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上海最大家教平台---嘉惠家教 2万余上海老师任您选（在职老师、机构老师、985学霸大学生应有尽有 ，+V:
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华东师大二附中 2022-2023 学年第一学期期末考试卷
高二英语
(考试时间:120 分钟 卷面满分:150 分)
第 I 卷
I. Listening Comprehension 25%
Section A 10%
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end
of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the
questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read
the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question
you have heard.
1. A. Interesting. B. Reasonable. C. Brilliant. D. Ridiculous
2. A. At a publishing house.
B. In a printing shop
C. At a bookstore.
D. In a library
3. A. An actor. B. A translator. C. A director. D. A writer
4. A. Receptionist and guest.
B. Boss and secretary
C. Manager and customer.
D. Interviewer and job hunter.
5. A. The models B. The new fashion. C. The show. D. The secret girls.
6. A. Moved. B. Young. C. Satisfied. D. Old.
7. A. An amazing article
B. A boring book.
C. A local election.
D. A fascinating topic
8. A. The woman is thinking of changing her idea.
B. The woman gives the man so many choices.
C. The man dislikes the food offered there.
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D. The man has trouble deciding what to eat.
9. A. No one has Jackie’s signature.
B. Others desire Jackie’s signature more than Jim
C. Jim really wants Jackie’s signature most.
D. The woman shows no interest in Jackie’s signature.
10. A. Mr. Johnson has no idea where to get the result.
B. Mr. Green is the person to announce the result.
C. Mr. Johnson won’t know the result until Monday.
D. Mr. Green hasn’t got the result up till now.
Section B 15%
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. He told a lie days ago.
B. He was robbed in the Rio games.
C. He broke the record.
D. He was attracted by new sponsors.
12. A. They met the fake policeman.
B. They quarreled with security guards.
C. They got into fights with each other.
D. They lost their personal property.
13. A. Better late than never.
B. Honesty is the best policy.
C. Doing is better than saying.
D. Seeing is believing.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Asking for candies.
B. Dressing up in costumes.
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C. Hanging round drinking alcohol.
D. Having fun taking pictures.
15. A. Halloween is a festival time just for kids.
B. All the streets were closed off by the policemen in Tokyo.
C. The business targeting adult consumers expands in the US.
D Adults fail to follow the tradition of costume wearing.
.
16. A. The great success of Halloween industry.
B. The changes in the celebration of Halloween.
C. The traditional presentation of Halloween.
D. The popularity of Halloween festival in Japan.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. To return the money.
B. To get a sweatshirt.
C. To get a microscope.
D. To return a sweater.
18. A. The quality was so poor.
B. The label was in Chinese.
C. The color was dark blue.
D. The price was too high.
19. A. Because of the refund policy.
B. Because items on final sale couldn’t be exchanged.
C. Because of the damage to the item.
D. Because the customer didn’t have a credit card.
20. A. Appealing B. Helpful C. Informative D. Tricky.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary: 40%
Section A 20%
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and
D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.
1. Lanterns _________ the children and the elderly in this community to celebrate the coming traditional Chinese
Lantern Festival.
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A. are to serve for B. will be served to
C. are going to serve D. are served with
2. The shy boy _________ out of school because of loneliness and sadness at the new place, but a small talk with the
headmaster helped him out.
A. planned to be dropped B. has been planning to drop
C. was going to be dropped D. had planned to drop
3. She will talk on the issues she cares passionately _________ education and nursery care.
A. to include B. including C. included D. about including
4. There have been many expeditions sent to the forest to try their hand at looking for the creatures, _________ have
come up empty handed, leaving the new species a total mystery.
A. none of whom B. all of which C. none of which D. most of that
5. _________ from heart disease for years, Professor White has to take medicine with him wherever he goes.
A. Suffered B. Suffering C. Having suffered D. Being suffered
6. Many employers agree that it is their purpose _________ employees engage the creative self _________ mind and
body health and wellness.
A. to help... to build B. helping... in building
C. to help... in building D. helping... to build
7. You can’t imagine what great trouble they will have _________ the problem _________at the moment.
A. to solve... discussed B. solved... to be discussed
C. unless solving... discussed D. solving... being discussed
8. About 80% of all marine waste is plastic from bottles and packaging. This rubbish runs into rivers _________ it
rains and then flows into the sea.
A. since B. when C. unless D. until
9. No matter how _________, you can never be sure what the interviewer is going to ask.
A. you are prepared B. are you prepared
C. prepared are you D. prepared you are
10. You should put yourself _________ you will be while bathing the baby and make sure that everything is easy to
reach.
A. at which B. in place that C. where D. from where
11. It was from Chang’an, _________ is now Xi’an, _________ Xuan Zang set out on his famous travels described
in Journey to the West.
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A. where... from which B. what... that
C. which... where D. the place... where
12. Legend has it _________monsters live the Kanas Lake’s depth and they often drag drinking horses and camels
into the water before swallowing them.
A. that B. what C. when D. as
13. The most widely accepted theory about _________ the Middle East has large oil reserves is that the region was
not always a vast desert.
A. which B. that C. why D. whether
14. Plenty of things can cause stress, and there are such things as good stress and bad stress. Good or normal stress
_________ show up when you’re called on in class or when you have to give a report.
A. must B. might C. shall D. would
15. If someone happens to have high fever and pneumonia, he or she _________ seek treatment fast.
A. must B. needs C. may D. could
16. — “Why hasn’t Jack come back yet? _____ anything have happened to him?”
— “I think there _____.”
A. May; must have B. Must; must
C. Can; may have D. Can; can
17. Only _________ he would succeed in the end.
A. believing his wife B. his wife believed
C. believed his wife D. did his wife believe
18. — “Recently I often watch the TV programs about the Russia-Ukraine war, but I don’t give up any Word Cup
football match.”
— “_________.”
A. So do I B. So I do C. I do so D. So it is with me
19. _________ many years later _________ the police find the real murderer of that poor old lady.
A. It was...that B. It is... since
C. Not unless... that D. Not until...did
20. He was so careful that not a single mistake _________ in the test.
A. ever made him B. he had ever made
C. did he make D. he made
Section B 10%
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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.
‘Permacrisis’ — the 2022 Word of the Year
Over the last few years, it’s seemed like the “new normal” keeps getting weirder and darker as historical events
pile up. This month the Collins Dictionary acknowledged our apparent entry into ever darker timelines by naming
“permacrisis” its 2022 Word of the Year.
Collins defines the word as a(n) “____21____(extend) period of instability and insecurity, especially one
____22____(result) from a series of catastrophic events.”
You can pick from an existential mixture of catastrophic event____23____(justify) the use of the term, from the
COVID pandemic to Russia’s war on Ukraine to extreme weather worsened by climate change.
“Permacrisis is a term that perfectly embodies the dizzying sense of moving from one unprecedented event to
____24____, as we wonder sadly what new horrors might be around the corner,” David Shariatmadari said in a
“permacrisis” blog post for Collins on Nov. 1. “Much more of this ____25____ we might have forgotten what
stability and security ever felt like.”
The word isn’t brand new this year. A quick search____26____ find references at least as far back as the mid-
1990s, which makes sense as it’s a handy suitcase for any particularly stubborn situation.
“Permacrisis signals not only a loss of faith in progress, but also a new realism ____27____ relation to what
people can cope with and achieve,” Neil Turnbull, a Nottingham Trent University philosophy professor, writes on
the academia-focused site The Conversation. “Our crises ____28____(become) so complex and deep-seated that they
can go beyond our capacity to understand them. Any decision to tackle them risks only ____29____(make) things
worse.”
It turns out that some other words and phrases _____30_____ were chosen for this year’s honor are also tied to
the mounting sense of permacrisis, including “quiet quitting”, the oft-mispronounced Ukrainian capital Kyiv and
“vibe shift.” Here’s hoping the latter becomes more prominent real soon.
Section C 10%
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note
that there is one word more than you need.
A. character B. committed C. control D. failure
E. fortunately F. magic G. range H. reinvented
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I. repeatedly J. revolutionizing K. smash
The Oral History of James Cameron
Sigourney Weaver didn’t want to star in a sequel to Alien. Then she read the screenplay. “Every single page was
my____31____, with all kinds of different levels of drama,” she says. “Everything about the script was so good and
powerful.”
It was a war movie in space. To the actress, the idea of Ellen Ripley fighting aliens alongside a unit of colonial
marines sounded great. There was only one problem: “First of all, I didn’t know there would be machine guns in it,”
she says. “And I had worked for gun ____32____ for a number of years. So I said, ‘I’m sorry, the gun thing, that’s
not going to work for me.”
Another director might have turned his back on Weaver. But not James Cameron.
He responded by taking her to a shooting____33____. After letting off a few bursts of gunfire, she began to see
the world through Cameron’s eyes. “Unfortunately, or ____34____, that experience gives you so much adrenaline
(肾上腺激素), and it’s a little bit transforming.” Weaver says. “I had to embrace the fact that I was with an army
unit and they were going to be using these guns. And at some point I would have to do that, too. Jim really wants his
actors to feel comfortable, and to feel ____35____. So he always had me try everything first.”
Aliens was a typical Cameron blockbuster: exciting, moving, futuristic, propelled by a heroine, and full of things
that audiences had never seen before. And, oh yeah: It was a box office ____36____ that won two Oscars and earned
seven nominations, including Weaver’s first.
This is the James Cameron way. He’s ____37____ the popcorn film every single time he’s made one, from The
Terminator to Titanic to Avatar. Each of his movies is more ambitious, more expensive, and more imaginative than
the last. He’s____38____outdone himself — and the rest of Hollywood. But while Cameron’s genius is unique, he
hasn’t made ____39____ alone. From his early days as a special effects assistant to ____40____ 3D filmmaking
again with ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’, one thing has always been clear: working with James Cameron is a singular
experience.
III. Reading Comprehension: 30%
Section A 15%
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,
B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
The announcement of school closures is typically met with a high degree of emotion and concern. In
Philadelphia, the proposal has also been met with plenty of ____41____, from the formation of flash mobs (快闪族)
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to marches throughout the city. ____42____, district officials assert that closing schools in one of the largest school
districts in the country is the only way to balance a school budget in hard times.
According to a report in the Philadelphia Public Schools Notebook, district superintendent William Hite has
recommended the closure of 37 city schools. Hite has claimed that the closures are a necessary step toward
____43____ the school district a significant amount of money. The district estimates the closures would result in
savings of around $28 million annually. It would also be a ____44____ move toward a more competitive school
system since more resources could be poured into the remaining schools.
However, opponents to the closure plan say the savings to the district would be ____45____ since district
officials were not currently factoring in the cost of ____46____ and transition expenses. Protesters also note that the
closures could____47____additional charter school (特许学校) growth, which had already taken a significant bite
out of the school district’s budget. Students and parents of the schools cited for closure also voice concern that taking
away neighborhood schools would take away the safe havens (避难所) that many students have come to think of as
____48____ away from home.
Activists opposed to the school closures have organized into____49____ groups with an impressive presence in
the City of Brotherly Love. The Philadelphia Student Union, a student organization created in 1995 to empower
students throughout the city, has taken on the school closure cause, _____50_____ visible protests in the city. Another
group, the Philadelphia Coalition Advocating for Public Schools, has also _____51_____ the cause. This organization
includes the city’s _____52_____ union, which is also opposed to the proposed school closures.
The organizations have joined other groups of students, parents, and educators to make their voices known
throughout the school districts. Through a variety of protests as well as attendance at public meetings, protesters have
become a visible presence on the _____53_____ of school closures in Philadelphia. Their size and emotion have not
gone _____54_____ by district officials, who have been _____55_____ to listen to the opposition as they cope with
the possibility of closing Philadelphia Public Schools.
41. A. participants B. onlookers C. protests D. respondents
42. A. Therefore B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides
43. A. earning B. collecting C. depositing D. saving
44. A. controversial B. risky C. positive D. dumb
45. A. encouraging B. minimal C. optimal D. undeniable
46. A. college B. living C. transportation D. business
47. A. assess B. control C. fuel D. sustain
48. A. homes B. schools C. districts D. accommodations
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49. A. invisible B. mistakable C. identifiable D. favorable
50. A. staging B. ignoring C. hiding D. prohibiting
51. A. found fault with B. taken advantage of C. signed up for D. thrown light on
52. A. closures B. schools C. teachers D. students
53. A. basis B. issue C. fulfillment D. number
54. A. identified B. unnoticed C. selected D. demonstrated
55. A. smart B. reluctant C. hesitant D. willing
Section B 22%
Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. 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)
My sister Debbie had a baby the other day. Her labor (分娩) went pretty well — nothing out of the ordinary. I
just can’t say the same for her ride to the hospital.
As a number of us from the family gathered in my sister’s hospital room to see the new baby, she gave an
account of her trip to the emergency room. It began as most do — she woke up around 4 a. m. feeling the early pangs
(阵痛) of labor. For the next two hours, she and her husband Bill timed the contractions (孪缩), and around 7 a. m.
decided it was time to leave for the hospital.
On the way however, Bill announced that he needed to stop at Starbucks for some coffee.
,
“Excuse me?” my sister asked. “I’m in labor — remember?”
“But I might get sick if I don’t have my morning coffee,” Bill explained.
Bill promised her that he’d order the coffee to go. The next thing Debbie knew was that her husband was rushing
into their local coffee shop. Inside, the attendants behind the counter recognized Bill, and knew he was expecting a
second son, and asked when the baby was due.
“Today,” Bill said ordering his Americano.”
“Today?” the cashier asked.
Bill nodded. “Yep, Debbie is already in labor.”
Everyone offered up congratulations.
“So, where’s your wife?” someone finally asked.
“Out there,” Bill said pointing toward the parking lot where my sister was sitting in the car puffing heavily
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through a contraction.
“Was she OK with stopping here?” the attendant asked, amazement in her voice.
“Not really,” Bill answered.
“Yeah that’s probably why she isn’t waving back.”
,
As my sister concluded the story, Bill looked around at the disapproving faces in the hospital room.
“What’s wrong with that?” he asked.
“I had to have my coffee.”
I think his mother best summed it up when she announced, “I’m ashamed of my son.”
In his defense, Bill told us that he had been through the labor drill before with his first son, and therefore, he
knew he had time for a quick cup of coffee. He also pointed out that he did ask my sister if she wanted something to
drink, too.
Finally, Bill looked to me, the only other male in the room and asked if I agreed with him.
“I’m not saying a word,” I replied looking around the women in the room. “We’re outnumbered in here.”
I also explained that if I were ever having a heart attack, I wasn’t calling him for a ride to the hospital.
56. Debbie left home for the hospital _________ she felt the pangs of labor.
A. as soon as B. soon after C. a while after D. a few minutes before
57. Who is the writer of the story?
A. Debbie’s sister. B. Bill’s father-in-law.
C. Debbie’s mother. D. Bill’s brother-in-law.
58. From his behavior we can see that Bill is _________.
A. not in love with his wife
B. a little inconsiderate
C. popular in the neighborhood
D. a very experienced father
59. Which of the following might be the best title of the story?
A. A coffee addict’s adventure
B. A ride out of the ordinary
C. Women outnumber men
D. Family affairs are hard to deal with
(B)
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Become an Atlantis Jr. Aquarist and spend 3 days working with marine life! Food prepping to feeding the
animals to snorkeling (浮潜) and learning about coral reefs, it’s a week of marine adventure!
Marine Adventure Camp
June 24--28; Monday--Friday
July 8--12; Monday--Friday
July 29--August 2; Monday--Friday
August 12--16; Monday--Friday
5 days/4 nights Camp Hours
Ages: 10 to 14
Price: $595 (not inclusive
Monday: 5:45 p. m. to 7:30 p. m.
of room cost)
Tuesday: 8:00 a. m. to 3:00 p. m.
Wednesday: 9:00 a. m. to 5:30 p. m.
Thursday: 9:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m.
Friday: Check out (or you may extend your stay on your own).
*Please note: Programming subject to change based on weather conditions.
Package Components Dress Code
T-Shirts
1. Amenity(便利设施）
Shorts
Package
Swimsuits
—Camp Name Badge
Water Shoes (Since most water shoes are uncomfortable for the amount of walking
—Mask and Snorkel
they do, especially when wet, you are not allowed to change into water shoes when
—Messenger Bag
you prepare to swim.)
—Cap
Sun Block
—Towel
—Marine Life Guide
Important Notes
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—Water Bottle
2. Welcome Dinner
3. Lunch for 3 days (venue
to be determined)
4. Behind the Scenes with All attendees must be able to swim without assistance.
our Sea Keeper Team All attendees must speak fluent English.
5. Behind the Scenes with Camp name badge must be worn daily.
our Marine Mammal Team Attendees must be at least 10 years of age.
6. Fish food preparation
and hand feeding
7. Ruins Snorkel
8. Stingray Snorkel
9. Blue Adventure Snorkel
Trip
10. Shark Walk with Stuart
Cove
60. You can get to know all the information about the Marine Adventure Camp EXCEPT _________.
A. camp hours B. camp price C. things to bring D. daily schedules
61. The Marine Adventure camp is suitable for _________.
A. Tom, who has just graduated from high school
B. Jerry, who has saved up 600 dollars for summer holiday
C. Mary, a local 6 grader who likes swimming
D. Edward, who has been offered a position in an aquarium
62. Which of the following can be learned from the passage?
A. Attendees don’t wear water shoes when they go swimming.
B. All attendees must check out on the last day of the camp.
C. The programs are fixed and no minor changes will be made.
D. Attendees will have a 5-day experience working with marine life in the camp.
(C)
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People often imagine that a knowledge of languages is sufficient to make an interpreter. Of course it is a
prerequisite, as are two hands to a professional boxer. But just as the fact of having two hands does not make a boxer,
so the knowledge of different languages, be they many or few, does not make an interpreter. It is only an instrument
which you must learn how to use in a particular way — for which you may or may not be gifted.
The basic qualities required of the interpreter are not exceptionally rare, but their combination is very uncommon.
They are:
(1) A capacity for being passively receptive, i.e. for drinking in readily and without any personal reaction all
that may be said by the speaker.
(2) The type of quick-wittedness which makes for prompt and effective repartee (妙语), interpretation being a
sort of mental game of tennis.
(3) A good memory, because all the tricks of the trade are intended only to make up for its deficiencies. Two
things are expected of the interpreter’s memory: first, that it should store up an exceptionally large vocabulary in the
related languages and supply instantly the required word or phrase; second, that it should retain for a very brief
period(seldom more than one hour) a picture as full, detailed, and accurate as possible of what has just been said after
which the interpreter will be well advised to wash his mind clear of most of what he has memorized. In this latter
function, the interpreter’s memory is therefore the reverse of the comedian’s. Whereas the actor has ample time to
learn his part, gradually, and methodically, and is then expected to remember it over a long period and repeat it on a
succession (连续) of occasions, the interpreter must wholly commit to his memory fleeting thoughts and words as
they fly past, and then bring them back to mind only once, a very short while later.
The work of the translator and that of the interpreter are fundamentally different and can hardly be combined.
Very rare indeed are people who can do both. The reason for this is clear: the translator can or should search at leisure
for the accurate term, as well as effort to express himself in the best possible grammar and style; he may re-write the
same paragraph ten times or more, improving it each time; he may consult all dictionaries and reference books, and
ask for help and advice. The interpreter, on the other hand, is given hardly any time to think, can consult neither
books nor friends, and must “put across”, immediately and as accurately as possible, whatever the speaker wishes to
convey. But he may express nuances (微妙) by varying the tone of his voice, he may paraphrase when he does not
find the exact word, he may repeat, correct or add to what he has just said, if he sees that he was not properly
understood. These are in reality two contrary techniques.
63. Interpretation is similar to playing tennis in that both need _________.
A. two hands B. quick response
C. mental fitness D. good muscle memory
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64. A good memory is required of an interpreter so that he can _________.
A. memorize all that is said and remember it for a long time
B. memorize the important part of what is said and remember it for a long time
C. memorize for a short period all that is said and then forget about it
D. memorize all that is said gradually and completely
65. What is the author’s opinion of the qualities mentioned for an interpreter?
A. It is not necessary for the interpreter to possess all the basic qualities.
B. It is uncommon for the interpreter to possess all the basic qualities.
C. Certain qualities are more important than the others.
D. Only two of the qualities are actually required.
66. Which of the following can best indicate the author’s understanding of the difference between a translator and
an interpreter?
A. The qualities required of a translator are basically opposite what is required of an interpreter.
B. Being an interpreter is more stressful because an interpreter cannot take back what has been said.
C. Putting effort into combing the qualities of a translator and an interpreter can enhance their performance.
D. The qualities of a translator are easier to obtain than those of an interpreter.
Section C 8%
Directions: Fill in each blank in the article with a proper sentence given below. Each sentence
can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
Why should mankind explore space? Perhaps the best answer lies in our genetic makeup as human beings. What
prompted our distant ancestors to move from the trees into the plains, and on into all possible areas and
environments?___67___. The wider the distribution of a species, the better its chance of survival.
Exploration also allows minerals and other potential resources to be located. Additional resources are always
beneficial when used wisely, and can increase our chances of survival. Knowledge or techniques acquired through
exploration, or preparing to explore, filter from the developers into society at large. ___68___. Also, we have already
benefited from other by-products, including improvements in earthquake prediction — which has saved many lives
— in satellites used for weather forecasting and in communications systems. Even non-stick saucepans and mirrored
sunglasses are by-products of technological developments in the space industry!
___69___. The chances of a large comet hitting the Earth are small, but it could happen in time. Such strikes in
the past may account for the extinction of dinosaurs and other species. Human technology is reaching the point where
it might be able to detect the possibility of this happening, and enable us to minimize the damage, or prevent it
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completely, allowing us as a species to avoid extinction.
In certain circumstances, life on Earth may become impossible: over-population or wide spread diseases, for
instance, might eventually force us to find other places to live. While the earth is the only planet known to sustain
life, surely the adaptive ability of humans would allow us to inhabit other planets and moons. It is true that the lifestyle
would be different, but human life and cultures have adapted in the past and surely could in the future. ___70___.
A. The techniques may have medical applications which can improve the length or quality of our lives.
B. Space allows us to expand and succeed: for the sake of everyone on the earth, now and in the future, space
exploration is essential.
C. The mysterious space objects varying in size have been fascinated scientists and scholars for years.
D. It appears that we are driven to ensure the success and continuation of not just our own genes, but of the species
as a whole.
E. Therefore it still poses a problem for us human beings whether to explore the space at the cost of our own
homelands.
F. While space may hold many wonders and explanations of how the universe was formed or how it works, it also
holds dangers.
Summary Writing10%
71. 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.
France, which prides itself as the global innovator of fashion, has decided its fashion industry has lost an
absolute right to define physical beauty for women. Its lawmakers gave approval last week to a law that would
make it a crime to employ ultra-thin models on runways. The parliament also agreed to ban websites that advocate
excessive thinness by promoting extreme dieting.
Such measures have a couple of uplifting motives. They suggest beauty should not be defined by looks that
end up threatening health. That's a start. And the ban on ultra-thin models seems to go beyond protecting models
from starving themselves to death --- as some have done. It tells the fashion industry that it must take responsibility
for the signal it sends women, especially teenage girls, about the social tape-measure they must use to determine
their individual worth.
The bans, if fully enforced, would suggest to women (and many men) that they should not let others be
arbiters of their beauty. And perhaps faintly, they hint that people should look to intangible qualities like character
and intellect rather than dieting their way to size zero or wasp-waist.
The French measures, however, rely too much on severe punishment to change a culture that still regards
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beauty as skin-deep -- and bone-showing. Under the law, using a fashion model that does not meet a government-
defined index of body mass could result in a $85,000 fine and six months in prison.
The fashion industry knows it always has a problem in focusing on material adornment and idealized body
types. In Denmark, the United States, and a few other countries, it is trying to set voluntary standards for models
and fashion images that rely more on peer pressure for enforcement.
In contrast to France’s actions, Denmark’s fashion industry agreed last month on rules and sanctions regarding
the age, health, and other characteristics of models. The newly revised Danish Fashion Ethical Charter clearly
states: “We are aware of and take responsibility for the impact the fashion industry has on body ideals, especially
on young people.”
Relying on ethical persuasion rather than law to address the misuse of body ideals may be the best step. Even
better would be to help promote notions of beauty beyond the material standards of a particular industry.
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第 II 卷
I. Spelling 5%
Directions: Write out the words according to the relevant definitions. The first letter is given to you.
72 c_________ causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement
.
73. f_________ money available to a person, an organization or a country, the way this money is managed
74. d_________ having a quality or characteristic that makes something different and easily noticed
75. p_________ expecting bad things to happen or something not to be successful
76. s_________ happening or coming after something else
77. n_________ to try to reach an agreement by formal discussion
78. p_________ 全神贯注
79. c_________ 私下的
80. s_________ 自发的；自然的
81. i_________ 即兴创作
II. Recitation 4%
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82. Tan Dun ________ the original Kun opera and added his own work to these traditional pieces.(根据句意填空)
83. The new opera style soon _______ China for about two centuries.(根据句意填空)
84. _________ on how actors move, Kun operas do not normally have complicated stage sets. (根据句意填空)
85. With its ________, UNESCO listed Kun opera among the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of
Humanity in 2001. (根据句意填空)
86. Change is ________, and when one lives in the midst of one’s family, one rarely notices differences in them.
(根据句意填空)
87. For a long time, my mother had not understood my ________ to the struggle. (根据句意填空)
88. My family had not asked for or even wanted to be involved in the struggle, but my ________.(根据句意填空)
89. But that did not ________ I felt at not being able to make her life more comfortable, or the pain of not being
able to lay her to rest. (根据句意填空)
III. Phrases 6%
Directions: Filling in the blanks with the proper forms of the phrases given in the box. Each phrase can be used
only once. There are one more phrase than you need.
make the best of in the presence of in contrast to be anxious about
feel on top of the world cling to ahead of attend to
90. The cup of coffee warmed my insides magically and I _________ for a few seconds.
91. Schedule distraction-free periods on your calendar, during which you can fully_________ one task at a time.
92. She _________the edge in a desperate attempt to save herself.
93. Earth-like planets in habitable zones form _________ large amounts of water, the researchers suggest.
94. The advantage of biological control _________ other methods is that it provides a relatively low-cost, lasting
control system with a minimum of harmful side-effects.
95. Scientists suspect that chimps may be a step _________ humans in how their bodies deal with the virus.
VI. Translation 15% (3+3+4+5)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
96. 与其说成功靠运气不如说靠辛勤努力。(as...as)(汉译英)
97. 母亲真的很担心我父亲的健康状况，要他少喝酒。(demand) (汉译英)
98. 短视频服务不仅满足了人们的娱乐需求，还拓宽了学习渠道，带来了意想不到的效果。(Not only) (汉译
英)
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99. 幸亏有志愿者无私奉献，好心人慷慨解囊，这些命运多舛的动物才得以在救助站勉强活了下来。(It)
(汉译英)
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