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上海师范大学附属中学 2022 学年
高一第一学期英语期中考试
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. At a dinner table B. In a hotel.
C. At home. D. At a restaurant.
2. A. He will get the radio repaired. B. He will disturb the woman.
C. He will stop listening to the radio. D. He will turn down the radio.
3. A. At 1466 London Street. B. At 1646 London Street.
C. At 1464 London Street. D. At 6046 London Street.
4.A. At 7:05. B. At 6:15. C. At 6:25. D. At 6:50.
5.A. By train. B. By bus. C. By car. D. By bike.
6.A. About 10. B. About 20. C. About 30. D. About 40.
7. A. To see an exhibition. B. To have a meeting.
C. To attend a lecture. D. To protect the environment.
8. A.$300. B.$350. C.$250. D.$150.
9.A. Milk only. B. Milk and toast. C. Milk and eggs. D. Eggs and toast.
10.A. The man should purchase a new violin.。 B. The man should continue his violin class.
C. The man should consult his violin teacher. D. The man should give up playing the violin.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversations and short passages, and
you will be asked several questions on each of the conversations and the passages. The
conversations and the passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once.
When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one
is the best answer to the question you have heard.
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Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Based on their ability. B. Based on their knowledge.
C. Based on their English level. D. Based on their gaokao scores.
12. A. 20. B.44. C. 74. D. 200.
13. A. The “gaokao” students. B. The American students.
C. The international students. D. The non-gaokao international students.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Never feel fearful. B. Be able to face the fear.
C. Feel impatient with yourself. D. Be eager to achieve the goal.
15. A. Care about your friends’ ability. B. Focus on advancing your own goals.
C. Compare yourself to your best friends. D. Pay attention to your relatives’ progress.
16. A. How to build self-confidence. B. How to be patient with yourself.
C. How to be comfortable with fear. D. How to stop comparing yourself to others.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. Marketing. B. Human resources.
C Insurance. D. E-commerce platform.
.
18. A. Because he is a responsible candidate. B. Because he will graduate this summer.
C. Because its growth record is satisfactory. D. Because he has a variety of experiences.
19. A. He arranges press conferences. B. He organizes college vocations.
C. He goes through lots of resumes. D. He engages in marketing activities
20. A. Everyone gets unemployment insurance.
B. Employees are unlikely to be trained abroad.
C. Employees are offered one week paid holiday.
D. Only senior employees are offered life insurance.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
(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
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one word that best fits each blank.
Charlotte Whitehead was born in England in 1843, and moved to Montreal, Canada at the age of 5 with her
family. While ___1___ (take) care of her ill elder sister throughout the years, Charlotte discovered she had an interest
in medicine. At 18 she married and started a family. Several years later, Charlotte said she wanted to be a doctor. Her
husband supported her decision. Unfortunately, Canadian medical schools did not accept women students at the time.
Therefore, Charlotte went to the United States ___2___(study) medicine at the Women’s Medical College in
Philadelphia. ___3___ took her five years to earn her medical degree.
Upon graduation, Charlotte returned to Montreal and set up a private clinic. Three years later, she moved to
Winnipeg, Manitoba, ___4___ she was once again a busy doctor. Many of her patients were from the nearby timber
and railway camps. Charlotte found herself operating on damaged limbs and setting broken bones, ___5___
delivering all the babies in the area.
But Charlotte had been practising without a license. She had applied for a doctor’s license in both Montreal and
Winnipeg, ___6___ was refused. The Manitoba College of Medicines, ___7___ all-male organization, wanted her to
complete her studies at a Canadian medical college! Charlotte refused to leave her patients to spend time studying
___8___ she already knew. So in 1887, she appealed to the Manitoba Legislature to issue a license to her but they,
too, refused. Charlotte continued to practise ___9___ a license until 1912. She died four years later at the age of 73.
In 1993, 77 years after her death, a medical license was issued to Charlotte. This decision ____10____(make)
by the Manitoba Legislature to honour “this courageous and pioneering woman”.
(B)
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.
My Volunteer Experience
in Ghana
It is not quite six in the morning. I am half asleep in a van that in the United States would seat maybe six people.
Here in Ghana though, its insides have been replaced with wooden benches that can accommodate twelve of us. I use
the term “accommodate” loosely; we are squeezed so tight in together ___11___ sometimes my arm goes numb (麻
木的).
This goes on for two hours every morning from Monday to Friday, so that I ___12___ get to the slum town
,
school where I teach.
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___13___ (arrive) at the destination always fills me with fear. The school originally functioned as a daycare
type service free to the children of single mothers. ___14___ the children got older, the coordinator took it upon
herself to set up a space to teach them. Into this tiny space they squeeze anywhere between 80 and 120 children under
the age of six. It is literally so full of children that you have to move them out of the way by shoving (推开) them
with your feet ___15___ (avoid) stepping on them.
Within days, I have already learned most of their names. There are the troublemakers who spend their time
___16___(hit) one another and causing chaos in hopes that their negative behavior will attract attention to themselves.
All of my child psychology classes tell me to ignore the behavior ___17___ responding to it may reinforce the
behavior.
Then there are the ones that make your heart bleed. The five-year-old girl who ___18___ (sit) in the front row,
is ready to learn whatever knowledge we can throw her way. She learns whatever we teach her, at a pace ___19___
takes my breath away. She far outpaces any Western five-year-old I’ve ever worked with, and she’s learning in
English when her family only knows and speaks Twi, a local language.
I look at this decrepit (破旧的) classroom and these children in their ragged clothes, and think of ____20____
different this is from the American classrooms I’ve known.
Section B
(A)
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. counting B. create C. loss D. Luckily E. offer F. preferred
G. supports H. transfer I. type J. Unfortunately K. video
The digital revolution has had a huge impact on every aspect of our society. For content creators, life looks
nothing like it did just a couple of decades ago. Back then, all you had to do is to take the tape off the camera and put
it on your ___21___ player. At most, you had to read an article to understand the difference between HS and Betamax.
Video was only consumed in two ways: television or cinema. Nowadays, you’ll probably run out of fingers ___22___
how many video formats (格式) there are out there, let alone the number of platforms and devices on which video is
played.
Understanding what each video format is and does is no child’s play. In fact, it is a “must” if you want your
work to look the best regardless of where and how it is played. If, for example, you want to ___23___ a video website,
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the type of file you’ll need to use will most likely to be different from the one you’ll have to create for your social
media accounts. In order to make this whole process a lot easier, we have put together a list of the most common
video formats and which ones you should use for each purpose.
So what’s the best video format?
___24___, there isn’t a cure-all when it comes to video sharing. The good thing is that it’s actually really easy
to ___25___ between video formats. If you do so, be sure to always save the original file in order to avoid ___26___
of image quality due to file compression(压缩).
Here are three of the most common video uses and the ___27___ formats for each of them:
Social media: MP4 is supported by Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, IGTV, and YouTube. Facebook
also___28___ MOV, while YouTube accepts most video formats.
TV and computers: AVI, MOV, and MKV ___29___ the highest quality image which makes them great
options for big screen streaming.
Website: WEBM and HTML5 are the video formats meant for your account. However, using tools such as
Wix Video will allow you to work with almost any file ____30____, as well as offer you much more control over
your work.
(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. profitably B. fallen C. sell D. dangerous AB. dump AC. efficiently
CD.
AD. plastic BC. endless BD. civilization ABC. stylish
throwaway
The value of upcycling
Recycling is a well-known idea that refers to reusing waste materials in any way possible. But what about
“upcycling”? It’s a new word, even though it’s something that has been going on since human ____31____ began.
It means reusing waste materials so that they have greater value. Throughout history, people have always done
creative things with “trash”. For example, they’ve used straw and dead leaves to make roofs, skin from dead
animals to make leather goods, and wood from ____32____ trees to make boats. So why is there a new word for it
now?
One answer to this question is that we reuse fewer and fewer things, and so have become a (n) “____33____”
society. This has raised huge questions about waste: Where can we ____34____ it all? Will it pollute the
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environment? Could it be ____35____ to our health? The evidence is everywhere—even in the Pacific Ocean,
where billions of bits of broken ____36____ float near the surface. Fish eat them, and then we eat the fish.
So upcyclers have adopted this new word to focus people’s attention on how waste cannot simply be reused,
but be reused ____37____. In fact, upcyclers don’t like the idea of waste and prefer to call it an “asset”, something
of value. Nowadays, there are lots of organizations that ____38____ products with upcycled material. Some artists
and designers have upcycled things like denim from old jeans to make rugs, and wood from old houses to make
furniture. Others have even used candy wrappers to make handbags! Sometimes they’ll add a(n) ____39____
element to their products, such as a beautiful mosaic (马赛克) made with broken dishes. With a (n) _____40_____
supply of “assets”, it seems that upcycling has a great future.
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.
Deliverance(解救) for Delivery Drivers?
ZOOOOOOOOM!!! A gust of air, the hum of spinning wheels, and a flash of color whizzing past. I’m sure that
we have all stepped into the crosswalk, at one time or another, and experienced this sudden, heart-stopping ___41___.
I am, of course, referring to delivery drivers ___42___ through crossroads to deliver takeaway food.
Over the past few years, delivery drivers have been criticized, fined, and even ___43___ for breaking traffic
laws across China. Delivery drivers often ___44___ red lights, disregard speed limits, and pay little attention to
pedestrian crossings. But they also often pay the ___45___ price — each year, it seems like fatal injuries involving
delivery drivers are increasing. ___46___, since delivery drivers are usually poorly paid, how much blame do they
really deserve for running against the clock?
Well, it ___47___ to be a complicated issue. Recently an article titled “Delivery Drivers, Stuck in the System”
was shared widely on social media. According to the article, ___48___ between delivery services Ele.me and Meituan
has caused each app to take increasingly extreme measures to out-do(超过) the other. This has included the
shortening of delivery time windows. It has been ___49___, in part, through a combination of rewards for early
delivery and severe punishments for late delivery. Over time, the platforms have only increased these ___50___ on
drivers. As a result, drivers find themselves in a dilemma(左右两难的困境)：break traffic laws or, in some cases,
lose hundreds of yuan in earnings for late deliveries.
According to surveys and reactions online, ___51___ care much whether their deliveries are a few minutes late,
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while most believe that it is not worth risking someone’s life for. In response, Ele.me and Meituan have added a
combination of features to ___52___ delivery times for slow elevators or bad weather conditions.
Although these new ___53___ cannot solve the underlying problems of intense competition or the inherent
dangers of driving, they should, in some measure, start reducing some of the pressure on drivers. In the meantime, as
___54___, we can help to make life for delivery riders safer and easier. ___55___, be a considerate person and don’t
leave them waiting for too long. If you see a food delivery guy rushing toward you on an escalator or into a door,
consider standing back and letting him go first. After all, they are putting their lives on the line just to deliver our
food.
41. A. fright B. delight C. pain D. sorrow
42. A. running B. walking C. rushing D. wandering
43. A. arrested B. fired C. blamed D. praised
44. A. destroy B. ignore C. observe D. interrupt
45. A. everlasting B. dramatic C. slight D. final
46. A. However B. Namely C. Indeed D. Surprisingly
47. A. decides B. refuses C. turns out D. takes turns
48. A. comparison B. contrast C. competition D. cooperation
49. A. adapted B. achieved C. adopted D. assumed
50. A. motivations B. advantages C. pressures D. skills
51. A. some B. few C. many D. we
52. A. reduce B. expand C. narrow D. extend
53. A. actions B. behaviors C. features D. conditions
54. A. humans B. consumers C. friends D. taxpayers
55. A. In one word B. As a result C. For example D. On the contrary
Section B
Directions: Read the following four 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)
Who is a genius? This question has greatly interested humankind for centuries.
Let’s state clearly: Einstein was a genius. His face is almost the international symbol for genius. But we want
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to go beyond one man and explore the nature of genius itself. Why is it that some people are so much more
intelligent or creative than the rest of us? And who are they?
In the sciences and arts, those praised as geniuses were most often white men, of European origin. Perhaps this
is not a surprise. It’s said that history is written by the victors, and those victors set the standards for admission to
the genius club. When contributions were made by geniuses outside the club—women, or people of a different
color or belief—they were unacknowledged and rejected by others.
A study recently published by Science found that as young as age six, girls are less likely than boys to say that
members of their gender(性别)are “really, really smart.” Even worse, the study found that girls act on that belief:
Around age six they start to avoid activities said to be for children who are “really, really smart.” Can our planet
afford to have any great thinkers become discouraged and give up? It doesn’t take a genius to know the answer:
absolutely not.
Here’s the good news. In a wired world with constant global communication, we’re all positioned to see
flashes of genius wherever they appear. And the more we look, the more we will see that social factors(因素)like
gender, race, and class do not determine the appearance of genius. As a writer says, future geniuses come from
those with “intelligence, creativity, perseverance(毅力), and simple good fortune, who are able to change the
world.”
56. What does the author think of victors’ standards for joining the genius club?
A. They’re unfair. B. They’re conservative.
C. They’re objective. D. They’re strict.
57. What can we infer about girls from the study in Science?
A. They think themselves smart.
B. They look up to great thinkers.
C. They see gender differences earlier than boys.
D. They are likely to be influenced by social beliefs
58. Why are more geniuses known to the public?
A. Improved global communication.
B. Less discrimination against women.
C. Acceptance of victors’ concepts.
D. Changes in people’s social positions.
59. What is the best title for the text?
A. Geniuses Think Alike B. Genius Takes Many Forms
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C. Genius and Intelligence D. Genius and Luck
(B)
For many travelers these days, finding a way to make travel more meaningful has become a top priority. They
are increasingly pursuing journeys that include time to volunteer, work on a conservation project, protect endangered
animals or to do other activities that allow for giving back while exploring a new part of the world. Here are some
opportunities that combine travel with doing good deeds.
The Azores
The trips offer the opportunity to work on carefully selected projects with famous scientists while also enjoying
meetings with some of the world’s most attractive sea creatures in water. It allows participants to join a research team
in the Azores that’s studying the animals to support future protection of the species. Advanced diving experience is
required.
Red Sea, Egypt
Combining an opportunity for world-class diving with being part of an important research effort conducted by
Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association. The seven-night trip includes learning how to
gather water data with the latest scientific equipment and conducting onboard and underwater experiments.
Australia
Explore Queensland Australia, while also supporting a registered charity that rescues farm animals from abuse,
,
neglect, and situations where they’re in danger. Participants help with daily cleaning of barns (牲口圈) and cages,
feeding, health checks, light repair, monitoring animals’ movements, and intensive care of ill, old and baby animals.
The experience includes free accommodations with WiFi and a swimming pool.
Romania
Work with bears at Romania’s largest bear sanctuary (庇护所), a place that was created as a heaven for bears
that have been treated in a cruel way. Located in the Carpathian Mountains, the sanctuary needs volunteers to help
with preparing food, monitoring animal health and leading conservation tours. The sanctuary is home to 84 bears,
with 20 more due to be rescued.
60. What do the first two trips have in common?
A. Both involve underwater activities.
B. Both provide free accommodations.
C. Both require advanced diving experience.
D. Both teach how to use scientific equipment.
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61. Which place best suits a girl who likes horses?
A. The Azores. B. Red Sea. C. Australia. D. Romania.
62. Why are the bears adopted by the sanctuary in Romania?
A. They have no food. B. They are badly treated.
C They should be monitored. D. They need to live in mountains.
.
63. Where does the passage most probably appear?
A. In a fashion magazine. B. In a shopping guide.
C. In a travel brochure. D. In a biography.
(C)
My son, Toby, 17 months old, has just tested positive for COVID-19. He is the first in our household to test
positive, and all the information provided for people in this situation is designed for adults who are(or should be)
concerned about protecting their families. Toby, obviously, cannot comprehend such advice. He cannot keep a
distance from everybody else, or eat and wash in a separate room. We called 911, and the medic we spoke to agreed
that the official guidance didn’t really apply to our situation.
Indeed. Not much we can do. So, here we are, trapped within our four walls with a little baby infected with
COVID-19, who continues to climb on us, spit in our faces, love us and hug us. It seems inevitable that we, and our
elder son, are going to get COVID now. Not much we can do.
My first reaction, after absorbing his diagnosis, was to cook sausages. I didn’t even know that was my comfort
food of choice. Perhaps an afternoon crisis would have caused a different cooking desire? Anyway, a full stomach
helped me take stock. Yes, it may now be inevitable that we’re going to contract the very virus we’ve spent a year
avoiding, but as long as we don’t contract it at the same time, then, hopefully, one other of us will be available to
look after our kids (thus answering my five-year-old’s most pressing concern: “…but who will make the pudding?”).
So, to minimise transmission, we’ve opened all the windows. And we’ve decided to wear face coverings
whenever we are with Toby. This decision has been insignificant to him—I imagine he literally cannot remember
life before masks—but for me, it’s distressing. I’ve become accustomed to wearing masks in supermarkets and coffee
shops, of course, but to actually walk around with half my face covered in my own house is quite another matter—it
is telling me that my home has been infected, That it’s no longer a safe space.
And so it was, when I sat down to write this column, that I ended up writing about COVID, which is probably
the last thing you wanted to read. Sorry about that. COVID has coloured my thoughts today, even though I know that
my wife and children will be fine, and that really we should just be grateful we haven’t passed it on to my grandmother.
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I predict there will be more sausages in the morning.
64. By repeating the sentence “Not much we can do” in paragraph 2, the writer implies that ________.
A. he feels inspired B. he is really helpless
C. he wants professional support D. he needs to keep a distance from Toby
65. According to the writer, what did sausages bring to him?
A. Appetite. B. Concern. C. Relief. D. Sadness.
66. Why did wearing masks at home distress the writer?
A. It discourages him from writing about COVID.
B. It brings him back to the days before COVID-19
C. It makes him feel at a loss for how to help his son.
D. It is a reminder of what is happening to his family.
67. What can be concluded from the passage?
A. The diagnosis leaves the writer’s family in a tough spot.
B. Being infected with COVID-19 leaves Toby in a bad mood.
C. The writer is sure that his other kids won’t contract the virus.
D. Sausages have long been considered by many to be comfort food
(D)
Hong Kong isn’t the first place you’d expect to find a peaceful island. But in a quiet corner of Sai Kung district
(西贡区), a tiny green island offers a rare glimpse into the past.
Nicknamed “Ghost Island,” Yim Tin Tsai (盐田仔) was once home to a flourishing Hakka (客家) community.
They settled on the empty island and built salt pans (盐田) to earn a living. When the salt pans were shut down more
than 100 years ago, most residents turned to farming and fishing.
In the 1960s, more and more families moved to other places. The last of the villagers on the island had moved
abroad by the 1990s, and, in the following years, Yim Tin Tsai lay empty.
If travelers had visited Yim Tin Tsai a decade ago, they would have found nothing but overgrown weeds (野草)
and crumbling houses. That’s exactly what villager Colin Chan saw when he returned to the island after 40 years.
But, for him, the island represented something special — a unique side of Hong Kong’s history and culture that
shouldn’t be forgotten.
“I came back here hoping to recover something I felt I had lost,” Colin said. “I found the island was in ruins and
I was very sad. This is the place I grew up. This is my father’s home and his father’s home.”
In 1999, Colin was elected as village representative and began what would become a lifelong mission: to make
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the island come alive. Together with about 10 former villagers, Colin raised money to build a visitor center for
travelers. In 2004, a charitable foundation donated funds to renovate the island’s historical chapel (小教堂). In 2005,
UNESCO (联合国教科文组织) Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation honored the
chapel with an award of merit (优异奖).
Motivated by this, the villagers organized a regular ferry schedule to enable travelers to reach the island, and set
out to showcase the village’s unique history. They built a heritage trail, repaired Hakka ancestral homes, created a
museum, and even started an organic farm that sits at the foot of the church.
68. According to the article, the Hakka community________.
A. all moved to other countries in the 1990s
B. settled on Yim Tin Tsai about 100 years ago
C. made a living by salt mining, farming and fishing on Yim Tin Tsai
D. found Yim Tin Tsai to be a fertile place when they had first arrived there
69. The word “crumbling” in paragraph 4 could probably be replaced by “______.”
A. frightened B. broken C. disappearing D. decreasing
70. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Colin Chan came back to Yim Tin Tsai?
A. Because he wanted to recover the special feeling of the place where he grew up.
B. Because as village representative, he had the duty to bring the village back to life.
C. Because he didn’t want to see the hometown of his father and grandfather in ruins.
D. Because he wanted to preserve Hong Kong’s history and culture mirrored in the island.
71. We can learn from the article that _______.
A. UNESCO honored Yim Tin Tsai with an award of merit in 2005.
B. If travelers visit Yim Tin Tsai today, they will find it a lush, green island full of life.
C. Colin Chan raised money to build a museum to showcase the village’s unique history.
D. the villagers on Yim Tin Tsai want to restore the salt pans which were closed more than 100 years ago.
Section C
Directions: Read the following passage. 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.
A selection from the trolley
The trolley problem used to be a popular question in philosophical ethics(伦理学).It runs as follows: a trolley
,
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or a train, is speeding down a track towards a junction(三叉路口). Some evildoer has tied five people to the track
ahead, and another person to the branch line. You are standing next to a lever(操纵杆) that controls the junction.
Do nothing, and the five people will be killed. Pull the lever, and only one person dies. What is the ethical course of
action?
_____72_____ A truly self-driving car, after all, will have to be given ethical instructions of some sort by its
human programmers. That has led to a boom for the world’s professional ethicists, who suddenly find themselves
in hot demand.
In a paper just published in Nature, a team of psychologists and computer scientists, led by Edmond Awad of
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), describe a different approach. _____73_____
They created a website which presents visitors with a series of choices about whom to save and whom to kill.
The website proved a hit. In the end it gathered nearly 40m decisions.
The strongest preferences, expressed by respondents from all over the world, were for saving human lives over
animal ones, preferring to save many rather than few and prioritising children over the old. _____74_____
Iyad Rahwan, a computer scientist at MIT and one of the paper’s authors, says that many people dismiss the
trolley problem as pointless as it is unlikely to arise in real life. He is unconvinced. The specific situations
described by the website may hardly ever occur, he says. _____75_____ He gives the example of overtaking
cyclists: “If you stay relatively near to the cycle lane, you’re increasing the chance of hitting a cyclist, but reducing
the chance of hitting another car in the next lane over,” he says.
A. But all sorts of choices made by the firms producing self-driving cars will affect who lives and who dies in
indirect ways.
B. Rather than asking philosophers for their thoughts, they decided instead to ask the public.
C. That seems to conflict with most people’s moral preferences.
D. The preference for saving women, for instance, was stronger in places with higher levels of gender equality.
E. There were weaker preferences for saving women over men, pedestrians over passengers in the car and for
taking action rather than doing nothing.
F. The excitement around self-driving cars, though, has made the problem famous.
IV. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the
brackets.
76. 从长远来看，回收包装对环境有积极的影响。(impact)(汉译英)
77. 出于防御的目的，当地人花了好几年的时间修建城墙。(purpose) (汉译英)
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78. 作为六朝古都，南京无疑是中国最受欢迎的旅游目的地之一。(doubt) (汉译英)
79. 雨天经常发生交通事故，因为有些驾驶员不太注意潮湿的路面状况。(regard) (汉译英)
80. 尽管存在一些缺点，但网上外卖服务对那些住得离超市很远的人来说非常有用。(despite) (汉译英)
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