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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,youwillheartenshortconversations

betweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandtheques

tionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecide

whichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Inatheater.B.Inacave.C.Onaboat.D.Inanamusementpark.2.A.Amo

del.B.Atailor.C.Apainter.D.Afashiondesigner.3.A.Thewomanpreferstolivedowntown.B.Thewomanhastroublefallingasleep.C.Thewomanwillsigntherenta

lcontract.D.Thewomanisafraidofthepotentialnoise.4.A.Carolisateacher.B.Caroliseagertogototheconcert.C.Carolhasn’tbeencontactedaboutthetimefort

heconcert.D.Themanthinkscellphonesshouldbeallowedintheclassroom.5.A.Thewoman’sresumeistoocomplicated.B.Thewomanneedst

omodifyherresume.C.Thewomanshoulddomoreresearchintoherdesiredposition.DThewomanshouldgivemoredetailsaboutherqualifications

inherresume.6.A.Afamouscafé.B.Atragicaccident.C.Aterroristattack.D.Atouristattraction..7A.Hispassport.B.Hisphotos.C.Incomeproof.D.Anapp

licationform.8.A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Neutral.D.Unclear.9.A.Itishighlyprofitable.B.ItendswithShakespeare’sworks.C.ItconnectsShakespeare’splaysandlea

dershiptraining.D.Itexploitsleaders’wisdomandappliesittotheirmanagement.10.A.Manycontractsarecheatingpeople.B.Peopletendtobecareles

swiththetermsofthecontract.C.Itisnotadvisabletosigncontractswithvariouscompanies.D.Companiesaretoblameforth

euncleartermstheyputinthecontracts.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskeds

everalquestionsoneachofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestion

swillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthe

bestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Dullandchangeless.B.Richandvarious.C.Popula

randdelicious.D.Disagreeableandunpleasant.12.A.Americansonlyeathamburgersandhotdogs.B.TheshoppingmallsinAmericaoffervariedfoodchoices.

C.SouthernfoodintheU.S.savedandpromotedfoodtraditions.D.TheSouthbegantoinfluencemainstreamfoodcultureaftert

heCivilWar.13.A.PopcultureintheU.S.B.ImmigrantfoodintheU.S.C.InfluencesonAmericanfood.D.FoodcultureintheU.S.Questions1

4through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Itsimplytellstime.B.Itappealstomanyteenagers.C.Ithasmanycomplexfunctions..D.Ithasanimpactoncreati

vityandimagination.15.A.Itiscolorful.B.Itisabeautifulbracelet.C.Ittellstimeinacreativeway.D.Itincludesmanyunimaginablefeatures.16.A

.Watchestellmorethantime.B.Japanesewatchesstandout.C.Thewatchindustryisintrouble.D.Watchesaregoingoutoffashion.Questions17throug

h20arebasedonthefollowinglongerconversation.17.A.Bands.B.Roadtrips.C.Streetscenes.D.Photoalbums.18.A.Hepreferstakingphotosatafixedposition.B.Hefavo

rstakingphotosinacaroveronaroad.C.Heneedsstimulationofnewsightsforinspiration.D.Toomuchtravelingkillshisinterestinphotographing.19.A.Becausehe

hasadarkroom.B.Becausedigitalcamerasaretooexpensive.C.Becauseheenjoystheuncertaintyheexperienceswhiledevelo

pingfilms.D.Becausehehasmoreconfidenceinproducinghighqualityphotoswithfilms.20.A.Aphotographer’scareer.B.Skil

lsfortakinggoodphotos.C.Digitalandtraditionalcameras.D.Anationalawardinphotography.II.GrammarandVocabularySectio

nADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fort

heblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachbla

nk.Imagineafuturewhereourstreetsarefilledwithads200mtallwherebillboardschangebeforeoureyestogiveuspersonalizedmessages,andwherecompaniestra

ckoureverymoveaswewalk____1____acity,pingingspecialofferstoourphonesasweneartheirshops.Infact,alloftheseformsofadvertisingarealreadybeingt

ested.Let’stakethefirstoftheseideas.Backin1982,sciencefictionmovieBladeRunnerpredictedafuturisticcityscape

wheregiantadvertsstretchedthefullheightofskyscrapers.AndUKcompanyLightvertarenowdoingsomethingverysimilar,wi

thonecrucialdifference.____2____makingimmensephysicaladverts,theircommercialsaresentstraightintoconsumers’eyes.They,dothisbyattachingastripo

freflectivematerialontoabuildingandprojectinganimageontoit.Thisimagethen“bounces”outintotheworld.Whenyoupassdirectlyinf

rontoftheimage,youseeit.Itappearstobehugeand____3____(hang)inmid-air,butotherscan’tseeit.Lightvertclaimsthisformofadvertisingdoesnotstandoutandc

an“unlock”largeamountsof“high-valueadvertisingrealestate”.Butnoteveryone____4____(sell)ontheideaoflivinginaworldo

fendlessads.InMoscow,forexample,anewformofadvertisingtargetingmotoristshassplitopinion.Driversapproachingaparticulardigitalbil

lboardinthecityareshownadvertsforanewkindofJaguarcar,butonlyiftheyaredrivingadifferentmakeofvehicle.Sensorsinthebillboarddetectwhatkindofc

aryouaredriving,andsendyouanadbasedonthatinformation.____5____thismayseeminvasive,it’sactuallythesafetyaspectthathasco

ncernedsomeobservers.ResearchersinSwedenhaveshownthatdigitalbillboardsattractoureyesfor____6____(long)thanother

kinds.Infact,theytakeourattentionawayforovertwoseconds,alengthoftimewhich____7____(prove)tobedangerousontheroads.

Finallywehave“proximitymarketing”,____8____shopsdetectwhereyouareonthehighstreetandsendtailoredadvertstoyourphon

e.DevicescapeisonecompanytrialingtheuseofWi-Fiasameansoftrackingcustomers.Theirtechnology____9____workanywherewhetherinasupermar

ket,aconcerthall,orabus,saysOwenGeddesfromtheirmarketingteam.Whatwouldcustomerssee?“____10____couldbeadiscountoffertouseintheshopthepersonis

visiting,orapieceofcontentsuchasamovietrailer,”saysMr.Geddes.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewo

rdsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.accepted.B.altered.C.boundaries.D.factual.E.banned.F.clini

callyG.damagesH.addictsI.impressivelyJ.sensitiveK.variousTooGoodToBeTrueInads,youwilloftenseepeoplestaringopen-mouth

edathowwondrousaproductis,clearlythinkingthatitcan’tbetrue.It’salwaysworthbearinginmindthatitmightwellnotbe.Generally,adverti

sersmaygetawaywithabitofexaggeration,butcompaniesmustnotpushthe____11____toofar,asitcancostmillionsofdollarsin____12____ifsomeonesuesformakingfalsec

laims.AdsforDannon’sActiviayoghurtsaidthatitcouldprovide____13____nutritionalbenefits,butinalegalchallenge,thecourtswouldn’tacceptthatthese

were“____14____”and“scientifically”proven.Dannonhadtopayupto$45milliontoconsumerswhofeltcheatedandlimititshealthcl

aimstostrictly____15____onesinfuture.,ItmusthavecomeasmoreofasurprisewhenFerrero,themakersofthechocolateandh

azelnutspreadNutella,beganpromotingitsnutritionalbenefits(thoughlong-term____16____willhavebeenhappytole

arnthattheyoughtnottohaveworriedaboutitbeingunhealthyforallthoseyears).However,itmayhavebeenasteptoofarforFerrerotomaintainitwasahealthy“

goodforyoutreat.”Afterhavingtopaymillionstothecustomerswhosuedoverthisfalseclaim,thecompany____17____thatitshouldchangetheadsandproductlabels.Of

course,imagesmustnotmisleadeither.AnOlayadforDefinityeyecreamshowedformermodelTwiggylooking____18____wrinkle-free.Youdidn’t

havetobeanexperttoseethattheimagemusthavebeendigitally____19____.Inreallife,Twiggymayhavebeenlookinggoodfor

someonepushing60,butintheadshelookedalotyoungerthansheshouldhave.Afterreceivingcomplaints,theadvertisingauthori

tiesconfirmeditwasacaseofimagemanipulationand_____20_____thead,sayingthatitcouldgiveconsumersa“misleadingimpressionof

theeffecttheproductcouldachieve.”III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearef

ourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Theterm“midlifecrisis”wasfirstcoine

dinthe1960s,whenremainingatraditionaladultlostitsattractionforsome,andthetemptationtojoininwiththeexperimentationsoftheyoutho

fthetimebecametoostrongto____21____.Itwasthoughttooccurmostlywithmenbetweentheagesof40and60,andtherehavealwaysseemedto

besomepeoplewhofollowits____22____pattern,apparentlyunabletoseethattheyhavebecomeafigureoffun.Accordingtorecentstudies,however,thingshavechanged,an

dthemidlifecrisisitselfhasundergoneamajor____23____overtheyears.Forastart,adesperateattempttohangontoamore____24__

__appearanceclearlypassestheequal-opportunitiestestthesedays,withsomanywomengoingunderthecosmeticsur

geon’sknifethatthemen’spreferenceforalittlehairdyeseemstame____25____.Anditallbeginsevenyounger.Oneofthereasonsforamajoride

ntitycrisisappearstohavebeenthe____26____oflong-heldcareergoals,leadingtoanemptysenseof“...sowhatnow”?Withyounger

peopleachievingseniormanagementpositionsmuch____27____(theaverageageofCEOshasfallenfrom59to48inthelastgeneration),t

hesecareerplateaus(停滞期)cancomemuchearlierinlife.Evenforthosewhoaren’tas____28____,severeworkpressureoftenleadstoaneedtore-ev

aluatecareeroptionsinone’s30s,bringingonacrossroadsmomentwellbeforethebigfour-ohisreached.This____29_

___womentoothesedays,andwhethercareer-orientedornot,anotherfactorformothersistheconfusing____30____thathitsthemwhenthe

childrenhavelefthome.Manyofthepeoplewhorespondedtosurveysonthetopic____31____theterm“midlifecrisis”itsel

f,however,andthewayitisused.Themajorityofrespondentsthoughtitwasaninsultingstereotype,andmensaidthatwhiletheyare____32____for“lettingthemselves

go”astheygetolder,anyattempttotakecareoftheirappearanceaftertheageof40wasoftenmetwithridiculeandtheaccusationofamidlifecrisis.Perhap

sweneedtorememberthatwegettheword“crisis”fromtheGreekkrisis,meaning“turningpoint”.It’snotdifficulttosee,asthepsy

chologistCarlJungexplainedinsomedetail,thatwhileourpersonalitiesmayaltersomewhatthroughoutlife,thereshouldcomeatim

ewhentheegoidentitywe’vegrownupwithundergoesabigchange____33____thesecondhalfoflife.Andit’snotasifexploringnewactivi

tiesanddecidingtogetinbetter____34____issomethingtobecriticized.AsaspokesmanforJeep,oneofthecompanieswhocarriedoutoneofth

esurveys,said,“Thetraditionalimageofamidlifecrisisisdeadand____35____.Nowadaysit’smoreaboutlivingforthemomentandmakingthemosto

fthingsandleadinganactiveandhealthylifestyle.”21.A.decreaseB.maintainC.provideD.resist22.A.evolvingB

.predictableC.traditionalD.unknown23.A.considerationB.experienceC.treatmentD.transformation24.A.matureB.plainC.uniqueD.youthful25.A.inco

mparisonB.asusualC.onthecontraryD.bytheway26.A.accomplishmentB.identificationC.knowledgeD.pursuit27.A.harderB.longerC.

laterD.sooner28.A.consciousB.ambitiousC.persistentD.moderate29.A.dependsonB.appliestoC.speaksforD.copeswi

th30.A.pressureB.involvementC.freedomD.harmony31.A.concentratedonB.approvedofC.complainedaboutD.arguedfor32.A.rememberedB.crit

icizedC.forgivenD.punished33.A.inpreparationforB.inresponsetoC.onthebasisofD.asaresultof34.A.payB.workC.shapeD.health35.A.grabbedB.dugC.buriedD.sh

utSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedst

atements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyo

uhaveread.(A)Accordingtoasurvey,whichwasbasedontheresponsesofover188,000students,today’straditional-agecollegef

reshmenare“morematerialisticandlessaltruistic(利他主义的)”thanatanytimeinthe17yearsofthepoll.Notsurprisinginthesehardtime

s,thestudent’smajorobjective“istobefinanciallywelloff.Lessimportantthaneverisdevelopingameaningfulphilosophy

oflife.”Itfollowsthenthattodaythemostpopularcourseisnotliteratureorhistorybutaccounting.Interestinteaching,socialservic

eandthe“altruistic”fieldsisatalow.Ontheotherhand,enrollmentinbusinessprograms,engineeringandcomputerscienceiswayup.That’snosurpriseeither.

Afriendofmine(asalesrepresentativeforachemicalcompany)wasmakingtwicethesalaryofhercollegeinstructorsherfirstyearonthejob-evenbeforesheco

mpletedhertwo-yearassociatedegree.Whileit’struethatweallneedacareer,itisequallytruethatourcivilizationhasaccumulatedanincredibleamountofknowledgei

nfieldsfarremovedfromourownandthatwearebetterforourunderstandingoftheseothercontributions,betheyscientificorartistic.Itisequal

lytruethat,instudyingthediversewisdomofothers,welearnhowtothink.Moreimportant,perhaps,educationteachesustoseetheconnectionsbetweenthings,asw

ellastoseebeyondourimmediateneeds.Weeklywereadofunionswhowentonstrikeforhigherwages,onlytodrivetheiremployeroutofbus

iness.Nocompany;nojob.Howshortsightedinthelongrun!Butthemostimportantargumentforabroadeducationisthatinstudyingtheaccum

ulatedwisdomoftheages,weimproveourmoralsense.Isawacartoonrecentlywhichshowsagroupofbusinessmenlookingpuzzledas

theysitaroundaconferencetable;oneofthemistalkingontheintercom(对讲机):“MissBaxter,”hesays,“couldyoupleasesendinsomeonewhocandi

stinguishrightfromwrong?”Fromthelong-termpointofview,that’swhateducationreallyoughttobeabout.36.Thatthemostpopularcourseisaccountinginst

eadofliteratureorhistoryshowsthatcollegestudents________.A.areineagerpursuitofaphilosophicallifeB.havelessselfishconcernoverthewellbeingofothersC.are

moreinterestedindevelopingthemselvesthanbenefitingothersD.haveattachedmuchimportancetoleadingamaterialisticlife37.

Bysaying“Whileit’struethat...betheyscientificorartistic”(Lines1-3,Para.5),theauthormeansthat________.A.theimportanceofabroadeducationshouldnotbeoverl

ookedB.humanwisdomhasaccumulatedatanextraordinarilyhighspeedC.humanintellectualdevelopmenthasreachednewheightsD.businessmanagementshouldb

eincludedineducationalprograms38.Studyingthediversewisdomofotherscan________.A.createvaryingartisticinterestsinabroadersens

eofeducationB.hinderpeoplefromseeingthingsintheirownrightandfollowingsuitC.helppeopledevelopacompetenceofdistinguishingrightfromw

rongD.regulatethebehaviorofmodernpeopletostoptheuseoftheiroverlyrights39.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueacc

ordingtothepassage?A.Businessmenwhoareabsorbedintheircareeraretoonarrow-mindedtobesuccessful.B.Educationteachesustogofurt

herthanjusttotrustourownmoraljudgement.C.Peopleengagedintechnicaljobsleadamorerewardinglife.D.Careerseekersareadvisednottojustfocuso

nimmediatereturnofinterest.(B)Guaranteed!Thefastestwaytolearnalanguage.Finally,wehaveadifferentappro

achthathasmillionsofpeopleimpressed.Usingtheaward-winningDynamicImmersionmethod,ourinteractivesoftwareteacheswithouttranslation,memorizationo

rgrammardrills.Combiningthousandsofreal-lifeimagesandthevoicesofnativespeakersinastep-by-stepimmersionprocess,ourprogramssuccessf

ullycopytheexperienceoflearningyourfirstlanguage.Guaranteedtoteachfasterandeasierthananyotherlanguageproduc

toryourmoneyback.Noquestionsasked.ChineseVietnameseRussianIndonesiaKoreanHebrewDanishEnglishSpanishHindiPortugueseWelshGreekDutch40

.WhichofthefollowingistheadvantageoftheDynamicImmersionmethod?A.Itencouragesactivememorizationofwords.B.Itprovidesextensivedrillsongrammaritems.C.I

tallowstheusertoacquirealanguageinashortertime.D.Itteachesbytranslatingtheforeignlanguageintoyournativelanguage.41.

Inordertoknowone’sprogress,onehasto_______.A.call1800-6310-1389toconsulttheteacherB.getfeedbackfromtheautomate

dtutorialsC.completeallthe20activitiesineachlessonD.compareone’svoicewiththenativespeaker’s42.Whichofthefol

lowingskillsintheprogramhasmoretodowiththelearner’slifeexperience?A.ListeningB.ReadingC.SpeakingD.Writing(C)Theconceptofplanningentirecom

munitiesbeforetheirconstructionisanancientone.Infact,oneoftheearliestsuchcitiesonrecordisMiletus,Greece,whichwasbuiltinthe4thce

nturyBC.ThroughouttheMiddleAgesandtheRenaissancevariousplannedcommunities(boththeoreticalandactual)we

reconceived(构思).LeonardodaVincidesignedseveralcitiesthatwereneverconstructed.FollowingtheGreatFireofL

ondonin1666,thearchitectChristopherWrencreatedanewmasterplanforthecity,combiningparklandandurbanspace.Several1

8thcenturycities,includingWashingtonD.C.,NewYorkCity,andStPetersburg,Russia,werebuiltaccordingtocomprehensiveplanning.Oneofthemostimportan

tplannedcityconcepts,theGardenCityMovement,aroseinthelatterpartofthe19thcenturyasareactiontothepollution

andcrowdingoftheIndustrialRevolution.In1898,EbenezerHowardpublishedthebookTo-Morrow:APeacefulPathforRealRefo

rminwhichhelaidouthisideasconcerningthecreationofneweconomicallysustainabletowns.Howardbelievedthatthese

townsshouldbelimitedinsizeanddensity,andsurroundedwithabeltofundevelopedland.Theideagainedenoughattentionandfinan

cialbackingtoleadtothecreationofLetchworth,inHertfordshire,England.Thiswasthefirstsuch'GardenCity'.AftertheFirstWorldWar,thesecondtownbuiltfo

llowingHoward'sideas,WelwvnGardenCity,wasconstructed.Intheearly1920s,AmericanarchitectsClarenceSteinandHenryWright,inspire

dbyHoward'sideasandthesuccessofLetchworthandWelwyn,createdthecityofRadbum,NewJersey.Conceivedasacommunitywhichwouldbesa

feforchildren,Radbumwasintentionallydesignedsothattheresidentswouldnotrequireautomobiles.Severalurbanplanni

ngdesignswerepioneeredatRadbumthatwouldinfluencelaterplannedcommunities,includingtheseparationofpedestriansandvehicles,andthe

useof'superblocks',eachofwhichshared23acresofcommonlyheldparkland.InAmerica,followingthestockmarketcrashof1929,there

wasgreatdemandforbothaffordablehousingandemploymentforworkerswhohadlosttheirjobs.Indirectresponsetothis,in1935PresidentRoosevel

tcreatedtheResettlementAdministration,whichbroughtaboutatotalofthreegreenbelttowns:Greenbelt,Maryland;Greenhills,Ohio;andGreendale,Wisconsin.Thes

etownscontainedmanyoftheelementsoftheGardenCityMovementdevelopments,includingtheuseofsuperblocksanda'g

reenbelt'ofundevelopedlandsurroundingthecommunity.43.Thefirstparagraphtalksmainlyabout________.A.famousurbanplannersB.

thehistoryofurbanplanningC.thefutureexamplesofurbanplanningD.problemassociatedwithurbanplanning44.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheGard

enCityMovementfromthesecondparagraph?A.ItcamejustbeforetheIndustrialRevolution.B.Itwasheldbackbyawarandalackoffunds.C.Itresultedincitie

sthatwerelargerthantheyhadbeenbefore.D.Itwasdesignedtoaddressproblemscausedbymodernization.45.Whatwasoneaim

indesigningthecityofRadbum?A.Toreducethedangerforfamilieslivinginthearea.B.Tocreatesomethingtotallydifferentfromcitieselsewhere.C.Tomake

surepeoplecouldparktheircarsclosetotheirhome.DToincreasegreenspacesbydesigninghouseswithgardens.46.WhatdothetownsofGreenbel

t,GreenhillsandGreendaleallhaveincommon?A.Theirresidentswereaffectedbythestockmarketcollapse.B.TheywerebuiltforthewealthiestpeopleinAmeri

ca.C.Theywereeachsurroundedbynaturalparkland.D.Theywereallconstructedinthesameyear.SectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillinea

chblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.I’marootlesscosmopol

itan(四海为家的人),sowe’removingthefamilytoSpainforayear.Thekidsareupforit.GrowingupwithAnglophone(以英语为母语的人)parentsinParis,theyspeakFrenchandEnglis

h,andonceyouknowoneRomancelanguage,learninganotherisacinch.“Lexicalsimilarity”isthemeasureofoverlapbetw

eenwordsetsofdifferentlanguages.ThelexicalsimilaritybetweenFrenchandSpanishisabout0.75(where1meansidentical).IwantthechildrentohavesuchgoodSpanishth

attheycansayeverything,understandeverything,havedeepfriendshipsandbefullythemselvesinthelanguageforlife.That’swhatmatters,notperfectgrammar.__

__47____HowshouldwethinkaboutlearninglanguagesinthiseraofglobalEnglishandmachinetranslation?Ispentanintenselyrewardingdecadele

arningGerman.YetInowkeepencounteringyoungerGermanswhoinsistonspeakingtheirpracticallynativeEnglishtome.ThisistrueacrossEurope:about98percentof

pupilsinprimaryandlowersecondaryschoolsintheEUarelearningEnglish.Meanwhile,machinetranslationiscatching

upwiththehumansort.I’vebeenhavingsuccessfulemailexchangeswithSpaniardsbyputtingmyEnglishtextthroughGoogleTranslate.____48___

_Theutilityoflanguage-learningwillonlykeepdiminishing.Already,manypublicationsaroundtheworldnowtranslatesomeoftheirarticle

sintoEnglish.Infiveyears’time,LeMonde(《法国世界报》)andChina’sJiefangDailycouldwhack20articlesadaythroughmachinet

ranslation,hireunderpaidyounganglophonestopolishthemandsoonthey’llbeglobalnewspapers..Thecorollary(必然的结果)toallthis:learningalanguagebadlyisbecomingp

ointless.Inmygeneration,peoplespentyearsatsecondaryschoolbreakingtheirheadsonFrenchorGermangrammar.Mostemergedabletoorderb

eersandperhapsreadabasicnewsstory.____49____Languageteacherswilldisagree,butthentheywould,wouldn’tthey?Theyhavejobstoprot

ect.I’mequallyskepticaloftranslatorswhoinsisttheycanneverbereplacedbyamachine.True,machinetranslationisoftenfaulty,machinescan’t(yet)communicatethrou

ghbodylanguageoreyecontact,andsomealgorithmsaresexist.Forinstance,ingender-freelanguagessuchasTurkish,today’salgorithmsten

dtoassumeanengineeris“he”.____50____OnemandidsuchapoorjobtranslatingaGermantextintoEnglishforpublicationintheFinancialTi

mesthatIspentanafternoonrewritingit.Moreover,humanscanproducesexistlanguagewithouthelpfrommachines,andtheiralgorithmsarehardertoadjust.Insho

rt,ratherthanspendyearslearningbadGerman,justinstallatranslationapponyourphone.Ifyoudolearnalanguage,goforexcellence.Ifyouhave

children,immersetheminitfrombirth.WallStreeterssendingtheirkidstoMandarin-speakingpreschoolsmaybehilarious,buttheyar

echoosingthemostefficientroute.A.Butmosthumantranslatorsarefaultytoo.B.It’simperfect,butstillmuchbetterthanmySpanish.C.Humanscand

osomethingmachinescan’t:askeachotherforclarification.D.Butforallmyemotionalcommitmenttomultilingualism,Iknowitsusefulnesshasdiminished.E.Isuspectth

eywouldhavehadamoreenrichingexperiencespendingthattimestudyingmedicine,historyorstatistics.F.Thepleasureofmasteringdifferentlangua

geissomethinghumankindwillneverlose.第II卷(共50分)IV.SummaryWriting51.Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarize

themainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.IfithadnotbeenforCOVID-19,

TomWatkinswouldhavebeeninChina,servingastheChinapartnerandmanagingdirectorofWAYAmericanSchools,aprivateUSschoolusingtheinternettote

achstudentsinChinaandofferingthemanAmericanHighSchoolDiplomaprogram.Watkinsisenthusiasticabouteducation.Asearlyasin2005,heh

aswrittenanarticleone-learningreform.“IrecalltheblankstaresIencounteredbothintheUnitedStatesandChinainth

eearly2000swhenIattemptedtointroducee-learningintothemainstream,”saidWatkin.“Therewaslittleappetitetobeearlyadoptersof

thisteachingmethodinpublicandprivateschoolsintheUnitedStatesandacrosstheglobe.”Thensuddenly,onlinelearninghaspoppedintothespotlight.

InaninitiativeinresponsetotheCOVID-19pandemic,theUniversityofMichigan,tosupportitsnewlyenrolledgraduatestudentsinCh

ina,allowsstudentstojointheUniversityofMichigan-ShanghaiJiaoTongUniversityJointInstitutetotakeUMcoursesremotely.InWatkins’eyes,e-learninghasi

tsadvantages,themostimportantofwhicharegreaterflexibility,personalizedlearningandglobalizationofeducation.Bye-le

arning,onecanlearn24hoursadayandsevendaysaweek,accessthestudycontentanunlimitednumberoftimes,andeasilytapglobaleducators.Ife

-learningbecomesanorminthenextfewyears,itmayleadtorestructuring,reformandreinventinginteachingandlearning,Watkinssaid.Andthebenefitsar

eparticularlyconcreteunderthecurrentcircumstanceswhenthepandemicisstillongoing.Astheglobalpandemichasmadeitinc

reasinglydifficultforstudentstotravelglobally,theuseofremotelearninghasenabledteachingandlearningtocontinuewithoutinterruption.“WhenCOVID-19st

ruck,wisepolicymakersandeducatorswastedlittletimecastingblameorcursingthedarknessbutreachedfornewtechnologytoolstoenablequality

teachingandlearningtocontinue,”hesaid.V.TranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEngl

ish,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:Write

anEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.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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