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上海市实验学校2021学年第二学期高三五月月考英语试卷1、考试时间120分钟,试卷满分140分。2、试卷分为I卷和Ⅱ卷,全卷共14页(试题部分10页、答题部分3页)。3、所有选择题和语法题均在问卷星上完成,并及时提交。4、概要、翻译和作文写在答题纸上,拍照后上传
至QQ群英语作业。第I卷(共90分)I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheen
dofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconver
sationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouh
aveheard.1.A.Inatheater.B.Inacave.C.Onaboat.D.Inanamusementpark.2.A.Amodel.B.Atailor.C.Apainter.D.Afashiondesigner.3.A.Thewomanprefers
tolivedowntown.B.Thewomanhastroublefallingasleep.C.Thewomanwillsigntherentalcontract.D.Thewomanisafraidofthepote
ntialnoise.4.A.Carolisateacher.B.Caroliseagertogototheconcert.C.Carolhasn’tbeencontactedaboutthetimefortheconcert.D.Themanthinkscellphonesshouldbea
llowedintheclassroom.5.A.Thewoman’sresumeistoocomplicated.B.Thewomanneedstomodifyherresume.C.Thewomanshoulddomore
researchintoherdesiredposition.DThewomanshouldgivemoredetailsaboutherqualificationsinherresume.6.A.Afamouscafé.B.Atr
agicaccident.C.Aterroristattack.D.Atouristattraction..7A.Hispassport.B.Hisphotos.C.Incomeproof.D.Anapplicationform.8.A.Positive.B.Negat
ive.C.Neutral.D.Unclear.9.A.Itishighlyprofitable.B.ItendswithShakespeare’sworks.C.ItconnectsShakespeare’splaysandleadershiptraining.D.Itexploitslead
ers’wisdomandappliesittotheirmanagement.10.A.Manycontractsarecheatingpeople.B.Peopletendtobecarelesswiththetermsofthecontract.C.Itisnotadvisabletos
igncontractswithvariouscompanies.D.Companiesaretoblamefortheuncleartermstheyputinthecontracts.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwo
shortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconve
rsation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaqu
estion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13areba
sedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Dullandchangeless.B.Richandvarious.C.Popularanddelicious.D.Disagreeableandun
pleasant.12.A.Americansonlyeathamburgersandhotdogs.B.TheshoppingmallsinAmericaoffervariedfoodchoices.C.Southernfoodint
heU.S.savedandpromotedfoodtraditions.D.TheSouthbegantoinfluencemainstreamfoodcultureaftertheCivilWar.13.A.Popcult
ureintheU.S.B.ImmigrantfoodintheU.S.C.InfluencesonAmericanfood.D.FoodcultureintheU.S.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollo
wingpassage.14.A.Itsimplytellstime.B.Itappealstomanyteenagers.C.Ithasmanycomplexfunctions..D.Ithasanimpact
oncreativityandimagination.15.A.Itiscolorful.B.Itisabeautifulbracelet.C.Ittellstimeinacreativeway.D.Itinclu
desmanyunimaginablefeatures.16.A.Watchestellmorethantime.B.Japanesewatchesstandout.C.Thewatchindustryisintrouble.D.Watches
aregoingoutoffashion.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowinglongerconversation.17.A.Bands.B.Roadtrips.C.Street
scenes.D.Photoalbums.18.A.Hepreferstakingphotosatafixedposition.B.Hefavorstakingphotosinacaroveronaroad.C.Heneedsstimulationof
newsightsforinspiration.D.Toomuchtravelingkillshisinterestinphotographing.19.A.Becausehehasadarkroom.B.Becausedig
italcamerasaretooexpensive.C.Becauseheenjoystheuncertaintyheexperienceswhiledevelopingfilms.D.Becausehehasmoreconfidenceinproducinghighquali
typhotoswithfilms.20.A.Aphotographer’scareer.B.Skillsfortakinggoodphotos.C.Digitalandtraditionalcameras.D.Anationalawardinpho
tography.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagec
oherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,use
onewordthatbestfitseachblank.Imagineafuturewhereourstreetsarefilledwithads200mtallwherebillboardschangebeforeoureyestogiveuspersonalizedmessages,a
ndwherecompaniestrackoureverymoveaswewalk____1____acity,pingingspecialofferstoourphonesasweneartheirshops.Infact,allo
ftheseformsofadvertisingarealreadybeingtested.Let’stakethefirstoftheseideas.Backin1982,sciencefictionmovieBladeRunnerpredictedafuturisticcit
yscapewheregiantadvertsstretchedthefullheightofskyscrapers.AndUKcompanyLightvertarenowdoingsomethingverysimilar
,withonecrucialdifference.____2____makingimmensephysicaladverts,theircommercialsaresentstraightintoconsumers’eyes.They,dothis
byattachingastripofreflectivematerialontoabuildingandprojectinganimageontoit.Thisimagethen“bounces”outintothewo
rld.Whenyoupassdirectlyinfrontoftheimage,youseeit.Itappearstobehugeand____3____(hang)inmid-air,butotherscan’tseeit.Lightvertclaimsthisformofadver
tisingdoesnotstandoutandcan“unlock”largeamountsof“high-valueadvertisingrealestate”.Butnoteveryone____4____(sell)ontheideaoflivi
nginaworldofendlessads.InMoscow,forexample,anewformofadvertisingtargetingmotoristshassplitopinion.Driversapproachingapart
iculardigitalbillboardinthecityareshownadvertsforanewkindofJaguarcar,butonlyiftheyaredrivingadifferen
tmakeofvehicle.Sensorsinthebillboarddetectwhatkindofcaryouaredriving,andsendyouanadbasedonthatinformation.____5____thismayseeminvasive,it’sactu
allythesafetyaspectthathasconcernedsomeobservers.ResearchersinSwedenhaveshownthatdigitalbillboardsattractoureyesf
or____6____(long)thanotherkinds.Infact,theytakeourattentionawayforovertwoseconds,alengthoftimewhich____7____(prove)tob
edangerousontheroads.Finallywehave“proximitymarketing”,____8____shopsdetectwhereyouareonthehighstreetandsendtailoredadvertstoyourphon
e.DevicescapeisonecompanytrialingtheuseofWi-Fiasameansoftrackingcustomers.Theirtechnology____9____workanywherewhetherinasupermarket,aco
ncerthall,orabus,saysOwenGeddesfromtheirmarketingteam.Whatwouldcustomerssee?“____10____couldbeadiscountoffertouseinthesho
pthepersonisvisiting,orapieceofcontentsuchasamovietrailer,”saysMr.Geddes.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Ea
chwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.accepted.B.altered.C.boundaries.D.factua
l.E.banned.F.clinicallyG.damagesH.addictsI.impressivelyJ.sensitiveK.variousTooGoodToBeTrueInads,youwilloftenseepeoplest
aringopen-mouthedathowwondrousaproductis,clearlythinkingthatitcan’tbetrue.It’salwaysworthbearinginmindthatitmightwellnotbe.Generally,advertisers
maygetawaywithabitofexaggeration,butcompaniesmustnotpushthe____11____toofar,asitcancostmillionsofdollarsin____12____ifsome
onesuesformakingfalseclaims.AdsforDannon’sActiviayoghurtsaidthatitcouldprovide____13____nutritionalbenefits,butinalegalcha
llenge,thecourtswouldn’tacceptthatthesewere“____14____”and“scientifically”proven.Dannonhadtopayupto$45
milliontoconsumerswhofeltcheatedandlimititshealthclaimstostrictly____15____onesinfuture.,ItmusthavecomeasmoreofasurprisewhenFerrero,themakerso
fthechocolateandhazelnutspreadNutella,beganpromotingitsnutritionalbenefits(thoughlong-term____16____willhavebee
nhappytolearnthattheyoughtnottohaveworriedaboutitbeingunhealthyforallthoseyears).However,itmayhavebeenasteptoofarforFerrerotomaintainitwas
ahealthy“goodforyoutreat.”Afterhavingtopaymillionstothecustomerswhosuedoverthisfalseclaim,thecompany____17____thatitshouldchangeth
eadsandproductlabels.Ofcourse,imagesmustnotmisleadeither.AnOlayadforDefinityeyecreamshowedformermodelTwiggylooking____18____wrinkle-free.Youdi
dn’thavetobeanexperttoseethattheimagemusthavebeendigitally____19____.Inreallife,Twiggymayhavebeenlookingg
oodforsomeonepushing60,butintheadshelookedalotyoungerthansheshouldhave.Afterreceivingcomplaints,theadvertisin
gauthoritiesconfirmeditwasacaseofimagemanipulationand_____20_____thead,sayingthatitcouldgiveconsumersa“misleadingimpressionoftheeffectthepr
oductcouldachieve.”III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherear
efourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Theterm“midlifecrisis”wasfirstcoinedinthe1960s,whenremai
ningatraditionaladultlostitsattractionforsome,andthetemptationtojoininwiththeexperimentationsoftheyouthofthetimebecamet
oostrongto____21____.Itwasthoughttooccurmostlywithmenbetweentheagesof40and60,andtherehavealwaysseemedtobesomepeoplewhofollowits
____22____pattern,apparentlyunabletoseethattheyhavebecomeafigureoffun.Accordingtorecentstudies,however,thingshavecha
nged,andthemidlifecrisisitselfhasundergoneamajor____23____overtheyears.Forastart,adesperateattempttohangontoamore____24____appeara
nceclearlypassestheequal-opportunitiestestthesedays,withsomanywomengoingunderthecosmeticsurgeon’sknifethatthemen’spreferenceforalittle
hairdyeseemstame____25____.Anditallbeginsevenyounger.Oneofthereasonsforamajoridentitycrisisappearstohavebeenthe____26____oflong-heldcareergoals,l
eadingtoanemptysenseof“...sowhatnow”?Withyoungerpeopleachievingseniormanagementpositionsmuch____27____(theaverageageofCEOshasfallenfrom59to4
8inthelastgeneration),thesecareerplateaus(停滞期)cancomemuchearlierinlife.Evenforthosewhoaren’tas____28____,severeworkpressureoftenleadstoanee
dtore-evaluatecareeroptionsinone’s30s,bringingonacrossroadsmomentwellbeforethebigfour-ohisreached.This____29____womentoothese
days,andwhethercareer-orientedornot,anotherfactorformothersistheconfusing____30____thathitsthemwhenthechildrenhavelefthome.Manyofthepeoplewhoresp
ondedtosurveysonthetopic____31____theterm“midlifecrisis”itself,however,andthewayitisused.Themajorityofrespondentsthoughtitwasani
nsultingstereotype,andmensaidthatwhiletheyare____32____for“lettingthemselvesgo”astheygetolder,anyattempttotake
careoftheirappearanceaftertheageof40wasoftenmetwithridiculeandtheaccusationofamidlifecrisis.Perhapswe
needtorememberthatwegettheword“crisis”fromtheGreekkrisis,meaning“turningpoint”.It’snotdifficulttosee,asthepsychologistCarlJ
ungexplainedinsomedetail,thatwhileourpersonalitiesmayaltersomewhatthroughoutlife,thereshouldcomeatimewhentheegoidenti
tywe’vegrownupwithundergoesabigchange____33____thesecondhalfoflife.Andit’snotasifexploringnewactivitiesanddecidingtogetinbetter____34____i
ssomethingtobecriticized.AsaspokesmanforJeep,oneofthecompanieswhocarriedoutoneofthesurveys,said,“Thetraditionalimageofamidlifec
risisisdeadand____35____.Nowadaysit’smoreaboutlivingforthemomentandmakingthemostofthingsandleadinganactiveandheal
thylifestyle.”21.A.decreaseB.maintainC.provideD.resist22.A.evolvingB.predictableC.traditionalD.unknown23.
A.considerationB.experienceC.treatmentD.transformation24.A.matureB.plainC.uniqueD.youthful25.A.incomparisonB.asusualC.onthecontraryD.bythew
ay26.A.accomplishmentB.identificationC.knowledgeD.pursuit27.A.harderB.longerC.laterD.sooner28.A.conscious
B.ambitiousC.persistentD.moderate29.A.dependsonB.appliestoC.speaksforD.copeswith30.A.pressureB.involvementC.freedomD.harmony3
1.A.concentratedonB.approvedofC.complainedaboutD.arguedfor32.A.rememberedB.criticizedC.forgivenD.punished33.A.inpreparati
onforB.inresponsetoC.onthebasisofD.asaresultof34.A.payB.workC.shapeD.health35.A.grabbedB.dugC.buriedD.shutSectionBDirections:Read
thefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthere
arefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.(A)Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedonther
esponsesofover188,000students,today’straditional-agecollegefreshmenare“morematerialisticandlessaltruistic(利他主义的)”th
anatanytimeinthe17yearsofthepoll.Notsurprisinginthesehardtimes,thestudent’smajorobjective“istobefinanciallywelloff.Lessimportan
tthaneverisdevelopingameaningfulphilosophyoflife.”Itfollowsthenthattodaythemostpopularcourseisnotliteratureorhistorybuta
ccounting.Interestinteaching,socialserviceandthe“altruistic”fieldsisatalow.Ontheotherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringa
ndcomputerscienceiswayup.That’snosurpriseeither.Afriendofmine(asalesrepresentativeforachemicalcompany)wasmakingtwicethes
alaryofhercollegeinstructorsherfirstyearonthejob-evenbeforeshecompletedhertwo-yearassociatedegree.Whileit’struethatweallneedacareer,itisequallyt
ruethatourcivilizationhasaccumulatedanincredibleamountofknowledgeinfieldsfarremovedfromourownandthatwearebetter
forourunderstandingoftheseothercontributions,betheyscientificorartistic.Itisequallytruethat,instudyingthediversewisdomofothers,wel
earnhowtothink.Moreimportant,perhaps,educationteachesustoseetheconnectionsbetweenthings,aswellastoseebe
yondourimmediateneeds.Weeklywereadofunionswhowentonstrikeforhigherwages,onlytodrivetheiremployeroutofbusiness.Nocompany
;nojob.Howshortsightedinthelongrun!Butthemostimportantargumentforabroadeducationisthatinstudyingtheaccumulatedwisdomoftheages,weimproveo
urmoralsense.Isawacartoonrecentlywhichshowsagroupofbusinessmenlookingpuzzledastheysitaroundaconferencetable;oneofthemistalkingontheinterco
m(对讲机):“MissBaxter,”hesays,“couldyoupleasesendinsomeonewhocandistinguishrightfromwrong?”Fromthelong-termpointofview,
that’swhateducationreallyoughttobeabout.36.Thatthemostpopularcourseisaccountinginsteadofliteratureorhistoryshowsthatcollegestudents________.
A.areineagerpursuitofaphilosophicallifeB.havelessselfishconcernoverthewellbeingofothersC.aremoreinterested
indevelopingthemselvesthanbenefitingothersD.haveattachedmuchimportancetoleadingamaterialisticlife37.Bysaying
“Whileit’struethat...betheyscientificorartistic”(Lines1-3,Para.5),theauthormeansthat________.A.theimportanceofabroadeducationshouldnotbeoverlookedB.h
umanwisdomhasaccumulatedatanextraordinarilyhighspeedC.humanintellectualdevelopmenthasreachednewheightsD.businessmanagementshouldbeinc
ludedineducationalprograms38.Studyingthediversewisdomofotherscan________.A.createvaryingartisticinterestsinabroadersenseofeducationB.hinderpeoplefro
mseeingthingsintheirownrightandfollowingsuitC.helppeopledevelopacompetenceofdistinguishingrightfromwrongD.regulatethebeha
viorofmodernpeopletostoptheuseoftheiroverlyrights39.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A
.Businessmenwhoareabsorbedintheircareeraretoonarrow-mindedtobesuccessful.B.Educationteachesustogofurtherthanjusttot
rustourownmoraljudgement.C.Peopleengagedintechnicaljobsleadamorerewardinglife.D.Careerseekersareadvisednottoj
ustfocusonimmediatereturnofinterest.(B)Guaranteed!Thefastestwaytolearnalanguage.Finally,wehaveadifferentapproachtha
thasmillionsofpeopleimpressed.Usingtheaward-winningDynamicImmersionmethod,ourinteractivesoftwareteacheswithouttranslat
ion,memorizationorgrammardrills.Combiningthousandsofreal-lifeimagesandthevoicesofnativespeakersinastep-by-stepimmersionp
rocess,ourprogramssuccessfullycopytheexperienceoflearningyourfirstlanguage.Guaranteedtoteachfasterande
asierthananyotherlanguageproductoryourmoneyback.Noquestionsasked.ChineseVietnameseRussianIndonesiaKoreanHebrewDanishEnglishSp
anishHindiPortugueseWelshGreekDutch40.WhichofthefollowingistheadvantageoftheDynamicImmersionmethod?A.Itencouragesactivememor
izationofwords.B.Itprovidesextensivedrillsongrammaritems.C.Itallowstheusertoacquirealanguageinashortert
ime.D.Itteachesbytranslatingtheforeignlanguageintoyournativelanguage.41.Inordertoknowone’sprogress,one
hasto_______.A.call1800-6310-1389toconsulttheteacherB.getfeedbackfromtheautomatedtutorialsC.completea
llthe20activitiesineachlessonD.compareone’svoicewiththenativespeaker’s42.Whichofthefollowingskillsintheprogramhasmoretodowiththelearner’
slifeexperience?A.ListeningB.ReadingC.SpeakingD.Writing(C)Theconceptofplanningentirecommunitiesbeforetheirconstr
uctionisanancientone.Infact,oneoftheearliestsuchcitiesonrecordisMiletus,Greece,whichwasbuiltinthe4thcenturyBC.ThroughouttheMiddleAgesandt
heRenaissancevariousplannedcommunities(boththeoreticalandactual)wereconceived(构思).LeonardodaVincidesignedse
veralcitiesthatwereneverconstructed.FollowingtheGreatFireofLondonin1666,thearchitectChristopherWrencreatedanewmasterp
lanforthecity,combiningparklandandurbanspace.Several18thcenturycities,includingWashingtonD.C.,NewYorkCity,andStPetersburg,Ru
ssia,werebuiltaccordingtocomprehensiveplanning.Oneofthemostimportantplannedcityconcepts,theGardenCityMovem
ent,aroseinthelatterpartofthe19thcenturyasareactiontothepollutionandcrowdingoftheIndustrialRevolution.In1898,Ebe
nezerHowardpublishedthebookTo-Morrow:APeacefulPathforRealReforminwhichhelaidouthisideasconcerningthecreationofneweconomicallysustainable
towns.Howardbelievedthatthesetownsshouldbelimitedinsizeanddensity,andsurroundedwithabeltofundevelopedland.Theideagained
enoughattentionandfinancialbackingtoleadtothecreationofLetchworth,inHertfordshire,England.Thiswasthefirstsuch'G
ardenCity'.AftertheFirstWorldWar,thesecondtownbuiltfollowingHoward'sideas,WelwvnGardenCity,wasconstructed.Intheearly1920s,Ame
ricanarchitectsClarenceSteinandHenryWright,inspiredbyHoward'sideasandthesuccessofLetchworthandWelwyn,createdthecityofRadbum,Ne
wJersey.Conceivedasacommunitywhichwouldbesafeforchildren,Radbumwasintentionallydesignedsothattheresidentswouldnotrequireautom
obiles.SeveralurbanplanningdesignswerepioneeredatRadbumthatwouldinfluencelaterplannedcommunities,includingtheseparationofpedestriansandvehicles,an
dtheuseof'superblocks',eachofwhichshared23acresofcommonlyheldparkland.InAmerica,followingthestockmarketcrashof1929,therewasgreatdemandf
orbothaffordablehousingandemploymentforworkerswhohadlosttheirjobs.Indirectresponsetothis,in1935PresidentRooseveltcreatedtheResettlementAdministr
ation,whichbroughtaboutatotalofthreegreenbelttowns:Greenbelt,Maryland;Greenhills,Ohio;andGreendale,Wisconsin.Thesetownscontainedmanyoftheelementsof
theGardenCityMovementdevelopments,includingtheuseofsuperblocksanda'greenbelt'ofundevelopedlandsurroundingthecommunity.43.Thefirst
paragraphtalksmainlyabout________.A.famousurbanplannersB.thehistoryofurbanplanningC.thefutureexamplesofurbanplanningD.problemassociatedwithurba
nplanning44.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheGardenCityMovementfromthesecondparagraph?A.ItcamejustbeforetheIndustrialRevolution.B.Itwasheldbackbyawar
andalackoffunds.C.Itresultedincitiesthatwerelargerthantheyhadbeenbefore.D.Itwasdesignedtoaddressproblemscausedbymodernization.45.Whatwasoneaimindesi
gningthecityofRadbum?A.Toreducethedangerforfamilieslivinginthearea.B.Tocreatesomethingtotallydifferentfromcitieselsewhere.C
.Tomakesurepeoplecouldparktheircarsclosetotheirhome.DToincreasegreenspacesbydesigninghouseswithgardens.46.WhatdothetownsofGreenbelt,Gr
eenhillsandGreendaleallhaveincommon?A.Theirresidentswereaffectedbythestockmarketcollapse.B.TheywerebuiltforthewealthiestpeopleinAmerica.C.Theyweree
achsurroundedbynaturalparkland.D.Theywereallconstructedinthesameyear.SectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersen
tencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.I’maroot
lesscosmopolitan(四海为家的人),sowe’removingthefamilytoSpainforayear.Thekidsareupforit.GrowingupwithAnglophone(以英语为母语的人)parentsinParis,theyspeakFrencha
ndEnglish,andonceyouknowoneRomancelanguage,learninganotherisacinch.“Lexicalsimilarity”isthemeasureofoverlapbetweenwordsetsofdiff
erentlanguages.ThelexicalsimilaritybetweenFrenchandSpanishisabout0.75(where1meansidentical).IwantthechildrentohavesuchgoodSpanishthattheyca
nsayeverything,understandeverything,havedeepfriendshipsandbefullythemselvesinthelanguageforlife.That’swhatmatters,notperf
ectgrammar.____47____HowshouldwethinkaboutlearninglanguagesinthiseraofglobalEnglishandmachinetranslation?Ispentanintenselyrewardingdeca
delearningGerman.YetInowkeepencounteringyoungerGermanswhoinsistonspeakingtheirpracticallynativeEnglishtome.ThisistrueacrossEurope:
about98percentofpupilsinprimaryandlowersecondaryschoolsintheEUarelearningEnglish.Meanwhile,machinetranslationiscatching
upwiththehumansort.I’vebeenhavingsuccessfulemailexchangeswithSpaniardsbyputtingmyEnglishtextthroughGoogleTranslate.____48____Theutilityofl
anguage-learningwillonlykeepdiminishing.Already,manypublicationsaroundtheworldnowtranslatesomeoftheirarticlesintoEnglish.Infiv
eyears’time,LeMonde(《法国世界报》)andChina’sJiefangDailycouldwhack20articlesadaythroughmachinetranslation,hireunderpaidyounganglophonestopolisht
hemandsoonthey’llbeglobalnewspapers..Thecorollary(必然的结果)toallthis:learningalanguagebadlyisbecomingpointless.Inmygeneration,p
eoplespentyearsatsecondaryschoolbreakingtheirheadsonFrenchorGermangrammar.Mostemergedabletoorderbeersandperhaps
readabasicnewsstory.____49____Languageteacherswilldisagree,butthentheywould,wouldn’tthey?Theyhavejobstoprotect.
I’mequallyskepticaloftranslatorswhoinsisttheycanneverbereplacedbyamachine.True,machinetranslationisoft
enfaulty,machinescan’t(yet)communicatethroughbodylanguageoreyecontact,andsomealgorithmsaresexist.Forinstance
,ingender-freelanguagessuchasTurkish,today’salgorithmstendtoassumeanengineeris“he”.____50____OnemandidsuchapoorjobtranslatingaGermante
xtintoEnglishforpublicationintheFinancialTimesthatIspentanafternoonrewritingit.Moreover,humanscanproducesexistlanguagewithouthelpfrommach
ines,andtheiralgorithmsarehardertoadjust.Inshort,ratherthanspendyearslearningbadGerman,justinstallatranslationapponyourphone.Ifyoudolearna
language,goforexcellence.Ifyouhavechildren,immersetheminitfrombirth.WallStreeterssendingtheirkidstoMandarin-speakingpreschoolsmaybehil
arious,buttheyarechoosingthemostefficientroute.A.Butmosthumantranslatorsarefaultytoo.B.It’simperfect,butstillmuchbetterthanmySpanish.C.Human
scandosomethingmachinescan’t:askeachotherforclarification.D.Butforallmyemotionalcommitmenttomultilingualism,Iknowitsuseful
nesshasdiminished.E.Isuspecttheywouldhavehadamoreenrichingexperiencespendingthattimestudyingmedicine,historyorstatistics.F.The
pleasureofmasteringdifferentlanguageissomethinghumankindwillneverlose.第II卷(共50分)IV.SummaryWriting51.Directions:Readthefollowingpas
sage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossi
ble.IfithadnotbeenforCOVID-19,TomWatkinswouldhavebeeninChina,servingastheChinapartnerandmanagingdirectorofWAYA
mericanSchools,aprivateUSschoolusingtheinternettoteachstudentsinChinaandofferingthemanAmericanHighScho
olDiplomaprogram.Watkinsisenthusiasticabouteducation.Asearlyasin2005,hehaswrittenanarticleone-learningreform.“IrecalltheblankstaresIencou
nteredbothintheUnitedStatesandChinaintheearly2000swhenIattemptedtointroducee-learningintothemainstream,”saidWatkin.“Therewaslittleappetitetobeea
rlyadoptersofthisteachingmethodinpublicandprivateschoolsintheUnitedStatesandacrosstheglobe.”Thensuddenly,onlinelearninghasp
oppedintothespotlight.InaninitiativeinresponsetotheCOVID-19pandemic,theUniversityofMichigan,tosupportitsnewlyenrolledgraduatestudentsinChi
na,allowsstudentstojointheUniversityofMichigan-ShanghaiJiaoTongUniversityJointInstitutetotakeUMcoursesremot
ely.InWatkins’eyes,e-learninghasitsadvantages,themostimportantofwhicharegreaterflexibility,personalizedlearningan
dglobalizationofeducation.Bye-learning,onecanlearn24hoursadayandsevendaysaweek,accessthestudycontentanunlimitednumberoftimes,andeasilyta
pglobaleducators.Ife-learningbecomesanorminthenextfewyears,itmayleadtorestructuring,reformandreinventinginteachingandlearning,Watkinssaid.Andth
ebenefitsareparticularlyconcreteunderthecurrentcircumstanceswhenthepandemicisstillongoing.Astheglobalpandemichasmadeitincreasinglydifficultforstu
dentstotravelglobally,theuseofremotelearninghasenabledteachingandlearningtocontinuewithoutinterruption.“WhenCOVID-19struck,wisepolicymakersande
ducatorswastedlittletimecastingblameorcursingthedarknessbutreachedfornewtechnologytoolstoenablequalityteachingandlearningtocontinue,”hesai
d.V.TranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.52.目标与行动若相去甚远,往往就会难
以遂愿。(fulfill)(汉译英)53.在上海疫情爆发之后,一些不良商家不仅没有出手相助,反而还趁火打劫,高价出售生活物资。(notonly)(汉译英)54.很久没有走出过小区了,我希望月底能去繁华的商场吃顿大餐,再看场卖座的电影
。(since)(汉译英)55.值得一提的是,尽管线上学习问题层出不穷,但是我们依然坚持拼搏,为七月的高考做好充分准备。(equip)(汉译英)VI.GuidedWriting56.Directions:Writ
eanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.学校旁边的小区近日和学校沟通,希望能够在工作日非教学时段和周末全天开放学校内闲置的停车位以帮
助缓解小区内停车难的问题。校物业希望听取师生的意见和建议,如果你是该校学生王梓,请你给物业写一封邮件,谈谈你的看法和理由。_____________________________________________________________________________
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