2020-2021學(xué)年上海市松江區(qū)高三(上)期末英語試卷

2020.2021學(xué)年上海市松江區(qū)高三（上）期末英語試卷（一模）

I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections：InSectionA,youwillheartenshort

conversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation，aquestionwillbe

askedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswerson

yourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.（1分）A.Azookeeper.

B.Apostalworker.

C.Ashopassistant.

D.Anaiiportsecurityguard.

2.（1分）A.Satisfied.

B.Disappointed.

C.Afraid.

D.Apologetic.

3.（1分）A.Theygotthereatdifferenttime.

B.Thewomandidn'tgothere.

C.Themanforgotaboutthemeeting.

D.Theydidn'tagreeonthemeetingplace.

4.（1分）A.Herhusbandcouldn'tfindasuitablejob.

B.Herhusbandquarreledwiththeirson.

C.Shehadanargumentwithherhusband.

D.Shehadtostayhomebecauseshewasfired.

5.（1分）A.Exciting.

B.Funny.

C.Outdated.

D.Terrible.

6.（1分）A.Atarestaurant.

B.Atagrocery.

C.Inatheater.

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D.Onafarm.

7.（1分）A.Shedoesn'tworkhardenough.

B.Sheneverfallsasleepinciass.

C.ShehasaJapaneseculturalbackground.

D.Herparentsurgehertohavemoresleep.

8.（1分）A.Takeacourseonsailing.

B.Watchsomesailingshows.

C.Buythingsneededforsailing.

D.Learnsailingfromanapp.

9.（1分）A.Thebirdsarenotbeautifulenough.

B.Thewomanpreferstoteachacattotalk.

C.Thebirdsactuallycannotimitatehumanvoice.

D.Thewomanwon'thavethebirdsatsuchaprice.

10.（1分）A.Hedidn'tseethesign.

B.Hegotthreeparkingticketsthismonth.

C.Herefusedtopayafine.

D.Heparkedhiscarthereafterworkinghours.

SectionBDirections：InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.

Aftereachpassageorconversation，youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Thepassagesand

theconversationwillbereadtwice，butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyou

hearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthe

bestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

11.（4.5分）（1）A.Hisregularwatertherapy.

B.Hisdisabilitytoswimlikeothers.

C.Lackofpropertraining.

D.Aterribleexperienceinapool.

（2）A.HewantedtotrainanOlympicchampion.

B.HehopedkidslikeZulficcouldlearnswimming.

C.Hewantedtoimprovephysicaleducationforkids.

D.Theexistingswimmingequipmentwasn'tstandard.

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(3)A.Hewillsooncompeteinaworldgame.

B.Hecouldswimtwiceasfastasaverageswimmers.

C.HecouldswimthelengthofOlympic-sizedpoolswithhelp.

D.Hewonalocalswimmingcompetitionfordisabledpeople.

12.(4.5分)(1)A.Acellphone.

B.Aleatherwallet.

C.Aminicamera.

D.Analarmclock.

(2)A.ItwilltrackthethiefwithGPSsystem.

B.Itwillcontactbankstostopwithdrawing.

C.Analarmwillbesenttothepolicestation.

D.Apictureoftheopenerwillbetaken.

(3)A.Itisamultifunctionalwallet.

B.It'sold-fashionedinthisage.

C.Itisuniqueinsizeandfunction.

D.Itcantextmessagesautomatically.

13.(6分)(1)A.30%.

B.24%.

C.96%.

D.50%.

(2)A.Henearlybecameblind.

B.Hisvisionbecameevenworse.

C.Hecouldn'tseeverywellatnight.

D.Hiseyesweredryforseveralmonths.

(3)A.Nervous.

B.Regretful.

C.Painful.

D.Relaxed.

(4)A.Lasersurgeryissafedespiteitssideeffects.

B.Twoweeks1homerestisrequiredafterthesurgery.

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C.Thecostofthesurgeryistoohighforordinarypeople.

D.Peoplewithpoorvisionareallgoodcandidatesforthesurgery.

H.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirectionsAfterreadingthepassagebelow,fillin

theblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswitha

givenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheother

blanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

14.(10分)

MusicFestivalinMontreal

EverySundayafternooninthePlateausection(高原地區(qū))ofMontreal,thousandsof

peopleofallages,nationalities,andeconomicbackgroundsgatherattheJacquesCartier

MonumentinMontRoyalParktoplayinstruments,singanddance.Thisweeklyjoyfulevent

iscalledthe"Tam-tamH-aname(1)(refer)toanAfricandrum-and

hasbecomeaninstitutionamongMontreaFsbohemians(放蕩不羈的文化人).

ThePlateauisoneofCanada'smostraciallyvarieddistrictswhereFrenchandEnglishare

bothspoken,unliketherestofFrench-speakingMontreal.Manyartists,musicians,and

writersinhabitthisareaduetothecheaprentofapartmentsandstudios.Inthesixties,it

becameknown(2)thebohemianareaofMontreal,andthestoresbegan

sellingclothing,musicandbooks(3)satisfiedthetastes.

MontRoyalParkis(4)manyoftheseartistsandmusicianswould

meetinthesixtiestohavelunchorjustspendanafternoontogether.Musiciansbrought

instruments,andeventuallyimpromptu(即興的)performanceofjazzgotstarted,(5)

(attract)poetswhorecitedtheirworkstothemusicbeingperformed.

Wordgotoutaboutthesegatherings,anditappealedtoevenmorepeopleuntilitwas

decidedthatthesegatheringswouldhappeneverySundayafternoon.Notonly(6)

peoplehaveagreattimeatthesegatherings,butitwasalsoanexcellentopportunityfor

musicians(7)(schedule)furthermeetingsinordertocooperateonmusical

projects.

Tam-tarn(8)(become)asortofMontrealinstitutionalready,which

isdrawingthousandsofpeopleeveryweekandrepresentingfreedomandcreativity,owingto

(9)impromptunature.Theeventbeginsaroundnoonandendsatsunset.

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EveryoneisinvitedtoattendaTam-tamwithaninstrument,(10)thehosts

thinkthecrowdparticipationcanmakeTam-tamaspecialoccasion.

SectionBDirections：Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachword

canbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

15.(10分)

A.increasedB.inexcusableC.reverseD.shelterE.governingF.priorityG.

widespreadH.departingI.assignedJ.responseK.extra

Thiscorona-virusaffectseveryone,butnotequally.Becauseofcovid-19,thenumberof

extremelypoorpeoplewouldriseby70,000,000to100,000,000thisyear,theWorldBank

predicted.Usingabroadermeasure,includingthosewholackbasic(1)orcleanwater

andchildrenwhogohungry,thepoorwouldriseby240,000,000thisyear,saidtheUN.

Thatcould(2)almostadecadeofprogress.Vaccination(疫苗注射)willtosomeextent

helpeconomiesrecover,but(3)vaccinationwilltakeyearsandtheverypoorcannot

waitthatlong.

TheIMFandWorldBankhave(4)lending,butonly31%moreofthebank's

moneyhasreachedpoorcountries,saystheCentreforGlobalDevelopment.Governmentsin

poorcountriesneedtospendtheirmoneywisely.Evenwhenmoneyis(5)forgood

purposes,itistoooftenwastedorstolen.

Thebestwaytohelpthepooristogivethemmoneyinadirectmanner.Withalittle(6)

cashintheirpockets,thepoorcanfeedtheirchildrenandsendthembacktoschool,which

willhelpthemmakealivinginthefuture.Onecountrythathasdonewellgettingcashinto

poorpocketsisBrazil,despitePresidentJairBolsonaro'shabitofunderstatingtheeffectsof

covid-19.Variousmeasuresofpovertytherehaveactuallyfallen.A(n)(7)for

governmentsshouldbebasichealthcare,whichthecorona-virushasinterruptedsobadlythat

vaccinationratesforchildrenhavebeensetbackabout20years.Thecrisisrequirespoliticians

tomakehardchoicesquickly,andtheycanfollowtheexampleofChina.

Mistakesareunavoidable,givenhowmuchremainsunknownaboutthedisease,butsome

are(8).India'ssuddenlockdownforcedmillionsofmigrantworkerstoheadbackto

theirvillagesonfootorcrowdedtrains,spreadingthevirusfarandwide.Politicians(9)

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remotelyfromtheircomfortablehomeofficesshouldthinkharderabouthowtheirdecisions

mightaffectthosewhomcovid-19isplungingbackintoextremepoverty.Itisshamefulwhen

their(10)tocovid-19addstothesufferingoftheleastfortunate.

m.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections：Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage

therearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedAB,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordor

phrasethatbestfitsthecontext

16.(15分)FitnessappssuchasStravacanbeusefultoolsformotivatingyoutostartandstickto

anexerciseplan.But,accordingtoastudyattheNationalUniversityofIreland,Galway,

theseappscanmakepeoplebecome(1)toexercise.Thestudy,whichobserved272

cyclistswhouseStrava,foundthatpeoplewhomainlyusethetooltoshowoffi(2)，

postingtheirexercisetoreceivepraise,aremorelikelytodevelopanunhealthydesireand

highstresslevels.

Itseemsobviousthatbeingabletotrackandsharethetiniestdetailsofyourexercisemay

notalwaysbea(n)(3)thing.Ihadaneatingdisorderasateenagerand，foravery

unhappytime,(4)dominatedmylife.Iweighedmyselfseveraltimesaday.Icalculated

everythingfromhowmanycalorieswereinonebiteofanappletohowmanyextracaloriesI

would(5)byexercisingincoldweather.Iusedin-braincalculatingtechnologytotrack

allthis.HadIhadaccesstothehealthappsavailablenow,itwouldhavetakenmemuch

longerto(6)-notonlybecausethesekindsoftoolsenableobsessive(強迫性的)

behaviour,butbecausethey(7)andevenglorifyit.

Weliveinanagewhenyoucanneverbetoorichortoo(8).Calorie-countingis

nowcelebratedasadata-drivenroutetoself-improvement.Itis(9)tospotthe

symptomsassociatedwitheatingdisorderswheneveryoneseemstogethookedontheirfitness

statistics.Also,becauseeatingandexercisedisordersarestillassociatedwithwomen,itis

particularlyeasyforproblematicbehaviouramongmentoflyundertheradar.

Thenegativeconnectionbetweenthesetechnologiesandwellbeinghasreceived(10)

attention.Onlyahandfulofstudieshintatthedarksideofthesedevices.A2019studyof

femaleFitbitusersbyCNN,forinstance,foundthat59%feltasiftheirroutineswere(11)

bytheirdevice,while30%saidtheirFitbitmadethemfeelguilty.A2015studyatDuke

Universityfoundthattrackingcanreduce(12)intheactivitybeingquantifiedandmake

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peopledolessofthatactivitywhentheyarenotmeasuringit.Goingforalongbikeridecan

ceasetobeanenjoymentinitselfbutanachievementto(13)aboutonline.

Fitnessappsthemselvesarenotabadthing.(14),ashealth-trackingtechnology

becomesincreasinglycommon-evenkidsusefitnessapps-itisimportanttobeaware

that(15)everyaspectofourlivesisnotnecessarilyhealthy.

(1)A.accustomedB.addictedC.blindD.grateful

(2)A.inpracticeB.aboveallC.forexampleD.inbrief

(3)A.annoyingB.positiveC.strangeD.original

(4)A.fantasyB.doubtC.exerciseD.data

(5)A.countB.drainC.bumD.exhaust

(6)A.recoverB.sufferC.adaptD.explore

(7)A.advertiseB.realizeC.criticizeD.normalize

(8)A.strongB.fitC.youngD.energetic

(9)A.harderB.smarterC.morelikelyD.morebeneficial

(10)'A.littleB.specialC.considerableD.immediate

(11)A.guaranteedB.revealedC.damagedD.controlled

(12)1A.anxietyB.benefitC.pleasureD.significance

(13)1A.bringB.boastC.inquireD.hesitate

(14)1A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.AdditionallyD.Contrarily

(15)(A.assessingB.adjustingC.quantifyingD.inspecting

SectionBDirectioiis：Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveral

questionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedAB,

CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyou

havejustread.

17.(8分)

FurBabies

KongQin,a32-year-oldwhite-collarworkerinBeijing,recentlynoticedthat

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Cheese,hercat,hadbeenactingoddlysinceshegavebirthtohersonseveralweeksago.

Thecatstartedusingthebathroomalloverthehouse,andshewasneverlikethatbefore.

Kongdidnotknowwhathappenedtothecat,andsheaskedforadvicefromafriendof

herswhoisalsoacatowner.HerfriendtoldherthatCheesemaybeactingoutasshemaybe

feelingneglectedsincethebabywasborn.Sheaddedthatbehavingthiswaywasprobablya

tricktowinoverhermaster'sattention.

KongrememberedthatinafamilyinBabaHuilaile(DadisBack),aChineserealityshow

thatshewatchedaroundoneyearago,thedogoftenpushedthekidasidewhenthekidasked

hisdadforahug.Whenshewaswatchingtheshow，sheonlytookthepushingasajokeand

didnotthinktoomuchofit,butsheisnowbeginningtowonderifthedogwasactuallytrying

tostealthelimelight.

ZhangYu,aveterinarian(獸醫(yī))inBeijing,advisesthatiffurbabiesstarttomisbehave

afterababyisborn,petownersshouldnotpunishthem,whichmaystressthepetout.Pets

rarelyactivelyattackkids,butifkidshurtpetsoutofcuriosity,likepullingtheirtails,pets

maybitekidstorunaway.Shealsorecommendsthatparentsshouldbewiththekidswhoare

youngerthantwoyearsoldwhentherearepetsaroundtoprotectpetsandkidsfrombeinghurt

byeachother.Aschildrengetolder,parentscanhelpintroducetheirkidstothepetstohelp

thembecomefamiliarandcomfortablearoundeachother.*'Petswilleventuallygetusedto

havingkidsaroundaftersometime,andpetsownersneedtowaitsometime,"shesaid.

KonghashappilyfoundthatCheeseismorelikeherusualselfoverthepastfewdays.

Sheisconsciousthatthecathasgonethroughthetougheststage.Thenextthingsheis

planningtodoistotakeCheesetoherson*sbedmoreoftensothatshewilllikehimmore.

(1)Theunderlinedexpression"limelight"inparagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.

A.food

B.glance

C.attention

D.ownership

(2)Accordingtoparagraph4,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Petswon'tstartafightwithbabieswhenparentsarearound.

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B.Petsarealwayssafealonewiththoseyoungerthan2-year-olds.

C.Ownersshouldbepatientbeforepetsgetusedtohavingbabiesaround.

D.Ownersshouldstresspetsoutwhentheyarenotbehavingthemselves.

(3)HowdoesKongfeelaboutCheese'sreactiontothebirthofhersonthesedays?

A.Comfortable.

B.Thankful.

C.Depressed.

D.Hateful.

(4)Whatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellusinthispassage?

A.Childrenneedtobesmartenoughtoavoidbeinghurtbypets.

B.Ownersshouldlearntohelpfurbabiescoexistwithnewborns.

C.Parents1furbabiescanbecomefriendswiththenewbornseasily.

D.Pets,likesomeparents,willfeeldelightedwhennewbornscome.

18.(6分)

HistoricRoyalPalace-TowerofLondon

OnthebanksofLondon'sRiverThamesisanAsecurecastle

infamouscastle.OnyourvisityouwillBeamazedbytheCrownJewels，thenation's

discoversurprisingstoriesofkings,queenstreasuresstoredwithintheseheavilydefended

andcriminalplots.walls.Thesepricelesssymbolsofroyaltyare

TheTowerofLondonisaL000-year-oldstillusedbykingsandqueenstodayforstate

castlethatprotectstheCrownJewels.Kingsoccasions.

andqueensdemonstratedtheirpowerfrom

here,shapingsocietyandinfluencingourAroyalpalace

country.MeettheYeomanWarders,popularlycalled

Seewonderfuldisplaysofarms,whichwereBeefeaters1.Theylivehereandhaveguarded

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madeandstoredinthissecuretower.SteptheTowerforhundredsofyears.Jointhemfora

intotheluxuriouspalaceofkingsandqueensfreeguidedtouroftheTower,startingevery30

inhistory,designedasaplacetoliveandminutes.

rule.

ExplorethespaceswherefamousprisonersAninfamousprison

werekeptanddiscoverthedrawingstheyleftFindtheplaceswherepeoplewereimprisoned

behind500yearsago.awaitingtrialorpunishment.Discoverwhere

Bookonlineatadiscountat.uk/tower.kings,queensandreligiouscriminalswere

lockedaway,andwherethreeEnglishqueens

werekilled.

GiftshopsOpeningtimes

OurfantasticshopssellawiderangeofOpendaily(except24-26Decand1Jan)

wonderfulbooks,giftsandsouvenirssoyou1Nov-28Feb

canrememberyourday.Tue-Sat09：00-16：30

GreatfoodSun-Mon10：00-16：30(Last

Enjoyatastyhome-cookedmealattheNewadmission-16：00)

ArmouriesCafeinsidetheTower,orstreet1Mar-31Oct

foodandadrinkonthewharf(碼頭)outsideTue-Sat09：00-17：30

theTower'sentrance.DrinkateaorcoffeeSun-Mon10：00-17：30(Last

insideattheRaven'sKioskandbuyacoldadmission-17：00)

drinkoricecreamattheJewelKiosk.EatinAllowatleast2-3hoursforyourvisit.

styleatthePerkinRevelleroverlookingtheHowtogethere

river.TowerofLondon,London,EC3N4AB

AudioguidesUnderground：TowerHill

DiscovertheTowerwithanaudioguideandDLR：TowerGateway

experiencefiveexperttours.Train：FenchurchStreetandLondonBridge

Bus：15,42,78,100andRV1

Riverboat：TowerPier

Sightseeingbuses：includedinallmajortours

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(1)TheTowerofLondonplayedseveralrolesinhistoryEXCEPT!

A.asafecastle

B.anarmsstorage

C.aninfamousjail

D.amilitarybase

(2)WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.VisitorsshouldgetoffatTowerHilliftheytakeatraintotheTower.

B.Touristscanenjoydelicioushome-cookedmealinsidetheTower.

C.VisitorsareallowedtoentertheTowerat1630onDec26.

D.TouristsareunlikelytoappreciateroyaltreasuresintheTower.

(3)Accordingtothepassage,visitorstotheTowerofLondoncan.

A.nolongerseethekingusingtheCrownJewels

B.bookticketstosavemoneyontheofficialwebsite

C.applyforthepermissionofextendingvisitinghours

D.paytobetterenjoythetourwiththeYeomanWarders

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PortraitsasArt

Accordingtoadictionary,portraitureis"arepresentation(描繪)ofaperson,especially

ofthefacebydrawingorpaintingalikeness."However,thisdefinitionneglectsthe

complexitiesofportraiture.Portraitsareworksofartthatengagewithideasofidentityrather

thanjustalikeness.Theseconceptsofidentityinvolvesocialrank,gender,age,profession,

characterofthesubject,etc.Itisimpossibletocopyalltheaspectsofidentity.Therefore，

portraitsreflectonlycertainqualitiesofsubjects.Portraitarthasalsoundergonesignificant

shiftsinartisticpractice.Themajorityofportraitsaretheoutcomeofcurrentartisticfashions

andfavoredstyles.Therefore,portraitartisanartcategoryprovidingvariousengagementwith

social,psychological,andartisticpracticesandexpectations.

Sinceportraitsaredifferentfromotherartcategories,theyareworthyofseparatestudy.

Duringtheirproduction,portraitsrequirethepresenceofaspecificperson,oranimageofthe

individual.Inmanyinstances,theproductionofportraiturehasrequiredsittings,whichresult

ininteractionbetweenthesubject(s)andtheartistthroughoutthecreationofthework.In

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certaininstances,portraitartistsdependedonacombinationofdifferentinvolvementwiththeir

subjects.Ifthesittercan*tsitinthestudioregularly,portraitistscouldusehisorher

photographs.InEurope,duringtheseventeenthandeighteenthcentury,thesittingtimewas

sometimesdecreasedbyfocusingonlyonthehead.Theoretically,portraitistscouldwork

fromimpressionsormemorieswhencreatingapainting,butthisrarelyoccurredaccordingto

documentedrecords.Nonetheless,whethertheworkisbasedonmodelsittings,copyinga

photograph,orusingmemory,theprocessofpaintingaportraitislinkedwiththemodefs

attendance.

Furthermore,portraitpaintingcanbedistinguishedfromotherartisticcategoriesbyits

connectionwithappearance,orlikeness.Assuch,theartofportraitpaintinggotareputation

forimitationinsteadofforartisticinnovation.BasedonRenaissancearttheory,portraiture

wasrelatedtothelevelofamechanicalexerciseasopposedtoafineart.Michelangelo^well

-knownprotestagainstportraitsisonlyoneexample.Duringthenineteenthandtwentieth

centuries,theattitudetoportraiturewascritical.Evenso,artistsfromaroundtheglobe

persistedinpaintingportraitsdespitetheirtheoreticalobjections.Picasso,forexample,

becamewidely-knownforcubiststill-lifepainting(立體派靜物畫)earlyinhiscareer,

butsomeofhisearlyexperimentsinthisnewstylewerehisportraitsofartdealers.

(1)Whatdoesparagraph1mainlytellus?

A.Thechangingdefinitionofportraiturereflectsshiftingattitudestoit.

B.Mostportraitsreflectartisticfashionsandfavoredstyleswhencreated.

C.Portraitureisamorecomplexartformthanisdefinedinadictionary.

D.Portraitartshouldn'tbeseenasadistinctartcategoryforitscomplexity.

(2)Whichofthefollowingisacharacteristicofportraiturementionedinparagraph2?

A.Portraituretypicallytakesmuchlesstimethanotherartforms.

B.Portraitureoftenrequiresfrequentcooperationbetweenartists.

C.Portraitsshowmodelsinamoreaccuratewaythanotherartforms.

D.Portraitsgenerallyinvolveinteractionbetweensubjectsandartists.

(3)Accordingtoparagraph2,duringportraits'production,artists

A.basedtheirworkonthesubjects*attendance

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B.preferredmodels*photographstotheirpresence

C.weremorewillingtouseimpressionsormemories

D.reducedsittingtimetoconcentrateonasitter'shead

(4)Picassoischosenasanexamplebytheauthorbecausehe.

A.alteredthewayotherartistsfeltaboutportraitart

B.createdportraitsinspiteofhisobjectiontoportraitart

C.dependedonportraitarttoestablishahigherreputation

D.hadfewertheoreticalobjectionstoportraituresthanothers

SectionCDirections：Readthefollowingpassage.Fillineachblankwithapropersentence

giveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomore

sentencesthanyouneed.

20.(8分)

A.Healthyyoldpeoplewillrequiregreatchangesinhealthspending.

B.Theybecomeoneofthefastestgrowinggroupsforairlinebusinesses.

C.Theriseoftheyoldwilldefinitelybeablessingtobothcultureandeconomy.

D.Healthworsenswithage,buttheyoldareresistingthedeclinebetterthanmost.

E.Manycompaniestreatolderworkersunfairlybyofferingtrainingonlytoyoungerones.

F.Bossesmaythinkproductivityfallswithage,butstudiesinGermanysuggestthings

different.

Yold

Theyear2020marksthebeginningofthedecadeoftheyold,orthe"youngold",asthe

Japanesecallpeopleagedbetween65and75.Bycontinuingtoworkandstayingsocially

engaged,theboomers,intheirnewappearanceastheyoungold,willchangetheworld.

Theyoldaremorenumerous,healthierandwealthierthanpreviousgenerationsofseniors.

(1)Ofthe3.7yearsofincreasedlifeexpectancyinrichcountriesbetween2000and

2015,saystheWHO,3.2yearswereenjoyedingoodhealth.Workingisoneofthefactorsthat

arehelpingpeoplestayhealthylonger.AGermanstudyfoundthatpeoplewhoremainatwork

afterthenormalretirementagemanagetoslowthecognitive(認(rèn)知的)decline.Theyoldare

alsobetteroff,whilethewealthofallotheragegroupsdeclined.

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Theyoldarechallengingthetraditionalexpectationsoftheretiredinmanyaspects.They

won'twearindoorshoesandlookafterthegrandchildren.(2)Theyalsospendmuch

more,whentakingaforeignholiday,thanyoungeradults,sotheyarevitaltothetourism

industry.And,becauseoftheimportanceofpensions,theyoldaretransforminginsurance

companiesfrompassivedistributorsoffixedannuities(年金)tofinancialserviceproviders

forcustomerswhowanttomanagetheirpensionpotsmoreactively.

(3)Theyfindthatolderworkershave，ifanything,slightlyabove-average