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金山区2021届高三上学期期末质量监控(一模)英语试卷(考试时间120分钟,总分140分)2020年12月I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconver
sationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversa
tionsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandaquestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper
,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Ajournalist.B.Anastronaut.C.Awriter.D.Aworker.2.A.Inarestaurant.B.Onatrai
n.C.Onaplane.D.Inacigaretteshop.3.A.She’sdependable.B.She’stime-conscious.C.She’sfrequentlylate.D.She’sgoodatsports.4.A.Shewillhelpt
hemanpayfortheoperatickets.B.Shewouldliketogowiththemantotheopera.C.Thereisnotimelefttoorderoperatickets.D.Goingtotheoper
aistime-consuming.5.A.Goouttoeatwhenthemuseumcloses.B.Checkifthemuseumcafeteriaisopen.C.Meeteachotherlaterintheday.D.Leavethemuseumtempora
rily.6.A.Themanwillfindajobifheperseveres.B.Themanshouldkeephiscurrentjob.C.Themancangetajobwherethewomanworks.D
.Themanshouldlookforajobinadifferentfield.7.A.Shewillgethermoneybackfromtheshop.B.Shewillhavetotalktothemanageraboutit.C.ShecanexchangetheT-shirtf
oralargerone.D.Shecancomplaintotheafter-saleservicedepartment.8.A.Itisahotandsmoggyday.B.ThereisatrafficjamonKingStreet.C.Avehicleispollutingth
eair.D.Themanisreadingareportonline.9.A.Thepriceforrentisbeyondthem.B.Theneighborhoodisnotnearenough.C.Theycanrentitassoonaspossible.D.Th
eydon’tneedanewapartment.10.A.Theyareitsregularcustomers.B.TheyliketheItalianfoodbest.C.Theypreferthenewchefthere.D.Theyaredisappo
intedatitschanges.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation,andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneac
hofthepassagesandtheconversation.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,re
adthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Que
stions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.11.A.Thereisnotenoughparkingspace.B.Parkingonthestreetisnotallowed.C.Ne
wdriversmaynotfindthemuseums.D.Itisnotenvironmental-friendlytodrive.12.A.8:30.B.9:00.C.9:30.D.10:00.13.A.
Byattendingschool.B.ByusingtheInternet.C.Byconductingstudies.D.Byarrangingactivities.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Co
ffeebeans.B.Uniquecoffeedrinks.C.Excellentservice.D.Acomfortableatmosphere.15.A.Offeringhighqualitycoffeetocustomers.
B.IntroducingEuropeanbrandstoAmerica.C.Givingcustomersacompletesatisfyingexperience.D.Sellingexpensiv
ecoffeetomakethebrandunique.16.A.ThecurrentworthofStarbucks.B.ThedevelopmentofStarbucks.C.Theco-founderofStarbucks.D.ThefirstbranchofStarbucks.
Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowinglongerconversation.17.A.Becauseheneedsaluxurycartoshowoff.B.Becausehisowncarisnotavailable.C.B
ecausethemeetingplaceisfaraway.D.Becausehecannotdriveamanualcar.18.A.3,600yuan.B.4,000yuan.C.7,600yua
n.D.10,000yuan.19.A.Refillthetankofthegas.B.Presentavalidcreditcard.C.Mailthekeytotherentalcompany.D.Drivethecar
backtowhereherentsit.20.A.Drivingskills.B.Carrental.C.Insurancepolicy.D.Carbrands.II.Grammarandvocabul
arySectionADirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof
thegivenword.Fortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperword.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.Melbourne:Solovely.So...li
vable.Everyyear,theEconomistIntelligenceUnit(EIU)releasesalistof140citiesandranksthemintermsoftheir“livability”.Melbourne(21)___________(t
op)thelistforthefifthyearrunning.Therankingsrate“relativecomfort”formorethan30factorsacrossfivecategories:stability,healthcare,education
,infrastructure(基础设施),andcultureandenvironment.Thefinalscores(22)___________(calculate)asapercentagerangingfrom1(“intolerab
le”)toaperfectscoreof100(“ideal”).Takealookatthetop10cities,andyouwillfindthathalfof(23)___________areinAustraliaandNew
Zealand,threeinCanada,andtwoinEurope.They’reallmedium-sizecitiesinprosperouscountries,(24)___________relativelylow
populationdensities.It'sanequation(平衡,制衡局面)thatleadstolowcrimeratesandafunctionalinfrastructure.Doesthatmeannon-Melbournianssho
uldallpackupandmovetotheworld’s(25)___________(livable)metropolis?Notnecessarily.(26)___________thetop10citiesintheEIU’srankingsmaybep
leasanttolivein,they’renothighonmostpeople’slistsoftopcitiestovisit.Afterall,theyarenotcities(27)_____
______(describe)asdynamic(充满活力的).BeforeMelbourneassumedtheNo.1ranking,itwasVancouver(28)___________cameoutontopforalmostade
cadeitsincrediblestability.“IfindMelbourneareallyboringtown,somorelivablemeansreallydull,”saidapolicemaninAustralia.“Iliv
einSydneybecauseit’sinteresting,notbecauseit’scomfortable.”Raisedisthequestionwhetheryouwanttoliveinalivableci
tyoradynamicone.BigcitieslikeTokyo,LondonandNewYorksufferintherankingsbecauseofhighercrimeratesandoverburdenedinfrastructure,(29)________
___dragsdowntheratingofhow“comfortable”theyare.Yetthey’rehard(30)___________(beat)—whenitcomestorecreationalofferings,includin
gnightlife,cultureandentertainment.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlyb
eusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.developedB.roughlyC.standardsD.inseparableE.awarenessF.su
stainableG.definitelyH.transformI.vegetarianJ.informK.importedHowBigistheEcologicalFootprintofYourFood?Thereisnodoubtthateatinglessmeatisgoodfor
ourplanet.However,ifyouarenotreadytogiveupmeatentirely,howtomakeamore(31)___________choice?Orhaveyoue
verthoughtaboutwherethefishinyoursoupcomesfrom?Orhaveyoueverwonderedhowtoreduceenvironmentalimpactofyourmeals?‘We
arewhatweeat!’confirmstheimportantnotionthatfoodandhumanare(32)___________.Foodisculture,asenseofidentityand
apersonalpreference.Butglobally,ourfoodsystemaccountsfor(33)___________aquarterofmanmadegreenhousegasemissions.That’swhywesho
uldrethinkourfoodconsumptionandinclude“thegoodfoodfortheplanetEarth”intoournextrecipe!AnexpertfromWWFSweden(
瑞典世界自然基金会)discussedtheroleofWWFatonemeetingaboutfuturefood.WWFSwedenaimsto(34)___________productionandconsumptionoffoo
dtoincreasesustainability.Therearethreeinterestingtools(35)___________byWWFSwedenthatcanhelpyoutomaketherightchoiceonfoodconsumption.“OurPlanetPl
ate”isacampaignwithwhichWWFSwedenhopestoraiseclimatechange(36)___________aboutfoodconsumption.Aimingtoaddresstheg
oaloftheParisAgreementtolimitglobalwarmingto1.5degrees,WWFprovidesinformationonhowmuchgreenhousegasesamealshouldreleasetoachievetheg
oal.WWFFoodCalculatorisatoolthatgivesyouanideaofhowmuchgreenhousegasemissionsyourbreakfast,lunchordinnerleadsto.Thistoolcan(37)___________howmuchca
rbondioxideisreleasedfromtheingredientsyouusetocook.Ifyouwanttoreachthegoalof1.5degreesemissionreduction,youarelookingatha
vingapproximately11kgofCO2equivalentfoodperweek.Youdonothavetobe(38)___________toreachthisgoal,butyouhavetobecreativew
ithyourrecipes.Forinstance,youcouldchoosefree-rangemeatoroptforlocalfishovermass-producedmeator(39)___________fish.InitiatedbySLU,
a‘Meat-Guide’hasbeentakenupandexpandedbyWWFSwedensince2015.TheMeat-Guidebasesonfive(40)___________ofclimate,
biodiversity,chemicalpesticides,animalwelfareandantibiotics.YoucandownloadtheMeat-Guideappontoyourphoneanduseitthenexttimeyoudoyourgroceries.III.
ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,Can
dD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Ecotourismisoftenregardedasaformofnature-basedtourisman
dhasbecomeanimportantalternativesourceoftourists.Itisbroadlydefinedaslow____41____traveltoendangeredandoftenundisturbedlocati
ons.Itisdifferentfromtraditionaltourismbecauseitallowsthetravelertobecomeeducatedabouttheareas.Anditoftenprovidesfundsforconservationa
nd____42____theeconomicdevelopmentofplacesthatarefrequentlypoverty-stricken.Ecotourismandotherformsofsustainabletravelhave
their____43____withtheenvironmentalmovementofthe1970s.Ecotourismitselfdidnotbecomeprevalent(流行的)asatravelconceptuntilthelate1980s.Duringtha
ttime,increasingenvironmentalawarenessandadesiretotraveltonaturallocationsas____44____tobuiltuptouristlocationsmadeecotourismdesirab
le.Sincethen,severaldifferentorganizationsspecializinginecotourismhavedevelopedandmanydifferentpeoplehavebecomeexpert
sonit.MarthaD.Honey,PhD,aco-founderoftheCenterforResponsibleTourism,____45____,isjustoneofmanyecotourismexperts.Opportuni
tiesforecotourismexistinmanydifferentlocationsworldwideanditsactivitiescanvary____46____.Madagascar,forinstance,isfamo
usforitsecotouristactivityasitisabiodiversityhotspot,butalsohasahighpriorityforenvironmentalconservationandisdevotedtoreducingpoverty.Conservatio
nInternationalsaysthat80%ofthecountry'sanimalsand90%ofitsplantsare____47____totheisland.Madagascar'slemurs(马达加斯加狐猴)arejustoneof
many____48____thatpeoplevisittheislandtosee.Becausetheisland'sgovernmentis____49____toconservation,ecotourismisallo
wedinsmallnumbersbecauseeducationandfundsfromthetravelwillmakeiteasierinthefuture.____50____,thistouristrevenuealsoaidsinreducingthecountry'
spoverty.Despitethepopularityofecotourismintheabove-mentionedexamples,thereareseveral____51____ofecotourismaswe
ll.Thefirstoftheseisthatthereisnoonedefinitionofthetermsoitisdifficulttoknowwhichtripsare____52____consideredecotourism
.Criticsofecotourismalsocitethatincreasedtourismto____53____areasorecosystemswithoutproperplanningandmanagementcanactuallyharmthee
cosystemanditsspeciesbecausetheinfrastructureneededtosustaintourismsuchasroadscancontributetoenvironmentaldegradation(恶化).Ecotourismisalsosa
idbycriticstohaveanegativeimpacton____54____communitiesbecausethearrivalofforeignvisitorsandwealthcanshiftpoliticalandeconomicconditio
nsandsometimesmakethearea____55____tourisminsteadofthedomesticeconomicpractices.Regardlessofthesecrit
icismsthough,ecotourismandtourism,ingeneral,areincreasinginpopularityallovertheglobeandtourismplaysalargeroleinmanyworldwideecon
omies.41.A.impactB.frequencyC.standardD.profit42.A.undergoesB.supervisesC.benefitsD.ignores43.A.agenciesB.impactsC.obstac
lesD.origins44.A.addictedB.opposedC.reducedD.attached45.A.inparticularB.inasenseC.asaresultD.forexample46.A.widelyB.accordinglyC.respecti
velyD.naturally47.A.subjectB.fatalC.peculiarD.close48.A.residentsB.speciesC.propertiesD.locations49.A.restrictedB.accus
tomedC.connectedD.committed50.A.AfterallB.OnoccasionC.BycontrastD.Inaddition51.A.perspectivesB.consequencesC.criticismsD.methods52.A.b
rieflyB.trulyC.luckilyD.carefully53.A.sensitiveB.inaccessibleC.cultivatedD.vast54.A.agriculturalB.remoteC.localD.divided55.A.depend
onB.differfromC.dealwithD.digintoSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfini
shedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustr
ead.(A)Onerainyafternoon,Iwasonacrosstownbuswhenayoungwomanjumpedon.Shehadachildwithherwhomusthavebeenabout3or4yearsold.
Thebuswasfull,bumpy,anditsoongotnoisyasherkidbegancryingbecausehecouldn’tsitnexttohismother.Therewereacoupleofopenseats,butth
eyweren’ttogether.Shewasflusteredandlookedembarrassed.Thenanotherwoman,alittleolder,stoodupandmovedsothatthemotherandchildcouldsittogether
.Themomsmiledasathank-you.Andthenthreewordscameoutoftheolderwoman’smouththatelevatedtheentireenergyofthatbusride:“I’vebeenthere”.Simple,undramatican
dhonest.Inthatmoment,itseemedtounitepeople.Why?Becausealmostallexperiencesaresharedhumanexperiences.W
eforgetthat,asweforge(前进)throughlife,focusedonourowntroublesandneeds—whichareactuallylessuniquethanwethink
.Howcanthesethreewordscreatemoreconnectioninyourlife?Askyourself:“WhereamIholdingback?OnethingIknowforsureisthis:Healingothershelpshealyoursel
f.Inoticedthisrecentlywithmyfriend,Tracy,whotookanewfriendwhohadsufferedamiscarriageunderherwing.Tracyhadthreeofthembef
orehavingherdaughtertwoyearsago.Ourintellectneedsadoctortoexplainthemedicalsideofthings,yes.Butoursoulsneedhumanconnectiontohelpusalong.
Noonecandothatbetterthansomeonewhohasbeenexactlywhereyouare.Cantheessenceofthesethreewordshelpyoumakeasmalldifferencerightnow?Itcanbeassi
mpleasvolunteeringyourseat,sharingsomehelpfuladviceorevenlighteningthemoodwithajokewhenyounoticethatsomeone’suncomfortable—becausewe’rea
llinthistogether.56.Theunderlinedword“flustered”inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto_______.A.angr
yB.anxiousC.scaredD.upset57.Whatdoesthewomanmeanbysaying“I’vebeenthere”inthethirdparagraph?A.Thewomanwasonthebusandsawwhathadhapp
enedtotheboy.B.Thewomangottoherdestinationandwasreadytogetoffthebus.C.Thewomanoncehadthesimilarexperiencewit
hthatmother.D.Thewomantooktheexactseatthattheboywasonjustnow.58.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccording
tothepassage?A.Everyonehashisorherownuniqueproblemthatisdifficulttosolve.B.Doctorscanhelpusgetthroughwhenwehavementalorphysicalproblems.C.Thea
uthor’sfriendTracyfeltbetteraftershewascomfortedbyhernewfriend.D.Onecanindeedmakeadifferencetothoseinneedofhelpbydoin
gsimplethings.59.Thepassageisintendedto_______.A.showaharmoniousworldbytellingsometouchingstoriesB.praisethosew
hoarewillingtohelpothersinemergenciesC.appealtoreaderstogivetimelyhelptothoseinneedD.illustratesomewaysofhelpingothersindetail(B)VersonShock®U.SPate
nt#US8,555,526B2.MaybeeligibleforMedicarereimbursement.Thisproductisnotintendedtotreat,cureorpreventanydisease.$30offappliestoordersof$100o
rmoreforalimitedtime.Cannotbecombinedwithotheroffers.9%CAsalestaxappliestoordersinCalifornia.Shoesmustbereturnedwithin30
daysinlike-newconditionforfullrefundorexchange.Creditcardauthorizationrequired.Seewebsiteforcompletedetails.60.Walkinginshoesm
adebyGravityDefyerCorp.,one’spaincanberelievedinthefollowingpartsexcept________.A.Ankle.B.Neck.C.Knee.D
.Back.61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEoftheshoes?A.Womenhavemorechoicesofshoecolourthanmen.B.Onecanenjoy$30offifhisorderismorethan$100.C.C
onsumerscanreturnshoeswithin30daysforfullrefund.D.ThosewhoplaceordersinCaliforniadon’tneedtopayextrasalestax.62.Wheredoesthi
spassagemostprobablyappear?A.Asciencejournal.B.Atravelbrochure.C.Anadvertisementcolumn.D.Anentertainmentmagazine.(C)Arecentsurveyconducte
dbythePewResearchCentreshowedthatamere16%ofAmericansthinkthatafour-yeardegreecoursepreparesstudentsverywellfo
rahigh-payingjobinthemoderneconomy.Buttechnologyalsoseemstobecomplicatingthepicture.Apaperpublishedbyatrio(三人小组)ofCa
nadianeconomists,PaulBeaudry,DavidGreenandBenjaminSand,questionsoptimisticassumptionsaboutdemandfornon-
routineworkandshowsthatsince2000theshareofemploymentaccountedforbyhigh-skilledjobsinAmericahasbeenfalling.T
hisanalysissupportstheviewthattechnologyhascomeasablowtoemployment.Skilledandunskilledworkersalikeareintrouble.Thosewithabettereduca
tionarestillmorelikelytofindwork,butthereisnowafairchancethatitwillbeunenjoyable.Thosewhonevermadeittocollegefacebeingsqueezedoutoftheworkforcealt
ogether.Thisistheargumentofthetechno-pessimists.Thereisanother,lesspessimisticpossibility.JamesBessen,aneconomistatBostonUniversity,findsthatsinc
e1980employmenthasbeengrowingfasterinoccupationsthatusecomputersthaninthosethatdonot.Partialautomationcanactuallyincreasedem
andbyreducingcosts.Buteventhoughtechnologymaynotdestroyjobsinall,itdoesforcechangeuponmanypeople.Inmanyoccupationsithasbec
omeessentialtoacquirenewskillsasestablishedonesbecomeout-of-date.BurningGlassTechnologies,aBoston-based
startupthatanalyseslabormarketsbyobtainingdatafromonlinejobadvertisements,findsthatthebiggestdemandisfornewcombinationsofskill
s—whatitsboss,MattSigelman,calls“hybridjobs”.Thecompositionofnewjobsisalsochangingrapidly.Acollegedegreeatthestartofaworkingc
areerdoesnotanswertheneedforthecontinuousacquisitionofnewskills,especiallyascareerspans(持续时间)arelengthening.Vocati
onaltrainingisgoodatgivingpeoplejob-specificskills,butthose,too,willneedtobeupdatedoverandoveragainduringacareerlastingdecades.Vocationalt
raininghasarole,buttrainingsomeoneearlytodoonethingalltheirlivesisnottheanswertolifelonglearning.Addallofthisup,anditbecomesc
learthattimeshavegottougherforworkersofallkinds.Acollegedegreeisstillaprerequisite(必备条件)formanyjobs,butemployersoftendonottrusti
tenoughtohireworkersjustonthestrengthofthat,withoutexperience.Inmanyoccupationsworkersoncompanypayrollsfacetheprospectthattheirexistingskills
willbecomeoutdated,yetitisoftennotobvioushowtheycangainnewones.63.WecanlearnfromthepaperconductedbytheCanadianecono
miststhat____________.A.employmenthasbeenshakenbytechnologyB.collegedegreeisanecessityincareersuccessC
.skilledworkersarenolongerrequiredinmostAmericanindustriesD.techno-pessimismpavesthewayforfuturetechnolo
gydevelopment64.JamesBessenbelievesthat____________.A.increaseddemandcanbringaboutcostreductionB.progressiveautomationisbeneficial
tocompaniesC.technologyadvancementhasapositiveimpactonmostpeopleD.computerhasalwaysbeenanessentialfactorinemployment65.Burn
ingGlassTechnologiesismentionedasanexampletoshowthat____________.A.onlinejobadvertisementsrequireaprecisedataanalysisB.acquisitionofnews
killsisessentialincurrentjobmarketC.thecompositionofnewjobsisshapedbytechnologyD.MattSigelmanpredictsabrightfutureofjo
bmarket66.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.LifelongLearning:anEconomicPriorityB.TechnologyRevolution:theWaytoSucces
sC.CollegeDegree:aGuaranteeforCareerChangeD.VocationalTraining:aBlessingforJobSeekersSectionCDirections:Readthefollowin
gpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentenc
esthanyouneed.A.Thatmakesnotbeingdistractedbyworkamajorchallenge.B.Thisgivesthemamoregeneroustimeperiodtowrapite
msup.C.Aflexiblescheduleallowsemployeestoworkhoursthatdifferfromthenormalcompanytime.D.Butifyouworkflexiblehours,youneedtothinkthroughwhenyouwa
nttobeonandofftheclock.E.Peoplehavethismindsetbecausethistimecanseemlikethefewprecioushourswhentheyarenotinterrupted.F.Theimport
antpointisthatyou’renotlyinginbedatnighttryingtoremembereverythingonyourmentalto-dolist.HowtoLeaveWorkatWorkSomejobshaveveryclearlinesbet
weenwhenyou’re“on”andwhenyou’re“off,”whileinothersthelinesarevague—orpotentiallynonexistent.(67)____________Asatimemanagementcoach,I’vefoundth
esethreestepscanhelp.Iencourageyoutochallengeyourselftograduallyimplementthesechangesandseehowmuchyoucan
leaveyourworkatwork—bothphysicallyandmentally—in2020.Step1:Define“AfterHours”Ifyouhaveatraditional9-to-5job,yourhou
rsaresetforyou.(68)___________Ifyouremployerhasacertainnumberofhoursthatyou’reexpectedtoworkeachweek,startbyseeinghowtofitthosehoursarou
ndyourfixedpersonalcommitments,liketakingyourkidstoschoolorextracurricularactivities.Whendoyouneedtostartandstoptoputintheproperworktime?Step2:H
aveMentalClarityNext,makesureyouhavementalclarityonwhatneedstogetdoneandwhenyouwillcompleteit.Thisincludeshavingaplacewhereyouwritedownthemanytasksth
atyouneedtodo,whetherthat’sinanotebook,ataskmanagementapp,aprojectmanagementsystem,orinyourcalendar.(69)
____________Thenonceyouhavethislist,planoutyourwork.Thisplanningreduceanxietythatsomethingwillfallthroughthecracksorthatyou’llmissadea
dline.Thefinalpartofincreasingyourmentalclarityistohaveanend-of-workdaywrap-up.Step3:GetWorkDoneatWorkItmayseemcraz
ytosaythis,butIwanttoencourageyoutogiveyourselfpermissiontodoworkatwork.Formany,theyperceive“realwork”assomethingtheyreserveforpost-5or6pm,
aftereveryoneelsehaslefttheofficeorafterthey’vetuckedtheirkidsinbedforthenight.(70)__________Butifyouwanttostopfeelingdistractedbyworkafterhours,you
needtoactuallydoyourworkduringtheday.Asindividuals,weneedamentalbreaktodoourbestwork,andtakingtimeforourselv
eswithoutthedistractionofworkcanhelpusbecomeourbestselves.Ican’tguaranteethatthoughtsaboutworkwillnevercrossyo
urmind,butwiththesefoursteps,youcanreducehowmuchyou’redistractedbyworkafterhours.IV.SummaryWritingDirections:Readth
efollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.71.Willpeoplereduceca
rusein20years?Nowadays,theownershipofcarsisnolongerbeingrecognizedasasymbolofone’swealthandsocialpositio
n.Trackingbacktothepastwhenonlytherichwerequalifiedtopossessprivatecars,wecouldn’thelpmarvelingatthehistoricchangesuchac
onvenientinventionbroughttopeople’sdailylives.Nevertheless,theincreaseinthenumberofcarownersisspellingmanynegativeeffects.Theserisingproblemsal
socausesomepeopletopredictthattheuseofcarsmightbereducedintwodecades.Aboveall,theuseofcarsremarkablythreatensourenvironment,ifsuchatend
encyisnotbroughtundercontrolintime,theEarthwillnolongerbeasuitableplaceforhumanstosurviveinthefuture.P
eoplehavetofacetheconsequence.Itisarealityfromwhichnooneisabletoescape.Everyday,thousandsofprivatecarsareemittingtonsofexhaus
tedgasthatseriouslypollutestheair.Thecarbondioxideleadstotheworldwidegreenhouseeffect,whichcausesthesealeveltoriseandproducesne
gativeimpactsonweather.Inaddition,moreenergyisbeingwastedbecauseoftheproductionofprivatecars.Inordertobuildaresource-cons
ervingandenvironment-friendlysociety,peopleoughttoreducetheuseofcars.Infact,diversifiedmeasuresarebeingtakenbythegovernmenttolimitth
euseofcars.Ifsuchatendencycontinues,theeffectwillbeshowninthenearfuture.Forexample,toreachthegoalofbuildingasafeandharmonioussociety,BeijingTrafficM
anagementBureauhasrestrictedregionaltrafficinrushhoursonworkingdays.Anumberofprivatecarsareprohibitedonno-driving-days.Last,th
eadvancementofpublictransportationsystemsalsohelpschangecarowners’wayoftravelling.Effortsarebeingmadetoconstructmoreagreeablenetwork
sofbuses,subways,trainsandairplanes.Inthemeanwhile,advancesintechnologymighthelpcutdownthecostoftravellinginpublicvehicles
.V.TranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.72.仅仅靠旅游来拓宽我们的视野是远远不够的。(far)73.
很多白领要先喝上一杯咖啡,才能开始工作。(without)74.科学家们想弄清楚的是:经常与动物接触是否能帮助人们有效减轻压力。(What)75.很多学生意识到学习语言的主要目的不是为了考试,而是为了让自己有更好地认识世界的能力。(eq
uip)VI.GuidedWritingDirections:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120—150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.76.
请仔细阅读以下三幅图片《三代农夫》(ThreeGenerationsofFarmers)并完成写作。在写作中,你必须:1)简要描述三幅图片中的内容;2)分析其背后所反映的现象及原因;3)对你的启示。