高二英语第一次月考卷（考试版A3）测试范围：选择性必修第一册Unit1（上海专用）_2024-2025高二（7-7月题库）_2024年09月试卷

……………… ○ ……………… 内 ……………… ○ ……………… 装 ……………… ○ ……………… 订 ……………… ○ ……………… 线 ……………… ○ ……………… ……………… ○ ……………… 外 ……………… ○ ……………… 装 ……………… ○ ……………… 订 ……………… ○ ……………… 线 ……………… ○ ……………… … 学 校 ： ______________ 姓 名 ： _____________ 班 级 ： _______________ 考 号 ： ______________________ C．Smokers’ health problems. D．Dangers of smoking. 2024-2025 学年高二英语上学期第一次月考 6． A．He’s going to visit a photo studio. B．He’s just had his picture taken. （考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：140分） C．He’s on the way to the theater. D．He’s just returned from a job interview. 7． A．He had to reject their request. B．He felt sorry for the other students. 注意事项： C．He agreed to consider their request. D．He regretted that he had said “Yes”. 1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考 8． 证号填写在答题卡上。 A．She is trying to find a good-looking chair.B．She thinks it is a well-designed chair. 2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动， C．She thinks the chair is actually comfortable. D．She’s never sat in that chair before. 用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。 9． 3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 A．She used to be in poor health. B．She was popular among boys. 4．测试范围：选择性必修一Unit1 （2020上教版+上外版）。 C．She was somewhat overweight. D．She didn’t do well at high school. 10． I. Listening Comprehension （25分） A．Review the details of all her lessons. B．Compare notes with his classmates. Section A C．Talk with her about his learning problems. D．Focus on the main points of her lectures. Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each Section B conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken Directions: In Section B. you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and 1． decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. A．At a gas station. B．At a garage. C．In a park. D．In an emergency room. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 2． 11． A．Clean the backyard. B．Wash something. C．Sit in the backyard. D．Do some shopping. A．The excitement of nerve activities in the brain. 3． B．The difference between complex music and simple music. A．He finds his present job boring. B．He is too foolish to do the present job. C．The effects of music on the results of math tests. C．He has got a better position. D．He doesn’t get on well with the others. D．The classical music and reasoning ability. 4． 12． A．She has a tight schedule. B．She has lost interest in sports. A．Because it stimulates your nerve activity. C．The training is too hard. D．She is only interested in routine work. B．Because it keeps you calm. 5． C．Because it strengthens your memory. A．Rules restricting smoking. B．Ways to quit smoking. 试题 第113页（共714页） 试题 第114页（共714页） 学学科科网网（（北北京京））股股份份有有限限公公司司……………… ○ ……………… 外 ……………… ○ ……………… 装 ……………… ○ ……………… 订 ……………… ○ ……………… 线 ……………… ○ ……………… ……………… ○ ……………… 内 ……………… ○ ……………… 装 ……………… ○ ……………… 订 ……………… ○ ……………… 线 ……………… ○ ……………… D．Because it interferes with your reasoning ability. B．The work should be very creative leading to a wonder. 13． C．One should like his work and stick to it as long as he takes it. A．Rock music might help improve your math test scores. D．One should find satisfaction in his work if it is necessary. B．The effects of music on tests do not last long. 此 C．Listen to music just before you take a test. 卷 II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20分) D．The more you listen to music, the better your reasoning ability will be. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage Section A 只 Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically 14． 装 A．It is the most unlucky day in a year. B．It is the busiest shopping day now. correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other 订 blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. C．It is the day after Thanksgiving. D．It is the day before Christmas. Many governments are promoting above and underground transit systems to fight such congestion (拥堵). 15． 不 A．Check out the latest price reduction online. Urban trains are appearing even in the wide expanses of the Western United States, in places like Dallas, a city 21 密 B．Look round for items in the physical stores. (know) for oil riches and big cars. 封 C．Order the products from the online stores. People are not very used to 22 (ride) a train around the city. But actually, Dallas and Houston have both D．Wait in queue outside the stores overnight. started light rail systems. It’s very popular in both cities. 16． What is happening in Texas 23 (reflect) a growing trend elsewhere in the United States, says William A．100 million dollars. B．670 million dollars. Millar. He’s president of the non-profit American Public Transportation Association. “In the last several years, public C．20 billion dollars. D．25 billion dollars. transportation in America has undergone a renaissance (复兴).” Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. In 1900, many US cities had extensive urban rail systems. 24 with the arrival of the automobile, most of 17． them disappeared by the 1950s. Now many cities are returning to 25 they had 100 years ago. A．Their attitudes about work. B．Different forms of work. In other countries, riding buses, trains or subways is part of everyday life, many countries support public C．Importance of work for oneself. D．Balanced life and work. transportation to a much 26 (great) degree than happens in the United States, particularly in Europe. In other 18． places in the world that are developing cities, there is a tremendous growth of investment in public transit. A．The most hopeful. B．The most challenging. Throughout Southeast Asia, certainly the capital cities, major rail systems 27 (build) over the last two or three C．The most creative. D．The most enjoyable. decades. In South America, we see not only rail systems being built, but we see some of the most innovative use of 19． public transit buses anywhere in the world. A．His negative attitude towards work. Rising levels of pollution from cars is leading to more investment in public transportation. B．His unwillingness to do something for others. Public transport can help cities develop 28 spoiling the environment with excessive greenhouse gas C．His selfishness in doing things. emissions. D．His misunderstanding about publishing work. Many analysts say the growth of public transportation does not challenge the automobile, but provides 29 20． choice to commuters. As a rising number of people want to go to 30 infinite number of places at any time, A．The work is worth doing if it is challenging and competitive. public transportation maybe the answer. 试题 第211页（共714页） 试题 第212页（共714页）……………… ○ ……………… 内 ……………… ○ ……………… 装 ……………… ○ ……………… 订 ……………… ○ ……………… 线 ……………… ○ ……………… ……………… ○ ……………… 外 ……………… ○ ……………… 装 ……………… ○ ……………… 订 ……………… ○ ……………… 线 ……………… ○ ……………… … 学 校 ： ______________ 姓 名 ： _____________ 班 级 ： _______________ 考 号 ： ______________________ III. Reading Comprehension (45分) Section B Section A Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B.C and D. there is one word more than you need. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context Time has become a scarce commodity. Everyone wants more of it. The complaint ‘if only I had more time’ A．adjusting；B．casual； C． crawl；D．handle；E. interpret； F. limiting G. lower； H. minimal； I. pooling； J. rough； K. spray echoes around offices and homes in the western world; ‘hurry sickness’ is becoming the problem of the new age. All over the world, people are working longer and longer hours, and struggling to 41 more and more every day. Your body avoids overheating by taking advantage of a bit of physics: When water evaporates from a surface, it Symptoms include jabbing the ‘door close’ button on lift doors to save the two to four seconds required for it to do it leaves the surface cooler. When your body gets too hot, it pumps water onto your skin and lets it evaporate, carrying on its own, and an 42 to do one thing at a time, so that every journey becomes a phone call opportunity. away heat. This effect can actually 31 the temperature of your skin to below the air temperature. This Technology is speeding up the world. All over the globe, there has been a 43 increase in sales of laptops allows humans to survive in places where the air temperature is as high as human body temperature - as long as we and mobile phones (with a hands-free set so that you can do something else at the same time): and we wonder how keep drinking water to produce more sweat. we managed without remote controls and e-mail. We live in an instant, insistent world. Advertisements read “Having If there's a lot of moisture in the air, then evaporation slows to a(n) 32 , because water condenses (凝 trouble keeping up with yourself?” We 44 the slower pace of life we remember in the dim and distant past, 结) onto your skin almost as fast as the moisture evaporates off it. When you feel sticky from sweat 33 on but enthusiastically sign up for e-mail, messaging services, and evening classes, even time management classes. The your skin, it means your body is struggling to evaporate water fast enough to keep you cool. I asked Zachary Schlader, a researcher at Indiana University who studies how our bodies 34 extreme result is parents with a 45 of quality time to spend with their children, and surveys show that working heat, about the hottest temperature a normal human could tolerate under ideal conditions. His 2014 study found that couples are seeing less and less of each other these days, and that 46 over time spent on domestic chores and a person who is at rest, wearing 35 clothing, in a very dry room—10 percent relative humidity - and childcare are becoming a major cause of marital discord(婚姻不合). The idea of doing nothing has become drinking water constantly could probably avoid overheating in temperatures as high as 115 degrees Fahrenheit terrifying, a sure sign of 47 . Like any commodity that has become scarce, time has become a 48 . In what is supposed to be the world (46℃) . The 36 factor for our heat tolerance is sweat—how quickly we can produce it and how quickly it of the consumer, firms are stealing time from customers. It is now perfectly acceptable to be asked to hold 49 evaporates. If you kept your skin wet with a steady 37 of water, and sat in front of a powerful fan, you the phone is answered. This saves the company time, but costs you time. We are 50 in a constant, subtle war could increase the evaporation rate and keep your skin cool in even higher temperatures. over time. If the politics of class dominated the last century, the politics of time could dominate this one. Models of human thermoregulation like the one in the 2014 paper don't usually cover such extreme conditions, Of course, there is a 51 dimension to the rush culture. One of the biggest 52 of the past few but I tried 38 their formulas to approximate what would happen under extreme evaporation and high wind. decades has been to take the previous relationship between time and status - the rich had lots of time, the poor had The results suggested that, with the help of a pool of water and a powerful fan, a human could conceivably tolerate little - and reverse it. While bankers in the City are now at their desk at 7 a.m., in the good old days ‘bankers’ hours’ the heat of up to 140 degrees Fahrenheit (60℃) in air with 10 percent humidity. meant 10 a.m. till 4 pm with a 53 lunch break. Moreover, to be seen to have time to spare is a sign of low That seemed awfully high, so I ran the number by Dr. Schlader. “Doing some 39 calculations, I came status; when arranging lunch, it is not done to be 54 too soon. Similarly, being late is moving from being a up with a similar number,” he said, “Honestly, I was surprised.” But, he added, these models are likely not reliable at sign of rudeness to a sign of status. such extremes. “I would 40 such findings with caution.” A two-tier time society is gradually being built, with the money-rich, time-poor on one level, and the money- poor, time-rich on the other. The rich are working longer hours in order to complete with each other. At the same 试题 第313页（共714页） 试题 第314页（共714页） 学学科科网网（（北北京京））股股份份有有限限公公司司……………… ○ ……………… 外 ……………… ○ ……………… 装 ……………… ○ ……………… 订 ……………… ○ ……………… 线 ……………… ○ ……………… ……………… ○ ……………… 内 ……………… ○ ……………… 装 ……………… ○ ……………… 订 ……………… ○ ……………… 线 ……………… ○ ……………… time, they are employing others - cleaners, child-minders, gardeners, and fast food outlets - in order to allow them to commercially. Some friends came to see me about five years ago and said, ‘You must have an exhibition--people work all the time. 55 , more and more of us are putting ourselves on the treadmill(跑步机)of constant ought to see these. We’ll talk to a man who owns an art gallery’”. The result was an exhibition in London, at which activity, taking on an increasingly heavy workload, and never stopping for a moment to ask ourselves why. 70 per cent of the objects were sold. His second exhibition opened at the gallery yesterday. Considering the 41．A．bump B．adopt C．slide D．fit enormous prices that the pieces command—around $2,000 for the ornament—an empty space above the fireplace 此 42．A．effort B．occasion C．inability D．attempt would seem a small sacrifice for Cooke to make. 卷 43．A．massive B．spectacular C．complex D．slight There are 86 pieces in the exhibition, with prices starting at £225 for a shell--flower in a crystal vase. Cooke 只 44．A．yearn for B．strive for C．rely on D．flood into insists that he has nothing to do with the prices and is cheerily open about their level: he claims there is nobody else 45．A．flash B．moment C．period D．lack in the world who produces work like his, and, as the gallery-owner told him, “Well, you’re going to stop one day and 装 46．A．demands B．rows C．unwillingness D．realization everybody will want your pieces because there won’t be any more.” 订 47．A．emotions B．worthlessness C．fatigue D．habits Cooke has created his own method and uses materials as and when he finds them. He uses the cardboard sent 48．A．solution B．treasure C．battleground D．relation 不 back with laundered shirts for his flower bases, a nameless glue bought from a sail-maker (‘If it runs out, I don’t 49．A．as long as B．even if C．the first time D．the instant 密 know what I will do!’) and washing-up liquid to wash the shells. “I have an idea of what I want to do and it just does 50．A．engaged B．dedicated C．hidden D．delighted itself,” he says of his working method, yet the attention to detail, colour gradations and symmetry (对称) he 封 51．A．class B．logic C．research D．literature achieves look far from accidental. 52．A．reminders B．policies C．transitions D．expectations 56．What can be learned about Peter Cooke from the first paragraph? 53．A．complimentaryB．decent C．family D．quick A．He has produced objects with different materials. 54．A．available B．dramatic C．protective D．approachable B．He was praised for his shell objects many years ago. 55．A．Admittedly B．However C．Meanwhile D．Similarly C．He hopes to work with other materials in the future. D．He has written about his love for shell objects. Section B 57．When looking round his apartment, the writer ________. Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished A．is attracted by Cooke’s personality statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to B．realizes he finds Cooke’s work boring the information given in the passage you have just read. C．feels uncertain about giving Cooke his opinion A D．senses that Cooke wants his products to be admired There are still many things that Peter Cooke would like to try his hand at--paper-making and feather-work are 58．The “small sacrifice” in paragraph 3 refers to________. on his list. For the moment though, he will stick to the skill that he has been delighted to perfect over the past ten A．the loss of Cooke’s ornaments years: making delicate and unusual objects out of shells. B．the display of Cooke’s ornaments “Tell me if I am boring you,” he says, as he leads me round his apartment showing me his work. There is a fine C．the cost of keeping Cooke’s ornaments line between being a bore and being an enthusiast, but Cooke need not worry: he fits into the latter category, helped D．the space required to store Cooke’s ornaments both by his charm and by the beauty of the things he makes. 59．When talking about the artist’s working method, the writer implies that Cooke ________. He points to a pair of shell-covered ornaments (装饰品) above a fireplace. “I shan’t be at all bothered if A．is unaware of the unique quality his work has people don’t buy them because I have got so used to them, and to me they’re adorable. I never meant to sell my work B．accepts that he sometimes makes mistakes 试题 第411页（共714页） 试题 第412页（共714页）……………… ○ ……………… 内 ……………… ○ ……………… 装 ……………… ○ ……………… 订 ……………… ○ ……………… 线 ……………… ○ ……………… ……………… ○ ……………… 外 ……………… ○ ……………… 装 ……………… ○ ……………… 订 ……………… ○ ……………… 线 ……………… ○ ……………… … 学 校 ： ______________ 姓 名 ： _____________ 班 级 ： _______________ 考 号 ： ______________________ C．undervalues the materials that he uses 61．According to Time Magazine, what did Baz Luhrmann do to make the film a success? D．underrates his creative contribution A．He adapted the story in the novel as he wished. B B．He made the film more powerful than the book. The Film: C．He mixed his style with the elegance of the book. The Great Gatsby (Based on Fitzgerald’s Novel The Great Gatsby ) D．He changed the story to meet his own style. Director: Baz Luhrmann 62．Which of the following can be used to describe Gatsby? Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby A．Faithful and warm-hearted. B．Charming and professional. Film Reviews: C．Selfish and timid. D．Mysterious and devoted. If you have never read the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, now is your chance to catch up C — by watching the latest film adaptation. Because if there’s one sentence to sum up the film, it would be: It’s just like the book. Elephants have four distinct personalities that help their herd survive in the African bush, scientists have found. The use of music is almost reason enough to see the film. Baz Luhrmann is at his best mixing visual and With their grey skin, mournful eyes and slow heavy pace, you could be forgiven for thinking elephants are musical styles together to create something wholly original, for example, in one of the most outstanding scenes in the film, the first party scene, Nick walks quickly from one party guest to another party guest trying to explain all the uniformly blue creatures. But scientists have now discovered the largest living land animals have personalities to gossip about Gatsby until he is finally introduced to the man himself, while the most stirring version of Rhapsody in Blue (蓝色狂想曲), which was composed by American musician George Gershwin in 1924, is played in the match their size. In a new study of African elephants, researchers have identified four distinct characters that are background. ─ Fox News common in a herd -- the leaders, the gentle giants, the playful rogues and the reliable plodders. Director Baz Luhrmann’s main challenge was either to find a visual equivalent (相等物) for Fitzgerald’s Each of the types has developed to help the giant mammals survive in their harsh environment and is almost elegant quality — the open secret of the book’s popularity for so long time – or to match his own unusual personal strengths with the material. He tries it both ways, with considerable degrees of success. unique in the animal kingdom, according to the scientists. Professor Phyllis Lee and her colleague Cynthia Moss Leonardo DiCaprio does a good and professional job as the socialite (社会名流) by recreating Fitzgerald’s studied a herd of elephants in the Amboseli National Park in Kenya known as the EB family - famous for their description of Gatsby’s charm. He can look at someone for an instant and understand how, perfectly, he or she wants to be seen. matriarch Echo before she died in 2009. Using data collected over 38 years of watching this group, the researchers ─ Time Magazine analyzed them for 26 types of behaviors and found four personality features tended to emerge. About the Book and the Main Character: The strongest personality to emerge was that of the leader. Unlike other animals, where leadership tends to be Considered to be Fitzgerald’s representative work, The Great Gatsby explores themes of idealism, resistance to change, social change, and excess, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been won by most dominant and aggressive individual, the elephants instead respected intelligence and problem-solving described as a tale regarding the American Dream. in their leader. Echo, the matriarch and oldest in the group, her daughter Enid, and Ella, the second oldest female, all Nick, the narrator, moves to New York for the summer to visit his cousin Daisy. His next-door neighbor is Jay Gatsby (Leonardo DiCaprio), who rarely contacts with others and is said to be a hero of the Great War. Gatsby emerged as leaders. claims to have attended Oxford University, but the evidence is suspect. As Nick learns more about Gatsby, every detail about him seems questionable, except his love for the Daisy. Though Daisy is married, Gatsby still loves her as The playful elephants tended to be younger but were more curious and active. Eudora, a 40-year-old female in his “golden girl”. They first met when she was a young lady from a wealthy family and he was a working-class military officer. Daisy promised to wait for his return from the war. However, she married Tom, a classmate of the herd, seemed to be the most playful, consistently showing this trait throughout her life while playfulness in some Nick’s. Having obtained a great fortune, Gatsby sets out to win her back again. of the other elephants declined with age. 60．The Fox News review mentioned the first party scene in the film to ________. Gentle elephants, which included two 27-year-old females Eleanor and Eliot, caressed and rubbed against A．reveal the fact that Nick wants to know more about Gatsby others more than the others. B．show the version of Rhapsody in Blue matches the film well Those that were reliable tended to be those that were most consistent at making good decisions, helped to care C．prove that the director is good at combining visual and music for infants in the herd and were calm when faced with threats. Echo and her youngest daughter Ebony seemed to be D．convince us that the first scene is perfectly filmed by the director the most reliable. Professor Less said that elephants with these features tended to be the most socially integrated in 试题 第513页（共714页） 试题 第514页（共714页） 学学科科网网（（北北京京））股股份份有有限限公公司司……………… ○ ……………… 外 ……………… ○ ……………… 装 ……………… ○ ……………… 订 ……………… ○ ……………… 线 ……………… ○ ……………… ……………… ○ ……………… 内 ……………… ○ ……………… 装 ……………… ○ ……………… 订 ……………… ○ ……………… 线 ……………… ○ ……………… the group while those who tended to be pushy and less reliable were more likely to split from the herd. When we analyzed the results we found that, consistent with our hypothesis, people in the “even a penny will 63．The reason why elephants have four distinct personalities is that ________. help” half of the sample were almost twice as likely to donate to the cause. And the amount the individuals gave was A．scientists can distinguish them from each other more easily. also found to be more or less the same in both halves, so the people in the “even a penny” half did not donate less. B．the four personalities can help them survive in Africa. 70 Applications in the workplace might be: to a co-worker regarding a joint project, “Just an hour 此 C．the elephants will be unique in the animal kingdom. of your time would really help,” to a co-worker whose handwriting is illegible, “Just a little more clarity would 卷 D．the elephants can avoid being caught by human beings. help.” The chances are that this little step in the right direction won’t prove so little after all. 64．From the passage we get to know that ________. 只 A．Based on this reasoning, we thought that one way to urge people to donate in such a situation would be to inform them that even an extremely small sum would be helpful. A．the researchers reached their conclusion by analyzing the data. 装 B．The study suggests that if you want somebody to do something for you, simply pointing out that even a little B．the research centered on the 26 types of behavior of the matriarch. assistance on their part would be acceptable is likely to be an effective strategy. 订 C．the scientists conducted the research by comparing elephants with other animals. C．For the other half, however, the research assistant added “Even a penny will help.” D．Professor Phyllis Lee and her colleague spent nearly 38 years tracking the herd. D．And there's enough proof that people tend to yes when they believe what they do can help. 不 E．But in certain situations and environments it’s also important to understand why people say no to reasonable 65．In the EB family Echo and Eudora are ________. requests, such as a request to donate to a charity. 密 A．mother and daughter B．the two oldest female F．For the other half the request may end with a reason why their assistance is necessary. 封 C．the most gentle ones D．leader and member 66．Which of the following is true about elephants according to the passage? A．Not all the types can help the elephants survive in their environment. IV. Summary Writing （10分） B．Leadership tends to be won by the most dominant and aggressive elephant. Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in NO C．The playful elephants not only tended to be younger but also were more curious. MORE THAN 60 WORDS. Use your own words as far as possible. D．The reliable elephants are likely to rely on others to decide what to do. The lost art of listening Do you think you’re a good listener? Chances are that you do. However studies show that most people seriously Section C overestimate their ability to listen. The truth is we are generally not good at listening, and our listening Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence comprehension declines as we age. can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. This was proven by Dr. Ralph Nichols, who conducted a simple experiment to test students’ listening skills. He Asking for a little can go a long way had some Minnesota teachers stop what they were doing mid-class, and then asked students to describe what their Throughout this book we’ve attempted to provide evidence to support our claims that we can successfully move teachers had been talking about. While older kids with more developed brains, are usually assumed to be better people to say yes. 67 listeners, the results, however, showed otherwise: While 90 percent of first-and second-graders gave correct Along with several colleagues, one of us set out to do just that. We thought that, when asked to make a responses, this percentage dropped rapidly as the students got older. donation, even those who would like to support the charity in some way say no, because they can’t afford to donate One reason for our poor listening concerns the speed at which we think. The adult brain can process up to very much, and they assume that the small amount that they can afford wouldn’t do much to help the cause. 68 around 400 words per minute, more than three times faster than the speed an average person speaks. This means we To test this hypothesis (假设) our research assistants went door to door to request donations for the American can easily think about something else while someone is talking to us, allowing our mind to wander or get Cancer Society. After introducing themselves, they asked the residents, “Would you be willing to help by giving a sidetracked. The younger students in Dr. Nichols’s experiment were better listeners partly because their brains were donation?” For half the residents the request ended there. 69 less developed — they lacked the extra brain power to be distracted. 试题 第611页（共714页） 试题 第612页（共714页）……………… ○ ……………… 内 ……………… ○ ……………… 装 ……………… ○ ……………… 订 ……………… ○ ……………… 线 ……………… ○ ……………… ……………… ○ ……………… 外 ……………… ○ ……………… 装 ……………… ○ ……………… 订 ……………… ○ ……………… 线 ……………… ○ ……………… … 学 校 ： ______________ 姓 名 ： _____________ 班 级 ： _______________ 考 号 ： ______________________ Another factor that contributes to our poor listening is our ever-decreasing attention span. According to a _______________________________________________________________________________________ Mircrosoft study, the age of smartphones has had a negative impact here. In 2000 — around the time the mobile revolution began — the average human attention span was 12 seconds; by 2013, it had fallen to 8 seconds. Even a goldfish — with an average attention span of 9 seconds — can hold a thought for longer! More and more people now realize that listening is a skill that can be developed through practice. Learning to observe a speaker’s body language and emotions, for example, can improve our active listening. Even the simple act of note-taking or making eye contact can help us stay focused while listening. V. Translation （15分） Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 72．尽管很困难，他还是设法解决了问题。(Despite) ________________________________________________________________________________ 73．所有成功人士都知道每一分钟很重要。（aware） ________________________________________________________________________________ 74．他自幼接触中西文化，博览全书，这为他未来的写作生涯奠定了坚实的基础。(expose, which) ________________________________________________________________________________ 75．这次活动的目的在于对学生的学术能力产生积极的影响，并提高他们的道德意识。(difference) ________________________________________________________________________________ VI. Guided Writing （25分） Direction: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 为了改变传统的教学方式，激发同学们的学习热情，明启中学将在近日就讲座式教学（Lectures）和讨论式 教学（Discussions）向全体学生征询意见。假定你是该学校的学生王磊，请你给上海学生报（SSP）主编写 封信，表达你的观点。你的信函包括以下内容： 1. 比较“讲座式教学”和“讨论式教学”的优缺点； 2. 你的态度 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 试题 第713页（共714页） 试题 第714页（共714页） 学学科科网网（（北北京京））股股份份有有限限公公司司