的动作，谓语动词使用一般过去时的被动语态，翻译为：some freeways/expressways/highways were closed temporarily；“致使许多乘客困在路上” 为主谓结构，因主语与谓语之间为被动关系，使用被动语态，因句子表示的是过去发生的动作，谓语动词使用一般过去时的被动语态，翻译为：many passengers were trapped on the roads；表示“最好……”含义的表达为：It is better to do；表示“留意天气预报”含义的表达为：listen to the weather broadcast；表示“出门前”含义的表达为：before starting out或before setting off或before leaving或before departure，翻译为：It’s better to listen to the weather broadcast before starting out/setting off/leaving/departure，故翻译为：As roads were frozen/covered with ice, some freeways/expressways/highways were closed temporarily, and many passengers were trapped on the roads. It’s better to listen to the weather broadcast before starting out/setting off/leaving/departure.
Ⅵ. Guided Writing
56. Directions: Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 假如你是李华，准备参加《英文报》举办的主题为 “Changes in my community”的征文活动,要求用英文介绍身边发生的变化。你的征文必须包括：
1. 描述发生的变化；
2. 客观分析变化发生的原因。
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【答案】Changes in my community
It’s common phenomenon in my community that electric cars take up the most parking lot in the garage instead of gas vehicles. Also, when we commute between home and company, electric scooters play a critical role in time efficiency, convenience and expense spent on transportation. People travel everywhere with faster means of transports, and make full use of digital payment system such as WeChat, Alipay.
There are a few reasons contributing to this. Firstly, with the rapid development of technology, people tend to cater to mainstream lifestyle as technology aims to create a better and modern life and has achieved what it promises, which is beneficial to the public eventually. Secondly, our society has turned into a highly efficient one that people have to speed up to adapt to. So it comes as a trend that the faster, the more efficient, the better.
I do hope technology will do us good more economically and bring more comfort to our community.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于开放性作文，要求学生用英文介绍社区发生的变化，并客观分析变化发生的原因。
【详解】1.词汇积累
重要的：critical→crucial
利用：make use of→take advantage of
倾向于：tend to→be likely to
加速：speed up→accelerate
2.句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：Secondly, our society has turned into a highly efficient one that people have to speed up to adapt to.
拓展句：Secondly, our society has turned into such a highly efficient one that people have to speed up to adapt to it.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Firstly, with the rapid development of technology, people tend to cater to mainstream lifestyle as technology aims to create a better and modern life and has achieved what it promises, which is beneficial to the public eventually.（运用了what引导的宾语从句，which引导的非限制性定语从句和as引导的状语从句）
【高分句型2】It’s common phenomenon in my community that electric cars take up the most parking lot in the garage instead of gas vehicles.（运用了it作形式主语，that引导主语从句）
1-5 ABDCD 6-10 CBACD 11-15 BADAB 17-20 CACDB2023学年第二学期高三英语质量调研试卷
（考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分）
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. His boss.
B. His assistant.
C. His customer.
D. His friend.
2. A. On Tuesday.
B. On Thursday.
C. On Friday.
D. On Wednesday.
3. A. It takes him too much time.
B. The distance is quite long.
C. He always has traffic jams.
D. It’s ok, not too bad.
4. A. He enjoyed the TV special about Huahua.
B. He did not like watching the TV special.
C. He missed watching the TV special.
D. He’d like to see the TV special again.
5. A. The man should work harder.
B. The man should reject the offer.
C. The man can apply for the job again.
D. The man may have another chance.
6. A. The woman would rather stay at home.
B. The woman would like to travel alone.
C. The woman has been to Southeast Asia.
D. The woman would like to visit Thailand.
7. A. He feels confident about getting a promotion.
B. He doesn’t think he is ready for the promotion.
C. He is disappointed about not being promoted.
D. He is well-prepared for the promotion.
8. A. She doesn’t like watching tennis games.
B. She will watch a tennis game next time.
C. She canceled this tennis game.
D. She totally forgot this tennis game.
9. A. Check her apartment to see if it needs redecorating.
B. Give her advice on how to choose a design company.
C. Tell her how much the redecoration might cost.
D. Create a redecoration design for her free of charge.
10. A. The fireworks show was really impressive.
B. The man was not interested in the fireworks show.
C. The show was canceled because of a labor strike.
D. The woman will watch the fireworks show next month.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. They cause air pollution.
B. They are hard to get rid of.
C. They appear in different forms.
D. They damage the instruments.
12. A. NASA engineers check students’ product in person.
B. HUNCH School teachers guide these project designs.
C. Astronauts teach HUNCH School students in space.
D. HUNCH School students solved the problem for astronauts.
13. A. To enhance teacher-student relationships.
B. To improve students’ communication skills.
C. To allow students to experience zero gravity.
D. To link space technology with school education.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. The return of a lost wallet indicates one’s honesty.
B. We seem to know our own minds quite well.
C. Neighbors and family members monitor each other.
D. Many people buy latte out of true love of coffee.
15. A. People deny acting from inner personalities.
B. We can be influenced by outside pressures.
C. Our behavior is the result of our true desires.
D. Our characters shape our social relationships.
16. A. Personalities and attitudes.
B. Preferences and habits.
C. Behaviors and personalities.
D. Attitudes and preferences.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. Classmates.
B. Cousins.
C. Parent and child.
D Professor and student.
18. A. She can cook her favorite food.
B. She wants to keep her room clean and tidy.
C. She can finally have some privacy.
D. She doesn’t get along well with her sister.
19. A. He cannot fully understand recipes.
B. He has trouble in socializing with others.
C. He’s likely to get into financial trouble.
D. He is not good at doing household chores.
20. A. Prepare food on her own.
B. Work out a weekly budget.
C. Go to parties and clubs less often.
D. Have a part-time job.
Ⅱ. Grammar and Vocabulary
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.
Bob’s problems began during his formative years. His parents got divorced when he was young, and neither of his parents wanted to raise him or his brother and sister, so he ___1___ (bring) up by a foster family chosen by a social worker in the community.
Unfortunately, his foster father was a strict authoritarian and often beat him. Bob rebelled against this strict upbringing, and by the time he was eight years old, he ___2___ (run) wild, stealing from shops and playing truant. When he reached adolescence, sometime around his thirteenth birthday, he had already appeared in court several times, charged ___3___ juvenile crimes. The judge blamed his foster parents, ___4___ (explain) that children needed responsible parents and guardians who would look after them properly. The foster father didn’t agree with the judge and objected to this, pointing out that Bob’s two brothers and sister were well-adjusted children who behaved at home and worked well at school.
This has raised some interesting questions about the modern family system. ___5___ it is true that parents should not be too lenient with children by letting them do ___6___ they want, ___7___ too over-protective by sheltering them from the realities of life, it is also true that they should not be too strict. It has also highlighted the disadvantages of the modern nuclear family ___8___ the child has only its mother and father to rely on or the single-parent family, in which the mother or father has to struggle particularly hard ___9___ (support) their dependents.
In fact, many people believe that we ___10___ return to traditional family values and the extended family: extensive research has shown that children from these families are generally better behaved and have a better chance of success in later life.
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. engage B. assess C. combination D. intentions E. refresh F. understanding G. relaxed H. consciously I. return J. threatens K. regretfully
“Dealing with money is a basic life skill”
Why financial transactions are about relationships and why the
quality of the relationship is more important than the transaction itself.
British psychologist, William Bloom, has long argued that society would benefit if money flowed more freely-if, for example, people regularly give part of their salaries or profits to charity.
When you say, “Money should flow more freely,” what do you mean
“There are two metaphors that I like to use for money. One is the energy of the environment and human nature. Money represents a(n) ___11___ of these energies; it’s a materialized form of energy. The other metaphor is water. If you look at water, it can be still and polluted or, once the dams are opened, it has the ability to ___12___ itself. Healthy energy flows in the way rich people should allow their money to flow. If they are good, they will know how to give.”
Money still isn’t flowing freely.
A lot of it is dammed up in banks and in the hands of a small percentage of extremely wealthy individuals. “We have to build a society in which we are not threatened by each other. The gap between the rich and the poor ___13___ social connection and harmony. The Baby Boomers (婴儿潮一代) are too comfortable for too long. Now they have to ask themselves what their politics are, because life is political. This is the time for all of us to ___14___ politically.”
How can we deal with money in a healthier way
“When it comes to money, there is a lot of naiveté. Children need to be taught in school that dealing with money is a basic life skill. They need to be able to read a bank statement in a(n) ___15___ way. When a transaction takes place, this means ___16___ pausing to say, ‘This exchange affects me in this and this way.’ We are often in too much of a hurry to realize that. We also forget that transactions are first and foremost about relationships. The quality of that relationship is more important than the transaction itself. That’s why Bedouins (游牧民族贝都因人) always share a cup of tea when they do business together. They understand the need to ___17___ their relationship with others.”
Another form of flow is giving. Can that be a kind of spiritual practice
“Humans are paradoxical beings. It is possible to have pure ___18___ and to get satisfaction as a by-product from your actions. There is the classic idea that giving away money brings a sense of safety and satisfaction. And it does. Being alive in this universe comes from the ___19___ that you’re part of a flow in the universe. People think highly of altruism (舍己为人), giving away money to someone who cannot see you. Donating money to charity is not just about the material effect but it also allows you to pay attention to what causes you’re supporting. It’s healthy to give without thinking of the material ____20____. Money is neutral, like language. It’s all about the way in which it is used.”
Ⅲ. Reading Comprehension
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.
A cure for the future in the past
For over fifty years, the people of Britain have relied on the welfare state to make sure they have adequate health services. But now the National Health Service is sick. Government ___21___ and underfunding are forcing hospitals to close, and waiting lists for treatment are getting longer. Under such circumstances, it is no surprise that more people are turning to private (but expensive) healthcare.
For some, however, there are ___22___. They are turning their back on modern pills, tablets and resorting to other conventional medicine. It seems paradoxical, but in an age of microchips and high technology, traditional medicine, the old-fashioned cures that our grandparents relied on, is making a ___23___.
Consider these case studies:
Maude is 76 years old and has been suffering from arthritis for almost ten years. “The pain in my joints was almost ___24___, and my doctor referred me to a surgeon at the London Hospital. I was told that I needed ___25___, but would need to wait for at least two years before I could have the operation. In ___26___, I started having massage sessions. To my surprise, these were very therapeutic, and while they didn’t cure the disorder, they did ___27___ it to some extent”.
Ron is 46. His high-powered city job was ___28___ for a series of stress-related illnesses, and the drugs he took didn’t work well on the nervous strain. “I read about ___29___ which involve the whole person rather than the individual symptoms, but I had always doubted about such kind of medicine for all diseases. However, my friend ___30___ a dietician who told me that part of my problem was diet-related. Basically, the food I was eating was ___31___ to my disorder. She gave me a list of foods that would provide the right vitamins and minerals to keep me in good health. At the same time, she advocated a more ___32___ lifestyle-running, swimming, that kind of thing. I’ m a bit of a couch potato, and this kind of lifestyle I had lived was ___33___ the problem. Now I feel great!”
So is there still a place in our lives for modern medicine While it is true that some infections and viruses may be ___34___ by turning to traditional medicine, more serious illnesses such as cancer need more extreme measures. We do need our health service at these times, and we shouldn’t stop ___35___ in its future. But we mustn’t forget that for some common illnesses, the cure may lie in the past.
21.
A. support B. restrictions C. cutbacks D. concern
22.
A. programs B. alternatives C. measures D. scales
23.
A. comeback B. living C. change D. mess
24.
A. unique B. uncertain C. universal D. unbearable
25.
A. permission B. surgery C. supervision D. strength
26.
A. condition B. desperation C. general D. particular
27.
A protect B. recover C. relieve D. treat
28.
A. eager B. grateful C. famous D. responsible
29.
A. treatments B. sources C. spirits D. comments
30.
A. supervised B. declared C. recommended D. tempted
31.
A. contributing B. adapting C. subjecting D. objecting
32.
A. moderate B. active C. negative D. suitable
33.
A. identifying B. investigating C. estimating D. worsening
34.
A. prevented B. empowered C. indicated D. restored
35.
A. undertaking B. invading C. investing D. evolving
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
A
The members of the group saw each other regularly, because they all had serious health problems. Twelve-year-old Marc was autistic (自闭症). But here, in the group circle, they could talk about what they felt. Here they could listen to the others and provide each other with some of the human attention they often so terribly missed.
But that evening, they didn’t know how to talk about what had just happened: Paul had died. The group would never again enjoy his animated laughter. Everyone stared straight ahead. Only sadness and a sense of impotence rose to the surface. No matter what she tried, Jackie, the nurse facilitating the group, couldn’t get a conversation going.
Then Jackie described how people in some cultures, when they were sad and wanted to share their feelings but could not find the words to express their sorrow, would sit in a circle and make rhythmic music together. Then everyone picked up one of the djembe drums in the room. Jackie began softly beating hers and the others joined in. Boom-boom-ta, boom-boom-ta. Slowly, they let the rhythm carry them away. Marc had trouble keeping time with the others and gave Jackie a frightened look. She smiled her encouragement, and he focused as well as he could. Jackie began to play slowly, and the others followed. At her sign, a few began to drum out of time with the beat.
Suddenly, the rhythm of the music changed. Everyone was playing his or her own melody: no one was leading the park. Everyone was carried by the music. Gradually, the sadness found its way out. Karin, in a wheelchair, was the first to think of how much Paul had enjoyed making music with the rest of the group. Then the others told their own stories. Their faces were wet with tears-as were the instruments-but still the rhythm carried them. They felt as one, with each other and with Paul. These were tears of sorrow and mourning, but also of solidarity and connection.
Henri began to smile, and the rest soon joined him. The rhythm quickened. Their combined music held power and energy. Marc felt relieved. A broad smile lit up his face, and the others were happy to see him this way. Then the situation had changed completely. Sorrow had made way for hope.
People have been making rhythmic music in groups, using drums. It is a tradition, wherein healing takes place through the spirit and the emotions, through contact with the body and its subtle powers of self-healing. In a recent study, physician Barry Bittman showed that making rhythmic music in a group affects our physical condition. Immune cells in particular are stimulated to greater activity.
36. The members of the group meet regularly to ___________________.
A. find a solution to their health problems B. tell interesting stories
C. share their feelings and emotions D. play music instruments
37. Why did they stare straight ahead this time
A. Marc couldn’t talk about what he felt. B. Paul’s death made them feel sorrowful.
C. Jackie couldn’t facilitate other members. D. Henri found it hard to express his sadness.
38. How did Jackie encourage Marc
A. She gave him an encouraging smile. B. She talked about her own experiences.
C. She taught him how to play djembe drums. D. She paused and let the rhythm carry on.
39. What would be the best title of this passage
A. Getting together makes people feel sorrowful. B. It’s a tradition to make rhythmic music.
C. Why immune cells are stimulated to greater activity. D. How music captures the rhythm of the soul.
B
Overseas Learning
Somerset Yew Wah Classroom, UK
Somerset Yew Wah Classroom program is a unique English language and life education program in the Yew Wah secondary curriculum catered for Grade 6, Grade 8 and Grade 10 students. Established in 2006, the Somerset English learning and cultural center provides a distinctive opportunity for students to experience an authentic English environment. The Centre is located in a traditional English village in Somerset Sibley’s Barn and the Knowle Hall campus, a newly renovated Victorian-era country house built on 15 acres of land in beautiful open parkland, is situated close to our Sibley Barn’s Centre and was established in 2016. The Somerset program provides an excellent cross-cultural experience which enhances self-confidence, independence, teamwork and leadership skills of students. The Somerset program continues upon students’ return to China.
World Classroom
World Classroom is a concept of learning beyond the school building walls. It is an extension of the experimental, project-based learning at the core of the Yew Wah educational model. The World Classroom program is just one of the unique experiences which allow students to sample major cultures of the world, including European, African, Middle Eastern, Pacific and Anglo-American.
Experiencing China
The program provides secondary students with the opportunities to gain insights into Chinese history and culture by visiting various regions of China. This residential program broadens students’ understanding of their own country. Through first-hand cross-cultural experiences, the programs increase students’ understanding of various cultures, promote critical thinking, and help students develop an appreciation of different viewpoints. The programs ultimately help prepare our students for an evolving modern world by nurturing their cross-cultural knowledge and skills, international-mindedness and attitudes on their becoming true global citizens with a commitment to serve the community and society.
Trips and Excursions
Trips and excursions allow students to enhance societal visions, enrich life experiences and strengthen communication and problem-solving skills. Students participate in Hong Kong Hike, one of the most traditional annual outdoor activities where students rely heavily on teamwork and personal willpower to reach the destinations when facing survival challenges. “After the hike, he grew into almost a different person. He became more mature and now capable of taking care of himself, and more responsible,” said a parent of her son. These qualities are exactly what Hong Kong Hike wants to achieve.
40. Why do students participate in Somerset Yew Wah classroom in UK
A. To do research on British cultures and appreciate beautiful views.
B. To enhance self-confidence, independence, teamwork and leadership skills.
C. To have a special campus tour to Sibley’s Barn and the Knowle Hall.
D. To show their appreciation of British history and their own cultures.
41. Experiencing China program mainly aims to help students to ___________________.
A. be capable of taking care of himself and their parents
B. compare learning in China with learning overseas
C. broaden their understanding of their own country
D. interpret globalization and promote Chinese culture
42. What does the mother of a student think of Hong Kong Hike
A. It empowers students to have teamwork willpower and responsibility.
B. It helps students to share a better understanding of the world around them.
C. It works out a way to resolve the conflicts between parents and the students.
D. It enhances students’ international-mindedness and shapes attitudes to others.
C
THE GLOBAL WASTE TRADE IS ESSENTIALLY BROKEN
Cut into hillside in northern Malaysia stands a large, open-air warehouse. This is a recycling factory, which opened last November. On a very hot afternoon in January, Shahid Ali was working his very first week on the job. He stood knee-deep in soggy, white bits of plastic. Around him, more bits floated of the conveyor belt and fell to the ground like snowflakes.
Hour after hour, Ali sorts through the plastic jumble moving down the belt, picking out pieces that look off-color or soiled-rejects (废品) in the recycling process. Though it looks like backbreaking work, Ali says it is a great improvement over his previous job, folding bed-sheets in a nearby textile factory, for much lower pay. Now, if he eats simply, he can save money from his wages of just over $l an hour and send $250 a month to his parents and six brothers and sisters in Peshawar, Pakistan, 2,700 miles away, “As soon as I heard about this work, I asked for a job,” says Ali, 24, a bearded man with glasses and an easy smile. Still, he’s working 12 hours a day, seven days a week. “If I take a day off, I lose a day’s wages,” he says.
In the warehouse, hundreds of bags are stacked more than 60 feet high-each stuffed with plastic wrappers and bags thrown away weeks earlier by their original users in California. The fact that the waste has traveled to this distant corner of the planet in the first place shows how badly the global recycling economy has failed to keep pace with humanity’s plastics addiction. This is an ecosystem that is deeply dysfunctional, if not on the point of collapse: About 90% of the millions of tons of plastic the world produces every year will eventually end up not recycled, but burned, buried, or dumped.
Plastic recycling enjoys ever-wider support among consumers: Putting yogurt containers and juice bottles in a blue bin is an eco-friendly act of faith in millions of households. But faith goes only so far. The tidal wave of plastic items that enters the recycling stream each year is increasingly likely to fall right back out again, casualties of a broken market. Many products that consumers believe (and industries claim) are “recyclable" are in reality not, because of hard economics. With oil and gas prices near 20-year lows, so-called virgin plastic, a product of petroleum feed-stocks, is now far cheaper and easier to obtain than recycled material. That unforeseen shift has yanked the financial rug out from under what was until recently a practical recycling industry. “The global waste trade is essentially broken,” says the head of the global plastics campaign at Greenpeace. “We are sitting on vast amounts of plastic with nowhere to send it and nothing to do with it.”
43. What is the author’s attitude towards Shahid Ali
A. Critical. B. Merciless. C. Indifferent. D. Sympathetic.
44. What most probably causes the problem of global waste recycling
A. The prices of oil and gas have been increasing.
B. Tons of wastes travel so far before being recycled.
C. Recyclable products are not really recycled.
D. Governments don’t support the recycling industry.
45. What does the italicized word “dysfunctional” mean in the passage
A. Out of stock. B. Far from pleased. C. Full of energy. D. Out of order.
46. What is the author’s purpose of writing this article
A. To illustrate how plastic waste has been recycled in the world.
B. To warn people that the global waste trade is essentially broken.
C. To analyze the relationship between consumers and factories.
D. To solve the conflict between the recycling industry and governments.
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Martha Stewart was charged, tried and convicted of a crime in 2014. As she neared the end of her prison sentence, a well-known columnist wrote that she was “paying her dues,” and that “there is simply no reason for anyone to attempt to deny her right to start anew. ”
___________47___________ Unfortunately, many federal and state laws impose post-conviction restrictions on a shockingly large number of Americans, who are prevented from ever fully paying their debt to society.
At least 65 million people in the United States have a criminal record. This can result in severe penalties (惩罚) that continue long after punishment is completed.
Many of these penalties are imposed regardless of the seriousness of the offense or the person’s individual circumstances. _____________48_____________ They can affect a person’s ability to get a job and qualification for benefits.
In all, more than 45,000 laws and rules serve to exclude vast numbers of people from fully participating in American life. Some laws make senses. No one advocates letting someone convicted of pedophilia (恋童癖) work in a school. _____________49_____________ Should a woman who possessed a small amount of drugs years ago be permanently unable to be licensed as a nurse
These laws are also counterproductive (适得其反), since they make it harder for people with criminal records to find housing or a job, two key factors that reduce backsliding. A recent report makes several recommendations, including the abolition of most post-conviction penalties, except for those specifically needed to protect public safety. _____________50_____________
The point isn’t to excuse or forget the crime. Rather, it is to recognize that in America’s vast criminal justice system, and second chances are crucial. It is in no one's interest to keep a large segment of the population on the margins of society.
A. Criminals should pay the price of finding housing or a job and getting qualifications for benefits.
B. Surely, the American ideal of second chances shouldn’t be reserved only for the rich and powerful.
C. But too often collateral (附随的) consequences bear no relation to public safety.
D. Where the penalties are not a must, they should be imposed only if the facts of a case support it.
E. American’s vast criminal justice system provides criminals with necessary support for living.
F. Laws can restrict or ban voting, access to public housing, and professional and business licensing.
IV. Summary Writing
51. 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.
The question of whether our government should promote science and technology or the liberal arts in higher education isn’t an either/or proposition, although the current emphasis on preparing young Americans for STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths)-related fields can make it seem that way.
The latest congressional report acknowledges the critical importance of technical training, but also claims that the study of the humanities (人文学科) and social sciences must remain central components of America’s educational system at all levels. Both are critical to producing citizens who can participate effectively in our democratic society, become innovative leaders, and benefit from the spiritual enrichment that the reflection on the great ideas of mankind over time provides.
Parents and students who have invested heavily in higher education worry about graduates’ job prospects as technological advances and changes in domestic and global markets transform professions in ways that reduce wages and cut jobs. Under these circumstances, it’s natural to look for what may appear to be the most “practical” way out of the problem “Major in a subject designed to get you a job” seems the obvious answer to some, though this ignores the fact that many disciplines in the humanities characterized as “soft” often, in fact, lead to employment and success in the long run. Indeed, according to surveys, employers have expressed a preference for students who have received a broadly-based education that has taught them to write well, think critically, research creatively, and communicate easily.
Moreover, students should be prepared not just for their first job, but for their 4th and 5th jobs, as there’s little reason to doubt that people entering the workforce today will be called upon to play many different roles over the course of their careers. The ones who will do the best in this new environment will be those whose educations have prepared them to be flexible. The ability to draw upon every available tool and insight－picked up from science, arts, and technology－to solve the problems of the future, and take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves, will be helpful to them and the United States.
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V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
52. 比赛结束时，观众席上掌声雷动。(burst) (汉译英)
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53. 无论情况有多复杂，他都能应对自如（No matter） (汉译英)
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54. 公司感受到了威胁, 其应对策略是书写长长的警示标签，试图预见可能发生的事故。（respond）(汉译英)
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55. 由于路面结冰，部分高速公路临时封闭，致使许多乘客困路上，出门前最好留意天气预报。（trap）(汉译英)
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Ⅵ. Guided Writing
56. Directions: Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 假如你是李华，准备参加《英文报》举办的主题为 “Changes in my community”的征文活动,要求用英文介绍身边发生的变化。你的征文必须包括：
1. 描述发生的变化；
2. 客观分析变化发生的原因。
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