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松江区2023 学年度第一学期期末质量监控试卷 高三英语
(满分140分，完卷时间120分钟) 2023.12
考生注意：
1.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分，试卷包括试题与答题要求，所有答题必须涂(选择题)
或写(非选择题)在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。
2. 答题前，务必在答题纸上填写学校、班级、姓名和考号。
3. 答题纸与试卷在试题编号上是一一对应的，答题时应特别注意，不能错位。
1.Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of
each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. Happy B. Angry
C. Relaxed. D. Confused
2. A. An actress. B. A director.
C. A writer. D. A translator
3.A. Professor and student. B. Doctor and patient.
C. Employer and applicant. D. Shop owner and customer.
4.A. Tony should continue to take the class. B. She approves of Tony's decision.
C. Tony can choose another science course. D. She can meet Tony early in the morning.
5.A. An annoying dog. B. Mrs.White.
C. The flower garden. D. Their neighborhood.
6.A. He wasn't invited to the meeting. B. He didn't find the meeting hall.
C. He missed the meeting in the end. D. He was delayed by the heavy fog.
7.A. 15,000 yuan. B. 16,500 yuan.
C. 50,000 yuan. D. 55,000 yuan.
8.A. A ports meeting. B. A hiking trip.
C. A press conference. D. A surprise party.
9.A. The man is seeing off the woman. C. The woman is picking up the man.
B. They are celebrating the New Year. D. They are complaining about the airport.
10.
Section B
Directions:In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation.After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions.The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once.When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions l1 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11.A. To reduce our chance of regular walking. B. To show us the advantages of exercising.
C. To persuade us to walk in our daily life. D. To change our habit of walking every day.
12.A. Walking in rural areas arouses new ideas.
B. Walking offers cancer patients confidence.
C. Walking enlarges elder people's brain size.
D. Walking in nature helps to beat depression.
13. A. It can cure common heart diseases. B. It has been made part of people's life.
C. It is the easiest way to lose weight. D. It works better on the old than the young.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. How history can be defined differently. B. Why people should study history.
C. How people can better understand the past. D. Why history may affect career choice.
15. A. To understand unfamiliar things. B. To convince different people.
C. To develop skills to give directions. D. To identify with people around.
16. A. History is a body of knowledge rather than a way to think.
B. Being a historian is not a popular idea for present students.
C. Studying the past helps people understand the modern world.
D. The speaker does not agree with others' definitions of history.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. Because he didn't take complete notes. B. Because his vision isn't good enough.
C. Because he has missed several classes. D. Because his notebook was lost on campus.
18. A. At a library. B. At a copy shop
C. At a laboratory D. At a coffee shop
19. A. Getting some rest. B. Studying together.
C. Having more classes. D. Exchanging notes.
20. A. The man does not want to spend time taking roles.
B. The man enjoys playing slideshows for the professor.
C. The woman would not like to lend the man her notes.
D. The woman will help to keep the man awake in class.
II.Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Buy Now, Pay Later Spending
Buy now, pay later (BNPL)spending is expected to rise to record levels this holiday season. With so many young" buy now, pay later" shoppers already in debt from this short-term financing tool not requiring interest, questions emerge: Why do these shoppers use such a tool And what risks does it pose to their budgets in the months (21) ______(come)
The many Generation Z and millennials (typically around 40 years and younger) tend to use this short-term financing, (22)_______allows them to buy items and pay for them over time. Offered mostly by financial technologies, BNPL allows these customers to pay back their purchases (23)______ interest and with the first payment usually made at checkout. The most common "buy now, pay later" plan is (24) ______ customers make four equal payments and pay off the debt in six weeks. It's been a lifeline for some people, such as a university student (25)______ weekly income is not big enough. “BNPL provides consumers with flexible payment options so they (26) ______ manage spending," said Vivek Pandya, lead analyst at Adobe Digital Insights. That is of great importance for many consumers, especially (27)______with a tendency to purchase higher-cost items.
However, since BNPL (28)______(appear),warnings from experts have come into our view. They have been indicating that it's financially unhealthy to form such a spending habit. According to New York Federal Reserve economists, BNPL may encourage debt to increase over time,(29)_____(influence)a consumer's ability to meet non-BNPL commitments, or users to overextend themselves. Users should also note that (30) _______interest is not charged on the loan, they'll be hit with late fees for missed payments, which can add up quickly, says the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
难度：☆☆
For reference:
1、to come；months to come:在接下来的几个月
2、which：定从缺主
3、without：上文有without interest. 没有利息。
4、that：表从不缺。最常见的“现在买，后面还”计划是：顾客做4期等额偿还，6周内还清即可。
5、whose：定从缺定。
6、can：主谓之间情态动词。
7、those：代词。指代前文的many customers.
8、appeared: since+过去的时点或动作，主句用现完。
9、influencing：分词做状。
10、though：根据句意，让步。
Section B
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. attractive B. bothered C. building D. contrasts E. crossed F. demonstrates G. dramatically H. greyed I. instrumental J. sustaining K. vividly
A Review on Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer is Christopher Nolan's film about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the man known as "the father of the atomic(原子的) bomb". As a drama about genius, pride and error, it ___31___the life of the American theoretical physicist who helped research and develop the two atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two cities in Japan, during World War II.
Oppenheimer is a great achievement, partly because it ___32___relates that period of history thanks to Nolan's lifelike filmmaking. Nolan goes deep and long on the ___33____of the bomb, but he doesn't restage the attacks and there are no documentary images of the dead or cities in ashes.
The story tracks Oppenheimer across decades, starting in the 1920s with him as a young adult and continuing until his hair___34___. The film touches on his personal and professional milestones, the controversies that ___35 ___him, and the attacks that nearly ruined him. Besides, the friendships and romances___36 ___ him, yet also troubling, are also described.
The path of Oppenheimer's life ___ 37___ shifted at Berkeley. He was once only an academic there, but his identity changed after Germany entered Poland by force. By that time, Oppenheimer had become friends with Emest Lawrence, a physicist who invented the historic particle accelerator (粒子加速器)and played a(n)___38___role in the Manhattan Project. And Oppenheimer also met the project's military head and was then made director of Los Alamos, where much of his later research on nuclear weapons took place.
Francois Truffaut once wrote that "war films, even those who support peace, even the best, willingly or not, present wars in a certain___39___ way.”That is why Nolan refuses to show the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing millions of souls. In the film, you hear that Oppenheimer's famous words ___40___his own mind as the mushroom cloud rose:“Now I am become Death,the destroyer of worlds."Nolan is actually reminding audience to reconsider the roles they can play in the world.
难度：☆☆☆☆☆
For reference:
FKCHB
6-10 JGIAE
难的单词：
Building：逐渐增强。
Cross：掠过心头；穿越脑海。
Grey：变灰白。
Instrumental：起重要作用的。
Sustaining：支持；支援；救济。
难填的空：
31：词性判定。从句一过，很容易判定主句一过。
36：这个空最难。因为词性上和troubling 并列，词义与yet troubling 转折，加上这个单词难，就难上加难。
39：句意难看懂：主干——战争，无论……还是……，都是美化事实的。
II.Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Paris has long been at the heart of the history of flight. It is where the Montgolfier brothers went up in the first hot-air balloon in 1783, and where Charles Lindbergh completed the first one-person transatlantic aeroplane journey in 1927. Next year, if all goes to plan, Paris will witness the birth of another industry ___41___ ,when Volocopter, a German maker of electric aircraft, launches a flying- taxi service during the Olympic Games. At the Paris Airshow in June, Volocopter and some of its competitors displayed a new generation of ___42____flying machines designed for urban transport.
The electrification of aviation(航空)has often been dismissed as a pipe dream, with batteries assumed too heavy a___ 43___ for traditional fuel in an airborne vehicle. For longer journeys, that may well be true. Yet upstarts like Volocopter are betting that electrification can ___44___ a boom in demand for clean and quick air journeys over shorter distances.
The main form of a flying taxi under___45___ , called an electric vertical (垂直的)take-off and landing (eVTOL)aircraft, is expected to carry up to four passengers plus a pilot. Powered by batteries, it is predicted to be both quiet enough to reduce complaints in crowded cities, and fast:capable of up to 300kph, enough to comfortably ___46___ a car, especially the one stuck in traffic. And optimists believe the absence of traffic in the sky will also make eVTOLs well-suited to ___47 ___operation. They could prove handy for transporting goods, too. That vision has inspired___48___predictions. For example,Morgan Stanley, an investment bank, estimates global spending on eVTOLs could hit S1,000 billion by 2040!
Regardless of the above___49 ___ expectations, challenges remain. One problem is technical certification, which is turning out to be a(n)___ 50___process as aviation regulators work on an entirely new form of aircraft. Late last year, due to regulatory delays and some other factors, Joby, a Silicon Valley startup, was forced to ___51 ___its launch by one more year until 2025. Many have even longer to go. The bigger question is—is the business of flying taxis ___52___practicable EVTOLs currently range in price from S1 million to $4 million.Some believe that their cost may come down as the industry develops. Brian Yutko of Wisk,a maker backed by Boeing, says that flying-taxi rides will be accessible to ___ 53___ in the near future. And Joby promises that its fares will be comparable to catching a common taxi. ___54___there is an opposite belief that eVTOLs are likely to remain expensive.Some studies suggest the cost could end up as high as $7 per kilometer, many times a regular taxi fare. That means, even without a pilot, flying taxis may remain a convenience ___55___only to a lucky few.
Let's expect plenty more experiments with electric aircraft in the years ahead.
41. A. cooperator B. competitor C. observer D. pioneer
42. A. wind-driven B. battery-driven C. gas-driven D. solar-driven
43. A. substitute B. shelter C. treatment D. desire
44. A. regulate B. maintain C. unlock D. reverse
45. A. pressure B. attack C. development D. repair
46. A. underestimate B. update C. outpace D. overdo
47. A. rigid B. autonomous C. attentive D. illegal
48. A. daring B. discouraging C. unclear D. ordinary
49. A. technological B. unrealistic C. rewarding D. enthusiastic
50. A. efficient B. simple C. lengthy D. intelligent
51. A. put off B. speed up C. object to D. approve of
52. A. historically B. technically C. theoretically D. economically
53. A. the learned B. the disabled C. the seniors D. the masses
54. A. Furthermore B. However C. Fortunately D. Consequently
55. A. affordable B. valuable C. unbelievable D. unsuitable
难度：☆☆
For reference:
1-5 DBACC
6-10 CBADC
10-15ADDBA
难的选项：
44：选C-unlock。因为这是新技术、新发明，所以选unlock，开启。容易误选B。
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Every summer, as a child, I spent with my parents the annual family holiday, flying away from our home in the West Midlands to their birthplace in Ireland.
I enjoyed it, but once, I behaved differently and left home. Package tours and long-distance flights became my idea of a holiday. I then went and ran into an Englishman who also came of Irish stock, and we both felt the urge to renew our knowledge of Ireland.
It was important for us to discover something different from our childhood visits. So that's how we came to drive along the winding St John's Point Peninsula(半岛)in Donegal, part of Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way, to visit a unique part of the 20th-century history —the Donegal Corridor.
When anyone drives to the point where the land runs out, he sees giant white stones fixed firmly in green grass spelling out "EIRE" and “70”,while the Atlantic wind fiercely blows across the headland and the ice-white waves smash into the rocks below. The meaning behind the stones They date back to the Second World War when St John's Point was number 70 in a total of 83 Look Out Points(LOPs),observation stations set up and maintained by lreland all around its coast.
There lies a bit of curious UK-lreland history. Although Ireland was officially neutral during the war, the Battle of the Atlantic was being fought close to Irish shores, and these LOPs, staffed by local volunteers known as Coastwatchers, pased on information on activities connected with the sea and weather fronts to London.
At St John's Point, we were standing right under the Donegal Corridor, a long narrow area of airspace in which lreland ensured safe passage during World War II to planes in the RAF (Royal Air Force)from bases in the UK-governed North of lreland. The stone markings acted as reference points to aircrews.
Standing on this rough area of land surrounded by the wild and windy ocean brought home to us the conditions in which the Coastwatchers and aircrews in the RAF cooperated in a shared history.
I revolted against my family tradition that summer, and I fulfilled my aim of discovering something new and absorbed all Donegal has to offer: empty golden beaches, mysterious ancient stone circles, folk music and crafts, and tasty food. I had fallen in love with Ireland all over again.
56.What can we learn about the author from paragraphs 1 to 3
A. She met a childhood friend from Ireland that year.
B. She and that Englishman both had Irish ancestors.
C. She took package tours and long-distance flights every year.
D. She explored the Wild Atlantic Way with her family members.
57.The giant white stones were important during WWII because
A. the Battle of the Atlantic took place right close to them
B. weather information from the UK was sent through them
C. they functioned as reference points to aircrews in the RAF
D. they ranked at the top in the 83 LOPs around the lrish coast
58.The expression"revolted against"in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
A. worried about B. passed on C. celebrated D. disobeyed
59.Which might be the best title of the passage
A. A Global Journey B. Discovering Undiscovered Donegal
C. Happy Holidays D. Escaping from the West Midlands
难度：☆☆
For reference:
1-4 BCDB
1．根据第2段， I then went and ran into an Englishman who also came of Irish stock.然后我去偶遇了一位英国人，他也是爱尔兰血统。
2．根据第6段， At St John's Point, we were standing right under the Donegal Corridor, a long narrow area of airspace in which lreland ensured safe passage during World War II to planes in the RAF (Royal Air Force)from bases in the UK-governed North of lreland. The stone markings acted as reference points to aircrews. 在圣约翰角，我们正站在多尼戈尔走廊的正下方，这是一片狭长的空域，在第二次世界大战期间，爱尔兰确保了英国皇家空军（RAF）的飞机从英国统治的爱尔兰北部的基地安全通过。这些石头标记充当了机组人员的参考点。
3．根据第2段，I enjoyed it, but once,I behaved differently and left home. Package tours and long-distance flights became my idea。我很享受，但有一次，我表现得不一样，离开了家。旅行团和长途航班成了我的主意。看出，他和之前与家人一起游爱尔兰做法不一样了。
4.主旨题。选B。发现未被发现的多尼戈尔。
(B)
Ads, news, movies, TV shows, and many other types of media all want you to accept their messages at face value. However, you should look beneath the surface and ask questions to decode what the media message is really saying. You need to ask yourself two basic questions: Who is the source of the message How is it trying to get your attention
Question1: Who is the source of the message
(Picture A) Knowing who is responsible for a message can reveal its true intention, as well as any possible prejudice. Just take the picture above as an example. Why are we asked to ban the impacts Don't forget that the source at the bottom plays a part. If, sometimes, the source isn't clear, we can look for it by checking legal documents.
Question2: How is it trying to get your attention
(Picture B) The obvious part of a message is called the text which includes any language imagery, music, or anything else you can see or hear. The implied part of a message is called the subtext, and it's suggested by the content rather than directly seen or heard. We as individuals then decide how to interpret this subtext based on our personal ideas, world views and expectations. People with different perspectives might interpret the same piece of message differently. Mind that some media may just take advantage of the prejudice. (Picture C) Photo control is nearly as old as photography itself, but modern technology has made it common and easy to do. Using photo editing software, almost anyone can make big changes to an image, from adjusting colors and lighting to adding and removing content. That's why you should always keep a critical eye on images in the media. Some media may hold back or overstate information like an advertisement that makes the products appear more effective than they really are. (Picture D) Social media users can also give themselves a digital transformation with a little effort. They can make themselves look however they like in just a few moments. But since these edited images are presented as reality, they can affect our mental well-being. By constantly seeing pictures of artificially superb people some of us may start to believe that these pictures are genuine, and that we can never live up to these unrealistic ideals. This type of harmful thinking can lead to all sorts of mental and emotional health concerns.
60. We can learn from the passage that_______.
A. the media hope that you can make sense of their true meanings
B. finding the sources of media helps to form a sensible judgment
C. text is more important than subtext when we analyze the messages
D. photography and photo editing software date back to the same time
61. Your aunt finds her newly-bought belt doesn't make her so stylish as advertised. Which picture can illustrate the case
A. Picture A B. Picture B
C. Picture C D. Picture D
62. This passage can be found under the section of
A. Mass Media Reading B. Content-Targeted Advertising
C. Deconstructing Web-pages D. Persuasive Language Recognition
难度：☆☆
For reference:
1-3 BCA
1.根据第1段，You need to ask yourself two basic questions: Who is the source of the message How is it trying to get your attention 你需要问自己两个基本问题：谁是信息的来源？它是如何引起你的注意的？所以选B.
2.选项描述的使货与商家宣传照片不对版，与图C一致。
3.根据第1段，Ads, news, movies, TV shows, and many other types of media all want you to accept their messages at face value. However, you should look beneath the surface and ask questions to decode what the media message is really saying. 广告、新闻、电影、电视节目和许多其他类型的媒体都希望你从表面上接受他们的信息。然而，你应该从表面下看，并提出问题来解读媒体信息的真实含义。文章讲了如何识别各种媒体传递的真正信息。选A。
(C)
Antibiotics, which can destroy or prevent the growth of bacteria and cure infections, are vital to modern medicine. Their ability to kill bacteria without harming the patient has saved billions of lives and made surgical procedures much safer. But after decades of overuse, their powers are fading. Some bacteria have evolved resistance, creating a growing army of superbugs, against which there is little effective treatment. Antimicrobial(抗菌的)resistance, expected to kill 10 million people a year by 2050 up from around I million in 2019, has been seen as a crisis by many.
It would be unwise to rely on new antibiotics to solve the problem. The rate at which resistance emerges is increasing. Some new drugs last only two years before bacteria develop resistance. When new antibiotics do arrive, doctors often store them, using them only reluctantly and for short periods when faced with the most persistent infections. That limits sales, making new antibiotics an unappealing idea for most drug firms.
Governments have been trying to fix the problem by channeling cash into research in drug firms. That has produced only limited improvements. But there is a phenomenon worth a look. Microbiologists have known for decades that disease-causing bacteria can suffer from illnesses of their own. They are supersensitive to attacks by phages, specialized viruses that infect bacteria and often kill them. Phages are considered a promising alternative to antibiotics.
Using one disease-causing virus to fight bacteria has several advantages. Like antibiotics, phages only tend to choose particular targets, leaving human cells alone as they infect and destroy bacterial ones. Unlike antibiotics, phages can evolve just as readily as bacteria can, meaning that even if bacteria do develop resistance, phages may be able to evolve around them in tum.
That, at least, is the theory. The trouble with phages is that comparatively little is known about them. After the discovery of penicilin, the first antibiotic, in 1928, they were largely ignored in the West. Given the severity of the antibiotic-resistance problem, it would be a good idea to find out more about them.
The first step is to run more clinical trials. Interest from Western firms is growing. But it is being held back by the fact that phages are an even less appealing investment than antibiotics. Since they are natural living things, there may be trouble patenting them, making it hard to recover any investment.
Governments can help fund basic research into phage treatment and clarify the law around exactly what is and is not patentable. In time they can set up phage banks so as to make production cheaper. And they can spread awareness of the risks of overusing antibiotics, and the potential benefits of phages.
63. We can learn from paragraphs 1 and 2 that _______.
A. doctors tend to use new antibiotics when the patients ask for them
B. antimicrobial resistance is developing more rapidly than predicted
C. new antibiotics fail to attract drug firms due to limited use of them
D. previous antibiotics are effective in solving modem health problems
64. What is phages' advantage over antibiotics
A. They can increase human cells when fighting bacteria.
B. They are not particular about which cells to infect and kill.
C. They can evolve accordingly when bacteria develop resistance.
D. They are too sensitive to be infected by disease-causing bacteria.
65. According to the passage, the obstacle to phage treatment is that
A. there is little chance of patenting phages in the future
B. governments provide financial support for other research
C. the emergence of superbugs holds back drug firms' interest
D. over-dependence on antibiotics distracts attention from phages
66. What is the main idea of the passage
A. Governments fail to stop the use of antibiotics.
B. Phages could help prevent an antibiotics crisis.
C. Development of antibiotics is limited by phages.
D. Antimicrobial resistance calls for new antibiotics.
难度：☆☆
For reference:
1-4 BCDB
1.根据第2段，The rate at which resistance emerges is increasing. Some new drugs last only two years before bacteria develop resistance. 耐药性出现的速度正在增加。一些新药在细菌产生耐药性之前只使用两年。所以选B.
2. 根据第4段，Unlike antibiotics, phages can evolve just as readily as bacteria can, meaning that even if bacteria do develop resistance, phages may be able to evolve around them in tum. 与抗生素不同，噬菌体和细菌一样容易进化，这意味着即使细菌确实产生了耐药性，噬菌体也可能在它们周围相应地进化。选C。
3.根据第5段，The trouble with phages is that comparatively little is known about them. After the discovery of penicilin, the first antibiotic, in 1928, they were largely ignored in the West. Given the severity of the antibiotic-resistance problem, it would be a good idea to find out more about them. 噬菌体的问题在于，人们对它们的了解相对较少。1928年，第一种抗生素青霉素被发现后，它们在西方基本上被忽视了。考虑到抗生素耐药性问题的严重性，了解更多关于它们的信息是个好主意。选D。
4.主旨。全文讲了噬菌体作为替代问题多多的抗生素，优点多多，建议政府多方面采取措施推动推广。选B。
Section C
Directions:Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can only be used once. Note that there are two sentences more than you need.
A. Social maskers do not try hard to match other people in pace and tone. B. Social masking is something we all engage in to some extent. C. Social maskers are not trying to fox anyone. D. When we are in natural identification with someone, it happens naturally, and there is very little effort involved. E.It's adopted by people unable to naturally act in a way considered socially acceptable. F.That is, it's an ancient part of our evolution to socialize, rather than be anti social or a misfit.
Social Masking
Amanda is always an expert at working the room. She would adopt the manner of the people around her to fit in while hiding her true personality. This is social masking, the process of hiding your natural way of interacting with others so you can feel accepted. (67)______ Instead, they are hoping to fit in with everybody else. Social masking is a set of learned pattern-matching behaviors, movements and actions where you try to be normal to fit in rather than stand out.
(68) _____ People all wear certain social masks in order to get through some tricky life situations with confidence, according to Dr. Tarn Quinn-Cirillo. And some experts even think social masking is built in all human beings at a physical level, adding that something in our brain gives indications of how to essentially stay safe and not stick out.
In a world that often tells us to just be ourselves, you might wonder why we are still dependent on these social masking behaviors. "Social masking happens because we as a species want to be included,"says Tarn. “It has been a tribal thing of being together rather than being on our own, from a historical perspective. (69) _______________
There is a huge difference between naturally identifying with someone and consciously social masking. (70)__________ Social masking, on the other hand, involves a conscious effort to change your personality to suit your surroundings. It typically involves depressing your natural urges and changing your personal interests to fit the crowd.
难度：☆☆
For reference:
1-4 CEFD
1.根据根据空格后面的instead, 只要看后面的they are hoping to fit in with everybody else。与这句意思相反即可。所以选C。
2.这段讲人们社交伪装的原因之一——为了度过困境，选E。
3.这段讲了人们社交伪装的原因之二——人们作为群居者的社交需要。选F。
4．根据空格后面的on the other hand, 只要看这部分内容即可。Social masking, on the other hand, involves a conscious effort to change your personality to suit your surroundings. 另一方面，社交掩蔽包括有意识地改变你的个性以适应你的环境。需要选择一个不是有意识的行为，所以选D。
IV. Summary Writing
Directions:Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
71. Why Should We Read Literary Classics
Many have grown up on a healthy diet of literary classics. Some literary classics have been inspiring readers in many ways. In this age of fast-turners, how does investing our time in a timeless literary classic change us for the better
Many literary classics from yesteryear, which got little or no success when published, are considered invaluable. These books offer a window through which we can experience histories rooted in different cultures. One can always ask,“But we can do so by reading our history books too. Why do we need to read classics "The simple answer is that these literary classics are not just a retelling of history. They allow us to have a more individualized experience, where they show us other ways to look at history.
It is common knowledge that reading as a habit helps us improve our command of the language. But literary classics have an edge:the enriching writing style is something that sets them apart. Fascinated with the amazing wording and phrasing, we'll surely pause and wonder about what we read. For instance, when we read Shakespeare, we naturally begin to consider how to better express our ideas just like his far-reaching "Have more than you show；speak less than you know."
One more benefit is that after reading classics, we won't see non-classics as just other stories: we'll become interested in them. Maybe we'll realize that some details we ignored last time are actually worth appreciating, or we'll discover literary devices that bring a whole new meaning to the story. Literary classics offer us more perspectives to dig deep and enhance our ability to think and reason, which will inevitably spill over into our reading of other works. We finally fall in love with non-classics as well.
难度：☆☆
分析：本文讲了阅读经典文学作品的三个好处。结构简单清晰。
For reference:
Reading literary classics benefits us a lot. Firstly, It offers us individualized ways of experiencing history.secondly, it improves our writing ability by encouraging us to think over their expressions and learn to express our ideas in that way. Besides, we’ll love to read non-classics because reading classics enable us to think and reason deeply from diverse perspective. (57’)
V.Translation
Directions:Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72. 室友们商定好每两天打扫一次宿舍。(agree)
73.“乏味”这个词和他最新的漫画沾不上边。(apply)
74. 说实话，尽管城市漫步广受年轻人欢迎，我还是偏爱海钓。(despite)
75. 球员个人是否拥有出色的得分能力固然重要，但场上取胜的关键在于团队合作。(matter)
难度：☆☆☆
For reference:
1.The roommates agreed on cleaning the dormitory every two days.
重难点：商定agreed on
2. The word "boring" does not apply to his latest comics.
重难点：“沾不上边”转换成“适用”。
3. To tell the truth, despite the popularity of city wandering among young people, I still prefer sea fishing.
4. Whether a player has excellent scoring ability matters, but the key to winning on the field lies in teamwork.
VI.Guided Writing
Directions:Write an English composition in 120—150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
76.假设你是明启中学的高三学生吴磊。为了提高你校英文阅览室的使用率，该阅览室负责人 Mr.James 正向全校学生征求意见。请你给 Mr James 写一封电子邮件，你需要在邮件中：
1)分析英文阅览室使用率不高的原因；
2)提出相应的改进建议。松江区2023 学年度第一学期期末质量监控试卷 高三英语
(满分140分，完卷时间120分钟) 2023.12
考生注意：
1.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分，试卷包括试题与答题要求，所有答题必须涂(选择题)
或写(非选择题)在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。
2. 答题前，务必在答题纸上填写学校、班级、姓名和考号。
3. 答题纸与试卷在试题编号上是一一对应的，答题时应特别注意，不能错位。
1.Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers.At the end of
each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. Happy B. Angry
C. Relaxed. D. Confused
2. A. An actress. B. A director.
C. A writer. D. A translator
3.A. Professor and student. B. Doctor and patient.
C. Employer and applicant. D. Shop owner and customer.
4.A. Tony should continue to take the class. B. She approves of Tony's decision.
C. Tony can choose another science course. D. She can meet Tony early in the morning.
5.A. An annoying dog. B. Mrs.White.
C. The flower garden. D. Their neighborhood.
6.A. He wasn't invited to the meeting. B. He didn't find the meeting hall.
C. He missed the meeting in the end. D. He was delayed by the heavy fog.
7.A. 15,000 yuan. B. 16,500 yuan.
C. 50,000 yuan. D. 55,000 yuan.
8.A. A ports meeting. B. A hiking trip.
C. A press conference. D. A surprise party.
9.A. The man is seeing off the woman. C. The woman is picking up the man.
B. They are celebrating the New Year. D. They are complaining about the airport.
10.
Section B
Directions:In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation.After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions.The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once.When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions l1 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11.A. To reduce our chance of regular walking. B. To show us the advantages of exercising.
C. To persuade us to walk in our daily life. D. To change our habit of walking every day.
12.A. Walking in rural areas arouses new ideas.
B. Walking offers cancer patients confidence.
C. Walking enlarges elder people's brain size.
D. Walking in nature helps to beat depression.
13. A. It can cure common heart diseases. B. It has been made part of people's life.
C. It is the easiest way to lose weight. D. It works better on the old than the young.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. How history can be defined differently. B. Why people should study history.
C. How people can better understand the past. D. Why history may affect career choice.
15. A. To understand unfamiliar things. B. To convince different people.
C. To develop skills to give directions. D. To identify with people around.
16. A. History is a body of knowledge rather than a way to think.
B. Being a historian is not a popular idea for present students.
C. Studying the past helps people understand the modern world.
D. The speaker does not agree with others' definitions of history.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. Because he didn't take complete notes. B. Because his vision isn't good enough.
C. Because he has missed several classes. D. Because his notebook was lost on campus.
18. A. At a library. B. At a copy shop
C. At a laboratory D. At a coffee shop
19. A. Getting some rest. B. Studying together.
C. Having more classes. D. Exchanging notes.
20. A. The man does not want to spend time taking roles.
B. The man enjoys playing slideshows for the professor.
C. The woman would not like to lend the man her notes.
D. The woman will help to keep the man awake in class.
II.Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Buy Now,Pay Later Spending
Buy Now, Pay Later Spending
Buy now, pay later (BNPL)spending is expected to rise to record levels this holiday season. With so many young" buy now, pay later" shoppers already in debt from this short-term financing tool not requiring interest, questions emerge: Why do these shoppers use such a tool And what risks does it pose to their budgets in the months (21) ______(come)
The many Generation Z and millennials (typically around 40 years and younger) tend to use this short-term financing, (22)_______allows them to buy items and pay for them over time. Offered mostly by financial technologies, BNPL allows these customers to pay back their purchases (23)______ interest and with the first payment usually made at checkout. The most common "buy now, pay later" plan is (24) ______ customers make four equal payments and pay off the debt in six weeks. It's been a lifeline for some people, such as a university student (25)______ weekly income is not big enough. “BNPL provides consumers with flexible payment options so they (26) ______ manage spending," said Vivek Pandya, lead analyst at Adobe Digital Insights. That is of great importance for many consumers, especially (27)______with a tendency to purchase higher-cost items.
However, since BNPL (28)______(appear),warnings from experts have come into our view. They have been indicating that it's financially unhealthy to form such a spending habit. According to New York Federal Reserve economists, BNPL may encourage debt to increase over time,(29)_____(influence)a consumer's ability to meet non-BNPL commitments, or users to overextend themselves. Users should also note that (30) _______interest is not charged on the loan, they'll be hit with late fees for missed payments, which can add up quickly, says the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Section B
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. attractive B. bothered C. building D. contrasts E. crossed F. demonstrates G. dramatically H. greyed I. instrumental J. sustaining K. vividly
A Review on Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer is Christopher Nolan's film about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the man known as "the father of the atomic(原子的) bomb". As a drama about genius, pride and error, it ___31___the life of the American theoretical physicist who helped research and develop the two atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two cities in Japan, during World War II.
Oppenheimer is a great achievement, partly because it ___32___relates that period of history thanks to Nolan's lifelike filmmaking. Nolan goes deep and long on the ___33____of the bomb, but he doesn't restage the attacks and there are no documentary images of the dead or cities in ashes.
The story tracks Oppenheimer across decades, starting in the 1920s with him as a young adult and continuing until his hair___34___. The film touches on his personal and professional milestones, the controversies that ___35 ___him, and the attacks that nearly ruined him. Besides, the friendships and romances___36 ___ him, yet also troubling, are also described.
The path of Oppenheimer's life ___ 37___ shifted at Berkeley. He was once only an academic there, but his identity changed after Germany entered Poland by force. By that time, Oppenheimer had become friends with Emest Lawrence, a physicist who invented the historic particle accelerator (粒子加速器)and played a(n)___38___role in the Manhattan Project. And Oppenheimer also met the project's military head and was then made director of Los Alamos, where much of his later research on nuclear weapons took place.
Francois Truffaut once wrote that "war films, even those who support peace, even the best, willingly or not, present wars in a certain___39___ way.”That is why Nolan refuses to show the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing millions of souls. In the film, you hear that Oppenheimer's famous words ___40___his own mind as the mushroom cloud rose:“Now I am become Death,the destroyer of worlds."Nolan is actually reminding audience to reconsider the roles they can play in the world.
II.Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Paris has long been at the heart of the history of flight. It is where the Montgolfier brothers went up in the first hot-air balloon in 1783, and where Charles Lindbergh completed the first one-person transatlantic aeroplane journey in 1927. Next year, if all goes to plan, Paris will witness the birth of another industry ___41___ ,when Volocopter, a German maker of electric aircraft, launches a flying- taxi service during the Olympic Games. At the Paris Airshow in June, Volocopter and some of its competitors displayed a new generation of ___42____flying machines designed for urban transport.
The electrification of aviation(航空)has often been dismissed as a pipe dream, with batteries assumed too heavy a___ 43___ for traditional fuel in an airborne vehicle. For longer journeys, that may well be true. Yet upstarts like Volocopter are betting that electrification can ___44___ a boom in demand for clean and quick air journeys over shorter distances.
The main form of a flying taxi under___45___ , called an electric vertical (垂直的)take-off and landing (eVTOL)aircraft, is expected to carry up to four passengers plus a pilot. Powered by batteries, it is predicted to be both quiet enough to reduce complaints in crowded cities, and fast:capable of up to 300kph, enough to comfortably ___46___ a car, especially the one stuck in traffic. And optimists believe the absence of traffic in the sky will also make eVTOLs well-suited to ___47 ___operation. They could prove handy for transporting goods, too. That vision has inspired___48___predictions. For example,Morgan Stanley, an investment bank, estimates global spending on eVTOLs could hit S1,000 billion by 2040!
Regardless of the above___49 ___ expectations, challenges remain. One problem is technical certification, which is turning out to be a(n)___ 50___process as aviation regulators work on an entirely new form of aircraft. Late last year, due to regulatory delays and some other factors, Joby, a Silicon Valley startup, was forced to ___51 ___its launch by one more year until 2025. Many have even longer to go. The bigger question is—is the business of flying taxis ___52___practicable EVTOLs currently range in price from S1 million to $4 million.Some believe that their cost may come down as the industry develops. Brian Yutko of Wisk,a maker backed by Boeing, says that flying-taxi rides will be accessible to ___ 53___ in the near future. And Joby promises that its fares will be comparable to catching a common taxi. ___54___there is an opposite belief that eVTOLs are likely to remain expensive.Some studies suggest the cost could end up as high as $7 per kilometer, many times a regular taxi fare. That means, even without a pilot, flying taxis may remain a convenience ___55___only to a lucky few.
Let's expect plenty more experiments with electric aircraft in the years ahead.
41. A. cooperator B. competitor C. observer D. pioneer
42. A. wind-driven B. battery-driven C. gas-driven D. solar-driven
43. A. substitute B. shelter C. treatment D. desire
44. A. regulate B. maintain C. unlock D. reverse
45. A. pressure B. attack C. development D. repair
46. A. underestimate B. update C. outpace D. overdo
47. A. rigid B. autonomous C. attentive D. illegal
48. A. daring B. discouraging C. unclear D. ordinary
49. A. technological B. unrealistic C. rewarding D. enthusiastic
50. A. efficient B. simple C. lengthy D. intelligent
51. A. put off B. speed up C. object to D. approve of
52. A. historically B. technically C. theoretically D. economically
53. A. the learned B. the disabled C. the seniors D. the masses
54. A. Furthermore B. However C. Fortunately D. Consequently
55. A. affordable B. valuable C. unbelievable
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
Every summer, as a child, I spent with my parents the annual family holiday, flying away from our home in the West Midlands to their birthplace in Ireland.
I enjoyed it, but once, I behaved differently and left home. Package tours and long-distance flights became my idea of a holiday. I then went and ran into an Englishman who also came of Irish stock, and we both felt the urge to renew our knowledge of Ireland.
It was important for us to discover something different from our childhood visits. So that's how we came to drive along the winding St John's Point Peninsula(半岛)in Donegal, part of Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way, to visit a unique part of the 20th-century history —the Donegal Corridor.
When anyone drives to the point where the land runs out, he sees giant white stones fixed firmly in green grass spelling out "EIRE" and “70”,while the Atlantic wind fiercely blows across the headland and the ice-white waves smash into the rocks below. The meaning behind the stones They date back to the Second World War when St John's Point was number 70 in a total of 83 Look Out Points(LOPs),observation stations set up and maintained by lreland all around its coast.
There lies a bit of curious UK-lreland history. Although Ireland was officially neutral during the war, the Battle of the Atlantic was being fought close to Irish shores, and these LOPs, staffed by local volunteers known as Coastwatchers, pased on information on activities connected with the sea and weather fronts to London.
At St John's Point, we were standing right under the Donegal Corridor, a long narrow area of airspace in which lreland ensured safe passage during World War II to planes in the RAF (Royal Air Force)from bases in the UK-governed North of lreland. The stone markings acted as reference points to aircrews.
Standing on this rough area of land surrounded by the wild and windy ocean brought home to us the conditions in which the Coastwatchers and aircrews in the RAF cooperated in a shared history.
I revolted against my family tradition that summer, and I fulfilled my aim of discovering something new and absorbed all Donegal has to offer: empty golden beaches, mysterious ancient stone circles, folk music and crafts, and tasty food. I had fallen in love with Ireland all over again.
56.What can we learn about the author from paragraphs 1 to 3
A. She met a childhood friend from Ireland that year.
B. She and that Englishman both had Irish ancestors.
C. She took package tours and long-distance flights every year.
D. She explored the Wild Atlantic Way with her family members.
57.The giant white stones were important during WWII because
A. the Battle of the Atlantic took place right close to them
B. weather information from the UK was sent through them
C. they functioned as reference points to aircrews in the RAF
D. they ranked at the top in the 83 LOPs around the lrish coast
58.The expression"revolted against"in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to _____.
A. worried about B. passed on C. celebrated D. disobeyed
59.Which might be the best title of the passage
A. A Global Journey B. Discovering Undiscovered Donegal
C. Happy Holidays D. Escaping from the West Midlands
(B)
Ads, news, movies, TV shows, and many other types of media all want you to accept their messages at face value. However, you should look beneath the surface and ask questions to decode what the media message is really saying. You need to ask yourself two basic questions:Who is the source of the message How is it trying to get your attention
Question1: Who is the source of the message
(Picture A) Knowing who is responsible for a message can reveal its true intention, as well as any possible prejudice. Just take the picture above as an example. Why are we asked to ban the impacts Don't forget that the source at the bottom plays a part. If, sometimes, the source isn't clear, we can look for it by checking legal documents.
Question2: How is it trying to get your attention
(Picture B) The obvious part of a message is called the text which includes any language imagery, music, or anything else you can see or hear. The implied part of a message is called the subtext, and it's suggested by the content rather than directly seen or heard. We as individuals then decide how to interpret this subtext based on our personal ideas, world views and expectations. People with different perspectives might interpret the same piece of message differently. Mind that some media may just take advantage of the prejudice. (Picture C) Photo control is nearly as old as photography itself, but modern technology has made it common and easy to do. Using photo editing software, almost anyone can make big changes to an image, from adjusting colors and lighting to adding and removing content. That's why you should always keep a critical eye on images in the media. Some media may hold back or overstate information like an advertisement that makes the products appear more effective than they really are. (Picture D) Social media users can also give themselves a digital transformation with a little effort. They can make themselves look however they like in just a few moments. But since these edited images are presented as reality, they can affect our mental well-being. By constantly seeing pictures of artificially superb people some of us may start to believe that these pictures are genuine, and that we can never live up to these unrealistic ideals. This type of harmful thinking can lead to all sorts of mental and emotional health concerns.
60. We can learn from the passage that_______.
A. the media hope that you can make sense of their true meanings
B. finding the sources of media helps to form a sensible judgment
C. text is more important than subtext when we analyze the messages
D. photography and photo editing software date back to the same time
61. Your aunt finds her newly-bought belt doesn't make her so stylish as advertised. Which picture can illustrate the case
A. Picture A B. Picture B
C. Picture C D. Picture D
62. This passage can be found under the section of
A. Mass Media Reading B. Content-Targeted Advertising
C. Deconstructing Web-pages D. Persuasive Language Recognition
(C)
Antibiotics, which can destroy or prevent the growth of bacteria and cure infections, are vital to modern medicine. Their ability to kill bacteria without harming the patient has saved billions of lives and made surgical procedures much safer. But after decades of overuse, their powers are fading. Some bacteria have evolved resistance, creating a growing army of superbugs, against which there is little effective treatment. Antimicrobial(抗菌的)resistance, expected to kill 10 million people a year by 2050 up from around I million in 2019, has been seen as a crisis by many.
It would be unwise to rely on new antibiotics to solve the problem. The rate at which resistance emerges is increasing. Some new drugs last only two years before bacteria develop resistance. When new antibiotics do arrive, doctors often store them, using them only reluctantly and for short periods when faced with the most persistent infections. That limits sales, making new antibiotics an unappealing idea for most drug firms.
Governments have been trying to fix the problem by channeling cash into research in drug firms. That has produced only limited improvements. But there is a phenomenon worth a look. Microbiologists have known for decades that disease-causing bacteria can suffer from illnesses of their own. They are supersensitive to attacks by phages, specialized viruses that infect bacteria and often kill them. Phages are considered a promising alternative to antibiotics.
Using one disease-causing virus to fight bacteria has several advantages. Like antibiotics, phages only tend to choose particular targets, leaving human cells alone as they infect and destroy bacterial ones. Unlike antibiotics, phages can evolve just as readily as bacteria can, meaning that even if bacteria do develop resistance, phages may be able to evolve around them in tum.
That, at least, is the theory. The trouble with phages is that comparatively little is known about them. After the discovery of penicilin, the first antibiotic, in 1928, they were largely ignored in the West. Given the severity of the antibiotic-resistance problem, it would be a good idea to find out more about them.
The first step is to run more clinical trials. Interest from Western firms is growing. But it is being held back by the fact that phages are an even less appealing investment than antibiotics. Since they are natural living things, there may be trouble patenting them, making it hard to recover any investment.
Governments can help fund basic research into phage treatment and clarify the law around exactly what is and is not patentable. In time they can set up phage banks so as to make production cheaper. And they can spread awareness of the risks of overusing antibiotics, and the potential benefits of phages.
63. We can learn from paragraphs 1 and 2 that _______.
A. doctors tend to use new antibiotics when the patients ask for them
B. antimicrobial resistance is developing more rapidly than predicted
C. new antibiotics fail to attract drug firms due to limited use of them
D. previous antibiotics are effective in solving modem health problems
64. What is phages' advantage over antibiotics
A. They can increase human cells when fighting bacteria.
B. They are not particular about which cells to infect and kill.
C. They can evolve accordingly when bacteria develop resistance.
D. They are too sensitive to be infected by disease-causing bacteria.
65. According to the passage, the obstacle to phage treatment is that
A. there is little chance of patenting phages in the future
B. governments provide financial support for other research
C. the emergence of superbugs holds back drug firms' interest
D. over-dependence on antibiotics distracts attention from phages
66. What is the main idea of the passage
A. Governments fail to stop the use of antibiotics.
B. Phages could help prevent an antibiotics crisis.
C. Development of antibiotics is limited by phages.
D. Antimicrobial resistance calls for new antibiotics.
Section C
Directions:Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can only be used once. Note that there are two sentences more than you need.
A. Social maskers do not try hard to match other people in pace and tone. B. Social masking is something we all engage in to some extent. C. Social maskers are not trying to fox anyone. D. When we are in natural identification with someone, it happens naturally, and there is very little effort involved. E.It's adopted by people unable to naturally act in a way considered socially acceptable. F.That is, it's an ancient part of our evolution to socialize, rather than be anti social or a misfit.
Social Masking
Amanda is always an expert at working the room. She would adopt the manner of the people around her to fit in while hiding her true personality. This is social masking, the process of hiding your natural way of interacting with others so you can feel accepted. (67)______ Instead, they are hoping to fit in with everybody else. Social masking is a set of learned pattern-matching behaviors, movements and actions where you try to be normal to fit in rather than stand out.
(68) _____ People all wear certain social masks in order to get through some tricky life situations with confidence, according to Dr. Tarn Quinn-Cirillo. And some experts even think social masking is built in all human beings at a physical level, adding that something in our brain gives indications of how to essentially stay safe and not stick out.
In a world that often tells us to just be ourselves, you might wonder why we are still dependent on these social masking behaviors. "Social masking happens because we as a species want to be included,"says Tarn. “It has been a tribal thing of being together rather than being on our own, from a historical perspective. (69) _______________
There is a huge difference between naturally identifying with someone and consciously social masking. (70)__________ Social masking, on the other hand, involves a conscious effort to change your personality to suit your surroundings. It typically involves depressing your natural urges and changing your personal interests to fit the crowd.
IV. Summary Writing
Directions:Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s)of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
71. Why Should We Read Literary Classics
Many have grown up on a healthy diet of literary classics. Some literary classics have been inspiring readers in many ways. In this age of fast-turners, how does investing our time in a timeless literary classic change us for the better
Many literary classics from yesteryear, which got little or no success when published, are considered invaluable. These books offer a window through which we can experience histories rooted in different cultures. One can always ask,“But we can do so by reading our history books too. Why do we need to read classics "The simple answer is that these literary classics are not just a retelling of history. They allow us to have a more individualized experience, where they show us other ways to look at history.
It is common knowledge that reading as a habit helps us improve our command of the language. But literary classics have an edge:the enriching writing style is something that sets them apart. Fascinated with the amazing wording and phrasing, we'll surely pause and wonder about what we read. For instance, when we read Shakespeare, we naturally begin to consider how to better express our ideas just like his far-reaching "Have more than you show；speak less than you know."
One more benefit is that after reading classics, we won't see non-classics as just other stories: we'll become interested in them. Maybe we'll realize that some details we ignored last time are actually worth appreciating, or we'll discover literary devices that bring a whole new meaning to the story. Literary classics offer us more perspectives to dig deep and enhance our ability to think and reason, which will inevitably spill over into our reading of other works. We finally fall in love with non-classics as well.
V.Translation
Directions:Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72. 室友们商定好每两天打扫一次宿舍。(agree)
73.“乏味”这个词和他最新的漫画沾不上边。(apply)
74. 说实话，尽管城市漫步广受年轻人欢迎，我还是偏爱海钓。(despite)
75. 球员个人是否拥有出色的得分能力固然重要，但场上取胜的关键在于团队合作。(matter)
VI.Guided Writing
Directions:Write an English composition in 120—150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
76.假设你是明启中学的高三学生吴磊。为了提高你校英文阅览室的使用率，该阅览室负责人 Mr.James 正向全校学生征求意见。请你给 Mr James 写一封电子邮件，你需要在邮件中：
1)分析英文阅览室使用率不高的原因；
2)提出相应的改进建议。
