2020-2021學(xué)年上海市崇明區(qū)高三（上）期末英語試卷（一模）

第1頁（共1頁）2020-2021學(xué)年上海市崇明區(qū)高三（上）期末英語試卷（一模）I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections：InSectionA，youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation，aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit，readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper，anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1．（1分）A.At5：50p.m.B.At5：40p.m.C.At6：30p.m.D.At7：20p.m.2．（1分）A.Inabank.B.Inacinema.C.Inasnackbar.D.Inagrocerystore.3．（1分）A.Thecoffeeusedtotastebetter.B.He'dratherdrinksomethingdifferent.C.Thecoffeetastesthesameasbefore.D.He'ssurprisedthewomandrinkscoffee.4．（1分）A.Lookformoreinformation.B.Askformoretimetofinishtheirplan.C.Leavetheirplanunfinished.D.Finishtheirplanwiththematerialavailable.5．（1分）A.Stayinthedormitory.B.Askforacutinherrent.C.Moveintoanapartment.D.Paymoreattentiontoherprivacy.6．（1分）A.ThemansawEmmawearingthesweater.B.Thesweaterisverycommon.C.SheseldomborrowsclothesfromEmma.D.Shedidwearthesweateryesterday.7．（1分）A.Thepeopletoattendthemeeting.B.Theproceduresforthemeeting.C.Thetimetoholdthemeeting.D.Theplaceforthemeeting.8．（1分）A.Theconcerthasalreadybegun.B.Thewomanneedn'tgototheboxoffice.C.He'salreadygotaticketforthewoman.D.Thenewspaperhasnoinformationonthetickets.9．（1分）A.ShewilldriveJohn'scartotheairport.B.Johncangiveheraridetotheairport.C.ShehascancelledherflightonTuesday.D.JohncanattendthemeetingonTuesday.10．（1分）A.Hewenttoseethedentistaweekago.B.Thewoman'stoothachewillgoawaybyitself.C.Thedentistwasfullyoccupiedlastweek.D.Thewomanshouldhaveseenthedentistbynow.SectionBDirections：InSectionB，youwillheartwoshortpassagesandonelongerconversation，andyouwillbeaskedseveralquestionsoneachofthem.Thepassagesandtheconversationwillbereadtwice，butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion，readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.11．（4.5分）（1）A.Adanceteacher.B.ATVprogram.C.Aballetcompany.D.Asummercamp.（2）A.Danceteachers.B.Pooryoungpeople.C.Talenteddancers.D.Creativeyoungpeople.（3）A.Trainingskills.B.Learningmethods.C.Self﹣confidence.D.Financialknowledge.12．（4.5分）（1）A.Lego'splantorentbricksout.B.Lego'splantoproducelesscomplexsets.C.Lego'splantoinvestinanewfield.D.Lego'splantodevelopsustainablematerials.（2）A.Dealingwithlostbricks.B.Findingenoughrawmaterials.C.Reducingcarbonemissions.D.Employingsuitabletechnicians.（3）A.It'scomplexandunrealistic.B.Itcanappealtomorechildren.C.It'seco﹣friendlybutchallenging.D.Itcanpromotenon﹣plasticbricks.13．（6分）（1）A.Asuitablelocationforaparty.B.Thesafetyrulesforswimming.C.Agoodmeansofswimmingsafely.D.Theactivitiesforthebirthdayparty.（2）A.Aggressiveswimmers.B.Lackoflifeguards.C.Uninterestingactivities.D.Potentialbadweather.（3）A.Tobringsomealcohol.B.Nottoswimalone.C.Tospendlongerinwater.D.Nottoeatbeforeswimming.（4）A.Swimmingcanbetotallysafewithfullconsideration.B.Themangivesprioritytosafetywhenmakingplans.C.Thepartywillbecancelledduetocertainfactors.D.Thewomanisbetteratswimmingthantheman.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections：Afterreadingthepassagebelow，fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword，fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheotherblanks，useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.14．（10分）GeographyMakesaSilentReturnInmanywaysgeographyistheforgottenscience.Eventheword"geography"tendstomakepeoplethinkofstudents（1）（label）mapsinsocialstudiesclass.Butthathasn'talwaysbeentrue.Beforetheinternet，theworldwasamysteriousplace.Inmanycases，peopledidn'treallyknow（2）existedafewmilesfromhome.Studyinggeographyofferedpeopleawaytolearnabouttheworld.Geography，（3）（define）asthestudyofEarth，hasalwayshadafocusonmaps.Butmappinghasn'talwaysbeeneasy.Inthedaysbeforesatellites，mapmakingrequiredyearsofdangerousanddifficultwork.Butmappingalsomeantachanceatadventureandfame.Geographybecamethesubjectofexplorers.Peoplewereeagertohearaboutthenewthingsandplaces（4）geographershadstudied.NationalGeographicisagreatexampleofthisinterest.Formorethanahundredyears，themagazine'sstoriesandpictures（5）（tell）peopleaboutourexcitingworld.Technologyhaschangedthewaypeoplethinkaboutgeography.Travelisnoweasy.Theinternetmakesinformationsimple（6）（find）.Wetrustourphonestotakeus（7）wewanttogo.EvenNationalGeographichasexpandedbeyondtraditionalgeography，butthatdoesn'tmeangeographyhasbecome（8）（important）.Whilesomeappsareobviousexamplesofmoderngeographyinaction，geographyremainsimportantinmoresubtle（不易察覺的）ways，too.Geography，whichhelpshousehunters，solvespublichealthissues，anddeterminesgoodlocationsfornewbusinesses，（9）（use）toplancommunitiesaswell.Liketraditionalgeographers，moderngeographersstudymanydifferenttopics.Thatmakesthemwell﹣suitedformanydifferentjobsandindustries.Today，geographersoftenhavetitleslike"urbanplanner"or"dataanalyst".Andtheworldisnoticing（10）numberofgraduateswithdegreesingeographyisalsogrowing.Maybeit'stimeforyoutodiscovertheforgottenscienceagain.SectionBDirections：Afterreadingthepassagebelow，fillineachblankwithaproperwordgiveninthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.15．（10分）A.customaryB.distinguishC.eliminationD.equallyE.exhaustF.fierceG.focusH.gloryI.happilyJ.juniorK.notableATennisTournament（錦標(biāo)賽）withTraditionToday，July2ndkicksofftennis'smajorevent：TheChampionships，Wimbledon，morecommonlyknownasjustWimbledon.HeldinLondonattheAllEnglandClub，itistheoldesttennistournamentintheworld.Overitslonghistory，thetournamenthasdevelopedtraditionswhichhelpto（1）itamongsportsevents.Duringthetournament，playersmustfollowadresscodeandcompetewearingall﹣whiteclothing.Thisallowsthecompetitorstostandout（2）amongthosedressedinthetennisclub'sofficialcolorsofdarkgreenandpurple.Wimbledon'smost（3）tradition，however，isthatallmatchesareplayedonoutdoorgrasscourts.Infact，Wimbledonistheonlymajortennistournamentstillplayedongrass.SeveralofthecourtsattheAllEnglandClubareonlyusedfortwoweeksayear，duringthechampionships.ForWimbledonplayers，it'sthehonorofalifetimetoplaythegametheyloveonthetennisworld'scenterstage.Inadditiontothe（4）andrecognitionforthewinnersistheannuallyincreasingprizemoneythechampionstakehome.Wimbledonconsistsoffivemaineventswithseveral（5）eventsandinvitationevents.Menandwomen，orgentlemenandladiesasthey'recalledatWimbledon，competeinsinglesanddoublesmatches.Thereisalsomixeddoubles，whereonemanandonewomanmakeupateam.Eventsaremostlysingle（6）tournaments.Onlythegentlemen's，seniorgentlemen'sandladies'invitationdoublesareround﹣robin（循環(huán)賽）tournaments.Duringthe14daysof（7）competition，nearly500，000peoplewillattendtheevent，includingmembersoftheroyalfamily.OnoccasionthishasincludedthePrinceofWalesandHermajestytheQueen.OneofWimbledon'spasttraditionsrequiredplayerstobowtowardthetournament'shonoredguests.Someplayersstill（8）observethetraditioneventhoughtheplayersarenolongerrequiredtodoso.Astheplayerscompete，thetennisfansalsoparticipateinanothertournamenttraditionbyconsumingthe（9）strawberriesandcream.Withthetennisworld's（10）nowsetonWimbledon，don'tmisstheopportunitytocatchthismuch﹣lovedsportingevent.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections：ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA，B，CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.16．（15分）IntheUnitedStates，therehavebeennodeathsfromcommercialairlineaccidentssince2013.Infact，fordecades，therehasbeenageneral（1）trendinthenumberofaccidentsperdeparture.Complexsystemsaremorelikelytosufferfromfailures，butcommercialaviation（航空）seemstobea（n）（2）.Sincethe1960s，U.S.commercialaviationhasbecomesignificantlymorecomplex，andyet，flyinghasbecomesafer.Whatliesbehindthisremarkabletrendisahandfulofsmartapproachesto（3）.Herearetwoofthem.1.Teachpeopletospeakup﹣andtolistenAcommonerrorduringairplaneaccidentsusedtobethe（4）offirstofficerstoquestionthecaptain'spoordecisions.Whenthecaptainwasflyingtheairplane，hewashardtochallenge，andhismistakeswent（5）.Allthisbegantochangeinthelate1970swithatrainingprogramknownasCrewResourceManagement（CRM）.Theprogramrevolutionizedthe（6）notjustofthecockpit（機(jī)艙）butalsoofthewholeindustry.Itreframedsafetyasa（7）issueandputallcrewmembersonmoreequalfooting.Itwasnolonger（8）toquestionthedecisionsofasuperior；itwasrequired.AndCRMtaughtcrewmembersthelanguageofdisagreement.Thelessonisn'tsimplythatpeoplelowerdowninthe（9）shouldspeakupandhigher﹣upsshouldlisten.WhatCRMhasshownisthatpeoplecanbetaughttospeakupandtolisten.Theabilitytoexpressandembrace（10）isn'thardwiredinourpersonalityorculturalbackground；it'saskillwecanlearn.2.LearnfromsmallfailuresandclosecallsIn1976，theUSFederalAviationAdministrationcreatedanindustry﹣widesystemtocollectsafetyreports.TheAviationSafetyReportingSystem（ASRS）collectsthousandsofreportseachmonth.Beyondreceivingimmunity（豁免權(quán)）foramistake，it'sapointof（11）forpilotstosubmitASRSreports.Theyknowthereportsmakeairtravelsafer.Thereportsarestoredinasearchabledatabasethatanyonecan（12），andNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration（NASA）highlightssafetytrendsinitsmonthlynewsletter，Callback.Here，too，thereisa（13）lesson.Smallmistakesandnearmissescanbearichsourceofdataaboutwhatmight（14）inoursystem.Mistakesshouldn'tbe（15）.Byopenlysharingstoriesoffailuresandnearfailures，wecantreaterrorsasanopportunitytolearn.（1）A.similarB.steadyC.long﹣termD.downward（2）A.exampleB.exceptionC.symbolD.alternative（3）A.assessmentB.managementC.competitionD.contribution（4）A.failureB.effortC.pressureD.convenience（5）A.predictableB.imaginaryC.uncheckedD.unforgiven（6）A.performanceB.structureC.cultureD.standard（7）A.teamB.stateC.sideD.policy（8）A.immoralB.unrewardingC.disrespectfulD.inconvenient（9）A.ageB.positionC.salaryD.attractiveness（10）A.excitementB.discomfortC.respectD.disagreement（11）A.prideB.sacrificeC.entertainmentD.literacy（12）A.createB.affordC.analyzeD.access（13）A.broaderB.clearerC.morebitterD.morecostly（14）A.breakoutB.gowrongC.takeshapeD.slowdown（15）A.obstaclesB.failuresC.experimentsD.secretsSectionBDirections：Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA，B，CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.17．（8分）Disneyland'sopeningday，July17，1955，wasaterribleexperience.Ridesbrokedown.Restaurantsranoutoffoodanddrinkanddrinkingfountainswereinshortsupply…Allinfrontofanationalaudienceof90million，thenthelargestlivebroadcastintelevisionhistoryonadaythatwouldbeknowninDisneyhistoryasBlackSunday.ButDisney'sstoryactuallystartedtwodecadesearlierwithwhatWaltDisneycalled"Daddy'sDay".OnSaturdaysinthe1930sand1940s，DisneywouldtakehistwodaughterstoridetheGriffithParkmerry﹣go﹣round，whichthey'denjoywhilehesatonabenchdreamingofwaysforfamiliestohavefuntogether.Disneydislikedtheamusementparkstheyoftenvisited，seeingthemasdirty，unimaginativeplacesrunbyrudeemployees.Hethoughthecoulddobetter.In1939heaskedtwoanimators（動(dòng)畫片制作者）athismoviestudiotoworkonaplanforanamusementpark.By1952theideahadexpandedintoa＄1.5millionamusementparkproposalthathepresentedtoBurbank.TheCityCouncil，whichfearedsuchaprojectwouldcreateacarnival（嘉年華）atmosphere，rejectedtheproposal.Disneycountedtherejectionasafortunatesetback.Bynow，hisdreamforathemeparkhadgonebeyondthespaceavailableinBurbank.HesearchedlocationsthroughoutSouthernCalifornia.A160﹣acreorangegarden，22milessouthofLosAngeles，wassoonselected.TheABCtelevisionnetworkoffered＄5millioninloansandinvestmentsifDisneyagreedtoproduceandhostaone﹣hourweeklyshowcalled"Disneyland".ThedealamountedtomonthsoffreeadvertisingfortheparkandallowedDisneytointroduceTVaudiences，particularlykids，tothepark.Disneylandopenedthen.The5，000expectedguestsincreasedto28，154，thankstofaketickets.Afterthemadnessofopeningday，Disneyandhisnewparkwerecriticizedinthepress.Themediapredictedaquickandearlyend.Butthepublicdidn'tlisten.Visitorsarrivedinlargegroups，andwithinweeksDisneylandwasasuccess.Oversixtyyearslater，Disneyland'spopularitycontinuestogrow，withtotaloverallattendancetopping700millionandshowingnosignsofslowingdown.（1）WhatmainlyledtoWaltDisney'splantobuildhisownamusementpark？A.Hisambitiontoexpandbeyondthemovieindustry.B.Hisanimators'suggestiononanentertainmentplan.C.Hiswishtocreateabetterplaceforfamilyrecreation.D.Hisdaughters'unpleasantexperienceintheGriffithPark.（2）By"Disneycountedtherejectionasafortunatesetback"inparagraph3，theauthormeanstherejection.A.broughtgoodlucktoDisneyandhisparkB.contributedtothedifficultyofopeningtheparkC.wasviewedasafinancialobstacletothedesignoftheparkD.presentedDisneywithafavorableopportunitytorethinkhisplan（3）WhatcanbelearnedaboutDisneylandfromthepassage？A.Everythingwentonsmoothlybeforeitopened.B.Itspent＄5milliononadvertisingforitsopening.C.People'senthusiasmforitincreaseddespitecriticism.D.Onlyinvitedguestscouldgetintoitonitsopeningday.（4）Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage？A.Disneyland：HowItAllBeganB.Disneyland：AnOvernightSuccessC.Disneyland：HowItDevelopedD.Disneyland：AParkwithaLongHistory18．（6分）TVVOICEPROAIR＄299USDHearingSpecialistsDevelopNewUltra﹣Lightweight（超輕的）TVListeningEarbuds（耳塞）：AtjustHalfanOunce，theyWeigh90%LessthanTraditionalTVHeadphones!HAVINGTROUBLEHEARINGTHETVCLEARLY？GetreadytoclarifyTVdialoguelikeneverbefore，withournewUltra﹣LightweightWirelessTVListeningTechnology.BigandheavyTVheadphonesarenowathingofthepast，thankstoHearingSpecialistswhohavedevelopednewultra﹣lightweightwirelessTVearbuds，whichenablethewearertohearthespeechanddialogueonanyTVshowwithclarity.Theuniquespeechclarificationaudioworksforthosewithanylevelofhearingloss，andhasbeenproventooutperformeventhemostadvanceddigitalhearingaidsforTVclarity.TVVOICEPROAUTOMATICALLYCLARIFIESTELEVISIONDIALOGUE?RevolutionaryTVspeechenhancementtechnologymadesimple?Speechenhancementtechniquebaseduponclinicalhearingassessmentsofover1，000peoplewithvaryinglevelsofhearinglossandprovenTVlisteningdifficulty?ConnectstoanyTVinunder2minutesFEATURESWITHTHETVVOICEPROAIRSYSTEM?ListenatyourownvolumewithoutalteringtheTVaudioforothersintheroom.?Usesstate﹣of﹣the﹣artBluetoothtechnologyforuninterruptedlisteningupto35feetfromyourTV.?Simplevolumecontrollocatedontheearphones，withadditionalloudvolumerangetosuitthosewithevenseverehearingloss.?Sitback，liedown，ormovearound.Socomfortabletouse，youcanwatchTVanywayyoulike.?IsguaranteedtoworkwithanyTV，neworold.Asaspecialoffer，ReadersDigestreaderscanuseGiftVoucher（禮券）CodeREADERSDIGESTattheTVVoiceProwebsitecheckoutfor＄50OFFthepurchaseprice，andfreeshippingavailableuntilDecember31，2020.Visitwww.TvVoicePtoorderonlineoroverthephoneon415277﹣2026.30DAYMONEYBACKGUARANTEE（1）TVVOICEPROAIRisaimedat.A.TVdesignersB.peoplewithhearingdifficultyC.hearingspecialistsD.wearersofdigitalhearingaids（2）Accordingtotheadvertisement，TVVOICEPROAIRenablesthewearerto.A.enjoyTVevenover35feetfromhis/herhouseB.improvehis/herhearingabilityindailylifeC.listentoTVclearlyatwhatevervolumeD.watchmoreTVprograms（3）WhatcanbelearnedaboutTVVOICEPROAIRfromtheadvertisement？A.Youcangetarefundwithin30daysifdissatisfiedwithit.B.Youneedtopay＄50foritsshippingifyoubuyitin2021.C.YoucangetadiscountaslongasyouuseGiftVoucherCode.D.Youneedtoplaceaspecialorderforitifyouhaveseverehearingloss.19．（8分）AnewstudysuggeststheAppleWatchwasabletoidentifyabnormalheartratesthatcouldbelinkedtoaseriousheartcondition.Morethan400，000AppleWatchusersvolunteeredforthestudy.ItwasaprojectofresearchersattheStanfordUniversitySchoolofMedicine.Apple，theAmericantechnologycompany，providedmoneyforthestudy.ResultswererecentlypresentedatamajorconferenceonhearthealthinNewOrleans，Louisiana.Theresearcherslookedforsignsofatrialfibrillation，alsocalled"a﹣fib"，themostcommonformofirregularheartbeat.Somepeoplewitha﹣fibfeelchangesintheirheartbeat，whileothersdonot.Becauseofthis，manypeopledonotknowtheyhavethecondition.Peoplewithuntreateda﹣fibareaboutfivetimesmorelikelytosufferastroke（中風(fēng)）.IntheUnitedStates，a﹣fibcausesanestimated130，000deathsand750，000hospitalizationseachyear.PeopletakingpartinthestudyworetheAppleWatchforextendedperiods.Thedevicescontainanappthatcontinuouslygathersinformationwithoutusershavingtodoanything.Itusesthewatch'slightsensortechnologytomeasurebloodflow.Thesystemisdesignedtoidentifychangesthatmightshowanirregularheartbeat.Theresearcherssaidthatoutofthosetakingpart，about2，000subjects（實(shí)驗(yàn)對(duì)象）receivedawarningfromthedevicethattheymighthaveaproblem.Thoseindividualswerethenaskedtocontactadoctor，whodecidedwhethertheyshouldreceivemoreclosewatchforapossibleirregularheartbeat.LloydMinor，headofStanford'sSchoolofMedicine，saidinastatementthattheresultsshowgreatpromiseinusingtechnologytocreate"morepredictiveandpreventivehealthcare".DoctorMinoraddedthata﹣fibisjustoneexampleofaconditiondevicescanhelpidentifyinthefuture."Thisstudyopensthedoortofurtherresearchintowearabletechnologiesandhowtheymightbeusedtopreventdiseasebeforeitstrikes，"hesaid.ButsomehealthresearcherswarnedagainstmakinganygeneraljudgementsbasedontheApple﹣financedstudy.Theyhavecalledformuchmoreresearchtomeasuretheeffectivenessofwearabledevicestoidentifysignsofdisease.RichardKovacs，whowaswiththeAmericanCollegeofCardiologyandwasnotinvolvedwiththestudy，toldtheAssociatedPressthatdespitetheresults，theAppleWatchsystem"isnotperfect."HenotedthatsincethestudydidnothaveacomparisongroupgettingregularECGmeasurements，thereisnowayofknowingifthedevicemissedheartbeatproblems.Thiscouldgiveusersafalsesenseofsecurity，hesaid.Otherexpertsagreedthatmorestudiesareneededbeforesimilardevice﹣basedhealthobservationsystemsarewidelyrecommended.（1）Whatdoesthenewstudymainlyfindout？A.AppleWatchcanwarnofheartproblems.B.AppleWatchcanprotectpeopleagainsta﹣fib.C.Abnormalheartratescancauseastroke.D.Heartproblemscanbeidentifiedandcured.（2）AppleWatchidentifiesirregularheartbeatsby.A.measuringthewearer'sheartratesB.sendinginformationtothewearerthroughanappC.extendingthetimeofwearingitD.monitoringthewearer'sbloodstream（3）WhichofthefollowingmightbewhatLloydMinormeansinhisstatement？A.It'sdifficultfordoctorstopredictandpreventdiseasenow.B.A﹣fibisjustoneexampleofaconditionthatcausesheartproblems.C.Wearabletechnologiesmightidentifyandtreatanydiseaseoneday.D.Therearemorepossibilitiesofdevelopmentinwearabletechnology.（4）Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.A.wearabletechnologiesaredevelopingfastbutshouldn'tbeappliedtomedicineB.thestudyresultsareinspiringbutmoreproofsareneededtoensuretheaccuracyC.thestudyissponsoredbyacommercialcompanysotheresultsarealittleunfairD.device﹣basedhealthobservationsystemsareconvenientandshouldbewidelyusedSectionCDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.20．（8分）A.Butthesebeastsaremainlymadeofplastictubes.B.Jansen'sdesignsalsoworkwithheavierstructures.C.Kinetic（運(yùn)動(dòng)的）artisn'tjustaboutmakinglargesculpturesmove.D.His"Strandbeests"walkalongthecoastlineofHolland，feedingonwindandfleeingfromwater.E.Thesemovingsculpturesaren'tthatcommon，especiallysinceittakesalotoftimetoplanandbuildthem.F.Hishopeisthatonedayhewillcreategroupsofbeaststhatcan"live"onthebeachesandsurvivewithouthumaninteraction.SculpturewithaLifeofItsOwnThereisanewtypeofanimalthathasbeenwalkingalongthebeachessincethe1990s.TheyarecalledStrandbeest，whichisDutchforbeachbeast.（1）TheyarecreationsofDutchartistTheoJansen，andtheycanmovethemselvesusingnothingmorethanthepowerofthewind.Jansenhasevencreatedawayforhisbeaststo"eat"theair，andstoreitspowerbypressurizingbottles.Thisstoredpoweralsoallowsthesculpturestodetectwhentheyhaveenteredthewaterandchangetheirdirection.Hehasevendevisedamethodforthemtostopthemselvesinthesandifastormisapproaching!Thebeautyofthesecreationsisthattheyhavenoelectronicparts，yettheyhaveabasiclogicsystemthathelpsthemwalkintheirhabitat.Jansen'screationslookaliveastheymovewithasteady，evenmotiononthehardsand.Everyyear，heimproveshisdesigns.（2）Jansen'skineticsculpturesuseaninnovativedesigntotransformsimplemotionsintoamazingworksofart.TheStrandbeestshaveamechanicallinkagethatcreatesawalkingmotionusingtriangles（三角形物體）.Thesculpturesarelargebuthaveadelicateappearance.Thefascinatingcombinationsofthintubesandfinefin﹣like（像鰭一樣的）sailsmovinginthebreezecreateastrikingimage.Onecouldeasilybelievetheyaresomesortofstrangelifeformwalkingalongthebeach.（3）Hecreatedabeast，namedAnimarisRhinocerosLignatus，whichwasmadeoutofwoodandweighed250kilograms.（4）Therearemanyartiststhatusemotiontocreatespectacularvisualeffects.Somearelargepieces，butmanycansitonadeskorhangonawall.However，theyallhaveonethingincommon：youcan'tappreciatetheirartistryuntilyouseethemmove.Jansenalsosellsminiversionsofsomeofhisbeasts.Theycomeinboxesthatyoucanassemblewithoutanyspecialtools.You，too，cantryyourhandatcreatingkineticart!IV.SummaryWriting21．（10分）Directions：Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint（s）ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.TrainYourBrainWhenwasthelasttimesomethingimportantslippedyourmind？Fortunately，memorycanbeimproved.People'sabilitytorememberhaslesstodowithnaturaltalentthanitdoeswithtrainingandpractice.Whenstudentswanttoprepareforatest，theyoftentrytostudybysimplyreadingoverthematerialagain，copyingnotes，etc.Butthesemethodsofrememberingarenotalwayseffective.Peopleremembermorewhentheyactivelyengagewiththematerialtheyarelearningratherthanpassivelyreceivingit.Onegreatwaytodothisistotestyourselfonthematerial.Comeupwithquestionsaboutthetopic，andtrytoanswerthemwithoutlookingatyournotes.Italsohelpstotrytoengagewiththematerialindifferentways.Forexample，youcouldwriteyourownoutlineorstudyguide.Themoreyouusetheinformation，themorelikelyyouaretorememberit.Mymusicinstructorsaidthatit'sbettertopracticeforfiveminutesaday，sevendaysaweek，thanfortwohoursononeday.Thesamegoesforrememberinginformation.Themoreyouspreadoutthetimeyouspendreviewinginformation，themorelikelyyouaretorememberit.Apsychologist，HermannEbbinghaus，madeanimportantdiscoveryaboutmemoryandforgetting.Hefoundthatpeopletendtoforgetinformationinaregularpattern.Theyforgetthemostinformationshortlyafterlearningit.Therateatwhichtheyforgetthenslowsdownovertime.Everytimethepersonreviewstheinformation，itcausesthemtoforgetlessofit﹣whichmeanstheyremembermore.Soitisessentialtoreviewthingsyouwanttoremembershortlyafterlearningthem.Overtime，youcanreviewthemlessandlessfrequently.Applyingthesestrategieswillhelpimproveyourmemorysothatyoucanaccesseverythingyoulearnwheneveryouneedit.V.TranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.22．（3分）足不出戶，你就可以在網(wǎng)上逛遍全球各大博物館。（without）23．（3分）多虧了社會(huì)各界人士的慷慨解囊，這個(gè)孤兒院才得以在今年年初辦了起來。（found）24．（4分）消防隊(duì)員們不僅營救了事故現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的工人，還成功阻止了有毒氣體的蔓延。（Notonly）25．（5分）各國應(yīng)基于大會(huì)上所達(dá)成的共識(shí)，加強(qiáng)全球合作，共同應(yīng)對(duì)人類面臨的挑戰(zhàn)。（base）VI.GuidedWriting26．（25分）Directions：WriteanEnglishcompositionin120﹣150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.假設(shè)你是中華中學(xué)的環(huán)保社團(tuán)團(tuán)長王敏，為了提升學(xué)校師生的環(huán)保意識(shí)，你打算在學(xué)校運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)期間，開展一次"減塑"社團(tuán)活動(dòng)，倡導(dǎo)全校師生減少塑料污染。為此，你向校長寫一封申請(qǐng)信，內(nèi)容包括：?社團(tuán)活動(dòng)的主題、目的、時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)等；?需要學(xué)校給予的支持。注：文中不得提及你的真實(shí)姓名或?qū)W校。

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