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雅礼十六校2023届高三上学期第一次联考英语审定:胥毅衡金尚淑胡金葵校对:高治业总分:150分时量:120分钟注意事项:1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡指定位置上.2.回答选择
题时,选出每小题答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑.如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号.回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上.写在本试卷上无效.3.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回.第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)做题时,先将答案标在
试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共5小题,每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒
钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Howwilltheguestsgototheairport?A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bytaxi.2.Howlongwillthemanstayifhiswifecomes?A.4nights.B.6n
ights.C.8nights.3.Whoisinchargeoftheproject?A.Dan.B.Gary.C.Mary.4.Whatdoesthemansayabouttherestaurant?A.Thewaiterswerenoisy.B.Thefoodwasnothisthing
.C.Theatmospherewasfriendly.5.WhatlanguagedoesMr.Blackspeakbest?A.Chinese.B.French.C.Spanish.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5
段对话或独自。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6.Whatwi
llthespeakershavetodo?A.SendfigurestoMr.Jones.B.Drawupthebudgetfornextyear.C.OrganizeanadvertisingcampaignonThu
rsday.7.Whatdocsthewomanaskthemantodo?A.Waitforherinhisoffice.B.GotoMr.Jones'workplace.C.MakeaphonecalltoMr.Jones
.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8.WhatisJohndoing?A.Doingafunproject.B.Emptyingthecupboard.C.Donatingunwantedthings.9.Whatis“freecyc
ling”?A.Awayofrecycling.B.Akindofoldjunk.C.Atravelwebsite.10.WhatdoesJohnwantnow?A.Agorillaarm.B.Amicrophone.C.Abicycle.听第8段材料,回答第11至
13题。11.Whatarethespeakersdiscussing?A.Theman'shouse.B.Theeffectsofglobalwarming.C.Theman'sjob.12.Whatisalwaysniceaccordingto
theman?A.Helivesbythesea.B.Animalscangetmorefood.C.Greencanbeseenallyearround.13.Whatcouldfarmersgro
wbefore?A.Grass.B.Vegetables.C.Trees.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。14.Wheredoesthemanmostprobablywork?A.Atanairport.B.Atahotel.C.Atatrav
elagency.15.Whichairportisthebestchoiceforthewoman?A.ReaganNational.B.Dulles.C.Baltimore-Washington.16.WhyisthewomangoingtoW
ashingtonDC?A.Tovisitafriend.B.Tomeettheman.C.Togosightseeing.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Whendocsthespeakerusuallygotoamoviewithfriends?A.On
weekends.B.Onweekdays.C.Onvacation.18.Howdocsthespeakerlearnaboutamovie?A.Byseeingithimself.B.Bycheeki
ngthefilmreviews.C.Bytalkingtohisfriends.19.Whatmightthespeakerdoiftheticketsaresoldout?A.Stealinwithoutaticket.B.Gobackhomea
ndwatchTV.C.Buyaticketforthenextshow.20.Whatdoesthespeakerliketodowhilewatchingamovie?A.Eatpopcorn.B.Tal
ktoothers.C.Puthisfeetup.第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AWhenIwasachild,mymomlikedtomakefoodfo
rdinnereverynowandthen.AndIrememberedonenightinparticularwhenshemadedinnerafteralong,harddayatwork.Onthateveningsolongago,mymomplac
edaplateofeggs,sausage,andextremelyburnedtoastinfrontofmydad.Irememberedwaitingtoseeifanyonenoticed.Yet
allmydaddidwastoreachforhistoast,smileatmymomandaskmehowmydaywasatschool.Ididn'trememberwhatItoldhimthatnight,butIdidrememberwatchinghimsmearbutter
onthattoastandeateverybite!WhenIgotupfromthetablethatevening,Irememberedhearingmymomapologizetomydadforburningthetoast.AndIwouldneverforgetwhathesaid
,"Baby,Iloveburnttoast."Laterthatnight,IwenttokissDaddygoodnightandIaskedhimifhereallylikedhistoastburned.Hewrapped
meinhisarmsandsaid,"Son,yourmomspentaharddayatworktodayandshe'sreallytired.Andbesides,alittleburnttoastneverhur
tsanyone!"Youknow,lifeisfullofimperfectthingsandimperfectpeople.I'mnotthebesthousekeeperorcook.WhatI'velearnedovertheyearsist
hattryingtoacceptfaultsofeachotherandchoosingtoembracedifferencesofeachotherarethemostimportantkeystocreatin
gahealthyandlastingrelationship.21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEabouttheauthor'smom?A.Shewasalwayscarelesswhenmakingto
ast.B.Herworkdaycouldbelongandhardsometimes.C.Sheenjoyedmakingsupperforherfamilyattimes.D.Shefeltsoyafterservingtheburnttoasttoherhusband.
22.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sdad?A.Proudandcrazy.B.Thoughtfulandcaring.C.Cautiousandkind.D.Gene
rousandpatient.23.Whatdoweknowfromthelastparagraph?A.Everyoneissupposedtogoafterperfectioninlife.B.Apersoncan'tb
ebothagoodhousekeeperandagoodcook.C.Moretoleranceandunderstandinghelppeoplestayingoodheath.D.Acceptingfaultsanddifferences
isimportantforanimpressiverelationship.BEmissionsTradingSystems-carbonpricingpolicyinstrumentsforcarbonemissionsreduction-havebecomeverypopulari
nrecentyears.UnderatypicalETS,acentralauthorityallocatesemissionspermitstoenterprisesandrequiresthemtosubmitpermitsequaltotheiremissionsforc
omplianceattheendofa"compliancecycle".Enterprisesthatareshortofpermitscanpurchasethemfromthepermitmarket,creatingacarbon
pricesignalthatiscrucialtoreducingemissionscost-effectively.UnlikeatypicalETSinthedevelopedcountriesthatimposesahardem
issionscap,themainfeatureofChina'snationalETSisitspermitallocationrulesthatguaranteecarbonpolicystringencywithoutintroducingstr
ongadverseshockstoeconomicgrowth.China'snationalETSissofararate-basedsystem-thepermitallocationineachsector
isbasedonthecompanies'actualoutputlevelsandacorresponding"benchmark"(emissions-outputratio)thatmatchesanapp
ropriateemissionsintensityreductiontargetinthatsector.Forexample,ifaplant'semissionsintensityexceedsitsp
redeterminedbenchmark,itwillfaceanallowancedeficitandneedtobuypermitsforcompliance.Conversely,aplantwithrelativelylowemissionsintensitycansellsurp
luspermits.China'snationalETShasbeeninoperationforayearnow.Ithasmadeprogressonmultiplefronts.First,theinstitutionalframeworkhasbe
enformed.TheNationalMeasuresfortheAdministrationofCarbonEmissionTrading(Trial),releasedinDecember2020,
hasprovidedaregulatorybasis.Ithasbeensupplementedbyadditionaltechnicaldocumentsforpermitregistration,tra
ding,settlement,permitallocation,andemissionsreportingforthepowergenerationsector.Allthesedirectiveshavegraduallyformeda"1+Nemissionstradingpoli
cysystem".Second,infrastructureforthesystemhasbeenestablished.TheNationalCarbonEmissionsPermitsRegistryinWuhan(responsibleforrecordingpermi
tholdings,modifications,payments,andretirements)andtheNationalCarbonEmissionsExchangeinShanghai(servingasaper
mitexchange)havebeenoperatingsmoothly.Lastly,forthemonitoring,reporting,andverificationofemissions,enterpriseshavebeenencouragedtotake
"on-site"measurementsoftheircoalconsumption,significantlyimprovingtheintegrityofChina'scarbonemissionsdata.Althoughtherehavebeenimp
ortantmilestonesforChina'snationalETSinitsfirstyear,severalchallengeswerealsoencountered.Thereisstillnoofficialroadmapf
orfuturesectoralcoverage.Tradingwasverymuchconcentratedjustaheadofthecompliancedate,whichrevealsalessactivemarketwhichlimitspricediscovery.Riskcontr
olregardingdataqualitystillneedstobeimproved,giventhatsomedatamanipulationcasesweredetected.Amedium-a
ndlong-termdevelopmentroadmapisverymuchneededforChina'sETS.Higher-levellegislativesupporttostrengthenmarketsupervisionandpenaltiesfornon-
compliancearealsonecessary.Withregardtothepermitallocation,China'snationalETSneedstocontinuouslytightenthebenchmarksunderarate-baseddes
ignandcarefullyplanatransitiontoamass-basedsystemtointroduceaclearcapforcoveredemissions.Moreover,auctioningneedstobeintro
ducedtoreducefreepermitallocationandfacilitatepricediscovery.Inthenextfewyears,China'snationalETSisexp
ectedtoexpandfromthepowersectortomultipleindustriesandeventuallytocovermorethan8,000companies,whoseemissionsac
countfor70percentofChina'senergy-relatedemissions.Weareconfidentthatafull-fledgednationalETScanhelpChinaachieve
its"dual-carbon"goalsandleadthedevelopmentofaglobalcarbonpricingregimeinthenearfuture.24.Whichofthefol
lowingstatementsbestdescribesETS?A.Amarketprovidingstageforemissionspermitstrade.B.Anapproachencouragingalleviationofc
arbonemissions.C.AnimplementmarkingtheinnovationofChina’secologicaladministration.D.Asystemconfiningindustries’carbonemis
sions.25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?A.TheETSwasfirstraisedbyChinaallaround
theworld.B.IndustriescannotreleasecarbonexceedingtheallocatedpermitsundertheETS.C.InChinatheETSisonlyadoptedwithinthepowersectorfornow.D.Thepermita
llocationforeachcompanydependsonitsproducingcapabilityundertheETS.26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanadvan
tageofChina’sETS?A.Itpossessesmoreflexibilityasopposedtowesternones.B.Itshowsgreatresiliencebeforeeconomicshocks.C.Itcomplies
withthemarketprinciples.D.Itmaybringmoreincomestothecompanies.27.Whatisthebesttitleofthisarticle?A.TheETS:InsightAndOutlookB.TheETS
:ReduceCarbonEmissionsC.TheETS:AMilestoneOfEcologicalAdministrationD.TheETS:PermitsCanBeBoughtCAsmanyofficeworkersadapttoremotework,citiesmay
undergofundamentalchangeifofficesremainunder-utilized.Whowillbenefitifworkingfromhomebecomesthenorm?Employersarguetheymakeconsiderables
avingsonrealestatewhenworkersshiftfromofficetohomework.However,thesesavingsresultfrompassingcostsontoworkers.Unlessemployeesar
efullycompensated,thiscouldbecomeavariantofparasitic(变异的)capitalism,wherebycorporateprofitsincreasingly
relyonextractingvaluefromthepublic-andnowpersonal-realm,ratherthanongeneratingnewvalue.Thoughemployersareback
edbyachorusofremoteworkadvocates,othersnotetheloneliness,reducedproductivityandinefficienciesofextendedremotework.Ifworkingfromhomebe
comespermanent,employeeswillhavetodedicatepartoftheirprivatespacetowork.Thisrequirespurchasingdesks,chairsandofficeequipm
ent.Italsomeanshavingprivatespacededicatedtowork:thespacemustbeheated,cleaned,maintainedandpaidfor.Thatdependsonmanythings,butforpurposesofillust
ration,IhaverunsomeestimatesforMontreal.Theexerciseissimplebutimportant,sinceitbringsthesecostsoutoftherealmofspeculationintotherealmofmeanin
gfuldiscussion.Roughcalculationsshowthatthesavingsmadebyemployerswhentheirstaffworksfromhomeareofsimilarvaluetothecompensationworkersshouldr
eceiveforsettingupofficesathome.Whatdoesthismeanforofficesincities?Oneoftwothingsmayhappen:Employerspassthesecostsontoemployees.Thiswo
uldbeaformofexpropriation(侵占),withemployeesabsorbingproductioncoststhathavetraditionallybeenpaidbytheemployer.Thisrepresentsaconsider
abletransferofvaluefromemployeestoemployers.Whenemployeesareproperlycompensated,employers'realestatesavingswillbemodest.Ifsa
vingsaremodest,thenthemanyadvantagesofworkinginoffices-suchaslivelyatmosphere,rapidityofcommunication,team-buildingandacclimatization(适应环境)ofn
ewemployees-willencourageemployerstoshelvetheideaofremoteworkand,likeYahooin2013,encourageemployeestoworkmostofthetimefromcorporateofficespace
.28.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutworkingfromhome?A.Itwillbecomethenormsoonerorlater.B.Itrequiresemployeestoadaptpromptly.C.
Itbenefitsemployersattheexpenseofemployees.D.Itwillforcecitiestotransformtheirinfrastructure.29.Whydosomepeopleopposeworkingfromhome?A.Itdiscou
ragesteamspirit.B.Itunderminestraditionalvalues.C.Itinvadesemployees'privacy.D.Itnegativelyimpactsproductivity.30.Whydidtheauthorruntheestimat
esforMontreal?A.Toprovideconvincingdataforseriousdiscussion.B.Toillustratetheongoingchangeinworkingpatterns
.C.Toshowtheimpactofremoteworkingonproductivity.D.Toexemplifyhowremoteworkingaffectstheeconomy.31.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononworkingfromho
me?A.Itshouldbeavoidedifpossible.B.Itisonlyatemporarymeasure.C.Itcanreducecompanies'realestatecosts.D.Itmayaf
fectemployees'corporateloyalty.DColorado;aplaceweusuallyassociatewithsnow-cappedmountainsandgreengrassymeadows,winterskiing,andkayakin
ginitsclear,mirror-likelakes.Butdidyouknowthestateisalsohometoa30-square-milesanddune(沙丘)field?Nestledontheeast
ernedgeoftheSanLuisValley,andbesidetheSangredeCristoMountains,thisfantasticlandscapefeaturesdunesthatareupto750feeth
ighandareperfectforhiking,camping,andphotoopportunities.ThetallestsanddunesinNorthAmericaaresituatedinthe
diverselandscapeofwetlands,forests,mountainouslakes,tundra,andgrasslands—providingapatchworkofcolor.GreatSandDunesNationa
lParkandPreserveissounusualandunique,infact,thatitisaprotectedlandscapeundertheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature.Thefourm
aincomponentsofthesanddunesystemarethemountainwatershed,thedunefielditself,thesandsheet—aflatplotofsandwithlargegrains—andthesab
kha—acoastalmudflatorsandflat.Theduneswereformedovertensofthousandsofyearsbysediments(沉积物)fromthesurroundingmountainsthatfi
lledthevalley.Inaddition,asthelakesinthevalleyretreated,exposedsandwasblownbythewinds,resultingindunes.Theparkwasoriginallylabelledapr
otectedareabackin1932,byPresidentHoover,afterfearsofgoldminingorconcretemanufacturingalarmedresident
softhenearbyAlamosaandMonteVistacities,whothenpetitionedCongressaskingforprotection.Theareawaseventuallyupg
radedfromanationalmonumenttoanationalparkandpreservein2004.Itcontainsamind-boggling1.2cubicmiles—or5b
illioncubicmeters—ofsand.Evidenceofhumanhabitation,however,datesbackto11,000years,withthefirsthistoricpeoplestoinhabitt
heregionbeingtheSouthernUteTribes.Now,visitorshavenumerousactivitiestoenjoy—fromsandboardingandsandsleddingtofou
r-wheeldriving.Butthebestadventurecomesatnightfall;theadventurouscanbackpackoversanddunestopitchatentandenjoythestunnings
tarrynightskieswhenthesungoesdown.(Althoughbackpackerswillneedapermitandcanberequiredatthevisitor’scenter.)Thepark’selevat
ionat8.200ftandrurallocationmakesitafavoritewithdarkskystargazers,withparkofficialsofferingspecialastrono
myprogramsfromMaytoSeptember.Overnighterscanbaskinthestillsilence,indulgeinthisremote,isolatedregionofthecounty,andbesoothedtosleepbythe
windwhistlingthroughthedunes.Ifyouwanttocampout,butbackcountryisn’tyourstyle,PiñonFlatsCampgroundisne
arbyandrunbytheNationalParkService,with44sitesthatarefirst-come,first-served,withafurther44sitesthatcanber
eserved.Byday,touristscanhiketothesummitofStarDune,thetallestduneinthepark,whileCrestoneNeedle,ClevelandPeak,
andMountHerardalsoofferchallengingelevationclimbs.And,astheparkalsooffersspecialsandwheelchairs(it’srecommendedtoreserveoneinadv
ance),everyonecanenjoythisstunning,once-in-a-lifetimeexperienceinthesanddunesofColorado.32.Dunescameintobe
ingduetothefactthat________.A.lakesinthevalleyswereblowndryduetotheclimatechangeinhistoryB.humanoverexploitationofresourcesdrained
thewaterinthevalleyC.thousandsofyearsofdepositsfrommountainsfilledthevalleyD.depositsfrommountainsandwindblowonthedrainedlakesplayedacommonrole33.Th
eduneareawastitledasareservationin1932because________.A.PresidentHooverurgedpeopletohaveaplaceforhik
ingandcampingasarestorationB.ThelocalsweredeeplyconcernedabouttheconsequencesofgoldminingontheenvironmentC.ResidentsofthenearbyAlamosaandMont
eVistacitiesweretooobsessedwithgoldminingD.PresidentHooverwantedtokeepthetallestdunesintheareaasaworldrecord34.It
canbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.thesandfieldfeaturesitsdunesthatareupto750feethigh,arecordinthew
orldB.accordingtotheSouthernUteTribes,theirancestorshadalreadyinhabitedinthesanddunefield11,000yearsagoC.thepark’slocationandheightmakeituniquefor
stargazerstoobservethenightskiesD.88sitesforcampingareavailablefortouristsinsanddunesarea,withadvancedreservationrequired35What’sthebesttitlefo
rthispassage?A.AFantasticPlaceforStargazersB.PresidentHoover’sDecisionC.CampingontheDunesD.ExploitationonDunes第二节(共5小题;每小
题2.5分,满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Howmuchtimedoyouspenddoingresearchbeforeyoumakeadecision?Therear
epeoplewhogoovereverydetailexhaustivelybeforemakingachoice.36Psychologistscallthiswayofthinkingacognitivebias,atendencytow
ardaspecificmentalmistake.Tostudy“jumping”,weexamineddecision-makingpatternsamongmorethan600peoplefromthegeneralpopulation.Wefoundthatjumper
smademoreerrorsthannon-jumpersonproblemsthatrequirethoughtfulanalysis.37InaquizaboutUScivics,theyoverestimatedthechancethattheiranswerswererights
ignificantlymorethanotherparticipantsdid-evenwhentheiranswerswerewrong.Sowhatisbehind"jumping"?Psychologicalresearcherscommonly
distinguishbetweentwopathwaysofthought:automaticsystem,whichreflectsideasthatcometothemindeasily,spontaneo
uslyandwithouteffort,andcontrolledsystemincludingconsciousandeffortfulreasoning.Jumpersandnon-jumpersareequal
lyinfluencedbyautomaticthoughts._38Itisthecontrolledsystemthathelpspeoplecounterbalancementalbiasesintroducedbytheaut
omaticsystem.Asaresult,jumpersweremorelikelytoaccepttheconclusionmadeatfirstblushwithoutfurtherquestioning.Alackofcontrol
ledthinkingisalsomorebroadlyconnectedtotheirproblematicbeliefsandfaultyreasoning.39Amethodcalledmetacognitivetrainingcanbeusedtotargettheirbiase
s,whichcanhelppeoplethinkmoredeliberatively.Inthistraining,participantsareconfrontedwiththeirownbiases.Theycanlearnaboutthemisstepsando
therwaysofthinkingthroughtheproblemathand.Ithelpstochipawayatparticipants’overconfidence.Ineverydaylife,thequestionofwhetherwesho
uldthinkthingsthroughorinsteadgowithourgutisafrequentandimportantone,40Sometimesthemostimportantdecisionw
emakecanbetotakesomemoretimebeforemakingachoice.A.Happily,theremaybesomehopeforjumpers.B.Also,jumpershadp
roblemswithoverconfidence.C.Butafairnumberofindividualsarequicktojumptoconclusions.D.Itiscertainlypossibleforthemtooverthin
kthingstotakeadecision.E.WeplantocontinuetheworktotraceotherproblemsintroducedbyjumpingF.Thejumpers,however,didnotengag
eincontrolledreasoningtothesamedegreeasnon-jumpers.G.Recentstudiesshowthatevengatheringjustalittlebitmoreevid
encemayhelpusavoidamajormistake.第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Itiscommonlybelie
vedthatthegreatEnglish41andpoetWilliamShakespearewasborninStratford-on-AvononApril23,1564.Butitisimpos
sibletoknowthe_42_dayonwhichhewasborn.Churchrecordsshowhewasbaptized(施洗礼)onApril26,andthreedayswasa(an)43amountoftimetowaitbeforebaptizinganewlyborn
baby.Shakespeare'sdateofdeathis_44_known,however:itwasApril23,1616.Hewas52andhadretiredtoStratfordthreeyearsbefore.Althou
ghfewplayshavebeenperformedoranalyzedas45asthe38playsShakespearewrote,therearefewsurviving46abouthislife.This_47____ofbiog
raphicalinformationisdueprimarilytohissocial_48___;hewasnota49,butthesonofaleathertrader.Shakespeare50__
attendedthegrammarschoolinStratford,wherehewouldhavestudiedLatinandread__51___literature.Hedidnotgotouniver
sityandatage18marriedAnneHathaway,whowaseightyearshis_52__.Theyhadfourchildren,includingthetwins,HamnetandJ
udith.NothingisknownoftheperiodbetweenthebirthofthetwinsandShakespeare's_53___asadramatistinLondoninthe
early1590s.Inamillionwordswrittenover20years,he_54___thefullrangeofhumanemotionsandconflictswitha_55___thatremainssharptoday.Ashisgre
atcontemporarythepoetanddramatistBenJonsonsaid,"Hewasnotofanage,butforalltime."41.A.writerB.artistC.dramatistD.actor42.A.realB.exactC.certainD
.right43.A.customaryB.fixedC.traditionalD.permanent44.A.conclusivelyB.finallyC.actuallyD.rarely45.A.vividlyB.extensivelyC.dramaticallyD.inten
sively46.A.factsB.provesC.hintsD.details47.A.barenessB.scarcityC.amountD.abundance48.A.rankB.wealthC.evaluatio
nD.reputation49.A.lordB.businessmanC.celebrityD.noble50.A.indeedB.probablyC.surelyD.truly51.A.classicalB.comedicC.tragicD.ancient52.A.wi
feB.juniorC.seniorD.sister53.A.ambitionB.developmentC.shiftD.emergence54.A.capturedB.possessedC.grippedD.clenched55.A.levelB.penC.precisionD.met
hod第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TwothingsIdidmayhavecausedpeople56_________(think)th
atsomethingiswrongwithme.Thefirstwaswhenmywifeaskedmetohavethesitting-roomclock57_____(repair).Idroveintothemarketplaceofourlittl
etownand,clockunderarm,enteredashop.Onlyitwasthemeatshop.58______mythoughtsfaraway,Istoodstaringintotheshop-keeper’seyes.I59__________
__(be)hiscustomerforalongtimeandthegoodmansmiledatme.ThiswentonforseveralverylongsecondsbeforeIrealizedwhereIwas.Thereisnodoubt
thatIshouldhavecalmlyboughtapoundofmeat,60__________Imerelynoddedbrieflyandleft.Theothermaninmytownwho
probablythinksIammadisMr.Smith.SomeyearsagohewasmanagerofMead’sShop,andheandIkneweachotherquitewell.
Onedayhe61__________(stand)inthedoorwayofhisshopwhenIpassed.Mybrainwasonsomedistantproblemandmyeyesstaredintospace.“Hello,Mr.He
rriot.”Iheardhisvoice.Iturnedablankgazeonhim-Ijusthadnoidea62________hewasthoughhisfacewasfamiliar.ThenIsaw63_________wor
d“MEAD”infoot-highlettersabovetheshopwindow.“GOODmorning,Mead,“Icriedheartilyandcontinuedmyway.Ihadgoneonlyafewstepsbef
oreIrealizedthatmygreetinghadbeen64__________(polite).Iturnedbackandsaidtohimagain,“Goodmorning,Mistermead.”Itwasonlywhe
nIhasturnedthecornerofthestreetthatIrealized,toolate,65___________hisnamewasTonyandthetimewaslateafternoon.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分
)第一节(满分15分)阅读下面的名言,并结合你的生活经验写一篇文章,体现你的感悟与思考。Courageiswhatittakestostandupandspeak;courageisalsowhatittakestositdownandlisten.----WinstonChurchill注意
:1.写作词数应为80左右;2.文中不得出现真实个人信息。第二节(满分25分)阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的概要写作。Americansclearlylovetheirmuseums.Oneofthemostfamous,N
ewYork'sMetropolitanMuseumofArt(theMet),sawarecord6.5millionvisitorsin2015.Butrecordattendancedoesn'tnecessaril
ytranslateintorecordrevenue(收入)。Lastmonth.theMetsaiditwastryingtoeraseaUS$10millionbudgetdeficit(赤字)。Meanwhile,oneofitsrivals,t
heMuseumofModernArt(MoMA),wasabundantincash,butonlyaboutthreemillionpeoplestoppedbyin2015.Whydosomemuseumsflourishwhileothersflounder?Myresearc
hleadsmetobelievetherearethreereasons:fashion,billionairesanddemographics.First,underlyingtheMet'sfinancialchallengesistheproblemwiththeacquisitio
nspolicy.RecentdirectorsoftheMetdidnotaddmuchtothemuseum'smoderncollection.TheargumentwasthatmuseumssuchastheMoMAwerealreadyprovidingsuchw
orksintheircollectionsandthattheacquisitionofcontemporaryartbylivingartistswasproblematicandrisky.However,giventhefactthatmus
eum-goersincreasinglyfavorcontemporaryart,therevenueoftheMetwilllikelyfallifitisn'tabletokeepupwiththetastesofthecustomers.Andbythetimeitmightrecogni
zethis,it'salreadytoolatetodomuchaboutitbecausethecoststoacquirethein-demandartissky-high.Thisleadstoasecondcriticalissue-thechangingdistributiono
fincomeanditseffectsonmuseumfinanceandoperation.Wearelivinginaboomperiodforcontemporaryart.Thenumberofauctions(拍卖)an
dartfairshasgrownenormouslytoaccommodatethisgrowingmarket.Inaworldwithabout1,800billionaires,itonlytakesarelati
vefewtodrivehigh-endartpricestoastronomicallevels.WorksbytheGermanartistGerhardRichterhavegenerated$1.2billioninsalesinrecent
years.Thesoaringpricesmeanmuseumssimplycan'tkeepupandmustusuallydependondonationstoassemblethebestwo
rks,orthey'repricedout.Moreover,billionairesthemselvesareincreasinglysettinguptheirownprivatemuseums,furtherdistancingtheabilityofpublicmuseu
mstogetthegoodstuff.Athirdinterrelatedproblemisthatdemographicissueshaveputpressureontherevenueside.Unemployme
nt,earlyretirementsandtheagingofthepopulationintheUShavecontributedtoincreasedattendanceatmuseums.Youmightthinkit'sagoodthin
g,butmoretrafficmeanshighercosts,andwhenthoseadditionalvisitorsdon'tresultinmorerevenue,profitabilitygoesdown.Thisisbecauseofthelongs
tandingmovementtowardmakingmuseums"free"byhavingindividuals,governmentorbusinesses"sponsor"thecost.B
utwhenthatsupportgetsreducedbybudgetcostsoranotherreason,museumsmusteithercoverthecostthemselvesorlosepatronsbysudd
enlychargingfees.Thereisevidencethatattendanceriseswheneconomicgrowthslows,butthat'salsowhenthose"sponsors"aremorelikelytobegintodisappear.Museums
willcertainlycontinuetoexistandprovideuswithinvaluableinsightsintoourculture.Buttheymustexistundereconomicprinciples,andit'dbewisefo
rtheiradministratorstoconsidertheeconomicsintheircalculations.获得更多资源请扫码加入享学资源网微信公众号www.xiangxue100.co
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