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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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