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2020学年第二学期奉贤区高二英语期末调研测试考试时间：120分钟满分：140分202106I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheart

enshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversa

tionsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswe

rsonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Onlytheman.B.Onlythewoman.C.Boththema

nandthewoman.D.Neitherthemannorthewoman.2.A.Thesameprice.B.Differentprices.C.Thesamecolor.D.Thesamesize.3.A.Christinahasgonehome

.B.Christinafeelsathomethere.C.She'sknownChristinaalongtime.D.ShejustmetChristina.4.A.20.B.25.C.18.D.36.5.A.It'ssnowy.B.It'scl

oudy.C.It'shot.D.It'sfine6.A.Thecinema.B.Theartcenter.C.Thedininghall.D.Thetheatre.7.A.Itwasn'topenonSundays.B.Itsopenin

ghadbeenpostponed.C.ItwasgoingtoclosebeforeSunday.D.Itdidn'tdeservethepraiseitreceived8.A.Thegalleryisagoodplacefortheexhib

ition.B.Preparingfortheexhibitionwon'tbeeasy.C.Themanisn'ttellingthetruthabouttheoffer.D.Themanismakingabaddecision.9.A.

Spendingmoretimeonsightseeing.B.Visitingthecitywithagroup.C.Touringthecityonafineday.D.Takingthemanwithheronthetour.10.

A.Theairwillbecleaneriftheygotoanothercity.B.It'llsoonbetoolatetocontrolthepollution.C.Societywillnotpayattentiontothenewlaws.D.Thesituationwill

improveifchangesaremade.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation

.Aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillberea

dtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpapera

nddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Apoliceman.B.Afi

reman.C.AdoctorD.Abusinessman.12.A.Turnontheradio.B.Getupearly.C.CallJohnrightaway.D.Watchthelivenews.13.A.Joewantedtobecomeamil

lionaire.B.BothJohnandJoediedonSept.11.C.Thefatherdiedofstomachcancereventually.D.Johnwantedtobeafirefighterbecauseofayoun

glady.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Thenumberoffishincreasesgreatly.B.Thereefs(礁)don'tmakeanywarningsound

s.C.ThelevelofCO2inseawaterincreases.D.Variouskindsofsealifeareattractedtothereefs.15.A.Bythesoundsothersealifemakes.B.BythesmellsotherfishleaveC.By

thelightsotherfishgiveoff.D.Bythewavesothersealifesends.16.A.Theywillavoidswimmingnearreefs.B.Theyaresurroundedbyenemies.C.Theycan'tfindtheirwayhome.

D.Theycan'tactwiselyforweakenedsenses.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A.She-

hasrecentlydoneherhairandlooks-fantastic.B.Shewasrecommendedasacandidateforanaward.C.She'soccupiedinissuin

gawardstotheprizewinners.D.Shewasproudofherrecentchangeinherpublicimage.18.A.Becausehedidn'treceivepositivereviews.B.Be

causeheknewthewomanwasbeingpoliteC.Becausehispreviousnovelwasmuchbetter.D.Becausehisworkwasmorehumorousthangreat

.19.A.Johnwasanattractiveman.B.Johnwasdevotedtohisbusiness.C.JohnwasgoodatcatchingthievesD.Johnenjoyedsharinghisweddingphotos.20.A.Therobberwasarme

dwithaknife.BTherobberyoccurredatthehairdresser's.C.Themanhelpedcatchtherobberbycoincidence.D.Themanwasinaparkwhentherobberyhappened.Ⅱ.GrammarandV

ocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorr

ect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.FlyingH

ighBarringtonIrvingmadehishistoricflightandfoundedaneducationalnon-profit-makingorganization.Hismessageforkids:"Theonlything(21)____separatesyoufroms

cientistsisdetermination,hardworkandastronglikingforwhatyouwanttoachieve."Thesecret,hebelieves,ishavingadreaminthefi

rstplace,andthatstartswithlearningexperiencesthatinspirekidstobuildcareers.ThemomentofinspirationforIrvingcamea

ttheageof15inhisparents'bookstore.Onecustomer,aprofessionalpilot,askedIrving(22)____he'dthoughtaboutbecominga

pilot.“ItoldhimIdidn'tthinkIwassmartenough;butthenextdayhetookmetothecockpit(驾驶舱)ofthecommercialairplaneheflew,andthenI(23)_____(hook).”(24)___

__(follow)hisdream,IrvingturneddownafootballscholarshiptotheUniversityofFlorida.Hewashedairplanestoearnmoneyforaflightschoolandi

ncreasedhisflyingskillsbypractisingathomeona$40flightsimulator(模拟)videogame.Thenanotherdreamtookhold:flyingalonearoundthewor

ld.Hefacedmorethan50rejectionsforsponsorship(25)____convincingsomecompaniestodonateaircraftcomponents.Hetookoffwithnoweatherradar,nodeo-ici

ngsystem,andjust$30inhispocket.“IliketodothingspeoplesayIcan'tdo.”After97days,26stopsanddozensofthunderstorms,hetoucheddownto(

26)_____cheeringcrowdinMiami.“Itwasseeingsomanyyoungpeoplewatchingandlistening(27)______pushedmeintogivingbackwithmyknowledgeandexper

ience."Irvinghasbeendoingiteversince.Hesetuphisnon-profit-makingorganization,ExperienceAviation(航空),(28)_______(mean)toincr

easethenumberofyouthinaviationandscience-relatedcareers.Kidsattendprogrammesdealingwithhands-onroboticsprojectsandflightsi

mulatorchallenges.“Wewanttocreatechancesforstudents(29)____________theycanaccomplishsomethingamazing,”henotes.PerhapsIrving's(30)_____(powerful

)educationaltoolistheexamplehisownlifeprovides.Afterlandinghisrecord-breakingflightatage23,hesaid.“EveryonetoldmeIwasto

oyoung,thatIdidn'thaveenoughexperience,strength,orknowledge.TheytoldmeitwouldtakeforeverandI'dnevercomehome.Well..guessw

hat?”SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankswithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.ri

seB.decisionsC.worth.D.promotingE.power.FshiftedG.reliantHpromisedI.surveyingJ.postK.connectInarecentNe

wYorkercartoon,ahotelclerksaystotwocustomers,“Ifthere'sanythingwecandotomakeyourstaymorepleasant,justboastingaboutitallove

rtheinternet.”Itisahumoroussatire(讽刺)onthepopularviewthatonlineconsumershaveconsiderable_31__.Afewstrongwordsonanonlinereviewsitecan

makeabusinesschangeitsoperationmodeorgobankrupt.And,infact,onlinereviewsiteshavevastlychangedthewaypeoplemakeconsumerRevie

wsitessuchasYelp,AmazonandTripAdvisorofferawiderangeofopinions.Bycombiningthemtogether,consumerscanknowmoreabouttherealqualityan

d__33_____ofaproductorservice.Whenreviewsitesstartedappearing,they__34opportunitiestobothbusinessesandshoppers.Areviewsiteallowedsmallbu

sinessesto_35Kwithmillionsofindividuals.Onestudyfoundthataone-star__36___inYelpratingsledtoafivetoninepercentincreaseinrevenue(收益）.Forconsumers,t

oo,thereviewsitesofferednewopportunities.Asmoreshoppinghas__37__onlinefrombrick-and-mortarstores,consumershavebecomemore_38_on

thefeedbackofothercustomerstomaketheirpurchasingdecisions.Andtherearereviewsitesfornearlyeverythingthesedays-fromtravelac

commodationstobargainshopping.Butatthesametime,thedrawbacksarebecomingexposed.Foronething,thereviewscanturnasimplepurchaseintoaresearchproject.Buyi

ngsomethingasbasicasawaterbottleonlinenowinvolves____39____adozenbrands.Onlyasmallpercentageofcustomersactually_40___productreviewsonline.In

a2014study,MIT'sresearchersfoundthatoneinevery15reviewsofanitemisinfactwrittenbypeoplewhohaven'tpurcha

sedit.Theproblemisthattheother985customersrelyonthereviewswrittenbyeveryoneofthese15people.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirection

s:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,BCandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecon

text.SectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishe

dstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejus

tread.ItdidtakemequiteawhiletostartnoticingDr.YuvalNoahHarari’swell-receivedbook:Sapiens:ABriefHistoryofHumankind(人类简史).IboughtthebookafterIhearda

famoushostmentionitonhispodcast(播客）,andtobefrank,Ireadthefirstchapterwithlittle(41)_____，butitturnedouttobe

thebestbookIhaveeverread.WhileIwasimmediately(42)_____,thebookkeptevolvingasIreadit.Thebookbeganwithabriefintroductionofthelivesandact

ivitiesoftheearliestproto-humans(原始人)Neanderthals(尼安德特人)，Homoerectus(直立人)andearlyHomoSapiens（智人)-andthen(43)______anexaminationof

whyitwastheHomosapiens,afterhundredsofthousandsofyearsofsurvivingbutprettymuchexistinginthemiddleofthefoodchain,that(

44)______rocketedtothetopofitwithoutanysignificantgeneticchanges,conqueredmultipleclimates,andeventuallydomesticatedtheworldaroundthem,fromfa

rmanimalstocrops.AndHarariincludesaninterestingbutfairly(45)_____argumentaboutthetruenatureofourrelationshiptoourmostnecessarycrop-wheat.Th

inkforamomentaboutthe(46))____Revolutionfromtheviewpointofwheat.Tenthousandyearsagowheatwasjustawildgrass,oneof

many,confinedtoasmallrangeintheMiddleEast.Allofasudden,withinjustafewshortmillennia,itwasgrowingeverywhere.Sohowdidthisgrassturnf

rominsignificanttoubiquitous(到处存在的)?Wheatdiditbymanipulating(操纵)Homosapienstoitsadvantage.Thisapehadbeenlivingafairlycomfortablelife(47)__

_____andgatheringuntilabout10,000yearsago,butthenbeganto(48)______moreandmoreeffortincultivatingwheat.

Then,humansinmanypartsoftheworldweredoinglittlefromdawntodusk(49)_____takingcareofwheatplants.However,thebodyofHomosapienshadnotevolvedforcultiva

tingwheat.Thereforehumanspines,kneesandneckspaidtheprice.Moreover,thenewagriculturaltasksdemandedsomuchtimethatpeoplewereforcedtosettle(50)_____ne

xttotheirwheatfields.Thiscompletelychangedtheirwayoflife.Wedidnot(51)_____wheat.It'stheotherwayaround.Oneofthe

mostimportantandsustainedideasrunningthroughthebookisthatwhatultimately(52)______Homosapiensfromallothercreatures-othermammalsotherapes,andeven

other"humans”likeNeanderthals–wasnotouropposablethumbsorsomeother(53)_____features.butinsteaditwasourabilitytogenerate,believeinandactuponwhatYuval

NoahHararicalls“myths”or“(54)______,particularlyonalargescaleandcollectivebasis,whicheventuallytransformedusfromcreaturesthatlivedinsmall

,loosely-organizedgroups(thetypicalfeatureofmostapes)toourmodernstatus.Sapiens:ABriefHistoryofHumanki

ndisafascinating,ambitiousanddifficult-to-summarizebookthatisalsojusthighly(55)______.Soasseniorhighschoolstudents,youwon'texperiencetoomuchdi

fficultyfollowingtheauthor'strainofthoughts.AndIstronglyrecommendyoutoburyyourselfinthiswell-writtenbook.41.A.attentionB.eval

uationC.illustrationD.expectation42.A.fascinatedB.confusedC.distractedD.uninterested43.A.turnedtoB.gaveawayC.preparedforD.wentafter44.A.na

turallyB.randomlyC.suddenlyD.hardly45.A.annoyingB.touchingC.embarrassingD.depressing46.A.IndustrialB.AgriculturalC.CulturalD.Political47.A.plantingB

.huntingC.tradingD.wondering48.A.spareB.resistC.investD.demand49.A.regardlessofB.contrarytoC.togetherwithD.oth

erthan50.A.permanentlyB.delightfullyC.temporarilyD.instantly51.A.consumeB.growC.domesticateD.harvest52.A.distinguishedB.disquali

fiedC.discouragedD.dissatisfied53.A.intellectualB.physicalC.psychologicalD.moral54.A.poemsB.reportsC.docu

mentsD.fictions55.A.complexB.overratedC.readableD.appreciated(A)WhenIwasapuppy,Ientertainedyouandmadeyoulaugh.Youcalled

meyourchild,anddespiteanumberofchewedshoesandacoupleofmurderedpillows,Ibecameyourbestfriend.WheneverIwas“bad”,you'dsh

akeyourfingeratmeandask“Howcouldyou?”—butthenyourolledmeoverforabelly（腹部)rub.Irememberthosenightsofrubbingyouinbedandlis

teningtoyoursecretdreams,andIbelievedthatlifecouldnotbeanymoreperfect.Gradually,youbeganspendingmoretimeatworka

ndonyourcareer,andmoretimesearchingforahumanmate.She,nowyourwife,isnota“dogperson”-stillIwelcomedherint

oourhome,triedtoshowheraffection,andobeyedher.Iwashappybecauseyouwerehappy.ThenthehumanbabiescamealongandIsharedyourexci

tement.Iwasfascinatedbythepinkness,howtheysmelled,andIwantedtomotherthem,too.OnlysheandyouworriedthatImighthurtthem,andIspentmos

tofmytimeinanotherroom.Therehadbeenatime,whenothersaskedyouifyouhadadog,thatyouproducedaphotoofmefromyourwalletandtoldt

hemstoriesaboutme.Thesepastfewyears,youjustanswered“yes”andchangedthesubject.Ihadgonefrombeing“yourdog”to“justadog”.Now,youhaveanewcareeroppor

tunityinanothercity,andyouandtheywillbemovingtoanotherapartmentthatdoesnotallowpets.You'vemadetherightdecisionforyour“fam

ily”,buttherewasatimewhenIwasyouronlyfamily.Peopleintheanimalshelterareattentivetome,butIlostmyappetite.Atfir

stwheneveranyonepassed,Irushedtothefronthopingitwasyout-hatthiswasallabaddreamorIhopeditwouldatleastbesomeonewhocaredanyonewhomightsaveme.56.Howdidth

eauthortreatthepuppywhenitwasatayoungerage?A.Heentertainedthepuppywithjokesandgestures.B.Hetreatedthepuppyasifitwereafamily

member.C.Hedisciplinedthepuppywhenitmadeamess.D.Hekeptthepuppyatadistanceforthechewedshoes.57.Whywasthep

uppyexcludedfromtheroomafterthebabieswereborn?A.Thepuppywastemptedbythebabies'pinknessandsweetsmell.B.Thepuppyposesaseriousdang

ertothehealthandwell-beingofbabies.C.Thecouplewereconcernedthatthebabieswouldbeindanger.D.Themasterenviedthenaturalaffectionbetweenthebabiesandthepu

ppy.58.Whatcanweinferfromthelast3paragraphs?A.washardforthepuppytoacceptthefactthatitwasignored.B.Themasterhadamixedfeel

ingfortheadvancementincareer.C.Thepuppyfeltrelievedforthemaster'sestablishmentofanewfamily.D.Itwasurgentforthemastertogiveupthepuppyandmovetoanot

hercity.59.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.AGoodHearttoLeanonB.NewMemberoftheFamilyC.TheWo

rdsofanAbandonedDogD.AnimalShelter:TheLastHomeforPuppies(B)PublicNoticeofSleepNoMore,Shanghai1.WhatprotectivemeasuresatSleepNoMorehavebeenputinplace

?Theshowareawillbecleanedwithdisinfectantthreetimesaday,includingbeforeandaftereachperformance.Thenumberofaudie

ncesforeachperformancewillnotexceed75%ormaximumcapacity.Allaudienceandstaffmembersarerequiredtowearfacemasksintheshowarea.T

oleavesufficienttimefordisinfection,thestarttimeformatinee(日场)performanceonweekendshasbeenadjustedto14:00

.2.WhatdoIneedtopreparebeforetheshow?Arethereanyadjustmentstotheshow?PleaseapplyfortheShanghaiHealthCodeandcheckthatit'sgreenin

advance.Beforeentry,thebodytemperatureofallaudiencemembersmustbetaken.Audiencememberswillnotbeadmittedunderanyof

thefollowingcircumstances:0don'twearyourfacemask;0yourShanghaiHealthCodeisinvalidornotinagreenstatus;0you

rbodytemperatureisabove37.3℃;0anyothersymptomofCOVID-19isobserved.TheMcKinnonHotel'scustomizedfacemaskswillbeonsaleforaudience

.3.IstheSleepNoMorecompanymonitoringthehealthstatusofitsperformersaswellasstaffmembers?AllChineseandinternationalperformersaswell

asstaffmembersofSleepNoMorehavebeenquarantinedfor14dayswithnosymptoms.Bodytemperaturesaretakenandrecorded

daily.Anymemberofthecompanywillbeputinself-quarantineiftheyreportanysymptomsandsenttohospitalifnecessary.4.Afterbookingonline,canIcollectmypap

erticketbeforehand?Tominimizerisk,itisnowpossibletocollectpaperticketsbeforethedateofshowattheboxofficePleasecoll

ectyourticketsattheSleepNoMoreboxofficeuptotwoweeksinadvance.Audiencememberswillbeadmittedviatheirpapertickets.Kindreminder:pleasekeepyourpapert

icketsafeasitwillnotbereplacediflost.Theboxofficewillbeopenfrom10:30to17:00,sevendaysaweek.5.Afterbooking,canIgetarefundf

ormyticketorexchangeitforanotherdate?Ifthebookedperformanceiscanceledduetoforcemajeure,ticketrefundsorexchangeswill

beavailable.Otherwise,ticketexchangeisonlyavailableunderanyofthefollowingcircumstances:Theaudiencememb

ercannotcometoshowduetoCOVID-19.Theaudiencemember'sbodytemperatureisabove37.3°CandcannotbeadmittedtoSleepNoMore.60.Whichofthef

ollowingisnotincludedinprotectivemeasures?A.Theshowareamustbethoroughlydisinfected.B.Theaudiencenumberislimited.C.Alltheaudiencemustwearfa

cemasks.D.Publicrestroomsareforbidden.61.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?A.Audiencecanenterthesho

wareaatnoononweekends.B.Audiencecanexchangee-ticketsforpaperticketsupto14daysinadvance.C.IfaudienceholdtheShanghaiH

ealthCode,theydon'tneedtotakebodytemperature.D.Internationalperformershavebeenquarantinedfor14daysbeforeenteringChina

.62.Whichofthefollowingsituationallowsaudiencetokeeptheticketvalid?A.Audiencemeetwithforcemajeure.B.Audiencelosethepaper

ticketsC.AudienceareinfectedwithCOVID-19afterbookingthetickets.D.Audiencehaveclosecontactwithperformersoftheshow.(C)A

rtificialintelligencehaspassedaclassictheoryofmindtestusedwithchimpanzees.Thetestexaminestheabilitytoperceivetheworldfromt

hepointofviewofanotherindividualandsoAIswiththisskillcouldbebetteratcooperatingandcommunicatingwithhumansa

ndeachother.TocreatetheirAI,RaulVicenteattheUniversityofTartuinEstoniaandhiscolleagueswereinspiredbya

nanimalstudythatlookedatthefeedinghabitsofdominantandsubordinatechimpanzees."Chimpanzeeshavethesehierarchical(等级制的)structuresint

heirsocietyand,inprinciple,thedominantonealmostalwaysgetsthefood,"saysVicente.Thechimpstudyshowedthatthesubordinate(下属的)animalwouldonlygofor

foodthatitknewthedominantanimalcouldn'tsee,suggestinganabilitytoplaceitselfinanother’sposition.Toreplicatethisset-up,Vicen

teandhiscolleaguescreatedavirtual11-by-11GridinwhichtheyplacedtwoAIs-onedominantandonesubordinate–andasinglepieceoffoodindifferen

torientationsandlocations.ThesubordinateAIwasabletomovewithinthegrid,andwasgivenpointsifitatefoodthat

thedominantagentcouldn'tsee,butlostpointsifitatefoodinthedominantagent'ssight.Itlearnedviatrialanderror

,inaprocesscalledreinforcementlearning,whetherornottomovetowardsthefood.AkeydifferencebetweenapesandtheAIisthattheAIrequiredseveralthous

andtrialsbeforeitlearnedthetask,whilechimpanzeesunderstooditintuitively.Beingabletounderstandtheperspectiveofotherindividualsenablesco

mmunication,cooperationandcompetition,saysVicente."Itisabsolutelyessentialforsurvivalforanysocialspecie

s.”AIswiththeoryofmindarekeytobuildingmachinesthatcanunderstandtheworldaroundthem.Inrecentyears,theskillhasbeendevelo

pedinarobotwhosememoriesaremodelledonhumanbrainsandinDeepMind'sToM-net,whichunderstandsthatotherscanhavefalsebeliefs.Theultimategoalofthiskindo

fresearchisformachinestobecomebetteratcommunicatingwithpeople,butitwillbealongtimebeforeAIsdeveloptheoryofmindatalevelcomp

arabletohumans,saysVicente.“Itwillbefunandeffectivetointeractwiththeseagentswhentheyareabletoputthemselvesinourperspective,

”saysVicente,becauseAIswiththeoryofmindwouldbeabletocommunicatethingsthatwedon'tknoworcan'tsee.ButJoannaBrysonattheUnivers

ityofBathintheUKsaysthatAIsthatdeveloptheabilitytoseefromotherperspectiveswon'tnecessarilyleadtomachines

thataremorelikehumans,asthereareotheraspectsoftheoryofmindthataren'tyetwell-capturedinvirtualtests.63.Whichofthefollowings

tatementsaboutthechimpstudyistrue?A.Thesubordinatechimpfailedtogetthefoodduetotheirpooreyesight.B.Theinequalityamongchimpsdeservesourc

arefulconsiderationC.AIscanlearnalotfromchimpssothattheycanbecomemoreuser-friendly.D.ThechimpstudyoffersacluetodevelopingAl'scapaci

tytofollowsocialpatterns.64.Theword"replicate"(Paragraph3)isclosestinmeaningto“______”.A.copyB.publishC.discoverD.review65.wh

atcanbeinferredfromthepasage?A.ThesubordinateAIcouldidentifywhethertoeatthefoodfromtheverybeginningB.CreatingAIswithathinkingpatternsimilartotha

tofhumansisnotawalkinthepark.C.Itwon'tbelongbeforewecandevelopAIsthatcanrecognizeothers'falsebeliefs.D.AIscan'tmatchhum

ansintheoryofmindmainlybecausetheyhavepoormemories66.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.AIcancommunicatewellwithhumansasapesdo.B.The

reisalongwaytogobeforeAIthinkslikehumans.C.AIlearnshowtoimagineitselfinanother'sshoes.D.Chimpanzeesareablet

othinkfromothers'perspectives.SectionCDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentence

giveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattheretwomoresentencesthanyouneed.A.It'squickerandeasierthanusingtherightques

tiontag.B.ButhowlongwillitbebeforetextspeakisstandardEnglish?C.Thewordisavariationon"fishing".D.EventhegrammarofEngl

ishischangingslowly.E.SomepeoplebelieveGlobishwillbethemostcommonlyspokenlanguageintheworldoneday.F.Somepeopleareta

kingastandagainstteentextspeakandslang.Englishischanging,INNIT(isn'tit)?MillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldarelearningEnglishbuthowmanyofthe

mrealizethattheEnglishtheyarelearningisconstantlychanging?Newwordsareenteringthelanguage,existingwordsaredevelop

ingnewmeaningsandotherwordsaretailingoutofuse.__67___Sowhatdrivesthesechangesandshouldwetrytostopthem?Notsurprisingly,technologyis

responsibleforalotofnewwords.Twentyyearsago,nooneknewwhata“blog”wasbutwhenpeoplebeganwritingweblogsonline,thephrasewasquicklys

hortenedto“blog”andthewriterwascalleda“blogger”.Andnowadays,Internetusersareconstantlywarnedaboutthedangersof“phishing”,wherecriminalstryto

getyourcreditcardandbankdetailsbysendingdishonestmails.__68___Criminalsuseemailstocatchvictimsjustlikefishermenusewormstocatchfish.Thearriva

loftextingonmobilephonescreatedaquickandeasywaytostayintouchwithfriends.ItalsocreatedtheneedforaveryshortformofEnglish-atextmessageisonly160ch

aracterslong.Insteadofwriting“seeyoulater”,teenagersstartedtowrite“cu18r”andwhentheyfoundsomethingfunny,theywrot

e“lol”insteadof“laughoutloud”.Atthemomentitisstillwrongtousethislanguageinessays,jobapplicationsandsoon.___69__Itwillchangesoon,Ithink.lol

!GlobalizationhasbeenaneffectivewayofspreadingEnglisharoundtheworld.Butnowmanypeoplebelievethatnon-nativespea

kersofEnglisharecreatingtheirownformofthelanguage,whichhasbeennamedGlobish.Withitslimitedvocabularyandsimplesentences,thisformo

fEnglishenablesaSpanishbusinessmantocommunicateeasilywithaChinesestudent,forexample.___70____Perhapsitalreadyis!Soifwecouldtravelintothefutu

re,wouldwefindpeopleallovertheworldspeakingacommonlanguage?Probablynotbutatleastcommunicationmightbesimpleroneday..innit?IV.SummaryWritingDi

rections:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.WhereAret

heBees?Beesareessentialtotheproductionoffoodweeat.Beesmakehoney,buttheyalsopollinate(给.......授花粉)largeareasofcrop

s,suchasstrawberries,apples,andonions.Aboutathirdofthefoodweeatisaresultofpollinationbybees.Unfortunately,beeshavebeendisappearing

atanalarmingrate.In2006,beekeepersstartedreportingaboutsomethingcalledColonyCollapseDisaster(CCD).The-mainsig

nofCCDisthedisappearanceofadulthoneybeesfromahive(蜂巢).InOctoberof2006,somebeekeepersreportedthattheyhadlostbetween30and90p

ercentoftheirhives.Thereweremanytheoriesforthedisappearanceofbees,butthemostconvincingonehastodowithpesticides(杀虫剂)an

dthelifestyleofthebeestoday.Nowadays,beekeepersgetmostoftheirincomenotfromproducinghoneybutfromrentingbeestopollinatepl

ants.Thismeansthatthelifeofatypicalbeenowconsistsoftravelingallaroundthecountrytopollinatecropsastheseasons

change.Thatmeansalotoftravelingontrucks,whichisverystressfultobees.Itisnotunusualforupto30%ofthehivetodieduringtransport

duetostress.Inaddition,beesthatspendmostoftheirtimelockedupontrucksarenotexposedtowhattheyusuallyliveon.Instead,theyliv

eonasweetliquidfromcorn,usuallypollutedwithpesticides.Nooneknowsforsurewhatcausesbeestodisappear,butlosingbeesisverycostlyfortheecono

my.Beepollinationservicesareworthover$8billionayear.Withnobees,pollinationwillhavetobedonebyhandwhichwouldaffectthequali

tyoffoodandincreasefoodprices.Wehearalotaboutbigenvironmentaldisastersalmosteveryday.Butoneofthebiggestma

yjustbethelossofthattinyflyinginsect.V.TranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingth

ewordsgiveninthebrackets.72.据说，袁隆平大学一毕业就投身于农业教学与研究。(upon)______________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________73.这位导演完全有理由相信他的这部影片将是一部经得起时间考验的

经典之作。(stand)___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________74.毋庸置疑，正是爱因斯坦的相对论才使得我们对空间、时间和引力有更深入的理解。（it）__________

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_______________________________75.在任何情况下，我们都不要嘲笑别人，因为过往的经历教导我们，嘲笑别人的结果就是自己被嘲笑。(end)___________________________________________________

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.GuidedWritingDirections:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.76.最近一本在线杂志发表了一篇文章，文中询问，在公众眼中，什么样的人是适合做

年轻人的榜样（rolemodel)。请你写封信给该杂志，推荐一位你认为适合做榜样的名人（celebrity）。你的文章须包括：简单介绍这位名人；为何这位名人适合做年轻人的榜样。