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高桥中学2021学年第二学期高三年级期中考试(考试时间120分钟满分140分)Ⅰ.ListeningComprehension(25’)SectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillhe
artenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.
Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossiblean
swersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Journalist.B.Architect.C.Teac
her.D.Accountant.2.A.15B.50C.90D.603.A.Inarestaurant.B.Inacoffeeshop.C.Ataconcert.D.Inthestudio.4.A.Gl
obalwarmingmakespeoplefeelhorrible.B.Shedoesn’twanttoseeafilmaboutglobalwarming.C.Sheisinhighspiritsbeforewatchingthefilm
.D.Thefilmaboutglobalwarmingisworthwatching.5.A.Starandassistant.B.Managerandstallholder.C.Directorandactress.D.Salesmanandcustomer.6.A.Totheman’ss
chool.B.Tothemetrostation.C.Tothebusstation.D.Toherhome.7.A.Themanshouldhaveseenadoctor.B.Volleyballplayersofteninjuretheirhand
s.C.Themanneedstocheckhisschedule.D.Shehasn’theardabouttheman’sproblem.8.A.Themandoesn’tdoanyworkatweekends.B.Th
emanprobablyworksinafinancialcompany.C.Themanfullyrelaxeshimselfatweekends.D.It’squiteeasytogethismindoffworkatweekends.9.ATalentedB
.Unreliable.C.EnthusiasticD.impractical.10.A.Shewillcertainlyenjoyherselfduringthetrip.B.Shehasmadeap
lanforthenexttrip.C.Shewilltravelaloneduringthetrip.D.Shewilltravelwithothersduringthetrip.SectionB(共10题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)Directions
:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandalongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedsomequestionsonthepassage
sandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,rea
dthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.
Endlessfightinginthisarea.B.Thedangerfromthedesert.C.Thelackoftracesaboutthespecies.D.Insufficientfundingforresearch.12.A.Toobservethewildlifeint
hetwonationalparks.B.TostudythehabitatoflionsinSudanandEthiopia.C.Tofindevidenceoftheexistenceofthe“missinglions”.D.Toidentifythereasonsforthelio
ns’disappearance.13.A.Trapssetbylocalhunters.B.Lionswalking.C.Somecampingfacilities.D.Lions’traces.Questions14throu
gh16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.AllsectorsofindustrywillbereformedbyTechnology.B.Moreinformationwillbea
vailable.C.Allserviceswillbeindividualized.D.Alotofknowledge-intensivejobswillbereplaced.15.A.Intheperson
alcaresector.B.Intheroboticsindustry.CIntheinformationservice.D.Inhigh-endmanufacturing..16.A.Theris
ingdemandineducationandhealthcareinthenext20years.B.Thedestructioncausedbytechnologyintraditionallywell-paidjobs.C.Thegreatchangesne
wtechnologywillbringtopeople’slives.D.Theamazingamountofpersonalattentionpeoplewouldliketohave.Question
s17through20arebasedonthefollowingpassage17.A.TV.B.couch.C.chairs.D.kitchentable.18.A.Themanhasn’tboughtany
newshirtforover10years.B.Thewomangaveoldclothestootherstowear.C.Thewomandoesn’thaveenoughmoneytobuysecond-hand
furniture.D.Thewomandoesn’tpreferplasticfurniture.19.A.Theydonateclothes.B.Theyneverbuynewfurniture.C.Theybuysecond-handfurniture.D.Theyknowthatligh
tningcanbreakelectronicitems.20.A.Second-handitems.B.Throwingthingsout.C.Buyingnewfurniture.D.Recyclingoldstuff.Grammaran
dVocabularySectionA(10’)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththep
roperformofthegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.You’veprobab
lyseenathleteswhotaketheirownsuccessestooseriously.Theycelebrateagoalwithaverylongvictorydanceorcontinuallytalkbigabouttheirabilities.Thisis
theexactoppositeof___1___sportsmanshipisallabout.Everyonefeelsgreatwhentheywin,butit___2___bejustashardtobeagoodsport(有体育精神的人)whenyouhavewon
agame___3___whenyouhavelostone.Sportsmanshiptakescourage—whenyouworkreallyhardatasport,it’snoteasy___4___(admit)youmadeabadplayorsomeon
ehasmoreskillsthanyou.Incompetition—asinlife—youmaynotalwayswinbutyoucanlearnmuchfromlosing,too.It’sprettytou
ghtolose,soitisdefinitely___5___(annoy)ifsomeonecontinuesmakingfunofyouoryourteam___6___thecompetitionisover.Sometimesit’shardtoswallow
yourprideandwalkon.Butthere’salwaysthenextmatch.Whenyoudolose—anditwillhappen—losewithclass(风度).___7___(be)p
roudofhowyouperformed,oratleastrealizingthingsyouneedtoimprovefornexttime,isthekey.Whenitcomestolosing,sportsmanshipmean
scongratulatingthewinnerswillingly.Also,itmeansacceptingthegameresultwithoutcomplaintandwithoutexcuses,___8___you
sometimesmightdoubtthereferees(裁判员)madesomequestionablecalls.Whenyouwin,thegoodwayistobeapoliteandgenerouswinner
.Sportsmanshipmeansadmittingvictories___9___puttingyouropponentstoshameandlettingvictoriesspeakforthemselves,thatis,beingquietl
yproudofsuccess.Despitethefact____10____youhaveamassivewin,sportsmanshipmeansstillfindingwaystopraiseyouroppone
nts.SectionB(10’)Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonew
ordmorethanyouneed.A.exportedB.creatingC.environmentalD.enjoyingE.implicationsF.respectivelyG.conservati
onH.protectingI.recoveringJ.bordersK.eliminatedIsgrowthgoodforbiodiversity?Toanswerthequestion,itiscriticaltodefinewhatwemeanbygrowth.Isgrowthg
rossdomesticproduct(GDP),the“monetaryvalueofallthefinishedgoodswithinacountry’s___11___”?Ordoesitmeanimprovingthehumanstanda
rdofliving?Today,whenpeoplesaygrowth,theymeanGDP,ameasurethatisover70yearsold.ActuallyGDPdemonstratesnegative___12___forbi
odiversity,asthis“growth”measuresonlymoneyinflowswhilefarmoreimportantisthebalancesheet,whichshowspropertiesanddebts.Asbiodiversit
ydeliversnocash,ithasnoplaceinGDPsystem,butbiodiversityprovidestheassetsideofthebalancesheet,suchasforests,rivers,wetlandsandani
mals—thelistgoeson.ItisarguedthatgrowthisgoodforbiodiversityinthelongrunasthereisanenvironmentalKuznetscurvewhere___13___conditionsgetworseinth
eearlystagesofmoderneconomicgrowth,butimproveonceagrowthlevelhasbeenreached.Accordingtosomepeople,onceGDPhasbeenhigh,m
oreresourcesaretoinvestin___14___,andnewtechnologiesareusedtoprotectnature.Theysaidpeoplewouldhavemoreinterestinprotectingtheenvironment,andsomeoft
heforestsstartedtoreturnandmanypollutantswerealmost___15___.StandinginAmericatodayitmightappearthattheenvironm
entalKuznetscurveworks.Atfirstsightthereappearstobealogic.TodaytheU.S.GDPisincreasingwhilemanypreciousspeciespopu
lationsarealso___16___.Suchconditions,accordingtosomepeople,canbeexplainedbygreaterefficiencyincarsormoreefficientagriculturalproduction.
Butinfact,themajorityofthenegativeimpactshavesimplybeen___17___.Thehigh-pollutingindustrieshavebeenoutso
urcedtodevelopingnations.ThereforethebitterestpunishmentsarelargelyfeltbeyondtheborderswhileweAmericansare___18___hi
ghGDPandselfishbiodiversityatthesametime.ThiscanbeseenintheWWFannualReport,wherespeciespopulationtrendsareincreasingby7%inhigh-incom
ecountriesanddeclininginmiddle-andlowincomecountriesby31%and60%___19___.Itisself-evidentthatgrowth,ascurrentlyd
efined,hasamajornegativeimpactuponbiodiversity.WhatneedstochangeisthedefinitionofgrowthfromaGDP-essentialconcepttoabalance-s
heetapproach.Organizationsandworldcommunityshouldworkon___20___newvisionorreformthatwillhelpensurearealbalanc
ebetweenanimprovingstandardofhumanlifeandathrivingbiodiverselandscape.Ⅲ.ReadingComprehensionSectionA(30’)Directio
ns:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Personal
ityisoneofthemostinterestingwaysinwhichpeoplearedifferentfromoneanother.Butwheredoesourpersonalitycomefrom?Arewe__
__21____withitordoesitchangeaswegetolder?Agreatdealofresearchintopersonalityindicatesthatpeople’spersonalitiesaremoreorless____22____befo
retheyareborn.However,noteveryoneis____23____.PsychologistSanjaySrivastavaandateamofresearchersfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,havejustc
ompletedalarge-scalestudyintopersonality.Theresearchersevaluateddatafrom132,515adultsagedbetween21and60.Theteamfocusedonfive
personalitytraits—whatscientistscall“TheBigFive”.Theseare:1.Conscientiousness—howcareful,thoroughandsel
f-disciplinedareyou?2.____24____—howconsiderateandhelpfulareyou?3.Neuroticism—howself-consciousandtens
eareyou?4.Openness—how____25____,imaginativeandopentonewexperiencesareyou?5.Extraversion—howsociableandenergeticare
you?Whattheyfoundcontradictedlong-heldassumptionsabout____26____personalitiesareset.Conscientiousness,atrai
tmarkedbyorganizationanddisciplineandlinkedtosuccessatworkandinrelationships,wasfoundtoincreasethroughtheagerangesstudied,wi
ththemost____27____occurringinaperson’stwenties.Similarly,agreeableness,atraitassociatedwithbeingwarm,generousandhelpful,contradictedthetheory
thatpersonalitiesdon’tchangeaftertheageof30.____28____,peopleinthestudyshowedthemostchangeinagreeablenessduringtheirthirties
andcontinuedtoimprovethroughtheirsixties.Thechangesinthesetwotraitsrevealedinthestudyseemto____29____theexperience
sthatpeopletendtohaveatcertainstagesoftheirlives.Commonsensetellsusthatpeoplebecomemoreresponsibleandconscientiou
sasthey____30____andbecomebetteratmanagingtheirjobsandrelationships.Similarly,agreeablenesschangesmostinpeople’sthirtieswhenma
nyofthemareraisingafamilyandtakeontheroleof____31____.Opennessshowedsmall____32____inbothmenandwomenovertime,a
changethatindicateslessinterestinformingnewrelationships,andreflectsthetendencywehaveaswegetoldertospendm
oretimewithasmallgroupofwell-knownrelativesandfriends,andlesstimegoingoutandmeeting____33____people.Thepersona
litytraitswere____34____consistentbetweenmenandwomen,exceptforneuroticismandextraversion,withyoungwomenscoringhigherth
anyoungmeninboth.However,thedifferenceinneuroticismisonlyapparentinyouthandyoungadulthood,andthegapbetweenmenandwomeninbothneuroticismandextraversion
____35____aspeopleage.21.A.bornB.satisfiedC.angryD.careful22.A.dominantB.fixedC.isolatedD.dependable23.A.interestedB.interviewedC.related
D.convinced24.A.ConsiderationB.AgreeablenessC.WillingnessD.Confidence25.A.ambitiousB.efficientC.curiousD.intelligent26.A
.whenB.whyC.howD.what27.A.relationshipB.successC.studyD.change28.A.TosomedegreeB.InthemeantimeC.OnthecontraryD.Withnoexcep
tion29.A.resultfromB.bringaboutC.correspondwithD.consistof30.A.approachB.matureC.predictD.appear31.A.explorersB.leadersC.learnersD.carers32.A.ben
efitsB.tendenciesC.influencesD.declines33.A.newB.youngC.oldD.lonely34.A.scarcelyB.generallyC.invariablyD.respectively35.A.exi
stsB.widensC.narrowsD.appearsSectionB(30’)Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstateme
nts.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassagey
ouhavejustread.(A)AwoodenshipreachestheshoreaftercrossingtheAtlanticOceantothisremotespot.Theexplorersaboardhopetoestablishasettlementhere,inwhat
isnowNewfoundland,anislandineasternCanada.They’llbuildhomesandrepairships-perhapspreparingformorevoyagesfartherintothis
unknownland.Sowhoarethesemysterioustravelers?TheyareVikings.Theword“Viking”means“pirate”(海盗)intheirOldNorselanguage,andtheyliv
eduptothename.TheywerefierceinvaderswholivedbetweenA.D.750andA.D.1050,attackinglandsoutsidetheirnativeScandinavia(m
odern-dayDenmark,Sweden,andNorway).TheirvoyageswererecordedinstoriescalledtheNorsesagas(挪威传说).ThesagastellofVikingssailingwest,likelytowardNe
wfoundland.“NewfoundlandhasalwaysbeenafocusinthesearchforNorsesettlements,”VikingexpertNeilPricesays.“It’soneoftheclosest
pointstoGreenland,whereVikingswereknowntotrade.”In1960archaeologistsfolloweddescriptionsinthesagastoNewfoundland’sL’AnseauxMeadows.Therethe
yunearthedseveralartifacts,includingfoundationsoflonghouses,atypeofbuildingfoundinEuropeanVikingsettlements.ThismadeL’Ansea
uxMeadowsthefirstconfirmedVikingsiteinNorthAmerica.ArchaeologistSarahParcakbecameinterestedinthesearchforNorthAmer
icaVikingsitesafterthe1960discovery.“Ifthesagasaretrue,thentheremustbeothersites,”Parcaksays.“Butwherearethey?”AfterstudyingtheCanadiancoastline,P
arcakzeroedinonPointRosee,some400milessouthofL’AnseauxMeadows.Parcak’steamconductedamagneticscan,oranX-rayofthe
ground.Itshowedhighironlevels.TurnsoutthatVikingsusedirontomaketheirtools.Parcak’steamhasdonesomedigging,butthey’restillwaitingontestresultst
oconfirmwhatthey’veuncovered.Onethingtheyhaven’tfoundisanyflint(打火石)orpottery,whichtheVikingsdidnotuse.Thoseitemswoul
d’veinsteadconnectedthesitetoNativeAmericantribesorotherEuropeansettlers.IfParcak’sworkconfirmsthatPointR
oseewasaVikingsettlement,ithelpsfillinthemapofwheretheseexplorersstakedtheirclaims.“AsettlementtherewouldsuggesttheVikingsexploredm
oreofNorthAmerica,”Pricesays.“Itmighthaveservedasareststopfortripsfarthersouthandwest.”36.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassageabou
ttheNorseSagas?A.TheywerethefirsttorefertotheVikingsas“pirates”.B.TheygavearchaeologistscluesaboutwheretheViking
swent.C.TheycriticizedtheVikingsfortheirinvasionintoothercountries.D.TheyrecordedtheVikings’mostvoyagesexceptthosetoAmerica.37.WhatmadeParcak’st
eamfocusonPointRosee?A.Itsbeingmentionedinthesagas.B.Itsunusualground.C.Itsbeingclosetothesea.D.Itshighironlevels.38.Accordingtot
heParcakwhyisitimportantthattheyhaven’tfoundflintorpottery?A.ItisevidencethatVikingsmayhavelivedthere.B.NorthAmericawerenothometos
uchadvancedtools.C.FlintorpotteryturnedouttobewhattheVikingslookedfor.D.TheVikingsarrivedlongbeforeflintorpotterycametobeus
ed.39.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Vikingsturnouttobebetterexplorersthanweusedtothink.B.NewdiscoveriesconcerningVikingsthrowlightont
heirorigin.C.ArchaeologistsfindapossiblelostsettlementofVikingsinCanada.D.StoriesaboutVikingshavebeenunearthedsom
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hshouldbepaidforatwo-nightstayinOctober2018atachosenB&B?A.£70.B.£40.C.£35.D.£30.41.WhatrightdotheB&Bsreserve?A.Tocharge
extra£10forbookingswithnovouchers.B.Torefusebookingsforguestundertheageof18.C.Tochargeatfullpriceforstaysno
tconfirmed.D.Torequestextrachargesastips.42.Bytakinguptheoffer,thevoucherholderscanchooseto______.A.payforthestayonarrivalB.bookthestaysth
roughB&BDailyC.usetheB&BoffertogetherwithotheroffersD.bookeitherabasictwinordoubleroomatthechosenB&Bs(C)Googl
emustbethemostambitiouscompanyintheworld.Itsstatedgoal,"toorganizetheworld'sinformationandmakeituniversallyaccessibleanduseful,"delibera
telyomitstheword"web"toindicatethatthecompanyisreachingforabsolutelyallinformationeverywhereandineveryform.Frombookstohealthrecordsandvideos,fromyour
friendshipstoyourclickpatternsandphysicallocation,Googlewantstoknow.Tosomepeoplethissoundsuplifting,withpromisesoffreeaccesstoknowl
edgeandhelpinmanagingourdailylives.Toothers,itissomewhatlikeanotherBigBrother,nolessfrighteningthanitstotalitarian(极权主义的)ancest
orsforbeingintheprivateinformation.RandallStross,ajournalistattheNewYorkTimes,doesagoodjobofanalyzingthisunbounde
dambitioninhisbook"PlanetGoogle".OnechapterisaboutthehugedatacentersthatGoogleisbuildingwithaviewtostoringallthatinformation,anotheraboutthesetsof
rulesattheheartofitswebsearchandadvertisingtechnology,anotheraboutitsapproachtoinformationboundinbooks,itsvisionforgeographicalinformat
ionandsoforth.HeisathisbestwhenexplaininghowGoogle'smissioncasuallybutfatallysmashesintolong-existinginstitutionssu
chas,say,copyrightlaworprivacynorms.Andyetit'spuzzlingthathemostlyomitsthemostfascinatingcomponentofGoogle,itspeople.Googleiswhatitisbec
auseofitstwofounders,SergeyBrinandLarryPage,whoseethemselvesaskindlyelitesandembodythelimitlessoptimismaboutscience,technologyandhuman
naturethatisnativetoSiliconValley.Theworldis.,perfectible,andtheyaretheoneswhowilldomuchoftheperfecting,providedyouletthem.Brina
ndPagesetouttocreateacompanyandanentirecultureintheirimage.Fromthestart,theyprofessedthattheywouldinnovateasmuch
inmanaging-rewarding,feeding,motivating,entertainingandeventransporting(viaWi-Fi-enabledfreeshuttlebuses)the
iremployees—astheydoinInternettechnology.Inreality,Google'saspronetopowerstruggleandofficepoliticsasanyoneelse.Noneofthat
makesitintoMr.Stross'account,whichattimesreadslikeadiligentsummaryofnewsarticles.Atthosemoments,"PlanetGoogle"take
sarisksimilartotryingtoboardaspeedingtrain:theGooglestorychangessofastthatnobookcanstayuptodateforlong.Evenso,asoberdescriptionofthismom
entinGoogle'squestiswelcome.EspeciallysinceGooglefullyexpects,asitschiefexecutive,EricSchmidt,saysattheendofthebook,totake300yearscompl
etingit.43.BydescribingGoogleasa"BigBrother",peoplethinkthatGoogle.A.isapioneerinITindustryB.isaninvaderofprivacyC.breaksitspromiseoffreeacc
essD.overestimatesitsowninfluence44.WhatdoweknowabouttheGoogleemployeesinessence?A.Theycompeteagainsteachot
herintheoffice.B.Theyarehard-workingandtalented.C.Theyappreciatethemanagingtechniques.D.Theyfeelencouragedbythecompany'sbenefits.
45.Whatdoestheauthorimplybysaying"PlanetGoogletakesarisksimilartotryingtoboardaspeedingtrain"?A.PlanetGooglewillbeindangerifit
staysuptodateforlong.B.PlanetGooglehastotake300yearstocatchthespeedingtrain.C.Awrittenbookcanonlycoveralittlepa
rtoftheon-goingtechnology.D.TheboardofGooglewelcomesRandallStrosstocoverGooglestory.46.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttit
leofthepassage?A.PlanetGoogle,adetaileddescriptionofGoogle'sambitionB.Google,acompanywithpromisesoffreeaccesstoknowledgeC.Google,anotherbigb
rotherplayingapoliticalgameD.PlanetGoogle,ahalfstoryoftherealGoogleSectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Filline
achblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentences
thanyouneed.PainreallycanbeallinyourmindYou’renotimaginingthepain.Butyourbrainmightbebehindit,nonetheless.Forthe
firsttime,itispossibletodistinguishbetweenbrainactivityassociatedwithpainfromaphysicalcause,suchasaninjury,andthatassociatedwith
painlinkedtoyourstateofmind.____47____Ifthepainhasnoclearcause,peoplecanfindthemselvesfacingdoctorswhotheyfeeldon’tbelievethem,o
rgiveineffectiveoraddictivepainkillers.ButastudyledbyTorWagerattheUniversityofColorado,Boulder,nowrevealstha
ttherearetwopatternsofbrainactivityrelatedtopain.Oneday,brainscanscouldbeusedtoworkoutyourrelativepartsofeach,helpingtoguidetreatment.“Painh
asalwaysbeenabitofapuzzle,”saysBenSeymourattheUniversityofCambridge.____48____Forexample,studieshavelinkeddepressionandanx
ietytothedevelopmentofpainconditions,andvolunteersputinbadmoodshavealowertoleranceforpain.____49____Tofindout,W
agerandhiscolleaguesusedfMRItolookatthebrainactivityof33healthyadultswhiletheywerefeelingpain.First,theteamwatchedthecha
ngingactivityastheyappliedincreasingheattothevolunteers’arms.Astheheatbecamepainful,arangeofbrainstructuresl
itup.Thepatternwascommontoallthevolunteers,soWager’steamcalledittheneurologicpainsignature.Thegroupth
enexaminedwhetherthevolunteerscouldcontrolthepainbythoughtalone.“Weaskedthemtorethinktheirpain,either
asanextremeheat,orasawarmblanketonacoolday,”Wagersays.____50____Astheydidthis,adistinctsetofbrainstructuresbecameactive.“It’samaj
orfinding,”saysVaniaApkarianatNorthwesternUniversityinChicago.“Forthefirsttime,we’veestablishedthepossibilityofmodulatingpainthroughtwodifferentpa
thways.”A.Althoughthevolunteerscouldn’tchangethelevelofactivityintheneurologicpainsignaturetheycouldalter
theamountofpaintheyfelt.B.Hearingorvision,forexample,canbetracedfromsensoryorganstodistinctbrainregions,butpainismor
ecomplex,andinvolvesthoughtsandemotions.C.Thissuggeststhatinchronicpainconditions,psychologicalpainmayovertakephysicalpai
n.D.Afifthoftheworld’spopulationisthoughttoexperiencesomekindofchronicpain—thatwhichhaslastedlongerthanthreemonths.E.Howm
uchofsomeone’spainhasaphysicalcause?F.Sodoesthismeanwecanthinkourwayintooroutofpain?Ⅳ.Summary(10’)51.
Directions:Readingthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassagewithnomorethan60words.Use
yourownwordsasfaraspossible.BuildingaGreenerFutureWhichismoreimportantwhendesigningabuilding:beautyorfunction?Atthestartofthetwentiethcentury,LouisSu
llivan,oneofthecreatorsofmodernarchitecture,saidthat‘formfollowsfunction’.However,manypeopledisagreewiththisandfeelthatbeautyisamoreimporta
ntfactorinarchitecturaldesign.Inthemodernworld,itseemsthatmostarchitectscombinebothideas:aimingtocreatebuildingswhich
arebothfunctionalandbeautiful.Thereasonforcreatingabuildinginthefirstplaceisclearlyveryimportant.Forexamp
le,whenbuildinganairportterminal,youneedtothinkoftheneedsofpassengersaswellasplanes.Passengerswanttogettotheirplaneasquicklya
stheycan,andplanesneedtobeparkedinthemostefficientwaypossible.Beauty,however,isalsoclearlyimportantwhenconstructingabuilding.Liv
ingorworkinginanuglyplacecreatesadepressinganduninspiringenvironment.Incontrast,anattractivebuildingcanmakepeoplefeelhappi
erandincreasetheirmotivationtowork.Thereisalsoawiderresponsibilitytosocietywhicharchitectshavetoconsider.Beautiful,wel
l-constructedbuildingsareasymbolofacivilizedsociety.Intheorythereseemstobenoreasonwhyarchitecturecannotbebothfun
ctionalandbeautiful.Yetinpractice,thiscancauseproblems.TheModernInternationalstyleofthe1920sand1930s,anexampleofwhichistheGuggenheimMuseuminNewYork,
wassupposedtocombinebeautywithfunction.Manyconsiderthemuseum’swhitespiralrampbeautiful,buttherehavebeencomplaintsthatitisimpractical,asitisdiffi
culttostandbacktoviewtheart.Also,therampissonarrowthatitcanbecomeovercrowded.Itseemsthateventhiscelebrateddesignhasprobl
emswithfunctionality.Ifarchitectsfocusonlyonfunction,buildingsmaybecold,uglyanduninteresting.Ontheotherhand,ifthey
focusonlyonmakingitlookbeautiful,thebuildingmaybecompletelyimpractical.Therefore,combiningthesetwoideasisnecess
arytocreatetheperfectpieceofarchitecture._____________________________________________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________________,Ⅴ.GuidedWriting(25’)52.Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-15
0wordsaccordingtotheinstructions.奥密克戎(Omicron)肆虐申城,再一次打乱了人们正常的生活节奏。不知不觉中我们已经网课一个月了,请结合你身边的实例谈一谈:1.市民(你、你的家
人、邻里、亲朋好友)是如何“宅家”抗疫的;2.相比两年前的疫情期间(epidemic)线上学习,作为高三的你,是如何在积极性、主动性方面进行自我管理的。